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Mahto, who was staying in 5        " 7   Party Spokesperson cum Chennai after getting dis- QR&   2 &R General Secretary Vinod Kumar Singh , Sudivya educationist-linguist late charged from the hospital on He was shifted to the picture on the gravity of the Pandey said that in the meet- Kumar Sonu, Lobin Bhubaneswar Anuj and many February 8, complained of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of situation,” said Rao. ings present political scenario, Hembram, Mohan Karmakar, party colleagues at the district discomfort and pain in his Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Despite being declared fit Madhupur bypoll and orga- Santosh Rajwar, Mithilesh level. chest last week, said the Co- Superspecialty Hospital in the to travel and lead a normal life, *;*;   -  nizational issues were dis- Thakur, Babulal Soren, The JMM has fielded the Director, Institute of Heart state capital on October 1 and the minister did not attend the cussed and all office bearers, Secretary Yogendra Prasad, son of late Haji Hussain and Lung Transplant and put on non-invasive ventilation. Budget Session in the MLAs and MPs presented Sanjeev Bedia, Joba Manjhi, Ansari and state minority Mechanical Circulatory The 54-year-old MLA from Jharkhand Assembly in person their views on the issues. Raju Giri, Sheikh Badruddin, affairs minister Hafizul Hasan Support at MGM Healthcare, Dumri was put on a life sup- as a precautionary measure. For Madhupur bye-elec- Ganesh Chaudhary , from Madhupur by poll. The Dr. Suresh Rao. port system called Doctors suggested him to avoid tion, a strategy was established Spokesman Abhishek Prasad BJP has fielded Ganga “He has developed an Extracorporeal Membrane crowded places and public to ensure a historic victory of Pintu, Manoj Pandey, Narayan Singh, who switched infection on his chest wall. We Oxygenation (ECMO) for interaction for a few weeks as the Grand Alliance candidate Minority Morcha President sides from AJSU a few days have collected a sample of the around three weeks in Chennai a relapse could have proved by establishing coordination Hidayatullah Khan, Mahila back. infection for culture and the before he underwent a lung fatal. with all the allies and like- Morcha President Mahua The battle of Madhupur is minister has been kept under transplant surgery on Mahto, a Jharkhand Mukti minded parties. Party officials Majhi, Business Front a litmus test for both the observation,” said Dr. Rao, November 10. Morcha (JMM) MLA, is a and MLAs were given various President Amitesh Sahai, alliance as BJP has already adding that Mahto’s condition Dr. Rao, who was a mem- first-time minister in the State responsibilities for the Sports Front President Manoj stated that in Madhupur by- was stable, and his transplant- ber of the team that trans- cabinet. Before being detect- Madhupur election. Yadav, Student Front poll Tamar episode will be ed lungs were functioning planted Mahto’s lung at MGM ed with Covid-19, he had The meeting was mainly President Amit Kumar and repeated. In January 2009, fine. on November 10, on Saturday taken important decisions attended by the Executive many other officials, includ- then Chief Minister Shibu Mahto, who tested positive said that such infections occur related to relaxations in school President of the party Hemant ing all MLAs. Soren lost the bye-election of for Covid-19 on September in some patients after under- fees during the lockdown ""( "8                    Soren, Vice President Stephen At the end of the meeting, Tamar Assembly seat to 28, underwent treatment in dif- going lung transplant surgery, period. Mahto had also ""(  '      Marandi, Champai Soren, a two-minute collective Jharkhand Party candidate ferent hospitals for four and therefore they must take assured better payment to Shashank Shekhar Bhokta, silence was observed to pay Gopal Krishna Patar, aka Raja months. Soon after testing pos- utmost precautions. para teachers in the state and   unturned in observing this Mathura Prasad Mahato, tributes to senior party leader, Peter by a margin of 9,062 itive, he was admitted to state- “We have been adminis- became the first ever occasion with zest and vigour. General Secretary Sita Soren, guardian and central vice- votes. The defeat cost Soren run Rajendra Institute of tering antibiotics to him Education Minister in hairman cum Managing CCL organized a plethora of Vinod Kumar Pandey, president, Late Haji Hussain Jharkhand chief minister's Medical Sciences (RIMS) in (Mahto). The culture test Jharkhand to gift cars to board CDirector (CMD), Central activities during this period. Supriyo Bhattacharya, Vijay Ansari ji, eminent litterateur- seat. Ranchi. report will give us a clearer exam toppers. Coalfield Limited (CCL), PM The activities varied from plan- Prasad, in a ceremony at CCL tation, cleaning of residential Headquarter in the State premises, offices, hospitals to Capital, awarded three opera- cleaning of wells and drains, to $   !! ! !     tional areas or units of the com- generate awareness amongst pany for their work during the community. ‘Swachcta Hi Seva’ month. Earlier Rajrappa area of CC 82$2" 87 A committee chaired by L was selected as the best per- Director (Personal), CCL forming unit by the Ministry of 278 " selected three areas based on Coal amongst its various the evaluation criteria provid- undertakings for the different ed by the Ministry of Coal, activities it performed during   Government of India. the ‘Swachchta’ Month. Rajrappa, Kuju and CCL HQ Prasad congratulated the itnessing increase in pos- were awarded for their work. various winners for their Witive cases of COVID 19 General Manager Kuju, IC achievement. He said that the at a rapid speed in the State Mehta, General Manager company is committed to ful- Capital on Saturday Ranchi Rajrappa, Alok Kumar and fill the Gandhian dream of Deputy Commissioner, Chhavi General Manager CSR, CCL, ‘Swachch Bharat’ and will con- Ranjan, has instructed the AK Singh received the award. tinue undertaking various employees of all the business The different parameters for activities in the future. establishments, restaurants, assessment included Tree plan- The program was attended hotels, garment shops, jewellery "       
    
       
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The vac- All non-entitled- fter a gap of three months Meanwhile , district production in the financial Tata Main Hospital (TMH) cine will develop the patients will have Aand first in 2021 a Covid- administration has stepped up year 2020-21 and improved its has observed that vaccination third immunity to to make online 19 related death has been both vaccination and tests with overall performance under the is a more effective way to beat fight the virus,” said payments of reported in Dhanbad with a rise in the number of positive leadership of Director the pandemic. Dr Choudhry. Rs.250/- to book death of a 70 year lady who was cases .On Friday 33 new posi- incharge Amarendu Prakash . Addressing the media dur- The advisor also their slots. The undergoing treatment at tive cases were detected includ- Fiscal 2020-21 also proved to ing a telephonic Press meet, Dr informed that on new process will SNMMMCH Covid Centre, ing 10 in Tata Jamaica colony. be a good year in terms of per- Rajan Choudhry, advisor, Friday 1100 tests be started, and on Friday evening. With this the number of active formance in Dispatch and COVID-19, Tata Main Hospital were conducted by TMH out of slots will be available from Last Covid related death cases In the district has crossed Techno-Economic Indices. said that the hospital is fully which 16 cases were tested March 26 (Friday) and book- was reported in 100 mark in the current With the addition of some new prepared to fight the second positive. ings can be done from March December2020. year. facilities, the plant also wave. The hospital has focused He also informed that Tata 24. Slotsfor COVID She was admitted to this Dhanbad deputy commis- upgraded its production on vaccination drive. “ The Main Hospital (TMH) has start- Vaccination can be booked up hospital by health authorities sioner US Singh visited the processes last year. BSL was compared to 2019-20 and a along with alternating network seriousness of the situation ed the facility for Online Slot to three days in advance. and was detected during a con- locality on Saturday and direct- conferred with the coveted 1.5% increase in the production line of coke oven gas line etc. can be gauged from the fact Booking facility. Bookings for He went on to inform that tact tracing drive in Bhoura ed to shift all positive patients National Awards like of CR Saleable from CRM-3. In the financial year 2020- that only 10 days before eights COVID Vaccination can only be 140 beds are there for Covid locality of district.Family mem- to Covid hospital.Contact trac- Greentech Environment Last year, BSL set new annual 21, BSL exported more than patients were being treated done through the TMH Vishwas patients and 18 ICU beds. As bers claim she had coming of ing is on and during the day Excellence Award and records in Hot Metal produc- three lakh tonnes of steel to with coronavirus and the num- portal/app. “To contain the part of these efforts, the advi- breathlessness besides heart swab of more than eight per- National Water Innovation tion from Blast Furnace-1, CR several countries including bers have increased to 80 at COVID19 pandemic, the sor urged the public to make problems . sons were collected at Award for its commitment coil for Sale (CRM-3) and China. In the month of March, present,” he said. Government of India has start- sure they follow Covid guide- Besides, there two more JAMADOBA alone for tests. and efforts in the direction of Granulated Slag Production. BSL made forays into the He said that increasing the ed the COVID Vaccination lines. “ As per the data available elderly women also have Singh also visited different environment protection. Sharing information COC European market by exporting speed of vaccination is the Programme since January 16. we have found that the impact reportedly died after taking locations in the district includ- Getting the environment clear- Manikant Dhan said the year 12436 tonnes of steel with CI only way to win the battle Under the programme,it is of the virus has increased. their first dose of Corona ing covid centre as well as the ance in the month of March 2020-21 was also remarkable in mark certification for the first against the pandemic. The mandatory for all to register However, we need to be care- Vaccine. BOTH were vacci- vaccination centres. for modernization and expan- terms of progress & stabiliza- time. BSL also entered into an transmission of the viral spread themselves on the Co-WIN app ful in the coming days. We nated at Putki community cen- Talking to the media he sion of new SMS was also a tion in the new facilities in the MoU with NHAI for supply of is much more high in the sec- https://www.cowin.gov.in/home must take precautionary steps tre vaccination centre three said, adequate arrangements significant achievement for plant including installation of fly ash for road construction ond wave. He said that as the before booking slots through to ensure further safety. Avoid days ago.However, local health are there for housing positive BSL. caster in the new SMS, com- projects. Till now, BSL has vaccination gathers speed the TMH Vishwas forCOVID crowds, wear masks and main- officials are yet not confirming patients here.He àlso called In 2020-21, BSL registered missioning of zero liquid dis- already supplied 1,70,000 situation will become normal. Vaccination. tain distance,” said Dr the death upon people to come forward a growth of 2.6% in production charge facility in CRM-3, com- Cubic Meter of fly ash to “Though the second wave As per the existing policy, Choudhry. Dr S Kumar of the local and take vaccin. of HR Plate and HR Sheet as missioning of second stream NHAI. &!     #   0!  + 15.   ;    /   Subdivision Officers, Block Chhattisgarh.   Development Officers of all In view of the increasing    special vaccination cam- blocks so that this campaign cases of Covid-19, the district Apaign will be conducted in can be made successful with administration has started to  ? the district of Garhwa on the full preparation. strictly follow the guidelines !    <=*) occasion of World Health Day The DC said that during issued by the government. The ablu Kumar Kisku (25), on April 7, said Deputy the special vaccination cam- District Transport Officer, Btrapped in Malaysia for the Commissioner Rajesh Kumar paign at least 25000 beneficia- Garhwa has been directed to   Maintenance practices and past four years, returned home Pathak at a Press 2021. He informed that under ries are to be vaccinated. Apart ensure compliance with the NTPC systems. on Saturday. With the initiation conference here on Saturday. this campaign, vaccination pro- from this, Covid-19 test will be norms set for the operation of TPC, India's largest NTPC also realized 100% of Chief Minister Hemant The DC said that as per the gramme will be run as a spe- done on every 21 days of all the transporter. The DC said Npower generating com- of the billed amount from the Soren and help of the Labor instructions of Secretary, cial drive in the district on health workers for the purpose that during the investigation pany, recorded its highest ever Discoms and for the first time, Control Room and Shikha Department of Health and April 4-5, April 7-8, April 10- of controlling infection. campaign it should be ensured group generation of 314 BU in realization crossed Rs. 1 Lakh Association Malaysia, Bablu Family Welfare, a special cam- 11 and April 13-14. In this Sub-Divisional Officer that all passengers and drivers FY 21, a growth of 8.2% com- Crore. was repatriated to India from paign is to be carried on for context, micro planning has Ranka was directed to conduct comply with the mask and pared to previous year. On a The total installed capaci- Malaysia. vaccination of people above the also been demanded from the Covid-19 test of all persons in social distancing as well as sani- standalone basis, NTPC gen- ty of NTPC Group increased On Saturday midnight, at age of 45 years from April 1, In-charge Medical Officer, Ranka, who are coming from tise the vehicle after every trip. erated 270.9 BU in FY21, an by 5.96% to 65810 MW with around 2 am, Bablu came The DC also instructed increase of 4.3% over the pre- 4160 MW of capacity addition from Kuala Lumpur airport to the workers working in highly vious year. in FY21. On a standalone India. Later he reached Birsa congested areas, vendors sell- NTPC group recorded the basis, NTPC Capacity Munda Airport, Ranchi, from ing crafts, food items, people highest ever single day gener- increased by 4.03% to 52385 New Delhi in the selling food items on the foot- ation of 1192.42 MU (Group) MW. evening. paths to get a corona check on & 990.65 MU (NTPC). The Along with power genera- On the directive of Chief a war footing. He appealed to coal plants registered a PLF of tion, NTPC has also ventured Minister Hemant Soren, the the peoples conduct a Covid 66% with an Availability factor into various new business areas State Migrant Control Room of test and to comply with the of 91.43%. like e-mobility, Waste-to- the Labour Department (run guidelines of Covid-19 issued In another feat, Singrauli Energy and participated in the by PHIA Foundation), in asso- under treatment in the by the government. Unit-1 in Uttar Pradesh, first bidding for power distribu- ciation with Shikha Neurology Unit at UMMC Apart from Deputy and the oldest Unit of NTPC tion of Union Territories. Association Malaysia, has Hospital Malaysia,” he Commissioner Rajesh Kumar which was commissioned 39 NTPC is also actively exploring played a vital role in bringing added. Pathak, Dr. JP Singh, District years ago and Korba Unit-2 in Green Hydrogen solutions and Bablu back to Jharkhand. He "After that, we made a Public Relations Officer Saket Chhattisgarh, commissioned captive industries in its plant has been undergoing treat- complaint in the local police Kumar Pandey, Officer-in- 37 years ago have achieved premises. ment for mental illness in a station and sought help from Charge Branch Secretariat more than 100% PLF (Plant NTPC Group has 70 Malaysia hospital since the chief minister. He imme- Chandrajit Singh, DPM JSLPS Load Factor). The stellar per- Power stations including 26 February this year. diately took action and direct- Pankaj Kumar, DPM Health formance of Singrauli and Renewable projects. The Bablu is a resident of ed concerned officials to track Department Praveen Kumar, Korba Units is a testimony to group has over 18 GW of Mahutand under the Gomia my son, said Lakhan,"he said. etc. were present in the press the expertise of NTPC engi- capacity under construction, block of Bokaro district. With A letter was sent by the conference. neers, Operation & including 5 GW of renewable the help of a broker Dilawar Secretary, Ministry of Labour, energy projects. Ansari (a resident of Giridih), Employment, Training and Uninterrupted supply of elec- he was migrated to Malaysia on Skills Development to tricity through environment- 10 March 2018 for employment the High Commission in India, friendly energy projects at where Bablu was working as a Kulalampur, regarding affordable prices has been laborer in the fruit factory, the matter. the hallmark of NTPC. informed Lakhan Kisku, father Shikha Association played NTPC is striving to of Bablu. a very important role in the achieve highest reliability and From Malaysia, Bablu was repatriation of Bablu to India. efficiency keeping safety and in regular contact with his The association incurred the environment issues on top. family, but from the beginning entire expanses (Rs 1.50 lakhs) With the global shift in ener- of 2021, there was no commu- for treatment and members of gy space, NTPC is increasing- nication between us, said the body accompanied ly emphasising on ESG and Lakhan. “In February, his col- him to India. changed its focus to renewable league Ravi called the family At present, the broker is for future growth while and told them that Bablu is absconding. improving on sustainability matrix. 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They eventually identified erties having market value of in Maharashtra is a matter of plant-rejection drug They then tested all of a suitable cell line, Calu-3, he ED on Saturday said it more than 600 crore have concern, but not a cause to cre- cyclosporine, the cancer drug these for their ability to sig- that is derived from human air- Thas attached assets worth been provisionally attached ate panic. dacomitinib, and the antibiot- nificantly inhibit SARS-CoV- way-lining cells.   statement. 3 crore of TMC leader and during investigation under Rakesh Misra, director of ic salinomycin — that were 2 replication in infected cells, They used these respirato- Earlier this week, the CEO of beleaguered Saradha PMLA in this case. the CSIR-CCMB, said that the already approved by the US without causing much toxici- ry-derived cells to test the he Enforcement agency had similarly attached Media Group Kunal Ghosh, Ghosh, who is out on bail UK variant has contributed to Food and Drug ty. antiviral compounds identified TDirectorate on Saturday assets worth 152.48 crore of party MPs Satabdi Roy and in the case, was suspended the surge in cases in Punjab. Administration (FDA) for Initially, they performed through the human liver cell said it has attached movable the Unitech Group. Debjani Mukherjee in con- from the TMC in 2013 for “Somebody had travelled treating other antiviral screens using cell screen, and found that only and immovable properties A criminal case was reg- nection with a money laun- alleged anti-party activities. from the UK to Punjab, possi- diseases. types they could grow easily in nine had activity in the new worth over 350 crore in 10 istered under various sections dering probe in the Saradha The ED has questioned him bly in a group, and then peo- The study, published in the the lab and infect with SARS- cells. The nine did not include separate cases of money laun- of the PMLA against the Chit Fund case. So far, prop- and others in this case. ple from this group would journal Cell Reports, screened CoV-2, namely African Green hydroxychloroquine. dering. The attachments Unitech Group and its have gone to several places in thousands of existing drugs Monkey kidney cells, and a cell The nine antivirals active include properties worth promoters over allegations Punjab, which has contributed and drug-like molecules for line derived from human liver in respiratory cells did include 197.34 crore of real estate that the owners —Sanjay coal block allocation. The favour of Vijay Joshi, Rajahra to the surge,” said Mishra. their ability to inhibit the repli- cells. salinomycin, a veterinary company Unitech, worth 73 Chandra and Ajay Chandra — entire fund has been used for East Coal Block was allocated When asked why the UK cation of the Covid-19-causing With these screens, they antibiotic that is also being crore in coal block cases of two illegally diverted over 2,000 project development including to this Company. Incidentally, variant has not been found coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. identified and validated sever- investigated as an anticancer firms—Visa Power Ltd. and crore to Cyprus and Cayman purchase of land at Odisha and Vijay Joshi was also an accused majorly in cases in the neigh- “Our discoveries here sug- al compounds that worked in drug; the kinase enzyme Vini Iron & Steel Udyog Ltd Island. Chhattisgarh. in the case of Madhu Koda, bouring States of Himachal gest new avenues for thera- the monkey kidney cells, and inhibitor dacomitinib, an anti- and over 67.06 crore in four Recently, the agency During investigation, being tried at the Special Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, peutic interventions against 23 that worked in the human cancer drug; bemcentinib, cases of banking frauds by had also searched 35 premis- properties having Court at Ranchi. Mishra said that may be those Covid-19, and also underscore liver cells. another kinase inhibitor now business entities. es in Delhi-NCR (National market value of 71.81 crore Two fixed deposits infected with the UK variant in the importance of testing can- Hydroxychloroquine, which is being tested against cancers; In the Unitech case, the Capital Region) and Mumbai have been identified and inves- amounting to 90 Lakh in the Punjab have not travelled to didate drugs in respiratory used as a malaria drug, and the antihistamine drug ebas- ED has attached 10 properties, as part of a probe in the case. tigation has revealed that the name of Vini Iron & Steel places outside the state, or cells,” said researcher Sara remdesivir, were effective in tine; and cyclosporine, an including a resort each in This apart, the agency’s same have been acquired by Udyog Ltd, which are kept as there has not been a super Cherry from the University of both cell types. immune suppressing drug Sikkim (Gangtok) and Kerala money laundering investiga- proceeds of crime. lien with PNB, Ranchi, have spreader event so far. Pennsylvania. Since SARS-CoV-2 is commonly used to prevent the (Alappuzha), under provisions tion has revealed that Visa Provisional Attachment also been attached, the agency However, it is a matter of For the study, the mainly a respiratory virus and immune rejection of trans- of the Prevention of Money Power Ltd was awarded order has been issued worth said. time and there is a possibility researchers assembled a library is thought to initiate infections planted organs. Laundering Act (PMLA). Fatehpur Coal Block and 72 Crore (approximately),” In four cases of banking that cases may show up later, “The registered value of Fatehpur East Coal Block in the ED said in a statement. frauds by business entities, Mishra told a news agency. these immovable properties is 2007 by misrepresenting the In the case of Vini Iron & the ED has attached movable The double mutant found Also, the E484Q shares tious, but we do not know said Mishra. 197.34 crore and these capacity of its end use power Steel Udyog Ltd, the PMLA and immovable assets worth in Maharashtra in 15-20 per similarities with the variants what changes it has undergone He added that both vac- immovable properties are plant to be of 1000 MW and probe was initiated on the over  67.06 crore. cent Covid samples sent for found in Brazil and South so far. Also, the E484Q has not cines, AstraZeneca and owned by the various entities networth of the principal com- basis of a CBI FIR for alleged Meanwhile, the ED has genome sequencing is a com- Africa and it has resistance to been studied well in India. Covaxin, are working well of Carnoustie Group,” the ED pany Vida Minmetal AG, irregularity in allocation of also attached movable and bination of two mutations -- vaccines from Johnson & He clarified that, for against the Punjab variant and said. Switzerland. Rajahra East Coal Block. immovable properties worth E484Q and L452R -- the CSIR- Johnson and AstraZeneca. example, if a double the double mutant found in “The Unitech Group had “By the end of FY (finan- Money laundering investiga- over 6.27 crore in two sepa- CCMB Director said. Mishra said the double mutant is found in 50 per cent Maharashtra. diverted proceeds of crime to cial year) 2014, before the tion in this case revealed that rate cases of scheduled offence The L452R was found in mutant found in Maharashtra of cases in some pockets, then Mishra emphasised that the tune of 325 crore to cancellation of Coal Block in Vijay Joshi laundered 4.35 of Black Money (Undisclosed patients in California, where is certainly a matter of con- what is the cause for the other people should continue to fol- Carnoustie Group and in turn, September, total capital crore through a maze of com- Foreign Income and Asset) experts believed that it led to cern, but there should not be 50 per cent cases in the same low Covid appropriate behav- the entities of Carnoustie infused in the company was panies for acquiring shares of and Imposition of Tax Act, higher spread of Covid-19 as any panic now. pockets? iour — wearing masks, social Group purchased several more than 200 crore. Further, Vini Iron & Steel Udyog Ltd 2015 against Sundru it was a more infectious strain, He added that 452R was “At this stage, we cannot distancing and hand sanitisa- immovable properties from it was found that the capital from the earlier promoters. Bhagwandas Hiranandani and while the E484Q has been found in California and it was link double mutants to the tion — to control the spread of these funds,” the ED said in a infused is under the garb of After transfer of shares in RP Mansinghka. found in Maharashtra. considered to be more infec- surge in cases in Maharashtra,” the virus.

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Ton Saturday termed as “dis- The home ministry said, been protesting on the borders “immeasurable anguish” to Narayanan had ith stones allegedly pelt- torted” and “misleading” media “Firstly, no motive can be of Delhi against three central ISRO scientist Dr Nambi approached the apex court Wed at the convoy of reports linking its letter to the ascribed to a letter issued by agri laws since late November, Narayanan in the 1994 espi- against a Kerala High Court farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Punjab Government on the this ministry to a particular with the deadlock persisting onage case has submitted its judgement that said “no action Rajasthan’s Alwar district, plight of 58 “bonded labourers” state or states as this is part of even after several rounds of report to the apex court, needed to be taken” against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rescued in the State to the routine communication over talks. sources said on Saturday. former DGP Siby Mathews, on Saturday said “we will take farmers’ agitation and said no law and order issues”. The home ministry said The SC had on September who was then heading the SIT on the Sangh (RSS) together” motive should be ascribed to a The ministry said the let- the letter clearly and only 14, 2018 appointed the three- probe team, two retired super- and not stop until the farm laws routine communication over ter has also been forwarded to states that “human trafficking member panel headed by its intendents of police, K K are repealed. law and order issues. the Secretary, Union Ministry syndicates” hire such labourers former judge D K Jain while Joshua and S Vijayan, and the Police in the stone pelting The Ministry said a section of Labour and and they are “exploited, paid directing the Kerala govern- then Deputy case have detained a student of media has erroneously Employment with a request to poorly and meted out inhuman ment to cough up Rs 50 lakh Director, Intelligence Bureau, leader, who the Bhartiya Kisan reported that the Ministry has carry out a sensitisation exer- treatment” besides luring them compensation for compelling R B Shreekumar, who were Union claimed, belonged to the written the letter to Punjab lev- cise in all states to check the with drugs to extract more Narayanan to undergo later held responsible by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi elling “grave charges” against duping of vulnerable victims at labour, affecting their “physi- “immense humiliation”. CBI for the scientist’s illegal Parishad, the student wing of the farmers of the State. the hands of unscrupulous cal and mental health”. The scientist was arrest- responsible for Narayanan’s the panel headed by Justice Jain arrest. the BJP, and accused the party “These news reports are elements. “Keeping in view the ed when the Congress was illegal arrest. examined the circumstances The CBI, while giving a of being behind the attack. misleading and present a dis- “Secondly, some of the multi-dimensional and over- heading the government in The case also had its polit- leading to the arrest. The espi- clean chit to the scientist, had “Their Sangh teaches them torted and highly editorialised news reports about the letter whelming enormity of the Kerala. The panel, after inves- ical fallout, with a section in onage case, which had hit the said that Siby Mathews had left to attack, while non-violent opinion of a simple observa- have juxtaposed in a totally problem, this ministry has tigation, submitted its report the Congress targeting the headlines in 1994, pertained to “the entire investigation to IB satyagraha makes the farmers tion about a socioeconomic unrelated context to conclude only requested the state gov- in a sealed cover to the apex then Chief Minister late K allegations of transfer of cer- surrendering his duties” and fearless,” Gandhi said in a tweet problem emerging from four that the MHA has framed ernment(s) to take suitable court recently. Karunakaran over the issue, tain confidential documents on ordered indiscriminate arrest in Hindi. sensitive border districts of ‘grave charges’ against the measures to address this seri- The CBI, in its probe, had that eventually led to his res- India’s space programme to of the scientist and others “We will take on Sangh Punjab over a period of two farmers of Punjab and has ous problem,” the statement held that the then top police ignation. Over a period of foreign countries by two sci- without adequate evidence. together — we will only stop years, which has been brought also connected this with the said. officials in Kerala were almost two-and-a-half years, entists and four others, includ- PTI until the three anti-agricul- ture and anti-national laws are repealed,” the former Congress chief said.  , 1 $ 3%  '         Hundreds of farmers have been camping at Delhi’s border points at Ghazipur, Singhu and   Tikri since November last year   "
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Specials were run to unite fam- trification work has been report by the Association for had on Friday banned Sarma Goyal said that during the ilies and carry more than 63 achieved in the last financial Democratic Reforms. The West from all modes of campaigning this sin,”Surjewala said on asked. Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill COVID-19 pandemic, the lakh stranded citizens. “Despite year. “As they say, records are Bengal Election Watch and the for 48 hours for allegedly mak- Twitter. Congress general secretary said “By ‘relaxing’ the ban on “Railway family” devoted itself limitations during the lock- meant to be broken and no one Association for Democratic ing threatening remarks against Questioning the EC, he Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged Himanta Biswa Sarma, the EC to the service of the nation. down, 370 major safety and does it better than the Indian Reforms (ADR) have analysed Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) asked why did it make this that the EC seems to have itself has given the proof that “While the world came to a infrastructure works were com- Railways,” the minister said. the self-sworn affidavits of 372 chief Hagrama Mohilary but change of heart and why it did torn down the page of “impar- they are involved in ‘fixing’ the standstill, railwaymen never pleted. Kisan Rail Services Goyal added that now, the out of 373 candidates who are reduced it to 24 hours this not seek the comments of the tiality” from its rulebook. election for BJP.” “The took a day off, and worked even became the medium to connect railways has become a cus- contesting in the polls to be evening after the minister ten- complainant. The Congress “While we were awaiting strict EC must explain why sudden harder at a great personal risk our ‘Annadatas’ directly with tomer-centric and is taking held on April 10. Records of dered an”unconditional apolo- had complained to the EC action from the Election change of heart? Who in BJP to keep the wheels of the econ- bigger markets. You, through numerous steps for improving Independent candidate Bishnu gy” and assured the poll panel against Sarma and demanded Commission in the case in called up to threaten them? EC omy moving,” he said. your service, made this possi- its speed as well as operational Chowdhuri from Saptagram that he will abide by the pro- action against him for giving which an EVM was found in shamelessly becoming BJP co- The minister added that ble and in turn touched the efficiency. constituency could not be visions of the model code. threats to Mohilary. “Will the the BJP leader’s car, but anoth- conspirator in hijacking due to the commitment of all, hearts and lives of lakhs of peo- “This is visible as the aver- analysed due to incomplete “A dark day for ECI tell - Was this somersault er move of the Commission democracy,” he alleged. the railways could ensure unin- ple,” the Railway minister said. age speed of freight trains has affidavit available on the ECI Parliamentary democracy. ECI taken suo moto or on a fresh seems to suggest that it has torn After the EC reduced the terrupted supply of essential “It is a matter of immense almost doubled to 44 Kmph website at the time of making doesn’t even have the guts to plea by BJP/Himanta Sarma? If down the page of impartiality ban, Sarma became eligible to goods, be it coal for power pride for me that the railways, and punctuality of the passen- this report, the ADR said. sustain its own order. yes, why did EC then not call from its rulebook,” she said in campaign from the evening. plants, fertilizer for farmers or with its exemplary work, has ger trains has been maintained “Out of 372 candidates Deplorable that EC buckles upon the complainant, BPF a tweet in Hindi. Canvassing for the third foodgrains for the consumers spearheaded the economic at a level of 96 per cent. There analysed, 81 (22 per cent) can- under Modi Government’s and Congress? If no, why this “After all, under what pres- and final phase of Assam across the country. recovery,” he said, adding 1,233 have been zero passenger fatal- didates have declared criminal pressure and reverses its own vexatious change of heart,” sure was the ban on BJP leader, assembly elections comes to an “With your sheer willpow- million tonnes of originating ities and a drastic reduction in cases against themselves and 65 order of ban on Sh. Himanta Surjewala asked. “Does it now who was giving threats, end on the evening of April 4. er and resilience, we turned this freight has been loaded, “which number of consequential train (17 per cent) have declared Biswa Sarma. History will nei- give a license to issue threat reduced from 48 hours to 24 The final phase of polling will crisis into an opportunity,” he is the best ever for any year”. accidents in last two years,” he serious criminal cases against ther pardon ECI nor BJP for with impunity,” he further hours,” she asked. 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International Criminal Court, A human rights group said that has been fighting the gov- Several of the major groups — undoing one of the past admin- mounting violence since the ernment for decades con- including the Kachin, the istration’s more aggressive February 1 military takeover has demned “non-stop bombings Karen and the Rakhine Arakan moves targeting international killed at least 550 civilians. and airstrikes” against villages Army — have denounced the institutions and officials. Of those, 46 were chil- and “unarmed civilians” in coup and said they will defend Secretary of State Antony dren, according to Myanmar’s their homeland along the bor- protesters in their territories. Blinken in a statement stressed Assistance Association for der with Thailand. After weeks of overnight that the United States still Political Prisoners. Some 2,751 “The attacks have caused cutoffs of internet access, strongly disagreed with some States from numerous interna- people have been detained or the death of many people Myanmar’s military on Friday actions by the court, which is tional institutions and agree- sentenced, the group said. including children and stu- shut all links apart from those a standing body based at The ments and harshly criticized Threats of lethal violence dents, and the destruction of using fibreoptic cable, which Hague in the Netherlands others, including the ICC, and arrests of protesters have schools, residential homes, and was working at drastically charged with handling geno- deeming them flawed and failed to suppress daily demon- villages. These terrorist acts are reduced speeds. Access to cide, crimes against humanity working against American strations across Myanmar clearly a flagrant violation of mobile networks and all wire- and war crimes. The United interests. demanding the military step local and international laws,” less — the less costly options States is not one of the about Since Biden took office, his down and reinstate the demo- the group said in a statement. used by most people in the 120 member countries of the administration has rejoined cratically elected Government. In areas controlled by the developing country — court. the World Health The coup reversed years of slow Karen, more than a dozen remained blocked on Saturday. “We believe, however, that Organization, re-engaged with progress toward democracy in  $                              ;/ civilians have been killed and Myanmar languished for our concerns about these cases the UN Human Rights the Southeast Asian country.      over 20,000 displaced since five decades under strict mili- would be better addressed” Council, returned to the Paris Government forces fired at March 27, according to the Free tary rule, which led to inter- through diplomacy “rather climate accord and on Friday demonstrators in central gunfire sounded. His condition Late Friday, armed plain- Two women reportedly Burma Rangers, a relief agency national isolation and sanc- than through the imposition of started talks aimed at returning Myanmar on Saturday, killing wasn’t immediately known. clothes police took five people shouted for help as they were operating in the region. tions. As the generals loosened sanctions,” Blinken wrote. to the Iran nuclear deal. Trump at least two people, the At least seven people were into custody after they spoke being arrested, Myanmar Now About 3,000 Karen fled to their grip, culminating in Aung The removal of the sanc- had pulled out of all five. Myanmar Now news service injured in the shooting, two of with a CNN reporter in a mar- reported. One police officer, Thailand, but many have San Suu Kyi’s rise to leadership tions was the latest signal that The court was created to reported. One video posted on whom sustained severe wounds ket in Yangon, the country’s who was carrying a gun, asked returned under unclear cir- in 2015 elections, the interna- the Biden administration is hold accountable perpetrators social media showed a group of and were taken into custody by largest city, local media report- if “anyone dared to help them,” cumstances. Thai authorities tional community responded intent on returning to the mul- of war crimes and crimes protesters carrying away a soldiers, Myanmar Now said, ed citing witnesses. The arrests a witness told the news service. said they went back voluntar- by lifting most sanctions and tilateral fold. 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The consumers will itability and cash accruals and Airport campus to act as a plat- be launched by processing food he US Department of Department of Labor urged the   also benefit in the long run the incumbents have petitioned iversified conglomerate form for various innovation in a way that micronutrient TLabor has sought feedback public to respond to its request from the expectations of con- the Government of India to DGMR Group has launched activities by various collabo- shortages are adequately from the public in the next 60 in the next 60 days.The request n a major rebound of trade tinued supply overhang," Icra provide a floor price for gas a new business vertical - GMR rating startups, industry part- addressed, opined experts in a days on determining the wage by the department's Isince the onset of the Covid- said commenting on the gas prices." Spot LNG prices had Innovex - to support StartUps ners and GMR employees." webinar. levels for the employment of Employment and Training 19 pandemic, exports of engi- price notified by the govern- breached USD 30 per mmBtu as well as innovations in avia- According to the state- “Food fortification is seen various immigrants and non- Administration follows a prior neering goods from the coun- ment earlier this week. in February 2021 due to tion and other fields. ment, GMR Innovex will focus as a viable, scientifically proven, immigrants, including those on announcement by the depart- try recorded an impressive As per an Icra note, at such increase in oil prices, "GMR Innovex will oper- on innovations across both WHO approved & cost-effec- the H-1B visas, the most ment proposing an 18-month 70.28 per cent growth in low gas prices, gas production unplanned outages at export ate on an 'Open Innovation' digital and non-digital domains tive strategy to address the sought-after work visa among delay in the effective date of a March. remains a loss-making propo- facilities in several countries, model, acting as an 'Innovation to deliver improved efficiency, problem of malnutrition,” said Indian professionals. final rule changing on calcu- India's total merchandise sition for most fields for the multiple cold waves, high ship- Exchange' to partner with star- better customer experience Vivek Chandra, CEO, LT Foods The H-1B visa is a non- lating the prevailing wage lev- exports during this period were Indian upstream producers ping rates and delays in the tups, corporates, innovation and higher value to all stake- & Co-Chair, National Food immigrant visa that allows the els for certain immigrants and $34 billion as compared to notwithstanding some decline Panama canal. platforms, research institutions holders."It will create a struc- Processing council, US companies to employ for- non-immigrant $21.49 billion in March 2020 and academia to bring innov- tured mechanism to build cre- ASSOCHAM. While, Vikram eign workers in speciality workers.Published in January registering a jump of 58.23 per ative ideas and solutions to life ative ideas, nurture and foster Kelkar, Group Managing occupations that require theo- 2021, the final rule affects cent. and help to nurture and sustain them, and build a 'Go-To- Director, Hexagon Nutrition, retical or technical expertise. employers seeking to employ The monthly growth is the a 'Culture of Innovation and Market' strategy for all suc- said, “The inclusion of exercise, The technology companies foreign workers on a perma- best-ever performance so far. Entrepreneurship'," the group cessful initiatives. It will provide healthy diet, use of over-the- depend on it to hire tens of nent or temporary basis The sudden jump in out- said in a statement. an avenue for its partners to counter medications, and thousands of employees each through certain immigrant bound shipments offers hope of "A dedicated new facility work on their ideas and bring dietary supplements is becom- year from countries like India visas or through H-1B, H-1B1 a sustained growth in the sec- for innovation has also been it to a forum to validate." ing a way of life.” and China. and E-3 non-immigrant visas. tor in the coming months on the back of vaccine roll-out and containment of virus spread. With major economies of 1((!2$"1(1 52           the world including India tak- ing steps to boost demand and enhance business activities, ' 71522&!(2  @   A)(      international trade could reach pre-Covid level sooner than expected. 27H82 $)83      the Chinese government on the issues "The strong growth in related to the travel restrictions, the sources said. exports of engineering goods in   MW. he CEOs of a host of Indian businesses and Travel between India and China has the month of March suggests a What is heartening to see Tindustries in China have expressed concern been halted since Beijing imposed travel restric- bright outlook for the sector ven as the country pushes that the government power over the continuing COVID-19 related visa and tions in November last year and suspended the but one needs to be cautious Efor its expansion of the survey clearly indicating bid travel restrictions being pursued by Beijing visas and resident permits held by Indian citi- before arriving at any conclu- renewable energy projects, coal addition in renewable capaci- which they say are hampering their activities. zens. sion on the basis of short term is set to remain as the pre- ty in the country that is set to They expressed their concern during their These restrictions left over 23,000 Indian surge," said EEPC India dominant fuel in India's ener- become the largest energy interaction with the Indian Ambassador to students and hundreds of Indian businessmen, Chairman Mahesh Desai. gy mix in foreseeable future. provider to the country over China, Vikram Misri. employees and their families stranded in India. As per the 19th Electric next five years. So, renewable Misri, who is on a visit to Shanghai, inau- Power Survey, out of the all capacity is set to increase from gurated on Friday the Amrut Mahotsav festival, India power generation current levels of just about marking the 75 years of India's independence. installed capacity of 6,19,066 1,00,000 MW to over 2,75,000 “Inaugurated India@75 #AmrutMahotsav in MW by the end of 2026-27, MW by 2026-27. This is much #Shanghai. A soulful rendition of #Upanishad coal based projects would have more than coal capacity. & #Gita, melodious Sitar/Tabla performance, a high 40 per cent share at The all India power gener- #Deshbhakti songs, films on musical traditions around 2,38,150 MW. ation installed capacity by the of #Varanasi & #VaccineMaitri marked the occa- However, this level of envi- end of 2026-27 is estimated to sion," Misri tweeted. ronmentally polluting coal- be 6,19,066 MW which He also interacted with a group of CEOs and based capacity is a big fall includes 2,38,150 MW Coal, representatives of the Indian businesses based from current levels where coal 25,735 MW Gas, 63,301 MW in and around Shanghai, the business hub of plants accounts for more than Hydro, 16,880 MW Nuclear China. 50 per cent of installed capac- and 2,75,000 MW Renewable Over 30 officials representing eight sectors ity of roughly around 3,40,000 Energy Sources to fully meet. such as textiles, pharma, electronics, manufac- turing, chemicals and IT etc attended the meeting with Misri. “Interacted with the Indian industry repre- sentatives based in Shanghai. Business leaders representing various sectors including #IT, #Pharma, #textiles, #engineering, Manufacturing, #foodprocessing, #banking etc participated in discussions”, Misri said in anoth- er tweet. In their interaction with Misri, the CEOs stated they were experiencing difficulties in operations, mostly on account of travel and visa restrictions being maintained by China as part of its COVID-19 measures, official sources here told PTI. Misri assured them the Indian Embassy will continue to engage with      +, -.-/ 1   
 
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Australia batsman said. itive cases in the Indian Premier Indian Premier League game “I feel we have a very bal- Hussey said playing a League, starting April 9. against Chennai Super Kings on anced squad that has most block of matches would help Hyderabad and Indore have been April 10 at Wankhede Stadium bases covered and with depth the players settle and build kept as stand by venues for the IPL in Mumbai due to Covid-19 in most areas. The guys are in confidence early in the tour- in case the Covid-19 situation spirals related quarantine protocols. really good spirits and have nament. out of control but as of now, the BCCI Patel has tested positive for been preparing extremely “I think playing a block is confident about holding the games Covid-19 and has been kept in well,” he was quoted as say- of matches in Mumbai in Mumbai. isolation, the Delhi Capitals ing by CSK website. will help the players set- “Yes, Hyderabad is one of the said on Saturday. Hussey said CSK had a tle and build confi- stand-by venues but for all practical As per IPL protocol, Patel very balanced squad, dence early in the tour- purposes, we are still not thinking will have to serve a mandatory adding the new recruits nament,” he added. about shifting games from Mumbai. 10-day quarantine period and Moeen Ali, “The condi- It will be difficult to create another has to return two negative RT- Krishnappa tions at bio-bubble at such short notice,” a PCR results on the final two Gowtham and Wankhede are senior BCCI official said on Saturday. days to return to action. Robin Uthappa generally very The organisers are worried about And since his quarantine were “excel- good for both the growing number cases at the period will be over on April 12, lent addi- batsmen and Wankhede stadium. The number Axar will not be available for tions.” bowlers, so was 8 till Friday evening but now it’s testing positive. down, the teams are in bio-bubble ground. KKR is training in Navi DC’s opening game against “I think hopefully we 10. “Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar and also it’s a closed-door event. So Mumbai at the DY Patil before they CSK on April 10. they are all can start If that wasn’t enough, around six Patel has tested positive for Covid-19. we are still confident that IPL games leave for Chennai,” the official He might miss the second excellent well and members of the event management He had checked into the team hotel in Mumbai will be held as per sched- informed. game too on April 15 against addi- players team have also tested positive for in Mumbai on March 28, 2021, with ule with Delhi Capitals playing It is expected that BCCI’s med- Rajasthan Royals. tions. can feel Covid-19 and have been sent to iso- a negative report. His report from the Chennai Super Kings on April 10 on ical unit will enhance the testing rate As per the BCCI SOP, the Moeen is an excel- good about lation. second Covid-19 test, came positive,” the second day of the tournament. due to the surge of cases in the state. player, who tests Covid-19 pos- lent all-rounder, their games,” “Yes, it was 8 positive cases yes- the DC statement said. “But Hyderabad and Indore are The event management and itive, has to undergo a set of Robin has a lot of he said. terday (Friday) as far as ground-staff “He is currently in isolation at a there on stand-by in case the situa- operations of IPL till last year, was tests. experience and has The Super are concerned. Today (Saturday) two designated medical care facility. The tion goes out of hand. But if there is handled by the IMG but from this During the 10-day isolation, been a quality per- Kings are current- more positive cases have emerged Delhi Capitals medical team is in lockdown, it is even more easier to year, the board is handling the event the individual will undergo an former in the past ly training in and all 10 have been sent back home constant touch with Axar and ensur- hold the games as the crowd factor on its own. RT-PCR test on Day 9 and Day and Gowtham has Mumbai where and are isolated. ing his safety and well-being.” even around the venue and other “We have enough back-up staff 10. Provided, both the test some genuine talent they play their first “We are bringing fresh ground- With addition of 47,000 cases on paces is taken care of,” the office bear- to handle as we had factored in that results from Day 9 and Day 10 that we can look to five matches of the staff from the Mumbai CA ground in Friday, Maharashtra is looking at a er said. the situation in Mumbai is grim at the are negative, and he/she does develop further,” 2021 edition begin- Kandivali for preparations. Also 6 to potential situation of a mini-lock- As of now, none of the teams cur- moment. But yes, we are closely mon- not have any symptoms for Hussey said. ning with a game 7 event management staff hired by down as indicated by Chief Minister rently in Mumbai — Delhi Capitals, itoring the situation,” the official more than 24 hours, the indi- CSK picked up against Delhi BCCI have also tested positive,” a Uddhav Thackeray. Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, added. vidual will be permitted to re- six players including Capitals on April 10. senior Mumbai Cricket Association When a senior BCCI office- Punjab Kings — have access to Meanwhile, a positive case has enter the bio-secure environ- Ali and Gowtham at They had a official said. bearer was asked about the situation, Wankhede. also emerged from Chennai Super ment. the February auction camp in Chepauk In the afternoon, Delhi Capitals he admitted that BCCI is indeed con- “Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings Kings’media content team. The mem- After recovery, players must after buying top-order too which was issued a statement that their spin all- cerned but are hopeful of pulling off for example are taking turns to train ber isn’t a part of the bio-bubble. 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Organisations use different tools for everything from online and offline data collection, aggregation and desk/help desk/CRM or any such kind of tool help steer clear the challenges. Some points that an operation management platform in the analysis to reporting. While this method works that has a transaction repository. should be kept in mind are: organisation, pruning of unproductive and extra and is effective in smaller organisations, howev- Promote self-improvement: Personal systems gets easy. This minimises extra opera- er, it can get cumbersome when running multi-     growth of the employees accelerates organisa- tional cost and clears the space for productive ple projects across different locations. Here’s a When teams are working remotely, it tional growth. Providing employees with self- applications. quick checklist of the must-have features when becomes important than ever to channelise the improvement dashboards can be a great way for Promote extensive reporting: The work- choosing a platform to manage a newly remote work-flow of a project while directing the course overall growth. When the employees self-analyse force can filter the information that is provided workforce: from A to Z. A robust workflow management their weaknesses and strengths, work gaps get to the managers. To avoid any work delays or tool can help guide the flood of different project easier to fill. The employees get a better and passing incomplete information, the organisa-  tasks with different deadlines and requirements deep understanding of where they lack. Self- tion should be actively responsive on employee With the employees working remotely, man- while improving throughput and AHT or aver- analyzing is the key to self-growth. productivity. Screen recording or screen captur- aging a distributed workforce has caught many age handling time. Focusing on work-time: Analysing work ing with the help of software help the managers organisations unaware. Employees are also Establishing workflow taking up too gaps, productivity levels and setting utilisation to get real-time view of what is being done. This struggling to live up to the expectations, improve much of your time? Bringing in an operations benchmarks drives employee potential in the ensures transparency in the organisation and lets or manage productivity levels while ensuring management tool should have the essential capa- right direction. To increase employee productivi- managers understand employee capabilities first- time efficiency and maintaining work-life bal- bilities to set up workflows according to the pro- ty, the organisations can measure schedule com- hand. Getting in-depth analysis of where ance. ject requirements and allocate tasks by utilising pliance, identify work gaps and time leakages. employee lacks, helps managers alter their train- The tool that a company uses must pro- inbuilt adaptors. Deploying an enterprise grade operations man- ing process accordingly. vide complete work pattern analysis across Managing the work effectively is yet agement tool that optimise overtime of the Be attentive towards workload analysis: teams, processes and locations. It will not only another challenge of remote working. Thus it is employees brings transparency. The managers should understand that overbur- bring transparency into operations but, help important to enable managers to capture real- ,  Center work-output: Establishing an dening an employee can deteriorate their work business owners identify and bridge the gaps. time activity being carried out on each task, thus effective mechanism in place to evaluate the performance. With the help of automated soft- Give insight into activities on and away helping to remove any bottlenecks.  ?  ,  9  work outputs help maintain the balance. A thor- ware, the manager can get virtual workload dis- from the system. It will not only help you isolate Check out if the tool can record transac-  ,  ,  ough analysis of work input and work output tribution analytics. The operation management time leakages and gaps but will also give you an tions based on predefined rules while identifying +   drives productivity betterment. An organisation platform enables the organisation to understand opportunity to groom your employees by pro- hidden opportunities for desktop automation  ?CD  D  can improve profitability with accurate analysis utilisation levels of the employees and delegate viding them with the best training, and the abili- and process improvement. of process and performance gaps. Software pro- the workload accordingly. ty to counsel them if they are facing any chal- Ask for a management tool that empow-      viding end-to-end analysis of employee produc- Classify employee output based on dif- lenges or issues. ers you through better planning and forecasting   D , G4 tivity levels helps the organisation get an exten- ferent attributes: The organisation cannot Don’t know who’s working on which pro- the workload.    ?D  sive view of their performance. expect the same results from all their employees. ject? Optimum resources utilisation is important , ,  Real-time visibility: Utilising intuitive With the help of softwares, the organisation to maintain the projects in top shape and cash   tools provide an operational transparency in the need classify employee outputs based on attrib- bells ringing. 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Balancing work- Being online 24x7 does not guarantee pro- effective organisational benchmarks and targets.    , advanced analytics, an organisation can work on load appropriately and ensuring equitable distri- ductivity. You need to have a mechanism in Classification of incidental, value adding, lean initiatives and asset optimisation. Utilising bution of work with visibility is a key focus area place to drive productivity outcomes. and non-value adding activities within the orga- the software to identify the loopholes in cus- for enterprises as they think about a post Ask for a comprehensive analysis of nization is another task that enterprise operation tomer service, employee productivity and COVID-19 operations model. employee effort vs. outcome. management software should be able to do. expected business cost can help review the It is important to have a real time view of Intuitive dashboards are a great way to Look out for features that help in keeping working process. A regular follow-up of the how teams are engaged, and to give insights into identify, understand and resolve process and a track of utilisation of resources, operating sys- work-activities is imperative to streamline the the workload distribution across different performance gaps. tems, and infrastructure available in order to resources and eliminate non-incidental activi- teams. Having a robust measurement platform Time and motion studies powered-by streamline operations. ties. that provides insights across all levels of the comprehensive analysis on employee effort. These are the times calling for tapping the Reduce operational cost: Accessing tan- enterprise is critical for future success in a dis- A module that can easily categorise and true potential of human capital and digital gible insights on asset optimisation by software tributed workplace. segment staff across different teams and multiple investments help the organisation to reduce capital and locations according to the requirements. While it gets hard to understand employee operational cost. With an asset optimisation The writer is CEO, ProHance photo, an enterprise Ease of integration with any other third- behavior when they work remotely, investing dashboard, the organisation is able to analyse operations management platform that helps organ- party workflow management software/Service them in the right way, and right direction can the accurate utilisation of company assets. With isations to unlock the value of human capital 
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Living in the pits is not a pun, Everyday people see people dying yet they want to live till ticular range of conscious- guna mix here, has a predominance of contain residents who may be pious it’s literal. It’s like living in the shad- eternity. And this desire is behind most problems as people ness,T call it perceived reality. rajas. and dogmatic including mean religious ows with the power off. The Plugins indulge in all kinds of deeds and misdeeds to seek unrea- The 7 upper lokas are domains of Those who have qualities of nobil- leaders, yogis, priests, sportsman and are hatred, jealousy, supreme guilt, sonable security. Security that would make them survive even light extending from the spine to the ity and style are perfect inmates of women celebrities, presidents and envy, sorrow, basest emotions, worst if the whole world perishes. No one wants to believe that per- crown of the head, then from Earth to Atala. Intellectuals with selfish atti- chieftains with one common factor — attitudes and demonic nature. Great manence is an illusory goal in this transient world. In fact Sun, Sun to the North Star or Dhruv tudes, senior ‘I, me and myself’ cor-    + lower self-opinions and perceived conquerors like Hitler, Napoleon, this question was rather very succinctly dealt with in the Tara and from there beyond. The porate executives, shrewd business-     negative samskars. The Guilty! terrorists who murder freely, profes- famous Yaksha-Yudhishthira dialogue in the Vana Parva of lower lokas are called talas — domains men, people clever but not wise, cor- People in lokas at the level of sional killers are allotted these realms. the Mahabharata while the Pandavas were in exile. When of limited light or partial darkness. rupt doctors earning commissions by + DD Sutala though ignorant, more sense There are two points to ponder: Dharmaraj posing as Yaksha asks Yudhishthira what is the Gurudev once showed me, during making patient’s bear unnecessary      attracted, more tamasic still have the Is the misery here eternal? greatest surprise, the reply that the senior Pandava gave a state of dhyaan, a crimson fire expenses. People with extra marital desire for hopping on to the ladders  How does one escape from explains the greatest paradox of human life. Yudhishthira says burning inside me at and around my affairs, those indulging in sexual fan-  + and working towards self-improve- these to better places? that the greatest surprise in this world is that though human navel, resembling that of a yagya. The tasising, make a good fit here, depend-  9  ment. They self-reflect on being It is believed that it is only when beings are mortal and see people dying everyday yet they fire I saw could possibly be the sun illu- ing on the intensity of their rajasic demonic and less positive. They you have suffered enough and built a think they will not die. This desire is what perpetuates evil minating from my spine to head with qualities combined with tamasic and  believe that they have a lot to do to resolve to change, that you get an in this world. The main cause of this desire is the ego that the subtle aura of light. a fair amount of sattvik ones too.    D  reverse their descent. opportunity for rebirth on the gives all sorts of false pretensions to human beings. It makes The Puranas describe these lokas Vitalaloka is the 5th floor and the Talatala the 4th Floor or Mahatala BhuLoka or Earth. This is supposed a millionaire crave to become a billionaire and a billionaire to be pairs starting from both the head second level of lower lokas. The Guna    the 3rd floor are not necessarily to be true for most of the lokas and aspiring for becoming a trillionaire. Resorting to all kinds as well as the centre of the body in the mix, I conjecture, is about 20% Sattva,  4 uncomfortable but darkness prevails for movement from one to the other, of dirty tricks to fulfil their dreams people ultimately catch microcosm, differentiated by the sub- 40% Rajas and 40% Tamas. The igno- in greater measure. Pseudo agnostics, either upwards or downwards. up with their nemesis as providence spares none. Even the tleness of consciousness. rance levels are higher. Warriors,      self-realised sinners, terrorists, Tinker, That is why people of this plane Corona pandemic failed to dampen the spirits of those peo- Each different loka represents a awarded marines, scientists all with   D  Tailor, soldier, sailor can all qualify in of existence reflect the gunas of var- ple who fail to realise that the last journey has to be performed different set of gunas or qualities, negative ambitions and qualities, dis- a manner of speaking. ious different lokas. The conditioning free from all encumbrances as life is a zero balance account. reflecting the state of consciousness. honest businessman, politically mind- ,  D After self-corrections and and qualifications show and form the This piece is not intended to paint a scary picture but to make One can, however, change those qual- ed corporate executives, self-centred improvement in their guna mix they trends of their thinking. However as realise that in the end it is the goodness that prevails. 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And they must learn house- in such a manner. keeping, which the pandemic has made Firstly, the uncertainty essential for everyone. Sounds great but induced by the pandemic has how do you motivate children to do all posed serious implications with these. What assurances can you give the work-life balance lines blur- them that doing these are what will be ring. Unpredictable future, pos- the best for them? sible unemployment, prospec- The answer is to link their desires tive illness due to the virus, eco- with these duties. If they wish fulfillment security. Here again, generous help from has the main role. As mentioned ear- nomic crisis and its impact on of their desires, then they must do all God is required. Just as we can assure lier, peace, happiness and security can us individually, among many any misleading thoughts from up on the thought of the out- and not unnecessary thoughts these duties. This is the way it works. children about fulfillment of their come from God only. Maintenance, if other thoughts kept clouding on stemming within our minds in come. Be in the moment, do the that cloud our minds unneces- We have to help them to identify their desires, we can do so for adults. not already secured, should be our minds while being caught the first place. The foremost best you can for the activity that sarily. This gradually diminishes desires, which in technical terms are The elderly have well defined ensured. There is no bar in doing so, amid the pandemic. thing to do to keep failures at you are doing and let the action any emotional and mental called deep desires. The consequences duties. The first duty is also regarding if it is a necessity. If a connection with While the external influence bay, one can engage in wise visu- create the outcome. This leaves fatigue from within and makes of such desires and decisions are ours, health, more so in old age, because the God is well established, He will give i.e. the pandemic has certainly alisation techniques to feel com- no room for complacency. If us feel lighter and more prob- that is good and bad. human body ages and does not have all necessary guidance about duties, halted our minds from thinking mitted to the family, workplace, one worries about what will lem-solving rather than thinking In adulthood, the duties are more the same flexibility or toleration as in because He knows what is good for us. constructively; innately, procras- external society and most happen with the things they are of how messy our life is. or less well defined. One must try to the younger age. Wise persons switch If one can do all of the above, he or she tination has rather been an age- important with their own self. doing, they will never reach the Uncertainty stems from our maintain one’s health the best way pos- mostly to activities in the mode of is not only assured for the rest of the old dampener inhibiting our To remain goal-oriented maximum potential for what past failures. Failures keep hap- sible. Lord Krishna has guided in the goodness, especially in the matters of life but can look forward to an excel- ability to reach our goals in doesn’t mean to achieve things they could have possibly done. pening all the time but there’s verse # 6.17 of the Bhagavad Gita. One eating and entertainment. If the health lent next birth also. time. As both of external and in a particular way in a set time Secondly, one needs to focus always a silver lining to the grey must be able to maintain self the best is not good, the old age becomes quite In conclusion, I can safely state internal thoughts of failures frame, but to explore many ways on creating a memory palace. clouds. In the realest sense, fail- way possible. Lord Krishna has spoken painful, literally so. The second duty that the Cosmic Design is perfect. If keep sprouting, we can certainly to achieve the goal efficiently This is a memorable building to ures are always a learning in dis- about maintenance very specifically in is to recheck the direction of life. By one follows its rules, i.e. does all the take the reins in our hands within the time frame. This one. It could be their homes or guise. It is only up to us how we the Gita, because it is very important, now it must have been clear whether relevant duties related to one’s desires, when it comes to conditioning leads us to think constructively, building associated with the quantify our positive thought as we know already. The right direction the direction is proper or not. If it is which must be according to “dharma”, our mind to remain more goal- looking at various avenues to topic. Imagine each room or processes and start acting of life is next. Unless one is on the right not, time has come to seriously reset then, one can be rest assured that one oriented than a deep thinking how to excel, be it a daily chore area in this place as the different around the same by taking the track, one is not likely to end up in the it. God can help, therefore, a good con- will live a very fruitful life. There one with possibilities of failures. at home or a task at the work- topics they are working on. plunge rather than pummelling right place. This knowledge comes nection with God must be established, shouldn’t be any doubt about it, We react prospectively and place that you were facing trou- Compartmentalising our about the possible failures. The from God, because only He knows the sooner the better. Do as many spiri- because God ensured it. After all, it is deduce results basis what we ble with to date. thoughts in a particular way way of life! big picture about all of us. The fourth tual activities as your nature permits, His creation. visualise as a possible outcome The key to reprogramming helps us to reach concrete solu- The writer is the author of duty is to become peaceful whatever it and slowly increase them. One needs ?             and that is where we can bar our memory structure is giving tions through a clear mindset book, Past Dwellers takes. 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),.,,6 This province produces 85 By now, the H&M fashion national media in 2018 and in ,9,6 per cent of China’s cotton and chain has tried to regain the 2019 indicated that “the it contributes about 20 per trust of the Chinese market. A Integrated Joint Operations <),,9, cent of it to the global supply statement released by the com- Platform (IJOP) is used not .;)<)., chain. Interestingly, Xinjiang pany stressed the importance of only for picking out targets for also houses the country’s 11 the Chinese market. Also, the detention as described in May million Uyghurs, who have Swedish company said it is 2019 Human Rights Watch been facing persecution and in working on strategies for mate- Report, but also to provide data large concentration camps built rial sourcing. It highlighted that European Union imposed China’s years of exploitation of three million people had been absolute preventive measures for Xinjiang’s larger by the Communist State in the it wanted to be a responsible sanctions on Chinese officials the residents of Xinjiang lifted out of poverty in to quell any kind of hardcore Government information sys- garb of vocational education buyer both in China and else- and entities over the alleged Province. Xinjiang. Now it is indicated Islamic groups across the tem that powers a range of and employment. where in the world. H&M said, human rights abuse. And some According to an estimate that the efforts undertaken by region. Government functions. This The Centre for Global “By working together with other multinational compa- presented by the UN, nearly the Chinese Government is to In the past in 2014, attack- suggests that authorities are Policy, a Washington-based stakeholders and partners, we nies like Nike and Adidas one million Uyghurs have been support Uyghurs getting ers armed with knives left 31 increasingly sharing personal think tank, in one of its recent believe we can take steps in our released similar corporate state- detained in mass prison camps employment. people dead and 141 injured at information across reports says that it was very joint efforts to develop the ments in 2020. However, many in this region. All of these peo- And broadly these mea- a railway station in Kunming in Government agencies. likely that a major share of cot- fashion industry as well as Chinese netizens commented ple are constantly going sures will directly support mas- the Yunan Province. Then in China’s greed and aggres- ton from Xinjiang was “taint- serve our customers, and act in that apology and sincerity from through torture, forced labour sive poverty alleviation pro- the same year in May, two sion will not take it anywhere. ed with forced labour”. Adrian a respectful way”. these clothing brands and mass sterilisation as grammes of the Central SUVs drove into a busy street Its plan to capture the whole Zenz, the author of the report However, the irony is that have not been seen so far claimed by the American Government in Beijing. market in Urumqi, the capital planet is just a utopia of sort. @  @  said it was clear that the work the company is not directly towards China and its huge Government. Further, Weng also said that all city of Xinjiang. The occupants Very soon, many of the nations, scheme “involved a very high referring to the current crisis customer base. Meanwhile, China has ethnic groups in Xinjiang of the vehicles threw explosives particularly in Africa, Latin risk of forced labour”. The that has emerged from As a result of this, tainted accused the Western nations, Province were free to choose over the crowd, leaving 43 America and in Asia will realise report also highlighted that the Xinjiang cotton. It is well cotton controversy, companies particularly the US, for engag- their own occupation. It dead and over 90 injured. the danger of the Chinese debt pickers, including some understood that the commit- like H&M have reported an ing in a campaign to destabilise implies that there is no restric- However, no single group trap. It is high time for US released from internment ment and renewed trust come expected business loss in the the country. Its Foreign tion on the residents of the claimed responsibility, but the President Joe Biden to act. camps, were subjected to intru- after it is facing a storm of crit- first quarter of this year Ministry spokesman Wang province, and they can take up perpetrators were simply iden- Instead of eulogising liberal sive Government surveillance icism from Chinese customers amounting up to US$ 122 mil- Wenbin dismissed the allega- any profession they want. But tified by the Chinese State as ethos and blaming Trump for and political indoctrination and Government officials over lion, from December to tions of employing forced the ground reality is starkly dif- Uyghurs. all the ills of America, sessions. In the beginning of its decision to not source cot- February season. labour in Xinjiang cotton. He ferent. Xinjiang has become a Thus China’s claim of it Washington must be commit- December 2020, the US ton from Xinjiang. It seems China is fast los- stated that “helping people of fortress. Beijing is not taking being a victim of internation- ted to stop China’s long aggres- administration banned import- However, the company ing control of the Uyghur nar- all ethnic groups secure stable any chances while countering al terrorism has come true. But sive march. ing cotton from the Xinjiang began gaining attention in rative. Both human rights employment is entirely differ- Uyghur extremism, mainly these incidents have indicated Production and Construction China only after the US, agencies and various foreign ent from forced labour”. emerging radical Muslim an escalation of organised vio- (The writer is an expert on Corps (XPCC), a powerful Britain, Canada and the Governments are exposing He also added that nearly groups. That is why it is taking lence. Today, the problem is international affairs) <4< C R   < R A!  F

he beheading of Samuel Paty and state, or between neighbouring states Islam to only the religious sphere. Tbrutal murders in Nice cathedral belonging to these, and Europe will It attempts to shift the principal of other French nationals by radical be at the forefront of this turmoil. loyalty from ummah to the French Islamists, President Emmanuel The reasons for the clash are per- Republic, phrased by Macron as lib- Macron’s poignant defense of liber- manent as well as immediate. He erating Islam from foreign influences. ty and France’s republican values, his wrote that the problem of the West It makes it easier for the pictures stamped over by shoes in is not only with violent Islamist Government to shut down mosques, some Muslim nations are unforget- extremists but Islam itself, so demon- associations and schools found crit- table occurrences. strates the 1,400 years of history. icising France’s republican values. Attacks followed in Germany Their historical dynamics display Religious institutions and mosques and Austria too. The caricature of that they have always been engaged are required to sign a pledge to Prophet Mohammed has snowballed in a deadly combat for power, land respect the republican values for into a clash of civilisation in Europe, and souls. The universalistic nature receiving state subsidies; and they with blood and gore on both sides. and the missionary character of need to declare foreign funding To decide which side is right is both the religions pit them against beyond a prescribed limit. It crimi- difficult: liberty holds a sacred place each other. Both have starkly differ- nalises anyone putting pressure on 0,.< in the French history, culture and ent versions of what is right and public service providers to deviate (),9A,5 value system — the nation under- wrong. Failure of liberal democracy from France’s secular values in the went a revolution for it; while fol- to hold in Islamic nations is a repeat- name of an ideology or religious ;). lowers of Islam believe it forbidden ed phenomenon — the reason, extremism. <,, to pictorially depict Prophet opposition of Islamic culture to It outlaws virginity certificates Mohammed, worse so when done Western liberal concepts. and refusal of women examination ;).<9,<9 provocatively. Also, Muslims find it difficult to by male doctor. Homeschooling is ,);9, American political scientist assimilate and integrate in the allowed only on official authorisation
, .9 Samuel Huntington stated, unlike Western culture. While the Western on the ground of health ideological conflicts, cultural ques- system is based on separation of and handicap. 9.,< tions involve yes or no — zero sum Church and Caesar (State); Islam is )97<) choice, as they have deep historical a vision of a perfect society, a way of Will it work? and emotional meanings attached to life with intellectual, cultural, polit- The Bill faces opposition from them, which can’t be negotiated. ical and social ramifications. Muslims community and Left-wing Most of Europe’s migrants for There’s no division of state and Opposition, which claim it to be past decades have been Muslims, due society in Muslim countries. For the unfair targeting and stigmatising of to reasons like proximity, demo- West, the nation state has been an the Muslim community which will graphic boom in Islamic states, apex of political loyalty, in Islam the lead to its alienation — a fear which decreasing population of Europe, main focus of loyalty is ummah, the               7   is not misplaced. better economic opportunities, polit- religious community at large. Idea of Huntington’s theory suffers from ical instability and violence in West nation state is incompatible with the people as well as the governments unemployment levels, the youth population of Muslims in Europe, so the same problem that any such the- Asia and North African (WANA) sovereignty of Allah. which is also responsible for forming recruits for Islamist causes, it comes as no surprise that the clash ories do: generalisation. While the region. Organisation of Islamic increased militancy. giving rise to problems from migrant is playing out most vigorously there. theory might apply to a section Three decades ago, Huntington Conference is the only interstate Huntington says, it’s the product crises to militancy and border con- France’s anti-separatism Bill, which however small or big, certainly prophesied of the dangerous conflict organisation of its kind, no such of the modernisation and urbanisa- flicts; Islamic resurgence; Western is about to become a law, is based on there exist devout Muslims whose F( *@( between the West and Islam, in his organisation exists for any other reli- tion in these societies which creat- imposition of its values and institu- Huntington’s analysis. What’s novel prime loyalties are reserved for the famous work. gion. Same radical Islamic fighters ed alienation and identity crises, to tions on the Muslim world; collapse is, it attempts not only to target state, for example the Muslim fight in the name of Islam from which Islam offered a solution. A rea- of Communism removing the com- Islamist extremism, but also Islamist soldiers of France, and many others Huntington on conflict Africa to Europe. Religious students son why youngsters, educated, intel- mon enemy. separatism — defined by Macron, as like them. between West and Islam from all over the world go to study lectuals — especially the first gen- Muslims fear the threat Western an ideology that aims to build a par- Only time will tell if France’s Huntington stated that there in WANA, International Islamic eration to get higher education and power poses to their society and allel society in France, where reli- anti-separatism law will find a solu- are fundamental conflicts between conferences, international move- urban migrants — throng towards beliefs. Even the Islamic allies of the gious rules override civil laws, and tion to the problem of conflict the value system of the West and ment of ulemas, funding from Islamisation as Islam offers them a West find their culture decadent and undermine the values of French between its republican values and Islam, due to which a societal cold WANA nation for spreading Islamic dignified identity. Mass of revolu- materialistic. Republic: liberty, equality, fraterni- Islamic customs and beliefs, or it will war is raging in Europe, which will ideology in the world are examples tionary Islam is a product of mod- Similarly, western nations see ty and laïcité (France’s strict separa- backfire; in either case, it will pave come to a clash in the early decades of this phenomenon. ern society. Muslim migrants as a threat to tion of religion and state). the path for many other nations, to of the 21st century. From 1970s, Islamic resurgence The cause of renewed tension their culture. The law targets the political, follow or learn what not to do. The intense conflict would man- is encompassing the Islamic world between Islam and the West in the social and intellectual aspects of ifest itself between groups belonging with increased recommitment to 21st century are: the demographic France’s anti-separatism Bill Islam, ensuring precedence to (The author is a public policy to these two civilisations within a Islamic values and religiosity by the boom in Islamic nations, with high France is home to the largest France’s republican values, limiting analyst and a lawyer.) 
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