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Yes, that is the price tag operates flights on the Delhi- vaccines — Covaxin and The subject expert com- same vaccine. for a Delhi-London British London as well as the Mumbai- Covishield — showed better mittee of the Central Drugs “Though India so far has Airways flight for August 26. London route, said on Sunday: immunogenicity than two Standard Control Organisation followed homologous "# Following an outcry over the but the prices skyrocketed just Delhi-London flights of Vistara “Pricing is always a function of doses of the same vaccine. had in July recommended a approaches (two doses of one $ exorbitant hike in airfares by before August 8, the day the and Air India for August 26 supply and demand. There are The study was conducted trial of mixing Covishield and vaccine) with Covishield and ! * airlines after the United UK moved India from the was also priced between 1.2 only 15 flights a week allowed on 18 people of Uttar Pradesh’s Covaxin. The trial will be con- Covaxin, eighteen individuals, Kingdom (UK) allowed Indian ‘Red List’ to the ‘Amber List’, lakh and 2.3 lakh amid the currently on the India-UK Siddharth Nagar who mistak- ducted by the Christian under the national programme, +$ travelers to enter the country, thus allowing Indian travellers rush for college admissions in route for Indian carriers and enly received doses of two sep- Medical College in Vellore on inadvertently received L with certain conditions from to visit London. the UK. The relaxation from when there is relaxation and arate vaccines a few months 300 healthy volunteers. Covishield as the first jab and +, Sunday, the Directorate- On Saturday, Sanjeev UK, too, has come at the time more capacity allowed, it will ago. While that will be a prop- Covaxin as the second,” it said. -M General of Civil Aviation Gupta, Secretary, Inter-State when huge traffic is expected automatically bring down The finding of the study, er clinical trial to investigate the “To the best of our knowl- ../ (DGCA) has asked airlines to Council Secretariat, Union on the Delhi-London route prices.” which has been uploaded on effectiveness of the cocktail of edge, this is the first study submit details of fares, they Home Ministry, had com- because of the admissions. While there have been medRxiv, but is yet to be peer- Covishield and Covaxin, the which reports the effects of het- have been charging for India- plained on Twitter that an Officials of the DGCA said lower and upper limits on all reviewed showed that immu- ICMR’s study titled erologous prime-boost vacci- UK flights in August. economy class ticket on British that it has asked the airlines that domestic airfares in India since nisation with a combination of ‘Serendipitous Covid-19 nation with an adenovirus vec- %&% * -01 A round trip between New Airways’ Delhi-London flight operate India-UK flights cur- May 25 last year, no such lim- an adenovirus vector platform- Vaccine-Mix in Uttar Pradesh, tored vaccine followed by an / 2#3 Delhi and London by Air India for August 26 was priced at rently to submit details about its have been imposed on inter- based vaccine, followed by India: Safety and inactivated whole virus vac- * 4 in general cost somewhere 3.95 lakh. He added that the their fares. According to offi- national airfares. inactivated whole virus vaccine, Immunogenicity Assessment cine,” the researchers said. 5 - between 55,000 to 70,000, economy class ticket on the cials, the data collected by the Continued on Page 11 was not only safe but also of a Heterologous Regime’ was The researchers compared delivered better immuno- based on the goof-up that took the safety and immunogenici- genicity. place in May. There was no ty profile of those people who O Covishield, manufactured immediate adverse impact of received two doses of different ( by Pune’s Serum Institute of the mix-up on the beneficiaries. vaccines, against that of indi- " #$ India, is the adenovirus vector Now, a further study has viduals receiving either - platform-based vaccine, while revealed that the mix-up has Covishield or Covaxin. %&' Covaxin, developed and man- actually worked in their favour Continued on Page 11 +, % 0 1527 and ministers, Nadda said that and Central governments. performance would be the only Strengthen the booth and iving an indication that yardstick to decide tickets and increase the number of work- Gmany sitting legislators, people (legislators and minis- ers. The programmes of the including ministers, could be ters) still had time to pull up organisation have to be imple- 567.6 ( denied ticket in the coming their socks. He added that the mented cent per cent at the assembly elections, Bharatiya road to forming a government ground,” he said and asked he National Investigation Janata Party’s national president in UP in 2022 passed through leaders to think how to make TAgency (NIA) on Sunday Jagat Prakash Nadda said that the Braj region. the organisation strong. conducted searches at multiple performance would be the cri- The BJP national presi- Chief Minister Yogi locations in 14 districts of terion for ticket distribution. dent instructed all MLAs and Adityanath, in his speech, elab- Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in “Non-performing minis- party’s state office-bearers to orated on the development connection with the Jamaat-e- ters and MLAs will not get tick- improve coordination between works being done in the Braj Islami (JeI) terror funding case. ets this time,” Nadda said dur- the organisation and the gov- region. He said SN Medical The searches were con- ing the organisational meeting ernment. Along with this, he College would have a super ducted in conjunction with of Braj region held in Agra on directed senior party leaders to specialty hospital and pro- the Jammu & Kashmir Police Sunday. spend the night at a booth. posed the Chhatrapati Shivaji and the Central Reserve Police In the meeting, which was “Now the workers should Maharaj museum along with Force (CRPF) at 56 locations in attended by Uttar Pradesh start strengthening the party at medical colleges in Firozabad Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Chief Minister Yogi the booth level. Educate people and Etah. Baramulla, Kupwara, Adityanath, BJP state leaders about the schemes of the state Continued on Page 11 Bandipora, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and Rajouri districts of the Valley. The agency conducted the searches at the premises of office-bearers of the banned association, its members and also offices of trusts purport- edly run by the JeI. During the searches, various incriminating documents and electronic devices were seized from the premises of the suspects. The case was registered by the NIA on February 5 this year following an order from the Union Home Ministry relating to separatist and secessionist activities of the JeI, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, even after its proscription on February 28, 2019, the agency said. “The members of the organisation have been col- lecting funds domestically and abroad through donations par- ticularly in the form of Zakat, Continued on Page 11 P , ()*))+ %( ' 567.6 ( 0 8, 9+ 88 0 8$ 8# +$ rom pizzas to free air travel, Frewards are raining on the ! #: +9 +: Indian athletes who won medals 4 ## #+ ## for the country at the Tokyo ;2 #< #$ #8 Olympics. As a token of appre- ciation, Go First, previously +: : ## known as GoAir, on Sunday 5 +< +# +9 announced free travel for all six = +< +# ++ Indian athletes and the men’s 13 cities in India, offered the travel to javelin thrower Neeraj hockey team who won medals medal winners a lifetime of free Chopra, who won the only 4 +< ++ +3 at the Tokyo Olympics. travel. IndiGo airlines had Gold medal for India, for one +< +< #< Bengaluru-based regional announced on Saturday that it year. + # 9 carrier Star Air, which connects would offer unlimited free air Continued on Page 11 ! "#$ #%&' () *+*,
0 * * 60 * 0 1527 experts, even during the second 6.25(6 wave of pandemic, Chief ' / " ttar Pradesh is all set to .2=..B Minister Yogi Adityanath Ucreate a new record in ensured that there was no paddy production for the sec- 275 B6; shortage of fertilisers and seeds 0 1527 ond consecutive year. With 5.(B6;- in the state. !" # $$%#&'( acreage under paddy increasing The government also he August Kranti day is set 0 1527 to 60 lakh hectares this year 6/6. ensured that there was also no Tto transform the lives of against last year’s 58.92 lakh ((/6 shortage of fertilisers like urea, farmers as on August 9 " ( hief Minister Yogi hectares, agricultural experts DAP, NPK, zinc and potash (Monday), Prime Minister CAdityanath has written let- are confident that the yield will (6;67 6 while the movement of Narendra Modi will transfer ters to all block pramukhs to increase by one million tons in machines for harvesting wheat over Rs 4,720 crore among over Lucknow (PNS): Prime demic along with free rations. prepare a plan to improve the the current Kharif season. Last ;6 2;. continued as usual. 2.36 crore farmers of UP under Minister Narendra Modi will Around one crore families infrastructure of villages keep- year, the production of paddy ;2.0 252= The Yogi government is the Pradhan Mantri Kisan launch Ujjwala 2.0 from Uttar would be benefitted by the ing in mind solid and liquid had crossed 257.04 lakh tons. also working on increasing Samman Nidhi Yojana. Pradesh on August 10 ahead Ujjawala 2.0 scheme in the waste schemes in their respec- The Agriculture depart- ..B50 the storage capacity for food Under the scheme, Rs of assembly elections again, country and UP was again tive areas. ment had set a target of paddy grains in the state in view of 2,000 will be given to each after launching the scheme’s expected to account for the In his letter, the chief min- cultivation on 60 lakh hectares Besides, UP is likely to set by 175.50 thousand hectares in the estimated increase in pro- farmer for the months of 1.0 edition from UP in 2016 maximum connections ister said that under the out of 96.03 lakh hectares in a new record in the production Moradabad division, 156.01 duction. In 2017, the total stor- August, September, October that led to a huge victory of the amongst all states, the sources Central and state finance com- this Kharif season, and sowing of coarse cereals like millet and thousand hectares in Meerut age capacity in the state was and November. The fund will Bharatiya Janata Party in the said. The free LPG cylinder mission proposals, the kshetra had been done on 57.72 lakh maize as well due to the con- division, 141.40 thousand close to 29 lakh tons, which has be directly transferred to the 2017 UP polls. connection scheme through panchayats would get around hectares till August 4. Sowing ducive weather, according to hectares in Aligarh division, been increased to more than 51 bank accounts of the beneficia- The prime minister will the PM Ujjwala Yojana was Rs 2,500 crore for development of paddy on the remaining land experts. Out of 18 divisions in 73.72 thousand hectares in lakh tons in just three years. ries, a government spokesman launch the second edition of launched from Ballia in Uttar of infrastructure in the block is likely to be completed by the state, the production of Saharanpur division and 25 The government has set a tar- said here on Monday. the scheme from Mahoba in Pradesh in 2016 by Prime area. August 15. paddy is likely to be the high- thousand hectares in get to increase the storage Under the Pradhan Mantri the rugged Bundelkhand Minister Narendra Modi in “This money should be Based on the data of paddy est in Bareilly division due to Vindhyachal division. capacity to 70 lakh MT by Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana of region. UP Chief Minister what emerged as a major rea- used for the development of sown last year and this year, it its maximum sowing. According to agricultural 2022. the Central government, Yogi Adityanath and the new son for the BJP’s massive vic- the village and for this you is estimated that this time In Bareilly division, paddy around 18 lakh farmers have Petroleum Minister Hardeep tory in the Uttar Pradesh elec- need to prepare a plan,” the there will be a record produc- has been sown on 194.40 thou- been given Rs 32,500 crore. Singh Puri would be in tions in 2017 and the excellent chief minister said in his tion of paddy in UP. sand hectares of land followed These farmers include those Mahoba for the launch of the performance of the BJP in the letter. He further said that 50 who have received the funds for second edition of the Ujjwala state in the 2019 general elec- per cent of the said money one time and also those who Yojana while Prime Minister tions as well. should be utilised for drinking have received it for eight times Narendra Modi would speak Over 1.47 crore families in water and waste disposal in a row. via video link, officials said UP had got free cooking gas schemes. “The 9th installment of here on Sunday. connections by 2019. “I believe that you will the scheme will be released on The prime minister is A total of 2.71 crore free utilise both financial and Monday,” the official said, expected to stress how lives refills have been accounted for human resources under your adding that more than two have been changed in UP in UP in the last one year, out disposal for the betterment of crore farmers were associated with the free LPG connections of the 14 crore free refills given your region,” he said. with the Pradhan Mantri Fasal under the Ujjwala scheme country-wide to the Ujjwala The chief minister has sent Bima Yojana and a compensa- and how his government has beneficiaries. The refills are the letter to all the 826 block tion of Rs 2,208 crore had helped the needy by sending otherwise offered at subsidised pramukhs. been given to more than 25.60 free refills to the beneficiaries rates to Ujjwala beneficiaries lakh farmers under this during the COVID-19 pan- across the country. scheme. He said for the first time farmers by the state govern- first in sugar production in the more than 433.86 lakh metric ment under various heads. country. New sugar mills have tons of food grains had been “If the steps taken by the started production. The capac- procured by the government government in the interest of ity of the closed Ramala Sugar and more than Rs 78,000 crore farmers and the amount given Mill was increased and the mill had been paid to 78,23,357 under various heads are added, was made operational. The farmers. then this amount can reach up closed sugar mills of Sambhal “So far, crop loans amount- to Rs 10 lakh crore,” he said. and Saharanpur are also oper- ing to Rs 3,58,000 crore have The official said that over ating now. Apart from this, the been distributed to the farmers. 45.74 lakh sugarcane farmers in capacity of 11 private mills was The government has also Uttar Pradesh had been paid a also increased. Venus, Daya waived loans amounting to Rs record cane price of more than and Wave sugar mills were 36,000 crore of 86 lakh small Rs 1,40,000 crore between made operational again after and marginal farmers,” he said. 2017-2021 and this showed being closed for about eight The official said that a the pro-farmer stance of the years. Ethanol plants were set record payment of Rs.6,80,708 government. up in Sathianv and Najibabad crore had been made to the “Uttar Pradesh now ranks cooperative mills,” he said. 0 1527 requisite medical aid. Taming the deadly second ith the second wave of wave of the COVID-19, out of WCOVID-19 receding the 2,54,442 samples tested in from the state, the Uttar the last 24 hours, merely 58 Pradesh government has tested positive for coronavirus directed a special team of infection across the state. health experts to prepare elab- In the same period, 49 orate guidelines for reopening COVID-19 patients also recov- of secondary schools and high- ered. er educational institutions. A “The active caseload in special team headed by the UP has come down to 593 from director of Sanjay Gandhi Post- a high of 3,10,783 in April, ! "# Graduate Institute of Medical pushing the recovery rate up to Sciences has swung into action 98.6 per cent, while the per- to prepare special Covid pre- centage of active cases as ventive guidelines in compli- against the total confirmed $$ ance with Covid appropriate cases is just 0.1 per cent,,” $ "% behaviour. Additional Chief Secretary All students of secondary (Information) Navneet Sehgal schools, colleges and universi- said on Sunday. of vaccine doses administered ties will attend their respective He said ramping up the in UP exceeds 5.35 crore. institutions on the occasion of daily tests to detect the coron- “Despite its large popula- Independence Day on August avirus infection had helped in tion density, Uttar Pradesh is 15 after which their physical the fight against the second setting new daily records in classes will commence from wave. He said true to the spir- Covid vaccination while states August 16. it of the 'trace, test, and treat' like Punjab, Rajasthan and The educational institu- policy, with as many as Chandigarh amongst others tions will have to ensure avail- 6,74,76,221 tests, Uttar Pradesh have ‘underutilised’ the doses ability of sanitation facilities had emerged as a leader in of Covid vaccines like hand wash, thermal scan- Covid testing. that have been supplied to ning, pulse oximeter and other The cumulative number them,” Sehgal said. ! ! / E
0 1527 sector were doing the work which was allotted to them through open competitive bidding. The ajya Sabha member and Aam Aadmi Party government said the firms would also look after Rincharge of UP, Sanjay Singh, on Sunday, the maintenance for the next 10 years. alleged a Rs 30,000 crore scam in Jal Jeevan Terming AAP leader's allegation as baseless, Mission and demanded a CBI probe into it. the government said that the department con- He said the scam was exposed in a third cerned neither selects any supplier nor publish- party inspection recently. es tender for materials like pipe etc and the “A company which is blacklisted in several selected contractors purchase the goods and the states of the country was awarded the work in quality of it is checked by the TPI. the Jal Jeevan Mission project,” he alleged, adding A government official said all the vendors that the scam involved the purchase of tube wells had been asked to use high quality material and and pipes and construction of water tanks. “This not purchase any material from any blacklist- government has broken all the previous records ed company. of corruption like 2G scam, NRHM scam and The official said the allegations that the coal scam,” the AAP leader alleged, adding that department issued orders to any firm asking to the scam took place in the knowledge of Water supply pipes were baseless because the liability Resource Minister Mahendra Singh and added to purchase the goods was on the contractors. that “Chief Engineer Alok Sinha and Principal He said the details of the rates were available on Secretary Anurag Srivastava” were involved in the website of the Information department and it. it was in public domain as the process was done He said even the BJP MLAs were against through e-tendering. allotment of work to the company which was The government official said 29 firms had blacklisted. applied for the tender and out of these nine firms were found technically qualified. $ He said in the TPI work, supervision and Reacting to AAP leader Sanjay Singh’s alle- quality control and project monitoring were gation, the government said the works under Jal included and among the big states covered under Jeevan Mission were being carried out on engi- piped drinking water after the implementation neering procurement and construction basis and of Jal Jeevan Mission, the rates were lowest in reputed vendors like L&T, Nagarjuna of water Uttar Pradesh. ! " # $ S & !
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The company Jankipuram police arrested and his friends were taken to he Ola Fleet Technology The cab drivers also deposit- did not give back these cars to four kidnappers and rescued a Bareilly via Malihabad, Hardoi TPrivate Limited and ed Rs 4,000 each as the book- us even after the curfew was businessman and two of his and Shahjahanpur and then Mahendra Finance Company ing amount for the offer and lifted and the company offi- friends on Sunday. The accused kept at a hotel for three days said much depends on the were accused of defrauding Rs 17,000 each as security. On cials opted for dilly-dallying were identified as Aditya and thrashed. The accused 0 1527 availability of vaccines. “We 759 cab drivers of over Rs 1.59 July 23, the cab drivers came tactic. The cars were later Kumar of Pilibhit, Arun Singh demanded Rs 8 lakh as ransom. have to cover 19 crore more peo- crore on the promise of giving to know that the Ola Fleet shifted to another yard in of Shahjahanpur, and Devendra On the other hand, a police ive districts of Uttar Pradesh ple since 5 crore have already them ownership of the cars Technology Private Limited Siddhi Kheda in Banthra and Singh & Dharmendra Patel of team working on the case Fhave crossed the 50% mark been vaccinated and if these allotted to ferry passengers. and Mahendra Finance later Ola Fleet Technology Bareilly. lodged by Maurya’s brother in terms of the targeted popu- people have to be covered in the In an FIR lodged by Company had started auction Private Limited and Mahendra The police said the accused Vinod raided the houses of the lation taking at least one Covid next four months, it requires a Gangabhakt of Vibhuti Khand, of the cars while keeping them Finance Company started the had a monetary dispute with accused’s relatives and tracked vaccine dose. State minimum of 4 crore vaccine the complainant said he and in the dark. auction of these cars,” he said. the victim, Saroj Kumar them down. Maurya said the Immunisation Officer Dr Ajay doses per month,” he said. other cab drivers signed a Gangabhakt said they also He said he and other dri- Maurya of Jankipuram. The accused duct-taped them at the Ghai said that there are ten dis- Meanwhile, regarding the contract with Ola two-and-a- deposited the commission in vers were defrauded even accused called Maurya on gun-point and warned them tricts where the coverage of need for booster shot after the half year back on the condition the bank account of Ola Fleet though they deposited the Wednesday and he, along with against raising an alarm. The population under the first dose first two doses, a senior health that they would deposit Rs Technology Private Limited. money as per the terms and two of his friends — Bablu and police recovered three cars, is less than 25% while for the official said there are no stud- 790, Rs 815 and Rs 830 per day “On March 20 last year, we conditions. The police regis- Saurabh Gupta — reached the ropes, tapes and pistols besides remaining districts, the cover- rate such as Lucknow and ies on this. “However, we have for different variants for a were asked to park these cars tered a case in this connection. place. Later, the trio were five phones. age is in the range of 25%-50%. Meerut, hence the vaccination seen in the past that there are For Noida, he specifically was relatively slower in other vaccines which, if adminis- pointed out that there is almost districts. “Besides, most of the tered once, do not require a 90% coverage of the population areas where the coverage is booster dose in lifetime,” he under the Covid vaccination. more than 50% are urban dis- said. The official said such The five districts where tricts where people are more things will be known once all the coverage of population is aware. However, the vaccina- the data is analysed. over 50% are Noida, tions are now going on at a He further said that as far Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Baghpat rapid rate in all the districts of as antibodies are concerned, and Meerut. The ten districts the state,” he pointed out. they don’t exist for lifetime after where the coverage is less than However, he admitted that vaccination. “If a child is vac- 25% include Ballia, Rae Bareli, two months back, the popula- cinated, it does not mean that Budaun, Sitapur, Rampur, tion covered under the vacci- antibodies will be found in his Sambhal, Pratapgarh, Sant nation drive was less in 35-40 body for lifetime. Even though Kabirnagar, Lakhimpur Kheri districts. But the districts the antibodies do not exist, and Sonbhadra. picked up with time, he added. whenever the infection comes On why these ten districts When the mega vaccina- in the body, the antibodies for have not fared well, he said that tion camp was held on August that particular disease develop at the outset when the vaccines 3, all the districts did well. on their own. 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0 1527 beds will be increased as and from our ANMs and ASHA when required,” he said. workers that someone has he Mall CHC, areas under However, he added that it come from outside with symp- Twhich witnessed over 400 would depend on the govern- toms of fever, we test them. cases in the second Covid ment directives and magnitude Also, we are also carrying out wave, is making preparations to of the third wave. focused sampling in banks, deal with the third wave. CHC He said non-Covid facility offices and markets where we superintendent Dr Vivek is equally important as there are send teams after every every 15 Verma said that an oxygen emergency cases to deal with. days,” he said. plant is being established at the “Even if the CHC is convert- However, there is no pae- hospital and work has already ed into a Covid facility, the diatrician at the CHC and the started. accident cases apart from preg- CMO office has been request- “We have oxygen concen- nant women and medico-legal ed to make arrangements for trators and oxygen cylinders at cases have to be attended,” he the same. The CHC covers a and we are testing 300-400 peo- added. The maximum cases population of over 1.25 lakh. ple per day in the areas under detected in a day during the When the mega vaccination the 30-bed CHC,” he said. second corona wave were 50 drive was conducted, 1,136 Dr Verma said though a and the hotspots included people were administered the few CHCs in rural have been Dhakwa, Nabi Panah, Mall jabs,” he added. identified for the setting up of market and Sehjapur which He pointed out that aware- NICUs and PICUs, the Mall have banks, offices and market ness is being spread amongst CHC is not one of them. areas. “The reason why the people and a lot of hard work “We were not a dedicated cases remained low was has gone into dispelling the Covid facility in the second because the movement was myths and fears related to vac- wave. We would test people and restricted during the lock- cination. “It was a big challenge then refer them to Covid facil- down,” he pointed out. for us in the beginning but now, ities if they were found to be Dr Verma said they are car- the vaccination is much infected. This time, we have rying out focused and random smoother,” he said. He added marked two beds as isolation sampling in the areas under that more awareness is needed beds at the CHC. In case there their jurisdiction. “Besides, so that people follow Covid- is a third wave, the number of whenever we get information appropriate behaviour. ' "# $ . %
Lucknow (PNS): A joint team of the cyber cell and Madiaon police on Sunday tracked down the accused who intruded a college’s WhatsApp group cre- ated for online classes and sent lewd messages to Class IX girl student recently. The accused were identi- fied as Mohammed Saif Khan Lucknow (PNS): Children subjects. “Whatever is taught to and his minor brother of learn better about whatever the children, they share it with Madiaon. The minor accused they are taught through plays. their peers and friends which is the classmate of the girl stu- If the students are taught proves to be advantageous for dent who was harassed online. through theatre or storytelling, others too. Under the New The accused used an app to they understand it well, Education Policy, the easy is change the landline number Governor Anandiben Patel said being assimilated in the diffi- into a foreign number, thus giv- at the closing ceremony of a 3- cult,” she added. ing police a tough task. day programme of the training An app (shishushiksha.in) The mother of the girl stu- of Anganwadi workers under was also launched on the occa- dent had lodged a case in this the New Education Policy at sion. District Magistrate connection on July 17. The IET on Sunday. Abhishek Prakash was also police were baffled in the The governor said that present on the occasion. The beginning as the mobile num- mathematics and environment programme saw the participa- ber used for sending the mes- cannot be taught through tion of 200 Anganwadi work- sages was of foreign origin. books alone and one should ers, minister Swati Singh and The Madiaon police sought have question & answer ses- Mahila and Bal Vikas secretary help from the cyber cell and it sions also while teaching these Hekali Zhimomi. later surfaced that the accused used an app to make their land- line number look like the one #"$ &* +!' !!& #, of foreign origin. The police came to know that the accused made 13 calls -& !*", '% - ,%"* to the girl to harass her. Inspector Manoj Kumar Singh Lucknow (PNS): The department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, said Mohammed Saif was KGMU, celebrated World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to arrested while the minor 7. Several activities were carried out throughout the week, includ- offender would be sent to juve- ing awareness programmes, lectures and quizzes by resident doc- nile court. tors. A poster-making and slogan competition was also conduct- In her complaint, the com- ed in which students participated enthusiastically. plainant had told the police that Doctors said that breastfed babies should not be given any her daughter was a member of beverages or food from outside till 6 months as it increases the the group which was created by risk of infection. “Mother’s milk contains enough water along school teachers for online with nutritious elements for the baby and there is no need for teaching. extra water even in summers. Mothers should also understand Meanwhile, laxity on the that the milk is produced more at night, so they should breast- part of school administration feed their infants at night too. The more you feed, the more milk also surfaced during the probe. flows. Relatives should know that to keep the flow of milk going, The police said some students the mothers should be free from anxiety and stress,” a doctor said. were made the WhatsApp “Working women can express milk before leaving for their work- group admins who added some places and store it in a wide-mouthed steel container. It remains outsiders. “The minor shared potable at room temperature for eight hours. Feed it to the baby the link to his brother Saif and with a spoon from a bowl or cup. Breastfeeding protects the babies both harassed the girl,” the from diseases even if the mother or baby is sick,” he said. police said. ' ! "#$ #%&' () *+*, /0 # % ; . 0 1527 *# % 0 1527 country. Saharanpur-Lucknow passen- Recalling the incident and ger train in Kakori. He said the n line with its plan to tie up ## n an attempt to connect distributing sweets among the incident also infused a new Iwith small caste based polit- Iyouths with the party by people present, he said that consciousness among the rev- ical parties, the Samajwadi invoking revolutionaries, after the Chauri-Chaura inci- olutionaries and the people,” he Party on Sunday formalised its # Rashtriya Lok Dal youth lead- dent, when Mahatma Gandhi said. alliance with Mahan Dal for the ers along with party spokesman withdrew his non-cooperation RLD state president Dr 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly !//0 reached the Kakori incident movement and called upon Masood Ahmed said the youth elections. SP president memorial in Lucknow on the the people to engage in creative of today should read and Akhilesh Yadav was the chief he iconic 'Clock tower' eve of the 96th anniversary of work, there was a strong unrest understand the history of the guest at the Mahan Dal's work- Tlocated in the heart of the Kakori incident. among the young revolutionar- country and take inspiration ers' convention held at the Srinagar at Lal Chowk, which They paid tributes to the ies of the country. from it. Samajwadi Party office. The SP mostly remained out of bounds revolutionaries and the martyrs “At such a time, on August On this occasion floral chief has claimed to win 400 especially for those interested and remembered the 1925 inci- 9, 1925, the revolutionaries tributes were paid to the mar- assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh in unfurling the national flag dent. under the leadership of Pandit tyrs involved in the Kakori inci- assembly in the next year’s during Republic day and RLD national spokesper- Ram Prasad Bismil not only dent like Ashfaqulla Khan, polls. Independence day celebrations son Anupam Mishra said the challenged the British Raj by Chandra Shekhar Azad, Mahan Dal was launched during trouble-torn years, has Kakori incident had infused looting the government trea- Rajendra Lahiri, Roshan Singh in 2008 by Keshav Dev Maurya now been illuminated with national consciousness in the sury from 8 Down, and Ram Prasad Bismil. and it is perceived to have an 'Colors of India' by the Srinagar impact in Rohilkhand and about turning Varanasi into “The BJP is standing as a "What to say about the lan- Municipal Corporation (SMC) Western UP regions. Mahan Kyoto, we did not ask any wall in the path shown by guage and knowledge of our in the run up to the 75th =58 $7> Dal claims to have the support questions.” Babasaheb and Gautam chief minister? There are no Independence day of a range of Other Backward “If our government is Buddha. There is a fake two languages in any celebrations. The Mayor of Chennai: Vaccine hesitancy 20.3 per cent in rural areas survey conducted in the Classes such as Mauryas, formed in UP, then journalists Maurya in BJP, the real Maurya Constitution,” he said and Srinagar Municipal was prevalent among 27.6 per expressed "unwillingness" to get state. Vaccine acceptance was Shakyas, Kushwahas, Sainis from Varanasi and Lucknow is Keshav Dev Maurya of the accused Yogi Adityanath of Corporation Junaid Azim cent of people aged above 60 inoculated. Some of the reasons prevalent among 83.1 per cent and Kambojs. However, it has will be sent to Kyoto, Japan," Mahan Dal," he claimed. using foul language. Mattu was the first to post years while the same was pre- for the vaccine hesitancy was people between 18-44 years , failed to make electoral inroads Yadav announced. Akhilesh Yadav promised “What is the language of images of the illuminated clock sent in 16.9 per cent between fear of injections (48.4 per while it was 81.8 per cent so far. He also said that if the that if the SP government was the chief minister. What did he tower on his twitter timeline. the age group of 18 and 44 cent), fear of complications between 45-59 years and 72.4 “Mahan Dal and Samajwadi Party government formed in UP, Keshav Dev say about Netaji (Mulayam “We have illuminated the Clock years, a study by the Tamil after receiving the jabs (57.6 per per cent above the age of 60 Samajwadi Party together will was formed in UP, a probe Maurya would get an impor- Singh Yadav)? Well we do not Tower (‘Ghanta Ghar’) at Lal Nadu government revealed on cent), long queue to get the jabs years. Nearly 82.5 per cent form the next government. would be ordered into the tant post in the government. want to get into this kind of Chowk in colors of the Sunday. (22.5 per cent), no person to of those residing in urban Earlier I used to talk about deaths due to coronavirus. He also questioned why the battle,” he said. Tricolour ahead of As many as 18.2 per cent of accompany (21 per cent). areas and 79.7 per cent in forming a government with 350 “The state government is government was unwilling to Later, Mahan Dal president Independence Day. New clocks people between the age group About 59.9 per cent peo- rural areas were willing to get seats but after getting support hiding the actual figures of conduct a caste census? Keshav Dev Maurya in his fitted”, tweeted Mattu. Netizens of 45 and 59 years were also ple faced difficulty in collect- vaccinated, while 82.8 per cent from Mahan Dal, I am confi- COVID-19 deaths. If the gov- “Earlier Congress did not speech alleged that the UP celebrated the decision to illu- hesitant to receive the jabs, the ing details on where to receive people said the reason to get dent of winning 400 seats," ernment is formed, we will also do it. Now BJP is not doing it. government was looting minate and congratulated the survey conducted by the the vaccines, while 24.5 per vaccinated was to prevent dis- claimed Akhilesh Yadav at the help the families and families We declare that if our govern- Babasaheb's dreams as liquor Mayor of Srinagar. The same Directorate of Public Health cent doubted the efficacy of the ease while 23.7 people said it SP office during a joint meet- of those who died due to coro- ment is formed, we will con- shops remained open during has now become the hot-spot and Preventive Medicine, in vaccines. The sample size was prevents spread to others. ing of his party and Mahan Dal. navirus," he added. duct a caste census in UP," he the Covid period while schools for tourists and local visitors as July across Tamil Nadu, said. 1,596 people between 18-45 Following the results from Referring to the BJP, the SP Yadav alleged that with said. were closed. they can be seen posing for a According to the study, years, 771 between the study, the department of president said, “If we talk about elections around the corner in He also alleged that the He said the liquor vends selfie and family pix in front of vaccine hesitancy was observed 45 and 59 years and 488 public health said winning 400 seats, then we are UP, Dalit backwards were being government was raining lath- were crowded, but there was no the illuminated clock tower in 19.7 per cent men and 18.4 above the age of 60 years. As it would focus on awareness asked questions. But when you given “lollipop” by making is on youths seeking reserva- threat of pandemic for the during late evening stroll in the per cent women, while 17.5 per many as 1,401 men and 1,453 activities to address the mis- talked about a bullet train or them ministers. tion in teachers’ recruitment. government. area. cent people living in urban and women were covered in the conceptions. PTI 1 0:! R < # 9%0 &) # Lucknow (PNS): A 12-year-old boy suffered head Lucknow (PNS): fron party decided to contest districts. There will be a fight injury by an air gun at his house in Hardoi district on July Continuing his flip-flop over the assembly polls under Chief (with the BJP) on only two seats 21 but a case was registered in this connection only on joining hands with the ruling Minister Yogi Adityanath's in Varanasi," the former minis- Sunday and the accused, a minor boy, was detained by the Bharatiya Janata Party, leadership. ter added. The SBSP chief police. Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party The SBSP had contested the claimed that of the total 403 The boy is admitted at Apollo hospital in Lucknow (SBSP) chief Om Prakash 2017 assembly polls in alliance seats in the assembly, there where he was operated upon and put on the ventilator for Rajbhar on Sunday claimed with the BJP but parted ways were 150 seats in eastern UP. four days. The victim, Dev Vinayak Dwivedi’s body has that if the Samajwadi Party tied before the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- "People of the state feel been paralysed on the left side and he is bed ridden. up with small parties, then the tions. The Rajbhar-led party that it is only the SP that can “Doctors at Apollo Lucknow are not able to make a BJP would not get even one seat won four seats in the previous challenge the BJP in UP. The clear prediction for his recovery. The slug in the head has in eastern Uttar Pradesh in the assembly polls. Rajbhar was Bahujan Samaj Party too has not only left him paralysed but has also affected his men- 2022 assembly elections. minister in Yogi Adityanath started making moves, but the tal stability,” the victim's father, Abhay Dwivedi, said. The SBSP leader, who leads government but was dismissed craze of the BSP is not as He also said that only after senior police officials inter- the Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha from the cabinet soon after intense as that of the SP,” vened, an FIR was registered on August 8 at Kotwali police as a political front of small par- May 2019 Lok Sabha polls for Rajbhar said. station of Hardoi against a minor who is a neighbour. ties, had earlier said his outfit his anti-BJP diatribes. On whether the SBSP has Abhay, in his FIR, alleged that on July 21, his son was could again ally with the BJP if "The public is angry with been unable to take forward the playing on the terrace while the 10-year-old son of his the ruling party picked a back- the BJP. If the Samajwadi Party agreements with other parties neighbour, Amit Pandey, was also playing on his terrace. ward caste leader as its chief comes forward and ties up with since its formation in 2002, In the meantime, an altercation took place between them ministerial candidate for next smaller parties and regional Rajbhar said, "When there is a during which the 10-year-old picked up the air gun of his year's assembly elections. parties, then the election results clash of vested interests, people father and shot my son on the head,” Abhay said in his Rajbhar had recently held can change," the SBSP chief said. tend to go away. The smaller FIR. Later, doctors at Apollo hospital operated on him but long parleys with BJP state "If the SP ties up with the parties face financial hardships, the impact was such that his left side body was paralysed. president Swatantra Dev Singh. SBSP, then the BJP will not get and it is because of this reason Meanwhile, five people, including four children, were Rajbhar had on Wednesday even a single seat in Mau, Ballia, that the bigger parties lure killed and two injured when a speeding SUV overturned said he would not enter into an Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, them. Coalitions have been and fell into a roadside ditch near Sonbarsa village under alliance with the BJP if the saf- Ambedkar Nagar and other breaking because of this." Dohrighat police station in Mau district late Saturday night. *+9! (,/
$ nised by the bank in programme in the $ evening. Setty also inaugurated a new Managing premises of home loan processing centre Director (Retail (RACPC) in Aliganj, Lucknow and staff can- & Digital teen facilities at LHO Lucknow. He also par- Banking) of State ticipated in a tree plantation drive and blood Bank of India donation camp in association with SGPGI. Challa The bank also provided financial assistance Sreenivasulu for setting up a 100-litre oxygen plant at the Setty, who is on a North Eastern Railway Hospital, visit to Lucknow Badshahnagar, Lucknow. Circle, addressed a gathering of MSME customers and spoke about the var- Amrita Sharma, an alumna of City ious initiatives the bank has undertaken to Montessori School, Aliganj, and currently increase the flow of credit to different seg- doing PhD in English at Lucknow University, ment of SME businesses like chemicals, has been awarded the handicraft exports, iron and steel, automo- prestigious Fulbright biles, constructions industry etc. He also Scholarship. Amrita spoke about Bharat Mart, an initiative by SBI completed Class XII in the form of a digital platform to be (ISC) with 91.3% launched in coming months where all percent marks. She MSME customers of SBI can display their was an exceptional products for marketing. SBI is also encour- student throughout aging cluster-based financing. He empha- her years in CMS, sised on technological advances, innovation senior principal Jyoti and governance which also includes statu- Kashyap recalled. The scholarship offers tory obligations of MSME industries and the scholars an opportunity to study or teach. exponential growth and employment oppor- Its objective is promotion of international tunities that can be generated by the sector. goodwill through exchange of students in the A meeting of all the branches and adminis- fields of education, culture, and science. trative offices in the circle was addressed by Amrita will be joining the University of Setty. He spoke about the various initiatives Notre Dame, USA, under the Fulbright being taken by the bank in the area of dig- Foreign Language Teaching Assistant ital technology, staff productivity, regulato- Programme (Fulbright FLTA Programme) ry compliances and to improve customer ser- this month. She will teach her native lan- vice. Top performing branch managers and guage, Hindi, at selected US campuses dur- staff members were felicitated and recog- ing her nine-month grant period. *
Lucknow (PNS): On the call of the ution across the country which is already National Coordination Committee of underway in a few states and Union Electricity Employees and Engineers Territories. Dubey said that a large number (NCCOEEE), over 15 lakh power employees of employees and engineers staged protests at across the country will resort to a one-day Jantar Mantar in Delhi from August 3 to 6 strike/work boycott on August 10 in protest despite the fact that permission to hold a satya- against the Indian Electricity (Amendment) grah was refused by the government. He said Bill, 2021. “After four days of successful 'satya- many provisions of the Electricity graha' at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, power engineers (Amendment) Bill, 2021, were anti-people and and employees are up in arms against the com- anti-employees; and if enacted, it would plete privatisation of the power sector and are have far-reaching adverse consequences. He now gearing up for the strike/work boycott on demanded that the bill should not be rushed August 10,” All India Power Engineers through in the current session of Parliament Federation chairman Shailendra Dubey said and instead it should be referred to in a statement here on Sunday. What electric- Parliament's Standing Committee on Energy, ity employee’s fear about the contentious as the Energy ministry had refused to discuss Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is the the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, move towards privatisation of power distrib- with power engineers and employees. ! "#$ #%&' () *+*, # - # , 0 $ (. submerged by water. Breakfast $ C;5 and lunch to the flood victims ith water level in both are not being arranged proper- ith the reverse flow of WGanga and Yamuna fast ly. Aloo-puri is sent once a day Wriver Varuna creating approaching the danger mark but milk is not provided for the havoc in northern parts of the (84.73 metres), the flood situ- children. In such a situation, city, the ever-rising Ganga has ation is getting grimmer in the people who have houses in the now started posing problems in Sangam City and adjoining village are migrating. Alok the southern parts of the city as rural areas. District administra- Mishra, who is preparing for well. The flood water entered tion is on high alert and peo- competitive examinations, said several houses. The colonies in ple living in low-lying areas of that after talking to his distant Maruti Nagar were majorly the city are shifting to safer relative, he went to Ashok affected by the flood. Majority places. Nagar. He said that all his of these flood-hit localities are Those who are not willing friends packed their belongings near Varuna in the north and to leave their homes have shift- and went back home. Even Samneghat in the south. ed to the upper floors of their expensive books were ruined in As the situation in Maruti houses as the water has flood- the flood. The houses of Nagar and adjoining colonies ed several localities. Priyanshu Gupta, owner, Amit turned grim, the team of The water level of Ganga, Yadav and Deepak Shah of National Disaster Response as recorded at 4 pm on Sunday Bhrigu Marg were also sub- Force (NDRF) has been in Phaphamau, was 84.68 merged in the flood. deployed there to help the metres, and in Chhatnag, it was They are also now prepar- affected people shift to safer 83.92 metres. Likewise, water ing to go somewhere else places. Many residents were level at Yamuna, as recorded at & 3 ) because the problem seems to seen shifting to other places by the same time in Naini, was be persisting in a house sur- themselves using boats as flood 84.51 metres. The two rivers Daraganj and Nagvasuki. are being forced to migrate. rounded by water. All the peo- water entered their houses. In were increase at all three points The flood water of Ganga After Saturday, even on Sunday, ple living around have gone the recent past, this has become . " / 0 ) at a pace of around 10-11 cm and Yamuna has become a a large number of students away after locking the house. a routine story during floods. for the last four hours. As per problem for many people in started returning to their Mannu of the locality said Besides, in the north, the flood the affected residents there. as the water level has increased reaching its highest flood level the Irrigation department, it many areas of Prayagraj. The homes. that his Aadhar card got situation continued to be bad He said that employees have by 60 cm against 1.06 m a day at 60.39 m recorded on August may touch the danger level by floods, especially in Chhota Corporator Nitin Yadav washed away in the flood. Now near the banks of river Varuna been deployed at the outposts ago and the speed was 2.5 cm 25 in 2016. Monday morning. Baghara, are now wreaking said that with the increasing they do not have any docu- including Konia, Saraiyya, shift-wise to keep watch on the per hour against 4.41cm earli- The level was recorded at Flood water has entered havoc and hardships are being water in the Ganga, the prob- ments for identification. He Delvaria, Shailputri, Purana situation round the clock. er. As per the report of Middle 59.22 m and it is expected that several localities such as Ganga faced by the people, including lems are also increasing contin- narrated his compulsion to the Pul, Pulkohana, Badhwa Nala, Besides, he said that three Ganga Division-III of Central by Monday morning it would Nagar, Nevada, Ashok Nagar, students. They are seeking uously. The district administra- officers but it was left unheard. Piparwa and others. Scores of motor boats and 15 boats have Water Commission (CWC), at be at 59.4 m. In downstream Beli Gaon, parts of Rajapur, shelter at the houses of their rel- tion is completing whatever Now she is staying in Annie people were seen taking shel- been arranged there. For pro- 8 am on Sunday, the river Ghazipur, the river was also Salori, Bada and Chhota atives and friends. Some have effort is left. All the localities of Besant flood relief camp with ters on rooftops as flood water viding motor boats/ boats, Ganga was recorded at 70.96 m flowing above the danger mark Baghara, Badra, Sanauti, even got a settlement but many Chhota Baghara have been both children Ram and Shyam. entered their houses. Revenue Inspector Rajendra against the warning level of at 63.1 m as it was recorded at Meanwhile, in view of Kanojia (mobile number 70.26 m. As the rising trend 63.68 m and after 24 hours, it deteriorating flood condition, 9415620341) has been made continued, the level would be would reach 64.02 m. The as many as 62 flood in-charge. at 71.22 m by Monday highest flood level in Ghazipur outposts/relief camps have Overall, the flood situation morningagainst the danger is 65.22 m recorded on < been set up in the district has turned miserable as the mark of 71.26 m. September 9 in 1978. In where employees of various water level of river Ganga con- According to the report, upstream Phaphamau, it was at departments have been tinues rising and inching close the river Ganga continued ris- 84.48 m, above warning level of $ (. police patroling will ensure deployed. District Magistrate to reach the danger mark. It has ing right from upstream 83.73 m and it would reach that their belongings are safe in (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma said been flowing above the warn- Phaphamau (Prayagraj district) 84.86 m, crossing the danger istrict Magistrate Sanjay the inundated houses. that in flood-hit areas near ing level for more than 24 to downstream Ballia in this mark of 84.73 m. In Mirzapur, DKumar Khatri visited flood For Khuldabad, Kareli, Varuna as many as 738 resi- hours. As the rising trend is belt of Purvanchal (eastern the river has also crossed the affected areas of Daraganj, and Shahganj city magistrate, dents took shelters at nine expected to continue, it may UP) including Allahabad, warning level of 76.72 m as it Baghada, Salori and Rajapur on for Colonelganj and flood camps in various areas of create havoc in many affected Mirzapur, Varanasi and was at 76.9 m and on Monday Sunday by boat and instructed Shivkuti ACM I, for Saraiya, Delvaria, Badi Bazar areas. However, during the last Ghazipur. In Ballia, the flood morning, the level would be at the flood relief camps to be vig- Dhoomanganj, Cantt and Civil and Bhadaini. Ration and other one day the speed of uptrend situation remained grim as the 77.1 m, close to danger mark of ilant and ensure all possible Lines ACM II, for Atrenrsuiya articles were distributed among has been slowed down further river was inching close to 77.72 m. help to the flood victims. and Mutthiganj ACM III, for The DM posted magis- Daraganj, Kydganj and trates in the flood hit areas to Geirgetiwn ACM IV have been serve people better. Patroling posted by the DM. in the above areas should be Keeping a watch on the intensified, he added. increasing flood level, the DM . $ Khatri boarded a boat of has instructed the officials to the NDRF to assess the situa- ensure that people living in low tion. He made an appeal to the lying area in the city and in people to leave their houses and rural surrounding should be 1 " take shelter at relief camps. The 4 " 5 - - reached to safe places.
$ C;5 persons taking shelter in relief camps. Dr Singh also distribute P Minister for Jal Shakti Dr the ration kits among the peo- , # - UMahendra Singh on ple in Belwaria relief camp dur- Sunday said, Ganga and other ing the inspection of prepara- rivers are flowing above the tions. The river Varuna is over- $ (. On Sunday afternoon, the Based on his successful com- System of Rice Intensification danger marks in some dis- flowing because of reverse flow accused youths, who were fum- pletion of research, he has method of translating is more tricts of the state because of the water of Ganga, he hots were fired in a clash at ing over the complaint against been awarded PhD in beneficial than other planting Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh informed adding, the medical Sthe Isipur village under them, called Kamla Prasad of Agronomy. In his viva-voce, the methods.The application of released about 24.5 lakh cusec and other teams are working Jhunsi police station area of Isipur and thrashed him with external examiner was Prof poultry manure for finger mil- water but the state government for 24 hours to make available Prayagraj district here on a belt. They then opened fire Gurusharan Panwar, Dean, let and farm yard manure for has already made all prepara- the necessary requirements in Sunday. In support of the youth with a pistol. The bullet grazed College of Agriculture, Banda wheat, barley and rice has been tions to bring the flood situa- the relief camps. (Kamla Prasad) who was past Kamala Prasad’s ears. The University of Agriculture & found to be the best for obtain- tion under control. There is no The District Magistrate injured in the incident, people firing led to chaos as people Technology while Prof Ranu ing higher grain yield; and threat of flood to turn grim in will draft out plan to make resorted to chakka jam, bring- started running for cover. The Prasad of SHUATS was the poultry manure has been found the state, he added. 2 " " , assessment of the loss from the ing the traffic to a standstill for police reached the spot and chairperson of final defense to be the best for obtaining Rajasthan released 22 lakh 0 ) flood, he informed. Earlier, hours. Police reached the spot pacified the agitated people. examination. Victor Debbarma higher benefit cost ratio for the cusec water while Madhya the minister made an inspec- after getting information. After The police were conducting completed his research entitled crop cereals than the applica- Pradesh released 2.5 lakh cusec tion of the current situation of persuading the agitated people, raids in search of the accused. "Study of System of Crop tion of other organic sources of water and thereby, the rivers mark in Varanasi, he informed The areas falling in nine water flow in Ganga from the police brought the matter VICTOR DEBBARMA Intensification on growth and nutrient. SCI can reduce the Yamuna and Chambal are flow- adding, but the state govern- wards of the district is affect- Rajghat while the same in under control, but anger was GETS PHD IN AGRONOMY: yield of cereals under organic labour demand and work use; ing above the danger marks in ment has already made prepa- ed from the flood and to pro- Varuna from old Varuna still brewing among the pro- Dr Victor Debbarma has com- production system". A total of and is suitable for marginal Etawah, Auraiya, Jalaun and rations to face the situation. vide relief to the affected peo- Bridge. testers. As per reports, youths pleted PhD in Agronomy 11 research papers published in farmers as well as small and big Hamirpur districts of the state There is no flood threat in the ple, relief camps have been Later, he chaired a meeting of a community had allegedly under the supervision of Dr peer-reviewed journals. In his farmers. Victor has also and since Yamuna meets Ganga state and the situation is under made by the district adminis- with the officers of the district beaten up Kamla Prasad ear- Vikram Singh, Associate research he has found the received an award for and thus, the Holy River is control, he said while talking to tration, informed the minister administration and other con- lier over some trivial issue. The Professor, Department of results of two year study of University Grants Commission flowing above danger mark in the presspersons at Circuit adding, the ration kits are also cerned departments at Circuit victim had lodged a complaint Agronomy, from Naini cereals viz., wheat, barley, rice Scholarship for the Maulana Ballia and is close to danger House. being distributed among the House. against the accused in this Agricultural Institute, Sam and finger millet demonstrate Azad National Fellowship 16 regard. The police had chal- Higginbottom University of that System of Crop for Minority Students and also laned four people for breach of Agriculture, Technology & Intensification (SCI), with the awarded for "Young researcher !) peace on Sunday. Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj. principles and practices of in Organic Agriculture". + " . ) R
$ C;5 Assistant Security button from the Central Office that this service has been Commissioner /RPF Deepak here on Saturday. started for the convenience of # %!) $ head of the 75th anniver- Singh Chauhan, Assistant Due to the global Covid- the devotees under the initia- Asary of India’s indepen- Personnel Officer Piyush Minj 19 pandemic, where it is nec- tive and guidance of the Vice- dence, a padyatra was taken out and dozens of officers, essary to avoid overcrowding Chancellor. Registrar Dr ALLAHABAD (PNS): dents, both boys and girls, studied sports science and hockey to the children. One in Banaras Locomotive Works employees and their families. and follow the standard of Neeraj Tripathi, Finance Denizens of the Sangam City assembled in the field, and I coaching. More than 75 of his day, he handed over the stick to (BLW) premises here on The personnel of RPF, vol- physical distance, the intro- Officer Dr Abhay Kumar have another reason to cele- had to face the challenge of trainees have so far shown me and asked to try playing the Sunday to commemorate Quit unteers of St John’s Ambulance duction of this facility will Thakur, Dean of Students Prof brate Indian men’s hockey team selecting the final team. their mettle at the interna- game. He was impressed to see India Movement under the Brigade and Civil Defence benefit the devotees. On the MK Singh, Controller of that grabbed the bronze medal Although my first salary was tional or national level. my dribbling at an early age ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. volunteers, players including commencement of this ser- Examinations Manoj Kumar at the Tokyo Olympics after a merely around Rs 2,800, the The Indian team which and asked me to concentrate on The padyatra was organised to coaches, members of Staff vice, Prof Shukla congratulat- Pandey, former Hony Manager gap of 41 years, experience of teaching the won the Junior World Cup in playing hockey only,” Piyush ensure compliance with the Council and office bearers of ed the temple administration of the temple Dr The assistant coach of the basics and the exposure to 2016 included three of his said. He also shared his expe- Covid-19 guidelines and it was OBC and SC-ST associations and appreciated the Computer Chandramouli Upadhyay and Indian team, Piyush Dubey, has work independently was far trainees—Sumit, Manpreet and riences about the mood of the flagged off around 7 am from also participated. The people Centre, BHU, for completing many teachers, officers and a long and strong association more valuable than monetary Vikas Dahiya. Sumit is also part team after losing the semis, and the display site of the first rail- involved in the padyatra cre- this work in less time. He said employees of the university with Prayagraj city. Piyush did gains,” said Piyush. of the Indian hockey team how the phone call from Prime way locomotive ‘Kundan’ built ated an enthusiastic atmos- that the temple administration were also present. his masters in Economics from He then coached AU’s which won the bronze medal in Minister Narendra Modi by BLW near the Central phere in the entire BLW cam- should ensure that the devo- SINGLE COVID CASE Allahabad University. After hockey team, and later on, the Tokyo Olympics this year. inspired the team. “After the Market. After passing through pus by raising patriotic slogans tees get the benefit of uninter- IN KASHI: Only a single completing NIS diploma from joined KV Manauri again when Piyush has been associated PM’s call, the team was encour- Bhullanpur railway station, and waving the national flag. rupted service. He also sug- Covid case was reported out of Patiala, he coached the students the then principal Shalini with the Indian team since aged and confident enough to DLW Inter College and Surya BHU LAUNCHES E- gested that the service should 6384 samples tested during the of Kendriya Vidyalaya, AFS Dikshit selected him to coach 2019. bag the Olympic medal after 41 Sarovar, the padyatra ended at DARSHAN FOR DEVO- be further improved. last 24 hours, taking the con- Manauri, besides working as a the team. The school’s team Piyush’s family is original- years,” he said. the Basketball grounds. It was TEES: Banaras Hindu Coordinator of Computer firmed cases to 82373, as per guest lecturer in the physical won the nationals in 2004 and ly from Mathura. His father Principal of KV Manauri, jointly flagged off by the University (BHU) has taken a Centre Prof Sanjay Kumar the figures released by the education education depart- 2011. During this period, Kunwar Garvendra Singh Shalini Dikshit, while congrat- Principal Chief Personnel unique initiative for the con- said that with the start of this Health department on Sunday ment of AU. Piyush completed BPEd and Dubey was a wrestler. He got ulating Piyush and the entire Officer (PCPO) Pradeep venience of the devotees will- service, all the alumni of BHU evening. With no death from Piyush wrote through a MPEd degrees from the title ‘Singh’ only because of hockey team, said, “The deter- Kumar Singh and Deputy ing to visit the Shri even living abroad will also be COVID-19, the toll remained tweet and shared a number of Barkatullah University, Bhopal. his wrestling. He was also mination and commitment General Manager (DGM) Vishwanath temple on the able to visit Shri Vishwanath at 773. One Covid patient moments which shaped his In 2014, Piyush got select- known as ‘Brij Kesari’ for many Piyush used to show while Vijay. Prominent among those campus. Now devotees will be temple easily. He said that a recovered during the past 24 capabilities, including the one ed in the Sports Authority of years. coaching the students of our who participated in the pady- able to have darshan of Lord link for live darshan has been hours, taking the tally of cured which he would always cherish. India (SAI) and his first post- “My elder brother Shravan school still inspires the teach- atra were Deputy Chief Shiva in this famous temple made available on the website patients to 81568 in the district “I was quite young when I ing was in Sonipat (Haryana). was also fond of wrestling, ers and players. The win of the Personnel Officer Dhyam from anywhere. For this, offi- of BHU ‘www.bhu.ac.in’, on — 75265 in home isolation started working at KV Manauri Piyush was also among the and I used to go to the akhara Indian team will surely ignite Babu, Officer on Special Duty ciating Vice- which devotees can have dar- and 6303 in Covid hospitals. as a guest coach for training the selected trainers who were sent at Jhunsi with him. On the way, the fire in the players of our /General Manager VP Chancellor/Rector Prof VK shan. On this occasion, Dr The total active cases hockey team of the school in by the government of India to there was a small ground where school and other KVs who Kumawat, Senior Personnel Shukla launched the facility of Sunil Katyayan, the Honorary decreased to 29 from 32 a day 2004. Hearing that a new coach the University of Birmingham the famous coach Prem would then proceed to play for Officer Rajkumar Gupta, live darshan by pressing the Manager of the temple said ago. has come, around 130 stu- in England in 2016. 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The district city was chairman and manag- tify areas where the One is surrounded by Yamuna in the north, Betwa ing director of Rimjhim Ispat, District One Product (ODOP) in the east and Pahunj in the west, adjoining the Yogesh Agarwal, who, as part scheme can be implemented Pachnada region in the west. Pachnada region of the corporate social respon- and the products thus pro- is known as the confluence of Yamuna river and sibility (CSR) did a commend- duced marketed under it. other tributaries Sindh, Kwari, Pahunj and team has been visiting all the flood-affected vil- able job in supplying oxygen Micro, small and medium Chambal. In Pachnada region due to rain/flood lages and giving necessary treatment. Similarly, cylinders to the needy. Besides, enterprises (MSMEs) will play water from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for animals, the veterinary team is carrying out he also reduced and also a major role in the promotion through Chambal and its tributaries and due to relief work by visiting the villages. So far 573 stopped the industrial use of of rural women entrepreneur- water coming from Yamuna via Uttarakhand, dry ration packets and 3,971 lunch packets have oxygen so that it could be ship. The government will pro- Hathnikund Barrage, Okhla Barrage, Gokul been distributed by the district administration diverted for saving precious vide technical assistance to Barrage Mathura, floods occured in the adjoin- in the flood-affected villages. Regarding the lives. ensure the project succeeds as ing districts of Etawah, Auraiya and Jalaun. The action to be taken by the Health Department, This was stated by Kanpur - 4 & # 4 5 &"4 5 # " 6 ) well. DM informed that at present due to release of it was told that a control room has been set up Divisional Commissioner Dr This was stated by water from Kali Sindh, Parvati rivers and Kota at the headquarters level in which the employ- Raj Shekhar while felicitating Assistant Director of MSME, barrage into Chambal river, the water level of ees are working 24 hours whose phone number Yogesh Agarwal and awarding 100 to Etawah and bordering shareholders and community of Agarwal but all the people DK Srivastava, while address- Yamuna in Kalpi is regularly increasing since July is 05162-252516. Besides, as many as 28 flood him a commendation certifi- states as well. members. who had done their level best ing a virtual session on Sunday. 29 this year. The DM told the minister about the posts have been set up. Three teams each have cate at a function held on He said in nearby districts, He said while the precise as per their limits for the suf- He said it was not an exagger- strategy to deal with floods at the district level. been formed in each block to deal with floods. Sunday. Agarwal on an average sup- value looked different for each fering humanity. ation to state that rural entre- She said in all flood-affected villages, lekhpal and Adequate quantity of medicines are available in He said the role of plied 300 cylinders to Banda, of these stakeholders, the He said this felicitation preneurship had produced new village development officers were made nodal the hospitals of each flood-affected area. Agarwal was highly motivat- 180 to Jalaun, 100 each to mutually beneficial nature of was to motivate more people economic opportunities for officers who are working in their respective vil- Medical officers incharge have been nominat- ing and it had set a precedent Unnao and Hamirpur, 50 to CSR initiatives could still be to come forward to help those women in the rural areas of the lages as well as at the tehsil level. Besides, the ed as nodal officers at the block level for flood for others to ensure that more Hardoi and 20 to Mahoba. He sustained. who were left to their fate for country which would help BDO has been made the nodal officer at the protection. In the meeting the minister appreci- people who had means helped also supplied oxygen cylinders He said during the pan- survival during disease and boost their economic status but development block level for carrying out the res- ated the district administration and directed the chief people so that precious lives to those who were undergoing demic period many had sup- pandemic. He expressed the also transform and empower cue work. For flood control 24 hour control veterinary officer to ensure proper arrangement for could be saved. home quarantine. ported the government in dif- hope that if the third wave of them. He said the COVID-19 room has been set up in the district headquar- fodder, straw, water and medicines etc for sick ani- He said each day Agarwal He said the ultimate pur- ferent ways and one could not COVID-19 struck, the city pandemic had also accentuat- ters collectorate whose telephone number is mals in the flood-affected areas. He also said that provided 500 oxygen cylinders pose of CSR was to maximise ignore their philanthropy and residents would stand fast to ed the need for women’s 05162-252313. In order to exchange informa- arrangements for food besides drinking water in Kanpur Nagar, 100 to shared value among organi- thus the administration does support the people of the city employment. He said the solu- tion related to the district, a WhatsApp group should be ensured for security personnel deployed Farrukhabad, 100 to Kannauj, sations, employees, customers, not alone recognise the effort in times of distress. tion to the increasing unem- has been created in the name of Flood Jalaun. in the flood-affected areas. In the meeting Sadar ployment was to create micro- For flood relief work one team of SDRF is in MLA Gaurishankar Verma, Madhaugarh MLA enterprises that addressed the Madhaugarh tehsil while two teams of NDRF Moolchandra Niranjan, SP Ravi Kumar, Chief local needs as well as use the in the district in which one is carrying out the Development Officer Dr Abhay Kumar, Chief local resources to enhance eco- rescue work in Jalaun tehsil and the other in Medical Officer Dr Usha Singh along with depart- 0 nomic development. Kalpi tehsil. Medical team along with the relief mental officers concerned were present. He said rural entrepre- neurship corresponded to the establishment of business units /% ! %0!"%# * '%* #* ' #, in rural or remote areas and 0 ) could be stipulated as entre- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '( )#* and inform him. He said clearly to form teams preneurship emerging at village with the direction to visit the places and level in multiple fields of an he Sampoorna Samadhan Divas was held at inform the applicants through phone about $ 150; endeavour like business, indus- Tall tehsil headquarters of the district. At action on merit. Most of the matters were relat- try, agriculture and could work Madihan tehsil DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar held ed to problems of handpumps, consolidation, nspired by the setting up of as a potent factor for econom- the meeting along with SP Ajay Kumar Singh health, ration card etc. The meeting was also Ia Covid Care Hospital in ic development. He said the ini- and CDO Srilaxmi VS on Saturday. At 10.18 am attended by ASP (Operation), Mahesh Singh Atri Kanpur, DGP Mukul Goel said tiative had created new eco- the DM checked the attendance register and till SDM Jang Bahadur, DPRO Arvind Kumar such hospitals would be estab- nomic opportunities for 10.30 am seven officials were found absent for tehsildar Noopur Singh and officials concerned. lished in the Police Lines of all women in the rural areas of the which show cause notices were issued to them. MEETING: To bring boom in tourism sec- districts of the state. country. He added that the UP tor a circuit comprising entire Vindhyachal divi- The DGP inaugurated the government also focused on sion along with Varanasi and Prayag was the Covid Care Hospital at the creating autonomy in rural need of the hour. These views were expressed Police Lines here on Sunday. women entrepreneurs and to by Divisional Commissioner Yogeshwar Ram Remembering the cops who choose the business of their Mishra at a meeting with Tourism Welfare sacrificed their lives on duty interest. Association on Saturday. Interacting with a del- during the COVID-19 pan- He said the objective was to egation of persons associated with tourism busi- demic, Goel praised the efforts identify one product per dis- ness the DC was of the view that though tourism of Kanpur police officials for trict based on the potential and business was already in good condition at starting a Covid Care Hospital strength of a district and Prayagraj and Varanasi but by including tourist in the Police Lines. national priorities, and devel- spots of Vindhyachal division in the tourist Speaking on the occasion, op a cluster for that product in Out of total 105 applications received five were packages it might enhance further. The DC the DGP said the impact of the the district that was capable of disposed of on the spot and for the rest the direc- advised the delegation that under tourism pack- first and second waves of producing world-class products tions were given to officials concerned for their age one-night stay in the division should be COVID-19 was very challeng- with quality, scalability and a time-bound disposal. A resident of Deori village included because it had attractive tourism ing for the country's medical brand and also provide market complained about a revenue inspector and eight spots. The DC was of the view that craft, cul- infrastructure when a lot of linkages. He added that the women of Amoi village told the DM that though ture and cuisine attract tourists and division was frontline workers, including MSMEs would help preserve Pradhan Mantri Avas had been sanctioned for very rich with respect to them. The DC said in doctors and cops, had to sac- and develop local crafts and them but they had no land for constructing future Vindhya Corridor will prove as most rifice their lives. promote traditional art and them. The DM directed the officials concerned favourite destination for the district. The meeting He said people should not ensure that it increased to issue residential ‘patta’ to them. The DM was attended by city magistrate Vinay Kumar Singh, expect solutions to all problems incomes and local employ- expressed discontent over high pendency of mat- president TWA, Rahul Mehta, vice-president from the government and ment which in turn would ters pertaining to measurement of land and Shailendra Singh and Gautam Singh, Vikram should try to resolve them result in decline in migration directed the officials to dispose of the matters Pandey, Mukul Dubey, Utkarsh Bakshi and others. themselves. 4. " . & & 7 8 ) ) for employment. The newly set up Covid He said apart from it the Care Hospital is an example of mission was to improve prod- !% &%"! better coordination between their major contribution in policemen with criminals. He better health of policemen. uct quality and develop local # the police administration and setting up the Covid Care said after the ambush, the The project was launched skills and thus transform local general masses. The hospital Hospital. Talking to media tainted cops were being iden- under the Vama Sarthi products in an artistic way * + 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $+ ,-#* will be a great help to cops and persons, Goel said on the basis tified to give them a chance to Abhiyan, he added. through packaging and brand- their family members in the of intelligence inputs received mend their ways and if they Mayor Pramila Pandey, ing. He said efforts would also "# & # or the convenience of the passengers additional stop- event of the third wave of about the presence of terrorist failed to do so, stern penal Divisional Commissioner Dr be made to connect production Fpages of the following special trains on an experi- COVID-19 hitting the city. modules in Kanpur Nagar, the action would be initiated Raj Shekhar, District Magistrate with tourism through live 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $+ ,-#* mental basis will be given at the following stations The hospital will be expanded local police along with the against them. Commissioner of Alok Tewari, ADG Kanpur demonstrations and sales out- by the railway administration, Chief Public Relations in the near future to save cops Anti-Terrorist Squad and other Police Asim Arun said it was Zone Bhanu Bhaskar, IG lets for gifts and souvenirs. He he Rail Heritage Museum which was Officer Pankaj Kumar Singh said. Consequently the from visiting private hospi- agencies were jointly working very difficult to construct the Kanpur Range Mohit Agarwal, said efforts would also be made Tclosed in view of Coronavirus infec- 02333 Howrah–Prayagraj Rambag special train from tals. to destroy such anti-national hospital building and run it as Additional Commissioners of to resolve issues of economic tion is being opened to the general pub- August 5 will arrive at Gahmar station at 06.20 hrs On this occasion, the DGP elements. He said the Bikru an organisation. He said it was Police Anand Prakash Tewari difference and regional imbal- lic from August 10 following the Covid- and depart at 06.22 hrs. Likewise, the 02334 Prayagraj felicitated Sanjay Kumar of carnage was a great lesson for an initiation of Kanpur Nagar and Akash Kulhari were also ance. 19 protocol. Its opening hours from Rambagh – Howrah special train from August 5 will Muthut Group and media the police force and it hap- commissionerate which would present at the inaugural cere- Monday to Friday will be from 12.00 arrive at Gahmar station at 20.06 hrs and leave at 20.08 expert team with citations for pened due to the nexus of greatly help in maintaining mony. noon to 08.00 pm. Besides in compli- hrs. The 05027 Hatia-Gorakhpur special train from August ance with the Covid protocol the Rail 5 will arrive at Barhiya station at 03.26 hrs and depart . # Heritage Museum will remain closed on at 03.28 hrs. On the other hand, the 05028 Gorakhpur Saturday and Sunday, Chief Public – Hatia special train from August 5 will arrive at Barhiya KANPUR (PNS): Cash and Relations Officer PK Singh said. station at 19.30 hrs and depart at 19.32 hrs. 012# $ jewellery worth around one lakh rupees were stolen from a locked house in Awas Vikas Colony-1 under Kalyanpur /( ## police station late Saturday night. QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@ . /0( railway persons, the hospital with the help of the Police have taken two district administration is adminisering vaccine $ 150; the lecturer often used to seek urged the vice chancellor not to eluded the first hearing, the guards deployed in the colony he vaccination for the prevention of coro- doses to the beneficiaries. During this campaign replies to his various letters cancel the teachers' code of case would be taken up again into custody for quizzing. Tnavirus infection in Varanasi division is keeping in mind the practical difficulties of delegation of Kanpur from the college and in view of these three lecturers till they in the second session from 4 As per reports, Anshu going on continuously under the direction of frontline employees connected with rail oper- AUniversity Self-Financed this it was not possible for them were appointed in the proposed pm onwards. He said on Srivastava lives in Sector J Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Vijay ation and safety at various rail sections of the Teachers Association (KUSF- to restart the English and polit- government college of Unnao. Tuesday, 46 cases would be Society at Brahmadeo Kumar Panjiar. In this sequence division besides that of the TA) met Chhatrapati Shahu Ji ical science courses in their col- This was accepted. taken up while on Wednesday Chauraha of Awas Vikas under the leadership of Divjyanjans and elderly persons Maharaj University Vice lege. Assistant Registrar Anjali 30 cases would be heard. He Colony-1. Out of the four gates Additional Chief Medical their vaccination was done by Chancellor Prof Vinay Kumar Even the vice chancellor Maurya and Dr Pushplata were said out of the total cases taken of the colony three remain Superintendent (ACMS) Dr RR running special trains and by Pathak to discuss the issue of and KUSFTA office-bearers also present in the meeting. up on all three days in which closed. At one gate which was Singh at North Eastern Railway organising camps at health units Brahmavarta Degree College at failed to convince them. SIC TO TAKE UP RTI there was no settlement, they open, two guards, Peer (NER) Divisional Hospital, besides by going to their work Mandhana in Bithoor. Thereafter, the CSJMU vice CASES AGAINST KNN would again be taken up after Mohammad of Tikra and Lahartara, on Thursday the Covid places. Apart from it in various The delegation was led by chancellor and Registrar Dr FROM TODAY: State 4. He said the objective was to Manoj of Bhuteshwar Mandir, vaccination work of contract rail sections, station premises, KUSFTA president Dr Anil Yadav put up proposal Information Commissioner ensure settlement to the vexed were on duty on Saturday employees working at various stations and trains of the divi- Kamlesh Yadav and general before KUSFTA leaders to pro- Subhash Chandra Singh said issues at every cost. He said it night. On Saturday night, railway stations of the division sion. deep cleaning, sanitisa- secretary Dr Akhand Pratap vide jobs to three lecturers -- on Sunday that the hearing of was a matter of concern that Srivastava along with family besides those associated with tion and cleanliness is being Singh. College manager Shukla Dr Anil Tripathi, Dr Rucha all the cases filed against the issues were pending for the members had gone to railway service through other done daily. In the main stations and principal Dr Pushpendra Dixit and Dr Rashmi Srivastava Kanpur Nagar Nigam under past three to four years and Khereshwar temple in means was done in the form of a of the division, for railway Kumar Singh, who were pre- who were employed at the Right to Information Act majority of them were filed Shivrajpur, asking both guards campaign by the medical team passengers and in the station sent in the meeting, refused to Brahmavarta Degree College would be taken up from August under the RTI Act against the to keep a watch on his house. and the one constituted by the state government. premises for the awareness of passengers as restart the English and politi- (BDC) for the past 15 years and 9 to 11. He said the hearings KNN. He said in Lucknow the However, the miscreants broke In this sequence in collaboration with the dis- well as employees messages related to the pre- cal science subjects in their had been rendered jobless due would be held in the auditori- issues of the aggrieved party into the house and committed trict administration, a total of 610 doses of Covid vention of coronavirus infection and vaccina- institution. to suspension of English and um of the KNN and asked peo- were taken up by lawyers but in theft. On returning home on vaccine were administered in which Varanasi tion against it are being displayed through They said one of the lec- political science courses, in ple to avail themselves of the Kanpur the aggrieved party Sunday morning, Srivastava division’s nine employees, families of 25 employ- posters. Moreover, marking has been done in sta- turers, Dr Neeraj Srivastava, the government college in facility. He said the first date of could directly put up one’s found the locks of his house ees, including 16 contract labourers and 560 non- tions as wells as railway premises for following had tarnished the image of the Unnao that was being started hearing was on August 9 and contention. He said this would and almirahs broken. He said railway people were given the Covid vaccine. At social distaning guidelines. Compliance of college in the High Court and by the university on priority. on the first day only 30 cases certainly bring in more trans- the miscreants took away Rs present while ensuring the due compliance of Covid-19 protocol is being ensured in the sta- all over the state without car- This was immediately agreed to would be taken up and the parency in the mediation issue 31,000 in cash, two pairs of the instructions specified by the Government of tion premises as well as trains and strict action ing for admission of students by all the three lecturers. hearing would begin at 11 am. for an early and amicable set- gold ear tops weighing 7 gram India and alert about the safety and health of rail- is being taken against the violators, Public and teaching work. They said The KUSFTA leaders He said in case settlement tlement. and one LED TV. way personnel, their family members and non- Relations Officer (PRO) Ashok Kumar said. ! "#$ #%&' () *+*, (
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Tdemanding a debate on gations to be discussed and the to be answerable in any way, The panel was to hold a the Pegasus snooping row and made by the Opposition MPs The CPI(M) accused the bureaucrats who were to tes- shape, or form on an issue of meeting on July 28 during farm laws during discussions of in the Upper House, with the government of “stealing” par- tify “appear to have been national and international which several issues including Bills in the Rajya Sabha was words “farmer” and “Pegasus” liamentary democracy, while instructed not to attend”. He, importance, has made a the Pegasus snooping allega- “deliberate” as part of a joint in the opening lines. TMC’s Sukhendu Shekar Roy however, expressed hope the “mockery of democracy and of tions were expected to be dis- strategy. The demands on the “You are not allowing the raised the issue of “freedom of snooping issue would be taken the ordinary Indians the gov- cussed. It had also summoned two issues, even during dis- discussion we have been asking speech in Parliament”. The up by the panel in the days to ernment claims to represent”. officials from the Ministry of 567.6 ( protein has remained con- cussions on Bills, have now for the past 14 days and the dis- other parties which have rep- come. Tharoor said for two years Electronics and Information served during the evolution of been compiled in a three- cussions we can do later. You resentation in the video include Tharoor has already writ- now the IT committee has Technology (MeitY), the cientists have discovered certain coronaviruses. That minute video in what the are passing that Bill now. If you Samajwadi Party, TRS, DMK ten to Lok Sabha Speaker Om been conducting discussions Ministry of Home Affairs and Shuman antibodies that can means it is much less prone to Opposition said was an attempt have courage, begin the dis- and AAP. Birla to take action against the on “Citizens’ data privacy and the Ministry of neutralise several different genetic changes and is similar to make the Government listen cussions on Pegasus now,” One of the leaders in the Ministry officials who skipped security and “cyber security, Communications coronaviruses and pave the in various coronaviruses, to them. Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge video, Shiv Sena MP in Rajya the meeting. He said that the topics that also featured in its (Department of way for a pan-coronavirus vac- explained lead author Dora Admitting as much, TMC is heard saying in the video on Sabha Priyanka Chaturvedi actions of the three officials agenda under the previous Telecommunications) on the cine. These antibodies have Pinto, from varsity’s School of MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday the floor of the House. said in a democracy if the making “last-minute excuses” chairman, BJP’s Anurag subject ”Citizens data securi- been detected in some people Medicine in Seattle. said that their “strategy was The compilation includes government of the day has a to skip the meeting were a Thakur. ty and privacy”. However, the who have recovered from These include those origi- deliberate”. Opposition speakers like responsibility, so does the “grievous assault” on such The Pegasus issue there- meeting could not take place Covid-19, said the team at the nating in bats that have become “When the official chan- Vandana Chavan of the NCP opposition. panels’ prerogatives to sum- fore clearly falls under the as the BJP members of the University of Washington in a dangerous pathogens in people, nels are being denied, this is a who raised the Pegasus issue, CPI(M) leader and RS MP mon witnesses. purview of the IT committee panel did not sign the atten- study published in the journal and another subgenus that new way to reach the masses,” accusing the Government of Elamaram Kareem said that On Prime Minister and so it is only expected that dance register, even though Science. causes a serious human lung said O’Brien, who is also the “not listening to the people”. speaking during the discussion Narendra Modi’s remarks that its members will ask questions they were present in the meet- The study describes disease transmitted by drome- leader of the TMC in the Rajya RJD’s Manoj Jha too is on bills was the only way to the Opposition was insulting about it when these topics ing room, leading to a lack of research on five such human dary camels, as well as a few Sabha and from whose Twitter seen speaking on the spyware make the Government listen. Parliament, Tharoor told PTI arise, he said. quorum. monoclonal antibodies that other subgenera that cause handle the video was released. issue. “Pegasus has reached Senior Congress leader and can cross-react with a number simple common cold symp- With this being the last everyone’s house. We have to party spokesperson Manish of beta-coronaviruses. The toms. week of the Parliament Session, discuss this,” says Jha. Tewari said that what is hap- Tewari, slamming the govern- have been continuously wit- ing row. team examined certain mem- The team went on to test if the video urges “Mr Modi Congress’s Deepinder pening in the House is a “com- ment for getting bills passed nessing disruptions due to The Opposition has also ory B cells from Covid-19 con- the S2P6 stem helix antibody come listen to us”. Hooda raised the issue of farm- plete murder of democracy”. when the House is not in order. protests by opposition parties been strongly protesting against valescent donors. Memory B could protect against SARS- The video, which has been ers stating that he would talk “The institution of Parliament Since the start of the and a logjam has persisted the price rise issue and cells are white blood cells that CoV-2 by administering it to compiled using clips from about the matter if his “micro- is being trifled with by the Monsoon Session on July 19, over their demand for a dis- demanding the repeal of the recognise and respond to hamsters 24 hours before expo- RSTV, comprises statements phone is not switched off”. NDA-BJP government,” said parliamentary proceedings cussion on the Pegasus snoop- farm laws. pathogens that have tried to sure. They found that this anti- attack the body during a pre- body reduced the viral load of vious encounter. SARS-CoV-2 by inhibiting Out of five promising anti- entry of the virus and by bodies that they isolated, the enhancing additional anti-viral , , & scientists decided to concen- and virus-clearing cellular / -P trate on one designated S2P6. immune responses. Molecular structure analysis Studies of the plasma from ) - and functional studies showed pre-pandemic human samples, that this human monoclonal as well as from Covid-vacci- $ $ P antibody had impressive nated and Covid-recovered breadth: it was able to neutral- individuals, were also analysed 567.6 ( ize three different subgenera of to see how frequently the stem- beta-coronaviruses. The scien- helix targeting antibodies 567.6 ( he National Investigation tists observed that it did so by appeared. TAgency (NIA) has con- inhibiting the virus’ ability to The highest frequencies ongress on Sunday dared ducted searches in Karnataka fuse with cell occurred in people who had CTwitter India to lock its in connection with a human membranes.These antibodies recovered from Covid-19, then accounts, a day after the social trafficking case. target a structure, called stem were later vaccinated. Overall, media company locked party The searches were con- helix, in the spike protein of however, the data from this leader Rahul Gandhi’s handle ducted on Saturday at two these viruses. The spike protein study shows that, while it does over a post of his meeting the locations in Bengaluru City, is critical to the virus’ ability to occur, it is relatively rare for family of a nine-year-old Dalit Karnataka at the premises of a overtake host cells. SARS-CoV-2 to elicit plasma girl, who died after an alleged suspect, who is suspected to be The stem helix in the spike stem-helix antibody responses. sexual assault. involved in making fake ID "@TwitterIndia lock our proof documents for the accounts, we challenge you. Bangladeshi traffickers and the 567.6 ( it is important to consider this Nothing will stop us from fight- trafficked victims. &,(+ subject in a holistic manner in ing for justice & exposing the During the searches, vari- ith India presiding over the United Nations Security truth," the opposition party ous incriminating documents, Wthe United Nations Council. A comprehensive posted along with hashtag all six digital devices including prostitution instead,” the one child were rescued from Security Council (UNSC) for approach to maritime securi- party members calling them- hard disks and mobile phones agency said in a statement. the custody of human traffick- $ this month, Prime Minister ty should protect and support selves Rahul. The opposition used for making the forged The case was originally ers. Narendra Modi on Monday legitimate maritime activities, party also tweeted the photo- documents were seized, the registered on June 8, 2021 at The NIA had re-registered will chair a high-level open while countering traditional graph of Rahul Gandhi meeting agency said. Ramamurthy Nagar Police the case July 13 under various % 1 "1 debate on “Enhancing and non-traditional threats the family of the nine-year-old “The women were traf- Station, Bengaluru City against Sections of the Indian Penal Maritime Security - A Case in the maritime domain,” it Dalit girl, who died after being ficked from Bangladesh to 13 accused persons relating to Code, Foreigners Act, 1946 for International said. raped by a priest and three India by accused persons on a raid conducted by Karnataka and relevant provisions of the Cooperation.” The meet will The oceans have played an other men at a crematorium the pretext of providing jobs in Police at a rented house where Immoral Traffic (Prevention) be held virtually. It is the first important part in India’s his- near Delhi Cantonment. India but were forced into seven Bangladeshi women and Act, 1956. time an Indian prime minis- tory right from the time of the "We are highly enraged ter is chairing a UNSC session. Indus Valley civilisation, it with what has happened, The high profile will be noted, adding that based on because this is extremely selec- attended by heads of several the country’s civilisational tive. I can write of 10 accounts, " # #) 1 #4, states and member states of ethos that see the seas as an 10 handles, that have pictures, the UNSC, officials said here enabler of shared peace and but, that is not the point, the on Sunday. “Modi would be prosperity, the Prime Minister point is that a Dalit girl, a very &4 "2 the first Indian prime minis- had put forward the vision of poor child, a 9 year old ter to preside over a UN SAGAR - an acronym for child has been gang raped, 567.6 ( 11 and 12, the IMD Security Council Open “Security and Growth for all burnt alive, all that the parents said. Debate,” the Prime Minister’s in the Region” in 2015. have got her parts of her legs. he intensity of rainfall over Fairly widespread Office(PMO) said. This vision focuses on Can you imagine how trauma- Tsub-Himalayan West rainfall over As regards the meeting, cooperative measures for sus- tizing that must be and some- Bengal and Sikkim is likely to Uttarakhand, northern 567.6 ( WhatsApp. Enter OTP. Get officials said the debate will tainable use of the oceans, and body who want to stand with increase from August 11-12 as parts of Uttar Pradesh, your certificate in seconds," focus on ways to effectively provides a framework for a that family and ensure justice, the monsoon trough has shift- Bihar, Jharkhand and eople now no longer have to Mandaviya’s office tweeted. counter maritime crime and safe, secure, and stable mar- you drop his tweet and block ed close to the foothills, the gangetic West Bengal is Plog in into the CoWin por- Cumulatively, 50,68,10,492 insecurity, and strengthen itime domain in the region. his account, so to Twitter I will India Meteorological northeast Madhya Pradesh, it likely during the next four-five tal to download their vaccina- Covid vaccine doses have been coordination in the maritime In 2019, at the East Asia say, ‘Daro Mat, Ye Dara Nahin Department (IMD) said on added. days, Mohapatra said. tion certificate. administered in the country domain. Summit, this initiative was Sakte Humein’," said Congress Sunday. "Under the influence of Rainfall with isolated heavy Those who have been vac- through 58,51,292 sessions, The UNSC has discussed further elaborated through leaders Supriya Shrinate, Alka IMD Director General these systems, widespread rain- falls is very likely over Madhya cinated against Covid-19 can according to a provisional and passed resolutions on dif- the Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Lamba and Ragini Nayak at Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the fall activity with isolated heavy Pradesh and east Rajasthan now also get their vaccination report till 7 am on Sunday, with ferent aspects of maritime Initiative (IPOI) with a focus AICC Press conference. monsoon trough is moving falls is very likely over north- during next two days with sig- certificate through WhatsApp 55,91,657 doses being given in security and maritime crime, on seven pillars of maritime Shrinate regretted the fact towards the western foothills of east and sub-Himalayan West nificant reduction in intensity within seconds, Union Health a day. Five states — Madhya the PMO noted. However, security including Maritime that New India is counting the Himalayas. He said rainfall Bengal and Sikkim during the and distribution thereafter, he Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, this is the first time that mar- Ecology; Maritime Resources; more on crime against women is likely to decrease over north next five days," the IMD said. added. office said on Sunday. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh itime security will be dis- Capacity Building and and dalit, death tolls due to cal- Indian plains and increase Due to stronger south- Subdued rainfall is very "Revolutionising the com- — have administered more cussed in a holistic manner as Resource Sharing; Disaster lousness of government, unem- over the hills. westerly or southerly winds likely over peninsular India, mon man’s life using technol- than one crore cumulative an exclusive agenda item in Risk Reduction and ployment and many more The entire monsoon from the Bay of Bengal, the including Maharashtra and ogy! Now get Covid-19 vacci- doses of the Covid-19 vaccine such a high level open debate, Management; Science, unfortunate things. The trough is likely to shift close to intensity of rainfall is very Gujarat, and excluding Kerala, nation certificate through each to beneficiaries in the 18- it added. Technology and Academic Congress women leaders said the foothills of the Himalayas likely to increase over these Mahe and Tamil Nadu, where MyGov Corona Helpdesk in 3 44 age group, the ministry “Given that no country Cooperation; and Trade that Congress and their leaders during the next 24 to 48- areas from August 11.Isolated isolated heavy falls are very easy steps. Save contact num- said. India has reported 39,070 alone can address the diverse Connectivity and Maritime will continue to fight against the hours, the IMD said. A heavy to very heavy falls are likely during the next four-five ber: +91 9013151515. Type & daily new cases in the last 24 aspects of maritime security, Transport, it said. incumbent rotten system. cyclonic circulation lies over likely in the region on August days, the IMD added. send ‘covid certificate’ on hours. ) * + $ $
567.6 ( the widest part and height of 59 (PGD) and auxiliary equip- being targeted to coincide with of around 28 knots and cruis- m including the superstructure. ment were tested. celebrations to commemorate ing speed of 18 knots with an he first indigenously There are 14 decks in all, Trials, which were 75th anniversary of India’s endurance of about 7,500 nau- Tdesigned and built aircraft including five in the super- reviewed by Vice Admiral AK independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit tical miles. carrier INS Vikrant on Sunday structure. Chawla, Flag Officer Mahotsav’. Moreover, its induc- The Indian Navy has been successfully completed its The ship has over 2,300 Commanding-in-Chief tion will also strengthen India’s focusing on significantly bol- maiden sea trials which start- compartments, designed for a Southern Naval Command on position in the Indian Ocean stering its overall capabilities in ed on August 4. The warship crew of around 1700 people, the last day, have progressed as Region (IOR) and its quest for view of China’s growing efforts weighing more than 40,000 having gender-sensitive accom- planned and system parameters a blue-water Navy. At present, to increase its military presence tonnes will continue to under- modation spaces for women have been proved satisfactory. India has only one aircraft car- in the Indian Ocean Region. go more sea trials and is likely officers. The ship with high The successful completion rier INS Vikramaditya. The Indian Ocean, considered to be inducted into the Navy by degree of automation for of maiden trials sorties, despite INS Vikrant will accom- the backyard of the Indian the end of next year. machinery operation, ship nav- challenges faced due to Covid- modate up to 30 fighter jets and Navy, is critical to the country’s India has now joined the igation and survivability, has 19 pandemic and Covid pro- helicopters. The warship will strategic interests. elite group of nations building been designed to accommodate tocols in place, is testimony to have a fleet of Mig-29K fight- In order to achieve self- aircraft carrier. The other an assortment of fixed wing the dedicated efforts of large er jets and Ka-31 helicopters. reliance in shipbuilding, the nations are US, Russia, France Giving details of the sea tri- Trials progressed as equipment and systems prior and rotary aircraft. number of stakeholders for The ship is designed with Navy’s programme is rightly and UK. The public sector als, navy officials said here the planned and system parameters handing over the vessel to the During the maiden sailing, over a decade. This is a major a very high degree of automa- poised to provide requisite Cochin Shipyard Limited built warship successfully accom- proved satisfactory. The carri- Indian Navy. ship’s performance, including milestone activity and histori- tion for machinery operation, ‘Economic Stimulus’, with 44 the INS Vikrant at a cost of plished its maiden sea voyage er will continue to undergo The Indigenous Aircraft hull, main propulsion, Power cal event. ship navigation and surviv- ships and submarines on order more than 24,000 crores. on Sunday. series of sea trials to prove all Carrier is 262 m long, 62 m at Generation and Distribution The delivery of Vikrant is ability, ‘Vikrant’ has a top speed being built indigenously. ! "#$ #%&' () *+*, .
2'!% %# &20#+ * ? >. ? ? 00(!4 *?0// 1" 7#) ) : # # R### %) 3/ 310! =>=> # =>=? " ( " 1 0 * - ( " - ( ! $ ( ven as we celebrate our best ever Olympic perfor- + 8 mance this year in Tokyo, @ " " - a retrospective view is in order.E Much effort and money " $ was invested by India in the 1982 Asian Games. However, at one " * $ event, the guest-in-chief was one 0 of our cine superstars. When he ( 30(4 ( approached the podium to award + =>AB ( ! the medals, the audience erupt- ed in wild applause, as if the play- ! ers did not matter; the gold, sil- S " ! ver and bronze winners were not ! Indian. The coach of one of the winning teams asked who this chief guest was, to which the " rather chirpy reply was: “Don’t you know him? He is our most famous cine star.” To this, the " ( coach’s response was: “I now understand why a vast country " ! like India is nowhere in sport.” ( # Except for a few privileged families, sport has not been + regarded as integral to Indian society. This wasn’t so in ancient Over the centuries, most Tokyo. Apart from the decline, The Olympic Games orig- ( ! India; in the times of Indians stayed aloof from war hockey was an illustration of inated some 3,500 years ago in ! Mahabharata, proficiency in and perhaps from sport. how not to be smug about Greece as a mark of homage to + ! archery and other weaponry Cricket has been an exception, one’s success. As an instance, God Zeus. To begin with, " were a part of the education of the in which modern facilities Indian players were adept at there were many Greek city Pandava and Kaurava boys with are available in the cities. But dribbling the ball while the rest States participating in the city 9 ! " Dronacharya as their guru. In the even these are not affordable of the world had adopted the of Olympia. In the early games, S C war that followed between the by the poor although the technique of passing the ball the events were very few but ! boys when they turned men, Board of Control for Cricket from player to player as a later increased. Chariot and " " ! Dronacharya was a general. in India (BCCI) is lately replacement. For several play- horse racing came in. There But in later times, sports did rolling in wealth. ers, Indian hockey could not were no medals but wreaths not travel or touch villages until I do not know whether we 05 6; adjust to Astroturf or manda- and garlands. When the 8 recently. Governments seldom would pay sufficient attention tory wearing of shoes. Earlier, Romans conquered Greece, 7 ! took any interest and most sports in setting up an academy for /6-2; there were years when our the Games carried on until " ! bodies were treated by their the poor to provide for the hockey wizards won because Emperor Theodosius I in 393 members as little political arenas vital need of diet and nourish- ..52;C6 they played barefoot. AD who disapproved of young for self-promotion. As a result, ment, currently unaffordable 2;20 ( In the 1936 Berlin men (there were no women regional representation was more for many a family in our Olympics, India faced participants) stripping. The important than players’ potential. country. In this context, the C 4605 Germany in the hockey final. Olympics were revived at the It is said, “The battle of Odisha Government deserves ;6 65 B At half-time, India led the initiative of Baron Coubertin Waterloo was won on the play- hearty congratulations for hosts by only 1-0. Maharaja of France in 1896 at Athens. ing fields of Eton”. This implies patronising hockey. On the 42C6;5/65 Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda, The numbers of coun- how sports help make capable contrary, West Bengal, which who was present in the stadi- tries and players have been military officers of young men. was once noted in football, 6 .2/2215B um, was concerned and visit- increasing, except at Moscow Sports build the physique, intro- allowed its clubs to recruit 56;65. ed the dressing room. He in 1980 because of the boycott duce strategy and tactics in the players from other States and advised Dhyan Chand to play by 60 nations led by the West lives of youth and teach how to even overseas. In the process, /22; barefoot for the remainder of to oppose the Soviet Union’s outwit the opponent. While the local players declined in num- 2.676;6 the match. The eventual score invasion of Afghanistan in East India Company and later the bers as well as quality. If other was India-5, Germany-1; 1979. The Olympics have also British Indian Government States could choose other ;66.B(6; Dhyan Chand scored three of endured tragedy in the form employed Indian soldiers, they games a la Odisha, it would be the four goals. The result was of the massacre by terrorists of confined their choice to what a great national service. /6/6; not pleasing to Führer Adolf a dozen Israeli athletes in the they labelled ‘martial’ communi- It is also important to 62 Hitler, who was also watching 1972 Munich Games. ties, which meant a limited pool note that we were monopolists the contest. Nevertheless, he (The writer is a of selection in a vast country. In of the Olympic gold medal in ;65=2; called Dhyan Chand later and well-known columnist, an any case, most of those recruit- hockey until 1960. Today, we 6 = ;2/225 offered him the rank of a author and a former member ed were employed as sepoys, with are celebrating our men’s hock- colonel if the latter came over of the Rajya Sabha. The views no officerial exposure, a level ey team winning the bronze at to Germany as its citizen. expressed are personal.) they remained confined to. //0 /1 //2 ! /10 & # - Sir — India has colossally performed at the ! Tokyo Olympics. The performance by our athletes and glories earned are appreciat- ed wholeheartedly by the entire country. - * @ H 5 E They set an extraordinary example as some of them belong to poor families and are not 5 #) ) as privileged as the others. If we celebrate H their success, we need to stand with their !='(;=%&- # 4) - struggle as well. K5C; More priorities and better facilities #8 2 1 ( /. should be extended to athletes. As we 24 / 0 know, quite a many of the talented young- E / * * 23/ 04 sters lack adequate support, which can be *2 -5 E - due to pressure from families or situations ( 5 to focus more on academics than on sports. H+#< * In this regard, the Governments should - - - + 6 come forward to promote sports just like - O 2+< / 5 education, as Odisha did for hockey. I L More value should be attached to sports; ? J ->:%( it will result in a shower of glories for our 2 K / 1 # country. One hopes that the performance 7 5 of our athletes in the Tokyo Olympics will 5 I bring about a change in people’s mindset 2 * J towards sports. * O " ! Manoj Kumar Jena |Cuttack 4*2 4 -E ( 7 ! 5 E - * * ( O Sir — Many principals, parents and students %-;( " 2 1 ( ! K feel that schools in Mumbai should now be $: @$ * -& (%| reopened as COVID-19 cases have dropped significantly. The Maharashtra Government 5 E room makes more sense. the party’s quintessential leader and led it ( S ! must hold a meeting with the disaster man- ( agement authorities to discuss the issue. An The continuous closure of schools is with a firm grip, serving as the Chief 6 " expert committee must be formed to affecting the students’ mental health. The Minister for 14 years in five different examine the issue as several principals are result of this is that neither they are able to stretches. Amma, as she was fondly called, ' of the opinion that schools could now be meet friends nor able to discuss their career symbolised the AIADMK much like the or education. The Education Department party represented her. 5 8 reopened as there is no danger, especially to the students. The fact of the matter is that of the State must issue the Standard Things went downhill soon after 0 " ! by-now frustrated, depressed, tense and Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Edappadi Palaniswamy and O reopening of schools as early as possible. Panneerselvam took over the party, and it :-(! ( + ! anxious students are willing to come to K0 school but their parents are against it and Bhagwan Thadani |Mumbai was more about individuals than the " party and its governance. And the warring ( there is a need to convince them. The parents and students should factions of EPS and OPS are far from L - 21(S ! mentally prepare themselves as it has been Sir — Perhaps for the first time since its resolving their differences. The AIADMK 9 ! - ' over a year since the schools were shut formation in 1972, the AIADMK is in dan- of today is no longer the party with unity / , 1 P7 down. Students have been taking online ger of disintegration as the demise of J and with military-like strict discipline it was classes and things need to be normalised Jayalalithaa has plunged the party in a lead- under Jayalalithaa’s regime, and it now I B ! now with all precautions taken against ership crisis over the last five years (‘Falling struggles with factionalism. *J Q 8 COVID-19. At times, it gets difficult to apart?’, August 7). Ranganathan Sivakumar |Chennai understand what is being taught in online Ever since the death of her political $ 1 mentor MGR, Jayalalithaa had emerged as -%-(-?-' -& !< classes, so imparting education in a class- (((7%89:- *;: KB ! "#$ #%&' () *+*, 4
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few years back, a young boy I 3/, knew intimately - a boy who excelledboth in academics and ( outdoor sports - suddenly " seemedA to have lost his interest in both. " The otherwise cheerful and outgoing boy " ! abruptly turned into an introvert and his * school grades started nosediving. The ( D worried parents, both working, discovered that at the root of the problem was a video $ computer game the boy had become 0 addicted to. They confiscated the CD, but the boy was too intelligent, and by then # too addicted, to be deterred by such sim- 8 ple remedies. It took them a year of ! patient persuasion to motivate the boy to finally give up the gaming, but not " before it had taken a toll on hisphysical ' ! and mental health. This is a recurring story: countless parents have gone through similar ago- nies and many children have paid dear- ly for such addiction to video games. On August 2,pointing to the "devastating adverse effect" of addictive online games on "the development of children", an addi- tional district judge in New Delhi wrote B54(66 to the Prime Minister for banning two 4/6 cerns and dangers of video gaming use violence; it also desensitises Video gaming is a multi-billion- online games - Free Fire and PUBG India ;6 66(6 for children. them to violence in real life. dollar industry, more than the - on the lines of the government's earli- Numerous studies conducted "Gaming disorder" is listed as movies and DVDs combined. er decision to ban one of the most pop- 60;6 4C54 all over the world have repeatedly a disease in WHO's "International Covid-19 has been a 'tipping point' ular mobile games called"Player 560;2 (6/ drawn attention to the severity of Classification of Disease" and for online gaming, as the KPMG Unknown's Battlegrounds"(PUBG .2/565(6 their adverse effects on children, many countries have started treat- study titled "Beyond the Tipping Mobile) in the country. Drawing attention ;56 54 which includeimpeding their phys- ing it. I know of an addicted boy Point" noted. Confined to their to the fact that the long hours spent by 2N.245D ical and mental development, who forgot how to speak and had homes for more than a year, both children in playing such games wreak increasing juvenile violence, and to be treated and counselled for children and adults have sought " havoc on their studies and social behav- 0.6(27 suicides. The games are designed more than six months before their escape from boredom through ! iour, he pleaded that a law is framed to (4/54 by experts trained in neurosciences, relearning how to speak again. Yet online gaming in massive numbers. ! restrict exposure of children to such 5 (546(6 psychology, and human behaviour governments have taken a benign FY21 has seen a major boom in " D games. This suggestion merits serious ;0 0;62= in order to make them addictive. stance all over the world, passing online gaming with over 433 mil- ( consideration by the government, and not /5B;6425 Playing them releases the pleasure- on the responsibility to parents lion users, with estimated revenue only for these two games. giving neurochemical dopamine in instead, without realising the lim- of Rs 136 billion which is poised to " 2=(6;5 ( ! India banned PUBG on September 2, the brain telling it to "do it again." itations of such an approach. The grow to Rs 290 billion with 657 mil- 2020, along with 117 Chinese apps under 5C2 C6.7( Studies show that gaming can industry also has its proponents lion users by FY25. India had Section 69A of the IT Act. PUBG was (4(6; change the structure of many who forcefully argue that video about 400 video gaming companies, " ! linked to Tencent, the Chinese multina- 24525 (6 regions of the brain involved with games also have positive connota- including respected names like " ( ! tional technology giant. The game is .6456; higher cognition. The designers tions in children's education, life Infosys, TCS, and Zensar. India is - banned not only in India, but also in control the players' behaviour by skills,and brain functions, but the number one market for video 25;2 (6 D D ! Pakistan, Afghanistan, Korea, Jordan, providing simple stimuli and these are far outweighed by their games, and domestic and foreign ! + Israel, Iraq,and even in its home country B6;D reward them at strategic points. negative impacts. companies would use all their lob- China, on account of itsbeing too addic- 6(C20;B Children, especially those with Fifteen countries have banned bying power to prevent any ban or tiveand having serious effects on users' poor impulse control or struggling some forms of video games. China regulation upon such lucrative + ! ;2C.54 health without warning them about the / 6/0 with studies andnot knowing the has imposed a time limit of 90 business. ! dangers of long screentimes (as if it would consequences,are most vulnerable minutes on weekdays, but they are The Chinese government is " 7 ! have made any difference) and for prop- 5.;67;. to fallprey to their evil charm. difficult to regulate when played now going all out against its own ! agating violence. But the effect of the ban (6/ What follows is not only falling offline. The US Supreme Court giant technology companies, the lat- " ! in India was only temporary; in June this ;64 grades, but also sleep deprivation, refused to regulate the sale of vio- est target being the for-profit year, the app was again made available on 25 fatigue, irritability when stopped lent video games in 2011, citing the onlinetutoring industry. The next 0 D D Google's Play Store under a new avatar, from playing, increased anxiety, First Amendment regarding free- target could well be Tencent whose "Battlegrounds Mobile India", with some obesity, aggressive behaviour, and- dom of speech which cannot be shares plummeted by 6.1 percent on D cosmetic changes like green blood instead lack of interest insocial interactions restricted by any law. The UK has August 3after a Chinese state- - ! of red (as if it reduces the effect of violent and other physical and mental a system of rating of games,like owned media article called gam- + content), etc. It has been blamed not only activities essential for healthy films, for different age groups, ingthe "opium of the mind". " ! for poor academic performance but also (The writer is a former growth. Video games provide an making it illegal to sell games rated Already under regulatory fire, the " ' for violent behaviour and suicides among Director General of the easy escape for the children from 12, 16, or 18 to any child below that company has lost $400billion in " children, besides causing untold agony and Office of the Comptroller seeking more purposeful real-life age; but these ratings are inapplic- market value since February and its distress to the hapless parents, prompting & Auditor General of relationships with friends. Studies able to games bought online. 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CarTrade, Highdell Investment panies launching their initial Cement manufacturer owns 34.44 per cent stake, 567.6 ( 567.6 ( share sales this week to raise Nuvoco Vistas’ initial public MacRitche Investment has over 14,628 crore collective- offering (IPO) comprises fresh 26.48 per cent shareholding NB Housing Finance ddressing acute shortage ly. issue of shares worth 1,500 and Springfield Venture Pexpects to manage its bad Aof containers, controlling This comes after four crore and an offer for sale of International holds 7.09 per loans better from this month high shipping freights and companies - Devyani 3,500 crore by promoter cent stake in the company. onwards, when the deadline of month onwards even as we ensuring timely refund of International, Krsnaa Niyogi Enterprise. The company has fixed a going soft on borrowers pro- have managed to pull back pending dues are crucial to Diagnostics, Windlas Biotech The public issue, with a price band of 1,585-1,618 a vided by the courts ends on some NPAs. We have pulled take the country’s overall and Exxaro Tiles- launched price band of 560-570 a share share for the IPO, which will be August 31, and would ask the back about 80 crore of NPA exports to $400 billion by the their initial share-sales last will open for public subscrip- open for public subscription borrowers to start repaying if in July itself,” Hardayal Prasad, end of this fiscal, according to week to mobilize 3,614 crore. tion on August 9 and conclude during August 9-11. they are capable to do so, a top managing director and CEO of exporters. So far in the current fiscal, on August 11. At the upper end of the company official said. PNB Housing Finance, told The other factors that 16 companies have raised Proceeds of the fresh issue price band, the IPO is expect- The company’s gross non- PTI in an interview. could help in increasing ship- 30,666 crore through IPOs will be used for the repayment ed to mobilise 2,998.51 crore. performing assets (NPAs) The restrictions led to a lit- ments include ensuring that against 31,277 crore by 30 of certain loans availed the Founded in 2009, jumped to six per cent of the tle bit of problems on the negotiations for various free- firms in the entire 2020-21. company and general corporate CarTrade is backed by marquee gross advances (or 3,625 recovery front, he said. trade agreements (FTAs) lead Going forward, market purpose. investors -- Warburg Pincus, crore) in the quarter ended He added that if someone to greater market access for analysts expect the IPO envi- Nuvoco Vistas is a cement Temasek, JP Morgan and June 30, 2021, from 2.7 per cent has borrowed money from the Indian goods; attracting Ludhiana Hand Tools From the Government side, ronment to remain buzzing manufacturer with a consoli- March Capital. by the end of June 2020, main- company, the person is bound export-oriented foreign direct Association President SC Saraf suggested amending during the entire 2021-22. dated capacity of 22.32 The CarTrade platform ly on account of the impact of to return it unless there is a investment, credit to exporters Ralhan said that along with land laws so that exporters can Hemang Kapasi, Head of MMTPA. It has 11 cement allows customers to buy and the second wave of the pan- demise in a family, or some- at international rates; and shortage, high shipping buy land and get all clearances Equities at Sanctum Wealth plants comprising five inte- sell used cars as well as new demic. The increase in NPAs is one’s business is wiped out. investing in dedicated R&D freights are impacting domes- in a month’s time; allowing Management, said that as many grated units, five grinding units cars. also on account of legal for- “But, if you have bor- and design centres for focused tic exporters and both these bank finance at international as 40 IPOs are lined up for the and one blending unit. The firm is a multi-chan- bearance up to August 31, rowed, your business is run- products in each State. matters need attention of the price; and paying off pending rest of the year looking to It operates cement manu- nel auto platform with cover- 2021, as per high court orders, ning. I have every right to ask Leading leather exporter government as “we are tar- dues within a month by all raise 70,000 crore. facturing units in Chhattisgarh, age and presence across vehi- the company said after its June for my money,” Prasad said. and Farida Group Chairman geting $400 billion exports” in government departments. Nuvoco Vistas Jharkhand, West Bengal, cle types and value-added ser- quarter earnings last week. However, the company Rafeeq Ahmed said exporters the current financial year. Current FIEO President A Corporation, part of the Nirma Rajasthan and Haryana. vices through its brands -- Various courts and high will be considerate enough to are facing huge problems with Exports during April- Sakthivel also recommended Group, and online auto classi- CarTrade Tech’s initial CarWale, CarTrade, Shriram courts across the states indi- find a solution on a case-to- regard to container shortage, July 2021 jumped 73.86 per the Centre for augmenting fied platform CarTrade Tech share-sale will be entirely an Automall, BikeWale, CarTrade cated to the lenders not to take case basis, if there are genuine and this issue needs to be cent to $130.56 billion, against cash flow to exporters; and will launch their initial share- offer for sale (OFS) of Exchange, Adroit Auto and any legal or administrative borrowers facing any kind of resolved immediately. $75.10 billion in the year-ago providing freight subsidy to sales on Monday, while that of 18,532,216 equity shares. AutoBiz. action during the second wave problem to repay, he added. Federation of Indian period. FIEO former presi- adjust abnormal hike of ship- Aptus Value Housing Finance Among the investors par- Aptus Value Housing of the pandemic, which main- The company’s Covid-19- Export Organisations (FIEO) dent S K Saraf suggested ping rates. and Chemplast Sanmar will be ticipating in the OFS are-- Finance’ IPO consists of fresh ly spread during April and related restructured loans stood Director General Ajay Sahai exporters to do aggressive He also urged the gov- open for public subscription on CMDB II (22.64 lakh equity issue of equity shares aggre- May. at 1,733 crore as of June 30, said, “Container shortage issue marketing by looking at new ernment to release pending Tuesday, information with shares), Highdell Investment gating to 500 crore and an “During the quarter, there 2021. It posted a five per cent is the most serious one and it market options; investing in claims of exporters under dif- exchanges showed. Ltd (84.09 lakh shares), offer for sale of up to were 45 days of lockdown. So, fall in its net profit to 243 will affect manufacturing, as technology to improve quali- ferent schemes like MEIS The companies are raising Macritchie Investments Pte Ltd 64,590,695 equity shares by there was hardly any activity in crore in the first quarter ended goods will pile up in factories”. ty and productivity, and dou- (Merchandise Exports from funds to retire their debt, fund- (50.76 lakh shares), Springfield pomoter and existing share- this period. “We expect to June 2021, as against 257 Sharing a similar view, bling of existing capacities. India Scheme). ing capital expenditure require- Venture International (17.65 holders. manage these better from this crore in the year-ago quarter. !9 61 ! #, !%& *$!& * ! = L - R -!' 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Once the December 2020 back to India’s equities segment As per the RFP, the RBI is T(RBI) has extended the the Government decided to scrap “The shares the firm held in ruling of the international tribunal and made a net investment of he Reserve Bank of India looking for office premises restrictions on Karnataka- retrospective taxation but the Cairn India (renamed Vedanta on the arbitration initiated by 975 crore in the first week of T(RBI) is looking for addi- with minimum 2,601 based Millath Co-operative international embarrassment Ltd) were attached by the income Cairn came overturning the levy August. The FPIs have made a tional office space in the finan- sq/mtr(28,000 sq/ft) and max- Bank by three months till could have been avoided had tax department soon after it of taxes on the reorganisation of comeback after a net outflow of cial capital near its head office imum 7,618 sq/mtr (82,000 November 7. ‘attached’ shares of Britain’s Cairn served an initial assessment of India business that Cairn carried 11,308 crore in July. in south Mumbai, or in the sq/ft) carpet area located in This extension is subject to Energy Plc not been sold, accord- 10,247 crore tax demand on in 2006 before listing the local The week-ended Friday Bandra Kurla Complex area. south Mumbai within a radius review, said an RBI statement. ing to tax and legal experts. Cairn Energy in January 2014. unit, “the government could have witnessed surge in the Indian According to the RBI, it of 1.5 km from its Central The restrictions were last On Thursday, the “Most of these shares were just released those shares and the equity market with both the wants office space with a size Office Building in Fort, extended till August 8. Government introduced a Bill in sold within two years of serving matter would have ended,” he BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 on of 2,601 to 7,681 square metres, Mumbai and/or in BKC. “The RBI is satisfied that in grant or renew any loans and Parliament to scrap the rule that a formal tax demand in March said. E-mails sent to the finance the National Stock Exchange for which it has issued a Offers of property situated the public interest, it is neces- advances, make any invest- gave the tax department power to 2015,” a leading tax expert said, ministry as well as the Central touching new highs. On Request for Proposals (RFP) for on leasehold land with residual sary to extend the period of ment, incur any liability includ- go 50 years back and slap capital requesting not to be identified. Board of Direct Taxes seeking August 5, the Sensex touched “outright purchase of office lease period at least 30 years operation of the Directive ing borrowal of funds and gains levies wherever ownership The tax department rea- comments remained unanswered. a record high of 54,717.24 premises” in Mumbai. will also be considered by the DCBS.CO.BSD III.D-12 acceptance of fresh deposits, had changed hands overseas but soned the decision to the fact that “There is no right or wrong deci- crore. The market surged in The central bank “intends RBI, the document added. /12.23.096/2018-19 dated April disburse or agree to disburse business assets were in India. The Cairn had begun the process to sion. Decisions are bad or good. line with the global cues and on to purchase vacant and peace- Anuj Puri, chairman, 26, 2019 issued to Millath Co- any payment whether in dis- 2012 legislation was used to levy sell its residual stake in 2014 and The share sale decision was a bad the back of robust Q1 earnings. ful possession of office space ANAROCK Property operative Bank Limited, charge of its liabilities and a cumulative of 1.10 lakh crore the company would have fled the one,” another legal expert said. having clear and marketable Consultants, said that as per Devangere, Karnataka,” the obligations or otherwise. of tax on 17 entities, including UK country after that, leaving no title, for its use in south ANAROCK Research, total statement said. The bank would also not telecom giant Vodafone, but sub- avenues to recover the levy. Mumbai and/or in Bandra leasable space at BKC is As per the RBI’s direc- enter into any compromise or stantial punitive action was taken “But, what is being over- Kurla Complex (BKC) area approximately 8.7 million sq/ft tions, the co-operative bank arrangement and sell, transfer only in the case of Cairn. looked is the fact that Cairn 1: near to its existing establish- area out of which 8-10 per cent shall not, without prior or otherwise dispose of any of The income tax department couldn’t have sold the shares as ments...,” the RFP document is lying vacant. approval of RBI in writing its properties or assets. not just sold Cairn’s near 10 per they were already attached by the 93 +: N,< !C5 $ * O 567.6 ( ever on May 29, the fuel price is at 107.83 per litre. Diesel il marketing companies price in the city is also at /0/ / $ - due to COVID restrictions or O(OMC) kept petrol and 97.45, the highest among met- risk. diesel rates unchanged on ros. Petrol prices in all metros /0/ s many as 90 per cent of -$ “Ninty per cent of citizens (/ Sunday as international crude have now crossed the 100 per people in a survey car- + + said that the government oil prices have started to recede. litre-mark. In Chennai, petrol he Securities and Exchange Aried out to assess issues should come up with a special ublic sector hydropower This was the 22nd day of is priced at 102.49 a litre and TBoard of India (SEBI) took faced in getting refund for 3$ policy that applies to airlines, Pmajor SJVN Ltd Chairman pause in the fuel price change. in Kolkata 101.08 a litre. up 94 new cases for investiga- cancelled travel bookings, railways, hotels, others during and Managing Director Nand Global crude prices have Diesel is also priced at 94.39 tion of alleged violation of including of flight tickets, in the $ - the COVID pandemic that Lal Sharma on Sunday swung in all directions in July and 93.02 per litre in both securities market regulations in wake of COVID-19, want the enables fair and faster refunds reviewed the operational per- starting with a low of $70 a bar- cities respectively. The long the last financial year. government to formulate a 8$+ in cases of lockdowns and can- formance of its two mega facil- rel to quickly breaching to $77 price pause has come after In its annual report for pandemic-specific cancellation $ $ cellations,” LocalCircles said. ities - the 1,500 MW Nathpa- a barrel, and then fall below $70 fuel prices increased on the 41 2020-21, the capital market refund policy. Of the remaining 10 per Jhakri Hydro Power Station a barrel to cross $75 a barrel days in the current financial regulator said that it complet- According to the survey by -+ cent, 7 per cent did not offer and the 412 MW Rampur later in the month.Currently, year. The 41 increases have ed investigation of 140 cases online platform LocalCircles, 1* ! $ 9 any opinion, as per the survey. Hydro Power Station. the October contract of Brent taken up petrol price by 11.44 during the year. based over 37,000 responses According to the platform, He told the media that the crude oil on the per litre in Delhi. Similarly, “During 2020-21, 94 new received from citizens across “only 12 per cent of citizens of SJVN has set record power Intercontinental Exchange is at diesel prices have increased by cases were taken up for inves- 359 districts, some travel agents giving people the option of date and only 12-13 per cent of the overall covered in the sur- generation from all its gener- $70.70 per barrel. The oil prices 9.14 per litre in the national tigation and 140 cases were (online and offline), airlines as either giving a refund within a those who cancelled travel vey said that travel agent/airline ating units, including renew- have declined on concerns of Capital. completed in comparison to well as hotels did not initiate week and 20 per cent amount bookings due to the second accepted cancellation and able projects, in July with 1,580 growing Covid cases, slowing Prices of both auto fuels 161 new cases taken up and 170 any refund with people losing to be deducted as processing Covid wave could get a refund refunded full amount when million units (MUs) surpassing industrial recovery globally reduced only once in April by cases completed in 2019-20,” it the complete booking amount. charges, or a refund within a on time. they made the bookings and the previous record of 1,563 and rising US oil inventory. 16 and 14 paise per litre respec- said. As per the platform, only month and only 10 per cent According to LocalCircles, decided to cancel while a MU during this month in With no price increase by tively. Diesel prices were also The total of 94 cases 12-13 per cent of those who amount to be deducted as pro- the second wave of the pan- whopping 32 per cent said 2020. OMCs, in the national capital, reduced by 16 paise per litre in include 41 instances of market cancelled travel bookings due cessing charges or no refund demic forced many citizens they did not receive any refund In FY 2021, against the petrol continued to sell at Delhi on July 12. Since April manipulation and price rigging, to the second COVID wave but a voucher for full amount and families to cancel their and lost the ticket amount.” total design energy of 8,700 101.84 per litre, while diesel 2020, petrol prices have 30 cases of insider trading, 3 could get timely refunds. issued which can be used travel plans. At the time, many While 12 per cent respon- MUs of its five stations, com- was unchanged at 89.87 a litre increased by 32.25 per litre cases pertaining to takeovers. “As many as 95 per cent of towards future travel within citizens reported on dents said travel agent/airline prising two hydropower sta- on Saturday. from 69.59 a litre to 101.84 Around 20 cases were in the citizens believe that the current two years, it said. LocalCircles about issues they accepted cancellation but tions in Himachal Pradesh, The pump price of fuel has a litre now in Delhi. Similarly, ‘miscellaneous’ category. policies of the airlines, railways This way, travellers have faced when trying to cancel refunded partial amount , and two wind power stations and been static since July 18. diesel prices during the period Which include alleged or hotels are not in consumer the confidence that their loss- tickets and hotel stays for their 4 per cent said they got only a one solar power station in In the city of Mumbai, have increased by 27.58 per violations of listing conditions, interest and 90 per cent want es will be limited in case they booked summer travel, it stat- small amount as refund, There Maharashtra and Gujarat, the where petrol prices crossed litre from 62.29 to 89.87 a disclosure requirements, the government to come up were faced with a cancellation ed. Taking cognizance of the were also 24 per cent of citizens company has established a new the 100-mark for the first time litre in the national Capital. SCRA, preferential allotment with a travel booking refund situation due to the pandemic, issue, LocalCircles said it con- who said travel agent/airline benchmark of generating 9,224 requirements and violations policy till the time the COVID LocalCircles said. ducted a survey to gauge the did not refund anything but MUs of energy. by statutory auditors, among pandemic is on,” LocalCircles The platform said it will be magnitude of the issue that rebooked the ticket for a later Chairing a review meeting others. said. submitting the findings of this people faced with travel can- date, LocalCircles said. attended by heads of power sta- “During 2020-21, 46 cases The same could be brought survey with the key stakehold- cellation refunds due to the sec- “When asked how did the tions, Sharma said the com- ,#3 (32.9 per cent) pertained to by the respective ministries ers in the Central Government ond wave and also sought cit- cancellation process work for bined team efforts of the offi- market manipulation and price like Civil Aviation, Tourism so the same can be used as an izens' pulse about the need for the hotel stay(s), that were cials manning operation and New Delhi (PTI): Multiplex about this industry, said Inox rigging, 40 cases (28.6 per and Railways or by the input in decision-making in the Government to come up booked for travel during the maintenance of both the ‘flag- chain operator Inox Leisure Leisure Chief Executive cent) pertained to insider trad- Ministry of Home Affairs regard to formulating a uni- with a cancellation policy that summer, only 13 per cent said ship power stations’ have has so far signed agreements Officer Alok Tandon in a ing, four cases (2.9 per cent) under the Disaster form policy for travel booking applies to airlines, railways, their cancellation request was enabled the company to carve with various developers to conference call with the pertained to takeovers, two Management Act 2005, it said, cancellation refunds during hotels, and others till the time accepted and they were refund- out new milestones in the add 926 screens to its net- investors. cases (1.4 per cent) pertained adding that people have also the COVID pandemic. the COVID pandemic contin- ed full amount but 44 per cent power generation. work, which are expected to Besides, Inox is also plan- to ‘issue’ related manipulation suggested a 3-option traveller- According to the platform, ues, it said. said they did not receive any He said that the SJVN come in the next few years, ning to spend around Rs 65 and 48 cases (34.3 per cent) friendly travel booking cancel- while some were able to It also sought citizens’ per- refund and lost the booking operates all of its power stations said a top company official. crore as capital expenditure pertained to other violations of lation and refund policy. retrieve a partial amount, oth- ception on what would consti- amount,” as per the survey. with the highest level of com- India is an “under-screen” (capex) and has plans to take securities laws,” the annual Based on the survey results, ers were asked to rebook the tute a fair and fast refund This question in the survey petence of international stan- nation and the company is a fit-out of another 25 report said. the best-case scenario could be flights and hotel stays for a later against cancellation of tickets received 8,594 responses. dards. growing and is “bullish” screens. ! 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Several other ing hosted by Britain later this COP26 has to be the moment the bloodiest for the war-torn and police headquarters, a of the country’’s 34 provincial year is the world’s last chance we get this right. We can’t country since 2009, with at least provincial council member capitals are threatened as to get a grip on climate change. afford to wait two years, five 1,677 civilians, including said. Taliban fighters sweep through The Indian-origin Cabinet years, 10 years – this is the women and children, dead, Ghulam Rabani Rabani large swaths of Afghanistan at Minister, who is the President- minister said he was simply moment,” Sharma warned. while 3,644 others injured. said fighting between insur- a surprising speed. designate of the United Nations throwing everything at achiev- “This is going to be a “If the current rates of vio- gents and Government forces Climate Change Conference ing a global consensus ahead of wake-up call for anyone who lence continue, I am heartbro- with a greater sense of urgency tions and would investigate had taken place around the or COP26 in Glasgow in the talks in Glasgow. hasn’t yet understood why this ken to note that there might be to the Afghan calls for civilian people travelling to and from Governor’s office and police * C November, said in an interview “I have every week a large next decade has to be absolute- a grim new record of civilian protection, ceasefire, an end to Spin Boldak to prevent full headquarters but that later the that the world would face a cli- number of virtual meetings, but ly decisive in terms of climate harm by end of this year. With violence and meaningful and documentation of these atroc- Taliban had taken over the two mate catastrophe unless urgent I can tell you that having in- action. We will also get a pret- districts and now a provincial inclusive political process. ities.In Malistan, Ghazni buildings. They also had con- * action is agreed this year. person meetings with individ- ty clear understanding that city falling to the Taliban, mil- “Women in particular province, the commission con- trol of the main prison build- He also defended his recent ual ministers is incredibly vital human activity is driving cli- lions of Afghans are waiting in remember the past and present firmed that at least 27 civilians ing in Kunduz, he said. 10 hectic travel agenda, which and actually impactful. It mate change at alarming terror to see what comes next,” abuses of the Taliban against were murdered in targeted Rabani said fighting was came under some media criti- makes a vital difference, to rates… Every fraction of a Akbar told the UNSC. their freedoms and their per- killings by the Taliban. continuing at the city’s airport rovincial Afghan lawmak- cism for his ministerial exemp- build those personal relation- degree rise [in temperature] “This Council and its sons, and dread what is to In one instance, Taliban and other parts of the city. Pers say the Taliban have tion from Covid-19 self-isola- ships which are going to be makes a difference and that’s members still have the leverage come. As you know, many are sought the help of an unarmed Kunduz is a strategic crossroads taken control of another tion rules on return from red incredibly important as we why countries have to act now,” to stop the bleeding of Afghans joining the ranks of those try- guard to move the bodies of with good access to much of provincial capital, the fourth list countries. look to build consensus,” said he told the newspaper. and prevent catastrophes. This ing to flee this worsening civilians and then killed the northern Afghanistan as well as to fall into insurgent hands in “You’re seeing on a daily the minister, who has travelled The November summit in Council can save lives. We will storm,” he added. guard in an attempt to elimi- the capital, Kabul, about 200 less than a week, in a punish- basis what is happening across to countries such as Bangladesh Scotland is widely seen as vital need the council to utilise the In Spin Boldak, Kandahar, nate witnesses. miles (335 kilometers) away. ing blow to government the world. Last year was the and Bolivia in recent weeks. if climate change is to be brought full range of political, diplo- the Commission’s findings con- In Helmand, residents of A Taliban surge has inten- forces. hottest on record, the last decade His interview comes ahead under control, and leaders from matic, human rights and firm that the Taliban dragged the provincial capital of sified as US and NATO troops The Taliban forces over- the hottest decade on record,” he of a report by the 196 countries will meet to try humanitarian tools and inter- out and killed at least 40 civil- Lashkar Gah are stuck between wrap up their withdrawal ran Taleqan, the capital of the told the ‘Observer’ newspaper. Intergovernmental Panel on and agree on action. Meanwhile, ventions to save lives and pre- ians associated with the gov- Taliban attacks and govern- from the country. With northern Takhar province on “I don’t think we’re out of Climate Change (IPCC), the the UK also faces challenges over vent further and more horrif- ernment, in a campaign of tar- ment airstrikes, fearing for Taliban attacks increasing, Sunday, capturing the final time but I think we’re getting world’s leading authority on cli- its own fossil fuel projects, with ic atrocities. geted, extrajudicial killings. their lives every minute and Afghan security forces and areas it hadn’t previously con- dangerously close to when we mate science, out on Monday campaigners questioning new “We urge the Council, the Following media and deprived of access to their government troops have retal- trolled after a monthslong might be out of time,” he said. showing the true impact of oil drilling being planned. UN and international human human rights reporting, basic rights. iated with airstrikes aided by siege, the two lawmakers from On his own travel, the extreme weather. 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He could parties are determined to hold (52/65( across all spectrums,” he said. airstrikes by the Saudi-led coali- BJohnson is said to have potentially do a very good job the Parliamentary elections as “As a regional grouping, mid a continued resur- tion and in ground clashes been furious over a letter being there.’ In an open meeting, after scheduled on October 10. ifty-four years on, the ASEAN has so far been suc- Agence, the single-day with the Yemeni Government leaked to the media last week, ranting about Rishi, he then Al-Kadhimi’s comment FAssociation of Southeast cessful in ensuring that its Covid-19 cases in Japan hit a army in the oil-rich province of which claimed his Chancellor suggested the Chancellor could came during his meeting with Asian Nations (ASEAN) has people enjoy relative peace, new record, while the number Marib in the last 24 hours, mil- Rishi Sunak had written to be demoted in the next reshuf- leaders of the political parties succeeded in ensuring peace, stability, security and steady of people hospitalised in Tokyo itary sources have push for easier international fle, the source said. in the presence of Parliament stability, security and steady development.” also reached a fresh high, confirmed. Covid-19 travel norms ahead of The newspaper pointed Speaker Mohammed al- development, Cambodian Hun Sen said Cambodia is according to local media “In the western district of a planned review. out that Johnson is known for Halbousi, head of the Supreme Prime Minister Hun Sen said in committed to sustaining reports. Sirwah, the airstrikes targeted The reaction followed his off-the-cuff remarks, often Judicial Council, the country’s a message to mark the ASEAN ASEAN as a region of critical On Saturday, the country a rebel makeshift operational media reports that the Indian- made in jest. electoral commission, and the Day on Sunday. importance for global trade, registered 15,753 new Covid room, killing at least 12,” one of origin finance minister had While Downing Street UN Assistance Mission for “Together, we have investment and supply chains cases, which increased the the sources in Marib told written to his boss, calling for refused to comment on private Iraq, the Prime Minister’s embarked on a long and ful- through generating maximum overall infection tally to Xinhua news agency on a significant easing of the coro- conversations, allies of Sunak media office said in a state- filling journey to nurture the benefits from the existing free 10,01,281, while the total death Concerns are growing over Saturday. navirus travel restrictions, insisted he remains focussed on ment. growth of this regional organi- trade agreements and the toll stood at 15,255, reports a potential collapse of the med- “In the adjacent district of warning that they were dam- his current brief to revive the He stressed his govern- zation into a closely-knitted and Regional Comprehensive Xinhua news agency.Tokyo, ical system and the further Rahabah, to the south of aging the economy. COVID-hit UK economy. ment’s insistence on holding people-oriented entity,” he said. Economic Partnership (RCEP). which hosting the Olympics spread of the Delta variant Sirwah, the airstrikes destroyed According to The Sunday The Chancellor is solely the elections on time and con- ASEAN comprises Brunei, While seeking to bind all while under a state of emer- during the Bon holiday period several pick-up vehicles carry- Times, which reported on focused on securing the coun- firmed its ability to provide an Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Southeast Asian nations as a gency, reported 4,566new cases since people usually return to ing rebel combatants, killing the letter last Sunday, Johnson try’s economic recovery and appropriate atmosphere for Malaysia, Myanmar, the strong family, ASEAN will on Saturday, exceeding 4,000 their hometowns or travel else- more than 20,” he added. is said to have been apoplec- continuing to protect and cre- them, Xinhua news agency Philippines, Singapore, strive to further deepen and infections for the fourth where during this period. Another military source tic with anger and even sug- ate jobs, ITV News quoted a reported. Thailand and Vietnam, reports broaden relations and cooper- straight day.Strains are grow- To curb the resurgence of said the army repelled a fierce gested a demotion for Sunak Treasury Department source as “Al-Kadhimi and the polit- Xinhua news agency. ation with external partners in ing over hospitals in Tokyo, as the Covid-19 infections, the attack launched by the Houthi from the powerful Treasury saying. Meanwhile, Sunak is ical parties renewed the call for Hun Sen said ASEAN has the spirit of equality, mutual the number of inpatients hit Olympics were mostly held rebels from three directions department to take charge of preparing for a tough budget, the political blocs that boy- always been an integral part of interest and respect, he added. 3,485, which surpassed the without spectators. on its positions in the moun- Health. The problem was that known as the autumn cotted the elections to reverse Cambodia’s foreign policy. Hun Sen said he is confident record of 3,427 in early The state of emergency for tains of Al-Bayadh and Al- the first Johnson knew of the Spending Review, in the com- their decision,” the statement “Through ASEAN frame- that ASEAN “is well prepared to January.The latest figures were Tokyo will not end when the Abzakh in Rahabah letter was when details of it ing weeks. There have been said. work, we have been able to max- overcome all the unprecedented released a day after Japan’s Paralympics are scheduled to district. appeared in the media, the reports of how this has put him He also suggested forming imize opportunities to cultivate challenges in order to prove cumulative total of confirmed begin on August 24. “Thirteen rebels were report said. Quoting a senior on a collision course with his a committee of political parties friendly ties and cooperation once again that we have the Covid-19 cases topped 1 mil- The Japanese government killed on the ground, while source from a meeting, it said boss Johnson, who is deter- to open a dialogue with the with countries in the region and determination and capability to lion.The turning point of the has recently expanded the state dozens fled,” he told Xinhua. that Johnson then went on to mined on spending on projects boycotting parties to persuade external partners around the further strengthen and promote Covid-19 pandemic seems yet of emergency and also decid- Both strategic mountains say in the presence of around while budgets remain con- them to change their decision, globe for the sake of upholding peace, stability, security and to come amid the spread of the ed to put more prefectures and most of Rahabah district a dozen officials that he had strained due to the costs it added. durable peace, security, pros- prosperity in the region for the highly contagious Delta vari- under a quasi-state of emer- were recaptured by the army been thinking about a change. incurred due to the pandemic. perity, and national development well-being of our peoples”. ant. gency. last week. :01, 3 " * - . . . /.) / N 2C. +,CO 2/2 working to extend help to the people. He asked party work- of free air travel for the Tokyo 2020 medal winners. “Star Air The study showed that the immunogenicity profile against ers to take the achievements of the government to the peo- congratulates all the Indian Olympic Champions of Tokyo Alpha, Beta and Delta variants in the heterologous group was ple. 2020,” a tweet posted from the airlines’ Twitter handle read. 567.6 ( superior. “We compared the safety and immunogenicity pro- “The opposition will try to defame us. Defeat their nefar- The post included a graphic, showing ‘Free Air Tickets’ file of them (18 individuals) against that of those receiving ious designs,” he said. for Indian medalists. he CBI has arrested two more either Covishield or Covaxin. Lower and similar adverse events BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh instructed the Star Air is an Indian commuter airline based at Tpersons in an on-going investi- following immunisation in all three groups underlined the leaders to strengthen the party at booth level and carry out Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, Karnataka. gation of a case relating to making safety of the combination vaccine-regime. the proposed programmes of the organisation with enthusi- It started operations in January 2019, offering flights within derogatory posts on social media “The immunogenicity profile against Alpha, Beta and asm. Karnataka state as well as to neighboring Andhra Pradesh, against judges and the judiciary. Delta variants in the heterologous group was superior and “The party’s identity is from the organisation itself. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan as part of the Central The two arrested accused, the IgG antibody and neutralising antibody response of the Organisation should be everything for you,” he added. Government’s UDAN scheme. Pattapu Aadarsh and Lavanuru participants was also significantly higher compared to that Party’s national general secretary (organisation) BL Budget carrier IndiGo has announced that it will offer Samba Siva Reddy, will be produced gion, intentional insult and crimi- in the homologous groups,” the study stated. Santosh, state in-charge Radha Mohan Singh, state general unlimited free travel to ‘Gold Medallist’ Neeraj Chopra for before the Competent Court, nal intimidation besides relevant These findings have an important implication for the secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal and Deputy Chief a period of one year. The offer is applicable from August 8, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, officials provisions of the Information Covid-19 vaccination programme wherein heterologous Ministers Dr Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya also 2021, till August 7, 2022. said. Technology Act. immunisation will pave the way for induction of improved attended the meeting. In a statement, Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer Earlier on July 28, the agency “It was alleged that the accused, and better protection against the variant strains of SARS-CoV- Over 50 MLAs, seven ministers and five MLCs from the (CEO), IndiGo said, “Neeraj we were all overjoyed to hear had arrested two accused — Dhami by intentionally targeting the judi- 2, the researchers underlined. Braj region attended the meeting. Among the state ministers, about your remarkable achievement. You have made the coun- Reddy Konda Reddy (currently in ciary, made derogatory posts on “Such mixed regimens will also help to overcome the chal- Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan, Shrikant Sharma, Ramnaresh try proud, and I know all IndiGo employees would be truly judicial custody) and Pamula social media platforms against lenges of shortages of particular vaccines and remove hesi- Agnihotri, Sandeep Singh, Mahesh Gupta, Chaudhary honoured to welcome you onboard one of our flights.” Sudheer (currently in police custody judges and judiciary, following some tancy around vaccines in people’s mind that could have gen- Udaybhan Singh and Dr GS Dharmesh attended the meet- “With all humility, we would like to offer you free flights till August 10). court verdicts delivered by the esis in programmatic ‘errors’ especially in settings where mul- ing. on IndiGo for a year. You have shown us what hard work, The first arrest in the case was judges of High Court of Andhra tiple COVID-19 vaccines are being used,” they said. The Braj region has been very important for the BJP. It resilience and passion can achieve and I am sure you will be made by the CBI on July 9. The Pradesh,” the agency said. has 65 assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts. In a torchbearer for future Indian athletes. Well done, Neeraj”, accused Lingareddy Rajasekhar After registration of the case, 5;.@3 65!P1 the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP won 57 of the 65 seats he said. Reddy, earlier working in Kuwait, CBI traced 13 of the 16 accused in the Braj region. was also remanded to judicial cus- named in the FIR in the case on var- Mowda and Bait-ul-Mal purportedly to further charity .4 652 (6754 tody by the court. ious digital platforms. Three out of and other welfare activities, but these funds are instead being ;67;.;525 Till now, five people have been them were found to be abroad. The used for violent and secessionist activities,” it said in a state- The UK Government had earlier placed India on its ‘Red arrested by CBI in the case. The CBI CBI has so far examined 11 out of ment. This year is being seen as India’s best showing at the List’ barring Indians from travelling to the UK in the wake had registered a case on November the 13 accused persons and arrest- The funds raised by JeI are also being channelised to out- Olympics yet, with athletes finishing the campaign with one of the second wave of the pandemic in the country. Now that 11 last year against 16 people and ed five out of them, it said. lawed terrorist organisations like Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), gold, two silvers, and four bronze medals for the country. India has been moved to the ‘Amber List’, Indians are allowed took over the investigation of 12 To investigate the larger con- Lashkar-e-Tayabba (LeT) and others through well organised “A token of appreciation for those who brought us glory to travel to the UK but will have to follow the home quar- FIRs from the CID, of Andhra spiracy, the CBI has also examined networks of JeI cadres. at #Olympics2021. We are happy to offer free travel on our antine guidelines even if they are fully vaccinated as neither Pradesh. The cases were taken over certain persons including an MP, JeI has also been motivating impressionable youth of network for 5 years to all medal winners,” Go First said in a Covishield nor Covaxin is recognised by the UK authorities. by the CBI in pursuance of the former MLA and also continued Kashmir and recruiting new members (Rukuns) in Jammu tweet. But the relaxation will now ensure that students and profes- orders of the Andhra Pradesh High investigation into the role of other and Kashmir to participate in disruptive secessionist activi- The airlines also tagged the Twitter handles of the Indian sionals can travel to the UK and can quarantine at home or Court in response to a writ petition. persons who were not mentioned in ties. athletes who won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “The in any place of their stay. The airlines do not have an unlim- The original FIRs were regis- the FIR. seven Olympics medallists Mirabai Chanu (weight-lifting), ited quota of flights between the UK and India which has tered on the complaints from the Action was also initiated by the 6;=2;/5 626 ;6;25=2; PV Sindhu (badminton), Lovlina Borgohain (boxing), the pushed up the demand. Scheduled international passenger Registrar General of the Andhra CBI, after it had registered this case men’s hockey team, Ravi Kumar Dahiya (wrestling), Bajrang flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year Pradesh High Court. The cases to get objectionable posts removed 16.;025Q 5.. Punia (wrestling) and gold medallist Neeraj Chopra (javelin amid the coronavirus pandemic. 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Iam sure you will like When we quiz him on the chal- marking a hat-trick of back-to-back it,” he says with a smile. lenges he experienced while hosting wins. Sharad’s Dreamz Production the show, he is quick to retort, “Reality In 2016, he raked in the rewards House, a well-known name in the toh mere khoon me hai (Reality runs of the glory he had attained in the pre- modelling and fashion industry, is in my veins). After over six years in vious year. From 2016 to 2018, he por- promoting the young talents of India the industry, it comes naturally to me. trayed Lakhan ‘Lucky’ Singh Ahlawat through various ventures like Mr & Earlier this year, I was roped in by in &TV’s Badho Bahu. Since 2016, Miss Super Model International and Flipkart Video to host their quiz Narula has also been a ‘gang leader’ Provogue Personal Care Mr India. As show so it is not really uncharted ter- in each season of MTV Roadies. In we wait for Prince to join us, Sharad ritory. However, it is great fun to be 2018, he played Aryan in Laal Ishq, tells us that Prince has a lot going on, a part of a show like Extreme following which he portrayed but at the moment he has been Survivors, which involved a lot of Shahnawaz in Colors TV’s Naagin 3. focussing on the projects of his record stunts and action. I have to say that In 2019, Narula made his digital debut label, Wiinning Records. my time as a ‘gang leader’ in the with ZEE5’s Bombers as Bali. Next, as Right on cue, Prince shows up Roadies came in handy here. if on a whim, he participated in Star and profusely apologises, sharing However, I have developed a change Japanese animated science fiction film written Plus’ Nach Baliye 9, to win his fourth that he was in the middle of a music in mentality. Earlier, it was all about and co-directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by consecutive reality show. video shoot for his label. entertaining people. Now, while that Studio Khara. It is the fourth and final film in the Against the backdrop of this win- His judgement is impeccable as he is all well and good, I have grown to Rebuild of Evangelion film series of the Neon ning mentality comes the news that sees our initial question coming from realise that I would to cause some real Genesis Evangelion franchise. It releases on August he would be hosting a new web a mile away and laughs it off when we change and help inspire people. I 13 on Amazon Prime Video. series, Extreme Survivors. From a ask him how is Extreme Survivors dif- hope through this show I have been model, to a reality TV persona, to an ferent from other reality TV shows able to effect growth in participants actor and now a web series host, these which promise high octane stunts, and the audience, but there is always are not unfamiliar grounds as he has such as Roadies or Khatron Ke Khiladi. room for improvement. I have come been hosting Flipkart Video’s Khel “You might think that these shows are a long way, yes, but there is a long Paheliyon Ka, a riddle-themed inter- similar to each other, and on face way to go, yet!” active quiz show. value it might seem like they might While Khatron Ke Khiladi, Roadies In these times when people pre- seem to bear a close resemblance to and Extreme Survivors may be designed fer binge-watching shows and web each other. However, if you watch differently, we ask him is there any series at their convenience from the these shows you will realise that each chance of seeing him in Khatron Ke confines of their homes, content has one of the shows you mentioned is Khiladi, since he is well acquainted with grown to become somewhat redun- designed in a different vein altogeth- the other two shows now? dant. New times need newer solutions, er. The concept is implemented by the “Who would turn down an which is why producers and directors director, and after watching Extreme opportunity to work with Rohit are leaving no stone unturned to make Survivors, you would have to agree Shetty sir? Well, I have. (laughs) It sure they create content which can that Sharad bhai has done a splendid was not by design of course, I just keep people engaged and invested. job. I believe that if you really love could not commit to the show This is where Extreme Survivors, something and work towards it to the because of pre-existing commit- directed by Sharad Chaudhary, holds preneur working in the field for over “We have devoted a lot of time best of your ability without worrying ments. But you may rest assured, promise a breath of fresh air in times eight years, expresses that the buzz and energy to this show, and the about the results, you will achieve it you will see me on his show soon, The film’s story is based during 1971 Indo-Pak war when lukewarm reality shows and surrounding Extreme Survivors is no results are out there for everyone to without fail. Sharad and I have poured if not on the next season, the one when the IAF airstrip at Bhuj was destroyed in combat. web-series are a dime a dozen. fluke as it would be promising for see. The first two episodes of Extreme a lot of love into the show, and I after that. I can’t wait to win my fifth Subsequently, 300 local women from Gujarat, led by IAF squadron leader Vijay Karnik, heroically reconstruct the Sharad, who happens to be a cast- audiences who love adventure and Survivors is streaming now on the TV would urge you to watch the show,” reality show, after all,” he shares airbase. It releases on Augut 13 on Disney+ Hotstar. ing director and entertainment entre- high-octane stunts and tasks. and Movie app named ‘VIS Prince grins. unabashedly.
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Today, Raju, while elaborating on Eklavya’s O - he is transforming the education sce- philosophy. The movement has helped nario in Maharashtra’s rural region by over 130 students from rural areas of helping tribal and marginalised com- Maharashtra access opportunities munities access higher education. such as scholarships and placements. ndia gained freedom from Not only this, Raju’s determination Students who registered in Ekalavya’s IBritish raj, 75 years ago on and belief in himself and the grit to mentorship programme are placed in August 15, as a result of sacri- follow the unconventional path has premier institutions like TISS, JNU, fices made by leaders like won him the prestigious Chevening Azim Premji University, Delhi School Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Scholarship offered by the Foreign, of Social Work and IIT’s Development Patel, Pandit Nehru, Maulana Commonwealth and Development Studies programs. Azad and thousands of others Office, Government of United After his success here, he started who suffered grievously at the Kingdom (UK) to pursue his higher preparing for opportunities abroad to hands of Britishers. Many sons education. encourage students to aim beyond and daughters of India even “I dedicate this scholarship to for Eklavya, a grassroots mentorship hold their leaders accountable. We conventional options. Raju received lost their lives in India’s free- first-generation learners,” Raju wrote platform for first-generation learners wanted to prove this commitment offers from 18 universities in the UK dom movement. All those to his programme officer at the from tribal and other marginalised with actions and not just words,” he alone but there was a severe dearth of who took part in this struggle, Chevening Secretariat as he con- communities. remarked. They lost the polls but 21- funding. Chevening Scholarships are which devoured innumerable ideologies, corruption, com- firmed his opportunity to study in the While pursuing his undergradu- year-old Raju set up a progressive one of the most competitive scholar- lives and enormous wealth, munal violence, caste distinc- UK for the next academic year. He has ate education, he joined Maitri — an precedent. “Today, local youth have ships known for selecting potential made their sacrifices because tions and so on. We tend to been asserting this during his press organisation — working in Melghat, mobilised themselves actively. They leaders from over 166 countries across they thought that India, after forget that independence is not interviews and in his social media a distant region on the foothills of are forming independent panels and the world. For the 2021-22 academic independence, would regain only living freely but also posts to highlight an important Satpura hills in Amravati district some have won these polls too,” he calendar, they received over 63,000 peace and prosperity. Our allowing others to live freely. ground reality. “There are so many like bordering Madhya Pradesh. This said while describing the political sit- applicants globally, an unprecedent- forefathers had a beautiful All this makes one wonder if me who have the credentials but lack region suffers from a high death rate uation today. ed figure. Over 5,000 of these candi- vision of a united India which are we really independent? Are mentorship to access opportunities in among children due to malnutrition After he graduated from TISS, dates were shortlisted for the interview was free from poverty, com- we worthy of any praise? Most our system,” expressed Raju. As the and lack of adequate healthcare. Raju was selected in the Chief round in March-April. While the munal hatred, slavery to for- of us would agree that at this results of the prestigious scholarship Maitri organises a volunteering camp Minister’s fellowship programme exact number is yet unknown, the eign habits and goods and had point what we have is not ‘Ram were declared on June 29, Raju’s during monsoons where social work- commissioned by the Maharashtra cohort from India has 35-40 members. the complete liberty to build Rajya’, which is described as a story went viral on social media. ers and volunteers from across the State Government. During the fellow- Raju is one of them and he will be the future, styled by Mahatma place or a period where every- Raju was born to a family of farm- state visit the place and work towards ship, he witnessed the system’s func- joining the School of Oriental and Gandhi as the ‘Ram Rajya’. one — right from the king ers in Pimpri-Khandare, a small vil- improving the condition of the local tioning from within. “Maharashtra African Studies (SOAS), the With a dream in their eyes and down to the most ordinary lage in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district populace. He mentions that this was was at the forefront of the progressive University of London to pursue a mas- zest in their heart, they fought subject — is righteous and in the Vidarbha region. The area is a critical moment in his life when he movement. But there were instances ter’s degree in development studies. for our freedom till their very pure, which is the essence of known for faring poorly on develop- decided to pursue this cause further. While talking about his experience at which made me realise that the state’s While discussing his goals after last breath to ensure that we do true religion, is visible every- ment indicators compared to the rest Melghat transformed Raju’s career the institute’s Tuljapur campus, he commitment to implementing social Chevening, Raju shared, “I want to not have to face what they had where. But in present India of the state. He studied in the local path. “My experiences have shaped my revealed, “TISS helped me to structure justice measures was quite slow, espe- establish a dedicated institution — to. But today, when we look at one finds, corruption not char- zilla parishad school until the eighth decisions. And the time I spent at my thoughts. It helped me to devise cially for geographically distant areas India’s first tribal university — for the present state of our beloved acter, poverty not purity, and standard, scoring good grades consis- Melghat made me realise that my a plan from theory to action”. generally populated by scheduled first-generation learners. I want to use country, we are unable to violence and vandalism rather tently. When he turned 14, he left for problems were part of a larger sys- His plan started taking shape castes and tribes,” he said, citing one my experience to make things better match it with the vision they than virtues that are thriving Bharat Vidhyalaya, Buldhana. The temic issue. Many of us from rural when he took a break from the course of the learnings from the programme. for the next generation. Eklavya, as a had envisaged. visibly. With such a scenario, school is known for admitting meri- areas of India are still struggling to in 2015 to contest the Gram Panchayat Raju strongly believes that Dalits, movement, will create 2000 such Today we proudly say that if we want to have real free- torious students from nearby areas for access the most basic facilities polls in his village. A local youth coali- Bahujan and Adivasi students have to leaders in the next few years.” we are a free country, but our dom, we will have to liberate further education. promised to us by our Constitution,” tion was formed where the group access formal education to uplift Raju’s story is a testimony to one behaviour suggests that we are ourselves from the chains of After returning from Pune, Raju he said, describing the initiation of his addressed development concerns of themselves. Intending to set up local of the gaps in our approach in ensur- still not free. How? Because we five vices of lust, anger, greed, completed his bachelor’s degree from journey. In 2014, he passed the the village — from education to libraries in distant villages of ing social justice. Accessibility, alone, are full of bitterness towards ego and attachment. As long as Maharashtra’s open university. “I had entrance to the Tata Institute of Social water. To prove their commitment to Vidarbha, he started a book collection is not enough if there are no mentor- other religions, traditions and we have not secured a release no one to guide me properly. As a Sciences (TISS), one of the premier the cause, Raju mentions that his drive after the fellowship. He is ship opportunities to help students always try to suppress the from these five well-known first-generation learner, it’s important institutes in the country, for develop- panel printed their manifesto on encouraging more and more stu- from the margins enter the main- growth of others. We are tied enemies, we cannot call our- to have the right mentor to steer your ment studies. He joined the Master’s bond papers and distributed it around dents to read and think. stream. in shackles of terrorism, false selves truly independent. path,” he shared. This sowed the seed programme in rural development. the village. “People have the right to “I believe that a good mentor can L&
Dear Anthia, badass. I mean, they look like mop heads Why is it that octopuses are always the that have just finished mopping up marsh- bad guys in films? For some reason, they mallows, so you can see why they evolved seem to freak most people out which must 3 active camouflage. We’ve all heard of a be bad for their PR. Oh… and what is the headless chicken, but octopuses have a plural of octopus (octopus, octopuses, octopi ‘brain’ in each arm, allowing them to pick or octopodes)? That question seems to real- % #)4 ##) # # # 4 their nose after being decapitated (assum- ly bug the grammar Nazis. ing they still had a nose, or rather that they LOL- Dr Achtbeine ?** 75 7>>76 # %) had a nose in the first place… OK, bad example). Hello, Dr Arschgeig, They’ve been known to rob fishermen, Time, like toilet paper, is a precious thing. drive-through carwashes? Of course, you do! pus is a word derived from Greek so using juggle hermit crabs, intentionally flood Some hoard it, waste it even; others recog- And all these things have clear traits in com- the Latin pluralisation ‘octopi’ makes you less aquariums and engineer electrical outages, nise its value and so expend it wisely, fru- mon: they’re wet and they’re tentacle-y. Ergo intelligent than Caesar AND HE’S DEAD. alongside solving Rubik’s cubes faster than gally, in moderation. Writing to newspaper ipso facto quid pro quo et cetera, octopi give That leaves us with just two forms, any human could. One octopus in a UK columns about octopus oppression places people the creeps. from which you’re free to pick and choose. aquarium learnt to break out of its tank at you firmly in the former category, as a bane It goes beyond that, however. ‘Octopus’ If perchance you are a pretentious nitwit, night and snack on fish from a nearby tank to society. So with that poo-pooing complete, rhymes with hippopotamus — a creature then octopodes would be the correct before returning innocently in time for the let me address your absurd remarks… notorious for killing people, tallying 500 Greek plural and if you’d rather not have keeper’s morning arrival. And who could Famous for its guile, its gangly arms and human fatalities each year. It also rhymes your head flushed down a toilet then octo- forget Paul, the German octopus, who cor- its grudge with grammarians, the octopus has with hopeless, ignoramus, and autobus — all puses is the safer option. Better yet, steer rectly predicted the results of all seven of captured the hearts and souls of generations words with bad associations. Come to think clear of the subject altogether. Octopodes Germany’s games and the final of the 2010 — which is probably why it now has three of it, ‘octopus’ is only a few letters off Oedipus, are solitary animals after all, so whoever FIFA World Cup? hearts itself. It graced the stage in the worst the Greek 'hero' who killed his father and started the whole futile debate was as sadis- In the end, our world is filled with ever Spider-Man film, as a Bach-playing married his mother. So the creature’s clear- tic and manipulative as the inventor of ignorant people who call octopuses octopi, organ fanatic in the pirate movie nobody can ly fallen in with the wrong crowd. English grammar. who think they have six or 10 legs and spell, and just last year starred in the Oscar- Other traits probably don’t help either. So where does that leave us? On the serve them up on fish menus alongside winning documentary Octosox about how Octopuses have blue blood, just like spiders, first count, the octopus (or octopus for cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish, jellyfish and our eight-legged friends propped up the sock scorpions, vampires and the Queen. No pop- Dutch-speakers) has long been held as the shellfish, none of which belong to that elite industry during its slump in the pandemic ularity points there. The very name, ‘octo- villain of legend. From the infamous class. Octopuses are smarter than we are, when everyone had zip-tied their purse pus,’ is an anagram of itself (switch the ‘o’s) ralise? To be or not to bees? Octopus, octo- sors, but one sciss? I don’t think so. No, the Kraken to the sea monster of Jules Verne’s so they become the de facto bad guys to strings. All of which goes to show that there’s which surely is evidence of witchcraft. And puses, octopodes or octopi? ‘one octopus, two octopus’ formulation is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to Ursula in heal our wounded self-esteem. In the age- one lie to every two truths told. some scientists believe that they’re aliens, or All of these forms are considered right simply asking for trouble, like the nerdy kid The Little Mermaid and countless other fic- old words of Harry Wormwood, “I’m The same applies to your letter — yes, rather squids mutated by DNA carried on by different dictionaries and warring gram- walking into class on his first day with big titious beasts, octopuses frighten folks. Even smart, you’re dumb; I’m big, you’re little; octopuses make excellent evil geniuses; yes, an ancient meteorite. Pretty tenta-cool if you mar gangs. I disagree. Octopus cannot be spectacles labelled ‘fragile: do not break.’ beyond the tales, few creatures can fell 26 I’m right, you’re wrong and there’s noth- they piss off people trying to pluralise them; ask me. both singular and plural because chaos would As for octopi, if such a word existed it people within minutes, just from being ing you can do about it.” but by no means is weirding people out bad But time and tide wait for no man, so ensue. Heaven knows we have enough would mean approximately 25.1327412 held. Australia’s blue-ringed octopus can The End. for PR. Just look at America’s last president. whilst we’ve delved into octopuses’ villain cre- problems already with plurals — ‘woman’ (eight times pi, and an utterly useless value and does (though not often 26 in a session (The author is a wildlife carer, natu- First things first —why do nasty octopi dentials and discovered what makes them and ‘women’ is especially cruel, besides which all-round). Or perhaps it would be some sort unless the victims are stood like dominoes). ralist, researcher, writer, scientist, host of get cast? Well, let me rather ask you a ques- queer as quaggas, one important question some words outright refuse to exist in the of experimental, mixed cuisine. Either way, On the other hand, octopuses are weird the Animalsense podcast and a TEDx tion. Do you fear waterslides, mops and remains answered- to pluralise or not to plu- singular form. You can have a pair of scis- it is NOT a group of octopuses because octo- enough to be noteworthy without being speaker.) < - $ $ > -+ -9 L >
!(/1"/9(? ""* 7#) % 21B2 come to my mind.” come up with big throws in his He was short on prepara- first two attempts, he said, “If the history-scripting tions in the run-up to the first throw goes well, then it ndia capped off its best-ever national capital’s Chhatrasal cess at the grandest sporting Olympic Gold medal in Olympics with just three inter- releases the pressure. That hap- Iperformance in the Stadium, which has already spectacle. Ahis pocket, star javelin national events under his belt, pened. The second throw was Olympics with a haul of seven given India two Olympic thrower Neeraj Chopra’s next and only one of them featured also very good. medals, including a Gold. medallists — Sushil Kumar THOSE WHO WERE SO target is breaching the 90m a top class field. “I knew at the point of As the Tokyo Olympics and Yogeshwar Dutt. CLOSE YET SO FAR mark soon in the coming events. But he said he was happy to release both will go far. That come to a close, let’s take a In fact, Chopra, who have got the chance to compete. must have put pressure on the look at the medallists and WOMEN’S HOCKEY clinched the country’s maiden Asked how he was able to other athletes.” those who came within touch- TEAM athletics medal to become only ing distance of glory but From a bottom-place fin- the second Indian to win an couldn’t quite make it to the ish at Rio 2016, the Indian individual Gold in the Olympics, podium. women’s team capped a went for it while trying for the , #) remarkable journey at Tokyo Games record (90.57m) on NEERAJ CHOPRA: GOLD Olympics, finishing a cred- Saturday but could not accom- itable fourth. plish it. ) C Although the team’s “Javelin throw is a very dream of securing its maiden technical event and a lot Panipat: A strong determina- Chopra, who played a key Olympic medal remained depends on the day’s form. tion, discipline and hardwork role in shaping his career, unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Anything can happen. So, my backed by family’s unflinching agreed with his brother. PV SINDHU: BRONZE next target is to breach the 90m support played a key role in “God has answered our One of the strongest (mark),” Chopra said after his star javelin thrower Neeraj prayers. “It is not only a play- medal contenders heading to historic feat. Chopra’s success at his maid- er’s hard work and strong the Tokyo Olympics, PV “I was just focussing on en Olympic Games in Tokyo. determination that counts, Sindhu delivered once again. Olympics this year. Now that I Chopra’s father Satish strong family support, constant This time snatching a Bronze. have won the Gold, I will plan Chopra, who has a farming encouragement and motiva- The 26-year-old etched ahead for the upcoming compe- background, credited family tion and inculcating good val- her name among the all-time titions. After coming to India, I support behind his son’s ues is important. Neeraj have greats after winning women’s will again look for a foreign visa achievement. all these which helped him singles Bronze medal to add to to take part in international “When one’s child pursue his aim,” Bhim Chopra They say save the best for the Silver she won at Rio de events,” he added. achieves success and brings said. last and for India it came true Janeiro five years back. She After pulling out of the glory to the nation, there are Chopra’s native Khandra at the Tokyo Games. Javelin became the first Indian Gateshead Diamond League on no words to express happiness village, near Panipat burst into thrower Neeraj Chopra woman and second overall July 13, Chopra had said that he of parents and entire family. celebratory mood after their became only the second from the country to achieve could participate in the remain- We live in a joint family and we very own child shone bright at Indian to win an individual the feat. ing legs of the elite one-day are four brothers. Neeraj sport’s biggest stage on Gold in the Olympics. Such was her dominance meeting series after the (Chopra) has been lucky in the Saturday evening. After romanticising sto- at the Tokyo Games that she Great Britain in the closely Olympics. / 5 & P 5 sense that he got full support Even elderly women in the ries about ‘nearly there’ for dropped only two games, both contested Bronze medal play- The Lausanne (August 26) from entire family, who con- village and family have been years, India finally had its first in the semifinal loss to Tai Tzu off, the side recorded its best and Paris (August 28) legs as not take any pressure and was letes before and there’s no rea- stantly encouraged and moti- dancing and singing after he track-and-field medal win- Ying, in six matches. ever finish at the Games. well as the Zurich finals going about his job just like he son to worry. I was able to focus vated him to pursue his pas- had won a Gold and heaped ner, thanks to Chopra’s throw After three losses on the (September 9) will have men’s does at any other international on my performance. That has sion,” he told the media. praise on the son-of-the-soil of 87.58m. MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM: trot, everyone had written javelin events. event. helped me win Gold. The athlete’s mother Saroj for making India proud. The 23-year-old, a them off. But a moment of The Olympics is the grand- “There was no pressure and “Yes, I did think about India added: “Today, he has lived up Satish said he was confi- Subedar with 4 Rajputana brilliance by skipper Rani est stage for any athlete and can I was taking it (Olympics) just not winning a medal in athlet- to everyone’s expectations and dent that his son would win a Rifles in the Indian Army, has Rampal that led to a late be intimidating but not for 23- like any other event. It was like ics but once I get hold of my made India proud,” she said. medal, but was not sure about been a consistent performer strike by Navneet Kaur in the year old Chopra, who said he did I have played against these ath- javelin, all these things do not Chopra’s uncle Bhim the colour of the medal. PTI since bursting into the scene game against Ireland kept the with a historic Gold in the team’s quarterfinal hopes alive. junior world championships A win against South ' / N D4 in 2016 with an Under-20 Africa, that saw Vandana world record of 86.48m which Kataria strike a hat-trick, and ; 6 25 “This year, my family and I were con- but ended up staying. still stands. BRONZE a favourable result helped vinced we were going to stay here, at home Last year, he explained, “I was convinced His other achievements Four decades of pain and ensure India’s passage to the ionel Messi fought back tears on Sunday — this is what we wanted more than any- I knew what I wanted to say, but this year include Gold medals in the disappointment was washed quarterfinal, where drag flick 9 R1 Las he began a press conference at which thing,” said Messi as he struggled to contain is not the same”, stressing his preference was 2018 Commonwealth Games away as the Indian men’s specialist Gurjit Kaur rose to he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, his emotions. to prolong his stay rather than contemplate and the Asian Games, besides hockey team clinched the the occasion when it mattered where he has played his entire career. “I have still not come to terms with the what now seems a likely reunion with for- the top finish in the 2017 Bronze, the country’s 12th the most, converting a PC The 34-year-old Argentinian superstar, reality of leaving this club now, changing my mer clubmate Neymar at PSG. Asian Championships. Olympic medal in the sport against the mighty six times a Ballon d’Or winner, has been out life. I love this club. “I would’ve liked to have won another that came after a gap of 41 Australians. 567.6 ( of contract since the end of June and Barca Last year he sought to engineer a Champions League,” he added while stress- MIRABAI CHANU: SILVER years. With the odds stacked say they cannot afford to keep him, with release from his contract in frustration at ing that “I don’t regret anything, I tried to It wasn’t Gold but it was firmly against them a brave tar India wrestler Bajrang Messi admitting that a move to Paris Saint- some poor showings in Europe by the club give my best and I’m ending my career here enough to spearhead the and determined women’s team SPunia on Sunday revealed Germain is a ‘possibility’. where he has won four Champions Leagues with a good number of titles”. revival of the sport in a coun- etched its name in the histo- that his knee injury forced try that attaches so much sen- ry books by entering its maid- him to skip mat training for timental value to it. en Olympic semifinals. nearly three weeks which While Manpreet inspired severely hampered his Olympic the team with his leadership, DEEPAK PUNIA preparations and he took the goalkeeper PR Sreejesh had a After an impressive cam- mat for the Bronze play-off phenomenal tournament, paign that saw him race to the without any knee protection, The pint-sized weightlifter standing like a wall when the semifinals, Deepak Punia was going against the advice of his from Manipuri lifted the spir- opposition mounted an attack. only 10 seconds away from a support staff. its of the entire nation as she medal, but the 22-year-old Bajrang had skipped the ended a 21-year wait for a LOVLINA BORGOHAIN: debutant ended up conceding Poland Open, the last ranking medal in weightlifting, clinch- a take-down in the 86kg event before the Tokyo Games, ing a Silver medal in the 49kg freestyle Bronze medal play- arguing that he needed train- category to open India’s off. ing more than the points and account on the very first day headed to Russia, where he of competitions on July 24. ADITI ASHOK trained and also ended up The 26-year-old lifted a Aditi Ashok captured the injuring his right knee by total of 202kg (87kg+115kg), imagination of the entire choosing to compete in a local finally exorcising the ghosts of country as sports lovers event. her disastrous outing in the turned on their tv sets in the He was off-colour in his 2016 Rio Games where she wee hours to watch golf, try- first three bouts in Tokyo but had failed to log a single legit- ing their hardest to under- played his usual tactical and imate lift. stand the concepts of the aggressive game in the do-or- game. die Bronze medal bout and RAVI DAHIYA: SILVER BRONZE Ranked 200 in the world, comfortably beat Daulet The 23-year-grappler Competing in her maiden the 23-year-old from Niyazbekov from Kazakhstan born in the Olympics, Borgohain carved a Bengaluru competed toe-to- to earn a podium finish on Nahri village niche for herself in the histo- Olympic debut. of the ry of Indian women’s boxing “I could not do mat train- Sonepat dis- by clinching a Bronze — ing for nearly 25 days. I was not trict in India’s lone boxing medal at able to run as well after the Haryana the Tokyo Games. injury. Before a tournament like stormed to Olympics even missing one the final of BAJRANG PUNIA: day’s training is not good,” the men’s BRONZE Bajrang said during a media 57kg A favourite heading into interaction. freestyle the Games, Bajrang didn’t “My coaches and physio event with- quite live up to the sky-high wanted me to continue to play out any fuss. Although, he expectations of becoming the toe against the best golfers in with taped knee in the Bronze fetched a Silver, his immense first Indian wrestler to win the the world. But, alas it wasn’t bout. But I don’t feel comfort- strength and stamina along Gold, but the 27-year-old did meant to be as after coming able. It feels like someone has with technical prowess return from Tokyo with a agonisingly close, Aditi fin- tied my leg, so I told them even impressed one and all. Bronze medal, an impressive ished fourth. if injury happens I can rest later Dahiya is a product of the feat in a nation starved for suc- but if I don’t win medal now all the work will be lost, so I went all out,” he said. Asked why he chose to :5 % compete when he had skipped the Poland Open to train, the 27-year-old said he needed to assess himself. % #) “Injuries can happen in training also. And most of the Nottingham: Persistent rain injuries happen during training proved to be anti-climactic as because in the tournaments India, who had a realistic shot you are completely focussed. In at victory in the series-opener, training, you do a lot of differ- were forced to share points ent things. with England after entire fifth “I needed to see where I day’s play was washed out, stand in terms of preparations, here on Sunday. so I had to compete,” he said India needed to score 157 defending his decision. runs on the final day but the The 27-year-old said he rain did not allow a single ball. 12 points from the match. come change in that respect. will continue to compete in the As part of the new World It would have taken a spe- The biggest positive for 65kg category till the Paris Test Championship cycle, both cial bowling effort from India would be getting the Games. India and England log home England to stop India from ‘Test batsman’ KL Rahul back, “There is no scope to move four points each. scoring 209 runs despite over- which going forward should to 74kg. Next year we have the Only 250 plus overs out of cast conditions which would benefit the visitors. CWG and the Asian Games. I a maximum 450 were possible have certainly aided seam and One can’t deny the contri- have missed the Gold medal due to the inclement weather as swing bowling. bution of Jasprit Bumrah, who now but will work on my India, chasing a target of 209, However there are a lot of is again back in his element weaknesses and try to get a top- were well-placed at 52 for 1 in takeaways for India from the with a nine wicket haul. finish in Paris,” he said. 14 overs at the end of fourth opening Test of the series. However the top order Bajrang said he will start day. The Indian team in recent batsmen would like to give a rehabilitation after going home While cricket remains a times, save the series in 2007 better account of themselves in and will get ready for the game of glorious uncertainties, and the one in 2014, have the next Test which will be World Championships, set to Virat Kohli and his men cer- always lost the opening Test in played at the Lord’s from be held in Oslo, Norway from tainly had a better shot at full England and this was a wel- August 12. PTI October 2-10.