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cmyk cmyk cmyk STATE THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 2 Districts assigned to ministers to monitor COVID situation CM to monitor COVID situation in Majuli Sarma will monitor COVID situation Jogen Mohan, Tinsukia and in Majuli district. P&RD Minister Dibrugarh by Tea Tribes Welfare Ranjit Kumar Dass has been as- Minister Sanjay Kishan, Dhubri signed Barpeta, Bajali and and Lakhimpur by Finance Minis- Bongaigaon, while COVID situation ter Ajanta Neog, Morigaon and at Jorhat and Golaghat will be moni- Goalpara by Water Resources Min- tored by Agriculture Minister Atul ister Pijush Hazarika and Sivasagar Bora, Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa and Charaideo by Power Minister by Handloom & Textiles Minister Bimal Bora. The ministers will moni- NRL MD Mr. S K Barua today met the newly appointed Hon’ble CM of Assam Dr. Himanta Urkhao Gwra Brahma, Nalbari, tor the trend in the number of Biswa Sarma in his office chamber in Dispur and wished him a successful tenure. Kamrup and Udalguri by Industries COVID cases and compliance of & Commerce Minister Chandra COVID related restrictions in the Mohan Patowary, Cachar, districts assigned to them. They CM condoles demise of eminent Hailakandi and Karimganj by Envi- will also assess the adequacy of ronment & Forests Minister Parimal health care facilities to meet the Shuklabaidya, Nagaon and Hojai by present and anticipated number of litterateur Homen Borgohain Health & Family Welfare Minister COVID cases besides guiding and CM attends funeral of Homen Borgohain at Guwahati, May 12: With a view to ministers of his cabinet today. Keshav Mahanta, Dhemaji and supporting the district administra- arrest surging COVID-19 cases in Noteworthy that decision in this Lakhimpur by Education Minister tion by coordinating with the Nabagraha crematorium the state through continuous regard was taken in the first cabi- Dr. Ranuj Pegu, Sonitpur, Darrang Health & Family Welfare and other Guwahati, May 12 : Chief Minister Dr. paralleled legacy with his literary and jour- monitoring of the situation and net meeting chaired by Dr. Sarma, and Biswanath by Urban Develop- departments. The ministers will Himanta Biswa Sarma condoled the demise nalistic contributions. His passing away is ensuring required guidance to dis- which was held on Tuesday. Ac- ment Minister Ashok Singhal, West keep the Chief Minister and Health of eminent litterateur, editor and columnist an irreparable loss and the Assamese soci- trict administrations, Chief Minis- cording to the government order Karbi Anglong, Karbi Anglong and & Family Welfare Minister in- Homen Borgohain who breathed his last in ety will continue to feel his void for all times ter Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma as- which comes into force with imme- Dima Hasao by Minister of Rev- formed about the situation on a a city hospital today morning. In a condo- to come, Dr. Sarma observed. The Chief signed different districts to the diate effect, Chief Minister Dr. enue & Disaster Management regular basis. lence message, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said Minister prayed for eternal peace of the de- that late Homen Borgohain was an epochal parted soul and conveyed his deep sympa- Govt. to preserve Hojai Zila Sahitya Sabha mourns figure in Assamese literature and with his thy to the bereaved family. Meanwhile, Chief death the state has lost a guiding light. He Minister Dr. Sarma attended the funeral of Homen Borgohain's was a gifted writer who exhibited his prow- the eminent author at Nabagraha cremato- the death of Homen Borgohain ess in all genres of literature with equal ease. rium and paid his tributes to the mortal re- Hojai, May 12 : Hojai will always be remem- soul. Notably,Gohain Late Borgohain had deep understanding mains of the literary doyen. Noteworthy that creations and ideology Zila Sahitya Sabha bered for his enormous passed away at GNRC about human life and through his simple as per direction of the Chief Minister, last Guwahati, May 12 : Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa mourns the death of contribution in the field in Guwahati on and unique style of writing eloquently high- rites of the renowned litterateur was per- Sarma said that the State government would take all nec- former president of literature, journalism Wednesday morning. lighted its myriad facets. He has left an un- formed with full state honours. essary steps to preserve the creations and ideology of Assam Sahitya Sabha, and social activities. As noted litterateur Homen Borgohain, who passed away in Oxygen Generation plant Alumni Meets DC for Guwahati today. The Chief Minister made this statement eminent litterateur, vet- a mark of respect to the before the media after attending the funeral of the writer- eran journalist, poet, departed dignitary, donated by UK has allotted School Land Demarcation journalist at Nabagraha crematorium. Chief Minister Dr. writer, critic Homen HZSS has decided that Sarma said that the demise of Homen Borgohain was a Borgohain (89). In a the Flag of Sahitya to JBS Civil Hospital and Other Key Issues personal loss to him as he was a guardian who guided him press communique is- Sabha be flown at half Kajalgaon, Chirang, Assam Aalo, May 12 : The 1991- Mater and it should go a at difficult times. Stating that he daily enquired about the sued by the President mast for three days. On 94 batch of Govt. Higher long way as precedent for health of late Borgohain while he was hospitalized, Chief Guneshwar Saika and the otherhand, Marwari School Aalo led by its other schools of the Minister Dr. Sarma said that doctors released him from General Secretary Anup Samellan Hojai Unit have President Shri Gego Doji, district to emulate, he hospital as he deeply desired to return home. The Chief Kumar Barthakur on also condoled the death Secretary Shri Toba Ori, said. The team of Alumni Minister further said that the Assam government would Wednesday, HZSS have of the legendary figure Executive Members Jumli is looking out all possible take all needful measures to keep Homen Borgohain's condoled the demise of and prayed before al- Padu and Dr. Jommi Loyi ways to shape up the invaluable creations and ideology alive among the Gohain and prayed for mighty for the eternal met West Siang Deputy school which is now in a young generation. Dr. Sarma also informed that the gov- the eternal peace of the peace of the departed Commissioner Shri Moki dilapidated state and to ernment has already thought about a plan which would departed soul. They Loyi for initiating demar- start with the alumni be finalized in consultation with the late author's fam- cation of existing school batch of 1991-94 will have stated that Gohain Assam Nepali ily members and well wishers. Sahitya Sabha boundary and other key repair the entry gate of issues at his chamber on the school on Self Help Biswanath College condoles condoles the death 11th May last. Appreciat- Basis. The Association of Borgohain ing the concerns of the will also look out for Biswanath Chariali, Alumni, the DC assured to voluntary donations for demise of HomenBorhohain May 12 : Assam Nepali Biswanath chariali, May Sharma, IQAC coordinator departed soul threw a flood carry out the demarcation carrying out urgent minor Sahitya Sabha (ANSS) 12: Biswanath College Dr. Nipam Kumar Saikia, Dr. of light on Borgohain’s sig- Guwahati, May 12 : One 16 tonnes Oxygen Generation of the land as early as works from time to time organised a virtual condo- Karabi Gogoi, associate nificant contribution to had condoled the death plant (Mobile Oxygen Concentrator offices) received in possible and prepare a and approach govt. lence meeting on 12th May professor and head of De- Assamese literature, jour- of eminent litterateur, donation from UK to India has reached at Guwahati on new sketch map of the through administration from 11:00 am to pay hom- partment of Economics, Mr. nalism and social activism. journalist, editor, novel- 12 May 2021 afternoon. Further Oxygen Plant transported school. He also lauded the and leaders of the district age to Homen Borgohain Balin Bhuyan, assistant Late Homen Borgohain had ist, story writer Homen to Chirang district for installation of the system in JBS efforts put in and initiative for major infrastructure who passed away in the professor of Department of the guts to make a living by Borgohain in a condo- Civil Hospital Kajalgaon, Chirang, with assistance from taken by the Alumni for requirements. The school morning of the day. In the Assamese, and Mr. writing in Assam. He lence message issued by the personnel of 01 Battalion National Disaster Response the cause of the school that has withstood test of meeting, attended by all the Taranath Mahanta, associ- singlehandedly created a Durga Khatiora and Rudra Force Guwahati who are responsible for the escort and assuring all possible time as the oldest school faculty members of the col- ate professor and head of huge reading public, and Baral, its president and management. India has received three oxygen generation support from the district of undivided Siang lege, IQAC chairman and Department of Philosophy, contributed significantly to secretary. The socio-cul- units with producing capacity of 500 litres of Oxygen per administration as and cannot be left to rot and principal of Biswanath Col- while praying to the al- diverse forms of Assamese tural and literary loss that minute as international assistance. Two other plants allo- when needed. Nothing efforts must go on to lege Dr. Chinta Mani mighty for the peace of the literature: poetry, short sto- was caused by the demise cated to satellite Hospital JLN Medical College, Ajmer can be nobler than to pay reshape it to gain its lost ries, novel, autobiography of Homen Borgohain was and Emergency building SRG Hospital Jhalawar Rajasthan. back something to Alma glory, rued Alumni. KRSS demands and essay. The meeting irreparable, stated the This is the first Oxygen generation plant in this JBS Civil came to an end with one press release. The literary Hospital in Chirang district, after installation of this it minute silence observed by body of the state prayed ensure smooth supply of oxygen to COVID patient. This more vaccination all as a gesture of respect for the eternal peace of the plant is capable if generating 100 Cylinders per day. Dis- Panigaon, May11: All Secretary of Assam to the departed soul. departed soul. trict authorities and Hospital administration expressed the Lakhimpur District through the Lakhimpur pleasure over the arrival of the oxygen plant. Koch-Rajbonshi District Deputy Commis- Sangram Sommitite has sioner today, stating POCSO Court Sentences 20 yrs demanded that massive that the Government Covid vaccination in should supply Covid free of cost be carried vaccines in large Rigorous Imprisonment to Rapist of out in all the health numbers, and carry out centres of the district to vaccination drive widely check the second wave in Lakhimpur district to a sixYears old Minor Basar, May 12 : In a judg- Sect-6 0f POCSO Act, 2012 on 06th May Sec. 4 of POCSO Act, 2012 and investigation of Covid prevent transmission of ment passed by special 2021. In default, convict shall be imprisoned was launched. During investigation, it has transmission.Koch- the virus. It also urged Judge POCSO Court Basar, for one (01) more year. The accused has also been found that the accused and minor vic- Rajbonshi Sangram the Government to block Tage Halley has sentenced been convicted and sentenced to undergo tim are neighbours of same village and thus Sommitite (KRSS) the process of online Shri Bombe alias Bombay three years of imprisonment and to pay a knew to each other well from the very begin- Central Committee Vice- registration for Covid Riba, 25 yrs has been to un- fine of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees one thousand) ning. On the day of incident, while minor vic- president Rupjyoti Dutta vaccination in Assam, dergo rigorous imprison- only U/S-363 IPC. In default, he shall fur- tim was playing in the premises of her house informed that All since this process is a ment of 20(Twenty) years ther be imprisoned for six months. Mean- with her friends and siblings when all of a Lakhimpur KRSS complex one which is and to pay a fine of Rs.3,000/ while, fine amount imposed against the con- sudden accused arrived there and took her submitted a memoran- not acceptable for a - (Rupees three thousand) vict has been deposited to the court which to the nearby river and raped her after re- dum to the Chief state like Assam. only U/S-376(3) IPC r/w shall be paid the minor victim through her moving all her clothes while shutting her parents/guardian at the earliest. Further, as mouth despite crying profusely. Due to force- per submission made by the Ld Special Pub- ful rape committed against the minor victim lic Prosecutor Smty K. Angu, application of hardly six years old, bleeding was ensued submitted under Arunachal Pradesh Victim followed by severe pain in her private part Compensation Scheme, 2011 through Dis- for days together. After completion of inves- trict Legal Services Authority Aalo, West tigation, the investigating officer filed his Siang District has been reportedly approved charge sheet No.04/2020 dated 20.05.2020 by the concerned authority, Arunachal against the accused-convict U/S 363/376 IPC Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, R/w Sect. 6 instead Sect. 4 of POCSO Act, Itanagar for payment of compensation to the 2012 was directly forwarded to the special victim of sexual assault in this case and for court (POSCO), Basar by the Superintendent her rehabilitation. Hence, no more recommen- of Police, Basar vide letter No.BSR/SP/CS- dation in regard to victim compensation has FR-45/2021/183 dated 15.03.2021 for taking been made by the trial court. On 30.04.2020 cognizance and trial. On the consideration father of the victim had lodged a written FIR of charge sheet filed, a prima facie case was to the effect that in the evening hour of the found U/Ss- 363/376(3) IPC R/w Sec.6 of same day at around 1600 hrs his six years old POCSO Act, 2012. Accordingly, formal charge victim daughter was forcefully kidnapped was framed against the accused vide order from his home by the accused-convict and dated 05.05.2021 and substance of the charge after taking the minor victim to the nearby was read over and explained to accused in the river, he raped her. On receipt of the FIR, the language he understand to which he pleaded Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma paying his tributes to eminent littreteur Homen OC, PS, Basar registered the instant case vide guilty in the following words: “Victim is Borgohain at the latter's last rites ceremony at Navagraha crematorium in Guwahati Basar PS Case No.08/20 U/S 363/376 IPC R/w known to me we being from same village. 3 THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL US millionaire CEOs saw Cali is the cockpit of chaos as Colombia 29% pay raise while workers' protests threaten to spiral out of control Colombia, May 12 : The presence skirmishes have erupted between citizens".The demonstrations, protests began.Álvaro Pérez, who pay decreased - report of armed civilians attacking demonstrators and riot police, and which began with a general strike runs a small logistics business, had the company was $28,608, down from $43,695 protesters has added a worrying residents have been trapped in on 28 April, quickly descended into been waiting for six hours in a in 2019. Since the pandemic affected the dimension to a wave of unrest that their homes by clashes on the violence after a heavy-handed queue that snaked around the company's expected performance, and thus has claimed 47 livesOn a recent streets.On Monday, Lucas Villa, a response by riot squads from the neighbourhood, and was losing Nassetta's expected compensation, the evening, Andrés pulled on his gas 37-year-old protestor in the city of militarized police force.According patience."We need to go back to company's board restructured its stock mask and helmet and headed for Periera, was declared brain dead to Temblores and Indepaz, two work, to be able to move around awards to give its CEO ample pay in 2020, the barricades at the entrance to after being shot eight times by men local watchdogs, 47 people have freely" he said. "I supported the according to the report.Other CEOs were met his rundown neighbourhood in in civilian clothing last week. Hours died during the unrest, with 35 protests at the beginning - most of with friendly treatment from their respective Cali, a city which has become the before the attack he had been filmed deaths in Cali. But protesters in the us did - but this is never-ending corporate boards. Chipotle's board removed center of Colombia's anti- dancing at a march. On Monday, city show no sign of backing now."Earlier on Sunday, a blockade Washington, May 12 : Workers saw 2% the company's poor financial results from the government protests.But as he two police officers were arrested in down."We've been forgotten set up by indigenous protesters decrease as companies gave leaders bonuses peak of the shutdown and excluded Covid- approached the roadblock of rocks, connection with the death of forever." said Carmen Rosa outside the wealthy Ciudad Jardín and forgiving performance benchmarks amid related costs when calculating CEO Brian rubble and barbed wire, he saw a Santiago Murillo, a 19-year-old Bejarano, 38, who has lived in neighbourhood was attacked by pandemicHilton's CEO, Christopher Nassetta, Niccol's compensation. Niccol received $38m motorcycle speeding towards him. men in civilian clothes. Disturbing had a compensation package worth $55.9m in last year, which is 2,898 times more than the In an attempt to turn the vehicle videos appear to show members of 2020, the highest of the CEOs analyzed in the company's median worker pay of back, another demonstrator shone the police allowing the gunmen report, while median pay at the company was $13,127.David Gibbs, the CEO of Yum Brands, a laser pen in the driver's through. Other clips show $28,608, down from $43,695 in 2019.The parent company to KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco eyes.Others screamed "the way is vigilantes wielding handguns and millionaire CEOs of some of the American Bell, ended up with a $1.4m cash bonus and closed", but still the bike wove past assault rifles in broad companies with the lowest-paid workers saw stock grant valued at more than $880,000 after burning piles of rubbish towards daylight.Members of the LGBT an average pay raise of 29% in 2020 while the company changed his performance the protesters.Then, the masked community march in support of the their workers saw a 2% decrease, according metrics. The bonus was over twice the $900,000 pillion rider drew a handgun and national strike in Cali on to a report released Tuesday.The Institute for of his salary Gibbs announced he would forgo opened fire."No one was hurt, Sunday."It's unacceptable that the Policy Studies calculated that the average CEO to fund one-time $1,000 bonuses to the general thank God," said Andrés, in the authorities have not immediately compensation in 2020 was $15.3m when managers of his company's restaurants last neighbourhood known as Puerto heeded the urgent calls on them to looking at the 100 companies with the lowest March. Gibbs' 2020 compensation was Resistencia. "But others will prevent armed violence," said Erika median wage for workers in the S&P 500 $14.6m while the company's median pay come."Cali is the focus of a Guevara-Rosas, Americas director index.The median worker pay was $28,187. was $11,377, according to the report.The nationwide wave of at Amnesty International.The This means that CEOs saw a 29% pay raise authors of the report urge support for a demonstrations against poverty violence has been especially compared to 2019, while workers saw a 2% bill introduced in March by Senator Bernie and inequality exacerbated by the protester who was killed on May 1 Puerto Resistencia for her most of dispiriting for those who hoped for decrease. For all 100 companies, median worker Sanders called the Tax Excessive CEO Pay coronavirus pandemic.But a string in Ibagué, a central city."Armed her life. "If they want us to back a peaceful future for Colombia when pay was below $50,000 for 2020.The Act, which would incentivize companies of incidents in which men in civilian civilians fighting against each down, they'll have to come here and the country signed a historic deal compensation hike came as companies gave to narrow the pay gap between workers clothing have brandished assault other is one of the most serious ask - and if they come in shooting with rebels of the Revolutionary their top leaders hefty bonuses and forgiving and top executives by imposing a tax rate rifles and opened fire on protesters manifestations of the crisis so far," first, they won't stand a Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) performance benchmarks during the on companies with high gaps. Publicly has prompted fears that the said Katherine Aguirre, a security chance."On Sunday night, tensions in 2016.That deal ended five pandemic, allowing the top executives to cash traded companies are required to report the country - which is only just expert at the Igarape Institute in at the barricade were high. decades of civil war and also raised in while their low-wage employees were ratio between their CEO and median worker clawing its way out of war - is Cali. "The state needs to find Lookouts a few blocks away hopes that new political spaces essential workers.Hilton's CEO, Christopher pay to the Securities and Exchange heading for broader conflict.In the innovative ways to solve the crisis, reported that Esmad, Colombia's would finally open in a country Nassetta, had a compensation package worth Commission as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank last 24 hours, indigenous both maintaining public order feared riot police, were on the where leftwing politicians and $55.9m in 2020, the highest of the CEOs Wall Street Reform and Consumer protesters blocking roads have while pursuing dialogue at the local way."We are children of war," said activists are routinely accused of analyzed in the report, while median pay at Protection Act. been shot at by assailants, fresh level."CA demonstrator holds a Carlos, another frontline protester, collaborating with rebel makeshift shield near a barricade as he picked up a shield cut out of groups.Instead, the government blocking the Panamerican highway an oil drum. "We're ready to has smeared protesters as Golden Globes overshadowed by ethics in Cali, Colombia, on Monday.On fight."Drivers and motorcyclists "vandals" and "terrorists", and the Sunday night, Colombia's wait their turn to fill up at a gas claims have been echoed by controversy and criticism over lack of diversity president, Iván Duque, announced station in Cali.Elsewhere in the city, rightwing US politicians such as that more soldiers and police streets that would usually be Marco Rubio.Out on the streets, London, May 12 : An unusual awards officers would be dispatched to the bustling were empty; the dance such rhetoric has only raised season kicks off this weekend with the city to lift blockades. Chillingly, he halls of the world's salsa capital tensions. "The police or their delayed Golden Globes, a ceremony also instructed indigenous were boarded up.Among the few hitmen will attack and we'll push that's long been the butt of many an protesters to "return to their signs of life were the endless them back," said Andrés, between industry joke but this year, its standing reservations" in order to "avoid queues for fuel, which has been updates on his walkie-talkie from has gone from bad to worse after a flood violent confrontations with desperately scarce since the the lookouts. "We're ready." of controversy.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of 87 international journalists who vote on the Melinda Gates began divorce awards, has come under fire after the Los Angeles Times published two damning exposés on both the questionable moves at time Bill's meetings with credentials of members and the ease at which they are reportedly courted by Jeffrey Epstein revealed studios. The non-profit organisation has been accused of "ethical lapses" with London, May 12 : Reports suggest powerful, said none of them sentenced to 13 months confinement members reportedly flown to Paris in that Bill Gates's dealings with Jeffrey "compared in prestige and power to for soliciting prostitution from support of the Netflix comedy Emily in Epstein were one source of concern the [then] world's second-richest underage girls. The conditions of that Paris, which received two nominations, members accepting "thousands of dollars Black Bottom. Boseman died in 2020 from for his wife, Melinda.Melinda person, a brilliant and intensely 2008 deal were a source of while also being paid nearly $2m by the in emoluments" from studios and colon cancer and his two final French Gates had concerns about private luminary: Bill Gates. And controversy 11 years later, when group between 2019 and 2020.The lack celebrities. The suit was dismissed by a performances, in Rainey and Da 5 her husband's dealings with the unlike many others, Mr Gates started Epstein was charged with sex of diversity (there isn't a single black judge, partly because Flaa could not Bloods, have so far won him 20 convicted sex offender Jeffrey the relationship after Mr Epstein was trafficking. Found dead in a New York member) has also been criticised in a year prove any economic or professional posthumous awards with more on the Epstein when she consulted convicted of sex crimes."The Daily jail, he was deemed to have killed when a number of black performances, hardship as a result.The HFPA's lead way.It could well be a big night for British lawyers to explore the option of Beast reported that Melinda, who has himself.Melinda could become the films and shows have been ignored. lawyer called it "a transparent attempt to talent, after last year saw Fleabag, divorcing the Microsoft billionaire recently introduced her maiden name, world's second-richest woman, with Michaela Coel's universally acclaimed shake down the HFPA based on jealousy, Chernobyl and 1917 win big, with Carey Bill Gates, according to reports.The French, into her social media profiles, a fortune estimated at $73bn. drama I May Destroy You failed to secure not merit".Sunday's ceremony itself will Mulligan primed to pick up the best billionaire philanthropists warned her husband about According to the Bloomberg a single nomination while One Night in be yet another combination of the actress in a drama prize for her role in announced their decision to divorce associating with Epstein in 2013.The billionaires index, Bill Gates is currently Miami, Judas and the Black Messiah, Da physical and the virtual, with Covid-19 fiery rape revenge thriller Promising last week after declaring their website said Melinda was furious with ranked as the world's fourth-richest 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom safety precautions requiring all nominees Young Woman, Daniel Kaluuya set to marriage "irretrievably broken" - but Bill for meeting with the wealthy sex person, with wealth totalling about were all ignored in the best picture to stay at home. The HFPA has also be named best supporting actor for the did not explain why.The Wall Street offender and it proved to be "a turning $146bn.A 50-50 split is possible category."That I May Destroy You did warned against any unsupervised Black Panthers biopic Judas and the Journal reported that in 2019 point for the Gates' relationship".A because the divorce petition filing not get one Golden Globe nod is not only gatherings, with California this week Black Messiah and Sacha Baron Cohen Melinda, 56, hired a team of lawyers spokesperson for Bill told the Journal also reveals that the couple - who wrong, it's what is wrong with becoming the first US state to cross 50,000 favourite to win best actor in a comedy from several high profile law firms he stood by a statement about married in 1994 after first hitting it off everything," wrote Deborah Copaken, a virus-related deaths.The night will be for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.Within to discuss a possible divorce. The Epstein given to the New York Times playing Cluedo (she won) - did not writer for Emily in Paris. "How anyone can hosted by Tina Fey in New York and Amy the TV categories, it's likely to be a Journal said several of its sources in 2019. In that statement he said: "I sign a prenuptial agreement, and watch I May Destroy You and not call it a Poehler in Los Angeles with presenters, strong showing for Netflix's chess drama had said Melinda was concerned met him. I didn't have any business under Washington state law brilliant work of art or Michaela Coel a including Kristen Wiig and Joaquin The Queen's Gambit and star Anya about her husband's business relationship or friendship with him."I divorcing couples are expected to genius is beyond my capacity to Phoenix, appearing in person following Taylor-Joy, while the recent seasons of dealings with Epstein, who killed didn't go to New Mexico or Florida or share their assets equally.The understand how these decisions are strict protocols. "It's full-on weird," The Crown and Schitt's Creek should himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting Palm Beach or any of that. There were current richest woman is Françoise made."On Thursday, the HFPA released Poehler said to the New York Times. also perform well.While the lack of racial trial on federal charges related to sex people around him who were saying, Bettencourt Meyers, the 67-year- a statement responding to criticism. "We "And we're hoping that the weirdness, diversity has come under fire, the trafficking.Melinda is said to have 'Hey, if you want to raise money for old L'Oréal owner, whose inherited understand that we need to bring in black which people are unfortunately used to nominations did break new ground for expressed unease at Bill's relationship global health and get more fortune is now worth about members, as well as members from other at this point, will translate into something female film-makers with a record three with Epstein since at least 2013. Her philanthropy, he knows a lot of rich $83bn."After a great deal of underrepresented backgrounds, and we fun and interesting."The film field is led women nominated for best director: meeting with divorce lawyers in people.'"Every meeting where I was thought and a lot of work on our will immediately work to implement an by David Fincher's Mank, an ode to old Regina King for One Night in Miami, October 2019 is said to have taken with him were meetings with men. I relationship, we have made the action plan to achieve these goals as soon Hollywood made for Netflix, including a Chloé Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald place at roughly the same time as a was never at any parties or anything decision to end our marriage," the as possible," it read.The LA Times best actor in a drama nomination for star Fennell for Promising Young Woman. New York Times article detailed Bill's like that. He never donated any money pair said in a joint statement investigation comes soon after a lawsuit Gary Oldman, who previously referred Only five female directors have ever meetings with Epstein, which to anything that I know about."The announcing the divorce last week. was filed against the HFPA by the to the Globes as "fucking ridiculous" and been nominated in the Globes' 78-year included an overnight stay at Journal said its sources claimed that The Gateses have said that they Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa, who "90 nobodies having a wank".Oldman is historyThe ceremony comes just a week Epstein's New York mansion.The Bill and Epstein first met in 2011, plan on remaining co-chairs and was denied membership and accused predicted to lose out to Chadwick before voting begins for this year's article, which detailed Epstein's several years after Epstein reached a trustees of the $43bn Bill & Melinda them of a "culture of corruption" with Boseman, for his role in Ma Rainey's Oscars, which will take place on 25 April. connections with the rich and deal with authorities and was Gates Foundation. Body of arrested Myanmar poet Khet Thi returned to family with organs missing Yangon, May 12 : Myanmar interrogation on Saturday by broken arm or something … But organs had been removed.“He Monywa in early don’t want to be a fool,” he people are being shot and I can poet Khet Thi, whose works armed soldiers and police in the when I arrived here, he was at died at the hospital after being March.Cultural figures and wrote two weeks after the coup. only throw back poems,” he declare resistance to the ruling central town of Shwebo, in the the morgue and his internal tortured in the interrogation celebrities have been prominent “I don’t want to support wrote. “But when you are sure junta, has died in detention and Sagaing region – a centre of organs were taken out,” she centre,” the Assistance supporters of opposition to the injustice. If I have only a minute your voice is not enough, then his body was returned with the resistance to the coup in which said.She had been told at the Association for Political coup with protests daily in to live, I want my conscience to you need to choose a gun organs removed, his family elected leader Aung San Suu hospital he had a heart problem, Prisoners activist group said in different parts of the south-east be clean for that minute.”More carefully. I will shoot.” said.A spokesperson for the Kyi was ousted.“I was but had not bothered to read a bulletin that put the toll of Asian country in spite of the recently, he wrote junta did not answer calls to interrogated. So was he. They the death certificate because civilians killed since the coup killings and thousands of that he was a request comment on the death said he was at the interrogation she was sure it would not be at 780.The group, which arrests.Khet Thi had been an guitar player, a of Khet Thi, who had penned centre. But he didn’t come back, true, Chaw Su said. Reuters was monitors details of killings, did engineer before quitting his job cake baker and a the line “They shoot in the only his body,” his wife, Chaw unable to reach the hospital for not identify the source of its in 2012 to focus on his poetry poet – not head, but they don’t know the Su, told BBC Burmese language comment.Chaw Su said the information.Khet Thi was at and to support himself by someone who revolution is in the heart.” His news .“They called me in the army had planned to bury him least the third poet to die during making and selling ice-cream could fire a gun. Facebook page said he was morning and told me to meet but that she pleaded with them protests since the 1 February and cakes.“I don’t want to be a But he implied his 45.Khet Thi’s wife said both of him at the hospital in Monywa. for the body. She did not say coup. Poet K Za Win, 39, was hero, I don’t want to be a martyr, attitude was them were taken for I thought it was just for a how she knew her husband’s shot dead during a protest in I don’t want to be a weakling, I changing.“My 4 THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 EDITORIAL THE ASSAM RISING VOL. NO. VI, ISSUE NO. 87 THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 Fears of a coup in France are exaggerated, Multiple variants but a far-right president is a real possibility dential election, although it's uncer- Harris survey, which found that 49% tain whether he will meet the neces- of respondents would support the of the virus sary criteria to run. His main rallying army seizing power, comes at a time of Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new call is the fight for traditional French distrust of the president, who finds variants of a virus are expected to occur over time. Some- identity, which he says is threatened himself taking the blame for what he times new variants emerge and disappear. Other times, new by "Islamisation", multiculturalism and his predecessors have failed to variants emerge and persist. Multiple variants of the virus and antiracism.General Piquemal, who achieve: stopping Islamist terrorist at- that causes COVID-19 have been documented in the United began his career in 1962, when Alge- tacks and tackling crime.The Harris States and globally during this pandemic.The virus that ria became independent, founded a survey was published a few days after causes COVID-19 is a type of coronavirus, a large family of political movement named "Cercle des an Islamist radical killed a female ad- viruses. Coronaviruses are named for the crown-like spikes citoyens-patriotes" (or Circle of Pa- ministrator in an attack on a police sta- on their surfaces. Scientists monitor changes in the virus, triotic Citizens) after he retired. He tion. It also followed a huge crowd of including changes to the spikes on the surface of the virus. was thrown out of the reserve army in 20,000 demonstrating in Paris, demand- These studies, including genetic analyses of the virus, are 2016 for taking part in a banned dem- ing that the murderer of Sarah Halimi, helping scientists understand how changes to the virus onstration against immigration in an Orthodox Jewish woman, stand trial, might affect how it spreads and what happens to people Calais. Contrary to the suggestion despite a higher court ruling that he who are infected with it.Multiple variants of the virus that contained in some of the overexcited was insane and should instead be sent causes COVID-19 are circulating globally and within the reporting of the letter, the group of to a mental-health institution. The rul- United States. In collaboration with a SARS-CoV-2 Inter- recent open letter to French a small margin, generals doesn't ing sparked outrage, as the murderer agency Group (SIG), CDC established 3 classifications for president, Emmanuel Macron, sending a Jean-Yves Camus have the techni- was known to hold antisemitic views the SARS-CoV-2 variants being monitored: Variant of Inter- A signed by almost 50 retired thunderstrike across the world.There's cal capacity to engineer a coup. This and shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he est (VOI), Variant of Concern (VOC), and Variant of High army generals so far and more than nothing new in a sizeable segment of would require the support of active- killed his victim. Around the same time, Consequence (VOHC).There are currently five VOCs in the 24,000 (predominantly former) service- the military holding far-right beliefs duty soldiers, at least the passive a gang of thugs who had set fire to a United States:B.1.1.7: This variant was first identified in the men, was occasion for many on the and voting accordingly. In 2017, Le Pen support of a few politicians and the police car in the suburbs of Paris, in- US in December 2020. It was initially detected in the French left to raise the alarm, believ- took as much as 65% of the vote in complicity of a segment of the higher flicting life-changing burns to two of- UK.B.1.351: This variant was first identified in the US at the ing a coup d'état was either in the mak- areas close to barracks, compared to state administration.That the letter ficers, received mild sentences, with end of January 2021. It was initially detected in South Africa ing or a future possibility. The top- 33.9% nationwide. The older retired appeared in the 21 April issue of the some of the members even being re- in December 2020.P.1: This variant was first detected in the brass signatories, led by generals officers - like Martinez, 72, and weekly rightwing magazine Valeurs leased without charge. Those events US in January 2021. P.1 was initially identified in travelers Antoine Martinez and Christian Piquemal, 80 - are haunted by memo- actuelles, on the 60th anniversary of were interpreted by the from Brazil, who were tested during routine screening at an Piquemal, say the country is on the ries of the 1940 French surrender to the failed 1961 coup staged against Rassemblement National and the Con- airport in Japan, in early January.B.1.427 and B.1.429: These verge of collapse because of immigra- the Nazis, the army's defeats in Gen Charles de Gaulle in Algiers servative right as proof that French two variants were first identified in California in February tion and crime, as well as Islamism and Indochina and Algeria, and the 1968 added to the suggestion the open let- legislation and French magistrates 2021 and were classified as VOCs in March 2021.Learn more the support it gets from some on the leftist riots, which they see as the ter was announcing imminent military were too lenient, and that immigration about SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and left. They are angry at "cancel culture" swan song of a more traditional action. But it's not: the 1961 coup in- and crime were linked, an idea that the Definitions.These variants seem to spread more easily and and at any intellectual attempt to France. The paratroopers, the foreign volved hundreds of the most seasoned left and the centre-right cabinet quickly than other variants, which may lead to more cases criticise the country's colonial past. legion and the marine infantry units, generals and officers on active duty, rejects.The situation in France was of COVID-19. An increase in the number of cases will put These generals warn that if the situa- from which many who signed the open and the active involvement of four best assessed in a study by the pro- more strain on health care resources, lead to more hospital- tion worsens, their fellow soldiers on letter hail, are especially known for elite units of what is known today as gressive thinktank, the Fondation izations, and potentially more deaths.So far, studies sug- active duty may choose to intervene their staunchly conservative the special forces. The purge ordered Jean-Jaurès, which concluded that gest that antibodies generated through vaccination with and take control.Marine Le Pen, the patriotism.However, the defence min- by Gen de Gaulle against the feloni- Marine Le Pen may win in 2022, pro- currently authorized vaccines recognize these variants. This leader of the far-right Rassemblement istry quickly reacted to the publica- ous supporters of French Algeria was vided she continues to become more is being closely investigated and more studies are National party, endorsed the generals' tion of the letter with disciplinary so strong it left many scars and bad mainstream: only 34% have a very underway.Rigorous and increased compliance with public call. A survey by Harris Interactive, sanctions against those signatories memories within the military commu- negative opinion of her, an all-time low. health mitigation strategies, such as vaccination, physical which found that 58% of respondents who were on active duty. There were nity, so much so that would-be She would also need conservative distancing, use of masks, hand hygiene, and isolation and agreed with the open letter's state- only 18 such officers and soldiers, an putschists will probably think twice right voters to back her on the second quarantine, is essential to limit the spread of the virus that ments, stoked further fear. This gives insignificant number compared to the before they go to the streets in ballot, against Macron, and for causes COVID-19 and protect public health.Scientists are the impression that the far right is 270,000 civilian and military person- arms.However, there's much to worry Macron's popularity to continue to working to learn more about these variants, and more stud- stronger than ever. Some political pun- nel who currently serve. General about when 58% of the population decline. In other words, while France ies are needed to understand:Public health officials are dits go as far as to say that while Ma- Martinez, who was born in Algeria, seemingly think the country is on the is not ripe for a coup d'état, the com- studying these variants quickly to learn more about how to cron is predicted to win another term launched the rightwing movement brink of collapse and Le Pen is pre- ing to power of a far-right president, control their spread. They want to understand whether the in 2022 against Le Pen, there's a very Volunteers for France, and plans to dicted to poll up to 48% on the second elected with the votes of conserva- variants:Spread more easily from person-to-person.Cause real possibility that Le Pen will win by stand as a candidate in the 2022 presi- ballot of the presidential election. The tives, is a definite possibility. milder or more severe disease in people.Are detected by currently available viral tests.Respond to medicines cur- rently being used to treat people for COVID-19.Change the Labour keeps pushing the 'same old Tories' effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinescoronavirus to run its course in a population of 1.4 billion would be morally repre- hensible. It would also be dangerous: The longer it takes to line - but voters have moved on tame India’s second wave, the higher the risk of a variant that does escape vaccine protection.One-sixth of humanity eir Starmer is trying to ignite Tories show a compassionate streak, can’t be ignored without a massive hit to a global economy flames of public indignation by the automatic left response is to dis- that’s impatient to reopen. Ask Silicon Valley managers su- K blowing on 25-year-old embers. miss it as a cynical feint. When Conser- pervising large software projects for global corporations: It's a redundant strategyIt is exactly 16 vative governments flirt with egalitarian Their engineering teams in India are in disarray. Or take last years since Labour last won a general policy - as when Johnson speaks of "lev- week’s Group of Seven meetings in London, billed as the election - an anniversary the party elling up" - the left predicts failure first face-to-face powwow in two years. Two members of does not celebrate. On 5 May 2005, through ideological rigidity. Callous free- the Indian contingent, invited as guests, tested positive, Tony Blair beat Michael Howard.The market capitalism is too deeply ingrained, leading to self-isolation for Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Conservatives responded by listening it is said, and the Tory imagination is foreign minister. A PR disaster for the host, but also a re- (with varying degrees of enthusiasm) closed to social justice.There is enough minder that it can’t be business as usual for the world until to David Cameron's gospel of brand truth in that picture for the opposition the Indian situation comes under control.For neighboring decontamination. By electing Cameron to avoid dwelling on the gaps. But it is Asian economies, the risk is far greater. Thailand has ex- as Howard's successor, the Tories not the whole truth, which is why Brit- tended its ban on travelers from India to Bangladesh, Nepal showed they had understood what ain keeps electing Conservative prime and Pakistan. Australia was so alarmed it controversially Theresa May first told them in a party ministers. The left can account for those refused entry for even its own citizens coming home from conference speech back in 2002 - that results without enduring the psychologi- India. Hong Kong got spooked when 51 passengers on a they were seen as the nasty party. cal trauma of admitting that good people single flight from New Delhi early last month tested posi- Cameron's modernisation project was have sincere reasons to reject a Labour tive — for 43% of them, the disease showed up two weeks neither thorough nor profound, but it challenge goes unmet to Rafael Behr cause it is the one they leader. Aggressive media bias is the most into their mandatory hotel quarantine. worked well enough to require a shift this day.Labour still cam- can beat. There have reassuring explanation. That, too, is true in electoral strategy from Labour. The paigns against the "nasty party" be- been many lines of attack against a pa- enough. It satisfies anyone who would rade of Conservative leaders, but the rather not interrogate the causes of op- underlying message is consistent: same position failure for too long. You can Why Abrdn's loss of vowels is not old Tories. That is the background mu- point to rightwing tabloid hysteria and sic when Keir Starmer challenges Boris call off the search.But blaming the me- Johnson over mystery donations that dia slips easily into blaming the elector- funded the Downing Street makeover. ate for being too stupid to see past the such a 'rdcls' rebrand In the Commons last week, Starmer headlines. Labour does not endear itself nce upon a time, at the rage - from all corners." (Friedman person trying to "get down with the ing is spectacularly unhelpful. called the prime minister "Major to voters by treating the ballot paper as mouth of the river Don on herself has described Abrdn as kids" a bit too late - or at least that's Those who tell us that Abrdn is Sleaze". The allusion reaches back to an exam and tutting when people give O the Scottish coast, there "lightweight".) The Financial what self-consciously middle-aged "vowelless" or "unpronounceable" the Tories' mid-90s slide into rancid dis- the wrong answer. A strategy based on was a town called Aberdon. Some- Times, among others, has diag- commenters seem to worry about, are suffering under the impediment repute and out of office.It is right for telling voters to look again, look harder, where along the way, without any nosed Abrdn as "at risk of joining citing pop singer HRVY. Un-spell- of English literacy, conflating the the opposition to hold the government because they missed the point last time fanfare, its final vowel changed. the category of brand changes that ing a single barely pronounced language and its printed form - as if to account over corruption, but there is doomed, as anyone involved in the Today we call it Aberdeen.Once do not stick", such as the short- vowel - as in Tumblr, Scribd and vowels are letters rather than is a nostalgic inflection in the way campaign for a second Brexit referendum upon last week, there was a com- lived rebrands of the Post Office Toggl - is a bit five-years-ago, but sounds. Whole writing systems, Labour hammers at the word "sleaze" - can attest.A variant of the same prob- pany called Standard Life Aber- (Consignia) and PwC (Monday). Abrdn has done more than that. It such as Hebrew and Arabic, skip and it speaks of insecurity. Starmer is lem is the habit of pointing at Tory deen. With a flourish, it changed More often than not, name changes fits into a long tradition of reduced- vowels as a matter of course. (Lin- trying to ignite flames of public indig- prime ministers and claiming their "mask its name to Abrdn. The company are benign. The disproportionate vowel spelling - from Irn-Bru (1946) guists call them "abjads", in con- nation by blowing on 25-year-old is slipping". Starmer used that line spokespeople tell us it's pro- public reaction is rooted in a petty to any number of Xpresses.Others trast with vowelly alphabets.) En- embers.Local and devolved elections against Johnson over nurses' pay in nounced "Aberdeen". The bias against superficial change. have pointed out that it might be glish readers are just as able to see on Thursday might show that the mes- March. It is what Ed Miliband used to internet pronounced it a Media outlets fuel the fire for a natural to read it as "a burden". The the word through the consonants, sage is getting through, but Labour MPs say of Cameron. The mask metaphor is disaster.Now, I am as cynical as the guaranteed source of clicks and capital A should attract emphasis, as proved by the many cmmntrs and activists who have been knocking how opposition leaders say "I told you next Guardian reader about corpo- comments. If the so that even with- wrtng lk ths whn dscssng Abrdn. If on doors in marginal areas are not opti- so" to voters. (Never an attractive look.) rate rebrandings. They feel like company can Lynne Murphy out knowing we know to pronounce Ltd as "lim- mistic. They say the rotten smell has Calling out the slippage implies that something companies do in lieu of hold its nerve, all will be forgiven. which vowels to insert, we'd expect ited" and FTSE as "footsie", we can reached the public nose but is not over- Labour, in its superior wisdom, knows actual business and, at worst, seem "Within three months, six months, a stress pattern more like Ab-r-dn easily adjust to seeing Abrdn and powering. It does not beat the prospect truths that lie hidden from the credu- like cover-ups. But I'm also cynical or a year, [a new] name will be than a-BR-dn. The greater risk is that pronouncing it "Aberdeen". We're of restored local and national esteem that lous electorate.A newer source of about the rush to condemn. Many shrugged at - or even esteemed," BR will be perceived as a conso- left with the claim that Abrdn is many former Labour voters heard two Labour denial is to exaggerate industry commentators see wisdom Friedman observes.The excuses nant cluster, making the middle "meaningless", as if names need years ago in Johnson's invitation to "get Johnson's charisma. The prime minis- in the motive for change, which fol- found for disparaging Abrdn make "bred" rather than "berd". That dictionary-style meanings. Names Brexit done", and which resonates even ter is imbued with ineffable mesmerism lows the company's sale of the Stan- evident that reactions to new might flummox those unfamiliar with don't mean; they simply denote. though the UK has left the EU.It doesn't that hypnotises voters into forgetting dard Life brand and brings five sub- words are led by the gut and not Aberdeen, but not for long. Just as Ask my family what "Lynne" help that Labour is also battling a per- their horror of the Tory brand. Once sidiaries under one name. But the the head, illustrating the routine we learned to recognise tmrw as means and they won't be able to ception in its former heartlands that the again, true enough. Without the extra complimentary notes were drowned shallowness with which language "tomorrow" and rlly as "really", tell you. But they will be able to party has been captured by snooty met- spark of the "Boris" persona, the 2019 out by waves of "Meaningless!", is considered in Anglophone cul- those who deal with Abrdn will point to me. "Aberdeen" already ropolitans, far-left fanatics or both.That election might have been closer.But that "Illiterate!" and, inevitably, ture. Looking more deeply at Abrdn know it when they see it.Adept read- refers to a city, a university and a cohort of angry ex-loyalists does not fea- doesn't explain how Conservatives won "Rdcls!"As the naming consultant raises interesting comparisons and ers do very little sounding-out of football team. The Abrdn solution ture on Labour's old mental map of Con- the Tees Valley and West Midlands Nancy Friedman has noted, "It's a staves off any worry that the the printed word. Once a spelling conveys the company's corporate servative voters. The standard model mayoralties in 2017, when May fought phenomenon as curious as it is pre- change signals linguistic, corporate is known, we recognise it as a unit, and geographical heritage while depicts the Tories as a machine for ser- a weird, self-sabotaging campaign re- dictable: introduce a new brand or cultural dissolution.Dropping not a series of sounds. And good ensuring it comes first in any web vicing the rich at the expense of the minding voters of Tory nastiness more name, brace for criticism - even out- letters makes Abrdn look like an old thing, too, because English spell- search for the name. needy; hardwired for cruelty. When efficiently than Labour could. BUSINESS THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 5 Will India's second wave shatter hopes Twitter donates USD 15 mn of a V-shaped economic recovery? for COVID-19 relief in India Mumbai, May 12 : The Ministry of below the national minimum wage 2021.Fourth, employment in rural those in rural areas, can be offered Finance's April 2021 economic re- poverty line from March - October healthcare decreased by 50% in expanded wage subsidies, cash view expects the economic impact 2020. Furthermore, the Pew Research April 2021. Healthcare sector em- support for apprenticeship and of the second wave to be lower than Centre estimates that the pandemic ployment increased by 42% in ur- training, and fiscal incentives for the first wave, as "economic activ- pushed 32 million Indians out of the ban and 28% in rural areas between the production of goods support- ity has learnt to operate with middle class, and 35 million from low March to April 2020. In April 2021, ing the COVID-19 response, such COVID-19."indian economy, eco- income groups into poverty.As In- though urban healthcare employ- as masks, sanitisers, PPE, oxygen nomic growth, economic recovery, dians grapple with lower incomes ment increased by 1%, jobs in the concentrators, and pharmaceutical World Bank, ADB, IMF, COVID-19, and decreased job insecurity, recent rural healthcare sector fell by and vaccine related goods.For the V-shaped economic recoveryIndia's data from the Centre for Monitoring 49%.Fifth, unemployment rates in- manufacturing sector, the produc- second wave of COVID-19 hit at a the Indian Economy provides early creased sharply amongst rural tion linked incentive scheme an- time when the country's mood was insight that unlike the first wave, the youth. Unlike the situation in 2020 nounced in November 2020 has optimistic. The World Bank, Asian second wave will lead to far greater where unemployment increased begun by identifying 10 Champion Development Bank and Interna- sectors. However, expanding indus- tional Monetary Fund were fore- trial activity in rural areas requires casting India's FY22 growth to be an efficient ecosystem. This in- upwards of 10%. The Economic cludes increased infrastructure in- Survey 2020-21 boldly stated that vestments, particularly through since June 2020, India has experi- public private partnerships to (i) enced a V-shaped economic reduce logistics costs and improve Mumbai, May 12 : Microblogging giant donor offers, we spend 95 cents of it on recovery.MSP, wheat procurement, port-hinterland connectivity; (ii) Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help the work that it is earmarked for. In these rabi crop, crop harvesting season, enable a shift towards renewable address the COVID-19 crisis in India which past two weeks, we have seen how over- fram laws, MSP systemEnd of MSP? sources of energy and; (iii) is battling the unprecedented second wave whelmed India's healthcare system is, and Far from it, rabi wheat purchases at incentivise production of recycled of the deadly pandemic.twitter donation to we want to do as much as we can to come brisk paceXLRI professor and water for industrial purposes.India India, microblogging site twitter, India to the aid of people who are deeply affected. noted labour market expert KR also needs to expand investments Covid crisis, tech giants donation to India Twitter's generosity will go a long way in Shyam Sundar said since around in digital infrastructure from the covid fight, Jack Dorsey, Care, Aid India helping us do the work we want to do, and 21 states have resorted to restric- current $20-22 billion, or 0.7% of and Sewa International that we need to do," he said.With this, tions, including stricter curfews, it GDP (2018), to enhance rural con- USA.Microblogging giant Twitter has do- Houston-headquartere Sewa USA has so was but natural that the urban un- nectivity and achieve the target of nated USD 15 million to help address the far raised USD 17.5 million towards its In- employment rate breached the broadband access to all under the COVID-19 crisis in India which is battling dia COVID-19 relief efforts.CARE is a lead- double-digit level.Covid effect: economic distress in rural areas.First, amongst those aged above 30 National Broadband Mission. This the unprecedented second wave of the ing humanitarian organisation fighting glo- Weakened economy can't produce rural women formed nearly 80% of years, the second wave has seen must be complemented by increas- deadly pandemic. Twitter CEO Jack Patrick bal poverty. Twitter said the grant of USD jobs, unemployment rate at 19- job losses in the second wave. Job far higher rates of unemployment ing digital literacy efforts currently Dorsey on Monday tweeted that the 10 million will support CARE's urgent ac- week highThat was the story in losses amongst men were only a frac- amongst rural youth. Urban areas, underway at ~275,000 training cen- amount has been donated to three non- tion to help address the deadly second February 2021, but today, India is tion of total losses experienced last too, are seeing higher rates of youth ters under the PM Gramin Digital governmental organisations Care, Aid In- wave of COVID-19 infections devastating an entirely different landscape. year, amounting to 1.6 million be- unemployment, but this increase is Saksharta Abhiyan. Digital skilling dia and Sewa International USA.While India."Funds will be used to supplement With the spread of infection esca- tween March - April 2021, vs. 100 lower than in the first wave. Agri- needs to be mainstreamed into CARE has been given USD 10 million, Aid government efforts by setting up tempo- lating and more than 20 States en- million between March - April 2020. culture, the sector which cushioned school curriculums, especially for India and Sewa International USA have rary COVID-19 care centers; providing oxy- forcing some form of lockdown, an On the other hand, 15 million women the impact of the first wave during first generation school-goers. It received USD 2.5 million each. "Sewa In- gen, PPE kits and other critically needed economic impact is inevitable. The lost their jobs between March to 2020-21, is showing signs of slow- should also be offered to adoles- ternational is a Hindu faith-based, humani- emergency supplies for frontline health Ministry of Finance's April 2021 April 2020, with an additional 5.6 down. Moreover, job losses are cents and youth below 30 years of tarian, non-profit service organisation. This workers; and addressing vaccine hesitancy economic review expects the eco- million between March to April 2021. likely to worsen in industrial and age to improve their employability. grant will support the procurement of life- and helping ensure that people get vacci- nomic impact of the second wave All of women's job losses were in service sectors in May 2021 as more Most importantly, a long-term revival saving equipment such as oxygen concen- nated, particularly in remote, marginalised to be lower than the first wave, as rural areas.Second, farmers have stringent lockdowns have been plan must be formulated for the ag- trators, ventilators, BiPAP (Bilevel Positive communities in India," it said.Association "economic activity has learnt to been impacted most in April 2021. announced across States. In this ricultural sector. Building on the Airway Pressure) and CPAP (Continuous for India's Development (AID) is a volun- operate with COVID-19." However, Farmers suffered almost no job scenario, India's economic revival Agriculture Infrastructure Fund an- Positive Airway Pressure) machines as part teer movement promoting sustainable, eq- this assertion is based on the expe- losses between March to April strategy must utilise limited fiscal nounced in 2020, State governments of Sewa International's "Help India Defeat uitable and just development.AID partners riences of other countries with a low 2020, and saw employment increase space efficiently so that public in- needs to provide fiscal incentives COVID-19? campaign," the San Francisco- with grassroots organisations in India on correlation between mobility and over the year. However, in April vestment can spur job creation, and for the use of innovative techniques based company said in a statement. Finan- interconnected areas of education, health, economic activity.Multiples studies 2021, 6 million farmers fewer farm- bridge inequalities.Governments with respect to seeding, fertiliser cial Software and Systems, integrated pay- agriculture, livelihoods, environment, and have shown that in 2020, as house- ers were employed than in March should increase spending on cash and pesticide substitution, water ment products, contactless cards, human rights, Twitter said."This grant will hold incomes fell, poverty and in- 2021, and 3 million fewer were em- transfer programs to women, farm- conservation, and crop diversifica- contactless paymentt, FSS, ZWIPEFSS and help under-resourced communities identify come inequality became heightened. ployed in April 2020.Third, agricul- ers, and other vulnerable groups. tion in consultation with farmer Zwipe to offer contactless cards COVID symptoms, prevent spread, access Bertrand, Krishnan, and Schofield ture was the sector worst hit by the Public and private investment in the groups.In the absence of targeted globallyStandalone solar price has fallen care and treatment, benefit from medical of the Chicago Booth School found second wave. Following the first health sector, and in the care public investment, India risks mov- to the record-low level of Rs 1.99/unit, equipment including oxygen, oximeters, that 84% of Indian households ex- national lockdown in March 2020, economy (including childcare, eld- ing from a V-shaped economic re- buoyed by lower interest rates, declining thermometers, protective gear and vacci- perienced a fall in household income employment rates in the industrial erly care and long COVID care covery towards a K-shaped one, solar panel prices, improved technology nation, survive lockdowns, regain liveli- in April 2020. Additionally, per capita sector fell by 68%, in the services work) needs to be increased simul- characterised by increasing pov- and assurance of power purchase. hoods and will strengthen hospitals and spending on basic food items re- sector by 22% and in the agricul- taneously through methods such erty and inequality amongst some Maharashtra invites bids for 500 MW wind- NGOs that serve rural and low-income com- mained 23% lower in August 2020 tural sector by 10% in April 2020. as CSR spending.Several measures groups, even as others recover. As solar hybrid power"Equipment will be dis- munities," Twitter added.India has been vs. August 2019. The State of Work- However, in April 2021, services have been taken to enhance the li- the second wave ravages the coun- tributed to government hospitals and severely affected by the unprecedented ing India 2021 report by the Azim and industrial employment re- quidity of micro, small and medium try, the focus must remain on bridg- COVID-19 care centers and hospitals," it second wave of the coronavirus and hos- Premji University illustrated that 230 mained the same, while agricultural enterprises through easier borrow- ing the growing rural-urban eco- said. Reacting to the announcement, Sewa pitals in several states are reeling under million additional individuals fell employment fell by 5%, vs. March ing initiatives. MSMEs, especially nomic divide. International's vice president for Market- the shortage of health workers, vaccines, ing and Fund Development Sandeep oxygen, drugs and beds. After recording Gold trades flat, follows international Khadkekar thanked Dorsey for his gener- over four lakh fresh cases for four con- ous donation, saying it is gratifying that secutive days, India witnessed a single- Sewa's work has been recognised. "We are day rise of 3,66,161 COVID-19 cases on trends; check intraday strategies a volunteer-driven non-profit organisation, Monday, which pushed its tally to Mumbai, May 12 : Gold Rate Today, Gold Price in India week highgold, gold rates, up 0.1 per cent, making gold were pinned below 1.6 per and we believe in serving all, following the 2,26,62,575, according to the health on 11 May 2021: Gold prices in India were trading flat gold prices, silver, mcx more expensive for other cent.On the technical charts, sacred Hindu benediction, 'Sarve Bhavantu ministry.The death toll due to the viral dis- with a negative bias on Tuesday, following international goldGold price today: Yellow currency holders, according prices are forming the Sukhinah' - 'May all be happy'," Khadkekar ease climbed to 2,46,116 with 3,754 more rates as a retreat in US Treasury yields countered a slight metal trades higher, follows to Reuters. Benchmark US Higher-High pattern on told ."Our administrative costs are about people succumbing to it, the ministry's rebound in the dollar.In the previous session, gold prices international trends; may 10-year Treasury yields daily chart. five per cent, meaning that every dollar a data showed. hit a three month high as the yellow metal got support touch Rs 48,500 soon Ana- from slumping US dollar index that hit 2.5 month low.Gold lysts said that the markets Price Today, Gold Price Outlook, Gold Price Forecast: were still reverberating from Google does it again, leaks the unannounced Gold prices in India were trading flat with a negative bias the surprising US jobs report on Tuesday, following international rates as a retreat in for April which saw lower US Treasury yields countered a slight rebound in the than expected numbers and Pixel Buds A-Series early by accident dollar. On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 24 putting cold water on the no- London, May 05 : Google Pixel Buds A-Series, ply tweeted out its next product. It was an actual iOS 14.5.1 for iPhone, iPadOS 14.5.1, macOS Big down at Rs 47,927 per 10 gram, as against the previous tion that US Fed may be Google Pixel Buds A-Series launch, Google Pixel mistake.That is not to say that this is fresh infor- Sur 11.3.1 and watchOS 7.4.1: Why you should close of Rs 47,951. Silver July futures were ruling at Rs forced to increase interest Buds, Google Pixel, GoogleThis is the second time mation. This is in fact the second time that Google update immediatelyWhile the previous leak con- 71,373 per kg, down Rs 171 or 0.24 per cent on Multi rates. Last year in August, that Google has let the Pixel Buds A-Series slip has let the Pixel Buds A-Series slip ahead of sched- firmed the Pixel Buds A-Series truly wireless Commodity Exchange. In the previous session, gold MCX gold touched a record ahead of schedule."The new Pixel Buds A-Series ule after seemingly confirming their existence in a earbuds will come in a new green colourway, the prices hit a three-month high as the yellow metal got high of Rs 56,191 per 10 have arrived," the official Android account tweeted marketing email in early April. Only this time, their latest reveal drops a few vague technical aspects support from the slumping US dollar index that hit 2.5 grams.Globally, spot gold on Tuesday. Except, they were never really meant imminent launch seems all but inevitable in the such as "quality sound" and "quick Bluetooth month low yesterday. "Hedge funds have reduced their was steady at $1,836.26 per to "arrive" this early. Someone, somewhere at days to come, quite possibly at the upcoming pairing." They look more or less like the second- bearish bets as gold prices are trading comfortably above ounce, after hitting its high- Google probably got a little ahead of themselves Google I/O 2021 developer conference that kicks gen Pixel Buds launched in 2020 though the "A- $1800 but now the prices have remained steady and unable est since February 11, 2021, accidentally scheduling what might otherwise be off May 18.Fake COVID-19 vaccine registration series" tagline hints at a more affordable price to move above its important 200 day moving average around at $1,842.91 on Friday. US classified as confidential information at this point SMS, COVID-19 vaccine registration, COVID-19 tag that is always something to be excited about $1872," Bhavik Patel, Senior Technical Research Analyst, gold futures were down 0.1 of time. The tweet was taken down within 10 min- vaccineFake COVID-19 vaccine registration SMS especially since Google has built quite a fan fol- Tradebulls Securities, told Financial Express Online.Physical per cent at $1,836.40 per utes, according to media reports, suggesting this can trick you into installing malicious app, steal lowing for itself through its value-focused Pixel gold demand in India dived last week as shops were shut ounce. The dollar index was wasn't one of those instances where Google sim- your contacts to inflict more damageApple releases A-series smartphones. and people turned cautious due to surging coronavirus infections across the world's second-largest bullion con- sumer. On the technical charts, MCX gold has resistance Big Bazaar brings 2 hours home delivery to Guwahati to offer around Rs 48,500 and Rs 49,200 where 200 day moving average is. 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We`re Health's Ashish Jha estimates, the rest of the world needs to help the country the Assam Assembly complex.“This is not a bail. Akhil Gogoi has been granted escalating towards a full scale war. Leaders on all sides have to take the responsi- combat this menace. Out of pure self-interest.Of the many changes in the permission only to attend the oath taking ceremony. He has to return to judicial bility of de-escalation." The cost of war in Gaza is devastating & is being paid by pathogen, the two of greatest concern affect a portion of the spike protein, custody again,” his advocate Santanu Borthakur said. Akhil Gogoi, lodged in jail ordinary people. UN is working w/ all sides to restore calm. Stop the violence called the receptor binding domain, that's key to the virus getting into human after arrest by NIA for alleged sedition and terror charges, had defeated BJP’s now," he wrote.Into the early hours of Wednesday morning, Gazans reported their cells. A new study has found that an entry driven by the B.1.617 spike protein Surabhi Rajkonwari by a convincig 11,875 votes in Sibsagar seat in the recently homes shaking and the sky lighting up with Israeli attacks, outgoing rockets and was "partially resistant against neutralization by antibodies elicited upon in- held Assam Assembly polls.Akhil Gogoi, who contested as Independent, became Israeli air defence missiles intercepting them.Israelis ran for shelters or flattened fection or vaccination with the Comirnaty/BNT162b2 vaccine." That's the of- the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars. His victory has been themselves on pavements in communities more than 70 km (45 miles) up the coast ficial name for the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. Although not in use in India, it's one hailed as the “most spectacular” after that of former union minister George and into southern Israel amid sounds of explosions as interceptor missiles streaked of the main lines of defense in developed countries.India, too, needs to do its Fernandes, who won the 1977 Lok Sabha election by over three lakh votes from into the sky.Hamas`s armed wing said it fired 210 rockets towards Beersheba and part. Even as it struggles to provide hospital beds, oxygen and antivirals to its Muzaffarpur in Bihar while being in jail since June 1976 during Emergency.The Tel Aviv in response to the bombing of the tower buildings in Gaza City. In Tel gasping citizens, New Delhi must step up genome surveillance to figure out - National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested the Raijor Dal chief in Decem- Aviv, air raid sirens were heard around the city. For Israel, the militants` targeting for itself and the rest of the world - what exactly is going on. Plans being laid ber 2019 for his alleged role in violent protests against the controversial Citizen- of Tel Aviv, its commercial capital, posed a new challenge in the confrontation with for reopening and economic recovery everywhere could depend on it.The ship (Amendment) Act across the state.Akhil Gogoi was admitted to Gauhati the Islamist Hamas group, regarded as a terrorist organisation by Israel and the efficacy of vaccines in dealing with variants isn't a new concern. Researchers Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in 2020 for treating COVID-19 and he United States.The violence followed weeks of tension in Jerusalem during the have fretted about everything from B.1.1.7 in the U.K. and B.1.351 in South remains there for other ailments. Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, with clashes between Israeli police and Pales- Africa to P.1 in Brazil and B.1.429 and B.1.232 in California. (Yes, the naming tinian protesters in and around Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the compound revered by system is completely bonkers.) So far, the news has been mostly good. As Sam Eminent litterateur Homen Jews as Temple Mount and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.These escalated Fazeli, a pharmaceuticals analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, recently noted, award in 2015 in protest against the lack of tolerance being created at the in recent days ahead of a – now postponed - court hearing in a case that could end there is some evidence from nonhuman studies that booster shots will neutral- Indian society.Homen Borgohain was born on December 7, 1932 in a small with Palestinian families evicted from East Jerusalem homes claimed by Jewish ize both the original virus and its altered version. As for reports of "break- village in Dhakuakhana in Lakhimpur district of Assam.Homen Borgohain settlers.There appeared no imminent end to the violence. Israeli Prime Minister through infections" in Israel, or vaccinated people being struck by the new joined Cotton College in Guwahati for higher studies after completing ma- Benjamin Netanyahu warned that militants would pay a “very heavy” price for the variant, as Fazeli notes, we shouldn't worry too much as long as symptoms are triculation from Dibrugarh Govt boy’s higher secondary school.Homen rockets, which reached the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday during a holiday in mild or nonexistent and hospitalization isn't required.A small-scale study of Borgohain also worked as an Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer for a brief Israel commemorating its capture of East Jerusalem in a 1967 war.The outbreak of 123 doctors, nurses and other medical staff at a specialized diabetes treatment period.“Deeply pained to hear about the demise of eminent litterateur, a hostilities led Netanyahu`s political opponents to suspend negotiations on form- center in New Delhi discovered that of the 113 employees vaccinated (107 with stalwart & veteran journalist Homen Borgohain who poured in massive ing a coalition of right-wing, leftist and centre-left parties to unseat him after an the required two doses), 18 got infected with Covid-19, though only one per- contributions towards constructive positivity in various aspects of Assam,” inconclusive March 23 election.Opposition leader Yair Lapid has three weeks left son had to be hospitalized. The individual was later discharged, I learned from said Assam Minister Parimal Sulabaidhya. Ace athlete Hima Das said: “Sad- to establish a government, with a new election - and another chance for Netanyahu one of the researchers. It's not known if this group was exposed to dened to learn about the demise of our prominent litterateur and veteran to retain power - likely if he fails.The Arab League, some of whose members have B.1.617.That's just one more thing we don't know amid the reigning chaos in journalist of Assam Homen Borgohain sir. He was a former president of warmed ties with Israel over the last year, accused it of "indiscriminate and irre- India. People are scrambling to find a hospital bed or an oxygen cylinder. Or - Asom Sahitya Sabha, the apex literary body of the state and lost his battle sponsible" attacks in Gaza and said it was responsible for "dangerous escalation" if they're well - a vaccine shot. Crematoriums are full, and scared villagers are to Covid-19. My heartfelt condolences to his family. RIP”The last rites of in Jerusalem.Hamas named its rocket assault "Sword of Jerusalem", seeking to dumping bodies into the river, just as their forefathers did during the 1918 eminent litterateur and journalist Homen Borgohain has been performed marginalise Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and to present itself as the Spanish Flu, a scene economic historian Chinmay Tumbe describes in his with full state honours at Navagraha crematorium on Wednesday.Chief guardians of Palestinians in Jerusalem.The militant group`s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, book, The Age of Pandemics.Simply allowing the coronavirus to run its course Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the funeral at said Israel had “ignited fire in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa and the flames extended to in a population of 1.4 billion would be morally reprehensible. It would also be Navagraha along with other dignitaries. The last rites have been performed Gaza, therefore, it is responsible for the consequences."Haniyeh said that Qatar, dangerous: The longer it takes to tame India's second wave, the higher the risk with COVID-19 protocol.Homen Borgohain breathed his last today morn- Egypt and the United Nations had been in contact urging calm but that Hamas’s of a variant that does escape vaccine protection.One-sixth of humanity can't ing at around 6.58 AM at GNRC hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. He message to Israel was: "If they want to escalate, the resistance is ready, if they be ignored without a massive hit to a global economy that's impatient to was 89 and survived by two sons.He has been separated from his wife want to stop, the resistance is ready."The White House said on Tuesday that reopen. Ask Silicon Valley managers supervising large software projects for Nirupama Borgohain, also a noted litterateur and journalist, for several Israel had a legitimate right to defend itself from rocket attacks but applied pres- global corporations: Their engineering teams in India are in disarray. Or take years.Borgohain was found to be COVID-positive on April 24 and admit- sure on Israel over the treatment of Palestinians, saying Jerusalem must be a place last week's Group of Seven meetings in London, billed as the first face-to-face ted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, from where he was re- of coexistence.The United States was delaying U.N. Security Council efforts to powwow in two years. Two members of the Indian contingent, invited as leased on May 7 after testing negative.He fell from the bed in his sleep last issue a public statement on escalating tensions because it could be harmful to guests, tested positive, leading to self-isolation for Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, night and was rushed to the hospital where he died at 6.58 am, doctors who behind-the-scenes efforts to end the violence, according to diplomats and a source the foreign minister. A PR disaster for the host, but also a reminder that it can't attended him said.A prolific author and columnist, Borgohain received the familiar with the U.S. strategy. State Department spokesman Ned Price urged calm be business as usual for the world until the Indian situation comes under Sahitya Akademi award in 1978 for his book ‘Pita-Putra’ (Father and Son), and "restraint on both sides", saying: "The loss of life, the loss of Israeli life, the loss control.For neighboring Asian economies, the risk is far greater. Thailand has which he returned in 2015 in protest against the rising religious and social of Palestinian life, It`s something that we deeply regret."He added: "We are urging extended its ban on travelers from India to Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. intolerance in the country.At the time of his death, he was the Editor-in- this message of de-escalation to see this loss of life come to an end."Israel said it had Australia was so alarmed it controversially refused entry for even its own Chief of Assamese daily ‘Niyomiya Barta’.He began his career as an Assam sent 80 jets to bomb Gaza, and dispatched infantry and armour to reinforce the tanks citizens coming home from India. Hong Kong got spooked when 51 passen- Civil Service officer.He later took to journalism, editing popular dailies, already gathered on the border, evoking memories of the last Israeli ground incur- gers on a single flight from New Delhi early last month tested positive - for weeklies, and magazines that include ‘Aamar Asom’, ‘Asom Bani’, sion into Gaza to stop rocket attacks, in 2014.More than 2,100 Gazans were killed in 43% of them, the disease showed up two weeks into their mandatory hotel quar- ‘Nilachal’, ‘Sutradhar’, ‘Nagorik’, ‘Satsori’ and ‘Niyomiya Barta’.Homen the seven-week war that followed, according to the Gaza health ministry, along with antine. The city decided to conduct genome sequencing to gauge the threat. Borgohain was also the president of Asam Sahitya Sabha. His noted liter- 73 Israelis, and thousands of homes in Gaza were razed by Israeli forces.Video More recently, a 29-year-old Indian engineer coming into Hong Kong from Dubai ary works include ‘Saudor Puteke Nau Meli Jay’, ‘Haladhiya Soraye footage on Tuesday showed three plumes of thick, black smoke rising from a 13- was charged by authorities for allegedly giving misleading information after 1,200 Baudhan Khai’, ‘Astarag’, ‘Subala’ and ‘Matysagandha’.Besides novels, story Gaza residential and office block as it toppled over after being demolished by residents had to be quarantined because of the variant threat he he has several books of short stories, poetry and non-fiction to his credit. Israeli air strikes.The Israeli military said the building, in Gaza City`s Rimal represented.Singapore's largest active cluster, at one of the city's big hospitals, is Some of his books like ‘Haladhiya Soraye Baudhan’ were also made into neighbourhood, housed "multiple" Hamas offices, including ones for military re- being chalked up to B.1.617.2. This sub-lineage of the Indian variant is more award-winning films.His autobiographical works include ‘Atmanusandhan’, search and development and military intelligence.The existence of one Hamas office, infectious and "causing larger clusters than before," the Straits Times reported ‘Mur Sangbadik Jibon’, ‘Dhumuha Aru Ramdhenu’ and ‘Mur Hriday Ekhon used by political leaders and officials dealing with the news media, was widely Education Minister Lawrence Wong as saying.As countries help India with ev- Juddhokshetra’.He also received the Assam Valley Literary Award, Srimanta known locally.Residents in the block and the surrounding area had been warned to erything from vaccine stocks to oxygen, they should in return ask for honest Sankardeva Award and the Nilamoni Phukan Award, among others.Chief evacuate the area before the air strike, according to witnesses and the Israeli military.A reporting of case and fatality data - and much greater genomic scrutiny of the Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the people of Assam lost a guard- second residential and office building in the same neighbourhood was heavily emerging variants than is currently being conducted. In a country that takes pride ian with his death.“We are deeply hurt by the passing away of a bright star damaged in Israeli attacks shortly before 2 a.m. in being the world's pharmaceutical capital, local labs are more than capable. who had enriched the rich galaxy of Assamese literature.His death has created a void amidst us,” he said. NCLT Rejects Plea To Liquidate Ministers To Monitor COVID-19 able to revive the paper mills”.In a press release issued by JACRU on Wednes- Singhal, Urban Development Minister will look after Sonitpur, Darrang and Revised COVID-19 SOP day stated that, the bench has not only rejected the plea of the liquidator Biswanath districts while Jogen Mohan, Minister of Revenue & Disaster Man- Kuldeep Verma but it has also ordered the liquidator to follow the order of agement will monitor the COVID-19 situation of West Karbi Anglong, East Karbi to the official order, the new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will come into force from 5 AM of May 13 until further orders.All shops and Appellate Tribunal NCLAT passed on May 29, 2019 to ensure that HPC remain Anglong and Dima Hasao.Sanjay Kishan, Minister of Welfare of Tea Tribes will commercial establishments shall shut down at 1 PM on all days.Weekly an ongoing concern.Notably, due to nonpayment of Rs 98 lakhs claims of monitor Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts while Ajanta Neog will cover the dis- Alloy & Mental Pvt Ltd, the NCLT ordered liquidation of assets of govern- haats/bazaar shall not be allowed for 15 days. Restaurants, Dhabas and tricts of Dhubri and Lakhimpur.Water Resource Minister Pijush Hazarika will other eateries can entertain dine-in guest only up to 1 PM after which only ment owned HPC.The release mentioned that the NCLT Delhi Bench pro- monitor Morigaon and Goalpara while Bimal Bora, Minister of Power will moni- home delivery of food will be allowed. Restaurants operating within a Ho- nounced an Order on April 26 this year and the union received the copies of tor Sivasagar and Charaideo districts.The order issued by the Office of the Chief the order on May 11, which clearly rejected the petition of the liquidator.“This tel or Resort can allow outside guests up to 1 PM only after which only in- Minister said that each minister will monitor the trend in the number of COVID- Order is a hope for revival of the industries regains momentum,” JACRU house guests of the Hotel/Resort may be given room service. Delivery of 19 cases and the positivity percentage in a district. They will also assess the mentioned.The release also stated that the union, “is confident that the gov- essential goods through e-Commerce may continue with observance of adequacy of health care facilities in terms of hospital beds, manpower, ICU ernment in Centre and State will take all initiatives on war footing strategy to COVID appropriate behavior. Cold storages and warehouses may con- facilities, medicines, oxygen availability, ambulances to meet the present and release pending dues of the workers to arrest further deaths and will revive the tinue after 1 PM. However, sale counters, showrooms etc attached to these anticipated number of COVID cases.The ministers will also monitor compliance Industries to reestablish lakhs of employments for the unemployed warehouses or cold storages shall not operate after 1 PM. Pharmacies, with COVID-19 related restrictions in the district and will guide and support the youths”.“The test time begins for Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma to prove his cred- district administration by coordinating with the Health & Family Welfare and Hospitals, Animal Care Centres and Veterinary clinics may operate without ibility as dynamic and unparalleled,” and the union believes, “All will be well restrictions being providers of essential and emergency services. All Edu- other departments as required.Moreover, the ministers will have to keep the in this new era of governance and the issues would be resolved without Chief Minister and Health minister informed of the situation on regular basis.The cational Institutions including Schools/Colleges/Universities must pro- further delay”.Cachar Paper Mill and Nagaon Paper Mill have been non-func- vide quality virtual options. No physical classes shall be allowed for 15 Kamrup (M) district has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the tional since October 2015 and March 2017 respectively and the workers have not last 24 hours with 43 people succumbing to the disease on Tuesday, informed days. All offices both Government and Non-Government shall shut down received their salaries for more than three years. Moreover, 85 workers have Superintendent of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Dr. Achyut for 15 days. Government/semi government officers in the rank of Deputy attainted untimely deaths and over two lakh families have lost source of Baishya.The superintendent further stated that the COVID cases in the state are Secretary and above and senior executives in Non-Government sector along employments.It may be further mentioned that the Sarbananda Sonowal led-Assam with their key support staff will be allowe to attend office upto 1 PM for government vide their application dated 10-09-2020 expressed their interest to take increasing at an alarming rate and in the last 24 hours, the state recorded the emergency and essential works. However, 9 and 10 above will not be appli- over the assets but besides repeated adjournment, the Government failed to sub- second highest number of cases with 6,258. Out of the new cases detected in the cable for organizations rendering Essential/Emergency Services. Law En- mit their final plan or proposal to the liquidator or before NCLT, the release added. last 24 hours, Kamrup (M) reported 1585 cases.Dr. Baishya further stated that forcement Services and Elections work. In case the test positivity of COVID- the ICU beds in MMCH, Kalapahar COVID hospital are almost full but there are 19 in any area reaches 5% or more in the last one week, District Magistrate Media reports about WHO alternate arrangements for ICU beds. He said that 20 ICU patients have recov- will notify such areas as containment zone and ensure necessary contain- from 44 countries in all six WHO regions,” the global health body reportedly ered on Tuesday and have been discharged.It may be mentioned that with the ment measures for COVID-19 as envisaged in MoHFW, Gol advisory dates said in its latest weekly epidemiological update published on Tuesday.GISAID new cases recorded on Tuesday, the active caseload of the state stands at 39, 25th April, 2021 annexed with MHA order dated 29th April, 2021. 12Mar- is a global science initiative and primary source that provides open access to 264. The positivity rate is 9.13 per cent.The overall caseload of the state is 3, 04, riages and religious functions will be only private affars and be allowed genomic data of the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 429.The new cases were conducted out of 68, 572 tests, and Kamrup (M) regis- with presence of maximum of 10 (ten) persons. No reception parties will be pandemic.In its report, the WHO has characterized the lineage B.1.617 as a tered 1, 585 cases, Kamrup Rural at 527, Dibrugarh at 507, and Nagaon at 313.A allowed post or pre marriage. Funeral/last rites related gatherings shall not variant of concern (VOC). Variants of concern are those considered more dan- total of 4, 409 patients were discharged today. The recoveries have touched be more than 10 persons. All religious places shall remain closed for 15 gerous than the original form of the virus first seen in China in late 2019.That 2,61,980 with a recovery rate of 86.06 per cent.The death count of the state has days. However, the religious head of a religious place or his representative danger stems from a variant's higher transmissibility, lethality and resistance surged to 1,838 with 85 new fatalities. The death rate is at 0.60 per cent.District- may perform minimal religious rituals/prayers. All public transport will be to vaccines, or either of them, it said. B.1.617 contains three sub-lineages, wise deaths also included: Dibrugarh (7), Nagaon (6), Kamrup Rural (5), Barpeta allowed to operate only upto 30% of seating capacity. Auto Rickshaws, which differ by few but potentially relevant mutations in the spike protein - (4), Sivasagar (4), Sonitpur (4), Jorhat (3), Tinsukia (3), Cachar (2), Goalpara (2), cycle rickshaws and taxis shall operate with one driver and two passen- this helps the virus enter the human cells, as well as the prevalence of detec- Hailakandi (2), Nalbari (2), Bongaigaon (1), Dhemaji (1), Dhubri (1), Golaghat (1), gers. Pillion riding will be totally prohibited in two wheelers, except with tion globally, the UN health agency said in its report.At the present time, Hojai (1), and Karbi Anglong (1).On the other hand, India has reported over women and children. All vehicles other than government vehicles will be WHO has designated B.1.617 as a VOC based on early evidence of pheno- 4,205 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths allowed to ply in accordance with an odd-even formula to be decided by typic impacts compared to other circulating virus variants, the agency stood at 2,54,197.This was stated in the data provided by the union health the jurisdictional District Disaster Management Authority between 5 AM said.According to it, B.1.617 sub-lineages appear to have higher rates of trans- ministry.Meanwhile, 3,48,421 new cases of coronavirus were detected in the last to 2 PM. However, this restriction shall not apply to personal vehicles mission, including observed rapid increases in prevalence in multiple 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 2,33,40,938. used for medical emergencies.There shall be total ban on movement of countries.Viruses in the B.1.617 lineage were first reported in India in October individuals from 2 PM to 5 AM daily except for exemptions specified in the 2020. The resurgence in COVID-19 cases and deaths in India have raised Nepal Prime Minister K P Oli order dated May 4, 2021. uestions on the potential role of B.1.617 and other variants such as B.1.1.7 in circulation.A mutation means a change in a nucleic acid base or amino acid loses vote of confidence Cyclone 'Tauktae' forms over molecule, and a virus containing this change is termed a mutant. Mutations Kathmandu,. May 12 : K P Oli will be submitting his resignation to President Kutch and South Pakistan. If it does, then coastal Gujarat will be hit by the eventually accumulate to generate variants that differ from the original virus Bidhya Devi Bhandari who in turn will ask Parliament to explore formation of cyclone on May 17 or 18.As per IMD, areas like Lakshadweep, the coast of more and more, and so, a variant can have limited or even cumulative the new government within a week.Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Oli has lost the Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra are likely to be impacted. The name mutations.A recent risk assessment of the situation in India conducted by trial of strength in Parliament. The vote of confidence that he placed before the ‘Tauktae’ has been given by Myanmar and if it reaches the Indian coast, it will WHO found that resurgence and acceleration of COVID-19 transmission in House secured 93 ‘Ayes’ votes against 124 ‘Nos’. Altogether 15 members be India’s first cyclonic storm of this year 2021.The Coast Guard of Karnataka India had several potential contributing factors.The prevalence of several abstained.There were only 232 members of 271 present in the House. Those issued instructions to fishing boats to not venture out inot the sea in the wake VOCs, including the B.1.1.7 and B.1.612 sub-lineages, increased concurrent to who abstained or absented included 28 dissident members from the Ruling of forecast from IMD. The ICG Ships and CG Dornier aircrafts on patrol also the surge in COVID-19 cases were reported in India, according to WHO.“While Nepal Communist Party — Unified Marxist Leninist abstained. This was the first relayed the weather warning to fishermen at sea to return to nearest shores.The B.1.1.7 and B.1.612.1 variants have begun to wane in recent weeks, a marked vote of confidence unsuccessfully sought by the first government elected un- cyclone could adversely disrupt daily life at a time when the country is already increase in the proportion of viruses sequenced as B.1.612.2 has been ob- der the new constitution promulgated in September 2015.Oli faced the defeat in battling a second wave of COVID-19. served over the same period,” it said. Parliament and exit from power after leading the government for 38 months. SPORTS PLUS THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 7 Oaks contenders set to Manchester City win the Premier go head-to-head in League after United lose to Leicester Manchester, May 12 : Pep Champions League final against league wins, in a record 21 lifted us. I promise them we sense Musidora Stakes at York Guardiola said his third Premier Chelsea on 29 May. "We will always successive wins in all competitions, their love, we appreciate it and we London, May 12 : Only four of the eight fillies has two victories at seven - but was within a League title as Manchester City remember this season for the way propelled the team with the best could not have done what we have lining up for the Group Musidora Stakes at neck of doing so on his seasonal manager was "the hardest one" to that we won. I am so proud to be defensive numbers in the Premier done without it. I hope we can all York on Wednesday also hold entries in the reappearance at Redcar and has an obvious win after they were crowned the manager here and of this group League to their latest title.Guardiola celebrate together one day not too Oaks but they include Teona and Noon Star, chance here if he can build on that run.Newton champions following Manchester of players. They are so special. To added: "At the start of every far away. It has been such a hard the current second and third-favourites Abbot 2.25 Mon Frere has the best recent United's defeat by Leicester.The year for so many people. This one respectively for the Classic at Epsom next form by far and will take some stopping on City manager dedicated the club's is really for our fans and for Colin month.Both have shown considerable his handicap debut. Black Mischief was very fifth league championship in 10 Bell and all his family."City unveiled promise in limited careers to date but Teona, useful two seasons ago but has not seen a years to legendary former player a giant banner proclaiming while shorter in the betting for Epsom, is track for 739 days.York 2.40 There were few Colin Bell, who died in January, and "Champions" over the main making her turf debut on Wednesday and obvious excuses for Oxted, last year's July a fanbase that has been unable to entrance to the Colin Bell Stand at has not seen a track since November.Noon Cup winner, when he was beaten at odds-on watch the Champions League the Etihad shortly after their Star has the benefit of a run and the form of at Newmarket last time and he goes to post finalists this season due to coronation was confirmed. The her win at Wetherby in April got a boost at with something to prove. Art Power ran well lockdown restrictions. United's 2-1 United manager, Ole Gunnar the weekend when Sherbet Lemon, nearly in three Group Ones last season without home loss left City with an Solskjær, who made 10 changes to nine lengths behind her there, landed the looking like getting his nose in front so unassailable 10-point lead with his team against Leicester with Lingfield Oaks Trial.York 1.40 This is generally marginal preference is for Ed Walker's three games to play, and delivered Liverpool to play on Thursday, said a strong handicap and will be the toughest Starman, highly progressive last season until the 10th trophy of the Guardiola era City have set the bar for their rivals assignment yet for the progressive Ilaraab, he got bogged down on soft ground in the to the Etihad Stadium."This has to reach next season." but he should prove equal to the task. William Champions Sprint at Ascot.York 3.40 been a season and a Premier League Congratulations to Manchester Haggas's colt has an entry in the Group Two Northern Express was half a length behind a title like no other. This was the City, they are worthy champions," Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot and can subsequent easy winner on his return to hardest one," said Guardiola, who come through this season - with all season, the Premier League is the said Solskjær. "It is not a position complete a six-timer here.York 2.10 Woven action at Beverley last month when making has also won the Carabao Cup this the restrictions and difficulties most important title for us. This is we want to be in [losing at Old has yet to register a win at six furlongs - he only the fourth start of his career. season and guided City to their first we've faced - and show the the one where you have to be there Trafford to confirm City's title] but consistency we have is remarkable. every three days, playing all your the reality is we pushed them until It is relentless. Every single day, rivals home and away. Only by the last 10 or 12 days of the season. 'No reason' Joshua v Fury fight in Saudi they are there, fighting for success, being the very best, week in week They have been lauded and rightly trying always to be better. They out, can you win this competition. so as one of the best teams there have been so, so resilient."City It is a huge success."It is so has been in the Premier League. Arabia won't be finalised this week finished 18 points behind Liverpool important to say a huge thank you They have put the bar very high. talk, no action".Tyson Fury and Anthony while talks about a reunification match last season and were 13th, with 12 to all our fans. In our toughest We have got to be big enough to Joshua agree two-fight deal, claims Eddie have dragged on, Hearn insisted people points from the opening eight moments, we couldn't hear the hold our hands up and congratulate HearnHearn was more upbeat, however, should not read too much into Joshua's games of this term, after losing to crowd get behind us as usual, but Pep and his players. We want to saying a contract for the fight was close, and Fury's barbs on social media."We're Tottenham on 22 November. But an we know they are with us get there and that is the next step even though Fury is yet to agree terms. in a stage where people are getting outstanding run of 15 consecutive everywhere we go and that has we want to make." "From our perspective and AJ's frustrated," said Hearn. "The deal is done. perspective, we're ready to go," he said. Now we're on the finer details of the "From Tyson Fury's perspective, they've contract. At some point people are going Manchester City's title is a triumph got a couple of lawyers across it from their to have to take a little bit of a leap of faith point."There's no reason why it shouldn't in this deal."However one potential happen this week. We're not far away from stumbling block for an August date is of class and refinement on the hoof their side and it is inevitable, but at the over how Joshua's coach Rob McCracken Manchester, May 12 : Was it ever same time we've got to close the door on will divide his loyalties. As well as in doubt? Funnily enough, the London, May 12 : Eddie Hearn has it."After confirming the fight would be preparing Joshua, McCracken is also answer to this question is yes. insisted there is "no reason" why staged in Saudi Arabia, Hearn said his responsible for training and coaching the Such has been the serene, high- Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight preference was for it to take place on 14 GB boxing team for the Tokyo Olympics spec nature of Manchester City's unification showdown with Tyson Fury August. "You've got the Olympics in July and early August.Fury's British passage through the second half will not be finalised this week, with the finishing on 7 August, so in terms of a promoter, Frank Warren, has also of the season it is easy to forget fight expected to take place in Jeddah in global spectacle it would make sense to suggested a deal will not be signed until that the drive towards a third Premier Saudi Arabia on either 7 or 14 go on the 14th. That's one of the things his man is guaranteed the fight purse, but league title in four years contained August.Hearn's pronouncement came to tick off in the next, hopefully, few Hearn insisted the Saudi backers would its own wrong turns, crunched after Joshua expressed his frustration at days."Fury has been inactive since he deliver."We know the magnitude of the gears and a sustained period of the lack of a deal, saying on social media stopped Deontay Wilder to claim the people we are dealing with," he added. meandering in the doldrums.Even that he was "tired" of waiting before WBC title 15 months ago, while Joshua "We're probably a little bit more the moment of triumph, Leicester's demanding "less talk, more action". Fury has not fought since defending his WBA, comfortable than they are, because they victory at Old Trafford, following a then responded by calling his rival a "big IBF and WBO belts with a knockout win are new to this, and I get that, so we have careless defeat to Chelsea for a ugly dosser" and suggesting he was "no against Kubrat Pulev in December. And to make them comfortable." second-string City team, suggests a club easing through this series of weekly engagements with its Kentucky Derby drugs positive biggest weapons safely in public were always more with his Tottenham. He is Manchester holstered.In reality this has been a attack. "I have to find a way," he City's leading Premier League league title characterised by moped after the 2-0 defeat at scorer with 12.We have the set to convulse American racing refinement on the hoof - and a Tottenham, again surprisingly cleverness and the basic sporting personal triumph for Pep Guardiola, open about all this. Hm. What did joy of this team on the one hand. London, May 12 : Shortly before the whose success is often criticised he know?It isn't hard to locate the And on the other the fact City have Breeders' Cup at Keeneland last on two fronts. Firstly, that he wins moment when those roots began the largest wage bill and the November, Bob Baffert issued a statement only because he has the best to stir. Stamford Bridge in January deepest squad, and can operate addressing a recent spate of drug players.This is both true and also felt like a step-change. Deprived of without financial constraints at a positives for horses in his barn, and pointlessly true, a paradox hard- Sergio Agüero and Gabriel Jesus, time when every other club is being promising to improve his record."I want wired into modern football, and one Guardiola picked a team of squeezed by force majeure and to have a positive influence on the sport that will remain right up until the midfielders, with Kevin De Bruyne their own wastefulness - not of horse racing," Baffert said. "Horses moment Guardiola takes a three- deployed, as he had been at times including the weird, talent- have been my life and I owe everything year sabbatical at Plymouth Argyle. already, as the false nine.Phil Foden hoarding spree at Stamford to them and the tremendous sport in The richest teams employ the most scores at Chelsea in January in a Bridge.This is a season when which I have been so fortunate to be successful manager. Repeat until game that felt like the moment being exceptionally rich has involved. We can always do better, and the coming revolution.The second Manchester City started to stir.For conferred a very obvious that is my goal. Given what has transpired criticism of Guardiola is that he 10 minutes City felt their way into advantage, when so many teams this year, I intend to do everything plays only one way, that he has a this shape. Then they scored three have looked ragged, drained and possible to ensure I receive no further zealot's attachment to a certain goals in 16 minutes and played out undercooked. In this context City's medication complaints."Six months later, brittle style. And in more micro the rest of the game with a kind of early season chafing looks like it seems fair to say that Baffert's statement terms Guardiola has done light around them, finding novel false dramatic tension, a gratuitous has not aged well. American racing's and the statement remains valid. However, Baffert-trained Derby winner, failed a something different this season, spaces and giddy little triangles, car chase. Oh look. Lex Luthor has administration and regulation is so Pimlico, in Maryland, and Belmont Park, dope test after winning the Santa Anita dialling back the more absolute capped by De Bruyne's nutmeg discovered some kryponite. Will fractured that it is not entirely clear in New York, seem reluctant to follow Derby in April 2018 - the race which elements of his ideologue's style, assist for Phil Foden to clang the Superman be able to somehow whether the positive returned by Medina Churchill's lead ahead of the next two legs qualified him to run at Churchill Downs allowing his team to breathe more, ball into the corner.From there City recover and win the day because Spirit after his all-the-way win in the of the Triple Crown. The Preakness is this before going on to complete the Triple defend in more orthodox ways; and were away, gone, hammering off he's much stronger and essentially Kentucky Derby on 1 May is the 31st of Saturday, and Medina Spirit is the Crown. As the New York Times revealed to find other ways of winning in into the distance. A run of 27 wins indestructible? As it turns out, Baffert's career, or merely "at least" the obvious favourite.Even after the 2021 more than a year later, however, the "B" this most draining, bubble-bound in 28 games in all competitions from yes.Presented with a tide that sinks 31st. What is beyond doubt, though, is Triple Crown series is done and dusted, sample result did not come back until season.Not that this was always winter into spring all but did for the all ships, City always had the that it is by far the most significant, both the regulatory and legal processes after the Derby, and a closed session of evident. "We are struggling, we title and nudged City towards the players, and indeed the most stable in terms of its potential impact on Baffert's following Medina Spirit's positive could the California Horse Racing Board in have to find solutions," Guardiola Champions League final.This was setup. Does this devalue their standing and career, and the possible go on for months, perhaps even years. August 2018 - whose chair, Chuck mused in mid-November during one a feat of controlled, pared-back achievement? The unarguable damage for American racing as a Dancer's Image's disqualification in 1968 Winner, had shares in horses in Baffert's of those strangely open, excellence, a team happy now with quality of this team was evident in whole.The result of Medina Spirit's "B" was only finally confirmed nearly five yard - effectively decided to forget that unmannered press conferences their reduced pressing levels, built the second-half evisceration of sample test has yet to be confirmed, but years later, when the stewards' decision the test ever happened. Positives for where he seems, suddenly to be around two fine centre-backs and Paris Saint-Germain.It has in many if it is also positive for betamethasone, a was upheld by Kentucky's Supreme Baffert-trained horses in 2020, thinking aloud. City were 13th. something close to double pivot in ways been a perfect season. cortico-steroid which is injected into a Court.Baffert said that he will "fight it meanwhile, included two returned by the Their goals total was the club's front, with a spread of goals and Foden's emergence as an outright horse's joints to reduce inflammation, tooth and nail" at a press conference at top-class filly Gamine, first for lidocaine lowest at that stage since 2006.A incision in those massed attacking academy-reared A-lister is a Medina Spirit will gain the unwanted his barn on Sunday, "because I owe it to after a race in Arkansas in May and then lack of energy was diagnosed. midfielders. Five players reached supporter's dream, east status of being the first Kentucky Derby the horse, I owe it to the owner and I owe for betamethasone after she was third There was widespread analysis of double figures last season. So far Manchester's gift to the England winner to be disqualified for a positive it to our industry". The Hall of Famer past the post in the Kentucky Oaks. the dropping-off in City's pressing Ilkay Gündogan is top league team, and a project-legitimising dope test since Dancer's Image in 1968. described the news of Medina Spirit's Gamine was subsequently disqualified, stats, of opponents having found goalscorer with 12.Opponents have coup de theatre. De Bruyne has, Mandaloun, trained by Brad Cox, will positive as "the biggest gut punch I've while Baffert was fined $1,500.If that ways to break that grip high up the been allowed to play just enough, despite absences, been the key instead be installed as the 2021 Kentucky had in racing", insisted that his colt has penalty sounds a little on the low side to pitch. City's declining xG numbers that high-pressing strangle dialled part, a footballer so good he makes Derby winner.But that seems unlikely to never been treated with the drug and British racing fans, not least for a trainer were quoted, clinching evidence of back, and the weakness to first principles - a pass, a run, a set be even the end of the beginning in a pointed out that betamethasone is not a with more than two dozen previous a team doing the same old thing, counterattack eliminated. City have piece - look like his own property, process that could convulse American "banned" substance, in the sense that it violations, it was due in part to the just slightly worse.In mid- conceded only nine goals away something he can refine and racing, during its annual five weeks in has no place in a racing stable. It is fragmented structure of American racing. September Darren Fletcher, now from home so far. Guardiola turned reinvent off the cuff. Even joining the national spotlight as the Triple Crown therapeutic, not a stimulant consciously For various legal reasons, Baffert's Manchester United's director of 50 in January. His mid-life crisis (and then leaving) the Super races unfold.Churchill Downs, the home administered to enhance performance. breaches of the doping protocols in football, was writing on the BBC innovation, his tactical red League has somehow turned out of the Derby, immediately suspended But it must not be given to a horse within other jurisdictions were not be taken into website of profound systemic Maserati, has been to become an to be a PR coup.But it is also clear Baffert from making entries at the track 14 days of a race in Kentucky, and account.That should no longer be the problems at City, pointing out that effective orthodox defensive that the real triumph of the Premier when news of Medina Spirit's positive assuming that the "B" test is also case this time next year, by which time a - Pep, mate, no offence - you'll never coach.So much for the football then. League this year is getting it on at emerged. As its owners pointed out in, positive, it was in Medina Spirit's system new Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act get by without a proper No 9, and There is of course a duality to this all. Outside the champions the "failure to comply with the rules and at more than twice the permitted - signed into law by Donald Trump in seeming unconvinced that the title win. Just as two things can be standard has not been high. medication protocols jeopardizes the threshold level on a race day. On that December in one of his final acts in office signing of "Benfica defender Rúben simultaneously true, there are at any Liverpool, forced to explore their safety of the horses and jockeys, the basis, disqualification from first place in - should be in effect. The same Donald Dias" would be enough turn the stage two Manchester Citys, two own brittle second string, have integrity of the sport and the reputation the Derby is - or should be - automatic. Trump, incidentally, who felt moved to defence around.To be fair to registers of how exactly the world produced a poor title defence. of the Kentucky Derby and all who But things rarely seem that simple in make a statement on the Medina Spirit United's own key tactics and will measure these achievements. Tottenham, this droopy Tottenham, participate".Substitute "the Preakness" American racing, not least when the case on Sunday, saying: "So now even acquisitions ace, Guardiola echoed Ilkay Gündogan celebrates after were top of the league with a third or "the Belmont" for the Kentucky Derby lawyers get involved. Justify, another our Kentucky Derby winner is a junky. some of this, although his concerns scoring in February's win over of the season gone. k k y y m

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c STOPPAGE 8 c Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal still Novak Djokovic loses unsure of playing in Tokyo Olympics cool, wins match against Williams, who will turn 40 two going on, and especially the past Taylor Fritz in Rome rain months after the Games, has already year, I think a lot of unexpected London, May 12 : With conditions wors- to return his serves, because he's got re- expressed her own reservations things have happened. For me, I feel ening during the second set and rain get- ally big serves," Djokovic continued. "So about going to Tokyo. Her doubts like if it's putting people at risk and ting heavier, the defending champion's I kind of kept the match under my control stem primarily from the possibility if it's making people very uncom- temper boiled over and he roared, "How for most part of the two sets, then served of not being able to travel with her fortable, then it definitely should be much more do you want to play?" at the for the match. Very sloppy service game. three-year-old daughter, Olympia."I a discussion, which I think it is as umpire. He added: "I asked you three He played well, made a great passing shot haven't spent 24 hours without her, of right now."Now a four-time times and you are not checking to come back."Last year, Djokovic was so that kind of answers the question grand slam title champion, Osaka anything."Top-ranked Novak Djokovic disqualified from the U.S. Open for unin- itself. We're best friends," said Wil- is one of the faces of the Tokyo shouted at the umpire before regaining his tentionally hitting a line judge in the throat liams, who has won four Olympic Olympics and her words were ech- cool to see out his rain-delayed second- with a ball.Djokovic will next play a quali- gold medals. "I think there are other oed by the former No 4 Kei reasons. I haven't really thought Nishikori, who expressed doubts much about Tokyo, because it was about whether the Olympic village supposed to be last year and now would be able to contain the virus: it's this year, and then there is this "It's tough to really say right now. I pandemic and there is so much to think they should really hold [the think about. Then there are the decision] right now, and they should grand slams. It's just a lot. So I have decide it like before. If it's now, I really been taking it one day at a think it's really tough."Andy Murray London, May 12 : Rafael Nadal has see about missing the Olympics, of time to a fault, and I definitely need and Liam Broady received a wel- added his voice to the chorus of ten- course. There is no doubt about that. to figure out my next moves."The come slice of luck as they were nis players expressing doubts about Everybody knows how important it two leading Japanese players both granted a late entry into the doubles either their presence at the Olympic has been for me to always play in revealed conflicted emotions about main draw after withdrawals. Murray Games this summer or whether the the Olympics."I normally know my whether the event should go ahead: had only travelled to Rome in order event should be held under current schedule almost 100% since the first "I want the Olympics to happen, to build his level by training with top circumstances. "Honestly, I can't give of January till the end of the sea- because I'm an athlete and that's sort opposition including Novak you a clear answer because I don't son. This year is something a little of what I have been waiting for my Djokovic. Britain's Cameron Norrie, know," Nadal said at the Italian Open bit different, no? We need to be flex- entire life," said a recently vacci- a recent finalist in Estoril, continued in Rome. "I don't know my calen- ible. We need to adapt about the nated Naomi Osaka."But I think that his strong form with a 6-4, 6-4 win dar. In a normal world I will never things that are happening."Serena there is so much important stuff against Roberto Carballés Baena. round match against Taylor Fritz at the fier in either Alejandro Davidovich Italian Open on Tuesday.With conditions Fokina, who upset 16th-seeded Grigor MLB orders A's to look at relocation worsening during the second set and rain Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6 (2), or Cameron getting heavier, the defending champion's Norrie.Daniil Medvedev's scheduled temper boiled over and he roared, "How showdown with fellow Russian Aslan from Oakland as stadium search continues much more do you want to play?" at the Karatsev was among the matches post- umpire. He added: "I asked you three poned Tuesday.Earlier, ninth-seeded London, May 12 : Major League tion to explore other markets."The formed into the Washington Na- timore Orioles (1954), the Brook- times and you are not checking Matteo Berrettini rallied to beat Nikoloz Baseball instructed the Athletics to proposed ballpark site is about six tionals for the 2005 season.The lyn Dodgers moved to Los Ange- anything."Djokovic, who has won the Ital- Basilashvili 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 - less than 48 explore relocation options as the miles from the Coliseum and there Braves also moved twice, switch- les for 1958, the New York Giants ian Open five times, went on to beat the hours after losing the final in Madrid. Fel- team tries to secure a new ballpark is no mass transit. The A's and city ing from Boston to Milwaukee for moved to San Francisco for 1958, American 6-3, 7-6 (5)."I was stressed out low Italian Lorenzo Sonego also ad- it hopes will keep the club in Oak- have said they plan to build a gon- the 1953 season and to Atlanta for the original Washington Senators in the end obviously, but I think it was the vanced, celebrating his birthday by beat- land long-term.MLB released a dola that would go from the water- 1966.There were a flurry of became the Minnesota Twins (1961) right call to stop the match," Djokovic ing 14th-seeded Gael Monfils 6-4, 5-7, statement on Tuesday expressing front area of the ballpark over In- switches in the 1950s and 60s: the and the Seattle Pilots became the said. "When I came back, I thought we 6-4.Kei Nishikori was handed a walkover its longtime determination that the terstate 880 to downtown.Las Ve- St Louis Browns became the Bal- Milwaukee Brewers (1970). were quite even actually till the last in his second-round match against 11th- current Coliseum site is "not a vi- gas, which already took the Raid- point."I'm glad that I managed to finish seeded Pablo Carreno Busta. Eighth- able option for the future vision of ers from Oakland a few years ago, off this match in straight sets. I know I seeded Diego Schwartzman was beaten baseball.""MLB is concerned with is the most likely destination of the can play better."Djokovic, back in action 6-1, 6-3 by Canadian Felix Auger- the rate of progress on the A's new A's did relocate. Portland, Oregon; after sitting out the Masters tournament Aliassime, who moves into the third ballpark effort with local officials Nashville, Tennessee; and the Ca- in Madrid, was leading by a set and a break round.In the women's tournament, former and other stakeholders in Oak- nadian cities of Vancouver and

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c proximately three hours. Fritz held his 6-1 and Kristina Mladenovic upset 10th- c ballpark in downtown Oakland for since the franchise was founded in service game after the resumption to force seeded Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4.Madison the last four years, investing sig- Philadelphia, arriving in Kansas the tiebreaker, but Djokovic closed out the Keys rallied to win an all-American derby nificant resources while facing City for the 1955 season and in win on his first match point."It was a very against Sloane Stephens 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.Fans multiple roadblocks. We know they Oakland for the 1968 season. Just strange match with strange conditions," are being kept out of the Foro Italico dur- remain deeply committed to suc- two MLB teams have moved in the Djokovic said. "Obviously … it is chal- ing the early rounds of the tournament as ceeding in Oakland, and with two past half-century: the expansion lenging for both me and him."I thought part of restrictions during coronavirus pan- other sports franchises recently Washington Senators became the that I had an advantage there because the demic, but the main arenas will be up to leaving the community [the NBA's Texas Rangers for the 1972 season conditions were slower which allows me 25% filled from the round of 16. Warriors and the NFL's Raiders], and the Montreal Expos trans- their commitment to Oakland is now more important than ever."In November 2018, the A's an- nounced they had found a water- German football chief urged to resign over Nazi remark front location for their ballpark, Berlin, May 12 : German Keller, at their extraordinary The president's statement is tion in September 2019, when with picturesque views toward San football federation president conference in Potsdam over incompatible with the prin- he was seen as the best candi- Francisco, the Bay Bridge and Port Fritz Keller is facing calls to the weekend.The 64-year-old ciples and values of the date to help it emerge from of Oakland. The goal had been to resign after comparing one of Keller has faced heavy criti- associations."Freisler, as a years of scandal.Keller's pre- open in 2023.A's owner John his vice presidents to infa- cism across German sport participant in the Wannsee decessor, Reinhard Grindel, Fisher said in a statement Tuesday mous Nazi judge Roland since comparing vice presi- Conference of 1942, was one resigned after accepting a he will honor MLB's instructions Freisler.The federation said dent Rainer Koch to Freisler of the Nazis responsible for luxury watch amid allega- but remains committed to continu- Sunday that the presidents of at a federation meeting on the organization of the Holo- tions of undeclared earnings ing to pursue the waterfront its state and regional associa- April 23."Such a statement is caust. He became president and general discontent with ballpark proposed for construction tions withdrew their confi- completely unacceptable and of the People's Court, where his leadership. Former fed- in the city's Howard Terminal lo- dence in Keller and asked him stunned us," the associations he issued around 2,600 death eration presidents Wolfgang cation, close to the popular Jack to step down "to avert further said in the statement published sentences to opponents of the Niersbach and Theo London Square neighborhood." damage to the federation."The by the federation on Sunday."It Nazi regime.Koch, who did Zwanziger were both forced The future success of the A's de- associations also withdrew is condemned in the strongest not accept Keller's apology, out amid allegations of cor- pends on a new ballpark," Fisher their trust in general secretary possible terms. The regional also works as a judge at the ruption concerning Germany's said. "Oakland is a great baseball Friedrich Curtius, who has and state associations of the higher regional court in 2006 World Cup bid.Germany town, and we will continue to pur- been involved in a long-stand- DFB stand for a democratic, Munich.Keller was ap- is due to host the European sue our waterfront ballpark project. ing power struggle with tolerant and diverse society. pointed head of the federa- Championship in 2024. We will also follow MLB's direc- k k Printed and Published by Raj Kumar Das on behalf of Sankar Gohain, Printed at Pee Gee India Ltd, MIE, Kalapahar, Guwahati, Assam-781016 and Published at GMC Market, Chandmari, Guwahati-781003, Assam, Tel.: 0361-2669995 (Ph), 2669996 (Fax) +91 9435545852 (M), y y Email- [email protected] (All disputes subject to jurisdiction of Guwahati Courts only) • Chief Editor- P. K. Dutta m m c c