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'! + , Territories (UTs) asking them number of active cases, States sustained dialogue and hold the ! ! #'-+ P !"# to take steps to control crowd- and UTs have started re-open- next round of military-level ing and shed complacency. ing the activities in a gradual talks as soon as possible. Dushanbe indicated that the in a negative manner, he said. # The Ministry has also asked manner …However, blatant that each infected individual is This resolve came from stalemate persisting on the The two military com- %$1 States to make officers per- violations of Covid norms have on average passing on the dis- &'( the highest diplomatic level of LAC in Eastern Ladakh may manders met last in the first sonally responsible for any lax- been observed in several parts ease to less than one person. !) !) ! the two countries when see some positive develop- week of April to firm up ways ity in strict enforcement of of the country, especially in “You may be aware that any External Affairs Minister S ments in the coming days. to disengage from three friction $2 34 Covid-appropriate behaviour. public transport and at hill sta- increase in ‘R’ factor above 1.0 Jaishankar held nearly an hour- In fact, the next round of points including the Hot # In a letter to all States and tions. Consequently, an is an indicator of spread of $% %&'%$' long bilateral meeting with his parleys between the two mili- Springs, Gogra and the UTs, Union Home Secretary increase in the ‘R’ factor Covid-19. Therefore, it is ()*%$+ Chinese counterpart Wang Yi tary commanders may be Depsang Valley. However, there # Ajay Bhalla said massive (Reproduction number) in important that the authorities on the sidelines of the ongoing announced in the next few was no forward movement $ crowds are thronging the mar- some of the States is a matter concerned shall be made *%% !(),''+ Shanghai Cooperation days, sources said here. with more than one lakh sol- of concern,” read the letter. responsible for ensuring Covid Organisation (SCO) meeting in Jaishankar told Yi that a pro- diers from both sides now in an The ‘R’-factor indicates the Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) - $% %$,%'* Dushanbe, Tajikistan. longed confrontation and the eyeball-to-eyeball confronta- speed at which the infection is in all crowded places, such as ()$&%*,,+ Incidentally, this was the existing situation were not in the tion at these stand-off sites for spreading in the country. An shops, malls, markets, market second one on one and face to interest of either side. It was vis- more than a year. - *%'%*$ ‘R’-factor below one indicates Continued on Page 11 face meeting between the two ibly impacting the relationship Continued on Page 11 Foreign Ministers since the .8'%&%*!()&%' + stand-off began in May last year at the LAC in Ladakh. The $% $%$ (),%'$!+ first dialogue was in Moscow in / 0% $ September last year during the P&%!'%,&!()% + SCO meeting. ,%'%* ()%*,&+ The latest communique Q-R 0 from the Government after O P the crucial meeting in 563672 *%$,%&()!!+ 563672 3 ! he Supreme Court (SC) on TWednesday took suo motu Union Health Minister cognisance of the Uttar Pradesh Mansukh Mandaviya on New Delhi (PTI): Ahead of his to the people of Kashi and sur- (UP) Government’s decision to Wednesday accused “politi- visit to Varanasi, Prime rounding areas, he tweeted. allow the Kanwar Yatra amid cians” of making “misleading” Minister Narendra Modi on “Our vision for Kashi is to the Covid-19 pandemic, statements and creating panic Wednesday shared details of build quality infrastructure for despite an appeal by the Prime among people by raising false many projects he will inaugu- the coming generations. In Minister himself against any alarms about vaccine shortage rate there and asserted that his that spirit, will be laying the large gatherings in the country. in the country. government’s vision is to build foundation stone for CIPET, A Bench headed by Justice plexed about the happenings in In the first of a series of quality infrastructure in the rural projects under Jal Jeevan Rohinton F Nariman issued a view of the fact that the UP tweets posted in Hindi, June 19 itself, informed the holy city for the coming gen- Mission and mango as well as notice to the UP Government Government has allowed the Mandaviya said, “To ensure States how many vaccine doses erations. During the visit to his vegetable integrated pack house and posted the case for hearing religious yatra from July 25. vaccination in Government will be made available to each parliamentary constituency, in Karkhiyaon,” he said. on Friday, July 16. The Bench said that it was and private hospitals, the of them. Modi will inaugurate a wide He added, “I am delighted The Bench also comprising a “little disturbed” to read that Centre provided 1,14.6 million “After this, on June 27 and range of development works to be inaugurating a convention Justice BR Gavai referred to the UP has chosen to continue with doses to State Governments in July 13, the States were worth over Rs 1,500 crore. centre Rudraksh in Varanasi. statement of Prime Minister the Kanwar Yatra, while June. For July, the availability of informed in advance about the He said these projects will Constructed with Japanese Narendra Modi that no com- Uttarakhand given its earlier doses has been increased to 135 number of doses available, in further boost ‘ease of living’ for assistance, this state-of-the-art promise can be made on experience, has decided million.” batches, each day for the first the people of Kashi, the ancient centre will make Varanasi an Covid-19 containment and said against it. In another tweet, he said and second fortnights of July. name of Varanasi, and attractive destination for con- that the citizens were per- Continued on Page 11 that the Union Government, on Continued on Page 11 Poorvanchal. ferences thus drawing more In the past few years, the tourists and businesspersons to Centre and the UP the city.” Government have done exten- Key projects that would be sive work in the health sector, inaugurated in Varanasi R he said, noting that as a part of include multi-level parking at !" #! !$ % !#!$ these efforts, a 100-bed MCH Godaulia, Ro-Ro vessels for # ! $ & # ' ( ! wing in BHU hospital will be tourism development and a inaugurated. three-lane flyover bridge on the !" # $% 563672 with effect from 01.07.2021 to The project will make qual- Varanasi-Ghazipur highway, 28 per cent, representing an ity healthcare easily accessible the prime minister said. States and UTs to sensitise law n a big relief to the Central increase of 11 per cent over the enforcement agencies for the IGovernment employees and existing rate of 17 per cent of compliance of the order issued 9:9.' pensioners, the Union Cabinet the basic pay/pension. In view by the Supreme Court on on Wednesday hiked the of the unprecedented situation # ! March 24, 2015. n a major supervisory action, Dearness Allowance (DA) and which arose due to the Covid- The Ministry further said Ithe Reserve Bank of India Dearness Relief (DR) from 17 19 pandemic, three addition- 563672 it has requested States to imme- (RBI) on Wednesday indefi- per cent to 28 per cent. The DA al installments of Dearness 45 0 diately withdraw cases booked nitely barred the US-based hike was frozen due to the Allowance (DA) to Central fter the Supreme Court under Section 66A of the IT Mastercard from issuing new pandemic for the last 18 Government employees and Aquestioned the legality of Act, 2000 in States and UTs. credit, debit and prepaid cards months. Briefing mediaper- Dearness Relief (DR) to pen- 7:-05,3 Lucknow last Sunday. filing cases under a law which Section 66A of the IT Act with effect from July 22 for its sons, the Information and sioners, which were due from The three suspects nabbed it has struck down, the Home ment the MHA said, “The was used to punish online failure to comply with data Broadcasting Minister Anurag 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and leuths of the UP Anti- on Wednesday were identified Ministry has written to States Union Ministry of Home communication which is con- storage norms. Mastercard, a Thakur said the new increased 01.01.2021, had been frozen,” STerrorism Squad (ATS) as Mohammed Muid (29), asking them to refrain from fil- Affairs (MHA) has requested sidered “grossly offensive, men- major card issuing entity in the DA and DR will be with effect said a Government statement. claimed to have made further Shakeel (36) and Mohammed ing cases under Section 66A of States and Union Territories acing or for sending commu- country, is the third company from July 1.

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