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" " $%" &%'( ing. The move has been taken to address resource gaps and mid a weakening footprint consolidate gains in these Aof Naxal violence and a areas. “marked” improvement in the The list of the 70 districts security situation on the to be covered under the SRE ground, the Centre has scheme includes five districts removed 20 districts out of 90 in Andhra Pradesh — East districts and one State out of 11 Godavari, Srikakulam, affected States from the cover- Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram age of Central funding under and West Godavari — and 10 the Security Related districts in Bihar — Expenditure (SRE) scheme for Aurangabad, Banka, Gaya, conducting focused operations Jamui, Kaimur, Lakhisarai, against the ultras to contain the Munger, Nawada, Rohtas and menace. West Champaran. The number of most affect- In Chhattisgarh, 14 dis- $%" &%'( ed districts in terms of Naxal tricts will be covered under violence has also come down SRE — Balrampur, Bastar, he India Meteorological from 30 to 25. These districts Bijapur, Dantewada, TDepartment (IMD) on account for 85 per cent of the Dhamtari, Gariyaband, Saturday said that the monsoon violence perpetrated by the Kanker, Kondagaon, is unlikely to progress to Delhi, Naxals. Mahasamand, Narayanpur, Chandigarh, Haryana, remain- Uttar Pradesh is out of the hit States. The number of dis- Maoist violent incidents, a sep- Rajnandgaon, Sukma, ing parts of Rajasthan, west coverage of SRE as its three dis- tricts covered under the SRE arate category of “Most Kabirdham and Mungeli. Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab for tricts — Chandauli, Mirzapur scheme has now come down Affected Districts” was created In Jharkhand, SRE will be the next 7-10 days. Meanwhile and Sonebhadra — no longer from 90 in 11 States to 70 in 10 in 2015 with 35 districts to applicable in 16 districts which a private weather forecaster require targeted interventions States. SRE districts and the ensure focused deployment of is the highest number of dis- Skymet said that they do not for containing naxalism, offi- most affected districts were resources. Subsequently, fol- tricts in any State and surpass- expect the progress of mon- cials said. last revised in 2018. lowing a review in 2018, the es even Chhattisgarh which soon further until July 6-7. Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, ty period,” it said. cient rain (-20 per cent to -59 Under the SRE scheme, the The review of the Naxal-hit number of districts was used to be the worst affected. Therefore northwest India, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi As per the IMD data, there per cent). Centre reimburses the bulk of districts was undertaken by the brought down to 30. including Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab during next seven was 43 per cent excess rain in The IMD further stated the expenditure incurred by the Union Home Ministry in con- A fresh review of these Punjab, Rajasthan and west days”, the IMD said in its bul- northwest India, 36 per cent in that subsequently, moist east- Naxal-hit State, including ex- sultation with the affected districts was undertaken UP, will continue with hot and letin on Saturday. central India, 3 per cent in the erly winds are likely to pick up gratia payment to civilians and States after which 23 districts recently in which nine districts humid weather. It added that subdued rain- east and northeast India, and 7 in strength, causing enhanced security personnel killed by the have been excluded from the were dropped and four dis- ! “Prevailing meteorological fall activity is very likely to pre- per cent in the south peninsu- rainfall activity all along the ultras besides the expenses on SRE scheme and two new dis- tricts added to determine 25 conditions, large scale atmos- vail over northwest, central la. Out of 36 subdivisions, Himalayan foothills regions mobility, logistics and com- tricts have been added amid an Most Affected Districts. pheric features and the forecast and western parts of Peninsular seven recorded large excess of north Bihar, north Uttar munication as also ammuni- improving security scenario Separately, a new catego- wind pattern by dynamical India during next five days. rain (60 per cent or more Pradesh, Uttarakhand and tion used for operations against across the so-called Red Zone. ry of the “Districts of Hyderabad: Fearing the spread models suggest that no “Isolated/scattered thunder- above normal), 14 recorded Himachal Pradesh around July the ultras by Central paramil- Additionally, one more dis- Concern” has been added to of coronavirus among Maoist favourable conditions are like- storm activity accompanied excess rain (20 to 59 per cent 1 and 2 leading to increased itary and police forces, among trict has been added as it was counter Naxal spread to new cadres, a Maoist-couple sur- ly to develop for further with lightning & rainfall is excess), seven recorded normal inflow into the rivers origi- others. carved out of a district under areas and to stop resurgence in rendered before the police in advance of southwest mon- likely over these regions during rain (-19 per cent to 19 per nating/flowing over these The move follows a com- the SRE scheme. the areas where the CPI Bhadradri Kothagudem dis- soon into remaining parts of this subdued monsoon activi- cent) and eight recorded defi- regions. prehensive review of the Naxal- Based on the criteria of (Maoist)-led violence is wan- trict of Telangana on Saturday.
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Saturday reviewed the “future tional airport and several other The PM said the way Lord Saturday that it was an interim &* ity requirement of 289 MT. On Friday morning, her vision” of Ayodhya’s develop- pending projects. Ram had the ability to bring report and oxygen require- woman entrepreneur died husband Sharad Mishra took ment in a virtual meeting with Around 500 acre has been people together, the develop- ments are dynamic and change Awhen the car in which she her to Regency Hospital. She UP Chief Minister Yogi approved for the new Ayodhya ment works of Ayodhya from day-to-day. Trying to $%&%$&%&&& was being taken to hospital got was given medication and was Adityanath. city. Speaking at the virtual should be guided by a spirit of play down the controversy, '()%*$! & ' stuck in a traffic jam triggered allowed to go home. 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There were 18 cases in made public, the report still which witnesses saw “unusual” represents a milestone in the long-awaited US patterns of movement or flight study of the issue. ## AGovernment report on characteristics, the report said, US officials who briefed -*+,- UFOs released on Friday adding that more analysis was reporters on condition of makes at least one thing clear: needed to determine if those anonymity said there were “no hhattisgarh Chief The truth is still out there. sightings represented “break- clear indications” that the CMinister Bhupesh Investigators did not find through” technology. sightings could be linked Baghel wants the private extraterrestrial links in review- Long the domain of to alien life. 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STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Baghel said that through Amazon these products will hhattisgarh's herbal get a bigger market and Cproducts are now avail- recognition across the coun- able on Amazon under the try. brand name 'Chhattisgarh Forest and Climate Change Herbals'. Chief Minister Minister Mohammad Akbar Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday was present on the occasion. became the first online cus- The Chhattisgarh State Minor tomer by ordering 'Forest Forest Produce Association Honey". has collaborated with Baghel placed an order on the Amazon to encourage app for 'Van Honey' prepared women entrepreneurs under by women self-help groups. the Saheli programme. Many products like Forest Minor forest produce collect- Honey, Organic Bastar ed by the forest dwelling Cashew, Chironji and Mahua tribes is procured at mini- Laddu are now available on mum support price and con- Amazon. verted into various consumer Appreciating the initiative by products at Van Dhan Vikas the Chhattisgarh State Minor Kendras run by women self- Forest Produce Association, help groups. CM wants green fodder Man held for cheating 11 CM wants continuous supplied to gauthans youths over jobs supply of fertilizers STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR
hhattisgarh Police have arrested Ca 46-year-old man for cheating 11 youths of Rs 31.50 lakhs on the pretext of providing them government jobs in Raipur, it was announced on Saturday. Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Yadav identified him as Manish Soni, a resident of New Shanti Nagar. STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR said. Baghel held a review meeting Baghel. Complainant Phulchand Sahu and of Godhan Nyay Scheme, Suraji He said a system should be put in others lodged a cheating case hhattisgarh Chief Minister Gaon Yojana, CM Plantation place for green fodder grown in against him last year. Soni was CBhupesh Baghel on Saturday Scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Nyay forest areas to reach the gauthans. arrested from Kachnau area. told officials to ensure supply of Yojana and other plantation During the review of the planta- He took Rs 31.50 lakh from Ritesh green fodder to all the gauthans schemes at his official residence- tion programme, the Chief Thakur, Anjali Ruparela, Sanjay STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR nies, supply of chemical fertiliz- Chhattisgarh from April to June constructed under Suraji Gaon cum-office, said an official com- Minister said that in each block Yadav, Jitendra Kumar, Mohsin ers especially urea and DAP is is 272,503 tonnes. Against the Yojana. munication. around five species of fruit bearing Qureshi, Hemlata Verma, Vikesh hhattisgarh Chief Minister being ensured as per the quantity total indented 311,203 tonnes, till In gauthan’s reserve land meant The gauthan committees which trees should be planted. Sahu, Manish Verma, Anubhav CBhupesh Baghel has given allotted to the state, an official date 94,024 tonnes have been for grazing, napier grass should be are not active will be revived. The An integrated website will be Sharma, Phulchand Sahu and instructions to ensure continuous communication said on Saturday. supplied. Similarly, the total allo- grown. The Forest Department incomplete gauthans should be developed for farmers taking up Ramfekar between February 2016 supply of seeds and fertilizers to Baghel has sought necessary cation of DAP is 162,027 tonnes. should also take up plantation of completed on priority. The ‘Roka other crops and plantation so that and April 2016 by fooling and farmers. action to prevent hoarding of fer- Against the total indented quan- green fodder. It should be then Chheka’ drive in villages should their work can be monitored, he promised to secure government In coordination with the repre- tilizers in the state. tity of 210,354 tonnes, 70,079 supplied to the gauthans, Baghel commence from July 1, said said. jobs for them. He then absconded. sentatives of the supplier compa- The total allocation of urea to tonnes have been supplied. Covid appropriate behaviour Chhattisgarh steps up Covid Farmers protest against can counter any variant vaccination STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR central farm laws STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR started neglecting Covid appro- priate behaviour and this can STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR ill date no case of Delta vari- prove fatal, he said. accination against Covid-19 has been stepped up in Tant of the corona virus has The highest number of active V armers associations on been reported in Chhattisgarh cases are in Bijapur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh. More than 2 lakh jabs have been given each of the FSaturday staged a noisy though neighbouring states Sukma, Jashpur, Raigarh, past two days whereas the total demonstration here against the Dhamtari and Baloda Bazar. have some cases, the govern- vaccination since June 21 has farm laws introduced by the He said from June 21, 7.70 lakh ment said on Saturday, adding reached 770,804 shots. Central government but they that Covid appropriate behav- doses of vaccine have been An official statement said that were prevented from marching to iour can counter the threat. administered covering 25 per- since the inception of the pan- the Raj Bhawan. Raising slogans Dr Subash Mishra, Director cent of the population. demic, around one fourth of the and holding placards which read (Epidemic), told the media that The Covid-19 positivity rate in Chhattisgarh is now way ahead total population has been vacci- “Save Farm, Save Democracy”, there was no need to panic as the state has come down to 1.09 in vaccination as compared to nated with the first dose in the the farmers were intercepted near long as people embrace the percent but a slight increase in other states. state. This is far better that the Moti Bagh. They were demand- Covid appropriate behaviour positive cases has been reported Black Fungus cases in the state national average of 19 percent. ing a rollback of the farm laws and get vaccinated. in Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, have reached 350 with 32 The infection in the state was which they said would only ben- The virus has the characteristics Rajnandgaon, Jashpur and deaths. The districts of Durg, well under control and the posi- efit big businesses. of mutating with time. It may Janjgir-Champa, Dr Mishra Raipur, Bilaspur, Rajnandgaon tivity rate had dipped to 1.1 per- Dissatisfied over being stopped, become more potent or weaken, said. and Janjgir have reported the cent. In April, the positivity rate they staged a sit-in near Moti he added. This indicates that people have most cases, Dr Mishra said. was 30 percent. Bagh. ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ∑§Êÿ¸¬Ê‹Ÿ •Á÷ÿ¢ÃÊ, Eleven gamblers One in three public health ‹Ù∑§ SflÊSÕ ÿÊ¢ÁòÊ∑§Ë π¢«U, ⁄UÊ¡ãº˝ ¬Ê∑¸§ øı∑§ ºÈª¸ (¿U.ª.) ºÍ⁄U÷Ê· ∑˝§. 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(*$&.*-( Panchkula to go towards and Samyukt Kisan Morcha Though traffic was divert- that the Central government Chandigarh. However, agitat- member Yogendra Yadav. ed to alternative routes, com- intended to “hand over farm- housands of farmers from ing farmers, coming from the Carrying farmer outfits’ muters in Chandigarh faced ing” to corporate houses. TPunjab and Haryana on Mohali side, entered flags and raising slogans against inconvenience. The majority of Independent MLA from Saturday took out protest Chandigarh after forcing their the BJP-led government, farm- farmers were without masks Haryana Sombir Sangwan, marches against the Centre's ers, including women and and not following Covid- who was present at Gurudwara three farm laws even as police youths, coming from Mohali appropriate behaviour. Nada Sahib, said the farm laws used a water cannon to disperse marched towards Chandigarh Chandigarh Senior will “destroy” the farming com- cultivators as they broke bar- on tractors, vehicles and walked Superintendent of Police munity. ricades at the Chandigarh- on foot. Kuldeep Chahal praised the Farmers have been protest- Mohali border. They were stopped near police personnel for handling ing against the Farmers' Farmers had planned to sector 17 by police where some the situation with patience and Produce Trade and Commerce march towards Punjab and buses were parked on the road maturity and not allowing the (Promotion and Facilitation) Haryana Raj Bhavans and sub- to prevent protesters from situation to go out of hand. Act, 2020; Farmers'' mit a memorandum to mark heading towards Punjab Raj Meanwhile, gangster-turned- (Empowerment and the completion of seven Bhavan. Rajewal there sub- activist Lakha Sidhana, who Protection) Agreement on months of their agitation mitted the memorandum to the was booked for his alleged Price Assurance and Farm against the three central agri- Chandigarh Deputy involvement in violence that Services Act, 2020; and the marketing laws on June 26. A Commissioner for giving it to ensued at the Red Fort on Essential Commodities heavy police force was way through barricades put up at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Raj Bhavan. Farmers in and trucks. the Punjab Governor. Similarly, Republic Day, could also be (Amendment) Act, 2020. deployed in and around at the Chandigarh-Mohali bor- Mohali before moving towards Panchkula forced their way Farmers coming from the Gurnam Singh Chaduni and seen participating in the farm- They have been camping at Chandigarh to stop protesters der while facing water cannons. the Punjab Governor House. through a layer of barricades Mohali side were led by farmer Yogendra Yadav gave a mem- ers' protest programme. Delhi borders since November from heading towards Punjab A protester could be seen Similarly, farmers from but they were not allowed to leader Balbir Singh Rajewal orandum to another official to Earlier addressing the gath- last year demanding the with- and Haryana Raj Bhavans. climbing to the top of a water several parts of Haryana also enter Chandigarh and stopped while protesters from the submit it to the Haryana gov- ering at Gurdwara Amb Sahib, drawal of these three laws and Barricades were put up at cannon vehicle. Earlier, a large gathered at Gurudwara Nada at the Chandigarh-Panchkula Haryana side were led by ernor. After the submission of Rajewal slammed the Modi-led that a new law be made to guar- many places to prevent farm- number of farmers from sev- Sahib in Haryana's Panchkula. border where Haryana police Haryana BKU (Chaduni) memorandums, farmer leaders government over the three antee minimum support price ers coming from Mohali and eral parts of Punjab assembled They headed towards Haryana had deployed water cannons leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni appealed to protesters to return. farm legislation and alleged (MSP) for their crops. / ) !!"#$# % - P ! " & % #&!' & D (*$&.*-( Delhi and even Nepal. comprising more than 37 lakh Chief Minister to introduce a Expressing concern over a students and 1.30 lakh Senior subject on drug awareness in "!' (%" (*$&.*-( Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch unjab Chief Minister Capt recent incident of large drug Buddies, formed. the school curriculum to edu- and former Punjab chief min- PAmarinder Singh on seizure in Canada, the Chief On the occasion, the Chief cate students to refrain from -*$( internal resources so that some Special Investigation Team ister Parkash Singh Badal for Saturday reiterated his demand Minister said it was shameful Minister also digitally drugs. of their needs and liabilities Aprobing the 2015 over two hours. The Punjab for a National Drug Policy to that the involvement of few launched live destruction of DGP Dinkar Gupta said eputy Director General, could be met out of that fund. Kotkapura police firing inci- government had formed the tackle the scourge and under- Punjabi youth in the crime had seized drugs and narcotics at that since Punjab shares around DAgricultural Education of At present, the average of inter- dent questioned Shiromani new SIT to probe the lined the need for more syner- not only defamed Punjab but Amritsar by a special team led 550 Kilometres border with ICAR, Dr RC Agrawal has nal receipts of farm varsities is Akali Dal President Sukhbir Kotkapura police firing inci- gy between the STF, the Police also brought disrepute to other by Commissioner of Police Pakistan, it has become a major urged the scientists, students Rs 6 crore while highest con- Singh Badal on Saturday for dent following the directions of and the Intelligence wing to Punjabis living peacefully Amritsar Sukhchain Singh Gill. transit route to smuggle hero- and administrators to equip tribution under this head by a around four hours the Punjab and Haryana HC. eliminate drugs from the state. across the globe. The consignment included 659 in, mainly produced in themselves for digital education single university is Rs 125 Badal reached the Punjab The new SIT is investigat- Calling for the support of On the progress made in Kg of Heroin (worth Rs. 1,318 Afghanistan, to other states and information because the crore. Being public institu- Police Officers' Institute at ing the two FIRs registered on all stakeholders to fight the the fight against drugs, the crore in International Market), across the country. Pakistan has future belongs to this mode of tions, the agricultural univer- Sector 32 here around 11 am October 14, 2015 and August menace, which he termed a Chief Minister also said Punjab 3000 kg of poppy husk, 5.8 established a huge smuggling education and instructions. sities can't substantially following summons by the SIT. 7, 2018 in connection with the global problem, the Chief had successfully got two A crore pills/capsules, 166 Kg infrastructure at the borders to Addressing the 41st increase fee of students but He was the deputy chief min- Kotkapura incident. The High Minister said while the neigh- category gangsters deported - Ganja, 5 Kg charas and large smuggle heroin into drugs in Foundation Day function of efforts should be expedited to ister and holding the home Court had on April 9 this year bouring states of Haryana, Sukhpreet Budhha from quantities of Bhang, smack, Punjab, using different meth- Birsa Agricultural University increase receipts from land, portfolio when incidents of quashed a report by an earlier Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Armenia in 2019 and Sukh syrup, injections. ods including rivers, border (BAU) on Saturday, he said the buildings, crop production, desecration of religious texts Punjab Police SIT into the fir- Delhi had agreed to put in Bhikhariwal from UAE in 2021. He also launched a week- fencing, sea route. challenges of Covid-19 have infrastructure facilities, train- and the subsequent police fir- ing at people protesting in place an effective mechanism Gaurav Patiyal was in the long state-wide awareness drive He said that over 420 big provided opportunities also. ing, consultancy services and ing at people protesting against Kotkapura in 2015 over the for tackling drug smuggling, no process of being deported from by the School and Higher fish (on the basis of recovery of ICAR has earmarked Rs others, he added. it had taken place in Faridkot alleged desecration of the Guru significant progress had been Armenia while Ramanjit Romi, Education Departments. over 2 kg heroin) were arrest- 400 crore in the budget this BAU Vice Chancellor Dr in 2015. Granth Sahib in Faridkot dis- made. a handler of gangsters, was Earlier, Health and Family ed in the last four years. The year for promoting digital edu- Onkar Nath Singh said that 18 Several senior Shiromani trict. Police had also opened Asserting his government’s being brought back from Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Punjab Police had also man- cation which is comparatively students cracked JRF and SRF Akali Dal leaders, including fire at a similar demonstration zero tolerance to drugs, he Hongkong. Further, efforts Sidhu said the State aged to nab the most wanted fast, Agrawal added. examinations while 10 stu- Bikram Singh Majithia, in Behbal Kalan, also in attributed the problem to the were on to bring back gangsters Government had made con- narco smuggler Ranjit Cheeta The Deputy Director dents got admission in leading Balwinder Singh Bhundar, N K Faridkot, where two people strong nexus between smug- Harry Chattha from Portugal siderable progress in tackling from Sirsa, the DGP said, General said that foundation technical and management Sharma and Daljit Singh were killed. A separate probe is glers, gangsters and terrorists to and Gagan Hathur from drug abuse. adding that the Special Task day of any institution is not institutes of the Country and Cheema, reached the Punjab underway in that case. promote narco-terrorism in Australia, he said. He said medicines worth Force (STF) in January 2020 only an occasion to boast of abroad and altogether 542 stu- Police Officers’ Institute in a Meanwhile, Akali Dal the State, as well as Pakistan. On the Buddy Programme, Rs. 70 crores were being given had busted a narcotic unit in past achievements but also to dents were admitted in differ- show of support to Badal. leader Maheshinder Singh Interacting with the people which was launched on every year to the persons Sultanwind area of Amritsar prepare a full proof strategy for ent regular UG, Master's in After his questioning, Badal Grewal told reporters, “It is a on the International Day October 2, 2018, with the aim undergoing treatment for drug with the arrest of an Afghan future challenges and achieving PhD programmes. came out of the institute at 3.10 malicious investigation." against Drug Abuse and Illicit of educating children about the de-addiction. The number of national, and also confiscated a roadmap ahead. This is also He asked the teachers asso- pm and then waved at the Akali Earlier in the day, Congress Trafficking, the Chief Minister ill-effects of drug abuse, Capt persons undergoing treatment over 190kgs heroin. an occasion to learn from past ciated with the faculty level Dal workers from his vehicle. leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said most of the drugs, espe- Amarinder said it has so far had increased from 2,67,000 to ACS Home Anurag mistakes and shortcomings, guidance and placement cells to On Tuesday, the SIT led by slammed Sukhbir Singh Badal cially heroin, are smuggled been implemented in 16,000 6,72,000, with the state gov- Agarwal said that the convic- he added. strengthen their liaison with Additional Director General of and said the new SIT "inches into Punjab from Afghanistan educational institutions ernment having spent Rs. 70 tion rate in illicit drug traf- Dr Agrawal stressed that all the public and private sector for Police (Vigilance Bureau) L K closer to justice for Punjab's via Pakistan bordering States (Government and Private), crore to provide free medicines ficking has gone up from 50 agricultural universities should regular lucrative placement of Yadav had questioned soul". like Haryana, J& K, Rajasthan, with 7.5 Lakh Buddy Groups, to the patients. He urged the percent to 80 percent. increase their revenue from students. & 7 " 9 5 7 All forms of government ious vehicle manufacturers, coupons of upto at least Rs one (*$&.*-( / K %> vehicles, including vehicles under green days in the capital region lakh. #$ ( 8 %>L A AN government Corporations, and other cities will be promot- Not only this, the govern- n a bid to boost the purchase Boards and government ambu- ed to take the new technology to ment has also proposed special (*$&.*-( (*$&.*-( Iof electric vehicles in the State, * . lances etc. are proposed to be the common man. Phase wise or incentives for mega integrated Haryana Government has pro- " converted to electric vehicles by city wise, promotional dis- automobile projects and ultra- he Chandigarh he Punjab government has posed to waive off road tax, reg- 2024, as per the draft policy. counted tariffs will also be mega battery as well as to lithi- TAdministration on Turged the Centre to sanction istration fee, state toll tax and The Deputy Chief Minister offered for charging battery EVs, um battery manufacturing plants Saturday said that 50 random a third Sainik school for the state provide an incentive of upto at ' # Dushyant Chautala had recent- he said. on a case to case basis. samples of city residents for in Bathinda district. The first least Rs one lakh for new vehi- ly held a meeting with the rep- The government planned to For development of electric period May and June were Sainik School is at Kapurthala cles. S A A4 resentatives of automobile man- prepare an electric mobility blue- mobility industrial parks, the sent to National Centre for and the second is to come up at The draft electric vehicle %> ufacturers regarding the formu- print for the state for a phase wise government has proposed to Disease Control (NCDC) lab, Gurdaspur. policy chalked out by the State ( lation of 'e-vehicle policy'. The transition to EVs. It is also pro- allocate 100 to 200 acres of land New Delhi on June 4 for Whole In a letter to Defence Government to provide the government had also announced posed to provide online regis- for developing such parks with Genomic Sequencing (WGS). Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief much needed impetus to the S a discount of 25 percent to 600 tration of EVs, the officer added. plug and play internal infra- As per reports, Variant of con- Minister Capt Amarinder Singh electric mobility sector and . farmers who book an e-tractor For developing charging structure, common facilities and cern (VOC) has been detected said the state government would reduce carbon emissions, is also %> by September 30 in the state. infra, the draft policy has necessary external infrastruc- in 35 samples. One Alpha vari- sign the Memorandum of aimed at generating employ- A senior officer of Haryana planned installation of charging ture. An incubation center for ant (B.1.1.1.7), 33 Delta variant Agreement (MoA) for the third ment in Haryana. S Government while talking to infrastructure every 50 km on handholding startups will also be (B.1.617.2) and one Delta plus Sainik School as soon as the The electric vehicle (EV) / F The Pioneer said, “A draft on e- highways, other major roads in planned in the EVs park, the variant (AY.1) has been report- approval of the Defence Ministry draft policy has proposed 100 , C vehicle policy has been pre- the state. The government build- draft policy stated. ed in the samples sent for is received. The CM said the state percent exemption of road tax on pared after a series of consulta- ings will prepare a roadmap to To boost investments from WGS, according to an official government has already allotted EVs purchased within Haryana road price of EVs in form of the State Government has pro- tions with stakeholders and var- set up charging or swapping sta- private infrastructure developers, statement. The sample of a 35- 40 acres of land at Dalla Gorian state, applicable over the period reimbursement directly to the posed to convert 100 percent of ious government Departments. tions in all of its parking spaces the government has planned year- old resident of Vikas in Gurdaspur to establish of the validity of policy. The state buyer in the state on purchase of bus fleet owned by State The policy aims to make while all petrol pumps will be allocation of land across major Nagar Mauli-Jagran who test- Punjab's 2nd Sainik School and will also exempt SGST on pur- EVs and to the financer, if the Transport Undertakings in Haryana a global hub for electric asked to have charging stations cities for setting up charging, bat- ed positive for Covid-19 on the MoA has also been signed chase of EVs manufactured with- electric vehicle is hypothecated, Haryana into electric buses (bat- mobility development and man- and battery banks. tery banks or battery swapping May 22 has been detected with and submitted to the department in the state under certain con- the dealers of EVs (non-trans- tery electric vehicles or fuel cell ufacturing of EVs besides creat- An extra incentive for a stations in a form similar to a Delta plus variant (AY.1). of ex-servicemen welfare in the ditions. port) will be exempted from sub- EVs) by 2029, with the first phase ing an eco-friendly environ- period of six months from the contemporary fuel station as Samples of 4 direct high-risk Ministry of Defence. Apart from this, other pro- mitting of bank guarantee of Rs of 100 percent conversion of bus ment by promoting EVs through date of issuance of policy is pro- per statutory clearances. Also, the family contacts who tested However, he said this shall posed incentives include 100 per- one lakh for Online Dealer Point fleet in Gurugram and Faridabad exemption in taxes, permit fee posed to be provided to the buy- existing private buildings such as positive in May were sent to not, in his opinion, suffice to cent interest free loans to the Registration in the state and the by 2024. It also proposed phas- etc and providing incentives. ers who intend to purchase e- malls and other commercial NCDC for WGS on Saturday. meet the aspirations of the State Government employees EVs will also be registered on pri- ing out all fossil fuel based com- The policy will be finalized soon rickshaw or carts, electric cars buildings will be incentivized to Also, 29 samples for the peri- Punjabi youths. Emphasizing for purchase of EVs in the state, ority basis with a minimum mercial fleets and logistics vehi- and rolled out by the State.” below Rs 10 lakh and above Rs set up charging, battery banks or od of June have already been the need for at least one Sainik exemption from paying state token fee of Rs 100. cles in Gurugram and Faridabad The officer said that test 10 lakh. It has been proposed to battery swapping stations, as sent to NCDC on June 22 the School each in the Malwa, toll tax, 30 percent subsidy on Under its ambitious policy, by 2024 and all cities by 2030. rides in collaboration with var- issue these buyers incentive per the draft policy. results of which are awaited. Doaba and Majha regions, the three natural geographical divi- sions of the state, he said it was felt that a third Sainik School in . C M9N9#9A ( Bathinda will suitably cater to this requirement. He noted that Sainik (*$&.*-( struction of DND-Sohana ing policy decision on “in-prin- necting Nuh-Mandkola-Palwal Underpass (VUP) on Panipat - Schools are prestigious institu- Expressway is expedited. ciple” NHs. The Union Minister road with Western Peripheral Jalandhar National Highway No. tions which have consistently aryana Chief Minister The spokesperson said that directed NHAI to include the Expressway, Gadkari directed 44 (Old NH-1) at km 117.905 maintained the highest stan- HManohar Lal Khattar on during the meeting, on the pro- project in Bharatmala Phase-II NHAI to provide land for con- near Kambopura village in dards in imparting education to Saturday met Union Minister for posed project of the including Kurukshetra bypass. struction of service lanes by Karnal district, the Union children across the country. Road Transport and Highways Construction of Vehicular On the project of State Government. State PWD Minister directed NHAI to con- “For many years, these schools Nitin Gadkari in Manali and dis- Underpass (VUP) on Panipat - Construction of a new National was also asked to construct the struct the VUP at the earliest. have groomed youths into cussed 11 projects worth Rs Jalandhar National Highway No. Highway starting from service lanes. On the construction of responsible citizens and many 6,393.32 crore with regard to 44 (Old NH-1) at km 117.905 Faridabad bypass and ending at On construction of inter- underpass on Panchkula - key positions in the armed development of National near Kambopura village in EPE interchange near Chainsa change on Eastern Peripheral Yamunanagar National Highway forces are today manned by the Highways in the State. Karnal district, the union min- village, Gadkari directed NHAI Expressway to link Palwal- at the road dividing Sector-26 & alumni of these schools,” he said An official spokesperson ister directed NHAI to con- to examine the feasibility of Aligarh National Highway (NH- 27 as a standalone project, in a statement here. said that all the projects were struct the VUP at the earliest. construction of this new road. 334D) in Palwal district, the Gadkari directed NHAI to con- Sainik School, Kapurthala is accepted by the Union Minister. On the proposed project of He further said that on the Union Minister directed NHAI struct the VUP at the earliest. at present the only Sainik School The CM assured the Union declaration of Pehowa- proposed East-West Expressway to construct the interchange at pass at km 51.300 of Delhi Agra the project. On an underpass on Additional Chief Secretary in Punjab, established way back Minister that support for taking Kurukshetra- road upto NH-44 from Dabwali to Panipat project, the earliest. On construction of National Highway-44 (Old NH- Panchkula - Yamunanagar to Government, Haryana, Public in 1961. The youths of Punjab possession of land at village as National Highway and con- Gadkari directed NHAI to underpasses at Bilaspur Chowk, 2) near village Bhagolafor con- National Highway at the road Works (B&R) and Architecture have always displayed an exem- Khatiwas in Charkhi Dadri struction of Kurukshetra Bypass, examine feasibility of Expressway Kapdiwas, Bawal Chowk and nectivity to Dry Port Zone of dividing Sector-26 & 27 as a Department, Alok Nigam, plary zeal in joining the armed District for construction of the member (Projects) NHAI on priority. near Rathiwas Budkha on NH- Prithla Industrial Area, the standalone project, Gadkari Principal Secretary to Chief forces and serving the nation, he Isamailabad Narnaul Expressway intimated that the corridor was On the proposed project of 48 (Old NH-8), Gadkari direct- Union Minister directed NHAI directed NHAI to construct the Minister,. V. Umashankar and said, adding there is an urgent will be provided. He also assured declared as “in-principle” the construction of service road ed NHAI to construct the VUP to construct the VUP at the ear- VUP at the earliest. Additional Principal Secretary to need to establish additional to remove encroachments on National Highway and is yet to along Delhi-Vadodara at the earliest. liest. The State Chief Minister On the proposed project of Chief Minister, Dr Amit Agrawal Sainik schools in the state. Faridabad bypass so that con- be declared as NH due to pend- Expressway (NH-148N) for con- On construction of under- agreed to bear 50% of the cost of the construction of Vehicular were also present in the meeting. % %$ ' ) /01/2/3 & "*+
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With this, the vac- Modi had on Thursday chaired also came-up for scrutiny. the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led cine is likely to be made avail- of Healthcare Providers (India) cine is expected to be approved a three-and-half-hour-long hief Justice of India N V Punjab, which has a Congress Government in the State. able in India from as early as is in the process of privately for use in India in the coming meeting with 14 political lead- CRamana has written to government, too will go to July, though it will be limited to procuring the vaccine directly months. ers from Jammu and Kashmir. Law Minister Ravi Shankar polls, early next year. a few thousand doses initially. from the US-based manufac- One of the first single- In the meeting, the Prime Prasad seeking steps to Party leaders reviewed monitoring developments in However, it is not likely to turer. shot coronavirus vaccines Minister and Home Minister resolve the poor digital con- BJP’s Covid19 management UP and his virtual review of find many takers here as The one-shot vaccine will developed so far, J&J’s Janssen Amit Shah made it clear to the nectivity in rural, tribal, the pace of justice delivery under its programme ‘Seva hi development plan in Ayodhya experts say that one dose of JJ be priced at USD 25 in India. vaccine was cleared for emer- Kashmir leaders of Gupkar remote and hilly areas that is and is also depriving thou- Sanghthan’. with Chief Minister Yogi shot will not be effective to deal Under the government’s gency use in the US and most alliance that election to the “adversely impacting the pace sands of young lawyers across Besides Nadda, Union Adityanath during the day with delta variants that are new rules, vaccines approved recently in the UK. According assembly will be conducted of justice delivery”. The CJI the country of their liveli- Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath was a pointer to this. spreading fast in India. They by US drug regulator do not to the WHO, the vaccine’s effi- after the ongoing Delimitation referred to the digital divide hood. …A whole generation Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Yogi had this month vis- said a booster dose will be need to conduct bridging trials cacy is 66.3 per cent for mild to process. and said that “a whole gener- of lawyers is being pushed out Narendra Singh Tomar, Smriti ited the national Capital and needed to make it more effec- in India. moderate Covid-19 and 76.3 “We are committed to ation of lawyers is being of the system due to digital Irani, and Kiren Rijiju were met Modi and all top-line BJP tive. J&J had recently also start- per cent for severe to critical ensure all round development pushed out of the system” due divide,” the CJI said. among those who attended leaders. The Covid-19 vaccine ed discussions with the coun- infections. of J&K. The future of Jammu to the technological inequal- Justice Ramana also said the meeting, Besides, UP, the BJP lead- and Kashmir was discussed ity. that he recently wrote to the Successful management ers also factored anti-incum- and the delimitation exercise He was speaking during Minister of Law, of Covid19 after the centre bency working against its gov- and peaceful elections are the release of a book, Communications and IT and several BJP-ruled state ernments in Uttarakhand, important milestones in restor- ‘Anomalies in Law and highlighting these issues and governments faced criticism Goa, Manipur and Gujarat. ' 0 ing statehood as promised in Justice’, authored by former requested him to initiate for them being caught off- In Uttarakhand, while the Parliament,” said Shah. Supreme Court Judge Justice steps on priority to bridge the guard during the second BJP brought in a new Chief The meeting was the first R V Raveendran in a virtual digital divide and also to Coronavirus wave seemed to Minister Tirath Singh Rawat - " between the Centre and main- function here. evolve a mechanism to help be a top priority for the BJP, apparently to beat the anti- stream Jammu and Kashmir During the course of the the advocates who have lost wary of its fallout in the incumbency against his pre- politicians after the abrogation panel discussion that followed livelihood due to the Covid assembly elections. decessor Trivendra Singh $%" &%'( month. Novavax, expects to launch of Article 370 and the division the launch of the book, he pandemic and who are in “Preparation for the Rawat, it also faces a big chal- The recombinant nanopar- Covovax for adults in India by of the erstwhile State into two informed that the matter of dire need of financial assis- assembly polls was the main lenge to retain power in mid demand for vaccina- ticle protein-based vaccine — September and for children by Union Territories in August connectivity figured promi- tance. agenda of the meeting,” said Gujarat where it had an extra- Ation of kids and school stu- NVX-CoV2373 — developed the end of this year. 2019. nently in the two-day confer- The CJI also highlighted BJP leaders after the meet at ordinary-run of 25 years and dents, Pune based vaccine by American biotechnology “We plan to begin the pae- Prior to PM Modi’s meet ence of Chief Justices of High the need to declare the legal party headquarters here. the Congress, though still major Serum Institute of India firm Novavax has been brand- diatric trials in 920 children with J&k leaders, Ladakh MP Courts that he had held professionals and UP figured prominently unorganised, is seeing a polit- (SII) is all set to start phase 2 ed as Covovax in India. It will across 10 sites next month Jamyang Tsering Namgyal had recently. associated functionaries as in the meet as it has been in ical opportunity to break the and 3 paediatric trials of be the fourth Covid-19 vaccine after seeking permission from said in a tweet that the Gupkar “The poor connectivity in frontline workers and the the focus for last several BJP citadel even as the AAP is Covovax on 920 children — to undergo clinical trials for the DCGI (Drug Controller alliance did not have the right rural, tribal, remote and hilly need to vaccinate them all on months. Prime Minister slowly gaining ground in dis- 460 each in the 12-17 and 2-11 children in India. General of India),” as per the or authority to speak on behalf areas is adversely impacting priority. Narendra Modi is personally tricts like Surat. age groups — from next SII, partnering with statement from the company. of the people of Ladakh. ' O "# ! # & " $! ( R $! $ .2 / " " * + $%" &%'( 1 + the country in April. Now, with the unlock in Uttar rime Minister Narendra New Delhi: Prime Minister Pradesh and Bihar, distribu- PModi on Saturday held a Narendra Modi on tion and awareness building review meeting with top offi- International Day against Drug about ‘Gram Ujala’ has cials to monitor the progress of Abuse and Illicit Trafficking restarted.” vaccination and Covid situa- said that drugs bring with it The company uses carbon tion in the country and direct- darkness, destruction and dev- credits to offset the cost of ed officers to work with the astation and we should save these LED bulbs. States to ensure that the pace of lives and realize the vision of “One consumer can testing does not go down. drugs free India. New Delhi: EESL’s wholly 1,08,470 LED bulbs have been exchange a maximum of 5 New Delhi: As the farmers are He said testing remains a In his message Prime owned subsidiary Convergence sold in Varanasi, Prayagraj, bulbs under this initiative. intensifying their protest over very important weapon to track Minister Modi said, “Today, on Energy Services Limited has Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and These bulbs consume 88 per the three farm laws on the and contain rising infections in International Day against Drug resumed distribution of ‘LED’ Bhadohi areas.” cent less electricity as com- completion of seven months of any region. Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, I bulbs as part of its Gram Ujala The scheme was launched pared to their incandescent their agitation at the borders of Officials gave a detailed laud all those working at the Scheme in villages of Uttar in March this year and has counterparts.” the national capital, Congress presentation to the Prime grassroots to eliminate the Pradesh and Bihar. helped save costs of around “They contribute signifi- leader Rahul Gandhi on Minister on progress of vacci- menace of drugs from our Accordingly, under the Rs 17 crore per year along- cantly to reducing carbon Saturday came out in their nation in the country. He was duction. 50% of the 45+ population and society. Every such effort to ‘Gram Ujala’ programme, ‘7 with 5,06,35,066.68 kWh emissions, energy savings and support saying we are with the briefed about the age wise vac- The Prime Minister was 16 districts have vaccinated #SaveLives is vital. After all, watt and 12-Watt’ led bulbs energy per year. monetary savings.” “farmers”. cination coverage and about the informed that 3.77 crore doses more than 90% of the 45+ pop- drugs bring with it darkness, with 3-years warranty are given “Any consumer from a In addition, the company In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul vaccine coverage among have been administered in the ulation. destruction and devastation.” to rural consumers against rural household with a valid added that these lights come Gandhi said, “It’s simple - We healthcare workers, frontline last 6 days which is more than The PM expressed satis- “Let us reiterate our com- submission of working incan- electricity connection from with a three-year free replace- are with Satyagrahi Annadata workers and general population the entire population of coun- faction at the rising speed of mitment to descent bulbs at an affordable ‘DISCOM’ can avail LED ment warranty and better (farmers).” in various states. tries like Malaysia, Saudi vaccinations in this week and #ShareFactsOnDrugs and cost of Rs 10 per bulb. bulbs under the initiative.” shelf life. The Congress Lok Sabha Officials apprised Modi Arabia and Canada. stressed that it is important to realise our vision of a Drugs “So far, CESL has distrib- “Operations under the “Switching to these MP from Kerala’s Wayanad about the vaccine supply in the It was also discussed that carry this momentum forward, Free India. Remember - addic- uted 2,52,069 LED bulbs in programme had begun before affordable LED lights can tweeted with the hashtag upcoming months and efforts 128 districts in the country according to a statement from tion is neither cool nor a style Arrah and Buxar districts of the pandemic induced help in saving up to 13 units #Farmersprotest. On the com- being made to increase pro- have vaccinated more than the Prime Minister’s Office. statement. Sharing an old Bihar, whereas in UP, nearly restrictions were imposed in per bulb per month.” IANS pletion of seven months of their #MannKiBaat episode which protest at several points on the contained many aspects of borders of the national capital, %O," #%# P.-#" 5 # overcoming the drugs menace.” the farmers under the banner he added. of Samyukt Kisan Morcha &" , ! % # # &#" While Government agen- (SKM) are observing ‘Kheti cies like NCB is on toes to Bachao, Loktantra Bachao detect and stop the drug rack- Diwas”. New Delhi: The Pinarayi persons being in relation to et in the country, the agency on Farmers will also visit the Vijayan Government has their function to protest as Thursday busted an interna- New Delhi: The Narcotics the drug law enforcement Codeine Based Cough Syrups Raj Bhavan (the Governor moved the Supreme Court members of the legislative tional drug smuggling racket Control Bureau (NCB) on agency launched a special (CBCS) and 245 kg of House) in several states. seeking its nod to withdraw assembly the MLAs who are with the arrest of a wanted drug Saturday said that it has bust- drive against psychotropic psychotropic drugs and arrest The farmers from Punjab, cases against CPI(M) leaders, accused in this FIR, entitled to smuggler linked to a Pakistan ed a drug trafficking syndicate drugs trafficking of eight persons. Haryana and western Uttar including Kerala Education get protection under the Lahore-based operative in con- operating over darknet and especially those using the The official said that the Pradesh have been protesting Minister V Sivankutty, for Constitution,” argued the state nection with the recovery of 56 arrested eight persons who darknet and internet phar- agency carried out demanding the vandalism inside Assembly government. kg of heroin from the India- were involved in the macy route. searches in various parts of withdrawal of three farm laws in 2015, when the current bers, that too without the The Kerala High Court Pakistan border in Rajasthan. trade. He said that the agency Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and ensuring MSP for their regime was not in power. consent of the Speaker of the had dismissed the state’s peti- IANS NCB Deputy Director seized 22 lakhs of Uttarakhand and Himachal produce since November 26 The Kerala High Court, in Assembly?” tion against an order of rejec- K.P.S. Malhotra said that psychotropic drugs, 70,000 Pradesh. IANS last year. IANS an order passed on March 12, The state government tion by the Chief Judicial had refused to give its nod to contended that the high court Magistrate’s court in the same saying that the elect- failed to appreciate the fact Thiruvananthapuram, seek- ed representatives were that the alleged offences under ing permission to withdraw " " 1 expected to uphold prestige of Section 447 and 427 of IPC prosecution against accused, the House or face conse- and Section 3(1) of the including sitting ministers. New Delhi: After Union a tweet. 2021 where they failed to provide quences. Prevention of Damage to The government argued Information Technology In an earlier tweet, the me any prior notice before deny- The MLAs had vandalised Public Property Act, hap- that Article 105(3), 194(3) of Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Congress MP from ing me access to my own the Speaker’s dais, uprooted pened on the floor of the the Constitution confers cer- and Congress MP Shashi Thiruvananthapuram had said: account.” his chair, pulled out mike Legislative Assembly during tain privileges and immunities Tharoor were temporarily “And @Twitter locked me out Prasad, who has been at the system, computer etc. the Budget Session of the leg- to the members of the locked out of their Twitter again because to explain the forefront of the government’s The special leave petition islature as a part of the protest Parliament and state accounts on Friday, the latter problem, the first tweet in this drive to bring in more compli- filed by the state government by opposition members Legislature. said that he would seek an thread included the offending ance and stricter norms for said: “When Article 105(3), against the budget “Therefore, it is not prop- explanation from the copyrighted video. Locking is social media platforms, added: “It 194(3) of the Constitution of presentation by the then er for the Secretary of microblogging platform for its a foolish response to a DCMA is apparent that my statements India confers certain privi- Finance Minister due to the Legislative Assembly to file actions. notice; disabling the video calling out the high handedness leges and immunities to the then prevailing political rea- cases against the MLAs with “As Chairman of the (which they’ve now done) and arbitrary actions of Twitter, members of the Parliament son. regard to an incident hap- Parliamentary Standing should be enough. @Twitter particularly sharing the clips of and State Legislature, is it “The FIR registered by pened on the floor of the Committee on Information has a lot to learn.” my interviews to TV channels proper for the Secretary of the Secretary Legislative House during the protest Technology, I can state that we Earlier in the day, Prasad and its powerful impact, have Legislative Assembly to file Assembly without the consent made by the opposition mem- will be seeking an explanation was denied access to his Twitter clearly ruffled its feathers.” cases against the MLAs with of the Speaker is wrong and bers, that too without the from @TwitterIndia for the account for almost an hour “No matter what any plat- regard to an incident that therefore the application filed consent of the Speaker of the locking of @rsprasad’s & my over alleged violation of the US’ blocked, Prasad said in a series violation of Rule 4(8) of the form does, they will have to abide happened on the floor of the under section 321 Cr.P.C. is Assembly,” added the plea, accounts & the rules & proce- Digital Millennium Copyright posts on Koo, the India-made Information Technology by the new IT Rules fully and House during the protest liable to be allowed. seeking stay on the high court dures they follow while oper- Act. micro-blogging platform: (Intermediary Guidelines and there shall be no compromise on made by the opposition mem- “The act of the accused order. 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to be sustained,” Biden told of sacrifice, and will not spare toward our common goal in a reporters in the Oval Office of anything,” he said. new and different way,” he the White House in a joint The Afghan Defence and added. In his remarks, Ghani media appearance with Security Forces have retaken six noted the shift “from war to President Ghani and the CEO districts, both in the south peace” and how “the implica- Abdullah Abdullah. American and the north of the country. tions of this are profound.” The troops may be leaving, but “It's showing our determina- Afghan leader said that in his support for Afghanistan is not tion. So, I hope that nobody discussions with the Congress, ending in terms of helping does the Bernard Shaw on us. he respected the decision of "*($./0$ maintain their military as well Exaggerating our debt before withdrawing US forces. as economic and political sup- something has happened,” he Ghani said Afghanistan is resident Joe Biden has told port, Biden said. added. entering its “1861 moment” Phis Afghan counterpart "Afghans are going to have “Let us understand that in when President Lincoln Ashraf Ghani that the people of to decide their future of what moments of great transition, entered a besieged Washington Afghanistan "are going to have they — what they want. What things happen. But you will see and ultimately saved the United to decide their future" but they want. But it won't be for that with determination, with States. “Afghanistan has a sim- assured him that the US is lack of us being a help. unity, and with the partnership, ilar approach. The republic going to "stick with you" even "But we're going to stick we will overcome all odds,” has strong roots in support but after the American troops leave with you. And we're going to Ghani said. actually together we will be able the war-torn nation by do our best to see to it you have Earlier at the Pentagon, to do it.” September. the tools you need," the US Defence Secretary Austin men- In a fact sheet, the White Biden, who had his first president assured the top tioned how the Department of House later said the US will face-to-face meeting with Afghan leaders ahead of the US Defense “is deeply invested in continue to provide assistance Ashraf Ghani at the White troop withdrawal before the security and stability of through its enduring partner- House on Friday said America's September 11. Afghanistan and in the pursuit ship with Afghanistan to pro- partnership with the South Ghani, sitting alongside of a negotiated settlement”. He mote a peaceful and stable Asian nation is going to be sus- Biden, said Afghanistan was . $ 2 2 3 4 reaffirmed the US commitment future that the Afghan people tained. grateful for the blood and trea- to an enduring partnership with want and deserve. “The partnership between sure America had spilled dur- finds itself facing direct battle in Afghanistan in a recent unity among Afghan leaders - “We are very encouraged Afghanistan, especially the “Our strong support and Afghanistan and the United ing the past two decades to against the Taliban militants. offensive. - across the board. Afghans are and satisfied that this partner- strong defence relationship. partnership is designed to pre- States is not ending. It's going defend his country, which now Biden has announced that The visiting Afghan lead- going to have to decide their ship is taking place. Thank you “I am confident that as res- vent Afghanistan from ever the American military presence ers also held meetings with top future, what they want. But it for ordering the priorities,” he olute support begins to wind again being used as a safe in Afghanistan will end by officials of the Biden adminis- won't be for lack of us being said. down, we will make the tran- haven for terrorism; maintain September 11 of this year — tration including Defense helped... The senseless vio- “The Afghan nation is at an sition to a new relationship Afghan stability and build self- the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA lence, it has to stop, but it's 1861 moment, like President with Afghanistan and the reliance; promote economic coordinated suicide attacks Director William Burns and going to be very difficult," (Abraham) Lincoln rallying to Afghan forces. One that con- growth; preserve social gains in against the US by al-Qaida, the top Congressional leader- Biden said. Ghani said the US the defence of the Republic, tinues to meet your responsi- education, health and women's which was based in ship. As the US prepares its is entering a new chapter of determined that the Republic is bilities to your citizens,” said empowerment and the rule of Afghanistan. Afghan exit, Biden said the two bilateral relations with defended. It's a choice of values. Austin. law; protect the rights of The meeting between visiting leaders have got very Afghanistan where the part- The values of an exclusionary “We will remain partners women, girls, and minorities; Biden and the Afghan leaders difficult jobs. nership would not only be system or an inclusionary sys- with the Afghan government bolster Afghan civil society; comes as Taliban fighters have “They are doing important military, but comprehensive tem. We're determined to have and the Afghan military. And and respond to humanitarian captured dozens of key districts work, trying to bring about regarding their mutual interest. unity, coherence, national sense we will continue to work needs,” the White House said. "*($./0$ welcome our President Ashraf Ghani and the delegation. But embers of the Afghan- our main purpose of this rally MAmerican community is to stop the proxy war in ''Q 8 on Friday held a welcome Afghanistan, where Pakistan - ''5* rally in support of their visit- has been supporting all the ing President Ashraf Ghani terrorist groups in the region,” and CEO Dr Abdullah Ashraf said in his address to $$%*+0' :5"/:5 3"6&8.&5*0; Floyd family attorney Ben Q 8 Abdullah in which they urged the participating Afghans. Crump said the family had got- US President Joe Biden to ask “They are trying to desta- ormer Minneapolis police ten “some measure of account- Pakistan to stop a "proxy war" bilise the region. We all know FOfficer Derek Chauvin was ability” but is hoping Chauvin .+ < in Afghanistan. that Pakistan is sponsoring all sentenced on Friday to 22 and gets the maximum at his “We are here to support the terrorist groups in 1/2 years in prison for the mur- upcoming federal civil rights '***& ror was a bit lopsided," he Afghan troops and Afghan Afghanistan and also der of George Floyd, whose trial. Crump said this was the said. national army and security send them to other countries dying gasps under Chauvin's longest sentence a police offi- akistan is seeking a "It was a lopsided rela- forces. We want the United to destabilise the region,” he knee led to the biggest outcry cer has ever received in P"civilised" and "even-hand- tionship because the US felt States to end the proxy war in said. against racial injustice in the Minnesota. ed" relationship with that they were giving aid to Afghanistan supported by “So, our main goal and U.S. In generations. But he added: "Real justice Washington like the one that Pakistan, they felt that Pakistan Pakistan establishment,” demand from the US and The punishment — which in America will be Black men existed between the US and the then had to do US' bidding. Mirwais Safi, an Afghan- Afghan government is to come came after Chauvin broke his and Black women and people UK or with India "right now", "And what Pakistan did in American told the media in with a fundamental decision yearlong silence to offer con- of color who will not have to Prime Minister Imran Khan terms of trying to do the US front of the White House, to put all the terrorist groups, dolences to the Floyd family 4 2 !" - # fear being killed by the police has said, underlining the role bidding cost Pakistan a lot … hours before President Joe and drag them to international and express hope that they 6 3 - . - just because the color of their Islamabad could play in the 70,000 Pakistanis died, and Biden met the visiting Afghan courts and especially Pakistan eventually have “some peace of - 7 4 skin. That would be real jus- region, including in over $150 billion were lost to leaders at his Oval Office. as they have to speak with mind” — is one of the longest tice.” Afghanistan after America the economy because there The Afghan-Americans them and show their face to prison terms ever imposed on Chauvin, 45, could get out on protest leader. Outside the courthouse, a leaves the war-torn country. were suicide bombings and also urged the Biden admin- the international community, a US police officer in the killing parole after serving two-thirds Judge Peter Cahill went crowd of about 50 people Khan made the comments bombs going on all over the istration to refrain from send- to the UN,” he said. of a Black person. of his sentence, or about 15 beyond the 12 1/2-year sen- clasped hands or placed them during an interview with The country," he said. ing money to Pakistan. “They have proof and evi- Still, Floyd family members years. tence prescribed under state on each other's shoulders. The New York Times in which he The main problem with “Because they (Pakistan) are dence that Pakistan has been and others were disappointed. “Just because it's the most guidelines, citing Chauvin's reaction was subdued as peo- also expressed his disappoint- this lopsided relationship was definitely supporting terror- sponsoring and supporting The sentence fell short of the 30 time doesn't mean it's enough “abuse of a position of trust and ple debated whether the sen- ment that his bid to normalise that "Pakistani governments ism in Afghanistan. alternative groups in years prosecutors had request- time," said Nekima Levy authority and also the particu- tence was long enough. Some ties with India did not make tried to deliver what they were “We are gathered here to Afghanistan,” Sharif alleged. ed. And with good behavior, Armstrong, a Minneapolis lar cruelty” shown to Floyd. cursed in disgust. any progress though he not capable of," and it led to a approached Prime Minister "mistrust between the two Narendra Modi soon after countries," Khan said. 52 !- assuming office in August "And people in Pakistan 75 2018. felt they paid a heavy, heavy 5 ! 8 In the interview that comes price for this relationship. And as US President Joe Biden had the US thought Pakistan had "@ AB " his first face-to-face meeting not done enough." C " 0 with his Afghan counterpart The prime minister said / D 2 4 +6 Ashraf Ghan at the White that his government wanted the + . House on Friday, Khan recalled future relationship to be based ( ) ) that Pakistan has had a closer on trust and common objec- $*-0 ,*-**$.* K0'0*L mitment in Sardinata, in relationship with the US than tives, including a peaceful and # ) United Nations: With no "This will not be easy," Catatumbo approaching the other nations in the region, stable Afghanistan. T progress toward ending the 10- Pedersen said, he United States estimates olombian President Iván city of Cúcuta, the presidential such as India, and was a US The US and the Taliban # ( NF# ( year Syrian conflict, the U.N. spe- But he said he senses that Tthat up to 9,00,000 people CDuque said on Friday that a helicopter was the victim of an partner in the war against ter- have signed a landmark deal in ' cial envoy for Syria called Friday all key players are interested in in Ethiopia's Tigray region helicopter carrying him and sev- attack,” the president said in a rorism, Dawn newspaper Doha on February 29, 2020 fol- # ( for new international talks on deepening talks on a way now face famine conditions eral senior officials came under statement. He said the heli- reported. lowing multiple rounds of * C ( concrete steps like exchanging ahead, which is why "we need amid a deadly conflict, even as fire in the southern Catatumbo copter's equipment and capa- "Now, after the US leaves negotiations to bring lasting prisoners and a nationwide a new constructive interna- the prime minister says there is region bordering Venezuela, in a bilities “prevented something Afghanistan, basically Pakistan peace in war-torn Afghanistan cease-fire that the government tional dialogue on Syria." “no hunger” there. rare instance of a direct attack on lethal from happening.” A would want a civilised rela- and allow US troops to return # and opposition could agree on as Pedersen said he has been The hunger crisis in Tigray a presidential aircraft. video released by the presi- tionship, which you have home, effectively drawing cur- initial steps to give impetus to a in regular contact with senior is the world's worst in a decade, Duque said everyone on dency showed several bullet between nations, and we would tains on America's longest war. " political solution. officials from Russia, a close and the new famine findings are board the helicopter was safe, holes in the Colombian air like to improve our trading Asked if Pakistan will con- " Geir Pedersen told the Syria ally, and the United States, “terrifying,” the head of the US including himself, Defense force helicopter. relationship with the US,” he tinue to have any strategic rel- / D2 & U.N. Security Council he which supports the opposi- Agency for International Minister Diego Molano, Duque did not provide the said. Asked to elaborate his evance to the US after the ' believes these and other areas tion, before and since this Development, Samantha Power, Interior Minister Daniel time of the attack or say who he concept of a civilised relation- pullout, Khan said: "I don't "of vital concern for average month's meeting between said Friday, adding that millions Palacios and the governor of believed carried it out, but ship, Khan said he was seeking know, really. I haven't thought Syrians" have the potential to Russian President Vladimir more people are at risk. Norte de Santander state, several armed groups are relations like the one that exist- about it in that way, that + achieve common ground Putin and U.S. President Joe The new estimate more Silvano Serrano. They had just known to operate in the area. ed "between the US and Britain, Pakistan should have some 8 among Syria's warring parties. Biden. He said he has also been than doubles the warning issued attended an event titled “Peace The president said the or between US and India right strategic relevance to the US." Progress would also "promote in regular contact with many earlier this month by the United with Legality, the Sustainable “cowardly” attack would not now. So, a relationship which is Khan said he could not internal and regional stability countries on the 15-member Nations and aid groups that Catatumbo chapter.” make him stop fighting drug even-handed". predict the future of the mili- and build trust and confi- Security Council and key states more than 3.50,000 people face “I want to inform the coun- trafficking, terrorism and orga- "Unfortunately, the rela- tary and security relationship dence," he said. in the region. AP famine conditions in Tigray. try that after fulfilling a com- nized crime. tionship during the war on ter- between Pakistan and the US. # E5 6 " + "33* .5& 3"/&*"&" * 9 * % 8 ; : ; ;
# / '***& and Masood Azhar. He said it has to be deter- * 8* ,-!&% !'*# make sure they're safe. The He said that whatever steps mined whether the FATF is a mayor asked other cities in the oreign Minister Shah Pakistan took were in its own technical forum or a political 3 8 8 C ire and smoke coming from county to join the building FMahmood Qureshi on interests and added that it is in one, state-run Radio Pakistan 8 Fdeep inside the concrete review and said there will be Saturday said there was "no the country's interest to stop reported. Addressing a virtual 6 * and metal remains of a col- state and federal funding to help. room" to keep Pakistan on the money laundering and terror press conference, FATF lapsed 12-story condominium Federal Emergency FATF's 'grey list' since it has financing. President Marcus Pleyer on ! # tower near Miami hampered Management Agency officials implemented 26 out of the 27 Qureshi said "some pow- Friday said the Pakistan gov- rescue efforts Saturday as emer- have joined local and state author- points of the action handed out ers" desired to keep Pakistan in ernment has failed to check the # " gency workers raced to recov- ities at the site, DeSantis said. He by the global body against the FATF's 'grey list' and it risk of money laundering, lead- 5 er any survivors beneath the added that a nearby "sister build- money laundering and terror needs to be looked at whether ing to corruption and terror /9 ! mountain of rubble. ing" of the collapsed tower is also financing. the global forum is being used financing. Rescuers used infrared being looked at because it was Qureshi's comments came for political purposes. However, "The FATF encourages technology, water and foam to built at the same time and with a day after the Financial Action he did not elaborate. Pakistan to continue to make battle the blaze, whose source 8 " ## - - the same designer. Task Force (FATF), during its He said the FATF itself has progress to address as soon as was unclear, and Miami-Dade 45 Surfside Mayor Charles plenary meeting from June 21- accepted that Pakistan has possible the one remaining - % Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Burkett said he was working on 25, retained Pakistan in its implemented 26 out of 27 Combating the Financing of # said the smoke has been the side of the tower as white people were still unaccounted a plan to temporarily relocate 'grey list' for failing to check action plans whereas significant Terrorism (CFT)-related item + # / ! biggest challenge. In a news smoke or steam streamed out, for two days after Thursday's residents of the Champlain money laundering, leading to progress has been made on the by demonstrating that Terror ( " conference, she described the and a bitter, sulfur-like smell collapse, which killed at least Towers North, which was con- terror financing. 27th one. Financing (TF) investigations L blaze as "very deep" and said hung in the air. four. Authorities announced structed the same year and sits It also asked Islamabad to “There is no room to keep and prosecutions target senior # rescuers faced "incredible dif- "The stench is very thick," they are beginning an audit of about 100 yards away from the investigate and prosecute Pakistan in the grey list after it leaders and commanders of + ! ficulties" because of the flames. said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, buildings nearing their 40-year collapsed building, and that senior leaders and comman- has implemented 26 out of 27 UN designated terrorist A firehose blasted one of speaking alongside the mayor. review — like the fallen FEMA has agreed to pay for ders of UN-designated terror action plans of the FATF,” he groups," an FATF statement #M the lower floors on the north One hundred fifty-nine Champlain Towers South — to lodging. groups, including Hafiz Saeed said. said. #8 % %$ ' ) /01/2/3 - ./ " 8 9- ! )* 7 ,* of MD/WTD shall be reviewed '0$&0$ and will demonstrate its abili- Hero's latest venture, Spur, will 0 * +2( by the Board annually, the ty to disrupt the market in manufacture key components he Reserve Bank of India apex bank said. ndia's Hero Motors Europe,” said Jeff Weiss, the for bicycles in house, a move Thas limited the maximum The UCBs shall ensure ICompany (HMC) Group has London-based CEO of Hero aimed at further de-risking $%" &%'( continued term of managing that the following 'fit and prop- said that Hero Cycles has suc- International. the value chain. directors and whole time direc- er' criteria is fulfilled by the per- cessfully delivered its first batch “Clearly, a major part of the “Where most of our com- n a crackdown on political tors (WTD) of urban cooper- son being appointed as MD. of “Made in India” e-bikes to future is e-bikes with e-bike petitors are struggling with Iinterference, the Reserve ative banks (UCBs) to 15 years The MD shall function under Europe. sales expected to reach around supplies, the partnership with Bank of India has barred MPs, in a series of steps taken to the overall general superinten- The shipment, under the 15 million units in Europe by HSC allows uninterrupted sup- MLAs and members of munic- ensure professional manage- dence, direction and control of HNF brand of Hero 2030. We are confident that plies for bikes and e-bikes even ipal corporations or other local ment of these institutions that the Board of Directors (BoD). International (HIT), marks the Hero is poised to become a in this high-demand period. bodies from holding the office have often been found under- With regard to the age, the start of the Indian bicycle market leader in this segment, Since HMC is also setting up of managing director (MD) or taking non-transparent activi- RBI has said that the person at major's plan to become a leader making high-quality e-bikes component manufacturing in- whole-time director (WTD) ties right at the top. the top of UCBs should not be in the European Union (EU) fusing HNF's engineering and house, the dependence on in urban cooperative banks. In the latest directions below the age of 35 years and market, the company said this design expertise with Hero's external component suppliers These directions are applic- carries on any trade, business approval, they are required to given by the RBI on appoint- above the age of 70 years at any week. manufacturing capability, espe- will be reduced,” Weiss added. able to all Primary (Urban) Co- or industry; should not have formulate a board approved ment, re-appointment and ter- time during his/her term in The first batch of around cially with the 100-acre Cycle The European arm of operative Banks (UCBs). The substantial interest in any com- policy based on all the other mination process of MD and office. But, within the overall 200 units has been delivered to Valley in Ludhiana,” he HMC was created to cater to RBI had exempted UCBs with pany or firm as defined in provisions of these directions WTD of UCBs, the apex bank limit of 70 years, as part of their Germany, with further units said. the booming European market a deposit size of less than 100 Section 5 (ne) read with for appointment / re-appoint- has said that an individual will internal policy, individual planned for the EU in future. The company believes its by acquiring Avocet Sports in crore from the requirement of Section 56 of the Banking ment / termination of be eligible for re-appointment bank's Boards are free to pre- “The shipment marks a latest batch of e-bikes to Europe Manchester in the UK in 2016. seeking prior approval of the Regulations Act, 1949; and appointment of MD or WTD. as MD/WTD in the same bank scribe a lower retirement age, step forward to establish HMC overcomes the bicycle supply Avocet Sports, later renamed as Reserve Bank for appointment shall not be a director, manag- These banks shall imme- even after finishing continuous the RBI said. as the largest fully integrated e- chain disruptions caused by the Insync Bikes, is one of the / re-appointment / termination er, managing agent, partner or diately report the appointment 15 year tenure but only after a To run the operations pro- bike company in Europe, with COVID-19 pandemic. While largest bike distributors in the of appointment of MDs or proprietor of any trading, com- / re-appointment / termination minimum gap of three years, fessionally, the person should a well-oiled manufacturing supplies dwindled and lead UK, with more than 22 per cent WTDs. mercial or industrial concern. of appointment of MD or subject to meeting other con- also have adequate educational capability in India and bright- times for components market share in the kid's bike Under the propriety crite- In addition, the person WTD to the respective region- ditions. Moreover, during this qualifications. He/she should be ens the prospect of India as a increased manifold, consumer segment. ria, the person to be nominat- should not be of unsound al offices (Department of three-year cooling period, the a graduate, preferably, with reliable supplier to the market demand for bikes and e-bikes By 2019, the European ed as MD or WTD shall not be mind and stands so declared by Supervision, Central Office, in individual shall not be appoint- Qualification in banking/ co- other than China,” HMC said sky-rocketed. market was drifting increas- engaged in any other business a competent court; should not case of UCBs under jurisdic- ed or associated with the bank operative banking or in a statement. To cater to this growing ingly towards e-bikes, and or vocation; shall not hold the be an undischarged insolvent; tion of Mumbai office) of the in any capacity, either directly Chartered/Cost Hero International – the demand for bikes and e-bikes, demand for high-tech, light position of a Member of should not be convicted by a Reserve Bank. or indirectly. Accountant/MBA (Finance); or European bike and e-bike arm Hero said it established its dig- and durable e-bikes for sus- Parliament or state legislature criminal court of an offence The UCBs shall review In general, the RBI has Post graduation in any discipline. of HMC – said the company's ital supply chain company – tainable commuting was grow- or municipal corporation or involving moral turpitude; and the ‘Fit and Proper' status of directed that the tenure of They must also have a com- aim is to achieve an organic Hero Supply Chain (HSC) – a ing. HMC decided to leverage municipality or other local should not be a director of any the existing MDs in terms of MD/WTD shall not be for a bined experience of at least eight revenue of up to EURO 300 team specialised in logistics its automotive manufacturing bodies; and shall not be a other co-operative bank or a these directions and confirm period more than five years at years at the middle/senior man- million by 2025, while adding management and digital trans- experience to venture into director of any company other co-operative credit society. the same, with the approval of a time subject to a minimum agement level in the banking sec- EURO 200 million from inor- formation. HSC is designed to manufacturing premium e- than a company registered The person shall submit a board of directors to the con- period of three years at the time tor, including the experience ganic growth. act as a consolidated buying bikes in India while acquiring under Section 8 of the self-declaration form on per- cerned regional office within of first appointment, unless ter- gained in the concerned UCB, or “The first HNF branded house for HIT and cater to the HNF Nicolai, a premium Companies Act, 2013. sonal integrity. a period of two months from minated or removed earlier, non-banking finance compa- bike built in India has landed original equipment manufac- German e-bike brand, to enter In addition, he shall not be While the exempted UCBs the date of issuance of the cir- and shall be eligible for re- nies engaged in lending (loan on European shores. This is a turer (OEM) demand in the the European e-bikes a partner of any firm which are not required to obtain prior cular. appointment. The performance companies) and asset financing. big moment for the company EU for supplies from India. market. = 9 # );;' 9
"*($./0$ month increase since April ago dissipates. The remainder Powell said on Tuesday that the - :);1 4 " 1992, Xinhua news agency will intensify debate within central bank would not raise < : key US inflation measure quoted the Department as say- the Fed about when to taper interest rates preemptively Aclosely watched by the ing on Friday. asset purchases and hike rates," based on inflation fears, reit- <(( : ,# = Federal Reserve posted its Including volatile food and Diane Swonk, chief economist erating recent inflation surge is biggest year-on-year increase in energy prices, the headline at Grant Thornton, a major transitory. May since 1992, indicating ris- PCE price index rose 3.9 per accounting firm, said Friday in "We will not raise interest $%" &%'( "Therefore, we thought hiring ing inflation pressures with cent from a year earlier, the a blog. rates preemptively because we part-time 'Covid Wardens' will be the reopening of the economy, fastest annual pace since "Faster than expected infla- think employment is too high, ederal Bank on Saturday said it helpful to both. We provided jobs to the Commerce Department August 2008, well above the tion figures have made many because we fear the possible $%" &%'( Fhas provided 400-odd part-time about 400-odd people in Kerala," he reported . Fed's inflation target of 2 per within the ranks of the Federal onset of inflation. Instead, we jobs with a monthly salary of said. The so-called core person- cent. Reserve more nervous about will wait for actual evidence of etrol price soared past 100-a-litre mark in Tamil 18,000 at its branches in Kerala so Hiring was done in Kerala al consumption expenditure "Many of the increases we rate hikes," Swonk said, adding actual inflation or other imbal- PNadu after fuel prices were hiked again on Saturday. far, in a bid to help those who lost because the state was having many (PCE) price index, the Fed's are currently seeing will play seven out of 18 Fed officials are ances," Powell told lawmakers Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 35 paise per their employment due to the Covid- positive cases at that time and preferred inflation measure, out as we move into the sum- now expecting to raise rates at at a hearing before the House litre each-the steepest in recent times, according to a 19 pandemic. moreover the footfall in branches jumped 3.4 per cent in May mer months when the effect of least once in 2022. Select Subcommittee on the price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. Designated as 'Covid Wardens', were also high. from a year ago, the largest 12- a sharp drop in prices a year But Fed Chair Jerome Coronavirus Crisis. The increase took rates across the country to fresh these people were hired to manage Whereas in other states, 'Covid highs with Tamil Nadu becoming the latest state to see crowds, provide masks and sanitis- Wardens' were not hired as there petrol cross 100-a- litre mark. er to the public visiting the branch- were security guards managing the - <: In Delhi, petrol hit an all-time high of 98.11 a litre, es in the state, it said. crowd at bank branches, Kumar while diesel is now priced at 88.65 per litre. The livelihood enhancement added. $ " Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on project was started as part of its cor- Asked if the initiative will con- the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax porate social responsibility (CSR) tinue, Kumar said the bank will dis- " 3 / (VAT) and freight charges. initiative in August 2020 and is con- continue if the Covid-19 positivity While petrol had crossed 100-a-litre mark in tinuing even now. rate falls below five per cent in a par- ! =" Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Speaking to PTI, Federal Bank ticular locality. Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Human Resource Officer "We are keeping a close watch Jammu:Commissioner )0')*/* Odisha, and Ladakh, several towns in Tamil Nadu Ajith Kumar K K said: "This is a on positivity rate in the state," he Secretary to Govt, Hospitality including Salem, Vellore and Cuddalore saw that level part-time job given to tide over the said. & Protocol Department, Talat onstruction works of dif- after the steep price hike. situation, not a full-time employ- Kumar also mentioned that the Parvez Rohella on Saturday Cferent Metro Projects in the In Chennai, petrol is priced at 99.19 a litre while ment." needy people were hired irrespective inspected the sites of ongoing city have been going on in the diesel comes for 93.23 per litre. The bank hired these people at of their education qualification civil works of Jammu Division. lockdown. Among metro cities, petrol is already above Rs 100 a monthly salary of Rs 18,000 per through reputed agencies and The Secretary was apprised A great milestone has been in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. month. About Rs 6 crore has been organisations, and the salary is about the ongoing projects achieved by executing unin- In Mumbai, petrol now costs Rs 104.22 a litre and spent towards salary in the last 10 being paid through these agencies. which included expansion of terrupted concreting works of diesel comes for Rs 96.16. months, he said. Although there is a jobless sit- Circuit House at a cost of 660 a top slab and a concourse slab Rate of diesel, the most used fuel in the country, had Since many had lost jobs due to uation in many sectors due to the lakhs, and also expansion of of Biman Bandar Metro Station crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Sri Ganganagar and the pandemic in the state there were pandemic, the bank however cannot Guest House, Jammu. of Noapara - Barasat via Biman Hanumangarh in Rajasthan as well in a couple of places requests for creating part-time jobs take care of all jobless people, Bandar Metro project main- in Odisha. The hike on Saturday is the 30th increase in from several agencies and organi- Kumar said adding that "we are play- taining all Covid Protocols prices since May 4, when state-owned oil firms ended sations. ing our small part under our CSR recently. an 18-day hiatus in rate revision they observed during "We thought of finding a way to initiative". A cover was put in place to assembly elections in states like West Bengal. provide livelihood to people who The Kochi-based Federal Bank protect manpower, machinery In 30 hikes, the price of petrol has risen by Rs 7.71 lost jobs due to the pandemic and said it spent the entire allocated CSR and newly cast concrete as per litre and diesel by Rs 8.12 a litre. help them tide over the economic funds of Rs 35 crore during the well as to execute the job with- Oil companies revise rates of petrol and diesel daily hardship. That's why we decided to 2020-21 fiscal. The bank expects the out any interruption during the based on the average price of benchmark fuel in the hire such people," he added. CSR budget for the current year heavy downpour. international market in the preceding 15 days, and for- Kumar further said crowd man- would be around Rs 40 crore. Casting work of a con- eign exchange rates. agement at branches had become a The bank has been implement- course slab of Biman Bandar Oil prices have climbed on optimism of a quick big issue during the pandemic as the ing CSR initiatives for the last 10 Metro station has also been recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude soared past the Kerala government has restricted years through the Federal Bank completed immediately after USD 75 per barrel mark, the first time since April entry of not more than five people Hormis Memorial the top slab casting 2019. . at a particular time. Foundation. work. :-
,* What is interesting is that travellers want options for both he Covid-19 related travel domestic and international Tcurbs in different parts of travel in just about equal num- the country has had a lasting ber of preferences expressed in impact on the track and the survey. tourism industry. Among the domestic des- With mobility restricted, tinations, Kashmir, Leh- less Indians were travelling for Ladakh, Himachal, Andamans, non-essential work for most Goa and Kerala have caught the part of the last year. fancy of the travellers, while Now with the second wave Dubai-Abu Dhabi, Maldives, of the pandemic subsiding and Mauritius, Thailand, Europe people are coming out, the etc. remain hot travel destina- most pertinent question in the tions globally . travel industry is whether final- What has changed from With the uncertainty cre- Also, 35 per cent respon- ly leisure travel will pick up pre-Covid period to now is that ated by the virus, people want dents chose holidays between pace? What will be the trend in people are increasingly prefer- flexible products where can- 3 and 5 days; 52 per cent for 6- the post-Covid world? ring travel choices that provide cellations would be allowed as 12 days; and 13 per cent for A survey by Thomas Cook hygienic staying options cou- a rule. over 12 days. India and SOTC Travel as part pled with best safety protocols. The Thomas Cook India About 62 per cent respon- of their Third Holiday In the survey, 70 per cent and SOTC Travel surveyed dents prefer to travel with fam- Readiness Report has found respondents ranked health & over 4,000 customers across ily/friends; 20 per cent as cou- that people's interest in travel safety as the key consideration India's Tier 1-3 cities to iden- ple/solo; and 18 per cent in a has increased tremendously while re-sanitation of rooms tify emerging consumer behav- vaccinated group. during the month with sever- was selected by 52 per cent iours and trends that will drive Even with the pandemic al expressing desire to start respondents as a key require- travel preferences in the Covid still lurking, 77 per cent respon- travel immediately to get over ment. era. dents continued to express the period of relative immo- Majority or about 66 per The survey covered con- strong preference for interac- bility brought about by the pan- cent of the respondents showed sumers of India's top eight tion with an expert for guid- demic. willingness to increase spends metros, mini metros like Pune ance/reassurance, 27 per cent A significant 69 per cent of to ensure higher levels of health and key Tier 2/3 markets such opting to purchase holidays the respondents in the survey and safety on their holiday. as Jaipur, Indore, through retail outlets; 17 per indicated keen interest to trav- Another interesting trend Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, cent for home service; 33 per el in 2021 post ease in restric- brought out by the survey is Nagpur, Surat, Baroda, cent preferred a contactless tions -- with 18 per cent ready that a whopping 81 per cent Bhubaneswar, Lucknow, experience of a virtual to travel immediately post respondents reiterated their Chandigarh, Mysore, store/video chat; and 23 per unlock and 51 per cent within need for refundable or zero Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam, cent opted for bookings via the next 3-6 months. cancellation products. Guwahati, Patna etc. website/app. % %$ ' ) /01/2/3 , "9
- > / "passes RUSSELL RETURNS FOR SA T20S 1 * 8 * - " D /A * # L* -/0' boosted the team’s confidence and - NU6 M while England will have the home - ( # L( ndian skipper Mithali Raj on advantage, the experience of play- ISaturday said the team is count- ing in English leagues will help the #M ing on debutant Shafali Verma to Indian side in the series. provide them ‘head starts’ consis- “We look really positive going FARAH FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR OLY tently but asserted that the side has into the World Cup. The way the ! 8 0 ! 6 enough batting depth to rebuild girls performed to save the Test has the innings incase the teenager added confidence to the unit. / . -/0' fails. England is a very good side, one D The flamboyant teenager, of the best in the world. ! # / 9G8 8 een sensation Shafali Verma known for her attacking style of “They will have the advantage 8 is set to make her eagerly- play, is set to make her ODI debut playing at home. But we have play- D O Tanticipated ODI debut as in the three-match series against ers who have played leagues here A3 43 the Indian women’s team seeks England, starting here on Sunday. in England, we’ll gather informa- A D D # white-ball course correction against “There will be times when she tion from them and that will help a strong world champion English gives us a head start. We would us do well.” FRASER-PRYCE CONFIRMS SPOT side in the first game of the three- love that to be consistent but at the India had suffered a 1-4 series " " 8* match series, here on Sunday. same time she’s a young kid, she’ll defeat at home against South ! 8+ O 6 The 17-year-old batting sensa- learn with experience, she’ll also Africa in March and the skipper ! #3 tion, who has taken world cricket learn how to build an innings,” wants the team to get back to win- by storm, has so far played 22 T20 ' ( ( Mithali said at the pre-match ning ways, keeping in mind the / 0 # Internationals but was inexplicably ) *+*, % press conference ahead of the first World Cup in New Zealand. not picked for the last home series - $3- 4 -3$5 +6 ODI. “New Zealand is windier than HI RECOMMEND SREEJESH, DEEPIKA against South Africa Women, with “Since she’s getting into play- England. I wouldn’t say similar > +- India witnessing disastrous conse- ing the ODI format for the first conditions, but more or less, the C 6 quences. time, I as a captain encourage her wickets there are far better. The last & India lost 1-4 against South to play the way she enjoys playing, time we played there, it was a good ( 6 -C Africa and there was a lot of that’s the style of batting she One-day series. Our preparation . ) - * # debate about Shafali’s omission should do. has already started, when we get 8 / 6 from that series. “If we lose early wickets, we as into a series we always look to win. ( 6 However on Sunday, no such experienced batters in the middle- “We consider game > ) $C ) harakiri is expected to be commit- order are there to rebuild, or if we plans/combinations in the run up * C # ted by the Indian team manage- get a good start, take the momen- to the World Cup, but it’s impor- ment, which now understands tum forward. We have the batting tant to win a game, series. The last RIJIJU URGES TO EXTEND SUPPORT Shafali’s true value all the more after depth to do that,” Mithali added. series was not very good for the ) -CC her stellar Test debut against The 38-year-old said the per- team, as captain I want the team N ,6 England last week with scores of 96 formance in the one-off Test has to get back to winning ways.” 0 8 and 63. Her big-hitting prowess would similar skill sets, might get prefer- TEAMS certainly be of great value for the ence. India: Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti / . Indian team, which has lacked In case, India decides to go Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam O A9# impact players save vice-captain with a third spinner, Sneh Rana Raut, HarmanpreeKaur (vc), Harmanpreet Kaur, who herself has with her batting capabilities and Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), HERATH, PRINCE JOIN B’DESH STAFF not been in the best of form. impressive off-breaks will be pitted Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, " ! ' 8 - ( With defensive plodders like # > # P ?4 against diminutive leg-spinner Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Punam Raut, skipper Mithali her- Poonam Yadav. Rodrigues, Arundhati Reddy, Puja 6 8 self in the top-order, Shafali on her Hurricane’. If Smriti Mandhana and Shafali ond innings performance. But Yadav’s disastrous perfor- Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav, /A " day could be the difference between It would be interesting to check open the batting, Indrani might Among four bowlers, the eco- mance against South Africa, (0 Poonam Yadav, Priya Punia, * 6 * a sub-par total of 200 and winning out India’s team composition which have to wait for her chance as Raut, nomical Jhulan Goswami is an wickets in five games) makes Rana Indrani Roy (wk). + score of 235 to 240. came under a lot of scanner dur- after a good show and sightly automatic choice and it would be favourite. England: Heather Knight (captain), 7 # The manner in which Shafali ing the series against the Proteas. improved strike-rate, would love to two among Shikha Pandey, Puja For England, Sophia Dunkley, Tammy Beaumont, Kate Cross, hammered the likes of Anya Priya Punia had a moderate come in at No 3, followed by her Vastrakar and Arundhati Reddy. after her impressive Test debut last Nat Sciver, Sophia Dunkley, Lauren JELENA WINS EASTBOURNE TITLE Shrubsole, Katherine Brunt, Kate series against the South Africans at skipper and deputy Kaur at No 5. The Indian team had seen week, is set to get her maiden Winfield-Hill, Anya Shrubsole, E5 '6 O 0 Cross, Nat Sciver and Sophie home and India have the option of All-rounder Deepti Sharma is how Ecclestone with his wicket-to- WODI cap but the batting would Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone on her Test debut, the rookie keeper-batter Indrani Roy, a sure-shot at No 6 and the choice wicket left-arm orthodox spin mostly depend on seasoned pros Ecclestone, Amy Jones (wk), Freya M89 M89 * home team’s coaching staff would who was selected in the squad on between Taniya Bhatia and Indrani bowling troubled the Indians dur- Tammy Beaumont, skipper Davis, Tash Farrant, Sarah Glenn, ) % certainly be burning the midnight the back of a great domestic 50- could mean that the former would ing the lone Test and hence either Heather Knight and all-rounder Mady Villiers, Fran Wilson, Sarah # / ! 0 oil to stop the new ‘Haryana over tournament. be slightly favourite after her sec- Ekta Bisht or Radha Yadav, with Siver. Glenn, Emily Arlott, Tash Farrant. 0 " 8 # ‘Jamieson will become one of ; $%" &%'( While Bajrang did not elaborate on his ! world’s leading all-rounder’ injury, sources close the elite wrestler said lympic-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia that it is a good sign that he could walk Paris: Star compound archer vidual World Cup Gold medal. $%" &%'( Oon Saturday assured that he has not without help but it will take at least two Abhishek Verma stunned The 32-year-old Indian last suffered a major injury but the extent of days to assess him properly. American heavyweight Kris won an individual medal in yle Jamieson has the ability to become one of the leading all- damage done to his right knee will be “There is an injury. It’s too early to Schaff in a shoot-off to bag a 2015 at World Cup Stage 3 in Krounders in world cricket in days to come, reckons legendary known only by Monday since the inflam- comment right now. We will observe it for Gold medal at the Archery Wroclaw. Sachin Tendulkar after watching the giant Black Cap torment India’s mation takes at least 48 hours to subside. next 48 hours and see how it goes. Too World Cup Stage 3 here on “That’s archery, it’s all about best batsmen in the recently concluded World Test Championship Bajrang injured his right knee on early to name structures. Let the inflam- Saturday. hits and misses. My heart beat Final. In New Zealand’s emphatic title triumph, Jamieson played Friday evening while competing in the mation subside a bit,” said the source. In a neck-and-neck final went up so I just calmed myself a major role with match figures of 7 for 61 in 44 overs along with semi-finals of the Russian tournament — Asked specifically if it could be a lig- clash, the duo dropped just two down and kept my focus on the 21 valuable runs in his team’s first essay. Ali Aliyev, against Abulmazhid Kudiev. ament tear, the source said only scans can points each to be locked 148-all next arrow,” Verma said about “Kyle Jamieson is a fantastic all-rounder. He is going to go on Kudiev got hold of Bajrang’s right leg confirm it but they won’t take risk by ini- after the regulation five ends. the intense finish. and become one of the leading all-rounders in world cricket,” and pulled him abruptly in the first peri- tiating that procedure. The world number five India are eyeing three more Tendulkar said on his YouTube channel. od of the bout. The impact had an effect “Scans are not done immediately. We Schaff started the shoot-off medals in the recurve team, “When I had seen him last year in NZ, he impressed me,” the on Bajrang’s right knee and the limping generally don’t even test the structure with a nine and Verma, show- individual and mixed pair maestro said. grappler immediately forfeited the bout. before 48 hours. If there is a tear and we ing nerve of steel, clinched the event, slated for Sunday with He then elaborated on why playing Jamieson in English con- “I am fine. It (getting injured) happens try to test it, we might do more harm. So, contest in style with a perfect 10 world number three Deepika ditions made him even more lethal. in sport,” Bajrang said from Kaspiysk when we will wait and observe for a while,” added to open India’s account. Kumari aiming for a hat-trick “If you see his bowling, he is very tall and more than swing- he was asked if it was a serious injury. the source. It was Verma’s second indi- of Gold medals. PTI ing, he likes to bowl seaming deliveries. He is a different bowler compared to Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner. “Jamieson hits the deck hard and whatever he does, is off the seam. There were variations which he used where he angled is wrists and bowled big inswingers. There was reasonable " # $ ; variation in his bowling and what I liked was con- sistency,” Tendulkar said. Tendulkar also liked how Jamieson used his height to play the big % & shots. “His partnership with Williamson was crit- = > ical one for New Zealand. He chose to attack from +*/*'* handle. Hima, who is on the Dhanalakshmi and Archana ball one and used his height beautifully. A verge of missing out on Tokyo Suseendran. # "'%&0$ tall batter, who can get on to the front- tar sprinter Hima Das on Olympics as she is yet to qual- Hima is unlikely to make foot and makes a big statement. SSaturday suffered an injury ify for the showpiece, did com- it to Tokyo if she doesn’t make oger Federer says he is ‘excit- “That kind of unsettles scare after sustaining a mus- plete the race and finished it to the relay team. The start Red’ and ‘pumped up’ as he bowler and they have to pull cle pull during the 100m third in heat 3 with a timing of sprinter from Assam, howev- targets a ninth Wimbledon title back their lengths because heats at the ongoing National 12.01 seconds. er, is also trying to qualify for — a far cry from the disgruntled batter is using his height. Inter-State Athletics In the process, she also the 200m event at the Games. figure who exited Halle in the When the ball has to Championships here. qualified for the final to be held Hima, who has had a lower second round earlier this month. come chin high, then However, the severity on Saturday evening, but her injury problem for a long time, The 39-year-old Swiss length has to be short of her injury could not be participation in the title race is ran her personal best of 22.88 accepted the manner of his 4-6, and that gives batter ascertained. still not confirmed. seconds in 200m at the IGP 4 6-3, 6-2 defeat by Felix Auger- chance to play horizontal “We hope Hima Das If the injury turns out to be but missed the automatic qual- Aliassime both on and off the bat shots and that’s what recovers ASAP after serious, it will be a big blow to ification mark of 22.80 sec- court had fallen short of the high Jamieson exactly did. muscle pull during 100m 4x100m women’s relay team’s onds. standards he has set over the past Anything off length, he heats this morning at qualification bid for the Tokyo The ongoing meet is the two decades. used his height beautiful- Inter-State meet,” the Games as Hima is vital mem- last chance for Hima and “I mean, I had a mental ly, stood tall and played Athletics Federation ber of the quartet, also com- Dutee to qualify for the Tokyo moment where I was just, not most of them.” informed on its Twitter prising Dutee Chand, Games. happy with how things were going in the match,” Federer said at his pre-Wimbledon press conference on Saturday. done for the best part of 15 years. French Open — where he had =# 3# “I mean, that feeling when He says he has taken what- been drawn in the same half as I started not liking — when ever positives he can out of the Novak Djokovic and Nadal — Auckland: The triumphant with their families. # %-'$ things derail, let’s say, Halle situation— a tournament before his fourth round match. New Zealand cricket team on New Zealand Cricket chief “It was definitely also there’s he had won 10 times and used This was to give himself Saturday returned home after executive David White termed ngelique Kerber gave herself ways to lose and a standard I set as his annual prep for extra rest after two operations on outplaying India in the final of the victory over India “a mas- Aa confidence boost ahead of for myself how I go about things. Wimbledon. his right knee in 2020 and a year the inaugural World Test sive achievement, one of our Wimbledon, which starts on “The good thing now look- “I think I got to take the pos- of rehab. He says he is uncertain Championship. great days. I’m immensely Monday, by winning her first ing back is I know it will not itives out of these last few weeks what his programme for the rest However, the team’s inspi- proud of the team, and the tournament in three years to happen here because I’m ready, that I’m actually here at of the year will be as so much rational skipper Kane whole organisation.” take the WTA Bad Homburg I’m excited, I’m pumped up.” Wimbledon right now and I hangs on Wimbledon and how Williamson and a few others White said the board plans grass-court title. Seeded six and with just have a chance,” he said. he performs. were not part of the group that to honour the players soon in Kerber, a former world eight tour matches under his belt “I know if I get rolling, I get He would love to go to the landed ini Auckland on recognition of their feats but number one, beat Katerina this year he will face a tough first into the second week, which is Olympics in Tokyo — unlike Saturday morning. ruled out a parade on the Siniakova of the Czech Republic tournament again,” said Kerber, round opponent in France’s the goal here right now, that I get Murray and Nadal he has yet to While Wlliamson stayed streets. “We haven’t finalised 6-3, 6-2 in Saturday’s final to win whose family was watching in Adrian Mannarino, who has stronger and stronger as every win the singles title although he back to play The Hundred “The boys are ecstatic. that yet but we’ll certainly be her first title since victory at the stands. reached the last 16 at match goes by, I believe it’s very did take Olympic Gold in the with Birmingham Phoenix There’s been a mixture of emo- looking to get them together in Wimbledon in 2018. This was Kerber’s third Wimbledon on three occasions. much possible. doubles in 2008 — but it is not starting July 21, Devon tion and jubilation. Once we get some form to celebrate them,” After losing two finals in grass-court title, alongside Federer, though, insists that “I come here feeling mental- a done deal. Conway, Kyle Jamieson and home and through quaran- White said. 2019, this is Kerber’s first tour- Wimbledon in 2018 and the having got used to the ly strong rather with the last set “My feeling is I would like Colin de Grandhomme tine, we’ll hopefully continue “I don’t think there will be nament win since beating Serena WTA Birmingham tournament Wimbledon bubble — both in I played in Halle, which was to go to the Olympics,” he said. remained in England for the the celebrations,” left-arm pacer a parade. The current environ- Williams to win Wimbledon, in 2015, and the 13th tourna- the hotel and at the All England clearly not the standard I like.” “I would like to play as many Twenty20 Blast. Trent Boult was quoted as say- ment is challenging, but getting when she claimed her third ment win of her career. Club he is raring to go. Federer has like great rivals tournaments as possible. Eleven cricketers and eight ing by stuff.co.nz. everyone together would be Grand Slam title. The 33-year-old had strug- He had a hit out on the Murray and to a lesser extent “But I think we decided now support staff members The Kiwi players will now great if we could celebrate with “It means a lot to me today. gled this season and slipped Wimbledon courts with two- Rafael Nadal — both younger let’s just get through returned to Auckland via serve a two-week quarantine our commercial partners and This is my surface, I felt very down to a world ranking of 28, time Wimbledon champion than him but in their mid 30’s Wimbledon, sit down as a team, Singapore. period before they can reunite our wider cricket family.” PTI comfortable on grass and I’m but proved her form this week Andy Murray on Friday — — struggled with fitness issues. and then decide where we go just happy to have finally won a in Bad Homburg. something he said they had not He withdrew from the from there.”