VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"$#$%T ‰utqBVQWBu‚xy( 7    D  = #!:  !!: : -./- 0&12 ;8 ' *+, 51 --+4? @=8 A"8 =+4' +4 46=$' 74* 4 3$ 8 4*   /*  4 $8 +4    " * A+ N9"((4*(O '*"6=4* 4* 4* 4$    !" 

 "  3 ! #  023 %4%0( )  0%52 C

$ %'( $)        R                                                                   O                            ! !     *7 894 are relooking at (adverse events       " #     $ # that were reported) to see if !     n the wake of Denmark, there was any issue of blood    #  &  INorway, Iceland, and clotting.”    Thailand temporarily halting “As of yesterday there were  P    vaccination with the Oxford- 59 or 60 deaths, and they were  !  " AstraZeneca vaccine following all coincidental,” the doctor        '  isolated reports of recipients said, adding hospitalisation ( !O '!!  developing blood clots, cases were being re-examined.       ) !!  on Saturday said it will carry “In fact there is a real * ' +   out a deeper review of post- effort from our side that once     &       vaccination side effects from complete investigation is done,     !    Covishield, the Oxford- to put its results in public   *7 894    !! AstraZeneca Covid vaccine domain, on the Ministry of         being manufactured by Serum Health website,” Arora added. assengers refusing to wear '        Institute of India, next week. On Sunday, the WHO said its Pface masks properly during          “No cases of blood clots vaccines advisory committee a flight could be placed on a        have been reported so far in the                 was currently going through no-fly list for a period of three   country, but we are looking at        !"#        safety data and emphasised months to two years or more. all the adverse events, particu- $   %  & that no causal link had been Amid reports of Covid-19 vio- #  !   larly serious adverse events established between the vaccine lation by air passengers and    $ %& like deaths and hospitalisa- and blood clot. surge in coronavirus cases $''    ,- tion. We will come back if we So far, a cumulative total of again in several States, the &              $!     !! find anything of concern,” NK more than 2.82 crore Directorate General of Civil   %  &$  . /0   '12 Arora, a member of national (2,82,18,457) vaccine doses Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday      task force on Covid-19, told a have been administered in two said a passenger violating pro- ensure that passengers are fol- this month. !       news agency. phases — first, to frontline and tocol despite repeated warn- lowing the Covid-19 guide- “In case, any passenger      +#  3  This new development healthcare workers, and sec- ings will be treated as “unruly lines. Besides, the violators on board an aircraft refuses to   $ //   took place even as the World ond, to citizens above the age passenger”. If a passenger refus- will be de-boarded and classi- wear mask or violates the     Health Organization (WHO) of 60 and co-morbid above 45 es to comply with the instruc- fied as “unruly passengers”. Covid-19 protocol for passen- on Friday said there was no rea- years. tions before a flight takes off, The move follows a Delhi gers even after repeated warn-  "    ( son to stop using AstraZeneca’s Meanwhile, with India then he or she should be de- High Court order that pas- ings during the course of the !    ) Covid-19 jab. recording the highest number boarded, DGCA said. sengers without a mask be put flight, such passenger may be   4    India has been using the Serum Institute had joined and allowed exports of millions of daily coronavirus cases in 83 In a circular, the DGCA on a no-fly list after the judge treated as “unruly passenger”       Indian version of the Oxford- hands with AstraZeneca to of these jabs to around 70 days on Saturday, the country has directed airport officials observed the callous attitude of and the procedure in respect of '    !!! AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine manufacture 1 billion doses of countries over the last few could be heading towards a and security personnel to passengers. Justice Hari handling such unruly passen- !     51/ called Covishield, as devel- the vaccine shot. weeks as a part of its vaccine new wave that scientists say can ensure that no one is allowed Shankar took suo motu cog- ger as provided in Civil   '    oped by SII, the world’s largest India has given at least 28 diplomacy. be quelled by vaccinating the to enter the airport without nizance of the matter after he Aviation Requirements (CAR)    O     vaccine manufacturer by vol- million shots in its vast vacci- Arora said there was “no maximum number of people wearing a mask and everyone witnessed fellow passengers shall be followed by the con- 6      #  ume, and indigenous vaccine nation programme, most of immediate issue of concern as and following Covid-appro- must maintain social distanc- wearing their masks pulled cerned airline,” the DGCA cir-   !   giant Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin them Covishield. The the number of adverse events priate behaviour. ing norms at all times during down while on an Air India cular said.      !  in its vaccination drive. Government has also gifted (in India) is very, very low. We Turn to Page 4 air travel. The Airlines have to -Delhi flight earlier Turn to Page 4               456+ $3         O P '($ '          577  *1    !  !"          # $   '9**$4    he main Opposition DMK     Tin Tamil Nadu on Saturday R  made a whopping 500 plus   "   promises, including a shower of   8 $$:*$* 4(+$6 doles like 4,000 relief to Covid-19 hit rice ration card )  )  8 $$ armers held holders, in its manifesto for the FMahapanchayats on April 6 Assembly polls. mid a steady outflow of Saturday in Kolkata and at On the lines of Andhra Asenior leaders from the Nandigram, where Chief Pradesh and Haryana, which Trinamool Congress, former Minister Mamata Banerjee is in passed laws to reserve 75 per Union Finance Minister and the fray, at the call of the cent jobs for locals, DMK pres- ex-BJP leader Yashwant Sinha Samyukt Kisan Morcha and ident MK Stalin assured legis- joined Mamata Banerjee’s party urged people not to vote for the lation to earmark 75 per cent on Saturday saying the tipping ' (  &)  *    %  + ,-. BJP in the coming Assembly of jobs in industrial houses for          (/&  0%,).  +   (12    ) $ 3(   &    point for him to join the TMC poll in . locals and promised to press for *1  1%    $    &   ' (      1    %1    1   was the “attack” on the Bengal Farmer leader and quota in private sector.  P      %  &$ %  &$ Chief Minister at Nandigram. Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Crop and jewel loans (up to %  &$ Sinha said Mamata is one Rakesh Tikait, one of those 5 sovereigns) of small and of the few visible faces in the dented situation…” adding the aircraft. spearheading the about four- bone of the farmers and their who oppose BJP, those who will marginal farmers in coopera- data card for students, milk to country trying to stop the BJP democratic institutions like The former Union month-old farmers’ stir against movement, Tikait said it is stand by the farmers and the tive banks, pending loans of school students in the morning from “crushing and conquer- “the judiciary have become Minister who once handled the the Centre’s farm laws, reached “anti-people”. poor.” Women Self Help Groups in to provide nutritional support ing” the Opposition and the weak now.” External Affairs joined his new the State during the day to be “Don’t vote for BJP. If voted Clarifying that the Krishak co-op institutions and educa- and distribution of napkins time has come when the demo- Praising the Chief Minister party at the Trinamool Bhawan part of the Mahapanchayat. to power they will give away Mahapanchayat in Bengal is tional loans of college students free of cost to girl pupils of cratic-minded parties of the whom he met at her residence in the presence of senior lead- Tikait, who was received at your land to big corporates and not meant to pledge support to below the age of 30 would all schools and colleges were some country will have to take a deci- before joining her party, Sinha ers Derek O’Brien, Sudip the airport by TMC MP Dola industries and make you land- any particular non-BJP party in be waived, he said, releasing the of the other promises. sion to sink differences and said he always knew her as a Bandopadhyay, and Subrata Sen, later addressed gatherings less. They will hand over the the State, the Bharatiya Kisan manifesto at the party HQ. The rural employment unite for a bigger cause. fighter who as a Cabinet Mukherjee. of farmers in Kolkata and country to big industrialist Union chief said, “I am not here In Government town guarantee programme would The 83-year-old veteran Minister in the Atal Behari Sinha said there is qualita- Nandigram in East Midnapore groups putting your livelihood to seek votes for a particular buses, women shall be allowed see an increase from 100 to 150 IAS officer-turned politician, Vajpayee Government and tively difference between the district along with social at stake and in danger,” he said. party. We are here to issue an to travel free of cost and quota days and poor farmers and auto who left the BJP in 2018, said offered herself as a hostage dur- NDA Government led by activist Medha Patkar. Calling the BJP “a party of emphatic appeal to start the for women in Government drivers would get 10,000 sub- he is joining the Trinamool at ing the Kandahar crisis when Vajpayee and the one being run Alleging that the BJP-led cheats” which hides its sympa- battle against BJP on behalf of jobs shall be increased from 30 sidy to buy farm pumpset and a crucial juncture when “the Pakistani terrorists had today. Government at the Centre is thy for the rich, Tikait said, the farmers in Bengal.” to 40 per cent, he announced. autos respectively, he said. country is facing an unprece- hijacked an Indian Airlines Turn to Page 4 intent on breaking the back- “We will be on the side of those Turn to Page 4 Free computer tablets with Turn to Page 4 $      &    ($     #   +,    ( #   !%& )$***             6"63$4 The assistant police inspec-   $96$* " and Minister for Labour Gauri   '863 the Islamic State (ISIS) group tor reached the agency’s office   Shankar Chaudhary, the have been blamed for the roubles mounted for at Cumballa Hill around 11.30 epal’s CPN (Maoist Kathmandu Post reported. ri Lanka on Saturday attacks at six locations — two TMumbai Police officer am, the official said. Mansukh     *7 894 NCentre)-led by Pushpa The decision was taken by Sannounced plans to ban the Roman Catholic churches, one Sachin Waze, who has been fac- Hiran, who was in possession Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on the standing committee meet- wearing of burqas and said it Protestant church and three top ing heat in the murder case of of the SUV had claimed that it team of the Delhi Police’s Saturday recalled its Ministers ing of the CPN-MC held this would close more than 1,000 hotels. businessman Mansukh Hiran, had been stolen a week earlier, ASpecial Cell on Saturday from the Cabinet led by Prime morning at Paris Danda, the Islamic schools known as Weerasekara also said the as a sessions court in but the case took a new turn reached Tihar Jail to question Minister KP Sharma Oli and Centre’s party office here. madrasas, citing national secu- Government will ban more Maharashtra’s Thane district when he was found dead in a Tehseen Akhtar, who was directed all its leaders nomi- “Our Standing Committee rity. than 1,000 Madrasas, saying has refused to grant him inter- creek in Thane on March 5. arrested in 2014 when he was nated at the CPN-UML Central meeting has decided to call Minister of Public Security they are not registered with the im bail and noted that there In his application seeking heading proscribed terror Committee to make their posi- back all our Ministers in the Sarath Weerasekara said he authorities and do not follow was prima facie evidence and pre-arrest bail on Friday, Waze group Indian Mujahideen, in tions clear within 24 hours, Federal Government and told signed a paper on Friday seek- the national education policy. material against him. said the FIR registered by the connection with the recovery of intensifying the rift between the leaders nominated by UML ing the approval of the Cabinet The decision to ban burqas In a related development Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) a mobile phone from his bar- the two factions. to make their position clear of Ministers to ban burqas. and madrassas is the latest on Saturday, recording of didn’t name name any person. rack, officials said. Among the Ministers within 24 hours,” Devendra “The burqa has a direct “It is a sign of religious move affecting the Indian Waze’s statement by the He termed the FIR as “baseless The mobile phone, accord- called back are Minister for Poudel, a Standing Committee impact on national security,” extremism that came about Ocean island nation’s minori- National Investigation Agency and without any motive”, say- ing to police, is suspected to Home Affairs Ram Bahadur member, was quoted as saying. Weerasekara told a ceremony at recently. We will definitely ban ty Muslims. (NIA), which is probing the last ing it was a result of a “witch- have been used for creating a Thapa, Minister for Energy, As per the legal provision, a Buddhist temple on Saturday, it.” The wearing of burqas was Muslims make up about 9 month’s recovery of gelatin hunt”. Telegram channel that was Water Resources and Irrigation lawmakers will lose their seats without elaborating. temporarily banned in 2019 per cent of the 22 million peo- sticks and a threat letter from Additional sessions Judge used by a group named Jaish- Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, in the upper house and the “In our early days, we had after the Easter Sunday bomb ple in Sri Lanka, where an SUV, a Scorpio, which was Shailendra Tambe, in the order ul-Hind for claiming respon- Minister for Water Supply lower house of Parliament if a lot of Muslim friends, but attacks on churches and hotels Buddhists account for more found parked near industrial- that was made available on sibility for parking an SUV with Mani Chandra Thapa, Urban they choose to leave the party Muslim women and girls never in Sri Lanka that killed more than 70 per cent of the popu- ist Mukesh Ambani’s residence Saturday, refused to grant inter- gelatin sticks outside industri- Development Minister Prabhu or their party decides to expel wore the burqa,” Weerasekara than 260 people. lation. Ethnic minority Tamils, in Mumbai, is going on at its im bail to Waze and said his alist Mukesh Ambani’s south Shah, Minister for Youth and them from the party. said, according to video footage Two local Muslim groups mainly Hindus, comprise about office since noon, an official custodial interrogation was Mumbai home, ‘Antilia’, on Sports Dawa Lama Tamang Turn to Page 4 sent by his Ministry. that had pledged allegiance to 15 per cent of the population. said. required. February 25.      + ,-. /0/,   !"   !!/ 1 +  ,- 66 ++7 -. !    22 ,2 34 $!5  of the fittest — you snooze you lose. Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava +2  2/! (Lipstick Under My Burkha fame),  3/  6/ Bombay Begums takes one on a journey + 6 2 &  & where a woman is allowed to pursue !&'()* her dreams and make it big in life without feeling guilty that they iven the controversies preferred to pursue a career rather stay surrounding this latest web at home and be a mom. Gseries, it may be prudent for The only problem here is that those who feel that one must shut one’s even though there is plenty of intrigue eyes to all the bad that is happening and twists and turns in the plot it moves around them to avoid this one. at an extremely slow pace. So much so However, if you are the kind of person that one can even go for a bathroom who knows what teenagers are up to break and come back and pick up the these days, you need to watch it to take story of these five women without a lesson and ensure that your wards having missed much in terms of how don’t walk the thin line of what is right things unfold. *  9 =!  *   and wrong. Of course, one’s perspective Pooja Bhatt, who was last seen in "  6  1C /E/1 of the situation and circumstances Sadak 2 plays the part of a powerful ' 0 !   also make a difference and one takes banker (Rani) rather well. Her choice  # !   L A  3# A     8# 7 !    5 decisions based on them. of sarees is brilliant and will leave one #             !       So despite the hue and cry by child impressed. Aadhya Anand deserves a      #   right activists about the inappropriate round of applause. Shahana Goswami, 7  #I 3#    ! H   !#   #   portrayal of teenagers, the series is also Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur do          H  !  ! about four other adult women who are their part as well.   #          !     #   trying to make a place for themselves The men here don’t have much to !           $    4   M +           !         in a man’s world — a world that is filled do except plot the downfall of these comedy genre. Sadly, there is bhi mujhe love you too karti with cut-throat competition where women so that they rule. (        neither any horror nor any naa toh palat kar jaroor dog eats dog and it is all about survival L% %     comedy. Just because the dekhegi.  !#$ !  chudail, in this case a mudhiya Also, this is the 21st  "    pairi (witch with inverted legs) century where science and !&'()* doesn’t make the film scary technology rule the roast and *  3# 6   even if they show ultey bloody yet Bollywood still continues " 6  1C /E/1 his is the first movie with footprints, a face that has to make movies on chudails           big stars to have had a more blue veins and slightly and shows how people here, in 8!  !     Ttheatrical release after reddish eyes, a smirk and hair order to ward off evil, marry  4      !  ! Hollywood’s Wonder Woman all over the face. a tree or even a dog —  !   !     !  1984 that released in Director Hardik Mehta Rajkummar Rao marries one    !     December 2020. Given the shoves down the message that — to mislead the mudiya   !        increase in the number of the paranormal entity here is pairi.     * '     =  ! $  F*'=$G  3#6   COVID-19 cases once again, not a ghost but a chudail. One What doesn’t make even !             !  the BO was sure to be affected wonders what the difference is more sense is why all our     !   !           H and the film could only make given that there are no frightful chudails end up at the edge of *'=$ 9     3  (     !     .!    a modest 2.50 crore on Day moments or even eerie music either the tallest building or a #   7  .!   I L      !!     1. playing in the background. mountain where there is a       !     ! #      It has less to do with the However much we were mandir. Obviously, our chudail $        )     9  fear that is keeping patrons look for laughter, what we here is not scared of God.   !              4 !     away from the cinema halls didn’t find funny is how Varun Overall, this movie has   !I         !      7  7  and more to do with the fact Sharma’ character falls in love laughs few and far between. !   3#6  4 !      *'=$         that Roohi doesn’t make much with the witch in Jahnvi Watch only if you are a          !    !M $      sense after the first few Kapoor even if there is a DDLJ Rajkummar Rao fan and you           L 7       minutes of its running time. moment — Muje toh don’t want to miss any of his ! 7 #            4    4    The film is a horror- mohabbat ho ri bhai; agar je films. L% %  &  4                    !M

 1 Q*     # R

P 9     !  9  ) ,-*./.*0      /    $       !  6          N >O 4 =  6 8     O    O        *  1    ,.2,3,4   5      !      =O   !      !  !       !            5  !   !  #         !   !  How did you come on board for Crime positive way. Even when I was at the low O       Alert? point of my career, I had expectations that     !#   ! It was Bhagwan (Kale) sir who called me I would rise again and be given an  !         and wanted me on the project. I agreed opportunity to showcase my talent again.  .          because first, it was a rather interesting God has been kind to me thus far. I am concept and second, I had been doing extremely thankful to my audience who negative roles one after the other and was 4 *L 7$*  3 accepted me every kind of role that I have looking to do something different that had done. realism to it. Crime is a subject that needs 4* $ N* 79+ 4  Why and how did you get into acting? to be looked at in-depth since the percentage $6 '6A+$38 My life story has been told in Naache is on the rise. We have become insensitive Mayuri or Mayuri (Telugu). I would say that to what we read. What we visualise, we find 3'$" 9* ?" it was the first biopic film. It saddens me that  $ #       !  a connection. Here, we are using when we talk about autobiography films    #  9 6   entertainment as an eye-opener to make $  ?"+8A A+ today, nobody mentions it. It was not only  6! !   people aware of what is happening around (+$*  4* + + the first biopic to be made, it also starred !         them. Anchoring this show has been an eye- the person acting her own life. Today’s !      (&    !!    !  ! opener for me as well.  @=8+ *7 biopics don’t have the actual person enacting +#  #    3          !  "  How did you end up a producer and an their life’s story; an actor is chosen to play   !    ! #       #  anchor? 94*( * the real-life person. This is depressing.            First, I want to say that I never thought 6" 6> $7$?  How did you get this film?      !    $ #  I L4 !   that I would become a producer but the It was because of Ramoji Rao (producer                 4 !    channel gave me the opportunity to be one. A+6 9 = of Mayuri), he owns Ramoji Film City. He   (&  +#  ! #  !       4        This is something new that I have explored. saw me dance with an artificial limb. He  $    !     !#  =           #      To being, with, they asked me to anchor my 79+ * 4 always wanted to make different kinds of  O          !                  own production. But then I had become a 6 '6A+$38 films. He read about me and thought it     !    ! =    !      &   ! 4    &    !  bit busy. However, now I am on board with would make for an interesting human-                 .#      !  4  4  !    them. In fact, they gave me two interest film. He felt that if I played the role           9                       opportunities; I also never thought I would of myself, it would be more genuine. That’s    #   (&  +# O  ! !!         O     be an anchor. But here I am, being an anchor how I came on board the movie and ended $    !  3  O       ! $ *        !#     thanks to Bhagwan (Kale) and Manish up acting.  *#  (                           ! (Singhal) sir, the owners of the channel. I  What kind of roles attract you?          $   !             !     !   only saw myself as an actor/dancer. To No actor can vouch that a certain         + *#  7  !!    ! $ I !       M be a host is a wonderful experience. character will be good or not. I personally            L4           What was your reaction when you feel that one can’t predict which role will be !  $     $         !  4 *      were offered to host and be a a turning point in one’s career. I have always *#        !!         $   $3O $% &'    producer? played good role and then I did negative     ! !   ! 3    4        !    #    These were two genres where I had roles and people loved me as the vamp. I $     !   !       ! !             no prior knowledge about. For me, would not have survived in the industry for         !         .#   4       #   when it was suggested that I turn a 25 years if I had turned down the negative !        !                   !   producer, my reaction was where would roles that came my way.           !   ! M > F$  # *!G  N  F?  I get the money from. I could not put all  You have been part of Tamil, Malayalam,              +G            my hard-earned money in the series. Hindi, Telugu and, Gujarati, Kannada ! !   #     )*   ! 9   7 +# F    G  $! When I met the owners, I told them that even Bhojpuri films. How did this 3  O    I ?  #  #    M F (G  !      I would like to produce one. They guided happen? L    !        7     ! !M 7      9         #   me and gave me the confidence to go ahead. This happened at a time when  !     4    M 9   #                 What was the most shocking lesson you you don’t get work and I started !   !                       >  +#     learnt as a producer and host? exploring regional cinema. I         #   M 7     !     ! #    # We all read newspapers and watch news. loved doing these movies for a  !!            !M 4  O  7  >       1-  But sadly, we only see the headlines. We are couple of reasons. First, they have   ! !    #                    O ) +#  not personally connected to the crime that a wonderful storyline. Second, !               !    !       takes place. While hosting the show, they are extremely professional in  O !             #   9  7   !  !# 9  one can’t be emotional to the subject; their approach.  $  *#          &      ! !  +#   !  one ha to have a straight face and tell  You are a dancer, an actor, a            $ #  4     ! #    #    people what has happened in a dispassionate host, a producer, and a judge. &                !  4O !     !     >  manner. Through this show, we want to tell The role where you are most  4    !      #  !     +#          people that as citizens, they too must take comfortable. ! ! M    #   F6 7 G        responsibility to understand the crime and I don’t want to be in a zone 7  $  *# O   !        !      !     talk about it. We can’t be dependent on the where I am comfortable because  #               K   O  9  7  +# #   #    police all the time. We can’t turn a blind eye then you take yourself for   !   (&  +#      !O A  !         9   ! to the crime taking place in the country granted. In order to explore new  3   (& L . $    !          !  !  because we are personally not affected. things, one must move away from the 3 !   9! 3 &  $  #             N         You started with films and now TV. How spot where one is most comfortable.    !                  !   ! 9  has the journey been?  What next? !  3L   $#    !   !  A4+O 9  >    #   M It has been wonderful. It was never a I am doing a show for Zee Telugu, this #  + & 6  H *#  (  *       7 N  !     9 L  M straight line but I enjoyed every phase of it. has been on for over a year. With Crime Alert This is because I always took things in a added to the kitty, my 30 days are full.

                                                                                                                                               !        "                                            #            $ % &                      '                "       (          

Q v‡rq hq ƒˆiyv†urq i’ 8uhqh Hv‡ h s‚ hq ‚ iruhys ‚s 8H`F Q v‡rpu G‡q I‚ % 7ruvq Bˆyhi 7uhh 7huhqˆ Tuhu ahsh Hh t Ir 9ryuv  ! Qu‚r)  # #$$ 8‚€€ˆvph‡v‚ Pssvpr) A"  Trp‡‚ % IPD96 Bhˆ‡h€ 7ˆqu Ihth ! "  VQ Qu‚r)  !#'&(' 6 #'&(( hq ƒ v‡rq h‡ Eht h Q hxh†uh G‡q 9 !  ! Trp‡‚ %" I‚vqh VQ @qv‡‚ ) 8uhqh Hv‡ h 6DS TVS8C6SB@ ‚s  ! @h†‡) 8hypˆ‡‡h I‚ ‡u) Gru Xr†‡) Hˆ€ihv 6 6u€rqhihq T‚ˆ‡u) 7hthy‚ r 6 8urhv 8r‡ hy ) Fuhwˆ hu‚ Gˆpx‚ Pssvpr) #‡u Ay‚‚  Thuh h Tu‚ƒƒvt 8r‡ r Ahv“hihq S‚hq Gˆpx‚!!%  % Uryrƒu‚r†) $!!!"#%##" !"#%### !"#%##$ #  !$      + ,-. /0/, 7 !/)1 ;<      678/& 9           :6 7 & R/     *7 894 Government implemented it.     *7 894 We have taken care of all the elhi Health Minister people who were in home iso- mid a countrywide surge DSatyendar Jain on Saturday lation and facilitated them with Ain coronavirus cases, the felicitated 80 Covid warriors of the best of medical facilities and national Capital on Saturday Sanjay Gandhi Memorial care. Our doctors used to visit reported 419 fresh cases while Hospital and Dr Baba Saheb patients regularly and call them the daily positivity rate stayed Ambedkar Hospital at Delhi twice a day during the home at 0.56 per cent. With this, the Vidhan Sabha. isolation process.” total number of people infect- cases till date was reported on “Delhi Government’s LNJP Speaking about the ambu- ed with Covid-19 in Delhi has November 11. Hospital, India’s largest Covid- lance service, he said, “We had reached to 6,43,289. The number of contain- 19 treatment facility has treat- not only reduced the ambu- Three fresh deaths also ment zones in Delhi has shown ed more than 10,000 patients. Coronavirus pandemic. Even lance response time but also reported, taking the death toll intermittent rise and fall in the Jain also said that the ambu- after so much pressure, the ensured that it reached the to 10,939, according to the last several days, with the fig- lance response time was corona warriors worked so patients’ home within 15 min- health bulletin issued by the ure standing at 518 on Friday, reduced and it was ensured that well. We took many quick utes of their call.” Delhi Government. it said, adding that four beds in it reached the patients’ home decisions whenever the need “Initially, some reports These 431 new cases came Covid care centres are occupied within 15 minutes of the call,” arose and increasing the num- claimed that patients faced out of the 74,326, tests con- by persons under quarantine, he said. ber of beds was one of them. problems during admission ducted the previous day, including travellers who have He applauded the corona Delhi Government made LNJP into the hospital. We found that including 47,120 RT-PCR tests returned by the Vande Bharat warriors and said that it’s time Hospital, India’s largest Covid- the admission process was and 27,206 rapid antigen tests. Mission and bubble flights.     *7 894 breath. “There is no compen- hospital but later he lost his life to get goodwill by the virtue of 19 treatment facility in which lengthy. Taking notice of it, we According to the bulletin, out The city recorded over 400 sation for anyone’s life but I am due to Covid and till his last providing service to the people. more than 10,000 Covid-19 immediately passed the order of the total number of 5,711 cases for the third consecutive hief Minister Arvind hopeful that this financial assis- breath. Concluding the event, adding, patients were treated.” for holding areas in all the hos- beds in Covid hospitals, 5,129 days on Saturday. The count on CKejriwal on Saturday pro- tance will provide some ease to “The Delhi Government “he is proud that the Delhi Talking about the innova- pitals for the immediate relief are vacant. Thursday was 431. vided financial assistance of 1 his family. We will also provide salutes such frontline workers Government’s healthcare sys- tive steps taken by the Delhi of all the patients. This in itself As per the bulletin, the Delhi Health Minister crore to the family of corona a job to his elder son,” he said. who have served relentlessly the tem was no less than the private Government to deal with the was a big change in the health- number of people under home Satyendar Jain had on Friday warrior Late Rakesh Jain. Jain was a lab technician at citizens of Delhi. Today on healthcare system in fighting Covid-19 pandemic, he said, care system. As a result, the isolation climbed to 1,204, it said the city recording over 400 Kejriwal said that Jain was the Hindu Rao Hospital of behalf of the Delhi Government the Covid-19 pandemic.” “Delhi Government introduced patients used to get admitted said, adding that over 6,30,143 new Covid-19 cases per day a lab technician at the Hindu Delhi. While working on Covid I have handed over a cheque of Jain said, “The corona war- the method of Home Isolation, within 10 minutes of their lakh people have recovered was “not alarming” and assert- Rao Hospital. He continued to duty Jain got affected by Covid- 1 crore to the family members riors have made Delhi proud a method that no government arrival in the Delhi from the infection till date. The ed that the positivity rate was serve the people till his last 19. He was shifted to the Metro of Jain,” he said. with their efforts in fighting the in the world knew until Delhi Government’s hospitals.” highest single-day spikes 8,593 still below one per cent. #     &  7  /!!8  *(   !1  1  5 &             *7 894 awareness among people about aside at least five per cent of     *7 894 was under the influence of the sound EV charging infra- their total parking capacity alcohol opened fire at Anuj and elhi Transport Minister structure in the city. for EVs along with suitable he Delhi Police has arrest- fled from the spot. DKailash Gahlot said the Elaborating on the three slow EV chargers. A suitable Ted a 28-year-old man for “The injured Naveen was Government has taken a lead pillars of the strategy to expand amendment in Delhi’s building allegedly shooting another rushed to a nearby hospital across India in installing sound Electric Vehicle charging infra- bye-laws has already been man dead after an altercation where he was declared brought charging infrastructure in structure in Delhi, Gahlot said, initiated to enable this. At pre- took place between them over dead. A case was registered and Delhi for a smooth transition “First, Delhi Government has sent, 20 per cent area in park- playing DJ songs during a with the help of technical sur- to “Electric Vehicles” (EVs). floated the largest tender in ing facilities already have to be birthday party in Najafgarh veillance and using Call Detail The Government has India so far to build 100 pub- kept aside for EV parking in all area. Record of the accused, Naveen adopted a three-pronged strat- lic charging stations with 500 new constructions under uni- Anuj Sharma was shot Kumar was arrested on Friday egy to make the campaign charging points at prominent fied building bylaws for Delhi,” dead by the accused Naveen from Baba Haridas Nagar,” more effective. “The Delhi locations. These will be oper- he said. Kumar on Thursday during his said the DCP. Government is leaving no stone ational by December 2021 and Gahlot further said “We are younger brother’s birthday cel- “During interrogation, the unturned to ensure a smooth will add to the existing 72 sta- in advance talks with several ebration which was held at a accused confessed that he had a transition to EVs for the tions already operational in EV fleet operators to open up farm house in Najafgarh. small altercation with Anuj on Delhiites. The vision of the Delhi. their captive charging stations According to Santosh a petty issue of playing DJ songs Kejriwal Government to estab- “Delhi will soon have more for public use. This is a win-win Kumar Meena, the Deputy during birthday celebration and lish a charging point at a dis- than 10,000 chargers by proposition since it allows EV Commissioner of Police he was also in an inebriated state, tance of every 3kms will December. All commercial and cab and rickshaw operators to (DCP), Dwarka district, dur- hence he fired on him,” said the increase confidence in people institutional buildings such as get better utilisation and ing the party, an altercation DCP. The accused was found in to make the switch to EV and malls, shopping complexes, returns from their investment took place between Naveen possession of an illegal firearm pave the way for making Delhi cinema halls/multiplexes, office into EV charging infrastruc- and Anuj over playing DJ along with two live cartridges, the EV capital of India,” he said. spaces, hotels, restaurants, hos- ture. This will add another 750 songs during his brother’s police said, adding both have The fifth week of the Delhi pitals, etc that have a parking charging points at least for birthday celebration follow- been seized and further investi- <                      ! Government’s Switch Delhi capacity of more than 100 public use in Delhi by June ing which, the accused who gation of the case is underway. $   3 *  %  &$ campaign focused on raising vehicles will soon have to set 2021,” $        !&1    P    : 3 ) $  :   ! &5       / !/  5              New Delhi: The Central ed by M M Kutty, former secre- president on October 28, to -!  + 1! Government’s Commission for tary to the Ministry of ensure strict compliance. Air Quality Management in Petroleum and Natural Gas. The commission had the    -  New Delhi: A criminal want- National Capital Region and its Official sources from the power to lay down parameters ed in a murder case was arrest- adjoining areas has been shut ministry said they will try to of air quality, parameters of New Delhi: A 30-year-old man amount, but later found out that ed following a shootout with a down within five months of its introduce the ordinance in the discharge of environmental pol-     *7 894 explosives-laden SUV near was arrested from Mumbai for no such call was made from the police team in west Delhi’s constitution. next session of Parliament and lutants, inspect premises violat- industrialist Ambani’s residence allegedly duping people by pos- local MLA’s office, police said. Bakkarwala area in the early The commission, which was in the meantime, the state pol- ing the law, ordering closure of team of Special Cell, the in Mumbai last month was ing as an MLA, police said on Based on his complaint, a hours of Saturday, police said. established by the Centre in lution control board and Central non-abiding industries/plants, Aanti-terror unit of Delhi “created in the Tihar” area of Saturday. Bhalinder Pal Singh, case was registered under sec- The accused, Kamal October last year, has shut down Pollution Control Board etc. Police, visited Tihar Jail to ques- Delhi. who hails from Dehradun, had tion 419 (punishment for cheat- Gehlot, sustained injuries in the due to lapsing of the ordinance (CPCB) will be the supervising “The ordinance may be tion Indian Mujahideen (IM) According to Mumbai been living in Mumbai’s Andheri ing by personation) and 420 shootout and was shifted to a under which it was set up. authorities. called the Commission for Air terrorists Tehseen Akhtar alias police, it took the help of a pri- west for the last two years and (cheating and dishonestly induc- nearby hospital, they added. Speaking to PTI, Union Faced with rising air pollu- Quality Management in Monu in connection with a vate cyber agency to track the also owns a footwear shop there, ing delivery of property) of the “A shootout took place in Environment Secretary R P tion in Delhi-NCR, the Centre National Capital Region and mobile phone recovered from location of the phone on which they said. He belongs to a reput- Indian Penal Code, said Urvija the early hours of Saturday Gupta said the since ordinance had introduced the ordinance Adjoining Areas Ordinance his barrack in Central Jail. the Telegram channel was cre- ed family and was also involved Goel, Deputy Commissioner of between a police team and was not introduced in that put in place the commission 2020. It shall apply to national Tehseen Akhtar, who was arrest- ated. “During the investigation, in other cases, including cheat- Police (West). Using technical wanted criminal Kamal Gehlot Parliament within six weeks of and provided for up to five years capital region and also adjoining ed by the Special Cell team of the location of the phone was ing, registered in Chhattisgarh surveillance, the location of the in the Bakkarwala area, in its convention, it has lapsed of jail term and 1 crore fine for areas in so far as it relates to mat- Delhi Police in 2014, was the traced near Delhi’s Tihar Jail and and Punjab, they said. A probe accused was traced to Mumbai. which he got injured,” Deputy and consequently, the commis- violators with immediate effect. ters concerning air pollution in chief of the banned terror out- subsequently Delhi Police was was initiated against Singh after A team was sent there and he Commissioner of Police sion also stands shut. Under the ordinance the NCR. It shall come into force fit Indian Mujahideen after the also informed,” Mumbai police the police received a complaint was arrested, she said. “During (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar “The ordinance never released by the Ministry of Law at once,” the ordinance had arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, co- had said on Thursday. from a Delhi-based man. interrogation, Singh revealed Yadav said. became an Act. Any ordinance and Justice on October 28, the said. founder of the terror outfit. According to police sources, The man, whose brother that his father is a reputed busi- Arms and ammunition has to be introduced within six Environment Pollution As per the ordinance, the According to a senior police the Telegram channel was cre- was close to his local MLA, nessman who used to be whole- were seized from the posses- weeks of convening of (Prevention and Control) areas where it was in force official, a permission was sought ated on February 26 and the alleged that he received a call sale dealer of potatoes and sion of the accused, he said. Parliament. It did not happen so Authority (EPCA) was dissolved included Punjab, Haryana, from a Delhi court here by the message claiming responsibili- from a man who claimed to be onions. He used to carry out Gehlot was wanted in a the ordinance is lapsed, hence and replaced by the commission. Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, team of Special Cell to question ty for placing the vehicle outside the local MLA asked him to business with his father but they murder case lodged at the the commission is dissolved,” The 20-member commis- adjoining areas of the NCR and Akhtar in connection with a Ambani’s residence was posted transfer Rs 6 lakh to the party incurred losses due to his lack Mohan Garden police station, Gupta said. sion was set up under the ordi- Delhi where any source of pol- phone recovered from his bar- on the Telegram messaging app fund. The man transferred the of professionalism. PTI the officer added. PTI The commission was head- nance, which was signed by the lution was located. PTI rack which is suspected to have late in the night on February 27. been used for operating a The message had also Telegram channel used to claim demanded payment in cryp- responsibility for the recent ter- tocurrency and mentioned a $          ror threat acts/threats. link to deposit the same. “On Saturday police team During the probe, the link questioned Akhtar. Police have was found as not available, due     *7 894 sought permission from the to which the investigators sus-     court to question him and pected it to be mischievous. On elhi Police Commissioner based on it, we may question February 28, another message DSN Shrivastava on Saturday other inmates if needed,” he from Jaish-ul-Hind surfaced held a crime review meeting to     they could avail of the free added. on a social media platform, discuss law and order situation *7 894 internet around the country. The Delhi Police’s Special claiming that the organisation in the national Capital. Many more such hotspots will Cell had approached the Tihar did not have any role in the inci- The CP checked the steps eader of Opposition in the be inaugurated in the coming Jail administration on Thursday dent. taken on the action plan for LDelhi Assembly, Ramvir days in Delhi for providing free in connection with the Mukesh The investigation in the police stations and directed for Singh Bidhuri, on Saturday internet and unlimited data. Ambani bomb scare case after case was initially conducted by close monitoring of cases and launched the PM Wani WiFi The launch event was chaired a new angle emerged. the Crime Branch of the Police Control Room (PCR) Scheme at Harinagar ward in by the South Delhi Municipal On Friday, the Delhi Police Mumbai police. calls. South Delhi, under which res- Corporation Mayor, Anamika had said that Based on infor- The SUV, Mahindra The CP also examined the idents of the area will get free Singh. mation provided by the Special Scorpio car with gelatin sticks map and data of the city vis-a- internet through the various On the occasion, Bidhuri Cell, Tihar Jail authorities had was found parked near Antilia, vis marked areas of crimes in hotspots. said in contrast the Kejriwal seized a mobile phone from a the multi-storey residence of different districts. The CP also The PM WANI (Prime Government had indulged jail where certain terror con- Ambani, in south Mumbai on directed the Deputy Minister Wi-Fi Access in betrayal with the people victs are lodged and suspected February 25. Commissioners of Police to Network Interface) Scheme of Delhi by promising free that this phone was used for After the mysterious death keep a close tab on the forth- was launched by the centre WIFi but doing nothing in operating Telegram channels of Thane-based auto parts deal- coming law and order arrange- with an aim to fuel broadband that direction. He said used recently for claiming er Mansukh Hiran, who was in ments. community policing and eval- regards COVID - 19 arrange- (APRO) of Delhi Police. internet proliferation across this scheme is going to bene- responsibility for terror acts/ possession of the SUV, the The outcome of checkings uated the Neighbourhood ments the CP assessed the “The CP also laid stress on the country. The scheme aims fit the students, youth of the threats. probe was transferred to the carried out at pickets and dur- Watch Scheme and security prosecution by the districts strict action against criminals, to bring large scale deployment area, small traders and other On Thursday, a senior Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism ing patrolling was also dis- audit of residential areas, there- and also the status of vaccina- and laid emphasis on proper of Wi-Fi hotspots through the residents and this was a small Mumbai Police official had said Squad (ATS). On Monday, the cussed. The CP directed to take in. tion of police personnel in dif- utilisation of e Beat Book and country. gift from Prime Minister, a Telegram channel through National Investigation Agency strict legal action against ille- “The steps taken to reform ferent districts and units,” said ICMS (Integrated Complainant Under this scheme around towards ful- which an organisation named (NIA) took over the case relat- gal Spas & Massage Centres. juveniles through YUVA/other Anil Mittal, the Additional Management System),” said 10 lakh hotspots would be filling the dream of strong Jaish-ul-Hind had claimed ed to the recovery of the explo- He also laid stress on efforts were also reviewed. As Public Relation Officer Mittal. created in the country so that Digital India. responsibility for placing an sives-laden vehicle.      + ,-. /0/,  !%

6& 6 !11!/5 !&!       O# !     /1 1  1/            6     Bengaluru: The country's first centralised within Karnataka can be run, the officer said, Air-conditioned railway terminal in adding the terminal would help decongest   3*($8"+" Kolhapur and asked us not to run   9+$ "*:*7 894 Bengaluru would be operational soon, KSR Bengaluru and Yesvantpur stations in any buses. They too did not run any Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the city. According to her, a modern station he Karnataka State Road bus," the officer added. ne bogie of Dehradun- on Saturday. "Named after one of the fore- building with centralised air-conditioning TTransport Corporation on Meanwhile in Mumbai, Shiv Obound Shatabdi Express most civil engineers, Bharat Ratna Sir M and airport like faade has been construct- Saturday temporarily suspended its Sena leader Sanjay Raut alleged that caught fire on Saturday but no Visvesvaraya, the nation's first centralised AC ed. State-of-the-art passenger amenities are operations to Kolhapur in Marathi people residing in casualty was reported, police railway terminal in Bengaluru is set to being provided to make journey a pleasant Maharashtra which has a substan- Karnataka's Belgaum were being vic- said. become operational soon," Goyal tweeted. experience.The station building is of 4,200 tial Kannada population in view of timised, and said an all-party dele- The train's bogie caught According to railway officials, the new square metre covered area to cater to daily the ongoing border row between the gation from Maharashtra should fire near Kasro railway station coach terminal was planned at footfalls of 50,000. two States, officials said. visit the city in the neighbouring when it was coming from Baiyappanahalli in the city to meet the The terminal has seven platforms apart A few Maharashtra leaders have state to resolve the ongoing stand- Delhi, Uttarakhand police chief demand to introduce more express trains from eight stabling lines and three pit lines been demanding the merger of the off. He told reporters that in the last Ashok Kumar said, adding no connecting Bengaluru. enabling the terminal to operate 50 trains regions dominated by Marathi- eight days there have been instances one, however, was killed or "Byappanahalli is the third coach ter- daily. Vijaya said the terminal has a grand speaking people in Karnataka, espe- of attack on Shiv Sena leaders and injured in the incident. minal sanctioned in 2015-16, which has been canopy over the station building concourse cially Belagavi, which the pro- the party's office in Belgaum by pro- Kumar said all passengers named after Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya on the lines of Bengaluru International Kannada organisations have been Kannada outfits. were evacuated from the affect- who was an engineer par excellence and con- Airport. It has a fully air-conditioned opposing. "Belgaum is part of India and ed coach which was separated tributed tremendously to nation-building," entrance lobby and a well- marked parking According to a senior officer in the Maharashtra- Karnataka dispute from the train, DGP Kumar the Chief Public Relation Officer of South space for four-wheelers and two-wheelers the North West Karnataka Road is a language dispute. It shouldn't be said. Western Railway E Vijaya said. Built at an with a capacity of 250 and 900 respectively. Transport Corporation, a vehicle stretched too far and this is the Railway officials in New <      *  !* %= $   1 estimated cost of Rs 314 crore, it was sup- The officer said it has an upper-class wait- belonging to Maharashtra was responsibility of the Karnataka gov- Delhi said the fire broke out in   *    %  &$ posed to be opened by February-end but due ing hall and reserved (VIP) lounge, food blackened in Belagavi which aggra- ernment too," he said. coach C5 of the train due to a to certain reasons, it was put on hold. court, escalators, lifts connecting all plat- vated the tension between the Maharashtra Chief Minister short circuit. total of 35 passengers in the tion," the Railway officials said. Once this terminal is operational, more forms to facilitate passenger movement to regions. Uddhav Thackeray had been raising "Guard has informed that coach were shifted and adjust- Uttarakhand DGP Kumar long distance trains from Bengaluru to other all seven platforms, foot-over-bridge con- "The Maharashtra State Road the issue of merger of Belagavi and all passengers are safe and the ed in other coaches. The train said the train has reached metros like Mumbai and Chennai and also necting all platforms, along with two sub- Transport Corporation officials had other Marathi- dominated regions fire brigade was informed. A has departed for the destina- Dehradun. PTI trains connecting Bengaluru to all districts ways. PTI asked us if there was tension in with Maharashtra time and again.

/     &    !     &&& star campaigners includes Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Prime ' O  N L ) From Page 1 Minister, , Sachin Pilot among  =     #  “The BJP, during Atal’s time, believed in con- others. The list had been presented to the    "= sensus. But today’s Government believes in crush- Secretary of the Election Commission Pradesh   Sivasagar (Assam): Union opment works started only touch the taxpayers' money ing and conquering. The Akalis and the BJD have Congress sources said.Congress is a partner in Minister and Senior BJP leader when Narendra Modi became after Modi came to power at the Sambhal (UP): Two men died left the BJP. Today, who is standing with BJP?” the Left Front led grand alliance that includes the Smriti Zubin Irani said here on prime minister in 2014," she Centre. here due to over-consumption he asked.“Atal built a national alliance. He did not Indian Secular Front of Muslim cleric Abbas   Saturday the opposition said. Taking a dig at the "mis- of 'bhang' and liquor, police want to weaken allies and take their space. This Siddiqui.The list of other campaigners for the Congress only showed dreams Irani, also the minister of management" in the Congress said on Saturday. is a serious fight across the country. It’s not just Congress includes Rajasthan, Punjab and From Page 1 of development during its women and child development, party, Irani said, "Their leaders Superintendent of Police of a political fight. It’s a fight to save democracy,” Chhattisgarh Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot, As red flags went up, the jury regime in Assam, but the said funds will continue to don't see eye to eye. Two lead- Sambhal Chakresh Mishra on he said, adding “there is no one to stop the gov- Captain Amarinder Singh and Bhupesh Baghel, was out on whether it constitut- promises were fulfilled after come from the Centre, but it will ers in that party cannot take a Saturday said, "Some people in ernment’s (Centre’s) wrongdoing”. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha ed a new wave of the pandemic. the NDA government led by reach the people through the decision, and they allied with an Simrai village under Gunnaur On the roll of the Election Commission’s role Mallikarjun Kharge, former cricketers Navjot Scientists grappled with the why Prime Minister Narendra Modi state exchequer if there is a gov- outfit which is destroying police station had consumed vis-a-vis the upcoming elections he said “… with Singh Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin, for- and how of the surge in cases but came to power at the Centre. ernment of the BJP in the Assamese culture." 'bhaang' in large quantity on a lot of responsibility that the Election mer Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, former were agreed that adherence to Addressing her second rally northeastern state. Irani said the Congress Mahashivratri after which they Commission is no longer a neutral body.” Union Ministers , Jitin Prasada, Covid-19 protocols and escalat- during the day ahead of the state "One Congress leader had could not even construct toilets also consumed liquor. Sinha’s joining the TMC is likely to be seen party spokespersons Randeep Singh Surjewala, ing the vaccination drive to assembly elections, the Union said only 10 paise reach the peo- for poor people but is promis- "On Friday night, Manoj as a prized catch --- at least symbolically --- for Pawan Khera; Abhijit Mukherjee etc. cover more people were neces- textiles minister alleged that the ple for every rupee released by ing to build colleges and uni- (28) and Nanhe (35) who had the ruling outfit at a time when a bevy of The Congress party will be contesting the sary to control the rising trajec- Congress "looted public money" the Centre. That means the versities. consumed 'bhaang' and liquor Trinamool leaders including some of Banerjee’s assembly elections in the State of West Bengal tory of the disease.Anurag and did not undertake devel- leader also accepted that "There was a mistake last died." trusted lieutenants like Suvendu Adhikari, Rajib with the Left parties and the Indian Secular Front Agarwal, director of the CSIR- opmental works in Assam dur- Congress workers and local time, it should not happen this The condition of another Banerjee et al jumping on to the saffron band- (ISF). Institute of Genomics and ing its regime in the state. activists looted public money," time," she said, referring to the man is serious, and he is under- wagon ahead of the upcoming Assembly elec- On whether all these leaders would come to Integrative Biology, said scientists "Congress had ruled Assam she added. Congress' victory at the going treatment at a hospital, tions.Meanwhile, the Congress has decided to Bengal for campaigning the PCC sources said the at his institute are trying to for years and showed dreams of The Union minister assert- Sivasagar constituency in the Mishra said, adding that the send its star campaigners to campaign for the Left national leaders’ schedules would be decided by understand if the rise in cases is development. However, devel- ed that no one has dared to 2016 Assembly polls. PTI matter is being probed. PTI Front led grand alliance in Bengal. The list of 30- the national leadership. due to more-transmissible vari- ants of the virus or due to a lapse in precautionary measures fol- (&I 6 #  lowed by people. Though there .!!        ?@A5          is no clarity if a new wave of the   ' *9    pandemic is currently underway,    @<<  *#3>>> some things are certain.          '($  From Page 1 the manifesto released by him who clear NEET in medical admis- Rajkot: A FIR has been regis- Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu- Special courts would be set up asserted. sions. Tamil Nadu provides 7.5 per tered against a laboratory Srinagar national highway was to try cases (indicating that cases A separate department will cent quota to government school <    agent for allegedly selling false on Saturday afternoon cleared of '      would be filed) of “corruption be set up for implementation of students (who get through NEET) Covid-19 negative reports to the debris brought in by a mas- From Page 1 against AIADMK ministers,” Stalin poll promises (and to ensure in medical courses. The DMK people in Gujarat's Rajkot city, sive mudslide in Ramban dis- Referring to Nandigram, he said the land of farm- said underlining the salient fea- action on petitions received by also promised to implement its pet    police said on Saturday. trict, paving the way for resump- ers’ agitation will give new direction to the move- tures of his party’s manifesto. Stalin from public during his cam- initiatives the ‘Sethu Samudram According to the police, the tion of one-way ment against the farm bills. While the AIADMK govern- paign) within 100 days of assum- project,’ and revival of Legislative       accused Parag Joshi managed traffic after two days, officials On the ongoing farmers’ stir in Delhi, he said the ment runs ‘Amma Unavagam,’ he ing office and a report card shall Council. to procure COVID-19 negative said. protestors are ready to continue their agitation for said 500 ‘Kalaignar Unavagam’ be be out on the 100th day. The manifesto also assured certificates for people The traffic on the highway, a long period as their morale is high. (eateries) would be set up. Stalin promised a proper steps to retrieve Katchatheevu islet  !   who needed them for Rs 1,500 the only all-weather road link- Tikait is also expected to visit Singur, one of the After the ‘first hero’ the can- inquiry into the circumstances from Sri Lanka to protect fisher- From Page 1 each. ing Kashmir with rest of the epicentres of anti-farm land acquisition agitation in didates list, the manifesto is the leading to the death of late Chief men and bring them under Based on a complaint country, would be allowed from 2006-07. ‘second hero,’ he said and promised Minister J Jayalalithaa and initia- ‘Scheduled Tribes’ (maritime The Ministry of Civil lodged by deputy medical offi- Jammu to Srinagar on Sunday Patkar warned against the “sinister design” of the elevated roads, desalination pro- tion of legal action again ‘anyone,’ tribes) category and provide them Aviation requirements on cer Dr Parag Chunara, a case subject to fair weather and bet- Narendra Modi government to rob small and mar- jects and 5-lakh plus fresh jobs in found guilty. The Centre would two lakh new houses. Till such “unruly passengers” provides has been registered against ter road condition, officials of ginal farmers of their right over their small plots of government sector. be requested to include Sri Lanka time the COVID-19 battered econ- for an offender to be put on a no- Joshi and other unidentified the traffic department said. land. Also it does not allow farmers to decide the Aiming at a comeback to the in its Citizenship omy revived, property tax shall not fly list for varying periods - three accused under relevant provi- The road was closed for rou- remunerative price of their agri produce. corridors of power after a hiatus of Amendment Act, 2019 and be increased. Releasing the man- months for verbal abuse, six sions of the IPC, Disaster tine weekly maintenance on The people of Nandigram must show the way by 10 years, the party made 505 give citizenship to Lankan Tamil ifesto, Stalin said if his party was months for physical assault and Management Act and Gujarat Friday but was blocked at giving the lead against the BJP’s objective to thrust assurances, which includes mea- refugees living in camps in India voted to power, first generation two years or more for life threat- Medical Practitioners' Act at Shabanbass near Banihal fol- the farm laws, she said. sures towards economic revival, and work for release of seven graduates will be given preference ening behavior. If a passenger is Gandhigram police station, an lowing a massive mudslide trig- The social activist also urged the people to exer- protecting farm lands, free three assasination case in government jobs, reservation in found violating the protocols official said. gered by heavy rains besides cise their franchise cautiously. phase electricity for farmers and a convicts. private sector will also be insisted before boarding a flight, then the Joshi ran a home sample shooting of stones “This is the land of Rabindranath Tagore, this separate budget for agriculture Input subsidy for organic and promised subsidies for small DGCA order requires that air- collection centre and sold from the hillocks overlooking is the land of so many luminaries. Bengal’s soil will and weekly off for police person- farmers, an increased Minimum farmers. port staff hand them over to COVID-19 negative reports to the highway at multiple places not allow the divisive forces to get a toehold here, nel. Support Price of Rs 2,500 and Rs Promising an allocation of Rs security personnel after suffi- people without collecting their between Banihal and its farmers will not allow a rerun of forces like the If voted to power, petrol and 4,000 respectively for paddy and 1,000 crore towards renovation cient warnings. swab samples, he said. PTI Ramban. PTI (British) East India Company to usurp power,” she diesel prices would be slashed by cane per quintal and expeditious and consecration of Hindu tem- Directing the CISF/ police said. Rs 5 and Rs 4 per litre, he said. implementation of intra-state river ples, Stalin assured to provide Rs personnel deployed at the The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrel- A monthly subsidy of Rs linking plans were among the 200 crore for churches and entrance of the airport to ensure la body of over 40 farmers’ unions, had on Friday 100 will be provided to buy one promises Financial assistance mosques. “The government will that no one is allowed to enter urged ploughmen and other people of West Bengal LPG cylinder for every ration card upto a maximum of Rs 25,000 to enact a law making learning of the airport without wearing a not to vote for BJP arguing that electoral defeat will holder and the cost of state-run one lakh persons in a year going Tamil compulsory till eighth stan- mask, it said that chief airport force the BJP-led government at the Centre to repeal ‘Aavin’ milk shall be slashed by Rs on pilgrimage to major Hindu dard in all schools including those security officer and other super- the three farm laws. three a litre. Also, an additional one temples, increase in maternity under the Central Board of vising officers must ensure this Patkar had on Friday condemned the Centre for kg sugar would be distributed leave period and assistance, cut in Secondary Education.” Right personally. allegedly insulting the farmers’ stir and had said even in public distribution outlets. fuel prices and steps to ban NEET to Services Act, a resolution against DGCA said it has been the British occupiers had not resorted to acts which Implementing all promises was in Tamil Nadu were promised. Centre’s farm laws in Assembly noticed that some travellers the present government is indulging in. possible by eradicating corruption, At the same time, the party also and rescinding laws with similar undertaking air journey do not She had welcomed the passage of a resolution pursuing measures including aus- assured 2.5 per cent reservation to provisions in Tamil Nadu were adhere to COVID- 19 Protocols, against the farm laws in the West Bengal assembly. terity and increasing tax revenue, students of state-aided schools promised. PTI which essentially involves wear- ing of mask properly and not below the nose during all times of the journey from entering the Airport for departure to exiting $      # >>> the Airport after arrival. Some passengers have been noticed From Page 1 lowing the victory of their alliance in not wearing their masks properly On Friday, the Central Committee the 2017 general elections. while on-board the aircraft, it meeting of the CPN (UML) led by On last Sunday, the apex court said. Prime Minister Oli had nominated 23 quashed their unification and granted leaders of Maoist Centre, including the authenticity of the Nepal Communist ministers to the party’s central com- Party (NCP) to Rishiram Kattel, who mittee which the faction opposing him had registered the party at the Election has said is against the norms of the Commission in his name prior to the party. formation of Nepal Communist Party Since the Supreme Court (NCP) led by Oli and Prachanda. invalidated the Nepal Communist Kattel had challenged the Election Party (NCP) merger and revived its Commission’s decision to register constituents CPN-UML and Nepal Nepal Communist Party (NCP) under Communist Party (Maoist Centre) on Oli and Prachanda in May 2018. Sunday last, Oli has been keeping at bay The bench said that a new party the faction led by Madhav Kumar cannot be registered with the Election Nepal that had opposed him and Commission when it already has a tightening his hold on the party by party registered with a similar name. relieving leaders close to Nepal from The two parties had forged an elec- party positions, the daily said. toral alliance with an agreement to Nepal’s Election Commission on unify the two parties after the election. Tuesday asked the CPN (UML) led by Oli, in a surprise move, dissolved Oli and the CPN (Maoist Center) led Parliament in December last year, by Prachanda to come up with a new amidst a tussle for power with name and election symbol of the party Prachanda. if they decide to merge their parties The ruling NCP split over Oli’s again after the Supreme Court quashed move to dissolve the 275-member the 2018 unification of the two parties. House of Representatives. In a The CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist landmark ruling, the apex court last Centre) merged in May 2018 to form month reinstated the lower house of a unified Nepal Communist Party fol- Parliament. PTI      + ,-. /0/,  ' ()!*

 R 7:    0, '=6I *  + 6&/!!/ =*     P  ! !&! /      B  55?54!   =  7     *7 894 $ 1221  '

ajya Sabha Chairman M       *7 894 Q1R - & RVenkaiah Naidu on  1 ' Saturday offered 12 tips to the   *7 894 he CPI(M) polit bureau on newly elected members of the  ((  # ' TSaturday termed the House to make a difference in he Enforcement  ( Supreme Court’s re-examina- House proceedings and nation TDirectorate (ED) has tion of Places of Worship Act, building by becoming effec- attached properties worth $&2!#((  1991 as “unfortunate” and urged tive Parliamentarians. 55.57 crore in a case of cheat-   the Government not to support He counselled the mem- ing the investors dishonestly the petition. The Left party bers on their conduct both across Jharkhand and other ' '(#( was responding to the petition within and outside the House States by real estate firm  #  filed by BJP leader Ashwani while inaugurating a two-day Sanjeevani Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. Upadhyay and the apex court orientation programme for (SBPL). ,- 3, seeking Centre’s response. the newly-elected members of + ',('' 267 for suspension of the The accused company used #('- “It is unfortunate that the Rajya Sabha.  -(  business of the day. to receive payments from the Supreme Court has opened the Naidu stressed that criti- The Rajya Sabha gullible investors in the name  way for a re-examination of the cism of the Government  (  Chairman urged the members of giving them plots of land. ','# / Places of Worship (Special allowed by the poll body. should be informed and cred- ','' to develop in depth knowl- “The attached assets , ( Provision) Act, 1991. The Act   *7 894 Meanwhile, in a report to ible, instead of being just for  /( edge of issues being taken up include 98 immovable proper- mandates that the character of the EC, West Bengal Chief the record. in the House so as not to be ties situated at Ranchi, all religious places of worship he Election Commission Secretary Alapan “The Opposition has the ' (/ general and vague in their Jharkhand and three commer- should be maintained as it was T(EC) has sought more Bandyopadhyay reported to right to criticise the 0'  interventions when complex cial shops at Raipur as well as name of company as well as in on August 15, 1947, and no suit details on West Bengal Chief have stated that injury to Chief Government. In fact, it is issues with wider implica- bank balances in the form of their name for the purpose of or proceedings shall lie in a Minister and Trinamool Minister Mamata Banerjee’s their duty. But the criticism tions are discussed. fixed deposits in the name of laundering of such funds. A court of law with respect to the Congress leader Mamata leg in Nandigram was caused should be informed so that it Expressing concern over Sanjeevani Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. large part of proceeds of crime character of places of worship. Banerjee’s alleged attack inci- due to the car door but the looks credible. Opposing order in the form of distur- the rising ‘negative perception and its directors and their rel- was also withdrawn in cash by This effectively barred courts dent, saying that the report report does not clearly men- every move of the bances along the boundaries, quotient’ among the public atives Jayant Dayal Nandy, his the accused persons for from entertaining cases which submitted by State chief sec- tion what led to the door Government for the sake of misplaced criticism of the about the functioning of the wife Anita Dayal Nand, anoth- depositing the same in their raise disputes over places of retary on her injuries was slamming on Mamata record dents its credibility. country based on some spo- legislatures in the country, er director Shyam Kishore personal accounts which was worship that existed as of sketchy and not comprehensive Banerjee’s leg. The quality of criticism should radic incidents, discrediting Naidu urged the members to Gupta and Ranjana Shrivastav, further projected as untainted, August 15, 1947. The law fur- enough. In addition, the Chief really sting the ’s democracy, economic abide by the elaborate rules of wife of one of the directors it said. ther provided that such cases The EC has asked State Secretary’s report also mentions the day and catch the eye of restrictions, cross- border ter- procedure and conventions Prakash Prasad Lala,” the ED The ED had earlier already pending in courts would chief secretary Alapan that a massive crowd had gath- the media and the people,” ror etc. and urged them to of the House evolved over the said in a statement. . attached assets worth 3.10 stand abated,” said CPI(M) in a Bandyopadhyay to furnish ered on the road in Nandigram Naidu said. effectively checkmate such years to enable its smooth The ED initiated investi- crore in the name of SBPL and statement. more details to elaborate on the when the incident took place on Urging the members to attempts in every forum. functioning. gation on the basis of FIR reg- its directors which was subse- “The Act, however, granted incident further. On the hand, March 10.On the other hand, acquire deep knowledge of the Naidu reminded the “These rules provide for istered by CBI, Ranchi and quently confirmed by PMLA an exception for the Babri the special observers in their the report does say that an iron state of the nation to make members of their solemn duty every contingency. During chargesheet against Sanjeevani Adjudicating Authority. Masjid/Ramjanmabhoomi site report has ruled the possibili- pole was not far from CM effective contributions to its to defend the integrity and my 20 years in the Rajya Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. and others. During the course of inves- at Ayodhya, which was then ty that the injury was the result Mamata Banerjee’s car but does transformation, Naidu said: “It sovereignty of India by being Sabha and three-and-a-half The ED investigation has tigation, one of its directors under dispute. While invoking of an attack. Stating that there not clearly say if the door of the is also your duty to ensure and alert all the time about the years as its Chairman, I have revealed that SBPL and its Shyam Kishore Gupta was this exemption, the Supreme is no evidence of an attack on vehicles closed on her leg after further strengthen the unity threats facing the country. never witnessed a situation directors cheated a large num- arrested on March 12, 2020. Court in the 2019 Ayodhya ver- CM’s convoy, the their report brushing against the pole. The and inclusivity of our multi- Elaborating on the chal- when inadequacy of Rules ber of people of Jharkhand by Prosecution Complaint dict reaffirmed that similar said she was in the midst of report also mentioned that cultural society by checkmat- lenges of time management in was felt in addressing proce- inducing them by way of pub- (chargesheet) was filed before such cases cannot be enter- heavy police cover at the time there was no clear footage avail- ing the attempts to create the House, Naidu asserted dural matters in the House,” lication of misleading adver- the PMLA Special Court tained with respect to other sites of the incident. able of the spot where the inci- divisions based on caste, that what is important is not he said. tisements through various against eight accused per- in view of this Act. “The report submitted by dent took place from anywhere colour, region and religion. the length of the interven- Stating that the members media channels and public sons/entities. The Polit Bureau of the the West Bengal Government in the vicinity, Each one of you must emerge tions, but the content and the have the right to seek their due canvassing which resulted into Look Out Circular has also CPI(M) reaffirms that the appeared to be quite sketchy Following the incident, the as the spokesperson of the perspectives presented. in the House as per the rules receipt of payments from the been issued by ED against the grounds on which this law was and without any details of the Election Commission had aspiring, emergent, capable, He urged the members to and conventions, and that the investors through cheque/cash absconding accused Jayant enacted need not be re-exam- incident like how it happened asked Chief Secretary Alapan resilient and united India.” be specific and avoid repeti- presiding officers are their towards purported sale of plots Dayal Nand who was the ined. The Central Government or who could be behind it,” an Bandyopadhyay, special He also cautioned the tions which even kill media custodians, Naidu said that it of land/constructed house, it alleged master mind of this must respond to the Supreme officials of the EC. Meanwhile, observer Ajay Nayak and spe- members about the attempts interest. He suggested the is in the interest of the mem- said. scam. Court seeking its views in a firm the EC special observers have cial police observer Vivek to block the progress of the members to avoid giving bers and of the House to The directors of the com- Further investigation in affirmation of the Places of sought another day to submit Dube to submit a report by country, the voice of which is notices as a matter of routine abide by the decision of the pany had opened a large num- this case is under progress, it Worship Act, 1991,” said their report, which has been Friday evening. finding an echo in the global like the notices under Rule Chair in the end. ber of bank accounts in the added. CPI(M).

to 96.81%. After witnessing a reduced '     1 ! &   I .   @ABB@   number of cases in the last few months, the infections have once again spiked in several Speaking at the occasion, parts of the country. Justice Malhotra said that for @A      In a bid to combat the a lawyer it was important to infection spread, the State conduct yourself with high Governments like degree of professionalism.   *7 894 Maharashtra have imple- “You must be properly mented restrictions and attired, professionally at all ndia on Saturday recorded pushed the Covid-19 vacci- times and be punctual in your I24,882 fresh Covid-19 infec- nation drive in the country   *7 894 engagements. One issue I tions, the highest so far this with full force. flagged when I was called by year, taking the tally to The Centre said he Supreme Court having women lawyers to Bar room 1,13,33,728, according to the 2,82,18,457 vaccine doses have Tleft with only one woman after becoming a judge, I said Union Health Ministry data. been administered so far, with judge is “deeply worrying” and please don’’t wear fashion- This is also the highest daily 20,53,537 doses given in the must promptly receive serious able clothes, which you must rise in the last 83 days. As last 24 hours. introspection, apex court judge, keep for the evening and not many as 26,624 new infections The Government has been Justice D Y Chandrachud, said while you are at work. were recorded on December asking the people to not take on Saturday. rying fact and must prompt- more diverse judiciary, “You must be profession- 20. the virus for granted. “It can Justice Chandrachud was ly receive serious introspec- ensured diversity of perspec- ally dressed as that’’s how you Maharashtra, Kerala, come up unexpectedly. If we speaking at a farewell ceremo- tion,” Justice Chandrachud tives is fairly considered, will be perceived by your Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, have to remain free of this ny organised by the Supreme said. instills high degree of public clients, your colleagues, and Tamil Nadu and Madhya virus, Covid-appropriate Court Young Lawyers Forum He said that “as an insti- confidence,” he said. the Bench. Second, you must Pradesh reported 87.72% of January 20, as 4,785 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. behaviour, containment strat- to honour Justice Indu tution whose decision shape He said that it was learn to draft in clear and con- the new cases in the last 24 were added in the last 24 The surge in Covid-19 egy as well as Malhotra, who was the first and impact lives of everyday required that stories such as cise manner,” she said. hours. Maharashtra accounts hours, comprising 1.74% of cases reported on Saturday is vaccination has to be brought woman lawyer to be appoint- Indian, we must do better”. Justice Malhotra become more In her farewell speech on for 63.57 per cent of India’s the total cases seen so far. The almost 7 per cent higher than in,” said an official from the ed directly as a judge of the “We must ensure the common place. Wednesday, she said that the total active cases. first two instances of a spike the previous day’s number. Ministry. Supreme Court, retires from diversity of our country find “As members of legal fra- verdict delivered by the apex This is the fourth time in active cases were seen in the Data also showed that 19,957 He advised that in dis- the apex court on Saturday. reflection in making up of our ternity we do our bit to ensure court decriminalising con- that the country’s single-day first week of January when the people were cured of the coro- tricts where Covid-19 cases “Justice Malhotra’’s retire- court. Intrinsically having a that it doesn’’t remain as hard sensual gay sex was the “most cases have crossed the 20,000- first wave of Covid cases was navirus disease in the last 24 are seemingly on the rise, ment means that the SC now more diverse judiciary is an as it was for Justice Malhotra moving moment” as the emo- mark this year. The active receding, followed by a third hours, taking the vaccination of eligible indi- has only one female judge on end, a goal in itself and worth for women to climb upper tions that swept the court- cases also soared to 202,022, rise on March 11. recoveries to 10,973,260 so far viduals should be intensified the Bench. As an institution, pursuing in its own sake. echelons of our profession,” he room at that time was quite after a downward trend since At least 140 deaths were and the national recovery rate and prioritised. I find that this is a deeply wor- “Instrumentally, having a said. overwhelming. =6 6 8# 7    =    / %        $O (/  () !    :        ,EQ / 1 ,"2 !   ! # +  (    *7 894   *7 894

he Ministry of Jal Shakti on n the run up to the TSaturday launched a frame- IInternational Yoga Day to be work and guidelines for testing, held on June 21, 2021, a string monitoring and surveillance of of programmes are planned drinking water quality as well across the country including a   *7 894 as a Water Quality Information   *7 894 three-day Yoga Mahotsav in six Management System cities— Ahmedabad, Itanagar, rime Minister Narendra (WQMIS), an online portal + ("!   ongress leader Rahul New Delhi, Bhopal, Panjim PModi and Sri Lankan that provides detailed infor- 0'  '()/ fluoride, nitrate, iron, salinity CGandhi on Saturday asked and Leh from April 9. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mation on laboratories for this or heavy metals. how did businessman Gautam The event will have the had a telephonic conversation purpose.  ( ,(# Apart from these, there are Adani manage to increase his participation of various yoga on Saturday during which they The guidelines specify #  ' 61 priority districts across five wealth by 50 per cent while stakeholders and yoga masters. reviewed topical developments work to be done in terms of ( #4,('4 states identified by the everyone else was struggling The preparation is going on as well as ongoing cooperation surveillance and monitoring at ( 4(4 ( Ministry of Health and Family because of the Covid-19 pan- with coordination with respec- between both the countries in the state, district, block/tehsil  (    Welfare which are affected by demic. tive States, said Kiren Rijiju, the Minister while PK Pathak, tial growth in Yoga promotion bilateral and multilateral and village levels. Japanese Encephalitis - Acute His remarks come after a Minister of State (IC), Youth Additional Secretary (Ayush) since 2014,” he said. forums. The basic water quality tions by 2024 to all rural house- Encephalitis Syndrome (JE- new report said that Adani Affairs and Sports and addi- said that Yoga has played an Later, the Minister The two leaders agreed to parameters prescribed under holds and water quality is an AES). added USD 16.2 billion to his tional Charge MoS(IC) important role in enhancing launched the edition of Yoga maintain regular contact the guidelines are pH value, important aspect of it. Bharat Lal, Additional wealth taking his net worth to AYUSH l after launching the the immunity of the human Vijnana a Bi-annual research between relevant officials, total dissolved solids, turbidi- He said the total cost of the Secretary and Mission Director USD 50 billion in 2021, more 100 days’ countdown to 7th body and hence useful in man- journal of MDNIY, containing including in the context of the ty, chloride, total alkalinity, Jal Jeevan Mission is 3,60,000 of National Jeevan Mission, than anyone else in the world. IDY at an event here. agement of Covid-19. useful scientific research arti- continuing COVID-19 chal- total hardness, sulphate, iron, crore and 2 per cent of it has said the purpose of the exercise Tagging the news report Calling Yoga, a soft power Dr IV Basavaraddi, cles and traditional knowl- lenges, a Prime Minister’s total arsenic, fluoride, nitrate, been dedicated to the quality of is to instil a sense of in a tweet, Gandhi asked, which has given India a unique Director Morarji Desai edge about Yoga Shastra, Office statement (PMO) said. total coliform bacteria, e.Coil or water. confidence about water qual- “How much did your wealth recognition before the inter- National Institute of Yoga being published for the ben- The leaders reviewed top- thermo-tolerant coliform bac- According to a 2018 ity and people can also test increase in 2020? Zero. You national fraternity, the Minister (MDNIY) talked in detail efit of Yoga professionals. ical developments and the teria. assessment by the Central water quality. struggle to survive while he said that it has vast potential for about how at the initiative of The Minister also ongoing cooperation between The guidelines have been Ground Water Board, 52 per He added that a database makes Rs 12 lakh crore and employment opportunities, India, the United Nation launched Yoga Re-orienta- both the countries in bilateral prepared in consultation with cent of all the blocks in the of 2,200 laboratories across the increases his wealth by 50 per especially after the declaration General Assembly declared tion training programme for and multilateral forums, it the Indian Council of Medical country have inter alia any one country has been prepared so cent. Can you tell me why?” of Yogasana as a competitive 21st June as International Yoga Instructors of Leh- said. Research (ICMR). of the geogenic contaminants that water quality can be test- With the biggest wealth sport. Day of Yoga. “UNESCO rec- Ladakh undertaken by During the call, Prime Jal Shakti Minister like arsenic, chloride, fluo- ed. All the laboratories have surge, Adani has beaten All the young students pre- ognized Yoga as an intangible MDNIY. Minister Modi reiterated the told ride, iron, nitrate and salinity. been accredited by National Amazon founder and CEO sent during the function and cultural heritage of humani- A Yoga Fusion perfor- importance of Sri Lanka to reporters that the aim of the Jal Nearly 20 States in India Accreditation Board for Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO those who are watching online ty and Yogasana declared as a mance, by a group of students, India’s Neighbourhood First Jeevan Mission is to provide have drinking water source Testing and Calibration Elon Musk, according to the to practice Yoga should take competitive sport. These ini- was also made during the policy, the PMO said. functional tap water connec- contaminated with arsenic, Laboratories. report. part in Yogasans sports, said tiatives resulted in exponen- programme.      + ,-. /0/,  !5  6!   !;<! /  5  )

# 9   .$66" ignated branches of Punjab for Ponies from Rs. 30,000 to providers, the Lt Governor strengthened online digital sys- Doctors/ Hospitals nominated National Bank, Jammu and Rs. 50,000. directed the concerned officers tem. by the State or UTs in which hri Amarnathji Shrine Kashmir Bank and YES Bank, Lieutenant Governor, to upgrade the present health- The Board further direct- they reside and only thereafter SBoard (SASB) Saturday located in 37 States and UTs. Manoj Sinha, Chairman, Shri care facilities on both yatra ed for wide publicity to be proceed to seek Advance decided to conduct the 56-day For the first time, the Amarnathji Shrine Board routes with latest equipments given through the electronic Registration from the nearest long annual Amarnath pil- Shrine board would be intro- (SASB), presided over the 40th and augment strength of the and print media, informing the located designated Bank which grimage beginning June 28 till ducing free of cost Battery Car Board Meeting held here today medical staff to handle emer- intending Yatris to timely would issue the pilgrim a Yatra August 22 as per COVID-19 service for 2.75 km long Baltal at Raj Bhavan in Jammu. gency cases. secure the prescribed Permit which shall be valid for SOPs developed by the to Domel stretch and vice Those present at the meet- On strengthening the com- Compulsory Health the specified date and route. Government. No person below versa. The Shrine Board had ing included BVR munication channel, the Lt Certificates issued by the the age of 13 years and above also decided to make available Subrahmanyam, Chief Governor directed for making the age of 75 years shall be per- silver coins of 5 gm and 10 gm Secretary, Atal Dulloo, the telecom services opera- ) ) mitted to undertake the pil- denomination through the Financial Commissioner, tional two weeks prior to the grimage. Metal and Mineral Trading Health and Medical Education commencing of yatra at the *   ! 0      4577C*C)   The yatra will commence Corporation (MMTC). These Department and Members of Holy Cave and across the yatra "7777C*C)         on the auspicious day of coins would be sold to the pil- the Board including: Swami The Board has also decid- 10,000/Day/Route, excluding routes. %     &     D   Ashaad Chaturthi falling on grims at the Holy Cave and at Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj; ed to enable the live telecast of Yatris who would travel by It was further directed to                %C% June 28 as per Hindu Calendar, the offices of the Shrine Board D.C. Raina; Pt. Bhajan Sopori; morning and evening Aarti helicopters, would be allowed upgrade the sanitation capac- %+ and conclude on Shravan during the Yatra. Prof. Anita Billawaria; Dr. for devotees across the globe. to secure Advance Registration ity commensurate with the Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) To cater to the rush of pil- Sudershan Kumar; Dr. C.M. The live telecast is a tool for vir- for the pilgrimage. enhanced yatra volume for          0 %  &      on 22nd August, 2021. grim traffic Pahalgam Seth; Tripta Dhawan; Prof. tual Darshan for those who are The Lt Governor also base camp and along the )?E  )?5 D &   )?E7777 )?57777 This year the Shrine Board Development Authority has Vishwamurti Shastri and Dr. unable to undertake the ardu- directed for issuance of Special routes. )    &+    )?"777C )?"577C  E has also decided to extend been asked to ready at least four Devi Prasad Shetty. ous Yatra. Further, the pil- invitations to Akhada During the meeting, Shri    Special invitations to Akhada helipads to ensure safe landing Nitishwar Kumar, Chief grims can download the “Shri Parishads, Acharya Parishads Amarnathji Shrine Board Parishads, Acharya Parishads of the pilgrims. The Shrine Executive Officer SASB; Amarnathji Yatra” App avail- and exploring possibility of approved the enhancement of -               D   :  and explore the possibility of Board authorities are in the Pandurang K. Pole, Divisional able on the Google play store establishing counters at promi- remunerations for Pujaris from         :      establishing counters at promi- process of floating the tenders Commissioner Kashmir; Anup to get real time information nent religious places across existing Rs 1000 per day to Rs nent religious places across to finalise the passenger fare on Kumar Soni, Additional Chief about the Yatra and for avail- the country for facilitation of 1500 per day for the next three $ (                  the country for facilitation of the route. In addition to this the Executive Officer SASB; and ing several services online. Sadhu/Sant Samaj. years.     Sadhu/Sant Samaj. accidental insurance cover for other senior officers of the During the meeting the Laying special emphasis Discussion was also held  (           (   *  Advance registration of yatris and service providers has Shrine Board also attended Board decided to enhance the on providing best-in-class on introducing RFID Tracking pilgrims will commence from been enhanced from the exist- the meeting in person and daily route-wise Yatri ceiling healthcare facilities to all the and Prepaid hiring of Services $                  1st April 2021 through 446 des- ing Rs 3 lakhs to 5 lakhs and through virtual mode. from 7500/Day/Route to visiting devotees and service for putting in place for "5/ @7@" 6 I $#   /E =  #  OGG&P3        %  P  *   9#    9  lowers who had gathered in assembly elections in the three #   front of the house. Chandi came State of Madhya Pradesh,   &  emom, an Assembly con- out of the house and assured Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh was      H  Nstituency in them that he would fight only a good omen for the Grand Old Thiruvananthapuram district, from Puthuppalli. Party’s victory in the Lok Sabha  )  6"63$4 connection with. Those cases in which ate steps Delkar could have been saved. : A case has been reg- has emerged as the VVIP con- Ramesh Chennithala. election. But the Congress failed charge-sheet also had been filed or were The reason for Delkar coming to Mumbai istered against stituency in the State despite the Leader of the Opposition, had to make any impact in the Lok lamming the BJP-led NDA Government being reopened. Even he was threatened to commit suicide was that he was com- chief Akhilesh Yadav and 20 fact that all the three fronts are declared two days ago that he Sabha election,” Rajan told The Sfor its failure to “protect” the seven-time with dire consequences and was told that pletely disappointed with the BJP leader- party workers in connection yet to name the candidates who too would not leave his tradi- Pioneer. Dadra Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar his family will be put in jail,” Sawant said. ship and had no expectation from them. with alleged assault on some will contest from here. tional constituency of He said that a Hindu con- from harassment, the Maharashtra Sawant said that late Delkar had writ- He thought MVA government will give journalists in Uttar Pradesh's Though the constituency Harippadu and contest from solidation is likely in the upcom- Congress on Saturday charged that Prime ten two letters “with expectations of him justice,” he said. Moradabad, police said on has no strategic importance as Nemom. ing polls that could spell disas- Minister Narendra Modi and Home urgent help” to Modi -- one on December Sawant said that the BJP government Saturday. on date, Nemom is the hot All these developments have ter for the UDF and the LDF. Minister Amit Shah “ignored” the letters 18, 2020 and the other on January 31 2021 in Gujarat could not bring to book the cul- An FIR was registered at topic of discussion in political contributed to providing a halo “The Congress and the CPI(M) written to them by late Delkar seeking and had even asked him for an urgent prits behind the murder of Home Minister Pakhwara police station late on Kerala and it has elevated to the around the name Nemom, an leaders are worried about their help. appointment for a meeting. He also had of that state HarenPandya. “The BJP gov- Friday night under various national narrative,” said Hari unprecedented phenomenon in chances not only at Nemom but Addressing a news conference here, also written two letters to the Home min- ernment could not punish the Pandya sections of the Indian Penal Kartha, senior political com- Kerala. It has also helped to ele- in other constituencies too,” Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee ister -- one on December 18, 2020 with the killers, but the MVA government would Code (IPC) on the basis of a mentator in the State. vate the BJP from that of the said Rajan. (MPCC) general secretary and spokesper- same content and another one on January definitely bring all those responsible for complaint by a journalist, offi- The BJP had opened its “also ran” entity to a serious con- Kadakampalli Surendran, son Sachin Sawant said that Delkar -- who 12, 2021 and had sent three letters to Lok suicide by Mohan Delkar to book and cials said. account in the Kerala Legislative tender in this election. “What minister for devaswams (admin- was allegedly being harassed and impli- Sabha speaker Om Birla and one letter to won't let the situation become similar to According to the com- Assembly for the first time in one understands from the con- istration of temples) had cated falsely in crimes by BJP leader and Parliamentary standing committee chair- Haren Pandya,” the State Congress plainant, Yadav, the former 2016 when O Rajagopal, the 92 troversy surrounding the expressed sorrow over the LDF current Administrator of Dadra and Nagar man Bhupendra Yadav” spokesperson said. On their part, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, year old Hindutwa leader was Nemom constituency is that Government allowing women Haveli and Daman and Diu Praful Khoda Sawant wondered if the Prime Mumbai police on March 10 booked was irked by a few personal elected from the constituency by both the Congress and the devotees in the ten to 55 age Patel -- had written to Modi and Shah Minister and Union Home Minister delib- Praful Khoda Patel for his alleged involve- question posed by some jour- a margin of 7,600 votes. His CPI(M)-led-fronts accept the group worship at the Sabarimala seeking help. “The suicide by the seven- erately “ignored” the letters written by late ment in the circumstances leading to the nalists during an interaction nearest rival was , V Sivankutty, fact that the BJP has emerged as shrine in violation of the tradi- time MP due to persecution from the BJP Deolkar. He also wanted to know from seven-time MP Mohan Delkar committing with him at a hotel on March son-in-law of CPI(M) ideologist a challenger in the 2021 electoral tion. Besides the Hindus, a leader and Administrator of a Union Parliamentary Privilege Committee if he suicide. 11 after a press conference. P Govinda Pillai while the UDF battle,” said Kartha. major section of the Christians Territory is a grave tragedy for the democ- had spoken about his intention to commit A day after the Maharashtra Following this, Yadav had fielded V Surendran Pillai, There are certain factors in are upset over the LDF racy of India,” Sawant said. suicide before its members. announced the setting up of a Special allegedly instigated his securi- a political lightweight. Kerala politics which could play Government’s policy of appease- It may be recalled that 58-year-old On February 12, 2021 the Privilege Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the cir- ty guards and aides to attack Saturday morning saw a major role in the upcoming ment to a particular minority Delkar was found hanging in a hotel in the Committee of Lok Sabha heard the com- cumstances into the death of Mohan the journalists, the FIR claimed. Congress workers staging a election, according to P Rajan, community. Marine Drive in south Mumbai on plaints of Delkar. Before this committee Delkar who committed suicide in a It also alleged that demonstration in front of former veteran scribe who served jail The BJP may field former February 22. Fifty-eight-year-old Delkar Mohan had talked about the kind of pres- Mumbai hotel, the Marine Drive police the security guards and over 20 Chief Minister Oommen term during internal emergency Mizoram Governor is suspected to have committed suicide by sure he was under. It is being heard that registered an FIR into the case. SP workers beat up the jour- Chhandi’s ancestral residence at in 1975. “The Sabarimala con- Kummanam Rajasekharan from hanging himself. The police had recovered Mohanbhai even said at that meeting that Patel has been booked under the pro- nalists causing grievous Puthuppalli in Kottayam district troversy that earned brickbats for Nemom though no official word a 16-page suicide note from the hotel room he had two options before him 'Either to visions of Indian Penal Code and injuries. against the move by the the CPI(M) for the party’s anti- has come from the party. where Delkar’s body was found. resign from the parliament or commit sui- Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe The journalists are under- Congress High Command to Hindu policies is likely to play Political commentators are keen- “Delkar was persecuted and insulted cide'. We demand explanation from the (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. going treatment at a shift him to Nemom. “We have a role in the 2021 election. It did ly watching the proceedings to by the BJP leader Prafull Khoda Patel and privilege committee whether Delkar said The Marine Drive police had initial- hospital. PTI only one leader and it is not yield any result in the 2019 see what would happen in the several central administrative officers. He so, as within just 10 days he committed sui- ly filed an Accidental Death Report (ADR) Oommen Chandi. There is Lok Sabha election because the eventuality of a hung assembly had complained that they were trying to cide” in connection with the incident which has no question of us allowing voters were doubtful about the with both the LDF and the UDF entangle him in crimes which he had no “If the Modi govt had taken immedi- been converted into an FIR. him to move out to any other return of Narendra Modi as failing to touch the magic figure constituencies in the State,” Prime Minister and they felt that of 71 in the House, which has an shouted thousands of his fol- the Congress winning the 2018 effective strength of 140. #    9    #   . 3    6 1,    :   $84($+9 teenager, who went to the farm 7@C<:   in Akrabad area to get fodder, he age of the accused is to was strangled to death during Tbe determined in the an attempted rape.   ;; famous Akarabad rape and In this case, a 17-year-old murder case. For this, permis- accused from the neighboring sion has been sought from the village was arrested. He was  )  6"63$4 police level by applying to the sent before the Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice Board. Board and sent to the Child s it continued to be in the During this process, the Reform Home Agra. Avice-like grip of the second accused also appeared before Since the crime is of seri- wave of Covid-19, Maharashtra the board. ous nature, Therefore, it is the on Saturday witnessed a stag- The Board of Justice has effort of the police to determine gering 15,602 new pandemic fixed the 15th date for decision his age by the Medical Board. cases, even as the daily coron- on the application of the So that the trial of this case avirus toll went up to 88 in the police. can be done in the Sessions State. The Scheduled Caste Court. A day after Maharashtra recorded the highest caseload of 15,817 since October 7 last year, the number of infections came down marginally to 15,602, while the state wit- nessed 88 deaths as against 56 deaths registered on Friday. With 15602 fresh cases, the total infections in the state climbed from 2,28,2191 to followed by Nagpur (16,014), 2,29,7793. Similarly, with 88 Mumbai (11,747), Thane new deaths the Covid-19 toll in (11,592), Nashik (6357), the state went up from 52,723 Aurangabad (6263), Jalgaon to 52,811. (4972), Amravati (4019) and As 7467 patients were dis- Akola (3895). charged from the hospitals Pune district, which con- across the state after full recov- tinued to be the worst-affected ery, the total number of people city-district in Maharashtra, discharged from the hospitals saw the total number of cases since the second week of March increase from 4,33,237 to last year went up to 21,25,211. 4,36,303 while the total num- The recovery rate in the state ber of deaths in Pune went up dropped marginally from 92.79 from 8121 to 8133. per cent to 92.49 per cent. Thane district remained With five fresh deaths, the in the third spot --after Pune Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose and Mumbai – after the total from 11,523 to 11,528. while number of infections rose from the infected cases went up by 2,90,290 2,81,704, while the 1709 to trigger a jump in the total deaths climbed from 5861 infections from 3,40,290 to to 5869. 3,41,999. Of the 1,74,08,504 samples Meanwhile, the number of sent to laboratories, 22,97,793 “active cases” total cases in the have tested positive (13.20 per state went up from 1,10,485 to cent) for COVID-19 until 1,18,525 The fatality rate in the Saturday. state dropped from 2.31 per Currently, 5,70,695 peo- cent to 2.3 per cent. ple are in home quarantine There are a maximum of while 5,031 people are in insti- 24,025 “active” cases in Pune, tutional quarantine.      + ,-. /0/, ('!6 /    ,       ?<           

  6$* $8$? F6?$*6$+G bridge said to have been dam- In Washington on Friday, aged by an explosive charge. the Biden administration -,     ecurity forces in Myanmar The bridge was described announced it is offering tem- Son Saturday again met in multiple accounts as being porary legal residency to peo- protests against last month’s on the rail line from Mandalay ple from Myanmar, citing the military takeover with lethal to Myitkyina, the capital of the military’s takeover and ongoing       force, killing at least four peo- northern state of Kachin. The deadly force against civilians. ple by shooting live ammuni- photos show damage to part of Homeland Security tion at demonstrators. a concrete support. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas     #   Three deaths were report- No one took responsibili- said the designation of tempo- ed in Mandalay, the country’s ty for the action, but it could rary protected status for people   7$94*(* second-biggest city, and one in serve a two-fold purpose. from Myanmar would last for Pyay, a town in south-central It could be seen as support 18 months. The offer of tem- he Biden administration Myanmar. There were multiple for the nationwide strike of porary legal residency applies Toffered temporary legal reports on social media of the state railway workers, who are to people already in the United residency on Friday to people deaths, along with photos of part of the civil disobedience States. Mayorkas said in a state- from Myanmar, where military dead and wounded people in movement against the coup. ment that worsening condi- leaders have overthrown the both locations. At the same time, it could be tions in Myanmar would make country’s elected government The independent UN aimed as disrupting the ability of it difficult for those people to and are using deadly force human rights expert for the junta to reinforce its troops safely return home. against protesters. Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said in Kachin, a state whose residents The Feb. 1 coup reversed Homeland Security Thursday that “credible have long been at odds with the years of slow progress toward Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reports” indicated security central government. The Kachin democracy in Myanmar, which said the temporary protected forces in the Southeast Asian ethnic minority fields its own for five decades had languished status would last for 18 nation had so far killed at least well-trained and equipped guer- under strict military rule that months. The designation &       70 people, and cited growing rilla force, and there has been led to international isolation applies to people from that          evidence of crimes against &       0   %  & outrage in Myitkyina at securi- and sanctions. country already living in the    %  & humanity since the military ty forces’ killing of anti-coup pro- Suu Kyi’s National League United States. ousted the elected government Thaketa township, where a was of a 19-year-old man shot intimidation. They have also testers there. for Democracy party led a Myanmar’s military seized protesters since the coup. of Aung San Suu Kyi. protest being held outside a in Hlaing township. been carrying out targeted The prospect of sabotage return to civilian rule with a power February 1, hours Mayorkas said in a state- Reports on social media police station was dispersed. A The nighttime protests may raids, taking people from their has been openly discussed by landslide election victory in before the seating of a new par- ment that the takeover has also said three people were shot crowd had gathered there to reflect a more aggressive homes with minimal resistance. some protesters, who warn 2015, and an even greater mar- liament following election worsened humanitarian con- dead Friday night in Yangon, demand the release of three approach to self-defense that In at least two known cases, the that they could blow up a gin of votes last year. It would results that were seen as a ditions, disrupted aid and Myanmar’s largest city, where young men who were seized has been advocated by some detainees died in custody with- pipeline supplying natural gas have been installed for a second rebuff to the country’s gener- medical flights into the coun- residents for the past week from their home earlier Friday protesters. Police had been in hours of being taken away. to China. They see China as five-year term last month, but als. The coup upended inter- try and brought on an eco- have been defying an 8 pm. night. Photos said to be of the aggressively patrolling residen- Another possible indica- being the junta’s main sup- instead Suu Kyi and President nationally backed efforts to nomic crisis, making it difficult Curfew to come out on the bodies of two dead protesters tial neighborhoods at night, fir- tion of heightened resistance porter, even though Beijing Win Myint and other members restore democracy and end for Myanmar nationals and streets. Two deaths by gunfire were posted online. The other ing into the air and setting off emerged Saturday with photos has been mildly critical of the of the Government were placed decades of junta rule. Security longtime residents to return to were reported in Yangon’s reported fatality Friday night stun grenades in an effort at posted online of a railway coup in its public comments. in military detention. forces have killed dozens of the country safely. 98 2    D   Q   R            780+9 8  9 )   9      / -,,,&       9;9 #+-<+ $ !     7$94*(* regional issues, including free- Chinese counterparts Yang          #   dom of navigation and freedom Jiechi, a member of the   #      eaders of the US, India, from coercion in the South and Politburo of the ruling   7$94*(* London: Britain’s foreign sec- the Joint Declaration — a  &         LAustralia and Japan did dis- East China seas, the North Communist Party of China retary on Saturday criticised demonstration of the growing      O cuss the “challenge” posed by Korea nuclear issue and the and State Councillor and he Biden administration China for continuing to violate gulf between Beijing’s promis- !  6     China during the first meeting coup and violent repression in Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Ton Friday said it is willing the Sino-British Joint es and its actions,” the foreign        of the Quad, and they made Myanmar, Sullivan said. Anchorage, Alaska on March to reconsider the objections or Declaration as Beijing further secretary said.   !      clear that none of them have “Over the course of the 18-19. adverse decisions to foreign tightens control over Hong British and Chinese author-  $/-  any “illusions” about Beijing, meeting, a sense of optimism “This is our effort to com- workers on visas like H-1B due reopen and/or reconsider Kong. Dominic Raab said ities signed the agreement in           US National Security Adviser for the future, despite the hard municate clearly to the Chinese to the three policy memos by adverse decisions” on Form I- Beijing’s decision to “impose 1984, paving the way for Hong            Jake Sullivan has said. times were in, was on full dis- government how the United the previous Trump adminis- 129, Petition for a radical changes to restrict par- Kong’s handover from British to  O    $! Addressing a White House play. States intends to proceed at a tration which now have been Nonimmigrant Worker, made ticipation in Hong Kong’s elec- Chinese rule in 1997. The briefing on Friday soon after “The four leaders did dis- strategic level, what we believe rescinded. based on three rescinded pol- toral system ... Is part of a pat- agreement stipulated that the 2     ) the historic virtual Quad sum- cuss the challenge posed by our fundamental interests and The move is expected to icy memos. tern designed to harass and sti- former British colony would  #    mit between US President Joe China, and they made clear values are, and what our con- come to the rescue of a large USCIS said it will general- fle all voices critical of China’s retain a high degree of auton- 9.' A *   Biden, Prime Minister that none of them have any illu- cerns with their activities are — number of Indian IT profes- ly use its discretion to accept a policies.” omy and its civil rights and free-         Narendra Modi, Australian sions about China, but today whether it’s on Hong Kong, or sionals who were having a motion to reopen filed more The moves amount to the doms for at least 50 years.   /, #  Prime Minister Scott Morrison was not fundamentally about Xinjiang, or in the Taiwan tough time during the previous than 30 days after the decision, third breach of the Joint The UK and US criticised    !  and Japanese Prime Minister China,” Sullivan said ahead of Strait — or, frankly, the issues Trump administration due to if filed before the end of the Declaration in less than nine China Thursday when its cer-          Yoshihide Suga, the top a crucial meeting with top that we heard today from our various policies and memo- validity period requested on months, Raab said in a statement. emonial legislature endorsed   !     American official said the four Chinese officials. Quad partners: their coercion randums on non-immigrant the petition or labour condition “The Chinese authorities’ the Communist Party’s move to   $   3  leaders have agreed to hold an Sullivan, who along with of Australia, their harassment work visas, in particular H-1B. application, whichever is earli- continued action means I must reduce the role of Hong Kong         in-person summit later this along with the Secretary of around the Senkaku Islands, US Citizenship and er, and the decision was based on now report that the UK con- voters in picking the territory’s          year. State Antony Blinken are their aggression on the border Immigration Services (USCIS) one or more policies in the three siders Beijing to be in a state of lawmakers and ensure “patri-  /, #  " ! /50 The leaders addressed key scheduled to meet their with India,” Sullivan said. on Friday announced “it may rescinded H-1B memoranda. ongoing non-compliance with ots” rule the city. AP                  9           # ! 7 :  +  #,0 5     $-' $    4        #  =   ! #       @<  !          &     0 !      $%  & 'R      7 3# La Paz: The conservative inter-   '863 country forward,” he was quot-   Dhaka: Several world leaders, to join the celebrations under im President who led Bolivia   )  #   ed as saying by an official including Prime Minister separate schedules, for a year was arrested on  )  ri Lankan President statement released on Saturday. Colombo: A 60-year-old for- Easter Sunday bombings had Narendra Modi and heads of government’s principal infor- Saturday as officials of the . .+-   "*   SGotabaya Rajapaksa has Gotabaya Rajapaksa,71, mer leader of Islamic organi- called for banning Wahaabism state and government from mation officer Surath Kumar restored leftist Government '   !O praised his brothers, saying that praised Basil as the man who sation Jamaat-e-Islami has been in the island nation as it Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Sarkar told PTI. Maldivian pursue those involved in the ( !  A   all three of them are firmly unit- created the Rajapaksa political arrested in Sri Lanka for inspires Muslim religious the Maldives, are set to visit President Ibrahim Mohamed 2019 ouster of socialist leader    L  ed and anyone trying to drive a party, the Sri Lanka People’s allegedly promoting extremism extremism. On April 21, 2019, Bangladesh later this month to Solih will be the first top for- Evo Morales, which they regard M      wedge between them will not Party (SLPP) and the force in the country, police nine suicide bombers belong- participate in the grand cele- eign dignitary to arrive on a as a coup, and the administra-          succeed. In a comment made by behind the political environ- announced on Saturday. ing to the local Islamist extrem- brations to mark the golden three-day tour on March 17, tion that followed.    O   ! the president at a political gath- ment for them to return to Rasheed Hajjul Akbar, who ist group National Thawheed jubilee of the country’s inde- followed by Sri Lanka’s Prime Jeanine Áñez was detained     !  ering on Friday, Gotabaya power after the defeat of headed the Jamaat-e-Islami organ- Jamaat (NTJ) carried out a pendence from Pakistan. Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in the early morning in her      Rajapaksa praised the maturity Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015. isation for 24 years until last series of blasts that tore through The golden jubilee cele- on March 19 on a two-day tour. hometown of Trinidad and      $  "  of his elder brother Mahinda, In the recent months some September 2019, was arrested by three churches and as many brations to be held from March Nepal President Bidya Devi was flown to the capital, !    /EEEE  the prime minister, and the of the ruling coalition seniors the Terrorism Investigation luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, 17-27 to mark the country’s Bhandari will be in Dhaka on Las Paz. AP    ! younger brother Basil, the key were mooting the idea that Division (TID) from Dematagoda killing 270 people, including 11 independence from Pakistan a two-day tour from March 22 presidential adviser. Gotabaya Rajapaksa be allowed area on Friday, Police Spokesman Indians, and injuring over 500 after the 1971 Liberation War while Bhutanese premier Lotay “Mahinda Rajapaksa is to take over the reins of the rul- DIG Ajith Rohana said. on the Easter Sunday. also coincides with the birth Tshering will visit the country currently one of the greatest ing SLPP from Mahinda He was publishing articles The blasts targeted St centenary of Father of the from March 24 to March 25. leaders not only here but also Rajapaksa. This move has met in a magazine published by the Anthony’s Church in Colombo, Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Prime Minister Modi will in Asia. His political experi- with stiff resistance from the Jamaat-e-Islami organisation St Sebastian’s Church in the Mujibur Rahman. Prime arrive on March 26 on a two- ence, maturity and knowledge senior Rajapaksa loyalists who to promote Wahhabism and western coastal town of Minister Modi and four heads day visit and will join the main cannot be matched by anyone,” have demanded disciplinary Jihadist ideology in Sri Lanka, Negombo, and a church in the of state and government from Independence Day celebra- he said during the programme. action against those who the police spokesman said. eastern town of Batticaloa Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and tions that also marks 50 years “His mature leadership is a sought Mahinda’s replacement The arrest came as an when the Easter Sunday mass the Maldives will be among the of Bangladesh-India diplomat- great relief to me in taking the as the party leader. investigation panel on the 2019 was in progress. PTI distinguished foreign guests ic relations. PTI $ &    B      QR

  8$9+ couple drew mixed reactions on the internet. A social media top Pakistani university has user posted the picture of Aexpelled two students for Indian film legend Amitabh hugging and proposing on cam- Bachchan from the movie pus, after a video of the incident “Mohabbatein” where he went viral on social media. A played a college principal who special disciplinary committee was against romance in college. of the University of Lahore “Presenting to you, the held a meeting on Friday and Principal of the University of summoned the two students but Lahore,” read the caption with they failed to appear. a photograph of Bachchan. The committee then decid- %   Slain prime minister of ed to expel the boy and the girl Pakistan Benazir Bhutto’s and banned them from enter- Campus, the committee has was one of the top trends on daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto- ing any of the university’s cam- decided to expel the two stu- social media last Thursday Zardari termed the university puses. According to the dents for violating the varsity’s when the incident took place. action “ridiculous”. University of Lahore, the two rules and regulations and seri- The viral footage shows the Former Test Cricketer students were involved in gross ous infraction of the code of girl with her right knee bent on Wasim Akram’s wife Shaniera misconduct and violation of conduct. Furthermore, as per the ground, holding a bouquet Akram said in a tweet: “Apply university rules. Section 16, they are debarred of roses, proposing to the boy, all the rules you want but you “The students in question from entering the premises of who then takes the flowers and can’t expel love! It’s in our were summoned before the University of Lahore and all its pulls the girl for a hug. Nearby hearts, it’s the best part about committee but failed to appear. sub-campuses,” read a state- students are seen cheering being young and it what makes Thus, in pursuance of Section ment from the University of them along. As the footage life worth living! You learn 9 of the General Discipline and Lahore. The video of the pro- went viral, the university took more about love than you can Code of Conduct on the posal took Twitter by storm, it notice of it. Expulsion of the ever learn at an institution.” !:      + ,-. /0/,

 & R/= !1 &/   !/ !&4-)'*>)?*6 6;*;' !

  *7 894 this ambition, India’s FinTech =           ndia’s financial technology sector will need  !   Icompanies are poised to investments of OG! P become three times as valuable USD 20-25 bil- #  4O            in the next five years, reaching lion over the    a valuation of USD 150-160 next five years,” <0@7@"!@@H&*  billion by 2025, according to a says the report.  I *44 $ '  $ report. India’s   .$4="+ expected to rebound about 5.5   *7 894 February 2021 of which The report unveiled on dynamic per cent after (-)3.5 per cent passenger vehicle sales has   6"63$4 Saturday details the findings FinTech indus- ITI Aayog CEO Amitabh in 2020 which has been the conomic activity is shown the highest growth of from the study that Boston try has over NKant on Saturday said worst since post-World War, Eexpected to consolidate in 18% over the corresponding here are green shoots vis- Consulting Group (BCG) and 2,100 FinTechs of which 67 per Prateek Roongta, India’s power is truly repre- Kant said, adding that push- March 2021 as the Covid-19 month in the previous year. Tible in various sectors of FICCI undertook to size the cent have been set up over the Managing Director and sented by its sustained eco- ing India towards a high impacted difficult financial Though COVID-19 cases the economy and the coun- value-creation potential and last 5 years alone. The total val- Partner, Boston Consulting nomic growth, which is a key growth trajectory was a key year 2020-21 is winding down are re-emerging in some try is already looking at a ‘V- identify imperatives for India’s uation of the industry is esti- Group India said, “We believe to its future and critical for challenge. The private sector with new hopes for the next states including Maharashtra, shaped’ recovery, Minister FinTech growth. mated at USD 50-60 billion. India’s FinTechs are at the security reasons. needs to be brought in at the financial year with a great Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, of State for Finance and “India is strongly poised to The industry’s growth has precipice of significant value- Delivering the keynote heart of India’s economic growth trajectory of Indian Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, the Corporate Affairs Anurag realise a FinTech sector valua- been undeterred by the pan- creation of USD 100 billion address at the inauguration of growth, he said. economy, said Sanjay movement of the Indian Thakur said on Saturday. tion of USD 150-160 billion by demic, as it has seen the emer- over the next five years. To ‘Militaria@Jaipur-2021’, he “The economies of east Aggarwal, President, PHD economy remains steady in “India is already looking 2025, translating to an incre- gence of three new Unicorns actualise this potential, the said as a fallout of the and southeast Asia have trans- Chamber of Commerce and February 2021. at ‘V-shaped’ recovery. Along mental value-creation potential and five new Soonicorns (USD industry would require invest- COVID-19 pandemic radical formed themselves within a Industry on Saturday. We are happy to note that with the green shoots in var- of approximately USD 100 bil- 500 mn+ valuation) since ments to the tune of USD 20- reforms were ushered in generation. India’s economy Out of the 10 indicators the vaccination drive in the ious sectors, in the month of lion. It is estimated that to meet January 2020. 25 billion till 2025. across a range of sectors and has witnessed a substantial of QET (Quick Economic country is moving at a faster February, FPI inflows were Rs Consequently, the number of asserted that India has had the transformation over 30 years Trends) of economic and rate, with more than 2.6 crore 25,787 crore,” Thakur said at Indian FinTech Unicorns will sharpest recovery among the since 1991 with an average business activity tracked by vaccines being administered a virtual conclave organised more than double over the major economies. annual growth of 6.5 per cent,” the industry body PHDCCI, so far, said Aggarwal. by the Institute of Actuaries next few years.” Economic Growth is the NITI Aayog CEO said. 7 have performed positive in of India. )        "5!      4            "@7@@H*               *7 894 +.6<.+ +6 . 6. vehicle scrapping policy. - - / -- .+ Road, Transport, Highways   *7 894 been held with concerned prevail in case of inconsisten- he Government depart- .- 66<. + #< 0% / and MSMEs Minister Nitin Ministries/Departments, basis cies between the two policies. Tments will not be able to Gadkari had said that initially n e-Commerce operator which the revised version of the An e-Commerce operator renew registration of their vehi- . '-. -7= one crore vehicles will go for Aoperating in marketplace policy has been prepared. operating in marketplace or cles older than 15 years from <+''.-3 +/A<.+-  scrapping and the policy will or hybrid mode shall manage A meeting is underway on hybrid mode shall manage its April 1, 2022, if a proposal in -==-.+- 6+' . lead to new investments of its relationship with sellers on Saturday under chairmanship relationship with sellers on its this regard issued by the the around Rs 10,000 crore and its platform in an agnostic of Secretary, DPIIT to discuss platform in an agnostic man- Ministry of Road Transport -.7+- . .. create as many as 50,000 jobs. manner and without being the revised draft. ner and without being partial and Highways is finalised. - These old vehicles are partial to any of its sellers. In this policy, e-commerce to any of its sellers. It has sought stakehold- estimated to cause 10-12 times This is laid out in the Draft means the business activities of An e-Commerce operator ers comments to amend relat- more pollution than the latest E-commerce policy prepared sale, marketing, distribution functioning in market or ed rules in this regard issuing vehicles. by Department for Promotion of goods or provision of ser- hybrid mode shall ensure that a notification. announced in the Union The government had ear- of Industry and Internal Trade vices through the Internet or information collected through Once approved, this will Budget on February 1 for 2021- lier said it plans to impose under the Ministry of other information networks. platform is not used to obtain be applicable to all government 22 which provides for fitness green tax on old polluting Commerce & Industry. The policy covers all modes of market advantage against sell- vehicles - central or state gov- test after 20 years for personal vehicles soon in a bid to pro- This National e-Commerce e-commerce; i.e., inventory, ers on its own platform. ernments, union territories, vehicles while commercial tect the environment and curb Policy is therein, not a fresh marketplace and hybrid model. Actions and things which PSUs, municipal and vehicles would require it after pollution while vehicles like construct of government’s This Policy is equally applica- cannot be done by the platform autonomous bodies, as per the the completion of 15 years. strong hybrids, electric vehicles ambitions but is a consolidat- ble to entities, natural and /or entities can also not be done by notification. Notification of the draft and those running on alternate ed document for the continued legal with foreign and domes- any of its associates and relat- “From April 1, 2022, gov- rules has been issued to this fuels like CNG, ethanol and vision of providing a level play- tic investments. ed parties. ernment departments will not effect on March 12 by the LPG will be exempted. The ing field to all stakeholders, An e-Commerce operator Government may, from be able to renew the certificate ministry seeking comments, revenue collected through the including individual con- can operate in any of the three time to time, notify parties of registration of their vehicles, objections and suggestions green tax will be utilised for sumers, MSMEs, traders, arti- modes of ecommerce. E- which fall in the definition of after 15 years. This will apply from the stakeholders within tackling pollution. sans, start-ups, while pursuing Commerce platforms shall associates and related parties. to all government - central, thirty days. Under the scheme, trans- a development agenda which ensure that they operate Owing to the cross-cutting state, UT, PSUs, municipal The certificate of registra- port vehicles older than eight addresses growth and reduces according to the extant and nature of e-Commerce, differ- bodies & autonomous bod- tion shall not be renewed after years could be charged green prevalent market distortions. applicable legislation/rules for ent laws and regulations across ies,” the Ministry of Road, the laps of 15 years for goven- tax at the time of renewal of fit- This focus is important as conduct of all such operations. sectors govern the present e- Transport and Highways said rment vehicles, it said. ness certificate at the rate of 10- retail trade has been com- E-Commerce platforms hosted Commerce activities, some of in a tweet. Presenting the Budget for 25 per cent of road tax, as per plaining against it. by or on behalf of entities hav- which are; Income Tax Act, The development comes 2021-22 in Parliament, Finance green tax proposal sent to Meetings are underway to ing foreign investment shall 1961, Consumer Protection close on heels of the voluntary Minister Nirmala Sitharaman states for consultations after receive feedback on the policy. comply with Foreign Direct Act, 2019, Information vehicle scrapping policy on February 1 had announced cleared by the ministry. One on one interactions have Investment Policy, which shall Technology Act, 2000. 0' 8       7 6/5 (/ 0' P     !  ## '( 5       Kolkata: Chief Economic   8 $$  -  <.+ AdvisorKrishnamurthy   *7 894 drive. 7+= =' .. -- Subramanian on Saturday has Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, head of the assembly elec- < >3  '+-. +6 . said that the country requires ndian Oil Corporation Chairman, IndianOil, and Ations In four states and a 6.- +6 . >>  6 @ growth at this juncture, even ILimited (IndianOil) has Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, union territory, a startup firm with economic tradeoffs, as it leveraged its expertise and Director (HR), IndianOil, were has unveiled a mobile applica- +66< - aspires to increase its domi- reach to bolster India’s Covid- among the first few to get the tion with poll statistics and data forms related to the field are nance and self- reliance in the 19 vaccination programme by indigenous vaccine shot to on the country’s economy to social networking applications. global economy. supplementing the available allay the apprehensions among help voters take fact-based These do not help voters take Subramanian’s comment cold chain equipment (CCE) the stakeholders. decisions before exercising fact-based decisions, another comes ahead of the revision of infrastructure in four states -- Speaking about IndianOil’s their franchise, company offi- director of the firm Sheshagiri policy framework and inflation Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil focus on employee welfare, cials said. Anegondi said. targets by the Monetary Policy Nadu, Bihar and Manipur -- for Vaidya said, “An inspired, The startup - There is an election knowl- Committee headed by the RBI the storage and transportation agile and resilient team of Demokratika- launched the edge game that users can play, governor by March 31. of vaccines. employees enabled Indian Oil application, BolSubol, which and most of the features of the It will be the first review for RBI IndianOil is procuring to fuel the economy and has economic and political app are free, the official said. since it was tasked with a man- CCE equipment like ice-line keep the kitchen fires burning, information about all the con- “Users have to pay for dated inflation target of 4 per refrigerator (ILR), deep freez- even during the most difficult stituencies in India for over 60 some of the features of the cent with a 2 per cent deviation er (DF), walk-in-cooler (WIC), phases of the pandemic. years on average, they claimed. mobile application,” he added. either way in June 2016, when walk-in-freezer (WIF) and We are committed to “Except the election com- Tamil Nadu, Kerala and it adopted a flexible inflation refrigerated truck (RT) for ensuring the employees’ welfare mission’s efforts, not much Puducherry will go to polls on targeting model. handing them over to the at all times”. seems to be done by political April 6, while assembly elec- At this juncture we must focus respective state governments. During the countrywide parties to empower voters. tions in Assam will be held in on growth and when it comes The IndianOil manage- lockdown, IndianOil ensured Hence, the app is rolled out. It three phases starting on March to pressures for trade-offs, we ment has also asked the com- the supply of petroleum prod- will offer a powerful 27.The eight-phased polls in must be leaning on growth, pany’s stakeholders to get vac- ucts, including delivering on an microblogging tool,” Ritesh West Bengal will be held Subramanian said at a virtual cinated at the earliest to con- average of 25 lakh cylinders Verma, one of the directors of between March 27 and April annual regional meeting of the tribute to the success of the every day to its customers’ the company, said on Friday. 29. Votes will be counted on CII, Eastern Region. world’s largest vaccination doorsteps. Most of the digital plat- May 2. PTI *     Q  !   "       #  #     "          $Q  #I =   *7 894 Lamba, DLF and Parvesh   *7 894 sumption of fuel ( largely petrol Kheterpal, Feedback Infra. and diesel ) fell 4.9 per cent in Mumbai:To create employa- ome of India Inc’s senior GCAI aims to be the pre- he rising fuel prices is yoy February to 17.2 million bility and employment oppor- SGeneral Counsels have mier association to serve the Timpacting demand condi- tonnes. The demand also tunities, there is a need to together to launch the General diversified needs of the in- tions in India that is looking for slipped 4.6 per cent on month- focus on new age skills and step Counsels’ Association of India house counsels, who are qual- an accelerated recovery of the ly basis indicating that various up the momentum of skilling, (GCAI). ified law graduates holding a economy post Covid-induced hiccups still remain on the Union Minister for Skill The objective of the asso- degree in law duly recognized lockdowns and disruptions. path of full recovery for the Development and ciation is to create a robust plat- by the Bar Council of India. In- According to official data, Indian economy. Entrepreneurship Mahendra form run, managed, and oper- house counsels are in employ- country’s fuel consumption fell A clearer indication that Nath Pandey said on Saturday. ated by General Counsels ment with organizations, sharply in February, the second recovery is still some way off The minister said that to across India in order to create responsible for the enforcement consecutive month when can be gauged by seeing the achieve these objectives, train- a distinct professional identity of law and governance in their demand is slowing signs of a diesel consumption data as the ers need to be updated on new and voice for General Counsels. respective organizations, slackening amidst rising fuel fuel is prime source of trans- technologies. Pandey was Amongst the senior including handling all its legal prices. port for all kinds of goods in speaking at the inauguration of General Counsels who have matters. The consumption slow- the country and accounts for L&T’s Skill Trainers Academy associated themselves with the It will also help to enhance down in February is lowest about 40 per cent of overall (STA) in Mumbai. He said initiative are Sanjeev Gemawat, the growth and quality of in- since September when it had refined fuel sales in India. L&T’s STA supports short- Dalmia Bharat; Akhil Prasad, house legal professionals who begun becoming clear that The consumption of term skill training through a Boeing India, Manjaree can leverage the collective worst is over and demand is Diesel fell 3.8 per cent to 6.55 wide network of training Chowdhary, Maruti Suzuki; knowledge and wisdom of picking up. million tonnes in February on providers and district nodal Tejal Patil, OYO; Sameet experienced members through According to oil ministry’s a month on month basis and skill centres called Pradhan Gambhir, DCM; Sameer collaboration and exchange of Petroleum Planning and declined 8.5 per cent year-on- Mantri Kaushal Kendra. PTI Chugh, Bharti Group; Manish ideas. Analysis Cell (PPAC), con- year.      + ,-. /0/, # !;           #     &  '  &    )* '    & "  &+    +      &       + #             & ),-.,.  #,./0,/1./  2$-& 3   # "  

      %  &   ( ,     1! 1!1!&

 "       ) " B   #  C

" !   ou love clicking pic- B      C tures and one day decide to enroll your- ost of us might have self in a reputed pro- wondered how those fessional institute. tourist guides on the YouY show them their your port- jungle safaris identify a folio and the voice from the tiger or tigress and other side, who is a senior pho- rememberM their names so precisely. It tographer, tells you: These pic- is definitely nothing short of a mystery tures are useless, you don’t have for many. any idea of the art and that you However, the answer is quite sim- can never be a photographer. ple. One can easily differentiate between It goes without saying these two tigers by examining their stripes. No words will be more than enough two tigers can have the same pattern. It to make you put aside your cam- is just as unique as the fingerprints of 7        era only to never pick it up again. human beings. Interesting enough? Get    # ! However, 36-year-old ready for some more. Did you know that          Gurugram-based Anega Bawa’s flamingos feed with their head and beak          strong will didn’t allow her to upside down? The reason is this way   $! stay away from her love — cam- they filter the water and then eat the =  !!   ! era — for more than eight planktons.    )   months. All these facts and much more is  !      One of the most treasured what excites Mumbai-based Aishwarya       #  maternity, newborn and baby Sridhar, the first Indian woman to win        photographer, Bawa loved pho- Wildlife Photographer of the Year.     7   tography since a young age, However, it was not as if it happened ' 6  $ 3 however the professional bent out of the blue, Sridhar since she was     !  came only in 2012 when she was merely 10 years old, loved watching the !       pregnant. birds and animals in her backyard. Her       “I love handling newborns love for the Nature couldn’t be left hid-  '  4  and that is why I took up this den from her father who decided to $       ! genre. I started it when my tography, the genre doesn’t and 14 days old. “After this giver her a camera as soon as she turned          daughter Akira was born. It all demands you to rush after or period, the babies bone start los- 11. This, further fed her love towards      4 ! began with clicking even the chase your subjects, but it defi- ing flexibility and it becomes animals and in return for wildlife pho-        small moments of joy in her life. nitely requires the same amount hard to make them pose. tography. 7  =       Take for example, when she of patience, if not more. Besides, it can also pose some “Initially, it wasn’t wildlife photog- ? $   /E/E had her first bite or when she “There are times when the risks,” she says. raphy for me. It was more about observ- took these stares as a compliment. I feel n’t been filmed yet. Besides, it is inter- first began crawling. It was a babies just don’t sleep. They cry However, the fact of the ing animals and birds. My father is a proud being one of the few women in esting to observe the behaviour of a tiger, ' !       tedious task, but the excitement and cry. In such a case, we can’t matter is that Bawa gets to do member of Bombay Natural History this field. I feel happy that I am doing how she behaves with her cubs and with       that it brought was worth it all,” force them into the photo shoot. very few newborn photo shoots. Society and I went on a lot of wildlife something different,” she says. other males of the group.        Bawa, a mother of two, tells you. We have to wait until the baby There are several reasons for treks with him. That kindled my inter- One might wonder how is to expe- The breathtaking photos hasn’t just  !      For Bawa, clicking new- is calm and gets settled down. I that. “First, here in North India, est. After a few years, I realised that I rience a forest and meet its residents, earned her the first Indian woman to !  !      borns is not a task any more remember my longest shoot people follow the tradition of not have to document this experience on a Sridhar sums it up in one word — beau- win Wildlife Photographer of the Year, !    because she don’t have the New with a baby. The parents walked letting the mother and baby permanent basis and photography was tiful. but also become Canon EOS Influencer      7   Parent Syndrome. “It is like a in my studio with twins in the out of the house for 40 days. The the natural option to go with. This, cou- The sheer beauty of the forest, she last year. The title came when her work !      ! piece of cake for me now. But, morning and we have to click second thing is they believe pled with getting a camera as a birth- says, takes you there again and again. went viral on social media and people       back then when I just started, I them both together. The chal- bachche ko nazar lag jayegi (baby day gift ignited my love for the field even But, when you are a wildlife photogra- started following her work.     !  wasn’t confident enough. More lenge was to make them both will get exposed to evil eyes),” more. It became a part of me and also pher, your job demands you to do much And now, if you are wondering how !      + so, because I was handling some- calm. When one was calm, the she says and tells you my favourite toy,” Sridhar tells you. more than just experience the serenity. many pictures has she clicked till date, !       one else’s baby that too a new- other cried and vice versa. This Not only photographing, Unlike many people, Sridhar does- You have to be patient and responsible, she doesn’t have a count of them. May      3   born. To earn the confidence of went on for about six hours. Bawa is involved in all aspects of n’t have to convince her parents about no matter how excited you are. be in thousands or even more.      the parents was the real task. But Even the parents started panick- work — from retouching to her career choice. In fact, they knew it “The moment I see an animal, I take This is not all. There is much more     !  now, I am comfortable with ing about the photo shoot. I told creating backdrops, weaving even before she did. out my camera. This has become a reflex in her kitty. Her first documentary Panje       newborns and I love them. Even them to remain patient and that props, designing clothes, styling “My parents have always been sup- now. But in between all this, I don’t for- The Last Wetland was telecasted on DD  !      the babies love coming in my lap. we will be able to pull it off. It and everything in-between. So if portive of my choice of profession. get my responsibility. We have to respect National and the second Queen of Taru      Moreover, the parents put in so was not before six in the evening you are someone who believes in Initially, they thought of me doing a 9 the animal’s space and it will reciprocate was awarded at the 9th Wildlife   !  much of trust in me that they tell that the twins settled in and we making memories, you can def- to 5 job, but soon after I realised that I the same,” she says. Conservation Film Festival, New York.     !! me that I can handle the baby on went ahead with the shoot. It initely ask Bawa to capture those am an outdoor person and might not be While it has been said over a thou- Above all, she has also received the    + !  my own,” she says. went on till 8 pm,” Bawa recalls. beautiful moments of your life. able to do justice to the job. So, I thought sand times, Sridhar just echoes all this Woman Icon Award 2019 in the Media !      With that being said, Bawa However, there are some Apart from the multiple might as well turn my passion into pro- advice and tells you the most important category for using photography in con-         still takes time to build a connec- people who question Bawa’s art beautiful pictures, Bawa also fession and they were happy of my deci- trait of a wildlife photographer is servation and the Diana Award 2019      tion with the baby and then pro- of clicking newborns by making has the title of Canon EOS sion,” she says. patience. “I have spent over seven years which is given to young change mak-    ceed with the photo shoot. She them pose. Bawa reply to them Maestro in her kitty. It’s been 10 years since Sridhar has in following and filming Maya, the ers aged nine-25 by the Royal House, never rushes into the process. in the most humble way. “A “I got the title in 2019. In been into this profession, but luckily she tigress in Jim Corbett. She has grown up London. If this was not enough, she has K ' " "6$+$* “When parents walk in my stu- baby’s bones are soft enough to October that year, I got a call can’t recall a single event of being in front of my eyes. One can imagine the also been a TEDx speaker and is a    '! ! dio with their babies, the first fold. When the baby is inside the from the Canon Head Quaters charged by an animal even when she amount of patience it would have Global Goodwill Ambassador. =   4! thing I do is to put off the baby’s tummy, isn’t he bended? We are saying that they like my work was on foot near an elephant. However, required. There were times when frus- However, if you ever got a chance '!! =  clothes to make him feel com- not doing anything under the and called me for an interview. the even dangerous situation, she says, tration hit me right in my face, but I to speak to her, her charming voice will ' 4 fortable and at home. Then, I ask sun. We just reciprocate the I went there, met the team and is to receive stares from people question- knew it happens and how to tide over not give you even a slightest of hint of the mother to feed the child and poses that the baby is in while in showed them my work and ing the existence of a woman into a pro- it. And, all this patience has paid off and the fierceness that she beholds and the hand them over to me. I make the mother’s belly,” she explains. achievements. I, till date, don’t fession that they think is a man’s job. my documentary on her is ready to change that she has been trying to bring the baby fall asleep and then The best time, she says, to know how they found me back Not that, these stares were ever able release,” she says. in the society by encouraging women to begin the work,” she tells you. get a newborn photo shoot done then, but this is how it happened to demotivate her. Instead, it boosted her The fact that attracted Sridhar to step in to the “so-called” man-dominat- Though unlike wildlife pho- is when the baby is between six and I got the title,” Bawa says. confidence and made her feel special. “I filming Maya, she says, is that she has- ed fields.      + ,-. /0/, (2!  &  @!/5 /!/1  !/  (        OI P&&@$@7     

  $96 $3$   2 "56 *678  977#,* eft shaken by a bunch of  + )A )$- world-class operators, the LIndian team’s white-ball stars will be aiming to put up an order and even though no one improved effort in the is really talking about it, it’s been second T20I against England long since the Indian skipper here on Sunday. has had an impactful T20 per- It was India’s first white-ball formance. He is too good a play- game in three months and the er to miss out. rustiness of some of the premier The bowling department shorter format players like KL didn’t have enough runs on Rahul, Hardik Pandya, and board to put up a fight but Yuzvendra Chahal’s showed in whether one of the three spin- the first game in which the hosts ners can make way for a tear- were clinically outplayed. away quick like Navdeep Saini  4 & One defeat is never the end remains to be seen. of the story and no critic can Perhaps Yuzvendra Chahal rule this Indian team out of the could make way for Rahul series on the basis of a singular Tewatia, who may not be as + # #  performance especially because crafty a leg break bowler but cer- of its zeal to fight. tainly a decent one with good However, as skipper Virat batting prowess.   8"' *7   , 5: ;18 Kohli talks about players with Eoin Morgan, one among  <77,* X-factors doing the job, he the more likeable International he absence of power-hitters  + ;A )$- would expect Rishabh Pant and captains, has been provided a Thas been Indian women’s Pandya to do a bit more with team that has its bases covered bane for the longest time and of years. their explosive hitting, which with 12 players plying their they would expect all-rounder With Neetu David’s selec- should not be confined to one trade in the IPL. Deepti Sharma and wicketkeep- tion committee literally creating audacious reverse scoop (Pant Unless something really er-batter Sushma Verma to up a harakiri by keeping young off Jofra Archer) or a falling goes wrong, this England team the ante at the back-end during Shafali Verma out of WODI set- ramp shot (Pandya off Ben is a contender to win the T20 the fourth ODI against South up, the only power-hitter in the Stokes). World Cup trophy in October Africa here on Sunday. team is Harmanpreet with likes They are more than capable this year with way too many Blown away in the series- of Jemimah Rodrigues, Punam and will be expected to give a far  G 1                = K/ (  "$@7 <  & powerhouse performers. opener, India had bounced back Raut and skipper Mithali Raj all better account of themselves, in style in the second ODI but possessing same style of accu- trying to play more shots square The captain’s acknowledge- Mithali Raj’s side couldn’t go the mulating runs and not the great- of the like Shreyas Iyer ment of Iyer’s performance distance in the third game, est of strike-rates. did during his innings of 67 off could well mean that the wait 3     P H going down narrowly by six runs While the lower-order has 48 balls. for Suryakumar Yadav might get via D/L method. failed to pack a punch with the Both Pandya (19 off 21 a tad longer with only one The hosts were outclassed bat, opener Rodrigues’ lack of balls) and Pant (21 off 23 balls) middle-order slot available cur-   $96 $3$ perfect time to try different you have to be flexible with by an unbeaten 131-ball 132 by form for a long time (even weren’t able to gauge the pace of rently. stuff and see what suits us,” he which batting position you will opener Lizelle Lee, who before Covid-19 halted pro- the track as Archer and Mark However, Kohli’s propensi- ndia’s “play freely” batting explained. be batting. I haven’t made any anchored South Africa’s run- ceedings) will also be a concern Wood bowled fast and straight ty to change his playing XI at the Iphilosophy that skipper Virat The selectors picked IPL changes, it is just the mindset, chase with consummate ease for India. denying them any width for the drop of a hat is well document- Kohli has advocated won’t performers like Suryakumar what the team requires and (I) after India had posted a compet- The paucity of talent at the cut shot. The extra bounce also ed. change despite the opening T20 Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Rahul batted according to the situa- itive 248 for 5. domestic level means that didn’t allow them to drive on the While giving his team’s old- debacle, the rapidly-rising Tewatia for the series while the tion,” he said. Despite going strong at one Rodrigues’ doesn’t face any wor- up. est member, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer said but acknowl- in-form Rishabh Pant also made “It was a challenging situa- stage, India couldn’t step up the thy competition from her peers “The wicket didn’t allow a couple of matches is perfect- edged that it needs better execu- a return on the back of his strong tion, we had to keep playing the rate with the team managing just and even if she is complacent, you to hit the kind of shots you ly understandable but how long tion in the coming games. International performances in natural game and keep the 27 runs in the last 30 balls fol- one isn’t left with too many wanted to. Shreyas’ innings was does he want to persist with the Asked if India will need to the past couple of months. scoreboard ticking irrespective lowing the dismissal of vice-cap- options. an example of how you could left-hander, who looked com- step away from the new batting Asked if he is under any of losing early .” tain Harmanpreet Kaur and She is a vital cog in the bat- use the depth of the crease, ride pletely out of sorts during his 4 philosophy of going for the pressure to perform, Iyer said: “I Asked the reason behind this is an area the team will look ting unit along with Raut and the bounce because there was off 12 balls. shots no matter what the situa- am in no sort of pressure to per- playing three spinners, he said: to improve, especially with the Smriti Mandhana, who have variable bounce at times, and hit Rohit Sharma, as per Kohli, tion, Iyer said, “...It won’t change form, I am playing freely, hap- “We practised on this surface World Cup less than a year away. looked in good touch in the the areas square of the wicket is rested for a couple of match- because if you see the batting pily and enjoying my innings.” before the match and when Deepti Sharma is one of the series so far. which others failed to do. es having played 6 consecutive line up we have and the power- Iyer came out to bat at spinners were bowling, it was pillars of this Indian team but Veteran pacer Jhulan “It was just a below-par bat- Test matches along with 14 hitters down the line, we don’t number five after Pant was pro- stopping and turning, very sim- sadly, she hasn’t been able to Goswami has regularly provid- ting performance and England days of hard quarantine at the have to change anything to be as possible because going into moted in the batting order. He ilar to the two-paced wicket make any significant improve- ed the breakthroughs and sits at made us pay for it,” Kohli had start of his Australian sojourn. honest.” the world Cup we need to see to said, batting position is not his which we played on. The plan ment when it comes to the the top of wicket-taker list with summed it up aptly at the end But Rohit’s presence is very “We have come with a plan it that we tick all the boxes. This concern. was to play three spinners, as power aspect of her game that eight scalps and her form will be of the match. necessary at the top of the and we have to execute as much is a five-match series, so it is a “Coming into Indian team, that’s our strength.” has been lacking for a number crucial to India’s chances. +' )# (     3""   -( <(# (   *7 894 =3.   wickets, to make it their third   $96 $3$ I think wickets just depend on summit clash. how lucky you are at the time,” he focus  <77,* And for them, the role of ngland pacer Jofra Archer he said. Twill firm-  + ) in-form skipper Karan (225 Esaid he needs to look after his Archer further said they all ly be on runs) and wicket-keeper troublesome elbow first before are on the same page as far as the Prithvi Shaw owed by Shaw’s blitzkrieg, would Upendra Yadav (276 runs), setting sights on his twin targets workload management is con- and the national also need to play their roles. along with experienced cam- of playing in the T20 World Cup cerned. selectors will keep a Be it Yashasvi Jaiswal, paigner Akshdeep Nath, will be in India and the Ashes Down “Obviously, I came to them hawk eye on Mumbai Sarfaraz Khan, experienced crucial. Under. (the medical team) during the captain’s performance as his wicket-keeper batsman Aditya Their openers Abhishek After missing two Tests in Test series and said it’s (my team takes on Uttar Pradesh in Tare, all-rounders Shams Goswami (187 runs) and England’s 1-3 series defeat elbow) was not feeling right at the Vijay Hazare Trophy final Mulani or Shivam Dube. Madhav Kaushik will also need recently, the 25-year-old fiery the moment and I didn’t have to on Sunday. In case, Shaw, who now to give a strong start, thwarting pacer bounced back strongly say it twice, they automatically Shaw’s stupendous 754 holds the record for highest the challenge posed by a formi- taking three for 23 to restrict jumped on it and already start- runs in the tournament, which individual score in the tourna- dable Mumbai attack. India to a modest 124 for 7 in the ed making plans. We are all on includes 105 not out, 227 not ment and highest score by an Mumbai, who have won first T20I on Friday. the same page.” out, 185 not out and 165, has Indian in a List A chase, fails to the tournament thrice, the last “I need to take care of my England, who lost the Test made him a contender for a come good, one of them will one in 2018-19, will be looking elbow first before I think about series after winning the first Test comeback during the three have to take the responsibility. to clinch their fourth title and what is going to happen,” Archer in Chennai, are well aware of ODIs, in case Rohit Sharma ball back in The Mumbai bowlers led end the season on a high note. said in post-match conference. India's resilience and Archer avails the option of taking rest. ficult for the national selectors to check out whether Shaw’s by experienced pacer Dhawal UP, on the other hand, “For me, in the immediate, urged caution after their con- It’s still not clear whether to keep him out of the mix. problems against inswingers Kulkarni (14 wickets), and will be playing their third final, I want to get through this series vincing victory. that will happen or not but the For Uttar Pradesh, a very have been sorted. However comprising Tushar Deshpande would also be eyeing a second and then I will do everything in “It’s just the first game of the 21-year-old Shaw, has certain- steady outfit under coach Dayal doesn’t have Mitchell and the spin-trio of Prashant title after having shared the my power to make sure I’m Pandya and Shardul Thakur to series, there are still four other ly learnt his on and off-field Gyanendra Pandey, they have Starc’s pace and along with fel- Solanki, Tanush Kotian and Trophy with Tamil Nadu in going to the World Cup and the help England win the first games to go. They (India) are lessons well which has showed played solid cricket without low Aaqib Khan, could be can- Shams Mulani, have delivered 2004-05 after that game ended Ashes.” match. number two in the world for a in his consistency during the being spectacular with a young non fodder that the opener more than once and will need in a tie. Archer cleaned up KL Rahul “I’m just glad to have helped reason so I don’t think we can National One Day captain Karan Sharma leading requires on a short on side to bowl in the right areas at the Though Mumbai are in the powerplay, and nearly in the win. I’m just being hon- get ahead of ourselves as yet. It Championships. the team well. Kotla ground. Arun Jaitley stadium. favourites, the UP team is took a hat-trick in the death est, if I get one wicket or three, was a good win and we’ll enjoy He is a cut above others at Their left arm pacer Yash The other Mumbai bats- Uttar Pradesh, on the other capable of springing a sur- overs after dismissing Hardik the way I bowl doesn’t change. it,” he said. the domestic level and it is dif- Dayal might fancy bringing the men, who have been overshad- hand, defeated Gujarat by five prise come Sunday at the Kotla. J   '    .   7!     $     $3" 9$34 couple of quick wickets at 44    *+9 =4* the West Indies to an unbeat- 2   and 46 before Williams and able 2-0 lead ahead of the final kipper Sean Williams’s Tarisai Musakanda (15) added est Indies turned a match at the same venue on Sunbeaten 106 and his 55 runs for the third wicket Wleisurely canter into a Sunday.   *+9 "* Shamarh Brooks and Roston unbeaten eighth wicket part- with the left-handed batsman desperate scramble to achieve Lewis’ hundred, which Chase haven’t made it back. nership of 124 with Donald being the dominant partners. a series-clinching five-wicket came off 121 balls and was ason Holder and Darren Shane Dowrich, who didn’t Tiripano (63 batting) helped The 34-year-old Williams victory over SriLanka with embellished by eight fours JBravo have been named in tour Bangladesh due to person- Zimbabwe avert an innings witnessed regular fall of wick- two balls to spare in the sec- and four sixes, earned him the the 13-man squad for the first al reasons, continues to be defeat against Afghanistan ets as his team’s batsmen failed ond One-Day International of player of the match award. of the two Tests matches at unavailable. and take the second Test into to put up any resistance. their three-match series at “It was a total team perfor- home against Sri Lanka. Kraigg The first Test starts on the fifth day here at the Sheikh Sikandar Raza, the top- the Sir Vivian Richards mance. Our best chance was Brathwaite will be the full-time March 21 at the Sir Vivian Zayed Stadium on Saturday. scorer from first innings, too Stadium in Antigua on Friday. chasing so it was good to see Test captain, as announced by Richards Stadium. Zimbabwe were eight runs failed to get going and was dis- A fourth ODI hundred by the boys sticking to the their the Cricket West Indies earlier, Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), ahead of hosts Afghanistan missed by Rashid for 22. Evin Lewis and an elegant plans,” said West Indies cap- and Jermaine Blackwood will Jermaine Blackwood, with 266/7 wickets at stumps. Williams hit nine fours supporting 84 by opening tain Kieron Pollard. continue to act as his deputy. Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Zimbabwe, who were and a six in his 190-ball stay. partner Shai Hope seemed to Earlier, Danushka Both Holder and Bravo Bravo, John Campbell, forced to follow on, looked During his 164-ball stay have set the home side up for Gunathilaka just missed out were among 10 players who Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da down and out at 142 for seven Tiripano hit 11 boundaries. an effortless stroll to the tar- on a century as Sri Lanka didn't tour Bangladesh recent- Silva (wk), Shannon Gabriel, wickets. Zimbabwe had made 287 get of 273 as the pair put on posted a competitive 273 for ly citing COVID-19 concerns. Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, However, Williams and in the first innings, with 192 for the first wicket. eight after being put in to bat. They are the only two players Kyle Mayers, Kemar Roach, Tiripano defied the Afghans Rashid picking four for 138. However, Lewis’ dismissal wickets each. Two days after his contro- who have been called back; Jomel Warrican. for 42.4 overs. The leg-spinner who is play- for 103 in the 38th over trig- But when he most needed versial dismissal — he was Leg-spinner Rashid Khan ing his fifth Test match has a gered a surprising level of to be on target, Pradeep’s final ruled to have obstructed the While Gunathilaka paced to post a challenging target. picked five wickets for 105, chance to achieve his second indecisiveness with the Sri two overs were plastered for field in a run out attempt by his innings at a run-a-ball, They also benefited from but failed to find support 10-wicket haul of his career. Lankans coming to life in the 28 runs with Nicholas Pollard — the left-hander Chandimal was more circum- exciting late pyrotechnics from the other bowlers. He just needs one more wick- final stage of the match as Pooran’s unbeaten 35, which played fluently for 96 in help- spect, although his contribu- from Wanindu Hasaranga, Resuming the fourth day et for that feat. seamers Nuwan Pradeep and included two boundaries in ing his team recover from an tion of 71 was important to who thrashed 47 off 31 balls at 24 without loss in their sec- Zimbabwe had won the Thisara Perera claimed two the last over the match, taking indifferent start. ensure the tourists were able with four sixes and two fours. ond innings, Zimbabwe lost a first Test by 10 wickets.      + ,-. /0/, (22 Q.  R      R   &    R 42 R  ( P          %-     Turin: Cristiano Ronaldo warned that “true champions never break”   6$+($ as he turned his focus to Juventus’ Serie A match at Cagliari on ominant Mumbai City FC Sunday after their Champions Dflexed their muscles in League elimination. the final of the 7th Indian “True champions never break! Super League (ISL) to over- Our focus is already in Cagliari, in come formidable ATK Mohun the Serie A struggle, in the Italian Bagan 2-1 for their maiden title Cup final and in everything that we triumph here on Saturday. can still achieve this season,” ’s men made Ronaldo said on Instagram, the first it two trophies in two weeks time he has spoken since Juventus becoming just the second team crashed out of the last 16 to Porto. to top the group phase and win “More important than the the title. They had earlier won number of falls you take in life, is the League Shield, too. how fast and how strong you get scored a 90th- back on your feet.” minute winner after a Ronaldo’s future at Juventus is own goal (29’) had dragged in the spotlight after a third Mumbai level. Champions League failure since he Bagan had earlier taken the was signed for 100 million euros in lead through David Williams the summer of 2018 from Real (18'). Madrid. Mumbai continued with “It’s true that the past belongs their usual possession-based in museums (I should say!), but for- football but for Bagan who tunately, football has memory... and were out of the blocks early, it so do I,” the 36-year-old continued. was all about surging ahead. Ronaldo is the record scorer in While the islanders had over the competition with 134 goals, and 60 per cent possession in the has lifted the trophy five times with first quarter, Bagan had more Manchester United and Real shots on target.  <      % -     $1  (@!"  <  %  L%- Madrid. But the Portuguese for- There was an early penal- ward failed to score in either leg of ty call when Bipin Singh was With pressure mounting On seeing Bipin make a run At the hour mark, Mumbai the title. After he failed to deal a knockout round for the first time challenged in the box by on Mumbai’s defence, the upfront, Jahouh played a long probably had the best chance with a long ball properly, in 16 years. , but the referee Kolkata side broke the dead- ball from his own half into the of the game. Arindam man- Bartholomew Ogbeche chased He added: “History can’t be displayed no interest. lock first. Krishna dispossessed Kolkata box. Tiri attempted a aged to block Le Fondre's shot it down. The ball found its way deleted, it’s written every single day Thereafter, it was all about just outside the clearance but his header land- but the rebound traveled to to Bipin who made no mistake with resilience, team spirit, persis- the Mariners. The Kolkata side box and slipped a pass to ed in his own goal. Boumous, whose shot was off- from close range. tence and lots of hard work. And pinned their opponents with a Williams. The Australian got Mumbai continued with target. Krishna was adjudged the those who don’t understand this, high pressing game which on to his stronger right foot attack after restart and Raynier Bagan had the ball in the Hero of the League while Igor will never achieve glory and suc- forced the Islanders into errors. and fired a firm shot past Fernandes forced yet another back of the net when Angulo won the Golden Boot. cess.” The first real threat for Amrinder. save from Arindam after Hernandez’s freekick was Amrinder won the Golden Juventus are third in Serie A — Mumbai came from a Javier But with Jahouh and his breaking into the area skipping deflected off Mohamad Rakip Glove award. Alberto Noguera 10 points behind leaders Inter Hernandez free-kick which trademark long deliveries, it past challenges from Kolkata into his own net, but the lines- won the DHL Winning Pass of Milan — but with a game in hand brushed the crossbar. Roy was always going to get diffi- defence. The Bagan keeper man caught Krishna offside. the Season while Lalengmawia as they target a 10th consecutive Krishna then forced a save cult for ATKMB. And with one then produced a fine save to After producing some fine of the NorthEast United was league title. They are also through from from a such move, Mumbai found deny Hernan Santana from a saves, Arindam made a huge adjudged the Emerging Player to the Italian Cup final. tight angle. themselves back in the game. free-kick. mistake which cost his team of the League. &%     '  #    "  '  @      3+6*    8  3     obert Lewandowski scored helsea missed a chance to Ragain on Saturday as Bayern    =$+4 Ccement their place in the Munich extended its Bundesliga Premier League’s top four as Leeds lead with a 3-1 win at Werder eymar will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s held them to a frustrating 0-0 draw Bremen. Ngame against Nantes on Sunday in Ligue on Saturday. Lewandowski took his sea- 1 due to a lingering thigh injury, but coach Thomas Tuchel’s side had plen- son tally to 32 league goals and Mauricio Pochettino says there has been no set- ty of chances but couldn’t deliver the matched the record of scoring back in his recovery. knockout blow in a hard-fought against 16 different teams with- The Brazilian was ruled out of both legs of clash at Elland Road. in a season. He managed the rebound from Bremen defend- PSG’s Champions League last- The Blues remain in fourth same feat last season. Former er Ludwig Augustinsson land- 16 tie against his former place and fifth-placed West Ham are Bayern great Gerd Müller and ed at his feet for one of club Barcelona, and hasn’t just three points behind them with Bremen striker Aílton are the Lewandowski’s easiest goals played since sustaining the two games in hand as the race to only others to manage it. this season. injury on February 10 in the qualify for the Champions League Lewandowski has so far Niclas Füllkrug scored French Cup. looks set to go down to the wire. only failed to score against Bremen’s consolation on a “It’s difficult to pre- Tuchel is now unbeaten in 12 Leipzig this season. The teams rebound in the 86th. dict a return date matches in all competitions since meet in Leipzig on April 3. Former Arsenal and because the recovery is replacing the sacked Frank Thomas Müller starred Germany defender Shkodran different depending Lampard in January. with two assists for Leon Mustafi scored an own-goal as on the player,” With clean sheets in their last Goretzka and Serge Gnabry as last-place Schalke moved Pochettino said on five games, Chelsea have conced- Bayern moved five points clear another step closer to relegation Saturday. ed only two goals in that peri- of Leipzig, which hosts with a 5-0 trouncing at “There’s been no od. Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Wolfsburg. relapse. We’re happy However, their goal-scoring Lewandowski is closing in Union Berlin captain with his progress issues under Tuchel resurfaced as on Gerd Müller’s league record Christopher Trimmel scored for and we hope he’ll opportunities came and went in of 40 goals from the 1971-72 a 2-1 come-from-behind win be back with the the Yorkshire rain. season. over Cologne, and Mainz beat team soon.” They have yet to score more Goretzka opened the scor- Freiburg 1-0. Neymar will than two goals in any match in the ing in the 23rd when Müller On Friday night, Borussia be sidelined for an Tuchel era. headed on Joshua Kimmich’s Mönchengladbach captain Lars eighth consecutive Wednesday’s Champions corner, and Müller was involved Stindl missed a penalty and the match against League last 16 second leg against again in the 35th. He did bril- team's losing streak stretched to struggling Nantes, Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge liantly to control Kimmich’s six games across all competi- with striker Moise — with Chelsea holding a 1-0 lead cross on his chest and then tions at Augsburg in a 3-1 Kean still unavailable after — will be another stern test of their 2        calmly slot the ball across for defeat. testing positive last week for renaissance under the former Paris Gnabry. Gladbach has lost every Covid-19. Saint-Germain boss.    *7'$8 But Newcastle captain Lascelles bottom Fulham and fourth bottom Lewandowski drew good game since the club announced PSG face a key stretch of Leeds and Chelsea have been bailed out his troubled team just sec- Brighton would go above them if saves from Jiri Pavlenka and hit that coach Marco Rose will be games before and after the fierce rivals since their brutal FA amaal Lascelles rescued Newcastle onds from the final whistle at St they win this weekend. the crossbar before he finally joining league rival Borussia International break, starting Cup final clash in 1970, but the Jwith a last-gasp equaliser as the James’ Park. “There are still 10 games to go. got his goal in the 67th. A Dortmund next season. with the visit of Lille next week absence of fans due to the coron- Premier League strugglers earned a Despite the nerve-jangling We’ve got to show the same attitude. in the last 16 of the French Cup. avirus lockdown diluted the Blues’ 1-1 draw in a dramatic finale against escape, Newcastle are without a win I’m still convinced we’ll be OK,” They travel to Lyon in first league visit to Elland Road since Aston Villa on Friday. in their last five league matches and Bruce said. on March 21 and then host 2003. Steve Bruce’s side fell behind the threat of sinking into the The Magpies were 10 points leaders Lille at the start of The poor quality of the Elland with only four minutes left at St Championship grows more serious clear of Fulham last month, but now April before resuming Road pitch was almost reminiscent James’ Park when Newcastle defend- by the week. Bruce is fighting to avoid the sack their Champions League of the battles on fields of mud that er Ciaran Clark deflected Ollie They are just two points above as a turbulent season reaches boil- campaign, having quali- defined Chelsea’s encounters with Watkins’ header into his own net. the relegation zone and both third ing point. fied for the quarter-finals. Leeds in the 1970s. Benzema takes Real to 2nd   3$+'8*$

arim Benzema scored Ktwo late goals to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Elche which moved Real Madrid to second place in the Spanish league on Saturday. Elche defender Dani Calvo headed the visitors in front in the 61st minute at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. Benzema headed in a 73rd-minute equalizer and added an exquisite volley in injury time for the win- ner as Madrid bids to defend its league title. Madrid is five points behind leader Atlético Madrid, which crosses Spain’s capital to play Getafe later. Barcelona was left one point behind Madrid in third place before it hosts Huesca on Monday. Benzema also scored a late goal to secure a 1-1 draw with Atlético in the last round. Madrid will host Atalanta on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the Champions League after winning the away leg 1-0. - #) #)2"      + ,-. /0/, P*   + ";$Q

 What does OMG! Yeh it was my suggestion to History TV TV-18. have to do some extra hard work talks on The Kapil Sharma Show. Mera India Season 7 has in that we should travel places to bring  You have been associated with and mug up all the information We take care of so many things, we store for the audience? in that reality. The stories are such the show for all the seasons. How 0  ('   before the shoot begins. avoid doing comedy that involves The first time when I that being an anchor, I too get does it feel? =   -- > &  What does comedy mean to God or that uses a politician’s ref- signed the show as a host, shocked after getting to know the I will continue to do this show you? erence. Nahin to aaj kal to log dhar- my job was to give stories. One of the interesting story till its last season. I love the show. 0  -/ First of all, one has to be mas- na hi lekar aa jayein, mere ko to anchor links and voice that we have this time is of houses If you see, we have the one and only '''? tikhor (fun) to do comedy. Like ghabrahat hi ho jayegi (otherwise overs and we used to made of paper. While giving the successful comedy show — The /() ( Kapil says, ‘Krushna bohot mas- people will call for a protest and I shoot in the studio itself anchor link for the story, I asked my Kapil Sharma Show. We enjoy tikhor hai, iski aankhon mein masti will be scared). and director how is it possible and told doing it so much that we keep on  & 0  (' hai’ (Krushna is a fun person). So  From Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hai him that it made me go OMG! laughing during the sets as well. '/  (/  this is an inborn quality. You can’t (2002) to now, how has the jour- where did you get the story That show has a different reach and  &0"!!640 learn to do comedy, it comes nat- ney been for you? from? OMG has a completely different urally. Comedy is a stress buster for I started with that film. It was So, the name of the reach. I meet some people, from the ('@ me. It has become a habit now that a big flop and people didn’t give me Talktime show is apt considering corporate sector, who doesn’t watch + #  # & we don’t take stress at all. Instead work after that. Then I started the type of stories that we comedy shows, but they come and  "!!:40 of banging our heads on the wall doing small regional films. In 2007, KRUSHNA ABHISHEK tell. All these stories tell me that they watch the show ('' out of stress, we just take to dark I entered TV with Nach Bachliye. excite me and my audi- and love it. Therefore, it is my most humour and let it all out. One thing I did it with Kashmira. Then in He is known for his comic timing, ence, of course. The favourite show and I do it with all (#, &0 ,/  that I would like to mention is that 2008, I was offered Comedy Circus. one liners and his dance moves. audience will defi- my heart.    (  people don’t come and tell us that I thought that it was a reality show nitely get to see more  Do you improvise while shoot-  '0#  they are our fan, instead they say and I can earn about 20 lakh in Musba Hashmi chats up Abhishek about such stories and the ing? that they watch TV because of us. five-10 episodes so why not. I did the latest season of OMG! Yeh Mera interest quotient will On this channel, I have to go by  ( -,"! ) This feeling is indescribable. So it for money and I never thought India, which will go on air on March 29 remain. Having said what the script says. But yes, at A2! ' comedy has rewarded us with this that it would become so popular. that, I would like to say some points I can improvise, but  &0'' respect. Hence, it means everything Comedy was never on my cards, on History TV-18, experience of hosting no one season can be where we talk about facts and his- ( ' to me. though it was inside me, it just hap- all the seasons of the show and how compared to another. tory, I have to be perfect. There’s no  Have you become more careful pened. I was a dancer and that’s All the seasons are unique scope for even a slight error. So I ( ,/   while doing comedy, given that what I try to do now also. Kapil and he wasn’t offered work after the in their own way. This will have to do these anchor links with ,'-# people get offended easily? Sudesh ji were my mentors, they failure of his first film be one of the most exciting a lot of concentration and respon- Definitely, we are extremely introduced me to stand up come- season and will go on air from sibility. I can’t give out wrong , ( careful and we always have been. dy. And gradually things started to March 29, 2021 at 8 pm on History information. Therefore, here we We don’t do any double meaing fall in place and now I am here. -  &!!  4          #     &    A     ! !       &   #    !  6"3$ 9$964

Q!! / !   !/ // 6 ! 5 /R )/==G%**)$    * * =        $  ?$   %-3%1%=3          

be done by managing its con- time. At that very moment, I    +  sistency. “One just have to realised that I had ruined this decide the coffee and water ratio piece. I decided to leave it then What is Adhe Adhure about? to come up with different and there and wait for the It is a family drama of a somewhat dysfunctional family, one shades. I use three shades for my weather to clear. The next day can say — there is the husband, the wife and their three chil- work,” she explains. I started all over again, but this dren. There is a lot of conflict and nobody is happy with each The second challenge is time with success. So, some- other — the husband is angry with the wife, the wife with the using right amount of water and times it does become a challenge husband and the kids don’t get along with each other and the managing its flow. If its too to work with coffee. Hence, one mother. Of course, each has his reasons for this. There are many watery, it will float on paper and has to be very careful,” she tells complex dynamics at play here. Mohan Rakesh who has writ- ruin your hard work. The third you. ten the play, he was a genius. When I was getting the reading challenge is to select the right Her inspiration behind of the play, the atmosphere was so charged and I thought that thickness of paper. And last but these paintings, she says, is her if this was a case just for the reading, I wondered what would the most important one is how heart. happen when we would get into the skin of the character we are to preserve the finished artwork. “I paint whatever I feel like to play. In the end, it has a bitter-sweet ending and the play will “It goes without saying that connected to. The sunset, the retain its humanity for decades to come. ants would be attracted towards moon, the galaxie, anything and What is your role? coffee and as a result can destroy everything that I am able to I play Ashok, the 21-year-old son — a rebellious and angst- your painting. Hence, the first relate to. I am a bit filmy as well ridden young person who can’t understand why his mother thing is to make sure you have sooo anything related to eter- wouldn’t understand him. His mother is looking for a job for left your painting to dry at a safe nal love appeals to me as well. him but he wants to in his heart pursue art. He feels betrayed place which is not easily acces- and out of all the paintings that by his elder sister when she leaves the house with a man and sible by insects. To further pre- I made, the one which comes Ashok feels that he has had to handle the fall-out of it. His serve coffee art either laminate close to my heart is of Rapunzel. younger sister, he feels acts in a manner that is childish and it them or spray it with a fixative It is because I imagine myself as irritates him. He thinks that he is stuck in the middle and the after they have completely dried. the character. We share some person whom he could turn to abandoned him. This character This will increase their shelf life,” similarities too, like I too have was brilliant to play and is a huge opportunity for me. I left my Dubey, who has till date made long hair like her and I want to cushiony job as an investment banker to pursue acting. I could about 30 coffee paintings, do all those adventures that she draw a parallel with Ashok since people around me wanted to explains. did and make my dreams come know what I was thinking. While every painting took true,” she says. How was the experience of working with Lillete Dubey? between one and four days to Like other painting tech- It was great to work with her. To get the play off the ground get completed, there were times niques, Dubey wants that cof- of such a great writer in a few months, it was beautiful. There when Dubey’s hard work had fee painting should also get was so much I got to learn from her and Mohan Agashe ji, he gone in vain because of a slight enough exposure so that more plays the father. The great thing is that one develops a process error. and more people take to it. for oneself while doing theatre. We traveled all over with the t is only after you travel — ear rings, name plates and fession based out of Bhopal, This got me thinking. I came up “I have learnt through my “One of the main reason to play; it was amazing. Because of this play, my collaboration with places that you realise what some wall hangings. In between who during the lockdown with the idea of coffee painting own mistakes. There is an inci- motivate people to do coffee Mrs Dubey has continued and I have done a lot more work with Iall talents are being nurtured this clutter, at the corner of the decided to explore a different that would come to their rescue. dent when I was painting painting is that the fragrance of her. Theatre allows you to play roles that you may not get in films. in our country. A case in point shop, one would be able to see way of painting. Although coffee painting is an Rapunzel. It was raining that coffee in itself is a mood lifter. It has helped me in my journey as an actor. is a small pretty shop in the a few paintings hanging. There It was not curiosity, but ancient popular art form in day. It was only half way into the The process while doing coffee You have worked in films, theatre, for TV and web series. Khajuraho Dance Festival, that was something about them that need that lead to this, what one China and the Middle East, but process that I realised my mis- painting helps us relieving stress Is there a platform where you are most comfortable? wasn’t attractive enough to catch will make one stop to have a may call, discovery. it is rarely known in our coun- take of choosing a paper with and anxiety. For that particular I actually love working at all platforms. For classics like Adhe your attention in the first go. But close look. That is when, a “I love painting while try,” Dubey tells you. wrong thickness. My strokes moment when one is busy Adhure; the writing is so strong that it feels great that even those if you would have been lucky to voice said these are made from exploring new mediums of art. However, as fascinating it started bleeding and due to the painting, one feels like he is liv- people who have never been to a theatre can now see this tele- stop by it, is only then that you instant coffee. Yes, you read that It was during the lockdown that may sound, it is definitely all the humid weather it was chal- ing in a happy place,” Dubey, play; it has now been immortalised. From switching from the- would have realised what beau- right. I received a lot of requests from more challenging too. The lenging for me to correct it. The who also has an instagram atre to teleplay, one has to raise one’s voice so people at the end ty it beholded. Meet Akrita Dubey, a man- my students and followers ask- biggest challenge, of course, is reason being the coffee will take page where one can place can also hear. But on the screen, the emotions and expressions A girl in her late 20s was agement student, a self-taught ing how to paint and be creative to make a colour pallet with one more time to dry out and hence, orders to buy these paintings, are the same but the advantage in a teleplay is that one has busy sorting stuff on her shop artist and a handcrafter by pro- without having any art supplies. single shade. This, she says, can will continue to bleed for some- tells you. chances of more takes. However, one has to be honest and truth- ful to the character you are playing so the audience can feel what the character is feeling. ust a few steps away from Dubey’s How did you get into acting? Jshop, another gem of the I used to act in school and college in the plays. But I never Khajuraho Dance Festival that would 7@0+980@0+9 took it seriously. It was when I was working as an investment have surely caught your attention is banker, a lovely place to work at, I just had this gut feeling and Prabhat Sisodia’s souvenir shop. that would not go away. I knew that if I wanted to work for the Stone carvings, figurines, fridge icals is turned into a hard stone-like dan work on it. This enhances its rest of my life, I must enjoy it. I knew the path would not be magnets and pen stands — all made form,” Sisodia, who has been into appearance and also gives it a fresh easy but I had to take it. manually from soft stones or stone this profession for about 15 years look,” he says. How did you get your first break in Dil Dosti Etc? dust — definitely ask you to take now, explains. He tells you that he is thankful This film came to me when I was in college. The produc- them home. The craft, he says, has definite- to MP Tourism Board and tion team came to our college and asked who all wanted to work “Stone carvings take about three ly gone through some major changes Department of Culture, MP for giv- with us and we all did this for fun. I did it with no intentions days to be made. I carve Sanchi in all these years, but what kept his ing artisans like him a platform to of pursuing acting. I just completed doing Aashram (web series) Stupa, Khajuraho Temples or figures art alive is the ability of reinvent. showcase their work. “This is my with Prakash Jha and he said that ‘you were in Dil Dosti Etc as of women on the stones. Soft stone, “The mantra to survive into this field sixth year in Khajuraho Dance well’. It was great; he had produced that movie and now I was available in Rajasthan, is used for this is to be able to reinvent and recre- Festival. We are grateful to the working on a web series directed by him. work, the reason being it is com- ate. You have to come up with newer Tourism Board and Culture You did Hundred and now Aashram. Can you talk about paratively easy to carve on these designs, if not, then at least reinvent Department who organise and pro- your role in these two? stones. However, some figurines, the previous designs. A case in mote such fests. These programmes In Hundred (web series), I play a racketeer, not a goon including those of Buddha, are made point is the calf’s foot that I used to give us a platform to promote our though. He looks like an office-goer. He is a simple person with using stone dust. The dust is put in make. I have now given it a new craft and also earn a living,” Sisodia morals in the right place but going about it in the wrong way. a mould and with the help of chem- design and have started using kun- opines. In Aashram, I play a reporter, a morally-centred character.   "  1  ' :'676

2 P %(5 % %.  P %(5 % % %$ (P6 6  6 '6 '  6(5 6%6P 2%7 L  %(((5 B78 > 0+01 2 & !/ / 6 !6/ !// -! 5! &  ..-  - + 6 . +7 . .+=.@-- ..  .. . /--- '+-,  >7  . > - - < /  ->+-/ /---   +6 . ' .+ -+ ---

A        "O 4=#   !&      ) !        7  #   $ K N  $   O  N  ' :4 =  O 7           $      "O  $         !  =#   )  N  O    "   '94+$?" 9$ $+ US & THE GREAT SOUTH ASIAN REALIGNMENT

resident Biden’s first diplomatic out- the US. Third, it allowed the unelected Military elite who have disproportionately benefited from perks as a ‘strategically relevant’ country. Asad reach — America is Back — is laden Inc. of Pakistan to get away with its real power one extraneous lens or another — most recently, Majeed Khan, the Pakistani ambassador to the with harsh domestic realities such as and authority, unlike military juntas of the Third Afghanistan — why wants to give that lens sud- US, talking to a DC-based think-tank, said that irreconcilable partisanship, stark ethnic World who face American censure. denly for a standalone relationship? Hence the “we also represent the Iranian interest here… differences, pandemic riven economy, Having understood the benefits, Pakistan reset pitch is indicative of both consternation and we have been doing that for the last 40 Pand an unprecedented assault on the democratic became a member of SEATO in 1954. While the and parallel churning that wants to recapture years.” As Iran supplants Afghanistan as the process, all needing urgent attention that limits membership did not obtain security guarantees any potential loss of that status. prime focal point in the days to come, Pakistan US’ international focus. The White House’s lim- against Indian incursion similar to NATO Art. 5, would want to encash that issue to its advan- ited foreign policy bandwidth, at least in the first it ensured US goodwill and considerable finan-        tage. couple of years, means retracting the US from cial assistance. Pakistan continued to seize With its decision to test Shaheen-III missile Pakistan’s pursuit of strategically relevant unwarranted and intractable commitments and opportunities coming its way. For example, the that can carry nuclear weapons to Israel on access point would be oriented towards west and focusing on significant challenges — addressing late 1960s gave it a chance for yeoman service Biden’s inauguration day, Rawalpindi has central Asia instead of eastwards. To its east lies China’s rise, preventing drift of European allies, during the Sino-American détente. Pakistan was betrayed its desperation for relevance and atten- two behemoths — India and China, both would limiting nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, summoned to facilitate negotiations with Mao tion. But what makes Pakistan so insecure about ensure American attention towards Pakistan and fostering healthy globalisation and free trade Zedong, which it happily delivered in the hope losing relevance? Apart from internecine parity without the endearing ‘strategic relevance.’ India- that benefits the US. of American favours. and millions of dollars in aid, it is Pakistan’s elite US partnership has acquired a new strategic hue A productive American foreign policy Nothing turned out to be more fortunate for that stands to lose the most. It is unimaginable shedding the subcontinental shibboleth of a geared up to wind down its presence in Pakistan than the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. for Pakistan’s civil-military rulers, some of whom nuclear flashpoint. Pakistan has too often Afghanistan and poised to increase its focus on That fortuitous event entrenched Pakistan in the are dual citizens having properties, businesses, rehearsed nuclear brinkmanship with the US to China disrupts its longstanding balance between US’ strategic calculus like never before. Pakistan and families in the US, to lose the heft. It is a blunt its utility. After the abrogation of Art. 370, India and Pakistan, where both rivals have had constant attention of the US as the escala- personal loss too. Imran Khan’s entreaties of ‘nuclear shadow hov- enjoyed equal strategic relevance to the US if not tion with the Taliban kept piling on the body Further, being in the US’ good books grants ering over South Asia’ in the pages of New York equal benefits. For the last two decades, the US’ count of American troops. However, it seems complete impunity to the military leadership in Times fell on deaf ears. India-Pakistan balancing was majorly driven by that the denouement of that dream is approach- domestic and international affairs. Just look at Similarly, its inordinate proximity with ‘iron an equilibrium between two lenses through ing, making Pakistan’s rulers in both Islamabad the countries that invited US incursions or wrath brother’ China that proved an asset during the which Washington observed South Asia — ‘the and Rawalpindi jittery. and their corresponding sins-Iraq for allegedly Cold War is now a sure liability. It is folly even to Afghanistan lens’ that necessitated relying on supporting Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, Iran imagine another Sino-American rapprochement, Pakistan for its support in getting out of the       for aspiring to possess nukes that can threaten and hence, Pakistan’s China bet is a sunk cost for Afghan quagmire and ‘the China/Indo-Pacific Most recently, Pakistan’s National Security Israel, Syria and Libya for dictatorships and abet- its American calculus. In fact, anything it needs lens’ that compelled investing in India as a Advisor Moeed Yusuf has expressed a desire for ting jihadists, Myanmar for military despotism, to do is to salvage its image from sin by associa- strategic partner who can stand against Beijing. a US-Pakistan ‘reset’ based on geoeconomics and North Korea for proliferation. But a country tion. The equilibrium meant internecine parity to and not geopolitics. With an ostentatious candor, =$ 4$* 4 A$'4*( $ where all sins converge — the presence of Pakistan while ensuring a steady flow of finan- he says a ‘new Pakistan’ does not want the rela- '+44 66* A Osama bin Laden, nuclear weapons that can       cial and military aid. With a gradual withering tionship to be viewed through lens A, B, or C. If reach Tel Aviv, sworn animus towards Israel, This situation leaves Pakistan with three away of the Afghanistan lens, the US’ South Asia Pakistan is really sincere about an economic 3"8 @=4+4 4* 9 sheltering jihadists, military dictatorship, indi- possible options. First, delay the Afghan peace approach would enter a phase of realignment, security paradigm, it is a most-welcomed sce- '64*( $? K rect control of the civilian government, human process and buy as much time with the current leaving Pakistan in a quest for ‘strategic rele- nario for India. The market size disparity will $A(9$*4$* '94*$ rights abuses, and proven proliferation to North situation as possible. Although US presence lim- vance’ to the US. settle the unabating chase for parity with India, $* *"'8$+ '$+  Korea, Iran, and Libya — is immune from any its Pakistan’s ability to assert itself in Such a realignment would prove a mixed which is at the root of many regional problems. American punitive actions because the US needs Afghanistan, it can endure the short-term pain. bag for New Delhi. On the one hand, it would This can be a mere charm offensive by K 7948 4 4+  it to navigate and exit the largest quagmire it Such instability hurts Indian interests as it hurts limit impunity enjoyed by Pakistan with the US Moeed, an old DC warhorse who has spent over 648 4 +$(4' entered after Vietnam. Even the idea of losing others. Second, it has already increased its over- for its state-sponsored terrorism against India by a decade shaping pro-Pakistan opinion and lob- +8>$*' '*4*" this privilege can fret Pakistan’s generals more tures toward Tehran, even if it means upsetting encashing its Afghanistan card. On the other, bying for his country through lucrative think- *7 894 *   than anything else. Saudi Arabia and the UAE to an extent. Pakistan Pakistan’s desperate attempt to remain strategi- tank positions he perched. Or, it indicates buy- But will Afghanistan be pushed to oblivion? is emboldened by China’s leverage brought by cally relevant can include nefarious designs that ing time until Rawalpindi formulates a new '88? 6*4+ 9 Is a post-Afghan world dawning in? Given the Beijing’s promise to pour billions in an economy can harm Indian interest and threaten regional strategy. The recent India-Pakistan ceasefire 4*+*$8 +$(4' American involvement in Afghanistan today and stifled by sanctions. Beyond beguiling its security. As the American appetite to get out of agreement feeds into this arithmetic of taking a '9"+*4*( 4* 4 the Taliban’s truculence, it seems that the US American counterparts through the Tehran card, Afghanistan grows, it is not only imperative for step back. For two reasons, the geoeconomics troops would never leave Kabul’s soil. Once, it cutting India to size in Persia would be its anoth- New Delhi to remain vigilant about its interest in desire smacks of insincerity. *4(93+9 $* did not appear to be true in the case of Vietnam er goal. India’s camaraderie with Gulf monarchs Afghanistan but also keep a tab on the strategic First, it does not square with Pakistan’s 7$+($6 4 7* too. Many had assumed that a small American comes at the partial cost of old warmth with desires of its next-door neighbour. domestic realities. With soaring inflation, bil- +=*  $? presence in Vietnam was a fait accompli, and Iran, but New Delhi should ensure its vital ener- lions in circular debt, decreasing per capita pur- $9$ 4* 9 ($6 total disengagement was next to impossible. In a gy and security interests are not hurt. Finally,       chasing power, incessant political wrangles, fed- couple of years, they were proven wrong. Pakistan has a notorious past of fomenting trou- Strategic relevance is used in the context of eral government’s policy command contested by Moreover, mere troop presence does not bles through non-state actors when it is desper- small states. Small states try to play a minor yet the provincial, military, and baronial powers, mean high salience in American foreign policy. ate. India would need to stay ahead with better critical role in the strategy of big powers in lack of urban infrastructure and connectivity, Some American 5,000 troops are still stationed intelligence and border surveillance to meet exchange for their own security assurances and and domestic security challenges, much leaves to in Iraq compared to around 2,500 in potential challenges. financial largesse. be desired for Pakistan to enamor private US Afghanistan, but Afghanistan is a high-priority Pakistan is facing a crisis moment of bulk Pakistan, by no means a small state, made capital. issue today. Even if a battalion remains hunkered expiries in the coming days — Afghanistan, strategic relevance to the US a cornerstone of its Second, a geoeconomics-oriented Pakistan down in Kabul, Afghanistan will not attract the China, and nuclear cards — while its desire to foreign policy since independence for nearly has to give up on using terrorism as a state poli- same foreign policy focus forever. And Pakistan milk its strategic relevance continues. New Delhi similar reasons. First, having the US by its side, cy; there is no way tradesmen and terrorists can is aware that the expiry date is approaching. needs to closely monitor the internal strategic Pakistan hoped to offset military disparity with a thrive together. However, any such changes churning in its neighbourhood and war-game its mighty neighbour and arch-rival India during would mean the military losing control over the    own responses to stay ahead in the game. the Cold War years. Second, it would ensure a Pakistani state, which it would never let happen. Pakistan is now preparing to plug itself The writer is Visiting Fellow at the Stimson continuous flow of civilian and military aid from It also raises a paradox: Pakistan’s civil-military into any issue that can continue its present Center in Washington DC   " 4L * ." $3" '9' 4*( 9 3@ * '+=+$ '4$8 +=*43484? 4L $3" 944*( "+ 36 84* 8tdiaƒuxrd  K =((? .9**  1  ' :'676 .;2;,-1 /2,;,-2-,2,,    #   "  #  ,/     # "   ' B     '      & );   #    0+0          &    '   .**2/@   #         # 

pon entering the small, take corporations make is to inappro- moters of the company Ajay Piramal dimly lit but cheerful priately locate this team within the and his wife Dr. Swati Piramal are orphanage in organisation by either banishing it to actively engaged in philanthropic Nizamabad, a small a lower down reporting line or to sit activities also in the fields of educa- town located in the within the company’s corporate tion and healthcare. This alignment Usouth of India, eight years ago, I communications team, or stripping of business, CSR, and philanthropy noticed the pale faces of the children it of power in other ways. This gives on just 2 clear social goals is an effec- inside. Four pairs of eyes were fixed out a signal to employees that any tive approach to ensure deep social on me while the lower half of their social good done by the company is benefits. Further, this has ensured bodies — which at first glance not important or is simply for image that the social initiatives continue seemed to me to be incredibly building. even during the current economic scrawny — hid behind a corroded Instead, the leadership needs to downturn as the company’s CSR metal door separating the reception ensure that the team responsible for spend for FY 20 remained unde- area from a large empty hall that the transformation is em-powered, terred, amounting to 4.51% of its would probably be repurposed for reports directly to the CEO, and is average net profits of the 3 preced- their dining or play through the day. involved in all business and financial ing financial years which more than The children in this orphanage were decisions. This would require doubles up on the legally mandated born out of illicit relationships in the changes such as having a key employ- annual CSR spend. community, thus abandoned by their ee lead this team, inclusion of the In other cases, the transforma- biological mothers, and all suffered team within corporate governance tive process results in social respon- from AIDS. structures or even close physical sibility being a generator of revenue. “They have not received their proximity of offices of this team to Micro-finance, employment ser- medicines since the past 3 months,” the CEO. vices, affordable housing and various informed Rajoo the founder of the businesses that cater to customers at orphanage, noticing my sadness at     the bottom of the pyramid are some the state of the children. Embedding social good within examples. However, businesses that “Why not?” I asked, shocked. operations, services and products of might cater to higher income groups “The CSR manager of the com- a company requires teams to close- but source directly from producers, pany that provided the medicines has ly collaborate towards identifying key or those who extend their services been replaced. The new manager has stakeholders, conducting a material- and add value to the smaller compa- a different plan and so he directed the ity analysis, and implementing ini- nies in their supply chain, or work to funds to a set of other CSR initia- tiatives that are driven by the results eradicate the environmental pollu- tives.” of the materiality analysis. tion caused by their operations and Standing in the vacuous, win- of these companies to financially active in nutrition, health and sus- sultative process across teams for Conducting a materiality analysis products, or work on cross subsidised dowless hall that was being hurried- contribute to any CSR at all this year. tainable living. Similarly, in India, proposing the idea and then request- ensures that social initiatives are models to provide their products and ly now readied by Rajoo’s industri- However, only if these corpora- USD 4.2 billion Tata Power has ing employees for their opinion important both to the business and services at differentiated pricing to ous staff for serving lunch to the forty tions’ social initiatives are inter- pledged to transition from produc- about it as well as suggestions for the stakeholders. customers with different paying two ailing but happy and clamorous twined with their business models, ing thermal power to entirely renew- roll out plan. Teams across the company need power, are also positively contribut- orphans who were all gathered will the initiatives survive employee able sources of power by 2050. Not only is the process informa- to then collaborate with internal as ing to society. There are many busi- around me, I was convinced of the turnover and financial losses of the This way, the company’s social 9+ $+ 6$*? tive, but also instils a sense of own- well as external entities to ensure the ness models that can usher in ben- colossal dangers to the little end-ben- company. The company’s procure- initiatives can not be stopped lest it 3"4* 6 8 ership amongst employees of the continued implementation and mon- efits to society as well as revenues. eficiaries of whimsical ‘CSR initia- ment policies, supply chain manage- impacts revenue generation. How changes in the company that will fol- itoring of the initiatives that result in Recently, on a trip to Hyderabad tives’. ment, production units, and distri- can CEOs transform their companies 9$ '$* "9+ low. This will result in stronger social good as well as revenues. I made my way by road to visit Philanthropy done through spo- bution networks can be tweaked to to do this? implementation by these employees This often results in an align- Nizamabad again. Upon enquiring, radic corporate social responsibility be more socially responsible. 4* 3*A4  of the changes that will later be pro- ment of initiatives for business and the locals told me that Rajoo’s initiatives is common in developing Similarly, services and products that    posed by the leadership. social welfare. An example of a orphanage had long closed down due countries such as India, but is not are harmful to society can be phased To embed social responsibility in '4? $ 788 company that successfully aligns to lack of regularity in funds. I won- sustainable. In FY 2019-20, an aston- out, ushering in those that help peo- a company’s operations, services $ +>*"   business interests, CSR, and philan- dered what happened to the children. ishing 20.33 per cent of listed Indian ple while also being profitable. and products, first employees at Next, the transformative process thropy is Piramal Enterprises companies reported losses. In fact, For example, companies like large need to be convinced that this needs to be placed within a specific Limited, an Indian business con- The writer is the CEO of 19.65 per cent of Indian companies the Euro 24 billion Veolia earn rev- is the right thing to do. Only then will team such as the strategy team, sus- glomerate earning revenues of 5,419 Sustain Labs, a company that trans- who were profitable in Q4 2019-20 enues from water and waste manage- they willingly implement the changes tainability department, R&D or a crore in the last financial year. The forms companies towards being sus- reported losses in Q1 2020-21 as a ment as well as energy services. The needed across the company. Make research centre located within the company’s CSR has a sharp focus on tainable and profitable. She is the likely direct consequence of the Euro 9.26 billion Dutch State Mines employees feel that it was their idea company. All the changes needed education and healthcare which also author of Indian Instincts: Essays pandemic on the country’s economy has moved out of the polluting busi- to change. within the company will emanate mirrors the company’s main business on Freedom & Equality in India, which will only worsen in FY 2022. ness of coal mining and reinvented For this, it is crucial that the from this team. focus on technology and healthcare. and a Global Leadership Fellow at This pushes down the legal liability itself into a science-based company company’s leadership deploys a con- However, often a common mis- Beyond business and CSR, the pro- the World Economic Forum 22 % (5 9 )% ( 26' (6 0                             $  #   "5   0-/.43!.0E,.F4%#!

esidential buildings ernment launched several initia- will be necessary to reduce the accounted for 24% of the tives to meet the affordable hous- financial burden on developers as Rtotal electricity consump- ing shortage through its vision on well as buyers. The government tion in India in 2016. This total ‘Housing for All by 2022.’ It must invest in research and test- electricity consumption will launched the Pradhan Mantri ing for new materials and tech- increase as more housing units Awas Yojana (PMAY) — Urban nologies. Housing built through are built to meet the estimated (PMAY-U) and Rural (PMAY-R) the ARHC schemes provide a demand of 38 million housing in 2015. Most recently, it great opportunity to construct units in 2030. The electricity con- launched the Affordable Rental pilot projects as occupants do not sumption per household is also Housing Complexes (ARHCs) invest in the property directly. increasing as people have access scheme under PMAY-U to pro- It will also be necessary for to better electricity and invest in vide affordable housing to the government to simultaneous- more appliances due to increasing migrant workers and the urban ly roll out financial support pro- spending power. As a result, poor. The PMAY sub-schemes grams. Direct/indirect mecha- national electricity consumed by provide financial support to nisms need to be introduced to the residential sector is expected State/Union Territories (UTs) absorb the extra costs of building to increase by more than eight through different interventions. sustainably. Increasing home loan times by 2050. Integrating thermal comfort subsidies with relaxations in GST The construction industry and energy efficiency strategies and taxes will incentivise con- already accounts for 25-40% of into the PMAY schemes provides struction of low carbon buildings. the world’s total carbon emis- a unique opportunity for wide- Housing schemes under PMAY sions. Increase in energy con- spread and quick adoption by the with green building certifications sumption by the residential sector affordable housing sector. These can be awarded extra subsidies will result in an exponential strategies can be made mandato- coupled with stamp duty waiver. increase in Greenhouse Gas ry through the PMAY schemes Strategic relaxation in Floor (GHG) emissions without appro- thus linking them to fiscal bene- Space Index (FSI) norms can help priate mitigation interventions. fits. reduce common infrastructure Affordable housing, including As a first step, the scope of development costs. Developers the Low Income Group (LIG) and the building design regulations can use the excess budget to pro- Economically Weaker Section under PMAY needs to be vide energy efficiency measures (EWS), accounted for almost 96% increased. This can be done by in their buildings. of the residential housing integrating Energy Conservation Robust enforcement and high demand in 2012. Even though the Building Code-Residential compliance rate will be essential energy consumption of the (ECBC-R) developed by the be unable to purchase appropriate climate change is forcing more compared to carbon dioxide. It is voluntary. Sustainable mechanical to ensure the intended energy affordable housing sector is rela- Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s appliances, especially to improve and more people to use air condi- necessary to phase out these technologies can have high cost savings and GHG reductions tively small right now, it will (BEE) into PMAY schemes. thermal comfort, due to financial tioners to achieve thermal com- refrigerants and support climate and maintenance requirements through this strategy. Regular increase as the number of build- The first part of ECBC-R constraints. fort in their homes. Almost 30% responsive sustainable cooling and should be provided based on evaluation and improvements to ings and appliance usage increas- includes design and material The second part of the of electricity consumption in systems. While use of air-condi- project-to-project suitability. the policy will help build trust es. Hence, any strategy to reduce selection to improve thermal ECBC-R will include strategies homes is from air-conditioning tioners in LIG and EWS housing PMAY can provide greater finan- amongst all stakeholders and energy consumption in the resi- comfort in residential buildings, for sustainable mechanical sys- making it one of the biggest con- units is low currently, the number cial benefits to projects adopting inspire confidence in adopting dential sector must include the improve natural ventilation and tems such as heating, cooling and tributors towards spikes in energy is expected to increase in both ECBC-R (Part- II). energy efficiency strategies. This affordable housing sector. increase daylighting. This will renewable energy systems. consumption. Most refrigerators rural and urban areas by 2030. While design interventions will help us stay on track to The affordable housing sector help reduce energy demand for Including sustainable cooling and air-conditioners contain ECBC-R (Part I) can be can be integrated into projects at achieve our carbon goals. is largely managed by the govern- lighting, cooling or heating. This technologies is key to reducing chemical refrigerants that have made mandatory for all afford- zero cost, material and technolo- ment owing to its role as regula- is especially beneficial to the LIG the GHG footprint of buildings. 1,000 to 9,000 times greater able housing projects, while gy interventions may result in The writers are Anant Fellows tor and major builder. The gov- and EWS population which may Rising global temperature due to capacity to warm the atmosphere ECBC-R (Part II) can be made increased construction costs. It for Climate Action   " uvitiut  1  ' :'676  77 1 !/6!6!/ !6 !C

he Hague-based TInternational Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered an investigation into the alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories which were cap- tured by Israel in the historic Six Day War of 1967, wherein the country has already start- ed settlement construction. The ICC investigation will look into “crimes that are alleged to have been commit- ted” since June 13, 2014 — the Palestinians chose June 2014 as the start of the investigation to coincide with the run-up to Israel’s devastating Gaza war that summer. Way back in 2015, the ICC began a preliminary investiga-   ' tion into the 2014 Gaza con- flict. In the month of June that -.7+-  . year, the Palestinian Authority -. -..++ (PA) submitted evidence of massive war crimes by the -.'., ->. Israeli military. However, a <- +6 -.==3 report released by the UN highlighted that there was evi- . -. dence of war crimes by both '+'. 6+ -6@ the Israeli military and the Hamas, the Palestinian militant .'.+ - outfit. According to UN esti- = +, mates, over 2,200 Palestinians,  .+@.. -+.+ including nearly 1,500 civilians, were killed by Israeli fire while - . '+-.   at least 67 soldiers and six civil- .+  . <-- ians were killed on the Israeli side.                   P                    2 !<  <  "@@7@" & +< 6+  However, Israel has argued that it waged a war of self- will be conducted “indepen- ICC. Ever since, Palestine has solutionism, he tries to popu- ICC’s authority over its citizens es and is deeply disappointed After decades of struggle, defense against nonstop rock- dently, impartially and objec- been trying to convince the larise the theory that Israel is and territory, suspended visas at the court’s decision to open the Palestinian people and et fire against its cities. Calling tively, without fear or favour”. international community about surrounded by wolves in to ICC personnel and their a war crimes investigation in their movement for self-deter- the ICC decision to begin war The massive task of this its allegation of war crimes by sheep’s clothing and wolves in families, and condemned the the occupied Palestinian terri- mination are heading nowhere. crimes probe “anti-Semitism investigation will be carried out Israel. wolves clothing. It seems Palestine investigation and any tories. He further stated that The right to self-determination and hypocrisy”, Israel Prime by the ICC’s new Chief Now interesting part of Netanyahu favours status quo other action that seeks to tar- the ICC had no jurisdiction of the Palestinians and their Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prosecutor, leading British the probe announced by the on the Palestine issue. get Israel unfairly. over this matter. Israel is not a dream of an independent State has said, “The state of Israel is lawyer Karim Khan, who will ICC is that Israel is not a An equally reluctant Fatah Then Secretary of State party to the ICC and has not have so far remained a lofty under attack… I promise you replace Bensouda in June this member of the court. Also, and the Palestinian Authority Mike Pompeo constantly consented to the court’s goal. we will fight for the truth until year. He currently heads a UN Israeli Government outlines need to come up with a realis- referred to the ICC as an jurisdiction and we have Frustrated, annoyed and we annul this scandalous deci- investigation into war crimes the fact that since Palestine is tic solution. The status quo has embarrassing, political, rene- serious concerns about the deprived of a credible interna- sion.” committed by the Islamic State not an independent state, the supported the Fatah leadership gade, unlawful, and a vehicle ICC’s attempts to exercise its tional attention, the Netanyahu has accused the in Iraq. ICC does not have any juris- as it helped it to remain in for political vendettas, mas- jurisdiction over Israeli Palestinians are forced to set ICC of “turning a blind eye to The ICC probe aims to diction over it. power. Even without creating a querading as a legal body. personnel. the stage for basic building Iran, Syria and the other dic- focus on two key areas around However, the PA is Palestinian state, the security Then President Trump issued US State Department blocks for their survival. All 13%%1 tatorships that are commit- which Israeli Government’s extremely enthused with the cooperation with Israel may an executive order that spokesman Ned Price said, what they need is the very basic ting real war crimes.” policies are involved: its con- launch of the ICC probe. safeguard the PA from being imposed sanctions over ICC “We firmly oppose and are dis- rights guaranteed by the UN The decision to launch the tinued military offensives Nevertheless many overthrown by the Hamas. prosecutor and investigators. appointed by the ICC prose- Declaration of Human Rights ICC probe was taken by its out- against the Palestinian militants Palestine sympathisers are get- In the past, when con- Many, particularly the left cutor’s announcement of an of 1948, some 72 years ago. going Chief Prosecutor Fatou in the Gaza Strip rocked by a ting worked up as the ICC has cerns were raised over war liberals across the world investigation into the And it’s time for Israel to Bensouda, a former Gambian devastating war in 2014 and its been painfully slow despite crimes in Israeli occupied areas, thought that with Joe Biden Palestinian situation.” recognise and help establishing Judge. In February this year, expansion of settlements in the evidence of war crimes was attempts were made to detract coming to power, Washington “We will continue to an independent Palestinian Bensouda claimed that the East Jerusalem and West Bank. mentioned in the preliminary from the seriousness of the will reverse the previous course uphold our strong commit- State. ICC had jurisdiction over the These actions of Tel Aviv report by Bensouda. court’s findings. Questions of action. And eventually a new ment to Israel and its security Biden hiding under semi- case. Her preliminary probe in have been broadly highlighted The international court were raised by Israel on the America will be back. including by opposing actions Trumpism or any other US 2019 has brought forth the fact by the PA in its report filed in proceedings involving such issue of statehood of Palestine, However, the Biden that seek to target Israel unfair- President, with a preset frame- that there is enough evidence the ICC since its joining the cases might take a longer the legitimacy of the court Administration that has ly,” Price told reporters in work, will not be able to solve to open a war crimes case in Court. course of action in comparison jurisdiction and their very stressed on human rights and Washington. the long conflict between the West Bank, including East Though Palestine is not an to domestic trials. political appropriateness. a multilateral approach to for- This will surely encourage Palestine and Israel. A Jerusalem and Gaza Strip. In independent nation, it was Known popularly as The then Trump eign policy has stood behind Netanyahu to ramp up cam- two-State solution is the one of her statements, she said granted non-member status in ‘KingBibi’, Netanyahu is adept Administration solidly backed Israel, as American Presidents paign against the ICC decision. most ideal way to end the that the investigation will look the coveted UN General in handing the ICC probe the Israeli Government on this do. To put an end to all the hostilities between the two into crimes within the juris- Assembly in 2012. And this issue. His followers call him, issue. Washington’s unwavering Antony Blinken, his controversies, the duty of parties. diction of the court. She has helped Palestine to claim its “The Magician”, “The Winner”, support to Tel Aviv reflected in Secretary of State, sharply incoming prosecutor Khan is ensured the international com- membership in other crucial and “Melekh Yisrael” (i.e. King its direct attack on the ICC and reacted to the ICC probe and to consider the probe as pure- (The writer is an expert on munity that the investigation global institutions such as the of Israel). Known for his anti- its personnel as it rejected the said that the US firmly oppos- ly a legal one. international affairs)

70@ /          

alf a year after the United thousands of Israeli tourists and ties with Israel on ending the country and didn’t know if everyone HArab Emirates and Bahrain business people to the region and led decades-long Israeli-Palestinian was ready for us.” established diplomatic relations to a fledgling industry of Jewish conflict, including the Israeli occu- “Now it feels quite the opposite,” with Israel, discreet Jewish com- weddings and other celebrations pation of lands the Palestinians she said. “I truly feel like I can be munities in the Gulf Arab states that aimed at Israeli visitors. Emirati and seek for an independent state. myself here, more openly attending once lived in the shadow of the Bahraini authorities have launched But recently, those attitudes ceremonies and Jewish celebra- Arab-Israeli conflict are adopting a a public relations blitz to cultivate have eroded among some Arab tions. Jewish life here is becoming more public profile. their image as Muslim havens of leaders, even as hostility toward more like Jewish life anywhere else.” Kosher food is now available. inclusion and tolerance for Jews, in Israel — in part because of its poli- Still, this new reality remains Jewish holidays are celebrated open- stark contrast to regional rivals cies toward Palestinians — has per- fragile. Some countries have been ly. There is even a fledgling religious Saudi Arabia and Iran. sisted among their populations. slower to change. Saudi Arabia and court to sort out issues such as mar- “A door has been opened,” said The Gulf Arab monarchies have Qatar have long been criticized for riages and divorces. Elie Abadie, the new senior rabbi of a few scattered remnants of bygone promoting anti-Semitic attitudes “Slowly, slowly, it’s improving,” the Jewish Council of the Emirates. Jewish communities, said Jason in textbooks. said Ebrahim Nonoo, leader of “I think there is more openness and Guberman, executive director of the Security remains a concern, as Bahrain’s Jewish community, which more welcome and enthusiasm for American Sephardi Federation. illustrated by the recent attack on an recently hosted an online celebration the presence of a Jewish communi- Saudi Arabia is home to sites Israel-owned ship in the Persian of the Purim holiday for Jews in the ty or Jewish individuals or Jewish that predate the advent of Islam in Gulf. Israel has blamed archenemy Gulf Arab region. tradition and culture.” the 7th century, and Bahrain, Kuwait Iran, and officials fear other Jewish Nonoo is among the founders of The Lebanon-born Abadie, a and have old Jewish ceme- and Israeli targets could be vulner- the Association of Gulf Jewish member of the Association of Gulf teries. The UAE emirate of Ras al- able. Many Jews in the region keep Communities, a new umbrella Jewish Communities, said he is Khaimah is home to a solitary their religious identities a secret. group for the tiny Jewish popula- certain the shift is taking place Jewish headstone, possibly from a A Jewish businessman who has tions in the six Arab monarchies of across the Gulf, not only in the UAE. traveling merchant — like most of lived and worked in Oman for the the Gulf Cooperation Council. The association aims to provide the Jews arriving in Dubai today. past several decades said he is one Their goal is to win greater accep- support and services for the small “Jews have been in the Gulf for of perhaps 20 Jews living in the sul- tance of Jewish life in the region. Jewish populations in Kuwait, a very long time, and now it’s kind tanate. “It’s just going to take a bit of Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar of a return to this historical pattern He said the country has a more time to seep through before we see and the UAE. These might include "M@7@7     &    !   *P/         $  of people coming in for trade,” tolerant approach to religious diver- a Jewish restaurant or a kosher kosher certifications for hotels, *2  =   & Guberman said, adding it was “very sity than its neighbors, but still restaurant spring up from some- restaurants and food products, a exciting to see some of this return insisted on anonymity because he where,” said Nonoo, a former mem- rabbinic court and pastoral guidance The Jewish community in the to the light.” Given the large numbers of of the pluralist past of the Middle was concerned about repercussions ber of Bahrain’s parliament. for religious events like bar mitz- UAE is the largest, with an estimat- Jewish communities had flour- Palestinians, Lebanese, Egyptians East.” from local officials. Even a modest online gathering vahs, circumcisions and burials. ed 1,000 members. It is also one of ished for centuries across the Islamic and Pakistanis who live in the Gulf Jean Candiotte, a TV director During the coronavirus pan- like the Purim celebration would Their tiny Jewish populations the newest, and Abadie said he has world. For long periods, they Arab countries, some Jews have from New York who has been in demic, he said that Zoom Sabbath have been unthinkable a few years are almost all comprised of foreign to “start things from scratch.” enjoyed a protected status, and been uncomfortable in recent years Dubai for seven years, said the new services organized by the Jewish ago, when relations with Israel were nationals who have come to the Only about 200 are active mem- occasionally, as in medieval Muslim in sharing their religious identity in atmosphere is liberating. Community of the Emirates on taboo and Jews kept their identities region for business. Only Bahrain bers of the community. The rest, like , thrived in a golden age public. Residency permits in the “We used to be this small, little Friday evenings have been a lifeline out of public view for fear of offend- has a rooted Jewish community. Its most Jews in Gulf Arab states, keep of coexistence. Most of those com- UAE, for instance, require applicants family of Jewish people. We would for him. He said he hopes the new ing their Muslim hosts. 80 or so members are descendants a low profile. Given the growing munities vanished following Israel’s to state their religion, and “Jewish” find each other in hidden ways and Gulf communal organisation “will That changed with last year’s of Iraqi Jews who arrived in the late enthusiasm about Jewish life in the establishment in 1948, when hun- is not an option. everyone thought they were the only generate a feeling of a bit of securi- accords between Israel and the 19th century, seeking opportunity in UAE, Abadie said he expects that dreds of thousands of Jews were dri- Most Arab states have condi- one,” she said. “We were sensitive to ty to come out of the closet, so to UAE and Bahrain that brought trade. “more of them will kind of come out ven out or fled. tioned a normalization of diplomatic the fact that we were in a Muslim speak.” AP   " A'" * 9 ."+*? * 9 4*$4* .? 4 A"* * 4* A4*494*( $* €axu€ ! $'4>4? 3" 4* 4*( 4 K (+( $* +*  1  ' :'676

87 C= >1

6$ 9" 4?$

  +% ) /,:'  ,; B  " /<:5 //  3 4 //: ) /,      ! ! !!   ?   #         ?  !                  ! =       !                      !# !      !        !#                        !! +    #                +   !  #     #     &           )            7 #               !  #   # !    !    O    ?          #   # ?      #    ?     #     !         !   !       =                 #                       & !      !  O #      #         7            ! !   !          =    !  !  &      !  A      &    ! #           #                                #                                !!      ? !      !                  !       &      &

<7 '/ /1 <7 '/ 1/ <7 '/ 51 <7 <++ = <7 <++ 7  <7 <++ + <7   <7  6 <7  7

 4 4'  /0:+% /0  35 /<: ' // 7 + 7 $ ) //:"%( ,;   #     & ?          #   !      7       !      ! ?                         ?   #             ! #                            =!     A !        ?           !          !   !       #  !    #     !   ? !                  #     $  #           &        # &        #        !   ?                !       $       &    #  !R                #                                  ?                 ? !   &         ! 3         6 !     #    ?  !        )           !           ?      !   ! !  !                !!        !   8                                  ?      #  !            $       #   !             #

<7 '/ 5E <7 '/ /0 <7 '/ 1E <7 <++ (  <7 <++   <7 <++  <7     <7   <7   

3 $+% /,:"( /0 B2  ' /<:)6 // D4 4 "%( /0:  ,=   #              #    !!      #   &         ! !    ?          #     ! 4     !    K $              !         !  !    8    !!     K  !#      ?    !                    !               ! $   !    #     ?          ?     !            O       !   !  !              !    ! !            #      #    ?     !                #       ?         !   !#     #         !   #                   &    !    4               !  !   !     ! .         !         ! !           ?   ?                   !     #            !          ?     !   #  ! +            ?      #    !   # 6#   !  $       !R                 !            !      ! !    

<7 '/ 1E <7 '/ // <7 '/ 15 <7 <++ ' ! 3  <7 <++ (  <7 <++  ) <7   <7  A  <7  A 

7 $7 "( /,:" // 7 +)6 /<: /, +7   ,;:+% ) /0 ?         ! ! ? !   #     #   #            #  !        !       !     #        ?            ? !      '! !       3     ?   #                                      ?         !      !          ! !    $ !       =              !  !                 !   !  &           '    !  !               ?            3           ?    K          !  !             #   !               #     !   &        A      O  # & ?    #        ! 4    #                !   9        !                !                        4   !             ! # A               ?        # ! !      #                  ! ) !       !   !    

<7 '/ 1C <7 '/ /E <7 '/ 11 <7 <++ 3  <7 <++ # 3 <7 <++ =# <7  7 <7  A  <7  6 1          <  %   $ * ?   HL ? ? ? H#B4E@BEEE"

78 39$+$ 39"9$* =$ 6$  * B    

t is not easy to remain unaffected by he came back empty handed. Buddha knocking you from within. mind/silently, one syllable/word while the thoughts flowing through mind. pointed that the mud would have settled Mind-Detoxification: Having thus inhaling and the other while exhaling, as ITo get over this, train to keep your and sent him back. When the disciple created a favourable inner-climate, stage directed by the Guru. attention away from the thoughts chasing approached the stream, he found that is set to move on to the Mind- Mantra as such has no religious you by giving auto suggestions if neces- though a significant amount of mud had Detoxification process. It is purposely so implication; it actually has its energy con- sary. Over a period of time, all inconse- settled, but water was still not potable. designed as to consciously invoke the notation. When you inhale deep, simulta- quential thoughts and feelings bothering Later, when he visited the water stream thought-seeds parked in the deeper layers neously reciting opening syllable of the you may leave. This is not to suggest that for the third time, water had become of the mind and resolve them. The mantra, one draws extra life-forces from all thoughts and feelings would go out of clean, and so he fetched it for his Guru. method needs to be directly learnt from nature. That triggers the inlaid memory reckoning during this process. Still, there The mind’s flow is almost similar to an expert. The broader principles, howev- imprints registered in energy-format — may be many more left, parked at deeper that of a running water stream. As you er, are being laid down for the sake of meaningful ones as positive energy and layers of mind, yet to surface up. They cross the water stream, the muck on the awareness. Here arises the role of Guru, unseemly ones as negative energy. The will be attended to during the later issues. bed is stirred, following which, water who will give you a two syllable/words churning that follows tries to expel nega- Yet, you may be relatively calmer as becomes muddy. If you leave the water simple mantra. The mantra as such has to tive imprints, bringing into focus host of thoughts and feelings bothering you in flow undisturbed for a while, all the muck be individual specific, identified by the distracting thoughts. The vibration of the immediate terms may no longer chase will settle down and water will become Guru, based on the callings of your second syllable helps drive away the neg- you from within. clear once again. In mind, instead of inherent frame of mind. ative energy. Continue this practice for at To explain the concept underlying water, thoughts keep continuously flow- A similar posture as adopted during least 20 minutes. the above process, it becomes imperative ing. When unwanted and negative the mind calming down process, is pre- One will be flooded with thoughts to share a story related to Gautam thoughts and feelings somehow intrude ferred during Mind-Detoxification also. during this process. They, however are Buddha. Once Buddha asked one of his your thought plane, mind gets unnerved. One can do it in sitting position also, but the ones parked at deeper layer of mind. disciples to fetch water from a nearby If, however, you let the thoughts naturally the spinal-cord needs to be kept erect. These thoughts will reflect definite pat- water stream. When the disciple flow in and out without paying attention Now close your eyes and turn your atten- terns, which may throw light on your approached the stream, he found that an to them, over a period of time they go out tion inwards. The focus has to be on the inherent habit tendencies. Becoming animal was crossing. So, water had of reckoning. breath cycle — inhaling and exhaling. aware thus, you could make amends become muddy. Thinking that he cannot The best part of the process is that Slowly inhale deep (stomach should through fresh educative inputs. carry dirty water to his Guru, the disciple mind gets trained to have its attention expand/come out with large air intake) $        came back. After a while when Buddha effortlessly turned inwards for a consider- and then slowly exhale (the stomach      ?   asked him for water, the disciple able period of time, and to a large extent should go in as excessive air move out). $ H##"!"""!##B"B7E4@4EC#B4"7E4@4@ informed that water was muddy and so also remain disengaged from thoughts Now begin reciting the mantra in your = H   L ? 

 # )   9 S *$>* 6* 4+$$ '*"84*(  4+  ★ !   ) S $49 '9$* +$ .$ 968$ *4+  4+ F'+$4>G      " # A")