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  involved in Gehlot-Pilot face- off all these days, directed      fter rebel leader Sachin senior Congress leaders to get APilot asserted he was still a in touch with Pilot and pave the Congressman and had no way for ensure his return.      intention to join the BJP, the But buoyed by the fact Congress top leadership has that several Pilot supporter he Trump administration stepped in to bring him back to MLAs were sending feelers to Thas agreed to rescind its the “family” even as come back to Jaipur, Gehlot July 6 rule, which temporarily Chief Minister unleashed a scathing attack bared international students seemed totally opposed to his on Pilot in the afternoon, from staying in the United “homecoming”. accusing Pilot of indulging in Speaker CP Joshi said. States unless they attend at least In his separate media inter- horse trading to topple the Sources said the notices one in-person course, a feder- action, Pilot laid emphasis on Congress Government in were sent after the chief whip al district court judge said on to the status quo,” Judge Allison attempt to malign him before Rajasthan. Taking a jibe at of the Congress in Rajasthan Tuesday. Burroughs, the federal district the Gandhis by alleging that he Pilot Gehlot said that only Assembly, Mahesh Joshi, wrote The U-turn by the Trump judge in Boston, said in a sur- hobnobbed with the BJP. If his English fluency and being to the Speaker, seeking pro- administration comes follow- prise statement at the top of the emphasis on “Gandhis” was his handsome is not everything. ceedings against the rebel ing a nationwide outrage hearing on the lawsuit. way to reach out to them, then Claiming that the Pilot MLAs in accordance with the against its July 6 order and a The announcement comes it didn’t go unanswered. For the camp was also hand-in-glove 10th Schedule of the series of lawsuits filed by a large as a big relief to international first time during the entire cri- with the BJP’s attempts at Constitution. number of educational institu- students, including from India. sis, reportedly horse-trading in the recent The Congress also cited tions, led by the prestigious In the 2018-2019 academ- asked Ashok Gehlot not to crit- Rajya Sabha elections, Gehlot past Supreme Court rulings to P       Harvard University and ic year, there were over 10 lakh icise the former Deputy CM said, “Horse trading was being seek their disqualification. Massachusetts Institute of international students in the and make way for his return. done in Jaipur, we have the Notices have been sent to all   be interesting to see whether per cent vote shares each in the Technology (MIT), seeking a US. According to a recent Sources said soon after proof. We had to keep people rebels through e-mail and Pilot turns this rebellion into a State. In eastern Rajasthan, the permanent injunctive relief to report of the Student and Gehlot slammed Pilot before at a hotel for 10 days, if we had WhatsApp. Physical copies ebel Congress leader Sachin turning point in his political Congress won several seats in bar the Department of Exchange Visitor Program the media, he received a call not done that, the same thing have also been delivered to the RPilot is now left with few career. One of the options the 2018 Assembly elections Homeland Security (DHS) and (SEVP), 1,94,556 Indian stu- from the party chief who that is happening in Manesar official Jaipur addresses and options but to climb down before him is to accept a com- because of the support of both the US Immigration and dents were enrolled in various advised him to take steps to now would have happened constituency addresses of the after several MLAs close to him promise formula to be back as these two communities. Customs Enforcement (ICE) academic institutions in the US defuse the situation and not do back then.” rebel MLAs. opposed any truck with the BJP PCC chief. Another possibility, which from enforcing the federal in January. anything to belittle Pilot. In the morning, reflecting Among those sent notices and risk their membership of And there he can also have though Pilot has denied, is to guidelines barring interna- Judge Burroughs said the This followed a press con- Gehlot’s hard stand, Rajasthan are and the Assembly after they were a major say in the next pan- get in touch the BJP and break tional students attending col- policy would apply nation- ference by Congress chief Speaker issued notices to Pilot Ramesh Meena, who were served disqualification notice chayat elections in State politics. a sizeable number of MLAs to leges and universities offering wide. “Both the policy directive spokesman Randeep Surjewala and 18 other rebel Congress sacked along with Pilot from by the Rajasthan Speaker. It’s unlikely that Pilot will like head a BJP-led Government. only online courses from stay- and the frequently asked ques- in Jaipur who appealed to Pilot MLAs after the party sought the State Cabinet after their Making this difficult for to be back in the Government But this option is not like- ing in the country. tions would not be enforced to return “home” (Congress) their disqualification from the rebellion against Chief Minister Pilot is Rajasthan Chief and work under Gehlot any ly to be a cakewalk for Pilot. The As many as 17 US states anyplace,” she said, and give up the BJP’s hospital- State Assembly. Sacked Deputy Ashok Gehlot. Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is more as Deputy Chief Minister. likes of former Chief Minister and the District of Columbia, referring to the agreement ity at Manesar under the Chief Minister Sachin Pilot Earlier, in separate state- opposed to the efforts mooted Another option for Pilot is Vasundhara Raje, veteran leader along with top American IT between the US government Haryana Government. and the other MLAs were asked ments to media channels by the Central leadership to to form a regional outfit with Gulabchand Kataria, State party companies such as Google, and MIT and Harvard. Later, Gehlot, who had to respond to the notices by Sachin said that there was no bring back pilot once again in his loyalists, challenging both president Satish Poonia are Facebook and Microsoft, Congressman Brad Scneider been foul-mouthing Sachin Friday. The notices were issued truth in the rumours of him the “Congress family”. Sources the Congress and the BJP in the unlikely to agree on Pilot as one joined MIT and Harvard in the said this is a great win for inter- Pilot also came with a tweet on Tuesday. joining the BJP. said Gehlot wants Pilot to be next elections in Rajasthan, a of the CM candidates. US District Court in national students, colleges and that he “loved” the new gener- The MLAs had defied a He said that he had worked expelled from the party con- State, which traditionally has, Raje will be an important Massachusetts against the DHS common sense. ation of leaders and tomorrow whip and did not attend its leg- very hard to defeat the saffron tending that Pilot could remain for at least the last two decades, factor for the BJP before it con- and the ICE in seeking an “The Administration needs belongs to them. This was an islature party meetings held on party in the Assembly elec- a “threat forever” to the stabil- witnessed the consecutive rule siders including Pilot in the injunction to stop the entire to give us a plan to tackle our apparent reference to his for- Monday and Tuesday. tions that saw Congress return ity of the State Government. of the BJP and the Congress. party. Despite the electoral rule from going into effect. public health crisis — it can’t be mer Deputy CM. “Notices have been issued to power. He said that he is yet After his unceremonious Pilot has a stronghold on losses, Vasundhara continues to “I have been informed by recklessly creating rules one Sources said that Rahul to 19 rebel MLAs, including to take a decision on his future exit as Rajasthan Deputy CM the Meena-Gujjar community command Rajasthan BJP with the parties that they have come day and rescinding them the Gandhi, who has not been Sachin Pilot, yesterday,” course of action. and State PCC president, it will and both communities have 8 a stronghold. to a resolution. They will return next,” he said in a tweet.          !              !" #!$         %$# he Centre on Wednesday Tlaunched the IIT-Delhi he count of fresh cases of   developed low-cost coron- TCovid-19 infection report- avirus testing kit worth 650 ed in Jharkhand in a day broke fter ensuring that troops approximately. The test kit, all past records on Wednesday Ahave withdrawn from the Corosure, has been touted as as an unprecedented 314 sus- stand-off sites at the Line of the most affordable probe-free pects tested positive for the Actual Control (LAC) in RT-PCR diagnostic kit available virus in 24 hours, health Eastern Ladakh, India and whose test results would be officials said. China mutually agreed on available in three hours and the So far, the highest ever sin- modalities to implement the sensitivity of the tests are com- gle-day-spike in cases was next phase of disengagement. parable to kits that are currently reported on Tuesday after 244 In the 15-hour marathon talks, available and has been people tested positive for India also made it clear that all approved by the ICMR. Covid-19. The number of fresh protocols for border manage- HRD Minister Ramesh cases of infection reported on ment for maintaining peace Pokhriyal Nishank and HRD Tuesday itself was a record high have to be followed. Minister of State Sanjay Dhotre as the count of fresh cases sur-                   This was the fourth round took to twitter to launch the facing in a day never crossed count of Covid cases in State    !  " #$%! & '   of talks between the Corps affordable testing kit. each other, and are also most “This IIT Delhi technolo- the 200 mark in Jharkhand has almost doubled since June ) *   Commanders Lt General Newtech Medical will pro- crucial for an Atmanirbhar gy should change the paradigm since the entry of the virus in 30, Government data reveals. Harinder Singh and Major duce the affordable coronavirus Bharat. IITs have very robust- of Covid testing in the country, State on March 31. With increasing death toll, collected samples of 2 lakh sus- reported the highest number of General Liu Lin on Tuesday in testing kit which is cheaper ly nurtured these two. Even in both in terms of scale and cost. The Covid death toll in State’s Covid mortality rate on pects and tested 1.96 lakh of Covid cases in Jharkhand, also Chushul, Ladakh, in the last than the usual RT-PCR kits schools across the country, cli- This product, approved by the State also jumped to 38 in the Wednesday reached 0.83 per them. As per government data, topped the list of districts one and a half months with the because it does not require the mate for innovation and new ICMR and the DCGI, is being past 24 hours after two patients, cent, against the national aver- there are 2,039 active cases of where fresh cases surfaced on Indian side also insisting in the “probe” components that are technology is being created launched tomorrow. Two mil- one in Hazaribag and one in East age of 2.62 per cent, the NHM Covid-19 in Jharkhand and Wednesday. latest round that onus is on imported. On the occasion, very actively,” Dhotre said. lion tests at an unbeatable Singhbhum, died during treat- bulletin highlighted. The recov- 2,485 patients have recovered. At least 71 of the 314 fresh China to pull back speedily, Dhotre said amid the coron- He also said the country’s price,” said IIT Delhi Director ment, health officials said. Both ery rate in State dropped to While the Government has cases reported on Wednesday sources said here on avirus crisis, when widespread youth have a lot of passion and Ramgopal Rao on Tuesday. the victims, officials said, suffered 54.47 per cent, which is much been in denial of community were from Ranchi, health offi- Wednesday. testing is most needed, this potential for innovation and “The sensitivity of this in- from comorbid conditions. less than the national average transmission in state, many cials said. Given the sensitive nature of very low-cost diagnostic kit is a entrepreneurship. They only house assay is comparable to Wednesday’s findings take of 63.02 per cent, the bulletin experts have warned that The Government has put talks, Army Chief General M M great feat that the IIT-Delhi has need to be provided right cli- that of commercially available the total tally of Covid cases in further stated. As many as 57 Jharkhand could be headed for 2.7 lakh people in home quar- Naravane held at least two ses- achieved in such a short period. mate, resources and motiva- kits,” said Professor Jharkhand to 4,562, a bulletin Covid patients recovered on community transmission of antine, while over 24,000 peo- sions of talks in New “Innovation and entrepre- tion. IITs have done a great job Vivekanandan Perumal, lead released by the National Health Wednesday. Covid-19 virus. ple have been sent to institu- Delhi on Wednesday to anaylse neurship are complimentary to in this sphere, Dhotre said. member of the team. Mission (NHM) stated. The The Government has so far Capital Ranchi, which has tional quarantine. the parleys.               

,     -  dents in the tenders and to State of Jharkhand. In the event will be given to the local eral tender conditions. uplift them socially and eco- of the joint venture participat- District Level Registered Meanwhile, the CM has       nomically by providing them ing in the tender, the perma- Tenderers in the event that the directed the Director General appropriate employment nent address of the lead part- amount of the participating of Police and Deputy     opportunities. The State ner of the joint venture should bidders are the same. In case of Commissioner Gumla for the    Government is constantly try- be of the State of Jharkhand. not having district level ten- safe return of the 16-year-old ing not only government jobs Contractors, tenderers will derers, the state level tenderer girl, a resident of Gumla, a vic- hief Minister Hemant but many schemes for employ- not be allowed to change the will get priority. If two or more tim of trafficking recovered CSoren has given his nod to ment generation in the State. address in their registration tenderers in the tender and the from Harinagar, Delhi. The the proposal of Building According to the proposal, certificate to take advantage of rate of the requested amount is CM said that collective efforts Construction Department, in in case the tenderer is a pro- the scheme. Also, it will be the same, they will be local as are needed to combat human which construction works upto prietorship firm, the perma- compulsory for the contractors well as being of the same cate- trafficking. “I thank Swati Rs 25 crore will be resevred for nent address of proprietor / tenderers to submit the local gory, then in the registration, Maliwal, Chairperson, Delhi local contractors of the State. should be in Jharkhand. In case resident certificate and caste the preferred tenderer will be Commission for Women for Tenders to be invited for work of a tenderer being partnership certificate issued from the given priority. On the basis of this effort, whose meaningful up to a cost of Rs 25 crore in firm, registered office of the Deputy Commissioner / Sub- priority, any tenderer will be efforts have safely saved the all subdivisions of the Building partnership firm should be in Divisional Officer / Competent given priority in allotment of daughter of Jharkhand,”he said. Construction Department, the State of Jharkhand. The reg- Authority. tender once in a financial year. The CM was told that a 16- Jharkhand will be reserved for istration office of private lim- If two or more tenderers in In the tender to be invited year-old girl, resident of local censors / tenderers. The ited company should be in the a tender have the same amount on the given conditions, it will Gumla, was rescued from proposal will be placed in the State of Jharkhand. If the com- / rate requested and they are be valid only up to two times. Harinagar in Delhi late Council of Ministers meeting pany participating in the ten- local, then the tenderers will be After this, in the event of not on Tuesday.  *    .   for approval. der is a subsidiary company of given priority in the order of getting proper tenderer / con- The child was forced to    /  &  - The State Government has any other company, then the Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled tractor for the tender, the sen- work. After the information of   &0      taken this step to ensure the registration of the holding Caste, BC1, BC2 and General sor tenderer will be able to par- the case, the Chief Minister & '       participation of the local resi- company should also be of the category respectively. Priority ticipate according to the gen- gave the direction.   !"#"#   

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The drive was led city by scoring 98.4 % marks. while mother Suparna Paul is Secondary Education (CBSE), by City SP Subhash Chandra Nivedita Paul from Kendriya a homemaker. Her younger the results were declared on Jat and was carried out near Vidyalaya, Tatanagar was sister studies in class 4. She gave Wednesday. Jubilee Park and Kadma crowned the second topper credit for her success to parents, Among the toppers, Harsh Joggers’ Park. Those detained scoring 98.2 % marks. With 98 principal and school teachers. Rai students of DPS Bokaro, were taken to camp jail locat- per cent marks, DAV Public Continuing the tradition, Shree Krishna student of DAV ed at Motilal Nehru Public School Bistupur student students of DAV Public School, School Koyla Nagar Dhanbad School. Several bicycles were Deepanshu Sau, Devashish Raj Bistupur again hogged the and Krishna Choudhary stu- also seized by the drive. COVID-19. He said that under walkers violating norms. The of Sant Nandlal Smriti Vidya % marks. in studies and fix a plan on how limelight with 17 students of dent of Rajkamal Shwarshwati Jubilee Park and Kadma Section 188 of the Indian Penal parks are closed down but the Mandir, Ghatsila and Deep Nivedita Paul from to study,” elated Nivedita said. the school scoring 95 % and Vidya Mandir Dhanbad scored Joggers’ Park are a major attrac- Code, a person can be jailed for morning walkers are seen Das of Valley View School Kendriya Vidyalaya Tatanagar “I always asked my parents above marks. Deepanshu Sau 99 per cent marks while tion for residents with nearly six months or have to pay Rs roaming around the were joint third scoring 98 % has made her parents and the and teachers when in doubt. was declared the school topper Soumya Thakur of DPS Bokaro 2,000 walkers coming here 1,000 as fine or both, for dis- parks. Most of them do not fol- marks. Karuna Pradhan from school proud by scoring 98.2 % During normal days I used to and third city topper scoring 98 and Ritisha Ranjan of daily on an average. obeying rules and endangering low protocols of social dis- Vidya Bharti Chinmaya marks and that too without study for 3 to 4 hours but the % marks in the CBSE class 10 Chianmay Vidyalaya scored A police official said that life, health and safety of anoth- tancing. They also avoid wear- Vidyalaya bagged the fourth tuitions. “I never took tuitions time was doubled one month exams. Principal of DAV Public 98.2 per cent marks. most of those detained were er person. ing masks. We request them to place scoring 97.8 % while not even during exam time and before the exam,” said Nivedita, School Bistupur, Pragya Singh Tanay Ishan of Chinmaya not wearing masks which are “We have been receiving exercise in your home for a few Rahul Mahato DAV Public always believed that self study adding, “I want to complete my seemed elated with the perfor- Vidyalaya scored 98 per cent mandatory in the wake of complaints against morning days,” he added. School Bistupur was fifth in the is always more productive class 12 from Jamshedpur and mance of school kids. marks, informed the school list of city toppers scoring 97.4 where you maintain a rhythm then join Indian Institute of authorities. DPS Bokaro stu- dents delivered brilliant results in CBSE X examination, out of $#.    223 students who appeared for the examination, 53 stu- # --$ dents secured more than 95 per cent while 126 students secured $$! $# 2/ more than 90 per cent where- as 179 students bagged more Bokaro: A teenager allegedly than 80 per cent. committed suicide feared over Among the others Saksham his poor result score in CBSE Kumar-97.8 per cent; Nishit class 10 exams under Chas Roshan, Rohit Verma, Harshit police station last night. The Kumar, Aditi Agrawal and class 10 result was declared on Aameya Devansh - 97.6 per Wednesday afternoon. cent; Anshu Priya, Aditya Raj, According to the police, Rudra Anushka Srivastava and Ayush Pratap Singh son of Ritu Rani Amlan - 97.4 per cent; Ayushi Singh, a BJP leader, hanged Sinha- 97.2 per cent; Harsh himself at his residence last Bihany, Asmi Srivastava and night. He was a student of Class Atithi Chauhan - 97 per cent; 10, and the result was awaited. Tejaswani, Kushagra Patodia, At the time of the incident, Akshit Vrat and Shikhar Rudra was alone at home as his Sharma- 96.8; Mitali Singh, parents were gone to his grand- Sahil Shekhar, Kavya Jha- 96.6; mother’s house, said Amitabh Nancy Raj and Aparajita -96.4, Rai OC of Chas police station. informed the official. When the parents of the While students of boy returned home, they found Chinmaya Vidyalaya also per- that door closed from inside and formed well in the exam; Rudra was not responding Deoshrita Chattopadhya despite a repeated call. Later, scored 97.8 per cent; Saloni with the help of neighbors, Chourasia 97; Shera Sahay 96.8 they broke the door and found and Pallav Sharma got 96.8 per him hanging from the ceiling. cent marks. Tanay Ishan, They immediately took him to Meghna Mishra, Rohit Kumar, the Bokaro General Hospital Mayank Kumar and Shristi (BGH) where doctors declared scored 100 per cent marks in Rudra dead, said OC. Prima- Maths; Tanay Ishan and Ritisha facie it seems to be a case of sui- grabbed 100 per cent in cide, though we are investigat- English; Ritisha, Deoshree, ing it from other angles too. The Anubhav, Sadhika and body has been sent for post- Sheransh got 100 per cent mortem and a UD case has been marks in Sanskrit, informed registered, said OC. PNS School authority. ,   4 #$#-# -     # ! ! $#

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Samridhi Sahay he students of DAV Hehal have In order to encourage the   and Deep Das of Valley View School were was the school Tshown exemplary performance meritorious students from joint third scoring 98 % marks. In Bokaro, "+!+# with 98 percent, in class X board exams. Leeza Oraon other boards like JAC,    Harsh Rai student of DPS Bokaro, Shree he students of the school have whereas scored 100 in two subjects- Hindi and ICSE, CBSE and Bihar board, the admis- Krishna student of DAV School Koyla Tshown exemplary performance in Gurpreet Singh, Computer Application and was declared sion fee for students with above 95 per- harkhand girls have again proved Nagar Dhanbad and Krishna Choudhary class X board exams. A total of 337 Anushtha Jha the topper with 99 percent marks. Aditya cent will be waived off while for those Jtheir mettle in class X board exams as student of Rajkamal Shwarshwati Vidya appeared for the exams and all have passed Anjaali and Ujjwal Singh secured the second position with above 92 percent marks, 50 percent 91.88 per cent girls cleared the exam in Mandir Dhanbad scored 99 per cent while 124 have scored above 90 percent Ankur Kumar with 97.6 percent. A total of 441 students of the fee will be waived off. comparison to 88.88 per cent boys who marks while Soumya Thakur of DPS marks. Harsha Priyam was the scool top- secured the sec- took the board exam and 45 students cleared it. The State has recorded a pass Bokaro and Ritisha Ranjan of Chianmay per with 99 percent marks while Yuvraj ond position have scored more than 95 percent marks. percentage of 90.64 per cent. A total of Vidyalaya scored 98.2 per cent marks. Dutta, Aastha Priya and Ananya Singh got with 97 percent. 90.69 per cent students passed the class Tanay Ishan of Chinmaya Vidyalaya the second place with 98 percent. A total of 221 X board exams conducted by the Central scored 98 per cent marks, informed the students appeared for the exam and the Board of Secondary Exams (CBSE) in school authorities. pass percentage is 100 where 61 students Patna region under which Jharkhand have scored about 90 per cent marks. falls. The much awaited results were DAV Kapildev Principal MK Sinha con- announced by the board on Wednesday gratulated the DAV Management, LMC afternoon. members, Teachers of the school and In Jharkhand 64,234 students were parents on the stupendous success. registered to take the exam which includ- He said that there was a huge expecta- ) '.* **# ed 39,809 boys and 24,425 girls. A total tion of such good results in the board tudents of the school have proved of 63,784 students from the State exams and in future also the school will Stheir mettle in AISSE-2020. appeared for the exam- 39,488 boys and perform better.  +#P**# Shaswat Srisecured the first position with 24,296 girls while the number of boys to total of 97.6 percent marks while Garvit Raj have cleared the exam is around 35,493 A196 came second with 96.8 percent. The and as many as 22,324 girls have passed. appeared for the school has recorded a 100 percent suc- “As compared to the past, the students -.      ,.1      !**# exam and the cess rate. About 28 students have scored have performed exceptionally well this %   & '   tudents of school has record- more than 95 percent and 78 have time. Girls have outshined the boys and &2   SSCS ed a 100 percent scored more than 90 percent. Vice performed very well. Students have been passed the board pass percentage. Chairperson Priyanka Jalan, Principal able to score better marks in various sub- # )#**# exams with flying Aditya Kishore Seema Chitlangia and the school man- jects as well. The number of students who he students of DPS, Ranchi colours. As many wad the school agement congratulated the students and have scored above 90 percent marks is Tpassed the class X board exams as 206 students topper with 96.4 teachers for this achievement. also more in comparison to past records,” with flying colours. A total of 337 stu- took the class X percent where as said Jharkhand’s CBSE coordinator dents appeared for the board exams and board exams and Mritunjay Kumar */.*  )#**# Manohar Lal. the school has recorded a pass percent- all have cleared it. secured the second place with 96 percent. tudents of OPS “This is also the first time when a age of 100 percent. As many as 196 stu- 41 students have #)# )#**# A total of 121 boys and 75 girls took the Shave achieved separate exam for Mathematics Basic and dents have scored above 90 percent and scored above 90 total of 227 appeared for the exam and 30 students have scored an great success in class X Mathematics advanced was conducted by 49 have scored 100 percent marks in var- percent whereas 81 have scored between Aclass X board exams out of aggregate of 90 percent and above. board exams. Astha the board. This has further enabled the ious subjects like Maths, Social Science, 80- 90 percent. Tanisha Saumya and Puja which 43 have scored more than 90 per- became the topper students to score well in this subject. The Sanskrit and IT. Anany Mishra was the Rakshit were the school toppers with 95.8 cent marks. Devanshu Priy scored 97.2 '  ,**# with 97.8 percent number of students who have been school topper with 98.4 percent while percent while Aayesha Anand came percent was declared the school topper. tudents of the school have passed marks while Anurag unable to pass in this particular subject Shiv Ratn and Aviral Singh got the sec- second with 95.4 percent marks. Aradhya Jain secured the second posi- Sthe class X boards with flying came second with 97.6 has also come down,” added Lal. ond position with 98.2 percent marks. Principal Samita Sinha congratulated the tion with 96.6 percent. School Head colours. A total of 30 students have percent. A total of 298 In Jamshedpur, Ashish Kumar Singh Principal Dr Ram Singh congratulated students for their excellent performance Personnel and Admin Pradip Verma said scored more than 90 percent marks. students appeared for the exam and all have from DAV NIT student topped the city the students and said that the school has and said it is the result is the untiring that it is the collective result of students, Sameer Shekhar was the school topper passed where 63 scored more than 90 per- by scoring 98.4 % marks. Nivedita Paul kept pace with the ceaseless and kalei- effort of the parents and teachers. teachers and parents. Principal Paramjit with 97.2 percent whereas Shubham cent and 227 passed with distinction.   ,4       !"#$ -,,./0 )## O+ ##'P.#! &'#      %  & !&<%&%'-'& !!%%%&"" &%#$-& &#'$'%&&6 &&!%$#2 %-#L6-&$  (   )*  &%!#& &'!&%!&#&&% 'M&&%$$#%-%% 0#&%@$$# %-$$&)>'%%6 %&+>>?!! && %%! -%&!%2 &'&&'##    &'!)&%"*&% #&&&%&$$  %&%  <%&$%#%'&& $&%& !2 $$#-%#%$&-%@ tate Congress chief and && 25   @25O%#&-#&#'#&&& %&&'!%*7#%&&'&%(*** $#-%&!%& SFinance Minister &$% '&#%&%B& &&C !&%&% +",' “The revenue generated &%&2 '&&  6'@ Rameshwar Oraon has claimed $$&% was low compared to the esti- 5 # !@11 '# 6'B6 &'C@ that the Opposition party BJP    mated revenue as per the 5 # !@!%%#@%#&&2 % was continuing its ‘Operation average growth rate,” said &&&%%&&%!%-%%  $ '&% Lotus’ to topple JMM, instability in Rajasthan. MLAs. overnment may do away state excise secretary Vinay '%#@LL%!!&&#&''#F-%& Congress, RJD government The Ashok Gehlot However, the Opposition Gwith the Jharkhand State Choubey. “A decision will be -%&!%&&&-%&!$&%' and has tried to lure at least Government in Rajasthan is BJP has countered the allega- Beverage Corporation Ltd taken in the best interest of 2 O%6 !!$$ -%&!%%-% four Congress legislators in its 4 &  5 facing rough weather with his tions made by Congress. State (JSBCL) after incurring an the State after weighing all -%'2 %&#&$$-&%%  $&!&% fold with ‘gift’. 6    deputy Sachin Pilot declaring BJP president Deepak Prakash estimated revenue loss of over pros and cons,” he added. - #%-&&%& M Accusing the State BJP, the open rebellion against the CM. said, “The Congress State pres- Rs.8000 crore since the for- JSBCL monitors supply of State Congress president He further said that he has Pilot has claimed the Gehlot ident’s allegation is baseless. mation of the corporation in liquor to retail outlets and )#**#)%/+ claimed that like Madhya informed State Congress in- government is in minority and The Congress is not able to save 2013, officials from the Excise ensures that the demand and &-#&%2 %%'%&#&$!& Pradesh and Rajasthan the BJP charge RPN Singh in this con- that he has support of 30 its house. If the Congress chief Department said on supply ratio is maintained in 2 (>&!&+>+>  &&G*(%&-#&%@-#' is working on a sinister plan. nection. The Congress presi- Congress MLAs in the 200- has any proof of BJP luring Wednesday. the State while the state '&%%-2 @$$#&(>&!&@-& He said that the BJP is trying dent lashing out at the BJP member State Assembly. The Congress legislators then then The Department calcu- achieves its target for Excise GH*%&-#&%##%-%%-  &+>+>@& to buy Congress MLAs by lur- leadership alleged that during Rajasthan episode has given a should declare the names of lated an annual growth rate of revenue. %-&%%(>2 %%%&&&&' ing them. Oroan said, “The BJP Rajya Sabha elections too these chance to the non NDA parties Congress legislators who are 18.3 per cent in sale of liquor Several bigger States like %-&2 &'  %-%%$&'&%&-#&%% is still to digest how the four Congress MLAs were to attack BJP. Shiv Sena, BJP’s being lured by BJP.” by volume from year 2009-10 Tamil Nadu and West Bengal *I )8@-&&'&%%$&#2 @&%%2 ? Congress and JMM were able lured by the saffron party. friend turned foe today alleged The BJP president claimed to 2012-13. As per the esti- rely on beverage corporation )@2 ?*#2 24?*2(>>8%-&  %&-#&%!2  to form the government. Attacking BJP, Oroan said, that the Central power is work- that the Hemant Soren mated growth rate, the State for liquor trade. %%2  & ?)O%1-!#2 ? Congress MLAs are being lured “BJP doesn’t believe in democ- ing to destabilise (the state) Government has failed on expected to earn revenue of The report highlighting +O% 6%%-#&'%&%*I J with ministerial berths racy as the entire Country has governments of its opponents. all fronts. 15,632 crore from year 2013- the estimated revenue loss 1-! 2 ?+%%#*) H$& and money.” seen how BJP was able to form Meanwhile, a Congress He said, “The State 14 to year 2019-20, a report since the formation of the Oroan said, “BJP doesn’t government in Goa, Manipur leader said that BJP is eyeing Government has miserably prepared by Excise officis JSBCL has been forwarded to  /#)*  believe in democracy and and Madhya Pradesh.’The newly elected Congress legis- handled the Corona crisis. Law stated. The Government, Excise Minister Jagarnath &%& %%! %#&%&2 # always moves to destabilize an Congress leadership has spo- lators as they knew that it is dif- and order situation in the State however, earned revenue Mahto. “Necessary changes %-&% (>  -$ elected government. Four ken to Chief Minister Hemant ficult to break old party lead- is poor. The Congress worth Rs.7219.79 crore dur- will be incorporated in the 1-! %&& Congress MLAs informed me Soren on the issue.” ers. Sources said that there are by making such baseless alle- ing this period, which was liquor wholesale model in #&*G J$& that BJP leadership has Jharkhand Congress unit’s half a dozen Congress legisla- gations is trying to divert the 8,412 crore less than the the State if the current model '''&  & approached them offering fresh allegation has come at a tors who are elected for the first attention of people from poor estimated revenue, the report is causing revenue loss,” & @  them money and post.” time when there is political time and the BJP is eyeing these governance.” further stated. Mahto said. %#'&-&#& %&-#&%#& &%&'# %-&%  $          &% 1- %#$$&#& #%&    the retail inflation rate should inflation in May had increased of Statistics and Program Even before this, the Central poor condition of the economy %&-#&%#& reach 6.09 per cent. It is wor- to 7.87 per cent, but then the Implementation is based on the Government had not released and inflation during an online &'%&! ' xpressing concern over ris- rying and it is also very dan- figures were not released by data collected from a limited the complete CPI data for the discussion with famous econ- &%$-# & Eing prices of essential com- gerous for the common man of saying that the Corona infec- number of markets due to months of April and May,” omists from across the %#@& modities on Wednesday the Country. tion, whereas in June last year, restrictions due to Coronavirus said Dubey. Country, but during that time #!% Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Criticising the Central the consumer price index (CPI) epidemic, while the increase in Speaking on the issue people involved in the <#6 Committee (JPCC) said that Government for hiding actual based inflation rate was 3.18 the price of petrol and diesel JPCC Spokesperson Lal Government ridiculed it. But %#@& during the global pandemic, inflation rate in the Country, per cent. has led to multiple increased, Kishorenath Shahdeo said that now gradually the pathetic #!%&&$%%'&'&<  &(H(%&-#&% when the economic activity JPCC Spokesperson Alok “This figure of inflation but the Government is also try- senior Congress leader Rahul state of the Indian economy is $$#&!-&(H%&-#&%%-#*I8 was stalled across the Country, Dubey said that the rate of food issued by the Union Ministry ing to manipulate this figure. Gandhi had also discussed the beginning to emerge, he added. &'''&K)G%&-#&%*>8'''&      $$$

"   during a private programme. cabinet will be held. But it will Session of the House. It will One of the close associates undergone minor surgery it is   Notably, former Minister not affect day to day adminis- have to be done at any of Ansari said that the minis- particularly difficult for him to and JMM’s Tundi MLA tration because the chief min- cost…but how I am clueless. ter stopped visiting office from confine himself.  "  Mathura Prasad Mahto (52) ister is vested with special power Functioning of the assembly the past one week. “Coincidently, I am head-  # $%  was also diagnosed with the to take any decision,” said Alam. was returning to normalcy but “He holds meetings with ing that department which is virus. Though, the government the situation has turned bad officials of his department over on the forefront of the battle. I “I am working from home claims that day-to-day admin- once again. Cabinet finalizes the phone and he accesses nec- have to stay updated about the "! *"   and will avoid visiting the office istrative work remains unaf- schedule of the assembly ses- essary official documents situation and requirements and till the situation improves. State fected but Jharkhand assembly sion subject to approval of the through e-mail. Number of these things are not possible mid alarming rise of government has taken all mea- speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato Governor. We are waiting,” staff at his residence office too without physical involvement. ACovid-19 cases in sures to control the situation has a different set of concerns. said the assembly speaker. has been reduced as precau- But we take due precaution Jharkhand; Ministers of the and we will certainly win the The monsoon session of Other ministers of the tion,” said the minister’s close while discharging our respon- Hemant Soren Government battle against the virus very the Assembly usually starts by Hemant Soren government associates. sibility,” said the Minister. have switched-over to ‘work soon with cooperation of com- the mid of July. But this year namely Finance Minister There is a huge onus upon Gupta is also the part of the from home’ mode at a time mon people,” said rural devel- there is a very dim chance that Rameshwar Oraon, Labour the chief minister and his cab- group of ministers to aid and when one of the Ministers opment minister Alamgir Alam. 3   -  &     monsoon session can be start- and Employment minister inet team to workout long and advise the Government in tak- Mithilesh Kumar Thakur was The last Cabinet meeting ed in July or even in August. Satyanand Bhokta, HRD short term strategies to tackle ing important policy decisions diagnosed positive with took place on July 10 and the Notably, the government has Minister Jagarnath Mahto, the crisis emerging out of the on the issue of how to tackle the Coronavirus and Chief next meeting is unlikely to be Marathon meetings of officials inet meeting which will defeat already extended lockdown by Minister of Minority Welfare pandemic for which the chief threat of spread of Covid-19 in Minister Hemant Soren a week held in the coming days. and ministers of the concerned the basic purpose of social dis- July 31. Haji Hussain Ansari, and minister also earned accolades. Jharkhand. back quarantined himself as he “A lot of preparations are department are held besides tancing. I can’t say that as to “Under constitutional Transport Minister Champai But for health minister Other two Ministers are come in contact with Thakur done for the Cabinet meeting. ministers have to join the cab- when the next meeting of the norms we can’t escape any Soren are working from home. Banna Gupta who recently had Oraon and Bhokta.   !"#"#  & * 12* ),     +       , 

   !#$ ll is not well with the    7  Ahealth of the doctors tak- ing care of Covid-19 patients, for as many as 99 doctors have  !   !   . 345+4 6 succumbed to the disease while 864 96845 1,302 others have been infect- surgeons. ed in the country. "Covid-19 death amongst   ined characteristics and symp- virus that causes COVID-19, 5:   4; 6 Issuing a red alert, the doctors is of great concern. toms of 114 patients who were into the central nervous sys- 3 6845 Indian Medical Association Medical profession remains epressed mood or anxiety diagnosed with Covid-19 over tem," (IMA) on Wednesday called for the beacon of hope for the Dexhibited in Covid-19 a six-week period at Sedaghat said researchers tempering the working hours nation to lead the exit from the patients may possibly be an Kantonsspital Aarau in Aarau, have long thought that the   for doctors' safety and moni- pandemic. IMA strongly advo- indication that the virus has Switzerland. olfactory tract may be the pri- toring on daily basis the pro- cates the leadership of doctors affected the central nervous The severity of the loss of mary way that coronaviruses iven the tension at the vision of PPEs, physical dis- in adopting all scientific best system (CNS), according to a smell or taste, nasal obstruc- enter the central nervous sys- GLine of Actual Control tancing and sanitisers. practices. Wide dissemination study published in the journal tion, excessive mucus produc- tem. (LAC), the Defence Ministry Operation theaters, labour of such knowledge is happen- The Laryngoscope. tion, fever, cough and short- Studies using mouse mod- on Wednesday, in a significant rooms, laboratories and casu- ing through an avalanche of The study said that these ness of breath during COVID- els of that virus have shown move, granted emergency pow- lines and ensure placement of 750-km long Line of alties require special care. ICUs webinars helping doctors to two psychological symptoms 19 were assessed. that the olfactory tract, or the ers to the armed forces to pro- orders within six months and Control(LOC) with Pakistan and Critical Care units deserve face the challenge," said IMA were most closely associated At the time of enrollment pathway for communication of cure weapons without delay. commencement of deliveries besides combating terrorism close scrutiny for adherence to president Dr Rajan Sharma with a loss of smell and taste in the study, when participants odours from the nose to the They can now buy systems up within one year,” the Ministry and infiltration in Jammu and best practices and protocols, and honourary secretary gen- rather than the more severe were experiencing Covid-19, brain, was a gateway into the to 300 crore on an urgent basis said. Kashmir and the north-east. the IMA said which represent eral Dr RV Asokan in a joint indicators of the novel coron- 47.4 per cent of participants central nervous system and without clearances. Incidentally, similar emer- It has also placed an order the medical professionals in the release on Wednesday. avirus such as shortness of reported at least several days of infection of the brain. The decision was taken at gency powers were given after for Israeli-made light machine country. "If Covid-19 mortality has breath, cough or fever. depressed mood per week "These symptoms of psy- a special meeting of the the Balakot air strikes in guns(LMG) besides 250 mis- The IMA pointed out that to be lessened, it has to start "The unexpected results while 21.1 per cent reported chological distress, such as Defence Acquisition Council February 2019. The armed siles of Spike Anti-Tank Guided database of the National Covid with doctors and hospitals. that the potentially least wor- depressed mood nearly every depressed mood and anxiety (DAC) chaired by Defence forces have separate financial Missiles (ATGM) from Israel. Registry shows that in all 99 This requires intense review risome symptoms of Covid-19 day. are central nervous system Minister Rajnath Singh. It was powers given to Vice Chiefs In addition, the Army is also doctors died. Of them, 73 doc- and updating of all adminis- may be causing the greatest In terms of severity, 44.7 symptoms if they are associat- convened considering the secu- under the revenue route to pro- looking to procure additional tors were above 50 years of age, trative set ups in the hospitals degree of psychological distress per cent of participants report- ed only with how diminished rity environment due to the cure ammunition and spares. Heron unmanned Aerial vehi- accounting for 75 per cent of including the infection control could potentially tell us some- ed expressing mild anxiety is your sense of smell," prevailing situation along the The latest order comes cles (UAV) and man portable the total deaths among doctors. protocols," the IMA heads said thing about the disease," said while 10.5 per cent reported Sedaghat said. Northern Borders and the need even as the Army has initiated air defence systems among While 19 doctors were in suggesting that gaps in pro- study researcher Ahmad severe anxiety. "This may indicate that the to strengthen the armed forces. the process to buy more than others. the age group of 35-50 years, viding for the safety of doctors, Sedaghat from the University "We think our findings virus is infecting olfactory “The DAC delegated the 74,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles The latest DAC decision accounting for 19 per cent of nurses and staff be closed. of Cincinnati in the US. suggest the possibility that neurons, decreasing the sense powers for progressing urgent from the US on fast track comes days after Rajnath the deaths and seven doctors They stressed on the need For the study, the research psychological distress in the of smell, and then using the capital acquisition cases up to basis. These rifles will consid- recently cleared acquisitions were in the age group of below for a feedback system from the team conducted a prospective, form of depressed mood or olfactory tract to enter the cen- 300 crores to the armed forces erably enhance the firepower worth over 39,000 crore 35 years, accounting for 6 per doctors, employees and public cross-sectional telephone ques- anxiety may reflect the pene- tral nervous symptom," he to meet their emergent opera- capabilities of the infantry sol- including acquisition of 33 cent of the doctor deaths. needs to be in place besides tionnaire study which exam- tration of SARS-CoV-2, the noted. tional requirements. This will diers guarding the 4,000 km frontline fighter jets besides In all, 1,401 doctors were adhering to cleaning and sani- shrink the procurement time- long LAC facing China and missiles and ammunition. exposed to the virus. Among tisation protocols. Hospitals are functioning to uation and ensure the safety of who are decision makers for the 1,302 doctors infected, 586 "Administrative gaps are capacity. Protocols and proce- themselves, their families, their the institutions to take more are practicing doctors, 566 res- being addressed. Clinics and dures are in place. Doctors colleagues and staff," they said responsibility to take care of *     ident doctors, and 150 house nursing homes have opened. need to take charge of the sit- calling upon the senior doctors their flock.       "        .

  skills keeping in mind the new which we can give to ourselves   tested by the local health work culture and new nature of and added that skills are time- departments. It is found that % %!!*% &,-" rime Minister Narendra job,” said Modi. less, unique, a treasure trove and s the incidence of novel among 893 people, 354 people PModi on Wednesday urged “People ask me business a means by which one can not Acoronavirus infection goes tested Covid-19 positive, while the youth to learn more skills and markets are changing too only become employable but up globally, universal testing only 153 were found positive to enhance opportunities in the fast, it’s hard to remain relevant. also help in leading a satisfying besides implementing precau- when tested based on their life. He said that a natural ./0123%! % changed world order due to the In times of corona, this is even tions like handwashing and symptoms. Almost 40 per cent pandemic crisis. And he laid more relevant. My answer to attraction to acquire new skills wearing mask, according to a of the total people tested posi- out the mantra for them: Skill, that is to skill, re-skill and provides new energy and study by John Hopkin's tive during universal testing. re-skill and upskill. upskill. To keep learning new encouragement in one’s life. University, may also help in Universal screening, there-     1 The number of recovered He was addressing a web skills is to re-skill and continu- Skills are not only a means to a slowing down the spread of fore, led to arise in Covid-19    cases outweighs the active cases conference on the occasion of ing to scale it up is to upskill,” livelihood but also a reason to SARS-CoV-2, the virus respon- cases among residents in the he Government on   % by a factor of 1.85. the fifth year of the Skill he added. feel lively and energetic in our sible for causing the deadly dis- United state's long-term care TWednesday said that with Medical infrastructure in Mevelopment Mission. The Prime Minister stated daily routine. The Prime ease. facilities by 231 per cent. Of the number of Covid-19 11   India to treat COVID-19 Referring to the portal launched that the Skill India Mission Minister also brought out the "More testing resources are those who tested positive, about patients recovering to 5,92,031,  1($  patients includes 1,378 recently for mapping the skilled launched five years back has led distinction between ‘knowl- urgently needed to identify the 281 people were asymptomatic. the recovery rate has climbed Dedicated Covid Hospitals employees and employers, Modi to creation of a vast infrastruc- edge’ and ‘skills’ in his address. true burden of Covid-19 in "These results underscore up to 63.24 per cent. 1  (DCH), 3,077 Dedicated Covid said this would help the skilled ture for skilling, reskilling and He illustrated this with an long-term care facilities so that the importance of universal The actual case load of Health Centres (DCHC), and workers, including the migrant upskilling and enhancing example – that knowing how a we can be more successful in testing, as symptom-based Covid-19 is only 3,19,840 active The surge in recovered 10351 Covid Care Centres workers who have returned to opportunities to access employ- cycle runs is ‘knowledge’ while curbing infection and mortal- approaches may miss a sub- cases. “They are all under med- cases is driven by aggressive (CCC). They have a total of their homes, to access jobs eas- ment both locally and globally. actually being able to ride a cycle ity in one of the disease's major stantial number of cases in ical supervision. The norms testing, timely diagnosis and 21,738 ventilators, 46,487 ICU ily and the employers to contact It has led to hundreds of PM was a ‘skill’. It is important for hot spots," said study senior long-term care facilities," said and standards for Home effective management of the beds, and 1,65,361 Oxygen skilled employees. Kaushal Kendras being set up the youth to realise the differ- author Morgan Katz from the study lead author Benjamin Isolation along with use of patients either through super- beds to treat Covid-19 patients. “The biggest strength of across the country and an ence between the two and their JHU. Bigelow. oxymeters have helped to keep vised home isolation or under The Central Government the millennials is their ability to increase in the capacity of the different contexts and implica- Researchers performed "Unrecognised asympto- a check on the asymptomatic or active medical attention in the has distributed 230.98 lakhs get skilled.The ongoing cornon- ITI ecosystem. Due to these tions. universal testing among all 893 matic cases among residents mildly symptomatic patients hospitals. N95 masks, 123.56 lakhs PPEs avirus pandemic has changed concerted efforts, more than five With an example from car- men and women, at 11 long- can severely hinder preventive without putting pressure on the The gap between recovered and 11,660 ventilators to the work culture and started the crore youth have been skilled in pentry, he explained the term care centres in Maryland, strategies and increase the risk hospital infrastructure,” said a and active cases has been con- States/UTs/Central institutions concept of work from home; for the last five years, said Modi. nuances between skilling, USA. Initially, only people who of the virus dangerously spread- statement from the Union sistently growing. It stands at to ensure effective clinical this the youth are acquiring new He described skills as a gift reskilling and upskilling. showed symptoms were being ing," Bigelow added. Health Ministry here . 2,72,191 today. management of Covid-19. 1 2    -,   ! &'#!#%L   and Tocilizumab, the sources   appointed as an Election during the 2019 elec- denied the allegations. said, adding that they also sug- Commissioner in January 2018. tions when he gave a dissenting The ADB on Wednesday, parliamentary panel on gested capping the price of lection Commissioner Sources said the govern- note to the Election Commission said that Lavasa has a long and AWednesday suggested top these drugs. EAshok Lavasa has been ment had recommended a few of India (ECI) giving a clean chit distinguished career in the government officials to check Cutting across party lines, appointed as vice president for nominees to the ADB, including to Prime Minister Narendra Indian civil service. black marketing of coronavirus the MPs advocated for pro- Private Sector Operations and Lavasa’s name. Since election Modi and former BJP president “Lavasa led the Indian del- medicines, consider capping moting locally made and easi- Public-Private Partnerships at commissioners serve for a term Amit Shah on charges of violat- egation in the climate change their prices and promote local- ly available medicines, saying the Asian Development Bank. of six years or till they reach the ing the Model Code of Conduct. negotiations for the Paris ly made and easily available the pharmaceutical lobby was The ADB statement said he will age of 65, Lavasa, who was Soon after the elections, three Agreement and was instrumen- cheaper medicines, sources trying to suppress the cheaper succeed Diwakar Gupta, whose appointed to the post in January members of the Lavasa family tal in finalizing said. drugs by pushing for expensive term will end on August 31. 2018 and was born in October including his wife came under India’s nationally determined Home Secretary Ajay options, the sources said. ADB appoints a vice-president 1957 still has over two years of the scanner of the Income Tax contributions, which included a Bhalla, Joint Secretary in The members were also briefed for a term of three years, which his term left at the Election Department for alleged non-dec- major role of the private sector. Health Ministry Lav Agarwal by officials on lockdown and its can be extended by another two Commission and was on track to laration of income and dispro- At both policy and project lev- and other officials briefed the effectiveness in checking the years. become the chief election com- portionate assets. els, he made significant contri- Parliamentary Standing spread of the virus in the coun- Lavasa would be only the missioner next April, when the In September 2019, a notice butions to the inclusion of the Committee on Home Affairs try. Sources said Home second election commissioner current CEC, Sunil Arora retires. was sent to Lavasa’s wife Novel private sector in many develop- chaired by Congress leader Secretary Bhalla made a pre- to step down from the poll As per the provisions of the S Lavasa for alleged discrepan- ment programs in India for dif- on the man- sentation on the overall han- panel before completion of his Election Commission cies in income tax filings. In ferent sectors such as energy, agement of the Covid-19 pan- dling of the situation by the Suggestions were also given for national capital by the Centre, term after chief election com- (Conditions of Service of November, the Enforcement agriculture, finance, and infra- demic and phased unlocking government. schools to prescribe a fixed some members were of the missioner Nagendra Singh, Election Commissioners and Directorate started an investiga- structure. As Joint Secretary in and resumption of economic The MPs suggested a time for online classes and opinion that similar efforts are who was appointed a judge in Transaction of Business) Act, tion against a company in which the Department of Economic activities. national database of migrant ensure counselling of students required in other big metro the International Court of 1991, an EC or the CEC can ten- Lavasa’s son Abir was a director, Affairs, he worked closely with During the meeting, the labour be created as it will help in these tough times, the cities such as Mumbai and Justice at The Hague in 1973. der his or her resignation for alleged violation of foreign many ADB projects that had pri- committee members expressed in improving their social secu- sources said. Chennai. There was also a Lavasa, a retired 1980 batch IAS addressed to the President. exchange laws. The Lavasa fam- vate sector components,” the concern about black marketing rity and they should be given Appreciating the handling suggestion for a new law to deal officer of Haryana cadre, was Lavasa had made headlines ily members have, however, ADB said. of drugs such as Remdesivir direct cash benefit and rations. of COVID-19 crisis in the with infectious disease. 2( &'   # $ 

  Department, Assam has affected by the devastating and 170 animals were res- Highway 37. received 22 percent excess rain- floods. The death tolls has cured. A total of 45 animals (all Each year, the monsoon s many as 45.40 lakh peo- fall so far. The state has received reached to 61. The State hog deer) have been injured — floods inundate the National Aple and 33.96 lakh animals 796 mm rainfall as against the Government has set up 426 44 due to floods and one due Park, located on the edge of the (big and small) including poul- normal of 652 mm so far. relief camps in which more to a vehicle hit. Over 80 percent Eastern Himalayan biodiversi- try in 26 of the 33 districts in Many roads, bridges, cul- than 1.18 lakh people have Kaziranga Park has been inun- ty hotspots of Golaghat and Assam are affected by the dev- verts and other infrastructure taken shelter so far. dated and 153 of the total 223 Nagaon district, forcing a large astating floods. The flood sit- have been damaged in floods In a widely-shared video forest camps inside are inun- number of the wild animals to uation continues to deteriorate and landslides across the state. tweeted by BJP MLA Mrinal dated, of which 14 of which leave the park and head with the number of deaths The worst hit districts in the Saikia from Khumtai, is seen have been vacated. Water from towards the nearby hills in going up to 61. Over 95 per state are Hojai, Dhemaji, wading through waist-deep the swollen Brahmaputra river Karbi Anglong district by cent of the Kaziranga National Lakhimpur, Biswanath, water to help rescue people and and its tributaries has entered crossing National Highway-37 Park, a world heritage site, has Sonitpur, Udalguri, Darrang, livestock marooned because the Kaziranga Park, which has that passes near the park`s been inundated and 66 wild Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, of floods. forced tigers and other animals boundary. animals including two rhinos Chirang, Bongaigaon, P Sivakumar, Director, to flee to human habitats and According to a paper pub- have died and 170 animals Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kaziranga National Park said highlands for survival. lished by the Assam govern- were rescued. This is the third Kamrup, Nagaon, Golaghat, that as many as, 66 animals There were reports of more ment in 2015, soil erosion has rhino death in the park- the Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, have died with 23 deaths (two tigers being sighted when they claimed over 3,800 sq km of largest habitat of one-horned Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Karbi rhinos, five wild boars, a were trying to escape flood- farmland since 1954 – around rhinos in the world - this mon- Anglong. swamp deer, 14 hog deer, and waters. One of the tigers was half the size of Sikkim. soon Most of the rivers in the According to the Assam lages are under flood waters More than 44,000 have been ASDMA, over 45.40 lakh peo- a porcupine) due to drowning spotted in Karbi Anglong dis- Approximately 8,000 hectares state are in spate. According to state disaster management and standing crops in 1.28 moved to state relief camps. As ple, 33.96 lakh animals in 26 of and 12 (all hog deer) after they trict and while another was of land was being eroded every the India Meteorological authority (ASDMA), 4,627 vil- lakh hectares have been ruined. per daily situation report of the 33 districts in Assam are were hit by speeding vehicles seen near the National year.   !"#"#  

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or the second day in suc- As the situation has turned Robin Vadakkumchery, 52, sen- Customs officials is assuming alarm- call records aired by Janam News he Covid-19 situation in Tamil Nadu is a mix- Fcession, more than 600 per- grave and dangerous in Kerala, tenced to 20 years in jail in three ing size and spilling out new details. prove that he was having telephonic Tture of hope and despair as on Wednesday. day after a BJP delegation sons in Kerala were diagnosed the Government has changed different cases of rape and abuse While M Sivsankar, the former contacts with the controversial While a total of 4,496 persons were diagnosed with Amet President Ram Nath with Covid-19. “On the catchword against coron- of a minor, has moved the principal secretary to the Chief woman as early as April. Covid-19 on Wednesday (less than Tuesday’s Kovind seeking his attention to Wednesday 623 persons were avirus from the present “Break Kerala High Court seeking to Minister who was summoned by the Though the Customs Department 4,526), the number of active cases in the State too what they called a TMC-spon- tested positive for Covid-19. The Chain” to “Caution as marry the victim and take care Customs officials on Tuesday evening is yet to make any official statement came down on Wednesday. The medical bulletin sored “cold blooded murder” of Out of this, 432 persons infect- Precious as Life”, according to of the child born to her. was questioned for a marathon nine about the arrests, seizure and ques- issued by Tamil Nadu Government said there were Debendranath Roy, a saffron ed the coronavirus through Vijayan. Expressing similar wish, the hours and let off by Wednesday tioning of the suspects, information 47, 340 active covid patients in the State on MLA from Hemtabad in North social contacts. Expatriates The CM said 1.86 lakh per- victim has filed an affidavit in morning informing him that he may trickling out of the Wednesday. This is less than Tuesday’s numbers- Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee accounted for 96 cases while 76 sons were under observation in the court. have to present himself at the Kochi Thiruvananthapuram office of the 47,912. wrote a letter to the first citizen were those from other parts of the State while 2.6 lakh samples However, the prosecution office of the Department if need aris- department confirm that Sivsankar The day also saw 5,000 persons coming out of blaming the BJP for “distorting” the country,” said Pinarayi have been tested. “The expressed doubts over it and said es, the day also saw Customs officials had told the officials that he had close hospitals, fully cured of the pandemic. This took the a “suspected suicide” for “polit- Vijayan, chief minister of Government is actively con- it could be a ploy to get relax- raiding the offices of Kerala State IT relationship with Swapna Suresh and total number of persons in the State who were cured ical gains.” Kerala in his daily press brief- sidering the possibility of ation. The court has sought a Infrastructure Ltd at the capital city he might have intervened once or of the disease to 1.02 lakh. The letter handed over to ing. increasing the number of test- police report and posted the case where Swapna Suresh was employed twice to help her personally. The death toll continued to be in the higher side the President by senior TMC Vijayan disclosed that 602 ing facilities and setting up First for July 24. as liaison officer by the IT Department He was allowed to go home on the as 68 persons succumbed to the coronavirus on MP Derek O’ Brien also persons afflicted with Covid-19 Line Covid Treatment Centres Vadakkumchery, dismissed headed by Sivsankar. condition that he should make avail- Wednesday. Out of this, 64 persons had pre-exist- dropped hints of a possible were hospitalised on across the State,” said Vijayan. from priesthood by the Vatican, At the same time, the façade of able himself for further grilling as and ing morbidity (chronic diseases). The total number bank scam with the unnatural Wednesday. “As on Wednesday, Thiruvananthapuram was serving as a parish vicar near denials by Higher Education Minister when needed. The Customs officials of persons tested positive for covid-19 till date in death of the BJP Legislator. there are 4,880 persons under- topped the list of districts with Kannur and was the manager of K T Jaleel about his telephonic con- also got enough information that sub- the State reached 1.51 lakh by Wednesday. Banerjee wrote, “…This is going treatment in various the highest number of patients- the Church-backed-school, versation with Swapna Suresh, one of stantiates the close proximity Coming to the negative news, Chennai report- in the context of your meeting hospitals. The State has till now 157. Situation in other parts of where the victim, a Class 11 stu- the kingpins of the gold smuggling Sivsankar had with Swapna, Sarith ed an increase in the number of persons tested pos- with a delegation of BJP who diagnosed 9, 513 persons with the State were no different. dent, was studying. IANS racket was demolished by a section of and Sandeep. itive on Wednesday. might have appraised you with some distorted fact.” The letter further said that the dead MLA’s body was “found on a hanging  O 7 :  #;       1$ condition from a tin shed/veran- dah in front of a mobile shop which he used to visit to meet '  6062 Among other things, the SPP had where the incident took place is  # 3.   the local people. On receipt of told the court that the examination of approximately 120 km from post mortem and on primary Dahanu court on Wednesday mobile phones of the accused revealed Mumbai. 6 ; 6  9;586>'  on alternative alignments which investigation, West Bengal Police Arejected the bail applications of that they were present at the crime After the incident, thee Kasa would not only ensure much has reported that it is a case of 25 accused in the much-discussed spot when the incident took place. police had registered three FIRs in required space for the wild life but suspected suicide and could be Palghar lynching incident in which It may be recalled that on the connection with the lynching and '  6062 “core critical Tiger Habitat of also bring railway connectivity and related to some local money two Sadhus and one driver were killed night of April 16, three persons were assault on policemen. All the accused Melghat Tiger Reserve” in greater economic development to transfer activities.” by a mob of villagers on April 16. lynched by a 200-strong mob of vil- had been arrested a day after the oncerned by the fact the pro- Maharashtra. hitherto unconnected villages locat- The note found in the pock- Accepting the contention of the lagers near Kasa town in ghastly crime. Cposed Railway gauge conversion The proposal involves con- ed in Jalgaon-Jamed and et of the deceased leader referred Prosecution in the case that there Maharashtra’s Palghar district on sus- In the first FIR, the police had of the Akola-Khandwa line would struction of tunnels by cutting and Sangrampur talukas and benefitting to two names --- out of whom were “multiple evidences” in the case picion that they were thieves. charged 110 accused with murder have an “irreversible impact” on the blasting rocks using heavy machin- almost 100 villages in the vicinity of one had been arrested --- who against the accused, Additional The villagers first hurled stones under IPC Section 302. In the second endangered species and their habi- ery and explosives. It also involves the alternative alignment,” the chief were “allegedly found to be Sessions Judge at the Dahanu Sessions at the van, prompting the driver to FIR, the 110 accused were booked tat, the Maharashtra Government realignment away from the existing minister wrote in his letter. related to such money transfer Court in Palghar district D. H. stop the vehicle. Later, they pulled under IPC Section 307 (attempt to has urged the Railway Ministry to track to ease sharp carves on 23.48 The chief minister went on to activities in the locality,” Keluskar rejected the bail applications three persons out of the vehicle and murder) and 353 (deterring govern- withdraw the proposal and consid- km out of a total length of 38 km urge the minister to “withdraw” the Banerjree wrote adding “I am of the 25 accused on technical beat them to death in Gadhchinchale ment servant from performing his er alternate alignment outside the “passing through the core area of the proposal and consider alternative sorry to say that it does not grounds. village on Dabhadi-Khanwel road, duty) for assaulting cops and dam- Melghat Tiger. Tiger Reserve”. “This amounts to alignment of the railway line outside appear to be a political case Earlier, opposing the bail plea, with sticks and rods. aging their vehicle. In a letter shot off to Railway realignment and not just the gauge the Melghat Tiger Reserve “in the being projected by BJP.” Special Public Prosecutor Satish The deceased ---identified as Subsequently, the Crime Minister Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra conversion along the existing rail- interest of wildlife conservation in Roy died an unnatural death Maneshinde had told the court that Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri Investigation Department (CID) Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray way track,” he said. general and protection of the tiger reportedly in the wee hours of the Prosecution had gathered “mul- (70), Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) and dri- sleuths of the Maharashtra police, expressed serious reservations about “Considering that the long- habitat in particular”. In this context Monday by hanging from a bar tiple evidences” against the accused”. ver Nilesh Telgade (30) were travel- who took over the investigations the proposal involving the gauge term irreversible impacts of the Uddhav said that Prime Minister outside a shop about a mile away The evidence, he said, included: ling to Surat. Of them one was the into the case, arrested 25 more per- conversion of the Akola-Khandwa gauge conversion on endangered Narendra Modi had himself said from his house. The BJP instant- mobile Call Data Records and other diver, while two are residents of sons taking the total number of the line proposed by the South-Central species like the Tiger and their habi- that the “the conservation of tigers ly picked up the issue calling it technical evidence. Kandivli in north Mumbai. The place accused in the case to 135. Railway which passes through the tat, it would be appropriate to focus is not a choice but an imperative”. a cold-blooded murder and called a North Bengal bandh on Tuesday. /         O Brien who met the 4546*77& %851// #-&#25#% President for 25 minutes on  0& ! -+ Wednesday later said”our Chief %-#5K1 Minister has explained the entire 8%*)*!*")!* in details to the President telling   , Jammu : Mehraj Din Malla, an of his abductors. how the BJP is trying to politi- '  6062 Latur, 3 each in Dhule and abducted Mehraj Din Malla's family cize the issue.” '  6062 had tested positive Covid-19 to Jalna, 2 in Sangli, 1 each in (BJP) leader and Vice-President members including his daugh- make plasma donations”. he total number of Covid-19 Satara, Ratnagiri, Nanded and of Watergam Municipal ter had made passionate appeals aking serious cognisance “Though no one has come Tinfections crossed 7,000 Amravati. Committee, Baramulla was to those unidentified abductors Tof complaints about some forward to complain formally mark in Maharashtra on With 67360 infected cases safely rescued by the Jammu to release their loved one. miscreants cheating the needy about lakhs of rupees collected Wednesday, as the State record- and 1818 deaths, Thane contin- and Kashmir Police late Unconfirmed reports indi- Covid-19 patients after plasma, from them by making false ed 7,975 new positive cases ued to be the second worst hit Wednesday evening. cated, after identifying the Maharashtra Home Minister claims of having tested positive while 233 more people suc- district in Maharashtra. He was abducted by abductors, local police teams Anil Deshmukh said on for Coronavirus and promising cumbed to the pandemic. Pune, which has emerged as 'unidentified' terrorists from had called family members of Wednesday that the State plasma samples, I have heard With 7,975 fresh infections the third worst affected district Rafiabad area of Baramulla. a Lashkar-e- Tayyeba com- Government would initiate such things are happening. If and 233 fatalities, the total num- in terms of spread of the pan- Inspector General of Police, mander to one of the police sta- stern action against those fleec- the affected people come for- ber of positive cases in the cases demic, has recorded 44202 Kashmir ranger Vijay Kumar tions to ensure safe release of a ing the people by making false ward and lodge complaints jumped to 2,75,640, while the infections and 1,200 deaths till late evening confirmed, BJP leader. It is learnt, a local claims of having tested positive with the police, we will take seri- total number of deaths inched now. “Mehraj Din Malla, BJP leader LeT commander identified as for Covid-19 and promising ous cognisance of the com- closer to 11,000 as the figure In a related development, & vice-president of Watergam Sajjad had issued threats to BJP donation of plasma samples for plaints and act sternly against touched 10,928. the total number of patients dis- Municipal Committee in leaders and family members of treatment. the miscreants. We will allow Of the total deaths report- charged from various hospitals Baramulla who was abducted policemen of dire conse- Talking to media persons miscreants cheating the Covid- ed to Wednesday, Mumbai alone after full recovery since the sec- earlier today has been rescued quences. PNS here, Deshmukh said: “Many 19 patients who genuinely need accounted for 62 deaths, which ond week of March this year by Police” infected people are getting plasma samples from the cured took the total number of deaths touched 1,52,613. The recovery After the killing of a young cured by the plasma donated by patients,” the Minister said. in the metropolis from 5,405 to rate in the state stood at 55.37 BJP leader Sheikh Wasim Bari, the cured patients. ...It being the “I request the affected 5,467, while the total number of per cent. The mortality rate in former district President case that only the cured patients Covid-19 patients to either Covid-19 cases rose by 1,374 to the state is 3,96 per cent. The Bandipora, the abduction of can donate plasma, some peo- lodge a complaint at the police touch 96,474. state health authorities pegged another BJP leader had kept ple are taking advantage of the station or make a complaint on In addition to 62 deaths the number of “active cases” in senior police officers on their situation to make false claims www.cybercrime.gov.in,” recorded in Mumbai, there were the state at 1,11,801. tenterhooks throughout the through affidavits that they Deshmulh said. 49 deaths in Thane, 48 deaths in Out of 14,08,901 samples day. Pune, 14 in Jalgaon, 13 in sent to laboratories, 2,75,640 Several teams of Jammu Nashik, 10 in Solapur, 6 in have tested positive (19.56 per and Kashmir police were work- Palghar, 5 each in Raigad, cent) for Covid-19 until ing on ground zero since morn- Kolhapur and Aurangabad, 4 in Wednesday. ing to track down the footprints   !"#"#    08*&3%%!0 ,  !"#$   %&'! !"#$" . /

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Much water has               )   ( flown down the rivers Kosi, Gandaki and      ?          Karnali (the three big rivers that flow from    #          )  Nepal to India) and Nepal has instead vest- ed its trust in the Chinese Belt and Road   (  ,         ;     Initiative (BRI) to usher in the much-need-     ,     )         ( ed transformation.        ;       /  Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s speech in New Delhi in 2018 was less                flowery and presciently loaded. Repeatedly, ?    S        !       he stressed on a “balanced outlook” in exter-                  nal relations, an unmistakable euphemism to “correct” the pro-India tilt. Nepal had just                 O  emerged from the perceived wounds of       O        )    India’s braggadocio during the 2015 earth- may still yield electoral gratifi- Thapa, Pati Ram Gurung or a some other neighbouring coun-              )    ;   quake relief operations and the supposed cation but this will come at the Prem Bahadur Gurung. tries has already been ruptured interferences in the framing of a new cost of alienating almost all This unparalleled tradition and irreversibly damaged with      (        @ <  )   Constitution. Agitation over this issue had neighbouring countries, well and saga of sacrifice for India is the context of politico-religios-     !                led to a crippling “blockade.” In an age of beyond Pakistan and China. reciprocated in a similar spirit ity. This has done an extreme   !             )@ social media, the hurt felt by a proud nation, The intermingling and by all those who chose to iden- disservice to some of our own, <        @ + )      which has never been ruled by outsiders, intermeshing of the Indo- tify themselves as Gurkhas. In who axiomatically got associat- was palpable. Murmurs of India’s “big Nepalese people are not just his-    a deeply moving sight, a 11- ed as “anti-nationals” owing to   !  )  @ #     )    brotherly” attitude being unacceptable torical, cultural, spiritual, reli- year-old girl shouted the their co-religiosity. Ironically,               !        gained credence in the streets of Nepal. gious or even transactional; it is     Gurkha war-cry on her father’s such an ethnic pejoration onto 6            #       /  Oli had alluded to that overarching trust unparalleled in terms of the 6 1 cremation “Tiger 9 GR Ko! Ho the identity of the “Gurkha” deficit and sinking sentiment. “Good neigh- faith, trust and reverence that is Ki Hoina?” (Col MN Rai, the would be a unique failure. This                       bourliness demands harmonious co-exis- afforded on the “Gurkha” in the   Tiger of 9 Gurkha Regiment, he despite the supposed common-    ?              tence forever. And trust is the key cement- Indian consciousness. Nearly 40 //   was or wasn’t he?) and it was alities of the two realms.        !  ) ;       ing factor. It derives its strength from the dedicated Gurkha Regiment responded by a resounding “Ho Field Marshal Sam observance of such fundamental principles battalions with approximately  0   Ho Ho” (he was, he was, he Manekshaw identified himself                 /   as equality, justice, mutual respect and ben- 40,000 Indian and Nepali 0   was). The daughter and the as a proud Gurkha as does the                     efit as well as non-interference,” said Oli. He Gurkha soldiers defend India’s nation mourned his loss and yet current Chief of Defence Staff     ?              added that for impact, “it is natural to expect sovereignty. Another one lakh 4?R 2 another name got etched to the or the Chief of Indian Army similar assurance from India.” Clearly, the veterans reside in Nepal and the list of the illustrious Gurkha glo- Staff prior to him. In a recipro-            )S      healing process never kicked off and today, annals of Indian Army’s valour    6  ries. The inexplicable bond of cal dignity, the chiefs of both  ,       ties between India and Nepal have reached testify to the raw gallantry of the  3  3@ the Indo-Nepalese reality armies also bestow Honorary an unprecedented low due to border vio- likes of Lt Col Dhan Singh underwrote that sacred spirit. “Generalship” of their Armies, lence, cartographical disputes and trust Thapa, Param Vir Chakra /  3  The “Gurkha” cannot and mutually. The national leader- +!## eroding measures like Nepal’s decision to (PVC), among others, who    / should not be sacrificed at the ship has to make a concerted ban the Indian media. ironically fought the Chinese in / altar of partisan politics or the effort to ensure that no unto-    -.  2    Undoubtedly, there are layered com- the same area around the smallness of spirit that besets ward or over-excitable taint is plexities of missteps that were taken by both Pangong Lake.   the times that be. Sadly, the over implied on the loyalty, fidelity    !        ! 4)55.  sides in equal measure. Both nations were His citation read, “Major simplistic narrative of the day and character of the people of driven by their own domestic political con- Thapa got out of his trench and 46  can easily affix the slant of “anti- Nepal. Governmental or ideo- S     )   ( siderations, short-termism and geo-politi- killed several enemies in hand-     national” on anyone owing to logical differences have to be               cal churns that widened the faultlines, which to-hand fighting before he was their ethnicities or religion as handled separately without gal- ) always existed but never flared up to this finally overpowered by Chinese  // the basest instincts are easily vanising societal emotions as it   *+       ( extent. The crests and troughs of bilateral soldiers.” The proud Gurkha  4 2 aroused, tolerated and stoked by did with other neighbouring       ,     relations were always handled politically, had stared death in the eye and the powers-that-be. countries. India must always                without any unnecessary attribution to the returned. Indeed, he was born   Equally, the Nepalese dis- protect its sovereign interests  ,   -   )  societal-ethnicity of the people involved. in Dharamshala as many other pensation cannot forget histo- firmly. It must also recognise the Today, that venerated “Gurkha” stands to be Gurkhas in the region of   3 ry and independent India’s con- dignity of the “other”, especial- %          )   dangerously demonised as collateral dam- Darjeeling Hills or Dehradun tributions or the essential impli- ly one who has bled for India             age. The delinking of “politics” and “peo- but he was as synonymously a cations that are imminent in unflinchingly. ,    .      ple” has not been the strength of the cur- Gurkha and an Indian as choosing a China over India as (The writer, a military vet- rent dispensation. Deliberate contextuali- Mahavir Chakra (MVC) its “bargaining tool.” The peo- eran, is a former Lt Governor of        )   sation and binarisation of circumstances awardees like Tika Bahadur ple-to-people connect with Andaman & Nicobar Islands)        )  (    #       )S                   " * 6 -  ,/

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and medium-risk patients. patients, since these are the co-mor- management is advised when it is clin- approach. If a patient needs valve al valve replacement, that is between disease or structural heart disease A lot of patients, who had surg- bid conditions which make the ically appropriate for patients, special- replacement, then a trans catheter aor- 2.5 to 3 lakh, is not affordable for undergo multiple heart surgeries in eries scheduled, have postponed them COVID-19 infection serious as the ly looking at risk and benefits of tic valve replacement is an alternative, the common man. The solution for their lifetime. Of course, closing a hole and are avoiding hospital visits for cardiac/diabetes patients are already surgery. but the long-lasting results of these this dilemma is indigenisation. Some in the heart through the Transcatheter routine checkups as they fear being immuno-compromised. With that Heart surgeries are arduous and valves are still questionable. There is hospitals in the country have been in route is available. Most of these exposed to the Coronavirus. There said, it is also impossible for high-risk long procedures that take a toll on a certain amount of industry drive to the forefront of bringing about indi- patients who have these “corrections” have been reports of people losing patients with severe heart conditions patients physically and mentally. make these procedures popular with- genisation in Transcatheter Aortic can go home within 24 hours. $5/.#- their lives due to a heart attack or to not opt for surgeries. When it is Open-heart surgeries are back break- out really knowing the long- term Valve Implantation (TAVI) along This reduces their risk of catch- stroke. Even though they had prior absolutely essential depending on ingly expensive and procedures last for results. I am sure that there are car- with the National Aeronautical ing infection, which is vital in the symptoms of heart disease, they did the conditions, patients might have to days. Since the surgical team has to be diologists who will object to this con- Laboratory and Council of Scientific COVID-19 era. This also means more he nation has been in lockdown not venture out due to the fear of undergo surgery. careful not to get infection, all the pre- tention. But this remark is only and Industrial Research, using Nitinol beds will be available for elective mode for more than four COVID-19. The need to safeguard themselves cautionary measures that are being because of the fact that I am one of the stents. The valve material used is patients who need such therapy, Tmonths now and has only just It is extremely important for car- and their patients has prompted most practised are also the most rigorous few surgeons in this country who has bovine jugular veins which is after all which does not need long-term hos- started opening up. Hospitals, research diac patients and people with heart surgeons to develop their own proto- for the surgical team. Apart from that, been replacing valves (single, double a waste. This could be a classic exam- pitalisation. It is not the technology and development (R&D) institutions conditions to take care of their health cols to tide over the pandemic situa- in the COVID-19 era, there is a dire or treble since 1975) and hence I have ple of “waste to wealth, but unfortu- alone but the logistics, the patient’s are trying their best to bring out a vac- in such testing times, especially as tion. The decision for surgical care need for minimum contact which is experienced the long-term results of nately, there has been no support from comfort and affordability of the pro- cine for the Coronavirus. In fact, there are a lot of restrictions on access should be based on the doctor’s own only possible through minimally- conventional valve replacement. any Central Government agencies cedure that are also important. human trials for the vaccine have to various facilities. surgical and clinical judgment and invasive surgical techniques. Currently these valves are high- such as the Department of (The writer is a Padma Sri begun in India. We have seen many Exercising, maintaining a prop- assessment of resource availability. 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'         8        + 0    <           !  =    +     ,$ !1' Washington: China's “very aggressive” recent Chinese aggressive behaviour against  2 5  the so-called 'Hong Kong actions against India, including the brutal India in eastern Ladakh. Autonomy Act' and immediately attack on Indian soldiers in eastern Ladakh, Responding to a question on US-India Washington: US President (They) could have stopped it, in Xinjiang by banning senior hina on Wednesday warned stop meddling in Hong Kong and its moves in the South China Sea and bilateral relations, he said, India is a democ- Donald Trump has indicated they should have stopped,” senators and representatives. Cthe US that it will “definitely affairs and China's internal affairs Hong Kong give a “good insight” into how racy and is a great friend of the United States. that he has no plan to speak Trump said as he also lashed At his presser, Trump also hit back” with sanctions if in any way,” she told a media brief- the ruling Communist Party of China is Prime Minister Narendra “Modi and with his Chinese counterpart out at WHO for siding with slammed former vice president Washington goes ahead with the ing here. thinking these days, US National Security President (Donald) Trump have a super rela- Xi Jinping, amid a war of China on this issue. Joe Biden, who is his implementation of President “This act smears our law on Advisor Robert O'Brien has said. tionship,” O'Brien said. words between the two coun- “They were really a puppet Democratic Party challenger Donald Trump's 'Hong Kong safeguarding national security in The Indian and Chinese Armies were “In fact, it was the last foreign trip that tries on a range of issues and of China,” he said. T r u m p for being “soft” on China. Autonomy Act' to end the prefer- Hong Kong Special Administrative locked in a standoff in multiple locations in I took with the president before the COVID tit-for-tat sanctions on law- spoke to reporters after ending The China issue has ential treatment to the former Region (HKSAR). If the US insists eastern Ladakh since May 5. The tension crisis hit, was to India, and we had a great makers and senior officials. special privileges and economic become a leading election year British colony. on going on the wrong path, escalated in the Galwan Valley on June 15 in reception of the Indian people there. We have “No, I haven't spoken to treatment for Hong Kong and topic as Trump and Biden each President Trump has signed an China will definitely hit back,” she which 20 Indian Army personnel were a lot in common with them, we speak him,” Trump said in response rescinding the territory's excep- attempt to paint the other as executive order to end the prefer- said. killed during a violent face-off with Chinese English, we're democracies. We've got a grow- to a reporter's question at a tion to bans on the importing weak in the face of aggressive ential economic treatment for The US attempt to obstruct soldiers. ing, very strong relationship with India,” White House press conference of sensitive technologies. moves from Beijing. Hong Kong after China introduced China's national security legisla- “The Chinese have been very aggressive O'Brien said. on Tuesday. He also signed into law “By contrast, my adminis- a controversial national security tion for the HKSAR will be to no with India,” O'Brien said on Tuesday alleg- “But China's action towards India, just like “I have no plan to speak to bipartisan legislation that tration acted very early to ban law in the Asian trading hub to avail and China will make neces- ing that during the recent clash they beat its actions in the South China Sea, just like him,” the president said while allows the US government to travel from China, from curb autonomy and democratic sary responses to protect its legit- some of the Indians so badly they were dis- what it's doing in Hong Kong, just like the bul- expressing his anger over sanction individuals and enti- Europe, saving all of these lives. freedoms. imate interests and impose sanc- figured and could not be identified. lying intimidation of Taiwan, really gives you China's inability to prevent ties known to be involved in I want every citizen to know Reacting to Trump's tions on relevant US personnel and “This is a dispute between India and a good insight into how the Communist Party the spread of the coronavirus interfering in Hong Kong's that we are using the full power announcement of signing the entities, she said. China, but China has shown itself for what of China is thinking these days,” he said. out of the country, from where freedom. Beijing has con- of the federal government to 'Hong Kong Autonomy Act', “This US move has grossly it was. Chinese troops ambushed the Indians. China claims almost all of the 1.3 million it originated. demned Washington's recent fight that China virus and keep Chinese Foreign Ministry interfered in China's internal They beat 20 Indians to death. They beat square mile South China Sea as its sovereign “Make no mistake, we hold bid reject its claims in the our people safe. Through spokesperson Hua Chunying said affairs and seriously violated inter- them so badly with clubs with nails in them territory. China has been building military China fully responsible for South China Sea as illegal and Operation Warp Speed, we will the US should not implement it. national law, as well as the basic and wrapped with concertina -- barbed wire,” bases on artificial islands in the region also concealing the virus and has retaliated against US visa deliver a vaccine in record- “We urge the US side to cor- norms governing international O'Brien told Fox News Radio in an interview. claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, unleashing it upon the world. restrictions on Chinese officials breaking time,” he said. PTI rect its mistake, not to implement relations,” she said. He was responding to a question on the Taiwan and Vietnam. PTI 4'*,/ <     , < < '  + ""*&7" 2#-% .*-4       S+&!& * +)**B     = ,*8*! !# *'      -  $@%& 6 > /&-%& Washington: US President Trump said at a White House '*!*% #-%&#-& Donald Trump has signed an press conference on Tuesday.  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Moscow: Russian authorities emocratic presidential %#%@-$M%!%& ty law in the Asian trading hub ritory handed over to China in Cespionage and surveillance The suspects fled when have lifted mandatory two-week Dnominee Joe Biden has F-&#&!$ %&@ to curb autonomy and democ- 1997. “Hong Kong will now be if America and some western n eight-year-old Pakistani some locals reached there after self-quarantine for those arriv- unveiled a USD 2 trillion pro- %$&?$'&& ratic freedoms. treated the same as mainland European countries ban Agirl died in a hospital on hearing the child's screams. ing as part of easing coronavirus posal to boost investment in $-@-!&%&& The Trump administration China. No special privileges, no Chinese apps like TikTok as Wednesday after she was gang- The girl was shifted to a hos- restrictions. clean energy and combat the %#%%-&& has been openly critical of special economic treatment and done by India, US National raped by two men in a village pital in Sialkot in a critical con- Starting Wednesday, both global warming as he pledged -%$#! Beijing’s sweeping national secu- no export of sensitive technolo- Security Advisor Robert in Punjab province, sparking dition where she died on Russian and international trav- to rejoin the historic Paris rity law aimed at limiting Hong gies. In addition to that, as you O’Brien has said. outrage among the locals who Wednesday due to excessive elers will have to either provide agreement on climate change if '** Kong’s autonomy and curb polit- know, we are placing massive India last month banned 59 demanded public hanging of bleeding, police said. coronavirus test results at the elected in the November elec- $2B  ical dissent against the ruling tariffs and have placed very Chinese apps, including TikTok the rapists. The family and local resi- border or take a test within three tions. 48; 6> '$ Chinese Communist Party. large tariffs on China. and UC Browser, saying they According to police, the dents held a demonstration days of arrival in Russia. US President Donald #%###+H* Trump said he also signed “First time this has ever hap- were prejudicial to the sover- girl, the daughter of a rickshaw and blocked a road to protest Self-quaratine will remain Trump in 2017 withdrew the -%&%@-#' legislation to sanction Chinese pened to China, billions of dol- eignty, integrity and security of driver, was playing outside her against the incident and police mandatory for those who test United States, the world's No 2 (J!!-&# officials responsible for cracking lars have been paid to the US, of the country. house on Monday at Buttar apathy. They demanded that positive for the virus or whose emitter of greenhouse !$&#%%@& '&&& down on political dissent in which I have given quite a bit to O’Brien told Fox News Dograan-Chawinda village in the culprits be arrested and health deteriorates upon arrival. gases behind China, from the &&HJ@G7G@&& Hong Kong. “Today, I signed the farmers and ranchers of our Radio in an interview that the Sialkot district, some 130 kms hanged publicly. 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Also, JioMart, online amassing a wide range of ser- moth akin to China’s Alibaba, “We have received strong and to cooperate on technolo- crore as compared to net debt shopping portal, and vices from music streaming to has become Reliance’s growth interest from strategic and gy initiatives, including devel- of 1,61,035 crore as on March WhatsApp will be working online retail and payments - is engine, combining with the financial investors in Reliance opment of affordable smart- 31, 2020. closely to enable customers expected to use its 388 million company’s fast-growing retail Retail. We will induct global phones, billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who has cata- seamlessly transact with mobile phone subscribers as arm to help in offsetting the partners and investors in Ambani said on Wednesday. pulted his way to become the mom-and-pop stores. the cornerstone of an e-com- decline in oil and petrochem- Reliance Retail in the next few Addressing RIL’s first-ever sixth richest man in the world He also announced merce and digital services busi- icals. quarters,” he said. online annual general meeting, with USD 72.4 billion, sur- which had an unprecedented passing Tesla’s Elon Musk 3.2 lakh shareholders attending and Alphabet co-founders from 550 cities in 48 countries Sergey Brin and Larry Page, !'#'&$#-&@ 4 *'  through the newly-minted business as well as a rights issue 33,737 crores for a 7.7 per cent said his group can “design JioMeet platform, he said to achieve the net-debt free tar- stake in Jio Platforms,” Ambani, entry-level 4G or even 5G %%!$&!' Reliance Jio has developed an get nine months ahead of 63, said. smartphone for a fraction of    P indigenous 5G solution which schedule. Achieving net-debt California-based Alphabet its current cost”. can be exported globally. free status was one of the Inc joins Facebook Inc, which “Google and Jio are part- ! #L ! Also, the group’s petro- objectives behind Asia’s richest opened the investment cycle in nering to build an Android-  *   chemical and retail business has man announcing stake sale Jio Platforms by picking 9.99 based smartphone operating   to create multiple innovative received strong interest from talks on O2C business to per cent stake for 43,573.62 system,” he said. “Through this ecosystem solutions and man-  6062 India for quite some time financial and strategic investors Aramco in the company’s last crore, as well as chipmaker Intel partnership, we are confident IL Chairman Mukesh aged services for India.“Each now. on lines of the massive 1.52 annual general meeting in Corp and Qualcomm Inc. that we can accelerate the RAmbani on Wednesday of these solutions, once eliance Jio’s new com- “Over 400 million lakh crore that the technology August 2019. With Google coming on national mission of putting a said time has come for a proven in India, has the Rmerce platform JioMart WhatsApp users in India venture Jio Platforms amassed On Wednesday, he neither board, Reliance has completed smart device in the hands of global digital product and potential to be a global solu- and Whatsapp will be work- bring unique value to our in less than three months from said if the talks with Aramco its target of capital raising for every Indian.” services company to emerge tion... That can be used to ing closely to create growth partnership,” Ambani said at the likes of Facebook and were on track nor did he give Jio Platforms, he said. As many as 350 million from India, as he nudged Jio serve the rest of the world. opportunities for millions of the company’s first annual Google. a new deadline. With this deal, Reliance has Indians still use a 2G feature Platforms to pursue global I am setting a goal for Jio Indian small merchants and general meeting. The only disappointment All he said was that RIL, sold 32.84 per cent stake in Jio phone. “Our mission with opportunities and create rev- Platforms to pursue this glob- kirana shops, Reliance In India, there are more for investors was on the com- operator of the world’s largest Platforms Ltd - the unit that Android has always been to enue source from domestic al opportunity Industries (RIL) than 15 million monthly pany’s talks for a sale of a 20 per refining complex, will replace houses India’s youngest but bring the power of computing and international markets and to create a Chairman Mukesh WhatsApp Business app users. cent stake in oil-to-chemical transportation auto fuels with largest telecom firm Jio to everyone, and we’ve been Addressing Reliance significant Ambani said on “Both Facebook and Jio (O2C) business to Saudi clean electricity and hydrogen Infocomm and apps, to 13 humbled by the way Indians Industries 43rd AGM, source of rev- Wednesday. share a strong vision for dig- Aramco for an asking of USD as it set a target to become net marquee firms for a total of  have embraced Android over Ambani said over the years, enue from both Facebook- itally empowering consumers 15 billion, with Ambani saying carbon-zero by 2035. 1,52,055.45 crore. recent years,” said Google chief Reliance has built deep the domestic owned instant mes- as well as small businesses talks have “not progressed as “We are delighted to welcome Proceeds from the stake executive Sundar Pichai. domain knowledge in most of and global saging platform and entrepreneurs across per the original timeline”. He, Google as a strategic investor in sales in Jio Platforms, along “The time is right to the industry verticals that are markets,” WhatsApp, which India,” the RIL Chairman however, hastened to add that Jio Platforms. We have signed with the 53,124 crore raised in increase our commitment to key to the Indian economy, Ambani said at is immensely pop- said. In April, Facebook had the company has raised enough a binding partnership and an a rights issue in June and sale India significantly, in collabo- and Jio Platforms can com- the annual gen- ular in India, has announced a $5.7 billion, or money from stake sale in Jio investment agreement under of a 49 per cent stake in its fuel ration with local companies, bine this domain knowledge eral meeting been testing a pay- 43,574 crore, investment in Platforms and fuel retailing which Google will invest  retail network to BP last sum- and partnership with Jio is the with its technology strengths (AGM). ments platform in Jio Platforms.   "#$ #$ $##   - .$  9        &#&'( ) && **#", /'#0/$ (#&&0 - -      6062 ,#",12 -  he Sensex and Nifty sur-   sanitisers are chemicals, pack- Trendered most of the day’s ing material, input services,  %   gains to end marginally high- mid the ongoing debate which also attracts a GST rate er on Wednesday, pressured by Aover goods and services tax of 18 per cent. Reducing the  1  a fag-end selloff in heavy- (GST) rate on hand sanitisers, GST rate on sanitisers and weight Reliance Industries. the government on Wednesday other similar items would lead  During the day, the 30- clarified alcohol-based hand to an inverted duty structure 1  share BSE Sensex rallied 777 sanitisers will continue to be and put the domestic manu- points, driven by positive sen- levied at the standard rate of 18 facturers at disadvantage vis-a- timent across global markets on per cent as the product is a dis- vis importers,” the statement   hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine. infectant like soaps and not a added. The index, however, made medicament. Earlier, the Goa bench of he Japanese carmaker a U-turn in the last hour of With the Consumer Affairs the GST Authority for Advance THonda today launched the   *$3:  !   >15!? *$ trade and settled just 18.75 Ministry having classified hand Ruling (AAR) also held that the newest version of their best- &0  3 !.$)    >-  !*  >. !?  points, or 0.05 per cent, high- sanitisers as essential com- alcohol-based hygiene products selling sedan the Honda City. 2!   : ; 3     er at 36,051.81. On similar modities in wake of Covid-19 will attract 18 per cent GST. It The fifth generation of the lines, the NSE Nifty closed planned stake sale in oil-to- phase of human trials. pandemic, there had been a added that its classification as popular sedan had seen its that the new car was ‘step start to see sales showing an 10.85 points, or 0.10 per cent, chemical business to Saudi However, the fag-end sell- demand from certain sections an essential commodity cannot launch delayed by over three above’ the earlier model as increase on a year to year up at 10,618.20, after soaring Aramco has not progressed as off in RIL halted the rally, they of the industry, particularly be a criteria for exemption months thanks to the well as the rest of the compe- basis.” Honda has been impact- 220 points during the session. per the original timelines due said. “The stock price of liquor and sugar sectors, to from GST. Coronavirus lockdown but tition. The fifth generation ed by the lockdown situation as Reliance Industries was to the COVID-19 crisis. Bharti Reliance has witnessed a classify sanitisers in the The order came on a peti- with production resuming at Honda City will be available in well, even though many of the biggest drag on the Sensex, Airtel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, decline towards the end of the medicament category attracting tion from Springfields (India) Honda’s factory at Surajpur both Diesel and Petrol engines their dealerships are now open, skidding 3.71 per cent after Bajaj Finance and SBI were also AGM since most of the news lower 12 per cent duty. Distilleries over classification of near Greater , Honda with the latter featuring a CVT several have had to be shut after scaling its life-time high of among the laggards, shedding was already priced in and there “It is stated that hand sani- the hand sanitiser and the has gone ahead with the automatic transmission option some states have introduced a 1,978.50 (intra-day) as up to 4.24 per cent. On the were not many surprises,” said tisers attract GST at the rate of applicable rate of GST. launch. The new iteration of as well. Prices for the new car renewed lockdown. Their fac- investors rushed to book prof- other hand, Infosys rallied 6.16 Nirali Shah, Senior Research 18 per cent. The clarity has also come the car features several range from Rs 10.89 lakh to Rs tory at Surajpur has also suf- its amid a slew of announce- per cent ahead of its quarterly Analyst, Samco Securities. Sanitisers are disinfectants in wave of reports of large- improvements, and is signifi- 14.64 lakh and are available in fered with last weekend’s lock- ments at its annual general earnings. HCL Tech, TCS, Tech Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, like soaps, anti-bacterial liq- scale tax evasion reported by cantly longer and wider than three trim levels. down announcement in Uttar meeting. RIL Chairman Mahindra, Axis Bank and HUL Religare Broking Ltd, added, uids, Dettol etc, all of which the Central Economic the previous model, however However with the negative Pradesh catching them by sur- Mukesh Ambani said Google too ended with smart gains. “We’re seeing a tussle between attract duty at the standard rate Intelligence Bureau with cer- the previous model will con- sentiment in the Indian econ- prise, however Nakanishi said will invest 33,737 crore to buy According to traders, dur- the bulls and bears for the last of 18 per cent under the GST tain new manufacturers of tinue to be sold in the Indian omy after the virulent spread of that the carmaker was working 7.7 per cent stake in Jio ing majority of the session, couple of sessions and we feel regime,” a Finance Ministry sanitisers paying 12 per cent market for the time being. the Coronavirus, Nakanishi with the local administration to Platforms, completing RIL’s domestic investors were it would be healthy if the mar- statement said. GST due to the wrong classi- Speaking to The Pioneer, Gaku did not expect sales to fully ensure that the parts hub can capital-raising target for the enthused by hopes of a COVID- ket witnesses some correction “It is further clarified that fication instead of the actual 18 Nakanishi, President and CEO, recover until the first quarter of continue functioning and that digital arm. Ambani also 19 vaccine as two contenders after the recent surge. However, inputs for manufacture of hand per cent. Honda Cars India said that this 2021, “Only in January to Honda Cars usually shut for the announced Jio is developing a began human trials in India and the resilience of global markets was because the carmaker felt March, 2021 will we actually weekend any which way. homegrown 5G telecom solu- one US-based candidate suc- would help the index to limit tion, but added that his group’s cessfully completed the initial the downside.” %% -!&1-!& %% -%'& -%%%&-' $-&% 20&&% %&

New Delhi: At the behest of New Delhi: Sumit Thakur Railway Board each zonal (IRSE) took charge of Chief Railway has set up Business Public Relations Officer of Development Units to focus on Western Railway at his office at increasing the share of Freight W.Rly’s HQs at Churchgate traffic through Railways. station building on 13th July, In this regard Divisional 2020. Shri Thakur is an officer Railway Managers, Firozpur of the Indian Railways Service and Moradabad and their team of Engineering of 2010 batch of officers held separate meet- and has worked in various ings via video conferencing important assignments per- with Freight customers dealing taining to track maintenance & with commodities like food- smooth operation of Mumbai’s grain, fertilizer, cement, sugar, suburban trains, especially dur- food processing, yarn & tex- ing monsoon season, as Senior nerable flooding spots over tiles, paper and FMCG supply Divisional Engineer (South) WR’s Mumbai suburban sec- chain. Most of these industries of Mumbai Central Division of tion and fixing them with best are located in the Northern Western Railway. His role as customized solutions during region of the country and are Sr.DEN (South) of Mumbai the years 2018 & 2019, which serviced by Firozpur and Central division, particularly was highly appreciated by Moradabad Divisions of holds distinction for ensuring administration at different lev- Northern Railway. suitable identification of vul- els. ."" ;.  1  <    .%% "

New Delhi: With workforce Andhra, Telangana and also power crunch. These units are having migrated from States states like Maharashtra, voicing the need for local with large rubber clusters, Gujarat, Punjab & Haryana skilled human resources. We RSDC is gearing up to train have witnessed the large exodus have targeted to skill and reskill local populace in required job of the workforce. Incidentally, people in popular job roles roles so that the rubber man- these states are also those that required by the rubber manu- ufacturing plants could run house large clusters of Rubber facturing plants”, said Mr smoothly.“The Southern states manufacturing units and are Vinod Simon, Chairman like Kerala, Tamilnadu, facing the heat in view of man- RSDC.   !"#"# 2

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Such population income and evolving cultural attitude are especially women, now purchase their growth puts the industry in a comfort- O  some of the key factors, which are like- preferred drinks and are in a sweet spot able spot. Indian demographics are $$. ly to contribute to sales. with home deliveries. bound to benefit the industry in the long However, the industry still faces term with large number of people under "    *+* * moral restrictions due to great religious drinkable age. With rising urbanisation,      Looking at the manufacturing influences. It is still considered to be a escalating disposable income and grow- process of beer, from malting till the end forbidden, taboo drink in some parts of ing affluent class, there are enormous   1   of process at bottling, the beer segment the society, detrimental for Indian cul- opportunities for the players to tap into.   > in India is categorised either by fermen- ture. Drinking alcohol is culturally not It is estimated that the urban population   tation process (ale & lager) or by alco- accepted in most parts of the country. in India will rise to 38 per cent of the hol’s volume (mild & strong). The total population by 2025. % P  1 Indian industry is majorly dominated by .)B'  11 strong beer but new flavourful mild beer The Indian beer market has also ##''*B are finding their feet on the ground. been experiencing the trend of micro- However, the industry faces chal-  %1 While strong beer has alcohol content of breweries and exclusive beer spots. The lenges in the form of ban on direct    1>P$ not less than five per cent, mild beer con- emergence of such outlets has con- advertising and derisory state of market   $ tains not more than five per cent of alco- tributed to an increased awareness and infrastructure. The industry is also hol. 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Since the consumer profile for beer alignment with sport. beer market has changed considerably. are now looking for choices away from preferences from regular mainstream industry in India is evolving, so is the However, given the above growth trig- % 1  whisky. bottled beer to artisanal brews, new fresh preference meter and hence the emer- *1**.)' gers of beer — acceptability, popularity  $>P flavours and unique local ingredients. A gence of new varieties. Consumers are The report also scrutinises the of microbreweries and craft beer and L+A 0  ')#!I*+ large number of microbreweries are also now increasingly opting for drinks that Indian beer industry with the help of evolving consumer preferences — the # selling their bottled craft beer. The are low on sugar, carbs and hence, calo- SWOT Analysis, elucidating the industry is expected to reach consump- It is not just the male populace that surge in craft beer sales is intended to ries. In view of an increasing demand for strengths of the industry in being reces- tion levels of 3,584 million litres or 459 & is enamoured by beer but women equal- drive the beer industry sales to the bub- such drinks, a lot of brewers have come sion-proof in view of the fact that alco- million cases by 2024. ,**%'# -&%-!'  & Q/    %%%&&%%&? '&!@  $$?   R %&A , 96 !%& ctor Ayushmann Khurrana has emerged as a &# Athought-leader with his thought-provoking scripts that are based on topics which are considered a taboo. 4%#@L %&! With eight back to back hits with such scripts, the actor <-%&$$& %-!' aims to entertain audience with message-based films that &'  have no reference point in Bollywood. -%&&-&-% His brand equity today stands for backing the best # $$&!? quirky content that is being made by the industry. He %-%!#-&&%&? played a sperm donor in his debut film Vicky Donor, someone with erectile dysfunction in Shubh Mangal '&! <-? Saavdhaan, dived into India’s fragmented and sensitive TM caste politics in Article 15, and a gay character in Shubh 4#!$&#& Mangal Zyada Saavdhaan. He even %&'& highlighted body shaming in Dum  %% Laga Ke Haisha and promoted inclusivity and body positivity in $#$$%&1$ Bala. &$#!' Ayushmann says, “I have always tried to choose films that have no reference points and I    %     have done this delib-  )C  erately. I have gravi-   $%$; R !  .    .   - - tated towards hand- &*# %% picking social dra- &%% mas in my quest     -  .         (6 < # # to give films that &%$&%& can hopefully &? hile the world experiences strife through which is untouched. Yet, it portrays that the impact change @% Wislolation, boredom, panic and uncertain- spark exists, even though we can’t see it, just in mindset, %#&& ty, yet, for those, who pick up a paint brush or like the instant which signifies the birth of communities $&%&%##& pen in response to the disease, their role as a humankind. The same powerful spiritual and of course change-maker in society becomes very impor- image has another meaning in these complex attitude. '&& tant. It has been rightly said that art and cre- times — when the human touch and smiles on These topics %-' ativity in the time of a pandemic is more cru- faces have gone missing. We are surrounded were hardly <-%& cial than ever! Going by the references and by fear, anxiety and depression. We are living touched upon by our &%!&% examples of art from the time of the great in a time when all we really want is that touch, industry because we Plague, poet Richard Kenney said that the that spark to relive, to say the unsaid things, generally, conscious-  Plague had changed the imagination of the to rejoin and to cherish the moments of what ly like to shy away L   West. It changed every culture that is passed we have lost and what we have.” from speaking pub- !& through. Well, that’s what a creative piece of art- The second painting, titled, Quarantined, licly about these issues.” % work does. For future generations, it stands as is inspired by perhaps what is now the ‘word The star wants soci- $&%& 6 an evidence that this happened. of the year.’ The painting showcases a girl who ety and Bollywood to be Marking 2020 in history, Delhi-based keeps her hair braid in front of her face rather more vocal about impor- $#-& artist Gunjan Tyagi creates three ‘paintings on than at the back. tant issues that can help !$% COVID-19’ that aim to reflect the current rela- She explains, “This very small work was promote diversity and !$&%& tionship between humans and nature, and their done in the beginning of the pandemic situa- inclusivity. He says, “We 6&? battle with the Coronavirus pandemic. tion. This was the response of the news and aren’t very vocal about ''&& The first, Prerequisite, as she explains, finds information we were surrounded with. It some important and real meaning in the touch of a human — which has reminded me how boredom feels and one has issues that we should actu- %%+>(+ currently gone missing. The work is a spin on that empty mind which they use in useless ally be talking about and dis- %!$&%& Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam. Talking things at such times. People swamped on social cussing more often. I have &%$&! about how she made it, she earlier recalled media, YouTube, TikTok (which is now banned always felt that bringing such @<-%&  about how she recently made New York her in India) and were busy doing stupid things. topics out in the open will help &#-' home and that she found the city’s energy and Things which have little happiness, things us grow as a country.” vibrance “truly stimulating.” However, after a which make others laugh and keep everyone Ayushmann adds, “I will !%&-# pandemic at hand, she added, “I found myself engaged.” continue on my journey to %'@N@! confined to my studio. I started re-focussing The third, Gaze, is a portrait of a friend. make as much positive change !%4 my energies on painting. But, true to contem- not being to able to touch each other. She says, She says, “I am trying to create a strange gaze happen around me as possi- %M@M%%# porary anxieties, we see that both god and “The creation of Adam is one of the most pow- on her face which is on society and its system, ble. That’s my biggest motiva- humans are wearing hand gloves!” erful, intimate and awe-inspiring pieces of art. currently,” questioning and trying to come to tion as an artist.” The painting showcases two gloved hands Touch being the most significant act here, terms with the uncertainty around.   !"#"#  %& 22 CHHATTISGARH CM APPROVES ‘Development is a continuous process’

ajasthan State Industrial Development Rand Investment Corporation (RIICO) plays a role of catalyst in industrial devel- GODHAN-NYAY-YOJANA opment of the state. It facilitates investors and entrepreneurs in site selection, getting financial assistance to small, medium and he Chhattisgarh cabinet, of the film Chhapak. They large scale projects, getting government which is chaired by Chief have decided to finalise the clearances and extends incentives and TMinister Bhupesh rates for all the works related concessions according to the policies of the Baghel, approved Godhan Nyay to drinking water supply facil- state government. Here is our interview with Yojana. It has been done to ity in all the villages of the state RIICO MD, Ashutosh AT Pednekar. make gauthans, sanctioned through tender procedure, col- Excerpts: under Narva, Garua, Ghurua lected via invitation for aur Bari Yojana, more employ- Expression of Interest under Jal What is the situation of industries in ment-oriented. The scheme Jeevan Mission. Cabinet has Rajasthan during the pandemic? will be started in the state from decided to ensure implemen- It is a challenging time. The priority is Hareli festival. Till date, near- tation of the mission via select- to restore the pre-corona situation of the ly 5,300 gauthans have been ed agencies. production level. The biggest issue is the cre- sanctioned, out of which the Draft of Chhattisgarh Rent ation of sufficient demand to start the pro- construction of 2,408 in rural Control (Amendment) duction. areas and 377 in urban areas Ordinance 2020 has been has completed. And this approved for amendment in What is RIICO doing to lure invest- Technical) services including others. To It seems that industrial development scheme will be started from Chhattisgarh Rent Control ments? reduce the cost of investors, we have start- is taking place in NCR, and along the these newly-built cowsheds Act 2011. Under this, State There is a lot of movement in invest- ed allotting smaller plots of 250 to 750 Jaipur-Delhi highway. Is there similar (gauthan). Government will appoint ment at the international level. RIICO, along square metres to micro, small enterprises. development in process in other dis- “In these gauthans, cow- retired judge of High Court or with European Business Group Federation, Earlier, the plots offered were of 1000-1500 tricts too? dung will be procured from retired District Judge as had discussions with various internation- sqmts. Along with this, entrepreneurs are Yes, industrial development has taken cow and buffalo owners Chairman of Rent Control al companies and chambers of commerce offered loans facilities such as Mudra Loan place in NCR and on Jaipur-Delhi high- through gauthan samitis and Tribunal. from different countries including USA, etc. These small plots are being given at way due to the logistics. Besides this, the procured cowdung will be The Cabinet also gave its Japan etc. Besides luring international Raghunathpura industrial area in Jaipur industrial development has taken place in utilised to make vermicompost assent to formation of investments, we are trying to attract domes- district and at Uniara in Tonk district. We Udaipur, Jodhpur, Pali, Bhilwara and and other products. This will Chhattisgarh Sanskriti tic investments in the state too. We are are also offering Plug & Play facilities, in Kota. The Pachpadra refinery will bring not only promote organic Parishad, ensuring uniformi- attracting sector specific investments. which there is multi-storey building in a huge industrial change. RIICO is also farming but will also create ty in all the units conducted Refinery with an estimated cost of  56,000 where manufacturing can be done by tak- coming up with 20 new industrial areas new employment opportuni- under Culture Department. crore is coming up at Pachadra in Barmer ing space on rent. This will reduce the in 16 districts in this financial year. ties, encourage protection of Chief Minister will be the district. Lot of ancillary units of plastic, investment of the entrepreneur due to cows stop open grazing and chairman of this council and petrochemicals will come up here. With availability of common facilities, there will What has been the response of webi- will expand the double crop Culture Minister will be the restrictions on import of toys and sports be ease of entry and exit too. All these nar with multinational companies? area, creating source of extra and urban body cadre) who on the ration cards of the Vice-Chairman. They permit- goods, RIICO is coming up with sports/toys steps were important during the COVID The response has been quite encour- income of livestock owners,” have completed service period National Food Security Act. ted establishment of bio- zone at Khushkhera in Alwar district. There situation. aging. Many companies want to do MoU read the government release. of two years or more, under In this regard, the maxi- ethanol product units in the is big scope for ceramics and glass sector. with us but prior to that they want to visit The Cabinet Committee School Education Department mum entitlement of total food state on Public Private Also, a zone is coming up at Soniyana in What is the situation of labourers… personally. It is getting delayed because recommended procurement from November 1, 2020. This grains per person / card per Partnership (PPP) mode Chittaurgarh district where gas and raw Most of the labourers working out- of restrictions on operation of interna- of cowdung at the rate of 1.50 will benefit approximately month will be equal to the under special incentive pack- material is available. Similarly, we are side the state have come back to their tional flight services due to Coronavirus. per kg from livestock owners 16,278 teachers. maximum entitlement of food age of the state’s Industrial looking into the field of defence production homes. The labour and industry depart- in villages with cowsheds (gau- It also decided to distrib- grains issued under CGFS and Fund 2019-24. as Rajasthan has army and air force base. ments have made a database of the skills, What has been industrial development than). Cabinet approved the ute five kg rice, one kg chick- NFSA. Chhattisgarh State Bharat Electricals Limited (BEL) has set up address and phone number of these during the Congress regime in last 18 cowdung procurement rate at peas per person per month The Chhattisgarh Industrial Development its unit in Jodhpur for defence production. workers. All the industry associations months? 2 per kg, including the trans- from July 2020 to November Government has decided to Corporation Ltd (CSIDC) There is huge scope for Maintenance, have been told about the availability of Industrial development is a continu- port cost. 2020 on ration cards (except reimburse the equivalent approved the policy of pur- Repair and Overhauling (MRO) of defence labourers as per their requirement. ous process. Last one year has been his- The Cabinet has also APL category) issued under amount of State Goods and chasing private land with equipment, so MRO units can be set here. Rajasthan State Livelihood Development torical for RIICO, as sale of plots has decided to merge remaining the Chhattisgarh Food Security Services Tax (SGST) payable mutual consent for industrial Apart from these, RIICO is looking into Corporation is also imparting training to increased by 325 per cent as compared to batch of teachers (panchayat Act, the same way is provided for admission on the screening purpose. gems and jewellery, FinTech (Financial and the labourers. previous years.

ndia is the largest producer of (NCBI) database of NIH, USA. ?     Iraw jute and jute goods in the These retting bacteria were  $55 world, contributing about 60 per 1 -  already incorporated in the cent of the global production and microbial consortium, called  :/ providing livelihood to about five “CRIJAF Sona” developed by    million people in farming and ICAR-CRIJAF. Owing to its pop- enior BJP leader and Union Minister trade industry. ularity, in last three years alone, he novel Coronavirus has SMukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Although, the domestic mar- 1428 MT of CRIJAF Sona worth Tbadly affected people from all ‘Commotion of Corruption’ under the ‘Carpet ket continues to be the mainstay 7.85 crore was sold to 3.6 lakh over the world. In February this of Clan’ is crystal clear. This has become ‘Chaos for jute sector, of late, our export farmers covering more than year, the World Health of the Congress’. Arrogance of merchant of cor- market share is also showing an 50,000 ha area in different jute Organisation (WHO) declared ruption proves that there is something fishy. increasing trend. India earns growing states of the country. COVID-19 as a pandemic. Talking to reporters, Naqvi said that those about 2200 crores per annum While congratulating the According to WHO, pandemic is who cannot differentiate between “burger and through jute goods export team of scientists, Dr Gouranga the advanced stage of disease pro- brinjal, onion because of biodegradability and expressed that such break- gression. It means that a disease, and pizza, sug- eco-friendly nature of this fibre. through is first of its kind in jute after affecting the population of arcane and jag- However, to be suitable for high and is confident that these find- the country of its origin, has start- gery, grain and valued diversified products, the ings will help the scientists ed spreading among other coun- betel leaf, solar quality of fibre needs further improve the microbial retting tries also. Presently, the pandem- plant and solar improvement. Besides the genet- formulation for better efficiency ic has affected 217 countries and park are giving ic background of the jute vari- and resilience. The genes for there is hardly any country left statements full eties, the quality of the fibre large- degrading pectin, hemicellulose from this disease. America, of ignorance on ly depends on retting process and other non-cellulosic materi- European countries, Russia and country’s econ- adopted by the farmers, said Dr als can be altered for enhanced china are the most developed omy, security Gouranga Kar, Director of ICAR- retting efficiency and shortening countries, but none of them are and reforms. CRIJAF, Barrackore. have started, there is a need to ent species of Bacillus constitute the retting duration with mini- out of the clasps of this deadly They are trying This year, initially, there was adopt the technology of the consortium strains. Genome mal water usage. Thus, this virus. Rather, even being most to become a setback in jute farming due to improved retting, so that best sequencing also confirms that breakthrough will facilitate to developed, these countries have political panty- the outbreak of Coronavirus. quality fibre is obtained. retting bacteria degrades pectin, produce high quality jute fiber by tolerated the most devastating ing, his life is on stake because of waist in the pandemic period.” Also Amphan cyclone wrecked a In this context, Dr Kar men- hemicellulose and other non-cel- farming community which will impact of the disease and could do possibilities of exposure. While, on He said that India is the only democratic havoc on the crop in the third tioned that recently a break- lulosic materials, non-harmful fetch higher income in the mar- nothing to check and control it. the other, if he doesn’t steps out to country in the world which, under the lead- week of May. Despite COVID through in jute retting research for fibre. The bacterial strains are ket. Presently there is no medicine, earn, his life is in danger again. So, ership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pro- outbreak and the cyclone, there has been achieved by scientists of also non-toxic and thus the ret- The findings of the genome vaccine or surgery available for the challenge is to protect the vided free food to 81 crore people, one nation is a good standing crop because ICAR-CRIJAF who have decod- ting water with microbial strains sequence research is recently COVID, only precautions and human life without involving peo- one ration card, free gas cylinders to eight crore of the efforts of ICAR-CRIJAF ed the genome sequences of can successfully be used for irri- published in journal Scientific preventive measures can help. ple in economic activities, because families, Garib Kalyan Package worth 1.70 and other stakeholders like jute-retting bacteria by high gation purpose. The sequence Reports from the Nature These measures have been devised without economic activities basic lakh crore, 1,500 given into bank accounts of National Jute Board, Jute throughput genome sequencing. data has been submitted to the Publishing group. Ref Datta, S. by understanding the process of needs cannot be fulfilled. 20 crore women, 19,000 crore given under PM Corporation of India, etc. Now The in-depth genomic analysis National Centre for Saha, D Chattopadhyay and transmission of the virus. There Currently, there is no treat- Kisan Samman Nidhi during the challenges of that the harvesting and retting significantly revealed three differ- Biotechnology Information Majumdar B (2020). are speculations that the virus has ment available, so the only option the pandemic. These steps instilled a sense of jumped from bats to humans. But is to learn how to live with the development with trust among the people of then thereafter there is man to pandemic. This situation is not the country. man communication only, which new for humans, rather, man is “During the Corona crisis, the NTPC SINGRAULI SHOWS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY is easy and fast. already living with different dead- Government brought historic and path break- Anyone can catch the virus ly diseases caused by the viruses ing reforms in socio-economic-educational with contaminated hands. Major and other micro-organisms. But fields, administration, trade, labour, defence, ingrauli Unit 1, the oldest unit of NTPC Ltd, units (1,4 and 5) of 200 MW have achieved power stations. GEM (Girl Empowerment reason for the viral contamination the precautionary measures of coal, civil aviation, power distribution, space, Sthe power generation company, has PLF of 101.96 per cent, 101.85 per cent and Mission), a four-weeks residential pro- of hands is direct receiving of the these diseases is not so complicat- forest land, agriculture, communication, bank- emerged as the top-performing unit in the 100.35 per cent respectively in Q1 FY 20-21 gramme has been institutionalised in the virus laden fluid droplets from a ed as in the case of COVID-19. ing and investment. These bold reforms have country in the first quarter of the financial year among the coal-fired units in the country. vicinity of its power stations for the benefit coughing or sneezing COVID People who are suffering from the ensured that India has converted disaster into as per the data released by Central Electricity NTPC has also won the prestigious CII- of school-going girls from underprivileged infected person. Touching the diseases like HIV, Hepatitis and opportunity,” added Naqvi. Authority (CEA). The first unit of the station ITC Sustainability Award 2019 under background to support their overall devel- Corona contaminated surfaces, Cancer, do not need to follow the Farsighted decisions taken by PM Modi has started generating on February 13, 1982 and Outstanding Accomplishment in Corporate opment. The power generation company has where the virus laden fluid strict instructions of physical dis- resulted into India being at a far better place continues to serve the country with exception- Excellence category. Also, the company has also initiated Contractors’ Labour droplets have settled down may tancing. in fight against Coronavirus in comparison to al performance. received Commendation for Significant Information Management System (CLIMS) also be the reason for contamina- To live with the virus, current other developed nations. He has worked on the NTPC Singrauli has an installed capaci- Achievement in category of CSR. through which payment to contract labour- tion of hands. So, maintenance of physical and virtual environmen- front line which has increased the country’s ty of 2,000 MW with five units of 200 MW NTPC has always strived for sustainable ers is paid on the last day of the month at pro- one meter distance, wearing mask tal situations and designs are not trust on his leadership. each and two units of 500 MW each. Three development of its communities around the ject sites. and repeated hand sanitisation is appropriate. There is an urgent must to remain protected from the need to rethink, relearn, re-plan, virus. The incubation period to redesign and rework about the uring the New York Art com- into urban spaces and reclaiming develop the disease is two days to personal, social, cultural, eco- Dpetition, Inspiration From -      their freedom of movement, during two weeks (average six to seven nomic, educational, political, trav- Isolation, which was organised the lockdown across the world, res- days). Only after the incubation eling, hospitality and other activ- recently, artist Renuka Sondhi onate with the resplendent wildlife process, a Corona positive patient ities. It is important to have one Gulati, the only Indian-origin 1<$=>$"9 ?    on the different arks of life in the will show the symptoms. During meter distance among human female, made her place among the paintings. The cradle of mother this period, a Corona positive beings, when they are at their top six artists of the world. Renuka        @  -  !  nature that is present for all living person showing no symptoms can home, workplace and public said that she will always remain forms had been usurped by civili- share the virus. proper precautions places. It is simple to suggest this grateful for the support of people. sation and the spread of human set- is must. but its execution and implemen- “I have lived my life near forests. I tlements. In her paintings, Renuka Precautionary activities such tation will bring heavy expenditure understand the value of nature. The makes us reflect hard on the out- as wearing mask and hand saniti- of money, resources, effort, time Living Ark series is all about nature come of our actions that had sation are simple and easily execut- and energy. World is already pass- reclaiming its space. The series is an restricted animals to the sanctuar- ed. But maintaining distance is dif- ing through the phase of severe incisive and reflective exploration of ies or the zoo. ficult as it is a social activity. When economic crises and management, the relationship between human One of the paintings in the you are involved in social activi- mobilisation and spending of such beings and the environment,” added series sees the ark of life taking ties, you have lesser control on the economic resources is not feasible. she. prominence as it occupies the cen- situation. Moreover, it is challeng- Creation of the desired new nor- Initially, she competed and won tre of the canvas with fewer figures, ing to maintain distance in the mal is very difficult. To address the daily contest, then the bi-week- the links between man’s exploitative but the perched panther ready to existing system and design of the this challenge, researchers, acad- ly contest and then she came in the treatment of nature and the result- sprint, the innocent deer, and a girl world. emicians, industrialists, econo- top six of the competition and was ing effect of this onslaught. The with her back turned ready to step Scientists from all across the mists, businessmen, politicians, awarded a one year display of her series featuring a log of wood takes onto the life log. The artist peeping globe are struggling to invent the social-scientists and others should works at Agora Art gallery at on the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark on the suspended log watches the vaccine or medicine for the virus come forward to work together Chelsea, New York. During the year, to reflect on the world as it stands girl begin her ascent. However, the but so far there is no break- and evolve the policies, strategies, thousands of art lovers and art col- today, especially in the light of the most prominent object on the Ark through. With each day, the sit- programmes and scheme. lectors will be able to see her paint- COVID-19 pandemic. The series is the green heart, literally with its uation is becoming terrible, uncer- (The writer is Prof Rishipal, ings, sculptors and prints artworks. four works), The Graceful Stripes Play, Intimacy, Search for Eternity also brings to fore the question of aorta and vena cava, spelling the tain and fearful. Man has struck to Dean Humanities and Applied The 16 artworks selected for display (two works), Save me Save the and Illusions at Rest. ownership of space on earth. The obvious that nature is the heart of a catastrophic confusion, where on Sciences, Shri Vishwakarma Skill for one year are The Living Ark ( World, In My Dreams, The Power She has been keenly examining images of animals making their way the earth. one hand, if he goes out for earn- University, Haryana.)   !"#"#  2

L '!%1-& ,   %-&%& -# ?  - ! ! !@ -#&&&  -05! + /  &-F-&M L .,#+ #* *>Premier League clubs League, a domestic-only win- have agreed a 10-week sum- dow will also be added from -#$% games. mer transfer window, which October 5 and close on “I missed some I don’t miss will open on July 27. October 16. / M%%##' usually,” said Giroud. “I lost a bit Subject to the approval of Transfers between Premier of confidence but my desire to football’s world governing League clubs will not be able -&K score was bigger, so I just tried body FIFA, the window will to occur during this period, to stay focused and on the cross open the day after the 2019/20 but top-flight sides can trade %& of Christian I anticipated this league season finishes and with EFL clubs and loan or header.” end on October 5, the date sign players permanently. 7*          ,    &$?-% Norwich’s long-awaited fate UEFA had recommended for The EFL confirmed its of a return to the Championship the closure of registration peri- window would open on the .  was confirmed in a 4-0 thrash- ods across Europe. same day as the Premier ing at the hands of West Ham on The Premier League said League’s but clubs would have 3      rank Lampard admitted Saturday. that following consultation an extra two weeks for domes- Chelsea are struggling with There was more defiance with the English Football tic-only business. AFP      +-   Fnerves as they chase a from the Canaries in defence, place in the Champions League but they failed to score for the     6      next season after Olivier Giroud seventh time in their last eight I%-%-&##( scored the only goal in a 1-0 win games to slump to a ninth . 2 6 games to the maximum.” over already relegated Norwich straight defeat. E >An interim rule allow- Football’s law-making at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Daniel Farke’s men failed to ing football teams to use five panel, said the option of using ario Pasalic scored a hat- Atalanta’s top scorer Luis Victory opens up a four- even test Chelsea goalkeeper substitutes per match during two extra replacements would Mtrick as Atalanta brushed Muriel, with 17 league goals point lead for third-placed Kepa Arrizabalaga or a defence the schedule congestion continue in the 2020-21 season aside struggling local rivals this season, watched from the Chelsea over Leicester and that has been under the micro- caused by the coronavirus and for national team compe- Brescia 6-2 to move second in stands but his absence was not Manchester United, who both scope for conceding 49 goals pandemic was extended on titions into next August, when Serie A on Tuesday. felt with Croatian Pasalic have a game in hand later this already in the league this season Wednesday through next sea- the Tokyo Olympic tourna- Gian Piero Gasperini’s side opening the scoring within week. with a shot on target. son. ments end. AP extended their unbeaten two minutes at the Gewiss But Lampard knows there is   75  3           @<   league run to 13 games to Stadium connecting with a still plenty of work to do with a move six points behind lead- Ruslan Malinovskyi cross. trip to champions Liverpool Lane with Giroud among those chances come and go in the first ers Juventus who visit eighth- Brescia hit back minutes and sixth-placed Wolves visiting restored to the starting line-up. half as an attempted lob over &          placed Sassuolo on later with Ernesto Torregrossa Stamford Bridge on the last day Chelsea have already signif- Tim Krul fell gently into the Wednesday. pouncing on Atalanta defend- of the season to come in icantly bolstered their frontline Dutch ‘keeper’s arms before he +> Manchester Bobby Charlton in receiving Inter Milan and Lazio are er Mattia Caldara’s poor clear- Chelsea’s final two league games for next season with the sliced well over the bar United forward Marcus the honorary doctorate. two points behind Atalanta ance. of the season. signings of Timo Werner when unmarked inside Rashford is set to become the “It’s a proud day for myself before they play against SPAL But the hosts got back “I want more but that can and Hakim Ziyech. the area. youngest recipient of an hon- and my family. When you and Udinese respectively later into their stride and were wait. Where we are at as a team But Giroud has more Christian Pulisic orary doctorate from the look at the great names that this week. four-goals up after half an and our position in the table, than justified the decision forced Krul into his best University of Manchester for have been awarded this doc- Gasperini’s side have hour with Marten De Roon, three points is everything,” said to also extend his contract save of the first-half with his campaign to help needy torate in the past, it’s hum- scored 93 league goals so far Malinovskyi and a Duvan Lampard. by a year during football’s a powerful drive that was children. bling,” Rashford said. this season — 26 more than Zapata header within a five- “If we want to really move shutdown as Chelsea’s just too close to the for- Rashford earned wide- “We still have a long way eight-time reigning champions minute spell. on then it can be better. It’s not most potent striker since mer Newcastle stopper. spread praise after the England to go in the fight to combat Juventus. The punishment contin- easy, there is a nervy feeling the restart. Just as Norwich looked set forward successfully cam- child poverty in this country “We don’t do it to humil- ued in the second half with there for understandable rea- “He’s a big character for us to hold out until the break paigned for school food vouch- but receiving recognition from iate the opponent, but Malinovskyi again set- sons.” and scoring important goals,” Giroud shrugged off Timm ers to be provided over the such support as a boy. your city means we’re heading we try to play our game,” ting up Pasalic to beat Lampard made five changes added Lampard. Klose to connect with Pulisic’s summer holidays in Britain, The 22-year-old will join in the right direction... that said Gasperini. Lorenzo Andrenacci in from the battering at Bramall Giroud saw a number of cross for his fifth goal in eight revealing that he had relied on club greats Alex Ferguson and means a lot.” Agencies “Already last year we the Brescia goal after 55 were the best attack in minutes. the league, this year we The Croatian %*&*8!8" &&*!!%*& have surpassed our- added a third three %7!,@1?/*, A @    #%##' selves, scoring many goals minutes later sending in 3 * with many different players. Ebrima Colley’s cross for his “Playing in the ninth goal this season, five of    kickoff times at 1 pm (1000 November 21. The final start at to the European season. Champions League has helped them against Brescia, having GMT), 4 pm(1300 6 pm on December 18 at the Teams and fans will not us and made us grow,” added scored a brace in the away leg he 2022 World Cup will have GMT), 7 pm 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium. need to fly around Qatar Gasperini, whose side will last November. Tfour games every day in a (1600 GMT) and Eight venues in close because stadiums are with- play Paris Saint-Germain in “It’s the best moment of 12-day group stage and match- 10 pm (1900 proximity to Doha in a 30-mile radius. the last eight next month. my career,” said Pasalic after es later in the tournament that GMT). will be used at the Both semifinals — like “We are preparing for his maiden hat-trick. go into extra time will extend Host Qatar will tournament, which some games in the previ- Paris Saint-Germain, but also “There are still five games past midnight in Qatar. open the Middle will be played in 28 ous rounds — will kick off want to fight to the end in left and we can do even better. FIFA released the schedule East’s first World days rather than the at 10 pm and will spill over Serie A. Nikolas Spalek pulled a for the first World Cup to be Cup in the 60,000- 32 days used at the last into the next day if there is extra “I think the best way to be goal back for Brescia who played in November and capacity Al Bayt World Cup in Russia to time, or even just long injury and ready for August 12 will be to move closer to Serie B next     December on Wednesday, with Stadium at 1 pm on minimize the disruption VAR delays in regular time. play these last five league season.      #M%! $% 0&   -+  BENFICA KEEP SLIM TITLE HOPES ALIVE Lisbon: 2 $& & %! $%  ' &   6   stuck at home for almost three %%%'%& &-'-%&&%%&?'!!## months, I could see that the 6     +! F- #  & %# ! %  ' he Spanish league trophy players wanted to achieve some- &!  #?-'& +?> !   4& # Twill be sitting by the field at thing big,” Zidane said on &$%&$#   had been expected to return to base Bengaluru is under complete lock- -!%  &%27($&%& the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium Wednesday. by July 19. down till July 22. 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Australia’s day-night Test with DAKAR YOUTH OLYMPICS POSTPONED TO 2026 “When we returned from Barcelona’s opponent, may now happen in September, the opening Test between India and The 59-game Women’s BBL India to be held from Dec 11-15 at Lausanne:  && !$ !!&& % the confinement after being Osasuna, is in 11th place. next year. PTI Australia in Brisbane. The final has will be played from October 17 Adeialde Oval. PTI $%&$#&+>++ 3-&!$%-% #-&&-%$#!  %#& !% 2 %# & # % #%-%%# & #% '   <@        &$ %& & ' %#& 6  .     *         3-& -!! !% -#  & %& !$%'#    6   with Zak Crawley to keep his so will retain it with a draw in +   ! ,   ;&*8" 8%" 6 PEOPLE RETURNED COVID-19 POSITIVE: CSA spot for the second Test at Old %7!,/?/3, the first of back-to-back Tests in resh from becoming a father Trafford. Manchester. +> Windies coach Phil three-day or four-day games in between Johannesburg:  & -&  B C  Fof two, Joe Root will be Crawley had England’s 2  . * And they are looking to seal Simmons believes that the extended the Test matches. So I think that peri- #%#%#%$$&-#$%&& reinstalled as England captain highest single score with 76 in a first Test series victory in preparations after early arrival due to od of training goes a long way to how ### -% -&   &!   &% on Thursday with his team in the second innings. described the wicket as having England in 32 years. Not since Covid-19 protocols have actually played we performed in that first Test.” '$$!&I>&%&%#-&##& very familiar territory. There is likely to be a a “nice brownish colour.” 1992-93 — when the likes of a key part in his side’s four-wicket win While praising the resolve of his ) ! & !&  &-#     ## & With Root absent so he change in the bowling attack, Continuity has been key for Brian Lara, Courtney Walsh and in the first Test. West Indies, who players in the first Test, he warned the &%$%&$$!!'&% could be with his wife for the too, with Stuart Broad England when it comes to Curtly Ambrose were in their arrived in England on June 9 and West Indies cricketers to guard against &%&#&####%% birth of their second child, pushing for a recall after selection in recent years, which pomp — have the Windies won trained in a bio-secure environment complacency. England lost the first Test being dropped for the may prove a blessing for Jos an overseas Test series consist- after that, beat the home side by four “For me it was a great win because PCB LOOK TO START DOMESTIC SEASON IN OCT against the West Indies last first Test — and then Buttler. The wicketkeeper- ing of more than two matches wickets on the final day of the first Test. I think that it signified a lot of hard work Karachi:  %& &2#%$'&%&& week in what was the first speaking publicly batsman — a limited- against major opposition. “I think that has been the biggest being done by the players over the last &%###!%& &%%!&& international cricket match about his disappoint- overs specialist — has a “I haven’t mentioned any- influence on the performance. The fact four or five weeks. It was a top-class Test %&-%%%&-& U #%& since the sport’s shutdown. ment during the Test average of 23.22 thing about history to the guys,” that we’ve been here for that period of match, with good cricket played by both #-##!%&%%&%%-%&!&&& With the series against the match. since the start of 2019, West Indies captain Jason time, we’ve had quality bowling in the teams, and even coming down to the # !' -&  $%@ % # %@U  West Indies being only three Root said any and only one century Holder said. nets because we’ve had nearly 11 seam- last hour, it could have gone either way. %- %#   %#   #%  & #!%& Tests, England has to bounce decision would be in 75 innings, but is set “It’s hard for us to get caught ers here, you can’t put a price on that,” “But you guard against complacen-  & %#- -#  &    $&! % back immediately and Root’s taken after he took a to keep his place. up in the peripheral stuff. he said on the eve of the second Test. cy by just trying to do the same things &%&!$$&% return is clearly a positive. look at the Old Trafford The West Indies “Winning the first Test “I don’t like to go back into my you did before the first Test. Right now The captain will take the pitch again later are holders of the match is just one piece of the (playing) days, but we would come to that Test match is history. We’ve got to HUMPY, HARIKA ADVANCE TO LAST EIGHT place of Joe Denly, who made 18 Wednesday. Wisden Trophy after puzzle. We’ve got two other England and play something like three be thinking about what we do from Chennai: #M%1--!$# ## and 29 in his two innings at the There has been rain beating England in a games to play and we don’t get or four proper warm-up games before Thursday to Monday,” the 57-year-old &&F-&%&-&#'! Rose Bowl and was fighting in Manchester and Root home series last year, ahead of ourselves.” the first Test, and we would also have former all-rounder said. PTI $#%%!$%$%#%#