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Centre of “ceding” Indian ter- Indian territory, Rahul asked, Joshi alleged the former AICC chief spokesman and n a big setback to the ritory to China, inviting a “Why has Modi given up our Congress chief’s “utterances” party general secretary ITrinamool Congress ahead sharp rebuttal from the territory to the Chinese?” are based on far-fetched pre- Randeep Surjewala said Modi of the forthcoming State Government even as the BJP Rahul targeted Rajnath for sumptions and raise “serious Government’s unpardonable, Assembly polls, party MP reminded Rahul that the coun- not speaking in Parliament on doubts on his mental health”. blatant and brazen compromise Dinesh Trivedi on Friday try’s security forces and “nation the “most important strategic “The selective amnesia of “national security” & India’s announced his resignation cannot forgive the Gandhi fam- area — Depsang Plains — which Rahul often displays “territorial integrity” stands from the Rajya Sabha. He said ily for losing 43,000 sq kms of from where China entered”. seems a regular order. exposed. “Prime Minister and he was taking this step as he land to China”. Rahul said the “truth is that Denigrating efforts and sacri- Defence Minister have under- felt helpless to do anything “The PM is a coward who the Prime Minister has given fices of our security forces, mined the astounding valour against the violence taking cannot stand up to the Chinese. ment, the Ministry said the The Congress leader’s away the Indian territory to whom you are placating? Why? and insurmountable grit of place in his State. He is betraying the sacrifice of effective safeguarding of the attack came a day after Union China” and demanded Modi to Because you got some donation our Armed Forces, who faced During the last few weeks, place in our State. Sitting here, our Army,” Rahul said at a Press country’s national interest and Defence Minister Rajnath answer the nation. for your party? Can’t forget Chinese incursions and aggres- the TMC has been rocked by I am feeling perplexed as to conference. territory in the Eastern Ladakh Singh announced in Parliament Hitting back at Rahul, the your meeting with the sions with indomitable courage a spate of defection. A number what should I do,” he added. “I Reacting to the allegation, sector has taken place because that India and China have BJP accused the Congress Chinese?” Joshi said in a social and sacrifice,” he said in a of leaders have resigned from am grateful to my party that it MoS Home G Kishan Reddy the Government reposed full reached an agreement on dis- leader of “lying left, right and media post. statement. the party and joined the BJP. has sent me here, but now I feel said that Rahul must “ask his faith in the capabilities of the engagement in the north and centre” and denigrating the Gandhi scion also took to The statement of Defence They include Rajib Banerjee, a little suffocated. We are grandfather (Jawaharlal Nehru) armed forces. south bank of Pangong Lake in country’s security forces. Twitter and sought an expla- Ministry dated February 12, Sovan Chaterjee, Suvendu unable to do anything and about who has given India’s ter- “Those who doubt the eastern Ladakh. “When one does not have nation from the Government of 2021 issued as part of Adhikari, and Laxmi Ratan there is atrocity (going on). My ritory to China”, while his achievements made possible by Rahul hit out at the a moral conscience, when one India. “GOI must explain why “Operation Cover-up” has Shukla. Making the announce- voice of conscience is saying Ministerial colleague RK Singh the sacrifices of our military Government questioning why cannot contribute anything our forces are withdrawing uncovered the conspiratorial ment about quitting the RS what Swami Vivekananda used termed Rahul’s jibe as imma- personnel are actually disre- Prime Minister Narendra Modi positive, one resorts to lies. from dominant positions in mask of a weak-kneed leader- membership, Trivedi said he to say — arise, awake and stop ture and unparliamentary. specting them,” the statement has given up the country’s ter- Rahul lied left, right and cen- Kailash Ranges? Why we are ship that India does not was resigning after listening to not till the goal is reached,” In a strongly-worded state- said. ritory to China. “How he does tre. Perhaps Rahul is depressed ceding our territory & with- deserve. his conscience. Saying that he Trivedi said, while announcing feels suffocated in the House as his resignation from the he is unable to do anything House.  R    against the violence going on Reacting to the develop- !"#$%&   !  in his State, he added, “If you ment, Bengal Minister Tapas sit here quietly and cannot do Roy said, “His (Dinesh) status    anything, then it is better that has never been better than that you resign from here and go to of a political go-between … a ' ! *            the land of Bengal and be Gujarati bania (businessman) with people.” as he has acted like one.” He Trivedi said the world added that Trivide’s presence in          looks at India when something the party had neither benefit- happens. “What I mean to say ed it nor his absence will hurt t least 11 workers were   is the way violence is taking the TMC. Akilled and 36 injured when an explosion ripped through a ongress veteran and a fireworks factory near Sattur in CGandhi family loyalist % ! " # this southern district in Tamil Mallikarjun Kharge is all set to Nadu on Friday, Police said. be the leader of Opposition in $ %&' The explosion occurred when the Rajya Sabha. Congress +,-  " some chemicals were being president Sonia Gandhi in a mixed to produce fireworks at letter to Rajya Sabha chairman *  '   ! the unit in Acchankulam vil- M Venkaiah Naidu informed lage, they said, adding the him the party’s decision to #+  injured had been hospitalised. replace Ghulam Nabi Azad, the .%/  Prime Minister Narendra outgoing LOP, who retires ,-  )./ Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief from the House on February    Minister K Palaniswami, 15.     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He was known for Ministry for provocative con- Pradesh Government to file a Modi and Palaniswami Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu is to them,” he said. vociferous opposition of the      “Our scientists are exam- tent and misinformation response to a contempt petition announced an ex-gratia of 2 saddening.” Posting in his offi- He announced a sum of 3 Government and as a promot- ining the size of the lake, its around farmers’ protest, filed by the lakh each and 3 lakh each to cial Twitter handle, @PMO lakh each to the families of the er of sloganeering and disrup- he debris brought by the periphery and the volume of sources said. Government alleging that the the kin of the deceased from India, he said “in this hour of deceased and 1 lakh to those tion — something he always Tavalanche in Uttarakhand water it contains to ascertain This followed a meeting former is holding gram pan- the Prime Minister’s National grief, my thoughts are with the who had suffered grievous said the BJP mastered in the earlier this week has blocked how big and immediate the between Twitter representa- chayat elections in Kotia of Relief Fund and the Chief bereaved families. I hope those injuries. 14th Lok Sabha under then a stream that joins the danger from it is,” Sain told tives and the Information district by violating the Minister’s Public Relief Fund injured recover soon. The Chief Minister said he leaders of Opposition Sushma Rishiganga river forming a PTI. Technology Secretary on earlier orders of the apex court. respectively. Authorities are working on the has directed expediting the Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. temporary lake which if According to the report by Wednesday evening where “We are not passing any order The factory building was ground to assist those affected: relief work and asked the dis- Kharge’s appointment to breached can cause further the Wadia Institute of the US-based microblogging right now. First you go through damaged badly under the PM @narendramodi.” trict collector Virudhunagar, the key Rajya Sabha post damage in the valley, said a Himalayan Geology (WIHG), platform was issued a stern this application and file your impact of the explosion and “An ex-gratia of 2 lakh home to the country’s fireworks comes at the cost of Congress report by the Wadia Institute an organisation of the warning to comply with local response,” said a Supreme many suffered burns. each has been approved from hub, to console the families of deputy leader in the house of Himalayan Geology. Department of Science and laws or be prepared for action. Court Bench headed by Justice Palaniswami, in a state- PMNRF for the next of kin of the victims in person. Anand Sharma, who was long According to its director Technology, the assessment The Ministry had ques- AM Khanwilkar to advocate ment, said all the 11 workers those who have lost their lives The collectors concerned seen as Azad’s natural inheri- Kalachand Sain, a team of of the actual magnitude of risk tioned Twitter’s delay in tak- Mahfooz A Nazki, who were killed on the spot and that due to a fire in Virudhunagar, should conduct periodic checks tor. Other main contenders for scientists from the institute involved due to this impound- ing action on its order to appeared on behalf of Andhra he has ordered a probe into the Tamil Nadu. 50,000 would be at such units to ensure workers’ the coveted post were Digvijay conducted an aerial survey of ment of water requires a block provocative content that Pradesh. incident, while assuring due given to those seriously safety, he said, adding the fac- Singh and P Chidambaram. the upper reaches of the Rishi detailed survey. could impact public law and Further hearing of the mat- legal action. injured,” he said, in tweet, tories should follow due safe- Sharma and Azad last year Ganga just a day after the “The catastrophic floods order, whereas the American ter was scheduled to next Several fire fighting units which was also made in Tamil. ty measures in view of the com- fell out of favour of Sonia Sunday avalanche and spotted on Sunday also brought sedi- company had been quick to Friday (February 19). Besides, were deployed to douse the fire Palaniswami, in a state- ing summer season, indicating after they wrote to her the new glacial lake there. ments in the Rishi Ganga crack down when a similar the court directed the Odisha and take up the rescue opera- ment, said all the 11 victims high temperatures then could demanding overhaul of the The team took some pho- river. Since the width of the instance occurred at US Government to serve an tions. Earlier, TV visuals were killed on the spot and lead to similar mishaps. party organsation and internal tographs of the lake taken river is very less in the upper Capitol Hill. advanced copy of the petition showed relatives of the victims expressed grief over the deaths. Purohit said he was elections. Kharge is a nine-time from a helicopter. It seems that stretches, the sediments have According to the sources, to Standing Counsel of Andhra wailing near the mishap site “I was anguished to know shocked and grieved to hear Karnataka MLA and two-time the recent avalanche has led to blocked a stream forming a Twitter has now complied Pradesh. However, the court while the injured were rushed that 36 persons have been about the accident and prayed Lok Sabha MP. He lost the its formation in the higher lake which may breach and with the orders and over 97 passed no order on schedule of to hospitals in ambulances. injured in the explosion and for the early and complete 2019 LS election from stretches of the Rishiganga’s cause further damage in the per cent of the accounts panchayat polls to be held in Modi said the “fire at a fire- have directed the officials to recovery of the injured. Gulbarga by over 95,000 votes. catchment area, he said. valley,” he said. flagged have been blocked. Kotia on February 13 and 17. O        O  .0R 1#        ' (          '    "2,2     !P 3           P    & 4 ore than 53 lakh farmers  been appropriate for Central Mof the State received agencies to take State into con-              financial assistance of over Rs     fidence on sensitive religious 1,272 crore under the Krushak issues,” stated Patnaik. Patnaik hief Secretary Suresh he Indian Institute of  Assistance for Livelihood and also appealed to all MPs from CChandra Mahapatra on TTechnology (IIT) Income Augmentation     the State to take up this matter Friday directed the depart- celebrated its     (KALIA) scheme as Chief with the Union Culture ments of Tourism, Forest and 13th foundation day on Friday. Minister Naveen Patnaik hief Minister Naveen Minister Prahlad Singh Patel.“I Environment and Water Deference Research he State on Friday regis- through a videoconferencing CPatnaik on Friday urged appeal to all the MPs from Resources to identify more Development Organisation Ttered 58 new Covid-19 launched the transfer of the the Central Government to Odisha to take up this sensitive locations for enhancing nature (DRDO) Chairman, Scientific with the IIT Bhubaneswar in positive cases in 16 districts amount to the accounts of the Government to strengthen withdraw the National matter withUnion Government tourism activities in State. Advisor to Defence Minister, terms of research, long-term and from the State pool, beneficiaries on Friday. marketing infrastructure for Monuments Authority’s and Prahlad Patel, as it involves Mahapatra was reviewing Secretary, Department of projects, applied research, pro- increasing its total tally to Each beneficiarys got Rs agricultural produce,” said he. (NMA) heritage bylaws for sentiments of lakhs of devotees the present state and future Defence Research and viding incubation and men- 3,36,042. 2,000 through the Direct The KALIA scheme has two more temples in of Odisha, lives and livelihood prospects of nature tourism in Development and Director toring for startup centres along Out of the new cases, 35 Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. been tailored to relieve the Bhubaneswar. of sevayats, linked to smooth the State in a high-level meet- General, Aeronautical with establishing their Centre were quarantine cases and “While all areas of the debt-ridden farmers from debt Patnaik demanded with- conduct of Nitis of Lord ing wherein Principal Development Agency (ADA) of Excellence at the IIT 23 local contacts. The day’s economy were affected during traps with a vision to directly drawal of the draft bylaws for Lingaraj,” he added. Secretary Tourism Vishal Dev Dr G Satheesh Reddy was chief Bhubaneswar. highest 10 cases were report- the Covid-19 lockdown, our attack poverty by providing Ananta Basudev and Patnaik’s demand came a outlined the issues for discus- guest. He talked about the various ed from Sundargarh district. farmers were able to revive the financial assistance to the vul- Brahmeswar Temple of day after BJP State general sec- sion. The event was presided synergies that could be Besides, one case was agriculture sector with their nerable agriculture households, Ekamrakshetra.“Central retary Lekhasri Samantsinghar Mahapatra directed the over by IIT Bhubaneswar exchanged between the IIT reported from the State hard work. I salute their landless labourers ad margin- Government should immedi- alleged, “The State district Collectors to identify Director Prof RV Raja Kumar. Bhubaneswar and the DRDO pool.The active cases stood at efforts,” Patnaik said. “The al cultivators. The scheme ately withdraw National Government is trying to create locations for setting up year- Dr Reddy lauded the contri- where the IIT Bhubaneswar 779 and the cumulative tests Odisha Government has been brings under its umbrella 92% Monuments Authority Draft a wrong impression in minds round eco-retreat sites, nature butions of the IIT Bhubaneswar could play major role. On the at 79,79,312. However, 71 repeatedly demanding the of cultivators of the State and bylaws on Ananta Basudev of people that Centre is against camps, day destinations, river to the DRDO besides men- occasion, students, faculties patients recovered on the day, Central Government to double almost all needy landless cul- and Brahmeswar Temple of culture and heritage which is a cruise, boating, jungle safari, tioning about the various and staffs of the institute were taking the total recoveries to the MSP. Various programmes tivators, who can avail the Ekamrakshetra. It would have blatant lie.” wild life sighting towers etc. opportunities for collaborating felicitated. 3,33,351 in the State. have been initiated by the State benefits.  ! "# $  # %&'()(% ! (

 R   O     1        P  * ! +         border row. The State demanded the Sammilani.     zones. The OEC is one of the     Government officials working Among others, Utkal 11 corridors and these projects he Utkal Sammilani on in the border districts should Sammilani leaders Dillip he Union Government has are under different stages of hen vaccine has been the TFriday demanded that the frequently visit the disputed vil- Dashsharma, Gobinda Taccorded approval for conceptualization/ develop- Wlifesaving medication to Central Government form a lages and inform the Chandra Subudhi , Prasana development of the Odisha ment/implementation. treat corona virus, Satsang is Border Security Council and Government about the locals’ Kumar Rath, Maheswar Biswal Economic Corridor (OEC). The corridor has a poten- like the one to attain spiritual- its branches be opened in the problems and, accordingly, and Nimaicharan Das were The OEC will come up in two tial to generate over Rs 4 lakh ism in this materialistic world States where there are border schemes should be formulated, present. nodes Paradip-Kendrapada- crore of manufacturing output, for humankind, said Union disputes like Kotia to solve  23  Dhamra-Subarnarekha and Rs 81,000 crore of investment Minister Dharmendra Pradhan them.Besides, the Odisha MPs, Gopalpur-Bhubaneswar- and an additional 8 lakh direct on Friday. irrespective of their party lines, aj Kishor Dora, who joined , Minister of State jobs by 2025, officials said. “Satsang has become more should take up the State’s bor- Ras the for Commerce and Industries Two nodes have been pri- relevant in today’s context for der security, Sammilani leaders Superintendent of Police on Som Prakash informed the oritised in the influence region every human being like those said at a Press conference here. February 10, on Friday said his Lok Sabha in this regard on of the transport network (NH- of fundamental necessities like They questioned why priority is to make Khordha Thursday. 16) through an assessment of food, clothing and shelter,” ised by the Kalyanpur Satsang Andhra Pradesh Governor crime-free. For this, he sought The Union Government factors including land avail- Pradhan observed. Kendra, Swastiban in Biswabhusan Harichandan has the cooperation of people and has accorded approval for ability, highways, large cities, The Union Minister was Bhubaneswar. Pradhan high- remained silent over such a his staffs. Before this assign- development of 11 Corridors existing industrial infrastruc- addressing Satsang devotees lighted the works undertaken sensitive issue. They demand- ment, Dora had acted as (32 projects) in four phases as ture and port. 100 km on each virtually joining from Delhi on by the Central Government in ed that all Odia officials hold- Additional SP in State Crime part of the National Master side of NH-16 has been taken the 133rd birth anniversary of creating awareness on educa- ing prominent posts in the Branch. Earlier, his predeces- Plan for providing multimodal as the Corridor Influence Area, Thakur Anukul Chnadra. The tion, health and social and Union Government exert pres- sor Ajay Pratap Swain super- connectivity to economic pointed out an official. virtual programmee was organ- cultural welfare. sure on the Centre to solve the annuated on January 31.  9$ P   Q  "0)"*,     R (       :''%'     session of the State Assembly in  this regard. These decisions were announced in a Press %  .. ) .-;     conference here. A logo of     ‘Gandhi Odisha 100’ was           unveiled and a yearlong pro-  Officer, Vector Borne Diseases, gramme schedule also n elephant was found dead Department of Health and o mark the 100 years of the announced. Aat the Karlapata wildlife   Family Welfare Dr TFather of Nation Mahatma “We have planned to reach century in Kalahandi district Shubhashisha Mohanty Gandhi’s arrival to Odisha, out to people to spread near the Ghusuri Ghudi water-   informed that the MDA rounds civil society forum ‘Gandhi Gandhian values among them fall under the South Forest would be organised as per Odisha 100’ consisting of through constructive works, Division on Friday.  Covid-19 guidelines issued by Gandhian groups and intellec- training, meetings, music and DFO T Ashok Kumar the Government of India. tuals on Friday demanded a street plays. We also aim at reached the spot and ordered a    The first phase of the Mass full-fledged ‘Gandhi Bhavan’ in making women self-reliant”, preliminary inquiry as it was Drug Administration (MDA) Bhubaneswar. The organisers in this context to the Chief sation also decided to appeal to said‘Gandhi Odisha 100’ con- for the third instance of ele- programme has begun from would submit a memorandum Minister shortly. The organi- the Governor to call a special venor Dr Rina Routray. phants’ death in the sanctuary     February 10 to 19 and the sec-     in 11 days. The Wildlife PCCF ond phase will start from said this time, the jumbo might he Department of Health February 25 to March 6. Eight he National Aluminium have died to Haemorrhagic Tand Family welfare will districts that are undertaking TCompany Limited (Nalco) *    *  ,  Septicaemia, resulting from organise a Mass Drug MDA from February 10 clocked a net profit of Rs.240 the bacterial infection in the Administration (MDA) drive include , Baleswar, crore for the 3rd quarter ended water contaminated by the use in a phased manner for elimi- , , December 2020. of cattle in the nearby human nation of Lymphatic Filariasis Jharasuguda, Khurda, The net profit has jumped settlements. (LF) in 17 endemic districts of and . by 123% over the previous       He also informed that the State. In this regards, a vir- The districts undertaking quarter, which was Rs 107 water bodies in the region are tual media sensitization work- MDA in the second phase crore. On the sales front, the being sanitised while cattle are shop was organised here by the include , , net sales of alumina hydrate for .(' ' )  )  Bihar Government is keen to also being vaccinated to avoid Health Department in collab- Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Q3 was 3.44 lakh tonnes com-  6  make reforms and try to imple- the spread of the disease. oration with Global Health Keonjhar, Kandhamal, pared to 3.33 lakh tonnes in the ment some of the best available Forest department officials Strategies on February 9. Subarnapur, and corresponding period of last team of Principals of innovative knowhow in that have been asked to maintain The objective of the work- . Director, Public year. Aeleven ITIs of Bihar led by State. The team visited differ- high vigil and prevent ele- shop was to ensure the dis- Health Dr Niranjan Mishra, Aluminium export also Director of Employment & ent trades, including scrap phants from straying into the semination of information Director, Family Welfare Dr registered an impressive growth Training Ranjita visited the museum, scrap park, innova- region in view of chances of highlighting the debility caused Bijoy Kumar Panigrahi, with sales volume of 1.38 lakh Government ITI here on tion centre in Covid-19 tools, more infection cases. by Lymphatic Filariasis, so that Director, Health Services Dr tonnes during the first nine Friday to observe its innovative and conveyed its high appreci- Forensic and Wildlife and people can get accurate infor- Amarendranath Mohanty, months of FY21compared to practices like technical ation for the innovative prac- Animal Resources experts had mation about this serious dis- Special Secretary Dr Ajit 0.50 lakh tonnes in the same knowhow applied in different tices. The team appreciated reached the spot and started ease. Through his video appeal Kumar Mohanty, among others period of FY20. trades, for which it achieved the quality of technical skills of postmortem of the carcass to message, Health Minister Naba spoke. During campaign Nalco CMD Sridhar Patra global recognition recently. both the faculty members and field of technical education Panigrahi accompanied the find out the actual cause of Kishore Das appealed to the around 60,000 trained volun- said, “Nalco has shown overall The objective of this visit by students, who have excelled in and innovative skill in the team to different units and death. Notably, on February 1 public to consume anti-filaria teers including ASHAs will be growth and resilience to script such a large number of Bihar their respective domains. entire country, the Bihar team demonstrated some innova- and 8, carcasses of two more drugs administered during engaged as Drug a turnaround after the peak ITI Principals accompanied by The Government ITI has opined. Brahmapur ITI tive practices and new products elephants had been found at the MDA programme.During the Administrators in all 17 dis- period of Covd-19 outbreak.” an IAS officer was that the created a special identity in the Principal Dr Rajat Kumar made by the institute. same spot. workshop, State Program tricts. + $&)P ! )  $) % $    "            technical sessions on topics related to Company Law, ragyan Paramita Singh has  *  *2 India's largest university page two-day CA Students’ Income Tax, opportunity Pbrought laurels for Odisha (Lovely Professional AConference 2021 was abroad, accounting standard, as she won the Mrs Beautiful ocal lad Saransh Das has University) with the USA's organised on the theme GST and auditing standard. Smile title in a beauty pageant Lachieved miracles in the most renowned magician Tyler “Aptitude, Attitude, Altitude!” At the valedictory session, held in Delhi last week. past with his "Mega Sherwin and gathered countless by the Bhubaneswar Branch of State Minister of Electronics & She participated at Mrs International Collaboration" messages of appreciation The Institute of Chartered Information Technology Queen of India organised by taking in 20 magicians from 10 worldwide. Accountants of India. It was Chandra Sarangi shared his Tusharkanti Behera, State the Global Pageant and bagged different countries like the Saransh has completed his inaugurated by Chairperson good wishes for students. Adviser-cum-Working the Mrs Beautiful Smile title USA, Italy, France, etc., during schooling at the LR DAV Public MO College, Govt of Odisha Among others, Branch President, OAVS, and Past leaving behind all contestants the Covid-19 pandemic and School Cuttack and is now pur- Akash Das Nayak. Chairman Bibhu Prasad Chairman, ICAI, Bhubaneswar in several rounds by repre- doing a huge video which suing his Engineering course at OTDC Chairperson Mohapatra and EICASA Branch Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo senting Odisha’s rich art, cul- crossed 1 lakh viewers across all the Lovely Professional Shreemayee Mishra was guest Chairman Pradip Kumar joined as guests of honour. The ture, traditions and handlooms social media platforms. University, Jalandhar, Punjab. of honour. Union Minister for Sahoo and Vice-Chairman conference was attended by in the beauty competition. currently living with her hus- His effort has been highly of unity in the pandemic. On He has dreams to land on the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Ashutosh Pani addressed the over 200 students from across Pragyan hails from Derabis in band, who is an Army officer, appreciated worldwide for Wednesday yet again, Saransh stage of India's Got Talent and Fisheries and MSME Pratap gathering. There were four the State. Kendrapada district. She is and two children in Delhi. spreading such good message presented a huge show on excel in his hobby.             

the alleged assailant’s right to media trials of Susant Singh rupees to share drink with her. the principle that an accused is the tool to judge which pro- creating wide spread sense of lic opinion. It can ably create defence. Media creates a wide Rajput's death case continued When Jesika refused, the boy innocent till he is proved guilty. grammes are watched the guilt before a court's judge- strong public emotions and spread sense of guilt and inno- unabated for over two months. in an inebriated condition shot Media's answer to it is very most. It is an index of viewers' ment? On these questions, the prejudice. Media therefore, cence of a person or persons The public opinions were her on the spot. She died. The straight. It is answered; trial by choice. Accordingly the adver- court has leaned in favour of should refrain from taking involved in a crime before or made and unmade. boy was Manu Sharma, the son media or media trial is a part tisers give their advertisements the fair trials by the regular any stand in any high profile after a judgement is given in a The whole country was of an influential politician. In of freedom of expression guar- and investors invest which judicial courts over freedom of case and prejudge guilt or court of law. divided, and seriously gripped the trial court all the accused anteed under article 19 of the have made the media vulner- expression. Although media innocence of any person Media calls it investigative over this issue as if there was in Jesika Lal murder case were constitution of India. able to manipulation by influ- has right to report the court allegedly involved in any crime journalism, though very often nothing serious in this coun- acquitted. The charge sheet Moreover, there is always ential players. Media is not proceedings, it has no right to before the court delivers the it becomes cruelly sensational. try except the alleged suicide against them was said to be huge delay in giving judgement spotless either. declare an accused guilty with- judgement. It should avoid Recently there was media trial case of an actor. The social weak with unsubstantiated evi- by the court on a sensitive There is also interest of out being tried in the court of conflict with judiciary at large. of controversial death of Susant media and online media net- dence. The old father of Jesika criminal case. Justice delayed entitlements surrounding law. Recently, the Bombay Fair trial should not be jeop- Singh Rajput. Susant Singh working made the life stories was crying for justice. is justice denied and under- some prominent journalists High Court on menace of ardised in the end. -( -'   )  Rajput was a film actor. He of Susant and Rhea quite inter- Before hearing on appeal standably in many cases justice with some specific political media trial in Susant Singh The News Broadcasting hailed from Bihar. He was esting. The trials ended abrupt- began in the court, the media is not being seen to be done. agenda . Media power is mis- Rajput case has observed that Authority ( NBA) should not edia trial is a new emerg- found dead in his residence in ly just after the Bihar Assembly trial began in the Press and Tv Therefore, in the process of used, it is thus strongly alleged. if any TV channel has any evi- disown its responsibility as Ming trend now in which . It was believed to be elections were over. The police studios. There was public investigating journalism, Undoubtedly there has been dence or any incriminating well. It ought to be strength- media come forward to inves- a suicide by hanging. But some investigation is still on. demand for justice for Jesika. media tries to arrive at truth ethical dilemma now between materials against any person in ened to widen its jurisdiction tigate truth of a criminal TV channels and news papers Media trial is not absolute- SMSs and emails flooded the earlier, it is thus argued. two estates such as the judi- connection with an alleged to every media channel and offence. The TV studio in this painted it as a murder. ly a new phenomenon which is Press in support of Jesika. But for some critics , these ciary and the Press, two strong crime, it has the bounding duty instruct it to avoid such prac- trial becomes a court room. There were prime time just happening now. It has Public opinions were arguments are not tenable pillars of Indian democracy. to provide such information to tice of so called trial. Effort is The anchor and panellists act debates on it in TV studios. visibly started since the last formed branding Manu because media is not a mission Both are designed to play the concerned investigating to be made too to show that as juries, prosecutors, judges Emotional stories were told; so part of 1990s, more precisely in Sharma as guilty. Sharma was now. It is a business. It is more the vital roles to make democ- police officer to facilitate the there is distinction between and executioners. Details of the called evidences were shown 1999 when Jesika Lal was mur- convicted by the court despite fashionable than passionate. It racy vibrant. Can a TV chan- proper investigation as pro- trial by media and informative sexual offences are blatantly : one young actress, Rhea dered. Jesika was a model. She well and wise defence by the has become a marketing jug- nel hold a public court in the vided under sections 37 to 39 media. revealed and brought to the Chakraborty, a good girl friend was working in a restaurant in then veteran lawyer, Ram gernaut. It is running behind name of trial by media, trans- of CRPC. Indian media, need- public domain. of Susant Singh Rajput was Delhi. In a dead of night at 2 Jethmalani Question is asked circulation or TRP (Television parency and right to freedom less to say, is a responsible ( A Gandhian author and No respect is given to the allegedly projected as an abet- am, a boy asked her for drink why media is interfering in the Rating Point) for money mak- of speech? Has it right to tar- estate of Indian democracy. It columnist, lawyer, , Ph no victim's right to privacy, nor to tor of suicide or murderer. The and offered her one thousand court proceedings overlooking ing. 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She is lifting earth lage. between April and July last started again now; the out- &!&@1//6'@ ?/(@'/$@$' of five by ten feet pits on four Twenty-five families of year. As wage payment was standing wage is Rs 16.69 !@ '% $@ 6? 6%'@ %&  sides her plot to make an Kholi village have been select- timely and regular, workers crore at present and the num- *$/@6&$%&'" embankment. ed for land development work were virtually glued to the ber of workers yet to get their The embankment will in about 30 acres of land this MGNREGS projects. wages stands at 46,000. We are ))  (' -& ) . help conserve rain water in year - ten by Panchayat and Per day employment gen- facing the wrath of workers / &8 ' '  each plot that will help her the rest by the District eration reached 56,000 person due to delay in wage pay- #@ '  ' '& '$@ cultivate paddy in the land Watershed Mission. days in July. "Providing job to ment," says an APO of the ' $$&$&'& that she got under FRA. "It The beneficiaries expect such a huge number of job district. ' '$ A B & / $  needed leveling and bunds; that they would produce at seekers which constituted one The dues for Nuapada #'$ $' (#( % !  we are doing it with our fam- least 8 to 10 quintals of paddy third of total main work force block is the highest Rs 4.20 '& %#/# ( '( ily labour under MGNRE- per acre next year after the in the district is certainly a crore. For Boden block it is Rs & $ ,"  C GA," says Namuna. "The offi- week with three working per- 6,000 in total. "The family will land is developed. "This is great achievement," says 2.49 crore, Rs 2.70 crore for % !&&''&!$$&($' (/:/ $ cials have assured us of Rs 500 sons in her family she has dug earn Rs 900 per day in an what we have been demand- Jitendra Pattnaik of SAI, an , Rs 3.79 crore for (# %  '/(  ' ' " /%# per pit of ten by ten (100 sq. 12 pits of hundred square feet average and it is certainly a ing since long; the land devel- NGO working in Kholi village Komna and Rs 3.51 crore for !@*6!'(3 &$@L/(/ $$ ft.)," she adds. In last one each that will fetch her Rs good amount to motivate the opment work has been done and other remote villages of Sinapali block. ' (@'$&'%&'&'&(&& '  '"M 6"  1*!!(2  $   "&!  /   * 6 paying compensation. up the issue with the district Municipality Executive Officer Collector to complete the pro- !0    dishsa Bridge SM Patjoshi told the meeting ject in the stipulated time.  )  OConstruction that he would immediately Others who were present were Corporation (OBCC) start an eviction process and OBCC GM PC Mahapatra,     secured the fifth position and Managing Director JK Das hand over the lands to the Executive Engineer Ajit Sahoo    was declared champion in the on his visit to reviewed OBCC. The OBCC MD and officials of contractor dvik Patnaik of Odisha amateur category.He had devel- the long-awaited 2.875-km promised that he would take firm Chevrox. Aemerged as the champion oped a passion for hard-core flyover project work connect- Partap during his presidential in the amateur category in the off-roading since a very tender ing from the DAV School to     address proposed discussion Ultimate Desert Challenge age. The UDC is a high- Kumarjoda in Joda town on on quality of students, edu- (UDC), India’s one of the most endurance desert off-roading Friday.   cation, and environment coveted off-road motorsport competition that aims at pro- Thereafter, it has been a regu- It was revealed that the along with teaching and ped- competitions, held in Rajasthan viding a neutral competitive lar affair in Bikaner, Rajasthan. main obstacles of construction     agogy. recently. The 13-year-old Advik platform for expert off-roaders It is now one of the most of the flyover are the slurry Governor Patel released was one the youngest off-road- as well as budding off-roading recognised off-road motor- pipe of BRPL, shops and other he Central Zone Vice- journal edited by Dr Sistla ers who participated in the talents.The competition was- sport competitions attracting a business establishments, elec- TChancellors’ Conference Rama Devi Pani, Editor, competition with 54 other first organised by the Dune host of seasoned off-roaders tric poles and encroached 2020-21 of the Association of University News and Head of experienced off-roaders. He Adventure Sports Club in 2014. from across the country. Government yet to be evicted Indian Universities (AIU) was the Research Division at hosted virtually by the Sri Sri Association of Indian University, Cuttack, on Universities, New Delhi. . 0 + ' February 8 and 9. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi ' +    The theme of the confer- Shankar, founder of Art of )! ) ence was ‘Promoting Quality, Living delivered the valedic- #  #''#%'&&/ $&/  Research and tory address and highlighted  &) Internationalization in Higher that education is not a process Education’ which was attend- of job creation only but an    !  ) ''&'#!%'& ed by more than 100 Vice evolutionary process of Chancellors from the Central human life. n elderly couple was found    6  a temple at Mudipada in taking her mobile phone, an Zone of AIU. He congratulated AIU for Adead in a locked room in    compensation to victim’s fam- Sambalpur district and stayed ATM card and gold jewellery. Governor of Uttar organising such an enlight- their residence at Sanorjoda vil- ily.Local Tehsildar and Soro woman of Sambalpur dis- in a rented house there for a The woman lodged a complaint Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh ening conference and to lage under Karnapur panchay- woman constable sus- police arrived at the spot fol- Atrict attempted to commit while due to Covid-19 lock- at the Mahila police station. As Anandiben Patel graced the address the opportunities and at in Angul district on Friday Atained severe injuries in a lowing incident to pacify vil- suicide on Thursday after her down. Later, Jitesh took her to no action was taken by police, inaugural session as the chief challenges of higher educa- morning. The couple was iden- clash with locals at Angula lagers to withdraw the agitation estranged husband from his hometown in Chhattisgarh. she again went to Raigarh to guest while the guest of hon- tion institutions of the coun- tified as Dukhabandhu Sahu under Soro police station in as it caused a traffic jam on Chhattisgarh threatened to Things changed when the lodge police complaint in this our was Higher Education try. Sri Sri University VC Prof and his wife Panchali. Baleswar district on Friday fol- road. However, the situation make her intimate pictures woman reached her in-laws’ connection but also in vain. Arun Kumar Sahoo. Ajay Kumar Singh during his Family members of the lowing a road block in area over went out of the control when viral on social media if she house as her mother-in-law After knowing about the Sri Sri University presi- remarks mentioned that the couple said that they suspect- death of a youth in an acci- the villagers turned violent. lodges police complaint against asked her to bring Rs 3 lakh in police complaint, Jitesh sent dent Rajita Kulkarni wel- Sri Sri University should be ed something amiss when did dent.The injured Constable Some of them indulged in him. However, she was admit- cash as dowry. Besides, Jitesh’s intimate pictures of the woman comed the dignitaries and given the status of Institute of not find the couple awake and was shifted to SCB Medical brick-batting. The Woman ted to the District Headquarters uncle gave her a proposal to with him and threatened to guests during the welcome Global Eminence.Dr S immediately rushed to their College Hospital in Cuttack Constable was hit by a stone Hospital for treatment. work in a Jatra troupe. make them viral if she goes to address. AIU secretary gen- Ramadevi Pani delivered the room before discovering the where she is stated to be criti- was severely injured. As per reports, the woman When she did not agree, he police again. Failing to get jus- eral Dr Pankaj Mittal gave the vote of thanks. duo dead in their locked room. cal.According to reports, the The police had to resort to had met 23-year-old Jitesh of threatened her not to let her tice, the woman attempted to welcome and introductory Over 100 dignitaries and Soon, they informed about the irate villagers staged the block- lathi-charge to disperse agita- Dumerpali in Raigarh district stay with Jitesh. Later on, the end her life by consuming address. Vice Chancellors of the incident to the Bikrampur ade after a youth was killed in tors and in process few protes- of Chhattisgarh when she had family allegedly started tortur- phenyl. She was later rushed to She emphasized the need Central Zone participated in police. They suspect that, a road accident near the village tors also suffered minor gone there to visit her mater- ing her both mentally and hospital. When contacted, the to implement the NEP-2020 the meet. asphyxiation under the impact on Thursday night. injuries. An FIR has been nal uncle’s family. Jitesh con- physically. On January 23, the Mahila police said that since to make India a ‘Vishwaguru’. Three technical sessions, of smoke resulting due to the They demanded immedi- lodged against some protestors vinced her to marry him say- couple had come to Sambalpur the accused belongs to AIU president and Vice- one session with APEX body short circuit caused in a fan as ate arrest of the driver of a for rioting and obstructing ing that he works as a secretary to attend a marriage function. Chhattisgarh, a process has Chancellor, GB Pant members and an AIU the reason behind the death of dumper holding him respon- Government officials from dis- in a panchayat office. On June On January 26 evening, Jitesh been initiated to send a police University of Agriculture and Business Session were con- the couple. sible for death and adequate charging their duties. 26 last year, they got married in ran away from Mudipada after team there. Technology, Pantnagar Dr Tej ducted. (*P  ""*  R   2340  5*    the days the martyr had spent *PP  at Wardha with Mahatma  *  *2   Gandhi in the year 1941. After coming from    6  Sandhya Rani Patnaik, social- n an endeavour to provide Wardha, Boga Pujari visited vil- ist R Murali and scribe Sudeep Iinclusive and equitable qual-     lage to village barefoot crossing o spread awareness on cul- Sahu. ity education, Dalmia Cement the hills and terrains of Ttural entertainment in the The programmee was (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL) on he 79th death anniversary district spreading city, a logo of ‘Mo Brahmapur, coordinated by foundation Thursday inaugurated a new Tof freedom fighter Boga the messages of Mahatma Srestha Brahmpur’ was secretary Sanjukta Rout and school building at Harishankar Pujari, the first martyr of Gandhi in the time of the released on Thursday by local members Satya Narayan Patro, Vidya Mandir in Barunia, Nabarangpur district, was Noncooperation Movement. MLA Bikram Panda. The cam- Kanhu Rout, Prsanta . The DCBL has con- Ramawtar Sharma gave an observed at his native village Day by day thousands and paign initiated by the Liaana Pratinidhi and Pravat Kumar. structed one classroom of the inaugural address in the pres- Bodobhorondi under thousands of people of the Foundation has been widely school and renovated the other ence of chief guest Barchana Umarkote block on Monday region participated in the appreciated. two classrooms. MLA Amar Satpathy. DEO/ with Minister of Handicrafts movement under the leader- Among others who For this initiative, the com- BEO Barchana Swagatika Padmini Diyal as chief guest. ship of Boga. arrested and sent to the Umarkote MLA Nitya Gond, attended the programme were pany has spent around Rs 5.6 Panda, Sarpanch Paria GP Former Minister and So, the British Government Koraput jail, where he was working president of Sahid BJD district vice-president lakh to support the education Srikanta Behera, village elders, president of the Sahid Boga issued an arrest warrant against subjected to mental and phys- Boga Pujari Smriti Sansad Sanjeet Panigrahi, BJD State of students living in the region. teachers and school manage- Pujari Smruti Sansad and the Boga, who then went to forests ical torture finally leading to his Kajam Madani, Dr SN Das and joint secretary Tumbanath Deputy Executive Director and ment committee members martyr’s grand daughter to hide himself and kept the death in 1942. Among others, senior advocate Srinibas Panda, educationist Dr Unit Head, DCBL, Tangi were present. Parama Pujari remembered struggle alive. Later, he was Jharigam MLA Prakash Majhi, Patnaik were present. 01 )     0 #)  - (   $    ( P   21))  '     . .    23   that she had sustained during  /.( '   /' 4 the matter. When the cause area and went away from the exchange of fire. But her (-() of the death of is not yet clear, there via Lamtibahal hunning violence, a woman party had not provided her any it is doubted that she was Gualpada. But, police said   4   in-law hatched a plan and Scadre Maoist, who was medical treatment as she man has appealed for murdered after being raped. the CCTV image showed the called him to Sathiapalli village, injured in an exchange of fire belongs to the Odisha cadre, Aproper investigation into After the post-mortem, girl getting down in Platform man had his eye gouged following which an altercation in Andhra Pradesh last year, said a statement issued by the a case involving his daughter's the body was handed over to No.2 of Brajrajnagar railway Aout by a relative following took place between the surrendered before police in Koraput police. alleged rape and murder. the family. According to station. an argument over repayment of duo.The situation took a violent Koraput district on Friday. Madkami has been hand- Sources said the deceased CCTV footage in Brajrajnagar But, her family is not a loan at Sathiapalli under the turn when Pramod was Area Committee Member ed over to her family members girl was identified as Monica area, the police are suspecting ready to buy the story. They Sadar police station in Naygarh allegedly attacked by a sharp (ACM) Rame Madkami, who and the district police is taking (21), daughter of Suresh Joshi, this to be a murder case. But, said if their daughter was to district on Thursday. weapons and one of his eyes was working in the RK steps for her proper treatment. a resident of Lamatibahal the cause of death will be clear travel by rail, why did not she One Pramod Routray (50), was gouged out by his broth- Protection Group, surrendered Steps are also afoot to provide area under Brajrajnagar Police on receipt of post mortem inform them. a resident of Sajanapada village, er-in law. during observation of the her monetary assistance as per limits. Monica was a graduate. report,said GRP The father of the had borrowed money from Initially he was rushed to PLGA Week of Maoists. the surrender and rehabilita- On Wednesday afternoon, in-charge Soudami Naik. deceasedhas requested for a his brother-in law due to finan- the District Headquarters After her surrender, tion scheme of the State after the body of the girl was The family members of proper investigation in the cial problems. Hospital (DHH) in critical Madkami, a resident of Kurub Government. recovered between the deceased said that the girl matter.Brajrajnagar SDPO He had assured the latter to condition and later shifted to under the Kalimela police lim- She would also get finan- Jharsuguda and Brajrajnagar handed over some make-up Dillip Das said that the case return the money with interest. SCB Medical College Hospital its in district, was cial assistance for building a railway stations, the materials personally in a poly- was under the jurisdiction of However, Pramod failed to in Cuttack. The Sadar police sent for a medical checkup. Her house, pursuing studies and Jharsuguda Railway Police thene to one of her close the Government Railway return the money. have registered a case and medical reports said that she getting training in a vocation of started an investigation into friends staying at Lamtibahal Police (GRP). reportedlyPramod’s brother- investigating into the incident. had a bullet injury in her body her will, the statement added.  ! "# $  # %&'()(%  (3 +   -./  ' R

  7  880    he Centre on Friday !       Trebuffed the Chhattisgarh Government’s claim that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin had no  +  )69 ) expiry date on its vials delivered and that the jab had not com- should be used expeditiously. healthcare workers for vacci- pleted the third phase trials, The Congress-ruled state   Some covid deaths are nicity, underlying conditions,   nation has to be carried out by hence doubting its efficacy. had been expressing its reser- believed to be due to blood medication history, weight, 20 February. Mop up rounds Countering the inhibitions vations about Covaxin since it atients given preventive clots developing in major veins and smoking status were taken ver 77 lakh beneficiaries for the healthcare workers raised by Chhattisgarh Health received the Emergency Use Pblood thinning drugs (pro- and arteries. Anticoagulants into account. The researchers Ohave been vaccinated in shall be completed to end by Minister TS Singh Deo pub- Authorization(EUA) from phylactic anticoagulants) with- prevent blood clots forming then followed these patients to the country until now, includ- 25 February. licly, Union Health Minister India’s drug regulator on in 24 hours of admission to and have antiviral and poten- see who died or experienced a ing 2,61,309 people who were “For the frontline workers, Harsh Vardhan wrote to him January 3. The vaccine is yet to hospital with Covid-19 are tially anti-inflammatory prop- serious bleeding event within inoculated till 6 pm on Friday, scheduling for vaccination at asking not to sensationalise a complete its third phase of tri- less likely to die compared erties, so might be particular- 30 days of hospital admission. the Union Health Ministry has least once is fixed for 1 March. “non-issue” and divert focus als and is being used in clinical with those who do not receive ly effective in patients with A total of 3,627 (84.4%) of said. talisation reported in the last Mop up round for those who instead to step up measures to trial mode under nationwide them, a study published by The covid-19, but results from pre- patients received prophylactic It said that of the total 24 hours is a case of anaphy- couldn’t be vaccinated for any improve the “abysmally low Covid vaccination drive. British Medical Journal has vious studies have been incon- anticoagulation within 24 77,66,319, 58,65,813 benefi- laxis, which was treated at reason, should be covered lat- vaccination coverage” in the The Union Minister also found. clusive. hours of admission and there ciaries are healthcare workers, Murshidabad Medical College est by 6 March,” said Bhandari. State. pointed out that the state’s per- Clinical trials are now Their findings are based were 622 deaths (14.5%) with- constituting 58.9 per cent of and Hospital in West Bengal Meanwhile, India has Deo had tweeted on formance in vaccination cov- underway to see if prophylac- on data from the United States in 30 days. the target number. As many as and has been since discharged reported 9,309 new Covid-19 Thursday enclosing a letter to erage was way behind schedule. tic anticoagulants could be an Department of Veterans Affairs Death at 30 days was 19,00,506 frontline workers from the hospital,” it added. cases in the last 24 hours, tak- the Centre about concerns of Harsh Vardhan said that effective treatment for covid- for 4,297 patients (average age 14.3% among those who have received anti-Covid jabs The ten States with the ing the cumulative count of the State regarding the incom- while Chhattisgarh has 19. In the meantime, the 68 years; 93% men) admitted received prophylactic antico- so far, that is 21.2 per cent of highest number of vaccina- people infected with the virus plete third phase trials of the “achieved 69.87 per cent cov- researchers say these findings to hospital with covid-19 agulation compared with the government’s target. tions on Friday are: Uttar in the country to 1,08,80,603. vaccine and the absence of erage of its Health Care provide strong real world evi- between 1 March and 31 July 18.7% among those who did In addition to this, the Pradesh (68,135), Besides these new cases, expiration date on its vials Workers by giving them the dence to support their early use 2020. not - a relative risk reduction number of hospitalisations Maharashtra (24,946), 15,858 recoveries were report- delivered. first dose of the vaccine, the among patients in hospital Other potentially impor- as high as 34% and an absolute recorded as part of Covid-19 Madhya Pradesh (21897), ed in the country in the same He had also requested the state has been able to cover only with covid-19. tant factors including age, eth- risk reduction of 4.4%. vaccination is 33, of which, 21 Jammu and Kashmir (17,900), period. union government to halt the 9.55% of its 2,09,512 Front have been discharged from West Bengal (17,609), Gujarat The total count includes supply of Covaxin to Line Workers through the first hospital, two are under treat- (16,069), Karnataka (13,741), 1,35,926 active cases and Chhattisgarh until these issues dose of the vaccine”. Singh Deoji, rather than sen- significantly since adequate Covaxin vial is also complete- ment and 10 deaths were seen. Chhattisgarh (11,988), 1,05,89,230 recoveries, the were addressed. “Ample supplies of vac- sationalising non-issues, kind- quantities of both the vaccines ly unfounded and without basis “Percentage of hospitali- Jharkhand (10,488) and Ministry said adding that the Harsh Vardhan has given a cines have been delivered to ly focus on improving vaccine are available with the State,” as the same is mentioned on sation as against total vacci- Odisha (7,279). Covid-19 death toll has detailed explanation in his let- Chhattisgarh against which coverage in the state,” Harsh said the Union Health Minister the label of vaccine vials,” nations constitutes 0.0004 per The Ministry’s Joint reached 1,55,447 with 87 ter to Deo stating that all vac- coverage of only 9.55% front- Vardhan tweeted in the letter. Vardhan wrote while he cent,” the ministry said. Secretary Mandeep Bhandari deaths in the last 24 hours. cines supplied to states were line workers in the State is a “You would appreciate that “Your concern regarding attached a photo of a vial with “The new event of hospi- said that scheduling for all “safe and immunogenic” and matter of grave concern. Sh. TS this coverage needs to improve unavailability of expiry date on the label.   /($&& !         +"F $/'#&O&'! ! , P  ther explained during the meet-  /'.(   Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, only if the farmers want to dis-   ings, the benefits including  "     Rajasthan, , Uttar cuss this proposal. legal validity pertaining to mid farmers’ protests and Pradesh and West Bengal dis- According to officials, the he Centre on Friday said recently enacted new Farm Amahapanchayats in cussed the farm laws with committee members had ear- Tthat farmers’ unions never laws. However, farmers’ unions  3    Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar committee members through lier earlier interacted with agreed to discuss the farm never agreed to discuss the Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab video conferencing,” the com- representatives of agriculture laws excepting for demanding farm laws excepting for The Congress MP asked to pressurise the Government mittee said. “All the partici- departments’ of 18 states- their repeal. The Centre further demanding their repeal,” ) ..(  whether the Indian army will to repeal the farm legisla- pating farmer unions, FPOs Andaman & Nicobar Islands, stated that the National Tomar said. withdraw from heights of tions, the Supreme Court- and farmers gave their Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Highways Authority of India The question was asked by ongress MP Adhir Rahan Kailash range which they had appointed expert committee detailed views and sugges- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and (NHAI) is facing a loss of MP Jharna Das Baidya on the CChowdhury on Friday tactically “seized” during the held another meeting with has held nine round of delib- tions on the three farm laws,” Daman & Diu, Goa, nearly Rs 1.8 crore every day as farmers protests on details of sought in the Lok Sabha a clar- stand-off along the LAC. “Are 12 farmers’ unions and Farm erations with stakeholders the committee added. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & it has been unable to collect time-bound proposal of gov- ification from the Government we to keep this advantage? Any Produce Organisations’ engaged directly or indirect- All the nine deliberations Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, user fee at the affected public ernment to overcome the on the status of army’s posi- give and take policy,” he asked. (FPOs) and representatives ly in the agriculture sector so were held without participa- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, funded toll plazas due to farm struggle of farmers to get their tioning on Kailash range on the Chowdhury asked what is of 18 State and Union far. The three-member com- tion of the 41 protesting farm- Nagaland, Delhi, Punjab, stirs since November 26. lives back on track. Line of Control in Ladakh bor- the Government’s way to Territories of agriculture mittee has been holding con- ers’ unions. The protesting Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and In a written reply to Rajya In response to an unstarred der following the de-escalation remove China from Depsang ? departments and sought their sultations with stakeholders, farmers under the banner of Uttarakhand on Thursday. Sabha, Union Agriculture question by Lok Sabha MP PC agreement with China. The Congress MP was feedback over the farm legis- both online and in person. Sanyukt Kisan Morcha - has Officials said that State Minister Narendra Singh Gaddigoudar, Union Road Raising the issue during interrupted by Parliamentary lations. In a statement, the com- refused to talk to the com- Government representatives Tomar said on Friday during Transport and Highways the zero hour, Chowdhury Affairs Minister Arjun According to the agricul- mittee said it held its interac- mittee -continue to protest at have hailed the farm laws the 11th round of negotia- Minister Nitin Gadkari stated asked the defence minister to Meghwal who said the Defence ture ministry, they not only tions through video confer- Delhi’s borders - Tikri, Singhu, and also suggested some feed- tions, the government had that some of the public fund- clarify about the status in the Minister has given a statement gave their frank views about encing with farmers, farmer and Ghazipur for over 75 back to improve it. been requesting the agitating ed toll plazas are non-opera- Depsang region where he and the member should be the agrarian laws but also gave unions and farmer producer days. Union Agriculture At present, the talks farmers’ unions to discuss the tional owing to the farm alleged China had moved 18 proud of the country’s defence suggestions to improve the organisations (FPOs). “At Minister Narendra Singh between the Union Farm laws clause by clause in protests. kms inside Indian territory. forces. implementation of the laws. least 12 farm unions and Tomar categorically said that Government and the farmers’ order to resolve their concerns This was the second meeting farmers from Andhra the Union government is unions have come to a stand- on the clauses bothering them. with FPOs. The Committee Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and ready for another meeting still. “The Government had fur-  ! "# $  # %&'()(%  (4

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After returning from work majority of '' 2 -2/ he administration in the Union Rohingyas converge at this place to New Delhi: With the Centre TTerritory of Jammu and Kashmir has unwind and indulge in routine shopping. and Twitter continuing their  (- -(  232  Minister Rajib Banerjee who Sabha colleague Kalyan been directed by the Division Bench of There are kiosks where Rohingya youth tussle, Information and last week joined the BJP quit- Banerjee called him a “Gaddar” Jammu and Kashmir High Court to file its settle down, play games on their smart- Broadcasting Minister Prakash ours after senior ting the TMC said more of his (traitor) like those other lead- response within a month listing out mea- phones and indulge in chatting, sipping Javadekar on Friday joined HTrinamool Congress former colleagues would desert ers who left the TMC in the sures taken so far to identify and deport coffee and munching their favorite snacks. India's own micro-blogging leader Dinesh Trivedi quit his the Trinamool Congress State past few months. The Bengal illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Kifayatullah, selling different vari- platform 'Koo', joining several party and Rajya Sabha mem- Parliamentary Affairs ruling outfit has of late been Bangladesh camping in the region. "4            eties of fish, told The Pioneer, “I am sell- Ministers who have already bership alleging oppressive Minister Tapas Roy said plagued by desertions with The directions were passed by the    ing fish outsourced from New Delhi.He created their accounts on it. atmosphere in the organization, “his (Dinesh) status has never senior leaders quitting the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice said I travel on a regular basis to either While Railways and Commerce TMC leaders launched a been better than that of a polit- party one after the other. Pankaj Mithal and first Puisne Judge camping across three dozen locations in Ghazipur mandi in New Delhi or Mumbai Minister Piyush Goyal was the scathing attack on him for act- ical go-between … a Gujarati The State BJP promptly Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey after hear- and around Jammu and other district to book choicest varieties of fish and sell first Minister from the Modi ing like a “typical Gujarati bania (businessman) as he is he reacted to Trivedi’s resignation ing advocates on behalf of the petitioner headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir. it here. I earn 3000- 4000 on a daily basis cabinet to join the Koo App, middle man” betraying has acted like one,” adding saying the senior leader was an Hunar Gupta who had filed a Public Enterprising youngsters from by selling different varieties of fish.Majority Electronics and information Mamata Banerjee “because the “his presence in the party had asset in any party and will Interest Litigation in the matter. Myanmar have set up different shops sell- of other Rohingyas earn their living by way technology minister Ravi BJP might be giving him neither benefited us nor his accept him if he wanted to join In contrast to this, it is business as ing household items, vegetables, ration, of selling scrap material, working as Shankar Prasad, who too more…” absence will hurt the the saffron outfit. usual in the areas where the majority of and a variety of snacks to tease the taste labourers and laying cables, cleaning lanes joined the platform a few days The attack came amid TMC.”Trivedi has left the party While Bengal BJP presi- these illegal immigrants especially the buds of Burmese nationals living in the and drains under different contractors ago, on Friday thanked his reports that Trivedi was joining not responding to the call of his dent Dilip Ghosh said Trivedi Rohingya population from Myanmar is area. engaged by the Jammu Municipal corpo- followers as his follower count the BJP and might get a nom- “Antar Atma (soul) but Pret was always welcome in his camping in Jammu. A Fish market which is located in the ration. Womenwork in local factories on the new app reached 5 ination in the Upper House Atma (ghost) and he will be party. “He has been an honest According to the Home department temporary Rohingya colony on the out- where dry fruits are segregated, packed and lakh. from Gujarat. rejected by the people in this person, a good man trapped in estimates there are around 8000 Rohingyas skirts of Jammu in Kiryani talab area cleaned inside godowns. Making the announcement Trivedi, a trusted lieutenant State,” Roy who was most vocif- a bad party. He will be always through his Twitter handle, of the Chief Minister, on Friday erous agaisnt the former welcome in the party if he Javadekar said, “I am now on quit his party and resigned his Railway Minister said. decides to do so.” Party’s #Koo also, the #MakeInIndia Upper House membership say- Trinamool MP Kakoli observer for Bengal Kailash !"#$   %  !&'"( )  micro-blogging platform. ing he could no longer with- Ghoshdastidar said that Trivedi Vijayvargiya too sounded Follow me @prakashjavadekar stand the muzzling atmos- left the party after a deal with enthusiastic about his joining .( '   The number of fatalities Tamil Nadu has 4,285 Covid-19 Chengalpattu registered 45 new on #KooApp.” The application phere (in the TMC) that not the BJP. “He must have been the saffron outfit saying “I * 23* registered in Tamil Nadu dur- patients across the State as on cases. Many districts recorded was launched 10 months ago only choked his voice but also promised more by the BJP and hope he comes and joins us for ing the last 24 hours stood at six Friday while Kerala, which had zero cases of the pandemic on but in the last few weeks it saw did not allow him to work. so he has left the Trinamool,” the bigger cause that we are hile the number of new while 18 persons lost their lives claimed itself to be the global Friday. a massive surge in user base as While former Bengal Dastidar said while her Lok working for.” Wpatients diagnosed with in Kerala due to Coviod-19. leader in Covid-19 manage- While this is being seen as Union ministers and govern- Covid-19 on Friday came down According to a release issued by ment had 63,691 patients suf- a big achievement by the Tamil ment departments have to 483 in Tamil Nadu, neigh- the office of Kerala’s Health fering from the pandemic, said Nadu Government, medical endorsed the homegrown *     : * *  ) bouring Kerala is being literal- Minister, death toll is likely to the release from the health fraternity preferred caution. “It microblogging platform amid ly battered because of the pan- be high as the Government was minister’s office. There are 2.41 can never be due to vaccination a spat with Twitter.     -  *"*) demic. Kerala, which had been expecting some more results lakh persons in Kerala who are as the vaccines are yet to reach “Great to have 5 Lakh fol- declared as a State free of from National Virology under observation. the population,” said Dr C V lowers on Koo- an Indian Covid-19 as on May 8, 2020, Institute at Alappuzha. A release issued by Tamil Krishnaswamy, veteran physi- microblogging platform.   *   diagnosed 5,397 new patients While Tamil Nadu’s death Nadu’s Directorate of Health cian who has been tracking the Thank you everyone for your with the pandemic on Friday toll reached 12,408 mark by said that 142 new patients were pattern of the Covid-19 since it love and support .5 3$C'C$/&!  with a Test Positivity Rate of Friday evening, Kerala regis- diagnosed on Friday with was reported first in #VocalForLocal,” the IT min- ( $( '' 7.25. tered 3,954 deaths till Friday. Covid-19 while neighbouring India. ister tweeted. PNS 1'$&/%%'$ ' *(&& $/!# &%&#'%%' &&'&$   5!   #&'&' &#'&#( &/#(%& 4678    %1$$&%''#'''  !$& ''$ New Delhi/Patna: Bihar is all set Kumar Singh, Principal Shahjahanpur: Two sisters     *(&&&/%%'&" to prepare a strategy for climate Secretary to Bihar Government allegedly committed suicide here &@$%' resilient and low carbon devel- Dipak Kumar Singh (IAS) and by consuming poison, following ,     +( / '$#' opment pathway with the sup- UNEP Country Head Atul Bagai a financial dispute. (     ''(#'$ & ' port of the UN Environment amongst various other repre- The incident took place in  &%'$C# Programme (UNEP). An MoU sentatives from Centre, United the Tilhar Police circle here. Patna: Following apex court directions, the     5 “Many of these hotels are unregistered. ''$ @&/ &&$$$( was signed by the Bihar Nations, External Affairs Nisha, 22, and Gulafsha, 21, Patna High Court on Friday ordered for They should not be taking bookings '''&%'& & Government and UNEP on Ministry and Bihar Government consumed a poisonous sub- day-to-day hearings in the Munger firing record 1.5 crore tourists arrived in Goa without registering with the Tourism (''&#% &$/' Friday. at the UN office in national stance on Wednesday night and case in which a young man was killed in Aby the time coronavirus pandemic Department,” Ajgaonkar said, adding that  !$&($ '1C While Union Minister of Capital.Satya S Tripathi, UN were rushed to a government alleged police firing during an idol immer- struck the country, Tourism Minister such bookings were illegal because it did *(&&#" State, Environment, Forest and Assistant Secretary-General was hospital in Tilhar where their sion procession at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Friday. not bring the government any revenue. &  !$( Climate Change Babul Supriyo also present. This UNEP sup- condition started deteriorating. Chowk, a lawyer in the case said. Ajgaonkar said that the figure was “The Tourism Department did not $$'$&@ graced the occasion as chief ported initiative by the Additional Superintendent The court directions came after it arrived at following a survey by global con- earn from these bookings. But people &/ &&$$$( & guest on a virtual platform, the Government of Bihar will also of Police (ASP) Sanjiv Bajpai said admitted a criminal writ petition filed by sultancy firm KPMG engaged by the Goa earned money. This is illegal,” Ajgaonkar ?##$%'&2!'@ agreement was reached in pres- pave the way for other States to the sisters were later shifted to the father of deceased Anurag Poddar, aged government for the formulation of a said. 5%(/$/$ /'' ence of Bihar Dy Chief Minister embark on this journey of cli- the medical college hospital, 18. tourism master plan. Last month, the Goa Assembly had % :/ ! /('&'/'' Tarakishore Prasad, State mate resilience and low carbon but died during treatment on The High Court directed the Bihar “KPMG survey said that 1.5 crore debated the tourist figures put forth by the # "  Environment Minister Neeraj development. PNS Thursday. IANS government to file its reply to the petition tourists came to Goa, both national and state, especially after the pandemic waned by March 1 and thereafter the petitioner international,” Ajgaonkar told a press and travel restrictions were gradually might file his rejoinder by March 9. conference in Panaji. lifted. 1      Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava said: According to government records, While Chief Minister Pramod Sawant 9(/'&%  “Earlier, the High Court had refused to Goa's population is around 1.5 million. had said that 40-45 lakh tourists had grant urgent hearing in this case, after The Minister said that Tourism arrived in Goa after the lifting of travel        which the victim's mother filed a petition Department records initially recorded restrictions, Ajgaonkar said in a written  '& O&&!%'# in the Supreme Coaurt. The apex court around 88 lakh tourist footfalls. But a sub- reply tabled during the session that only (, '    asked the High Court on January 25 to sequent survey revealed additional tourists 9.71 lakh tourists had arrived in the state. Amaravati:As many as three former village volunteers, tasked with distributing decide the case within two staying put in unregistered hotels, guest- Goa is regarded as one of the leading New Delhi: Brushing aside the Opposition government services to the people, managed to win the Sarpanch posts in months. Accordingly, the High Court houses and other lodgings operated by beach and nightlife tourism destinations charge that the NDA regime was promoting Visakhapatnam district in the recently concluded first phase of the Panchayat decided on Friday to conduct daily hear- app-based aggregators. in the country. “crony capitalism,” Finance Minister Nirmala polls in Andhra Pradesh.Volunteers won the Sarpanch posts in the Melipaka vil- ings so as to decide it on or before March Sitharaman on Friday took a dig at the Congress lage of Munagapaka Mandalam, Mangalapuram village of Bucchayyapeta 25, 2021.” for favouring a “damaad” (son-in-law). “Who Mandalam and Jamadulapalem of Kashimkota Mandalam. “In the petition listed before the HC, takes Mudra Yojana loans totalling more than Ainampudi Bhaskar Raju won the Sarpanch post in Melipaka, Padmarekha the petitioner has sought a CBI inquiry 2 !     Rs 27,000 crore? Damaads?” she asked as she in Mangalapuram and Karaka Rajyalakshmi in Jamadulapalem. into his son's murder primarily on the outlined that the Government was committed Incidentally, the volunteers managed to impress upon the villagers through ground that since area police is an accused,     34 to the welfare of the people. the contact they established with them while delivering government services. investigation must be conducted through Putting a spirited defence of her budget for Across the state, several volunteers took the electoral plunge in the recent some independent agency and not by Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh): A mother and daughter committed suicide by jumping in front of 2021-22 tabled in Parliament on February one, elections.Similarly, a Russia-educated young doctor contested the Sarpanch elec- police itself,” Srivastava added. a speeding train in Fatehpur district. she said in the Rajya Sabha it has become the tion in Guntur district recently. Commenting on the development, the The incident took place on Thursday and officials said that both the bodies were severed opposition’s habit to constantly accuse the Jada Jitin Dev, who was working as a doctor in Guntur town left his job to youth's father said there was some hope of into pieces after being hit by the train. The police have sent the dismembered bodies for post Centre and spin a false narrative. test his electoral prospects in his village Gopalamvaripalem. getting justice for his deceased son. mortem.The deceased have been identified as Rajrani, 47, wife of Nanbudh and their daughter Replying to a debate on the budget in which This village falls under Chilakaluripeta rural. “Despite specific allegations by the Puja, 18. 48 MPs from difference parties spoke, she said Meanwhile, the state is poised to conduct the rest three phases of elections petitioner that his son was killed by According to circle officer Anshuman Mishra, “The two reached near Bheet Baba Devasthan Budget 2021-22 is the instrument through which in the four-phase Panchayt polls. IANS Munger policemen, not even one person West Cabin area and jumped before a speeding goods train. The two sustained grievous injuries Aatmanirbhar Bharat is to be attained. has been arrested or even named in the and died on the spot. The deceased were natives of Elai village under the Khaga Kotwali police “It's a budget which clearly draws on the FIR. There is virtually no progress in inves- circle.” experience, the administrative capacities and tigation even after a lapse of more than 100 The police said no suicide note has been recovered and they were questioning the family also exposure that the Prime Minister had dur- +    P 0  Q days of the crime. Media reports claim that members to ascertain the cause behind the extreme step. ing his long-elected tenure, both as Chief a few eyewitnesses to the Munger firing are “However, preliminary investigations revealed that the woman, along with her daughter com- Minister and as Prime Minister of this country, 1      being implicated in false prohibition cases mitted suicide, after her husband Nanbudh rejected her proposal of marrying their daughter to known for his commitment towards develop- and shown as absconders,” Srivastava a man who used to frequent their place. However, further investigations are on and we await ment, growth, and reforms. So these three things Guwahati: To reach out to the people Rakibul Hussain and former minister claimed. IANS the autopsy report to ascertain the exact cause of their death,” said the police officer. IANS are essentially infused in the budget which is before the Assembly elections, the Gautam Bora flagged off the Yatra. now speaking for itself in the sense that it is the Congress in Assam on Friday launched Singh said: “The aim of this Yatra instrument through which Aatmanirbhar Bharat the 'Bus Yatras' named 'Axom Basaon is to listen to every section of the soci- is to be attained,” Sitharaman said. Ahok' (Let's Save Assam). ety -- women, youth, unemployed and On the often repeated charge of crony cap- The party said the Yatra would people from every walk of life. Many italism promoted by the present dispensation, criss-cross the State for two weeks, sections of the society are coming for- the minister said a false narrative was created while meeting the people and dis- ward to share their issues and concerns to say this government “works only for cussing their grievances and other with the Congress party through this cronies.” PNS issues. Yatra.” Assam Pradesh Congress The Congress leader said that the Committee President Ripun Bora said ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed *''&(H&$/&' that through the four bus yatras, the on its 2016 electoral promise to protect party leaders would reach out to every the community, identity and honour of % '' '(&'& family across the state to know their Assam. opinion, sufferings and hardships in the State Congress chief Ripun Bora Raipur: The new industrial policy implement- last five years of the BJP's “misrule”. said that the Congress government ed by the State Government under the leader- The Axom Basaon Ahok's first bus under the leadership of former Chief ship of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is yatra began from Bordowa Than, the Minister Tarun Gogoi had worked real- attracting investors. In the last two years, 1207 birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva, ly hard to bring stability and peace in new industries have been established in the state, the 15the century saint. Assam. “The BJP wants to push Assam a capital investment of 16 thousand 897 crore Lok Sabha MP and Congress into turbulence through their divisive has been made through these industries in the Campaign Committee Chairman, agenda but we will not let it happen,” state, in which more than 22 thousand people Pradyut Bordoloi launched the Yatra the APCC President stated. have got direct employment. Similarly, a total of from Bordowa Than in central Assam's “The people of Assam have been 104 MoUs for mega industrial projects have been Nagaon district. put to torture by the BJP government signed during this period. The proposed total Talking to the media, he said : “We on economic, sociological and envi- capital investment of these units is 42 thousand will reach-out to every household ronment front. We would listen to 714.48 crore, through which about 65 thousand through this yatra and appeal to every everyone through this yatra and ensure people will get employment. person to support Congress party to every section of the society is taken It is noteworthy that in the last two years in save Assam from being destroyed by along the path of peace and prosperi- the state of Chhattisgarh, there has been a rapid the BJP and its cronies. We will inter- ty again,” said Gaurav Gogoi, deputy industrial development. To achieve this growth, act with diverse sections of the society leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha. the state government not only implemented the to understand their issues and prob- Congress Legislature party leader new industrial policy but also included amend- lems.” Debabrata Saikia also launched the sec- ments in this policy as per the requirement of AICC General Secretary and ond yatra from the eastern Assam's his- the investors. The state government imple- party's Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, toric town of Sivasagar. mented food processing policy along with the Assam Congress President Ripun Bora, The Congress led by Tarun Gogoi establishment of food parks in the development Congress Manifesto Committee governed Assam from 2001 to 2016 blocks of the state and also executed MoU for Chairman Gaurav Gogoi, party's before the BJP came to power five years !                          '      ' *   this purpose. Publicity Committee Chairman ago. IANS     ! "# $  # %&'()(% (5

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Therefore, it needs to tial growth of startups can be key differentiator between him improving the ease of filing   incentivise the private sector to seen by how India scaled up on '$(1% and the incumbent Congress-led returns and reducing from six bid for loss-making Public substituting imports with man- UPA? That Modi was an able years to three years the period 3@634 Sector Units and encourage its ufacturing: From ventilators, administrator, a business-friend- when tax cases can be reopened. 33213  participation in infrastructure, PPE kits, masks, sanitisers and ly CM whose Gujarat model Besides improving the for which the Government testing kits, to becoming the sparked hopes of replicating a EoDB parameters, it is equal-  *13 has raised capital expenditure vaccine supplier to the world. similar paradigm at the Centre; ly important to lower the cost  31    outlays by 34.5 per cent. With multiple reasons for that Modi came unencumbered of doing business. This is As global financial markets economic optimism, we must from the baggage of family, achievable by not only keep- 2C1  are flush with liquidity, or “heli- get the “Vocal for local” indus- dynasty or corruption and that he ing the cost of credit low but 346"3 copter money”, and interest try to thrive. And when we do vowed to shake off the decision- also by lowering electricity and rates are at their lowest, money bag windfall profits, or are jolt- making inertia UPA2 had sunk land rates, and by minimalis-     looks for a place for profitable ed by shocks, the Government to as it was steeped in charges of ing compliance procedures.  6313* 3 and risk-free deployment. So must continue with its sup- corruption and cronyism. As the PM said: “Wealth this is the right time to focus on portive policy and monetary Cut to 2021. It’s time to aban- creators are most needed to  *  attracting long-term debt cap- recalibrations as it has been don the socialist mindset of the redistribute wealth or how else 3C 6 ital by forming a Development doing through 2020 by intro- 1970s and take pride in wealth will we give jobs?” India has Finance Institution, much ducing mini-budgets. creation. For the “bad capitalists”, only 10 crore labourers in the *    needed for long gestation pro- (The writer is an author, the tax evaders and wilful default- organised sector as against 40 jects like infrastructure. columnist and Chairperson, ers of the UPA2 era who contin- crore in the unorganised sector Besides, private growth NCFIL, at Niti Aayog. The ued to ever-green their loans, the where they don’t have access to multipliers will come from views expressed are personal). 6..   7..  SOUNDBITE "      ('4  "         $& /&& & Sir— Initially, China was against any probe  !"#  $ ' into COVID outbreak from its soil. 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hatever semblance of democracy Myanmar had, was blown off in a coup d’état by the WArmy on February 1. The erstwhile Burma is again under the shadow of military Government 3488( &- 79 or Junta. The Army took control of the power cor-                 ridors and detained the elected leader, Aung San Suu       <=          Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders and                   ( activists.   #          )34/(56 ( Coup d’état, no matter where, is always bad news for democracy and cause for concern the world over.       5K=          With military generals ruling the roost, people lose        /       whatever little control they have over the        R S   RS  Government. Whenever Army, which is neither                trained to govern nor sensitive to the people’s aspi- -       /       ration and deamands, takes control, it does what it    is best trained to do — crush anyone coming in its             way and rule with an iron fist. However, what hap- pened in Myanmar under the democratic regime was      )34/   -  8  / no less disturbing. The country’s democratic  / *8//+  -  -         Government did not help its people in any way. It  33           2    # 8//   S only perpetrated a reign of terror to which the world  *3                 turned a blind eye. They might have thought that  "  democracy will take care of it. Ironically, it didn’t.   64 It tarnished the image of democracy and left peo- 6    ple’s faith shaken to the core. Now when country is *3* 3  3  under the direct control of the Junta, the army gen-  * 3" erals would have to act more responsibly. Else, they  11  3  risk a serious backlash which the military regime 4 might not like, nor afford. There are all-round 63*  * others, the Buddhists who opposed But she failed to practise what she them in anymore, they made it to protests in the country. The army is facing flak from  363  the army till the late eighties have now read. It was good riddance to bad rub- India and other countries. Human the international community in no less measure. Its  "5  turned pro-army in their approach. bish. At least the army might be a lit- rights violations transcend borders well-crafted schism between Buddhists and Today many Sanghas defend all the tle conscious about its actions. The and they cannot be brushed aside Rohingyas may not be enough to legitimise it. The 6    army misdoings in Rakhine State. The buffer provided by the democratic arguing that it is an internal affair of protests going on for days have now led to the vir- 63    army courting the Buddhists has cost setup is no more there. The Junta some nation. tual siege of the Capital. 3 Rohingyas their life and liberty. might be a little more sensitive to the There is another reason that The Army has ruled the country for more than    3  The other fallout of this coup has international community which is Burma would emerge as a better   <=  L=     )      50 years after the coup in 1962. Burma attained inde- *366  4 been a shocker for Aung San Suu Kyi. already outraged. It is interesting to country after this coup. It is to do             M=    pendence in 1948 from the British rule. It is the poor-  *  For her, it would be an eye-opener, a note how the international commu- with realpolitik. The American and H           ( est country in the region. About a quarter of the pop-   4 time to introspect and ponder over nity is alarmed when the garb of European Union’s (EU) involvement ulation lives in abject poverty. Though it is a resource- 3  "   her acts as the Prime Minister. Suu democracy is blown off, no matter is surely going to make a difference     ;@    K=      (   3                ( rich country, its economy is one of the least devel- Kyi had told Reuters in 2018 that the how flimsy. New Zealand has here. Though China has strategic oped in the world and poverty is rampant, thanks 33 relationship with the military was snapped ties with Myanmar. The US and economic interests, it did not      #         to decades of financial mismanagement and serious 3  “not that bad” and that the Generals has imposed sanctions. However, want a military regime that will make         (    ( corruption. Myanmar is ranked 137 in the *366  4  in her cabinet were “rather sweet”! no one was much concerned during it a pariah. The sanctions would hurt               ( Corruption Perception Index by the Transparency  6 Sometimes poetic justice is delivered the ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas, Chinese economic interests and       H     K@ 8    International among 180 countries. Burma spends  31 sooner than imagined. It must be except for a few human rights organ- investments.           ?5     the lowest percentage of its Gross Domestic Product 63* *4  even more disconcerting when it is isations. The US has imposed new sanc-             )34/     (GDP) on healthcare. Its standard of healthcare is 3311@3 delivered by the very set of the peo- An Amnesty International report tions against Myanmar’s top military    very poor and so is the standard of living. In such 6  3 ple that she first stood against and noted: “The military committed officials who ordered the coup. US a grim situation, the time-tested formulae of divid- then went on to defend. serious human rights violations, President Joe Biden signed an exec- /                 1 64"  ing people on religious lines was used by both mil-     4 To put things in perspective, including war crimes, in Kachin, utive order that allowed the Treasury               "  itary regime and democratic Government. Dividing 63 Aung San Suu Kyi spent good 15 Rakhine, and the Shan States. The Department to also target the spous-         ;6===    ?<=== the people on religious lines not only legitimises the  * 3 years of her life in jail. All her tenure, Government made no progress in es and adult children of those being  (      ?5===    2  ;?= (   rule but also diverts the attention of people. The Junta Suu Kyi followed and defended the creating conditions conducive for the sanctioned. Tens of thousands of @= (  2   K==            did that and managed to rule for half a century. army programmes and pogroms. return of the 740,000 Rohingya people took to the streets of Yangon       )      Burma has Buddhist majority. The army played The ardent champion of democracy women, men, and children who to join the protests, one of the smart by coaxing the Buddhists and portraying who won the Nobel Peace Prize never fled to Bangladesh beginning in biggest gatherings since the February /               Rohingyas as the enemies of the State. Thaw Bi Ta, put her foot down to stop the army. August 2017.” At that time no one 1 coup.The sanctions name top mil-    %               a popular militant Buddhist monk, justifies ethnic Worst, she was a mute spectator to the cared to intervene or put sanctions itary commanders. 5@     K          cleansing and supports army action. He backs even genocide of Rohingya Muslims. She in place. Life went on as the human The move will prevent the gen-                  8    the killing and torturing of innocent Rohingyas. He silently witnessed the slaughtering crisis swelled. Rohingyas who erals from accessing more than $1bn               ( declared that “true nationalism” lies in the “univer- and mass exodus of the minority. remained in Rakhine State lived in Myanmar Government funds         (   sal declaration of Buddhist truths,” who he consid- Further, Suu Kyi drew flak for her under apartheid. held in the US. Now, Burmese,         *>9/+ ( ers superior to the Universal Declaration of Human failure to address the country’s eco- Almost a million of Rohingyas including Rohingyas, would have a Rights by United Nations. Thaw Bi Ta is from the nomic and ethnic problems. It was had left their country where they better chance to be heard. The garb       )34/(56 4 /     The writer is a military-patronised Sitagu Sangha. The Sitagu columnist and not expected of someone who spent were disfranchised and stripped of of democracy had done more harm *)H/ +               gives Myanmar military commanders textual jus- documentary 15 years in detention and fought a their basic human rights. Many than good to the country. It is all         tifications from the Buddhists scriptures for killing film-maker. long and arduous battle. She is said made it to Bangladesh while other there in front of everyone. Sometimes The views expressed are H              the “non-believers”. personal. to have extensively read Buddhist lit- succumbed to the tedious journey. democracy hurts as it did in  K=            O "       Because of the propaganda by Thaw Bi Ta and erature, the religion she was born into. When Bangladesh couldn’t take Myanmar.   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he last year witnessed a Afghan Government is helpless and the Taliban. If these indi- like the Carter administration; of the UN peacekeeping mis- its own homeland and ordinary lot of developments in and unable to cope with the sit- cations are anything to go by, Pakistan could be in trouble sions as India has gained rep- Afghans from the clutches of TAfghanistan.On uation and is apparently on the the new American dispensation over this stance. Fourth, utation across the world for its the Haqqani network, ISIS and February 29 the Afghan insur- verge of a collapse.The Islamic can follow a three pronged increasing fiscal support for the endeavour to bring peace to others. India needs to also gent group Taliban signed a State of Iraq and the Levant approach—First, recommit US already cash-strapped Afghan war-torn areas, be it during the bring Pakistan to justice, it is peace accord with the United (ISIS) has bolstered its strength troops in massive numbers to Government but, at the same Yugoslavian civil war or in high time that the internation- States (US) Government under and displayed it by striking at eliminate the menace of insur- time, demanding accountabil- war-ravaged Iraq. India needs al community especially China which all American troops will 41)10%321*:28 the military and civilian areas gency by the Taliban and ity for the earlier help that they to increase its commitment stop supporting the State spon- have to leave the country by located in the heart of the Haqqani network; at the same received albeit in a surreptitious with respect to troop deploy- sored terrorism and unani- May 2021 and, in return, the Capital Kabul. time the Americans can impart manner. ments to ensure peace in mously impose punitive sanc- Taliban has promised to not The Joe Biden more training to the Afghan This paradigm shift in Afghanistan while not taking tions under the ambit of the allow the South Asian nation to Administration has announced troops and, if necessary, to the America’s Afghan policy pro- sides in the war.India also Financial Action Task Force be used as a safe haven by the a fundamental shift in the pol- ordinary citizens in the non- vides New Delhi an opportuni- needs to change its policy with (FATF). jihadist groups. This agree- icy with respect to Afghanistan. Taliban areas to bolster their ty to change the status quo on regard to the engagement with New Delhi should not ment raised hopes of bringing It looks as if it is trying to defence against the Islamist the ground. Avinash Paliwal in Taliban, instead of recognising waste this opportunity, because permanent peace in the war- change the status quo on the militants. Second, intensify his book “My Enemy’s Enemy” the militants India must provide bringing peace to Afghanistan torn country devastated by sec- ground. The subtle action of reconnaissance warfare against ted by the Pakistani Supreme has argued that since 2001 tacit support allowing the US will not only help India in win- tarian strife, geopolitical tussle reviewing the peace deal in the militants by ordering an Court is a glaring example of India has provided more than to make use of the Logistics ning the great game in the ter- and civil war. However, one year Afghanistan is the sign of a new increase in the number of the travesty of justice on the $3 billion in aid and develop- Exchange Memorandum of ror-ravaged South Asian nation down the line, the hope of the policy. The US is clearly con- drones and other precision part of Pakistan’s judicial sys- mental projects to Afghanistan Agreement (LEMOA) for the but will also brighten New Afghan people to see the light cerned with the deteriorating strikes to eliminate potential tem. The US President has ,as a result of which India has replenishment of its troops. Delhi’s prospects in a country at the end of the tunnel has law and order in the South militant hideouts which can ordered the termination of all earned the goodwill of ordinary India can also conduct a which has vast untapped proved to be a mere façade. The writer is a Asian nation as well as the pose a threat to the arms transfer to Saudi Arabia Afghans. India should not miss few precision strikes against reserves of natural resources . Violence has increased journalist and growing might of the Islamic International Security for its gruesome military cam- the opportunity to change the Islamist militant targets, As Sun Tzu famously observed: manifold, with almost daily columnist. State of ISIS -Khorasan Assistance Force (ISAF) troops. paign in Yemen. This could be situation in its neighbourhood. although it would constitute a “let your plans be dark and bomb blasts, assassinations, The views Province (ISIS-K) which has Third, the fact that the an indication that the US is like- New Delhi needs to take some violation of Afghan sovereign- impenetrable as night, and expressed attacks on military targets and are personal. challenged the legitimacy of killers of the Wall Street jour- ly to base its foreign policy with steps which include deploying ty but India needs to do this in when you move fall like a killing of innocent civilians. The both the Afghan Government nalist Daniel Pearl were acquit- the promotion of human rights troops on the ground as a part the larger context of protecting thunderbolt”.  ! "# $  # %&'()(% (;

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As per a Now that Valentine’s day is almost been observing this trend even before study done by an e-commerce giant, here, people are excited about the the pandemic but reverse migration, due there’s an upsurge in purchase of gift prospect of dating in real life again and to the pandemic, definitely fueled this packages filled with love, chocolates, have taken the next step from just trend.” scented candles, roses and personalised scrolling through various dating apps, gifts. updating their dating profiles to figur- Virtual dating is here to stay ing out new rules of meeting and hang- Recently, a dating app survey Self love ing out. Here are a few key trends: revealed that 40 per cent of single A matchmaking platform conduct- Indians want to opt for virtual dating this ed a survey to understand the sentiment More meaningful connections Valentine’s. People want to feel more around the occasion of Valentine’s Day. As single Indians have now started secure as they are connect- It said that 46 per cent sin- settling into the changing times, they ing with one another. gles feel that one of the also want to stay in touch with the con- They want to have fulfilled most annoying things nections made during the lockdown. conversations that could about Valentine’s Day is “More than one in two chats turned into lead to a new connection being asked about their ctor Parineeti Chopra has often charmed peo- something more meaningful with a large and video calls are proving plan. “Societal pressure Aple with her singing skills whenever she went number of messages being exchanged,” to be a great way to form makes it hard for singles on behind the microphone for films like Meri Pyaari says Samarpita Samaddar, Bumble India these connections. Valentine’s Day. We are Bindu and Kesari. She is now back with her third PR Director. urging people to take the song Matlabi Yariyan – Unplugged for her forth- The pandemic continues to fade the pressure off this day and coming release The Girl On The Train (TGOTT). lines between our digital and physical and meaningful,” she adds. Samarpita. This has led to more virtu- The rise of “New Dawn” discover the joy of love The song is composed by Vipin Patwa and Kumaar lives. Today, it would be hard to deny al communication before the relation- daters and togetherness regardless has written the lyrics for the same. that ‘real life’ is both physical and digi- Slow dating ship is taken offline. A recent internal of the day,” says Adhish The actor says, “I love singing at whatever tal. Rashi Wadhera, Director of As opposed to endless hours of research of a dating Zaveri, Senior Director – opportunity I get. Today, as an actress, I am privi- Communications at Tinder believes swiping, slow dating is the new way to Spike in smaller towns app revealed that Marketing, Shaadi.com. leged that I have the opportunity to have the world that social distancing has helped every- meet engage with people. They now go Since a lot of people went back home one in two people Another dating hear my song. When I had heard this song back in one understand that a connection on ‘pre-dates’ where they use video dates from metros, tier 2 and tier 3 cities have in India are likely app has teamed up London one and half years ago, it was then my direc- formed entirely through digital means to get to know one another before meet- seen a spike in online dating. “At present, to be “New with actor Ananya tor Ribhu (Dasgupta) and I discussed that do a ver- is just as meaningful as one formed in ing in-person. “We are observing India is one of our fastest-growing Dawn Daters” – Panday to encourage sion in my voice.” person. “We can still share how we feel increased usage and extended video chat markets and the rate of growth in people who are singles to move on She adds, “People have given so much love to and who we are, through a screen and times with people in India spending smaller cities is twice the rate of growth newly single from their past rela- Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin (Meri Pyaari Bindu) as it’s incredible how quickly happy hours roughly 20 minutes on an average on as compared to bigger cities,” says after expe- tionships and fall more in well as my song from Kesari — Teri Mitti. So, I hope and video dates have become normal video calls or voice chats,” says Rashi. Snehil Khanor, Cofounder & riencing a love with themselves. that the third time also turns out lucky for me.” ()'  ( O>  P (    +  ctor Tahir Raj Bhasin (   1%1*%*31)1Q        Arecently dropped his look from his next, Looop Lapeta, <6-10(8)73%1 his first film as the romantic lead. We caught up with the actor to decode his ‘pretty out there character’ as he is seen sporting a nose pin and retro sunglasses. Tahir plays the role of Satya in the heist film and has been paired opposite actress Taapsee Pannu. Tahir says, “Satya is an irreverent guy. I’m a risk-chas- ing charmer in the film and I’ve had an incredible time playing him. He’s pretty out there in his optimism and lust for life. I’d describe him as all silver lining and no cloud. He’s a hustler who believes with all his soul that the universe conspires in his favour. The look has him in a loose brown shirt, he dons these retro sunglasses and has a nose piercing. All of these style elements have been cre- ahani Mitra Ki is an adaptation of in the pre-Independence era, it begins ated in sync with his personal- KVijay Tendulkar’s Marathi classic with what appears to be a convention- ity of being the laid back rebel.” Mitrachi Goshta. Director Akash al relationship between a boy and girl Tahir’s look also reveals a Khurana says, “The growing relevance on a college campus. Soon however, a textile mill setting for the film. of its theme, the sensitivity of its char- complicated love triangle develops Ask him about this and he says, acters, and the complexity of its struc- between the diffident Bapu, the head- “The image of Satya’s look is a ture offered a challenge that I couldn’t strong Mitra, and Nama, her love still from a scene that was shot resist. So, after three decades of my first interest. Akash Khurana recalls Dish at an abandoned textile mill for tryst with Tendulkar, it was time to pay TV and D2H Rangmanch Active and the film. For Aakash Bhatia, the my homage to the ‘Master’ again. I have the unease around the play when it was director, the locations are an always held Tendulkar in very high first performed in 1981. He says, “The inherent character in the film. esteem personally, and considered him play deserved to be staged many more They make a visual statement the quintessential Bollywood Bhatia and producers Atul leagues ahead of most Indian play- times than it was for the sheer quali- about the vibe of the story and hero for the first time. He Kasbekar and Tanuj Garg have wrights. Back in 1987, I directed Mat ty of its writing. One of the reasons confides that she has feelings for the themes of sexual orientation were the world. Yes, this particular says, “Playing the quintessen- poured their heart in to cre- Yaad Dila, a Hindi adaptation of why it wasn’t, is because it was writ- other women instead of men. It was subliminal.” location plays a central role in tial Bollywood hero has been atively balance the style and wit Tendulkar’s Ashi Pakhare Yeti. It was the ten before its time and its first staging challenging to unravel the web of It stars Sayalee Phatak, Parna the plot but to know more super exciting. When you grow the hero brings to the script. prolific theatre group Arpana’s first pro- was received with some discomfiture.” chaotic feelings leading to an Pethe, Abhay Mahajan, Om Bhutkar about how and why Satya is up on your dose of Bollywood, Having Taapsee to play oppo- duction and a success.” While directing Kahani Mitra Ki, inevitable tragedy in the narrative, but and Priyanshu Painyuli. The Zee there stay tuned for the release it seems like a familiar territo- site has only made exploring an Mitrachi Goshta is often described he was drawn to the unlikely friend- Akash says, “I had a bunch of actors Theatre’s offering will stream on Dish date. All I can say at this point ry. Satya is the laid-back onscreen romantic chemistry as one of the first modern Indian plays ship between Bapu and Mitra and the that made my task easier. I treated the TV and D2H Rangmanch Active on is that it’ll be a mad ride.” charmer that your parents an incredibly fun and reward- dealing with same-sex relationships. Set upheaval it goes through when Mitra theme like a human love story where February 13 at 2 pm and 6 pm. Tahir is relishing playing warned you about. Aakash ing experience.”  ! "# $  # %&'()(% == 0+233    3  3 280%"2&%3 = (9?00?@?79 - )   - 5-"'     ""'  7#963 ) ?= >(>=

What fascinated you to be a part of the film Crazy Rich Asians? I heard about Kevin Kwan’s novel by the same name. He stated that his inten- tion of writing the novel was to “introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience.” He also claimed that the novel was loosely based on his own childhood in Singapore. I can still recall a few of my friends from Hongkong and Singapore who came to me one fine day and said, ‘Have you read this book? You must really make it into a film’. So, when I read it, I could understand why they said it. It was funny and it was a good take on super-rich people, their lifestyles. What really got me going was when Jon M Chu was attached. I felt that this really needed a director, who understood the culture and also had a very dynamic sense of humour but very grounded in the cultural real- ities of what it takes to be an Asian.

How would you define your character? Eleanor Sung-Young is country. And I think that she How was your meeting with organic, when you step out formidable. Everybody looks is working very hard towards the author of the book, Kevin and you feel the heat, the at her and tremble in their that. Kwan? tropical air, you walk into that shoes. I think she is a protec- We had the privilege of N      hawker centre, all the different tive and a very caring mother. What do you think of Jon M meeting the author of the food and smell and when you She is trying her best to be the Chu as the director? book. Kevin was so charming T * look at the wedding, the recep- best daughter-in-law, which is It’s been amazing working on sets. On the very first day, tion, the colours, simply never easy, but she is trying to with Jon. I had a great experi- he was just standing at the door 3 2   because you are in a tropical keep the family together ence because he is one of those and I saw him staring and smil- 53" 331 climate, the orchids, all the because she understands what directors who knows what he ing at me and I was thinking colours are real and vivid so this family means. Not just to wants but is also open to listen- maybe I know him from some- 3 *3  that’s the importance of being themselves but to many other ing and understanding and where and it was Kevin. He here. Even though we have families that depend on them maybe learn something new or told me that it was his dream 323  some of the best set designs and their work. Of course, like have a different take on it. He to see me play the character of     when you shoot inside the stu- all mothers, she wants her is also surrounded by the most Eleanor Sung-Young, which dio, nothing beats being in a son to be back home. We fantastic producers: Nina came true! He said, “I am lit- 333 real location, there’s just some- send the kids away so that they Jacobson and John Penotti and erally watching my dream     thing about it that is very tan- get a better education but Andrew. It was very important come true.” I thought that was gible, you can put it in your somewhere deep down, we that he is surrounded by peo- so sweet of him.    hands and you can feel it here hope that after they have ple who completely support his (heart). achieved certain things in life, vision. He actually had a very What was your experience 36 O (Crazy Rich Asians pre- they come home to their fam- strong vision, which is exact- of shooting in Singapore? mieres on Sony PIX on ily and do more for their own ly what this film needed. When you here it is very February 14 at 9 pm.)

A motion poster introduces also to be directed by Vikas in presence but she also has the 1     Kriti in an electrifying avatar as a space that is so new to me.” persona of a superstar. She is Jassi. Sharing the poster, Kriti She added, “I’ve been want- truly ‘the right one’ to star wrote on Instagram, “Meet ing to explore the genre of opposite Tiger as I am confident JASSI! Super duper excited for action since a while now and she will make a perfect action   this one! Teaming up once I’m super excited to do so on heroine. I am extremely excited again with my very special such a massive scale with Pooja and looking forward to working @tigerjackieshroff! Can’t wait Entertainment! Jackky is a very with the two wonderful artistes.” riti Sanon confirmed as the film Heropanti. for the shoot to begin! Lets kill passionate producer and I’m The film is being billed as a Klead actress of the forthcoming Tiger announced on it!” glad to be starting my journey dystopian action thriller, and is action film Ganapath, opposite Instagram: Khatam hua intezaar Talking about the Vikas with them with such a cool slated to go on floors soon. Pre- Tiger Shroff. This is the first time @kritisanon. Super excited to work Bahl directorial, Kriti said, “I’m character.” production work has already the two stars will be seen togeth- with this bundle of talent again thrilled to reunite with Tiger Director Bahl said, “Kriti begun. Ganapath is scheduled to er on screen after their 2014 debut #Ganapath. after about seven years and not only has a riveting screen release in 2022.

fter hosting the Oscars nine times, ABilly Crystal wouldn’t necessarily rule out a tenth. But the 72-year-old actor would prefer some wider attention for his 16((84:98*:38 low-budget indie film, Standing Up, Falling Down. Perhaps even a longshot Academy Awards nomination. ##C( ' 4* 4  &%!& /'&'&@&'('3& &@$ “If it happened, it would be unbeliev- able. I’m really thrilled just to be in the '/('&#'#&' discussion and not for, ‘Hey, would you host again?’” Crystal said. In the film, released in February 2020, Crystal plays an alcoholic derma- tologist who befriends a down-on-his- luck comedian, played by Ben Schwartz. Crystal also serves as executive produc- er on the film, shot in his childhood hometown of Long Beach, New York. A key scene takes place in the temple where he had his bar mitzvah. After starring in polished Hollywood classics like City Slickers and When Harry Met Sally, Crystal jokes that his lat- est project was a bit more scaled down. O-   “My character, Marty, with no last name, that’s how small the budget was. We couldn’t even afford a last name for him,”   P he said. The Emmy-winning actor spoke about his roots, his history hosting the omposer duo Sachin-Jigar say that they are Oscars, and returning to his hometown Cexploring independent music more deeply, for a film shoot. and hope to come out with great songs through their experimentations. Did being back in Long Beach for With Valentine’s Day just round the corner, Standing Up, Falling Down bring back they have come out with a romantic Gujarati sin- childhood memories? gle, Kehva De. One day when I was in the makeup The song has been penned by Niren Bhatt chair for the film, and I’m sitting in a and sung by Jigar Saraiya. Featuring Jigar and makeshift little space that we had because Lekha Prajapati, Kehva De comes with a sweet there was no dressing rooms, there’s no melody and a lumbering rhythm. doubt we changed in the car. We changed Talking about the release of the single, in the restroom if we were shooting at a Sachin-Jigar said, “When we were composing restaurant or bar. And I’m sitting there erhouse that had no budget for public- And they were joyous and they loved to Throw Momma from the Train. I had if the show can find a way to do it and do this song we wanted to elevate the romance of putting the stuff on my face and the smell ity. laugh and they love to be entertained. earned my spot that I was now a mem- it well and really celebrate the work part it and make it contemporary. This year has given of the makeup and the powder was exact- And I loved entertaining them. And I just ber of the movie industry, you know. So, of it and the entertainment part of it, it’s us the opportunity to explore independent music ly the same as I remember in third grade You’ve done so much in your career, continued that. when I walked out there, I had more cred ok. But I think one of the years I hosted, more deeply and we can only hope that great for the school play. And (I remember) from standup and big movies to direct- as a member of the community. I relished we were in a bad recession and the econ- songs come out of our experimentations.” how excited I was that the parents were ing and Broadway. When did you Did your early penchant for enter- that and I was able to poke fun at it, but omy was terrible. And I said, “This is this “We eagerly await the reactions of listeners out there and that there was an audience, know this is what you wanted to do? taining help lead to hosting so many respect it at the same time. Those first what we want to see, millionaires giving to this song,” they added. you know, on the other side of that cur- When I was 4 or 5, I got up in front Oscars shows? years of doing the show were wonderful- each other gold statues.” So, I think we Recently, they came out with Heera. The tain. I just couldn’t wait to get out there. of the family with my two brothers and Honestly, I didn’t feel that much dif- ly exciting and satisfying. have to really find the right way to do it. video of the soulful number features singer Jigar I’ve been on that hook since I was a kid. we would memorise Carl Reiner and Sid ferent, except the world is watching. Saraiya alongside actress Shriya Pilgaonkar. Caesar and Howie Morris routines and From the time I started, you really have This year the Oscars will probably not If they asked you, would you ever do Directed by Arunima, the video has been shot Your performance is being lauded. then do them. We didn’t think we were to want to be up there and you really have have an audience. Last year, it didn’t have it again? across picturesque locales in the paradise. With awards season coming up, is that stealing. We didn’t know. We just loved to want to be that guy or that person to a host. What are you expecting? 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=( 57 / in terms of both restrictive and  #;"> 6( attacking options. SAME PLACE, DIFFERENT 20%%2(23%  O'(/#& %' 8  A fit-again Axar Patel is the closest to being a like-for-like replacement for an injured Ravindra  * what’s happening on the outside,” the Jadeja. Patel’s Test debut looks vice-, who has scored around imminent as Ashwin will need jinkya Rahane had a fair idea 1000 runs in his last 15 long form someone to hold on at the other end. Athat a question about his indif- game, said. However, one can’t be so sure ferent form would pop up and he It was a different Rahane, some- about Kuldeep Yadav, who in his was ready to meet the challenging one who was not ready to take a CHALLENGE short six-Test career has played head on with a never-seen- backward step when faced with dif- some tough games. before aggression. ficult questions. He would fancy his chance for Skipper Virat Kohli, after the When a scribe asked if the being a better attacking option than 227-run defeat to England in the drooping shoulders and negative 2O& $ Washington Sundar. opening Test, had vehemently body language in the first Test were The 20-year-old Washington defended Rahane, who hasn't scored due to a change in captaincy, he was might go on to become a fine all- too many runs before or after the far from amused. &!$#%' rounder in the Ravi Shastri mould Melbourne Test against Australia “There are moments when you in the coming years but as of now, where his hundred enabled India to don’t have that energy but that does- !'/ he is not good enough to play as a draw the series level. n’t mean that it has happened specialist third spinner. The form came up again on the because of a change in captaincy. As Kuldeep is an excellent attack- eve of the second Test against I have said earlier, Virat is our cap- '!% ing option but the team manage- England and the man in question referring to his scores of 59 and 115 tain and will remain our captain. ment’s continued reluctance to play was ready to tackle the issue head on. against the Proteas in that 2019 “If you are trying to dig in and him is an indication of lack of faith “See we are playing at home series. fine some ‘masala’ (controversy), $O&%& in the Uttar Pradesh wrist spinner’s after two years. Our last home “It’s all about the team and not unfortunately you will not get it. abilities of late. series, was against South Africa. If the individual and my focus is how Look, body language can be a bit However, it is learnt that look- you take (the scores of that series) can I contribute for the team. If you down at times and the was  *  ing at the track, Kuldeep is set to be out, you will find something over take out the last 10-15 Test match- such in the first 2 days, it could be inducted into playing XI for this there,” Rahane answered in third es, you will see some runs over there. because of that. There could be desperate India have decided particular game. person with a deadpan expression “I don’t need to think about many reasons.” to go for the jugular by opt- The Indian team management, Aing for a spicy turner against after a drab first two days at the a well-prepared England side in the Chepauk during the opening game, In both games, it was the rival second Test starting on Saturday, had two options going into the sec- spinners (Graeme Swann and P+ + , well aware that it can boomerang ond Test. Monty Panesar in 2012 and Steve and cost them a spot in the World The first option was to leave a O’Keefe in 2017) who made the Test Championship final. liberal sprinkling of grass and then most of the conditions and rattled   /Q The honeymoon of the get tested by Broad, who would the Indian batsmen in their own Australian series is over after a have got the SG Test to land on den.  *  sobering 227 run defeat in the first seam and move around off the The toss will be very crucial and Test which must have shaken a com- pitch. even if turns square, Kohli will look ndia vice-captain Ajinkya placent team out of its stupor ahead The second option, which they to bat first and expect Rohit Sharma IRahane expects the Chepauk of three high stake Test matches. have taken, is shaving off the grass to go beyond the two or three pret- pitch to offer serious turn from the But it is an perfect stage for and very little watering of the ty shots that he has been managing very first day of the second Test India’s mercurial skipper Virat pitch, leaving it to bake in the sun. so far. when his team would bid to level Kohli, who loves to bring his A game The ball will bounce and turn He would have to give the team the four-match series. to the fore when the chips are down. and the strip will break much ear- a big hundred which it desperately India lost the first Test by 227 With crowd back inside the lier but then India have had needs from him. runs on a deck that didn’t have any- wait and see how it plays in the first heated cauldron ready to egg him instances where this kind of track Kohli gave a master-class on thing for bowlers while the fresh session and take it from there on,” on, something he thrives on, the has back-fired. how to play the reverse swing in the pitch, with a darker and drier Rahane said at the pre match vir- Indian captain would be eyeing a Rewind to Pune 2017, when first Test but it always takes two to look, promises to be a spinners’ tual conference on Friday. good slugfest against a very resolute punished them on a tango. paradise in the game starting “...But yeah we have to forget opposition. India need to win two rank turner on the first day. The Whether it’s a Cheteshwar Pujara Saturday. what happened in the first Test. We matches and not lose any of the home team didn’t have a clue that or an Ajinkya Rahane or a Rishabh “Yeah, it looks completely dif- know these conditions really well games to make the WTC final. last match’s first innings top wick- A look at the newly-laid dark- the ball will turn so much. Pant, the Indian skipper will need ferent. I am sure it will turn from and we have to put our best foot England will have a new wick- et-taker Dom Bess. coloured Chepauk track is an indi- Or perhaps the best innings some support to keep his team’s day 1 but again as I have said before forward tomorrow and yeah that’s etkeeper in Ben Foakes and Stuart Jofra Archer’s elbow injury cation that unlike the strip used dur- ever played in India — Kevin chances the first Test match, you have to it,” Virat Kohli’s deputy added. Broad will replace James Anderson might make way for all- ing the first Test, this one will offer Pietersen’s epic 186 in Mumbai in alive of as part of workload management. rounder Chris Woakes, who is a turn earlier than expected. 2012. India played a single pacer in booking a Also in the mix is Moeen Ali, a handy batsman apart from being a will need Zaheer Khan with Ashwin and flight to known nemesis of India, in place of fine pacer in his own right. a lot of support from the other end Pragyan Ojha opening the bowling. London.  '    91  .(    

Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics the intensity as US Open with the Bulgarian through rage of winners. in four sets. champion Thiem, last year's after Pablo Carreno Busta Karatsev is making his Kyrgios produced a virtu- runner-up, found his groove retired injured in the second Grand Slam debut at oso performance in the first with some dominant serving set. Melbourne Park and is incred- two sets, using every trick in to fight back and outlast the Earlier, Russian qualifier ibly yet to drop a set as he set the book, including underarm 25-year-old 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, Aslan Karatsev pulled off a big up a fourth-round meeting serves and tweeners, as he fed 6-4. upset when the world No 114 with Felix Auger-Aliassime, off the energy at a boisterous He will now play 18th blitzed eighth seed Diego who beat 11th seed Denis John Cain Arena, his favourite seed Grigor Dimitrov for a Schwartzmann into submis- Shapovalov 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 in an court. But he couldn't sustain place in the quarter-finals, sion 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 with a bar- all-Canadian battle.

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erena Williams overcame San error-strewn start on Friday to thwart Anastasia Potapova and set up a block- buster fourth-round clash with seventh seed Aryna Sabalenka who thrashed American Ann Li 6-3, 6-1, while 2019 champion Naomi Oska was set for a showdown with last year’s runner up Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open. Williams had 31 unforced errors but wore down the Russian 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 in 97 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Naomi Osaka had to deal with a butterfly landing on her but was otherwise little both- ered as she breezed into the last 16 with 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tunisian 27th seed Ons Jabeur in 1hr 18min to set up a showdown with Muguruza, who beat Zarina Diyas 6-1, 6- 1 in just 56 minutes. French Open champion Iga Swiatek, 19, seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time, beat France’s Fiona Ferro 6-4, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Simona Halep, a 6-1, 6-3 win- ner over Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova. THIEM OVERCOMES KYRGIOS Ice-cool Dominic Thiem rallied from two sets down to tame flamboyant Nick Kyrgios in front of a raucous crowd hours before Melbourne goes into coronavirus lockdown while an injured Novak Djokovic survived a massive scare against Taylor Fritz in the third round. The defending champion said he had a tear but fought hard to beat America’s Taylor Fritz 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6- 2 past midnight. Djokovic set-up a fourth- round clash with big-serving Raonic after the 14th seed beat