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We Kumar Singh had in his com- New Delhi:The Bihar oming ahead of and dur- will soon share the update in plaint before Patna Police Government on Friday sought Cing her questioning by the this regard,” the it stated. alleged financial irregularities in the Supreme Court dis- Enforcement Directorate (ED) While the aircraft broke in the late actor’s bank missal of Bollywood actress team in the Sushant Singh into two, nearly 50 ambulances accounts. Rhea Chakraborty’s plea for Rajput suicide case in were seen coming out of the In the complaint, Singh transfer of the Patna FIR Mumbai, Rhea Chakraborty’s airport with the injured per- alleged 15 crore was siphoned against her to Mumbai in actor call record details — with the sons. Kozhikode airport is des- off from Rajput’s bank account Sushant Singh Rajput death late actor, Bollywood person- ignated as a table top aircraft in one year to accounts of per- case, terming it “premature, alities, a senior Mumbai police (airport atop a hill). Capt Sathe & # " & & ( !" sons not known or connected misconceived and non-main- official and her own family was a wing commander in the to the late film star. tainable”. The 28-page affidavit members — on Friday Indian Air Force before he Bureau,” said Aviation Minister Kozhikode. The front portion off. The first visuals shown by ing in pain. Two companies linked to of Patna SSP Upendra Sharma, sparked a new debate in the switched over to Air India. Hardeep Singh Puri. of the aircraft had to be cut local TV channels were that of The co-pilot has been Rajput and some financial deals filed through Bihar’s advocate media in connection with the “AI Exp flight overshot The injured include one of open to take the body of the a totally damaged aircraft, the injured seriously while some of involving Chakraborty, her Keshav Mohan, said the state probe into Rajput’s death. Kozhikode runway in rainy the cabin crew members. pilot from the cockpit. front side of which has been the passengers in the aircraft father and Showik who are stat- police has the jurisdiction in She spoke 287 times with conditions, went down 35 ft Sources in Kozhikode airport According to information damaged totally. It was raining suffered injuries. The flight ed to be directors in these com- the case as the consequences of the late actor’s domestic help into slope, split into 2... Formal said at least 40 passengers have coming out of the airport, the heavily when the aircraft was part of the Vande Bharat panies, are under the scanner the offence are in Patna as well Samuel Miranda during a enquiry will be conducted by been admitted to various hos- aircraft crash landed on the touched the ground. Most of Repatriation Mission operated of the ED, officials said. where the old father of the year time. Aircraft Accident Investigation pitals in and around runway from where it skidded the passengers were heard cry- by the Government of India. Continued on Page 6 deceased actor resides. PTI Continued on Page 6 :;:# ! ##$% &' even hundred and seven R Spersons tested positive for (AMC), the company said in a coronavirus in the city and statement. Q+ R# should be paid to the kin of vic- orrential downpour and there were 9 deaths in the city n a major development, The collaboration, which tims, Mehta said Centre will Tlandslides across the hilly on Friday. IPune-based Serum Institute involves GAVI, The Vaccine ' ' ensure that maximum com- regions of Kerala early Friday The death toll in city has of India (SII), the world’s largest Alliance, will provide SII with pensation is given to them. claimed 16 lives while 52 per- now touched 138 and there are vaccine manufacturer by vol- “upfront capital” through the R The bench said it appreci- sons were washed away by the 5,284 active cases in the district ume, has entered into a part- Foundation’s Strategic ates the steps taken by Italy to fury of the nature. The mishap presently. nership with Gavi, The Vaccine Investment Funds. prosecute these marines but the occurred at Munnar in Idukki Among those who tested Alliance, and the Bill & This is expected to help the court is on the issue of adequate district on the slopes of the positive on Friday were 27 Melinda Gates Foundation, to vaccine maker increase its he Supreme Court made compensation. “We want that Kerala side of the Western people from Alambagh, 21 accelerate the manufacture and manufacturing capacity to pro- Tclear to the Centre on adequate compensation be paid Ghats. from Hazratganj, 18 from delivery of up to 100 million duce either or both vaccines “at Friday that it would not pass to the victims’ family”. All 16 who died in the Mahanagar, 15 each from Rae doses of Covid-19 vaccine for scale” for distribution. any order on the plea seeking The SC referred to the landslide were workers of tea Bareli road and Thakurganj, 14 India and low-and middle- “Once they receive regula- closure of cases against two case against the marines pend- plantation in Munnar of Idukki each from Naka and income countries (LMICs) by tory approvals and WHO pre- Italian marines, accused of ing before the special court and district and were sleeping in Gomtinagar Extention, 13 as early as 2021. qualification, the doses are killing two Indian fishermen, said that without applying for their company quarters each from Ashiyana, Created in 2000, Gavi is an expected to be produced “as without hearing the victims’ withdrawal of prosecution of (known in local parlance as Mandiyaon, and Indiranagar, international organisation, a early as the first half of 2021”, families who should be given case how the Centre can come laayam) when the mishap hap- " ' 10 each from Chinhat, global Vaccine Alliance, bring- according to the SII. adequate compensation. and seek its closure. pened. Though the landslide ( # Gomtinagar and Kaiserbagh, ing together public and private The distribution will be A bench headed by Chief Mehta replied that the top and the disaster occurred early 8 from Talkatora, 7 each from sectors with the shared goal to done through the COVAX Justice SA Bobde allowed the court had earlier said that pro- morning, the outside world Vikasnagar and Krishnanagar, improve access to new and mechanism. Centre to file within a week an ceedings on the special court be came to know about the 6 each from Cantt, underused vaccines for chil- COVAX, co-led by GAVI, application making the victims’ kept in abeyance. mishap after five hours. The Hussainganj, Gudamba, and dren living in the world’s poor- as well as the Coalition for family members as parties to its The bench said, “You can NDRF from Tamil Nadu Sarojininagar, 5 each from est countries. Epidemic Preparedness plea seeking closure of Italian apply for withdrawal of prose- reached the site by 4.30 pm and Jankipuram, Aminabad, As per pact, the Bill & Innovations (CEPI), and Marines case. Solicitor General cution. The victims’ families was engaged in rescue opera- Bazarkhala and Sahadatganj, 4 Melinda Gates Foundation will WHO, aims to discourage bilat- Tushar Mehta informed the will have the right to oppose it. tions when reports last came. from Gosainganj, 3 each from provide $150 million in at-risk eral agreements for Covid-19 bench, also comprising Justices The victims’ families are not Cooking utensils buried According to Kodagu dis- Kakori and Suhant Golf city funds towards helping the vaccines and instead aims to AS Bopanna and V even a party here. We will not in mud, asbestos and tin sheets trict administration officials, Meanwhile, the death toll Serum Institute to develop the improve equitable access. 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It middle-income countries, per law. members of the victims as about 30 km from the tourist landslide at Bramhagiri hills houses of the temple priests cases pushed the infection will be made available in 92 including GAVI nations like When the bench insisted party in its closure application. town of Munnar. triggered by heavy rain in were buried. tally to 1,13,378, an official countries in GAVI’s COVAX India. that adequate compensation Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 Kodagu district. Continued on Page 6 said. Advance Market Commitment Continued on Page 6 ! R R #$%# +' ## ! 1 2 " & & ! " ! # 334" $%&'( #) !)!) *'+', # take aggressive action against While the Central *- ## " the owners of TikTok to protect Government has been hailing ,&% ! " # " S President Donald our national security,” Trump New Delhi: Overseas Citizen of he Government’s Covid- ASHAs as a crucial pillar in the UTrump, citing India’s said in his executive order. 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He said in order to make India self- Self-Employment Creation Programme, been developed for the purpose of hief Minister Yogi reliant, the UP government had accord- ODOP scheme Yuva Swarojgar Yojana assisting the small and traditional CAdityanath has asked offi- 1 ed top priority to the MSME sector and and PM Mudra Yojana. industries covered under ODOP. cials to make Integrated was relentlessly working for creating He said when the entire economy The UP government on May 14 had Command and Control Lucknow (PNS): Despite with mild symptoms – low more avenues of employment. was under lockdown due to COVID-19; made online distribution of loans Systems (ICCS) at district the spike in coronavirus cases, grade fever, sore throat, The chief minister on this occasion Prime Minister Narendra Modi had amounting to over 2,000 crore to headquarters operational, fail- over one-third of active cases headache — and no comorbid also inaugurated the One District One announced packages for different sec- 57,000 new units under MSME sector. ing which action would be in Uttar Pradesh are either in conditions like diabetes, Product (ODOP) online marketing tors of economy. He said the MSME sec- Later on June 26., loans of 45,000 crore taken against the district mag- home isolation or in hotels as hypertension, heart and kid- scheme. tor had made best utilisation of the were sanctioned to 1.35 lakh new units istrate concerned. they have mild symptoms, ney disease will be allowed to A MoU was signed between the AK knowledge and technology. package announced by the prime min- under MSME sector. So far loans of This directive was issued thereby easing the immense remain in home isolation. Technical University and MSME For bringing maximum number of ister. 8,949 crore have been disbursed to during the high level Team-11 pressure from Covid hospitals. Awasthi said the number department of UP for the exchange of MSME units on online platform, the Yogi said the UP government, by over 2.71 lakh new MSME units meeting held here on Friday. Additional Chief of coronavirus positive cases He said effective steps should Secretary (Home) Awanish witnessed a spike in recent be taken to break the chain of Awasthi said on Friday that weeks as more tests were being ( ".7& ' coronavirus infection. there were 44,563 active cases done but the encouraging part “The ICCS is the key to across the state while the was that these patients either *- breaking this chain. A better number of recovered patients had mild symptoms or were # $' #= monitoring will ensure better stood at 66,834 and 3,432 asymptomatic. “With their response which in turn will COVID-19 patients were dis- isolation at home, the pressure /( like to comment about the help in controlling COVID-19 charged from hospitals today. on Covid hospitals is now less Lucknow (PNS): The tweet,” he said. spread. It is the responsibility “Of the active cases, one- and therefore they can now Samajwadi Party is set to lose ll India Muslim Personal Jilani added, “We respect of district magistrates to ensure third are recuperating either in concentrate on non-Covid two more Rajya Sabha seats ALaw Board (AIMPLB) has the SC verdict but our review effective monitoring. They their homes or in hotels. There patients,” he said. The addi- from Uttar Pradesh to the rul- withdrawn its controversial petition challenging the deci- should hold meetings twice a are 15,035 asymptomatic tional chief secretary said that ing Bharatiya Janata Part. statement over bhoomi pujan sion was not heard which is day – morning and evening – patients in home isolation 95,737 tests were done on The elections to these seats for construction of Ram tem- unfortunate. However, we will to ensure better supervision,” and 170 in semi-paid hotels Thursday and the total Covid were necessitated due to the ple in Ayodhya. continue to raise the issue. We he said and added that the dis- and the rest are in govern- tests in the state had reached sudden demise of two SP mem- Earlier, in a statement post- condemn the statement made trict magistrates should involve ment-run or private Covid 28 lakh so far. Of these tests bers. ed on Twitter, the AIMPLB, by Prime Minister Narendra themselves in strengthening hospitals,” Awasthi said. 34,188 were rapid antigen One vacancy was created while slamming the Supreme Modi and Chief minister Yogi contact tracing and door-to- With the increase in coro- tests. He said 2.24 lakh surveil- due to the death of sitting SP Court verdict in Ram Adityanath that the temple door surveillance in their area. navirus positive cases, the lance teams visited 47,724 member Beni Prasad Verma Janmabhoomi land dispute existed at the site for cen- “The ICCS should take state government has allowed areas in the state and visited while the other was due to SP case, had referred to Hagia turies.” reports of patients in home iso- home isolation of patients 1.59 crore houses to medical- leader Amar Singh’s recent Sofia in Turkey Earlier, Samajwadi Party lation on a regular basis. It with mild symptoms. The ly screen over 8.05 crore peo- death. The tweet was deleted after MP from Sambhal Shafiqur should provide counselling to guidelines say that only those ple. The term of both these nation-wide uproar and back- Rahman Burq had also stressed the home isolation patients if seats ends on July 4, 2022. lash from people cutting across that Babri Masjid was and required,” he said. ed the director general of fire quarters. Yogi also stressed on The Election Commission caste and religion and also would remain a mosque. The The chief minister said services to check fire-fighting contact tracing and said that has announced the by-election unhappiness expressed by SP MP alleged that the BJP gov- that all hospitals, both state-run systems in all Covid hospitals those suspected of having come to the vacant seat of Beni senior AIMPLB member and ernment had allegedly pres- and private, should take effec- in the next three days. in contact with COVID-19 Prasad Verma on August 24. prominent lawyer Zafaryab sured the court and laid the tive steps to control the spread This direction came after patients should be traced and A total of 31 members are Jilani. The AIMPLB has now foundation stone. of coronavirus infection in eight COVID-19 patients died made to take antigen test. He elected to Rajya Sabha from issued a fresh response to “This is not justice, a huge their institutions. He said the in a fire in a hospital in voiced satisfaction over the Uttar Pradesh. While two seats recent developments with injustice has been done to us,” paramedics and the doctors Ahmedabad on Thursday. work being done in the Bareilly are vacant, out of the remain- exclusion of its earlier compar- the SP MP from Sambhal said. should be protected from the He said that the hospital district. ing 29, Bharatiya Janata Party ison. On Thursday, the AIM- All India Majlis-e-Ittehad- infection as they were the war- employees should be given During the meeting, pre- has 15, Samajwadi Party has 8, PLB issued a statement through ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) con- riors who were waging a relent- training to operate the fire- sentations were made regard- Bahujan Samaj Party has 4 tweets saying, “The Babri venor and Lok Sabha MP from less fight against the coron- fighting systems too. ing Covid preparedness in and the Congress has 2. Masjid was a mosque and will Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi, avirus. Yogi also asked officials In a review meeting held in Bareilly, Shahajahanpur, The tenure of nine mem- always be a mosque. Aggressive had also criticised the prime to take special care of districts Bareilly, the chief minister said Budaun and Pilibhit. bers ( SP 4, BJP 2, BSP 2 and occupation does not end real- minister for attending the like Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, that the 300-bed hospital After the presentation, the Congress 1) is ending on ity, the Supreme Court has bhoomi pujan for Ram temple Prayagraj, Gorakhpur and should be transformed into a chief minister said that para- November 25. ruled, but it has embarrassed in Ayodhya. Bareilly where the number of dedicated Covid hospital and medics and doctors should be With only 45 MLAs in justice.” In a tweet, Owaisi had coronavirus cases had gone control rooms should be set up given training and provided Vidhan Sabha, the SP can get AIMPLB secretary said, “#BabriMasjid thi, hai up. in other districts of the Bareilly personal protective equipment only one of its candidates elect- Zafaryab Jilani said that the aur rahegi inshallah The chief minister direct- division as in the district head- and other kits. ed on the basis of first prefer- earlier statement was posted #BabriZindaHai”. ence votes. The SP could win without approval of the Board’s A complaint against the one more seat with the help of general secretary and it had AIMPLB and AIMIM con- Congress and Bahujan Samaj now been deleted. venor Asaduddin Owaisi ,who Party votes, if they decide to “Some words in the state- made similar statements on vote for the SP candidate. On ment may have been written Twitter, was sent to Delhi Police the other hand, the BJP can win irresponsibly but I have noth- Commissioner SN Shrivastava 1 # 7-8 seats. ing to do with it. I would not by the Hindu Sena.
fees of four months of all board students should be waived. At Q- ! * he UP Congress on Friday the same time, financial assis- Tdemanded immediate relief tance should be given to all for middle-income group fam- employees, including educa- * R ilies reeling under pandemic- tional staff, of private schools.” induced financial problems for Lallu further said that the Ayodhya (PTI): A member of the trust overseeing the con- the past four months. Yogi government should ensure struction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Friday said its struc- In Lucknow, Congress that there was no alteration in ture will be earthquake resistant and withstand natural calamities workers led by Congress city the school textbooks nor school for a thousand years. Addressing reporters at Ayodhya’s unit chief Mukesh Singh uniforms were changed fre- Karswakpuram, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general Chauhan and district chief, quently. secretary Champat Rai said the foundation of its pillars will be deep Ved Prakash Tripathi handed The Congress leader as the bridges built on rivers, making the temple earthquake resis- NOTICE over a memorandum to the demanded an economic pack- tant. The temple will be strong enough to withstand nature calami- Governor through the district age for all advocates of the state, ties for a thousand years, he added. magistrate of Lucknow. saying that due to closure of all Rai said Larson and Turbo, the company tasked with construc- Be it known to all that I have Later on Friday evening, courts, the income of lawyers tion of the temple, has told him that the plan of its foundation will changed my name from PREM UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar had been adversely affected and be ready soon as it is in its final phase. CHANDRA to PREM Lallu said in a statement that the government should pay a “We will get the plan passed by the Ayodhya Development CHANDRA ANAND. In future the global pandemic had monthly honorarium of Rs Authority after paying the due fee. We don’t want any exemption,” I should be known as PREM adversely affected lakhs of mid- 10,000 to them. he said. Champat Rai said the sculptures found during the dig- CHANDRA ANAND S/o- Late dle-class families financially. Lallu said that those with ging and levelling of the land will be put on display at the temple. Dularey Lal R/o- Village “They are constantly facing annual income less than Rs 2 He also said the trust has so far around Rs 42 crore in its bank Chaukhariya post Arthapur difficulties and in such a situ- lakh who had neither benefit- account and people are donating from Re 1 to Rs 1 crore. He also District Sitapur. ation, the Yogi Adityanath gov- ed from PM Kisan Samman praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting Ayodhya for ernment should immediately Nidhi Yojana or other govern- the “bhoomi pujan” of the temple on August 5. “In this time of announce an economic relief ment pension schemes should crisis and amid criticism, the PM decided to visit Ayodhya and paid NOTICE package for these families. The also be helped. due respect to Ram Lalla by offering a ‘saashtang pranaam,” he said.
I, have changed my name from REKHA to Manju Singh. . REKHA and Manju Singh per- tain to one and same person. REKHA W/o Kanhaiya Singh Q' R R/o-14 Manasnagar, Mugalchak, Alinagar Post- Lucknow (PNS): A day after a couple were Mugalsarai, Dist. -Chandauli. torched for saving family honour in Banda, a family killed a minor girl and cremated her in take the victims to district hospital. The Meerut. However, the police got a wind of the harried parents decided to take the chil- nefarious design and nabbed the accused on ragedy struck a Sitapur family when dren at a nearby private hospital where Thursday night. As per reports, Yogesh of Ta snake slithered into their house and doctors pronounced all three dead upon Macheri hamlet of Daurala lodged a report in bit their three minor sons. The victims arrival. The news of the kids’ death sent June, alleging that his daughter, Deepti (17), were rushed to a community health shock waves in the village. After visiting was kidnapped by a local youth, Deepak. On centre where they were not provided their home, the district magistrate said July 6, the girl was traced in New Delhi and treatment and referred to a hospital that he had forwarded a recommendation brought to her home while Deepak was where they died. to the government for financial assistance arrested. While being produced in a court, Senior officers later visited the place to the family. Deepti bailed Deepak out by saying that she of occurrence and the district magistrate Meanwhile in Azamgarh, a couple had gone on her own volition after which he assured the bereaved family of all assis- died after an old dilapidated house col- was set. On Thursday night, the cops came tance. As per reports, daily wager Sunil’s lapsed due to incessant rains on Thursday to know that Deepti was killed by her family wife Rinki was sleeping with their three night. As per reports, Jhinka Ram (55) and she had been cremated. A police team was minor sons on the floor of their home at used to live with his wife Kalawati (51) rushed to the cremation ground and the Pipri Majra village in Sadar area on in an old house in Musriyapur hamlet of remains were collected for forensic examina- Thursday night. Raunapar. While they were asleep on tion. The police registered a case of honour Sometime in the night, a venomous Thursday night, the house suddenly col- killing against Deepti’s father, Yogesh, moth- snake slithered into that room and bit lapsed due to heavy rains. Their neigh- er, Renu, uncle, Neeraj, grandfather, Nepal, and Shalu (12), Pawan (10) and Ansh (7) in bours rushed to their rescue and extricat- Krishna and arrested them. During quizzing, their sleep. The victims raised an alarm ed them from the rubble but the couple her father revealed that the girl was in relation after which their mother woke up. She had died by then. with some youths and that she wanted to live later called her husband and rushed the Despite being informed, the police with Deepak against their wish. He said that children to a local community health cen- reached the scene only on Friday morn- they were so fed up with her “immoral” activ- tre (CHC). The doctors there, without ing to complete the formality of autop- ities that they eliminated her to get rid of the treating the children, asked the couple to sy. societal stigma caused by her. ! " # $ S & !
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rmy Chief Gen MM ANaravane visited the ' 7 Central Command Headquarters in Lucknow Cantonment on Friday and based on their symptoms our and said we should make use of should be used for treatment of reviewed operational pre- doctors allot them facilities ambulance for one patient only the patients. “Earlier, we would paredness of the troops. The he death audits are being and allow them home isolation at a time. Normally, an ambu- give certain medication only Army chief, during his visit to Tproperly monitored to check as per protocol or as per gov- lance would pick up one patient after the patient’s health dete- the state capital, also met Uttar if there was any lacunae in shift- ernment notification,” he said. and then go to pick another. riorated, but now we know that Pradesh Governor Anandiben ing of the Covid-19 patients to He added that there were some Suggestions are being taken so the earlier we give them the Patel and Chief Minister Yogi hospitals from their homes by patients who forcefully wanted that the ambulance picks up medication, the better,” he said. Adityanath. ambulances, a senior district to stay home. one patient and then drops him He pointed out that 90 Gen Naravane was briefed administration official said on “For example, if someone to the hospital first before per cent of the patients in the by General Officer Friday. He said they were also in has slight fever or slight symp- going to pick another,” the ICU were men, with lesser Commanding-in-Chief (GOC- the process of purchasing five toms as per government order, CMO said. number of women having in-C) Central Command more ambulances with the help our doctors do not allow them He said efforts were also severe form of Covid-19. Lieutenant General IS Ghuman of MP and MLA funds to add to stay at home and though our being made to prioritise the Meanwhile, spokesperson on both operational and on to the existing fleet. ambulances reach their hous- patients as per their symptoms of Ram Manohar Lohia administrative aspects, an offi- The official said there were es, they do not pick up the calls, and that the ambulances should Hospital Dr Srikesh Singh said cial release issued by a Defence two types of death audits in hence the ambulances are be sent first to those patients they had started shortlisting the PRO said. The Army chief met Lucknow — one in which forced to return. It is then that who have severe symptoms in patients who had recovered Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath deaths have taken place at hos- information is passed on to comparison to those who have and those who could be called at his official residence. “It pitals and the other in which police and Integrated mild symptoms. for plasma donation. was a courtesy meeting # , - deaths have taken place in Command Centre. When the Meanwhile, SGPGI ICU-1 between the two. The Chief . # / 0 ambulances. “If death audits are condition of patients deterio- Covid Hospital incharge Dr Zia /- / Minister presented a memen- , # taking place in the hospitals, it rates and they again call us, we Hashim said that in general, / to to the Army chief during the has to be done by the hospitals send the ambulance and some- recovery of patients is between Samajwadi supremo meeting,” a state government tion to the Central Command concerned. The district admin- times it is too late,” he 7 and 10 days, which is good. Mulayam Singh Yadav was official said. During his visit to for achieving a high degree of istration is looking into the explained. “Currently, we have three admitted to Medanta Hospital the Central Command operational preparedness. deaths which are taking place CMO Dr Rajendra Prasad patients only in ICU-1 and they on Friday. Medanta Hospital Headquarters, Gen Naravane The Army chief was appre- in the ambulances,” he added. Singh said efforts were being are on a high oxygen require- director Dr Rakesh Kapoor expressed satisfaction on the ciative of the efforts being put Citing the reason of deaths made to see that the ambulance ment,” he said. He added that said he had come with com- efforts being made to ensure in by the soldiers in the forward in ambulances, he stated: response time was quick. every single patient discharged plaints of stomachache, which capability enhancement and areas operating in very difficult “There are reasons why deaths “There have been sugges- from the ICU was a big was later diagnosed as urinary operational effectiveness of the weather conditions in high-alti- are taking place in ambulances. tions by minister Suresh achievement for them. tract infection. Dr Kapoor forces and development of tude areas. Before departing We have a lot of such patients Khanna, who visited the Dr Hashim said that over said that Mulayam Singh Yadav infrastructure in the central from Lucknow, Gen Naravane who test positive and since Integrated Control and the months, they had under- had tested negative for sector, the release said. also met the Governor at Raj home isolation is allowed, Command Centre on Thursday stood the approach which coronavirus. He conveyed his apprecia- Bhavan. #! ()#$#$+ #+! 3 ! 4/ ) 0 ,#" ) ",. $/#$ ! #$ (5 Lucknow (PNS): The will be in two shifts — from 9 web-cast. For this, a control Lucknow University will be am to 12 pm and from 2 pm to room with 100 laptops has using artificial intelligence to 5 pm. Candidates have been been set up at Lucknow chanted `Jai Shree Ram’ in ensure no substitute candidate advised to reach the exam cen- University, from where every front of a mosque after which appears for BEd- JEE on tre, at least one hour before the candidate will be closely mon- ith bhoomi pujan for some Muslims objected. Later, rime Minister Narendra August 9. Lucknow University commencement of the exam,” itored. With this arrangement, Wconstruction of a Ram the police swung into action PModi on Friday addressed a Vice-Chancellor AK Rai said he said. CCTV cameras have marks of each candidate will be temple completed on !" and registered a case against conclave aimed at discussing the some innovative arrange- been arranged at each exam taken for the identity of the can- Wednesday, some miscreants #$% % Ankit Tripathi, Arun Thakur, transformational reforms under ments had been made this centre, which will also record didates at the time of examina- are on the prowl, disturbing Abhi Patel and Gautam and the National Education Policy time using latest technology. audio. A router has also been tion and they will be matched communal harmony by posting % nabbed Ankit and Arun. via video-conferencing. The “An innovative face detection installed with the help of which with the fingerprints given by objectionable messages and Interestingly, soon after conclave was attended by vice- system is being used by using the entire examination will be them. celebrating to instigate angry % " " their arrests, a senior Vishwa chancellors, educationists, schol- Sir-in-Azure, which is the use reaction. In this regard, the Hindu Parishad leader of ars and other eminent person- of artificial intelligence that police arrested half-a-dozen Meerut denied that these alities from around the country. will be converting the infor- persons from across different %% accused were members of LU was represented by Vice- porates our existing, tradition- mation of a total of 27 points communities. " $ Bajrang Dal. Chancellor AK Rai. Shortly after al and cultural value system into of the candidate’s face into dig- In Lucknow, Popular Front Elsewhere in Auraiya, a the Prime Minister’s address, Rai the modern mental and techni- ital data. It will be examined of India (PFI) media in-charge ! case was registered against BJP was invited to address the con- cal infrastructure, and creates in all four directions and will Abdul Majid was arrested for district vice-president, clave with his observations on conduits between 'human and test each candidate by includ- trying to spread communal Rajneesh Pandey at Ajeetmal the NEP. He summarised the humanity, and the past and the ing 13 distinct and personal disturbance by putting up WhatsApp from a clinic at police station after he fired in policy in a succinct acronym future'. characteristics, such as hair, provocative posts on bhoomi Jarwal Road in Bahraich when the air with his licensed gun to ‘LIFES’. “New Education Policy Meanwhile, as per the deci- glasses, age, gender, etc. In this pujan in Ayodhya on Friday. the police dropped the net on celebrate bhoomi pujan in stands for the development of ‘L- sion taken in the admission process, no wrong person will The arrest was made from them. Their mobile phones Ayodhya. life coaching’, ‘I-internationali- committee meeting, admissions be able to appear for the Islamnagar area of Kakori. were also seized. In Lakhimpur Kheri, sev- sation of Indian education’, ‘F- to the UG and UG management exam in place of the actual A native of Delhi, Majid On December 31, the UP eral members of Hindu outfits flexibility’, ‘E-employability gen- programmes for the session candidate,” he said. was accused of putting up Police had sought a ban on PFI, staged a demonstration and eration’, and ‘S-structural change 2020-21 will be done through As many as 14 nodal cen- provocative messages on social days after its complicity was blocked Lucknow-Delhi high- in the existing education system’,” the merit list which will be cre- tres and four sub-nodal cen- media over bhoomi pujan and found in the state-wide violent way for several hours on Friday, he explained. Rai welcomed the ated on the basis of marks tres have been set up across one on Kashmir. He was work- protests against amended citi- demanding the arrest of some student-centric approach of the obtained in class XII. LU the state. A total of 4,31,904 ing under a dummy outfit, All zenship law. The then DGP, OP Muslim youths for posting NEP and expressed his belief in spokesperson said the candi- candidates at 1,089 centres in India Imam Council, and Singh, had said that they had objectionable messages on everlasting change in the Indian dates had to upload their docu- 73 districts of the state will claimed himself to be its UP written to the Centre seeking a bhoomi pujan ceremony. education system via its imple- ments so that the merit list could appear for the exam. The LU head. He was also running a ban on the PFI after its UP The tension was defused mentation. be generated. “Scanned copies of Vice-Chancellor said all the campaign with the hashtag head, Wasim and 16 other after local BJP MLA, Lokendra HRD Minister Ramesh self-attested documents will arrangements for conduct- Return Babri land to Muslim activists were arrested for mas- Pratap Singh asked the pro- Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ opened have to be uploaded. Candidates ing the entrance exam had and Restore Article 370. terminding the anti-CAA vio- testers to allow time for the the conclave with his remarks who do not upload these docu- been made properly. The police also arrested a lence in Lucknow. police to take action in the mat- about how the NEP is the ments will not be considered in “In keeping with the gov- doctor and his two aides for Meanwhile in Meerut, ter. A case was registered ‘amrut’ (nectar) that has been the merit list. If candidates do ernment and district admin- inciting sentiments from Jarwal Bajrang Dal activists tried to against Mohammed Faiyaz produced after much delibera- not have the original mark- istration directives and for the area of Bahraich on Thursday. disturb communal peace by Mansoori, Mohammed Arif, tion and rumination with rep- sheets, they can upload the convenience of candidates, Identified as Dr Aleem Ahmed, uploading objectionable video Mohammed Shadab and others resentatives from all stakehold- internet copy for now. all the protocols and instruc- Sahibe Alam and Kamruddin, of a saffron flag flying atop a for trying to hurt sentiments of er groups. The PM then Verification from original will be tions for the safety of candi- the trio was found uploading mosque in Rajban area of Sadar Hindus through objectionable addressed the conclave and done at the time of reporting,” dates are being fully imple- objectionable content on Bazaar. They also gathered and social media content. spoke of how the NEP incor- he said. mented. The entrance exam < '' ' '$
0,1 n the Krishna Nagar incident Iin which bodies of a youth friends with the girl. He later and a girl were recovered from +<+ lured her into eloping with a hotel room on Wednesday, the = him and then raped her. After autopsy report revealed that the the girl’s parents lodged a case, youth choked the girl to death the police started searching for and attacked her with a fork- A the girl and traced her. She was like object before ending his life. later sent for a medical test and ACP (Krishna Nagar) her statement was recorded. Deepak Kumar said the girl’s 6 Meanwhile, a youth was body had six wounds, appar- accused of stealing goods and ently inflicted with a fork. “The ;+ $ # .6 ! 7 >41 2 91 ( 8
, = the addition of 25 red zones, the total number of hotspots , constables. Two policemen of he district has seen the has increased to 1,024 includ- Kareli police station are also Tbiggest spike here on Friday ing 387 red zones including five he coronavirus is now turn- infected. The peshkar of ACM- when as many as 312 COVID- green zones converted into red Ting into an epidemic in the 4, the staff nurse of Beli 19 patients have been detected. zones again. Besides, there are Prayagraj district as well. It is COVID Hospital and the lab For the first time, more than 637 green zones including 21 because four patients infected technician of the same hospi- 300 patients were found during new ones. in the last 24 hours died dur- tal are also tested positive. a day. With the finding of such Meanwhile, in view of the ing treatment at Swaroop Rani Swaroop Rani Nehru COVID a large number of patients, death of a corona positive jour- Nehru COVID Hospital. It Hospital's ANM and the man- Varanasi has crossed 4K-mark nalist, an antigen COVID-19 also includes a 60-year-old ager of the city's big mall have as the total number of patients test camp was organised at corona-infected patient resi- also become infected. A coro- has increased to 4,065. Earlier, Patrakarpuram Colony in dent of Kydganj, who struggled na infection was also found in the district had seen more which the tests of about 100 between life and death for nine a CRPF jawan and an employ- than 200 cases on two occa- persons were done and out of days. He was admitted to SRN's ee of the Irrigation department. sions including 218 and 210 them, three including two of a ICU and breathed his last there. Meanwhile, a total of 152 found on July 5 and 6 respec- family related as mother and The other deceased also corona patients have been dis- tively. daughter were found positive. hail from different parts of the charged from all COVID hos- Besides, the district had On the occasion, office-bearers city. So far 66 corona patients pitals on Thursday. So far, a also seen two more deaths of Kashi Patrakar Sangh (KPS) have died in the district, out of her. She was also afflicted with avirus have been reported. total of 1,554 corona patients increasing the toll to 77. During were present and the camp was which only one patient died in pneumonia. Another woman These days, the number of have become completely the day, the follow-up reports $ & $ /$ 03 also attended by CMO. Railway COVID Hospital and hailing from Khuldabad corona patients is continuous- healthy and have gone home. included 119 patients recovered Meanwhile, KPS demanded all other deaths have taken reached the hospital on August ly crossing 100. Corona's grow- The remaining 1,613 active from home isolation and the home isolation, the recovery reports received were 52,888 inquiry into the death of a place in SRN Hospital itself. 4 and died on Thursday morn- ing case has added to the cases are under treatment. And total number of patients cured rate has improved further to and the results of 6,897 exclud- senior journalist and demand- However, as many as 180 peo- ing. She had a lung infection Health department's problems. 66 corona patients have been at home has increased to 841 54.24 per cent. ing 937 RTPCR samples col- ed compensation of 50 lakh ple tested positive for COVID- due to respiratory disease. A The number of corona patients killed. Dr. Rishi Sahai said that while just 18 recovered from According to the Chief lected a day ago are awaited. to the bereaved family of the 19 late on Thursday night. woman hailing from Rajarupur in the district has increased to samples of 1,473 suspected the hospitals. With this, the Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Out of these, 48,964 were neg- deceased journalist. Besides, Nodal officer Dr. Sujit Kalindipuram also died on 3,399. Many policemen, health patients have also been taken total number of patients dis- VB Singh, in the first report ative reports while 3,924 pos- rapid antigen testing continued Verma of SRN COVID Thursday from corona. Her workers and bankers are also from different places. The test- charged from the hospitals has received by 11am during the itive. The total number of sam- going on at NER Divisional Hospital said that the 45-year- report came positive on July among those who are affected ing of corona samples has also reached 1,364 while the total day, as many as 171 new coro- ples collected was 60,722. Hospital and ACMO of the old woman resident of 31, so she was brought to the by corona. gained momentum these days. number of cured patients is na patients were found out of Earlier, a senior local journal- hospital Dr RR Singh said that Daraganj was admitted on SRN itself. She was suffering Five policemen have come On Thursday, more than 5,300 2,205, leaving 1,783 active 1,954 reports received from ist aged 58 from Chupperpur on Friday, the tests of 42 August 5 after being corona from diabetes and kidney dis- under the grip of corona at samples were tested in a single patients. However, the only Microbiology department of Partrakarpuram Colony Railway employees were done positive. He further said that ease. Dhumanganj police station, day till date. These sampling relief is that with the cure of a Banaras Hindu University (Shivpur) died at Sir Sundarlal and all of them were found she had arrived at the hospital As of late Thursday night, including the Inspector of the was conducted by RTPCR, good number of patients at (BHU). Till then, the total test Hospital (SSH) in BHU. With negative. late, so it was difficult to save 180 positive cases of coron- police station itself and four trunate and antigen. # 0 : !( 85;
, queries made, reflects that Earlier, on August 5, 2020, that the state is now making a office of the Chief Medical the court while expressing dis- consistent effort to have a 24 ' 1 he Allahabad High Court Officer, Prayagraj is not func- satisfaction with the imple- hours vigil of the police in not Ton Friday rapped the Chief tioning in the way it should mentation of physical distanc- only Prayagraj but also in all Medical Officer (CMO), actually be functioning, consid- ing in the state had directed the the other 74 districts of Uttar , = three big cities of the areas Ghazipur (1418). In the recent the region had seen 216 deaths. Prayagraj for not bringing on ering the manner COVID-19 DMs and SSPs of all the dis- Pradesh to see that people in including Varanasi, Prayagraj time, Ballia and Chandauli However, in comparison to record, despite court’s previous pandemic has affected the dis- tricts of the state to take nec- Uttar Pradesh maintain phys- he spike in finding of new and Gorakhpur. have seen rise with the fastest other regions of the state as well order, the facts as to how test- trict. What is required is a mere essary steps and ensure physi- ical distancing and that they TCOVID-19 cases continued With the introduction of spike as they were among three as the country, the mortality ing of COVID-19 was being maintenance of record and in cal distancing in their dis- would see that one person in Purvanchal (eastern UP). rapid antigen testing, the cases districts which remained in rate in this region is compara- done and how reports were this 21st century we fail to tricts. remains at least two yards away The district has inched further have seen a sharp rise as the green zones till the very end of tively good as it is 1.40 per cent. being given to persons who understand, when everything is Today (on August 7), in from the other’. While fixing close to touch 4K-mark as by number of testing has increased lockdown period. The other However, the region where the were tested without undue getting digitalised and every pursuance of the order dated August 17, 2020 as the next Friday morning the total num- sharply. Till a day ago, over 2.71 such district was Sonbhadra recovery rate was good till the delay. statistics of impact of COVID- August 5,2020, an affidavit was date for hearing, the court fur- ber of cases reached 3,924 with lakh tests were done in this (766 cases). Among the other start of unlock period has seen While directing to file an 19 is generated and declared filed on behalf of the state gov- ther directed the state author- the detection of 171 new cases. region and out of these tests, districts, Mirzapur (978) has worsening conditions when affidavit afresh on the next date everyday, how records have ernment stating that all efforts ities to bring on record, by It is the biggest number of cases 5.68 per cent suspects were inched close to the four-figure the testing was increased with with all details of testing and not been maintained’. had been made to implement means of affidavits of some found in the first morning found positive. mark, while there were 733 the introduction of a rapid their results, a division bench Hearing a PIL seeking bet- the rule of "DO GAZ KI responsible officer of every reports so far. The same is the The maximum number of cases in Bhadohi and 629 in antigen testing system. In the comprising Justice Siddhartha ter facilities at quarantine cen- DOORI, MASK BHI district of Uttar Pradesh to elu- situation in this region of tests (50,934) was done in Mau till a day ago. beginning of this month, the Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar tres, the court also expected JAROORI". cidate the method by which Purvanchal as a day ago, the Varanasi, the only district Earlier, the maximum recovery rate was slipped to observed, ‘To our utter dismay that the police would fulfil While taking affidavit on they were implementing the total number of cases has which had already crossed number of 218 cases was found 47.67 per cent when out of the affidavit presented today their assurance that they would record, the court observed, circular of the Additional Chief crossed 15K-mark. With the 3900-mark whereas the mini- in Varanasi on Thursday, fol- 12,362 patients, only 5,893 was absolutely silent on the ensure that the rule of "DO ‘From what we have heard Secretary dated August 6, 2020 finding of 624 new cases on mum tests were made in lowed by 114 in Azamgarh, 101 were discharged from the hos- issues we had asked to be clar- GAZ KI DOORI, MASK BHI today and from what we have in all the districts of Uttar Thursday, the total number of Chandauli. However, in Ballia, 63 in Jaunpur, 50 in pitals but now the same has ified. We must record that JAROORI" would be imple- gathered from the documents, Pradesh to check the spread of corona positive cases has Chandauli has become the Mirzapur, 35 in Ghazipur, 27 in started seeing improvement, silence in the affidavit qua the mented in letter and spirit. submitted before us, we find coronavirus in the state. increased to 15,425 in 10 dis- sixth district of the region Sonbhadra, 24 in Mau, 22 in thanks to the permission of tricts of three divisions of where the cases have crossed Chandauli, and eight in home isolation to asympto- Varanasi, Azamgarh and the four-figure mark. Bhadohi. matic patients as a day ago it Vindhyachal (Mirzapur). Earlier, apart from During this period, the has increased to 51.66 per cent # &0 ! * Seeing the sharp rise in cases, Varanasi, the other districts region has seen eight deaths with 7,969 were cured from the Chief Minister Yogi where the cases are in four fig- including four in Ballia, two in home isolation as well as hos- Adityanath had already alerted ures are Jaunpur (2563), Ballia Varanasi and one each in pitals out of the total number , that is supported by the Design the district administration of all (2100), Azamgarh (1443), Azamgarh and Mau. Till then, of 15,425 patients. Innovation Centre IIIT- wo students of Indian Allahabad. The proposed TInstitute of Information drone decreases the amount of Technology, Allahabad-- prolonged pesticide exposure 9 ! ! 7 Pawan Kumar and Shefali to those who manually spray Vinod Ramteke, have won the pesticides. It is an AI system prestigious award in CISCO that can cover almost ten times , = Global Problem Solver the amount of land in an hour Challenge 2020. Both have that someone can manually do fter a long wait of 141 days secured IIIrd position in on their own in a day, decreas- Adue to worldwide coron- CISCO’s India Impact Category ing the harmful effects of pes- avirus pandemic, the famous in CISCO Global Problem ticides and increasing the over- Kal Bhairav temple, known as Solver Challenge. They will all output of crops for farmers. ‘Kashi Ke Kotwal’, has been receive 10,000 US Dollar to The team has been working on reopened on the auspicious support their team and further drones for the past 3-4 years occasion of Bahula Ganesh develop the technology. and now are looking forward to Chaturthi here on Friday. After CISCO Global Problem creating revolutionising tech- the opening of the temple, the Solver Challenge is a global nology for the agriculture sec- devotees were seen in line out- competition where students tor in India through their side the temple premises to and entrepreneurs participate period of three years for Cameroon, Tunisia, and the drone solution. Both PhD. offer prayer, maintaining social from all over the world that has advancement in their technol- team went through rigorous scholars are working under distancing. developed a solution that dri- ogy and solution to help them screening rounds for 6-8 the supervision of Dr Suneel After the start of Unlock ves economic development or accelerate their breakthrough months. They received feed- Yadav and Dr Pritish Varadwaj 1.0 on June 8, various places of solves a social or environmen- technology. Over 500 partici- back, mentorship, and sup- at IIIT-Allahabad respectively. worship including Dwadas tal problem. The result was pants took part in the global port throughout the challenge Prof P Nagabhushan , Jyotilinga Kashi Vishwanath declared on August 5. CISCO challenge from over 12 coun- duration from CISCO. Director , IIIT-A has congrat- temple were reopened on June will provide them with further tries including Kenya, USA, Both IIIT-A student have ulated both for bringing laurels 10 here but many temples support and mentorship for a Indonesia, Mexico, UK, Poland, developed an agriculture drone to the nation as well as IIIT-A remained closed as the man- agement of these temples did not seek permissions for the same. Later, one by one, many !' ' $ R' other famous temples were ( & & 454 3 also reopened but Kal Bhairav and some others remained outsiders first visit this temple famous programmes could not occasion and offered prayer to , Hamza residents of Manoradas Veerashahar Sangli involved in a sex racket. They closed as the temple manage- and after seeking the permis- be organised as the temple Lord Krishna and listened to ka Bagh Kareli and Kashish Maharashtra). have been arrested after the ment found themselves not in sions from Lord Kal Bhairav remained closed. the Katha of Bahula cow. At the ith the arrest of six Srivastava alias Vedanta alias The two told the police that raid was conducted in three position to maintain social dis- they go to Kashi Vishwanath Meanwhile, scores of devo- temple, the devotees main- Waccused persons involved Mannu resident of Babaji ka the jewellery was given to the houses of Daraganj and Naini tancing when a rush of devo- temple. As Kal Bhairav tees reached Bada Ganesh and tained social distance and from in the theft of 1 crore in the Bagh, Daryabad. Kashish lives trafficker Rajesh Kumar, a res- area. The girls are from Kareli, tees would throng there. remained closed, many reached other temples of Lord Ganesh time to time, the premises house of a businessman in in a rented house in ident of Gujarati Mohalla Khuldabad and Naini areas. There was pressure on Kal there and offered prayers from on the auspicious occasion of were sanitised in view of Ashok Nagar area, the Rajrooppur. under Attarsuiya police station Police are inquiring and collect- Bhaiarv temple management outside of the closed doors of Bahula Ganesh Chaturthi. The spreading of coronavirus in the Cantonment police on SSP Abhishek Dixit said to sell them off. The police also ing information about other because as per tradition many the temple. Meanwhile, some devotees observed fast on the city areas. Thursday night worked out that both of them confessed to arrested Rajesh. The money he people related to the racket. the case. The cops had also the theft that took place in a had with him after selling jew- Legal action will be taken recovered stolen money and businessman Arvind's house. ellery was recovered from him against those arrested. jewellery from their possession. On their confession, the cops by the cops. On Thursday night, the During the interrogation also recovered money and The SHO said that a dia- Daraganj police was tipped off with the accused, the theft some jewellery from their mond ring which was stolen about some girls and youth took place in the doctor's house house. The rest of the jewellery from Dr. Bindu Prakash's being present in a house in the , = and city units of the Congress parents are facing problems in sort out the problem being in Dhumanganj was also was given to the jewellery busi- house in Dhumanganj was also area and a flesh trade is going Party submitted a memoran- paying the school fees of faced by farmers, advocates exposed. The doctor's dia- nessman Wasim alias Raju, recovered from him. These on there. On getting the news, oncerned with the adverse dum to the ACM-IV in the their wards and loan and persons belonging to the mond ring has been recovered resident of Manohardas ka people used to fulfill their the police raided the said Cimpact particularly on absence of the DM addressed seekers are facing problems middle class so that they could by the police. During interro- Bagh Akbarpur. Some jewels needs. The bike that was recov- house, then two young girls middle class because of to the Governor. in clearing their home face the present crisis. The gation, they told that they used were recovered after Wasim ered was also purchased with were found here. A youth was COVID-19 pandemic, the The corona pandemic has loan while the farmers are delegation also demanded the to recce the closed houses for was nabbed. stolen money. also arrested here. After inter- Congressmen on Friday sub- badly affected the income of facing in clearing their agri- Governor to ask the school several days and target them. He told the police that he The cops had recovered rogating them, a woman and a mitted a memorandum to the the middle class and the advo- cultural loan, the delegation management not to change It may be pointed out here had handed over the jewellery more than one kilogram of gold youth were arrested by raiding district magistrate’s office to be cates are also suffering a lot stated adding, moreover, the the school dress time and that, the accused persons had to Akram Ali resident of jewellery, more than one-and- another house. forwarded to the Governor because of no work in courts, staff of various schools are again. decamped with 5.30 lakh cash Hajinagar Sultanpur Bhava a-half kilograms of silver and The police then raided a demanding for giving instruc- the delegation stated in the also facing acute financial The delegation comprised and jewellery worth 1 crore Khuldabad (original address coins, 13.24 lakh cash and the house near Phoolmandi near tion to the management of memorandum adding, the crunch. the ex-MP Dr Rajesh Mishra, from Arvind's house, a reput- Ajbanagar Masat police station bike purchased with stolen the old Yamuna bridge. Two private schools to waive off farmers have also not got the Thus, the delegation former state minister Ajay ed businessman. On Thursday Chanditali Hooghly West rupees from their possession, young girls and a young man school fees in view of the pre- payment of their foodgrain demanded the Governor to Rai, DCC chief Rajeshwar night, the SOG team caught Bengal) and Etala Bharte resi- the SSP added.. were arrested from here. When sent crisis. purchased by the Agriculture issue a directive to the man- Singh Patel, CCC Raghvendra two bike riders near the dent of Kalyani Devi temple SEX RACKET BUSTED: they were interrogated at the Following the directive department from purchasing agements of private schools to Chaubey, Prajanath Sharma, Circular Road intersection. (original address The Daraganj police on police station, it was learnt that issued by the party state unit, centres. waive off school fees and also Dr Jitendra Seth and Ajay When questioned at the police Madanmoothi taluka Thursday night arrested five they were involved in the busi- a joint delegation of district In such a situation, the direct the state government to Singh Shivji. station, they were identified as Khanapur police station girls and three youths for being ness of flesh trade. !"#"# % (
4 $ $7' 45?# & # 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '(( )" , + he students of Chaudhary loan mela was organised at TCharan Singh University , + <7 ! decided to refer all the critical ANIC auditorium of the (CCSU) and its affiliated col- patients to the hospital in Collectorate in which loans leges will be promoted without anpur Divisional KANPUR (PNS): Kanpur Nagar reported 364 new cases of coro- advanced life support ambu- under Pradhan Mantri Rozgar examination as per the gov- KCommissioner Sudhir M navirus infection on Friday. lances. Srijan Yojana, Mukhyamantri ernment guidelines. However, Bobde has directed the health Chief Medical Officer Dr Anil K Mishra said that 364 more A special requisition has Yuva Swarozgar Yojana and the UG, PG final year and authorities to identify senior people tested positive for coronavirus infection between been made for two more Atmanirbhar Bharat Yojana semester system final year citizens with uncontrolled dia- Thursday evening and Friday evening, taking the tally to 7,811. advanced life support ambu- were distributed. examinations will be complet- betes and carry out COVID-19 He said with 47 COVID-19 patients being discharged from lances to carry the patients to District Magistrate BR ed by September 30 and the test on them so that preventive hospitals, 2,450 infected persons had been cured and there were the hospital. Tiwari handed over the results will be declared by and curative steps could be 4,508 active cases in the city. The CMO said with five more deaths The divisional commis- cheques to the beneficiaries. October 15. taken. in the city, the death toll stood at 256 on Friday. He said 2,984 sioner said a a team of two doc- He said the Central and The said decisions were passed in each subject of their session i.e. 2019-20. He said critical coronavirus samples were taken for testing. tors had been sent by the gov- state governments were making taken in the online meeting of class on the basis of evaluation Meanwhile in connection positive patients should be ernment to find ways to con- every effort to provide loans to the university’s Executive of papers of the examinations with the case in which exami- given top priority and proper cal care specialists. could be brought down. trol COVID-19 deaths and rise deserving people so that they Council held on Thursday. In conducted by the university nation results of MBBS stu- and timely treatment to check He said over 90 per cent of He said directives had also in the number of positive cases could become self-dependent the meeting which was before the lockdown/March dents were declared against the increasing death rate and deaths which had occurred come from the government to in the city. and help the country in presided over by Vice- 18, 2020, or are eligible for the the rules during the meeting a rising number of coronavirus were at the LLR Hospital’s monitor the Level-1 and Level- Dr Bobde said one of the improving economy and also Chancellor Professor Narendra back paper will be promoted in four-member committee was positive cases. Level-3 Covid care ICU. He 3 Covid care hospitals. two doctors who had arrived providing employment to the Kumar Taneja many other the next year/semester and constituted. The Executive Dr Bobde said the health said the expert would person- The divisional commis- here from KGMU Lucknow youths. important decisions too were their remaining examinations Council has now recommend- department needs to work in ally supervise the working in sioner said that in view of the was critical care expert Dr Deputy Commissioner, taken. The Executive Council will remain postponed. ed the designation of assistant perfect coordination and the ICU and monitor the crit- acute crisis of bed for COVID- Suhail Siddiqui and the second Industry, Ashok Kumar said approved most of the decisions Apart from it the final professor to the teachers work- ensure that detailed record are ical patients. 19 patients, additional 15 beds was respiratory and pul- the scheme was implemented of the ‘Pronnat Samiti’ (pro- semester/final year examina- ing at Sir Chhotu Ram Institute put up in every meeting, Dr Bobde said the experts had been set up at the 7 Air monary expert, Dr Mansi by Khadi and Village Industries motion committee) of the uni- tions will be conducted by of Engineering and Technology The divisional commis- had been directed to identify Force Hospital and thus the Gupta. Both the doctors admit- Commission (KVIC) as the versity. In the university and its September 30 following the (SCRIET). sioner said in view of the ever the reason for the high death hospital would now function as ted that the pressure was too nodal agency at the national affiliated colleges about four prescribed protocol and guide- Besides a letter will be sent rising number of COVID-19 rate at LLR Hospital and, if nec- Level-3 Covid hospital till fur- much on the hospital and thus level. lakh students are to be pro- lines of the government. If for to the government regarding deaths, it had been decided to essary, change the line of treat- ther orders. there should be more Level-3 He said at the state level, moted under the semester and some reason a student is not the affiliation of about 280 use the expertise of four criti- ment so that the death rate He said it had also been Covid care hospitals in the city the scheme was implemented annual systems. Under the able to appear in the final colleges and institutes. through state KVIC direc- annual system the examina- semester/final year university Prominent among those pre- torates, state Khadi and Village tions of many subjects were examinations, then in this case sent during the meeting were Industries Boards (KVIBs) and held. About eight lakh copies her or she will be given an Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Y District Industries Centres have also been evaluated. It was opportunity to appear in the Vimala, Registrar Dhirendra # 0 (DICs) and banks. also decided to make their special examination of that Kumar Verma, Finance Officer He said the government marks the basis of promotion. course/question paper. It will, Sushil Gupta, Controller of subsidy under the scheme was Those students who failed in however, be conducted later as Examinations Prof Roop , + only his surgery will be per- tory for every patient under- claimed that the ward boy and routed by KVIC through the the above examination con- per the convenience of the Narayan, Dr Darshan Lal formed. going surgery to go in for safai karmacharis had made identified banks for eventual ducted earlier will be consid- university so that the students Arora, Prof Beerpal Singh, Prof ith cured COVID-19 He said a 45-year-old man Covid test, he was tested once the video in mischief for fun. distribution to the beneficiaries ered as fail. However, the did not have to face any kind Alok Kumar, Prof AV Kaur, Dr Wpatients returning to hos- who, was a case of trauma, was again and was reported to be The issue had been swept and entrepreneurs into their option of giving back paper in of inconvenience or suffer any Ishwar, Dr Seema Jain, Dr pital after testing positive again brought to the hospital with a positive. beneath the carpet. bank accounts. front of such students is kept loss. This arrangement, how- Rekha Tiwari, Dr SS Bedar, Dr a month after their discharge fracture in his leg and his It may be mentioned here If the ward boys can play He added that MSMEs open. All students of different ever, will be applicable only Sudhir Kumar, Dr Chaman from hospital, doubts are being report came positive on July 5. that last week, a CCTV mischief in a time of pan- could upgrade their compe- classes of all faculties who have once for the current academic Lal and Dr HP Singh. raised on the testing of samples He said the COVID-19 footage was shown to the demic that too inside the tence in terms of business and at the Covid laboratory. patient was admitted to the chief secretary of UP govern- Covid laboratory then one technologies by getting rated A patient from Ratanpur hospital for 12 days and was ment, in which a ward boy can very well imagine the through independent, $ & # 46 in Panki has tested positive discharged only after his test was seen carrying out the mockery of the whole medical renowned and professional rat- again in a span of one month. report came negative. COVID-19 test. process. The head of ing agencies empanelled with 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $, -.#) which will also enable the Besides one will get freedom The head of orthopaedics He said the youth The ward boys and safai orthopaedics department said NSIC. movement of electric trains on from noise pollution and at the department, Prof Sanjai remained quarantined at his karmacharis had alleged that that he was shocked to find He added that the maxi- ven in this difficult time of Gorakhpur-Varanasi route. In same time dependence on Kumar, said the case had been home for one week and then the senior doctors asked them that the trauma patient had mum cost of the project or unit Ecorona infection many addition to other benefits diesel will end which will referred to the microbiology was re-admitted to the hospi- to perform the test and never tested positive twice in a peri- admissible in manufacturing development works are being there will also be an expected reduce fuel expenditure and department and once his tal for surgery on August 3. entered the laboratory. od of one month and that too sector was Rs 25 lakh and in completed by North Eastern improvement in the punctu- increase self-sufficiency. In report came negative then He said as it was manda- CMS Dr Richa Giri in the same laboratory. business or service sector it was Railway (NER). In this ality of trains. Railway admin- addition to this section the Rs 10 lakh. sequence on Varanasi divi- istration is very conscious electrification work of Kasganj- Under the PMEG plan, a sion’s Bhatni-Aunrihar rail about energy conservation. Bareilly section (108 route km) loan of Rs 10 lakh was given to section the challenging task of In the same sequence the NER on Izzatnagar division has also Ramu Jaiswal for ready-made electrification of 125 route had completed the electrifica- been completed. This section garments. Abhinendra Pal was kilometers has been complet- tion work of 540 route km rail- will be inspected by the extended a loan of Rs 8 lakh. ed. This electrified section way track last year. In the last Commissioner for Railway for setting up a washing pow- will be inspected by the few years the electrification in Safety on August 11. der unit while Sanjay Kumar Commissioner of Railway NER has gained considerable Meanwhile the Gonda- , + Jain was given a loan cheque of Safety (CRS) on August 10, momentum. In the year 2016- Subhagpur division (11 route Rs 25 lakh for hosiery goods. said Chief Public Relations 17 —159.20 route km, in 2017- km) of Lucknow division has ongressmen led by party’s Naved Ali was given Rs 2 Officer (CPRO) Pankaj 18 — 167.14 route km and in been inspected by the Ccity president Har Prakash lakh for ready-made garments, Kumar Singh. With the elec- 2018-19 – 431.23 route km rail Commissioner for Railway Agnihotri met District Mr BL Sahu a sum of Rs 5 lakh, trification of this section, a section’s electrification work Safety on July 23. After the elec- Magistrate BR Tiwari on Friday Mr Biplab Gupta Rs 3 lakh for large part between Gorakhpur was completed. It may be point- trification of these three sec- and handed over a six-point opening a medical store. and Varanasi will be connect- ed out here that electrification tions total 1,967 route km track charter of demands addressed A total of Rs 423 lakh was ed with electrified rail section benefits the environment. on NER will be electrified. to the Governor. distributed to 26 beneficiaries The member demanded while for six beneficiaries loan that the Governor should dis- amounting to Rs 86.70 lakh 1$ ++ $) ) , # $ miss the state government on were distributed. account of rampant corruption Similarly, under the Chief 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '* +#) Superintendent of Police (SP) es of the police. and unabated crime. Minister Plan, 16 beneficiaries Dr Dharmveer Singh distrib- FOUNDATION STONE The Congressmen said in were sanctioned Rs 248 lakh he Adalhat police police uted kits to police stations, LAID: UP Minister State for case the government remained while for three beneficiaries Thave nabbed one and police outposts, police lines and Energy Rama Shankar Patel apathetic to the problems they were sanctioned a sum of Rs 43 recovered 15 gms of heroin on the other branches of Police said that by 2022 the state will be forced to take to agita- lakh. Thursday. The Adalhat police department to protect the staff would be able to provide ade- tional means. Under One District One was patroling on Thursday from Covid-19. Addressing the quate energy to people. These They demanded that four Product scheme, eight benefi- that they spotted one suspious- police personnel the SP said views were expressed by him at months’ fees be waived and the ciaries were given Rs 17 lakh looking person at Biksi market. that the safety from Corona a function organised at lawyers be given Rs 10,000 per '% # + loan while for two beneficiaries During interrogation he con- Golhanpur village on the occa- month as honorarium till the a sum of Rs 20 lakh was given. fessed about his involvement in sion of laying of foundation courts open normally. and the common man was this change in schools was not lakh per annum be waived for Under the PMEG drug trafficking. After the frisk- stone of a 33/11 KV power sub- Later, addressing the dele- today caught between unem- allowed. four months if they had taken Programme, 11,101 beneficia- ing him the police recovered 15 station of cost Rs. 383.56 lakh gation outside the Collectorate, ployment and starvation and He said parents had not any loan. He said corruption in ries were given a sum of Rs gms of heroin from his pos- recently. He said that through Agnihotri lashed out at Chief the UP government had failed been paid salaries for the past appointment of 69,000 teach- 139.32 crore as loans. Similarly, session. After lodging the FIR it more than two dozen villages Minister Yogi Adityanath and to do anything in this direction. four months and they were not ers and then animal husbandry under Atmanirbhar Bharat under relevant sections the would get rid of problem of low said from the time he had take He said under the New able to pay fees. He said the scandal had brought to fore the Yojana, a total of Rs 63,243 was police sent the accused, iden- voltage and fault in supply. He over the reins of the state there Education Policy, there was a government need to pay Rs corruption rampant in the BJP sanctioned while for 7,757 tified as Harishankar alias said that the sub-station would had been a sharp rise corrup- move to allow schools to 8,000 to all the teachers of rule. Prominent among those beneficiaries a sum of Rs 25397 Babbal, son of Ayodhya, a res- pave way for the development tion and crime. change books as per new syl- recognised and unrecognised in the delegation were RR Pal, lakh was distributed as loans. ident of Durvasha Ka Pura of the area. He said that the He said murder, loot, rape labus and even uniforms. He schools. SD Mishra, Ikhlaq Ahmed, under Adalhat police station, to construction of 132 KVA and kidnapping had become said the Governor should use He said the EMIs of people Ashok Dhanvik and Zafar jail. Meanwhile the Jigna police power house was in the the order of the day and parents his good offices to ensure that whose income was below Rs 2 Shaquir. = nabbed one person who was should be their priority while pipeline for which land had accused of murdering his serving the people. He said staff been finalised. Proposing vote - grandfather and recovered the should take the precautionary of thanks chief engineer, Power weapon which was used for measures not only at work Corporation, RK Srivastava, 8 * ( committing the crime. SHO place but at home too. He said thanked the minister for donat- Jigna Chhotak Yadav the since that the kit was being given to ing more than one bigha land KANPUR(PNS): Social activist the case lodged the police was not only to keep themselves for the construction of the , + Dr Nutan Thakur has demand- active and trying to arrest the safe but to make others aware sub-station. The minister inau- ed that an FIR be registered accused. He said that on being too. He directed the staff to gurated the boundary wall of ash and jewellery worth against former SSP of Kanpur tipped off by an informer that sanitise the barracks, mess, primary school Koondi and the Cover Rs 1 crore were stolen Nagar, Anant Deo, and former one accused was standing at office and premises daily and connecting road of cost 8.65 from the house of a dairy SO of Chaubepur, Vinay Rampur Ghat, the police raid- remain alert while dealing with lakh in the village. Prominent products trader in Ratanlal Tiwari, for taking money in a ed the place and arrested Ravi visitors in view of the pan- among those present were Nagar under Govind Nagar gambling racket. Shyam Dubey, one of the demic. The kits comprising Rajya Sabha member Ram police station late Thursday In her complaint to DGP accused. On clues provided by spray, sanitising machine, Shakal, DM Sushil Kumar Patel night. HC Awasthi with a copy to the accused recovered the gloves, sanitiser and masks SP, Dr Dharmveer Singh, and According to reports, the Additional Chief Secretary hatchet too which was used for were distributed to the 16 veteran BJP leaders Lal burglars broke into the house (Home) Awanish Awasthi, committing the crime. police stations, 47 police out- Bahadur Singh and Hari of Shyam Narain Tewari Nutan said in the phone con- DISTRIBUTED: posts along with the all branch- Charan Singh. through the window after versation with his senior offi- climbing on neighbour’s cer, slain CO Devendra Misra rooftop. and mentions about SO BB2&'(',*'%,(*', !! ,! 2# Before to committing theft, Chaubepur taking Rs 1.50 lakh the miscreants locked the main per month for allowing gam- (8%4%2(4%4($*4, # ) gate and all other rooms of the bling in his area and the former house from outside. SSP allegedly having taken Rs 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $, -.#) Vikas Matt, a resident of Punda 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '.,/ The theft came to light 5 lakh from Vinay Tiwari for village, was currently living in when the family members letting him off on the com- 14-year-old student, Luchui. His son, Ujjwal Bhatt, uring a drive a team con- woke up on Friday morning. plaint filed by the deceased CO. AUjjwal, died under suspi- was on the swing on the second Dstituted by inspector The CCTV footages Nutan said these acts of cious circumstances in Punda floor of the house around 12:30 incharge Panvadi Ashok scanned by the police showed Vinay Tiwari and Anant Deo village under Sahajanwa police pm on Thursday. While search- Kumar Singh apprehended two two thieves committing the were clearly cognisable under station. He was found in an ing for him when his mother accused from the Nagaraghat theft. the Prevention of Corruption unconscious condition by his reached there she found him in canal bridge on Thursday and Tewari said the thieves Act, 1988. She said as Anant family on the second floor of an unconscious state and his recovered 30 litres of illicit took away Rs 5 lakh cash and Deo was an IPS officer, an FIR the house who took him to a throat was stuck in the swing liquor from their possession. jewellery and other valuables could be registered against him hospital where the doctors rope. His family members The accused were later identi- worth around Rs 1 crore only on the direction of the declared him dead. What immediately took the fied as Mangal Singh (45), son from the almirah. He suspect- DGP. caused his death would become Sahajanwa community health of Motilal Rajput and ed the involvement of one of Calling it an extremely clear after only after getting the centre (CHC) where the doc- Chhatrapal Rajput (40), son of their employees who was ter- serious matter, Nutan sought post-mortem examination tors declared him dead. Ujjwal Summilal, residents of minated from service on immediate registration of the report, police said. According was a student of VIII and the Nagaraghat village under the Thursday. ! & 8 - ! + + FIR. to information, the family of eldest of three brothers. Panvadi police station. !"#"# )
0,2 /2- ( 4 Jammu: A civilian was killed and 5 others Army targeted several civilian pockets and hit received injuries during ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire residential structures using long range mortars A &A# 53 # # violation by the Pakistan Army along the line and other weapons. Hitting back, the Indian of control in Tangdhar sector of North army gave them a befitting reply. Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday. Pakistan Srinagar based Defence PRO, Col Rajesh eclipse … today there is an all Nadda was speaking ahead Rabindranath Tagore to give a supporters to join the BJP in army also resorted to ceasefire violations in the Kalia said, "Pakistan initiated an Unprovoked round deterioration in law and of the beginning of a mem- lecture in Bengali … and today hordes he said “you had once Balakote and Krishna Ghati sectors of Poonch Ceasefire Violation (CFV) Friday morning ith the Assembly elec- order situation, the students do bership drive by the saffron they say we are a party of non- dreamt of bringing a change in at different intervals during the day. along the LoC in Tangdhar Sector of Kupwara Wtions less than a year not get jobs , the farmers do not outfit. The party on Friday Bengalis.” Bengal not only by removing According to ground reports, Pakistan by firing mortars & other weapons". away the BJP on Friday mount- get right prices for their pro- launched a massive member- Saying how “thousands of the Marxist Government but ed fresh attacks on the Mamata duce.” ship drive keeling in view the people are joining the BJP not also by doing social work but Banerjee Government hold- Calling the people to “join next year’s Assembly just in Bengal but across the your dreams were shattered by *+#!,-. ing it responsible for all round the BJP parivar” he said “today elections. country” he accused the TMC the present Government. But deterioration of socio-political cut money and corruptions Speaking on the occasion of running a goonda raj saying we want to assure you that your ; # Erumeli have been flooded. and economic situation in reigns supreme in Bengal and Bengal BJP president MP Dilip how the TMC government was dreams will come alive once The Indian Meteorological Departtment Bengal and asked the people to whoever wants to protest is Ghosh said, “we (BJP are indulging in vendetta politics. again when you join the BJP … ; < (IMD) has forecast extremely heavy rainfall for join the saffron outfit in hordes either silenced by the goons or referred to as a non-Bengali Ghosh said, “'Our supporters because after coming to power the next two days in the State. Chances are that to effect a second Parivartan the police. This situation can- party … but they forget that are not safe. Either BJP work- we will unleash a massive The ED has also summoned Chakraborty’s the State would receive rainfall in excess of 204.5 (change) in the State. not run for long and the peo- our main ideologue Shyama ers are homeless or in jails in development drive in the State.” CA Ritesh Shah for questioning. mm in 24 hours and this could result in flood, Firing salvos at the ruling ple of the State have to come Prasad Mukherjee was from false cases. They are ruining The BJP has plans to The ED has also summoned Shruti Modi, said the IMD. Red alert has been declared in Trinamool Congress party BJP forward to change the situation Bengal … As the Vice Bengali traditions, culture and recruit more than 3 crore mem- another accused in the case and Chakraborty’s the districts of Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad and president JP Nadda said by allowing the BJP to take the Chancellor of the Calcutta education system.” bers in the State in the coming business manager besides Rajput’s friend and Wayandu for Saturday. “Bengal has gone into an lead in doing so.” University he requested Appealing to the TMC one year or so. roommate Siddharth Pithani for questioning in Munnar MLA S Rajendran told the media connection with the money laundering probe, earlier in the day that it was difficult to reach 5 8 5 R =+( officials said. The duo’s statement will also be the spot as a bridge which provided access to 5 recorded under PMLA once they appear on the area was washed away in the rain. their scheduled dates for Friday and Saturday “At least 200-300 people live there. There edge. "Insofar as the new education pol- respectively. are many lanes and a canteen at the location. icy is concerned … to my knowledge, Pithani is said to be out of Mumbai at pre- Since one of the bridges to that area was he Tinamool Congress on Friday nothing has happened no one was con- >? 4&1 sent and he has claimed in television news chan- destroyed last night, it has become difficult to Trejected claims made by Prime sulted … not even a single time … with nel interviews that he was present in the Bandra access the region,” he said. Minister Narendra Modi that the State respect to our honourable Prime flat on June 14 when Rajput (34) was found The State health department has dis- or its Government was consulted before Minister (Narendra Modi) I can say / + > same process of development with a speed hanging from the ceiling. patched 15 ambulances and a special medical bringing about the new education pol- with my full voice that none from and vigor". Interestingly, the oath cere- Pithani, an IT professional, was reported- team to provide medical assistance to the vic- icy (NEP). Bengal was included.” eaching out to the common people of mony was attended by only BJP and ly living with Rajput for about a year. His state- tims of the landslide. The office of Chief Speaking about the issue, Bengal Regarding the draft resolution of RJammu & Kashmir the newly appoint- Jammu and Kashmir Apni party leaders. ment was also recorded by the Mumbai Police Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said it has contact- Education Minister Partha Chatterjee the NEP he said it is being said that “dis- ed Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & None of the representatives of the as part of their accidental death probe in the ed the Indian Air Force seeking its helicopter said that “no one from Bengal was con- cussions were held with states for 3 to Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Friday clearly National Conference, Peoples Democratic case. The agency has already questioned for the rescue mission. sulted on the New Educational Policy” 4 years but no such discussion took spelt out his mission in the UT will be to Party and Congress attended the oath cer- Rajput’s Chartered Accountant (CA) Sandeep “NDRF has been deployed for the rescue and added whether anyone was pri- place” and added “may be discussion bring peace, end militancy and to ensure emony. Listing out his priority areas, Sinha Shridhar and his business manager and staffer operations in Idukki. The team was already sta- vately consulted was beyond his knowl- was held with someone but not with us." development by all means. Sinha also said, “I have no specific agenda and there Samuel Miranda twice in the case. tioned at the district. Another NDRF team is emphasised his priority would be zero tol- will be no disparity. There will be equal The ED questioning revolved around also being moved to Idukki,” Vijayan said in a erance for corruption besides establish- treatment to all. And we will work for the Chakraborty’s investments, business and pro- Facebook post. ing dialogue with the people of Jammu welfare of people of J&K. I will try on that fessional deals and links. A property located in and Kashmir. front and I have spoken to some officers the Khar area of Mumbai, linked to + ) Interacting with the media persons in that regard already". "I will be in touch Chakraborty, is also being probed by the ED soon after he was administered the oath with the media too besides common peo- for the source of its purchase and ownership, Rescue teams have reached the spot to carry of office by the Chief Justice of Jammu and ple of J&K,” he added. The Lt Governor sources said. out search and rescue operations, but heavy Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal, Sinha further said that he would like to see Sources said Rhea submitted her income tax rains and local conditions are hampering it. said, “J&K is India’s heaven and crown. I Jammu & Kashmir free from militancy return and related papers to show that she As per the information provided by the res- have been given a chance to play a role and isolation. “We will work within the acquired the properties from her own money. cue teams, one priest had vacated the house and here. August 5 is a historic day and will framework of the Constitution of India to Meanwhile, the CBI that has taken over the shifted to Bhagamandala, while another was be remembered in history". Referring to take J&K towards inclusive development Patna police FIR in Rajput’s death case has residing near the hills with his family, a release his brief interaction with the section of and peace. We will also initiate dialogue begun analysing the documents in the case and from the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner said. senior officers, Sinha said, "I met some with the masses to have a better under- is awaiting the case diary from the Bihar police. “The information received is that five people officers and they told me that in the past standing of their problems and issues, and The agency is also taking legal opinions on var- residing in one house are missing, they are priest one year, there has been a lot of develop- will try to address the same”, he said in a ious issues before a team will be sent to Mumbai Narayana Achar (about 80), his wife Shanta ment in all sectors. I will take forward the reply to one of the questions. for investigation. The CBI has also sought (about 70), his elder brother Anandateertha details of the case being probed by the Mumbai Swami (about 86 years) and two assistant priests police under CrPC section relating to accidental Pavan and Ravi Kiran,” it said 38 death. Interestingly, the CBI has entrusted the case ? ;; to the Anti-Corruption Unit instead of the Special Crimes Unit that usually probes such = ; sensational death cases. The CBI team com- O prises two IPS officers from Gujarat cadre Joint Director Manoj Sasidhar and DIG Gagandeep At the outset, Mehta referred to the “unfor- Gambhir and the Investigating Officer tunate incident” of killing of two Indian fish- Additional Superintendant of Police Anil ermen and said earlier there were two issues – “There is a media syndicate Kumar Yadav has in the past probed the Haren one was whether Indian Government have the + / working in the State with an Pandya murder case. Another team member SS right to prosecute these marines and the other intention to tarnish my image. Rathi was an IO in the Israt Jehan encounter regarding compensation to kin of victims. or the first time since the gold The people in the State know case probe. He referred to the recent ruling of the Fsmuggling scam hit the head- about me. However hard you Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at the lines, Kerala Chief Minister try, you will not succeed in your O Hague which held that India is entitled to get Pinarayi Vijayan lost his cool in attempts,” said a visibly upset compensation in the case but can’t prosecute a Press briefing on Friday and Vijayan when he was asked + + the marines due to official immunity enjoyed issued a stern warning to jour- about reports attributing to the by them. “You are here after the tribunal’s award. nalists ‘who were out to discredit National Investigation Agency On a day when she, her brother Showik You have accepted it and you are not ques- him in public life’. that appeared in a section of the Chakraborty and ex-manager Shruti Modi were tioning it anywhere,” the bench observed. media. questioned by the ED officials in Mumbai, her It said there is “legal difficult” as this does Some media houses had call records apparently leaked to the media by not take care of the adequate compensation reported quoting a statement the investigating agencies sparked all kinds of which is required to be paid to the family mem- made by the NIA to the Special speculation in the electronic media. bers of victims. “I can bring the family mem- Court that Swapna Suresh, the Among other things, she had made 25 calls bers here,” Mehta told the bench, adding that kingpin in the smuggling rack- to Sushant between January 20 and January 24, the government will ensure that maximum et, was known to Vijayan and 2020 when the actor was with his sister Rani compensation is paid to them. she had wielded influence in the in Chandigarh. Rhea spoke to her mentor and “That (payment of adequate compensation) Chief Minister’s Office. The filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt 16 times in a year over must happen before we pass order,” the bench Chief Minister who was taken the phone, while she conversed with Uday Singh said, adding, “You will have to bring the cheque aback by the question gave the Gauri for 22 times and Bollywood actor Aditya here in this court and close the matter”. reporter a piece of his mind in Roy Kapur 23 times. The top court has listed the matter for hear- harshest terms. He warned the Over a period of one year, Rhea had spo- ing after four weeks. On July 3, the Centre journalist not to attempt to get ken to her father Indrajeet Chakraborty at least moved the top court seeking closure of judi- an answer from him to suit the 1,192 times, her brother 1,069 times but only cial proceedings here against the two Italian former’s convenience. 145 times with late Sushant and 4 times with marines accused of killing Indian fishermen, The press briefing, con- his sister Rani. However, she spoke to 287 times off the Kerala coast. vened to inform the media with the late actor’s domestic help Samuel In February 2012, India had accused two about the Covid-19 update Miranda. She spoke to several others, includ- Italian marines, Salvatore Girone and ended in a not so pleasant note ing Modi, 791 times, with Sushant’s friends like Massimiliano Latorre, on board the MV Enrica as a section of the media persons Siddharth Pithani 100 times and Deepesh Lexie — an Italian flagged oil tanker — of killing expressed their displeasure in Sawant 41 times. two Indian fishermen who were on a fishing private over the ire of the Chief She also talked on the phone with Dream vessel in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone Minister when faced with incon- Home Real Estate firm 23 times in the past year. (EEZ). The Centre said the arbitration under venient questions. She made four calls and sent a message in United Nation Convention on the Law of Sea June-July to Mumbai Deputy Commissioner of (UNCLOS), which was instituted on a request Police Abhishek Trimukhe, who is investigat- from Italy, has delivered its Award on May 21, ing the case. While it is too early to contextu- 2020. alise Rhea call data records and their impor- tance in the ongoing investigations into the + )7 Rajput suicide case, the electronic media had a field day dissecting the call data records to = B = add sensation to the ongoing media blitzkrieg over the investigations into the actor’s death. Under the COVAX umbrella, Gavi is lead- ing a COVAX Facility, which is expected to pro- vide Governments with the opportunity to ben- efit from a “large” portfolio of Covid-19 can- didate vaccines developed using a range of tech- nology platforms. Under the new collaboration, Big boulders are also scattered around the AstraZeneca’s candidate vaccine, if successful, site. Idukki District Collector H Dinesh said that will be available to 57 Gavi-eligible countries. the bodies of the victims had been retrieved and Novavax’s candidate, if successful, will be 12 have been rescued with injuries and shift- available to all 92 countries supported by the ed to hospital. “Most of the people are planta- AMC, according to SII. tion workers and from neighbouring Tamil Novavax late on Wednesday announced an Nadu”, he said. The tragedy came to light after agreement with SII. The tie-up allows the Indian a forest watchman informed authorities about firm exclusive rights to supply the vaccine in the landslide. The communication lines have India and non-exclusive rights “during the pan- been down in the area since the past three days. demic period” to supply to countries that are The injured have been rushed to Tata General not designated “upper-middle or high-income” Hospital. Police and fire force personnel and by the World Bank. local people first took up the rescue operations amid the rains while the NDRF teams were deployed soon. According to local residents who were the work citing negligence on the part of the first to reach the site, 58 persons have been Government to their demand. washed away by the flood waters and the The workers under the banner of ten trade chances of finding them are remote. unions including INTUC, AITUC, HMS, Elsewhere in Kerala, heavy rains lashed CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, across the State, uprooting trees and electrici- UTUC are protesting inadequate assistance ty poles resulting in power supply failure and from the government in the fight against Covid- communication breakdown. Transport network 19, including lack of safety equipment, payment in the State, especially in the districts of of salary and even risk allowance. The work- Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Wayanadu, ers are also opposing moves to privatise basic Thrissur and Palakkadu have been affected. services at government hospitals and in nutri- Besides Munnar, towns of Pala, Ranni and tion schemes. !"#"# / &A Q ' R
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National Congress and the besides the BJP for just craft- Alibaba-owned company – Court on a Public Interest BJP’s national spokesman Communist Party of China. ing an image and spending UC Web Browser – which was Litigation (PIL) and sought an Sambit Patra who referred to A bench, headed by Chief millions of rupees to win elec- also red- flagged by the Modi explanation from Sonia and his party president’s tweet also Justice S A Bobde, asked senior tions. The party also ques- govt in 2017 for sending cru- Rahul. asked Congress leaders to lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani tioned the influence China cial data of Indians to China. “Even the SC is surprised explain the nature of the MoU appearing for PIL petitioners wields on Indian establish- What was the compulsion of ith the Congress attack- at the MoU signed by the and the alleged dealings with Shashank Shekhar Jha and ments and why the BJP took involving the same company Wing the Prime Minister, Congress party with the China. journalist Savio Rodrigues, to Beijing’s help in the Lok Sabha for elections which you had red BJP president J P Nadda on Chinese Gov… Mrs Gandhi & He alleged that even dur- withdraw the plea and elections by sharing vital data flagged two years ago,” Khera Friday took to the field again her son, who led the signing, ing the Doklam border stand- approach the high court. of Indian citizens with it. questioned. to direct his volleys at his must explain. Does this explain off with China, Congress lead- “Every relief which you are The Congress said Modi’s There is another company Congress counterpart Sonia donations to RGF and opening ers’ conduct was suspect. In seeking can be granted by the At the outset, Jethmalani the Government. How can a love for China is now visible to called Gamma Gaana Limited Gandhi and her predecessor Indian market for the Chinese line with Nadd’a assertions, high court. Secondly, high alleged that it was an “agree- political party enter into an the world and this dates back (Tencent of China). Po Shu Rahul Gandhi. Nadda sought in return, which affected Patra said Sonia and Rahul court is a proper court. Thirdly, ment between a political party agreement with China,” the to his tenure as the Gujarat Yueng, one of the directors of an explanation from them Indian businesses?” he tweet- need to clarify their dealings we will have the advantage of of this country with the only bench observed. Chief Minister in Gujarat. The this company is also the direc- about their party’s ed. with Beijing. high court order also,” said the political party in that country On being stressed by the party also quipped that foreign tor in 10c India pvt ltd. Memorandum of Nadda’s remark came after He also wondered whether bench, which also comprised (China)” and the issue per- lawyer that this was the case, policy does not mean that the Gamma Gaana Ltd is funded Understanding (MOU) with the Supreme Court refused to a national party could sign an Justices A S Bopanna and V tained to national security. the bench said, “We will allow Prime Minister is constantly on by Tencent. Last month, the China in 2008 saying even the entertain a PIL seeking NIA MoU with a political party of Ramasubramanian. “We find that there is you to withdraw this and file a aeroplane mode. government banned it saying Supreme Court has expressed probe into the alleged 2008 a foreign nation. The top court, in the hear- something which appears to fresh petition. We will exam- Why did you compromise the company was directly con- surprise on it. agreement between the The BJP spokesman said ing conducted through video be, what might be called, ine what you say in the petition the data security and privacy of nected with the PLA. This The BJP’s attacks on the Congress and the Communist according to the MoU, both the conferencing, allowed the peti- unheard of and absurd in law. and if we find any false state- crores of Indians by involving company too was used by the Congress have heightened with Party of China. parties were to exchange infor- tioners to “withdraw the peti- You are saying that China has ment, we may prosecute you”. Chinese companies linked to BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha Rahul’s continued questioning The apex court asked the mation on all regional and tion with liberty to approach entered into an agreement PTI the PLA,” Congress spokesper- elections, the Congress alleged. of Chinese “incursions” on petitioner to file his plea before international issues. the high court.” with a political party and not son Pawan Khera said at the According to the Congress, AICC press conference. the third company called for being a threat to the ‘sov- Congress charged. 2014, roared on issues of bor- of Modi. The investment paid man running for cover when it ment a day after former The party shared docu- ShareIT Technology has an app ereignty and integrity of India’ “Our Prime Minister craft- der security. Several companies off and Modi and his party got comes to the issue of Chinese Congress chief Rahul Gandhi ments about BJP having part- called ShareIT. It was banned but it was also hired by the BJP ed an image for himself – an were roped in, spending crores substantial electoral gains too. incursions into Indian territo- accused the PM of lying on the nered with those Chinese com- by the Government last month in elections last year, the image of a leader who before of rupees to create this image But today, we see the same ry,” the party said in a state- issue. ;- & 8 ; & 3- ciations; and any other docu- improve if the language they ing to ensure that the talent of ments to prove that he is a ven- o not let your guard speak in and the language in India stays in India and works n a move to give access to dor. Further, a vendor can also Ddown”, is what researchers which lessons are taught in for the development of gener- Istreet vendors who do not request ULB through a simple have warned patients who school is the same. That is why ations to come, said PM. have Identity Card (ID) and application on white paper to have recovered from the coro- we have recommended teach- “With changing time, a Certificate of Vending (CoV), conduct local enquiry to ascer- navirus infection. For, they ing in the mother tongue as far new global system has risen. the Ministry of Housing and tain the genuineness of the said, the road to recovery for as possible - at least class 5. Thus, it was essential for India Urban Affairs on Friday claim as vendor. ULBs will infection-recovered patients This will strengthen their foun- to change its education system launched a Letter of have to dispose of the request may take months and need dation.”. accordingly. Creating a Recommendation (LoR) mod- for issue of LoR within a peri- vital specialist rehabilitation to Lauding the NEP, he said 5+3+3+4 curriculum, and ule to provide benefit to street od of 15 days. ensure quality life. utlining that there has not the fact that there was no alle- replacing the 10+2 structure vendors under the PM The vendors possessing The researchers found that Obeen any allegation of bias gation from any region or seg- was a step in this direction. SVANidhi scheme. Those who LoR will be issued Certificate infection-free patients faced against the New Education ment that it had any kind of “Often students find that are not included in any survey of Vending / ID Card within a one or many health issues like Policy (NEP) unveiled by his bias or inclination is an indi- what they have learned is not list also get benefitted from the period of 30 days. This provi- fatigue, breathlessness, psy- Government has been main- immobility, and sensory prob- Government, Prime Minister cator that the “changes people in line with their job. Thus, to LoR module. sion will help in extending chological distress - including taining that the recovery rate lems and sleep deprivation. Narendra Modi on Friday said wanted to see for years in the give flexibility to students we The module provides for reach of the Scheme to the problems with concentration is on the higher side little Dr Manoj Sivan, Associate that it has the potential to not education system, they have have given multiple entries an end-to-end digitally-enabled maximum number of benefi- and memory - and a general focussing on life after Covid- Clinical Professor at the only change the education sys- got to see”. and exit points. process wherein an eligible ciaries. decline in quality of life. 19 that is not the same for University of Leeds and a tem but to also transform the Asking all stakeholders to We have also freed educa- vendor can request for a Letter Since commencement of The research team - infection-free patients. Consultant in Rehabilitation entire nation. He said the NEP discuss the ways to imple- tion from the stream system. of Recommendation from the online submission of loan involving multidisciplinary The researchers identified Medicine at Leeds General will be the foundation of the ment the new policy, the PM Students will have the flexibil- Urban Local Body and on applications on PM SVANidhi specialists from the University a pattern of longer-term symp- Infirmary, who supervised the ‘New India’, one that focuses on said: “In recent years, there ity to change their course if receipt of the same he/ she can portal, more than 4.45 lakh of Leeds, Leeds Teaching toms likely to be experienced research project, said: “The “how to think” rather than have not been major changes they do not think it is right for apply for the loan under PM applications have been received Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds by people who were hospi- emerging evidence is that for “what to think” that was being in education and thus the val- them. We are moving from SVANidhi. Durga Shanker and over 82,000 have been Community Healthcare NHS talised with the Covid-19 some, the road to recovery stressed upon till now. ues of curiosity and imagina- thinking when a person is not Mishra, Secretary , Ministry of sanctioned in different States Trust and Leeds Beckett infection. may take months and it is vital Addressing a conclave on tion were not given the thrust. glued to one profession for the Housing and Urban Affairs, and UTs. University – had followed 100 Some patients, particular- that specialist rehabilitation is ‘Transformational Reforms in Instead, we moved towards a entire lifetime and hence s/he launched the module. This scheme targets to Covid-recovered patients four- ly those who had been in on hand to support them. Higher Education under herd community. The mapping needs to skill, re-skill and According to the ministry, benefit over 50 lakh Street to-eight weeks after being dis- intensive care, had symptoms This research gives an impor- National Education Policy’, of interest, ability, and demand upskill. These issues are part of for applying for the LoR from Vendors who had been vend- charged from hospital. associated with cases of PTSD tant insight into patient needs, Modi also spoke on the con- was needed. We need to devel- NEP,” the PM said about the ULB through the online mod- ing on or before 24 March, The findings, ‘Post-dis- (post-traumatic stress disor- and that will help shape ser- tentious issue of mother op critical thinking and inno- main features of the NEP. He ule on PM SVANidhi portal, a 2020, in urban areas including charge symptoms and reha- der). PTSD symptoms are a vices in the community.” tongue as the mode of teach- vative thinking abilities in our added that NEP shifts focus vendor needs to possess any those from surrounding peri- bilitation needs in survivors of well-recognised component More than two-thirds ing in the initial years. youths. It will be possible if we from what to think to how to one of the documents: Proof of urban/ rural areas. Under the COVID-19 infection: a cross- of post- intensive care unit (68.8 percent) of patients in Justifying it, the PM said, “We have purpose, philosophy, and think. availing one -time assistance, Scheme, the vendors can avail sectional evaluation’, have been syndrome caused by a variety the intensive care group and need to make our students passion of education.” “Till now, we have provided by certain States /UTs, a working capital loan of up to published in the Journal of of factors including fear of just under half (45.6 percent) global citizens and yet be root- The PM said students focussed on what to think but during the period of lock- Rs 10,000, which is repayable in Medical Virology. dying, invasive treatment, of the other group said their ed in their culture. The learn- should get a chance to follow NEP 2020 focuses on how to down; or the membership monthly instalments in the It holds importance also pain, delirium, inability to overall quality of life had dete- ing power of students will their passion. “We are also try- think,” he pointed out. details with the vendors’ asso- tenure of one year. for India where the communicate, weakness, riorated. $) #+ $",# " ,,! " ,, 0123 <= $) #, ! # !) 3 $/ % 4-5 "# ; ++# $, $, "3 %./ % & , 4#$, " Pilatus deal in June last year. The PMLA case was he Enforcement lodged by the ED after taking TDirectorate (ED) on Friday cognisance of the CBI FIR to isposing of a he Enforcement conducted searches at multiple probe the money laundering ndia on Friday opened Dcomplaint of TDirectorate (ED) on locations in various cities in angle in the case and alleged Iinternational travel to Maharashtra Friday conducted search- connection with a money creation and generation of and from the USA, the Congress leader es at 17 locations in laundering case relating to illegal assets by the accused. UK, Germany and Sachin Sawant Delhi, Ludhiana, Jammu alleged corruption in the pur- The CBI had named France. questioning pro- and Srinagar in connec- chase of 75 Pilatus basic train- Bhandari as an accused in the The Union Home cedures for tion with the J&K Bank er aircraft for the Indian Air case along with unidentified Ministry said that appointment of loan fraud case involving Force (IAF) in 2009. officials of the Indian Air Indians can also go to State Chief Hilal Ahmed Rather in a funds from the loan account of The searches were con- Force, the Defence Ministry these countries and for- Electoral Officer money laundering case worth Paradise Avenue to various ducted at 14 premises includ- and Switzerland-based Pilatus eigners including OCIs Baldev Singh in 177.68 crore. Hilal is son of entities and rerouting the ing a dozen in the national Aircraft Limited in the case. with valid visa can now 2019, the Election former Minister Abdul Rahim funds back to the firm’s cur- capital and one each in The Swiss company was one of travel to these nations and been finalised by the Ministry Commission Rather, who served as Finance, rent account from where it was Gurgaon and Surat, officials the bidders for the contract come to India. India’s Civil of Civil Aviation. Other for- (EC) on Friday Agriculture, Rural further withdrawn and trans- said. floated in 2009. Aviation Ministry has entered eigners from these countries said no action is needed in the Commission following due Development, Law and ferred for purchase of mov- The ED had initiated a The CBI has alleged that into an “air bubble agreement” have also been allowed to avail matter as the appointment was procedure wherein the State Parliamentary Affairs Minister able/immovable assets in money laundering case to Pilatus had entered into a with the USA, the UK, Indian visa facility for business, done after consultation with the Government had clarified that under the National India, Dubai and USA, the ED probe the deal and is carrying criminal conspiracy with Germany and France. The medical & employment pur- State Government. “Singh had he was clear from the vigilance Conference-led government in said. out the search operation to Bhandari and Bimal Sareen, Ministry said that soon more poses. Indian citizens have also been rated outstanding in his angle and as per records, he the erstwhile State. The funds were also spent gather evidence under the both directors of Offset India countries will be in this bilat- been allowed to travel to such performance appraisal records had been rated outstanding in The investigation under on foreign tours and other per- Prevention of Money Solutions Pvt Ltd, and dis- eral agreement of air travel countries on any type of visa,” during the five years of his ser- his performance appraisal the Prevention of Money sonal activities of Rather. As Laundering Act (PMLA), they honestly and fraudulently known as ‘air bubble agree- said MHA in a statement. vice prior to his appointment,” reports during the five years of Laundering Act was initiated many as three flats in the said. signed a Service Provider ment’ in the wake of Covid-19 The Civil Aviation the EC said. his service prior to his on the basis of an FIR regis- name of Hilal Rather and The case involves Agreement with Bhandari in situation. Ministry, for its part, said that “The Commission having appointment as CEO, tered by the Anti-Corruption family members were acquired absconding arms deal broker June 2010 in violation of the In the order, Union Home Delhi Airport has developed duly considered the matter, Maharashtra. Bureau, Jammu. in Dubai and one Bungalow and alleged middleman Sanjay Defence Procurement Ministry said that allowing new features in their portal for does not find any reason for Sawant has alleged that “Investigation conducted was acquired in the name of Bhandari, who is already fac- Procedure, 2008. travel will be subject to health international travelers for “con- taking any action in the matter. Singh was facing an inquiry by ED revealed that a loan of Hilal Rather and his wife in ing separate ED and CBI The deal was allegedly checks and only applicable to tact-less declarations”. The The CEO’s appointment is done initiated by CVC and the min- Rs 177.68 crores was sanc- North Carolina, USA, the probes for corruption and done to get the contract for those who are not having Delhi International Airport in consultation with the con- istry of industry and com- tioned by the J&K bank, with- agency saud. alleged possession of unde- supply of 75 basic Trainer Covid-19 and other norms Limited (DIAL) announced cerned state government/union merce in an alleged irregular- out verifying documents and The residences of Abdul clared assets in the country Aircraft to the IAF. stipulated by the Civil Aviation that it has developed a first-of- terriotory wherein a panel of ity in SEEPZ SEZ. Sawant in violation of guidelines of Rahim Rather in Srinagar and and abroad. The agency had alleged Ministry. The MHA also said its-kisnd portal where India- officers is furnished to the poll questioned why the credentials RBI, to Paradise Avenue for Hilal Rather in Jammu were Bhandari is suspected to that the company made a pay- that the travelers must have bound international arriving body,” the EC said in a letter of the CEO were not cross- construction of a residential among the premises searched be staying in the UK at present ment of CHF 1,000,000 in the valid visa. “Ministry of Home flyers can fill the mandatory addressed to Sawant. checked while appointing him housing project in Jammu,” the by the ED. Several incrimi- and the ED is in the process of account of Offset India Affairs has permitted OCI self-declaration form and also The EC further said that to the post and whether the agency said in a statement. nating documents and digital initiating extradition pro- Solution Private Limited with cardholders to enter India who apply online for exemption Baldev Singh, a 1989 batch IAS Election Commission of India A substantial part of the evidence have been seized ceedings against him. the Standard Chartered Bank, belong to countries with which from mandatory institution officer of Maharashtra cadre was working under pressure of loan was siphoned off by Hilal during the search operations, The CBI had filed a crim- New Delhi in two tranches in “air bubble” arrangements have quarantine process. was appointed by the the Bharatiya Janata Party. 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But having seen tinels, whose barking alerts peo- ' 7,8*9!3: the narratives of the Vedas, Brahma he would relate the cause of his the fault of the dog that you hit you, I will now escape from my ple against the arrival of thieves, Sutra, the Puranas and the epics, sorrow to Ram if the latter him with a stick?” torment.” While everybody said robbers and terrorists/insur- *S ! Ramayana and Mahabharata. granted him an audience. The ascetic replied, “I went that the sanyasi’s worldly posses- gents. Precisely for this reason, 7 Examples are many, but two well- Told of the dog’s request by to the town for alms after recit- sions have now increased, the terrorists in some areas of ! / known ones merit a mention. In Lakshman, Ram asked for the ing prayers on the banks of the dog said, “Have no doubt, who- Jammu & Kashmir and Maoists Mahabharata’s Mahaprasthanika dog to be brought before him Ganga during the whole day. ever becomes the king of in parts of central India have > 0 P Q 7 Parva (The Chapter of the Great forthwith. Arriving in Ram’s Begging for alms, the whole Kalinjar becomes a dog in his asked villagers to kill all dogs in P Q * ' Departure), a small brown dog presence, he began to sing the body burning with hunger, I next birth.” He then did their areas. @ * P Q P! began to follow the five Pandavas former’s praise with folded hands found the dog lying in front namaskar to Ram and walked In the present situation, and Draupadi as they began their and head bowed. Asked about occupying the whole road. I slowly to Varanasi where he fast- how many of India’s stray dog Q " ' $ ! final journey out of this world. One the reason for his coming, he loudly asked him go give way but ed to death and attained heav- haters have tried to understand A 7 " ::! by one, Draupadi and four said, “A sanyasi (a mendicant he pretended not to hear. He was en because he had seen Ram. how the COVID-19 pandemic . 0 S Pandavas fell dead as they climbed ascetic who has renounced the asleep with one eye closed and Ram’s statement that a “ter- has turned the lives of these * , " 7 Mount Meru. Yudhisthir, the eldest world) has hit me for no fault of looked at me with the other. I rible hell is the punishment for canines completely upside Pandava, and the dog marched on. mine. Distressed and hurt after became angry and hit him on the a cruel and malevolent sanyasi” down? It has been said often 7 Suddenly Indra, the king of gods, being hit, I have come to your head with a stick. Now that I has an echo in a passage in enough to become common- ( S ! appeared in his flying chariot and court after starving for three have said all this before the court, Skanda V, chapter 26 of Srimad place knowledge that the closure . S 5$ 0 ! said that he had come to take days. The court should please ask you decide what punishment to Bhagavata: The Holy Book of of hotels, dhabas and restaurants Yudhisthir to heaven in his mortal the sanyasi what was my fault give me.” God. It reads, “God has given dif- have deprived vast numbers of ! * body. Assured that Draupadi and that he should have hit me with On being asked by Ram ferent forms of livelihood to them of their food. It is not just 0 his four brothers were already a stick?” Ram said that the about the punishment, the creatures. Some of these may go the left-overs thrown into 7 " " ? there and well, he asked whether the sanyasi should be brought courtiers said that the sanyasi against the interests of man. But garbage bins that they miss. dog could come with him. On being immediately before him so that should be barred from bathing man should not retaliate against Many of them, who had been fed !! told that heaven had no place for a the court could judge. How in the Ganges. At this, the dog these creatures for two reasons. regularly by the staff and own- /*'0"(7 ! dog, he refused to go without the could a sanyasi be cruel to an said that he should not be pun- They are not endowed with the ers of these eating places, have latter. It was then that the dog animal? (All quotations are from ished but made the ruler of the capacity to know that they are now to fend for themselves — appeared in his true self as Dharma, Saptakanda Ramayana translat- kingdom of Kalinjar. The doing injury to man; and next, something to which they have the God of Virtue, and said this was ed from Bengali to English by courtiers laughed as Ram made man knows that they will be grown unused. Yudhisthir’s final test. He would not this author). the sanyasi the king of Kalinjar. injured if he retaliates. A person Finally, how many haters of >4# have been able to enter heaven alive The dog, who accompa- Climbing onto the back of an who injures lower creations for stray dogs have any idea of the if he had agreed to abandon the dog. nied Ram’s messenger, identified elephant, his splendour selfish purposes goes to a pur- love and loyalty that most dogs 0 ! " !! ! " This account is widely known the sanyasi as he was brought enhanced by the royal sceptre, gatory called Andhakupa and unconditionally lavish on peo- and cited. Another incident is before Ram, who asked, “Why the sanyasi began travelling hap- there he will have to live in a low ple? Not surprisingly, Konrad !* ! found in the Bengali translation of have you abandoned your dhar- pily towards Kalinjar as people type of body, attacked by the Lorenz writes in Man Meets Dog, the Saptakanda Ramayana (The ma and are cruel to animals? laughed at his attire — a loin- creatures he had injured. In “The whole charm of the dog lies * Ramayana in Seven Parts) by One who perpetrates adharma cloth — with the royal umbrel- darkness, without sleep, and in the depth of friendship and ! Krittibas Ojha. It happened when has to live in hell. What kind of la over his head. restless, he will have to drag on the strength of spiritual ties " 35 ! Ram, after defeating Ravan and renunciation is yours when your Asked by the courtiers as to a wretched existence.” with which he has tied himself sending Sita to sage Valmiki’s her- body is so full of anger? why was the kingdom given to (Translated by Swami to man.” Author of the landmark B CD mitage, was holding court in Castigation of others and malev- the sanyasi when the idea was to Tapasyananda). book On Aggression and perhaps 566666 " ! Ayodhya with Lakshman guarding olence towards others are grave punish him, Ram directed them The passage quoted from the best-known authority on ani- 56666 * the entrance. A white dog with red sins. A terrible hell is the pun- to the dog, who said, “Under a The Srimad Bhagavata: The Holy mal behaviour, he should know. eyes, lame in one leg and limping, ishment for a cruel and malev- curse by Lord Shiva, death does Book of God applies especially to (The writer is Consultant C6! with thick patches of congealed olent sanyasi. 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Close on the heels of ,,*(, *,&&%.,*4,I J,%,' -%&2.$ embroiled in a long history of GC " Nepal’s issuance of a map show- 23.2&'2 " 42,%&&,.&&52(. disputes? In a secular democra- ing Lipulekh, Kalapani and %*2(/6 *;,5( 233%4%&32(*'52( ) cy, the PM is not expected to rep- ? Limpiyadhura under its territo- -.23.2&'&(,'2, 42,2*,,5,' resent any particular religion or ry, Pakistan has released a terri- *'8$233,$%&'(426,,,($8,,* organisation. For a head of the torially misleading map that (4%**4,62,,4,*&*%*3&(,*%&.*.$(.B state, religious affiliations should P Q includes the former princely .&,'*,& " -.23.2&'%*2 ,&(4-,',&B remain confined within the four State of Junagadh (Gujarat) and %&%*,'%8&2$%484,&5.42(%,,'32$(5% walls of his home. Kashmir. This prompted a quick 2 , 2*(&, ,*,& 23 , %* $,*2',,*,,$2,2&,%*,$(-33%6 Sritama " ! response from India’s Ministry of %(**8($6 *>(&) (2$233%4%&%*,B *',2&,23,42*(&,%*,.2&'$(.B Via email External Affairs, which termed it 4,8,',8.,23'%8&2$%45.,'25, .&%*.8%4(&&,4%%&&2(','%*$B * . ' “an exercise in political absurdi- , %*&%*,%4&,'2,,%(,23" -..2&'6 ,6*.($,*'2%*.,2(*'%,4 ,825,%.*,'2, (8%4%2*23%&&,B % *2 52(*' 2 ,,& % ,& %%*, 2 , 536D B 35 ty.” Pakistan Prime Minister .&$2*,5,%*.(,'32*,3%2(4%%%,.%*,' 2,*$,*,5,%*.'%8&2$6,G(,%2*,, EF:D F C65 " Imran Khan claimed that the ,*.62,,, 882%%2*42,2324(2* %? *'%8&2$%',2%$*'%&&&,,,42(*B Sir — This refers to the editor- FF map represented the aspirations ,24%%2*23%*-I J,+%*4%8& G(%,&(*',,42,23'%8&2$%4%$$(*%32$ ial, “Monumental apathy” ' , of the whole nation and all its ,4, 2 , %,3 %*%, 23 ,& % , 82,4(%2*M +2&%%4&& , 882%%2* ,332 2 (August 7). The massive explo- political parties. It is likely that 44(,'8*(,*'(*',8&,',%(, 5,$%4=%/*O,8(%2*,*2,.%,,'$(4 sion in Beirut, Lebanon could- Pakistan has China’s blessings in 2(.,'%8&2$%44**,&6 *34%42,2$B (44,6,*%&,,&,(,8,8%*.2B n’t have come at a worse time for # ! producing the map given simi- $,, %,3%*%,6,*3,'23%*,2.B ,&52'32%*,%.%2*6 Lebanon when the country has ##( > lar border claims by Nepal %2* 5 52 , (2$ 233%4%& *' , % &4(*&"&8 &9&8 been battling one crisis after recently. Pakistan has expressed ,$%*(*4&,%3,233%4,%4%$23$%/('.B another. Nations across the " its frustration through a series of world as well as international C steps that coincided with the first institutions must offer help to * anniversary of the abrogation of with a resolution on Kashmir could be downgraded to the Lebanon so that it can overcome Article 370. It had announced despite having China on its side. blacklist. India must firmly dis- the catastrophe. = that August 5 would be observed The FATF has decided to keep prove the ridiculous claims made Prathna 0 7,8*9 * as “day of exploitation” even as Pakistan on the “grey” list as it by its neighbours and reassert its Sir — This refers to the editori- Via email / the Khan Government again failed to check the flow of money territorial sovereignty. al, “After Ayodhya” (August 6). failed to persuade the UN to terrorist groups. If it fails to ful- Venu GS The pomp and show displayed at $ ; ' $ Security Council to come up fil the FATF’s requirements, it Kollam a simple event such as the bhoo- $%%$4"% :( 8$$4;<5&( !6 5 !"#"# %% = 5) !+ #$ 5# *7:<+ 8#9 $"+ $ 17<+89:-* 17 /2 ,2- "!#$/# ) / , / -0 - /-! + , 0 /! , ,*,2&&,'2(25(*' L L 0 / -+ $(4B',%,'4%,4(,32,2*&%*, / , ,2 ('%23+*4%/ *%(%2* +
8 78 637&!7>! 0 * !&! " ! # * 1# *2 & ! " ' # 1'# 2 , C56 1$#2 " C6 56666 $# C63:!C6 " $# ! FG 7 = ! 34 = 7 1=72 C66C:C # * C635!3E C63:!C6 " 34 =7 ! 3 6 68 $ 3!27; :->!* = ' C635 7 $ * 17$2 he pandemic and the response to it by vari- ! # ous governments around the world have posed Tunprecedented challenges, the effect of which " 35 =7 E6F56 would be felt for decades to come. People and C6C6!C3 # * economies are suffering not only due to the huge $# ! loss of lives but also from the slowdown of econom- ! ic activities during the lockdown. According to the . , Union Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari, the contagion is expected to cause a loss of over 10 # * ! lakh crore to India’s economy. The World Bank, too, estimates that 12 million people in India could be " C6 $# pushed into poverty. While initially, the most visi- 366 C6C3!CC , ble impact of the crisis was on the healthcare sec- tor due to shortages of personal protective equip- $ 0 $# ment (PPE), ventilators, critical medical supplies and 34 =7 * 35C $# healthcare professionals trained in the handling of 364 $# C63:!C6 a contagion, its impact is now being felt on the free > , movement of people, goods and services, too. 0 ) * A circular economy is based on the principles ! of reducing our waste and pollution throughout the lifecycle stages, keeping products and materials in use for long and regenerating natural systems. + " ! Circular economy-based concepts, such as cascad- " ! ed reuse of resources to design reusable masks to ; substitute single-use masks, supported by sumers, we can ensure a continuous sup- vices that people are increasingly relying ers. Real-time tracking technologies pro- Government-formulated guidelines and awareness ply of essential goods in vital sectors and upon. Such solutions could also help con- vide information on where a product ends about the same, are steps in the right direction. help improve resilience through stock tinue efforts to reduce the usage of plas- up and how it will be reused or recycled. , The global market for refurbished medical + availability and competitiveness while tics and styrofoam. Several initiatives by However, despite the many opportu- # ! devices is also predicted to witness significant + not giving up the commitment to achiev- various Fast Moving Consumer Goods nities that circular thinking presents, = growth. Recently, fuel cell manufacturer Bloom ing the UN-set Sustainable Development (FMCG) companies and collaborations ongoing efforts in this direction have been ! Energy started to refurbish ventilators to meet the Goals (SDGs). involving various stakeholders have been hit due to the pandemic. For example, in supply gap in hospitals in the US. Due to COVID- In order to support the Atmanirbhar done across the globe to minimise single- the waste management sector where sig- H ! < 19, organisations preferred work from home (WFH) Bharat Abhiyan, newer ecosystems need use plastics. nificant work was done to manage plas- = 9 = 9 and educational institutes preferred to learn from to be envisaged that are based on local, In addition, enhancing material tic waste, many efforts have been halted home using virtual platforms for meetings and online ;; shorter and more distributed supply productivity also plays a significant role during the lockdown, particularly in the classes, which led to an unprecedented surge in B chains via localised material sourcing. At in addressing the diminishing cost com- private recycling space. ! demand for refurbished laptops. This cascaded use the start of the pandemic in India, the petitiveness of industries (such as the Recycling plants are mostly shut or are of refurbished laptops would also be critical in fill- availability of PPEs was critically low, own- Indian automobile sector in comparison operating at limited capacity with a lot of !H0'0H0 ! ing the void that has emerged in supporting online ing to non-availability of local manufac- to China, Singapore, Indonesia, and the informal sector workers, who played ! education to rural and urban poor students. = < turers, long gestation period to import Bangladesh) due to high material cost. The the role of aggregators (such as the junk Measures like these will create new market oppor- ; their machines and the high cost. In line circular economy emphasises reuse, and collectors) leaving urban centres for their 0 $ 1$2 , tunities, increase the use of existing assets and reduce with the spirit of ‘Vocal for Local’ and with through this has the potential to generate native places. Procurement of recyclable the pressure on the environment created by the various Government initiatives, India is not only environmental benefits but cost waste has also become a challenge. " $ 7$ 9 demand for virgin raw materials. today the second-largest manufacturer of benefits, too, and create new revenue Among plastics, virgin plastic may become = 19 =,2 " O ! < Integrating circularity in various governments’ = PPE body overalls within a short span of opportunities. For example, the focus on even cheaper than secondary raw mate- 9 =, recovery agenda and strategies thus assumes impor- four months. There is also a need to manufacturing durable goods would help rial plastic due to falling prices of hydro- tance. In April, the City of Amsterdam launched its engage in collaborative consumption to them to generate income from rentals, carbon fuels resulting from the current low Circular 2020-2025 strategy, which outlines the share resources by replacing traditional repairs and refurbishment while reducing demand. This will also affect the econom- actions it would take to cut down the use of new raw ownership of products with lending, bor- the environmental footprint. ic viability of many plastic recyclers. O ! materials to half by 2030. The local government also rowing and the availability of repair ser- In the COVID-19 crisis, digital solu- Efforts would be required to stimulate the " $# considers this strategy to be the basis for econom- vices to facilitate reuse. This would help tions have promoted virtual workspaces, demand for recycled materials and close 9 G3 ic recovery from the effects of COVID-19. Similarly, reduce panic buying. For instance, the a mobile Government and a multitude of the price gap between virgin and recycled 9 ! the European Union (EU) and South Korea have assurance of the Delhi Government to platforms to monitor and trace infections. plastics. both adopted “Green Deals” as central pillars to their provide “Pulse Oximeters” for monitor- Digitalisation has not only been limited As countries step towards econom- . economic recoveries, both leveraging regenerative ing oxygen levels of patients undergoing to medical solutions or WFH set-ups but ic recovery after COVID-19, they should ! models and circular economy principles. The home isolation is a positive step in this has been an instrument in supporting undertake circular economy strategies for J *S deployment of idle railway coaches by Indian direction. Acceptance of such “pay for ser- online education modes, too. long-term sustainable development and Railways as isolation wards during the surge of vices” rather than “owning facility options” Digital technology can play a role in for creating resilient economies. The Coronavirus infections is adapting the approach to would gain momentum if hygiene is creating city and village systems that are BRICS nations recently acknowledged the . ) $ use existing infrastructure to an extent possible. This ensured. Local waste sites can be turned regenerative and restorative by offering de- heightening of social vulnerabilities and ! # * * 33 0 provides an opportunity for other governments to into resource centres that undertake materialisation opportunities, increasing job losses due to the pandemic and have 1 # 7 $ . . # integrate resilience, low carbon and sustainable recovery and recycling of plastics. our knowledge and understanding of data emphasised on the need for improving the B ' # ' " " growth thinking into their recoveries by avoiding Circular innovations can address on the lifecycle of materials, people and environment and promoting the circular ) 2 short-term emission-intensive projects. manufacturing and supply chain shortages external conditions, allowing for more economy in national plans as steps Rethinking the mostly linear global supply chain within the healthcare sector, too, where cir- informed decisions based on accurate data. towards recovery. The time is ripe for us ( ! ! systems by adopting a circular economy as a mode cular knitted fabric (washable and This would help close the loop of mater- to rethink our consumption patterns, to 0 ? ! of production can help economies withstand sup- reusable) can be used to produce non- ial cycles and contribute to keeping prod- build in resilience, circularity and an effi- , # * ply disruptions like those experienced in the cur- medical protective face masks. The need ucts/materials in use for a longer period cient rural-urban connection to reduce the rent pandemic. This was particularly visible in the for investment in technology for design- of time. vulnerability of our economic and social *S ! case of stressed food production and distribution, ing responsible packaging solutions that For example, digital technology can systems and move towards an which was experienced during the hastily-imple- maintain food safety and quality standards help aggregate local marketplaces dealing Atmanirbhar Bharat. mented lockdowns. By creating new and shorter sup- and prevent contamination can enhance in secondary and alternative materials and (Bakshi is Senior Fellow and Tewari is ply chain connections between producers and con- the sustainability of the home delivery ser- formalise the informal sector waste-pick- Fellow and Area Convenor, TERI) 5 Bywxyuy t v syqtyqsywux tuusx w ysuqu ytuutusuqtxqu yu uyq +*- ,9-?-
the more insufferable the pandemic powerless and scared in the face of a YouTube videos, coding a website — to rise above challenges, take smart mation from reputable sources instead becomes. We have seen people feel pandemic but people can use digital where they are in control. decisions and experience a sense of of regurgitating what they read on hopeless and helpless as a result of all technology to regain control and give Nurture relationships: While achievement and degree of success. social media. the information they absorb and unfor- themselves a degree of autonomy over social distancing is good for our phys- Hence, people must use this opportu- The way towards digital well- tunately, sink into deeper mental their life. ical health, isolation is not good for our nity to take online courses, learn new being: Our increased digital dependen- health issues. This is critical as having control mental health. So, we must use this skills and do things that engage them. cy can be of benefit to our well-being Fake news and conspiracy theories promotes emotional well-being. So, opportunity to digitally connect with People must consider using dig- instead of a hazard. We need to use our < can induce fear and lead us to either people must think about ways in old friends, family members or ital technology to look after their screens positively and promote greater 66 +55!* fight, freeze or fold up. If you are one which they can use digital technology acquaintances that we somehow lost body and mind during this period of autonomy, relatedness and compe- of the fighters, the information on dig- to help them do it. It can be something touch with. We must also nurture our confinement. They may not be able to tence. To be balanced, people must ital feeds will help you take action in as simple as using the technology at existing relationships by scheduling hit the gym but they can use digital schedule their downtime, off-screen (*%*.*282&2.% he Coronavirus pandemic has serving others, hence, limiting your their disposal to make plans, manage regular chats online and using digital reminders and prompts to move and time, exercise time and fun time. This *',,4,,,&(%, made social distancing the new online time. their schedule, organise activities with devices to spread positive news, express exercise more — even if they are con- will form the core of their emotional <,%42*%*(,242*32(*' Tnormal and the majority of us are You may also minimise the under- others and even do online shopping at gratitude to the people serving us and fined inside a restricted environment. well-being and hold them in good 4%,*4,642&2.%*%,& becoming increasingly dependent on standing of the situation and label all websites where they get to exert greater helping others. People can consider downloading a stead. &232(*'%&23 digital technology. Pushed into an those people, who err at the side of pre- choice. For instance, people can order nutrition app, exercise, mindfulness or People must remember not to uncertain future, we are spending caution, as hysterical and not abide by The key is to use digital technol- food and groceries online for friends, relaxation app. They must think about reach for their phone as soon as they 3228%*'(%*. #" more time to digitally connect with the safety rules. Thus, putting yourself ogy actively instead of letting them- family members and neighbours who how they can use digital technology to wake up. They must give themselves ,423, (*5( people, work, shop, keep ourselves and others in danger. If you freeze, then selves get passively guided by algo- are not digitally-enabled. Helping oth- improve exercise, sleep and diet the time to get ready, eat and then get ,,*(&&42*4&(','% informed and even entertained. you will lock yourself down and if you rithms. People must think of digital ers can give life more purpose and allay regimes. to their device. We should use technol- %$2,&%-,&25,5,6 While a digitally-mediated daily fold, you will need support to uplift technology as a tool that allows them anxieties. Organise group chats and People can use digital technology ogy to increase our independence, fur- <,%%&&42(42*2, life can keep us safe from the risk of your mental health. to extend their autonomy and makes regular virtual meet-ups — seeing a to be smarter about their information ther our well-being and harness our infection, too much exposure to it can At all costs, people must keep their it possible for them to develop strate- familiar face, even on a phone screen, diet, too. Use fact-checking services to inner potential. Doing so will not only ,,4,*&%, harm our mental health. There has digital activity healthy during the out- gies to cope better. For instance, peo- can be reassuring. People must use this counter conspiracy theories, unfound- help us get through the pandemic but 52,'=%%,8&<, been a lot of awareness raised about the break. Let us take a look at three evi- ple can consider limiting passive screen time as an opportunity to rebuild affil- ed rumours, urban legends and mis- will also ensure that we emerge 4(&8(,5(, impact of exposing oneself to negative dence-based tips for a healthy digital time and balance passive viewing with iations with those who matter. information. Reduce information stronger from it. &25222(%$6 influences on social media and the diet during the outbreak. more interactive screen time — play- Be smarter: Our well-being is also intake to one or two trustworthy (The writer is Director of a Wellness I ,'%2%&J news. The more information we receive Take control: It is natural to feel ing educational games, making influenced by our competence, ability sources. Most importantly, get infor- company and heads a foundation) !"#"# . 3 $ ,' 4 3* & 7 % ' A)6 &&,,&&NO+) '%8 > % % - ! pandemic. Global markets tumbled 3,)B'%**%*.,- case of a weakening in the omestic equity bench- after US President Donald borrower credit risk Dmarks Sensex and Nifty Trump signed an order pro- he increase in loan-to- profile and/or sharp decline ended flat on Friday as neg- hibiting American residents < got a small boost before trad- money into the economy, Tvalue (LTV) ratio for gold in gold prices, which have old price surged for the ative cues from global mar- from transacting with ing began on U.S. Stock mar- which has shown signs of loans, or the quantum of seen a strong rally G16th straight session on kets and spiking COVID-19 Chinese apps WeChat and all Street is stalling on kets when a report showed improvements since the spring borrowing against a given over the last few months," he Friday and touched an all- cases in the country kept TikTok, ratcheting up US- WFriday, as a whirlwind of that the U.S. Job market but is still hobbling amid wor- quantity of the precious added. time high of 57,008 per 10 investors on the edge. China tensions. worries about rising U.S.- strengthened more last month ries about a resurgence in metal, will heighten credit However, given that the grams in the national capital, After touching a low of China has vowed to retal- China tensions and whether than economists expected. coronavirus counts. risks for banks, a ratings higher LTV is only till March according to HDFC 37,787.38 during the day, the iate against the executive Congress can deliver more aid But the bump for U.S. Even though Friday's jobs agency said on Friday. 31 next year, the risk on the Securities. Silver too con- 30-share BSE Sensex clawed order, which comes into force for the economy threaten to Treasury yields and European report was healthier than the The RBI had on portfolio is for a limited peri- tinued its upward movement, back lost ground to end 15.12 in 45 days. halt its big run. stocks proved short-lived. market expected, it also Thursday increased the LTV od, the agency said in a note. with the price touching a points or 0.04 per cent high- According to traders, The S&P 500 was edging It's a busy day for markets, showed that hiring is already ratio for gold loans by banks Also, gold loans are record-high of 77,840 per er at 38,040.57. negative overseas cues and 0.1% lower in early trading, with investors also focused on slowing following two months to 90 per cent from the ear- mostly short-tenure loans of kilogram. Silver price jumped Similarly, the NSE Nifty mounting COVID-19 cases in after a five-day winning streak Capitol Hill, where Congress of acceleration and remains far lier 75 per cent, in a bid to anywhere between 3 to 24 by 576 compared to the rose 13.90 points or 0.12 per the country kept investors jit- had brought it back within and White House officials below where it was before the make money available to peo- months, it said. closing level of 77,264 per kg cent to finish at 11,214.05. tery. 1.1% of its record for the first have been negotiating on a pandemic. ple affected by the coron- The agency said given on Thursday. During the week, the Registering over 60,000 time since February. The Dow hoped-for deal on more aid for Trump is considering avirus pandemic. that the RBI's announcement In the previous trade, Sensex advanced 433.68 cases in 24 hours for the Jones Industrial Average was the economy. A marathon executive orders to address "...An increase in the on higher LTV gold loans is gold had closed at 57,002 points or 1.15 per cent, while first time, India’s COVID-19 down 73 points, or 0.3%, at meeting Thursday left both some of the issues if Congress LTV ratio to 90 per cent limited to the banking sector, per 10 grams. On Friday, the the Nifty rose 140.60 points tally galloped past 20 lakh on 27,317, as of 9:40 a.M. Eastern sides still far apart on key doesn't reach a deal, such as increases the credit risk for banks are bound to garner a price increased by 6 to or 1.26 per cent. Friday, while the number of time, and the Nasdaq com- issues, and they both said the evictions and unemployment banks as the collateral larger market share vis-a-vis 57,008 per 10 grams.Prices Asian Paints was the top recoveries surged to 13.78 posite pulled 0.1% back from future of talks is uncertain. insurance, but they appear available in the form their non-bank peers in loans of both the metals recorded gainer in the Sensex pack on lakh, according to Union its record. Investors say it's crucial unlikely to have much of gold ornaments or jew- against the pledge of gold in all-time high prices, HDFC Friday, spurting 4.44 per cent, Health Ministry data. Markets around the world that Washington pump more impact. ellery may not be sufficient to fiscal 2021. Securities said. followed by Bajaj Finance, The number of cases fully cover both principal At present, non-bank "Spot gold prices for 24 IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv around the world linked to and interest components on financiers and unorganised carat in Delhi continued to and Maruti. the disease has crossed 1.9 ing retaliatory action from power, telecom, utilities, in the red, while Seoul fin- these loans," Brickworks lenders like local pawn bro- scale new highs by gaining On the other hand, Titan, crore. China. industrials and basic materi- ished with gains. Ratings said. kers with a wider network 6. Gold prices are trading HCL Tech, Infosys, M&M “The unrelenting pace of “However on a weekly als indices rose as much as Stock exchanges in Its Director for Ratings, enjoy a large market share in higher for the 16th consecu- and Sun Pharma were among virus infections and other basis, Indian benchmark 1.21 per cent, while Europe were trading on a Vydianathan Ramaswamy, loans against gold ornaments tive day in India," HDFC the laggards, skidding up to uncertainties led to the indices ended up by around consumer durables, IT, teck negative note in early deals. said the increase in LTV will and jewellery. Securities Senior Analyst 2.65 per cent. benchmark indices ending 1 per cent, following gains in and healthcare closed with Global oil benchmark result in a "negative carry" for They also charge high (Commodities) Tapan Patel Mahindra & Mahindra flat today with volatile trades. the latter half of this losses. Brent crude was trading 0.86 banks as the total exposure rates on these loans, which said. In the international on Friday reported a 94 per Global cues were also most- week, on expectations of RBI Broader BSE mid-cap and per cent lower at USD 44.70 will exceed the value of the can range anywhere between market, both gold and silver cent decline in consolidated ly negative, after Asian mar- policy easing to support eco- small-cap indices rallied up per barrel.On the currency pledged gold. 20 per cent to 50 per cent, were trading marginally profit at Rs 54.64 crore for the kets ended in losses following nomic revival,” said Vinod to 1.44 per cent. In rest of front, the rupee ended almost "It could adversely whereas banks charge lower at USD 2,061 per ounce June quarter, adversely US actions on popular Nair, Head of Research at Asia, bourses in Shanghai, flat at 74.93 against the US impact the recoverability and much lower interest rates, it and USD 28.36 per ounce, impacted by the COVID-19 Chinese apps, and anticipat- Geojit Financial Services.BSE Hong Kong and Tokyo ended dollar. asset quality of banks in the said. respectively.
BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11186.65 11231.90 11142.05 11214.05 13.90 Script Open High Low LTP ADANIPORTS 327.70 328.15 322.25 326.65 HDFCAMC 2391.50 2391.50 2353.75 2369.55 GMRINFRA 20.85 21.35 20.55 21.15 HEIDELBERG 183.05 185.80 182.50 183.00 ASIANPAINT 1727.55 1816.90 1725.70 1807.80 80.25 Security Name Open High Low LTP JUBLFOOD 1891.90 1895.30 1862.40 1871.05 AMBUJACEM 224.00 226.25 218.65 219.60 RITES 241.10 246.75 240.25 244.80 BAJAJHLDNG 2676.15 2715.00 2676.15 2702.30 BAJFINANCE 3333.00 3481.45 3310.00 3470.30 125.10 RELIANCE 2124.55 2157.00 2120.10 2146.70 TECHM 660.00 667.85 655.00 662.35 SYNGENE 472.90 478.50 467.55 471.85 STRTECH* 122.00 125.50 121.50 124.65 GPPL 76.00 76.70 75.55 75.75 UPL 465.50 484.90 465.50 480.10 16.20 BAJFINANCE 3336.00 3480.00 3306.00 3466.00 MRF 61427.15 63286.55 61414.20 62678.00 PAGEIND 19303.00 19480.00 18987.85 19019.80 JCHAC 2032.05 2079.00 2015.00 2061.90 GESHIP 275.00 278.20 270.50 272.65 BAJAJFINSV 6285.00 6500.00 6250.00 6470.00 174.30 AXISBANK 430.20 437.00 427.40 433.20 SUMICHEM 286.90 294.00 285.00 286.80 TRENT 552.00 597.95 552.00 578.90 JYOTHYLAB 140.00 143.90 140.00 141.75 ENDURANCE 952.75 970.00 947.70 956.40 INDUSINDBK 496.00 513.35 492.00 507.90 13.00 BANDHANBNK 300.90 309.00 300.10 307.45 PNB 32.15 32.95 32.15 32.80 KEI 358.10 381.75 355.00 376.95 WHIRLPOOL 2075.00 2133.80 2062.80 2086.55 NH 303.00 308.45 299.00 304.75 BPCL 412.50 421.40 411.05 419.50 9.95 IDEA 7.90 8.93 7.64 8.83 MCX 1708.80 1750.00 1660.35 1672.05 GICRE 140.05 142.55 140.05 140.90 ESSELPRO 271.00 275.00 257.00 259.00 TATAMETALI 507.90 507.90 497.50 498.70 BRITANNIA 3865.00 3945.00 3850.00 3942.35 84.70 HDFC 1772.10 1781.60 1764.00 1777.95 BSOFT 145.70 148.70 139.80 142.85 PVR 1126.00 1138.25 1090.00 1127.50 NBVENTURES 49.70 52.35 49.20 51.75 TVTODAY 208.00 214.40 200.05 201.45 TATAMOTORS 117.00 119.70 116.00 118.90 2.10 TATACONSUM 487.75 530.10 482.75 518.40 LICHSGFIN 258.40 265.15 258.40 259.60 WABCOINDIA 7004.00 7010.00 7000.10 7002.00 INDHOTEL 77.70 78.35 77.30 77.90 INFIBEAM 75.05 75.70 74.50 74.95 MARUTI 6498.00 6749.50 6481.85 6665.00 109.25 HDFCBANK 1036.00 1047.00 1022.50 1044.00 INDIGO 946.00 946.00 928.00 939.50 RALLIS 299.00 306.70 298.35 303.20 APLAPOLLO 2136.50 2195.00 2098.90 2164.15 ITDC 221.80 236.70 221.80 229.00 GAIL 96.25 97.40 95.65 96.90 1.25 RBLBANK 174.55 193.35 171.60 191.30 BERGEPAINT 531.80 557.50 529.55 555.05 SPICEJET 45.80 47.00 45.80 46.20 ABFRL 124.15 125.00 120.35 121.00 MINDACORP 72.70 72.70 70.40 70.85 TEAMLEASE 2098.70 2104.00 2046.30 2072.90 PHILIPCARB 106.20 110.95 106.20 107.60 IFCI 6.25 6.76 6.19 6.54 SHOPERSTOP 159.75 166.85 158.50 159.40 ZEEL 149.45 151.30 148.75 150.10 1.35 MARUTI 6489.00 6740.00 6472.95 6679.55 INFY 970.85 970.85 949.00 950.75 IGL 390.00 390.70 380.85 388.10 UJJIVAN 232.20 243.50 232.20 240.40 SWSOLAR 242.10 247.50 234.35 236.30 ALLCARGO 99.50 99.80 95.00 98.35 BHARTIARTL 556.00 563.40 552.05 560.00 4.70 ICICIBANK 359.20 359.50 351.00 357.85 BLISSGVS 133.00 133.00 128.00 130.15 CANFINHOME 372.20 377.70 367.80 372.75 ABB 890.00 904.00 880.00 882.45 IFBIND 363.60 380.45 363.60 377.75 ADANIPORTS 323.90 328.35 321.55 326.45 2.65 ASIANPAINT 1729.90 1816.50 1727.55 1805.05 HEG 769.90 821.80 769.30 786.40 VBL 755.00 787.05 738.00 744.00 CYIENT 341.75 348.10 338.55 339.95 KSB 514.05 527.55 510.05 515.75 ONGC 78.15 79.40 78.10 78.60 0.55 CAPPL 649.00 686.00 567.55 584.80 SBICARD 759.50 764.75 753.50 757.80 EQUITAS 50.80 51.45 50.10 50.90 J&KBANK 16.10 16.75 16.00 16.55 MAHABANK 11.90 11.90 11.73 11.85 COALINDIA 129.50 130.35 128.55 129.70 0.85 INDUSINDBK 495.50 513.20 492.50 509.10 INFRATEL 194.90 194.90 188.00 192.55 HAVELLS 605.90 611.95 604.20 609.55 TRIDENT 6.90 6.90 6.76 6.80 DISHTV 8.20 8.20 7.86 7.91 TATASTEEL 395.90 406.70 393.10 403.05 2.60 TCS 2318.90 2327.00 2287.80 2294.95 HDFCLIFE 608.25 613.55 605.30 607.05 PRESTIGE 222.35 232.00 222.05 224.75 NCC 31.00 31.20 30.60 30.85 VENKYS 1051.55 1068.10 1050.25 1053.20 SHREECEM 21900.00 22074.15 21621.30 21849.50 126.65 SBIN 191.80 192.05 189.60 190.65 NESTLEIND 16757.00 16893.20 16554.60 16761.45 COROMANDEL 808.00 808.00 785.10 789.85 KRBL 302.15 307.00 297.80 304.00 SKFINDIA 1466.80 1466.85 1428.70 1459.45 RELIANCE 2129.80 2157.80 2120.20 2146.00 11.90 IBULHSGFIN 190.80 199.50 190.25 193.30 NATCOPHARM 759.00 794.70 759.00 781.60 RAMCOCEM 695.00 697.00 681.95 687.60 UJJIVANSFB 33.85 37.10 33.70 36.40 PGHH 10342.95 10420.00 10243.35 10297.90 TECHM 657.75 668.00 654.40 664.00 3.65 TATAMOTORS 117.00 119.70 116.25 119.10 WOCKPHARMA 316.55 322.05 308.25 309.10 CUMMINSIND 413.85 421.75 412.00 418.90 ZYDUSWELL 1715.00 1725.45 1680.00 1693.70 VGUARD 163.10 165.85 163.10 164.50 NESTLEIND 16668.90 16899.00 16555.90 16759.00 81.85 TATASTEEL 395.30 406.75 393.25 404.00 MGL 985.00 988.70 959.30 969.10 MARICO 369.95 371.90 365.40 370.00 THYROCARE 707.00 709.55 697.95 699.85 DCMSHRIRAM 334.55 341.55 331.40 335.40 GRASIM 634.00 641.90 628.25 636.95 2.75 APOLLOTYRE 116.00 124.90 114.50 123.45 RECLTD 107.65 108.75 103.55 105.75 HAWKINCOOK 4477.00 4636.00 4326.00 4615.45 GRSE 206.05 210.90 201.00 202.40 JSL 38.00 39.80 38.00 39.40 INFRATEL 192.00 193.80 188.00 192.25 0.70 HINDUNILVR 2219.00 2234.80 2205.05 2210.75 ACC 1409.00 1422.15 1392.35 1396.80 PETRONET 246.00 247.00 242.25 244.45 KALPATPOWR* 228.70 240.30 224.30 227.95 SUPRAJIT 160.50 165.55 159.50 164.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 2991.80 3019.00 2975.00 3001.95 10.15 LUPIN 908.00 915.80 874.90 879.40 COLPAL 1433.10 1467.00 1433.00 1457.80 RAIN 98.00 101.20 96.80 100.10 BASF 1339.00 1362.90 1310.00 1324.95 HERITGFOOD 323.00 326.00 308.30 313.25 KOTAKBANK 1341.50 1347.80 1323.25 1344.60 4.50 DRREDDY 4575.00 4707.15 4554.80 4571.25 TATAPOWER 49.80 50.60 49.20 49.65 IDBI 39.50 41.45 38.85 40.30 AIAENG 1697.60 1708.00 1661.00 1666.20 ITC 195.50 197.00 194.15 196.00 0.65 AUROPHARMA 920.00 923.05 898.25 906.65 TATACHEM 297.00 304.20 295.80 300.90 VARROC 234.90 241.00 226.60 230.25 INOXLEISUR 239.05 239.05 232.55 232.90 HDFCBANK 1034.85 1047.20 1020.60 1043.85 3.15 MUTHOOTFIN 1225.00 1234.00 1191.10 1216.80 TATACOFFEE 100.60 107.00 99.05 106.20 NAUKRI 3330.00 3390.00 3275.60 3311.10 OMAXE 65.25 72.05 65.25 72.05 CIPLA 738.00 739.65 724.50 732.80 1.70 HINDPETRO 224.90 224.90 212.45 213.55 AARTIIND 1057.85 1076.50 1057.85 1067.65 UNIONBANK 29.40 29.60 29.05 29.50 SANOFI 8167.00 8267.00 8109.20 8169.55 HDFCLIFE 607.90 613.85 605.45 607.60 0.70 TITAN 1118.00 1130.95 1087.00 1090.70 MINDTREE 1131.00 1156.55 1118.70 1151.90 SIEMENS 1135.50 1164.40 1135.50 1152.30 PARAGMILK 91.70 95.10 90.65 92.55 EICHERMOT 21700.00 22142.85 21560.00 21694.00 12.70 IOC 87.15 88.45 85.75 86.45 EMAMILTD 239.50 263.70 237.50 257.65 NBCC 23.10 23.55 23.00 23.25 IEX 189.50 192.00 182.50 183.70 ICICIPRULI 475.00 476.20 462.40 470.50 HFCL 14.50 15.27 14.10 14.30 DHANUKA 802.00 802.00 770.00 782.40 POWERGRID 175.80 177.95 175.25 176.00 0.10 DLF 144.80 144.80 141.05 141.95 BAJAJCON 185.00 187.00 179.55 182.35 JAMNAAUTO 33.90 34.55 31.50 33.95 VINATIORGA 979.65 986.40 975.90 980.25 HEROMOTOCO 2710.00 2720.00 2670.10 2706.00 1.55 CIPLA 739.00 739.60 724.75 728.60 GAIL 96.25 97.45 95.65 97.00 IDFC 20.25 20.50 20.00 20.30 AVANTI 480.00 497.40 478.85 485.10 TATAINVEST 765.80 790.00 765.00 769.90 AXISBANK 431.45 437.00 427.15 433.20 0.20 PIDILITIND 1330.00 1392.80 1322.15 1376.90 ADANITRANS 237.70 253.55 233.50 249.95 SPARC 185.00 185.20 180.20 180.90 CREDITACC 590.00 591.95 560.80 570.85 JSWSTEEL 236.80 241.00 235.80 239.45 -0.05 GLENMARK 465.00 467.20 451.30 453.50 ECLERX 472.20 487.50 470.40 480.95 CONCOR 459.30 462.00 449.45 455.60 EIDPARRY 293.35 303.25 292.00 297.85 SBIN 191.45 192.10 189.55 190.85 -0.10 BHARTIARTL 553.50 563.00 552.00 560.60 MOTHERSUMI 100.70 101.05 97.80 99.80 AJANTPHARM 1655.00 1718.30 1655.00 1691.75 UCOBANK 13.61 13.87 13.56 13.77 DRREDDY 4590.00 4707.00 4560.55 4579.65 -3.40 M&MFIN 135.85 138.00 134.35 135.20 DIXON 7721.00 7850.00 7529.00 7779.10 LTTS 1565.00 1625.00 1546.20 1594.00 HIMATSEIDE 70.00 74.45 68.70 73.40 ICICIBANK 359.45 359.65 353.15 358.10 -0.65 KOTAKBANK 1337.20 1346.80 1323.40 1342.10 BAJAJ-AUTO 2978.05 3019.15 2974.65 3001.70 TATAMTRDVR 41.00 41.60 40.50 41.00 BAJAJELEC 433.00 439.10 428.15 429.75 HDFC 1774.95 1781.80 1763.00 1779.90 -3.85 DIVISLAB 2750.00 2815.00 2724.10 2784.25 INDIAMART 3095.00 3146.80 3021.00 3083.40 SHK 82.45 82.70 79.15 79.65 ASTRAZEN 3349.15 3358.10 3320.05 3331.80 HINDALCO 176.45 179.00 175.35 177.40 -0.60 SRF 3844.00 4122.55 3841.60 4080.50 BOMDYEING 64.75 68.00 63.10 67.00 AMBER 1720.00 1801.00 1700.00 1785.15 JKLAKSHMI 284.30 295.00 284.30 286.30 NTPC 86.20 86.70 85.35 85.85 -0.30 BAJAJFINSV 6296.00 6499.50 6251.15 6469.20 COALINDIA 129.85 130.35 128.55 129.70 SBILIFE 882.00 883.20 862.50 868.60 THERMAX 741.45 771.00 737.65 751.90 HINDUNILVR 2223.00 2234.80 2205.00 2208.80 -11.65 JINDALSTEL 197.00 201.05 195.25 199.45 CANBK 102.40 102.80 101.50 101.95 DALBHARAT* 815.60 824.55 756.00 764.35 JBCHEPHARM 738.45 738.45 730.00 731.50 TCS 2308.00 2328.00 2287.00 2295.00 -13.10 BPCL 412.90 421.30 411.35 419.70 GSPL 204.20 211.00 204.20 207.10 ABCAPITAL 58.50 59.80 57.95 59.10 FINEORG 2339.90 2369.65 2273.70 2329.75 ARVINDFASN 122.30 126.80 121.35 123.55 ULTRACEMCO 4026.00 4072.00 3982.45 4004.95 -23.40 TORNTPOWER 334.90 357.50 334.80 336.75 NMDC 88.65 89.45 87.85 89.15 INTELLECT 181.00 182.45 179.80 182.45 ORIENTCEM 69.80 71.25 68.15 70.80 MINDAIND 287.70 287.70 280.50 284.80 WIPRO 281.05 281.85 276.40 277.95 -1.70 UPL 467.00 484.90 465.50 480.35 INDIACEM 115.70 118.00 113.55 116.95 LINDEINDIA 642.30 706.10 642.30 675.80 HSCL 45.80 46.80 45.10 46.10 JTEKTINDIA 65.55 67.20 65.30 66.45 LT 922.55 926.85 914.10 916.05 -6.10 ULTRACEMCO 4037.35 4070.00 3984.25 4005.15 PFC 86.75 87.90 84.95 85.40 PGHL 4401.80 4727.20 4395.65 4667.60 ERIS 530.00 543.35 526.05 535.70 NESCO 434.00 437.00 432.70 433.55 IOC 87.70 88.40 85.65 86.40 -0.80 ITC 195.35 197.00 194.15 196.05 VAIBHAVGBL 1699.00 1719.00 1650.05 1689.60 JINDALSAW 59.00 62.25 59.00 60.85 VSTIND 3512.45 3606.00 3470.00 3489.90 JAGRAN 37.80 38.15 37.65 37.80 M&M 610.10 616.50 598.70 602.60 -7.05 HINDZINC 240.00 257.20 236.30 253.40 RCF 48.55 51.60 48.40 50.95 PTC 53.55 53.70 52.80 53.15 BALMLAWRIE 114.80 117.85 114.75 116.30 CRISIL 1709.10 1744.25 1709.10 1728.90 SUNPHARMA 532.30 535.45 522.60 526.00 -6.25 ALKEM 2868.00 3089.55 2868.00 2980.30 NOCIL 112.70 117.45 110.90 114.85 POLYCAB 828.35 854.55 828.35 842.60 HINDCOPPER 36.55 37.80 36.50 36.90 GMDCLTD 41.40 41.85 41.00 41.20 INFY 969.45 969.45 949.00 951.65 -19.20 BRITANNIA 3893.90 3945.00 3850.65 3934.15 EXIDEIND 158.40 163.25 156.15 161.75 DEEPAKFERT 159.00 159.00 151.45 152.15 TAKE 46.00 47.00 44.35 44.90 VTL 689.45 693.00 678.20 682.65 HCLTECH 699.90 699.90 685.00 689.90 -15.00 M&M 609.00 616.05 599.00 600.60 POWERGRID 176.00 177.85 175.30 175.90 JKTYRE 65.00 68.15 64.45 65.55 MOIL 141.50 145.35 141.15 143.05 ESABINDIA 1341.15 1360.55 1333.75 1341.10 GUJALKALI 337.00 363.95 336.00 344.25 ISEC 483.75 498.35 473.45 492.75 FORTIS 140.35 140.90 137.15 137.95 MASFIN 639.55 654.80 639.00 648.25 TITAN 1114.95 1131.40 1086.05 1092.15 -28.00 LT 922.50 926.50 914.10 915.70 STAR 526.00 537.75 514.75 524.05 SUNTV 398.00 402.35 392.80 394.25 KAJARIACER 414.00 415.00 404.75 407.50 LAXMIMACH 3262.00 3442.40 3261.00 3320.40 TNPL 114.60 114.80 113.80 114.25 PEL 1480.00 1519.60 1454.60 1464.35 CUB 117.50 123.40 117.50 122.80 NATIONALUM 35.00 35.25 34.45 34.90 TVSSRICHAK 1430.70 1518.00 1430.10 1481.85 IOB 10.26 10.43 10.26 10.38 APOLLOHOSP 1704.80 1752.85 1703.85 1744.45 CHOLAFIN 204.80 209.80 203.15 208.95 HEXAWARE 391.00 397.55 388.95 393.25 HUDCO 35.20 35.50 34.80 35.15 TCIEXP 700.45 714.55 681.25 709.25 GRANULES 325.40 328.90 309.20 315.60 PNBHOUSING 218.80 225.50 214.65 218.25 BBTC 1350.00 1378.50 1332.90 1360.45 KANSAINER 446.30 464.70 445.00 458.10 SPANDANA 658.00 662.00 623.20 632.35 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MANAPPURAM 157.00 162.10 155.70 161.65 JUBILANT 841.90 856.45 834.00 838.95 SCI 55.45 58.35 54.95 57.00 MMTC 18.15 19.45 18.05 18.75 ORIENTELEC 178.10 178.30 176.65 176.90 NIFTY NEXT 50 27127.50 27193.85 27022.85 27130.45 66.00 EICHERMOT 21700.00 22138.50 21549.05 21793.20 BIRLACORPN 640.10 682.00 640.10 653.05 LALPATHLAB 1859.00 1917.25 1859.00 1903.05 JMFINANCIL 74.10 74.50 73.30 73.70 GREAVESCOT 83.20 83.55 82.00 82.10 ADANITRANS 234.00 253.30 234.00 252.50 21.40 GILLETTE 5000.00 5003.90 4948.05 4958.75 BALRAMCHIN 125.00 132.30 125.00 130.20 CHAMBLFERT 157.00 158.00 154.35 155.40 TIMETECHNO 38.10 41.00 37.90 39.35 TTKPRESTIG 5580.10 5640.80 5530.75 5554.45 HINDZINC 240.00 257.50 236.50 254.95 19.95 LAURUSLABS 1040.00 1041.95 1010.00 1022.80 ADANIPOWER 35.20 36.90 35.15 36.65 CESC 570.00 583.10 568.00 580.80 ZENSARTECH 175.70 177.95 171.20 172.35 BERGEPAINT 529.40 558.00 526.85 556.00 27.15 HCLTECH 700.50 700.50 685.00 689.55 SUZLON 4.41 4.51 4.34 4.39 IIFL 71.50 71.50 68.50 69.05 SIS 362.70 368.50 360.00 362.65 BANKBARODA 46.40 48.85 46.10 48.60 2.35 GMM 4315.00 5141.15 4300.00 5059.15 AFFLE 1810.00 1896.35 1810.00 1841.80 SHANKARA 371.00 376.35 361.00 362.75 POWERINDIA 872.60 881.00 869.00 880.80 BOSCHLTD 13050.00 13790.00 13049.95 13646.00 580.30 ZEEL 151.00 151.20 148.75 150.20 SONATSOFTW 291.90 293.50 284.55 287.60 INDIANB 59.75 59.75 57.85 58.95 NILKAMAL 1250.00 1250.00 1216.65 1220.60 PIDILITIND 1329.80 1393.70 1323.10 1374.00 42.05 DEEPAKNI 569.75 619.00 569.75 610.70 UFLEX 312.15 320.25 310.00 315.20 OIL 94.05 95.90 94.05 94.90 GARFIBRES 1698.00 1704.00 1631.90 1701.95 SRTRANSFIN 663.00 680.00 659.00 677.05 16.30 ESCORTS 1134.00 1147.60 1120.50 1123.85 AEGISLOG 213.30 218.00 206.80 208.60 RADICO 382.00 388.70 376.80 385.95 REDINGTON 89.00 89.00 86.90 87.10 BANDHANBNK 300.25 309.30 300.25 307.20 7.15 TORNTPHARM 2978.00 2990.85 2927.75 2940.60 TV18BRDCST 33.60 34.75 33.50 33.95 CHENNPETRO 84.10 84.80 83.20 83.70 CCL 249.05 250.95 238.85 240.55 DIVISLAB 2748.00 2820.00 2722.40 2799.80 61.75 SRTRANSFIN 663.00 680.00 659.00 676.95 HAL 969.90 975.45 941.80 947.90 NHPC 20.10 20.50 20.10 20.40 MOTILALOFS* 666.60 670.35 656.00 660.45 MUTHOOTFIN 1211.00 1234.65 1191.00 1216.75 24.25 FEDERALBNK 52.65 55.00 52.30 54.60 MFSL 540.10 543.45 530.10 535.80 GLAXO 1490.20 1500.00 1482.25 1485.05 DBCORP 73.75 75.00 73.45 74.05 NHPC 20.15 20.50 20.10 20.50 0.40 BEML 654.15 666.40 647.10 656.35 RAJESHEXPO 475.00 475.00 452.50 458.20 CENTRALBK 17.20 17.65 17.15 17.55 CENTURYPLY 131.60 132.45 131.15 131.75 PNB 32.50 32.95 32.25 32.90 0.55 L&TFH 62.70 63.65 61.65 63.45 PFIZER 4375.05 4422.50 4358.10 4382.00 JKCEMENT 1551.30 1613.00 1545.00 1600.40 AAVAS 1354.60 1368.90 1340.00 1352.75 COLPAL 1436.70 1467.45 1432.05 1457.00 20.00 SUNPHARMA* 532.20 535.25 522.70 525.80 ATUL 5154.80 5278.00 5125.00 5148.40 BLUEDART 2040.50 2043.00 1991.00 1996.35 SJVN 22.15 22.25 22.10 22.15 NMDC 88.10 89.45 87.80 88.90 1.20 FRETAIL 107.70 112.65 107.00 108.85 GNFC 164.00 168.50 163.70 165.85 BLUESTARCO 506.70 508.20 490.00 497.60 LAOPALA 188.90 191.65 184.00 188.65 MCDOWELL-N 582.60 593.60 580.45 587.55 7.90 NIITTECH 2020.00 2036.70 1971.50 1987.20 GUJGAS 304.00 308.20 302.00 302.75 QUESS 365.00 378.20 360.00 369.10 GEPIL 478.60 499.00 478.60 490.05 BAJAJHLDNG 2672.90 2717.15 2660.40 2696.00 35.60 BAYERCROP 6070.00 6449.00 6070.00 6138.90 IRB 122.40 125.40 121.50 122.15 AKZOINDIA 1863.55 1935.00 1863.50 1918.15 VMART 1801.35 1805.20 1762.00 1767.50 DABUR 507.90 513.70 506.05 512.10 5.30 BATAINDIA 1265.10 1271.40 1252.15 1258.40 WELCORP 102.95 104.30 99.00 103.05 GHCL 141.00 145.95 141.00 144.05 BRIGADE 140.00 142.00 138.25 138.80 UBL 960.00 974.90 954.30 966.60 8.70 UBL 957.25 974.35 954.30 965.50 JAICORPLTD 88.50 90.25 88.30 88.60 SUNDRMFAST 444.95 451.50 432.20 445.40 SOLARINDS 949.00 973.15 947.20 965.45 HAVELLS 606.15 612.00 603.30 611.45 5.30 ADANIENT 181.00 195.00 181.00 192.75 JSLHISAR 82.30 85.35 80.00 83.15 SOBHA 221.10 226.50 219.55 222.35 MHRIL 171.00 171.00 164.85 167.95 ABBOTINDIA 16248.55 16298.70 16079.05 16254.00 99.50 PIIND 2073.00 2154.35 1936.85 1947.70 SHREECEM 21804.10 22055.00 21673.05 21894.15 REPCOHOME 142.15 144.90 138.40 138.85 NAVNETEDUL 74.85 77.85 73.40 75.55 CADILAHC 390.30 395.30 387.55 390.90 2.05 VEDL 124.95 126.60 122.50 122.85 KPITTECH 89.45 89.45 76.50 78.65 INDOCO 253.30 253.30 242.35 243.95 MAHINDCIE 108.00 109.70 107.30 109.20 IGL 388.20 391.05 381.00 389.15 0.95 TVSMOTOR 422.20 429.95 414.95 421.25 ADVENZYMES 225.00 225.00 215.20 216.45 3MINDIA 20620.00 21640.85 20576.55 21519.90 PHOENIXLTD 625.00 637.00 596.45 604.80 PEL 1464.00 1519.95 1454.95 1467.20 3.25 ADANIGAS 153.00 163.40 153.00 162.10 GSFC 62.10 64.55 62.00 63.05 RVNL 19.10 19.25 19.05 19.15 CARERATING 439.95 440.05 431.35 432.85 PGHH 10320.00 10425.00 10251.25 10300.00 9.45 APLLTD 1110.00 1128.00 1045.00 1051.45 IRCON 96.90 97.30 94.75 95.30 TCNSBRANDS 349.90 353.60 340.00 341.35 RATNAMANI 1133.65 1134.65 1109.25 1113.25 NAUKRI 3348.00 3367.00 3275.10 3319.05 0.05 IDFCFIRSTB 27.05 28.60 26.75 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1 *& cooperation and to take their * ! ! * special ties to ever newer 8 heights. “Thank you PM @naren- Kathmandu: Nepal “Our main concern is not Oli a new party was registered dramodi for your congratula- Communist Party’s executive about gaining power, what we under the name of a lesser- Colombo: Mahinda Rajapaksa tory phone call. With the strong chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal want is to follow the proper known person at the Election will be sworn in as Sri Lanka’s support of the people of ‘Prachanda’ has asked the party procedure while running the Commission with the intention Prime Minister for the fourth #SriLanka, I look forward to workers to prepare for the NCP. We are not focusing on to split the ruling party. time on Sunday after his party working with you closely to fur- “worst” as the ongoing power gaining any position, but our “If one chairman (PM Oli) registered a landslide victory in ther enhance the long-standing tussle between him and Prime fight is against the wrong trend does not follow the proper the general election, securing cooperation between our two Minister K P Sharma Oli has developing in the party,” procedure of the party then two-thirds majority in countries. Sri Lanka & India are intensified with no solution in Prachanda told a select group how can the unity of the party Parliament needed to amend friends & relations,” Mahinda sight. of journalists during a special remain intact,” he wondered. the Constitution to further con- tweeted. Oli and Prachanda have briefing on Wednesday. Prachanda claimed that he solidate the powerful Rajapaksa The Rajapaksa family has held at least ten meetings in He held the press confer- and other senior leaders of the family’s grip on power. dominated Sri Lankan politics recent weeks to sort out the dif- ence along with three senior party were trying to save the The Sri Lanka People’s Party for two decades. Mahinda was ferences between them. But, as party leaders Madhav Nepal, party by creating a favourable (SLPP), led by prime minister previously president, from 2005 the Prime Minister did not Jhalanath Khanal and party situation. Mahinda Rajapaksa, won in to 2015. President Gotabaya accept the condition of a one- spokesperson Narayan Kaji “We are trying for the best 145 constituencies, bagging a Rajapaksa had won the man-one-post, the talks failed. Shrestha, according to Nagarik outcome but the communists total of 150 seats with its allies, November presidential election Oli has refused to give up his daily. of this country should also be a two-thirds majority in the 225- on the SLPP ticket. post as prime minister as well The dissident group prepared for the worst thing to member Parliament, according In the parliamentary elec- as a co-chairman of the Nepal accused Oli of trying to dam- happen,” Prachanda told media to the results announced by the $ 8 2 & tion, he was seeking 150 seats Communist Party (NCP). age the image of other senior persons, indicating a possible election commission on Friday. ! $ 8 # mandatory to execute consti- A bitter internal feud has leaders of the party, the daily split in the ruling party. It won all but four of the 22 tutional changes, including to been brewing in the ruling reported. “I had agreed to make Oli electoral districts on offer, SriLankans for placing their Mahinda will be sworn in preference votes, the highest repeal the 19th Amendment to NCP since the last few weeks Prachanda and Nepal have Prime Minister for a full 5 years polling 6.8 million votes (59.9 trust in President Gotabaya as the new prime minister for ever recorded by a candidate in the Constitution which had after top party leaders, includ- claimed that the majority of the term and enjoy the executive per cent). Rajapaksa, myself and the the fourth time on Sunday at the history of elections. curbed the presidential powers ing Prachanda, demanded Oli’s powerful Central Working chairman’s position in the party The 74-year-old Prime PodujanaParty and voting for a ceremony at the historic Prime Minister Narendra while strengthening the role of resignation, saying his recent Committee members have for creating a better environ- Minister Mahinda thanked the the ‘Saubhagye Dakkama’ Buddhist temple of Kelaniya, a Modi was among the first world Parliament. anti-India remarks were “nei- supported them while raising ment within the party,” said Sri Lankan people for putting election manifesto in over- north Colombo suburb, leaders to congratulate Mahinda Activists, already alarmed by ther politically correct nor voice against Oli. Prachanda. their faith in the SLPP and said whelming numbers. We will according to an official state- on the outcome of the elections the diminishing space for dissent diplomatically appropriate.” Prachanda also alleged that “Oli has dragged the party that the country will not stand ensure Sri Lanka will not ment. and said the two sides will and criticism in the island The opponents of Oli are also while the Standing Committee towards anarchism by calling disappointed during its tenure. stand disappointed during He created a record in work together to further nation, fear such a move could against his autocratic style of meeting was in progress, at the separate gatherings,” Prachanda “Heartfelt gratitude to all our tenure,” he said. polling over 500,000 individual advance all areas of bilateral lead to authoritarianism. PTI functioning. initiative of Prime Minister said. PTI 88 ' - & = ! 8 # ;8 1 . 766 Beirut: Lebanese President military and security officials to He said the investigation is Michel Aoun says there are two do what was necessary. He did concentrating on 20 persons. Puig has been living in Kabul: A traditional council maintain thousands of armed possibilities behind Tuesday’s not elaborate. He said several He rejected an international exile in Belgium since he, for- met on Friday in Afghanistan’s militias loyal to them. blast — either negligence or governments in charge since investigation into the blast, Belgian court on Friday mer Catalan President Carles capital to decide whether to The Taliban in a statement “external intervention” by a 2013 received warnings about saying that it will make us “lose Arejected Spain’s demand to Puigdemont and a number of release a final 400 Taliban pris- on Friday rejected the Kabul missile or a bomb. the material. the truth.” AP have a former high-ranking their associates fled to Belgium oners, the last hurdle to start- gathering, saying it had no legal Washington: Video-sharing Aoun said on Friday that politician from the region of in October 2017, fearing arrest ing negotiations between status. A statement by US app TikTok on Friday threat- he asked France for satellite Catalonia extradited, in yet over their alleged roles in the Kabul’s political leadership and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ened to take legal action in US images to see if there were war- 4 : ) another set back for the coun- secessionist push and the hold- the Taliban under a peace deal issued late Thursday made it courts against Donald Trump’s planes or missiles in the air at try’s efforts to try several offi- ing of an independence refer- with the US. clear that the 400 prisoners executive order banning any- the time of the blast. cials in exile over their alleged endum that the Spanish gov- The negotiations are a crit- had to be released if peace talks one under US jurisdiction The blast is believed to 9 roles in an independence ref- ernment had banned. ical step toward lasting peace in with the Taliban were to move from doing business with the have been caused when a fire Beirut: Hezbollah leader Hassan He was responding to claims erendum that Madrid branded The vote sparked a police Afghanistan. forward. company’s owner ByteDance. touched off 2,750 tons of Nasrallah says the explosion at that his group may have stored as illegal. crackdown and led to one of The talks will decide what “We acknowledge that the “We will pursue all reme- ammonium nitrate that had the Beirut port reveals nepotism explosives at the port. Still, The Brussels prosecutor’s Spain’s biggest political crises in a peaceful Afghanistan might release of these prisoners is dies available to us in order to been stored at the port since it and corruption that can’t be Nasrallah didn’t rule out a mis- office said the court had decid- decades as mass protests roiled look like, what constitutional unpopular,” Pompeo said. “But ensure that the rule of law is was taken from an impounded ignored in Lebanon and that sile attack or an act of sabotage. ed not to enforce the European the relatively wealthy northeast changes will be made, how the this difficult action will lead to not discarded and that our ship in 2013. The cause of the those responsible should be He said that storing explosive arrest warrant for former region of 7.5 million people. rights of women and minorities an important result long sought company and our users are initial fire is not known. brought to justice. materials like ammonium nitrate Catalan culture minister Lluis Polls and recent elections will be protected and the fate of by Afghans and Afghanistan’s treated fairly — if not by the Aoun told journalists that Nasrallah denied in a speech at the port for so long means “it Puig on the grounds that “the show that Catalans are rough- the tens of thousands of heav- friends: reduction of violence Administration, then by the he received information on on Friday that his group was is partially an issue of negligence, Spanish authorities who issued ly equally split by the secession ily armed men on both sides of and direct talks resulting in a US courts,” TikTok said in a July 20 about the stored mate- responsible for Tuesday’s blast or corruption, nepotism” that the warrant are not competent question. Spaniards as a whole the conflict. Besides Taliban peace agreement and an end to statement. AFP rial and “immediately ordered” exercised any power at the port. should not be ignored. AP to do so.” are strongly against it. fighters, warlords in Kabul the war.” AP 5 5 R5 O @ - & '
Beijing: China has sentenced a manufacturing and transport- late 2018 arrest of Meng fourth Canadian citizen to death ing drugs, the court said in a Wanzhou, a company executive *! & P on drug charges in less than two brief statement. Another sus- and the daughter of Huawei’s years following a sharp down- pect in the case was also given founder, at Vancouver’s airport Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia was was the prime minister. When asked whether he turn in ties over the arrest of an the death penalty and four in at the request of the US, which ! looking for a country except Claiming that the fugitive would extradite Naik if he executive of Chinese tech giant others sentenced to between wants her extradited to face India to send Zakir Naik, but Islamic preacher “would not be becomes the Prime Minister of Huawei. seven years and life in prison. fraud charges over the compa- not many countries are willing safe from the Indian public”, the Malaysia again, Mahathir said, Ye Jianhui was sentenced on Death sentences are automat- ny’s dealings with Iran. Her Putrajaya (Malaysia): Two- new prime minister in March to accept the controversial 95-year-old politician, who is “Well, we would like to send Friday by the Foshan Municipal ically referred to China’s high- arrest enraged Beijing, which time former Malaysian Prime with a new government sup- preacher, former prime minis- eyeing a comeback, said he him to some country where we Intermediate Court in the south- est court for review. Ties calls it a political move aimed at Minister Mahathir Mohamad ported by ex-Prime Minister ter Mahathir Mohamad has would like to send Naik to feel he will be safe.” ern province of Guangdong. between Canada and China constraining China’s rise as a announced on Friday that he is Najib Razak’s corruption-taint- said. some country “where we feel he He once again refused to Ye had been found guilty of have nosedived over Canada’s global technology power. AP forming a new ethnic Malay ed party that was ousted in 2018. Naik, a 54-year-old radical will be safe.” send Naik to India, saying “at party more than two months Mahathir, who was sacked Islamic preacher wanted by “For the time being he this moment we feel that he after he was sacked from his pre- from Bersatu along with his son the Indian authorities for (Naik) can stay here but we would not be safe from the vious party during a political and three other senior members, alleged money laundering and would like to send him to Indian public.” 22'42*%*(,2.,N82*.,O%* struggle with his successor. said Muhyiddin had hijacked the inciting extremism through some other country where he Naik has been banned Mahathir, 95, quit as prime party and helped revive what he hate speeches, left India in would be safe. Unfortunately, from any public activities in the minister in protest in late called a kleptocratic govern- 2016 and subsequently moved not many countries are willing multi-ethnic country after his *,%.52(%*.42(*? *'%2 February after fellow party ment. to the largely Muslim Malaysia, to accept him,” Mahathir was controversial remarks against member Muhyiddin Yassin He accused Muhyiddin of where he was granted perma- quoted as saying by the WION Malaysian Hindus and Chinese United Nations: India has entities that have been pro- financing. withdrew their Bersatu party using money to buy support in nent residency when Mahathir news channel. last year. PTI told the UN Security Council scribed by the United Nations,” It further said that from the ruling coalition, trig- Bersatu, causing it to stray from that Dawood Ibrahim, who the statement said without Member States which suffer gering its collapse less than two its goal of fighting graft. perpetrated the 1993 Mumbai naming any country. due to poor governance and years after a historic victory in Mahathir said he believes many & bomb blasts, and other UN- India underlined that the inadequate oversight on finan- 2018 national polls. grassroots members are unhap- designated terrorists “unsur- success of collective action cial institutions are more vul- Muhyiddin was sworn in as py and still support him. AP - prisingly” continue to enjoy against the ISIL serves as an nerable for exploitation by ' & “patronage” in a neighbouring example of how focused atten- the terrorist entities and 0 / country, calling for focused tion by the international com- organised criminals. ,&.%*42(,/,4$2,2 Portland: Portland’s nightly protests turned violent international efforts to address munity yields results. “Implementation of rec- again even after the city’s mayor pleaded for demon- Washington: The United States has recorded threats posed by the fugitive “A similar focus on ommendations of the strators to stay off the streets and a police officer more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 gangster and terror groups addressing threats posed by Financial Action Task Force ,'%,,B &*$%*%, hit by a rock early Friday suffered what was hours, the highest number of daily fatalities in Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e- proscribed individuals and (FATF) in strengthening the described as a serious injury. The protesters who three months, Johns Hopkins University’s Mohammed. entities such as Dawood capabilities of governance Brussels: A Belgian court on decades as mass protests roiled came out Thursday night clashed with officers near real-time tally showed on Thursday. India said this in a state- Ibrahim and his D-Company, structure of financial and eco- Friday rejected Spain’s demand the relatively wealthy northeast a police precinct station and also used metal bars The country, which has seen a major resur- ment on Thursday to the High the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the nomic assets should be one of to have a former high-ranking region of 7.5 million people. to disable police vehicles, police said in a statement. gence in coronavirus since the end of June, Level Open Debate of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, will serve the topmost priorities to politician from the region of Polls and recent elections The nightly clashes this week have ratcheted up ten- added 2,060 deaths in one day as well as more UNSC on “Addressing the Issue humankind well,” it said. counter the menace,” it said. Catalonia extradited, in yet show that Catalans are roughly sions in the city after an agreement was reached last than 58,000 new cases, the Baltimore-based of Linkages between Terrorism India added that terrorism India said the UN needs to another set back for the coun- equally split by the secession week between state and federal officials for feder- university showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT and Organised Crime.” is one of the most serious enhance its coordination with try’s efforts to try several officials question. Spaniards as a whole al agents to pull back from their defence. AP Friday). AFP “India has been a victim of threats that mankind faces bodies like the FATF which in exile over their alleged roles are strongly against it. terrorism sponsored from today and the scourge of ter- have been playing a significant in an independence referen- Puig’s lawyers had argued across our border. We have rorism does not distinguish role in setting global standards dum that Madrid branded as that Spain’s Supreme Court does experienced first-hand the between countries and regions. for preventing and combating illegal. not have the jurisdiction to cruel linkage between transna- “It is the grossest affront to money laundering and terror- The Brussels prosecutor’s judge him and that only a tional organised crime and the enjoyment of the inalien- ist financing. office said the court had decid- Catalan court is competent to do terrorism. able human right to life and to It emphasised that today it ed not to enforce the European so, and they said the Belgian *! A& “An organised crime syn- live in peace and security. is a widely accepted fact that arrest warrant for former court agreed with them. dicate, the D-Company, that India strongly condemns ter- terrorist organisations and Catalan culture minister Lluis Lawyer Paul Bekaert told Dubai: A former top Saudi coun- information he knows regarding had any knowledge of the oper- used to smuggle gold and rorism in all its forms and organised crime groups both Puig on the grounds that “the reporters that the Spanish con- terterrorism official has filed a the inner workings of the royal ation, but Western intelligence counterfeit currencies trans- manifestations. There can be constitute “transnational crim- Spanish authorities who issued stitution only allows the coun- federal lawsuit in the United court and kingdom’s leadership. agencies and the US Senate have formed into a terrorist entity no justification of any form of inal groups”. the warrant are not competent try’s Supreme Court to issue this States against Saudi Crown It also alleges that the prince’s declared the prince ultimately overnight causing a series of terrorism. And looking for India said that organised to do so.” kind of arrest warrant when it Prince Mohammed bin Salman, efforts to kill him continue to this responsible for Khashoggi’s bomb blasts in the city of root causes for terrorism is criminal networks also help Puig has been living in exile concerns members of parlia- alleging the royal tried to trap and day. Attempts by Saudi Arabia to killing. Aljabri’s lawsuit follows Mumbai in 1993. The attack akin to finding a needle in a terrorist groups funnel funds in Belgium since he, former ment. He underlined that Puig kill him in the US and Canada. forcibly return certain citizens years of silence by the former resulted in the loss of more haystack,” it said. into legitimate businesses. Catalan President Carles has never been a lawmaker. The lawsuit filed by Saad who reside abroad began attract- intelligence official, who left the than 250 innocent lives and India underscored that it “There is documented Puigdemont and a number of The Belgian prosecutor’s Aljabri is the latest effort by the ing global attention after the kingdom quietly around the damage to property worth mil- is important to hold States evidence where smuggling of their associates fled to Belgium office is mulling whether to former intelligence official to killing of Saudi critic Jamal time his former boss, Prince lions of dollars,” India said in accountable for activities that narcotics, natural resources in October 2017, fearing arrest appeal the Brussels court ruling. try and bring about internation- Khashoggi, who was killed by Mohammed bin Nayef, fell from the statement. support or encourage terror- and cultural artefacts are sus- over their alleged roles in the It’s the third time that a al and public pressure on the Saudi agents who worked for the power. Prince Mohammed bin The perpetrator of the ism from territories under tained by safe transit corri- secessionist push and the hold- European arrest warrant against crown prince, following years of crown prince. Khashoggi was Nayef had been the kingdom’s Mumbai blasts, “unsurprising- their control. The resolutions dors provided by terrorist ing of an independence refer- exiled Catalan politicians has silence in exile abroad. slain inside the Saudi Consulate feared interior minister and was ly, continues to enjoy patron- of the Security Council make entities. We have seen the endum that the Spanish gov- been rejected. Aljabri’s lawsuit claims the in Turkey in an operation the crown prince before he was oust- age in a neighbouring country, clear the primary responsibil- destruction created by the ernment had banned. 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a woman, and the resultant misogyny are more open to working towards a more topics that I wanted to address in my writ- equitable society, where women are ing for a while. But I did not want the respected and treated fairly. starting point of the series to be heavy- handed. I wanted the darkness to slowly There has been a surge of grey roles in creep in. So my natural, perhaps humor- online content now. Filmmakers and ous inclination, was to first make my char- actors don’t like putting characters in a acters colourful spies, who gradually box. Do you think the same can be said turn vigilantes. I was interested in talking about your four leads? about the lack of autonomy that a woman Absolutely. I deliberately set out to tell has over her body. Often in patriarchal a tale of four very flawed individuals. They societies, women are dressed and are not always going to do the right thing. undressed at the whims of the society, and They are going to make mistakes and may are being told what is appropriate and not even apologise for them but these what is not. Hence, the store specialises traits are all very human to have. All good in modest-wear for women to showcase content, which seeks to create empathet- this irony. ic characters that the audience can root for, should be moving away from the binaries The poster of the project has a caption: of black and white. ‘Hojayein tayaar, khwateen aur hazraat. Especially hazraat. Jald arahi hain kuch You had earlier said, “It’s very difficult rangeen churailein, aapki deep-rooted to put Churails into a genre. It’s dis- misogyny ki band bajaanay.’ Another cussing serious issues, but the show scene showed a sign at a store: ‘Pets and itself doesn’t take itself too seriously.” men not allowed.’ How do such strong What did you mean? statements establish the idea of the In terms of genres, I would say the series? series has elements of drama and thriller 178 The store titled ‘Halal Designs’ is a safe but I tend to find the whimsy in the dark- space that women have created for other est of moments, and I feel my work women. The clients need to feel protect- reflects that. The themes that the series ed, hence, the idea of it not being open to addresses are posed as questions rather men. The sign for the store is a replay of than preachy messages. My characters 863 boards saying ‘women and dogs not find something to smile about even allowed’ that actually existed in prestigious when everything around them is falling members clubs in the subcontinent before apart. ( 050990 the Partition, under the British Raj. On the artistic front, are we ready to 0 : :0-50 * * Your narratives have usually centred nurture cross-boundary collaborations, around strong female characters. Are irrespective of the political environ- ! ! QR there any personal instances that have ment? shaped your choices? Yes, because art has nothing to do ! * I have grown up in a household of a with institutional politics. Its sole purpose lot of women and have been surrounded is to provide a cathartic experience for the & ! by them all my life. So I tend to gravitate public by emphasising our shared human- towards their experiences. As a filmmak- ity and it aims to do that by bridging the er, it is my duty to tell stories about those differences. he term ‘Churail’ has been used to (often men), that drives men to label them who are under-represented or the ones I refer to witches or to a woman who in a derogatory way. So our characters are believe are not represented fairly in the Do you think the audience for the Tpractises dark magic. You might have taking this term, ripe with symbolic value, mainstream media. Female-centric stories series might get affected from the Pak- heard women being called as churail, to give it a positive spin. Every woman, on Pakistani television usually regurgitate India rivalries? dayan, bhootni, spellcaster and other such according to me, should aspire to be a chu- the same trope about a damsel in distress I don’t think so. People on both sides names for their “wrong” actions. But rail.” who needs rescuing by a prince. Those of the border are well aware that they have how often have you heard them being used Set in Karachi, it is a story of four stories are not a representative of the similar life realities and are eager to have to question the patriarchal status quo and women from different walks of life who women I know. And those are not the sto- a dialogue and cultural exchange. represent strong-willed women? come together to open a covert detective ries I believe our daughters should grow Pakistani filmmaker Asim Abbasi, agency to expose cheating husbands up with. Can we call this an opportunity for the who is now foraying into the web series amongst the city’s elite. These self-pro- country to attract other global platforms space with his series, Churails, believes that claimed women run their operations In one of your interviews you men- and entertain the idea of producing the term rightly represents his lead pro- under the guise of a fashion store named tioned, “It’s not message per se, I prefer Pakistani content? tagonists as it has nothing to do with dark ‘Halal Designs’ that specialise in conser- to raise questions.” What do you aim to Absolutely. We have not had web con- magic. Says he, “The term has historical- vative women’s attire. As their operations achieve through your work? tent come out of Pakistan that could com- ly been used to label women negatively for expand, they come to be the saviours of Well, apart from entertaining audience pete in the global market before. This is their courage, aggression, ambition — all abused, mistreated and harassed women, by providing a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat a small but important step in getting our the qualities that I associate with a strong and their search for a missing girl brings Bucha, Yasra Rizvi and Mehar Bano. open a detective agency under the pre- experience, I hope that the show stays with stories out to the world. I am hopeful that woman, were deemed negative. She is the them face to face with the exploitative Excerpts: text of a burqa shop. How did you con- them long after the 10 hours of viewing it will attract more investment into uncanny outsider who comes to shake up world of talent agencies, escort services, ceptualise it? experience is over. They should be able to Pakistani talent and filmmakers. the patriarchy. And it is the fear that she and cosmetic companies. It features The series stars four women reeling The themes of gender politics, partic- reflect on the questions the series raises. (The series will stream from August 11 elicits in the guardians of the status quo Pakistani actors Sarwat Gilani, Nimra from personal miseries who further ularly power dynamics, between a man and I wish them, particularly men, to become on Zee5.) / 8ryritphys yphy 8,*2*,%',?*(- ctor Anushka Sharma became the n the occasion of loom, we choose to ele- unique and a work of Ayoungest female producer in Bollywood ONational Handloom vate our poor weavers out craftsmanship. Let’s lend at the age of 25 with the clutter-breaking day, Bollywood actresses of poverty, we choose our support to the revenge thriller NH10 and she has since then including Priyanka vocal for local, we choose weavers and artisans of only shown her passion to tell remarkably Chopra Jonas, Kangana our mother earth, we the textile industry.” new stories. From experimenting with gen- Ranaut, Vidya Balan, Dia choose love for every sin- Janhvi shared an res to backing fellow outsiders to shine bright Mirza, Taapsee Pannu gle being on this planet,” image of her most in Bollywood, Anushka, through Clean and Janhvi Kapoor urge said Kangana via a tweet. favourite handloom Slate Filmz, has been an entrepreneur who people to support Indian Vidya posted a few saree. “The weavers and at her core, is a diverse storyteller. weavers and Indian pictures in mustard silk artisans in our country Anushka feels her Army background has organic fabric industries. saree on Instagram and are truly unmatched in shaped her content choices majorly. “Being The handloom sector is wrote, “Let us all resolve skill and creativity. The Army kids, we are always open to new ideas one of the major symbols to support our weavers best in the world,” she and all that travelling really helped us of the cultural heritage of across the country in wrote. understand local stories. Such experiences has India. these difficult times by Dia Mirza said she is not only helped us in storytelling, but it also “Most of us have buying and wearing their proud of Indian heritage. makes you look at things in different ways more than we can con- beautiful creations in our “Our weavers need all rather than a set societal perspective,” says sume. Fashion industry everyday life and also our support and love. Anushka, who runs the business with her has become one of the help keep This National Handloom brother Karnesh. cesses as a producer with both Paatal Lok and most damaging indus- #India’sHandloomLegacy Day, let’s celebrate the She adds, “Watching films doesn’t always Bulbbul doing incredibly well. She reveals that tries for our environ- alive. Appreciate the rich legacy of our Indian help you understand movies better. Our life there is no formula for success when it comes ment. New challenges call labour of love.” weaves and textiles. experiences have helped us in this business. to content production. “The business of pro- for new resolves. Let’s Priyanka posted a There is nothing like a We have approached everything with a duction is very tricky and even the most expe- promote our own Indian picture in a green saree handloom saree,” she fresh mind. If we have taken the less travelled rienced can’t say that they have figured it out. organic fabric industries and wrote on Instagram wrote along with an path, it is because we have followed our You just learn from your mistakes. 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Five teams have already ment. in Athens on March 13. confirmed that the T20 World Cup uling of lost international and 50-over World Cup in 2023. That qualified for the event and that will BCCI secretary Jay Shah At Molineux, Bobby Allain, the visitors’ Franco- 2020 that was postponed due to domestic cricket. wasn’t a viable option,” an ICC stand for 2022. added: “The BCCI and ECB are Scottish goalkeeper, failed to control a back pass in ndia on Friday retained the Covid-19 will be held in Australia “We will now proceed as Board member told PTI. The original global qualifica- working closely to finalise the day- the seventh minute. right to host the 2021 T20 in 2022. India will host the T20 planned with the Men’s T20 World However, it was a big setback tion event to determine the final wise schedule as we move towards Daniel Podence, who scored for Olympiakos at IWorld Cup while Australia will World Cup 2021 as planned,” the Cup 2021 in India and host the for the women’s game with the three teams to contest the event the resumption of cricket. Tottenham in September but moved to Wolves in conduct this year’s postponed edi- ICC stated in a press release. 2022 edition in Australia.” much-awaited World Cup being was scheduled to be held in Sri The five-Test series to be January, darted in and stole the ball. tion in 2022, the ICC announced The global body also con- The format of the 2021 T20 pushed by a year. Lanka in July this year, but was hosted by India could be trimmed Allain clumsily bundled his former clubmate on Friday after its board meeting, firmed that next year’s women’s World Cup will remain as it was for Sawhney said the decision postponed due to Covid-19. to four to accommodate the over and Jimenez converted the penalty. straightening out a schedule that ODI World Cup in New Zealand 2020 and all teams that qualified would “give players from every The qualification event will white-ball games next year. The Greek champions created a string of went topsy-turvy due to the Covid- has been postponed until for that event will now participate competing nation, the best oppor- now be held in 2021. chances but were thwarted by good saves by Rui 19 pandemic. February-March 2022 because of in India in 2021. tunity to be ready for the world’s “There has been no women’s Patricio, a tight offside decision and their own inac- This year’s edition had to be the impact the pandemic has had A new qualification process biggest stage and there is still a international cricket played since about the impact of the pandem- curate finishing. postponed because of the raging on cricket globally. will be started for the 2022 edition global qualifier to complete to the conclusion of the women’s T20 ic. Wolves, who began their Europa League cam- pandemic, which has severely ICC Chief Executive Manu in Australia. decide the final three teams. World Cup earlier this year and “Moving the event by 12 paign on July 25 last year against Crusaders in the impacted all sports calendars glob- Sawhney said: “We now have “BCCI were never keen to host An ICC Board member said due to the varying impact of months gives all competing teams second qualifying round, will next face Sevilla at ally. absolute clarity on the future of the 2022 event which would have that due to various countries fac- Covid-19 globally that is likely to the chance to play a sufficient level Duisburg on August 11. “The International Cricket ICC events enabling all of our meant that they had to host back ing different situations with regards remain the situation for a number of cricket...So the integrity of the Sevilla were also in Duisburg on Thursday Council (ICC) today (on Friday) Members to focus on the resched- to back ICC events including the to the Covid case load, it would of the teams,” Sawhney spoke tournament is maintained.” where they took the lead against Roma after 22 min- utes. Captain and right back Jesus Navas switched play with a cross-field pass to left back Sergio Reguilon that caught Roma flat-footed. ( ! #C& 4$*,,'2(2.,882&% Reguilon surged past two defenders and into the box before sliding a low shot past Spanish goal- !#$ " 7 +#! (against Napoli). And if the Champions League, among keeper Pau Lopez’s foot. #; 3 they do start, I am sure they other precocious scoring milestones. Sevilla added a second on the counter-attack in arcelona coach 3<8?3%3?8+( will be guaranteed to play With Lionel Messi and Luis the 43rd minute. ngland was bowled out for BQuique Setién says that he is well.” Suárez set to start in attack, Fati could Lucas Ocampos burst down the right and after E219, a 107-run first innings ready to count on youngsters Ansu The 20-year-old Puig has a get picked over fellow forward Lopez failed to cut out the low cross, Youssef En deficit, after losing six wickets Fati and Riqui Puig to eliminate good chance to earn his debut in Antoine Griezmann, who was cleared Neysri finished into an empty net from close range. to Pakistan’s leg-spinners on the Napoli and advance to the Europe’s top-tier club competi- to play by team doctors on Friday Sevilla, coached by former Spain boss Julen third day of the first Test at Old Champions League final eight in tion and Setién values Puig’s after having recovered from a Lopetegui, dominated as they stretched their Trafford on Friday. Portugal. passing and ball-control skills, right thigh injury last month. unbeaten run to 18 games in all competitions and At tea Pakistan stretched its Barcelona will be without which remind some Clement Lenglet was also kept on course to add to their record five Europa lead by another 20 runs to take midfielders Sergio Busquets, Barca fans of Xavi cleared by team doctors and will League titles. control despite Shan Masood’s Arturo Vidal and Arthur for Hernández and Andrés likely play with Gerard Pique in In Basel, defender Fabien Frei scored the only duck. Saturday’s second leg of their Iniesta, and rewarded the center of the defence with goal in the 88th minute as the home team won 1- Ollie Pope’s 62 was as good round-of-16 tie. The match will him with a bigger Samuel Umtiti still injured. 0 to complete an aggregate 4-0 victory over as it got for the England bats- be played five months after the role during the With only 13 first-team Eintracht Frankfurt. men, with the majority of those Spanish side earned a 1-1 draw at final stretch of the players available, In Leverkusen, Moussa Diaby scored the only runs scored on day two, with Napoli before the pandemic brought La Liga. Fati, 17, Setién has called up goal after 51 minutes to complete a comfortable vic- Yasir Shah claiming 4-66 and most sports to a halt. made a huge splash seven members of tory for Bayer, who won 3-1 in Glasgow in March. Shadab Khan taking the last “Both Rique and Ansu are ready this season by Barcelona’s youth In the quarter-finals, Bayer will make the short two wickets. to play,” Setién said on Friday. “They becoming the squad, including trip to Dusseldorf to face Inter Milan on August 10, England resumed the day ", ",%8 4 have performed and played pretty youngest player to American Konrad Basel will play Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen on 92-4 with Pope and Jos #;;+3 well and could perfectly well start score in La Liga and de la Fuente. the next night. Buttler hoping to continue the 3< B3?8+( rescue mission they had start- C ' ' D. $ ed the previous evening. 4 ! E! # Pope had 46 to his name "( ? when he walked out but almost et stand crept up to 65, every third wicket of the spell and fell short of his half-century, run hard-earned, before fourth overall when Woakes deflecting Shaheen Afridi over Naseem produced a memo- lost his patience and his shape, women’s doubles player Ashwini / 3 , (,# , # (" the top of the stumps in an rable delivery to claim his bowled for 19 swinging hard to Ponnappa and men’s doubles early scare. He got there soon deserved reward. leg. orld champion PV pairing of Chirag Shetty and . # ) ) $/#$ ,, $) $/ + after, off 81 balls, but the first Pope was hardly to blame, England were in turmoil at WSindhu, along with B Sai Satwiksairaj. Saina, who is based hour was little more than a trial reeling back and fending to 170-8t but had Stuart Broad to Praneeth and N Sikki Reddy, hit in Hyderabad, didn’t train on , Wary of the Covid- training camp has resumed but for the home side. gully after the teenager got one thank for two tail-end stands the courts for training on Friday Friday, while the others, who 19 threat, Olympic hopefuls we will have to wait for a cou- Just nine runs came off the to kick viciously off the surface. that added 49 to the total. under strict safety protocols at had gone to their respective Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj ple of weeks before we take a bat in that time, outscored by Barring an early blow to the He finished unbeaten on the SAI Pullela Gopichand homes in March, and are yet to Rankireddy will wait for call on joining the camp,” the the 10 extras Pakistan con- helmet for new man Chris 29, with three boundaries in a Badminton Academy in return to the city. another couple of weeks before 23-year-old Shetty, who along- tributed, with the three- Woakes, the remainder of the row off Shaheen and a slog- Hyderabad, ending a four- On Friday, Sindhu was the deciding on joining the with Rankireddy won the pronged pace attack of session was better for England swept six off Yasir under his month-long coronavirus-forced first one to train with Gopi and national badminton camp, Thailand Open and finished Shaheen, Mohammad Abbas as they eased the score out to belt, but all-rounder Shadab did hiatus. foreign coach Park Tae-Sang which resumed in Hyderabad runners-up at the French and Naseem Shah working up 159-5. enough at the other end to see This was after the Sports separately. on Friday. Open last year, told PTI. a head of steam. Buttler had scrapped his off Jofra Archer and James Authority of India (SAI) decid- “Sindhu trained today from The men’s doubles pair is Shetty said the coron- Buttler edged the third way through to 38 but fell to his Anderson. ed to resume the national bad- 6:30am to 8:30am. Gopi and currently apart with Shetty at avirus threat is real and he ball of Naseem’s spell just short second ball after lunch, leaving Broad then chipped in minton camp for the eight Park were also present. She will his home in Mumbai and would not feel safe travelling of second slip but after that it a gap between bat and pad that with the ball, getting Masood Olympic hopefuls following 3$ & & & be training everyday at the same Rankireddy lodged at his base at this point. Rankireddy is was a string of plays and miss- allowed Yasir enough room to caught down the leg-side for a Telangana Government’s & ,& time this week. In the evening, in Amalapuram in Andhra based closer to Hyderabad, es. Somehow the duo reached part the stumps. duck to go with his career-best approval on August 1. # % she will have her fitness training Pradesh. which is just over 450km from the drinks break without any The experienced spinner 156 from the first innings. “I am very happy to have at Suchitra academy for agility “It is great to hear that the his home town. PTI crucial nicks and when both hit was buoyed by the success and Anderson should have our elite shuttlers back for on- Pullela Gopichand said. and endurance,” the Rio their first boundaries of the day made short work of Dom Bess, made it two down by tea but field training after this long The eight Olympic hopefuls Olympics Silver-medallist’s good shape but there are no have to be careful.” there was a small hope they had producing the turn and bounce Ben Stokes dived in front of break. We are fully equipped to also include London Bronze- father, P V Ramana said. tournaments till October, so After Sindhu, Praneeth and weathered the storm. that left Asad Shafiq with a div- Root and spilled the chance to resume training in a safe envi- winner Saina Nehwal, former “She has been training at she can afford to go easy, no Sikki also trained at the acade- Tentatively, the fifth-wick- ing catch at slip. He claimed his leave Pakistan 20 for one. ronment,” Chief national coach world No 1 Srikanth Kidambi, home so physically she is in point exerting too much. We my from 8:30 to 10:30 am. $ ' 7$E& 3 + ' & '5 & H %;% "# According to the SAI < source all the players who ( &%/,.,%&'4' -- The Australian state of New he Indian men’s hockey have tested positive were omen’s world number five South Wales (NSW) has offered to host Tteam captain Manpreet part of a 10-member group WElina Svitolina and Kiki , Former cham- looking to repeat her magic the 2021 edition of the Australian Singh and four other players who have travelled together Bertens, ranked seventh, on pions Andy Murray and Kim from the 2009 US Open, Open alongwith other sporting events have tested positive for and there are chances of Friday joined a growing list of Clijsters were on Thursday when she famously won the that are usually held in neighbouring Covid-19 but the national more positve results come players withdraw- both handed wild cards for women’s singles title as a Victoria. camp will resume in out. ing from this the US Open. wild card after returning The Australian Open is first of the Bengaluru as scheduled with The SAI further said month’s US Open Former world No 1 from an initial retirement, four Grand Slams during the season and those who are fit to train, the that all the five players ini- due to the Covid- Murray, currently ranked 129 during which she became a usually starts in late January. Victoria’s Sports Authority of India tially tested negative in the 19 pandemic. after a lengthy period battling mother. capital Melbourne has been the host (SAI) said on Friday. rapid test. “I under- a hip injury, narrowly missed The three-time US Open venue since 1972. However, the state is Besides Manpreet, But when Manpreet and stand and respect all the efforts direct entry. champion (2005, 2009-10), currently under a second lockdown and defender Surender Kumar, Surender began to show they are putting to make it hap- The 33-year-old won the who came out of a more has nearly 8,000 active Covid-19 cases, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker some Covid-19 symptoms, pen in a safe environment, but first of his three Grand Slam than seven-year retirement while NSW has about 800. Varun Kumar and goalkeep- they along with 10 other I still don’t feel comfortable to titles at the 2012 US Open, earlier in 2020, will be play- “Some of these events down in er Krishan Bahadur Pathak players, who had travelled travel to US without putting my the health of everyone and the becoming the first British ing the US Open for the first Victoria are national events hosted in have also tested positive for planned with the fit players. together, were made to team and myself at high risk,” control over this virus is prior- male to win a major since time since she stepped away Victoria,” NSW deputy premier John the dreaded virus. “As of now the camp is undergo the Quantitative Ukrainian Svitolina, who ity,” said the 28-year-old Bertens Fred Perry in 1936. from the game following the Barilaro told 2GB radio. “It’s important The players tested pos- on and will resume as RT-PCR test on Thursday. reached last year’s semi-finals in on Instagram. While Clijsters will be 2012 tournament. AFP for the economy, important for the itive after returning to the planned. The fit players can “...And the five have New York, said on Twitter. The US Open organisers are Australian psyche when it comes to national hockey camp at the start their individual train- been found to be Covid pos- The United States has close creating a bio-secure bubble in upon returning home from the Bertens said. sport. SAI South Centre in ing and the players who itive. Though the test results to 5 million cases of Covid-19 New York to hold the tourna- US Open. “Of course we respect this as “Absolutely we should be able to Bengaluru following a have tested positive for have still not been handed and almost 160,000 people have ment from August 31 without “Our prime minister indi- a team and this would disturb work with Victorians to find ways to month-long break. Covid can resume later after over to SAI, but the state died. spectators. But concerns remain cated yesterday that we should our preparation for my beloved make sure these all happen, these A SAI source, however, recovering but they will have Government has informed “The situation around about whether players would be quarantined for 14 days after clay court tournaments in Rome events are far too important in this cri- said that the camp will to pass a fitness test,” the the test results to the SAI Covid-19 is still worrying and face mandatory quarantines coming back from the States,” and Paris.” sis to not have.” IANS resume from August 20 as source said. authorities,” the SAI said.