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cmyk cmyk cmyk 2 SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL Iran's supreme leader gets first dose of homegrown vaccine as Covid plans falter Tehran, June 26 : Iran's has been hit by a shortage of supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali coronavirus vaccines just as Khamenei, on Friday the threat of a fifth wave of the received the first dose of a epidemic grows in the country. domestically produced Fewer than 2% of the coronavirus vaccine, as population have been many other elderly Iranians vaccinated, according to John queued at 5am in the hope Hopkins University.The of receiving any queues are the consequence jab.Khamenei, wearing a of the government's struggle surgical mask and a black to access vaccines in the turban and sitting under a numbers envisaged. The picture of the Islamic outgoing president, Hassan Republic's founder, Rouhani, had promised that 12m vaccines than 1,000 patients waiting, many people are Ayatollah Ruhollah would be administered by the end of June, forced to return the next morning.Iran Khomeini, received a dose of but through a mixture of missed deliveries, launched its vaccination programme in a domestically produced US sanctions and maladministration, he will February, and it is estimated that nearly 5 vaccine licensed on 14 June. not meet the target.The health ministry's million people have received their first jab. He was given a single dose latest target suggests that "by the end of The two-week delay to vaccinations for 65- of the COVIran Barekat jab, August, vulnerable groups, seriously ill year-olds is testament to the serious developed by the state- patients and people over 60 years of age will bottlenecks that have developed. In the short owned foundation Setad. receive the vaccine". The domestically made term, Iran has tried to focus on those 70 or Khamenei said he had been Iranian vaccine, a variant of the Russian over needing a second vaccine. There have Fuxing bullet train running on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway over the Yarlung Zangbo River during a trial determined to wait for a vaccine Sputnik V, does not have a World been disputes about whether people who operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region homegrown vaccine.Iran Health Organization licence, but is claimed to received a foreign vaccine could safely use be 90% effective. Iran hopes to produce 30m the domestic vaccine for their second US and France warn Iran doses by the end of August. It is selling at dose.Iran received its first 700,800 Massive human head in roughly $8 a jab, a price that many Iranians AstraZeneca vaccines through the UN- time is running out to are criticising online.Iran, a country of more backed Covax scheme in April. At one point, return to nuclear deal Chinese well forces scientists than 80 million people, has registered 83,588 Tehran said it had bought 4.2m doses of the Covid-related deaths, and more than 3.1 AstraZeneca vaccine through the global Paris, June 26 : The United States and France have warned million people have been infected. Now the vaccine initiative, and had expected them Iran that time is running out to return to a nuclear deal, country, arguably the first after China to be before Nowruz, the Iranian new year, on 20 voicing fear that Tehran's sensitive development program to rethink evolution London, June 26 : The discovery of a huge lifestyle, while sheer size would have helped hit by the virus, is facing worrying signs of March.It has also bought 2m doses of could advance if talks drag on.On the first high-level visit fossilised skull that was wrapped up and him withstand the brutally cold winters in a rise in the number of infections in the Russia's Sputnik V, according to the health to Paris by president Joe Biden's administration, secretary hidden in a Chinese well nearly 90 years ago the region. "Homo longi is heavily built, very south. Recently, the media reported that ministry, and has received 250,000 doses of of state Antony Blinken and his French hosts saluted a has forced scientists to rewrite the story of robust," said Prof Xijun Ni, a crowds in front of the Shemiranat health China's Sinopharm jab, 125,000 doses of new spirit of cooperation after four years of turbulence human evolution.Analysis of the remains paleoanthropologist at Hebei. "It is hard to centre were so large that the traffic police India's Covaxin, and 100,000 doses of its joint under Donald Trump.But the two sides said that one key has revealed a new branch of the human estimate the height, but the massive head had to direct vehicles away to prevent vaccine with Cuba.While some officials Biden promise - to return to the 2015 Iran accord that was family tree that points to a previously should match a height higher than the clashes.Reporters at Entekab, a respected have said that injecting a second dose of trashed by Trump - is at risk if the clerical regime does not unknown sister group more closely related average of modern humans."To work out Iranian news website, say that more than 300 Iranian vaccine will not be a problem for make concessions during talks that have been going on to modern humans than the Neanderthals. where the Harbin individual fitted into vaccines are being administered each day at those who have received a foreign vaccine for more than two months in Vienna.Blinken warned that The extraordinary fossil has been named a human history, the scientists fed some Tehran health centres, but with more for their first jab, others disagree. the US still has "serious differences" with Iran, which has new human species, Homo longi or measurements from the fossil and 95 other kept negotiating since last week's presidential election won "Dragon man", by Chinese researchers, skulls into software that compiled the most by a hardliner, Ebrahim Raisi."There will come a point, although other experts are more cautious likely family tree. To their surprise, the Harbin Turks fear impact of Erdo?an's yes, where it will be very hard to return back to the about the designation."I think this is one of skull and a handful of others from China standards set by the [deal]," Blinken told reporters. "We the most important finds of the past 50 formed a new branch closer to modern haven't reached that point - I can't put a date on it - but it's $65bn Istanbul canal years," said Prof Chris Stringer, research humans than Neanderthals.The Chinese something that we're conscious of."Blinken warned that if London, June 26 : There isn't usually a lot vessels belonging to Russia and its other leader at the Natural History Museum in researchers believe the Harbin skull is Iran "continues to spin ever more sophisticated going on at the Sazl?dere dam north-west Black Sea neighbours access to the London, who worked on the project. "It's a distinct enough to make it a new species, centrifuges" and steps up uranium enrichment, it will bring of Istanbul, one of several reservoirs Mediterranean.When the idea was first wonderfully preserved fossil."The skull but Stringer is not convinced. He believes it nearer the "breakout" time at which it will be dangerously providing the megacity with fresh water. Yet floated a decade ago, the Turkish appears to have a remarkable backstory. is similar to another found in Dali county in close to the ability to develop a nuclear bomb.But Blinken this week the calm expanse of forest, farms government said the canal would ease said that Biden still supports a return to the accord, under and marshland was at the centre of the latest congestion and the risk of accidents on the which Iran had drastically scaled back its nuclear work battle of narratives in Turkish politics.On natural waterway, allow Turkey to bypass until Trump withdrew in 2018 and imposed crippling Saturday, President Recep Tayip Erdo?an is the convention, and create high-value sanctions."We have a national interest in trying to put the due to attend a ceremony here for an element residential zones on either side.Since then, nuclear problem back in the box that it was in the [deal]," of the biggest and boldest of the though, the increasing size of individual Blinken said.France - which like Britain, Germany, Russia construction megaprojects that have come tankers and construction of hydrocarbon and China had stayed in the 2015 accord despite pressure to define his two decades in office: his pipelines has led to a 10% decrease in traffic from Trump - also ramped up pressure on Iran to move "crazy" Istanbul canal.The official price tag through the strait. Given Turkey's economic ahead."We expect the Iranian authorities to take the final is $15bn, but the real figure was estimated at struggles, the canal is now seen by many as decisions - no doubt difficult ones - which will allow the a recent developers conference in France to superfluous to the city's needs - an negotiations to be concluded," foreign minister Jean-Yves be $65bn. In an extremely polarised society astronomically costly environmental Le Drian said at the joint news conference with like Turkey, building a canal linking the Black disaster, with potential geopolitical fallout Blinken.Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Saeed Sea to the Sea of Marmara is a rare topic on to boot."I can't sleep at night when I think Khatibzadeh, said in a statement in response: "The which almost everyone agrees: it's a crazy about this cement project. I get nightmares opposing sides are the ones who must take the idea.The louder the opposing voices grow, about it," Istanbul's opposition party mayor, decisions."The UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday it however, the more determined Erdo?an Ekrem ?mamo?lu, told journalists during a had not received a reply from Tehran over the possible appears to be to proceed. He told members press conference earlier this week in which extension of a temporary agreement covering inspections of his ruling party recently that tenders he challenged the claim that Saturday's at Iranian nuclear facilities which expired on would be held soon and groundwork laid foundation-laying for a new bridge was part According to the researchers, it was China in 1978."I prefer to call it Homo Thursday.Under that deal, which had allowed for some over the summer "whether [critics] like it or of the canal project."If the project is originally found in 1933 by Chinese labourers daliensis, but it's not a big deal," he said. IAEA inspections to continue after Iran limited access to not"."I think the idea of the canal, rather completed, the first thing that comes to mind building a bridge over the Songhua River in "The important thing is the third lineage of sites in February, Tehran pledged to keep recordings "of than the canal itself, is what we are really is the right of future generations to live in a Harbin, in China's northernmost province, later humans that are separate from some activities and monitoring equipment" and hand them talking about, because the actual thing is healthy environment. No amount of money Heilongjiang, during the Japanese Neanderthals and separate from Homo over to the IAEA as and when US sanctions are lifted.But impossible. Even for a government like this, can fix that if it is lost," he later told .The occupation. To keep the skull from falling sapiens." Details are published in three Iran's envoy to the IAEA said on Twitter that the data which runs on a construction frenzy, it would mayor's worries are echoed by Turkey's into Japanese hands it was wrapped and papers in The Innovation.Whatever the recording was "a political decision" to facilitate the political take maybe 20 years, and in the process scientific and environmentalist community. hidden in an abandoned well, resurfacing name, one possibility is that the Harbin skull talks and "shouldn't be considered as obligation".Talks totally destroy the Marmara water basin," According to Dr Akgün ?lhan, a water only in 2018 after the man who hid it told his is Denisovan, a mysterious group of extinct have stalled in part over Iran's insistence on the lifting of said Yörük I??k, a non-resident scholar at management expert at the Istanbul Policy grandson about it shortly before he died.An humans known largely from DNA and bone all sanctions, pointing to the promises of economic relief the Washington-based Middle East Centre, the project's colossal environmental international team led by Prof Qiang Ji at the fragments recovered from Siberia. under the accord.The Biden administration says it is ready Institute."Besides, there's no financing. impact has been ignored in official surveys Hebei Geo University in China drew on "Certainly this specimen could be to lift economic measures related to nuclear work as laid Even Turkish banks won't touch it, citing and assessments."The canal would create geochemical techniques to narrow down Denisovan but we have to be cautious. out by the deal - but that it will keep other sanctions, sustainability and environmental concerns. enormous and irreversible adverse impacts when the skull came to rest in Harbin, dating What we need is much more complete including over human rights and Iran's support to militant It's like some grand fantasy project out of on the ecosystem and society in not only the bones to at least 146,000 years old. The skeletal material of the Denisovans movements in the Arab world.Some experts believe that the 19th century … There's a reason no one Istanbul, but the entire Marmara region. There skull has a unique combination of primitive alongside DNA," Stringer said.Prof John Iran had been waiting for the election of Raisi, whose builds in this way any more."The president is both freshwater loss of up to 13% of the and more modern features, with the face, in Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the hardline approach is backed by the country's supreme first announced the creation of a 45km water currently available for human use, and particular, more closely resembling Homo University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the ultimate arbiter of the shipping canal, running parallel to the the even greater danger of soil and sapiens. One huge molar remains.The skull, idea of a new lineage of humans was "a Islamic republic's foreign policy.Analysts have said Iran Bosphorus strait, which cuts through the groundwater salinisation and contamination which is 23cm long and more than 15cm wide, provocative claim", because skulls can look could strike a deal before Raisi takes office in August - heart of Istanbul, in 2011.The Bosphorus is as the canal would carry salty water from the is substantially larger than a modern human's similar even among distant relatives. The letting him take the credit for the expected economic boost one of the world's most important Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara," she and has ample room, at 1,420ml, for a modern skull being Denisovan was a good but blame outgoing president Hassan Rouhani, a moderate commercial and military maritime channels; said."The canal will also make Istanbul more human brain. Beneath the thick brow ridge, hypothesis, he added, though he was less who championed a better relationship with the west, if the under the 1936 Montreux convention, vulnerable to earthquakes and extreme weather the face has large square eye sockets, but is keen on a new species name. "I think it's a situation deteriorates.Blinken, who was raised in Paris, Ankara controls the strait, but must allow events such as droughts and floods. delicate despite its size. "This guy had a bad moment in science to be naming new hailed the alliance with France and sprinkled his remarks huge head," said Stringer.The researchers species among these large-brained humans with fluent French, in a sharp change of tone after the believe the skull belonged to a male, about that all interbred with each other," he said. sometimes abrasive "America First" approach of the Trump 50 years old, who would have been an "What we are repeatedly finding is that administration."I would even be tempted to say, welcome impressive physical specimen. His wide, the differences in looks didn't mean home!" Le Drian said as he welcomed Blinken in an ornate bulbous nose allowed him to breathe huge much to these ancient people when it room of the Quai d'Orsay, the French foreign ministry. volumes of air, indicating a high-energy comes to breeding. Eighteen bodies found after suspected drug cartel shootout in northern Mexico Mexico city, June 26 : The victims appear to Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, she said.Zacatecas, who had been reported missing earlier.Drug members of the Sinaloa and Jalisco gangs once dominated by the old Zetas cartel, is being cartels have hung the bodies of victims from fighting for control of the narcotics trade in fought over by a dizzying number of cartels. overpasses before as a message to rivals or to Zacatecas stateThe bullet-ridden bodies of 18 Those jockeying for turf in Zacatecas include authorities, but seldom do so with members of people were discovered after what appeared the Sinaloa, Jalisco, Gulf and Northeast cartels law enforcement.In the nearby city of to have been a shootout between members of as well as remnants of the Zetas who call Fresnillo, police later found the bullet-ridden rival drug cartels in northern Mexico.The bodies themselves "Talibans".The gunbattle came two bodies of four women and three men. One were found in a remote, rural area of the north- days after the bodies of two abducted police man and a woman were found wounded at central state of Zacatecas, state security officers were found hanging from an overpass the scene of the attack, along with five department spokeswoman Rocío Aguilar said in the Zacatecas state capital and seven people children who had not been harmed.The on Friday.There was evidence the deaths in were discovered shot to death in a deaths in Zacatecas also follow a flare-up in the township of Valparaiso resulted from a neighbouring city.The policemen were officers violence on the US-Mexico border where 19 Train G5, a Fuxing intelligent bullet train, is seen at Beijing South Railway Station confrontation between gunmen from the from the neighboring state of San Luis Potosi people were killed last weekend. in Beijing, capital of China STATE SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 3 Covid Control In Tea Gardens Top Focus Of Biswanath Administration, Dc Monitoring The Situation Personally aggressive testing and vaccination the infected ones at the earliest. Out strategy will surely bear fruit soon." of the total population of around 1 Mr. Sarmah has been regularly hold- lakh residing in tea garden areas of ing meetings with tea garden man- Biswanath district, around 31 per agements and labour associations cent have been inoculated against and taking stock of the prevailing Covid-19 by now. The district has situation to help him micro-plan set up around 50 Covid Vaccination every details. Of late, he has inten- Centres (CVCs) across the district sified visits to tea gardens to over- since June 21 to fulfill its target of see the Covid control initiatives, administering 7,000 doses daily; like vaccination drives, medical fa- and out of those, 30 CVCs are situ- Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma interacting with Prantosh Roy of cilities in Covid Care Centres ated in tea garden areas. The Rehabari, Guwahati at the latter's residence who had to go to jail for defying the Biswanath Chariali, 26 June: With of the administration. Mr. Pranab (CCCs), testing in vulnerable areas, Deputy Commissioner has asked nationwide Emergency declared by the Congress government on this day in 1975. increasing cases of Covid-19 being Kumar Sarmah, Deputy Commis- etc. The vaccination drive across the tea garden managements and reported from tea garden areas of sioner of Biswanath, who is person- tea garden areas has been signifi- labour associations to intensify Biswanath, the district administra- ally monitoring the situation, said: cantly ramped up in the district. awareness campaigns in tea gar- New committee formed of tion has accorded top priority in "The fast spread of the virus in tea Around 1,200 persons are being dens so that tea garden workers brining the situation under control garden areas is certainly a matter of vaccinated on a daily basis in tea not only abide by all Covid rules at the earliest. Aggressive testing, concern for us. We can't let the situ- garden areas since June 21. The and protocols, but also come for- Manaspariya Press Guild isolating the infected patients im- ation spiral out of control. We have number of tests too has been ward to get themselves vacci- Barpeta Road, June 26: A new working Advisor Taizuddin Ahmed, Professor of mediately and vaccinating all pulled up our socks and putting in scaled up and around 600 tests on nated. Mobile announcements committee of the Manaspariya Press Guild, The Bhawanipur Anchalik College, Ajay above the age of 18 in tea gardens best efforts to bring the situation an average are being conducted through vans too are being made covering a larger area of Barpeta and Baksa Kumar Choudhury, Vice President Jahidul are currently the prime focus areas under control. I am hopeful that our daily with the objective of isolating on frequent basis to generate districts, was formed today. A general meet- Islam Mirdha, Shajahan Ali Ahmed, awareness. Executive Magistrates ing was held at the S S complex at railway Sanowar Rahman. Rabiul Islam Selim also crossing gate of Barpeta Road and pre- participated and offered various advisory too have been ordered by the CM reviews implementation of NFSA sided by The Guild's founder and former views. Founder and former president Hayat Deputy Commissioner to make fre- president Hayat Ali. In view of the future Ali officially entrusted Mazharul Islam with quent visits to CVCs in tea garden passage of the guild breaking the found- the responsibility of president at the event CM directs to take steps for withdrawal of areas and inspect the quality of ing committee formed in 2017, along with a explaining the purpose of the guild's gen- food and other facilities being pro- number of important proposals in the meet- eral secretary Saiyad Bulbul Jamanur ration cards from all ineligible beneficiaries vided to patients. Currently, there ing and a new executive committee was Hoque. The Manaspariya Press Guild will Guwahati, June 26 : Chief Minister Rs. 143 to every fair price shop as NFSA. The Chief Minister also di- are 43 CCCs in tea garden areas and formed with Mazaharul Islam as president continue to strive for all efforts to bring Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today held transportation charge for each quin- rected to rationalize the number of 118 patients are undergoing care. Till Saiyad Bulbul Jamanur Hoque as general positive aspects to the media by provid- a meeting with the officials of Food tal of ration. Further saying that fair price shops according to the yesterday, a total of 931 positive secretary and Amir Ali as secretary. In ing news services with honest and impar- & Civil Supply and Consumer Af- from now onwards, the FCS&CA number of ration card holders. Min- cases were detected across all 24 tea meetings held in both the covid rules, tial and seeking everyone's support in this fairs Department, Cooperation De- Department will be allocated funds ister of Agriculture and Coopera- gardens in Biswanath district. offline and online (virtual) methods. Guild’s regard, as president, Mazharul Islam said. partment and Registrar of Coopera- from the Budget for providing to all tion etc. Departments Atul Bora, tive Societies and reviewed the imple- village panchayat cooperative so- Additional Chief Secretary in mentation of National Food Security cieties, the Chief Minister observed charge of FCS&CA Department BR Educational meet at Biswanath College Act in the state. The Chief Minister that such steps would significantly Samal, Additional Chief Secretary after a detailed review of the opera- benefit the poor people. The Chief in charge of Cooperation Depart- College to discuss Notably, Biswanath College is one the tional status of NFSA directed the Minister also stressed on minimiz- ment Maninder Singh, Principal various educational premier educational institutions of the FCS&CA Department to take steps ing transportation cost of essential Secretary to the Chief Minister issues relating to the north bank of the Brahmaputra. The stu- for withdrawal of ration cards from commodities and said that now on- Samir Kumar Sinha, Registrar of student fraternity of dents body showed their concern over all ineligible beneficiaries above wards the cooperative societies will Cooperative Societies Manoj the state on Saturday. the burning educational issues relating poverty line. He also asked the de- have to play the role of supervisors Kumar and other senior officers Notably, the state to the life of the students. During the dis- partment to amend rules to ensure to ensure proper implementation of were present in the meeting. government has de- cussion, Dr. Sarma briefed the AASU cided to cancel the about government strategies and depart- Board examinations ment concerned to meet these issues. The Manipulation of medical report : of HSS and HSLC like meeting was also attended by Bikram the central govern- Bikash Bora, advisor; Biswanath AASU, ment. In this situation, Bhaskar Samuwa, president of Biswanath Agriculture official held at Nagaon how the colleges will Sub-divisional AASU, Suraj Bhuyan, NAGAON, June 26: Nagaon Sadar police picked up dis- cerned to issue stay order against his earlier trans- give the admissions secretary of regional committee of trict agriculture official, Praveen Kumar Boruah in con- fer order. When it came into light, the physician for the students. The Biswanath AASU, Lakhyajit Saikia, Sec- nection with a cheating case registered recently in Nagaon who issued his medical report, filed an FIR against Biswanath Chariali, June 26: A team of students body wants to know about the retary, Bhaskar Bora, education secretary, PS. The agriculture official allegedly manipulated a medi- him and police on Saturday picked up him for ques- Biswanath AASU called on Dr. government policies regarding upcoming Uddipan Barhoi along with other office cal report issued by Nagaon based physician Dr Chandan tioning in this regard, sources added. Chintamani Sarma, principal of Biswanath admission processes of the students. bearers of Biswanath AASU. Sarma and submitted the report to the authority concerned of the state agriculture department for stay his transfer Environment and Forest department clears order. Sources claimed that the agriculture official Praveen Fully vaccinated Kumar Boruah allegedly recorded in the medical report as that along with other medical problems he was too tested over 3,400 hectare from encroachments passengers exempted positive for COVID 19 and requested the authority con- Dispur, June 26: The Environment from encroachments with the help of and median plantations along NHs and Forest department has cleared civil and police administrations. "A falling under Bongaigaon, Barpeta North Assam Rising over 3,400 hectare of forest lands from zero tolerance policy will be adopted and Nalbari districts with funding by from screening tests encroachments. The department has against encroachments in forest lands, NHAI, greening of greater Guwahati Guwahati, June 26: People who have been vaccinated with Star Season 2: online cleared encroachments from reserved wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, bio city on the median and along the road- both the doses of COVID vaccine, shall be exempted from forest lands, wildlife sanctuaries, na- reserves and other protected areas, " side from Panjabari to LGBI Airport, the mandatory testing on arrival at airports or railway sta- registration starts tional parks and other protected ar- he said, adding that stringent action 220 hectare of plantation for all For- tions in Assam from outside the state provided they pro- North Lakhimpur, June 26: The online registration pro- eas covering over 3,000 hectare dur- will be taken against the offenders as est Development Agencies under the duce a valid certificate depicting the fully vaccinated status cess of North Assam Rising Star Season 2, a huge event ing the period 2016-2020. 2,960 illegal per law. The department is also try- National Afforestation Program and of person with two doses of COVID vaccine. This has been of songs and dances, organised by Zonak Entertainment, structures have been destroyed with ing to mop up revenue from the sand 720 hectare for all divisions under notified by Health and Family Welfare Department, Gov- starts and the timeline is June 30,2021. Notably, the event 194 persons arrested. During the pe- and stone mahals under Minor Min- CAMPA will be taken up. ernment of Assam by an official notification on 25th June. was to be started in the month of January of the current riod from April 2021 to June 23, a total eral Concession Areas and to render year, but it was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic situ- of 915.05 hectare has been cleared 49 mahals functional. Of the total 418 Nazira SDO Sabyasachi Kashyap ation. Now, in response to the strong demand of the well- from encroachments. In Lower Assam mahals that include 297 under Upper wishers, the organising committee has decided to start the Zone, 185.55 hectare has been cleared, and Lower Assam Zones and 121 un- launched Covid Awareness Video event again. Meanwhile, many contestants have included 2.5 hectare in Upper Assam Zone, 615 der 6th Schedule, 126 are functional Nazira, June 26: With the aim of spreading aware- video popular among the masses, so as to make their names through online registration and for the inter- hectare in Karbi Anglong West Divi- under Upper and Lower Zones and ness on Covid-19 among tea garden workers and practices of covid protocols broad-based and ested the timeline is increased to June 30,2021. The audition sion, 50 hectare in Karbi Anglong East 81 under 6th Schedule. 57 numbers of common masses, Nazira Sub-Divisional Officer self-participatory among the tea garden commu- and the mega-audition of the event will be held through Division, Kokrajhar's Haltugaon 40 mahals have been put to tender, 55 (Civil) Sabyasachi Kashyap launched an "aware- nities, the SDO (Civil) and the creative team in- online, but all the next levels will be held in offline mode. hectare and around 22 hectare in Or- cases settled following tenders and ness video" today at the office of Assam Cha volved in the production of the awareness video Besides North Assam, willing outsider contestants will also ang National Park. After taking over 50 cases pending due to litigations. Majdoor Sangha in presence of the members of have tried to strike a chord by opting for the lan- can participate in the event. For details, one can contact at the helm of affairs, Environment and The department has generated rev- Assam Cha Majdoor Sangha, Assam cha guage of the target audience, rather than the lin- 9101092254 or email: [email protected] Forest Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya enue of Rs.302.38 crore in 2020-2021 Karmachari Sangha, Assam Cha Janagusthi gua franca of the state, in the video. "The eupho- has been on a mission mode to re- and Rs.20.02 crore approximately up Sahitya Sabha, Assam Tea Tribe students Asso- nious piece of music is set in the local dialect of Red Panda Rescued move the reserved forests and other to June 2021-2022. Massive affores- ciation, Tea garden managers, Welfare officers, the tea tribes. Through this awareness drive our protected areas, including wildlife scribes,civil society members and journalists. To purpose is to establish lucid communication and tation programmes have been taken be available on various medium such as better mass participation", said the SDO(c) and rehabilitated in its sanctuaries and national parks from up to expand the green cover in the Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Whatsapp, the Sabyasachi Kashyap. The music video was encroachments. Minister, state. An action plan has been taken video message is a combination of audio-visual shooted at Borbam Tea estate of Sivasagar dis- natural habitat Suklabaidya said that the department up by Social Forestry Wing for the medium and creativity that is likely to attract eye- trict. The musical rendition is beautifully done by Mechuka 26June : A Red Panda(Ailurus fulgens)was res- is committed to free the forest lands current financial year. 50 km of avenue balls of the target audience. In a bid to make the Bhadra Rajowar who is also the Lyricist . cued from downstream of Yargyapchuriver in Mechukha subdivision, Shi-Yomi District by Shri Tony Mosing and Shri TakarKotinMosu of Mechukha town. The weak Red Nazira SDO Sabyasachi Kaishyap launched Covid Panda was found clingingon to a log in the river as in- formed. The duo rescued the Red Panda and handed over to Forest Department Mechukha. Shri TangaMurtem, RFO Awareness Video : Says safety of tea garden workers his Mechukha decided to release/rehabilitate the animal in its natural habitat. A team including Dr Honjon Perme,CO, topmost priority : Civil Society Lauds SDO's Initiative Mechukha, Shri Tanga Murtem, RFO, Shri Marbom Sora, DyFR, along with Shri Tony Mosing, Shri TakarKotinMosu Nazira, June 26: With the aim of ous medium such as Facebook, lingua franca of the state, in the and Shri Anjey Komi, TGT, GHSS, Mechukhatransported spreading awareness on Covid-19 Twitter, Youtube and Whatsapp, video. "The euphonious piece of the Red Panda to 15kms from last outpost and released among tea garden workers and the video message is a combina- music is set in the local dialect the animal in its natural habitat. The Samaritans who res- common masses, Nazira Sub-Di- tion of audio-visual medium and of the tea tribes. Through this cued were handed over with cash award as token of ap- visional Officer (Civil) Sabyasachi creativity that is likely to attract awareness drive our purpose is preciation and to motivate further by department of envi- Kaishyap launched an "aware- eyeballs of the target audience. In to establish lucid communica- ronment and forests. ness video" today at the office of a bid to make the video popular tion and better mass participa- Assam Cha Majdoor Sangha in among the masses, so as to make tion", said the SDO(c) presence of the members of practices of covid protocols Sabyasachi Kaishyap.The music Assam Cha Majdoor Sangha, broad-based and self-participa- video was shooted at Borbam Assam cha Karmachari Sangha, tory among the tea garden com- Tea estate of Sivasagar district. Assam Cha Janagusthi Sahitya munities, the SDO (Civil) and the The musical rendition is beauti- Sabha, Assam Tea Tribe students creative team involved in the fully done by Bhadra Rajowar Association, Tea garden manag- production of the awareness who is also the Lyricist and the ers, Welfare officers, scribes,civil video have tried to strike a chord Singer. Music composition by and Public Relations Officer, Wasim, Satter, Protim and Video society members and by opting for the language of the Arup, Buddha and Babul. Direc- Nazira), Bhadra Rajowar and editing by Zulfikur Rahman journalists.To be available on vari- target audience, rather than the tion by Barnali Dutta (Information Basanta Rajowar. Videography by (Multiclick Production). 4 SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 EDITORIAL THE ASSAM RISING VOL. NO. VI, ISSUE NO. 132 SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 What the loss of a Conservative seat tells The Delta plus us about England's changing middle class variant contains an atmosphere that favours attacks on the judiciary and today's "war on woke" might look like crafty responses to the additional mutation ! John Harris way politics was changed by the big India has classified a new variant of the coronavirus first vote of 2016.The problem, perhaps, is identified in Europe as a "variant of concern", but it's too that if you so zealously pitch yourself early to tell whether it poses a significant threat.India's health at one half of England, you inevitably ministry says studies showed that the so-called Delta plus run the risk of losing the other.In the variant - also known as AY.1 - spreads more easily, binds years when Conservatives were led by more easily to lung cells and is potentially resistant to mono- our days ago, a former insider at David Cameron and George Osborne, clonal antibody therapy, a potent intravenous infusion of a London-based thinktank wrote their emphasis on Tory "modernisation" antibodies to neutralise the virus.The variant is related to the Fa piece for the Spectator about - exemplified by their embrace of equal Delta, an existing variant of concern, which was first identi- the forthcoming Chesham and marriage - showed that they understood fied in India last year and is thought to have driven the deadly Amersham byelection, and his sense some of these changes, and understood second wave of infections this summer in India.The health that this little-remarked political epi- that their party had to change. Their ministry says the Delta plus variant, first found in India in sode would soon be over, with the mini- project was arguably only skin-deep, April, has been detected in around 40 samples from six dis- mum of fuss. "Hopefully then we can though, and the cruel pursuit of aus- tricts in three states - Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya stop hearing any rubbish about how terity meant that their aim of reviving Pradesh. At least 16 of these samples were found in the Lib Dems are set to tear down the of 2016, there have been signs of Con- Maidenhead, the town where I grew up Tory fortunes among people whose Maharashtra, one of the states hardest hit by the Conservatives' 'blue wall' in the home servative support starting to fall away in Cheshire commuter-land. Not that view of the party was already darken- pandemic.Delta plus has also been found in nine other coun- counties," he wrote. "As the campaign in chunks of the south-east of England, long ago, people who lived in such ing was always compromised.But what tries - USA, UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Poland, Nepal, has demonstrated, the Lib Dems are and more affluent parts of other regions places were largely assumed to be has happened since has been a kind of Russia and China - compared to the original highly conta- miles away from being able to cause of the country. Back in 2018, the Lib small-c conservative, and fond of the counter-revolution within the party: gious Delta strain, which has now spread to 80 such an upset." He ended with a pre- Dems trounced the Conservatives at kind of lifestyle choices that went with any anxieties about being seen as "the countries.Viruses mutate all the time and most changes are diction he evidently felt was beyond local elections in such commuter-belt that kind of outlook: golf, washing nasty party" have been blithely side- inconsequential. Some even harm the virus. But others can question: "The Lib Dems will lose on places as Kingston upon Thames and one's car on a Sunday morning, keep- lined, and a nakedly populist, divisive make the disease more infectious or threatening - and these Thursday, most likely fairly badly, and Richmond. A year later, they ended ing up with the proverbial Joneses. But agenda has been embraced, built on our mutations tend to dominate.A mutation is elevated from a they will have no one to blame but Conservative rule in Bath and North an increasing share of the English departure from the EU. The purging of "variant of interest" to a "variant of concern" (VOC) when it themselves."Election predictions are East Somerset and a corner of the middle class is not really like that any more centrist Conservatives has hardly shows evidence of fulfilling at least one of several criteria, often a mug's game, not least in a po- Cotswolds.Only a month ago, some- more. The suburbs are getting more helped.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, including easy transmission, more severe illness, reduced litical climate as febrile and strange as thing much more striking happened, ethnically diverse, leaning more to the reportedly visited Chesham and neutralisation by antibodies or reduced effectiveness of treat- ours is currently. But while the media when the party made big advances in political left - and filling up with a broad Amersham 16 times. He and his advis- ment and vaccines.But leading virologists have questioned largely stayed away, the Liberal Demo- Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, St Albans, Sur- demographic that Conservatism either ers insist that though post-election the labelling of Delta plus as a variant of concern, saying crats' unexpected success in suburban rey and Tunbridge Wells (as well as can't or doesn't want to speak to.Such coverage is pushing the idea that local there was no data yet to prove that the variant was more Buckinghamshire - where their vote moving from having no seats on people's formative experiences often planning issues and the controversy infectious or led to more severe disease compared to other jumped by 30 percentage points, while Amersham's town council to taking happened in big cities, whose values surrounding the HS2 rail-line were a big variants."There is no data yet to support the variant of con- the Tories' dropped by 20 - went with control). Woven into the same set of and culture they happily imbibed, be- part of his party's win, there were actu- cern claim," said Dr Gagandeep Kang, a virologist and the the grain of a slowly emerging shift that shifts is rising support for the Green fore they moved out. The expansion of ally much deeper factors at play, and first Indian woman to be elected Fellow of the Royal Society some of us have been following for the party in comparable places - Cambridge, higher education that kicked in under the Conservative vote turned out to be of London."You need biological and clinical information in past three or four years, which is much East Sussex, Gloucestershire, Suffolk. Tony Blair means they are likely to be amazingly soft.Not for the first time, order to consider whether it is truly a variant of concern."This cultural as political.The English middle Labour's role in this story is arguably graduates, who tend to have a broadly what his party seems to have divined means India needs more data to determine whether the vari- class and the places where it tends to more marginal (which is why it may need liberal view of the world. Their consum- is an overlooked part of the electorate ant is neutralised by antibodies generated by available vac- congregate are changing. The way to start thinking about what some erism has an ethical tilt, and they want who may soon start to change the po- cines or infection by another variant of the coronavirus.Also, Brexit has revolutionised Conservative people call a progressive alliance), but to do their bit for the environment. Cru- litical weather. They do not like Boris extensive data is needed about the increase in transmissibil- politics is accelerating that shift. And it also seems to have made inroads at cially, they also voted remain, and have Johnson, or what he is doing with power. ity, diagnostic failures - routine tests not picking up the vari- now, there are clear signs that the ap- the Tories' expense, as evidenced by been repulsed by the kind of shrill, di- Brexit is still uppermost in their minds. If ant - and whether the variant is causing more severe peal of the Tories is weakening in places its progress in the affluent Mancunian visive stances that Toryism is always they are watching GB News, it is only disease."You need to study a few hundred patients who are they once took for granted: an appar- borough of Trafford, and such unex- prone to, but which have become an for the laughs. And as people like them sick with this condition and variant and find out whether ent mirror-image of Labour's travails in pected triumphs as its 2017 victory in ingrained habit since the arrival in now embrace home-working and move they are at greater risk of greater disease than the ancestral so-called red wall seats that is in its Canterbury, repeated at the following Downing Street of Theresa May. Tak- in ever-increasing numbers from London variant," Dr Kang said.The Delta plus variant contains an comparatively early stages, but might election.I have sampled these shifts ing aim at "citizens of nowhere", pur- to its surrounding areas, they ought to additional mutation called K417N on the coronavirus spike, turn out to be just as fascinating.This that have taken place in some old true- suing the hardest kind of exit from the be causing the Conservatives' cleverer which has been found in the Beta and Gamma variants, first much we know: since the referendum blue heartlands: suburban Surrey, EU, and cultivating the kind of political minds no end of concern. found in South Africa and Brazil respectively (Beta was linked to increased hospitalisation and deaths during South Africa's first wave of infections, while Gamma was estimated to be highly transmissible).Even with 166 examples of Delta plus It's a total myth that women are better at shared on GISAID, a global open sharing database, "we don't have much reason to believe this is any more dangerous than the original Delta," according to Dr Jeremy Kamil, a virologist keeping track of household chores at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport."Delta plus might have a slight advantage at in- these cards refer is the flipside of the fers to fly by the seat of his pants. It fecting and spreading between people who were previously iconic Supermum. While Supermum would be a disaster if he were respon- infected earlier during the pandemic or who have weak or juggles a briefcase, four dinner plates sible for scheduling, they say, and don't incomplete vaccine immunity," Dr Kamil told ."I would keep and a crying child, Bumbling Dad tends even get me started about what might calm. I don't think India or anyone else in the world has re- to be a single-tasking kind of guy. She happen if he were put in charge of the leased or accumulated enough data to distinguish the risk tells him where to be and when, and kids' extracurriculars.For individual from the so-called Delta plus as being more dangerous or even what to wear while he's at it. He's couples, these explanations often make concerning than the original Delta variant."Dr Anurag great with a "honey-do" list, but when a lot of sense. Economics 101 says Agarwal, director of the Delhi-based CSIR-Institute of left to his own devices, dinner tends to specialisation is efficient, and common Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), one of the 28 In- be microwaved and children dropped sense teaches us that we should play dian labs involved in genome sequencing, said "all lineages off at daycare wearing seasonally in- to our strengths. So if the mother is a of the Delta variant are variants of concern", so there was appropriate attire.I'll admit that I chuck- naturally gifted planner, why fight nothing unusual in labelling Delta plus as such."We do not led as I read these cards, tickled by the it?There are at least two problems with have any indicators as of now to show that Delta plus should insinuation that women are more ca- this logic. The "personality traits" my be causing any public health worry or panic. We are not pable on the domestic front than their interviewees cite are more often learned seeing anything worrisome yet. We are tracking it carefully, male counterparts. But if we as a soci- skills than innate qualities. People with and strengthening all public health measures," he said.Dr ety are serious about gender equality, experience planning parties or manag- Kamil said the government in India "would rather over-re- it's time to retire ing calendars are generally better at it act now than seem flat-footed later, as was the case with the hile recently browsing the know where it is," ! Allison Daminger this caricature. than those with little practice, for in- Delta variant".Most scientists say India dropped the ball greetings card aisle of my lo trumpeted one. Amusing as it stance. Over time, those who do this on sequencing enough samples for the variant which had W cal drugstore, I discovered "To the boss of our family," read an- may be, its persistence in cultural nar- work come to see themselves as detail- fuelled a massive second surge in Covid infections in India a genre of less than flattering Father's other. "Whoops, sorry. Mother's Day ratives and individual family lore only oriented, creative problem solvers, in April and May. Day cards. "Happy Father's Day to a was last month. Happy Father's Day, entrenches the longstanding house- while those who avoid it come to un- husband who has it all - but just doesn't anyway."The Bumbling Dad to whom hold inequalities brought into painful derstand themselves as disorganised relief over the past year.As an aca- and forgetful. For a variety of reasons, demic, I've interviewed more than 70 gender shapes the way we invest our different-sex couples to learn about time, energy and attention - and in turn, Cummings' care homes claim could lead how they divide the "mental work" in- the people we understand ourselves to volved in running a household and rais- be.Then there's the glaring issue that ing children. This includes tasks like the personality traits that fathers are to corporate manslaughter charges planning meals, coordinating family often described as lacking tend to be rect answer. He later added that testing 2007 was to enable the aggregation of fault members' schedules and remembering core components of their paid work. could only be carried out for people being within an organisation to establish liabil- to organise extracurricular activities for Take the interviewee who told me his ! Alex Bailin discharged to care homes once the neces- ity and to limit so-called crown immunity, the kids.I found that the responsibility wife was the project manager for their sary capacity had been built - implying they which had previously provided a legal for this mental work falls more heavily household because he was better with riminal lawyers watched Dominic had not been tested but still not clarifying shield to government departments from on women's shoulders, even among big ideas than nitty-gritty details. His Cummings' electric testimony at the what Downing Street had been told by him homicide prosecutions.Although the act couples who share the "physical work" day job? Project manager. Or consider C health and science select committees and his department.Of course, politically still immunises public authorities from cer- of cooking, cleaning and shopping. the couple who adamantly agreed that last week with considerable interest. Not just motivated testimony needs to be treated tain policy decisions, such as the alloca- Women are especially likely to antici- he had to be explicitly alerted to a because every select committee cries out for with caution, but if Cummings' claims are tion of public resources or emergency ser- pate household needs and notice po- household problem because he was forensic cross-examination, but because if true - that there was a policy for patients to vices' rescue responses, it is doubtful that tential problems before they become unlikely to notice it himself. His day some of Cummings' key claims are true then be discharged to care homes without being a policy that effectively forced care homes actual problems. This may be as mun- job? Surgeon.Personality traits pre- legal alarm bells should sound.Cummings' tested - then the Department of Health and to import Covid-infected patients into a dane as realising the family is low on sented as innate thus turn out to be central claim was "We were told categori- Social Care (DHSC) has difficult questions highly vulnerable environment would be toilet paper before the last roll is gone, context dependent, particularly for men. cally in March that people would be tested to answer. The fundamental issue to be ad- shielded from prosecution. It would not or as consequential as recognising that While women are expected to be equally before they went back to care homes. We dressed is whether the DHSC implemented matter if the policy had been formulated the time to look for daycare is several "on" at work and at home, the execu- only subsequently found out that that a policy that forced care homes to readmit by a number of senior individuals who were months before you actually need it. tive functioning skills that help the hadn't happened … The government rheto- infected patients knowing that they had not collectively, rather than individually, at Women also tend to be the ones fol- project manager and the surgeon excel ric was we put a shield around care homes been tested.Hancock's truthfulness on the fault. The DHSC certainly owes discharged lowing up later: did my spouse pick up in their careers are somehow deacti- … it was complete nonsense."Following topic is legally a side issue. The real ques- hospital patients a duty of care and that toilet paper on the way home, as he vated once they leave the office. The Cummings' testimony, the health secretary, tion is whether such a reckless policy was duty must extend to those with whom they promised? Did the daycare centre offi- idea that he "just isn't wired" to plan Matt Hancock, was specifically asked in a gross breach of duty that created an reside.If the DHSC were to argue that it cially confirm our child's spot?When I ahead, as one woman told me about her parliament whether he had indeed told the avoidable risk of death. If so, then there had no choice whether to implement such ask couples why they've divided men- husband, is certainly more appealing prime minister that patients being dis- are serious questions to be asked about a policy, because the testing capacity at tal responsibilities in this way, I very than the idea that he just doesn't want charged from hospital would be Covid- whether the DHSC could be liable for cor- that time made it impossible to test dis- rarely hear that it's because this is to, even if the latter seems more tested before re-entering care homes. His porate manslaughter. Part of the rationale charged patients, that claim would have to "women's work". Instead, I hear about likely.To be fair, there are plenty of ex- response was that the government had fol- for the enaction of the Corporate Man- be scrutinised under the legal microscope at personality, nature and temperament. ceptions to this dominant pattern. I've lowed clinical advice, which was not a di- slaughter and Corporate Homicide Act in a corporate manslaughter prosecution. She is type A, and he's laid back, they interviewed men who manage calendars tell me. Or, she's organised and he pre- and women who hate logistics. BUSINESS SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 5 US Stocks: Nasdaq, S&P Continuous reforms makes India great place to 500 scale new peak as jobs do business: Nirmala Sitharaman to US investors Mumbai, June 26 : Asserting that track record of reform implementa- continuous reforms make India a tion in the last six years. Sitharaman recovery gains traction great place to do business, Finance spoke about going ahead with an Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on overall vision to build a self-reliant Thursday invited global investors modern India driven by 5 "Is"- In- to take advantage of the recent FDI tent, Inclusion, Investment, Infra- reforms, the privatisation policy structure and Innovation.The and the performance linked incen- event provided investors with an tive (PLI) scheme. Speaking at the opportunity to engage with the fi- Global Investors Roundtable nance minister and senior officials organised by the US-India Strate- of the Indian government to discuss gic Partnership Forum (USISPF), potential investment opportunities the finance minister said that the and deliberate on the role of ongo- fiscal situation is under control and ing policy reforms that will enable is expected to improve further, and greater Ease-of-Doing-Business in also emphasised the strong funda- India, the statement said. Economic mental of the economy.The fiscal Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth high- deficit for 2020-21 was at 9.3 per tion to ease with unlock, good ing as a strong player in global sup- lighted the broad themes of the 2021 cent of the gross domestic product monsoonBank of England keeps ply chain are just some of the ways Budget and how changes made are (GDP), lower than 9.5 per cent esti- UK rates at record low of India continues to rise as a global far reaching.Subscribe to FE Daily mated by the finance ministry in the 0.1%While speaking to foreign in- economic powerhouse, Sitharaman Newsletter for latest updates on revised Budget estimates. COVID- vestors such as Mastercard, MetLife, said.She informed investors about markets, business, money, infra & 19 and its aftermath has shown the Prudential, Dell, SoftBank and the significant drop in new Covid in- more, right in your mailboxDo you Indian economy's resilience, Warburg Pincus, she said that 15 new fections in the country and decline know What is Cash Reserve Ratio Washington, June 26 : The Nasdaq and date."People are going to see more and Sitharaman said, adding that the unicorns in 2021 itself reflects the of the second wave, and vision to (CRR), Finance Bill, Fiscal Policy in the S&P 500 indexes hit all-time highs on more that value has become more expen- highest ever Goods and Services growing startup ecosystem in India make India self-reliant (Aatmanirbhar India, Expenditure Budget, Cus- Thursday, boosted by shares of Tesla and sive and growth stocks, which were seen Tax (GST) collection shows the to be amongst the best in the world, Bharat).There has been continued toms Duty? FE Knowledge Desk ex- other top-shelf technology firms as data as overvalued, have become cheaper and bright spot and indicates greater the ministry said in a statement.The macro-economic stability and resil- plains each of these and more in showing fewer weekly jobless claims bol- an opportunity for longer-focused inves- formalisation of the economy and minister stated that the country is ience in the economic recovery in detail at Financial Express Ex- stered views of a steady recovery in the tors," Pavlik said.Focus was also on Biden's tax compliance.He added that an committed for a long-term relation- recent months, and steps have plained. Also get Live BSE/NSE labor market.Initial claims for state unem- meet with a bipartisan group of U.S. sena- analysis done by the Reserve Bank ship with US investors and proposes been taken for infrastructure led to Stock Prices, latest NAV of Mutual ployment benefits fell 7,000 to 411,000 for tors on Thursday to discuss their proposed of India (RBI) suggests that the first to meet twice yearly. Macro-eco- economic growth, the minister said. Funds, Best equity funds, Top the week ended June 19, the Labor Depart- framework for an infrastructure bill as he order and second order effects of nomic stability, infrastructure-led She said multi-sectoral opportuni- Gainers, Top Losers on Financial ment said on Thursday, but were still higher looks to push a large-scale spending pack- fuel price rise are almost similar in economic growth opportunities, fi- ties have been created for inves- Express. Don't forget to try our free than the 380,000 that economists had age through Congress despite Republican magnitude.CEA expects food infla- nancial sector reforms, and position- tors and there has been a strong Income Tax Calculator tool. forecast.A separate report from the Com- opposition.At 9:59 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones merce Department on Thursday confirmed Industrial Average was up 259.96 points, economic growth accelerated in the first or 0.77%, at 34,134.20, the S&P 500 was up Himalaya MEN join hands with International quarter, thanks to the massive fiscal 23.05 points, or 0.54%, at 4,264.89, and the stimulus.Tesla Inc rose 3.8% after Chief Nasdaq Composite was up 105.09 points, Executive Officer Elon Musk said he would or 0.74%, at 14,376.83.Technology, Cricket Council for WTC Final 2021 list SpaceX's space internet venture, healthcare and communication services Unveils a first-of-its-kind campaign" Cheer in Whites" to solicit support for Test Cricket Starlink, when its cash flow is reasonably sector indexes were at their peaks.Eli Lilly Guwahati, June 26 : Himalaya MEN, the men's grooming we are excited to support cricket's truest which brings together all Indian cricket lov- predictable, adding that Tesla sharehold- and Co jumped 8.5% after the drugmaker brand of The Himalaya Drug Company, has been associ- format and cheer for Team India with this ers in white, which nurtures a sense of ers could get preference in said it would apply for the U.S. Food and ated with ICC as a men's grooming partner for the ICC one-of-a-kind innovative virtual campaign. unity during this big event of ICC World investing.Mega-cap tech names such as Drug Administration's accelerated approval World Test Championship Final 2021. Himalaya MEN has Through our 'Cheer in Whites' campaign, Test Championship Final 2021," adds Virat Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Google-owner for its experimental Alzheimer's drug this come up with an innovative new campaign called" Cheer we aim to celebrate this game of cricket Kohli "We have had an incredible run of Alphabet Inc, Netflix Inc and Facebook Inc year.In response, Biogen Inc, which re- in Whites" to rekindle interest in Test Cricket, which is and spread happiness among every cricket Test Cricket matches culminating in the ICC also gained between 0.5% and 0.8% and ceived a controversial approval for its losing its sheen amongst younger cricket fans. In a first- fan, by encouraging them to participate World Test Championships Final 2021. I were among the biggest boosts to the S&P Alzheimer's drug aducanumab earlier this of-its-kind campaign, Himalaya MEN urges consumers to virtually," shares Mr. Rajesh am glad to be affiliated with Himalaya 500 and the Nasdaq."That's more of a re- month, dropped 5%.MGM Resorts Inter- wear whites and cheer for Team India, in the ongoing ICC Krishnamurthy, Business Director - Con- MEN's new campaign "Cheer in Whites"- flection of people's confidence of coming national rose 3.8% after Deutsche Bank World Test Championship Final 2021. Participating con- sumer Products Division, The Himalaya that brings us together through wellness back into markets," said Robert Pavlik, se- upgraded the casino operator's stock to sumers also get a chance to win exciting prizes like a sports Drug Company. "Himalaya MEN is well en- and sport," says Rishabh Pant "Himalaya nior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in "buy" from "hold".Accenture Plc gained bike, gold coins, and more! Himalaya MEN Brand Ambas- trenched in the Men's grooming segment MEN has been a staunch supporter of In- New York."How long it's going to last is 2.5% after the IT consulting firm raised sadors, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant, along with upcom- with its offerings in Face Care, Hair Care, dian cricket, and I am ecstatic to be a part the question. If you see a rise in interest its full-year revenue forecast.Advancing ing cricket talent, Ishan Kishan, will be seen promoting the Beard Care, and Shaving categories. The of their new initiative "Cheer in Whites", rates then some of that confidence maybe issues outnumbered decliners by a 2-to- campaign, urging consumers to wear whites and cheer for new campaign "Cheer in Whites" is spe- which will undoubtedly foster together- shaken."So far this month, the value index, 1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 2.1-to-1 ra- Team India. 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SeptemberRIL: Sticking to its plan to audio/visual means. 6 SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 REGION Contd. From Page 1 CM reviews functioning No COVID testing required All the members of 27th Corps Transport directed the Transport department to maintain a close watch on the curfew in Kamrup-Metro was from 2pm till 5am next day. On the other hand, movement of overloaded coal trucks to check loss of government revenue. He shops in the district have been allowed to keep open till 3pm every day. Earlier, SSB organized "International also asked to identify road tax defaulters and speed up fine realization. The Chief shops and other business establishments were instructed to close by 1pm. Minister also instructed the department to moot up a plan for a ‘driving and soft Moreover, inter-district movement in Assam will continue to remain sus- Drug Prohibition Day skill training’ of 5000 youths across Assam. The Chief Minister after taking pended till July 4, as per the new orders. Barpeta Road, June 26 stock of the activities of ASTC asked the officials to examine the operational : Barpeta Road : In the system of the public transport operator for streamlining its functioning. He Let's make a system so no one year 1987 by the United directed the department to facilitate better environment for operation of more alleged that the "bogus" and "misleading" report was "cooked up" at BJP's Nations, the "Interna- private operator buses (POBs) under ASTC besides increasing involvement of office and submitted by the Centre in the apex court.The sub-group consti- tional Day of Drug its own buses in oil PSUs to give a major push to its revenue generation. The tuted by the Supreme Court to audit oxygen consumption in hospitals in the Abuse" celebrated on Chief Minister further directed the department to ensure that no Board meeting national capital during the second wave said the Delhi government "exag- 26th June all over the of ASTC is held without the participation of representatives of Transport, Fi- gerated" the consumption of oxygen andmade a claim of 1,140 MT, four world is celebrated by nance and Public Enterpises Departments. He also directed to stop re-employ- times higher than the formula for bed capacity requirement of 289 MT.The the United Nations in ment and fresh appointment in ASTC henceforth without approval of the State five-member panel, headed by AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, said the the year 1987. Security Cabinet. The CM also advised the department to prepare a vision plan for ASTC Delhi government had made the claims for allocation of 700 MT oxygen on on the Indo-Bhutan to make it a profitable entity in next five years and carry out asset monetization April 30 of medical grade oxygen using a "wrong formula".Two members, B border of the 27th exercise at the earliest. Further reviewing the activities of Inland Water Trans- S Bhalla, Delhi government's principal home secretary, home, and Max Corps Sashastra Seema Bal. All the members engaged in it organized. Shri port (IWT), the Chief Minister directed to reorient the functioning of IWT Direc- Healthcare's Clinical Director Sandeep Budhiraja, questioned the Umashankar Patel, Assistant Commandant, while addressing the youth and torate with special focus on cargo and cruise movement. He asked the officials conclusions.Bhalla gave his objections and comments on the 23-page in- girls involved in the pre-recruitment training rally in Lakhibazar, informed all to explore feasibility for joint venture by IWT and Tourism Department and take terim report shared with him on May 30. The report has an annexure of the people about the deadly diseases like cancer caused by drug, tobacco, steps for operation of cruise service over Brahmaputra River from Guwahati to communication sent by Bhalla on May 31 in which he said a reading of the liquor and other intoxicants and intoxicants and Made aware about getting rid Kaziranga National Park catering to the needs of domestic tourists. Transport draft interim report makes it "painfully apparent" that the sub-group, instead of its habit. Addressing the people in the area of ??BOP Bhutankhuti, Shri Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, Chairman of ASTC Ashok Kumar Bhattarai, of focussing on the task, delineated from the terms of order of the Supreme Sachin Kumar, Assistant Commandant also told everyone that intoxication is Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Samir Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary Court dated May 6.The manner in which the proceedings of the sub-group a slow poison, intoxication not only causes loss of money, but also has a bad of Transport Department KK Dwivedi, Transport Commissioner Adil Khan, Di- were conducted, he said, suggested that the purpose of proceedings was to effect on mental and physical health. And every year crores of people lose rector of Inland Water Transport Gautam Das, MD ASTC Rahul Das and other satisfy a "preconceived and predetermined conclusion and narrative to rec- their lives due to drug addiction. He was told that drug abuse and its smug- senior officials were present in the review meeting. ommend a lower quantity of LMO to Delhi". It was also aimed at further gling/trafficking is a crime and strict laws have been made against it in India. portraying an impression that the assessment by the GNCTD (Government Apart from this, Bangaon, Bhuiyanpara, Borobazar and Mainaguri, with the Akhil Gogoi returns home, meets of National Capital Territory of Delhi) before the high court and the Supreme help of rural people, displayed banners everywhere and gave the message to also slammed former Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi for floor-crossing, stating that Court was "exaggerated or not genuine", Bhalla added.He said in his note the people not to take drugs and stay away from it. The program was orga- he had committed a political blunder. "Rupjyoti is like my brother and always will be, that there is no gainsaying that this kind of exercise does not further the nized by Shri Abhishek Anand, Commandant 27th Bn Corps, S.S.B. All BOPs but he did wrong and will have to repent for this. We will defeat him and he will pay "spirit, intent and objective" of the order of the Supreme Court under which were celebrated in the area under the direction of Howly. for betraying the people's trust," Gogoi said.Gogoi said that his mother required an the sub-group was constituted.Bhalla also objected to the finding of the eye operation but every time she had gone to be operated on a couple of occasions, sub-group that medical oxygen consumption as per actual bed occupancy Fully vaccinated passengers ex- either her blood pressure fell or something else happened and the operation could was 250 tonnes in late April, 470-490 MT in the first week of May and 900 MT not be done"This time I might not be able to do anything but next time when I come as claimed on May 10."This para should be deleted as it is neither correct empted from screening tests or am granted bail I'll make arrangements," he said.Gogoi said that he came from a nor based on verified data. With the number of new positive cases peaking Guwahati, June 26 : People who have been vaccinated with both the doses of poor family and that his mother had toiled hard to raise him and his siblings as their in the first week of May, and hospital bed occupancy continuing to rise even COVID vaccine, shall be exempted from the mandatory testing on arrival at father had been ill."My purpose in life will be fulfilled if every person gets a good life. after that, the Oxygen requirement based on occupancy was around 625 MT airports or railway stations in Assam from outside the state provided they I will work hard and try to ensure that others don't suffer from want as we did, "he at the end of April and 700 MT in the first week of May," he said.Regarding produce a valid certificate depicting the fully vaccinated status of person said."I never thought that one day I would become an MLA. I won the elections the finding that "exaggerated" oxygen requirement claims were made by the with two doses of COVID vaccine. This has been notified by Health and from jail and I do not view myself as an MLA. But I swear by my mother that I'm not Delhi government, Bhalla said the GNCTD clarified that the calculation for Family Welfare Department, Government of Assam by an official notifica- going to be a corrupt or fraudulent MLA and will always be accessible to all. I will 700 MT has been made in accordance with standard oxygen requirement tion on 25th June. always raise my voice for the people as I have always done," he added.Gogoi specified by the government of India/ICMR, which is 24 litres per minutes Mothers’ Vision Observes said he was looking forward to eating the food that his mother had cooked as (LPM) for ICU beds and 10 LPM for non-ICU beds."Doubts about the per- there was nothing more delicious than he had ever tasted than what she centage of non-ICU beds that need oxygen can only be resolved through an International Day against Drug cooked.He said that he was especially fond of eating a dish made of bamboo actual on-ground audit of hospitals, which the audit sub-group is yet to do," shoots and tender jute leaves which his mother excelled in.Gogoi reached his he said.As controversy spiralled on Friday, Kejriwal reacted to develop- Abuse and Illicit Trafficking home around 12.30 pm amid tight security and later in the day no one was ments saying his only "crime" was that he "fought for the breath of two allowed to enter the house by security personnel. crore people" of Delhi."...When you were doing an election rally, I was awake all night arranging for oxygen. I fought, pleaded to get oxygen for JP Nadda appoints Rangia MLA people.""People have lost their loved ones due to lack of oxygen. Don't call congratulations to Shri Bhabesh Kalita Ji, appointed by @BJP4India Nat'l Presi- them liars, they are feeling so bad," Kejriwal said on Twitter. dent Shri @JPNadda Ji as the new @BJP4Assam President," Panda tweeted on Saturday.Stating that Kalita is a senior leader with a dynamic reputation, Panda RPF of N. F. Railway rescued hoped under his leadership, the party would reach new heights in Assam under Tinsukia and two others from Dibrugarh Railway Stations. After enquiry, his leadership."A young former minister & MLA, he is a senior leader with a rescued boys were handed over to concerned Childline for their safe cus- dynamic reputation. Under his leadership BJP will reach new heights in Assam," tody and further course of action. On 20 th June 2021, ‘Meri Saheli’ team of Panda tweeted.After winning the 2016 Assam Assembly election from Rangia RPF Post/New Coochbehar rescued one mentally retarded woman from Train Aalo, June 26 : The International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking constituency, Bhbesh Kalita got berth in the then Sarbananda Sonowal-led No. 05955 DN (Kamakhya – Delhi special). After that one person attended at was observed by Mothers’ Vision with with gaiety today. As many as 30 ministry.He served as the minister of state (independent charge) for irrigation RPF Post/New Coochbehar and disclosed his identity as husband of res- ex. Drug users took out an awareness bike rally from Mother Vision’s Drug and MoS for education in Sonowal ministry.Kalita was elected to the Assam cued woman. After proper verification, the rescued woman has been handed Recovery Club up to Kamba General ground spreading message of “No to Assembly for the second time after winning the Assembly election held this over to his husband. On 18 th June 2021, Meri Saheli Team of Rangiya, while Drug†to mark the auspicious Day. The Awareness Rally was joined in at year.But he was dropped from the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led ministry, which checking in train No. 02508 DN (Silchar – Trivandrum special) at Rangiya Kamba Ground by the Kamba Bango Sports Association and Kamba Women took oath in May.Bhabesh Kalita will replace Ranjeet Kumar Dass as the Assam station, apprehended one male kidnapper, a resident of Kozikode, Kerala Welfare Association where importance and objective behind celebrating the BJP president, who has been inducted in the Sarma Cabinet as the panchayat and rescued one woman and her minor daughter. Later, the rescued persons World Drug Day was spelt out in detail by its Chairperson and ZPM Yomcha, & rural development minister. were handed over to OC/GRP/Rangiya for further action. Again on 18 th Smti Jumde Yomgam Gamlin, Resource Person Shri Kennedy and other June 2021, while RPF team of New Alipurduar Post was checking at New rrepresentatives from KBSA & KWWA. Sharing facts on drug, NGO made an Total lockdown in 3 districts and Alipurduar station, rescued one runaway minor girl. The girl fled away from ardent appeal to public to come up with collective approach to fight against Mahanta said, "There are another 4,581 areas where the number of new cases home to meet her boyfriend. Matter was informed to his parents over phone. this increasing menace to save succeding generations. The team alo stopped reported in the last seven days are less than 10 and these areas will be under Later, the rescued girl was handed over to Childline/Alipurduar Junction at several strategic public places to deliver technical inputs on drug abuse and strict surveillance." He added that inter-district movement will remain suspended (West Bengal) for safe custody and further course of action. It is worth illicit trafficking. At Aalo the day was celebrated by the Aalo Police led by and will be more strictly enforced.The department announced that the curfew in mentioning that RPF of N. F. Railway successfully rescued as many as 403 Inspector Changkam Yanchang in collaboration with Home Department. Guwahati (Kamrup metropolitan district), where the situation is limping back to children and women from trains and stations during January, 2020 to May, normal, from Monday will start from 4 pm instead of 2 pm now and all shops, 2021. There were 311 minor children aged below 18 years, 57 boys and girls COVID claims four, 136 fresh business establishments and offices will have to shut down by 3 pm.Curfew aged above 18 years and 35 women among the rescued persons. timing in Hailakandi district has also been relaxed and will start from 5 pm while cases in Nagaon district shops, business establishments and offices will have to shut down by 4 pm from Male tiger raises 4 cubs after NAGAON, June 26: COVID 19 claimed the lives of four persons including a Monday.The ongoing partial lockdown in terms of curfew from 5pm to 5 am in illness.A study of camera trap pictures and videos, recorded over a month, woman in Nagaon district today, taking the death toll during the second wave South Salmara, Majuli, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Udalguri, West Karbi Anglong, has revealed that the tiger, P243, rarely left the territory of the cubs and was of pandemic in the district to 88. Besides, 136 more fresh COVID cases were Dima Hasao and Charaideo districts will continue while in the remaining districts even killing prey for them, a forest official said.The mother of the four cubs detected today, taking the total cumulative active COVID cases in the district curfew will start from 1 pm and all shops, business establishments and offices died on May 15. Two days later, when the forest department located the to 2085, sources added. Those who succumbed to the virus today they were will have to shut down by 12 noon."In the meantime, if any areas report more cubs, they found the tiger taking care of them, US Sharma, the field director Tulen Das (43) of Raha, Ananta Nath (75) of Kathiatoli, Dinendra Barman (90) than 10 new cases, the deputy commissioner concerned can declare total of Panna Tiger Reserve said.The forest department decided to set up cam- of Korimukh and Mina Tanti (45) of Salna in the district. Meanwhile 114 people lockdown in that area," Mahanta said. eras to study the behaviour the tiger was displaying."The forest department who were undergoing treatment in hospital as well as at homes after being observed the tiger and the cubs for a month between May 20 and June 20 by affected by the virus have recovered from the virus today in the district. Standoff talks : India, China setting up cameras in the territory of cubs and found that the tiger killed Among those who tested positive for COVID 19 today, 126 were admitted to date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement from all the friction points animals and left [the prey] for the cubs," Sharma said. hospital as well as other COVID Care Centres set up at various places in the along the LAC.The last WMCC meeting took place on March 12.A statement by the district while the rest were put in home quarantine, sources said adding further Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that the two sides had a "frank exchange" of Killing of egrets at Tangla that Rapid Antigen Test was conducted on 5071 people on Saturday while RT- views on the situation along the LAC in the Western Sector of the India-China border PCR test was conducted on 90 swab samples. areas."Both sides agreed on the need to find an early resolution to the remaining FIR filed against Executive issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh keeping in view the agreement reached Marwari Yuva Manch, Barpeta between the two Foreign Ministers in September 2020."In this regard, the two sides Member, Tangla Municipal agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through the diplomatic and military Road Branch continues vaccination mechanisms to reach a mutually acceptable solution for complete disengagement from Board; case to be filed at CJM all friction points so as to ensure full restoration of peace and tranquility to enable court, Udalguri camp on public demand progress in the bilateral relations. They also agreed that in the interim, the two sides will Barpeta Road 26 june : Barpeta Road : The fifteen-day vaccination center orga- continue to ensure stability on the ground and prevent any untoward incident," the Guwahati, June 26: The Environment & Forest Department authorities nized by the Marwari Yuva Manch Barpeta Road branch at Barpeta Road Club, statement said.The Indian delegation was led by the Additional Secretary (East Asia) have filed FIR against Executive Member of Tangla Municipal Board for courtesy of the local government hospital, has been extended for the next one from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director-General of the Boundary & Oceanic his action leading to killing of scores of egrets at Jalukbari area under week. Thousands of people got vaccinated in the vaccination center which lasted Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.India Ward No.1 in Assam's Udalguri district. Following directive from Chief for fifteen days starting from 9th June 2021. Barpeta District Commissioner Mr had Thursday blamed China's actions of amassing a large number of troops close to Minister, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire into the incident of killing of Tejprasad Bhusal ji visited the camp by Marwari Yuva Manch Barpeta Road branch the border and attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo along the LAC last year for egrets on Friday, Environment and Forest Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya and praised the beautiful arrangement provided by the branch, Additional Deputy the continuing military standoff in eastern Ladakh, and asserted that these acts were in directed Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Amit Sahai to Commissioner of the district Mr. Lachit Das, Mrs. Lakshmi Dutta ji appreciated the violation of bilateral agreements.India's comments on the border row had come a day probe into the incident and submit a report immediately. Divisional Forest vaccination camp organized by Marwari Yuva Manch Barpeta Road branch. Branch after China said its military deployment in the region is a normal defence arrangement Officer, Dhansiri Forest Division, Udalguri, NK Bordoloi investigated into Secretary Chetan Dhirasaria honored all the administrative officers by Phulam aimed at "preventing and responding" to "encroachment and threat" on Chinese the incident and found that Executive Member, Tangla Municipal Board, Gamocha, a symbol of Assamese culture and presented the telephone directory territory by "relevant country"."It is well recognised that it has been the Chinese Shantanu Das, had served notices on June 8 to five residents of Ward prepared by the branch. Local police station in-charge Shri Chandan Goswami ji actions over the last year, including amassing of a large number of troops close to Nos.1 and 2 to clear the bamboo groove nesting the egrets and their fledg- also inspected the vaccination camp and praised the service project of Marwari border areas in the western sector and trying to unilaterally alter the status quo along lings as the 'droppings of birds were 'creating unhygienic environment Yuva Manch Barpeta Road branch. In view of the demand of the general public, the LAC, which have seriously disturbed peace and tranquillity in the border areas," which may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection in the area'. Scores of the decision to continue the vaccination camp by MYM Barpeta Road branch the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said at a media birds were killed when the bamboo groove was hewn by municipal work- for a week was taken by briefing."These acts are in violation of our bilateral agreements, including the 1993 and ers. Meanwhile, the Forest authorities have filed an FIR against the Execu- the branch president 1996 agreements that mandate that the two sides shall strictly respect and observe the tive Member of the municipal board, Das for the unfortunate incident at Prerna Sethia. The coop- Line of Actual Control and that two sides will keep their military forces in the areas the Tangla Police Station. Also a case will be filed against Das under Sec- eration of all the forum along the LAC to a minimum level," Bagchi said.He was responding to a question on tion 55 of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 in the Court of the Chief Judicial members is always seen the comments made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Magistrate, Udalguri. Divisional Forest Officer, Bordoloi informed that 88 in the Vaccination camp. Wednesday that the military deployment by China in the western sector along the egret fledglings have been rescued and sent to the Centre for Wildlife Information to this ef- border is a "normal defence arrangement"."China's military deployment along the Rehabilitation and Conservation at Kaziranga. Egrets are listed under fect was sent for the western section of the China-India border is a normal defence arrangement aimed at Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The local forest authorities branch by Public Rela- preventing and responding to encroachment and threat on China's territory by rel- are planning to hold awareness meetings with leading citizens, NGOs and tions Officer Laxmikant evant country," he had said. government officials on the need to protect wildlife. Maheshwari. SPORTS PLUS SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021 7 Scotland hit by player's Kane dismisses his England doubters Covid-19 positive test before and focuses on peaking for Germany England A match London, June 26 : Harry showpiece - we had the sight of Kane Czech Republic - he was still a way short of Game of Thrones, in which Kane is a one season under a picnic table umbrella, sheltering his best. It feels as though the top scorer he is up to series three.As wonder. The only thing is from the drizzle at St George's Park, but at the 2018 World Cup in Russia needs a Kane searches for it has been every season nothing else. The self-assurance was easy, goal to ignite his tournament but he says sharpness, the issues at his since 2014 15. There are natural and reassuring."It's definitely not that it is about hitting form when it really club and the fact he wants times, such as now, as the the first time people have doubted me in matters."It is about trying to peak at the to leave have been cited as England captain finds my career, that's for sure," Kane says. right time and the right time in tournament a distraction, although it London, June 26 : himself under an "That's part and parcel of it. I've said all football is the knockout stages," Kane says. does rather ignore the Dubious Affair rates Scotland's preparations for unforgiving spotlight, along as a striker that you go through some "The first two games weren't my best reality that he has dreamed their match against when nobody seems to great spells where you are scoring every games, I definitely could have improved of leading England at a smashing bet in England A on Sunday have remember the lessons of game and everything you touch turns into on them, but I felt a lot better in the third major tournament on home been thrown into chaos history, how it is soil since he was a boy; after the Scottish Rugby foolhardy in the extreme nothing means more to him Northumberland Plate Union confirmed an to write him off. They do than this. Kane told Spurs London, June 26 : It will be one of the greatest weight- unnamed player had tested not even remember the before the end of the season carrying performances since Red Rum's second Grand positive for Covid-19, with lessons of the previous that he wanted a transfer, National in 1974 if Trueshan can defy 10st 4lb in the ultra- eight others forced to self- month, when the with Manchester City most competitive Northumberland Plate on Saturday.Alan isolate.A squad coached Tottenham striker was prominent among his King's stayer, who runs off an official rating of 118, has a by Mike Blair are due to face collecting his third Premier suitors."When I come away well-known liking for soft ground on turf but he has form England A at Leicester's League Golden Boot with England, I'm just fully on the all-weather Tapeta surface and Rhys Clutterbuck's Welford Road. SRU award.To Kane, it does not focused on England," Kane 5lb claim is helpful too.But it remains an immense task to officials insist the match is matter. The noise means says. "My brother is my give between 7lb and 22lb to 19 rivals including Dubious "still scheduled to go nothing. Just as missing a agent but the only time I've Affair (3.30), who looked unlucky when a close second at ahead as planned" - but chance does not affect spoken to him over the last Royal Ascot last week. Charlie Fellowes's mare remains Blair, the interim head him or enduring a fallow few weeks has been: 'Good progressive and runs off the same mark here.Newcastle coach, has been forced to period, as he is at Euro luck, let's get a win and let's 1.45 While Woven has yet to win over six furlongs, he was shelve his team 2020 - it is no goals in take England all the way.' just a neck away on his debut for Michael Dods in April announcement, delaying England's three ties so far I've got enough on my plate and again ran well next time up at York. At around 11-2, he the naming of the team until and only one shot on [with England]. When could edge out Ejtilaab in a fiercely competitive Saturday, and has called up target. Because one of you're not scoring as a heat.Newmarket 2.05 Cachet sets a high standard but may five other players.The SRU, Kane's best qualities is goals and then there are some where things game. I had a lot more involvement, not striker, people look for every need seven furlongs already and Najat showed enough which has not named the that, unlike many centre- don't fall your way … and that's probably just with the ball but without the ball … little angle and that's on debut at Thirsk to suggest she can bridge the players involved, said in a forwards, he is not a the way it's gone in this tournament so holding it up, too."I'm in a good place. probably the case at this gap.Newcastle 2.20 Diligent Harry and Khuzaam were both statement: "Scottish Rugby confidence player.Kane far."People are quick to change their minds. Going into Tuesday, physically, I'm in the tournament."Has Kane impressive winners at Lingfield on All-Weather Finals day, can confirm a Scotland simply trusts in his It wasn't too long ago when I won the best shape of the tournament so far, and even kept up to speed with with the former successful over this six-furlong trip and men's player has tested technique, in his Golden Boot and I was the best thing in that's what I wanted. In Russia, I started the managerial situation at Khuzaam spread-eagling his field over a mile. Preference positive for Covid-19 while processes, on doing the the world, people were raving about me. on fire, scored loads of goals and then Spurs? "No," he says. "I is for the latter despite the drop back in trip, as he travelled preparing to face England things that he has done You can't get too high or too low, you just maybe didn't have my best performances don't really read anything, strongly at Lingfield and stopped the clock in an excellent A this weekend."The on many hundreds of have to have that neutral mode. Self-belief in the quarters and semis. The most no media. The only thing I time.Newmarket 2.40 THe 2019 St Leger winner, Logician, player started self-isolation occasions. It has always is a huge thing and I've always believed in important thing is that I'm calm, the team normally go on is Instagram was scratched from the Hardwicke last Saturday when the as per Scottish government worked for him and it will myself. I could go 10, 15 games without are calm and we're in a controlled place and I don't really see ground eased but should finally get the fast surface he guidelines. Subsequent continue to work for scoring but, give me a chance, and I'd back going into the big match against anything on there. It's more relishes here.Newcastle 2.55 East Asia is unbeaten since internal contact tracing him.And so, before myself to score it."Kane was poor in Germany."Off the field, Kane is consumed pictures, things like that."I joining Ian Williams this year and still had something in identified a group of eight Tuesday's last-16 tie England's opening group games - the 1-0 by one of the epics of our time, a tale of keep myself to myself. I hand to win his third race in a row at Goodwood this month. potential contacts who are against Germany at win over Croatia and the 0-0 draw with drama and deceit, power and vice, criss- watch my series. I'm with He is able to race off a 2lb lower mark here.Newmarket 3.15 also isolating and as such Wembley - a potentially Scotland - and, although he was better in crossing a fantastical realm. No, not the the boys playing pool or At the likely odds, Motakhayyel could reward an interest nine players have been career-defining the final one - another 1-0 win against the search for a new manager at Spurs, rather table tennis. I just try to stay at around 10-1, as he returns to this track and trip for the ruled out of Sunday's A away from it all. Sometimes first time since an impressive success off 105 in last year's international fixture against it's easy to get caught away Bunbury Cup.The Curragh 3.45 Hurricane Lane has just England A at Welford Novak Djokovic and ATP at odds with other stuff but the over three lengths to find with Mojo Star on their Derby Road."Blair, who is experience I've had in form behind Adayar, but he did not look at home at Epsom. standing in for Gregor previous tournaments is to He was two lengths in front of High Definition, the likely Townsend while the as he launches players' association focus on this, do what you favourite here, on his previous start in the Dante and looks Scotland head coach is Fridaynight with this week's launch is their focus on can do in the moment and a big price at around 11-2 to confirm the form, with this with the British & Irish Djokovic, Pospisil and the imminent vote on the ATP's leave no regrets." course more likely to suit. Lions, had named a 37-man Larry, the players strategic plan, a 30 year-plan squad for the match with continued to criticise conceptualised by the ATP chief England, which was due to conflicts of interest executive Andrea Gaudenzi that Mo Farah's last-ditch bid be reduced to 29 before two within the ATP and its intends to boost revenue by full Test matches against governance structure at aggregating digital rights. The ATP Romania and Georgia next large. They also says that its proposed plan, which for Olympics place ends in month.Stafford McDowall continued to advocate would come into effect in 2023 if voted and D'Arcy Rae of Glasgow, for lower-ranked in this week, would benefit the players 'shocking' failure Edinburgh's George Taylor, players to receive more through increased prize money, 50-50 He kept trying but what initially appeared Ben Vellacott of Wasps money from the tennis profit sharing and full transparency of possible quickly became forlorn.Such were and the Saracens forward Wimbledon, June 26 : Novak Djokovic ecosystem, although they do not yet audited tournament financials.The his exertions that after the race, Farah Callum Hunter-Hill have is halfway to winning the grand slam have an alternative plan.Despite their PTPA has criticised the plan for its lack vomited. "You go out there and give it all and now been called up.The and potentially two weeks from criticisms, they were keen to strike a of transparency and is demanding that that's all you have," he admitted. "It's quite Scots were due to travel to becoming the joint-major record holder conciliatory tone and view their the vote be delayed. According to windy. I tried to push and push and I ran my Leicester on Thursday but should he win his 20th major title at organisation as complementary to the Larry, hundreds of players are lungs out. That's all you can do as a human the trip was postponed Wimbledon this year.For most tennis ATP.Their move has been severely questioning the plan and have yet to being, give it your all. I've had a wonderful while players and staff were players in such a position, this would criticised by the ATP, which accused receive appropriate written career. I'm very grateful. That's all I had retested. The SRU says no be a moment for a single-minded focus the PTPA of dividing players and explanations. "We think there's a lot today."However Farah refused to blame the further positive results on their on-court goals, yet on the eve views the organisation as injurious to in that plan that makes a lot of sense cold or the wind, or an ankle injury that had have been returned from of Wimbledon the world No 1 sat for a the tour: "The creation of a separate but there's a lot in that plan that we led to him missing the Tokyo qualifying time the playing group. Blair will 50-minute press conference as he and player entity provides a clear overlap, just don't know," he said. "We've said at the UK trials in Birmingham three weeks now name his team at his colleagues formally discussed the divides the players, and further a lot of times, it's pretty clear to us that ago. "There's no excuse in terms of 10.30am on Saturday. formation of their Professional Tennis fragments the sport."Fragmentation if we don't have answers, how can a Manchester, June 26 : On a cold night in conditions, it is what it is," he said. "I England A, meanwhile, will Players Association, the trade has been consistently identified as the plan like this be voted on?"Both Manchester, Father Time delivered a chilling genuinely thought I'd come out here, get the be led by the Gloucester association founded by Djokovic and single biggest threat to tennis's growth Pospisil and Djokovic spoke of the and brutal verdict on the end of Mo Farah's time and then go back to the training flanker Lewis Ludlow with the 66th-ranked Vasek Pospisil.Ten potential by leading experts from negative effects that their efforts to career as an elite athlete.Farah had clung on camp."When asked whether he would be 11 uncapped players months after the PTPA was first within and beyond sports," said the create a player movement has had on to his dream of defending his Olympic watching the Olympics, Farah's voice selected for the non-cap announced on the grounds of the US ATP in a statement released earlier in their tennis. Djokovic said that at times 10,000m title in Tokyo, even as his 40th wobbled. "It's going to be tough," he said, international. Bristol's Open, the association has finally the week.Asked how he expects the in recent years his off-court efforts birthday loomed and the niggles began to "Of course it's going to be tough. But it's the Harry Randall and Wasps' revealed a formal structure. It now has PTPA to be able to work with the ATP have "backfired" against him on the pester and hinder more than ever before. But Olympics. If you can't compete, then you've Jacob Umaga will pair up at a new website, an advisory board and despite their hostility, Pospisil said that court, but he does not regret them. in a specially concocted race put on by UK got to watch at home."Last year these half-back, with Ollie a communications team. The PTPA he is confident that the ATP will With Pospisil, the emotional impact of Athletics on the first day of the British Championships were watched by a peak Lawrence, Max Malins and has also received support from the eventually sit down with them because this endeavour has already been made Championships - designed to give him every audience of 1.4m on BBC2. But, for the first Charlie Ewels joining Ellis National Hockey League Players' they have support from a "super clear. At the Miami Open in March, chance of making the Tokyo Games - the time in decades, they are not on terrestrial TV Genge as the only fully Association and the Major League majority" of players: "We feel that Pospisil publicly criticised Gaudenzi stopwatch delivered a blunt truth. He had this year. It meant that when Britain's brightest capped players in the Soccer Players' Association.Based in we're gonna give them a chance during an on-court rant one day after finished 19 seconds outside the qualifying Olympic medal hope, Dina Asher-Smith, starting lineup.The Bath Canada, it will be led day-to-day by because obviously we need to the pair spoke at a contentious meeting mark of 27min 28sec, running a time of 27min sauntered into the semi-finals of the 100m in flanker Sam Underhill has the executive director Adam Larry, who collaborate together," said Pospisil. between the pair.August, the proposed 47sec.To make matters worse, Farah was a time of 11.28sec there were just a few been ruled out with formerly worked with the NHLPA and "At some point, I think they'll realise association was criticised in August forced to race the last third of the race alone, thousand watching on UK Athletics' concussion, while the its advisory board included the that when we have this many players due to the perceived vagueness of his face etched in pain, the legs no longer YouTube channel.Looking on was the UKA Northampton centre Fraser prominent investor Bill Ackman. it's important to collaborate with their aims and the absence of female revving as in his prime. But to his great credit, chief executive, Jo Coates, who defended her Dingwall has a calf issue. During the press conference on us."One of the new subjects during players during their initial meetings. he didn't shirk the question when it was put decision to stream the trials on the internet to him that his final race might be run."It's a after the BBC refused to pay. "As CEO, I don't tough one," he replied. "I've had an amazing want to devalue the sport, and I think giving Mercedes' Toto Wolff expects 'hungry' Lewis career, thinking about it tonight it's a bit it away for free does that," she said. "People shocking and I don't really know what to say. have said the trials are not on TV but they Hamilton to stay with F1 team I'm lucky enough to have so many medals, are. They are on a lot of smart TVs via YouTube. I'm one of these athletes who, if you can't And we think that's a better way to showcase London, June 26 : Mercedes seem fight with Red Bull's Max Verstappen the title, with the Dutchman leading in second and four-tenths clear of compete with the best, why bother? Maybe the sport than it being hidden on the red confident that Lewis Hamilton will this season.Hamilton is now in his by 12 points after seven races and Hamilton in third.There has been little it's time to spend time with my kids."More button, and us having to pay for it to be on the commit to racing for them beyond 15th season in F1 and his current the pair sharing three wins apiece. to choose between Mercedes and than 80,000 people had watched Farah win red button."Coates revealed that the UKA was 2021 after the team principal, Toto contract ends this year. However, Wolff said last week that he could Red Bull this season but the latter his first Olympic gold at London 2012's Super spending £40,000 to put on the trials - but said Wolff, said the world champion has before the Styrian Grand Prix in not imagine Hamilton would not have had the edge recently, especially Saturday - along with another 17 million it would "cost the sport probably a quarter of been energised by the world title Austria this weekend, the 36-year- continue to race for Mercedes and in straight line speed using their low- people on the BBC. But at the Manchester a million pounds to be on the BBC".In the old British driver confirmed at the Red Bull Ring that drag rear wing, which was once more Regional Arena on Friday there were less than men's 100m, Reece Prescod - who has barely revealed that positive his driver was as eager as ever to of benefit on the straights of the Red a 1,000 people in the stands - even with been seen since winning the European silver discussions on a continue."He is very hungry," Wolff Bull Ring. Their strong form cardboard cutouts - and around 20,000 on in 2018 - looked comfortable in qualifying in new deal had now said. "It's a very new situation for continued in the afternoon session YouTube.Initially all looked to be going to 20.64. But James Ellington, who had hoped to begun.Having him also in that it's so tight in the run initially with light spots of rain plan as Farah, aided by two pacemakers and qualify for Tokyo four years after a serious claimed seven world battle with another team and another falling. Verstappen was again on top his Belgian training partner Bashir Abdi, went motorbike accident, is out after running just championships with driver and he is in very good by three-tenths from McLaren's through halfway two seconds inside the 11.00sec.Meanwhile the elite level career of six coming in a largely spirits."Having won at the last round Daniel Ricciardo, with Hamilton in qualifying time. But from then on the race Martyn Rooney, who was an inspirational dominant Mercedes, in France, Verstappen was once more fourth, although the world champion unravelled. And when Abdi dropped out with member of GB's 4x400m relay squad for over Hamilton is in a battle quickest in first practice in Austria, had his quickest time deleted for nine laps remaining Farah was left a decade, also looks to be over after he with Verstappen for in front of AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly exceeding track limits. defenceless against the biting wind and cold. finished last in his 400m heat in 49.38sec. k k y y m

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c STOPPAGE 8 c Wimbledon: Halep out with injury, Murray faces Basilashvili in first round Wimbledon, June 26 : Simona and honoured to step back on these against Australia's Arina Rodionova Mannarino.Britain has three seeded Halep, the defending Wimbledon beautiful courts as defending and held her nerve in a much tighter players in Dan Evans, Cameron women's champion, has withdrawn champion."I can honestly say that I'm second to win 6-0 6-4 and emulate Norrie and Johanna Konta. Evans, from the championships just before really down and upset about having Karen Cross, who achieved the feat seeded 22nd, faces another man who the draw because of a calf injury. The to take this decision. This period has for the second time in 2001.Swan, knows his way around a grass court world No 3 joins Naomi Osaka, been difficult, but to miss the last two who has played at Wimbledon three in the Spanish veteran Feliciano Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem in majors has made it even more chal- times as a wild card, reacted with López, while Norrie, seeded at a missing the tournament.The 29-year- lenging mentally and physically. We delight after the final point was won, grand slam tournament for the first old Romanian, who defeated Serena will see what the future holds, but and said: "I can't believe it right now. time following his brilliant start to Williams in the final two years ago, I'm hoping it will make me a stron- I'm so happy to be in the main draw. 2021, meets France's Lucas It's probably my biggest accomplish- Pouille.Konta, the 27th seed, takes ment in tennis."In the men's singles on the Czech Katerina Siniakova in draw, Andy Murray will make his round one and could meet the top Wimbledon return with a tricky- seed Ashleigh Barty, who has been looking match against the 24th seed battling a hip injury, in round three. Nikoloz Basilashvili, while the Brit- The Australian will open against ish teenage wild card Jack Draper Spain's Carla Suárez Navarro, who has drawn the defending champion is playing her final Wimbledon be- Novak Djokovic.Murray is playing fore retirement after recovering from singles at the All England Club for cancer.In Halep's absence the the first time since his hip problems Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka has became acute in 2017 and has on- been elevated to second seed in the going concerns over a groin issue. women's draw, and she could take He has played only four tour-level on Britain's Katie Boulter in round Andy Murray intent on Wimbledon matches this year and will have his two. Serena Williams begins her lat- work cut out against the Georgian est quest for a 24th grand slam Basilashvili, who has won two titles singles title against Sabalenka's com- return offering path to more majors in 2021 and reached the semi-finals patriot, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and of the grass-court event in Halle last could face a rematch with Angelique Wimbledon, June 26 : The former moved well throughout both of his week.Draper, 19, showed he loves Kerber, against whom she lost in the world No 1 does not want this to be his matches and, aside from his residual the big stage by winning his first two 2018 final, in round three.Another final Wimbledon and believes his expe- groin issues, he did so freely.After all ATP Tour matches at Queen's Club standout British draw pitted the rience on grass can pay offAndy Murray of his injury problems and with his metal last week and he will find himself debutant Francesca Jones against returns to Wimbledon singles competi- hip, it would make sense if his move- on the biggest stage of all against Coco Gauff, who returns to the All- tion next week for the first time after ment was compromised but he rather Djokovic on Centre Court. Draper, England Club for the first time since four long, arduous years filled with in- just lacks conviction in his strokes. tore her left calf muscle in May and ger person and athlete."There was who reached the junior Wimbledon she burst to prominence as a 15-year- juries, setbacks and despair. As he faces Murray looked precisely like someone was also forced to miss the French much better news for Katie Swan, final three years ago, should relish old two years ago, while Harriet Dart Nikoloz Basilashvili, the 24th seed, he who has played very few matches re- Open."It is with great sadness that who became the first British female the opportunity to take on the man will play the Belgian 13th seed Elise will do so determined that this will be a cently and who needs many more."I I'm announcing my withdrawal from to reach the main draw from quali- seeking a third consecutive grand Mertens.Liam Broady takes on stepping stone for more majors to come think I can do a lot better than what I the championships as my calf injury fying in 20 years, having played her slam title.The eight-time champion Marco Cecchinato, Jay Clarke plays rather than an end point in his did in that match with the two matches has not fully recovered," Halep told first matches since suffering a thigh Roger Federer has been drawn in the Egor Gerasimov, Samantha Murray career.Asked the inevitable question of under my belt. Hopefully four or five the tournament's official website."I problem in May, at Roehampton this bottom half, meaning he cannot face Sharan meets Sorana Cirstea and the whether he feels this may be his last high-quality practices this week," says gave it everything I had in order to week. Her reward is a first round Djokovic until the final, but the 39- debutant Jodie Burrage faces Lauren Championships, Murray made himself Murray. "I'm not saying I'll get to ex- be ready to play Wimbledon and, match against the No23 seed, Madi- year-old is short of matches and faces Davis, while Heather Watson, clear: "I don't want it to be my last actly where I want to be but I think I after having such special memories son Keys.The 22-year-old, ranked a tricky opener against the French Boulter and the 18-year-old Emma Wimbledon," he said. "That's not my can get myself a bit closer."Murray and from two years ago, I was excited 290, swept through the first set grass-court specialist Adrian Raducanu will all play qualifiers. plan. I'm not going into Wimbledon his team can laugh about the ordeal of thinking I'm saying goodbye. I want to his Wimbledon experience in 2017 when London, June 26 : Alice Dearing, the to 2020 or the 21st century and we see keep going and I want to keep playing, they discuss it now. He says his victo- first black female swimmer to represent these issues occurring and there's a lack but obviously I don't know."If I got a ries under such difficult circumstances Britain at the Olympics, said on Friday of black people in swimming, because Racism has held up significant injury or whatever then that further reaffirm that he is still capable that years of cultural and institutional it's just been decades and decades of his- would obviously change things but I of competing well since he is still mov- racism had held up the progress of eth- torical and cultural racism."She co- guess that's the same with most players ing fluidly and no longer in similar pain. k ethnic minorities in k y nic minorities in the sport.The founded the Black Swimming Associa- when they get into their mid-30s. I'm still The question remains whether his body y m Loughborough University graduate, tion, which is planning to have research planning on playing for as long as I can will allow him the run of matches, in- m c who has been selected for the 10km carried out to disprove that the physi- swimming, says so I hope that's not the case."While this cluding across the best of five sets, but c open water race in Tokyo next month, cal make-up of black athletes including has been another difficult year with in- he clearly believes he can find some added that although she had generally greater bone density is a disadvantage jury and illness, Murray returns to the level of success if that does prove enjoyed a very positive experience in in the sport.She added: "I think all of Alice Dearing singles draw in one of his more positive possible."I don't think there's that many the sport, she had personally been the the people in the aquatic centre are very periods of this season so far. During his guys that are unbelievably comfortable subject of racism.Recent figures from much behind wanting to make swim- last appearance in 2017, he competed on grass so that plays in my favour. Sport England show that 95% of black ming diverse and inclusive."The na- as world No 1 and the defending cham- Obviously a lot of the younger guys adults and 80% of black children in tional governing bodies have been keen pion but his serious hip problems had didn't get the opportunity to play on it England do not swim at all, while only to raise the number of people from eth- flared up at the French Open and by last year. I practiced with someone like 1% of registered swimmers with the nic minorities taking part in what is Wimbledon he was broken. Despite [Jannik] Sinner and he played four governing body identify as black or Britain's most popular participant playing through excruciating pain, he matches on grass in his life because he mixed race. Asked why this was so, activity.Dearing said it was "a shame" was a set away from the semi-final be- didn't play juniors and he didn't play last Dearing said: "It's decades of cultural that it has been so many years where fore losing against Sam Querrey in five year so that's something that will work and institutional racism which has sadly black people have been excluded from sets."I think I would have beaten in my favour hopefully."Four years is a seeped into the swimming community the sport. "You get to the situation where Querrey in that match but with each long time, and in this period Murray has and swimming in general for quite some the grandparents weren't involved in minute that passed, I was feeling worse," had to wrestle with his body and watch time. I have been a victim of some in- swimming, they never learned to swim, he says. "When I got off the court, usu- his old rivals from afar after a long pe- stances of racism but it hasn't stopped they never took their children to swim ally I'm devastated after losing at riod at the top of the sport. His ranking me from swimming."In an interview and their children never took their chil- Wimbledon but I was like: 'So happy has dropped from No 1 to 119. Away with the Guardian last year, she said she dren to swim."She hopes that her pres- that's over.' I just wasn't enjoying it and from the court, his family has expanded discovered from a friend that a coach ence in the Olympic team will inspire just with each set, each match, it was significantly. Murray says that time has used the N-word about her when she more adults and youngsters to take up getting worse and worse. That was one changed him in some aspects - he is was 17 years old.Dearing, now 24, said the sport and she was encouraged in of my better achievements to make the more reflective and determined to en- on Friday: "Back in the 1960s, I've seen her competitive career by the feats of quarters that year, getting close to the joy the remainder of his time in the sport, those images of a black woman in a the black American swimmer, Simone semis."Murray is not in the same posi- but some things never change."I'm still swimming pool and a white man pour- Manuel, who took two gold and two tion today. His recent outing at Queen's extremely competitive," he says. "Still ing acid into it while she's there. And silver medals at the 2016 Games. She Club, where he defeated Benoît Paire go in and want to work hard and train there were instances where black people knows how a medal next month would before a respectable 6-3, 6-3 defeat hard every day to try and improve and were just outright banned from pools. serve as an example to people in this against the eventual champion Matteo get better and give myself the chance to So it's not really a surprise that we get country. Berrettini, was a positive experience. He play at the highest level."

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