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BRIEF Cong MLA’s allegations Mamata After PM Meet ‘Need court-monitored Singh Deo walks out of Assly probe into Pegasus’ after govt’s ‘limited’ response „ Congress crisis Singh Deo returns to House, spoke to CM escalates Later, Singh Deo returned to the Assembly premises. The min- ister told reporters he got a call from his cabinet colleagues and Raipur, Jul 27: An artist makes a portrait therefore, he came back. He was then seen going inside Chief of former President APJ Minister Bhupesh Baghel's chamber in the Assembly. After State Health Minister T Abdul Kalam with gold some time, he came out of the CM's chamber and said he had S Singh Deo walked out of ornaments on the occasion spoken to Baghel and AICC state in-charge P L Punia. the state Assembly on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal CM Mamata of his death anniversary, in Tuesday after saying he Banerjee during their meeting in New Delhi. Trichur, Kerala, Tuesday. will not attend the House Notice may be issued to MLA proceedings until the state MLA Brihaspat Singh who levelled allegation against Health New Delhi, Jul 27: Court-monitored inquiry Racket busted government gives a clear pressed dissatisfaction party's legislator from Minister T S Singh Deo may be issued show-cause notice by the into the Pegasus scandal in- reply over allegations over his own government's Ramanujganj, on Sunday Mamata Banerjee met volving opposition leaders, Kochi: In a joint opera- party, sources quoted Congress Chhattisgarh in-charge P L made against him by a reply". alleged his convoy was at- with Prime Minister two union ministers and 40 tion, the Kerala Anti- Punia while Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who held a meeting Congress MLA. The House was later ad- tacked in Surguja district of cabinet on this issue. Narendra Modi at his resi- journalists revealed as po- Terror Squad (ATS) and The minister walked out journed for the day after at the behest of Singh Deo dence in Delhi on Tuesday. tential targets of surveil- Ernakulam rural police on of the House after being BJP members created an on Saturday evening be- This was the Bengal Chief lance using Israeli Pegasus Tuesday busted a racket upset over what he termed uproar and trooped into cause the former had Reacting to the allegations, more to say on the issue. Minister's first meeting spyware that is sold only to manufacturing and dis- as the government's "limit- the well of the House, de- praised Chief Minister Singh Deo, who represents On the first day of the with the Prime Minister governments. The allega- tributing fake currency ed" statement on the issue, manding a probe by an Bhupesh Baghel, amid Surguja constituency, how- state Assembly's monsoon after the acrimonious tions have virtually blocked notes at Elanji village, following which members Assembly committee into talks about a purported for- ever, had said people in his session on Monday, the op- Bengal election campaign the monsoon session of par- some 40 kms away from of the opposition BJP the allegations levelled by mula for sharing of the area and in the state know position BJP termed the in which the two clashed liament with the opposition here, police said. Five claimed such an incident MLA Brihaspat Singh CM's post. The MLA had about him very well as his MLA's allegation as "seri- frequently. After the meet- demanding answers from people have been taken had "never happened against the minister. also alleged threat to his image is in the public do- ous" and demanded a probe ing, she told reporters that PM Modi and Home into custody while an where a minister ex- Brihaspat Singh, the ruling life from the minister. main, and he has nothing into it by a House panel. there should be a Supreme Minister Amit Shah. investigation is on to trace two more persons Assam-Mizoram border standoff believed to be part of the LS adjourned for the day Centre singles gang, police said. amid protest by Oppn parties out Kerala for Suicide Neutral force CRPF faces flak Thane: A printing press New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Shiromani Akali Dal were Covid cases owner from Teesgaon in raising slogans against the Aizawl, Jul 27 (PTI): Centre calls meet of New Delhi, Jul 27: The Lok Sabha proceed- Centre's three new farm Kalyan in Thane district The Kerala government is not allegedly committed suicide ings were adjourned for laws. A day after a violent Chief Secys, DGPs of the day on Tuesday amid Agrawal urged the clash and exchange of fire focusing on containing Covid, due to business losses suf- Assam, Mizoram as a result of which up to 50 fered during the coron- continuous protests by protesting members to go between police forces of The Centre has called a per cent of the new cases are avirus-induced lockdown, Opposition members over back to their seats. Assam and Mizoram left at meeting of the chief secre- being reported from that police said on Tuesday. An the Pegasus snooping row "We are requesting you least six people dead and taries and DGPs of Assam state, along with Maharashtra, official said the man, identi- and farm laws. to please cooperate and over 50 injured, the and Mizoram on Wednesday Health Ministry sources have fied as Bandu Pandey, had After being adjourned participate in the proceed- Central Reserve Police in the wake of violence along said. his printing press in nine times, the Lower ings," he said. Force (CRPF) deployed their shared border, where "Kerala is not focusing enough Ulhasnagar for the last 30- House reassembled at 4.30 With opposition mem- along the disputed inter- five Assam Police personnel on containment...They are 35 years and had to pay rent PM and Rajendra bers not willing to relent, state border on Tuesday were killed, officials said. focused more on mitigation despite lack of business. Agrawal, who was in the Agrawal adjourned the received criticism from Chair, took up one matter House for the day. various quarters for al- Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma interacts with Union Home Secretary Ajay process of treating cases than of urgent public impor- Earlier, Speaker Om legedly failing to carry out media after visiting the police personnel injured in a clash on Bhalla will chair the meeting containment," the source said. House collapse tance. Birla led the members in its responsibility as a neu- Monday night at Assam-Mizoram border, at Silchar Medical to discuss the sudden escala- "Up to 50 per cent of new Thane: Two senior citizens However, the Opposition paying tributes to tral force. College & Hospital. tion of violence along the cases are coming from Kerala were injured on Tuesday members again trooped Anerood Jugnauth, for- A Mizoram minister, the Assam-Mizoram border. and Maharashtra. The fatali- when a portion of an old into the Well shouting slo- mer president of local MLA and the village Mizoram near Veringte on maintain peace following The meeting of the chief sec- ties are low because their two-storey house collapsed gans and carrying ban- Mauritius, and Kenneth council chief alleged that Monday. a border standoff in retaries and Directors health infrastructure is good." due to heavy rains at ners. David Buchizya Kaunda, the CRPF were unable to Central paramilitary August last year. While the General of Police is expected Kerala has been reporting a Bhiwandi in Thane district The members of the first president of prevent "Assam policemen forces have been deployed CRPF are deployed on the to work on a peace formula high number of infections for of Maharashtra, civic offi- Congress, CPI, CPI(M) and Zambia. The opposition's and civilians" from enter- along the Mizoram-Assam Mizoram side, the so that there is no repeat of the past many weeks even as cials said. The house, which TMC were protesting over protests started soon after ing the neighbouring state border by the Central gov- Sashastra Seema Bal the violence along the border the overall numbers have been officials said was more than the Pegasus snooping row, the proceedings began at and overrun security ernment as neutral forces (SSB) are camped on the of the two states, a home falling rapidly since the sec- 60 years old, was located in while the BSP, SP and 11 AM. forces' camps inside to defuse tension and Assam side in Lailapur. ministry official said. ond wave peak across India. the Zend Naka area. Fire personnel rescued two sen- ior citizens, both aged ENJOYING RAINS Harappan-era city Dholavira recognised above 70, and rushed them to a hospital. as UNESCO World Heritage Site Watery grave New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Chhindwara: Three boys drowned in a pond while Dholavira, a Harappan-era bathing in Madhya city in Gujarat, has been con- Pradesh's Chhindwara dis- ferred the tag of UNESCO trict, police said on World Heritage Site, the or- Tuesday. An official said the ganisation said on Tuesday. incident occurred on This is the second site to Monday when a group of be included in the world her- six children was visiting a itage list this month after the pond at the Garmeta hillock Ramappa temple at located near Amarwara vil- Palampet in Telangana's lage, 35 km from here. Warangal. "Dholavira: A Pavagadh, Rani ki Vav in to COVID-19. "It gives im- Harappan City, in India, just Patan and the historic city of mense pride to share with Schools reopen inscribed on the @UNESCO Ahmedabad. This session of my fellow Indians that Dehradun: Schools in #WorldHeritage List. the World Heritage #Dholavira is now the 40th Uttarakhand, which have Congratulations!" UNESCO Committee is being chaired treasure in India to be given remained closed because of tweeted. Dholavira and the from Fuzhou in China and is @UNESCO's World Heritage the Covid pandemic for a Ramappa Temple were in- being held online. It started Inscription. Another feather long time, will resume cluded in the list during the on July 16 and will end on in India's cap as we now classes for the students of 44th session of the July 31. The 44th session enter the Super-40 club for class 6 to 12 from August 1. UNESCO's World Heritage combines current work and World Heritage Site inscrip- The decision was taken at a Committee. Gujarat now has issues left outstanding since tions," Culture Minister G meeting of the state cabi- Children play on a waterlogged street after heavy rains near ITO in New Delhi, Tuesday. four world heritage sites last year, when the annual Kishan Reddy said in a net chaired by Chief Dholavira, Champaner near meeting was postponed due tweet. Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday, Cabinet PM to BJP MPs Seven Oppn parties Prez Minister and state govern- ‘NTAGI recommendation to increase gap between ment's spokesman Subodh ‘Govt ready for talks, Oppn Uniyal said. The cabinet Covishield doses based on scientific evidence’ ‘Instruct govt to discuss also decided to appoint New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Airports Authority of India not allowing Parl to function’ Covishield gives 93% protection against farmers’ issues, Pegasus in Parl’ as the consultant for New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): The recommendation of New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): ment (MPs) of various po- preparing a Detailed Project COVID, 98% mortality reduction an expert panel on Covid to litical parties are writing Report (DPR) on the pro- Prime Minister Narendra Modi increase the gap between Covishield gives 93 per cent protection against COVID-19 and a 98 per Seven opposition parties to you to seek an appoint- posed Greenfield Airport in asked BJP MPs on Tuesday to Covishield doses was made cent mortality reduction, the government said on Tuesday referring to have written to President ment to apprise you of two Pantnagar in Udham Singh a study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) during the sec- expose the opposition parties based on scientific evi- Ram Nath Kovind seeking disturbing developments ond COVID-19 wave that was driven by the Delta variant. Addressing Nagar district, he said. as the government is ready for dence in a transparent a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul present- his intervention to direct including the complete a discussion but they are not manner, the government ed findings of the study which was conducted on 15 lakh doctors and the government to discuss stonewalling of demands Weather letting Parliament to function, informed Rajya Sabha on frontline workers. "Protection to the extent of 93 per cent was seen (in farmers' issues and of the peasantry to repeal sources said. Tuesday. people who were administered the Covishield vaccine) and this was Pegasus spyware report in the three agricultural laws High 30Low 24 Addressing the BJP parliamen- No dissent was raised by during the second wave which was driven by the Delta variant... also the ongoing Monsoon ses- as well as use of Israeli tary party meeting, Modi told parties as the government is any member in the meet- 98 per cent mortality reduction was seen," he said. sion of Parliament as they spyware Pegasus to tape the lawmakers to mark 75 ready for a discussion but they ing of the National apprised him of these "two telephones of politicians, MARKET years of the country's inde- are not letting Parliament to Technical Advisory Group the gap between the first Expert Group on Vaccine disturbing developments". journalists and activists," NIFTY 15,746.45  pendence by organising pro- function. Underlining that the on Immunisation (NTAGI) and second doses of Administration for COVID- The BSP, RLP, SAD, the letter read. SENSEX grammes in every village of 75th anniversary celebrations regarding the recommen- Covishield vaccine to 12-16 19 (NEGVAC). The Union National Conference, CPI SAD leader Harsimrat 52,578.76  their constituencies, Minister of independence should not dation, Minister of State weeks based on available Ministry of Health and and the CPI(M), besides Badal said it is "very un- of State for Parliamentary merely be a government pro- for Health Bharati Pravin scientific evidence particu- Family Welfare has accept- the NCP, are the signato- fortunate" that farmers BULLION Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal gramme, Modi said it should Pawar said in a written larly from the UK as well as ed this recommendation ries to the letter. The main have died while protesting GOLD 47,560 said. The sources said the be a people's movement with reply.Responding to a ques- WHO global guidance. This for extension of the gap be- opposition party Congress against the three farm tion, Pawar said the COVID recommendation has been tween the first and second is not among the signato- laws but the Centre is not SILVER prime minister also asked the people's participation, 66,829 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Meghwal told reporters after Working Group of NTAGI considered and also recom- doses of Covishield vac- ries. even ready to discuss their MPs to expose the opposition the meeting. recommended extension of mended by the National cine to 12-16 weeks. "We members of parlia- issues. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 Schools to re-open from Smuggler arrested with 14 kgs cannabis Aug 02 with PTA’s consent Bhilai, Jul 27: Police have arrested a Bhilai, Jul 27: from the officer of the 21-year-old person on Water Resources charges of smuggling of The schools in the dis- Department regarding the banned cannabis. 14 trict are going to re-open water accumulation in the kgs of cannabis worth Rs from August 02 as per the dams. He directed the offi- 70000 was recovered from decision of the state gov- cers of the Agriculture him. He was smuggling ernment. However, the Department to continu- the banned narcotics in a consent of the Parent ously monitor the status Mahindra Bolero SUV. Teacher Association of fertilizers and seeds. Inspector Shruti Singh (PTA) will be required by Collector said that dur- (SHO, Anda) informed opening the school. ing Covid transition peri- that on the directions of If the school is being od, the complaints of Superintendent of Police opened, a roaster system extra-charging by hospi- (Durg) Prashant Agrawal will be applied with 50% tals have been found to be and guidance of attendance. Further, stu- and government schools the instructions given in that the number of the true. In such cases, the Additional dents cannot be forced to sanitised before re-open- the Task Force meeting. samples should be in- extra charges collected by Superintendent of Police searching, 70 kgs of attend the classes. It will ing. Along with this, nec- He inquired about the sta- creased. Urban bodies the hospitals should be re- (Durg, Rural) Anant Sahu cannabis packed in small be the sole decision of stu- essary repair works tus of oxygen pipelines or which have sent lesser turned back to the pa- and SDOP (Patan) packets were recovered dents whether they want should be completed at cylinders in all hospitals, samples were instructed tients. Collector further Akashrao Girepunje, they from the vehicle bearing to attend the school or not. school buildings at its ear- preparedness of genera- to collect and send more said that it is the first re- are maintaining watch on registration number In view of the possibili- liest. Additional Collector tors, ambulances, surgical samples. He said that it is sponsibility of the Civic the activities of the sus- CG04-JD-1010. The SUV ty of a third wave of Nupur Rashi Panna, units, etc. He said that all very important to test bodies to keep a constant pects and criminal record driver was identified as Coronavirus Pandemic, Risali Municipal arrangements should be water samples regularly watch on the civic facili- holders. The network of Chandra Prakash (21) son the district administra- Corporation ensured within a week. to identify the presence of ties and fulfill them on pri- informers has also been of Kapoor Chandra tion has completed all the Commissioner Prakash Collector said that there bacteria like E-coli in ority. activated for ensuring ef- Mandle a resident of preparations. In view of Sarve, Additional is a possibility of spread- water. They must control stray fective crime control and Station Maroda, Newai PS. the state government’s Collector BB Panchbhai ing seasonal diseases dur- Collector also took in- cattle on the roads. Ensure prevention. In this sequel, The narcotics worth Rs order, Collector Dr and other officers were ing the rainy season. For formation regarding the arrangement of grazing they received a tip off re- 70000 and the vehicle were Sarveshwar Narendra present in the meeting. this, it is necessary that Kharif crop. Officials said land for Gauthans in garding smuggling of seized from the accused Ashwani Kumar Yadu, Bhure gave necessary in- Collector reviewed the water samples from all that a consignment of urban areas. He said that cannabis in a SUV. Police and he has been booked Tejeshwar Sahu, structions to the officers facilities like Oxygen urban bodies and big vil- urea has arrived which the primary responsibili- team swung into action under the provisions of Rameshwar Koma and G regarding opening of Pipeline, Surgical Unit lages should be sent regu- will solve the problem of ty is to repair the internal and the suspected vehicle NDPS Act. Jagmohan played vital schools in the district. He and Ambulance in the dis- larly to the PHE depart- urea shortage. Collector roads as well as the high- was intercepted near Head Constable role in arresting the ac- directed to get all private trict in compliance with ment for testing. He said also took information ways. Janjgiri Turning. On Kamlesh Sahu, Constable cused. Karm and Pali Shiromani awards given in CO & CCD Minor girl rescued from Hyderabad pline exhibited by the em- ployees during the trying Bhilai, Jul 26: Tarachand Sahu (21) son COVID times. He urged em- of Dushyant Sahu a resi- ployees to maintain Police have rescued a dent of Tamerpara, Bhilai’s positive work cul- minor girl from a 21-year- Dhamdha was also taken ture. Rao also thanked the old youth who had lured in custody. On the basis of spouses of the awardees for her to flee with him on the statement given by the their contribution in sup- promise of marriage. The victim girl, case was porting their better halves. accused had taken the girl lodged against Tarachand Anjali Patel, DM (P-CO & to Hyderabad and estab- Sahu under sections 366 CCD) conducted the pro- lished sexual relations (abducting any woman ceedings of the pro- with her. The victim girl with the intent that she gramme. COVID protocols has been handed over to may be compelled to either of Social distancing were the custody of her parents. get her married or forced / Bhilai, Jul 27: Karm and AK Mittal, Senior officers Verma were felicitated followed during the award The accused has been pro- seduced to have illicit in- Pali Shiromani awards from CO & CCD, Anjali with the Karm Shiromani distribution ceremony. duced before the court and efforts to trace and search Mandavi including ASI tercourse); Section 376 (2) were given away in Coke Patel, M Anish Nazir and award for March to May Employees are shortlisted sent to jail on judicial re- the missing persons. Nagendra Banchor, (n) (committing rape re- Oven and Coal chemical de- Praveen Sharma from 2021. Raunak Singh, for this award for innova- mand. Special attention is being Constable Dinesh Daharia peatedly on the same partment (CO & CCD) of Personnel department Deputy Manager was given tions, better resource utili- Inspector Trinath paid on cases in which mi- and Constable Aarti Yadav woman) of IPC and sec- SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant for were present on the occa- the Pali Shiromani award sation, following Safety Tripathi (SHO, Dhamdha) nors and females are miss- was immediately sent to tions 5, 5(L), 6 of exemplary work by em- sion. Rakesh Kumar for January to March 2021, standards etc. at the work- informed that on direc- ing. In one such case, po- Telangana and the miss- Protection of Children ployees. GA Rao, CGM(CO Dhurandhar, Anand Rao GA Rao, CGM (CO & CCD) place. A certificate, memen- tions of SP Prashant lice received information ing girl was rescued from from Sexual Offences Act. & CCD) was the Chief Madhame, Likhram congratulated the awardees to, letter of appreciation Agrawal and guidance of regarding the where- an under-construction He was produced before Guest on the occasion. LJ Madharia, Dev Kumar for their contribution to the and a sweet packet was ASP (Rural) Anant Sahu, abouts of a missing minor complex in Banspalli, the court and has been Benjamin, SB Patil, Rajiv Dhruv, Manoj Kumar department . Rao appreciat- given to Karm Shiromani the team of Dhamdha girl in Hyderabad. A team District Hyderabad sent to jail on judicial re- Shrivastav, Trun Kanrar, Gorkhade and Fekuram ed the courage and disci- awardees. Police Station was making led by SI Jagdeesh (Telangana). The suspect mand. Applications invited for recognition of Online certificate programme Change in RD Safety utmost priority at SMS 3 Meritorious wards of BSP employees and PPF recovery of BSP employees Bhilai, Jul 27: Applications have Recognising Talent (TRT-VIII), on disaster management inaugurated been invited for recognition of which will be conducted by Bhilai, Jul 27: welfare Dean of Bhilai: RD & PPF recovery of BSP meritorious wards of BSP Education department of SAIL- Hemchand Yadav employees through payroll will be stopped from July 2021 paid in employees for the academic BSP. The Test for Recognising The IQAC and NCC University, Durg Dr August 2021 due to migration to year 2019-20 and 2020-21 for Talent (TRT-VIII) will be held on commenced the inaugu- Prashant Shrivastava Core Banking Solution(CBS). The Classes VIII, X & XII. As per the August 07, 2021. Applications ral session of the 10 day also encouraged the audi- Senior Superintendent of Post scheme approved by BSP, are to be made in prescribed online certificate based ence with his words. Offices, Civic Centre, has intimat- employees wards studying in Proforma (Circular, Proforma programme on disaster The guest speaker ed that IBSB Post office (located BSP/Non-BSP schools can and details available on BSP management the other Vishal Vaswani delivered in Sector 03, Old maintenance apply. The scheme is open to intranet), duly certified by the day. The programme the presentation in mixed office which deals with RD & PPF the direct dependants of concerned Personnel Officer. started with a common tion Dr Vinita and guest language to ensure that deposits of BSP employees) is Bhilai, Jul 27: inforced concreting at employees who are currently in The application should be sent prayer. The principal of speaker of the day Vishal everyone readily under- being migrated to Core Banking Slag bay floor of SMS 3 service (on date of applica- to BSP Senior Secondary St Thomas college, Dr MG Vaswani. The welcome stands the matter. He put Solution(CBS) as per Government Steel Melting Shop 3 has been started in coordi- guidelines and bulk remittance tion). The recognition will be School-Sector-10, alongwith Roymon presented the speech was followed by forth an interactive ses- (SMS 3) is producing more nation with CED to secure from BSP is no more acceptable on the basis of percentage of attested copy of marksheet on welcome speech and the words of support by sion via informative by them. Hence, RD & PPF recov- than 45 heats/day and sta- the floor from getting marks obtained in different July 30, 2021 or August 14, recognised the presence Dr Debjani Mukherjee. slides and constantly en- ery of BSP employees through bilising its existence as a damaged. Reladling pits A classes and Test for 2021 for different categories. of the Bishop, manager The audience was also en- gaged with the partici- payroll will be stopped from July MODEX unit of SAIL- & B at SMS 3 have been His grace Dr Joseph mar lightened by the wise pants. There were about 2021 paid in August 2021. After Bhilai Steel Plant. Also in- coated with Special refrac- MC Jain elected Chairman, Dr Santosh Dionysius, the chief guest words of Father Dr Joshi 190 participants who at- migration to CBS, all herent in its functioning tory for making it dry. of the session Dr Aruna Varghese. Next the audi- tended the session along deposit/withdrawal transactions is its work culture of Barricading has also been Rai-President & Sajeev Sudhakaran- Secretary Palta, Vice Chancellor of ence was addressed by with the HODs, teaching will be made directly through Safety first. From basic done at Billet yard to pro- Rotary Charitable Trust Bhilai Hemchand Yadav univer- Vice Chancellor Dr staff, participants of dif- Post Office counters in IBSB Post concept of clear demarca- tect persons moving sity, Durg the administra- Aruna Palta, who marked ferent colleges. Office. All existing RD & PPF tion of areas and equip- through the yard. tor of St Thomas college her energetic presence by The session was con- depositors through BSP payroll ment with display and The shop not just en- system need to collect their pass- Father Dr Joshi her words of encourage- ducted by ANO Dr sign boards with system- sures Safety of its regular books from CTD cell before Varghese, the IQAC coor- ment and granted her Surekha Jawade and the September 30, 2021 or maturity atic numbering of employees, but its contrac- dinator Dr Debjani best wishes for the suc- vote of thanks was pre- date, whichever is earlier and columns, installing cross tual employees too. They Mukherjee, the Dean of cessful completion of the sented by ANO Dr contact Post Master, IBSB, Bhilai over bridge in Run out roll are guided to wear proper academics of the institu- programme. The student Laxman Prasad. for further instructions. table and transfer roll PPEs while working like table in Billet and using rubber/heat-resist- despatch yard to setting ant hand gloves and not up anti-collision device in ordinary gloves while Conman arrested for land deal fraud Cranes, numerous meas- doing welding work. Bhilai, Jul 27: Trust is running a school Bhilai, Jul 27: tions of SP Prashant ures are being taken to Proper housekeeping is Nayandeep Vidya Mandir the Agrawal and guidance of promote a Safe working followed and Safety talks The annual general body special school for visually chal- Police have arrested a ASP (Rural) Anant Sahu environment at SMS 3 at regular intervals are meeting and election of Rotary lenged students in Civic conman on charges of and SDOP (Patan) under the leadership of K held at the shopfloor for Charitable Trust Bhilai Steel Centre. This school is one of duping Rs 70 lakh from a Akashrao Girepunje. Bhattacharjee, CGM (SMS all employees. City was held on July 25 at the unique schools in the dis- person in a land deal Finding merits in the 3) and all Sectional Improvised systems like Rotary Bhawan, Civic Centre in trict providing education along fraud. He is accused in complaint, police started Incharges of SMS-3. Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) which majority of the trustees with vocational and skill train- other fraud cases regis- searching the accused Pushpa Ambrose, GM & are being used in order to were present. The election was ing to the students who are tered in City Kotwali and with sustained ef- DSO (SMS 3) shares that ensure foolproof conducted as per the agenda visually challenged. At present Durg, Anda, Utai, Patan forts, Patan Police man- Sample and temperature Electrical shutdowns. A and all the posts were unani- this school is having about 40 and Jamul Police aged to arrest him. The taking window in BOF sizeable number of mously elected. The newly students and amongst them Stations. Permanent war- accused Chitrasen and Ladle Furnaces have Walkie Talkies have also elected office bearers of about 27 boys are hostellers rants were pending Kalihari (34) son of been provided with chains been issued to streamline Rotary Charitable Trust Bhilai and being looked after by the against him at Patan and Narayan Das Kalihari a to prevent burns. Fire communication at the site are Chairman Mool Chand Jain, trust. The trust is also actively Utai Police Stations. resident of village Patora safety measures have also among employees. Vice Chairman CS Bajwa, working for the needy and Inspector Shivanand was produced before the been stepped up with com- The department also is President Dr Santosh Rai, Vice unprivileged community since Tiwari (SHO, Patan) in- court and has been sent missioning of all fire hy- encouraging workers and Presidents PS Bindra & GC its inception in 2009. All the formed that they had re- 2.03 hectare land and Singh and others of vil- to jail on judicial remand. drants, identification of employees to report Near Jain, Secretary Sajeev trustees are Rotarians and ceived a complaint from Kalihari had agreed to lage Sipkona but did not Assistant Sub- fire emergency routes and Miss cases, so that preven- Sudhakaran, Joint Secretary renowned professionals the victim Jarnail Singh purchase it for Rs 70 made payment to Inspector Remon Sahu, proper display showing tive steps to avert acci- Suman Kannoje, Treasurer involved in various social activ- (74) son of Mangal Singh lakhs. Kalihari lured Rajwant Kaur and Constable Dileshwar routes. dents can be taken on Amit Srivastava & Advisors- ities in the region. The trustees a resident of village them to provide the Ravindra Singh. Pathare, Kamlesh Verma. To avoid damage due to time. Those who report Vijay Bhatia, PC Lalwani, congratulated all the newly Jheet against Chitra Sen power of attorney of the An FIR was lodged at Tushar Verma and con- heat/metal, Rail rein- Near Miss cases are en- Ramesh Patel and Kokila elected officials and extended Kalihari. Jarnail’s wife land without making the Patan Police Station and stable Rajeshwari played forced concrete encasing couraged and rewarded by Prasad. Here it’s worth men- their full support and best Rajwant Kaur and son payment. Later he sold investigations were a vital role in arresting has been done at Columns SMS 3 department on a tioning that Rotary Charitable wishes. Ravindra Singh owned the land to Ranjodh launched under the direc- the accused. H-14/H-15 & H-16. Rail re- regular basis. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 Baghel defends govt move to take HEAVY RAINS over medical college linked to kin

Q it is being done (referring In the proposed bill, it BJP alleges to the proposed bill) to has been mentioned that favouritism benefit people associated the college will be given with the college. Rs 140 crore per year but it Central Chronicle News Otherwise, there are sev- is not clear for how long. A eral colleges which have new medical college can Raipur, Jul 27: A bill pro- been facing losses and are be set up with Rs 140 crore posed by the Chhattisgarh they going to acquire it , he claimed. Union minis- government to take over a all?” The former minister ter and BJP leader private medical college alleged that earlier Jyotiraditya Scindia also has triggered a controver- Medical Council of India slammed the Baghel gov- sy with the opposition (MCI) had registered an ernment over the issue. BJP on Tuesday alleging offence against CCMMC “Bhupesh Baghel is try- it was aimed at favouring and hundreds of students Hitting out at the ruling for forgery. In my knowl- ing to buy his son-in-law’s people associated with the in the state. This will save Congress, senior BJP edge, the college has a private college from gov- institute, whose manage- the time of setting up a MLA Brijmohan Agrawal debt of over Rs 300 crore. ernment funds to save it. ment includes members new medical college and said the bill, cleared by the In the proposed bill there The state money is used from a family in which every year the state will cabinet but yet to be tabled is no mention of loan re- for his son-in-law, a med- Chief Minister Bhupesh get 150 doctors, Baghel in the assembly, is an at- payment and process to ical college that was ac- Baghel’s daughter is tweeted. As far as kinship tempt to benefit people as- accommodate doctors and cused of fraud by the married. (rishtedari) and vested in- sociated with the college. employees working there. Medical Council of India. The chief minister, in a terests are concerned, I Asked about the media re- This proposed acquisition The definition of who is series of tweets, denied want to tell the people of port, Agrawal termed the has put the state govern- salable and who is sustain- the allegations of wrong- my state that Bhupesh issue as “unique and ment and the CM in the able is now clear!,” Capital city witnessed medium to heavy showers till late in the evening here on Tuesday doing and favouritism, Baghel is accountable to strange” and said it seems dock, Agrawal claimed. Scindia tweeted. terming them as baseless, them and he has always and defended the govern- done politics with trans- ment’s move to take over parency.There will always ‘Govt should clear the scenario the college located in Durg be transparency in the Bill on acquisition of CCMMC to be district. government. Once the The row erupted after a deal is done, everything on MLA-Minister dispute’ newspaper reported that will be clear, he said. The tabled in State Assembly Brihaspati Singh, to be in- the entire case. He further the Congress government CM said his government Q BJP MP Sunil Soni adequate and added that added that it is unfortu- is to introduce a bill in the is guided only by public Q Chhattisgarh government Usually it takes about terms statement of Health Minister TS nate that MLA from the assembly to acquire the interest. Draft approved in decided to acquire Rs 500 crore and a lot of Singhdeo’s decision to not ruling party has alleged Chandulal Chandrakar This controversy has cabinet Chandulal Chandrakar time to prepare the infra- Treasury bench to further participate in that Cabinet Minister Memorial Medical College emerged from imagina- Memorial Medical College structure of a medical col- inadequate the proceedings of wants to assassinate him (CCMMC), whose man- tion. I challenge this. If Raipur: The bill pertain- Durg in the interests of lege, he said and added Legislative Assembly until for his political aspira- agement team includes there is a question of pub- ing to acquisition of the people and students. that with the acquisition Central Chronicle News the satisfactorily reply tions. members from a family in lic interest, the govern- Chandulal Chandrakar The decision for acquisi- of 150-seat Chandulal from the Treasury bench Soni said that state gov- which Baghel’s daughter ment will also buy a pri- Memorial Medical College tion of this college has Chandrakar Memorial Raipur, Jul 27: Bharatiya on the issue, is a serious is- ernment should clear the is married. vate medical college and (CCMMC) Durg will be been taken for expansion Medical College, Durg, Janata Party (BJP) sued to be taken up for de- air on incident with Various speculations (steel) plant at Nagarnar. tabled in Chhattisgarh of medical education in recognized by the Medical Member of Parliament bate in view of the Brihaspati Singh and his are being made on a news We are in favour of the Assembly.The draft of the the state as well, he said. Council of India, the peo- from Raipur Lok Sabha Parliamentary traditions subsequent statement. published on Chandulal public sector and will con- bill was approved in the According to him the in- ple of the state will be able constituency Sunil Soni and Democratic system. Raipur MP also termed Chandrakar Memorial tinue to remain so. We are state cabinet meeting held frastructure which is to get the benefit of one has termed the statement BJP MP said that the the incident to be a clash Medical College. They all not selling public property recently. Parliamentary ready in the form of a more government medical of State Government in state government should of top leaders for political are baseless. This (the bill) like them (apparently re- Affairs Minister Ravindra medical college can be ac- college at only half the Chhattisgarh Legislative get more serious on the aspirations as top leaders is an attempt to save the ferring to the BJP), said Choubey said that quired. cost. Assembly on the allega- issue and clear the entire are involved in the entire future of a medical college Baghel. tions of Congress MLA scenario by investigating episode. PROTEST Open tender to be floated for BJP stages walkout over Corona redevelopment of Gol Bazaar Central Chronicle News Gol Bazaar is known as Cess expenditure issue a historical heritage of Raipur, Jul 27: The issue the city where people Raising the issue dur- Launching attack on Q pertaining to redevelop- have been running shops Opposition grills ing Question Hour, the the Congress govern- ment of Gol Bazaar was for last several genera- Treasury bench in BJP Legislator Ajay ment, the BJP MLA Ajay discussed on the second tions. Proposal on rede- Chh’garh Legislative Chandrakar alleged that Chandrakar said that in- day of general body meet- velopment of Gol Bazaar the Corona Cess is being stead of spending the ing of Raipur Municipal at an estimated cost of Rs Assembly spent in other works in- above amount through Corporation on Tuesday. 400 crore has been raised cluding the repairing and Health Department to During discussion of in view of traffic prob- Central Chronicle News construction work of check the threat of third proposal for redevelop- lems in this marketplace. Schools under Atmanand wave, the state govern- ment of city’s heritage The proposal has been Raipur, Jul 27: English Medium School ment is spending the Gol Bazaar opposition raised also to provide Bharatiya Janata Party programme. amount for other works. corporator Mrityunjay ownership right to shop (BJP) on Tuesday grilled BJP members staged Other BJP leaders in- Dubey raised question keepers who have been the ruling Congress over walkout to register cluding Brijmohan over open tender and running shops in Gol misuse of Corona Cess protest over the satisfac- Agrawal and Narayan ownership right to shop Bazaar for last many fund being charged torily reply from the Chandel also registered keepers in Gol-Bazaar in years. through the sale of liquor. Treasury bench during protest to the statement question hour. On this The Chhattisgarh Alleging failure to ensure the Question Hour ses- from the Treasury bench. the opposition corpora- Government had earlier transfer of Corona Cess sion. Leader of Opposition in tors expressed their con- announced to allot gov- to Health Department for Replying to the ques- Chhattisgarh Legislative sent. Information was ernment nazool land at the Covid 19 treatment, tions, the Cabinet Assembly Dharmlal sought over rent-agree- collector rate to the BJP members Minister Md Akbar said Kaushik announced deci- ment of the shops in Gol Municipal Corporation claimed that the fund had that nearly 320.61 crore sion to stage walkout Bazaar and those illegally so as to give ownership been used for the con- have been received in the from the proceedings to The family members of deceased along with other S’karmis court arrest in support of running their shops in rights to shop keepers struction of school build- Special Excise Duty and register protest over the compassionate appointment from the government. the area for the last two running their shops for ings which is against the Rs 245.25 crore through improper statement from years. last many years. rule. Special Corona Cess. the Minister on the issue. School Department Successful surgery of benign sinonasal tumor proach to remove the en- When the elderly pa- loma is unilateral nasal In Dr Bhimrao tire tumor from the tient came to ENT OPD, obstruction, discharge Ambedkar frontal sinus with in- Imaging studies was car- and epistaxis. Proptosis, issues guidelines Memorial Hospital tracranial Extention, ried out and biopsy test diplopia, diminution of but in this case the confirmed huge vision, epiphora and A joint team of doc- tumor was removed sinonasal inverted papil- headache occur rarely tors from the without any External in- loma with intra orbital and signifies intra-or- for offline classes cision in the face. and skull base exten- bital and intra-cranial Department of ENT Secondly, it is very rare sion. Despite being so extension of the tumour. Central Chronicle News 1to 5 and Class 8. and Department of that inverted papilloma wide and large in size, The surgery was per- Without the above con- Neurosurgery treat- involves both skull base the tumor was removed formed by Dr. Manya Raipur, Jul 27: School sent, the school cannot and orbit. Such cases completely by endoscop- Thakur and Dr. Education Department start offline classes ed benign sinonasal have been rarely seen. If ic surgery without exter- Debabrata Sahana on Thursday issued from August 2. tumour with the publications are re- nal incision leading to Associate Professor guidelines for conduct- Another key condi- extended functional viewed,9 cases have early recovery. Soon Department of ENT and ing offline classes from tion for offline classes is endoscopic sinus been registered so far in- after the operation, the Neurosurgery respec- August 2 following the that the positivity rate volving Orbit and about patient’s vision im- tively. Under Guidance decision taken by of the concern Districts surgery 19 case with skull base proved and got rid of the of Dr. Hansa Banjara Chhattisgarh should be less than 1% extention have been re- headache and breathing Head & Professor ENT, Government at the re- for 7 consecutive days. Central Chronicle News ported. problems. According to The team included Dr. cently held meeting of Students have to be According to Dr Dr Manya Thakur,So far Lavlesh Rathore, Dr. State Cabinet. called on alternate days Raipur, Jul 27: The Manya Thakur, Inverted only 19 cases have been Prashant Nanwani, According to the in- for offline classes. The Doctors of The Ear Nose papilloma is a benign reported in the world Resident Dr. Jyoti formation received, the students having prob- Throat (ENT) Disease & by many doctors due to sinus surgery (FESS + tumor that slowly in- with Inverted papilloma Verma. The nursing offline classes of Class lems like cough and Department of old age and extensive DRAF ll + Endoscopic vades and destroys the involving skull base. staff included X and XII of all the pri- cold and fever would Neurosurgery Pt spread of the tumor. Medial Maxillectomy) normal surrounding What is Inverted Madhulika, Bhupendra, vate and government not be allowed to sit in Jawaharlal Nehru The patient had a without external inci- structure like Malignant Papilloma ? Shilpa Vani, Suman schools would start the class. Online classes Memorial Medical breathing problem with sion. In view of any im- tumor with high recur- Inverted papilloma is Ver ma. From from August 2. would continue as College- Dr Bhimrao nasal mass for 2 years, pending intra-cranial rence. It is commonly a benign nasal tumour Department of anesthe- However consent of the being held presently. Ambedkar Memorial hyposmia with continu- complication during the found in maxillary sinus of paranasal sinuses siology Dr. Rashmi concern village pan- Attendance of students Hospital removed the ous headache since 6 operation, the help of and rarely involves with locally aggressive Naik, Dr. Manju Lata chayat and Parents would not be mandato- Inverted Papilloma of months and Diminution Neurosurgeon Dr. other sinuses, but in this nature.It occurs in 5th- Tandon, Dr. Rajendra Committee for rural ry. School authorities Frontal Sinus with Skull of vision for 15 days due Debabrata Sahana and case it was arising from 6th decade of life and Chaudhary and Dr. areas and concern have been asked to en- base Extension, to compression caused the team was taken. frontal sinus with both males are more com- Feroz Shah contributed Ward Corporator and sure adequate cleanli- Endoscopically without by the tumor. The tumor According to Dr. orbital and intracranial monly affected then fe- significantly to this long- Parents Committee of ness and follow the external incision and was successfully re- Manya Thakur Roy extension which gener- males. It constitutes standing process under School can provide con- Covid 19 appropriate be- prevented loss of vision moved by Dr. Manya Associate Professor ally requires Combined 0.4–4.7 % of all nasal cav- the guidance of Dr. K. K. sent for opening of haviour during the of- in 75-year-old patient Thakur Roy of ENT and ENT, the case is special External as well as ity tumour. The most Sahare, Head, schools for classes from fline classes. from Dongargarh who team through extended because it usually re- Endoscopic approach for common clinical presen- Department of was refused for surgery functional endoscopic quires a combined ap- complete excision. tation of inverted papil- Anaesthesia. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 VIOLATION Poster of 100% vaccination Anganwadi centers reopened by ROMWA released in the state from today Anganwadis were not started in the areas which have been decided to be closed by the Containment Zone or the district admin- istration. Keeping in mind the corona infection, the beneficiaries are being called in different groups in the centers at different Raipur, Jul 27: State President Vaccination campaign is times. It is noteworthy of Chhattisgarh Chamber of being run in which 100% vacci- given to the beneficiaries that international organi- Commerce and Industries Amar nation is being done by organis- Q Hot food given to by taking them home. sations such as the World Parwani, General Secretary ing vaccination camps. In this children and women After cleaning and sanitiz- Health Organization and Ajay Bhasin, Treasurer Uttam concern, the poster of 100% after cleaning in ing the Anganwadis, hot UNICEF believe that due Golchha, CAIT State President vaccination of Raipur Optical meals were provided to to Covid-19, malnutrition Jitendra Doshi, General Traders Welfare Association Anganwadis children in the age group can increase, so there is a Secretary Surinder Singh, was released by Ajay Bhasin, of 3 to 6 years, pregnant need to take effective steps Treasurer Ajay Agarwal, General Secretary, Central Chronicle News women and beneficiaries to prevent malnutrition. Chamber Working President Chhattisgarh Chamber of of the nutrition campaign. Keeping this in mind, now Rajendra Jaggi, Vikram Commerce and Industries on Raipur, Jul 27: In some places, arrange- Anganwadi centers have Singhdeo, Ram Mandhan, July 24th, 2021. On this occa- Anganwadi centers have ments have been made to been opened for providing Manmohan Aggarwal said that sion, Raipur Optical Merchants been reopened in the state provide hot cooked food health and nutrition day under the aegis of Chhattisgarh Welfare Association (ROMWA) from today as per the in- through home delivery and hot cooked lunch to Chamber of Commerce and Secretary Vikrant Rathore, structions of the Women service to pregnant moth- the beneficiaries. During Industries and Confederation of Treasurer Anmol Jain, Mr Nikhil and Child Development ers and severely malnour- this, detailed instructions All India Traders (Chhattisgarh from American Optical Department of the state ished children of dis- have been given to follow Chapter), campaign is being Company, Mr. Vikas from SK government. Earlier, due tressed category. Ready to the protocol of Covid-19. run for 100% vaccination of Optical and Mr. Ajay Bhai from to Covid-19, keeping the eat food will be delivered The consent of the parents traders and their families Ainak Optical, Chamber operation of Anganwadi at home for the children. has also been asked to RMC workers and traffic in-charge taking action against the violation of traffic rules including the employees work- Secretary Jitendra Golchha and centers closed from March According to the instruc- send the children to the near one of the Chowk here on Tuesday. ing in their shop-institutions Mayank Tripathi were promi- 22, dry ration was being tions of the government, centre. and their families. nently present. CRPF 217th Battalion celebrated 82nd Raising Day CM Baghel to Naxalite active in the name of Tiger Hunga arrested address people of Konta, Jun 27: SP Sunil Inspector General of Sharma held a press con- Q the state on Aug 8 Planted fruit bearing Police Chhattisgarh ference today regarding trees on the occasion Sector Raju Kumar Raipur, Jul 27: In the up- the success achieved in ar- Thakur (Deputy Inspector coming episode of his resting a notorious of foundation day General of Police monthly radio pro- Naxalite from Naxal-af- Operations) Range Konta gramme ‘Lokvaani’, Chief fected district Sukma. It Central Chronicle News Ashok Kumar Minister Mr. Bhupesh may be known that under Commandant 217 Baghel will address the the guidance of Bastar IG Konta, Jul 27: On the aus- Battalion Bhavani Pratap people of the state on the Sundarraj P. and CRPF picious occasion of 82nd Yadav (Second topic of “development DIG Sukma Konta range Raising Day of Central Commanding Officer) and expectations of tribal Yogyan Singh, Rajiv Reserve Police Force, on Administration Saroj areas”. Any person can Kumar Thakur and SP July 27, Deputy Inspector Kumar II Commanding get his queries recorded Sukma in district Sukma, General of Police Officer Operation Amit by calling on the tele- under the guidance of SP (Operations) Range Konta Kumar Saxena II phone numbers of AIR Sukma, Pankaj Patel and 217th Corps of Central Commanding Officer Staff Raipur- 0771-2430501, Police Sub-Divisional naxalites. said Naxalite accused who Reserve Police Force 82nd Officer Kul Bahadur 2430502, 2430503 on 28th, Officer from Police Station During the campaign, was active under Raising Day of Central Thapa Deputy 29th and 30th July be- Kistaram on July 25, the security forces got a Kistaram police station Reserve Police Force with present Chief guest Rajiv motivated to do good work Commander Dharmendra tween 3 to 4 pm. The 20th under the leadership of major success in arresting area of ??Konta block and great fanfare in the head- Kumar Thakur Deputy for the force and tree plan- Kumar Assistant episode of Lokvaani will Maraiguda, DRG the Naxalite involved in was having reward of Rs 1 quarters of Central Inspector General of tation was also done in the Commandant Doctor and be aired on 8th August Commander Madkam around two dozen inci- lakh as militia company Reserve Police Force Police spoke about the his- campus. Nurse Medical Officer Dr 2021 from 10.30 am to 11.30 Mudraj Humrah DRG and dents, active in the name commander. A heavy gun (CRPF), Konta . tory of the establishment A colorful cultural pro- Siddheshwar Kalyan am from all the state- CRPF DC. Emanul Baski, of Tiger Hunga, the mas- along with other Naxalite Chief guest Rajiv of Central Reserve Police gramme was also organ- Women Platoon of 241 based centers of All India AC. Lokesh Shukla, AC. termind of the newly mar- material was confiscated Kumar Thakur (Deputy Force (CRPF) and shared ized in the evening at Bastaria Battalion includ- Radio, FM radio stations Nishant Yadav, AC, Parak tyred jawans in the land- from him and he was pre- Inspector General of the importance of the Headquarters Konta ing officers and jawans and regional news chan- Rajvanshi’s Humrah 212 mine Blast of Hardcore sented in the court Police) took the salute and force with the jawans. courtyard in which Chief subordinate to Medical nels in Chhattisgarh. Corps left along with com- Reward CRPF, active for 21 Dantewada today and sent addressed the soldiers And all the soldiers were Guest Prakash D. IPS Officer also participated. . bined party to counter years. While arresting the to jail on judicial remand. Mega e-Auction by Punjab Chhattisgarh Quantifiable Data National Bank on Aug 12 Net profit of UCO Bank Q1 rises nearly five-fold to Rs 102 cr cessing system (LPS). UCO Bank along with its Raipur, Jul 27: Punjab payable on the deal. During the quarter Bank has introduced corporate channel part- Commission constituted by Govt National Bank is organizing He told that all such auc- ending June 2021 IVR based Phone bank- ner offering Insurance Central Chronicle News the web portal by Chips. Mega e-Auction across the tions shall be done on e- ing Solution “UCO SAM- products namely Corona For this, one supervisor country on 12th August,2021 Bkray portal and will be Total business PARK” through toll-free Kavach, Corona Raipur, Jul 27: has been appointed in of more than 5000 proper- simple and fully transpar- of the Bank has number 18001030123 from Rakshak, Group care - Chhattisgarh two panchayats in sched- ties, which include residen- ent. Interested buyers, after registered mobile num- 360, UCO Health Quantifiable Data uled areas and one on tial, commercial and of in- registration on portal registered growth ber. Surakshya efc,Group Commission has been four panchayats in field dustrial categories. https://ibapi.noclick.in of 7.28% Keeping in view of credit life insurance poli- constituted by the areas. V Srinivas, Zonal and depositing the bid customers requirement cies and various other in- Government of In this regard, training Manager, Raipur of Punjab money, may participate in Central Chronicle News during Covid-19 pandem- surance products to cater Chhattisgarh for the cal- for supervisors by CHIPs National Bank today in- the process. ic UCO Bank has the customers require- culation of Other has been started from formed that the interested Raipur, Jul 27: UCO launched 3 new loan ment. Backward Classes and July 27, 2021. This train- buyers will be having wide Bank has made a Net products viz. UCO During press meet of Economically Weaker ing is done online. The range of options for pur- CM greets the brave soldiers, on the profit of 101.81 cr during (4.95 %) as on 30.06.2020 Sanjeevani loan for set- A.K. Goel, MD & CEO, Sections in the popula- training session was in- chase of properties across occasion of CRPF foundation day the quarter ended June and from 4389.50 cr ting up of Oxygen Plant UCO bank has also in- tion of Chhattisgarh augurated by the the country. Large number Raipur, Jul 27: Chief 2021as (3.94%) as on 31.03.2021. (Loans up to 2 cr); UCO formed that bank has State. Chairman of the of buyers have shown inter- Minister Bhupesh Baghel against net profit of Rs The total business of the Aarogyam loan for creat- taken care of staff mem- The Commission’s of- Commission, C.L. Patel, est in the process as the has greeted all the brave 21.46 cr in the quarter bank has also registered ing health care infra- bers by providing 20 fice is located P.W.D. retired district judge vir- properties are put on auc- soldiers on the foundation ended June 2020 register- a growth of 7.28%. structure (Loan up to 100 lakhs to family members Chowk, Sagon Bungalow tually. On this occasion, tion at very competitive day of ‘Central Reserve ing a growth of UCO bank is Anchor Cr); and UCO Kavach of staff for unfortunate Complex, Katora Talab, the Secretary of the price. The recent trend of 374.42 %. The operat- bank for implementation loan to individual who death due to Covid-19, Raipur. Any information Commission, B.C. Sahu Police Force’ (CRPF). CRPF the economy has revealed ing profit for the quarter of Door-step banking have infected with loans to staff for pur- related to the number of briefed the trainees is the largest Central that post 2nd wave of Covid- ended June 2021 stood at across PSBs in the coun- COVID- 19(loan up to 5 chase of Oxygen concen- Other Backward Classes, about the background of Armed Police Force of the 19, more number of buyers Rs 1286.28 cr as against try as well as Cash lakh). UCO Bank has in- trator, work from home can be collected from the the formation and func- country. Saluting the are coming out to purchase 977.08 cr for the quarter Recycler machines troduced a special de- facility to physically dis- campus during office tions of the Commission. courage, valor and sacrifice properties. The properties ended June 2020 register- wherein deposit can be posit scheme namely abled and pregnant em- hours and submit the in- The technical guidance of the bravehearts of CRPF, being offered by the Bank ing a growth of 31.65%. done along with regular UCO VAXI-999 days with ployees. The press meet formation. of the web portal was Baghel said that we Indians through e-Auction are com- The net NPA of the withdrawal of cash. The higher interest rate for a ended with vote of On the instructions of given to the trainees by are indebted to them for paratively at lesser cost, in Bank has reduced to bank has also on boarded limited period up to thanks given by Ajay the Data Commission, the Consultant of Chips, their service and contribu- addition to this, no broker- 4387.25 (3.85%) as on various FinTech services 30.09.2021. Vyas, Executive Director the work of data collec- Mrs. Divya Kiran and her tions. age or commission is 30.06.2021 from 5138.18 cr integrated with loan pro- In addition to this, of UCO Bank. tion will be done through colleagues. Shirlene Daniel of RKC tops with 98.3% in ICSE (XII) toppers of ICSE are as fol- CISCE New Delhi, our clinch the 1st position. Gauri Agrawal of lows: students performed com- With 96.80%, Manan Teachers imparted online lessons to everyone’s satisfaction: Ishita Science stream In Science stream of mendably. The Science Singh Chawla secured the Be it the result of Class X opted for Microsoft Teams and tion! When I look at my mete- secures 98.6% in Class X, Gauri Agrawal stream toppers were as 2nd position. The 3rd po- (ICSE) or Class XII (ISC), the the rest became history! Our oric marks and rhetoric results ICSE (X) secured the 1st position follows: - Shirlene Daniel sition was shared by academic year 2020- teachers marched in the ISC boards in retro- with 98.6%. The 2nd posi- secured the 1st position Ishita Singhania (96.60%) 21 rushed through ahead with their PPTs spect, the momentous memo- 139 students of tion was shared between with 98.3%. The 2nd, 3rd and Akanksha the teachers, stu- and slides much to ries of both my erudite teach- Prashasti Agrawal and and 4th position were se- Debi(96.60%). It is to be Class XII, 150 stu- dents and parents, our pleasant surprise. ers’ online classes come to my Swapnil Roy,who secured cured by Navya Agrawal noted that out of 139 stu- like a horrible hurri- The initial apprehen- mind in a flash. They both dents of ICSE (X) of 98.20%. The 3rd, 4th and (97.80%), Aarohi dents of Class XII, 138 stu- cane! It swept us, sion faded away and taught their classes with great RKC secure 1st divi- 5th positions were award- Khobragade (97.30%) and dents secured the 1st the students, off our the teachers impart- enthusiasm and zeal and we sion ed to Suman Jain Tulika Ahuja(96.30%) re- Division and 1 student se- feet as we struggled ed their online les- students responded to their (96.80%), Akshay spectively. In Class XII cured the 2nd Division. 51 through a time of sons admirable much classic classes with great Agrawal (96.60%) and Commerce stream, students secured more uncertainty during to the satisfaction of enthusiasm. Both my leg- Central Chronicle News Vidhi Goyal (96.40%) re- cured 90.80%. Tushar Daga secured the than 90%. The members the ongoing pandemic. everyone. There goes saying, endary teachers, viz. Sanjay spectively. In Commerce It is worthy to note here 1st position with 97.30%. of the Governing Body of Then came a time when “The proof of the pudding is in Kumar Mishra (English Raipur, Jul 27: stream of Class X, 1. that all 150 students of It is Navya Rateria secured Rajkumar College and online classes came to our res- the eating.” No wonders when teacher) and Dr (Mrs) heartening to note that in Veerasna Shukla secured ICSE (X) secured the 1st the 2nd position with the Principal have con- cue, thanks to the corona cri- my marks reached 1-mark shy Kamolini Devi (Political ICSE (Class 10) examina- 94.80%. 2. Arundhati Division. 52 students se- 96.50% and Kriti veyed their best wishes to sis! Yet it had its share of hic- of a centum at 99% both in Science teacher) deserve a tion conducted by the Pathak secured 94.40%. 3. cured more than 90%, Chandak with 95.5% se- the students and their cups and hitches. Some English and Political Science mention here. I also salute all CISCE New Delhi, the stu- Krishna Priya S. secured while 90 students secured cured the 3rd position. guardians, informs S.N.S. schools went for Zoom Online and it spoke volumes about my teachers who taught me all dents of Rajkumar 92.80%. 4. Akshat Sharma more than 75%. In Humanities stream Deo, Vice Principal, Portal but our school, the contribution of our teach- through my schooling at College, Raipur per- secured 92.20% and 5. In ISC (Class XII) exam- of Class XII, B. Sonakshi Rajkumar College, Rajkumar College wisely ers, who trained me to perfec- Rajkumar College, Raipur. formed very well. The Yashmeet Singh Hora se- ination conducted by the Rao secured 98.00% to Raipur,in a press release. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 DAVPS Bacheli pays tribute Gram Sabha to be Lions Public School remembers Dr Kalam Q On his death to martyrs of Kargil war held till July 31 anniversary Fingeshwar, Jul 27: As per the Central Chronicle News directives of the State Government, Gram Sabhas, will Korba, Jul 27: Lions be held from 25-31 July, in all Public School Gram Panchayats under Kharharkuda Madwarani Fingeshwar Development Block, paid rich rich tributes to under, 'Meri Panchayat, Mera former president Dr Kalam Adhikar, Jan Sevaye, Humare on July 27 on his death anniversary. On Agrawal said, Dr Kalam was the 11th Dwaar' campaign. this occassion school manager Surendra president of India and due to his popu- Citizen declaration charter of Dadsena, teachers and other school staff larity and unparallel contribution in the all Gram Panchayats will be joined together to pay tributes to Dr field of science he was known as 'Missile passed by the Panchayats as part every land owner will be provid- Kalam. School Chairman Rajkumar Man'. of the program, with a scheduled ed with record of rights, which time table for the stipulated time according to the Ministry will period. According to CEO Janpad lead to decrease in asset dispute Two workers dead, six hurt Panchayat KK Dahariya, Indian and further ownership. It will also Q a cement plant in K Elesela said. The iron Government and Panchayati Raj ease the beneficiary's loan and As under-construction Chhattisgarh's structure suddenly came Ministry, New Delhi is surveying other benefit availing proce- iron structure collapses Central Chronicle News importance of Kargil the event informative Balodabazar district, po- down and some workers populated land, in rural areas and dures, a statement from the at cement plant Vijay Diwas to the stu- and enlightening. The lice said. who were at the site is maintaining record of rights of Ministry said. In accordance to Bacheli, Jul 27: dents and the contribu- principal conveyed the Central Chronicle News The incident occurred trapped under it, he said. land owners and Revenue ownership and record laws, Gram DAVPS Bacheli cele- tion of General VP message that, at around 8 pm at Shree While two workers died Department has been accredited Sabhas have been called with brated 'Kargil Vijay Mallik, under whose "Patriotism is a social Balodabazar, Jul 27: Two Cement Ltd located under in the incident, six other as nodal department for accumu- prior notification from 26-31 July, Diwas' on Virtual leadership we won the value, the feeling of lation and completion of the sur- workers were killed and the Suhela police station suffered injuries. All the Mode. The Principal, Kargil War. patriotism is to be where, adhering to COVID 19 six others injured, four of area when the construc- injured have been admit- vey. guidelines, the Sabha will be Dr Chetna Sharma in- Students gave mar- deep rooted in every The plan will be implemented them seriously, on tion of a silo, used to store ted at a local hospital stilled the patriotic vellous presentation student to make them a held. The report of proceedings Monday night when an bulk materials, was un- where condition of four of by joint coordination of both will be further submitted to Zila fervor among the stu- like Mime, Power Point responsible citizen of Disaster Management under-construction iron derway there, them stated to be serious," dents and asked all the Presentation, drawings our proud mother- Panchayat office, within the stip- structure meant to store Balodabazar he said, adding the investi- Department and Department of ulated time period. teachers to explain the etc which explained land". Panchayati Raj. In this regard, bulk materials crashed at Superintendent of Police I gation is underway. DRUCC meeting held in Sambalpur Division State govt cheating

Central Chronicle News coach indication boards In the meeting, the at Khariar Road and DRUCC members Lipsit the public: Harith Sambalpur, Jul 27: 49th Rupra road stations, Mishra, Arun Kumar Divisional Railway water cooler to be provi- Mukherjee, Saroj Kumar said. Users' Consultative sioned at Parida, Bikramananda He further condemned the Committee ( DRUCC) Barpali,Khariar Road, Bohidar, Satyanarayan act of Congress workers of Meeting held through Mahasamund, Gupta, Rashmi Ranjan taking out protest rallies, virtual mode on 27th July Muniguda, Therubali Mahapatra, Mrs Triveni in wake of price hike in 2021. The meeting was and Boinda stations, de- Dahre, Chandraprakash petro fuels as fake and presided by Pradeep velopment of circulating Pandey, Biswajit Dash, planned. The cycle rallies Kumar, Divisional area at Kesinga, 1st FOB Tripurari Panigrahi, against petrol hike by the Railway at Junagarh Road & Gyaneshwar Singh centre should be stopped Manager,Sambalpur. Doikalu stations and 2nd Goutam, Somnath by the Congress workers, Kumar, in his opening FOB at Kantabanji sta- Agrawal, Govind he said, and the State speech, welcomed the tion. Barpali, Deogaon Agrawal and Rajesh Central Chronicle News Government should as- members and stated the Road and Loisingha sta- Agrawal were participat- sure that the prices of suggestions given by tions to be developed as ed and gave valuable opin- Fingeshwar, July 27: fuels should be brought DRUCC Members are per norms of Adarsh sta- ions with regard to differ- Janta Congress down, to prevent the steep given utmost priority by tion. Provision of addi- ent problems and develop- Chhattigarh (Jogi), Vidhan rise of prices of essential the Division. tional Platform shelter at ment work of Sambalpur Sabha In-charge, Bisoha commodities. Kumar further stated Balangir station, Division. L.V.S.S.Patrudu, Harith, has accused the Further questioning the that Automated Ticket Divyangjan-friendly Addl. Divisional Railway Bhupesh Baghel led State Bhupesh Government, Checking & Managing male & female toilets at Manager, Sambalpur and Government, of cheating Harith condemning the Access System This is a step forward stations. For safety & se- Bargarh-Titlagarh & other officers also partici- the public, by selling petro decision of the State (ATMA) was provided at combating the spread of curity of passengers Sambalpur- Angul sec- pated in the meeting. S.S. fuels at a very high rate. Government, has seeked Sambalpur and Titlagarh COVID-19. Water bottle CCTV have been in- tion and he has also ex- Nayak, Sr.Divisional The Government is selling the pulling back of petrol Railway stations for con- crushing machines have stalled at Balangir and plained the achievement Commercial Manager, 25000 liter, high speed sale to Adani Group, and tactless ticket checking been commissioned at Titlagarh stations. Other of the Business develop- Sambalpur and convener petrol at Rs.55 to Adani instead sell it to the public and thermal temperature Sambalpur, Balangir, on-going passenger ment Unit (BDU) of the of DRUCC coordinated group, thereby earning 31 to get direct benefit of scanning of passengers. Titlagarh and Kesinga amenity projects like, Division. the Meeting. crores, every month he petrol prices. Rains galore in the month of ‘Savan’ COVID 19 recovery Central Chronicle News

Rajim, July 27: With the start of the auspicious rate rises to 98% month of Saavan, pregnant clouds brought heavy rains Central Chronicle News recovery rate is the tients were reported to with lush winds, overcom- ground fight done by the be positive, of which 19 ing the prevailing hot and Korba, Jul 27: With medical fraternity in thousand 38 were from humid climate in the re- mere 98 active cases and both maintaining rural region, while the gion. The rains have 53 thousand 013 patients COVID appropriate be- rest 34 thousand 947 pa- brought much respite to uphill the road to recov- haviour and treating the tients were from urban the farmers, who were ery, the COVID 19 situa- infected. region. 53 thousand 13 waiting for heavy rains tion in the district seems As priorly done, patients fully recovered, since, the start of the to be well under con- presently too COVID pos- while 876 succumbed to Kharif season. As the ing and weeding, needed ers owing to hydro dis- water, resulting in growth trol.23rd July saw, re- itive patients are being the pandemic. A record fields, now ready with rice the rains bitterly,as none of charge, a favourable condi- of unwanted plants too. porting of 05 COVID treated in COVID care 51 thousand 105 patients, saplings 4-5 inches in these steps, leading to a tion happening during The district administra- positive cases, while the hospitals and home iso- alos recovered after height, the coming 3-4 high yield can be fulfilled peak of rains, which is tion too had let the canals rate of recovery has lations, throughout the being in home isolation. months are very crucial for according to experts with- highly beneficial for stand- open for irrigation, after a gone double the previ- region, meanwhile a seg- COVID control room of the farming community, as out heavy to medium rain, ing paddy crops. Same way break in monsoon, but the ous of mortality rate ment of patients recov- the district is also cater- during this period, pres- at a continues strech.With wedicides are also been sudden discourse of rains during the second wave ered were also moved to ing to the treatment of ence of water in the field is rains, hitting hard the re- used side by side, as the soil in the month of Saavan, is of the pandemic. critical care after being patients in home isola- very compulsory for maxi- gion since Sunday evening, fertility and moisture in- being considered very aus- One of the reasons be- in home isolation. A total tion post and pre recov- mum yield. The fields now use of fertilizers have also creases double fold, once picious by the farming hind the districts high of 53 thousand, 985 pa- ery phase. active with planting, seed- been started by the farm- the fields gets trapped in community. Social distancing distanced Goods train derail, during vaccination traffic suspended

Central Chronicle News got affected. Meanwhile rescue team is busy from Central Chronicle News 300 accumulated in the cen- ministered the vaccine Bacheli, Jul 27: On the night to open the tre to get their part of the first, with 03 people of 18 Sunday late night a route for traffic. Nandini-Ahiwara, July shot. After warning from plus category getting their loaded goods train from Generally Maoists are in- 27: Social distancing the Police team, the crowd second dose in the same Kirandul to volved in derailment norms were violated dur- decided to stand in a queue centre. 30 people of 45 plus Vishakhapatnam got de- process on this route but ing vaccination in but sans mask and the reg- category got the first shot, railed 2 km from Bacheli this time it seems that Saraswati Shishu Mandir, ulatory distance of 2 feet while 19 people of 45 plus railway station. The inci- derailment is due to tech- Ward 04, here as people and one from another. A few category got the second dent took place at 10:15 nical fault. Meanwhile frontal staff stepped back days back, a slot of 70 vac- shot, in which under pm when seven bogies of NMDC is incurring loss from adhering to COVID cine vials were also stolen Antyodaya card holders - this jumbo train after worth crores due to de- appropriate behaviour from the centre, which has 03, APL card holders - 29, covering 2 km from railment of goods train grossly .According to infor- not been detected till date. BPL card holders - 128. A Bacheli station got de- and passengers bound mation, 105 doses of According to On-duty vac- total of 160 people were vac- railed near pole no 435 for Vishakhapatnam got Covidshield, were allotted, cination staff, 108 people, of cinated under the above due to cracks in the stuck in trains as the but a crowd of more than 18 plus category were ad- said category track. The entire track route is still closed. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021

BRIEF SAD-BSP JOINT PROTEST Gang busted ‘Lakshadweep admin in hurry Noida: With the ar- rest of five men, the Noida Police claimed to make me look anti-national’ to have busted a gang that stole two-wheel- Q Ayesha Sulthana to The petitioner has not tion that she did not sup- ers in Delhi-NCR and deleted any chats from her ply the documents sought used them in street Kerala HC social media or any other by the police, Sulthana crimes. The police Kochi, Jul 27 (PTI): internet-based platforms. contended that the court have recovered 14 The allegation that text has not directed her to sur- stolen motorcycles, Lakshadweep filmmak- messages were deleted is render her passport to the two scooters and an e- er Ayesha Sulthana refut- false," the reply said. investigating officer. rickshaw and seven ed in the Kerala High It further stated that the She also claimed that snatched mobile Court, allegations of the non-production of the she has given scanned phones from their pos- island administration that electronic devices was colour copies and photo- session. The gang was she was not cooperating with the intention "to in- copies of all the docu- active in Delhi NCR with the probe in the sedi- sert false evidence" ments, including her pass- where they stole two- tion case against her, against her. port, Aadhaar card, etc, as wheelers, including claiming that the authori- "Since the chain of cus- the originals were re- motorcycles and scoot- ty was in a hurry to make Ayesha Sulthana tody is lost, the prosecu- quired for day-to-day activ- ers, which would be her look like an 'anti-na- tions intention is very ities and the allegation used for crimes. tional'. material from her phone clear. They will tamper that she has not cooperat- The Lakshadweep which was seized by the with the mobile phone..," ed with the investigation Administration, in its re- police without any prior she has alleged and has is false and is intended to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists raise slogans Life term cent reply opposing information or direction added that both devices mislead the court. during a protest against Centres farm reform laws, in Amritsar, Tuesday. Satna: A court in Satna Sulthana's plea to quash regarding the same. have been sent to a foren- The filmmaker termed in Madhya Pradesh sen- the FIR against her, had She has further claimed sic lab in Gujarat, instead as 'absurd' the charge that tenced five men to two contended that the film- that after seizing her of labs in Hyderabad, her philanthropic activi- consecutive life terms maker was not cooperat- phone and her brother's Chennai or Kerala as per ties were anti-national. Case against MLA’s sons wedding organiser for abducting and ing with the investigation, laptop on June 25, the de- the prevalent practice. "Even after disclosing killing 6-year-old twin had erased details of vari- vices were not produced "The prosecution delib- the persons behind the for COVID norms violation brothers for ransom. ous communications from before the trial court till erately circumvented the philanthropic activity and Pune, Jul 27 (PTI): Police have registered a case However, according to police, 2,500-3,000 peo- Additional Sessions her mobile phone after July 15 and she is not chain of custody of both the services done by the against an "organiser" of the marriage functions ple allegedly attended the event in Barshi on Judge Pradeep Kumar lodging of the case and re- aware in whose custody it electronic devices seized petitioner with the help of of two sons of an MLA in Maharashtra's Solapur Sunday and many were seen without masks and Kushwaha awarded life fused to provide docu- was all that time. in this case which provid- friends through local po- district for alleged violation of COVID-19 norms violating the social distancing norms. imprisonment to ments sought by the po- "The allegation that on ed an opportunity for lice officials, this investi- at the event, an official said on Tuesday. Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil Padamkant Shukla, lice. scrutiny of the mobile them to install any materi- gation never looked into The marriage ceremonies of the two sons of and some other party leaders were also among Raju Dwivedi, Alok Responding to the alle- phone of the petitioner al according to their such aspects and is mak- Rajendra Raut, the Independent legislator from the attendees. A case has been registered Singh, Vikramjeet gations of the administra- (Sulthana), some media whims and fancies, which ing the petitioners posi- Barshi town in Solapur, were held at the premis- against one Yogesh Pawar, whom the police Singh and Apoorva tion, the filmmaker - rep- files and chat history of is prejudicial to the inter- tion as an anti-national es of Laxmi Sopan Agriculture Produce described as the "organiser" of the event, under Yadav,all in the 23-26 resented by advocate KA social media platforms est of the petitioner," she who received money to Committee there on Sunday. As per official relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the age group, and said Akbar - has claimed that were found deleted is utter said in her reply. make seditious com- guidelines, only 50 people are currently allowed Disaster Management Act and the Epidemic they would undergo a she had not deleted any falsehood. Countering the allega- ments," she added. to attend a marriage function in the state. Diseases Act. second life term after completing the first one. Deputy CM moots construction of flyovers Stranded seafarers in Iran: HC asks Employee held on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway Barpeta: The employ- Centre to provide assistance ee of a college in Pune, Jul 27 (PTI): Assam's Barpeta dis- New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): and their repatriation form trict was arrested in Maharashtra Deputy Iran. According to the peti- connection with the Chief Minister Ajit Pawar The Delhi High Court tion, in 2019, the seafarers multi-crore scholar- on Tuesday said he will Tuesday asked the Central had begun work at a cargo ship scam case. The speak to Union minister government to provide as- vessel in Iran. scam linked to 'Ishan Nitin Gadkari about the sistance to five Indians However, in February Uday' scholarship possibility of building fly- stranded in Iran after being 2020, the vessel was raided scheme, meant for un- overs on the Mumbai- implicated in a criminal by the Iranian authorities dergraduate students, Bengaluru national high- case and sought status re- and the five Seafarers were was first unearthed at way stretch passing port on the issue. arrested for allegedly con- the Madhab through Kolhapur for unin- "I'm saying do what is spiracy to smuggle nar- Choudhury College in terrupted vehicular move- Flood prone highway section at Kolhapur. permissible in the rules. cotics in deep sea, the coun- the district in January. ment during flooding. Whatever they are entitled sel said adding that they One of the employees Pawar, who was in western Maharashtra dis- always be open for vehicu- to, they should get," said were acquitted by a court of the college, Ratan Kolhapur to review the trict was closed for traffic lar traffic. I will talk to Justice Rekha Palli who have been in touch, lodged sel for the family members in Iran in March this year. Hazarika, who handled flood situation in the dis- on Thursday due to which Gadkari saheb about the gave two weeks' time to the in a hotel and given access of the five seafarers, sought The petition informed that scholarship-related trict which witnessed around 2,000 Karnataka- possibility of building fly- Centre to file the status re- to a telephone," the advo- legal assistance from the the Iranian authorities re- matters, was arrested. heavy rains last week, also bound vehicles, including overs at different stretches port. The court recorded cate said. He also informed Indian authorities as well fused to hand over the pass- called for strict action trucks and small cars, re- in the district so that vehic- the statement of Centre's the court that the order of as issuance of a document ports of the seafarers on ac- against encroachments on mained stranded. ular traffic on the counsel Harish acquittal in the criminal to prove their identity as an count of the case being re- Tanzanian held natural water bodies flow- Pawar said he would talk (Mumbai) Pune-Bengaluru Vaidyanathan's that the case against the five seafar- Indian citizen. "We'll ask ferred to the Supreme New Delhi: A ing into the Panchganga to Union Transport highway is not interrupted five seafarers were in touch ers has been overturned by for a status report. He Court of Iran. The petition Tanzanian woman has river. Minister Gadkari about the in case of flooding," he said. with the officers of the the Supreme Court of Iran. (Vaidyanathan) is not say- said the five were stranded been apprehended by The Mumbai-Bengaluru possibility of building fly- Pawar also said a lot of Indian Mission in Iran and Vaidyanatha submitted ing no (to assistance as per in Iran without any source CISF personnel at the national highway was re- overs on stretches of the people have blamed con- had also been provided that verdict of innocence rules)," the court respond- of income and in their state Delhi international air- opened for vehicular traffic Mumbai-Bengaluru high- structions and encroach- with boarding and lodging no longer remains and ed. of desperation, they even port for allegedly carry- near Kolhapur after re- way near Kolhapur where ments on nullahs (drains) facilities. whatever next step in legal Fathers of the five seafar- recorded a video message ing 70 remdesivir vials maining shut for four days flooding takes place. "I will and drains for flooding in "All five have been receiv- recourse has to be taken, ers had moved the high on July 10, 2021, requesting and some other medi- due to water-logging. The talk to Gadkari saheb. The Kolhapur city and else- ing assistance from the will be taken. Advocate court seeking assistance the Hon'ble Prime Minister cines in an alleged highway stretch near the national highway should where in the district. Mission consistently and Gurinder Pal Singh, coun- from Indian authorities to intervene in the matter. unauthorised manner. Remdesivir is a restrict- ed drug that is used for BJP betrayed backward classes in UP: Sanjay Singh treatment of Covid-in- fected patients and it Ballia (UP), Jul 27 (PTI): had got anything left, he Madras HC stays single judge cannot be exported said. "Due to the atroci- without government Aam Aadmi Party MP ties of Chief Minister permission or license. and its in-charge in Uttar Yogi Adityanath there is a order against actor Vijay Aiman Gulshanraza Pradesh Sanjay Singh has lot of anger among the Syed was intercepted accused the BJP of be- most backward classes," and detained. traying the backward the AAP leader said. classes in the state and "The BJP formed the claimed that there is a lot government by luring the Cadre revision of anger among the com- backward classes. But Jaipur: The munity because of the now, it is continuously Rajasthan govern- "atrocities" of Chief snatching their rights," ment has decided to Minister Yogi he alleged and called undertake a cadre re- Adityanath. upon the community to vision of the state po- Addressing a rally of Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh at Nagra in UP. unite and throw the saf- lice to increase the the backward sections of fron party out of power. number of posts from the society organised by Adityanath, alleging that dulge in wrongful activi- The AAP Rajya Sabha 867 to 997. The posts of his party in Nagra area of the chief minister threat- ties," Adityanath had said MP alleged that the various pay scales cre- the district, the Rajya ens to confiscate property in Hindi on Twitter. Adityanath government ated or abolished after Sabha MP gave a call to every day. He was refer- Singh, said people are has "insulted" the the last fixation of the vote the BJP out of power, ring to a tweet of the chief facing immense problems Constitution by "reject- state police service saying the country will be minister last week. "No because of price rise and ing" reservation for the cadre have been in- run according to the con- one can indulge in wrong- struggling to meet family backward classes in the Rolls Royce car of actor Vijay. cluded, an official stitution and "not by dic- ful activities. Those who expenses. In such a situa- recruitment of 69,000 statement said. tatorship". want to get their property tion, confiscation can teachers in Uttar Chennai, Jul 27 (PTI): While dismissing a writ order of the single judge in According to the pro- Singh took potshots at confiscated should in- happen only if anybody Pradesh. petition from Vijay seeking so far as it imposed the cost posal of the home de- The Madras High Court exemption from entry tax of Rs one lakh and made partment, the new on Tuesday stayed the op- for his imported car on some unwanted remarks. cadre of the Rajasthan Heavy rains cause extensive waterlogging in Delhi eration of the orders of a July 13, Justice S M The tax liability is not Police Service in- single judge levying a cost Subramaniam had indict- under challenge, he said cludes 997 posts. New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Heavy said. The Delhi Traffic Police of Rs one lakh on popular ed him for moving the adding he wants the re- rains on Tuesday morning led took to Twitter to inform com- actor Vijay over a luxury court without paying it and moval of the remarks and to extensive waterlogging at muters about waterlogging car import case and mak- imposed a cost of Rs one imposition of cost. Three held several road stretches across and the areas where traffic ing certain adverse re- lakh on him to be remitted Narayan said there was Thane: Three per- Delhi, including near Pragati movement had been affected. marks against him. to the Chief Minister's no necessity for the single sons, including a Maidan in the central part of "Traffic is affected near A division bench of Welfare Fund. judge to talk about the ben- woman, were arrest- the city and Dhaula Kuan in the Qutab Minar Metro Station Justices M Duraiswamy The judge had also ob- efits of taxation for the ed from Ballia in southern part, affecting traffic towards 100 Foota carriage- and R Hemalatha, which served that reel heroes country, the ill effects of Uttar Pradesh for al- movement. way due to waterlogging. granted the interim stay, should be real heroes in not paying the same. legedly killing a The India Meteorological "Traffic coming from Badarpur however, directed Vijay to real life. After directing The comment that "reel woman and robbing Department (IMD) said 100 towards Mehrauli has been remit the balance amount him to pay the tax, the heroes must be real heroes her gold ornaments mm of rainfall was recorded at Waterlogging at ring road in Delhi on Tuesday. diverted towards Mathura of 80 per cent of the entry judge had dismissed his pe- in their lives" was totally in Bhayander in the the Safdarjung observatory, Road due to waterlogging near tax levied on the import of tition. Aggrieved, Vijay unwanted. Mumbai which provides representative ging, traffic crawled at ITO, said waterlogging complaints Pul Prahladpur," the traffic his Rolls Royce Ghost Car filed the present appeal. There were umpteen Metropolitan Region. data for the city, in the last 24 underneath Moti Bagh metro were being dealt with on prior- police said. In further tweets, from England in 2012. When the matter came number of similar cases Suman Verma was hours. Waterlogging was also station, Dhaula Kuan under- ity. "Morning rain was of high they said traffic is affected He should remit the up, Vijay's senior counsel and they were either al- found murdered at seen at Mathura Road, Moti pass, near Pragati Maidan, intensity so a few areas of the near Okhla Mandi, from Tamil amount within a week, on Vijay Narayan, former lowed or dismissed by sim- her residence on July Bagh, Vikas Marg, Ring Road, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, city witnessed waterlogging. Sangam Marg towards R K receipt of a fresh demand Tamil Nadu Advocate- ple and plain orders. 21 with gold orna- Rohtak Road, Sangam Vihar Ring Road near IP Flyover, Our field staff is on the ground Puram and from Hyatt notice from the General, told the bench led The remarks against ments worth Rs and Kirari, among other Rohtak Road. Public Works and we are closely observing Regency to R K Puram Sector- Commercial Tax depart- by Justice Duraiswamy Vijay were uncharitable, he 35,800 missing. places. Due to the waterlog- Department (PWD) officials the situation," a PWD official 12 near CNG pump. ment, the judges said. that he was challenging the contended. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021

BRIEF DEMAND FOR JUSTICE No reelection Koreas restore communication J Dover: Democratic House leaders in Delaware, US have in- channels, agree to improve ties dicated that they have no plans to initiate an nish his international nouncement. ethics investigation image or use South Korea ‘Now, the whole Korean that could lead to the as leverage ahead of a po- nation desires to see the ouster of a fellow tential resumption of North-South relations re- Democrat who used a talks with the US covered from setback and racist slur.Amid pub- Since April, Kim and stagnation as early as pos- lic backlash and calls South Korean President sible,’ the official Korean for his resignation, Moon Jae-in exchanged Central News Agency Rep. Gerald Brady of personal letters several said. ‘In this regard, the Wilmington said in a times and decided to nor- top leaders of the North statement issued that malize the cross-border and the South agreed to he would not seek re- communication channels make a big stride in recov- election after his cur- as a first step toward im- ering the mutual trust and rent term expires. I A man stands with a banner to demand the peace on the Korean proving relations, Moon’s promoting reconciliation cannot in good con- peninsula near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday. office said. by restoring the cutoff science ask the voters, The two leaders agreed inter-Korean communica- he told. Seoul, Jul 27 (AP): weapons. While the move to ‘restore mutual confi- tion liaison lines through could certainly help ease dence and develop their re- the recent several ex- Lauds court The leaders of North animosities on the Korean lationships again as soon changes of personal let- and South Korea restored Peninsula, it’s unclear as possible,’ senior Blue ters.’ J Berlin: High-profile suspended communica- whether Pyongyang would House official Park Soo Last year, North Korea human rights lawyer tion channels between go as far as to revive previ- Hyun said in a televised cut off all communication Amal Clooney and them and agreed to im- ous vigorous cooperation briefing. Park said the two channels with South Nobel Peace Prize prove ties, both govern- programs with Seoul and Koreas subsequently re- Korea in protest of what it Laureate Nadia Murad ments said Tuesday, amid get back to the nuclear opened communication called South Korea’s fail- lauded a German a two and half year stale- talks with Washington. channels on Tuesday. ure to stop activists from court for convicting a mate in US-led diplomacy Some experts say North North Korea’s state floating anti-Pyongyang A masked man pours fuel to barricade on a street, demand justice for slain Haitian former Islamic State aimed at stripping North Korean leader Kim Jong media quickly confirmed leaflets across their President Jovenel Moise in La Saline neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. member of aiding and Korea of its nuclear Un merely intends to bur- the South Korean an- border. abetting crimes against humanity for her involvement in the UNSC shall take holistic approach enslavement of two With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now Yazidi women. Clooney called the con- to maritime security issue: India Washington, Jul 27 (AP): closer look at policies on local officials to reinstate viction of Omaima A, wearing masks. masking guidance, even for whose last name was United Nations, Jul 27 (PTI): will again preside over the The United States served The Department of vaccinated Americans. withheld as is custom- Council in December next notice that it will keep exist- Veterans Affairs became The White House follows ary in Germany,a It is time for the UN year, the last month of its ing COVID-19 restrictions the first first major federal the Centers for Disease milestone in the fight Security Council to take a two-year tenure. on international travel in agency to require its health Control and Prevention for justice. holistic approach to the Tirumurti said mar- place for now due to con- care workers to get COVID- guidance released in May, issue of maritime securi- itime security has always cerns about the surging in- 19 vaccines. And over the which states those who are Bodies found ty that safeguards com- received a very high prior- fection rate because of the weekend, US health officials unvaccinated don’t have to mon prosperity and other ity in India’s foreign poli- delta variant. acknowledged they’re con- wear masks indoors. J Islamabad: The bod- security interests, India cy. We have been a net It was the latest sign that sidering changing the feder- They’ve thus far made no ies of three climbers, has underlined as it gears provider of maritime se- the White House is having al government’s recommen- changes to Biden’s public including Pakistan’s up to assume the curity, particularly in the to recalibrate its thinking Jen Psaki dations on wearing masks. events, and the president is leading mountaineer Presidency of the power- Indian Ocean region. around the coronavirus The delta variant is a mu- still traveling the country Muhammad Ali ful UN body for the month Consequently, we believe pandemic as the more infec- German Chancellor Angela tated coronavirus that and participating in events Sadpara, were found, of August. TS Tirumurti that it is time for the tious variant surges across Merkel during her visit to spreads more easily than unmasked. But Dr. Anthony more than five month There are three major Security Council to take a the US and a substantial the White House. White other versions. It was first Fauci, the nation’s top infec- after they went miss- areas which we will focus interview as India pre- holistic approach to the chunk of the population re- House press secretary Jen detected in India but now tious disease expert, said on ing while attempting on in August: maritime se- pares to preside over the issue of maritime securi- sists vaccination. Psaki said the restrictions has been identified around CNN’s State of the Union to scale K2, the world’s curity, peacekeeping and 15-nation Council next ty that safeguards com- It was also a reversal would continue for now. the world. Last week, US this Sunday that recom- second highest peak. counter-terrorism. We month. mon prosperity and other from the sentiment ‘Driven by the delta variant, health officials said the mending that the vaccinat- Sadpara, along with will focus on these three India will assume the security interests, he said. President Joe Biden voiced cases are rising here at variant accounts for an esti- ed wear masks is ‘under ac- Iceland’s John Snorri themes through three sig- rotating Presidency of the The focus on the theme of earlier this month when he home, particularly among mated 83% of US COVID-19 tive consideration’ by the and Chile’s Juan Pablo nature events during our UN Security Council on maritime security is sig- said his administration was those who are unvaccinat- cases, and noted a 32% in- government’s leading pub- Mohr,had tried to Presidency, India’s August 1, the country’s nificant as this will be the ‘in the process’ of consider- ed, and appears likely to crease in COVID hospital- lic health officials. scale K2 peak in win- Permanent first Presidency during its first time that there will ing how soon the US could continue in the weeks izations from the previous ‘We’re going in the wrong ter from a different Representative to the UN 2021-22 tenure as non-per- be a special discussion on lift the ban on European ahead,’ she said. The rising week. direction,’ Fauci said, de- route when they went Ambassador TS manent member of the the issue in the top UN travel bound for the US after cases also are causing the The rise in cases has scribing himself as ‘very missing on February 5. Tirumurti told PTI in an Security Council. India body. the issue was raised by administration to take a prompted some state and frustrated.’ Indians held Volunteers pitch in to fight Russia’s raging forest fires Samoa’s first female PM takes J Kathmandu: Two Chinese President visiting Tibet Indian nationals have Gorny Ulus, Jul 27 (AP): been arrested in east- office after constitution crisis ern Nepal for illegally is threat to India: David Nunes The little domed tents carrying more than 2- Washington, Jul 27 (PTI): that a Chinese dictator had of the volunteer firefight- Wellington, Jul 27 (AP): excessive for a nation lakh Indian currency been to Tibet, and also ers in the clearing of a that’s already heavily in notes. Atul Kumar,34 Chinese President Xi threatening India, over a Siberian forest can be More than three debt to China. and Sandip Singh, 35, Jinping visiting Tibet last billion people also a nu- hard to see, even from months after winning an After a knife-edge elec- both residents of week is a threat to India, an clear power; threatening only a few steps away, be- election which sparked a tion result in April, Lucknow who were influential US lawmaker India that he’s going to cause of the choking constitutional crisis, Fiame’s predecessor carrying Indian bank has said, accusing the Joe build a big water project, smoke. Their shovels and Samoa’s first female Tuilaepa Sailele notes with denomina- Biden-led administration of possibly cut off water to saws seem to be tiny tools prime minister was final- Malielegaoi refused to tions of Rs 500 and 100, not doing enough to stop India.” against the vast blaze, ly able to take office on concede defeat, despite were nabbed from the Chinese “march”. During his visit to like toy weapons brought Tuesday. several court rulings that Materuwa Chowk of Xi on Wednesday last Nyingchi, Xi visited the to a war. A smiling Fiame Naomi went against him. Biratnagar made an unannounced Nyang River Bridge to in- But their love of the Mata’afa sat in the chair Tuilaepa had two pow- Metropolitan City.The three-day trip to Nyingchi spect the ecological preser- vast and wild region is a her predecessor had been erful allies in the nation’s police arrested the duo in Tibet, close to the border vation in the basin of the powerful motivator in a reluctant to relinquish head of state and the during a regular secu- with Arunachal Pradesh. Brahmaputra river, which summer of sprawling after 22 years in power. speaker, who were able to rity check as soon as Xi, who is also General is called Yarlung Zangbo in fires that might become She held her first Cabinet stall the transfer of power. they entered. Secretary of the Tibetan language. Russia’s worst ever. A member of volunteers crew rests as he mops up spot fires at meeting, with members of A bizarre scene played Communist Party of China this year approved About 1.88 million Gorny Ulus area west of Yakutsk, Russia. her FAST Party dressed in out in May when Fiame Custodial death China, met top officials of plans to build a huge dam hectares (4.6 million the distinctive red clothes and her party were locked the Tibet Military over the Brahmaputra acres) of forest were agency that oversees the Their help is significant that party members and out of the Parliament, J Bamako: A man de- Command and reviewed river during the current burning in Russia, an effort. because the area and dis- supporters often wear. with Tuilaepa claiming tained for attempting development projects in the 14th Five-Year Plan, which area larger than the US That means the volun- tances are quite large, so Fiame, 64, said they he was still in charge. to stab Mali’s transi- region. In an interview to raised concerns in the ri- state of Connecticut. teers, who take time off the more people there are, were ready to begin their Both sides accused each tional president last Fox News, Republican parian states of India and More than 5,000 regular work and rely on their the more effective our ef- work. That could include other of trying to stage a week has died in a hos- Congressman Devin Nunes Bangladesh. So, no matter firefighters are involved, own money or non- forts are to control the a reset of the island na- coup. pital while in custody, said: “Just last week, you what you plug into the but the scale is so large governmental funds, are fires,’ said Denis Markov, tion’s relationship with Fiame and her party the government said. had Xi Jinping, the Chinese propaganda machine, you and the area is so enor- a small but important ad- an instructor at a base for China. On the campaign members took oaths and The attempted stab- dictator, on the border with can build all the narratives mous that 55% of the fires dition to the over- paratrooper firefighters trail, Fiame had pledged appointed ministers in a bing of Col Assimi India, in Tibet, claiming you want here in aren’t being fought at all, whelmed forces. in Tomsk, who is working to stop a $100 million port ceremony held under a Goita was on July 20 at victory. This was the first Washington, D.C., but then according to ‘The guys (volunteers) with some of the volun- development backed by tent in front of the locked a public ceremony at time in 30 years, I believe, there’s reality. Avialesookhrana, the are doing a great job. teers. Beijing, calling the project Parliament. the Great Mosque in the capital, Bamako, to celebrate the Muslim Guilty verdict in first trial under Hong Kong security law holiday of sacrifice, Israeli war crimes apparent in Gaza Eid al-Adha. Goita, a Hong Kong, Jul 27 (AP): special forces colonel who staged two coups The first person to be war: Human Rights Watch within nine months tried under Hong Kong’s and is now leader. sweeping national securi- Jerusalem, Jul 27 (AP): issue a separate report on ty law was found guilty of the actions of Hamas and Victim identified secessionism and terror- Human Rights Watch on other Palestinian militant ism on Tuesday. Tuesday accused the groups in August. J Fort Lauderdale: The The Hong Kong High Israeli military of carry- Israeli forces carried out final victim of the Court handed down the ing attacks that apparently attacks in Gaza in May condo building col- verdict in the case of amount to war crimes dur- that devastated entire fam- lapse in Florida has Tong Ying-kit, age 24. ing an 11-day war against ilies without any apparent been identified, a rela- He’s accused of driving the Hamas militant group military target nearby, tive said, more than a his motorcycle into a in May. said Gerry Simpson, asso- month after the middle group of police officers The international ciated crisis and conflict of the night catastro- while carrying a flag Tong Ying-kit being taken to court for trial in Hong Kong. human rights organisa- director at HRW. phe that ultimately bearing the protest slo- tion issued its conclusions He said Israel’s consis- claimed 98 lives. gan “Liberate Hong watched for indications and an alternative after investigating three tent unwillingness to seri- Estelle Hedaya, an out- Kong, revolution of our as to how similar cases charge of dangerous Israeli airstrikes that it ously investigate alleged going 54 year old with times” on July 1 last year, will be dealt with in fu- driving. said killed 62 Palestinian Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in war crimes, coupled with a love of travel, was a day after Beijing im- ture. More than 100 peo- He faces a maximum civilians. It said there Gaza City earlier this year. Palestinian rocket fire at the last victim identi- posed sweeping national ple have been arrested sentence of life imprison- were no evident military launching over 4,000 un- indiscriminate attacks Israeli civilian areas, un- fied, ending what her security legislation on under the security legis- ment, and his lawyers are targets in the vicinity of guided rockets and mor- against civilians . derscored the importance relatives described as a Hong Kong following lation. expected to argue for a the attacks. tars at Israeli population The report, however, fo- of an ongoing investiga- torturous four-week months of anti-govern- Tong pleaded not lighter punishment at his The report also accused centres. Such attacks, it cused on Israeli actions tion into both sides by the wait. ment protests in 2019. guilty to charges of incit- sentencing hearing Palestinian militants of said, violate the prohibi- during the fighting, and International Criminal The verdict was closely ing secession, terrorism Thursday. apparent war crimes by tion against deliberate or the group said it would Court (ICC). CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021

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Jail instead of Chronicle Olympic Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 295 Sushil Kumar, the most decorat- ed sportsperson with two Olympic medals is now logged Faulty border demarcation in Tihar jail. The bronze medal- A border dispute between Assam and Mizoram took a turn for ist in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver medalist in the 2012 the worse when clashes led to the deaths of at least six Assam London Olympics in freestyle Police personnel. Several people are injured and CRPF has wrestling is a glaring example taken over police posts. The boundary issue between present- of a fall from grace. He was a day Assam and Mizoram dates back to the colonial era when medal contender again in the inner lines were demarcated according to the administrative Rio games but injury kept him needs of British Raj. The Assam-Mizoram dispute stems from from regaining full fitness two notifications passed under British era. First, notification of resulting in him missing the 1875, that differentiated Lushai Hills from the plains of Cachar. Olympics and probably one Second, notification of 1933, that demarcates a boundary more metal slipped out of between Lushai Hills and Manipur. The Mizoram government India’s kitty. Wrestlers and box- has sought the revision of the boundary with Assam, based on ers are known to be aggressive the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873 and the but in Sushil Kumar’s case, his over-aggression has landed him Inner Line of the Lushai Hills Notification of 1993. Since 1962 in jail. He hit a fellow wrestler in most of the state borders of states carved out of Assam were a fit rage of anger over a petty divided following the myopic vision of the Central government. issue that caused instant death. On ground these borders still do not run in sync with the tribal He could have been an asset for territories and identities, creating repetitive conflicts in the Indian sports but his misdeeds region and disturbing its peace. Assam finds itself at the center resulted in wastage of talent. of all the conflicts since most of the neighboring states were People like Leander Paes , carved out of its territory since independence. This was done to Karnam Malleswari, Abhinav consolidate the Indian Union at the time by catering to the aspi- Bindra and Vijendra Singh are rations of the local tribes and including them in the mainstream Onlookers gather near the site of a landslide due to ongoing heavy monsoon rains at Yellapur in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. jewels of Indian sports. These by giving them independent statehoods. Mizoram shares a 123- above-mentioned persons km border with southern Assam and has been claiming a 509- should be involved in their respective fields so that India’s square mile stretch ‘occupied’ by the neighbouring State. list of Olympic medalists grows Mizoram used to be the Lushai Hills district of Assam before Back on track for economy longer. being made a Union Territory in 1972 and a State in 1987. Both Spondon Hazuri, via email States have been disputing an extensive stretch of this bound- SATISH SINGH imports almost doubled to $41.87 four companies, which include ary. The Inner Line Regulations, commonly referred to as the billion in June as compared to the National Thermal Power same period last year and increased Corporation (NTPC), Power Grid Reconstitute Inner Line Permit system (ILP), first gained legal effect through by about 2.05 percent as compared Corporation, ONGC and Indian Oil, the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873. At present the to June 2019. The overall trade have taken nearly 80 percent of the PMNRF BEFR continues to apply, but only in present-day Arunachal deficit is narrowing due to increase loans of PSUs. The consolidated net Prime Minister National Relief Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram. It had been lifted in the whole in exports and less gold imports in debt liability of these four PSUs Fund (PMNRF) was constituted of Assam, as well as the entirety of present-day Meghalaya. The the months of May and June. It declined by 2.3 percent year-on-year by first Prime Minister Pandit BEFR allows Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and remained at a three-quarter low of to Rs 5.6 lakh crore. The reduction in Jawaharlal Nehru in the year Nagaland not to let non-resident Indians in without an inner-line $31 billion in the first quarter of FY debt liabilities was mainly driven by 1948 when Congress was the permit for a temporary stay. Border disputes among the North 2021-22. The trade deficit is expect- profits from metal companies such only dominating political party Eastern states have been, to some extent, responsible for cre- ed to remain low in the current as Steel Authority of India and PMNRF therefore had Congress financial year with the states open- Hindustan Copper and oil companies President as a permanent mem- ating differences between two groups of people across the bor- ing the lockdown in a phased man- such as Indian Oil and Bharat ber of six-member committee. ders. Even extending to misunderstandings between two neigh- ner and accelerating economic Petroleum Corporation Ltd. SAIL’s But with subsequent change in boring governments to the degree of exchange of fire. Assam o provide relief to the public year ago. Because of this, NBFCs are and businessmen affected by giving loans without much difficulty. activity. Non-petroleum and non- total debt liabilities declined by 31 political system, BJP has finds itself at the center of all the conflicts since most of the T the second wave of Corona pandem- Financial institutions, which are not gems exports grew 29 percent to per cent to around Rs 35,500 crore replaced Congress as strong neighboring states were carved out of its territory since inde- ic, the government has taken sever- banks, but accept deposits and pro- $25.65 billion in June. On the same during the last fiscal from Rs 52,200 ruling party not only at the cen- pendence. This was done to consolidate the Indian Union at the al measures, under which the sys- vide credit facilities like banks, are lines, non-oil and non-gold imports crore at the end of FY20. tre but in many states also. It time by catering to the aspirations of the local tribes and includ- tem of giving loans to the traders, called NBFCs. NBFCs do not include have also increased in June 2021. Indian Oil’s gross debt declined becomes a practical necessity ing them in the mainstream by giving them independent state- measures to increase liquidity in the only financial companies. The com- This indicates a pick-up in economic by 14 percent to Rs 1.09 lakh crore in that constitution of PMNRF hoods. Needless to say, a quick and speedy resolution of these market, efforts have been made to panies involved in this do business of activity and an improvement in the last fiscal, from Rs 1.26 lakh committee may be suitably border issues has become necessary given the Central govern- speed up the process of vaccination investment and insurance, chit demand. India’s goods and services crore a year ago. Similarly, Bharat revised so that Congress etc. Due to adoption of these meas- funds, banking, stock broking, alter- exports are estimated to grow 32 Petroleum Corporation Limited’s President may be replaced by ment’s renewed emphasis on the overall development of the percent year-on-year to $49.85 bil- gross debt liability declined by 23 Northeast. This goal can only be achieved by purging strife and ures, the economy seems to be get- native investments etc. The total Leader of Opposition in Lok lion in June. Total imports grew by percent year-on-year to around Rs Sabha. PMNRF has also one of promoting greater co-operation among these states to usher in ting back on track. Further, the cen- number of NBFCs registered with tral government has recently the Reserve Bank of India as on about 74 percent year-on-year to 48,000 crore at the end of last fiscal, its committee-members as an era of peace and prosperity in the region. approved the release of a package of January 31, 2021 was 9507 and its $52.18 billion. It is noteworthy that from around Rs 62,000 crore a year Deputy Prime Minister, a post Rs 23,123 crore to deal with the third total asset size was about 14 percent the overall global demand continues ago. Companies such as Indian Oil, not necessarily being always wave of the corona pandemic, under of scheduled commercial banks. to be good. That is why the factories BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, NTPC, SAIL and existing. Therefore PMNRF con- Hypocrisy in sustainability which the central government will Today NBFCs are playing an impor- are operating at half their capacity NMDC saw the biggest jump in earn- stitution should be to have a give Rs 15,000 crore, while the state tant role in providing deposit and despite partial lockdown in various ings, while oil companies benefited Union Minister nominated by The climate talks among governments for COP26 in over 18 governments will contribute Rs credit facilities to the low-income parts of the country. However, India from inventory gains and metal pro- PMNRF Chairperson who hap- can do even better in exports in the ducers despite lower sales and rev- months showed real engagement and possible areas of com- 8,123 crore. group households and Micro, Small pens to be Prime Minister. A current financial year due to the enue in the last fiscal. promise ahead of a pivotal November summit. The London talks Due to the opening of the lock- and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). representative from the reduction in daily cases of infection This led to an increase in their came as nearly 200 nations started online negotiations to vali- down in a phased manner, economic They are also providing credit facili- Federation of Indian Chambers and economic activity being profits in FY21. These PSUs also date a UN science report that will anchor further meetings activities have started increasing in ties in those areas where banks do of Commerce and Industries restored. benefited from the fall in interest charged with preventing climate catastrophe. Sustainability is a the country. In the month of June, not have access. (FICCI) already exists in the Debt liability of listed non-finan- rates like other companies last year, the total volume of e-way bills To those who fail to get loans original PMNRF committee. But big and often intimidating word in large swathes of the devel- cial Public Sector Undertakings recording a 18.4 percent year-on- jumped 37.1 percent on a monthly from banks, they provide loans on original PMNRF constitution oped world made smaller by the virtual nature of the pandem- (PSUs) has come down for the first year decline in their interest cost in ic. This sweeping definition does grave injustice to survival basis, while it increased by 26 per- easy terms. The percentage of loans had a permanent nominee from cent on a yearly basis. On this basis, given by them being NPA is very time in last 5 yeaRs The gains on FY21. It can be said that the risk of woes of millions and deftly hides the seriousness of humanity’s account of higher metal and energy corona virus infection is not over Tata Trustees because Tatas speculations are being made that less. According to the data released were the leading-most industri- failed tryst with nature. Many participants and observers noted the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Ministry of Commerce and prices helped these companies yet. Therefore, preventive measures the recent extreme weather around the world, in Europe, North reduce their debt liabilities. The are being taken across the country. al giant in the country at that collection may increase in the com- Industry, exports in the month of time. To be fair to each industri- America, China and other countries which has given an added consolidated net debt liability of The pace of vaccination has acceler- ing months. The Finance Ministry June grew 48.34 percent or $32.5 bil- al-group and to get added con- impetus to the talks. London experienced torrential rain, which has said in its report that the tax col- lion on year-on-year basis due to these state-owned companies ated and the government is still try- declined by 6.4 percent to Rs 6.83 ing to accelerate it further. Efforts tribution to PMNRF, sixth seat led to flooding in many areas, even as the talks were taking lection of the Central Government in increase in global demand for petro- for some particular industrial place. It also evokes consternation when corporations, riding the first two months of FY 2021 has leum products, engineering prod- lakh crore at the end of March this are also being made to strengthen year from Rs 7.3 lakh crore at the the health infrastructure. With the group should be decided high on electricity usage and cash power, tell us how and when been satisfactory. The central gov- ucts, gems etc. This is about 30 per- through auction or tender every ernment is increasing the expendi- cent higher than in June 2020, as end of March 2020. Integrated net corrective measures taken, econom- to switch off those attractive appliances that they happily year whereby the industrial- ture for the repair and expansion of sectors such as iron ore, rice, cotton, debt versus equity of non-bank and ic activity is expected to further seduce with the gadgets, the intelligent television set, those group offering maximum contri- roads and railways, so that econom- handloom products, marine prod- non-NBFC central PSUs improved to strengthen in the coming months. white goods, the smarter they are, the more sustainable they bution may become sixth com- ic activities can be accelerated. ucts, pharmaceuticals etc. have 0.75 times in FY21 from 0.77 times in (Satish Singh is Assistant General mittee-member of PMNRF. can be even if they are power-hungry. It’s about striking a bal- Non-Banking Financial Companies been registering growth since the FY20. The improvement in debt ratio Manager, Senior Columnist and ance with nature and giving all creatures great and small room (NBFCs) are in a better position on beginning of the current financial was fueled by both reduction in editor of in-house Journal of SBI Madhu Agrawal, Delhi to breathe without spewing toxic human waste on them. the liquidity front than they were a year. The country’s commodity gross debt and higher income. Only ‘Aarthik Darpan’.) Sustainable living needs action not jargon, that is more toxic than what we keep throwing at nature. Those who preach and promote this way of life haven’t understood how remote it remains to the underprivileged in developing and under-devel- WHAT THEY TWEET! oped nations, the poor and the farmers for who life is a daily struggle that is consumed by dual issues of survival and suste- nance. On the other side of the power equation are those for Asha Jadeja Sunit Arora@ who the world has given enough. Since earth has become Motwani@ sunitarora ashajadeja325 unsustainable for the living, they seek greener planets and plot Whether you hide it or not, Even if you don’t pay income fantastical journeys to space and beyond. The likes of Jeff Bezos India’s second wave of tax, you ARE an Indian tax and Richard Branson are okay burning up tons of rocket fuel covid-19 in April and May payer if you buy soap, tea, 2021 has permanently drive on a road, or use a bus. that add to atmospheric pollution. And we laud their achieve- scarred the Indian psyche, It is your RIGHT to ask ments. They can be forgiven on the polluted, smoky trail to it is this generation’s 1962 bureaucrats to deliver things war, a humiliating defeat. that YOU pay them for. greener goodness. There will be peace on earth once the rich We should not sweep it have ravaged the earth of its resources. It’s dilemma between Instead I find people touch- under the carpet, but learn ing the feet of Babus & sustenance and sustainability, and the hypocrisy of our age is from our mistakes so that it paying them to ‘pass showing; the stench of warped development is visible in the never happens again. their file’! way we have brought this pandemic upon ourselves. Saving the earth sounds nice and fits well with corporate social responsi- Roshan Rai@ItsRoshanRai Chandrashekhar Dhage@cbdhage bility, but it is uncharitable when rich, or developed countries Both these governments and the #Bengaluru-#Salem #NH44 Thoppur ghat Section. Sheer joy of driving through nature. Neerja@neerjadeodhar government at centre should die and corporations tell the former colonised lot, and the poor, We also look at respectability pol- of shame. Our police jawans have about carbon footprint. This, after they have trampled upon itics (who gets to use parks, for lost their lives by the hands of example, and for what ‘purpose’), their earth’s natural resources and left a footprint we will find the very own people they pro- as well as how a re-imagination of hard to erase for generations. Civilizational collapse is real risk tect, this is so shameful, I am out Indian cities is necessary. Tune in for humanity. if words #AssamMizoramBorder and let us know your thoughts :)

Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by SAKET@Saket_Badola Venugopal Vengalil@vgmenon99 e-mail at: [email protected] Reasons behind Kinnaur-type The defence budget in the future The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. devastation are not difficult to would witness further cuts with comprehend. the latest bogey of theatrisation . What we urgently need is the Printed and Published by Sameer Maheshwari on behalf of As far as Government is con- assessment and enforcement of Ramgopal Investments Pvt. Ltd. at Navbharat Press, cerned ‘ sharing of resources ‘ is Navbharat Bhawan, Press Complex, Raipur. carrying capacity, especially in key word in the process and it Editor in Chief - Sameer Maheshwari. ecologically fragile areas. means that they can afford to Editor: Sameer Shukla (Responsible for selection of news under PRB Act.) Unregulated tourism is killing our reduce allocation to defence Phone: (0771) 4257700 Fax : (0771) 4257703 hills !! #SMForward .Joint ops etc be damned ! Postal Regn. No. C.G./RYPD.N./62/2019-21 Regd. No. 26172/74/RNI CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 BRIEF No of wilful defaulters rises to 2,494: FM Sensex drops 273 pts, Nifty slips below 15,750 Divesting division Mumbai, Jul 27 (PTI): New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Banks are required to take steps to initiate the Nearly Rs 49,000 cr Equity benchmark The number of wilful legal process, wherever Sensex tumbled over 273 defaulters has increased warranted, against the lying unclaimed with points on Tuesday, track- from 2,208 to 2,494 at the borrowers or guarantors banks, insurers ing losses in index majors end of March 31, 2021, for recovery dues, she Reliance Industries, Dr Finance Minister Nirmala said. They may also initi- New Delhi: An estimat- Reddy's and Axis Bank Sitharaman informed ate criminal proceedings ed Rs 49,000 crore is amid a massive selloff in Parliament on Tuesday. against wilful defaulters, lying unclaimed with Chinese markets. New Delhi: Swiss en- As per RBI data on glob- wherever necessary, she banks and insurance Despite opening on a gineering major ABB al operations, during the added. companies, the positive note, the 30-share 3.19 per cent. and the pharma pack on on Tuesday said it has last three financial years, In reply to another ques- Minister of State for BSE index turned red to On the other hand, Tata account of negative news signed a pact to divest public sector banks (PSBs) tion, the Finance Minister Finance Bhagwat end 273.51 points or 0.52 Steel, Bajaj Finserv, SBI, flow on few pharma Mechanical Power have effected recovery of Nirmala Sitharaman said public sector banks Karad informed the per cent lower at 52,578.76, Bajaj Finance and Tech names, certain pockets Transmission divi- Rs 3,12,987 crore in non- have done a write-off of Rs Rajya Sabha on while the broader NSE Mahindra were among the across the broader market sion (Dodge) to RBC performing assets (NPAs) per data reported by banks 1,31,894 crore during 2020- Tuesday. The data on Nifty fell 78 points or 0.49 gainers. "Stocks gave up like textile exporters and Bearings for USD 2.9 and written-off loans, she to Central Repository of 21 as compared to Rs the unclaimed amount per cent to 15,746.45. gains as investors were coffee stocks posted smart billion. CEO Bjorn said in a written reply to Information on Large 1,75,876 crore in the previ- is till December 31, 2020. Dr Reddy's was the top nervous on the selling gains on the back of rising Rosengren said that the Rajya Sabha. Credits (CRILC), the total ous year. Giving the details in a loser in the Sensex pack, across Chinese markets by coffee futures, he added. proceeds from the "RBI has further appris- funded amount outstand- As a result of govern- written reply,the minis- plunging over 10 per cent, global funds coupled with Elsewhere in Asia, transaction to fund or- es that the total number of ing of borrowers whose ment's strategy of recogni- ter said as per informa- after the company report- the policies of the Chinese bourses in Shanghai and ganic growth. unique wilful defaulters sector code is private and tion, resolution, recapitali- tion received from the ed s 36 per cent decline in authorities and the likely Hong Kong witnessed reported by PSBs was 2,017 whose loans are classified sation and reforms have Reserve Bank of India consolidated net profit at impact on Indian markets massive selloff as data as on March 31, 2019, 2,208 as NPAs in the PSBs as on led to decline in gross (RBI), the total amount Rs 380.4 crore for the quar- despite knowing that it is safety and other enforce- Zingbus raises as on March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, March 31, NPAs as percentage of of unclaimed deposits ter ended June 30, 2021, on also a positive for India," ment actions weighed on New Delhi: Intercity 2,494 as on March 31, 2021," 2020 and March 31, 2021 is total advances to 9.11 per of banks stood at Rs account of higher expens- said S Ranganathan, Head Chinese internet and mobility startup she said. Rs 5,73,202 crore, Rs cent as on March 31, 2021 24,356 crore, as on es. Axis Bank, Sun of Research at LKP securi- other companies. Seoul Zingbus on Tuesday She also said that the 4,92,632 crore and Rs from 11.97 per cent in December 31, 2020. Pharma, Kotak Bank, ties. While we did see prof- and Tokyo ended with said it has raised Rs RBI has apprised that as 4,02,015 crore respectively. March 31, 2015. HDFC and ITC fell up to it booking across banks gains. 44.6 crore in a funding round led by Infoedge ventures. The pre-se- ries A round also saw Rupee slips 5 paise at 74.47 Hyundai pitches for import duty cut on EVs participation from an impressive line of Gurugram, Jul 27 (PTI): cent to 100 per cent, depend- appreciated." other investors from against USD, gold down Rs 123 ing on engine size and cost, Asked by a follower if silicon valley like Mumbai, Jul 27 (PTI): rencies, rose 0.12 per cent to silver was flat at USD 25.16 Any duty rate cut by the insurance and freight (CIF) Tesla could start with local Funders Club, Pioneer 92.76. "The Indian rupee per ounce. government on imported value less or above USD assembly in India, Musk fund, Anim Fund The rupee slipped by 5 stuck in a small range with HDFC Securities Senior electric vehicles would be 40,000. said, "If Tesla is able to suc- (Founders Fund paise to close at 74.47 (provi- thin volume ahead of Analyst (Commodities) very beneficial as it would Last week Tesla Chief ceed with imported vehi- Scout), Locus ven- sional) against the US cur- month-end adjustment. Tapan Patel said, "Overall help automakers generate Executive Officer Elon cles, then a factory in India tures, and Liquid 2 rency on Tuesday as the Risk-averse sentiments, gold prices traded under much-needed volumes and Musk had said that the is quite likely." Ventures. dollar strengthened in the stronger dollar, lower US pressure trading below reach some viable scale, company may set up a man- Kim noted that the do- overseas markets and the real interest rate, and weak- USD 1,800, as traders and South Korean auto major ufacturing unit in India if mestic market is ready for domestic equity indices er Chinese yuan weighed investors are being cau- Hyundai said on Tuesday. it first succeeds with im- electric two- and three- Funding round closed wit losses. on the Indian rupee. tious ahead of the US The automaker, which SS Kim ported vehicles in the coun- wheelers but it may take Forex traders said the Though, rupee remained FOMC meeting." inaugurated its new corpo- try. He, however, said at some time time before four rupee is trading in a nar- resilient among Asian cur- Motilal Oswal Financial rate headquarters here, told reporters here. present import duties in wheelers to gain foothold. row range as investors are rency baskets in trade fol- Services Vice-President supported the demand of Till the time companies India are "the highest in the "We need some more sup- awaiting cues from the US lowing strong dollar in- (Commodities Research) the American electric car are able to localise EV com- world" and is hoping for "at port from the government Fed's policy decision due on flows in primary markets," Navneet Damani said, major Tesla which has ponents and other infra- least a temporary tariff re- in terms of tax and some Wednesday and month-end said Dilip Parmar, "Gold prices were steady, sought lowering of duties structure, EV imports lief for electric vehicles". incentives. From our expe- rebalancing. Research Analyst, HDFC pinned below the key USD on imported EVs. could help generate some Interacting on Twitter with rience in various global At the interbank foreign Securities. 1,800 level, as investors Hyundai noted that sup- market in the country, he followers who asked him to markets, such as South exchange market, the local Gold in the national capi- turned cautious ahead of port from the government added. "It will take OEMs launch Tesla cars in India Korea, China and some unit opened at 74.36 against tal on Tuesday dipped Rs this week's US Federal in terms of taxation and time to localise EVs by 100 Musk said, "We want to do European countries, we the dollar and witnessed an 123 to Rs 46,505 per 10 Reserve meeting outcome." creation of country-wide pc. We are developing made so, but import duties are know that in India there New Delhi: Mohalla intra-day high of 74.35 and grams amid weak interna- Gold prices fell Rs 13 to Rs charging infrastructure in India affordable mass the highest in the world by still remains the anxiety re- Tech, the parent compa- a low of 74.54 during the tional precious metal 47,448 per 10 gram in the fu- were the two most critical market EV but at the same far of any large country!" lated to charging infra- ny of social platforms session. prices, according to HDFC tures trade on Tuesday as factors to grow EV segment time if the government al- Musk further said, structure and the pricing of Moj and ShareChat, on The local unit finally Securities. In the previous speculators reduced their in India. lows some reduction in the "Clean energy vehicles are EVs," he stated. Tuesday said it has ended the day at 74.47, trade, the precious metal positions amid low de- "We have heard that duty on imported CBUs treated the same as diesel Range anxiety is very se- raised USD 145 million down 5 paise over its last had closed at Rs 46,628 per mand. Tesla is seeking some duty that would be very helpful or petrol, which does not rious matter from a cus- (about Rs 1,078.3 crore) close. On Monday,the rupee 10 gram. Silver also went On the Multi Commodity cut on imports of CBUs. So for all of us to create some seem entirely consistent tomer viewpoint, he said. in funding. CEO had settled at 74.42 against lower by Rs 206 to Rs 65,710 Exchange, gold contracts that would be very helpful market demand and reach with the climate goals of Kim noted that in order Ankush Sachdeva said the US dollar. per kg, from Rs 65,916 per for the August delivery for the OEMs to reach some some scale," Kim noted. India." He, however, said, to make EVs affordable, the Series F is a reflection Meanwhile, the dollar kg in the previous trade. traded lower by Rs 13, or economy of scale in this At present, cars import- "We are hopeful that there government can offer sub- of investor trust in exe- index, which gauges the In the international mar- 0.03 per cent, to Rs 47,448 very price competitive seg- ed as completely built units will be at least a temporary sidies under FAME scheme cution. greenback's strength ket, gold was trading lower per 10 gram in a business ment," Hyundai Motor (CBUs) attract customs tariff relief for electric ve- to private customers as against a basket of six cur- at USD 1,795 per ounce and turnover of 4,726 lots. India MD and CEO SS Kim duty ranging from 60 per hicles. That would be much well. Facilitate billing TallyPrime offers one Bhubaneswar: Tata Rahul takes charge as Power Central Odisha Indian aviation market’s recovery stop solution for e-way Distribution Ltd has bill generation partnered with au- Bhopal, Jul 27: Tally Solutions, GM, Hilton Garden Inn thorities of Common significantly impacted by cap on fares India’s leading business manage- Lucknow, Jul 27: Service Centres ment software provider intro- (CSCs) under the New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): place. "Fare caps distort virus," Walsh mentioned. duced the latest version of Rahul Korgaokar, who has Digital India competition. All airlines "I think you can accept TallyPrime- a convenient one- taken over as the General Programme to facili- The Indian aviation mar- have different cost bases that the governments need stop solution for e-way bill gener- Manager, Hilton Garden Inn tate online payment of ket's recovery has been sig- and are in a position to to take measures in an envi- ation with connected services. Lucknow brings with him over electricity bills in nificantly impacted by caps offer capacity in the market ronment like that. But we The solution will allow business- 18 years of rounded experi- rural areas, an official on fare and capacity that at different prices. That is are well beyond that now. es to easily generate e-way bill ence in the hospitality indus- said on Tuesday.The has been placed by the gov- very positive to stimulate We understand this virus a instantly for the movement of try. Prior to joining Hilton, he collaboration will help ernment since May last competition," Walsh men- lot better. Vaccines are goods. It will eliminate the need was the General Manager of rural consumers of year, said Willie Walsh, the tioned. available. Healthcare -- in to manage multiple systems and Aurika Hotels & Resorts, the the joint venture com- director general of global "The recovery has been terms of how you treat the data across multiple systems and luxury brand of Lemon Tree pany between Tata airlines body IATA, on significantly impacted by people who have the virus -- will ensure that the entire work- Hotels. Power and the Odisha Tuesday. the regulation (fare caps has moved significantly for- flow – generation, cancellation, Earlier Rahul has worked government pay their When India resumed the pacity constraints were re- and capacity cap) that has ward," he said. completion, delay, can be man- with Oberoi Hotels and power bills to CSCs scheduled domestic flights moved, without question, been put in place," he said. So, the measures that aged directly from the software. Resorts, Mövenpick Hotels & and VLEs, he said. on May 25 last year after a there would be significant- The lower limits were were put in place during Thereby, enabling business to Resorts and Marriott International. He has also two-month break in view of ly more demand for flights imposed by India to protect the initial phase of the pan- become more compliant and most recent role with Aurika. COVID-19 lockdown, it had that are operating in India." financially weaker airlines. demic really do have to be done an entrepreneurial stint, reduce the cost of compliance at Rahul is married and both he Funding raised allowed the carriers to op- Currently, Indian carriers The upper limits were im- challenged and questioned running a chain of bars and the same time. The software also and his wife are extremely erate not more than 33 per are operating approximate- posed to ensure that con- as to whether they are still restaurants in Bangalore. provides comprehensive set of fond of dogs, and they have 2 cent of their pre-Covid do- ly 1,700 domestic flights sumers are not over- relevant in an environment Rahul is an alumnus of the reports by tracking all the related of their own. Other than that, mestic services. This capac- daily, which is around 55 charged. "I can understand where the risk that we face Institute of Hotel activities in diverse scenarios Rahul is an avid reader, trav- ity cap has been gradually per cent of their pre- why the government intro- is very different now from Management, Aurangabad that may arise during the lifecy- eller and a self-proclaimed increased and it now stands COVID services. duced some of these meas- the risk that we faced 15-17 (Taj Group) and the Oberoi cle of an e-way bill. Commenting gourmand. He balances his at 65 per cent. Along with capacity cap, ures (fare caps and capacity months ago, he said. The Centre of Learning and on the launch, Tejas Goenka, love for food with his affinity At a press conference, India had imposed lower cap) initially.If you go back International Air Development. Having climbed Managing Director, Tally to fitness.Rahul has mastered Walsh said, "Without ques- and upper caps on airfares to January and February of Transport Association the ladder through the F&B Solutions said, “With the unifica- a number of languages which tion, the demand in India is based on flight duration 2020, we were not really (IATA) has around 290 air- route, Rahul has been a part tion of the tax regime in GST, include French and German, way in excess to the capaci- when services were re- clear about what we were lines as its members, com- there have been several efforts of a number of pre-opening ty that is in the market at sumed on May 25 last year. dealing with. We were deal- prising around 82 per cent projects for both hotels & in addition to Hindi, Marathi taken to make compliance easier and English. the moment... If these ca- The fare caps are still in ing with an unknown of the global traffic. for businesses. restaurants, including in his New Delhi: Direct-to- consumer beauty FDI in food processing brand MyGlamm on Realme launches Watch 2 Pro, realme Watch 2 Studio Next collaborates with Venture Tuesday said it has sector falls 57 pc to USD raised Rs 355 crore in New Delhi, Jul 27: Realme, the ensures the display will remain 393 mn in FY-21 Catalysts for Shark Tank India fresh funding from world’s fastest-growing smart- clearly visible even under direct New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Foreign Accel, along with par- phone brand, today expanded its sunlight. realme Watch 2 Pro Direct Investment (FDI) in food As the Startup Ecosystem Advisor ticipation from existing AIOT offerings with the launch of also includes a rich library of processing sector declined 57 investors. 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In a written way into India, the fastest will take for you to turn your as Dragon’s Den in 2005 in the under realme’s recently have reiterated our focus on pro- that deliver a new level of style. reply to the Lok Sabha, growing and the third largest entrepreneurial dream into UK and the show premiered in Rating featured announced ‘1+5+T ‘strategy viding high-performing tech It also consists of a dual-satellite Minister of State for Food startup ecosystem in the reality. Registrations are cur- the US as Shark Tank in the Kochi: Kochi-based which further aims to strengthen lifestyle products for our cus- GPS, which provides the highest Processing Industries Prahlad world. Produced by rently active on SonyLIV. year 2009. The format is dis- cyber security solu- realme’s commitment to offering tomers to have a smart, free, positioning accuracy of 2.5 Singh Patel said the FDI policy StudioNEXT, Shark Tank India StudioNEXT has collaborat- tributed internationally by tion provider,Security an aspirational, trendsetting trendsetting, and connected meters and the fastest position- and data are the under purview is all set to provide an opportu- ed with Venture Catalysts as Sony Pictures Television. Quotient, has become lifestyle in sync with the latest lifestyle.” ing time of up to 2 seconds. 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inger Aastha Gill, who has taken part in the latest season of the reality show "Fear Mishra and Mirza at SFactor: Khatron Ke Khiladi", says she is Aastha Gill opens Govind Khatri to portray scared of insects in real life! Opening up on her fear, Aastha shared: "I'm re- ally scared of insects. That's my biggest fear to up on her a pivotal role in ‘Mere Sai: loggerheads in ‘Aur Bhai face!" Quizzed what is the most daring stunt she fear of has ever performed in real life, the singer Sharaddha Aur Saburi’ replied: "Not really performed any stunt Kya Chal Raha Hai?’ before but I have done adventure sports insects like Bunjee Jumping, Skiing and it was fun!" Sharing her experience of being a nything in abun- part of season 11 of the stunts-based reali- dance is harmful ty show, the singer added: "It is my televi- Ato you, be it sugar, sion debut and Khatron Ke Khiladi has spice or everything nice! been one of my favourite shows when I In &TV’s ‘Aur Bhai Kya was young. When I got this opportunity Chal Raha Hai?’ neigh- in the beginning, I was wondering if I bours turned frenemies. would be able to do it but I also felt that I Zafar Ali Mirza (Pawan need some adventure in life. I think it is one Singh), and Ramesh of the best decisions of my life." Prasad Mishra (Ambrish On the work front, Aastha is currently high well-known name divinity. But opposing to Bobby)’s new-found on the success of her latest single "Paani in the television this, everyone, including friendship has driven paani", for which she has collaborated with Aindustry, Govind his parental aunt try their wives Sakina Mirza rapper Badshah. Talking about the same, she Khatri is currently seen their best to move him (Akansha Sharma) and said: "It feels on top of the world and it's lovely portraying a pivotal role away from Sai but fail as Shanti Mishra (Farhana to see so many reels and dance covers on the of Kakasaheb Dixit in Kakasaheb goes on to be- Fatema) completely in- song. I'm so excited and overwhelmed with Sony Entertainment come one of the most di- sane! But will this all the love. Honestly,I had anticipated it to Television’s Mere Sai: vine bhakts of Sai Baba. friendship last long? Or be a grand song right from the beginning. Shraddha Aur Saburi. Elaborating further on run out like a quick It can fall nothing short of when there is Essaying the role of a his role, he shares, flame to a match. Mishra Jacqueline (Fernandez) and Badshah lawyer, Govind’s charac- "Every track has its own and Mirza are at logger- Bhai. We had thoroughly enjoyed our- ter Kakasaheb works for set of lessons, and the heads over a broken ceil- selves while working on this project the British Government show has succeeded in ing in the haveli in the and we were confident that the audi- and is unaware of Sai instilling the correct set upcoming track, result- ence would enjoy it." Opening up on her Baba’s teachings. On the of values in the audi- ing in the concrete experience of working with Badshah other hand, he is also ence. There is always falling right on them. against the world. It be- maraderie. once again, the singer said: "My experi- dealing with a lot of per- something to take Sakina and Shanti plan a comes a problem for the Toh dekh na bhooliye, ence with Badshah bhai has always sonal issues as well. away”. skit to get their hus- notorious duo of Bittu Mishra and Mirza ki been incredible. He is like family to me During his visit to Watch the story on bands to bond with each Kapoor (Anu Awasthi) khatti-meethi dosti iss and when we work on a project, it is Shirdi, he aims to attend Sony Entertainment other. And sooner than and Pappu Pandey hafte &TV’s ke Aur Bhai more like a family working together. to his personal work, Television's Mere Sai- later, Mirza and Mishra (Sandeep Yadav), who Kya Chal Raha Hai? Badshah bhai has always been very contest in the upcoming Shraddha aur Saburi at become best of friends! try to provoke the new mein 9:30 baaje, somvaar kind and guides me. It is such a chill elections and also, learn 7:00 PM, every Monday It feels like it is them BFFs to destroy their ca- se shukravaar! vibe working with him. I would like to more about Sai Baba’s to Friday. do more million songs with him!"

28 5. Actor Harvey ____ Pooja Hegde: With every industry, CROSSWORD 6. Classic song 7. Woody or Tim 8. Malicious look reason of nervousness changes 9. Ampersands 10. Christian military expedition ctress Pooja Hegde currently has reason of nervousness changes. With 11. Defeated one Aprojects announced and rolling in the Telugu now, with 'Radhe Shyam', my role 12. Best Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. is fantastic. There is a lot of scope for 13. Irritating ones The actress says that being part of big me. So, with Telugu I want to know how 24. Capital of North Carolina budget films and high expectations from the audience thinks I perform. So, my 25. Went inside fans make her nervous. However, her nervousness is that I give my heart and 26. Spill reasons to feel jittery change with every soul into my performance for this film." 27. Skin opening industry. In Bollywood, Pooja will be seen The actress, who made her film debut 28. Froster alongside superstar Salman Khan in with Tamil film "Mugamoodi" (2012), 29. Rave's partner "Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali" and with eventually went on to give many block- 30. List abbr. Ranveer Singh in "Cirkus". In Tollywood, busters in Telugu films too. She made her 32. Tool house she has "Radhe Shyam" alongside Hindi debut with director Ashutosh 33. Tuna container Prabhas and in Tamil, the actress will be Gowariker's "Mohenjo Daro". Further 34. Lasso 35. Female sheep seen with Vijay in "Beast". elaborating on what kind of nervousness 36. Lions' lairs Talking to media about how she deals she feels with Hindi and Tamil industry, 39. Compass point (abbr.) with these expectations which come with Pooja says: "With 'Cirkus' and 'Kabhie 42. Cap ornaments taking big leaps with her choice of films, Eid Kabhi Diwali', I feel that I have so 44. Country near Greenland the actress says: "Does it make me nerv- much to show to the Hindi audience of 46. Baby's toy ous? Yes. I think with every industry my who I am and that is something, which is 47. December visitor making me nervous. 48. Hiking path With 49. Sufficient 50. Ecru 51. Highway divisions 53. Shadowbox 54. Fade Pooja Gor: Love triangles are fun 56. Medicinal herb as they have lot of drama 57. Stupefy 58. Broadway award ctress Pooja Gor, who is known for her character ACROSS 43. Mature Aof Pratigya in the show "Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya", 45. Matured SOLUTION 27 says that the love triangle in any story is a lot of fun because 1. Flunk 46. School playtime it has all the elements of an entertainer. 5. Australian "bear" 47. Stockpile The show has started its second season, which comes 10. Trim 50. Knife feature back nine years after the first season ended. 14. "Mona ____" 52. Weapons 15. Actress ____ Burstyn Sharing her opinion on love triangles in a show, Pooja 53. Perspire 16. Traveled on horseback 55. Endure said: "I personally feel whatever works, it works, be it 17. House additions a love triangle, a saas bahu drama or anything else. 59. Neck part 18. Loafed 60. Artist's need But we have noticeably seen that the current 19. Avails oneself of 61. Voice range track is a love triangle and it is working. 20. Not ashore 62. Money drawer Because it has a lot of drama, so it's nice and 21. Seat rows 63. Heavenly being it's different." The actress can't stop praising 22. Bench 64. Part of speech her producer Rajan Shahi and creative pro- 23. Putting ____ 65. Tavern drinks ducer Pearl Grey. "Pearl is the mother 25. Noblemen 66. ____ Witherspoon of "Walk shield of the show, has always been, 26. Of the backbone the Line" so it's always been amazing working with her. And I 29. Tear apart 67. Refuse 31. In the area have been wanting to work with Rajan sir for a very DOWN long time, and he was aware of it since the first season 32. Dispersed of 'Pratigya'. It never happened earlier, but when it hap- 37. Natural mineral 1. Hopping insect pened we both were really happy that it's finally happen- 38. Improve 2. Feels sick 40. Be indebted ing. He's a very good man and he has a great sense of what 3. ____ of Man 41. Relevant 4. Garfield's favorite dish works and what doesn't, and that you can see from his shows, it's fabulous," says the actress. HOROSCOPE WEDNESDAY JULY 28 Aquarius: Jan 21 – Feb 18 Pisces: Feb 19 – Mar 20 Aries: Mar 21 – Apr 20 Taurus: Apr 21 – May 21 You need not always put up a brave face, feels You need to nurture your personal relationships care- Curl, massage, clip, tweeze, polish, gloss, condi- You need to be very and practical and realistic in all Ganesha. You can ventilate your emotions and fully today, and give them the attention they are due. tion... today, will you attempt to shed your old skin. that you do today, urges Ganesha. You are known to be speak your heart out in front of your loved ones. It You need to control the outbursts of your temper and A dream date may have you in jitters but Ganesha pretty emotional and sensitive and generally go by will make the pain bearable and you'll probably get stop arguing with your partner or spouse over insignif- suggests that you take it easy. True relationships are your feelings. Your mind, your reason do not normally a way out of your problems. You will feel better by icant matters. Personal life will be smooth sailing as not sealed by glossy kisses alone! feature in you decision making. Even minor problems, the evening, and a sweet smile will brighten up your face. long as neither of you attempt to dominate over the other, says complications get you worked up. Try to remain focused and down Ganesha. to earth this day.

Gemini: May 22 – June 21 Cancer: June 22 – July 22 Leo: July 23 – Aug 23 Virgo: Aug 24 – Sept 22 Your entire attention will be concentrated on the Control your anger, counsels Ganesha. Or else, it You will not be in the mood to take up significant You will be bubbling with ideas today. You may work-front today. You will be on the lookout for will sadden your near ones. Writers may display tasks today. You will want to throw your responsi- face a dilemma between your obligations and new projects and contracts to spur on your earn- creative output of high order. The day augurs well bilities to the wind and pursue leisurely activities. present duties, which could prove to be very ings. Opportunities for changing your job will for artists, too. This is the time to take up new chal- However you will still need to tackle some press- perplexing. New contacts turn out to be very useful. Ganesha says blood is thicker than come knocking on your door. You will be afforded the full co- lenges, says Ganesha. ing issues. It is easier to swim with the tide, than against, , water, and family and friends will cement their relationship operation of your colleagues today. says Ganesha. with you.

Libra: Sept 23 – Oct 23 Scorpio: Oct 24 – Nov 22 Sagittarius: Nov 23 – Dec 21 Capricorn: Dec 22 – Jan 20 Ganesha says you will learn a lot from your past No matter how rich and successful you become, it You become your own judge today. Through intro- Mounting pressure of work and responsibilities during experiences for a shining future. You will be is very important to stay grounded. Never let your spection, you try to find you the various causes that the day may drain your energy, but not your enthusiasm, slightly possessive about some costly item that success go to your head, advises Ganesha. lead to troubles in your life. Though it may take feels Ganesha. The second half of the day will be tiring, you own. There will be small concerns during Rudeness and overconfidence may take away time, eventually you achieve what you want and try as you will be fighting a tough battle with your competi- the day about different matters, which will give everything from you and may leave you empty to find reasonable solutions for the same. However, tors. You'll come out triumphant from the fight as you you mental stress. On the whole the day will pass by nicely. handed. So be kind and spread kindness. make sure you do not waste your entire day in pondering about perform smartly and get your acts right. the glitches; move on, Ganesha advises. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 , 2021 OLYMPIC SNIPPETS Rupinder’s brace hands India 3-0 win over Spain Tokyo, Jul 27 (PTI): tunities. sure tactics earned them In the ninth minute, three penalty corners in Dragflicker Rupinder India came close to break- the third quarter -- the last Pal Singh scored a brace ing the deadlock but one coming just seconds as the Indian men's hockey Simranjeet's deflection from the end following a overcame a demoralising from skipper Manpreet referral -- but the Indian defeat in the previous Singh sailed over the goal. defence held firm to keep match to cruise past Spain Spain slowly and steadi- their lead intact. 3-0 and inch closer to a ly got into the groove and Experienced India goal- quarterfinal berth at the secured their first penalty keeper PR Sreejesh, who Tokyo Olympics here on corner in the 12th minute had a nightmarish outing Tuesday. but wasted the chance. against Australia, had a Drubbed 1-7 by The Indians mounted brilliant game as he Australia in their last number of attacks in the showed good reflexes to match, India produced a final few minutes of the pull off some fine saves. spirited performance game and the ploy bore The fragile Indian de- against world No.9 Spain fruits when Spain's de- fence, known for succumb- and scored through fence was caught off ing in tough situations, Simranjeet Singh (14th guard by Amit Rohidas' somehow managed to soak minute) and Rupinder Pal pass and an unmarked up the pressure put up by Singh (15th and 51st) to Simranjeet just tapped the the Spaniards. record a comfortable win ball into the goal past With a two goal cushion, Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli Mckay of Canada compete during in their third Pool A Quico Cortes. the Indians were quite the womens synchronized 10m platform diving final at the Tokyo match at the Oi Hockey The goal rejuvenated content in just defending Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday. Stadium. India as they secured in the fourth and final India, ranked fourth in three back-to-back penalty quarter as Spain contin- the world, had earlier de- corners in the final ued to apply relentless Lovlina advances to quarters feated New Zealand 3-2 in minute of the first quarter pressure. their opening fixture. and from the third set But in the 51st minute Spain, on the other hand, piece Harmanpreet's flick India managed to find the are yet to register a win in found the body of a net again when they the competition. Spain Spanish defender, which earned a penalty corner, drew 1-1 against resulted in a penalty their fourth of the match, Argentina before losing 3-4 and sorted against Spain from an improvement per- and it was exactly what we stroke. from a counter attack and to New Zealand. on Tuesday. spective. The fact that we planned to do. We strug- Rupinder Pal Singh this time Rupinder was The Indians will next Despite the win, India's gave too many corners, gled a bit in the second and stepped up and made no bang on target with a pow- play reigning Olympic chief coach Graham Reid that's always a concern third quarters." mistake in doubling erful low flick to the right champions Argentina on said the team needs to when that happens. But Manpreet Singh's men India's lead. of Spanish goalkeeper Thursday. work upon a lot of grey the team did really well in played high pressure hock- Trailing by two goals, Cortes. For any team it is al- areas, like conceding terms of defending," he ey from the word go and the Spaniards pressed the Down 0-3, Spain didn't Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain moves into the quarter-finals ways tough to recover penalty corners, ahead of said. dominated the possession Indian defence hard in the give up and continued to (69kg) after a 3-2 win over Germany's Nadine Apetz in the from a morale-shattering their remaining matches. "The first quarter was in initial 10 minutes even second quarter and the attack in numbers while Women's welterweight Round of 16 tie. She had received 1st loss within a day,but India "Better result today, but played very well, we could though they failed to cre- play was mostly inside the the Indians looked to just round Bye. Lovlina is now just one win away from a medal. looked more organised a lot of things to work on move the ball really well ate any real scoring oppor- Indian half. Spain's pres- defend.

Indian shooters crash out in 10m TT: Sharath takes a game off Important to stay patient, Krunal tests positive; SL vs air rifle mixed qualifications great Ma Long before bowing out wait for my turn: KL Rahul India 2nd T20I postponed utes. The Chinese great acknowledged that of the match on Tuesday morn- Sharath made it tough for ing, Krunal Pandya was found to him. be positive. The Medical Teams "It was a tough match. have identified eight members Of course at the Olympics as close contacts," the release every match, no matter added. The entire contingent is the opponent, no matter undergoing RT-PCR tests today the country, it's always to ascertain any further out- tough," Ma Long said break in the squad. after the match. "The reports will come in the Indias Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar compete in China's Ma Long competes "I did prepare for diffi- Durham, Jul 27 (PTI): from Test cricket, like I said evening (around 6 pm) and if the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team shooting event. against India's Kamal Achanta culties. The third game the failures just makes you everyone is in the clear, we can during his men's singles round was crucial. After gutting Talented batsman KL stronger and makes you have the match on Wednesday. The two Indian pairs participating in the 10m air rifle mixed 3 table tennis match at the it out the last two games Rahul says he has never let more focussed and deter- Colombo, Jul 27 (PTI): Maximum among the eight team event crashed out in the first qualifications stage, miss- Tokyo Metropolitan were better," he added. his failures bog him down, mined. That is not different close contacts who are also in The second T20 International ing out on yet another final after an outing that left a lot to Gymnasium during the Tokyo With Sharath's defeat, instead he emerged for me, so I am really look- mandatory isolation are play- between India and Sri Lanka be desired in the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday. The duo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. India's challenge has stronger from them and is ing forward to the opportu- ers," Shah added. here on Tuesday was postponed of Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar finished ended in table tennis at now waiting patiently to nities and try and stay The match was to be played at by a day after visiting all-round- 12th with a total of 626.5 across three series each, while Tokyo, Jul 27 (PTI): the Games. Manika get a chance to play Test calmer and disciplined," he the R Premadasa Stadium here. er Krunal Pandya tested positive Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar ended 18th out of 29 pairs Batra, Sutirtha cricket again for India. said. "I have made mistakes Now there will be back-to-back for COVID-19. with an aggregate score of 623.8 at the Asaka Range. Indian paddler Sharath Mukherjee and G The last time Rahul was and I have learned from matches on Wednesday and Kamal took a game off Sathiyan have all exited seen competing in the them. I get stronger and a Krunal, who tested positive on Thursday. India won the first the legendary Ma Long, the singles competition. whites was in 2019 against good opportunity again, Tuesday morning, has been T20 international by 38 runs and Brit swimmer Dean beats COVID the reigning Olympic and After losing a close first the West Indies. hopefully fingers crossed, I quarantined and the entire con- it is quite baffling as to how world champion, before game, Sharath took a 7-3 Rahul said he used the can go out there and do the tingent's RT-PCR test reports Krunal, who has been a part of twice to win gold at Olympics making a third round exit lead in the second with time to reflect on his game. job for the team," said are awaited. "The second T20I the strict bio-bubble for the past from the table tennis com- some perfectly placed "I got dropped and I had Rahul. Part of India's between Sri Lanka and India one month, contracted the petition at the Tokyo forehands, and he was to go back, discuss with squad for the five-Test se- originally scheduled to be virus. The development is also Games here on Tuesday. also helped by some er- coaches watch a lot of ries against England, played on July 27 has been likely to affect the travel plans Sharath fought tooth rors by Long. The videos and see where I was Rahul not only scored a pushed forward by a day and of Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar and nail to take the sec- Chinese legend soon re- faltering and try to correct hundred in the drawn will now take place on Yadav, who were due to join the ond game from Long but duced the margin by tak- that," Rahul bcci.tv after three-day warm up game Wednesday, July 28," BCCI sec- Indian team in England after eventually lost the men's ing five straight points, scoring a hundred in a against County XI, he also retary Jay Shah said in a media this series for an upcoming Test singles contest 7-11 11-8 inducing backhand er- warm-up game. "I am did duty behind the wickets statement. "Following the Rapid assignment against England 11-13 4-11 4-11 in 46 min- rors from the Indian. happy that the time off on Tuesday. Antigen Tests conducted ahead next month. Australia beats West Indies by Chirag-Satwik win but could

Britain's Tom Dean contracted COVID-19 not once but twice in the run-up to the Olympics, leaving him doubting he'd 6 wickets to win ODI series not qualify for knockout stage make it to the national trials, never mind Tokyo. He made it to both and much, much more, winning gold in the 200-meter Tokyo, Jul 27 (PTI): freestyle on Tuesday and leading an historic 1-2 in swimming for Team GB as teammate Duncan Scott took silver. "This is Indian shuttlers Chirag the single greatest achievement of my life," Dean said. Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged vic- torious against the Olympic champ Naomi England pair of Ben Lane Biles out of team and Sean Vendy in their Osaka final Group A match but finals with still missed out on qualify- apparent injury eliminated ing for the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, here on Tuesday. Ranked 10th in the world, the Indians beat Bridgetown, Jul 27 (AP): second match was post- being cooped up in your world number 18 team 21- poned by two days due to rooms, you just want to 17 21-19 in a 44-minute Matthew Wade notched COVID-19 protocols but pro- come out and win a series." Group A men's doubles his 11th one-day interna- ceeded last Saturday after Opener Evin Lewis led match at the Musashino tional half-century to pace all team members and staff the West Indies with 55 Forest Plaza. Australia to a six-wicket tested negative to the coron- runs from 66 balls after ini- However, they couldn't Reigning Olympic gymnastics win over the West Indies in avirus. tially retiring hurt in the make it to the knockout champion Simone Biles is out the deciding match of the Mitchell Starc took 3-43 fourth over after top-edging stage as they finished of the team finals after appar- The host country's super- three-game series. and Ashton Agar and Adam into his helmet. Lewis re- third in the Group A be- ently suffering an injury during star is out of the Tokyo Wade's 51 from 52 balls Zampa two wickets each on turned at the fall of the fifth hind top-ranked the vault. The 24-year-old U.S. Olympics. Naomi Osaka enabled Australia to score Monday. Ashton Turner wicket but West Indies soon Indonesian team of Indonesians on Monday In London Olympics, star, considered to be the lost to former French Open 153-4 and surpass West was 1-23 in eight overs as lost Jason Holder when he Marcus Gideon Fernaldi cost them dear. Ashwini Ponnappa and greatest gymnast of all time, finalist Marketa Indies' total of 152 in the Australia bowled out the played across the line at and Kevin Sanjaya Moments before the Jwala Gutta too had en- huddled with a trainer after Vondrousova of the Czech 31st over. Stand-in captain home side with 29 balls re- Zampa. Sukamuljo and world Indian pair stepped on the dured a similar fate when landing her vault. She then Republic 6-1 6-4 in the exited the competition floor and wicketkeeper Alex maining. Agar was named Pollard said his team did- number three Yang Lee court, Lee and Wang had they bowed out after the with the team doctor. Biles third round of the Tokyo Carey added 35 for man of the match after tak- n't bat well, but praised the and Chi-Lin Wang of completed a three-game points won and lost were returned several minutes later tennis tournament on Australia after West Indies ing 2-31 in his 10 overs be- Australians. Chinese Taipei. win over Sukamuljo and considered after they tied with her right leg wrapped. Tuesday. The second- skipper Kieron Pollard won fore contributing 19 not out Winning the toss, yes the All three teams finished Gideon in the preceding with the other two pairs in She took off her bar grips, ranked Osaka, who was the toss and elected to bat in a 54-run unbroken fifth- wicket was a bit tacky and I on same points with two group match, rendering the group stage. hugged teammates Grace born in Japan and grew up first. wicket stand with Wade. thought we did the hard wins each and when the the result of India's con- The Indian duo looked McCallum, Sunisa Lee and in the United States, Australia won the first It's always nice to do it in work in the early overs but number of games won was test against Britain incon- in good rhythm. They Jordan Chiles before putting on struggled with her usually ODI by 133 runs and West the last game of a series," we weren't able to string considered to identify the sequential. opened up a narrow 5-3 a jacket and sweatpants. reliable groundstrokes. Indies came back to take Agar said. We really want- partnerships together, qualifiers, the Indians lost. Only the top two pairs of lead but the English pair the rescheduled second ed to win a series being Pollard said, adding 153 was Chirag and Satwik's each group advance to the came soon moved ahead match by four wickets. The away from a long time, never going to be enough. straight game loss to the quarterfinals. 11-10 at the break. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021

Porn films case ANNUAL CONVOCATION No urgent relief to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard: HC Mumbai, Jul 27 (PTI): city court. On Tuesday, a Ponda then sought some claimed to be pornograph- magistrate’s court re- interim relief for his ic did not depict direct or The Bombay High Court manded him in 14-day ju- client. Justice Gadkari, explicit sexual acts but on Tuesday said it cannot dicial custody. Kundra however, refused and said shows material in the pass any order granting moved the magistrate’s it cannot grant any relief form of short movies urgent relief to business- court for bail and his plea without giving a chance to “which are lascivious or man Raj Kundra, arrested was kept for hearing on the prosecution first to re- appeal to the prurient in- in a case of alleged pro- Wednesday. spond to the petition. terest of persons at best”. duction and distribution Kundra’s lawyers Aabad No ex-parte ad-interim After Kundra’s arrest, of pornographic films Ponda and Subhash relief, the court said. the crime branch had de- through apps, without Jadhav argued in the HC Kundra, in his petition, scribed him as the “key first hearing the prosecu- on Tuesday that the police has maintained his arrest conspirator” of the case. tion. Justice A S Gadkari failed to follow the proce- and the subsequent order He has been booked directed the police to file dure laid down in law and passed by the magistrate’s under Indian Penal Code its affidavit by July 29 in ought to have first issued a court remanding him in Sections 420 (cheating), 34 response to a petition sub- notice under section 41A police custody were illegal (common intention), 292 mitted by Kundra (45) of the CrPC instead of ar- as no notice was issued to and 293 (related to obscene challenging his arrest in resting him directly. him. and indecent advertise- the case. Public prosecutor As per section 41A of ments and displays), and Kundra, the husband of Aruna Kamat Pai refuted the CrPC, the police may, relevant sections of the IT actor Shilpa Shetty, was the claim and said a notice in cases where arrest is Act and the Indecent arrested on July 19 by the was indeed issued to not warranted, issue sum- Representation of Women Mumbai Police’s crime Kundra before he was mons to the accused per- (Prohibition) Act. branch in the porn films placed under arrest. son and record his or her The police have claimed case filed in February this The HC directed Pai to statement. Kundra, in his to have found 51 obscene year. Post-arrest, he was file an affidavit in re- plea, has also said the ma- videos during searches at President Ram Nath Kovind during the 19th annual convocation of University of Kashmir in Srinagar, Tuesday. sent in police custody by a sponse to the petition. terial which the police his office. ‘Assam Mizoram can approach ‘Pvt hospitals directly procured over 1.27 cr Covid vaccine doses’ SC, Centre to resolve border dispute’ New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): National COVID-19  In May crore have so far been plies to the states by the New Delhi, July 27 (PTI): an SP, in a sudden escala- appropriate suits before Vaccination Strategy’, spent on the COVID-19 vac- Centre continued, while tion of the border dispute, the Supreme Court. It is Under the “Liberalised which came into effect available, she said the cination programme, in- the states and the private The long-standing officials said. While senior their right. They should Pricing and Accelerated from May 1, a total of Centre has been supplying cluding for the procure- hospitals were allowed to border dispute be- advocate Rakesh Dwivedi have first moved the court National COVID-19 127.34 lakh doses of a sufficient quantity of ment of vaccines and the procure up to 50 per cent of tween Assam and and Assam’s standing and sought some relief Vaccination Strategy”, COVID-19 vaccines were Covid vaccines to the operational cost for vacci- the vaccine doses pro- Mizoram can be re- counsel Debojit Borkakati against each other, Dave over 1.27 crore doses of procured directly by pri- states free of cost for ad- nation, the minister said duced by the manufactur- solved either by the said the Centre should in- said. He said these north- COVID-19 vaccines were vate hospitals in May,” she ministration to the priori- in response to another ers. LEGAL EXPERTS ADVICE EXPERTS LEGAL Supreme Court or the tervene and take steps for a eastern states have con- directly procured by pri- said in response to the tised beneficiaries, as rec- question. The “Revised Centre, legal experts peaceful settlement, anoth- ducted themselves poorly vate hospitals in May, the question on the number of ommended by the NEG- In the first phase Guidelines for said on Tuesday while ob- er senior lawyer Dushyant and the incident justifies government informed doses made available to VAC. (January-February) of the Implementation of serving that the violent Dave was of the view that that both the governments Parliament on Tuesday. private hospitals till May. The states are informed vaccination programme, National COVID border conflict between both the states should be should be sacked and The strategy came into “A total of 83.61 lakh about the number of doses free vaccination was pro- Vaccination Programme” the two was ugliest mani- put under the President’s states be kept under the effect from May 1. doses of COVID-19 vac- to be made available to vided to healthcare work- are effective from June 21, festation of the insurrec- Rule. Dave said there was a President’s Rule through In a written reply to a cines have been adminis- them 15 days in advance so ers and frontline workers. under which the Centre is tion . One of the experts failure of the Governor . Dwivedi, a question in the Rajya tered at private Covid as to enable them to pre- In the second phase procuring 75 per cent of called the brewing border Constitutional machinery Constitutional law expert, Sabha, Minister of State Vaccination Centres pare for the acceleration of (March-April), free vacci- the Covid vaccine doses dispute as a failure of the in both the states and the said the two states can for Health Bharati Pravin (CVCs) from May to 15th the vaccination coverage nation was first provided produced in the country Constitutional machinery. violent incident is the ugli- avail of two options; one of Pawar said a total of 83.61 June, 2021,” Pawar said. while being cognizant of to everyone above 60 years and providing those to the At least five Assam Police est manifestation of the in- them is to approach the lakh doses of the vaccines On whether many gov- the available vaccines, of age and those in the 45- states for free. personnel were killed on surrection between the central government and were administered at the ernment immunisation Pawar said. 59 age group with speci- The domestic vaccine Monday while defending states since India’s ask it to resolve the prob- private Covid vaccination centres were shut down As of July 25, a total of fied comorbidities and manufacturers have the the “constitutional bound- Independence. If these lem in an appropriately centres (CVCs) from May till June 20 due to a short- 44.91 crore doses have been subsequently, to everyone option to provide up to 25 ary” of the state with states had any grievances, agreed manner through to June 15. age of vaccines while the supplied to the states and above 45 years of age. per cent of their monthly Mizoram and more than 60 they should have ad- the legislation of the “Under the ‘Liberalised private hospitals had a Union territories for free In the third phase (May vaccine production direct- people injured, including dressed them by bringing Parliament. Pricing and Accelerated large number of vaccines and a total of Rs 9,725.15 to June 20) the free sup- ly to private hospitals. REMEMBERING DECEASED SC TO STATES ‘Ensure children orphaned during pandemic be allowed to continue education’ New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): orphans are permitted to ed in the neighbourhood ent or abandoned mostly continue in the same schools under the Right to due to the pandemic as per The Supreme Court schools at least for this ac- Education Act. The state the data provided by dif- Tuesday directed all states ademic year, be it private government shall also fur- ferent states and UTs on to ensure that children or government schools, nish information relating the Bal Swaraj’ Portal till who have become orphans said a bench comprising to students who have been June 5. or lost a parent during the justices L Nageswara Rao accommodated in private The NCPCR had given COVID-19 pandemic since and Aniruddha Bose. schools and government the break up in its affi- March last year are per- The top court passed the schools, the bench said, davit which said there mitted to continue in the direction after advocate asking the states to file sta- were 3,621 orphans, 26,176 same school, be it private Gaurav Agrawal, who is tus report on the issue. children who have lost one or government, at least for assisting it as an amicus The court has posted the parent and 274 children the current academic year. curiae in the matter, matter for further hearing who have been abandoned. The apex court, while raised concern regarding on August 26. The apex court had also hearing a suo motu matter education of such chil- In its June 7 order, the directed the states and on contagion of COVID-19 dren. The bench noted that apex court had directed UTs to take stringent ac- in children protection the amicus has referred to the states and UTs to make tion against NGOs and in- homes, said that in its the information provided provisions for continu- dividuals who are in- June 7 order it had asked by states, particularly one ance of education of such dulging in illegal adop- the states and Union state where almost 40 per children both in govern- tions of children or- Territories (UTs) to ensure cent of orphans are study- ment as well as in private phaned during the pan- that there is no break in ing in private schools. schools. The National demic. It had earlier the education of such chil- The apex court said in Commission for passed a slew of directions dren in both private and case, there is difficulty in Protection of Child Rights for care and protection of government schools. students being permitted (NCPCR) had last month children who have become People bow to pay their respects outside the entrance to a subway station in Zhengzhou in central Chinas Henan At the cost of repetition, to continue their educa- informed the bench that as orphans or have lost one Province, Tuesday. we direct the state govern- tion in private schools, many as 30,071 children parent or abandoned dur- ments to ensure that the they may be accommodat- were orphaned, lost a par- ing the pandemic. ‘Unity of Oppn EU trumpets vaccine success Little girl from TN endures struggle parties will take but warns of variant impact after consuming bleaching powder by mistake shape on its own’ New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Brussels, Jul 27: that as well as meeting the medical authorities insist Chennai, July 27 (PTI): Shencottah, a little town in lems from then on,” they said. To a question, leader and West Bengal Chief first-shot goal, 57 per cent that full vaccination is, so south Tamil Nadu, say told PTI. Showing a photo- Sitharaj and his wife said Minister Mamata Banerjee on The European Union has of adults across the bloc far, the best protection “When can I eat choco- they knocked on the doors graph of her child clicked they were not sure as to Tuesday said the unity of oppo- achieved a major goal of are now fully vaccinated against such variants. The lates,”? is the question of a number of govern- before she took ill, in how the child got the sition parties will take shape on providing at least one coro- against COVID-19. The 70 commission believes that posed often by four year- ment hospitals before get- which she appeared as a “bleaching powder” as its own. Banerjee, who is in the navirus shot to 70 per cent per cent figure is an arbi- enough doses have already old Isakkiyammal at a gov- ting their child admitted little angel, Prema could they don’t buy or store national capital, met Prime of adults across the 27-na- trary target and does not been delivered across the ernment-run children’s here. The child is being not control her tears when such things. Director and tion bloc but member coun- correspond to any scientif- bloc to ensure that 70 per hospital here. treated in the ICU of the she showed the next image Superintendent, ICH, Dr S Minister Narendra Modi and tries must step up their ic immunity benchmark. cent of adults can be fully While eating sweets Institute of Child Health of the girl that was taken Elilarasi said requested him to give her state vaccination rates to com- These figures put vaccinated, but some coun- should have been a very and Hospital for Children recently. Isakkiyammal Isakkiyammal’s food pipe, more coronavirus vaccines bat fast-spreading variants Europe among the world tries are moving too slowly. ordinary thing for a child at Egmore here, a was unrecognisable in esophagus was eroded and based on its population. of the disease, the EU’s leaders when it comes to Bulgaria and Romania no- of that age, it is not so for renowned Tamil Nadu that picture as she was badly affected due to the Responding to a question on chief executive warned vaccination rates, von der tably have the lowest vacci- her. government run facility. emaciated and appeared ingestion of bleaching opposition unity against the Tuesday. The EU home to Leyen said in a statement. nation rates. The little one and her Recounting what hap- crippled. powder The inability of ruling NDA, she said it will take around 450 million people The catch-up process has According to the parents have been endur- pened months ago, Before the incident, she the parents to take their shape on its own. Asked was widely criticized for been very successful. European Centre for ing a nightmarish struggle Seetharaj and his wife weighed about 12 kg and it child to a health facility whether she will lead the oppo- the slow pace of its vaccine But she warned against Disease Prevention and for about four months now Prema say they were away dropped to six kilos later for a regular check-up was sition parties, Banerjee said rollout early this year. Its complacency given the Control, 68 per cent of after she ingested by mis- for work when they re- as the child could not eat also a factor that led to her the country will lead the oppo- executive branch, the well-established presence adults in the 27 EU coun- take what they believe is ceived a phone call from a or drink anything. “We present condition. “The sition unity. She said the prime European Commission, in Europe of other vari- tries plus Iceland, bleaching powder. neighbour that their child went to Tenkasi hospital, child says she took only a minister should convene an all- was tasked with sealing ants. The delta variant is Liechtenstein, Norway and Subsequently, it became had taken ill after she ate then to Highground little cleaning powder. She party meet on the Pegasus vaccine contracts for mem- very dangerous. I therefore Switzerland have received pretty hard for her to even bleaching powder. (Tirunelveli) and finally is suffering from multiple snooping row and decide on a ber countries and it is des- call on everyone who has their first shot, while 53.7 swallow her saliva, leave “We were terrified to see got her admitted here. It is stricture of Supreme Court-led probe. perate to show it now has the opportunity to be vacci- per cent of the roughly 400 alone eat or drink any- our child. Her lips got heartbreaking to see that esophagus,which is abnor- Banerjee would meet Congress things under control. nated. For their own health million adults in the 31 thing. Isakkiyammal’s swollen, there was blood our child could not even mal narrowing and tight- president Sonia Gandhi on Commission President and to protect others, von countries are fully vacci- humble working class par- too and she started experi- drink little water or eat a ening of the food pipe,” the Thursday which she described Ursula von der Leyen said der Leyen said. European nated. ents, hailing from encing severe health prob- morsel of food,” Sitharaj ICH director told PTI. as “chai pe charcha”. https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle CENTRAL CC

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BRIEF Cong MLA’s allegations Mamata After PM Meet ‘Need court-monitored Singh Deo walks out of Assly probe into Pegasus’ after govt’s ‘limited’ response „ Congress crisis Singh Deo returns to House, spoke to CM escalates Later, Singh Deo returned to the Assembly premises. The min- ister told reporters he got a call from his cabinet colleagues and Raipur, Jul 27: An artist makes a portrait therefore, he came back. He was then seen going inside Chief of former President APJ Minister Bhupesh Baghel's chamber in the Assembly. After State Health Minister T Abdul Kalam with gold some time, he came out of the CM's chamber and said he had S Singh Deo walked out of ornaments on the occasion spoken to Baghel and AICC state in-charge P L Punia. the state Assembly on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal CM Mamata of his death anniversary, in Tuesday after saying he Banerjee during their meeting in New Delhi. Trichur, Kerala, Tuesday. will not attend the House Notice may be issued to MLA proceedings until the state MLA Brihaspat Singh who levelled allegation against Health New Delhi, Jul 27: Court-monitored inquiry Racket busted government gives a clear pressed dissatisfaction party's legislator from Minister T S Singh Deo may be issued show-cause notice by the into the Pegasus scandal in- reply over allegations over his own government's Ramanujganj, on Sunday Mamata Banerjee met volving opposition leaders, Kochi: In a joint opera- party, sources quoted Congress Chhattisgarh in-charge P L made against him by a reply". alleged his convoy was at- with Prime Minister two union ministers and 40 tion, the Kerala Anti- Punia while Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who held a meeting Congress MLA. The House was later ad- tacked in Surguja district of cabinet on this issue. Narendra Modi at his resi- journalists revealed as po- Terror Squad (ATS) and The minister walked out journed for the day after at the behest of Singh Deo dence in Delhi on Tuesday. tential targets of surveil- Ernakulam rural police on of the House after being BJP members created an on Saturday evening be- This was the Bengal Chief lance using Israeli Pegasus Tuesday busted a racket upset over what he termed uproar and trooped into cause the former had Reacting to the allegations, more to say on the issue. Minister's first meeting spyware that is sold only to manufacturing and dis- as the government's "limit- the well of the House, de- praised Chief Minister Singh Deo, who represents On the first day of the with the Prime Minister governments. The allega- tributing fake currency ed" statement on the issue, manding a probe by an Bhupesh Baghel, amid Surguja constituency, how- state Assembly's monsoon after the acrimonious tions have virtually blocked notes at Elanji village, following which members Assembly committee into talks about a purported for- ever, had said people in his session on Monday, the op- Bengal election campaign the monsoon session of par- some 40 kms away from of the opposition BJP the allegations levelled by mula for sharing of the area and in the state know position BJP termed the in which the two clashed liament with the opposition here, police said. Five claimed such an incident MLA Brihaspat Singh CM's post. The MLA had about him very well as his MLA's allegation as "seri- frequently. After the meet- demanding answers from people have been taken had "never happened against the minister. also alleged threat to his image is in the public do- ous" and demanded a probe ing, she told reporters that PM Modi and Home into custody while an where a minister ex- Brihaspat Singh, the ruling life from the minister. main, and he has nothing into it by a House panel. there should be a Supreme Minister Amit Shah. investigation is on to trace two more persons Assam-Mizoram border standoff believed to be part of the LS adjourned for the day Centre singles gang, police said. amid protest by Oppn parties out Kerala for Suicide Neutral force CRPF faces flak Thane: A printing press New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Shiromani Akali Dal were Covid cases owner from Teesgaon in raising slogans against the Aizawl, Jul 27 (PTI): Centre calls meet of New Delhi, Jul 27: The Lok Sabha proceed- Centre's three new farm Kalyan in Thane district The Kerala government is not allegedly committed suicide ings were adjourned for laws. A day after a violent Chief Secys, DGPs of the day on Tuesday amid Agrawal urged the clash and exchange of fire focusing on containing Covid, due to business losses suf- Assam, Mizoram as a result of which up to 50 fered during the coron- continuous protests by protesting members to go between police forces of The Centre has called a per cent of the new cases are avirus-induced lockdown, Opposition members over back to their seats. Assam and Mizoram left at meeting of the chief secre- being reported from that police said on Tuesday. An the Pegasus snooping row "We are requesting you least six people dead and taries and DGPs of Assam state, along with Maharashtra, official said the man, identi- and farm laws. to please cooperate and over 50 injured, the and Mizoram on Wednesday Health Ministry sources have fied as Bandu Pandey, had After being adjourned participate in the proceed- Central Reserve Police in the wake of violence along said. his printing press in nine times, the Lower ings," he said. Force (CRPF) deployed their shared border, where "Kerala is not focusing enough Ulhasnagar for the last 30- House reassembled at 4.30 With opposition mem- along the disputed inter- five Assam Police personnel on containment...They are 35 years and had to pay rent PM and Rajendra bers not willing to relent, state border on Tuesday were killed, officials said. focused more on mitigation despite lack of business. Agrawal, who was in the Agrawal adjourned the received criticism from Chair, took up one matter House for the day. various quarters for al- Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma interacts with Union Home Secretary Ajay process of treating cases than of urgent public impor- Earlier, Speaker Om legedly failing to carry out media after visiting the police personnel injured in a clash on Bhalla will chair the meeting containment," the source said. House collapse tance. Birla led the members in its responsibility as a neu- Monday night at Assam-Mizoram border, at Silchar Medical to discuss the sudden escala- "Up to 50 per cent of new Thane: Two senior citizens However, the Opposition paying tributes to tral force. College & Hospital. tion of violence along the cases are coming from Kerala were injured on Tuesday members again trooped Anerood Jugnauth, for- A Mizoram minister, the Assam-Mizoram border. and Maharashtra. The fatali- when a portion of an old into the Well shouting slo- mer president of local MLA and the village Mizoram near Veringte on maintain peace following The meeting of the chief sec- ties are low because their two-storey house collapsed gans and carrying ban- Mauritius, and Kenneth council chief alleged that Monday. a border standoff in retaries and Directors health infrastructure is good." due to heavy rains at ners. David Buchizya Kaunda, the CRPF were unable to Central paramilitary August last year. While the General of Police is expected Kerala has been reporting a Bhiwandi in Thane district The members of the first president of prevent "Assam policemen forces have been deployed CRPF are deployed on the to work on a peace formula high number of infections for of Maharashtra, civic offi- Congress, CPI, CPI(M) and Zambia. The opposition's and civilians" from enter- along the Mizoram-Assam Mizoram side, the so that there is no repeat of the past many weeks even as cials said. The house, which TMC were protesting over protests started soon after ing the neighbouring state border by the Central gov- Sashastra Seema Bal the violence along the border the overall numbers have been officials said was more than the Pegasus snooping row, the proceedings began at and overrun security ernment as neutral forces (SSB) are camped on the of the two states, a home falling rapidly since the sec- 60 years old, was located in while the BSP, SP and 11 AM. forces' camps inside to defuse tension and Assam side in Lailapur. ministry official said. ond wave peak across India. the Zend Naka area. Fire personnel rescued two sen- ior citizens, both aged ENJOYING RAINS Harappan-era city Dholavira recognised above 70, and rushed them to a hospital. as UNESCO World Heritage Site Watery grave New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Chhindwara: Three boys drowned in a pond while Dholavira, a Harappan-era bathing in Madhya city in Gujarat, has been con- Pradesh's Chhindwara dis- ferred the tag of UNESCO trict, police said on World Heritage Site, the or- Tuesday. An official said the ganisation said on Tuesday. incident occurred on This is the second site to Monday when a group of be included in the world her- six children was visiting a itage list this month after the pond at the Garmeta hillock Ramappa temple at located near Amarwara vil- Palampet in Telangana's lage, 35 km from here. Warangal. "Dholavira: A Pavagadh, Rani ki Vav in to COVID-19. "It gives im- Harappan City, in India, just Patan and the historic city of mense pride to share with Schools reopen inscribed on the @UNESCO Ahmedabad. This session of my fellow Indians that Dehradun: Schools in #WorldHeritage List. the World Heritage #Dholavira is now the 40th Uttarakhand, which have Congratulations!" UNESCO Committee is being chaired treasure in India to be given remained closed because of tweeted. Dholavira and the from Fuzhou in China and is @UNESCO's World Heritage the Covid pandemic for a Ramappa Temple were in- being held online. It started Inscription. Another feather long time, will resume cluded in the list during the on July 16 and will end on in India's cap as we now classes for the students of 44th session of the July 31. The 44th session enter the Super-40 club for class 6 to 12 from August 1. UNESCO's World Heritage combines current work and World Heritage Site inscrip- The decision was taken at a Committee. Gujarat now has issues left outstanding since tions," Culture Minister G meeting of the state cabi- Children play on a waterlogged street after heavy rains near ITO in New Delhi, Tuesday. four world heritage sites last year, when the annual Kishan Reddy said in a net chaired by Chief Dholavira, Champaner near meeting was postponed due tweet. Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday, Cabinet PM to BJP MPs Seven Oppn parties Prez Minister and state govern- ‘NTAGI recommendation to increase gap between ment's spokesman Subodh ‘Govt ready for talks, Oppn Uniyal said. The cabinet Covishield doses based on scientific evidence’ ‘Instruct govt to discuss also decided to appoint New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): Airports Authority of India not allowing Parl to function’ Covishield gives 93% protection against farmers’ issues, Pegasus in Parl’ as the consultant for New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): The recommendation of New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): ment (MPs) of various po- preparing a Detailed Project COVID, 98% mortality reduction an expert panel on Covid to litical parties are writing Report (DPR) on the pro- Prime Minister Narendra Modi increase the gap between Covishield gives 93 per cent protection against COVID-19 and a 98 per Seven opposition parties to you to seek an appoint- posed Greenfield Airport in asked BJP MPs on Tuesday to Covishield doses was made cent mortality reduction, the government said on Tuesday referring to have written to President ment to apprise you of two Pantnagar in Udham Singh a study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) during the sec- expose the opposition parties based on scientific evi- Ram Nath Kovind seeking disturbing developments ond COVID-19 wave that was driven by the Delta variant. Addressing Nagar district, he said. as the government is ready for dence in a transparent a press conference, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul present- his intervention to direct including the complete a discussion but they are not manner, the government ed findings of the study which was conducted on 15 lakh doctors and the government to discuss stonewalling of demands Weather letting Parliament to function, informed Rajya Sabha on frontline workers. "Protection to the extent of 93 per cent was seen (in farmers' issues and of the peasantry to repeal sources said. Tuesday. people who were administered the Covishield vaccine) and this was Pegasus spyware report in the three agricultural laws High 30Low 24 Addressing the BJP parliamen- No dissent was raised by during the second wave which was driven by the Delta variant... also the ongoing Monsoon ses- as well as use of Israeli tary party meeting, Modi told parties as the government is any member in the meet- 98 per cent mortality reduction was seen," he said. sion of Parliament as they spyware Pegasus to tape the lawmakers to mark 75 ready for a discussion but they ing of the National apprised him of these "two telephones of politicians, MARKET years of the country's inde- are not letting Parliament to Technical Advisory Group the gap between the first Expert Group on Vaccine disturbing developments". journalists and activists," NIFTY 15,746.45  pendence by organising pro- function. Underlining that the on Immunisation (NTAGI) and second doses of Administration for COVID- The BSP, RLP, SAD, the letter read. SENSEX grammes in every village of 75th anniversary celebrations regarding the recommen- Covishield vaccine to 12-16 19 (NEGVAC). The Union National Conference, CPI SAD leader Harsimrat 52,578.76  their constituencies, Minister of independence should not dation, Minister of State weeks based on available Ministry of Health and and the CPI(M), besides Badal said it is "very un- of State for Parliamentary merely be a government pro- for Health Bharati Pravin scientific evidence particu- Family Welfare has accept- the NCP, are the signato- fortunate" that farmers BULLION Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal gramme, Modi said it should Pawar said in a written larly from the UK as well as ed this recommendation ries to the letter. The main have died while protesting GOLD 47,560 said. The sources said the be a people's movement with reply.Responding to a ques- WHO global guidance. This for extension of the gap be- opposition party Congress against the three farm tion, Pawar said the COVID recommendation has been tween the first and second is not among the signato- laws but the Centre is not SILVER prime minister also asked the people's participation, 66,829 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Meghwal told reporters after Working Group of NTAGI considered and also recom- doses of Covishield vac- ries. even ready to discuss their MPs to expose the opposition the meeting. recommended extension of mended by the National cine to 12-16 weeks. "We members of parlia- issues. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 DAVPS Bacheli pays tribute Gram Sabha to be Lions Public School remembers Dr Kalam Q On his death to martyrs of Kargil war held till July 31 anniversary Fingeshwar, Jul 27: As per the Central Chronicle News directives of the State Government, Gram Sabhas, will Korba, Jul 27: Lions be held from 25-31 July, in all Public School Gram Panchayats under Kharharkuda Madwarani Fingeshwar Development Block, paid rich rich tributes to under, 'Meri Panchayat, Mera former president Dr Kalam Adhikar, Jan Sevaye, Humare on July 27 on his death anniversary. On Agrawal said, Dr Kalam was the 11th Dwaar' campaign. this occassion school manager Surendra president of India and due to his popu- Citizen declaration charter of Dadsena, teachers and other school staff larity and unparallel contribution in the all Gram Panchayats will be joined together to pay tributes to Dr field of science he was known as 'Missile passed by the Panchayats as part every land owner will be provid- Kalam. School Chairman Rajkumar Man'. of the program, with a scheduled ed with record of rights, which time table for the stipulated time according to the Ministry will period. According to CEO Janpad lead to decrease in asset dispute Two workers dead, six hurt Panchayat KK Dahariya, Indian and further ownership. It will also Q a cement plant in K Elesela said. The iron Government and Panchayati Raj ease the beneficiary's loan and As under-construction Chhattisgarh's structure suddenly came Ministry, New Delhi is surveying other benefit availing proce- iron structure collapses Central Chronicle News importance of Kargil the event informative Balodabazar district, po- down and some workers populated land, in rural areas and dures, a statement from the at cement plant Vijay Diwas to the stu- and enlightening. The lice said. who were at the site is maintaining record of rights of Ministry said. In accordance to Bacheli, Jul 27: dents and the contribu- principal conveyed the Central Chronicle News The incident occurred trapped under it, he said. land owners and Revenue ownership and record laws, Gram DAVPS Bacheli cele- tion of General VP message that, at around 8 pm at Shree While two workers died Department has been accredited Sabhas have been called with brated 'Kargil Vijay Mallik, under whose "Patriotism is a social Balodabazar, Jul 27: Two Cement Ltd located under in the incident, six other as nodal department for accumu- prior notification from 26-31 July, Diwas' on Virtual leadership we won the value, the feeling of lation and completion of the sur- workers were killed and the Suhela police station suffered injuries. All the Mode. The Principal, Kargil War. patriotism is to be where, adhering to COVID 19 six others injured, four of area when the construc- injured have been admit- vey. guidelines, the Sabha will be Dr Chetna Sharma in- Students gave mar- deep rooted in every The plan will be implemented them seriously, on tion of a silo, used to store ted at a local hospital stilled the patriotic vellous presentation student to make them a held. The report of proceedings Monday night when an bulk materials, was un- where condition of four of by joint coordination of both will be further submitted to Zila fervor among the stu- like Mime, Power Point responsible citizen of Disaster Management under-construction iron derway there, them stated to be serious," dents and asked all the Presentation, drawings our proud mother- Panchayat office, within the stip- structure meant to store Balodabazar he said, adding the investi- Department and Department of ulated time period. teachers to explain the etc which explained land". Panchayati Raj. In this regard, bulk materials crashed at Superintendent of Police I gation is underway. COVID 19 recovery rate DRUCC meeting held in Sambalpur Division State govt cheating rises to 98% Korba, Jul 27: With mere 98 active cases and 53 thousand 013 patients Central Chronicle News coach indication boards In the meeting, the the public: Harith uphill the road to recovery, the at Khariar Road and DRUCC members Lipsit COVID 19 situation in the district Sambalpur, Jul 27: 49th Rupra road stations, Mishra, Arun Kumar seems to be well under control.23rd Divisional Railway water cooler to be provi- Mukherjee, Saroj Kumar said. July saw, reporting of 05 COVID pos- Users' Consultative sioned at Parida, Bikramananda He further condemned the itive cases, while the rate of recov- Committee ( DRUCC) Barpali,Khariar Road, Bohidar, Satyanarayan act of Congress workers of ery has gone double the previous of Meeting held through Mahasamund, Gupta, Rashmi Ranjan taking out protest rallies, mortality rate during the second wave of the pandemic. One of the virtual mode on 27th July Muniguda, Therubali Mahapatra, Mrs Triveni in wake of price hike in reasons behind the districts high 2021. The meeting was and Boinda stations, de- Dahre, Chandraprakash petro fuels as fake and recovery rate is the ground fight presided by Pradeep velopment of circulating Pandey, Biswajit Dash, planned. The cycle rallies done by the medical fraternity in Kumar, Divisional area at Kesinga, 1st FOB Tripurari Panigrahi, against petrol hike by the both maintaining COVID appropriate Railway at Junagarh Road & Gyaneshwar Singh centre should be stopped behaviour and treating the infected. Manager,Sambalpur. Doikalu stations and 2nd Goutam, Somnath by the Congress workers, As priorly done, presently too COVID Kumar, in his opening FOB at Kantabanji sta- Agrawal, Govind he said, and the State positive patients are being treated in speech, welcomed the tion. Barpali, Deogaon Agrawal and Rajesh Central Chronicle News Government should assure COVID care hospitals and home iso- lations, throughout the region, members and stated the Road and Loisingha sta- Agrawal were participat- that the prices of fuels meanwhile a segment of patients suggestions given by tions to be developed as ed and gave valuable opin- Fingeshwar, July 27: should be brought down, to recovered were also moved to criti- DRUCC Members are per norms of Adarsh sta- ions with regard to differ- Janta Congress prevent the steep rise of cal care after being in home isola- given utmost priority by tion. Provision of addi- ent problems and develop- Chhattigarh (Jogi), Vidhan prices of essential com- tion. A total of 53 thousand, 985 the Division. tional Platform shelter at ment work of Sambalpur Sabha In-charge, Bisoha modities. patients were reported to be posi- Kumar further stated Balangir station, Division. L.V.S.S.Patrudu, Harith, has accused the Further questioning the tive, of which 19 thousand 38 were that Automated Ticket Divyangjan-friendly Addl. Divisional Railway Bhupesh Baghel led State Bhupesh Government, from rural region, while the rest 34 Checking & Managing male & female toilets at Manager, Sambalpur and Government, of cheating Harith condemning the de- thousand 947 patients were from urban region. 53 thousand 13 Access System This is a step forward stations. For safety & se- Bargarh-Titlagarh & other officers also partici- the public, by selling petro cision of the State patients fully recovered, while 876 (ATMA) was provided at combating the spread of curity of passengers Sambalpur- Angul sec- pated in the meeting. S.S. fuels at a very high rate. Government, has seeked succumbed to the pandemic. A Sambalpur and Titlagarh COVID-19. Water bottle CCTV have been in- tion and he has also ex- Nayak, Sr.Divisional The Government is selling the pulling back of petrol record 51 thousand 105 patients, Railway stations for con- crushing machines have stalled at Balangir and plained the achievement Commercial Manager, 25000 liter, high speed sale to Adani Group, and alos recovered after being in home tactless ticket checking been commissioned at Titlagarh stations. Other of the Business develop- Sambalpur and convener petrol at Rs.55 to Adani instead sell it to the public isolation. COVID control room of the and thermal temperature Sambalpur, Balangir, on-going passenger ment Unit (BDU) of the of DRUCC coordinated group, thereby earning 31 to get direct benefit of district is also catering to the treat- scanning of passengers. Titlagarh and Kesinga amenity projects like, Division. the Meeting. crores, every month he petrol prices. ment of patients in home isolation post and pre recovery phase. Rains galore in the month of ‘Savan’ Not a single brick of devp put in last 2.5 yrs: Sahu Rajim, Jul 26: The former LS MP has not completed it so far and it Central Chronicle News Mahasamund district and has been utter failure on all National V-P Pichada Varg fronts. Rajim, July 27: With the Morcha of BJP Chandulal Sahu Sahu also cited the delay in start of the auspicious charged that what all the prom- completion of other pending month of Saavan, pregnant ises the Bhupesh Baghel govern- development works in the region clouds brought heavy rains ment had made using 'Gangajal' including Fingeshwar, Churra, with lush winds, overcom- have not been fulfilled. There is Gariyaband including schools ing the prevailing hot and no one to hear to problems of ment had increased it to 32 %. ed. and Colleges and the failure of humid climate in the re- farmers and in last 2.5 yrs the He charged that the Congress Bhupesh government has Bhupesh Baghel government in gion. The rains have government has taken loan government has not put a single done paddy purchase, but failing fulfilling the works sponsored by brought much respite to worth Rs 39000 crore and which brick in the name of develop- to get it lifted by millers, paddy central government be it houses the farmers, who were has to be paid from every citi- ment and had done just four worth crore has got damaged or benefits to farmers or the stu- waiting for heavy rains zen's pocket. Despite the fact works viz. taking liquor to every- lying out in the open at PPCs. In dents or for employment, even since, the start of the that the state is rich in mineral body's home, open excavation of this there is colossal loss of food- after sufficient funding to the Kharif season. As the ing and weeding, needed ers owing to hydro dis- water, resulting in growth resources and its correct use is sand, correspondence and grains due to lack of proper state government in all fronts. fields, now ready with rice the rains bitterly,as none of charge, a favourable condi- of unwanted plants too. not being made by the ruling charges to central government maintenance and lack of food The dharna was held from saplings 4-5 inches in these steps, leading to a tion happening during The district administra- government. and promoting corruption at all storage facilities. 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and after this height, the coming 3-4 high yield can be fulfilled peak of rains, which is tion too had let the canals Sahu was addressing large levels. Citing about other shortcom- the BJP workers and leaders con- months are very crucial for according to experts with- highly beneficial for stand- open for irrigation, after a number of farmers and BJP party Sahu charged that corruption ings, Sahu informed that road ducted foot-march from Shivaji the farming community, as out heavy to medium rain, ing paddy crops. Same way break in monsoon, but the workers in the Vidhan Sabha in state is at its peak and persons widening from Rajim to Churra Chowk to SDM's office and sub- during this period, pres- at a continues strech.With wedicides are also been sudden discourse of rains level dharna at Pt. Sunderlal right from Patwari to senior offi- was to be done, along with that mitted memorandum about ence of water in the field is rains, hitting hard the re- used side by side, as the soil in the month of Saavan, is Sharma Chowk in Rajim here on cer are involved in bribery and of road from Rajim to Shivaji problems being faced by the very compulsory for maxi- gion since Sunday evening, fertility and moisture in- being considered very aus- Monday. He said that earlier the they say that they have to pay to Chowk upto Pitaibandh and this farmers. On this occasion all dis- mum yield. The fields now use of fertilizers have also creases double fold, once picious by the farming irrigation cover in state was 18% higher-ups. In this way, Sahu was approved during BJP's rule, trict BJP leaders and party work- active with planting, seed- been started by the farm- the fields gets trapped in community. and to which the Raman govern- said that people are being loot- but the Congress government ers were present. Social distancing distanced Goods train derail, Special DG BSF plants saplings during vaccination traffic suspended

Central Chronicle News got affected. Meanwhile Q Along with officers saplings along with officers tion. In this series, there is rescue team is busy from and jawans of BSF here on target to plant around 4 Central Chronicle News 300 accumulated in the cen- ministered the vaccine Bacheli, Jul 27: On the night to open the and jawans of BSF in Sunday. lakh saplings by BSP tre to get their part of the first, with 03 people of 18 Sunday late night a route for traffic. Gram Palod During this around 2000 Special Operation Nandini-Ahiwara, July shot. After warning from plus category getting their loaded goods train from Generally Maoists are in- saplings of trees viz. Lemon, Headquarters in the state. 27: Social distancing the Police team, the crowd second dose in the same Kirandul to volved in derailment Central Chronicle News Mango, 'Anwla', 'Tamarind' On this occasion as per in- norms were violated dur- decided to stand in a queue centre. 30 people of 45 plus Vishakhapatnam got de- process on this route but and other species were structions from Special DG ing vaccination in but sans mask and the reg- category got the first shot, railed 2 km from Bacheli this time it seems that Arang, Jul 27: The officers planted. BSF Special Operation, all Saraswati Shishu Mandir, ulatory distance of 2 feet while 19 people of 45 plus railway station. The inci- derailment is due to tech- and jawans of Border Speaking on the occasion the officers and jawans took Ward 04, here as people and one from another. A few category got the second dent took place at 10:15 nical fault. Meanwhile Security Force (BSF) Special Special DG BSF Hq. Dr SL an oath to protect and con- frontal staff stepped back days back, a slot of 70 vac- shot, in which under pm when seven bogies of NMDC is incurring loss Operation Command head- Thousen said that trees are serve environment and from adhering to COVID cine vials were also stolen Antyodaya card holders - this jumbo train after worth crores due to de- quarter in Gram Palod important for environmen- passed on a message to plant appropriate behaviour from the centre, which has 03, APL card holders - 29, covering 2 km from railment of goods train planted saplings to save and tal balance. large number of trees and grossly .According to infor- not been detected till date. BPL card holders - 128. A Bacheli station got de- and passengers bound conserve the environment. All the central police saplings in and around their mation, 105 doses of According to On-duty vac- total of 160 people were vac- railed near pole no 435 for Vishakhapatnam got On this occasion Special DG forces coming under Union houses and office premises. Covidshield, were allotted, cination staff, 108 people, of cinated under the above due to cracks in the stuck in trains as the BSF Command Hq Dr SS Home Ministry plants thou- This year BSF plans to plant but a crowd of more than 18 plus category were ad- said category track. The entire track route is still closed. Thousen and IG BK Mehta sands of saplings every year around 20 lakh saplings all carried out plantation of for environment conserva- over the nation. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021

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Jail instead of Chronicle Olympic Since 1974 Volume 9 No. 118 Sushil Kumar, the most decorat- ed sportsperson with two Olympic medals is now logged Faulty border demarcation in Tihar jail. The bronze medal- A border dispute between Assam and Mizoram took a turn for ist in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver medalist in the 2012 the worse when clashes led to the deaths of at least six Assam London Olympics in freestyle Police personnel. Several people are injured and CRPF has wrestling is a glaring example taken over police posts. The boundary issue between present- of a fall from grace. He was a day Assam and Mizoram dates back to the colonial era when medal contender again in the inner lines were demarcated according to the administrative Rio games but injury kept him needs of British Raj. The Assam-Mizoram dispute stems from from regaining full fitness two notifications passed under British era. First, notification of resulting in him missing the 1875, that differentiated Lushai Hills from the plains of Cachar. Olympics and probably one Second, notification of 1933, that demarcates a boundary more metal slipped out of between Lushai Hills and Manipur. The Mizoram government India’s kitty. Wrestlers and box- has sought the revision of the boundary with Assam, based on ers are known to be aggressive the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873 and the but in Sushil Kumar’s case, his over-aggression has landed him Inner Line of the Lushai Hills Notification of 1993. Since 1962 in jail. He hit a fellow wrestler in most of the state borders of states carved out of Assam were a fit rage of anger over a petty divided following the myopic vision of the Central government. issue that caused instant death. On ground these borders still do not run in sync with the tribal He could have been an asset for territories and identities, creating repetitive conflicts in the Indian sports but his misdeeds region and disturbing its peace. Assam finds itself at the center resulted in wastage of talent. of all the conflicts since most of the neighboring states were People like Leander Paes , carved out of its territory since independence. This was done to Karnam Malleswari, Abhinav consolidate the Indian Union at the time by catering to the aspi- Bindra and Vijendra Singh are rations of the local tribes and including them in the mainstream Onlookers gather near the site of a landslide due to ongoing heavy monsoon rains at Yellapur in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. jewels of Indian sports. These by giving them independent statehoods. Mizoram shares a 123- above-mentioned persons km border with southern Assam and has been claiming a 509- should be involved in their respective fields so that India’s square mile stretch ‘occupied’ by the neighbouring State. list of Olympic medalists grows Mizoram used to be the Lushai Hills district of Assam before Back on track for economy longer. being made a Union Territory in 1972 and a State in 1987. Both Spondon Hazuri, via email States have been disputing an extensive stretch of this bound- SATISH SINGH imports almost doubled to $41.87 four companies, which include ary. The Inner Line Regulations, commonly referred to as the billion in June as compared to the National Thermal Power same period last year and increased Corporation (NTPC), Power Grid Reconstitute Inner Line Permit system (ILP), first gained legal effect through by about 2.05 percent as compared Corporation, ONGC and Indian Oil, the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873. At present the to June 2019. The overall trade have taken nearly 80 percent of the PMNRF BEFR continues to apply, but only in present-day Arunachal deficit is narrowing due to increase loans of PSUs. The consolidated net Prime Minister National Relief Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram. It had been lifted in the whole in exports and less gold imports in debt liability of these four PSUs Fund (PMNRF) was constituted of Assam, as well as the entirety of present-day Meghalaya. The the months of May and June. It declined by 2.3 percent year-on-year by first Prime Minister Pandit BEFR allows Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and remained at a three-quarter low of to Rs 5.6 lakh crore. The reduction in Jawaharlal Nehru in the year Nagaland not to let non-resident Indians in without an inner-line $31 billion in the first quarter of FY debt liabilities was mainly driven by 1948 when Congress was the permit for a temporary stay. Border disputes among the North 2021-22. The trade deficit is expect- profits from metal companies such only dominating political party Eastern states have been, to some extent, responsible for cre- ed to remain low in the current as Steel Authority of India and PMNRF therefore had Congress financial year with the states open- Hindustan Copper and oil companies President as a permanent mem- ating differences between two groups of people across the bor- ing the lockdown in a phased man- such as Indian Oil and Bharat ber of six-member committee. ders. Even extending to misunderstandings between two neigh- ner and accelerating economic Petroleum Corporation Ltd. SAIL’s But with subsequent change in boring governments to the degree of exchange of fire. Assam o provide relief to the public year ago. Because of this, NBFCs are and businessmen affected by giving loans without much difficulty. activity. Non-petroleum and non- total debt liabilities declined by 31 political system, BJP has finds itself at the center of all the conflicts since most of the T the second wave of Corona pandem- Financial institutions, which are not gems exports grew 29 percent to per cent to around Rs 35,500 crore replaced Congress as strong neighboring states were carved out of its territory since inde- ic, the government has taken sever- banks, but accept deposits and pro- $25.65 billion in June. On the same during the last fiscal from Rs 52,200 ruling party not only at the cen- pendence. This was done to consolidate the Indian Union at the al measures, under which the sys- vide credit facilities like banks, are lines, non-oil and non-gold imports crore at the end of FY20. tre but in many states also. It time by catering to the aspirations of the local tribes and includ- tem of giving loans to the traders, called NBFCs. NBFCs do not include have also increased in June 2021. Indian Oil’s gross debt declined becomes a practical necessity ing them in the mainstream by giving them independent state- measures to increase liquidity in the only financial companies. The com- This indicates a pick-up in economic by 14 percent to Rs 1.09 lakh crore in that constitution of PMNRF hoods. Needless to say, a quick and speedy resolution of these market, efforts have been made to panies involved in this do business of activity and an improvement in the last fiscal, from Rs 1.26 lakh committee may be suitably border issues has become necessary given the Central govern- speed up the process of vaccination investment and insurance, chit demand. India’s goods and services crore a year ago. Similarly, Bharat revised so that Congress etc. Due to adoption of these meas- funds, banking, stock broking, alter- exports are estimated to grow 32 Petroleum Corporation Limited’s President may be replaced by ment’s renewed emphasis on the overall development of the percent year-on-year to $49.85 bil- gross debt liability declined by 23 Northeast. This goal can only be achieved by purging strife and ures, the economy seems to be get- native investments etc. The total Leader of Opposition in Lok lion in June. Total imports grew by percent year-on-year to around Rs Sabha. PMNRF has also one of promoting greater co-operation among these states to usher in ting back on track. Further, the cen- number of NBFCs registered with tral government has recently the Reserve Bank of India as on about 74 percent year-on-year to 48,000 crore at the end of last fiscal, its committee-members as an era of peace and prosperity in the region. approved the release of a package of January 31, 2021 was 9507 and its $52.18 billion. It is noteworthy that from around Rs 62,000 crore a year Deputy Prime Minister, a post Rs 23,123 crore to deal with the third total asset size was about 14 percent the overall global demand continues ago. Companies such as Indian Oil, not necessarily being always wave of the corona pandemic, under of scheduled commercial banks. to be good. That is why the factories BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, NTPC, SAIL and existing. Therefore PMNRF con- Hypocrisy in sustainability which the central government will Today NBFCs are playing an impor- are operating at half their capacity NMDC saw the biggest jump in earn- stitution should be to have a give Rs 15,000 crore, while the state tant role in providing deposit and despite partial lockdown in various ings, while oil companies benefited Union Minister nominated by The climate talks among governments for COP26 in over 18 governments will contribute Rs credit facilities to the low-income parts of the country. However, India from inventory gains and metal pro- PMNRF Chairperson who hap- can do even better in exports in the ducers despite lower sales and rev- months showed real engagement and possible areas of com- 8,123 crore. group households and Micro, Small pens to be Prime Minister. A current financial year due to the enue in the last fiscal. promise ahead of a pivotal November summit. The London talks Due to the opening of the lock- and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). representative from the reduction in daily cases of infection This led to an increase in their came as nearly 200 nations started online negotiations to vali- down in a phased manner, economic They are also providing credit facili- Federation of Indian Chambers and economic activity being profits in FY21. These PSUs also date a UN science report that will anchor further meetings activities have started increasing in ties in those areas where banks do of Commerce and Industries restored. benefited from the fall in interest charged with preventing climate catastrophe. Sustainability is a the country. In the month of June, not have access. (FICCI) already exists in the Debt liability of listed non-finan- rates like other companies last year, the total volume of e-way bills To those who fail to get loans original PMNRF committee. But big and often intimidating word in large swathes of the devel- cial Public Sector Undertakings recording a 18.4 percent year-on- jumped 37.1 percent on a monthly from banks, they provide loans on original PMNRF constitution oped world made smaller by the virtual nature of the pandem- (PSUs) has come down for the first year decline in their interest cost in ic. This sweeping definition does grave injustice to survival basis, while it increased by 26 per- easy terms. The percentage of loans had a permanent nominee from cent on a yearly basis. On this basis, given by them being NPA is very time in last 5 yeaRs The gains on FY21. It can be said that the risk of woes of millions and deftly hides the seriousness of humanity’s account of higher metal and energy corona virus infection is not over Tata Trustees because Tatas speculations are being made that less. According to the data released were the leading-most industri- failed tryst with nature. Many participants and observers noted the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Ministry of Commerce and prices helped these companies yet. Therefore, preventive measures the recent extreme weather around the world, in Europe, North reduce their debt liabilities. The are being taken across the country. al giant in the country at that collection may increase in the com- Industry, exports in the month of time. To be fair to each industri- America, China and other countries which has given an added consolidated net debt liability of The pace of vaccination has acceler- ing months. The Finance Ministry June grew 48.34 percent or $32.5 bil- al-group and to get added con- impetus to the talks. London experienced torrential rain, which has said in its report that the tax col- lion on year-on-year basis due to these state-owned companies ated and the government is still try- declined by 6.4 percent to Rs 6.83 ing to accelerate it further. Efforts tribution to PMNRF, sixth seat led to flooding in many areas, even as the talks were taking lection of the Central Government in increase in global demand for petro- for some particular industrial place. It also evokes consternation when corporations, riding the first two months of FY 2021 has leum products, engineering prod- lakh crore at the end of March this are also being made to strengthen year from Rs 7.3 lakh crore at the the health infrastructure. With the group should be decided high on electricity usage and cash power, tell us how and when been satisfactory. The central gov- ucts, gems etc. This is about 30 per- through auction or tender every ernment is increasing the expendi- cent higher than in June 2020, as end of March 2020. Integrated net corrective measures taken, econom- to switch off those attractive appliances that they happily year whereby the industrial- ture for the repair and expansion of sectors such as iron ore, rice, cotton, debt versus equity of non-bank and ic activity is expected to further seduce with the gadgets, the intelligent television set, those group offering maximum contri- roads and railways, so that econom- handloom products, marine prod- non-NBFC central PSUs improved to strengthen in the coming months. white goods, the smarter they are, the more sustainable they bution may become sixth com- ic activities can be accelerated. ucts, pharmaceuticals etc. have 0.75 times in FY21 from 0.77 times in (Satish Singh is Assistant General mittee-member of PMNRF. can be even if they are power-hungry. It’s about striking a bal- Non-Banking Financial Companies been registering growth since the FY20. The improvement in debt ratio Manager, Senior Columnist and ance with nature and giving all creatures great and small room (NBFCs) are in a better position on beginning of the current financial was fueled by both reduction in editor of in-house Journal of SBI Madhu Agrawal, Delhi to breathe without spewing toxic human waste on them. the liquidity front than they were a year. The country’s commodity gross debt and higher income. Only ‘Aarthik Darpan’.) Sustainable living needs action not jargon, that is more toxic than what we keep throwing at nature. Those who preach and promote this way of life haven’t understood how remote it remains to the underprivileged in developing and under-devel- WHAT THEY TWEET! oped nations, the poor and the farmers for who life is a daily struggle that is consumed by dual issues of survival and suste- nance. On the other side of the power equation are those for Asha Jadeja Sunit Arora@ who the world has given enough. Since earth has become Motwani@ sunitarora ashajadeja325 unsustainable for the living, they seek greener planets and plot Whether you hide it or not, Even if you don’t pay income fantastical journeys to space and beyond. The likes of Jeff Bezos India’s second wave of tax, you ARE an Indian tax and Richard Branson are okay burning up tons of rocket fuel covid-19 in April and May payer if you buy soap, tea, 2021 has permanently drive on a road, or use a bus. that add to atmospheric pollution. And we laud their achieve- scarred the Indian psyche, It is your RIGHT to ask ments. They can be forgiven on the polluted, smoky trail to it is this generation’s 1962 bureaucrats to deliver things war, a humiliating defeat. that YOU pay them for. greener goodness. There will be peace on earth once the rich We should not sweep it have ravaged the earth of its resources. It’s dilemma between Instead I find people touch- under the carpet, but learn ing the feet of Babus & sustenance and sustainability, and the hypocrisy of our age is from our mistakes so that it paying them to ‘pass showing; the stench of warped development is visible in the never happens again. their file’! way we have brought this pandemic upon ourselves. Saving the earth sounds nice and fits well with corporate social responsi- Roshan Rai@ItsRoshanRai Chandrashekhar Dhage@cbdhage bility, but it is uncharitable when rich, or developed countries Both these governments and the #Bengaluru-#Salem #NH44 Thoppur ghat Section. Sheer joy of driving through nature. Neerja@neerjadeodhar government at centre should die and corporations tell the former colonised lot, and the poor, We also look at respectability pol- of shame. Our police jawans have about carbon footprint. This, after they have trampled upon itics (who gets to use parks, for lost their lives by the hands of example, and for what ‘purpose’), their earth’s natural resources and left a footprint we will find the very own people they pro- as well as how a re-imagination of hard to erase for generations. Civilizational collapse is real risk tect, this is so shameful, I am out Indian cities is necessary. Tune in for humanity. if words #AssamMizoramBorder and let us know your thoughts :)

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Porn films case ANNUAL CONVOCATION No urgent relief to Raj Kundra till prosecution is heard: HC Mumbai, Jul 27 (PTI): city court. On Tuesday, a Ponda then sought some claimed to be pornograph- magistrate’s court re- interim relief for his ic did not depict direct or The Bombay High Court manded him in 14-day ju- client. Justice Gadkari, explicit sexual acts but on Tuesday said it cannot dicial custody. Kundra however, refused and said shows material in the pass any order granting moved the magistrate’s it cannot grant any relief form of short movies urgent relief to business- court for bail and his plea without giving a chance to “which are lascivious or man Raj Kundra, arrested was kept for hearing on the prosecution first to re- appeal to the prurient in- in a case of alleged pro- Wednesday. spond to the petition. terest of persons at best”. duction and distribution Kundra’s lawyers Aabad No ex-parte ad-interim After Kundra’s arrest, of pornographic films Ponda and Subhash relief, the court said. the crime branch had de- through apps, without Jadhav argued in the HC Kundra, in his petition, scribed him as the “key first hearing the prosecu- on Tuesday that the police has maintained his arrest conspirator” of the case. tion. Justice A S Gadkari failed to follow the proce- and the subsequent order He has been booked directed the police to file dure laid down in law and passed by the magistrate’s under Indian Penal Code its affidavit by July 29 in ought to have first issued a court remanding him in Sections 420 (cheating), 34 response to a petition sub- notice under section 41A police custody were illegal (common intention), 292 mitted by Kundra (45) of the CrPC instead of ar- as no notice was issued to and 293 (related to obscene challenging his arrest in resting him directly. him. and indecent advertise- the case. Public prosecutor As per section 41A of ments and displays), and Kundra, the husband of Aruna Kamat Pai refuted the CrPC, the police may, relevant sections of the IT actor Shilpa Shetty, was the claim and said a notice in cases where arrest is Act and the Indecent arrested on July 19 by the was indeed issued to not warranted, issue sum- Representation of Women Mumbai Police’s crime Kundra before he was mons to the accused per- (Prohibition) Act. branch in the porn films placed under arrest. son and record his or her The police have claimed case filed in February this The HC directed Pai to statement. Kundra, in his to have found 51 obscene year. Post-arrest, he was file an affidavit in re- plea, has also said the ma- videos during searches at President Ram Nath Kovind during the 19th annual convocation of University of Kashmir in Srinagar, Tuesday. sent in police custody by a sponse to the petition. terial which the police his office. ‘Assam Mizoram can approach ‘Pvt hospitals directly procured over 1.27 cr Covid vaccine doses’ SC, Centre to resolve border dispute’ New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): National COVID-19  In May crore have so far been plies to the states by the New Delhi, July 27 (PTI): an SP, in a sudden escala- appropriate suits before Vaccination Strategy’, spent on the COVID-19 vac- Centre continued, while tion of the border dispute, the Supreme Court. It is Under the “Liberalised which came into effect available, she said the cination programme, in- the states and the private The long-standing officials said. While senior their right. They should Pricing and Accelerated from May 1, a total of Centre has been supplying cluding for the procure- hospitals were allowed to border dispute be- advocate Rakesh Dwivedi have first moved the court National COVID-19 127.34 lakh doses of a sufficient quantity of ment of vaccines and the procure up to 50 per cent of tween Assam and and Assam’s standing and sought some relief Vaccination Strategy”, COVID-19 vaccines were Covid vaccines to the operational cost for vacci- the vaccine doses pro- Mizoram can be re- counsel Debojit Borkakati against each other, Dave over 1.27 crore doses of procured directly by pri- states free of cost for ad- nation, the minister said duced by the manufactur- solved either by the said the Centre should in- said. He said these north- COVID-19 vaccines were vate hospitals in May,” she ministration to the priori- in response to another ers. LEGAL EXPERTS ADVICE EXPERTS LEGAL Supreme Court or the tervene and take steps for a eastern states have con- directly procured by pri- said in response to the tised beneficiaries, as rec- question. The “Revised Centre, legal experts peaceful settlement, anoth- ducted themselves poorly vate hospitals in May, the question on the number of ommended by the NEG- In the first phase Guidelines for said on Tuesday while ob- er senior lawyer Dushyant and the incident justifies government informed doses made available to VAC. (January-February) of the Implementation of serving that the violent Dave was of the view that that both the governments Parliament on Tuesday. private hospitals till May. The states are informed vaccination programme, National COVID border conflict between both the states should be should be sacked and The strategy came into “A total of 83.61 lakh about the number of doses free vaccination was pro- Vaccination Programme” the two was ugliest mani- put under the President’s states be kept under the effect from May 1. doses of COVID-19 vac- to be made available to vided to healthcare work- are effective from June 21, festation of the insurrec- Rule. Dave said there was a President’s Rule through In a written reply to a cines have been adminis- them 15 days in advance so ers and frontline workers. under which the Centre is tion . One of the experts failure of the Governor . Dwivedi, a question in the Rajya tered at private Covid as to enable them to pre- In the second phase procuring 75 per cent of called the brewing border Constitutional machinery Constitutional law expert, Sabha, Minister of State Vaccination Centres pare for the acceleration of (March-April), free vacci- the Covid vaccine doses dispute as a failure of the in both the states and the said the two states can for Health Bharati Pravin (CVCs) from May to 15th the vaccination coverage nation was first provided produced in the country Constitutional machinery. violent incident is the ugli- avail of two options; one of Pawar said a total of 83.61 June, 2021,” Pawar said. while being cognizant of to everyone above 60 years and providing those to the At least five Assam Police est manifestation of the in- them is to approach the lakh doses of the vaccines On whether many gov- the available vaccines, of age and those in the 45- states for free. personnel were killed on surrection between the central government and were administered at the ernment immunisation Pawar said. 59 age group with speci- The domestic vaccine Monday while defending states since India’s ask it to resolve the prob- private Covid vaccination centres were shut down As of July 25, a total of fied comorbidities and manufacturers have the the “constitutional bound- Independence. If these lem in an appropriately centres (CVCs) from May till June 20 due to a short- 44.91 crore doses have been subsequently, to everyone option to provide up to 25 ary” of the state with states had any grievances, agreed manner through to June 15. age of vaccines while the supplied to the states and above 45 years of age. per cent of their monthly Mizoram and more than 60 they should have ad- the legislation of the “Under the ‘Liberalised private hospitals had a Union territories for free In the third phase (May vaccine production direct- people injured, including dressed them by bringing Parliament. Pricing and Accelerated large number of vaccines and a total of Rs 9,725.15 to June 20) the free sup- ly to private hospitals. REMEMBERING DECEASED SC TO STATES ‘Ensure children orphaned during pandemic be allowed to continue education’ New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): orphans are permitted to ed in the neighbourhood ent or abandoned mostly continue in the same schools under the Right to due to the pandemic as per The Supreme Court schools at least for this ac- Education Act. The state the data provided by dif- Tuesday directed all states ademic year, be it private government shall also fur- ferent states and UTs on to ensure that children or government schools, nish information relating the Bal Swaraj’ Portal till who have become orphans said a bench comprising to students who have been June 5. or lost a parent during the justices L Nageswara Rao accommodated in private The NCPCR had given COVID-19 pandemic since and Aniruddha Bose. schools and government the break up in its affi- March last year are per- The top court passed the schools, the bench said, davit which said there mitted to continue in the direction after advocate asking the states to file sta- were 3,621 orphans, 26,176 same school, be it private Gaurav Agrawal, who is tus report on the issue. children who have lost one or government, at least for assisting it as an amicus The court has posted the parent and 274 children the current academic year. curiae in the matter, matter for further hearing who have been abandoned. The apex court, while raised concern regarding on August 26. The apex court had also hearing a suo motu matter education of such chil- In its June 7 order, the directed the states and on contagion of COVID-19 dren. The bench noted that apex court had directed UTs to take stringent ac- in children protection the amicus has referred to the states and UTs to make tion against NGOs and in- homes, said that in its the information provided provisions for continu- dividuals who are in- June 7 order it had asked by states, particularly one ance of education of such dulging in illegal adop- the states and Union state where almost 40 per children both in govern- tions of children or- Territories (UTs) to ensure cent of orphans are study- ment as well as in private phaned during the pan- that there is no break in ing in private schools. schools. The National demic. It had earlier the education of such chil- The apex court said in Commission for passed a slew of directions dren in both private and case, there is difficulty in Protection of Child Rights for care and protection of government schools. students being permitted (NCPCR) had last month children who have become People bow to pay their respects outside the entrance to a subway station in Zhengzhou in central Chinas Henan At the cost of repetition, to continue their educa- informed the bench that as orphans or have lost one Province, Tuesday. we direct the state govern- tion in private schools, many as 30,071 children parent or abandoned dur- ments to ensure that the they may be accommodat- were orphaned, lost a par- ing the pandemic. ‘Unity of Oppn EU trumpets vaccine success Little girl from TN endures struggle parties will take but warns of variant impact after consuming bleaching powder by mistake shape on its own’ New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Brussels, Jul 27: that as well as meeting the medical authorities insist Chennai, July 27 (PTI): Shencottah, a little town in lems from then on,” they said. To a question, leader and West Bengal Chief first-shot goal, 57 per cent that full vaccination is, so south Tamil Nadu, say told PTI. Showing a photo- Sitharaj and his wife said Minister Mamata Banerjee on The European Union has of adults across the bloc far, the best protection “When can I eat choco- they knocked on the doors graph of her child clicked they were not sure as to Tuesday said the unity of oppo- achieved a major goal of are now fully vaccinated against such variants. The lates,”? is the question of a number of govern- before she took ill, in how the child got the sition parties will take shape on providing at least one coro- against COVID-19. The 70 commission believes that posed often by four year- ment hospitals before get- which she appeared as a “bleaching powder” as its own. Banerjee, who is in the navirus shot to 70 per cent per cent figure is an arbi- enough doses have already old Isakkiyammal at a gov- ting their child admitted little angel, Prema could they don’t buy or store national capital, met Prime of adults across the 27-na- trary target and does not been delivered across the ernment-run children’s here. The child is being not control her tears when such things. Director and tion bloc but member coun- correspond to any scientif- bloc to ensure that 70 per hospital here. treated in the ICU of the she showed the next image Superintendent, ICH, Dr S Minister Narendra Modi and tries must step up their ic immunity benchmark. cent of adults can be fully While eating sweets Institute of Child Health of the girl that was taken Elilarasi said requested him to give her state vaccination rates to com- These figures put vaccinated, but some coun- should have been a very and Hospital for Children recently. Isakkiyammal Isakkiyammal’s food pipe, more coronavirus vaccines bat fast-spreading variants Europe among the world tries are moving too slowly. ordinary thing for a child at Egmore here, a was unrecognisable in esophagus was eroded and based on its population. of the disease, the EU’s leaders when it comes to Bulgaria and Romania no- of that age, it is not so for renowned Tamil Nadu that picture as she was badly affected due to the Responding to a question on chief executive warned vaccination rates, von der tably have the lowest vacci- her. government run facility. emaciated and appeared ingestion of bleaching opposition unity against the Tuesday. The EU home to Leyen said in a statement. nation rates. The little one and her Recounting what hap- crippled. powder The inability of ruling NDA, she said it will take around 450 million people The catch-up process has According to the parents have been endur- pened months ago, Before the incident, she the parents to take their shape on its own. Asked was widely criticized for been very successful. European Centre for ing a nightmarish struggle Seetharaj and his wife weighed about 12 kg and it child to a health facility whether she will lead the oppo- the slow pace of its vaccine But she warned against Disease Prevention and for about four months now Prema say they were away dropped to six kilos later for a regular check-up was sition parties, Banerjee said rollout early this year. Its complacency given the Control, 68 per cent of after she ingested by mis- for work when they re- as the child could not eat also a factor that led to her the country will lead the oppo- executive branch, the well-established presence adults in the 27 EU coun- take what they believe is ceived a phone call from a or drink anything. “We present condition. “The sition unity. She said the prime European Commission, in Europe of other vari- tries plus Iceland, bleaching powder. neighbour that their child went to Tenkasi hospital, child says she took only a minister should convene an all- was tasked with sealing ants. The delta variant is Liechtenstein, Norway and Subsequently, it became had taken ill after she ate then to Highground little cleaning powder. She party meet on the Pegasus vaccine contracts for mem- very dangerous. I therefore Switzerland have received pretty hard for her to even bleaching powder. (Tirunelveli) and finally is suffering from multiple snooping row and decide on a ber countries and it is des- call on everyone who has their first shot, while 53.7 swallow her saliva, leave “We were terrified to see got her admitted here. It is stricture of Supreme Court-led probe. perate to show it now has the opportunity to be vacci- per cent of the roughly 400 alone eat or drink any- our child. Her lips got heartbreaking to see that esophagus,which is abnor- Banerjee would meet Congress things under control. nated. For their own health million adults in the 31 thing. Isakkiyammal’s swollen, there was blood our child could not even mal narrowing and tight- president Sonia Gandhi on Commission President and to protect others, von countries are fully vacci- humble working class par- too and she started experi- drink little water or eat a ening of the food pipe,” the Thursday which she described Ursula von der Leyen said der Leyen said. European nated. ents, hailing from encing severe health prob- morsel of food,” Sitharaj ICH director told PTI. as “chai pe charcha”.