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BRIEF Swachh Survekshan ‘Modi govt destroyed unorganised Chh’garh receives economy in last 6 years’ ‘Cleanest State’ award „ In the category of states having more than New Delhi Municipal Council as India's Cleanest 100 urban local bodies National Capital (National „ Ambikapur been ranked cleanest city in the or State Capitals/UT) . The VP Venkaiah Naidu releases the NDMC comprises large Raipur, Aug 20 (PTI): in 22 districts headquarters Gandhi. "India has two two reports titled ‘Status of Sex category of 1-10 lakh population part of Rajpath and the of Chhattisgarh, he said that kinds of economies. One is Ratio at Birth in India’ and ‘Elderly „ Indore gets cleanest city tag ; Surat 2nd, VIP zone of Lutyens' Congress leader Rahul although the unorganised an organised economy, Population in India: Status and urban local bodies, fol- Delhi. A total of 4,242 Gandhi on Thursday ac- economy generates 90 per wherein there are big com- Support Systems’, brought out by Navi Mumbai 3rd lowed by Maharashtra and cities, 62 Cantonment cused the Narendra Modi cent of the country's employ- panies, while the other one IAPPD, in New Delhi, Thursday. Madhya Pradesh. Boards and 97 Ganga government of decimating ment, the Modi government is unorganised economy, in New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): Varanasi, represented The Swachh towns were surveyed, and the unorganised economy, destroyed it through various which there are farmers, Space sector by Prime Minister Survekshan awards 2020 -- 1.87 crore citizens partici- comprising farmers, labour- moves like demonetisation labourers, small shop own- Indore was adjudged Narendra Modi in Lok the fifth annual cleanliness pated in the exercise, ac- ers and small businesses, in and implementation of ers and millions of poor peo- Bengaluru: The recently India's cleanest city for a Sabha, was adjudged the survey of the country -- cording to the government. the last six years of its rule, "wrong GST". Gandhi ple," he said. "Prime announced space sector fourth straight year while 'Best Ganga Town' in the were announced by Union Ambikapur in and said that the country stressed the need to restore Minister Narendra Modi has reforms are not aimed at Surat and Navi Mumbai country, followed by Housing and Urban Chhattisgarh has been will not be able to generate the balance between the or- been attacking the unorgan- privatisation of Indian grabbed the second and Kanpur, Munger, Affairs Minister Hardeep ranked the cleanest city in jobs in the coming period as ganised and unorganised ised economy for the last six Space Research third positions respective- Prayagraj and Haridwar. Singh Puri at a ceremony the category of 1-10 lakh a result of that. economies for the welfare of years. He did this because Organisation (ISRO), its ly, as the Centre an- Chhattisgarh was given where 129 awards were population, followed by Addressing via video con- the country. The event was this sector has money and Chairman and Secretary nounced the results of its the 'Cleanest State' award given in different cate- Mysore in Karnataka and ferencing the foundation organised on the occasion of Modi ji wanted to transfer it in the Department of latest annual cleanliness in the category of states gories. The survey New Delhi Municipal area. stone-laying ceremony of the birth anniversary of for- to big businessmen," Gandhi Space, K Sivan asserted survey on Thursday. having more than 100 brochure describes the (More news on Pg 03) the party's offices to be built mer prime minister Rajiv alleged. on Thursday.The space agency also stated that ‘Upgradation of affiliation’ the draft on the proposed space activity bill is Govt to charge higher Record 9.18 lakh COVID tests done in a day almost final and it will CBSE introduces soon be placed before the aviation security fee „ Cumulative tests With 69,652 COVID-19 cases, virtual inspection Union Cabinet for of schools approval. „ From September 1 from passengers when they reach 3.26 cr India sees biggest 1-day jump book their tickets and then New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): India's coronavirus tally breached the 28 lakh cases mark with New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): give it to the government. New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): EPFO 69,652 COVID-19 cases reported in the country in the last 24 The ASF is used to fund the The Central Board of Secondary New Delhi: Net new hours, informed the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Education (CBSE) has intro- The Civil Aviation security arrangement at With a record 9,18,470 enrolments with retire- duced a facility for virtual Ministry has decided to airports across the country. tests been being done in a With the latest spike, the total cases stand at 28,36,926 which is ment fund body EPFO inspection of schools for charge higher aviation se- The ministry had in- day, the cumulative tests inclusive of 6,86,395 active cases while 977 deaths due to rose to 6.55 lakh in June COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours in India taking the "upgradation of affiliation" in from 1.72 lakh during curity fee (ASF) from do- creased the ASF last year conducted so far for detec- view of the COVID-19 pandem- mestic as well as interna- too. On June 7, 2019, the tion of COVID-19 in India number of deaths to 53,866, it added. The number of cured/dis- May 2020, according to charged/migrated patients in the country stands at 20,96,665. ic, an official said on Thursday. its latest payroll data, tional passengers from ministry said domestic pas- have reached 3.26 crore even These schools are "already A health worker collects samples providing a perspective September 1, senior govern- sengers would be charged as the national positivity affiliated with the board and from a man for COVID-19 tests, on employment in the ment officials said on Rs 150 instead of Rs 130 as rate has fallen below 8 per COVID tests in a span of 24- and effective measures to fa- due to natural growth of stu- in Vijayawada, Thursday. formal sector amid the Thursday. the ASF and international cent, the Union Health hours on Wednesday and it cilitate easy testing have dents in higher classes, the COVID-19 crisis. Making the air travel passengers would be Ministry said. is poised to see an exponen- given a substantial boost to schools are facing hardship due Provisional payroll data slightly costlier, the officials charged 4.85 USD instead of With constantly increas- has amply depicted, it will tial increase towards its re- the present numbers. to non-conduct of inspection", released by the EPFO said the ASF for domestic USD 3.25 as the ASF from ing testing numbers, there eventually lower when com- solve of testing 10 lakh sam- "As a result of these fo- CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi last month had shown flyers will be increased to July 1, 2019. The aviation has been a commensurate bined with other measures ples daily. The cumulative cussed actions, the Tests said. The virtual inspection will that net new enrolments Rs 160 from Rs 150 starting sector has been significant- fall in the positivity rate, the such as prompt isolation, ef- tests conducted so far for de- Per Million (TPM) have be done for "upgradation to stood at 3.18 lakh in May next month, and interna- ly impacted due to the travel ministry said. "Although fective tracking and timely tection of coronavirus in- seen a sharp increase to secondary and senior second- this year. The figure has tional passengers will pay restrictions imposed in higher number of tests will clinical management," it fection in the country has 23,668. The TPM continues ary level for cases registered up now been revised to 5.2 USD instead of 4.85 USD India and other countries in push the positivity rate ini- stated. India for the first increased to 3,26,61,252. to maintain a constant up- to session 2021-22" and for this, as the ASF from September tially, but as the experience time conducted a record Expanded diagnostic lab 1,72,174. view of the coronavirus ward trend," the ministry fresh inspection committees 1.Airlines collect the ASF pandemic. from several states and UTs number of more than 9 lakh network across the country said. will be formed, the official said. Two booked Aurangabad: An offence Tribal Affairs ministry launches tertiary SON PAYS TRIBUTE TO FATHER Villagers thrashed by was registered against two men for allegedly processing centres in Chh’garh attacking a woman doc- naxals in Dantewada tor following the death of New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): responsible for promoting their father at a hospital tribal art and craft, and „ 10 injured collector had visited the vil- in Aurangabad city of The Tribal Affairs hand looms. lage last month and assured Maharashtra, police said Ministry on Thursday One of the minor forest Dantewada, Aug 20: to take up development on Thursday. The incident launched two tertiary pro- produce (MFP) processing works there. On the collec- took place on Wednesday cessing centres in units will be set up in Ten persons, including tor's direction, women in vil- night when brothers Chhattisgarh and Raigad, Maharashtra, to five women and a minor girl, lages of Dantewada formed Vijendra and Jitendra Maharashtra to enhance add value to tradition trib- were injured after allegedly groups and nominal funds Jaiswal, residents of the income of tribal forest al drink 'mahua', amla, being beaten up by naxals were given to them to carry Waluj, admitted their gatherers by adding value custard apple and jamun for supporting development out various activities in father to a private hospi- to non-timber forest prod- and produce mahua activities in their village in their villages, he said. tal here, inspector Ashok ucts collected by them. drink, amla juice, candy, Dantewada district, police A group of 10 women in Giri of CIDCO police sta- Tribal Affairs Minister jamun juice and custard said on Thursday. Chikpal was managing tion said. Arjun Munda e-launched apple pulp, a statement The incident took place meals given to children at the centres under the 'TRI- said. on Wednesday night in the local anganwadi centre FOOD' project being im- Another multi-commod- Chikpal village under among other works, Pallava Arrest plemented by Tribal ity processing centre in Katekalyan police station said. Residents of Chikpal Ahmedabad: An accused Cooperative Marketing Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, area, where a group of 25 to also took part in in the 2006 Kalupur rail- Development Federation will be used for the pro- 30 armed cadres thrashed Independence Day celebra- way station blast in of India (TRIFED) in asso- cessing of commodities over 20 villagers with sticks tions on August 15 at Ahmedabad, who was on ciation with the Ministry like mahua, amla, honey, and butt of their guns, Marjum village, located in a the run for 14 years, was of Food Processing. cashew, tamarind, ginger, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his late father and former prime minister Dantewada superintendent naxal-stronghold, where the arrested by the Gujarat TRIFED functions garlic and other fruits and Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary, as it rains at Vir Bhoomi in New Delhi, Thursday. of police Abhishek Pallava national flag was hoisted Anti Terrorist Squad under the ministry and is vegetables, it said. said. The SP said the district after 30 years, he said. (ATS) from a village in West Bengal close to Bihar polls Bangladesh Border, offi- SC to Bhushan: Reconsider cials said on Thursday. ‘130 cr Indians eternally grateful’ Manjhi’s HAM quits Based on specific inputs, your ‘statement’ a team of the ATS nabbed New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): Soldier and Sportsperson Calling him one of the great- Grand Alliance the accused- Abdul what they crave for is appre- est captains and one of the sult his lawyers and think Razzaq Gazi- from a vil- PM to Dhoni Prime Minister ciation, that their hard work best wicketkeepers the Patna, Aug 20 (PTI): over the apex court's sug- lage in Basirhat tehsil of Narendra Modi has and sacrifice is getting no- game has seen, Modi said, gestion. West Bengal's North 24 described Mahendra ticed and appreciated by "Your dependability in Former Bihar chief minister Attorney General K K Parganas district, the Singh Dhoni as the embodi- everyone.thanks PM tough situations and your Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Venugopal urged the officials said. ment of a new India where @narendramodi for your ap- style of finishing matches, Hindustani Awam Morcha bench, also comprising family name does not make ple's destiny but they make preciation and good wish- particularly the 2011 World (Secular) on Thursday quit the Justices B R Gavai and one's destiny in a letter to their own names and their es," he wrote. In the lengthy Cup final will forever be Grand Alliance Krishna Murari, not to Weather the enigmatic former cap- own destinies," wrote the note to the celebrated crick- etched in the public memo- (Mahagathbandhan) but pre- New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): award any punishment to tain, who retired from inter- PM in his letter to the two- eter, the PM also lauded the ry for generations." "The ferred to remain mum on Bhushan in the contempt future tie-up with any party or High 32Low 25 national cricket last week. time World Cup winner. calm demeanour with correct way to assess your The Supreme Court case saying he has already A thankful Dhoni shared "Where we come from which Dhoni led the Indian impact is as a phenomenon." grouping. "HAM will no longer Thursday granted two been convicted. the letter on his Twitter does not matter as long as team. The 39-year-old stumper- be a constituent of the grand days to activist-lawyer The bench said it cannot MARKET page on Thursday, his first we know where we are "No matter what hairstyle batsman is widely consid- alliance. The party has decid- Prashant Bhushan, who consider the request of NIFTY 11,312.20  social media post since the headed -- this is the spirit you sported, your calm head ered a game-changer in in- ed to leave mahagathband- has been held guilty of Venugopal unless "consider me retired" note that you have exuded and remained the same in victo- ternational cricket and han," party spokesman Danish contempt, to reconsider Bhushan reconsiders his SENSEX 38,220.39  on Instagram that stunned inspired many youngsters ry or defeat, which is very earned respect for his fore- Rizwan told reporters here. his 'defiant statement' re- earlier stand of not apolo- the cricket fraternity on with," he said. important for every youth," sight on the cricket field, The decision to walk out of the fusing to apologise for his gising for his tweets. BULLION Saturday. "You have been Dhoni, who is also an he said referring to different which made punts look like five parties opposition coali- contemptuous tweets The tone, tenor and con- GOLD 51,940 one of the important illus- Honorary Lieutenant hair cuts that Dhoni made well thought out strategy.He tion in Bihar was taken at the against the judiciary. tent of Bhushan's state- trations of the spirit of new Colonel in the Territorial famous after sporting an will now be seen in action in partys "core committee" Bhushan told a bench ment makes it worse; is it SILVER 66,886 India, where family name Army, thanked the PM for eye-catching long mane at the IPL, starting September meeting convened at Manjhis headed by Justice Arun defence or aggravation, does not make young peo- the appreciation. "An Artist, the beginning of his career. 19 in the UAE. residence here, Rizwan said. Mishra that he would con- the court told Venugopal. Akhilesh Mishra appointed district representative Baikunthpur: Ranger Akhilesh Mishra has been appointed as repre- sentative of Koriya District Ranger Association by State Ranger BHILAI-36GARH Association. His associates hailed his appointment and wished that 02 he would be able to address their problems. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 Bhilai receives National Award for Best Self Sustainable City RDC organises Webinar on

Central Chronicle News ter, the works are carried out keeping in mind all Dental Practice Management Bhilai, Aug 20: Bhilai the parameters. The num- city has received the ber of SLRM centers is Central Chronicle News National Award for Best also being increased. Self Sustainable City in Construction of two new Bhilai, Aug 20: Rungta the category of 3 to 10 SLRM centers is in College of Dental Sciences lakh population in the progress. & Research, under the Swachh Sarvekshan. This Bhilai Municipal Aegis of Sanjay Rungta award was given away by Corporation has also Group of Institutions the Minister of State achieved the status ODF Department of Public (Ministry of Housing and ++ status. The officials Health dentistry organized Urban Affairs) Hardeep have done commendable a one day National online Singh Puri during the job by monitoring the webinar on Dental Practice Swachh Mahotsava pro- spots of Open Defecation. Management. The guest Finance. He also delivered lected topic. So this semi- gramme. Bhilai Mayor To create deterring im- speaker was professor Dr a special session on how to nar will hold a key to suc- and MLA Devendra pact, they have imposed Krishna Raj Ganesh manage clinical practice cess for budding practition- Yadav, MiC member and fine on the violators. On Narayan from Bangalore. during covid-19 pandemic ers. Sanitation In-charge the other hand, the public In his speech he empha- which included important The Head of Department Laxmipati Raju, toilets have been updated. sized the importance of precautions and steps to be Dr Naveen N gave a wel- Commissioner Rituraj of BMC made dedicated ters of cleanliness. He of the aware citizens of With the untiring efforts dental practice manage- particularly followed dur- come speech and intro- Raghuvanshi, Nodal efforts under the guid- congratulated all the offi- Bhilai, that the city was of all under the leader- ment in clinical routine ing oral termination and duced the guest speaker to Officer Swachh Bharat ance of Mayor Devendra cers / employees of BMC, able to achieve the status ship of Mayor Devendra and gave tips on successful treatment. audience. Dr Ram Tiwari, Mission Tarun Pal Lahre Yadav and Commissioner all the people associated of garbage free city. Yadav and Commissioner clinical management. The Webinar was inau- Reader, Department of and Health Officer Rituraj Raghuvanshi. with this campaign and Under Swachh Rituraj Raghuvanshi, Around 800 participants gurated by Dean Dr Sudhir Public Health dentistry co- Dharmendra Mishra re- Devendra said that the the citizens on this Survekshan, BMC had fo- BMC has won this registered for the Webinar Pawar who in his speech ordinated the program and ceived this award through aware citizens of Bhilai achievement. cused on Star rating as National Award under which was hosted on told that it is a very impor- delivered a vote of thanks video conferencing at NiC have also played vital role Bhilai has been includ- well as Water Plus. To pre- Swachh Survekshan for Google meet, Facebook live tant topic being addressed at the valedictory function Centre of Durg in achieving this award. ed in the list of garbage- vent garbage from mixing the first time. BSP man- & YouTube. in this webinar. In gradua- Dr Abhinav Patel, Dr Collectorate. In order to The corporation has free cities and has got 3- in water sources, mesh agement and citizens have Dr Krishna Raj Ganesh tion times dental student Aanchal Pradhan, Dr Kush meet the standards of city worked with special atten- star rating in Swachh has been installed in all played an important role Narayan also provided learns the treatment skills Garg and Dr Tuhin Sarkar sanitation, the entire staff tion to various parame- Survekshan. It is because the nullahs. At SLRM cen- for this achievement. valuable insight on man- but the management of played a vital role in organ- agement of office staff and dental clinic is often a neg- izing this webinar. Merchant Mill rolls out Angle 90 STPI brings in Next Generation Incubation Scheme for funding support, from SMS 3 Billets for first time Launches CHUNAU- Advisory Services (such TI-NextGen Startuo as HR, Legal, Accounting, Central Chronicle News Challenge Contest IPR/Patenting) along-with financial incentives like Bhilai, Aug 20: During Central Chronicle News seed funding of upto Rs 25 the present difficult mar- Lakhs. ket conditions, SAIL- Bhilai, Aug 20: Software According to Dr Omkar Bhilai Steel Plant’s Technology Parks of India Rai, DG, STPI, “STPINGIS Merchant Mill received (STPI) has brought in Next will fulfill the vision of an order of 3000 T of Generation Incubation NPSP2019 by focusing on Angle 90 from SAIL’s Scheme (NGIS) and simul- software product develop- Central Marketing taneously launched CHU- ment in emerging technol- Organisation (CMO) NAUTI - NextGen Startup ogy domains. It will boost which was to be delivered Challenge Contest under products for addressing sive manner. NGIS is fo- can apply and become an IP-driven sustainable within 15 days. this scheme, informed the the futuristic problems in cused on 12 Tier-II loca- NGIS beneficiary. Each software product industry Angle 90 was previously ume billets of 105 mm sec- group during rolling of local Bhilai Centre in a business & society, and tions in the country viz NGIS location has a dedi- by nurturing 300 tech rolled from input of 110 tion size from Modex Angle 50. As new scheme press communique. It fur- transforming them to be- Agartala, Bhilai, Bhopal, cated chief mentor along start-ups in tier II/III mm Billets from Steel Unit, Steel Melting Shop 3 was implemented and the ther informed that NGIS is come tomorrow’s uni- Bhubaneshwar, with a ‘mentor pool’ and cities, which will trans- Melting Shop 1 (SMS 1) (SMS 3). Merchant Mill profile was being rolled a pioneering initiative by corns. Along with MeitY, Dehradun, Guwahati, knowledge partners. The form India into a product and Blooming & Billet collective took up the after 4 years the entry,exit Ministry of Electronics STPI, MSH, STPINEXT Jaipur, Lucknow, services offered by NGIS nation.” He further added, Mill (BBM) route that has challenge and had brain- boxes were not available. and Information INITIATIVES, a vast spec- Prayagraj, Mohali, Patna to its beneficiaries include “We can to create a highly now been discontinued. storming exercises The Guide Section of Technology (MeitY) & trum of industry, acade- & Vijayawada. It aims to Physical infrastructure collaborative ecosystem Since volume and di- among its team members. Merchant Mill made the STPI to build a world-class mia, investment & funding support 300 start-ups/en- (including state-of-the-art pan-India through our pro- mensions of input billets Rolling pass scheme required tackles in a very incubation ecosystem for agencies joined hands to trepreneurs/SMEs in the incubation and dedicated grams like STPICoEs & play a significant role, it was provided by RT & RB short span of time identifying & nurturing support the innovative field of IT/ITeS/ESDM Software Product Security STPINGIS to ensure the was challenging to roll shop. Special trials were through its internal re- startups working towards product-focussed start-ups over a period of 3 years. Testing (SPST) facility), vision of NPSP2019 is re- Angle 90 from lesser vol- taken from roughing sources. path-breaking software in the most comprehen- Startups from pan-India Mentoring, Access to VCs alised.” Railway Safety Commissioner to inspect SECR observes State of martyr Rani newly constructed rail line today ‘sadbhavana diwas’ Avanti Bai established Central Chronicle News

Bhanupratappur, Aug Rich tributes paid in 20: On August 21 the in- Gram Gopalpur spection of the newly constructed rail line Central Chronicle News under the Rawaghat rail- way project will be done Khairagarh, Aug 20:On occa- by AK Rai Railway Safety sion of birth anniversary of Commissioner South 'Veerangana Rani Avanti Bai East Circle Kolkata. Lodhi, the office bearers of He will be accompa- Lodhi Samaj established a nied by DRM S S Gupta symbolic statue of Avanti Bai and top officials of on Sunday in Gram Gopalpur. Raipur Railway Division On occasion of birth an- including RVNL Chief niversary of Veerangana Rani Project Officer Anand Avanti Bai Lodhi in Chuikhadan Singh. Block, variety of programmes Special train will ar- were held by members of rive Kewti at 7:30 am, ac- some reason. There is 4th Mumbai, RCSKCS Central Chronicle News sion at 11 am all officers Lodhi Samaj. in this a massive cording to the schedule, a phase of the railway proj- Guntur and Bharat Rail and staff of SECR head- statue of Avanti Bai was estab- ers of Samaj as per rituals. mer District Panchayat mem- team of officers will ect under construction Automation Private Bilaspur, Aug 20: quarter took lished in Jaistambh Chowk of In the same way in Garm ber Teerath Janghel, Sarvan leave for Antagarh by from Dalli Rajhara to Limited Mumbai under Following the protocol of "Sadbhavana Diwas" Gram Gopalpur in Chuikhadan Ghirgholi also statue of Martyr Janghel, Advocate Rohit trolleys at 9 am and reach Rawaghat which has Rail Vikas Nigam. SSB corona pandemic along pledge at their respec- town and after garlanding her Avanti Bai was garlanded and Jaghel, Arjun Janghel, Antagarh at 1 pm. Earlier been fully constructed 33BN KEWTI AND with the entire country tive workplaces with statue, prayers were per- then prayers were performed. Devsharan Janghel, Naresh test was to be done on This section has been SSB28BN Antagarh pro- SECR observed duly maintaining social formed and after this the stat- In this programme mainly for- Janghel, Banke Janghel and March 24 and 11 August constructed by Patel vided security in the con- Sadbhavna Diwas on distancing in view of ue of Martyr Rani Avanti Bai mer MLA and parliamentary others from Samaj were pres- but was canceled due to Engineering Limited struction of this phase. Thursday. On this occa- COVID-19. was established by office bear- secretary Komal Janghel, for- ent in large number. Dewangan takes more SDRF safely rescue than 65 online classes Rains leave many areas inundated, many areas cut-off Arang, Aug 20: Amidst the spread of global pandemic Coronavirus, in Maniyar, Aagar river in full spate; administration comes to rescue order to ensure that studies of chil- pregnant woman Shanti dren is not affected, the state gov- Central Chronicle News Bhathari has got cut-off ernment is making all efforts. from others and turned Seeing this the School Education Mungeli, Aug 20: The into island. There is about Admit her in Department of state government, rains over the last two- 2-3 feet water all around Bhairamgarh prepared a portal for online educa- three days has put life out this village and one house hospital tion through NIC. So it is through of gear in the district. Due is reported to have got col- this web portal, classes of students to heavy rains last on lapsed due to rains. With Central Chronicle News from Class 1 to 12th is being organ- Sunday, majority of 'nul- 'Aagar' and 'Maniyari' ised and study material is being pro- lahs' and rivers are on full river in full spate and Bijapur, Aug 20: vided to the students. It is by associ- spate and due to many around 12 people got stuck Continuous rains in the ating children from different schools areas have got cut-off from up in Amora and were res- district has brought rivers in one area, the teachers are taking others. In the night-long cued by NDRF team. The and rivulets in spate, sens- classes online. In this series, teacher rains on Tuesday, many neighbouring villages of ing the danger of floods Sohan Lal Dewangan from Govt low lying areas in city got Maniyari viz. Amlikapa, district administration de- High School, Tulsi, is keeping the inundated with knee-deep Bhilai, Amora, Salfa and ployed flood relief teams reach hospital, rescue motion was not able to students associated with education water and the ground op- in the district was record- Similarly Science other low lying areas are to safely rescue people team took the pregnant reach hospital for treat- and under the government's posite the Science College ed in Mungeli district and College ground has turned fully inundated with knee- trapped due to flood. On woman and her husband ment. Rescue team carried scheme of 'Padhai Tuhar Dwar' he has turned into pond. The over 137 mm rainfall was into small pond and there deep water. People from August 19 as part of flood Rajman on the motorboat her across the flooded has so far conducted more than 65 Maniyari rivers is also in recorded. Due to heavy is no other entrance to the Aamlikapa locality were rescue, NDRF and Nagar and safely crossed the rivulet and admitted her online classes and has kept the full spate along with rivers rains, Khadkhadi or 'nul- College apart from this. shifted to safer places, as Sena team safely rescued river and later admitted to CHC for treatment. A school children linked daily with his in Lormi, Mungeli, lahs' are in full spate and Similarly nullah on the local administration Bechapal resident preg- her to the CHC total of four rescue teams classes. So it is under such adverse Jarhagaon, Barela, Bhilai, this has led to water inun- Pandaria road and Karhi got alert after getting in- nant woman Shanti Karti Bhairamgarh. In the same have been deployed in the conditions, Sohan Dewangan is still Amora and water is flow- dation in Budhwari Bazar. 'Chota Nullah' is also over- formation about many low trapped due to flood water way due to excess water in flood affected areas of the adhering to his duties and taking up ing above the culverts and The old bridge on this has flowing. lying areas getting flooded on Mari river bridge Bhatwara rivulet of district and till August 19, classes on regular basis. In line with bridges in the region, submerged in rain water On the other hand, in the region and for this which falls between Kodoli Bhairamgarh block, vic- 11 villagers trapped due this other school children too are bringing traffic movement and to witness the same heavy rains were reported SDM and other officials to Mirtur road. As the cou- tim Rajeshwari suffering were safely rescued to getting benefitted through online to a standstill. huge crowd had gathered in rural areas of Mungeli reached the site to provide ple was not in a position to from vomiting and loose safer places. classes through CG's web portal. Highest of the rainfall here on Sunday. district and Gram relief to affected persons. Digging for laying of cable Raipur : Digging has been started by concerned authorities for laying of cable during peak of RAIPUR 03 monsoon season, posing problems for all. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 Once again Ch’garh establishes ‘Rajiv Bhavan will be built in 22 districts of the state’  With the contribution of Congmen its identity as the cleanest state  Rahul Gandhi laid foundation stone through Aim is to maintain to position of Ch’garh in next year’s survey: Baghel Video Conferencing

 Union Minister Puri dent and present Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. hails Chhattisgarh’s Taking inspiration from Godhan Nyay Yojana that, it was decided to  All the cities build Rajiv Bhavan in the districts, said Markam. of Chhattisgarh are Congress workers can in ODF++ extend their support start- Raipur, Aug 20: On this occasion, PCC Committee, Rahul Gandhi. ing from Rs 50, they will President Mohan Markam On the occasion state in- cooperate with us and we Major leap of Ch’garh On the 76th birth an- said that on the occasion charge PL Punia, Motilal will build Rajiv Bhawan in niversary of former Prime of the birthday of former Vora, Chief Minister the entire 22 districts with- in the Cleanliness Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Prime Minister Bharat Bhupesh Baghel and all in 1 year, added PCC Survey 2020 foundation stone of Rajiv Ratna Rajiv Gandhi, today senior Congress members President. The elections Raipur, Aug 20: utilized for preparation of 10 cities of the state, Bhilai Bhavan for the District the foundation stone of were present. Today was a for 2023-24 will be conduct- vermi-compost. This has holds the 34th rank, while in Integrated Cleanliness Congress Committee in 22 Rajiv Bhavan, the office of historic day for ed from the new Rajiv Results of Cleanliness enhanced cleanliness in vil- the category of population of Model of ‘Narva, Garua, districts of the state was District Congress Chhattisgarhe Congress. Bhavan. Rahul Gandhi Survey 2020 organized by lages and cities. Chief Minister 50 thousand to 01 lakh, Bhilai- Ghurva,’ Bari turned out laid by former party presi- Committee of 22 districts While in opposition, we said that the district head- Government of India’s Housing said that this scheme is being Charoda ranks second, to be successful dent Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh was laid had built Rajiv Bhavan quarters Rajiv Bhavan and Urban Affairs Ministry implemented in villages as well Chirmiri ranks third, Birgaon Chhattisgarh bags 14 through video conferenc- by former President of All with the help of the people will be for the common were declared today on August as cities. Dung is being pur- ranks fourth, whereas in the national awards in one ing. India Congress led by the then state presi- people of Chhattisgarh. 20, 2020, and Chhattisgarh has chased in 377 dung procure- population category of 25 to 50 day earned the status of the clean- ment centers set up in urban thousand, Kawardha ranks sec- Union Minister terms est state of the country. Chief areas of the state. This scheme ond, Champa ranks fifth, GNY, cow dung pur- ‘PUJA MATERIALS’ Minister Bhupesh Baghel and has helped in increasing Akaltara ranks 74th, and in the chase as good commer- Urban Administration Minister income of people. Union less than 25 thousand popula- cial model, an exempla- Dr Shivkumar Daharia received Minister Mr. Puri congratulat- tion category, Narharpur ranks ry scheme for entire the award at hands of Union ed Chief Minister Mr. Baghel second, Saragaon ranks third nation Ministry of Housing and Urban and Urban Development and Pipariya ranks fourth. On Dung Procurement Affairs Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri Minister Dr. Dahria for the this occasion, Chief Minister Scheme has enhanced at the virtual online award cer- excellent performance of Bhupesh Baghel and Urban the cleanliness of vil- lages and cities: CM emony. Chhattisgarh in the cleanliness Administration Minister Dr. CM Baghel and Urban This was the first national survey. Shivkumar Dahria congratulat- Admn Minister Dr award ceremony organized Chhattisgarh has performed ed the urban bodies and the Daharia attends the vir- online. During the award distri- excellently in the Swachh people of the state, and called tual online award distri- bution, Chief Minister Bhupesh Survekshan (Cleanliness on them to continue their coop- bution ceremony Baghel gave information about Survey) 2020, while many eration in the same way. Godhan Nyay Yojana and dung small and big cities of the state Chhattisgarh also won the procurement being conducted have gained national fame. title of garbage free city in star won the garbage free city (star across Chhattisgarh to the Patan Nagar Panchayat has got rating rating). Ambikapur, a city in Union Minister. Union Minister the status of the cleanest city Government of India con- Chhattisgarh has been given 5- Puri said that Godhan Nyay of the country in the category ducted the Cleanliness Survey star city status and 9 cities Yojana and dung procurement of ‘population less than 25 across the state. First ODF plus have been awarded 3-star sta- system is a good commercial thousand’. Similarly, plus survey of the entire tus and 5 cities have been model and praised the exem- Jashpurnagar has secured the Chhattisgarh was also con- awarded 1 star city status by plary initiatives of top position in the country in ducted. After ODF Plus Plus the Government of India. Chhattisgarh Government. On the Cleanliness Survey, under survey, the survey of garbage During the award distribution the occasion, Chief Minister the category of population 25 free city (star rating) and ceremony, Secretary of said that our aim is to maintain to 50 thousand, Dhamtari won cleanliness survey of entire Chhattisgarh’s Urban the top position of the cleanest city award in pop- Chhattisgarh was done. After Administration Department Chhattisgarh in Cleanliness ulation of 50 thousand to 01 the survey, Chhattisgarh was Ms. Alermelmangai D, Survey next year as well. He lakh category and Ambikapur declared ODF plus plus state by Additional CEO of SUDA Mr. told Union Minister that in has got the status of the clean- the Government of India. Soumil Ranjan Choubey and Chhattisgarh, waste is being est city in the country in the Chhattisgarh became the first Advisor Dr. Nitesh Sharma Market is decked up with flowers and others puja materials for festival of ‘Teej’, followed with ‘Ganeshotsav’ here converted into fertilizer. Dung category of population 01 to 10 state in India to have ODF++ were also present at the Chief on Thursday. Chronicle pic- Shrikant Meshram procured at Rs 2/kg is being lakh. Besides, among the other grade. Chhattisgarh has also Minister’s residence. Sadbhavana Diwas NIOS engaged teacher Upsane-Sundrani verbal spat celebrated in all govt offices still wait for honorarium creates headache for BJP leadership  CLU take up issue [email protected] elections to the post of struggling hard to stream- with SCERT Mayor in Raipur line functioning of the Raipur, Aug 20: Tug of Municipal Corporation party after the debacle in Raipur, Aug 20: War between the two (RMC), had been raising last Assembly polls. Spokesperson of questions over the func- Further on, the new BJP The payment of hono- Bharatiya Janata Party tioning of the party dur- President Vishnu Deo Sai rarium to the resource (BJP) has created a big ing the last few years and too has not been able to de- teachers, centre in-charge, headache for the principal had even blamed the fa- clare his Executive Body coordinators, data entry opposition in voritism within the party amidst growing resent- operators and clerks en- Chhattisgarh. While the for the present weaker sta- ment among party work- gaged in conducting examinations have been BJP had been battling tus of the saffron brigade. ers as senior leaders are D.EL.Ed classes conduct- successfully conducted hard to settle the growing Upasane had strongly once again creating pres- Raipur, Aug 20:  Officers-employees tional unity and goodwill ed by NIOS is pending and four times but the hono- unrest among party rank raised objections to the re- sure on him to get accom- of the Indians, following Chhattisgarh Lecturer rarium has not been paid. and file, the fresh battle of cent statement given by modated in the Executive The birthday of former took oath the protocol of Covid-19. Union (CLU) demanded Additional Director as- supremacy between party former MLA Shrichand Body. Similarly, few of Prime Minister late Rajiv As part of the event, offi- soon release of the pay- sured the delegation that spokesperson Sundrani on his family. them are also aspiring for Gandhi was celebrated as Diwas”, which is celebrat- cials and employees took ments. out of Rs 15 crore honorar- Sacchidanand Upasane Launching scathing attack the Raipur BJP President Sadbhavana Diwas in all ed across the country the pledge to work for “the CLU State President ium for payment, Rs 7.5 and former MLA from on the former MLA, the post which too has created government offices of every year, is to promote emotional oneness and Rakesh Sharma led a dele- crore is to be paid immedi- Raipur North Srichand BJP Vice President resentment among those Chhattisgarh on Thursday national integration and harmony of all the people gation which meet ately and due to corona Sundrani has further re- Upsane questioned the in- who have been silently continuing the long tradi- communal harmony and of India regardless of Additional Director pandemic it could not be sulted in embarrassment tegrity of Sundrani to- and dedicatedly working tion of observing the birth spread the message of caste, region, religion or SCERT R N Singh in ab- paid. for the top leadership. wards the party. for the party over the anniversary of former goodwill towards everyone language” and to resolve sence of Director and sub- Director has sent a re- Upsane who had unsuc- Verbal spat between the years. After the verbal out- Prime Minister Rajiv and eschewing violence. all differences “through di- mitted him a memoran- minder letter to NIOS and cessfully contested both two leaders resulted in em- burst, the top leadership is Gandhi as ‘Sadbhavana On this occasion, the of- alogue and constitutional dum in this matter. It payment will be released the Assembly polls from barrassment for the now trying to pacify both Diwas’ on August 20. The ficer-employees took the means without resorting needs to be mentioned within four months, in- Raipur North Assembly Chhattisgarh BJP leader- the Spokesperson who theme of “Sadbhavana oath to work for the emo- to violence”. here, in between 2017-19 formed Rakesh Sharma. segment as well as direct ship which is already have gone personal. OBITUARY AAP to establish Oxygen Check-up Centres Air Ambulance Services YC launches ‘Plant sapling-save life’ Harsh Majithia across Chh’garh Central Chronicle News launched at Raipur Airport Raipur: Harsh Majithia, R/o Geeta drive on Rajiv’s birth anniversary Nagar, Raipur, breathed his last Raipur, Aug 20: Aam Aadmi Party landed at Raipur Airport  Target to plant over 1 lakh here on Thursday. He was 42. The (AAP) would be establishing Oxygen on Thursday as part of the final rites were performed today it- Check-up centres across resumption of the services saplings: Koko Padhi self. He was son of Late Chandulal Chhattisgarh as part of the exercise in Chhattisgarh. It is con- Majithia, husband of Swati to provide better facilities amidst sidered to be one of the Raipur, Aug 20: Majithia and father of Yash and growing cases of corona virus here. major facilities for the peo- According to the information Youth Congress today Prem Majithia. He was director of received, AAP Chhattisgarh Unit Raipur, Aug 20: ple at Raipur which would Jyant Trading Corporation. be of a greater utility in the launched ‘plant sapling-save Secretary Uttam Jaiswal has been life’ drive to mark birth entrusted with the responsibility of Chhattisgarh on health sector. Central Zone comprising Raipur, Thursday received first Air Prior to it, the Air anniversary of former Prime Jajgit Singh Chawla Bilaspur, Mahasamund and Durg Ambulance Services as Ambulance used to be Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Youth Raipur: Jagjit Singh Chawla (Sunty) Parliamentary segment who would Redbird Aviation launched called on emergency from Congress workers have set tar- R/o Janta Colony,Gudhiyari, breathed ensure residents get their Oxygen it’s services at Raipur other major cities. It is get of planting more than 1 his last here on Thursday. He was 42. level check up as well as immediate Airport. According to the learnt that 39 Air lakh saplings on the instruction petuate memory of Rajiv Raipur besides planting report of their health. Similarly of in-charge Allawaru, national Gandhi Gandhiji who cherished saplings at Priyadarshani The final journey will leave from his Prafful Bais has been made in- information, a permanent Ambulance had been oper- president BV Srinivas, dream for the youth in the Nagar Garden and Rajiv Gandhi residence on Friday and final rites will charge of North Zone which would counter of Air Ambulance ated earlier in the year 2019 be performed at Devendra Nagar cre- cover Sarguja, Raigarh, Korba and has been established at from Raipur Airport Chhattisgarh in-charge country, Padhi said. He Smriti Van. matoirum. He was S/o Mahendra Janjgir segments whereas the State Raipur Airport here. whereas so far again 39 Air Santosh Kolkunda, Ekta Thakur stressed on the need to take up The plantation programme Singh Chawla and brother of Baljit AAP President Komal Hupendi has Officials informed that Air Ambulance has been oper- and Chhattisgarh Pradesh the target of promote greenery at Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van was Singh (Bunty Chawla). been given the responsibility of Ambulance Witchcraft C 90 ated so far in the year 2020. Youth Congress president in the country to realise dream attended by Pradesh Congress South Zone under which Bastar, Purnachand Koko Padhi. Apart of late Rajiv Gandhi with maxi- Committee president Mohan Kanker and Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha from plantation, the saplings mum plantation and encourag- Markam, ministers in segment would be covered. Trade Union leaders observe Rajiv Gandhi birth anniv Dhanendra K Thakur would also be distributed. ing people for plantation. Chhattisgarh government According to the information Raipur, Aug 20: On the occa- Raipur: Dhanendra Kumar Thakur, received, the AAP Convenor Arvind Youth Congress spokesper- The Chhattisgarh Youth Kawasi Lakhma, Dr Shiv Kumar R/o Shanti Vihar Colony, Raipur, Kejriwal through the video confer- sion of Late Prime Minister son Subodh Haritwal said that Congress today organised Dahria, assembly deputy breathed his last in Mumbai on Aug 14. encing meeting held talks with the Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniver- entire programme was being plantation programme at every speaker Manoj Mandavi, He was 79. He was working as Senior party workers on the works to be sary, trade union leader organised on assembly con- district, assembly constituency Satyanarayan Sharma, Kuldip Chemist in Geology and Mining undertaken to provide assistance to Bhavani Markam led a team stituency and panchayat levels and panchayat. Youth Congress Juneja, Aijaz Dhebar, Vikas Department of state government. He the people during the Covid 19 crisis. which distributed fruits, bis- across the state on the instruc- office bearers and workers also Upadhyay, Kiranmai Nayak, After being entrusted with the above cuit, pen and note books to tion of Koko Padhi. Today when distributed saplings among Gurmukh Singh Hora, retired on 30 Nov. 2009. He was hus- responsibility, the AAP Chhattisgarh son who ensured voting rights band of Bharti Thakur (retired leaders would be on visit to their children of leper colony under the central government is people on the occasion. Youth Mahendra Chhabda, Sushil teacher) Gujarati HS School and has respective region and accordingly, Raipur (N) VS area. Hailing the to persons attaining 18 years of doing anti-environment work Congress workers led by Koko Anand Shukla, Girish Dubey left a full-fledge family behind him. the public welfare works would be contribution of Late Gandhi, age and also set the ball rolling like EIA, Youth Congress finds Padhi distributed saplings at and other senior leaders of carried out in the coming days. Bhavani termed him as a per- for panachayati raj. this drive a better way to per- Turning Point Shankar Nagar Pradesh Congress. Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. MARY MCCARTHY EDIT 04 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 TAKING SAFETY MEASURES ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR RBI should tighten Chronicle rules for NBFC It refers to hijacking of a bus Established 1974 Volume 45 No. 317 loaded with 34 passengers in UP on its way from Gurugram (Haryana) to Panna (Madhya Pradesh) al- Bihar poll under shadow legedly by elements hired by the fi- nance-company having financed the bus just on hearing news of of coronavirus death of bus-owner while his body he Election Commission of India has sought to adapt was being cremated, only because finance-company feared loan be- T to the new normal of a Covid-19 pandemic to hold coming bad debt after death of the Bihar election more or less on schedule. This is wel- borrower. Such a shocking incident come, provided the voters in the generally backward state could take place only because of Bihar are prepared well in advance about the precau- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows tions and constraints of an election under the shadow of such inhuman and harassing tac- the killer virus. As it is, Bihar is seeing a belated surge in tics to be adopted by finance-com- the infections and is barely able to cope, given its particu- panies through bad elements and other such tactics. RBI and con- larly poor state of health infrastructure. Though a number cerned governments (central and of Bihar parties have suggested a postponement of the states) should set an example poll till the virus is sufficiently tamed, the EC seems to be against such inhuman tactics by preparing for an on-schedule poll. Some of the guidelines ensuring complete waiver of loan for the 'new normal’ under consideration pertain to limit- by the finance-company, and strict- ing the participation of voters in rallies, campaigns, door- most criminal action against the to-door canvassing, etc. In other words, the festival-like erring finance-company and its owners. It is high time that RBI spirit of a hotly contested poll will be the first victim of the may urgently issue necessary di- pandemic-marred polling. Maintaining six-foot social dis- rective that Non-Banking- Finance- tancing at campaign rallies and in door-to-door canvassing Companies (NBFCs) may not send will be hard to observe. Also, sanitising polling booths and its representatives or even make ensuring that voters wear masks too will be an arduous mobile-calls before 10 am and task. So will be the limit on the number of vehicles in a po- after 7 pm for recovery of loans. RBI should also direct NBFCs (or litical cavalcade on the campaign trail. The point is that private banks) to file court-cases most of the conditions being considered will be observed for recovery of loans only in cities in their breach, but given the sanctity of the poll process it A woman gives a facemask to a man during monsoon rainfalls in Amritsar on Thursday. where loan is given at least in will be the onerous duty of every political party to try and cases where offices of both loan- ensure that these are followed as far as possible. For, the takers and NBFCs are situated in plea of parties such as the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the same city. How far it is justified Nationalist Congress, etc., for a deferment of the poll has that for example some NBFC may Rejuvenation of water bodies and resources is extremely important file court-cases in far away city like not found favour. The ruling alliance wants the poll on Jaipur for recovery of loans given schedule. The new Bihar Assembly is to be constituted by in Delhi even though same NBFC the end of November. Meanwhile, despite discordant nois- given statutory powers to collect current supply and India could lose has office in Delhi also. Licences of es by Chirag Paswan, the ruling NDA alliance seems to be PRIYANKA SAURABH and maintain a portion of the water up to 6 percent of its GDP. such NBFCs should be cancelled. in a strong position to return to power. The leader of the charge, manage the amount of India's water table is collapsing Whole concept of NBFC is miscon- Lok Janshakti Party often targets Chief Minister Nitish water allocated to them and main- in most parts; Our groundwater ceived where these are funded at Kumar with an eye on bargaining for allocation of a higher tain the distribution area under contains fluoride, arsenic, mercury, very low interest by public-sector banks to earn money by giving share of seats from the two major alliance partners in the their jurisdiction. even uranium. Groundwater and loans at unregulated high rates. At ruling combine. His options are limited, though. The LJP States should make adequate sand extraction from most of the least financing of NBFCs by public- would come to grief going it alone or teaming up with the grants for technology, design prac- river bed and valleys has become sector banks must be altogether Laloo Yadav-led Grand Alliance. The latter is already show- tices, planning and management unstable. There is an encroach- banned. ing signs of massive strain, with several constituents un- practices, preparation of annual ment on tanks and ponds. The Madhu Agrawal, New Delhi willing to project Laloo’s younger son, Tejashwi Yadav, as water balances and accounts for wells and borewells are construct- The health ID the chief ministerial candidate. Leaders of the small, single site and basin, preparation of hy- ed with dangerous impurities to caste-based parties are demanding their own pound of drological balances for water sys- Prime Minister Narendra Modi slide deeper and deeper to suck had announced the creation of a flesh as the price for staying in the RJD-led alliance. In a The World Resources Institute says that India's ca- tems, and benchmarking and per- water at greater depths. Water is digital health ID for every Indian blow to the RJD, three of its sitting MLAs crossed over to pacity to produce electricity and 40% of thermal formance evaluation. being diverted from food-crops to citizen under the National Digital the ruling JD(U) a couple of days ago, while a junior minis- power plants are experiencing high water stress due A lot of changes to the suggest- cash-crops; Livelihood for lifestyle; Health Mission (NDHM) on ter quit the government to return to the RJD. Such move- to water scarcity. Not only farmers in cities and towns ed policy are necessary. Rural to urban mismanagement is a Independence Day. A digitally- ment on the eve of the poll is only to be expected. As of Privatization of water use must be major cause of the drought. linked health ID that lists the dis- now, the disarray in the opposition alliance is such that it across India, but urban people are also suffering from defined, the revitalization of rivers The World Resources Institute ease, doctors and hospitals visit- can only bolster the prospects of the NDA in the coming a lack of drinking water.Hydrological boundaries, needs to be revised. Technological says that India's capacity to pro- ed, medicines prescribed, insur- rather than administrative or political boundaries, ance company etc., will go a poll. A win in the first major poll after the outbreak of coro- innovation with sensors, GIS, and duce electricity and 40% of ther- long way in ameliorating the navirus will serve as a shot in the arm of the central gov- should be part of the water governance structure in satellite imagery is required. There mal power plants are experiencing healthcare of millions of people. ernment. And aggravate further the troubles of the nation- the country. The sensitivity of states should be taken is a need to control the water due high water stress due to water The health ID that is linked to al opposition. into consideration. The creation of consensus among to having a good picture of their scarcity. Not only farmers in cities the nation-wide health insurance states within the constitutional framework is a pre- route and quantity. This policy does and towns across India, but urban scheme will help improve the quality of healthcare both in the condition for making changes. Water conservation, not prevent use among those who people are also suffering from a can pay for water. public and private sectors. True, Cong leadership vacuum along with water harvesting and prudent and multi- lack of drinking water. the proposed scheme will not ple uses of water,is critical to meet the water chal- The policy does not follow the Hydrological boundaries, rather help deal with the scarcity of he leadership crisis that has bedeviled the Congress pollutant payment principle, rather than administrative or political lenges facing India.Rejuvenation and revival of tradi- doctors and other healthcare T for over a year now, mostly simmering at the surface, it promotes effective treatment. boundaries, should be part of the workers and inadequate facilities, has again spurted, causing a stir in the party that has been tional water bodies and resources are possible The policy is criticized for calling water governance structure in the especially in rural areas. struggling to remain in the reckoning ever since its boat was through centuries-old conservation methods. water an economic one. It does not country. The sensitivity of states However, the government’s ef- rocked by the ascendancy of the Modi-led BJP in 2014. This focus on water pollution should be taken into consideration. forts to improve healthcare sec- follows Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s comment on her brother s part of the government's hoods and a minimal eco-system tor must be appreciated. At a Monsoon delays and pattern The creation of consensus among time when the country is strug- Rahul Gandhi’s views on the Congress leadership in an inter- A National Infrastructure High priority allocation to needs is changes in India, managing both states within the constitutional gling to combat COVID-19 pan- view to the authors of a new book on the country’s future Policy, the National Water Bureau considered to be economically the supply side and the demand framework is a precondition for demic, the prominence given to leaders. Priyanka too has said that the party should have a is planning to establish efficiency sound so that it can be promoted, side of the water, unprecedented making changes. Water conserva- healthcare is most welcome. non-Gandhi at the helm and that she would have no reserva- and modern water policy. Building conserved and used efficiently. heat waves that can be more fre- tion, along with water harvesting Doubts have been raised about tions in accepting his or her leadership. Ever since Rahul a consensus among states is the There is an emphasis on adapta- quent with climate change, water and prudent and multiple uses of the privacy of stored health data. Gandhi quit as the grand old party’s president after the sec- prerequisite for making this tion strategies to climate change in India's major reservoirs due to water, is critical to meet the water A National Policy on Security of Health Systems and Privacy of ond successive poll debacle in the General Election last May, change. The first national water and acceptance criteria for the de- less pre-monsoon rainfall The level challenges facing India. Personal Health Records will be he has firmly stood his ground, bucking repeated demands policy was formulated to regulate sign and management of water re- has fallen to 21 percent of the aver- Rejuvenation and revival of tradi- developed to address this. The by senior Congress leaders to retract his resignation. the planning and development and sources structures. The system of age for the last decade. Fourteen tional water bodies and resources PM also assured that sanitary However, since that did not lead to the election or selection use of water resources. The first developing benchmarks for water percent of the country's groundwa- are possible through centuries-old napkins would be made available of a non-Gandhi leader acceptable to the faction-ridden National Water Policy was adopted is used for various purposes, name- ter is receding rapidly because it is conservation methods. There is a at low cost. This issue was AICC, Sonia Gandhi was chosen as the interim party chief in 1987, followed in 2002, and sub- ly, to ensure efficient use of water. not being replenished. need for the spread of modern touched on to remove the stigma last August. The matter has remained in limbo, necessitat- sequently reviewed and improved. Project financing has been sug- Most of India's major water water technologies. Water policy associated with menstrual hy- giene. Failure to maintain hygiene ing her continuation even a year later. The vacuum at the Emphasis on national water infra- gested as a tool to encourage the sources - underground waterways, should be taken into account by all during the periods adversely af- top has rendered the second-most important party in the structure requirement, comprehen- efficient and economical use of lakes, rivers, and reservoirs - have recommendations and warnings fects women’s health. The country a rudderless one. Any further delay in the smooth sive legislation for the correct de- water. The establishment of the to rely on monsoon rains to replen- given by the NITI Aayog, a policy scheme to provide low cost sani- transition of power and the passing on of the baton will push velopment of inter-state rivers and Water Regulatory Authority has ish them. About 600 million people, change initiative is necessary to tary pads will be a blessing to the directionless organisation further adrift in the choppy river valleys, safe drinking water been recommended. Incentives for close to half the country, face se- encourage crops using less water. those women who cannot afford political waters. A clear hierarchy must be established if it and sanitation, achieving food se- recycling and reuse have been rec- vere crises from year to year. The expensive branded sanitary pads. has to stay relevant. The Congressmen must arrive at a de- curity, agriculture-dependent sup- ommended. It has also stated that Niti Aayog report said that the Priyanka Saurabh is Research Venu G S, Kollam cision on a leader — whether it is a Gandhi, a non-Gandhi, a port for poor people for their liveli- water user associations should be water demand would be twice the Scholar in Political Science young Turk or a veteran. A strong Opposition is an essential element for a healthy democracy. The grand old party that has won the confidence of the electorate for a major chunk of the post-Independence period owes it to the people to get its act together. It would be a pity if the Congress were to WHAT THEY TWEET! squander away its rich legacy. With various names popping up regularly for a possible president, it is apparent that Parveen Kaswan, Mayur Sejpal there is no dearth of experienced persons of political acu- IFS@ParveenKaswan @mayursejpal men and administrative qualities ready to take on the lead- People say how chandi- Sushant Singh Rajput was ership mantle. A lot is being read into Priyanka Gandhi garh is saved from flood- born on earth for some Vadra's statement that a non-Gandhi ought to be Congress ing. They don’t know what change and change will president; she made it in the context of Rahul Gandhi's res- awesome work sukna lake happen because change is ignation after the 2019 electoral debacle, echoing his asser- & sukna wildlife sanctuary the law of nature and nature chose a brave and tion that no member of his family should take up the reins. is doing for it. You fill sukna lake & see what great person like #SSR to Raking up the issue a year after Sonia Gandhi became de water & silt coming from change that rule, And this facto party chief may be intended to scuttle the hopes of the fragile aravali will do to change will put an end of Priyanka-for-president faction, but the overall effect is to the city. That is benifit of nepotism whether it is underline the party's inability to imagine a future without green & blue in city. film or politics. the family.The very fact that Sonia assumed the mantle of interim president gave rise to speculation that Priyanka, Leena Dhankhar@leenadhankhar too, would be amenable to taking the reins. She has long Harsh Sanghavi@sanghaviharsh Lowest price of Tatvam Villa in Gurugram worth Rs 4.5 crore where residents sailed in boat on road turned into river Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan@ bhushan_gyan been regarded as the most viable candidate for Congress The people of Surat & SMC have Military Hospital, #Jodhpur commis- president. That seems unlikely now. Already, sly speculation made a big contribution in making sioned a Molecular Biology Laboratory- on whether Priyanka 'Vadra' qualifies as a 'non-Gandhi' has Surat swachh, but I would like to is authorised by #ICMR to conduct popped up on social media!The Congress has nothing to thank our Safai Karamcharis for both Rapid Antigen test and confirma- lose by taking Priyanka and Rahul at their word and electing their immense contribution day and tory RT PCR tests for diagnosis of an independent leader. night and making Surat stand on COVID-19 -Appreciate commendable the 2nd position. spirit of #IndianArmy in every facet for Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for development of Motherland. editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by e-mail at: [email protected] Manish Mundra@ManMundra shahid siddiqui@shahid_siddiqui The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. 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No. 26172/74/RNI Regular vaccination of children Birkoni: Under the aegis of health department even in this corona pan- demic regular vaccination of small children and pregnant women is being 36GARH 05 conducted at different anganbadis of the area by anaganbadi workers. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 City cut off from all four sides, Sambalpur Div observe ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ admn comes to rescue Sambalpur, Aug 20: East Coast Railway, ob- served “Sadbhavana Diwas” by organizing a pledge ceremony today. Pradeep Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager, Sambalpur has taken “Sadbhavana Diwas” pledge in his of- fice. ADRM, Sambalpur, and all the Railway offi- cers, staff have also taken Sadbhavana Diwas pledge in their respective work- places with duly maintain- ing social distancing in view of COVID-19. Manihari bridge and temple got half submerged due to flooding. Flood water entered few localities of city. Katakoni bridge im- feet and due to which water on the bridge to- Q Maniyari bridge and Heavy rains lashed due to which Takathpur proved on Tuesday, but the city is cut-off from wards Bhathari and Scribes face attack, framed in false cases Takathpur, cut off lost its connections the level on bridge near Bilaspur side as well. Rajakapa and this area Koriya, Aug 20: It seems from Mungeli and with Mungeli district. Khapari- Jareli towards Set aside this there also got cut-off from lawlessness prevail in Water level on Bilaspur city is above 5 was heavy flow of main city. Chhattisgarh, there has Bilaspur side; many been attacks on scribes low lying areas inun- and are framed in false dated with knee and cases by the police. In be- Such a flood for first time in history tween when it seemed that wait-level water The first flood situation in terrace. Oppositve Makkad flooding in Garm Salhaiyya, many low lying area and scribe Manish Kumar had Takathpur took place 22 years complex, there is about 3 feet Ghoghara Chouraha, other colonies of Takatpur some relief, Sarguja police Central Chronicle News back in 1998 and to which the water level and the road going Singhanpuri, Padriya, Modhe, city, the administration citing issue of facebook people still remembered. But to Mission Compound has Jareli, Chitawar, Amolikapa, remained on the alert and as post lodged false case Takathpur, Aug 20: this year’s flood has crossed forced people to leave their Chorma, Chulghat, Rajakapa per direction from Collector against the scribe. The Takathpur city has been all level and broken all houses and shift some other and others. Saransh Mittar, SDM senior scribes of Raipur cut-off from all four records. With flood-water place as water level here was 100 people stuck in Anandroop Tiwari and SDOP lodged protest and submit- sides due to incessant entering the city limits, there about 4 feet. Similarly other Achanakpar rescued RK Chawla along with others ted memorandum to IG D rains for last two days is fear in the mind of people low lying areas of city also In Gram Achanakpar were into relief works. M Awasthi demanding ac- and due to which there and about likely conse- faced water logging and the dependent upon Gram Cleaning was done in tion against Sarguja SP At a time when the know about a dispute be- is no movement to & fro quences. authorities have rushed to the Panchayat Chitawar, both Community building, Girl’s Tilak Ram Koshina and PS media all over the country tween a scribe and the po- from this place. The ‘Pachreha’ nullah pass- spots to provide relief and Maniyari and Narmada river High School, Saraswati in-charge. Awasthi as- came out in support of lice. But when Manish is The water level is ris- ing from still is in full spate shift people in badly affected are in full spate and here Shishu Mandir, Govt College, sured for CID inquiry into Manish, local Sarguja in trouble local scribes ing and due to which and due to which the house of areas to safer places. many people were stranded in Shri Guru Nanak the incident and ordered Press Club is still in the failed to rise on the occa- water has entered many former MLA Chova Das 148 families turned about 20 houses due to flood- Dharamshala, Krishi Upaj to submit the report with- process of planning to sub- sion. Meanwhile in Koriya posh-colonies and locali- Khandekar is inundated with homeless in city ing. They were rescued by Mandi, and other public in 15 days. The investiga- mit memorandum in sup- memorandum addressed ties in the city and it has rainwater in ward No. 13. Due to heavy rains and NDRF teams with the help of places and all flood affected tion will take into consid- port of Manish. It needs to to Governor and Chief badly affected day-to-day People had to be shifted from flooding, around 148 families boards and in this regard SDM were shifted here. Food eration role of com- be mentioned here, same Minister Bhupesh Baghel working. ground-floor to first floor of in the city are facing problem Anandroop Tiwari and SDOP arrangements was also done- plainant and police officer. scribe some months back and Koriya collector too There were heavy the house. From Sri Ram Gate of shelter on top of them. In Rashmit Kaur Chawla were in for them by Nagar Palika Countrywide media had reached police station was submitted memoran- rains in Takathpur with to Tikripara area, the streets Takathpur rural area, there village whole night. President Munna Sriwas, Bala support Manish, local in the midnight to mediate dum against atrocities on thunder- lightening on were also flooded with rain- were many families who had Admn, public reps Thakur, Harwindier Singh media tightlipped the case when he came to Manish Soni. Monday night and water water and people anticipating turn homeless and no shelter play crucial role Hura, Nattu Jayacis, Nain Lal shot-up about 6 feet on rise in level climbed to their to live due to heavy rains and With flood-like situation in Sahu, KS Thakur and others. Takathpur- Barela Wife arrested over killing of husband, illicit relation reason for murder Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Deceased Durgesh who was a about her husband’s behav- Aug 20: Suraj Singh Parihar drunkard knew about his iour to her brother who along Aakanksha Lions Institute Ensure all facilities to flood affected people: Collector addressing a press confer- wife’s relationship and used with other associates planned ence revealed that police to beat her. Kamta informed to kill his brother-in-law. conducts sanitization drive have been successful in Q In relief camps Q cracking two murder cases For safety of children opened in the district and nine main accused Raipur, Aug 20: As main- including one woman have taining safety and hygiene Bijapur, Aug 20: The been arrested in these are of utmost importance flood affected people in the cases. during the pandemic and relief camp should be pro- On August 16, a half- hence Amway India has vided all the facilities and naked dead body was seen conducted sanitization the people facing casual- on the main road outside and disinfection drive in ties, death of animals, Harra Tola village under the premises of 12 NGO damage to houses, crops Gaurela PS area. The victim partners across India, and others should also be was identified as Durgesh nine Aanganwadi centers provided ex-gratia imme- Tehsildar, CEO Janpad done. In this regard he Panika, resident of Sara vil- under the Power of Five diately. Panchayat and reps from also asked the officials lage which falls in Venkat nutrition and education In addition to this the urban bodies. from health department to Nagar area under MP. The program in Delhi, 15 vil- roads, culverts, bridges In this meeting, ensure availability of body and the motorcycle lages in Dindigul district and power lines damaged Collector RK Agrawal di- medicine in all health cen- parked near it appeared as to reduce the levels of mi- due to heavy rains and rected the officers con- tres and presence of doc- death due to accident. A crobiological contamina- might of collective effort. flooding to should be re- cerned to pass on assis- tors and paramedical staff team led by Gaurela SDOP tion. The drive covered an We continue to be inspired paired at the earliest. Due tance to those affected and they should ensure Ashok Vedekar started approximate area of by the humanity and to incessant rains in the from floods after analysis regular checking to avoid investigation. It came to 1,30,000 sq ft benefiting the strength of our communi- district, there should be the loss. outbreak of any water fore that deceased lives of more than 3000 ties and are grateful for constant monitoring of He directed to prepare borne diseases. He also Durgesh’s wife Kamta Bai less privileged children their continued support to rivers, ‘nullahs’ and oth- cases as per RB circular 6- asked to check health of maintained an illicit rela- and adults. In Raipur the the vulnerable sections of ers. At the same time by 4. He also directed to pre- animals kept in the tionship with sanitization drive was our society in line with making the information pare proposals related to ‘Gouthans’ by the membes TirathKashipuri, resident of done at Aakanksha Lions our purpose of helping system more effective, damage to roads, culverts, of Gouthan Samitis. Tola under Pendra PS area Institute of Learning & people live better, healthi- those stranded in different bridges, student’s hostel Apart from this even after marriage and Development covering er lives.” places due to flooding and others and for its re- Collector also asked to en- her brother Girdhari helped 20,000sq ft area of their On the initiative Ms. shoud be rescued and pair and send it to him. He sure availability of food her in this matter. premises. Sheela Pillay, Principal taken to relief camps. also directed to repair the material, drinking water, Commenting on the ini- Aakanksha Lions School Above instructions damage electrical lines in blankets and others in the tiatives, Debasish of Learning & were issued by Collector the region. relief camp for the affect- Majumdar, Associate Vice- Development said,“ In RK Agrawal to the officers Further the Collector ed persons and ensure President- West, Amway these trying times Health in the district-level meet- asked to take all necessary electricity supply at such India, said, “Amway India & Hygiene are key essen- ing on Flood disaster man- precautions to ensure sup- places and maintaining all has always been commit- tials for the safety of our agement committee held ply of safe drinking water norms of social distanc- ted to supporting the com- children and care takers at here on Monday. Meeting in flood affectted places ing to avoid outbreak of munity by coming forward Matruchaya. We are grate- was attended by SP and chlorination work be Corona virus. in the face of adversity. ful to Amway for being so Kamlochan Kashyap, These testing times are thoughtful & caring by CEO District panchayat not just a trial of our conducting the Poshan Lal Chandrakar strength and resilience, Sanitization and and other district-level of- but also an opportunity for Disinfection drive at our ficers from different de- us to demonstrate the premises.” partments and by SDM, Unknown thieves steal motorcycle parked outside house Ramanujnagar, Aug 20: On Tuesday night at about 7:15 pm in village panchayat Kaushalpur which is adjacent to block headquarter, a motor- cycle of Awadhbihari Upadhayay parked outside Agriculture Extension Officer Prafulla Gupta’s residence was stolen by some unknown thieves. As informed, victim visited Gupta’s house for some work and for about eight minutes he was inside, in between some unknown thieves stole the bike. On scanning CCTV footage at Gupta’s place it was confirmed that two unknown persons came in a bike and one of them took the bike with him. Ramanujnagar police have lodged an offence against unknown thieves and is investi- gating the matter. Khandu welcomes Centre's decision to set up NRA Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu welcomed National Recruitment Agency (NRA) that will conduct test for NATION 06 selecting candidates for most of central Govt jobs. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 BRIEF RAJIV GANDHI REMEMBERED Three held Wadhawan brothers granted  New Delhi: Three people including a woman have been ar- bail in Yes Bank fraud case rested for allegedly cheating people after Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI): befriending them on Facebook. The Police The Bombay High Court are trying ascertain on Thursday granted bail the number of people to Dewan Housing they have cheated so Finance Corporation Ltd far.The accused have promoters Kapil been identified as Wadhawan and Dheeraj Satender Kumar (23), Wadhawan, who have Jitender (28) and been accused of money Neelam Rana (22), laundering by the they said. Both the Enforcement Directorate Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan men are close friends in the multi-crore Yes and are mechanical Bank fraud case. default bail. An accused directed the duo to deposit engineers by profes- The brothers, however, can seek default bail if the Rs one lakh each as surety sion. They met will remain in jail as they investigating agency fails and surrender their pass- Neelam in Delhi's have also been booked by to file a charge sheet ports. The brothers had Laxmi Nagar while the Central Bureau of against him or her in the sought bail claiming the preparing for Staff Investigation (CBI) in the case within the period pre- ED failed to file its charge Selection Commission same case. Justice Bharati scribed under section 167 sheet within the stipulated examination. Dangre granted them de- of the Criminal Procedure period of 60 days. fault bail as the Code. Additional Solicitor They were arrested by Jailers injured Enforcement Directorate General Anil Singh, ap- the ED on May 14 on (ED) failed to file its pearing for ED, sought the money laundering  Chandigarh: A charge sheet in the case court to stay its order for charges. The ED filed its deputy superinten- within the stipulated 60- two weeks so that the charge sheet on July 15 dent and two other of- day period. The court agency could appeal in the against the Wadhawans, ficials at the Patiala noted that there is a period Supreme Court. Yes Bank founder Rana Central Jail were in- prescribed in law for filing Justice Dangre, howev- Kapoor, his wife Bindu jured when a group of of the charge sheet, and an er, refused and said once Kapoor, daughters Roshni inmates hurled stones accused cannot be kept in the right of default bail is and Rekha, and their char- at them, police said. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy pays tribute at the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi custody even for a day due, the accused cannot be tered accountant firm The incident took on his 76th birth anniversary, in Puducherry, Thursday. after the stipulated time kept in custody thereafter Dularesh K Jain and place when a team led and they have the right to even for a day. The court Associate. by Deputy Superintendent (Jail) Varun Sharma were UP Oppn set to corner Govt on rising crime rate during monsoon session conducting a random Delhi traffic thrown out of gear checking. During Lucknow, Aug 20 (PTI): government's handling of checking, they had an the coronavirus pandem- altercation with pris- due to waterlogging, potholes Opposition parties in ic. oners, who pelted Uttar Pradesh are gear- SP legislators protested them with stones later, New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): ing up to corner the BJP- in front of the statue of said a police official. led government on the former Prime Minister Sharma sustained As rains lashed parts of the law and order front dur- Chaudhary Charan head injuries and was national capital, several ing the ongoing monsoon Singh in the campus admitted to Rajindra areas in Delhi reported session of the state holding banners against Hospital in Patiala, water logging that led to Assembly. the state government said police, adding his traffic across the city, offi- Uttar Pradesh while Member of the condition is stable. cials said. The Delhi Traffic Congress chief Ajay Legislative Council Police posted alerts on Kumar Lallu, who is a sit- Naresh Uttam alleged Tactical training Twitter to inform com- ting MLA from that there was jungle raj muters about waterlogged Tamukhiraj assembly in the state .  Tirunelveli: Tactical roads. "M B Road traffic constituency in "Incidents like murder, training for police movement closed from Kushinagar district, told Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly condole loot, rape and kidnapping personnel to handle Mathura Road, due to Vehicles submerged in a waterlogged area following PTI, "The Congress will the demise of sitting and former members on the first day are taking place on a any adverse circum- water logging under Pul heavy rains, at Pul Pehlad Pur in New Delhi, Thursday. raise issues of the poor of three-day monsoon session, in Lucknow, Thursday. daily basis. It appears stances would be Pehlad Pur. "Obstruction in law and order situation that criminals have no ramped up, Tamil traffic in the carriageway was affected due to pot- waterlogged roads on social in the state, women secu- all fronts. Be it the law monsoon session of Uttar fear of law," he said. Nadu DGP JK from Satyam towards holes and traffic going from media. Traffic was also af- rity, problems faced by and order situation or the Pradesh Legislature, the A BSP legislator re- Tripathy said here, a Kasturba Underpass, Ring Road towards fected as trees fell down in the farmers and flood". corona crisis. It also fears main opposition party questing anonymity said day after a policeman Maharaja Surajmal Marg Bhairon Road was affected many places in the city. Samajwadi Party MLA that BJP MLAs may cor- Samajwadi Party staged that the party will be was killed in a coun- due to water logging at due to the bottle-neck route, "Traffic movement has from Mohanlalganj in ner it on a number of is- a protest in the Vidhan moving adjournment no- try-bomb attack by a Jhilmil," the Delhi Traffic it said. Many residents been closed on Rajpur Road Lucknow Ambrish sues, as its own MLAs are Bhawan on Thursday tice in the backdrop of re- history-sheeter in Police tweeted. Traffic on shared videos and pictures from both side due to a tree Pushkar said, "The UP angry with it." Just be- against the poor law and cent incidents in neighbouring Ring Road-Bhairon Road of vehicles plying through fallen near PS Civil Line. government has failed on fore the start of the brief order in the state and the Azamagarh. Tuticorin. While con- stable Subramanian was killed on the spot, Chidambaram accuses BJP Govt of the history-sheeter West Bengal has over 2300 containment zones who hurled the bomb when a special team Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI): shielding PM-CARES Fund from scrutiny came to nab him on a Normal life affected tip-off also died of in- West Bengal has over 2300 in Bengal due to New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): counted against CSR? Will juries suffered in the containment zones even bi-weekly lockdown donations to other private- incident. Tripathy, as recovery percentage of Senior Congress leader P ly-established funds be who attended the fu- Covid-19 patients in the Kolkata: Normal life was Chidambaram on also counted against CSR," neral of the consta- state is better than the na- affected across West Bengal Thursday accused the he tweeted. ble, said the police de- tional rate, acoording to due to the imposition of a BJP-led government at the The former union min- partment has good government said. bi-weekly lockdown on Centre of shielding the ister asked who autho- weapons and training The highest number of Thursday to stem the rise in PM CARES Fund from rised the Ministry of would be held period- containment zones are in COVID-19 cases. The twice- any kind of scrutiny. Corporate Affairs to make ically for personnel. Nadia district followed by a-week lockdown will also Chidambaram raised a retrospective amend- East Burdwan and North remain in force today several questions on the ment to the Schedule to Extortionist held Dinajpur districts, as per (Friday). setting up of the fund. P Chidambaram the Companies Act insert- the state government's "It is abundantly clear ing the name of PM-  New Delhi: A 20-year- website 'Egiye Bangla'. ly. West Bengal has wit- that the BJP government concluded by the Ministry CARES Fund in the old man was arrested The total number of City streets wear deserted look at Tollygunge area dur- nessed 2,581 Covid-19-re- is making desperate ef- of Corporate Affairs? If Schedule. for his alleged involve- containment zones in ing the complete biweekly lockdown to curb COVID-19 lated deaths out of which forts to shield PM-CARES not, who set up the Fund Chidambaram also ment in recent inci- West Beengal is 2304, it spread, in Kolkata, Thursday. 2,277 were due to comor- Fund from any kind of and in what capacity?" he asked if the Ministry of dents of firing to de- said. bidities where the disease scrutiny," he claimed. asked in a series of tweets. Corporate Affairs would mand extortions. The Nadia district, which 127 and Purulia 123 con- broad-based containment was incidental, the web- His comments come "If the Fund was not set insert the names of other accused, Ashish, is a has reported 764 active tainment zones, the web- zones, Howrah 90, South site said. after the Supreme court up by the central govern- privately-established resident of coronavirus patients, has site stated. 24 Parganas 56 and Till Wednesday, there refused to direct the ment, why are the PM and funds in the said Schedule Bakkarwala village 396 such zones, while East The number of broad- Hooghly 42, it said. were 1,25,922 active cases Centre to transfer the con- three Ministers serving as to the Companies Act. and he is the son of in- Burdwan has reported 550 based containment zones As per the state health and over 95,000 people tributions made to the PM Trustees? Who appointed "The retrospective famous carjacker active cases and has 350 in the city, which reported department's bulletin the have recovered from the CARES Fund for battling them as Trustees?" the amendment in favour of a Manoj Bakkarwala, containment areas. the maximum number of number of active cases in disease. the COVID-19 pandemic to senior Congress leader privately established fund they said. Police re- In North Dinajpur there 6,421 active Covid-19 cases North 24 Parganas is 5,621, The discharge rate in the National Disaster asked. is obviously an act of ceived information are 334, Coochbehar has in West Bengal, is only 20. while in Howrah and the state is 76 per cent Response Fund. "If the Fund is a private favouritism and discrimi- that Ashish would 212, while in West Neighbouring districts South 24 Parganas it is while nationally it is 74 "Was the Fund set up by established fund, why are natory. It will be chal- come near Ram Midnapore 188, Birbhum North 24 Parganas has 92 1,920 and 1,919 respective- per cent, it added. the central government as donations to the Fund lenged," he added. Chowk, Rohini be- tween 4 am to 5 am to meet his associates, a BJP seeks explanation from MLAs absent senior police officer 130 people of remote Tripura village have names in electoral roll of Mizoram said. during trust vote in Raj assembly Agartala, Aug 20 (PTI): in the Register of The SDM in his letter ACB raid Residency (ROR) of said, "There is an urgent Jaipur, Aug 20 (PTI): At least 130 people of Phuldungsei Village need to demarcate the  Amaravati: In a major Phuldungsei, a remote Council and they avail ra- exact boundary between The Rajasthan unit of the haul, gold, silver,cash, Mizo inhabited village in tion from Phuldungsei Mizoram and Tripura in- BJP on Thursday sought Fixed Deposit bonds, North Tripura district Ration shop under corporating the entire an explanation from four promissory notes, bordering Mizoram, have Kanchanpur Sub- divi- Phuldungsei VC in MLAs, who were absent firearms and expen- their names in the elec- sion. Tripura. during the trust vote in the Rajasthan Assembly sive automobiles, al- toral roll of the neigh- "Currently, the PWD Tripuras royal scion assembly on Friday last de- legedly belonging to a bouring state, an official road leading to Kawnpui Pradyot Kishore Manikya spite a whip. The MLAs sent. The Ashok Gehlot treasury department said. border village of Jampui Debbarma two days back were called to Jaipur to government had moved a staffer,were RPT were Phuldungsei is part of a hill RD block is regarded had said that reports of give their explanation. motion of confidence on seized from a house in cluster of villages on as the boundary between Tripura's territories Leader of opposition, Friday and if the BJP had Anantapuramu dis- Jampui hills of Tripura. Tripura and Mizoram in being taken away by a Gulab Chand Kataria, said demanded a division on trict of Andhra Sub-divisional Electoral rolls being checked in Tripura. Phuldungsei where the neighbouring state the whip was issued to the the motion, only 68 from Pradesh. The case was Magistrate (SDM) of Eastern side belongs to (Mizoram) has to be dealt party MLAs asking them the BJP would have voted being transferred to Kanchanpur, Chandni have been added to as Zampui Phuldungsei." Mizoram and the western with firmly. to remain present during instead of 73 and the party the Anti-Corruption Chandran in a letter to Hacchek ST constituency The letter made avail- side is Tripura. "I have spoken to CM the session but the four left could have faced embar- Bureau for further in- North Tripura District of Mizoram. able to media said, 130 vot- Traditional @BjpBiplab and the SDM the assembly after the rassment. I have spoken to vestigation, a release Magistrate said on careful The SDM further said ers, whose names figured Phuldungsei VC as a Kanchanpur that reports House adjourned after the MLAs and the party's from the scrutiny of part 37 of in the letter dated August in the electoral roll of whole (despite eastern of our territories being obituary reference. The state president too will talk Anantapuramu dis- Hacchek ST constituency 17 that Phuldungsei vil- Mizoram are residents of side falling in Mizoram) taken away by a neigh- House reassembled at 1 pm to them. We will match trict Superintendent of of Mizoram it was found lage council "has been Tripura and their names has been accepted as a bouring state has to be but the MLAs, Gopi Chand their explanation with our Police BS Yesubabu that names of 130 people added as part of Hacchek also figure in the electoral part of Tripura," the let- dealt with firmly. This re- Meena, Kailash Meena, feedback and an appropri- said. of Phuldungsei village constituency of Mizoram rolls of Tripura and also ter said. port confirms it. Harendra Ninama and ate action will be taken, Gotam Meena, were ab- Kataria told reporters. Nagal to face Stan Wawrinka in Prague Prague (Czech Republic): India's top singles player Sumit Nagal set up the Prague Open quarterfinal clash against three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka following a come- SPORTS/BUSINESS from-behind win over lower-ranked Kiri Lehecka. Sixth seed and world number 127 Nagal 07 had to battle hard to win 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 in the two-hour and 21-minute second round con- test against the local player, ranked 617. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020

Australian cricket will need to make National Sports Award’s dignity Bayern beats Lyon 3-0, to play sacrifices to keep game going: Langer has to be maintained: Sushil Sydney, Aug 20 (PTI): PSG in Champions League final New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai -- with Lisbon, Aug 20 (AP): our biggest strength is put- Double Olympic medal- the Khel Ratna after their ting our opponents under list wrestler Sushil Kumar performances at the Rio The Champions League pressure, Bayern coach on Thursday indicated that Olympics. final will finally be a meet- Hansi Flick said. the selection committee But this year the awards ing of champions again. In 35 games since Flick runs the risk of lowering committee has recommend- Bayern Munich made sure was promoted to manager the dignity of the annual ed five athletes -- cricketer the title match will live up in November after Niko national sports awards by Rohit Sharna, wrestler to the competition's name Kovac's firing, he won 32 of making too many recom- Vinesh Phogat, paddler by beating Lyon 3-0 on them to steer Bayern from Head coach Justin Langer mendations. Manika Batra, women's Wednesday, setting up a fourth place in the feels Australian cricket will An unprecedented five hockey team captain Rani final against Paris Saint- Bundesliga, to German need to make some sacrifices, Khel Ratna and 29 Arjuna Rampal and para-athlete Germain. Cup glory and into a first like missing out on star play- award recommendations Mariyappan Thangvelu for It's the first time in 22 continental final since lift- ers in international matches, have been made to the the county's top sporting years that the final will ing the European Cup in and a few compromises in the sports minister by the selec- honour. Sushil, who won a feature two teams who 2013. domestic competition to keep tion panel, raising eye- bronze in 2008 and a silver qualified as domestic Sunday's game at the game going amid the brows. in the 2012 edition of the league champions. Benfica's stadium will be COVID-19 pandemic. The champion wrestler Olympic Games, also did Lyon wasted a couple of the first time since Real The Australian men's team is did not say it in as many taining the dignity of these not understand why ath- early chances and was Madrid faced Juventus in scheduled to leave for England words but hinted that giv- national sports awards. letes who have already re- then overwhelmed by the Bayern Munich's German defender Niklas Suele (L) challenges 1998 that two domestic on Sunday for its white-ball ing away the awards to so This is not even an Olympic ceived the highest sporting clinical Bavarian power- Lyon's French forward Moussa Dembele during the UEFA champions met in the tour. The two teams will play many athletes can end up year," Sushil told PTI. "I my- honour, were considered for house, the competition's Champions League semi-final football match between Lyon and final. three T20 Internationals and lowering their dignity. self is an athlete, so I am an award that sits lower on highest-scoring team Bayern Munich at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon. For now we celebrate a as many ODIs from September He said it is necessary to, happy for all, but we must the rung. which was coming off an little bit, Bayern midfield- 4 to 16. Langer believes instead, "maintain the maintain the pride attached Malik and Mirabai 8-2 win over Barcelona in later header, giving that PSG as a team only has er Alphonso Davies said. Cricket Australia's focus now pride" attached with these with these awards." Chanu, who have won the the quarterfinals. duo a combined 24 25 goals in the competition But afterwards we focus should be on international fix- awards. "I congratulate the In 2016, the government Khel Ratna in the past, ap- Serge Gnabry netted Champions League goals this season. on the next game. It's going tures, which are vital for the ones who have been nomi- honoured four athletes -- plied for Arjuna this year twice before Robert this season, part of We will look to organize to be a good game, there's health of the sport in the nated but I feel people shuttler PV Sindhu, and the committee recom- Lewandowski added a Bayern's total haul of 42. our defense, but we know going to be goals in it. country. should work towards main- wrestler Sakshi Malik, mended their names. Will give Shubman some leadership In bio-bubble already, England and Red-hot Hetmyer, Paul get Guyana role: KKR coach McCullum Australia players won’t require back to winning ways in CPL Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI): quarantine in UAE: RCB chairman Tarouba, Aug 20 (PTI): tion of Imran Tahir helped New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): as he dismissed Chris Lynn Kolkata Knight Riders Keemo Paul snared the (16). head coach Brendon IPL-bound players from first four-wicket haul of the Then some smart bowl- McCullum wants to give England and Australia will not tournament and Shimron ing by some "leadership" role "in be required to undergo a six- Hetmyer smashed a 44-ball Chris some capacity" to talented day quarantine in the UAE to 71 as Guyana Amazon Green youngster Shubman Gill enter the tournament bubble Warriors logged their first and whose batting lower down as they will be coming from a win of the Hero Caribbean great wicket-keeping the order copped much crit- controlled environment, RCB Premier League, beating St from Nicholas Pooran saw icism last season. chairman Sanjeev Churiwala Kitts & Nevis Patriots by Lewis stumped for 30 and Basically a top-order said on Thursday. three wickets here. Patriots ended powerplay batsman, the 20-year-old Royal Challengers Bangalore ter flight on September 17, Hetmyer smacked three at 54/2. Gill played some solid have in their ranks Aaron making them available for sixes and eight fours in his Joshua Da Silva's exclu- knocks for KKR last season that you having played for a lean on for some leadership Finch and Moeen Ali, who will their respective team's open- entertaining knock, help- sion seemed to hurt as his but he did not click when he long time makes you a good throughout this season," be busy in a bilateral series ing match. ing his side chase down a replacement Nick Kelly fell was asked to bat down the leader," McCullum said of said the former New comprising three T20s and "It is very clear from BCCI modest target of 128. early to Keemo Paul when Paul and then Jahmar order. Gill in an interview in KKR Zealand captain. three ODIs, before the IPL. SOP that each and every play- Warriors won the toss Hetmyer held a sharp Hamilton fell to the googly "What a talent..., he (Gill) website. "It's about you ex- With the addition of Pat The limited overs matches are er has to go through quaran- and sent the Patriots to chance. As Warriors from Tahir. is going to be a part of our hibiting the behaviours of a Cummins and Eoin Morgan slated to be held in England tine (in UAE). However, the take the strike first. It was a bowled tightly not yielding As Patriots reeled at 83 leadership group this year leader. It's always good to to the leadership group of from September 4 to 16. players from England and shaky start though Evin any boundaries for 18 balls, for 5, Ben Dunk (29) and as well, at least in some ca- have a cross-section of lead- KKR, McCullum said skip- The IPL starts on September Australia would already be in a Lewis (30) scored fast, in- Patriots were frustrated. captain Rayad Emrit (17) pacity. Even though he is ership within your group. per Dinesh Karthik would 19 and, in all likelihood, all the bio-bubble as they would be cluding helping his team to The pressure told, as first scored a few but bound- young, I am a big believer To us, Shubman is one of be able to get the best out of English and Australian players playing the series there," said 18 in Naveen ul Haq's sec- Denesh Ramdin was stran- aries were still hard to that it's not necessarily true those guys we would look to the players. will land in the UAE via a char- Churiwala. ond over. But the introduc- gled down the leg-side off come by. Sensex tanks 394 pts on global Need to leverage tools Rupee settles below 75 per USD Retail inflation for farm, of tech to recharge selloff; Nifty below 11,350 health system mark, depreciates 20 paise rural workers drops in July New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI): Gold plunges Rs 1,492, Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI): markets which were im- pacted by the US Federal New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): The healthcare and medical The rupee plunged 20 silver tanks Rs 1,476 Domestic equity bench- Reserve's cautious view of devices paise and settled below the industry New Delhi: Gold prices mark Sensex Retail inflation for farm 75 per US dollar mark on plunged by Rs 1,492 to Rs plunged 394 points and rural workers eased needs to Thursday as strengthen- leverage the 52,819 per 10 grams on on Thursday, to 6.58 per cent and 6.53 ing American currency Thursday in the national capi- tools of tech- tracking a massive per cent, respectively in and losses in domestic eq- tal in line with sell-off in inter- nology to selloff in global July this year on account uities weighed on investor national prices of the precious markets after US of lower prices of certain recharge the sentiment. metal, according to HDFC Fed's gloomy eco- food items, the labour domestic Forex traders said Securities. The precious yel- nomic outlook ministry said on health sys- strong dollar, weak domes- low metal had closed at Rs spooked investors Thursday. tem, Commerce and Industry tic equities and US Federal 54,311 per 10 grams in the across the world. the economy, US-China ten- Inflation based on CPI- Minister Piyush Goyal said on Reserve meeting minutes previous trade. Silver also The BSE Sensex ended sions and new clusters of AL (Consumer Price Thursday. weighed on investor senti- witnessed weak trend as it 394.40 points or 1.02 per cent coronavirus infections, said Index-Agricultural The minister added that India ment. tanked Rs 1,476 to Rs 67,924 lower at 38,220.39. The Narendra Solanki, Head- Labourers) and CPI-RL will ensure availability of good At the interbank forex per kg, from Rs 69,400 per kg broader NSE Nifty slumped Equity Research (Consumer Price Index- quality healthcare equipment market, the local unit set- in the previous day. 96.20 points or 0.84 per cent (Fundamental), Anand Rural Labourers) stood at and facilities to all Indians. tled for the day at 75.02 to 11,312.20. Rathi. The Fed's minutes 7.16 per cent and 7 per "In fact this is the time, I against the US dollar, strengthened overnight HDFC was the top loser showed again that policy- cent, respectively in June. believe where we have to down 20 paise over its pre- after the release of US in the Sensex pack, shed- makers are finding it diffi- Inflation based on food leverage the tools of technolo- vious close of 74.82. Federal Open Market ding over 2 per cent, fol- cult to forecast the path of index of CPI-AL and CPI- gy to recharge our health sys- During the session, the Committee (FOMC) min- lowed by Axis Bank, Bharti the economy, which will de- RL recorded at 7.83 per enced by Meghalaya (15 said. On the contrary, the tem with the power of three domestic unit witnessed utes that were less dovish Airtel, M&M, Reliance pend greatly on what hap- cent and 7.89 per cent, re- points) and for rural maximum decrease in the 'A' - access, awareness and an intra-day high of 74.93 than expected," said Industries, ICICI Bank, pens with the coronavirus. spectively in July 2020, ac- labourers, it was experi- CPI numbers for agricul- availability," he said at CII's and a low of 75.05 against Abhishek Goenka, IndusInd Bank and Titan. During the afternoon ses- cording to a labour min- enced by Jammu & tural labourers and rural MedTech Global Summit 2020. the US dollar. Founder and CEO, IFA On the other hand, sion markets briefly at- istry statement. Kashmir and Meghalaya labourers was experienced Goyal said that using data and Meanwhile, the dollar Global. As per the FOMC NTPC, ONGC, PowerGrid tempted to bounce back Amongst states, the (14 points) mainly due to by Tripura (-8 points) and its processing can help further index, which gauges the minutes, the committee and Tata Steel were the from day's lows but the maximum increase in the rise in the prices of milk, (-5 points), respectively improvise healthcare delivery greenback's strength members have expressed gainers. The Indian market strength failed to sustain as consumer price index meat goat, fish dry, bidi, mainly due to fall in the systems and ensure seamless against a basket of six cur- concern over the continu- opened on a negative note profit booking by traders numbers for agricultural vegetables and fruits and prices of rice, meat goat, flow of relevant patient infor- rencies, rose 0.31 per cent ing impact of COVID-19 on following subdued Asian was seen, he said. labourers was experi- bus fare etc, the statement fish fresh/dry etc. mation to doctors. to 93.17. "The US dollar has economic growth. Toyota to commence booking of RBI suggests action plan to Maruti Suzuki Alto celebrates with upcoming compact SUV Urban Cruiser promote financial education 40 Lakh delighted Indian families New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI): Mumbai, Aug 20: member of numerous undisputed leader in the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on The Reserve Bank of India households across different Indian car market for 16 Thursday said it will commence bookings (RBI) on Thursday came out Consistently setting consecutive years. of its upcoming compact SUV Urban with a '5-Core Actions' benchmarks in the Indian Speaking on the success, Cruiser from August 22. approach for promoting finan- automobile industry,India’s Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Bookings for the Urban Cruiser are cial education, which among most-loved car Maruti Executive Director open from August 22, at a nominal other things include develop- Suzuki Alto is proud to an- (Marketing & Sales), Maruti amount of Rs 11,000, TKM said in a state- ment of relevant content for nounce a remarkable mile- Suzuki India Limited, said, ment. school children and adults, stone of 40 Lakh cumulative “Alto has been ranked as Customers can make their bookings among others. "We understand that our community participation and Strengthening financial inclu- sales. Backed by a strong the No.1 selling car in online on the company website or visit customers would like to know more about collaboration among various sion in the country has been legacy, Alto is the preferred India for 16th year in a the nearest dealership, it added. the new vehicle from Toyota so that they stakeholders. one of the important develop- choice of Indian car buyers row and we are immense- The Urban Cruiser would come with can make an informed decision about the The 'National Strategy for mental agendas of both the with 76% of Alto customers ly proud to announce an- 1.5-litre petrol engine mated to both man- vehicle of their choice, this festive sea- Financial Education 2020-2025' Government of India and the choosing it as their first car. other remarkable mile- ual and automatic transmissions, the au- son. Hence, we wanted to further aid our (NSFE), released by the RBI, four financial sector regula- Crowned as India’s best-sell- stone of 40 lakh cumula- tomaker said. customers with more information about has suggested a multi-stake- tors (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and ing car, Alto could not have tive sales. This has become The automatic variants of the model the car before opening our bookings," holder-led approach for creat- PFRDA). achieved this milestone geographies. Alto has con- a sales record never will be equipped with an advanced Li-Ion TKM Senior Vice President Sales and ing a financially aware and "Financial literacy supports without the unparalleled tinued to strengthen its achieved by any other battery with an ISG- integrated starter Services Naveen Soni said. empowered India. the pursuit of financial inclu- faith and support from all legacy with timely up- Indian car.” He added “Over generator (torque-assist, regenerative The sub-four metre model, based on The five Cs, outlined by the sion by empowering the cus- its valuable customers. grades and new technology the years, brand Alto has es- braking and idle start-stop), it added. Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, will com- strategy paper, are: Content, tomers to make informed With a continuous rise in offerings. Providing mobili- tablished a strong emotion- The compact SUV will come with vari- pete in a segment which has been wit- Capacity, Community, choices leading to their finan- popularity and trust since ty to over 40 lakh Indian al connect with our cus- ous features like LED projector head- nessing robust sales growth despite a Communication and cial well-being," according to the year 2000, Maruti families, brand Alto has tomers and has become a lamps, smartphone-based navigation challenging business environment. Collaboration. NSFE. Suzuki Alto has become a sustained its position as the strong symbol of Pride. Trump says he doesn’t know much about QAnon US President Donald Trump said that he doesn’t know much about the QAnon conspiracy theory movement but understands NATION-WORLD 08 it is popular with a favorable view of him. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020 BRIEF WILDFIRE RAGES MSRTC resumes 'Multilateralism did not Mumbai: Inter-district bus services of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation rise to occasion when it (MSRTC) resumed on Thursday morning after a gap of almost five was most in demand' months, officials said. The Maharashtra govern- New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): derpins globalisation, ment on Wednesday per- adding the new challenges mitted the state-owned Multilateralism did not have brought out the need undertaking to re-start rise to the occasion when it for the international com- inter-district bus opera- was most in demand, munity to work together tions, which were External Affairs Minister S much more sincerely in stopped in March after Jaishankar said on search of collective solu- the enforcement of lock- Thursday while referring tions. "The limitations of down to contain the to the "unprecedented" purely national responses spread of COVID-19. On challenge thrown up by the S Jaishankar or sometimes living in de- Thursday, the first bus coronavirus pandemic in nial have become evident. from Mumbai Central diverse areas globally. my being predicted will It, therefore, underlines the depot, where the MSRTC In an address at a round- surely be the largest since need for the international headquarters is located, table of ASEAN-India the Great Depression," the community to work togeth- left around 8.30 am for Network of Think Tanks, external affairs minister er much more sincerely in Chiplun in Ratnagiri dis- Jaishankar said the world said at the virtual event. search of collective solu- trict with six passengers will never be the same At the same time, he tions," he said. boarding at the starting again and that the impact added that the true extent "The irony, however, is point, a transport corpo- of the pandemic has been of the pandemic's destruc- that just when multilateral- ration official said. beyond "our collective tion in terms of loss of ism was most in demand, it imagination". "Current es- lives and livelihood re- did not rise to the occasion. Missiles unveiled timates put the cumulative mains "unclear". Analysing If we saw little leadership, loss in the range of USD the evolving world sce- it was not just due to the ad- Tehran: Iran's state TV is 5.8-8.8 trillion or approxi- nario, Jaishankar said the mittedly anachronistic na- reporting the country has mately 6.5-9.7 per cent of pandemic has brought the ture of key international Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, California during the unveiled two new mis- the global GDP. The con- indivisible aspect of organisations," the exter- LNU Lightning Complex fire. Thousands of people fled their homes in northern California in US. siles amid heightened traction of the world econo- human existence that un- nal affairs minister added. tensions between Iran and the United States. State TV said officials unveiled the two new ‘Trump’s leadership failure has Proposals sought for carbon capture missiles on Thursday National Defense Industry Day in Iran. cost lives and livelihoods’ research to mitigate climate change They are named after top Iranian Gen Qassem Washington, Aug 20 (PTI): picked by Joe Biden, the behind. Where a good-pay- Young activists meet la, partnering with 13 MI Soleimani and Iraqi mili- presidential nominee of ing job is the floor, not the countries. tia leader Abu Mahdi al- Blasting Donald Trump the Democratic party as ceiling. Joe will bring us Merkel to press case "The DST has invited pro- Muhandis, who were for his failed leadership, his running mate. together to end this pan- for climate action posals from Indian re- killed outside Baghdad's Indian-origin Democratic We must elect a presi- demic and make sure that searchers in the area of Berlin" Young activists, includ- international airport in a vice presidential nominee dent who will bring some- we are prepared for the CCUS under Accelerating ing Swedish teenager Greta US strike in January. The Kamala Harris has called thing different, something next one, she said. CCUS Technologies (ACT) Thunberg, are meeting German Martyr Hajj Qassem sur- him a President who turns better, and do the impor- Joe will bring us togeth- vited proposals from in collaboration with other Chancellor Angela Merkel to face-to-surface ballistic tragedies into political tant work. A president er to squarely face and dis- Indians for research in the ACT member countries. missile has a 1,400-kilo- weapons . who will bring all of us to- mantle racial injustice, press their demands for tougher area of carbon capture, This is an initiative to facil- meter (870-mile) range, Harris, 55, scripted his- gether Black, White, furthering the work of action to curb climate change. utilisation, and storage itate the emergence of CO2 according to the semi- tory by becoming the first Latino, Asian, Indigenous generations. Joe and I be- Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer from (CCUS), according to a Capture, Utilisation, and Kamala Harris official Fars news Black and Indian descent to achieve the future we lieve that we can build that Germany and Belgians Anuna statement on Thursday. Storage (CCUS) via transla- agency. individual to be nominat- collectively want, Harris said. Beloved Community, one de Wever van der Heyden and CCUS is one of the identi- tional funding of projects ed as a vice-presidential said, making a passionate Alleging that right now, that is strong and decent, Ad la de Charlier arrived at the fied innovation challenges aimed at accelerating and chancellery for a 90-minute Wedding gift candidate of a major polit- plea before Americans to the US has a president just and kind. One in in the Mission Innovation maturing CCUS technology ical party. vote them to power in the who turns our tragedies which we all can see our- meeting Thursday. (MI) programme, a global through targeted innova- Berlin: A German Donald Trump's failure November presidential into political weapons, selves, Harris said. initiative of 24 countries tion and research activities, woman who joined the of leadership has cost elections. Harris said that Biden will Harris - the daughter of New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI): and the European Union, to the statement said. Islamic State group fell lives and livelihoods, We must elect Joe be a president who turns immigrants from India accelerate the global clean The ACT is seeking inno- on such hard times that Harris said in her accept- Biden. I knew Joe as Vice our challenges into pur- and Jamaica - pledged that To give a boost to a global energy innovation. The vative projects that range she had to sell her wed- ance speech before virtual President. I knew Joe on pose. she and Biden would re- initiative on clean energy DST has already funded 19 from smaller research proj- ding present, an AK47 Democratic National the campaign trail. But I Joe will bring us togeth- vive the country fractured innovations, the research and development ects to new or already exist- rifle, according to prose- Convention. first got to know Joe as the er to build an economy by the coronavirus pan- Department of Science and projects in the area of ing pilot and demonstration cutors in Germany. In a Last week, she was father of my friend, she that doesn't leave anyone demic and racial tension. Technology (DST) has in- CCUS under the MI umbrel- facility sites. statement Thursday, German federal prose- cutors said they have indicted Zeynep G on UN discussions with Russia on Space sector reforms not aimed at privatising ISRO three counts of partici- pating in the activities Bengaluru, Aug 20 (PTI): level playing field for pri- of a foreign terrorist COVID-19 vaccine under way vate companies to use organisation, breaching The recently an- Indian space infrastruc- arms control laws and London, Aug 20 (AP): that Russia has a long his- nounced space sector re- ture, by hand-holding in- committing a war crime. tory of developing and ad- forms are not aimed at dustries in space activi- G, a German citizen The World Health ministering vaccines, in- privatisation of Indian ties through encouraging whose last name wasn't Organization's Europe of- cluding those for yellow Space Research policies and a friendly released due to privacy fice said it has begun dis- fever and polio. This con- Organisation (ISRO), its regulatory environment. reasons, is alleged to cussions with Russia to try cern that we have around Chairman and Secretary Also, the New Space have traveled to Syria in to obtain more information safety and efficacy is not in the Department of India Limited (NSIL), a September or October about the experimental Smallwood, a senior emer- specifically for the Russia Space, K Sivan asserted PSU under the of 2014 to join the COVID-19 vaccine the gency official at WHO vaccine, it's for all of the on Thursday. Department of Space, will extremist group. country recently approved. Europe said the agency vaccines under develop- The space agency also endeavour to re-orient Last week, Russia became had begun direct discus- ment, said Smallwood. stated that the draft on space activities from a the first country in the sions with Russia and that She acknowledged WHO the proposed space activi- "supply driven" model to a SL parliament world to license a coron- WHO officials have been was taking an accelerated ty bill is almost final and on "Unlocking of India's of the government, rather "demand driven" model, Colombo: Mahinda Yapa avirus vaccine when sharing the various steps approach to try to speed de- it will soon be placed be- Potential in Space Sector," than the routine produc- thereby ensuring opti- Abeywardena, who was President Vladimir Putin and information that's velopment of coronavirus fore the Union Cabinet he said the whole aim of tion activity," he added. mum utilisation of our sacked for opposing the announced its approval. going to be required for vaccines but said it's essen- for approval. reforms is enabling the The Union Cabinet on space assets, it had said. Indo-Lanka Peace But the vaccine has not WHO to take assessments. tial we don't cut corners in "When space sector re- private players to carry June 24 approved partici- Noting that the space Accord in 1987, has yet passed the advanced WHO's Europe director safety or efficacy. We're not forms were announced out the space activities pation of the private sec- sector reform introduced been unanimously trials normally required to Dr. Hans Kluge said the going through a rushed job by the government there which is otherwise being tor in the entire range of by the government is appointed as the prove it works before being agency welcomed all ad- of trying to jump to conclu- were many misconcep- done by ISRO. space activities, including going to be a "real game Speaker of Sri Lanka's licensed, a major breach of vances in vaccine develop- sions here, Smallwood tions like it would lead to "In fact, the activities of planetary exploration changer", Sivan said pri- new parliament which scientific protocol. ment but that every vac- said. We want to take our privatisation of ISRO. It ISRO are going to in- missions. vate sector participation met for the first time on Russian officials claimed cine must submit to the time to really understand is not. Again and again crease and ISRO will be It had said, the newly- in the space sector has Thursday following the the vaccine would provide same clinical trials. where the vaccine's at and I'm repeating it is not the able to better utilise its re- created Indian National been increasing world- August 5 general elec- lasting immunity to Russia's vaccine has so far to get as full information as privatisation of ISRO," sources in taking up de- Space Promotion and wide and it is a healthy tion. At the inaugural COVID-19 but offered no only been tested in a few possible on the steps that Sivan said. velopmental as well as ca- Authorisation Centre (IN- trend, as it increases di- session of the 9th parlia- proof. Catherine dozen people. Kluge noted have already been taken. Addressing a webinar pacity building activities SPACe) will provide a versity. ment, Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena proposed Abeywardena Children are silent spreaders for the post. The resolu- tion was seconded by Women rights against arrest opposition Member of of novel coronavirus Parliament Ranjith he primary intent of poor social and economic the case of Bharati S. constable is present, Third, women cannot be Washington, Aug 20 (PTI): Madduma Bandara. T the legislature is to status causes increased vul- Khandhar v. Maruti Govind women cannot be arrested called to the police station safeguard the women. nerabilities among women. Jadhav. after sunset or before sun- for interrogation; Indian Children play a larger Violence against women in The basic agenda of law en- The Supreme Court of rise. If an exceptional cir- women have the explicit role in the community Exam fiasco India has gathered mass at- forcement agencies should India at different occur- cumstance exists, a woman right to be questioned in spread of COVID-19 than London: Chris Byrne and tention in recent years with be inclined towards equality rences has notified the police officer has to obtain their own homes; their previously thought, ac- Khadijah E Olonade several public policy de- of all classes. Several in- Governments to pass effec- prior written permission physical presence can’t be cording to a study which worked hard to get into bates on the urgent need stances are narrated where tive laws and uplift the from a first-class judicial demanded at the station or found that the younger 18 children had late-onset, medical school, but the for adequate legal reforms. women are mishandled in Principles of Equality to- magistrate by explaining any other place for ques- people may not be as likely COVID-19-related illness, computer said no. The However, in the majority of an inappropriate manner at wards safeguarding the ar- why it is necessary for the tioning. The police can only to become seriously ill as according to the re- teenagers are among the cases, it has been dealt the time of Arrest. rest of women. The laws arrest to be made at odd interrogate a woman at her adults, but they can spread searchers from thousands of graduating that the police officers vio- The United Nations make it mandatory that hours. Only then can the ar- place of residence in the infection and bring the Massachusetts General high school students late the law and behave in- Women Report 2011 em- ladies shall be handled by rest be made. presence of a woman con- virus into their homes. Hospital (MGH) in the US. scrambling for spots at appropriately with women phasizes the inclination of woman police officers, no Second, arrested women stable and family or friends. The study, published in The infected children British universities fol- at times of Arrest. the ‘justice chain more gen- arrest are often made after need to be housed during a Fourth, women can only the Journal of Pediatrics, were shown to have a sig- lowing the government's Crimes against women der-responsive’, citing that sunset and before sunrise, separate female lock-up be searched by police- also challenges the cur- nificantly higher level of disastrous decision to impose a significant social reporting of sexual crimes pregnant women shall be within the police office, far- women. Women have the rent hypothesis that be- virus in their airways award final grades using obstruction mainly in devel- has been found to correlate provided with comfortable away from men. If there is right to refuse being cause children have lower than hospitalised adults in an algorithm. The oping nations, creating an positively in the presence of needs during their arrests. no separate lockup, arrest- searched by a male police- numbers of immune re- ICUs for COVID-19 treat- process was intended to impediment to the engage- women police officers. What are a women special ed women can ask to be man . Any search beyond ceptors for SARS-CoV2, ment, they said. replace exams canceled ment of women in civil soci- The intent of the legisla- rights if she is being arrest- housed in a separate room. this refusal is deemed as the virus that causes "I was surprised by the because of the coron- ety and economic chain ture is to safeguard women ed? Women have to be guarded sexual harassment, and COVID-19, this makes high levels of virus we avirus pandemic, but along with other socio-eco- with respect and dignity, First, women cannot be by female constables/police therefore the woman can them less likely to become found in children of all unfairly lowered the nomic consequences. The but it has occurred that the arrested at all without a officers; if any interrogation take action against the male infected or seriously ill. ages, especially in the first marks of many students relationship between crime police officers violate the woman constable present is to be done after the ar- officer. In the study of 192 chil- two days of infection," and froze them out of incidents and women devel- law and behave inappropri- at the time of the arrest. rest, it must be done in the dren ages 0-22, 49 children said Lael Yonker, from their chosen schools. opment is recursive, where ately with women. This was But, even when a woman presence of a policewoman. Shubham Sharma, Bilaspur tested positive for SARS- MGH, and lead author of CoV-2, and an additional the study.