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     he tense situation on the TLine of Actual Control   (LAC) has further aggravated with thwarting yet anoth-     er aggressive move by the Chinese in Eastern Ladakh.    The Chinese troops also fired warning shots in the air   but the main- tained calm. China, however, ive youths who had report- claimed it was the Indians who Fedly been abducted by used firearms after breaching China’s PLA from Arunachal the border. This is the first time Pradesh last week have been in more than 45 years that shots located on the Chinese side. were fired on the LAC. The PLA has confirmed This provocative act by the presence of the missing the Chinese on Monday took youths and modalities are place in the southern region of being worked out between the Pangong Tso (lake) in the two sides for their han- Eastern Ladakh. The PLA sol- dover to the Indian Army. diers tried to dislodge the “China’s PLA has respond- Indian Army troops now posi- ed to the hotline message sent tioned on the strategically- by Indian Army. They have important hill tops in the area. confirmed that the missing When they were warned, the youths from Arunachal Chinese fired a few shots in the Pradesh have been found by air. However, there were no spears, long knives and auto- attempting to close-in with their side. Further modalities physical clashes or skirmishes, matic weapons tried to come one of our forward positions to hand over the persons to sources said here on Tuesday. close to the Indian position at along the LAC and when dis- our authority are being Given the gravity of the a height of more than 15,000 suaded by own troops, PLA worked out,” Minister of State issue, Cabinet Committee on feet about 6.30 pm in a troops fired a few rounds in the for Youth Affairs and Sports Security (CCS) chaired by provocative action, they were air in an attempt to intimidate Kiren Rijiju tweeted. Prime Minister P  P                               !      warned. In own troops. However, despite The on Tuesday reviewed the turn, they fired, sources the grave provocation, own Police had on Monday said the ground situation. The meeting Shanghai Cooperation after Defence Minister Rajnath dominated by the Indian Army La. Mountain passes are known said. Nearly 5,000 Indian troops exercised great restraint whereabouts of the missing came as External Affairs Organisation(SCO). The Singh and his Chinese Wei since August 29-30 when it as La in the Tibetan language. troopers are now positioned and behaved in a mature and youth could not be known Minister S Jaishankar left for much-awaited bilateral meet Fenghe held a marathon bilat- foiled an attempt by the oppos- The latest attempt to remove there along with tanks and responsible manner.” after a search team returned Moscow to hold talks with his between the two Ministers is eral meeting in Moscow during ing force to unilaterally change the Indian soldiers was in the heavy guns to foil any counter- The Indian Army is com- from the LAC. Chinese counterpart Wang Yi likely to take place on the SCO meet. the LAC. area between these two moun- move by the Chinese. mitted to maintaining peace The five villagers from on the LAC stand-off. The Wednesday, it was learnt. As regards the events on Since then, the Indian tain passes at Mukhpari, In an official statement on and tranquility, however, is Upper Subansiri district were two leaders will meet on the The latest episode of the LAC on Monday evening, Army is now deployed on key sources said. Tuesday, the Army said, “In the also determined to protect said to be engaged as porters sidelines of the Foreign provocation by the Chinese sources said the latest Chinese hills, including Black Top When more than 100 instant case September 7, 2020, national integrity and sover- and guides by the Indian Ministers’ conclave of the troops came just four days foray came in the area now besides Rezang La and Rechin Chinese soldiers armed with it was the PLA troops who were eignty at all costs. Army.    " # $   & ' !  "  #    ()*+     ,  -   ! : The Supreme aspect of road width.    and grilled for eight hours on Court on Tuesday said the He said the "minority view" $     Monday, arrived at the NCB’s 2018 circular of the Ministry of of the committee has said that      office at Ballard Pier in south Road Transport and Highways intermediate carriageway width Mumbai at 10.30 am for the (MoRTH) on width of roads in should be 5.5 metre for hilly   joint Opposition candidate, by     !  third day of questioning in a T- hilly and mountainous ter- terrain as per the 2018 circular. bagging 125 votes against 105 shirt that read “Roses are red, rains be followed in construc- Mehta said project covers ongress chief Sonia Gandhi by latter.   " violets are blue, let’s smash the tion of highway areas of India-China border Con Tuesday called for The discussed patriarchy, me and you”. The project, providing all-weather and as there is movement of reaching out to other like- the issue of election at a meet-       28-year-old actress was placed connectivity to four holy towns Army vehicles, the intermedi- minded Opposition parties to ing of the party’s Parliament by the NCB under arrest at 3.30 of . The circular ate carriage width should be 7 put up a joint candidate for the Strategy Group chaired by t the end of 19-long hours pm, exactly five hours later. says that carriageway width metre instead of the 5.5 metre. post of Deputy Sonia. She has asked Leader of Aof grilling carried out dur- Confirming the arrest, shall be of intermediate lane Senior advocate Sanjay Chairman for the elections Opposition in Rajya Sabha ing a span of three days, the NCB deputy director KPS configurations, that is of 5.5 Parikh, appearing for the peti- scheduled for September 14. Ghulam Nabi Azad to reach Malhotra said, “Rhea metre width, with two-lane tioner NGO, said several direc- The post fell vacant after out to other Opposition parties (NCB) on Tuesday arrested Chakraborty has been arrested structures. The four towns of tions have been violated by the the tenure of JD (U) MP for fielding a joint Opposition actress Rhea Chakraborty in and due process of informing hilly State of Uttarakhand authorities and this has caused Harivansh expired in April candidate. The last date for fil- connection with the Sushant the family has been completed”. which would be connected by devastation of mountains and this year. He has been re-elect- ing nomination for the post is Singh Rajput death case, even Rhea is the tenth accused the ambitious all-weather 900- trees in the area. ed to the House from and September 11. as the Mumbai Police convert- to have been arrested in con- km highway project are — Parikh also raised the issue is expected to be the NDA’s The name of the joint can- ed a complaint filed by her 0     1       /       /        nection with a drug case linked , , of tree felling in the area due to candidate for the post, while didate will be decided after against the late actor’s sisters  30       to the death of actor Sushant and . the project. "We are not going the name of DMK MP Tiruchi consultations with the Priyanka, Meetu Singh and Singh Rajput, who was found The matter came up for into any roving inquiry. The Siva has been doing rounds as Opposition parties, and a meet- New Delhi-based Dr Tarun in the wake of what appeared Sushant through her currently dead in his closed room of his hearing before a bench headed narrow issue is about 2018 the Opposition candidate. The ing is also scheduled mid- Kumar into an FIR and trans- to be orchestrated leaks from arrested brother Showik sixth floor duplex flat at Mont by Justice RF Nariman which guidelines," the bench said. election will be held on the first week. The meeting was attend- ferred the case to the CBI. the investigating agency that Chakraborty, that she had Blanc building at Bandra’s told Solicitor General Tushar The Bench also observed day of the Monsoon Session ed by Rahul Gandhi, Azad, Rhea’s arrest appeared to be she had reportedly admitted acknowledged that she knew Carter Road in north-west Mehta that the authority needs that appropriate plantation be starting September 14. The Anand Sharma, AK Antony, a fait accompli, coming as it did that she had procured drugs for about Samuel purchasing drugs Mumbai, on June 14. to follow the 2018 guidelines. done there by the authority. Budget Session was called off in Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal, for the actor from drug Besides Rhea’s brother "All you have to do is to go In August last year, the March due to Covid-19. Jairam Ramesh, Mallikarjun peddler Zaid Vilatra and that Showik, eight other arrested by your 2018 guidelines. How apex court had cleared the Harivansh was elected as Kharge, party leader in Lok she had accepted that she had accused in the case are: Abbas can you not go by your own decks for the Char dham high- the Rajya Sabha Deputy Sabha Adhir Ranjan     accepted drug-related Lakhani, Karan Arora, Zaid guidelines?," the bench asked way project by modifying an Chairperson after Congress Chowdhury, party’s chief whip WhatsApp chats between her Vilatra, Abdel Basit Parihar, Mehta. Mehta said the high- National Green Tribunal order MP PJ Kurien’s tenure ended in upper house K Suresh, and others. Anuj Keswani, Kaizan Ibrahim, powered committee has sub- to constitute a high-powered in August 2018. Harivansh had Manish Tewari, Gaurav Gogoi, Rhea, who had been ques- Samuel Miranda and Dipesh mitted its report and there are committee to look into envi- defeated senior Congress leader Manickam Tagore, and Ravneet      tioned for six hours on Sunday Sawant. some issues, including on the ronmental concerns. PTI BK Hariprasad, who was the Singh Bittu. ' ()   .  .        /  -  (*          #               been given to skill or entre- graduate studies in technical Ministry has issued QR  preneurship training institu- and professional programs separate guidelines for opera- Sri Lankan lawmaker from s part of its ongoing tions, higher educational insti- requiring laboratory /experi- tions of these       Athe ruling party, who was AUnlock-4 process, “partial tutions conducting mental work. institutions amid the Covid-19 elected to Parliament while resumption” of academic activ- doctoral courses and post- The Union Health pandemic. s the stage is set for actress serving a death sentence in a ities has been allowed in AKangana Ranaut’s return murder case, was on Tuesday schools only on voluntary basis   )*+             to Mumbai on Wednesday, sworn in as an MP by the from September 21 for students    the -run BMC on Speaker. of Classes 9-12. ,,(    ! 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"( %31%'!1'!&5 Parliament.    !"#"#       %!   4     -$ -  !   .     total of 91    & Aparticipants from 22 States  . are attending the  .   online training he Uttaranchal University    on wildlife man- Torganised its orientation he Public Relations Society      agement for in- programme 2020 online for the Tof India (PRSI) service assistant newly admitted UG and PG chapter has wel-    conservators of students of various disciplines. comed the appointment of KG forests and The event was inaugurated by Suresh as the vice chancellor of senior forest the university chancellor the Makhanlal Chaturvedi range officers Jitendra Joshi. national university of being organised The university vice chan- journalism and communica- by the Central cellor Rajesh Bahuguna wel- tion in Bhopal. Academy for comed all to the event and The PRSI Dehradun chap- State Forest Service (CASFoS). wildlife management. The training programme to motivated the students ter head Amit Pokhriyal said Speaking at the inaugura- Forest education director be held till September 12 will covering various aspects of the that Suresh who had earlier tion of the training, Soumitra RP Singh highlighted the role have experts sharing their university. He said that classes held the post of IIMC director Dasgupta, Additional Director of field staff and their sacrifice views on wildlife management will be conducted online until general, had been cooperating General of Forests (Wildlife), in protecting the forest wealth in different landscapes of India on-campus classes become fea- actively with the PRSI since the Ministry of Environment, in protected areas. including the challenges and sible. beginning. Forest and Climate Change, According to CASFoS offi- issues in protection of faunal The manager of Corporate The various office-bearers emphasised the need for land- cials, this training is and floral wealth. CASFoS Resource Centre, Iqbal Singh of the Dehradun chapter also scape level management of being organised online in view principal Kunal Satyarthi and and Uttaranchal Institute of Suri also expressed their views. pated in the orientation wished Suresh on his new protected areas and involve- of Covid-19 related travel other faculty members were Management director Pradeep About 992 students partici- programme. appointment. ment of all stakeholders in restrictions. also present on the occasion. 0   9 7                  

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Chandigarh Health >'& ""  25 more deaths due to coron- unjab on Tuesday recorded Of the total 22 districts, 18 24.03 percent of the total cases In the last 24 hours, one Department’s evening bulletin. avirus while 1704 patients 1,964 fresh cases of the have positive cases in four-digit — out of which 633 patients  " ( P more resident succumbed to Among various COVID-19 recovered on the day. novel coronavirus, including figure, while one — Ludhiana are on oxygen support; and 87 Covid-19 taking the total toll to parameters, Chandigarh has two years old male child from Manimajra, Mauli Jagran, Another big spike of 2286 Congress MLA from Samana — has infection tally in five dig- are critical and on ventilator 75 in the union territory. reported 62.1 percent recovery PGIMER campus, two years PGIMER campus, Raipur cases pushed the infection count Rajinder Singh and 30 PRTC its, 12512. The three remaining support. Earlier, the case tally had rate against the national aver- old girl from Sector 24, two Khurd, Ram Darbar and Bapu in the State to 81,059. The State staff members, besides 67 districts of Tarn Taran, SBS Meanwhile, no less than 30 breached the 5000-mark on age of around 77 percent. A years old female child from Dham colony in had on September 6 reported the deaths, pushing the state’s infec- Nagar (Nawanshahr), and staff members of PEPSU Road September 3. While more than daily test positivity rate (TPR) Hallomajra, three years old Sector 26. highest single-day Covid-19 toll tion tally to 67,547 and death Mansa, also have cases close to Transport Corporation 200 cases were reported in the of 38 percent and cumulative female child from Raipur A total of 226 patients of 25 deaths and on September 5, toll to 1990. 1000-mark. (PRTC), including drivers, con- city since the beginning of TPR of 17.1 percent were Khurd, five years old male have been discharged including a record 2,289 cases. The State has Ludhiana reported the The top five districts in ductors and inspectors, have September, it was for the first recorded. child from Sector 39, five years persons from home isolation now climbed up to 81,059 out of highest 13 deaths, followed by terms of positive cases — tested positive for coronavirus time that more than 300 fresh Apart from this, old female child from Sector who have completed ten days which 16,890 are active cases 11 in Amritsar; eight in Patiala; Ludhiana, Jalandhar (8354), in Patiala on Tuesday. The infections have been reported Chandigarh recorded 4.7 per- 56, five years old female child and are asymptomatic as per while 63, 315 have recovered. seven in Bathinda; four each in Patiala (7426), Amritsar PRTC head office has been on a single day. cent average growth rate of from Kishangarh, five years old Centre’s guidelines, the bulletin The doubling rate for the state Jalandhar and Moga; Three (5219), and Mohali (4920) — closed for two days for public In the first eight days of infections. The fatality rate female child from Sector 33 added. is 31 days; the recovery per- each in Faridkot, Gurdaspur, accounts for 56.9 percent of dealing. September, the city has till stood at 1.17 percent. The and five years old female child centage is 78.11 per cent while and Sangrur; two each in the state’s total caseload; and Asking the people travel- now reported 2026 positive active ratio of cases stood at 36 from Mauli Jagran, according TESTING RAMPED 6.11 per cent of the total samples Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, and 63.77 percent of the total ling in PRTC buses not to Covid-19 cases. A day before, percent which means for every to the bulletin. UP IN CHD tested have come out positive so Muktsar Sahib; and one each in casualties. With a maximum panic, Patiala Civil Surgeon Dr 232 positive cases were report- 100 confirmed cases, 36 are Out of total 377 cases, 294 From an average of 500 far. As of Tuesday, the state has Barnala, Fazilka, Mansa, 522, Ludhiana has reported Harish Malhotra said that the ed while the city had clocked its currently infected in the city. were detected through RT- tests per day in the second fort- a fatality rate 1.05 percent. Mohali, and Ropar. highest number of deaths, staff, including drivers, con- previous highest single-day PCR testing while rest of the night of August, the With the 25 fresh deaths, Ludhiana also reported the followed by 210 each from ductors, had taken required spike with 276 cases on ONE DEAD, SEVERAL cases were found through rapid Chandigarh Administration the total number of fatalities in maximum number of infec- Jalandhar and Patiala; 209 safety precautions and there September 3. FRESH CASES OF INFANTS antigen testing in the city, the has increased COVID-19 test- the state rose to 854, according tions with 311 fresh cases, fol- from Amritsar and 118 from was no need to panic. Notably, it took five days REPORTED bulletin stated. ing to an average of more than to the State health depart- lowed by 265 in Jalandhar, 236 Mohali. The PRTC employees were for the city to reach 6000 cases A 72 years old female resident The fresh cases were 800 tests per day in September ment’s daily bulletin. While in Amritsar, 206 in Patiala, 168 In all, 2307 patients— tested positive after a three-day from 5000. Chandigarh had of Hallomajra died at GMCH reported from Sectors 3, 4, 5, to detect the three deaths were reported in Bathinda, 127 in SAS Nagar including 1023 from Mohali, camp was organized at Patiala crossed 4000-mark on August 32 on Tuesday due to complex 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, infections. from Karnal and Kurukshetra (Mohali), 126 in Gurdaspur, 233 from Patiala, 140 from depot and head office where 30 and the total tally had stood cardio-respiratory complica- 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, With testing ramped up in while two fatalities each took 104 in Hoshiarpur, 83 in Ludhiana, 109 from Gurdaspur, the staff members were tested. at 5065 in just four days. Before tions owing to COVID 19, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, the city, the number of infec- place in Sirsa, Fatehabad, Faridkot, 39 in Tarn Taran, 36 103 from Pathankot, among The PRTC spokesperson said that, it took six days for the city stated the UT’s health bul- 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, tions has also seen a quantum Yamunanagar, Panchkula and in Fazilka. others—were discharged after that coronavirus sampling is to move to 4000 cases from letin. 50, 51, 52, 55, 56 63, 38 west, jump in the month of Ambala and a death each was 32 in Sangrur, 30 in recovering from the deadly also being undertaken at other 3000. Among the fresh cases Burail, Dadumajra, Daria, September. In the first eight reported from Faridabad, Barnala, 28 in Moga, 25 each in virus. With this, the number of depots too. The positive cases had reported in the past 24 hours Dhanas, Hallomajra, Kajheri, days of September, the city has Gurugram, Rewari, Rohtak, Nawanshahr and Mansa, 24 in recoveries has gone up to It has been learnt that the crossed 3000-mark on August included a two months old Khuda Alisher, Khuda Lahora, reported 2026 positive Hisar, Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Nuh Kapurthala, 23 each in Muktsar 49,327 — at the rate of 73.03 majority of those tested positive 24, 2000-mark on August 15, male child from Manimajra, Kishangarh, Maloya, COVID-19 cases. and Kaithal. and Ferozepur, 22 in Fatehgarh percent. were asymptomatic.        %   & 1 415- (),*6* $1 -& 3$  43 &   

    $       in Ahmednagar and Nanded, 7 total cases, while the pandem-  '   each in Aurangabad, Beed, ic toll rose from 3986 to 4008. day after it recorded an all- Amravati and Chandrapur, 5 in In a related development, New Delhi: On the eve of the Gonda: Five people died here Four other people went Atime high of 423 deaths, Latur, 3 each in Palghar, Raigad as many as 13,234 patients 11th Himalayan Day, Union on Tuesday after being exposed down to bring him back but Maharashtra on Tuesday wit- and Ratnagiri and one death were discharged from hospitals Education Minister Ramesh to toxic gas in a well where they too fainted, Kumar said. nessed the Covid-19 deaths fall each in Dhule, Nandurbar, in the state after full recovery. Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday locals used to dump garbage, The ASP said police, fire to 380, while it recorded a rel- Sindhudurg, Jalna, Hingoli, As a result, the total number of emphasised the need to police said. brigade and local civic body atively high 20,131 infections. Parbhani, Osmanabad, patients discharged from var- conserve and protect the The incident took place at personnel pulled them out With the 380 new fatalities, Yavatmal, Buldhana and ious hospitals after full recov- mountain range. Raja Mohalla in the Kotwali after much effort. the total Covid-19 tally climbed Washim In addition, two per- ery since the second week of He said that the 11th police station area while they “They were taken to the up from 27,027 to 27,407. sons from other states or coun- March this year, touched Himalayan Day will be were rescuing a calf that had fell district hospital where doctors With 20,131 fresh infec- tries died in Maharashtra. 6,72,556. The recovery rate observed with the theme of into it. declared them dead. tions, the total number of There was a sharp spurt in stood at 71.26 per cent. The ‘ and Nature’ on According to Additional The deceased have been infections jumped from deaths from the districts of mortality rate in the state is 2.9 September 9. Superintendent of Police identified as Vaibhav (18), 923,641 to 943,772. Nagpur, Sangli, Kolhapur per cent. The state health The Minister said that he Mahendra Kumar said it was Dinesh (30), Ravi Of the total 380 deaths Nasik, Jalgaon and Satara, while authorities pegged the number felt that saving the nature in its an old and unused well in Shankar (36), Vishnu Dayal reported on Tuesday, Pune as many as five districts in the of “active cases” in the state at original state was the respon- which people used to dump (35) and Mannu Saini (36),” the topped the list in the State with state reported zero deaths. 2,43,446. sibility of the whole mankind. garbage. ASP said. 68 deaths, while there were 56 With 42 fatalities Mumbai’s Out of 47,89,682 samples “We will get together on “On Tuesday afternoon, a Police have sent bodies for deaths in Nagpur, 42 in Covid-19 toll rose from 7,900 sent to laboratories, 9,43,772 the Himalayan Day, keeping calf fell into the well. A man a post-mortem examination. Mumbai, 28 in Sangli, 25 in to 7,942, while number of have tested positive (19.7 per this in mind. Every person who went into it using a ladder to Nitin Kolhapur, 23 in Nashik, 22 in infections went up by 1,346 to cent) for COVID-19 until hails from the Himalayas realis- pull out the calf,” he said, Bansal said assistance will be Thane, 16 each in Jalgaon and jump from 157,410 to 158,756. Tuesday. Currently, 15,58,305 es that if we tinker with the adding that when the calf was given to family members of the Satara, 12 in Solapur Pune district with 2,07,435 in Maharashtra. The number of Thane district remained people are in home quarantine environment in the moun- rescued, the man fainted after deceased as per rules. Similarly, in the lower infected cases continued to be deaths in Pune increased from on the third spot --after Pune while 38,141 people are in tains, the nature will not forgive inhaling toxic gas. PTI range, there were 9 deaths each the worst-affected city-district 4470 to 4538. and Mumbai – with 1,46,220 institutional quarantine. us. “We ought to focus on the need for community partici- -7358 4954:3 4; 1 pation vis-à-vis the develop- mental process and write a new chapter in this direction.”            Pokhriyal pointed out that the Himalayas was a world her-   )  the original system of weekly rescinding its previous order of diate effect. Though the chief itage and as many as 130 crore closure of different markets two-day weekend restrictions. minister’s statement does not people directly or indirectly he instead of Sunday closure. All In that order, the government mention lockdown, but with depended on the mountain TGovernment decided to do hotels and restaurants, except had said that all markets and opening of markets on Sunday, range for survival. away with the mandatory those in containment zones, business establishments would it is implied that the govern- He appealed to all people Sunday closure across the State should restart normal activities open for 12 hours (9 am to 9 ment has decided to do away to save the Himalayas, which and instead ordered restoration but by following coronavirus pm) and Sunday would be the with the Sunday restriction. was not only the responsibili- of the old system of staggered protection protocol,” the Chief weekly closure. The chief minister directed ty of those living in the moun- market closure. The decision Minister said. With the new order restor- officials to expedite economic tain range but everyone. was announced by Chief Last week, the state gov- ing the old system of weekly activities besides making peo- Those participating in the Minister at a ernment had announced that closure of markets, the gov- ple aware of preventive mea- Himalayan Day will be admin- Team 11 meeting held in shops would remain closed ernment also ended the sures against the Coronavirus istered the oath to protect the on Tuesday. “Restore across the state only on Sundays, Sunday lockdown with imme- pandemic. mountain range. IANS

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The gent regulations which have justified. If tourists are reach- ed deaths of 12 patients on the under the onslaught of the has 1,333 active cases On Tuesday morning his CM has also directed that the jolted all those earning their ing without getting day which increased the death disease. On Tuesday, the health and is on second spot while health deteriorated following $   cost of Lal’s treatment will be livelihood from tourism and their rapid tests done, it means toll to 360 in the State. On the department reported 248 fresh with 1,291 active cases Udham which he was rushed to borne out of the chief minister’s related activities. The hotel they are being allowed by the day 427 patients were dis- cases of the disease. In Nainital Singh Nagar is in third posi- Himalayan hospital Jolly Grant.  ' relief fund. and restaurant association head administration. Considering charged from different hospi- 112 cases were reported while tion. Tehri Garhwal has 507, In the hospital, the doctors It is pertinent to mention Dinesh Sah said this while this, talk of action against the tals of the State after their 82 patients came up in 422, Uttarkashi 324, declared him dead. Negi had    here that Lal is a popular addressing the media here. hotel owner seems illogical,” recovery. The percentage recov- . In Udham 253, 240, suffered a brain stroke during    drummer who performs in He alleged that the Sah said. ery for the Covid-19 patients in Singh Nagar 56 patients were Champawat 216, Rudraprayag last year’s elections traditional Mukhauta presen- Government is ignoring the He added the hotel indus- Uttarakhand now stands at reported while 33 patients in 185, Chamoli 125 and and since then he was confined tations and the Nanda Devi Raj condition of tourism. “The try has suffered losses amount- 66.96 per cent and out of total Tehri, 24 each in Almora and Bageshwar 106 active cases of to his home in Rishikesh. Jat. On learning about his ill Government should provide ing to more than 500 crore samples tested 5.82 per cent Uttarkashi, 23 in Champawat, the disease. Negi (75 years) belonged to Expressing grief over the health from the social media, testing facility at the State’s during the six month period of have tested positive for the dis- 16 in Pithoragarh, 14 in The authorities have set up Berni village of Tehri district. demise of Negi , the Speaker of the chief minister acted swift- entry points and let the tourists the Covid-19 pandemic so far. ease. The doubling rate Bageshwar, 11 in Rudraprayag, 267 containment zones in dif- During he spent Uttarakhand Assembly Prem ly and directed that he be in. However, the Government Even when the hotels were of the disease in the State now nine in Pauri and six in ferent parts of the state to pre- one and half years in Jail. He Chand Agarwal said that apart admitted to AIIMS in has made stricter rules which closed, there was no difference is 23.15 days. Chamoli were reported. vent spread of the disease. had held the position of State from being senior party leader Rishikesh for treatment. In are hitting the tourism indus- in the water and electricity bills, On Tuesday, four patients Out of the 427 patients Haridwar has maximum such general secretary of BJP and and position holder, Negi was addition to directing officials to try harder. Instead of using which Sah said is wrong. of the disease were reported recovered on Tuesday, 138 are zones (200) while Dehradun chairman of the disciplinary an educationalist who played a pay the cost of his treatment Government property, the The hotel association had dead at Government Doon from Udham Singh Nagar, 121 has 20, Udham Singh Nagar 18, committee of the party. key role in promoting educa- from the CM relief fund, Rawat administration has made quar- talked to the local MLA, Chief Medical College (GDMC) hos- from Haridwar, 108 from Uttarkashi, Tehri and Pauri Chief minister Trivendra tion in this area. also directed the Culture direc- antine and other centres relat- Secretary and even the pital. In Base Hospital Srinagar, Dehradun, 21 in Pauri, 19 in seven such zones each. Nainital Singh Rawat and the BJP State The Speaker said the death tor to ensure that pension pro- ed to Covid-19 in hotels. The Chief Minister but their situa- three patients were reported Almora, six in Nainital and and Rudraprayag have two leaders also expressed grief at of Negi is a personal loss vided to Lal as a folk musician authorities have not clarified as tion is being ignored, he dead while two patients each Uttarkashi, five in Chamoli containment zones each. the demise. for him. is also released without delay. to how long this will continue. averred.       1 ,    5 .    

 . Government to come out clean in its priorities and intentions regarding the tudent activist group Making a Rispana. The students have warned the SDifference by Being the Difference political and administrative leadership (MAD), has alleged that illegal mining to not use the river’s name for any fur- activities are continuing rampantly ther slogans if they do not wish to deliv- on various stretches of the Rispana river er on its revival. in Dehradun. MAD has been spearheading the The organisation has highlighted campaign to rejuvenate Rispana river one specific example — near the Bala over the last nine years and was close- Sundari Mandir on Canal Road, where- ly involved with the high level com- in mining is being carried out on the mittee, working under the chairmanship riverbed away from public view in of the tasked by the between the half constructed walls Chief Minister. After several rounds of that have been erected right on the meetings, while plantation activities riverbed for the riverfront development were agreed to and carried out, no fur- programme. ther activity to rejuvenate the river- like MAD released a statement pointing upper regions of Rispana were causing are rampant and debris, including the removing encroachment, cleaning the out that shortly after the group’s plan- moderate flooding in the low lying areas. construction debris is blocking the river, fixing responsibility on officials or tation drive in Tarla Nagal area- it was On inspection, the locals informed the smooth flow of the river. of maintaining the planted saplings- was noticed that some stretches in the group members that mining activities MAD has called upon the carried out, state the members.

  attacked him, causing his death patrolling in the area.    on the spot. Villagers passing by The bereaved family was   6<     man was killed by an ele- the route on Tuesday morning provided a cheque for 10,000 Aphant in the Patrampur spotted his body and informed as immediate financial assis-    range of west forest divi- the forest department and police tance while the remaining sion on Monday night. about it. The forest department amount will be provided by the     /  -/       " According to officials, 30- and police personnel took the department as per the regula- year old labourer Himmat body and sent it for post tions. The body was handed  . MCD with the police and dis- Singh was returning home mortem. Singh left behind his over to the family after the post  . encroachment. The adminis- according to some locals, felt trict administration would from Maldhan village in wife and three children. mortem, he added. The SDO tration provided these occu- like harassment to he Municipal Corporation demolish the buildings. Ramnagar after work at 8 pm The Terai west sub divi- and the ranger have also bout 35 structures have pants time till September 10 to them. Tof Dehradun (MCD) will However, it has been over on Monday when the incident sional officer Shishupal Singh appealed to the villagers to not Abeen removed out of remove the encroachment on However, the officials have not proceed further with any a month since the notices were occurred. Rawat said that the forest venture into the wooded areas around 80 structures from the their own as per their signed denied such claims stating that plan to demolish condemned issued. The officials state that An elephant reportedly department has stepped up unnecessarily. encroached government land affidavit and if the occupants no one was harassed by any buildings in the city unless the the corporation will not pro- in Shifan Court, so fail to do so by the given day, official in the said area. verdict on the pending court ceed with any plans to demol- far in more than two weeks. the administration will be Furthermore, when Shah was cases of the condemned build- ish these dilapidated While informing about this, the bound to do it on its own. asked about the plan of remov- ings owing to owner-tenant buildings until the court cases executive officer of Mussoorie However, the occupants ing the remaining encroach- dispute comes out. of the buildings do not get municipality, M L Shah added have purportedly removed only ments from Shifan Court if the According to the officials, resolved. that there are still two days left about 20 encroachments on occupants fail to remove them there are 48 condemned build- As informed by the munic- of the time given by the district their own out of about 80 by the given time, he said the ings listed by the corporation ipal commissioner, Vinay administration to the occu- encroachments and most of the actions will be taken as per the out of which the court cases of Shankar Pandey, the corpora- pants of these illegal structures locals living there are consis- directions of the administra- 32 buildings are pending due to tion is not planning to proceed to remove their construction. tently opposing this move by tion. It is pertinent to mention owner-tenant disputes. with any plan to demolish the Last month, the district the State Government. Some here that the said encroach- In July, the officials of the condemned buildings till the administration demolished have also alleged that though ments are being removed to corporation claimed to have matter of the disputed build- around 15 isolated encroach- the people have provided affi- facilitate the construction work issue notices to the occupants ings remains in the court. ments in Shifan Court and davit to evacuate the place by of Purkuk-Mussoorie ropeway of the remaining 16 dilapidat- As soon as these issues get according to the officials, about September 10, officials contin- which has reportedly been ed buildings to evacuate their settled, MCD will proceed fur- 65 occupants of the remaining ued to visit them regularly and delayed due to various factors buildings within 15 days, stat- ther with its plan to demolish structures signed affidavit and reminded them to remove the including the said encroach- ing that if the occupants fail to these dilapidated buildings, agreed to remove their encroachment soon which, ment. do so in the given time, the added Pandey. ()*+ 1  N3      

and the nation. Literacy is cru- education reaches out to all. progress then our government results as anticipated by gov- cial to acquiring and learning Governments, development will have to make a resolve to ernment of India. It is sug- essential life skills that enables agencies, civil society, non- ensure education for all because gested, that if even a fraction of people to address challenges in government organisations and education is the prime mover. the amount spent on adult lit- life. Education can be a the media are some of the part- Overpopulation is the root eracy, is spent properly on pri- prime factor in achieving the ners working towards reaching cause of all ills. Illiteracy and mary education then things UN sustainable development these goals. UNESCO’s coor- poverty are interrelated. could be very different. The goals (SDG). dination with other interna- Illiteracy leads to poverty, quality of teachers is also a very Considering the impor- tional organisations allows unemployment and various strong factor in determining tance of education, many coun- access to education and growth social and health related prob- the dropout rate especially in 7< 9 5 tries are increasing budgetary in diverse communities, allows lems. The efforts to reduce illit- rural and remote areas. allocation for education. The freedom of expression and eracy are not at the same pace Patience and compassion are eptember 8 was declared as developed nations are spending enables learning from advance- as the pace of the increasing two important virtues of all SInternational Literacy Day around 5 to 7% of GDP on the ments in technology. The world population. Another significant teachers. Eventually many kids by UNESCO on October 26, education sector, while the literacy foundation is working cause of illiteracy is the per- start hating teachers who lack 1966. Though it was a subdued poor countries are investing to reach children in remote ception that education is these qualities and stop going affair this year due to Covid-19, and allocating the least amount communities. expensive; hence, poor parents to school. The dropout rate is it does not diminish the impor- to the education sector. The According to Valluvar, by are not sending their kids to more than 53% from class I to tance of literacy. development of any country birth all men are equal; it is by school. Illiterate parents do VIII. To increase the literacy Literacy rate is defined as can be analysed considering the the differences in their actions not know the value of literacy rate and reduce the dropout the percentage of people in a percentage of budget for the that their birth is rendered and education. As such there is rates, the medium of instruc- given age group who can read education sector. Though types unequal. Formal and informal no favourable environment for tion or learning will play a cru- and write, understand short of natural resources may vary education plays an important education in poor families. cial role. The medium of and simple statements. Those from country to country, edu- role in their life. Thoughts are Considering the impor- instruction or learning should who can read and write are cation is a resource which can the primary source of all tance of literacy and education be preferably in mother tongue more powerful than those who be consistently built and actions which are influenced by India should increase the bud- because the children will learn cannot, in many aspects of improved. Hence, all govern- the status of literacy and edu- getary allocation for the edu- and comprehend better in their life. Studies worldwide have ments should give importance cation of an individual. cation sector considerably. The mother tongue. Literacy is the shown that literacy leads to to this man-made and acquired Education is one of the impor- author believes that health, cornerstone of any education. increased horizon for the resource which is the supreme tant pillars of the growth of an education and nutrition are the Had we not known or under- human brain and body expres- wealth even written in Indian individual and ultimately of the foundation pillars of growth of stood an akshar (letter) or an sion. A Tamil poet scriptures. family, society and the nation. an individual and nation. ank (number), how could we Thiruvalluvar said that “letter UNESCO has been man- According to UNESCO Though national literacy mis- have achieved all that we have and number are the two eyes of dated to lead the global move- figures, India’s current literacy sion comprised four schemes today? humans”. Acquiring literacy ment and coordinate the inter- rate is 72%- with 80.9% among and teacher training pro- and basic education is the tool national efforts to provide a men and 62.8% among women. gramme was also launched in (The writer is a Dehradun for growth of any individual framework for ensuring that If our country wants to India, it has not given the based orthopaedic surgeon)    !"#"# , /   0 R         =         *@ - A7       /  /   ?  <9   ?*B     said. +-(-& At a time when coron-   Karnataka and Maharashtra larmed at the spike in avirus cases are on the rise,      followed with 9,575 and 7,826 ACovid-19 cases each pass- Paul said there have been f five States—Maharashtra,      recoveries respectively while ing day, the Union Health repeated complaints from IAndhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh   Government is facilitating that Ministry on Tuesday exhorted states about people becoming Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh "   '  registered 5,820 and 4,779 process of creating a connect. the citizens to come forward to reaction (RT-PCR) tests on lax in taking safety precau- are contributing almost 70 per   "  recoveries, a release from the he Government on Tuesday There may be specific out- get themselves tested for the symptomatic people who test- tions. cent of the Covid caseload in Union Health Ministry said. Tsaid that Russia has sought comes very soon in that regard. infection and warned that their ed negative for the rapid-anti- Union Health Secretary the country, then there are at These 5 States together con- India’s help in the manufac- India can manufacture that irresponsible behaviour like gen test (RAT). Rajesh Bhushan took note of least 14 States/UTs which seems more or less, accounting for most tributed 57 per cent of the turing of its Covid vaccine by vaccine in large and significant failure to follow distancing Addressing a press brief- the States failing to conduct to be comparatively safe places of the deaths”, he said. recoveries in the last 24 hours. Indian companies and conduct quantities. On the regulatory norms and not using masks ing, NITI Aayog member V K the RTPCR tests. “There are having less than 5,000 active Hence, from the perspective The officer also said that of Phase-III studies here. front, Indian scientists have could lead to a damaging sit- Paul, who also heads Covid- many states where people test- Coronavirus cases while of public health, it is important more than 5 crore tests have “Also, India attaches high looked at the data. There would uation as far as the pandemic 19 national task force, stressed ing negative for rapid-antigen has no active to take targeted actions in these been conducted so far, which importance to the request from be a need for Phase III trials in is concerned in India. on the importance of testing in test (RAT) are not subjected to cases. States, both by the State and take India to the second high- a special friend and on both normal course of things,” he After breaching single-day containing the pandemic. RT-PCR. You need to catch There are also 20 States and Central Governments. This est position in terms of testing fronts, there has been consid- said. records of highest Covid cases Highlighting repeated that missing person. The peo- UTs where the number of active apart, 28 States & UTs have a with more than 10 lakh tests erable progress. Sputnik V, an adenovirus in the world going past 90,000, complaints from states that ple who are not caught are cases are between 2,000-5,000, Case Fatality Rate which is lower conducted daily in this week. “We are working with this vector-based vaccine, was India on Tuesday registered people are becoming lax in spreading the infection.” said Union Health Secretary than the national average, At the same time, the number vaccine candidate for manu- developed by the Gamaleya 75,809 fresh cases in 24 hours, taking precautions against “You can chase the virus Rajesh Bhushan at a press brief- Bhushan said. of recovered patients is more facture as well as trial and reg- Scientific Research Institute of while marking the largest spike Covid-19, he said following only if you catch the missing ing here. Dr. V.K Paul, Member than 33 lakhs now, and, the ulatory facilitation, in the spir- Epidemiology and in deaths in a day with 1,133 public health measures like person. This is both Ministry “Maharashtra's share is (Health), NITI Aayog tried to highest single day recovery of it of partnership and science for Microbiology, along with the new fatalities. social distancing and wearing and ICMR guidelines that a around 27 per cent of the total allay fears that cases are spiral- 73,642 patients has also been humanity. The outreach has Russian Direct Investment Fearing that States too masks remains key to slowing person who is symptomatic active cases, which in terms of ing at a faster pace and said that recorded in the last 24 hours. been extended to the vaccine Fund and was registered on were not serious about the the pandemic. negative in a rapid-antigen absolute numbers is 2.37 lakhs. our Covid-19 case numbers are Although the cases are on manufacturers in India,” said August 11. pandemic, the Government “People should not be test should be compelled to This apart, nearly 70 per cet of looking big since we are testing the rise in terms of absolute V.K Paul, Member (Health), On its part, in India, three also took exception that some afraid of getting tested. They RT-PCR. If 100 such people the COVID-19 related deaths are in a very liberal manner, which numbers, India still has 3,102 NITI Aayog at a press briefing vaccines are in advanced stages. of them were not conducting should come forward to get are left, they can spread it to also being reported from five has in turn helped us to reduce cases per million, which is here. There are two indigenous vac- gold-standard reverse tran- themselves tested for COVID- a lot of people, and this is wor- States—Maharashtra, Tamil mortality rate. one of the lowest in the world. “About four of them have cines being developed by Zydus scription-polymerase chain 19 if they have symptoms,” he risome,” he added. Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra In the last 24 hours, Also, India's death per million already come forward, the oth- Cadila and Bharat Biotech in Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh recorded the is 53, which falls amongst the ers are in talks with the Russian collaboration with the Indian The Serum Institute of India AstraZeneca for manufacturing date developed by the States where active cases are highest COVID-recoveries with lowest in the world, the offi- counterparts and the Council of Medical Research. has also partnered with the COVID-19 vaccine candi- University of Oxford. mostly concentrated are also, 11,915 recovered cases. cial pointed out.   C  /  !!1 ! O& &' /  ((      -     //    3$!12              / P      # = 717!%!12     advanced communication sys- 9;> &! P    tem, traffic management, sim- n a move to increase the he Centre on Tuesday ulation, digital services driven   Iexport of bamboo products Tannounced a public private by AI among others to stream- and improve farmers’ income, partnership (PPP) model for an line traffic. he Centre on Tuesday the Ministry of Agriculture on intelligent traffic system to The minister also Tordered attachment of Tuesday launched 22 bamboo reduce road accidents. Union expressed confidence that road immovable properties in clusters in nine States. The tual event, Tomar also released road transport and highways accidents and related 1.5 lakh Punjab of designated terrorists bamboo clusters will be set up the logo for National Bamboo Keeping in consideration minister Nitin Gadkari on deaths per annum would be Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and in , , Mission (NBM), the ministry the importance of bamboo, the Tuesday said there is a need for reduced by 50% by 2025 Hardeep Singh Nijjar under the Maharashtra, , , of agriculture added. Indian Forest Act 1927 was a policy and a reputed private against the target of 2030. Unlawful Activities , , “Bamboo cultivation can amended in the year 2017 to consultant will be appointed to “We are working on fast (Prevention) Act. Uttarakhand and Karnataka. enhance farm income to a remove bamboo for the cate- come out with the model. track mode to achieve the goal The duo is being probed by These will be engaged in rais- good extent and achieve the gory of trees, as a result now Gadkari asserted that post with the cooperation of all the NIA in connection with a ing nurseries and plantations desired objective of the Union anyone can undertake culti- implementation of the Motor stakeholders especially the state case relating to a concerted and/or product development Government of transforming vation and business in bamboo Vehicles (Amendment) Act, governments,” he said. campaign launched by seces- like furniture, agarbatti, venet- the rural economy by doubling and its products,” Tomar 2019, road accidents and relat- The minister said he has sionist organisation ‘Sikhs for ian blinds, chopsticks, tooth- farmers’ income. This will help added. According to the min- ed deaths have come down. taken lot of initiatives to reduce Justice’ under the banner brush, lifestyle products, jew- increase income of farmers istry, the bamboo ecosystem On an average, India wit- road accidents including cor- of ‘Sikh Referendum 2020’ ellery, bottles, yoga mat and and at the same reduce depen- has been energized with 23 nesses about 5 lakh road acci- recting black spots or spots wit- for creation of so called   O   P  charcoal. dency on imports of some raw states being assisted, including dents per annum in which nessing a high number of acci- ‘Khalistan’. &    India is the world’s second material. With the wealth of all eight North Eastern states. about 1.5 lakh people die and dents due to bad road design- “ in aking a cue from the Modi largest cultivator of bamboo bamboo in India and growing In October 2006, the about 3 lakh are crippled. ing or other road engineering exercise of powers conferred TGovernment's recent poli- "   after China, with 136 species industry, India should aim to Government had launched the “This is the time we should or related flaws. under Section 51A of Unlawful cy to replace imported toys, "   '  and 23 genera spread over establish herself in global mar- National Bamboo Mission go for PPP (public private He said the World Bank and Activities (Prevention) Act including those largely from  ""    13.96 million hectares. kets for both engineered and (NBM) on the basis of the partnership) model in trans- the ADB are providing 7,000 1967, has ordered for attach- China, with the ones locally According to the Ministry of handcrafted products,” he said. National Mission on Bamboo portation...We will appoint a crore each for removing black ment of the immovable prop- produced, Union Minority    Agriculture, India’s annual According to the ministry, Technology and Trade private consultant, a good spots from national highways. erties of designated terrorists - Affairs Ministry will resume    bamboo production is esti- bamboo can be used in 1,500 Development Report, 2003. reputed company to study how “We have already identified Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in 'Hunar Haat' from Wednesday mated at 3.23 million tonnes. different ways including as The NBM’s key objective was we can make PPP model in black spots on national high- District Amritsar, Punjab and to encourage indigenous toy viding market and opportuni- However, despite all this, the food, a substitute for wood, to address issues relating to the transport system particularly in ways. India has already spent Hardeep Singh Nijjar in District industry. ties to master artisans who pre- country’s share in the global building and construction development of the bamboo Intelligent Transport System ?20,000 crore on removing the Jalandhar, Punjab, the NIA said After a gap of about 6 pare these indigenous exquis- bamboo trade and commerce material, for handicrafts and industry in the country, pro- (ITS) at state level, municipal black spots,” Gadkari further in a statement. months due to the outbreak of ite toys. is only 4 per cent. paper. “The Government’s goal vide a new impetus and direc- corporation level and the said. During the course of inves- the Corona pandemic, “Hunar More than 30 per cent Union Agriculture in the bamboo sector is being tion and enable the realisation National Highways level,” the He lauded the Tamil Nadu tigation, the NIA had identified Haat” will restart from October stalls will be for artisans who Minister Narendra Singh achieved with the concerted of India’s considerable poten- minister said while addressing government’s efforts to brought immovable properties belong- 9 at Prayagraj (Allahabad) with prepare indigenous toys, they Tomar on Tuesday launched efforts of all stakeholders of tial in bamboo a webinar on road safety. He down road fatalities by 25 per- ing to Pannun in Amritsar, and the theme of “Local to Global” will also be extended help these bamboo clusters. In a vir- the Bamboo Mission. production. announced a tender will be cent by implementing a project those of Nijjar in Jalandhar, and and focus on indigenous through various institutions released soon in this regard. with the World Bank’s assistance. moved the Government for exquisite Indian toys. for attractive packaging of An ITS comprises cen- Gadkari also called upon attachment of these assets prop- Announcing this, Union “Swadeshi Toys”. 4R5  '      tralised control centres, closed Members of Parliament who are erties under the provisions of Minister for Minority Affairs In the coming days, tolling systems which also chairing District Road the UA(P)Act, 1967. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on “Hunar Haat” will be organized include components like Committees to identify black The attached properties Tuesday said here that every at Jaipur (23 Oct -1 November)   hand-spun and hand-woven Khadi products is a big push to CCTV, weather monitoring, spots and pursue their Pannu include 46 Kanal at vil- corner of the country has a tra- , Chandigarh (7- 15 November fine fabric like Muslin, Silk, “Swadeshi” and aims at variable message signs, redressal. lage Khankot, Amritsar,Punjab ditional and ancestral legacy of ), Indore (21 to 29 November), hadi and Village Industry Denim and Cotton, Unisex empowering the local artisans. and 11 Kanal 13.5 Marlas indigenous toys. Mumbai (22 to 31 December ), KCommission’s (KVIC) ven- Vichar Vastra by Ritu Beri, “Khadi’s E-market portal is Sultanwind Suburban “This legacy, which was on Hyderabad (8 to 17 January ture into the online marketing Khadi’s Signature Wrist Watch, providing our artisans an addi- Bhainiwal, Amritsar, Punjab. the verge of extinction, has got 2021), Lucknow (23 to 31 segment has quickly estab- a variety of honey, Herbal and tional platform to sell their Nijjar’s attached asset is 11 a boon after Prime Minister January 2021), India Gate, New lished a pan-India reach Green Tea, Herbal Medicines goods. This is a concrete step Kanal 13 Marlas in area at vil- Narendra Modi pitched for Delhi (13 to 21 February 2021), enabling the artisans sell their and Soaps, Papad, Kacchi towards building of lage Bhar, Singhpura, Pillaur, Swadeshi Toys,” he said. Ranchi (20 to 28 February products to the remotest parts Ghani Mustard Oil and a range Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” Saxena Jalandhar (Punjab). Naqvi said that every cor- 2021), Kota (5 to 14 March of India through the KVIC E- of herbal cosmetics among said, adding the product range Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), ner of the country is endowed 2021), Surat/Ahmedabad (20 to Portal - many others. KVIC is adding at is priced from Rs 50 to Rs 5000, headed by USA-based terrorist with diversity of indigenous 27 March 2021) etc. www.kviconline.gov.in/khadi- least 10 new products to its keeping in view the choice Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, is toys made with wood, brass, Naqvi said that this time, mask/. online inventory on a daily and affordability of all sections presently making efforts to bamboo, glass, cloth, paper, people will also be able to buy The online sale that was basis and it has set a target of of buyers,” he said. propagate ‘Sikh Referendum- clay etc. “Hunar Haat” will be “Hunar Haat” products digi- launched with just Khadi face adding at least 1,000 products KVIC has fixed the mini- 2020’on social media. an enormous platform pro- tal and online also. Union masks on July 7 this year has by October 2 this year. In less mum order value at 599 for Minority Affairs Ministry is evolved into a full-fledged E- than two months’ time, KVIC free delivery of goods. It has registering these artisans and market platform with 180 has served nearly 4000 cus- entered into an agreement with their indigenous products on products as on today and many tomers. the Postal Department for “GeM” (Government e more in the pipeline. KVIC Chairman, VK delivery of consignments via Marketplace). The product range includes Saxena said the online sale of Speed Post.    !"#"# 0

       5    17!' ! 3 .    % 20     1% '%11  + & '( 1!7&$ < 6        & f the data provided by Dakshina Bharat Prachar Sabha 34     Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh health depart- Iis any indication, the AIADMK, the DMK and other Dravidian < 6     )  ment will personally contact and persuade peo- outfits in Tamil Nadu may have to re-work their policy towards ple who recovered from Covid-19 to donate plas- Hindi. erala diagnosed 3,026 new persons with      ) )# sheet was likely to be submit- in the case a petition was filed ma to save lives. The Dravidian parties are known for their strong Opposition KCovid-19 on Tuesday while 13 persons ted sometime in November by Congress leader Abdul “The health department call centre will call to Hindi and . Schools and Colleges in Tamil Nadu which died during the last 24 hours, according to a ith the Bengal Assembly though “no final decision has Mannan in the Supreme Court the recovered patients and tell them about the plas- follow State syllabus do not allow Hindi in the curriculum as both release issued by the State Health Department. Welections little less than a been taken about this.” seeking CBI investigation ma donation programme and convince them to AIADMK and DMK are united in their Opposition towards With Tuesday’s 13 death, the fatalities in the year away the Central Bureau Incidentally investigating offi- which was granted in 2014 donate plasma to save other people's lives,” said Hindi. State reached 372. of Investigation has once dust- cers involved in the probe were amid allegations that in the Health Commissioner Katamneni Bhaskar. Both the political parties have made it public that Hindi was By Tuesday evening, the number of ed up its chit fund files in the changed in last month with an intervening time the State The department has readied a list of 37,000 not welcome in -Tamil Nadu and the State would follow only the Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment in the multi-crore Sharada and Rose equal number of Additional SP police had tampered with the people who beat the disease, making them eligi- two-language policy. But people belonging to economically for- State rose to 23,217. Nearly two lakh persons Valley cases. rank officers from the neigh- allegations. ble to donate plasma for critical Covid patients. ward segments send their children to private schools that follow across the State are under observation across Acting on expected lines bouring State Bihar joining As the investigation peaked “The database of eligible donors has been pre- CBSE and ICSE curriculum where Hindi is compulsory. . Out of the 3,026 persons diagnosed the Central investigating the investigation. senior TMC MPs and Ministers pared and is currently being shared with the blood Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha was launched in 1918 with the pandemic on Tuesday, 2,723 devel- agency is planning to submit When asked to comment like Sudip Bandopadhyay, late banks which have the facility to collect and store by none other than Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, oped the infection through local contact. the final chargesheet in the on the preparations to file the Tapas Paul, Kunal Ghosh and plasma,” said Bhaskar. with the aim of propagating Hindi in . The impor- While 237 persons who were tested pos- ponzi fund cases, sources said final charge sheet the TMC Madan Mitra were jailed. The move is aimed at treating Covid patients tance given by Mahatma to the mission could be understood from itive could not furnish how, why and when adding the charge-sheet would leaders said they were pre- While a retired ADG Police more effectively and the Y.S. Jagan Mohan the fact that he himself was the President of the organisation till they were infected, the State saw 89 health contain the names of a number pared for the “BJP was taken into custody, former Reddy-led government will launch a plasma dona- he breathed his last. workers contracting the pandemic across the of Trinamool Congress leaders Government’s pre-election Kolkata Police Commissioner tion campaign soon. “The passion among the students and youth in Tamil Nadu State. On Tuesday, a total of 2,076 persons and police officers. onslaught which will gradual- Rajiv Kumar was grilled for As part of the campaign, the state government could be understood from the fact that 4,58,000 students were hospitalised. The list would contain the ly diminish after the elections several hours and on repeated will reward each donor with a token amount of appeared for the various Hindi examinations held by the Sabha Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had sais name of at least one senior IPS and after Mamata Banerjee occasions for his alleged com- Rs 5,000. in 2019. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, it is certain to see more on Friday that the testing to diagnose the pan- officer for trying to hush up the roars back to power for the plicity in hushing up the According to the Health Commissioner, the students taking up the examinations of the Sabha in 2020,” S R demic was way ahead of others. On Tuesday case, insiders said. Besides the third time in the State.” case. southern state is spending an amount of Rs 15 Jeyaraj, secretary, DBHPS told The Pioneer. There are no unem- 37, 264 samples were sent for testing . name of some lesser officers The 2,000 crore Sharada This even as Chief Minister crore per day in overall coronavirus arrangements, ployed Hindi scholars in the State. Barring the High Range districts of would also be there in the list. chit fund case was busted in Mamata Banerjee cried vic- including treatment, patients' food, accommo- He said in 2018, the State saw 4,35,000 students appearing for Idukki (63) and Wayanadu (21) the remain- The names of a senior BJP 2013 leading to the arrests of its timisation by the BJP. In the dation, tests and medicines, among others. the examinations held by the Sabha. “Of all the South Indian States, ing 12 districts tested high numbers on leader and a retired IPS officer CEO Sudipto Sen and other meantime TMC’s number two On an average, Andhra Pradesh is testing Tamil Nadu has the highest number of Hindi learners registered Tuesday. Vijayan had told on last Friday that have been included as wit- senior functionaries. man Mukul Roy left his party 65,000 to 70,000 samples per day. with the Sabha,” said Jayaraj. He said despite Hindi being denied the two weeks would be critical and crucial nesses, sources said. Subsequently following alle- and joined the BJP months The state on Monday reported 8,368 new its rightful place in government-run schools and colleges in the for the State and there was every possibility When asked to comment gations of senior Trinamool after he too was grilled in the coronavirus cases, taking the Andhra Pradesh's State, students are firm in their decision to learn the of the number of cases shooting to 10,000 and an official said that the charge- Congress leaders’ involvement Sharada case. tally to 5.06 lakh. IANS language. more per day. )!&?.-!*2171! ! " 67   0  !$1!% %$ +%3$2&&%+&F1 ! # $ 806-94 )1!+1&+ %  ! < 6     )  the law maker. The case is that Fashion Jewellery   caste groups and led to ormer of , of which Kamarudin is the chairman < 6     )    4   >  violence resulting in loss of life FKummanam Rajasekharan, who is cheated investors to the tune of Rs 136 he NIA has arrested three and property and state-wide agi- also a former president of the Kerala crore. The managing director of the he Covid-19 pandemic is subsiding in Tamil ourteen patients of Covid-19 died in Jammu & Kashmir Tmore accused persons in the tation in Maharashtra, the NIA BJP observed a day’s fast on Tuesday showroom is absconding. TNadu, though not in a big way. According to a Fwhile 1,355 fresh cases of coronavirus were detected tak- Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad said. at Pathanamthitta in protest against Adding to the woes of the State bulletin issued on Tuesday evening by the ing the total tally of cases close to 46,000 on Tuesday. Case. During investigation, it was rapes, gold smuggling scams, cor- administration, the Directorate of Department of Health, barring the districts of Out of these the active positive cases stood at 11,859 while The arrested accused are revealed that senior leaders of ruption charges and breakdown of Revenue Intelligence has found that Chengalpet, Chennai, Coimbatore and Cuddalore a total number of 815 patients have died so far. Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor CPI (Maoist), an organisation law and order in the State. gold smuggling syndicate operating (the 4C districts), the coronavirus induced pandemic Out of all the districts, Jammu district continues to report and Jyoti Jagtap, all from Pune. banned under the Unlawful “Kerala hangs its head in shame. from Kozhikode Airport has suc- is showing signs of stabilizing and subsiding. more than 450 cases on a daily basis. Several employees work- Gorkhe and Gaichor were arrest- Activities (Prevention) Act, were Covid-19 patients are raped by ambu- ceeded in getting their own hench- While the entire State diagnosed 5, 684 new ing in different government offices, bank employees, traf- ed on Monday while Jagtap was in contact with the organizers of lance drivers and health workers men employed as contract workers patients on Tuesday after testing 81,066 persons, fic cops, Jammu university employees and other service nabbed on Tuesday. Elgar Parishad as well as the who are supposed to save them. inside the airport. 6,599 patients were discharged on a single day after providers were found infected during Rapid These three arrested persons accused arrested in the There is no guarantee for the lives of This is being done to make it easy it was confirmed that they were cured of the disease. Antigen Testing going on across the district since are FIR-named accused case so as to spread the ideology sincere officials who wage war against for them to bring out the smuggled The day also saw 87 persons succumbing to the August 26. persons. of Maoism/Naxalism and encour- corruption and nepotism. The State gold reaching the airport via inter- pandemic taking the death toll to 8,012. Out of 11859 active positive cases, Jammu district alone The accused persons are age unlawful activities, it is no more the God’s Own Land as it national flights, said the DRI Chennai registered 988 new patients while accounted for 3844 cases while active positive cases in members of Kabir Kala Manch a said. has been described earlier,” said report. Chengalpet (364), Coimbatore (446) and Cuddalore Srinagar stood at 1435.According to the media bulletin, out frontal organization of banned The Pune Police filed charge- Rajasekharan while launching his On Sunday, two staff members of (407) had considerably low number of new cases. of 1355 new positive cases, 785 were reported from Jammu terrorist organization CPI sheet and a supplementary fast in company of hundreds of party the DRI had come under attack from Thiruvallur (277) and Thiruvannamalai (242) were division and 570 from Kashmir division. (Maoist), the NIA said. charge-sheet in this case on workers. gold couriers when the former tried the other districts with high number of cases. In addition, 14 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; The case arose out of November 15, 2018 and February Even as Rajasekharan was to take into custody a group of peo- The bulletin said as on Tuesday, there were 50, 08 from Jammu division and 06 from Kashmir Division. Vishram Baug police station, 21, 2019 respectively. addressing the party cadre at ple engaged in smuggling. 213 active patients in the State. Tamil Nadu is return- On a recovery front, 491 more COVID-19 patients were Pune regarding inciting people NIA took up the investigation Pathanamthitta, a heavy posse of Meanwhile investigation agencies ing to normalcy with intra district buses and metro fully recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 74 and giving provocative speeches of the case on January 24 this year policemen charged into the resi- including the Narcotics Control resuming services, though with reduced numbers. from Jammu Division and 417 from Kashmir Division. during Elgar Parishad organized and arrested accused Anand dence of Muslim League MLA M C Bureau are on their way to Kerala to Migrant laborers who had left for their home- According to the media bulletin, out of 45925 positive at Shaniwarwada, Pune by the Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha Kamarudin in Kasaragod district in nab politically influential people into towns following the lockdown are returning to cases, 11859 are Active Positive, 33251 have recovered and activists of Kabir Kala Manch on on April 14. Further, accused northern Kerala in connection with custody in connection with the recent Chennai and other commercial hubs in small 815 have died; 113 in Jammu division and 702 in Kashmir December 31, 2017, which pro- Hanybabu Musaliyavirtil Tarayil a series of cheating cases filed against drug seizure at Bangalore. batches. division. moted enmity between various was arrested on July 28. 11 O&,1& 7 =           76      '$!!%1&!& $! &%213! 1 /                  & 21# !2%>$$' 1*31'%!    /  /        "     4   >    ,.   ,. wo Burmese nationals, involved in the looting of the   ,.    >    ,.   ,. TICICI ATM installed near vegetable market in Trikuta ivelihood crisis increased due or many years, the disputed land Nagar area of Jammu have been apprehended by the Lto corona, although it is now M has issued an order to the animal hus- eople are being cheated by the medical stores Fin Ahaldaadpur village did not get ue to corona and lockdown, Jammu & Kashmir police along with their accomplice unlocked but life is not returning Dbandry department of the district to start Pin the name of corona virus protection by any solution. Three people have been D5000 artists of UP are struggling hailing from Bihar. on track. People are struggling searching for milch cows in 150 gaushalas for selling corona shut out/get out cards from 100 prosecuted in this case and one per- hard to earn and feed their families. It is for the first time, Burmese nationals have been hard to earn and feed their fam- malnourished families. There are about to 180. Sellers claim that wearing this card for son died of shock. Thousand of artists in Mathura are caught red handed attempting to break open an ATM. ilies. 30,000 malnourished infants and 6,000 30 days around a neck will prevent corona. Pramod told that in 2009, a per- confused and worried due to lack of According to a statement issued by the district police, Corona effects sports activities undernourished. The government will pro- However, this card is neither recognized nor cer- son resident of ITI Road had pur- clear policy of Government about the Jammu, “ a written complaint was lodged at police sta- as well. International gold medal- vide these cows free of cost to these under- tified by the Health Department and the drug chased 1400 square yards of land in Ramleela event permission. tion Bahu Fort by Rattan Lal manager CMS Info System ist runner Sandeep Pathak is privileged families. department. Gata number 986 but did not get pos- Mathura is an hub for the folk Ltd. Trikuta Nagar in which he had stated that during forced to work as a courier In the district, a total of 4.12 lakh This card is filled with smell emitting sugar session till 2018. 2 years ago, he start- artists. There are more than 5000 the intervening night of 02/03-09-2020 some unknown delivery boy because from the last infants are registered in the age group of 0 size stones. Surprisingly, sellers did not know the ed intruding Gata number 815 adja- artists take part in Ramleela, Krishna burglar/burglars attempted to break open the ICICI ATM six months, to 6 years. name of its company as everything is written in cent to Gata number 986. leela, Rasleela etc. They travel to dif- installed near vegetable market, Trikuta Nagar”. the stadium has been closed and Among them, 1.5 lakh are between 0 to the Chinese language on it and is being sold all Most of the land in this gata ferent states including Delhi, After registering a case FIR No. 218/2020 U/S sports activities have come to 3 years and 78,000 from 3 to 6 years of age. over except Delhi. Even the drug department is belongs to the village society includ- Karnataka, to play such 457/380/511 IPC at Police station BahuFort, investiga- standstill. More than 30,000 are malnourished includ- unaware of this scam hence not taken any action ing his one and a half bigha land. character roles. tions were launched in the case. Sandeep said that sports activ- ing 24,000 malnourished and 6,000 under- against a single medical store till date. ities are standstill because of coro- nourished. Drug inspector Hemendra Chaudhary na and no sports events are held, Now the UP Government has started a appealed to people not to fall into superstition '$7! 21"! even recruitment from the sports scheme to improve their health by provid- by buying this card. According to him, raids at quota also on hold. ing a free cow to the underprivilege families medical shops will be started from Monday and Therefore, due to the of these children along with 900 per month strict action will be taken against sellers of these $!%31122!%&%!71%&! financial crisis, I am forced to do for cow rearing. DM Chandra Bhushan Singh cards. the job of courier boy because it sought a survey report from the Animal Dr. Natasha Chaudhary, CMO, Central    >   #.9 Agriculture Department went is generating some income and Husbandry Department about the number Government Health Scheme, Aligarh said that to 12 cooperative societies for getting some physical exercise of milch cows among 15,000 cows sheltered the corona virus will not eradicate by this card. n 15 years, 395 tons of fertil- sample collection of fertilizer also. in 150 gaushalas. A vaccine is the only solution. This virus is Iizers were spoiled on 28 and sent it to the laboratory. spreading by touching and through the air. cooperative societies of the The big question is who is People should wash their hands frequently, use district. When the case has responsible for this loss. a face mask, and maintain social distancing to come into the light of officers, According to the officers, the avoid spreading this virus. Do not fall into any a letter immediately sent to the damaged fertilizers will be sent kind of superstition. District Agriculture Officer to to the research center or fertil- According to Shalendra Singh Tillu, District collect the sample. Teams of the izer companies. President of Aligarh Chemist and Drug Association, Corona does not eradicate from anything like Corona Get out card. It is not rec- ognized by the Department of Health. 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China’s illegal occupation of military garrison and air base, 1 S   /    *         %( be more proactive and take risks are After the meeting of Defence Tibet. India’s much-touted aban- which it views as a threat to G reflected in some recent Indian mil- Ministers on expected lines, donment of the One China pol- 219, the Aksai Chin highway to +     3$(  * 4  1         itary, diplomatic and economic China accused India of crossing icy has nothing to do with Tibet Lhasa. While a counter-intrusion  1($ : 1  31$:14   1    /   activities that connote capabilities LAC at Chushul and demanded but more with Taiwan and Hong along the 1,590 km LAC in  S  /         S           ( and confidence. Diplomacy is the Indian troops be withdrawn. Kong. Chinese Foreign Ministry Ladakh will be feasible and not  (% +      /       ;)      path India has chosen to secure its India blamed China for multiple spokeswoman Hua Chunying be escalatory like military action objective of restoration of status quo intrusions and urged the restora- said: “We firmly oppose any to push back at Depsang or any      #   ;)(/          ante. Jaishankar, who says he knows tion of status quo ante. But both country providing convenience other intrusion, neither is advis-                     Wang for a long time, acknowledges sides stressed the determination for the Tibetan secessionist forces’ able as long as the door to diplo-              $    #      ( the situation on the LAC is very seri- to continue talks. Central to separatist activities.” The Global macy is open. The military ous and requires “deep conversa- China’s complaint is Indian vio-  ,#)9 Times accused India of playing option must remain the last     1                  tions” at the political level. lation of Chinese LAC at Galwan the Tibet card and noted that resort notwithstanding the last             /             India launched a blitzkrieg of and Chushul without admitting ;#.#  #  China’s national strength, includ- public pronouncement of the for-  <S         events along the LAC prior to it is the original sinner of multi- #.9 9# ing its military strength, is much mer acting US Undersecretary of Singh meeting his counterpart. ple intrusions by violating border stronger than India’s and that State for South Asia and Central /  1      /   6           CDS Gen Rawat was exceptionally protocols and unilaterally alter-  . < when it comes to ultimate com- Asia, Alice Wells : “India’s broad-          P(  R  $  SQ   ( vocal over the military option, ing status quo. Stung by the ban- ..  # #9 bat capability, the Indian side will ening strategic horizons over        P # Q         #     including a two-front war if diplo- ning of 117 more apps (now lose. Eighteen weeks after the ini- the past two decades have result- macy failed and the utility of Quad. aggregate of 224 banned apps),   tial intrusions, the Indian Army ed in a shift away from a passive     /   S "             COAS Gen Naravane, on his third for the first time China accused carried out its maiden proactive foreign policy to one that   $            $  S 7    3$74 visit to Ladakh, was in Chushul at India of colluding with the US .  # = operation at Chushul heights advances its interests more vig- # PQ                the scene of recent action. Chief of against Chinese companies. It and unnerved the PLA. orously.” Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal formally charged US with med- .# # Dominating ground in other Jaishankar had a long stint at            1        ( Bhaduria, inspected air bases in the dling in the border dispute. 9 ,#9 sectors should have been taken Beijing and then as Foreign          )           >??@ east and Foreign Secretary Harsh While US officials have been up much earlier. Many officers Secretary. He enjoys the full      / A  /           Shringla, in his first public address, accusing China of bullying India, .= are demanding that the military confidence of his Prime Minister. highlighted the Galwan clash result- President Donald Trump himself option be utilised to impose His understanding of China                       ing in casualties for the first time in has been non-committal by call- # 5 costs on China now that the force under President Xi Jinping and        P            71    42 years of peace and tranquility on ing the standoff “very nasty” and  # , build-up is being completed. the Chinese Communist Party is   Q / 0  >?B@ 1     C????          the border. Indian forces carried out wanting to do something to help Three additional divisions, tanks sharp and realistic. He is con- their first proactive military opera- both countries. 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            .  K)$&% K!  1 % $%4 33 K ! +          +          /   ( (  4  ( ) ((   2-()4           "                  /                   Sir — Let us salute the Ministry )    +   ) ) !        Sir — This is with reference to the !3713'!32%&'3! %(! of Defence and the Defence *                 article, “The GST quagmire,” pub- ! %31%%!$*!!2%%!!L4! Research and Development  +            "    lished on September 8. In a rare #3'!35 %%'! 47%!2%$ % %% L Organisation (DRDO) for suc- covenant of faith, the Centre and '&   % !%! 43*!  4  !3'% 1  cessfully test-firing the first                        States arduously evolved a consen- ,1!$! +'!!5 71 3'!3 %  ! Hypersonic Technology      (   )             ( sus over the Goods and Services 1'+ !3+!   ! 7%3! !7!  1& 1 Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV),    "              ) )  Tax (GST) spread over a decade !$ '77&%315 1!K'!&!.!!! making India the fourth country and more. The then chairperson *12  %@. A31%'1'&! 3713'L in the world after the US, China      0               of the GST Council and Union !3'!  !41'!%*13%! % and Russia to develop and test the    #                ( Finance Minister had assured the %!!$5 23! !& *%'! 3%L $1 %! %+1'& 77&5911%&&311& technology that will pave the way      ) )              ( States that in case of a gap in the 3'&%7%&"(%+% % 1!31+%!! $1%1!!3+!M;1'!%&'!% !$ for missiles that will have the  *       (+,$           GST compensation fund, the 3'!3&!+&! ! %1'& 171% ! %! !!%1$!3%$171!3%!15 capacity to travel at six times the Council shall decide the mode of !%3!2%3%&11!%!1!%%!!++! % ;%231L41 !3%1'%+3713'!L speed of sound. The DRDO has   1     S        (   )       raising additional resources, 371 %+5 3$! %'$12!3+!!71%4&!1%&&  % demonstrated its capabilities for 2         1   %          including borrowing from the 1!!1 3!9'7!$! 1''3* 7&'+%L%1&3%%%!M use of the highly-complex tech-              #      market. The GST compensation 1!. O3%3'& 2%& %!3%1!%! 9%!!%317!21$1!&' !%+'%+ nology that will serve as the to States was already rearing up as 21$! !& * !,1!$!%!$L 371 3'!3 31% !%+ ! 23  !!&17! building block for the next-gen-           +  0 1   3+014 an issue because of an ailing !5#1'+!!!41'!3+!%  %%3 %1&%*!!9 )!&! !31+%! ! eration hypersonic vehicles in        ) )       )        economy and the pandemic 14'%!%3713'!3! %+%%&&3&1'  3'!3591%$14!71%4&!21  %1 1 partnership with the industry.    ( *       ensured that revenues from the 7! %+!. O2%&1'3!$!1!$!5 %%1&&51!!%23713'!3%14!'! The HSTDV is an unmanned imposition of cess started dwin- #!%'!!! !$%%1!$5;% %!$%!$!311$!%!3'!31 scramjet demonstration aircraft 5                   ( dling from August 2019. The %3713'!3&!+&! !M 211%&&!L 31$$1 %!!,1!$!6. 1'& 2%4%+ for hypersonic speed flight. The           6        Centre had to dive into the excess 3%1 '%+ 371 3'!3 4! $1%1!   %!+'&1$!'!4!21!!! %+%&71 '3$*! most significant part of this dream                      cess collected during 2017-18 41'+' !!$4%M9!31 3%!! 2'!%1 %1!!$ 4!31$!7&&!& mission is that apart from being and 2018-19. 3'!34!!! 17%1!!%+3'!3M 4&3*!311$5 used as a vehicle for hypersonic                 It is sad that at the very first #% %23713'!3%!!1!31+%! &!+& 6"@( -"?"% and long-range cruise missiles, the                        sign of distress, the Centre has ! ! !!-'31$$1 %%!!'&!131$L  HSTDV can also be used for civil-                 +     resorted to “babuspeak” and ian applications, including the reneged on its guarantee. It would launch of satellites at a low cost.     1             #  rather let the States fend for them- the wheel of governance. A throw- Assembly on October 12, 1949, crowning achievement, the Centre M Pradyu                    * selves. The GST, being more than back to the post-Raj days, when reminded them that this was a ought to walk the extra mile to Kannur                "   #  mere maths, is a quintessence of payment of privy purses was small price to pay for the integra- uphold the federal spirit. federal architecture. Any negation opposed by many members, tion of India. When GST is being R Narayanan -    //   #     /  /    +          thereof weakens the radial ties in Sardar Patel in the Constituent touted by the Government as a Navi Mumbai )#11#- 1,*!,%##-A@?"!)2/,?    !"#"#   5 )) 6-4()*+ +  -.$#)+(4-.$#  5 B   B     64P2  9 7 4     B6    P2   5  C 4      4  42 #! %71&&%&&4!!2% %+%&1!!& L    LB6   0   $% !7 !$%3 %&&4!21'+1'+   6 9 7  %'&&&%! 113%&$! %      =%

%+/0+$. +74  "         !               +    "     #                 0          0 #                 ((          # +,$                   (    /              (         )  +  #           #      + 1  0 7 $        -            6                       6                       /        0(2 3024 .1+02+,+34( 7   ;       7              / >?BF 7       rom being called an Ulta Pradesh (upside           #   down State), Uttar Pradesh is making a      #  $  2  "    ( Fquantum leap towards becoming an Uttam               Pradesh (good State). And in this endeavour, it /                   is being helped by the fact that UP ranked num-     # !,S        ber two in the State Business Reform Action Plan     #       (   # !, 2019: Ease of Doing Business (EODB). This is up from the 12th rank UP got in 2019, testifying that                 it has emerged as the second-best State in India        0         !  where investors are happy to contribute. $  )           ( This was made possible because the BJP   Government was able to do away with red tapism.           #    It also signifies the fact that the UP Government      # -       * is making great strides towards fulfilling Prime %          #   Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of an Aatma              Nirbhar Bharat and Chief Minister Yogi # 9"L                 Adityanath is implementing all schemes meant >   <.          1    ) to achieve this goal efficiently. This 10-place jump in one year in the EODB #  %   /             ( rankings released by the Union Government is .) ,9            +  #      a big achievement indeed as UP has left several .9 <#  +  GHH           leading States like Gujarat, , Rajasthan,   #       1  #        Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra behind. UP has , =. # 9         +      B> implemented 186 out of the 187 reforms in the ,  = #  1         # %       State Business Reform Action Plan that were sug- 9 9  (               ( gested by the Department for Promotion of ;#9=.          # -    ( Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). What  ,9##9          ) %     ( makes this achievement even more special is the  ),>.#    fact that this year’s exercise was completely based #, on user feedback. The jump in ranking indicates .           1$/3074    that entrepreneurs have been receiving the true .>9#       !, +  1$/  1$/304    benefits of the reforms introduced by the UP #  one day and efforts in this direction are crore. Apart from this, training and free Delhi via the -Lucknow          !,   ,   Government. These reforms were spread across .9#. on since Yogi Adityanath took charge tool kits were distributed to 6,000 arti- Expressway. This is not all. The          -   %   several areas such as labour regulation, online,  5 9 as the Chief Minister of the State. The sans/handicrafts men. This indirectly Government has even started a project     +             single window, access to information and trans-  #"( big push came in February 2018 when has given employment to more than to construct a that - +  1  3-+14  GF     F?  parency, land administration, construction per- # ;#"( the UP Government organised an five lakh people. will connect Meerut with Prayagraj.       +        0 mit, commercial disputes, inspection enablers .; . 9 # Investors’ Summit in which memoran- The ODOP scheme was launched If there is a network of roads  )   1      BF     + and so on. da of understanding (MoUs) worth in 2018 by Adityanath to promote the across UP, can air connectivity be far 9## 9 99        More than 20 departments such as Invest UP .; .  #  4.68 lakh crore were signed. The local artisans and local products. The behind? Till 2017, only two cities of UP .        ) ) ! 3))!4 (Udyog Bandhu), the Labour Department, the ##. contours of the simplified norms of scheme has now been adopted by the were connected by air but now this Pollution Control Board, Commercial Tax, investment took shape then, which were Union Government and Prime Minister number has gone up to 12. Besides,        $        Power, Stamp and Registration, Excise, Food 9,,9# <# reflected in two ground-breaking cer- Narendra Modi calls it the “Vocal for construction of Asia’s largest Jewar                  ))! Safety and Drug and many others were part of  .# #; . emonies through which 371 projects Local” scheme. The primary objective International Green Field Airport in       this journey. Successful implementation of the . #  ; with an investment of about 2 lakh of this is to focus on a particular prod- is going at a fast pace in collab- 0               “Nivesh Mitra” in UP, too, has been instrumen- 9#.< crore were made. These projects are uct and raise its quality to compete in oration with Zurich Airport            0  #  tal in UP achieving this EODB. In a period of #.#.5 likely to generate over five lakh jobs. the international market. International AG.   %         # +,$ ,3;4 two years, “Nivesh Mitra” received around # )9# 9 The foundation of the Defence Investment in any State depends on Any industrial exercise always   !,          +   2,29,936 No-Objection Certificate (NoC) appli-   = #= Industrial Manufacturing Corridor in three parameters — power supply, leads to job creation. This is evident in              %    cations, out of which it disposed of over 94 per .9   9 Bundelkhand is another aspect of communication and transport. UP has UP as with an investment of about 3   cent of them. The Nivesh Mitra Portal received #; ### increased industrial development in the made a quantum jump in all three. The lakh crore through the first and second # 1        B??     6  18,120 grievances from entrepreneurs, of which # 9<.O9 State. This corridor will be built with power supply across the State has ground-breaking ceremonies and other 17,752 have been successfully resolved at an out- an investment of 50,000 crore and will improved considerably while a network means, more than 33 lakh people have          ) (     $   ( standing resolution rate of 98 per cent. N. 99 create employment for five lakh people. of roads has been laid connecting the got direct and indirect employment.       + "    )     The success in the UP Government’s work- #< The project got a fillip when the UP western part of the State with the east- Besides this, the BJP Government has  1 S     ing lies in its efforts to impart transparency and 9 9. Government, in collaboration with the ern region. The construction of the given Government jobs to three lakh # ,3;4             the use of technology for Business-to- ;  ) Defence Ministry, organised the coun- Expressway is a testimony youths in three years. Of this 1.5 lakh         , ! 0   + Government (B2G) interactive procedures. The try’s largest Defence Expo 2020 in of the Government’s resolve to improve personnel were recruited in the police 1  0      6  0  )  Yogi Government has been successful in improv- Lucknow. More than 100 agreements connectivity. Construction of this six- force. After the registration of over10 360()4        )  2    ing the EODB by introducing various were inked, which included 71 MoUs, lane, 341 km-long Purvanchal lakh youth for skill development train-         (            Information Technology-driven modules and 13 product launches, 18 technology Expressway is in progress and will be ing, more than 8.48 lakh youth have  ,3;4 :    +,$    ,$    ( Nivesh Mitra is one such. Its success lies in the transfer agreements and six important opened for public use by early next year. been trained and more than three lakh                fact that it has now become an integral and effi- announcements. Besides, over 100 The expressway would have youth have been employed so far. In cient part in bridging the gap between industri- pacts were made. become functional by November but fact, UP was awarded a gold medal by +     7,$    1  $    ! al demands and expectations and Government UP’s own Uttar Pradesh because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ASSOCHAM for being the best State in I $      machinery. Expressway Industrial Development the launch has been rescheduled. There skill development. #                Maximum approval of the State Business Authority (UPEIDA) signed 23 MoUs would be 11 interchanges for entry/exit The efforts put in by Adityanath %   #           Reform Action Plan and higher user feedback sat- with various enterprises, inviting invest- on the expressway and in order to con- under the guidance of Modi have             # isfaction record on the Nivesh Mitra portal ment for the UP Defence Industrial nect it to Gorakhpur, the construction started showing results. It is just a mat- :  1             ( played a critical role in achieving the EODB. In Corridor. In all, over 200 MoUs were of the around 92 km-long Gorakhpur ter of time before this State will become  +            G? 7 order to make Government working more effi- signed during the Defence Expo 2020. Link Expressway is in progress. one of the best States of India not only )   /             cient and competitive, the EODB system has been That the Government wants to give Even the rugged Bundelkhand is on the issue of governance but also on               +,$(,3;4 implemented at the district level. Initiatives like impetus to industrial development is getting its share of highways. The con- imparting education, health services           -    the monthly ranking of all 75 districts on the reflected in the Government’s One struction of the 297 km-long and providing jobs to the people. EODB parameters shall further result in creat- District One Product (ODOP) scheme, at a cost of (The writer is Member, Legislative      ing a conducive business environment. under which the Government dis- 14,849 crore is under way, which will Council, and vice-president, UP unit of 3         4 Where UP stands today was not achieved in bursed loans of more than 8,875 connect the Bundelkhand region with the BJP). 3    '                     6)4-+8

of India (RBI) and the World Bank. The for continuing education. But the ques- nificantly altered the methods and feasible in the online mode of learning. ciated with it. The lack of digital infra- economic consequences of the pan- tion is: Is this viable on the ground? Will materials of teaching for educators and India, as an industrialising nation, structure in rural and unprivileged sec- demic and local lockdowns have been our students contribute to the human parents. The fundamental constituent cannot afford to have an engineer with tions has posed implementation chal- well-discussed and are surfacing in the capital and participate in the her- to enable online education is digital bookish knowledge of a combustion lenges on the ground, leading to social GDP and industrial production num- culean task of reviving the Indian infrastructure, including high-speed engine without having the skill to inequalities. However, the major worry bers. economy? The presence of internet and internet and supporting devices (desk- design and operate it. Historically, the lies in the outcome of this new regime However, there is another side of digital infrastructure along with their top, laptop, tablet or mobile phone). industry-academia gap has always of online education system in terms of 5+$./ )+- the issue which is quietly creeping up significant (about 50 per cent) penetra- These prerequisites of online education existed in India. A McKinsey report had skill and lack of employability of the and that is the social consequences aris- tion in the country have come today as have further expanded the gap between flagged the issue, a decade ago, that just human capital that will have the great # , ndia went into lockdown mode in ing out of the lack of skill training. a boon for education and for impart- the upper and middle class and urban a quarter of engineers in India were responsibility of putting the Indian , March and people in almost all sec- Certainly, this social and educational ing training to aspirants. In this back- and rural populations of the country in actually employable. Now, the online economy back on its growth trajecto- Itions of society have been facing consequence will translate into eco- drop, the Pradhan Mantri e-Vidya terms of access to education even after education model producing graduates ry with equitable development. = L"+!'+&%$7! socio-economic difficulties since then. nomic adversity over a period. Programme was launched, which uni- promulgation of the Right to Education. with lack of skills may aggravate the It is high time we think about 12&!1*L %! The almost insurmountable challenge According to the All India Survey on fies all efforts related to digital, online Education and skill training have employability issue further. This may bridging the gap between rural and 13%!4'%%&&*! in front of policymakers has been to Higher Education (AISHE), India’s and on-air education. Furthermore, top always been a two-way communication lead to a deteriorated human capital and urban digital infrastructure for online balance lives and livelihoods. The gross enrolment ratio was 27.4 per cent 100 universities were permitted to and feedback process that may not be underemployment in the economy education and imparting employable !!$%%111%  uncertainties of the lockdown entwined for 2017-18. This is not a great figure start online courses from May 30 done in the online mode as effectively due to the fact that a large pool of the skills. The National Education Policy !'1!1& 1$&5  with health and safety concerns disrupt- as compared to the other developing without any fresh approval from edu- as it can be done in classrooms and lab- present unskilled human capital com- (NEP) aims to reform the education %&&!! &!%! ed the market that faced a supply and countries. This is further battered by the cation regulators. States, such as oratories. It is difficult to imagine stu- ing out of the online pedagogy will join system by 2030 in a push towards an 71&%%312717!%? ! demand shock. These issues resulted in possible decline in enrolment this year Karnataka, too, announced policies for dents learning biology, physics and the workforce in the future, face Atmanirbhar Bharat. One hopes that +%!7%1%1!&&L a historically low Gross Domestic owing to constrained access to educa- online education. chemistry without actually experi- employability challenges and take a the NEP bridges the gap between the Product (GDP) growth rate of -23.9 per tional institutions and infrastructure for However, there exist certain menting in laboratories. It is quite longer period to be skillful and join the industry and the academia in terms of 4!%+1!!311$%3+1 cent in the first quarter of the current many unprivileged students, particular- unprecedented challenges for moving important to differentiate knowledge productive workforce of the nation. employable skills and gives an equal  %%&&%+13&&!+! financial year, with industrial growth ly in rural India. Given the contagion, towards online education, which is the and skill in this context. Knowledge can Given the necessity of the online learning and growth opportunity to all. !31'$!%%%112 shrinking by 40 per cent. However, it the Indian education regime had to shift need of the hour. It has not only be delivered and learned from literature. education system, at present, we must (The writer is a Senior Research !+11 &%2!5 is expected to pick up in the subsequent gear to the online mode. Thanks to the changed the way students from KG to However, skill-imparting needs exper- acknowledge and address these issues, Scholar, Department of Management @   ! %1%&A quarters as stated by the Reserve Bank internet that, at least, served an option post-graduation learn, but also has sig- iment and experience that may not be challenges and the consequences asso- Studies, IIS, Bengaluru)    !"#"#  9

4,   ;, # "   &                         ,             Hong Kong: Twelve people ='   from Hong Kong arrested as B ,= they reportedly sailed to B 9) ing the three had tried to cross Taiwan for political asylum he UN rights chief called the border in a BMW car  -6 will “have to be dealt with” by TTuesday on Moscow to ne of Belarus’s leading around 4:00 am Tuesday. mainland China, but the city conduct or cooperate with a Oopposition figures Maria The Coordination Council Government would try to pro- “thorough, transparent, inde- Kolesnikova has been detained was set up to ensure a peace- Washington: US President vide assistance, Chief Executive pendent and impartial investi- while trying to cross into ful transfer of power after Donald Trump on Monday said Carrie Lam said on Tuesday. gation” into the alleged nerve Ukraine, border officials said President Alexander that his Democratic Counterpart Chinese authorities arrest- agent attack on Russian oppo- Tuesday. Lukashenko’s main rival supported China’s entry into the ed the 12 people on Aug. 23 sition leader Alexei Navalny. Kolesnikova was detained Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reject- World Trade Organisation after intercepting a boat off the Michelle Bachelet stressed while attempting to cross ed his claim to have won an (WTO) along with the North coast of the southern mainland 1      the need to get to the bottom overnight with two other August 9 presidential election American Free Trade province of Guangdong. Local of the poisoning, after German members of the opposition’s with 80 per cent of the vote. Agreement (NAFTA), terming media have reported they were provide that assistance and cial hub on June 30. Another is specialists said they had Coordination Council who The disputed election has the two as the “most disastrous headed to Taiwan to apply for liaise with mainland authori- a dual national with Hong “unequivocal proof” that the were able to pass through to sparked widespread protests trade deals” in history. political asylum. ties. Kong and Portuguese citizen- weapons-grade nerve agent Ukraine, Anton Bychkovsky, a and a harsh police crackdown “Biden supported NAFTA they were a developing nation. “The question is not a News agency AFP report- ship. Novichok was used in the spokesman for the State Border that has seen several thousand and he supported China’s entry They had such a lower stan- question of simply getting ed on Monday lawyers repre- The Guangdong Coast attack. Committee, told AFP. people arrested. into the World Trade dard,” he added. (them) back,” Lam told a reg- senting some of those captured Guard, which announced the “It is incumbent on the She and the two other Germany and Britain had Organisation--the two most He further slammed Biden ular weekly press conference. have been denied access to arrests on its social media plat- Russian authorities to fully council members, press secre- on Monday demanded answers disastrous deals in history. We saying, “If Biden wins, China will “If these Hong Kong resi- their clients. Lam did not form late on Aug. 26, said two investigate who was responsi- tary Anton Rodnenkov and after Kolesnikova went missing are looking at the World Trade own this country.” He also dents were arrested for breach- address that particular aspect of the detained were surnamed ble for this crime, a very seri- executive secretary Ivan and allies said she had been Organisation, they have been claimed that under his admin- ing mainland offences then when asked. Li and Tang, without providing ous crime that was committed Kravtsov, had disappeared on snatched off the streets by very nice to us and they are istration, the US would become they have to be dealt with Neither mainland nor further details. on Russian soil,” she said in a Monday. unidentified men in black. talking to us differently than a manufacturing superpower according to the mainland laws Hong Kong authorities have It is not clear what charges statement. Bychkovsky said Kolesnikova, 38, is the they do because if they don’t “ending the reliance” with China. and in accordance to the juris- publicly confirmed who has they face, beyond potentially The 44-year-old anti-cor- Rodnenkov and Kravtsov were only one of the trio of women shape up, we will ship out,” “If Biden wins, China will diction before any other things been arrested, but local media illegal border crossing. ruption campaigner and one able to cross into Ukraine, and who fronted Tikhanovskaya’s Trump told reporters. own this country. Under my could happen.” have identified some of them as Lam also reiterated a of President Vladimir Putin’s the Ukrainian embassy in campaign to remain in He further went on to slam administration, we will make Lam added that her gov- facing prosecution for involve- remark made last week which fiercest critics, fell ill on a Minsk confirmed to AFP they Belarus. China for “not playing by the America a manufacturing super- ernment had “a duty to render ment in pro-democracy stoked further worries that domestic flight last month were in the country. Tikhanovskaya left the rules” in the WTO. power of the world and will end assistance” to Hong Kong res- protests last year. Hong Kong had taken a more and was treated in a Siberian Kolesnikova was being country under pressure from “The reason why the our reliance on China. Whether idents “caught in all sorts of sit- One man, Andy Li, was authoritarian turn, saying the hospital before being evacuat- held and “an investigation is the authorities and was grant- World Trade Organisation is so it is decoupling or putting in uations” abroad and the gov- recently arrested under a city had no separation of pow- ed to Berlin. The attack under way to legally assess the ed refuge in EU member state bad is that China didn’t play by massive tariffs, we are going to ernment’s representative office sweeping national security law ers, and that its executive, leg- marked the latest in a long line situation,” Bychkovsky said. Lithuania, while her other cam- the rules. We did but their rules end our reliance on China,” in Guangzhou, Guangdong’s imposed by Beijing on the islative and judicial powers were of assassination attempts State news agency Belta paign partner, Veronika were easier considering that Trump said further. AGENCY capital, will look into ways to semiautonomous Asian finan- derived from Beijing. AGENCY against Putin’s critics. quoted border officials as say- Tsepkalo, is now in Ukraine. =!  4        E         78      >    -R                      =.+  # Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader, London: A British judge told documents a decade ago. The   Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said WikiLeaks founder Julian charges carry a maximum sen-  "    Geneva: The Saudi trial into Tuesday that cartoons of the Assange on Tuesday that his tence of 175 years in prison.  #  the killing of critic Jamal prophet Mohammed that were extradition hearing will proceed Assange’s lawyers say the Beijing: The United States on The Chinese Foreign Khashoggi has lacked trans- republished by a French satir- without him if he continues to prosecution is a politically moti- olice in China’s Inner Tuesday accused China of Ministry recently informed the parency and fallen short on ical magazine last week were speak from the dock and inter- vated abuse of power that will PMongolia region have “threatening” and “harassing” US embassy in Beijing of new assigning accountability for “unforgivable”. rupt witnesses. stifle media freedom and put detained at least 23 people fol- foreign journalists after it curbs on foreign reporters “by the crime, the UN human “The grave and unforgiv- Vanessa Baraitser briefly journalists at risk around the lowing protests last week refused to renew press creden- denying them press card rights office said on Tuesday. able sin committed by a French adjourned the hearing at world. against a new policy that tials for several employees of renewals and refusing to process A Saudi Arabian court on weekly in insulting the lumi- London’s Central Criminal Addressing Assange, the replaces Mongolian-language American media organisations. pending visa applications for Monday jailed eight people for nous and holy personality of Court after Assange interrupt- judge said: “You will hear things, textbooks with Chinese ones in The two superpower rivals journalists who were expelled between seven and 20 years for (the) Prophet revealed, once ed defense witness Clive Stafford no doubt many things, you dis- classrooms. have restricted reporter visas — earlier this year,” she said. The the 2018 murder of Saudi jour- more, the hostility and mali- Smith, who was giving evi- agree with during these pro- The push to use the new with China expelling journal- Foreign Correspondents’ Club nalist Jamal Khashoggi, state cious grudge harboured by dence. Assange’s outburst could- ceedings.” textbooks, which started in ists — as brinkmanship over of China (FCCC) on Monday media reported, four months political and cultural organi- n’t be heard by journalists fol- “If you interrupt proceed- other ethnic minority regions trade and tech, Hong Kong and confirmed the action, saying at after his family forgave his not been proper transparency sations in the West against lowing proceedings by video ings it is open to me to proceed such as Xinjiang and Tibet in the coronavirus, spills over least five journalists at four killers and enabled death sen- in the justice process, those Islam and the Muslim com- link. in your absence,” she added. 2017, has prompted demon- into the media. media groups — including the tences to be set aside. responsible should be prose- munity,” Khamenei said in an Assange is fighting an On Monday, when the hear- strations and school boycotts by China’s record of “threat- Wall Street Journal, CNN and UN spokesman Rupert cuted and given sentences com- English-language statement. attempt by American prosecu- ing opened, Baraitser rejected ethnic Mongolians in at least five ening, harassing, and expelling Bloomberg — had been denied Colville, noting that the United mensurate with the crime.” “The excuse of ‘freedom of tors to extradite him to the US requests by Assange’s lawyers to cities and counties in Inner US and other foreign journal- new press cards. Nations opposes the death “There is a whole issue of expression’ made by some to stand trial on spying charges. delay his extradition hearing Mongolia. The 23 detentions ists goes back decades”, US State More are expected to receive penalty, told a Geneva briefing: transparency and accountabilty French politicians in order not US prosecutors have indicted the until next year so they can have were across eight banners, the Department spokeswoman similar treatment in coming “This is case where there has in the case,” he said. AGENCY to condemn this grave crime of 49-year-old Australian on 18 more time to respond to U.S. regional word for counties, Morgan Ortagus said in a state- weeks, placing further pressure insulting the Holy Prophet is espionage and computer misuse Allegations that he conspired according to an Associated Press ment provided by the US on the already diminished for- completely unacceptable, charges over WikiLeaks’ publi- with hackers to obtain classified tally of nine local police reports Embassy in Beijing. eign press corps. AFP wrong and demagogic.” AFP cation of secret US military information. AP over the past several days. 1   #        /    

Bangkok: Two soldiers who army-directed massacres, rape Myanmar’s government Asked about the two sol- deserted from Myanmar’s army and other crimes against has denied accusations that diers, an ICC spokesman said have testified on video that they Rohingya Muslims in the security forces committed mass Tuesday that “We have no new were instructed by command- Buddhist-majority country. rapes and killings and burned persons under arrest.” The two ing officers to “shoot all that More than 700,000 thousands of homes. The group men “separately claimed to be you see and that you hear” in Rohingya have fled Myanmar said the two army privates fled acting on orders from senior villages where minority to neighboring Bangladesh the country last month and are commanders to ‘exterminate all Rohingya lived, a human rights since August 2017 to escape believed to be in the custody of (Rohingya),’ to ‘shoot all that group said Tuesday. what Myanmar’s military called the International Criminal you see and that you hear,’ and The comments appear to a clearance campaign following Court in the Netherlands, to ‘kill all’ Rohingya in specif- be the first public confession by an attack by a Rohingya insur- which is examining the vio- ic areas,” Fortify Rights said in soldiers of involvement in gent group in Rakhine state. lence against the Rohingya. a statement. AP    !"#"#  %

/ 0  65(?@ ' *  & 3 9 6   7  8 ; 30#A! 1!3   merchant bankers.”  - !     The government current- 711+!((3 he Government plans to ly holds 87.40 per cent stake in Tsell about 15-20 per cent IRCTC. To meet Sebi's public 2%3%&%    tion. The entire compensation shortfall arising due to the stake in IRCTC via offer for holding norm, it has to lower sum on account of shortfall in implementation of the new sale (OFS) and would like to its stake in the company to 75   he Centre has reached out collections of Goods and indirect tax regime and not the complete the transaction in per cent. Shares of IRCTC on Tto the states again clarify- Services Tax (GST) will be shortfall arising due Covid-19 minimum number of tranches. Tuesday closed 2.57 per cent he Finance Ministry on ing that it would pay entire paid and honoured”, a top gov- disruptions. Last month, the lower at Rs 1,378.05 on the SE. TTuesday said more than GST compensation dues to ernment source said. Finance Ministry sources Department of Investment and Asked if payment would be 42 crore people have received them amid the mounting Under the two options given said that working out the rev- Public Asset Management made by the government to 68,820-crore financial assis- opposition over the borrowing to the states towards settlement enue shortfall on account of (DIPAM) had invited bids from merchant banker after com- tance under the Government's options proposed in lieu of the of the GST compensation, the GST implementation is just a merchant bankers by pletion of every single tranche Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan shortfall in indirect tax collec- first option provides option to mechanism to assess how September 10 for managing the or cumulatively after the com- Yojana (PMGKP) to protect tions. borrow by states and under a much of the shortfall should be sale in Indian Railway Catering pletion of entire transaction, poor and vulnerable from the Sources in the Finance special dispensation from the met by borrowing and how and Tourism Corp (IRCTC). DIPAM said, “GOI would not impact of Covid-19 crisis. Ministry said that the entire RBI for a sum of about 97,000 much could be deferred. However, it did not dis- like to have an OFS overhang As part of the 1.70 lakh shortfall of compensation to crore this year. This is the Borrowing for meeting the close the quantum of stake on and hence would like to com- crore PMGKP, announced by the states -- irrespective of amount of shortfall calculated by entire shortfall when the pri- offer in the Request for plete the transaction in mini- Finance Minister Nirmala whether it is on account of the the Centre that is directly on vate sector is struggling to Proposal (RFP). mum number of tranches as Sitharaman on March 26, the GST implementation or Covid account of the GST implemen- stand back on its feet could Following this, a pre-bid advised by merchant bankers government announced free pandemic -- will be compen- tation. The option two allows hurt them badly. meeting was held on based on market conditions. foodgrains and cash payment sated and the same has been states to borrow from market the “If states go for option 1 September 4 with potential “In case more than one to women, poor senior citizens communicated to the states entire expected GST compen- and borrow Rs 97,000 crore, it bidders. tranche is used, pro-rata pay- and farmers. again. sation shortfall of about does not mean they will have DIPAM has now posted its ment would be made to the The swift implementation “It has never been the 2,35,000 crore in FY21. to forego the remaining com- response to the queries raised merchant bankers”. of the package is being con- stand of Union Finance States have been asked to pensation. by potential bidders on its IRCTC, the only entity tinuously monitored by cen- Minister that the loss of rev- return with their views on the The remaining compensa- website. authorised by tral and State Governments enue due to Covid would not options so that the scheme tion will be paid to the states To a query on intended to provide catering services to and around 42 crore poor be compensated. The Central could be operationalised. after the above borrowing has stake dilution percentage, railways, online railway tickets people received financial government has, time and Doubts arose over the been fully repaid. Therefore, DIPAM said, “The indicative and packaged drinking water at assistance of 68,820 crore again, committed that the enti- option 1 with few states saying where is the doubt about the percentage is 15 per cent to 20 railway stations and trains in under the PMGKP, the tlement of the states would that GST compensation would Centre not meeting its com- per cent. The exact details will India, was listed on stock Finance Ministry said in a always be for full compensa- be paid to states only for the mitment?”, asked a top be shared with the selected exchanges in October 2019. statement.  50-  : ' A<(6/$%    66B)@   0  0 /      CBC@A<((> !"#$%&& !!           crore.    Tata Steel was the top loser Mumbai: DBS has been recog- In the April-June quarter =      in the Sensex pack, shedding nised as the World's Best Bank omestic rating agency of FY21, GDP grew at (-) 23.9 omestic markets pared all 4.13 per cent, followed by for the third year in a row, DIndia Ratings and per cent. It is the first contrac-   @F@G, Dintra-day gains to close Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, underscoring the bank's grow- Research on Tuesday revised tion in quarterly GDP data with modest losses on Tuesday ONGC, Sun Pharma, NTPC ing presence among banking downward the country's FY21 series which have been made      as investors dialed down their and SBI. leaders worldwide. DBS' latest GDP growth forecast to (-) 11.8 available in the public domain exposure to riskier assets amid On the other hand, HCL global best bank accolade per cent, lowest in Indian his- since the first quarter of FY- (FHG ()()# $ fresh border tensions with Tech, Infosys, Reliance comes from the New York- tory, from an earlier estimate of 1998. China. Industries, TCS, ICICI Bank based financial publication (-) 5.3 per cent. According to the agency's A sliding rupee and and Tech Mahindra were Global Finance, which named The agency, however, principal economist Sunil   macroeconomic uncertainties among the gainers, rising up to DBS' Best Bank in the World' expects the economy to grow at Kumar Sinha, none of the further soured risk appetite, 2.26 per cent. for the second time in three 9.9 per cent in FY22 helped quarters in the current fiscal are itch Ratings on Tuesday traders said. On the macroeconomic years in its World's Best Global mainly by the weak base of going to witness a positive rate Fprojected global GDP to The BSE Sensex over- front, ratings agencies Fitch and Banks 2020 Awards. This FY21. of growth. contract 4.4 per cent in the came a choppy start to gain India Ratings award underscores the bank's “India Rating's FY21 GDP “For that (positive current year but revised momentum in the afternoon projected deeper contrac- leadership and standing with- growth forecast of negative growth), we will have to wait upwards China's growth esti- session, but witnessed heavy tion for the Indian economy in the global financial com- 11.8 per cent will be the low- for the fiscal year 2022. And in mate to 2.7 per cent for 2020. selling in the last hour of trade. this fiscal due to the COVID- munity in defining the future est GDP growth in the Indian FY22, it is not going to happen In its September update It finally closed at 38,365.35, 19 crisis. of banking, and its commit- history (GDP data is available in the first or the second quar- to the Global Economic down 51.88 points or 0.14 per Meanwhile, the army said ment to delivering a purpose from FY-1951) and sixth ter. It will probably happen in Outlook (GEO), Fitch Ratings cent. Chinese troops fired shots in beyond banking to create a instance of economic contrac- the third or the fourth quarter,” cut its 2020 GDP forecast for On similar lines, the the air and attempted to close more sustainable future. DBS tion, others being in FY-1958, he said while addressing a emerging markets, excluding broader NSE Nifty slipped in on an Indian position in was also Global Finance's pick FY-1966, FY-1967, FY-1973 webinar. China, to (-)5.7 per cent, 37.70 points or 0.33 per cent to eastern Ladakh late on Monday for 'Best Bank in the World' in and FY-1980. The previous The agency said the eco- from (-)4.7 per cent estimat- finish at 11,317.35. night. 2018 and was named 'Global lowest was negative 5.2 per cent nomic disruption caused by ed in June, mainly on account Bank of the Year' by The in FY-1980,” the rating agency COVID-19 has had a telling of a huge downward revision Banker, a publicationby said in a report. impact, not only on the econ- to India GDP forecast for the        *?  Financial Times, in the same It estimates economic loss omy but also on jobs and liveli- financial year ending March year. PTI in FY21 to be Rs 18.44 lakh hoods. 2021. $:        '  ,   ,   -  <    1!&' !%+3!?      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Aremanded Deepak agency wants to put him under also gained  340 to sions between India and predicted to contract in 2020 “A second wave of infec- Kochhar, husband of former custodial interrogation to 69,665 per kg, from China. amid the pandemic, Moody's tions and extension of lock- ICICI Bank CEO Chanda, in obtain more details about some 69,325 per kg in the previ- A rise in demand for the Investors Service said on downs cast a shadow of risk on the custody of the Enforcement fresh evidence gathered in this ous trade. “Spot gold prices US currency from banks and Tuesday. these forecasts. Directorate till September 19 in case, that was filed under the for 24 karat in Delhi were up importers and forex outflows According to it, auto unit Also, tighter lending cri- a money laundering case. criminal sections of the anti- by Rs 122, supported by weighed on the local cur- sales will decline at least 30 per teria could limit liquidity avail- Deepak Kochhar was money laundering law in rupee depreciation,” HDFC rency, according to forex cent in 2020, following a able for consumers and auto arrested by the Enforcement January last year.The probing Securities Senior Analyst dealers. decline of over 40 per cent in dealers.” Directorate (ED) here on agency produced Deepak (Commodities) Tapan Patel According to provision- the seven months through July. As per the report, looking Monday under sections of the Kochhar before the court of said. 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Encouraging unoccupied prop- gage documents, and transfer docu-   live audience through touch- the mind that the career in the real the daily management of a project. ""    erties through different tools includ- ments. points that enable performers estate sector is not only about being real Even if one doesn't have much money ing media and advertising is also a key Many organisations appoint cor- ndia’s premier cultural insti- to conduct virtual classrooms, estate agents. There are many oppor- to invest, then he/she can still become -     role of a leasing consultant. porate real estate managers for han- Itution, the National Centre online performances, confer- tunities for a person who is willing to an investor in crowdfunded real estate Commercial leasing managers are dling and executing daily operational for the Performing Arts ences & seminars using a mix challenge himself to have a career in the investing.  @-   often assigned to office space or activities of commercial properties. (NCPA) in collaboration with of household equipment, dynamic sector like real estate. The The second opportunity is a prop-      storefronts and are also considered as Their major role is to respond to cus- HSBC will be hosting a work- handy tools and subscription- main thing is the hard work which is erty manager. A major role is to main- one of the career options in the real tomer service queries, process cus- shop on ‘The Convergence of based software. required for the profession. tain property rentals by advertising &  &  estate sector. He is responsible to keep tomer work orders, needs, and Digitisation and the Arts’ on This live dialogue will While being a residential realty filling vacancies, settling, and impos-    an eye and study changes in the mar- requirements. September 12, 2020 from 3:30 cover variety of subjects that consultant/associate is one of the ing leases, and securing the premis- ketplace that can have an impact on Maximum companies hire cor- pm as part of their initiative on make it imperative for an artist known career options in this sector, es. Besides, a project manager has cer- " "    the budgets that a particular business porate communication professionals ancillary skill development for to re-look at monetisation in it is by no means the only one. 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The fore- The Indian real estate sector is so formances, the workshop will ital medium, the workshop and there are various jobs available get & maintaining financial records.     closure professional is responsible to much more than residential real introduce artistes to platforms, will cover a number of signif- here. Some brands outsource the project &    review the client’s financial state- estate. It is surrounded with great processes and means to be icant aspects. All of these are Being a real estate investor is one managers depending on the size of the ments and process foreclosure cases career opportunities that require dif- able to enhance their engage- aimed at elevating the digital of the opportunities in the Indian real- property and their requirements.   so the property can be resold as quick- ferent strengths. ment online. medium to thereby helping ty sector. Investor in real estate is one Another opportunity in the real ly as possible. Such consultants must Supported by HSBC, content creators’ brand & pro- who buys and modernises a proper- estate sector is leasing consultants be organised and capable to finish the     E   5  , renowned Kathak dancer mote themselves to audiences ty either for selling or renting pur- whose responsibility is to present work in a fixed time frame. 1= :  Keerthi Kumar will be taking a across the globe.

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The future of careers is unde- strengths, competencies and aptitude of try can empower students to termined, as even the top-notch analysts children and guide them with the explore careers in project manage- fail to predict it right. Buzz words such careers accordingly. 0%9 :7/ ment, estimation and costs and as Genome Technology, Neurobiology, Interact with senior experts in var- contracts and vendor manage- Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, ious industries ment. Sustainable construction, Big data, Internet of Things, In the past, people often used to sales and marketing and customer Astrophysics and similar areas of lie ahead of students, including profes- take children to meet veterans from var- services are other areas where research are revolutionising the world sions such as blockchain experts, digi- ious walks of life and make them listen %0&6 niche specialisation in this indus- of career. tal marketing professionals and micro- to the experiences of their elders. try can fast-track career growth. In this scenario, the children in their biologists. The point is to achieve clar- Today, it is important to get back to sim- Digital Marketing teenage would not be able to analyse the ity about the different courses; right ilar roots but with a fresher perspective Digital marketing has estab- changes around the world or under- from being an oceanographer to find- and productive approach. It’s not about OVID-19 has completely trans- microfinance institutions for last- Healthcare and Hospital lished its firm foothold in the past stand the trends in education, take right ing the best universities to study pub- taking the child to the seniors, but Cformed the market dynamics. mile reach to villages and remote Management five years, but it emerged as a life- decisions related to career and navigate lic health management. This would help instead, the parents should connect with On the brighter side, it has given locations to transfer monetary The pandemic has put a major line during the pandemic. to the most appropriate future all by parents holding a meaningful conver- acclaimed mentors to understand the birth to new business opportunities benefits of social/CSR schemes. The burden on healthcare and hospital Organisations have realised that themselves. They need external help sation with children about their edu- pulse of the changes scenarios world- and revenue models. Organisations operations of the microfinance system. Even the countries with the digital marketing can ensure busi- which should ideally be learned support cation and career. Once they start edu- wide so that they can guide their chil- will now be looking to hire candi- sector differ significantly from tra- best healthcare facilities are strug- ness continuity even in the tough- from parents. cating themselves about different dren aptly. This will help them become dates who can bring distinct skills ditional banking. A niche special- gling to manage their capacity est times. While the number of The popular notion of “their career, streams and careers, their child will start aware of the diversity of professions and as well as fresh ideas and innova- isation in this field can easily optimally, run their operations online and offline digital market- their life; let them decide, do not inter- listening to them mindfully. thus enable them to mentor kids bet- tion onboard. Hence, the demand bridge the skill and knowledge gap smoothly and maintain the quali- ing courses have witnessed a sharp fere” does not work well with a lot of Use scientific tools to discover the ter. for job candidates with niche spe- between students and the microfi- ty of their services. As key learning rise in the past few years, the cur- students and might even be tagged as true potential of children and map The new world is no more about cialisations will soar. Colleges and nance industry. from COVID-19, hospitals and rent supply is less than demand. a redundant thought in the 21st centu- them to suitable careers passive parenting, but active involve- universities can meet post-pan- Artificial Intelligence (AI) healthcare institutes will now focus There is an urgent need to offer ry. Instead, the modern times demand Every career path is teeming with ment in the education and career deci- demic demand of industries and and Machine Learning (ML) on addressing all these concerns more digital marketing specialisa- every parent to incarnate as newage new opportunities and sectors are sions of children. This is fundamental- groom their students in this direc- Almost every industry is incor- and improving their processes. tions. At the same time, these career gurus, who get self-ready to make swarming with cut-throat competi- ly different from parents imposing tion by integrating niche speciali- porating AI and ML technologies The number of hospitals and med- courses should be customised to children ready for the future. This is the tion, so it is imperative to understand their dreams on children. Instead of sations into their regular pro- in their business processes to gain ical facilities will also rise to meet suit the business requirements so time to upgrade themselves and trans- the obstacles that lie for the students in being a parent that imposes their grams. a competitive advantage. AI and the shortfall in capacity. Students that students can apply their learn- form into career gurus from ordinary the near future and address them. thoughts on the child, this approach Some of the niche specialisa- ML will continue to break ground who have niche specialisation in ing in the real-world scenario parents. Although people are competing with helps them in becoming the most tions that are touted to gain and find new applications in the healthcare and hospital manage- without hiccups. Here is how the guardians can human-colleagues at the moment, how- trusted advisors of their children. This momentum in the new normal sce- future. Currently, there are barely ment can pursue rewarding careers Niche specialisations are gain- upgrade themselves smoothly and ever, in the next 10 years, they might will further make students look up to nario are: a few higher education institutes in operations, administration, cus- ing momentum and here to stay. It’s guide their children to select the right even have to organise rallies to ensure their guardians and seek their guidance. Banking and Microfinance which offer MBA or PGP in AI and tomer service, public relations, high time that higher education future. reservations for human beings in jobs. It is time for parents to question The penetration of technology ML as a blended specialisation. A audits, invoicing and other man- institutes incorporate them into Learn about various career The next-generation children may have themselves and ask if they’re capable of and awareness about digital trans- huge surge in demand of people agerial roles. their curriculum to expand their options, courses and universities to compete with robots and machines providing the right kind of support to actions have increased in rural with AI and ML skills is expected, Construction and Real Estate offerings, benefit the students and Parents should learn about the to get employed. Only if the right peo- their children. This will further help pockets. Tapping into this devel- and hence, there is a dire need for Management meet industry expectations. changes happening around the world of ple reach the right place, children can them evolve into super parents and opment, the government, NGOs niche specialisation courses in this Currently, the Indian con-       5   5 7- L career. They should focus on being perform well in this competitive world. mentor their children rightly. and even corporates will tie-up with domain. struction and real estate industry     /    -  aware of the diverse opportunities that Accidental success or ‘any person doing      /   4// , /   $ 9 %..# !;!3  0    /   n yet another landmark, KIIT The ranking process in the cur-   able communities by ISchool of Management has been rent year, imbibed a holistic research   and Kolathur. Apart from these, various lage, Kattankulathur Panchayat designing a curricu- ranked second in the Times BBA module involving an objective study Out of 59 project proposals development projects such as union. n a boost to the lum based on experi- Education Ranking Survey 2020. and a perceptual study. While the nder the Unnat Bharat submitted by SRMIST for the Swachh Bharat Summer For all these commendable Iquest for sustainable ential learning. This The Times Survey report was pub- objective study is done to capture a UAbhiyan (UBA), the flagship upliftment of rural people in Internship, Student Solar efforts, SRMIST was awarded development in the curriculum will enable lished today. The survey was con- true reflection of what exists, the per- programme of the Ministry of these adopted villages, three Ambassador Initiative, Ban on Rank 1 for Swachh Campus country, Amrita the academic commu- ducted on the top BBA colleges ceptual study on the other hand is Human Resource Development projects were funded by UBA Single-use Plastic Awareness Ranking 2019 by MHRD, Rank Vishwa Vidyapeetham nity to acquire the offering full time BBA courses in deemed important to comprehend (MHRD), SRM Institute of during the academic year 2018- Programs, RO Water Plant 1 for “One Student One Tree” (Amrita) has been knowledge, skills, atti- India. how the different actors and the Science and Technology 19. They are — End-To-End Project, School Improvement by project and Rank 3 for “Clean awarded a UNESCO tudes and values nec- The research had three major stakeholders perceive the institutes. (SRMIST), Kattankulathur has Integrated Rationing System for providing furniture and electri- and Smart Campus” by AICTE. Chair for “Experiential essary to implement modules including Desk Research, Thus, these two modules in tandem adopted eight villages. Distribution of Provisions have cal appliances, Smart Classroom, The institution has under- Learning for sustainable solutions Factual survey & Perceptual Rating help to make the ranking process The aim of this programme been completed at Anjur village, Medical Camp and Distribution taken umpteen projects in the Sustainable Innovation among vulnerable and survey. Post collection of data a more robust. is to transform rural India. Based Reverse osmosis plant, and RO of Educational Learning Kits form of its Corporate Social & Development.” rural communities. methodical analysis was done to rate KSOM is one of the oldest pri- on the guidelines layout by water plant installed at for Science Lab and Swachhata responsibility schemes, Swachh Through this The Chair will be the various BBA colleges that par- vate B-schools of the country with a MHRD, SRMIST has adopted the Government School of Orathur Hi Seva Campaign. Bharat Summer Internship, Chair, the university held by the university ticipated in the study and rank them glorious past, with 80 per cent faculty villages of Anjur, Pattaravakkam, village and Versatile Anaerobic Apart from this SRMIST awareness campaigns to make will develop a com- for the next four years accordingly. 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There are sectional cut-offs and over- all cut-offs. You should aim for a high .> score to make it to the final merit list. The difficulty level of the exam has been >,# increasing, so a strong understanding of the fundamentals along with a sound strategy is required . Mastering the ABC of the English language section This section has seen the intro- duction of new types of questions as well as variants of standard questions. ;     Practice all types of questions that have come in the Prelims and Mains in the last five years. Make grammar and vocabulary your forte. Questions based  33 11 n India, about 3.6 lakh MBA sessions provided by the institu- of acquiring the specific skills to options to its candidates. Due to on these can be answered with good -   9    , FFF F 5  candidates graduate every year. tions. get their dream job roles. this, there is an increased chance accuracy in less time. IBut due to the Coronavirus sit- Given how the MBA pro- MBA in General for students to get admitted into A good strategy in the exam is to for the Mains. The data from a set may uation, the business schools (B- grammes are changing, the cours- Management, which gives a broad the course of their choice. start with the questions that require less look complicated but the questions can schools) have had to make changes es will test more than just the aca- sense of management and busi- Every MBA programme will time to attempt — Cloze test, Fill in the be simple. Look for easy questions even to their traditional manner of demic potential of a candidate. ( "    ness, was an MBA programme have a unique offering, and every blanks, Synonyms/Antonyms, Spotting in the difficult sets. Revise chapters on teaching, and these changes will They will now be a test of the can- which was in demand. But now, B-school has their way of teaching errors, vocabulary based questions. Arithmetic, Probability (basic level), have an impact on the students. didate’s ability to manage crises.     MBA aspirants choose specific their students. It is up to the can- Para-based questions and reading com- P&C. Use approximations wherever Most MBA programmes have If a candidate attends the  ; & MBA courses. They are now keen didate to go through the details prehension (except the vocabulary possible. announced that they are planning MBA programme on campus, to explore the options available to provided by the B-schools, do their questions if any) should be attempted Tackling the Reasoning Ability to go digital by providing online they will have to work on projects     them that include STEM (Science, research and find out which pro- in the end — if time permits. Complex section classes to their students. A lot of and case studies in teams. When  *3 Technology, Engineering and gramme and which B-school suits variants of parajumbles which are Solve the questions in the follow- institutions have pushed their they are with the teams in college, Mathematics) programmes as well. them the most. time-consuming have appeared in the ing order: Inequality, Syllogisms, MBA application deadlines. They it is easy to have discussions, "     For someone interested in To make this decision, the Mains in the last few years . Coding-Decoding, Blood-relations and have also announced that they will share ideas and complete projects  &  understanding the challenges and candidate has to know themselves Making the numbers count in the some other miscellaneous questions. reopen the campuses when it is when they are with the team. But   importance of sustainable devel- first. They have to know their Quantitative Ability section After these, you can solve puzzles/ seat- safe for students to start attending the current situation does not per- opment, B-schools offer an MBA strengths and weaknesses to Score high in this section by judi- ing arrangement questions. Pay atten- classes in colleges. It means that mit that.  " ' @ in Sustainable Development. choose the MBA programme that ciously choosing the questions to tion to the weightage of questions. the MBA candidates will have to In this situation, it comes B   "  Students learn the techniques and suits their personality and aspira- attempt. Learn the multiplication tables Attempt Critical Reasoning questions attend classes online and probably down to who takes up the leader- methods to bring about sustain- tions. But it is also necessary to till 20, reciprocals till 12, and squares later. even in classrooms. ship role, who brings the team     able development, be it within a understand the scope of the pro- and cubes of numbers 1 to 30. Make Keeping yourself up-to-date Classrooms provide a space together and who manages the *3?  corporate environment or in other gramme the B-school offers. sure that you grasp the basic concepts Regular reading of newspapers for the students to attend classes work. The impact of the businesses. Understanding the scope of well. along with any monthly magazine on with their peers, to discuss topics Coronavirus on the job market has   Candidates can choose to pur- the programme will help them A good strategy in the exam is not current affairs is a must. Keep yourself and to clear their doubts imme- made MBA aspirants think twice "    sue an MBA in Logistics and understand the job roles and pay to attempt the questions in the order abreast with the last six months of news. diately. When they take up online before they choose their MBA pro-    Supply Chain Management, packages that they will receive given, but to pick the easy questions in Focus on economy, budget, politics, and sessions, they will miss out on the gramme. When an aspirant Blockchain Management and after they graduate. A point that the first round. Pick the doable ques- banking awareness. Learn capitals of campus experience and also the decides to do an MBA, they can    Innovation Management, to state all graduates have to remember is tions which require more time to solve countries, books and authors, latest face-to-face interaction with other choose to specialise in the field of a few. B-schools across the world, that an MBA is an investment, in the second round. computer terminology. students and faculty members. their choice. including Harvard Business both in terms of money and time. It will be better if one started with Avoid guesswork in all sections as But they will learn a lot when The trend of choosing the School, Indian Institute of It is important to make the right Simplification/Approximation, miss- it can fetch negative marks. Time it comes to situation manage- right specialisation had begun a Management, EU Business School decision and give it the best dur- ing series, Quadratic equations. Follow management, full dedication and prop- ment, and they will also be able to few years ago. 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