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The perpetrator, who hap- made video calls and acted like the national Capital while the Palamu despite dedicated of July month where fear about Civil surgeon Palamu Anil pens to be a policeman’s son, criminals of any Hindi crime positivity rate stands at 0.04 per efforts made by the district vaccination has surfaced. Kumar said, “We believe by was held and sent to jail on films. cent, according to data shared administration to reach out to WHO official further said now people must have under- Monday, sources said. Ashutosh Pandey, the kid- by the health department of the the villagers and run immuni- irregular availability of the stood the benefits of the jab but Taking cue from movies napper who was nabbed by the Delhi Government. sation drives in the smallest of doses too has left its effect on them not coming to the vacci- and web series, the kidnappers cops, turned out to be the son According to the bulletin hamlets, sources said. the vaccination where even if nation centre is a matter of reportedly showed their victim of a havildar posted in Pakur one death was also recorded on Sources said the state gov- one person returned from the worry.” on the video call to the family district. Monday due to the viral dis- ernment needs to restart vac- vaccination site without getting He said he has directed the with a gun held at his head and Police have recovered the ease. “The total number of cination at hamlets of the pan- the jab, he told two dozen peo- peripheral health officials and demanded Rs. 35 lakhs as ran- bike used in the crime. Sinha fatalities stands at 25,081, while chayats and at the village mar- ple about the unavailability of workers to spur people to take som. The victim was safely said the police acted cool and the cumulative case tally has Monday while the rest are including doubling the number kets in a bid to vaccinated the vaccine and thus this mouth vaccine. freed later in the day. fast. reached 1437736. At least vacant. As many as 14,12,280 of ‘Intensive Care Unit’ (ICU) beneficiaries who have been left spread went against the vacci- DC Shashi Ranjan also Palamu Superintendent of One cop who played a role 51387 tests, including 41577 people have either been dis- beds since the last wave. The out. nation in a great way. conceded that people whose Police Chandan Kumar Sinha in busting this kidnapping just RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat charged, have recovered or city Government has been WHO's Surveillance There is not a single block second dose of vaccine is due today gave a detailed account fell on the ground and hurt tests, were conducted in the last migrated out, it added. ramping up health infrastruc- Medical Officer here in in Palamu where the eligible are not prompt in taking their of this kidnapping, which himself leading to his hospi- 24 hours,” it said. In order to deal with the ture to prevent a repeat of the Daltonganj Valema Deogam on beneficiaries are hundred per- dose and their number is fair- hogged the attention of one and talization here. The case was As per the bulletin, out of possible third Covid-19 wave, crisis witnessed during the being contacted said fear of cent vaccinated, said sources. ly large. all. resolved in 14 hours, said the 12,015 available beds in hospi- the Delhi Government has peak of the second wave of the injection and vaccine still per- Palamu has 21 blocks. Sinha said the victim SP. tals, 266 are occupied as on taken a number of measures pandemic in April-May. sists among people who sound The heaviest backlog of the vaccination is in the age group of 18 to 44 years. Here are 9,25,226 eligible beneficiaries  */  04"   ,-* % who are to be vaccinated District Epidemiologist Dr Anup Kumar Singh said        '     2,83,044 eligible beneficiaries  &&    :;<0 - extremely poor conditions of have been vaccinated till date    & 5:<-5@ capital and a day after senior Ministers and three legislators, should not be impatient...I the health sector in which accounts for only 31 per party leader and MLA Pargat had met Rawat in Dehradun know when and what I need to he Aam Aadmi Party’s Uttarakhand. cent. he battle within the Punjab Singh questioned him when seeking Capt Amarinder’s say,” Rawat said, reacting to the T(AAP’s) chief spokesperson The health situation is so Singh said people of this TCongress has virtually esca- the party decided that the ouster from the Chief Minister’s statement by the former Indian and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj grim that many women die in age group are just not turning lated into a war with the cen- Punjab election would be post. The dissident leaders’ hockey team captain. on Monday said that the initial stages of their preg- up for the jab. He appealed to tral leadership forcing Delhi fought under the leadership of attempts to meet the party high Maintaining that Rawat’s Uttarakhand has the worst nancy. The availability of this group to take vaccine on Durbar to take a vague middle Capt Amarinder Singh. command or senior central statement had impacted Punjab health services among all the ambulances is also so poor such time. path. A day after Punjab Already, Navjot Singh leaders, to raise the demand for voters, Pargat Singh had, a day Himalayan States and patients that ‘Dandi Kandis’ (sort of lit- He said the jab teams never Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had virtually threatened Capt Amarinder’s removal, also before, said: “It was decided that lose their life before they even ter made of bamboo) are used tire of motivating people to Sidhu’s camp questioned the party’s central leadership of failed to find any favour, forc- the next poll in Punjab will be reach the hospital. to take the patients to the hos- take their doses. Harish Rawat’s declaration of adverse reaction in case he was ing outbreaks from the leaders contested under the leadership Citing a CAG report, he pitals and most of the time they Vaccination percentage for Capt Amarinder leading the not given a free hand. His “itt from the Sidhu camp. of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. said that Uttarakhand’s health die before reaching the hospi- the age group 45 to 60 years is party to 2022 assembly polls, naal itt” remark has, in fact, “We will definitely fight the Harish Rawat should tell when budget was 188 crore in 2018- tal.” below 50 percent. Punjab party affairs’ in-charge failed to go down well with the election in the name of Sonia it was decided that the poll will 19 but that reduced to just 97 “The CAG’s report has Giving the figure, the epi- on Monday maintained a party high command. Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and be fought under Captain crore in 2019-20 and only 5.25 revealed many such shocking demiologist said, “Here we are strategic silence on the issue. The reactions from the anti- Priyanka Gandhi. They are Amarinder Singh's leadership.” paisa is being spent per person pieces of information as well. to vaccinate 3,03,147 eligible Days after declaring that Capt Amarinder camp came our identities. They are our Amidst intensifying infighting on healthcare in a year. The most important informa- beneficiaries but against it only Punjab Chief Minister Capt after Rawat, on August 25, had leaders,” said Rawat on in the state party unit, Rawat is “Ambulance services are tion therein is that the debt 1,36,512 have been vaccinated. Amarinder would lead the stated that the Congress party Monday. scheduled to visit Chandigarh not available to bring patients burden of the Uttarakhand It comes to 45 percent.” party in crucial elections, “will contest 2022 Punjab elec- “We have many national on Tuesday, to meet both the to hospitals, air ambulances are Government is constantly “Here there is a target of Rawat tactically declared that tions under the leadership of faces, including Sonia Gandhi Chief Minister and PPCC pres- used only for politicians and increasing. vaccinating 1,90,032 people in Congress will fight 2022 polls Captain Amarinder Singh”. His and Rahul Gandhi. At the local ident. His visit would come days their relatives and the common Currently, the Uttarakhand the age group of 60 years and in the State under the leader- statement had come after the level also, we have several faces, after he briefed the party’s vice- man is left to die,” he said. Government is in a debt of above where we have vacci- ship of the Gandhis. dissident Congress leaders’ like Capt Amarinder Singh, president Rahul Gandhi about Bhardwaj said, “The 65,982 crore. Moreover, the nated 1,28,805 eligible. It is 68 Rawat’s assertion came a seven-member delegation, Navjot Singh Sidhu, and even the prevailing state of affairs in recently published CAG report Government has adequate cash percent,” he added. day before his visit to the state including four Cabinet Pargat Singh himself...One Punjab. 2019-20 has revealed the in many sub-bodies.

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JREDA and health FIRs related to such cases can register FIRs online related to which have led to casualties in department jointly decided to be registered through citizen stolen vehicles, various types of several hospitals across India install 2-4 KiloWatt solar pan- portal or mobile app. For this, property theft, burglary, crimes during the Covid-19 pandem- els in each of the CHCs and except Ramgarh and Khunti, e- related to women and minors, ic, officials said on PHCs to at least store medi- FIR police stations are going to disappearance of minors in Monday. cines and vaccines, an official be opened in all the remaining which the accused is unknown. The Jharkhand Renewable said. glitch in the system without improving the power supply to 22 districts. A senior police officer at City Energy Development Agency Sources from JREDA said having to move to the location, various hospitals in order to The process for setting up Control room requesting      )   7     (JREDA) has identified about that rooftop solar panels have officials said. prevent any such accident, an e-FIR police stations is at its anonymity said, “The facility of 1400 Government buildings, already been installed in more Several casualties were official from the health depart- final stage. As per e-FIR will save valuable time and including Sadar hospitals, than 700 of the identified 1400 reported in hospitals due to ment said. Government’s proposal the e- resources of both citizens and local police station area in People can also register a case Community Healthcare government buildings and the power outage in different states, Once the hospitals are FIR police stations will func- police. The e-FIRs police station which the incident will be by going to the police station. Centres (CHCs) and Primary remaining buildings are also including Uttar Pradesh, powered by solar energy, tion in the already functioning is a step in the direction of mak- related will supervise it. The person who wants to Healthcare Centres (PHCs), likely to be equipped with solar Telangana and Punjab, earlier JREDA will start focusing on Composite Control Room in ing Ranchi police digitally.” Out of the force available file the e-FIR will have to login for the project, said JREDA power within the next six this year. Mostly, patients on other government buildings every district. Only officers in Meanwhile, as per the for the Composite Control to the Samadhan portal and project director Vijay Kumar months or so. ventilators could not survive like police stations and resi- the rank of DSPs or Inspectors functioning of e-FIR police Room, two computer savvy submit his application through Sinha. JREDA is also developing power cuts in these govern- dential hostels, JREDA will be given the additional stations, the investigative team policemen will cooperate in the e-sign or digital signature. Only However, the agency will a software through which it will ment-run hospitals, as per Director KK Verma said. command of in-charge of e-FIR from police stations will assist work of the e-FIR police sta- then will the FIR be accepted. focus on healthcare centres in be able to monitor the func- media reports. The JREDA has also float- police station. the e-FIR police station in car- tion. The SSP or SP will be the To register an FIR under the the first phase of the scheme in tioning of all the solar panels While no such incidents ed tenders for installing solar In August last year, Chief rying out investigations. controlling officer of the e-FIR Code of Criminal Procedure, it a bid to ensure uninterrupted across the state. Microchips will were reported in Jharkhand panels in at least five airports Minister Hemant Soren gave Moreover, according to the police station. The proposal is necessary to have a verified power supplies to hospitals in be installed in each of the during the first and the second in Jharkhand, including the his assent to the proposal of set- seriousness of the incident, also states that e-FIR is an name and address of the appli- case a third wave of Covid-19 solar panels, which will help wave of Covid-19, the govern- Birsa Munda Airport in ting up e-FIR Police Stations in the DSP or Inspector of the option and not an obligation. cant. hits Jharkhand, Sinha added. JREDA engineers identify any ment has been focusing on Ranchi. 5       5              /    &&    :;<0 -  F5* <27@ and aims to inspire confidence on what is stress, why stress, and light in all of us that our what will happen if not con- n the series of celebrating ity-based suicide preven- actions, no matter how big or trolled, and how to identify I‘Amrit Mahotsav’ (75th Ction centre Jeevan has small, may provide hope to and deal with a stressed per- anniversary of India’s lined up series of activities to those who are struggling. son. Most of the educational Independence), the Delhi Fire observe World Suicide Preventing suicide is often institutions in Jamshedpur are Services (DFS) on Monday Prevention Day on September possible and you are a key play- coming forward to organise an morning organised a cyclothon 10. The centre is organsing er in its prevention,” he said. awareness campaign for their at Delhi’s Connaught Place. filmmaking contest for the He said that the need of the students, teachers and par- The fire fighters along with citizens. Based on the theme hour is to create a stress free ents,`` Ram noted. the officials of the Fire Control “Creating Hope Through environment for the students “We have gained in our Room participated in the event. Action”, participant have been to learn and grow. efforts to curb the rising cases On this occasion, Atul asked to make one minute Simultaneously the teachers of suicides. However changing Garg, the Director of DFS, video spreading the message of and parents are also required life style of the city is leading while addressing the assembled mental health. to be empowered through people to commit suicide. force, said that many depart- Mahabir Ram, founder, training so that they are able to While studying the suicide ments were formed in the “It is a matter of pride that cated all the officers and Jeevan said that their centre is recognize the signals being graph, we have found that independent India, each of all the brave firefighters and employees, that no matter what working hard to create aware- sent by the students in stress people who are depressed have them was assigned various control room officials are tire- happens, DFS will perform ness and stop the menace but and take appropriate follow up higher tendency to commit responsibilities, the fire service lessly working shoulder to duties with full dedication and still a lot needs to be done. actions to help them to recov- suicide. So there is an urgent department was given the best shoulder to upkeep the motto honesty. He further said that ‘Creating Hope Through er. need to understand the prob- responsibility, to save the lives “We serve to Save”,” said this cyclothon is a mechanism Action' is a reminder that “Creating awareness lem and address it,” said a    )   ) )     and property of citizen from Garg. to assure the citizens about the there is an alternative to suicide among students and teachers senior functionary of Jeevan.    #6  # 
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After Cooperative Milk Federation at Managing Director of running with a he five-day-long Monsoon new recruitment policy of state Government stand are that there will be a debate on it Fisheries Training Center, Jharkhand Milk Federation processing TSession of Jharkhand government where Hindi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, the next day. It will be passed Dhurwa, Ranchi on Monday. welcomed the minister and capacity of 1.40 Assembly commencing on English and Sanskrit have been Alamgir Alam, Transport after debate on the expenditure In this event, Agriculture showed him the work done by lakh litres while September 3 is likely to witness left out while State Government Minister Champai Soren, Social details. This session will cur- Minister Badal Patralekh the federation so far, the status additional stormy scenes as BJP-led in its appeasement policy have Welfare Minister Jobs Manjhi, rently run till September 9. launched the scheme of pro- of three dairy plants being three new Opposition is going to corner the included Urdu language in the Agriculture Minister Badal, Many bills are likely to be viding Re.1 subsidy per litre to built and future goals. plants namely JMM/Congress alliance list of subjects. Drinking Water and Sanitation introduced during this period. milk producers who supply Jharkhand State Milk Sarath-Deoghar, Sahiganj, telemedicine program was Government on several issues. Women atrocities, rise in Minister Mithilesh Thakur, It is expected that the Medical milk to Jharkhand State Federation which is popularly Palamu are in the final stages started by the Agriculture Ahead of the Monsoon Session, atrocities against tribals, poor Labour Resources Minister Protection Bill will also see Cooperative Milk Federation. known as Medha brand is fol- of construction and production Minister for proper and acces- the BJP legislative party mem- law and order situation, loot of Satyanand Bhokta and Health heated debates from both sides Addressing the milk pro- lowing the lessons of continu- will soon begin there. Apart sible advice related to the health bers will sit and discuss the mines and minerals, industrial Minister Banna Gupta. of the benches. ducers in the programme, ous progress in efficient man- from this, a Cattle Feed Plant, of animals. Under this pro- party's strategy for the session. units getting closed and other The monsoon session of Meanwhile, as the mon- Badal congratulated all the agement of National Dairy Mineral Mixer Plant, Bypass gramme, animal owners will be However, the BJP legislators issues will be raised by BJP leg- the Jharkhand Legislative soon session is going to be held milk producers of the state. He Development Board since last Feed and Cold Breeding Plant given advice regarding the are likely to raise issues where islators. “The party leaders will Assembly will begin on amidst pandemic, Covid pro- said that Jharkhand has a bright six years. Presently about is also being established and health of their animals by spe- the government has failed. State also raise the government's fail- September 3. On the first day, tocols will be followed by law- future in the milk business and 40,000 milk producing families operated by the federation in cialist veterinarians. BJP spokesperson Pratul ure to waive farmers’ loan. The there will be a program of tak- makers and staff of the assem- this is a golden opportunity for are associated with the Milk Medha Dairy premises located Appointment letters were also Shahdeo said, “There are sever- JMM/Congress alliance had ing oaths or affirmation. After bly. Wearing of masks/ use of our milk producers, this will Federation from 18 districts of at Hotwar with the aim of provided to six people of the al fronts on which the state gov- promised to waive loans of 20 that the ordinances issued by sanitizers will be mandatory. provide a source of income to the state which are supplying reducing the production cost of Animal Husbandry ernment has failed. The state lakh farmers, but till date not the Governor will be approved. Also, at Assembly premises the people of the state in their about 1.30 lakh litres of milk milk producers and increasing Department whose guardians government has failed to provide even one lakh farmers loan After that, the proceedings of arrangements will be made for own state. per day. the quality of milk. have passed away during their employment to youths. The have been waived,” said the assembly will be adjourned vaccination. The Minister also lauded At present four dairy plants In today's programme, a service. 4   6   7 1 )  # )  "   7 /  @5:& -     

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Supreme Court said, but  :;<0 - The new variant has more expressed satisfaction over mutations than other variants schemes announced by the t a time when the world of concern (VOCs) or variants Centre and States to provide Acontinues to battle against of interest (VOIs) detected succour to them. the Delta and Alpha variants of worldwide so far, the The apex court said that SARS-CoV-2, a new variant of researchers said. “satisfactory progress” has interest, C.1.2, which is more They noted that the num- been made by the Executive in virulent and immune to vac- ber of available sequences of identifying children who have cine, has been detected in C.1.2 may be an underrepre- either become orphans or hearing a suo motu matter on sions of the Juvenile Justice South Africa and many other sentation of the spread and fre- have lost one of their parents ‘Contagion of Covid-19 on (Care and Protection of countries raising a new con- quency of the variant in South during the Covid-19 pan- children protection homes’, Children) Act, 2015, have to cern globally. Africa and around the world. demic. noted in its order that over one be expedited to identify those “It could be more trans- The study found consistent “We are glad that the UoI lakh children have lost either children who are in need of missible and evade protection increases in the number of (Union of India) and the state or both parents during the care and protection. provided by vaccines,” accord- C.1.2 genomes in South Africa  :;<0 - through which it assesses the home-grown Covid-19 vac- governments/Union pandemic. Immediate steps also ing to scientists from National each month, rising from 0.2 medicines, vaccines and cine approved for emergency Territories have announced “The catastrophe caused have to be taken to ensure Institute for Communicable per cent of genomes sequenced yderabad-based Bharat devices used to address an out- use in India, is one of two schemes to provide succour to by the cataclysmic Covid-19 that benefits of schemes reach Diseases (NICD) and the in May to 1.6 per cent in June HBiotech is likely to get break classified as a ‘public shots driving the country’s the children in need. We have has devastated many lives, the needy minors, the bench KwaZulu-Natal Research and then to 2 per cent in July. approval from the World health emergency of interna- massive vaccination pro- no doubt that the authorities especially children at a tender said. Innovation and Sequencing “This is similar to the Health Organization in two tional concern’. With the gramme launched on January concerned would leave no age who have lost their par- The apex court said all Platform (KRISP) in South increases seen with the Beta weeks for the emergency use approval for EUL, Bharat 16. stone unturned to attend to ents,” the bench said, adding children have a constitution- Africa. and Delta variants in the listing (EUL) of its Covaxin Biotech will be able to supply On Sunday, the company the immediate basic needs of that “it is heart wrenching to al right to free and compul- C.1.2 has since been found country during early detec- vaccine, according to NK its vaccine to other countries. rolled out the first batch of the crestfallen children,” said note that the survival of so sory elementary education in China, the Democratic tion,” the authors of the study Arora, who is heading the The Hyderabad-based com- Covaxin shots from a facility a bench of justices L many children is at stake.” and the State has a duty and Republic of the Congo, said. National Technical Advisory pany had applied to WHO for in Ankleshwar in western Nageswara Rao and It said inquiries by Child obligation to facilitate edu- Mauritius, England, New According to the study, Group on Immunisation EUL in the second week of India that has the capacity to Aniruddha Bose. Welfare Committee (CWCs), cation for children. PTI Zealand, Portugal and C.1.2 lineage has a mutation (NTAGI. July. produce more than 1 crore The top court, which was in accordance with provi- Switzerland as of August 13, rate of about 41.8 mutations EUL is a WHO procedure Covaxin, the company’s doses per month. they said. per year, which is about twice According to the yet-to-be as fast as the current global peer-reviewed study posted mutation rate of the other of the C.1.2 sequences have region. “While these mutations on the preprint repository variants. lot different than the original been noticed in some of the region of this lineage, suggest- previously been seen in other The mutations N440K and are not characteristic of MedRxiv on August 24, C.1.2 Virologist Upasana Ray virus that was identified in sequences. ing ongoing intra-lineage evo- VOCs and VOIs. Y449H, which have been asso- current VOCs/VOIs, they have has mutated substantially com- noted that the variant is a result Wuhan, China in 2019. “Though these mutations lution,” the authors of the The spike protein is used ciated with been associated with escape pared to C.1, one of the lin- of numerous mutations accu- Over half of the C.1.2 occur in the majority of C.1.2 study noted. by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to immune escape from certain from certain class 3 eages which dominated the mulated in C.1.2 line in the sequences have 14 mutations, viruses, there is additional About 52 per cent of the infect and enter human cells, antibodies, have also been neutralising antibodies,” the SARS-CoV-2 infections in the spike protein which makes it a but additional variations have variation within the spike mutations in the spike region and most vaccines target this noticed in C.1.2 sequences. authors wrote.

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It dential premises of Komal “The troops were encircled sumer affairs showed the aver- Dewas in Madhya Pradesh -- ago period, while that of in comprises questions pertaining Poddar, unexplained Indian by 18-20 Bangladeshi smug- age price of tomato was 30 a kg the countrys’ top tomato grow- Chikkaballapura fell to Rs 7.30 to Indian freedom struggle, currency to the tune of Rs glers while patrolling the bor- on Sunday. The maximum price ing state -- fell to Rs 8 per kg on per kg from 18.50 per kg in the Khadi’s role in the Swadeshi 82.50 lakh and 24 carat. gold bar der. The troops asked them to was quoted 58 in Port Blair August 28 of this year from Rs said period. Movement and Indian polity. weighing two Kg. Poddar was leave the area. However, they while the minimum price 10 a 11 per kg in the year-ago peri- In Uttar Pradesh too, prices The Quiz contest will run subsequently arrested by the didn’t pay heed and attacked kg in Davanagere. od. Similarly, the wholesale fell in the range of Rs 8-20 per for 15 days, i.e., from 31st Delhi Police. the troops resulting in grievous In Delhi’s Azadpur mandi, price of tomato at Jalgoan in kg on August 28 this year from August 2021 till 14th September The agency has also con- injuries to the Border Security wholesale price of tomato Maharashtra -- the country’s Rs 14-28 per kg in the year-ago 2021, with 5 questions to be  :;<0 - efforts to stop the spread of this ducted searches at the residen- Force party. Sensing immi- declined to 24 per kg on August sixth largest tomato growing period. placed across all digital plat- disease with the help of an alert tial and business nent threat to life and left with 28 from Rs 36 per kg in the year- state -- fell by 80 per cent to Rs In West Bengal, wholesale forms of KVIC every day. ith reports of multiple health system. Arrangements premises of Paul who is a small- no other option, the troops ago period. Wholesale price of 4 per kg on August 28 from Rs price of tomato declined to Rs To participate in the quiz, Wdeaths due to “viral should also be made for better time fired in self-defence,” the north tomato in Mumbai declined to 21 per kg in the year-ago peri- 25-32 per kg in different grow- one needs to visit fever” in parts of western Uttar treatment of the people affect- actress in Malyalam films and bengal frontier of the force said Rs 12 per kg from Rs 30 per kg, od. ing areas from Rs 34-65 per kg https://www.kviconline.gov.in/k Pradesh, Congress general sec- ed by the disease,” the Congress has done some small roles in in a statement. while that of in Bengaluru to Rs Tomato prices at in the said period, the data vicquiz/. The participants will be retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra general secretary tweeted. Hindi movies like Madras Café. It guards over 932 kms of 8 per kg from Rs 30 per kg in Aurangabad declined to Rs 4.50 showed. In consuming markets required to answer all five ques- on Monday urged the state gov- The Gautam Buddh Nagar During the searches, a lavish the total 4,096 kms of the the said period. Recently, farm- per kg from Rs 9.50 per kg, too, wholesale prices of toma- tions within 100 seconds. The ernment to take steps to stop its administration had last week sea-facing bungalow in India-Bangladesh ers in Nashik and Aurangabad while that of Solapur to Rs 5 per toes showed a decline. quiz will start at 11 AM every spread and make adequate raised an alert about “viral Chennai), a benami property International border on the on Friday dumped truckloads of kg from 15 per kg and in Tomato crop is ready for day and will be accessible for the arrangements for medical treat- fever” and directed health owned by the couple was iden- country’s eastern flank and is tomatoes on the road after Kolhapur to Rs 6.50 per kg from harvest in about 2-3 months next 12 hours, i.e., till 11 PM. ment of those affected. workers to particularly take tified. headquartered at Kadamtala, prices crashed to Rs 2-3 per kg 25 per kg in the year-ago peri- after planting. India’s tomato Participants giving maxi- Priyanka said the news of note of people running a tem- “Chandrashekhar led a lav- Siliguri. in the wholesale market. od. According to the govern- production rose by 2.20 per cent mum correct answers in mini- death of many people, includ- perature. ish life in this bungalow in The statement said a search Currently, tomato crop of ment data, wholesale price of to 21 million tonnes in the 2020- mum time frame will be ing children, due to fever in Some western UP districts Chennai which is no less than of the incident spot resulted in the early kharif (summer) sea- tomato at Kolar in Karnataka - 21 crop year (July-June) as declared winner for the day. A Firozabad, Mathura, Agra and have witnessed a spike in cases a resort, The house is luxurious the recovery bodies of two son of the 2021-22 crop year - the country’s fourth largest against 20.55 million tonnes in total of 21 winners (1 first other places of Uttar Pradesh is of “viral fever” in recent days sea facing with a home theatre “Bangladeshi smugglers” about (July-June) is being harvested. tomato growing state -- dropped the year-ago period, as per the prize, 10 second prize & 10 third saddening. also leading to fatalities in and a fleet of cars and servants,” 100 meters “inside” the Indian According to the data, the to 5.30 per kg on August 28 Agriculture Ministry’s second prize) will be announced every “The Uttar Pradesh gov- some cases, according to the agency had said in its territory. wholesale price of tomato in from Rs 18.70 per kg in the year- advance estimate. day. ernment should at once make reports. statement.  /  !"#$% !!# &'()(

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During the period JP's fire brand leader and State-level leaders of the party. waters, JD (U) general secretary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee gov- BMP from Unnao, Sakshi erala tested 1,17,216 sam- K T Raghavan, the party’s State K C Tyagi on Monday sought ernment, several works were Maharaj, who had reached Kples during the last 24 Secretary, a familiar face in TV to downplay it saying it is done after setting up the coor- Raj Palace to pay tribute to hours out of which 19,622 channel debates, had quit on Narendra Modi who will be the dination committee. former Chief Minister late were diagnosed with Covid-19, his own following the release of Prime Minister candidate for "We will be happy if a sim- Kalyan Singh, said, regarding said a release by Veena George, a video in which he was seen 2024 Lok Sabha elections. ilar coordination committee is the posters on AMU campus, Minister of Health on Monday. in a compromising position Tyagi's comment in Patna formed again at the central and that there are people of While 132 persons suc- with a party supporter. from the party. The videos are party structure. “Basically he is comes a day after he said that state levels for smooth func- Talibani thinking in Aligarh cumbed to the pandemic on The video was aired also being seen as the reflection a blackmailer. Earlier there were 'Nitish Kumar is not a candi- tioning of the government and Muslim University. Calling Monday, the Test Positivity Rate through YouTube at the of the discontentment brewing reports of him alleging date for the post of the prime to put a stop to unwarranted the incident unfortunate, he stood at 16.74. There is nothing instance of Madhan up among a section of the BJP Udhayanidhi Stalin (son of minister' but that he “certain- comments made by leaders of said that talks have been held to feel relaxed about the reduced Ravichandran, who himself is leadership is Tamil Nadu who chief minister M K Stalin) in a ly is a PM material”. He, how- alliance partners,” Tyagi said. with Chief Minister Yogi number of positive cases diag- a BJP worker. Ravichandran feel being side-lined by case which has been hushed by ever, called for setting up an Tyagi announced that Adityanath. nosed on Monday, according to has been a party hopper and Annamalai and the new crop of following the intervention of NDA coordination committee JD(U) will contest the assembly In the context of the Babri structure, he kicked the CM's doctors in Government Service. reached the BJP hardly months leaders. DMK leadership,” said Sampath. to resolve various issues. elections in Uttar Pradesh and demolition incident, he told chair. Whereas in this coun- “Yesterday being Sunday, the ago with the blessings of the “What Ravichandran has Ramakrishnan "Nitish Kumar is not a Manipur in 2022. On possibil- that he himself was present try the leaders do not leave State was under triple lock down. High Command. done is not a sting operation but Gauthaman, political com- candidate for the post of the ity of forming an alliance with with the kar sevaks in even the Prime Minister. Moreover, the number of sam- Ravichandran had told the a honey-trap. He is working for mentator, said the whole inci- prime minister. The JD(U) is the BJP, the JD(U) leader said Ayodhya on the day of the Kalyan Singh will always be ples tested on Monday was far media that he had told K a mafia to blackmail the BJP dent has been a setback for the the most trusted member of the we will try to tie-up but if it does demolition of the disputed alive in the hearts of people less than what was tested on Annamalai, the president of the and its State chief Annamalai. BJP. “The party lost its strong National Democratic Alliance not materialise we will contest structure. The kar sevaks were regarding Ram Mandir. No Sunday, 1,51, 670 samples. Let’s Tamil Nadu BJP that he had I feel Ravichandran should be presence in the social media (NDA) and Prime Minister the polls independently. climbing on the dome. one can touch his splendor. wait till Tuesday morning to sleazy videos of more than a arrested under criminal because of the ouster of Narendra Modi is the leader of "Our priority will be to Meanwhile, the Home His stature was huge. This loss know whether this trend would dozen leaders of the party with charges,” said Arjun Sampath, Ravichandran. The resigna- the alliance. But he (Kumar) form an alliance with the BJP Minister of the country called can never be undone. Kalyan continue or not,” said a govern- him to which Annamalai is President, Hindu People’s Party. tion of Raghavan is noteworthy certainly is a PM material," (for the polls). If that does not Kalyan Singh. Kalyan Singh Singh had taken two resolu- ment doctor. reported to have asked him to Sampath is of the view that the because he was the party’s JD(U) general secretary had happen, we will contest inde- told the Home Minister that tions. His first resolution was Sources of Kerala go and get the video aired. The sleazy videos have been done to livewire in mainstream media,” said after the party's national pendently," the senior JD(U) he knew the whole incident. to build a temple in Ayodhya Government Medical Officers video featuring Raghavan was destroy the BJP at the instance said Gauthaman, He also point- council meeting in Patna. leader said. Maharaj said that Babar had and the second one was Association told The Pioneer the first one to be aired through of the DMK and the Left par- ed out that the DMK was feel- Kumar, who had parted Recently, JD (U) has built a mosque after demol- wrapped in the flag of the BJP that they were yet to get any YouTub e. ties who are worried over the ing uncomfortable with company with the NDA in demanded that the Modi-gov- ishing the Ram temple in and was in the lap of death. response from the authorities to Annamalai remained growth of the nationalist party Annamalai who has been ques- 2017, has been in the past seen ernment expedite announce- Ayodhya and the credit of Both these resolutions were the grievances they have sent. incommunicado despite efforts in Tamil Nadu. tioning the ruling party on as a potential Prime ment for Caste-based census Ram temple goes to Kalyan fulfilled. Whatever their wish- All Government doctors in by The Pioneer to contact him He said Ravichandran was many issues while the Ministerial candidate by some that may help regional parties Singh. es were for the rest of the Kerala would observe Tuesday but he retaliated by expelling sore at the fact that he had not AIADMK was becoming weak- leaders in opposition and the with a dominant focus on caste Taking the responsibility nation, efforts will be made to as a day of protest but without Ravichandran and his associate been accommodated in the er by the day. JD (U). politics like itself. Eom of demolishing the disputed fulfill them. affecting the normal duties. =    R  +  :   

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The education- portedly showed the minister speak- IKarnataka, a youth in Bengaluru on Monday slit    F57 According to these and also carried out searches at nine attempts to breach the strong and al institutions where the raids are ing to a senior police official and ask- the throat of his former co-worker right on a road reports, " the launching pads location Sena’s five-time MP impregnable wall of the Maha Vikas being conducted are the places ing the latter to arrest Rane. after she rejected his marriage proposal again, police lert troops of the Indian and terrorist training camps Bhavana Gawli in connection with Aghadi government which remains where students are undergoing edu- Though the timing of ED’s said. Aarmy early on Monday located closer to the line of a money laundering case. stable. We are not scared by these cation”. notice and raids smack of political The victim was identi- morning neutralised two heav- control were witnessing hec- On a day when the Shiv Sena kinds of actions,” Raut said. “I have been in the educational vendetta, the ED is said to be inves- fied as Anita, 23, a private ily armed terrorists while they tic activity for the past sever- MP Sanjay Raut charged once again Raut handed out an indirect field for the last 20 years. I have been tigating an allegation that Vaze had company worker, and the were attempting to infiltrate al weeks". that the BJP was using the ED to warning to the BJP and its leaders, elected to the Lok Sabha five times. made in April this year that the min- accused as Venkatesh, 22. inside the Indian territory Following these reports indulge in “vindictive politics” when he indicated that the Shiv Sena Maybe some leaders are not liking ister had asked him to collect Rs 50 Both hailed from Andhra along the line of control in and in the wake of recent against his party, the ED conducted would pay them back in the same this,” she said. crore to close a preliminary inquiry Pradesh, had worked for Poonch sector. developments in Afghanistan raids at three locations of Parab in coin when its party – in alliance with Demanding to know if ED was against Saifee Burhani Upliftment the same company for three A Jammu based Defence the counter infiltration grid connection with the allegations of other like-minded parties -- comes not taking similar action was not Trust (SBUT). years, and were known to each other very well. PRO Lt-Col Devender Anand was kept in a state of high alert corruption made by incarcerated to power at the Centre. “Everybody being against the BJP leaders, Gawli It may be recalled that in a four- The incident took place when Anita was walk- said, "in the early hours of 30 as the security forces were police officer Sachin Vaze against can see the BJP-led Narendra Modi said: “We have a BJP MLA in our page hand written letter to the ing towards her workplace at about 7 a.m. Venkatesh August 2021, terrorists from anticipating desperate bids to him. government is indulging in vindic- area. He runs a land mafia. He is Special Judge of the NIA court on stopped her and proposed to her. When Anita reject- across the Line of Control push fresh groups of terrorists The ED’s raids on Parab’s tive politics. In politics, every polit- involved in a Rs 500 crore scam. My April 7, 2021 Vaze – who is currently ed him, he took out a knife and slit her throat. made an attempt to infiltrate inside the Indian territory. premises came a day ahead of Parab ical party gets a chance to rule. The question is why the Centre is not in the central investigating agency’s When blood began gushing out of her neck, in Poonch Sector. Alert Army Earlier, a high alert was is scheduled to appear before the BJP should realise that even our time ordering ED action against this custody in the twin SUV planting Venkatesh, with the help of her co-workers who were troops detected the infiltration sounded along the LoC in the investigating agency on the allega- will come,” he said. MLA? Why is it targeting only the and alleged Manshukh Hiran mur- on the same stretch, took her to a nearby hospital, bid by effective use of the inte- run up to the 75 tions of corruption. “There is collusion between the Shiv Sena leaders? What we are wit- der cases – had claimed that Parab where she succumbed to her injuries. grated surveillance grid. On Independence day celebra- Talking to media persons after ED and BJP. The ED is acting at the nessing is an Emergency-like situa- had called him July-August, 2020 to DCP, West, Sanjeev M. Patil said Venkatesh has being challenged by Army tions two weeks ago to prevent the news of ED’s raids on Parab’s behest of the BJP. Whatever it may tion. The level of politics is going his official bungalow and look into been arrested and the police have also seized the troops, there ensued a fierce any major infiltration bid spread, Raut said: “The ED action be, we will cooperate with the agen- down”. a complaint concerning the Saifee weapon from the scene of crime. firefight with the terrorist in from across the LoC. has been on against the Shiv Sena for cies,” Raut said. On Sunday, Raut had linked the Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT), "Preliminary investigations suggest that the which two terrorists were On August 19, a terrorist the past few days. ED issued sum- Meanwhile, elsewhere in summons issued to Parab to the which was under preliminary accused and victim were close to each other. They neutralised and their dead was neutralised in the mons to Parab, but the smile on our Washim in eastern Maharashtra recent arrest of Union Minister and enquiry and asked him to bring the were working in a private company as staff check- bodies along with separate ThanaMandi area of Rajouri faces has not gone. The ED is tar- and Mumbai, the ED conducted senior BJP leader Narayan Rane dur- SBUT trustees to him for negotia- ers and also distributed goods to retail shops. Three AK-47 rifles have been recov- while a JCO sacrificed his life in geting the Shiv Sena. The raids on raids at nine locations belonging to ing the “Jan Ashiward Yatra” during tions about the enquiry. months ago, Venkatesh joined another company. ered". "The operation is still in the operation. The terrorist killed Parab’s premises will have no bear- five educational institutions of the last week. “He ( Parab) also insisted to ini- But, they lived on different floors of the same build- progress in the area", the in the operation was part of the ing on the stability of the MVA gov- Yavatmal-Washim MP Bhavana It may be recalled that Rane was tiate primary talks to get Rs.50 ing," he said. Defence PRO added. group of infiltrators who had ernment. Parab is well versed with Gawli. She said that she had so far arrested at Sangamner in Ratnagiri crore from the SBUT in order to Lakshmi and Venkatesh were very close. Her The fresh infiltration bid in managed to sneak inside the law. He will fight it out”. not received any notice from the ED. district on August 24 for his “tight- close the said enquiry. I had father objected to it and she moved away from him. the region has confirmed Indian territory in the first week “For political workers like us, Talking to media persons, slap” remark against Maharashtra expressed my inability to do any such Venkatesh had also approached the victim with a assessment reports shared by of August. these kinds of notices are not war- Bhawana Gawli dsaid: “I have not Chief Minister and Shiv Sena things as I do not know anyone from marriage proposal on Saturday and had been the top brass of the Indian army Two terrorists of the same rants but mere love letters. Only the received any notice from the ED. The President Uddhav Thackeray. the SBUT and also I did not have any rejected. On Monday, he bought a knife in a super- during a series of recent high group were gunned down on frequency of such ‘love letters’ has ED officials have landed at the However, Rane was granted bail by control over the enquiry,” Vaze con- market for Rs 80 and used it for the crime, the DCP level security review August 6 in the same area of increased after the BJP failed in many offices of various educational insti- a Mahad court on the same night. tended in his letter to the NIA court. said. meetings. ThanaMandi. 5
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Even though two have been Buddhadeb Guha succumbing to the Bangladesh to India through the non-fenced ruling outfit saying that he left the saf- The Monday’s development brings suspended, the outbursts from others continued pandemic little before Sunday mid- border at Changrabanda under Mekhligunj fron party because of its divisive and down the BJP’s strength in the State on Monday also. night. He was 85. Though he had police station in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, unethical politics. Assembly to 73. Earlier former BJP The list of the 14 surfaced late Saturday night, recovered from the disease in May he after they opened fire on being challenged. Accepting the TMC flag from national vice president Mukul Roy too and out came the daggers. It was a free for all with succumbed to post corona complica- The duo were identified as Younia Ali and Bengal Minister Bratya Basu Bishnupur left that party to join the TMC where everyone washing dirty linen in the public. tions, sources said. Md Sagar, reportedly from Bangladesh's Patgram. Legislator Tanmoy Ghosh said, “the he was instantly made the party’s So far two top Congress leaders, a two time Guha known for his liberal According to local sources, the BSF has reason why I am in the Trinamool national vice president. The JP had won legislator K.Sivadasan Nair, and senior party leader romantic novels and stories many of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tightened its hold on the border area to check Congress is: I was inspired by the 77 seats in this year’s Assembly elec- who is the outgoing organisational general sec- them woven around forests of said “I am deeply saddened by the cattle smuggling. However, despite this, smug- developmental works being carried out tions. retary of the Kerala unit -- K.P. Anilkumar have Jharkhand and even Madhya Pradesh demise of the eminent writer glers from Bangladesh allegedly continue to by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee … Two MPs Nisith Pramanik and been suspended in a jiffy by State party chief was an accomplished singer of Buddhadeb Guha. He passed away in carry on with the illegal activity, using both I invite others also to do the same … Jagannath Sarkar who had successful- K.Sudhakaran for their outbursts. Rabindra Sangeet and was among the Kolkata last night. He was 85 years old. open or barbed wire borders as corridors. I want the members of other parties ly contested the Assembly elections Incidentally trouble began in the Kerala unit busiest chartered accountants of east- Buddhadeb Guha, the prominent The area in question in Monday's incident also to join the Trinamool so that they later resigned the Assembly post.Soon of the party ever since contrary to what has been ern India. author of Bengali literature, had writ- is adjacent to the Dharla river and so, barbed can also take part in the work of after he left the party Bengal BJP pres- the practice, the party high command came down Having to his credit the memo- ten notable books including Koel, wire could not be installed in a four kilome- Mamata Banerjee’s public welfare pro- ident Dilip Ghosh alleged “Tanmoy heavy when they decided enough is enough of the rable forest centric novels Madhukari, Kojagar, Madhukari, Jangalmahal, ter area. The smugglers try to take advantage grammes.” Ghosh is yet another example of how way the faction managers -- two time Chief Kojagar, Koeler Kache, Tand Baghoa, Charibeti etc. He is also the creator of of this situation. Attacking the BJP he said “After the TMC is arm-twisting the opposi- Minister Oommen Chandy and veteran outgoing Babli, Unees Bees, Sabinoy Nibedan, two popular fictional characters in According to BSF sources, on Monday going to that party I found that they are tion leaders into joining its ranks.” Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala for the Baba Howa etc had created the famous Bengali literature - Rivu and Rijuda.” morning, some people had entered Indian ter- only into vindictive politics which is Curiously a former State Minister past two decades used to share all the posts character Rijuda which earned huge Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar too ritory from Bangladesh to smuggle cattle. evident from the way they are using the and TMC leader SP Mukherjee who between themselves. popularity among the children. wrote, “saddened at passing of emi- When the BSF challenged him, they attacked central agencies against their political had joined the BJP before the Assembly Putting an end to their hegemony, the high Expressing his condolence Prime nent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, the BSF, which retaliated, killing the two. opponents … they follow no ethical elections was arrested last week on command stepped in soon after the April 6 Minister Narendra Modi wrote “Shri author of many notable works such as As soon as the news of the incident was norms and indulge in dividing the peo- charges of corruption. Assembly results saw the Congress being defeat- Buddhadeb Guha’s writings were mul- 'Madhukari' (Honey Gatherer). His received, DIG, Jalpaiguri Sector, Sanjay Panth, ple for narrow political gains.” State BJP spokesperson Samik ed by Pinarayi Vijayan for the second time in a row. tifaceted and displayed great sensi- works of fiction reflected his closeness BSF's 146 Bn second-in-command Mohit Ghosh also said that the BJP had Bhattacharya said Ghosh’s quitting the Soon after Vijayan took over, the Congress tivity to the environment. His works to nature and forests of eastern India. Kothiyal, second in command of battalion no organizational strength at the party would not make any difference high command stepped in and announced were enjoyed across generations, par- Pray Almighty to bestow eternal number 146, and other senior officers of police booth-level and only thrived on the for the saffron outfit in the State. Sudhakaran as the new party president and V.D. ticularly among youngsters. His pass- peace on the departed soul.” Winner and the administration reached the spot. The votes transferred by the other parties “Everyone is not capable of taking the Satheesan as the new leader of opposition, mak- ing away is a big loss to the literary of a number of literary awards the bodies have been handed over to the police like the Left Front. “They will soon lose pressure opposition leaders have to ing its intentions clear that it will no longer suc- world. Condolences to his family and departed writer leaves behind two for a post-mortem examination, and will sub- whatever they gained because they have face. Here Tanmoy Ghosh gave cumb to the arm twisting tactics of the faction admirers. Om Shanti.” daughters. sequently be handed over to the BGB. no organizational strength at the booth in.” managers.  !"#$% !!# &'()( 0

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Signs cuted Chinese Uighur Muslims, Irony dies a thousand         )  #         beholden Imran Khan dutifully extended the current Pakistani started early with him axing an @5-:<E8&50 he rather ingloriously and deaths when Imran’s PTI ends ) O          O         Chief of Army Staff’s tenure, con- internationally renowned econ- 25**-8:5+5:< meekly surrendered saying that its falsehoods on its official                R) ?  S tinuing the Military institutions omist from his panel of advis- he accepts the “Chinese version” party site by ending the portion              <       tradition of extraconstitutional ers, Atif Mian, only because of 7:*7&&**D70-: due to “extreme proximity and on its “mission” by quoting cel- his faith (Ahmadi), whom the relationship” with Communist ebrated secularist Faiz Ahmed   S          /       levers. The Pakistani Military’s 28*-+-:+  penchant for control with a civil- puritanical Pakistani China! Faiz’s immortal lines, “Jab raaj       #       <  ian façade has led to many calling Government does not recognise &87:+@% For a nation that has stead- karegi khalq-e-khuda; Lazim the system a ‘Hybrid Martial Law’. as Muslim. Soon, Imran’s :5@@5+-E8D fastly remained under the hai ke hum bhi dekhengey” — 3 4 Meanwhile the political discourse Government (and the Military) infamy of being ‘Greylisted’ on who actually wrote this against amongst the civilian politicians too were seen cutting ‘deals’ with the 251-*+5:5*5 the international terror financ- Zia’s illiberal, doctrinaire and has reached unprecedented lows, likes of Tehreek-i-Labbaik ing watchdog agency, FATF, the degressive misuse of religion with personalised character assas- (TLP) instead of taking stern NE-&+-O8D comments emanating from towards orthodoxy. Imran has sination of the Opposition leaders, action for fanning poison in +@@8@9++  Pakistan on the Taliban are been a schizophrenic usurper unsubstantiated attributions, society on the issue of blasphe- shocking self-goals of complic- of identities to present the intemperate and mocking tone to my. Meanwhile, offering 5:1:8;:5* ity. From senior PTI leader “winning identity” from an populist rhetoric to hide the patronage and succour to N+50- 5:1 5:O Neelam Sheikh’s “Taliban is electoral perspective, and sadly Government’s failures, one after organisations like Jamaat-ud- with us to free Kashmir”, to in a country facing caught in the other. Imran’s crass language Dawa and Sipah-i-Sahaba con- &8:+-:7*+  Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid the vortex of extremism, it is and undignified allusions have tinued unabated. 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S    %           Prime Minister Narendra Modi early on ordered the full evacuation of the Indian Embassy and all Indian personnel within hours of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s departure from the Presidential sibility. The Government must New Delhi was unable to assure declared “vacant”, or even “sus- Palace. A little earlier, Indian diplomats and instead consider all its options in its diplomatic staff that they would pended” depending on the new staff had departed from Kandahar and other -:<50-:;-+ remaining engaged with be secure from Taliban militia and regime in Afghanistan committing provincial capitals to reach Kabul. Most Afghanistan for its future and of the their Pakistani benefactors, in order to international norms on human Indians have been evacuated. + +50- 5: ordinary people of Afghanistan to keep diplomats in Kabul. It was rights, women’s rights, minority At the UN Security Council in New @-+ 8<- who boldly placed their faith in able to negotiate a diplomatic out- rights and others. York and UN Human Rights Council in 8E@::+ Indian leadership. post at Kabul airport that would As Chairman of the Taliban Geneva, India has expressed its worries 7*+<+@-: For this, to begin with, it is nec- allow it to place a core team as with Sanctions Committee (or the 1988 about terrorism, human rights and refugees, + :5+7@8D essary to acknowledge the hard the US, the United Kingdom and Sanctions Committee), India must but has not mentioned the Taliban itself agonising truth that no other power other North Atlantic Treaty not act shy, but in fact use its mus- even once by name. And in India, the -+*:5:+ from the West to the East has con- Organization (NATO) countries, it cle to ensure terrorists such as Government appears to be just as mute, as ;-+ + -*:; sidered India’s interests or contribu- is time to accept India’s diplomacy Sirajuddin Haqqani and other mem- thousands of Afghans clamour for visas, and @-!+  tion to date, while charting the was a huge failure. This acceptance bers of the Haqqani group respon- get no reply, focusing instead on the task P7*+-8:8D course on Afghanistan. will mean that India's foreign poli- sible for brutal suicide bombings on of bringing a few hundred Indian nation- ; + @-:<-5 Such shocking blocking out of cy needsa reset and a new diplomat- Indian embassies and consulates, not als back home. India has been found in the cut-out ic strategy. be given any exemptions: on travel,               The Modi Government’s silence is in ;-008ED@8 of several quadrilateral arrange- While the Modi Government recourse to funds, or arms.         )        sharp contrast to the past, particularly the -+*D@7-+0** ments, e.g., the main negotiations found it inconvenient to vocally Thus, Prime Minister Modi’s              last 20 years till recently. India had then been 5&1%& 5::0 held by the “Troika plus” consisting protest the talks with the Taliban and forthcoming speech at the UN at the forefront of discussions in +501*;-+ +  of the United States-Russia-China- the extended line to Pakistan to facil- General Assembly scheduled for             #   th                   Afghanistan and on Afghanistan. India’s role +50- 5:5:< Pakistan that pushed for a more itate the talks with these “friendly” September 25 will be an appropri- strengthened over the tenure of three dif- “inclusive Government” by includ- global leaders thus far, it is necessary ate occasion to express India’s posi-    #               ( ferent Governments in Delhi in three ;-+ 251-*+5: ing the Taliban; the alternative for India to publicly decry such an tion on the civilised future of            @ 0AB;     areas: infrastructure building and develop- -:+ 25*+D; grouping of Russia-Iran-China- outcome that has clearly worked Afghanistan and thus challenge the             4  ment assistance, encompassing all 34 8:+ *-:+8 Pakistan that formed a “regional arc” against India's interests till now. rest of the international communi-          (     ( provinces of the country; building democ- *8+ -: that has today enabled them to retain In order to do so, India must ty to refuse legitimisation of the O               racy, such as in helping script the *7 *+5:+-E their Embassies in Kabul; and the begin by rallying in the United Taliban regime, unless the regime is Constitution and technical assistance to connectivity quadrilaterals formed Nations, to exert its influence, explic- willing to negotiate on all these    #                @5-:*           (     hold elections; and educational investment, by the US and China, respectively, itly in its own interest, and that of the issues. as also allowing thousands of young +8 *: with Uzbekistan-Afghanistan- still existing on paper, the Afghan In dealing with the Taliban     )           ( Afghans to study in India, be trained as pro- Pakistan, that depend heavily on “Republic” in the UN, which cannot regime, the Modi Government              4  ( fessionals and soldiers, and become skilled. Taliban protection and Pakistani be allowed to be just abandoned. must determine the nature of its      R( S        India was the first country that port access. India is nowhere in these At the UN Security Council engagement with this new regime.    #           Afghanistan signed a strategic partnership arrangements-a loud denigration of (UNSC) in the remained period as The question of whether India will                  with, the only country that undertook per- the Modi Government. Chairman, India must be vocal movefrom its fruitless back-channel      "     2  ( ilous but ambitious projects such as a new Neither India’s so-called tradi- about its abhorrence of a Taliban-run talks with the Taliban and with               ( Parliament building, the Zaranj-Delaram tional strategic and defence partner, Afghanistan that seeks to reverse the Pakistan in the past few months, Highway, and the Chabahar port project in Russia, nor its currently fastest-grow- gains of democracy developing in into something substantive remains        Iran, the infrastructure for transit trade. As ing global strategic partner, the the past two decades. A pathetic to be seen. 5          678)        a consequence, India by far is the one coun- United States, thought it important diluted statement that India drafted In a world of hard geopolitical               try that polled consistently highest among to include India in any confabula- as UNSC president on August 16 did realities, it is also uniquely India's          #       countries that Afghan people trusted. tion or insist that their envoys, not even mention opposition to soft power, autonomy based on        4          It seems inconceivable and incompre- Zamir Kabulov (who is Russian theso-called “Islamic Emirate of principles and a Hindu tradition     #          ( hensible that the Government can choose President Vladimir Putin’s special Afghanistan”. selfless assistance to those in need, to simply walk away from such capital envoy to Afghanistan) and Zalmay India must thereafter take a lead-                 such examples as Parsis and Jews, invested and nurtured, regardless of the (The writer is a BJP MP Khalilzad (US Special Representative ing role in the debate over who will particularlyhas been the unique            #   ( developments in Afghanistan, the domes- and former Union for Afghanistan Reconciliation), be nominated to Afghanistan’s seat voice of VasudhaivaKutumbakam.       *          )    tic political considerations in India and Minister. The views briefed their counterparts in New at the UN, and whether the We must make that voice heard loud          #       geopolitical sensitivities of some neighbours. expressed are personal.) Delhi about the details of their nego- Republic’s appointed current and clear on Afghanistan, loud                #  Therefore, it would be abdication of respon- tiations with the Taliban leadership. Ambassador will remain, or the seat and clear and now.                 /           C              4 POINTCOUNTERPOINT        #                      #       4    @      %      & #  *                ( &  @       %             #           -  &-  -                L   L7  B  Uur v‡r v†hryyx‚€hhtr€r‡p‚†ˆy‡h‡Uur‰vr† r‘ƒ r††rqh rƒr †‚hy                                          

fghanistan, having a female) can be adjudged defi- Now, exactly 655 Sikhs and Neo-Taliban. dued or may have conscious- proactive given the large pres- population of 3.84 crore, nitely on the higher side. Hindus are being evacuated. Is Afghanistan in the dol- ly decided to maintain a low ence of Afghans in India. a per capita GDP of The ethnic groups of On 15th August, when drums again? What would profile. Only the passage of time A th $580 and an average annual Pashtun,Tajiks, Hazaras and India was celebrating the 75 happen to this cold, dry fruit- The facade of the Doha will tell if the bold act of individual income of 14 lakh in Uzbeks, speaking mainly Dari anniversary of independence, and opium-producing moun- talks was arranged in a haste, Pakistan to recognise Afghan currency (2020 fig- and Pashto languages, used to co-incidentally in Afghanistan, tainous country, now that a by purposely sidelining Taliban or the complete ures), was not an Islamic coun-  #3616 inhabit four major territories of it was a different ball game, a “non-peaceful transfer” of India.India's late participation silence of the entire Islamic try to begin with. It was not Balkh, Herat, Ghazni and different kind of liberation power has become reality? in “apology to talks”,at the rel- world has paid off. fully under the control of the Kabul. that was happening.President Though August 31 is slat- atively low level of a Joint in the emerging sce- British either. It is an irony that The Pashtuns or Pathans Ashraf Ghani lost no time in ed to be the ‘D’ date for ulti- Secretary, proves that its nario,a vital buffer State is August 18 is observed as the who primarily followed Jewish, fleeing with close associates mate pullout by the US, the Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Iran and it may be slipping 102nd Independence Day of Buddhist and Hindu religions metallic and opium production and lots of cash. His predeces- UK,France and policy received a setback. out of India’s horizon. Iran this country that takes pride till the 8th or 9th century began potential comprises 99.7 per sor Hamid Karjai stayed back Germany,Taliban or Talb—e- Despite her two-decades-long may choose to react after get- only in taking revenge,if a converting to Islam with the cent Muslims, of whom 88.9 and is now getting closer to old Ilam (literal meaning — seek- involvement in the re-devel- ting a sense of what is hap- prominent dialogue in a advent of acts of loot and sac- per cent are Sunnis — same as foe Abdullah Abdullah, the ers of knowledge) were close- opment efforts, this strange pening in Afghanistan; that Rambo blockbuster is to be rilege perpetrated by foreign in Pakistan but diagrammati- outgoing CEO. ly watching and following the country is still to get out of much can be expected after believed. tribal and non-tribal chief- cally opposite to Iran where While shrewd, sophisti- developments from their drugs, arms and ammunition the recent change of guard in World Bank data indicates tains and kings such as Shias are in the majority. cated and westernised Abdulla strongholds in many pockets of and an ever-ready Inclination Tehran. The stand of Israel, in that Afghanistan is one of the Ghenghis Khan of Mongolia. When Islam began domi- has declared that God will Afghanistan and offered bases to fight for the cause of Islam. view of rapid developments in six poorest countries and that (The writer is a retired Ahmed Shad Durrani is con- nating, the number of Sikhs decide the fate of the now-for- to a handful of friendly Islamic Was India’s slow but cal- the Islamic world, will have to only Somalia, Burundi and IAS officer and former sidered as the ablest of them, and Hindus was bound to mer President, a statement countries. China,meanwhile, culated wait-and-watch stand be also watched,particularly Sierra Leone have a lower Chief Secretary, though. register a rapid fall, so much so from Karjai is very much has made it clear to have purposeful or was it due to after her successful diplo- Government of Sikkim. GDP per head. But the popu- The views expressed Presently, this beautiful that their combined strength awaited. One will not be sur- friendly ties with the new her utter helplessness in the matic ties with UAE and lation growth of 2.33 per cent are personal.) and enchanting country having was barely one thousand prised if their hand is later dis- regime. Pakistan, for obvious rapidly changing scenario? Morocco that were reported- (fertility rate of 4.55 births per a tough terrain with immense according to the last count. covered in the ‘return’ of the reasons, has kept herself sub- India will have to be more ly brokered by the US.  !"#$% !!# &'()( 

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The Taliban seized power ty official suggested the risk of British publication’s story as a or fighting terrorism China, which is closely in Afghanistan on August 15, ‘second 9/11’ if the Western “gross mischaracterisation” of hina has told the US that selectively. coordinating with its “all- two weeks before the US was countries do not recognise the conversation that took Cthe Afghanistan situation On China-US relations, weather ally” Pakistan to evolve set to complete its troop with- Taliban. place between journalist Lamb has undergone fundamental The Chinese Foreign Minister its Afghanistan policy follow- drawal after a costly two- However, in a statement and Yousuf. changes and it is necessary for said that dialogue is better ing the withdrawal of troops by decade war. This forced Afghan issued later on Sunday, the “At no point did he state “all parties” to make contact than confrontation and coop- the US, has held two rounds of President Ashraf Ghani to flee Office of the Pak NSA asked that the West should ‘immedi- with the Taliban and “guide it Wang and Blinken also and humanitarian assistance, eration is better than conflict, talks with the Taliban. the country to the UAE. ‘The Times’ to retract what ately recognize’ the Taliban, as actively”, reiterating that discussed bilateral ties which help the new Afghan political and that the Chinese side will Last month, Beijing hosted The Taliban insurgents they called a “frivolous” inter- the article states. Nor was there America’s troop withdrawal were riddled with tensions structure maintain normal consider how to engage with a Taliban delegation headed by have stormed across pretation of Mr Yusuf’s any ‘warning’ of a second 9/11 may provide an opportunity for over a host of issues. operation of government insti- Washington based on its atti- its senior leader Mullah Abdul Afghanistan, capturing all interview with journalist linked to formal ‘recognition’ of the resurgence of terrorist The Chinese Foreign tutions, maintain social secu- tude towards Beijing. Ghani Baradar. major cities in a matter of Christina Lamb. the Taliban,” the statement groups. Minister said the situation in rity and stability, curb curren- If the US side also hopes to In his talks with Baradar, days, as Afghan security forces The office of Pak NSA from Mr Yousuf’s office said, as Chinese Foreign Minister Afghanistan has undergone cy depreciation and inflation bring bilateral relations back on Foreign Minister Wang asked trained and equipped by the US said the story titled “Work quoted by Radio Pakistan. Wang Yi, during his telephon- fundamental changes and it is and embark on the journey of the right track, it should stop the Taliban to break away from and its allies melted away. with the Taliban or Repeat the This controversy comes as ic conversation with US necessary for “all parties” to peaceful reconstruction at an blindly smearing and attacking the terrorist groups and not Thousands of Afghan Horror of the 1990s, West many experts and the majori- Secretary of State Antony make contact with the Taliban early date, Wang said. China, and stop undermining allow the Uygur militant group nationals and foreigners are Told,” published in The Times ty of Afghans believe that Blinken on Sunday, discussed and “guide it actively”, state-run Facts have proved again China’s sovereignty, security from Xinjiang — the East fleeing the country to escape on August 28, 2021, wrongly Islamabad is behind the the deteriorating situation in Xinhua news agency reported. that the Afghanistan war never and development interests, Turkistan Islamic Movement the new Taliban regime and to interpreted the interview of Taliban’s aggressive advance Afghanistan amidst chaotic The US, in particular, achieved the goal of eliminat- Wang added. 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June quarter of the current fis-  :;<0 - After touching a lifetime Tpaise to close at more Dment in equities, the In a tweet, BSE CEO cal on account of healthy high of 56,958.27 during the than two-month high of 73.29 market capitalisation of BSE- Ashish Chauhan said “con- growth in pharmaceuticals, he ambitious 100 lakh day, the 30-share BSE Sensex against the US dollar on listed companies jumped to gratulations India” as he men- engineering, and gems and Tcrore-Gatishakti pro- ended 765.04 points or 1.36 per Monday following dovish an all-time high of  tioned about the equity mar- jewellery sectors, as per official gramme will provide the cent higher at its new closing comments by the US Federal 2,47,30,108.97 crore on ket capitalisation on the data. framework for timely imple- peak of 56,889.76, extending its Reserve chairman on interest Monday. exchange reaching an “all SEZs are key export hubs mentation of the National winning run for the third ses- rates. Extending its winning time high of USD 3.37 tril- which contribute about one- Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) sion. A strong rally in the momentum for the third ses- lion. (INR 2.47 crore crore)”. fourth of the country’s total initiative with minimal cost The broader NSE Nifty domestic equity markets and sion, the 30-share BSE bench- He also tagged the han- outbound shipments. overruns, Road Transport advanced for the sixth consec- a weak American currency in mark Sensex ended 765.04 dles of Prime Minister According to commerce Secretary Giridhar Aramane utive day, surging 225.85 points the overseas markets also points or 1.36 per cent high- Narendra Modi and Finance ministry data, exports from said on Monday. or 1.35 per cent to its record supported the rupee senti- er at 56,889.76, its new clos- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman these zones dipped to  7.56 A holistic infrastructure numbers have expanded since completed, NHAI also has dis- closing of 16,931.05. ment. ing peak. During the day, it in the tweet.Investors have lakh crore in 2020-21 as against development programme that then. cussed with various investors It touched an all-time At the interbank forex jumped 833.55 points to its become richer by 7.97 lakh crore in 2019-20. aims to boost employment The projects identified and there is a very good intra-day high of 16,951.50. market, the local unit opened lifetime high of 56,958.27. 5,76,600.66 crore in three In the first quarter of the opportunities and productivi- under this ambitious pro- response. The Nifty has closed at strong at 73.46 against the In three days, the bench- days of market rally. The 30- current financial year, SEZ ty of industries, Gatishakti was gramme are estimated to “Canadian pension funds fresh lifetime highs in five of greenback and later moved in mark has gained 945.55 share BSE index had closed exports rose about 41.5 per cent announced by Prime Minister require an investment of 111 have shown interest (in NHAI the previous six sessions. a range of 73.21 to 73.54 in points. Thanks to the win- above the 56,000-mark for to 2.15 lakh crore.As many as Narendra Modi during his lakh crore during FY 2020-25 InvIT), and some other Bharti Airtel was the top the day trade. ning run in equities, the mar- the first time on Friday. 427 such zones have been Independence Day speech on period. investors from abroad are also performer in the Sensex pack, approved by the Government, August 15. The initiative is set Both the initiatives will interested. rallying 4.44 per cent, after the ket capitalisation of all BSE-list- nessed sharp recovery. Barring over the Jackson Hole sympo- out of which 267 are opera- to be launched in September. play a key role in bolstering “Domestic FIIs and other company’s board raising up to ed companies reaching a record IT, most key sectoral indices sium subsided following the tional as on June 30. The data “Gatishakti provides the infrastructure development companies who are involved in Rs 21,000 crore via a rights 247.30 lakh crore. traded in green with decent dovish tone of the Fed Chair. showed that till June 30,  6.25 implementation framework for activities amid the country the tolling contracts will also be issue. “Domestic equities sky- rebound. Strong buying in Jerome Powell stated sticking lakh crore have been invested NIP. Gatishakti basically striving to become a USD 5 tril- interested in taking the stake,” Axis Bank, Tata Steel, rocketed on strong global cues midcap and smallcap stocks with the wait-and-see approach in these zones and a total of ensures that the National lion economy in the near Aramane, who is also chairman Titan, Bajaj Finance, Maruti with benchmark Nifty is just continued as recent correc- giving reassurance that the 24.47 lakh people are employed Infrastructure Pipeline is future. of NHAI, said. and SBI were among the other one notch away to surpass tion made risk reward propo- easy money policy will contin- there. Export Promotion implemented in time and as per “So, without Gatishakti, According to him, there prominent gainers, spurting 17,000 mark,” said Binod Modi, sitions favourable for investors, ue this year with a smaller rate Council for EoUs and SEZs the original estimated cost, NIP implementation will be a shall not be any problems in up to 4.15 per cent. Head-Strategy at Reliance Modi said. of tapering,” said Vinod Nair, (EPCES) is the nodal body, set with very little overrun of costs huge problem. So, it is essential terms of the investments. Only four index compo- Securities. “Following a strong gap- Head of Research at Geojit up by the Commerce Ministry, and time,” Aramane told PTI in that we implement Gatishakti “We are going with an nents ended in the red -- Tech Dovish commentary from up opening, equity benchmark Financial Services. to promote shipments from an interview. along with the NIP so that full appropriate size of the package, Mahindra, Nestle India, Infosys US Federal Reserve chairman indices maintained the trend Sectorally, BSE telecom, these zones. The council has He did not provide specif- efficiency is harvested,” he around 350 to 400 km. So, and TCS, sliding up to 1.88 per in Jackson Hole Symposium throughout the day in line metal, power, basic materials, announced Bhuvnesh Seth as ic details about Gatishakti. said.Replying to a question, he monetising that in a very cent. lifted investors’ sentiments with the strength in global utilities and bankex rallied as its new chairman and Srikanth The NIP was launched said the entire process of appropriate fashion shall not be Investors were richer by globally, he noted. markets. “Global markets much as 3.53 per cent, while IT Badiga as the new vice-chair- with 6,835 projects and the launching the InvIT has been a problem,” he said. 3.56 lakh crore, with the mar- Financial and metals wit- strengthened as the anxiety and teck closed lower. man. !
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Hence, it is  !  intake can lead to bone loss Vij. shampoos, you can start using baby mild essential to consult a dietitian to know your and the right amount of pro- Post-COVID-19 inflammation has also shampoos but avoiding them is a wrong body’s particular nutritional needs and tein intake can help protect been another cause of hair fall. The deficien- approach. Use of conditioner and serums after which fats are a must in your diet and which bone health during aging and weight loss. Good sources of pro- cies caused by a compromised nutritional head wash is a very good practice and it should need to be avoided by you. tein include pulses, legumes, beans, peas, nuts, egg, chicken, fish, intake, sudden changes in weight, hormonal dis- be followed regularly,” he explains. '    1  >' ) ) tofu, milk and milk products. Calcium is the key ingredient: When it comes to bone health, calcium is the important mineral. 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I was lucky to tune 4'' Q  award you can name — in to the last day of the uncon- Jnanpith Award (for Kagaj Te ventional show; while the mak- rogation — in the age of grow- of theories and questions in my Canvas), Padma Shri and ers are planning to do anoth- ing indifference and shrinking mind, Kalpana was the exact Padma Vibhushan. She was er round before the year ends, empathy, can one still create a opposite of Murugan. She born, on this day, in they revealed that they are genuine human connection? lacked his haste and embodied Gujranwala, Pakistan and severely underfunded as it is Right at the onset of the perfor- a prophetic vision. All this migrated from Lahore to India, currently being self-funded. mance, I was challenged with while I felt like a researcher, post-Partition. Pritam had also Pritam felt betrayed by the of. This was due to the fear that Unlike proscenium or the the 'task' to choose who is it trying to gauge the performa- received the Sahitya Akademi same. She felt that all her life, she would ‘steal’ their men. newly emerging online zoom that I would like to interact tive aspects of this entire pro- Fellowship, an award given to she was lied to by her elders Pritam had once mentioned plays, Lifeline 99 99 is an absurd with — a conflicted sex chat duction, its nuances and tech- ‘immortals of literature’, for about the power of prayers. She that she had received more love drama that takes place over the operator, an aggrieved idealist, nicalities, till I talked to lifetime achievement in 2004. was married to an older man, abroad than she had received telephonic medium. Due cred- an alien cab-driver, a morbid Kalpana. I was Kalpana’s lab rat The writer was extolled Pritam Singh, and had two at home. She garnered wide it to the creators of the show — insurance agent, a memory and she was the researcher. She for her elegy Ajj Aakhaan children with him. Despite her acclaim internationally. Gaurav Singh, the production alteration researcher, an ethical quizzed me about memories, Waris Shah Nu (I Say Unto failed marriage and subsequent Despite all the obstacles, manager of Kaivalya Plays who scammer or art itself, person- their impact and origin and left Waris Shah). The poem divorce, she retained his name here was a woman challenging oversaw the technical aspects ified. I was thrilled at the my mind riddled with a million invoked Waris Shah, the because she believed that her all conventions of a society that and co-directed it with Akshay prospect of discussing a ques- questions. Her enigmatic renowned historic poet, who husband had greatly con- was recently coming out of a Raheja, the writer. It is a testa- tion that is always tethered to laughter peppered between her wrote the popular version of tributed to what she became. Partition, still very much dog- ment to the fact that theatre is the corner of my mind. At first, thought-provoking games the Punjabi love tragedy of She went on to become a matically patriarchal, a collaborative creation as the I was connected to a persona I about memory alteration not Heer Ranjha. seminal litterateur and was a enveloped with conventions audience members, in this did not select but surprises are only evoked a box of memories ‘Aaj akha Waris Shah nu, single woman who openly of tradition, and a society that case, the listeners, are engaged something I never shy away from my childhood but made ki tu kabra wichu goe expressed her love for a man had not stepped yet into the in an interactive exchange with from, even if they appear in the me perceive memory as a sep- Ki ajj kitabein ishq da koi who was not her husband. modern idea of ‘live and let live’. the actors, which were one of garb of technical glitches. arate being. Would I alter my agla var ka koe...’ And one can imagine how big It was very simple to question the seven personas at the other In 30 minutes, Murugan memories if I had the chance (I summon Waris Shah a deal and huge a controversy the character of women and end of the line. Each persona from Telangana, with his per- to; sell them in exchange for today, speak from thy grave, that was in the 1950s. Her rep- subjugate them. However, had a story of its own and did sistent urge to bridge the gap more pleasurable ones? Do we and find the next page in the winning film. tionship with Sahir Ludhianvi, utation was smeared. She was Pritam was ahead of her times, not hesitate to seamlessly make between the rich and the poor, even have any control over our Book of Love.) The writer’s sensibility stating, publically, that her termed as a ‘siren’ and her both in her works and actions. you a part of them. was already on my nerves. All memories, or are we the ones The poem describes the towards the plight of women love-life was sufficient to be works were often considered There was a revolutionary zeal How ironic is it when you of a sudden, a complete constructing or demolishing natural environment and the and towards love arose from penned down on a ‘raseedi lewd and sexually explicit, due in her writings are compelled to feel chal- stranger, who does not even them? hearts of the people of Punjab her own life. Following her ticket’. The sarcastic comment to which she was not consid- Love and passion defined lenged by something as natur- exist, rightfully marched into This audio experience which were poisoned during failed marriage, her immense inspired her and she turned it ered a serious writer. Despite her life and purpose. She point- al as a telephonic conversation? my life with one telephone call leaves a lot to the imagination, the Partition. The land of love love for Sahir Ludhianvi could around in her favour. She bold- being an accomplished author, ed out that the problem of the Within the first two rings, my and a treasure of ideologies that while simultaneously making it and beauty, known for its reli- not be consummated. It was ly called her autobiography her works were often side- society was that people thought call was received by what set my mind ticking. In an suitable for not only those with gious tolerance and secularism, only later that she found solace Raseedi Ticket (English: lined. Like any other woman they could bind love in the fet- seemed like a bot with a pre- incessant badgering tone, try- visual impairments but also for was polluted. The love and in the companionship of the Revenue Stamp). Therein, she who wanted to be independent ters of bonds and relation- recorded set of lines and ing to sign me up for a sub- those experiencing screen respect had vanished and was artist and writer Imroz. She openly indited her life story, her and stand up for herself, ships. The last work she wrote responses. However, it was scription to an illegal tele- fatigue. Each performance is a replaced by cruelty, bloodshed spent her last 40 years with love life, her journey as a litter- Pritam, too, had to bear the was a poem for her beloved paradoxical how this virtually phone network, Murugan pro- conversation that is distinct and all the vices present. She him. Imroz designed some of ateur, a famous writer, and as onslaughts on her character, Imroz, called Main tenu Phir simulated set-up felt so life-like. pelled me to question the lux- from another which is what takes the trope of Heer Ranjha her book covers and often an academy award winner. The endure the constant comments Milangi in 2004. Her writing The monotone of the bot was uries of my life. How do I stay makes it all the more unique and sadly expresses how thou- painted her portraits. Their script was in Gurumukhi. and interference in her life, style was simple as if she was interspersed with a joke here or cocooned in the comfort of my and personalised. sands of Heers were raped, life together is also the subject Pritam was a child bride, merely because she was honest narrating a story. The narra- an anecdote there, and it felt world turning a blind eye to the Lifeline 99 99 portrays the killed, and buried and how the of many books. One of them is engaged at the age of four, and about it and not apologetic for tion was done in an honest and more humane than most peo- thousands of destitute living a urge to connect, regardless of Ranjhas had forgotten their Amrita Imroz: A Love Story. had lost her mother when she her choices. She possessed clar- straightforward manner. ple I interact with nowadays! life of mayhem? Is this where the person you are communi- lessons of love. The title of her autobiogra- was very young. While she, ini- ity in life, something not every- Pritam produced hundreds of My curiosity about what await- humanity is headed towards, an cating with. There is a sense of In Pinjar, she created her phy came from a conversation tially, had a good relationship one can claim to do. works, over a span of 60 years, ed me was further fed when I abyss of indifference? relief in just having another per- indelible character Puro, an that she had with writer with her father, who was a The Padma Shri awardee and frequently spoke of the was connected to the persona This mind-boggling expe- son on the line, a quantum in epitome of violence against Kushwant Singh. The name pious and religious man, the opened up, in her memoir, society of her time, the posi- of my choice. rience fueled my second con- the canvas of the universe. A women, the loss of humanity carried with it immense signif- relationship suffered a blow about how the wives of other tion of women in it, their Seven unique entities, versation with a different per- human being is an eclectic unit, and the ultimate surrender to icance and was a testament to when she decided to become a writers prohibited them from place in literature, the culture seven distinct stories, and seven sona, Kalpana, the one I had and only conversations with dif- existential fate. Pinjar was later, how strong the woman was. He writer. He wanted her to follow attending international events of Punjab and about her life separate voices were all tied chosen in the first place. ferent people bring out the in 2003, made into an award- commented on her failed rela- the path of religion, while which Pritam, too, was a part and relationships. together by one thread of inter- Having constructed a tapestry nitty-gritties of human nature.

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 had my leg amputated. After tance of 66.90 metres at the 19th Antil, who lost his left leg of the world” after becoming the “Summer vacations 2015, my that, life changed. I went to the Para-Athletics Championships below the knee after he was first Indian woman to snare a father took me to the shooting Tokyo: It’s a Silver worth its month lockdown so every sta- stadium just to meet people in at Bengaluru in March. involved in a motorbike acci- Paralympic Gold medal. range. I shot some shots and weight in Gold for Indian dis- dium was closed,” he said. 2015, and I saw para athletes. The effort bettered his own dent in 2015, sent the spear to Focussing on only one shot they were pretty okay. So I just cus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya, “When I could return to the They said, ‘You have good world record of 66.43 metres, set 68.55m in his fifth attempt, at a time and shutting out every- started as a hobby, and here I who trained for the Paralympics stadium on a daily basis I had height and posture, maybe you during the third leg of the which was the best of the day by thing else did the trick for am.” without a coach and is quite to practice by myself. I could- can be in the next Paralympics’. Indian Grand Prix on March 5 quite a distance and a new Lekhara. She fired her way to the She will also be competing proud to have finished on the n’t have a coach then and I am Who knew I would be the next in Patiala. Both these efforts world record. top of the podium in the R-2 follow the process. Beyond that, in the mixed 10m Air Rifle podium without any tangible still training without a coach. It champion?” were, however, not recorded for In fact, he bettered the pre- women’s 10m air rifle standing I try not to think about the score Prone SH1, the women’s 50m guidance for over one year was a great moment that I He did become a champion world records. vious world record of 62.88m, SH1 event. or the medal tally.” Rifle 3 Positions SH1 and the now. could win the Silver medal on Monday, and that too, at the On how much further he also set by him, five times on the “I can’t describe this feeling, The 19-year-old from Jaipur, mixed 50m Rifle Prone event. The 24-year-old sent the without a coach,” he added. sport’s grandest stage. can throw, he said, “In training day. His last throw was a foul. I’m feeling like I’m on top of the who started shooting on the In the SH1 Rifle category, disc to a best distance of 44.38m Kathuniya suffered a para- “This is my first I have thrown 71m, 72m, many His series read 66.95, 68.08, world. It’s unexplainable,” she insistence of her father in 2015 shooters are able to hold a gun in his sixth and last attempt to lytic attack at the age of eight Paralympics and I was a little times. I don’t know what hap- 65.27, 66.71, 68.55 and foul. said after the triumph. at a city shooting range, was with arms. clinch the Silver. which left him with coordina- Lekhara, who sustained delighted to have become the The athletes have an impair- “That was amazing. tion impairments in his limbs. spinal cord injuries in a car acci- first Indian woman to win a ment in their legs, for example Winning the Silver has given Kathuniya said he would work dent in 2012, finished with a Paralympics Gold. amputations or paraplegia. me so much more motivation harder to finish on top the next '!1' %'  % 
3 world record equalling total of “I’m so happy I could be the She is the fourth Indian ath- to get the Gold medal at Paris time. 249.6, which is also a new one to contribute it. Hopefully lete to win a Paralympics Gold 2024,” he said in the mixed “I am going to work hard. Tokyo: Indian discus thrower Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of a sport class and the athlete Paralympic record. there’s a lot of medals more to after swimmer Murlikant Petkar zone. I was just one metre away from Vinod Kumar on Monday lost Poland and Velimir Sandor was designated as On staying calm through come.” (1972), javelin thrower Kathuniya said preparing the Gold medal here, but in his F52 category Bronze medal (19.98m) of Croatia on Classification not Completed the final, Lekhara said, “I was She has not looked back Devendra Jhajharia (2004 and for the Games was hard for him Paris I will want to break the at the Paralympics after being Sunday. (CNC),” the organisers said in just saying one thing, that I have since firing her first shot some 2016) and high jumper as lockdowns ensured that facil- world record,” he said. found ineligible in disability However, the result was a statement. to take one shot at a time. six years ago, enjoying every bit Mariyappan Thangavelu (2016) ities were closed for a major part “Today was not my day as classification assessment by challenged by some competi- “The athlete is therefore There’s nothing else that matters of the precision sport while and by the end of Monday, it of the last two years. I was fully prepared to break the the competition panel. tors. ineligible for the Men’s F52 now, just take one shot at a time working her way to glory at the became five for India as javelin “In the last 18 months the world record here, but that was The 41-year-old BSF man “...The panel was unable to Discus medal event and his and just finish it. showpiece. thrower Sumit Antil also won preparations have been very a barrier I just could not break produced a best throw of allocate the athlete Vinod results in that competition are “I just think that I have to “It seems very homely when Gold with World Record throw. tough. In India there was a six today.” PTI 19.91m to finish third behind Kumar from NPC India with void,” it added. PTI 
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New Delhi: Not being there with his Jhajharia came to know about his :%.'!/ cancer-stricken father during his dying father’s illness while he was training at moments last year still rankles Devendra Sports Authority of India Centre in Jhajharia, who on Monday dedicated his Gandhinagar last year. third Paralympic medal to the man with- He rushed home but his father sent practice game for the visitors. out whose encouragement, he wouldn’t him back to continue training as he The 21-year-old, who is an have competed at the ongoing Games. wanted his son to win another medal at off-spinner and a useful bats- The 40-year-old javelin thrower, the Paralympics. The inspiration of man, had turned up for the already India’s greatest Paralympian Jhajharia’s life died in October last year. County side and was hit by after winning Gold medals in the 2004 “I would not be here if it was not for India pacer Mohammed Siraj, and 2016 Games, pulled off a new per- my father’s efforts. It was he who pushed forcing the all-rounder out of sonal best throw of 64.35m for the Silver me to train hard and win another the tour. in F46 classification. medal. I am happy that today I have ful- “Royal Challengers “Of course, this medal belongs to the filled his dream.” Bangalore’s all-rounder people of the country but I also want to His father’s death, at the time of Washington Sundar has been dedicate this to my late father (Ram which he was training, left him shattered .>  
 # ruled out of the remainder of Singh Jhajharia) who had wanted me to and he was seen crying after winning a the Vivo IPL 2021 due to an win another medal in the Paralympics,” national level event. impending finger injury,” the Jhajharia said from Tokyo on Monday. On Monday, although he bettered *      IPL Franchise said in a state- F46 classification is for athletes his own earlier world record (63.97m) ment. with arm deficiency, impaired muscle but Gold winner Sri Lankan Dinesh New Delhi: World youth Bronze- The last time India secured Bengal cricketer Akash power or impaired passive range of cut owing to the left hand he lost after Priyan Herath Mudiyanselage (67.79m) medallist Bishwamitra two Gold medals in the men’s New Delhi: Young Indian all- Deep, who is net bowler with movement in arms. Jhajharia makes this being electrocuted as an eight-year-old. was too good for the entire field. PTI Chongtham (51kg), Vishal (80kg) competition was back in 2010. rounder Washington Sundar the franchise, has been named and Neha (54kg) struck Gold, Vishvanath Suresh (48kg), was on Monday ruled out of as replacement for the remain- while six other Indian boxers Vanshaj (63.5kg) and Jaydeep the second phase of the IPL der of the IPL. signed off with Silver medals in Rawat (71kg) ended with Silver starting in the UAE on Sources told PTI that  ( , (    the Asian Youth Championships medals. September 19 as the finger Washington appeared in a fit- in Dubai on Monday. Suresh lost 0-5 to reigning injury he suffered in England ness test at the National Cricket New Delhi: India all-rounder Stuart “I would like to inform you that international runs under Chongtham defeated youth world champion Sanzar has not healed completely and Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru Binny, who owns the record of the I have decided to retire from First his belt, Binny returned Uzbekistan’s Kuziboev Ahmadjon Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan. he could not clear the fitness a few days back but could not best bowling figures in ODI format, Class and international cricket,” exceptional bowling figures 4-1, staving off a stiff challenge. Vanshaj was also beaten 0-5 test at the NCA. clear that. on Monday announced his retire- Binny, whose father Roger also against Bangladesh when he Vishal, on the other hand, out- by Yernur Suyunbay of Washington, who plays for The World T20 is slated to ment from First Class and interna- represented India, said in a state- took six wickets for just four punched Kyrgyzstan’s Akmatov Kazakhstan in his summit clash. Royal Challengers Bangalore, begin immediately after the tional cricket. ment. runs in an ODI in June 2014 Sanzhar 5-0 to finish on top. Rawat did not complete his had travelled to England with conclusion of the IPL and it The 37-year-old Binny began “It has given me tremendous joy in Dhaka. Among women, Neha pulled bout against Uzbek Abdullaev the Indian squad but returned remains to be seen if his career with his state Karnataka and pride to have represented my It remains the best off a hard-fought 3-2 win over Alokhon, whose pounding left the to the country after injuring his Washington is picked in the and represented India in six Tests, country at the highest internation- bowling perfor- Kazakhstan’s Aishagul Indian visibly shaken and mostly finger while playing in a Indian squad without playing 14 ODIs and three T20 al level.” mance in the ODIs Yeleubayeva to clinch the yellow off-balance in the opening round County game that served as a a single IPL game. PNS Internationals. While he did not get many till date. PTI metal. itself. PNS ("   F4    #    2>!  (  wait for his first goal with his  6  Giroud then artfully guid- new club, and his first start,   )   ed home his first Milan goal which could come when PSG    following a superb run and host Clermont in their next 3 &'%1 pass from Brahim Diaz, and match on September 11. & -05: when Kevin Strootman’s After that, they will begin &
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