' @ ' ! 5)'' 98'=55*<85 " !; 5)'' )- <85 " !; 5)'' RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 24(5#%2$!* . . 3 4.,5 6.,1 #=! '"B5 0C 0 ? 4 + 2 . D 00 4(0 .0 .. 2 4 222 2 0 0+22 ? + 4 4 + C . D C A'4 0#1223! A 2#8-' 9 ;;! 8=!' . 67 68 . ! ! /+000 1 on Tuesday. Congress sources ndia’s Covid-19 case load said Pilot and 18 other MLAs Icrossed one-million mark ebel Congress leader Sachin had defied a whip and did not (10,04,348) on Thursday as RPilot on Thursday virtual- attend its legislature party the country registered 34,421 ly shut the door on the meetings. fresh cases and 680 deaths. Congress and plunged into a Salve was then NDA The overall death count legal battle against threat of dis- Government’s top law officer also crossed the psychological qualification with the help of from 1999 to 2002 and is cur- figure of 25,000 on Thursday as top legal eagles considered rently based out of London, several State Governments close to the BJP. from where he fought India’s brought back the lockdown Pilot also paid no heed to case against Pakistan in the measures. advice by the Congress leader- Kulbhushan Jadhav matter. India is adding one lakh ship to shun the “hospitality” of Rajasthan BJP unit is in cases now in four days and the BJP Government in “wait and watch” mode. Party experts feel that in a fortnight Haryana, where he is camping leaders maintained that the the rate of daily growth in with 18 other Congress MLAs BJP, as the main Opposition in absolute terms could further in two different hotels under Rajasthan, will take “every spike. Several studies have pre- police protection. action to see that the Gehlot dicted that India could see The Congress leadership Government fails to prove (its) more than three million cases by feels that Pilot has gone too far majority” in the Assembly. the end of the next month. to return after he hired senior While Congress general The last few days have Meanwhile, Maharashtra Delhi on Thursday had 11,545 lawyers Harish Salve and secretary Priyanka Gandhi seen all-round spread of coro- reported 8,641 new cases and vacant hospital beds. Mukul Rohtagi to contest his Vadra made several contacts navirus from north to south 266 deaths in the last 24 hours, In Tamil Nadu, a total of 69 case in the Rajasthan High with Pilot, former party chief and east to west. Karnataka has taking active cases to 1,14,648 persons succumbed to Covid- Court against the disqualifica- Rahul Gandhi’s brief to his emerged as the latest hotspot and death toll to 11,194. A total 19 during the last 24 hours tion notice served on him and emissary KC Venugopal was to after successfully controlling of 1,58,140 patients have recov- while 4,549 new persons were his associates by the Assembly ! " # $ try to hold Pilot back. Party the growth of the virus. But the ered so far. diagnosed with coronavirus Speaker. The case will come up chief Sonia Gandhi also called State is now paying the price for As many as 1,498 new across the State. before a division bench of the joining the BJP was just a ploy no positive response. This them from the State Assembly Gehlot asking him not to speak regulation violation of lock- Covid positive cases and 56 A medical bulletin issued HC on Friday. to escape disqualification. He would be the Congress leader’s and will take it up at 5 pm on anything against Pilot in public. down norms, massive wed- deaths were reported in by the Department of Health The court move marks a has just tried to buy time so fourth direct outreach to the Friday. Sources said Congress chief ding, temple gathering, and Mumbai on Thursday. Total and Preventive Medicine said widening of the rift between that he could lure more MLAs rebel, who has always been a The two-judge Bench ruled spokesperson Randeep gala parties, all in utter viola- number of positive cases rose there were 46,714 active Covid the Congress and Sachin Pilot, to topple the Gehlot Gandhi family favourite. that no action be taken against Surjewala, who is part of the tion of social distancing norms. to 97,751, including 68,537 cases in the State as on who has been in Delhi along Government. Already he has Former party chief Rahul Pilot and the MLAs till 5 pm Central team sent by the On Thursday, Karnataka discharged cases, 23,694 active Thursday evening. with some 18 MLAs since he booked more room in the Gandhi has also been in touch Friday. Congress to Jaipur to handle recorded 4,169 new Covid-19 cases and 5,520 deaths report- There is a positive news in launched his revolt on Sunday. Gurugram hotels for these with him, but through emis- Rajasthan Assembly the crisis, had a meeting with cases and 104 deaths, both ed till now. this disclosure as there were Congress sources said Pilot MLAs,” said an AICC leader saries. Speaker CP Joshi had issued Gehlot on Thursday only to being highest single day spike. Delhi reported 1,652 new 47,340 active cases as on remains indifferent to all who has been making attempts A division bench of the notices after the party sought convey the Chief Minister that Total number of cases stand at cases and 58 deaths in the last Wednesday. attempts made by the Gandhis for a patch up between Gehlot Rajasthan High Court has their disqualification from the Rahul Gandhi wants to keep 51,422, including 19,730 recov- 24 hours, taking active cases to The State has registered a to settle his differences with the and Pilot. deferred the petition filed by State Assembly. Sacked Deputy the doors open for Pilot. eries and 1,037 deaths. 17,407 and death toll to 3,545. fall in the number of active party. Sources said Congress gen- Pilot and 18 other dissident Chief Minister Sachin Pilot Sources said Gehlot told Bengaluru reported 2,344 new There are 658 containment cases which has brought some “His (Pilot) intentions are eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi leaders challenging notices and the other MLAs were asked Surjewala he was not against cases and 70 deaths in the last zones in Delhi at present. relief to health secretary J clear now. His claim that he is Vadra spoke to Sachin Pilot from the Speaker over a to respond to the notices by that but Pilot would have to 24 hours. According to a health bulletin, Radhakrishnan. still a Congress man and not even on Wednesday, but drew Congress move to disqualify Friday. The notices were issued “leave the BJP camp”.
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4 + member tested positive had in Haryana. The report of 5712 itive cases, the bulletin stated, sampling for COVID-19 of held meetings in Chandigarh samples is awaited, the bulletin “Five residents from the patients coming to the ith Haryana continuing this week. added. Manimajra including three emergency ward and OPDs. In %&'( Wto witness a spike in “Out of 696 fresh cases, a Notably, the state had on males aged 24, 27, 52 and two view of the surge in the posi- COVID-19 positive cases every maximum of 170 cases were July 8 witnessed its biggest females aged 21 and 27 were tive cases, the Administration 4 + Fazilka 24, SAS Nagar with Severe Acute Respiratory day, the total tally crossed reported in Faridabad district. single-day spike with 691 tested positive for COVID-19. had also banned physical press (Mohali) 23, Bathinda 17, Illness (SARI). 24000-mark with 696 fresh Gurugram reported 142 fresh COVID-19 cases. A day before, They are family contacts of pre- conferences and directed the unjab on Thursday report- Moga 16, Sangrur 15, A total of 410 new cases reported on Thursday. cases followed by 84 in Rewari Haryana had reported 678 pos- viously positive case in the UT Police to lodge FIRs in case Ped nine deaths and 298 Fatehgarh Sahib 14, and SBS patients recovered and dis- The total number of posi- and 59 in Sonepat,” stated itive cases crossing the 23000- same house. A three year old of illegal gathering of any kind fresh COVID-19 cases, taking Nagar (Nawanshahr) 12 — 11 charged on Thursday from tive cases in the state stood at Haryana Health Department’s mark. girl child and 42 years old male in the city. the state's death toll to 230 districts reporting cases in Ludhiana (84), Jalandhar 24002. evening bulletin. from Sector 31 were tested pos- and tally to 9,094. double digit. (122), Amritsar (13), Patiala Three more deaths includ- Giving details of cases in 16 FRESH CASES IN itive. They have four family ARMY, CAPF JAWANS Among the districts, Of the total, 106 have (103), SAS Nagar (7), ing two in Panipat and one in the three worst-affected dis- CHANDIGARH members.” AMONG 8 NEW COVID-19 Ludhiana reported maximum the contact history and 17 Gurdaspur (8), Pathankot Jhajjar were reported in the tricts, the bulletin stated that A two-year old male child CASES IN HIMACHAL four deaths out of total nine, have the travel history, while (3), Hoshiarpur (6), SBS state in the last 24 hours tak- Gurugam has till date report- Chandigarh on Thursday from Dhanas was also tested PRADESH and highest number of fresh 163 are the “new” cases Nagar (8), Faridkot (14), ing the total toll to 322. ed 7350 positive cases and 110 reported 16 new COVID-19 positive. Two family members The total number of cases, 49, in the past 24 hours. with no travel or contact Fatehgarh Sahib (3), Moga One of the worst-affected fatalities. Faridabad district has positive cases taking the union including a 16 years old male COVID-19 cases in Himachal The remaining deaths were history. (12), Kapurthala (13), Faridabad district, crossed reported 6051 cases and 104 territory’s total tally to 636. The and 45 years old female in Pradesh rose to 1,350 on reported from Jalandhar, They include: sven Bathinda (13), and Barnala 6000-mark recording the high- deaths while Sonepat reported fresh cases, which also includ- Sector 48 were also found Thursday as eight more people, where two people succumbed healthcare workers, one staff (1). est number of 170 positive 2229 cases and24 deaths so far. ed two infants, have been infected. including an Army and three to the deadly virus, besides nurse, two police personnel, With this, total recoveries cases in the last 24 hours. Till July 16, 18185 patients reported from Sector 27, 31, 32, CAPF jawans, tested positive one each from Gurdaspur, seven mill workers, two Jail count has reached up to 6,277 In Ambala, Home-cum- including 518 in the last 24 45, 46, 48, 52, Manimajra and Among others tested pos- for COVID-19 in the state. Patiala, Kapurthala, and Inmates, five Border Security at a recovery rate of 69 per- Health Minister Anil Vij, his hours have recovered and have Dhanas in the city. itive were a 42 years old male Additional Chief Secretary Jalandhar. Force (BSF) personnel, one cent. The state now has 2,587 family members and staff were been discharged from hospitals Of the fresh cases detected, from Sector 52, a 26 years old (Health) R D Dhiman said Besides Ludhiana, ASHA worker, besides 41 active cases, of which 58 tested negative for COVID-19, in the state. There are a total of 11 were contacts of previously female from Sector-45, a 64 five fresh cases were reported Jalandhar reported 39 infec- with Influenza-like Illness patients are on oxygen sup- Ambala Chief Medical 5495 active cases in Haryana, tested positive patients. “The years old male from Sector 27, from Kangra, two from Mandi tions, Amritsar and Patiala (ILI), 32 from the out-patient port and seven are critical and Officer(CMO) Kuldeep Singh the bulletin added. total number of positive cases 52 years old female from Sector and one from Shimla. recorded 28 cases each, department (OPD), and three on ventilator support. said while adding that a total of Among the patients in crit- stood at 636. This includes 148 32, 24 years old female from In Kangra, an Army per- 45 cases were reported in the ical condition in the state, 64 active cases,” stated Chandigarh Sector 46, 17 years old male sonnel and three Central sonnel, including a 51-year-old people, including a 37-year-old hours. The number of active district. patients are on oxygen support Health Department’s evening from Manimajra. Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Chennai returnee of Vaidi vil- Kashmir returnee of Dyargi in COVID-19 cases in the state In Sirsa, one of the staff while 20 are on ventilator, the bulletin. Only a day before, the city jawans are among the five fresh lage, a 35-year-old Arunachal Balh and an 18-year-old Delhi now stands at 355. members of the Deputy Chief bulletin stated. The case-dou- 17 patients were declared had reported its 11th COVID- COVID-19 cases. A 39-year- Pradesh returnee of Bassa returnee of Takoli, tested pos- Solan has the highest Minister Dushyant Chautala bling rate in Haryana stood at cured and discharged from 19 related fatality. 10244 sam- old Army jawan of Paniyal Gudyala village and a 20-year- itive. number of active cases in the was tested COVID-19 positive 22 days, COVID positive rate various treatment facilities in ples of city residents have so far village in Dehra tehsil tested old Leh returnee of Tiara vil- The virus has claimed 10 state at 160, followed by 41 in following which Chautala’s at 5.94 per cent, recovery rate the city. 476 patients have so far been tested for the deadly positive. He returned from lage, tested positive for lives in Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, 32 in Una, 29 in Chandigarh residence was san- recorded at 75.76 percent. The recovered from the virus in the virus. Nagaland on July 8 and is COVID-19. Similarly, a 45- while 970 people have recov- Kinnaur, 22 in Bilaspur, 19 in itized on Thursday and staff fatality rate recorded was 1.34 city and the recovery rate stood Notably, the UT being shifted to a military hos- year-old man of Raja Ka Bagh ered and 13 have migrated out Shimla, 16 in Chamba, 12 in members have been put in percent. at 74 percent on Thursday, as Administration had on pital in Yol cantonment in village who is a primary con- of the state, officials said. Four Hamirpur, 10 in Mandi, seven quarantine and would under- As many as 4.09 lakh sam- per the bulletin. Wednesday asked the PGIMER Dharamshala. tact of a COVID-19 patient more patients have recovered in Kullu and seven in Sirmaur, go COVID-19 test. The staff ples have been tested till date Giving details of new pos- to start conducting random Besides three CAPF per- tested positive. In Mandi, two from the infection in the last 24 Dhiman said. "85;95 )5)?'') !"# ' )*P 8'';'8 !40D '''E4;5+ ',- &.&./&0 4 + The incidents of injuries to & $' Superintendents of Police especially with respect to people also saw an impressive 4 + that the beneficiaries can approving their inclusion in the $ ) (SSPs) of cities with large case- restriction of five persons in hanks to the COVID-19 decline of 1247 cases. In total, approach any of the 546 scheme, all the 9.5 lakh will loads to strictly enforce all gatherings. Ttriggered lockdown restric- 3391 cases of injuries to per- unjab Chief Minister Capt empanelled private hospitals now be covered with effect $ $$ curbs and norms to check fur- Seeking the people’s sup- tions, Haryana has witnessed a sons were reported till June PAmarinder Singh on and 208 government hospitals from August 20, 2020, added ther spread of the disease. port to win the fight, the Chief 26.71 percent fall in cases of 2020 as compared to 4638 last Thursday gave the go-ahead to for treatment facility of upto Rs the spokesperson. * + As deaths per million in Minister said that District road accidents during the first year, he added. bring a total of 9.5 lakh farm- five lakh for 1396 diseases, The Mandi Board will pay Punjab increased to 7.7 per Administrations and the half of 2020 in comparison to Virk further said that ers and their families into the including major surgical treat- the entire premium for insur- 4 + million, Capt Amarinder Health Department should the corresponding period of reduction in road mishaps and ambit of health insurance cover ments such as heart surgery, ance cover of all farmers, who directed the Health work actively with local lead- last year.“From about 30 daily fatalities has been possible with under the ‘Ayushman Bharat cancer treatment, joint replace- will get cashless treatment facil- unjab Chief Minister Capt Department to identify con- ers to drive a community-led cases of mishaps reported in better traffic safety measures, Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ for ment and accident cases under ity up to Rs five lakh per PAmarinder Singh on tainment and micro-contain- effort to check the spread of 2019, the number fell to 22 in improved enforcement of traf- the year 2020-21, as against the health insurance scheme. annum. Thursday directed the state ment zones more quickly and COVID-19.He pointed out that 2020. Similarly, the road fatal- fic regulations by the field around five lakh covered in the The number of farmers The Chief Minister has Director General of Police clamp down on them with in Amritsar, the work done by ities declined by 26.77 percent units as well as continuous previous year. covered during the first year of asked Mandi Board chairman (DGP) to create special speed to check the spread of the District Administration, Police, between January and June awareness about road and traf- The scheme, launched by the scheme stood at around five Lal Singh to direct the Market COVID Reserves by with- pandemic.The state currently Government Medical College while injuries to persons also fic safety. However, the lock- the State Government on for- lakh, as these had been issued Committees to facilitate every drawing police personnel has 38 micro-containment Community Medicine saw an impressive dip of 26.88 down enforced to contain the mer Prime Minister Rajiv ‘J’ forms in 2015 by the Mandi farmer to avail this cashless deployed on non-essential zones in 12 districts and seven Department, Health per cent,” said Haryana spread of COVID-19 from Gandhi’s birth anniversary on Board. With 8.7 lakh farmers treatment facility in a seamless duties for the next few months. containment zones in six dis- Department and other experts Additional Director General of March 24 to May 31 also con- August 20, 2019, with 45 lakh and 80,000 cane growers now manner.The Additonal Chief Capt Amarinder, chairing tricts.The Chief Minister also was showing good results. Police (Law and Order), tributed to a significant dip in families covered for 2019-2020, registered with the Mandi Secretary (Development) a COVID-19 review video con- called for immediate action to The Chief Minister also Navdeep Singh Virk. road accidents in the state, he has proved to be highly bene- Board as ‘J’ form holders, hav- Anirudh Tewari said that the ference, asked the DGP Dinkar increase testing as per the tar- lauded the work done by pri- Sharing the official fig- said.We are hoping that road ficial to people of Punjab dur- ing sold their agricultural pro- Mandi Board has invited appli- Gupta to tighten the noose gets already decided by the vate institutions such as DMC ures, Virk said that the number mishaps could be reduced fur- ing the COVID-19 crisis, said duce on or after January 1, cations from the eligible farm- against violators of safety State Government. Ludhiana, which had tied up of road mishaps between ther. The Police in consultation the spokesperson. 2020, and in November 1, ers so as to ensure that every norms, especially those found Underlining the need for with Ram Shriram Society to January and June this year with different stakeholders The State Government has 2019-March 31, 2020, sugar farmer is benefitted. “The not wearing masks. extreme caution, even though arrange more beds for Level I came down to 4024 from 5491 have been working on remedi- also capped charges for season, respectively, the farm- scheme is cashless and all the Expressing concern over the State’s figures were still patients, with Ludhiana Deputy in 2019, showing a fall of 1467 al measures like identifying COVID-19 treatment in hos- ing families eligible for cover ailments which require hospi- the increasing cases and fatal- better than the national aver- Commissioner and cases. The incidents of casual- black spots and getting them pitals empanelled under the during 2020-21 has now gone talization of more than 24 ities in the state, the Chief age, he also asked the District Commissioner of Police play- ties also went down by 678 rectified on priority, improving Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat up to 9.5 lakh, said the hours or listed day care proce- MInister also directed the DGP Administration to strictly ing a key role in facilitating the cases, from 2532 in 2019 to the conditions of roads and Bima Yojana. spokesperson. dure are covered under the to instruct the Senior enforce all the latest guidelines, partnerships. 1854 in 2020. putting up signage, Virk added. The Chief Minister said With the Chief Minister scheme,” he said. )2$3 # # -.4 P # % 9: .. 4 + Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers) accred- 563 # o nix the practice of over- ited hospitals to Rs 18,000 a day Tcharging and inconsistent for treatment of critical patients 4 + Sector 62 from July 20 to shall take decision at their addition to the Single Window, rates by the state’s private hos- at private medical colleges. August 2. level regarding the manner of another counter will receive pitals for treatment of COVID- For moderate sickness — o check the spread of novel As per the orders issued implementation of the complaints and issue receipts 19 patients, the Punjab requiring isolation beds, Tcoronavirus and observe by the office of Director Punjab Government guide- on the same floor, however, no Government on Thursday fixed including supportive care and social distancing norms amidst General of Police to all the lines, grouping of staff, stag- public visits will be permitted the rates for the same. oxygen, the State Government rising number of COVID-19 Heads of Police Offices in gering of entry or exit tim- beyond the ground floor. The rates, finalized for pri- has fixed Rs 10,000 as daily cases across the State, the Punjab regarding social dis- ings etc. “In case of the need for an vate hospitals and medical col- charge for all private medical Punjab Government’s depart- tancing in police offices and “In case any Head of Police urgent discussion, appoint- leges by Dr KK Talwar colleges or NABH Private ments are taking steps in terms 50 per cent attendance, only Office or Wing feels that the ments can be taken through e- Committee, cover isolation Hospitals with teaching pro- of limiting office staff or 50 per cent staff would be work load requires the presence mail ID — beds, ICU treatment, and hos- gramme from NBE National restricting public dealing. called to office at any time of more than or less than 50 pudagmada.appointments@gm pitalisation charges, per day of Board of Examinations (NBE). Initiating the same step, presently “as a precautionary percent office staff, appropriate ail.com — with the reason for admission. A rate of 9,000 has been fixed Punjab Police on Thursday measure, and for effective decision be taken at their lev- visit and name of official for As per the orders — aimed for for NABH accredited hos- issued orders stating that only enforcement of social dis- els, and no back references are meeting. Only people with at checking the profiteering by pitals (including Private 50 percent staff would be pre- tancing in police offices in required to be sent to the office approved appointments will private hospitals during the Medical Colleges without PG sent in the police stations and Punjab”. of DGP. be allowed to visit the office current pandemic, the rates or Diplomate of National Board offices “at a given time”. “However, it should be PUDA, in its official state- building, said the spokesper- varies from a minimum pre- (DNB) course), while the non- Similarly, the Punjab Urban ensured that official work does ment, stated that the public son. scribed rate of Rs 8,000 a day NABH accredited hospitals are Planning and Development not suffer,” read the order. dealing will be restricted up to The spokesperson said that for treatment of moderate allowed to charge up to 8,000 Authority (PUDA) has also The order stated that all only the Single Window at the considering the rise in COVID- COVID-19 cases at non- per day for such cases. issued orders restricting pub- Heads of Police Offices and ground floor of the building. 19 cases, the decision to reduce NABH (National Accreditation lic dealing at its head office in Heads of Wings in CPOs For public convenience, in pubic dealing was necessitated. # # $ , * # 7 4 + 4 + also been received from the programs in the State till July 4 + Teachers'' Front (Punjab) Chief Minister Capt Amarinder 31.Sharma called upon all the President Davinder Singh espite Covid-19 triggered ith no let up in COVID- Singh,” said Jakhar. state office bearers, district he teaching fraternity and Punia. Earlier school teachers Drecession and lack of W19 cases in Punjab, the He added that till the situ- presidents and all activists of Topposition parties on were deputed at distilleries and demand for new vehicles, state units of the Congress ation improves, the party the BJP to postpone all pro- Thursday strongly condemned breweries at Gurdaspur to “0001” registration number of party and the Bharatiya Janata would reach out to the people grams to be held for the next 15 the decision of authorities in check liquor supply and to “CH01-CB” series fetched a Party (BJP) on Thursday decid- through virtual media. days in view of the corona out- Ludhiana to depute govern- check illegal mining in highest bidding price of 5.45 ed to suspend all party events “For the time being, no break in the state. ment schoolteachers for bring- Phagwara. However, both these lakh against a reserve price of and public activities in the public programme or meeting “All the public programs, in ing foreign returnees from air- decisions were withdrawn after only 50000 in an e-auction of state for the time being. would be held,” he added while which the gathering of five or port to coronavirus quarantine criticism from teachers and fancy numbers held by Punjab Congress president appealing to one and all to fol- more is expected, have been centres.Describing it as an opposition parties.Reacting to Registering and Licensing Sunil Jakhar said that the low the health-related guide- postponed, but the organiza- “irrational and illogical” deci- the latest order, Aam Aadmi Authority, Chandigarh. Punjab Government, under lines issued by the State tional activities will continue sion, the teachers'' association Party legislator Aman Arora Virgo Laminates Limited the leadership of Chief Minister Government in letter and spir- and the work to help the peo- and political parties – the SAD, said it reflected a “negative atti- made the highest bid of 5.45 Capt Amarinder Singh, was it. ple will continue by the party,” its ally BJP, and the AAP -- tude” of the state government lakh for the “CH01CB0001” in working diligently to save the “Each one must use a mask said Sharma. sought rollback of this decision. towards teaching and teachers. the e-auction, said an RLA offi- State from the coronavirus at the workplace and while The state BJP chief has all “Government school “Earlier, teachers were cial. pandemic and in such a situa- moving out of house, social dis- the party workers and leaders teachers in Ludhiana have been deputed at distilleries to check The number tion, it was imperative that all tancing and other advisories to follow the guidelines issue by asked to bring foreign returnees illegal liquor supply, the work “CH01CB0007” received the the people cooperate in the also need to be ensured,” Jakhar the Central and State from the airport and then take which could not be performed second highest bid of 2.89 mission to prevent spread of said.In the same way, Punjab Governments, and the Centre’s them to the quarantine centres. by the police and excise depart- lakh against the reserve price of the disease. BJP president Ashwani Sharma and State Health Departments. We strongly condemn this ments. Thereafter, they were only 30,000, he said. “A letter in this regard has has also banned all political decision,” said Democratic deputed to check illegal mining. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | FRIDAY | JULY 17, 2020 Hard workers finally rewarded with deserving posts STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR he Chhattisgarh govern- Tment on Thursday named Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of different Commissions, Corporations and Boards in the second in a series of appointments after 18 months of Congress rule in the state. According to the official Devendra Bahadur Singh Kuldeep Juneja Girish Dewangan Shailesh Nitin Trivedi Subash Dhuppad Karuna Shukla Kiranmayee Nayak list, Basna MLA Devendra Bahadur Singh will be Chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation and Raipur City North MLA Kuldeep Juneja Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Housing Board. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) General Secretary (Office and Administration) Girish Dewangan has been Mahant Ram Sundar Das Arun Vora Dhanesh Patila Mithilesh Swarnakar Nitin Potai Padma Manhar Shafi Ahmed named Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Mineral Karuna Shukla is the been named Chairman of the Commission), Mahant Shri Warehouse Corporation), Swarnakar (Chairman, Corporation, Padma Manhar Welfare Board. Development Corporation Chairperson of the Chhattisgarh Farmers’ Ram Sundar Das (Chairman, Dhanesh Patila (Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Renewable (Member, Chhattisgarh State Chief Minister Bhupesh Ltd (CMDC). CPCC Chhattisgarh State Social Welfare Council and Chhattisgarh Gau-Sewa Chhattisgarh State Antyavasai Energy Development Scheduled Caste Baghel has accommodated six Chairman (Communication Welfare Board, former Raipur Balkrishna Pathak is Commission), Baijnath Sahakari Vitta Evam Vikas Authority. Commission), Mahesh women members, 5 Department) Shailesh Nitin Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Chandrakar (Chairman, Nigam Ltd., Chandan Similarly, Mahesh Sharma Chandrawansi (Member, representatives from Trivedi has been appointed will be Chairperson of the State Medicinal Plants Board. Chhattisgarh State Kashyap (Chairman, and Satish Agrawal have been Chhattisgarh OBC Scheduled Tribe, two Chairman of the Chhattisgarh State Other appointments Cooperative Bank Ltd (APEX Chhattisgarh State appointed members of the Commission), Nitin Potai Schedule Caste members, Chhattisgarh State Text Book Commission for Women, include Shafi Ahmed Bank), Thaneshwar Sahu Handicrafts Development Chhattisgarh State Building (Member, Chhattisgarh three minorities, eight OBCs Corporation. Subash Rajendra Tiwari becomes (Chairman, Chhattisgarh (Chairman, Chhattisgarh Board), M.R. Nishad and Other Constructions Scheduled Tribe and 14 from the general Dhuppad will be Chairman of Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Labour Welfare Board), State OBC Commission), (Chairman, Chhattisgarh Workers Welfare Board, Nitin Commission) and Kalpana category. Those feeling left the Raipur Development State Khadi and Gramodyog Gurpreet Bambra (Chairman, Durg MLA Arun Vora State Fishermen’s Welfare Sinha is member of the Singh will be Member of the out will have to wait for the Authority. Board, Surendra Sharma has Chhattisgarh Food (Chhattisgarh State Board) and Mithilesh Chhattisgarh State Test Book Chhattisgarh State Social next round of appointments. ‘Sindhi Academy will remain independent’ Minister wants new team to probe RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh government declared on Thursday that the CM pats party leaders, PWD Minister wants Chhattisgarh Sindhi Academy will retain its independence. Asking the com- unsolved murder munity not to give ears to rumours to the contrary, an official statement said RAIPUR: Expressing residences ready by Apr 2021 such speculation was "totally speculative and distorted". The actual inde- annoyance over the case pendence of the Academy has been maintained for holding activities for the workers for helping needy of an unsolved murder of promotion of Sindhi language and its cultural events, it said. The statement a youth two years back in pointed out that the Gazette notification regarding the independent working Rajnandgaon, of the Academy was issued on June 4, 2007. It said it would function based Chhattisgarh Home on the state's cultural policy and aims of the Chhattisgarh Culture Council. Minister Tamradhwaj It added that no changes have been made to its available budget, assets and Sahu on Thursday asked independence. If any changes are to be made for promotion of art, film, lit- the police to form a spe- erature and others, it would only make the Academy to function more cial team and investigate smoothly, said the statement. the crime. According to official information, on September 10, 2018, 23- year-old Shubham Open School exams now Namdeo, son of Ravendra Kumar Namdeo, was killed by some unidenti- in assignment mode fied person by slitting his throat in Rajnandgaon. STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR He said students must submit Police were not able assignments at the exam centre STAFF REPORTER n committee and Urban dis- President Mohan Markam to trace the murderer. n view of Covid-19, the within two days after receiving RAIPUR trict chiefs at the Congress reviewed the formation of Whenever the victim’s IChhattisgarh government has them. headquarters Rajiv executive bodies at district father tried to know decided to change the examination According to the Secretary, hhattisgarh Chief Bhavan. level. He also discussed about the progress of the system of open school. Now stu- assignments will be handed out and CMinister Bhupesh He said the Congress the construction of dis- case, police told him that dents have to submit assignments accepted on Sundays too. Those Baghel on Thursday pat- philosophy is to serve and trict party offices. investigation was in where they appear for the written who don't take assignments during ted the efforts of Congress care for the needy. In Agriculture Minister progress, an official press STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Sahu went through the exam, officials said on Thursday. their decided days will be marked leaders and workers for addition, government Ravindra Choubey threw release said. A disap- drawings of the buildings and Students of Higher Secondary absent. Also, non-submission of extending all assistance to employees and officials light on Gauthans and the pointed Ravendra Kumar hhattisgarh Public Works directed the officials to (Class 12) will be handed out assign- assignment within two days will be the poor during the were also involved helping Godhan Nyay Yojana Namdeo met the Home CDepartment (PWD) expedite the work, said an ments from the exam centres also considered absent, he said. Covid-19 pandemic and the poor while Congress which will lead to pro- Minister and narrated his Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu on official statement. He laid between July 22 and 29. Those The two days for submission of lockdown, making workers made efforts to curement of cow dung ordeal. The Minister then Thursday inspected the emphasis on the quality of appearing in Class 10 exams will get assignment will include government arrangements to transport distribute food to them. across the state. called for the details of under-construction Chief construction and completion assignments between August 4 and holidays. The exam centres will fol- them and giving slippers Assistance was also pro- On the occasion, for- the investigation and Minister’s and Ministers’ resi- of work by April 2021. 9, the Secretary in the Chhattisgarh low guidelines to avoid coronavirus to workers walking long vided to migrant workers mer MLA from Marwahi directed the Additional dences at Sector 24 of Nava PWD Engineer-in-Chief State Open School, Prof V.K. Goyal, outbreak. People visiting the centres distances. crossing the state. Pahalwan Singh Maravi Chief Secretary to form a Raipur and said they should V. K. Bhatpahari was present was quoted as saying in a press must follow social distancing and He was addressing the Chhattisgarh Pradesh and Sarpanch Manoj new team and speed up be completed by April 2021. on the occasion along with release. wear masks, he added. Congress state working Congress Committee joined the Congress party. the probe. During the inspection, senior officials. Govt releases roadmap of ‘Godhan Naya Yojana’ STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR hhattisgarh on Thursday Creleased the roadmap to implement its much awaited ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’, set to launch on the day of Hareli festival (July 20) and which is tipped to bring about major changes in the lives of cattle owners and farmers. The Cabinet has decided to purchase cow dung under the scheme at the rate of `2 per kg from villagers. This would include transport charges. Detailed directives for cow dung purchase, training of Self-Help Groups (SHG) to and 377 cowsheds in urban of organic manure at local- Only dung will be procured prepare vermicompost, ver- areas. This scheme will not level, employment opportuni- from the beneficiaries, no micompost tank construc- only boost income of live- ties for local self-help groups, other products of cow will be tion, cow dung processing at stock owners but will also put improvement in soil fertility, taken,” the statement said. ‘Gauthan’ vermicompost an end to the problems of availability of non-toxic foods Dung produced by cattle packaging and its marketing open grazing and stray cattle,” and improvement in nutrition in the Gauthan will be the have been released, an official an official said. level, officials said. property of Gauthan, and no statement said. According to the govern- “Gauthan Samitis will separate amount will be paid "District Collectors will be ment, this scheme will pro- procure cow dung only in to the cattle owner for the responsible for managing the mote organic farming and their respective panchayats. dung. The vermicompost pre- A teacher in Narayanpur district holds classes in open space for school children on Thursday. Though Chhattisgarh's scheme,” said the press release. help expand double crop in The record of cow dung pur- pared at Gauthan will be sold School Education Department is holding online classes, due to lack of Internet connectivity and Android phones, offline “Godhan Nyay Yojana the region. chase from cattle owners by in packets of 2, 5 and 30 kg. It classes are being held to ensure continuity in studies in such areas. Pioneer Photo will commence from 2,408 Implementation of this the Gauthan Committee will will be available in the market cowsheds built in rural areas scheme will ensure availability be maintained in two copies. for `8 per kg. %- 9: /& $ % # 9 O # P 9- & & face-off situations and close-up tranquility in the border areas : ith the number of deployments of troops along in accordance with bilateral Wjehadis arrested in eaffirming their resolve to the LAC. agreements and protocols. resources including require- Europe, especially France, Rrestore peace at the volatile Both sides have agreed at In this context, the Indian ment of much larger number of recording a marked increase in Line of Actual Control (LAC) specific points to re-deploy and Chinese Senior Corps he Election Commission vehicles in the State of Bihar. 2019 as per Europol data, in Eastern Ladakh, India and towards their regular posts on Commanders held their fourth T(EC) on Thursday decided Similar challenges would be concerns have emerged here China have agreed to continue their respective sides of the meeting at Chushul on not to extend the facility of there for the coming by-elections over the possibility of radical- the dialogue process as the dis- LAC. These are mutually Tuesday. Giving the seriousness postal ballot to electors above 65 also. Considering all these chal- isation of Indian students engagement of troops is an agreed reciprocal actions to be of the matter, the high-powered years of age in the Assembly lenges and constraints and in studying there. Most of the “intricate process” and requires taken by both sides. “And as I China Study Group (CSG) on elections in Bihar and by-elec- view of the decision to limit the arrested radicals there are “constant verification.” have already conveyed, it is an Wednesday reviewed the latest tions due in the near future cit- number of electors at each from the refugee community Defence Minister Rajnath ongoing process. This mutual developments. The CSG meet- ing challenges and constraints of polling station to 1,000, the settled there. groups can potentially be lead- di group during the course of Singh, along with Army Chief re-deployment should not be ing saw Doval and External logistics, manpower and safety Commission has decided not to Timely formulation of ing to conversion and radical- their studies abroad. General MM Naravane, will misrepresented. There is Affairs Minister S Jaishankar protocols related to coronavirus issue the notification to extend monitoring and counselling isation. Efforts should also be make an on-the-spot assess- absolutely no change with along with top brass of the to implement this rule. However, the facility of postal ballot to the such students through The number of radicals made to sensitise the students ment during their two-day respect to India’s position on armed forces analysing the sit- the postal ballot rules will be electors above 65 years of age,” Standard Operating arrested in Europe in 2019 has as they could be a grazing visit to Leh and Srinagar start- the LAC. We are fully com- uation. applicable for voters over the age the EC said. Procedures (SOPs) could come significantly increased over ground for hostile foreign ing Friday. Rajnath is also mitted to observing and Sources said the next of 80, disabled or those suffer- In several Covid health in handy in keeping the vul- 2018 and the previous years. intelligence agencies, they said. expected to visit some for- respecting the LAC. Any uni- round of talks between the two ing from novel coronavirus and advisories, people over the age nerable Indian youth away A significant number of Counter terrorism Expert ward areas in Ladakh. He was lateral attempts to change the Corps Commanders can take are either in home or institu- of 65 have been asked not to from radicalisation, officials in Indian students particularly Dr Rituraj Mate said,” The scheduled to visit Leh on July status quo along the LAC are place as early as next week to tional quarantine. After the venture out as they are particu- the security agencies conced- prefer to study in France, spurt in the number of radicals 3 but it was deferred. not acceptable,” he said. discuss different aspects of dis- Covid-19 outbreak in India, larly vulnerable to catching the ed. Spain, Germany and arrested in Europe, especially The Corps Commanders Highlighting the fact that engagement. Bihar will be the first state to highly contagious virus. According to Europol data Netherlands. The age group of France, is a pointer to the of the two armies—Lt General both the countries were hold- While the Chinese have, have assembly polls. The Ministry of Law and of the jehadis arrested last year the students is susceptible to impending terror plot in the Harinder Singh and Major ing talks through established more or less, pulled back com- The EC said that it has been Justice, dated June 19, has made released late on Wednesday, as rebel sentiment and girl stu- region and enhanced General Liu Lin—during the diplomatic and military chan- pletely from three “friction monitoring the electoral pre- certain changes to the many as 202 radicals were dents are efforts for radicalisation of 15-hour-long talks on Tuesday nels to defuse tension, he said points” including the Galwan paredness for the coming by- Representation of the People arrested in France followed by particularly vulnerable to con- the youth, inlcuding Indian had also agreed to re-deploy Special Representatives (SRs) of Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, elections and General elections Act, 1951, under the Conduct of 56 in Spain, 43 in Austria, 32 version and radicalisation, students.” troops towards their regular India and China on the Pangong Tso(lake) and of the Assembly in Bihar. It said Elections (Amendment) Rules, in Germany, 27 in officials in the security estab- An institutional mecha- posts on their respective sides Boundary Question – National Depsang valley are yet to see that it had already limited the 2020, recommending extension Netherlands, 21 in Denmark, lishment said. nism or SOP should be rolled of the LAC as a confidence Security Advisor(NSA)Ajit full-scale withdrawal. Though number of electors to one thou- of postal ballot to people over the 18 in Italy and 11 each in The development has led out to contain the threat of building measure. India also Doval and State Councillor the Chinese have started sand for each polling station for age of 65 years which was ear- Belgium and Bulgaria. In addi- to calls for putting in place sys- Indian students getting radi- made it clear that any unilateral and Minister of Foreign Affairs retreating from these two sites, ease of voting, especially for lier 80 years, and others vulner- tion, five jehadis have temic measures to increase calised or falling into the ter- attempts to change the status Wang Yi had a telephone con- the pace is not commensurate elderly and vulnerable sections able to coronavirus to cast their been nabbed from Ireland, awareness amongst the stu- ror fold and also deradicalise quo along the LAC are not versation on July 5. A meeting with the mutual agreements of electors, in Covid situations. votes through postal ballots. three each in Greece and dents returning after studies those who have already been acceptable. of the Working Mechanism between the two commanders, The Commission also informed Six political parties—the Romania, two in Poland and from Europe. exposed to ulterior designs of Giving these main take- for Consultation and they said. that the state was creating addi- Congress, the Rashtriya Janata one each in Hungary and The students should be the jehadi groups there, Mate aways from the military level Coordination on India-China Negotiations are expected tional 34,000 polling stations Dal (RJD), the Communist Portugal. made aware of the pitfalls of said, adding a detailed assess- talks, external affairs ministry Border Affairs (WMCC) was to be more ticklish in the (45% more), which will increase Party of India (CPI), the The age group of the falling into the radicalisation ment of all such students spokesperson Anurag also held on July 10. forthcoming round as the con- the total number of polling sta- Communist Party of India arrested jehadis range between trap and they should also be returning from abroad is Srivastava said here on In these meetings, the two tinued presence of the Chinese tions to around 1,06,000. (Marxist) (CPI(M)), DMK and 15 and 30 years. Most of the advised to keep their family required to be undertaken in Thursday the disengagement sides agreed on complete dis- in the Finger Area of Pangong “This would entail formi- the Trinamool Congress students from India are also in and the respective Indian addition to counselling and process currently underway in engagement of the troops along and the Depsang sector could dable logistical challenges of (TMC)—have raised concerns the same age bracket and any missions in loop on the constant monitoring of the the Western sector (Ladakh) is the LAC and de-escalation for be the sticking point in the mobilising 1.8 lakh more polling over the move, with some call- interface between the two radicalisation bid by any jeha- radicalised youths. specifically aimed at addressing full restoration of peace and talks, they said. personnel and other additional ing it “unconstitutional”. $$/ # @ # ; "&' 0-/# # # ## # ; ;=
ndian Institute of to access distance learning with disabilities. Around 74 ITechnology (IIT), Madras- methods. per cent of them said they New Delhi: The Supreme advocate Sunil Fernandes, said incubated startup Modulus hildren with disability run Similarly, 71 per cent said needed data/Wi-fi support for Court on Thursday adjourned that Soz was informed of his Housing has developed a 15- Ca huge risk of dropping out they were finding it difficult to educational purposes while till July 29 hearing on the house arrest by the security bedded portable hospital unit of school unable to cope with cope with the Covid-19 social 61 per cent expressed a need habeas corpus petition filed by guards of his house situated at ‘MediCab’ that can be installed the switch to the online/digital and educational scenario. The for scribes, escorts, readers the wife of Congress leader and Shehjar, Srinagar on the morn- anywhere within two hours by medium of instruction during parents of as many as 90 per and attendants. former union minister ing of August 5, 2019, when the four people. the Covid-19 pandemic- cent CwDs said teachers were The surveys also probed Saifuddin Soz challenging his Union of India passed a It is foldable and is com- induced schools' closure, not giving them attention while issues such as why students "unlawful" detention by the Presidential order revoking the posed of four zones – a doctor's according to activists citing 86 per cent said they did not were not attending classes reg- Jammu and Kashmir govern- special status of the (erstwhile) room, an isolation room, a ni in 2018, Modulus Housing cabins are reduced five-fold, two surveys. know how to use technology. ularly. Dr. Sruti Mohapatra ment. State of Jammu and Kashmir medical room/ward and a was supported by IIT Madras making it very cost-effective Conducted by Swabhiman As many as 76 per cent of from Swabhiman, a commu- A bench headed by Justice granted under the Constitution twin-bed ICU, maintained at Incubation Cell and has a for transportation.” and Disability Legislation Unit mothers said they did not nity-based organisation, said Arun Mishra adjourned the of India. negative pressure. vision to revolutionise housing Ravichandran said, of Eastern India and partner of know how to help as they the first requisite is reading matter for hearing on July 29 Seeking quashing of the ‘MediCAB’ has been through modular prefab struc- “Unlike urban areas where Centre for Advocacy and themselves did not understand material in alternate formats. after the Jammu and Kashmir detention order, the plea said launched recently in Wayanad tures. They have re-purposed there is plenty of existing infra- Research (CFAR), the survey technology. “This is a non-negotiable. government sought more time that ten months have passed District of Kerala where the their designs to support the structure that can be convert- noted that an underlying real- Around 81 per cent teach- Alternate course material must to file a reply on the matter. since his detention started, units are being deployed to fight against Covid-19. ed to hospitals, rural areas do ity was that children from ers said they did not have cater to different disabilities. The apex court had earli- and he is yet to be informed of treat Covid-19 patients. Emphasising the need for not have a lot of infrastructure. Government schools belonged accessible educational mater- Our recommendations include er issued a notice to Jammu his grounds of detention. This deployment in Kerala such innovations in Covid-19 It is difficult to construct build- to poor families, and a large ial, suitable for online learn- empowering students, teachers and Kashmir government seek- "All efforts by him to has been undertaken with times, Shreeram Ravichandran, ings from scratch as the proportion of them were not ing, with them while 64 per and parents so that they can ing their response on the mat- obtain a copy of the detention grant funds from Habitat for Chief Executive Officer, requirement is immediate. As users or owners of smart- cent of students did not have play their roles more effec- ter. order(s) have been of no avail Humanity’s Terwilliger Center Modulus Housing, said, “The the rural population density is phones which are being used smartphones or computers at tively,” she said. Challenging the detention due to the illegal, arbitrary for Innovation in Shelter. The outcome of this pilot project in relatively low, more micro hos- for online education. home. The activists also called order passed by the exercise of powers by Jammu startup collaborated with Sree Kerala will help in proving the pitals help greatly in tackling The surveys found that The surveys also found for focus on disabled stu- Government of Union and Kashmir government. Chitra Tirunal Institute for applicability of the technology COVID-19 cases.” only 56.5 per cent of students that 67 per cent of students dents’ various requirements, Territory of Jammu and His detention is wholly Medical Sciences and and advantages of micro hos- Post-Pandemic, these cab- were “struggling yet attending expressed their need for lap- the need to give equal status Kashmir, Mumtazunnisa Soz contrary and perverse to the Technology (SCTIMST) which pitals, with MediCAB as an ins can be remodelled into classes” irregularly while tops, smartphones or tablets and respect to special educa- had filed habeas corpus peti- constitutional safeguards laid provided inputs on the certifi- instant infrastructure solution. micro-hospitals/clinics for around 77 per cent of students for educational purposes, tors, empowering parents so tion in the apex court for the down under Article 21 and 22 cations and customizations It can be easily assembled in rural places. They can be eas- said they would not be able to while 77 per cent asked for that they are able to learn new production of her husband of the Constitution of India, as necessary for the project. eight hours by four people. ily shifted and placed there, cope and would fall behind in study material in alternate technology and support their before the court. well as the law on preventive Founded by two IIT alum- When folded, our collapsible said an official. learning due to their inability format suitable for children children. The petition, filed through detention. Agencies )>-. # ?6
Earlier in the week, the Delhi High Court asked the Centre, UGC and Delhi ## # University to reply to a plea challenging the guidelines making it mandatory for col- ## leges to conduct final year examinations by September- end in view of the COVID-19 76 and treated, such stress can professionals to be trained to pandemic. transform into more persistent provide initial mental health ven though cases are con- he University Grants The plea, by DU student ith coronavirus starting illness, even leading to suicidal care to the extent possible, as Estantly on the rise with the TCommission (UGC) on Kabir challenged the UGC's Wto take a psychological thoughts and feelings,” as per per the document. total touching 9,68,876 and the Thursday announced that it July 6 guidelines making it toll on the frontline healthcare the document. The document defines in death toll standing at 24,915, has received responses from mandatory for colleges to con- workers in the country, the Though, this is for the detail the framework for the good news is that the num- 640 universities on the issue of duct final year exams by Government has come out first time that the Government administrators and health care ber of recoveries have almost holding exams amid the September-end via offline, with guidelines envisaging a has prepared mental support supervisors to address the doubled against the active cases Covid-19 pandemic. online or a blended method. designated mental health sup- guidelines for the medical staff, mental health needs of health at 3,31,146 in the country. "Universities were Taking to social media port network at all the Covid- the issue had been existing for care personnel in Covid-19 The Union Health approached to inform the sta- platform, students and other 19 treatment centres across the long time and individual treatment settings where HCW Ministry on Thursday attrib- tus of the conduct of exami- stakeholders have made up States to protect the fraternity. responses to address mental are encountering a consider- uted this to a graded, preemp- nations. Response received their mind to challenge the The Guidelines, “Caring health issues among HCWs able degree of stress, anxiety, tive and proactive approach from 640 universities. Out of guidelines in the Supreme for Health Care Warriors men- have been patchy. depression, insomnia due to adopted along with the * * The joint efforts by the these, 454 have either con- Court seeking scrapping of tal Health Support During “Structured and confiden- the pandemic. States/UTs for prevention, con- ./0' Center and the State/UT ducted the examination or are the new UGC guidelines. COVID-19”, has been pre- tial mental health services for It also provides technical tainment and management of Governments of increasing the planning to conduct. 177 uni- "Results of final-year stu- pared by Karnataka health workers exist in very few input to guide health care per- COVID-19. The collective + + testing capacity, ramping up versities are yet to decide on dents should be declared on Government in collaboration settings, primarily in high- sonnel to help themselves and efforts are regularly reviewed + $ the health infrastructure, the conduct of examination," the basis of internal assessment with the Centre of excellence income countries. their colleagues in distress. and monitored at the highest '* prioritising surveillance in the UGC said. (midsem, internal vivas, major National Institute of mental Organisational leadership Calling for strict imple- level. SARI/ILI cases, and ensuring In case of 27 private uni- projects/assignments) which Health and Neurosciences has a crucial role to play in mentation in this direction, the “The targeted measures * mapping of the aged popula- versities, which were estab- has already been conducted by “As the battle becomes ensuring good work-life bal- document notes that if not have contributed to a steady + tion and people with co-mor- lished during 2019-20 to till institutes+50% weightage can long-drawn, the healthcare ance, incentivising healthy effectively recognised and han- decline in the number of active * + bidities have led to a continu- date, the first batch is yet to also be given to previous workers (HCWs) in the front- behaviours and providing an dled, this can transform into cases. As on date, the actual ous improvement in the recov- become eligible for final exam- semester," a student shared. line have become particularly atmosphere of discussing men- more severe distress, even caseload of COVID-19 patients ery rates seen across India, it ination, it said. Another said the guide- vulnerable to mental stress. tal health issues without stig- leading to suicidal thoughts in the country is only 3,31,146. perimeter control activities, said. On July 6, the UGC had lines did not give due consid- “Worries about risk of ma,” the Government has also and feelings. These contribute to a little timely contact tracing and sur- The hospital infrastruc- issued revised exam guide- eration to the infrastructural infection to self and their fam- admitted in the document. “It is thus a matter of pri- more than a third (34.18 per veillance of containment zones, ture to treat Covid-19 consists lines mandating to hold final and demographic limitations ilies, adequacy of protection, Given the likely magnitude ority to address these concerns cent) of total cases detected so aggressive testing and timely of 1,381 Dedicated Covid examinations in colleges and of the education system. "Their long working hours, being in of the mental health difficulties to ensure positive mental far. diagnosis, and effective clinical Hospitals in Category I , 3100 universities by the end of adamant insistence on con- quarantine/isolation, and sep- among HCWs and the patchy health and early interventions “Actual case load of management of the moderate dedicated Covid Healthcare September stating that the ducting traditional pen and aration from families can lead availability of specialist men- for frontline personnel in COVID-19 has remained lim- and severe cases through a well Centres in Category II, 10,367 academic credibility, career paper exams during the pan- to severe psychological distress tal health care across the coun- Covid-19 treatment settings,” ited and manageable in the implemented standard of care Covid Care Centres in opportunities and future demic will spell doom for stu- among health professionals. try, it has become necessary for as per the guidelines. country due to proactive mea- protocol substantially increas- Category III. They together progress of students were dents," wrote another student If not effectively recognised all non-psychiatric health care sures of containment including ing their chances of recovery,” have a capacity of 46,666 ICU linked to exams. on twitter. house-to-house survey, said a statement here. beds. %
* : C 10 ** + . from the nearby Hayat Hospital at Malad (E). ./0 &2 ! !! wo persons were killed and In the second mishap, the T15 others rescued in two north side part of Ground plus & 4 from hospitals across the State building crashes that took place six floor Bhanushali building fully cured. This has taken the at Fort in south Mumbai and at collapsed at the Mint Road near total of 69 persons suc- number of persons cured till 6 Malad in north Mumbai on the CSMT at 5.27 pm. Acumbed to Covid-19 dur- date to 1.07 lakh. Tuesday afternoon. Days ahead of the col- ing the last 24 hours in Tamil Underscoring the fact that In the first major mishap lapse, the State-run Nadu while 4,549 new persons people suffering from chronic @ saw the hospitalisation of 864 during the current monsoon, Maharashtra Housing Area were diagnosed with coron- diseases are the vulnerable lot, patients,” he said. two persons were killed and 13 Development Authority avirus across the State. 63 out of the 69 patients who B The CM said the State has others rescued when a ground (MHADA) had vacated the A medical bulletin issued by succumbed on Thursday were done everything under its dis- plus-two storey building col- Bhanushali building and repair the Department of Health and suffering from co-morbid con- & (04 posal to check the spread of the lapsed at 2.38 pm Malvani work was going on at the time Preventive Medicine said there ditions. Tamil Nadu’s mission disease. “Our people should Gate no.5 near Nuree Masjid at of mishap. Even after the were 46, 714 active Covid cases to trace, test and isolate the ovid-19 which was once understand that coronavirus is Malad (W) in north Mumbai. MHADA ordered vacation of in the State as on Thursday Covid-19 cases is proceeding in Ctamed by the Kerala everybody’s problem and no In the second collapse, two the building, some families evening. There is a positive full steam. There are 107 lab- Government has hit the State one is exempted from the pan- persons were rescued when a continued to live there. news in this disclosure as there oratories operating in the State again like an avalanche as the demic. There is no guarantee portion of a six-storey building After receiving the col- were 47, 340 active cases as on which tested 44,186 persons on number of persons tested pos- that healthy persons are pro- located near Chhatrapati lapse call, the Mumbai Fire Wednesday. The State has reg- Thursday and this took the itive for the pandemic on tected from the disease. Always Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Brigade rushed its personnel istered a fall in the number of number of persons tested till Thursday crossed the 700 remember that when you go for (CSMT) at downtown Fort # # / along with eight Fire engine, active cases which has brought date to 1.78 million. While mark forcing Chief Minister shopping, you would come area in south Mumbai, crashed # B % % $ two rescue vans and other some relief to health secretary Chennai accounted 1157 of Pinarai Vijayan to warn the back with coronavirus in your late in the afternoon. equipment. “ Two persons were J Radhakrishnan and other the 4,549 persons tested posi- people that things are going out system,” warned the CM. Identifying the two persons Faizal Wahid Sayyad (Male 18 23 years) the fire brigade per- rescued and sent to a nearby health professionals. tive on Thursday, the situation of control. As part of the beefing up killed in the first mishap that years) and Anjum sonnel said that 13 others were hospital,” a senior Fire Brigade The day also saw 5, 106 in other three neighbouring “While 722 new patients the anti-coronavirus measures, took place at Malad (west) as Shahabuddin Shaikh (Female, treated and allowed to go home official said. persons getting discharged districts remained grim. added to the Covid-19 table in Kerala Government is opening the State on Thursday, the cap- First Line Treatment Centres in ital city of Thiruvananthapuram all Panchayats across the State, tested 339 positive cases. This is said Vijayan. “Each FLTC a major cause of concern as out would be a 100-bed hospital C of the 339 persons diagnosed in and we will rope in doctors Thiruvananthapuram, 301 were from both government and (0( Government in the Centre is doze the labour laws that pro- coal, initiating privatisation in Banerjee’s immediate point happening in these universities infested through contacts. On private services,” he said. better… normally I desist from vide security to the common Indian Railways, introducing of reference was the conduct of controlled by the BJP Wednesday, 61 workers in a Till date 2.68 lakh samples he Government-Raj talking about them as we want employees, workers both in bank mergers and even taking State Governor who had hours Government before making hypermarket in the city, known have been tested in the State. TBhavan conflict in Bengal to jointly fight the current cri- Government and private sec- steps to close down the BSNL.” before attacked the State such remarks.” Infuriated by the as a textile shopping hub, test- The day also saw two deaths in hit a new low with Chief sis but I am seeing how shame- tor… “Instead of listening to Asking all the trade unions Government for politicising absence of the 23 Vice ed positive. We have to track the State because of Covid-19. Minister Mamata Banerjee tak- lessly they are taking advantage the senior economists who are including that of the BJP to the campus and blamed the Chancellors of the State uni- hundreds of customers who The Chief Minister said he was ing on both Governor Jagdeep of widespread despair during the asking the Government to pro- unite against “this nefarious CM for ignoring his letters. versities in a virtual meeting had visited the shop at least on more worried about the capi- Dhankhar and the BJP-led corona times to push through vide food and transfer cash into design of the Government to The Governor had reacted called by him the Governor said Wednesday,” the CM said. tal city because of its close Union Government for trying changes in the existing laws.” the accounts of the poor this sell away the workers’ interests saying the education system in earlier in the day that he had Vijayan said the total num- proximity with Tamil Nadu. to pollute democratic institu- Attacking the Centre’s Government has descended to the privateers,” she said Bengal had been highly politi- taken, “strong exception to the ber of active Covid-19 patients “Though there are restrictions, tions of the country with “dic- covert ways she said “when take advantage of the current “how can a popularly elected cised and caged to which the deliberate absence of all Vice in the city crossed the 10,000 hundreds of people cross the tatorial” crudity. people are trying to somehow situation when the people will Government snatch the demo- Banerjee wondered “what the Chancellors from the important mark by Thursday. “Out of the border daily and visit Attacking the Central remain afloat in this period of not be able to come out and cratic rights of the people … is BJP Government had done to virtual meeting to discuss the 722 persons tested positive for Thiruvananthapuram for busi- Government for “covert ways” despair this Government is protest… they are selling all the it a democracy or dictatorship the universities in Nalanda, present state of affairs in the coronavirus, 481 were infected ness purposes,” the Chief Banerjee on Thursday said “less silently injecting dictatorial profitable ventures of the … everybody is afraid of this Jamia and JNU,” adding “first higher education scenario of the through contacts. The day also Minister added. said about this BJP and the laws … they are trying to bull- Government by brining FDI in Government.” they should look into what is State.” 8 0 & 6 34 52462362672& -;* A %0&9 E ighest number of 16 & expected to take the final deci- 6 & Hdeaths due to Covid-19 sion after the reopening of were reported in Kashmir val- ncertainty looms large Durbar move offices in Srinagar . ley on Thursday while for the Uover the conduct of the from July 6. “10 days have second consecutive day more & munity by policemen backing annual Amarnath pilgrimage in passed the Shrine board has not . by Deputy Superintendent of out of the vehicle and beat than 490 cases were also detect- 4 RSS elements in a rival com- the absence of formal announced its decision so far”. Police (CID) Vijay Pawar, filed them to death in ed in Jammu & Kashmir, tak- munity, is traced to caste announcement of schedule of Since July 5, Shri Amarnath hree months after two the two chargesheets after Gadhchinchale village on ing the tally of total coronavirus he custodial deaths of P supremacist attitudes in villages Amarnath yatra by Shri Shrine board has roped in ser- TSadhus and their driver examining 808 suspects and Dabhadi-Khanwel road, with cases to 12,156. TJeyaraj and his son J Fenix and their linkages with politi- Amarnath Shrine Board vices of the national broadcast- were lynched by an irate mob 118 witnesses to collect strong sticks and rods. The deceased With every passing day the in Sattankulam in Thoothukudi cal elements. In most of the dis- authorities till date. er to telecast special prayers of villagers, Maharashtra’s evidence against the accused. — identified as Chikne situation in Kashmir valley is district allegedly due to police tricts of the State the police are Despite gearing up its men from the cave shrine on various Crime Investigation In all, 154 persons were arrest- Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), worsening. The health care torture has been internation- recruited from the dominant and machinery on ground zero, platforms of the Doordarshan Department (CID) sleuthson ed and 11 juveniles were arrest- Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) and infrastructure is also crum- alised by an evangelist organi- castes, which are inimical to the the Shrine Board authorities are and its youtube channel. Thursday filed a comprehen- ed in connection with the inci- driver Nilesh Telgade (30) were bling, forcing the health admin- sation putting a blot in India’s Christian community and its yet to take a final call on hold- Interestingly, a Division sive chargesheets against the dent. None of the arrested+ travelling to Surat. Of them one istrators to pool in their reserves image globally. pastors, a large number of ing yatra this year especially in Bench of High Court compris- accused before a Dahanu court accused has been released on was the diver, while two are res- to cater to the rush of patients, Though the investigation whom are from marginalised the wake of prevailing situation ing Chief Justice Gita Mittal and in connection with the much- bail so far. idents of Kandivli in north with more severe symptoms. into the deaths of the father-son castes and economically poor arising out of Covid-19 pan- Justice Sanjay Dhar Wednesday discussed lynching incident. It may be recalled that on Mumbai. The place where the According to official duo was transferred by the and less affluent sections of demic. Several districts of directed Shri Amarnath Shrine In its chargesheet — run- the night of April 16, three per- incident took place is approx- sources, the highest number of Tamil Nadu Government to the society,” charged the executive Kashmir valley, from where pil- Board (SASB) to urgently take ning into 4,955 pages — filed sons were lynched by a 200- imately 120 km from Mumbai. 259 cases were detected in CBI, India’s premier investi- summary. grims are scheduled to pass all decisions regarding the yatra before the court of Judicial strong mob of villagers near In their chargesheet, the Srinagar district on Thursday. gating agency and five cops The report alleges that through during the yatra are while complying with the order Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Kasa town in Maharashtra’s investigators have said that the At least 19 policemen, deployed including an inspector were Jeyaraaj and Fenix were “beat- currently witnessing the second of the Supreme Court as well as at Dahanu in Palghar district, Palghar district on suspicion incident had taken place amid in Police headquarter premis- arrested in connection with the en, brutally tortured, phase of lockdown. taking into consideration all the the CID sleuths named 126 that they were thieves. rumours that child-lifters were es tested positive during ran- case, which was initially probed sodomised with rods”. It also According to official relevant issues and accused in connection with The villagers first hurled roaming in the area during the dom screening while 96 pris- by the Central Crime Branch of charges that Magistrate P sources, “the Shri Amarnath concerns pointed out by the the incident that took place on stones at the van, prompting lockdown. The villagers oners from Anantnag district the State Police, an organisation Saravanan supported the Police Shrine board headed by Lt- applicant, amicus curiae and the night of April 16. the driver to stop the vehicle. allegedly suspected the three jail also tested positive, forcing by name Evangelical Fellowship which continued to torture till Governor GC Murmu was respondents. The investigation team, led Later, they pulled three persons deceased to be child-lifters. the authorities to segregate of India has termed the whole the two collapsed. A veteran and shift some of the jail incident as a communally police officer said this was an inmates to another location. sponsored murders. attempt to tarnish the image of Half of Srinagar is already In a report titled “Hate and Tamil Nadu Police. witnessing complete lockdown Targeted Violence Against “We all know that the mur- in the wake of a fresh spike in Christians in India”, the EFI has ders of Jeyaraaj and Fenix were the number of cases of coron- alleged that the custodial deaths dastard acts. Even before the avirus since Monday. were perpetrated by policemen Madras High Court gave its According to official sources, backing RSS elements in a verdict in the suo motu peti- Srinagar district alone account- rival community. tion, Tamil Nadu government ed for 37 per cent active posi- This has shocked the entire transferred the case to the CBI tive cases in Jammu & Kashmir. police community in Tamil and five cops have been sus- According to the media Nadu, known for their com- pended and arrested. The # bulletin, “16 deaths were mitment to secularism and report being circulated by EFI reported from Kashmir valley brotherhood. is unfortunate and it is with on Thursday taking the death “The anti-Christian vio- ulterior motives,” said the offi- toll due to covid 19 to 222”. 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Indian Government’s decision to ban 59 Ministry, it emerged that the 19 patients with moderate to through their conduct. must be criticised. % % ! % ? % applications from China, it is more than Ayurveda firm “did not test severe acute respiratory dis- The most obvious example Repercussions of such a move obvious that India would like to dis- Coronil on any severe tress. Typically, drugs are is of a letter dated July 2 by the may outweigh possible benefits. ' tance itself from China and has hence Coronavirus patient.” Clinical approved after trials on hun- Indian Council of Medical It is time for the ICMR to speak % increased focus on making the coun- trials were conducted only on dreds of patients. However, in Research (ICMR). In this letter to the Government and the cit- 5 % try aatmanirbhar (self-reliant). It is 120 asymptomatic, mildly this case, approval was given to the select institutes, where izens instead of setting such ' % important that India distances itself symptomatic and moderately without any phase-3 trials. the clinical trial pf COVID-19 ludicrous timelines. from the Chinese example of provid- symptomatic patients between Randomised clinical trial of is to be done, it states that it Even optimists in the scien- ing lax medical standards that have the 15-80 year age group. only 30 patients was conduct- wants the institutions to “fast- tific community do not realis- made the latter a popular territory for As someone familiar with ed. Doctors from different track all approvals” and to tically expect a vaccine to be #+ ! “ethics dumping.” In this context, the sphere of medical science parts of the country are using ensure that participants in the available till early 2021. In the recent examples show that we are and one who knows about the similar drugs that are already trial of the vaccine are enrolled event, the ICMR needs to con- treading a dangerous path. process involved in approving available in the market on “no later than July 7” so that the vince the Government of a F C Take the example of Coronil, the a particular drug to be admin- patients who are experiencing launch of the vaccine can be more calibrated approach. It can ayurvedic medicine manufactured by istered to patients, it was shock- moderate to severe Corona done by August 15. The letter cite the example of Canavero Patanjali, which claimed that “those ing that Patanjali made an out- symptoms. further goes on to state that any and China and how India administered the medicine were fully landish claim on the basis of Doing away with the non-compliance to the order would do well to not go down cured and none died.” Patanjali further limited data. Watching such phase-3 trials for drugs could will be viewed “seriously.” that dark alley where medical claimed that 69 per cent of those who standards, I am afraid that a open the gates for the patients The contents of this letter ethics is considered “red tape” were administered the medicine were number of home remedies can to be used as guinea pigs. It is are troubling. This, not mere- rather than a necessary check cured within three days and a whop- qualify as “cures” for also surprising that most of our ly because of the fact that by on reckless scientific pursuit. ! "!# $ ping 100 per cent recovered in seven Coronavirus. discussions are focussed on designating August 15 — (The writer is a former IPS days. It almost sounded as if we had However, what’s more wonder drugs that are expen- which is the day we celebrate officer, a former MP and cur- % found a “miracle cure.” However, this shocking is that such out- sive. 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Sir — The United States al students to transfer schools or with Kuwait National Assembly’s B Ahsanullah Immigration and Customs leave the country if their colleges draft expat quota Bill that would ; ? % New Delhi Enforcement’s (ICE) decision to hold classes entirely online next force around eight lakh Indians #!44!,240A%0)!!,B+<(%#1>0< % ! " ;6 &:92 '(" :2& && D 1 ) "(*( (( EF . 6 1 . & 1 # )-)5)?H#! 9 '";'5))'! ) L&& L. "'8 5)? * )-8;8 !!='"' ')! 5!!'*'5!"' )'!5)-#) / & /6 $% &8:& ( . ' 1 I N K F % 51 % % & 5 5 - P Q ' F 6 ( 0 4 5 ! '&/ %G5 ? % G 4 ' D 5. % % ' $ <=6 ' D PQ uring my professional engagement with 8 4 rural India, I found that one of the most % Duseful resources at the grassroots level was an Anganwadi worker. I would always begin my % % H ' village exploration with a visit to an Anganwadi . 1% and would be rewarded with a finer introduc- H tion to the local community. I have always H ' regarded Anganwadi workers as the most effi- % % % ' cient last-mile connects. Their delivery on the * 8: ground is both devoted and empathetic. - S0$ % In normal times, India’s army of Anganwadi 4 ' workers is on the frontline of the country’s war % ;9:' ' ' against undernutrition. Today, it has joined % & another battle — the battle against COVID-19. C0 . % ' This vast cohort is now at the forefront of com- 022 .B0 munity surveillance, detection and prevention '' +0D 0 mechanisms, going door to door, recording peo- 0D B0 5 9 ple’s travel history, noting symptoms, advising people on hygiene protocols and social distanc- 2 2 ' ing to protect themselves against the virus. 0 % 3 These workers form an important part of the 0 42 0 H ' disease surveillance and mitigation mecha- + % ' nism. Since they know their people well and have 0(20 ' intimate on-the-ground experience, this legion 440 0B ' of Anganwadi workers is extensively used by dis- 40 CO2 % trict administrations in times of crisis. Dealing J 4 seriousness and was very committed to tionate impact on the rest of his/her Performance pay in the healthcare with emergencies is, therefore, not alien to their every task she undertook. This is the social, mental and emotional life up to sector usually targets the provision of % % % B0 cadre. Anganwadi workers are a resilient work- 0C <. reason she was never allowed to retreat adulthood. That’s why Anganwadis intermediate inputs such as clinic vis- % & ' force and can adapt very quickly to difficult cir- to the privacy of her home even when are considered a cost-effective way to its or other specific services . cumstances. In Wanoja village in Chandrapur 4 + D she was keen to take a holiday. raise a generation of healthy, socially- Meerabai recalls the hardship she ' district of central India, too, Anganwadi work- B0 She juggled the Anganwadi job adept and productive adults. It is far endured in setting up the Anganwadi ers are leading COVID-19 work. Apart from 2 0224 even as she saw through the education better than treating sick adults later. and the ordeals during the family 4 . ' spreading awareness about the Coronavirus and 2 4 and marriages of her three daughters. Anganwadi workers do not have planning programme, when stiff targets % . conducting related surveys, they visit houses, 0(2 She saw several juniors join and leave any comprehensive manual on manag- had to be met for sterilisations. She % looking for cases of cholera and keep track of 204 2D 4 the Anganwadi on account of lack of ing their role. They are taught broad recalls how “scary” it was when her immunisation, family planning, nutrition and so 0D 2 adequate monetary incentives. But she principles and it is left to their raw inexperience landed the initial efforts % % 3% on. An Anganwadi worker is usually a local vil- + couldn’t think of taking a reprieve native understanding and native wis- in trouble, but her bosses rallied around lage woman, between 18 to 35 years of age and because parents would shudder at the dom to flesh out the details. An and chipped in. ! % ' ' 2 0 B educated up to class X. She gets paid around 40 2 0< very thought of what the Anganwadi Anganwadi Worker (AWW) is entrust- Anganwadis are the primary units % - ' 4,500 per month. would be like without Meerabai. ed with many non-Integrated Child of ICDS, the world’s largest State-pro- % An Anganwadi worker whom I have known C0B 2 She has grown into a versatile Development Services (ICDS) tasks — moted social programme. ICDS was % for most of my professional life and who is still 4 resource primarily because she has han- such as preparing voter identity cards, launched on October 2, 1975, with % 3 active in that role is Meera Chaudhary of Wanoja 0(2B + + dled practically every grassroot role for conducting a census, employment or about 5,000 Anganwadis to deliver village. I remember vividly my first encounter 40D ?0 which there was no specifically- Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India high-quality healthcare, nutrition, com- G G with Meerabai. She lived in a primitive house B0 assigned Government worker. There Mission) surveys and helming election munity education and pre-school edu- ! ' which had a very low entrance. I had to bend O 0C was a time when the block administra- booths — none of which is paid work cation services to vulnerable families. % almost half to get into it. Meerabai had a goat 40 tion wanted to use Self Help Groups except for election duty. The centres are tasked with a range of which she milked on every visit to prepare tea 40 + (SHGs) for promoting its nutrition mis- It may not be possible for the public health responsibilities including for us. We became regular visitors and she always sion for children and pregnant moth- Government to provide formal salaries providing supplementary nutrition, % ' .0B welcomed us with great warmth. We would J 4 02 ers. We already had these groups for and other allowances to Anganwadi informal preschool education, nutrition % % % spend time discussing local affairs, the diverse micro-finance. Meerabai provided us a workers on account of the country’s and health education, immunisation, occupations and even politics although she had platform for using them as conduits for experience with formal employment. health check-ups, and referral 1% little interest in it. social and financial programmes. But it can give frontline responders such services for primarily children under ( Since Meerabai was the primary interface of How is it that when every as healthcare workers and social service the age of six and pregnant and lactat- % % the village for development staff of the Anganwadi gets the same monthly sup- providers guaranteed support and fair ing women. % Government, she was familiar with the niceties port from the Government, some per- compensation. Many of these health- Working alongside an army of 0 to be done when entertaining visiting dignitaries. form well while others lag behind. One care workers, fighting the COVID-19 nearly three million Anganwadi work- I found her a well-trained host. major reason is leakage at every level on the frontline, are equipped only with ers are more than nine lakh Accredited ' Her husband Vasantrao had a hair salon in where the aid is sponged off. As the aid commitment, courage and the burden Social Health Activists (ASHAs). The the local town. When Meerabai became an travels, only a small part reaches the of expectations. ASHA initiative was the result of the % 1% ' Anganwadi worker in 1986, she received a actual beneficiary. One way of improving motivation- 2005 National Rural Health Mission, % ' monthly compensation of 125. For Meerabai, Indians have learnt to live with this al levels of Anganwadi workers is affiliated with the Ministry of Health % % ' the job was purely a labour of love. Although so called “chalta hai (it’s ok)” attitude. through aligning their incentives with and Family Welfare. A single ASHA ' Anganwadis were the primary units of India’s But you will get a better answer when the policymakers’ objectives. Each worker looks after more than one >% mainstream nutrition programme for women you observe a typical day in Meerabai’s Anganwadi worker can be individual- thousand families in an administrative % % and children, Anganwadi work was considered work schedule. She is meticulous about ly made responsible for services at her unit. more of a social contract than a source of sta- hygiene and the quality of raw materi- centre, thereby avoiding the problems With about 1.4 million Anganwadis F %% % H ble income. Meerabai’s organising skills and her als used for cooking mid-day meals for associated with free-ridership. Payment in 7,000 blocks and around 2.8 million ' endearment to her people proved highly children. She pays attention to every would be made based on overall out- frontline personnel, Anganwadis con- 1% H resourceful to us. She would host our meetings minute detail so that the overall ambi- comes among all the children at each tinue to be the backbone of India’s in her house and whenever the meetings were ence of the Anganwadi is highly stim- centre, incentivising each worker to grassroots social services platform for larger, she would open the Anganwadi premis- ulating. allocate efforts among tasks in some- women and children. However, the real H . ' es. While the Anganwadi was not part of our The children belong to a very sen- what the same way as payments to value of the programme can be realised 'H ' agenda, we got involved in it. We helped the sitive age band (under six years), when teachers for education outcomes are only when the cadre has devoted work- Anganwadi with a small donation for purchas- their vital cognitive and behavioural based on improved test scores. ers. They are the most authentic mas- H ing an audio player, a few tricycles and a collec- functions are being developed. Focussing on outcomes creates cots of this mission which would com- ' & P/ ' tion of modern toys. Meerabai’s deep understanding of child incentives for workers to employ con- plete a half-century in a few years. Q Right from the beginning of her career as an behaviour has made a huge difference. textual knowledge about the optimal (The writer is a well-known devel- " # Anganwadi worker, Meerabai carried an air of A child’s early years have a dispropor- allocation of available resources. opment professional) G ;: 6325
ther employment nor social security. poor, who make enough money to live employee. The practice also reduces growth using System Dynamics mod- seven per cent per year. The policy of Such workers are neither covered but not enough to pull out of pover- the bargaining power of formal work- elling. periodically moving a small fraction of under national labour legislation and ty. Additionally, as per the National er unions during negotiations. Some of the useful inferences high performing informal workers into social protection nor entitled to Sample Survey Office (NSSO), only 18 However, an unusually high propor- from the analysis are: Beyond a criti- the formal category would improve employment benefits such as paid per cent of the youth passing out of tion of the informal labour force in a cal limit of informal labour mix, the competitiveness among workers and + annual or sick leave, health insurance, vocational schools have regular jobs manufacturing set-up, in the long- manufacturing output, in the long-run, facilitate a long-term healthy industri- contribution to the provident fund, and 60 per cent of them are employed term, is likely to lead to low produc- is likely to decrease. A small periodic al relations environment in the produc- 4 ) "' 8!''' :,4 bonus and so on. In other words, the as informal workers. Our archaic tivity and product quality due to conversion from informal labour to tion shop. !!=';=8*95')" )- quality of employment of the informal labour laws regulate the industrial time-bound exit of the informal labour, formal, based on high performance, Gradually minimising and even- #' O )5!' ') )' + he ‘Make in India’ drive in 2013 labour is relatively poor. In a develop- labour environment. So an informal inconsistent quality and high cost of significantly improves the perfor- tually leading to equal work, equal pay, )'5* )') '"( )-"5 < and the ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat ing economy, the labour mix (formal worker employed for more than 240 quality due to low labour skill levels. mance trajectory of the manufactur- is recommended. Labour reforms are TAbhiyaan’ initiated this year by and informal) employed in manufac- days can claim a regular or permanent There is an unhealthy industrial rela- ing output. needed by providing the employers the + ' ' '5 the Government are critical steps for- turing plays a significant role. (formal) employment. tionship climate between the “top- All options with conversions from flexibility in labour recruitment and 85) "'5#'8)5!5- 8! ward in improving the manufacturing As per current estimates, 92 per Companies hire informal labour floor” and the “shop-floor” that deters informal to formal labour have shown lay-offs. However, this ought to be )" )#98# )-; 5 '' growth of India. Success in both cent of approximately 500 million because lower wages make it efficiencies. a speedy and a significant increase in transparent, performance-driven and )"5#!"='''5# would hugely depend on the real leap workers in India are informal. The pro- favourable to manage the intense Therefore, it is recommended the output. Options with no conver- with a financial safety net in the form 85 ;) '5#!"=' we make in the ease-of-doing-business. portion of informal employment in the global competitiveness. There is flex- that every manufacturing plant should sion from informal to formal labour of insurance for upskilling or retrain- One of the biggest challenges on this organised sector has increased from 41 ibility to play with staff numbers to get operate with the right balance of for- have shown low plant capacity utilisa- ing. To fulfil the dream of an Atma 85)8') )-' '995)" front is the growing emphasis on hir- per cent in 1999-2000 to 58 per cent around labour laws and manage mal and informal labour. This is rati- tion. The recommended healthy labour Nirbhar Bharat, we need labour 5'8)='')85#-'")" ing of informal labour. in 2011-2012, thereby indicating dete- demand-market volatility. There is fied by simulation runs to study the flexibility range of formal-informal reforms. #;;5'"5"55< Trade unions do not represent the rioration in skill quality. This means increased flexibility in retrenchment, long-term implications of informal labour ratio may vary from 60:40 to (The writer is Professor, Operations, 6 '" 5 !7 informal labour force, which has nei- that India has too many working irrespective of the performance of the labour hiring on manufacturing 80:20 with a conversion rate of five- GLIM, Gurugram) %>
9 . 6; % ? # Washington: The US is heads over several issues, Nationality Act used in a 2017 . 6 mulling over imposing a including the coronavirus and travel ban on several predom- sweeping travel ban on mem- China’s implementation of a inantly Muslim countries, & bers of the ruling Communist controversial security law for including Iran, Sudan and 7 "! Party of China and their fam- Hong Kong. Yemen. The Act gives the pres- ilies, a move that could further The Trump administra- ident the power to temporari- Beijing: China reiterated on exacerbate the bilateral ten- tion blames China for not ly block travel to the US by for- Thursday that it does not seek sions, according to a media warning the world of the coro- eign nationals who are deemed to challenge or replace the B ! report. navirus pandemic earlier and “detrimental to the interests of United States and called on The presidential procla- hiding the extent of its out- the United States”. Washington to view China Hong Kong: China accused United States are typical gang- mation, still in its draft form, break. Beijing has rejected the The report, however, said objectively and return to reason the United States of “gangster ster logic and bullying behav- Kathmandu: With embattled Oli’s resignation, saying his could also authorise the US allegations. President Donald Trump might in its policies towards Beijing. logic” on Wednesday after iour,” the office said in a state- Prime Minister KP Sharma recent anti-India remarks were government to revoke the visas The US has also lambast- also reject the travel ban pro- Chinese foreign ministry US President Donald Trump ment. Oli refusing to resign or give up “neither politically correct nor of CPC members and their ed China for suppressing the posal. spokeswoman Hua Chunying ordered an end to Hong “No external force can his position as chairman of the diplomatically appropriate.” families who are already in the freedom of Hong Kong, a semi- It also pointed out some told reporters during a briefing Kong’s special status under block China’s determination ruling Nepal Communist Party, They are also against Oli’s country, leading to their expul- autonomous Chinese territory practical difficulties to impose that if the United States thinks U.S. law in response to and confidence to maintain talks aimed to strike a new autocratic style of functioning. sion, the New York Times that has a special trading rela- the travel ban. that everything China does is Beijing’s imposition of new national sovereignty and secu- power-sharing deal between There could be a middle reported on Wednesday, citing tionship with America, by The CPC has 92 million a threat, such attitude would security legislation on the ter- rity for Hong Kong’s long- him and former premier point for compromise even if sources. implementing the national members. Almost three mil- become self-fulfilling. Hua also ritory. term prosperity and stability.” Pushpa Kamal Dahal the Prime Minister agreed to However, there was no security law which allows lion Chinese citizens visited invited US Secretary of State Beijing’s Liaison Office in The security law imposed ‘Prachanda’ failed to make any quit either of the two key posi- official confirmation of the Beijing to tighten its grip over the United States in 2018, Mike Pompeo to come to the Asian financial hub said by Beijing punishes what headway on Thursday on the tions, which he did not accept, report. the former British colony. though the numbers have China and visit Xinjiang to see the move would only damage China broadly defines as sub- eve of a crucial meeting of the resulting in deadlock in the The move, if taken, will According to the NYT plummeted because of the for himself that there are no U.S. interests while having version, secession, terrorism party. talk, Shah said. further exacerbate the tensions report, the draft legislation coronavirus pandemic and the human rights violations against little impact on Hong Kong. and collusion with foreign Prime Minister and party Prime Minister’s press between the two economic would be based on the same current ban on most trav- the region’s Uighur Muslim “Unreasonable meddling forces with up to life in chairman Oli, executive chair- advisor Surya Thapa also said giants which are at logger- statute in the Immigration and ellers from China. PTI minority. AGENCY and shameless threats by the prison. AGENCY man ‘Prachanda’ and former that the talks remained incon- premier Madhav Kumar Nepal clusive though the leaders spent held an informal meeting at the around two hours together. 1 PM’s official residence at The differences grew fur- 6* O P Baluwatar on Thursday, ahead ther after Oli said that some of " of the meeting of the party’s 45- the ruling party leaders are member powerful Standing aligning with the southern % I ! Committee. neighbour to remove him from However, the three leaders power after his government failed to reach a deal after Oli issued a new political map London: The UK Government attempts were made to promote propriate for us to say anything and Prachanda, who is leading incorporating three Indian ter- on Thursday accused “Russian the illicitly acquired material further at this point,” he said. Taichung (Taiwan): Taiwan’s the dissident group, stuck to ritories. actors” of seeking to interfere in online in the run up to the The leaked documents of Beijing: In the global race to lic health law expert at military fired missiles from their demands, said Standing The Prachanda-Nepal fac- the December 2019 General General Election,” Raab said. UK-US trade negotiations make a coronavirus vaccine, a Georgetown University. the air and the island’s shore Committee member Ganesh tion rejected the allegations, Election through illicitly “Whilst there is no evidence became a key part of the state-owned Chinese company “The political competition facing China on Thursday in a Shah. saying it is them who have acquired documents and also of a broad spectrum Russian Opposition Labour Party’s elec- is boasting that its employees, to be the first is no less conse- live-fire exercise to demon- The trio tried to sort out asked for resignation, not India. condemned the alleged cyber campaign against the General tion message on the National including top executives, quential than the race for the strate its ability to defend differences between Oli and the They asked Oli to show evi- attacks from Moscow to collect Election, any attempt to inter- Health Service (NHS) being at received experimental shots moon between the US and against any Chinese invasion. dissident group. But, as dence to support his allegation. COVID-19 vaccine data. fere in our democratic process- risk under the ruling even before the Government Russia.” China has positioned Assault helicopters the Prime Minister didn’t Prachanda has said that he UK Foreign Secretary es is completely unacceptable. It Conservatives. The claim that approved testing in people. itself to be a strong contender. launched missiles and fighter accept their condition of a will not allow the party to split Dominic Raab told the House is, and will always be, an the NHS was part of any US-UK “Giving a helping hand in Eight of the nearly two dozen jets dropped bombs on targets one-man-one-post, the talks and any attempt from any- of Commons in a written state- absolute priority to protect our trade talks was denied by the forging the sword of victory,” potential vaccines in various at sea, while tanks and missile failed, he said. where to weaken its unity ment that after extensive analy- democracy and elections. There Tories at the time and an inves- reads an online post from stages of human testing world- trucks fired from a beach to Oli and Prachanda have would hurt the fight against the sis the government was “almost is an ongoing criminal investi- tigation launched into the doc- SinoPharm with pictures of wide are from China, the most deter a simulated invading force. failed to reach a power-sharing coronavirus pandemic and nat- certain” that Russians sought to gation and it would be inap- ument leak. AP company leaders it says helped of any country. And SinoPharm “We want the world to see deal even after at least eight ural disasters. interfere in the UK polls, which “pre-test” its vaccine. and another Chinese company our determination and efforts to rounds of talks in recent weeks. Last Friday, the meeting of resulted in a landslide win for Whether it’s viewed as hero- already have announced they’re protect our country.” President Thursday’s talks took place the NCP’s Standing Committee Prime Minister Boris Johnson, , <* " ic sacrifice or a violation of entering final testing. Tsai Ing-wen said, observing the just ahead of the Standing to decide Oli’s future was post- through the online amplifica- international ethical norms, the Both China and SinoPharm exercise in a helmet and green Committee meeting on Friday poned for a fourth time at the tion of illicitly acquired and Moscow: The Kremlin on pharmaceutical companies and claim underscores the enor- have invested heavily in a tried- military uniform. which is expected to determine last moment, citing floods and leaked government documents. Thursday denied claims by research centres in Britain,” mous stakes as China competes and-true technology — an The drill was part of a five- the political future of the 68- landslides in the country. “Sensitive government doc- Britain that “Russian actors” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry with US and British companies “inactivated” vaccine made day annual exercise that ends year-old prime minister who Under mounting pressure uments relating to the UK-US sought to meddle in last year’s Peskov told the TASS news to be the first with a vaccine to by growing the whole virus in Friday. China regards Taiwan as has previously alleged that his to resign, Prime Minister Oli Free Trade Agreement were general election and that agency. “We can only say this: help end the pandemic — a feat a lab and then killing it, which a breakaway province that is part detractors were trying to has downplayed the intra- illicitly acquired before the 2019 Russian intelligence services Russia has nothing to do with that would be both a scientific is how polio shots are made. of its territory. The self-govern- remove him with India’s help. party rift and said such dis- General Election and dissemi- most likely hacked coronavirus these attempts. We do not and political triumph. Leading Western competitors ing island of 24 million people Top party leaders, includ- putes are “regular phenomena” nated online via the social vaccine research. accept such accusations nor the “Getting a COVID-19 vac- use newer, less proven technol- lies 160 kilometers (100 miles) ing ‘Prachanda’, have been that can be resolved through media platform Reddit. When “We have no information latest groundless allegations of cine is the new Holy Grail,” said ogy to target the “spike” protein off China’s southeast coast across demanding Prime Minister dialogue. PTI these gained no traction, further on who could have hacked interference in 2019 elections.” Lawrence Gostin, a global pub- that coats the virus. AP the Taiwan Strait. AP ## / #
Washington: Facing a tough national reckoning over race re-election battle, President following African-American Donald Trump has replaced his George Floyd’s custodial death. L N Q campaign manager, on a day Parscale is reported to have when opinion polls showed been sidelined in recent weeks that his Democratic rival Joe after Trump’s comeback elec- Biden has taken a double digit tion rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, New York: The number of including several candidates lead over him. flopped. openly LGBTQ elected offi- with strong chances of enter- “I am pleased to announce Parscale had boasted that cials in the United States has ing Congress. that Bill Stepien has been pro- more than one million people more than doubled in the past Yet the institute’s president, moted to the role of Trump registered to attend Trump’s four years — and those ranks former Houston Mayor Campaign Manager,” the pres- rally, but less than 6,200 could soon grow, thanks to a Annise Parker, says that ident said in a Facebook post showed up at the arena. record field of LGBTQ candi- despite significant progress, on Wednesday night. “Brad Parscale, who has dates this year, according to LGBTQ people “continue to be Stepien, Trump’s former been with me for a very long new data from an advocacy severely underrepresented in second-in-command, replaces time and has led our tremen- and research group. every state and at every level Brad Parscale as the presi- dous digital and data strategies, The LGBTQ Victory of government.” dent’s campaign manager, some will remain in that role, while Institute’s Out For America She said LGBTQ people 16 weeks before the November being a Senior Advisor to the report, released Thursday, tal- make up about 4.5 per cent of 3 election. campaign,” Trump said. lies 843 openly LGBTQ elect- the U.S. Adult population, yet The shakeup comes as the “Both were heavily ed officials across all levels of hold only 0.17 per cent of the Trump campaign has sought to involved in our historic 2016 government at present, up more than 510,000 elected revive the momentum amid a win, and I look forward to hav- from 417 in June 2016. positions in the U.S., ranging coronavirus pandemic that ing a big and very important The institute says a record from Congress and state leg- wreaked havoc on a once second win together,” he 850 LGBTQ people are run- islatures to city councils and booming US economy and a added. PTI ning for office this year, school boards. AP 6 6 # 6"" )!" <6 " (> ! <* 2#(<(5(* * )O 5) London: London-born Islamic Julian Flaux, who was part of " #5 8! 9 '"50 ) State (ISIS) recruit Shamima the three-judge bench with !!'! 8')' #'" Begum on Thursday won the Lord Justice Singh and Lady Terre Haute (US): The United 5'85 '8 ! ! )');5 right to return to the UK and Justice Eleanor King. States on Thursday carried out ; !559'-')# )' 5) carry on her legal fight against The judges also said that its second federal execution this 9''8 ! 5) ) ' the UK Government’s revoca- the national security concerns week following a hiatus of !!'-'"! 5% ;'8')59 tion of her British citizenship about her “could be addressed nearly two decades, killing by '; !5"9*'! 8')')"" " on security grounds. and managed if she returns to lethal injection a Kansas man )5'9! )-';' ')8' Bangladeshi-origin Begum, the United Kingdom”. whose lawyers contended he '" ';5 "5) #"< now 20, was one of three The UK Home Office said had dementia and was unfit to /()+C0C B5#*' ) ' ) schoolgirls who fled London to the decision was “very disap- be executed. Wesley Ira Purkey !)"O4= )'))5#)8'" join ISIS in Syria in 2015. pointing” and it would “apply was put to death at the Federal ' ' -) 5) #" Senior Court of Appeal UK for permission to appeal”. Correctional Complex in Terre ! 8! H#' )'#! )- judges, including Indian-origin Begum, who was 15 years Haute, Indiana. Purkey was 85! 5)O 5;5'9#!;5! 8! Lord Justice Rabinder Singh, old when she secretly fled her convicted of kidnapping and ;85) )#'585)5! "' ruled that she must be allowed home in east London in 2015 to killing a 16-year-old girl, ;5'< ' 5;5 )') to re-enter and fight her case. join the terrorist group in Syria, Jennifer Long, before dismem- ' ='5"';25 * " “Fairness and justice must, is living in a camp run by bering, burning and dumping # ; *"';#; ' on the facts of this case, out- Kurdish forces in northern Syria. her body in a septic pond. He ) '5='') )''! weigh the national security The UK Court of Appeal said also was convicted in a state -5') ')"# )-'; concerns, so that the leave to she had been denied a fair hear- court in Kansas after using a ')"5='') enter appeals should be ing because she could not make claw hammer to kill an 80-year- 5''' )-'8')'85)5 8 allowed,” said Lord Justice her case from the camp. AP old woman who had polio. AP #!#;8*-'< G Washington: Infighting over The long-simmering tiff Atlantic, Fauci responded: Trump told reporters as he the White House’s handling of escalated when Navarro “I can’t explain Peter Navarro. departed the White House for the coronovirus pandemic is wrote an op-ed in USA Today He’s in a world by himself. Atlanta. The president insisted spilling further into public skewering Fauci, writing that So I don’t even want to go he had a “very good relation- view, with trade adviser Peter the doctor “has been wrong there.” And Trump, who has ship with Dr. Fauci” and said Navarro panning Dr Anthony about everything I have inter- complained about Fauci pri- his staffers were working Fauci as President Donald acted with him on. ... So vately for months — and pub- together. Trump stands watch. when you ask me whether I lis- licly in recent days — stepped The back-and-forth is the Fauci, the nation’s top ten to Dr. Fauci’s advice, my in to referee. latest episode of infighting in a infectious disease expert, called answer is: only with skepticism Navarro “made a state White House that has been the criticism “nonsense” and “a and caution.” statement representing himself. riven by rivalries since its ear- bit bizarre.” In an interview with The He shouldn’t be doing that,” liest days. AP +%0
4 ; >&.# 5$ 0.4# D0 )( # + . second quarter of 2020, the 24 country’s National Bureau of ? @ 5 :6:9 quity benchmark Sensex Statistics said earlier in the Erallied 420 points on day. Thursday, led by stellar gains in Following negative cues sector banks (PSBs), 22 private increase of 6,323.65 crore in Micro Units Development and IT major Infosys, even as glob- from Chinese equities, bench- sector banks and 21 non-bank- the cumulative amount of loans Refinance Agency borrowers al markets faced selling pres- marks in Hong Kong, Tokyo he Finance Ministry on ing financial companies disbursed, by both #PSBs and in the form of a guaranteed sure amid spiking coronavirus and Seoul ended on a weak TThursday said banks have (NBFCs). private sector banks combined emergency credit line facility. cases. note. sanctioned loans of about “As of 15 July 2020, the as on 15 July 2020,” Sitharaman For this purpose, a corpus After a choppy start, the Stock exchanges in Europe 1.23 lakh crore under the 3- total amount sanctioned under said. The country’s largest of 41,600 crore was set up by 30-share BSE Sensex gained were also trading in the red in lakh crore Emergency Credit the 100 per cent Emergency lender SBI has sanctioned the Government, spread over momentum towards the end of early deals. “In spite of negative Line Guarantee Scheme Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 20,910 crore of loans and the current and next three the session. It finally closed global cues, Indian benchmark (ECLGS) for MSME sector, by #PSBs and private banks disbursed 14,362 crore. It is financial years.The scheme will 419.87 points, or 1.16 per cent, indices gained strength as the reeling under the economic stands at 1,23,345.16 crore, of followed by Punjab National be applicable to all loans sanc- higher at 36,471.68. day went on, powered by the IT slowdown caused by COVID- which 68,311.55 crore has Bank, which has sanctioned tioned under GECL facility Similarly, the NSE Nifty index and Infosys in particular. 19 pandemic. However, dis- already been disbursed,” the 9,121 crore. However, its dis- during the period from the date surged 121.75 points, or 1.15 Infosys reported better than bursements against this stood Finance Minister said in a bursements stood at 4,032 of announcement of the scheme per cent, to end at 10,739.95. expected numbers and was at 68,311 crore till July 15 tweet.Under the ECLGS, the crore as of July 15. to October 31 or till the amount Infosys was the top per- backed by good deal wins and under the 100 per cent ECLGS loan amounts sanctioned by On May 20, the Cabinet of 3 lakh crore is sanctioned, former in the Sensex pack, ral- decent outlook. for micro, small and medium PSBs increased to 69,135.19 approved additional funding of whichever is earlier. lying 9.56 per cent, a day after “Ground realities enterprises (MSMEs). crore, of which 41,819 crore up to 3 lakh crore at a con- All MSME borrower the IT major posted a stronger- On the other hand, Tech 19 cases induced volatility in remained little changed, as the The scheme is the biggest has been disbursed as of July cessional rate of 9.25 per cent accounts with an outstanding than-expected 12.4 per cent Mahindra, ITC, NPTC, the session. virus infections and geopoliti- fiscal component of the 20- 15, she said. through ECLGS for MSME credit of up to 25 crore as on rise in first quarter consoli- PowerGrid, Titan and ICICI Bourses in Shanghai cal tensions created uncertain- lakh crore Aatmanirbhar At the same time, private sector. February 29, which were less dated net profit to 4,272 Bank finished with losses of up plunged 4.50 per cent as ty on the global economic Bharat Abhiyan package sector banks have sanctioned Under the scheme, 100 per than or equal to 60 days past crore. to 2.54 per cent. investors seemed disappointed recovery. Investors need to announced by Finance 54,209.97 crore and disbursed cent guarantee coverage will be due as on that date, i.E., regu- M&M, Nestle India, According to traders, rally with the pace of recovery in the remain stock specific and the Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 26,492 crore. provided by the National Credit lar, SMA-0 and SMA-1 IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, in IT stocks led by Infosys kept world’s second-largest econo- earnings results and commen- in May. The latest numbers on “Compared to 9 July 2020, Guarantee Trustee Company accounts, and with an annual HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance and investor sentiment positive, my. tary should be watched out for,” ECLGS, as released by the there is an increase of 3,245.79 (NCGTC) for additional fund- turnover of up to 100 crore are Axis Bank were the other gain- but a massive selloff in Chinese China’s gross domestic said Vinod Nair, Head of Finance Ministry, comprise crore in the cumulative amount ing of up to 3 lakh crore to eli- eligible for GECL funding ers, spurting up to 3.81 per stocks and concerns over product (GDP) expanded 3.2 Research at Geojit Financial disbursements by all 12 public of loans sanctioned & an gible MSMEs and interested under the scheme. cent. recovery amid rising COVID- per cent year-on-year in the Services. %B I , (( ( (' -- . " % ( ' - (( ( ' ' !' (
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We will ## / ?# or electricity duty, and there- have to strengthen domestic and with an appropriate vision ommerce and Industry fore our manufacturers do get manufacturing in newer and pegs Jio Platforms at an equi- we need to move fast,” he said, CMinister Piyush Goyal on uncompetitive because of it. newer items so that we can ty value of 4.36 lakh crore. romising all support to adding there was liquidity Thursday assured the industry “We have taken it up with- progressively move towards oogle and Facebook taking With this, the total investment Pindustry, Union Minister crunch in the economy and the about finding a solution for in the Government and we are more domestic content, but we Gminority stakes in Jio from financial and strategic Nitin Gadkari on Thursday need of the hour was to create issues related to local taxes, trying to assess what could be will have to do it sensibly with- s Platforms indicate that both investors into Jio Platforms asked players to join hands demand through PPP projects. such as electricity duty, as they the mechanism...Our Indian out compromising quality and oody’s Investors Service have non-overlapping com- stands at 1,52,056 crore. with the Government to res- He also asked industry make domestic manufacturers manufacturers compete with modern technology,” Goyal Mon Thursday said the mercial arrangements with the Alphabet Inc joined cue COVID-19-hit economy bodies like CII to get in touch uncompetitive. let’s say FTA (free trade agree- said. coronavirus-triggered global company, are focused on non- Facebook, which opened the by taking up projects on pub- with the Ministry of The Ministry is taking up ment) imports or other imports He said all countries are recession will continue to put competing partnerships and investment cycle in Jio lic private partnership (PPP) Environment and Forests for the matter at all levels, he said coming from other parts of the looking at balancing trade, pressure on non-financial see value and opportunities to Platforms by picking up 9.99 mode. early clearances to projects. at a CII webinar on renewable world, face this problem. I adding that it should be a two- companies in Asia-Pacific, and co-exist, according to a report. per cent stake for 43,573.62 At the same time, he sug- The Minister stressed that there energy. assure you that my Ministry is way process and all countries negative credit trends will per- Google and crore, as well as chipmaker Intel gested all stakeholders, includ- is a need to find out a system Goyal made the com- taking it up at all levels and we should get fair opportunities sist through the rest of 2020. Facebook are competitors in Corp and Qualcomm Inc. ing banks, financial institu- for self assessment of pollution ments while replying to a ques- will find a solution to this,” the and reciprocity in terms of It said although fiscal and India with both controlling Pointing to nuances of the tions, infrastructure, MSMEs, levels by the industry and in tion about Indian industry Minister said On increasing access for goods and services. monetary stimulus pro- around 80 per cent of the dig- partnerships - Google’s focus agriculture and industries, to case they are found guilty the becoming uncompetitive at local content requirement in “Whichever country gives rec- grammes in both advanced ital ad market in the country, on phones and Facebook’s on jointly create demand to fine amount could be manifold, times while competing with product manufacturing, he said iprocal access to their markets and emerging markets have and the two also compete in social media/commerce -- the address the need of liquidity in including jail term in case of global players because of vari- India is “not crazy about it”, but in a fair and balanced and helped stabilise financial mar- other markets like cloud and BofA report of July 15 said the economy. “Presently our repeat offenders. ous non-credible taxes, like the country will have to become transparent way, India wants to kets and provided temporary payments, said BofA Securities. “balancing the interests of both economy is facing lots of chal- Gadkari said the Prime electricity duty and taxes on self sufficient by strengthening expand that engagement. So we relief to companies, operating “Both taking minority companies will likely have lenges. Government is positive Minister has accorded priori- fuel, and how the government domestic manufacturing. are not against imports, what performance and financing interest in JPL (Jio Platforms) some complications for Jio, and supportive and at the same ty to infrastructure develop- is looking to adjust these under “Let’s say there is a partic- we are against is unfair treat- capability of companies are indicate both have non-over- both want access to users in time as a facilitator, we are ment, and 22 green highways ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. ular component not available in ment of India in certain parts vulnerable to financial market lapping commercial arrange- India for their services, with a keenly taking lots of decisions were on the anvil, including Rs “We are conscious of this India, it does not mean you of the world....We want the shocks, particularly if a second ments with Jio, both are friendly gatekeeper.” regarding how we can be help- 1 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai problem particularly because import the whole equipment. world to engage with us on fair wave of infections results in focused on non-competing In another report, Credit ful in promoting industry, trade Expressway on a greenfield other countries may not be So we will take up a practical terms,” he added. renewed lockdowns. partnerships and both see value Suisse noted that Jio will intro- and business... This is the time alignment. The expressway will and opportunities to co-exist,” duce entry-level 4G smart- we need cooperation from all reduce the travel time to 28 it said in a report. It is now less phones to upgrade 2G cus- stakeholders,” Road Transport, hours from the present 48 to 50 likely for Google to buy a stake tomers and added that the Highways and MSME Minister hours. 3 ! in a competitor, it said, while Google partnership will be lever- Gadkari said. He also underlined the L N pointing to past reports which aged to design an operating sys- He was addressing need for setting up industrial had suggested that the US tech tem for these smartphones. Renewable Energy clusters along the highways to * /!- giant could be eyeing a stake in “These new smartphones Manufacturing Conference, decongest metropolises and another telecom operator. should help accelerate the con- organised by industry body CII develop far-flung areas. closed at 50,018 per 10 gram Google will invest 33,737 version of these 2G users to Jio in association with the Ministry “We need to change our in the previous trade. crore to buy a 7.7 per cent stake users. In our view, while these of New and Renewable Energy transport on LNG, which is the old prices declined by 32 Silver also fell by 124 to L in Reliance Industries’ tech- users have lower ARPU, the (MNRE) through video con- fuel for future. We will set up Gto 49,986 per 10 gram in Rs 53,810 per kg from 53,934 nology venture, Jio Platforms, same users can be monetised ferencing. LNG and CNG stations on the national capital on per kg on Wednesday. In the rules impacting China’s pres- adding to a series of invest- through advertisements, etc. “The banks, financial insti- highways. As compared to Thursday amid a weak global international market, gold was ence in India telecom, media ments from marquee investors Which increases overall prof- tutions, MSMEs, industries, diesel there is 60 per cent sav- trend, according to HDFC quoting lower at USD 1,805 per imilar to Alibaba and and technology (TMT) space. since April. itability of these users,” the agriculture, infrastructure, ing on these fuel,” the Minister Securities. ounce, while silver was trading STencent which created tech- The key changes are The investment by Google Credit Suisse note said. everywhere we need to plan said. The yellow metal had flat at USD 19.14 per ounce. based ecosystems in China, amended the FDI policy for Reliance Industries Limited countries sharing a border with (RIL) is best positioned to cre- India by moving from the ear- ate a similar ecosystem in lier automatic approval to the L ,*$ ! ! ' - ( India, according to BofA government, banned 59 Securities. Chinese apps to counter poten- It said that RIL is best tial threat posed on sovereign- R 1" - ""- !! ' positioned to create tech eco- ty and security, asked e-com system in India. “Similar to platforms to display the coun- New Delhi: Northern Railway $ Alibaba and Tencent which try of origin on products. Also, has completed the electrifica- created tech-based ecosystems it has begun consultations on tion work of 62 km long Dhuri- * + in China, we find RIL best posi- whether it needs to ban Jakhal & 68 km. of Dhuri- tioned to create a similar Chinese vendors for 5G. Lehra Muhabbat single line ecosystem in India,” it added. “We expect these changes section in Ambala Division “In 2-3 years, we expect to potentially lead to a during lockdown period. RIL to have a captive mobile freeze/reduction of Chinese Intensive inspections of + G . base of 500 million users, fixed investments in India’s tech the sections were carried out by broadband users of 15 million ecosystem. We don’t see much the Chief Commissioner of his evening, the Ghaziabad and SME base of 5-7 million. impact as there seems to be Railway Safety, Shailesh Kumar als by electric locomotive were Several other structures TMunicipal Corporation’s The company has also acquired adequate liquidity chasing these Pathak. He was accompanied also done. The Speed trial like ROBs, RUBs, level cross- Naval Squad has claimed to stakes in 25 start-ups and is start-ups,” the report said. by Nikhil Pandey, Pr. Chief between Jakhal-Dhuri and ings and FOBs on the line were have occupied five thousand six # # P 7 # looking to lead India’s 4th “We note that China has Electrical Engineer, Northern Lehra Muhabbat-Dhuri sec- also checked during the inspec- hundred ten square meters of ; ; 7 E Industrial Revolution,” the invested $4 billion in the Indian Railway, Pradeep Gaur, CMD tions with upto 120 km per tion. The CCRS also inspected land by the possession of the report said. start-up ecosystem and 13 out , RVNL, Gurinder Mohan hour was recorded successful- the Railway stations and their land mafia in Sihani Saddik the poor people their land. number six of Sadiq Nagar “We also find the compa- of the total 28 Unicorns have Singh, DRM Ambala Division ly. The current collection tests amenities located on the sec- Nagar area near Rajnagar The entire action of cap- Sihani and is named after the ny well placed to create Super- been China funded. As of now, and other officers from head- were done using Oliver-G tions. Rajiv Chaudhry, General Extension. turing government land from Municipal Corporation of App (have 4-5 successful apps) we also don’t see much impact quarter, division and RVNL. technology. Oliver ‘’G’’ is a Manager Northern & North The price of this land has land mafia was done under the Ghaziabad in government land and lead SME and kirana dig- on companies which are fund- Pathak conducted detailed type of ‘over-head line’ inspec- Central Railways shared that been estimated at around Rs 16 leadership of Additional accounts. Some people had itization. Also Jio unlike Bharti ed by Chinese investments,” it safety inspections of Dhuri- tion with video recording and CCRS has expressed satisfac- crore in the market. On this Municipal Commissioner RN informed the corporation and Vodafone Idea, doesn’t added.These are companies Jakhal and Dhuri-Lehra GPS marking system for cur- tion on the electrification work land of the government, the Pandey. administration about the use Chinese vendors,” the run by Indian founders and Muhabbat sections using rent collection. It is highly reli- done and has accorded land mafia were cutting illegal The Additional Municipal colony being cut on the gov- report said. largely agnostic to where the Motor Trolley. Later current able technology for ensuring approval for the use of the sec- colonies, and on this land they Commissioner said that this ernment land of the corpora- The Indian Govt in the last capital comes from as long as collection tests and speed tri- spark free current collection. tions by Railways. were selling the plot by telling land is registered on the Khasra tion. few months has tweaked some reputation of investor is good. * /% A TALE OF CHARMING CONTRASTS
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