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It is the place where ndia has virtually rejected Ranjeet Singh, the Foreign Moreover, Pakistan is yet to the founder of Sikhism Guru IPakistan’s offer to re-open Office said on Saturday, over construct a critical bridge on Nanak is believed to have spent Kartarpur corridor for pil- three months after it was tem- their side across the floodplains the last 18 years of his life. grims from June 29, terming it porarily closed due to the of Ravi river despite having Pakistan in July last year as an effort to “create a mirage Covid-19 pandemic. committed to it in the bilater- agreed in-principle to build a Q of goodwill,” and told the west- India temporarily sus- al agreement, sources said. bridge on the zero line of the ern neighbour that as per pact pended the pilgrimage and It would also need to be Kartarpur corridor to provide at least seven days notice was registration for the Kartarpur seen whether pilgrim move- all-weather connectivity. India required prior to the travel. Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan on ment is possible and safe had started work on a bridge on ! "#$% & “Cross-border travel has March 16 in view of the coro- through the corridor during the zero line. Pakistan, howev- 'Q been temporarily suspended as navirus outbreak. monsoon, sources said. In er, had insisted on constructing Q part of measures to prevent and “As the religious places are 2013, when the area was flood- a causeway, which India ' ( contain the spread of coron- gradually opening up around ed, it had caused great damage believes would act as a barrier, P Q * avirus. Further view would be the world, Pakistan has also to people in Punjab’s directing more floodwater + Q +,- taken in consultation with made necessary arrangements Gurdaspur. towards India. . / health authorities and other to reopen Kartarpur Sahib Operating Procedures) for the notice of two days. The 4.5 km-long corridor Prime Minister Narendra - Q stakeholders concerned,” Corridor for Sikh pilgrims,” reopening of the corridor. But the bilateral agreement connects Dera Baba Nanak Modi inaugurated the Q sources said here reacting to the Pakistan’s Foreign office said. They said Pakistan was provides for travel information shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur Kartarpur corridor on Pakistani proposal. To ensure adherence to the trying to “create a mirage of to be shared by India with with Darbar Sahib in November 9 last year when on Pakistan has conveyed its health guidelines, Pakistan has goodwill” by proposing to Pakistan at least seven days Kartarpur, a small town about the same day the first batch of readiness to India to reopen the invited India to work out nec- resume the Kartarpur pilgrim- before the date of travel, they 4 km from the International Sikh pilgrims left for the shrine 1 Q ! Kartarpur Corridor on essary SOPs (Standard age from June 29 with a short said. The normal way is to open Border, located at Narowal dis- of Guru Nanak in Pakistan. *! "# N1 O - . / ( *+ 5 6 /. cent while Abhimanyu Verma results of over 56 lakh students February 18 and March 6, Q 5 *! Q from Shri Sai Inter College, who appeared for class X and Sharma said: “The examina- 7 irls came out with flying Lakhperabagh (Barabanki) class XII examinations. tions which earlier used to be Gcolours, outshining boys in came second with 95.83 per “During the coronavirus pan- conducted in a period of one- , 8 6 the UP Board examinations, cent and Yogesh Pratap Singh demic, the Education depart- and-a-half months, were held results of which were declared from Sadbhawana Inter ment officials got the support in a period of 12 days for High $ ! ing night. Therefore, they by Deputy Chief Minister College, Jeewal (Barabanki) from the Home department for School and 15 days for should not be allowed to rest 5 9: 1 Dinesh Sharma at Lok Bhawan third with 95.33 per cent. the evaluation work and over Intermediate. Model test papers $% during night time,” it read. 7 on Saturday. In Intermediate, Anurag two crore copies were evaluat- were uploaded on the website “Night spray of malathion or Q In High School, the pass Malik Shri Ram SM Inter ed in just 23 days,” he said. and a toll-free helpline was also &# !! chlorpyrifos is useful. PPE kits percentage of the girls was College in Baraut (Baghpat) Provision would also be made available for the stu- may be used while spraying for / *! Q 87.29, which was 7.41 per cent was the topper with 97 per cent made for compartment exams dents.” safety, the advisory said. Q more than that of boys (79.88). marks while Pranjal Singh for Intermediate students this As many as 30,24,480 stu- Earlier, Delhi Environment In Intermediate, the pass per- from SP Inter College, Sikaro year, he said. “It will be done dents had registered for High Minister Gopal Rai chaired an centage of the girls was 81.96 Koraon (Prayagraj) secured the when it is back to normal,” he School exams while 25,86,339 emergency meeting of senior per cent, which was 13. 08 per- second position with 96 per added. for Intermediate exams, taking officials where he was informed N cent more than that of boys cent and Utkarsh Shukla from Sharma said that soft the total number of students to fter the skies over many that swarms have also reached (68.88). The toppers of High Shri Gopal Inter College copies of digital certificates 56,10,819. The Deputy CM Aparts of Gurugram turned the Asola Bhatti area in South Q 7 School and Intermediate were (Auraiya) bagged the third would be provided to High said a massive exercise was car- dark as swarms of locusts Delhi. O Shri Ram SM Inter College in position with 94.8 per cent School students on July 1 and ried out to prevent copying in descended on the city around He asked district authori- Baraut (Baghpat). In High marks. to Intermediate students on the exams as over one lakh noon with some residents even ties to remain on high alert. N O School, Riya Jain from Shri Announcing the results, July 30. CCTV cameras were installed sharing videos on the social The forest department was "#;# M Ram SM Inter College in Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Stressing that a marathon at various centres. “The CCTV media, the Delhi Government directed to take various steps to , - Baraut (Baghpat) grabbed the Sharma said it was a big effort had gone into the con- cameras were connected to a on Saturday put all districts on repel the swarms of locusts, the M N first position with 96.67 per achievement to declare the duct of examinations between Turn to Page 4 high alert and asked the district official said. O magistrates to coordinate with He also asked officials of 7 the fire department for spraying the agriculture department to =N>?& @F of pesticides and insecticides to make field visits to areas close Q prevent a possible attack of to Gurugram. crop-destroying locusts. The development secre- An advisory issued by the tary, divisional commissioner; O Delhi Development director, agriculture depart- Q Commissioner said residents ment and district magistrates of 5 Q can distract the locusts by South Delhi and West Delhi Q ' making high-decibel sound attended the meeting, the offi- he Enforcement hile Rajiv Gandhi through beating of drums, cial said. * TDirectorate (ED) on WFoundation (RGF) is in utensils, playing high-volume However, the migratory Saturday questioned senior the eye of storm for receiving music, bursting crackers, and pests are likely to spare Delhi Congress leader Ahmed Patel funds from the Chinese estab- burning neem leaves. The advi- for now, officials said. - at his residence in Delhi in con- urning the heat on the lishment in 2005-06, it has sory asked the people to keep The swarms of locusts, Q nection with the Sandesara TCongress on the Chinese now emerged that the foreign doors and windows closed and spread across two kilometres, brothers money laundering funding of the Rajiv Gandhi policy think tank Observer cover outdoor plants with plas- entered Gurgaon around 11.30 case, officials said. Foundation in the past, the rul- Research Foundation (ORF) tic sheets. am, KL Gurjar of the Locust & 1 : A three-member ED team ing BJP on Saturday ques- too got funding from the The district magistrates Warning Organisation, ( reached Patel’s home at 23, tioned the Opposition party on Chinese consulate in Kolkata. have also been advised to Ministry of Agriculture, said. 6 =N F Mother Teresa Crescent in the the alleged donations it The ORF received 1.76 deploy adequate staff to make The pests, he said, were head- Q Lutyens Bungalow Zone here received from the Chinese crore- 1.26 crore in 2016 and villagers and residents aware of ed towards Faridabad and 7 7 F around 11.30 am. The team embassy between 2005 and 50 lakh in 2017. these measures. Palwal in Haryana. According "#9; members were seen wearing 2009 as well as from the “tax The donors’ list and “Swarms of locusts usual- to the Union Ministry of Q masks and gloves as a precau- haven” of Luxemburg between of protecting the country. amounts received as grants ly fly in daytime and rest dur- Turn to Page 4 F tionary measures against 2006 and 2009. It also asked the “RGF took hefty donations from various institutions Covid-19 pandemic. Congress to explain the money from all major Indian corpo- worldwide is available on the -+Q N O “Modi Ji aur Amit Shah ji it received from NGOs with rates while they indulged in ORF website. Q ke mehmaan aaye the... They commercial interests. pro-poor rhetoric. In term cor- The ORF received three B ( came, asked me questions, I BJP president JP Nadda, porates rewarded hefty con- grants worth nearly 1.26 crore > ! 5 replied and they left, “Ahmed who has been targeting the tracts. Smt Sonia Gandhi from the Chinese consulate in 6 5 : ' Patel said. Congress for last many days, should answer why there were Kolkata in 2016 in three 6 ' * 7 5 The agency recorded Patel’s asked searching questions, so many deals given as quid pro tranches — 7.7 lakh on April Q statement under the Prevention including about alleged links quo”, BJP chief alleged and 29, 2016; 11.55 lakh on * * D of Money Laundering Act between the Rajiv Gandhi demanded an answer from her. November 4, 2016; and 7 O (PMLA) and his purported Foundation (RGF) and China. National interest was “sac- 1,06,83,761 on December 31, Q links with `14,500 crore bank “Under the garb of China rificed” and donations into the 2016. A grant of 50 lakh was 5 loan fraud by the Vadodara- and Covid-19 crisis, one should family-run foundation was received by the ORF on based pharma firm Sterling not shy away from questions accepted, Nadda said. December 1, 2017. %" Biotech and its main promot- the nation wants to know,” A day before the BJP pres- The ORF website claims it ers Sandesara brothers. Nadda told newspersons while ident and party spokesperson provides independent analysis Q M The ED had summoned launching an attack on Sambit Patra had quizzed the on security, strategy, economy, Patel, 70, twice for questioning Congress president Sonia Congress on the alleged diver- development, energy and (6 in the case but the Congress Gandhi. sion of funds from PM Relief resources. The organisation Rajya Sabha member from On the Congress’ queries Fund during the Congress-led also claims to bring together ( Gujarat cited his inability to on the status on the LAC, he UPA to RGF. leading and young experts 6 . . 1 appear due to the Covid-19 affirmed India under Prime In its riposte, the Congress from the Government, acade- * ! ( guidelines that advises senior Minister Narendra Modi is had called the BJP charges as mia, business and civil society *! Q Q citizens to stay indoors. safe and secure, and its brave “diabolical game of deception” circles across the world who Q Turn to Page 4 armed forces are fully capable Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 " +,- +.+.
/' 2 $! # 2 9<>> 2 11 ! "2 3 $ # 99 /. The state recorded the highest ever coronavirus test- /. banks, so that the construction 99923" 6#3 9 # ith focus on the National ing in a day on Friday when the work continues unabated. The WCapital Region (NCR) tests crossed the 20,000-mark. he UP Expressways Yogi Adityanath government is /. from COVID-19. “Television, where coronavirus cases have Out of the 20,028 tests of TIndustrial Development targeting to inaugurate the radio, newspapers and public shown a spike, the Uttar Friday, 1,727 were pool tests of Authority (UPEIDA) will raise Purvanchal Expressway before xpressing satisfaction over address system can be used to Pradesh government has 5 samples and 185 of 10 sam- Rs 1,500 crore from commer- the crucial 2022 UP assembly Eramping up of the COVID- make people aware. Banners announced to go for a massive ples. In the five-sample pool cial banks for its flagship pro- elections as a specimen of its 19 testing to over 20,000 per and posters should also be surveillance and screening tests, 219 were positive while in ject, the 340- km-long pro-development agenda in day, Chief Minister Yogi pasted at different places,” he campaign to detect COVID-19 the 10-sample pool tests, 29 Purvanchal Expressway. the backward region of eastern Adityanath said that efforts said. patients in the first week of were positive. The UPEIDA, the nodal UP. should continue to increase The chief minister also July. The total Covid tests in the agency for the project, said total Earlier, Purvanchal testing further as it would play directed officials to continue The main focus will be on state were 6,42,833. loans worth Rs 1,500 crore, Rs Expressway was divided into an important role in breaking sanitisation in urban and rural the 10 districts of Meerut zone, ASHA workers have 1,000 crore and Rs 500 crore eight packages and awarded to the chain of coronavirus infec- areas. He asked veterinarians to including Gautam Buddha screened 18,85,893 migrant would be sourced from the different companies for ensur- tion. expedite immunisation of ani- Nagar and Ghaziabad, where workers in home quarantine Bank of India and the Central ing time-bound completion. It Presiding over a high-level mals to save them from various mega screening will be held and have found 1,648 with Bank of India respectively. runs across nine districts viz. Unlock review meeting at his diseases. from July 1 to 7 during coronavirus symptoms. The work on the various Lucknow, Barabanki, Faizabad, official residence here on Those present in the meet- which medical teams will visit Meanwhile, the state gov- ongoing expressway projects, Ambedkarnagar, Amethi, Saturday, the chief minister ing included Medical every village and ward to ernment has started including Purvanchal Sultanpur, Azamgarh, Mau and directed officials to set up Education Minister Suresh screen people from house to a Crowd Sourcing of Idea Expressway, Bundelkhand Ghazipur. under the UP Defence Covid help desk in all the ensure all preventive activities Khanna, Minister of State for house. campaign in which people can Expressway and Gorakhpur It will provide seamless Industrial Corridor as per to industrial units for sensitising in government and non-gov- Health Atul Garg, Chief “In rest of the state, the load one-minute video on Link Expressway had come to connectivity between the back- the predetermined terms of ref- the employees. ernment institutions, including Secretary RK. Tiwari, screening will be held between awareness about prevention of a standstill in March following ward eastern UP districts to the erence. The UPEIDA has also “Industrial, commercial mandis, markets of Meerut Agriculture Production July 5 and July 10 when coronavirus and 100 best the imposition of the pan- National Capital Region (NCR) fixed the rates for the procure- and other business activities division. He also stressed on Commissioner Alok Sinha, medical teams will go for a sur- videos will be given cash award India COVID-19 lockdown. via Agra-Lucknow Expressway ment of land for the corridor in should run with care in the capacity enhancement in the Infrastructure and Industrial vey from house to house of Rs 10,000 each. However, the civil works and Agra-Greater Noida Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Aligarh and Unlock arrangement. The set- Covid hospitals of all the dis- Development Commissioner to know the health of the Similarly, ideas in 150 on these mega infra projects, Yamuna Expressway. It will Kanpur districts. Another mega ting up of Covid help desks in tricts of Meerut division. Alok Tandon, additional chief people,” Additional Chief words on prevention of totalling about Rs 45,000 crore, comprise an emergency airstrip Ganga Expressway, estimated industrial units will help in pro- “Use public address sys- secretary Awanish Kumar Secretary (Health) Amit coronavirus can be loaded on were gradually restarted from for Indian Air Force (IAF) jets to cost Rs 37,350 crore, includ- tecting employees,” he said. tems at crossings, markets and Awasthi (Home and Mohan Prasad said here on email or WhatsApp and the month of April in the non- at Kurebhar (Sultanpur). ing land cost of Rs 9,500 crore, The chief minister said prominent places to make peo- Information), Sanjeev Mittal Saturday. best 100 ideas will be hotspot stretches. The govern- Recently, Punjab National has been proposed, for which medical screening facilities ple aware about prevention (Finance), Renuka Kumar “The surveillance cam- awarded cash prize of Rs 10,000 ment is proactively providing Bank (PNB) had extended a the bidding is likely to be ini- should be compulsory in all from Covid. Maintain doorstep (Revenue), paign will be carried out in the each. jobs to the migrant workers credit line of Rs 750 crore for tiated after the approval from industrial establishments where delivery in the containment Amit Mohan Prasad pattern of Pulse Polio campaign Meanwhile, Additional who have returned to UP in Gorakhpur Link Expressway, the state cabinet. The Ganga five or more persons were zones. Launch special cleanli- (Health), Rajneesh Dube and the medical teams will Chief Secretary (Home) these big projects. which is estimated to cost Rs Expressway will entail acquisi- working. “In addition to this, ness drive in the entire Meerut (Medical Education), Navneet collect the details of comorbid- Awanish Awasthi disclosed that With the fresh loan tranche 5,876 crore. The 91-km tion of 6,556 hectares of land social distancing has to be division through the depart- Sehgal (MSME), MK Singh ity of the people,” Prasad on Friday, UP government of Rs 1,500 crore, total loans expressway will connect and traverse Meerut, Amroha, maintained while preventive ments of urban development, (Rural Development and said. gave employment to 62,25,087 sanctioned by the different Gorakhpur district, the home Bulandshahar, Budaun, measures in the industrial units rural development and pan- Panchayati Raj), Devesh He said that antigen workers under MGNREGA in banks for Purvanchal town of Chief Minister Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad, should be monitored regular- chayati raj,” he said. Chaturvedi (Agriculture), rapid tests had commenced over 56,000 villages and the Expressway, which is estimat- Adityanath, with Purvanchal Hardoi, Kannauj, Unnao, Rae ly,” he said. The chief minister said Additional Chief Secretary to in 16 districts of the state, government paid Rs 2,283 ed to cost Rs 23,000 crore, has Expressway. Bareli, Pratapgarh and Yogi said that Covid help that the role of pulse oximeters Chief Minister SP Goyal, including 10 of Meerut zone. crore, thus becoming the first touched Rs 10,500 crore. Meanwhile, the UPEIDA Prayagraj districts. desks should be set up where was very important in preven- Principal Secretary to CM On Friday, 828 tests were car- state in the country to engage The UPEIDA Board had Board has decided to appoint The chief minister has people come in large numbers. tion of COVID -19 deaths as it Sanjay Prasad, Principal ried out and 26 were found such a large number of work- recently approved the propos- town planners for the develop- asked officials to speed up the The chief minister was gave information about the Secretary (Animal Husbandry) positive. ers. al of raising Rs 1,500 crore from ment of the six nodes falling project. apprised that Covid help desks oxygen level of a person. He Bhuvnesh Kumar, Secretary to had been set up in all district said the medical staff should Chief Minister Alok Kumar, hospitals, community health also be sensitised about use of Director Information Shishir, centres and primary health pulse oximeters. Director General of Police 34 38 92 -2 centres. Yogi asked officials to con- HC Awasthi and other senior Yogi directed officials to tinue publicity about protection officers. 22 =2% 3 23 Lucknow (PNS): Already slapped support from the government. The with two notices for her tweets on condition of small and medium scale # 82 632#9 # 28 Agra coronavirus deaths and the industries is so bad that it is estimat- Kanpur protection home issue, ed that 62 per cent of MSMEs will /. duction contained by 15 lakh MT to 30 lakh MT Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi cut jobs and 78 per cent will cut in the next season. Vadra on Saturday hit out at the wages,” she said, and added, “In Uttar ttar Pradesh is expected to remain the top However, a clear picture of such diversion Yogi Adityanath government over Pradesh, the condition of chikan Usugar producer with 1.23 crore metric ton will emerge after the bids are placed by millers an employment generation pro- industry, woodwork, brass industry, sweetener vis-à-vis 1.20 crore MT in the current for ethanol supplies, some time in September gramme launched by Prime powerloom sector, and carpet indus- season. This year, UP witnessed 6 lakh MT of 2020. Minister Narendra Modi, asking try is also bad.” additional sugar production because the diver- With an opening balance (OB) of 1.45 crore whether only “publicity” will cre- “Recently, the incidents of sui- sion of cane to gur/khandsari units was lower. MT in October 2019, estimated sugar produc- ate jobs. cide by migrant labourers from out- Amid forecasts of a bountiful monsoon, the tion of 2.72 crore MT, expected domestic sales Modi on Friday launched the side in Bundelkhand are before us. domestic sugar production is estimated to of 2.5 crore MT and exports of 52 lakh MT dur- Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Tragic incidents of suicide have touch 3.05 crore MT in the next 2020-21 crush- ing the current season, the opening stocks in Rozgar Abhiyan seeking to pro- come to light in Kanpur due to ing season, which would be 12 per cent higher October 2020 has been estimated at 1.15 crore mote local entrepreneurship with financial constraints and lack of than estimated production of 2.72 crore MT in MT. industrial associations to provide employment,” she said. “In such a the current 2019-20 cane season. “Since we expect higher production in 2020- employment. situation, what is the UP govern- These projections have been made by the 21, India will continue to export 60-70 lakh MT “Yesterday, an employment ment trying to hide? Will only pub- Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) based of the surplus sugar during 2020-21. With event was started in UP with a lot of licity provide employment?” the on the satellite images taken this month and Thailand’s sugar production to further fall in fanfare,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a Congress general secretary in- assuming normal rainfall and other optimum next season, there is an opportunity for India Facebook post. “Most of the cate- charge of UP east asked. Asking on conditions. The pan-India cane acreage has been to export sugar to the Asian countries,” the ISMA gories of employment mentioned at which government portal figures pegged at 50.23 crore hectares in 2020-21, which report added. the event are facing problems. Self- on employment were available, she is 8 per cent higher than 2019-20 season’s After considering rainfall activity in employed people are in tremendous asked the Yogi government to cropped area of 4.84 crore hectares. Due to high- July–September, 2020, water situation in reser- crisis due to lack of direct financial come out with the truth. er cane availability and surplus sugar produc- voirs and satellite images in September 2020 tion, it is also estimated that a larger quantity across India, the ISMA will review the analysis of cane juice and B-molasses will get diverted and release its first advance estimates for 2020- for ethanol in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and 21 season. By that time, the crop will be more 692"$2 99 Karnataka. mature and there will be more clarity on the rain- In its report, the ISMA projected that the fall and water availability, as also the ethanol sup- 389 $899< diversion to ethanol would help keep sugar pro- ply bids from cane juice and B-molasses. # 39#923
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warms of locusts have 1 (' Sinvaded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including /. lose the Rae Bareli too because Deoria, in the past 48 hours the party has lost connection and attacked trees and crops, itting out at Congress, with the people. A senior leader officials said on Saturday, HUnion Textiles Minister talks to international personal- adding that the authorities and member of parliament ities digitally but has no time to were taking steps to either from Amethi, Smriti Irani, said talk to the people of India,” chase the locusts away or kill that during its regime, the Irani said in an oblique refer- them. United Progressive Alliance ence to Rahul Gandhi who The agriculture depart- government had tried its best recently had a series of virtual ment said reports of locust to destroy the micro, small and meetings with the people from attacks were received from medium enterprises (MSME) various fields. Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Allahabad, sector with to aim to benefit Irani said that the present Pratapgarh, Bhadohi, China because its Rajiv Gandhi government was peoples’ gov- Azamgarh and Ambedkar Foundation had got donations ernment which worked for the Nagar on Friday. It said author- from China. welfare of the masses. ities of the neighbouring dis- “During the UPA regime, She talked at length about tricts — Hamirpur, Banda, there was pact with China that various schemes the Narendra Fatehpur, Kaushambi, the then government would Modi government had taken Mirzapur, Sultanpur, Mau and bring policies that would help up, including the Jan Dhan Ballia — had been asked to China and in turn China would Yojana, Ujjwala Yojana and remain alert. give funds to the Rajiv Gandhi the schemes to give houses to Deoria District Magistrate Foundation (RGF) headed by the poor and the neglected seg- Amit Kishor said a swarm spot- Sonia Gandhi,” Smriti Irani ment of society. ted in the district had moved to said while addressing the third “During lockdown, over Kushinagar. On Thursday, a and last virtual rally of central Rs 20 lakh crore was given to swarm had attacked Shahganj UP on Friday. The barbs were over 20 crore families under Jan area of Jaunpur district, where pointed at Sonia Gandhi and Dhan Yojana while over 2.80 50 per cent of the locusts were Rahul Gandhi and levelled on crore LED bulbs and 1.40 crore killed. Another swarm was spot- the International MSME Day LPG connections were given ted in Shankargarh block of when Irani said that over 11 and toilets were constructed Prayagraj and 60-70 per cent of crore families depended on across the country giving them the locusts were killed, the agri- this sector for their livelihood the name of Izzat Ghar so that culture department said in a in India but the then Congress the women do not have to go statement. In Chitrakoot dis- government had put the inter- out in the open,” she said. trict, three swarms of locusts est of these people on the line This was the third and the were spotted on Thursday. “In to fill the coffer of the RGF. last virtual rallies planned by a joint operation by agriculture “The people of Amethi the UP unit of Bharatiya Janata department, fire department have shown the door to the Party in which achievements of and Central team, 50 per cent Congress scion and in the next the Modi government were locusts were killed,” the state- election the Congress is set to highlighted. ment said.
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KPublic College secured city on Saturday, which includ- containment zones of the city. Telibagh and Gulistan Colony There were 19 deaths in ninth position in the state in ed a former deputy mayor and Sixteen patients recovered , in Hazratganj. Samples of 294 the state, including three in Intermediate examinations one MLA. CMO Dr Narendra which included three at people were taken under con- Lucknow, two in Jhansi, and while Alisha Ansari from Bal Agarwal said those who test- KGMU, seven at LBRN, five at tact surveillance and sent to one each in Agra, Meerut, Nikunj Inter College remained ed positive included four from RSM and one at RML KGMU for testing. Several Noida, Ferozabad, Moradabad, at the ninth spot in the state in Lucknow (PNS): Chief Telibagh, two from Hospital. The CMO asked the CMO teams with seven super- Varanasi, Basti, Bijnore, High School examinations, Minister Yogi Adityanath has Thakurganj, three from an district administration to visors carried out a drive in Pratapgarh, Mathura, Bareilly, thus ending up city toppers. congratulated the successful insurance company, three covert more areas into con- Indira Nagar, Kailash Kunj Unnao, Farrukhabad and Celebrations were held in students of High School and from Aliganj, and one each tainment zones. These areas and Gyan Ganga Apartments Baghpat, taking the toll to 649. their respective homes with Intermediate of Uttar Pradesh from Gulistan Colony, Sanjay are Bhagamau near a primary covering 16,587 people in over As many as 632 people recov- social distancing even as both Board, whose results were Gandhipuram, LDA Colony, school in Gomti Nagar, Joshi 3,000 houses. ered, taking the figure to the meritorious students were declared on Saturday, wishing Maqboolganj, Tulsidas Marg, Tola in Daliganj, Himalaya Meanwhile, in the state, 14,215. excited about their achieve- them success in their lives. ments. Alisha Ansari, who is a “The government will resident of Madiaon, secured felicitate the rankers at a ! 94 per cent in High School. She function to be held in 4552 said she is a great believer in Lucknow. The marksheet dis- Lucknow: Commissioner of God and that she always tribution will start from July Police Sujeet Pandey took ill believed she would be among 1,” he said. Yogi also congrat- during a meeting with officials the top ten. Her mother is an ulated Deputy Chief Minister 11 to discuss Smart City project on eye specialist who gave up her Dinesh Sharma and officials Saturday. He was rushed to job to look after the children of the UP Secondary Medanta Hospital where his and is an inspiration to her Education Council for suc- /. unconscious. Her parents truck from behind in Vibhuti condition improved. A daughter who also wants to cessfully conducting the rushed her to KGMU Trauma Khand on Saturday morning. spokesman said the CP was become a doctor. examinations and declaring 3-year-old girl sustained Centre where her condition was The driver, who was sitting found to be medically fit dur- “I want to be a doctor like results when the world was in Afirearm injuries in her stom- said to be critical. A police beside him, jumped off the ing check-up but was under my mother and grandfather. I the grip of coronavirus pan- ach after a country-made pistol spokesman said Shubhendra truck to save his life. The observation for 24 hours. want to reach out to the max- demic. “Special congratula- which her uncle was cleaning was cleaning the nozzle of a deceased was identified as Pandey was attending the meet- imum number of people and tions to the students who are went off accidentally in Kakori country-made pistol and it went Rohit Pal aka Chhotu of ing when he fell uneasiness. He help them out with their med- in the merit list. Their hard on Saturday morning. The girl off. He said the police detained Fatehpur district. was rushed to the hospital icines and consultations,” she work and dedication has was rushed to a hospital and Shubhendra and also recovered As per reports, truck driver where he underwent several said. About her success mantra, made this possible,” Yogi said police detained her uncle. the pistol and a bullet shell Laxmi Shanker Verma and check-ups. she said: “I studied for eight and added that teachers and Arya Yadav (3) of Mauda from the scene. Parents of the Rohit were coming to The hospital issued a health hours and according to the parents also deserved special village in Kakori was playing in girl are natives of Rae Bareli and Lucknow. On the way, he asked bulletin in which it was said time-table. I did not take up mention as they guided the a room while her uncle staying in a house in Kakori on Rohit to drive and sat beside that the Commissioner was any coaching.” students from time to time. Shubhendra Yadav was cleaning rent. him. Around 6 am, when they doing fine and his test reports The young achiever said it The chief minister said the nozzle of the pistol. Around Meanwhile, a 20-year-old reached Shaheed Path, Rohit were normal. It was said that he was a wrong perception that that despite COVID-19 pan- 10 am, the pistol accidentally dumper cleaner, who was dri- lost control of the vehicle and had problems related to hyper- Muslim girls were not encour- demic, the High School result went off and the bullet hit Arya. ving the vehicle, died after it hit a stationary truck near a tension and diabetes which aged to study. “I have received ! "# $ !%# & ' was 83.3 per cent while the She bled profusely and later fell ploughed into a stationary hospital. had been taken care of. immense support from my par- Inter result was 74.63 per ents and maternal uncle. It is cent, which was better than because of this reason that I per cent marks in Intermediate ers. “I am keen for civil services previous years. ,'O92893 $%3 8 have got such a good rank. I had is the son of a teacher and a because I want to do something Lucknow (PNS): Newly devel- Pradesh,” Barik said. He men- full faith in God that I would do housewife. He said he was very for the country,” he said. On whether the corona oped ‘Advance Virology Lab’, tioned that as requested by the well,” she said. About the coro- happy with the results and Interested in Mathematics, pandemic impacted his studies, where Covid-19 testing facili- higher authorities of Uttar navirus pandemic, she said it that it was his aim to make it Keshav said he was preparing he said the studies were slight- ty has been established by Pradesh, the NBRI DG took up did not impact her studies. to the top. About his success for the JEE (Mains) to be held ly delayed but not impacted National Botanical Research the initiative of developing the Keshav from Lucknow mantra, he said he prepared later this year. The young much. Principal of his school Institute, was inaugurated on testing facility in the wake of Public College, Rajajipuram well for all the subjects and fol- achiever said his role models said that Keshav had topped Saturday by Chief Secretary RK coronavirus pandemic. A team (Sector-B), who secured 92.8 lowed the advice of his teach- were his parents. pre-boards too. Tiwari and KGMU Vice- of scientists and researchers Chancellor Dr MLB Bhatt. from CIMAP will also join the NBRI director SK Barik NBRI team for the testing of said the facility has been devel- samples. CIMAP director PK # ( oped under the guidelines Trivedi was also present on the given by ICMR, WHO and occasion. Union Ministry of Health and RK Tiwari congratulated /. Family Welfare. It is a BSL3 NBRI and CSIR for taking the 1 2 level facility and has a negative initiative in spite of being a he students who made it pressure, which makes it a safe plant-based research institute. Tbig in UP Board examina- Lucknow (PNS): City schools scored 89.33 per cent marks ships. The students of Lucknow Covid testing facility. He said it is the right time as tions are dreaming big even in performed well in the UP and secured second position in Public Schools also performed “The facility will add to the the number of coronavirus the corona times which, they Board exams, results of which school while Yash Pratap Singh well. Keshav of Rajajipuram (B- testing capacity of Uttar cases is increasing in UP. say, has taught them about were declared on Saturday. got 88.17 per cent and third Block) secured ninth rank in family bonding. Most of them Although the euphoria associ- position in school, followed by Intermediate and first in did not step out even after the ated with the results was miss- Krishna Kumar (87.83%) at Lucknow securing 92.8 per results were declared. ing, there was excitement fourth position. cent marks. Abhijeet, who Talking about their aims in amongst the students who In Intermediate, Abhishek scored 91.2 per cent marks, life, most of them said they will were looking forward to cele- Singh (83.6%) topped the ended up with the second be opting for conventional brating their hard work. Some school while Yashartha Singh rank in Lucknow while careers. Civil services remains of the schools also held online scored 82.8 per cent marks and Ayushman Mishra stood third the favourite amongst the stu- interaction with the students. secured second position in securing 90 per cent marks. A dents as a career option. DIOS Mukesh Singh said school. Anurag Srivastava total of 176 students tool Anu Verma (class X) from Lucknow’s pass percentage was scored 81.4 per cent marks and Intermediate exams. In High SKD Academy, who scored marginally less than that last secured third position in the School, Ankita Mishra (92.5%) 90.5 per cent, said she is happy year. The pass percentage was school. As many as 132 stu- achieved second rank in with her results and the 89 per cent in High School and dents of the school passed Lucknow while Apoorva absence of big celebrations did 81.64 per cent in in with first division. Director Shukla and Saloni Singh not make a difference. Anu, Intermediate. Manish Singh addressed the secured 92.33 per cent each who wants to crack the civil The results of SKD students online and said stu- and shared the third spot in the services exams, said she wants Academy for High School and dents need not worry about district. Safalta Yadav achieved to do something for the coun- Intermediate exams were 100 their studies because online seventh rank in Lucknow with try. “I want to eradicate corrup- per cent. In High School, Anu classes are being regularly held. 91.17 per cent marks, followed tion so that the future genera- Verma topped the school with He said that students with by Shreya Patel (9th) with tions have better facilities. This 90.50 per cent marks and 75 per cent and above marks 90.67 per cent marks. A total is needed for our country secured 10th position in taking admission in class XI of 97 students appeared for where half of the children do Lucknow. Abhay Pratap Singh will be bestowed with scholar- High School exams. not even go to schools,” she said. About the corona pan- said she wants to set up an lockdown to learn digital mar- the families came together and demic, she said it did not make NGO and create awareness keting. For one who wants to got to know each other better,” much of a difference to her as about coronavirus. “I want to become a chartered accoun- she added. she always likes to remain distribute hand sanitisers and tant, she said she wants to work She said she was planning indoors. “My studies have also ask people to take precau- for country’s economy. She to celebrate by making delica- not been impacted as online tions,” she added. said she had no problems with cies like ‘matar paneer’, ‘raita’ studies are going on fine,” she Alfiya Zuber, a class X stu- the celebrations at home and and ‘kheer’. added. dent who scored 84.67 per she would cut a cake and make Saloni Singh, a class X stu- Farah Khatoon (class X), cent, said she is happy with the video calls to her friends. dent, said she was very happy who secured 81 per cent, also results and is looking forward Ankita Mishra (class X) with her marks at 92.33 per wants to crack civil services to becoming a doctor. “The from Lucknow Public College, cent. “I give the credit of get- exams and finds a great inspi- success mantra for getting good who secured 92.5 per cent, said ting such good marks to my ration in the district magis- marks in good guidance from she is keen on chasing the parents and to my teachers. I trates who have served the school and extra personal dream of becoming an IAS offi- am aiming for civil services Lucknow. “I want to serve the guidance,” she said. She added cer. “One can serve the coun- because I have leadership qual- country. During this coron- that her studies were not try better while being a part of ities,” she added. avirus pandemic, the one thing impacted by the coronavirus the system,” she said. She added Apoorva Shukla, who which I have learnt is that peo- pandemic, thanks to good that for getting good marks, she secured 92.33 per cent marks in ple can remain happy with online school management. resorted to daily revisions and class X, said she is aiming to lesser things and whatever the Anshika Rathore, a student sought the help of her brother. become a doctor. She said she situation be, one must always of class 12 who secured 74.5 The young achiever said would have loved her friends to be optimistic and positive,” per cent, said she strongly her focus in corona lockdown be a part of the celebrations but she said. For one who has believes in not taking stress and was to learn something good. she was very happy with her always been a hard worker, she that she utilised the corona “It was the time when most of family around. & (11211 Lucknow (PNS): After doing excel- make the inmates self-reliant. Kumar 22 lent job during coronavirus pandem- said that this year in the High ic by manufacturing masks, person- School exam, 114 inmates lodged in Lucknow (PNS): To boost the morale of the toppers in al protective equipment (PPE) kits, 17 jails of UP registered for exami- the UP Board examinations, the result of which were sanitisers etc, the jail inmates also nation out of which 93 took the declared here on Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister excelled in the UP Board examina- papers and 86 of them cleared the Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the PWD would con- tion. Presenting a report card of the exam. He claimed that for struct roads up to the houses of the meritorious students jail inmates who appeared in High Intermediate, 95 inmates filled the who topped the High School and Intermediate exams. School and Intermediate examina- form, 75 appeared in exam and 63 Congratulating the successful students, Maurya said tions conducted by UP Board this of them passed the examination. that these children were the future of the country and academic session, Director General He claimed that no girl inmate continuation of their success in future examinations (Jails) Anand Kumar said that the appeared in High School exam but should remain the same. Maurya said that the govern- result came as a delight for all his staff two of them lodged in Deoria and ment would make a magnificent paved road from the and inmates as a majority of those Saharanpur jails respectively main road to the housed of 20 students topping the High who appeared in the exams passed appeared in the Intermediate exam School and Intermediate exams. with good percentage. cleared it. He said the pass percent- Maurya who heads the PWD, said that pucca road He said they always motivated age in High School was 92.4 and in would also be constructed up to the homes of the top- the prisoners to utilise their deten- Intermediate 83.56 points. pers of CBSE, ICSE and other boards. The roads will be tion period by taking up education, Kumar said Arun, lodged in named APJ Abdul Kalam Gaurav Path. achieving excellence and making Ghaziabad jail topped in Maurya said in 2017, the government had construct- their future brighter after being Intermediate exams with 70.8 per- ed or repaired roads in the name of 24 students and spent released. Kumar said that many of his cent marks (354/500) while Shiv Rs 7.40 crore on it while in 2018, construction and repair staff helped students during their Pratap Singh, lodged in Central Jail work was done on roads in the name of 89 students at preparation for the exams. He said in Varanasi topped in high school a cost of Rs 23.17 crore. He said last year, the PWD spent the jail staff also runs many other securing 76.5 per cent marks Rs 9.89 crore on construction and repair work on roads skilled courses for the inmates to (459/600). in the name of meritorious students. " +,- +.+.
9"*6*4 :;/ " /.# " ) ), aharashtra witnessed a biggest ( Mspike in the Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day, as the positive cases jumped from Friday’s ' ( ') highest tally of 5,024 to 5,318 on Saturday, while 167 new deaths were erala has registered over one lakh people reported during the day. Kbecoming literate in the last three years, the With fresh 5,318 positive cases Kerala State Literacy Mission claimed on and 167 new deaths, the total num- Saturday. The new literates from various sec- ber of infected cases in the state tions of society include tribals, fisherfolk, mounted to 1,59,133, while the total SC/ST and also the migrant population. number of deaths rose to 7,273. Mission director P.S. Sreekala said that from Of the 167 deaths reported, 86 2017 to 2020, a total of 1,05,565 new literates deaths occurred in the last 48 hours have emerged in the state. while the rest 81 deaths were from “The hard work put in by our team among the previous period. the weaker and downtrodden sections of the Of the total 167 deaths report- society has now yielded results,” said Sreekala. ed, Mumbai alone accounted for 105 Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, deaths, Thane has emerged as the They include 10,972 tribals from Wayanad deaths, taking the total number of Aurangabad, Osmanabad and Jalna. second worst-hit district after and Palakkad, besides over 30,000 living in over deaths in the metropolis from 4,179 With 84245 patients having been Mumbai in the state. Pune district 2,000 colonies while close to 4,000 migrant to 4,284 now, while the number of discharged from various hospital has come third with 19,761 patients labourers also successfully passed the exami- infected cases went up by 1,402 cases since ever since the outbreak of pan- and 694 deaths till now. nations and over 8,000 from various fishing vil- to touch 74,252. demic in the State, the recovery rate Out of 8,96,874 samples sent to lages in the state. Apart from Mumbai’s 105 stood at 52.94 per cent. The mortality laboratories, 1,59,133 have been Another highlight of this programme was deaths, there were 19 deaths in rate in the state is 4.57 per cent. The tested positive (17.74%) for COVID- when Bhageerathi Amma and Karthiyayini Pune, 10 in Jalgaon, 7 in Dhule, 6 state health authorities pegged the 19 until Saturday. Amma were given the Nari Shakti Puraskar in Solapur, 3 each in Thane, Nashik number of “active cases” in the state Currently, 5,65,161 people are in awards in March this year as the former is 105 " ( " ) * and Ahmednagar, 2 each in Palghar, at 67,600. home quarantine while 36,925 peo- and also became the oldest student in the coun- " + * Latur and one death each in Raigad, With 32,735 cases and 819 ple are in institutional quarantine. try, while the latter is 98. ! 0-1 !! !( A>328 993 ,, & ?B/<2$ 9 Amaravati: With every pass- charged from hospitals in the with 109, and Chittoor with 84 ) ), they were cheated of 46 crore details provided by the com- ?)) Jammu and 191 from Kashmir ing day, Covid-19 cases con- state. The tally of cured per- cases followed in the tally list. by the Goyals. plainant,” Akbar Travel’s coun- division. tinue to pummel Andhra sons now stands at 5,480 while Other districts include Guntur he Enforcement In its closure report filed sel Dharmesh Joshi said on or the second consecutive The highest number of 52 Pradesh. On Saturday, for the 6,648 persons are currently with 71 cases and Kurnool TDirectorate (ED) Has before a court a month later, the Saturday, adding that they will Fday, the Union Territory of patients tested positive in second time in as many days, undergoing treatment for the with 69 cases Saturday saw a objected to the Mumbai Police police stated that there was no file a petition on July 6. Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday Baramulla followed by 49 the state reported its highest infection. substantial increase in the filing a closure report in a evidence to probe the case fur- As per the complaint filed reported more than 200 posi- patients in Srinagar. ever single-day tally of 796 With 11 persons reported number of Covid cases among cheating case registered earli- ther. In its application, the ED with the police earlier, Jet tive cases of coronavirus in one Situation remained grim in cases in the last 24 hours. dead from different districts, people returning from other er against now-defunct Jet stated that the police had failed Airways had done business single day, taking the total tally two districts of Srinagar and The update which includes the death toll in Andhra states. Compared to 34 cases Airways, its promoter Naresh to consider the facts that were worth 900 crore with Akbar to 6,966 cases. Baramulla as a maximum returnees from other states Pradesh climbed to 157. Four on Friday, as many as 51 new Goyal, and his wife. crucial in establishing the case Travels between 2018-19. According to the media number of 844 and 800 positive and overseas, takes the overall each were reported from cases were detected in this cat- Stating that the police did- against the Goyals. It alleged that the airline bulletin, “204 new patients of cases have been detected there. tally of Covid-19 cases in Kurnool and Krishna districts, egory on Saturday. The major- n’t consider crucial facts Meanwhile, the Akbar and its promoter have failed to coronavirus were detected in Shopian, Kulgam and Andhra Pradesh to 12,285. while 1 death each was report- ity of cases belonged to Tamil of the case, the ED has filed an Travels has decided to chal- pay 46,05,68,036 to the trav- Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday Anantnag have reported 730, The state nodal officer ed from East Godavari, West Nadu returnees with 22 posi- intervention application before lenge the closure report in el company. while two more patients died in 759 and 633 cases respective- reported that 24,458 samples Godavari and Vizianagaram tive cases, while 13 of the a court. Jet Airways, Goyal and court. “The report by the Despite knowing the finan- Srinagar taking the tally of ly. Jammu district reported a were tested for the virus dur- districts. Covid positive samples his wife Anita were booked on city police seemed to have cial crisis at Jet Airways, which deaths due to Covid-19 to 93”. maximum number of 325 cases ing the 24-hour period, end- Of the 13 districts in the belonged to returnees from charges of cheating and a crim- been filed without any proper was in position of no return, On the recovery front, a total with 59 active positive under- ing 9 a.m. on Saturday. state, 12 districts reported Telangana and 7 cases from inal beach of trust in February investigation. No investigation Naresh Goyal made false number of 145 patients were going treatment followed by Till date, the state has fresh cases during the preced- Maharashtra. In addition, 3 this year by MRA Marg police has been done on our allega- promises.He willfuly induced discharged from different hos- Udhampur with 259 cases (98 conducted tests on 8,16,082 ing 24 hours. Anantapur dis- cases from Karnataka, 2 cases on a complaint filed by city- tions of personal assurances by the travel company to take pitals after they tested negative. active), Ramban 215 cases ( 61 samples. On Saturday, 263 trict reported the highest tally from Delhi and 1 case each based Akbar Travels India the director (of Jet Airways) booking on behalfof the airline, Out of 204 new positive active) and Kathua with 211 persons were cured and dis- of 161 cases. East Godavari from Gujarat, Private Limited alleging that and also on foreign account thecomplaint stated. cases, 13 were reported from cases (59 active). 212 ! . 5 0! 708! 3 - %08 - 07 estate developer HDIL. 62* 2 Earlier this month, the resident Ram Nath Kovind RBI had put restrictions on Phas promulgated the able with RBI in respect of or “banking” and do not act as itors with total savings withdrawals from People’s Banking Regulation other banks to Co-operative drawees of cheques, it said. deposit of about Rs 4.85 lakh Co-operative Bank, Kanpur, + ,756,.*E# "% (Amendment) Ordinance, Banks as well for sound bank- “The Ordinance also crore. Uttar Pradesh. Finance 2020 to bring all urban coop- ing regulation, and by ensuring amends Section 45 of the The decision assumes Minister Nirmala Sitharaman erative banks and multi-state professionalism and enabling Banking Regulation Act, to significance in the wake of had introduced ‘The Banking "" F"'G1,,67 cooperative banks under the their access to capital,” it said. enable making of a scheme of scams in cooperative banks, Regulation (Amendment) supervision of the RBI in The amendments do not reconstruction or amalgama- including the Punjab and Bill, 2020’ in the Lok Sabha order to protect the interest of affect existing powers of the tion of a banking company Maharashtra Cooperative on March 3, 2020, which is depositors. State Registrars of Co-operative for protecting the interest of (PMC) Bank, affecting lakhs pending approval. The pro- The Ordinance amends Societies under state co-oper- the public, depositors and of customers who are facing posed law sought to enforce the Banking Regulation Act, ative laws, it added. the banking system and for difficulty in withdrawing banking regulation guide- 1949 as applicable to coopera- The amendments also do securing its proper manage- their money due to restric- lines of the RBI on coopera- tive banks, an official statement not apply to Primary ment, even without making tions imposed by the Reserve tive banks. In her February said on Saturday. Agricultural Credit Societies an order of moratorium, so as Bank of India (RBI). 1 Budget speech, Sitharaman “The Ordinance seeks to (PACS) or co-operative soci- to avoid disruption of the The RBI had placed reg- had proposed amendments to protect the interests of depos- eties whose primary object financial system,” it said. ulatory curbs on PMC Bank the Banking Regulation Act itors and strengthen coopera- and principal business is long- There are 1,482 urban on September 23, 2019, after with an aim to increasing tive banks by improving gov- term finance for agricultural cooperative banks and 58 finding out certain financial professionalism and improv- ernance and oversight by development, and which do not multi-state cooperative banks irregularities and misreport- ing governance among the extending powers already avail- use the words “bank”, “banker” having about 8.6 crore depos- ing of loans given to real cooperative banks. ' . ,.- Nitin Sandesara, Chetan Sandesara and Deepti Sandesara. They are part control room set up in the state cap- of a family and absconding till date. ital. There was a call centre for the The Sandesaras are also facing helpline and a Twitter handle as well. For separate probes by the CBI and the anti-copying measures, answersheets Income Tax Department for their were provided in four different colours alleged nexus with some high-profile and were coded,” he said. politicians and charges of corruption He added that they reduced the and tax evasion, respectively. number of exam centres this year to The ED registered a criminal case 7,783, which were less in comparison to to probe the money laundering angle the previous years, to bring more trans- in the case. Last year, the agency had parency and rein in the copying mafia. questioned 80.19, according to a price “We introduced the NCERT syllabus in notification of state oil market- courses for High School and . . ing companies. Intermediate and also made sure that the etrol price on Saturday was Rates have been increased books were available at reasonable Agriculture, a locust swarm Phiked by 25 paise per litre across the country but the final rates and shared the costs of books on moved towards Dwarka in Delhi, and diesel by 21 paise, taking the retail selling price differs from the official website,” he pointed out. from there to Daulatabad, Gurgaon, cumulative increase in rates in state to state depending on the Terming it a feather in the cap of the UP Faridabad and this swarm has entered three weeks to 9.12 and incidence of local sales tax or government, senior officials present on Uttar Pradesh. In May, India battled 11.01 respectively. VAT. the occasion said very few states had a devastating desert locust outbreak. Petrol price in Delhi was In Mumbai, petrol price declared their Board results. The crop-destroying swarms first hiked to 80.38 per litre from went up from 86.91 per litre to attacked Rajasthan and then spread 80.13, while diesel rates were 87.14, while diesel rate was ,?@ .. to Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and increased to 80.40 a litre from hiked to 78.71 from 78.51. Madhya Pradesh. by the ruling party to divert attention from the alleged Chinese occupation .'+ .. . 555 of Indian territory in eastern Ladakh. Nadda asked the Congress to provide quality research, recom- come clean on its “links” with China, mendations and analysis on a wide and the details of its MoU with the range of policy matters. Communist Party of China. Dhruva Jaishankar, son of the He said India’s trade deficit with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, China soared to USD 36.2 billion in is Director of the US Initiative at ORF. 2013-14 from USD 1.1 billion in 2004 Besides China, the list of foreign and asked if it was “quid pro quo” donors to the ORF include Delegation from the Congress. of the European Union to India, The trade-deficit has continued Australian High Commission, British to increase during the Modi- High Commission, Ministry of Foreign Government post-2014 without see- Affairs, Denmark, Consulate General of ing any reduction in favour of India. Japan and United Nations Development Programme. Technology giants like ' Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter and Facebook besides Mastercard are among other for- The money laundering case eign donors of ORF. The scrutiny of under probe relates to the alleged Chinese funding and their association 14,500 crore bank loan fraud by the with Indian institutions has come amid Vadodara-based pharma firm Sterling the ongoing stand-off between the Biotech and its main promoters — countries in eastern Ladakh. " +,- +.+. ( ) 2 - &". ' , ranjal Singh of the Sangam PCity has bagged the covet- ed second rank in the UP Board Intermediate Examination in the state, the results of which were announced here on Saturday afternoon. Pranjal Singh, who had obtained second spot in the state has a dream of becoming an IAS officer in his future. He wants to serve the country by becoming an IAS officer. He has already started his preparation for this. Pranjal will now complete his gradua- tion from Delhi University and prepare for the competition of civil services exam there. Originally, Pranjal’s father, Dr Awadhesh Singh, who lives in Pipro village of Koran tehsil hard working and promising Delhi University. With this, he has not only brought the suc- of Prayagraj district, lives in student. Pranjal used to focus will prepare for the IAS exam- cess for his college but the Koran market along with the on his studies very diligently ination from Mukherjee Nagar Prayagraj city. family. Dr Awadhesh is a prin- and honestly. in Delhi. Pranjal’s achievement has cipal at Sardar Patel Inter Pranjal’s mother Geeta While talking on this spe- excited all his friends and College, Sikro in Koraon. Singh is an assistant teacher at cial occasion, Pranjal credited teachers. On this occasion, Pranjal studied intermediate in the junior high school in his success to his family teachers called Pranjal to the this college. Pranjal has secured Koraon. Pranjal, the younger of and gurus with hard work. He school and encouraged him , % & ' -" ' ) ." - 96 per cent marks in the two siblings, told ‘The has said that it is important to and also distributed sweets in Intermediate examination con- Pioneer’ over the phone that he study regularly than studying the school. ducted by Uttar Pradesh used to study for six hours more. It may be pointed out here Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad daily. With hard work, his ded- With Pranjal becoming that Pranjal made a place in the popularly known UP Board ication and conviction towards toppers, there is an atmos- top-five in the state level even 2020. With this, he has made study has brought him this suc- phere of happiness in the entire in the High School UP Board %<*! 27 second place in the state level. cess. area besides the house. All the exam. His father, Dr Avadhesh Pranjal has no bound of villagers are also very happy. His sister Sneha has also Kumar said that Pranjal happiness and is very excited Everyone is more happy about been ranked fifth in the district became the second topper in with this result. He told the the fact that due to Pranjal, in High School and the state on the strength of his scribe during a conversation their village name is also being Intermediate. She is currently - 8 own preparation. He is a very that now he will graduate from illuminated. With this, Pranjal preparing for NEET exam. $ # (' Parishad, popularly known as Shravanpur secured second while 48,368 appeared and out UP Board, has shown quick- place jointly with 92.16 % of them, 37,694 (77.93 per midst all the fears of infec- ness in completing all the marks, followed by Sabya cent) were declared pass. Apart )3 # ! Ation due to worldwide examinations before the impo- Pandey of Shree Agrasen Girls from Akshay Kumar who coronavirus pandemic, there sition of nationwide lockdown. Inter College, Varanasi topped the district, the other $ # , son of Nageshwar prasad, res- SRN Compound (Health Dharamshala of the city. He was a scene of jubilation among The examinations commenced (91.83%), Rajan Kumar of Top-10 rank holders are Harsh ident of Nahwai, Manda Road, Worker at SRN), Dr Srijan was in contact with a positive the students of UP Board as the from February 18 and the VILC, Gosaipur Mohao, Akash Kumar Patel of Dharm Chakra total 23 new cases of coro- Prayagraj, no travel history, (27) resident of SRN patient. results were announced on Class X examinations ended on Kumar of Vikas Inter College, Vihar Inter College, Navapura, Anavirus were reported in Shagufta Zaki (31) wife of Compound, Mustafa Hasan Beside, three GRP person- Saturday. Though many of the March 3, while of Class XII on Parmanandpur and Naina Sarnath (85.60%); Khushbhoo Prayagraj district in a single day Saiyyad Haidar Zaki , resident (12) resident of 18 , Kolhaan nel were also found to be toppers could not turn out March 6, by setting a record by Kumari of HSS Chaukhandi Modanwal of Shri late Friday night. The number of 18, Kolhaan Tola, Rani Tola, Rani Mandi, Prayagraj, infected. In the same sequence, their schools, they were greet- completing the examinations Hathi Bazar (91.66% each); Harishchandra Girls Inter of corona infected patients is Mandi, Prayagraj, Hasan Afroz Dinesh Kumar Maurya (33) the other patients are residents ed by their teachers and friends within 18 days instead of one- Vijay Patel and Komal Verma, College (85.60%); Krishnu increasing in the city with each (42) wife of Tahir Husain, res- son of Ramnath, resident of of Kolhaan Tola Rani through phones or social net- and-a-half months. Due to both of Sai Baba GIC, Raisipur Sharma of Sri Harishchandra passing day. ident of18 , Kolhaan Tola, Rani Paudan, Utraon, Saidabad has Mandi, Rajrooppur, works. Dhiraj Patel of Baldev lockdown, the evaluation of (91.50% each); Priyanka Girls Inter College (85%); Of the total infected Mandi, Vishwanath Singh (46), no travel history and was an Georgetown, Paran Soraon Inter College, Badagaon and answer sheet work which was Rajbhar of BNSSIC, Nai Basti, Anjali Patel of SSB Inter patients a junior doctor of the son of Vijay Bahadur, resident asymptomatic under home among others. Akshay Kumar of Shivcharan started on March 19 was sus- Pandeypur (91.33%), Akansha College, Rustampur, Ashapur surgery department of COVID of GRP Prayagraj, Udham quarantine. Meanwhile, the test report Smarak Intermediate College, pended and it was restarted on Maurya of Maa Bhagwati Inter (84.80%); Juhi Gupta of Arya Hospital SRN and a ward boy singh (35) son of Gurudev, res- The 17-year-old girl from of possible 844 samples of Mehndiganj (Raja Talab) May 19 and completed on May College, Koiripur (91.16%); Mahila Inter College and Neha working in the hospital have ident of GRP Police Lines Dhampur Balkaranpur Soraon corona has come negative from hogged the limelight topping in 31. Due to pandemic, the stu- Sneha Patel of Sarvodhya Inter Maurya of Vidya Vhar Inter also been found positive. Prayagraj, no travel history an had a cough and fever. She got the Motilal Nehru Medical High School and Intermediate dents waited for 112 days for College, Lakhansenpur Bankat College, Salarpur (both However, infected patients are asymptomatic, Shashi Bhusan her corona test done and was College. While sampling of in the district securing 92.83 the results in comparison to (91%); Diwakar Maurya of 84.60%); Priyanka Patel of also recovering fast. Nine Khare (30), resident of SRN tested positive. A youth resi- 312 suspects was conducted. Dr and 87.80 per cent marks just 56 days last year. Shree Devmurti Sharma Inter Sudhakar Mahila Inter College, patients recovered from the L1 campus, health worker (Ward dent of Rajrooppur in the city Rishi Sahai, the nodal officer respectively. While in both the In the district, 57,694 stu- College, Davethuwa, Ankit Pandeypur (84.20%), Anushka COVID Hospital Kotwa on Boy). He had come in contact had a problem of cough and for COVID-19, said that so far examinations, girls continued dents were enrolled for the Patel of Jagatpur Inter College, Jaiswal of Mahabodhi Inter Friday night. of positive patient, Md Ali fever for the past one week. He a total of 252 patients in the dis- to show their prominence, in examinations of Class X, while Akshara Kasera of S Vallabh College, Sarnath (84%), Rohit Details of positive patients Sahid (40), resident of 18, went to a private hospital to get trict have been affected by High School, rural students 53,940 appeared and out of Vidyapeeth Balika Inter College Kumar Maurya of Dharm reported were as follows; Nikita Kolhaan Tola, Rani Mandi, it checked. His report came corona, in which 169 patients dominated the ranking while in them, 46,239 (85.72 per cent) and Khushi Singh of Vikas Chakra Vihar Inter College, Ojha (17) daughter of Rajeev Prayagraj, Usha Pandey (60), positive for COVID-19 from have gone home after getting Intermediate, urban students. were declared pass. Apart from Inter College, Parmanandpur Navapura, Sarnath (83.80%) Kumar, resident of Dhamapur wife of KK Pandey, resident of there. completely healthy. Contrary to other sec- Dhiraj who topped the district, (all 90.66%) and Savita Bind of and Kishan Vishwakarma of Balkaranpur, Soraon, Prayagraj. 27/R 271-R, Rajruppur, He also came from Currently the district has ondary education boards the other Top -10 rank holders MSIC, Bachao (90.50%). Vikas Inter College, She has no travel history and Prayagraj. Bangalore. In the same context, 75 active cases. He further including Central Board of are Vishesh Sonkar of PNGIC, In the district, 50,929 stu- Parmanandpur (83.60%). was under home quarantine, Similarly, Pramila (33), res- the 25-year-old man is a resi- added that two patients of the Secondary Education (CBSE), Ramnagar and Karan Pal of AB dents were enrolled for the KK Pandey (62) resident of ident of George Town and was dent of Manda Road. He had district have been admitted to the Madhyamik Shiksha Bajpai Inter College, examinations of Class XII, 27/R 271-R, Rajruppur admitted at SRN Hospital and shown the symptoms of fever, different hospitals in Lucknow, ,Prayagraj and was under home had no travel History, Ajay so he was tested. He is a resi- who were infected after com- ,, .52+,- quarantine, Vivek Tiwari (25) Vishwakarma (24) resident of dent of Bachcha ji ing in the grip of corona. VARANASI (PNS): As Bengaluru and tested after see- (Shivpur), Jain Mandir Gali one day by Friday, this belt of 21 many as 11 new COVID-19 ing some symptoms. The Nariya (Lanka), Lodhipura Purvanchal (eastern UP) com- patients have been detected in fourth (49) is an employee of Colony Sadar Bazar (Cantt). prising 10 districts of three the district here on Saturday. HDFC Bank and hails from Ramapura (Luxa). One orange divisions saw an increase in the With this, the total number of Swastik Gardenia (Shivpur). zone Sarainandan (Bhelupur) number of corona cases as 54 2 patients has increased to 423. The fifth patient (52) is from has converted into a red zone new cases were found. With Out of them, 274 have been Nariya who owns general again. Out of total, 115 have this, the total number of cases recovered while 133 are active stores. The sixth (43) is from come in green zones with new has crossed 2000-mark as the $ # , Ltd. is a joint venture compa- them into iconic city centres, environmental clearance is patients. According to District Sarainandan and supplier of ones including Kamla Nagar same was recorded in 2014. ny of RLDA and IRCON with the IRSDC) invited RFQs in required for these projects Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj wooden parts. The seventh (Pandeypur), Badshah Bag Out of them, 1,447 (71.84 per ndian Railway has started the 50:50 ownership presently. December 2019. On June 26, as these are Railway Sharma, the results of 186 (30) is a woman from Lodipur (Sigra), Pragyapuri (Shivpur), cent) have been discharged Iprocess of handing over RITES is also likely to join 2020 IRSDC opened the RFQ projects under Railway Act samples were received from Colony, Nadesar (Cantt.). The Mauja Bhawanipur (Shivpur) while only 522 (25.91 per cent) maintenance and renovation shortly as another promoter applications of these four rail- 1989. IRSDC is the nodal Microbiology department in eighth (33) is from Ramapura and Brij Enclave Sunderpur are active patients. The mor- work of different railway sta- with 24 per cent equity so that way stations. In total, IRSDC agency for redevelopment of Banaras Hindu University (Luxa) who is a salesman. The (Bhelupur) while 96 active tality rate has increased slight- tions in private hands, and the RITES and IRCON shall joint- has received 32 successful stations. (BHU) and out of them 11 ninth is a woman (52) from hotspots including 23 in orange ly to 2.13 per cent with 42 stations of Nagpur, Gwalior, ly hold 50 per cent equity. applications. JKB, GMR, ISQ The above four projects were found positive. Among Danganj (Cholapur) and a zones while 73 are in red zones. deaths. Besides, Ballia has Amritsar and Sabarmati IRSDC is at the core of Indian Capital, Kalpataru, hold distinction of being the the negative patients, there family member of an earlier As many as 296 samples have become the seventh district (Ahmedabad) have been Railway’s mission of trans- FairFax/Anchorage, Monte first railway projects to have in were follow-up reports of six patient. The 10th and 11th are been collected and sent for test- where the cases reached the picked up in the first phase, forming the country’s rail- Carlo, GR Infrastructure, principle approval of Public patients including five admit- women aged 20 and 42 and ing during the day. Till date, three-figure mark. In Varanasi while Prayagraj Jn and Kanpur way stations into world-class Kalyan Toll, Cube Private Partnership Appraisal ted to ESIC Hospital and one they are family members of an 10,562 samples have been col- division, there were 1,360 cases Central may go to private bid- 24x7 hubs. These redevel- Construction are some of the Committee (PPPAC), formed to BHU Hospital. Later, they all earlier patient from Sonia lected and results of 9,881 have with 506 in Jaunpur, 412 in ders in the second phase hope- oped hubs will be called names from whom applica- by GOI for PPP projects. have been discharged. Pokhara (Sigra). been received while results of Varanasi, 321 in Ghazipur and fully. ‘Railopolis’, as it will attract tions have been received. These four stations are also Among the positive With the finding of new 681 are awaited. Out of all 121 in Chandauli. Though the Indian Railway Stations huge investment and busi- Out of the 32 applica- the first ones to have provision patients, one aged 60 is from patients, the number of received reports, 9,459 were cases in this division were very Development Corporation ness opportunities. With tions, nine have been received of pre-determined user New Colony Kakarmata hotspots has increased to 211 negative and 423 positive. high, in all the aspects, its per- Ltd. (IRSDC) has opened application of Form Based for Sabarmati station charges on passengers and (Bhelupur) who is an accoun- with six new ones including Meanwhile, as many as formance was also good in Request for Qualification codes developed by IRSDC, (Ahmedabad). The applicants visitors as one of the main rev- tant while second is a man (68) Dodhvnayal, Panchganga Ghat seven new Covid-19 cases have comparison to other two divi- (RFQ) Applications of the availability of public areas include two ‘Funds’ also apart enue stream for the conces- and third is his wife (62) who (Kotwali), New Colony been found in Azamgarh, sions as recovery rate was 73.16 Nagpur, Gwalior, Amritsar in Railopolis shall increase from reputed developers. The sionaire of the redeveloped are from Dudh Vinayak Kakarmata Bhikharipur increasing the total cases to per cent (995), mortality rate and Sabarmati railway stations thus making such redevel- total Indicative cost for rede- stations. After shortlisting the )Kotwali). The woman came to (Manduadih), Swastik 220, out of which 46 are still 2.05 per cent (28) and active on Friday. Overwhelming oped railway stations as true velopment of the above four applicants, Request for the city by flight from Gardenia, Purani Chungi active. Earlier, during the last patients 21.02 per cent (286). response from the bidders city centres. stations is about 1300 crore. Proposal will be called in despite COVID19, IRSDC With a view to redevelop The total built up area (BUA) which bids will be submitted received 32 applications. the four railway stations — allowed for commercial devel- by the bidders. It is likely that Indian Railway Stations Gwalior, Nagpur, Amritsar opment is 54 lakh sq. ft. No the work will start soon in all 4 Development Corporation and Sabarmati and transform land use change and prior the four projects. $ # (' lar to ILI would be tested with added that the testing of max- medical teams conducted this kit. Besides, the health of imum persons would be pos- scanning of 1,615 patients. istrict administration has asymptomatic persons of con- sible with this kit in the days The scanning of a total of (/ < Dnow started testing of the tainment and hotspot areas to come. 2,12,767 persons has so far COVID-19 samples with anti- having problem in heart, kid- It may be noted here that been conducted through vil- gen detection kit too. The test- ney, liver & lung and suffering the Indian Council of Medical lage mobile flu clinic in which ALLAHABAD (PNS): General non-interlocking works which involved major civil engineer- able work. ing of COVID-19 samples with with severe diseases such as Research (ICMR) has given its 18 patients of common cold Manager of North Central & was carried out successfully in ing works of yard remodeling In yet another achieve- this kit has been started hypertension & diabetes and permission to all the states to and fever were detected and Northern Railway Rajiv COVID-19 period following all of laying 8 new turnouts, large ment today Prayagraj division through a mobile van in come under high risk would start using rapid antigen test- one person was asked for giv- Chaudhry commended the safety precautions. With com- signalling alteration involving commissioned CCTV Control Kashipura area on Friday last also be examined with this kit, ing kit in a bid to increase ing sample ,informed the team of Prayagraj division pletion of this work now simul- 538 routes and critical OHE Centre at Kanpur Central sta- and the persons of containment informed the DM adding that COVID-19 testing in the District Magistrate adding which commissioned major taneous reception and dispatch works which could be com- tion. The CCTV control cen- and hotspot areas having symp- the antigen detection kit country. Known as the that a total of 446 persons yard remodeling work and new facility of trains from line no 3 pleted with least disturbance on tre has 4 no. 75 inches LED toms similar to ILI would be would also be used in testing Standard Q COVID-19 Ag kit, have so far been advised for CCTV control centre at & 4 towards Delhi and from existing train operations and displays suitable for 24x7 mon- tested with this kit. The Chief of COVID-19 before the antigen detection test does not giving sample though village Kanpur Central station. The line no 10 & 11 towards following all laid down pre- itoring with input coming from Medical Officer Dr VB Singh emergency surgery and treat- require any specialised mobile flu clinic. GM, NCR congratulated the Lucknow shall be possible. cautions of COVID-19. 32 IP based CCTV cameras was present on the occasion. ment of serious diseases as per machine. The thermal scanning of a team for this major accom- This will add flexibility General Manager North installed at different important The District Magistrate requirement. It can show results with- total of 6,300 was made in dis- plishment and announced the and efficiency to train opera- Central & Northern Railway locations of Kanpur Central Kaushal Raj Sharma informed The DM informed that in 30 minutes and ‘can trict on Friday while the group cash award. tions at Kanpur Central station Rajiv Chaudhry complement- station as part of Integrated that the testing of samples of the testing of COVID-19 with be interpreted with a naked thermal scanning of a total A major yard remodeling and will ease out congestion of ed DRM Prayagraj Amitabha, Security System. COVID-19 has now been this kit is made in an easy way eye’. of 7,15,559 persons and RRI modifications work of Central station to a large extent divisional and HQ team Work of capacity extension started with antigen detection under which the nasopha- The medical teams con- including foreigners was con- Kanpur Central station has and will improve overall train involved in this major accom- by addition of 80 new IP cam- kit and added that the person ryngeal swab of persons is col- tinued the work of door step ducted at various been successfully commis- handling capacity of Kanpur. plishment despite COVID-19 eras to cover complete stations of containment and hotspot lected and its result comes screening and mobile ward flu places including airport sioned today. This was one of This important work sanc- crisis and announced a group is in progress and will be com- areas having symptoms simi- from 15 to 30 minutes and clinic on Friday. A total of 18 till date, he informed. the largest yard remodeling, tioned by Railway Board cash award for this commend- pleted soon. " +,- +.+. #! 2 , 9 399 33 " 6 9 8PSS@TQPI9@IU -,. over the crops and the precau- tions to be taken for better farm- 1 he BUAT scientists have ing. V-C said that the scientists Tstarted training the farmers were also telling the farmers the ( !# of villages about modern tech- method of taking sample of soil, $ # / ' authorities for their negligence. said that the issue and the pre- However, the suspension niques of farming. Total 100 vil- seed treatment etc. He said that The suspension of the two sent condition of the shelter comes in the wake of a com- ! lages have been identified to these scientists were also con- he suspension of the pro- officials stirred the hornet’s home had been brought to the plaint made by social activist make farmers aware of modern ducting a survey in the village Tbation officer and the nest with the shelter home notice of the government long Nutan Thakur. $ # / ' techniques and the programme were staying at Jari village for the to know the real financial con- superintendent of Swarup officials and political leaders back yet nothing was done and She had stated that despite will continue till all villages past three days and the farmers dition of farmers and encourage Nagar shelter home for girls has washing dirty linen in public. thus they stood absolved of the the Supreme Court directive to anpur Divisional were covered. This information there were taking full interest in them to adopt modern tech- sparked a controversy as The issue is being hotly negligence charges. ensure strict social distancing, KCommissioner Sudhir M was given by V-C BUAT Dr US learning the new techniques of niques of farming. The scientists Minister of State for Women debated among the district Dr Shuchita had charged the shelter home authorities Bobde on Saturday said coro- Gautam while talking to The farming. V-C said that this cam- also distributed seeds of vegeta- and Child Welfare Swati Singh officials and political circles, the the shelter home authorities remained insensitive to these navirus infected persons who Pioneer on Friday. Dr Gautam paign was being run to make bles among women farmers. The during her visit to the shelter latter terming the Child Rights with negligence for not main- destitute girls who were at could afford treatment in pri- said that this campaign had been farmers aware and they were team of scientists comprised Dr home had strongly denied any Protection Commission mem- taining social distancing and their mercy. vate hospitals should be named BUAT Progress. He said being told the marketing strategy. Dharmendra Kumar, Dr Dinesh irregularity and had given a ber’s decision as biased and not taking timely action after a The issue took a new twist referred to private nursing under it the scientists visit the vil- He said that these farmers were Shah, Dr Mayank Dubey, Dr Om clean chit to the authorities uncalled for. few girls had tested positive for when it was found that seven home and hospital. lages and trained and guided the being given detailed information Prakash, Dr Sunil kumar, Dr Dev there. District Magistrate BR coronavirus infection. of the coronavirus positive Dr Bobde said the govern- farmers for better production of about the proper use of pesti- Kumar, Dr Deeksha Patel and Dr Ironically, the suspension Tiwari had also accompanied The shelter home girls who inmates were pregnant. ment hospital facilities need to crops. He said that the scientists cides, method of sprinkling it Kaushal Kumar. orders of both the officials the minister during her visit to were not coronavirus positive Meanwhile, a probe has be given on priority to people reached the district magistrate the shelter home and her inter- and were housed in a different been ordered into the escape of who were financially weak. in a short while after which action with the inmates. Several accommodation were not two girls of the same shelter He said with more testing 1 "" both the officials were sus- political leaders who were allowed to meet presspersons home from the quarantine cen- facilities available in Kanpur, 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* pended. Child Rights patrons of this shelter home and police force had been tre at Panki. The district more samples should be taken 8PSS@TQPI9@IU / *, application from Anoop Protection Commission mem- defended the statement of the deployed to prevent entry of administration had made spe- everyday. he Bansgaon police arrest- Dhakad about the theft his ber Dr Shuchita had submitted minister. any outsiders where they were cial security arrangements for Dr Bobde said Kanpur Ted three miscreants along n the directive of SP Satish tractor-trolley (MP-32/AA- her report, indicting the However, some officials lodged. these two girls. division had worked out a plan with a stolen tractor and a pis- OKumar police apprehend- 9720) besides one application of to set up 800 teams and each tol and from an area near ed two accused and recovered theft of Eicher tractor (UP- team would comprise three Bhatwa village on Friday. tractors, a motorcycle etc from 90/E-9324). An FIR was lodged personnel, one each from Inspector CP Jaisal said that the them. SP said the police arrest- under different sections of IPC health department, police and recovered tractor belonged to ed Pradeep, son of Laldiwan and teams under the guidance = 21 Kanpur Nagar Nigam. Suman Maurya, a resident of Rajput and Arjun Kevat, son of The team will contribute Bhatauli Bazar which was stolen Sandeshwarideen, from Ata towards surveillance and also on June 19. The arrested railway station pillar No $ # / ' in creating awareness among accused were later identified as 1253/04 under Ata police sta- the people about coronavirus Jitendra Prajapati and Ajit tion. Police confiscated three orty-one more persons test- prevention at the micro level. Paswan, residents of Bhiti Mahindra tractors, one Eicher Fed positive for coronavirus The divisional commis- Khoria under the Khajani police tractor, a trolley, a cultivator, a of ASP Dr Awadhesh Singh and in Kanpur Nagar in the last 24 sioner said the training for station, and Suru Prasad, a res- Hero Splendor Pro motorcycle, CO Kalpi Rahul Pandey were hours, taking the number of these teams would start once ident of Seruapar police station an illicit gun, four bullets, a formed to arrest the accused. One infections detected in the city the teams were formed. under the Harpur Budhat police knife and 270 gm of intoxicat- team was led by inspector Jagdish so far to 1,099. He said unless testing was station. They were produced in ing powder which was used for Prasad Pal and another by Chief Medical Officer Dr given further momentum and the court from where they were making the victims uncon- Kamlesh Kumar, incharge crime AK Shukla said that 41 more emphasis was given on social sent to jail. scious and then committing the branch. SP added that these both positive cases were detected distancing, coronavirus could The team which made the theft. SP said that police had criminals were wanted in sever- between Friday evening and not be successfully controlled. arrest comprised sub-inspectors received an application on al cases in different states. The Saturday evening, taking the He directed the KNN offi- (S-Is) Vijay Bahadur Singh and January 5, 2015, from Jairam teams which made the arrest tally to 1099 cases. cials to ensure that the saniti- Kamalendra Singh and con- regarding the theft of his trac- comprised S-IS Chandan Pandey, He, however, said that there sation work was carried out on stables Pawan Yadav, Kritiram tor (MP-36 A-2404). He said Ramveer Singh and SP Mishra were only 327 active cases in a war footing, especially in the Paswan and Keshav. that they had also received an and others. the city as 727 COVID-19 hot spots which were closed for patients had been discharged human movement. + 9% 2"9 "$ 82"" from hospitals after being ) 39# 9 cures, 16 in the last 24 hours. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU +',3-). under the Vindhyachal/ The city witnessed one Shaktinagar and Rihand region 38 D 239 23 more COVID-19 death, taking ' ! TPC Rihand has signed of NTPC. Under the above the death toll to 45. A 56-year- Nan MoU with the MoU the first batch of ash was 28DC93 $% old coronavirus positive man !! National Highways Authority flagged off by Ananta Charan from Lakhanpur Vikas Nagar of India (NHAI) to support its Sahoo, Chief General Manager 8PSS@TQPI9@IU 01 2#* who was suffering from dia- +! participation in nation build- (O&M) incharge NTPC betes, hypertension and lung 7- 829 " + " " " ing and for the proper ash util- Rihand. AK Chattopadhyay, istrict Magistrate Susheel cancer died at the hospital. ! isation of the plant. In this General Manager DKumar Patel inspected the Dr Shukla said the new MoU 2 lakh CuM Ash will be (Operations), VK Atri, AGM under construction Covid-19 positive cases were reported Naubasta, Cantonment, Gangaganj Panki, Lajpat Nagar, and JK Colony. $ # / ' sent for construction of four (Environment), E testing laboratory. On Friday the from Vijay Nagar, Saket Nagar, Khwajajipur, Nehru Nagar, Civil Lines, NRI City, Geeta He said 392 samples were lane road connecting NH-56 Nandkishore, AGM (Technical DM visited district hospital to Swarup Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Faithfulganj, Bansmandi, Nagar, Vishnupuri, Gillis taken on Saturday while 99 istrict Magistrate BR and NH-2 under Phase 2 Services), S Madhu AGM review its progress. Birhana Road, Bhitargaon, Govind Nagar, Kidwainagar, Bazaar, Kachchiana, Rambagh teams scanned 6,312 houses. DTiwari on Saturday direct- Package-1, Varanasi Ring Road (C&I), Debashish Mandal, He inspected the under con- ed various departments to pre- Project of NHAI from NTPC DyGM (TAC), Amit struction building and Chief pare a micro-plan for the tree Rihand Station. Dhiman,senior manager Medical Officer (CMO) Dr OP plantation and get ready for the Through this MoU, NTPC (EMG), R Narayan Manager Tiwari told him about the pro- extensive drive to be launched Rihand's level of ash utilisation (EMG), Munnalal Manager posed facilities there. He asked the # 01 soon. will increase significantly. The (EMG), Ramji Dwivedi and engineer concerned to complete Addressing a meeting at his above MoU is a unique and NHAI representatives were the work by ensuring quality and camp office here, the district new initiative in the projects present on the occasion. without inordinate delay. chaired the event. Dr NM load of information. All absorbed in life. Teacher can magistrate directed all depart- $ # / ' Nigam was the Webinar resources must be used wisely use lecture room as a theatre ments concerned to raise their Coordinator, Chapter Head and its content should be ver- while teaching drama. A requirements of plants to be / " 0$ " " " he Kanpur Chapter of ELTAI Kanpur. Patron, ELTAI, ified and there lies the role of teacher should ignite the mind. supplied by the forest depart- TEnglish Language Teachers Kanpur Chapter Dr GS Nigam teachers. With knowledge He should have five eyes. One ment. He advised that fruit 8PSS@TQPI9@IU +',-). get of Coal India Limited. NCL by road and improve the envi- Association of India (ELTAI), and Vice-President Dr Shravan accessible just with the touch of eye should introspect, one trees and big trees need to be operations involve 10 open ronmental condition. Huge in association with AND Kumar also addressed the gath- a finger, teachers are facilitators should imagine, one should planted through graft method he energy capital of India cast coal mines with heavy employment will also be gener- College Kanpur, organised a ering. and must play the role of a look for innovations, whereas said all the saplings and tree TSingrauli-based Miniratna mechanisation. Investment of ated with infrastructure devel- webinar on ‘Effective English Prof Mishra, while address- super guide and help them in one initiating new methods of planted should be covered by Company, NCL has planned to about 3,000 crore is planned opment. In another frontier of Teaching through Technology’ ing a gatherng of about 350 disseminating the available effective communication and tree guards. invest 7,000 crore in the next for procurement of HEMMs diversification towards renewal on Saturday. Technology, of participants in Zoom and knowledge. Now is the time the other one looking forward Dr Tiwari said in villages, four years to ramp up its coal and another 3,000 crore for energy, NCL is setting up 50 course, cannot replace human Facebook said ‘Technology when students should be given to the implementation. Three lands around gram panchayat production and other social development of additional coal megawatt solar power plant with actions but has become the life- enabled English Teaching is freedom to learn, express their things are important while be identified and massive tree infrastructure by capacity evacuation-related infrastruc- an investment of 200 crore near line of today’s education sys- facilitating students even in views on blog etc. They should teaching poetry, he said which plantation carried out there. He building and expansion of pro- ture. The construction of coal Nigahi Project. Social infra- tem. More so, during COVID- remote corners. It also facili- be given access to these new include Melody, Message and also directed officials to prepare jects. Besides, 1,250 crore of handling plants with rapid load- structure development includes 19, it helped in the continua- tates in anytime learning, use modes of expression also. Metaphor. He said that the role ponds and plant trees around capital expenditure will be ing system at its Jayant, the expansion of hospitals, new tion of teaching-learner con- of various online resources, Teaching and leading are dis- of audio-visual media and them. done during this fiscal only. Dudhichua, Nigahi and Bina community halls and other wel- nectivity. The aim was to time saving, remote yet near, tinguishable occupations. Every movies cannot be undermined The district magistrate said The NCL has planned to coal projects, development of fare amenities for its employees update and refresh the knowl- teachers’ preparedness more great leader is teaching and today and should be used as a departments like horticulture, increase its production up to railway sidings and mechanisa- and local population. NCL is edge of teachers and learners. than required, use of activities every great teacher is leading. tool for effective communica- urban development, educa- 130 MT in FY 23-24 in order tion of wharf walls is part of coal a flagship subsidiary of CIL Knowledge and implementa- to ease the continuous bore- A teacher should be a persua- tion and understanding of lit- tion, higher education should to contribute towards one bil- evacuation infrastructure which which had produced 108.05 tion of the information in the dom. He said technology sive speaker articulating his/her erature. meet their given targets. He lion tonne coal production tar- will curb transportation of coal MT in the FY 2019-20. right way is very important. enabled teaching is futuristic views in an effective manner. Classroom is a laboratory said in the industrial areas the Prof Bipin Mishra from IIT and has far reaching conse- He quoted the example of of forming, chiselling and authorities need to take help Roorkee, an eminent scholar, a quences. Evaluation may be famous speech of Antony in curating young minds. from entrepreneurs. 1)23)425 % 126 + " poet and creative writing expert challenging, but is not without Julius Caesar whose oratorial Technology can bridge the gap Prominent among those was the keynote speaker. The remedies. Flexibility of timing skills were so persuasive that he but cannot replace a teacher. who took part in the meeting 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* through 87 shramik special at Manduadih railway station convener of the webinar was Dr may add attraction to students could change the mind of HoD English, AND College, Dr were CDO Sunil Kumar, ADM stations total 1,03,000 passen- and 6,000 from 11 stations at Anjita Thakur, AND College, and various teaching methods Romans. Teaching literature is Sunita Awasthi proposed vote Virendra Pandey, and Social s many as 316 Shramik gers, at Gonda station through Gopalganj railway station. A Kanpur, while the Vice- innovatively used may bring a complex human activity. of thanks. Dr Jabakusum pro- Forestry Official Arvind Aspecial trains had arrived 81 trains 1,07,000, at Sitapur total of 68 Shramik specials were Principal, VSSD College rich dividends. But he added Poetry should be felt, emotions vided strong support by man- Kumar. at Gorakhpur Junction so far by railway station, total 14,000 run by the Varanasi division Kanpur Dr Neeru Tandon that there should be no over- experienced and values aging this webinar technically. which a total of 3,10,812 through 10 trains, total 2375 from various stations through migrant passengers had from two trains at Lucknow which about 51,200 passengers arrived. As many as 9,35,418 junction station, 21,600 via 20 were transported to their des- $ migrant passengers had so far trains at Balrampur railway tinations. From Jalalpur station arrived on various stations on station and 140 passengers most 64 Shramik specials were 1R8 ! $ # / ' the entire NER by 924 Shramik from one train had arrived at operated for Araria, Supaul, special trains. At Gorakhpur Lakhimpur railway station. A Madhubani, Katihar and woman committed suicide Junction a record has been total of 11 Shramik specials Saharsa etc. The shramik spe- $ # / ' committed any mistake, pay- drop the decision of conduct- of education has gone down. Aby hanging herself in her made where most special trains were run by Lucknow division cial trains were also run from ment of their salary should not ing examination. He handed He said the objective of the house in C Block of Govind had terminated on the entire from various stations, through Ghazipur City and Ballia sta- n a bid to dispose of impor- be stopped. Identity cards be over a memorandum to the V- colleges and universities was to Nagar on Friday night. The Indian Railway so far. CPRO which about 18,500 passengers tions to various cities. A total Itant problems of teachers, a issued to all teachers. Against C on Saturday. impart education and quality incident came to light on Pankaj Kumar Singh said that reached their destinations in of 34,000 migrant passengers delegation of Junior High distribution of students uni- He said the examination teaching not just conducting Saturday morning. According from various stations of NER different states. In Lucknow arrived through 26 Sharmik School Shikshak Sangh, led by form by teachers, they were which was to be conducted by examination. He said in case to reports, Durgesh (35), wife by 95 shramik specials about division Shramik specials were special trains at various stations its district president Yogendra not paid 50 per cent remu- March 2020 had even after no decision was taken to con- of Devansh Gupta of C Block, 95,769 passengers were trans- run from Gorakhpur, Basti, of Izzatnagar division. A total Kumar Singh, met the District neration for 2018-19 and 25 four months not been con- duct examination there was Govind Nagar, posted her sui- ported to their destinations Khalilabad, Gonda and Sitapur of 3,000 passengers via two Basic Shiksha Adhikari Dr per cent for 2019-20 whereas ducted on account of COVID- full risk or dangerously cide note on the wall of located in different states of the stations to Trivandrum, Durg, trains at Kannauj station, 3,200 Pawan Kumar Tewari on orders for distribution of uni- 19. He said as the Rajasthan, spreading corona. Facebook accounts of her country. Likewise 1,019 Raipur, Khariar Road, Nawada via three trains at Farrukhabad Saturday and handed over him form had again been issued. Madhya Pradesh, Haryana He said besides to conduct brother and sister late on Friday Shramik special trains have and Ranchi. As many as railway station, 18,000 via 14 a 10-point charter of demands. Arrears be paid soon to them. and some other states had the examination and carry night and committed suicide by arrived at various stations of 3,45,000 migrant passengers trains at Kasangaj railway sta- The BSA has assured to look Delegation comprised gener- decided to drop the exams this out evaluation, tabulation and hanging herself. On Saturday NER and departed from there. through 381 Sharmik special tion, 1,028 from one train at into their demands favourably. al secretary Dilip Kumar Saini, year and grant general pro- other necessary works it would morning, when her brother and Through them 10,31,187 pas- trains reached various stations Kathgodam railway station and Some of the main treasurer Sayyad Nazir motion to the students thus consume much time which sister saw the suicide note on sengers had arrived and gone. of Varanasi division. A total of a total of 9,100 passengers from demands included that teach- Hussain, secretary Manoj similar steps need to be taken will make a dent into the edu- the Facebook, they informed At different stations while 36,000 passengers arrived at six trains at Lalkuan station. ers should not be held respon- Kumar Dwivedi, Vikram in CSJM University. He said cation system. He said the fact the Govind Nagar police about ensuring that passengers fol- Azamgarh station through 31 REFUND: The railway sible for uploading their data Singh and Vijay Srivastava. the UGC was also working in was that the current times was it. Her parents told the police lowed the social distancing trains, total 25,500 passengers administration due to lock- on Human Property Portal. It APPEAL: The President this direction. He said the for the students to take admis- that Durgesh was mentally tor- norms, thermal scanning, from 33 stations at Ghazipur down in view of Covid-19 had was the work of clerks of the Uttar Pradesh Self universities were set up with sions and start their studies in tured by her mother-in-law checking of personal details, city station, total 43,000 from 55 earlier cancelled the movement of employed in the office of Financed Degree College the objective to teach and an systematic manner. and husband and for the past arrangement for food etc was stations at Mau railway station, all regular mail/express, passenger Divisional Education Officer Association, Dr Vinay Trivedi boost knowledge but since He said thus the one week, she was in depres- done and through buses with a total of 55,200 from 61 stations and suburban trains till June 30. who did not complete the had made an appeal to the the past 25 years much empha- Association appeals to the V- sion. Govind Nagar SHO the support of the district at Ballia railway station, a total The full refund of tickets for can- work so far. Wrong entries of Vice-Chancellor of the sis had been laid on conduct- C to ensure that instead of Anurag Misra said in the sui- administration they were then of 27,000 from 25 trains at celled trains was being done. As data be rectified schoolwise/ Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj ing examination and thus the conducting the examination cide note, the woman had stat- sent to their destinations. At Siwan railway station, total per the decision taken by the rail- nyay panchayatwise and teach- University, Dr Neelima Gupta universities were reduced to an they should be promoted to ed that she was committing sui- Lucknow division of NER from 57,500 via 40 trains at Chhapra way administration, now again the ers should be provided with to grant general promotion to agency for conducting exam- the next session. He said it cide due to family dispute. the lockdown till date about railway station, total 56,000 via movement of regular trains has amended print out for their the students enrolled last year inations. He said on account would be a right step if the V- On the complaint of her 5,57,500 migrant passengers 97 trains at Deoria Sadar railway been cancelled from July 1 to satisfaction. If teachers data in view of the corona pan- on giving more importance to C allows a general promotion parents, an FIR was registered arrived through 517 trains at station, a total of 19,000 from 14 August 12. As a result of the can- were not uploaded on the demic which was spreading examination as compared to in the interest of students and against the in-laws of the various stations, including stations at Sairamir railway sta- cellation full amount of tickets for portal and teachers had not dangerously each day and quality teaching the standard the education system as well. deceased. Gorakhpur. At Basti station tion, a total of 20,500 via14 trains this period would be refunded. " +,- +.+. 7 /2 11' he Congress on Saturday Tasked Prime Minister : " ; . Narendra Modi to publicly condemn China for its “brazen incursions” into Narendra Modi of “surrender- Rahul Gandhi tweeted. claimed the Union Government demic. Indian territory and urged the ing and refusing to fight the Targeting Prime Minister had “retreated” as no meeting of Rahul Gandhi’s allegations Government to take “strong s COVID-19 cases crossed pandemic”. Modi, he said, “PM is silent. He the Indian Council of Medical of “surrender to pandemic” and quick action” to resolve Athe 5 lakh mark in India, “Covid-19 is spreading has surrendered and is refusing Research (ICMR) or the Group comes after he had attacked the the Line of Actual Control former Congress president rapidly into new parts of the to fight the pandemic”. of Ministers had taken place and Prime Minister over the (LAC) issue. Rahul Gandhi on Saturday country. The Government Of The Congress leader also neither had the Health Ministry Chinese incursion and called The grand old party charged Prime Minister India has no plan to defeat it,” tagged a news report that held its briefings on the pan- him “Surender Modi”. alleged that the last six years have seen the biggest diplo- Addressing an online noting that diplomacy and matic failure under the Modi Press conference, Sibal said economic blockade with Government to decide and imagery also reflects con- doing about it? The PM must Indian territory by China, he “We want the Prime Government. the entire nation and the China would not work. not the Opposition. struction of new black top clear the air and condemn said, “I want the PM to pub- Minister to address the nation Former Union Minister entire Opposition would “Yes, the action should be The Congress alleged that roads by Chinese forces on these brazen Chinese incur- licly condemn China. We will and promise that if anyone Kapil Sibal said that the Prime stand behind him and his strong (against China). The China has erected tents and the Galwan riverbed, erection sions,” he said. support the Prime Minister.” has captured Indian territory, Minister should address the promise. quality, nature and the timing structures near PP-14 in of large numbers of military Asking why the Prime Sibal said the situation is we will push them back. If nation and promise that “Some quick action is of that action has to be Galwan Valley, the place tents and presence of bull- Minister does not openly and such that the PM's statement you say so, the public and the anyone capturing Indian required,” he said, seeking decided by the Government,” where 20 Indian soldiers sac- dozers and other heavy equip- publicly condemn the “brazen that nobody intruded into entire Opposition will stand territory would be pushed early resolution of the border said the Rajya Sabha member. rificed their lives. ment. acts of infiltrations, India is being used by the behind you and your back. dispute with China, while He further said it was for the He added that satellite “What is our Government incursions and occupation” of Chinese globally. promise,” he said. % 829 ; = : ) " ry markers are increased. The duration of administration should be reviewed as per clin- 829 ical response. ajority of children with For patients having respi- MCovid-19 in 26 countries extracted blood cells from 10 ratory distress requiring fared well clinically compared patients at weekly intervals mechanical ventilation, both to adults during the first four n a good news to the scien- starting soon after they were non- invasive and invasive, the months of the pandemic, Itists engaged in developing admitted to the ICU for ministry said methylpred- according to a study. vaccines, a study has found that Covid-19. They exposed these nisolone 1 – 2mg/kg/day or Published in E patients suffering from severe cells to “megapools” of known dexamethasone 0.2 to 0.4 ClinicalMedicine, a journal of respiratory symptoms due to SARS-CoV-2 protein compo- mg/kg per day should be con- The Lancet, the study is the the novel coronavirus infection nents in a technique meant to sidered for 5-7 days in two largest systematic review to can rapidly generate an capture a large fraction of alternative to methylpred- divided doses, if not given date of children and young immune response in the form total viral-reactive T cells. nisolone which already existed already. adults with Covid-19. of virus-attacking T cells. The researchers found he Union Health Ministry in the treatment guidelines. “Note that a larger dose of Researchers from the Long The study, published in that SARS-CoV-2-specific Ton Saturday included an The health ministry on June 13 glucocorticoid will delay the School of Medicine at The the journal Science CD4+ helper T cells were inexpensive, widely used had also allowed the use of removal of coronavirus due to University of Texas Health The number of children Immunology, assessed T cells active in all 10 patients, and steroid dexamethasone in the antiviral drug remdesivir for immunosuppressive effects,” Science Center at San Antonio with excellent outcomes sur- from 10 Covid-19 patients CD8+ “killer” T cells were treatment protocols for Covid- restricted emergency use and the treatment protocols stated. found that while 19 per cent of prised the research team. under intensive care treatment. present in 8 out of 10 patients. 19 patients in moderate to off-label application of The revised treatment pro- the pediatric population infect- “Although we are hearing According to the They also characterised the severe stages of illness among tocilizumab, a drug that mod- tocols were issued as India’s ed with the virus had no symp- about severe forms of the researchers, including those cells' production of specific other therapeutic measures. ifies the immune system or its Covid-19 tally raced past the toms, 21 per cent exhibited disease in children, this is from the University of inflammation-triggering cell- The drug is also a part of the functioning, and convalescent five-lakh mark on Saturday patchy lesions on lung X-rays. occurring in very rare cir- California in the US, two out of cell signalling molecules called National List of Essential plasma for treating Covid-19 with the biggest single-day Similarly, 5.6 per cent suffered cumstances,” Dr. Moreira said. 10 healthy individuals without cytokines. Medicines (NLEM) and is patients in moderate stage of surge of 18,552 cases while the from co-infections, such as Thankfully, he said, only prior exposure to the virus also According to the scien- widely available. the illness as an “investigational death toll climbed to 15,685 flu, at least 3.3 per cent were a small number of patients harbored SARS-CoV-2-reac- tists, the strongest responses The updated protocol therapy”. with 384 fatalities, the updat- admitted to intensive care units. met inclusion for multisystem tive T cells. were directed to the virus' includes the advice to use dex- It also recommended ed figure at 8 am showed. Seven deaths were reported. inflammatory syndrome in Based on this observation, spike (S) surface protein, sup- amethasone as an alternative hydroxychloroquine in patients According to World Health “Our data is compiled children. Their disease paral- they said these T cells may be porting prior work that has choice to methylprednisolone during the early course of the Organisation (WHO), the cor- from 131 studies and encom- leled the extreme forms of cross-reacting to the novel pointed to this protein as a for managing moderate to disease and not on critically ill ticosteroid dexamethasone was passes 7,780 patients who Covid-19 seen in adults. coronavirus, due to past infec- promising target to induce severe cases of Covid-19. The patients. The use of these drugs tested in hospitalised patients span the pediatric age spec- Kidney failure was seen in tion with related coronavirus- virus-specific T cells. On change has been made after continues to be included in the with Covid-19 in the United trum,” said study senior nine pediatric patients, liver es that cause common cold screening all patients at 0, 7, considering the latest avail- revised treatment protocols Kingdom’s national clinical author Alvaro Moreira, assis- toms, similar to the adult failure also in nine and symptoms. and 14 days after inclusion in able evidence and expert con- under the ‘investigational ther- trial ‘RECOVERY’ and was tant professor of pediatrics at population, were fever and shock in 19. Mechanical ven- The findings, according to the study revealed that SARS- sultation, the ministry said. apy’. found to have benefits for crit- UT Health San Antonio and cough. Those were found in tilation was required by 42 the researchers, address the CoV-2-specific T cells were According to the revised The revised treatment pro- ically ill patients. According to a fellowship-trained neona- 59% and 56% of the pediatric patients. poorly understood question of present relatively early during ‘Clinical Management tocols for moderate cases preliminary findings shared tologist. population. The study does not take whether the virus specific T cell the course of infection, and Protocols for Covid-19’, dex- advised considering methyl- with WHO, for patients on “In the study we report In 233 individuals, a past into consideration a new responses vary in patients over increased in these patients amethasone which is already prednisolone 0.5 to 1 mg/kg or ventilators, the treatment was the most common symptoms, medical history was noted, surge of patients in New York, time depending on disease over time. used in treating lung infections dexamethasone 0.1 to 0.2 shown to reduce mortality by quantify laboratory findings and among this group, 152 England and Italy where severity. They said the study Using the same T cell besides in a wide range of mg/kg for three days, preferably about one-third, and for and describe imaging char- were children with compro- specialists are now starting to may help understand whether stimulation technique in age- conditions for its anti-inflam- within 48 hours of admission patients requiring only oxygen, acteristics of children with mised immune systems or see children with multisystem patients with more severe matched healthy controls, the matory and immunosuppres- or if oxygen requirement is mortality was cut by about one- Covid-19,” he said. who had underlying respira- inflammatory syndrome, Dr. symptoms can generate pro- researchers found SARS-CoV- sant effects can be used as an increasing and if inflammato- fifth. The most frequent symp- tory or cardiac disease. Moreira said. tective virus-specific T cells at 2-reactive T cells in 2 out of all, and offer clues regarding the the 10 individuals. They cells responsible for excessive believe a future study of how immune responses which has preexisting SARS-CoV-2-spe- : .> " 2 9686 2 2336323F =63629 led to the deaths of many cific T cells in healthy controls Covid-19 patients. correlate to protection against ) , indiscriminately, In the research, scientists, Covid-19 can help shed more " arbitrarily, unilat- including Daniela Weiskopf light on the disease and “and n Ahmedabad resident erally, illogically, from the La Jolla Institute for also inform vaccine design Ahas filed a civil applica- and without hav- Immunology in the US, and evaluation.” = ) & ; tion in Gujarat High Court ing any basis in challenging the local civic facts,” he said. corporation's decision to He has sought declare his housing complex from the court to ,492 # 2%3 s crop-threaten- a micro containment zone in direct the AMC Aing locust swarm view of the coronavirus out- and State enters the outskirts of break. Government to '=#2$ 2"" G99 8 Delhi, the Union Vishwas Bhamburkar has reconsider the Agriculture Ministry challenged Ahmedabad decision to overnment after on Saturday said more Municipal Corporation's June declare Satellite allegations of pressuring the teams from Rajasthan 20 decision to declare Satellite Centre he CBI has taken over the officer were levelled by the have been deputed to Centre Cooperative Housing Cooperative Tinvestigation in the BJP and the BSP against help in the control Society, where he stays, as a Housing Society alleged suicide of Inspector Congress MLA Krishna operations being undertaken regard. micro containment zone. implementation. There has been no new as a micro Vishnudutt Vishnoi, in- Punia, who had denied the in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The control operations are Bhamburkar also chal- In his plea, which will be case in the complex in the containment zone. charge of Rajgarh police sta- allegations. The locusts keep flying underway in Rajasthan, lenged the constitutional presented for urgent hearing past 15 days, and He has sought that the tion in Rajasthan's Churu Vishnoi, a popular officer during day time and settle Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, it validity of the coronavirus- on Monday, Bhamburkar said therefore the AMC has no civil application be heard district, officials said on in his department, had left down only after dark in the added. induced lockdown by claim- 12 people from his grounds to declare it as a under the suo motu PIL that Saturday. two suicide notes, one evening. Ground control teams “More control teams from ing it forced people under housing society had tested micro-containment zone, he is being heard by the The agency has re-regis- addressed to his parents and are constantly tracking them Rajasthan have been moved to “house arrest” without any positive for novel coronavirus contended. division bench of Chief tered the case of abetment to the other to the district's and will undertake major con- Haryana and UP to help in the backing of law, and left the till June 13. “While demarcating the Justice Vikram Nath and suicide earlier probed by superintendent of police. trol operations once they set- locust control operations being vulnerable section struggling Of the 12 who tested pos- micro containment zone is at Justice JM Pardiwala related Rajasthan's state crime In the suicide note to the tle down, it said, adding the carried out in these two States,” for survival with no itive, nine have recovered, the discretion of the to the state's response to the branch, they said. SP, Vishnoi had said he was control teams in Uttar Pradesh the ministry said in a state- safeguards provided to them while an elderly woman died, municipal commissioner, this coronavirus pandemic and The case was referred to not able to bear the pressure have been alerted in this ment. before its he said. discretion cannot be used lockdown. the CBI by the Rajasthan put on him. " + + %) / ( "- affairs. However, it has permit- other GC Members and give suspension of GC and for governed by the Companies ted the general committee to suggestions to the GC”. The appointment of an administra- Act 2013. utting the 107-year-old colo- carry day to day functions of the order said that it will also file a tor until final order is granted. The club, which shares a Pnial era Delhi Gymkhana club by using its funds other report of recommendations, The NCLT said it found wall with the Prime Minister’s Club under the Government than the fee collected from suggesting for better use of the prima facie case demonstrating residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, scanner, the National Company applicants for new member- club premises for the larger that the affairs of the Club are has been under investigation for Law Tribunal (NCLT) on ship. The tribunal has directed good in a transparent manner being conducted in a manner around three years. The Saturday directed the Centre to to list the matter on September on equity basis within two prejudicial to the public interest. Government has cited “parivar- constitute a five-member special 7, 2020, before it for hearing. months. The judgment said the According to the NCLT, waad” (nepotism), financial committee to enquire into the In an 81-page interim order club, which is in the midst of a the five-member committee will irregularities, misuse of allocat- affairs of the Club. The com- the acting president NCLT takeover battle by the Centre, enquire into the issues related to ed land and issues related to mittee will look into issues relat- Principal Bench B.S.V. Prakash would be allowed to make no the utility of the land leased out membership as the primary ed to the utility of the land leased Kumar said: “I have found prima “new policy decisions, appoint by the Government to the club, reasons behind its move to out by the Government, con- facie case demonstrating that the new members and/or begin with regard to constructions in acquire the club. structions in progress without affairs of the Club are being con- new constructions”. progress without requisite The tribunal has also put permission and membership ducted in a manner prejudicial The Ministry of Corporate approvals or with approvals, several restrictions on the gen- issues, including waitlist and to the public interest, therefore, Affairs (MCA) had moved the suggestions for changes in eral committee, directing it not accelerated membership. I hereby direct Union of India to NCLT asking for replacement of Articles and Memorandum of to take any policy decision or It has directed the appoint two of its nominees of the directors of the Club with Association, membership issues make any changes to the Government to appoint two its choice as Members in the government nominees to run including waitlist and about Memorandum of Association or members on its General General Committee to monitor the affairs of the company, and accelerated membership, adher- Articles of Association till its fur- Committee (GC), managing its the affairs of the Club along with in the interim relief, asked for ence of the Club to the Rules ther order. " +,- +.+. 8 %1114 - ! H =I+ - & ?)) imum number of Hizbul Mujahideen + we have now cleared the area of the fter declaring Tral, the 'hotbed' of presence of HM terrorists in Tral”. - & ?)) Jaipur: In another jolt to yoga guru clinical trials of Coronil. Aterrorists in South Kashmir's He,however, added, Hizbul Ramdev, an FIR has been lodged Patanjali Ayurved, on Tuesday Pulwama district free of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists are still active third generation refugee from here against him, Patanjali Ayurved launched Coronil tablet and Swasari Mujahideen terrorists, the security in other parts of South Kashmir. AWest Pakistan, Vivek Sharma, CEO Acharya Balkrishna and three vati medicine claiming that they can forces have decided to focus their He said, “it is a big success for the Saturday tasted freedom for the first others for allegedly making mis- cure Covid-19 within seven days. attention on eliminating a large joint teams of security forces. Soon time after receiving 'Domicile' cer- leading claims that the herbal med- However, the AYUSH ministry number of foreign terrorists hiding we will neutralise more terrorists tificate from divisional commis- icine company has found a cure for expressed unawareness about the in the upper reaches of the region. active in other pockets of South sioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma at a Covid-19 called Coronil. development and Patanjali was Since June 1, 46 terrorists have Kashmir”. special camp. The complaint was filed at Jyoti stopped from advertising the med- been eliminated by the joint teams of Referring to the presence of for- Along with Vivek, 49 other Nagar police station in Jaipur on icine within a few hours after its security forces. According to the eign terrorists in the upper reaches bonafide residents belonging to dif- Friday. launch. police records, the majority of them of South Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said, ferent deprived groups, not enti- Avnish Parashar, Additional Patanjali earlier also claimed were eliminated in South Kashmir “at present around 29 foriegn ter- tled for Permanent Resident Deputy Commissioner of Police that the two Ayurveda-based med- districts. rorists are active in the area. Now we Certificate (PRC) in the erstwhile Gorkha community and West demand. He said these people were (DCP), south, Jaipur, said: “Ramdev, icines have shown 100 per cent One of the poster boys of Hizbul will be focusing on eliminating them. State of Jammu & Kashmir, were Pakistani Refugees were shortlist- living in Jammu and Kashmir for Acharya Balkrishna, Balbir Singh favourable results during clinical Mujahideen, Burhan Wani, gunned Soon after these terrorists will step handed over these Domicile cer- ed by the government in the first many years but were deprived of Tomar, Anurag Tomar and Anurag trials on Covid-19 patients except down in the fierce gunfight on July out of their hideouts our sources will tificates. group who were handed over these citizenship rights. By getting these Varshney, were booked under those on a life support system. 8, 2016 in Kokernag was a native of share inputs and we will launch anti “I am feeling independent after Domicile certificates. Domicile certificates they too will Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian The clinical trials were report- Tral.The HM commander had shot terror operations to eliminate them”. getting this domicile certificate”, Addressing the small gathering, have equal rights as other citizens Penal Code and relevant sections of edly held in NIMS Jaipur. to fame after he started using social He said, foreign terrorists are bet- Vivek Sharma, resident of Bisnah Divisional Commissioner Jammu, of Jammu & Kashmir. the Drugs and Magic Remedies While Ramdev claimed making media platforms to motivate local ter trained as compared to local ter- tehsil told media persons. He said, Sanjeev Verma said, “it is a historic Mayor JMC, Chander Mohan (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, a thorough clinical case study on youth to join the ranks of terror out- rorists. Sharing his assessment, IG “my grandparents had migrated day today. The recipients of the Gupta, said, “large number of peo- 1954, as per the FIR lodged by an patients admitted at NIMS, its fits. Kashmir said, as compared to North from West Pakistan and since then Domicile Certificates included ple from Balmiki samaj were stay- advocate Balbir Jakhar.” Chairman, B.S. Tomar on the other Interacting with the media per- Kashmir, the total number of active our family was suffering in the those sections of the society who ing in Jammu for several decades. Two of the accused including hand said, “No clinical trial in our sons after paying rich tributes to a terrorists are more in South Kashmir absence of a permanent resident were residing in J&K for the last Parents and their children had no Balbir Singh Tomar and Anurag hospital was made for the drug as CRPF jawan, Shyamal k Dey, mar- districts. He said, the security forces certificate”. more than 70 years but were other option other than Tomar, are the chairman and the there was no serious case of patients tyred in a terrorist strike in Bijbehara are also launching operations in He said, we are thankful to the deprived of their legitimate citi- working as sweepers and safai director of the Jaipur-based NIMS admitted. Only 100 asymptomatic on Friday, Inspector General of North Kashmir districts to track government for giving us our cit- zenship rights”. karamcharis”. University. The fifth accused, patients in our hospital were given Police, Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar, down the hiding terrorists in the area. izenship rights and treating us at He said, they included West He said, now their next gener- Varshney, is a scientist at Patanjali a few ayurvedic medicines under the Saturday told media persons,” since He said, “our jawans are well par with others. Vivek hoped many Pakistani refugees, people belong- ation can lead a normal life and Ayurved. Jakhar said the accused Patanjali banner. We did not ask for 1989 Tral was considered an epicen- equipped and trained to handle the other youngsters like him can now ing to the downtrodden sections compete with others. They have have endangered the common peo- medicine to cure coronavirus but tre of terrorist related activity. He said situation on ground zero. He said, apply for different job opportuni- such as the Balmiki Samaj, Gorkhas been empowered in a real sense. ple's lives by making false claims of had only these ayurvedic immunity Hizbul Mujahideen, which is one of “we launch these anti terror opera- ties and compete with other chil- and others. He said by handing “Their dignity has been restored by finding a Covid-19 vaccine as they boosters who helped recovery of the oldest terror outfits in the region, tions after collaborating the techni- dren to earn his livelihood. them their domicile certificates we the BJP led Union Government at neither informed the Rajasthan gov- asymptomatic cases faster by 35 per was sheltering the cadre of other ter- cal intelligence inputs and human Members of Balmiki samaj, have fulfilled their long pending the centre”, he added. ernment nor the Centre about the cent.” IANS ror outfits. By eliminating the max- intelligence inputs”. 4( ! R , 7' $ ' 9:*4*" 4; "- # !! "- # !! 10.25 lakh persons have been Vellore (118) are emerging as 7/. tested across the State while the new concerns for the adminis- day saw 32, 068 persons getting tration even as there are rumors emories of SHFJ 8 persons succumbed to tested in 89 laboratories work- about a possible extension of MManekshaw, the country’s 6covid-19 on Saturday in ing round-the-clock in the State. lock down. first Field Marshal, came alive Tamil Nadu, the highest num- The number of patients Meanwhile, neighboring at least for a few hours on ber to die on a single day since coming out of hospitals cured of Kerala too recorded the high- Saturday as the nation paid the coronavirus hit the State in the disease reached 44.094 by est number of covid-19 cases homages to him at his final rest- January 2020. A Government Saturday. While 60 of the 68 on a single day. Saturday saw ing place at Parsi Zoroastrian medical bulletin said the day persons died with comorbidi- 195 persons getting diagnosed Cemetery in The Nilgiris on saw 3, 713 persons testing pos- ties, eight died only due to the with Covid-19 in Kerala. Out Saturday. Sam Bahadur, as he itive for Covid-19, yet another coronavirus. of this, 118 persons were expa- was addressed in reverence highest number diagnosed with Out of the 3, 713 persons triates who returned to the had breathed his last on June 27, illustrious career in the Army motivation provid- the pandemic. diagnosed with Covid-19 on State and 62 were those from 2008, at Nilgiris where he had spanning almost four decades. ed by Manekshaw, As on Saturday, Tamil Nadu Saturday, 1,939 were from other States. settled down after retirement as Manekshaw shot into glob- the then chief of army staff. Services Staff College, the conspicuous gallantry dis- has 33,213 Covid-19 patients Chennai, 248 from Chengalpet, 15 persons got infected the Chief of Army Staff in al fame when he led the coun- India showed its affection and Wellington laid a wreath at the played in the face of the enemy. undergoing treatment in various 98 from Kancheepuram, 217 through community transmis- early 1973. try’s forces in decimating adoration for Sam Manekshaw final resting place of the revered Persons who had interact- hospitals in the State. Till date, from Madurai and 146 from sion. 281 persons were admit- The Field Marshal’s love for Pakistan in the 1971 War, which by honouring him with Padma soldier amidst presence of local ed with the Field Marshal even 78, 335 persons have been test- Thiruvallur. These are districts ted to hospitals across the State the mountains in the Nilgiris resulted in the creation of Vibhushan and then elevating Parsi community. for a few minutes have a lot to ed positive for the pandemic, where lock down have been on Saturday. But Kerala is far began when he served as the Bangladesh from the then East him as the first ever Field Born on 3rd April 1914 at speak about him. Even in his said the release. ordered till June 30 because of behind Tamil Nadu in number commandant of the Defence Pakistan. The 1971 War has Marshal of the country. Amritsar, Manekshaw saw 90s, heads used to turn when But the aggressive testing unprecedented increase in the of tests being held to find out Services Staff College, gone into the annals of history On behalf of the tri-services action in the Second World War Sam Manekshaw drove around launched by the Tamil Nadu number of covid-19 cases. the coronavirus cases. Till Wellington, one of the sensitive as Sam Bahadur’s War because fraternity, Lt Gen YVK Mohan, in the Burmese theatre. He Nilgiris in his favourite Government reached new But districts like Saturday, Kerala has tested 2.15 positions he held during his of the kind of leadership and Commandant, Defence was awarded Military Cross for Sunbeam Rapier. heights by Saturday. Till date Thiruvannamalai (110) and lakh samples. /G49 83 928 - ' %; 55)5?2 H 9 $8 3 6 : % "- # !! persons. There was a big furor all over But Stalin in a statement released Bengaluru: In the second Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Tamil Nadu by Tuesday itself. Leader on Friday demanded a Governmental " ) ), -/01/20 0 Certificate (SSLC) board exam, 98 per cent of the 8.5 lakh stu- he death of P Jeyaraaj (63) and his of the Opposition M K Stalin demand- assistance of Rs One crore to the fam- /45 //0 dents appeared for Mathematics across the southern state, said Tson J Fenix allegedly due to police ed the immediate suspension of the ily and a job to one of the family mem- s many as 22,251 Indians have so Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar on Saturday. brutality in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi policemen responsible for the “cold bers. On Saturday Tamil Nadu Afar returned to Mumbai from var- -10/) “The heavy turnout for the maths paper shows the confidence district last Friday night has emerged blooded murder” of Jeyaraaj and Information Minister C Raju called on ious parts of the world by 145 “Vande of students and their parents on preparations by the state gov- as a controversy by Saturday with even Fenix by the policemen. “Only an the distressed family and handed over Bharat Abhiyan” special flights organ- 4528( ernment in conducting the board exams safely,” Kumar told national celebrities and human rights investigation by a central agency the solatium of 20 lakh announced ised by the Union Government. reporters. activists joining the chorus demand- would bring to light what exactly hap- by the Chief Minister. Of the 22,251 Indians who arrived Germany, Ukraine, Australia, New The first board exam in English as a second language was held ing justice for the father-son duo. pened to Jeyaraaj and Fenix. We do not The Madras High Court hearing in the metropolis from various coun- Zealand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, on June 25 in which 98 per cent of the wards wrote across the state, Jeyaraaj and his son Fenix (31) have any trust in the probe by Tamil a suo motu petition passed strictures tries till Saturday, 8,070 people are from Tanzania, Spain, Ireland , Qutar, Hong as per the guidelines. were arrested on June 19 and lodged Nadu Police,” said the DMK leader on in the State Police. A Division Bench Mumbai, while 7,686 are from differ- Kong, Kazakhstan, Nairobi, Mauritius, “My appeal to students and parents is not to congregate near in Kovilpatti sub-jail for keeping their Saturday. The DMK declared a of the MHC ruled that police brutal- ent parts of Maharashtra and the Brazil, Thailand, Kenya, Miami, the exam centres before and after the exam and comply with the mobile phone shop in the solatium of 25 lakh to the bereaved ity has become endemic and said that remaining 6,495 are from other states Vietnam, Italy, Sweden and Ethiopia. social distancing norm besides wearing mask and sanitizing their Sathankulam main bazaar area open family which was handed over to the the police were overreacting to situa- of the country. Of the returnees, those from hands. The safety of the students is as much of parents as the gov- beyond the permitted hours because relatives of the deceased by M K tions because of the stress caused by More number of Indians are Mumbai are being kept in various insti- ernment,” asserted Kumar. of the coronavirus lockdown. Kanimozhi, MP representing the Covid-19 crisis. expected to arrive in Mumbai by tutional quarantine for a period of 14 A student in an exam centre at Arakalgud in Hassan district, Jeyaraaj and Fenix were then Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Constituency. It is reported that Fenix went to the another 26 special flights till July 1. days in hotels across Mumbai, while the about 200 km northwest of Bengaluru, however, tested positive admitted to the Kovilpatti government Not to be left behind, the ruling police station to find out from the cops The Indians have so far arrived by returnees from other parts of for the virus, an official said. hospital on June 22. While the son died AIADMK too announced a cash relief why his father was taken into custody Vande Bharat Abhiyan” special flights Maharashtra and other states are being “The student took treatment for dengue before the exams began on the same night, the father breathed of 25 lakh from the party coffers to at late hours and a wordy duel broke in Mumbai from countries like Great sent to their respective district head- on June 25 and gave his sample for Covid-19 test, which turned his last on June 23 morning. the bereaved family. The Edappadi out between him and the policemen Britain, Singapore, Philippines, United quarters through the authorities con- positive. The report came while he was writing the maths exam Relations and friends of the father- Palaniswami Government too on duty. The police remanded both States, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Ethiopia, cerned or the state governments, so that at the Arakalgud centre,” SSLC board director V. Sumangala told son duo allege that they died because announced an amount of 20 lakh to under sections 188, 269, 294(b), 353 Afghanistan, Oman, South Africa, they could head to their homes where IANS. of assaults by the cops on the hapless the family. and 506(2) of IPC. Indonesia, Netherland, Japan, they quarantine themselves. .89 26#29 (( 7 # Q "3 "2 , 8- +! R Bhubaneswar: For smooth conduct of " ) ), ties with our long-time ally Shiv Sena. Amit Shah was the architect behind my the Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath and But, we had told them that with our being sworn in as the chief minister his siblings without participation of ationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance with the Shiv Sena intact, we along with NCP leader Ajit Pawar. devotees, the Odisha government has Nchief Sharad Pawar on Saturday would not be averse to taking as a third Prime Minister Narendra Modi is our decided to impose curfew in the Puri dis- rubbished senior BJP leader Devendra partner in the then ruling alliance. leader. But, I can call Amit Shah even trict from 10 p.m. on June 30 to 10 p.m. Fadnavis’ claim that the NCP had Though the talks between the NCP and at midnight. But, we cannot take every- on July 2, according to an official, here made an offer to his party two years ago BJP proceeded further, nothing hap- thing to Modi. I enjoy proximity with on Saturday. to team with it to form a Government pened later,” Fadnavis had claimed at both the Prime Minister and Shah. The Bahuda Yatra (return chariot in the State, by saying the former Chief a news conference in Pune. They stood solidly by me during my festival) of the deities will be held on July Minister was trying hog publicity by In a subsequent public interaction, five years as the chief minister. Even 1. Lord Jagannath and his siblings will making all sorts of claims. Fadnavis had also claimed: “Our leader today, they stand by me”. return from Gundicha Temple on three Talking to media persons at Satara wooden chariots during the Yatra. in western Maharashtra, Pawar took a The curfew would be imposed to dig at Fadnavis –who is currently the )63 9 %<=88 prevent devotees from taking part in the leader of the Opposition –for the lat- Yatra, said Puri Collector Balwant Singh. ter’s claim about the NCP having made 832 3 282 #2$ 90, 29$ No visitors would be allowed to the pil- an offer to the BJP to form a govern- grim town between July 1 and July 4, he ment with it after ditching its then rul- Mumbai: BJP MLA Shivendra Raje Pawars about 40 acres of land belong- added. Hotels have been asked not to ing alliance partner Shiv Sena. Bhosale, direct descendent of ing to Industrialist Bajaj group lying allow any tourist during the period. After “Devendra Fadnavis is trying to Maratha warrior chhtrapati Shivaji, vacant at the Maharashtra Industrial the Supreme Court allowed holding of hog publicity by making all sorts of met NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Development Corporation (MIDC). Rath Yatra, the nine-day annual sojourn claims. He has a lot of time on hand Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at He wanted Sr Pawar’s intervention on of the deities began on June 23. now to do so,” Pawar said. Satara, sparking all kinds of what to do with the vacant land – The chariots were pulled by servi- Earlier this week, Fadnavis had cre- speculations in the state political whether the Bajaj group should start tors, who had tested Covid-19 negative, ated a stir in the state political circles circles. its factory or give it to someone else. to Gundicha Temple, nearly 3 km away by claiming that the NCP had made After the meeting, Bhosale Sr Pawar promised to organise a from the Jagannath Temple. overtures to the BJP to join it to form scotched the speculations and said: meeting with Bajajs in near future. On Friday, Chief Minister Naveen a government in the state. “At that even “My meeting with Pawar sahib and A three-time NCP MLA from Patnaik reviewed the arrangements for discussions had taken place between the Ajitdada had nothing to do with pol- 2004 to 2014, Bhosale had switched the Bahuda Yatra and rituals, like Suna two parties. However, the BJP’s top itics. I met about them about pending over to the BJP in the run-up to the Vesha, Adhara Pana and Niladri Bije. leadership had advised us against join- development work in my constituen- October 2019 State Assembly " %+ ' " ) 829 + " IANS ing hands with the NCP, after snapping cy”. At the meeting, Bhosale spoke to polls. PNS " +,- +.+. 9 " " ;"!$- 53 & + - Q 1 " " % & +) = Washington: US President owners defending their prop- Donald Trump has signed an erty, and even seized an area R Washington: As many as 20 US The letter also calls on executive order to prosecute within one city where law and senators have urged the Trump Pompeo to offer additional sup- those who damage national order gave way to anarchy. administration to grant emer- port to members of the Sikh and monuments, making it a pun- During the unrest, innocent 9 issues,” Dr Bera said in a tweet. gency refugee protection to Sikh Hindu communities that choose ishable offence with up to 10 citizens also have been harmed : ! As the Chair of the House and Hindu communities in to remain in Afghanistan, and to years in jail. and killed, the president rued. Foreign Subcommittee on Asia, Afghanistan facing persecution ensure that Afghan religious The order comes in the “These criminal acts are + Bera said that he is “concerned as religious minorities. minorities benefit from the USD wake of rioters defacing and frequently planned and sup- by the continued Chinese In a bipartisan letter 20.6 million in American aid destroying historical sites, ported by agitators who have !# aggression along its border” addressed to Secretary of State already provided to address monuments and statues in the traveled across state lines to ( with India. Mike Pompeo, the senators COVID-19. country as violence erupted fol- promote their own violent “While this is a matter called on the State Department “Ensuring that religious lowing the brutal custodial — that call for the destruction agenda. These radicals shame- between China and India, it is to prioritise resettlement oppor- minorities receive US COVID- death of African-American of the United States system of lessly attack the legitimacy of Washington: China's recent my view that increasing military tunities under the US Refugee 19 assistance should be a prior- George Floyd on May 25. The government,” he said. our institutions and the very aggression in eastern Ladakh is In a tweet, the Republican forces on either side of the Admissions Program allocation ity in all countries where pro- president has accused radical Under the order, the fed- rule of law itself. part of its large-scale military lawmaker said that the US will Line of Actual Control will be ceilings for Afghan Sikh and tection of religious minorities is left for the violence. eral government is directed to “Individuals and organisa- provocations against its neigh- not stand for unprovoked, pre- counterproductive and unhelp- Hindu communities. a challenge,” the senators added. Trump, in a strongly word- prosecute any person or enti- tions have the right to peace- bours and the US will not stand meditated military action for the ful,” he said. The population of Hindus The letter was written by ed executive order on Friday, ty that damages or defaces fully advocate for either the for unprovoked, premeditated purpose of antagonising and In early June, House and Sikhs in Afghanistan have senator Robert Menendez, said: “My administration will religious property and withhold removal or the construction of military action for intimidating intimidating peaceful nations Foreign Affairs Committee plummeted markedly due to Ranking Member of the Senate not allow violent mobs incited certain federal support from any monument. But no indi- peaceful nations into submis- into submission. Chairman Representative Eliot years of persecution by the Foreign Relations Committee, by a radical fringe to become state and local governments vidual or group has the right to sion, an influential American “Now is the time for the Engel expressed being “extreme- Taliban and more recent terror- Senate Democratic Leader the arbiters of the aspects of our that fail to protect public mon- damage, deface, or remove any lawmaker has said. world to come together and tell ly concerned by the ongoing ist actions perpetrated by ISIS Chuck Schumer, and senators history that can be celebrated uments, memorials and statues monument by use of force,” Congressman Ted Yoho China that enough is enough,” Chinese aggression” along the Khorasan (ISIS-K), they said. Thom Tillis, Dick Durbin, in public spaces”. from destruction or vandalism. Trump said. said that now is the time for the Yoho said. Line of Actual Control. “This Administration has Patrick Leahy, Dianne Feinstein, Over the last five weeks, Anarchists and left-wing The law authorises a world to come together and tell Earlier in the day, The Indian and Chinese repeatedly highlighted protect- Kirsten Gillibrand, Tim Kaine, there has been a sustained extremists have sought to penalty of up to 10 years China that enough is enough. Congressman Dr Ami Bera, militaries are engaged in a bor- ing religious freedom as a top Kamala Harris, Bob Casey, Chris assault on the life and proper- advance a fringe ideology that imprisonment for the willful “China's actions towards the longest serving Indian- der standoff in Pangong Tso, foreign policy priority,” the sen- Van Hollen, Bernie Sanders, ty of civilians, law enforcement paints the United States of injury of a federal property. India fall in line with a larger American lawmaker in the Galwan Valley, Demchok and ators wrote. Patty Murray, Chris Coons, Ed officers, government property America as fundamentally The executive order also trend of the Communist Party House of Representatives, Daulat Beg Oldie in eastern “Sikh and Hindu commu- Markey, Tammy Duckworth, and revered American monu- unjust and have sought to directs that those who incite of China using the confusion of expressed concern over the Ladakh. nities in Afghanistan face an Jack Reed, Mark Warner, Ben ments such as the Lincoln impose that ideology on violence and illegal activity are the COVID-19 pandemic as a Chinese aggression along its The two sides are engaged existential threat from ISIS-K Cardin, and James Lankford. Memorial, Trump said. Americans through violence prosecuted to the fullest extent cover to launch large scale India border. in diplomatic and military talks because of their religion. To pro- “ISIS-K targets religious “Many of the rioters, arson- and mob intimidation, Trump under the law. State and local military provocations against “I encourage China to use amidst escalating tension fol- tect religious freedom, we minorities in Afghanistan and ists and left-wing extremists said. law enforcement agencies that its neighbours in the region, its longstanding diplomatic lowing the violent clashes in urgently ask that you take these poses an existential threat to who have carried out and sup- They have led riots in the fail to protect monuments, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, mechanisms with India to Galwan Valley on June 15. essential steps to defend these Afghanistan's Sikh and Hindu ported these acts have explic- streets, burned police vehicles, memorials and statues will be and Vietnam,” Yoho said on deescalate the situation rather Twenty Indian Army personnel threatened religious minorities,” communities in particular,” the itly identified themselves with killed and assaulted govern- subject to the withholding of Friday. than force to settle boundary were killed in the clash. PTI they said in the letter. letter said. PTI ideologies — such as Marxism ment officers as well as business federal support. PTI !! /4! >? 2 5!1? # 22'#+ Washington: US President ! Donald Trump is “Incredibly ;)<= ( grateful” for the "widespread Dhaka (Bangladesh): Four sus- made guns, he said. support" he has received from San Francisco: A federal women in uniform, as well as pected members of a Rohingya According to authorities the people of India and Indian- appeals court on Friday ruled their families,” said House group allegedly involved in and local media reports, the Americans, the White House against the Trump adminis- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a kidnapping for ransom were gang led by Abdul Hakim has has said in response to a sur- tration in its transfer of $2.5 California Democrat. killed in a gunfight with kidnapped many locals for ran- vey suggesting that over 50 per billion from military con- The 9th Circuit ruled that Bangladeshi police near the som and killed those whose cent of the community mem- struction projects to build the Trump administration not sprawling refugee camps where families failed to pay. bers in some key battleground sections of the US border wall only lacked the authority to refugees from Myanmar live, It had allegedly abducted at American states are switching with Mexico, ruling it illegal- authorize the transfer of funds, officials said. least seven Bangladeshis over over to him in the presidential ly sidestepped Congress, “but also violated an express The gunfight took place the last two months and killed election in November. which gets to decide how to constitutional prohibition Friday when a team of securi- three hostages. Hakim remains White House Deputy Press use the funds. designed to protect individual ty officials was searching for the at large. While human rights Secretary Sarah Matthews In two opinions, the 9th liberties.” The vote on both gang leader in a forest near the groups acknowledge there are made the comments while US Circuit Court of Appeals rulings was 2-1 with judges Rohingya camps at Cox's Bazar, criminal elements among some responding to a question on a agreed with a coalition of bor- appointed by former President said police Inspector Pradeep of the Rohingya refugees, they recent survey results that der states and environmental Bill Clinton in the majority Kumar Das. have urged authorities to thor- Indian-Americans, who tradi- groups that contended the and a Trump nominee dis- Another inspector, Morzina oughly investigate such cases. tionally vote for the money transfer was unlawful senting. Akhter, said the suspects opened In March, police fatally Democratic Party, are switch- and that building the wall The panel said the gov- fire at police, sparking the gun- shot seven suspected members ing towards Trump, a would pose environmental ernment was proceeding with fight that led to their deaths. of a Rohingya gang allegedly Republican, in the November threats. border wall construction with- Police also recovered about involved in drug dealing and 3 election. The rulings were the latest out ensuring compliance with 40,000 drug pills and locally human trafficking. AP + " ' + : 8 " ' ) Trump is seeking re-elec- twist in the legal battle that has any environmental regula- tion to the White House in the largely gone Trump's way. Last tions, thereby harming the November 3 presidential elec- July, the Supreme Court interests of Sierra Club mem- tions. allowed the $2.5 billion to be bers who visit the border + 7 % “President Trump is spent while the litigation con- region for hiking, bird watch- incredibly grateful for the tinued, blunting the impact of ing and other recreational widespread support he has the latest appeals court action. activities. Washington: Democrats are decade ago. health care law in its entirety, received from the people of The administration has The panel also held that intensifying their attacks on Once a cudgel Republicans in support of a lawsuit brought . India and from millions of already awarded much of the the government failed to show President Donald Trump and used against Democrats, the by Texas and other conserva- Indian-Americans across the money, including a $1.3-bil- that construction would halt his Republican allies over health tables have turned as the law — tive states against it. The brief United States,” Matthews told lion job in Arizona that was the flow of illegal drugs. care, hoping that an issue that and its protection for preexist- came on a day that the U.S. Saw PTI. announced last month. Trump It said the administration helped lift the party during the ing conditions — has become a record number of new coro- According to the survey visited Yuma, Arizona, on had cited drug statistics but 2018 midterms will prove even more popular. navirus cases, with 37,077 results conducted by Al Tuesday to mark completion didn't address how the wall more resonant as the White Democrats believe that reported Thursday. Mason, co-chair of the Trump of the 200th mile of border would have an impact on the House seeks to repeal the their advantage on the issue will If the lawsuit is successful, Victory Indian-American wall during his administration, problem. Affordable Care Act during a only grow as the Trump admin- some 20 million Americans Finance Committee, more than much of it with the transferred “The executive branch's public health crisis. istration renews its push to nul- could lose their health coverage, Washington: President Donald Obama and Michigan Gov 50 per cent of Indian- military funds that the 9th failure to show, in concrete Joe Biden, the presumptive lify the law even as coronavirus and protections for people with Trump is entering the final Gretchen Whitmer insist that Americans in the battle ground Circuit panel found illegal. terms, that the public's inter- Democratic presidential nom- infections surge. preexisting health conditions four-month stretch before plenty could change between states of Michigan, Florida, After the $2.5 billion est favors a border wall is par- inee, told an audience in the “Trying to take away health also would be put at risk. Election Day presiding over a now and November 3 and that Texas, Pennsylvania and transfer of military funds, the ticularly significant given that swing state of Pennsylvania this care in the middle of a pan- Trump has long expressed country that faces a public the party must be vigilant Virginia are crossing over to Pentagon diverted another Congress determined fencing week that efforts to undermine demic is like throwing out the a desire to protect those with health crisis, mass unemploy- against Trump, who knows support Trump. $3.6 billion that an appeals to be a lower budgetary pri- the Obama-era health care law sandbags during a hurricane,” preexisting conditions but has ment and a reckoning over few boundaries when it comes During his more than three court in New Orleans ruled in ority and the Department of were “cruel” and “callous.” said Jesse Ferguson, a longtime not said what he would do racism. to his political foes. and half years of his presiden- January could be spent. Justice's data points to a con- House Speaker Nancy Democratic strategist. instead. Even some Republicans His Democratic challenger, “We understand that what cy, Trump has made an extra Still, critics of Trump's wall trary conclusion,” the majori- Pelosi called Trump “beyond “The pandemic has made say the party should avoid relit- Joe Biden, is raking in cash. happens five months before the effort to reach out to the praised the rulings on Friday ty wrote. stupid” for trying to roll back clear for people how important igating the issue. And a series of national and election and what happens at Indian-American community. for upholding the Constitution, After the Supreme Court the law and introduced legisla- it is to them that their neigh- Doug Heye, a longtime battleground polls suggests the election can be very differ- His close relationship with which grants Congress the gave the green light last year to tion that would expand the bors have health care. It's no Republican strategist, said the growing obstacles to Trump's ent things,” Whitmer said. Prime Minister Narendra power of the purse. begin work on the wall using scope of the overhaul, essen- longer a nicety that others Democratic attack ads essen- reelection. But the election is Michigan was one of the Modi – reflected in the two “The funds that he is pil- Defense Department money, tially daring Republicans to have health care; it's now a tially write themselves. far from locked in. Biden and Midwestern states that Trump leaders jointly addressing mas- fering, which were appropri- the Justice Department vowed vote against it. necessity.” Still, the Trump “For me, it's really easy to his leading supporters are step- carried by a razor-thin margin sive public rallies in Houston ated by Congress, are vital to to continue to defend the The health care law has administration filed a brief see how Democrats will be able ping up warnings to Democrats in 2016, helping him win the and Ahmedabad – has helped support the safety and well- administration's efforts to pro- been a flashpoint in American Thursday urging the Supreme to out-message Republicans on to avoid becoming compla- Electoral College even as he lost him make deep inroads among being of the brave men and tect the southern border. AP politics since its enactment a Court to strike down the this," he said. AP cent. Former President Barack the popular vote. AP the Indian-Americans. 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Must say much older man and the aftermath of arrives there to rescue him. moving like the cheetah. the film was more taut and happening than this what happens when she grows up That’s the premise of the film which then delves The bone collector, who placed him in the chair series. That is not to say that Hornsby leaves any alongside her dewar who is her age. into this amateur’s quest into who the killers of his three years ago, is back and so is detective Rhyme, twitch of the face, any speaking eyes, any mind Director Anushka Sharma has chosen boss could have been. That he suffers from the played to perfection by Russell Hornsby. The return boggling brain storms to keep you less interested. an interesting storyline to tell her story from Tourette Syndrome only heightens his histrionic brings him back to the helm from his ultra tech The problem, however, lies in the interweaving of the perspective of her lead protagonist Tripti skills which give colour to this largely black and enabled living room, from where he tells his newly too many murder trails that have nothing to do with Dimri— a chudail with ulte pair who is on white vintage Brooklyn film panning over boxed picked partner Amelia Sachs “You are here so that the bone collector. the prowl and kills. taxis, steaming pit holes and, of course, those I can be there”, there being the crime scene. “You The game between the two, Rhyme and the The locale has also been chosen well. delectable hats. Norton, who plays the central will be my eyes and ears”, he tell her even as she Bone Collector, is riveting whenever the focus A haveli with its deep dark secrets of the character of Lionel Essrog, is as good in front of retorts with “I may be your eyes and ears, but I have returns to it. One wishes that the creator Mark Thakur khandaan that need to be kept the camera as he is behind it and also with the pen. a mind all my own and so am more than just an Biancuilli had remained linear and fixated the show under wraps at whatever the cost — after ! 8+! As writer-director, he does well to channelise this equipment.” Amid the banter, and the respect just on the cat and mouse ploys between Rhyme all one will get to wear good clothes and gold ! naturally part of the firmament brainy intrigue that coasts from the underbelly of Rhyme commands from his entire team, Amelia and his team pitted against the Bone Collector. The jewellery to adorn your body. that you start enjoying and Brooklyn to its highest corridors of power, including, there are a series of murder stories woven other murder cases fall by the wayside most of the While the setting is perfect for a horror *02: expecting them as routine. detecting deceit, drama and diehard criminals along inextricably into the the main hunt, that of the bone time as they fail to match the intensity of the strings movie, unfortunately, Bulbbul is just an A' 8 * Indian content on OTT the way, will go down well with cinema lovers of collector who has returned to New York with his around the Bone Collector. Watchable, interesting engrossing film about whodunnit. But ! platforms, without any censors, the intensely knowledgeable kinds. signature three bodies and three clues. and good for a slow burn. that also somewhat disappears as the story ':B C has come of age, much like After he loses his mentor (Frank Minna, played progresses and all is revealed at the climax Ayushmaan who has wet by the ever laconic Bruce Wills) to a dubious case with flashback. There is great performance his one comes with dreams about his English gone wrong, he and his friends known as Minna’s by Tripti Dimri, a woman who is strong in adequate corn and cola teacher and spends most of his men as they were rescued by him from an the face of adversary and stands with her Tmoments with Swara time talking and trying to lose orphanage and trained to become detectives, go ' ! head held high despite all odds. A woman Bhaskar, as usual, living in the his virginity. This, by the way, on the trail with Norton’s sharp mind skills who in a patriarchal society makes a place dual skin of Rasbhari. A coming takes him to hilarious situations emanating from his awkward ailment which gives 8+ $0 for herself— a Goddess of strength who of age story of a small town boy, which punctuate this series. him both twitches and the ability to retain a is a treat. presence, expressions and the fights for the rights of women. his English teacher, his do- Losing virginity, talking sex and photographic memory and unfurl puzzles at the $ Directed by Devashish way he moves, an old retired One just wished that the all the anything-for-you friends and getting cheap thrills from drop of a hat. A'/<8<2* Makhija and co-produced by Mumbai cop, will keep one interesting things that went bump weren’t his school sweetheart, this eight- voyeurism seem to be the sole The film, adapted from Jonathan Lethem’s E Manoj Bajpai, the story revolves captivated till the very end. tinted red or covered in a haze of mist. The episode series is complete in purpose of his life — and of all novel of the same name, is brilliant, nuanced, ':B C around insider versus outsider The last time we saw such idea of chudail killings and red is a bit too itself and yet leaves a convenient his classmates — as he veers thrilling in its own special way and a treat to watch — Maratha Manus versus those brilliance from the actor was cliched. But still it doesn’t put a dent in this window for Season 2 and around to taking tuitions from if lunatic pace of the modern kind is not really your f one wanted to see an who are from North India. Aligarh. drama-murder mystery. Makes for an beyond. Swara to learn more about life kind of thing. actor do two contrasting While the subject has been a The movie goes on to show interesting watch. Swara, as the English and respect. Iroles, then the latest movie burning issue in Maharashtra, that one doesn’t need to give an L + teacher, and also as the libido Without being preachy or to release on the OTT what really stands out here is the actor heavy dialogues that he high Rasbhari, is a treat to lofty, this simple, funny and well platform— Bhonsle starring absolutely awesome needs to shout for him to leave watch though Ayushmaan as the meaning series engages you Manoj Bajpai — would be the performance by Bajpai. an impact in a film. boy in the bonnet is also gently, converting your perfect film to watch this Despite the fact that the Those looking for masala outstanding. The sights and reservations about abuses into weekend. It would make you movie is dead slow — nothing here, there is none. So this is not sounds of Meerut, a small city sometimes shocked laughter wonder how an actor who can much moves forward but the your typical commercial film always in the 40 kmph gear and and sometimes a surprising be part of such an intense film whole idea to keep the North that is set to entertain but it a satellite town to Delhi have wait for the next one. like this go and do a role of a Indians away, there are very little makes one internalise as does been well captured by the The series is souffle light, psychopath doctor in Mrs. dialogues. One can actually the movie through its characters director. The kitty party women, has its funny moments and Serial Killer. But the truth is count the number of words as it unfolds. A film that one the dirty talk, the abuses and the keeps you engaged for most of that the transformation that that he has said in the entire must watch for Bajpai’s stray cords of men are so the episodes. one sees of this versatile actor film. It is his sheer stance, brilliance. L + Q R '@$A$A'2 ! B''A4 (' ,. $$9) ,) 68 6#$/9 6 3-2 232 2323 < 2 82$29A4 "2 ! ' # 5 C45R D( A 38 9629 $$3 3 2$$$8 ( !( e is as spiritual in real Padmavat,” he tells you. What is your role in Your Honour? life as his character of The reason why Mehta I play Kashi Samthar, a CRPF officer. HMadhavanand Vyaasji chose to not dig deep into TV He has known Judge Bishan’s family for in Zee Tv’S Qurbaan Hua. The was because he feels that TV years. He sees Bishan as an elder brother. show is an intense drama is losing its essence. “The The problem arises when Bishan’s son, about two passionate young golden period of TV was the Abeer, gets involved in a hit-and-run case. individuals — Neel and 80s. The kind of shows that Bishan then pleads with him to sort out Chahat, who are on a mission were made back then, we the matter, which leaves Kashi in a of their own, driven by the can’t even make 10 per cent of dilemma of either doing justice to his job love and pride of their family. it now. Today, the serials only or staying loyal to Judge Bishan. Meet Aayam Mehta, who differ in names, the story is What made you say yes? plays Neel’s father, a man of the same. We have run out of If you get a chance to do a values and discipline. web series with a good script “One thing that attracted you just can’t let it go. This < me to play Vyaasji is that he was the biggest reason. is a dharmik person, he tries The character was good to follow religion to a T. too. Also, in web series, Sometimes he does become a you can work easily little stubborn, but otherwise and swiftly, unlike TV = he is a nice man. Just like me, where you have to < he is open-minded and . work at a very fast respects and believes in all pace. religions and faiths,” Mehta '..+ ( How was the tells you and adds that the first J>95 experience working < thing he does in the morning with the cast? is to thank God. The experience was = “There are millions of /.+. good. I shared a good people in the world who are ' ) rapport with the whole unable to see the day’s light. team. I have known Therefore, every morning ,/ < Jimmy (Sheirgill) for a when I open my eyes, I smile long time so it was like an and thank God that he has G ( )/ add-on. Also, for this series given me another day to live. I lost around 12 kg, I can’t < It’s nothing short of a > ' .+ forget this. The shoots were blessing,” he says. all fun and happy, we were in Mehta who has been part .5 .-< Punjab, which is again such a of shows like Na Aana Iss Desh happy place to be in. I could Lado, Rehnaa Hai Teri Palkon ' . - not have asked for more. Ki Chaaon Mein and Kaal You have played a father a Bhairav Rahasya, says that ++ ') < couple of times. How do you acting is all about imitating. .'- differentiate between these “Since our childhood, we roles? all have imitated someone or ) 5 All the characters are the other. Acting means 100 different. As for Raghav per cent imitation of a ( ' Shrivastav from Mere Angne switch from OTT to TV again or not. It character. When we imitate cricketer like Sachin jata hai. Isko agar mil gaya to Mein, he was more concerned is the best time to work on the content and someone partially, we laugh it Tendulkar. It was only after I main to kitna acha hun. . .+ about society, had the everyone irrespective of the medium off but if we do it exactly to turned 16, that I realised my However, reality hit me hard responsibility of the family so he should try and make as rich content as perfection, then you take it passion for acting. Back then, when I went to the city. For was tired in his life. For Ambar possible. seriously. That’s how actors I didn’t know that theatre was about two years, no one even Sharma, he lives in a metropolitan What was the most challenging role? work. For me, acting is an a thing. The mere knowledge entertained me. And my co- city, he has no one but his daughter Each and every role requires the same unnatural thing. Take an that I had about stage plays actor too ran out of work. His in life. The difference in these amount of hard work and effort. We give example, you have to shoot a was because of Ram Leela. first project became the last characters is the mindset. Both the our all in whatever character we are death sequence. You go on Then I came across a play and and he disappeared,” Mehta fresh ideas. There is no shelf characters look at the world with a playing. But to name one I think its Ambar sets, act like your mother has got influenced by it. I enrolled recalls. life of serials. The daily soaps different mindset and that’s what Sharma. It takes a lot of effort, both passed away but the director myself in theatre. After six Mehta’s first project was a are running on tracks instead makes them different from each mentally and physically, to deal with the tells you that it is not looking years, I shifted to Mumbai,” he one-day shoot where he was of a story. That was the reason other. mood swings that he has. Having said that, real. That is when you have to tells you. paid 600. “Initially, I ignored I did limited shows, the ones Do you think OTT platforms will if your work doesn’t throw any challenges, step into the shoes of the Shifting to the City of small roles because I was which I think has substance in be the new normal, even once things there’s no enjoyment. character, imagine that the Dreams was easy for Mehta, being told that I might get them. Like Qurbaan Hua, get back to normal? In all these years, what has been your tragedy has happened with but the real challenges came typecast. Then I started there’s a story in it,” he tells I think so and makers should now take away from the industry? you and then come true after that. waiting for the right project to you. gear up for the change because their One, see your work as work, don’t emotions. This is nothing but “One of my theatre co- come. But gradually things With shoots resuming direct competition is with OTT make it your life. Second, do your work an unnatural task for our actor, who was extremely bad turned for the better. Also TV gradually, Mehta is all excited platforms, which is rich in content. They and come back to your people. I don’t have brain,” he explains. at acting, shifted to Mumbai was not my calling. I didn’t to go back to work. “We should try and come up with new a lot of friends in the industry, once I am Acting was never on cards before me and within two want to be a part of shows that haven’t had any confirmation concepts and stories that the audiences done with my work, I retire to my den. for Mehta. It was destiny that weeks he was there on TV. were never ending. My longest from the team yet, but I am have never seen before. We all can This is what I love and have learnt to do. brought him into the field. Watching him on running show where I had a excited to go to the sets and see the pattern in the coming In this industry, you have to be mentally “Like every other child, I was Doordarshan, I thought that five-month stint was Lado. meet the lovely cast again,” he weeks and will get to know strong. Be happy in your life and love your also confused. There were Mumbai mein lagta hai actors Then I did films like A says. whether people will be willing to work, it is the key. times when I wanted to be a ka akaal hai. Sabko kaam mil Wednesday, Zokkomon and " +,- +.+. 11 9932 " 96 38 9 9%3 5#39 "$ 38 $2" %$ (32 4 8 $92"" 85, 63 822 26%2 5 962 $8 ##3 .(DC#386 38 9 2 2 $8%2 3 % 4 332 6$<99"$664 '- n one of the lazy Sundays this shift this pandemic, trying to embrace changes, to forget the innumerable Hollywood movies entertainment? Films with larger than life sets, March, I was watching a dystopian to adapt, innovate and evolve. Let’s first talk about those are dubbed in multiple Indian languages war and super hero films with 500 background film Contagion by one of my the scuffle between Producers and Multiplex ringing continuous bells at the cash counter. artists have to wait a little more before social dis- favourite directors Steven chains. The latter is threatening with grim con- Undoubtedly, the stocks of PVR and INOX tancing norms fades away in coming years. Soderbergh. In a particular scene sequences in future if they keep on releasing their have plunged to less than half but in reality, it’s This crisis also seems to be paving way for OMatt Damon, the protagonist is told by the police, big budget films on OTT platforms. On the other the single-screen owners who are bearing the good storytellers, the ones who don’t depend on “The border is sealed. The governor has declared side Producers Guild immediately issued an offi- maximum brunt of the crisis. Out of the 9500 stars or big budget sets. A new young filmmak- quarantine.” It was unforeseeable at the time that cial statement that their first priority is to survive screens across India, the single screens which are er can easily adapt to new changes and can lay a few days later we will meet the same fate as during this pandemic and recover the cost so that close to 6000, are struggling to keep afloat since out his way in limited resources with even a crew Damon with the demon named COVID-19. they can further pay the outstanding amount to their monthly income keeps the engine running. of fifty people which, by the way, is also as per Last three months were like those Hollywood their crew members and people involved with the .(DC' . We need prayers for likes of Maratha Mandir or the guideline as directed by the Government. I films where the world is coming to an end and project. how else are we going to watch DDLJ on a big made Kanpuriye (which is now streaming on then saved by Super heroes during climax. Well After all, if the makers don’t survive how are ) ., ( screen? Disney Hotstar) in a very tight budget with lim- thanks to our Medical staff and front liners that they going to produce films in the coming years, -+.' .. Now let’s talk about the other side of this ited resources collaborating with some of the best the world is slowly opening and trying to walk even for a theatrical release? The coming years ongoing global crisis. Everyone including the talents only because they loved the script. back on it’s feet but it’s going to be a long jour- for entertainment should not only be for surviv- .'- '< filmmakers, writers and content creators seem Now since the world has turned upside down ney before it starts running once again like Forrest ing but proliferating creatively even in adverse cir- to be on a zoom call these days with the OTT the writers are working on scripts around the Gump. cumstances. . ..G creative teams. Streaming platforms are running pandemic. It will be interesting to see the tales But before peeping into future let’s look back As far as I know, theatre is going to stay for- . '.' out of content as the audiences locked inside they are going to narrate about the vacant, silent at the history some 100 years back when Spanish ever. This is irrespective of the current damages their four walls are consuming content like a highways cutting across cities and about the hun- flu affected the cinema industry worldwide in the pandemic has entailed on the cinema indus- , , 5 hungry panda devouring watermelons. Now the dreds of masked travellers in a local train. Now 1918. Americans had to close their theatres for try worldwide. A similar kind of threat around -. question is who is going to produce more and bhai doesn’t need a gun to kill fifty men in a more than four months resulting into multi mil- the possible relevance and business of theatre was more watermelons when the field is rough! thriller, he can simply cough and sneeze and lion dollars loss forcing producers to stop the pro- felt around the arrival of cable television in the + ))/ ' - Honestly, I as a writer-director would pre- walk out in slow motion. Till now the films on duction of movies. Indian film industry which was 1990s. The risk was felt once more with the advent . fer opting for a streaming platform than for a paradigm-changing subjects like World Wars, in nascent and silent stage was only five years old of Reliance’s Bigflix in 2008 and then again in 2016 traditional producer. The current crisis has 9/11 attack were shot with a full-fledged crew, at that time. But an interesting thing happened when Netflix and Amazon Prime launched their - stripped us of the luxury of a plan and pre- with a thousand people on set without the stress soon after, American film industry saw signifi- services. . - ) dictability. The producers are therefore not in of maintaining six feet distance. You work while cant investment from Europe in 1920s. Some of In another event of conflict noted internation- a position to sign new projects due to limited making sure that you don’t get sick by the flu the Hollywood analysts observed a tectonic ally, Netflix locked horns with Cannes film fes- ' . ' ( clarity over the previously signed projects. On while working passionately on something you shift of power from actors and stars to directors tival and French theatre distributors over a Korean ' .+++ - the other hand, the traditional film studios are love. This time the equations are completely new and filmmakers. movie named Okja directed by Parasite’s Director now demanding ‘corona friendly-scripts’ that and the challenges are bigger. Is history going to repeat itself again. Are story Bong Joon Ho. Netflix wanted to side-step the . <,- simply means fewer locations and lesser crew. After all, is there anybody conceiving a plot tellers going to lead the front ? we don’t know yet. French law and waiting period of 36 months Even the Hollywood franchises like Jurassic on musical comedy with a few hundred back- We have been screaming that ‘content is king’ between the theatrical and the online release and -< . ' World, Matrix, Mission Impossible and The ground dancers? I doubt! On the other hand, from our rooftop for more than a decade but in stream the film immediately on its platform post .( ') O Batman backed by giant studios are hanging in if you want to make another Bahubali, you can reality the king still lives in Galaxy and not in a festival run. one of the several stages of production. Then start writing now because, maybe, in the next writer’s laptop. Is this once in a century pandem- Even after these doubts and clashes what hap- there is a major doubt about the revenues gen- two to three years our environment will be more ic going to change all the equations that we just pened? Did people stop going to theatres in India erated in theatres when these films are released. conducive for such humongous productions. pretended to fix all these years. Well the coin is or worldwide? No! In fact, in 2019 the Indian film Imagine yourself with masks and face shields sit- Maybe! still in the air and we don’t know whether it’s going industry grew by 15.3 per cent generating close ting on a recliner keeping an eye on who coughs Till then get used to directors calling the to be heads or a tail. to three billion dollars. Interestingly, movie the- or sneeze as if theatre is a war zone. How many shots with a new command, ‘Lights, Camera, The industry has been coiled in a dialectical atres had contributed more than half of it. Not of us are going to risk our lives at the cost of Sanitiser and Action’. &@2:2 $4.?$@'$A..4$ espite over 1.5 lakh dios No audience to be part of any submit negative COVID-19 to prevent any unauthorised confirmed cases of Edible items used in scenes shoot. reports personnel from entering. DCOVID-19 in in which the actor has to con- Producers to avoid open calls It is recommendatory that Adequate hand sanitiser dis- Maharashtra, the State is all set sume either a beverage or food and assign specific call timings hotel accommodation be pro- pensers to be kept at all entry to resume shoots after a gap of must be handled in a hygien- for cast and crew members. vided to all unit members and and exit points along with the four months. The Producers ic manner. Casting directors have been not mandatory. cafeteria, vanity vans to be Guild of India have come up Three types of sanitisers must asked to conduct digital audi- Displaying posters to devel- used throughout the shoot by with a set of guidelines that be available: Hand, surface tions. op consciousness about pre- all crew members. need to be strictly adhered to. and space sanitisers. All trials and fittings of ventive steps and promoting Advisable to give portable Hand washing and sanitising Social distancing measures to clothes should happen at the hygiene, along with emergency chairs over standard benches. is mandatory for everyone on be implemented — minimum actor’s residence and look test helpline number, at easily Meanwhile, some of the entry, exit and during the two metres distance between should take place via video call. noticeable/strategic places on guidelines that were recom- shoot. colleagues to be maintained. To commence shooting pro- shooting sets/dining place/edit mended have been amended. Each crew member will be Dedicated personnel ducers and production hous- rooms. It is not compulsory to cast provided with a triple layer assigned to check the temper- es will have to apply for per- Complete studio will be sani- real family members as fami- medical mask and gloves ature of the cast and crew. missions to the State tised daily before the shoot; ly members in shows/films which will be mandatory to Ambulance, doctors, and Government. sanitisation will be undertak- because every person is not an wear during the entire shoot. nurses should compulsorily The State Government will en by a Government autho- actor as it is a specialised pro- Avoid handshakes, hugs and be present on the sets while allow shoots only in the non- rised agency. fession. kisses and other physical greet- shooting. containment zone of the State. Keep the restrooms clean The entire custody and ings. Pregnant crew or crew mem- Proper training about pre- and sanitised at all times. possession of the set has been Designated people will only ber whose spouse is expecting cautions to be taken during the tions so that it becomes a ensure thorough implementa- tingency plans and explain Make sure there are enough left in the hands of the produc- be allowed to open doors if can't be allowed on the set for shoot to be given to all habit. tion of safety precautions. the same to all staff working sanitisers and hand wash at all er without any external inter- any. the shoot. Actors above age involved in the shoot. Carry Crew, artists and partici- All operational managers with them. times. ference or inspector to ensure Sharing of cigarettes should 65 should not be part of the out a drill every day with pants will be called at-least 45 must familiarise themselves All unit members wanting to It’s important to ensure a safety and security of all the be stopped on sets/offices/stu- cast. entire staff regarding precau- minutes prior to shoot to with the operational and con- work in the shooting should consistent and a secure lock-up unit members. " +,- +.+. 2 R S S $& ! ndia’s Test batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara cannot L . Idescribe in words the influence . -'/ that Rahul Dravid has had on his life but says he will always remain grate- . -/ ful to him for teaching the impor- tance of switching off from cricket. '. Often compared to Dravid, who was considered the ‘wall’ of Indian '.+ . cricket, Pujara said he is thankful to Dravid for teaching him how to keep ( ' 5 personal and professional lives sep- ( arate. “He helped me understand the ( . 5 importance of switching off from cricket. I had the same thought, more )- . or less, but when I spoke to him, it gave me a lot of clarity about it and . ') . S S I was sure of what I needed to do,” he , +. 5 told ESPNcricinfo. “I also saw in county cricket how - <) they keep personal and professional lives separate. I value that advice a lot. +. <, he working hard - but actually, Many people consider me to be he was working really hard. focused. Yes, I am focused, But I also ./. ormer India all-rounder Irfan “Similarly with Rohit, from know when to switch off. There is life . FPathan on Sunday said that outside we used to think he beyond cricket.” national team vice-captain Rohit might need to work harder, he In his illustrious international .++5 Sharma did not lack in hard might need to put more applica- career, Dravid amassed 13288 runs in work in his early years even tion,” said the 35-year-old Pathan 164 Tests and 10889 runs in 344 ' + though his body language sug- who played 29 Tests between ODIs. He also captained India in 79 gested a “relaxed” attitude to his 2003 and 2008. ODIs, winning 42 of them, which , -. batting. Pathan said Rohit "always includes the world record of 14 suc- '/ 5M “A lot of people are mistak- talk about sensible things” and cessive wins while chasing. en when they see a guy who has that is why he is successful as a “I cannot say in one line what a lot of time and he is slightly batsman as well as captain of IPL Rahul bhai means to me. He has more relaxed than compared to side Mumbai Indians. always been an inspiration, and will Rohit. Then you say he needs to “He used to always talk remain one,” Pujara said. Saurashtra, where I learned that work hard,” Pathan was quoted about working hard and he used His mental fortitude and batting scoring a hundred alone isn’t enough, as saying by Star Sports show to always talk about the team technique is often compared to you have to carry your team,” he said. ‘Cricket Connected’. first as well, that is why you see Dravid but Pujara said “despite my “That is how I learned responsi- He said the same things some of the results he got at the enchantment with him” he never bility - it is about helping my team to were said about another former captain of the Mumbai Indians tried to “copy him.” raise a big total, and for that I ought India opener, Wasim Jaffer. team. “There is a similarity in our to attach importance to my wicket. I “... When he used to run he “He got the beating of not games, but that’s not because of my learned that from my junior cricket used to run very relaxed, when playing the World Cup and then fascination with him. That came days with Saurashtra, which was a he used to bat he had lot of time came back really hard because of mainly through my experiences with weaker team in domestic cricket.” and we used to think - why isn't a strong mind set after 2012.” .% = R S " C / . . ) . est Indies speedster Oshane WThomas is “overweight” and ngland skipper Joe Root est Indies pace leg- needs to work harder on his fitness to Esaid West Indies boosts Wend Andy Roberts maintain pace and prolong his inter- of a “formidable” bowling has slammed batsman national career, feels former pacer attack and his team will Shimron Hetmyer for Franklyn Rose. have to be well-prepared to opting out of the England Rose, who took 53 wickets in 19 face it during next month’s tour because of health Tests and 29 scalps in 27 ODIs between three-Test series beginning concerns amid the 1997 and 2000, said he is concerned on July 8. COVID-19 pandemic. about the fitness of Thomas, who is England had suffered a Along with senior pro currently in England for next month's 1-2 loss against the West Darren Bravo, Hetmyer three-Test series. Indies in their away series pulled out of the tour of “I am a bit concerned because he last year and the visitors will UK and forced the Roger looks overweight to me. I never met the be rely on their potent pace Harper-led selection com- guy, but I know he has a lot of talent, unit to retain the Wisden mittee to make some last- and that’s why the Windies has taken Trophy when the opening minute changes. him to England on tour. But he needs Test gets underway at “They would have to keep working hard and be hungri- ""; - Ageas Bowl, Southampton. skipper Jason Holder, who I am looking forward to played an integral part of the batting. As much er for success,” Rose was quoted as say- “We are very aware of had hit a double hundred in chatting to him from a as we don’t like the way Hetmyer has been play- ing by 'Jamaica gleaner’. , ' the skill West Indies have the second Test to emerge social distance.” ing, he is one of the batsmen for the future. But The 23-year-old Thomas is yet to and what they will bring to as the leading run-scorer in Root might miss the somebody has to get into his head and let him play a Test but he has captured 27 wick- esteryear stylish batsman Gundappa this series,” Root told BBC 2019, Root said: “Jase is one opening Test against West realise that you can't score runs sitting in the ets in 20 ODIs and 15 wickets in 12 YViswanath on Saturday revealed that he Sport. of the most well-respected Indies if it coincides with pavilion,” Roberts said in an episode on T20Is. was “very, very hurt” after his distin- “One thing that stood guys in international crick- the impending birth of his Michael Holding’s YouTube channel. He took just two wickets in two guished career came to an abrupt end fol- out was how formidable et. second child. According to Roberts, the challenge for innings in the West Indies inter-squad lowing a poor Test series against Pakistan their bowling attack can be. “He took the job at a The three-Test series most West Indies batsmen was they “don’t real- practice match at Old Trafford. in 1982-83. It is really important we young age and we are start- will mark the return of ly train and practise enough to work the ball Thomas’ ability to bowl over 90 Along with Sunil Gavaskar, he was one prepare well and we are ing to see him at the peak international cricket fol- into gaps. We believe in boundaries.” miles per hour catapulted him to the at the highest level if he is not at peak of the minstays of the Indian battling line- ready for all of that.” of his career. He comes lowing a coronavirus hia- “I am glad to see there is a sort of a resur- West Indies set-up but Rose doubted fitness? up through the 1970s, playing some fine Talking about his rival across as a very good bloke. tus. gence in the last couple of months, not years, if he will be able to maintain his pace. “I can see that he has a lot of tal- knocks against the best pace attacks of that just the last couple of months - there are some “If I come on the scene bowling 90 ent, and let me be clear, this is not about era. youngsters are coming through and I hope that miles per hour, I would want to main- bashing Oshane Thomas. It is about However, a poor outing in a six-Test we don’t try and expect too much off them too tain that for another five years. The helping him to achieve his optimum in series against Pakistan cut short his career - " B soon,” Roberts said. question is, can he maintain that speed cricket.” as he was dropped for the tour of the West Indies and subsequently could not make it - I want to do my own thing and be who to the 1983 World Cup squad. I am. That’s what I want to show people “I was very, very hurt when I was and show people what I'm capable of HE H ( dropped. At that time, in all the three times doing, rather than doing other things or (innings) I took wrong decisions. It is part try to forcefully show my skills.” of the game. But in that (situation) in two Virdi said he is focussed on working H innings, if I had scored well, they would not hard to get into the squad for the open- have removed me,” Viswanath said on Star ing Test. Sports 1 Kannada show Diggajara “I definitely do want to be playing in .' then that this was not a good idea Sohail said that Misbah’s Danthakathe. the first Test match, or at least be in the as batsmen who are struggling in history of being too defensive as “Kapil’s captaincy was not announced squad. If I didn’t want to do that I prob- ormer Pakistan opener some aspect of their batting are a captain may make him a bad but it was almost known to everyone.” ably shouldn't be here. I’m very proud of FAamer Sohail said that unlikely to share their problems mentor for Babar, who is cur- Known for his legendary square cuts myself that I've got to this stage. The next Younis Khan's appointment as with the batting coach who hap- rently leading Pak in limited- and flicks, Viswanath, the first superstar stage is about pushing for a Test place, so the team’s batting coach shows pens to be the chief selector and overs cricket. batsman from Karnataka to play for India, whenever that does happen I’m going to that the Pakistan Cricket Board the head coach as well.” “If Babar has been identi- played a pivotal role in the state’s Ranji keep working hard.” could not trust head coach and “In that context, Younis fied as Pakistan’s captain in at Trophy triumphs. Virdi, who has taken 69 wickets in his chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq Khan’s appointment, whilst least two formats of the game, He quickly rose from domestic to 23 first class matches at an average of with the role. Misbah was also recognising his experience, is then it's incumbent upon the international cricket because of his batting 28.78, says his strength lies in his aggres- the batting coach of the team proof 0-2 that the PCB are PCB to help him become the prowess. He came to the limelight under the sion as he is always looking for wickets. while holding the other two accepting the fact that they best captain he can be. This can captaincy of Erapalli Prasanna for Karnataka “I think you've got to be aggressive positions and Sohail said that made the wrong decision by be achieved by identifying any and under Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi for and you've got to be looking to take wick- batsmen may not feel comfort- Haq for reasons best known to entrusting Misbah with so many weaknesses in his leadership India. ets. Maybe the pitches aren't always able talking about their problems the PCB, was given the roles of roles. What the PCB are imply- qualities and by good mentor- “Thanks to Prasanna who pushed for going to be suited to you but as a spin- to someone who is also a head head coach and chief selector, ing is that Misbah is not a good ing. But if Misbah is to be me initially. It helped me play for the state. ner even if you are looking to keep it tight, coach and chief selector and and he was also looking after the enough batting coach which is Babar’s mentor, then we have a Pataudi was playing for Hyderabad in the my eyes are always on taking wickets hence the appointment of Younis position of batting coach,” Sohail why they had to bring in some- problem because he was himself Ranji Trophy. As a part of Karnataka team, regardless. was necessary. wrote on PakPassion.net. one like Younis Khan into the criticised for being a defensive we had to play against him. He (Pataudi) saw . ) . "Obviously being young, I’m still “The fact is that Misbah-ul- “Many of us commented picture as a batting consultant.” captain,” he said. me closely there. learning my skills and getting better at my e might not have experience on his skills, so you will bowl the odd loose ball Hside but young off-spinner Amar or you might not get six balls in the per- /' Virdi remains confident of cutting fect space. But I think you’ll bowl a lot - 86 7 through the competition and earning a more wicket-taking deliveries and that’s akistan will leave for their tour place in England team for the three-Test what makes you dangerous: when a bats- Pof England on Sunday with 20 series against the West Indies beginning man knows that you can get them out on players and 11 support staff, the and would be leaving with the Khan reiterated that the six have one negative test following isolation, during which they will on July 8. any wicket.” PCB said on Saturday, even as team. players who have now tested a positive test. be allowed to train. The 21-year-old has featured in only If he makes it to the squad, Virdi will seven out of the 10 coronavirus- Khan made it clear that the 10 negative will undergo a third “Therefore, once they are 23 first-class games in his career and will become only the third Sikh to represent infected cricketers returned neg- players who had earlier tested round of testing at some stage retested and receive a second neg- The players leaving on have to beat more experienced spinners England after Monty Panesar and Ravi ative when they were tested the positive would be sent to England next week and if they return neg- ative result under the PCB test- Sunday are Azhar Ali (captain), like Jack Leach, Dom Bess, Matt Bopara. second time. only after two of their successive ative, then the PCB will make ing programme, they will be Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid Parkinson and Moeen Ali to get into the He says Panesar has been a role model The Pakistan Cricket Board tests return negative. arrangements to send them to available to join the squad in Ali, Asad Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Test squad. as he is also state-educated and spent his said the team will be departing for Out of the 10 players and one England. England,” Khan said. Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Ahmad, “Obviously I'm here so I want to be formative years at the Guru Nanak Sikh Manchester. official, who had earlier tested “I am aware Mohammad The chief executive said upon Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, playing Test cricket whenever that comes, Academy in Hayes. PCB chief executive Wasim positive during the PCB testing Hafeez and Wahab Riaz took per- arrival in Manchester, the squad Khushdil Shah, Mohammad so I'm going to keep on trying my hard- “Growing up I watched Graeme Khan told reporters that fast programme, Fakhar Zaman, sonal tests outside of our process will be transported to Abbas, Musa Khan, Naseem est to make sure that I'm playing," the Swann and Monty and that was very bowler Musa Khan and wicket- Mohammad Hasnain, prior to the second PCB testing. Worcestershire where they will Shah, Rohail Nazir, Sarfaraz Surrey spinner, who was included in inspirational to me. Obviously with keeper-batsman Rohail Nazir Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad While their results came negative, undergo the England and Wales Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, England's 30-man squad earlier this Monty as well because he looks very sim- who were among the reserve Rizwan, Shadab Khan and Wahab as per the PCB testing pro- Cricket Board (ECB) testing Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, month, said on Friday. ilar to me, especially being from the com- players had also tested negative Riaz have teste gramme, they are deemed to before embarking on a 14-day Usman Shinwari, and Yasir Shah. “I don’t really try to impress as such munity that I am,” he said. " +,- +.+. 3 Düsseldorf coach Uwe Rösler told Sky. The players “gave me everything and it wasn’t enough.” Union goalkeeper Rafa !" # Gikiewicz had a muted goodbye in his last game before a trans- , 3 #, fer. “It’s really hard with the 9923 D>3 coronavirus restrictions, but hopefully next season I can 392$"9% F return to say goodbye to the fans properly,” he said. 2 6 389 3389 Bremen will next face a two-leg playoff against the team , 639 # that finishes third in the second division, most likely $ 2323"3$8 Heidenheim or Hamburger SV, to see which plays in the , ' Bundesliga next season. The first leg is on July 2 with he German football the second leg four days later. league’s restart is com- Bayern beat Wolfsburg 4-0 Tplete. to finish on 100 goals for the Borussiönchengladbach quali- season, one short of the record. fied for the Champions League Robert Lewandowski scored a and Fortuna Düsseldorf was rel- penalty for his 34th Bundesliga egated by a single point on the goal of the season as the Polish last day of the Bundesliga on forward finished as the league Saturday. top scorer for the third season Germany becomes the first in a row. major European men’s soccer Bayern had 16 league wins league to complete a full season from 17 games in 2020, blem- after restarting during the coro- defenders to set up Jonas Bremen was left counting on before kickoff against visiting ished by only a goalless draw navirus pandemic in empty sta- Hofmann to score Gladbach’s a favor from Union Berlin to Cologne. against Leipzig. Bayern can win diums. opening goal. In the second half beat Düsseldorf, and claim a sur- Japan striker Yuya Osako a domestic double against The Bundesliga pioneered the roles were reversed as prise 6-1 win of its own against opened the scoring in the 22nd, Leverkusen in the cup final on the widespread virus testing of Hofmann played in Embolo to Cologne in order to climb out of before news came through that July 4. players and socially distanced tap in at the far post off a well the automatic relegation spot. former Bremen striker Anthony Dortmund slumped to an training sessions which have worked short corner “We were never Ujah had given Union the lead unexpected 4-0 defeat to since been copied by other com- routine. dead and there was against Düsseldorf. Milot Hoffenheim in an echo of the $O9"2 8JJ 63 " petitions across the continent. A second-minute always a chance,” Rashica and Niklas Füllkrug defensive problems which often Bayern Munich secured its goal from Kevin Bremen midfielder bolstered Bremen's lead while plagued its bid for the title. 4 4 2$8, "2 ADA8 eighth straight title two games Volland was enough for Davy Klaassen told Düsseldorf increased its pres- Andrej Kramaric scored all four earlier and finished with a 13- Leverkusen to beat Sky. sure but couldn't force an goals for Hoffenheim. )' point advantage over Borussia Mainz 1-0. Leverkusen Werder fans soon @ equalizer before the break. Timo Werner scored twice Dortmund in second. Bayern could still qualify for began gathering out- A Ujah set up Christan for third-placed Leipzig in his evilla drew with Valladolid was presented with the trophy next season's side the stadium to Gentner for Union's second in last game for the club before a S1-1 on Friday for its fourth on Saturday, its chant of “cham- Champions League by winning celebrate avoiding relegation. the 54th as Bremen scored transfer to Chelsea in a 2-1 win straight setback in the pions” echoing around the Europa League, which will be The club pleaded with them to three more with only a conso- over Augsburg. Werner Spanish league, missing a Wolfsburg's empty stadium. finished as a mini-tournament in “avoid big gatherings of people” @ lation goal for Cologne's matched a 46-year-old league chance to retake third place Gladbach secured its return Germany in August. because of the coronavirus. Dominick Drexler. record by scoring his 17th goal from Atlético Madrid. to the Champions League for the Few gave Werder Bremen Bremen hoped pride would Union finished with a 3-0 of the season away from home. Lucas Ocampos converted an 83rd-minute first time since 2016-17 by beat- much hope of avoiding automat- prompt Union's players - who win over Düsseldorf, which was Freiburg dismantled penalty kick to salvage the tie, the fourth con- ing Hertha Berlin 2-1 to finish ic demotion on the last day. It were already assured of sur- left ruing a run of games it drew Schalke 4-0 to extend Schalke's secutive for Sevilla since it returned from the fourth ahead of Bayer had beaten only last-placed vival - to give their all against after having led. record winless run to 16 games. coronavirus break with a win in the Seville derby. Leverkusen. Paderborn in its previous five Düsseldorf. Bremen's stadium “I’m sorry for our fans. We Eintracht Frankfurt beat already Kiko Olivas opened the scoring for Breel Embolo held off two games and lost the other four. DJ even played Union’ anthem fought and fought and fought," relegated Paderborn 3-2. Valladolid in the first half at Ramón Sánchez- Pizjuán Stadium. The result kept Sevilla in fourth place, one point behind Atlético Madrid, which on Saturday hosts Alavés. Atlético has won three @5. 0.2 4: straight and is unbeaten after the pandemic break. “We really needed this win,” Sevilla forward '.) mum of 14 players available. But I am Suso said. “We dominated and had our chances, sure that with a bit of fortune, getting but the ball didn't go in. It’s tough when the other ristiano Ronaldo is back in form. He '. . some players back, we can have our say team stays in the back like that.” Cset up two goals and converted a in matches against direct rivals.” Juventus Sevilla had resumed with a 2-0 win against penalty to help Juventus beat 10-man ' scored all of its goals after the red card rival Real Betis in the city derby, but it drew three Lecce 4-0 on Friday and boost its chances . '' ) and in the second half, but struggled to straight since then - against Levante, Barcelona of claiming a record-extending ninth suc- break down the visi- and Villarreal. cessive Serie A title. -<, tors. Valladolid also won in its first match after Ronaldo had struggled since soccer Ronaldo had sev- the break and was winless since, with two draws resumed in Italy, but his return to form ' ' .+.') eral chances but sent and a loss at Atlético Madrid. It moved to 14th pushed Juventus seven points clear of sec- an overhead kick past place with Friday’s draw. ond-placed Lazio, which hosts Fiorentina ? ( the left post and some- Olivas got on the board with a header after on Saturday. ( . how headed over an a long cross from a set-piece in the 25th minute. “What’s important is that we contin- empty goal from two Ocampos equalized from the penalty spot after ue to get results," Juventus coach '.+ .D yards out. a handball by a defender inside the area. Maurizio Sarri said when asked about However, the Portugal internation- Valladolid nearly retook the lead when an their increasing advantage at the top of M. al set up Juve’s opener eight minutes after 87th-minute close-range shot by Rubén Alcaraz the table. the break as he cut the ball back to Paulo prompted a tough reflex save by Sevilla goal- “We struggled at the beginning and Dybala who curled into the roof of the keeper Tomas Vaclik. then we managed to get going at the end man challenge on Rodrigo Bentancur, net from the edge of the area. Ronaldo Sevilla's Munir El Haddadi had a 55th- of the first half. But I saw a good men- leaving the visiting side in 10 men for then got on the scoresheet himself with minute goal disallowed by video review for off- tality because even when the match was nearly an hour. his second penalty in as many matches side. It took nearly three minutes for the VAR over, we still continued to attack.” Lecce “Until the sending off the match was after he was tripped by Luca Rossettini. to make the call. remained in the relegation zone but is balanced,” said Lecce coach Fabio Ronaldo also set up Juve’s third in the One of Sevilla's best chances in the first half level on points with Genoa, which occu- Liverani, who also bemoaned the num- 83rd minute, back-heeling the ball for was a shot by Ocampos that struck the wood- pies the last position of safety. ber of players he is missing through Gonzalo Higuaín to score shortly after work when the game was scoreless. Lecce started brightly but its chances injury. coming off the bench. Matthijs de Ligt League leader Real Madrid visits last-place of getting anything from the match “Maybe if we had had every player headed in a Douglas Costa cross two Espanyol on Sunday, while second-place diminished when defender Fabio Lucioni available I could have made different minutes later to cap a great night for Barcelona on Saturday visits a red-hot Celta was shown a straight red card for a last- moves. At the moment I have a maxi- Juventus. Vigo, which is near the relegation zone. E# ! 5 !F 1 7 ,') ) into the side-netting. 1 1 Villa captain Jack = uno Espirito Santo Grealish was being Nbacked Wolves to step deployed in a central mid- up their bid to qualify for field role rather than his the Champions League usual wider position and he oung Indian women’s hock- after Leander Dendoncker tested Rui Patricio with a Yey team striker Lalremsiami sealed a 1-0 win at Aston low strike from the edge of says skipper Rani and her Villa that lifted them into the area. deputy Savita played a big role fifth place in the Premier Nyland had got away in keeping the players motivat- League on Saturday. with a horrendous mistake ed during their over two-and- Nuno’s side made it in Villa’s first game of the a-half month’s confinement at three successive victories Premier League restart the SAI South Centre in since the Premier League when he carried the ball Bengaluru due to the coron- restart thanks to into his own net against avirus-forced lockdown. Dendoncker’s clinical fin- “I’m very happy for matched a top-six team Sheffield United, only for Lalremsiami, one of ish in the second half. Leander Dendoncker, he today but they managed to Hawk-Eye to fail to award youngest members of the Wolves have yet to gives so much to us and he get a goal from the edge of the goal. Indian women’s hockey team, concede a goal following truly deserves this the box out of nothing Luck was on Nyland’s said senior players like Rani and the coronavirus hiatus and moment.” and we didn’t convert the side again when he threw Savita kept the morale of the are now just two points Wolves are unbeaten in chances we had,” Smith the ball straight to Diogo players high during the lock- was only when we attended a in institutional quarantine at behind fourth-placed eight league games and said. Jota late in the first half, but down. brief talk/presentation by a her home town Kolasib in Chelsea and three ahead of have won three successive the Wolves forward shot “Had it not been for seniors team of doctors who explained Mizoram following the one- sixth-placed Manchester top-flight away matches & hurriedly over the bar with in the team like Rani and about the pandemic that we month break given by Hockey United. for the first time since just the blundering keeper !&; Former Netherlands internation- Savita, who played a huge role realised it was a serious issue India earlier this month. Both Chelsea and 1980. Smith had complained to beat. al Arjen Robben is coming out of retirement to in keeping us youngsters moti- and we need to be vigilant all “Initially, I had decided United have a game in In contrast, their strug- about the fixture schedule Douglas Luiz was nar- rejoin FC Groningen, the club where he made his vated, it would have been dif- the time,” the Mizo player said. not to go home because of the hand on Wolves due to gling midlands rivals that saw his team rowly off target from long professional debut at the age of 16. ficult for us to spend so many “The seniors also spoke to 21-day institutional quaran- their FA Cup involvement Villa are without a playing for the range as Villa tried to He hopes to get fit enough to play again next days in our hostel rooms with us about the situation and tine which is compulsory as per this weekend. win in eight league fourth time in 11 change the momentum in season. “We’re coming home, back to Groningen,” barely any activity apart from encouraged us to speak out if state rules. But it has been But with fifth place games and remain days. the second half. Robben said in a video posted on the club web- some fitness workouts in our we had any issues,” she added. more than four months since I potentially offering rooted in the relega- His fears were But Nuno sent on site on Saturday. rooms,” said Lalremsiami, who She said chief coach Sjoerd met my mother and the rest of Champions League quali- tion zone on goal dif- confirmed when Adama Traore after the The 36-year-old Robben also sounded a note hails from Mizoram. Marijne and scientific advisor family. I was really drawn fication if second-placed ference. defender Matt break and the electric of caution. Lalremsiami, Salima Tete, Wayne Lombard constantly towards seeing them because Manchester City’s Second-bottom Targett limped off winger immediately made “At this time, I'm not sure it will happen,” he Rajwinder Kaur and Sharmila checked on the players and once we return to SAI Centre European ban is upheld, Villa have now played a with a leg injury after 10 an impact. said. are some of the new entrants to ensured that they were doing Banglaore on 19 July, my focus Nuno’s men are firmly in game more than the teams minutes. Dancing through the “What I am sure of is that my drive and moti- the Indian women’s hockey well. will only be on hockey,” she contention to play in the around them and have just Wolves were on top Villa midfield, Traore found vation will be 100%. It will be a tough physical team set up and have climbed “But senior players went said. continent’s elite club com- six matches left. and Joao Moutinho’s free- Jimenez and his raking pass challenge, but I’m going for it.” up the ranks swiftly with com- out of their way to help us and “The DC (District petition for the first time in With fixtures against kick was flicked goalwards reached Jonny, who teed up Robben played two years at Groningen before mendable performances at the ensure we don’t feel home sick. Collector) has ensured I have a 60 years. Liverpool and Manchester by Raul Jimenez, but Orjan Dendoncker on the edge of moving to PSV Eindhoven and then to Chelsea, international stage. They would keep us busy with comfortable stay during the “What’s in front of us United up next, Dean Nyland was well placed to the area. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. He won league “At first, when SAI went their stories in the Indian team quarantine and they check on will be very tough but it’s a Smith’s team are in serious save. Unleashing a perfectly- titles at the latter four clubs. into a lockdown in mid March, and experiences from Rio me everyday. I am very thank- welcome week to recover. danger of an immediate Matt Doherty led placed low drive, the He played 96 times for the Netherlands, we (youngsters) never under- Olympics. These stories ful to the state government for We will prepare ourselves return to the another threatening Wolves Belgian midfielder beat including in the 2010 World Cup final where the stood the gravity of the situation inspired me to play for India at showing so much care and to compete and see what Championship. raid, the wing-back bursting Nyland in style for his fifth Dutch lost to Spain 1-0 in extra time. He retired but followed the rules of not the Olympics.” concern. It feels good to be back happens,” Nuno said. “We more than into the Villa area to shoot goal of the season. from playing football a year ago. AP going outside the campus. It Lalremsiami is currently in my home state.” " +,- +.+. 4 QR21R Your fondest memory from the sets of Mrunmayee (the co-writer) and I were not remain the same. Of course, with bigger that I’m working on. Socio-political, per- Thappad. ready to over-dramatise the narrative, we experience of making films, you have a fair sonal, those kinds of films and that’s what My fondest memory is being sur- were trying to keep it as life-like as pos- judgement but you never get the real expe- is happening to me right now, I’m getting rounded by women. Not only the cast but sible. Which was rather a daring thing to rience of the film as a new film. attracted to those things and it may even the crew was largely women. Now, do because the film was about just one slap .G / ..)- Your films are all about diversity. No change, it may not, I don’t know. I was we try and hire as many women as pos- actually. The plot of the film was very thin. two films are the same. How do you jug- making Dus, I was making Cash, Ra.One sible. I was surrounded by women and was If you are making a film with such a thin . . < gle all these variations? and then Mulk. I don’t know if there’s any being looked after. Yeh khaalo, baal mein plotline, you might resort to doing some- .G / I have no clue, I do not have a defi- more chapters to be opened or maybe I’m ye laga lo, workout karo, alag alag thing melodramatic and we were not nite answer to this. I think of a story, I end done with all the sad stuff. umar ke log mujhey aakar boltey doing that, so, there was a constant fear ) ') '5 . .+ up writing that along with my writers with One thing that makes you uncom- they. I was the most pampered that it should not become a bland and bor- ) -. G +) all my heart and passion. Maybe I have a fortable when you are on sets. person on the sets. ing film. The second fear was that if the taste for different genres. More than that, There are a few things. I don’t like too Did you have any appre- men of our country would come and ' ) +.' and I discover this while I speak to you is many people, I don’t like the murmur. A hensions while working watch the film. We were apprehensive that I am not out to make a brand for lot of times you’ll find me screaming for on the film considering about that and were trying the best we ( '- myself. That Anubhav will make this kind silence and I get very disturbed when the society that we live in? could do without compromising on the ', of movie, I am not consciously out to do somebody doesn’t know what is happen- Yes. There were two integrity of the film. We did that. To our that, so, maybe that helps me. I am always ing. If an actor doesn’t know his or her lines things. One, while writing, surprise, we were wrong on both accounts. .) ,.-. G in a new zone, working very hard, I am or hasn’t read the scenes before we start- They all loved the film and the biggest suc- /. not known for a specific genre or space, ed setting it up. I get disturbed because I cess as a director was that men loved the so I don’t actually have an answer to this. don’t understand why people do it if they film as much as the women did. I have had 5+ .' What kind of films do you watch? don’t love it. So that is very unnerving for men calling me and breaking down while . G /..' I don’t watch super hero and fantasy me. But most of the times it doesn’t hap- talking about the film. films. I can’t relate to the Game of Thrones. pen to me because we work with the same What was your reflex when you ' .'G I’ve just finished watching a film called Da team mostly and the actors are my completed the film, amid all these ' 5 Bloods by Spike Lee, on Netflix. Then favourite people on the sets. fears of balancing everything out? I’ve watched The Wasp Network. Most of Now that the film is premiering on Zee Talktime , +.' ' ANUBHAV SINHA This is the most tragic journey that stuff is either political or very personal. Cinema today at 9 pm, a message that that a director goes through. < I loved Jojo Rabbit too. you would like to give to the viewers? The man behind films like Dus, Article 15, Because he is the part of the whole Lately, you’ve made Article 15 and then I feel that the people who watch TV Mulk and Thappad, Sinha is known for his ver- process and it becomes impossible ', Thappad. You are exploring these social are not the ones who are active on social satility. He tells Musba Hashmi his fondest to remain objective so the best thing issues, what made you explore this? media. They are mostly on OTT platforms memory from the sets of Thappad, one to do is to safeguard what you are up Why to use brackets? They are so dif- or theatre. Not a message, but I’m hoping thing that makes him uncomfortable to. Suppose, I had shot a film in one ferent from each other. These are films that to hear from them. I don’t know how will and why he chose to explore dif- way and edited in the same manner but I got inspired by at different stages in my they do it, I could be terribly wrong, maybe ferent genres suddenly the background score had the attention for no reason. So, you have life, and I made them. When I look back, they are on social media as well. Maybe become very dramatic then it will just pop to be loyal to what you have in the start- you don’t know the stuff that I’m work- some journalist should help me know that, out the whole narrative. It will scream out ing and hope that the end product will ing on right now, there is a Force feature I’ll be very grateful. performing artist, this is time that will prove if he can survive, only those who N 3 926 3 rely on purely their craft, and not the $.@ $ usual props of instruments, will be able to do so,” Sen says. He had to adjust to the concept of 39 $$3 3 O singing into the phone sitting at home. .7 “It is good that I have a great smart- phone. One doesn’t have an amplifier on the phone and one can only use those sounds that will add to your voice and make the song sound nice on a 2 2 smartphone. This experience was so different from anything that had been done in the past – on stage, the artist is larger than life. But here, the artist .32 $8) 9 <2 389 # becomes a part of your home and that is the biggest joy,” Sen says. 9$ 3 82 # 938 96$289 He tells you that creatively, he did- n’t have to make any changes. “People know what Euphoria is about and what 2" 92 $2"385 to expect from us. This is an HCL Concerts for Euphoria — this is who I / # am and this is what my band is about. The only difference was that instead of )) /</( 38 12 of us performing, there were four of us. If you talk about Euphoria, we are the taste of India now and are deeply 2$4%2 # 3 rooted in our culture albeit western- ised,” Sen says whose passion lies in the 2"%3 # 2" 23$33 fact that he is singing for himself and God. Kavita Seth, known for her ghaz- ince the lockdown was $ al and sufi songs, says that she had a bit announced on March 24, 2020, of preparation to do since there were all entertainment has shifted to no musicians but then she found a way Sonline platforms — be it releas- to work around it. “I had assumed that +&@4'&@4 ing movies or holding dance workshops people would like these songs and went 45 " 4A 4' or even organising concerts. On Word with that even though there were no Music Day, HCL Concerts launched accompanying instruments. I had to #E < Soundscapes, bringing to fore the rich change the song list. Music has such A ! $A:2 2$"$ ( and inclusive music from across the healing properties and has helped me country’s landscape. The program, in these testing times. I chose songs that ! ! ! that will bring virtual performances had positivity and sent a message of every fortnight will feature a selection hope and charge and those that I could How did you come on board the project Wajah? of popular artists from a variety of inde- sing with just a tanpura in my hand,” Last year, around May-June, Just Music approached us with pendent genres like Sufi, tribal, region- Seth says. this amazing song. We heard the song and decided that we (Smriti al and folk styles with rare instruments, She opines that for an artist, the and I) had to do it. They liked our chemistry in our couple videos melodies and words to wow the audi- whole idea is for him to perform, it is and the fun we portrayed. They wanted to recreate that in the video. ences all over the globe. getting a number of requests, from the been tough at all. Artists have been December. Our relationship goes back good that such platforms have stepped We had wanted to shoot the video back then but we couldn’t due With this initiative, HCL Concerts, artists and the audience to expand and forthcoming and we had artists like almost 32 years. The platform has pri- up and given an opportunity to share to the rain. Then they decided to shoot in Armenia in November. which had been focused on promoting include other genres to serve inde- Palash Sen, Mame Khan and Kavita marily been promoting classical so the art with the audience. “Another What were the challenges that came – grueling shoots and trav- classical performing arts, has expand- pendent artists who do a lot of live per- Seth on our debut. Since we are look- when they came up with this new idea, good is that one can reach out to peo- el? ed its efforts to also include other gen- formances. Third, since the platform ing at folk, regional and contem- I was excited to get an opportunity ple across the globe. When performing Shoots are always a challenge because we want to make it some- res of music and offer listeners a com- has gone digital and physical concerts porary genres, we wanted veter- to play for them. The experience live, there is limited reach but online thing great, new and challenging. We want people to enjoy watch- plete bouquet of music. are not going to take place in the near ans in this field who can stoke of being part of a concert from gives you the ability to reach out to mil- ing us. As TV actors, it is very important for us to stand out. There Rohit Kaul, Head, HCL Concerts future, Soundscapes gives an opportu- a feeling of nostalgia and give the comfort of one’s home while lions,” Seth says. are so many songs that come out. Yes, we went to a challenging tells you that while they had started to nity to serve a much larger set of artists a contemporary feel. These the artist performed from his Mame Khan says that such digital place to shoot it and it was done in a day. But it didn’t make a lot bring to people classical music, over the and digital concerts are easy to do. three artists fulfill all our was interesting. Communicating platforms are a great way to connect of difference to us as TV actors. We shot from 4 am till 12 at night. last few years, they had been expand- The name stems from the plat- requirements – diversity and through the digital medium was with the audience especially in these It was freezing cold in Armenia in November. The situation ing their genres. “We have organised form’s idea to expand. Just like they have versatility,” Kaul tells you. a great experience even though the times of COVID-19. “For music lovers, required us to be in freezing cold waters at times or run across folk songs, invited Devu Khan and even Baithak where artists talk about their Palash Sen says his rea- whole idea of being in one place as this platform is great for artists. To per- the city without all bundled up in warm clothes. My co-star in the Kavita Seth. We have been conscious- art and themselves, Soundscapes rep- son for saying yes opposed to being on stage form on World Music Day was such an song Smriti (my wife) was pregnant. We had to make sure she was ly expanding but with Soundscapes we resents expansion of genres across was simple. “When with the energy flowing honour for me. I know what kind of comfortable at all times. are pushing our boundaries and includ- India. This way, the audience can get Euphoria first was a tad difficult to songs my audience likes. I have been What made you say yes to the project? ing artists who can be part of our con- attached to a certain initiative. started back in adjust to. But we are liv- doing shows for the last 30 years. On When the makers approached us, we saw no reason to turn certs,” Kaul says. “After much deliberation, we felt October 1998, ing in difficult times the basis of the experience garnered, I it down. The music is amazing, lyrics are great and it has been shot There were three reasons for this that an expansion was in order. HCL was one and we have to get chose my songs for this concert for the well. We are happy that we are part of this song. expansion. First, the platform has Eventually, good music is good music. of the first used to the new nor- prep centred around how to get the Was acting always on the cards? always seen itself which connects artists We want to provide a certain kind of companies to mal and do every- technical issues – how to use technol- No, acting was not always on the cards. When I finished col- and the audience and bring them experience to our audience by bring- invite us to thing ourselves ogy and then perform accordingly. lege, I was introduced to acting by a friend of mine. I started doing together on a common platform. ing to them quality music. The good play for their including looking However, the excitement to perform a couple of workshops on the side with work and realised that I Second, over the years they have been part was that the expansion has not employees in : $$ after our health. For a remains the same,” Khan says. had interest in it and acting became a part of my life. Congratulations on being parents. How’s your daughter doing? She is doing great. Being parents is such a great feeling. It is so much fun to watch her do all the antics. It is also great that we are getting to spend so much time with her. Otherwise as TV actors, it is not possible to be there all the time. We are making most of the time that we have been given. What made you start creating prank couple videos? The idea is to help couples rekindle the love and romance he monsoon is a tricky good rub down with a towel. and stagnant water that collects months. It helps to keep them in their life that they have lost because they have got caught up time for pets, as rain Please note, hairdryers come in on the streets, conditions are from running into big puddles with their job and forgot how to connect with their spouse. Tshowers and high levels very handy this season, espe- perfect for breeding season. of water, or even drinking Through our videos, we just let people know that one doesn’t of moisture in the atmosphere cially if your pooch has long You have to take extra care to from these puddles. This water have to do big things, small things matter too. The pranks that can lead to many infections or fur. For breeds with long fur, ensure your pets don’t get ticks, can be contaminated, as our Smriti and I play on each other are fun and it gives the other other problems. Keeping our dirt clots can increase the risk and if they do, take appropri- sewage systems tend to over- person time to come up with a better option and keeps things pets dry is the key objective for of allergies, and so should be ate measures to get rid of flow due to excessive rain. alive. the season and here are some more thoroughly groomed. them. Tick collars and sham- Consult a vet if your pup starts What has been the funniest and craziest video the two of things you should know: Extra care must always be poos are advisable, but do showing signs of poisoning. you have created? Washed up: So it’s a nice taken to dry paws as they con- speak to your vet to know what Also, with sudden or loud Smriti and I keep playing pranks on each other all the time. and sunny day and your pet tain sweat glands through products are best for your thunder and lightning, ani- We of course choose the perfect time and setting. He placed a goes out for a walk. Suddenly which the passage of the infec- breed. You even have to be mals can get frightened and hand mirror in front of Smriti’s face who was sleeping and woke it starts pouring and now your tion will be quicker. careful of frogs and lizards dash off in fear. Keep them her up. When she got up and saw herself, she let out a scream. pet reaches home completely Keep it dry: Play close that tend to come out more in close, or better yet don’t take To get back at me, she came up with a plan. She told me that I wet. What is key to know here attention to keeping your pets this type of weather. Your pet them out in bad weather. had to follow everything that she did and if I won, I could get is to clean your pet a little coat and paws dry in such may run to one of these ani- Have fun: Many dogs love whatever I wanted. She drank some water and I did the same. before drying them off thor- weather. Being exposed to very mals while playing in the park to get wet or swim. For these She danced. I did the same and then she spat out the water in oughly. The most advisable high levels of moisture can eas- and may get bit as a result. water lovers, you should let the glass. I had drunk mine. I lost. action is to give your pet a plain ily lead to skin infections, bad These bites can be poisonous, them loose in the rain as often What next? water bath. Lukewarm water odour and inflammation of and so it is imperative to con- as you like. What is advisable When it comes to acting, we are creating more couple com- works better, as it helps to the paws. sult a vet as soon as possible. is to do it on a day you plan to edy shows. The show is based around all the comments that we reduce the drop in body tem- Watch out for ticks and A tight leash: It’s always a bathe them. have received from our fans who want to add that zing and fun perature due to the weather. lizards: This is a big one! Yes, good idea to keep your pets on ) to their romantic life. 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With thousands of people los- working events have been canceled. Some economy in the coming months due to an could be a lot worse when working from home. ing their jobs during the two-month- employers are now relying on online events like increased acceptance of working with peers Especially when you are not a self-starter. Staying Clong complete lockdown, India is likely seeing hackathons to source the best candidates. remotely. Companies can now bring in motivated and focused on work while catering to the biggest recession since 1979. Rampant job In the case of first-level filtering, bot-based resources who are experts in their tasks on pro- the demands of the family calls for extra effort. losses have gripped the economy, and the IT sec- screening is gaining popularity. Employers can ject-basis. This will allow them to get work done Women are especially concerned with work- tor has seen an immediate impact. Startups and filter out candidates with a set of pre-defined faster, better, and cheaper than hiring a full-time ing from home set-up because of the extension of mid-sized companies now have to make a tough questions. This significantly reduces the time and resource. We found that, given the right oppor- gender norms, attributing care roles to them in choice between business sustenance and their effort taken to manually check the basic require- tunity, nearly 55% of software engineers in India the domestic spheres. Women are often responsi- workforce. So, recruiters have held back on ments. An uptick in the usage of online skill- would consider becoming a freelance developer ble for housework and childcare and are more rolling out offers, and laid-off employees. based assessments and virtual whiteboard inter- or consultant. likely than men to spend time on chores. Amidst In this unprecedented scenario, job seekers views for technical roles also seen. Therefore, the Another emerging trend among businesses the lockdown, many women have quit jobs or are understandably devastated about their next focus remains on educating enterprises regarding that are stretched for resources is have taken sabbaticals in order to meet the step in an unstable market. Overall, this is a the best practices for video interviewing and TaaS. After Software as a Service demands of their families and home-school- gloomy time for job seekers and companies alike. emphasising on seamlessly replicating their cur- and Platform as a service, TaaS is ing requirements for their children. Parents Yet, great companies were born in times of reces- rent processes while working remotely to ensure the latest disruption in the recruit- are now managing round-the-clock childcare sions and slowdowns. So, there is certainly a rea- a better candidate and recruiting experience. ment world. Just like cloud-based while trying to meet work-related deadlines. son to be optimistic! Certain sectors like health- One thing that job-seekers must be mindful ( ' solutions changed the way enterprises It is an unfair truth that event today, women care, ed-tech, and media and entertainment ser- of is that businesses have suffered too in these '+.'.'/< used software, the ‘talent cloud’ infra- with caregiving roles are viewed as less commit- vices have remained strong. trying times, with some looking at a setback of ) , . M .+ structure looks at transforming the way ted to work. It is up to employers to pay extra As we transition to a post-COVID era, we are anywhere between 3-12 months. In this environ- top enterprises think about scaling their teams. mind to the motherhood responsibilities at play. seeing that large enterprises and MNCs are ment, companies are slashing pays for senior .. ++ .+ TaaS is a highly cost-effective and resource-rich Long-term flexible working hours can relieve already picking up on their recruitment efforts management while protecting their junior ' +). substitute for internal recruitment efforts. The work-to-family conflict, giving women more and are transitioning to remote hiring and video employees. However, we do expect an overall K, '' .+.'/ model offers a higher velocity of work with tal- control over their schedules. This trend has been interviews. The belief is that since business is market salary drop of 8-12%. This could possibly ) 5 ent-on-demand — available anytime with multi- picking up in Nordic countries in the past few slowing down globally, there is an opportunity to be the normalisation of inflated salaries that we ple engagement models including full-time, years with 90% of employees benefiting from utilise their Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in have seen as a result of the startup bubble over ' - remote, and project-based. TaaS isn’t a new phe- flexible work schedules. Employees can tap into India to be more efficient in the long-term. recent years. ,. ' , nomenon per se, as many seasonal businesses their most productive and creative hours while .. ' have been functioning using this model for also ensuring they can step away from work to ' years. However, sustaining and growing a full- prioritise persona tasks. With the supply of applicants higher than the With the physical distancing norms, the time business in an uncertain economy in the Today, focusing on increasing the number of demand, job seekers must focus their efforts on future of work will be a combination of Working . )/ ++ post COVID19 era is adding a lot of pressure on women-hires has been a priority for many com- standing out from the pack. What this means for From Home (WFH), in-office facilities at limited +.'.) . < mid-large sized companies, who are now panies who have started to think about diversity them is that they need to invest more time on capacity, gig-workers, and Talent as a Service ' ,-) N + D embracing the contingent workforce strategy. as a big part of their talent strategy. Increased themselves and hone their people and communi- (TaaS) model. These new working models not only provide flexibility in WFH roles is giving them an oppor- cation skills in order to put their best foot for- Many IT companies in urban locations have .'/G, flexibility and a larger pool of opportunities for tunity to encourage more women-candidates to ward in the interviews. transitioned to a WFH model rather seamlessly +) --)5 job-seekers and gig-workers; it is also a big leap apply for these roles. Owing to this, we have seen In our recent survey, we found that nearly focusing on business continuity without affect- ., ) +.' towards a more accessible and inclusive work- a 40% increase in female applicants. 67% of applicants want to be helped with mock ing their productivity and output. With a suc- D' ' '. < place. Remote working is no longer a lifestyle Other challenges like lack of real-time collab- interviews, and a whopping 73% would like to cessful trial period, many industry leaders have choice. It is opening doors for candidates to an oration, lower levels of motivation and produc- focus on the softer aspects like resume writing to recognised that home is a viable option and pro- .) ) ' ' array of jobs that weren’t available to them before tivity among teams, personal distractions, depar- market themselves and their capabilities better. vides some productivity benefits. We think . ., G.G+.' due to geographical limitations and even make ture of social elements we associate with corpo- While most schools and courses train companies will post-evaluate the cost- . '. '< ' ,- jobs accessible to candidates with special needs rate lives, and even finding a reliable wifi need engineers to code and help them up efficiency, productivity, and practicality . ' or chronic illnesses. some serious consideration. But challenges done their technical know-how, there seems of office versus WFH and implement have to be a ‘bad’ thing. It’s only a matter of time to a big gap in coaching them on how new structures accordingly. A hybrid ( .+ ' before we think up solutions. After all, necessity to present themselves in a way that model is what seems to be the most ( , '. But even as we usher in a new era for is the mother of inventions! helps them get noticed in the first expected. work, we must be cognizant of the opposing There’s no doubt that remote work is on the place and open doors to great oppor- Certain sectors, like manufactur- effect of a perpetual WFH mode — blurring of rise. And these emerging working models are tunities. Simple things like being ing, F&B, hospitality, and retail, require work time and space. The reduced physical not just helpful for the employees, but also ben- prompt and curious, how to dress for an physical presences and there is not much boundaries between the two otherwise sepa- efit employers who are looking to hire and interview, how to engage with the recruiter, room for adjustment. Whereas in tech, the rate settings could make it difficult for some retain the best talent. So, essentially what started etc., have a great deal of impact on hiring deci- question looms now more than ever on to unplug, thereby impacting ‘life-work’ bal- off as a stop-gap solution to a crisis, is now a sions. whether an office is required at all. Nothing can ance and family dynamics. It can also be sine qua non. Companies that are ramping up their hiring replicate physical collaboration especially when demanding for high-pressure roles, sometimes efforts are migrating to virtual platforms to innovating but the show must go on and we must pressuring people to be ‘on’ for longer hours, The writer is the co-founder of Talent500 by remotely interview, onboard, and engage with adapt. In such cases, companies are also testing a thereby leading to higher levels of stress and ANSR, a talent acquisition enterprise for Fortune employees. 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This is the sort of book that sane and functional during this The book will give you tremendous because of all its perfection, but rather for you can finish in one sitting or slowly period.S As a book lover, I spent this peri- insights about how to live a rewarding its imperfections. You get to know all the devour it and learn a life lesson from od catching up on my reading. Sharing life in the looming presence of death. nooks and crannies. How to avoid getting every chapter. my impressions of the top four from my When breath becomes air is his memoir the key caught in the lock when it’s cold There is no better time to dive into reading list: for his daughter who was eight months outside. Which of the floorboards flex this book than right now. old when he passed away. slightly when one steps on them or exactly The author shares his observations One of my favourite moments in the how to open the wardrobe doors without about today’s “nervous planet” we live book is when Paul is lying on a bed in them creaking. These are the little secrets on, overloaded with technology and the same hospital room where his wife is that make it your home.” — Fre d r i k social media connecting people all over giving birth to their daughter, Cady. Backman the world, yet leaving them feeling alone. Cradling his child for the first time, he This book is even more relevant today writes, “The possibilities of life emanated because of everything that the world is before us.” going through. The book opens with a heartfelt reve- The first half of the book is light, lation and it promises to be nothing less truly timely and important book witty with loads of insight into tech, con- than an absolute page turner. that everyone living on this ner- sumerism and media. But it’s the second “I flipped through the CT scan Avous planet should read. Haig’s half where things picked up for me. He images, the diagnosis obvious: the lungs honest and personal experiences shine gets down to issues and talks about ways were matted with innumerable tumors, eccentric to entertainingly bothersome, through on every page and his writing is of dealing with all the chaos that sur- the spine deformed, a full lobe of the liver continue to interrupt his efforts. He ulti- like a cup of tea and a warm blanket rounds us. How distracting and numbing obliterated. Cancer, widely disseminated. mately strikes up an unlikely and making you feel that no matter how ourselves is the real enemy and how just I was a neurosurgical resident entering unwanted friendship with an Iranian crazy the world can get everything is being more aware can make the world extracts and because of that we have very my final year of training. Over the last family living next door, and slowly going to be ok. and us just a tad less nervous. intriguing multiple point of views. A lot six years, I’d examined scores of such begins to change his mind about a num- This book also addresses depression, “One frustration with anxiety is that is left to the reader to decipher the situa- scans, on the off chance that some proce- ber of things. panic attacks and how to deal with them. it is often hard to find a reason behind it. tion being presented. dure might benefit the patient. But this Backman shows how easy it is to Or at least get better at it. There may be no visible threat and yet you Set in one of the greatest eras of rock scan was different: it was my own.” — become isolated and bitter in this mod- “Its all right that the world is crazy, as can feel utterly terrorized.” — Matt Haig. & roll, this story had everything you Paul Kalanithi ern world, but also how easily we can be long as I make my little corner of the You can also follow the author on would want: drugs, sex, ambition, ego led back to a brighter, more connected Instagram for some daily affirmations. and talent. Although the story itself is world through simple human contact great, the way the author chose to tell the and affection. story — as an oral history — is how this n inherently sad book which The book has already been adapted novel had me hooked. By letting the despite its grim undertone is acci- redrik Backman is a Swedish writer into a film in Sweden, which was also characters tell the story themselves, Reid Adentally inspiring. It’s an emotion- who, after dropping out of college, nominated for an Oscar. Definitely read his is a love story rooted more in built incredible depth to these characters. al investment worth making. Fworked as a freelancer until only a the book before Hollywood decides to the pulp-romance genre than rock- The book has many fantastic songs, At the age of thirty six, Paul few years ago. His co-worker told him a make a film out of this which I’m very Tand-roll. Given the music indus- which we can only read as poetry. But Kalanithi, a doctor nearing the comple- story about an old man whose impolite sure they will. try’s notorious sexism, Taylor Reid the good news is that Reese Witherspoon tion of his training as a neurosurgeon is outburst was calmed by his wife. This heart warming book is about deserves credit for creating female char- has bought the rights to the book and is diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Backman’s own wife told him he was like the transformations we go through in life acters who are more self-aware and turning it into a mini series, which He goes from being a healthy individual that: often difficult in social situations. and how different events within our life determined than the foolish men around means the songs will come to life. Here’s with limitless potential ahead of him to a Backman saw the potential for a story affect, shape and make us who we are them. It’s an incredible story of a band hoping that Lady Gaga sings them. very sick man with an uncertain future. about a similar old man. A man he today. This book is all heart, go read it, that wanted to change the world, so they My favourite quote from the book: After the grim diagnosis, Paul struggles decides to call Ove. you won’t regret it. did. It’s one of those books where you “I had absolutely no interest in being to answer the philosophical questions Ove is a fifty nine year old recent “Loving someone is like moving into a check if the band was real, if the people somebody else’s muse. that plague him. widower who lashes out at his neigh- house,’ Sonja used to say. ‘At first you fall which are in the book truly existed. It’s I am not a muse. “The tricky part of illness is that, as bours (and anybody else) when they vio- in love with all the new things, amazed all very real. It’s hard to believe it’s not a I am the somebody. you go through it, your values are con- late his very uncompromising perception every morning that all this belongs to you, biography. End of fucking story.” stantly changing. You decide you want to of how things ought to be. A few months as if fearing that someone would suddenly One of the things I enjoyed the most — Taylor Jenkins Reid spend your time working as a neurosur- after his wife passes away, he decides to come rushing in through the door to about the book is the format in which it The writer is a bibliophile and com- geon, but two months later you may feel kill himself, making careful preparations. explain that a terrible mistake had been has been presented to us. munications professional based in differently. Death may be a one time But his neighbours, who vary from made, you weren’t actually supposed to The book is a series of interview Singapore 4 4"4 9 26#$232"92 9 2$$ 838 3%(?- %(0% <38% " $$ 39$8" 26'=9 32 3 $9 %( /. '53 #0 /%( - 233 Heard this story from Santokh Kanwar. all of them and said, ‘Go and die in a 6 83 39 Parental home Borunda. Caste Charan. puddle of water. 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He seen such a thing, never heard such a 3692 5 The nanad would go behind the house would go away to her husband’s home. words,’ she taunted. ‘Either spit 7 times thought how great it would be to tie the thing!’ he huffed. and sob to lighten her heart. Every day, Ram knows when she would return! and lick it up or fulfil your promise.’ toran at the bride’s home! He asked the This time, the groom went himself. 9 34% 2O96# 998% "$9 the wives would mutter and curse that When the brother kept asking ques- One can live without a sister, but barber in the procession to go and cut As soon as he held the tree, he heard: 96$99$%32 928$ 3 the man who married the girl would tions, the sister finally revealed to her how can one live without a wife! Till his the tree and get it. 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Such actions on habit for the Middle Kingdom. the part of the Chinese However, it does it in the guise Governments violate the of “Peaceful rise”, and “China signed agreements of 1993, Dream”. 1996, 2005, etc, for maintain- The latest episode of ing peace and tranquility on the Chinese brutality across the LAC and on the McMahon Line of Actual Control (LAC) Line. Further these violent in Eastern Ladakh simply overtures put our 45 years of demonstrates the fact that the bilateral understanding to a Xi Jinping regime has become halt. The current land grab desperate to grab more and spree by the Xi regime has con- more territories. Xi is a mega- tradicted the agreements lomaniac. He wants to be reached between both the everything—President, countries in Wuhan and 28O938932 Chairman of the Central Chennai summits in 2018 and 2"CA5. Military Commission and the in 2019 respectively. head of the Chinese Certainly, today’s India "2 9 $$ Communist Party (CPC). under the Narendra Modi Unfortunately, the Chinese Government is not that weak O ##85 parliament i.e. National People’s India of 1962. Our forces are $2%$$% Congress (NPC) passed much well equipped. We are global- talked about legislations to ly better placed. With our #$ 85 2 remove the two terms limit advancement in science and imposed on Presidents since technology, especially in the 83 633 the 1990s. field of information, commu- "$82"3"2 623< Therefore, this allows Xi to nication and space research, we remain in power for ever and are a power of global reckon- 266 3 23 he does not need to retire in ing. Our statecraft and diplo- 2023. Thus his power grab has macy can easily mould global 389# been so complete that the CPC public opinion and make us voted to enshrine his name and heard around the globe. Much 9 < political ideology in the more than what draws home #2 2" $2%$ Constitution of the country. our strength is we have a large This truly elevates his status to mass fully aware about China’s 4233 5. what had been enjoyed by nasty game plans. Chairman Mao Zedong from Can we trust China any- 9 "38 1949 to his death till 1976. more? What to do next? How 8#$26 3 These all instances are very can India make sure that the critical for the international PLA does not grab our land 9$62 $8 $2%$ community as they altogether ing from the Indo-Pak border. eastern border. had been an apprehension that ing our defence portfolio that of their socialist ethos. So anymore? Surely we can’t trust have granted Xi freedom for It is to be noted that even our Chief of the Army Staff China might come up to aid backed by superior information the western assessment of Xi and his team. For now, we # %$ 2#32338 unilateral actions with impuni- first Prime Minister Jawaharlal General Manoj Mukund Pakistan to settle the distur- and technology. It must be falling of the Communists and need to look for peaceful solu- 64 9 8 ty. This is a unique diversion in Nehru and Defence Minister Naravane recently expressed bances in East Pakistan. said here that with the opening China opening up to the demo- tions. When both the sides are Chinese political order from VK Krishna Menon thought his concern in Delhi over Fearing that Indira had imme- of our economy, what has fol- cratic front had all fallen flat. negotiating for disengagement 2 38 $2% what had been known as the that China could never pose a India’s readiness to counter diately signed the Treaty of lowed is our desire to be there In fact, the US and the rest at the current situation, even “collective style of leadership” threat to India. Thus Menon challenges emerging from two Peace, Friendship and in the club of elite powers in the of its Western allies have indi- satellite imagery shows that the that existed till 2012. The lat- wanted our full defence forces fronts — China and Pakistan. Cooperation with the USSR to world. And this has definitely rectly helped China to become PLA is once again building up est example is the current to be always alert on the Indo- It is absolutely true that India assure help from Moscow. In moved us on a fast-track a global power. And along structures on the point where Covid-19 pandemic that has Pak border front only, not on has to deal with two prominent reality China did not move in growth, making us being heard with these powers, today India our 20 soldiers and an officer engulfed the world since the border with China, or in geopolitical rivals for now, that direction. In 1988, former across the world. After the fall is paying the price of having an were martyred. So, we need to December. In fact, China has any point on the McMahon apart from other small irritants, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of the USSR in the 1990s and ever emerging power on its make our preparations for any taken full advantage of the Line. Further, Nehru empha- like Nepal, now raising their landed in Beijing for a much the end of the Cold War, the eastern front. So we have to eventuality and which we can crisis to extend its control over sised on his friendly relation- ugly heads. So, why to wait and better understanding and then global power calculus has deal with Beijing and particu- do much better now than more Indian territories on this ship with Chinese Premier watch? It’s an urgent moment to settle the border disputes, changed. larly the Xi’s imperial designs. before. We cannot be compla- front of the LAC. Despite hav- Zhou En-lai just before the for the nation to see things and but hardly that could bear any And India had to come out After 1962, Chinese incur- cent anymore and retain our ing all the existing diplomatic Indo-China War in 1962. Thus reassess its strategic vision significant fruit. of the closet of the Non- sions have taken place in 1967, positions all along the LAC. It and military understanding so the misjudgement and com- towards the threat coming Of course, we have mutu- Aligned Movement (NAM) 2013, 2014, 2017 and in this is not a time for blaming the far, the People’s Liberation placency that the early leader- from Beijing. al understanding and a relative and had to look for a possible year itself. And every time, the Government. It is time for Army (PLA) has come across ship developed towards China The very nebulous nature calm along the border for some rapprochement with the US. PLA has been successful in showing our total strength. the LAC in Eastern Ladakh. had cost us dearly in 1962. of the border between India time, but the Chinese has start- However, it took time for Delhi forcing into our sovereign ter- We should not waste our time :$=/ $ However, Delhi may repeat After the war in 1962, Nehru and China should have cau- ed developing massive infra- to come out of the Nehruvian ritories all along. The reason for political blame game. Let the same mistakes Nehru did himself acknowledged in tioned us much before. It is structure facilities all along dogma for quite A long time. behind for such regular incur- our forces stand up to any mis- if it trusts the Chinese. Starting Parliament that our defence more than 4,000 km border the border with India. During all these years, Beijing sions is that this entire set of adventure that comes from the from 1947, both the politicians preparations on the eastern that we share with China start- Miserably, India could not grew bigger and has made its frontier is not settled in most other side of the LAC. and policy makers sitting in front were much weaker than ing from Ladakh to Arunachal match the pace and be ready to presence felt all across the of the places. After 2013 and Meanwhile, our diplomatic Delhi had the impression that what we had in the western Pradesh. And since 1962, fight infrastructure facilities world. The West has failed to 2014 incursions, the status quo efforts and military prepared- the top national security threat border. Looking at the current incursions have been taking in comparison to its counter- read the Communists in China ante was restored with much ness must go on an equal foot- will always come from LAC stand-off, it seems India place all along this border irre- part. However, since 1962, and because the successive leaders difficulty, both through diplo- ing. Pakistan. Hence the forces has not learnt lessons from its spective of whichever party was particularly after the 1990s, in Beijing in the post-liberali- matic and military parleys. were always geared to prepare past mistakes and misjudge- in power. In 1975, during the successive Governments have sation phase have been able to For now, what the PLA has (The writer is an expert on and take on challenges emerg- ments of weak presence on the time of Indira Gandhi, there spent large amounts in enhanc- adjust the market economy to done in Eastern Ladakh, par- international affairs) 2 1 $A9D 3 urrent education system in design its own curricula, ped- Students should be real teacher able to create CIndia is neither creating agogy, and methods of evalu- exposed to the trans-discipli- curiosity in learners and make 9 23 enough 21st Century global ation. Bloom’s Taxonomy nary discourse of learning to their life purposeful. Four pil- skills in students to meet the (remembering, understanding, find solutions to the issues of lars of education, namely, 2 3 3 industry requirement nor applying, analysing, evaluating national significance. As such, learning to know, learning to 9 8392 9 training them in life skills. and creating) has similarity 21st-century teachers need to do, learning to be, and learn- Employers have to reskill and with the six levels of learning be life-long learners (yavad- ing to live together should 383 # upskill even the best degree prevalent in Gurukul — jeevait adhiyate viprah = The always remain engraved in the holders to make them relevant abhyas, practice or the recita- Wise Pursue Learning thought process of teachers 3"2 623 for today’s job requirement. tion of the text taught, under- Throughout Life) by becoming and taught. "" $28 This implies that we need to re- standing of the meaning, phala, co-learners to students. It is To conclude, a 21st centu- invent ourselves to make our comprehension of results; ari- possible that what we learn ry teacher should become an %3""2 students capable of handling havada, the study of explana- today may become irrelevant awakened global leader to uncertain future in store for tory texts and upapatti, attain- tomorrow. Therefore, we encourage and inspire students 92 38 them. ment of conclusions. should believe in the paradigm to become inquisitive. In the 3235 9 Alongside employment, Gurukul believed in a par- of learning, unlearning, and future, success will not depend the purpose of education, adigm that nothing can be relearning. This enables us to on a degree, but on the ability 9 2 $8 #8 according to Swami taught. Gurus were facilitators be relevant as teachers forever. to learn, interpret, apply, and Vivekananda, is man-making, and guides and did not actual- The 21st-century teacher innovate. A real 21st-century 69$953 9 life-giving, character-building, ly train the shishya’s mind, but should be able to create oppor- teacher is the one who can train and assimilation of noble ideas. only showed them how to per- tunities for students to take students to use and interpret < 3 $# Dr APJ Abdul Kalam opined fect their instruments of learn- pride in their learning. Since information effectively to , 2% 26 that the main aims of education ing. Thus, Gurukul was suc- peer learning and sharing derive benefit for the society are to build character and to cessful in developing self-con- experiences are the norms of and the nation. Teachers 63 % cultivate human values in stu- fidence, discipline, and control; the day, students should be should update themselves dents, to develop a scientific character formation; social encouraged to share their work annually to present to the stu- attitude with a spiritual foun- awareness; personality, intel- with their peers and take pride. dents their new versions. In this dation, to build confidence to lectual, spiritual and emotion- completely embrace it all of a them to join global communi- to explain the concepts to cap- We ought to provide a co-oper- way, we can help Bharat to face uncertain future, and to al development; critical think- sudden for the want of skills ties on social media and other ture the imagination and ative learning environment for become atma nirbhar. We develop a sense of dignity, ing and preservation of knowl- and resources, blended peda- engaging platforms. thought process of the learners. students. We can teach them to should believe in our ancient self-respect, and self-reliance. edge and culture. So, how can gogy can yield intended results. The current buzzword is Young brains need stimu- create blogs, post opinions, doctrine of learning i.e. “May How do we, the teachers, learn we integrate this Bhartiya Teachers need to optimally “experiential learning”. We lating experiences to retain and make audio-visuals on a auspicious thoughts come to us to teach in this scenario? vision and system of teaching use ICT tools in imparting edu- should have blended curricu- concepts for long memory. A variety of topics. We should from all over the world” to The Gurukul system and teachers in our present sys- cation. Why students today la encompassing theory, tuto- 21st-century teacher should also encourage them to earn make our ancient wisdom “Om prevalent in ancient India can tem to make it relevant in the learn more from the internet rials, practical, disserta- go even beyond this to make through skill development Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, help us in fulfilling the dual 21st century? Gurukul system than the classrooms is that the tions/projects, excursions, field sure that students, alongside activities alongside learning Sarve Santu Niraamayaah” to objectives of education. may become robust if we re- former is more engaging and study, internships, etc, and learning, are also analysing, i.e. earn while you learn. Real become true. Gurukul was the residential align it with the present-day provides unlimited time and make students to experience applying, and finally inter- learning takes place only when .=-C/. B. centre of learning originated needs using ICT tools. space for learning. Today’s stu- these to enrich their learning preting it to create a new the focus is on practical and (The writer is Vice 5000 BC in the Indian sub- dents have an addiction to domains. We should cite exam- knowledge base for the good of applied knowledge and in cre- Chancellor, Doctor Hari Singh continent. Gurukul was sup- SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO screen learning in audio-visu- ples from national, regional, the nation. Learning outcome- ating awareness in social, emo- Gour Vishwavidyalaya, a ported by public donations; Covid-19 has forced us to al mode. How can we replicate and local perspectives; narrate based Curriculum Framework tional, moral, ethical, spiritual, Central University, Sagar. Views therefore, it had the freedom to embrace online pedagogy. this in the classroom environ- success stories of our national of UGC becomes relevant in and creative aspects of life. expressed here are his own, not decide the subjects to be taught, Since we are not prepared to ment? 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Two imaginary points where the keeps bacterial growth in check. And collectively to a state of rest? Don’t you from early morning, I was flood- elliptical paths respectively traversed by cooked food or cut fruits remain vulner- think that if it were possible, the system Oed with calls from all those seek- the Sun and Moon, cross each other, are able to quick bacterial growth. In olden as such will collapse? How long shall we ing to learn how to mitigate its curse. marked as Rahu and Ketu, also known days proper facility for preservation of allow the ignorant to drive us crazy with They wanted to know: Is it necessary to as nodal points. Whenever a New Moon food was not available. Nor was such such ill-conceived blind beliefs? observe fast during the eclipse time? happens close to the nodal point, Moon heating mechanism in place that could It is high time that we show doors to Why no cooked food should be kept in intercepts Solar radiation from reaching be effortlessly ignited to warm up the the charlatans known to instil a sense of house during eclipse? A detailed list of the earth. This phenomenon is termed food just before you eat. Accordingly, in unnecessary assumed fear in gullible food grains identified with each zodiac as Solar eclipses. order to ensure intake of healthy food, people’s minds to serve their vested sign (Moon sign of an individual) that For a moment, let us assume that the elders improvised a method to avoid interest. In so far as the possible good or should be offered to pundits to ward off solar eclipse could bring about some such food as would be susceptible to bad implication of eclipse is concerned, evil influence of eclipse is in wide circu- unseemly effect in nation’s and individ- bacterial invasion. In today’s time, we it has already been detailed in the previ- lation on social media platform. What is ual run of life in the emerging times. are equipped with proper preservation ous issue. its relevance? Is eclipse necessarily a The question now is: Is it possible to facility. Also, we have user friendly heat- But having said that, let me make it curse? Why are doors of temple closed reach out the two imaginary celestial ing devices that could be effortlessly clear that if we are aware, we can prepare during eclipse? The eclipse is over but points to appease them? Second, can used to warm up our food as and when ourselves to intelligently negotiate with for future reference, the readers need to these imaginary points selectively we need. So, the age old practices of fast- the challenges coming our way. We can’t be made aware of truth. respond to offerings of different colours ing and not to have in store cooked food stop cyclones, pandemics, earthquakes First, let me reiterate that eclipses are of food grains identified with specific or cut fruits during eclipse are no longer and societal churning from coming. But, usual astronomical phenomenon that zodiac signs made to pundits, and relevant as of now. through human efforts, we can certainly take place at periodic intervals. These relieve us of our suffering? It is simply Now coming down to the closure of minimise the damage, as we have been are a part of nature’s process of periodi- difficult to digest, no matter how much temple doors during eclipse time, it successfully doing during such eventual- cal realignment of the energy orchestra assumed Puranic stories try to justify. again appears to be an unmindful exer- ities. The so called belief driven remedial of the cosmos, vital to run the life cycle. Now, let us understand, what hap- cise by the self-acclaimed custodians of measures would do no good. It would, therefore, be unfair to term pens during Solar Eclipse. Because our belief system. 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