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A total of 5532 samples cials said. avirus disease and said that ed from Panchkula. 11 cases However, the medical bulletin  /< Shiv Kumar, was found night, the official added. have been tested so far in the On a positive note, 381 there is no indication that were found in Jind while two did not mention the death of COVID-19 positive on June 6, CCTV footage showed Kumar city. patients were discharged from community spread has patients were found in the Jalandhar man and kept the n undertrial who was officials said. He was released escaping wearing a PPE kit. A different hospitals of the State occurred in both the districts. Yamunanagar. One Covid-19 death toll at 55. Aadmitted to a hospital in on bail two days ago on court case under provisions of the ONE MORE PERSON after their complete recovery On Wednesday the State case reported in Sirsa while one Punjab continues to see an Haryana’s Jind after testing orders. Since he was COVID- Disaster Management Act and DIES IN HIMACHAL, from the disease. The figures, health department reported in Bhiwani. 23 new cases upward trend in coronavirus positive for coronavirus 19 positive, he was admitted to Section 188 of the IPC (dis- INFECTION TALLY IS 451 however, show that the spike 370 new cases of the disease reported in Rohtak while five cases as more than 350 people escaped from there wearing a the Jind Civil hospital. On obedience to order duly pro- in the number of Coronavirus which increased the number of in Hisar. tested positive for it in the past PPE kit, but was nabbed hours Tuesday evening, he escaped mulgated by a public servant) One more coronavirus infected patients in Haryana patients in the state to 5,579. Health officials said that six days. Among the fresh later, an official said on through a window. However, has been registered against patient died in Himachal are showing no sign of slowing As many as 30 Covid-19 posi- out of 1,58,470 samples, cases, 19 were detected in Wednesday. The undertrial, we arrested him late in the Kumar. Pradesh on Wednesday as five down. tive patients are critically ill and 147,453 were found negative Pathankot. The number fresh cases surfaced, pushing On Wednesday, 217 new have been put on oxygen sup- for the disease on Wednesday included a station house offi- the state’s infection count to patients were reported from port while 13 patients on ven- while reports of 5438 samples cer, officials said. states, including Jammu & Amritsar continues to lead in Bathinda; 48 in Fazilka; 46 451. So far, seven people have Gurugram district, taking the tilator, said the Haryana Health are still awaited by the depart- Thirteen cases each were Kashmir, Delhi, Kolkata, Uttar the COVID-19 tally with 515 in Ferozepur, 41 in Kapurthala; died due to the infection in the total in the district to 2,546 officials. Out of seven Covid- ment. The State has a recov- reported from Amritsar, Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar cases; followed by 312 in 34 in Mansa; and 28 in state. Fresh death was report- while 41 cases surfaced in 19 deaths, two reported from ery rate of 39.22 per cent, Faridkot and Gurdaspur; 11 and Andhra Pradesh. Jalandhar; 277 in Ludhiana; Barnala. ed from Shimla’s Indira Gandhi Faridabad, taking the total in Gurugram, three from fatality rate at 0.93 percent from Ludhiana; four from As many as 65 coronavirus 165 in Gurdaspur; 160 in Tarn Medical College (IGMC) the district to 855. Faridabad, one from Sonepat while tests per million being Sangrur; three each from patients recovered and were Taran; 142 in Patiala; 136 in FOUR NEW CASES IN where a 58-year-old Hamirpur Reacting on rising up and Charki Dadri. conducted are 6251. The dou- Mohali, Patiala, Fatehgarh discharged from various hos- Mohali; 135 in Hoshiarpur; CHANDIGARH woman died of the infection. Covid-19 cases in Gurugram With 2188 people cured bling rate in the State is seven Sahib; and one each from pitals in the state. With this, the 120 in Sangrur; 113 in Four fresh cases of She was referred to the IGMC and Faridabad districts, State and discharged from the hos- days. Jalandhar, SBS Nagar, total number of cured persons Pathankot; 110 in SBS Nagar; COVID-19 including two city from Hamirpur a few days ago, additional Chief Secretary of pitals, there are 3339 active Kapurthala and Barnala, a reached 2232, the bulletin said. 86 in Faridkot; 73 in Fatehgarh residents were reported in hospital’s Senior Medical Health and Family Welfare COVID-19 cases in Haryana WITH 86 NEW CASES, medical bulletin said. Of them, There are 518 active cases in Sahib; 71 each in Rupnagar Chandigarh on Wednesday Superintendent Dr Janak Raj Department, Rajiv Arora said now. So far 52 patients of the TOTAL COUNT IS 2,805 IN 16 had travel history to other the state as of now. and Muktsar; 67 in Moga; 55 taking the total number to 328. said.    $ 
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  8. +   ( 2 canal and Hansi-Butana canal. curement of wheat and mus- and horticulture will be  /<  /< “Besides this, plans to bring tard was done smoothly in the encouraged. Under Pashu    566  water through other sources State, Khattar said that out of Dhan credit card, farmers he Chandigarh Excise poli- tating that around 53,000 including Lakhwar Dam in Rs 16, 000 crores, our govern- involved in animal husbandry Tcy 2020-2021 with provisions Sfarmers have registered Uttarakhand and Renuka Dam ment has directly transferred will be provided loan of Rs of Cow cess and COVID cess on themselves for sowing alterna- Project are also in progress. the amount of 11, 000 crore 1.60 lakh at zero rate. The gov-    + liquor will come into effect from tive crops including maize, However, our focus, at present in the count of farmers of their ernment has increased the July 1. The prices of liquor are cotton, pulses crops, millet, is to utilize the available water procured crops so far. Minimum Support Price of expected to increase by 20 to 25 and fruits-vegetables, etc on judiciously so as to save water Remaining around of 500 maize from 1,760 to 1,850 percent on account of addition- 58,000 hectares of land in the for the future generations,” he crores were delayed due to per quintal, due to which al duties and cess in the city. State, Haryana Chief Minister State. This condition has said. technical problem, will soon farmers who sow maize would Punjab Governor and UT Manohar Lal Khattar on aroused because the last gov- The Chief Minister said be paid to farmers. get a benefit of at least 10,500 Administrator, VP Badnore, on Wednesday said that farmers ernment has not paid any that for harvesting the land Whatsoever shortcomings per acre. Wednesday, approved the are supporting crop diversifi- attention. To improve the water 100 recharge bore well observed during wheat and The Chief Minister said amended excise policy 2020-21. cation scheme and he has only underground water level, the would be constructed each in mustard crop procurement that to inform and educate the The policy will remain in effect urged the farmers to adopt crop government has launched the three blocks of the State, will be rectified during next farmers about the from July 1, 2020 to March 31, diversification for the purpose ‘Mera Pani-Meri Virasat including Ratia, Shahabad and paddy yields procurement, he Government farm related 2021. The e-auction process of of saving water for the use of Scheme’. Under this, the farm- Guhla respectively. Through added. schemes, Kisan Mitra Club the new vends is likely to start next generations, not merely for ers are encouraged to diversi- these recharge wells rainwater He reiterated that our comprised of farmers, gov-  /< released 25 crore to the Health from June 22. getting the incentive amount  fy their crops to alternative would be harvested into the Government is committed to ernment officials and volun- Department to fight the dis- Due to the outbreak of 7,000. crops. “The State Government ground. An amount of 1.5 double the farmers’ income by teers will be made. There are o further check the spread ease,” he said. COVID-19, the excise policy Talking to media persons at has targeted to grow alternative lakh would be spent on each 2022 which was set by the 17 lakh farmer families in the Tof coronavirus, Punjab The Minister said that the 2020-21 for the whole year Haryana Bhawan in crops in place of paddy on one recharge well; the water level Prime Minister PM Narendra state. Per 1, 000 farmers, one Revenue Department has dis- amount received by the Punjab (April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021) Chandigarh on Wednesday, lakh hectare land,” he added. of about 10 acres of land can Modi in the year 2017. Kisan Mitra Club will be bursed 300 crore to various Government from the Centre could not be notified/ imple- Khattar said that the water Khattar said that the gov- be improved from one Farmers involved in animial made. A total of 17, 000 Kisan Government departments and and from its own exchequer mented and the Excise Policy for table has depleted even below ernment is making serious recharge well, he added. husbandry, fishery, poultry Mitra Clubs will be made in Deputy Commissioners. was immediately released to the year 2019-20 was extended 200 feet in many blocks of the efforts to bring water in SYL Claiming that the pro- farm, floriculture, vegetables the State, he added. “Out of the total amount,  them as per the requisition of up to June 30. 200 crore has been disbursed to various departments and With the implementation of various departments and 100 Deputy Commissioners. the new excise policy, the levy of +! ,-!.!,$ %!&$#'()-!*/" ,$ %$#$  crore to the districts through Besides this, the state exec- COVID cess on liquor will also Deputy Commissioners,” said utive committee meets daily be applicable from July 1. This the State Revenue, under the chairmanship of the cess will be levied at 5 percent on 
 
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   /< shifted to Government Multi and keeps looking at her pic- section. Khushboo, 24, residents of and hand-washing is a must Specialty Hospital Sector 16, tures shared by the family The COVID-19 test is Sector 26 here had welcomed for visitors at home. However, hey say a newborn is like where the nurses are now giv- members. “I am having mixed mandatory for pregnant their twin daughters in the we still refrain from intro- Tthe beginning of all ing motherly care to the infant. emotions. There is a feeling of women ahead of delivery. month of March and had ducing our children to the vis- things—wonder, hope and mir- “It was a normal delivery. joy and contentment for the Also, a detailed Standard recently undergone COVID- itors. Also, we cannot take acles of life. In the midst of I remember shedding a few birth of my first child and at the Operating Procedure has 19 test. When Khushboo gave them anywhere or even to the global gloom over COVID-19 tears as I saw the face of my same time, I am feeling helpless been laid out by the hospital birth to the twins on March 6, nearby park and have to be pandemic, newborns have child for the first time. But and anxious for staying away authorities to ensure safety of the Coronavirus still felt like cautious every time for their brought a wave of hope and then, he was taken away by the from her. I could not even COVID-19 pregnant women a vague threat but the pan- safety,” says the father. happiness in many families in healthcare staff to keep him clearly see the face of my and delivery of their babies. demic has now altered the The couple Mehandi the City Beautiful. safe from the infection,” recalls daughter after her birth as the According to the lives of the first-time parents. Hasan and Hasrat Pathan, While many COVID-19 the new mother. “My husband nurse immediately took her to ‘Guidance for Management of With infants at home, they residents of Sector 56 here (Coronavirus) positive cou- and other family members the neonatal intensive care Pregnant Women in COVID- made some adjustments for were blessed with a baby girl ples have welcomed their new- have not met the baby yet as we unit,” she informs. “I miss her 19 Pandemic’ by the Indian their safety and had to put on Monday. They are now borns under the shadow of the all are admitted in Dhanwantry mony) but we have decided to family members were worried and talk to my family members Council of Medical Research restrictions on visitors com- back home with their new- virus and are yet to even hold Hospital. My mother, who was name our son as ‘Aditya’ which and could not hold back their several times a day to inquire (ICMR), vertical transmis- ing to meet them. born and are happy that the baby in their arms, they are tested negative, is staying with means Lord of the Sun,” says tears. I could not meet my wife about my daughter,” the moth- sion of COVID-19 from “Our daughters, Ridhi everything went well. “Both breathing a sigh of relief for the baby at GMSH-16 and I  !" #"$ %!&$#'()$#*$ er says while adding that she is mother to baby is ‘probable’. and Sidhi were born in my wife and baby have tested being blessed with a healthy stay in constant touch with her. keeping her fingers crossed This means that a COVID-19 PGIMER in the month of negative for COVID-19 and baby in extremely uncertain My son is also tested negative that everything goes well and positive mother may be able March. Since the pandemic have been discharged from times. for Coronavirus,” she says. the first-time parents, who after she delivered our baby,” he she meets her newborn soon. to transfer the infection to the had just hit the country at that Sector 56 Rural Health A 30-year-old woman, who “We have been told to stay were found infected with recalls. The couple shares that their baby in utero (when the baby time, we were given instruc- Centre. Last two months have was tested positive for here for three more days after Coronavirus within hours of “My daughter is healthy daughter has brought sheer is still in the womb). The tions by the doctors to be been really tough due to Coronavirus, had delivered a which we will be shifted to a the birth of their bundle of joy. and discharged from the hos- joy in their life in difficult times document adds that it is extra cautious about our chil- Coronavirus triggered restric- baby boy on May 31 at a post discharge quarantine facil- Kush Ram, 31, a resident of pital. My elder brother’s fami- and they will name her unclear what proportion of dren,” Atul says. The first- tions. Manimajra Health Centre here. ity for another seven days. All Bapu Dham colony (BDC) ly living in Sector 56 here is tak- “Khushi”. pregnancies are affected, and time parents share, “One of But the arrival of a daugh- It’s been ten days, but she is yet family members are asympto- here has also not met his new- ing care of my daughter. I can- Amid the pandemic, what the prognosis is for the the twins had developed fever ter in our family has brought to hold the newborn in her matic. I am just counting down born daughter, who was born not bring her home as BDC is medical experts and hospitals newborns. two days back and they went enormous joy in our lives,” arms and breastfeed him. the days until I am reunited on May 23 at GMSH-16 here. a containment zone and there across the country have been Health experts say that to GMSH-16 for medical says Hasan, who works as a Soon after delivery, the with my son,” says the mother, His wife was tested positive for are movement restrictions here. following varied protocols in pregnancy is stressful for checkup. Both mother and gym trainer. His wife, Hasrat baby was separated from his who is a resident of Sector 26 Coronavirus and after delivery, While I am stuck here, my wife order to prevent mother-to- many mothers under normal baby were tested for COVID- says, “The doctors and other mother and taken to an isola- here. Her husband says, she was shifted to Dhanwantry is stuck in hospital,” the father child transmission of circumstances but during the 19 and were found to be neg- healthcare staff took good tion neonatal intensive care “Though I could not see my Hospital for treatment. “I was tells while sharing his agony. Coronavirus. Only recently, a Coronavirus pandemic, the ative.” care of her and the daughter. unit to prevent the mother’s newborn son, my mother-in- tested negative and was told to He, however, expresses grati- picture surfaced from anxiety has increased expo- “It has been an unusual We are taking all the precau- infection from passing on to law had shared his picture. We observe home quarantine. Five tude towards healthcare work- Government Medical College nentially. From the time peri- experience so far. As several tions as recommended by the the newborn. A total of seven are worried about being sepa- family members were also test- ers and family members for and Hospital, Sector 32, od of pregnancy to the birth pockets in our area were doctors to ensure our baby’s family members including par- rated from our infant but at the ed negative and were sent to a taking care of his child and where the healthcare staff, of a baby and taking care of tagged as containment and safety.” ents of the baby were tested same time, we are thankful to quarantine centre at a hostel in hopes to reunite with his first donning personal protective the newborn, the parents are buffer zones, we were not able “We have decided to positive for the deadly virus the healthcare staff for taking Panjab University,” he says. baby. equipment (PPE), was seen dealing with a fair share of to move out for over a month name our daughter ‘Isha’ and sent to Dhanwantry care of him in our absence.” “When my wife was tested His 25 years old wife, who celebrating after a COVID-19 difficulties due to the deadly or so. Now, we take precau- which means the ruling Hospital, Sector 46 here for “The family could not hold positive and we were not is currently under treatment, patient gave birth to a healthy infection. tions while moving out for Goddess,” the beaming par- treatment while the baby was a naamkaran (naming cere- allowed to meet the baby, all says she misses her daughter baby girl through Caesarean Atul, 25 and his wife essential work. Usage of mask ents say. 0    !"#"#      9:0,  
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Gandhi has that the present impasse has AForce (BSF) jawan, aged worth Rs 1,350 crore belonging to fugi- input about these valuables in July 2018. ables from Dubai and Hong Kong in been demanding a statement reached a stage, which has just 35 years, has succumbed to tive diamnataires Nirav Modi, Mehul The officers were continuously engaged Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi case. on the situation at the LAC in strained the friendly relation- Covid-19, taking the total Choksi’s overseas firms in Hong Kong. in discussion with various authorities in These valuables were valued on arrival eastern Ladakh. ship. This needs to be number of casualties in the The ED brought back 108 consign- Hong Kong to bring these valuables back and were subsequently seized in India. "The Chinese have walked addressed urgently. force due to the pandemic to all ranks of the BSF are grief- ments of various overseas (UAE and to India. Various modalities were final- Independent valuer had assessed these in and taken our territory in Congress Party is of a con- three. This is the 14th death stricken over his untimely Hong Kong) entities of Modi and Choksi. ized and after completing all the legal earlier consignments to be worth around Ladakh. Meanwhile, the Prime sidered view, that diplomacy due to coronavirus among the demise and offer condolences These valuables were kept in the godown formalities, these consignments have Rs. 137 crore. Minister is absolutely silent and negotiations must be given Central paramilitary forces. to his family members. of a logistics company in Hong Kong. now been brought back to India,” the ED Valuation and seizure formalities of and has vanished from the a chance to resolve the present "Constable Vinod Kumar "The entire BSF family These consignments weighing 2,340 kg said in a statement. the latest consignments are are in scene," Rahul Gandhi tweeted issue, the party said in a Prasad breathed his last on June stands united with the bereaved were brought back to Mumbai on Out of 108 consignments, 32 belong progress, the agency added. a day after he traded barbs with statement. 9 at AIIMS in Delhi. He was family in these trying times," deployed for law and order the spokesperson said. duty with the Delhi Police and The nearly 2.5-lakh-per- admitted to AIIMS on June 5 sonnel-strong force, tasked pri- with weakness and cough," a marily for securing the fron- '             9   BSF spokesperson said. tiers with Pakistan and Prasad's Covid-19 test Bangladesh, has reported a result came negative on June 6 total of 535 coronavirus cases  /*+*5  in colour and it can fly faster. either at Munabao (India side) attacked India on several times but his condition deteriorated till now. Out of these, 435 Meena said that 50 to 60 per- or at Khokhropar (Pakistan since December 2019. They two days later and he breathed have recovered. warms of locust continue to cent of success has been side) during June-November — trravelled through Rajasthan, his last on Tuesday at the With Prasad's death, there Sdamage crops in Rajasthan's achieved in controlling them. a period which coincides with Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, AIIMS ICU, the official said. have been 14 casualties among Barmer district while locust In Maharashtra, locust swarms maximum incursions of the Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and The jawan's Covid-19 test the paramilitary forces like swarms spotted in Nagpur dis- descended in the Pench Tiger crop-munching desert locusts. Punjab. result of June 8 was found pos- Central Industrial Security tricts where drones were used Reserve, which is spread across India had also offered to sup- The United Nation body itive, he added. Force (five), Central Reserve to spray pesticides on crops and parts of Maharashtra and ply pesticide to Iran to carry Food and Agriculture Officials said Prasad did Police Force (four), Sashastra trees. On the other hand, India Madhya Pradesh, flew to Ajni out desert locust control oper- Organisation in its latest update not have any co-morbidity and Seema Bal (one) and Indo- and Pakistan are likely to hold in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur on ations in its Sistan-Balochistan has warned that the locusts will was in Shape-I category of Tibetan Border Police (one). their first of six bilateral meet- Tuesday. and South Khorasan provinces. oscillate in northern India health. As per official data, till ings on the desert locust incur- "On Wednesday morning, Officials of Centre’s Locusts before returning to Rajasthan Shape-I in security forces Tuesday, the paramilitary forces sion issue on June 18 under an drones were used to spray pes- Warning Organisation wor- in late June. “Successive waves signifies the top and best cate- and National Disaster existing institutional mecha- ticides on trees andcrops in 'babool' and 'anjani' trees, he issue so far. But technical level ried that million of locusts of spring-bred swarms from gory of health. Response Force (NDRF) had nism. Ajni in the presence of State said. "Paddy is yet to be sown meeting is now proposed to be may enter India along the Iran and Pakistan will arrive in Officials said the jawan reported a total of 1,871 coro- According to Vishram Agriculture University scien- in the area. There is no dam- held on June 18 under an monsoon winds from the Rajasthan throughout June was the youngest to die among navirus cases. While 1,217 per- Meena, District Collector of tists," divisional joint director, age to field crops," Bhosle said. existing institutional mecha- Arabia sea to destroy kharif with additional swarms coming the CAPFs. All other fatalities sonnel have recovered, as Barmer, swams of locust con- agriculture department, Ravi Sources said that no formal nism. Under the institutional crops. The locust swarms may from East Africa to Gujarat and were over 45 years. many as 641 are undergoing tinued to damage crops in the Bhosle said. Locusts were response by Pakistan to India‘s mechanism, both the countries attack in late June and early Rajasthan from early July "The director general and treatment. district. These locusts are pink found sitting mostly on 'ber', request on meet over locust are expected to meet six times July. 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Tannual allotment to States for the fiscal expanding coverage of micro irrigation by and re-opening economic activ- project engineers Raminder and "It has been alleged that the year 2020-21 under 'Per Drop More Crop' taking up special and innovative projects and ity long before the development Vimal Kumar Manglik, besides accused public servants, during component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi also for incentivising micro irrigation beyond and public availability of an for information campaigns across scenarios of mask adoption com- other officials of NOIDA, which the period 2008-09, fraudu- Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC). the provisions available under PMKSY- effective vaccine against Covid- wealthy and developing nations bined with periods of lockdown. had incurred losses to the tune lently entered into a criminal “For the current year, annual allotment PDMC to encourage farmers to install micro 19, according to a UK study. alike that declares, "my face- The R value measures the of Rs 1.76 crore. conspiracy among themselves of Rs 4,000 crore has already been allocated irrigation systems, it said. In fact, said the scientists at mask protects you, your facemask average number of people that CBI Spokesperson R K and with the proprietor of the and conveyed to the State Governments. The So far, micro irrigation funds have been the Britain’s Cambridge and protects me". one infected person will pass the Gaur said the agency has filed said private company to award State Governments have identified the ben- released to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Greenwich Universities, “Our Richard Stutt, who co-led disease on to. An R value above three chargesheets in a special two contracts pertaining to eficiaries to be covered under the pro- for Rs 616.14 crore and for Rs 478.79 crore, analyses support the immediate the study at Cambridge, said “the 1 can lead to exponential growth. court in Ghaziabad against shifting of electrical lines and gramme," the Ministry of Agriculture said in respectively, through NABARD. and universal adoption of face- findings showed that if wide- The study found that if peo- Singh and others under Indian shifting of 33/11 KV lines to the a statement. The process to release funds to The area covered under these projects is masks by the public. These steps spread mask use were combined ple wear masks whenever they Penal Code sectios relating private company," Gaur said. some of the states is already under way for 1.021 lakh hectare in Andhra Pradesh and could help bring down Covid-19 with social distancing and some are in public it is twice as effec- criminal conspiracy and cheat- The third chargesheet the year 2020-21. 1.76 lakh hectare in Tamil Nadu. transmission to controllable lev- lockdown measures, this could be tive at reducing the R value than ing, besides the relevant provi- relates to losses to the tune of The Ministry of Agriculture is imple- During the last five years (2015-16 to els for national epidemics and “an acceptable way of managing if masks are only worn after sions of the Prevention of Rs 72 lakh to NOIDA. It alleged menting the 'Per Drop More Crop' compo- 2019-20), an area of 46.96 lakh hectare has could prevent further waves of the pandemic and re-opening symptoms appear. Corruption Act. that Singh, Ahmed and nine nent of PMKSY-PDMC, which focuses on been covered under micro irrigation through the pandemic disease.” economic activity” long before In all scenarios the study The contracts related to other accused public servants enhancing water efficiency at farm level PMKSY-PDMC. Published in the the development and public looked at, routine facemask use cabling of high-powered elec- fraudulently entered into a through micro irrigation technologies such “Proceedings of the Royal Society availability of an effective vaccine by 50% or more of the population trical lines were given to Ahmed criminal conspiracy to award as 'drip and sprinkler' irrigation. A” scientific journal, the study against Covid-19, the respirato- reduced Covid-19 spread to an R at inflated rates, in spite of his two contracts pertaining to The drip micro irrigation technique comes days after the World ry illness caused by the of less than 1.0, flattening future company -- Gul Engineers -- not construction of 11-KV under- not only helps in saving water but also Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus. disease waves and allowing for having enough work experi- ground feeders and conver- reduces fertilizer usage, labour expenses and updated its guidance, recom- In this study, researchers less stringent lockdowns. ence, the agency alleged in the sion of 33-KV overhead lines other input costs. The statement said Micro mending people to wear fabric linked the dynamics of spread “We have little to lose from chargesheet. into an underground system to Irrigation Fund corpus of Rs 5,000 crore has face masks in public areas where between people with popula- the widespread adoption of face- The members of the tender Gul Engineers. been created with National Bank for there is a risk to reduce the spread tion-level models to assess the masks, but the gains could be sig- committee, including Singh, Singh is undergoing judicial Agriculture and Rural Development of the disease. effect on the disease’s reproduc- nificant,” said Renata Retkute, had allegedly justified the inflat- custody after his arrest in the (NABARD), an apex development financial The researchers have called tion rate, or R value, of different who co-led the study. ed rates without going through case in February. 5    !"#"#  6!'  %

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 record number of 1,927 oratories in the State testing deaths due to covid-19 went department, which was mals start chewing these the police and forest offi- wild animals and were Apersons tested positive 16, 667 persons and this unreported and the State probing the death of cracker laden fruits or cials and ever since this not involved in placing Panaji: In order to create for coronavirus Disease took the number of persons Government has constituted another wild elephant coconuts, they explode incident came to our the fire cracker and caus- finances available for Covid-19 (Covid-19) in Tamil Nadu tested till date to 6.09 lakh. a nine-member committee which took place in the and the heads of the ani- notice after the wild ele- ing the death of the wild related relief work, the Goa on Wednesday taking the Out of the 1,927 persons to go into the details of per- forest areas at mals get blown away. phant died, this team elephant. cabinet has resolved to curtail total number of persons tested positive on sons who succumbed to the Pathanapuram in Kollam Those who do this was on the prowl,” said Even though this expenditure through string of afflicted with the pandemic Wednesday, 1,390 were from pandemic in Chennai city. district, arrested three take away the meat and the forest official. incident took place in austerity measures, which till date to 36,841. Chennai. The total number The committee headed people on Wednesday then sold to friends and “The special team April and failed to make include a blanket ban on new The day also saw 19 per- of cases tested positive in by Dr P Vadivelan, director for causing the death of close aides. At times, first tracked the move- big headlines in the hiring, unnecessary foreign sons succumbing to Covid Chennai till Wednesday Wednesday had no co-mor- of public health would go a 10-year-old wild ele- during such exercise, ment of this particular media, it was only after and domestic tours, business taking the death toll in the reached 26,000. The neigh- bidities, the remaining 15 into the details and prepare phant in April, using fire wild elephants unknow- wild elephant and then the incident that took class travel and deferring all State till date to 326. The bouring districts of persons had co-morbid con- a Death Audit Report. There crackers. ingly consume this and was after a few people. place in May on the edge works till December 2020, number of persons dis- Chengalpattu (182), ditions (which meand that is already a committee of Fire crackers are by now there have been Their movement and all of the Silent Valley forests Chief Minister Pramod Sawant charged from the hospitals Kancheepuram (33) and they were suffering from medical experts function- placed in fruits and two cases, where these other things were close- in Palakkad, where a announced on Wednesday. across the State reached Tiruvallur (105) continued serious ailments like dia- ing in the State to find out coconuts and then fed to elephants have died. ly monitored and finally pregnant 15-year-old Sawant also said, that any 19,333 making the total to be areas of concern along betes mellitus, hypertension, the exact cause of deaths of the animals to kill them. According to a top they were tracked down wild elephant suffered expenses related to the above number of active cases on with Chennai. bronchial asthma etc. persons tested positive and This method of plac- Forest official, three peo- and their arrest was serious facial injuries and budget heads would have to be date to 17, 179 according to While four persons who A new controversy has who are admitted to the ing high-end crackers is ple who are directly made,” said the forest later died that it came to cleared by the Chief Minister's a medical bulletin released breathed their last on erupted in Tamil Nadu over hospitals. adopted mostly to trap involved in the official. The official the limelight. IANS Office henceforth. IANS   # J
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Indian Coast Guard’s other countries. There has been extending adequate security panchayat polls”. By-elections to the concerned agencies at the cent and a recovery rate of 44 per cent, said were among a long list of 161 fresh cases of coron- Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS regular complaints by fisher- and insurance cover to these over 12,000 vacant seats were highest level but so far nothing a minister on Wednesday. avirus detected in Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday. Sujay (which means Great men in Tamil Nadu that they grassroots workers in Jammu & still pending. has happened on ground zero. “Karnataka crossed 4 lakh tests mark Meanwhile, three deaths were also reported from Victory) has been relocated were being targeted by navies Kashmir. During the UPA regime He said, large number of on Tuesday. So far we have tested 4,00,257 Kashmir taking the total death toll due to Covid-19 from Paradip in Odisha to of neighbouring countries from More than 25,000 elected also, when a series of attacks angry grassroots workers were samples,” said Medical Education Minister to 51 and the total number of coronavirus positive Chennai with effect from last fishing in the Palk Straits. representatives have been await- were launched on sarpanches contemplating mass resigna- K. Sudhakar. cases to over 4,500. Siginifcantly, 165 cases recovered, Monday, according to a release The advance features ing final nod from the Union and panches to discourage them tions to put pressure on the The state could manage to examine so 27 from Jammu and 138 from Kashmir division on issued by the Ministry of onboard Sujaya includes Government to secure their from participating in the demo- Government. He said, terrified many people by gradually raising its Wednesday. Defence. Integrated Bridge System, future in the wake of the pre- cratic election process, a simi- public representatives, living in Covid-19 testing labs to 71 across the state. According to the media bulletin, out of 161 pos- The 105 meter long ICGS Integrated Machinery Control vailing security environment lar delegation of elected public vulnerable areas across Kashmir It set a target to raise the labs to 60 by May itive cases, 46 were reported from Jammu division and Sujay, designed and built System, Power Management in the region. representatives from the erst- valley have also reached Jammu end and reached the goal early. 115 from Kashmir division. According to official indigenously by M/s Goa System and High Power To highlight their griev- while state of Jammu & Kashmir to highlight their genuine con- For several days, the state tested sources, 17 paramedics and two doctors stationed at Shipyard Limited and is fitted External Fire Fighting system. ances, a delegation of 22 had called on Congress leader cerns. “We are going to submit around 10,000 people on an average district hospital Udhampur were tested positive on with 30 mm CRN 91 Gun and The ship is designed to carry sarpanches and panches had Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on a fresh charter of demands which has declined a little in the past few wednesday. State of the Art Navigational one twin engine Light called on Union Home Minister 27 September 2012. At that before the administration at days. According to the bulletin, out of 4,507 positive and Communication equip- Helicopter and five high speed Amit Shah in New Delhi in the time, Rahul Gandhi had the highest level to ensure our On Tuesday, Karnataka tested 7,036 cases, 985 cases were reported from Jammu and 3,522 ment, Sensors and Machinery boats including two Quick first week of September 2019. promised to look into their long pending demands are people. Of these, 6,397 reports returned from Kashmir. would fortify the Tamil Nadu Reaction Inflatable Boats for Following their detailed demand including for a com- addressed and resolved at the negative. Out of these 4507, 2785 cases are active positive coast from intruders and also swift Boarding Operations, interaction at the highest level, pensation of 20 lakh each to earliest”. The minister said Karnataka has a including 712 in Jammu division and 2,073 in scrutinize the sea for pollution. Search and Rescue, Law the members of the delegation the dependents of the sarpanch- Meanwhile, several aggriev- Covid recovery rate of 44 per cent. “With Kashmiri division. Though the release said Enforcement and Maritime were given an assurance that es who were killed by the ter- ed sarpanches and panches 2,605 discharges and 5,921 cumulative In Kashmir, Shopian district continues to record the OPV is being rebased Patrol. The ship is also capable their security concerns would be rorists”. staged a token protest demon- cases, Karnataka's recovery rate remains a large number of positive cases. According to the under the Operational and of carrying Pollution Response looked into besides a proposal Speaking to The Pioneer, stration outside Jammu Press healthy at 44 per cent,” Sudhakar added. media bulletin, 37 cases were reported from Administrative Control of the equipment to contain oil spills was floated to provide an insur- Anil Sharma, President of All Club to highlight their griev- Currently, the state has 3,248 active Shopian,28 from Kulgam, 18 from Kupwara and 10 Commander, Coast Guard at sea. ance cover of at least 4 lakh each Jammu & Kashmir Panchayat ances. cases. from Srinagar. =G   
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With this, the number Maharashtra recorded day's In Mumbai, with 97 fresh the Covid-19 pandemic. other common touch points Former president of the Bihar Youth of active cases climbed to 1,573. highest-ever death tally of 149, deaths and 1,567 infections, “For the past 12 weeks, we such as toilets, canteens and Congress Lalan Kumar, while emphasizing the One death in the East Godavari Covid-19 claimed 97 deaths in the total number deaths has have been streaming daily resource centres will be off lim- national policy for the migrants, said states and district during the day raised the Covid-19 toll Mumbai — which has been mounted to 1,857, while the devotions and our Sunday ser- its. The Bethel Church will be Central governments should whole-heartedly to 78. the highest-ever death tally in total infected cases has vices live through our website installing multiple screens and help them by unblocking all financial resources. As per the government figures issued on the metropolis. increased to 52,667. The and social media handles like speakers at the drive-in service, “The state governments should get their Monday, Andhra Pradesh's mortality rate had Wednesday’s death tally authorities pegged the number YouTube and Facebook with including live streaming the dues and Centre and states should come for- slipped to 1.56 per cent from 1.64 per cent on is ten deaths more than the of “active cases” at 27109. great success. However, we as devotion. ward to mitigate the sufferings of the migrants,” Sunday. In terms of mortality rate, the state ranks previous high of 139 notched Out of 5,93,784 samples a community have been yearn- “Our Worship on Wheels Kumar said. 10th, according to the government data on on June 5. sent to various laboratories, ing to meet up and worship service will bring us together He said migrant workers are the worst vic- Saturday. The national mortality rate is at 2.78 While Mumbai bore the 94,041 samples have tested together,” Bethel AG Church and at the same time, ensure tims of the coronavirus pandemic. “They have per cent. maximum brunt of positive (15.83%) for Covid-19 International Worship Centre's that we honour the safety been treated as outsiders. The Centre facilitat- During the day, 72 people were discharged Coronavirus, while there were demic in the state, the state until Wedneswday. pastor in-charge Reverend instructions given by the gov- ed the return of over one lakh Indians strand- from hospitals, taking the cumulative tally of 15 deaths in Thane, 10 deaths health authorities pegged the There are 3,897 active con- Johnson V said on Wednesday, ernment. We have procured all ed abroad, but left the country's migrant cured persons to 2,475. in Pune, seven deaths in number of “active cases” in the tainment zones in the state about the drive-in service. the necessary permissions workers to their fate. People will not forget the The state's recovery rate dropped to 56.33 per Aurangabad, five deaths each state at 46,074. currently. Total 18,384 sur- Dubbed as Worship on required to arrange the service terrible scenes of these workers walking or cent on Monday and it ranks sixth in the coun- in Navi Mumbai and Jalgaon, There have been a total of veillance squads worked across Wheels, the church at Hebbal and are ensuring that it will be cycling for hundreds of miles,” said Kumar. try. The national recovery rate stood at 48.36 per three deaths in Ulhasnagar, 1658 deaths in Maharashtra the state on Wednesday and in Bengaluru will accommo- 100 per cent contactless,” said He said the Bihar Government has so far cent on Monday. two deaths each Vasai-Virar during the previous 15 days. surveillance of 67.65 lakh peo- date cars as well as two-wheel- Johnson. failed to provide jobs to these returnee labour- The state is conducting on an average 9,000- and Akola, one death each in On May 26 (Tuesday) the state ple has been done so far. ers in a newly acquired three Planning six services on ers and workers. 10,000 tests a day. Against Tuesday's 15,085 tests, Eed, Amravai and Gadchroli. had witnessed 97 deaths, while A couple of key observa- acre plot, named Temple of Sunday, two each will be con- Meanwhile, former deputy chief of Bihar 15,384 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours With fresh deaths and there were 105 deaths on May tions made in Wednesday’s God. ducted for those driving-in on Mahila Congress Manju Bala Pathak said ending 9 a.m, the state nodal officer infections, the total number of 27, 85 deaths on May 28, 116 report were: The recovery rate The church acquired the motorcycles and cars and two though the state government was presenting reported. deaths in Maharashtra mount- deaths on May 29 and 99 in the state is 47.34 per cent plot in December 2019, locat- more inside the church build- various facts and figures on the returnee Andhra Pradesh had tested 4,69,276 samples ed to 3,438, while the total deaths on May 30, 89 deaths and the case fatality rate in the ed 200 metres away from the ing for the devotees taking migrants, it has not said anything about its till Monday, lagging only behind Rajasthan infected cases jumped to on May 31, 76 on June 1, 103 state: 3.65 per cent. Currently, current church complex in public transport or walking efforts to provide them jobs. (5,06,784), Maharashtra (5,53,063) and Tamil 94,041. on June 2, 122 on June 3, 123 5,69,145 people are in home Hebbal, with the aim to build in. Services for people arriving She alleged that in this crucial hour of the Nadu (5,92,970). Till Monday, 47,74,434 tests Having taken into account on June 4, 139 on June 5, 120 quarantine. There are 75,727 a larger church building to on bikes have been scheduled pandemic, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has were conducted across the country. 3,254 deaths reported so far on June 6, 91 on June 7, 109 on beds available in quarantine accommodate the increasing at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., cars at 9 confined himself to his residence. “It is unfair Meanwhile, the cumulative tally of Covid-19 and 44,517 patients discharged June 8, 120 on June 9 and 149 institutions and as many as congregation. a.m. and 7 p.m. and walk-ins at to expect anything from the CM”. 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However, this ingress in Ironically, however, at the end of the it to monetise defence lands within can- More importantly, at present, despite Galwan also raises a far more serious question, per- day, Modi has only won a pyrrhic victo- tonments. This would ostensibly go infrastructural constraints, terrain and                 taining to our ability to utilise the Advanced ry. Like the US author and motivational towards filling up Government coffers, force ratios are greatly tilted in our 9*G        %  #     Landing Ground (ALG) at DBO operationally. For speaker, HH Ziglar, once said, “You are but more importantly, fulfill the long-held favour, in addition to the tactical advan-      3 $           our military leadership, the PLA’s ingress should free to choose but you are not free from aspirations of the land mafia that has eyed tages that our Air Force and Navy enjoy. #  %          not have come as a surprise. The Doklam stand- the consequences of your choice.” defence lands for its own use. Finally, Modi’s resolve and fighting spir-              off led to the PLA’s public humiliation at the hands In any case this turn of events must Undoubtedly, they would make a killing, it must never be underestimated because                  ( of the Indian Army. Clearly no country aspiring be quite a come-down for the much of which will no doubt line party unlike Pandit Nehru he will never con-               to global leadership could accept such humiliation Government and its ideological mentor, and personal pockets. cede defeat when the chips are down.            S without a fitting retaliation. Obviously our military’s the RSS, elements within which have Clearly not only have we not learnt Of course, “to jaw-jaw is preferable         *        top leadership must have been swayed by those become increasingly vociferous in any lessons from the Kargil episode but to war-war” and one hopes talks and 79E*(0A          ( within the Modi Government into believing that demanding that the Government free are likely to see a repeat of the same play- diplomacy will finally resolve the issue the PM had done enough at Wuhan to adequate- Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), book that got those responsible off the and we will be able to return to the sta-              ( ly assuage President Xi Jinping’s feelings. One must including the Gilgit–Baltistan region, hook. Though, given that Modi never lets tus quo ante. However, have no doubt if               remember that after Wuhan, Modi turned a from Islamabad’s clutches. Indubitably, it his reputation be tarnished, it must now push comes to a shove, we will emerge               Nelson’s eye to the manner in which the Chinese should be an even bigger embarrassment be dawning on the military brass, who victorious but that would not even be nec-           ( successfully took control of large parts of the for the Army chief, General MM have never hesitated to carry out his every essary if Modi reversed course and gave #      I       ( Doklam plateau and constructed a road through Naravane, who on assuming command wish, as to who will pay the price if things the military its due. There is much to be                 * it till the base of the Zampheri Ridge, giving us a had gone on record to affirm that the go wrong. said for deterrence when compared to dis-     9*G          nominal face-saver by keeping the alignment away Army was ready to recapture PoK if the However, that need not be so because suasion. 73!   $34      from where the stand-off had occurred. One sin- Government so wanted it done. even in these difficult times, it is worth (The writer, a military veteran is a :         ; cerely hopes that we are not seeing a repetition of Clearly, the Government has been emphasising that positives far outweigh Consultant with the ORF and Senior this false narrative in the sudden turnaround that responsible for once again putting us in the negatives and we must not lack faith Visiting Fellow with TPF, Chennai)                                  .!"$% +

COVID-19 and the widespread eco- work according to their ability. per cent of the State’s population is As per data, out of 22,809 gram would collectively address the chal- nomic havoc caused by the outbreak, Elaborating upon the meaning of the from rural areas. Therefore, the return panchayats in the State, MNREGA lenges faced by the migrant workers issues related to migrant workers word, sarpanch, Chauhan said, “‘Sa’ of around five lakh migrant workers projects are going on in 22,695. So far and unemployed population of the remain to be addressed. Right from the means samandarshi (impartial), ‘ra’ to the State would eventually increase 21,01,600 labourers have found State in the post-COVID phase. movement to their respective villages, means ratna (gem), ‘pa’ means hard- the pressure on the rural economy, employment. This is almost twice as Like the rest of the country, to generation of work opportunities for working and ‘ch’ means watchman. which is largely dependent on agricul- compared to last year. Not only this, Madhya Pradesh, too, is at a very D*61=/ them post the lockdown, are some of The sarpanch plays an important role ture. The only way to ease this burden the State Government has also decid- important juncture where it has to  *5/* the big challenges that have emerged. in protecting the village.” According to on the rural economy is by creating ed to restart the Sambhal Yojna, which focus on the future and live through 76 9*" The Government of Madhya Chauhan, these local institutions and more jobs through increased invest- was scrapped by the Congress-led the present. So far, bringing the    Pradesh, under the leadership of Chief their representatives will play a major ment opportunities in the State. Government. migrant workers home has proved to   #
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I’m tired of the nomic disaster, given that nationalist party Coalition Al 25. However, the election com- spread calls in the US to defund “Those who choose to sup- death to be “more than anoth- pain I’m feeling now and I’m France is Tunisia’s top trade Karama, which has just 19 mission in mid-April post- the police following the custo- been turned into a warzone”, port the movement in ways er name” on a growing list of tired of the pain I feel every partner and No. 1 foreign lawmakers in the 217-seat poned the elections by nearly dial killing of African- according to a report in other than boots-on-the- those killed during interac- time another black person is investor. It’s also home to 1 mil- assembly. two months to June 20 due to American George Floyd, OneZero.Medium, an online ground protests have also suf- tions with police. killed for no reason,” Floyd lion Tunisians. The debate was rejected the coronavirus outbreak in the according to a media report. portal about tech and science. fered the results of the SPD Floyd’s appearance before a said. “I’m here today to ask you But proponents of the early Wednesday after 14 hours island nation. There has been a growing The letter requests that response,” one employee wrote House hearing Wednesday to make it stop. Stop the pain. motion said an apology is nec- of debate, with 77 legislators The commission last demand from a section of the Microsoft cancel the contracts in the email thread. comes a day after funeral ser- Stop us from being tired.” essary to “turn the page on this voting in favor, 46 abstentions month informed the apex court Americans to defund the police with the Seattle Police In a statement from vices for George Floyd, who has Floyd says, “The people dark period” in the history of and five votes against. To be that the polls cannot be held on after a white police officer Department (SPD) and other Microsoft, India-born Nadella become a worldwide symbol in marching in the streets are the two countries and put their adopted, it needed an absolute June 20 because of the raging knelt on Floyd’s neck for over law enforcement agencies and said, “As a company, we need to demonstrations calling for telling you enough is enough. relations on a more equal foot- majority of 109 votes. coronavirus pandemic. eight minutes despite his asks the company to formally look inside, examine our changes to police practices and Be the leaders that this coun- ing. The bill also demanded The new date was decided repeated pleas that he can’t support the Black Lives Matter organisation, and do better.” an end to racial prejudices. try, this world, needs. Do the The debate came amid “compensation to the Tunisian following a unanimous deci- breathe on May 25 in (BLM) movement and calls In an earlier statement on If his death ends up chang- right thing.” House Judiciary renewed anger in some state and to all those who suf- sion reached between the Minneapolis. for the resignation of the Seattle June 1 condemning the ing the world for the better. Committee Chairman Jerrold European countries about colo- fered the pain of colonization.” members of the NEC, The internal email, which mayor. protests, the 52-year-old And I think it will. I think it Nadler gaveled in the session as nialism’s crimes, stemming “We are not animated by any Deshapriya told reporters on included more than 250 “Every one of us in the CC Indian-origin Microsoft CEO has. Then he died as he lived,” Democrats review the Justice in from protests in the U.S. Over bitterness or hatred, but such Wednesday. employees, was sent on line are either first hand wit- said, “there is no place for hate Philonise Floyd says, according Policing Act, a far-ranging racial injustice and police vio- apologies will heal the wounds “We have signed the Monday, addressed to Nadella nesses or direct victims to the and racism in our society. to an advance copy of his package of proposals amid a lence after George Floyd’s of the past,” argued the presi- gazette (announcing the date) and executive Vice President inhumane responses of SPD to Empathy and shared under- remarks. national debate on policing death. dent of Al Karama, Seifeddine and sent it to the government Kurt DelBene, with the subject peaceful protesting,” the letter standing are a start, but we He says he wants to make and racial inequity in the France occupied Tunisia as Makhlouf. printer,” he said. 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RBI’s present norms. It direct- jects held by banks and finan- panies, and employers of the ed relief to the real estate com- to recover from 2021 onwards. against vulnerabilities stem- maintain its sound net external A bench, headed by Justice ed the banks and financial cial institutions. establishments which have panies which have not com- Affirming the outlook ming from the country’s low position. The stable outlook Arun Mishra and comprising institutions to release loans to Counsel appearing for the sanctioned home loans to pleted many housing projects “stable”, it said though risks to per capita income and consis- also assumes that the govern- Justice UU Lalit, pointed out home buyers. banks pointed out that they are home buyers to disburse all bal- in Noida and Greater Noida. long-term growth are rising, tently elevated fiscal deficits ment’s fiscal deficit will recede that banks have certain reser- Whose loans have been ready to release the loan to the ance loan amounts to the home The court said that Noida India’s ratings reflect the coun- that contribute to high gener- markedly following a multi- vations regarding the funding sanctioned, notwithstanding home buyers. However, they buyers whose accounts are reg- Authority should not charge try’s above-average real GDP al government debt, net of liq- year high in the fiscal year of NPA accounts. the fact that their accounts are would release the loan to a par- ular, and that they will abide by heavy rate of interest from the growth, sound external profile uid assets,” S&P said. 2021,” S&P said. “In view of current social declared as NPAs. ticular home buyer in a phased instructions issued by the real estate companies for the and evolving monetary set- The rating affirmation S&P said the global eco- and economic conditions, the “Let there be restructuring manner and as per the stage of receiver in this regard. delay in the payment, and the tings. S&P Global Ratings has comes within days of Moody’s nomic downturn resulting court may direct the RBI to of the loan amount. construction. 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: ,  on the incidence of local sales gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- partnership with an artificial tax or VAT. lying 7.93 per cent, followed by investors bought equities worth Broader BSE mid- intelligence company on cre-  /*+*5  no dearth of spectrum, we  /*+*5  This is the fourth daily Kotak Bank, Reliance 490.81 crore on Tuesday, pro- cap and small-cap indices rose ating a platform to map skilled have even given recommenda- increase in rates in a row since Industries, HDFC, Axis Bank visional exchange data showed. up to 0.92 per cent. and certified workers with ndia needs to strengthen its tion for 5G. Of course, telecom he Govt has for the third oil companies on Sunday and SBI. “Bulls firmly in control today In rest of Asia, bourses in demand clusters based on Ifixed line infrastructure that operators always keep saying Ttime extended the validity restarted revising prices in line On the other hand, Hero and heartening to see some of Shanghai and Hong Kong industrial requirements. “We currently transports only 6-7 you have given high reserve of e-way bills generated on or with costs, after ending an 82- MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Tata the stressed private sector ended in the red, while Seoul are initially exploring this exer- per cent data against the glob- price... before March 24 till June 30. day hiatus. Steel and ONGC were among banks as well as public sector and Tokyo settled with gains. cise with our sector skill coun- al average of 46 per cent, TRAI As far as we are concerned “Provided that where an the laggards, skidding up to banks rally ferociously which Stock exchanges in Europe cils. The skill management Chairman RS Sharma said on the horse has left the stable. It e-way bill has been generated 3.92 per cent. apparently means things are in were trading on a negative information system aims to Wednesday. is with the government, and under rule 138 of the Central     1 Global markets were fact not as bad as it is made out note in early deals. create a local ecosystem in Sharma also called global they will take the necessary Goods and Services Tax Rules,  .+ mixed ahead of the US Federal to be. International oil bench- every region to minimise the companies like Facebook, steps,” he said. 2017 on or before the 24th Reserve’s latest policy outcome, “Improved market breadth mark Brent crude futures tum- need to depend on migrants, as Google and Amazon showing Sharma rued that India day of March, 2020 and whose $  which will be the first since the in itself presents several oppor- bled 2.26 per cent to USD 40.25 well as to provide workers with interest in the telecom space as has only 100,000 wifi hotspots validity has expired on or after US began to reopen and the tunities for savvy investors,” per barrel. On the currency opportunities closer to their an “interesting phenomenon”. as compared with France, the 20th March, 2020, the first since Friday’s blockbuster said S Ranganathan, Head of front, the rupee settled on a flat homes,” said an official. India has created many digital which has has 1.8 million validity period of such e-way ;@<   , jobs report. Research at LKP Securities. note at 75.59 against the US The initiative will help systems that are churning out hotspots. bill shall be deemed to have Buying in bank stocks led BSE bankex, realty, dollar. both companies and workers, huge amounts of data, and the “…we need inclusive pol- been extended till the 30th day      benchmarks higher during the finance, energy and health- The COVID-19 death toll said Government authorities, country will have its own use icy, wifi hotspots in remote and of June, 2020,” the Central day, traders said. care indices rose up to 1.79 per rose to 7,745 and the number adding that as businesses start cases for 5G, tapping into rural areas will be one of the Board of Indirect Taxes said in Persistent foreign fund cent, while auto, metal, oil and of cases climbed to 2,76,583 in resuming operations, there is opportunities in multiple areas steps to ensure that digital a notification. CBIC had in  /*+*5  inflows too buoyed the senti- gas, capital goods and con- the country on Wednesday, an increased need for skilled like Internet of Things, artifi- connectivity is available to April extended the validity of ment, they added. On a net sumer durables settled up to 1 according to the Union Health professionals and the platform cial intelligence, big data, everybody at their reach,” e-way bills generated on or unjab National Bank col- basis, foreign institutional per cent lower. Ministry. will help meet this demand. healthcare and others, Sharma Sharma said. More needs to be before March 24 and having Plected around 268 crore as said while addressing done on fixed line connectivi- expiry between March 20 and ATM transaction charges and ASSOCHAM webinar on ty, he added. April 15 till April 30. Last annual maintenance fee on ‘Digital: The next revolution’. “India is a peculiar coun- month, it was further extend- debit cards during 2019-20 fis- On spectrum, he said that try where you have 1.2 billion ed till May 31.In another noti- cal, according to an RTI reply. the regulator has already given mobile connections and we fication, the CBIC has granted The public sector lender its recommendations, including boast that our mobile net- time till June 30 for rejecting collected 152.88 crore from for 5G radiowaves, and it is for works are transporting data refunds where the time limit customers by levying annual the government to tathe nec- more than mobile networks of for issuance of ofalls between maintenance charges (AMC) essary steps.”Up to 4G there is US and China put together. March 20 and June 29, 2020. on debit cards. While 115.21 crore was garnered by way of levying a fee on ATM transactions, the bank said in a response to a Right to Information filed by Madhya Pradesh-based RTI activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur. In response to a query about the AMC on debit cards, New Delhi-based PNB said, “AMC for Punjab National Bank is 150 per year plus taxes. AMC for Kisan Credit Cards, Mudra, PMJDY and cards issued under other Government schemes is nil.” <
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Treatment Plant of 1 MLD (mil- various establishments of Gupta, Chief Secretary, briefed them about the To mark the occasion, Alok lion litres per day) is already Western Railway, Mumbai. opportunities and USPs of Rajasthan as well as Kansal, General Manager of commissioned at Bandra IGBC building certification transparent policy framework of incentives and Western Railway administered a Terminus where waste water is of Jagjeevan Ram Hospital, concessions provided by the state. He also high- pledge to Additional GM, all treated and then used for coach DRM Office Building, and CCG lighted the advantages of the state with regard to principal heads of various washing and other activities. HQ building is under process. connectivity, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, departments, divisional railway Western Railway has also Certification of environment availability of skilled manpower, resource advan- managers and other senior rail- installed benches made out of standard ISO 14001:2015 for 38 tages as well as infrastructure strength. way officers through video con- recycled plastic bottles at NSG/SG stations of Mumbai In the webinar, Gupta led the Rajasthan team ference from his residence in Churchgate station. Bhakar stat- Central Division along with comprising Additional Chief Secretary, Industries, Mumbai, to save plants. He ed that various activities in this surveillance audit and training. Dr Subodh Agarwal, Managing Director, RIICO, took the lead by planting a 4 1       direction were initiated by  Environment Regulatory Ashutosh AT Pednekar and Commissioner, sapling at his residence. On the    +   Mumbai Division of WR, on this Requirement under Air Act, Industries, Muktanand Agarwal. occasion, Kansal said that he occasion, even in the times of Water Act & Hazardous Waste This webinar was organised by Rajasthan State believes in the mantra, “We Railways social media platform the pandemic. Management Rules and Noise Industrial Development & Investment should take care of nature and have come out with a motiva- A webinar was conducted Pollution (Regulation and Corporation Ltd (RIICO) in collaboration with nature will take care of us.” He tional video which spreads the on June 4 regarding environ- Control) Rules, 2000 by obtain- European Business Group Federation (EBG exhorted the same message message in a subtle manner. In ment management in Indian ing due consent to operate or Federation) to invite investments from European while addressing the video con- the story, Baba Vantastic with his Railways by Amit Thakkar, establish or both (as applicable companies. European Business and Technology ference on this occasion. He also vast knowledge of earthly affairs Scientist at Central Pollution for the units) for six railway sta- Centre (EBTC) and European Economic Group planted a sapling in the garden gives the discourse to this dis- Control Board, to sensitise and tions. (EEG) were also a part of the dialogue. Diplomats of his residential premises on turbed follower that humans raise awareness among staff and An automatic coach washing from various European countries including Czech this occasion. should be thoughtful and kind officers alike. Tree plantation plant is being commissioned at Republic, Royal Embassy of Denmark, Embassy According to a press release to nature. Baba Vantastic moti- drive of saplings of various Coaching Depot Mumbai of Italy, Embassy of Switzerland, Embassy of issued by Ravinder Bhakar, vates people to save the environ- indigenous species was organ- Central. Bulgaria, Embassy of Belgium amongst others Chief Public Relations Officer of ment for a greener future and ised at 10 separate locations to Setting up of waste water treat- along with representatives of many multination- Western Railway, various specif- preserve the environment. promote biodiversity on the ment plant through Phyto- als operating in Europe participated. ic efforts and initiatives have Bhakar further informed occasion. remediation, Cap-225 KLD on More than 30 companies across various sec- been undertaken by Western that during the last year, they Some of the projects by “Turn Key Basis” at Dahisar tors like pharmaceutical, agro sector, fertilisers Railway under the leadership of had initiated many activities Western Railway in the pipeline Railway Colony. sector, cement sector, skill development sector, General Manager, Alok Kansal, and programmes to achieve and are: Procurement of eco-friendly power sector, tourism sector participated in the for mitigating environmental sustain environmental goals. The work of recharging and disposable napkins cotton rich webinar. impacts and reducing green They ran ‘No Plastic’ campaigns reviving existing dry open wells spun lace non-woven for Surat Responding to the questions of the partici- house gas emissions, which have D   ,        .         
    from time-to-time to spread along with rainwater harvesting & Valsad Depot. pants, the Chief Secretary assured fast disposal of resulted in desired outcomes. awareness about the ill-effects of facility at Valsad, Bilimora and Improvement of maintenance their existing issues. He also mentioned that the In view of the prevailing the day to day working of water audits, automatic coach plastic on the environment. WR Udhna is being undertaken. facilities of EOG coaches at state has taken several steps regarding Ease of COVID-19 situation, along with Railways to conserve environ- washing plants and Conserve encourages single use plastic ban Solar energy plant of 1 MW Mumbai Central and Bandra Doing Business. The participants were apprecia- the video conference there was ment and find ways to protect Energy — Energy audits, HOG, and hence, it has banned the use capacity to be installed at Bandra terminus. tive of the infrastructure facilities and response a power point presentation too, biodiversity. Sky pipe lighting. Taking for- of plastic cups, glasses, plates etc. Terminus on Power Purchase Supply and installation of 128 from the government machinery in Rajasthan. which was presided by Kansal Some of the major issues ward this commitment to ensure Another development by Agreement with Solar Energy stainless steel dual pole mount- Dr Agarwal informed the participants that along with Additional GM, all discussed included: Reduce pol- environment friendly initiatives, the department are as follows. Corporation of India. This will ed dustbin. Rajasthan is the first Indian state to allow PHODs & DRMs and other lution — Solid waste disposal the department is steadfast to During May, 2019 Mumbai facilitate power procurement at The department exhorts its MSMEs to start ventures without obtaining senior officers. Speaking on the plants, Effluent treatment plants; guarantee a safer and cleaner Central station was accredited 3.50 per unit as against a much passengers to join hands with approval or clearances under the state laws, and occasion, while addressing the Conserve resources — Plastic environment and is doing efforts with ISO 14001:2015 certifica- higher rate, currently being pur- them in the cause to dispense the One-Stop Shop that Rajasthan is mobilising HQ & divisional officers in a recycling; Conserve water — to conserve as well as preserve tion. On the similar line, 38 chased from various agencies. their duties in order to conserve for fast-track approvals. VC, Kansal stressed upon the through rain water harvesting the beauty of our mother earth. more stations of Mumbai Installation of sky pipe day our nature for the better future The participating diplomats and Raman need to take all possible steps in systems, water recycling plants, On the occasion, Western Central division will acquire lighting system (182 Nos) at of our coming generations. Sidhu, Chief Executive Officer EBG Federation, suggested devising a platform for regular inter- action with embassies and potential investors. Pednekar informed that such interactions B%6  @C would be held regularly. He also mentioned that ,+!"%* positive suggestions received in the webinar &8   $   would help in giving future direction to the efforts. The Rajasthan government is looking at pos- HPC, India’s hydropower commissioned capacity of 100 sibilities of entering into MoUs with trade bod- harat Heavy Electricals project includes design, engi- Nmajor, which has diversified MW and is all set to develop ies like EBG Federation to speed up investment BLimited (BHEL) has commis- neering, manufacture, supply, its portfolio to include solar new renewable energy projects from foreign investors. Further interaction with sioned one 270 MW thermal unit construction, erection, testing power business has contributed to the tune of 7500 MW in com- foreign investors and diplomats are lined up in at the 4x270 MW Bhadradri and commissioning of four ther- an amount of  1 crore to ing two to three years. It recent- coming days, with next interaction being planned Thermal Power Project in mal sets of 270 MW on EPC International Solar Alliance- ly conducted successful e-auc- with French companies on June 12. Telangana. basis. The key equipment for the Corpus Fund as part of first tion for 2000 MW of solar pro- Located at Manuguru in contract was manufactured at installment. NHPC is eyeing jects. Out of this, it has issued Bhadradri in Kothagudem dis- BHEL’s Trichy, Hyderabad, on becoming corporate member Letter of Awards (LOA) to solar $ -!", trict of Telangana, the project was Haridwar, Bhopal, Ranipet, of the ISA to avail the benefits power developers for interstate awarded to BHEL by Telangana Bengaluru and Jhansi plants, of its membership. Its member- transmission system (ISTS) grid State Power Generation while the company’s Power Sector ship will open up collaborative connected photovoltaic projects Corporation Limited (TSGEN- — Western Region, Nagpur has opportunities with world bank, aggregating to 1600 MW CO). Notably, this is the first unit done civil works and erection / ADB, AIIB, EIB, EBRD, AfDB, installed capacity. to be commissioned at this pro- commissioning of the equip- NDB and GCF (ISA’s financial It is also in talks with the ject and work on the balance ment. partners) as syndicate/consor- state governments and UTs like three units is also in an advanced BHEL has been a partner in tium to fund infrastructure pro- Telangana, Odisha, Rajasthan stage. development of Telangana, with jects. NHPC will also have access and Leh to take our solar jour- Significantly, following the BHEL supplied sets contributing to low cost fund from solar ney to a bigger canvas for more commissioning of the 1x800 to 88 per cent of the coal-based bonds to be raised by ISA than 4000 MW of solar power. MW Kothagudem thermal power stations installed in the knowledge partners such as It is also accordingly exploring power project, this is the second state. Projects equipped with London Stock Exchange among 4
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  the viability of developing vari- unit to have been commissioned BHEL supplied sets such as others, who are ISA’s sub-sover- 2  C   % &  D   %    &       ous RE Projects in different as part of the Memorandum of Ramagundam and Kothagudem eign partners. The membership      commercially viable models Understanding between TSGEN- have consistently been winning will give NHPC new financing such as hydropower projects CO and BHEL for construction meritorious productivity awards opportunities in emerging mar- Conclave of ISA Corporate Alliance by RK Jaiswal, blended with solar power, of new thermal power plants from the Ministry of Power for kets of ISA Member Countries, Partners” and get an opportuni- Executive Director (Renewable pumped storage projects in totalling 6,000 MW in the state. their performance. which in turn, will facilitate its ty to shape the ISA policies, pro- Energy), NHPC on June 10 at remote areas with solar power in In Telangana, BHEL is also exe- It leads in the Indian Power entry into the markets in mem- grams, activities and functions New Delhi. Himangshu Saha, pumping mode and floating cuting the 5x800 MW Yadadri Sector with a vast installed base ber countries. Becoming a cor- that could further or supplement General Manager (Renewable solar project. NHPC has project for TSGENCO and the of more than 1,90,000 MW of porate member of the ISA, or align with its own policies. Energy), NHPC and KS Popli, planned to add 10000 MW Solar ( , E+(  - )+      steam generator package at the power plant equipment globally would pave way for NHPC to The bank advice of contri- Senior Consultant, ISA were Power under the various          
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BHEL’s scope of work in the reliance in energy. also be joining the “Annual General, International Solar in renewable energy sector with MW by 2025.        " 688 96,7  ! 

or those of you who may not may seem nothing more than a erations, who is teaching young with, we are all the products of this with others is necessary to be able    Fknow, the phrase “trigger warn- harmless joke at its point of inception, impressionable minds the right way? same rotten culture of dehumanisa- to thrive in a society, but what are ing” is used to state that the follow- but what used to be fictional gore has Let’s take a look at the alternatives tion. We are the perpetrators in our you and I doing to achieve that? orks of new projects like ing content, be it text, photos, audios now come out in the reality of our here: active participation and passive com- Large scale changes at a systemic WNoapara-Bimanbander or videos, may contain distressing streets. News channels that proudly spew plicity of it. Every time someone vio- level in society start with us. As Metro Extension Project have material. It can be potentially trigger- Although 2020 seems to be an false information, hate speeches and lently threatens someone and we Gandhi (a man unfortunately no been going on even during the ing for people who have had bad especially horrible year, all things con- degrade women openly. Our beloved stand by silently, every time our longer as revered as before) had said, lockdown. experiences of similar kind or are sen- sidered, it is not just today, this week, social media that is filled with trolls friends degrade and mock someone be the change you wish to see in the One of the most tough sitive to such distressing material. You this month or even this year that is that seem to be backed by powerful different from us, every time we abuse world. Why not take interest and get works on this alignment has may find this very millennial-sound- bad. It is an ongoing process of which benefactors or live in the blanket free- our so-called freedom of speech and to know something rather than been dismantling of four most ing term on social media before we reap the horrible effects. The dom that this toxic environment of expression by infringing on someone dismissing it just because it’s unfa- critical redundant piers situated instances of graphic violence, rape process of othering, dehumanisation normalisation and virtual anonymi- else’s basic rights, we are all contrib- miliar? Curiosity in the face of the in the middle of the crowded and abuse are showcased in any form. and then violent verbal and physical ty has provided them. Locker room utors to the problem. We have culti- unknown is required instead of VIP road and airport entry road And when I say that you may find it, degradation of that other have now talk seems to have moved on from the vated the habit of justification of such blind fear and hatred. The only way under which metro railway tun- I mean that you will most likely see become a part of a very natural physical to virtual spaces, still being actions in the perceived provocation to move forward and be better is by nel is being constructed. It has something like this because trigger response to an entity or action that that dangerous cesspool of hate, by others. What we fail to understand educating ourselves, self-correction been decided to dismantle these warnings are becoming worryingly we dislike. This response has become misogyny and unchecked budding is that two wrongs don’t make a right. and holding each other accountable. piers by vibration-free dia- common around us day by day. so instinctual that it is also a response criminals. What about families, after The world lives in law-abiding soci- The circumstances that we are mond wire sawing . One of the Whether it is cases of bullying at that blurs the line between like and all everything starts at home right? eties for a reason, because if we start pushed into may not always be to piers (P-81 having diameter of schools and colleges, mob lynching, dislike. While most sexual violence Most of us are not consciously taught to take direct violent and extreme our liking, but once we are there, it 1.5 metre) has been dismantled sexual assault, vitriolic and graphic and assault is a power play, a conquer- such life skills at home, we only learn action against each perceived wrong, is also in our hands to make the best recently with diamond studded trolls online, animal abuse or even ing of the other, perpetrators also what we see in our own families. In then what will remain of us? out of it. And not just the best for cutter belt in only seven hours capital punishments; there are so sometimes claim to have an attraction a country where marital rape is con- Our unified existence as one individual, a collective journey without making any dust or many triggers everywhere from home towards the victim. Is that how you sidered fine, where sisters learn far humans on this earth is already ahead to being lovelier strangers that noise pollution. Dismantled por- to popular culture that even the trig- show people that you like them? more lessons in propriety than broth- divided by the smaller communities someone passes by too. Create an tions of this pier have been ger warnings aren’t enough. The What is the difference between lik- ers, where brothers are taught far of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, environment where smiles come unloaded quickly by two 70 T abandoned circular railway collective trauma that this society is ing and disliking, if that is your stan- more unnecessary and toxic mas- religion, social class, caste and what easier, kindness is the norm, help is and 35 T cranes with all safety which are to be dismantled doling out on itself without a second dard response? culinity, where do we even begin the not? The reasons to differentiate and readily given and your heart is no precautions at the intersection of along the proposed new metro thought to the consequences, is While popular culture and some process? What about those people isolate from others are many, but at longer chained up in trigger warn- the two very busy roads of railway underground alignment rapidly becoming a vicious and self- disturbing Bollywood films contin- who are not a part of this very tradi- the end of the day, we do share a ings. Kolkata. between the Jessore Road and sustaining cycle. The normalisation ue to pollute the idea of healthy inter- tional picture of what a family is? common and limited space. A har- (The writer is Purvai Soni, free- It is to be noted that there Biman Bander Station in order of this extreme response to things personal relationships for many gen- Whatever gender we identify monious and peaceful existence lance writer and poet.) are 104 spans along the old to make it infringement free.    !"#"#   (

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  tinue investigations into the leak of classified e-mails and all board mem- bers were made party to the inquiry.     P   For BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, it was a good day in office as  7= there was some headway, even though temporary, into the long-standing tax- ndia batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues and New exemption feud which started with the IZealand captain Sophie Devine believe that inno- World T20 in India back in 2016. vations like the use of shorter pitches and smaller balls "A six month extension in dead- can be tried out to boost popularity of women’s crick- line means that there has been some et. headway in discussions between BCCI Shorter pitches, smaller balls and super-subs (sub- and ICC. Tax exemption is govern- stitutes) were among the topics discussed by Rodrigues ment's prerogative. The Central gov- uation Down Under may have also and Devine during a one-hour 100% Innovations ses- ernment cannot overnight give an played a role in ICC keeping the deci-  *Q%%$#
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USD 23.7 million as tax exemption for tinue to consult with our Members, ndia’s white ball special- Speaking on the issue, “I think if we are stuck with traditional formats, the 2016 World T20 is being heard by broadcasters, partners, governments Iist Deepak Chahar feels Chahar told Star Sports we’d be missing out on a lot of new players, new kids ICC's Disputes Resolution Committee. and players and to ensure that we make that ban on use of saliva show Cricket Connected, “I to the game. So, I think it’s really an exciting idea to But no decision was taken with a well informed decision," ICC chief will not have an impact in don’t think it will impact us say that we might be able to encourage people along regards to T20 World Cup in Australia executive Manu Sawhney said in a white ball cricket, espe- so much because the white that make it tailored towards the female side of things,” scheduled to be held in October- statement. Sawhney made it clear that cially in T20Is, where he ball only swings for 2 overs. she said. November but looking increasingly the ICC will try its best to conduct the primarily plies his trade. If we talk about the T20 “It’s always good to have a little trial and error and uncertain because of the COVID-19 event in Australia even though Cricket The Agra based 27- format, the wicket is good see what works. I’m probably a big fan of looking at pandemic. Australia hasn't shown as much keen- year-old Chahar, who for only 2-3 overs and the a smaller ball, but keeping the pitch the same size, It is understood that Australia's ness in organising the event this year played 3 ODIs and 10 T20s ball swings for 3 overs, so where I think pacers are going to be able to bowl sports minister Richard Colbeck's as it has for the high profile India series for India, however admit- it reduces the need to shine quicker, spinners are going be able to turn the ball positive message about the health sit- at the end of the year. ted that things will be dif- the ball.” more. “Hopefully, the ball should fly a bit further as well whereas still keeping the traditional length of the pitch,” the Kiwi added. 6B   ) $ .  =    N Rodrigues, who also played for India in the T20 World Cup, was open to the idea of a shorter pitch O  5  if it could get in more fans. The Indian, however, feels women’s cricket !  $R  shouldn’t be compared with male’s game.   /*+*5  away and the situation “To be very honest, I would go with, you know, hoping there will be some international with regards to the pan- like let’s not compare it (men’s and women’s cricket) women’s cricket this year if everything goes he Board of Control demic keeps changing that much. Because, you know, at the end, you have as per planned. Tfor Cricket in India and the Government is got to accept the fact that there are slight differences “Ultimately, we will get some internation- (BCCI) has said that constantly pushing out between the two,” Rodrigues said. al cricket, all being well. The plan is to get they are still following fresh directives with an “But, yeah, I mean, we can also be open to (a some international cricket for the England the ‘wait and watch’ eye on human lives. shorter pitch), try it out. If that is going to help the team later this summer. We’re talking to the policy when it comes to “Wait and watch is game improve and take it to the next level, then why BCCI and Cricket South Africa about bring- the tour of Sri Lanka for what we are following not? “You know, kind of get a thought to it, think about ing their women’s teams over to play a tri- a limited-overs series for the moment. It is it, because at the end of it, we want to promote the series,” Harrison said. in August. With an eye still two months away game. We want to get more people to watch the game However, Harrison said a decision on on the coronavirus pan- and like we have said and more people to even join the game. So, yeah, I inviting India for the tri-series will depend demic, the board is clear time and again, safety is think it is a good idea. I think, you know, you can be   The England and Wales Cricket on how the country combats the contagious that it will abide by the priority and we will open to it,” she added. Board (ECB) is currently in talks with their disease which is raging in the subcontinent. directions issued by the abide by the directives During the session, both players also discussed Indian and South African counterparts to Confirming the talks, BCCI GM Cricket Government as player issued by the the importance of the Birmingham 2022 host a tri-series later this year. Operations Saba Karim told IANS, “We were safety is priority. Government. Too early Commonwealth Games for women’s cricket. Indian women’s team were suposed to supposed to travel to England in July for lim- A BCCI official said to answer the question Rodrigues said she had always dreamt of winning play a bilateral series comprising three ODIs ited-overs series. Now that has been post- that it was too early to whether the tour will a medal at a multi-discipline event while Devine indi- and three T20Is against England which poned and we are waiting for fresh dates. comment on the tour happen or not. We have cated that just being at the games village would be a remains postponed for the time being. There are some talks going on as to when to considering that it is not taken any decision wonderful experience. ECB Chief Executive Tom Harrison is hold the series.” PTI almost two months as of now.

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