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The new cases have ant was 73 while on December     538111          encing said that “India is self- The Prime Minister had States and UTs for rolling out ence of elections (booth mostly been reported from 30, six cases were found to be 6$:# $!N5$/9 % #     reliant in the battle against the chaired a meeting on Saturday vaccine doses in near future strategy) and Universal Maharashtra — Mumbai, infected with the new variant    2  #  8$3 %$O    novel coronavirus pandemic. to review the status of the and was also informed about Immunization Program (UIP). Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik, of the virus known as “N501Y”.     5/$6 India used to import PPE kits, coronavirus pandemic in the the Co-Win app. Turn to Page 13 Aurangabad, Raigad. 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Netaji and persons associated into custody by Indian troops ing other nurses, doctors and !0!#$ #      %  confirmed case of avian The DDA, which owns a Turn to Page 13 with the Azad Hind Fauj. deployed in this area,” the other hospital members to rush      2   #  #   $ influenza in Delhi so far, Chief Turn to Page 13 Army said here on Saturday. to the scene.        #     Minister Arvind Kejriwal said   N  OM  #     # samples have been sent to &&   %'()%*+,*$-.        $ Jalandhar laboratory. He also .".-"//$%0*-           *#           said a 24-hour helpline has         #         been set up for assistance. 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After Republican leaders, including nently suspended Trump’s "#$%%      #  #% 0      said. porters that left five dead, the refusing to concede defeat in popular Indian-American account due to the “risk of + , & -       $       The airline said in a state- crisis that appears to be among the November election, he has politician Nikki Haley, have further incitement of vio- . /       #    # $-      ment the plane was on an esti- the final acts of his presidency now promised a smooth trans- condemned Twitter for per- lence”, days after his sup- **       *   #  #       # $ mated 90-minute flight from is deepening like few other fer of power when Democratic manently deactivating outgoing porters stormed the US &     *+ *  #   #         Jakarta to Pontianak, the cap- periods in the nation’s history. President-elect Joe Biden is President Donald Trump’s Capitol and caused the deaths        #  #$0        ital of West Kalimantan With less than two weeks until sworn in on Jan. 20. But even account, saying that the “US is of four civilians and a police       1       #       #     province on Indonesia’s he’s gone, Democrats want him so, he says he will not attend the not China”. officer.  *$         ,     $ Borneo island. out — now — and he has few inauguration — the first such     " +,- .,.+  6- *    % 8  *   ;  12A36/@:* 1      58<.274 immigration in the state due to Additional Chief Secretaries, Covid. Rural Development, Manoj   uoyed by its pro-active ini- On January 8, 2021, the Kumar Singh.   58<.274 told to speed up appoint- departmental requirement. Btiatives during Covid times state achieved 32.66 crore In another landmark, UP ments of more than 50,000 The UPSSSC will also start a to hike man-days under man days by way of some eco- would will be the first state to   58<.274 asked officials to make list of bird iming to facilitate new teachers in Basic Education KYC for the convenience of MNREGS, the Yogi govern- nomic activities and infra- have labourers of MNREGS sanctuaries and water bodies vis- Ajobs for the youth in Uttar Council. candidates in the new year. ment has increased Labour structure development works registered with the Labour aking serious note of cases of ited by migratory as well as wild Pradesh, the state govern- A government spokesman Once a candidate registers budget under this scheme for having been taken under department. Tbird flu in other states, the birds. “Necessary bio-security ment is encouraging setting claimed that like in previous on the Commission website, the second time. With this the MNREGS. Wokrers having carried state government has alerted dis- measures be made in these places up of new start-ups, directing years, the CM has emphasised he/she will not need to man-days have been increased Buoyed by this, the UP out a minimum of .100 days in trict magistrates to ensure that to prevent the infection spread,” UP Subordinate Services on the upliftment of farmers register separately for every to 45 crore - an all time record government has proposed a MNREGS scheme would be poultry products from affected it said. Selection Commission and women, employment to exam. in terms of generation under second revision as the man registered and get benefits of 17 states did not enter the state. The The advisory also said that a (UPSSSC) to expedite recruit- youths and meet the interests Similarly, more than five the MNREGS. days generation would exceed various government schemes advisory issued by Agriculture rapid response team must be set ment and provide jobs to of the poor. lakh traditional craftsmen and Union Ministry of Rural the approval labour budget of including Meritorious Student Production Commissioner Alok up to review and send reports to 50,000 youths annually in For this, Mission youth will be provided voca- Development had approved a 35 man days. Award Scheme, Nirmaan Sinha said that poultry and eggs Directorate of Animal Husbandry Group ‘C’ services. Employment was launched tional skill training under Labour Budget of 26 crore man “As per the second revision Kamgar Balika Madad Yoajana, should not be transported in by 5 pm every day. An official communiqué last year to provide jobs in var- Recognition of Prior Learning days for 2020-21 amounting to proposal, the state government Health Facility Scheme, Kaya open vehicles and that markets It further instructed setting iussued on Saturday said that ious ways and it also aimed at and Short Term Training by about Rs 8710 crore. It was sub- submitted a letter to Union Vivah Yojana for them and selling poultry must be closed up of Control room in each dis- on the CM’s directions the connecting lakhs of youths UP Skill Development sequently revised to 35 crore Ministry of Rural Development their families. once a week. trict where people could inform UPSSSC has decided to adopt across the state by March Mission. man-days amounting to about on January 5, 2021 to approve The Labour department “A list should be made on unnatural deaths of birds. “To a two-stage exam system 2021. Besides, the government Rs 11725 crore on August 25, Labour Budget of 45 crore has set a target of 20 lakh poultry products as well as retail deal with bird flu, DMs must also on the lines of Union was also trying to encourage 2020 to meet the increased mandays amounting to approx- labourers getting registered by and wholesale markets, where ensure that adequate PPE kits and Public Service Commission to Under the new plan, the youths through to set up new demand due to large scale imately Rs 15,000 crore,” said March 31, 2021. instructions must be issued on face masks are available as well as expedite recruitment in UPSSC will conduct prelimi- startups through the UP cleanliness as per advisory pro- medicines. Dead birds should be 2021. nary examination for screen- Startup Policy, 2020 and as a vided by the Central govern- sent to National Institute of High Besides, Higher ing of candidates and short- result the number of Start Ups ment,” the advisory said. Security Animal Disease, Bhopal Education Service listed candidates will take the have spiked seven times in the The communication also for testing,” it added. Commission has also been main examination as per state. 62+ -.     /0  

NOTICE   58<.274 shops using PoS machines shops, Model shops and will be allowed sale of residual shall be implemented in 2021- Premium retail vends in addi- stock till April 7, 2021. he state government 22. “Renewal of country tion to beer shops. Excise duty At present, the strength of I hither to known as RAM- approved a new Excise liquor, foreign liquor, beer, on Beer has been reduced and alcohol is being measured by PRAVESH son of Shri SHYA- T MA, residing at D-1, CIMAP Policy for 2021-22 targeting to bhang retail shops and Model the shelf life of beer will be nine manual hydrometers. To pro- Colony, Sector-7, Vikas Nagar, mop up additional revenue of Shops have been permitted months. Bhooseddy said that mote use of technology in Lucknow have changed my Rs 6,160 crore and introducing for 2021-22. Due to Covid, the Premium retail vends shall be monitoring of production name and shall hereafter be several steps for transparency period between April, 2020 permitted at airports. “Wine processes, the use of digital known as RAM PRAVESH in the sale of liquor. A propos- and June,2020 shall be exclud- tasting facility and sale of alcohol meters will be manda- YADAV For future all purpose. al for Excise Policy, 2021-22, ed in determining renewal cri- drinking accessories shall be tory in laboratories of depart- was approved by the state cab- teria,” Bhoosreddy said. In the allowed at premium retail ment and distilleries. Sugar inet on Friday night. new policy all retail shops vends however FL-2D licens- mills and distilleries shall   As per reliable sources, (except beer) which lift pre- es for sale of imported liquor install mandated modern elec- against the expected revenue scribed quota during July,2020 shall be discontinued. Instead, tronic devices before Rs.28,340 crore in 2020-21, the to March,2021 shall be eligible registered Customs bonds will December 31, this year.          revenue target for 2021-22 was for renewal. The retail outlets supply imported liquor direct- Sale of imported liquor  DEEPIKA RAI - raised to Rs.34, 500 crore. of beer will be exempted from ly to wholesalers. The Custom and Indian made foreign liquor  *      Annual license fees of the requirement of previous bond warehouses located in the in scotch category, with max-  country liquor, foreign liquor year’s equivalent lifting in third state will pay a permit fee of imum retail price of Rs.2,000/- DEEPIKA THAKUR retail shops and Model shops and fourth quarters of 2020-21. Rs.300/- per bulk litre on sale or more, will be permissible in A$ KUMAR GAURAV 2 for 2021-22 has been hiked by All Beer shops shall be eligible of imported liquor (BIO) to mono-cartons. The provision  -    !" #$  7.5 per cent but there has for renewal. other states,” he said. of no liquor shop within 5 km      been no increase in license fee The Excise Commissioner To promote ease of doing of district borders without the of beer shops. will be authorised to create new business, brand registration, DM’s consent of both districts “To provide good quality shops equivalent to 2 per cent label approval, bar and micro- will be done away with.   liquor at economic prices, UP of the total number of shops brewery licenses will have the The power for renewal of Made Liquor (in Tetra pack settled in 2020-21. option to be renewed up to micro-brewery licenses shall be         and of 42.8 per cent alcohol Non-renewed and new three years instead of requiring delegated from Excise strength only) made from shops shall be settled through yearly approvals. Advance stor- Commissioner to District       DINESH Grain ENA would be sold at an e-lottery/tender. age of foreign liquor, beer and Magistrate. The DM shall be KUMAR     MRP of Rs.85/- through coun- To promote wine produc- wine for the year 2021-22 will authorized to amend the DINESH KUMAR SAROJ  try liquor shops,” said tion in UP, the drink made out be allowed from February 15, names of renewed shops. A      !" #$  Additional Chief Secretary, of locally produced fruits shall 2021. Also, to ensure availabil- license shall be issued for pur-      Excise, Sanjay Bhooseddy. be exempted from Excise duty ity of liquor at the beginning of chase, transport and possess The officials said that for five years. Vintners shall be the year, rollover of residual stocks in excess of prescribed DINESH KUMAR SAROJ Integrated Supply Chain allowed retail sale of wine. stock on March 31, for next retail sale limit to individuals, S/o Bhola Nath Saroj Chak Management System (ISCMS) Wine Tavern shall also be year has been simplified and on payment of Rs.12,000/- Afarad Nandaut, Allahabad. would be implemented by allowed in its premises. there will be no roll over fee for license fee and a security computerizing various process- The sale of Low Alcoholic carrying forward these stocks. amount of Rs.51,000/- per year es of the department. The sys- Beverages (L.A.B) will be Keeping Holi in mind, renewed will have to be paid as per con- NOTICE tem of sale of liquor in retail allowed in foreign liquor retail country liquor retail shops ditions. /# I Shila Singh wife of Ramji *    Singh R/o Sharda Nagar, P.O. Nilmatha, Lucknow- 226002 + have change D.O.B. from 29.05.1973 to 07.01.1979 due  +()  + to correction of D.O.B. in husband service documents of   58<.274 Chandauli which was identified check black marketing. Lucknow (PNS): The UP gov- Indian Army vide Affidavit dated as Model District. All ration As per National Sample ernment announced fresh post- 06/01/2021 before Civil Court n a unique initiative to ensure shops of Chandauli will distrib- Survey Office (NSSO), about ing for three 1996 batch IAS Lucknow. Ifood security and nutrition- ute fortified rice from February 65 percent people in India use officers after their promotion as al security, the Yogi govern- and the entire state would be rice as an essential part of their Principal Secretary on   ment has decided to distribute covered by the year end. To food and hence distributing Saturday. fortified rice through the pub- ensure that fortified rice fortified rice could play an Secretary, Irrigation and lic distribution system. became an eating habit due to important role in fighting mal- Water Resources, Anil Garg         The fortified rice will have its nutritional value, the gov- nutrition. The rice will be dis- was promoted as Principal       RAJESH food and nutritional supple- ernment will create awareness tributed through cards from Secretary in the same depart- KU SHUKLA    ments with sufficient quantities in which peoples’ representa- ration shops where the number ment while Secretary, Energy,  RAJESH KUMAR of iron, zinc, vitamin A, vita- tives would also be asked to of people taking the facility of M Deoraj was posted as       min B, Vitamin B 12, folic acid participate. subsidised food grains is more. Principal Secretary, Energy SHUKLA and various other micro nutri- The CM directed that Along with this, Kala Namak and Secretary, Health, V Hekali !" #$     % ents besides having medicinal Nodal Officers would be rice of Siddharthnagar, which Zhimomi will now be Principal   RAJESH KUMAR values. The CM launched a appointed to ensure proper is rich in zinc and iron, will also Secretary in the same SHUKLA S/o RAMNARAYAN programme virtually from promotion of the rice and to be popularised. department. SHUKLA 717-L Chak Raghunath, Mewalal Ki Bagiya, Naini-Allahabad. ,    % $$         &'%(&%)()&  * &+((  $ ,  -  , Lucknow (PNS): The Uttar ties. Default in rent payment for ing, paying maintenance, water, Pradesh government approved a two months would lead to evic- power bills etc,” said an official.  .,/-     01 draft ordinance to prevent dispute tion of the tenant while a tribunal In another decision, the cab-  $ 234 -  - between house owner and tenants would have to dispose off any dis- inet cleared the Industrial 6$ - 7   $ and cleared the “UP Regulation of pute with 2 months. The tenant Development Authority PM Awas $$- 8 ,$ 9( Urban Premises Tenancy and property owner would joint- Yojana (PMAY) Implementation &(-(((:;  3#, >>($(?( Ordinance, 2021’’ seeking to safe- ly decide the duration of tenan- Policy, Under this, PMAY will guard rights of both the owner cy and any renewal of the agree- now also be implemented in ,$(3$($( ,3@@ - and the tenant. ment. The points mentioned in areas under jurisdiction of Urban #($(   ? 3 * As per sources, under the new the agreement would continue to Development authorities and each law, a rent agreement will be be applicable on the successor of project would have a minimum of mandatory for a property to be let both the tenant and property 250 houses with at least 35% of NOTICE out. A Rent authority would be set owner in case of death of one or the land reserved for low income up and any new rent agreement both. The new law lays down housing. will have to be registered with it. responsibilities of the property The cabinet decided to extend The authority will issue a owner on increase in rent, renew- the benefits under the policy to unique identification number and al of lease, details of rent author- MSMEs and start-ups investing in within seven days of receiving an ity which will consider cases of defence and aerospace sectors agreement, upload details of the dispute etc. for the first time. The policy tenant on its website. Details of “Once this law is in place, makes it imperative to use land tenants may not be shared with there will be more clarity in the allotted only for activities defined the authority if the duration of agreement between the tenant under the policy, failing which the tenancy was less than 12 months. and property owner and there- allotment would stand cancelled. Under the proposed law, the fore, there will be no scope for Any benefits like rebates and owner can only hike rent of 5 per- petty disputes. For instance, the subsidies provided before cancel- cent annually for domestic and 7 law will make it clear whose lation of allotment will be settled per cent for commercial proper- responsibility it will be for paint- against the bank guarantee.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             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As per Fmassive fire in the office of flames were doused after hec- reports, Deepu had a verbal spat Lucknow Electric Merchants’ tic efforts. Those rescued were with some local youths and he   58<.274 Association in Kaiserbagh identified as Jai Prakash Gupta had lodged a complaint against (   023 police station area on Saturday and his family members Puja them. A team had visited the hief Minister Yogi morning had an almost mirac- Gupta, Arti Gupta (12), Vansh scene and mediated in the CAdityanath on Saturday Lucknow (PNS): The Covid the vaccinators was carried out ulous escape. The fire broke out Gupta (8) and Laddu Gupta brawl. Deepu was in a drunk- directed the officials concerned death rate in Lucknow has at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in the office on the second floor (4). Police spokesman said all en state when the police reached to continue with precautions in come down to 1.2 per cent, on Saturday and nodal officers of Teerath Leela Bhawan of the victims were finding it the scene. The same night, view of the coronavirus pan- according to a senior health from various departments to around 9:45 am on Saturday. tough to breathe as smoke had Deepu was sleeping in a room demic. Presiding over a high- official. He said the death rate be participating in the exercise The flames engulfed the third filled in all the rooms. The all alone while his wife Suman level unlock review meeting at has dropped remarkably were also sensitised. floor of the building, trapping victims were rushed to Civil was in another room. Around his official residence on because patients are being On Saturday, 106 persons five inmates, including three hospital. 5 am on Saturday, Deepu was Saturday, the chief minister treated far better than earlier. tested positive for coronavirus children. On being informed, Meanwhile, a driver died found dead with one hand rest- also called for an effective pre- “Also, there have been less in Lucknow while 187 patents inspector Anand Kumar under mysterious circumstances ing on a heater kept in the room. vention and treatment mecha- number of cases now and recovered. The new patients Shukla and fire officer The victims trapped in the lems as the smoke had filled in at his house in Chinhat on He was rushed to a hospital nism. In view of the new strain fewer complications. Most of included 11 from Rae Bareli Yogendra, along with their fire were crying for help and the rooms and flames were Saturday morning. He was iden- where doctors declared him of coronavirus, the chief min- the patients dying at city hos- road, and 10 each from teams, reached the scene. complaining of breathing prob- leaping high. The teams some- tified as Deepu Yadav of brought dead. ister stressed the need of step- pitals are from other districts Aliganj, Cantt & Gomtinagar. ping up vigil. He directed the as serious patients are referred Across the state, 646 per- officials to ensure that people to the state capital,” he point- sons tested positive, including travelling from the UK and ed out. The death rate had 22 in Kanpur, 23 in Ghaziabad, other countries ,where the new increased immensely in 28 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 57 strain has shown up, should be September and October last in Varanasi, and 21 in Meerut, quarantined for a minimum of year and most of the patients taking the UP tally to 5,92,475. seven days and also be checked who died were aged above 60 There were 12 deaths in the for infection thoroughly. years and also had co-morbidi- state, including four in Kanpur, Stressing on the need of ties. The senior health official three in Lucknow, and one setting up of a virology centre said that as part of preparations each in Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, in the state, on the lines of the for the final vaccination dry Bareilly, Farrukhabad & National Institute of Virology run, a training programme of Hardoi, taking the toll to 8,481. (Pune), Adityanath further said that testing is crucial for ensure installation of fire safe- said paddy purchase should be containing the disease and ty mechanisms at all hospitals, expedited at paddy purchase asked the health officials to nursing homes and other med- centre and additional resources ensure that testing is done in ical institutions of the state. He be deployed, if need be. a sustained manner. said the arrangements made in He also directed the divi- He lauded KGMU for connection with fire safety in sional commissioners and dis- being the only institute in the all government and private trict magistrates to form a country to have conducted 10 hospitals should be verified. team and inspect the paddy lakh RT-PCR tests. He issued The CM said all the prepa- purchase centres regularly. He instructions for completion rations should be made for reviewing the works of various of preparations regarding the organising the Mukhya Mantri departments at a high-level vaccination. He said arrange- Arogya Mela kick-starting meeting at his residence on ments for effective cold chains, from January 10. He also Saturday. Adityanath said that safe storage, and easy trans- called for creating more aware- an animal vaccination cam- portation of vaccination ness and providing informa- paign is being conducted to should be made according to tion to masses about protect animals from hoof and the government guidelines. Ayushman Bharat Yojana and mouth diseases and instructed The CM was informed that in Chief Minister Jan Arogya to conduct the vaccination of the first phase, the vaccination Abhiyan and called for distri- animals effectively during the will be done in 3,000 booths of bution of golden cards of campaign. He said that the sys- 1,500 vaccination centres these schemes to eligible tem of vaccination and health across the state. For this, 1,300 beneficiaries. testing of protected bovine cold chains have been Meanwhile, the CM also should be ensured by keeping installed. issued directions for a focused the arrangements for cow shel- The CM also directed the and proactive approach in ter sites in all districts up to officials and departments to paddy procurement. He also date. +     

Lucknow (PNS): The Lucknow    their rivals in eastern UP, he police are close to nabbing the was gunned down,” the sources accused who gunned down   said. They added that someone former block pramukh Ajeet spied on Ajeet who was in Singh in a sensational incident have taken it as a challenge and Lucknow after the Mau police in Vibhuti Khand a couple of will come down heavily on the externed him in view of his days back. accused. “In all probability, criminal past. “The police are Commissioner of Police the murder was a fallout of puzzled as to why the murder DK Thakur, who is spearhead- rivalry and political ambitions. plan was executed in Lucknow. ing the investigation, said the Those named in the case had They suspect that it was execut- teams have got vital clues about enough reason to get Ajeet ed in Lucknow with an aim to the shooters. “Our teams are eliminated as he was oversee- make it a big issue. The police collecting clinching evidence ing the ‘business empire’ of are also finding the name of against the shooters and con- mafia-turned-politician persons who advised Ajeet to spirators,” he said. Mukhtar Ansari. As Ajeet hide in Lucknow and who Sources privy to the inves- became an eyesore for his were aware of his stay in tigation said that the police opponents trying to wipe out Lucknow,” they said. 1   /! '   58<.274

welder suffered electric shock while Aworking at a factory in Indiranagar and died at RMLIMS on Saturday. He was identified as Shailendra Kumar (25) of Unnao. He worked at a factory in Sugamau locality under Indiranagar police station area. As per reports, Shailendra suffered electric shock while working around 1:15 pm on Friday. His colleagues rushed him to RMLIMS where he suc- cumbed on Saturday. The hospital staff sent a memo to the Indiranagar police. The cops reached the hospital and sent the body for autopsy. Meanwhile, a missing plumber was found dead in Gomti Nagar Vistar police station area on Saturday. Police said Sanjay Yadav (32) of Chhota Barwara was fatally mowed down by a train. Reports said Sanjay left his house for work on Friday evening but did not return. His family waited for him through the night and just when they were mulling to lodge a missing complaint, they were informed about recovery of a body. They reached the scene and to their shock, came to that that it was the body of Sanjay. Police sent the body for autopsy and started further probe. 8*     :   ,   Lucknow (PNS): BBAU will celebrate its 25th Foundation Day on Sunday on the theme ‘Swadhinta se swatantrata ki oar’. The university will hold the func- tion online. Chancellor of the universi- ty Prakash C Baratunia will be the chief guest while Vice-Chancellor Sanjay Singh will preside over the programme. Spokesperson Rachna Gangwar said the University has been steadily achieving new heights for the last 24 years. In the year 2018, under the guidance of Sanjay Singh, many new courses were started in the university and MoUs signed with institutions like NIPER (Rae Bareli), IIT-BHU and CDRI.      " +,- .,.+

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  58<.274 Meanwhile in Mirzapur, arrested. what appeared to an honour Elsewhere in Fatehpur, #    potato trader along with killing, a 17-year-old girl was Chandramohan Yadav of Atwo others were murdered murdered by her parents while Sangaon hamlet of Jaisinghpur and their bodies were dumped in in Fatehpur, a man killed his reached the local police station   58<.274 new haepatology department separate places of Chawni police daughter for having illicit and confessed to killing his and gearing up for all kinds of station area of Basti late on relations. daughter Swati. He revealed ural health infrastructure transplants. Friday night. After inspecting the In Mirzapur, the body of an that his daughter had relations Rshould be developed in “In Covid times, we have sites, SP, Hemraj Meena said that unknown girl was recovered with several youths and he mar- the country and emphasis be worked as a team and it has the deceased were identified as from Jamalpur area last ried her off to a groom in laid on traditional knowledge been appreciated globally. Sonu Maurya (pota grower), Wednesday and subsequent Kanpur last year but she contin- of medicine, Governor Most of the patients who had Raj Kumar (driver) and autopsy revealed that she had ued with her affair. Her in-laws Anandiben Patel said while lost hope everywhere would Mohammad Aslam (cleaner). been strangled.On Friday, her probably learnt about her link- addressing the 25th convoca- always have hope coming to The police could ascertain their identity was ascertained as up and hence dropped her at his tion of SGPGI on Saturday. SGPGI, and there have been identities based on documents Anjali aka Pushpa of the same house two days back refusing to “The battle against Covid- no complaints about the and cell phones along with Rs locality. When her parents were take her back till she put an end 19 is still not over with a new professionalism of this insti- 90,000 found on their persons. grilled, they revealed that the girl to her illicit relations. Yadav variant of the virus having tute,” he said. The official said that a truck, was having an affair with a revealed that he was so embar- been detected. Even as the SGPGI director Prof RK probably used for transporting local youth despite their objec- rassed with the chain of events pandemic has impacted devel- Dhiman said that a total of produce, was also recovered tions. On the fateful day also, that he and his brother Narsingh oped countries, India has been 2,313 Covid patients have been nearby and was headed towards they stopped her from going to killed Swati on Friday evening. able to fare better because of admitted and treated at the Kanpur or Unnao after selling meet the youth and when resist- While Narsingh chose to flee the the emphasis on traditional hospital, majority of whom potatoes in Bihar. The reason ed, they killed and dumped her spot, Chandra Mohan surren- knowledge of medicine. In were elderly with serious mul- behind the murder was yet to be body in the field. A case was dered before the police. Efforts today’s times, the respect for tiple co-morbidities. established and a probe was been registered and both moth- were underway to nab the doctors and scientists has “Despite that, the overall underway. er and father of the victim were absconding uncle. increased,” she said. recovery rate is above 90%. She said that apart from SGPGI has trained its health Covid patients, there are oth- workers along with health ers suffering from cancer and workers from 52 government 4      liver transplant and they also the convocation address. He award. “Working together part- Foundation Day of the insti- and private medical colleges in need care and treatment, which said although the coronavirus nering with the best of the peo- tute, CM Yogi Adityanath had the state, using the ECHO plat- should not be overlooked. has ravaged the world, it has ple, we have been able to deliv- said why should our institute form. To date, 75 such sessions The governor said she was also brought in a lot of inno- er solutions to problems such follow others. It should set the have been conducted and 5  6(  informed by the institute that vation and adaptation. He told as diarrhoea,” she said. Both standards for the entire world. about 25,000 HCWs have ben- many of the students fail in the the students that in their pur- Chandy and Kang joined the I am happy that SGPGI has efitted. All cases admitted in   58<.274    ! department has decided to first year at SGPGI because suit for knowledge, they should convocation online. been progressing well,” Tewari Covid ICUs in these medical  ! "! # sensitise women to speak up they do not understand not stop enjoying their journey. Chief Secretary RK Tewari said. colleges are discussed in the eats of women achievers in $%  against gender discrimination English. “My suggestion is that Prof Gagandeep Kang thanked the Minister of The chief secretary said virtual rounds. Till date, 50 Fvarious fields will be hailed on and develop opinion against books in medical should be from CMC (Vellore) was con- Medical Education Suresh that amongst the various such sessions have been con- National Youth Day on January %"    "  any social evil. The department translated into Hindi,” she said. ferred Doctorate of Science Khanna for his help to the achievements, SGPGI is devel- ducted. About 5,000 partici- 12 to mark the birth anniversary    "   organised seminars across the Director of TMC (Kolkata) Honoris Causa. She said she institute. Addressing the gath- oping a centre of excellence for pants have benefitted from of Swami Vivekanand.       state on Tuesday where girls Mammen Chandy delivered was happy to have received the ering, he said: “On the virus and vaccine research, a these sessions,” he said. The Secondary Education "!  were told about Constitutional Council under Mission Shakti !  "  and legal remedies against campaign is planning to celebrate gender discrimination. In the day by holding interactive  '  '   Lucknow, Panchayati Raj 7 #   #  sessions with girl students and   ''  ' "  department held discussions discussing about the lives and on female foeticide with vil- feats of women in different fields. successful women entrepre- lagers at Barumau gram pan-   58<.274 the academic field although he The Council has also planned to neurs and self-help groups. chayat of Chinhat block on was inclined towards clinical hold discussions on issues relat- As per an official commu- Wednesday. The Agriculture aculty members and stu- practice. ed to adolescence. niqué released on Saturday, department also held a semi- Fdents were felicitated for Dr Hafiz Mohammed from In one of the unique sessions, videos on training for self- nar for women farmers in their contributions and achieve- Calicut (Kerala), who won the the Council plans to motivate girl defence would be telecast on Mau where participants were ments at the SGPGI convoca- ‘Best DM and MCh Student students to become financially Doordarshan to further given tips on organic farming tion on Saturday. Prof UC Award’ is specialising in independent by interacting with encourage students in and other issues related to Ghosal from Gastroenterology rheumatology. He said he got empowerment. improvement in agricultural department was honoured with interested in doing DM because Meanwhile, Social Welfare produce. ‘Prof SR Naik Award for when he was posted in PGI Outstanding Research (Chandigarh), he realised that Investigator’ for his contribution there was a lot of potential in to the areas of research in the this field. “There are a number last five years at the institute. He of rheumatology patients but has around 306 publications till the doctors are too few. The now. About his research work, " )   *    +% ( %%,  Rheumatology department of Prof Ghosal said that he carries SGPGI is the oldest and hence out a lot of work in epidemiol- carried out a global epidemiol- ed because our diet is quite dif- more in India, Japan has more I chose to study here,” he said. ogy as he and his students visit ogy study in which 33 countries ferent from that in other coun- cancer cases. We found that the Dr Mohammed Hafiz, who villages, towns to find out the across the world participated, 23 tries and we get infections fre- occurrence of cancer is less in has joined as an assistant pro- disease burden in the commu- of which did not do a house-to- quently due to which we know India because of certain food fessor in internal medicine at nity. “This is very important in house study and only carried how to live with infections,” he items which we eat, including Calicut Medical College, said he making a decision regarding the out internet surveys. “We were said. He added that the other turmeric and onion which have is planning to develop a health policies. We went to the a part of 10 countries that did research was on stomach can- anti-cancer properties. Also, rheumatology unit. villages of Jaunpur where we house-to-house surveys and cer, caused by a particular bac- non-vegetarian food, particular- Dr Valiveru Chakrapani found the occurrence of chron- we went to Jaunpur, Lucknow teria. “The rate of stomach ly the processed meat, promotes Ramya from the department of ic gastrointestinal problems. and Unnao for our research,” he cancer is very high in China and stomach cancer and Indians are Endocrine Surgery won the We surveyed 3,000 people in explained. Japan while it is low in India. In more habituated to having veg- ‘Best DM and MCh Student three villages of Jaunpur and He said they found that Japan, out of 100,000 people, etarian food,” Prof Ghosal said. Award’, said she was consistent came to know that around 20 functional gastrointestinal 110-140 develop stomach can- He said he is happy to be with her work. She said she was per cent of them had chronic problems were less frequent in cer while the figure is only 10 receiving the award because always keen on becoming a sur- gastrointestinal problems,” he India than in many western in India. Although the inci- Prof SR Naik, who headed the geon and she chose endocrine said. He added that they also countries. “It was not unexpect- dences of bacterial infection are department, encouraged him in surgery. # 8 

  58<.274 ufacturers and businessmen in getting their issues lets Technomedia, a resolved in no time, but also Emedia organisation pro- saved lots of time and ener- moting ICT for governance gy. He further said: “We had across Asia and Middle East, received over 150 nomina- has conferred ‘Elets Awards tions from across the coun- of Digital Excellence’ upon try and we have selected 29 the MSME Department of nominations for ‘Elets Uttar Pradesh. Awards for Excellence’. Uttar The Micro, Small and Pradesh has received seven Medium Enterprises has awards, five for the state been awarded for excellence government and two for the in digital governance and smart cities.” services. The state government Elets, which is celebrat- received awards for MSME ing its 10th year of giving (UP) e-service portal under away awards for good gover- the Digital Governance cat- nance and innovative ideas, egory, Lucknow Municipal has conferred the Leadership Corporation Bonds under Award to Additional Chief Leadership in Governance Secretary Navneet Sehgal for category, Jansunwai MSME (UP) e-service portal Samadhan under Digital under the category of digital Governance category, governance in a virtual cer- UPPCL-Saksham Project emony. It was a part of the under Green Energy catego- 10th Elets Knowledge ry, State Discom and Sewa Exchange Summit and Mitra Module of Integrated Awards. Sewayojan Portal under Union Agriculture and Digital Governance category. Farmers Welfare Minister Under the category of Narendra Singh Tomar was Innovations in Smart Cities, the chief guest while former the awards went to Union minister Suresh Ghaziabad Municipal Prabhu the guest of honour. Corporation for Integrated Chief executive officer of Command and Control Elets Ravi Gupta appreciated Centre and Agra Smart City that the portal not only facil- Ltd for Agra Lockdown itated small and micro-man- Monitoring App. #(&#     Stephen Madan, a student of CMS, Kanpur Road Campus, has been offered admission with a scholarship of US$ 80,000 by the prestigious University of San Francisco (USA) for pursuing higher studies. The scholarship has been offered to him for the entire study period of four years. Besides, University of Arizona and Arizona State University, Simon Fraser University and University of Manitoba (Canada), and University of Queensland (Australia) have also invited him.  (     " +,- .,.+ / +/+

   1  3  (A2/ Dashashwamedh and instruct- many officers failed to obey on organic farming and its ed the project manager of the instruction, he has issued certification was organised aking the matter of laxity Rajkiya Nirman Nigam to over- showcause notices to super- on Friday under the chair- Tseriously, the Divisional come all the pinpointed defi- intending engineers (SEs) of manship of DC Deepak Commissioner (DC) Deepak ciencies and report him with- Public Works Department Agrawal. Agrawal has issued showcause in 10 days but as the latter failed (PWD), Rural Engineering Inaugurating the work- notices to eight engineers of in submitting the report, the Service (RES), Construction shop, Agrawal said that to pro- different departments and DC has taken the matter seri- Division (Irrigation), Work mote organic farming, the strictly directed all these ously and sought the clarifica- Division (Irrigation), Tubewell farmers should get fair prices departments to complete the tion from the concerned offi- Division, Jal Nigam and TAC of their organic produce and works with quality in stipulat- cer. of Joint Development they would get the same ed time period. He also warned On the other hand, the Commissioner Office. He also through satisfaction of the the officers that no laxity would DC had instructed the depart- warned the officers that no consumers. He stressed the be tolerated at any stage. The ments concerned to submit laxity would be tolerated and need for organising the farm- DC had conducted an inquiry their reports about the instructed the officers to ers for organic production into the ongoing tourism devel- progress made in various ensure completion of works and getting the product certi- opment works in Chowk, tourism-related projects by with quality on time. fied apart from making joint Godowlia and 25th of every month but as Earlier, a workshop based efforts for marketing.

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   1  3  (A2/ concerned employees to be Health Centre (UPHC) rehearsal is being done to present at their work places an Manduadih, SVM Hospital deliver the dummy vaccines, in  25  he second phase of dry run hour before the scheduled time Bhelupur, LBS Hospital which the same will first come Tfor Covid vaccination will for conducting the session and Ramnagar, District Women’s to the police custody from the be conducted in the district on ensure sufficient availabilities of Hospital, Deen Dayal regional vaccine stores at DDU    1  3  55', was welcomed by the office- schools, Sushmita Kanungo, ow act. This presentation was January 11. In the first phase, Adverse Event Following Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital, Hospital Pandeypur and bearers of the BJP city unit at Alpona Dey, Vibha Srivastava followed by a skit depicting the dry run was held at six centres Immunisation (AEFI) Kits / IMS BHU 1, IMS BHU 2, IMS District Vaccine Store eputy Chief Minister Prayagraj Airport. He also held and all staff members were pre- meeting of Sri Sri Yogananda on January 5. Chief Medical ANM Kits / IECs at the venue. BHU 3 (Trauma Centre), BLW Chowkaghat. After that, under DKeshav Prasad Maurya the Janata Darbar in the Circuit sent and participated in the with Mahatma Gandhi and Officer (CMO) Dr VB Singh The ANMs must compulsori- Railway Hospital and Military the supervision of Dr said in a case of rape and mur- House. Hearing the problems programme. also his conversation with said that the dry run session ly test the list of beneficiaries Hospital Cantt and 10 private Manmohan of PHC der at a shrine in Badaun that of the people here and order- The programme started Gurudev Rabindra Nath will run from 10 am to 5 pm. received through ‘Covin-App’ hospitals including IMA Chowkaghat, a dummy vaccine the culprits who committed ing officers concerned that the with an invocation of the Lord Tagore. It rendered an insight Vaccination will be rehearsed before session starts by down- Varanasi, Heritage Hospital was delivered by departmental such acts will not be spared. problem be resolved at the and was followed by the wel- of his appreciation and uni- with 30 beneficiaries at each loading the app and if there is Lanka, Heritage Medical vehicles to the District The Yogi government will not earliest. come address by Principal, versal acceptance of different centre. The concerned nodal any problem in the download, College 1, Heritage Medical Women’s Hospital, LBS spare people who commit such YOGANANDA’S EDU- Patanjali Rishikul, Nityanand philosophies. Principals of sis- officers are expected to carry then make sure to attend the College 2, Apex Hospital, Hospital Ramnagar, non-human acts. The govern- CATIONAL PHILOSOPHY Singh. He highlighted that edu- ter schools congratulated the out physical verification at the ICCR (Integrated Covid Galaxy Hospital, Oriana Vivekanand Hospital Bhelupur ment will try to punish such PRESENTED: In continua- cation is not confined to intel- teachers for the beautiful pre- designated places a day before Command Room) and feed the Hospital, Ashirwad, RK and CHC Durgakund on criminals harshly. Because of tion of a series of presentations lectual development only but it sentation and assured that they the proposed schedule for the data. During the period, the Mission Hospital and Shubham Friday and Deendayal this, the case will be heard in on Indian Educational also aims at developing the would carry forward these smooth conduct of the session COVID-19 guidelines should Hospital (Maqbool Alam Upadhyay Hospital, PHCs the fast track court. Deputy CM Thinkers and their Educational physical, intellectual, emo- philosophies in the teaching- of the allotted areas (hospitals be followed. In the second Road) have been selected. Harahua, Baragaon, Pindra, said this to reporters after the Philosophy, Patanjali Rishikul tional, social and spiritual learning process. / CHCs / PHCs) by thorough- phase, the dry run will be con- District Immunisation Chiragaon and CHC Cholapur inauguration of the Musical presented another jewel of aspects of a child. In her address, the hony. ly checking the necessary ducted in 60 sessions at a total Officer Dr VS Rai said that in on Saturday. The same will be Fountain at Chandrasekhar India, Sri Sri Paramahansa To make a man happy and secretary of Patanjali Group of preparations at vaccination, of 30 sites, including urban and the first phase only COVID-19 delivered to PHCs Kashi Azad Park. Yogananda and his education- to show the real path of life, Schools, Prof Krishna Gupta waiting room and monitoring rural, in which 20 government vaccine will be administered to Vidyapeeth, Sewapuri and Keshav said on the incident al philosophy: Education for Yogananda envisioned a bal- lauded the efforts of the rooms, registration and other hospitals including the health workers of govern- CHC Arajline on Sunday. All of firing in Lucknow apart Life, on Saturday. anced education. His educa- Rishikul teachers. She insisted arrangements. Community Health Centres ment and privately run hospi- these cold chain points (CCPs) from the Badaun incident that The programme was tional philosophy is both ide- on the fact that the aim of edu- CMO has also directed the (CHCs) of Arajline, Narpatpur, tals. Feeding of information from hospitals and health cen- the opposition has no issue left. streamed live through video alistic as well as pragmatic cation lies in attaining divine nodal officers to inform the Cholapur, Puarikala, Misirpur, related to all these health work- tres are being transported by It is not appropriate to do pol- conferencing on the Zoom with sound educational aims, knowledge and self-realisation. concerned employees about Pindra (Gangapur), Hathi ers is being done on the portal. dummy vaccine departmental itics on such incidents. If any platform. Members of the methods and strategies of edu- She further stated that by their responsibilities. ‘Nodal Bazar, Durgakund, Shivpur, A total of 17,500 health work- vehicles from 7:30 am to 9 pm incident happens in the state Board of Management of cation for complete develop- imbibing the Philosophy of officers have been directed to Primary Health Centre (PHC) ers have been fed on the por- at the session sites, he then it is a matter of concern Patanjali Group of Schools, Dr ment of man. It holds its rele- this great thinker like Sri Sri give clear instructions to the Baragaon, Urban Primary tal so far. He said that a informed. for the government. The state Krishna Gupta, Ravindra vance in today’s era also. Yogananda, one can achieve the government is constantly tak- Gupta, Rekha Baid Gupta and The educational philoso- spiritual dimension in one’s ing action against mafias, this Yashovardhan graced the occa- phy and pedagogical methods personality. will continue to happen. sion with their benign pres- of Paramahansa Yogananda The vote of thanks was .2 Earlier, the Deputy CM ence. Principals of sister were presented through a shad- proposed by Indrani Datta.

   1  3  (A2/ the number to 17,874 and awaited. Out of them, 5,21,514 corona antigen tests continued 57 *        2,938 respectively. The total were negative, while 21,596 and all the 190 tests were s many as 52 new COVID- number of patients who have were positive. The total num- found negative at SSPG A19 patients have been been recovered so far is 20,812, ber of samples collected was Hospital Kabirchaura apart detected in the district on leaving 419 active cases. The 5,69,392. from 36 at CHC Shivpur, 45 at    1  3  55', provided at different crew lob- capturing should be automat- in operation and maintenance Saturday, increasing the total recovery rate is 96.35 per cent, With the addition of three Vivekanand Hospital Bhelupur, bies and divisions confirmed ic and advised for provision of of Railways. number to 21,600. The day also while the mortality rate is 1.70 new red zones, the total num- 195 at LBS Hospital Ramnagar orth Central and North that fog-safe device is being data logger at balance locations Key infrastructure works saw one more death, increasing per cent. ber of hotspots has increased to and 135 at SSH BHU. NEastern Railway, General provided on all trains over on priority. related to doubling, gauge con- the toll to 369. During the day, In the first report of the 2,660 including 183 red zones. Along with this, samples of Manager Vinay Kumar Tripathi NCR. In the current financial On the loading and rev- version, construction of fly- the follow-up negative reports day, 48 positive patients were Three green zones have been 63 from SSPG, 23 from reviewed position of safety, year eight safety drives have enue fronts, NCR has improved overs, electrification etc. were included 49 and 46 of them found out of 2,589 reports converted into the red zones Vivekanand, 170 from LBS freight loading, revenue, expen- been conducted for railway upon originating freight load- also reviewed. GM advised have been recovered from received. Till then, the total test again. There are 2,477 green Hospital and 126 from SSH diture control, key infrastruc- staff as well as public to create ing and freight revenue there- that all mobility and capacity home isolation while three reports received were 5,43,110 zones. BHU have been sent for ture projects, HR management awareness on safety. As many of over last year. Sundry earn- enhancement works must be from the hospitals, increasing and the results of 3,151 are Meanwhile, mass / group RTPCR investigation. and efficiency enhancement as 64 NCR owned coaches are ing and earning from scrap sale completed as per stipulated measures over NCR through provided with fire and smoke in current financial year so far, target. Implementation of video conferencing with AGM, detectors for very early detec- are  29.18 crore and 169.41 Human resource management PHODs of NCR and DRMs of tion of fire and smoke cases in crore respectively. General system (HRMS) was also Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra passenger coaches. GM Manager specifically instruct- reviewed. Out of total 64,668 * # -/ / divisions. instructed that proper system ed that scrap sale target of 210 employees of NCR 60,362 are For safety at level crossings, of checking of these items dur- crore must be achieved and already registered on HRMS    1  3  (A2/ stration included Ravindra North Central Railway so far in ing maintenance must be put in instructed all concerned to and e-passes using this online Kumar Patel, Ruchika Singh, 2020-21 has eliminated 35 level place. make concentrated efforts. application has already been radhan Mantri Surakshit Puja Sarkar, Abhishek Gautam crossings; seven level crossings In 2020-21 NCR has main- Tripathi instructed that besides issued to more than 8,500 PMatritve Abhiyan and Deepa. have been interlocked and 35 tained punctuality of 91.39 per maximising revenue, focused employees. GM VK Tripathi (PMSMA) Day was celebrated TWO HELD FOR RUBs and three ROBs have cent registering improvement attention shall have to be given advised that all modules of enthusiastically at all primary CHEATING OLD MAN: In a been constructed. For safe of more than 60 per cent over for expenditure control and HRMS must be made func- and community health centres shocking news, two brothers operation during fog, more last year. Reviewing punctual- asked for critical analysis of tional on priority for serving as (PHCs/ CHCs) and sub-centres transferred an approximately than 2000 fog safe devices are ity, GM instructed that all data each area to achieve economy well as retired employees. of rural and urban areas includ- 3.5 lakh from the account of ing District Women’s Hospital, an old-aged man of their neigh- Kabirchaura and Lal Bahadur bour by cheating. The cops at Shastri Hospital Ramnagar cyber crime arrested both. 8        here on Saturday. This safe . % &%  "( (0 & *      The victim Mahaveer motherhood campaign day is Babunandan Jaiswar lives at observed on the 9th of every of 180 at PHC Chiraigaon, 14 demanding the District Khuthan village, under the their possession gas cutter, gas through someone who entered what manner such places of month to reduce maternal and out of 160 at CHC Cholapura, Magistrate to direct the com- Cholapur police station. He    1  3  55', cylinder, crude bombs, rod, pis- inside Prayagraj with it.’ worship which had been con- child mortality, better health 19 out of 157 women at PHC petent authority to inquire into had lodged complaint with the tols, cartridges and other However, while fixing structed over the public land care of the pregnant, prenatal Harahua, 13 out of 128 at PHC matter and restore their service. office of cyber crime on he Karchhana police in the equipment. This was the fourth January 12 as the next date of had to be removed. The court checkup and to provide them Kashi Vidyapeeth, 25 out of 146 During the COVID-19 October 19, 2020 that the crim- Ttrans-Yamuna segment encounter in Prayagraj during hearing of this PIL, the court passed these directives on proper treatment on time. at PHC Pindra PHC and 38 out lockdown, the Health depart- inals had transferred 3.41 along with the Crime Branch the past 36 hours. The officials directed the state government January 7. On the occasion, all the of 166 at PHC Sewapuri apart ment had made appointment of lakh from his account between team arrested four dreaded said that in view of the forth- that by the next date, it may ANTI-ENCROACH- pre-natal, blood, urine, blood from six out of 23 women at lab technicians and lab assis- January 31 and August 31, criminals after an encounter. coming Panchayat election, the come up with foolproof meth- MENT TEAM ATTACKED: pressure, diabetes, syphilis, LBS hospital and 30 out of 190 tants on the contractual basis 2020. Two of them sustained bullet police have become extra cau- ods by which it intended to Anti-encroachment team of hemoglobin and other tests at Women’s Hospital. under Rashtriya Swasthya During the investigation, injuries while the other two had tious. control the spread of the infec- the Prayagraj Development apart from ultra sound facilities ACMO Dr Rajesh Prasad Mission Yojana to conduct the the name of two brothers to surrender seeing them sur- NEGATIVE RTPCR tion. ‘They may keep in mind Authority was attacked on were provided free of cost to said that on this day all the test of coronavirus. Ashwani and Aniket came to rounded by the police force on REPORT MUST FOR that such congregations during Saturday afternoon in down the pregnant women at the women identified mainly for But the Chief Medical fore who live in the neighbour Friday night. ENRTY IN MAGH MELA: the month of Magh are very town Civil Lines area during its health centres and the doctors HRP were provided special Officer had terminated their of victim. According to the SP (trans- Individuals visiting the annu- large in number and if even one operation against unauthorised also gave advice for family medical counseling and they service on January 1 last sud- The cops at cyber crime Yamuna) Saurav Dixit, the al Magh Mela area of Prayagraj infected person sneaks inside shops raised by the side of the planning. On this occasion, were also advised to eat healthy denly without any prior infor- took both into their custody. criminals had gathered there would be allowed entry only if the city he can create havoc,’ the road on parking space. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and balanced food. With this, mation, the lab technicians During interrogation, Ashwani with a plan to perform a loot they would have a negative court added. police immediately came into Dr VB Singh inspected the micro-refreshments were and lab assistants appointed on informed, he and his brother at the Bank of Baroda RTPCR report within five days The court further directed action and resorted to cane Urban Community Health arranged for all the pregnant ad-hoc basis, blamed the lab helped the victim to get his Sadhukuti branch of the area. of entering Prayagraj district. the state government to place charge. About half-a-dozen Centre (UCHC) at women. He informed that technicians and lab assistants. money deposited in the They were surrounded by the This was stated by the before it a definite date and persons have been detained by Chowkaghat. He said that after under this scheme, radiologists They said that they provided account by going to the bank police near a school in Chief Secretary of Uttar intended programme before the police. The shopkeepers the investigation, women with have also been added under their service since August last and during this, knew the Chanaini village. To escape Pradesh in the programmes the court as to when and how pulled down their shutters and high risk pregnancy (HRP) Public Private Partnership, who without caring of their lives, details about his bank account from the scene the criminals and instructions submitted by the vaccination for the elimi- reached Civil Lines police sta- were identified and referred to provided free ultrasound facil- and they were not paid their and transaction and also saved opened fire, and the police had him before the court hearing nation of COVID-19 would be tion to lodge protest, and start- the higher level units and they ity to the pregnant at their cen- stipends from October last. in his Paytm account. to retaliate. In this process two the PIL relating to COVID-19. done in the state of Uttar ed a dharna there. The officials, were given free medicines. Dr tres. They submitted a memo- Whenever the victim deposit- criminals Imran Shekh and While taking the submis- Pradesh.The court passed this however, said that when the Shweta Mishra, Dr Smita DEMONSTRATION: randum to the district admin- ed the amount in his account, Ziaul Shekh sustained injuries, sion and programme of Chief order when upon a question team reached Civil Lines with Tandon, Dr Sarika Singh, Dr Miffed with the termination of istration urging the District he transferred the money in his while two others Afroz Shekh Secretary on record, a division being put to state counsel as to JCB machines, and started Bani, Dr Madhulika and oth- their service without prior Magistrate to consider the mat- account, the incharge of cyber and Tafazzul Shekh were arrest- bench comprising Justice when the vaccination pro- removing encroachment from ers were present. information, the lab techni- ter seriously and with sympa- crime Rahul Shukla informed ed. They all belong to Siddhartha Varma and Justice gramme for elimination of the parking space, some shop- On this day, antenatal cians and lab assistants of the thy and also direct the compe- the presspersons on Saturday Jharkhand. One of their asso- Ajit Kumar observed, ‘After COVID-19 would be started in keepers attacked the PDA team check-up (ANC) of 210 women Health department, appointed tent authority to conduct an adding, the criminals took the ciates, however, managed to having gone through the the country, he requested for with stones, and tried to snatch was conducted at the CHC on the ad-hoc basis, staged a inquiry into matter so as they phone of victim in the name of escape. This gang was wanted instructions, we are not con- time to take instructions. the carbine of the security per- Arajialine, in which 39 women demonstration at district head- could get justice. They also calling someone and knew in connection with a loot at a vinced, at all, that the steps Besides, the court also sonnel causing injury to them. were identified for HRP, while quarter here on Saturday and urged the District Magistrate to OTP by cheating the victim jewellery shop in Karchhana which are being taken by the directed the Chief Secretary to Then the police came into there were 13 HRP cases out of submitted a memorandum to restore their service. Among and transferred the money in Kotwali area. state, would be sufficient to inform the court by means of action to bring the situation 150 at CHC Baragaon, 29 out the district administration those who joined the demon- his account. The police recovered from stop the infection if it came an affidavit as to how and in under control     " +,- .,.+  

O* *  9 2!  P 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#0 was registered the accused was at large. On being tipped off by an informer the police raid-  olice worked out the blind murder case of a ed the residence of the accused, Savita Devi, a Pgirl whose body was found on January 5 in resident of village Gopalpur under Padari 6 78 Jamalpur village under Jamalpur police station. police station and nabbed her. After complet- Giving details about the case at Police Lines ASP ing the formalities the police sent the accused    1  3  .2 8A (Operation) Mahesh Singh Atri stated that on to jail. January 5 the body of the girl was found in the DIRECTIVE: UP Minister of State for he Principal Chief Income field of Radheshyam in Jamalpur village under Tourism (independent charge) Neelkanth Tiwari TTax Commissioner, UP, Jamalpur police station. It was identified as the has directed the administration to submit a plan Uttarakhand, Pritam Singh body of 17-year-old daughter of a resident of for beautification of all important places in while addressing the pressper- Jamalpur under Jamalpur police station. He said Vindhya area. While reviewing Vindhya sons informed that the scheme that as the body had mark of injuries so a case was Corridor works at a meeting in Vindhyachal, the ‘Vivad se Vishwas yojana’ had registered under Sections 302/201 of IPC and minister was apprised by the DM that out of 92 been extended till January 31. investigation was being done by SO Vijay Shankar properties registry of 66 had been done and the He only between 20 and 25 per Saroj. According to the police investigation indi- process for the rest was in progress. The minis- cent tax payers have been asso- cated towards involvement of parents of the vic- ter directed to ciated in this scheme and thus tim so the police went in that direction for col- intensify the efforts will be made to widen lecting substantial evidences. During interroga- work regarding the tax net even further. tion her parents confessed that they had com- the disman- He said however the flip mitted the murder. As per the confession, the activ- tling of side was that despite the ities of the girl were causing disrepute to the fam- acquired prop- COVID-19 pandemic taxes to ily and she refused to mend her ways. On January erties. PWD the tune of 12,000 crore has 2 the girl returned home late at night and when was directed to been achieved which was cer- they objected to it and they had an altercation after plant saplings tainly not a mean achieve- they strangulated her to death and dumped her on the dividers ment. He said the UP and body in the field. After arresting both the from Shastri Uttarakhand region as on date accused the police recovered the scarf which was bridge to Aurai. He made it clear that for there had been successful in collect- used to strangle her. After completing the legal would be no paucity of fund for Vindhya ing 40 per cent tax. He said this formalities the police sent the accused to jail. Corridor work and people of the area would get year a target of 30,000 crore Meanwhile an accused under the Gangster Act employment. Prior to the review meeting the       %%   1+    &% & &2 &$ + &+ % "   had been given and out of this was arrested by Padari police. As per the minister inspected the Vindhya Corridor area and around  12,000 crore had reports, a case had been registered at the police the works going on there. The meeting was already been achieved. He said station on November 10 against the accused in attended by UP Minister of State for Energy it was quite encouraging that which it was stated she was a member of a gang Rama Shankar Singh Patel, MLA (City) Ratnakar advance tax was being recov- involved in illegal liquor trade. After the case Mishra and administrative officers. ered even before the end of the  / 2+6+ trimester. Singh further informed #%    &   "  that the tax ratio of western UP and Uttarakhand was nearly 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 ONE CAUGHT: The her there on an ambulance. In the same and informed that if Railway Protection Force, the same sequence, the RPF 9+ +  the TDS target was achieved he railway administration North Eastern Railway (NER), post, Gorakhpur, while the the total tax will be Tfor the convenience of pas- makes constant efforts to pro- patrolling at Gorakhpur railway achieved by 50 per cent. He sengers will temporarily pro- tect passengers and provide station found two girls aged 15    1  3  .2 8A not proceed any further. pared at that pont of time and He said it was a big project said from the time the Faceless vide additional stoppage to them better travel facilities. In and 10 years respectively in He said the project was put thus efforts were on to ensure but certainly it was very impor- Assessment had been started 02333/02334 Howrah- the same sequence, RPF post, unclaimed condition on plat- he Kanpur Divisional up in the year 2018 and the that the feedback was taken tant. He said the coordination till date there had been no com- Prayagraj Rambag-Howrah Kaptanganj, and Crime form Nos 2 and 9. After ques- TCommissioner, Raj official approval was given in from the department con- will be ensured and financing plaint. and 03121/03122 Kolkata- Intelligence Branch (CIB), tioning, both the girls were Shekhar while addressing a June 2018. He said every effort cerned. The DC directed the will be do by the government. INSPECTION: The Chief Ghazipur City-Kolkata special Bhatni, caught one person handed over to the Childline, meeting on Ganga Barrage will now be made to ensure that officials to ensure they took He said the work which had Engineer, Kanpur, Shesh trains at Patna Saheb station from along with 21 illegal e-tickets Gorakhpur. The RPF post, Inner Ring Road at the this project was given full input in the next three days by been pending since 2018 will be Kumar Baghel, carried out an January 12 to 26, Chief Public from a shop in Ramkola. Gonda, during patrolling at Commissionerate on Saturday momentum. He said once this contacting the three depart- taken up on a war footing so inspection with the team of the Relations Officer (CPRO) Pankaj Action was taken under the platform no. 1 of Gonda rail- said this will be a big relief for was ready the traffic of the city ments - PWD, KESCo and that the project was ready on 33\11 kva power substation Kumar Singh said. The 02333 Railway Act and a case was reg- way station found a 14-year-old fast connectivity and also give will become facile and run on Irrigation department. He said time. Tikra and said that the bill Howrah-Prayagraj Rambag spe- istered in this connection. boy in unclaimed condition. a link route. He said effort need high speed. He said it would a special committee had been Prominent who took part should be exact, and said that cial train will from January 12 to Likewise the RPF post, After questioning, the boy was to be made to give momentum also add links to the route mak- set up which comprised the in the meeting were District line losses should be reduced by 26 arrive at Patna Saheb station Gorakhpur, caught one person handed over to Childline, to the whole project. He said ing it the first choice of trav- department heads along with Magistrate, City, Alok Tiwari, 15 per cent and ensure that vil- at 03:34 hrs and will leave at 03.36 with one illegal Tatkal e-ticket Gonda. The RPF post, Ballia, project was handed over to the ellers and those who move on Neeraj Srivastava and all the ADM Finance, Chief Engineer, lagers were given power supply hrs. The 02334 Prayagraj from Gorakhpur Jn Railway during patrolling at platform UPSIDA to prepare a DPR inter-city routes. alignment concerned be done KESCo, EE of PWD various round-the-clock and there Rambag-Howrah special train reservation centre. Action was No 01 found a 12-year-old boy but due to frequent transfers of Shekhar was informed that in the next seven days to other officials of associated should be no compromise of will from January 12 to 26 arrive taken under the Railway Act in an unclaimed condition. the authorities the project could instead of DPR a RFC was pre- remove all the present hurdles. departments. facilities and safety. Others at Patna Saheb station at 23.08 hrs and a case was registered in this After questioning the boy was present on the occasion were and depart at 23.10 hrs. The connection. Likewise a woman handed over to Childline, Prabhat Anand, Anil Ahuja, 03121 Kolkata-Ghazipur City passenger who was recently Ballia. On the other hand, the RK Awasthi, Mahesh Chandra special train will from January 12 travelling on train no 02334 RPF post, Basti and Crime Pandey, Anurag Kashyap, to 26 arrive at Patna Saheb from Rambag to Howrah sud- Intelligence Branch, Gorakhpur   +  Virendra Kumar and many Station at 04.21 hrs and leave at denly fell ill after which the in collaboration with the local more. 04.23 hrs. The 03122 Ghazipur RPF and Government Railway police took action against two City-Kolkata special train will Police got her down at the ticket touts for illegally using from January 12 to 26 arrive at Gyanpur railway station and software under the Railway Patna Saheb station at 20.26 hrs got her admitted at the health Act and registered a case - +2  5  and leave at 20.28 hrs. centre in Gopiganj by sending against them.       1  3  .2 8A 59+:    DA Vice Chairman Rakesh   KKumar Singh has directed 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '()*+,  to close the illegal trade of building material in New #   he NTPC Limited- Maurang Mandi on Hamirpur TVindhyachal for outstand- Road. He directed the KDA KANPUR (PNS): The Kanpur ing achievements in Corporate Secretary and Mining Officer Zoological Garden Senior Social Responsibility (CSR) to jointly carry out the demar- Veterinarian, Dr RK Singh, management in the field of cation of entire Mandi area while addressing a workshop thermal power sector has been within a week. At the same on bird flu in the zoo claimed honoured by Apex India time, he also directed to initi- that there had been no case of Foundation with ‘Gold Award’ ate stern penal action against bird flu reported in Kanpur at CSR Excellence Award 2019. illegal operation of building division. He however said that The Apex India Foundation material trade without the per- vigilance had been stepped up organised the virtual award mission of the Mining depart- to prevent it and its spread as ceremony of Apex India CSR ment. During inspection of well. He said there was a furore Excellence Award 2019 at New the New Maurang Mandi on after the death of 10 red jungle Delhi recently during which employment-oriented training relief from Covid-19 pandem- Friday, he found the illegal fowls but it had nothing to do human rights activist Laxmi for empowerment of women, ic distribution of face masks etc operation of Maurang trade on with Bird Flu. He said people Narayan Tripathi, national digital literacy, linking to social is also being done. More than the land from highway to the if find any bird flu symptoms president, Laghu Udyog security schemes, financial sup- three lakh people have bene- Maurang Mandi. It may be should immediately inform the Bharati, Baldevbhai Prajapati, port for the establishment of fited from all such social works. recalled that on January 4, health officials of the city. He and other guests were present. integrated water supply plant In future too the project will traders of Binagwa Maurang said with proper care and The NTPC-Vindhyachal under by nagar nigam besides for continue works related to the Mandi had staged dharna for remaining vigilant this can be CSR is prominently working on construction of community all-round development of the indefinite period at the KDA 0*  %+%  & &  %   &%     !( &( 3"   averted. He said the disease was financial support for Project kitchen building, installation of society. The NTPC- compound in protest against transmitted to humans through Udaan in the field of education, hand pumps and water ATMs, Vindhyachal management and the illegal trade of building contact with infected bird fae- film-based education system, awareness about cleanliness, employees associated with the material being carried out problems by holding an on-the- resolved the problems of build- Gudakesh Sharma, Executive ces, nasal secretions, or secre- campaign for empowerment of operation of Sulabh toilets, above works are happy after there. The agitation was with- spot inspection. In this context, ing material traders on Friday. Engineer Atul Misra and tions from the mouth or eyes. girls, distribution of desks and organising sports training after receiving the ‘Gold Award’ drawn after KDA VC had he carried out the inspection of KDA Secretary SP Singh, Mining Officer were present He said consuming properly benches in schools etc. Along camps and other competitions, from the Apex India assured them to resolve their New Maurang Mandi and Additional Secretary Dr during the inspection. cooked poultry or eggs from with organising medical camps, free examination camps for Foundation. The NTPC infected birds doesn’t transmit distribution of nutritious food Divyangjans and distribution of Vindhyachal is always ready to the bird flu but eggs should be among pregnant women and tricycles have been done. provide a new direction to the hard boiled especially the yolk malnourished children, Besides providing support for society under its CSR policy. should be fully cooked. He 9 2 /  added that the bird flu was a viral infection that spreads *     *     among birds and can also affect 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#0    1  3  .2 8A humans and other animals. QIT  2 )'. Dr Singh said the virus was hairman of Nagar Palika Parishad (NPP) he acting Director of Dr deadly to birds and can easily uring the T20 Inter-departmental Cricket CManoj Jaiswal has appealed to its staff and TVirendra Swarup Institute affect humans and other ani- DTournament going on under the joint aegis of the citizens to come forward to improve city’s rank- for Computer Studies, Saket mals that come in contact with Manoranjan Institute and Divisional Sports Association ing city in the cleanliness survey. During a one Nagar, Dr Arpit Awasthi while a carrier, although it isn’t (DSA) at the Mini Stadium of Varanasi Division, North day seminar organised on solid waste manage- addressing the blood dona- known to spread via human-to- Eastern Railway (NER), a match between Mechanical ment and ODF on Friday, the tion camp held on its premis- human contact. He said the and Personnel departments was played on Friday. chairman directed the palika es on Saturday said January was symptoms of bird flu were res- Batting first, the Mechanical department lost all wick- staff, especially those con- the month to hold blood dona- piratory difficulties such as ets and scored 133 runs in 20 overs. Vishal contributed cerned with sanitation, that tion camps and thus VSICS has shortness of breath, fever, 40 runs and Pradeep 21 while 43 the target should be to ensure also decided to organise one. headaches, muscle ache, run- were additional runs. For that the city was ranked He said there was a myth ning nose, sore throat while Personnel department Arun among the 100. In the year among masses that blood some people may experience took two wickets while 2020 the city had secured donation led to medical prob- nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea Abhishek, Makhanlal, Rahul 198th position, he said. He lems. He said thus there was a as well. He said it was usually and Randhir one wicket each. asked the staff to ensure san- need to spread awareness  * $"   &  &   %3"   treated using antiviral medica- In response the Personnel itation on roads, streets, among the masses that blood tions such as oseltamivir department was all out for 112 drains public urinals and community toilets too. donation was healthy and saved damage to liver and pancreas in a hospital, a clinic or a blood that after donating blood, the (Tamiflu) or zanamivir runs. Sunil contributed 21 runs, EO Om Prakash threw light over norms for the precious lives. and donating blood helped in bank, in the presence of med- body worked to replenish the (Relenza), which can help Sujeet 16, Amit 14 and Randhir survey this year and told the staff to work as per He said the fact was that improving cardiovascular ical experts. blood loss and this stimulated reduce the severity of the infec- 12. For Mechanical depart- the new standards and for city’s prestige. The majority of people never knew health and reducing obesity. He said it was important to the production of new blood tion, prevent complications ment Mukesh and Rishabh seminar which was conducted by Sanjay Singh. the health benefits of blood Dr Awasthi said every day know that human blood cannot cells which in turn, helped in and improve the chances of took three wickets each and YOUTH DIES: A youth died when a trac- donation and said it reduced blood transfusions takes place be manufactured, people were maintaining good health. survival. He said usually the Jawahar two. In the tough com- tor overturned recently. Pradeep Bind (25), a risk of cancer and a hereditary that saves lives of many people the only source of it and that Prominent who donated blood viral infection was spread by petition the Mechanical department team won the resident of Deori Kala village under Madihan disorder in which iron salts all over the world and donat- was why it was important to were Dr Aparna Shukla, Nikita close contact with infected match by 22 runs. The match umpires were Rakesh police station was on the way on his tractor when were deposited in the tissues, ing blood was good for the donate blood and help those Srivastava, Shivani Singh, birds such as touching infect- Gupta and Anil Yadav. Vishal was awarded the Man he lost his control over it near Hasara village and leading to liver damage, dia- health of donors as well as who needed it. He said it was Tanya Sachan, Aditi Bajpai, ed birds, touching droppings or of the Match Award for his brilliant batting by Senior it overturned and he was seriously injured. He betes mellitus, and bronze dis- those who needed it. He also possible to store ones own Priya Tripathi, Akriti Sharma beddings, killing or preparing Divisional Personnel Officer (SDPO) Sameer Paul. On was taken to a hospital where he was declared as coloration of the skin. He said advised that it was important blood for future needs but in a and several others. Total 32 infected poultry for cooking, the occasion a large number of railway employees and brought dead. Madihan police took the body it helped in reducing the risk of that blood donation took place good blood bank. He added units of blood were donated. etc. sports lovers were present in the pavilion. in custody to complete the legal formalities.     " +,- .,.+  )

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R$- R   234,35' protest and the Prime Minister has not uttered a single word of      fter the eight round of sympathy and solidarity… Atalks between the Centre Narendra Modi is directly   234,35' official said. and protesting farmers over the responsible for these deaths.” Some other parts of controversial farm laws failed, In the State capitals, local here was no let-up in cold Kashmir received four inches of the Congress has announced to party leaders will conduct ral- Tweather conditions in snowfall in the morning, affect- hit the streets across the coun- lies that will culminate with a north India on Saturday with ing flight operations at the air- try from January 15 onwards to gherao of the Raj Bhawan fresh snowfall in parts port in Srinagar, even as the   234,35' express its solidarity with the demanding repeal of the three of Kashmir affecting flight minimum temperature farmers. Congress delegations idarity with the farmers. farm laws. operations. dropped across the valley. rime Minister Narendra in every State and Union Continuing his attacks on The party’s key frontal A thick layer of fog However, air traffic to and PModi on Saturday said that Territory will also gherao the the Centre on the issue, former organisation, the Indian Youth enveloped parts of Rajasthan, fro Kashmir was restored in the the country’s power has Raj Bhawan and protest Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Congress (IYC), has also Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, afternoon after several flights increased during the demanding the repeal of the questioned the intentions of the launched a nationwide pro- Punjab, Delhi and Madhya were cancelled in the morning Coronavirus period and the farm laws and mark the day as Government. Rahul alleged gram – Ek Muthi Mitti Pradesh, the India due to fresh snowfall. world is “not only waiting for Kisan Adhikar Divas. that the government was work- Shaheedo Ke Naam – “to pay Meteorological Department The valley had received Indian vaccines but is also our minds are always connect- drew courage from our actions The party’s decision to take ing as per a planned strategy to tribute to the martyrdom” of (IMD) said. snowfall for four consecutive watching how India runs the ed with ‘Maa Bharti’. In the past during the testing times. to the streets comes after the deliberately stretch talks with the over 60 farmers who have Heavy rainfall was days earlier in the week, drap- world’s biggest vaccination pro- years, Non-Resident Indians “When India stood in the farmer unions and central min- protesting farmer unions. so far lost their lives during the observed at isolated places in ing everything in white. gramme.” (NRIs) have strengthened their face of terrorism, the world too isters talks ended in yet anoth- “Neeyat saaf nahi hai jinki, protests. IYC members across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, In south Kashmir, Kulgam Addressing the 16th identity in other countries,” he got the courage to face this er stalemate on Friday. tareekh pe tareekh dena strat- the country will organise a Puducherry, Kerala recorded five inches of snow, ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ con- said. challenge. Today, India is using Congress’s protest will coincide egy hai unki! (Those who don’t series of rallies and demon- and Kashmir. Anantnag three, Shopian three vention via video conferencing, “The past year has been a technology to end corruption. with the next round of talks have a clear motive, fix new strations to highlight the “injus- In Delhi, the minimum and Pulwama four. Bandipora, the Prime Minister said the year of great challenges for all Money worth lakhs and crores between the Centre and the dates every time as per a strat- tice that the three farm laws will temperature was recorded at in the north, received two campaign to empower the of us. But amidst these chal- are directly being credited to agitating farmers next Saturday. egy),” Rahul Gandhi tweeted in inflict upon crores of Indian 10.8 degrees Celsius, four inches of snow and central poorest of the poor with mod- lenges, the manner in which accounts of beneficiaries... Congress president Sonia Hindi. farmers,” said IYC national notches above normal. Kashmir’s Budgam and ern technology is going on in our Indian Diaspora has spread People said that India will Gandhi on Saturday instruct- Making the announcement president Srinivas B.V. The minimum tempera- Ganderbal districts recorded India today, it is discussed in around the world, has per- break and democracy is impos- ed party general secretaries of nation wide protest, AICC The grand old party vol- ture in the city has remained three inches each. every corner of the world. formed its duty, it is also a mat- sible in the country but the and leaders to discuss future chief spokesman Randeep unteers will also “visit vil- above normal since January 3 There were no reports of The convention is a flag- ter of pride for India. This is truth is that India stands strategy on the farmer protests Surjewala said the Congress is lages of the martyred farmers as a result of cloud cover under snowfall at the famous ski- ship event of the Ministry of our tradition, this is the rites of together with a strong and following which AICC gener- duty-bound to stand with the and collect a fistful of soil as the influence of successive resort of Gulmarg in north External Affairs, and provides this soil. From this place, the vibrant democracy today,” al secretary (organisation) K.C. farmers of the country and thus a show of solidarity with the western disturbances. Kashmir, and Pahalgam tourist a platform to engage and con- trust of fellow Indian origin is Modi said. Venugopal held a virtual meet- it has been decided that the farmers.” The Safdarjung resort in the south. nect with overseas Indians. being strengthened for social Commenting on our ing with party colleagues to party will observe January 15 as Congress, along with sev- Observatory, which provides Some other areas in the “India today is using tech- and political leadership all over country’s prowess in develop- discuss the ongoing farmers’ Kisan Adhikar Divas. eral other Opposition parties, representative data for the city, valley received rainfall. nology more and more to end the world”, Modi said. ing indigenous vaccines to protest that has also witnessed Surjewala said that the has opposed the three farm had recorded a minimum tem- In Himchal Pradesh, corruption. Lakhs of crores of The Prime Minister said fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the death of at least 60 farmers Narendra Modi government is laws when they were passed by perature of 9.6 degrees Celsius Keylong and Kalpa shivered at rupees, which earlier used to the Chief Guest of our event , he hailed India’s ‘Atmanirbhar in the past month. “trying to frustrate and tire out Parliament during the mon- on Friday and 14.4 degrees sub-zero temperature. reach the wrong hands due to the new President of Suriname, Bharat’ initiatives to “save Party leaders, including the agitating farmers as part of soon session. Celsius on Thursday, the high- The tribal Lahaul and all the deficiencies, are now Chandrika Prasad Santokhi ji, humanity”. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who a conspiratorial plan by giving Ever since the Congress est in January in four years, the Spiti’s administrative centre reaching directly into the bank is “himself a shining example “India used to import PPE too participated in the meeting representatives of farmer has maintained that the only IMD said. Keylong were the coldest place account of the beneficiary. of this service “ performed by kits, masks, ventilators and and agreed that though the agi- unions a new date for discus- way for the government to end The cloud cover over the in the state at You must have seen, the NRIs. testing kits from abroad but tating farmers have been keep- sions after every round of the impasse with the agitating national capital has prevented minus 9 degrees Celsius, new institutions that India has He said that India had today our nation is self-reliant. ing away from politicians it talks… over 60 farmers have farmers is to withdraw the a steep decline in the minimum Shimla MeT centre director developed, have also been taken lead during the pan- Today, India is ready to save would be good to stand in sol- lost their lives so far during the three legislations. temperature so far, an IMD Manmohan Singh said. praised by global organiza- demic period and is now being humanity with two ‘Made in tions at this time of Corona. watched for the coming mas- India’ Covid-19 vaccines,” the The campaign to empower the sive plan of vaccination in the Prime Minister said at the ! !3  3  2   3  poorest of the poor with mod- country. convention. ;     ern technology is going on in “Being the pharmacy of Modi said that the Pravasi         India today, it is discussed in the world, India has supplied Bharatiya Divas convention  !    every corner of the world, at important medicines to all would be a “‘great opportuni- #     every level”, he said. those in need in the past and ty to interact with our vibrant New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal Air Command. During this Recognising the contribu- is also doing so now. The diaspora”. RKS Bhadauria visited the trip, he reviewed the opera- tion of Non-Resident Indians world is not only waiting for “Today, India is ready to Vijaynagar advanced landing tional preparedness of the IAF     234,35' (NRIs), Modi said they have Indian vaccines but is also save humanity with two ‘Made ground (ALG) in the eastern- units deployed in various loca- strengthened their identities in watching how India runs the in India’ Covid-19 vaccines. most part of Arunachal tions under this command. n a move to minimise cru- other countries but all have world’s biggest vaccination India has done this earlier and Pradesh earlier this week, “On 07 Jan 21, CAS visit- Ielty to animals, the Centre remained connected with the programme,” Modi said. it is doing it now as well,” he according to an official state- ed Vijaynagar ALG in the east- on Saturday notified the draft motherland. Acknowledging India’s said while speaking at the 16th ment on Saturday. ernmost part of Arunachal rules for Prevention of Cruelty “Today we have been con- contribution in global wealth chapter of the Convention. The trip to Vijaynagar ALG Pradesh,” the IAF said on to Animals (Animal nected with internet from var- and counter-terrorism mea- The last one was held at on Thursday was part of his Twitter. Husbandry Practices and ious corners of the world but sures, Modi said that the world Varanasi. three-day visit to the Eastern PTI Procedures) Rules, 2020 per- taining to dehorning, castra- tion, nose-roping, and brand- C2; 0*  % ing to prohibit inhumane ani- &  %  &   1 % &     mal husbandry procedures and cruel methods used to     3:      & " %  !  euthanise animals. The draft rules prepared   234   234,35'C 29 Naidu urged the law makers to government’s proposals in fact by the Ministry of Animal ,35'C62,'26A ensure the legitimacy of the does a certain good but Husbandry mandate using ice President of India and law making bodies through opposing for the sake of doing anaesthetics prior to castra- cles) and minor veterinary cake and green grass, as well ormer Union Minister and VRajya Sabha Chairman ideal behavior and effective it does harm.” tion, replacing archaic and services carried out without as verbal and physical cues Ffour-term Gujarat Chief M.Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday functioning both within and The Vice President com- painful practices such as hot the supervision and direction such as calmly talking to and Minister Madhavsinh Solanki asserted that the legitimacy of outside the Houses. He sug- plimented the people and branding with radio frequen- of a registered veterinary gently stroking, shall be per- passed away on Saturday at the legislators and lawmaking bod- gested to the lawmakers to do successive governments of cy identification, breeding practitioner will be prohibit- formed for ease of handling age of 93. He was also the ies is critical for effective func- so by equipping them with six Goa for the emergence of the hornless cattle instead of ed and considered as cruel and restraining of animal at External Affairs Minister in him, we would discuss books tioning of parliamentary attributes that would make a State as the most developed in dehorning or disbudding, and activities. the time of nose piercing to the PV Narasimha Rao gov- and he would tell me about a democracy backed by the significant difference. the country with the highest applying behavioural princi- The rules also require that divert the attention of animal. ernment. new book he recently read. I much-needed trust and confi- “It is the functioning of Per Capita Income in the ples of animal handling and euthanasia be carried out only “Sedative and pre-emptive Several noted leaders con- will always cherish the inter- dence of the people. legislatures and law making country and the best restraining – such as the use under the supervision of a reg- analgesics shall be given doled the death of the nona- actions we had.” Noting that legislatures bodies that can either make or humanof face halters, blindfolds, istered veterinary practition- before piercing the nasal sep- genarian Congressman includ- Congress leaders Sonia are the instruments of accord- mar any democracy,” said the development indicators since treats (like molasses, ground- er. As per the rules, dehorn- tum; a sterile instrument for ing President Ram Nath Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, too, ing legitimacy for the deci- Vice President. its liberation from the colonial nut cake, or green grass), and ing and disbudding of an ani- piercing the nasal septum Kovind and Prime Minister expressed sadness at Solanki’s sions of both the executive Goa Governor Bhagat rule 60 years back after a verbal and physical cues like mal shall be done in blind shall be used under the rec- Narendra Modi. death. ‘He will be remem- and the judiciary, he raised the Singh Koshyari, Chief long drawn struggle. calmly talking to and gently folded and humanely han- ommendation and supervi- “In the demise of Shri bered for his contribution in prospect of the very legitima- Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant However, referring to Goa stroking animals instead of dled before and during the sion of a registered veterinar- Madhavsinh Solanki, the strengthening the Congress cy of legislatures coming into and Members of the Goa having had as many as 30 gov- roughly throwing them to the procedure. “Administration of ian,” it said. nation has lost an unmatched ideology & promoting social question if they are Legislative Assembly were ernments during the 57 years ground and tying their legs sedatives, analgesics and local The rules prescribe leader. He will be long justice. Heartfelt condolences dysfunctional and lawmak- among the dignitaries who since the first elections in with ropes. The ministry has anesthesia should be provid- euthanasia – “a good death” – remembered as much for his to his family & friends,” said ers do not enjoy the respect of attended the event. 1963, Naidu said that it is a sought comments/suggestions ed to animals under recom- for situations in which it’s role in shaping modern the leaders. the people they represent. Naidu further observed; huge number by any reckon- for the draft rules in the 60 mendation and supervision of cruel to keep an animal alive, Gujarat as for his inimitable Solanki is credited to bring Speaking to the present “Any legislator has the option ing and it is difficult to justi- days. a registered veterinarian”, the as mandated by the PCA Act, warmth, charm, and love for the ‘Mid-day Meal’ initiative and former legislators of Goa of either supporting the fy such a political flux which Experts pointed to the rules said. Branding of an 1960, or in which a massive literature. My condolences to which is still benefitting the on the occasion of the Government or opposing it. results in negative percep- use of hot irons, knives, or animal shall be done through number of animals are to be his family and well-wishers,” students in schools across the ‘Legislators Day’ in Panaji, Informed opposition to the tion. wires for dehorning animals, alternative identification killed for the purpose of dis- said the President in his con- country. He also started the physical and chemical meth- methods such as ear-tagging, ease control, as mandated by dolence message. girl child nurturing scheme ods for castration, hot iron- tattooing, freeze branding The Prevention and Control Modi said, “Shri ‘Kanya Kelavani’ in Gujarat. branding for identification, (cold branding) and use of of Infectious and Contagious Madhavsinh Solanki Ji was a Solanki served as the state’s       & 1 and piercing of cattle septum radio frequency identifica- Diseases in Animals Act, formidable leader, playing a CM for four terms between by using iron rods, which tion devices shall be preferred 2009, and they call for animals key role in Gujarat politics for 1976 and 1990 and was the   234,35' employees to comply with the ogy on Twitter. “I apologise for caused tremendous pain to for identification of an animal. to be unconscious without decades. He will be remem- longest-serving Chief Minister company’s employment rules, my tweets about the prime the animals. Hot branding shall only be enduring pain or suffering bered for his rich service to of the state before Narendra oAir on Saturday termi- regulations and policies, minister and other offensive Under the draft rules, the carried on dead tissues such as prior to the cessation of vital society. Saddened by his Modi. He is also remembered Gnated its senior pilot from including social media behav- tweets, which may have hurt inserting more than one rope hoof in the case of horses or signs. Current crude methods demise. Spoke to his son, for cobbling together the services over his derogatory iour. sentiments of anyone associat- through nose; use of unnat- horn in the case of cattle. The include injecting chemicals Bharat Solanki Ji and KHAM (Kshatriya, Harijan or remarks on Prime Minister “The airline does not asso- ed. I convey that GoAir is not ural, abrasive or sharp mate- depth of branding shall not that painfully stop the func- expressed condolences. Om Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim) social Narendra Modi on Twitter. ciate itself with personal views associated with any of my rials such as nylon, plastic and exceed the 3/4 the thickness of tioning of the heart and lungs Shanti.” coalition to gain electoral The GoAir pilot had posted expressed by any individual or tweets directly or indirectly as others for nose roping; elas- the dead tissue of horn or while animals are still con- The Prime Minister upper hand in Gujarat in the some tweets against PM Modi an employee. GoAir has ter- they were personal views. I take tration (banding the body hoof. scious, suffocating them to added, “Beyond politics, Shri 1980s. on January 7 that had led to an minated the services of the cap- full responsibility for my part using rubber rings; on While nose-roping of an death in plastic bags, and Madhavsinh Solanki Ji enjoyed The late politician’s son, uproar on social media. tain with immediate effect,” the actions and would like to apol- scrotum for castration and on animal shall be done through burying or burning them reading and was passionate Bharat Solanki, is a former In a statement, GoAir said statement added. ogise for my mistakes and will- tail for docking) in adult cat- use of face halter, blind fold- alive, as was reportedly done about culture. Whenever I Gujarat Congress chief and it has “zero tolerance policy and Meanwhile, the terminated ingly accept the consequences,” tle ; induced cryptorchidism ing, including offering treats in a few states during the would meet him or speak to former Union Minister. it is mandatory for all GoAir GoAir pilot tendered his apol- the pilot said. (to prevent descend of testi- such as molasses, groundnut recent avian flu outbreak. # %"     !   *! 

  2  234,35' from “man-made coatings, ies through ingestion and that the hazardous item carry to “alter several cellular regu- presence of MPs in the human paints, adhesives, plasters, fin- inhalation, and then translo- with them substances which lating pathways … such as placenta may trigger immune ealth hazardous plastic is ger paints, polymers and cos- cated to the placentas, the acting as endocrine disruptors immunity mechanisms. responses or may lead to the Hnow reaching into the metics and personal care prod- researchers said as they found could cause long-term effects “Due to the crucial role of release of toxic contaminants, human wombs too! In a first- ucts,” according to the study a total of 12 microplastic on human health. placenta in supporting the resulting harmful for preg- of-its-kind but disturbing titled ‘Plasticenta: First evi- fragments in four of the six Lead author Antonio foetus development and in nancy,” warned the study, researchers have found dence of microplastics in placentas. Ragusa, director of obstetrics acting as an interface between researchers. presence of microplastics — human placenta.’ The effects of microplas- and gynecology at the San the latter and the external Various reports have tiny plastic particles smaller The researchers said that tics in the human body on Giovanni Calibita environment, the presence of pointed out that the plastic than 5 millimetres but bigger microplastics present inside health are still largely Fatebenefratelli hospital in exogenous and potentially waste generated worldwide is than 1 micron —inside human human placentas could poten- unknown, but the researchers Rome, said it’s likely that harmful (plastic) particles is a expected to triple to 155-265 placentas, posing a potential tially affect fetal health and said it was “a matter of great microplastics would be present matter of great concern. million metric tonnes per year risk to fetal health and devel- development, disrupt immu- concern” due to the critical in the babies themselves, “Possible consequences on by 2060. Owing to their size, opment. nity mechanisms in babies, role the placenta plays in fetal although further research pregnancy outcomes and foe- microplastics are extremely The study published in though they are yet to inves- development. “Microplastics would need to confirm this. tus are the transgenerational difficult to remove from the the recent journal tigate further to prove this were found in all placental While all of the babies effects of plasticizer on metab- environment and are easily ‘Environmental International’ a plastic commonly used in While the other pieces assumption. portions: maternal, fetal and were healthy at birth, Ragusa olism and reproduction. consumed by animals and said these plastic pieces were food containers and packag- were harder to identify, they The microplastics proba- amniochorial membranes,” said that the microplastics in “Further studies need to humans, thus need to reduce recognised as polypropylene, ing. appeared to be plastic bits bly entered the women’s bod- researchers said cautioning the placenta had the potential be performed to assess if the their usage.     " +,- .,.+  +

4<</   591# Q    "     1     :  # A    !<1   &;   2 /R*-/      181    #  Tope and health authorities, families who lost their children took stock of the situation and in this heart-wrenching event,” Aurangabad: As man as 900 taken the samples of the ed. Jammu: Over 150 crows were ratory in Punjab's Jalandhar n a shocking incident, ten ordered a high-level inquiry into he said. hens have died at a poultry deceased birds for investiga- Maharashtra has so far not found dead in three districts of for testing, they said. Iinfants — aged between one the incident. He said that the Describing the Bhandara farm in Murumba village in tion,” he said. reported any cases of bird flu Jammu region triggering a bird The Centre on Friday said and three months — were killed inquiry would fix the responsi- incident as “heart-wrenching”, Parbhani district of He said the poultry farm or avian influenza. flu scare and samples have been bird flu has been confirmed so in the wee hours of Saturday, bility for those responsible for Prime Minister Narendra Modi Maharashtra, a senior official where the death of birds was On January 8, the Centre sent for testing to a wildlife lab far in Kerala, Rajasthan, when a massive fire broke out the incident. said: “Heart-wrenching tragedy said on Saturday. reported is run by a Self Help said that bird flu has been con- in Punjab, officials said on Madhya Pradesh, Himachal in a Government hospital at “We are going through the in Bhandara, Maharashtra, Their samples have been Group (SHG). firmed so far in six states- Friday. The bird deaths have Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat, Bhandara in eastern Covid-19 pandemic situation. where we have lost precious sent for investigation to iden- “This poltry farm has some Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya been reported from Udhampur, and asked these six states to con- Maharashtra. While fighting the Coronavirus, young lives. My thoughts are tify the exact cause of the 8,000 birds. 900 birds have Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kathua and Rajouri districts tain the disease as per the The fire — triggered prima the health administration and with all the bereaved families. I death, Parbhani district col- died over two days. No death Haryana and Gujarat. since Thursday, they said. action plan. As a precautionary facie by a short-circuit — broke team of hospitals should not hope the injured recover as early lector Deepak Mulgikar told of birds was reported in the last In 2006, H5N1 virus out- Teams of wildlife and ani- measure, the administration out at the Neonatal Intensive ignore safety and security as possible”. PTI. 24 hours,” he said. break was reported in mal husbandry departments has imposed a ban on import of Care Unit (NICU) at the issues,” Uddhav said. Union Home Minister “900 hens have died in Prima facie, the death of Nandurbar and Dhule districts visited the spot, collected sam- live birds and unprocessed poul- District General Hospital at The Chief Minister said Amit Shah said: “The fire acci- two consecutive days in hens could be related to nutri- in north Maharashtra, which ples and burnt the carcasses, try meat for any purpose into Bhandara at around 1.30 am. that to prevent recurrence of dent in Bhandara district hos- Murumba village in the tion, the collector said, adding had affected thousands of they said. The samples have the Union Territory till January Before long, fire and smoke such incidents in future, fire and pital, Maharashtra is very unfor- Marathwada region. We have that the test results are await- birds. PTI been sent to the wildlife labo- 14. PTI engulfed the new born care unit. electrical audits should be car- tunate. I am pained beyond A nurse who was among the ried out a all hospitals. “I have words. My thoughts and con- two nurses and one helper pre- directed the officials to ascertain dolences are with bereaved fam- 2$ , : sent at that time in the NICU if such audits have been done at ilies. May God give them the $$#:6%%    &      raised an alarm, prompting all the hospitals in the state,” he strength to bear this irreparable   "  other nurses, doctors and other said. Minister for Relief and loss”.      9118 ;1<7=   hospital members to rush to the Rehabilitation Vijay Wadettiwar Senior Congress leader scene. charged that the NICU where Rahul Gandhi said: “The unfor- he Indian Institute of Technology,  % <    Of the 17 trapped infants, the mishap took place was tunate incident of fire at TJammu on Saturday hogged the head-   &  D<E  &    *  seven were rescued, while the inaugurated in 2016 (when the Bhandara District General lines after the authorities were directed to & '   ;  <   + * remaining ten children died on BJP-led government was ruling Hospital in Maharashtra is change the proposed dress code for its 5$   * & <    the spot. “There were 17 infants the state) without requisite fire extremely tragic.” maiden convocation ceremony at the last 1  & &,  *   * at the NICU at the time of the safety clearance. “We will find “My condolences to the minute. Initially, the prestigious institute    * /     incident. Of them, seven were out why that was done,” he said. families of the children who lost had decided to replace the traditional con-  D    * E rescued and have been admit- Describing the incident as their lives. I appeal to Maha vocation robes with 'Pherans' and 'Pakols', *  &   & A@= $:=* ted to another. We have no plans “unfortunate”, Wadettiwar said: Govt to provide every possible the traditional Kashmiri attire.    $% </   to shift them to another hospi- “We have asked the National assistance to the families of the Ironically, ahead of the convocation **  *         tal as yet,” District Civil Surgeon Fire Safety College and injured & deceased,” Gandhi ceremony when certain quarters ques-  *      **      Dr Pramod Khandate said. Visveswaraya National Institute tweeted. tioned the theme of the dress code, tion ceremony. The Convocation robe is a cloak     '    ( +    “Most infants died due to of Technology, Nagpur, to send “Extremely saddened to Minister of State in the Prime Minister's “Can’t even tolerate a pheran and this crafted with Ghotta Patti work to beau-  *  *     suffocation. While one male teams to look into the circum- know about the most tragic inci- Office Dr Jitendra Singh intervened in the government wants Kashmiris to believe tifully blend the crafts from UT. The *    &*       child suffered fatal burn injuries, stances leading to the mishap dent of fire at Bhandara Civil matter to avoid adverse publicity during that it’s looking out for our sentiments & Angvastram represents the cultural her-   * $L   &    **   the two others had minor burns within 15 days. We will not Hospital. Convey my deepest the special event. feelings. PMO intervened to have the itage of the country in sync with other *  *    *   injuries. The rest of the children spare anyone found responsible condolences to the families of In a late night tweet on Friday Dr dress code changed & that too just days IIT's. This was the only attire for the con-      *  had inhaled a lot of smoke,” for the incident”. the innocent children who lost Jitendra Singh tweeted, “Important! after the PM addressed a function in vocation”. Meanwhile, during the con-   $%  ** *  2  Khandate said. Wadettiwar said that the their lives,” Maharashtra Sensitivities with regard to dress proposed Srinagar wearing a pheran”, Omar vocation ceremony the first batch of 79 :$"$ "=   *    * As the rescue operations, state government would also try Governor Bhagat Singh for #IIT #Jammu #Convocation cere- Abdullah tweeted. students from Mechanical, Electrical G$"$ "      the patients from the ICU, to find out as to why a propos- Koshyari said. mony were conveyed to higher author- As the war of words continued in the and Computer Science Engineering were $ $  !M <      $ Dialysis Wing and Labour Ward al to install fire equipment Former chief minister and ities. I've just now received a call from social media, senior authorities at IIT conferred B Tech degrees.     &     were shifted to safety. remained unimplemented since senior BJP leader Devendra Director IIT Jammu,Prof Gaur clarifying Jammu went in to damage control exer- “Out of a total of 79 passing out stu- * ! &    ";"G!  Maharashtra Health May last year. Fadnavis said: “The incident that it will only be conventional cise and posted a brief statement on its dents, the ceremony hosted 38 students &     *  C  *    Minister Rajesh Tope said that In a related development, that took place at the Bhandara Convocation Gown,No other attire & No official twitter handle claiming “IIT and their parents on campus while the  **!    C   *   while seven infants died due to President President Ram Nath hospital is heart-wrenching. cap”. Jammu designed the convocation robe for other students received their certificates   *         suffocation, three children suc- Kovind led the nation in We are with those families On Saturday after the event was over its maiden convocation incorporating in a live Convocation stream arranged by &            ! cumbed to burns. He also mourning the shocking death of whose children were killed in former Chief Minister and National regional art and culture in collaboration the institute. Dr Arogyaswami J Paulraj-       O*  ! announced a compensation of 10 infants. “I am deeply sad- the mishap. My appeal to the Conference Vice President Omar with Unnat Bharat Abhiyan”.The state- Professor Emeritus from Stanford *   *         Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin dened by the untimely death of state government is for a speedy Abdullah further escalated the matter by ment further read as, “the Convocation University and Gurcharan Das, who is a       ! of the infants killed in the fire. infants in a fire accident in inquiry into the incident and targeting those opposed to the idea of robe was fabricated by a self help group celebrated author and columnist were the *  & /  *  Meanwhile, chief minister Bhandara, Maharashtra. My bringing to the culprits to book wearing a 'pheran' during the convoca- from a nearby village. Chief guests on the occasion.     !  $  Uddhav Thackeray spoke to heartfelt condolences to the at the quickest possible time”. 7$      % -   ; %  5       181 farers on both ships had found and for it to now reach a con- time-bound mamer siven the     .75.% ".."+".:M -0")"+ The huge rally had the lected will then be cooked in a themselves in a ‘floating prison’, clusion gives me immense hap- humanitarian situation devel- "%%?-*-,*%5+)$5$%" entire stretch of the Grand common place and would be n a big relief, 23 Indian sailors caught as they were unwitting- piness and satisfaction” oping on board these ships,” JP national president JP )-):#*+*#: Trunk Toad blocked from shared by the people. Ion board ship MV Jag Anand, ly in a political war between “I was in constant touch Priyanka had said in a statement BNadda and Bengal -"5*-"+/E5*."5*#+5 Clock Tower to Curzon Gate His address at “Krishok stranded off China since July last China and Australia. So much so with some of our seafarers on issued on January 3. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar +5*,$/"-"-."-/" from where the rally started Surokkha Gram Sabha” (farm- year, were allowed to set sail for that many of the seafarers had board and they were really wor- The two ships -MV on Saturday made similar and ended. ers' security meeting at village) a port in Japan on Saturday taken ill and they needed urgent ried, this news will thrill them. Anastasia and the Indian bulk refrains to express their disap- 5%",,)?-04,"%/%+%.* Attacking the TMC for in Jagadanandpur marked the evening. medical attention. This is great news! Thank you carrier Jag Anand –were denied proval of the powers that be in -*5055#%),*%5%)%*#+ brutally suppressing opposition beginning of 40,000 such meet- Announcing this, National Serang’s confirmation about @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar ji permission by the Chinese Bengal but at different forums. "-.)%/"0"-+5*/-+*- voice Nadda said “our workers ings throughout the State. Union of Seafarers of India 23 stranded Indian sailors on and @mansukhmandviya ji,” authorities to offload their cargo While Nadda re-appeared 5%+N are being murdered, every There are 71.23 lakh farmer (NUSI) General Secretary board ship MV Jag Anand hav- Priyanka tweeted. nor did they allow other sailors at a saffron rally in Bengal’s rice voice of dissent is gagged … but families in the State, 96 per cent Abdulgani Y. Serang said here ing set sail for Japan came hours It may be recalled that to be sent in so as to relieve the bowl, Burdwan holding a tri- Nadda said adding “those who the TMC should remember of them small and marginal. in the evening: “The 23 of the after Minister of State for Ports, Priyanka had on December 31 crew. umphant road show a la the want a change are not politi- that the more you suppress the Back in New Delhi the ship MV Jag Anand have lifted Shipping & Waterways written to External Affairs According to Priyanka, one held by Amit Shah at cians but the common people BJP the more it’s the will Governor too spoke in similar anchor, and cleared to sail and Mansukh Mandaviya said: “Ship Minister S Jaishankar ji, request- Anastasia was docked at China's Bolpour, the Governor met of the State … Time has come expand its base in Bengal … no tone making a demand for reach Chiba Port, Japan by Jan. MV Jag Anand, having 23 ing him to intervene in priori- Bohai Sea and Jag Anand the Home Minister in New when there will be a Parivartan amount of torture will stop the holding a violence-free elec- 14. The crew change will take Indian crews, stuck in China, is tizing the rescue and evacuation anchored at the Chinese port of Delhi reportedly asking him to of Parivartan (change of the BJP from moving forward.” tions. place there and after completing set to sail towards Chiba, Japan of 39 of our sailors stranded Jingtang. “lt has been widely save the State from a politicised change --- that Mamata Earlier Nadda went to “There was extreme vio- the Covid-19 formalities, they to carry out crew change, will since July in China. reported that on board, the bureaucracy and criminalised Banerjee brought by defeating nearby temple town of Katwa lence during the 2018 pan- will start on their return journey reach India on January 14”. Following the Sena MP’s merchant ship the Anastasia, political society by ensuring a the Left Front in 2011). and also visited local farmers chayat elections and the 2019 to India”. Serang said that 23 Earlier in the evening, Shiv request, the Ministry of External four crew members are on sui- blemish-free elections. “Our party will win more launching the party pro- general elections, which is not member-crew of ship MV Jag Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Affairs has taken up the matter cide watch. Many of the crew Picking up from where than 200 seats this time,” he gramme called “Ek Muthi desirable for a State which was Anand along with their coun- who had been rooting for the China's Vice Foreign Minister members have developed skin Shah left at Bolpur- told the overflowing audience Chaal (a fistful of rice) in an once known for its cultural terparts on another ship, MV rescue and evacuation of 39 and sought Beijing’s assistance infections due to contaminated Shantiniketan last month of Burdwan which had tradi- apparent aim to blunt the supremacy and political aware- Anastasia, had been stranded off sailors stranded in China since for evacuation of the stranded water supply. There is no med- Nadda --- who returned a tionally been a Left bastion opposition’s anti-farmer alle- ness … there must not be any the China anchorage since over July, expressed happiness over sailors. ical help,” Priyanka said. month after his convoy was before being taken away by the gation against his party. violence in the 2021 elections,” six months now. the news that Ship MV Jag “It was heartening to note “The families of the sailors, attacked by alleged Trinamool TMC. After taking lunch at a he said refusing however to Serang said that he was Anand, with 23 Indian sailors on that Gol has taken cognizance of many of whom are based in Congress goons at Diamond Attacking the Government farmer’s residence he said dwell on what transpired optimisticl that the crew of MV its board, would reach India on the matter and Indian Maharashtra, have been running Harbour --- launched a for failing in every front and responding to a question on between him and the Home Anastasia would be accorded January 14. Reacting to a state- Ambassador has personally from pillar to post with no help scathing attack on the Mamata making “the life of the people why the central government Minister. similar clearances soon as their ment about the impending taken up this issue with China's in sight. Hence I had appealed Banerjee Government saying a hell” Nadda said Bengal was failing to address the Disapproving of the way anxious families in India await return of 23 hither-to stranded Vice Foreign Minister. The MEA to GoI through our Hon. how scams, nepotism and which was earlier known for its farmer’s movement in Delhi the police administration had their return. sailors to India on January 14, has also conveyed to the Chinese Minister to ensure that we give criminalization of politics had cultural excellence, philoso- that “our Government is been politicized in Bengal the After having been at sea for Priyanka said: “I had been rais- that assistance should be pro- this issue the importance it made the ruling Trinamool phy, nationalism … “today approaching the issue with an Governor said “the police must more than 18 months, the sea- ing this issue with @MEAIndia vided in an urgent, practical and deserved,” the Sena MP had said. Congress so unpopular that tops the list of human and ani- open and positive mind … the be de-politicised and they must people had decided to reject mal trafficking. The farmers talks are on with the farmers serve the people … I had her this time round. Bengal here do not get the price for and I hope a solution will already warned the DGP about goes to polls in a few months their crops and crime against soon be arrived at.” this.” from now in which the BJP will women is on the rise.” Referring to the Ek Muthi Saying that confidence 5   **  win by a thumping majority, he And when voices are raised Chaal programme he said that must be instilled among the said. against the rampant criminal- it would entail collecting a common voters so that they “There is no stopping of ization of politics, maladmin- fistful of rice from the houses can come out to vote, the the lotus from blooming in istration and corruption those of thousands of farmers. Governor earlier said that if 1   * 8/ Bengal because the people have voices are silenced, he said “This will unite the farm- need be central forces should made up their minds to reject reminding how “hundreds of ers against the anti-farmer pol- be brought in early and in Mamata Banerjee because you BJP workers have been mur- icy of the State Government,” greater numbers for area dom- Washington: The US on tenced UN proscribed terror- conveying a sense of compli- terror financing watchdog have tortured them too much,” dered by the Trinamool goons.” he said adding the rice thus col- ination. Saturday said that it is "encour- ist Lakhvi to five years of rig- ance ahead of APJG (Asia FATF is instrumental in push- aged" by the conviction of orous imprisonment each on Pacific Joint Group) meet and ing Pakistan to take measures Lashkar-e-Taiba operations three counts with a fine of PKR the next FATF (Financial against terrorists roaming freely commander Zaki-ur-Rehman 100,000 (approximately USD Action Task Force) plenary in Pakistan and using its terri- 2-   59* + = > Lakhvi in a terror financing 620) each on three counts. His meet in February 2021. tory to carry out attacks in case in Pakistan, but punishment will run concur- Lakhvi, who was on bail India and elsewhere.      away strategies. “If the BJP lead- AIADMK’s electoral alliance Palaniswamy told his Muslim Islamabad should further hold rently. Reacting to the court since 2015 in the Mumbai The Paris-based Financial <'322 ers are yet to understand this with the BJP would continue for audience that the AIADMK him accountable for his judgement, the South and attack case, was arrested by the Action Task Force placed strategy, its their fate,” he said. the assembly election. Both of was the guardian angels of the involvement in terror attacks, Central Asia Bureau of the US Counter-Terrorism Pakistan on the Grey List in ith Union Home Minister Shah was to be the chief them waxed eloquence on Prime minorities and they need not be including the 2008 Mumbai State Department tweeted, “We Department (CTD) of Punjab June 2018 and asked Islamabad WAmit Shah calling off his guest of the anniversary of Minister Narendra Modi and worried over his party’s alliance carnage are encouraged by the recent province on last Saturday. to implement a plan of action scheduled visit to Chennai on Tughlaq, a popular Tamil socio- home minister Shah. But the with the BJP. What does this Mumbai attack master- conviction of Zaki-ur-Rehman He was designated as a to curb money laundering and January 14, people in Tamil political weekly launched by home minister confined his show?” asked Arjun Sampath, mind Lakhvi was sentenced to Lakhvi.” global terrorist by the UN in terror financing by the end of Nadu lost an important chance late “Cho” Ramaswamy, the speech to appreciate the good president, Hindu Makkal Katchi, 5 years in jail on Friday by a “However, his crimes go far December 2008 for being asso- 2019 but the deadline was to know which way political State’s leading cultural icon. works done by the AIADMK an outfit with considerable pres- Pakistani anti-terrorism court beyond financing terrorism. ciated with LeT and al-Qaeda extended later on due to realignment was progressing in Anniversary meetings of Government during the last ten ence among the State’s Hindu in a terror financing case, Pakistan should further hold and for “participating in the COVID-19 pandemic. the State in the run up to the Tughlaq were an indication of years. community. He said the BJP amidst mounting internation- him accountable for his financing, planning, The LeT, led by Jamat-ud- upcoming Assembly election. which way the political wind is Since then, lot of things have leaders should take the initiative al pressure on Islamabad to involvement in terrorist facilitating, preparing or per- Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, What makes Amit Shah can- blowing in the State. happened in the State. K P to go it alone in the assembly bring to justice terrorists roam- attacks, including the Mumbai petrating of acts by, in con- is responsible for carrying out celling his Chennai visit distinct When Shah came to Munusami, MP and senior elections. “There are many small ing free in the country. Anti- attacks." India on Friday said junction with, under the name the 2008 Mumbai attack that is the discernible change in the Chennai in the month of AIADMK leader declared that outfits in Tamil Nadu which can Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore the timing of these actions of, on behalf or in support of” killed 166 people, including six attitude of the BJP cadre towards November 2020, he was accord- the BJP would never be part of act as force multipliers for the Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar sen- clearly suggests the intention of both the entities. The global Americans. PTI the AIADMK. ed a reception befitting that of the AIADMK led government BJP,” said Sampath. “It is time for the BJP to a head of a State. Chief Minister and described the Hindutwa But N Muthuraman, co- dump the AIADMK and align Edappadi Palaniswamy, his outfit a non-Dravidian party founder, Swrajya, says that the 1   !    +    I 9 15 with like minded parties. The deputy O Panneerselvam and which was not welcome in Tamil BJP should align with the DMK and the AIADMK had members of the council of min- Nadu. AIADMK. “The saffron party is   .7% try may have joined the farm- country, “enjoying picnic” and sites. The ruling Congress exploited the good will enjoyed isters were in attendance at the The meeting Shah had with yet to establish a network in ers' agitation against the “luxuries” besides relishing del- in the state reacted sharply to by the BJP and dumped them airport to welcome and see off the district level office bearers of Tamil Nadu. Now that JP’s Kota MLA Madan Centre's farm laws at the icacies. In a video statement the remarks by the Kota's afterwards,” said Ranganathan, Shah which surprised even BJP the BJP during his Chennai Rajinikanth has declared his BDilawar on Saturday trig- Delhi borders. released here, he suggested Ramganjmandi MLA, terming proprietor of a leading publish- leaders. trip saw party office bearers intention to keep away from gered a controversy, suggest- The MLA further alleged that the agitators are "conspir- his statement as “shameful”, ing house in Chennai. He said During a Government func- expressing their unhappiness active politics, Tamil Nadu BJP ing that militants and robbers that the “so-called” farmers ing" to spread bird flu by con- which reflects the BJP's ideol- the Dravidian parties are infa- tion, the Chief Minister and his over the alliance with the finds itself without any alliance wanting to destroy the coun- are not worried about the suming chicken at the protest ogy. mous for their use and throw deputy declared that the AIADMK. “Chief Minister partners,” said Muthuraman.     " +,- .,.+  " , 2 22 ?#*59  9         1Q   R    4/'26%72 impeaching him again, trying  2   5 2 to invoke the 25th Amendment $)  % resident-elect Joe Biden has whatever it took to get him out    2 / Psaid President Donald of office. But I am focused now Trump was the “most incom- on us taking control as 2 R petent” presidents in US his- President and Vice-President 7    R+A  tory. 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We were duly elected, so I what I am looking forward to, “If we were six months out, him there and to move forward being received and interpret- US, is what happens in China and social media platforms president to go to the Capitol think it is important we get on him leaving office,” the we should be moving every- in the transition,” Biden said. ed on and off Twitter — we not our country,” tweeted Haley want to act like media organi- and “fight like hell” against a with the business of getting him President-elect said. thing to get him out of office, have permanently suspended on Friday. sations but don’t want to be “stolen” election, overran and the account due to the risk of “Unbelievable,” said the held accountable with the rest occupied the building in an further incitement of vio- former US Ambassador to the of media. 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Republicans to fundamentally akistan Prime Minister bodies in the Western Bypass Urorist Masood Azhar, chief gration bill immediately and pepper spray and other After riling up a crowd that reassess their relationship with PImran Khan on Saturday area of provincial capital of the banned Jaish-e- have it sent to the appropriate weapons, the mob pushed past later staged a violent siege of a leader who has long aban- met the families of 11 coal min- Quetta amid harsh cold weath- Mohammad (JeM), should be committees to begin move- the thin police line, and one the U.S. Capitol, Trump doned tradition and decorum. ers killed in a brutal attack by er, insisting that they will bury arrested by January 18 in con- ment,” he told reporters in protester hurled a fire extin- appears to have lost some of his The result could reshape the the Islamic State terrorists in the dead only when the prime nection with a terror financing Wilmington, Delaware on guisher at a officer, according strongest allies, including South party, threatening the influence the restive Balochistan minister personally visits them case, an anti-terrorism court in Friday. to video widely circulated on Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. that Trump craves while creat- province, hours after the to assure protection. Pakistan has asked the Punjab Biden was responding to YouTub e. Two Cabinet members and at ing a divide between those in minority Shia Hazara com- However, Khan on Friday Police, a court official said on Subhanallah — in Bahawalpur. a question on what his admin- “They’re getting into the least a half dozen aides have Washington and activists in munity members ended their stirred a controversy by saying Saturday. In May 2019, the United istration would do first after Capitol tonight! They’re getting resigned. A handful of con- swaths of the country where the week-long protest and buried that he would not be black- The Anti-Terrorism Court Nations designated Azhar as a his inauguration on January in,” the man filming shouts in gressional Republicans are president is especially popular. the bodies. mailed and visit only if the dead (ATC) Gujranwala issued an “global terrorist” after China 20. He had also previously delight. openly considering whether “At this point, I won’t The miners from the Shia were buried. arrest warrant against Azhar in lifted its hold on a proposal to promised an immigration They breached the line to join a renewed push for defend him anymore,” said Ari Hazara community were shot Khan’s remarks invited the terror financing case insti- blacklist the Pakistan-based overhaul within 100 days of moments later, and rioters impeachment. Fleischer, a former White dead after \being abducted by sharp criticism from across tuted by the CTD in the previ- JeM chief, a decade after New taking office. soon broke into the building, One GOP senator who has House press secretary for the Islamic State terrorists on the country, prompting a flur- ous hearing on Thursday. Delhi approached the world Reversing the Trump taking over the House and split with Trump in the past George W. Bush and a GOP Sunday last in Mach area of the ry of official activities to con- “ATC Gujranwala judge body for the first time on the administration’s “cruel” immi- Senate chambers and running called on him to resign and strategist who voted for Trump. restive province. vince the families to perform Natasha Naseem Supra during issue. gration policies was Biden’s wild in Statuary Hall and other questioned whether she would “I won’t defend him for stirring Following the incident, the burial rites and end the the case hearing on Friday The UN committee listed one of the key election hallowed symbols of stay in the party. the pot that incited the mob. their relatives and hundreds of controversy caused by the cal- directed the CTD to arrest JeM Azhar on May 1, 2019 as being promises. PTI democracy. “I want him out,” Sen. Lisa He’s on his own.” other members of the com- lous statement. chief Masood Azhar by January associated with al-Qaeda for 18 and present him in the “participating in the financing, court. In case of failure (to arrest planning, facilitating, prepar- ,2 ;  ' ,  him), the court may begin pro- ing, or perpetrating of acts or '  > ?2 #-#+/2 ceedings to declare him a pro- activities by, in conjunction claimed offender,” a court offi- with, under the name of, on =2 (R )     cial told PTI on Saturday. behalf of, or in support of”, *# Azhar is facing charges of “supplying, selling or transfer-      terror financing and selling ring arms and related materi- Washington: Indian-American $5     jihadi literature. al to”, “recruiting for”, “other- Sabrina Singh would serve as Following the Palwama wise supporting acts or activi-  9.A% Deputy Press Secretary to the   572,72 said Sharma. terror attack in February 2019, ties of”, and “other acts or Vice President in the White “Through the UK’s Pakistan’s Punjab police had activities indicating associa- Sriwijaya Air passenger jet House, according to an lok Sharma, one of the Presidency of COP26 we have launched a crackdown on ter- tion with” the JeM. Acarrying 62 people lost announcement made by the AIndian-origin ministers in a unique opportunity, working rorism financing and arrested Azhar is a fugitive released contact with air traffic con- Biden-Harris Transition. UK Prime Minister Boris with friends and partners six militants of the JeM in by India in exchange of pas- trollers on Saturday, minutes Singh was Press Secretary Johnson’s Cabinet, has relin- around the world, to deliver on Gujranwala, some 130 kms sengers of the hijacked Indian after taking off from Indonesia’s to Vice President-elect Kamala quished his role as Business this goal. Given the vital impor- from Lahore. Azhar is facing Airlines plane IC-814 in 1999. capital on a domestic flight, Harris on the Biden-Harris Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to tance of tackling climate change the trial in this case. After his release, Azhar formed officials said. campaign. Prior to her role on take sole charge as President of I am delighted to have been Following the immense the JeM and scripted many ter- Transportation Minister the campaign, she served as COP26 — the United Nations asked by the Prime Minister to international pressure after the ror attacks in India. Budi Karya Sumadi said Flight senior spokesperson for Mike climate summit scheduled for dedicate all my energies to Pulwama attack, the Pakistan On February 26, 2019, SJ182 was delayed for an hour Bloomberg’s presidential cam- Glasgow, Scotland, in November. this urgent task,” he said. government arrested over 100 India launched air strikes on before it took off at 2:36 pm paign and National Press The Agra-born minister, The COP26 President will members of the banned mili- JeM’s biggest training camp in (local time). The plane disap- Secretary for Cory Booker’s who was until now in charge of be based in the UK Cabinet tant outfits including the JeM Pakistan’s Balakot. peared from radar four minutes presidential campaign. dual roles, will focus entirely on Office, continuing as a full chief’s son and brother. Paris-based global terror later, after the pilot contacted She previously served as what has been dubbed as the member of Cabinet, and will The government also took financing watchdog Financial air traffic control to ascend to deputy communications direc- largest summit the UK has ever chair the Climate Action control of the JeM, Mumbai Action Task Force (FATF) is an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,839 "                 0 & tor for the Democratic National hosted, bringing together rep- Implementation Committee to terror attack mastermind Hafiz instrumental in pushing meters), he said.             1  $   Committee, spokesperson for resentatives from nearly 200 coordinate government action Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah Pakistan to take measures The airline said in a state- 0   "  1. %1$  1    0" American Bridge’s Trump War countries, including India. towards net zero by 2050 in the (JuD) and Falahai Insaniat against terrorists roaming ment that the plane was on an Room and Regional Downing Street said on run up to the November sum- Foundation (FIF) properties freely in Pakistan and using estimated 90-minute flight Laki island, part of the praying and hugging each other Communications Director on Friday that Johnson had asked mit. including seminaries and its territory to carry out from Jakarta to Pontianak, the Thousand Islands chain just as they waited at airports in Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presi- Sharma to take on the new “A successful summit in mosques across the country. attacks in India and else- capital of West Kalimantan north of Jakarta. Jakarta and Pontianak. dential campaign. Singh has also charge to drive forward coor- November will be critical if we The JeM had claimed where. province on Indonesia’s Borneo Local media reports said Indonesia, the world’s worked at SKDKnickerbocker, dinated global action to tackle want to meet the objectives set responsibility for the Pulwama The FATF placed Pakistan island. There were 56 passen- fishermen spotted metal largest archipelago nation, with served as Communications climate change to meet the high out by the Paris Agreement and terror attack in which 40 CRPF on the Grey List in June 2018 gers and six crew members on objects believed to be parts of more than 260 million people, Director for Representative ambitions for the summit. reduce global emissions. The soldiers were killed. and asked Islamabad to imple- board. a plane on Saturday has been plagued by trans- Jan Schakowsky and worked at “The biggest challenge of UK has set a high bar, with our Pakistan’s Punjab govern- ment a plan of action to curb Sumadi said a dozen ves- afternoon in the Thousand portation accidents on land, sea various Democratic commit- our time is climate change and recent commitment to reduce ment claimed to have taken money laundering and terror sels, including four warships, Islands. and air because of overcrowd- tees, said the Biden-Harris we need to work together to emissions by at least 68 per cent over the administrative control financing by the end of 2019 were deployed in a search and Television footage showed ing on ferries, aging infra- Transition as it announced deliver a cleaner, greener world by 2030, but we also need other of the JeM headquarters — but the deadline was extended rescue operation centered relatives and friends of people structure and poorly enforced additional members of the Vice and build back better for pre- countries to do their bit,” comprising Madressatul Sabir later on due to COVID-19 between Lancang island and aboard the plane weeping, safety standards. 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raped in bright sarees and always  You were away for two prepare for Mary’s character. and sombre. The more I am dressed to the nines, Anita is one of years, what kept you busy? Iused to meditate earlier as calm inside, the more it will Dthe most loved characters on TV. After Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi, I well, but I started spending translate into my acting. However, with Saumya Tandon bidding took a break to focus on my more time and focused on it.  What made Jassi so adieu to the show and the character, it came health. I did receive a couple of This character is sweet, soft popular? as a big disappointment to the audience to offers during this period but There were two reasons. not be able to see Gori Mem on screen for they didn’t quite make the cut. One, was the story itself. quite a while. But I recently did a cameo in Second, of course was the However, the wait is finally over now ZEE TV’s Qurbaan Hua as a character of Jassi herself in with Nehha Pendse all set to replace second lead. /   Aadhe Adhoore. It is not very Saumya Tandon as Anita Mishra in & TV’s  What is your role in Yeshu?     often we get to see a role like Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain. The character of Mary,  ! hers. We don’t discuss thing “I am extremely excited to play Anita. Yeshu’s mother, is a significant that have been shown in the The expectations are very high and I hope one. She will guide and nurture   series. This is probably the I live up to the expectations of the her son to his life purpose.   reason why people loved to audience,” Pendse says. Often described as a gentle  "  /012 watch it. I am grateful and With that being said, there is always mother and a peaceful dove in blessed that I have been getting some kind of pressure on actors when they a hymn, Mary is a brave   " a chance to do such varied replace someone, especially for an already woman who has immense faith    ' roles. established character and the same is with and a strong belief in God.  " !  How did you get into Pendse. Throughout her life, she is seen   acting? “There is a lot of pressure of course, holding on to the truth and After graduation, I especially because here is an artist who is believes in living by example.  %" 1 was still trying to loved for playing a character and then you Right from her childhood till    decide what to are taking away that image from the the time she becomes a mother, "   pursue when I got a audience mind and trying to give your side Mary is seen cherishing every call to do an ad to it. That is always a scary scenario for any moment and fulfilling all   from a family artist. But the beauty in this case is that expectations of not only a %% !  friend. When I Saumya had already stepped away from mother but also a wife %"#1/ went there and playing Anita bhabhi because of her  What made you say yes to saw what the personal reasons. Also this is probably the role?     industry was all happening for the first time that the The reason why I said yes %  about, I audience is eagerly waiting to see the new is because this story has never  "  wanted to Anita. been told on TV. We have only work here. I Hence, here it will not come as a shock heard of this role but nobody   '  was not the to the audience as it does when someone has ever played it. I consider it   kind to work 9 gets replaced overnight. The audience a blessing that I got an am to 5 pm and will not feel cheated, since they are already opportunity to play Mary. To sit in front of expecting someone to come and fill that be chosen to portray this role the computer. I void. It is more like a welcome and that is is a big moment for me. It is was looking at what I think is working in my favour,” completely different from the the work that Pendse says. roles I have played till now. would give me a She tells you that there is no such There are many dimensions to chance to challenge that the role has to offer since she her character. She is a dutiful express myself is somewhat similar to the character. “If I daughter to her parents, a creatively. Acting was to play Angoori bhabhi, it would have companion and friend to her gave me that been definitely challenging for me because cousin, a loyal and loving wife outlet. I would have had to work upon my accent to Joseph, a guiding force to  Is there a role and body language. On the other hand, her son Yeshu. The role comes that left its mark Anita is just how I am in real life. There is with responsibility as well. on you? no added layer to the personality. So I  What is the story of Yeshu? I would say believe it will come easy to me,” Pendse, The story is not only the Jassi has been a who hasn’t started shooting yet, tells you. most iconic story of good mock shoot. After benchmark for Not only Anita, but even Pendse is back known to me, second, they are the ones available. So, one has to raid all these versus evil, but it also captures that all the things me — on TV after a short hiatus. And to choose who are known for this genre. So, I am personality development centres to get the the beautiful relationship were finalised after professionally as the right role to make a comeback needed working with people who have been there potential child artist. That’s how I came in between Yeshu and his support discussions. well as personally. a lot of thoughts. “Every actor looks for the and done that. Third, it is an iconic show. her vision and she offered me the role. My and guide, his mother. This  How tough is it There were so best of the opportunities around. One Fourth, it is an iconic character and the last, mother was extremely supportive and she role is a reward and a big to play Mary? many questions always pick the best of the project that has but not the least the show has been made me take up the opportunity,” she tells responsibility. I am eagerly I had to that I had from been offered to him. I did have some running for five years now and is still going you. looking forward to it. prepare for the life, after doing apprehensions as to check the right project strong, so it definitely has something In all these years of her career, there is  How did you come on character. We got a this show, it made and I had a few other offers as well which good to offer. This show is the one which a lot that Pendse has learnt and also there board this project? lot of briefings from me realise that were knocking my door, but Bhabhi Ji Ghar is ticking off all my check boxes,” Pendse, are a few regrets as well. “I started young I got the role after giving our creative and there is no right or Par Hain looked like the best opportunity who started working on TV with Captain and I am the kind of artist who just got auditions. I got a call from the research team. We wrong in life; it all to me. To add to it, I also went with my gut House in 1995, explains. work. I never asked for it. I am not even a makers; they had seen my have the support of depends on one’s feeling,” she says. However, the project happened by trained actor per se. I learnt the job on the previous work and felt that I the channel and the perception and Not that the gut feeling is the only chance and it was like acting chose her. “I go. At times, I do feel bad about it and would fit the character of makers as well. Due situation one finds priority for Pendse, just like any other actor, was a very shy girl. My mother enroled me realise that I should have taken some Yeshu’s mother. They called me to their help we came himself in. We are the director, producer and the show into personality development classes when professional training so that my for the auditions and recorded to know so many things nobody to judge matters as much for her as well. I was 10. That’s where, Ekta Kapoor saw me understanding of the craft and the job the same since it happened about Yeshu’s life and how anybody. I learnt a lot from that “There is always a checklist. If I talk because she was looking for young kids and opportunities that I am getting would have during the lockdown. I gave people behaved during that role. 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emember all those menac- house help to giving people mas- renowned stunt women in the that I was doing fine and is ready pens everywhere. One just has to ing stunts that Nila did in sages and to dancing at weddings, industry. to take the responsibility. Soon learn to brave all these stares and Robot 2.0? Did that make but she never lost hope. However, things didn’t go as after, I started getting work again, taunts,” Tandon says. She adds that you skip a heartbeat and “I wanted to make a name for smooth in Tandon’s life. Just when but on a slow pace,” she tells you. she prefers to perform stunts with- leftR you wondering how is it pos- myself. Anyone can earn and live her career was about to take off, On how she manages to do out retakes because that way there sible? Or for that matter other a life, but I wanted to live a life she met with an accident on sets such difficult stunts, flawlessly, is less danger. action sequences in Bollywood where I was being respected. I which left her bedridden. “In she says, that it is all about fight- “I always try to give the best of films where you wonder how those wanted to spend a meaningful 2009, I suffered a spine injury dur- ing your fears. “Even I feel afraid the shot so that there isn’t a need petite women manage to do such life. Even when I started working, ing a stunt. Back then, I was a new- whenever I am about to perform of a retake. I recently gave a fire life-threatening stunts? Well, meet things didn’t go as planned. I had comer and didn’t know much a stunt. Anyone who says that he shot where I suffered minor burns Geeta Tandon, the Bollywood’s to shift places multiple times. My about how it works. Before any isn’t afraid is probably lying. It is on my face. But I still completed stunt woman, who has been a part husband would come and shout. stunt, the action department has to all about fighting your fear and that shot and then laid down. If I of the industry for about 14 years He used to call me names and said check for the safety of the stunt prove you can do it. If you have would have had stopped then and now, for whom leaping from a sky- everything he could. It was a rou- person. But I didn’t have much decided to do something, nothing there, I would have had to do it scraper, or driving a burning car or tine. Gradually, I became thick- knowledge about it and hence the is too difficult,” she says. again all the way and it would have even putting herself on fire is skinned and learnt to give it back accident happened,” she says. Tandon recalls a time where been a problem for me. Hence, I nothing but a piece of cake. to him, even at the cost of having It was a scene, where Tandon she had to do the same stunt 100 try not to do retakes and stay calm Ask Tandon, how she ended up to shift places again,” she says. had to suffer a bullet and fall down times in a day. and patient in such situations,” in the field and she is quick to It was only after getting a from a one-floor building. “During “It was for Robot 2.0 and the Tandon, who till date have per- answer the field chose her. It was chance to work as a stunt woman that fall, an iron fence came action director wanted it to get as formed hundreds of stunts in seri- only after walking off a bad and in Bollywood that Tandon’s life between the ground and my back. smooth as possible. Hence, I ended als, films and ads, mentions. abusive marriage, that she decid- changed once and for all. I suffered major injuries of spine up performing the same stunt 100 Her favourite stunt, however, ed to take up each and every work “In 2007, I had started going to from that blow and life went off times and in the exact same way. is chasing cars. “I enjoy chasing that shall come her way in order to shooting to perform folk dance. track for six months,” she recalls. But that helped, when I was called cars, that is one of my favourite,” stand on her feet. But somehow, I was not satisfied It was then, she says, when she on the sets for the shoot, I man- she says. “I never got a chance to pick with my work and was on a look- started losing hope. She started aged to do it in one go,” she nar- For what Tandon does, apart and choose things in life. Whatever out for something better. One day, questioning God about what next rates. from a strong-willed heart, one came my way, I took that up. It all I met a person who asked me if I and how many difficulties are still She tells you that there is also needs just as strong body and started when things went extreme- would be interested in performing waiting for her on the way. “That nothing called a man’s job. “There to maintain that exercise is the key. ly bad in my married life. After stunts. That very moment, I knew time, I was living hand to mouth were some people who doubted my “I exercise for about two-three many years of going through the that it was the field I was looking and no work meant no food. capability of performing stunts. hours a day, depending upon my torture, one day I decided to leave for. I immediately nodded and Somehow, I gathered courage and Some even gave me weird stares. schedule. As for the diet, I eat nor- my in-laws place and start a new started working from the next started taking therapies. I began to Many said: “Agar nahi ho payega mal ghar ka khana. It does the trick life. Being a mother of two, it was day,” she tells you. stand and walk without any sup- to woh ladka hai na, usey bula for me,” she says. indeed a difficult step to take, but Tandon’s first day on the sets port. Once I was back on my feet, lenge”. But I never took their words There are many upcoming it was very well needed,” Tandon was difficult, with having zero I started calling people for work. seriously, I just shut them up with projects in Tandon’s kitty. “I have tells you. knowledge of performing stunts, In return, I had to hear that they my actions. I showed them how got my hands full. There are some Until 2007, Tandon did all she learnt on the job and so well won’t take a risk by signing me for well I can do it. Not that this hap- projects that I am working on and kinds of work, from working as a that now she is one of the the job. I had to convince people pens only in this industry, it hap- will share details soon,” she says. % .     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Pujara’s slowest Test half-cen- uncertainty. then tried to take on Nathan Lyon He was in pain immediately and tury, a painstaking 50 off 176 balls, Pujara doesn’t play the pull or by lofting him for a six over long after on-field treatment that includ- was soon followed by India being hook shot well and he wasn't on. ed strapping a bandage, he was back bowled out for 244 on the third day allowed room to either cut or However, Cummins bowled in action but lost the flow due to with the other batsmen feeling drive. one where he got extra bounce in   /J,23J hindered movement as Josh tremendous pressure of a dormant “I don’t think it was the right his off-cutter, cramping Rahane for Hazlewood had him caught behind. scoreboard. approach (by Pujara), I think he room and he was played on. The epleted India’s injury woes If that was not enough, the A first-innings lead of 94 runs needed to be a bit more proactive duo added 32 runs in 22.3 overs Dworsened on Saturday with Australian fast bowlers inflicted provided by the bowlers and some with his scoring rate because I felt and it didn't help the team in any senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja further pain on the Indians with good fielding did help Australia’s it was putting too much pressure on way. sustaining a left thumb dislocation Jadeja suffering a nasty blow to his cause. his batting partners,” former Had KL Rahul been fit, there and fracture which is likely to rule left thumb. He is unlikely to bowl By stumps, Steve Smith (29 bat- Australian captain Ricky Ponting could have been a case of Vihari him out of the final Test in Brisbane, in the Australian second innings ting) and Marnus Labuschagne wrote on twitter. getting dropped as he didn’t show starting January 15. after being taken for scans to ascer- (47 batting) gave an exhibition of While he never tried to rotate in any way that he was in control However, there is some good tain the damage to his bowling how to bat on slow tracks with the strike, the likes of Ajinkya during his half an hour stay at the news for India as wicketkeeper-bats- hand. Australia reaching 103/2. Rahane (22 off 70 balls) and crease. man Rishabh Pant’s elbow injury is Jadeja’s 28-run knock allowed Labuschagne, in particular, Rishabh Pant (36 off 67 balls) felt Pant got into the groove quick- not serious and he will probably be India to limit Australia’s first-innings showed how to bat positively on a the urge to break the shackles in the ly but a nasty blow on the forearm available when India bat to save the lead to less than 100 but towards the dead track hitting six boundaries in absence of any such intention from did affect his shot- making and the Test match. end, a short ball from Mitchell Starc 67 balls. the other end. result was a caught behind off Both players underwent scans hit him on the gloves and he need- As Shane Warne pointed out “It may have looked like a flat Hazlewood, after a 53-run stand in after being hit by short balls from ed immediate medical attention. during commentary, it would be pitch but it wasn’t easy to score a little over 20 overs. Australian pacers on third day of the “Ravindra Jadeja suffered a very difficult to chase any score in runs,” Pujara told host broadcast- Pujara, at the other end, was Test match. blow to his left thumb while batting. excess of 250 with variable bounce ers Channel 7 during post match bowled short initially with three “Ravindra Jadeja has suffered a He has been taken for scans,” the vis- and the odd balls keeping low. snap interview. men on the leg side and then on the dislocation and fracture on his left iting team’s board stated in anoth- Pat Cummins (4/29 in 21.4 The defensive approach also off-side with his cover drive dried thumb. It will be very difficult for er media release after the injury. overs) was brilliant on an unre- resulted in three run-outs includ- up. him to wear those gloves and bat,” Jadeja was in pain and once the sponsive track with some effective ing the one of Hanuma Vihari (4 off Even the drive wide off mid-on a senior BCCI source told PTI on team was back on the field for the short-pitched bowling and got 38 balls), who fell short while didn’t fetch him boundaries. In the Saturday. second innings, his left thumb good support from Josh Hazlewood going for a quick but non-existent first 100 balls, he didn’t have a sin- “In any case, he will be out of looked pretty swollen and the (2/43 in 21 overs) and Mitchell single. gle boundary. action for at least two to three weeks physio applied taping on it. He Starc (1/61 in 19 overs), having set It was then left to Ravindra Finally, after completing his which rules him out of the final Test. threw a few balls but then it was up a leg-side trap. Jadeja (28), who had to throw his slowest ever half century in Test Pant will be able to bat as his injury decided that it won’t be possible for To make matters worse for bat around to bring the lead down cricket, Cummins got one to rear isn’t that serious.” him to continue. India, there were run-outs and two ( &1  1  %   %      0" to less than 100 runs, but that is of up from short of length and it was The visitors’ first jolt came India had lost Ishant Sharma batsmen — Rishabh Pant and little comfort considering that that one good ball every batsman when Pant sustained an elbow (before series started), Mohammed Ravindra Jadeja — were hit on the bat in the second innings, Jadeja, sive approach put tremendous India would now have to bat fourth gets when he is not scoring runs. injury after being hit by a Pat Shami (forearm), Umesh Yadav left elbow and left thumb respec- with a swollen left thumb, will find pressure on his colleagues and to save the match. From 195 for four, suddenly it Cummins delivery. (calf muscle) and KL Rahul (wrist) tively. it difficult to even grip the ball. India never quite got the momen- A total of 84 runs from 34 overs was 210 for eight and there was Reserve wicketkeeper to various injuries. Virat Kohli is on While both might come into Earlier, Pujara’s ultra-defen- tum going as Cummins, in the first session, with lack of only Jadeja left to score a few runs. Wriddhiman Saha replaced Pant as a paternity leave + *  #  <I   +>     D;   &    

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Cummins four out of the five times PTI. play a shot, isn't he? He is playing “I don’t think it was the right in this series. Nathan Lyon has Incidentally, the to survive rather than looking to approach, I think he needed to be a picked him once, in the first innings Monkeygate episode also took score," Allan Border told bit more proactive with his scoring of the first Test. place during the Sydney Test foxsports.Com.Au. rate because I felt it was putting too The right-handed India bats- PTI  Sydney when Andrew Symonds “He’s not had quite the same much pressure on his batting part- man, who notched three centuries claimed Harbhajan Singh impact this series in that he’s taken ner,” Ponting tweeted on Saturday. on the last tour including a 193 at the couldn’t have done anything better than called him a monkey multiple so long to score his runs, it’s like he’s Pujara, who won the man of the Sydney Cricket Ground, has man- “Iwhat I was doing,” senior batsman times. But the Indian off-spin- stagnated at the crease and it has had series award in Australia back in aged to aggregate just 113 in five Cheteshwar Pujara said, putting up a stout ner was cleared after a hearing a bit of a ripple effect through the 2018-19, scored 50 off 176 balls at a innings so far at an average of 22.6. defence of his ultra-defensive batting that came on the matter. Indian batting. They can’t seem to strike rate of 28.41 in the first This was his first half-century of this in for heavy criticism on the third day of the ( %%     It is learnt that a long dis- get on top of Australia’s bowling.”  "    0" innings at the Sydney Cricket series. third Test against Australia, here.  %  &. "   0" cussion was held between the Pujara, who had amassed 521 Pujara said it was some brilliant bowling senior players of the visiting runs during India’s historic 2-1 Test ally you get your rewards.” natural style,”Moody told Australians and ensure that we are by the Australians which forced him to crawl   /J,23J contingent, including captain series win in Australia in 2018-19, Former Australian skipper ESPNcricinfo. positive in our intent, whether it is to his slowest ever Test half-century. Ajinkya Rahane, the umpires failed to rotate strike and it created Ricky Ponting too was critical of “I will put it down to Rahane just running between wickets, or Pujara scored 50 off 176 balls as his slow he BCCI on Saturday and security officers at the end pressure on the likes of Ajinkya Pujara’s approach and asked him to and Vihari, who came in and scored whatever it might be, there needs to batting helped Australia gain complete con- Tlodged a formal complaint of the day’s play. Rahane (22 off 70 balls) and Rishabh “be a bit more proactive with his 4 off 38 balls. To me, both these be a clear game plan. trol of the third Test with an overall lead of with ICC match referee David The abuses were directed Pant (36 off 67 balls). scoring rate because I felt it was players need to get the game mov- “... The occupation of the crease 197 runs. Boon after Indian team play- at the Indian duo while they Pat Cummins (4/29) returned putting too much pressure on his ing, understanding the role that was not the right game plan, if that’s “I was batting well and got a good ball. I ers, Jasprit Bumrah and were fielding during the with a four-wicket haul on an unre- batting partners.” Pujara has done not only in this what they were trying to do, is just just have to accept it. I couldn’t have done any- Mohammed Siraj, were Australian second innings. sponsive track and was well-sup- Former Australian all-rounder series but every other series that he to put the Australians on the field thing better than what I was doing. I feel I just allegedly racially abused by a Australia tightened the ported by Josh Hazlewood (2/43) Tom Moody, however, believes the has played Test cricket for India.” for as long as possible and wear have to bat the way, I know,” Pujara said dur- drunk spectator here during noose around India with a sub- and Mitchell Starc (1/61) as onus was on skipper Rahane and Moody said India would never them down because I didn’t see that ing the day-end media conference. the third day of third Test stantial 197-run lead on a for- Australia dismissed India for 244 on Hanuma Vihari to keep the score- win this Test by trying to wear down way India going to win this Test According to Pujara, his nemesis Patrick against Australia. gettable Saturday for the visi- day 3. board ticking as Pujara was just the hosts. match.” Cummins bowled the “ball of the series” about According to BCCI tors in the third Test. “Credit where credit is due, the playing his natural game. “It’s got to be an understanding India will have to bat out of their which he couldn’t do anything. sources, Siraj was allegedly By the close of play, Steve bowling has been very good and “I don’t think Pujara at all is the in a team environment, that look for skin to save the Test with Australia “He bowls unplayable deliveries. I felt that referred to as a “monkey” by a Smith (29 batting) and Marnus Australia haven’t allowed them to get culprit in this case, generally in his us to compete and build on the ending day 3 with a 197-run lead. was the best ball of this series. I don’t think I drunk spectator in one of Labuschagne (47 batting) gave away,” Border said. career he has played his brand of momentum that we had in Marnus Labuschagne (47) and could have done anything about that ball stands at the Sydney Cricket an exhibition of how to bat on “That’s half the battle as well, the cricket and it would be unfair for the Melbourne ... We got to be aggres- Steve Smith (29) were at the crease which kicked from back of length, I had to play Ground, reliving the infamous slow tracks with Australia guy’s been hard to get out but if the team to be asking him to be playing sive,” he said. with Australia at 103 for 2 when the that ball as there was extra bounce. When its Monkeygate episode of the reaching 103 for two. scoreboard is not moving, eventu- something which is totally out of his “We got to take on the stumps were drawn on Saturday. not your day, the margin of error is very lit- tle,” he explained. He also didn’t pay much credence to the- ories that a finger injury sustained during nets 6+2!/ - *$522 $ P %    &  at the MCG was the reason for not being able to play freely.   /J,23J it has worked.” wouldn't end the day still hav- T20 World Cup, which “Not really, I think. I don’t think it put any Cummins was asked about ing to bowl, so to be having 200 will be played in India trouble as far as my batting is concerned. It's ustralia entered the four- Pujara’s slow scoring rate and the lead with eight wickets in hand later this year. not easy and I am not hundred percent (fit). Amatch Test series against pressure it puts on other bats- on a wicket that is deteriorating No cricketing activi- I won't say I am completely normal. This was India determined to make it “as men. pretty quickly, great result,” the ty had happened since something that was expected and I can man- hard as possible” for Cheteshwar “It’s one of those things. You 27-year-old added. mid-March last year and age this little bit of pain. It’s an important game Pujara to score, the home team’s know he (Pujara) is going to “I think they are a good side, after meticulous plan- so I can’t miss out,” Pujara said. pace spearhead Pat Cummins hang around. As long as you are I am sure they are going to ning, the BCCI decided Asked why he didn’t bring out the hook said after his terrific display in controlling the scoreboard. At bounce back but in terms of get- to conduct the tourna- or pull shot when Australian bowlers employed the third Test on Saturday. one stage he had been out there ting the bowlers back out there ment at six different the three-man leg side trap, Pujara effective- Pujara has been criticised for 200 balls or 150 balls and I for another day, they have now venues with as many bio ly dodged the question. for his ultra-defensive approach looked up there thinking they bowled for three days in a row, bubbles. “They bowled good line and lengths. They in the series so far and instead are still 200 away from our first- those kinds of things do add up,” The teams have been had fair idea of this pitch. I think we should of propping up his team's innings total. he added.   181 been S Sreesanth's come- divided into six groups — give credit to the way they bowled. They didnt response to Australia’s first “So, that fell a long way away Cummins said the hosts back to top-flight crick- five Elite and one Plate give too many loose balls,” he said. innings total of 338 all out, his and if we continue bowling would look to take the lead ndia will witness its et after serving a ban for and the league stage In fact he felt that difference in this Test painstakingly slow 50 off 176 well, you’re not overly bothered.” beyond 300 runs at least. Ifirst major cricket tour- his alleged involvement matches will be played at match has been the relative inexperience of the balls on the third day of the third “I think having Greeny “The big thing is to keep nament in the country in the 2013 IPL corrup- Mumbai, Vadodara, bowling attack. Test here derailed India’s (Chris Green) in there as a bowl- that lead get up over 300-odd since the COVID-19 dis- tion scandal. Indore, Kolkata, Chennai “If you look at our fast bowling line-up, momentum. ing option as well helps so we’re and hopefully the wicket keeps ruption when the Syed Sreesanth, 37, will and Bengaluru with the they are slightly inexperienced but they are “Today I got a bit of assis- not having those big 20-over deteriorating and make that a Mushtaq Ali Trophy turn out for Kerala in the knockouts scheduled in improving day by day, they will get better. It’s tance from the pitch. But he days,” he said. really tough total to score on day begins the much-delayed national T20 champi- Ahmedabad. a good opportunity for them to learn and I am (Pujara) is someone you know After posting 338 in their four and five,” he added. domestic season from onship from January 10- The lead-up had its sure we have good bunch of fast bowlers who you are going to have to bowl a first innings, Australia bowled For India, both Rishabh Sunday, presenting a plat- 31. share of controversies can learn from best and get better as they play lot at,” Cummins said during the out the visitors for 244 to take a Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were form for the hopefuls to But the focus, most- with many players lodg- more games,” he said. virtual post-day press confer- substantial 94-run lead. sent for scans after taking nasty impress before IPL auc- ly, will be on domestic ing a complaint after He termed Rishabh Pant's dismissal as the ence. By stumps on the third day, blows while batting. Asked if tions. uncapped players with being served poor quali- turning point of the Indian innings. The world’s number one the hosts had extended the lead that gives Australia a mental The presence of sea- the IPL auctions sched- ty food in a posh South “If you look at the way our innings was bowler returned fine figures of that this series, for him to score to 197 runs by reaching 103 for edge, Cummins said, “We would soned campaigners such uled in February. The Mumbai hotel. Then, progressing, we were in trouble only when 4/29 and dismissed Pujara, who runs, we are going to make it as two. wait and see, who knows. Don’t as Shikhar Dhawan, tournament also assumes staff members of a hotel Rishabh got out. Till then we were in a com- had been a thorn in Australia’s hard as possible, and whether he According to Cummins, his know whether Jadeja is going to Suresh Raina and Ishant significance as it is an in Chennai, where play- fortable position. We were 180 for 4, and we flesh during the 2018-19 series, bats for 200-300 balls, we would team is in a great position but he come out and bowl, Rishabh Sharma will add sheen to opportunity for the new ers of three Plate Group were doing well. Things turned around when for the fourth time in the ongo- just try and bowl good ball after expects India to bounce back. being straight away replaced the tournament but one senior selection commit- teams were staying, were Rishabh got out and then I got out. We did- ing rubber. good ball, challenge both sides “I think, at the start of the with (Wriddhiman) Saha, so we of the biggest talking tee to draw up a wider found COVID-19 posi- n’t score many after that. Losing Rishabh was “We got our head around of his bat, and fortunately, so far day, I was kind of hoping that we will see.” points in the lead-up has pool of players for the tive. a turnaround. % .     " +,- .,.+

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     3A52 Stindl won the ball from Joshua Kimmich to set up ayern Munich’s defensive Hofmann just before halftime.  A126'1 the lead with a header in the Bfrailties finally took their The goal was initially flagged fourth minute - a goal that was toll as Borussia offside, but a VAR review hey were given pre- expected to open the flood- Mönchengladbach came from showed Hofmann was behind match odds of 90-1 by gates for the visitors. two goals down to beat the Niklas Süle when Stindl played Tsome British bookmak- Instead, Villa’s kids battled Bundesliga leader 3-2. him through. Hofmann had ers. gamely and, after riding their Jonas Hofmann scored plenty of time to pick his spot Some of them were luck at times, equalized twice and Florian Neuhaus and he stayed cool before slot- dropped off at the stadium against all the odds when provided the bow as Gladbach ting the ball inside the left post. ahead of the game by their Louie Barry - a 17-year-old dealt Bayern just its second Süle was again at fault mothers and fathers. striker recently returned to his defeat in 15 games on Friday. when Gladbach got its third A bunch of new jerseys boyhood club after a spell at Bayern conceded first in goal in the 49th, when his way- needed to be printed before Barcelona’s famed La Masia each of its previous eight league ward pass was intercepted by kickoff on Friday, adding academy - ran in behind games but recovered to lose Hofmann, who played a one- rarely seen squad numbers up Liverpool’s defense to slot none. two with Breel Embolo before to 76 for the teenagers who, at home a composed finish in Coach Hansi Flick was laying the ball off for Neuhaus, late notice, were about to play the 41st. determined for his team to who let fly inside the top-right for Aston Villa against the So anxious was Liverpool make a good start and Bayern corner. superstars of English champi- manager Jurgen Klopp that he was given an opening early on Liverpool in the FA Cup. sent on Thiago Alcantara, a on when Neuhaus was Imagine the widespread Champions League winner penalized through VAR disbelief, then, when Villa's with Bayern Munich last year, for handball in the penal- kids defied grim predictions for the start of the second half ty area. by reaching halftime of the and the midfielder’s range of Robert Lewandowski supposed third-round mis- passing prompted an improve- duly converted the match at 1-1 against the best ment. penalty in the 20th team in the country, a lineup The sucker-punch for minute, consequently containing the likes of Villa came from Liverpool also ending Bayern’s Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane scoring three goals in a five- habit of conceding the and Jordan Henderson. minute span from the 60th, first goal. As expected, Liverpool through Georginio Leon Goretzka then pulled clear in the second Wijnaldum, Mane and Salah. won the ball in midfield, half, but there was little to Villa’s players, to their played a one-two with Leroy really celebrate from the 4-1 huge credit, didn't concede Sané, and doubled Bayern’s win at an empty Villa Park. again and wore looks of pride lead in the 26th. Villa was plunged into ( %  3  1 &   0 * @ %  + &'0 0" at the final whistle. But the defending the desperate situation follow- In the other third-round champions’ issues hadn’t ing a coronavirus outbreak in tracted the coronavirus along Having taken - and passed than-expected Liverpool line- tweeted Jack Grealish, the match on Friday, gone away, as Hofmann the first-team squad that led with four staff and there was - tests for COVID-19 to show up, boosted by some pre- Villa captain and England Wolverhampton beat fellow showed when he beat to the closure of the club's only one solution: Villa had to they were fine to play, seven match words of encourage- international. "Go out there Premier League team Crystal the visitors’ offside trap training ground this week. field members of its under-18 players from the under-23s ment by Villa’s best player. and enjoy yourselves.” Palace 1-0 thanks to Adama to score after a brilliant Ten senior players, it was and under-23 teams for the and four from the under-18s “Good luck tonight boys, And they did, even Traore's powerfully struck through ball from Lars revealed early Friday, con- game against Liverpool. lined up against a stronger- no pressure whatsoever,” though Mane gave Liverpool shot in the 35th. Stindl. A2&  2'%    2      1A67  %5J tion-threatened Torino later. but he sent a free kick crash- atti Steinmann’s first-half Genoa was also playing ing off the left post. Mstrike proved to be the osip Ilicic appears to be against Bologna later. Benevento leveled five difference as SC East Bengal Jback to his best after inspir- Benevento remained minutes after the break as beat Bengaluru FC 1-0 to ing Atalanta to a 4-1 win at 10th. halftime substitute Christian record their second win of the Benevento in Serie A on Atalanta has made a great Pastina, who was making his here on Saturday. start to 2021, having scored Serie A debut, lifted a ball Saturday. Ilicic scored Atalanta’s eight goals in its two match- over the top for Sau to slide in The Kolkata team is now opener, hit the post and had es and conceded just one. at the back post. unbeaten in their last five a hand in another two goals Ilicic put on a masterclass Atalanta all but secured games, while BFC’s misery — for Rafael Tolói and Duván at Benevento and he set up a the win with two quickfire continued with their fourth Zapata — after Marco Sau’s couple of chances before goals provided by Ili?i?. In the consecutive defeat this season. equalizer. Luis Muriel netted opening the scoring in the 69th, Ili?i? burst into the box Erik Paartalu returned to a spectacular fourth for 30th minute. The Slovenia following a quick one-two the Bengaluru starting XI after Atalanta. midfielder gathered the ball and although his effort was serving his one-match suspen- Personal problems caused on the right and cut inside, parried by Lorenzo Montipò, sion as Naushad Moosa made Ilicic to miss several months dribbling past three defenders Tolói turned in the rebound. four changes in his first game last year. before firing into the bottom Two minutes later, a counter- as interim coach. While Atalanta moved into near corner. attack down the right saw Udanta Singh was also in the fourth spot. It is six points Atalanta was dominating Ili?i? cross in for Zapata to first XI, Moosa handed first behind league leader AC and Ilicic almost doubled his volley into the bottom left start to the defenders Parag Milan, which hosts relega- tally shortly before halftime +  # 1  1   %%+      &&   0" corner. Srivas and Ajith Kumar. SCEB made just one change with Jacques Maghoma  %+>   '-  replacing Aaron Amadi- Holloway. Skipper Daniel Fox made the line-up after his red card against FC Goa was ear-   .5J2 backheel a pass to an onrush- lacked creativity upfront and League here on Saturday. Philip Adjah could have found lier overturned. ing Brandon inside the box, were easily diffused by Punjab’s Vijay Naggapan’s 50th- the net for Gokulam FC but Bengaluru had early the lead in the 20th minute Ankit sent in a perfect ritam Ningthoujam’s spec- whose shot was blocked, as defensive line. Despite domi- minute strike proved to be the shot wide of the target from chances in the game but strug- with a fine outside-foot finish. cross into the box, but Ptacular long-range strike Aizawl FC wasted a golden nating possession and pressing difference between the two outside of the box. gled to get the goals. First, it 's cross was Narayan's diving finish divert- helped Punjab FC open their I- opportunity to go ahead. their opponents constantly, sides after Gokulam Kerala’s In the 26th minute, was Sunil Chhetri, whose lob- not dealt with cleanly by Ajith ed it wide. Minutes later, League campaign on a winning Eight minutes later, Pritam Aizawl FC did not have any third-minute strike by Dennis Chennai City’s Serbian import shot over the rival defense was and Juanan and it found another chance went begging note as they beat Aizawl FC 1- Ningthoujam unleashed a pow- goals to show. Antwi was cancelled out by Vladimir Molerovic was easily dealt with by Debjit Narayan Das on the left. for SCEB, as Harmanpreet 0, here on Saturday. erful strike from outside of the The Mizoram side earned Elvedin Skrijelj’s 26th-minute brought down inside the box. Majumder. Narayan then played a low Singh couldn't get to the end Ningthoujam’s 18th- box to hand the Punjab outfit a golden opportunity to grab an penalty. Gokulam Kerala FC The other Serbian import for Cleiton Silva soon had a cross to Steinmann who of Ankit’s through pass. minute goal gave Punjab FC a 1-0 lead, much against the equaliser in the 62nd minute wasted no time and took the Chennai, Elvedin Skrijelj, chance to put his side ahead in scored his third of the season. Bengaluru put up a much- three points in a high-intensi- run of play. after Alfred Jaryan found him- lead in the third minute with scored from the spot to level the 15th minute. But the SCEB were in total control improved performance in the ty match. Aizawl FC created Chencho Gyeltshen could self inside the box but his shot Dennis Antwi firing home the scores. Brazilian failed to direct his of the game at this point and second half. Chhetri played a clear goal-scoring opportuni- have doubled the lead had his from a tight angle was blocked from close range following a It took Chennai City five header at the goal after Juan made Bengaluru chase shad- one-two with Kristian Opseth ties throughout the match but touch inside the box been bet- by the opponents. quick corner. Chennai City’s minutes into the second half to Antonio González had pushed ows. The Kolkata side created and on entering the box tried failed to convert any one of ter after collecting a cross from Former champions Singaporean signing Iqubal take the lead. Vijay Naggapan Parag Shrivas' long throw-in in a couple of chances before the his luck with a powerful strike them. the right flank. Chennai City FC defeated came close to bagging an played a delightful one-two the box. half-hour mark and nearly but his effort was saved by In the 10th minute, With all the possession in Gokulam Kerala FC 2-1 in equaliser from a freekick in the with Demir Avdic to find the Steinmann put SCEB in extended their lead. Debjit. Princewell Emeka tried to the final third, Aizawl FC their opening match of the I- eighth minute. Shortly after, back of the net. 738# 6 .

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(Sen) was part of it and I thought it would ferent ways across the country — from  You were last seen in Mismatched. be great to be part of it. My role is spe-  indoor cricket to book cricket to gully ' "  !"  How did you come on board for the cial, for those who have not seen, it comes cricket to runs only on the legside or off     series? alive since there is a twist.     side. This is a game that one can alter   !   " The makers called me and offered me  What next?      according to the situation or the a role of Professor who thinks out-of-the- In this present pandemic we must ground or the resources you have. For   %  "' box and has no rules. This is my per- concentrate on building mental strength     us it was crazy; we had frisbee, bas-   " !  ' sonality. I saw the character had a way of and spend quality time with the family ketball, bowling ball where the player   doing things differently and this attract- and keep yourself afloat work, with  !"#$   hit the pins with a shot to archery. Then ed me to the role. To encourage the stu- imagination and with creativity. Roadies    " %& '#& I used several different things to bat dents but also push them into the right in on air and Splitsvilla is going to be shot with — a baseball bat, a tennis racquet, We had so much blast. There was an direction. I thought the character would soon. Trying to work on an online show.       a GoPro and even a tava. We even bowled adrenal rush doing all these things. be fun to do and it was. Akarsh There are things that I am here in  () $ &&  with a football and the field kicked it the  Was your family disappointed when (Khurana), the director told me I was his London. There are some brands for same into the wickets to get the player out. you didn’t join the forces? only choice and when I met him, the vibe whom I have to work. Just trying to live   These were some of the things, one would If I had gone into the Army, I would was so good. His confidence in me a wholesome and healthy life in this pre- do if you didn’t have a bat of a cricket ball. have been the sixth generation to do so. made me say yes. sent situation. 88387/=<3 O % & 4 ;       & * &  P  * ! 18/'/'1*  *;;*   /82,J 7233A     A%7/'%A %'  *   %   <    "  O    5!     &    &      **!8   6     &J !     &    &     *   1  9    O     & * $  * *  *          &    *!     &    $ *     &  & && *       &&        &  !     &    ,      How did you come onboard for Ludo?         "$ Anurag dada (Basu) offered me the role. Even I was shocked    & 8   6   *   ! *  and so I messaged him asking why did he offer the role with-   &              * out even auditioning me. 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Visitors can learn more about Ramadan by visiting the and when Ludo happened he found a suitable role for me. with over six weeks of family fun and entertainment, live con- Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding  Did you ever imagine yourself playing Manohar Jain since certs, unique markets, art installations and stage shows plus super (SMCCU) located in the Al Fahidi District Historical you are obviously different from the character? sales, unmissable promotions and chances to win life-chang- Neighbourhood or by joining a special tour of Jumeirah Mosque. I am from theatre and trained for playing different types 420& ing prizes across the city. Perfect for those that want to enjoy Experiencing Iftar, the evening meal with which Muslims end of characters. Comedy and anchoring happened with me by retail therapy and exciting events as well as the wonderfully mild their fast, is also a must. chance. I came to Mumbai to do films and serious roles always weather, a visit to Dubai during DSF will make for a fantastic Expo 2020 (October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022) excited me. Then I got Crime Patrol and I thoroughly enjoyed 4   *     &&  *  & start to the year. Expo 2020 Dubai will be a once-in-a-lifetime global cele- being a part of it. To answer your question, this is dada’s vision         & *    "$ Gastronomy — Dubai Food Festival (February 2021) bration, opening up a world of wonder, excitement and hope and if he thinks I can do it, then who I am to question it. 4     *   * *  *   Catering to the 200+ nationalities that call Dubai home, for millions of visitors from around the world. Taking place for Manohar is a very real character and my approach towards it          & *     *  Dubai is a truly cosmopolitan destination where nationalities six months, it will offer something for everyone, irrespective was to not make him look bad or cheap. He is right at his place,  !      $'&         mingle to sample dishes from across the world. New restau- of age, nationality or interest. he is like a bechara. Also, the credit goes to dada who made        ;     *    rants opening up include Brasserie Boulud, Michelin-starred Through the theme ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ me play Manohar so naturally.          *      chef Daniel Boulud’s first restaurant in the region, Burj Al Arab’s Expo 2020 Dubai provides a platform to encourage creativity,  A lesson that you took back home from the sets of Ludo.     $  *  * &   &    SAL which will offer up Iberian-inspired dishes, and Taiko innovation and collaboration across three subthemes: Every day was a learning experience. There is so much that  *       &   *   *    Dubai, home to contemporary Far Eastern cuisine. Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. The theme reflects the I took back home from the sets, be it life lessons or some great   &  *     *     * ; ; !  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L P   ! nature dishes at the city’s top restaurants and more, all in the World Expo that advances the potential of human collabora- Pankaj bhaiyya told me that once they call it a day we will have name of food. tion, while inspiring visitors to create a positive, long-term dinner together. His shoot got finished early and I was still Art Dubai (March 17 to March 20, 2021) impact for people around the world. shooting. After the pack-up, while I was going to my van, some- E     The 14th edition of Art Dubai will celebrate its unique posi- Expo 2020 Dubai will feature the best in entertainment, tech- body told me that Pankaj bhaiyya was still waiting for me. It tioning as the most international art fair, bringing together nology, cuisine and culture, from every corner of the globe, for was for about two-three hours, I was touched by that act of diverse communities from around the world. Presenting the an unforgettable six months. his. 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hen Ramesh Subramaniam aberration or an isolated case, sexism is much our sutta-breaks (cigarette-breaks). It started cultures have grown up (and continue to) in joined a multinational bank more prevailing in modern organisations that getting weird when he started sharing sexual homophobic cultures. So, to believe that a pro- after graduating from one of we care to admit, except that Ramesh’s expres- humour with us or telling us about his sexual gressive policy and organisational stance will the top management colleges of sion of it may have been more unsophisticated, exploits. He is a little younger to my father and eliminate everyone to internalise those values India, he expected a stint that raw and honest. it makes me feel very uncomfortable that he and re-orient one’s worldview and values is wouldW offer him opportunities for professional wants to bond with us through locker-room naive at best. learning and growth. He grew up in a small      talk. Many of my colleagues actually don’t mind town in Tamil Nadu and had studied in state With companies and organisations becom- it and even encourage and join him, but with     run public schools and colleges where, he felt, ing more accepting of building greater gender my social orientation, it does not fit,” says What may be more useful than chasing the quality of teaching and competition was balanced workforces and more recently even Suman. myths of uniform behaviours in organisations limited. He believed that it was by sheer dedica- committing to be accepting of sexual minorities Often, organisations, which believe in val- to neutralise the spill of diverse socialisations tion, grit and hard work that he had excelled in in the workforce, the issue of safety and equality ues of meritocracy, argue that gender should that people grow up with from their families, his academic career and was determined to has either been assumed to be a de-facto out- not have any bearing on one’s professional iden- communities and societies is to study gender carry it into his professional life. Three months come of diversity, or has been dealt with diversi- tity, and that a professional ought to be gender etiquette of organisations to understand under- into his joining the company, he was called by ty and inclusion policies and laws on prevention neutral. Neutrality is believed to be the way to lying commonly held beliefs and values, notions the Human Resource Manager who informed of sexual harassment in the workplace. The for- dissolve the tensions that may arise from gender of dignity and safety, equality and distinctive- him that a couple of his women colleagues had mer proclaims commitment to equal rights and and sexual diversity. However, our senses of ness of genders. Seymour Parker, an American complained about his behaviour towards them opportunities to minorities and non discrimina- safety, dignity, transgression and humiliation are anthropologist, writes, “The ritual of gender eti- and reported that he is patronising and sexist in tion and the latter announces zero tolerance to a function of gender and sexual dynamics quette is an institutionalised social performance his attitudes towards women. It was an atypical transgression and violence wherein one uses between two or more persons and the system. whose smallest constituents, or symbols, serve sexual harassment complaint where the com- power to indignity, abuse and exploit another Shalini’s context is coded in the way it is as vehicles for the transmission of socially nor- plainants did not accuse him of making any person sexually. Both the instruments aim to because she is a woman, because women in mative meanings of gender”. According to him, direct or indirect sexual proposition or lewd build clarity on what is desirable and what is NCR are much more vulnerable to sexual vio- the need to go along with traditional gender behaviours, the complainants believed that he not or what will be promoted and what will be lence than men going by reported crime statis- manners is linked with a need for clear gender- considers women as unequal to him, inferior punished. tics. It would be impossible to read a situation role boundaries. intellectually and in capability, and therefore the For example, most diversity policies suggest where Shalini would not be seen ‘gender neu- By hypothesis, therefore, every organisa- harassment was gendered in nature. targets or processes to ensure diversity in trally’. In Suman’s case, the situation would have tion will have its own gender etiquette at play “It is not uncommon to find even senior recruitments and promotions. Sexual harass- dramatically different implications if the man- which may be a product of the socialisations of managers in large companies in India to be ment policies define behaviours that will be ager tried to bond with women subordinates in its people on gender, sexuality and gender patriarchal in their attitudes” says Sarala Tiwari seen as transgressive in nature — such as sexual the same way. dynamics that they have received from their (name changed upon request), an HR profes- propositions in exchange of professional favours To deal with the complexities of dealing society, communities and families. It will get sional who has more than 25 years of experi- or sharing sexually explicit verbal, non verbal, with the grey of gender dynamics at work, one reflected not only in roles, behaviours and atti- ence in Indian and multinational companies. “I written or image content that are unwarranted. wishes for a book of common etiquettes with tudes amongst the members of the organisa- have seen how divorced women experience What these policies and laws struggle to work clear list of do’s and don’ts. The most common tion, it will get reflected in the hierarchy of val- insidious stigma in one of the largest Indian with are issues of intent, tonality, meaning mak- approach to dealing with vulnerability to trans- ues, ideas of fairness, notion of boundaries and companies whose main business is of tobacco. ing, assumptions or differential boundaries of 4'32%<713/%7 gressions and violations, globally, or perhaps dignity and the markers of competence and In our smaller cities or town units, where the safety and dignity. ,35264%'%'3 more so in the Western countries, is through leadership. For an organisation to harness its employees are mostly local and has a lesser cos- “My boss keeps insisting that I should not enforcement of boundaries. Boundaries can potential of diversity, it requires an empathetic mopolitan culture, gender norms in the office travel in a taxi if I get late at work and either 2<58/727/3Q85 help in creating safety and by making bound- and curious approach to understand the sys- are the reflection of the social culture of the hire a private vehicle or ask my husband to 127A%3/! aries explicit, the vulnerability to transgressions tem’s configuration on gender dynamics, rather community. So, if the prevailing norm at home come and pick me up,” says Shalini Agnihotri, a 7A62/%72/18/% can be lessened. For example, in order to elimi- than a by-the-book corrective or punitive is for women to be homemakers first and pro- young marketing professional who lives in <<3 %2,3Q 3<% nate prejudice against women and sexual approach. fessionals next, or that women to be at the Noida and whose office is in Gurgaon. “I minorities in recruitment, in Western countries The baseline to measure organisations can- receiving end of male aggression, the same tend understand his intent may be that of concern %'3A47A.7A<3%7 or multinationals headquartered in Europe and not be restricted to the hardware — the physical to get reflected at work in different ways, and but he would never say this to any of my male 3Q 3A32<3 the US, interviews are prohibited from asking and the tangibles of separate bathrooms, diver- which would get normalised and not get report- colleagues. What he does not realise that such /%A86653/7685%! personal questions regarding marital status, sity policies, maternity and paternity leaves and ed. The conflicts arise when people from more benign sexism triggers envy or endorses ‘benev- /'13!3A2, domestic arrangements, pregnancy plans or creches alone. The baseline needs to include the conservative communities get into cosmopoli- olent sexism’. And I don’t know how to tell him children. Similarly, the sexual harassment laws intangibles — people’s attitudes and beliefs on tan offices, and there can be a culture clash,” that I detest his suggesting to ask my husband A398,<33<8/3 in India and most other countries, too, focus on gender, their valuing of virtues that may be explains Sarala. to ‘collect me from work’ — which I find infan- 37 53

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to be happy in this world is similar to a weary, desert traveler trying to sat- isfy himself with a drop of water. It is not going to be sufficient. It seems we have reached a dead end. Do we have a solution? Yes. Bhagavad Gita pro- vides us the solution. It does not leave us empty handed. Bhagavad Gita (2.13) states that “we are spirit souls and we pass through youth, adulthood, old age and death”. We are not just the physical body that we see with our fleshy eyes. y any measure the year that passed by was the worst Our gross physical body is like hard- for the entire humanity in the past 75 years, if not more. ware, the subtle body consisting of BThe tiniest of the organisms, which according to one mind, intelligence and ego is like soft- estimate, weighs one millionth of a trillionth gram, what- ware and we the soul is like a user. ever that signifies, brought the globe to a grinding halt. And During sleep, our physical body is proved one thing beyond doubt, that all our advances in sci- inactive, the subtle body is active in ence and technology are no match for nature’s supremacy. the form of dreams. In the dream, But that is not the point. What is intended here is to view mind is the screen, the seer is the soul. in retrospect what happened and how we handled it, so that We are a spiritual being covered by we can look forward to decades or may be a century or even material body and mind. We are bas- more to come. All that happened was nothing short a night- ing our happiness completely on the mare we all would like to forget, if of course, we can. We connections with our material body, missed many things. The children missed school, the work- mind and the matter around us. We ers lost jobs, economies faced recession, the youth missed are relating to others considering joy of living, the old forgot peace, democracies lost freedom them as products of matter ignorant — the list is unending. In one sentence the entire humani- of the spirit. This is the reason for our ty missed life. Was there a way out? Not easy to answer. Could lack of peace and happiness. Unlike it have been handled better? No idea. However, if we look matter, spirit is eternal, changeless and back objectively, we can well nigh conclude that while the endless. Only the spiritual platform we vast multitude was pained by the disarray that the pandem- can acquire everlasting happiness ic wrought, there were certain sections of the ruling elite world that is our inherent longing. Therefore over who found a chance to usurp absolute power in the name the solution is to re-establish our lost of pandemic. The result obviously was as lord Acton had said spiritual connection. — absolute power corrupts absolutely. Barring a few We as spiritual souls are part and notable exceptions, the ruling elite of the whole world behaved parcel of the Supreme Divine God in almost the same way — brazen display of state power. who is all attractive and all Merciful. Taking this into account we can then say that but for this The lost spiritual connection with attitude, the pandemic could have been handled better. So, God can be established by the process that one critical attribute that was found missing was the of Yoga. The first step in Yoga is to Reassuring Leadership. There were some Heads of the State make ourselves aware of the reality of who brushed aside the whole threat as a gimmick while there the temporary world, our true self, our were others who cried wolf so loud and frequently that more e live in an age of illiterate, white, black etc. We need a Where are we going wrong? Bhagavad lost relationship with God and the sci- people died of fear rather than the disease itself. The call of gadgets and net- strong connection with someone Gita guides us to the root cause. ence of reviving that relationship. This the hour was a leadership that would have given confidence works. They have where we can invest our true love and %'357/%/ A%85 If we look in the world around, we can be achieved by regularly reading in the people by assuring them that we undertake to pro- become an integral wherein we can receive true love. find that things in the world are not spiritual literature like The Gita and tect, leave all your woes to us. And this was not just the case part of our routine — Because of lack of such a connection, <7223<%724%' permanent. They have a beginning association with other practitioners. for the leadership of the nations. Leadership of organisations Wfrom communication to socialisation, we lack peace in this world. And we and an end. Everything in this world The second step is to practice the also left their people to fend for themselves in the times of 67,<23 recovering health to earning wealth. lack happiness in our lives. Bhagavad is withered by the harsh winds of time. process of meditation, worship and distress. What was missing in the response was the famous A slight disconnection can prove to be Gita (2.66) corroborates this — “One 3/%5/'3,J%'3 The buildings we construct, the wealth devotion to God (BG 9.34). This step assurance that Lord Krishna gave to Arjuna in chapter 9 verse a disaster at times — an aircraft dis- who lacks a stable connection, his/her A7<3//7J76$ we accumulate, the gadgets we pur- helps us in reviving our spiritual con- 22 of Gita — Yogakshema Wahamyam. A simple interpre- connected from the control tower, a intelligence is confused and emotions chase and even our bodies too. nection. This stable spiritual connec- tation is that “for those whose minds are always absorbed patient disconnected from a life sup- are scattered. Such a person lacks %'3A/%/%3 2 Bhagavad Gita (5.22) explains — “A tion gives us focus, motivation in our in me, I provide what they lack and preserve what they pos- port system. A weak, flaky connection peace and consequently happiness”. wise person does not take delight in worldly duties and fulfilment in life sess”. And this could have been done. Does a mother ever during our work or recreation can Our lives are ridden with anxiety, J76/%71.3 external happiness. It has a beginning amidst the turbulent and unstable, think of deserting her new born helpless child who is entire- cause a great irritation, stealing away stress, anger, insecurity etc. Our 78A/35(3/4A3 and end. Hence it is a source of mis- ever changing world around. 5000 ly dependent on her. The burden of maintaining the peo- our peace of mind. We need a stable advancement in the last few centuries ery”. We are basing our happiness on years ago Bhagavad Gita was first spo- ple lies with the leadership. It was not the people who were and strong network connection on our considerably solved some problems. 7%'3A35%J7 the ever-changing and temporary ken by Lord Krishna to His warrior- found wanting in faith. It was the leadership that was found Smartphone, PC to work with a calm But it was not able to address this %'3%31 7AAJ things of this world alone. Our objects friend Arjuna at Kurukshetra. wanting on creating confidence. States world over relied on and focused mind. issue. The major health problems of pleasure in this world are tempo- Bhagavad Gita is a spiritual text the headless, heartless bureaucracy that behaved calculated- On the same line, we need a changed from physiological in the past 47A5,!78A%A83 rary therefore we are tormented with appreciated alike from East to West, ly and callously. 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They do so under that work and home life are blurring. the superintendence of God. (9.10) Checking e-mails and watching television They implement the Karmaphala prin- with the family has become a reality. ciple, which is: what you sow you reap. Attending business calls during a movie is They reward and punish based on this again common. principle. They have limited powers Finding the perfect work-life balance and work within the limitations placed is a flighting dream for many. A lot of on them by their Master — God. people are witnessing the impact of Then, come we souls. The Cosmic Now I come to the details of God’s with peace and bliss, and can sleep extended work on health in the form of Design requires us to be supervised by favours to the four types of persons peacefully. I can go on because God’s lifestyle diseases such as blood pressure gods and goddesses. Wise souls estab- named earlier. My favourite is when bounties are endless. Where do I get and diabetes. A lot of professionals suffer lish a relationship with God. This way God reveals Himself, i.e. when devo- energies of all kinds like “atmabala”? from stress-related disorders such as anxi- they become special. They do so by tees become aware of His presence. God is my support and He forgives also ety and depression. Incorporating well- doing spiritual acts like chanting God’s These are very special moments for when I inevitably make mistakes. ness into an everyday routine is now names like “Rama”, have “darshan” of them. My next favourite is God’s using These bounties are given in proportion being facilitated by AI-based applications. God in His deity forms, etc. God takes them as His “nimitta” (instrument) for to the efforts made, i.e. one must be AI is now a means to leverage a good notice of such acts, because He is various purposes like conveying His deserving. work-life balance. Let us look at how AI omnipresent, and He rewards all such instructions to others. Then, God All of the above may sound dream- can help restore work-life balance. acts. The duty of punishing erring souls helps in tackling “prarabdha” (fate); like; they are. God is personally Enhancing productivity: Companies is generally left to the divine authori- only He can do so. I wouldn’t be what involved to judge what such deserve. like Google are enabling the integration of tools even remind people to take medi- seamless and transparent communications ties. God seldom intervenes such as I am today if God had not intervened What is their attitude towards Him? Is e-mail, video conferencing, document cines, walk and take a break. between teams. when He punished Ravana. countless times on my behalf. God it the mood of taking shelter? Are they collaboration, instant messaging and so Technology ropes in flexibility: AI Wellness apps: Employees use well- God loves good souls, and He is shows such persons direction, which is doing enough to deserve what they much more. These tools can easily fix and incorporates flexibility at work. With AI ness apps to manage their health and very keen to reward them and thus all important, and He instructs them seek? Is the quality of their acts high coordinate schedules. AI-based tools are and other tools, employees can now work well-being. Technology acts as a tool to encourage them. These good souls are: regularly. Obviously, He alerts/warns class or they are just doing spiritual acts being used to fix meetings and complete remotely. Tools such as Google Hangouts attain good work-life balance. The use of those who have taken shelter of God also, which saves them from getting for the sake of doing them? Yes, God work on the go for workers as well as and Zoom facilitate online and virtual AI can lead to meaningful networking, (18.62); are “dharmaparayana”, i.e. fol- into trouble. Surely, He protects them is very strict just as He is very gener- supervisors. meetings. Physically attending a meeting productivity and focus (Mathur, 2019). lower of dharma; are “kalyan-krt”, i.e. from bad people/ bad influence. He also ous. Summarising, I will be very hon- Making work easy: A lot of AI-based is not needed now, resulting in savings in doer of welfare acts. (6.40); and are helps out in getting over the influence est; I cannot do without God now or apps make work easy with the automation travel time and cost. Technology helps in 0  %"#$ %&$' ( )  mostly in the mode of goodness of tamoguna-the mode of darkness. ever, having become a beneficiary of his of a lot of menial and repetitive tasks. saving time for attaining work-life bal- + +  0 )1 %   (14.11), in this order. As God is The Lord maintains such persons; favours. Automatic reminder apps can remind ance. 6 $& 1  0A"   omnipresent, He notices such souls. He provides all the needed resources. 2         when the meeting is coming up. 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The siege is a fervent going through in the contemporary reminder of the nature of crass context in these vitriolic times. political debate which the nations There was a kind of electoral siege have sunk into but on the flip side of which was imposed on the it, there’s nothing wrong with the Congressmen and women who were nationalistic and patriotic fervour of besieged in the heady portals of the the American denizens and not Capitol Hill. An extraordinary emer- much ought to be read out of it in gency call has emanated from the connection to the much tomm- Pentagon officials to President tommed “American Decline”. Still, Trump to desist from involving mil- the raucous rabidity of the political (0!0!.$*A$ itary in the elections in the home- discourse and now the unfolding land, a first in the entire electoral his- protests and the attendant siege pin- tory of the United States of America. point towards an unstable and shaky The extraordinary scene unfold- future for the American politics. ed as police personnel were out- An Indian national daily report- numbered by the maskless protest- ed that, “The trigger for these protest ers who breached security and was a speech given by Trump, who entered the Capitol building, where asked his supporters to ‘fight’ to stop $ 63=1F81   1   "    # % %  )    . &  0" members of the Congress were going the ‘steal’ of the election and march through the process of counting and on the Capitol where a ceremony is debates, intense rigmarole of lobby- Rights movement of the red summer and negative political rhetoric asso- Sudans, horrific Haities and astute certifying the Electoral College votes. being held to certify the Electoral ing and the green lighted lamps in of 1919 immediately in the aftermath ciated with MAGA (Make America Azerbaijan’s struggling for their san- “It was one of many shocking College votes that will formalise the chambers of the US Congress. Do of World War I. The violence on the Great Again) needs to be corrected ity in the nether regions of the larg- moments that played out on televi- President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. we need to complacently reconcile American street and largely reflect- if the American zeitgeist is not to lose er international system. American sion screens across the world as the The scenes that Americans are accus- with the dictum that, “Violence is as ed in the American Classic, its “currency and sheen” in the larg- democracy is not a tinder box that seat of the world’s greatest democra- tomed to watching in distant lands, American as a cherry pie”. Such a slo- “Ragtime,” does shed light on the er global firmament. Places such as can be destroyed by a single violent cy came under assault from hundreds played out in their own backyard as ganeering and maxims might be theme of American protest move- Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mississippi incident, but it definitely renders a of protesters angered by Trump’s loss the protesters pushed through police more attuned to and at home with ments but the rage encountered in the need not be relegated to the back- blow to the ideal of American liber- to his Democratic opponent Joe barricades and broke windows. The the Black Rights movement but not seat of the larger than life American burner as being associated with tur- ty and freedom fief which is some- Biden in the November presidential violence also included gunshots with the stellar and unbesmirched seat of power and posterity is unpar- moil and vicious political vacillation thing the proud American nation has election,” it was reported. fired in the Capitol, which led to the role model of American electoral and alleled in the narrative of the but incidents which honed America always stood for. Capitol is the symbol of death of a woman.” political culture. American history. Black Rights into becoming what bit has turned American democracy in whose con- Thus the American democratic Still, it might be a futile exercise movements had a palpable justifia- out to be. Incidents such as those at (The writer teaches at text a French political scientist has tradition has taken a severe beating to ascribe and juxtapose the Capitol bility and a staple raison d’être asso- Capitol Hill might be read as reflect- International Relations and gone on to contend famously that with the onslaught on the Capitol Hill with the anti-slavery movement ciated with them which these raucous ing the larger decay but lest it not to International Organisations, IIPA, bipartisanship ought to be the order Hill which is associated with the glib and the racist violence and the Black crowds do not espouse. The violence be forgotten that there are seismic New Delhi)

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He also blamed the cur- enjoyed much beyond the Xi Jinping is an open secret. His buying business model has tion. And to advance its goal, #*+")"-0 rent regulatory structure for sti- Chinese borders. it is assumed that Jack’s very society. And state being the all-out agenda to assert his become very popular in the it is exploiting the country’s for- 5*5%+5"5$+I$*"5 fling innovation in the country. Jack’s sudden disappear- questioning of the Chinese most powerful entity of any power, authority and position is wake of the Covid-19 global midable economic clout to Jack openly claimed that ance has fuelled speculation system is not appreciated by the society will always have a major not only damaging the country’s pandemic as millions relied on expand its geopolitical influ- "-)*+5 China’s banking regulatory sys- across the world. It is feared CPC bosses. In a November role in making and remaking image abroad, it also heralds a only online shopping. As per ence and maintain its iron tem is nothing more than an that he could have been arrest- edition of the People’s Daily, it of business enterprises. disturbing signal particularly for the official release of the Ant grip on the domestic develop- “old people’s club”. ed or kept under house arrest has been said that Jack could Perhaps, Jack Ma was trying to its domestic tech giants. For Group, it is already cooperat- ment around the country. Coincidentally, Jack’s public if he has not been “missing”. not have elevated his Alibaba break the CPC stronghold on Beijing, Jack’s company is dis- ing with the Government reg- Finally, we need to be clear criticism came days before his The successive Chinese admin- to a global conglomerate with- business houses. playing monopolistic behav- ulators and claimed that it will that what China is doing to company Ant Group was about istrations have a long record of out the support from the The authoritarian Chinese iour. 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