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We want good administered in India has er, which will be launched on the pace of vaccination has Afghanistan in his remarks. attacks near the Hamid Karzai relations with all the neigh- crossed 72 crore. the Health Ministry’s website picked up in September, with Barring Russia, none of Kabul International Airport he interim Government of bours, including China,” said “The vaccines are disease- soon, he said. an average of 7.8 million doses the attending top leaders men- that resulted in a large number Tthe Islamic Emirates of Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesper- modifying in that they prevent The tracker combines data administered daily so far. tioned the alarming situation in of deaths and injuries. We Afghanistan (IEA) is likely to son for the Taliban. serious disease and death. They from CoWIN, the national “The total number of doses Afghanistan following the underscore the priority of fight- take oath of office on “The war has ended, the are not disease-preventing,” Covid-19 testing database and given in the last nine days is Taliban takeover with an active ing terrorism, including pre- September 11, a day which country is getting out of the cri- Balram Bhargava, director gen- the Covid-19 India portal of the more than 60 million, which support of Pakistan. venting attempts by terrorist also marks the 20th anniver- sis. It is now the time for peace eral, Indian Council of Medical Health Ministry to understand was higher than the total doses Russian President Vladimir organisations to use Afghan sary of the 9/11 attacks in the and reconstruction. We need Research said at a Press con- the trends in vaccination. given in the entire month of Putin said the Afghan crisis is territory as terrorist sanctuary US in 2001. people to support us. ference here. “The data so far has shown May,” he said. “a threat to peace”. and to carry out attacks against As per reports, the newly- Afghanistan has the right to be The data analysed is for the the same effectiveness across all On the timelines of avail- A statement released later other countries, as well as drug formed Taliban Government recognised. The international period between April and age groups in preventing mor- ability of vaccines such as by Ministry of External Affairs trade within Afghanistan”, said has rolled out invitations to var- the formation in Afghanistan community should open their August and did not distin- tality,” Dr Bhargava added. Moderna and Johnson & titled “XIII BRICS Summit: the statement. ious countries to be part of the will be under a caretaker setup. embassies in Kabul,” he added. guish between the different While the data shows only Johnson which have been given New Delhi Declaration”, said, Continued on Page 2 oath-taking ceremony, includ- The Taliban are seeking inter- However, the internation- Covid vaccines currently being just about one per cent increase the emergency use authorisa- ing China, Turkey, Pakistan, national recognition and have al community is still not ready administered in the country, in effectiveness after the second tion, VK Paul, chairman, Iran, Qatar, India and interest- called on the countries to to recognise the announced said Dr Bhargava. dose, the Government has also National Covid Task Force and ingly, the US. reopen their embassies in the interim Government of the This information, along appealed to people to ensure member-health Niti Aayog & ' Taliban announced the war-torn nation. Taliban and has raised ques- with more data on break- that they take the second dose said, “There are issues around names of their interim govern- “We recognise that peace tions over non-inclusivity of through infections, is expected of the vaccine. it we have to find common (% ment officials, emphasising that and stability are must for various other ethnic groups. to be made available on the Rajesh Bhushan, Union ground with manufacturers.” ) + , - R , ! O# $ P # #+53 6 5 ) , / 2R1 , & # ' ( 7 ational Conference leader Nand former member of he Allahabad High Court ieutenant General Gurmit the Jammu & Kashmir Ton Thursday stayed a LSingh, who retired as the he Supreme spiritual leader Legislative Council Trilochan Varanasi court order for an Deputy Chief of Army, was Tof Taliban, Shaikh Singh Wazir, 67, was found “archaeological survey” of the on Thursday appointed the Haibatullah, late on Wednesday al respect and interaction. Our dead in a flat in West Delhi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple- Governor of Uttarakhand, a released the policies of the relations with those countries Moti Nagar on Thursday. Gyanvapi Mosque complex for post which fell vacant after Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will be based on Afghanistan’s Wazir’s body was found in a determining if any temple ever Baby Rani Maurya tendered following the announcement of highest interests and commit- decomposed state. The police existed in place of the mosque. her resignation. the interim “Cabinet of the ments that do not contradict said they are investigating the Justice Prakash Padia also Tamil Nadu Governor New Islamic Sharia Islamic Sharia and national death from all angles, includ- stayed all further proceedings Banwarilal Purohit has been Government in Kabul.” values of the country, we urge ing murder. before the Varanasi fast-track shifted as Punjab Governor, His assertions are expect- the countries of the world to Initial investigation sug- plaining about a foul smell civil court on the plea seeking 8 order of the Varanasi fast- plaintiffs in the Original Suit while Centre’s interlocutor ed to be the long-term policy value strong and good political gests that Wazir arrived at the from a flat in Moti Nagar. A the archaeological survey of the track court. for the survey by and retired IPS officer RN priorities for the Taliban relations, diplomatic relations Basai Darapur flat around 7-8 police team was rushed to the temple-mosque complex. “From the perusal of the Archaeological Survey of Ravi has been shifted from regime, experts said. and good relations with us.” days ago. The flat was rented spot,” a senior police official Justice Padia stayed the record, it is clear that the judg- India,” Justice Padia added. Nagaland to Tamil Nadu as its “We want to have a peace- “Dear compatriots: by his acquaintance Harpreet said, adding, “On reaching the Varanasi civil court order, rul- ment was reserved in all pend- “In the opinion of this new Governor. ful, prosperous and self-reliant Congratulations on the with- Singh, who is absconding and spot, the police broke open the ing that the subordinate court ing petitions by this court after court, the court below should Jagdish Mukhi, Assam Afghanistan, for which we will drawal of all foreign forces, the the police are searching for door and found a partially passed its order ignoring the hearing the learned counsel for have waited for the verdict on Governor, has been given strive to eliminate all causes of end of the occupation and the him. Tirlochan Singh was to decomposed body in the wash- fact that the high court had the parties at length on March the petitions pending before additional charge of the war and strife in the country, complete liberation of the leave on September 2 for room.” reserved its verdict on the plea 15 this year,” Justice Padia the High Court and not pro- Governor of Nagaland till a and our countrymen to live in country... We wish paradise to Canada to join his family.. Meanwhile, a local resident challenging the maintainabili- pointed out. ceeded further in the matter till fresh appointment is made. complete security and happi- all the martyrs, healing to the A senior police official said said Harpreet Singh was last ty of the suit which had been “The court below has the a judgment was delivered,” he According to a ness,” said Haibatullah outlin- wounded and disabled, healing Wazir’s family alerted the seen on Sunday when he came filed earlier in the lower court full knowledge of the fact that said. Rashtrapati Bhavan commu- ing the Afghan national prior- to the imprisoned and all the Jammu Police after they could with a truck and left with his for the survey. the judgment has already been The High Court also nique, President Ram Nath ity under the new regime. suffering in the last 20 years of not establish any contact with belongings. The High Court gave its reserved on March 15,” he directed that till the next date Kovind accepted the resigna- On the relations with jehadi struggle for the freedom him for days. The Jammu “We got to know about the order on two pleas, filed respec- said. of hearing all further proceed- tion of Uttarakhand neighbours, he said, “We want and establishment of the Police in turn approached the incident when the police came tively by the Uttar Pradesh “In this view of the matter, ings on the suit pending before Governor Maurya and strong and healthy relations Islamic system of the country,” Delhi Police. here around 7.30 am today,” Sunni Central Waqf Board and the court below should not the lower court for the survey appointed Singh as the with our neighbours and all he said in his statement. “On Thursday, the Delhi said local residents. Anjuman Intazamia Masazid, have proceeded and decided of the twin shrine complex Governor of the State. other countries based on mutu- Continued on Page 2 Police received a call com- Continued on Page 2 Varanasi, challenging the April the application filed by the shall remain stayed. Continued on Page 2 1 * $ + , 23 , $-* +)4 ! ,R (+) , $$ he Congress is all set to join Tthe race to woo Brahmins in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections early next year. , Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge ,+0 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Lucknow on Thursday Hercules C-130J plane of afternoon to take first-hand Athe Indian Air Force (IAF) account of the ground situation carrying Defence Minister he Indian Institute of before kicking off the campaign Rajnath Singh, Road Transport TTechnology, Madras, (IIT- for 2022 Assembly elections. and Highways Minister Nitin M), has retained the top spot BHU at second and third rank. been ranked the best college in Speculation is rife that she is Gadkari, Jal Shakti Minister among institutes all over India While seven IITs — IIT the country. Lady Sri Ram likely to remove present State Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, / 0 / & . ) for the third consecutive year, Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, College for Women also from president Ajay Kumar Lallu . & and Chief of Defence Staff whereas the Indian Institute of IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT DU, and Loyola College, and replace him with some Bipin Rawat, conducted a mock 1 2 - 3 # 42-35 & . !*,67 Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has Guwahati and IIT Roorkee — Chennai, are placed at “Brahmin face”. -. emergency landing on the secured the top spot among the figured in the top 10 in the second and third ranks respec- According to a senior party national highway on Thursday. research institutions, according overall rankings, Jawaharlal tively. leader, Priyanka’s UP-based NH-925, which connects ed a three-km-long emergency The National Highways to the Ministry of Education’s Nehru University (JNU) and Delhi University’s St close lieutenants were not com- including Bharatiya Janata Barmer and Jalore towns, is landing strip for the IAF air- Authority of India (NHAI) National Institutional Ranking Banaras Hindu University Stephen’s College, Hindu fortable with Lallu and want Party, Samajwadi Party, India’s first national highway to craft. Gadkari assured the IAF took about 19 months to con- Framework (NIRF). (BHU) were ranked ninth and College and Shri Ram College him to be replaced by a Bahujan Samaj Party, have be used for emergency landing that the emergency landing struct the emergency landing In the universities catego- tenth in the overall rankings. of Commerce, have been “Brahmin face” as State already launched programmes of IAF aircraft. strips for the armed force’s strip on Satta-Gandhav stretch ry, IISc Bengaluru bagged the Among colleges, Miranda ranked eighth, ninth and tenth. president. to attract the “Brahmin vote”. Gadkari and Rajnath planes will be developed with- on NH-925 in Barmer. top spot followed by JNU and House of Delhi University has Continued on Page 2 All major political parties, Continued on Page 2 Singh on Thursday inaugurat- in 15 days instead of 1.5 years. Continued on Page 2 !" #$ %&'"()*+)+(
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Gandhi Thursday offered special prayers Tallegedly grabbing a plot of land belonging to the late . $ / , (- $ demanded a detailed report Instead of the Chief inside the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno renowned writer Mulk Raj Anand in the hill station of from the State Home Minister who declares grants to Devi, nestled in Trikuta hills of Reasi dis- Khandala, incarcerated Bollywood financer-turned , $ Department regarding the Puja committees every year, trict. builder Yusuf Lakdawala died at the Arthur Road Central announcement of grants to dif- Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi Before reaching the cave shrine, Jail here on Thursday, following complications arising out , - %% strongman, are being seen as Muslim League) to convert ferent Durga Puja committees had on Wednesday announced Rahul trekked 13 km long serpentine of cancer that he was suffering from. the party’s willingness to play unaccounted money to of Bengal at a time when model grants of 50,000 to the Puja track under tight security arrange- Seventy six-year-old Lakdawala— who had been erala’s political skyline is in ball with the Muslim League. white . code of conduct was in force in committees leading the BJP to ments. Rahul attracted lot of attention arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Kfor a change though it is On Monday, Jaleel, a for- “I have handed over all rel- the State in view of the forth- write a complaint to the ECI of fellow pilgrims as he trekked unin- Mumbai police in 2019 and later taken into custody by too early to predict when it mer SIMI chief, alleged that evant documents to the coming by-election for alleging violation of MCC. terruptedly without taking too many the Enforcement Directorate (ED) early this year–had been would happen. Ice has started Kunhalikutty had used the A R Enforcement Directorate and it Bhawanipore Assembly seat Replying to the EC query breaks. admitted to jail hospital on September 6 but was melting in the ties between the Nagar Cooperative Bank in is sure that they would sum- the State Government on Home Secretary BP Gopalika He also interacted with fellow pil- declared dead immediately after his admission to the state- CPI(M) and the Muslim Malappuram district for money mon Kunhalikutty for grilling,” Thursday told the poll panel said that there was no violation grims during small breaks. run J J Hospital. League. laundering. Jaleel charged that Jaleel told media persons on that it had committed no breach of the model code as it was not On reaching Jammu early in the Confirming Ladawala’s death, DIG Prison Yogesh K T Jaleel, former Minister Kunhalikutty, a former Thursday at Kochi after his of model code as it was not applicable to the entire State and morning, Rahul Gandhi was given Desai said: “He (Lakdawala) was suffering from Cancer. for higher education in the Minister of industries in the meeting with the ED officials. applicable to the entire was limited to only three con- rousing reception at the airport by the On September 6, he was admitted to the prison hospital CPI(M)-led Government Oommen Chandi-led UDF He had called on Vijayan on State. stituencies of Rezinagar, local leaders of J&K unit. From inside located inside the Arthur Road Central Jail. After his con- (2016-2021) has become a per- Government (2011 to 2016) Thursday morning for an Chief Minister Mamata Jangipur— both in the airport he drove straight to the Katra dition deteriorated, he was rushed to the JJ Hospital. He sona non grata in the party, if had made use of the unscheduled meeting. Jaleel Banerjee who had lost to Murshidabad district — and base camp along with a battery of senior died on Thursday afternoon. No foul play has been report- the comments from the top Cooperative Bank branch for said after the meeting that he Opposition Leader Suvendu Bhawanipore in Kolkata where Congress leaders including J&K unit ed”. Meanwhile, the police have registered an Accidental leadership are any indication. laundering 1,100 crore which had told Vijayan about the Adhikari in Nandigram is con- elections were being incharge Rajani Patil and JKPCC Chief Death Report (ADR). The cause of death has not been Reactions by Chief Minister he had received as kick-backs details which he would be testing a by-election from the held. Ghulam Ahmad Mir. PNS ascertained yet. Pinarayi Vijayan and party’s and commissions for deals handing over to the ED. Kerala secretary A involving some of the public But the stance of former Vijayaraghavan expressing sector units in the State. He fur- SIMI leader was repudiated by Islamic rules and Sharia law in the unhappiness over Jaleel’s com- ther stated that Kunhalikutty Chief Minister Vijayan when 0,1 $ R & ' """ country, the highest interests of the ments against P K had also used the accounts of the latter briefed the media on From Page 1 country, the borders and interests of Kunhalikutty, the League Chandrika (the daily owned by Tuesday. ' 0 Recalling the contributions of Afghanistan and for lasting peace, the slain Taliban founder (Amir-ul- prosperity and development.” Momineen) Mullah Mohammad He said 20 years of jihad had ! $ + 9:1 #+53 6 , 5 5 the name of Artline Properties Pvt. Ltd, while Omar Mujahd and other such out- two major goals-- to end foreign MLA Nitesh N. fit leaders, the spiritual leader said, occupation and aggression and to + nion MSME Minister and BJP leader Rane has been named as a co-borrower “The deeds of these leaders and all liberate the country, and to establish "#$"% From Page 1 UNarayan Rane found himself in an of a loan of Rs.40 crore taken in the name of the heroes and victims of this proud a complete, independent, stable, +;;<+=> # A highly-decorated offi- embarrassing situation on Thursday, as the Neelam Hotels Pvt. Ltd., both companies are history will be written in golden lines central Islamic system in the coun- ()* !! cer, Lt Gen Singh superannu- Pune Police Crime Branch issued a ‘Look Out based in Mumbai. Both these loan accounts in the pages of history and all try. Jammu: Six months after the ated from the Army in Circular’ (LOC) against his wife Nilam stand with the DHFL Mumbai. They were Muslims will be proud of them.” “The Islamic Emirate will take KOCHI: 26,200 new persons vaccination drive began on a February 2016 after nearly four Narayan Rane and MLA-son classified as ‘non performing assets’ (NPAs), Thanking all the Muslims who serious and effective steps in grant- were diagnosed with Covid-19 war footing, District decades of service, during Nitesh Rane in an alleged 65 crore loan as per the norms of National Housing Bank have helped the Mujahideen in var- ing human rights, the rights of out of the 1.56 lakh samples test- Administration Samba which he held prestigious default case. and Reserve Bank of India. ious ways, he further said, “As a care- minorities as well as the rights of the ed in Kerala during the last 24 Thursday achieved a major appointments of deputy chief of The development came close on the heels Nilam Rane and Nitesh owe an out- taker and committed cabinet has disadvantaged within the framework hours, according to Veena milestone in the journey of uni- Army Staff, adjutant general of Rane’s arrest and subsequent bail over his standing of 27,13,18,931 and 34,09,61,771 been announced by the authorities of the demands of the revealed reli- George, Minister for Health. versal Covid-19 vaccination by and corps commander of controversial remarks against chief minister respectively to the DHFL. of the Islamic Emirate to control and gion of Islam. All Afghans, without In a release on Thursday, the administering atleast one dose strategic XV Corps that over- Uddhav Thackeray. The Pune Crime Branch has issued the run the affairs of the country well distinction or exception, will have minister said 125 persons died to 100% Adult vaccination looks the Line of Control in The LOC has been issued based on a LOCs against the mother-son Nilam and and will start functioning soon, I the right to a dignified and peace- during the last 24 hours and this (18+ age group) making it first Kashmir. complaint lodged by the DHFL with the Pune Nitesh Rane, to the Assistant Director, Look assure all the countrymen that the ful life in their own country, their took the death toll till date in in the UT of Jammu & He was also handling police. The LOC mentions Nilam Rane as a Out Cell, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj figures appointed in the country will heads, property, honour and digni- Kerala to 22,126. The Test Kashmir. China operational and military co-borrower of a loan amount of 25 crore in International Airport (CSMIA). do a great job for the protection of ty will be protected,” he added. Positivity Rate 16.69 per cent. Lieutenant Governor of strategic issues as additional There are 2.36 lakh patients Jammu & Kashmir, while con- director general of Military undergoing Covid-19 treatment gratulating the team Samba, Operations. ly to bring more and more * $ across the State. 114 health including health care workers During his stint in the institutions under our rankings ( R $ workers were infected with the and their covid management, Army, he was part of numerous From Page 1 framework and also establish + , pandemic during the last 24 through official twitter account, expert groups, joint working Union Education Minister India as a preferred global hours. The Nipah virus threat said “Samba has achieved 100% groups, annual dialogues and Dharmendra Pradhan study destination,” he added. % ,""" that was haunting the State vaccination of above 18 years of China study group meetings for announced the sixth edition of St Xavier’s College, Kolkata; seems to be blowing over as 68 age and becomes the first dis- over a decade. NIRF rankings on Thursday. Ramakrishna Mission From Page 1 “Afghanistan should not ‘From Page 1 persons under surveillance test- trict of J&K to achieve this Lt Gen Singh visited China “Rankings are the mea- Vidyamandira, Howrah; PGSR Brazilean President Jair become a threat to its neigh- “Yesterday, when the hon- ed negative on Thursday, said milestone and I am sure other seven times for important mil- sure of the quality and excel- Krishnammal College for Bolsanaro, South African bouring countries, a source of ourable IAF Chief came to George. PNS district will catch up soon”. itary diplomatic and border or lence of an institution. We Women, Coimbatore; President Cyril Ramaphosa too terrorism and drug trafficking,” me, he told me that it took 1.5 Line of Actual Control meet- must develop regional ranking Presidency College, Chennai, attended the meeting. Putin said. years to develop this landing ings. frameworks and also work to have bagged the fourth, fith, The declaration further Chinese President said the strip (in Barmer),” Gadkari A graduate from the ensure that our ranking frame- sixth and seventh ranks respec- said, “We emphasise the need five countries of the grouping said in his speech here after the Defence Services Staff Course work emerges as a benchmark tively. to address the humanitarian sit- -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, inauguration. and National Defence College, not only in the country, but also IIM Ahmedabad, uation and to uphold human South Africa -- have support- “Then I told him that we Lt Gen Singh has done two globally, especially for the Bangalore and Calcutta rights, including those of ed multilateralism and taken would develop good quality M.Phils from Chennai and developing economies,” retained their first, second and women, children and minori- part in global governance in the landing strips for you within 15 Indore universities besides Pradhan said. third rank respectively among ties.” spirit of equity justice and days instead of 1.5 years,” he being a research Calcutta University, Amrita the B-Schools in the country. In his welcome address, mutual assistance. added. Gadkari said the Armed scholar on India-China Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Jamia In the pharmacy category, Modi said in the last 15 years, “Over the past 15 years, our forces should create a small air- Boundary Issue in the Institute Millia Islamia, Manipal the top institute is Delhi’s Jamia BRICS have many achieve- five countries have enhanced port here. “As per my knowl- of Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Academy of Higher Education, Hamdard, followed by the ments and spoke of adoption of strategic communication and edge, there is no airport here in Nehru University, during his Jadavpur University, University Panjab University, Chandigarh BRICS counter-terrorism plan. political trust in the spirit of the area of around 350 km. I study leave from the Indian of Hyderabad and Aligarh and the Birla Institute of “It is a matter of great openness, inclusiveness, and have told CDS (Chief of Army. Muslim University bagged the Science and Technology pleasure for me and India to equality and explored a sound Defence Staff) Bipin Rawat subsequent positions in the (BITS), Pilani. chair this summit for the 15th path to interact with each that you can create a small air- universities category. In the medical colleges anniversary of the summit. other. Our five countries have port here,” the Minister said. “The New Education category, AIIMS, Delhi bagged India has received full cooper- sought synergy between our Policy (NEP) also provides us the top spot, followed by ation from all BRICS partners development policies and with an opportunity to inter- PGIMER Chandigarh and during its chairmanship. I am drawn on our complementar- 1 nationalise our education sys- Christian Medical College, deeply grateful to all of you for ities. We have made solid tem. We must work collective- Vellore. this. The BRICS platform has progress in various areas of From Page 1 witnessed several achievements cooperation in the spirit of Sources in the Congress in one and half decades,” he pragmatism, innovation. And confirmed that two names, + , - R , , said. we have forged ahead on our one from Eastern UP of Rajesh “Today we are an influen- common journey of develop- Mishra and another from tial voice for emerging ment,” said Jinping Western UP, Acharya Pramod From Page 1 colleague Sardar TS Wazir, ex- economies of the world. This While South African Krishnam, top the list of prob- Taking it to Twitter, the member of the Legislative platform has also been useful President said despite Covid19 able Brahmin candidates for National Conference leader Council. It was only a few days for focussing attention on the situation solidarity among the State president post. Omar Abdullah expressed ago that we sat together in priories of the developing nations showed “what can be Meanwhile Priyanka, who shock over the death of his col- Jammu not realising it was the nations as well,” he said. achieved” by coming together, is on a three-day visit to review league and said, last time I would be meeting Thanking the partners for Brazilian President mentioned the party’s Mission 2022 “Shocked by the terrible him. May his soul rest in full cooperation during India’s of his Indian visit for improv- Assembly polls reached news of the sudden death of my peace.” presidency, Modi said BRICS ing bilateral relations. Lucknow on Thursday after- has also adopted a counter-ter- The theme for the Summit noon. Priyanka will meet the rorism action plan. was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS party workers and hold meet- In his Afghanistan- cooperation for continuity, ings with the leaders on Friday focussed address Putin said it consolidation and consensus”. and Saturday. She will also is still unclear how what is hap- This is the second time give her approval on the first pening in Afghanistan will Prime Minister Modi has list of about 40 party candidates affect global and regional secu- chaired the BRICS (Brazil, for the Assembly polls. rity. Russia, India, China, South According to the Congress “The withdrawal of the US Africa) Summit. Earlier, he sources, Priyanka Gandhi will forces and its allies from had chaired the Goa Summit in review the Congress campaign Afghanistan has led to a new 2016. in every village in the zone-wise crisis, and it’s still unclear how BRICS is a forum for eco- meeting. She will also do a this will affect global and nomic and political co-opera- detailed review of the forma- regional security. 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, he Delhi Government on TThursday discussed key points of its Winter Action Plan to combat air pollution in the city that will be ready by he Delhi Government will September 30. Environment Ttransform lakes into tourist Minister Gopal Rai along with spots. Water Minister senior officials of the Delhi Satyendar Jain on Thursday Pollution Control Committee chaired a review meeting of all (DPCC) discussed various the projects regarding water points where Government body and lake rejuvenation. agencies will focus to deal with Jain said, “The city winter pollution. Government is using sustain- These ten points are: Stop able methods for lake revival stubble burning pollution; stop and is working towards giving vehicular pollution; stop dust a pleasant look to its water bod- pollution; stop waste burning; ies besides reviving them by identity hotspots; study Smog 14 and take suggestions on Department and Forest shed of North India impacts dards to help monitor and using native plant species to Towers; conduct dialogue with focus points set for the winter Department. pollution levels immensely. If implement solutions more effi- rejuvenate the ecosystem.” States; advance the War Room; action plan and the plan will be The principal focus of there’s a bump in pollution lev- ciently,” “We can have dia- He directed the officials upgrade the Green App and prepared by September 30,” this meeting was to lay an out- els in Ghaziabad, it will natu- logue and communication with associated with projects and coordinate with the Centre Rai added. line for the Winter Action rally impact Delhi as well. other states. said there should be no delays and the Commission For Air “The Delhi Government Plan. We drafted an outline Similarly, if something happens But only the Central in the work due to improper Quality Management (CAQM). with the support of Delhiites is keeping in mind the areas that in Haryana, Rajasthan or UP Government and the CAQM inter-departmental coordina- After reviewing prepara- taking concrete steps to tackle require the prime focus of the that too will impact Delhi. can monitor and implement tion and gave the deadline of tions for the Winter Action the rising pollution levels. We Government,” Rai said. Thus a team will be put togeth- solutions. Through them, we two years to the officials to Plan, Rai said the city have started preparations for “The problem of pollution er which will hold discussions aim to collaborate with the complete the revival and reju- Government is preparing the the Winter Action Plan. A is not limited to Delhi alone. with the neighbouring States of other States and take on pollu- venation work of all the 22 plan to run an active campaign high-level review meeting was Experts have ruled that this an Delhi and discuss solutions tion with full force. In this view, lakes and 200 water bodies. against pollution with public held today with officials of the airshed issue. However, admin- with them,” he added. our final point in the plan will “The lakes should remain cooperation. “Will hold a Environment Department, istrators of our neighbouring “The integrated pollution be to coordinate with the filled with clean water through- review meeting with all depart- Delhi Pollution Control States do not consider it to be control war room will be Centre and the CAQM,” he out the year. It should be ments concerned on September Committee, Development a reason for pollution. The air- upgraded to much higher stan- added. ensured that maximum groundwater is recharged through these water bodies. , Sludge and solid waste should + , - +(/ be cleaned and the ecosystem should be rejuvenated. The , lakes should be developed as cials to create additional Decentralised Sewage ,$ public spaces with proper land- recharge wells near water bod- Treatment Plants (D-STPs) are 0 1(% 2 *( (+(!2 3!! scaping,” the Aam Aadmi Party ies and lakes to increase their being deployed on the site-spe- 4 $ (AAP) leader said. water recharging capacity. He cific requirement. After discussing this with further instructed that drains In the rejuvenation of 22 These depots are designed senior officials, Jain further carrying clean rainwater should lakes and green areas, the DJB with a Vibration Isolation sys- said, “To achieve the target of be connected to nearby water is using recycled water which tem with the use of steel heli- , rejuvenations of lake on time, bodies and lakes. will be sourced either from new cal springs, after noise and the Delhi Government will The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Sewage Treatment Plants vibration impact analyses and take the help of experts. The is working on 45 water bodies (STPs) or existing STPs. a 45 degree angle that would landscape of the lakes should and is expected to complete its To expedite the work, the enable 10-15 per cent more elhi Police has arrested a be transformed in such a way work by the end of this year. Water Minister divided respon- buses to be parked at each Dman, who a week ago had that they become the centre of These were the most difficult sibilities between two engi- depot. elhi Police has arrested a allegedly shot dead his 55- attraction for people and be on water bodies to handle as they neering departments of the These design considera- Dcab driver for allegedly year-old mother following a the map of every tourist across were receiving direct sewage Delhi Government which will tions have been made after stabbing a 61-year-old retired quarrel between them in outer the world.” from nearby areas. be involved in the whole reju- detailed research of similar Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Delhi's Mundka. He also instructed the offi- To tackle this, venation work. projects abroad and live case after an argument broke out The accused has been iden- studies and simulations. between them inside the vehi- tified as Sandeep, who worked Various other depot fea- cle in south Delhi's Hauz Khas as a driver earlier but is present- tures such as washing pits, fuel area. ly unemployed. Police said that filling stations which will in The injured man Jitender the accused was absconding future be replaced by electric Rana, a resident of Malviya since the incident took place on charging stations will also be Nagar, sustained two stab September 1. yet another world-class, state- incorporated at these sites. wounds in the abdomen. He is According to Parvinder of-the-art public transport Apart from these two sites, out of danger and currently Singh, the Deputy infrastructure that the Arvind DTC colonies at Shadipur and undergoing treatment at a hos- Commissioner of Police he Aam Aadmi Party Kejriwal Model of Governance Hari Nagar three are being pital here. (DCP), Outer district, Sandeep T(AAP) Government will will give to the people of Delhi. redeveloped into residential According to Atul Kumar left his job and got addicted to develop Multi-Level Bus This facility, built on a self-sus- units along with retail and Thakur, the Deputy alcohol and on the night of Parking facilities at various taining, zero energy model, commercial facilities. These Commissioner of Police incident, an argument broke Delhi Transport Corporation will undoubtedly put Delhi on will also include EWS housing (DCP), South district, the inci- out between the mother-son (DTC) sites. These bus park- the list of the world’s top cities as per Delhi Master Plan 2021 dent took place on September duo after she warned him to ings will be uniquely designed in public transport and trans- norms. 6 when retired SI Rana along mend his ways. and will be a first in the histo- port infrastructure.” Earlier in October 2020, with his wife and daughter were “In a fit of rage, he opened ry of Delhi. The depots at Hari Nagar DTC had signed an MoU with coming from Rajouri Garden fire on her and the bullet The project executed by the I and II, and Vasant Vihar that the NBCC, wherein the NBCC in a taxi. peered through her throat. National Buildings constitute an area of 5 acres and will act as Project Management The victim asked the dri- Soon after the incident, he Construction Corporation 6.21 acres respectively, cur- Consultants for development of ver to change the position of allegedly came out of his Limited (NBCC) will also aim rently house 100 and 230 buses its major land parcels in vari- the side-view mirror, from house shouting that he had to develop two prime DTC each. They will be able to ous locations across Delhi, for which light coming from vehi- shot his mother,” said the Depot sites- Hari Nagar and accommodate 330 and 400 multi-level bus parking depots, cles behind was shining in the DCP. Vasant Vihar- into world-class buses each over four and seven redevelopment of residential face of the passengers during “The injured woman depots with twice the current floor depots after the redevel- colonies of DTC and more the journey. This led to a heat- Roshni was taken to the parking capacity as well as opment. commercial facilities. ed argument between them. Action Balaji Hospital by a retail spaces. These depots will also Construction of these multi- When they finally asked the relative, Pardeep, who lives In a statement, Transport account for basement parkings level bus depots will start by the driver to drop them near nearby and she later suc- Minister Kailash Gahlot said: of over 2.6 lakh square feet, end of this year and will be Laxman Public School, he sud- cumbed to injuries during “Like many others first, this accommodating over 690 cars completed in a phased manner denly attacked the retired SI the course of her treatment,” multi-level bus parking will be and retail spaces. by 2024. with a knife. he said. & . : Gurugram: Even after demands of action by the coun- cillors of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) against IL&FS (the concessionaire for handling C&D waste) for flouting MCG norms during the house meet- ing held on July 30 and despite Mayor Madhu Azad who had also ordered an inquiry, the MCG officials have yet to take any action against the firm. The MCG has also com- pleted its investigation in the matter but has yet to initiate any action against the firm. # # & 0 The councillors had alleged that the MCG had allotted the company to process the debris, but it is alleged that the compa- 1 . ny has given its work to some other agency, which is com- pletely against the agreement. Gurugram: In protest against employees expressed their According to the sources, the the suspension of protest by wearing black bands company has also accepted to Superintendent Engineer (SE) and raised slogans against the sublet the work to other agen- Ramesh Sharma of the administration and the gov- cies before the MCG commis- Municipal Corporation ernment. During this, MCG sioner, despite this the civic Gurugram (MCG), the Sarva Welfare Association of all body officials have yet to initi- Karmachari Sangh along with Engineers, Sarva Employees ate any further proceeding the MCG's engineering wing Union, Contractors Union also against the company.The MCG has announced an indefinite submitted a memorandum to has signed a 20-yr agreement strike from Friday. Joint Commissioner with the company for the dis- During the strike, the ser- Headquarters Hari Om Atri posal of debris in the city. It is vices of the fire department addressing the MCG written in the agreement that the along with the sanitation sys- Commissioner. company cannot sublet its work tem, sewerage system in the The main reason for the to any other agency, but despite city may collapse. However, employees of the Engineer Sharma by complaining to the ongoing tussle between the this, the company has sublet the union leaders have said that the Wing of the Corporation went Haryana Home and Urban corporation officials and the debris disposal work to any strike will not have any effect on a pen-down strike on Local Bodies Minister Anil councillors is the intervention other agency which is com- on the emergency services. Thursday after ordering the Vij. of the councillors husband and pletely against the agreement. All the officers and suspension of SE Ramesh All the engineers and the mayor's son's rule. !" #$ %&'"()*+)+(
(%%4,$ $ @ 6>6 , ( % it. The airport is expected to have a capacity of two crore ignifying the growing passengers every year. trengthening security and Sdefence and strategic ties Out of the 50 new routes Sachieving self-reliance is a between India and Australia, under UDAN, 30 new routes necessity in the face of uncer- the two countries will hold the will be launched by October, tainty across the globe includ- first 2+2 dialogue here for two the minister said. Of the 30 new ing Afghanistan, Defence days starting Friday. Defence routes, Alliance Air will launch Minister Rajnath Singh said on Minister Rajnath Singh and six new routes, IndiGo and Thursday. External Affairs Minister S SpiceJet will launch four new He made these observa- Jaishankar will hold parleys routes each. In addition, Big tions after presiding over the with their Australian counter- Charter and Star Air will induction ceremony of indige- parts Peter Dutton and Marise launch eight new routes each. nously designed and devel- bat Air Defence System devel- Payne. The minister said he has set oped medium range surface to oped jointly by Defence The dialogue comes at a infrastructure and policy tar- air missile(MRSAM)into the Research and Development time when the navies of the two / ) 9 gets which will be implement- IAF at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Organisation (DRDO) and countries are involved in a # @# 4@P 53 ed by November 30. Scindia Underlining the need for Israel Aerospace Industries highly complex naval drill off @ 43 @5 +;; confirmed that 50 new routes self-reliance, Rajnath said, (IAI) in collaboration with the the Australian coast. Moreover, ) 9) A !2@ 22 will be launched under the cen- “Whether it is South China Sea, Indian industry comprising of the two navies, along with the expected to be on boosting tre’s regional connectivity Indian Ocean region, Indo- private and public sectors US and Japanese navies some overall cooperation in the operating international flights, scheme Udan. Pacific region or Central Asia, including MSMEs. weeks back, took part in the Indo-Pacific in the face of it will become third function- The minister also said that we can see uncertainty every- Terming the production Malabar series of exercises in China’s growing military nion Civil Aviation al international facility in the the probe report on the plane where. The current develop- of the MRSAM as a “game the Western Pacific. Australian assertiveness in the region, the UMinister Jyotiraditya state. At present, two interna- crash at Kozhikode airport last ments in Afghanistan are one changer in the air-defence- Navy also took part in the people cited above said. Scindia on Thursday tional airports — Chaudhary year will be made public in the such example,” he said. system,” Rajnath reiterated the Malabar series of exercise off Expanding bilateral coop- announced a 100-day (from Charan Singh International next couple of days. Cautioning that the global government’s resolve to the Indian coast last year eration in areas of maritime August 30 to November 30) Airport at Lucknow and Lal As the Government moves scenario is changing very strengthen the security infra- underlining the growing rela- security is expected to be ambitious roadmap to improve Bahadur Shastri International ahead with Air India disin- quickly and in an unexpected structure of the country to tions between the Quad nations another area of focus at the the aviation infrastructure in Airport at Varanasi — are vestment, Scindia said the way, the minister said the equa- deal with any challenges aris- comprising these four nations. two-plus-two dialogue, sources India. Under the plan, four new operational in the state while deadline for submission of tions between the nations are ing out of the rapidly changing Giving details of the forth- said here. airports at Agartala, another one is coming up at financial bids will be September also changing quickly as per global strategic scenario. coming dialogue, the external The two-plus-two dialogue Kushinagar, Jewar in Greater Jewar in Gautambudh Nagar. 15, indicating that there will be their interests. He said the Rajnath also reaffirmed affairs ministry(MEA) said between the foreign and Noida, and a second terminal The minister said a new no extension for submitting the changing geopolitics is affect- the government’s commitment here on Thursday, the parleys defence ministers was institut- building at Dehradun — will be terminal will come up at bids. ing trade, economy, as well as to bolster the technological on September 11 will cover a ed as part of an overall goal to constructed in the next 100 Dehradun airport in While he announced a new the current security scenario. base through indigenous range of bilateral, regional and expand strategic cooperation days. Six heliports and com- Uttarakhand, to facilitate pas- policy for Maintenance, Repair “In such a situation, the research, design and develop- global issues of mutual interest. between the two countries. missioning of 50 new com- senger capacity from the exist- and Overhaul (MRO) activities, strength of our security and ment, with focus on ‘Make in People familiar with the isterial dialogue is being held The defence and military mercial routes under the Udan ing 250 to 1,800 after the he asked for VAT on ATF (Air our self-reliance is not an India, ‘Make for the world’. preparations for the dialogue pursuant to the elevation of cooperation between India and scheme too are part of the plan. Centre pumped in 457 crore Turbine Fuel) to be rationalised achievement, but a necessity.” The minister described the said the two sides are expect- India-Australia bilateral rela- Australia is on an upswing in Addressing a press confer- for its upgradation. He also said within the range of 1-4%. ATF As regards manufacturing development of MRSAM sys- ed to focus extensively on fur- tions to comprehensive strate- the last few years. In June last ence, Scindia said the Centre that Agartala airport will also price is a key component that weapon systems, Rajnath said tem as a shining example of the ther ramping up the overall gic partnership during the year, India and Australia ele- has allocated 255 crore to be upgraded to increase its has a bearing on the operating from being tagged as number close partnership between defence and security ties and India-Australia leaders’ virtu- vated their ties to a compre- make Kushinagar airport in capacity from 500 passengers cost of airlines one defence importer in the India and Israel, adding that boost strategic cooperation in al summit on June 4, 2020,” the hensive strategic partnership Uttar Pradesh operational and per hour to 1,200 per hour at Scindia also said the probe world, India today is supplying handing over of the system to the Indo-Pacific region. China MEA said in a statement. “The and signed a landmark deal for landing and take-off of Airbus an estimated cost of Rs 490 report of the plane crash at defence systems and sub-sys- IAF has taken this decades-old has all along opposed the Quad agenda for the Dialogue will reciprocal access to military 321 Boeing 737 flights. crore. Kozhikode airport last year tems to foreign countries and friendship to greater heights. It exercises claiming this will cover a range of bilateral, bases for logistics support dur- “Kushinagar will become the He said a new airport at has been submitted to the civil it is something worth to be has played an important role in lead to militarization of the regional and global issues of ing the online summit between focal point of Buddhist tourism Jewar in Uttar Pradesh will aviation ministry. The Aircraft proud of. strengthening the defence area. China is flexing its mar- mutual interest,” it said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi circuit,” he said. come up and the government Accident Investigation Bureau The MRSAM (IAF) is an industrial base of India and itime muscle there. The focus of the talks at the and his Australian counterpart Once this airport begins has earmaked 30,000 crore for (AAIB) probed the accident. advanced network centric com- Israel, he added. “The inaugural 2+2 min- two-plus-two dialogue is Scott Morrison.
# # $ *) $ #0 the Girder transporter is a Minister, Embassy of Japan, youth, informed the Rail minister Sarbananda Sonowal very good example of 21st Suneet Sharma, Chairman & Minister. from the Assam seat as he is yet eeking to expedite the con- century mindset...” he said dur- CEO, Railway Board, Satish He further stated that the he Election Commission to become a member of either Sstruction of the ambitious ing the launch event and men- Agnihotri, MD, NHSRCL and Mumbai Ahmedabad High T(EC) on Thursday house of Parliament. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet tioned India is now coming in others. Speed Rail project expected to announced bypolls for six The Maharashtra seat got Train project, Railway Minister the select group of country like Addressing the gathering, create more than 90,000 jobs in Rajya Sabha seats that have fall- vacant due to the death of Ashwini Vaishnaw on Italy, Norway, Korea, and Vaishnaw stated that to encour- this area including 51,000 en vacant due to various rea- Congress leader Rajeev Satav in Thursday launched major China which have been design- age Aatma Nirbhar Bharat jobs for technicians, skilled sons. Except for Puducherry, May this year due to Covid-19 heavy and modern mechanical ing and manufacturing such Abhiyan initiative, full span and unskilled workers.This four Rajya Sabha seats fell infection. In Puducherry, the RS equipments like Straddle car- equipment. launching equipment of project will boost the overall vacant after the resignation of seat will fall vacant soon as the rier and the Girder transporter Straddle carrier equipment 1100MT capacity is indige- economy of the area by deploy- members due to various rea- term of incumbent member N to help the faster casting of the is designed to handle the Full nously designed. ing 1000s of trucks, dumpers, sons while the representative Gokulakrishnan ends on viaduct. Span Precast girders from cast- More than 97 percent land excavators, batching plants, from Maharashtra, Rajeev October 6. This will expedite con- ing bed to stacking yard and has been acquired for the pro- tunneling equipment and so Satav, passed away in May due The EC said in its order that struction of high speed railway, further feeding them to Bridge ject in Gujarat and Dadra & on. to post-Covid complications. Sabha (RS) seat got vacant vacant after resignation of all “broad guidelines of Covid- as it is the proven technology Gantry for further erection. Nagar Haveli and 30 percent For the construction of According to the EC, two after BJP leader and former TMC leader and cabinet min- 19” have to be followed during in metro and similar projects. This is a tyre mounted self- land in Maharashtra. This pro- viaduct superstructures of 508 seats from Tamil Nadu and one Union cabinet minister Thawar ister in West Bengal govern- the election process that is from Work has already begun on 325 propelled gantry crane having ject will improve skillset in var- km long, Mumbai-Ahmedabad each from West Bengal, Assam, Chand Gehlot was elevated as ment Manas Ranjan Bhunia. the time of issue of notification km (in Gujarat state) out of 508 lifting capacity of 1100MT. ious rail construction tech- High-Speed Rail Project Madhya Pradesh and the Karnataka Governor in In Assam, the seat held by to the counting of votes. “The km corridor between Mumbai Girder Transporter is nologies. Japanese counter- (MAHSR), the State-of-the- Maharashtra will go to the July. assembly speaker Biswajit chief secretaries of states con- and Ahmedabad undertaken designed to transport the Full parts will provide training to Art construction methodolo- polls on October 4. In addition, The two seats in Tamil Daimary fell vacant after he cerned are being directed to by the National High Speed Span precast girders fed by National High Speed Rail gies like Full Span Launching bypoll for a Bihar legislative Nadu fell vacant due to the res- resigned from the membership depute a senior officer from the Rail Corridor, a unit of Indian Bridge Gantry to erection loca- Corporation Limited employ- Methodology (FSLM) will be council seat has also been ignation of AIADMK leaders K of the upper house of state to ensure that the extant Railways. tion.This is 27 axle tyre mount- ees and also to contractors. adopted. This technology will scheduled for the same day. P Munusamy and R Parliament and his earlier party, instructions regarding Covid-19 Vaishnaw said if the nation ed self-propelled trolley of car- More than 6,000 workers are expedite the process of launch- According to the EC, the Vaithilingam who are now the Bodoland People’s Front, containment measures are com- has to achieve results of 21st rying capacity of 1100MT. already working at various ing girders as the precast gird- counting of votes will take members of the Tamil Nadu and joined the BJP before the plied with while making century then we have to adopt The other key dignitaries construction sites for the pro- ers of full span length will be place on the same day. legislative assembly.The West recent polls in the state. arrangements for conducting a mindset of 21st century. present at the launch ceremo- ject, thus creating employment erected as a single piece for The Madhya Pradesh Rajya Bengal Rajya Sabha seat fell The BJP may field Union the election,” the EC said. “This Straddle carrier and ny were Miyamoto Shingo, opportunities for the local double track viaduct. 3 ,$ ,&&%&#& % & , -& (# $ #% %%& %-$$&& 4< % # &&8 # %#% -& #% -* %%1& nion Home Minister Amit mid skyrocketing edible oils mid demands to ensure UShah on Thursday chaired , Aprices, the Centre has asked Avaccination of children a high level review meeting on States to take disclosures of before the reopening of schools the security situation in Jammu ith the Covid caseload stock of edible oilseeds and oils in the country, the Government and Kashmir and development Wcrossing over 40,000 and appointed, why should with the millers and stockists and on Thursday said there is nei- projects being implemented. country’s 35 districts still report- we keep it pending. review weekly monitoring of ther any scientific validation for Lieutenant Governor of Jammu ing weekly positivity rate of over he Supreme Court The matter has become prices to check hoardings and to such conditions nor any WHO and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, 10 percent and 30 districts Ton Thursday dis- infructuous.” ensure transparency in the avail- recommendation for it. But, it NSA Ajit Doval, Army Chief between 5-10 per cent, the missed a plea seeking The top court was ability of edible oils and oilseeds. said, it is actively working for General M M Naravane, Union Government on Thursday directions to fill vacant hearing a plea filed by A high level meeting of the the scientific validation of vac- Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, asserted that the second wave is posts at the National lawyer Radhakant ministry of food is expected on cines for potential use in chil- Director of Intelligence Bureau not yet over in many regions Human Rights Tripathi seeking a Friday. Officials said that despite dren. Arvinda Kumar, R&AW chief and people should observe a low Commission (NHRC). direction to fill vacant reduction in the import duty, a Niti Aayog Member Samant Goel, BSF DG Pankaj key celebration of the upcom- A bench headed posts at the National sudden surge in the prices have (Health) Dr. VK Paul said this Singh and CRPF chief Kuldip ing festivals, that too, at homes. by Justice L Nageswara Human Rights been observed, which may be criterion (vaccinating children Singh attended the meeting. The Centre asked the States to Rao noted that former Commission. due to hoardings by the stockist. for reopening schools) was not The meeting is believed to increase the pace of vaccination apex court judge Justice Mishra is In a letter to chief secretaries, acceptable anywhere in the have discussed about the polit- with special focus on vaccinat- Justice Arun Mishra also the first non-CJI to Principal Secretaries and world. “Vaccinating children is ical and security implications in ing the vulnerable population. has been appointed as be appointed to the Commissioners Food and Civil not a condition for reopening the Kashmir valley following the The warning comes as the chairperson of the NHRC chief post since Supplies of states and union schools. This criterion is not death of hardline Hurriyat Kerala witnesses a surge of National Human the amendment of the territories, Ministry of Food acceptable anywhere in the Conference chairman Syed Ali infections from its recent cele- Rights Commission. Protection of Human and Consumer Affairs’ eco- world, no scientific body, epi- Shah Geelani and latest situation bration of its biggest festival, “In view of subse- Rights Act in 2019. nomic advisor Manisha Sen demiological evidence suggests in Afghanistan. There have Onam, which also marks the quent events of The post of NHRC Sarma has asked states govern- it as a condition...However, been reports that Pakistan- unofficial beginning of India’s appointment of chair- chairperson was lying ment to direct stockholders- vaccination of staff is desirable,” based terror groups Jaish-e- festive season that lasts till the man and members this vacant after Justice H L millers, traders, refiners and Dr. Paul said at a press confer- Mohammad and Lashkar-e- end of the year “People should petition has become Dattu, a former Chief wholesalers to declare stocks of ence of the Union Health Taiba -- both active in Jammu not let their guards down as the infructuous,” the bench Justice of India (CJI), edible oils and oilseeds and the Ministry on Thursday. and Kashmir and involved in a second wave of the pandemic is also comprising Justice completed his tenure in same should be verified by the Dr. Paul said the govern- large number of terror attacks in yet to end. Low key celebrations B R Gavai said. December last year. states to keep prices under con- ment is “actively working” in the past — have shifted their of festivals should be encour- During the brief Rajiv Jain, former trol. “This is not a stock limita- the direction of scientific vali- bases to Afghanistan with a aged to avoid the spread. hearing, the petitioner director of the tion order of any kind,” officials dation of the vaccines for friendly Taliban regime in place. Responsible travel rather than told the bench that Intelligence Bureau, added. potential use in children. The Home Minister revenge travel should be prac- chairperson and mem- and justice M M As per the data shared by the Only a few nations have reviewed the security situation ticed.” bers have been appoint- Kumar, former chief ministry of consumer affairs a introduced vaccination for chil- in Jammu and Kashmir and “People should be following ed and only two posts justice of the Jammu few days back, the average dren, no WHO recommenda- steps being taken to check infil- all the Covid appropriate guide- are lying vacant. and Kashmir High monthly retail prices of ground- tion for it...Govt is working tration from across the lines from maintaining social The apex court Court have also joined nut oil increased by 19.24 % in actively in direction of scientific border and maintain peace in and physical distance to wear- then asked, as members of the July over the same month last validation of our vaccines for the union territory, official ing masks,” Union Health “Chairperson has been commission. year. potential use in children. sources said. 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It has been frequent- ly observed that as different 34 @4 watches and clocks give slightly A? different timings on the same ( * ( scale of the Standard Time, dif- ( ferent courts give varied, diver- gent and, at times, contradicto- , ) ) ry judgments on the same mat- Hale, the 17th century Chief that it would have the “poten- dowry demands. In his order, 1 ( ter of law. The reason behind this Justice of England, wrote in the tial of destroying the sacred Justice NK Chandravanshi . can be attributed to judicial ‘History of the Pleas of the institution of marriage, which said: “In this case, the com- overreach crossing the barri- Crown’: “The husband cannot is based on mutual love and plainant is legally wedded # 8 1 cades of the separation of power be guilty of rape committed by trust”. In 2019, the Delhi High wife of applicant no.1 (hus- 1 ( norms. Where is the need for himself upon his lawful wife, Court had turned down a band); therefore, sexual inter- = $ ( individual observations all the for by their mutual consent petition seeking a declaration course or any sexual act with B1! time? This phenomenon will and contract, the wife hath of marital rape as grounds for her by the husband would not surely give rise to divergent given up herself this kind divorce. The Supreme Court, constitute an offence of rape, # S ) # judgments from Bench to Bench. unto her husband which she 0 ,,0 1 too, in the past refused to take even if it was by force or % .9:) (;< A Division Bench of the cannot retract.” up the issue, saying it is the against her wish.” # Kerala High Court comprising Upholding the traditional ,, 2 / domain of Parliament. The flip side of this ver- C " Justices Mohammad Mushtaq and cultural history, matrimo- 3, 0,, However, despite the sion is that it is not only the and Kausar Edappagath on nial jurisprudence has above facts, the Kerala High nuptial duty of the wife to pro- 1 S , August 6, 2021, dismissed the approved that solemnisation of 0 5 1, Court gave a new twist to this vide sex to her husband but, appeal of a man who had chal- marriage shall mean the A ,, , , issue which will have a signif- on the contrary, it is the pri- lenged a family court order allow- unconditional and lifetime icant impact on this sensitive mary duty of the husband also ing his wife’s plea for divorce on consent to sexual acts by the ,03 matter. The Bench said: to provide the desired level of grounds of cruelty in the name of wife. The 15th Law “Autonomy is now considered concupiscence to wife besides forced copulation, besides unnat- Commission headed by Justice , //0 part of privacy and ennobled meeting her other needs such ural sex and dowry demands. BP Jeevan Reddy, in its 172nd ,< , as a fundamental right.” If as protection, provisions, However, Section 375 of the Report captioned ‘Review of bodily integrity is a violation home and other domestic IPC provides no space for mari- Rape Laws’ submitted in 1 3, 12 of individual autonomy, then facilities. In many statutes tal rape. Its Exception 2 states: March 2000, denied to crimi- //0 5 1, it contradicts the provisions applicable in India, ‘impo- “Sexual intercourse or sexual nalise marital rape on the of Section 375 of the IPC. tence’ of the husband is one of acts by a man with his wife, the ground that it will be an exces- ,5 In contrast, the the major grounds for divorce wife not being under 15 years of sive interference of law in Chhattisgarh High Court on sought by the wife. But frigid- age, is not rape.” It implies that sex marital lives of people. Further, , 8 //0 August 23, 2021, on a revision ity, barrenness and adulterous with a wife who is over 15 is not the Parliamentary Standing 0,1 3 petition, discharged a 37- ways of wives are not grounds rape, even if it is without her con- Committee of Home Affairs, year-old man from the charge for divorce by men. There do sent. However, in October 2017, which examined the Criminal 30 8 301 of matrimonial rape, saying exist promiscuous women in the Independent Thought vs Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012, 8 5,8 that sex with a legally wedded who say, “Yeh dil maange Union of India, the Supreme in the aftermath of the Delhi wife is not rape under the more”. Will there be any law to Court ruled that sex with one’s gang rape case, in its 167th 0 02 IPC. The court, however, prevent such acts? minor wife, who is below 18 years Report in March 2013 did not retained the charges of (The writer is a legal of age, would amount to rape recommend criminalisation 4 15, Section 377 for ‘unnatural journalist and author. The despite her consent. Lord Mathew of marital rape on the ground sex’ and Section 498A for views expressed are personal.) SOUNDBITE 4A# . # & 0 0 1!& Sir — A survey called School Children’s #%$# Online and Offline Learning (SCHOOL), $&3& A#&! !-&' -I & conducted recently, observed that only eight %&& per cent children in rural households in &A %&&' ?%%&$ + ' - &-!&% A -&5, India attended regular online classes. The survey on learning gaps was conducted after & !# 4$ R R schools in the country remained closed due % &!%&%- %% - $A 07 - 8 0 . to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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The cost of unavailed reserved rail- to take our achievements for granted, this %. 4 ! 5 middle schools, are not resumed, it may be berths or seats should be deducted from feat elicited high praise and admiration K1- +0$ difficult to reverse the learning gaps. their salaries or pensions, if found at fault. throughout the world. In 1955, our but- P Q Venu GS |Kollam Free entitlement of rail travel, including for ter imports were 500 tonne per year; today, 5,?% " ( the parliamentarians and those travelling our cooperatives alone produce more than at Government expense, including for those 12,000 tonne of butter. $$&!&C% P Q # ( #5. ! #!&D Sir — There are reports that certain peo- in public sector undertakings, should only By 1975, all imports of milk and milk +0$ P Q P+ S Q ple who are entitled to a free ‘two-passen- be for two-tier airconditioned rail travel products stopped. The import permitted %'#% * +0$ 8 .5 # 1 ! ger rail pass’, misuse the facility by selling rather than for first-class airconditioned was that of food aid under Operation Flood. # -& !I-%& / .9:) ( the remaining one to others at a discount- class or above. A separate agency called the Indian Dairy $'&&&% % ;<2 ( ed price. The Railway Board should devise Madhu Agrawal |Delhi Corporation (IDC) was created to receive mechanisms to prevent such misuse. It can grants of food aid and use it in the .3.0 4/ 0 5 be made compulsory to submit ID proofs P Q Operation Flood; this agency was headed K,-1% ( ( 1 8 of the entitled one and the accompanying Sir — Operation Flood, also known as the by Verghese Kurien. Any conversation around milk cannot ignore the contribu- + ( ( companion with signatures while getting White Revolution, made India self-suffi- & &%5-%!% free rail passes. Original ID proofs by both cient in milk production and it was tions of Verghese Kurien, famously called - . 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($ R * !2 !0*+ 2 R 3= # , , 2 ) - 20 !!( % $$ $ , 7 justice. Every human being and system has flaws and in ? , # mid reports of firing by order to eliminate these flaws, D , ATaliban on women pro- it is necessary for the state to lis- testers in Kabul and elsewhere ten to the voice of the people, Q$ R Mohammad “Andarabi” of the in Afghanistan, the Germany- fill the gaps by taking advantage Afghan National Defence Force headquartered Afghanistan of their advice and sound crit- Peshawar/ Kabul: n the signs of the times was kicked out of his house by Republican Salvation Front has icism. By appreciating sound Afghanistan’s acting Prime he Interior Ministry of the Iahead in Afghanistan post- the Taliban and shot dead in demanded that the freedom of criticisms from the public and Minister Mullah Mohammad Tnew Taliban Government is Taliban takeover, the mem- front of his children in Khenjan expression of the people should addressing the shortcomings, Hasan Akhund has appealed to seeking to end protests in bers of the militia have attacked district. He was liquidated be respected. the existing government and former officials of past Afghanistan after days of journalists there and destroyed despite being given amnesty by Freedom of expression system at the national level in Governments to return to the demonstrations that have the instruments at the National the Taliban in an indication must not be erased and con- Afghanistan can emerge as a country and assured them “full brought heavy-handed assaults Institute of Music of that there is no shift in the bru- structive criticism should be better face at the international protection”, saying the period of on protesters. Afghanistan. tality of the UN-sanctioned utilised to improve the func- level,” Sohail further said. bloodbath is over and they face The Minister has issued an “The Taliban entered the outfit or any respect for its own tioning of the Government in “The Presidential Palace a humongous task to rebuild order to end all protests in the National Institute of Music of words of commitment. Afghanistan, it said. lowered the national flag again, the war-ravaged nation. country — unless demon- Afghanistan and destroyed all While the Taliban has “After years of hardship in response to which the gen- “We paid a heavy price for straters get prior permission, the instruments there,” an assured freedom of expression and oppression, Afghans were eral public announced a seeing this historic moment in including approval of slogans expert tracking the develop- under its rule, the outfit mem- given the opportunity to assert protest. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” Mullah Hasan and banners. ment said. bers tortured at least two their rights under the republic Afghanistan, the Taliban’s ref- said on Wednesday, a day after It’s unlikely the women The premiere music insti- reporters of the newspaper Al- of Afghanistan. But twenty erence to the country’s name, the hardline Islamic insurgents who have been leading near tute was an important cultur- Itteha Rooz after their arrest. years later, the Islamic Emirate says that no one is allowed to unveiled an interim Cabinet daily protest demanding their al and arts rejuvenation story of The outfit had in the past of Afghanistan has re-emerged protest. If anyone goes out to after seizing power in Kabul. rights from the country’s hard- the erstwhile democratic exhorted that there would not and gained control of protest, the person will be “We appeal to the officials line Islamic rulers will be Afghanistan. The institute’s be any reprisals against those Afghanistan. Now the Taliban responsible for this and will of past governments to return allowed to protest under the ( $ ensembles comprising school who worked for the US or need not deprive them of their face a serious backlash from the to their country as we will give new rules. In the words of the students, including the all- NATO forces or their sympa- rights,” ARSF president Ajmal security forces. Such threats them full protection of their Ministry’s statement, “It is ($ ' female Zohra orchestra, have thisers. However, the action on Sohail said in a statement. from the administration in lives. We are faced with the announced to all citizens not to performed around the world the ground belied the Taliban’s “Every citizen of a country itself is a huge and unacceptable huge task of rebuilding and attempt at the present time to 3 ,( from Carnegie Hall in New commitment, added Afghan has the right to speak out blow to freedom of expression reconstruction of war-ravaged hold any demonstrations under York to the World Economic watchers. against injustice and to demand in the short term, he added. Afghanistan,” he said. PTI any name whatsoever.” Islamabad: America’s Central members of the Cabinet, Forum in Davos. Many of The manner and the con- Intelligence Agency Director including acting Prime these young musicians came tents of the orders being issued 4E , William Burns on Thursday Minister Mullah Mohammad from impoverished communi- by the Ministers of the interim met Pakistan Army chief Hasan Akhund, being listed on ties but the Taliban has ban- Government in Kabul suggests %! 28!+ % !$(%* )(% 1 1 General Qamar Javed Bajwa the UN Security Council’s ter- ished all such arts under the they are largely not capable of and ISI head Lt Gen Faiz rorism blacklist. Sharia administration. handling an administration Kuwait City: US Defence Hamid during which they dis- Burns and Bajwa In another incident on even though they may be good - (* %!$ 3 Secretary Lloyd Austin said, the cussed issues related to region- exchanged views on matters of Wednesday, Ghorban at guerilla warfare, they added. al-Qaeda extremist group that al security issues and the cur- mutual interest, regional secu- Kabul: Dozens of foreigners, ers. The Taliban have said they including Germans, Hungarians used Afghanistan as a staging rent situation in Afghanistan, rity and the current situation in including Americans, have left would let foreigners and and Canadians are on the flight. base to attack United States 20 the Military said. Afghanistan, the Pakistan 7 $ Kabul on an international com- Afghans with valid travel doc- Some 200 foreigners, including years ago may attempt to regen- The meeting was held after Army’s media wing, Inter- mercial flight, marking the uments leave, but a dayslong Americans, boarded the inter- erate there following an the Taliban on Tuesday Services Public ) + %& * first large-scale evacuation standoff over charter planes at national commercial flight from American withdrawal that has unveiled a hardline Interim Relations (ISPR), said in a since US and NATO forces left another airport had cast some Kabul airport. left the Taliban in power. AP Government with at least 14 statement. PTI , 1 with the people who are now Afghanistan late last month. doubt on Taliban assurances. A dayslong stand-off over overseeing and controlling the Their departure on The Qatar Airways flight is charter planes at another air- he US is not in a rush to country to get the American Thursday represented a break- heading to Doha. port had left dozens of pas- Trecognise the new Taliban- citizens out of the strife-torn through in the bumpy coordi- A senior US official said sengers stranded and cast led interim Government in nation, according to a top nation between the US and that Americans, green card doubt on Taliban assurances. Afghanistan but was engaged White House official. Afghanistan’s new Taliban lead- holders and other nationalities AP #888#=9#G #+38# , A% $ # 5F 6 $
4 1 civil aviation in the border cial opening of 23 air routes for areas has provided convenience transporting new recruits and bout 30 airports have been for the air transportation of veterans into and out of Aeither built or under con- recruits and veterans,” the PLA Xinjiang and Tibet, the struction in Tibet and Xinjiang official said. Chinamil online report said. provinces which will boost The WTC oversees the After coordinating with China’s civil and military infra- Xinjiang and the Tibet airports in Urumqi, Kashgar, structure in the remote regions autonomous regions as well as Lhasa, Shigatse and other bordering India, the country’s the border with India, making places, the dispatch centre has official media reported. it the largest geographical area opened up 23 routes to trans- China has been ramping under one command in the port military recruits and vet- up infrastructure in Tibet. PLA. erans into and out of Xinjiang Recently, it has launched the The massive development and Tibet this year, and tem- high speed bullet train con- of rail, road and airport infra- porarily opened three routes necting the provincial capital structure was expected to vast- from Yinchuan, Jiayuguan, and Lhasa with Nyingchi, the ly improve the Chinese mili- Zhangye to Ngari, it said. Tibetan border town close to tary’s ability to move men, This year, all the recruits Arunachal Pradesh. materials and weapons to the and veterans entering and exit- “There are currently near- border areas at a faster pace. ing the Ngari area of Tibet will ly 30 civil airports built or President Xi Jinping be transported by air, it said. under construction in Xinjiang recently visited Nyingchi, In addition, some airlines and Tibet,” state-run Chinamil becoming the first Chinese help to reserve tickets of regu- online quoted an official in leader to visit the border areas lar flights to Ngari in response charge of a military trans- in Tibet. A chartered flight car- to the troops’ emergency needs, portation dispatch centre under rying 115 veterans took off it said adding that some urgent- the People’s Liberation Army from the Shigatse Heping ly needed military supplies (PLA) Western Theatre Airport in Tibet and headed for could also be delivered free of Command (WTC) as saying. Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on charge or at preferential rates by “The rapid development of September 1, marking the offi- the civil airliners. ) , 8 3 4 1 6 (!
Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister all accusations of wrongdoing. Prayuth Chan-ocha sacked two Thammanat won his Cabinet members on Thursday, Cabinet position by being a Rio De Janeiro: Truckers including one who was widely political power broker capable jammed highways in more reported to have unsuccessful- of turning out the vote in than half of Brazil’s States on ly plotted for him to lose a par- northern Thailand for the gov- Thursday, offering a show of liamentary no-confidence vote erning Palang Pracharath party, support for President Jair last week. and was made party general Bolsonaro. Deputy Agriculture Minister secretary in June. Because of his A joint bulletin from the Thammanat Prompao was reputation, it isn’t clear whether Infrastructure Ministry and deeply controversial even before his dismissal will strengthen or Federal Highway Police said the alleged mutiny attempt for weaken Prayuth’s government. truckers were concentrated on being imprisoned for four years Palang Pracharath is the federal highways in 15 States of in Australia in the 1990s in a case military-backed party that Brazil’s 27 States. involving heroin smuggling. nominated former army com- Bolsonaro rallied demon- He has also faced other mander Prayuth as Prime strations on Tuesday to coin- scandals, including a claim Minister after the 2019 gener- cide with Independence Day that his doctorate in public al election. Prayuth led a mil- and show strength as his administration was fraudu- itary government from 2014 to approval ratings slide and he lently earned. He has rejected 2019 after staging a coup. AP feuds with the apex court. AP $ 7%) $
, 1 numbers of children and dri- more than 6,50,000, with one ving coronavirus deaths in major forecast model project- he summer that was sup- some places to the highest lev- ing it will top 7,50,000 by Tposed to mark America’s els of the entire pandemic. December 1. independence from Covid-19 School systems that reopened “It felt like we had this for- is instead drawing to a close their classrooms are abruptly ward, positive momentum,” with the US more firmly under switching back to remote learn- lamented Katie Button, execu- the tyranny of the virus, with ing because of outbreaks. Legal tive chef and CEO at two deaths per day back up to disputes, threats and violence restaurants in Asheville, North where they were in March. have erupted over mask and Carolina. “The delta variant The delta variant is filling vaccine requirements. wiped that timeline complete- hospitals, sickening alarming The US death toll stands at ly away.” !" #$ %&'"()*+)+(
+ 9!:8; %)( Q!2 )- %) , $ $ !" < $ ; :-0!;(% $ < Consumption of diesel - the most used fuel in the coun- = announced.The amount will be ndia’s fuel demand soared try - jumped 15.6 per cent to 5 5 growth because of the pan- notwill be taken by the rate-set- disbursed this year only, Union Ialmost 11 per cent in August 5.6 million tonnes from a year demic and operate in the 2-6 ting panel of the RBI, he said, he Government on Commerce Minister Piyush when compared with the same earlier but fell 8.7 per cent from BI Governor Shaktikanta per cent inflation band set by replying to a question and TThursday said it will release Goyal told reporters here. month last year but lower than the previous month as mon- ndia, the world’s second RDas on Thursday said the government for it. added that it does not see high 56,027 crore to exporters Benefits will help sectors to the previous month as mon- soon rains stalled the mobility Ilargest sugar producer, can many fast indicators are show- The central bank will seek inflation getting generalised. against pending tax refunds maintain cash flows and meet soon rains slowed mobility of trucks. export 6 million tonne of the ing an uptick in economic to gradually move towards The banking system’s gross under different export incen- export demand in internation- and consumption. Cooking gas or liquefied sweetener in the 2021-22 sea- activity and the Reserve Bank achieving the 4 per cent target non-performing assets ratio tive schemes. al market, which is recovering Fuel consumption totalled petroleum gas (LPG) sales son commencing next month, is quite optimistic about its 9.5 over a period of time, he said, stood at 7.5 per cent as of the The amount will be dis- fast this financial year, he said. 16 million tonnes in August, up increased 2.4 per cent to 2.3 taking advantage of the firm per cent GDP growth estimate adding that the possibility of a end of June quarter, and the bursed to more than 45,000 Further, the commerce and from 14.42 million tonnes a million tonnes, while naphtha global market, industry body for FY2021-22 at present. sustained increase in inflation same is “manageable” as of now, exporters, the commerce min- industry ministry said that the year back but lower than 16.83 sales fell 5.1 per cent to 1.02 ISMA said on Thursday. He said the impact of the is unlikely. Das said, underlining that istry said.The 56,027 crore, Government of India has million tonnes in July 2021, million tonnes. The country exported second wave of Covid-19 has Easy liquidity conditions in lenders also have adequate which is being released under decided to budget 56,027 data from the Petroleum LPG sales fell 1.6 per cent about 6.67 million tonne of waned by August,and eco- the global markets are among capital buffers. various export promotion crore in 2021-22 itself in order Planning and Analysis Cell month-on-month.Sales of bitu- sugar in the first 11 months of nomic growth will be better the conditions which are lead- To a question on high hair- schemes, is over and above duty to disburse all pending export (PPA) of the Oil Ministry men, used for making roads, the 2020-21 season (October- from the second quarter ing to a surge in markets cuts taken by banks in debt res- remission of 12,454 crore for incentives due to exporters. showed. were 3.1 per cent up, while fuel September), higher than the onwards on a sequential basis. domestically, he said, making it olutions, he said there is scope the Remission of Duties and This amount includes claims Sales of petrol, which had oil use edged up 8 per cent in 5.57 million tonne shipment Speaking at an event clear that there is no evidence for improvement in the func- Taxes on Export Products relating to MEIS (Merchandise reached pre-Covid levels a cou- August. Naphtha demand at made in the year-ago period. organised by The Indian of the high asset prices affect- tioning of IBC which can (RoDTEP) Scheme and 6,946 Export India Scheme), SEIS ple of months back, rose 13 per 1.02 million tonnes was 5 per Total sugar exports in the Express and Financial Times, ing the inflation situation. include legislative changes and crore for Rebate of State and (Service Exports India cent year-on-year to 2.69 mil- cent lower than a year back and current season could surpass 7 Das said the RBI has decided A call on continuing with also time taken for a case by the Central Levies and Taxes Scheme), RoSL (Rebate of State lion tonnes and was up 2.5 per 16 per cent lower than July million tonne, it said. to give more emphasis on the accommodative stance or bankruptcy courts. (RoSCTL) Scheme already Levies), RoSCTL. cent over July 2021. 2021. Currently, global prices are ruling a more than four-year high at round 20 cents per pound due to likely sugar 1' '% & deficit in the world market in the next season on expected fall $'!! #'& in production in Brazil, it added. “This would mean that %%&&-$% # Indian sugar mills have a good opportunity to export their New Delhi:Google on will offer a four-month pro- surplus sugar in the next cou- 5 5 HDFC Bank and Axis Bank Thursday announced an accel- gramme that “seeks to help ple of months up to January were among the laggards. erator programme ‘GNI independent local or single- 2022, and thereafter till April enchmark indices Sensex Of the Sensex constituents, Startups Lab India’ for inde- subject journalism organisa- 2022 before Brazilian sugar Band Nifty managed to end 18 shares logged gains and 12 pendent local or single-subject tions find a pathway to finan- comes into the market,” Indian in positive territory after fight- suffered losses. journalism organisations in cial and operational sustain- Sugar Mills Association ing bouts of volatility on During the holiday-trun- the country. ability through intensive coach- (ISMA) said in a statement. Thursday as investors followed cated week, the Sensex rose Under its Google News ing, skills training and other Many sugar mills have signed risk-off mode in global mar- 175.12 points or 0.30 per cent, Initiative (GNI), the tech giant support”. PTI forward contracts for export in kets. After a volatile trade, the while the Nifty advanced 45.65 the upcoming season, it said. 30-share Sensex ended 54.81 points or 0.26 per cent. / 3 # 1 O3 D.P # points or 0.09 per cent higher Sectorally, telecom, power, ) 1 ) # E #0 FG at 58,305.07 -- its all-time clos- utilities, capital goods and $ ing high. metal indices rose up to 2.40 The NSE Nifty rose 15.75 per cent. On the other hand, points or 0.09 per cent to set- realty, consumer durables, tle at 17,369.25. bankex and finance ended in On the Sensex chart, Bharti the red. Broader midcap and Airtel was the top gainer, fol- smallcap indices rose up to 0.56 lowed by Nestle India, Tata per cent. “Domestic markets Steel, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech were highly volatile tracking and ITC. negative cues from global mar- On the other hand, Titan, kets amidst selling seen in UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Auto, realty and pharma stocks. !" #$ %&'"()*+)+( ' O - . . . / / % ./ P L/ 2 33 / 455 5 5
hrough the ages, people have always believed in supernat- Q0 R ' ,$ Tural powers and elements. The unworldly — some prefer to give it the rather cold name of the ' R underworld or the Hades — images have haunted people all their lives and, in certain cases, & 5 0P %&&&'&& across generations. Today, the movie-makers have started fusing !& !% !&$&# different genres together. One of the most everlasting genres that !-%&%$ &&& & 5 3 3 impacts our minds is horror. The powerful genre can stimulate, ctor, producer, a champion for rather tingle, almost every sense Anature and its preservation, one can think of. The latest in the Dia Mirza recently elaborated on series is Bhoot Police. her initiation into environmental On the shoot for the horror- issues and the importance of rais- comedy, director Pawar Kripalani ing climate-sensitive citizens. She says, “It was a great experience, to recalled how her love for nature was be honest. We shot the movie amid born from the engagement she had the raging pandemic and we had with it right through her childhood to face a lot of hurdles but, despite ')(-(?( 6( and shared, “I had a beautiful that, we had a rather fulfilling and school, we did a lot of our classes satisfying experience.” $ 3(&(-/3(0(- $ under big trees and spent a lot of Despite the restrictions, the time in neighbouring villages work- pandemic didn’t hinder their ' $ ing with grass-root communities. I schedule. “We really didn’t waste also had the privilege of growing up too much time. We were extreme- but Psycho and Jaws were the two spective, its own voice which is in a home that had a front yard, areas had no waste management ly lucky that we found a window, impressions that really pushed something that I have cultivated back yard and many fruit-bearing systems, and when the locals burn we found a part of the country that me.” Moreover, he goes on to say, over the years. So it’s a projection of trees. A lot of my time was spent the waste, it ends up contaminating was less infected by the virus and “I have watched Psycho and The all things. Tips has taken it because watching sparrows and squirrels the air, the soil and also entering our we just went for it,” Kripalani adds. Birds and all of these other movies it is inherently commercially acces- building their nests.” food chain. That was a huge trigger Upon being asked about his over a thousand times by now. I sible. With the actors, with the pack- When the first scientific reports and I felt a deeper sense of urgency fascination and deep love for the have watched them without sound, ing, we push it to make it a little about climate change were pub- about doing something about this. horror genre, he explains, “My fas- I have watched them only for the wider.” Kripalani said that all the lished, her school discussed them I remember when I had my first cination with the genre is that, for visual, I watch every version of actors were thorough professionals and initiated conversations about meeting with UNEP (UN me, it is like my go-to genre, it is these available.” and excited to work together. “As I consumerism, the way people were Environment Programme) in South something that I as an audience However, he laments the lack say, it was a comedy, adventure, producing and how that impacted Africa just after I was appointed the will like to consume. It is some- of elements of scenography in light-hearted and fun. There was a the planet. “My attention was drawn national goodwill ambassador, I thing that I have been watching horror movies in the Indian cine- lot of goofing around, a lot of fun, consistently to our own choices and suggested a really strong powerful since I was a kid. I have always ma. “In our country, we have not inherently everyone was kind of patterns of consumptions so much global campaign addressing plastic enjoyed horror; reading horror, really explored horror too much, enjoying the absurdity. Saif (Ali so that we would feel almost virtu- pollution and I was told that this making horror, watching horror... to be honest. I still love Mahal, Khan) has given his all and Javed ous about saving a pencil right till was exactly what we were going to it has been a part of who I am, Madhumati and movies like that. Jaffrey is an extremely hilarious per- the end. I became increasingly be working on next!” what it does, and deeper sub-tex- There were a couple of other son. It was a delight to work with aware of the fact that everything we Mirza believes her education tual narratives that it also gives. movies in that space that I have him. Yami (Gautam) and Jacqueline use and throw comes from the earth played a big part in shaping her as The horror genre branches out into really been big fans of and I (Fernandez) were extremely fun. and should go back to the earth in a sensitive individual and feels it is many subgenres. Within that, you enjoyed some of them. But I think They are such fine actors. It was a manner that doesn’t harm it. I very important that the youth are get to explore a variety of things generally we don’t have really kind of a chill set,” he says. learnt that human activity is chang- sensitised early to climate change. that you otherwise don’t get to do good scenography when it comes There were also other people on ing the temperatures of the planet. “We are consumed by capitalism too much of.” to horror films. Abroad, there are the set who made a mark. “We had That was the beginning of learning and material success because we are Furthermore, he recounts, so many that I kind of worship and other people as well, we had Johnny about the planet and our place in it. trained to think that way. But all of “Two movies that really scared me; they are kind of ideals for me, and Lever’s daughter Jamie (Lever), A very big shift was also created in that adds up to nothing because one was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho I look up to them and I see the such a funny actor. We had Amit my consciousness when I watched what transcends everything is our that really freaked me out and then filmmakers have kind of studied Mistri, who recently passed away. the documentary, ‘The inconvenient identity as citizens of this planet. there was this Steven Spielberg the subjects exhaustively.” He was also a fascinating actor. It truth’,” recalled Mirza Everything that we have or claim to movie called Jaws. Jaws left a On watching movies from an was a fun cast and they were all real- In a chat with environmental- own comes from the planet. And we long-lasting phobia of water in me. analytical point of view, he says, ly fun to work with.” ist Abhiir Bhalla for the Candid must respect that,” she underlined. I was scared of even a bathtub. “These movies still move me, scare Presented by Tips Industries Climate Conversations podcast, she Mirza also believes that the syn- That was the beginning of my me even now. Even now I am mes- Ltd, in association with 12th Street also shared how visiting a tiger for- ergy between individuals, civil soci- association with horror. I was so merised by them; the way these have Entertainment, Bhoot Police is all est in Madhya Pradesh made her ety, policymakers and grassroots taken in by what Jaws had done to been put together. I think every cou- set to release on Disney+Hotstar understand the challenges of ecol- organisations is critical in creating me, done to my mind. This genre ple of years, I still watch The today, September 10. Starring ogy conservation. Mirza expressed, a groundswell of change. She really grips you in ways that no Shining. You lose yourself in these Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, “I learnt about the compulsions of remarked, “Kids for Tiger pro- other genre can. It can really affect movies.” Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami the forest rangers, how dangerous gramme was launched after a giant you. I was kind of consumed by The conventional approach of Gautam, the film is a brave it is for them to face the threats of push was made to include and that, then I explored The Shining, making horror movies in Indian attempt to raise high the flag of the wild, poachers and encroachers. involve young people. Today we Rosemary’s Baby, Exorcist, and all cinema has always been commer- the horror-comedy genre in our Associating with people like Bittu have the power of social media and other great films that were made, cial. He says, “It has got its own per- country. Sehgal who runs the Sanctuary some people are willing to invest in Nature Foundation and Vivek the environment and wildlife cam- Menon who is the CEO of the paigns. I think PETA has also hen is the last time you meditat- Wildlife Trust Of India made me played a very big part in helping Wed because of your hectic sched- - # realise the huge gap that exists people understand how bad testing ule? Amidst the pandemic, we are all between what climate scientists on animals is. There’s a very big part dealing with mental and physical were talking about and what chil- that organisations play in increas- stress. That is when we think of & % 1% &-&81 2 13 dren were learning in schools. Such ing people’s awareness about issues. mediation for a while. issues are also completely ignored For instance, just the gesture of car- Now that the festive season has &%&-% ' #%!#&& by the mainstream media and it is rying my own water bottle all over arrived, it is a good time to greet Lord around this time that I the world has spread the message of Ganesha with all of the enthusiasm the trail of smoke release by decided that I could be sustainability and I feel so grateful and zeal. From Ganapati Bappa incense. a bridge between sci- that so many people have followed Morya’s cheers to painted pandals to Simply enjoy the current time ence, policy and the suit. I also don’t think we would lit up sites of worship to the prepara- while watching the basic and elegant general public. This is have had the win with the Aarey tion of modak in every home, it is that show. how, over 15 years forest in Mumbai if it wasn’t for the time of the year when devotees leave Carry on in this fashion for as ago, I started work- participation and incredibly con- no stone tuned to greet Lord Ganesha long as you desire, or until you feel ing for the envi- sistent efforts of the local and seek his blessings. settled from inside. ronment.” NGOs, civil society and Almost all Indian celebrations Spend only five to 10 minutes Five years ago, also celebrity supporters.” include diya, lighting, and decorations. at first for a few times in a week, while shooting Mirza has also been Using diya, decorative candles, and then gradually extend the length of the series Ganga, looking at data and statis- string lights to light up your puja space your sessions and try the practice The Soul Of tics and is encouraged by can add a shine to your decor. In the more regularly. This method will India, Mirza the level of participation puja room, you can use string lights, increase your ability to concentrate saw how pol- by young people who are diya, and scented candles in front of and you will improve graduallly. luted some of in turn mounting more the mandap. It will add to the bright- the most eco- pressure on governments, ness and vibrancy of your décor. Effects of fragrance sensitive policymakers and indus- The importance of fragrance in The aroma of plants, spices, environ- try than, perhaps, ever worship helps to connect spiritually. and herbs has medicinal and ther- ments are before. However, she The magnificent fragrance from per- apeutic effects, and it is incredibly with plastic added, “Still, our gains are fumes and incense sticks was originat- tion experience, while also offering significant to our psychology. You waste. so few in contrast to the ed in ancient India. These fragrances mental clarity and serenity. You may need to remain quiet. Relaxing the Thinking back, larger picture. We have a calm or soothe our spirits from with- get these fragrances blended in a vari- mind becomes increasingly impor- she said, “I was very long way to go. in. We tend to meditate while pray- ety of incense sticks. tant as our lives get more hectic and using this great Climate change is still not ing so that we can focus on something The ancient vedic school of muddled. Meditation with essential opportunity to an electoral issue and only we wish to do without any difficulty. Ayurveda teaches about the deeper oils has a healing effect on both the not just highlight those platforms that are Due to hectic lifestyle, meditation holistic science behind the stimulation mind and the body. the cultural or independent have been helps in relaxing while redirecting of the senses when people come into It is thought that the aroma is environmental asking the right questions your energy, and improving your contact with scents and feel their ther- pleasing to God and has a purifying aspect of the and have been linking nat- overall health. However, the obliga- apeutic effects. Perfumes’ restores our effect. The lamp shines brightly, dis- river but also the ural disasters with climate tions and distractions make it difficult hearts, spirits, and senses, in all of their pelling the negative energy that fact that it sup- change. Climate change in the beginning of meditation. In such forms, can be best described as spir- has taken over the puja grounds. ports the lives needs to become a polit- circumstances, aromatherapy comes to itual, healing, and liberating from Diffusers with essential oils create and livelihood ical issue. Only then will rescue. egoic servitude. a warm and inviting atmosphere in of over four people start talking about Aromatherapy is the practice of Outlined below is one way how your home. You might also use million people. it. The media also needs inhaling essential oil-derived scents you may integrate an incense stick as scented candles as an alternative. And then I saw to mainstream this con- that assists in managing emotions and part of your daily meditation. However, So be ready to refresh youself in millions of versation. There is promotes healthy life. 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icking up from where we left off Pafter sampling the wares of Kerala for Onam, we felt we have not yet had enough. We were eager to taste some more dishes from South India, and were on the lookout for any opportu- nity that could cater to our cravings. And that is when we found out that riors of the region and untapped by delectable Mutton sukha (mutton The Westin, Gurgaon had commenced people outside of those places. You may roast), Kozhi varuval (fried chicken a 13-day long culinary symphony rest assured, I will be sending only the curry) which went really well with the titled, 'Treasures of Trichy' to enliven most choice dishes your way." Malabar porotta. The chef, in one of the traditional and flavourful spirit of After we seated ourselves we his customary chats with us, as he Tiruchirappalli, from September 3. rubbed our hands together in giddy dropped by our table periodically to On further enquiry, we found out that joy, in eager anticipation of what was check that everything is In order, the 'Treasures of Trichy' food festival, reading about the food as our cab pulled up at the to come. Right off the bat we were shared that he preferred the porottas curated by chef Vijaykumar, was all from Trichy. The cuisine entrance of The Westin. spoilt for choice, in a throwback to the with the fish curry. The Paal katti about celebrating the cuisine with a tra- here has been influ- As we navigated sense of hospitality that the southern melagu (paneer curry) was particular- ditional showcase of timeless delicacies enced by the various through the lobby regions of India are known for, with ly creamy and we fancied it as a stand- based on authentic South Indian regimes that have to the establish- three different appetisers. Small vadas, alone dish. The Lemon rice disap- recipes from his homeland - the vibrant ruled this area over ment's all-day crispy fried florets of cauliflowers, and peared in a jiffy, and that was no sur- city of Tiruchirappalli. Lying along the the centuries and dining restaurant, succulent chicken nuggets were prise, it reminded us of home, after all. banks of the Cauvery, this ancient city, an amazing blend Seasonal Tastes, served with an assortment of chutneys Rubbing our tummies, we had soaked in spirituality and rich history, of fragrant spicy the lunch buffet and pickles. We were particularly just enough room for the tradition- is full of diverse and flavourful trea- dishes has was being spread. obsessed with the soft hunks of al Seviyaan paayasam and the rich sures. Well, we were hooked from the emerged from the But we had our chicken, which the chef told us were Rava kesari. While the paayasam hit moment we realised we would be able melee. Majority of eyes only on the so succulent because they were mar- the right notes as a sweet dish, since to binge on another cuisine from the dishes here are Treasures of Trichy. inated for over half an hour with there are some among us who don't Southern India, and reserved a table for rice based, with the We sought out chef lemon juice, and the cauliflower like a dessert that is too sweet, the lunch without further ado. regions situated on the Vijaykumar and expressed crisps, which went really well with the kesari was extremely sweet. But we The day we visited Westin, we took banks of Cauvery being known that we were there only for his tomato chutney. did not mind that, we reveled in the particular care in having an extreme- as the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu. Aside food and that we couldn't wait to fill When the main course was set on sugar rush. ly light breakfast, preparing well in from that, coconut also plays an impor- ourselves to the brim. He had a hearty our table, we realised what a wise deci- Without wasting any time, con- advance for a sumptuous lunch. As we tant role in the cuisine of Trichy. chuckle before sharing, "For this food sion that light breakfast was, because sidering how the festival ends on made our way to Westin we could not Scrolling through some drool- festival, I have recreated some simple what we had in front of us was a September 15, we would recom- stop thinking about food, probably worthy images of traditional dishes yet heavenly recipes perfected and diverse array of some of the best dish- mend you visit The Westin, because we were somewhat hungry, engineered in Trichy households, we passed on by generations. These recipes es to be featured among the 'Treasure Gurgaon for some lip-smacking and decided to while away our time did not realise how quickly time passed are restricted to the homes in the inte- of Trichy'. The selections included a fare from Trichy.
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Nwithin two matches of get one final chance to save his tested negative for Covid-19, a “A l l t h e p l a y e r s h a v e completing the first men’s cal- international career when development that clears the returned with negative test,” a endar-year singles Grand Slam India take on England in the decks for the fifth Test against senior BCCI source said on in 52 years on Wednesday, ral- fifth and final Test, chasing a England to proceed as sched- Friday. lying to defeat Italian Matteo historic series win. uled from Friday after the While chances have Berrettini in a US The weather prediction uncertainty triggered by a pos- increased of the Test match Open quarter-final. : 1 (*!= for the game starting Friday itive case in the visiting contin- happening, sources are also Top-ranked (2 -"C - would bring smiles in the gent. saying that at least one senior Djokovic stretched #38#9#(I Indian camp as there is fore- The entire Indian group Indian player doesn’t want to his Grand Slam win cast of rain during the first had to undergo RT-PCR tests take the field as he fears some- streak to 26 matches by elimi- two days which increases the after assistant physio Yogesh one might test positive while nating sixth seed Berrettini 5- chance of Virat Kohli becom- Parmar tested positive for playing the game. 7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 at Arthur Ashe ing the first Indian captain to Covid-19 on Thursday. The BCCI is trying to per- Stadium in a rematch of July’s win an away Test series both The Indians had already suade that senior cricketer, Wimbledon final. in Australia (2018-19) and lost their head physio Nitin whose family is also against “I think it was a great per- England (2021). Patel, who is currently in iso- him playing the game. formance overall,” Djokovic Zverev, last year’s US Open “He’s the best player in the India are leading 2-1 right said, calling his last three sets runner-up, reached his fourth world. He’s very difficult to now. a look-in. 600-run mark for the series. “the best three sets I’ve played career Slam semi-final by elim- beat,” Zverev said. “I was the However, just like the last The non-inclusion of Just like Rohit Sharma, in the tournament.” inating South Africa’s 46th- first player to beat him in a very four Tests, the visitors’ line-up Ravichandran Ashwin has who would like to overcome The world No 1 booked a ranked Lloyd Harris 7-6 (8/6), big match this year. That does for the game is set to evoke been non-negotiable for cap- his knee injury and breach the semi-final date on Friday 6-3, 6-4. give you something.” curiosity. tain Kohli, whose vote of con- 500-run mark for the five against Olympic champion Zverev denied Djokovic’s Zverev is on a 16-match At the heart of the conver- fidence in Ravindra Jadeja’s Tests, which will be a tremen- Alexander Zverev, who beat bid for a ‘Golden Slam’ sweep win streak that includes a title sation will certainly be all-round skills has been par- dous achievement for some- Djokovic in the semi-finals in of all four major titles plus last month at Cincinnati. Bumrah’s workload after hav- tially vindicated if not fully. one who was not a natural Tokyo. Olympic Gold, but Djokovic Djokovic didn’t play between ing bowled 151 overs already For England, Root is their Test opener. “He’s in tremendous form. leads their all-time rivalry 6-3. the Olympics and the Open. in the past one month, includ- first and only hope and he Root will get support from He has been winning a lot,” ing 22 intense overs on the would like to shrug off the deputy Jos Buttler, who will be Djokovic said. “He’s one of the fourth and fifth day of the Oval disappointment and back in the playing XI and best players in the world right Oval Test. ( 1 P # D ) ensure that he crosses the may replace Bairstow. now and I’m pumped. The 2 P Just like Bumrah, another bigger the challenge, the more complicated “to be or not to walk into the playing XI but glory in overcoming it.” New York: British 18-year-old Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari, be situation” surrounds skipper Kohli’s call in absence Djokovic is trying to sensation Emma Raducanu who ousted Czech fourth seed Rahane’s inclusion after his of head coach Ravi Shastri and B$ < $ become the first man to win all became the first qualifier to Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-4. twin failures on a good batting bowling coach Bharath Arun, four major titles in the same reach the US Open semi-finals Sakkari, whose first Slam deck at the Oval. both suffering from Covid-19, year since Rod Laver in 1969, by defeating Tokyo Olympic semi-final came in June at the Six failures in seven will be crucial. but he wasn’t ready ponder the champion Belinda Bencic 6-3, French Open, also eliminat- innings with confidence shot Umesh Yadav (6 wickets) ) $ % glory of that challenge just 6-4 on Wednesday. ed 2019 US Open winner to pieces is not the Rahane and all-rounder Shardul yet. Raducanu, only the fourth Bianca Andreescu, and Czech everyone is familiar with. Thakur (3 wickets 117 runs), “Only focusing on the next qualifier to reach a Grand 10th seed Petra Kvitova, a Yet, considering this is after their respective impres- 5 ,0 looking forward to the game,” a must win game for us,” he match. Don’t ask me about his- Slam semi-final, made the two-time Wimbledon cham- the last Test of the series, sive performances in the last Buttler said when asked about said. tory,” Djokovic said. “I’m think- Swiss 11th seed the highest- pion, in matching her best Kohli might think of giving game, aren’t going to be ngland vice-captain Jos the latest development . There is speculation that ing only about the next match. rated victim of her young Slam run. his deputy one last chance fail- benched and Bumrah is some- EButtler on Thursday said he Buttler, who was on pater- England pace spearhead James Step by step.” career in making history on the Raducanu became the ing which his India career one who will be required big expects the fifth and final Test nity leave during the Oval Anderson might be rested for The 34-year-old Serbian New York hardcourts. youngest US Open women’s might be in line now that he time in the biggest game of the against India to proceed as Test, said his team is all fired the game but Buttler hinted also seeks his fourth US Open “It was a really tough semi-finalist since Maria is 33 years old. series. scheduled despite a fresh up to square the series, which otherwise. title and men’s record 21st match,” Raducanu said. “I’m Sharapova in 2005, although If not, then Suryakumar In case, the team manage- Covid-19 case in the visiting India leads 2-1 at present. “He has bowled fantasti- career Slam trophy, which really glad to have come she is only a couple of months Yadav’s flamboyance or ment looks at the bigger pic- camp. “It was a fantastic Test cally well in the series. Jimmy would lift him one above the through.” younger than Canadian 19- Hanuma Vihari’s doggedness ture and decides giving “I don’t know too much, to match (at the Oval). The is incredibly fit. He has looked mark he shares with Roger Next for World number year-old Leylah Fernandez, could be used to unsettle the Bumrah an option to cool his be honest, at the moment. At Indians played brilliant crick- after himself very well. He Federer and Rafael Nadal, both 150 Raducanu, who hasn’t who will face second-seeded English attack. heels, then Mohammed Siraj, present we are expecting the et. We want to win this Test looks exactly the same (as was absent with injuries. dropped a set at the Open is a Aryna Sabalenka in Thursday’s With Mohammed Shami despite an underwhelming game to go ahead. Things are match and level the series. The in first match) and is available German fourth seed first-ever matchup against other semi-final. AFP being declared fit, he is set to show in the last Test, will get all fine in our camp. We are spirits are high in the side, it’s for selection,” he said. 3 . P en Stokes was left out of BEngland’s provisional squad announced on Thursday for in the world,” said England play four warm-up matches, next month’s T20 World Cup. head coach Chris Silverwood. including a two-match T20 Stokes is currently taking “Tymal Mills deserves his series against Pakistan. 3 he Table Tennis Federation an indefinite leave of absence inclusion and has demonstrat- Tof India (TTFI) has called its from cricket for his mental ed over the past couple of SQUAD Johannesburg: Former cap- squad. executive committee meeting on wellbeing and to recover from years, but particularly this sum- Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen tain Faf du Plessis, veteran leg- Quinton de Kock, Aidem Saturday to discuss star player a finger injury. mer, that he has all skills to suc- Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam spinner Imran Tahir and all- Markram, Heinrich Klaasen Manika Batra’s allegations of The 30-year-old all- ceed at this level,” he added. Billings, Jos Buttler (wkt), Sam rounder Chris Morris were left and David Miller will form match-fixing against national rounder, a key member of the Eoin Morgan leads a squad Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam out as South Africa on part of an experienced batting coach Soumyadeep Roy. side that won the 2019 50-over featuring several 50-over World Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Thursday announced an 15- line-up, while the fast-bowling After Manika’s allegation, in World Cup, has not taken the Cup winners, including Jason Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason member squad for the upcom- line-up features Kagiso response to the TTFI’s show- field since July. Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Roy, David Willey, Chris ing T20 World Cup. Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and cause notice, that the national “Durham’s Ben Stokes was Buttler, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. Temba Bavuma, who had Anrich Nortje. coach had asked her to throw a not available for selection and Woakes and Mark Wood. Reserves: Tom Curran, Liam surgery on Sunday and is Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), match during the Olympic qual- continues to take an indefinite Lancashire all-rounder Dawson, James Vince expected to be fit by mid to late Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de ifiers, the federation had asked break from all cricket to priori- Liam Livingstone has been October, will lead the young Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Roy for a written response tise his mental wellbeing,” said included after scoring an RASHID RESIGNS team, which also features Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich which he has submitted. who had wanted to train in an England and Wales Cricket England T20 record 42-ball While all eyes are on Keshav Maharaj, the left-arm Klaasen, Aiden Markram, “The issue will be discussed Poland instead, is also expected Board statement. hundred against Pakistan this recent developments in spinner who is yet to play a David Miller, W Mulder, Lungi in the virtual meeting and I will to reach in a day or two. But fast bowler Tymal Mills season. Afghanistan after the T20I. In the spin department, Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine propose formation of an inquiry The federation recently has been included, returning to Fast bowler Jofra Archer Taliban took over apart from Maharaj, Tabraiz Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, panel but the committee will made camp attendance compul- the side for the first time since had already been ruled out with the country, the Shamsi and Bjorn Fortuin will Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van take the final call,” TTFI secre- sory for players to be eligible for 2017. an elbow injury while, as nation’s cricket be the specialist bowlers in the der Dussen. AFP tary Arun Banerjee said on big events, including the Asian Mills has impressed during expected, there is no place for board revealed its Thursday. Championships in Doha later this season’s domestic T20 Blast Test skipper Joe Root in the T20 World Cup However, moments later, and ACB has not obtained my TTFI president Dushyant this month. and starred for Southern Brave 15-man squad. squad on Thursday. in a stunning development, consent for the team which has Chautala is expected to attend Sutirtha Mukherjee, who as they won the inaugural edi- Surrey’s Tom Curran Leg-spinner Rashid was Rashid Khan announced his been announced by ACB the meeting. did not report to Sonipat at the tion of the Hundred. and the Hampshire pair of named as the captain while decision of stepping down as media,” he wrote in a post on start of the camp, has also “I believe we have selected Liam Dawson and James veteran wicket-keeper the captain of the T20 side. Twitter. CAMP IN SONIPAT reached after recovering from a squad that covers all bases Vince are the travelling Mohammad Shahzad was also “As the captain and “I am taking the decision On the ongoing national fever, said Banerjee. “The rules and has the depth to be suc- reserves. included in the squad. Afasr responsible person for the of stepping down from the camp in Sonipat, Banerjee said are pretty clear. You have to cessful in what is expected to As part of their build- Zazai and Farid Ahmad Malik nation, I reserve the right to be roles as the captain of most of the players have report- attend the camp to be eligible for be a very competitive tourna- up to the tournament, were announced as the two part of the selection of the Afghanistan T20 side,” he ed barring Manika. G Sathiyan, selection,” he said. ment featuring the best players England are scheduled to standby players. team. The selection committee added. ,=, R ) ) 5$ I7 %)( + + +,2 (* 2 , /2 - +! (!(% */D % New Delhi: The Syed Modi $ International Super 300 tour- nament was on Thursday can- Melbourne: Cricket Australia tant issue,” it added. oise Kean grabbed his first celled by the Badminton World on Thursday made it clear that The one-off Test between Minternational goals since $ Federation for the second year it will not host the Afghanistan Australia and Afghanistan is March 2019 as Italy thrashed in a row. men’s team next month if scheduled to begin on Lithuania 5-0 in World Cup / @$$ The tournament, which women are not allowed to play November 27 in Hobart. qualifying on Wednesday, as New Delhi: The BCCI apex was also cancelled last year due the game under Taliban rule. The Australian Cricketers Damian Szymanski’s late head- council on Thursday received to the Covid-19 pandemic, CA’s statement comes a day Association (ACA) also er forced England to settle for a a complaint against former was scheduled to be held in after Taliban’s cultural commis- endorsed CA’s stance. draw in Poland. captain MS Dhoni’s appoint- Lucknow from October 12 to sion, Ahmadullah Wasiq, was “What is happening now in Italy had drawn their previ- ment as the Indian team’s 17. quoted as saying that it wasn’t Afghanistan is a human rights ous two qualifiers to slip into a mentor for the T20 World “Further to August’s necessary for women to play issue that transcends the game battle with Switzerland for auto- Cup, citing the conflict of announcement detailing cricket. of cricket. matic qualification from Group interest clause in the Lodha updates to the BWF “Driving the growth of “And while we would love to C. 4 , 01 Committee reforms. Former Tournament Calendar 2021, women’s cricket globally is see players such as Rashid Khan But the European champi- Madhya Pradesh Cricket the BWF can confirm the Syed incredibly important to Cricket play against Australia, hosting ons produced a dominant dis- ndia will tour South Africa for Association life member Modi India International 2021 Australia. Our vision for crick- this Test Match cannot be con- play against Lithuania in Reggio Ian all-format series in Sanjeev Gupta, who has pre- is now cancelled,” the apex et is that it is a sport for all and sidered if that same opportuni- Emilia. December-January, Cricket viously filed a series of body said in a statement. we support the game unequiv- ty to play the game is denied to Young striker Kean, who South Africa (CSA) said on Conflict of interest complaints BWF, which has had to ocally for women at every level,” Roya Samim and her team- rejoined Juventus from Everton, 2020 final, lost their 100 percent with an impressive 4-0 victory in Thursday. against players and adminis- cancel several tournaments the CA said. mates,” it said. scored twice in the first half. record in qualifying with a 1-1 Iceland. According to the itinerary trators, has sent a letter to the due to Covid-19 complica- “If recent media reports Sports Minister Richard Edgaras Utkus put through draw against Poland in Warsaw. There had been serious announced by CSA, India is set apex council members that tions and restrictions, howev- that women’s cricket will not be Colbeck has called for the ICC’s his own net and Giacomo Spain’s qualification hopes questions marks raised about the to play three Test matches, as Dhoni’s appointment is a vio- er, did not specify the exact rea- supported in Afghanistan are intervention on the matter. Raspadori also scored as Italy were under threat heading into form of forwards Timo Werner, many ODIs and four T20Is lation of the Conflict of son for calling off the tourna- substantiated, Cricket Australia “Excluding women from moved four ahead at the break. their game at Kosovo, but a 2-0 Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane, during the tour. Interest clause, under which ment in India. would have no alternative but to sport at any level is unaccept- Giovanni Di Lorenzo made win, coupled with Sweden’s sur- but all three netted in Reykjavik. Two Tests are scheduled in one person cannot hold two “The BWF regrets the can- not host Afghanistan for the able,” Colbeck said in a state- it five in the second period as prise 1-2 loss to Greece, gave In Group E, Belgium con- Johannesburg from December posts. Dhoni is also captain of cellation but remains commit- proposed Test Match due to be ment. “We urge international Roberto Mancini’s side stretched Luis Enrique’s side a much- tinued their cruise towards 17 to 21 and January 3 to 7, Chennai Super Kings in IPL. ted to delivering a safe and played in Hobart.” sport authorities, including the their lead over Switzerland at the needed boost. qualification as Dennis Praet’s while Centurion will host the structured series of badminton “We thank the Australian International Cricket Council, to top of the table to six points. Germany made it three first-half effort saw Roberto second Test from December 26 lowed by three ODIs and four tournaments for the rest of the and Tasmanian Governments take a stand against this England, who were beaten wins from three for the former Martinez’s side edge out to 30. T20Is to be held in Cape Town year,” the statement read. PTI for their support on this impor- appalling ruling.” PTI by Italy on penalties in the Euro Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick Belarus 1-0. The Test matches will be fol- and Paarl.