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At an announced a Diwali gift for House, securing victories in the claim all four remaining bat- afternoon news conference around 15 lakh state employees n a major relief for farmers in “blue wall” battlegrounds of tlegrounds: Pennsylvania, Wednesday, the former vice in the form of bonus which, the Ithe state, the Wisconsin and Michigan and North Carolina, Georgia president said he expected to officials say, will increase spend- government has reduced the narrowing President Donald and Nevada. win the presidency but stopped ing in festival time. mandi fee to one per cent Trump’s path to reelection. Trump’s campaign engaged short of outright declaring vic- The official said that the state from two. With just a handful of in a flurry of legal activity to try tory. “I will govern as an government had announced a The announcement was States still up for grabs, Trump to improve the Republican American president,” Biden bonus for 30 days’ wages with a made by Chief Minister Yogi tried to press his case in court president’s chances and cast said. “There will be no red maximum of Rs 7,000. Adityanath on his official twit- in some key swing States. In doubt on the election results, states and blue states when we According to official sources ter handle on Thursday. spite of the aggressive requesting a recount in win. Just the United States of here on Thursday, 14,82,187 However, the 0.5 percent Republican move, the flurry of Wisconsin and filing lawsuits in America.” state employees, including state development fee will continue court action did not seem Pennsylvania, Michigan and Democrats scoffed at the employees, teachers, employees and, hence, the farmers will obviously destined to impact Georgia. Statewide recounts legal challenges the President’s of aided institutions and even now have to pay 1.5 percent the election’s outcome. in Wisconsin have historically campaign filed on Wednesday daily waged workers, will be eli- mandi fee in place of 2.5 per- However, Trump scored changed the vote tally by only in Pennsylvania, Michigan and gible for the bonus. cent for trading inside the the first legal battle in the bat- a few hundred votes; Biden led Georgia. And the flurry of The state government will mandi premises. tleground State of Pennsylvania by more than 20,000 ballots out court action did not seem have to bear an additional finan- The decision is being con- wherein an appellate judge has of nearly 3.3 million counted. obviously destined to affect cial burden of Rs 1,022.75 crore sidered as a Diwali gift to ordered that poll watchers must Biden had an edge nation- the election’s outcome. on bonus. However, the dearness lakhs of farmers and agri be allowed within six feet of ally over Trump after victories However weary Americans allowance (DA) payment for the organisations of the state. counting of votes. !       " #  $    $     $  in Wisconsin and Michigan, will have to wait for some employees remains suspended till In order to provide relief “Big legal win in &   ' key Midwestern battleground more time to know the clear next year due to the huge expens- to farmers during Covid lock- Pennsylvania,” Trump said in a states. Contests in Georgia, winner of the closely-fought es incurred on account of the bat- down, as many as 45 fruits and tweet soon after the court reporters during a conference malpractice. in Wisconsin. Pennsylvania, Nevada and election between Trump and tle against the COVID-19 pan- vegetables were exempted from gave the ruling. call that the court ruling would Nevada is the fourth State Two days after Election North Carolina were tight with Biden, as the final outcome demic. mandi fee in May last. Now, the Trump is currently leading allow them to review the count- where the Trump Campaign Day, neither candidate had votes still being tabulated. hinged on a few states on However, the benefited usage fee on these items has in Pennsylvania, but his vote ing that has already occurred as has filed a lawsuit. Trump, amassed the votes needed to The Trump campaign said Thursday where a flood of employees will get 25 percent of been halved. In June, the count has reduced considerably well. The Trump Campaign on who has 214 votes so far, has win the White House. But it was confident the President mail-in ballots triggered by their bonus in cash before the fes- Centre had segregated mandi over the last one day. Thursday filed a lawsuit in the filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Biden’s victories in the Great would ultimately pull out a vic- the coronavirus pandemic were tival and the rest 75 percent will area into mandi premises and Trump Campaign battleground State of Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Lakes States left him at 264, tory in Arizona, where votes still being counted. be deposited in their provident trade area and the jurisdiction Manager Bill Stepien told alleging mass level electoral demanded recounting of votes meaning he was one battle- were also still being counted, Continued on Page 11 fund. of mandi samitis was limited.              #  R  $                 R     R            %&'                 4.03.5  the election, contended         Kumar’s comments at his rally      ihar Chief Minister Nitish on the last day of canvassing       BKumar on Thursday sprang would have demoralised JD(U)       a surprise by announcing at a candidates even further. ! !      ! poll rally in Purnia that he is “I don’t know who advised contesting his last elections. him to make this statement at "    "#$%"&    This was Kumar’s last his last rally. When the leader !     election rally for the third and runs away from the battle-  '  4.03.5   "#  final phase of the Assembly ground, the contestants will     polls on November 7. definitely be demoralised,” he air quality in Delhi dete-  $  % & “Jan lijiye aaj chunav ka Paswan said. Triorated further and %%     aakhri din hai aur parson chu- Some in the JD(U) said reached the “severe” category                       nav hai aur ye mera antim chu-     what Kumar meant was that it on Thursday morning. The    ' nav hai. Ant bhala, to sab bhal- was his last public meeting of worsening of air quality has '      la (You should know that today the election and not the last been attributed to stubble    ! !  is the last day of campaign and to a decade and half, barring a at Bihar Assembly elections in election of his political career. burning whose share has con- the day after is the election. few months when he made which he had declared he They, however, chose to be siderably increased to 42 per   !   And this is my last election. Jitan Ram Manjhi the chief would never join hands with anonymous. cent in Delhi’s pollution. This            !       (     ()* All’s well that ends well),” minister to keep the seat warm the BJP even if “mai Premchandra Mishra, a is maximum so far this season.        Kumar said. for him, has apparently talked mitti me mil jau.” Congress MLC and party Meanwhile, PM10 levels Delhi-NCR to the worst in the cent of Delhi’s pollution on + K  At 69, Kumar could still about quitting electoral politics. “How can anyone be so spokesperson, said Kumar’s stood at 561 microgram per past one year. Wednesday, 10 per cent on   K( have many years in politics Kumar detractors have unprincipled, thoughtless and announcement was an accep- cubic metre (g/m3) at 10 am, SAFAR said the farm fire Tuesday, 16 per cent on     going by the way his contem- mocked at his decision, saying immoral in public life,” tance of “impending defeat”. the highest since November 15 count in Punjab, Haryana, Monday and 40 per cent    %   poraries have remained active this was an “emotional” drama Lalu said. “Nitish Kumar is tired and last year, when it was measured Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, on Sunday. % %%&   in their late 70s and early 80s. to win back the voters. “Kumar “Nitish Kumar has realised retired. A wave of change at 637 g/m3. and neighbouring areas However, the stubble con-      Kumar is seeking a fourth never sticks to his words. If he that he has become tired...that sweeeps Bihar,” said Randeep While the overall Air increased significantly. “The tribution to Delhi’s pollution (    straight term in office. could go back to BJP after vow- he cannot handle Bihar. Today, Surjewala, while reacting to the Quality Index (AQI ) settled at boundary layer wind direc- had peaked to 44 per cent on     ' The crowds were stunned ing never to join hands with the he has understood the ground development. 486, highest of the season, the tion is northwesterly favourable November 1, according to into silence for a few seconds, saffron outfit, who will trust his reality and decided to quit,” A fourth term victory in farm fire incidents recorded by for the transport of pollutants SAFAR data. NASA’s satellite   .  after which they erupted in today’s announcement,” said RJD leader and the chief min- the polls will enable Kumar to the NASA observatory on from farm fires,” it said. imagery showed a large, dense /%% 0 1./02 % applause for the 69- year-old RJD leader Shivanand Tewari. isterial candidate of the oppo- surpass the record of Bihar’s Wednesday night were 4,135. “The share of stubble burn- cluster of fire dots in Punjab 3'   leader who has ruled the state RJD chief and former Chief sition Grand Alliance Tejashwi first chief minister Shrikrishna According to scientists in ing in Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution and parts of Haryana and UP.   %!  for nearly 15 years. Minister Lalu Prasad, who is Yadav told reporters. Singh, who was at the helm for Ministry of Earth Sciences, was estimated at 42 per cent for SAFAR predicted conducive     % This is for the first time lodged in a Ranchi jail as fod- Chirag Paswan, the LJP little under 15 years. raging farm fires and a fall in Thursday,” it said. conditions for dispersion of  &  %%  that the socialist warhorse, der scam convict, tweeted a chief, who led his party out of Kumar has been the chief the wind speed and tempera- In weekly trend, stubble pollutants in the next two days.   who has ruled the state for close video clip of Kumar speaking the NDA in Bihar just before minister since November, 2005. ture pushed air quality in burning accounted for five per Continued on Page 11 #!              !                    '    ()  " #             4.03.5  #   ical distancing during the class- ! "   preventive measures to contain    es,” and Education Ministry the spread of Covid-19 in these hina has decided to tem- $#  % official said.      public places.   4.03.5  received representations from Cporarily suspend the entry Education Minister “Other similar institutions the Sikh community expressing of foreign nationals holding  &   Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank can be reopened as per conve- aking strong exception to a grave concern at this decision valid Chinese visas or residence announced that the colleges      nience and in tune with rele- Tdecision to transfer by Pakistan targeting the rights permits to the country from and universities will reopen as vant State, city or local laws, Gurdwara Kartarpur to a non- of the minority Sikh commu- due to the Covid-19 pan-   4.03.5  per the UGC guidelines issued !    rules and regulations/unlock Sikh body, India on Thursday nity in Pakistan. Such actions demic. The Chinese embassy in consultation with the Home, guidelines in force,” said the protested to Pakistan terming only expose the reality of the here said foreigners holding he Centre on Thursday Health and Education   4.03.5  Ministry in a statement. the move as “unilateral and Pakistani Government and its Chinese diplomatic, service, Tnotified a set of guidelines Ministries. “It is a request to all These guidelines contain condemnable.” leadership’s tall claims of pre- courtesy and C visas will not be for the reopening of universi- educational institutions, stu- fter cinema halls, monu- standard operating procedure In a statement, the serving and protecting the affected by the decision. ties and colleges closed since side the containment zone can dents, parents and all those Aments and gyms, now the (SOPs) to be followed by the Ministry of External Affairs rights and welfare of the reli- The decision comes after March in view of the Covid-19 be opened in a sequential man- associated with the education museums, art galleries and management of museums, art said here, “We have seen gious minority communities. almost 20 passengers of an Air pandemic. ner after consultation with the world to ensure compliance of exhibitions are all set to be galleries and exhibitions (both reports about Pakistan trans- Pakistan is called upon to India Vande Bharat Mission For Central universities respective State/UT these guidelines for the survival reopened from November 10. temporary and permanent), as ferring the management and reverse its arbitrary decision to (VBM) Delhi-Wuhan flight of and other Centrally funded Governments. UGC has sug- and bright future of them- They have been closed since well as the visitors to these maintenance of the Holy deprive the Sikh minority com- October 30 tested positive on higher education institutions, gested six-day weeks, smaller selves and others,” Pokhriyal March 17. spaces, the Ministry said. Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib munity its right to manage arrival last Friday. A proposed the decision for reopening of class-sizes to enable social dis- tweeted on the new SOP. The Culture Ministry on “Comprehensive guidelines away from the Pakistan Sikh affairs of the Holy Gurdwara VBM flight for November 6 campuses has been left to the tancing, however, teaching Continued on Page 11 Thursday issued guidelines for have been issued for adequate Gurdwara Prabandhak Kartarpur Sahib.” was rescheduled as China held Vice Chancellors and heads of hours in a day may be extend- cleaning, purchase of tickets Committee (PSGPC), a body Reports indicated as per a back clearances on flights from the institutions. ed, as per the institution’s        *  !  (   and for ensuring safety of vis- run by the minority Sikh notification issued on India. Air India had planned However, for State univer- requirements. itors and staff at museums, Community, to the adminis- November 3, Pakistan’s four flights to China between sities and colleges, the respec- “Six-day schedule may be New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre exhibitions and art galleries,” trative control of the Evacuee Religious Affairs Ministry November 13 and December 4 tive State Governments will followed so that classes can be to issue directions within a month on banning or regulating the Ministry said. Trust Property Board, a non- handed over the management which could now be impacted. have to take a call as per the conducted in phases and the the use of disinfection tunnels spraying chemical or organic The Ministry has also clar- Sikh body. This unilateral deci- of Durbar Sahib Gurdwara to “The entry into China with fresh set of guidelines notified seating arrangement be made disinfectants on humans. Similar directions may be issued on ified that no museums and/or sion by Pakistan is highly con- a “project management unit” visas issued after November 3 by the Education Ministry keeping in view the require- exposure of humans to artificial ultraviolet rays, the apex court art galleries shall re-open inside demnable and runs against the under the Evacuee Trust is not affected,” Chinese issued through the university ments of physical distancing. said, observing that the Covid-19 pandemic has “threatened containment zones, and spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib Property Board, a department Embassy in India said, adding regulator University Grants Universities and colleges may the health of entire citizenry” and all facets relating to its pre- State/UT Governments may Corridor as also the religious that oversees the shrines of the the suspension is a temporary Commission (UGC). consider reducing the class vention and cure be dealt with by the authorities empowered consider proposing additional sentiments of the Sikh com- country’s minorities. measurement. As per the new guidelines, size and break them in multi- under different statutes. measures as per their field munity at large. We have Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 11 universities and colleges out- ple sections to maintain phys- assessment.    !" #$%&%&  

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Lucknow (PNS): A former pronounced dead. The younger deployed in the village as a pre- ,      !  gram pradhan (village head) and son, Virendra, is battling for his cautionary measure and a case one of his sons were killed while life. It surfaced that the Yadavs was registered against Ram another son was seriously injured and Rajputs had a long-standing Sevak Rajput and his sons,   5<=4/0 tenure of five graduate mem- will be held are , (), Ram Singh Rana Dwivedi ( graduate con- after their political rivals opened political rivalry. Sanjay and Kapil, and efforts bers and six teachers’ con- , Agra, Meerut and (Lucknow), Ashutosh Sinha stituency), Jitendra Kumar fire on them in Hamirpur on Additional police force was were on to nab them. otification for the much- stituency members. - divisions of (Varanasi) and Dr Maan Singh (teachers, Meerut), Ajay Tuesday night. Nawaited biennial elections As per the schedule, the graduate constituencies, and (Allahabad- Jhansi) for the Kumar Singh (Allahabad- As per reports, former gram to 11 Legislative Council seats last date for filing of nomina- Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, graduates seats and Jhansi graduate), Brajesh pradhan Prithviraj Yadav (53) was from graduate and teachers tions will be November 12 Meerut, - Umashanker Choudhury Patel Kumar Singh (graduate, returning home from his fields on constituencies was issued in while scrutiny of papers will be and - divi- (Lucknow), Lal Bihari Lucknow), Sanjeev Singh a motorcycle with his sons Lucknow on Thursday. done on November 13 and sions of teachers constituen- (Varanasi), Sanjay Kumar (Varanasi, graduate), Nagendra Jitendra Yadav (26) and Virendra The polling for these seats the last date for withdrawal of cies.Meanwhile, Congress and Mishra (Bareilly- Moradabad), Dutt Tripathi (Gorakhpur- Yadav ((24) late Tuesday night. will be held on December 1. nomination will be November Samajwadi Party announced Dharmendra Kumar (Meerut), Faizabad teachers) and Dr Midway, they were intercepted by The elections to these seats 17. Polling will be held some candidates for the elec- Harendra Chaudhary (Agra) Mehndi Hassan (Bareilly- a political rival, Ram Sevak have been delayed by six between 8 am and 5 pm on tions to the Upper House of and Awadhesh (Gorakhpur- Moradabad teachers). Rajput, and his sons of the same months due to the coronavirus December 1 and counting of UP Legislature. Faizabad) for teachers con- The ruling Bharatiya village. After hurling abuses at pandemic. votes will be taken up on The candidates announced stituencies. Janata Party and the Bahujan Yadav for daring to campaign in These seats fell vacant on December 3. by Samajwadi Party include Dr Candidates announced by Samaj Party are yet to the village, Ram Sevak and his May 6 after the end of the The seats where the polls Aseem (Agra), Samshad Ali the Congress include Rajesh announce their candidates. sons opened indiscriminate fire, critically injuring Prithviraj and his sons. Taking all three as dead, * +#,,"-# the assailants slipped away from /       the area. In the wee hours of Wednesday, some locals spotted   5<=4/0 wellness centres will be set up at heart, typhoid and others would be )     the three lying in pools of blood these sub-centres at a cost of Rs 7 initially diagnosed at these centres bodies and rushed them to the ith the aim to provide the best crore. In the first phase, 97 such and the patients could be referred to   district hospital where Prithviraj Whealth care to the people in health and wellness centres will be specialists later. and his elder son, Jitendra, were rural areas of the state, the Yogi opened in Lucknow. Each centre will “Till now, an ANM (Auxiliary Lucknow(PNS): Declaring them abscond- Adityanath government has thrashed be allocated a sum of Rs 7 lakh and Nurse and Midwife) used to sit at ing criminals, the Uttar Pradesh government out an ambitious people-centric the facility will be extended across health sub-centres but now commu- on Thursday announced cash rewards on the scheme under which the rural health the state in the second and third nity health officers (CHOs) will be arrest of anti-CAA, NRC protesters and sub-centres will be upgraded. phases. appointed there,” he said. posters of 14 of them, including Mohammad “People living in the countryside The sub-centres will have facil- After a six-month training at Saif, have been put up at various locations in will not have to run to big health cen- ities to diagnose 12 types of non- institutes like King George’s Medical Lucknow. tres any more as the state govern- communicable diseases and the University, staff nurses will be It may be mentioned here that eight of the ment plans to bring treatment for patients will be treated there. appointed as CHOs and will be paid protesters were declared wanted under typhoid, malaria and tuberculosis to Chief Medical Officer of salaries from the National Health Gangsters Act and notices were also pasted out- health sub-centres in villages,” a Lucknow, Dr Sanjay Bhatnagar, said Mission funds. The CHOs will side their houses. They are charged with arson, senior official said. that ailments like blood pressure, dia- apprise villagers of life style diseases spreading communal disharmony and causing Under this scheme, health and betes, TB, measles, leprosy, malaria, and ways to check and control them. damage to public properties. #  #+.! 

  5<=4/0 As per figures, those who have test- Ashiyana, and 10 each from Alambagh ed positive include 2,566 in the age and Jankipuram. There were 10 deaths in he areas in Lucknow which had vir- groups of 0-10 years, 5,112 in the age the city and six of the deceased belonged Ttually turned into coronavirus hotbeds group of 11-20 years, 29,893 in the age to Lucknow. now have less than 30 patients each. A group of 21-40 years, 20,059 between 41- Across the state, 1,879 persons tested senior official at the CMO office said five 60 years and 6977 above 60. Covid positive, including 141 in such areas — Indiranagar, Gomtinagar, On Thursday, 221 new Covid patients , 148 in Gautam Buddhnagar Aliganj, Chinhat and Sarojininagar — were detected in Lucknow while 181 and 164 in Meerut, taking the UP tally to have cases reduced to between 26 and 28. recovered. The death toll stands at 905 4,91,354. There were 28 deaths across the He further said that among different while there are 3,144 active cases in the state, including two in Pratapgarh, and one age groups, those testing positive are aged city. The new patients included 21 from each in , Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, between 21 and 50 years, forming around Rae Bareli road, 20 from Gomtinagar, 17 Barabanki, Varanasi, Meerut, , 60 per cent of the cases. “This is because from Chowk, 14 from Hasanganj, 13 from Hardoi, Etawah, Bulundshahr, Gonda, of no lockdown and people stepping out Hazratganj, 12 each from Indiranagar & Sitapur, Sultanpur, Sonbhadra & Lalitpur, more frequently,” he added. Madiaon, 11 each from Aliganj & taking the toll to 7,131. (   <    =&       %% $   Lucknow (PNS): Piqued at being In Meerut, a woman observing   4+  hospitalised and unable to pray for fast for the long life of her husband the long life of her husband on on Karwa Chauth lost her husband   5<=4/0 Karwa Chauth, a woman suffering as he ended his life in Nai Basti area from COVID-19 jumped to death on Wednesday. It surfaced that iming to make each district an export hub, the from the third floor of Medical Vinod Kumar had a fight with his AUttar Pradesh government has charted out a plan University hospital in wife after which he hanged himself and engaged companies like Ernst and Young and on Wednesday evening. to death at their house. PriceWaterhouseCoopers to identify export poten- In Meerut, a man hanged him- The couple has two children. tials of each district. self to death after a tiff with his wife The police said that the couple Once the exercise is over, the UP Export on Karwa Chauth while another used to regularly fight and the man Promotion Bureau (UPEPB) will undertake skill woman ended her life while observ- was ostensibly upset over it. development programmes to make identified prod- ing fast on Wednesday. In another incident in Meerut, ucts competitive in price and quality in line with glob- In Etawah, a coronavirus positive Kanchan (29) ended her life by al markets. The government also has plans to bring woman from Mainpuri was admit- jumping off a building on Karwa up special economic zones (SEZs) and export parks ted to Saifai Medical University hos- Chauth after being tired of abuses by in future in districts with the maximum potential. pital for treatment on Wednesday her husband. The victim’s father Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most countries and kept in the isolation ward. alleged that her husband, a painter, have lost interest in continuing businesses in China She was initially admitted for a used to routinely assault her. and have been looking for other options. With its new neurological ailment on October 27 In Ambedkarnagar, Manoj export policy, the UP government is trying to encash but tested positive for COVID-19 on Verma (38) of Gopalraipur Belahi in the opportunity and has started a process to identi- October 29 after which she was shift- Sultanpur was posted as junior engi- fy products most exported from China to other coun- ed to Isolation Ward 5 on the third neer at Akbarpur power sub-station. tries. floor. On Wednesday evening, while As Manoj left office and headed The current export levels of UP, key competitors some other women patients prayed home, a speeding Bolero knocked in the global market and possible strategies to meet on Karwa Chauth, the woman sud- him down, killing him on the spot. existing competition will also be included in the new denly jumped from the third floor of In Baghpat, Lokendra (42) of Export Policy. Other than exports, the new policy will the Covid facility and died on the Kasimpur Khedi was heading to also focus on the service sector. For this, nursing, edu- spot. Additional Medical Ramala Cooperative Sugar Mill to cation, AYUSH and wellness, tourism and hospital- Superintendent Anil Aeri confirmed join duty when a speeding bus hit his ity have been considered as potential sectors and the the woman’s death and said that the motorcycle on Wednesday noon. He UPEPB will be conducting skill development pro- reason for her suicide was being was taken to hospital only to be pro- grammes with the departments concerned. probed. nounced dead. +  O   !1 /2( 9 '        SBI Card, India’s largest pure play credit card issuer, and Paytm have joined hands to launch next generation   5<=4/0 will be able to live in natural habi- credit cards. Available in two variants, Paytm SBI Card tats. and Paytm SBI Card SELECT, the product has been he Uttar Pradesh govern- The UP Forest Corporation launched on the Visa platform. Paytm SBI Card variants Tment plans to present Tharu will also train Tharu people to reimagine the credit card experience by enabling smart culture to tourists for which the communicate with the tourists app features and providing superior rewards & benefits Forest department has drafted a and train them to inform the vis- for users. This launch is in line with SBI Card’s endeav- policy for home stay at Tharu vil- itors about security, safety, clean- or to offer customers tailored products which bring max- lages, nestled in deep forests. liness and laws of the jungle. imum value in line with spending needs and to encour- This way, while the tourists, “By allowing them to avail of age digital forms of payments for a safe and enhanced cus- both domestic and international, accommodation facilities in their tomer experience. Paytm SBI Cardholder will be empow- will be exposed to their rare cul- huts and eat home cooked food, ered to control their cards through smart one-tap features ture, the tribals will also be able the Tharus will also be able to available on both SBI Card mobile app & Paytm app. to earn by playing hosts. earn good money,” the official “Tharu villages in Balrampur, said. !( ( Bahraich, Lakhimpur and Pilibhit The home stay scheme is pri- A 3-day international research symposium was will be connected to the Home marily due to a campaign inaugurated at AKTU on Thursday. The symposium is Stay Scheme of the Forest depart- launched by Chief Minister Yogi being organised jointly by Centre for Advanced Studies, ment. Once part of this scheme, Adityanath to connect the Tharus AKTU, Sri Mata Vaishno Devi University (J&K) and SRM the Tharu villages will not only be with the mainstream develop- University (Tamil Nadu) on ‘Impact of tribology on soci- economically independent but ment. Yogi has been a strong ety’. Vice-chancellors of all three universities attended the will also generate employment for advocate of connecting tribes inaugural session. The symposium is recognised world- the people there,” said Additional with other sections of society. wide by Tribology Society of India, Malaysian Tribology Principal Chief Conservator of According to the 2011 Society and International Council for Tribology. Forests Eva Sharma. Census, there are 11.34 lakh These villages will be con- Scheduled Tribes in UP. As per an   (  ' nected to the home stay scheme estimate, this number has crossed Poorvanchal Premiere League is organising the 2nd of UP Forest Corporation the 20 lakh-mark in the last nine Poorvanchal Premiere T20 Cricket League from without disturbing their existing years and the largest number are December 6 at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium. 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Lucknow (PNS): The Air Quality Q! "#$ %"&#' # *$ +$ "'*,$ rains at all in September. We usu- said. Apart from Lucknow, other UP .  Index (AQI) of Lucknow on ally see a lot of rains in September districts which also recorded a high Thursday was marked at 349, which city in the morning continued till environmental experts, weather has IITR director Alok Dhawan and October which help in the mit- AQI included Baghpat (464), is the very poor category and can late evening. MeT office director JP a great role to play in pollution as said that under these weather con- igation of pollution. Besides, vehi- Greater (457), Hapur (442),    cause respiratory illness on pro- Gupta said it was a thick smog cover particles are not dissipating like in ditions, the pollutants remain the cles are also out in full strength and Meerut (453), Moradabad (489), longed exposure. and not clouds unlike what people hot weather conditions when the air same but they settle down. with these weather conditions, the Muzaffarnagar (439) and Noida   5<=4/0 The smog which enveloped the might have thought. According to rises. “Unfortunately, we did not have pollution is bound to increase,” he (450).

26-year old woman was found Ahanging in Chinhat early morn- ing on Thursday. The bereaved family told police that she commit- ted suicide. The police got a memo from RMLIMS around 5:40 am on Thursday about the death of a woman, identified as Santosh of Shivpuri Colony in Chinhat. It was stated in the memo that the woman was brought dead to the hospital. A team left for the hospital and con- tacted deceased’s husband Shailendra. He told the police that Santosh was staying with him at her parents’ house in the locality. Shailendra further said that Santosh was found hanging from the ceiling with a dupatta tied around her neck. Shailendra works as a broker and the couple had no issue from marriage. Meanwhile, a 28-year-old woman was found hanging at her house in Jankipuram police station area on Thursday. She was identi- fied as Arti Kashyap of Godianpurwa locality. She was spotted hanging from the ceiling with a dupatta tied around her neck around 6 am and was taken to hos- pital where she was declared brought dead. Police said her hus- band works with a company in Mumbai. They got married ten years ago and had two children. In another incident, a 35-year- old man was found dead in Sarojininagar on Wednesday night. Police said the man was killed in a road mishap and further investiga- tion was underway. The victim was identified as Dhirendra Srivastava of Secretariat Colony in Motijeel locality under Bazaarkhala police station area. He worked as a cashier in a private company and was unmarried. The police said Dhirendra met the mishap near Green Belly School in Daroga Khera locality (Sarojininagar) around 7:30 pm on Wednesday and was rushed to the CHC where doctors declared him dead. The police worked on the case and ascertained the identity of the deceased. According to police, deceased’s brother Virendra Srivastava identified the body which was sent for autopsy. +     % $    + 

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ix persons were arrested by STF Son Wednesday for defrauding innocents in the name of providing them jobs in different departments of UP government. The arrests were made in Vipul Khand locali- ty on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Siddhnath Sah, Vikas Prasad aka Romi (both of Talkatora), Dheeraj Kumar Mishra of PGI, Jitendra Kumar Singh of Chinhat, Doodhnath Kushwaha of Krishnanagar and Rakesh Kumar Tripathi of Vinit Khand locality in Gomtinagar. The STF team recov- ered a laptop, nine mobile phones, five ATM cards, 45 CVs of job-seek- ers, Rs 4.71 lakh in cash and two luxury cars besides some docu- ments. The police said the accused took Rs one lakh to Rs 15 lakh depending on posts and depart- ments from gullible job-seekers. They also used to take money for contractual jobs in different departments. The arrests came in pursuance of a case of fraud which was lodged at Gomtinagar police station by Vishal Prajapati of Rajajipuram in Talkatora. Vishal had accused Siddhnath and other accused of having taken money from him and his friends for jobs in Secretariat and Ayodhya Nagar Nigam. !          *#!" Lucknow (PNS): A case was regis- tered against an unidentified mis- creant who called on the landline number of the chief minister’s offi- cial residence in Gautampalli police station area impersonating as offi- cer on special duty (OSD) to the CM on November 1. The case was registered on the complaint of sub- inspector Ram Veer Singh, who is deployed at Golf Club crossing. In his complaint, Singh stated that he got a call around 9 pm from the office incharge of CM’s residence and was told that a person, who introduced himself as OSD to CM and sought to talk to the chief min- ister. When OSD Dharmendra was contacted, he denied having made any such call. He also denied hav- ing the number which flashed on phone screen. The complainant said the impersonator tried to com- mit a fraud by impersonating the OSD.    !"  #$%&%&     -&!*5#$6    /0  )  1

     !55! !!3 months ago. The number of GS Bajpai, the number of Beli has 42, United has 21      @!>!4! informed that in the first Government Women’s campaign, a total of 1,296 infected is steadily decreasing infected people is negligible infected admitted. He said report of the day, 70 positive Hospital, 95 at Swami women / girls were mobilised orona infection is under even after expanding the scope even in the testing of the that the death rate is current- s many as 82 new COVID- patients were found out of Vivekanand Government at 79 places and 501 leaflets Ccontrol in the Prayagraj of testing. According to Dr Target Group. The order of ly zero. As of October 31, 315 A19 patients have been 3,045 reports received. Till Hospital, Bhelupur, 160 at LBS were distributed. A total of 297 district. This is what the figures Sahai, the recovery rate of testing continued on the sixth corona infected patients have detected in the district on then, the total test reports Hospital, Ramnagar and 225 at women / girls were sensitised are showing, which is a relief. Prayagraj in all the districts of day. He said that so far 24,284 died in the district.. Thursday, increasing the total received were 3,41,327 and the SSH BHU were found nega- by the Anti-Romeo Squads at The recovery rate of the infect- the state is more than 94 per people have been infected in On the directives of the number of cases to 17,203. results of 2,615 are awaited. tive. However, three out of 75 58 places. Action was taken ed is more than 94 per cent, cent till 9 pm on Wednesday, the district. At the same time, government, it will now be The day also saw two more Out of them, 3,24,136 were at CHC Shivpur were detect- against one under 34 Police which is the first in the state. according to comparative data home isolation of 17,248 peo- compulsory for private hospi- deaths, increasing the toll to negative, while 17,191 positive. ed positive. Besides, the Health Act, 14 under MB Act apart On Wednesday, 83 new people across the state. While the ple has been completed with tal operators to give Covid 276. During the day, the follow- The total number of samples department has distributed from warning 35 eve teasers. tested Covid positive in 24 average recovery rate across 126 people in 24 hours. 5720 screening every day in the up negative reports included 36 collected was 3,58,362. Earlier, 4,408 Ivermectin tablets to Besides, the police arrested 20 hours. 147 people became the state is 93 per cent. This people have been discharged evening and the details of and out of them 33 have been a male aged 55 from Nuwan 551 persons. So far, 11.42 lakh persons under Section 151 of infection free. The number of figure is a relief for all. At the from hospitals after treatment infected people to the CMO recovered from home isolation (Tadiya) succumbed to tablets were distributed to CrPC, while challaned under active patients has also come same time, the number of and their report came nega- office by 5 pm. In the meeting while three from the hospitals, COVID-19 at Apex Hospital. 1.42 lakh persons and out of Section 188 and took action down to 918. No infected died active patients is also steadily tive. of the CMO, nodal officer a increasing the number to With the addition of four new them, 9.52 lakh tablets to 1.19 under Section 51 of Disaster in the month of November. decreasing. The good thing is The CMO said that on strategy was decided to imple- 13,490 and 2,831respectively. red zones, the total number of lakh persons were distributed Management Act against 13 Dr Rishi Sahai, the Nodal that not a single infected per- Wednesday, samples of 5,853 ment the instructions of the The total number of patients hotspots has increased to 2,346 only by the Health department persons. During checking at Officer for Corona, said that son has died in four days of patients were screened. government. Letters have been who have been recovered so far including 188 red zones. There while rest of tablets by other various points, 1,535 vehicles the figure of the infected has November. Maximum 60 patients are sent to all hospital operators is 16,321, leaving 606 active are 2,158 green zones with departments including Supply were challaned and seven reached the level of four According to CMO Dr admitted to SRN Hospital. about this. cases. The recovery rate has eight new ones. and Education departments seized. Apart from this, declined further to 94.87 per Under ongoing mass/ and Civil Defence so far. 1,84,300 were realised from cent but the mortality rate has group antigen tests, all 390 Apart from this, Senior 160 vehicles, while 23,950 remained at 1.60 per cent. tests at Shree Shiv Prasad Superintendent of Police (SSP) from 791 persons for moving  )    ) )  Chief Medical Officer Gupta (SSPG) Hospital, Amit Pathak has informed on the roads without wearing (CMO) Dr VB Singh has Kabirchaura, 227 at that under the ‘Mission Shakti’ masks.    ! 

,   "0!    organisations, a fair will be to frequent complaints from shared a senior state Irrigation      !55! !!3 held. the farmers that the water in department official. The fair will be set up in the canal does not reach the For this, tenders have      @!>!4! seats in Varanasi respectively, rincipal Secretary Nagar four sectors. Most Kalpavasi tail of the canals, the process already been invited in while 48,375 and 6,627 in PVikas Deepak Kumar took will be settled on that side and of post-monsoon cleaning and Prayagraj for different sections he nomination process for Jaunpur ; 31,403 and 6,169 in stock of the preparations of this time there will be camps desilting of the canals would of the canals. Complete Tlong-awaited Varanasi Ghazipur ; 17,916 and 3,091 in Magh Mela area in Sangam. of administration and some be initiated across. videography of 20 minor and Graduate and Teachers con- Chandauli ; 16,214 and 1,911 Also, he reviewed the propos- saints. Four pontoon bridges The process, which would major sections of canals of the stituencies began at Divisional in Mirzapur ; 15,894 and 1,064 al made for the fair. He will be built on the Ganga to help farmers in plantation of district will be done under this Office here on Thursday in Sonbhadra ; 9,524 and 1,345 approved the proposal pre- cross from this side. Along the Rabi crops, would be initiative and its report will be amidst tight security arrange- in Bhadohi and 20,225 and pared by the district adminis- with the provision of electric monitored with the help of sent to the state government. ments. The elections were 5,233 in . tration and said that the bud- and water supply to every drones by the state Irrigation ‘The canals are monitored scheduled months ago but due The constituencies include get will be released soon for it. camp of saints and organisa- department. once before and after the to worldwide coronavirus pan- the entire areas of Varanasi and Bathing of Magh Mela tions, the road of the check- A report, along with the cleaning and desilting process demic they were delayed. After Vindhyachal divisions and will begin from January 14, ered plate has been complet- videography done of the using drones so as to assess issuing the notification fol- only Ballia district of 2021, following the corona ed. The Principal Secretary process showing the state of effectiveness of the cleaning lowing the announcement of Azamgarh division. infection guidelines. Prior to agreed on the preparation of the canals before the desilting, and ensure that water is reach- dates by the Election Meanwhile, with the dec- this, a fair is to be held in 534 the district administration. during and post process, ing the canal tail. The details Commission for election of 11 laration of dates of election by hectares of Sangam. For this, He then inspected the fair would then be sent by all the collected during the monitor- vacant seats of Legislative     4         the EC and implementation of churning was going on for area. During this, he said that districts concerned to the ing using the drones are avail- Council of UP from different moral code of conduct, it is several days. Principal the guidelines of COVID-19 state government, informed able with us and we provide a Graduate and Teachers con- November 17. The election Singh from Graduate and expected that the inauguration Secretary Nagar Vikas Deepak should be followed seriously at officials. report to the state government stituencies, the process of nom- will be held on December 1 Teachers constituencies. of many completed projects Kumar came to Prayagraj late the fair. There is plenty of Be it Kanpur, Meerut, based upon these,’ shared SC ination began as several aspir- between 8 am and 5 pm, while Ashutosh Sinha is likely to be would also be delayed because on Wednesday to take stock of space on the banks of the Varanasi or Prayagraj, the Yadav, Executive Engineer, ing candidates and their sup- the counting of votes will be the candidate of Samajwadi the local administration was the preparations of the fair. Ganga and tents should be set entire desilting and cleaning of Belan Canal Division porters reached the office of held on December 3. For elect- Party (SP) from Graduate seat, planning to invite the Prime On Thursday morning, they up at a distance. Therefore, the the canals would be moni- Prayagraj. Additional Commissioner ing their representative from while Sanjeev Singh and ex- Minister Narendra Modi to held a meeting in Gandhi risk of infection will be min- tored with the help of drones. The entire desilting and (Second) to get the nomination Graduate constituency, MLC Pramod Kumar Mishra inaugurate some finished pro- auditorium. In the meeting, imised. The DM said that This is in accordance with cleaning of the canals is to be papers. 2,07,039 would cast their votes, of Congress from Graduate jects in his Varanasi parliamen- District Magistrate Bhanu soon tenders will be issued for the state government’s instruc- completed across the state on The nomination process while 32,649 will elect their and Teacher seats respectively. tary constituency in the com- Chand Goswami said that it pontoon bridge, road, water, tions aimed at ensuring prop- priority so that water is made will continue till November 12. representative from Varanasi For electing the two MLCs, ing weeks. Any such inaugura- will be difficult to organise a electricity, toilets etc. er cleaning of the canals for available to farmers for plan- As per the schedule, the scruti- Teachers constituency. It is the voters of eight districts of tion either by physical presence fair like every year. But for the DESILTING OF better irrigation of crops by ning of the Rabi crops well in ny of the nomination papers expected that the Bharatiya this belt of Purvanchal (eastern or through virtual platforms by Kalpavasi, saints and some CANALS TO BE MADE: Due the farmers across the state, time, he explained. will be held on November 13, Janata Party (BJP) will contin- UP) will cast their votes which the PM will only be possible while the candidates can with- ue its sitting MLCs Kedar include 47,488 and 7,209 vot- now after the permission of the draw their names by Nath Singh and Chet Narayan ers for Graduate and Teachers EC. 5#7        " 7 

     @!>!4! was present there. Though, some men of Meraj present on n order to tighten noose the occasion put objections Iaround those who earned but in vain. property illegally, a team of Amidst the presence of Varanasi Development heavy police force and PAC Authority (VDA) on Thursday personnel as well, the VDA demolished the illegal con- started the demolition process struction of Meraj, said to be after making an inspection of close to MLA from Mau, Sadar illegal construction. The VDA Mokhtar Ansari who is cur- team also made videography of rently in jail. the demolition process. The According to information, CO, Chetganj Santosh Kumar Meraj owned a house in Phase- Meena and Jaitpura Station I, Ashok Vihar Colony. It was Officer Shashi Bhushan Rai said that he had got a three- were als present during the storey building constructed        $ ' *    demolition process. illegally backside of his house      It is pointed out that the without the permission of the state government has taken a VDA. The VDA had served A team of VDA led by of building constructed illegal- tough stand against Mokhtar notice to him to demolish the zonal officer Paramanand ly. It was said that at the time Ansari and his men and demol- illegal construction about two Yadav reached the place along when the VDA team reached ished their a number of illegal +  ""  ,   *    *  #    , !   '  '      months ago but he didn’t follow with heavy police force and the site for the demolition of constructions during the last )    -        .           -    $     * the instruction. started the demolition process the building no family member few days. 011           *       2                *  * 3    -     *                              - ,  4'  )        , -  "      .     

ALLAHABAD (PNS): internal flaw in rails and weld- locking at Kanpur loco cabin ty related instructions for safe     Enhancing safety and mobili- ed joints ultrasonic testing of and 20 routes EI at Mota station and efficient train operation ty in train operations is a con- 3129 kms track carried out in in Sikohabad-Farrukhabad sec- and maintenance activities. scious and continuous exercise October 2020. To remove sur- tion were commissioned in DIRECTIVE: The      @!>!4! been decided to celebrate tions who went back home or Physical strength will be com- on North Central Railway. face defects from track, 11th October on Prayagraj division. has 'Mission Shakti', which is being went home on bail will be sup- municated on the safety and With highest network of 130 round of rail grinding utilising In the field of rolling stock directed the Shamli police to irector (Women's Welfare) run for the safety, honour and ported on the issue of mental mental health of children and kmph trunk routes and high modern sate-of-the-art Rail maintenance, intermediate over- provide protection to the same DManoj Kumar Rai said independence of women and health. Besides, families or adolescents and psychosocial density passing through traffic Grinding Machine (RGM) was hauling (IOH) of 43 coaches, gender couple facing threats that in the second phase of children in the state on a dif- individuals who have lost loved needs, issues and support sys- safety and mobility are of para- completed in October. In 48 shop schedule (SS-I) of 17 LHB from the family in particular and Mission Shakti there would be ferent theme every month and ones due to COVID-19 or tem on the occasion of mount importance over the days grinding of 1554 Kms coaches, periodic overhauling the society in general. focus on protection and sup- this month's theme is protec- affected persons, children, International Child Rights Day three divisions of North track was done on NCR with (POH) of 29 coaches, routine ‘A Constitutional court is port on psycho-social issues tion and support from mental women and their families will on November 20 under the Central Railway. To increase daily output of 32 kms which is overhauling (ROH) of 294 wag- duty-bound to monitor and and the women and children health and psychosocial issues,’ be provided assistance under leadership of District safety of road users nine manned best ever performance. To ons and periodic overhauling observe the Constitutional would be trained in the art of he said, adding that the this. Along with this, help will Magistrate, Superintendent of level crossings have been closed enhance safety and speed of (POH) of 707 wagons were morality as well as rights of a cit- self-protection in view to iden- Women’s Welfare Department also be provided to the child Police and other administrative in October 2020 and so far, 27 trains over point and crossing done during October- 2020 to izen which are under threat only tify the victims of violence is running a joint action plan labour, migrant workers, officers. level crossings have been closed zone, seven thick web switches ensure safe and detention free on account of sexual orientation,’ against them. ‘The main objec- with the Child Development women, children and their Besides, competitions, in current financial year. Road have been provided in October train operations. the court said and directed the tives of Mission Shakti include Services and Nutrition family, who will need the coun- quizzes, rallies, group discus- under Bridge (RUB) at LC no 44 2020 and so far, 22 thick web In view of ensuing foggy SP Shamli to provide protection making women and girls self- Department under Mission seling services. sions, etc. will be held on in Kanpur-Tundla section com- switches have been commis- and cold weather, safety semi- to the couple, facing resistance. reliant, helping them feel safe Shakti. The main programmes November 23, while on issues pleted in October-2020 and so sioned in FY 2020-21 For nars on prevention of signal Disposing of a writ petition and creating public awareness,’ He informed that the ser- including Sandhya Chaupal related to mental health and far, five RUBs have been com- enhanced safety of passengers passing at danger (SPAD); safe filed by Sultana Mirza and Kiran said Rai, who is also Nodal vices to be provided this month (evening meeting), Nukkad counselling during child mar- missioned in current financial two FOBs at Garhmau and train operation during foggy Rani of Shamli, the High Court Officer of Mission Shakti. on mental health and psy- Natak (street play), folk shows, riage, child labour, child traf- year. In Oct 2020, a major work Paricha were commissioned in weather; precaution to taken division bench comprising According to him, during chosocial support are being webinars and seminars will be ficking prevention and on of launching bow string girder October and so far six new FOBs during shunting operation; pre- Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and this month, work would be identified. These include organised on November 16 at November 25, 'Haq ki Baat of 72 metres span has been com- are constructed in current finan- cautions for workman at work- Justice Pankaj Bhatia also direct- done mainly on four levels by women and children living in the village, block and district with the District Magistrate' pleted successfully at ROB no. cial year. site and cold weather patrolling ed the SP to ensure that the cou- creating awareness on mental shelter homes, whether living level, while public awareness will be organised. Under this, 147 in Tundla-Ghaziabad sec- Sixty two routes electronic and action to be taken in case of ple is not harassed by anyone. health and psychosocial sup- due to any legal reasons or due programmes on the theme of a two-hour interactive dia- tion of Prayagraj division. interlocking (EI) at Khajraha sta- hot axle were organised at dif- The petitioners are in a live-in port, identification of needy to the need for care and protec- 'daughters to identity' will be logue will be organised for Track safety is always tion in commis- ferent stations, crew lobbies, relationship for a long time but people of mental health ser- tion or any kind of crime or organised on November 18. protection, security mecha- accorded highest priority on sioned in October 2020. This yards etc. of Agra, Jhansi and were facing resistance from their vices, development in the abil- violence against them. Apart Under this, families and shop- nisms, suggestions and help NCR and 48 kms track renew- work will help in timely comple- Prayagraj division. Thrust in families and the society because ity to make decisions related to from this, the children and keepers will be made aware that regarding sexual violence, al was done in October-20 with tion of important Jhansi- Bina these safety seminars was on of their sexual orientation. In the support, service, protection women involved in the POSCO they identify their homes and gender inequality, domestic total 241 track kms TRR (prima- 3rd line project. Replacing old direct dialogue with front line petition, they apprehended and security and referral for Act or sexual violence and shops in the names of women violence and dowry violence ry) completed in current finan- electro-mechanical signaling staff to sensitise and equip them harassment and threat to their higher consultation. ‘It has their families and all institu- and daughters of the family. etc. cial year. For detection of any 120 routes latest electronic inter- with latest and up to date safe- life because of their relationship.   !" #$%&%&    

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)  8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +, -#* 50 litres of chemical, packaging #!       machine etc. The police recovered an      =!4'<> hilh police unearthed an illicit Alto car (UP65/X-6954) which was Cliquor factory and arrested one being used to transport the illicit liquor. anpur Nagar reported 70 accused on Wednesday night. They The police lodged the FIR under Section Kmore coronavirus positive recovered adulterated liquor, packag- 60 (2) of the Excise act along with the        cases on Thursday evening. ing machine, empty bottles and wrap- Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 272 of Chief Medical Officer Dr pers from the spot. As per the reports, the IPC and Section 207 of the Motor Anil K Mishra said that 70 on being tipped off by informer about Vehicles Act. After completing the legal more people had tested posi- the illicit liquor factory on Wednesday SHO formalities the police sent the accused to jail and      =!4'<> tive for coronavirus infection Chhotak Yadav raided Majhalipatti village seized the recovered materials. Meanwhile Jamalpur between Wednesday evening along with his team and unearthed the factory police arrested one person who was accused of ivisional Commissioner and Thursday evening taking which was being run in the house of Vinod Singh, molesting a minor girl. A woman had lodged a named DRaj Shekhar has warned the tally of confirmed cases to son of late Heera Singh. However the main cul- complaint with the police alleging that the accused had the PCF district officer against 28,181 cases. He said that 11 prit, Amarjeet Singh alias Chenayi Singh, son of forcibly entered her house and molested her minor unnecessary delays in payment cases were discharged from Pahpat Singh, managed to flee taking advantage daughter. After registering A case SO Vijay Kumar of dues to the farmers. hospital and cured figure of the darkness but the house owner Vinod Singh Saroj constituted a team for nabbing the accused. He directed the district stood at 7640. was nabbed. During the raid the police recovered The police raided his house and arrested Anwar, officer to clear all pending He said one COVID-19 500 liquor bottles, 600 empty bottles, wrappers son of Yakoob, a resident of Rerupur village under payments within 48 hours. death in the city was report- of different brands of liquor, including whisky, Jamalpur police station and sent him to jail. Chairing a meeting to ed till Thursday evening review the paddy purchase on keeping the death toll to 735. "#2     ! Wednesday, the divisional com- The CMO said at present missioner said as per the gov- 649 active cases were under- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  .'/0)1  ernment directive, the pay- going treatment. Dr Mishra ments to the farmers’ accounts said 4600 samples were sent orthern Coalfields Limited (NCL) has produced were required to be made with- for testing in the city. N63.69 million tonnes (MT) of coal till October in 72 hours of the purchase but during the financial year (FY) 2020-21, which is about in many cases it was delayed by 5.56 per cent more than the coal produced during the the PCF. corresponding period last year. During the last FY NCL He also directed all the 6(+    had produced 60.34 MT of coal between April and (( #       *    deputy regional marketing offi- October. Even during Covid-19-generated adverse con-        55 $  cers to open a help desk at all ! ! ditions NCL has produced a total of 10.15 MT in    4  )$  &  major purchase centres (one in October which is 101 per cent of the target for this each major mandi centres in  !   month. NCL has also registered an increase of 8.77 per '* -"$. !'",*/ the district) in the next two cent in coal production in October this year as compared 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +, -#* days and appoint an officer to to the corresponding month last financial year. Besides, listen to farmers if there was )   the company has removed overburden of around 214.30 n view of forthcoming festivals the any issue or they faced any million cubic metres from April to October which is 21.47 Ipolice led by ASP (City) Sanjay Kumar problem at the purchase cen- !   +, ($        6 ! -  per cent more than the last financial year. This accom- staged a route march and carried out an tres.      =!4'<> plishment will play an important role in achieving coal pro- intensive checking drive in the city on The officer will examine and Kannauj must improve purchased paddy in the last one advance. duction targets in the coming time, a press release of the com- Wednesday. The police conducted the the problems and try to resolve their performance in paddy week. The district magistrates retired armyman shot his pany said. Apart from it in the FY 2020-21 NCL has so far checking drive at the roadways bus station them the same day and inti- purchase. The fall in export of rice and nodal officers of ADM Afather dead over a petty despatched a total of 59.95 MT of coal so far and out of which and railway station too. They checked lug- mate the ADM about it on daily The meeting was attended because of COVID-19 pan- rank are monitoring and issue in Nasirpur village under 9.965 MT had been despatched only in the month of gage and bags of passengers along with the basis. by the regional food commis- demic had created problems in reviewing the paddy purchase Sikandra police station of October. In FY 2020-21 NCL has been given the target parcel room. The team comprised CO City, The help desk will also dis- sioner, all deputy regional mar- sale of paddy in the market. But on a daily basis. Kanpur Dehat on Thursday of 113.25 MT of coal production and despatch. SHO Katra along with police force. play the state helpline numbers, keting officers and nodal offi- the government has taken all The regional food com- morning. The police have details of facilities at purchase cers of the purchase agencies. necessary steps for the pro- missioner informed the divi- launched a hunt to arrest the -  !  )1  )   centres, contact numbers of The divisional commis- curement of quality and grad- sional commissioner that all the ex-armyman who is abscond- officers etc. for information of sioner was informed that paddy ing based paddy from the purchase agencies had suffi- ing. According to reports, 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* Saturdays) leaving Anand Vihar Terminus at 16.25 the farmers. purchase had increased in the farmers at minimum support cient number of bags, equip- Lalaram Katihar (80) was hrs, Ghaziabad at 17.08 hrs, Pilkhua at 17.34 hrs, Hapur The divisional commis- last one week and now 207 cen- price at all procurement centres ment and cash flow in accounts watching TV with his grand- he railway administration for the conve- at 17.50 hrs, Amroha at 18.53 hrs, Moradabad at 19.40 sioner said districts like Etawah tres out of the total 251, had that were opened well in as required. son, Rishabh, when his son Tnience of passengers during the forthcom- hrs, Raja ka Sahaspur at 20.05 hrs, Chandausi Jn at 20:35 Ashok Katihar, who retired ing festivals has decided to run 04424/04423 hrs, Aonla at 21.30 hrs,Shahjahanpur at 23.28 hrs, Hardoi from the Army, arrived there in Anand Vihar Terminus-Katihar-Anand Vihar at 00.26 hrs, Alamnagar at 01.50 hrs, Lucknow at 02:25 a drunken state and asked Terminus puja special train, 04426/04425 hrs, Nihalgarh at 04:21 hrs, Musafir Khana at 05.03 hrs, Rishabh to shut down the TV. Anand Vihar Terminus-Raxaul-Anand Vihar Sultanpur at 06:10 hrs, Lambhua at 06.34 hrs, Sri Krishna ,       When Lalaram protested, Terminus Puja special trainand 04432/04431 Nagar at 07.00 hrs, Jaunpur City at 07.23 hrs, Varanasi at Ashok had a heated argument Anand Vihar Terminus-Saharsa-Anand Vihar 09.15 hrs, Varanasi City at 09:26 hrs, Aunrihar at 10.00 with him. During the heated Terminus super fast puja special train. All coach- hrs, Nandganj at 10.24 hrs, Ghazipur City at 10.55 hrs, exchange of words, Ashok es in them will be of reserved category and pas- Yusufpur at 11.15 hrs, Ballia at 12.26 hrs, Suraimanpur started beating up his son, sengers travelling will have to follow the Covid- at 12.59 hrs, Chhapra at 14.25 hrs, Dighwara at 15.05       , Rishabh, and Lalaram came to 19 prevention guidelines, CPRO PK Singh said. hrs, Parmanandpur at 15.27 hrs, Sonpur at 16.10 hrs, the rescue of his grandson. This ANVT- KATIHAR SPL: The 04424 Anand Hajipur at 16.20 hrs, Muzaffarpur at 18.15 hrs, Runni annoyed Ashok and he took Vihar Terminus-Katihar puja special will from Saidpur at 18.55 hrs, Sitamarhi at 19.30 hrs, Bargania      =!4'<> produce at better prices,” he out his gun and fired at his November 10 to 22 depart from Anand Vihar at 19.55 hrs, Ghodashan at 20.19 hrs and reach Raxaul added. father. Terminus (ANVT) at 15:20 hours daily, at at 22.10 hrs. During the return journey 04425 Raxaul- he newly-constructed nano Prof Mohan said the NSI As Lalaram fell uncon- Khurja at 16:50 hrs, at 17:27 hrs, Hathras Anand Vihar Terminus puja special will run from Tgrain based ethanol unit had proposed this concept of scious on the floor, Ashok at 18:24 hrs, Tundla at 19:13 hrs, Firozabad at November 11 to 23 daily (except Tuesday and Friday). was inaugurated at the National setting of multi feed stock escaped from there. The fam- 19:32 hrs, Etawah at 20:47 hrs, Kanpur Central at It will leave Raxaul at 23.40 hrs, Ghodashan at 00.20 hrs, Sugar Institute here by Kanpur’s based ethanol units or smart ily members took Lalaram to 22:55 hrs., Unnao at 23:18 hrs, Aishbagh at 00:32 Bairgania at 00.44 hrs, Sitamarhi at 01.30 hrs, Runni Saidpur Harcourt Butler Technological ethanol units to the Central the community health centre hrs, Badshahnagar at 00:52 hrs, Barabanki Jn at at 01.50 hrs, Muzaffarpur at 04.00 hrs, Hajipur at 05.00 University Vice Chancellor Dr government. where the doctor pronounced 01:37 hrs, Gonda Jn at 03.00 hrs, Mankapur Jn at hrs, Sonpur at 05:12 hrs, Dighwara at 05:33 hrs, Chhapra NB Singh on Thursday. “Thus, to showcase instal- him dead. Assistant 03.26 hrs, Basti at 04:20 hrs, Khalilabad at 04:45 hrs, at 06.40 hrs, Suraimanpur at 07.06 hrs, Ballia at 07.50 This unit is integrated lation of such ethanol units to Superintendent of Police Gorakhpur Jn at 06:00 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 06:50 hrs, Yusufpur at 08.25 hrs, Ghazipur City at 09.05 with the existing molasses the industry and also to pro- Anoop Kumar and Circle hrs, Mairwa at 07:32 hrs, Siwan Jn at 07:58 hrs, hrs, Nandganj at 09.30 hrs, Aunrihar Jn at 10.20 hrs, based ethanol unit and now vide competent manpower to Officer Rajaram reached the Chhapra at 09:50 hrs, Dighwara at 10:25 hrs, Sonpur Varanasi City at 11.18 hrs, Varanasi at 11.45 hrs, Jaunpur the system will be multi feed the industry, this unit has spot and carried out investiga- at 10:55 hrs, Hajipur at 11:10 hrs, Muzaffarpur at City at 12.40 hrs, Srikrishnanagar at 13.14 hrs, Lambhua stock based ethanol unit capa- been commissioned with the tion. The CO said raids were 12:15 hrs, Dholi at 12:38 hrs, Khudiram Bose Pusa at 13.55 hrs, Sultanpur at 15.30 hrs, Musafirkhana at 15.57 ble of working on different help of M/s ISGEC Heavy being conducted to nab Ashok. at 12:53 hrs, Samastipur Jn at 13:40 hrs, Barauni at hrs, Nihalgarh at 16.14 hrs, Lucknow at 18.28 hrs, qualities of molasses and var- Engineering Ltd. at an expen- In another incident, a 15:25 hrs, Begusarai at 15:48 hrs, Khagaria at 16:32 Alamnagar at 18.46 hrs, Hardoi at 20.07 hrs, ious grains, including rice, diture of about Rs.75 lakh. youth axed his father to death hrs, Mansi Jn at 16:44 hrs, Thana Bihpur Jn at 17:23 Shahjahanpur , at 21:16 hrs, Aonla at 23.00 hrs, maize, millets and sorghum O ) * 8 9P    (  -  The unit based on dry milling in Karbak village of Kanpur hrs, Naugachia at 17:40 hrs, Kosi Block Hut at 18.09 Chandausi Jn at 23:55 hrs, Raja Ka Sahaspur at 00.23 etc. technology has equipment Dehat on Thursday morning. hrs, Kursela at 18:18 hrs, Kadhagola Road at 18:50 hrs, Moradabad at 01.13 hrs, Amroha at 01.43 hrs, Congratulating the NSI, that is estimated to be about for human consumption, based on latest technology at Farmer Raghuvir Gautam hrs and reach Katihar at 19:55 hrs During the return Hapur at 03.12 hrs, Pilkhuwa at 03.28 hrs, Ghaziabad Dr Singh lauded its efforts to 360 crore litres per annum at could be used for ethanol liquefaction, fermentation, (52) had handed over the pos- journey the 04423 Katihar-Anand Vihar Terminus at 04.14 hrs and reach Anand Vihar Terminus at create facilities which would present at the rate of 10 per production without inviting a distillation and de-hydration session of his 16 biswa field to Puja special will from November 11 to 23 depart 04.50 hrs. A total of 22 coaches will be attached in it. be helpful in teaching and cent blending, the conven- debate on Food vs Fuel. stages,” he said. a village farmer on sharing from Katihar at 22:45 hrs every day, Kadhagol Road AVT-SAHARSA SPL: The 04432 Anand training to the students so tional route of using molasses “Side by side, the surplus Prof Mohan said the NSI basis. This irked his son, Ajab at 23:08 hrs, Kursela at 23.25 hrs, Navgachia at Vihar Terminus-Saharsa superfast puja special will that they developed confi- from sugar factories for grains may also be utilised for was the only sugar institute in Gautam, who had been insist- 23.48 hrs, Thana Bihpur at 00.25 hrs, Mansi at from November 8 to 22 every Sunday depart from dence while operating differ- ethanol production was not the purpose. This will do two the world to have a multi feed ing Raghuvir to take back the 01.05 hrs, Khagaria at 01.17 hrs, Begusarai at 01.51 Anand Vihar Terminus at 11.10 am, Hapur at 12.18 ent units used in ethanol pro- adequate and use of alterna- goods, first, the ethanol avail- stock based or smart ethanol possession of the field from the hrs, Barauni at 03.10 hrs, Samastipur at 04.05 hrs, hrs, Moradabad at 13.55 hrs, Bareilly at 15.20 hrs, duction. tive feed stocks through which ability will increase and dis- unit for teaching and training village farmer. Both often had Khudiram Bose Pusa at 04.20 hrs, Dholi at 04.34 Hardoi at 17.05 hrs, Lucknow at 18:52 hrs, Gorakhpur NSI Director Prof the ethanol could be pro- tilleries will work for more purposes. heated arguments on this issue hrs, Muzaffarpur at 05.35 hrs, Hajipur at 06.35 at 00.15 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 01.01 hrs, Siwan Jn at Narendra Mohan, while elab- duced at reasonable rates was number of days resulting in “Once the working nor- in the past. hrs, Sonpur at 06.50 hrs, Dighwara at 07.13 hrs, 02.00 hrs, from Chhapra at 03.20 hrs, Hajipur at 04.30 orating the importance of inevitable. better capacity utilisation and, malises, we shall also conduct On Thursday morning, Chhapra at 08.45 hrs, Siwan at 09.35 hrs, Mairwa hrs, Muzaffarpur Jn at 05.35 hrs, Samastipur at 06.30 such unit, said that with the Thus, he said, the deteri- secondly, the farmers will also short duration training pro- when Raghuvir and Ajab were at 09.54 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 10:40 hrs, Gorakhpur hrs, Dalsinghsarai at 06.54 hrs, Barauni at 07.40 hrs, growing demand of ethanol orated grains, rice and corn in be benefited as they would get grammes for industry per- returning from the field, both at 12.35 hrs, Khalilabad at 13.16 hrs, Basti at 13:48 Begusarai at 08.06 hrs, Khagaria at 08.42 hrs, Semri for ethanol blending in petrol particular, which were not fit a new market for selling the sonnel,” he added. again got involved in an argu- hrs, Mankapur at 14:35 hrs, Gonda Jn at 15:20 hrs, Bakhtiarpur at 09.55 hrs and reach Saharsa at 11.30 hrs. ment over the same issue. On Barabanki at 16.55 hrs, Badshahnagar at 17.33 hrs., During the return journey the 04431 Saharsa-Anand reaching home, Ajab repeatedly Aishbagh at 18.20 hrs, Unnao at 19.15 hrs, Kanpur Vihar Terminus superfast puja special from hit his father with an axe, Central at 20.00 hrs, Etawah at 21.41 hrs, November 9 to 23 be run on every Monday. It will 7       8    killing him on the spot. He was Firozabad at 22.34 hrs, Tundla at 13.15 hrs, leave Saharsa Jn at 14:30 hrs, Semri Bakhtiyarpur arrested by the police. Hathras at 23.53 hrs, Aligarh at 00.20 hrs, Khurja at 14.57 hrs, Khagaria at 15.52 hrs, Begusarai at at 00.52 hrs, Ghaziabad at 07.00 hrs and reach 16.20 hrs, Barauni at 17.00 hrs, Dalsinghsarai at 17:28 KANPUR (PNS): Ordnance assurance, service consumption requirements, mapping existing production processes and the  (  ANVT at 02.55 hrs. A total of 22 coaches, hrs, Samastipur at 18.05 hrs, Muzaffarpur Jn at 19:00 Parachute Factory General during the complete life cycle knowledge of the platforms, acceptance inspections. A cyclist was fatally hit by including 20 of sleeper/general class and two of hrs, Hajipur at 19.55 hrs, Chhapra at 21.20 hrs, Siwan Manager DK Bangotra, after of the product and user satis- identification of the gaps, fill- He said it was the duty of a truck on the highway under SLR will be attached. at 22.10 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 23.15 hrs, Gorakhpur at hoisting the Quality Assurance faction. ing up the knowledge gaps, and the defence establishment Maharajpur police station on ANVT-RAXAUL SPL: The 04426 Anand 00.40 hrs, Lucknow at 06.10 hrs, Hardoi at 07.36 Flag as part of the Quality He said the current system continually expanding the base employees to adopt quality as Thursday morning. Vihar Terminus-Raxaul puja special from hrs, Bareilly at 09.35 hrs, Moradabad at 11.10 hrs, Assurance Month on of quality control function of to meet the requirement. quality alone brought progress. Aged around 35, the youth November 10 to 22 daily (except Mondays and Hapur at 12.26 hrs and reach AVT at 13.45 hrs. Wednesday, said quality assur- defence equipment was main- He said the process of pro- He then administered oath was crossing the road when a ance or QA referred to a pro- ly based on production shop curement and management of of quality, environment, secu- speeding truck hit him, killing gramme for the systematic floor level activity and was a material resources directly rity and health polices. He him on the spot. * ",.' #'. 0$ *'#*'! monitoring and evaluation of minuscule sub-set of overall affected the quality of the final said it was the duty of every The truck’s driver and various aspects of a project, ser- quality assurance activities. product and the ultimate users defence employee to be serious cleaner escaped after leaving 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* reserved category and passen- 12.35 hrs, Dighwara at 13:11 hrs, vice or facility to ensure that He said today quality always placed a great premium and remain committed to their vehicle on the spot. gers will have to follow Covid- Paramanandpur at 13.57 hrs, standards of quality were being assurance function had to have on quality and reliability of sys- adopting quality standards. He The irate villagers staged a he RPF, NER, makes con- 19 norms, CPRO said. The Hajipur at 14.31 hrs, Bhagwanpur met, especially in the field of inherent capability to redefine tems under procurement or also discussed the quality demonstration and indulged in Tstant efforts to protect pas- 08181 Tata-Chhapra Express will at 14.51 hrs, Goraul at 15.02 hrs, defence production. or transform itself from con- acquisition. strategies. Those present on stone pelting. The police got sengers and provide them bet- from November 5 to 30 every Muzaffarpur at 15.48 hrs, Dholi He said the quality assur- trolling function to a facilitat- He added that the main the occasion included JtGM the body trapped between the ter travel facilities. The Crime Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and at 16.11 hrs, Khudiram Bose Pusa ance function encompassed all ing function by being associ- role of quality assurance was Vivek Gupta, Ayesha Khan two wheels of the truck extract- Intelligence Branch, RPF, Sunday leave Tatanagar at 21:25 at 16.30 hrs, Samastipur at 17.15 functional areas from product ated with identification of typically visible only during the and several other officials. ed and pacified the villagers. Varanasi, caught one person hrs, Purulia at 23:40 hrs, Anara hrs, Ujiarpur at 17:26 hrs, with four e-tickets from at 00.08 hrs, Asansol at 02:00 hrs, Nazirganj at 17.36 hrs, Dalsingh Mariyadapur Market, Mau, on Chittaranjan at 02:25 hrs, Sarai at 17.49 hrs, Barauni at November 3. After taking Madhupur Jn at 03.10 hrs, Jasidih 20:30 hrs, Kiul at 21.37 hrs, action under the Railway Act, at 03.44 hrs, Jhajha 05:20 hrs, Mananpur at 21.52 hrs, Jamui at     +  9:  a case was registered in this Gidhaur at 05:31 hrs, Jamai at 22.08 hrs, Gidhaur at 22.23 hrs, connection. Meanwhile the 05.45 hrs, Mananpur at 05.59 hrs, Jhajha at 22.55 hrs, Jasidih at      =!4'<> school includes Python projects designed for UG/PG students. MIMO, introduction to 5G MIMO Systems, transmitter RPF post, Gorakhpur, found Kiul at 06.20 hrs, Hathidah at 23.35 hrs, Madhupur at 00.07 hrs, on the latest multi-user, mas- The students can learn massive MIMO systems, key and receiver schemes an eight-year-old mentally and 07:16 hrs, Barauni at 09.25 hrs, Chittranjan at 00.49 hrs, Asansol he Indian Institute of sive MIMO, mmWave MIMO, advanced scientific program- features of massive MIMO and with imperfect CSI, physically challenged boy in an Bachwara at 09:50 hrs, Dalsinghsarai at 02.00 hrs, Anra at 03.38 hrs, TTechnology, Kanpur will NOMA, Cognitive Radio and ming in Python and 5G advantages over point-to-point spectral efficiency analysis unclaimed during patrolling at at 10.03 hrs, Samastipur at 11.17 hrs, Purulia at 04.15 hrs and reach organise a winter course on other technologies that form technology for projects and and MU-MIMO, signal pro- of massive MIMO with imper- Gorakhpur railway station Khudiram Bose Pusa at 11.36 hrs, Tatanagar at 06.35 hrs. A total of Python and 5G technology the pillar of 5G. thesis. cessing operations for massive fect CSI, power scaling in mas- recently. He was handed over Dholi at 11.50 hrs, Muzaffarpur at 20 coaches, including seven of from December 21. The participants will gain Some of the topics includ- MIMO in UL and DL, massive sive MIMO with imperfect to the Child Line, Gorakhpur, 12.25 hrs, Goraul at 12.51 hrs, second class, two of AC third, IIT-K is the first public in-depth knowledge of Python ed in the programme are: MIMO channel model– large/ CSI and comparison with per- CPRO PK Singh said. Bhagwanpur at 13.02 hrs, Hajipur will be attached. institution to offer technical and practical hands-on expe- Introduction and key specs of small scale fading, properties of fect CSI, introduction to SPL TRAIN: The railway at 14.27 hrs, Dighwara at 15.05 hrs CANCELLED: Due to training on 5G and Python rience on 5G projects. 5G technologies, overview of random vectors and massive mmWave MIMO communica- administration for the conve- and reach Chhapra at 16.25 hrs. poor occupancy the run of technologies. Prof Aditya K Jagannathan sub 6GHz multiple antenna, MIMO analysis, analysis of tion. nience of passengers during During return journey 08182 82501/82502 Lucknow Jn-New The programme is of IIT-K said the institute MIMO and MU-MIMO tech- spectral efficiency in massive The registration for the forthming festivals has decided Chhapra-Tata Express will from Delhi-Lucknow Jn Tejas designed for students, faculty would hold the programme on nologies, signal processing for MIMO systems and power programme is open till to run 08181/08182 Tata- November 7 to December 2 every Express will remain cancelled and working professionals. evenings and weekends. MIMO systems, optimal power scaling, pilot design and chan- December 14. The course will Chhapra-Tata special train. All Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday on November 14, CPRO PK The cutting edge training The programme is allocation and precoding for nel estimation in massive start from December 21. coaches in them will be of and Sunday leave Chhapra at Singh said.   !" #$%&%&   

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Three senior PDP lead- from Friday came to a nought The AG also told that the BJP spokesman said that the holy weapon carried by Lord lines of Shasti Kavacham, ers from Jammu who recently quit the party as the AIADMK Government government’s decision was also decision of the Tamil Nadu Murugan, the popular god of termed it Aabhasa Puranam eople’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief and stayed away from the meeting. denied permission for the same after considering the threat to Government was shocking and Tamil Nadu. Interestingly, even (obscene epic) and aired it Pformer Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was Emerging out of the meeting former PDP siting the possibility of a second law and order situation arising it has pained the Lord’s devo- DMK leaders spot the image of through social media. greeted with black flags during her maiden visit MLC Surinder Choudhary told reporters, “PDP wave of Covid-19 attack. from the Yatra. tees. But he ruled out the pos- Vel on the rear side windshield This resulted in the devo- to Jammu after the Abrogation of Article 370 Chief took stock of the political situation and Vijay Narayan, advocate He said that the BJP lead- sibilities of the BJP-AIADMK of their cars as it is believed to tees of the Lord across Tamil and 35-A on Thursday. also interacted with PDP leaders from different general, told the Madras High ership would soon be commu- alliance coming under any be a good omen. Nadu coming out of their res- The security personnel deployed outside the areas of Jammu division during her maiden visit Court on Thursday that the nicated about the decision. He strain because of the decision. Vel and Lord Muruga were idences and rendering the exit gate of the airport premises stopped traffic to Jammu”. request for Vel Yatra submitted was replying to the plea made “That’s another issue and we in the news recently when a hymn a la Gandhian style in for some time to allow her cavalcade to move He said the political affairs committee of the by the BJP leaders were thor- before the first bench com- will cross the bridge when the group of Dravidian politicians the month of July. PNS smoothly without facing any road block. party will hold a separate meeting to take a final Displaying black flags and placards, activists call over the issue of participating in the of Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena shouted slogans District Development council polls beginning  ! #   'Go back Mehbooba'. 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They also opened a more than 13,000 jobs ranging who is still at large. ital identities were being used to bank account in the name of from accountant, lab attendant, ith the arrest of five people, Police also claimed to have cover their illegal acts,” said the Swasthya Sansthan under propri- ambulance driver among others PRESS NOTICE the Delhi Police on recovered Rs 49 lakh of the duped DCP. etorship of Surender. Amandeep were being offered through the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department, W Government of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday claimed to have busted amount and also seized seven “On the basis of the technical was tasked to withdraw cash from bogus website and that over 15 NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER a gang which allegedly duped mobile phones and three laptops investigation, the masterminds various ATMs which was distrib- lakh SMSes were sent by the gang Construction of Multilevel Parking and Advocates Chambers for Hon'ble High Court at Allahabad over 27,000 job seekers of Rs 1.09 from them. operating the fake website were uted among the gang members on members till now to their targets on Comprehensive Design, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Basis crore by promising them jobs According to Anyesh Roy, the identified and located in Hisar, a daily basis,” said the DCP. due to which more than 27,000 Tender Notice No. 7251/39    2020 Dated : 02-11-2020 Superintending Engineer, Prayagraj Circle, UPPWD.8-Beli Road, DwarikaPuri, Old Katra, Prayagraj, Uttar through a fake website of an enti- Deputy Commissioner of Police Haryana and during investiga- “Both Vishnu and Ramdhari, victims have fallen a prey. Victims Pradesh on behalf of Governor of Uttar Pradesh & as Executing Agency of Department of Law, Govt. of ty. The fraudsters had created (DCP), Cyber Crime Unit tion, it was revealed that thousands who run an online examination had paid Rs 400-500 each, thus Uttar Pradesh invities online bids for Constructionof Multilevel Parking and Advocates Chamber for Hon'ble fake website of a fictitious entity - (CyPAD), the matter came to light of job seekers were duped through centre outsourced for conducting totalling an amount of more than High Court at Allahabad on Comprehensive Deisgn, Engineering, Procurement and Construction(EPC) Basis from eligible bidders working in any central/state departments or government/semi government undertak- - Swastha Avm Jan Kalyan after the Delhi Police's Cyber Cell the website and that the gang government recruitment tests Rs 1.09 crore till date from ings or in private sector for building work in two bid system:- Sansthan (SAJKS) under the received a complaint from a job members were siphoning out the allegedly misused the data of job October 1,” said the DCP. Name and Estimated Completion Last date Cost of Bid Bid/Tender EMD/Bid Description cost period of to fill/upload Document Fee Security Ministry of Health and Family aspirant who was allegedly duped cheated money from ATMs in aspirants appearing at their online The Delhi Police has advised of work Work the bid amount Welfare -- and offered over 13,000 by the gang. Hisar,” said the DCP. examination centre. The contact people to apply due caution while through fake jobs through their bogus In his complaint, he alleged “One of the gang members, details of the candidates who applying for jobs through online e-tendering Construction of Multilevel Rs. 549.29 27 Months 18.12.2020 Rs. 35000.00 Rs. 300.00 Rs. 569.00 website --www.sajks.org that he was cheated through a fake Amandeep was arrested after he appeared for various online exams portals and forums such as social Parking and Advocates Crore Upto +GST@18% + Lakhs The accused has been identi- website floated in the name of was caught red-handed with- in the examination centre run by media, instant messaging Apps Chambers for Hon'ble 12:30 PM GST@18% High Court at Allahabad fied as Ramdhari, Surender Singh, 'Swastha Avm Jan Kanyan drawing cash from an ATM in Vishnu and Ramdhari was used to and emails and said the gen- on Comprehensive Design Amandeep Khatkari, Sandeep and Sansthan'. Believing it to be a gen- Hisar. During interrogation, send SMSes to them, and lure uineness of the website or com- Engineering, Procurement Joginder Singh, resident of uine website, he applied for vari- Amandeep revealed that in August them to apply for job on their fake pany and its representatives and Construction (EPC) Basis Haryana and Delhi. ous job and also paid the regis- this year, he along with his asso- website,” said the DCP. should be checked from credible ● The bid document shall be available online from 12.11.2020 at 11 AM to17.12.2020 upto 5PM & the last Police said that the gang was tration fees online, the com- ciates -- Vishnu, Sandeep, “The SMSes had link to their sources before applying for job, or date of submission of bid document shall be 18.12.2020 upto 12:30 PM (Online). Opening of Technical Bid shall be 18.12.2020 at 03.00 PM. headed by Vishnu Sharma and plainant alleged. Ramdhari, Surender and Joginder website. When a person visited before accepting an invite for ● For submission & other tender detials, please refer detailed NIT available on websites e-tender portal Ramdhari, who operated from “After initial enquiries, a case -- had hatched a conspiracy in this site, it offered a wide range interview. https://www.etender.up.nic.in. Other detials are also available on UPPWD website https://www.uppwd.gov.in Hisar in Haryana, and since of cheating and forgery was regis- Hisar to cheat gullible job seekers of jobs under Swasthya Avm Jan They added that transfer of and Corrigendum/amendments etc., if any will be notified on these websites only and separte advertise- ment will not be made for thesame. August 2020, the duo along with tered and investigation was taken by promising them government Kalyan Sansthan (SAJKS) and the money for registration and con- ● UPPWD reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning any reason or incurring their associates cheated over up. Police collected technical jobs,” said the DCP. victim was prompted to submit fidential details should be sent any liability whatsoever. Executive Engineer Superintending Engineer 27,000 job seekers by promising details and analysed the money “To execute their plan, his or her bio-data with the pre- only after thorough check of the UP-156706 Dt. 4.11.20   Prayagraj Circle. Construction Division-1,  them government jobs. Police said trail of the fraudulent activities run Joginder and Sandeep, both soft- scribed fee,” said the DCP. website or company's creden- PWD, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh www.upgov.nic.in PWD, Prayagraj that Ramdhari is one of the key by the fake website and learnt that ware professionals, designed the “It was further revealed that tials.   !" #$%&%&   

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And finally, we also ,* - TForce (CRPF) has asked eignty and territorial integrity believe that in a globalised and all its formations to recover in the face of unilateralism and interconnected world, a coun- $. # Risk and Hardship Allowance aggression, no matter what the try’s security interests are inter- +  .# *++ from personnel who availed sacrifice,” the minister said. linked by shared and secure $. )   over 30 days of cumulative He also said peace can commons,” he said. $+ *.0 1*+ leave in a year.   4.03.5  only be ensured through “the On forging ties with vari- The circular styled as ability to deter war,” adding the ous countries, Rajnath said “Regarding clarification on ndia is determined to protect country has attempted to build the strategic partnership with   4.03.5  resolve them,” he said citing a Recovery of Risk and Iits sovereignty and territori- this deterrence through a judi- the U.S. was stronger than news reports that employ- Hardship Allowance (RHA) al integrity against unilateral- cious combination of capabil- ever before. Moreover, the head of the last phase of ment opportunities have fur- against availed cumulative ism and aggression, Defence ity development and an empha- nation shares traditional and AAssembly elections in ther reduced in October. leave beyond 30 days in a Only when a person avails ingly.” Minister Rajnath Singh said sis on long term policy of indi- traditional and deep-rooted Bihar, former Congress chief The former Congress year” was sent across the leave for more than 30 days at Officials said the rule will here on Thursday. Sending out genisation. relations with Russia. India has Rahul Gandhi promised on president also termed the boat formations on October 28. a time, he/she will not be eli- be applicable to all the Central this tough message to China Elaborating upon deter- also forged a very special part- Thursday that a grand-alliance tragedy in Bhagalpur as “very Earlier, the CRPF head- gible for RHA for the whole paramilitary forces like the without naming it, he also said rence, Rajnath said “perhaps nership with reliable friends Government will create “Naya tragic” and urged Congress quarters had on September 24 period, the circular said. Border Security Force (BSF), dialogue is the most favoured the most fundamental lesson like France and Israel, he stat- Bihar” by bringing in industry, workers to provide all possi- issued a clarification articu- “Leave period of any kind Central Industrial Security way to resolve differences. that the roller coaster of the rise ed. ensuring employment, waiving ble help. “The boat accident in lating that the leave stretching of less than 30 days may not Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan His statement came in the and fall of nations taught us Stating that India and farm loans, reducing electrici- Bhagalpur is very tragic. My for more than 30 days will be counted for Border Police (ITBP) and backdrop of the ongoing ten- was that peace cannot neces- Australia share “common con- ty tariff by half, and providing condolences to the families of make a person ineligible for deduction of RHA,”, it said, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) sion at the Line of Actual sarily be achieved by a desire cerns” and “shared values”, the free education and justice to the deceased. The local drawing RHA. adding, “Take action accord- among others. Control(LAC)in Eastern for peace but by the ability to minister said India-Australia girls. administration is expected to Ladakh for the last six months. deter war. Unfortunately, the virtual summit in June 2020 In an appeal to voters of quickly find and treat the His reaffirmation that India is mere desire to seek peace, if not gave a fillip to the already Bihar, the Gandhi scion tweet- missing passengers. I appeal to a peace loving country but is reciprocated by others, does not strong comprehensive strategic ed in , “Get ready, now the Congress workers to do ready to make any sacrifice to necessarily succeed in building partnership. the grand-alliance Government everything possible to provide (**     <5=  defend itself was a day ahead of a harmonious environment in Last month, the foreign will provide employment to all help possible,” he said in yet the eighth round of Corps a world beset by conflicting ministers of Quad grouping you, waive loans of farmers, another tweet in Hindi. Commander level talks ideas of security, sovereignty consisting of India, Australia, reduce power bill by half, pro- A boat carrying nearly 50 ! "+     between the two countries at and national interests.” Japan and the US met in Tokyo vide free education and justice people capsized in Bihar’s the LAC on Friday. He outlined four broad and later India invited to girls, will clear obstacles in Bhagalpur district on Speaking at the diamond principles that are likely to Australia for Exercise Malabar the progress of all classes, will Thursday, killing a 40-year-old   (  4.03.5  jubilee celebration webinar of guide India’s quest for nation- 2020. The four nation exercise set up trade and industry and woman, while seven others the National Defence College al security in the future. The is currently underway in the will create Naya (new) Bihar”. were feared drowned, offi- ith 5,786 incidents on (NDC), Rajnath also said India first is the ability to secure Bay of Bengal. In another tweet, he cials said. WNovember 4, the share of has fostered close relationships India’s territorial integrity and As regards Pakistan, attacked the BJP Government Polling in 71 and 94 con- stubble burning in Delhi-NCR and partnerships with like- sovereignty from external Rajnath said it continues to at the Centre for not provid- stituencies, out of the 243 pollution rose to 42 per cent on minded countries to further the threats and internal challenges. remain adamant in the use of ing employment opportunities Assembly seats, was held in Thursday, the maximum so far common interests of countries Second, the ability to cre- terrorism as state policy. to people, alleging that the job the first two phases on this season. in the region and beyond like ate secure and stable condi- “However, we have achieved crisis in the country is further October 28 and November 3 The satellite images Australia, Japan and the US. tions that can facilitate India’s substantial success in working deepening and the Modi gov- respectively. The remaining 78 showed 4,965 stubble burning “Recently, India has been economic growth, thereby, cre- with progressive and like- ernment is doing nothing to seats will go to polls on incidents in Punjab, 132 in facing other challenges on its ating the resources for nation minded countries to not only resolve it. November 7 and the counting Haryana, 144 in UP and 585 in borders. India is a peace-loving building and to meet individ- expose Pakistan’s regressive “Lack of employment is a of votes will take place on Madhya Pradesh on November Meteorological Department’s stood at 561 microgram per country. We believe that dif- ual aspirations. policies but also make it national crisis which is further November 10. 4 that was highest in this sea- Regional Forecasting Centre, cubic metre (μg/m3) at 10 am — ferences should not become Third, “we remain stead- increasingly difficult to con- deepening. The Modi The Congress is contest- son. NASA’s satellite imagery Kuldeep Srivastava, “There is a the highest since November 15 disputes. We attach impor- fast in the desire to protect our tinue with its previous business Government knows only to ing the elections in alliance showed a large, dense cluster of layer of pollutant in the atmos- last year, when it was 637 μg/m3, tance to the peaceful resolution interests beyond the borders in as usual approach,” he said. make hollow promises, not to with the RJD and Left parties. fire dots covering Punjab and phere from the smoke emanat- according to CPCB data. PM10 parts of Haryana and Uttar ing from the stubble burning and levels below 100 μg/m3 are con- Pradesh. Of the 119 cities, 18 local sources. sidered safe in India. PM10 is ;$'#R +)   mostly from north India have There will be no respite for particulate matter with a diam- ". +  % *+ * recorded the worst level of air the next two-three days (till eter of 10 micrometers and is quality. Sunday).” Experts said raging inhalable. These particles include The average 24-hour AQI at farm fires and a fall in the wind dust, pollen and mold spores.     $#$0  $     4 pm on Thursday was 464 in speed and temperatures pushed The levels of PM2.5 – finer par- Ghaziabad, 464 in Baghpat, 453 air quality in Delhi-NCR to the ticles which can even enter the in Meerut, 452 in Bahadurgarh, worst levels in around a year on bloodstream – were 347 μg/m3 #/ "$$#$! ."* 3** #/*'#0#*/ 457 in Greater Noida, 450 in Thursday. at 12 noon. PM2.5 levels up to 4  ) Noida, 443 in Gurgaon, 439 in According to the Ministry of 60 μg/m3 are considered safe. Muzzaffarnagar, 434 in Agriculture, a total 50220 burn- All the 36 monitoring sta- "! +$#$#' ,$+ ' ,*' "#"'# Dharuhera, 442 in Hapur, 427 in ing events were detected between tions recorded the air quality in diya. Khadi’s designer diyas are Jind, 422 in Kaithal, and 416 in Oct 1 and Nov 4. Of them, 45070 the ‘’severe’’ category. The available at www.khadiin- Faridabad. were in Punjab, 3600 in Haryana neighbouring cities of dia.gov.in. Governments to undertake phase followed by aged people It was 389 in Ghaziabad, 368 and 1550 in UP. On Wednesday, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater The KVIC is also selling the task of listing the health- with co-morbidities. in Greater Noida, 345 in Noida, stubble burning had contributed Noida, Gurugram and Noida diyas and other clay items care on priority, Bhushan said “Doctors, nurses, para- 331 in Faridabad and 290 in only five per cent to Delhi’s pol- also recorded ‘’severe’’ levels of such as Laxmi-Ganesh idols that “you are requested to medical staff, technicians, Gurgaon, on Wednesday. lution, 10 per cent on Tuesday air pollution.   4.03.5  and other decoratives through direct all facility lncharge i.e. pharmacists, ward assistants, Unfavourable weather con- and 16 percent on Monday and An AQI between zero and its outlets in Delhi and other both Government and private scientists and research staff, ditions involving a sudden 40 per cent a day before. Last 50 is considered “good”, 51 and arthen lamps (Diya) made cities. These idols are being to submit the data with imme- students of medical, dental, change in wind pattern con- year, the farm fire contribution 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 Eby potters in the remote made by potters in Varanasi, diate effect. lf required, addi- Ayush and nursing courses, tributed to a deterioration in to Delhi’s pollution had peaked “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, parts of Jaisalmer and Rajasthan, Haryana and other tional staff may also be supporting staff including Delhi’s air quality on Thursday. to 44 per cent on November 1. 301 and 400 “very poor”, and Hanumangarh districts in states and are fetching good   4.03.5  engaged using the funds avail- dieticians, bio medical waste According to Head of India PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR 401 and 500 “severe”. Rajasthan are reaching every income for the potters. Diyas, able under the Emergency staff, sanitation workers, corner of the country, thanks to on the other hand, is being ven as strategies are being Response COVID- l 9 pack- ambulance drivers and cleri- Khadi India’s e-portal . procured from KVIC units in Eworked out towards the age. Please ensure complete- cal and administrative staff are Khadi and Village Pokharan in Jaisalmer and preparation of Covid-19 vac- ness, quality and authentica- among those will get the vac- !         Industries Commission Rawatsar in Hanumangarh cine, with the shots expected tion of the healthcare workers cine once it is ready,” said an (KVIC), this year, for the first district in Rajasthan. Over to be available early next year, data.” official from the Ministry. time, decided to sell diyas to 10,000 diyas have also been the Central Government has The data will be com- The Indian Medical online and through stores to sold through various Khadi asked all the States to submit piled at the District level only. Association (IMA) had last #     "  : become foot soldiers of the outlets. the list of health workers — “After receiving the complet- month said that over 500 doc- Prime minister’s vision of KVIC Chairman Vinai doctors, MBBS students, nurs- ed datasets from the facilities, tors in the country have died Vocal for Local. Kumar Saxena said the online es, paramedic staff and ASHA the Districts will upload the due to Covid-19, even as it  '   A1">.= Transmission, among others, Nations Framework Convention “I appeal and I’m sure fac- RDirectorate officials in the latter seized the credit card alleged Renitta while speaking to held a virtual discussion with on Climate Change (UNFC- tories are reducing emissions and residence of Bineesh Kodiyeri, belonging to Anoop reporters who had assembled domestic passenger flights till Union Environment Minister CC). The objective of the con- bringing more greenery in cam- son of CPI(M) State secretary Mohammed from the residence. in large numbers. A team of   4.03.5  February 24 next year due to Prakash Javadekar at the India vention is to achieve stabilisation puses. Using new technologies to Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, led to a Mohammed has been arrested Kerala Police too had a face off the prevailing coronavirus sit- CEO Forum on Climate Change of GHG concentrations in the save water and (increase) ener- stand off between the ED offi- earlier by the Narcotics Control with the central agency as the he Ministry of Civil uation. who had exhorted them to work atmosphere that would prevent gy efficiency is also a concern cials and officers of the Kerala Board on charges of drug traf- former blocked the vehicles of TAviation on Thursday said In a press release on for helping India achieve climate dangerous anthropogenic inter- which you are taking care of. You Police on Thursday. ficking and money laundering. the ED while they were coming that the cap on the number of Thursday, the ministry said, change targets. ference with the climate system, (CEOs) are the captains. This is The sleuths of the ED had He had told the ED about his out of the palatial house. The domestic flights that Indian air- “MOCA is monitoring traffic Following the discussion, it noted. a CEOs’ forum. You will give launched a simultaneous raid in business dealings with Bineesh cops wanted to inspect the vehi- lines are permitted to operate everyday, and it is expected that they issued a ‘Declaration of The goals are reduction in shape to India’s actions,” he said. the residence and business Kodiyeri and this led the inves- cles of the ED and this led to would be increased to 70-75 the traffic would further pick- Private Sector on Climate emissions’ intensity of GDP by About the importance of com- premises of Bineesh since tigating agency to arrest the son tense moments. A team of senior per cent of their pre-COVID up because of the festival sea- Change’, pledging to take neces- 33-35 per cent by 2030 from the bating climate change, Javadekar Wednesday morning. The raid of the Marxist leader. officials from the office of the levels as the passenger traffic son and as passenger traffic sary action to help India achieve 2005 level, achieving about 40 said India was doing well in the house of the CPI(M)’s There was a stand off Child Welfare Commission too surges. The ministry had ear- increases, the upper cap would its targets under the Paris per cent cumulative electric towards achieving its nationally younger son continued till 11 am between the members of the reached the spot on hearing the lier stated that the Indian air- be revised to 70-75 per cent of Agreement. power installed capacity from determined contributions on Thursday in the presence of Kodiyeri family and the ED news that the grandchildren of lines can operate maximum 60 normal capacity in the coming The declaration stressed that non-fossil fuel-based energy (NDCs) under the Paris his wife and mother-in -law. team once the latter finished the the party secretary were threat- per cent of their pre-COVID days.” “a coordinated response by the resources by 2030, and creating Agreement. According to Renitta, wife of raid operations. “We were ened by the ED officials.   !" #$%&%&    2 4/"#&+#**$4- %  7   63'    7  7 +7+2/.>+7*, ,  R !=4>?   & 5 ,  !   ! 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One =/ 7> ,   <1=*>         !   #  ( ! the population in the five tehsils that extends into Alwar and Way back in 1970, Hashim of its sections was determined to now form Nuh. This reversal of the Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan 5/M .> Amir Ali, Director, Rural achieve Meostan, envisaged as               /    majority-minority relationship has and district of Uttar Institute, Jamia Millia Islamia, adjacent to Pakistan, by the / 7          .        7    had its consequences, particularly in Pradesh beyond its heartland, ?4>.A had, by examining the features power of guns. This naturally !                    0   the polarised context prevailing in that is Nuh. One has to cross the of the movement, stated that the culminated in a riotous situation the rest of the country. That’s why region while going to either /<53 !@...4 “institution of Tabligh has begun where Meos suffered heavy loss-                       Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Agra or Jaipur from Delhi. It lies to blow a wind of change for the es due to the Hindu backlash. "              0<#    ! declared that his Government would at the heart of the “golden trian- !4.N!A'5./ worse in the hitherto tranquil Narayan Bhaskar Khare, the  !                    bring a law against forced conver- gle” tourist circuit comprising and uniquely syncretic culture of Congressman who was then the sions and set up a board to protect Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.  .>./+ . the Meos” (The Meos of Mewat: Dewan of the Alwar State, had    )               Hindu properties. It is barely known to the out- Old Neighbours of New Delhi, described the situation in detail        0<#            ! The Mewat district was renamed siders how this region, merely 70- A<5A/+ . P.41). Ali feared that orthodoxy, in his memoirs (My Political               1   ! ! as Nuh in 2016. Earlier in 2001, 80 km away from Delhi, acted as </44.4 championed by Tabligh, would Memoirs or Autobiography, Mewat (1,507 sq km) was carved out the laboratory of Islamic alien- be ruinous for the economic life 1959).                     ! from Gurgaon district. Nuh has ation over the last century.  ./> /3/N?& of the Meos. The religious However, Lord Mountbatten’s   " 0<#               .   ! been in the news for the wrong rea- Maulana Mohammad Ilyas injunction against interest might Partition declaration, dated June    7+         /         sons. Mewati gangs are notorious for (1885-1944), who started the  !A'/4.3? discourage them from accepting 3, 1947, which stipulated the cattle smuggling, automobile thefts itinerant Tabligh movement loans from banks, opening bank division of both Punjab and         89@A  S        ! and highway robberies. Jails in (Tablighi Jama’at), chose Mewat  .!5 accounts or even joining coop- Bengal, knocked out the plan for  /               4      Gurugram and Faridabad districts as its nursery in the 1920s. The erative societies. It might be a Meostan. Beleaguered, a large !       0<#          ! have a disproportionate number of movement has been run from its A/@.A.4& remembered that Dar-ul-Uloom number of Meos fled to Pakistan Mewati inmates. Terror suspects headquarters in the Banglewali at Deoband has pronounced but only to be invited back to                  have been arrested from Nuh. There Masjid in the Nizamuddin area  !4 .3 several fatwas against any kind India by the Jawaharlal Nehru        <1=*>            0!   have been reports of communal dis- of Delhi. Since Maulana Ilyas was of borrowing/lending which Government. Stopping them  0<# 0                   turbances. a product of Dar-ul-Uloom at !55 ! involves payment of interest. It from migrating to Pakistan also Yet things need not have played Deoband (in fact, a pet student is high time that fresh sociolog- became an article of faith for out like this. The Meo Muslims were of its co-founder Ahmed Rashid ical studies are undertaken to Mahatma Gandhi. Khare, there- a different lot; they were more or less Gangohi), the imprint of its ascertain how far the Islamic pro- fore, was not certain that perma- 0    Hindu in custom and culture until orthodoxy is evident in the hibitions on certain issues (like nent peace had returned to the beginning of the 20th century. Tabligh movement. “Kafiresque” (that is not sanc- interest on lending/borrowing Mewat. He was apprehensive Their syncretism could have been an Tabligh is an outreach move- tioned by Islam) practices, which and family planning methods) that communalism could still '!   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In the US elections, the rallies of Tejashwi Yadav, /      &  nothing is predictable as it’s the                      throwing up more than one swing States that hold the key to               .     possibility. Even the the White House. The race is so "   1    < 0        ,   " S Mahagathbandhan emerged as a decayed educational institutions     trend. Only if this level of revenue close that it can go either way. cohesive unit with an agenda that and unemployment. However, is maintained through the rest of With both sides ready to deploy              0     P   caught the imagination of the the underdog, Tejashwi, relent- Sir — The BJP Government has 2020-21, will we see a reduction legal teams, a cloudy outcome   Q      +         #    ! poor, oppressed and the econom- lessly highlighted these issues cited the GST inflows, which in the shortfall in the GST com- could possibly lead to a court bat-                   )  ically backward. The NDA car- during his campaigns. Though it crossed the 1 lakh crore mark pensation for the States. Also, the tle. In such a scenario, it might                       ried on with its usual rhetoric is hard to predict who will even- for the first time in this financial economy can be firmly back on take days or even weeks for the woven around Article 370, Ram tually win, the election has been year, as a clear sign of recovery its feet only if exports and private results to come out.     / $    # !"          ! Mandir, Muslims via Pakistan successful in catching the BJP off in the economy after its 23.9 per investment return to pre-COVID Krishnan Ramani    S   #     !    1     and nationalism blissfully. It guard and portraying Tejashwi as cent contraction in the first levels. At present, need-based Ghaziabad   P  Q "             ! underplayed crucial issues like a valid option. quarter. However, economists and time-bound stimulus can go the woes of migrant workers, the Haridasan Rajan and businesses are sceptical a long way in achieving such a (  *$ ;            poor state of the health sector, Kozhikode about the sustainability of this turnaround. However, we need //&-/+?+#&@%A",<+A   !" #$%&%& +  ( 4/"#&+#**$4- 961,4-7  67 $*/  547,1 5      (      '     P ,  (  # '.* 9         ,           (            14 ! , 9     ,       L  '   (   L'  !* '   & O       ((   !        < A!  B

 55 3:1 !,  R ) ! !   ;  !-   !    !!%R           ,   ,         *.    !  & !#! !  )!   !   0        3       !   !    89@B       ) 7   1        "  2   7                          !       1   < 0     /  A    +  4          #   1 "                        )      P        Q                       "      : 675  !               1           n October 15, External Affairs Minister "       P Q       S Jaishankar stated that the India-China        *.      +    Otalks on disengagement were “confiden-  @99  *. :           tial and a work in progress.” Subsequently, for- mer military veteran and journalist Ajai Shukla           7      "   wrote on October 23 that the Government was          !         in talks with the Chinese for a “Doklam-type          *.       / agreement” which would result in “mutual               troop withdrawals in the Pangong Tso sub-sec-        < 1      tor of Eastern Ladakh.” If he is correct, and there         .  is no reason to disbelieve Shukla, given the accu- )         0   :  ! racy of his earlier reports on the imbroglio, then                4 our political establishment (as it has on numer- 1      P           ous occasions earlier) is once again showing utter +43!     Q 0   0        ignorance of how the military operates and is in <43.>//3 the process of succumbing to Chinese pressure,        ) 7S   grasping at straws in the hope of achieving what  .A'/>!4.    89@B; can, at best, be termed as illusory peace. /+ . .  2   7             The truth is that even a cursory peep into our A5!>?!/4& P     Q        history suggests that our politicians lack the 0/<53             : resolve to see things through, especially when the >.+<./ .                going gets tough. Oddly enough, they have also 3< . .               repeatedly shown themselves to be remarkably <.4!4? 1        0          incompetent when it comes to negotiations with !5=< "         2   7    adversaries. Pandit Nehru, for example, turned ! . 4..              /   .  out to be extremely short-sighted in his handling !@.3/4. of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) issue, seek-     1        .  7  ing to negotiate a settlement just as preparations /@.> .>               to recapture lost territory were moving forward. /<'!/4/+            = ! We are still paying with blood in J&K for his fol- 3'<.3   !   > ,   .  7    lies then. .>>/>?4     !       #   To add to that, Nehru’s disastrous handling  .3.'!4 the Government to take all necessary the Jampheri ridge, our Army did Government’s refusal to acknowledge 'S           of the Indo-China relationship continues to haunt <(./> measures to arrange for their return, respond to the ingress in an extreme- the PLA’s alleged occupation of approx- 3              us to this day as well. What was pathetic at the 0 5. sadly with little success till now. This ly robust manner to halt Chinese road imately 1,000 sq km of disputed terri-  *.    ,       "     time was his abject surrender and acceptance of F<.!''!>.4 is not just a reflection of the callousness construction activity. Surprisingly, tory in eastern Ladakh was not unex-                 ! defeat without even a semblance of resistance,  ! . or lack of empathy within our political however, this action was at the initia- pected. Nor was the public endorse-               reflected in his farewell address on radio to our  4.. establishment that only gives impor- tive of the local commanders on the ment of this stand despite the loss of 20 Assamese brethren after our forces had retreat- tance to anything that impacts its elec- ground, unwilling to be bullied by the bravehearts to Chinese treachery at                 " ed from Arunachal Pradesh. This was not just a !>.4/4! toral prospects, but also indicts all of PLA, reportedly much against the Galwan.               reflection of his incompetence or inability to +!@/<>!5. us citizens, who prefer to live in igno- wishes of the Army Headquarters and Since then, the surprise pro-active               4 )    understand the manner in which the military '//4 rance. the Government, who were probably action of the Army to occupy heights               operates, but more importantly, showed him to /5!<4 ! Leaving all this aside, to understand fearful of the consequences of oppos- along the Kailash Range may have *        0     "   be irresolute and lacking in moral fibre as well, +<55(+5.3 .3 what exactly the signing of a “Doklam- ing the Chinese. strengthened the hands of the             " S     a flaw that taints most of our political establish- /++.4@.! type agreement” signifies, we would Favourable public opinion, howev- Government in the continuing negoti-       .   ment even today. '>..43<. need to focus on how that confronta- er, forced the Government’s hand and ations but it has not truly understood . "             While one cannot blame Prime Minister / /5. tion, in July 2017, which lasted for 75 they had no choice but to walk the talk the significance of the military action. #                Shastri for either lack of spine or absence of prin- 0.! .> days, played out. To understand the on nationalism. This matter was sub- If India understood the importance    0   !            ciples, he, too, showed complete ignorance of how /43/4 context, it is necessary to remind one- sequently supposedly resolved at the of the military action, it would refuse the military operates and, therefore, a remark- self that at that time, our general elec- Wuhan informal summit where a to discuss the issue in any talks just as                ! able lack of judgement in his talks with Field !43!5!=/+ tions were due in just over a year and vaguely-worded statement, the so- the Chinese have done over their                 Marshal Ayub Khan of Pakistan at Tashkent after >.F<. the NDA Government was already fac- called “Wuhan Consensus”, was occupation of disputed territory in the           S     the Indo-Pak War of 1965. The decision to vacate +/>.& . ing difficulties because of a faltering released. In view of the mutually- Depsang sub-sector. While it is quite     !            Haji Pir Pass, a key feature in the Pir Panjal 4 This is ironical, given that the BJP prob- withdrawals as required. However, the requisite forces, the situation may well      CB #     *.     allowed us the option to reach Poonch directly ably won handsomely because of the PLA reneged and after pulling back change by next spring.                  from Uri but also dominate the important Pulwama incident and our subsequent only a few hundred metres, established Would the Government then still townships of Rawalkot, Bagh and Kotla in attack on Balakot. a new camp, recommencing road con- remain steadfast in its aim and contin-               ! Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). They could The critical importance of the struction activity along a slightly dif- ue to confront the bully, or will it back    *.  89@B          have been ours to occupy at any time of our Doklam plateau lies in the fact that it ferent alignment three months later. In down, as it has before, accepting some   D               ! choosing. These locations are now used by straddles the People’s Liberation Army the process, it illegally occupied much facile, token, face-saving tidbit thrown      E  ; 3         Pakistan as launchpads to push militants into (PLA)-occupied Chumbi Valley, which of the Doklam plateau. at us by the Chinese? After the Centre’s   0            *.  Kashmir. is to its north, and the Jampheri Ridge The latest reports suggest that they earlier misstep in Doklam, there must   #  7    =  *.   While the Bangladesh Liberation War was to its south, which overlooks the completed construction in January be fairly serious reservations, within the  /  C>          S    ! undoubtedly an unequivocal victory, its post-war Siliguri Corridor, India’s lifeline to its 2019 with the road terminating at the security establishment at least, as to     .   '          impact weighed heavily on our military. Not only North-Eastern States. Though the sta- base of the Jampheri ridge. whether this Government can follow  S       S           did Prime Minister Indira Gandhi reduce pen- tus of the Doklam plateau itself is under However, the response of the through on its present course to its log-   "      *.S         sions and the status of the military, she agreed dispute with the Chinese laying claim, Government to this provocation was ical end, especially given that China to the return of 90,000 prisoners of war (PoWs) it was till recently in the possession of remarkably subdued with no counter- controls the escalation ladder. "      0          without either forcing Pakistan to enter into an our steadfast ally, Bhutan. Therefore, it action being initiated by the Army Actions always speak louder than              "  ! agreement on the status of J&K or getting back would be reasonable to expect that the against renewed Chinese activity. words and we will soon know if Modi                  our own servicemen captured by them. The fact Indian Army would intervene in sup- Clearly its hands had been tied by the has it in him to be different from those         "       " P that 54 of our servicemen continue to languish port of the Bhutanese Army if the Government making abundantly clear in whose footsteps he follows.  Q               in Pakistani captivity is shameful. But what is Chinese attempted to illegally occupy that the present Prime Minister had, (The writer, a military veteran, is a               worse is the Government’s utter disinterest in get- the plateau, given the potential threat like those before him, succumbed to Consultant with the Observer Research =   S    R       ting our PoWs back. As some may be aware, that it posed to our own security as well. Chinese pressure despite being fully Foundation and a Senior Visiting Fellow    ! "#S> there is an ongoing case in the Supreme Court, Therefore, when the PLA com- aware of the grave implications of the with The Peninsula Foundation, lodged by their next of kin, requesting it to direct menced road construction towards Chinese activity. Therefore, the Chennai) ,  !  ) !!)  Xxusxq„su‰ vƒu„q‚xuq‚x‘ˆ„y„wy„ q†‘r‚ysxuq‚xsxq‚‚u„wuy„q† ‰A ˆ „q“ ˆ‚tqˆu’q‰ „‚•yvyy‰‚uv‘„qu„tut

nia, denial, anger and fear. These feel- factors have left people irritable and existing channels. burden of treatment expenditure. The ings are fuelled by the fact that people brooding. It is evident that even after Following the initiation at the edu- Insurance Regulatory and are continually living in fear of contract- the pandemic ends, the mental health cational level, reform and sensitivity Development Authority of India ing the disease. People with pre-exist- conditions brought on by the contagion need to be brought in at the profession- (IRDAI) in 2018 asked mental illness- ing health conditions and the elderly and their socio-economic impact on al level, too. Given the dismal state of es to be included in regular health are under stress of succumbing to the people will linger for quite some time. affairs right now, where psychiatrists insurance coverage. In line with its Coronavirus. Worryingly, the urge to According to a survey, about 41 per prescribe medicines at the start of treat- directions, some insurers have already commit suicide is looming among the cent of the population in India has been ment without thoroughly assessing the started customising mental health frontline workers and the medical fra- affected by loneliness. Between 33 to patient’s condition, counselling requires products but they are few and far ternity because of their exhausting and 74 per cent of the people have report- an intensive revival. Likewise, a struc- between. 1 -6,, hectic schedules and the ominous sit- ed psychological distress and over 40 tured guideline describing the conduct Technology can be harnessed to uation surrounding them. per cent are suffering from depression of the treatment must be in place. It is keep mental health issues at bay. he Coronavirus outbreak has Cases of Coronavirus-related sui- and anxiety. As India faces a mental important to increase the access of Virtual contact can be a means to con- birthed another pandemic, that cides have been reported from health pandemic, it is high time that the troubled people to counselling and nect with isolated people. The arrival Tof mental illness. With the world Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam State invests in establishing a holistic mental health centres and doctors. This of virtual consultancy and chatbots has having spent nearly a year battling the and Kerala. In fact, suicide was the lead- mental healthcare infrastructure that about it, forget about seeking help. Now, Health Organisation (WHO) report, may seem difficult given India’s poor encouraged the masses to seek help. outbreak and Indians having spent over ing cause of over 300 non-Coronavirus is not hidden under the carpet of phys- India is more comfortable talking and work needs to be done from the mental health infrastructure and mas- This has helped those who fear being six months under various lockdowns deaths reported in India during the ical healthcare. about it. Once the problem is detect- grassroot level. Beginning with educa- sive population, but the surge in the discovered and judged by others. The necessitated by the contagion, mental nationwide lockdown. And then, there However, the one good thing that ed, it becomes easy to devise a cure. tion, the desired outcome of success- number of people suffering right now chances of mental health issues turn- well-being has been hit like never is the added pressure of salary cuts, fur- has come out of all this is that the con- Vocalising the problem has also given ful treatment can be realised. Given the demands massive efforts nevertheless. ing into a sweeping problem in a post- before. The major issues that have been loughs and job losses. Those who are tagion has put the spotlight back on a better insight into things that both- paltry number of psychiatrists in the During the pandemic and in the Corona world are vast only if they are reported to have been associated with fortunate enough to have a job still are mental health issues. Before the pan- er people. country, the Government needs to post-Corona world, there is a crying left unattended. the COVID-19 pandemic are stress, having to cope with extended working demic struck, mental well-being was As of now, India accounts for 2.2 increase the number of seats for stu- need for mental health insurance, too, (The writer is founder and CEO of anxiety, depressive symptoms, insom- hours and household chores. All these largely ignored and people did not talk lakh suicides each year, as per a World dents of the discipline in the already so that it is instrumental in relieving the a mental wellness platform)   !" #$%&%& . &

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M%&       >>111         =    %' $ & 0 +*)   %%         ( *    %  !  &      % &+& & C59E'#-, '/5&   & %% %    %   A' & cent) are planning on vacations 5,000 respondents. H35-40 per cent in the quarter, post a severe decline in y-o-y in September at 77,000 $  . *)   &' ! '  &' during this festive season with Further, the survey ongoing fiscal year even as Q1 FY2021. MT, as the private aerodrome 2) -,  ' & O A  %> 43& high priority on safety and showed that about 52.5 per demand improved during the “The Covid-19 pandemic operator handled a record    %      hygiene, including looking at cent of respondents are seeking September quarter, rating had triggered one of the worst 2,366 freighter movements in  $ +)  &   %    %C  L %    %   the number of cases in the medical or travel insurance agency ICRA said while revis- demand crashes that the Indian a single month. * + *     vicinity and sanitisation mea- for the sake of security and ing its forecast. residential real estate industry The total cargo handled sures, according to a survey. more than 50 per cent of It had earlier estimated a witnessed in recorded history. by the Delhi airport in $.   () About 75 per cent of respondents said they would 45 per cent decline in sales vol- “Overall, the housing sales September 2019 had stood at -, .  ' (    ! !  '(  respondents said they are plan- prefer ordering room service umes in FY2021. volume witnessed a year-on- 82,220 million tonnes (MT), ning to take up a vacation dur- rather than visiting restaurants Sales across the top eight year decline of 50 per cent in according to Delhi September compared to the ing this festive season, as com- and bars. On taking extra safe- cities - Delhi-NCR, Mumbai H1 FY2021 across the top eight International Airport Ltd same month of 2019. pared to 61 per cent in 2019 ty precautions, about 72.1 per Metropolitan Region (MMR), cities of the country,” ICRA (DIAL). Also, the total cargo vol- who were willing to go on a cent of respondents said they Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, said. Economic activities in the ume in the first half of the fis- holiday during the festive sea- will be going through sanitisa- Pune, Hyderabad and However, sales volume country, following gradual cal stood at 2,88,00 MT, which son, indicating an uptick in tion processes followed by the Ahmedabad - rebounded in the bounced back considerably, unlockings in the past few is expected to grow further in demand for travel, online trav- monuments and tourist spots second quarter of FY2021, with a quarter-on-quarter months, are showing positive the coming months, DIAL said. el company Yatra.Com said in before planning a visit to them. indicating some green shoots of growth of 60 per cent record- signs of recovery with Delhi Freighter airlines, includ- the survey. This assurance is important as normalisation. ed across property markets in airport seeing a significant ing passenger aircraft used to The trend of advance about 48.2 per cent of the “With some further recov- the second quarter of the cur- surge in both cargo tonnage carry cargo, have significantly booking continues with 39.3 respondents are planning their ery expected in H2, ICRA is rent fiscal. and freighter movements in contributed in creating capac- per cent of respondents plan- holiday with the family, it revising its earlier estimate of The recent improvement September, it said in a release. ities to meet the demand, ning leisure trips for more added. The survey also found sales volume decline in FY2021 was primarily driven by a grad- Of the 77,000 MT cargo according to the release.   !!         than one month in advance, it that mountains have beaten to 35-40 per cent,” it said in a ual unlocking of the economy, handled during the previous DIAL said it has also        &   %   added. Further, the survey beaches as a preferred location statement. pent-up demand and improved month, 48,000 MT was inter- enhanced significantly freighter         !!   ! showed that safety and hygiene for holiday goers, with 37.9 per ICRA said the uptick in affordability on the back of national, while the remaining handling capacity with the set- A   %<        !! take priority while planning a cent of respondents saying they absorption levels during the reduced home loan rates and 29,000 MT domestic, it said. ting up of three additional 4'@ @45 &14@@42   %4'5 %  holiday, as travellers are look- would like to visit the hills to second quarter of FY2021 has attractive payment DIAL added that the cargo dedicated freighter parking         %(!! ing at the number of cases in escape the monotony and stress been driven by affordable and schemes/discounts, the rating throughput has met an impres- bays, taking their total number ! A> >&  A 1.   2&!!  the vicinity, sanitisation mea- brought by the pandemic. mid/upper-mid segments. agency said. sive recovery of 94 per cent in to 12. =   &%  A &4@@4  A < !!Q    L   %!  &  &!!&   &A314'2&!= &  14@@42 A &./14@@42

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4 ! A   and soon it will be rolled out in enforcement, chances are there Delhi. This will be sold in our as they are profit-oriented. +   %    stores and at other places too When I had a meeting with the        at this rate under the govern- Defence Minister, Rajnath ment of India’s initiative. In the Singh I had said that the gov-      &A   market it is Rs 135/kg. ernment should support 3 ' O    Then there are onions. In NAFED to run the mandi so the history of India for the first that people are confident. But %       % time we have procured 1,00,000 if the mandis are run by MT of onions. Normally it is industrialists then it would be On the procurement side, 10-15,000 MT. Last year it was said that there has been a sell- What were the challenges we had to double the number 50,000 MT and this year it has off. //"&"#E"#)#)  %% %& during the distribution of of centres to ensure that the doubled. We started procuring We have taken over a com- 3   $ 3    50 pulses under the PM Garib farmers don’t have to travel too from the farmers towards the pany called Federation of !  %  #4 &K:K:/   &> Kalyan Ann Yojana much. We used all modes of end of April when farmers Indian FPOs and Aggregators ' &' %..  750  (PMGKAY)? transport to distribute the puls- were getting Rs 4 or 5 per kg in (FIFA). Around 1,000 FPOs   %3   $ 3     During lockdown every- es - ship, flights, road. the mandi. We bought it for Rs have become our members at    % %  A 3' &' % thing was shut. The labour was 8 -9 per kg. This programme with the government schemes. for drying. There will also be a national level. We are offering ' /%%      not available, vehicles were not What were the challenges was inaugurated by The mandi will have all the machine to remove foreign our services to make the their  A  %500  O0%/   moving and offices were shut. during procurement? Maharashtra Chief Minister infrastructure for packing, sort- matter as this too is often a DPRs, find out where these      >' &' %. The first 15-20 days were The mandis posed a huge Uddhav Thackeray. ing, grading, pre-cooling for ground for paying less to the organisations can get their .   %%&   %% %50    extremely challenging. NAFED challenge as social distancing vegetables so that they stay for farmer. The Fair Average money from. Getting access to  %     % %% was entrusted with the task of had to be maintained. Farmers How is NAFED’s business some days. Quality (FAQs) will be main- funds by the farmers’ groups       A  %50(00/ )#) supplying 5.85 lakh MT puls- were called in a staggered man- evolving in the new normal? We are setting up a portal tained by the different facilities and cooperatives was a big   %      %3   $ es to 36 states/UTs by the ner through SMS and their We have to change with the for e-kisan mandi. All the big that the mandi offers. A min- gap area which we are trying to 3/%%&  %50(00/&%%   & Government of India towards arrival had to be planned in a times. During the procure- buyers and sellers would be on imal service charge would be fill.   %%       the end of March. After that we way that social distancing was ment we have to implement the platform. The quality of the levied on the farmers which We also floated a tender      %R/@3S)*        %50( gradually obtained permis- maintained. We had to increase safety measures. Recently we product can be checked here would go to the FPO running recently for setting up more !   sions to get the supply chain the number of centres. For have been declared as an and the registered farmers will the mandi. This would go in than 500 retails in the country moving. We shifted all the instance, in one cluster of vil- agency for formation of FPOs confirm the deal if they find it providing the value additions at in six months. The farming operations online and got the lages, there was one centre also. We will make and regis- worth it. Farmers will get that the mandi, infrastructure, por- products will be connected to      ' '((  (   pulses delivered in the states. and we increased it to two- ter farmer producer groups at kind of freedom. But it is a tal costs and more. We are the market. If we ask any other (.A0" 5  $       O% The passes for the mill labour- three. We made payments par with NABARD. We are long-term project and can only empowering the farmer not to retailer to keep our products,    %   &    %)J ers too were taken by us. April, online. 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17    A        *  &         , )    O*   A     9(       '                  & 2 Washington: Democratic presidential candi- date Joe Biden has pledged that his adminis- Washington: From Ford Model T cars that popped off the Washington: Democrat Joe Biden was Beijing: A wary China on Thursday hoped the tration would rejoin the historic Paris assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burg- pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College presidential poll process in the US would end Agreement on climate change. .  > ers, the United States has long had a major hand in making votes needed to carry the White House, smoothly and successfully and said that there is a Biden, 77, has not won the presidential the world a frenetic and impatient place, primed and hun- securing victories in the “blue wall” bat- room for cooperation between the two nations elections yet, but is inching closer to be Houston: Young electors in the US have been making their gry for instant gratification. tlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan, despite “some differences,” as observers forecast declared the winner by garnering 253 electoral voices heard and although the votes are being counted, So the world's realization Wednesday that the U.S. Election and narrowing President Donald Trump's heightening of the rivalry between the top two votes out of the required 270. His Republican their choice could shape the outcome of the closely-fought winner might not be known for days or longer was jarring path. economies no matter whoever emerges victorious. rival and incumbent US President Donald 2020 presidential election and decide the presidency of for a planet weaned on American speediness. With just a handful of states still up for The US presidential election remained unde- Trump has got 213 electoral votes, according the world's oldest democracy. According to the Center for The guessing game of trying to figure out whether — and grabs, Trump tried to press his case in court cided Thursday evening, turning the nation's atten- to latest projections released by the US media. Information and Research on Civic Learning and how — President Donald Trump or challenger Joe Biden in some key swing states, It was unclear if tion to a handful of battleground states that con- On November 4, the US formally with- Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University, voters aged would end up in the White House quickly turned global. any of his campaign's legal maneuvering tinue to tabulate the crush of mail-in ballots that drew from the 2015 Paris Agreement on between 18 to 29 are voting in record numbers, includ- Government leaders scrambled to digest the delay and over balloting would succeed in shifting the will decide whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden Climate Change, a decision originally ing more than eight million young people who voted early ordinary people swapped views, hopes and fears on feeds and race in his favour. will be victorious. announced three years ago. or absentee in the 2020 elections. phones. Some scratched their heads — not for the first time Two days after Election Day, neither “People are following closely, me included but “Today, the Trump Administration offi- “I think with the recent happenings, racial injustice — over the U.S. Presidency being decided not by the overall candidate had amassed the votes needed it seems that the votes are still being counted and cially left the Paris Climate Agreement. And and the pandemic, it's kind of driving people to be more votes by by whoever wins 270 votes in the Electoral College. to win the White House. But Biden's vic- results have not come yet,” China's Vice-Foreign in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will passionate about the things that are happening in our Gloating was heard from parts of the world that have been tories in the Great Lakes states left him at Minister Le Yucheng said at a media conference rejoin it,” Biden tweeted on Wednesday night, world as well as just passionate about electing leaders that on the receiving end of U.S. Criticism about their elections 264, meaning he was one battleground state here when asked to comment on the US reflecting his decision to reverse one of the key have the same ideas and values that they do,” Texas and governance. Underscoring how the drama captured glob- away — any would do — from becoming Presidential poll. “We hope the election will pro- policies of the Trump administration on day Southern University junior Mariah Campbell said. al audiences, television graphics in Japan used fireballs to president-elect. ceed smoothly and successfully,” Le, a former one. Young voters have been making their voices heard and denote some of the battleground states crucial to the outcome. Trump, with 214 electoral votes, faced Ambassador to India said, adding that there is a The US, under the Obama administration, mobilising, an extension of rising youth activism in “I'm hearing it may take some time before things are sort- a much higher hurdle. To reach 270, he room for cooperation despite “some differences”. had acceded to the Paris Agreement in 2016. response to concerns over issues such as racial inequality, ed out,” said the Japanese finance minister, Taro Aso. “I have needed to claim all four remaining bat- “As per the China-US relationship, China's atti- It was a signature achievement of the Obama climate change and gun violence, CIRCLE said. no idea how it may affect us.” A Spanish resident of Paris was tlegrounds: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, tude is clear and consistent. China and the US have administration. The Paris accord committed According to an analysis from the CIRCLE, the pre- stunned to wake up without a declared winner. “I thought there Georgia and Nevada. some differences but we have extensive common the US and 187 other countries to keeping ris- eminent, non-partisan research center on youth engagement was going to be something clear. And I have read different With millions of votes yet to be tabu- interests and room for cooperation,” he said hop- ing global temperatures below 2C above pre- at Tufts University's Jonathan M Tisch College of Civic Life, articles, no one really knows who is going to win,” Javier Saenz lated, Biden already had received more than ing that the incoming American administration industrial levels and attempting to limit them youth votes have been crucial in the 2020 elections. PTI said. AP 71 million votes, the most in history. AP would meet Beijing halfway. PTI even more, to a 1.5C rise. PTI   U  48        $         *   ,14,,67    % K Chicago: A federal appeals helps ensure those who are self- take effect again.USCIS food stamps, Medicaid or other court has allowed a Trump sufficient come to the country. spokesman Matthew Bourke public benefits. Green card #          G administration rule that would On Monday, US District said Wednesday that the agency applicants must show they % ('   deny green cards to immi- Judge Gary Feinerman in would immediately restart wouldn't be burdens to the "+& !    % grants who use public benefits Chicago struck down the rule applying the rule to pending country, or “public charges”.  $         ( 4   % like food stamps to go back into and US Citizenship and cases, but not “re-adjudicate Immigrant rights advo- '      effect while it considers the Immigration Services stopped any applications or petitions cates deemed it a “wealth test,”   5! />. COVID-19 rules will be strict-   3/3/A!1!4V!4!2  U   case. applying it to pending applica- that were approved” in light of while health experts warned of ly followed in the congregation.   %L M  The Election Day develop- tions. Government attorneys Monday's decision. poorer health outcomes and acing intense pressure from Children and high-risk adults anzania's populist President   U' $   & ment was the latest dizzying appealed, and the 7th US Under the Trump admin- rising costs as low-income Freligious leaders, the will not be allowed. TJohn Magufuli has taken      twist in a legal battle over the Circuit Court of Appeals put a istration rule, officials can deny migrants chose between nec- Pakistan Government has Pakistan has seen a spike the oath of office for a second A    %&  % controversial rule that the hold on the ruling the next day, permanent residency to legal essary services and trying to allowed thousands of Tableeghi in the number of new coron- five-year term amid     Trump administration argues allowing the restrictions to immigrants over their use of stay in the country legally. AP Jamaat members to hold a avirus cases after a brief lull in tight security after the opposi-  UF    three-day gathering in Lahore September. The virus death tion called for a fresh election, =     U starting from Friday despite an toll stands at 6,893 with over the disbandment of the elec-  ! 4& uptick in the number of new 3.3 lakh confirmed infections. toral commission and  ! & <=A   % % .   K    coronavirus cases. On Thursday, Pakistan an “endless peaceful demon- 0      “The government has reported 605 new coronavirus stration” over the October 28 London: The UK Government “egregious breaches” and hand for each breach which doubles risk public health. allowed the Tableeghi Jamaat to recoveries, taking the number vote. Magufuli over the week-     on Thursday reminded people out fines where necessary. on every offence up to a max- His message came as the hold annual religious congre- of reported cases to 316,665. end said he will not pursue      about the tough fines in place Under the legal require- imum of 6,400 pounds and Metropolitan Police, the UK’s gation in Raiwind with the par- Earlier in the year, the another term amid some con- !+%":"&/"   over severe breaches as ments in place, people have organisers of large gatherings largest police force, issued a ticipation of 54,000 followers,” Tableeghi Jamaat members cerns that the ruling party,      England entered its second been told to stay at home face a 10,000 pounds fine. statement around its policing said a handout issued by the were criticised for congregat- which won nearly all parlia- %  A   stay-at-home lockdown in unless leaving for work if they “Where a more intense plans for the second lockdown. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ing in Lahore. Some 80,000 ment seats, might try to A      order to try and control the can’t work from home or to intervention is needed then the “It is vitally important that government here on Thursday. members of the Jamaat had extend the presidency's two-     % rapid spread of COVID-19 shop for essentials or a form of police will be involved and of we’re all sensible, use common It added that the three-day attended the religious congre- term limit. Police and the army       infections, expected to last at daily exercise. All non-essential course the fine structure is sense and stick to the rules. By congregation will start on gation at the Raiwind Markaz tightened security ahead of      least until December 2. shops, pubs, bars, restaurants still in force,” Buckland told the working together, we can help Friday and attendees have start- earlier in March. A number of the swearing-in, and the lead-  U    UK Justice Secretary and gyms have been ordered to BBC. “I think the message has prevent the spread of this dead- ed to arrive from across the new coronavirus cases had ers of Tanzania's two main  AU& Robert Buckland said that close and households are also to go out very clearly that this ly virus which has already country. However, no one from surfaced from there. opposition parties, ACT     ( while the police forces of the banned from mixing indoors will only work if we all play our claimed so many lives,” said outside the country is allowed Prime Minister Imran Wazalendo and CHADEMA,    country will continue to follow or in private gardens, unless in part,” he said, adding that only Deputy Assistant Commi- to participate in the religious Khan was slammed on social were charged with organizing  &   the principle of policing by a so-called “support bubble”. a “tiny minority” of people are ssioner Matt Twist, the Met gathering, the statement read. media for allowing the con- unlawful assembly and demon- %     consent, they would respond to There is a 200 pounds fine responsible for breaches which Police lead on coronavirus. The government said the gregation on Friday. stration.    914-  & O      >+4 4 54. fire-related emission takes place,” it said. measures can be easily enforced. Final year ing passengers to the country. “In order to According to SAFAR’s observations, the students may also be allowed to join for aca- reduce cross-border transmission of Covid- New Delhi: The Jharkhand other states that have withdrawn the “The Associated Press continues to watch Particulate Matters PM 10 levels in Delhi- demic and placement purposes, as per the 19, starting from 00:00 hours (India time) on Government on Thursday revoked consent to the CBI to exercise its and analyze vote count results from Arizona NCR stood at 561 microgram per cubic meter decision of the head of the institution,” it November 7, 2020, all Chinese and foreign its general consent to the Central powers under the Delhi Special as they come in,” said Sally Buzbee, AP’s exec- (g/m3) at 10 am - the highest since November added. passengers bound for China will be required Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to Police Establishment Act. utive editor. “We will follow the facts in all 15 last year, when it was 637 g/m3. PM10 lev- The UGC said that the institutions to take nucleic acid and IgM anti-body tests carry out any investigation in the The consent is akin to a blan- cases.” els below 100 g/m3 are considered safe in should have a plan ready for such interna- and apply for a green health code with the state. ket nod for the agency to probe For four years, Democrats have been India. tional students who could not join the pro- “HS” mark or a certified health declaration Jharkhand is the latest state to scheduled offences specified in the haunted by the crumbling of the blue wall, the Scientists said PM10 is particulate mat- gramme due to international travel restric- form before boarding the flight,” the notice withdraw the general consent to the Delhi Special Police Establishment trio of Great Lakes states — Michigan, ter with a diameter of 10 micrometers and is tions or visa-related issues. “Hostels may be to “airline boarding requirements for certifi- CBI to probe cases, joining a list of Act (DPSE) Act, 1946. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — that their can- inhalable. As per studies, these particles opened only in such cases where it is neces- cates of negative nucleic acid and IgM anti- non-BJP ruled states including The probe agency also lacks a didates had been able to count on in presi- include dust, pollen and mold spores. The lev- sary while strictly observing the safety and body tests results” issued on November 2 said. Maharashtra which have effected a "general consent" from Mizoram. dential elections. But Trump’s populist appeal els of PM2.5 finer particles which can even health preventive measures. However, the Besides, China made similar announce- similar move. Unlike the National struck a chord with white working-class vot- enter the bloodstream were 347 g/m3 at 12 sharing of rooms may not be allowed in hos- ments to bar entry of non-Chinese visitors From now on, the central Investigation Agency (NIA), which ers and he captured all three in 2016 by a com- noon. PM2.5 levels up to 60 g/m3 are con- tels. Symptomatic students should not be per- from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines and agency needs state government's has countrywide jurisdiction to bined total of just 77,000 votes. sidered safe. mitted to stay in the hostels under any cir- demanded travellers from the United States, permission to conduct investiga- take over any case related to ter- The candidates waged a fierce fight for the cumstances,” it said. France and Germany present results of addi- tions in Jharkhand. rorism, the CBI requires the consent states this year, with Biden’s everyman polit- .4>.4/+. The new guidelines have asked the insti- tional health tests as it guards itself against the Left-ruled Kerala had on of the state government concerned ical persona resonating in blue-collar towns tutions to ensure that “before reopening of any resurgence in coronavirus cases rising around Wednesday withdrawn the general under Section 6 of the DPSE Act, while his campaign also pushed to increase <3.54./ campus, the Central or the concerned State the world. consent accorded to the CBI. the law that governs the agency's turnout among Black voters in cities like >./'.4<4@.>.& Government must have declared the area safe China is not the first country to restrict Maharashtra, West Bengal, functioning. Detroit and Milwaukee. for reopening of educational institutions. The arrivals from India. Hong Kong has already Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are PTI It was unclear when a national winner /55. . directions, instructions, guidelines and orders suspended Air India flights, four times since would be determined after a long, bitter cam- issued by the Central and State Government August. The current suspension stays till paign dominated by the coronavirus and its “For Centrally funded higher education concerned regarding safety and health in view November 10. Malaysia had also barred effects on Americans and the national econ- institutions, the head should satisfy herself or of Covid-19 must be fully abided by the high- Indians from traveling to the country. O  )  A omy. The U.S. on Wednesday set another himself regarding the feasibility of opening er education institutions.” A similar instance, this time of an Air record for daily confirmed cases as several of physical classes and decide accordingly. For Institutions have to provide online study India Express passenger testing positive on states posted all-time highs. The pandemic has all other institutions including State univer- material and access to e-resources to such stu- arrival in Dubai had led to the Emirate bar- killed more than 233,000 people in the sities, private universities, and colleges, open- dents who prefer to study online while stay- ring the airline. But that was taken back with-   A    United States. ing of physical classes to be done as per the ing at home. in a day. Trump spent much of Wednesday and decision of the respective State Governments,” Thursday in the White House residence, hud- the UGC guidelines said.  4!!4.4>? 43!5!A !434    dling with advisers and fuming at media cov- Universities across the country were erage showing his Democratic rival picking closed on March 16 in order to contain the /+>[email protected].> /@.>=!>!>'<>!  up battlegrounds. Trump used his Twitter feed spread of coronavirus and thereafter remained +>/A43!/4 <'=..'/4/4(= New Delhi: Ahead of final phase manirbhar Bihar," said the PM. to falsely claim victory in several key states closed following the nationwide lockdown of voting in Bihar, Prime Minister The PM said the NDA gov- and amplify unsubstantiated conspiracy the- was announced on March 25. However in /@3/4.>4 The gurdwara was earlier under the man- has written an open letter to the ernment has presented its report ories about Democratic gains as absentee and between all administrative functions and com- agement of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara voters of Bihar and urged them to card and vision document for the early votes were tabulated. Aides did not say petitive and entrance tests including admis- “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s here- Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC). vote for development. future. The double-engine gov- when he next planned to appear in public. sions to the new sessions continued since July by announced that China has decided to tem- Sources said it is the first time that PSGPC The Prime Minister said he is ernment in Bihar will push the Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and most of the colleges and institutions like porarily suspend the entry into China by for- has been shut out of the management of a "committed" to development of state to new heights and stressed said the president would formally request a IITs, AIIMs, are undergoing the admission eign nationals in India holding valid Chinese gurudwara in Pakistan. There are no Sikhs Bihar and "I need the Nitish Kumar that each and every vote matters Wisconsin recount, citing “irregularities” in process. Online classes for the students of both visas or residence permits. The Chinese among the officials and staff appointed by the government in Bihar to ensure that and those with voting rights are several counties. And the campaign said it was schools and colleges are also underway as per Embassy/ consulates in India will not stamp ETPB for the Darbar Sahib Gurudwara. there is no hiccup in the state's indeed 'powerful'. He urged voters filing suits in Michigan and Pennsylvania to the session schedules set by the Education the health declaration forms for the holders In a major step in November last year, development journey, and devel- to use that power for the 'bright halt ballot counting on grounds that it was- Ministry. of the above-mentioned categories of visa or India and Pakistan opened a nearly five km opmental schemes are not stuck," future of Bihar'. n’t given proper access to observe. Trump The universities and colleges have been residence permits,” the Chinese Embassy in cross-border corridor linking Dera Baba Sahib he wrote in the letter. In his speeches, the PM has campaign spokesman Jason Miller said addi- asked to plan the opening of campuses in a India said in a statement on its website on in Gurdaspur in India with Gurudwara The PM said since 2005 the been urging people to go 'vocal for tional legal action was expected in Nevada. phased manner, with such activities that Thursday. Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, in a historic peo- atmosphere in Bihar has changed local'. This will change the lives of “We will literally be going through every adhere to Covid-19 norms including social Foreigners holding Chinese diplomatic, ple-to-people initiative. with better law and order situation, local artisans. "It is a way with single ballot,” he said of the hotly contested distancing, use of face masks and other pro- service, courtesy and C visas are not affect- Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara is located in infrastructure and social and eco- which our local products will grad- state. tective measures. “The universities and col- ed. Foreigners with emergency or humani- Pakistan’s Narowal district across the river nomic prosperity. The NDA will ually become a part of the global At the same time, hundreds of thousands leges shall only be allowed to open if they are tarian needs to visit China can submit visa Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera deliver both to Bihar and its peo- market." of votes were still to be counted in outside the containment zones. Further, stu- application to the Chinese Embassy/ Baba Nanak shrine. It is the final resting place ple. In the letter, PM Modi also He had also referred to the Pennsylvania, and Trump’s campaign said it dents and staff living in containment zones Consulates in India. “China will make further of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev, who mentioned the key promises made Mudra scheme, saying that nearly was moving to intervene in existing Supreme will not be allowed to attend the colleges,” the adjustment and announcement in accordance had spent the last 18 years of his life in by the NDA which include water Rs 2.5 cr have been disbursed in Court litigation over counting mail-in ballots guidelines said. with the ongoing pandemic situation in a Kartarpur. for every household and better Bihar as loans. Reaching out to there. “Students and staff shall also be advised timely manner,” it said. The corridor was shut in March in view connectivity which includes air- women, a key voter base of CM not to visit areas falling within containment The new suspension order is a partial of the coronavirus pandemic. While Pakistan ports,waterways and roads. Nitish Kumar in the last election, 3.5 O!>0/>4) zones. The faculty, staff and students of the reversal of an easing on September 28, when has opened its side of the corridor recently, "Better connectivity will help Modi said that nearly Rs. 1.75 cr university and college should be encouraged Beijing allowed all foreigners with valid res- India is yet to take a decision. 'ease of living' for the youth, farm- out of this amount has gone to ?.!>&<5.<>44 to download ‘Aarogya Setu App’,” said an idence permits to enter. At present only Air It has also urged Pakistan to construct ers and poor," the PM said in the women. As many as 1207 candi-  !>.EKW Education Ministry official. India operates VBM flights to China. The required infrastructure, including a bridge at letter. The PM said the NDA has dates are in the fray for the third “Students of all research programmes and national airline had operated flights to Budhi Ravi channel, for the safe movement laid a strong foundation of better and final phase of polling for 78 “Better dispersion condition and not so post-graduate students in science and tech- Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan, from of pilgrims over a stretch that gets waterlogged infrastructure and rule of law. seats in 15 districts scheduled for low daytime boundary layer height is pre- nology programmes may join as the number Delhi in October. during the rainy season. "We are working towards aat- November 7. IANS   !" #$%&%&    &

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The in all times as it addresses the plight of the explore the dark complexities and non-stop (The plays at Akshara will be staged on     post lockdown, was “keen on resuming the response has been positive,” adds Vaidya. common man in such scenarios,” she adds. exuberance of humans, which aims at reju- November 8 at 7 pm and 8.15 pm.)     >$ = &    & ( 4       (   % %   ( =< !4A>!  4  .> >/++  % L  (        !  4      ctor Tiger Shroff is set to looking forward to this one.    Astar in an action film set in This will be my first time work- (  a post-pandemic, dystopian era. ing with Jackky and Vikas and   .  Sharing a teaser motion poster it will be exciting to collaborate        that goes with the theme of the with them,” said the Baaghi   %  & film, titled Ganapath, actor. O     !     Tiger wrote on Jackky Bhagnani is equally Instagram, “This thrilled. “I look at Tiger as a      $       one is special for global star. He has all the     &M me, and especially potential and every ingredient >$ for you guys! that makes him unique and Presenting sets him apart. His films have #Ganapath — get slick action with an interna- $  + ready for more action, tional flavour that appeals to ! !  thrill and entertain- the audience all over $+  * +* ment!” the world. I am The teas- sure the combi- !    ( lmost every automotive from a simple up-down pusher of gears in such conditions is tir- er has a dia- nation of Vikas      Awriter and publication in by shifting the lever to the side ing and stressful even though logue by and Tiger will   & India will award different types or a paddle system, but they’re many of those who swear by Tiger that make magic and   of best car awards, and I’m guilty not manuals by any stretch. This manuals will say that ‘manuals’ goes: "Jab redefine the + '&   of that as well. But a few awards is what makes the ‘Intelligent are the only way to drive a car aapan darta action genre,” look at new technologies intro- Manual System’ (IMT) brought properly. hai nah tab he said.  % duced in a year or even new to India by the Hyundai Motor Okay fine, there is a slight lag apan bohot For director    engines for that matter. This is Group through their Hyundai when you change. But unless you marta hai Vikas Bahl L?  O because unless forced to by reg- (Venue and i20) and Kia (Sonet) are a fearsome heel-and-toe style (when I get working with  &   ulations, the pace of technolog- products fairly unique. There are changer, the lag in gearshifts is scared, I bash Tiger and Pooja ical development in cars these a couple of things here, I describe nothing really to be concerned up a lot).” The Entertainment is the  % days is fairly gradual. If you this as a clutchless manual system about. 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Jackky Bhagnani   &M kilometers a litre in urban con- you learn how to get the best out review of the IMT system, I won- feel as compromised as say an Ganapath is and Pooja '  ditions without resorting to of them but truth be told, AMT’s dered whether you can teach an AMT does, and mated to the planned as the Entertainment, I    hyper-miling. are not for enthusiastic driving. old dog new tricks? Well, this old Group’s 120PS one-litre tur- first film of a am sure that we +% Sometimes the change is a bit And nor, to be very honest, are dog really likes the IMT. bopetrol engine, you can really franchise. will be able to  K3 dramatic, take the advent of the large majority of CVT sys- I have honestly never driven have some fun with the IMT as “This film is bring this larg- popular automatics in India for tems. Many of them do not even anything like an IMT before, well. And given that it is a lot different for me er-than-life + &3 which Maruti should take the let you hit the rev limit. Then something so unique rarely cheaper than the Dual-Clutch from the rest of vision to  &  credit when they fitted an there are DCT systems, designed comes in a ten-lakh rupee car. Transmission available on the the films I’ve done fruition!” 0&> ‘Automated Manual for exhilaration but not exactly That said, I will be the first to same models, it is a great combi- till date because of The shoot +& Transmission’ (AMT) on the economical. admit that IMT systems are not nation of performance, conve- the character I begins in mid Celerio and have made AMT However, none of these are for everyone and can be very nience and price. I do not know play. After multiple 2021 and the 3  K technology so popular that many new. These are all clutchless sys- confusing to those who drive one if other manufacturers have access conversations with film is sched-    other manufacturers including tems that remove the need for for the first time. 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Werner twice converting from goals put Andrea Pirlo’s team in after conceding two penalties in The 20-time Grand Slam the penalty spot. control. the first half. champion, back in the French Making his 150th appear- Paulo Dybala added a third Werner took over spot-kick capital less than a month after ance in European competition, before an own goal from Lasha duties from Jorginho and con- winning his 13th Roland Messi dispatched an early penal- Dvali, with Franck Boli netting fidently tucked both away before Garros title, edged out his fel- passed the 1,000-win barrier. “Even if it’s not the same ty at Camp Nou after he for the hosts in the final Tammy Abraham turned in a low Spaniard 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6- “One negative thing about to celebrate something like this was fouled in the area and minute. third for the Blues on 50 min- 4. getting to 1,000 — is that without a crowd, I enjoyed it Gerard Pique headed in United produced a utes. “I am proud about a lot of you’re very old as it means you with ATP, with the president Ansu Fati’s cross on the shambolic first-half defen- Frank Lampard’s men have things, but I faced some chal- have to have had a very long of the French Federation, Guy hour. sive display as Ole Gunnar yet to concede in Group E and lenges in my career in terms of career,” added Nadal. “But I’m Forget, supervisor and the Viktor Tsygankov Solskjaer’s side lost 2-1 are level on seven points with body injuries,” said Nadal. very happy.” ball boys. grabbed a consolation for against Istanbul ! *   *   * $P   ' Sevilla, who rallied to defeat “But I always had the pas- Nadal was given a special “I enjoyed it and just can coronavirus-hit Dynamo as Basaksehir. Krasnodar 3-2 despite the dis- sion to keep going and the presentation to celebrate his say thanks to all of them to Barca, winless in four games in Demba Ba collected the get three points in the to the Champions League aspi- missal of captain Jesus Navas humility to keep going when achievement after the match in make this moment a little bit La Liga, recorded their third ball just inside his own half and Champions League. We weren’t rations of last season’s runners- late in the first half. things are going in a way you a near-empty Bercy Arena, more special.” successive Group G victory to raced through to beat goalkeep- good enough, that’s it. It’s not up. Erling Braut Haaland don’t expect. It’s a great with the event being played The top seed, bidding for stay three points clear of er Dean Henderson on 13 min- easy to be positive when you’ve Angel di Maria had given notched a brace to lead Borussia achievement for me.” behind closed doors after a first Paris Masters title, will Juventus. utes, with Edin Visca smashing lost the way we did,” Solskjaer PSG an early lead in Germany Dortmund to a 3-0 win at Club Nadal, whose first match France entered its second face Jordan Thompson in the “We are happy because we in a second after Juan Mata was told BT Sport. but he then crucially missed a Brugge and send the Germans win on the ATP Tour came in coronavirus lockdown last third round after the won,” said Barca coach Ronald stripped of possession. penalty for the French champi- top of Group F. Thorgan Hazard April 2002 when he was just week. Australian beat Croatia’s Borna Koeman. “But we have to play Anthony Martial’s header      ons, who were missing both had opened the scoring in his 15, is fourth on the all-time “It has been a special Coric 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. better than we did today. We cut the deficit before half-time  Neymar and Kylian Mbappe native Belgium. Felipe Caicedo’s list, with Jimmy Connors lead- moment. I know it’s a very Taking the trophy in Paris have to improve, above all with- but United saw their momen- Emil Forsberg’s penalty due to injury and ended the late equaliser earned Lazio a 1- ing the way on 1,274 victories, special number, 1000,” said the this week would see Nadal out the ball, where we haven’t tum in Group H halted after earned Leipzig a 2-1 victory as contest with nine men. 1 draw at Zenit Saint Petersburg 32 more than second-placed 20-time Grand Slam champi- equal Novak Djokovic’s record played well.” wins over PSG and RB Leipzig they came from behind to beat Christopher Nkunku lev- after Aleksandr Erokhin had Roger Federer. Ivan Lendl also on. of 36 Masters titles. Cristiano Ronaldo made last month. a weakened Paris Saint- elled before half-time for Leipzig struck in the first half in front his first start for the Italian “You don’t just turn up and Germain, dealing a major blow and Forsberg converted from of some 17,000 fans in Russia.