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They ly to forget and forgive. serious and severe during the is a strong buzz that Paras can have long been unhappy with After the Assembly polls, ! period between the January 16 %0/'&'&+,00*&. now find a berth in the Union Chirag’s style of functioning, late Ramvilas Paswan’s younger launch of Covid-19 vaccination Cabinet. sources said. The LJP president brother Paras was throughput nationwide drive and June 7. As 1$ 23 %/((-&/+,*%00%. “I have not broken the has now been left virtually in touch with Nitish Kumar many as 488 of the total AEFI % $$%0% ( $ party but saved it,” Paras, MP isolated at the top after taking and the BJP leadership. They cases resulted in deaths. )* *-/*%01+,*/*. from Hajipur, told reporters. on the mantle following his decided to strike when the “These were co-incidental In case there is no patch up father Ram Vilas Paswan’s MPs agreed to desert Chirag en and mainly due to co-mor- June 7. This means AEFI cases between a chacha and bhatija, death in 2020. bloc. bidities or among the elderly,” against Covid-19 developed relationship with vaccines. — at 26,200 — accounted for the LJP could be headed for a Sources said that the entire Bihar BJP president Dr a top public health official complications after receiving The Government has been just about 0.01% per cent of the clear split. drama was scripted by the Sanjay Jaisawal reportedly had from the Union Health the jab while two in every 10 maintaining that bleeding and total doses administered. Indicating his closeness Janata Dal (U) leadership and a luncheon meeting with Paras Ministry said. lakh people vaccinated died. In clotting cases following the In other words, over a with the BJP and JD(U), Paras the BJP lend tacit support to the two days ago where the script The remaining 95 per cent other words, at least 2 per cent vaccine shots in India were period of 143 days, one out of said his group will continue to move. to dump Chirag was discussed. were mild cases where the i.e. 488 of the total AEFI cases minuscule and in line with the every 10,000 people vaccinat- be part of the BJP-led NDA, After Chirag Paswan-led Sources said top JD(U) people post vaccination report- resulted in deaths, according to expected number of diagnoses ed against Covid-19 developed adding that Chirag can remain LJP played a spoilsport to the leadership backed the move ed pain or headache, fever or the officer. of these conditions in the coun- complications after receiving part of the organisation. The JD(U) in the last year’s and played a key role in bring- dizziness, the official said cit- In contrast, 10 deaths relat- try. the jab. Two in every 10 lakh group of five MPs has conveyed Assembly polls by strategical- ing together all the MPs over a ing details available through the ed to Covid 19 vaccination Presently, under the vacci- people vaccinated died. their decision of electing Paras ly putting up candidates to period of time. Senior JD (U) Co-WIN platform from 684 were confirmed between nation drive, Covishield and While 24,703 cases (or 94 as the LJP leader in the Lok scupper the chances of Nitish’s leader Lallan Singh, Bihar districts of the country. January and March first week, Covaxin are being given with per cent of the total AEFI Sabha to the Speaker. party, the JD(U) leadership Deputy Speaker Maheshwar According to the as maintained by the AEFI the former having a major cases) were linked to There has been no com- had reportedly vowed to teach Hazari, and JD(U) MLC Sanjay Government data, over a peri- committee’s report. According share. A total 23.5 crore doses Covishield, Covaxin account- ment from Chirag on the issue. a lesson to Chirag. Chirag had Singh were part of the operation od of 143 days, one out of every to the official, AEFI cases do have been administered in this ed for 1,497. The rebel group led by even threatened to send Nitish to bring together the rebel MPs. 10,000 people vaccinated not necessarily have a causal period between January 16 to Continued on Page 2 Paras includes MPs Prince Raj, Kumar to jail, something which Continued on Page 2
! " # '( )* restoring 26 million (2.6 crore) $ # '( )* tancing and masks were hectares of degraded land by observed. A video went viral on rime Minister Narendra 2030,” Modi said. ith the Covid-19 restric- social media where a man PModi on Monday asserted This would contribute to Wtions easing in several dressed in white started wor- that land degradation affected India’s commitment to achieve States amid the decline of shipping alcohol bottles after he over two-thirds of the world an additional carbon sink of 2.5 Covid-19 cases, people bought them in Madurai after and said unless steps were to 3 billion (250 to 300 crore) thronged markets and roads on the reopening of liquor shops. taken to address the issue it will tonnes of carbon dioxide equiv- Monday, in many cases brazen- The traffic congestion erode the very foundations of alent, he added. ly violating Covid-19 norms. returned to haunt Bengaluru our societies, economies, food “We believe that restora- Several pictures and videos after relaxation in lockdown. security, health, safety and tion of land can start a virtuous have gone viral on social media Hundreds of vehicles coming quality of life. cycle for good soil health, in which people can be seen from the neighbouring Hosur In his virtual address at the increased land productivity, without masks and flouting in Krishnagiri district were UN “High-Level Dialogue on food security and improved social distancing norms in seen stuck in long queues at Desertification, Land livelihoods,” the Prime Minister markets. Attibele in Bengaluru. The Degradation and Drought”, said. A large number of tourists chaotic traffic extended up to Modi said India is working Pointing out that in many from neighbouring States Bommanahalli and Silk Board towards restoring 2.6 crore parts of India, novel approach- thronged Shimla, Kullu-Manali Junction. There was a chock-a- hectares of degraded land by es have been taken up, the and Dharamsala in Himachal block at Freedom Park, 2030 and is assisting fellow Prime Minister cited the exam- Pradesh on the first day after Seshadripuram, Malleswaram, developing countries to devel- ple of Banni region in Rann of the State opened its borders to Town Hall, Richmond Road op land-restoration strategies Kutch in Gujarat which suffers outsiders without the manda- and Kempe Gowda Road right Sarojini Nagar, Delhi University “Therefore, we have to from highly degraded land and tory RT-PCR negative report, in the middle of the city as well. and South Extension markets. reduce the tremendous pres- receives very little rainfall. leading to massive traffic con- Meanwhile, traffic also Markets were seen crowd- sure on land and its resources. “In that region, land gestion. Similarly, most of the snarled at ITO, Badarpur- ed without business, traders Clearly, a lot of work lies ahead ( +(O-% $ $% restoration is done by devel- metro cities witnessed chaotic Mehrauli road and Delhi- claimed. Installing protective of us. But we can do it. We can . % % P. %%. oping grasslands, which helps traffic jams in the morning on Gurugram road in Delhi and screens, conducting tempera- do it together,” he said. ( $ )* in achieving land degradation major roads and highways NCR after relaxation in lock- ture checks, contactless order- Hyderabad: A single dose of Modi said in India, “We neutrality. It also supports pas- after. down in Delhi. People have to ing, and visible cues to ensure Covid-19 vaccine is sufficient have always given importance called for better access and enhanced the combined forest toral activities and livelihood by As the Tamil Nadu wait for long durations outside physical distancing are among for an infected person as there to land and considered the stewardship over land and cover to almost one-fourth of promoting animal husbandry,” Government-run TASMAC metro stations and bus stands, the various measures taken by was a greater antibody response sacred Earth as our mother.” emphasised gender-sensitive the country’s total area,” the he said. wine shops opened on Monday, flouting social distancing restaurants in the National when compared with those He said India has taken the transformative projects. Prime Minister said. “In the same spirit, we tipplers thronged liquor shops. norms. Similarly, a number of Capital which reopened with who have had no prior infec- lead to highlight land degra- “In India, over the last 10 “We are on track to achieve need to devise effective strate- At some shops they were found people found flouting social 50 per cent capacity after near- tion, according to a study dation issues at international years, around three million our national commitment of gies for land restoration while adhering to the protocol but in distancing norms and without ly two months. released by AIG Hospitals on forums and cited that the (30 lakh) hectares of forest land degradation neutrality. promoting indigenous tech- most of the shops, no social dis- masks in Connaught Place, Continued on Page 2 Monday. “Delhi Declaration” of 2019 cover has been added. This has We are also working towards niques,” Modi said. 1 2 334 1( " " +,-(*,+ R ( */+(0# report. The markets will remain acing political heat over the open from 8 AM to 5 PM on Falleged scam in purchase of he State Government has June 16, 18 and 21 while all veg- land for the construction of Textended the Covid-curfew etable and fruit shops along with Ram temple and adjoining till June 22 with more relax- dairies and sweet shops will areas, the Shri Ram # '( )* ations. Informing about the remain open daily from 8 AM Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra decision, cabinet minister and to 5 PM. The other restrictions Trust in Ayodhya claimed that pposition parties on State Government spokesman and relaxations will remain agreement for the said land was OMonday kept alive the Subodh Uniyal said that the res- applicable as during the past signed in 2017 much before the issue of alleged scam in land idents of Chamoli and phases of the Covid-curfew. Supreme Court allowed the purchase by Ram Temple trust Rudraprayag districts will be The Minister further said construction of temple in ! 0 ) ' ) and said Prime Minister allowed to visit Badrinath and that though the number of Ayodhya. %$ & Narendra Modi should answer Kedarnath shrines respectively Covid-19 cases in the state has The general secretary of whether those behind it had his while residents of Uttarkashi will been dropping, caution is still the Trust, Champat Rai, said in complex. We bought land protection. be allowed to visit Gangotri and needed. “We cannot simply a statement here on Monday which had houses and temples. Congress, Shiv Sena, TMC, Yamunotri provided they have open up everything at a go. This that the trust has bought the The trust has decided to settle RJD and several other parties an RT-PCR negative report. one week period is very crucial land at a price much less than these people elsewhere. In view called for a thorough investi- Further, three-wheelers for pub- and we must still observe pre- the market rate. of this, the trust bought Gata gation. The Congress flagged it lic transport will be allowed to cautions. Hopefully if the situ- He said the trust is buying number 243, 244 and 246 (area as big scam by Ram temple operate. The limit for people ation continues to move towards land to expand the region 12080 square meters) so that trust and demanded a Supreme attending marriage and funerals normalisation, the government around Ram Lalla temple. “To the displaced could be settled Court-monitored probe into has been increased to 50 though will start working on the unlock ) % & $ ' &$ ( '% make travel accessible we need- there,” he said. the charge. those attending a marriage will process after this phase of the 4) $ & ed land around the temple Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 need to have a Covid negative Covid-curfew,” he said. !
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1*+#(>+/* same time, Badal also hoped Minster pointed out that the been scripted jointly by half a where two people were that “this SIT, unlike the pre- very need for the present SIT dozen high profile members killed.The Yadav led SIT had unjab’s five-time Chief vious one, would respect the had “arisen out of the brazen of the ruling party. “These summoned the 93-year-old PMinister Parkash Singh law of the land and conduct a politicization of the case by reports have never been con- Akali leader, asking him to =-6('+/ first day of Covid-curfew relax- already taken a lot from us. Badal, who has been sum- fair investigation, withstand- the previous SIT”.Badal also tradicted,” he added. appear before it with “relevant ation we had only a few cus- When the business was start- moned by the Special ing political interference from came down heavily against Notably, the new SIT, con- records” on Wednesday at a rest hopkeepers are one of the tomers but now people are ing to pick up then suddenly Investigation Team (SIT), the ruling dispensation which “one of the members of the stituted on the Punjab and house in Mohali. Shardest-hit by the Covid coming back like before as due to the second wave anoth- probing the 2015 Kotkapura had been brazenly subverting previous SIT” for his “openly Haryana High Court’s direc- Badal was the Chief curfew. While some are seeing cases have dipped and people er lockdown was announced. I police firing incident post the law for petty political political conduct” which had tions, is investigating the two Minister when the sacrilege their customers back like before are feeling safe.” hope things get better soon but sacrilege incidents, has sought gains”.In 2018, Badal had been allegedly subverted the entire FIRs registered on October 14, and subsequent police firing others are struggling to get cus- On the other side, some I also heard predictions about “rescheduling” of the date for questioned by the previous investigative process.“With a 2015, and August 7, 2018, in incidents took place in Faridkot tomers. People's preference for shopkeepers are rarely seeing the third wave. I don’t know his appearance on health SIT probing the matter. At that callous and contemptuous dis- connection with the in 2015.Badal, responding to online shopping amidst the any customers but are hoping what will happen to us if grounds. time, he had stated that the regard for all the established Kotkapura incident. the SIT summons, said: “I Covid crisis has made the sit- that with the unlocking process another wave hits us again.” Categorically reiterating SIT probe was “politically procedures and norms, this It may be mentioned that hardly need to emphasize that uation more challenging for in the future gradually the Secretary of Doon Udyog his intent and commitment to motivated” and an “attempt to officer completely usurped the High Court had, on April all through my long career as some shopkeepers. business will come on track as Vyapyar Mandal, Sunil Masson “fully cooperating with the defame him”. and appropriated to himself 9 this year, quashed a report a servant of the people, I not Nisha Juyal, a homemaker before. said, “Online shopping can law”, the senior Badal has The Akali patriarch, in his the entire functioning and by an earlier Punjab Police SIT only have been a law-abiding on being asked about why she The owner of a Sari shop never replace traditional shop- asked the SIT “to reschedule two-page response to the designated role of all the other into the firing at people citizen of the country but have chooses to shop online she here, Santosh Singh said that ping as it allows you to see and the date for his appearance for summon from the SIT, said members of the SIT, including protesting in Kotkapura in always ensured that the law of said, “There are so many he didn’t see many customers touch the products you are the investigations as he is not that “the entire process of its chairman, and rendered 2015 over the alleged dese- the land is held in the highest options available online and this time and those who come buying. We are seeing our keeping good health and has investigations already stands them totally redundant and cration of the Guru Granth esteem. As such, I am com- return or exchange options rarely buy something. He customers back and I believe been advised complete bed brazenly compromised they were reportedly not even Sahib in Faridkot district, mitted to cooperating with are also available. More impor- added, “There are only a few business will get better with rest for 10 days by doctors”.“As through blatant and unapolo- a part of the investigative with the directions to the investigations tantly, I don’t need to go to customers who rarely come to time.” soon as my health gets better, getic political interference and process,” said Badal in an State Government to set up a underway.”“However, my cur- shops in such a risky situation. buy something. Since the On the extension of Covid- I will be available to join the it reeks too strongly of polit- attack on former Punjab new SIT without IPS officer rent state of health does not However I only shop for beginning of the pandemic, curfew till 22 June, he added, investigation as per law, at my ical vendetta to inspire any Police DIG Kunwar Vijay Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. permit me to be available to clothes and other home deco- our business has taken a severe “Cases are falling but Covid is current place of residence confidence about a fair Pratap Singh, who has been Subsequently, Kunwar Vijay join the investigation on the ration stuff from an online hit. We had been suffering not over yet so gradually more (MLA Flat No 37, Sector 4, process of law being fol- the part of the oprevious SIT took voluntary retirement.A date specified by you. I have platform, otherwise when it since the start of the pandem- relaxations are being given. Chandigarh), stated Badal in lowed”.“ probing Kotkapura firing separate probe was underway been advised complete bed comes to groceries I always ic.” Another garment store Hopefully, if conditions a communication addressed In spite of this, I will case.The former Chief in an incident where the rest of 10 days by my physician; choose to go to the market and owner shared a similar expe- become more favorable we to the SIT chairman cooperate fully with the inves- Minister also referred to the Police had opened fire at a I am enclosing the Medical bring fresh vegetables and rience. Bantu Bisht, a local might see full-time market Additional Director General tigative process,” he added.The reports that said that the find- similar demonstration in Certificate dated June 8, 2021,” fruits for my family.” shopkeeper said, “This time openings in the future but for of Police LK Yadav.At the 93 years old former Chief ings of the previous SIT had Behbal Kalan, also in Faridkot, said Badal. A worker at a footwear especially it’s hard to do busi- now, let’s just adhere to all the shop in Kotdwar said, “On the ness. This second wave has guidelines and stay safe.” , . * R E " . 8&&F 8GH 1 1" # '( )* 4*")+ ing the state would be moni- From Page 1 4+4#+>+/C"-*+)D leading the district by vacci- Punjab.Deputy Commissioner tored through registration in Shiv Sena demanded nating its entire 18-plus popu- congratulated the village he race for nuclear arsenal fter a huge rush of tourist Covid e-pass software.The per- “clarification” from the trust eading the SAS Nagar dis- lation,” said Mohali Deputy Panchayat and the residents Tsupremacy has not declined Avehicles was witnessed at sons desirous to enter in the and other leaders, saying the Ltrict (Mohali) in COVID-19 Commissioner Girish and urged other villages of with nuclear weapon states, the inter-state barriers at state are required to enter construction of the temple is vaccination, Bhajouli village Dayalan.The population of district to put in their best including Russia and the USA Parwanoo during weekend fol- their particulars in this online a matter of faith for the saffron has created a record on Bhajouli village is 536, out of efforts under ‘Corona Mukt deploying more and more war- lowing the easing of restric- software and details of their party and the common peo- Monday with 100 percent cov- which 356 residents are above Pind Abhiyan’ to get 100 per- heads operationally. India with tions in Himachal, Chief arrival are being shared with all ple. erage of its entire 18-plus pop- 18 years. Barring two, who have cent of its people vaccinated so nearly 156 nuclear warheads beginning of 2020, the report Minister Jai Ram Thakur on the concerned stakeholders, At a Press conference on ulation. gone abroad, all eligible persons that we can weed out COVID- lags behind its arch rivals China said. Monday said people visiting he said.Thakur further said Sunday, Samajwadi Party (SP) Besides, five other villages have been vaccinated on 19 from our society. and Pakistan. Drawing a distinction the state are being monitored that hoteliers have been direct- and the Aam Aadmi Party of the district have also Monday with at least one dose He appreciated the hard At present, China has more between deployed warheads and through registration in Covid ed to strictly follow the SoPs (AAP) had alleged that achieved 100 percent coverage of vaccine, he added. work done by the healthcare than 350 warheads. Pakistan is other warheads, the report said e-pass software.Talking to issued by the State Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth of its 45-plus population.“All The village Panchayat has workers, the Guardians of ahead of India with more than deployed refers to warheads mediapersons here, he said Government.He also urged Kshetra Trust general secre- villages are doing by and large thus emerged pioneer among Governance (GoGs) and the 165 nuclear weapons at the placed on missiles or located on that to facilitate people visiting the tourists to adhere to the tary Champat Rai purchased good work in vaccination. Five local civic bodies to be eligible local administration that per- beginning of this year as per the bases with operational forces. the state, the government has guidelines issued by the 1.208 hectares of land worth of our villages — Tarouli, for a special development grant suaded the eligible beneficiaries annual report released on On the other hand, other war- removed the condition of RT Government from time to time Rs 2 crore in Ayodhya’s Bag Rasoolpur, Barsalpur, of Rs 10 lakh, announced ear- and organized special camps Monday by the prestigious heads’ refers to stored or reserve PCR requirement to enter the and also wear the facemasks Bjaisi village at an inflated Madanheri, and Bahadurgarh lier by the Chief Minister Capt for them.“Hope more villages Stockholm International Peace warheads and retired warheads state. and maintain social distanc- price of Rs 18.5 crore with the — have successfully covered Amarinder Singh, for villages of our district would also soon Research Institute (SIPRI). awaiting dismantlement. But at the same time, the ing.On the issue of COVID help of trust member Anil 100 percent of the 45-plus achieving cent percent COVID attain 100 percent vaccinated At the start of last year, Despite this overall decrease, government is ensuring that vaccination, he said that the Mishra. population while Bhajouli is vaccination target in status,” said Dayalan. while India had 150 warheads, the estimated number of nuclear nobody is allowed to flout the vaccination campaign is going Terming it a case of Pakistan had 160 and China weapons currently deployed norms fixed to check spread of on in the state smoothly. About money laundering, SP leader had 320, the SIPRI report with operational forces increased the Coronavirus, he said.The 25.17 lakh doses of vaccine Pawan Pandey and AAP observed. It also said nearly all to 3,825, from 3,720 last year. Chief Minister said that free have been administered to the leader Sanjay Singh sought a the countries have started rapid Moreover, around 2,000 of these inter-state movement was people of the state and efforts probe by the Central Bureau modernisation of its nuclear - nearly all of which belonged to allowed throughout the coun- are on to complete the vaccine of Investigation (CBI) and weapon inventory. “China is in Russia or the USA - were kept try. Himachal Pradesh also campaign well in time, he the Enforcement Directorate the middle of a significant in a state of high operational decided that the people visit- added. (ED) into the matter. R modernisation and expansion alert, it noted. While the USA of its nuclear weapon invento- and Russia continued to reduce ry, and India and Pakistan also their overall nuclear weapon From Page 1 chacha and bhaitja soured after 2020 assembly polls. appear to be expanding their inventories by dismantling ) *R JD (U) leaders and Paras Chirag went against Nitish Soon after Paras spoke to nuclear arsenals,” it said. retired warheads in 2020, both obtained the signature of Kumar in the Bihar assembly reporters, Paswan drove to his There are nine nuclear are estimated to have had Chandan Singh, Veena Devi, polls and reportedly threatened uncle’s residence in the nation- weapon states in the world, around 50 more nuclear war- and Mehboob Ali Kaiser three to throw out Paras from the al capital to meet him. Paswan’s including India, USA, Pakistan, heads in operational deployment +,- . days ago in Patna, and then party for opposing it. Paras , cousin and MP Prince Raj also China, Russia, France, United at the start of 2021 than a year worked on LJP state president who has an excellent grip over stays at the same address. Kingdom, Israel and the earlier. Russia also increased its Prince Raj. He was the last MP the party cadres, bid his time After spending over 90 Democratic People’s Republic of overall military nuclear stockpile # '( )* leads can emerge from the After taking over the case, to sign the letter sent to the Lok but kept in close touch with minutes at the residence of Korea (North Korea). by around 180 warheads, main- probes by the sister agencies.” the CBI had constituted a Sabha speaker. Prince is the Nitish Kumar. Paras and Prince Raj, Paswan In its yearbook SIPRI year- ly due to deployment of more ven after a year of probe Special Investigation Team nephew of Paras. Paras on Monday lauded left without saying a word to book 2021, the report said multi-warhead land-based inter- Einto the mysterious death of (SIT) headed by Joint Director Sources said the exercise Nitish Kumar as a good leader the waiting media persons. It is despite an overall decrease in the continental ballistic missiles Bollywood film actor Sushant " Manoj Sridhar, Deputy started two months ago when and “vikas purush” (develop- believed that neither of the two number of nuclear warheads in (ICBMs) and sea-launched bal- Singh Rajput, the CBI is yet to Inspector General Gagandeep Sanjay Singh held several ment-oriented man), high- rebel MPs met him. A house- 2020, more have been deployed listic missiles (SLBMs). wrap up the investigation or ## Gambhir and Superintendent rounds of meetings with for- lighting the deep fault lines hold help said the two were not with operational forces. The Also, both countries’ solve the tangled up case. $ " of Police Nupur Prasad, all IPS mer MP and LJP leader within the party as his nephew, at home when the LJP chief report assessed the current state deployed strategic nuclear forces The agency has not made %" P officers, besides another SP Surajbhan Singh to convince Chirag Paswan has been a arrived. Sources close to him of armaments, disarmament remained within the limits set by much headway in terms of Anil Yadav. However, the him to persuade his brother strong critic of the JD(U) pres- have blamed the JD(U) for the and international security. the 2010 Treaty on Measures for gathering prosecutable mater- agency could not make much Chandan Singh to join the ident. He asserted that 99 per- split, saying the party had long The nine countries had an the Further Reduction and ial to either file a chargesheet headway into the case. Paras camp. Once Surajbhan cent of LJP workers were been working to isolate the LJP estimated 13,080 nuclear Limitation of Strategic in the matter or taking a con- The case remains incon- The SIT has so far record- shrugged off his initial reluc- unhappy with the turn of president after his decision to weapons at the start of 2021. Offensive Arms (New START), clusive call on submitting a clo- clusive despite an AIIMS med- ed statements of the accused tance and decided to play the events in Bihar as Chirag go all out against Chief This marked a decrease from the although the treaty does not sure report before the compe- ical board report terming and received the forensic ball, the matter was sealed. Paswan led his party against the Minister Kumar in the 2020 13,400 that the SIPRI estimated limit total nuclear warhead tent court in the absence of Rajput’s death a case of suicide. reports from the AIIMS panel The relation between JD(U) and fared poorly in the Assembly polls. these states possessed at the inventories. pointed evidence. Rajput, 34, was found led by the head of the premier While CBI remained tight- hanging in his apartment in medical institution’s forensics lipped on the outcome of the Mumbai’s upscale suburb department, Sudhir Gupta. probe so far, official sources on Bandra on June 14 last year. The AIIMS panel had % &'( )** ( Monday dished out the oft- The CBI had taken over the ruled out the possibility of repeated line, “the CBI contin- probe on August 5 into alleged “poisoning and strangling” in ues to probe the case from all abetment of suicide case from Rajput’s death case. From Page 1 COVID-19 vaccinations began AEFI cases are untoward the usage of vaccines, accord- pain and swelling at injection possible angles.”On being prod- the Bihar police that had on In September, Gupta had According to the CoWin in India - and June 7. This medical occurrences that take ing to the Union Health site or irritability. In the next ded on the hiccups in the July 25 booked Rajput’s alleged said, “It is a case of hanging and portal, twenty-one crore doses number for Covaxin is com- place after immunisation. To be Ministry. AEFI cases are of level (severe), such cases do not probe, a senior official said, girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty death by suicide. We have sub- of Covishield were used paratively very low at two- sure, they do not necessarily three types. Common and lead to long-term problems “Unless other agencies, and her relatives for abetment mitted our conclusive report to between January 16 - the day and-a-half crore. have a causal relationship with minor AEFI cases include fever, but can be disabling. Enforcement Directorate and to suicide and other relevant the CBI.” Narcotics Control Bureau, con- sections of the Indian Penal Following the AIIMS panel clude their investigation in the Code (IPC) like theft and crim- report, the CBI had in a state- related matter, the CBI cannot inal breach of trust among ment said that the probe was !"#$ % &'( submit a final report as more others. continuing. +,! #&$&- $ & ! From Page 1 operates McDonald’s restau- down and are still feeling cagey Dine-in facilities were rants in north and east India. to reopen as people won’t come barred in Delhi since April 17, Restaurants in south Delhi’s out much due to fear of Covid,” when the first weekend lock- Lajpat Nagar and Moolchand said Rajesh Rana, manager of down was imposed in a bid to areas largely remained closed or Pind Balluchi’s Lajpat Nagar From Page 1 that the price of the land was allegations leveled by the Aam curb the spread of COVID-19 opened shutters for just cleaning outlet. At Raasta and Yeti restau- The SP leader Pawan evaluated at the 2017 rate when Aadmi Party and Samajwadi infection in the city. the premises on Monday. In the rants, the process of sanitisation Pandey and AAP MP Sanjay the price of the land was low. Party leaders are politically “The measures in place Central Market area, pan-India and vaccination of staff is going Singh had alleged major scam After the verdict of Ram motivated. include mandatory daily well- restaurant chain Pind Balluchi on and the doors will be opened in the purchase of that land say- Janmabhoomi on November 9, Ayodhy DM Anuj Kumar ness and temperature checks for also reopened its outlet on to the public by next week only. ing it was first bought at Rs 2 2019, the price of the land Jha said that the land purchased everyone (crew, customers and Monday, but its manager said, In Himachal Pradesh, a crore and within 10 minutes increased almost 10 times, so by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi delivery partners), compulsory dining services will practically large number of tourists o the same land was sold at Rs the price of the said land Teerth Kshetra Trust in Bagh face masks, enhanced focus on begin from Tuesday.”Today, Shimla, Kullu-Manali and 18.50 crore. increased almost 9 times when Bijaisi locality is at a prime hand hygiene with frequent most of the restaurants are Dharamsala, thronged on the Rai said that the initial the trust bought it,” Rai told location. The main gate of hand washing and gloves for the cleaning the places, and a very first day after opening its borders agreement for the said land was reporters. Ayodhya railway station is to be crew,” said Rajeev Ranjan, Chief few in our area have opened to outsiders without the done in the year 2017 for Rs Acharya Satyendra Das, built there and thus soon it will Operating Officer, Connaught shutters. Small cafes have suf- mandatory RT-PCR negative 2.16 crore of which Rs 92 lakh the chief priest of Shri Ram become the biggest commercial Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd, which fered huge losses in the lock- report. was paid in advance. “It is clear Janmabhoomi, says that the hub,” he said.
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( */+(0# cials of the ministry to look into this possibility. Rawat also cited hief minister Tirath Singh the difficult geographic terrain CRawat disussed various of the state’s mountainous areas issues of the state with a num- to request the monthly demand ber of union ministers in the of kerosene allocation of 1,185 national Capital on KL. Pradhan assured all possi- Monday.Meeting the union ble assistance to the state. Finance minister Nirmala Meeting the Union minis- Sitharaman, he said that work ter of State for Sports and on various development Youth Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, the schemes is underway at a swift chief minister discussed the pace under Prime Minister subject of sports development Narendra Modi’s guidance in in Uttarakhand in detail. He Uttarakhand. He said that the requested that under the Khelo state had to suffer revenue loss India scheme, the Khelo India following implementation of state level centre and sports sci- Goods and Services Tax (GST) ence centre be constructed at due to which the centre had the sports college in Dehradun. approved GST compensation At least one Khelo India small for the state. However, the centre should be opened in duration of this compensation each of the 13 districts, he said. is to end in 2022. Considering A high altitude training centre the effect of Covid-19 on the will be established at the Ransi 1 0 % ($( $0 % %&:; state’s economy and its limited stadium in Pauri district while 4 & financial resources, he request- a Yoga centre will be estab- ed Sitharaman to extend the lished at the summer capital compensation period by five laid on exporting it too, she that she would herself visit the minister of Petroleum and Gairsain. years from June 2022. said. There was also talk of textile fair. Rawat also informed Natural Gas, Dharmendra Further, sports training $,%$ + +!$" $ !! Rawat also meet the union encouraging the state’s organ- her about the Mukhyamantri Pradhan the chief minister centres will be established at Textiles, Women and Child ic products.Further, handloom Vatsalya Yojana and the various requested that the city gas dis- Dharchula in Pithoragarh dis- Development minister Smriti fairs should be held in each dis- schemes implemented in the tribution project be extended to trict and Nanakmatta in 1!& 1 +!+! && + Irani. The duo had a special trict from August 1 to 7 which state for women and child Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Udham Singh Nagar district. discussion on the folk art of should be linked to local prod- development. Singh Nagar and Nainital city Chief secretary Om ( */+(0# Aipan. Irani said that focus ucts and e-commerce. Appreciating the impor- areas. Prakash, secretaries Amit Singh should be laid on developing Similarly, textile fairs should tance of one-stop centre, she He also sought upgrada- Negi, Radhika Jha, Shailesh nion Minister Nitin Aipan on the lines of also be held from August 1 to said that all those in need tion of the ONGC hospital in Bagauli and Brijesh Sant were UGadkari would arrive in Madhubani art. Linking it with 15 to benefit the local crafts- should benefit from it. Dehradun to a 500-bed facili- also present with the chief Mussoorie in October to inau- textile, special focus should be men. The union minister said While meeting the Union ty. The minister directed offi- minister during the meetings. gurate the construction work of the tunnel at the invitation of Uttarakhand cabinet minister, Ganesh Joshi during his visit to 56770 8 $9 New Delhi on Monday. As the minister of Micro, Small and ( */+(0# over 200 children who were "Besides receiving data from data of over 200 children was Government recently Medium Enterprises (MSME), found eligible to be the ben- the officials, we are also collected in about 15 days and announced that under CM Joshi presented issues regard- n order to provide aid under eficiaries of the recently receiving information of such the number will possibly Vatsalya Yojana, the ing the MSME sector in the ICM Vatsalya Yojana to those launched CM Vatsalya Yojana. children through various calls increase in the next few days. Government would provide State during his visit. He also children who have lost one or Bisht said that the admin- and e-mails. She also appealed to peo- monthly aid of Rs 3,000 to asked him to provide support both parents or the earning istration is receiving this data Since we widely adver- ple to approach the adminis- such children who lost one or in the restoration of training member of their family to the with the assistance of various tised about CM Vatsalya tration to inform about such both parents or the earning centres and production units of Covid-19 disease, the officials like sub divisional Yojana through various media children who can be benefit- member of the family to Khadi and Village Industries Dehradun district adminis- magistrates (SDMs), Child outlets in order to provide the ted under this scheme as Covid till they attain the age Board which are already estab- the State. Also, Joshi said that Mussoorie in October for the tration has started collecting Development Project Officers intended help to the benefi- according to her, the right data of 21 years. lished across Uttarakhand but he expressed his gratitude to inauguration. Besides this, data through various officials. (CDPOs) and Anganwadi ciaries on time, people are reg- will help the government to Besides this, the are inactive. Gadkari for the approval of the Joshi also asked Gadkari for As informed by the district workers who are collecting ularly approaching us to effectively reach out to bene- Government has also declared On this, the union minis- construction of 2.74 kilometres assistance in the construction probation officer (DPO) information of eligible bene- inform about such children," ficiaries soon. to provide free ration, educa- ter asked Joshi to send pro- long tunnel with a budget of Rs of the road in Kimadi area of Meena Bisht, the administra- ficiaries in their respective informed the DPO. It is pertinent to mention tion and health facilities to the posals to the Central 700 crores. He said that he Mussoorie to which Gadkari tion has collected the data of areas across the district. She also stated that the here that the State beneficiaries of this scheme. Government and said that he invited him to inaugurate the assured that the Centre would would surely approve them as construction work of the tun- provide support for it through there is lots of potential in nel which Gadkari accepted the Central Road and * Khadi and village industries in and assured to arrive in Infrastructure Fund (CRF). 2 -3 1R
Pritam Singh to which she tested in the assembly elec- belonged. It was Hridayesh, tions of 2017, he is the tallest often referred to as Iron lady of leader in the party and Uttarakhand who was the real undoubtedly the most active strength of the Pritam- Indira leader in the state. Rawat is camp which was opposed to the learnt to have requested the cen- former chief minister and gen- tral leadership of the party to eral secretary of All India relieve him from the responsi- Congress Committee (AICC) bility of Punjab where he is the Harish Rawat in the politics of state in -charge so that he could the state. The political observers focus more in Uttarakhand. here are of the view that the After the death of Hridayesh the powerful camp led by Rawat in Congress party could appoint the state Congress would senior leader and former speak- become more powerful now. It er Govind Singh Kunjwal or was Hridayesh who used to take deputy leader in state assembly *+)('+# also paid their last respects to a stoic stand against Rawat Karan Mahra as LoP in state Hridayesh. Expressing grief, camp in the state Congress and assembly. Incidentally both he last rites of leader of the Chief Minister said that the ( */+(0# was always at the target of these leaders are close confi- Topposition and Haldwani demise of Hridayesh had Rawat supporters. The clout of dants of Rawat. It is worth MLA Indira Hridayesh were caused an irreparable loss to the he sudden death of Leader Hridayesh can be understood mentioning here that Rawat is held at the Chitrashila Ghat in state. Recalling her four Tof Opposition (LoP) in from the fact that she was sum- consistently demanding that Ranibagh on Monday. She was decades of activity in politics, Uttarakhand assembly Indira moned by the central leadership the party should project some- cremated with state honours. Rawat said that she was dedi- Hridayesh on Sunday in Delhi in Delhi along with Harish one as chief ministerial candi- Her sons Sumit Hridayesh, cated to public service till the would affect the Congress party Rawat and Pritam Singh to date in the upcoming elections Sanjeev Sharma and Saurabh end. Her works will be remem- which is gearing itself for a shot strategize for the upcoming and this demand of his was con- Sharma lit the funeral pyre bered for a long time to come, at power in the state in the elections. The party leadership stantly blocked by Pritam Singh even as a large number of he said, while adding that assembly elections slated early wanted the faction-ridden and Hridayesh. In the changed locals gathered to pay their last major development works will next year. Her death would Congress in Uttarakhand to circumstances the Congress respects to the departed leader. be named after her. also result in a major realign- pose a united challenge to the party may still not concede to Earlier, her mortal remains Her mortal remains were ment in the internal politics of BJP. In the changed circum- the demand of Harish Rawat on were kept at her residence also kept at Swaraj Ashram for the grand old party in the state. stances created by the death of CM candidate and go ahead where the chief minister Tirath the general public to pay their The absence of Hridayesh who Hridayesh the party would rely with its plan of collective lead- Singh Rawat reached from respects before cremation. Her yielded considerable power due more on the charisma and ership but could be forced to New Delhi to pay his respects. sons planted a Banyan sapling to her decades old experience organisational abilities of Harish draw Rawat at the center- stage Former chief minister and in her memory on the occa- and rapport with party workers Rawat who is probably the only of its campaign in Uttarakhand. AICC general secretary Harish sion. It will be recalled that would considerably weaken the mass leader left in state The party could also appoint Rawat, a number of cabinet Hridayesh had died of a cardiac camp of Pradesh Congress Congress now. Though Rawat Rawat as head of the election ministers and Congress leaders arrest in Delhi on Sunday. Committee (PCC) president lost from both the seats he con- campaign committee. ! , 5 $$+ 0 # E $$% I&F # '( )* number of Covid cases and from home till further orders, positivity rate have reduced the order said. All officers/staff # '( )* he Centre on Monday considerably”. residing in the containment Tdirected all officers at the For the first, the offi- zone shall be exempted from midst the growing level of Under Secretary and cers/staff shall follow stag- coming to offices till the con- Ademand for more jabs above to attend offices on all gered timings — 9 AM to 5.30 tainment zone is denotified, around the world, vaccine working days, beginning PM, 9.30 AM to 6 PM and 10 according to the order. maker Novavax said on # '( )* and scientist at Delhi’s CSIR- Wednesday, except for persons AM to 6.30 PM — to avoid Those officers/staff who Monday its shot NVX- Institute of Genomics and with disabilities and pregnant overcrowding in offices. are not attending office shall CoV2373 was highly effective, he Delta variant (B.1.617.2) Integrative Biology (IGIB), women employees who would “A l l g o v e r n m e n t s e r v a n t s work from home and they to be precise 90 per cent, Tof SARS-CoV-2 has mutat- tweeted on Sunday. The muta- continue to work from home. at the level of Under Secretary should be available on tele- against Covid-19 and also ed further. Identified as “Delta tion, he pointed out, is in the For the first time, the govern- and above to attend office on phone and other electronic protected against variants as plus” or “AY.1” variant, it is said spike protein of SARS-COV-2, ment has also issued instruc- all working days. All offi- means of communication at all has been shown in a large, to be resistant to the mono- which helps the virus enter and tions for staggered timings to cers/staff have to ensure strict times, the order said. “Meeting, late-stage study in the US and clonal antibody cocktail treat- infect the human cells. be maintained. compliance with COVID- as far as possible shall be con- Mexico. ment for Covid-19 recently At least 63 genomes of As for the government appropriate behaviour viz. ducted on video-conferenc- The Novavax’s protein- authorised in India. According Delta (B.1.617.2) with the new servants of the level below Frequent washing of ing and personal meetings based Covid-19 vaccine, to reports, Delta plus has been K417N mutation have been Under Secretaries, 50 per cent hands/sanitisation, wearing a with visitors, unless absolute- which is easy to store and cy overall,” the company said critical and persistent global found to be present in six identified so far on the global of such officials will attend mask/face cover, observing ly necessary in public interest, transport, is expected to play in a statement, adding “the public health need for addi- genomes from India as of June science initiative GISAID, office on all working days and social distancing at all times are to be avoided,” it said. an important role in boosting study enrolled 29,960 partic- tional COVID-19 vaccines,” 7. according to Public Health the remaining will work from and “any laxity in this regard These instructions shall vaccine supplies in the devel- ipants across 119 sites in the said Stanley C. Erck, Health experts have said England report. In its latest home, as per an order by shall be viewed seriously”, the come into force from June 16 oping world like India where U.S. and Mexico to evaluate Novavax’s president and chief that there is no immediate report on coronavirus vari- Department of Personnel and order said. until June 30, the order said, vaccination drive is moving at efficacy, safety and immuno- executive in a statement here. cause for concern in India as its ants, updated till last Friday, the Training (DoPT). The The persons with disabil- adding that biometric atten- a snail’s pace due to shortage genicity.” Unlike some rival jabs, incidence here is still low and health agency said Delta plus Personnel Ministry has come ities and pregnant women dance shall continue to be of jabs. However, the jab will After that, it said, it Novavax’s vaccine -- former- two doses of vaccines, putting was present in six genomes up with guidelines to regulate employees will continue to be suspended and physical atten- not be readily available. The would be on course to make ly known as NVX-CoV2373 up masks and implementing from India as of June 7. attendance in government exempted from attending dance registers to be main- company said it intended to 100 million doses per month -- does not have to be stored Covid appropriate norms can “The variant frequency for offices “in view of the fact that office but are required to work tained until further orders. apply for regulatory approval by the end of the third quar- at ultra-low temperatures. help check its infection. K417N is not much in India at by the third quarter of 2021. ter and 150 million doses per The company said it was However, given the snail’s this point in time. The The jab “demonstrated month by the end of the “stored and stable at 2°- 8°C, pace of vaccination drive owing sequences are mostly from 100 per cent protection year. allowing the use of existing to jab shortage and poor Europe, Asia and America,” Casirivimab and Imdevimab”. cells. mutation may be associated against moderate and severe “Today, Novavax is one vaccine supply chain channels implementation of social Scaria twitted. The earliest Monoclonal antibodies are Casirivimab and with the ability to escape the disease, 90.4 per cent effica- step closer to addressing the for its distribution.” norms for Covid-19, the sequence of this genome was laboratory-made proteins that Imdevimab are monoclonal immune response against the authorities may find it difficult found in Europe in late March mimic the immune system’s antibodies that are specifically virus. “There is no cause of to combat its spread in the this year. ability to fight off viruses. Of directed against the spike pro- concern due to the new variant coming days. Stating that the travel his- late, some monoclonal anti- tein of SARSCoV-2, and in India as of now,” added be tested against this variant to variants, and each variant has evolutionary landscape of “One of the emerging vari- tories for the variant were yet bodies have been specifically designed to block the virus’ Anurag Agrawal, the director determine whether it shows acquired additional variants emerging variants. Largely the ants is B.1.617.2.1 also known not readily available to make designed to target the spike attachment and entry into of CSIR-IGIB said. any significant immune escape. in a stepwise fashion. virus has tried to optimise for as AY.1 characterized by the assumptions, “evidence sug- protein of the Covid virus -- human cells, according to He said that the blood Agrawal further said “Understanding this con- transmission and immune acquisition of K417N muta- gests that it is resistance to they do not let the virus attach reports. plasma from many fully vacci- SARS-CoV-2 has a nearly con- tinued evolution is of great escape by step-wise acquisition tion,” Vinod Scaria, clinician monoclonal antibodies itself and enter into the human Scaria also suggested the nated individuals will have to stant rate of acquiring genetic importance in mapping the of new mutations,” he added. 5 , 2 <)$%. && ! 4- >3&<" # '( )* # '( )* # '( )* xternal Affairs Minister Dr he BJP continued with its -. eader of Congress in Lok ES Jaishankar is likely to Tfresh recruitments of polit- / LSabha Adhir Ranjan travel to Matera in Italy to ical leaders as former Telangana Chowdhury on Monday wrote attend the G20 Foreign Health Minister and six-time to Speaker Om Birla urging Minister’s (FM) meet on June MLA Etela Rajender, who was him to take necessary steps for 29. Italy presently holds the last month dropped by Chief election of Deputy Speaker of rotational presidency of G20. It Minister K Chandrashekar Rao $ the House in the Monsoon will also hold the leaders’ over an alleged land grab scam, Session of Parliament. In his summit in Rome on October joined the BJP here on letter to the Speaker, 30 and 31. Monday with several of his col- Chowdhury said two years The G20 Foreign Ministers’ leagues. have passed since the 17th physical meeting is set to take Rajender,a backward class Speaking on the occasion, Lok Sabha was constituted and place after the Ministry of leader, joined the BJP along Pradhan said that the BJP will the House does not have a Deputy Speaker “is offered to complete the process of elect- External Affairs (MEA) said with six of his colleagues at the form the government in Deputy Speaker. the opposition party”. “Going ing Deputy Speaker. that Group of Seven (G7) party’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Telengana after the next assem- Chowdhury said that the by the constitutional provi- Last month Adhir Ranjan nations and guest countries Marg headquarters, in the bly election. He said Telangana Office of Deputy Speaker con- sions and well-established tra- Chowdhury, in his as capaci- “had a detailed discussion on presence of Union ministers would be the second state in tinuing to remain vacant “is not dition and conventions, I ty chairman of the Public the need for reforming global Dharmendra Pradhan, G the South after Karnataka in consonance with what has would request you to ensure Accounts Committee (PAC), health governance. India has Kishen Reddy, and party gen- where the BJP will hold fort. been envisaged under the that necessary steps are taken had written to Lok Sabha been actively engaged with eral secretaries Dushyant While Pradhan described Constitution as also well-estab- for electing the Deputy Speaker Speaker urging him to permit international communities at Gautam and Tarun Chugh. Rajender as a six-time MLA, lished conventions”. “As the of Lok Sabha in the ensuing the PAC to meet and discuss the level of G20, G7 and World The BJP, which had last Chugh said he was a founder second-highest-ranking leg- monsoon session of the government’s Covid-19 Health Assembly on various year successfully contested the member of the TRS. islative officer of the Lok Sabha, Parliament,” he said. vaccination policy. “There aspects related to dealing with Hyderabad Municipal polls The former TRS leader the Deputy Speaker is of help The Congress leader said have been numerous occa- the current pandemic.” promising to rename described the charges against in ensuring that the varied “abiding by the tradition” of sions in the past where, with Now that the G7 leaders’ # '( )* ments from June 16, 2021. Hyderabad to ‘Bhagyanagar’, him as baseless saying he was functions of the Parliament ensuring that the post goes to permission or direction of the summit ended on June 13, the Tourists can visit the monu- aims to make rapid political not given an opportunity to are discharged effectively, and the opposition, “we will be Speaker, the Public Accounts next major event for G20 will ll Central monuments and ments following necessary inroads in the Southern state. explain and that the allegations the business of the House is upholding the established Committee has met and taken take place in the month end. Amuseums, protected by the Covid-19 protocols. Best wish- In a high-profile campaign, were based on ‘anonymous conducted in a manner befit- tenets of our parliamentary up matters of larger concern Last year, the G20, under Archaeological Survey of India es to everyone,” Union Minister the BJP stole the show by win- complaints’. ting the needs of our repre- democracy”. “I look forward to for discussion, deliberation the chairmanship of Saudi (ASI) and which had been Prahlad Singh Patel tweeted. ning 46 seats and pipping Last week, the BJP induct- sentative democracy,” he said. your initiative in this regard,” and making observations and Arabia, held its meetings closed down owing to the coro- The ASI had earlier AIMIM to the second place ed senior Congress leader and Chowdhury said it is a the letter said. The Congress recommendations thereon to including the leaders’ meet, vir- navirus pandemic, will reopen ordered closure of all central- with the TRS still emerging as former union minister Jitin “very well-established conven- leader said that he had in the the Government to act upon,” tually amid the Covid pan- from June 16. ly protected monuments from the largest party. Prasada into the party. tion” that the position of past too urged the Speaker to he mentioned. demic. All these historic sites were April 16 to May 15. The ASI closed since April 16. had again issued an order on After the surge in cases of May 12 to keep all such his- being monitored continuous- Covid-19, the tourism ministry torical sites closed till June 15. ly and further update will be 42 - had decided to close down all Covid-19 cases have been ' provided on a daily basis,” the central monuments and continuously declining in the IMD said on Monday. museums. During April-May country. The northern limit of ,5 6 2021, the number of deaths due During the last 24 hours, monsoon (NLM) is passing to Covid-19 in the country saw 70,421 new cases were report- through Diu, Surat, a sudden spike. ed, which is the lowest since Nandurbar , Bhopal, R. - “Today the Union Tourism March 31. There were 3,921 Nowgong, Hamirpur, Ministry has given approval to deaths due to the infection in # '( )* Barabanki, Bareilly, garb of proving superiority of duly open all the ASI monu- the same time period. Saharanpur, Ambala and # '( )* Allopathic medicines over he monsoon has covered Amritsar. The latest satellite Ayurveda in treatment of Tnearly two-thirds of the image indicates very dense he Delhi High Court on COVID-19 patients”. country and that too, nearly clouds over the west coast TMonday refused to stay an Complainant Rohit Jha had from south of Raigad to Goa, order of a trial court directing alleged before the trial court Karnataka and Kerala. Heavy IMA president JA Jayalal not to that Jayalal was misusing his rainfall is likely in southern use the organisation’s platform position and misleading the Konkan and Goa in the next to propagate any religion and nation and its citizens in order two days. cautioning him that loose to convert Hindus to The low pressure system, comments cannot be expected Christianity. two weeks ahead of the normal over most parts of the country prevailing over north Odisha from a person chairing the The trial court had said no schedule. in the span of only 10 days, and West Bengal, is set to responsible post. Justice Asha injunction is required based According to the India mainly due to active monsoon intensify within the next two Menon said the court will not on the assurance given by Meteorological Department circulation and the formation to three days. This will help pass any ex-parte order as Jayalal that he will not indulge (IMD), after advancing into of a low pressure area over Bay the monsoon to progress. nobody appeared on behalf of in such kind of activity and most parts of the country, of Bengal. There is a trough running the person on whose com- had noted that the plea seemed including many parts of north- “Conditions are between south Punjab till plaint the trial court had passed to be an offshoot of a verbal west India, monsoon’s progress favourable for further advance northwest Bay of Bengal, with the order on June 4. duel with respect to Allopathy is likely to slow down. of the Southwest Monsoon in the eastern end lying close to The high court issued vs Ayurveda. Monsoon has so far advanced most parts of Madhya the low pressure system. notice on the appeal filed by Challenging the trial into entire peninsular India; Pradesh, remaining parts of These two systems, along the Indian Medical court’s, advocate Tanmaya east central; east and northeast east Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, with strong westerly winds Association (IMA) chief chal- Mehta, representing Jayalal, India and some parts of north- west Uttar Pradesh and coming in from the Arabian lenging the trial court’s order claimed that the IMA chief west India. Haryana...”, the IMD said. The Sea, will bring heavy to very and listed the matter for fur- never gave such an assurance The IMD has issued orange four-month long rainy season heavy spells of rainfall over ther hearing on June 16. It said to the trial court since he has alert for Idukki, Kozhikode, is crucial for the farmers in the Odisha, Chhattisgarh, the high court will have to not done anything wrong. Kannur and Kasargod districts country and it also replenish- Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, look into the order passed by He sought to stay the for Monday and yellow alert for es the water Telangana and Vidarbha in the trial court and cannot observations made against Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, bodies. Maharashtra during till take a superficial view. Jayalal in the trial court’s court Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, “However due to Thursday. The trial court had passed order saying they were affect- Alapuzha, Ernakulam, approaching mid-latitude Widespread rainfall with the order on a plea filed ing his reputation as he was Thrissur, Palakkad, westerlies winds further isolated heavy to very heavy against Jayalal for allegedly heading a body which has 3.5 Malappuram and Wayanad dis- progress of monsoon over falls, thunderstorm & light- starting a defamatory cam- lakh doctors as its members. tricts. remaining parts of northwest ning very likely over Konkan, paign against the Hindu reli- He contended that there was The IMD said the mon- India is likely to be slow. The Goa, Karnataka and Mahe gion “by way of no television debate between soon progressed very quickly progress of the monsoon is during next 4 days. promoting Christianity, in the Jayalal and Yoga guru Ramdev. 1 !
& $$> %$? $95. This, amid reports that the BJP’s and said if things were not brought 7 8 MLAs could be entrusted with “Mukul Da has been the TMC the post then I know what is to be Kaliaganj MLA had gone of a party under control then the BJP would start . 7 “Mission Tripura and North East,” national general secretary and done … we will get things done + : WhatsAapp group though the Legislator agitation in a big way. sources said adding at least 12-13 had seen the organizational work by the judiciary.” Roy won the said that some family member had mis- Adhikari who met Governor with =-)=+6+ MLAs in the tiny north-eastern in various states including Tripura State election from Krishnagar =-)=+6+ takenly got his name deleted from the a range of issues including post-poll vio- state could join the Trinamool at and Assam… it is true that he has North Assembly seat. group. Among those who skipped the lence and defections, said, “The post poll ith apparent plans to use an appropriate time. good followers in those States … Elsewhere there was a con- s many as 24 MLAs were absent meeting despite living nearer to Kolkata political violence has taken the shape of WMukul Roy to hit the BJP Foremost of these Roy loyal- now he may try to revive those siderable churning in the Afrom the delegation that Bengal was Biswajit Das, an MLA from Bagdah communal disturbance in the State … where it should hurt it the most, ists is senior BJP Legislator Sudip contacts after becoming the Trinamool Congress regarding Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari, in North 24 Parganas. He had earlier we have not forgotten Dhulagarh, Trinamool Congress supremo Roy Burman who once left the national vice president of the the home-coming of leaders who led on Monday to meet Governor expressed interest in reverse defection Basirhat, Baduria … and now similar Mamata Banerjee is likely to Congress — the main and only party,” a senior Trinamool leader had left the party before the elec- Jagdeep Dhankhar. to TMC, sources said. Apart from him incidents are taking place at appoint him as the Trinamool opposition party in Tripura — to said adding “if the BJP could not tions. Only 50 MLAs out of a total of 74 MLAs from Falakata MLA Dipak Chandannagar (in Hooghly) and at national vice president and use join the Trinamool Congress and understand the worth of Mukul Already rallies were being accompanied Adhikari who submitted Barman and Alipurduar Suman Kanjilal Tiljala in the very heart of Kolkata … him in the north-eastern States later joined the BJP with the Da then that is not our fault … taken out against any possible a memorandum regarding the post-poll did not attend the meeting. everyone has seen what had taken where the saffron outfit is in entire chunk of the TMC brass Mamata Banerjee knows full well decision to take in leaders like for- violence in the State that he claimed to Incidentally these MLAs and a place.” power and where Roy has a good ahead of the State elections in the where to use which leader and mer Minister Rajib Banerjee who have “degenerated into a communal vio- couple of MPs enjoy good chemistry Complaining that in the name of following. north-eastern State. how.” left the TMC just before the elec- lence.” The news assumes importance in with Mukul Roy the BJP former vice “containing the situation the police Roy was the national vice A known Roy loyalist Roy Meanwhile, Bengal tions. Banerjee who met senior the backdrop of a number of BJP lead- president who on Friday left the party have arrested the victims … I must tell president of the BJP when he left Burman had been in a funk for Opposition Leader Suvendu TMC leaders Partho Chatterjee ers expressing willingness to return to to join the Trinamool Congress. Already this Government thatsecularism does it to join the TMC last Friday — not being made the Tripura Chief Adhikari on Monday demanded and Kunal Ghosh would howev- the TMC. a number of BJP leaders who had left the not mean attacking the Sanatanis …” he about four years after he left the Minister — the post went to immediate steps to be taken er not make any comments. In the Assembly elections the BJP Bengal ruling outfit have expressed their said adding how the women and chil- party that he co-founded with the Biplab Deb. Roy could now be against the defecting leaders say- A senior TMC leader and MP had won 77 seats out of whom two party desire to join the old party back. About dren were being targeted in various Bengal Chief Minister in 1998. entrusted with gauging the mood ing if adequate steps were not said, “the case of Mukul Roy is dif- MPs resigned to retain the older posts a dozen MLAs and some influential places of Bengal “and the police are sit- Though no TMC leader of the disgruntled saffron MLAs taken then the BJP would move ferent because he is worth taking and Mukul Roy left the party on Friday. leaders like Babu Master in North 24 ting idle.” would speak on the issue publicly including Roy Burman — who the court. back maybe along with his loyal- On why only 50 out of 74 BJP Paragans are willing to return to the Complaining that the “SPs and sources said that Trinamool leads the anti-Biplab Deb camp. “We give a day’s time to ists because of his contacts but Legislators accompanied him to the Raj TMC, Kashem Ali, a close associate of other officers were not taking phone calls national general secretary The former Railway Minister Mukul Roy to tender his resigna- others are just parasites … besides Bhavan the Opposition Leader who had Roy, was quoted as saying. of the opposition MLAs,” he said “even Abhishek Banerjee has commu- could also be joined in his “mis- tion (as a BJP MLA) and if that is it would be wrong to take these himself defected to the BJP from the Cut to Raj Bhavan. Emerging from the Left Government was far better than nicated to Roy the plans of the sion” by senior Congress leader in not done then we will appeal to leaders back who have been TMC just before the elections said his meeting with the Governor Adhikari this … then the police acted more judi- Chief Minister. that State PM Deb Burman a the Speaker who is quite a senior defeated in their own areas … the “most of them are from outside and attacked the Mamata Banerjee ciously … and here they are working at Roy who has a good number member of the Tripura Royal and knowledgeable person … workers who worked continuously could not come to Kolkata because of Government for failing to contain the the behest of the Bhaipo (Chief Minister of loyalists among the Tripura BJP family, sources said. and even then if he continues on would be disheartened.” the pandemic situation.” post-poll communal violence in the State Mamata Banerjee’s nephew).” '$ $0$ &$ + 7 =-1* the slaughtering of invaluable standing between ministers or botanist and former head of the and exotic trees took place with officers on this issue,” Kerala State BioDiversity Board. +6#+ that the State Government is massive deforestation drive, official connivance,” said the offi- Saseendran told reporters at He said the Forest and committed to augmenting Ahitherto unseen in the State, cer designated as Conservator of Thiruvananthapuram on Revenue Departments had the o boost the availability of appropriate facilities for blood has denuded Kerala of its already Forests. He did not want his Monday. He also said that the authority to slaughter listed Tblood for Thalassemia- transfusion in Bihar so that the fragile green cover. A senior name to be quoted for obvious decision to transfer certain for- trees which are 30 years old and affected children, the IAS children do not have to travel Forest Department official told reasons. est officials was taken by the planted by the departments. Officers Association, Bihar, long distances. The officers The Pioneer that the felling of He said the massive felling Department of Forest. “But trees from areas marked as organised a blood donation interacted with the three tha- trees from the reserve forests and of trees in Wynadu, Idukki and Saseendran, who had expressed forest should never be touched camp on Monday on the occa- lassemia affected children of its peripheries was in violation Pathanamtyhitta districts were reservation in accepting the by anyone and the laws are clear sion of World Blood Donor Bihar receiving specialised of the Articles in Indian more severe that what was wit- Forest portfolio, had said last about it. There is a list of trees Day in Patna. The event was treatments at CMC hospital, Constitution dealing with the nessed during the 1970s. “The week that the officers were which could be slaughtered supported by State Health Vellore. Their treatment is preservation of environment forest cover over the State was shunted out by the Revenue from non-forest regions. But Society, Department of Health, being provided under direct and forests. just 11 per cent but that too is a Department and he had no role what I saw was that exotic trees Government of Bihar and was guidance of Bihar Chief “Kerala had 35 per cent for- fudged figure because the in it. like teak and rosewood that inaugurated by Tripurari Minister Nitish Kumar, as per est cover till the early 1970s. But remote sensing satellite images were cut down described it as had washed his hands off the The seriousness of the command dream values were Sharan, Chief Secretary, Bihar, the Press statement. widespread deforestation during rate the rubber plantations too poaching of forests perpetrated slaughtering of trees made a felling of trees in the State was cut down indiscriminately and as the chief guest. Aamir Dipak Kumar Singh, the reign of C Achutha Menon as forest cover,” said the by the Kerala Government. volte face on Monday and stat- brought to light when a tribal this is an open violation of the Subhani, Development Principal Secretary, DEFCC, and K Karunakaran as chief Conservator of Forests , a wide- “This is destruction of forests of ed that the decision to fell the settler disclosed that he was paid Indian Constitution,” said Commissioner, Bihar, was the Bihar said that ‘this is the first Ministers saw deforestation of ly respected environmentalist. the worst kind. Ministers, trees was taken observing all 80,000/- to cut down a tree Ramachandran who spends his distinguished guest, while G S such big event of blood dona- the reserve forests in the State. Kummanam Rajasekharan, bureaucrats and brigands are departmental formalities. “We from his plot of land by the con- retirement days by attending to Kang, Vice-chairman, Bihar tion’ after the onset of covid, The then Forest Minister K G environmental activist and for- behind this scale of tree felling,” had held discussions with the tractors. “This means that the the rare collection of trees, State Planning Board presided through which our aim is to Adiyodi, a Congress leader had mer Governor of Mizoram, who said Rajasekharan, revenue department before the particular single tree costs more plants and medicinal herbs over the event. support the children who are to quit following the Kerala personally inspected the forest A K Saseendran, the new order to cut down the trees was than 3,00,000/- in the market,” which he had planted in his The chief secretary, while affected by thalassemia in High Court’s observation that sites from where the rare trees Forest Minister, who last week issued. There is no misunder- said P K Ramachandran, family property. inaugurating the camp, assured Bihar. + 8 . = = %%I =-)=+6+ function from Wednesday at 25 JJ8I 0 per cent staff capacity with he Bengal Government on authorities arranging transport Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala )01=#-' TMonday announced extend- of the staff. on Monday logged 7,719 fresh ed the “partial lock-down” allow- The movement of private Covid-19 cases and 161 deaths, ttar Pradesh recorded ing only partial opening of vehicles, taxis and auto-rick- taking the caseload to 27,05,933 4 ) Ualmost 97 per cent decline hotels, restaurants, malls, parks shaws, too, would be only and the toll to 11,342. from its peak of April 24 as the and markets for another two allowed in a limited manner. It said 68,573 samples were State recorded only 339 cases in weeks. They would be allowed to go to tested in the last 24 hours and )01=#-' ing out a celebratory procession the last 24 hours. The cases The local trains, buses and hospitals and airports only. the test positivity rate was 11.26 upon his release from Etawah remained below the 500-mark metro services would not start Parks would open from 6 am to per cent. Till now, 2,12,89,498 fter facing sharp criticism jail on June 5. After a case was for the second consecutive day at least till June 30, State Chief 9 am for morning walkers who samples have been tested. Active Aand several suspensions lodged against him, he went on Monday. Secretary HK Diwedi said. had got two shots of vaccine case stood at 1,13,817. over inaction, Etawah police underground to evade arrest. With the reduction in fresh The decision came follow- while retail shops and markets As many as 16,743 people finally managed to arrest After that, the police announced cases, Uttar Pradesh also ing a steady decline in daily 23. $ would remain open between 7 have been cured, taking the total Samajwadi Party leader and a reward of 25,000 on the SP recorded a sharp slide in the counts of active corona cases )* am and 11 am. The other shops recoveries to 26,10,368. newly-elected district panchay- leader’s arrest. For allowing the number of active cases to which had crossed 20,000 mark would open after that but till 6 Among the districts, at member Dharmendra Yadav celebratory procession, the 8,111 since the peak on April in mid-May but came down to crore had received their vaccine tion with 50 percent visitors. pm. Thiruvananthapuram record- before he could surrender Etawah CO was transferred 30. 3,984 cases on Sunday. The shots. Malls would allow only 30 per- While gyms, beauty par- ed the highest number of pos- before a local court on Monday. and seven policemen were sus- The cases have reduced by active case count in the state is Though the transport would cent footfall. lours and spas will remain shut, itive cases today at 1,170, fol- The SP leader was about to enter pended. a remarkable 97.3 per cent in now 17,651. The positivity rate, remain shut the Government The private offices would be a maximum of 50 guests would lowed by Ernakulam with 977 the court premises through gate On June 4 evening, Yadav a span of 44 days. which had gone up to 32 per allowed opening of factories etc allowed to work with 25 percent be allowed at wedding cere- and Kollam 791. “Of those number 3 to surrender when a was released from Etawah dis- In a big relief, none of the cent during the election period with 50 percent staff strength staff strength the Chief Secretary monies. Banks would open as found infected today, 36 reached joint team of Civil Lines police trict jail and on the next day, he 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh had come down to around 5 per provided the attending members said adding they would have to usual between 10 am and 2 pm. the State from outside while station and Crime Branch, took out a celebratory proces- reported more than 25 fresh cent Chief Minister Mamata had their vaccines. Bars and arrange for their own transport. Schools and colleges would 7,138 contracted the disease dropped the net on him. sion with his supporters from Covid cases in the last 24 Banerjee said adding about 2 restaurants would also func- The Government offices would remain shut. from their contact. PTI Yadav was accused of tak- outside the jail. hours. 1 %$ + & Chennai: It was destination tea- shop, salon and liquor outlet Jammu: The Army's Northern large quantity of essential Covid- across Tamil Nadu on Monday Command on Monday handed 19 medical supplies to the civil after the State Government over a large number of Covid- administration in the district. eased the stringent Covid- 19 related material including The spokesman said the induced lockdown in force since oxygen concentrators, PPE kits, Covid-related items were hand- May 10. Long queues were face masks and steam inhalers to ed over to Udhampur District noticed outside the State-run Udhampur district administra- Commissioner Indu Kanwal TASMAC outlets in most places. &$. % $ % . tion in Jammu & Kashmir, a Chieb by the station comman- In certain districts of the State, 23 <$%& $ )* defence spokesman said. der, Udhampur Military Station, liquor consumers welcomed the This was the second time in the on behalf of Northern re-opening by breaking sale of liquor began this morn- delta regions where the lock- past three weeks that the Command as part of proactive coconuts normally witnessed ing barring the districts - seven down was not eased in view of Udhampur-based Northern assistance to the civil adminis- on auspicious occasions. Brisk in western and four in Cauvery the virus infection rate. PTI Command provided such a tration. PTI '8 0?%.8 )* *;<* " <* && . + 1 0$$ 6?E O )01=#-' standard of 1,000 voters per )01=#-' providing security cover to him booth was also adopted for the Agartala: Seven men have been arrested for which was never looked into by the he Election Commission of assembly elections in Bihar and Jodhpur: A man, out on bail in Monday morning. “He had allegedly raping a woman and three minor girls ratapgarh police finally registered top official. TIndia has started the prepa- West Bengal. The elections in a rape case, was arrested on raped the victim and a case had at a rubber plantation in West Tripura district, Pa case of murder in connection In this letter, Srivastava men- rations for the Uttar Pradesh Bihar were held in November last Monday in Rajasthan's Sirohi been lodged against him in around 15 km from here, a police officer said on with the death of a journalist of a TV tioned that he had covered the Assembly elections which are year and in West Bengal in April district for allegedly stabbing to November 2020. He had been Monday. channel but the family members arrest of the illicit liquor mafia in dif- due early next year. In the first earlier this year. death the woman he had raped arrested by the police and had Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Amtali insisted on a probe by the Central ferent police station areas of phase of the preparations, the pre- The chief electoral officer of last year, police said. been in judicial custody for six range, Anirban Das, said seven of the eight Bureau of Investigation (CBI), sus- Pratapgarh district, which made the sent standard of 1,500 voters per UP has sent a report to the ECI The accused had been pres- months,” said the officer. accused were apprehended on Sunday from pecting that the local police would mafia very angry. The news clip was polling booth is likely to be for the number of voters to be suring the woman for with- The accused was the victim's Champaknagar in Jirania police station area, after not conduct a fair probe. also run on the digital platform of the revised to 1,000. The ECI has revised at 1,000 per booth. The drawal of the complaint against neighbour. She was a widow and the family members of the minor girls and the Journalist Saurabh Srivastava news channel on June 9. He also said asked the chief electoral officer of ECI had sought the report from him since he was out on bail and had been working in a local woman filed a complaint. (45) had launched a campaign in the letter that whenever he stepped UP to ascertain the increase in the the CEO, UP. As soon as the CEO stabbed her to death on Saturday anganwadi in the village. After her According to Das, the accused, who were against the liquor mafia being patro- out of the house for the last two days, number of booths if the number gets the nod from the ECI, UP night at her house in Nagani vil- husband's death, Netram alleged- familiar faces from the neighbourhood, had invit- nised by the local police in recent it appeared that someone was chas- of voters per booth is fixed at will start work on ascertaining the lage in Sirohi district, ADG ly raped her last year under the ed all four for a motorcycle ride. The woman and weeks. Perceiving imminent threat to ing him. In such a situation, he felt 1,000-1,200. number of polling booths to be (Crime) Ravi Prakash Meharda pretext of some help and a com- the girls were then taken to a rubber plantation his life, Srivastava had even submit- that some liquor mafia, who was The standard of minimum increased. The work on this pro- said. The ADG confirmed the plaint of rape had been lodged by at Bardhamanthakurpara in Ranibazar police sta- ted an application with ADG of unhappy with his news items, might voters is being revised in the wake ject is likely to commence by the arrest of the accused Netram on her against him. PTI tion area on Saturday and allegedly raped. PTI Prayagraj Zone Prem Prakash for harm him or his family. of the existing pandemic. The end of June or early July. ! 2
" ! 7 56( ! 7 7 ! "#$!%%#& 7 . ? %&'&/ # * 6 N " O- # /+-./ (01 = * ( @ + 2A % ( desperate Prime B Minister KP Oli is leav- + ,0C0): . + ing no stone unturned 6.+8 / # .+ O Ain consolidating his 5B- O position. In doing so, he is mak- ing compromises that were once the exact opposite of his ultra- # , B * 1; ( nationalistic outlook. After fail- <; ( ing the confidence vote in # 2 * P Parliament on May 10, 2021, due to withdrawal of support by Q archrival Pushpa Kamal Dahal # ( ‘Prachanda’-led Maoist party, Oli ( had to resign. However, benefit- / = ting from the nexus with President Bidya Devi Bhandari, ( Oli was once again appointed as / = the Prime Minister considering <;;;;; his Communist Party of Nepal (UML) was still the largest party in Parliament. While the B ( Opposition had requested the / / President to allow them to form the Government, Bhandari was " E - ( 2A % ( in a hurry to appoint Oli. Oli, on the other hand, # / ( appointed senior leader Rajendra requires approval by Parliament cumstances, more suspensions November. Mahto as the Deputy Prime within 60 days. Since Parliament may lead to a credible opposi- While Oli’s rapproche- # 2A 2* / Minister, who is leading a faction has been dissolved on May 21, tion to Oli within the UML. ment towards India is short- / 2A of JSP and extended support to the apex court has stayed its Misunderstanding term and politically motivated, Oli. Mahto’s appointment comes implementation as it could lead resolved: Within a year of in the hindsight it showcases F0 G ? / ( as a surprise as he had opposed to long-term implications. A issuing a controversial map of the strong cultural and people- 2A Oli’s anti-Madhesh ideology and five-member Constitutional Nepal showing India’s territo- to-people links between Nepal ( criticised him for stopping the first Bench has also issued show- ry as its own in the Kalapani and India. It is also a strong + /S amendment of the Citizenship cause notices to the offices of the region, accusing India for answer to China’s deep-pock- Act. As a proud Khas-Arya (high PM and President to clarify on COVID-19 spread in Nepal, et diplomacy in Nepal. For E # * caste hill people), Oli had vehe- House dissolution on May 21 claiming that lord Ram was decades, China has been try- ( mently opposed any amendment and shuffling of the Cabinet. born in Nepal’s Birgunj. In an ing to create artificial people- to the Citizenship laws which pre- Feuds Within: To sup- +6/ 4 #6 interview to the BBC, Oli said: to-people ties with Nepal. # ? vented Nepali citizenship to the press the rising opposition “Yes, there were misunder- However, Beijing often forgets children of a Nepali mother mar- within the UML, Oli has +)"-46 standings at one time, but now that it was Tibet with whom / ried to a foreigner. After Mahto appointed party leader those misunderstandings are Nepal had cultural ties and supported the Government, Oli Raghubir Mahaseth as the 9& /1 #6 gone. We should not be stuck Tibet’s forced annexation in had recommended Citizenship Deputy Prime Minister. -<6* -) in past misunderstandings but 1950 did not transfer cultural +-./ (01 Ordinance on May 23, which was Mahaseth is also appointed as move forward looking at the claims to China. Therefore, promulgated within minutes. The the Minister of Foreign Affairs 1+ # 6 future.” He also requested India Beijing needs to learn that ordinance will allow the issuance despite having no experience in 1-#4464 to supply COVID-19 vaccines political relations with Nepal of citizenship by descent to all the field. Another UML heavy- -<"+(* 4 as a good neighbour. Although are a result of a short-term ##$ those children born to Nepali weight, Bishnu Poudel, has Oli did not clarify on what he compromise in Kathmandu. mothers whose fathers’ where- been appointed Deputy Prime ) +( /4 meant by “misunderstanding”. India has always supported the abouts are unknown before Minister and continues as the '*1*4+ With such remarks, Oli is again democratic aspirations of the September 20, 2015. Minister of Finance. At the trying to reach out to New people of Nepal and stands The ordinance is seen as part same time, Oli has removed 1-") 6 Delhi with his Madhesh card. alone as the top development of the horse-trading pact between Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar 060/# At present, almost 50 per partner. China’s expansionist Oli and Rajendra Mahto to Pokhrel and a total of 13 cent of the Oli Cabinet consists outlook will sustain neither in appease the Madhesis. Oli’s long- Ministers, including Health 46+#(#> complete U-turn from his long- Nevertheless, it will be difficult accommodating Mahto must not and Foreign Minister Pradeep standing prejudice against the for India to fully trust Oli. have been easy for a “populist Gyawali, who carried out ill- / 20(1 idea of Madhesh and Madhesi (The author is an ICSSR demagogue to ignore xenophobia, intended foreign policy deci- +>+#466* ( + people. Knowing that the Khas- Doctoral Fellow at the JNU swallow his jingoistic pride and sions towards New Delhi dur- Arya may come after Oli for and Visiting Fellow at the Asian accept Rajendra Mahto as the ing the border row. In the past, -<"+(* 4*+#( compromising with the Institute of Diplomacy and Deputy Prime Minister”. Oli had suspended party lead- "+(* 4 -) Madhesis, Oli has no alterna- International Affairs, Meanwhile, the legality of the ordi- ers for speaking against him. tive to keep the premiership safe Kathmandu. The views nance remains in question as it However, in the present cir- until new elections in expressed are personal.) 3 * 4# 3 SOUNDBITE + $& $& ? & < &%. )* Sir — The speed of vaccination in India is # very slow. Seeing the large number of pop- " 4 ulation, it becomes hard to run universal inoculation drive for the vast diversity of ' '( !6 Indian nationals. The Government’s data ! reveals that only 3.5 per cent of the popu- ' 2 > lation is fully vaccinated so far. The inocu- 8! !:!6 8 lation drive has enrolled more persons than # 1 ! K#" ? who reach the centres for taking the jab. 6 ( %) * + , Many are technologically challenged and 1-?(8I !6 6")# thus they cannot register themselves for reg- '*- + ( ( istration at the CoWin app. 8G ' # " +-./ (01 %) Can anyone imagine how fast the slots 1-?(8I! ? L M! = 2 4+/41 ?3 !' # %) get booked in the evening for the following day’s jab registration? People are struggling ! # %) / 2*( 12! + / to get at least one dose of either of the vac- cines. The elderly and the poor are the most 1 ?!6:@38 !<:!:!6 8 # 1 O ! # %) vulnerable. It is good to hear that scientists K 4" A P ( ( Q # P, , , predict that the third wave of COVID-19 in !6 1 6 5 Q 6,758 +S ( India is likely to be less severe than com- 04O E pared to the second wave. Thankfully, we >J 04 6 ( , ! / # can use this as an opportunity for improv- 04 2 1!' D O ing the data and ensuring more and more N people to get vaccinated. We have success- 9 Q ! ! # ( fully suppressed the second wave, and the ' !4 ! third wave is expected to peak soon. The gap E !!63: ! :;0< period is not to waste but to plan the dura- =638 2 S + tion’s usage to the maximum so that more points to the increase in zoonotic diseases ations of national importance, so as to pro- K= = %) and more people can benefit with the vac- globally. These zoonotic infections’ surge vide a transparent viewpoint to the citizens, = %) S % $ ( cination at the end of the day. like H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Nipah, Zika can is welcoming. After all, people have full right # % $ %) Kirti Wadhawan | Kanpur be attributed to the human-animal conflict to know this declassified, compiled and pub- <> ( through wildlife trade and increasing prac- lished history of these historic moments. tice of injecting the livestock with antibiotics Until the new policy for declassifica- ); # Sir — As the human cases of COVID-19 and steroids to enhance their production, tion came into picture, the war history ! show a declining trend in India, zoonotic narrowing the scope of natural livestock remains a secret for everyone. But with the ! , + diseases are on the rise with several incidents breeding. new policy’s introduction, one can expect of animals falling prey to it. Recently, nine The animal to human transmission of more clarity over war secrets and tactical %) %:; %) ? %) Asiatic lions in the Chennai Vandalur Zoo 8 = 6 ::!9 8 diseases is a threat to both the economy and approach adopted by the armed forces dur- K4 6 %) ( got infected and one of them succumbed; the human species. A comprehensive strat- ing the tough times of war and secret oper- / ( / ( besides, many elephants, tigers and leopards egy with a renewed focus on genome ations. The new policy brings more clari- 1 have died in Tamil Nadu and in other States. sequencing and carrying out testing, besides ty over certain issues of wartime. The sec- ? +S Since India has a huge population, there / / ( ( tracking on a large scale the animals, will tion of history lovers would now get ! are greater chances of transmission from be of immense benefit to humanity to tack- excited to decode more information, as well $ @ , animals to humans. According to a paper # le the crisis. as the facts that are still unknown to them 2*S , %) published in the Indian Journal of Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital about historic events of the previous wars Community Medicine in March 2020, of the !S * ! 2* 9 / :;0) Q and operations. ! 1407 human pathogens detected, 816 were Dimple | Kanpur %) ! found to be zoonotic, which means these Sir — This refers to ‘Opening Up’ (June 14). / %) ( were capable of being transmitted natural- The historic decision by the Government to $+ .:6!3:98 ! :6 ly between animals and humans, which declassify the history of the wars and oper- 0 > " 66 8639!3: 8;<!4=3 K/14 ! 7
" ! 7 56( ! 7 7 FIRSTCOLUMN "$ #))!' % * &+*!,% )**%&'8354# # N 7: . . O 0(!0 $& %&(#54#6 fter much persuasion and the Supreme 5 B - I 07 Court along with more than 10 High +-./ (01 / B Courts taking the Central government to the task, Prime Minister Narendra H ( A Modi allowed the nation a peep into his idea on ! the question of vaccination. This latest address " left me perplexed with several unaddressed ques- H $B+ tions. Let me list out some of them. The address began with Prime Minister con- 5 fessing the fact that the country is still coming # " to terms with COVID-19 second wave. But to our surprise, Home Minister Amith Shah told * # , J the media few days ago, “India managed to con- =I / ( trol the second wave of COVID-19 in a very :;K + (01 ( short time” and attributed this success to the >; 0 70> visionary (?) leadership of Modi. This double- # speak once again confirms that even after such * = # # A ! $ castigation, the Central government made its best attempt to live in its make-believe world. , , = ( The Prime Minister continued with untruths for ! =I L the next few minutes with regard to augment- M# B ing medical infrastructure facilities for the anti- I ( virus fight-back. The Supreme Court had cas- M * = tigated the Centre on this very issue. The fun- = niest part of the speech is his stress on the obser- ( B ( vance of COVID-19 protocols. The Prime Minister also referred to Mission Indradhanush, the immunization program for + " ( children below six years and lactating mothers <6* 1 #6/ to bolster his government's capacities of mass immunisation campaigns. According to the 2011 )+,44"+/6 census, population falling under the age group +#(4011 (4# of 0-6 years stands at 13.59 per cent (16.45 crore). 6/+#4< //#> Even after launching Mission Indradhanush, 6* 1-46-< according to the Prime Minister, it took five years ?+11#+6-# to vaccinate additional 40 per cent of child pop- -? /6),-/ ulation, that is, roughly seven crore. If the gov- 1-? /6),-#6- ernment took five to six years to inoculate the 6* 46+6 Minister said and what was sub- during first phase of COVID-19 transfers to state governments will additional numbers, we can imagine the time >-? /#" #64 mitted by the government's law spread. As we all know, the lock- be counted as part of the 35000- required to inoculate the total adult population 6* / ')) + officers to the Supreme Court. The down was declared in hours with- crore vaccine funding. The expen- in the first place. *-) #46+6 4O affidavits filed by the government out even visualising what would be diture department assesses that the The Prime Minister claimed that India devel- / 4-0/1 46- in response to its May 2 order said the impact on lives and livelihoods. allocations are enough to vaccinate oped two Made-in-India vaccines within a span 6* 60# -<+ that no governmental aid, assis- The lockdown was extended for 50 crore of the population. of one year which is not true and does not "#"0"-< tance or grant was given for months leaving the state govern- This presents us with few dan- require any proof. India rolled out the vaccina- 99&&&1/-/ ! research and development of ments without any option but to gerous possibilities. If the Central / $ " tion drive on January 16, 2021. Surprisingly, the 6*046* COVID vaccine. The affidavit also implement the same grudgingly. government mobilises 35,000 " Finance Minister in her 2021-22 budget speech, 1 #6/+) states that the Indian Council of Towards the end of this speech, crore from its own resources, and +-./ (01 + + which was presented barely a fortnight later, told >-? /#" #6R4 Medical Researcj spent about 44 Modi made it clear that the state wishes to honour the Prime the nation that India exported vaccine to about crore for clinical trials and govern- governments need not spend a sin- Minister's assurance to the world, >;;;; # ?+11#+6-# " 100 countries. If we were to believe what Prime -)1,4 ment paid about 2520 crore by gle pie to vaccinate the population. it will fall short by 56,000 crore. Minister told the nation, it is a deemed fact that way advance to purchase vaccine But the question that slipped As the finance minister stated, if N , * 2 $ ) +?#>6* the finance minister committed a breach of trust #+6-#'6*6'- on May 10, 2021. Discarding gov- through his master oratory skills this 35,000 crore too is to be % $ , $ $ ( and violated parliamentary protocols by present- ernment's own affidavits the Prime is about the allocation for health chipped in by diverting funds $ , 4 64-<-6-#4 ing untruths on the floor of the House for which, 6* /6-106 Minister told the nation that they in the 2021-22 budget. According from amounts earmarked under P5 in normal times, she would have been served a (-'#-6* / funded thousands of crores for to the ministry of finance, the Transfers to States, in addition to
# privilege notice. development of vaccine. We do amount required for fully vaccinat- what is budgeted orally by Finance The Prime Minister himself launched the 4-1+) hope that in the next submissions, ing the country would be to the Minister, even then there will be ( S #(60/ +#( first phase vaccination drive on January 16, 2021 the trusted Attorney General will tune of 91,000 crore whereas the short fall of nearly 20,000 crore, for three crore frontline health workers. As on (? /6"-# , correct his statements and let the total budget earmarked for assuming that the cost estimated 5 April 19, only 37 per cent got full vaccination <-/?+11#+6-# country know about the thousands Ministry of Health and Family by secretary, Department of Q " # , = and an additional 91 lakh their first dose. In his -/'+61*6* of crores the Prime Minister spent Welfare for the year 2021-22 is Expenditure is not breached. Or if - ( address to the nation, Modi once again said that #1/ +4 # for development of vaccine pro- 71,268.77 crore only. The secre- the Central government plays ( by the time he speaks to his fellow countrymen #0" /-< gram. tary, Department of Expenditure smart and succeeds in transferring # , J . again, about 23 crore of doses have already been ( +6*4(0 6- The Prime Minister in an in his post-budget press conference the cost of vaccination overtly or , A L M/ administered. The government wants us to 1-?(8I attempt to defend the un-defend- stated that "the budget allocation covertly on to the state govern- # believe that while it took about three months to able, said his government's new is just part of what will be spent as ments, then there will be a hole in administer 1.91 crore vaccine doses, it will path for the future was criticised state governments and corporates states' resources to the tune of a administer 20 times higher doses in less than half by several forces including some will also allocate sums for vaccina- minimum of 55,000 crore. Thus, / / the time? That means the government admin- state governments. This is totally tion drive". However, only 35,000 the Central government' vaccina- # / ( istered dosage at the rate of 46 lakh doses per baseless and an out of context con- crores are announced and that too tion policy is leaving the nation / day! The author is former tention. failed to get a listing in expendi- with two sets of options., either to / M - Doubts arose over the Prime Minister's asser- CWC member, All India Not only economic and health ture under Ministry of Health and cut down other social expenditure tions about funding research and development Agricultural Workers experts in India but those across Family Welfare. Covering up this and divert money for vaccination of vaccine by the Central government. The Union. The views the globe also criticised the Central fact, the finance minister said that or watch the increase in number " # ( things are not matching between what the Prime expressed are personal. government's unitary decisions the amount earmarked towards of deaths due to COVID-19. " " " # POINTCOUNTERPOINT (( # 5 , ( " + #. 4 " $@ $ # 4 #4 / 4 # #4 O L @ L $ $ $ .
he middle class, the back- improvements. This shows that tax on a skewed higher income of being eroded by their own December 31, 2020, up two per- ten off to shore up balance bone of the economy, is the market is ready to lap up as interest andwas not consid- bosses. Axis has asset quality cent year-on-year. Central sheets. The quantum of PSB loan Tshrinking and the govern- assets worth 9.7 lakh crore - ered as hedging against inflation problems, ICICI was moth-eaten Bank's deposits grew over five stood at 32,853 crore higher ment announces sale of two CBI 3.56 lakh crore and IOB but unwisely as "income". This by its chief executive Chanda percent in a year to 3.3 lakh than recoveries of 23,894 crore. major public sector banks, 2.44 lakh crore. Another asset erodes savings. Kochar and HDFC was fined 10 crore as on March 31, 2021 and Such figures are gradually com- Central Bank of India (CBI) and of United Insurance is 3.7 lakh Pew research, looking into crore for wrongfully selling third- IOB's deposits also increased to ing down. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB). '&)(&8 crore - a good sum for a race to the pandemic lockdown, says 33 party non-financial products to 2.34 lakh crore as on December This also does not justify the Should India privatise critical a multi-trillion dollar economy. millionpeople in the last one year its auto loan customers. By pri- 31, 2020. process of privatization. Even the assets when it needs the finances The bank health is mysteri- have slid into poverty from the vatizing big financial institutions Since nationalisation, the United Insurance is preferred to most? The sales instead would ously linked to the growth of the supposed 99-million strong would they be forced to go the Indian banking sector expand- most private insurers as its claim be used for one-time financing middle class. Since 1969 nation- middle class. Poverty rate rose by unethical, chaotic way? ed at an unmatched level but it settlement process is more real- of budgetary deficits. alisation of banks for develop- 9.7 percent in 2020, up from The CBI has 33,481 employ- made banks prone to political istic and ethical. Both the banks like many ment purposes has helped both January, 2020 forecast of 4.3 per- ees in 4,685 branches and IOB interference for many purposes It is not easy to create 10 other public sector banks (PSB) banks and depositors, largely cent and are projected to have 26,334 in 3,400 branches. Once including the 2008 incentivisa- billion assets. It might now go to have shown improvement in from the middle class. But as the reached 134 million. If the food privatized, one-third or more tion of the rich corporate or Jan a defaulter? Retaining the asset their balance sheets. On June 8, middle class got a jolt after the dole is a standard the pandem- employees would lose jobs. Dhan accounts that raised oper- would help government boost shares of CBI and IOB soared 2008 Lehman Brothers melt- ic has hit 80 crore people. Lower Despite the PCA curbs, ational costs. Largely the finan- economic activities and jobs. An seven and 14 percent, respective- down, it started taking the hit. incomes and lesser consumption both lenders have managed to cial woes of the PSBs are not due empowered middle class with ly after Niti Aayog announced Moreover, a low-interest, capacity define this class now. If grow their loan books. Central to corruption and nepotism lower taxes and TDS exemptions their privatisation. Both lenders high prices and high-tax-on- instead of corrective steps Bank's gross advances rose near- alone. on deposits can do wonders. are currently under the prompt The author is a senior deposit regimemarginally buffed nationalised banks are sold, it ly three percent between March Many loans of banks like Mere change in approach could corrective action (PCA) journalist. The views up revenue figures, but caused would mean social assets would vate banks. This is a misnomer. 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 to Bank of India, Punjab National strengthen the economy and imposed by the Reserve Bank of expressed are personal. impoverisation of the middle decline. It is often said that PSBs India's private banks Axis, ICICI, 1.77 lakh crore. IOB's advances Bank, Bank of Baorda, Axis open up many avenues for the India and have shown marked class. They are paying income are unable to cope up with pri- HDFC and others have a record stood at 1.37 lakh crore as on bank and IDBI Bank were writ- government. ! 9
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Moscow: Russian President of opposition leader Alexei barged into the Capitol to try Capitol riot. Putin also reiter- dow that led to the House floor. 8 9 Vladimir Putin, who is to meet Navalny, the detention of thou- to halt the count of electoral ated denials that the Kremlin Putin also sharply dis- President Joe Biden at a sum- sands of demonstrators protest- votes to certify Biden’s election was behind last year’s poison- missed allegations that Russia mit Wednesday, has suggested ing his arrest, and the outlaw- victory over Donald Trump. ing of Navalny with a nerve is carrying out cyberattacks London: US President Joe versation. I know him well. We President Biden told leaders of that the hundreds of people ing of Navalny’s organisations “Do you know that 450 agent that nearly killed him. against the United States as Biden has revealed how China spent a lot of time together over the coalition that a “free and arrested for rioting at the U.S. as extremist. individuals were arrested after “We don’’t have this kind of baseless. tried to warn him off strength- the years I was Vice President.” open” Indo-Pacific is essential Capitol are being subjected to “You are presenting it as entering the Congress? ... They habit, of assassinating any- “Where is the evidence? ening the Quadrilateral “When I was asked what I to their countries and vowed “persecution for political opin- dissent and intolerance toward came there with political body,” Putin said. Where is proof? It’’s becoming Security Dialogue, referred to was going to be doing after that his country was commit- ions.” dissent in Russia. We view it demands,” he said. “Did you order the assas- farcical,” Putin said. “We have as the Quad as an informal being elected, I said we’re going ted to working with its partners Putin is likely to come completely differently,” he said Although the protests that sination of the woman who been accused of all kinds of strategic partnership between to re-establish the strength of and allies in the region to under strong criticism from in an interview with NBC erupted across Russia after walked into the Congress and things — election interference, India, Japan, Australia and the American relationships so we achieve stability. Biden at their meeting in News broadcast Monday. Navalny’s arrest in January who was shot and killed by a cyberattacks and so on and so United States. can be counted on again…,” Prime Minister Narendra Geneva for moves against his He then pointed to the were unsanctioned, demon- policeman?” Putin said, refer- forth — and not once, not once, Addressing a press confer- Biden recalled on Sunday of the Modi, Australian Prime political opponents in Russia, January 6 insurrection in strators were largely peaceful ring to Trump supporter Ashli not one time, did they bother ence at the conclusion of the meeting with the unidentified Minister Scott Morrison and particularly the imprisonment Washington when protesters and did not enter Government Babbitt, who was fatally shot by to produce any kind of evi- UK-hosted G7 Summit in Chinese leader. his Japanese counterpart buildings or cause significant a Capitol Police officer as she dence or proof, just unfound- Cornwall on Sunday, the The Chinese leader then Yoshihide Suga attended the property damage, unlike the tried to climb through a win- ed accusations.” AP President who took charge in requested him to not get India, virtual summit. the White House earlier this Japan, Australia, and the US The Quad member states year said that in his conversa- together under the Quad have been resolving to uphold 4 04 tion with a Chinese leader he umbrella. a rules-based international was asked about his interna- Biden said the Chinese order in the Indo-Pacific amid -. 1 Q R tional relations plans before he leader suggested that, “Well, growing Chinese assertiveness BRUSSELS: President Joe Putin face to face on / assumed the presidency. Biden maybe you (Biden) shouldn’t in the region. Biden frequently talks about Wednesday in Geneva, has did not reveal the identity of get the Quad…” - meaning The Quadrilateral alliance what he sees as central in exe- repeated an anecdote about Moscow: Russian President countries. “Where is the evi- the Chinese leader. India, Japan, Australia, and is often projected in the official cuting effective foreign policy: his last meeting with Putin, 10 Vladimir Putin has dismissed dence? Where is proof? It’s Chinese President Xi the United States - “…working media in China as an alliance building personal relationships. years ago when he was vice allegations that his country is becoming farcical,” Putin said. Jinping spoke to Biden for two together.” Known as the against the Communist giant’’s But unlike his four most president and Putin was serv- carrying out cyberattacks “We have been accused of hours in February, days after he “Quadrilateral Security rise. China’s military and the recent White House predeces- ing as prime minister. against the US as baseless. all kinds of things — election Kyiv (Ukraine): Central and assumed office as the US Dialogue,” representatives for foreign ministry have repeat- sors, who made an effort to Putin had taken a break Putin’s comments in an interference, cyberattacks and Eastern European nations are President. the four member nations have edly criticised the Biden build a measure of rapport with from the presidency because interview aired on NBC on so on and so forth — and not anxious about the coming sum- On February 11, President met periodically since its estab- administration for continuing Vladimir Putin, Biden has the Russian constitution at the Monday come two days before once, not once, not one time, mit meeting between US Biden said: “Last night, I was lishment in 2007. the Trump era “Indo-Pacific made clear that the virtue of time prohibited a third con- he is to meet U.S. President Joe did they bother to produce any President Joe Biden and on the phone for two straight Interestingly, Biden hosted strategy”, saying the US should fusing a personal connection secutive term, but he was still Biden in Geneva and underline kind of evidence or proof, just Russian President Vladimir hours with Xi Jinping. And you the first virtual summit of not form “cliques” or provoke might have its limits when it seen as Russia’s most powerful the tensions between the two unfounded accusations.” AP Putin, wary of what they see as all know as well as I do, these Quad leaders on March 12. “new Cold War” featuring bloc comes to the Russian leader. leader. hostile intentions from the folks - and it was a good con- During the summit, confrontation. PTI Biden, who is set to meet with AP Kremlin. Some in the countries that - R : once were part of the Soviet Union or the Moscow-led 5 $ $@ %0% ". Warsaw Pact during the Cold War worry that Washington could scale down support for Bangkok: Myanmar’s ousted Suu Kyi’s prosecution poses Human Rights Watch “This trial is clearly the The army seized power on Jerusalem: For the first time in 12 years, Israelis on Monday woke its allies in the region in a bid leader Aung San Suu Kyi was the greatest challenge for the charged that the allegations opening salvo in an overall February. 1 before the new up to a new Government and a new Prime Minister after Naftali to secure a more stable and pre- set to go on trial Monday on 75-year-old and her National being heard in a special court strategy to neuter Suu Kyi and lawmakers could be seated, Bennett secured the backing of Parliament and ousted longtime dictable relationship with charges that many observers League for Democracy party in the capital, Naypyitaw, are the National League for and arrested Suu Kyi, who leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Russia. have criticized as attempt by the since February’’s military coup, “bogus and politically moti- Democracy party as a force that held the post of special coun- The two were slated to hold a handover meeting later in the “I think there have been military junta that deposed which prevented them from vated” with the intention of can challenge military rule in sellor, and President Win day, but without the formal ceremony that traditionally accom- doubts as to the resoluteness of her to delegitimise her demo- taking office for a second five- nullifying the victory and pre- the future,” said Phil Robertson, Myint, along with other mem- panies a change in Government. the present administration to cratic election and cripple her year term following last year’’s venting Suu Kyi from running the organization’s deputy Asia bers of her Government and Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, narrowly approved the new face Russian aggressive actions political future. landslide election victory. for office again. director. ruling party. AP Bennett-led coalition Government on Sunday, ending Netanyahu’s in a decisive manner,” said historic 12-year rule. The divisive former prime minister, the Witold Rodkiewicz, chief spe- longest to hold office, will now serve as the opposition leader. cialist on Russian politics at David Bitan, a Likud lawmaker, told Kan public radio that Warsaw’s Center of Eastern 1 Netanyahu was not holding the handover ceremony with Bennett Studies, a state-funded think because he feels “cheated” by the formation of the Bennett-Lapid tank that advises the Polish government and “doesn’t want to give even the slightest legiti- Government. macy to this matter.” AP AP
Beijing: The US government is assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part- ly owns and helps to operate it warned of an “imminent radio- 2+,!# & $, &(.2$ +1!$ +!& logical threat,” a media report said on Monday. The warning included an accusation that the Chinese safe- Brussels: President Joe Biden has met with the Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania and “underscored ty authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detec- leaders of three Baltic nations at the NATO sum- strong U.S. support” for their security. tion outside the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong mit in a move to reassure them of U.S. support The White House added: “The four leaders province in order to avoid having to shut it down, the CNN quot- before his Wednesday summit with Russian committed to further strengthening our polit- ed a letter from the French company to the US Department of President Vladimir Putin in Geneva. ical, military, and economic partnerships, Energy. The White House says Biden met Monday including working together through NATO to There is no reaction yet in Beijing by the Chinese govern- with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia, address challenges posed by Russia and China.” ment or officials on this report, it said. President Egils Levits of Latvia, and President AP The media report said despite the alarming notification from Framatome, the French company, the Biden administration believes the facility is not yet at a “crisis level.” AP 1A<57 #+6- E R Q * Brussels: NATO leaders on Stoltenberg said, at a German Brussels: British Prime Monday will expand the use of Marshall Fund think tank R!" Minister Boris Johnson says their all for one, one for all, col- event. “We will make it clear at NATO leaders do not see lective defense clause to include this summit that, of course, any Brussels: French President Macron’s mental health. China as an adversary in the attacks in space, the military attack on space capabilities Emmanuel Macron tweeted Macron said he wants all same way that the military organisation’s top civilian offi- like satellites and so on or that he wants to “move for- NATO allies to make a clear organisation views Russia, but cial said. attacks from space will or could ward” with Turkey toward a commitment to the military that they must come to terms Article 5 of NATO’’s found- trigger Article 5,” he said, a few demanding and respectful rela- organisation’s values, principles with the Asian giant’s growing ing treaty states that attack on hours before chairing a summit tionship, after meeting with the and rules, according to the influence. any one of the 30 allies will be with U.S. President Joe Biden country’s President Recep French presidency. Johnson told reporters at a considered an attack on them and his counterparts. Tayyip Erdogan. Both men discussed Libya NATO summit in Brussels all. So far, it’’s only applied to Around 2,000 satellites Both men talked Monday and Syria issues, the Elysee said. Monday that China is “a gigan- more traditional military orbit the earth, over half oper- on the sidelines of the NATO Macron has notably accused tic fact in our lives and a new attacks on land, sea, or in the ated by NATO countries, summit in Brussels. It was Turkey of flouting its commit- strategic consideration for air, and more recently in cyber- ensuring everything from their first meeting since the dis- ments by ramping up its mili- NATO.” He says “I don’’t think space. mobile phone and banking pute between the two countries tary presence in Libya and anybody around the table today “I think it is important services to weather forecasts. reached its peak in October bringing in jihadi fighters from wants to descend into a new (with) our Article 5, which Military commanders rely on after Erdogan questioned Syria. AP Cold War with China.” He states that an attack on one will some of them to navigate, says. AP be regarded as an attack on all, communicate, share intelli- that we all will respond,” NATO gence and detect missile Secretary-General Jens launches. AP ! :
3 & % P 0%O0$ $ * & <=% P>1%& # '( )* "0" + > / '*-) 4+) illionaire Gautam Adani’s he Sensex and Nifty erased Bgroup on Monday said it Tinitial losses to finish at 3 #<)+6-#+6 has written confirmation that fresh lifetime highs on Monday, accounts of three foreign funds buoyed by brisk buying in / 1-/(83!IT1 that are among its top share- market heavyweight Reliance 33 holders are not frozen and Industries. # '( )* reports to the contrary are Positive global cues and a Mumbai:The Indian rupee “blatantly erroneous and mis- declining trend in new Covid- # '( )* ended 22 paise lower at 73.29 ising prices of edible oils leading”. 19 cases added to the momen- against the US dollar on Rand protein rich items Shares of Adani group tum, traders said. old prices fell by 476 to Monday, sliding for the fifth pushed the retail inflation to a companies plunged on Monday “blatantly erroneous and is Rising for the third straight G48,427 per 10 grams in straight session amid rising six-month high of 6.3 per cent record 12.94 per cent in May on double digits at 10.49 per cent. after reports that the National done to deliberately mislead the session, the 30-share BSE the futures trade on Monday crude oil prices. in May, breaching the comfort account of rising prices of This is the fifth straight month Securities Depository Ltd investing community.” Sensex ended 76.77 points or as speculators reduced their At the interbank foreign level of the Reserve Bank and crude oil, manufactured goods of uptick seen in WPI inflation. (NSDL) froze the accounts of “This is causing irrepara- 0.15 per cent higher at its new positions amid low exchange market, the rupee thus rendering reduction in and the low base of last year As per the data on CPI, fac- the three foreign funds that are ble loss of economic value to the closing peak of 52,551.53. demand.On the Multi opened on a negative note at interest rates a difficult propo- due to the COVID-19 lock- tored in by the RBI while among the top stakeholders in investors at large and reputation Similarly, the broader NSE Commodity Exchange, gold 73.21 per dollar as against its sition in the near term. down. arriving at its monetary policy, the firms. of the group,” they said. Given Nifty advanced 12.50 points or contracts for the August previous close of 73.07. It The government has asked While the Consumer Price the steepest price rise was wit- Adani Enterprises, the con- the seriousness of the issue and 0.08 per cent to a record delivery traded lower by hovered in the range of 73.10 the Reserve Bank to keep the Index (CPI)-based inflation nessed in the ‘oils and fat’ seg- glomerate’s flagship company, its consequential adverse impact 15,811.85. 476, or 0.97 per cent, to to 73.29 per dollar during the retail inflation at 4 per cent rose from 4.23 per cent in April ment, which on an annual as also Adani Ports and Special on minority investors, “we Reliance Industries topped 48,427 per 10 gram in a day before ending at 73.29 – with a margin of 2 per cent on to a six-month high of 6.3 per basis showed an increase of Economic Zone, Adani Green requested Registrar and Transfer the Sensex gainers’ list with a business turnover of 11,087 equalling its lowest level either side. cent, food inflation soared 30.84 per cent. Energy Ltd, Adani Agent, with respect to the sta- jump of 1.46 per cent, followed lots. recorded a month ago. CPI inflation has breached from 1.96 per cent to 5.01 per The May CPI data released Transmission Ltd, Adani Power tus of the Demat Account(s) of by Bajaj Finance, ONGC, the upper band of the inflation cent in May. by the National Statistical and Adani Total Gas Ltd in the aforesaid funds and have Infosys, PowerGrid, L&T and Meanwhile, shares of However, billionaire target about 10 times since the The previous high in retail Office (NSO) further revealed identical filings to the stock their written confirmation vide IndusInd Bank. Adani Group companies Gautam Adani’s group said it first meeting of the Monetary inflation was 6.93 per cent in that the rate of price rise in exchanges said the reports of its e-mail dated 14th June, 2021, On the other hand, Kotak plunged after reports said the has written confirmation that Policy Committee (MPC), November 2020. ‘m e a t a n d f i s h’, ‘e g g ’, ‘f r u i t s’, a n d NSDL freezing accounts of clarifying that the Demat Bank, HDFC, Sun Pharma, National Securities Depository accounts of the three foreign which decides the key interest In May 2020, the ‘pulses and products’ stood at Albula Investment Fund, Account(s) in which the afore- Bajaj Auto, NTPC, Maruti and Ltd (NSDL) has frozen the funds are not frozen and rate, in October 2016. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)- 9.03 per cent, 15.16 per cent, Cresta Fund and APMS said funds hold the shares of the HDFC Bank were among the accounts of the three foreign reports to the contrary are Wholesale price-based based inflation was (-) 3.37 per 11.98 per cent, and 9.39 per Investment Fund holding company are not frozen,” the major laggards, shedding up to funds that are among the top “blatantly erroneous and mis- inflation too accelerated to a cent and in April 2021, it hit cent, respectively. shares in the group firms were firms said. 1.51 per cent. stakeholders in the firms. leading”. *)& $$ $$% ' $- 2 % - % $% .> $0$ ?* !$ & $ %$ % "0" + Brent crude oil the 0#6< 3&38 A & Intercontinental Exchange # '( )* But users complained of %$&& rude oil prices surged to (ICE) surged 0.92 per cent to technical issues from the very Cmulti-year highs on $73.36 per barrel. 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In a statement, Minister Piyush Goyal on given to former Fortis ter than all other varieties both ing of Form 15CA/15CB the income tax department Monday said the world should Healthcare promoter in taste and smell for many, was (required for foreign remit- said, “In view of the difficulties decouple trade policy and its Shivinder Mohan Singh in a exported to the United tances) with banks till June 30, reported by taxpayers in elec- green goals. lier agreements or earlier com- case of misappropriating Kingdom amid pandemic on so that business transactions tronic filing of Income Tax He also hoped that credit mitments so that these coun- funds of Religare Finvest Ltd, Monday. may go on. Forms 15CA/15CB on the por- rating agencies and bodies like tries (developing and less devel- saying his detention was nec- Agricultural and Processed The forms will be tal www.Incometax.Gov.In, it the IMF “which kind of dictate” oped) have space to bring their essary to unearth the “con- Food Products Export uploaded online on the e-filing has been decided that taxpay- the financial architecture of the economies back on track,” spiracy hatched by him” and Development Authority ( portal later, it added. ers can submit the aforesaid world do not land up being Goyal said at the UN Trade trace the siphoned off money. APEDA) in collaboration with The new portal, Forms in manual format to the unfairly harsh on the develop- Forum 2021. The decision by Justice the Bihar government, Indian www.Incometax.Gov.In, was authorised dealers till June 30, ing and less-developed coun- Let the trade policy look Suresh Kumar Kait came on High Commission and Invest launched last Monday (June 7), 2021.” The I-T department also tries as this is a time to become for more inclusive growth all the plea of RFL challenging India, exported the juicy and with the tax department as well advised authorised dealers to compassionate, more liberal over the world and all the the March 3 order of the trial aromatic mangoes which were as the government saying it was accept such forms till June 30, and supportive to these nations. countries need to work towards court granting bail to packed and treated at APEDA aimed at making compliance 2021 for the purpose of foreign “I think a little longer rope climate justice and sustainable Shivinder in the case regis- packhouse in Lucknow. more taxpayer-friendly. remittances. needs to be given even to ear- lifestyle. tered against him by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for cheating, criminal , + B9 . #! 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43 LET’S WORK (/2+>(4*'+/>-0( >+2+>-'# IT OUT = . 8 . - . (C5,+25C 5, - - . # 8 f you are in the lockdown mode , Q Iat your home or struggling with making time from work commit- ments, family oblig- ations and doing household chores, it may seem daunting and impossible to accelerate anything else on the plate. As a consequence, people tend to give up the one thing they don’t wish to do — exercise. And long before you know it your non-work- out days would have extended into weeks or months. Whatever the reason of your busyness, there are ways to tug yourself out of a work- out rut and make an enduring routine. So irrespective of whether you are a sports per- son, a regular housewife or a fitness enthu- saist, its never a bad idea to shake your self up and get back into the exercise routine. Here, are the few points that will help you get back on track. Planning: One of the first steps, before you dive back into an exercise routine, is to plan out what you want to achieve, how he esophagus or the food pipe is the tube that connects the you want to get there, and what you want Tmouth with the stomach. Esophagus cancer occurs when your routine to look like. It is always advis- there is a formation of tumours anywhere along the length of ible to start small and not undertake any the esophagus, from the opening in the mouth to the point where JAB STAYS IMPORTANT aggressive exercises if its been quite a while it meets the stomach. As it grows, it affects nerves, muscles and since you last worked out. eventually other organs. Some of the main causes that lead to Setting up a goal: One thing lockdown the increased risk of esophagus cancer include smoking, drink- has assured is that most of us have gained ing alcohol and steaming hot beverages, obesity, and not enough + 1-?( O weight. If you have put on a lot of weight intake of fruits and vegetables. during this time, then you need to set a tar- Esophagus cancer is the sixth most common cause of can- get, what you're expecting and how much cer deaths globally and is not easily detected. That is the reason ! weight you want to achieve. The setting goal the majority of esophageal cancer cases are diagnosed only in will always give you a holistic approach that advanced stages. Therefore, it is imperative to look out for symp- "04 +*+4*" includes stretching, cool down and work- toms of esophagus cancer before it’s too late. Esophageal can- out sessions. cer may not show signs in its early stages; however, as the dis- Schedule your workout like you ease advances, it shows the following symptoms: nly last week, a group of However, with that being said, Goel and says that in the absence of schedule your meeting: Discipline is a Difficulty in swallowing (Dysphagia): One of the most com- experts opined that patients cases of reinfection is not an alien proper studies we should resort to must in this case. As you ease back into mon esophagal cancer symptoms is trouble swallowing, partic- Owho had recovered from concept. Chugh believes that these vaccines only as they are your best your fitness routine, don't forget to make ularly a feeling of food stuck in the throat caused by the tumor COVID, don’t need to get vaccinat- can be attributed to the mutations in available protective shield against the a schedule for your workout session. There growing on the inner lining of the esophagus. These symptoms ed, as they have already developed the virus. virus. is a high possibility that your mind will sub- tend to intensify, with a rise in antibodies. This came weeks after the “Reinfections can be attributed “It is too early to to say COVID consciously look for excuses to not work discomfort when swallowing Health Ministry had recommended to a lot of factors like different vari- recovered patients don’t need vacci- out and look out for distraction to deter progressively. COVID patients to get vaccinated ants and/or low immunity. Though, 3)#4 nation. The reason is there’s no from your plan. Schedule a time that you Hiccups and vomiting: after three months of recovery. the chances of reinfections are low " " proper data of how long the immu- won't get easily distracted, if you know you Frequent hiccupping and vom- However, not many doctors are and it doesn’t affect a majority of nity stays, it may differ from person can get caught up with work in the evening iting are also symptoms individ- happy with the claim and say that it patients. As more and more data $ to person and can even depend on then schedule your time for a workout in uals must look out for, as the is too soon to say anything. comes, we will have better answers : the severity of the infection. Some say the morning or vice versa. narrowing of the esophagus “Our knowledge about COVID but remember even though you are mild COVID patients can have high- Start with an easy workout: As they obstructs the food from going is in constant flux. Currently, the data vaccinated you should wear mask < 6 er immunity. Again, there are no facts say, the journey of a thousand miles down smoothly, with more says vaccine should be given after 90 and take precautions,” he opines. yet to prove it. Also, we can’t rule out begins with one step. Getting started is " chances of the food getting days from the infection for best Dr Piyush Goel, Senior the possibility of mutations. It can sometimes the hardest part, as you feel less stuck and being pushed back up. results. Whether there is lasting Consultant — Pulmonary and lead to reinfection. So, for the time motivated and don’t know where to start. Chest pain and heartburn: immunity after initial COVID infec- Critical Care, Columbia Asia being, we would recommend people It is better to start the exercise routine at Recurring chest pains and tion is still a matter of debate, hence Hospital, Palam Vihar, Gurugram, to get vaccinated,” Kumar says. a slightly less intense pace and gradually chronic heartburn in the lower although it may seem likely that in insists that patients should get vac- Dr Col Vijay Dutta, Senior increase the momentum with time. The chest area happens due to acid reflux. Acid reflux occurs when the future vaccination may not be cinated after at least 12 weeks of Consultant — Internal Medicine, high intense routines initially will exhaust the stomach acid flows back into the food pipe (or esophagus). required after infection it is not the recovery. “A patient who got infect- $ < Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, too you quickly and may eventually feel like too Change in voice and throat discomfort: A recurrent cough case at the moment,” Dr Chandril ed with the virus, too should get vac- ' agrees on the fact that COVID much to deal with, so start small but prac- or a hoarse, scratchy voice may also signify the existence of Chugh, Director, Dr Good Deed, cinated after at least 12 weeks of get- infected patients have immunity tice consistently. esophageal cancer. In this case, the tumour compresses the nerves Patna, says. ting cured,” Goel says and adds that which can last for three to six Eating right to get back into shape: that control the vocal cords’ proper functioning, causing the voice He adds that all infected people there is no such robust data to months and that it has been docu- If you listen to your grandparents most of to become hoarse. should get vaccinated after three analyse how long antibodies stay but mented. “We don’t know whether this them would tell you to avoid eating out of Weight loss: Unexpected weight loss affects roughly 50 per months. “Every time our body is they will be there for at least three $ = acquired immunity will last beyond a ‘ready made packet’, which means avoid- cent of people with esophageal cancer. This may be caused due exposed to an infection a sort of blue- months post recovery. six months or not. The present data ing junk food and eating mindfully. Eating to swallowing difficulties or a cancer-related reduction in appetite. print or memory is formed to counter The reason for reinfection, he is only valid maximum up to six a well-balanced diet can assist you to get One can experience dramatic weight loss even when the per- future infections, if they may arise. says, is because antibodies can dis- L 4 months irrespective of the clinical sta- the calories and nutrients you require to son is on a healthy diet. Hence, antibodies are not the only appear after three months, or can tus of the patient — whether he had fuel the daily activities and help you reach The treatment approaches for esophageal cancer aim to take measure of protection against infec- decrease to a certain level, and as a mild, moderate or severe infection,” your work out goals. the tumour out or shrink the tumour to prevent it from grow- tion, memory cells also play their result can’t prevent a person from get- Dutta says. Things to avoid: People tend to over- ing. Depending upon the factors like size, type, and place of can- part,” he tells you. ting reinfection. Several other doctors opine that do the exercise initially and end up being cer growth, and age of the person, the following are the three There is data that antibodies can Dr Arunesh Kumar, Sr we should wait for proper studies to hurt or injured as the body. So, don’t set too types of treatment approaches recommended for esophagus can- persist after COVID infection any- Consultant & Head Respiratory back the fact and decide later on. many unrealistic goals at once and ditch the cer: where from three to eight months, Medicine/Pulmonology, Paras Meanwhile, as said previously, your all-or-nothing mind-set. Surgery: In the early stages, when cancer hasn’t spread to Chugh asserts. Hospital, agrees with Chugh and jab stays important. ) .?$ other parts of the body, or in advanced stages, when cancer has also spread to the stomach, along with the infected sections of the esophagus, minimally invasive surgery is suggested. In which case, the part of the esophagus with the tumor is removed along with the lymph nodes, and the remaining part is reconnected - . using sections from the small or large intestines as required. The Monsoons are here and with s the whole country scrambles to most advanced method to perform the esophagectomy is using navigate through the worst public Robotic-Assisted Surgery with the da Vinci surgical system in it, various issues like cough, - Ahealth disaster in recent memory, a which, with a small incision, the cancer is removed with preci- cold and skin diseases. few organisations and companies are sion leaving minimal scars and quicker recovery time. ROSHANI DEVI shares easy (4*55)*55 looking to contribute their bit by ensur- Chemotherapy: Depending upon the cancer stage, location ing protection and treatment for their own and size, chemotherapy is usually recommended, either before home remedies that can help -- employees. With a view to secure the health or after the surgery. This treatment approach helps slow down you beat the and lives of their employees, among sev- the progression of cancer, prevents recurrence, and helps relieve monsoon blues racked skin can usual- every time the hands are worsen it, it’s important to eral measures, these few companies are also the symptoms. Cly appear when the skin washed. In some cases, keep your skin well hydrat- taking recourse to COVID-focused tele- he present pandemic teaspoon of honey. Stir and barrier is compromised. It’s cracked skin can also be a ed. Apply moisturiser fre- health solutions easing the load on the has made us paranoid drink. 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the size of our pores due to unclogging of pores, making genetics. However, if you want them appear smaller. your pores to appear smaller, Last but not least, wearing here are some pointers. sun protection every day can make a huge difference. Is it a bad thing to have Wearing SPF products regular- large pores? ly helps reduce redness, irrita- While large pores may tion, and discolouration, all of appear frightening in a magni- which affect pore appearance. fying mirror, they generally Sun exposure ages skin and pose no health risks. contributes to collagen break- Most people seek to reduce down, causing the skin to lose pore size for cosmetic reasons, elasticity, which dilates pores as irregular-looking pores can and makes them appear larger. make the skin appear tex- When it comes to SPF, I tured, older, and damaged. may sound like a broken Big pores also create an easy record, but it is, without a place for makeup to collect doubt, the most important because they are more pro- product in anyone’s regimen. It nounced. As a result, makeup is the most effective tool we applied over the pores may have for preventing collagen have a cakey appearance, breakdown, which is one of the 6+*//+2 *+4# which can be distracting in main reasons our pores appear photographs. larger. While large pores can be a ! 6 +" ??+ cosmetic annoyance, they can Do medical-grade also be beneficial in some procedures ensure more ollywood actor Tahir Raj simple message. We have all cases. Large pores are not effective outcomes? BBhasin has made a sensa- been affected directly or indi- always bad for your health and Although topical products tional disclosure. Tahir, who rectly by an unforeseen situa- they may even be beneficial as can help clean pores and stamped his presence in tion and courage lies in mak- you get older. Since larger reduce their appearance, only Bollywood through his bril- ing ourselves better, fitter and pores produce more oil, this medical-grade procedures can liant acting, is a rank outsider stronger for the future.” can be beneficial as we age and produce more visible results. to the industry. He shared he Despite the overwhelming our skin becomes drier. These include dermatolo- was rejected 250 times before number of rejections, Tahir gist-administered micro- he was signed on by Aditya never lost hope and believed How to use topical needling and laser treatments, Chopra for Mardaani (2014), he was destined to shine in treatments to reduce the which typically require no a film that fetched him a Bollywood. “To be honest, I appearance of pores downtime and no recovery Filmfare award nomination never saw my initial time in " $ ? While it may be cosmeti- time. for Best Supporting Actor and Mumbai as a struggling phase. cally beneficial to reduce the There is no downtime with the Screen Award for the Best It was an aspiring phase. I was appearance of pores, we can- the Fraxel laser, and it can Antagonist. visualising a dream and aspir- not change the size of the improve pigmentation, fine Tahir revealed, “Anything ing to make it real and it’s the . - ,A=75 5C5= pore itself. Instead, there are lines, and the appearance of that’s worthwhile takes time hardship and journey that numerous methods for tem- pores. and this is something I under- make the successes worth cel- / . porarily refining pores. These Similarly, procedures stood when I first came to ebrating,” he said. include using cosmetic prod- involving the use of botu- Mumbai. I was rejected from Tahir will be seen in Looop ucts containing dimethicone, a linum toxin are prohibited. some 250 auditions over three Lapeta as a romantic lead e’ve all come across and without them we’d be silicone ingredient that sits Botox can be effective in years before Mardaani but I opposite Taapsee Pannu, in Wserums and creams that doomed. Pores are necessary on top of the skin and reduces reducing sebum production used that as positive fuel and Bulbul Tarang opposite promise tighter pores or even for the normal structure and the appearance of pores, such and pore size by acting direct- feedback. It meant I needed to Sonakshi Sinha and Yeh Kaali ‘poreless’ skin. 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Frank de Boer’s side got there in the end and the vic- @ /+4)+ front three minutes before half- tory will provide a major lift to the Netherlands after time. what was their first game at a major competition in tar forward Neymar netted a penalty Scotland were slow to react seven years. Sand created a second as hosts Brazil after initially clearing a corner and They will now hope to build on it on Thursday eased to a 3-0 victory over a coronavirus- the Bayer Leverkusen forward against Austria, who beat North Macedonia earlier depleted Venezuela on Sunday in the rose highest to flick home in Bucharest in the same Group C. opening match of the 2021 Copa Vladimir Coufal’s cross. It was a brilliant game, and a crowd of America. Marshall was called into around 16,000 created an atmosphere Centre-back Marquinhos opened the scored midway action to make two quick fit for the occasion at the home of through the first half and Gabriel Barbosa sealed the Group saves from Schick and Ajax, where supporters held up B win a minute from time. Vladimir Darida in an banners with messages of support In a tournament already delayed a year and moved from explosive start to the sec- for Christian Eriksen following the its original hosts Argentina and Colombia due to the pan- ond-half. Denmark star’s cardiac arrest on demic, it was fitting that the coronavirus should take cen- But twice Scotland Saturday. tre-stage right up to the tournament kick-off. were inches away from Eriksen made his name at Played in front of an empty Mane Garrincha stadium @ >)+4>-' just inside the Scotland half after England next on Friday at levelling when Jack Ajax before moving to due to Covid-19 restrictions, Brazil made light of the con- the break that will live in the Wembley before hosting World Hendry’s dipping effort Tottenham Hotspur in 2013. tinent’s minnows, who arrived with a makeshift side miss- cotland’s long-awaited return memory as one of the all-time Cup finalists Croatia at Hampden came back off the crossbar before After failing to qualify for ing eight players ruled out after testing positive for coro- to a major International tour- great European Championship on June 22. Vaclik clawed away a mishit clear- Euro 2016 or the 2018 World navirus the day before. Snament was ruined by Patrik goals. Playing in front of fans ance from Tomas Kalas. Cup in Russia, the Netherlands were Venezuela called up 15 emergency replacements but Schick’s slick finishing as the After a 23-year wait to at Hampden for the first However, the home side playing their first game at a major com- could still only name seven out of a possible 12 substitutes Czech Republic won 2-0 at qualify for a major tourna- time since November 2019 were stunned by a moment of petition since beating hosts Brazil 3-0 to due to a lack of available players. Hampden on Monday to move ment, Scotland’s hopes of with 12,000 in attendance, brilliance from Schick on 52 claim third place at the 2014 World Cup. Brazil took the lead on 23 minutes when Richarlison top of Euro 2020 Group D. making more history by Scotland made a nervous minutes as he spotted Marshall They had not won a game at a Euro flicked on a Neymar corner that deflected into Marquinhos’s Schick’s header just before getting out of the group for start. off his line from halfway and bent in almost exactly 13 years, since Klaas-Jan path inside the six-yard box, allowing the centre-back to half-time opened the scoring, the first time now look slim. The hosts were desper- in an incredible shot from just Huntelaar and Robin van Persie netted in bundle home. but it was his stunning strike from Steve Clarke’s men face ately missing the driving runs and inside the Scotland half. a 2-0 win over Romania at Euro 2008. Richarlison had a goal ruled out for offside while Neymar incredibly fired wide from 12 yards out as Brazil threatened to put the game to bed before half-time. It was more of the same after the break as substitute Alex Sandro from distance and Richarlison with a head- 5 er both shot over the bar. Neymar somehow failed to turn home a cross-cum- shot from Gabriel Jesus from three yards out but on 64 min- (-*+ Afghanistan, if not a hat-trick. & ing the supply chain flowing. utes he doubled the lead from the penalty spot. A Chhetri-inspired India India are currently placed on Yohan Cumana clumsily brought down Danilo in the oal-machine Sunil Chhetri ended their winless run in # 567& six points after seven matches in box and Neymar sent Graterol the wrong way from 12 yards. Gwill look to add to his tally International football when the %!%&% "&, comparison to Afghanistan’s five The hosts took their foot off the gas but Neymar kept and enter the all-time top 10 captain struck a brace against points from seven games. probing and was denied a second by Graterol following a scorers’ list as a buoyant India Bangladesh in their previous berth in 2023 Asian Cup, sched- Form and past record both mazy run and shot from inside the box. meet Afghanistan in the joint outing. uled to be held in China. favour India and anything less Neymar then created the third, rounding Graterol 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian The talk since then mostly India will enter the game as than a victory for the Blue before crossing for Gabriel Barbosa to chest home from Cup qualifiers here on Tuesday. centred around the Indian strik- clear favourites despite Tigers will be seen as an upset. barely a yard out. While the Indian team needs er surpassing the legendary Afghanistan’s ability to fight it As far as Afghanistan are “He’s developed the ability to create. Right foot, left foot, just a draw from their final Lionel Messi as International out. concerned, they will take heart he’s become an unpredictable player,” Brazil coach Tite game against Afghanistan to football’s second highest scorer Igor Stimac’s men will be from their spirited performance enthused about Neymar. secure a place in the third round among active players. high on confidence after thor- in their previous outing against In the second match, Edwin Cardona scored the only of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers A veteran in top-flight at 36, oughly dominating Bangladesh, India, who were held to a stale- goal of the game as Colombia held on under second half after Oman defeated Chhetri played down the com- against whom they enjoyed mate at home by their lower- pressure to begin their Group B campaign with a 1-0 win Afghanistan 2-1 on Friday, a hat- parisons with the Argentine nearly 75% possession while ranked opponents in 2019. over Ecuador — who thrashed them 6-1 the last time the trick for Chhetri will see him global superstar, but he will cer- completing more than 600 pass- But the recent defeat against sides met in a World Cup qualifier in November. equal the iconic Pele in terms of tainly look to put his best foot es. Oman means Afghanistan are Colombia’s goal was a thing of beauty with Cardona numbers of goals scored in the forward come the next match If they are to repeat that kind not among the top fourth-placed taking a short free-kick to Juan Cuadrado, who chipped International arena. and add to his tally of 74 goals. of impressive stats, India will teams in the World Cup quali- the ball into the box for Miguel Borja to head down into Chhetri is also just one goal If the Blue Tigers can avoid need the duo of Chhetri and fiers and a failure to win against the path of Cardona to volley home. off entering the all-time top-10 defeat in the upcoming match, the fifth-place result during the tention to progress further in the Manvir Singh to fire upfront, India would send them to the It was initially disallowed for offside but a VAR review list of goal-scorers, something he they will finish third in their last campaign. 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TITMUS NARROWLY MISSES WR ing Test match after seven years, the will start the visitors’ full- “Shafali is someone on multiple occasions. “But it’s still far away from ++6 coach thought that it would be a fledged tour of the UK, we always want to play, she Now he has targeted being us. We have to still focus on the 3&& good idea to have a session where where they will also fea- is someone who can dom- the third man to complete a cal- next one. But overall he’s set up " 83 one of the best in the business will ture in ODI and T20 inate the opposition. endar Grand Slam after Don for this year. ="= talk about Test match batting. series. “We never tried to tin- Budge in 1937 and Rod Laver in “His priority is Wimbledon, RN 3&& “It was a 50-minute zoom ses- “I have not played ker with Shafali’s game as 1962 and 1969. Olympics and US Open. 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