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Vol. 13 No. 44 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- MVA government running smoothly, will complete its full term, says Sharad Pawar Simmi Kaur Babbar Pune NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the -led (MVA) government in Shiv Sena chief was running smoothly and it would complete its full five-year term. Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay spokesperson also agreed with Pawar. Similar views were expressed by the former chief minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Raut also agreed with Chavan last week.Speaking to reporters at his Govindbaug residence in Baramati, Pawar said, “The MVA government is Sharad Pawar. Similar running smoothly. I have no doubt in my mind that the government will last full five years.”Pawar said the three parties, views were Sena, Congress, and NCP came together to form the government after agreeing on some issues. “Some issues crop up while expressed by the running the government. We discussed the machinery that could resolve such issues. Accordingly, leaders from all the parties former chief minister including Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, Subash Desai, Eknath Shinde, Balasaheb Thorat, and Ashok Chavan were appointed as and Congress leader coordinators. When an important issue comes up, these six colleagues discuss it Prithviraj Chavan last among themselves and then make a decision. Therefore, the MVA government is running smoothly, and constituents have an understanding about minimum programme. Yes, there are Prithviraj Chavan too had said that the week. have no doubt that it will last five years,” it and there are no differences on this differences between them. But when the MVA government will complete its full he said.On MPCC chief Nana Patole’s count.”On Monday, the Shiv Sena said it Sena was in power with BJP in the state, five-year term. “The Congress will not claim that Congress will fight all future shared the same view that Pawar held the differences were more severe. withdraw its support to the government. elections on its own, Pawar said, “Every about the government lasting five years. Differences will continue to crop up but we The MVAwill last a full term. When Nana party has the right to increase its “The three constituents of MVA have a mechanism to resolve them,” Raut Patole has said is an effort to motivate the organisation strength. All three government came together on a common said.Last week, senior Congress leader party cadre. Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy questions Kerala Will not allow to Attorney General KK Venugopal, 89, take sanyas: Shiv Sena gets another one-year extension govt’s move to change Kannada names of villages Pune Days after former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said he will take New Delhi The Centre on Monday extended Bengaluru Former Karnataka Chief Minister the Kannada names of villages are being political sanyas (renunciation) if he fails to the tenure of Attorney General KK HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday questioned changed into Malayalam, their meaning grant reservation for the OBC community, the Venugopal by one more year till June 30, the Kerala government's move to allegedly appears to have been retained," Shiv Sena has urged him not to take the 2022. change the Kannada names of villages in Kumaraswamy said. Kasaragod district to Malayalam. “extreme step as talented leaders like him are KK Venugopal, 89, was appointed the Meanwhile, Karnataka Border Area badly needed on political terrain.” HD Kumaraswamy appealed to Kerala CM Development Authority (KBADA) Attorney General on July 1, 2017 for a three- Reacting to Fadnavis’s remark, Shiv Sena year term following the decision of Mukul Pinarayi Vijayan to retain the original chairman C Somasekhara said he wrote to names of villages.In a series of tweets, Kerala PWD and Revenue Minister PA spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, “We will not Rohatgi to step down as the top law officer. Kumaraswamy said, “It has come to my Mohammad Riyas on May 24 and allow Devendra Fadnavis to take sanyas. He is The Centre had last year also extended notice that the Kerala government has requested him not to change names of the a talented leader. Already there is a dearth of Venugopal’s tenure by one year. begun the process of changing the Kannada villages.The names of Madhuru- good leaders in the political field, he should not talk about becoming a fakir or take sanyas. It A noted constitutional expert, KK Venugopal names of some of its villages in Malayalam-speaking people are in equal Madhuram, Malla-mallam, and other is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Manjeshwara of Kasaragod district into divine fields are also changing. In a letter to will be an injustice to Maharashtra and BJP if number in Kasaragod, they are living in a he takes sanyas. He is a fighter…he should Padma Bhushan.He also served as an Malayalam.""Before Kerala takes up such a harmonious manner and have never Kerala PWD and Revenue Minister, I have Additional Solicitor General during the process of changing the names, I want to quarrelled over the language issue.“There is requested them to stall their decision of cooperate with Chief Minister Uddhav Morarji Desai government during the bring certain issues to its notice. Kasaragod a dire need for us to protect such harmony in changing the names and not hurt people's Thackeray. The issue of OBC reservation will be resolved.”Last week, Fadnavis had said that seventies.KK Venugopal has been is a place that has close ties with Karnataka. the future also. In today’s times marked by emotions," C Somasekhara was quoted by Kannadigas as well as Karnataka have politics being played on emotions, it is ANI as saying.He also accused some local he would take sanyas if he does not resolve the associated with several government OBC reservation issue in three months. “Give instrumentalities and has been representing cultural bonding with the people of inevitable to protect linguistic harmony. bodies of attempting to change the names of Kasaragod," Kumaraswamy wrote.Saying Hence, I feel that it is the duty of both Kerala Kannada-speaking villages in Kasargod me the reins of power…I will ensure them as a senior advocate. He had appeared that Kasaragod has remained as a symbol of district, Kerala, “without any consultation reservation for the OBC community in three- for the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate and Karnataka to protect the traditional linguistic harmony and co-existence, the feelings of Kannadigas living there. Though with people”." four months,” he had said during a protest.An before the Supreme Court in the 2G JD(S) leader said even though Kannada and editorial in Sena mouthpiece, , also spectrum allocation scam. urged Fadnavis not to sound so helpless. “BJP leaders are well-learned and are legal experts. Stopping filing of nominations 's Covid Vaccination Drive Keeps Gaining Momentum: PM Modi Therefore, they should continue their fight along with the government for getting ruined the impartiality of polls: New Delhi: Noting that India's the US, the UK, Germany, France and OBC reservation. We are not worried about Covid vaccination drive "keeps and Italy.India administered Maratha and OBC reservation, but are Akhilesh Yadav gaining" momentum, Prime 323.66 million doses by 8 am on concerned about the announcement of political Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, i said.PromotedListen to sanyas made by Fadnavis. Fadnavis should not Monday that "vaccines for all, free the latest songs, only on sound so troubled. Everything will happen as Lucknow Samajwadi Party president for all" remains the government's JioSaavn.com\ he desires… His enemies will take sanyas…,” Akhilesh Yadav Sunday said stopping commitment.PM Modi was The prime minister said, "India's the editorial read.The editorial candidates from filing nominations for the reacting to a tweet of the Union vaccination drive keeps gaining added,”Fadnavis is a rising star of political Zila Panchayat polls has ruined the Health Ministry that put out an momentum! Congrats to all those firmament. He has a great future. He is clever impartiality and purity of the election.On infographic saying India has who are driving this effort. Our and crafty. He has the keys to resolve issues like Saturday, the Samajwadi Party claimed that achieved another milestone as the Maratha reservation, OBC reservation, its candidates in 11 districts were stopped commitment remains vaccines for total number of jabs administered all, free for all." Dhangar reservation and even the naming of from filing nomination papers with “the Navi Mumbai international airport.” help of local administration and police”. here is more than in countries like The party also removed 11 district presidents for purportedly “colluding” with the BJP in “sabotaging” the party’s chances, according to sources in the SP. “This is a conspiracy to murder democracy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with 300 armed In Varanasi and Gorakhpur, the BJP was defeated in the election for zila panchayat members. So, after that if the party’s forces veterans in Leh during 3-day visit to Ladakh president candidates are elected unopposed, then it will be not less than a miracle. This use of power, money and China.Lauding the unparalleled dedication cheating proves the BJP does not respect Defence Minister of the veterans in ensuring the safety and people’s mandate,” the SP chief said security of the nation, the defence minister Sunday.On Saturday, the BJP claimed that said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rajnath Singh, who is on decision to roll out ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme, ending a decades-long wait, was a a three-day visit to testimony to the government’s unwavering commitment towards the welfare and Ladakh, interacted with satisfaction of the veterans."Our aim is to take care of you in the same way as you all 300 armed forces have taken care of the security of the country,” an official statement quoted veterans in Leh on Rajnath Singh as saying.While listing out other measures taken by the government to Sunday. ensure the welfare of the veterans, Rajnath Singh said a number of steps have been taken to address the issue of resettlement, 25 candidates were set to win Zila New Delhi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on including organising job fairs through Panchayat chief elections unopposed; Sunday interacted with 300 armed forces Directorate General Resettlement, in which while the State Election Commission veterans in Leh and reiterated the Central a large number of veterans were given (SEC) announced that 18 districts received government’s commitment towards the employment."A number of online services one nomination each. These elections are welfare of the ex-servicemen.The veterans under ‘Digital India’ have been introduced not contested on party symbols. The voting Ladakh RK Mathur, MP from Ladakh Shri Autonomous Hill Development Councils, included Ashok Chakra winner Naib for veterans. These include the launch of ‘e- Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Chief of Army Leh, Kargil and officials in Leh.During his and counting of votes for the Zila Sehat’ portal to provide tele-medicine Panchayat chief elections will be held on Subedar (Honorary) Chhering Mutup (Retd) Staff General MM Naravane and General stay, the defence minister will also July 3.Akhilesh added, “The truth is that and Maha Vir Chakra winner Colonel Sonam services, especially during the ongoing Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, Northern inaugurate infrastructure projects BJP has only cheated the people of the state Wangchuk (Retd).Rajnath Singh is on a Covid-19 pandemic and the introduction of Command Lt Gen YK Joshi were present on constructed by the Border Roads in the last four-and-a-half years. Inflation three-day visit to Ladakh to take stock of Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) the occasion.Later, Rajnath Singh also met Organisation (BRO) and interact with troops has gone up and the law-and-order situation India's military preparedness in the region in to address the problems faced by ex- the elected representatives of Ladakh deployedintheregion. the face of a prolonged border row with servicemen," he added.Lt Governor of 2 New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

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PUBLIC NOTICE My client Sh. Shiv Kumar Gupta Infighting in BJP intensifies, S/o Lt. Sh. Mahesh Prasad R/o Plot no.-13/A, Aadiwasi Colony, Tower Road, Gopal Nagar Ext., Najafgarh, New Delhi-110043, has disowned /disinherit his younger loyalist issued notice by state unit son Anil Kumar Gupta from all their moveable and immovable proper- Jaipur Infighting within the BJP Rohitashav Sharma said, "If survey that sow dissent within the party, party before the next assembly elec- ties and break-off all the relations in Rajasthan has intensified after a is done, Vasundhara Raje is the including those equating tions. with them. My clients shall not be notice was issued by the state unit choice of 9 out of 10 people. Like Vasundhara Raje, the former chief The state in-charge and national responsible towards any one for their acts/deeds. to former minister and senior party Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, minister, with the BJP.Remarks BJP general secretary Arun Singh Seema Shakya, Advocate leader Rohitashav Sharma on Vasundhara Raje is the leader with such as 'In Rajasthan, Vasundhara is had mentioned that the party will CH. NO.704, LAWYERS BLOCK, Sunday. Sharma is considered to be the best political personality. Like BJP, BJP is Vasundhara' were not try to make those leaders under- DWARKA DISTRICT COURT, close to former chief minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, taken lightly.Several Vasundhara stand who adopt a stance at variance DWARKA, NEW DELHI Vasundhara Raje.Rohitashav Vasundhara Raje is the biggest face Raje-loyalists, including Pratap with party line, and if they do not, Sharma has been attacking the of Rajasthan politics who twice Singh Singhvi, Bhawani Singh then action will be taken. PUBLIC NOTICE 's state lead- brought 130 and 163 seats for the Rajawat Prahlad My client Smt. Krishana W/o Babu ership. He even said that there is no party in the state."The senior BJP Gunjal and NAME CHANGE Lal R/o Swarn Jayanti Vihar, Tikri NAME CHANGE Khurd, House No. B-5/86, Narela, I, NASSO BEGUM W/O BHURE other leader in the state BJP unit to leader also mentioned that he will Rohitashav I, BOORA KHAN S/O ETWARI Delhi-110040 has severed all her KHAN residing at 1261, J J match the stature of Vasundhara respond to the notice with a written Sharma, have KHAN residing at 1261, J J relations and debarred her five COLONY PHASE-3, MADAN- COLONY PHASE-3, MADAN- son's namely 1. Vedpal @ Vijay 2. Raje. The BJP's Rajasthan unit has reply. Rohitashav Sharma added been making PUR KHADAR, SARITA VIHAR, PUR KHADAR, SARITA VIHAR, Sundar Pal @ Baba 3. Bhure @ now issued a notice to Rohitashav that he had raised the issue of prob- pro-Vasundhara DELHI-110076 have changed my DELHI-110076 have changed my Vinesh 4. Sonu 5. Dinesh @ Dinna lems party workers have been Raje statements, name to SHER BANO for all name to BHURE KHAN for all from her all movable and immov- future purposes. facing in helping Covid-19 vic- demanding that future purposes. able properties due to their miscon- tims due to lack of she be project- duct, irresponsible and hostile funds.There are three minis- ed as the chief NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE behaviour My client shall not be ters from the state in the cen- ministerial can- I, NIGAM DEVI W/O NO- responsible for any acts/deeds of I, Lalita Agarwal w/o Late Sh. them in future. tral government. If they make didate of the Vimal Agrarwal R/o Tower E2/604, 15415983-X HAV PAWAN KUMAR R/O H NO-32, C-BLOCK, VILLAGE PARVEEN KUMAR GUPTA, resources available Bharat City, Teela Pipeline, Road, ADVOCATE Bhopura, Ghaziabad-201005, NAMDA BASTI, PO-GOLMURI, to the workers by NAME CHANGE TEH-KARANDHI, DISTT-EAST ROOM NO-20, BAR ROOM, Uttar Pradesh, have changed my ROHINI COURT, Delhi-110085 doing rounds of I, SHABANA W/O MUSTKEEM name to Lalita Agrawal for all SINGHBHUM (JAMSHEDPUR), the districts then AHMED RESIDING AT H NO-31 future Purposes (JHARKHAND)-831003, have the campaign that GALI NO-10 VASUDEV NAGAR changed my name from NIGAM PUBLIC NOTICE PRATAP NAGAR DELHI-110007 DEVI to KUMARI NIGAM for all the party had start- HAVE CHANGED MY NAME TO NAME CHANGE future purposes and vide affidavit Information is given to general pub- lic at large that our clientSh. ed for the support SHABANA PARVEEN FOR ALL I,PADAGALA PYDIRAJU wife of no- dated 28/06/2021 before Notary Sharma asking him to explain his of Corona victims can be FUTURE PURPOSES. Public, Delhi Kamaljeet Kaur w/o Sh. 14874109M SEP/MT PATNALA Gurbachan Singh owner of SURESH Residing at vpo-BHOGA- position within 15 days. The implemented in a better Freehold Residential Property PURAM, teh-BHOGAOURAM, distt- Vasundhara Raje camp is believed to manner because due to NAME CHANGE BEDAKHAL Bearing No. B-64, area measuring VIZIANAGARAM, state( A.P.)pin- be unhappy with the notice that has lack of money and I, Sunil Kumar s/o Sh. Charan I, ATAUR REHMAN declare that I 100 Sq. Yards, comprised in 535216, changed may name from disowned my Son's FAISAL been served to the senior leader. At resources, the CMHO Singh R/o 10/323-324, Khichari PADAGALA PYDIRAJU to PAT- Khasra No. 25/40, situated at the Pur, East Delhi-110091, have REHMAN and his wife and son abadi of Block B, Pandav Nagar, in the same time, Rohitashav Sharma and other administrative NALAPYDIRAJU vide affidavit dated MADIAand BILAL from my all mov- has decided to reply to the notice in officers were not listen- changed my name to Sunil Kumar 26JUN2021, notary public delhi the area of Village Gharonda Rathi for all future Purposes able/immovable/Patrick proper- NeemKa Banger alias Patparganj, no uncertain terms.If the state pres- ing to BJP workers and ties/assets for wrong behavior. IllaqaShahdara, Delhi 110092. By Hereafter I shall not be held respon- ident hates my face, then he could leaders. Leaders of the NAME CHANGE virtue Gift Deed dated 04.11.2019, sible for any kind of acts done by have spoken with me over the tele- state are piqued (with NAME CHANGE duly registered in the office of Sub I Samal Sujata/Samal Sujata Bimal him in money or transaction and phone. (He) should have spoken him) for raising this issue I, AMIT KUMAR JAIN S/O ANIL W/o Bimal Chandra Samal R/o E- Registrar VIII-A, Preet Vihar, Delhi, KUMAR JAIN residing at 10-B 2, any illegal/legal and property pur- with me before sending notice,” on the party platform,” 36,1st Floor, Block-E,BPTP Astaire pose in future. That he debarred as Document No. 6109, in Book CLUB ROAD PREM SHANTI Garden, Sector-70A, Gurgaon, No. 01, Volume No. 1716, on Page Rohitashav Sharma said.Comparing Sharma stated.The state APPT, CIVIL LINES DELHI from entering my premises situated Haryana-122101,Have Changed at H NO-357/C, HOTEL WALI Nos. 173 to 181, dated 04.11.2019. Vasundhara Raje with political stal- BJP unit has decided not 110054 have changed my name to My Name to Sujata Bimal Samal and in the Chain Document Death AMIT JAIN for all future purposes. GALI, KABIR BASTI, MALKA wart Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, to take lightly remarks For All Purpose GANJ, DELHI-110007 Certificate & Surviving member Certificate issued by SDM in favour Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi returns of legal heirs of late Smt. Swaran Rani W/o Sh. Raj Kumar Ghainot to custody after 48-hour parole available and Built up Third Floor, Selenghat/Guwahati At the end of the 48-hour parole that with Roof/Terrace Rights sold to be Smt. Rupinder Kaur w/o Sh. was granted to meet his son and ailing mother, first-time Vikram Singh and Same property Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi returned to judicial custody on is going to be financed by AAVAS Sunday evening. Gogoi drove back to Gauhati Medical College FINANCIERS LIMITED(Formerly and Hospital (GMCH) straight from his native village at Known as AU Housing Finance Selenghat in Jorhat district, more than 300 kms fro here, amid Ltd.) BranchRajinder Place, Delhi. heavy security cover.The legislator has been out on parole since If any person(s) have any objec- Friday night, granted by the Special NIA court in Guwahati to tion(s) or claim(s) with respect to meet his son at the state capital and mother at Jorhat.He had the right, title or interest in the Said spent the first night of his brief freedom at his Guwahati home Property then contact us within 7 with his son and wife, before leaving for Selenghat the next days from the date of Publication of this notice and or the same to the morning to be with his octogenarian mother. Talking about his undersigned if found by any one. stay at his native home after a gap of nearly two years, Gogoi said, "I spent the night with 'Maa'. There was no electricity for [NAVEEN KUMAR VERMA] Advocate most of the night, so it was a bit difficult."Gogoi, the Raijor Dal F-211, Sector-3, president, interacted with the people of the village during the Vaishali, Ghaziabad, morning hours on Sunday from across the compound wall of his Uttar Pradesh-201010 house. (Contact at 09958871432) New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

Ranthambore Reserve to shift tigress out over fights with Gyms in Delhi gear up for reopening, sibling New Delhi. After repeated fights between tigress siblings in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve for zone-3, authorities have now decided to shift out two-and-a-half-year- owners look to recoup losses old tigress Ridhi to the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR). been administered at least the first dose of Ridhi and Sidhi are daughters of tigress Covid vaccine will be given a special Arrowhead and have often been caught Gym owners in Delhi discount offer for membership.” fighting over the last eight months. People The association has appealed to all gym aware of the situation termed this a third- are looking to recoup owners to sanitise gym equipment and get generation of conflict between mother and their staff vaccinated. “Members will be daughters for the zone-3 of the losses with given only one hour to workout. They can Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.The decision choose any time slot between 6 am to 10 to shift Ridhi was taken months after Ridhi gymnasiums set to pm,” said Chirag Sethi.Recalling the days sustained 14 stitches on her tongue due to a of lockdown, Sethi added, “If you see, in territorial fight with her sibling Siddhi at the last 14 months, our gyms were closed the reserve, the Hindustan Time reported. reopen from Monday for eight months. We know how much we RTR field director TC Verma said the have earned in the rest of the six months and growing tiger population along with onwards after months we need to extract the expenses of the reducing green space is the reason behind remaining months.”“Many gym owners are the fights attributed the fights. “The big cat of closure due to the worried about paying salaries to their staff. population is rising at the reserve, and they Some are worried about paying rent and need space. We have sought approval to Covid lockdown. electricity bills. The gym has never become shift more. Ridhi is being shifted due to a hotspot for Covid-19, so it should not be territorial fights,” he told The Hindustan kept closed for a long time,” he further Times.The Ranthambore Tiger Reserve has added. 77 tigers. It is the third most congested national capital region. gymnasiums and yoga institutes can operate habitat for felines in India, after Corbett with 50 per cent capacity in the national The Delhi Gym Association has urged the New Delhi: Amid dipping positivity rates in The Delhi Disaster Management Authority state government to give gymnasiums National Park and Kaziranga National Park Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government (DDMA) on Saturday issued fresh capital.For gym-goers, the Delhi Gym in Assam. Association has announced a special offer. waivers on electricity and water bills. “This has decided to further relax lockdown guidelines for phase 5 of Delhi ‘unlock’. The system can help all those people who are restrictions which were imposed when the relaxations will come into force from 5 am Chirag Sethi, Vice President of Delhi Gym Association said, “Gym lovers who have associated with providing gym equipment, Road rage incident of Delhi men second wave of Covid-19 gripped the on Monday.As per the new guidelines, outfits etc,” Sethi said. beating biker caught on camera Abandoned with baby at 18, Kerala New Delhi: Abiker and his friend were assaulted in the Palam area in Delhi after India achieves another vaccine milestone, woman fights all odds to become a cop their bike allegedly had a slight collision with a scooter. The former has suffered Thirty-one-year-old Anie Siva from serious head injuries, claimed his family. overtakes US as 32.3 crore receive Covid shots Kerala was abandoned with her b The video of the road rage incident, which was captured by a CCTV camera in the locality, has now surfaced on social media. Three New Delhi: Amid a dip in fresh cases of uniform vaccination throughout the New Delhi Anie Siva was abandoned by her men can be seen beating the victims, while a Covid-19 in the country on Monday, India country."This endeavour can be husband at the age of 18 along with her woman tries to stop them.Two men in green achieved another milestone when India successful only by treating India as one child. She had married him against the will and red shirts can be spotted beating the overtook the US in the total number of unit and considering the question on a of her family. Left to fend for herself, Anie biker and his friend together. The friend's vaccine doses administered so pan-India basis. This can be achieved Siva took to selling lemonade and ice cream head was repeatedly banged against the far.According to Union health ministry only with each state following the to tourists in Kerala's Varkala. She did not let bonnet of a parked car before he was data on Monday, 32.36 crore vaccine discipline in letter and spirit, and be in her obstacles stop her from dreaming big. released. However, the biker did not receive doses have been administered so far under tune with simultaneous vaccination of the She is now a police inspector at any mercy and continued to face the wrath. the nationwide vaccination drive. The US country avoiding any demands by one Varkala.Congratulating Anie Siva on her During the same time, a third attacker came has given 33.33 crore Covid-19 doses as state at the cost of other states and success, Kerala Police tweeted, "A true charging and hit him with a rod on his head. of June 28.More than 31.69 crore residents of the rest of the country," it model of willpower and confidence. An 18- The three men then started raining blows on (31,69,40,160) vaccine doses have been said.The Centre added that it is in year-old girl who was left on the streets with the biker together, while a woman tried to 31.69 crore vaccine doses have been constant and direct touch with state her 6-month-old baby after being provided by the Centre to states/UTs so far. provided to states and Union Territories. pacify the situation.In another video, shot by Of this, the total consumption, including governments to ensure that these facilities abandoned by her husband and family has the biker himself, he can be seen bleeding wastages is 30,54,17,617 doses, as per data The Centre on Saturday told the Supreme are created and augmented on war become Sub Inspector at Varkala police from his head. According to him, the woman available at 8 am on Monday. Court that till June 25 more than 31 crore footing.India on Monday registered 46,148 station."Against all odds, Anie Siva has who was trying to stop the assault was the Covid vaccine doses were administered new Covid-19 cases and 979 deaths -- the joined as a probationary sub-inspector at mother of one of the attackers.The police As India overtook America in vaccine doses across the country which included over Varkala police station. given, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lowest since April 13 -- in the last 24 hours. have registered a case of assault. But the 1.73 crore doses to Health Care Workers A total of 58,578 patients recovered during "I got to know that my posting is at Varkala biker's family criticised the police. They reiterated the Centre’s commitment to (HCWs). providing free vaccine to all.In a tweet, the same time. police station only a few days back. This is a demanded that the case should be filed under Over 2.66 crore doses administered to the attempt to murder charge, saying the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, India's total Covid case tally went up to “India’s vaccination drive keeps gaining Frontline Workers (FLWs), over 9.93 crores 3,02,79,331, while the death toll reached biker's injuries are serious.An FIR has been doses to persons between 45 to 59 years of registered in this regard. Both the parties are momentum! Congrats to all those who are 3,96,730.The top five states which driving this effort. Our commitment age and over 8.96 crore doses to persons registered maximum cases were Kerala blaming each other. Probe on," the police above the age of 60 years, it said. said on Sunday as quoted by ANI. remains vaccines for all, free for all.” with 10,905 cases, followed by After giving 17,21,268 doses in the last 24 In May, 7,95,29,990 doses were available for Maharashtra with 9,974 cases, Tamil Nadu hours, India surpassed the US' tally of the national Covid-19 vaccination with 5,127 cases, Andhra Pradesh with New Covid-19 deaths below Covid-19 vaccinations. While the US has programme, it said. 4,250 cases and Karnataka with 3,604 1,000 for first time since April administered 32.33 crore vaccine doses, The Centre said each state is informed by it in cases.Among the 979 deaths, maximum India's figure reached 32.36 crores on writing about the number of vaccine doses casualties were reported in Maharashtra 13 Monday.The Centre added that more than it would receive on a monthly basis and this (405), followed by Tamil Nadu with 91 exercise is absolutely essential so as to have daily deaths. New Delhi India registered 46,148 new Covid-19 cases and 979 deaths, which is the lowest since April 13, in the last 24 hours, informed the Union health ministry on Monday. A total of 58,578 patients recovered R-Day violence: Delhi Police arrests during the same time.The top five states which have registered maximum cases are Kerala with 10,905 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 9,974 cases, Tamil Nadu accused with Rs 1 lakh bounty on head with 5,127 cases, Andhra Pradesh with 4,250 cases and Karnataka with 3,604 cases.73.37 New Delhi The Delhi Police in the chargesheet filed by the place I shed many tears with my small child per cent of the new Covid cases have been has arrested one Gurjot Singh Delhi Police in the matter. with no one to support me," Siva told ANI.In reported from these five states, with Kerala with a reward of Rs 1 lakh on The Delhi Police Crime Branch, stalls at Varkala Sivagiri ashram, I tried alone responsible for 23.63 per cent of the him for allegedly hoisting a which is tasked with the many small businesses like selling new cases.As a result of the fresh cases on religious flag at Red Fort on investigation, had filed a lemonade, ice-cream to handmade crafts. Monday, India's total Covid case tally went Republic Day during the 3,224 page-long first charge Everything flopped. It was then a man up to 3,02,79,331, while the death toll farmers' protest against the suggested and helped me with money to sheet against Sidhu and 15 study and write sub-inspector test." reached 3,96,730.Among the 979 deaths, three farm laws passed by the others on May 17, nearly four Kerala's Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan maximum casualties were reported in Centre.He was on the most months after the violence. Maharashtra (405), followed by Tamil Nadu lauded Siva and tweeted, "Congrats Anie wanted list of the crime Sidhu, who was accused of Siva, SI of police! Estranged at 18yrs, Anie with 91 daily deaths.Meanwhile, with the branch. Police said he claimed daily recoveries continuing to outnumber the being the key conspirator of beat the odds alone to build life for herself & new cases for the 46th day now. atop the fort and led the mob the violence, was arrested on her son. In a dismally male dominated on the day of the incident.A February 9. The police had society where atrocities against vulnerable total of 17 accused including also accused him of fuelling women are occurring everyday, her life and Deep Sidhu have been named the chaos at the Red Fort. achievements are truly inspirational." Drones dropped 2 kg highly explosive IEDs on Jammu Air Force station

New Delhi: Highly explosive "impact" IEDs were used for drones were used to drop explosives at the air base to ground for a probe into the incident. Western Air the drone attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in avoid being detected by radar. Sources, however, said no CommanderAir Marshal VR Chaudhari is on the ground, Jammu, security agencies have told remnants of a drone were found at the Air Force station senior IAF officials said.Two explosions rocked the high- Two unmanned and remote-controlled vehicles (UAVs) after the attack. Only splinters and remnants of explosives security technical area ofAir Force Station Jammu on the dropped explosives close to a Mi-17 hanger on the used in the blast have been recovered as of yet. intervening night of June 26-27. The explosions took intervening night of June 26-27. Two IAF personnel were Top sources in the security establishment on Sunday told place within a span of five minutes in the early hours of injured in the explosions that took place within a gap of India Today, "A drone seems to have been used to drop Sunday; the first blast ripped off the roof of a building at five minutes.This is the first time that UAVs have been IEDs. This was not on the periphery but near the helipad 1.37 am while the second one was on the ground at 1.42 used to strike a vital installation in India.Security area." The possible target of the attack was the aircraft am.Use of drones with payload in both the blasts at agencies have told that IEDs that get triggered on impact parked in the dispersal area, they said.In the past as well, Jammu airfield suspected to drop the explosive material. were used in the drone attack on Jammu Air Force Station. drones were used to drop weapons but couldn't be Police have registered an FIR and investigation is on," An "impact" IED explodes when it comes into contact detected by the radar. This is, however, the first drone questioning, police said. DGPDilbagh Singh said. with the ground or surface with force.Speaking to an attack on any defence establishment in theAn FIR was also registered under the Unlawful Activities The drone was used only to drop the IEDs. Once the official on Monday said around 2 kg of explosives were country.Following the drone attack in Jammu, (Prevention) Act after two explosives-laden drones payload was dropped, the drone returned to wherever it used in each of the two IEDs (improvised explosive investigators scanned CCTV footage, including fromcrashed into the IAF station at Jammu airport. The case is came from, sources added. device).The official said highly explosive content was cameras installed on the boundary walls of the airport, to being investigated by the terror probe agency NIA. On June 24, an alert that terrorists may carry out drone used in the IEDs along with shrapnel. The official said determine its flight path.Drones cannot be detected by "The NIA is already supervising the investigation at the attacks was issued in Kashmir.People living around the forensic tests had been done and results were likely to be radars deployed at border areas to monitor enemy scene of the blast after joining the probe," one of the Indian Air Force station in Jammu woke up to the out in 42-48 hours.Security agencies also said they activity, they said, suggesting that a different radar system officials said. deafening sounds of explosions on Sunday as drones suspected the use of RDX in the drone attack on Jammu that can detect drones as small as a bird be installed.The A National Security Guard team and Special Forces team dropped two bombs at the vital military installation. "We IAF base. A preliminary probe has raised suspicion over drones dropped the explosive material and were either also reached the station on Sunday to collect woke up to deafening sounds. It rocked the entire area, the use of RDX in the IED attack. Samples have been sent flown back across the border or to some other destination evidence.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday and people were shocked," Inderjeet Singh, who stays in a for lab tests, an official said. He said the picture would be during the night, the officials said. The aerial distance morning spoke to the Vice Air Chief and Air Marshal HS locality along the air force station, said. clear in a day or two once the results are out. from the Jammu airport to the international border is 14 Arora about the Jammu drone attack. Indian Air Force Hearing the explosions, several people from areas such as RDX is not available in India. It is sourced from Pakistan. km.Two suspects were on Sunday detained in Satwari Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, meanwhile, is Belicharana, Karan-Bagh, Gaddigar, Boharcamp and This evidence can help nail Pakistan’s role in the area of Jammu near the Air Force station in connection also constantly monitoring the situation. Satwari reached the Air Force station, despite Covid attack.As per an initial assessment report, low-flying with the blasts. They two persons were picked up for Necessary instructions have been passed to officers on the restrictions, with no idea that it had been hit by drones. New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

Gurjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla hospitalised due to Morni Hills: Four local youths train as solo breathing difficulties Jaipur Colonel (Retd.) Kirori Singh Bainsla, paragliders, come out with flying colours who spearheaded agitation for reservations in Rajasthan for more than a decade, has been admitted to hospital after The initial training of the youth was done at Solang Valley in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Later, for the developing breathing difficulties. However, all his parameters were okay, Vijay final phase of training they were taken to Dharamshala. Bainsla, son of Colonel (Retd.) Kirori Singh Bainsla, told Panchkula The first four trained solo contractual farming. The parents of one of “Employment for the local youths in these paragliding, which will make them eligible Bainsla, convener of the Gurjar Aarakshan paragliders of Morni Hills, Sushma Devi, 20, the four youths are also handicapped. hilly terrains is a major problem here. Small to take flight with customers. To be eligible Sangharsh Samiti, had tested positive for Arun Parashar, 21, Ajay Kumar, 22, andSushma Devi of Madana village, says, villages and hamlets are spread in far flung for tandem paragliding professionally, a Covid19 twice earlier. Tarsem Singh, 22, had only heard of“Although I had heard the word paragliding, areas in the hills. There are hardly any modes person should have experience of at least 100 In November last year, Bainsla was diagnosed paragliding and watched a few YouTubeI had never seen a parachute or paraglider in of permanent employment here. Indeed, hours of paragliding. Whatever companies with infection in the lungs and was admitted clips about the sport when the news about the my life. In February, I visited my people opted for jobs in BPOs and private will come to Morni to offer paragliding and to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital in state government’s plan to introduce government school and came to know about companies situated in other cities, but then other sports, they will have to give priority to Jaipur, soon after he had held a meeting with paragliding at Morni, the only hilly area ofthe selection process. But what attracted me they have to leave their parents alone. In my the local youths.” the Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Haryana, had reached them. Further, inwas the fact that I would get employment in case, I cannot leave my disabled parents. If Ajay Kumar and Tarsem Singh of village at his official residence. February this year, when the Youththe upcoming adventurous tourism industry everything goes well with adventure Nada, Morni Block, maintain that they are Expressing concern over Bainsla's health, CM Adventurous Wing of Haryana Departmentin Morni. I, along with others, completed the tourism, I am sure we will receive good hopeful that paragliding will bring a better Gehlot tweeted, "I am worried about the of Sports and Youth Affairs invitedcourse last month. My mother is a earnings locally.”The initial training of the future for them. Ajay Kumar is a contractual health of Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla ji applications, particularly from people homemaker and father is a daily wager. Since youth was done at Solang Valley in Kullu electrician and Tarsem Singh, who dropped admitted in Manipal Hospital (Jaipur). Took residing in the hilly terrain, for training in the my return after completing the training, district of Himachal Pradesh. Later, for the out from BA-II because his parents were information about Colonel saahab's health sport, they found their motivation.every other day I have dreamt about final phase of training they were taken to severely injured in a road accident two years by speaking with Dr. Anshul Gupta. Pray to At least 10 youths were selected for the 42- paragliding.” Sushma is the second childDharamshala.Joint Director, Dheeraj back, is a private driverMorni Hills in God for his speedy health recovery." days long paragliding course at Atal Bihari among her four siblings including one elder Chahal, Department of Sports and Youth Panchkula are spread over 52,000 acres of Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and brother, who is a heart patient, and two Affairs, Haryana, says, “The training of the forest area touching the boundaries of Students With Autism In Allied Sports (ABYIMAS), Manali. younger school-going sisters. Of the fouryouth from Morni was provided on state Himachal Pradesh. It has 14 village However, only four of them along with their paragliders, she was the first to jump from a expenditure. The employment for the local panchayats, locally known as Bhojs, around Chennai Built A Special COVID guide, Joginder Singh, managed to complete height of at least 3,000 feet at theyouth in adventure tourism at Morni Hills is it where 110 small and big hamlets (dhanis) the course. Besides the successful inauguration function of adventure sports at the first priority of the state government. are situated. The residents of these areas Website To Help Visually completion of the course, one more common Tikkar Taal on June 20, as CM HaryanaThey have been trained in solo paragliding, largely depend on cultivation, daily wages factor connects the four individuals: They Manohar Lal Khattar had flagged off the which means they can paraglide and private jobs in Panchkula, Chandigarh, Challenged Stay Informed belong to working class families, their various adventure sports activities.Arunindependently. We are chalking out a nearby industrial town of Baddi and Kala parents are either daily wagers or depend on Parashar, son of a disabled couple, says,strategy for another course, which is tandem Amb in Himachal Pradesh. Chennai: It is hard to believe, but true. Three Chennai students with autism Prem, Pranav Sridhar and Saravana Raj have designed India's first accessible website for COVID- 19 data to help the visually challenged Hours after Jammu attack, another drone Art, music & theatre in community access crucial COVID information. On their site Pune’s monsoon www.hashackcode.com/covid-19 they simplify complex government data from reportedly spotted at Kaluchak military station calendar this week state governments and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) often in the form confirmed the cause of the blast and Pune If you’ve missed being outside of graphics, charts or pictures into accessible whether they heard the sound of a drone and listening to live music, VHC- HTML form so that screen readers used by prior to the explosions.Officials, Vda Heydari Contemporary art Sources said that the sentry however, said the possibility of the gallery has planned a treat for you. the visually impaired can read it. Normally, Sound and design practitioner screen readers do not read data or information drone being controlled from Indian Dreokt has created a set inspired by in such forms and visually challenge cannot deployed at a post there fired territory could not be ruled out. Fugitive Dust, an art exhibition by access that. The use of a drone to mount a terrorist M. Pravat. Dreokt weaves ambient 21-year-old Pranav Sridhar an autistic student some rounds on it, but it attack marks the beginning of a new soundscapes with Intelligent Dance doing his visual communication has now security threat for the country. The Music (IDM) and contemplative turned into an accessible web developer. He disappeared. Army officials, threat from armed drones was discussed visual projections. Event on July 1, loves the cause and works independently on by the Indian security establishment at 7 pm. Contact 8530360888 for his laptop. He says: "We live in an era where however, yet to confirm the some years ago. The attack on the Air bookings. everything is online and digital. I want to help Force Station took place a few hours Gota Patti art is an applique visually impaired people and neurodiverse incident. after Jammu and Kashmir Police embroidery technique that individuals so that they can understand the back-to-back explosions, which according to arrested an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba originated in Rajasthan where small real world as well as the digital world". sources occurred at 1.37 am and 1.42 am, operative with an improvised explosive pieces of gota are appliquéd and It was the brainchild of a techie social sealed with embroidery. Studio injured two Air Force personnel.The roof of a device (IED) weighing nearly 5 kg in Artzone has organised a workshop entrepreneur Manu Sekar who taught them building was damaged, but the explosive Jammu.Officials, however, said the Jammu Barely a few hours after the drone on the art form. Participants will be web designing and coding at his academy devices missed the aircraft hangar nearby. No possibility of the drone being controlled from taught to use gota patti, and create initially and later remotely since the attack at the Air Force Station in Jammu, a valuable equipment was damaged in the Indian territory could not be ruled out. designs that incorporate it into pandemic hit.This is perhaps the first time suspected drone was reportedly sighted over attack. The use of a drone to mount a terrorist attack kundan or faux embroidery. The a neurodiverse group has successfully Kaluchak military station on the outskirts of The Air Force Station is about 14-15 km from marks the beginning of a new security threat workshop is online through a developed a solution for another the city on Sunday night.Sources said that the the nearest point on the International Border for the country. The threat from armed drones recorded video. On July 1, 3 pm. differently abled group. Explaining the sentry deployed at a post there fired some (IB) with Pakistan. The farthest that a drone was discussed by the Indian security Charges; Rs 350. need to skill neurodiverse groups rounds on it, but it disappeared. Army from Pakistan has so far come on the Indian establishment some years ago. The attack on A children’s theatre festival, including the autistic, Manu the Founder officials, however, are yet to confirm the side of the IB and Line of Control (LoC) in the the Air Force Station took place a few hours organised by Swatantra Theater’s incident. Jammu region is 12 km. after Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested an young actors, will focus on and CEO of HashHackCode says: "These anecdotes behind the famous Hindi people are shunned for most In a first-of-its-kind terrorist attack in the Sources in the military intelligence said that out alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operative with an country, two explosive devices were dropped proverbs. The festival comprises 11 opportunities. They are always pushed of the two injured air force personnel — a improvised explosive device (IED) weighing plays, including two solos, by a cast from a suspected drone on the Indian Air warrant officer and an airman — neither has nearly 5 kg in Jammu. towards low skilled jobs. This proves Force Station in Jammu early on Sunday. Two of 41 child actors. They have been them all wrong that they are capable working with 20 mentors for two individuals and they solve real-world months on various aspects of theatre, including detailing work on problems". looks, outfits, and backgrounds. Pune civic body steps up vaccination at housing From Till June 30; 7.30 pm What privacy means on social onwards, on Swatantra Theater’s YouTube channel.EKansh Trust, a media, explained Pune-based organisation working societies, district close to inoculating 50 lakh people towards the inclusion and New Delhi Two of the world’s biggest empowerment of persons with Internet technology companies, Pune Pune is close to inoculating 50 lakh people Dr Vijay Natarajan, CEO of Symbiosis Hospital, in a single day. On June 28, according to PMC special abilities, is organising an art Facebook-owned WhatsApp, and as the district has stepped up its vaccination said PMC has given a go-ahead for paid officials, another 19,300 doses would be competition for children (with and Twitter, are at loggerheads with the drive. vaccination at societies. “Just like workplace available across 181 centres. without disabilities) belonging to government over regulatory control, While Mumbai has already crossed the 50-lakh vaccination, societies willing to pay for the jabs Dr Sanjay Deshmukh, assistant director the age groups of 8-11 and 12-15 especially the new Information mark, Pune has so far administered 43.48 lakh will have to register and sign a Memorandum (Medical) of Pune circle, told The Indian years. The focus of the competition Technology Rules that came into effect doses.Rubal Agarwal, addtional municipalof Understanding with the hospitals. Our teams Express that Pune is capable of inoculating would be on the ability of pictures to commissioner with Pune Municipalwill then visit the societies and administer the nearly 1 lakh people in a day. “The aim is to illustrate the impact of inclusion, last month.The government wants major their meaning to individuals, and social media intermediaries to set up Corporation (PMC), told The Indian Expressvaccines,” Dr Natarajan added.121 housing remain consistent and vaccinate as many as that in areas under PMC’s jurisdiction, more societies have already been given permissions possible,” he added.According to state health how they change with the change in grievance redressal and compliance for an MoU with private hospitals and those setting. “The first step towards mechanisms, and make provisions for than 16 lakh people have been vaccinated and department data, 1.91 lakh people above the Inclusion is awareness, and the efforts are on to step up vaccination at housingwho can afford can go ahead with the age of 45 have got their first dose while 5.59 tracking the first originator of a message. immunisation drive, Dr Vaishali Jadhav, contest is a way of teaching children societies. “We are increasing the number of lakh in this age group have got both. In Pune the importance of inclusion,” said The government cites several reasons — private hospitals that are giving vaccines andassistant medical officer (Health) at PMC, said. district, 12.27 lakh people in the 18-44 age from maintaining law and order to organisers. Entries should be are also taking forward our aim of vaccination In areas under PMC, over 50,000 people were group have been administered their first doses, emailed to [email protected] by July national security, and holding foreign at the society level,” Agarwal added. vaccinated at government and private facilities while 29,094 have been fully vaccinated. 15. Contact: 7972644135. entities accountable in India. Facebook and Twitter have argued separately that the government’s demands amount to encroachment upon the fundamental rights of free speech and privacy, besides also defeating the Former BJP corporator killed in Bengaluru: purpose of end-to-end encryption.While Google has grudgingly complied with the rules, the government and Twitter have had repeated run-ins over recent weeks Victim’s sister-in-law, her son arrested — and WhatsApp has sued the government in Delhi High Court. The entire debate has also raised another Bengaluru Two more arrests have rushed to Kempe Gowda Institute of important question: can ordinary citizens been made in the murder case of Medical Sciences, she could not be draw a line to keep both the state and Big former BJP corporator Rekha saved. The police said Rekha was Tech away from their personal space? Kadiresh, the Bengaluru police said stabbed at least 17 times while she To listen to a discussion on these and on Monday. According to officers, was returning to her office after related issues, register for the next Mala Rajkannan, the sister of distributing food to the needy session of Explained.Live, The Indian Rekha’s late husband, and her son, a round 10.30 am on Express series of unique online Arun, were arrested on Sunday. Thursday.Officers involved in the explanatory conversations.The Indian Last week, the police have arrested investigation said the murder Express has invited lawyer and public five other suspects, Peter, Surya, appears to have been planned, as policy researcher Smriti Parsheera, who Stephen, Ajay and Purushottam. several CCTV cameras in the set up and led the technology policy According to officers, Mala and her locality had been turned off before framework at the National Institute of son were allegedly in touch with the Rekha was assaulted. Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New other accused in the case. On Friday, when Peter and Surya were Delhi, and who is now a Fellow with the Rekha, a two-time BJP corporator and arrested, the police had to open fire CyberBRICS Project hosted by Brazil’s resident of the Chalavadipalya ward as they attacked a sub-inspector and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law in Bengaluru, was the wife of a constable and tried to escape, School, as an Expert Guest on the history-sheeter S Kadiresh, who Cottonpet police officers said.An subject.A limited number of audience was killed in February 2018.Rekha FIR into the murder has been questions will also be taken. Details of was hacked to death in front of her registered at Cottonpet police the discussion and registration are in the house in Cottonpet on Thursday. station based on a complaint filed by box alongside. Though the former corporator was Rekha’s relative, Sanjay. New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6

Letters to the editor: Jairam Ramesh and the poem that defined the Buddha Judges must not give in DELHI DIARIES: BJP in damage control mode on Tripura; Vijayan plays into Kerala Congress ploy The Congress leader, Jairam Ramesh, is one of those rare politicians who are also prolific writers. Although many to political pressure politicians, some of whom are not known for their intellectual prowess, are writing edit page articles in English newspapers these days, Ramesh, like some of his party colleagues — for instance, Salman Khurshid and Shashi Tharoor — is truly a man of scholarly traits. He has created waves with his latest book, The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined The Buddha, after winning the 2020 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay award for his much-acclaimed work, A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of VK Krishna Menon. His wonderfully researched book, Intertwined Lives: P.N. Haksar & Indira Gandhi, also earned high praise from critics. A Rajya Sabha member and an important part of the Congress high command, how Ramesh finds so much time for research and writing has always baffled party leaders and academics. But he carries on quietly with his creativity and hard work, producing a unique work Sir — When the second wave struck India, and debating The Light of Asia, the 1879 book by the British newspapers were full of reports and images of poet, Sir Edwin Arnold. The Dalai Lama wrote the death and shortages of medicines and oxygen, foreword of the book, saying, “What Sir Edwin’s poems people finally showed the good sense of following showed was that the message of the Buddha is timeless, protocols wearing, masks and so on. But such eternal and relevant.” By choosing such a complex, sense seems to have been forgotten as soon as the apolitical subject, Ramesh demonstrated a new aspect second wave eased slightly. This is why scientists of his persona which nurtures interests beyond politics. neither Deb nor the party is out of the woods yet. Sudip campus politics. While Sudhakaran started it with his have said that the third wave is no longer just a Sir Edwin’s book had shaped people’s perceptions about Roy Barman, who is leading the charge of the dissidents claim to a Malayalam weekly about “kicking” Vijayan possibility but inevitable. Given India’s poor the Buddha across the world; Ramesh has given the against Deb after his own axing as a minister, skipped the during a campus fight between the youth wings of the vaccination record, if people do not mend their subject a fresh lease of life. He also gave a glimpse of his meeting of BJP MLAs. Moreover, a few MLAs who Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), ways soon, more people will lose their lives. The own philosophical understanding of life, religion and support Deb also did not turn up, indicating that there are the CM took the bait by giving a minute-by-minute government should boost both vaccination and culture, a rare phenomenon in an era where politicians’ some challenging times for the BJP ahead of the state account of the alleged incident that occurred over half a awareness drives. spiritual knowledge is limited to hollow slogans. It is assembly polls. century ago. Both leaders appeared to relish those Sir — The request by the chief minister’s lawyer to good to see a politician laying stress on the importance of Next in line moments when they led rival unions. Although Vijayan the judge hearing the Nandigram poll case to human values and personal ethics in this age of brutal Karnataka’s assembly elections are almost a year away. decided to clam up upon realizing his folly, Sudhakaran recuse himself is rather confusing (“‘Caesar’s power games. But discussions on who will lead the party and its is definitely the winner in the eyes of his supporters. wife’ reminder to HC judge”, June 25). Justice The growing disquiet in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government if the Congress manages to win are already Many in the CPI(M) now blame some brat-pack advisers Kausik Chanda, who is hearing this case, has been in Tripura has led to the party setting in motion steps not heating up the political landscape. The conversations of the CM for landing him in an unenviable position. accused by the Trinamul Congress of having close only to keep its flock together but also to keep its were triggered by the loyalists of PC Siddaramaiah who Footnote ties with the Bharatiya Janata party. Some TMC disgruntled ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of want their leader to helm the next government. But By all accounts, the Union defence minister, Rajnath leaders have tweeted photographs of Chanda Tripura, in good humour. There is an apparent urgency to supporters of the state Congress president, DK Singh, is the most acceptable face in the council of sharing a stage with the state BJP president, Dilip sort things out before the 2023 state assembly polls, more Shivakumar, didn’t take it lightly. The two groups have ministers when it comes to dealing with the Opposition. Ghosh. In spite of such ‘evidence’, this seems like so after a ‘rumour’ claimed that several unhappy BJP since been issuing statements about why the Congress So it was a surprise to many that he was missing from the a case of unnecessary interference with the MLAs could soon join the Trinamul Congress. This high command would pick their respective leaders as the high-level meeting with the Kashmir political leadership judicial process. Judges are oath-bound under the rumour saw senior Central leaders rush to Agartala and next chief minister. This made the former party chief, G convened by the prime minister. Officially, Singh was Constitution to be fair and impartial; any link that hold wide-ranging parleys with state and IPFT leaders. Parameshwara, claim that even his name was doing the out of town, visiting the Karwar Naval Base in they shared with any political party before An IPFT team and disgruntled MLAs were also invited rounds too. But these leaders and their die-hard followers Karnataka. But given that the national security adviser becoming a judge is immaterial. If every appellant to Delhi for discussions. A cabinet reshuffle is said to be are perhaps missing the demands of party workers, who was present, the absence of Singh, who is also a former who thought that a judgment might go against him on the cards. A meeting of BJP MLAs was also held to simply want the grassroots network to be strengthened home minister, was most conspicuous, especially as Ajit requested to shift his case to a different bench, the mobilize support for the embattled chief minister, Biplab and to not count the chickens before they hatch. Doval headed for the meeting straight after landing from judiciary would not be able to function. Consider Kumar Deb, and to shore up the image of the state Blast from the past Dushanbe where he had gone for a Shanghai this: if influential political leaders want to transfer government. Deb’s in-your-face style of functioning Cooperation Organisation conference. Surely, Singh their cases to a bench assuming a favourable For a chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan faltered by playing remains a sore point within his party and beyond. But the could have been present if the powers that be wanted him judgment, would justice ever be served in this into the hands of the Kerala Congress president, K cracks in the state BJP unit run deep. Reports suggest that there. country? A similar logic applies to judges who Sudhakaran, in a verbal duel over their decades-old recuse themselves from hearing sensitive cases. Judges must give their reasons for recusing themselves in writing. While taking oath of office, Haunted by truth judges promise to perform their duties, to deliver justice, “without fear or favour, affection or ill- A ghost may have thwarted an RTI application in Gwalior, but it is the living that threaten transparency more than the dead will”. They must not undermine the judiciary’s independence by capitulating to political The dead can tell tales about the living. Charles Dickens economy, especially its nebulous informal sector, at the pressure. Sir — While it is true that appellants brought to light many an unsavoury truth about human hands of the spectre of demonetization is couched in should not be allowed to make untoward requests nature with his Christmas spirits. The authorities, too, the rhetoric of purging corruption; allegations of the to shift their cases to a different bench, it must be cannot do without a friendly ghost or two. Take the case weakening of key edifices that are the sentinels of an considered why such a request is being made and of the powers that be of Gwalior’s Gajra Raja Medical inclusive democracy are, similarly, denied. why many even consider it justified. A slew of College. A group of RTI activists examining alleged Unsurprisingly, India performed exceptionally poorly judgments has raised questions about the irregularities in the MBBS admission process were in Transparency International’s assessment in 2020, impartiality of the judiciary. It will take time for recently informed by the authorities that a ghost was scoring just 40 out of 100. The assault on the Right to this trust to be regained. Sir — Public comments haunting the room where documents related to the matter Information Act needs to be read in this context. An have been sought on the new cinematograph are kept. Could this be a dead end for the pursuit of truth amendment to the legislation has empowered the (amendment) bill, 2021. The information and in this case? This is not the first time that ghosts have government to set the service conditions, including broadcasting ministry intends to make changes to come to the rescue of errant public servants. A few years salaries, of information commissioners, effectively the law which controls the functioning of the ago, there were reports of law-keepers refusing to work eroding their autonomy. Critical positions in the RTI in a police station in Jharkhand after 11 pm; wrathful that pose a far greater threat to veracity. Be it official data hierarchy are allowed to lie vacant while attacks on and Central Board of Film Certification. The proposed on the army of unemployed or rising poverty or the amendments will allow the Central government to spooks, apparently, were responsible for cutting down deaths of RTI activists remain unaddressed. What is their duty hours. Bengali babus — not the bravest of souls shocking death toll claimed by a virus that fattened itself particularly ironic about these transgressions is that this re-examine a film, subdivide the existing — have been known to turn down night shifts at Writers’ equally on public complacency as well as on the ineptitude democracy has had a valorous tradition of independent unrestricted public exhibition (UA) category into Building, which is believed to be a citadel of the dead. of the Central government, any fact that shows the ruling agencies collating facts to resurrect ghosts from the past — age-based groups, prohibit unauthorized Of course, such news is staple for mirth. But what gets lost regime in poor light is spirited away from the public eye. independent investigations into the riots in Bombay after recording and list penalties against offenders to amidst all the laughter is the ingenuity of institutions to The institutional burial of truth has also been accompanied the demolition of the Babri Masjid made a significant curb piracy. Apart from this, no person shall be resist demands for accountability and, in turn, adherence by the exhumation of untruth. The prime minister denies contribution to prosecution and conviction. There is thus permitted to use any audio-visual recording to the democratic ethos. For the dearly departed are not the incursions into Indian territory by China even though an urgent case to bolster independent fact-finding device in a place to make or transmit. ones standing in the way of transparency; it is the living ground realities suggest otherwise; the slaying of India’s enterprises in order to reintroduce.

Letters to the editor: asked to join hands with BJP, Kerala dowry death, Readers write from Kannur, Mumbai and Delhi

generally believed to be home to a respect towards women must begin at home and must be relatively more progressive and actively taught in schools. Young people should be made educated society. It is also shocking that aware of the consequences of demanding or giving around 200 women have lost their lives dowry; they must be encouraged to get involved in anti- in the state owing to dowry-related dowry campaigns and take the lead in ridding their harassment in the past 12 to 13 years. society of this menace. s states would certainly reveal a staggering Sir — A few days ago, a member of the legislative number of deaths of women and cases of assembly from the Shiv Sena, Pratap Sarnaik, had urged physical violence because of the evil of the Maharashtra chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray, to dowry. The latter was banned in India join hands with the party’s former alliance partner, the decades ago; in order to give more teeth Bharatiya Janata Party. He said this would be to the to the legislation, the Protection of benefit of the Shiv Sena. However, if Thackeray goes Women from Domestic Violence Act back to being on good terms with the BJP by cutting ties was enacted in 2005. Sadly, even though with its current alliance partners, the Nationalist such strict laws exist, in most parts of the Congress Party and the Congress, then, among other country domestic violence still thrives things, it will lose the goodwill and the votes of the and is often closely linked to dowry Christian and Muslim communities in the state. The BJP matters. Making matters worse is the fact has made a name for itself as a proponent of intolerance; that law enforcement departments and it has made it clear that it does not support or care about organizations tasked with tackling these minority communities. Thackeray should think twice problems on time mostly choose to before joining hands with the BJP; doing so would only remain mute spectators. Most often, be to his party’s own detriment. The Shiv Sena has done a political pressure from various sources rather good job in Maharashtra during the last 22 months result in cases being dropped or not filed of its tenure; it has also handled the coronavirus at all. pandemic in the state admirably. It does not need — Dowry is a massive blot on the image of a indeed, Maharashtra does not need — the BJP. modern and progressive society. There is Sir — It was both amusing and thought-provoking to read no claiming that India is developing fast about the bride in Uttar Pradesh who called off her and emerging as a global leader while we wedding when she discovered that her groom had weak continue to turn a blind eye to the eyesight, a fact she was not aware of earlier. She found atrocities being perpetrated against the out when the groom failed to read a newspaper without women of the nation. Dowry must be spectacles. It can be claimed that the actions taken by the completely eradicated from our society. bride were a bit extreme. On the other hand, it is also Unless our local leaders, the interesting to remember that in India, women’s physical Sir — The recent dowry death case in Kerala, in which a The deceased doctor is said to have sent WhatsApp governments at the Centre and in the states, our law attributes have, for decades, been subjected to the most young ayurveda doctor was found dead at her husband’s messages to her family, sharing photos of the alleged enforcement agencies and civil society take dedicated gruelling scrutiny — and rejection — by grooms’ house in what is suspected to be suicide, has shaken the torture over dowry that she was subjected to. The steps to put an end to this social evil, India will continue families, often without question. Can we object to the consciousness of the state as well as that of the nation. incident is even more horrific given that Kerala is to witness more dowry deaths. Gender equality and tables turning, however minutely, now? New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 BEAUTYBeautyy THE SIKH TIMES 7 HowHow toto getget thatthat Perfect SmileSmile

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US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq Death toll in Florida condo collapse

Washington The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia climbs to 9, with 150 still missing groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Surfside The official death toll from the scanners as they gingerly tunneled through been issued. An inspector did not find any Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the partial collapse of a high-rise condominium the ruins.Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella immediately obvious problems with the militias were using the facilities to launch complex near Miami rose to nine on Sunday, Levine Cava said six to eight squads of north tower.Having said that, I don't know if unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against US with more than 150 people still missing, as rescuers were working on the multi-story I'd be comfortable staying in that building," troops in Iraq.Kirby said the US military rescue teams picked through the rubble for a pile of shattered concrete and twisted metal Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said, until a targeted three operational and weapons fourth day without finding further signs of laying next to the portion of the Champlain comprehensive review was completed. storage facilities — two in Syria and one in life. Towers South condo that remained Officials said on Saturday that Miami-Dade Iraq.He described the airstrikes as What caused nearly half the 12-story building standing."Hundreds of team members are on County would audit all buildings more than “defensive,” saying they were launched in to cave in on itself in the wee hours of standby to rotate as we need a fresh start," 40 years old within the next 30 days to Thursday as residents slept has yet to be Levine Cava said at a briefing in which she ensure their safety.Surfside officials have response to an “ongoing series of attacks by announced the death toll had risen to nine. Iran-backed groups targeting US interests determined, but a 2018 engineer's inspection released documents including the report found major structural deterioration Officials put the number of people still engineer's report from 2018, which cited in Iraq.”“The United States took necessary, unaccounted for at more than 150.The teams They were a couple married for 58 years, a in the parking garage beneath the 40-year- volunteer Little League baseball coach and major structural damage beneath the appropriate, and deliberate action designed old tower.Officials in Surfside, the shore included experts sent by Israel and Mexico building's pool deck and "concrete to limit the risk of escalation — but also to to assist in the search. AnAmerican flag atop the mother of a 15-year-old boy who was town near Miami where the building stood pulled alive from the rubble shortly after the deterioration" in the underground parking send a clear and unambiguous deterrent along the beach, said hope remained that one crane rippled in the stiff ocean breeze. garage.The report was produced for the message,” Kirby said. Visitors had placed flowers alongside a collapse.Only remains have been recovered rescuers would yet discover survivors in air since the early hours of the disaster. Champlain Towers South condominium pockets that may have formed in the plastic barrier on the beach that kept board in preparation for a major repair pancaked debris.Even so, Fire Chief Alan onlookers at bay.A smoldering fire beneath One surviving resident, Erick de Moura, project set for this year.Gregg Schlesinger, a 10 Cabin Cruisers Sink In Hong Cominsky said on Sunday crews had yet to the rubble that hindered the work of rescuers marveled afterward at his luck at having lawyer and former general contractor who find such voids in the rubble, or any signs of had abated by Sunday morning, officials spent the night at his girlfriend's home less specializes in construction-failure cases, Kong Marina Fire, No Casualties life."It's an extremely ifficult situation," said. The mayor said a trench was burrowed than 2 miles (3 km) away in Miami Beach said it was clear that the deficiencies Cominsky said. "Our rescue teams are through the rubble to separate the areas of the night of the collapse, likely saving his identified in the 2018 report were the main Hong Kong: A fire swept through a marina in nonstop, doing all that we can, searching smoking debris from the rest of the life.Photographs of the missing were posted cause of the disaster. every area, every bit of hope, to see if we can wreckage. Weekend thunderstorms also on a nearby fence, along with flowers and Hong Kong in the early hours of Sunday, messages. "The Lord is My Refuge" read Donna DiMaggio Berger, a lawyer who works igniting fuel tanks as it passed along a line find a live victim.Two large cranes and two hampered search efforts.Some families of with the condo association, said the issues backhoes on Sunday joined in the debris- those missing have provided DNA samples one handmade sign. "Surfside God is with of closely moored cabin cruisers, and you" said another.Some residents remain in outlined in the 2018 report were typical for removal efforts that had previously been to officials while others recounted narrow older buildings in the area and did not alarm resulting in at least 10 sinking before escapes. Police released the names of four Champlain Towers North, a sister building firefighters extinguished the blaze. conducted essentially by hand by teams also board members, all of whom lived in the using rescue dogs, sonar, drones and infrared victims who ranged in age from 54 to 83. where only a voluntary evacuation order has Authorities in the Asian financial hub said at tower with their families. least 16 vessels were set ablaze, including those that sank, but there were no serious casualties.The fire at the shelter in the city's Aberdeen district began 2.30 am (1830 'Arrogant' US e-commerce giants flout South Africa Hardens GMT Saturday) and took firefighters more than six hours to put out. Fuel tanks could be heard exploding as thick Lockdown To Combat smoke billowed skyward, covering the Delta Variant Surge marina and neighbouring tower blocks, Indian laws, says Piyush Goyal video footage shared with Reuters by the Pretoria: South Africa's President government showed.Around 35 people Indian Commerce Minister companies have come into India and very India (CCI).Flipkart and Amazon have Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday were rescued from the vessels, RTHK blatantly flouted the laws of the land in more appealed against the CCI's bid to restart an reimposed restrictions for two public broadcaster reported, citing the fire Piyush Goyal indirectly accused ways than one," he told a virtual event late on investigation into their business practices, weeks to combat a surge in the services department. Saturday."I've had several engagements with after a judge this month dismissed the highly contagious coronavirus US e-commerce giants like these large companies, particularly the companies'originalpleas. Delta variant.The worst-hit Amazon and Walmart of American ones, and I can see a little bit of "To my mind, if they have nothing to hide, if they country on the continent "is facing Brazil President In A Bind Over arrogance," he said.Goyal did not directly are doing honest business practices, why don't a massive resurgence of infection," Suspected Graft In India Vaccine arrogance and of flouting local name Amazon.com or Walmart Inc's Flipkart - they respond to the CCI?" Goyal said at the the president said in a televised laws by indulging in predatory the two dominant e-commerce players in India virtual event organised by the Stanford India address to the nation."Our health Deal - or specify which laws had been flouted. But Policy and Economics Club. facilities are stretched to the limit... his comments come at a time of growing His comments came days after India unveiled a ICU beds are in short supply," he pricing practices. said as he placed the country on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:There was something clamour from small Indian traders and new set of e-commerce regulations that could retailers, who accuse the US giants of dent both Amazon and Flipkart's ambitions in alert level four, just one level below fishy about the invoice: why was a WORLD.Indian Commerce Minister Piyush a full lockdown.Ramaphosa company in Singapore billing Brazil $45 circumventing Indian consumer protection India, and force the duo to review certain Goyal has ratcheted up the heat on US e- laws and competition laws.Amazon and business structures.Separately, in a letter to banned all gatherings, except for million for an Indian Covid-19 vaccine that funerals where numbers will be hadn't been delivered? commerce giants like Amazon and Walmart, Flipkart did not immediately respond to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, the accusing them of arrogance and of flouting requests for comment on Goyal's scathing capped at 50, and also ordered a ban The request for payment for three million Confederation of All India Traders accused e- on the sale of alcohol. doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine local laws by indulging in predatory pricing criticism.The two companies have denied the commerce companies of treating India like a Eateries and restaurants will not be landed on March 18 on the desk of Luis practices.Goyal said companies were using allegations levelled against them by the "banana republic" with weak laws. Ricardo Miranda, head of medical imports their scale and access to large pools of low- traders.Goyal also criticised companies for allowed to serve sit-down meals, The body urged the government to ensure that and will only be allowed to sell at the Brazilian health ministry. cost capital to indulge in predatory pricing indulging in "forum shopping" in courts and the proposed e-commerce rules were not There were several red flags, according to practices "to the detriment of mom-and-pop failing to comply with an investigation food for take-away or delivery. diluted, despite the lobbying efforts of e- A nighttime curfew has been Miranda, who testified Friday before a stores.""A number of these large e-commerce launched by the Competition Commission of commerce giants. Senate panel investigating the lengthened by an hour - starting at government's handling of the pandemic, 9pm till 4am, while all schools which has claimed more than 500,000 lives should be shut by Friday. in Brazil, second only to the United States. Authorities say the peak of the third It was peculiar Brazil was buying Covaxin at Iran refuses to give nuclear site images to wave -- fuelled by the Delta variant all, given that far-right President Jair first identified in India -- will Bolsonaro -- who regularly flouts expert surpass that of earlier waves as the advice on Covid-19 -- had previously country struggles to quickly roll rebuffed offers of cheaper, more effective UN nuclear watchdog, state media says out vaccinations."We are in the grip vaccines.But what worried Miranda was of a devastating wave that by all that Brazil's $300 million contract for TehranTimes newspaper's website reported. indications seems like it will be Covaxin made no mention of the firm that The IAEA and Tehran struck the three-month worse than those that preceded it," sent the invoice, Madison Biotech, an monitoring agreement in February to cushion Ramaphosa said.South Africa now apparent shell company.Also, the vaccine the blow of Iran reducing its cooperation with counts 1,928,897 coronavirus had not arrived -- and did not even have cases after recording 15,036 new regulatory approval in Brazil.Yet Miranda the agency, and it allowed monitoring of some Tehran will never hand over activities that would otherwise have been axed cases on Sunday, a drop from the started receiving phone calls at all hours previous day when 18,762 new from his bosses, putting what he called images from inside of some to continue.Under that agreement, which on infections were diagnosed. "atypical, excessive" pressure on him to May 24 was extended by a month, data continues to be collected in a black-box-type The Covid-19 death count stands at approve the payment.Other irregularities in Iranian nuclear sites to the 59,900.Leisure travel in and out of Brazil's Covaxin deal soon emerged, arrangement, with the IAEA only able to the densely populated province of forcing the administration to cancel it as UN nuclear watchdog-- access it at a later date.On Friday, the IAEA Gauteng -- encompassing prosecutors opened an investigation. "The agreement has expired ... any of the demanded an immediate reply from Iran on Johannesburg and Pretoria, the According to newspaper Estado de Sao International Atomic Energy information recorded will never be given to whether it would extend the monitoring nation's economic and industrial Paulo, Bharat Biotech initially quoted a the International Atomic Energy Agency and agreement, prompting an Iranian envoy to heartland -- has been outlawed. price of $1.34 a dose.But Brazil agreed to the data and images will remain in the respond that Tehran was under no obligation to pay $15 a dose, more than any other vaccine Agency (IAEA), Iranian state The province which accounts for possession of Iran," said Mohammad Baqer provide an answer. around 60 percent of national it purchased.Miranda took his concerns to Qalibaf.The announcement could further Iran said on Wednesday the country's Supreme his brother, Congressman Luis Miranda, a media reported on Sunday. infections, has become the complicate talks between Iran and six major National Security Council would decide epicentre of the outbreak.The Bolsonaro supporter.Congressman whether to renew the monitoring agreement Miranda went to the president -- who is now powers on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. Three country's vaccination drive has in the hot seat over accusations the Covaxin years ago, then US President Donald Trump only after it expires.US Secretary of State been slow. Around 2.7 million deal was a front to embezzle millions of withdrew from the pact and reimposed Antony Blinken said on Friday that any failure people have been immunised since dollars, that a key ally masterminded the crippling sanctions on Tehran; Iran reacted by by Tehran to extend the monitoring agreement February, but Ramaphosa said the plan, and that Bolsonaro knew all about it. Dubai The speaker of Iran's parliament said on violating many of the deal's restrictions on its would be a "serious concern" for broader innoculation exercise has gained The scandal risks exploding: the Senate Sunday that Tehran will never hand over nuclear programme.A spokesman for negotiations. momentum.Meantime most commission is now set to vote on whether to images from inside of some Iranian nuclear parliament's National Security and Foreign Parties involved in the talks on reviving the deal, business will forge ahead operating formally accuse the president of sites to the UN nuclear watchdog as a Affairs Committee warned that "Iran will also which began in April in Vienna, have said there at full capacity, a move he said was malfeasance, and opponents have called monitoring agreement with the agency had turn off the IAEA cameras if the United States are major issues still to be resolved before the to enable as much economic anti-Bolsonaro protests for Wednesday and expired, Iranian state media reported. fails to remove all sanctions", the state-run nuclear deal can be reinstated. activity to continue as possible. Saturday. The plot thickens The Miranda brothers say they met with Bolsonaro on March 20 to warn him the Around 70% Australians Under Covid Restrictions Amid Delta Variant Surge Covaxin contract could be a dirty deal. "The president looked me in the eye and said, Sydney: Australia's COVID-19 response entered a two-day shutdown, as officials 'This is serious,'" testified Congressman Miranda."'If I interfere with this thing, you committee is due to hold an emergency grapple to contain the outbreaks. know what kind of shit it's going to stir up. meeting on Monday as outbreaks of the Australia's Queensland state on Monday This must be So-and-So's deal,'" he said the highly contagious Delta variant across the reintroduced mandatory masks and limited president told him.Pressed by senators to country prompted a lockdown in Sydney home gatherings in several areas, including identify "So-and-So," the congressman and renewed restrictions elsewhere. state capital Brisbane, following a similar insisted he could not remember. Around 18 million Australians, or around 70% move by WesternAustralia officials for state Then, on the verge of tears at the end of a of the population, are now under some form capital Perth. Restrictions remain in place in marathon hearing, he caved. of lockdown or COVID-related restrictions Victoria state capital Melbourne and "I'm going to be persecuted. I've already lost as officials grapple with COVID-19 flare- national capital Canberra.A health alert was everything. I know what's going to happen ups in almost every state or territory. issued over the weekend for hundreds of to me," said Miranda, who arrived at the "I think we are entering a new phase of this passengers after an infected VirginAustralia session in a bulletproof vest.But he pandemic, with the more contagious Delta cabin crew member worked on five different coughed up the name: Ricardo Barros, a strain," federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg flights covering Brisbane, Melbourne and powerful congressman who is head of told the Australian Broadcasting Corp on Gold Coast.In Sydney, New South Wales Bolsonaro's coalition in the lower Monday, adding Australia was facing a state capital, dozens of venues including house.Barros, a former health minister, "critical time" in its fight against COVID- cafes, shopping centres and public transport denied wrongdoing, as did Bolsonaro, who 19.The national security committee, chaired routes scattered across the city have been accused the Miranda brothers of a smear by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will be added as virus-exposed locations.The campaign.But the scandal could be briefed by the country's chief medical Darwin lockdown was prompted by the devastating, at a time when Bolsonaro's officer later on Monday, Frydenberg said. detection of the Delta variant of the virus in a many other developed countries in tackling swift contact tracing have helped the support is dwindling and polls place him far Sydney, Australia's most populous city, was fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) worker at a gold mine the spread of the coronavirus, with just over country successfully suppress prior behind leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula plunged into a two-week lockdown over the after he had left the facility. 30,450 cases and 910 deaths. outbreaks but the fast moving Delta variant da Silva in elections next year. weekend, while the northern city of Darwin Australia has so far fared much better than Lockdowns, tough social distancing rules and has alarmed health authorities. 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Keep colourful involve a remedies to get the last minute salon these things in mind when you want your look! hair to look the best. fruits, lean Healthy diet and Nutrition meat, nuts or change in your Match the matte: Papaya works as a great de-tanner; curd clears blemishes; A healthy diet helps hair grows best since beans, foods aloe vera soothes the skin; and lavender eating natural, whole foods makes a huge rich in B wardrobe, it's boosts rejuvenation. difference not only to your body but also in vitamins, whole the appearance and the health of your hair. grains and eggs in Eliminate the roughness: Take some Include nutritious foods like iron-rich dark your diet. also time to Spas and salons are stress-busters, and act as almond paste, mix this with some milk to Take vitamins and supplements green leafy veggies, omega-3-rich salmon, our go-to destination to rejuvenate giving a make a smooth and thick paste. You can Vitamins and supplements feed the follicle, refreshed look. Although home remedies are also mix almond oil with milk cream which helps to encourage renew your convenient, a visit to a salon has a lasting (malai) to make a winter face pack. healthy growth. Take effect. From basic clean-ups to advanced Apply the pack to get a smooth and supplements like Biotin, a B beauty regime. skin therapeutic facials, salons offer a wider flawless skin. vitamin, which promotes growth in thinning hair. Dark circles are eye sores and are a result of solution Consult a dermatologist for anaemia, allergies, hyper-pigmentation, Almond Oil supplements which contain dehydration, smoking or sleep deprivation. Rich in vitamin E, Almond Oil moisturizes amino acids and marine Whatever might be the cause, treating under the thin skin under the eyes, and reduces the extracts which have shown to Tricks to eye darkness is not just skin deep. Makeup appearance of fine lines and crow's feet. help with hair thickness and can save you but is a temporary fix. Try these Before going to bed, apply almond oil under re-growth. home remedies for a more long-term your eyes, and wash it off in the morning. Use a chemical free shampoo Make it daily ritual. Shampoos which contain chemicals strip the hair of Mint Leaves natural oils. Opt for suds-free get rid of Mint leaves have a cooling effect on the skin, cleansers which are free of reducing inflammation and puffiness. They sulphates. Shampoos which also refresh the blood vessels and ease have natural ingredients are circulation. Make a paste of the Mint Leaves not harsh on dry, textured and apply to the under eye area, and then hair. dark gently wipe it off after 10-15 minutes. Ban alcohol dark Tomatoes These days there are hair Tomatoes contain lycopene, vitamin C, products that contain too retinol which help open up blood vessels and much alcohol and not enough improve cell growth. This in turn helps conditioning agents. Avoid lighten the skin and de-tans too. Make a such products altogether circles paste of 1 tsp tomato juice, ½ tsp of lemon since alcohol dries out the juice, a pinch of turmeric and gram flour. hair and, in turn, leads to Apply it under the eyes for 10 to 15 minutes, breakage. and then rinse it off. New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

Has bankruptcy law failed homebuyers? Distressed hotels pin hopes on travel revival New Delhi: This is despite the stakes being NEW DELHI: Mid-market hospitality player the property). Hotelivate estimates the total much higher. Unlike other sectors, where it Lords Hotels & Resorts was bullish on its revenue typically generated by India’s is banks and operational creditors such as new management contract property in South branded and organised sector is about Rs suppliers who drag companies to the Goa that had opened in October 2019. Just as 37,000 crore and the loss of revenue last year National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the 110-room property was beginning to get could be between Rs11,000 and 30,000 in realty there is the additional challenge of a foothold on Varca Beach, the pandemic crore.In such a situation, several asset protecting the interests of homebuyers, struck.“The owner (of this property) could owners and investors under financial stress who invest their life-time savings.No not reopen it after lockdown. The monthly will look for exit or reducing debt that will wonder, this is the only area where even electricity bill alone was in lakhs and he accelerate M&As (mergers & acquisitions), the government made an exception in decided to shut shop permanently,” Lords’ says Mandeep Lamba, real estate services bumping up homebuyers from the senior VP (operations) Rishi Puri told TOI. company HVS Anarock’s president (south category of operational creditors to This and suspension of operations by Hyatt Asia).Job losses and pay cuts have hit this financial creditors — giving them an equal Regency Mumbai are not isolated cases. industry badly. “25-33% people employed in say in deciding the new resolution Federation of Hotel & Restaurant the sector have lost jobs and some could applicant. Associations of India (FHRAI) says 40% of have been laid off permanently,” said a “Unlike in other sectors, there are more hotels and restaurants have closed hotelier.Pre-Covid India used to attract complexities in real estate. It’s not just permanently. Industry tracker STR’s data about a crore foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) IBC, which usually has institutional shows 270 branded hotels (20,000 rooms) annually. “During 2020, FTAs numbered creditors and suppliers. RERA, which have temporarily stopped operations in about 27 lakh compared to almost1.1 crore means protecting buyers who may have a India. “The number of establishments in 2019,” according to IHCL’s FY21 annual bank loan, is another case in point. shutting down would have gone up by report. Moreover, the rules keep evolving, which another 10-20% due to the second wave. FHRAI said, since April 2021 revenue hasn’t makes it difficult to comply with newer Most don’t have working capital and loans crossed 8-10% of April 2019 level. Hotel guidelines when a developer looks to take from risk-averse banks are hard to come by,” tariffs take a long time to climb up after black over a project. Basically, these regulations FHRAI’s Pradeep Shetty said.Industry swan events. “Covid has pushed back and guidelines are still work in progress ‘survivors’ are pinning their hopes on the hospitality by four years in terms of and need to evolve further. That said, they revival in travel seen after the waning of the occupancy and five years in terms of tariffs,” second Covid wave and praying there is no said Hotelivate founderchairman Manav are still major upgrades over the previous third wave. Vacation-starved Indians have Thadani.Given the long recovery period, it lack of regulation and redressal survive the pandemic and need to replenish hotel rooms, according to hospitality started driving to nearby leisure the same for future shocks. Taj parent Indian consulting service Hotelivate, which puts remains to be seen which all hotels will mechanisms,” said Shobhit Agarwal, MD destinations. Hotels Company (IHCL) reported a loss of the combined debt of the sector at Rs 50,000 survive. Hotels run in properties owned by & CEO at Anarock Capital.For banks, the Big chains like Tata group’s Taj, Oberoi and Rs 720 crore in FY21 with revenue falling crore.Contractual breaches will increasingly diversified groups with favourable debt- primary focus of the resolution exercise is ITC Hotels also have their fingers crossed as 62% to Rs1,740 crore.India currently has1.4 lead to disputes between property owners equity ratios will emerge from this perfect to minmise the hit that they have to take on they had depleted significant reserves to lakh branded and over 26 lakh unbranded and operators (brand that has lent its name to storm. their loans and maximise the gains. In contrast, homebuyers want a more stable company to take over the company even if it means that lenders have to take a haircut. What has complicated matters is a fall in real Haryana government pays IL&FS Rs estate prices, making the project unviable Mandatory for resolution applicants. “Projects normally won’t be commercially viable if installation of front the cost of construction is more than receivables and financial creditors consist 1,925 crore metro project dues seat airbags in of financial institutions and homebuyers. In many cases, funds have been diverted MUMBAI: IL&FS has recovered Rs 1,925 will flow to the lenders to the project. existing cars and the corporate debtor (company) crore from Haryana Shehari Vikas Andhra Bank (now a part of Union Bank) doesn’t have sufficient money to construct Pradhikaran (HSVP), the state’s urban was the lead bank in RMGL, along with deferred till Dec 31 the units. In such cases, projects are in a planning agency, as interim termination Punjab National Bank, Indian Overseas limbo. Besides, the market doesn’t have payment in the Gurgaon Metro Project Bank, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, New Delhi: The Ministry of Road adequate liquidity to support real estate case. This payment follows the Supreme UCO Bank, Bank of India and Dena Bank Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has postponed the mandatory cases,” says Chandra Prakash, a resolution Court’s March 26, 2021 order that ruled in (now a part of Bank of Baroda). Canara favour of IL&FS in the metro case. Bank is the lead bank in RMGSL, along installation of dual airbags on the professional dealing with three real estate IL&FS’s subsidiaries Rapid Metro Rail with Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank front seats of existing car models by projects.There are other complications (now part of Union Bank of India), Punjab four months from August 31 to when land is owned by more than one Gurgaon (RMGL) and Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon South (RMGSL) had developed & Sind Bank, Central Bank of India and December 31, 2021. While entity and it needs to be combined. “In the projects. The Supreme Court order IIFC (UK). explaining the rationale behind the such cases, project insolvency laws should bodes well for IL&FS in its recovery “This ruling will set a precedence for other deadline extension, a senior be applicable whereas in IBC we don’t attempt from state governments that have projects wherein infrastructure government official said that the have project or group insolvency been holding payments after the group companies, including IL&FS, are seeking step has been taken in view of the (provisions),” Prakash added. went bankrupt. For instance, IL&FS has payment of their legitimate duescontracts COVID-19 pandemic situation in deposited in an escrow account and India. As of now, it is mandatory to around Rs 500-crore claims on the appropriation would be subject to further with various state governments,” the National Insurance Awareness government of Jharkhand as annuity on the orders of the NCLAT or any other competent company spokesperson said. The Rs 1,925- road projects. legal authority. crore recovery forms part of the Rs 61,000- Day: Essential things to check The SC order said that the money must be Congratulations!The benefit of the payment crore recovery estimated by the Uday Kotak- before buying a policy led board of IL&FS. New Delhi Due to the pandemic people have become more aware about the insurance Quality focus to help in ‘setting humane fiscal policy’: RBI study policies. Also, insurance in the wake of COVID-19 times has become a vital part of Mumbai The formal weaving of quality targets gross fiscal deficit) and a revenue expenditure both revenues and expenditures, fiscal everyone’s life and people have started into the fiscal consolidation paths will result to capital outlay (RECO) ceiling. “As regards authorities have shown that they can extract buying health, term insurance more. in “setting fiscal policy with a human face” the composition of expenditure, RECO ratio ‘bang for the buck’ by the public sector have an airbag in the driver's seat in Uncertain future and contingency needs are and the “silent revolution will be complete” if of not more than 5 and RD-GFD ratio of not leading the private sector into unlocking the current models of all brands what make people more alert for insurance selling in India. plans. This is the reason this year due to the the emphasis is on quality over quantity, a more than 40 per cent for the general growth opportunities, the public sector co- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) study has said. government (Centre plus states) is existing with the private sector in The Ministry of Road Transport and pandemic, digital insurance sales went up Highways had previously made it by 100 percent as compared to last year. “In India, institutionalising quality empirically found to be appropriate for a entrepreneurial partnership and the public sustainable growth trajectory,” the central sector stepping back to allow private mandatory for all new vehicles to “Think of insurance as a tool to manage your considerations within fiscal management and have airbags in the front passenger financial risks in the future. We are living in discipline is the key,” according to the RBI bank said. enterprise to take the lead in sunrise areas, seat. The direction was shared on an age where providing for your loved ones, study on fiscal framework and quality of “Even as Covid-19 engulfs the world in its coalescing into an across-the-board even if you are not around, has become March 6. In view of the prevailing expenditure in India. improvement in the quality of fiscal pandemic situation, the ministry possible and so easy by just buying an spend and eventually in the quality of insurance policy. In fact, ask yourself “If the slant towards emphasis on quality has decided to defer mandatory whether your old parents, spouse, children over quantity in the conduct of fiscal growth,” it said. installation of front passenger or younger siblings depend on your policy can be institutionalised into a way It said the Union Budget 2021-22 takes a airbags in the existing car models income? If the answer is yes, then you of life, the silent revolution will be step in this direction by attempting to till December 31, 2021, an official certainly need insurance, as simple as that,” complete,” the RBI study said. It has reshape the composition of spending told PTI on condition of anonymity. Adhil Shetty, CEO of BankBazaar.com, proposed quantifiable metrics for the in favour of infrastructure, which is In the current models, the ministry said. quality of public expenditure, which also appropriate from the point of view of had made it mandatory to have two "The pandemic has put a spotlight on risk and encompasses upgrading the social India’s requirement of investment of airbags protecting the driver and underscored the importance of risk infrastructure by investing in health, $1 trillion in the quest for a world class the passenger in the front seat from mitigation. The insurance industry, with its August 31, 2021. The deadline has focus on protection, is poised to play an education and skilling. physical infrastructure.There is a “Apart from satisfying the ‘simplicity’ and greater recognition now than ever now extended to December 31, integral role in building confidence in the 2021.The Society of Indian post-pandemic world. People now value the ‘easily communicable’ norms of best before that in the drive to fiscal importance of insurance and apprehend the practice expenditure rules, the formal rectitude that inevitably follows a Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) had demanded an financial consequences of not having one,” weaving of quality targets into fiscal deadly grip, leaving a trail of death and period of stimulus, growth-giving Rakesh Jain, ED & CEO, Reliance General elements of the public spending have to be extension in the deadline. "SIAM consolidation paths will result in setting fiscal destruction in its wake, a renewed interest has has asked for time. For new models Insurance, said. policy with a human face,” it said. This may been generated in the role of fiscal policy in preserved and cultivated,” it said. While “With the current situation at hand and it's already mandatory," the official even counterbalance the pro-cyclicality bias pandemic times and in life beyond,” the RBI Covid-19 has tested the limits of flexibility in added. Also Read: Mobile World considering the rising cost of healthcare, an of fiscal policy by assuring a steady level of fiscal policy frameworks in India as in the rest optimal health insurance cover is the need study said.Increasingly, the narrative is Congress 2021 starts tomorrow: of the hour. One should keep in mind that provision of public goods of quality, the RBI shifting out of the narrow confines of stimulus of the world, it has offered a unique What we know so farThe decision Covid-19 is contagious and at times affects said. and consolidation thereafter to an enduring opportunity to redefine fiscal policy in a was taken by the road transport multiple members of the family. Therefore The RBI study also proposed to formally growth-friendly fiscal policy, the study said. manner that emphasises ‘how’ over ‘how ministry to promote passenger having a coverage of at least 10 lakhs is incorporate a RD-GFD (revenue deficit in the “By strategic repurposing and reprioritising much’, the RBI study said. safety in cars. recommended,” Ajay Shah, Director & Head- Retail Business, Care Health Insurance, said.Everyone should know the specifics of Insurance before buying a $266-mn US IPO, but Sprinklr’s Kerala govt pact sprinkled with privacy abuse claims policy. On this National Insurance Awareness Day which falls on 28th of June New Delhi Just days after launching its initial symptoms and health conditions. Sivasankar for signing the deal 2021 with the motive to make people more public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock After a controversy erupted on how the unilaterally. and more aware about the insurance Exchange on Wednesday, customer state government offered this contract According to Forbes, Sprinklr’s benefits and different plans, let's understand experience management firm Sprinklr saw a few essential points before buying any to Sprinklr without following due revenue increased from $324.3 policy and what adequate plans we should its shares rise 12 per cent, which also procedure, it responded to it by saying million in fiscal year 2020 to $386.9 take for our family and properties. catapulted its founder — Kerala-born Ragy that the tool was offered free-of-cost million by fiscal year 2021. 1. Selection of right product Thomas — into the billionaires club. and that the firm was owned by a However, the company reported net The company, which raised $266 million from Keralite. The state’s IT department, at losses of $39.1 million in 2020, Insurance policies always differ from one the IPO, was caught in a political and legal the time, had said the data was being compared to $41.2 million in 2021. person to another according to their controversy in India last year, when the collected on a massive scale and, Former Cisco chairman and CEO needs. One should always compare Kerala government, which appointed the therefore, needed the intervention of John Chambers is one of the insurance policies before opting and firm for a Covid data management project, an application which could collate investors in Sprinklr. He also sits on check their requirements. Don’t just buy was alleged to have shared data without user and help analyse it. the company’s board of any policy because you need to save tax, consent.Sprinklr, which was founded by Following the allegations, the also ordered the state government to gather directors.The IPO that Sprinklr or an agent has requested to buy.Always Thomas in 2009, was initially launched as a government changed the domain name for launched last week, however, was select, research, and take an expert’s informed consent from users before social media management tool for the entry of data from collecting sensitive data. downsized from its previously marketed advice before opting for any policy. If companies and was later transformed into a citizencenter.sprinklr.com to range of $18-20 to $16 per share, along with you have family and responsibilities, full-stack customer experience SaaS The same month, the Kerala government set the number of shares on offer.Among its citizencenter.kerala.gov.in but the contract up a two-member committee to look into Term Insurance is a good option to look application.Early during the pandemic last with Sprinklr stayed in place. global clients, Sprinklr counts brands such at. So that it may financially help your year, the Kerala government onboarded irregularities in the deal with Sprinklr. The as Microsoft, McDonald’s and Cisco. It However, in April 2020, following a public committee, led by former civil aviation family in your absence. When opting for Sprinklr to develop a tool that would be used interest litigation filed by the state helps these firms manage various customer- health insurance, always take by grassroots-level workers for collecting secretary M Madhavan Nambiar, reportedly facing services like social media Opposition leaders in the Kerala High Court, while giving a clean chit to state Chief comprehensive health plans which can Covid-related data pertaining to people in the court issued an injunction order asking management, social advertising and content cover critical illness. quarantine. This included data points such as Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, had pinned the marketing. Sprinklr to stop misusing Covid data and blame on former IT secretary of the state M New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11

Wimbledon 2021: Britain's Euro 2020: Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne to undergo Johanna Konta forced to withdraw after team member tests positive for Covid-19 scans, likely to miss last-eight clash against Italy

British number one Johanna Konta has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after a Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne's chances of playing against Italy in the quarterfinals of the European Championship is in member of her team tested positive for Covid-19, the All England Club said on doubt as the duo picked up injuries and were forced off the pitch during their 1-0 win over Portugal. Sunday.The All Englan Club said the 27th- seeded Konta was determined to have been in close contact with the team member and New Delhi Belgium captain Eden Hazard the winning goal against Denmark. He so is required to self-isolate for 10 days. and star mid-fielder Kevin De Bruyne will started in the third, against Finland, and "A member of Johanna Konta's team likely miss the team’s quarterfinal clash substituted in stoppage time.Hazard presented with COVID-19 symptoms this against Italy in Munich on Friday, after struggled with injuries all season with morning, and immediately isolated and suffering injuries in Belgium’s 1-0 win Real Madrid and also had been gradually undertook a PCR test in accordance with against Portugal on Sunday.The injuries returning to top condition during Euro The Championships' testing protocols," a might hurt Belgium’s chances of winning 2020. statement said."A positive result was the European Championship.De Bruyne He came in as a second-half substitute returned which resulted in the AELTC, hurt his ankle after being tackled from against Russia and Denmark, then started together with Public Health England, behind by Portugal mid-fielder João in the final group match against identifying Johanna Konta to be a close Palhinha. He immediately asked to be Finland.Both players were injured before contact. In line with government replaced, with Dries Mertens coming in for the start of the tournament but had legislation, she is required to self-isolate him in the 48th minute.Belgium captain recovered well to help Belgium finish top for 10 days and therefore is withdrawn Eden Hazard also had to leave with an of their group and remain vital to the from The Championships." apparent muscle problem. He was replaced team’s hopes of advancing at Euro The Grand Slam tournament begins Monday. by Yannick Carrasco in the 87th.De It was canceled in 2020 because of the 2020.Belgium coach Roberto Martinez Bruyne's left ankle got severely twisted said tests will be done after the team when Palhinha came in hard from behind returns to Belgium on Monday."We will to stop his run near midfield in one of the take 48 hours now to assess the situation first plays of the second half. The of the two players. We go back to Manchester City player was in pain and Belgium now and they will have scans on slowly walked off the field with a little for his tackle.De Bruyne had already facial injury sustained in the Champions the injuries tomorrow," Martinez said at limp. Palhinha was shown a yellow card missed Belgium’s first game at Euro 2020 League final. He played in the second half his post-match news conference. against Russia while recovering from a of the team's second group game, scoring West Indies vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Spinners Tabraiz pandemic, the first time since 1945 that Euro 2020: Portugal's title Wimbledon wasn't contested. defence ends in Round of Konta, a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2017, Shamsi, George Linde star in Proteas 16-run win is the first singles player in either the 16, Thorgan Hazard fires women's or men's bracket to be withdrawn New Delhi The spin duo of South Africa, from 33 balls) took the attack to the from the field because of coronavirus Tabraiz Shamsi (1/16) and George bowlers, but once they were out the Belgium into quarters protocols.The 30-year-old Konta also was Linde (2/19) stifled West Indies' chase innings stuttered.They scored 81 runs a semifinalist at the Australian Open in New Delhi. Portugal's title defence as the visitors claimed a 16-run victory from the first eight overs and just came to an end in the Round of 16 2016 and the French Open in 2019. in the second Twenty20 international on another 85 from the next 12 as the Konta's withdrawal will send shockwaves after they suffered 0-1 defeat to Sunday to level the five-match series at West Indies bowlers slowed the Belgium in a cagey affair at the La around the rest of the field and is a huge 1-1.Only 24 hours after losing the scoring rate with a mix of slower balls blow to the 30-year-old who won the Cartuja Stadium in Seville, Spain opening match by eight wickets, an and yorkers.Seamer Obed McCoy on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo's Nottingham title in the build-up to unchanged South Africa lineup (3/25) and off-break bowler Kevin Wimbledon.She was in the bubble with her Portugal looked the better side with produced an improved but still Sinclair (2/23) were the pick of the more chances but Thorgan Hazard's fiancee, her coach Dan Smethurst and her imperfect bowling and fielding home attack. strength and conditioning coach Gill rocket first-half strike sent Belgium performance to restrict the West Indies Evin Lewis, whose match-winning 71 into the quarter-finals of Euro Myburgh. to 150-9 in reply to its 166-7.Left-arm steered the West Indies to victory in "Both Johanna and her team member had 2020.It was the end of Cristiano wrist spinner Shamsi and the tall the first match, started his innings Ronaldo's stunning run at Euro tested negative on all their previous tests orthodox Linde frustrated the home side Sunday in the same way he did a day undertaken within The Championships’ the final over bowled by Lungi Ngidi needing 2020. The Juventus star put aside in the middle of the innings and took the earlier, with a six in the first over.After that speculation about his club future to protocols," the statement said. momentum out of their chase. 36 runs to win — six sixes. Allen raised their hopes with maximums off the first two balls. promising beginning, he fell for 21 and the come up with a superb show, "Both individuals were advised of the West Indies had cruised to an eight-wicket West Indies innings lacked the anchor Lewis positive test and close contact After a dot ball, a wide kept their faint chances netting 5 goals and going past victory in the first match with 30 balls to spare provided in game one.Andre Fletcher made 35 classification and are now self-isolating for alive. A third six from Allen created the Michel Platini's scoring record at on Saturday, but the tourists were vastly the next 10 days." possibility of an extraordinary finish but he from 36 balls and the West Indies looked in a the Euros in his 5th and what could improved with their skills with the ball, as well was trapped lbw next ball and South Africa reasonable position at 62-2 in the ninth be the final appearance at the as in the field.The match stayed alive until the held on.South Africa also made a fast start to over.But the home side collapsed to 70-5 and international continental Anshula Rao first woman final over, thanks to a superb rearguard innings their innings as opener Reeza Hendricks (42 the chase suddenly became formidable, the tournament.Euro 2020: Round of from FabianAllen whose 34 runs from 12 balls cricketer to get dope ban from 30 balls) and captain Temba Bavuma (46 required run rate climbing at one point to 13. 16 Belgium 1-0 Portugal included five sixes.The West Indies came to HighlightsHowever, on Sunday, NEW DELHI: In a first, a woman cricketer Cristiano Ronaldo was not able to has been handed a four-year ban by a panel trouble Thibaut Courtois who was of the National Anti-Doping Agency Euro 2020: Germany banned from training in made to work hard by Portugal. (NADA) for failing a dope test. Portugal had 24 attempts, Anshula Rao, an all-rounder who played for compared to Belgium's 6. They had Madhya Pradesh in several tournaments, Wembley ahead of England clash at Round of 16 5 shots on target but were not able was punished by the authority's Anti- to convert even one.Diogo Jota had Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP), which two chances on either side of the extra session at their training base half-time but he was not able to said in its recent decision that she consumed in Herzogenaurach, before flying the banned drug "knowingly and convert it. Ruben Dias had the best to London. opportunity to score the equaliser intentionally" to enhance performance. >The German team will not England have lost to Germany in Rao is a registered player with BCCI as part in the second half but he headed a their last three knockout meetings Renato Sanches cross straight into of its affiliated unit MPCA and had last be able to train at the at major tournaments, in 1990, participated in BCCI's women's under23 Courtois. Raphael Gurreriro hit the Wembley Stadium ahead of 1996 and 2010, with the first two woodwork as Portugal failed to seal T20 tournament 2019-20. Rao had tested coming after penalty shoot-outs in positive on March 14 last year at Baroda for a draw in normal time and take it to their Round of 16 clash the semi-finals being particularly extra-time.On the other hand, a banned anabolic steroid '19- painful. Norandrosterone' and failed to show that Belgium, who were wary of not against England. The UEFA Gareth Southgate, the England the prohibited substance entered her body exposing themselves, got the lead without her knowledge. Two samples were said that the rain forecast in manager, famously missed the in the first-half with a stunning then sent to an accredited laboratory in crucial spot kick in the Euro 96 loss strike from Thorgan Belgium which found traces of the London, it may cause too but 12 members of his squad were Hazard.Hazard found enough prohibited substance in Rao's sample. In her not even born at that time and the space after a swift passing move to much damage to the surface. move also applied to Austria and Italy prior to oldest member of his squad, Kyle Walker, was rifle home from 20 metres and defence before the panel Rao said there was their match on Saturday.According to Sky a time lapse of almost four months between only six.England have yet to sparkle in this score against the run of play in the Sports News, UEFA has stressed that the tournament. 1-0 wins over Croatia and the 42nd minute.Yet Belgium's Kevin the dope test and the charge slapped by decision is unavoidable and has been applied Nada. She also maintained that grave Czech Republic and a draw with Scotland De Bruyne, only recently back to all teams playing their Round of 16 matched were enough to secure progress but hardly set from a facial injury, could be a at the Wembley.ollowing the discussions with The German newspaper BILD hit the pulses racing. doubt, hobbling off three minutes New Delhi. Wembley ground staff, the Austrian and Italian out at the decision to deny Joachim Low's For all the hype around this Round of 16 into the second half after suffering players were also prevented from training on encounter, this has not looked like a vintage an ankle injury shortly before the players the chance to train at Wembley the the pitch before their knockout game on night before coming up against England in the German team either. They were unimpressive break. There were concerns for Saturday.Thunderstorms and heavy rain are in their opening loss to France and were six captain Eden Hazard as well as he last 16 at Euro 2020.The newspaper has called forecast for north London for the 48 hours it a "scandal" saying that it gives an unfair minutes from defeat against Hungary and an called for substitution towards the prior to kick-off. As a result, Germany have exit from the tournament in their final group end of the match after seemingly advantage to England, who played all three altered their training plans and will have an group games on their home turf.However, the game. pulling a muscle. Euro 2020: Gutted Portugal players shed tears in the changing rooms after their 1-0 loss against Belgium

prejudice was caused to her as she was asked to bear "exorbitant and unreasonable Portugal’s coach Fernando Santos said that it should have been them who advanced after dominating much of the game. costs of Euro 2400 for the B Sample Portugal's players cried in the changing rooms after their 1-0 loss against Belgium on Sunday. analysis.The ADDP, chaired by advocate Gaurang Kanth and members Dr. Rana Chengappa and sportsman Akhil Kumar, New Delhi After their 1-0 loss against Belgium in bar from close range, while captain Cristiano underlined that it is the personal duty of the Round of 16 match at Seville, Portugal’s coach Ronaldo came close with a free kick.We all wanted each athlete to ensure that no prohibited Fernando Santos said that it should have been them it. We believed and had confidence in our abilities," substance enters his/her body. who advanced after dominating much of the game. Santos said. "We knew that if we won this one we Though it criticised NADA for not providing Portugal's players cried in the changing rooms after would win out there. We were convinced that we financial help to Rao to conduct her B their 0 elimination from the Euros by Belgium on could reach the final and win," said Santos."In Sample analysis, the panel said she "failed Sunday. Thorgan Hazard's long-range rocket shot football there is no justice and injustice, there are to adduce any evidence to explain how the in the 42nd minute that won the game."The ball those who score and those who do not score. We prohibited substance entered into her would just not go in," said Santos in the post match conceded a goal and couldn't score.""My players body."While awarding a four year ban the press conference."We feel very disappointed and did everything to bring great joy to the Portuguese panel concluded that the presence of the sad. Players are crying in the changing rooms, as people - we did not win, but we deserved to win," he signed off.Cristiano Ronaldo threw his captain's prohibited substance in the urine sample of many Portuguese will be.""The players gave everything they had to give, worked hard. But armband to the ground in despair after the final the athlete is "established beyond doubt" whistle, is still one goal shy of becoming the all- and noted that "in the present case the that's football. They (Belgium) made six shots, one on goal and scored one goal, we had 24 shots and time men’s top scorer in international soccer. He athlete failed to explain how the prohibited came into the match tied with former Iran striker substance entered in her body and hence she hit the post," he added.Portugal began brightly and Diogo Jota wasted a great chance in the sixth Ali Daei at 109 goals.Belgium, which has never failed to take the reasonable care as minute, dragging his shot wide. He also missed before won a major soccer title, will next face Italy expected from an athlete." another effort after the break, volleying over the on Friday in Munich. 12 New Delhi, Tuesday, 29 June, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES Tiger Shroff pays tribute to Michael 14 photos from Jackson on death anniversary: ‘Rest KarismaKarisma in power chosen one’ Kapoor’sKapoor’s

birthday party which ollywood actor Tiger Shroff saluted the King of Pop Michael Jackson on the latter’s death Banniversary. He shared a photo of Jackson on his Instagram story and wrote, “Rest in power chose one.” cannot be missed Singer, dancer, songwriter, and one of the biggest global entertainment icons, Jackson died of a cardiac arrest triggered due to propofol overdose s on June 25, 2009. Born in Gary, Indiana on August Kari 29, 1958, Michael Joseph Jackson is remembered o for tracks like “Beat It”, “Billie Jean”, “Smooth ma Kapo r rang Criminal”, among others. His album “Thriller” t remains by far the best-selling album of all time in her 47th bir hday in with 47.3 million sales. Tiger Shroff has shown his t admiration for MJ several times before, and did not style. The bash was miss a chance to share two videos dedicated to the late entertainer on Friday. The videos show him organised by Karisma's sis er performing the complicated dance move called the backslide, which was popularised and renamed by Kareena Kapoor Khan and Jackson as the moonwalk. Tiger Shroff has earlier t played the role of a Michael Jackson fanatic in bro her-in-law Saif Ali Sabbir Khan’s Munna Michael. His protagonist Khan. uses the moniker ‘Michael’. On the work front, Tiger’s next project is Heropanti 2, a sequel to his debut film, 2014’s Heropanti. Also starring Tara Sutaria, the film is scheduled to be released on July 16, 2021. Haseen Dillruba song Milaa Yun: Taapsee-Vikrant track will instantly make a place in your playlist

ctor Karisma Kapoor turned 47 on Friday. The Bollywood star rang in her birthday in the company of her family, Aincluding her kids, sister Kareena Kapoor Khan, brother- in-law Saif Ali Khan and best friend Amrita Arora, among others. Kareena shared a family photo from the bash and wrote, “Happy Birthday to the centre of our universe.” Apart from Kareena, even Karisma has posted several clicks from the celebration on social media. Kareena’s son Taimur Ali Khan was also present at the birthday party. Scroll down to see 14 photos from Karisma Kapoor’s birthday party. Karisma Kapoor shared photos from her birthday celebration and wrote, “Making my years count , instead of counting the years ????????#aboutlastnight #familyandfriends #onlylove.” Karisma also received birthday wishes from her aunt Neetu Kapoor and other family members.

eaturing Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey, Haseen Dilruba’s song Milaa Yun is out. The Fsong gives a glimpse into the kind of bond Taapsee and Vikrant’s characters share in the film. We see Rishu (Vikrant) and Rani (Taapsee) finding friends in each other but soon there comes a twist as Rani sees Rishu with someone else. This one’s a soothing track, which is instantly likeable and is sure AnushkaAnushka to make way into your playlist. This song has been sung by Yashita Sharma and Abhay Jodhpurkar. It has been composed by Amit Trivedi while the lyrics have been written by Kshitij Patwardhan. Haseen Dillruba, a mystery thriller directed by Vinil Mathew, marks Taapsee’s first project with Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan Rane. Talking about Haseen Dillruba, Taapsee Pannu said in a statement, “It’s not just a beautifully written mystery, it has such wonderful characters involved which is candy in an actor’s hands. I am SharmaSharma glad I got to experiment with my look and performance with this one because I am definitely not the go to person for this kind of character is in love with her new look conventionally and we all love to take risks here.” Vikrant Massey said Haseen Dillruba is the perfect ollywood actor Anushka Sharma, who got a cool haircut recently, mix of “humour, quirk, revenge and romance.” took to social media on Friday to share her new look. She also opened up about post-delivery hair loss and thanked Sonam Kapoor for Talking about Haseen Dillruba, Taapsee Pannu said B in a statement, “It’s not just a beautifully written recommending hairstylist George Northwood. On Instagram, Anushka posted several selfies that she clicked in her car. She looked gorgeous as mystery, it has such wonderful characters involved she sported shoulder-length hair. which is candy in an actor’s hands. I am glad I got to Along with the photos, the Zero actor wrote, “When post baby hair fall experiment with my look and performance with this makes you appreciate a good haircut even more ??. Thank you one because I am definitely not the go to person for @georgenorthwood for this ?? You are FAB!! And @sonamkapoor for this kind of character conventionally and we all love connecting us ??” Anushka Sharma is currently in England along with her to take risks here.” Vikrant Massey said Haseen husband Virat Kohli. The couple took off to England as Kohli had to play Dillruba is the perfect mix of “humour, quirk, the final of the World Test Championship against New Zealand. Anushka revenge and romance.” “I hope it surprises the and Virat were blessed with daughter Vamika in January 2021. The couple audience as much as it surprised me when I heard it has decided not to share pictures of their daughter. Talking about the same, first. It was an enthralling experience shooting for it. the Indian skipper, in a recent live session, said, “We have decided as a Let us all watch the mysteries unravel itself and couple to not expose our child to social media before she has an learn important life lessons from our beloved Pandit understanding of what social media is and can make her own choice.” Ji,” he said.