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s the situation remains Atense on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh following the unprece- Q !"R dented clashes leaving 20 New Delhi: Delhi Chief Indian Army personnel dead Minister Arvind Kejriwal on New Delhi: Niti Aayog on June 15, senior military Monday said the country is member VK Saraswat on commanders of India and fighting a twin battle against Monday said Indian compa- $ China held extensive talks on $ China. Kejriwal said, “Our nies manufacturing Monday to restore peace. There country is fighting a twin bat- bulleproof jackets for the “observer” from the piece. was no immediate break- !! tle against China. First, our Army personnel should The Chinese “analysts” through, but both the sides doctors are fighting against avoid importing raw mate- day after Indian media and “observers” also accused agreed to keep open all line of $ Chinese virus and second, rials from China because of Areported that India had Indian officials of placating communication and meet $ % % % India’s brave soldiers are fight- “inconsistencies in the qual- handed over dead bodies of 16 nationalists by “making spec- again in the next few days to ing China on the border.” ity” of the shipments. Chinese soldiers to the People’s ulations on China’s casualties mutually withdraw troops from Liberation Army (PLA), China to satisfy Indian hardliners, all the stand-off sites. to each other in the next two or sure. The latest meeting was on Monday for the first time such as speculating that China Leh-based 14 Corps chief three days. These proposed planned to review the pullback admitted that it lost “less than lost more soldiers than India.” Lt General Harinder Singh talks will give a positive push process. 20” troops during the violent The Global Times report held parleys with Chinese to the military-level talks to The first round of Crops face-off along the Line of referred to Union minister Army Major General Liu Lin. arrive at a consensus. Commander talks on June 6 Actual Control (LAC) in and former Army Chief Gen At the same time, the top External Affairs Minister S saw the two sides reaching Ladakh last week. VK Singh, who on Saturday brass of the Indian Army Jaishankar last week lodged a important understanding on Until now, even as New had claimed that the number reviewed the fast-evolving sit- strong protest with his Chinese limited “disengagement”. Both Delhi had officially announced of PLA soldiers killed in the uation on the border in the counterpart Wang Yi about sides mutually identified five that 20 of its soldiers were stand-off in the Galwan valley commanders’ conference here. Chinese actions. However, both locations of conflicts Patrolling killed in a clash with the PLA was more than 40. Besides participating in the sides agreed to continue talks Point (PP) 14, 15, 17A and in Ladakh’s Galwan valley, The analysts in Beijing conference, Army Chief with Jaishankar asking Yi to North bank of Pangong Tso. Beijing had remained tight- also threatened India saying, General MM Naravane is like- honour the June 6 agreement. Initially, both sides started lipped about its casualties. “India will be more humiliat- ly to visit Ladakh later this On the latest round of Lt mutually moving back their The Global Times, the ed than after the 1962 border week. This will be his first visit General level talks in Moldo at troops gradually. The matters mouthpiece of the Chinese conflict with China if it cannot post the bloody brawl. He had the LAC on Monday, sources changed post-June 15 and India Community Party regime in control anti-China sentiment earlier visited Leh in mid-May said the focus was on defusing has ramped up its troop Beijing, in a piece quoting at home and has a new mili- to take stock of matters in the the tension as early as possible. strength all along the LAC “Chinese experts” on Monday tary conflict with its biggest wake of the ongoing face-offs. Incidentally, this was the from Ladakh to Arunachal said that “the reason why China neighbour.” Prime Minister IAF chief RKS Bhadauria second Lt General level meet- Pradesh. did not release the number” of Narendra Modi, as per the reviewed the operational readi- ing since June 6 in which both India also insisted that sta- its casualties, is that China observers, “is trying to respond ness of his force during his two- sides agreed to withdraw troops tus quo ante as in April be “wants to avoid an escalation.” to the nationalists and hard- day visit to Ladakh last week. from the face-off points and observed at the LAC thereby “If China released the number liners with tough talk, but he The two countries have operational areas. They also making it imperative for China which is less than 20, the Indian understands his country can- also speeded up diplomatic agreed to pull back their heavy to move back its troops from all Government would again come not have further conflict with process and senior officials of weapons to peacetime locations the sites including the Galwan under pressure,” The Global China so he is also making an two countries are likely to talk as a confidence-building mea- valley. Times tweeted quoting an effort to cool tensions.” ' () '(% !
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On Monday, 46 fresh Odisha Chief Secretary, Asit FState-run children’s shelter Also, a 92-year-old man died “A 92-year-old male coronavirus cases were Kumar Tripathy. home in Uttar Pradesh’s due to Covid-19 at AIIMS patient from Rajnandgaon reported while 66 Covid The bench, whose order is Kanpur district have tested 7% 4( Raipur. was admitted on Sunday after patients admitted in different yet to be uploaded on the apex positive for Covid-19, with L M The MLA has been being referred from the hospitals across the state were court website, amply indicated five of them found to be preg- admitted in a hospital after Government Medical College, discharged, Health during the hearing that it will nant. One of the five pregnant 2 his reports returned positive Rajnangaon, with complaints Department officials ays after Supreme Court allow the Rath Yatra by leaving girls, who tested positive, was $ while his family and staff of loose motions, fever and said. Dstayed the annual Rath the micro-management to the also HIV positive. % 4 ! have been quarantined, respiratory distress," a state- Among the fresh positive Yatra at Puri’s Jagannath wisdom of the Centre, the Congress general secretary Rajnandgaon Collector ment from AIIMS Raipur cases, 15 were from Temple on June 23 due to State and the temple Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Topeshwar Verma said. said. Rajnandgaon, 11 from coronavirus pandemic, saying trust. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh A district health official "His Covid report came Raipur, 6 from Korba, 4 from “Lord Jagannath won’t forgive The SC asked the Odisha Yadav have slammed the Yogi said the MLA had visited the positive on Monday and Surajpur, 2 each from the court if they allow it”, the Government to make necessary Government alleging that the house of a man who had died thereafter he was admitted in Bemetara, Mungeli and same court took a U-turn and arrangements for the Rath girls were physically exploited in Dongargaon and this may ICU. Despite all resuscitative Jashpur and 1 each from allowed the same after the Yatra. “If it is confined to Puri in the shelter home. Priyanka have been the cause of infec- efforts, his condition deteri- Kawardha, Bilaspur, Janjgir both the Odisha Government alone in a limited way without has compared it with the infa- tion as a relative of the orated and he succumbed to and Balrampur. and the Centre appealed to the public attendance as proposed mous Mazaffarpur shelter court to review its order. by Gajapati Maharaj of Puri, home case in Bihar. The Odisha Government Chairman of the Jagannath Kanpur DM Brahma Dev has placed Puri under a com- Temple administration, State Ram Tiwari told reporters that ment at a private hospital. in Kanpur shows that in the * $ plete shutdown from 9 pm on Govt will endeavour to make the five pregnant girls, who Highlighting the media name of probes, everything is !" 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Tremor NIA trying to scuttle 2013 massacre probe: Minister rocks Bastar STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR BJP denies he National Investigation Cong allegations TAgency (NIA) to trying to scuttle a probe based on a Reacting to the allega- fresh FIR lodged into the 2013 tions from the Congress, RAIPUR: A mild tremor Jheeram Valley massacre by Leader of Opposition in the measuring 3.6 on Richter asking the special court to state assembly Dharamlal scale shook parts of hand over the FIR to it, Kaushik said the Congress is Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Chhattisgarh Agriculture pointing fingers towards its region on Monday evening. Minister Ravindra Choubey own United Progressive There are no reports of loss said on Monday. Alliance (UPA) government to life or property. The FIR was lodged by which had ordered the NIA As per reports, a minor Jitendra Mudilyar and others probe. earthquake, with a magni- at Darbha police station seek- “The Justice Prashant tude 3.6 on the Richter ing to know the conspiracy Kumar Mishra Commission scale, shook parts of behind the killings of virtually was based on the evidence Rayagada district in Odisha the entire Congress leadership submitted before it. It has on Monday afternoon. in the state. Congress demand, then Chief “The recent arrest of a approached the court asking squarely blamed the BJP gov- Minister V.C. Shukla, already completed the probe According to the Addressing the media at Minister Raman Singh had senior BJP functionary for for the FIR filed by Jitendra ernment both at the Centre Rajnandgaon MLA Uday and will submit the final National Centre for the Congress headquarters, announced a Central Bureau links with Naxalites proves Mudliyar seeking a fresh and earlier one in Mudliyar, Yogesh Sharma and report soon,” Kaushik said. Seismology, an earthquake Choubey said: “On the of Investigation (CBI) in 2016 how deep is the relationship investigation. Chhattisgarh for derailing an other Congress leaders were “Is SIT probe the high- of magnitude 3.6 on the direction of its political into the murders but kept between the two,” the Minister He added that NIA probe impartial probe. among the 32 killed in the est investigation body or Richter scale, occurred in masters of the NDA under wraps the rejection of added. mentions the use of most On May 25, 2013, the Naxalite attack. NIA? Congress should clear Kasipur area of the district government, NIA has sought the request by the central gov- Forest Minister modern arms in the killings frontline leadership of the Jitendra Mudliyar, the son this,” he added. at 4:40 PM on Monday. to take over the probe. Even ernment. Mohammed Akbar said in but only a .303 rifle has been Congress in Chhattisgarh, of slain Congress leader Uday “The family members of The quake, which last- the Judicial Commission had It is after the Congress January 2019, the SIT was recovered after the arrest and including then state President Mudaliyar, has filed a police leaders who were killed ed a few seconds, was at 5 not taken up the political formed a government that this constituted and documents surrender of Naxalites Nand Kumar Patel, his son complaint against "unknown should have faith in the km depth, it said. There was conspiracy angle.” came to notice and a Special were sought from NIA. But involved in the incident. Dinesh Patel, former Leader persons", which was regis- investigation set up by the no report of any damage or Terming it as ‘supari’ Investigation Team (SIT) was these were denied. Urban Administration of Opposition Mahendra tered under Section 302 and Congress instead of showing casualty yet, when the last killings, Choubey said that on constituted. On June 16, 2020, the NIA Minister Shiv Dahariya Karma, former Union 120 (B) of IPC. disbelief in it” Kaushik said. reports came in. C’garh receives rain as All 28 districts in C’garh now have Red zones Monsoon sweeps state STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Dongargaon), Kawardha (Kawardha, Sahaspur-Lohara, he Chhattisgarh government Bodla, Pandaria), Bilaspur (Kota, STAFF REPORTER n forecast released by RAIPUR Ton Monday released a fresh Takhatpur, Bilaspur Urban, Meteorological Centre, Raipur. classification of Red, Green and Masturi, Bilha), Korba (Kartala, he South West monsoon It states that cyclonic circu- Orange zones on the basis of Korba Urban, Kathaghora, Pali, has become vigorous over lation over north interior T Covid-19 spread, categorizing 95 Pondiuproda) , Mungeli (Lorami, Chhattisgarh. Odisha and neighbourhood blocks spread across all 28 districts Mungeli, Patharia), Raigarh The Raipur, Durg and persists. as Red. (Baramkela, Sarangarh, Lailunga, Bilaspur divisions of the state “Chhattisgarh has witnessed Thirty-three blocks are in Lowing, Pusaur, Raigarh city, are expected to have heavy heavy to very heavy rainfall with Orange zone, health officials said. Dharamjaigarh), Jajgir-Champa rains on June 23 while Bastar thunderstorms accompanied Last week, 82 blocks in 20 dis- (Bamahindih, Jaijaipur, Nawagarh, and Surguja divisions will wit- with lightning at isolated places tricts were classified in Red zone. Pamgarh, Sakthi, Akaltara, ness heavy rains at a few places. on Monday. On Tuesday, heavy According to official informa- Malkharoda), Surguja (Ambikapur The India Meteorological rainfall is very likely to occur at tion, the blocks include Raipur city, Lakhanpur, Udaipur, Batauli), Department (IMD) predicts isolated places in the state. Rain (Raipur city, Abhanpur, Arang, Balrampur (Balrampur, good rains in all revenue accompanied by thunder is very Dharsinwa, Tilda), Mahasamund Wadrafnagar, Ramanuganj, divisions of the state. likely at a few places in the next (Mahasamund, Pithora, Shankargarh, Kusmi), Jashpur There will be no large two days,” said the forecast. Baghbhara, Basna, Saraipali), (Pathalgaon, Udyan, Duldula, change in temperatures over The forecast for capital city Gariaband (Mainpur, Rajim, Saja, Bemetara, Berla), Balod Kunkuri, Kansabel Lodem, Chhattisgarh during the next Raipur for next 24 hours is Chura), Balodabazar (Lavan, (Balod, Daundilohara, Dondi, Farsabhar), Korea (Khadgawan, three days. The highest cloudy sky. Maximum and min- Bhatapara, Biligarh, Palari, Kasdol, Gundardehi), Rajnandgaon Baikunthpur, Manendragarh), maximum temperature of 35 imum temperature is likely to be Simga), Durg (Patan, Nikum, (Rajnandgaon Urban, Manpur, Surajpur (Surajpur, Pratappur), degrees Celsius was recorded at around 27 and 23 degrees Bhilai city, Durg Urban, Dongargarh, Ambagarh Chowki, Kanker (Durgukondal, Koylibeda) Rajnandgaon, states the Celsius. Dhamadha), Bemetra (Nawagarh, Churia, Ghumka, Khairagarh, and Narayanpur (Narayanpur). Hardcore Maoist Shivraj Chouhan to address Entrance exams of Prayaas, Eklavya schools postponed arrested with bomb STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Earlier, the STAFF REPORTER n SUKMA Dirdo was a Maoist BJP rally on June 28 he Chhattisgarh govern- admission date for hardcore Maoist who n Tment has postponed the ` militia commander STAFF REPORTER Prayas Residential School Acarried a reward of 1 lakh RAIPUR the Prayas on his head was arrested along who was involved in admission for Class 9 and with a bomb during a search adhya Pradesh Chief Eklavya Model Residential Residential School operation by security forces in the murder of a police Minister and BJP Schools admission for Class 6 M from June to July. was June 24 and Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit intelligence agent in national President Shivraj Sukma district, police said on Singh Chouhan will address a As per the amended for Eklavya Model Monday. March this year virtual rally across schedule, the entrance test for The Maoist, Dirdo Masa, a Chhattisgarh on May 28 as Prayas Residential School will Residential resident of Mulethi village in police station. part of the ‘Jan Samvad’ to be held on July 14 from 10.30 Kuknar police station limits, Dirdo was a Maoist militia mark one year of the Modi am to 1.00 pm. The Eklavya Schools June 26 was nabbed from a forested commander who was involved government 2.0, Chhattisgarh Model Residential School patch near his village Mulethi, in the murder of a police intel- BJP President Vishnudeo Sai Kashmir, criminalization of the ‘Jan Samvad’ rally by Answering to a query, Sai admission test will be held on dates to all the district police officer Kuknar ligence agent in March this announced on Monday. triple talaq, anti-terrorism law, organizing virtual meetings. said that law and order did July 16 from 10.30 am to 12.30 Assistant Commissioners. Shambhu Singh said. year. He was also part of a Sai told the media through the Citizenship (Amendment) The BJP leaders and party not exist in Chhattisgarh. It is pm. Earlier, the admission date He was arrested by a joint Naxalite team that ambushed a video-conference that the Act and the Supreme Court workers are holding a door- the reason that BJP leaders in The Tribal and Scheduled for the Prayas Residential team of CRFP personnel from police party in the forests of achievements within this one verdict on Ayodhya case. to-door campaign by distrib- Dhamtari were beaten black Caste Development School was June 24 and for Kunna camp, 241 Bastaria bat- Jangampal in August 2017, year include abrogation of Sai said: “Already the state uting the booklet of Modi 2.0 and blue when they wanted Department has issued a cir- Eklavya Model Residential talion and police from Kuknar police said. Article 370 in Jammu and leaders have been addressing government's achievements.” illegal sand mining stopped. cular regarding the amended Schools June 26. Doctors warn of ‘hydatid cyst’ among dog lovers Chhattisgarh sees another STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR octors at Dr B R How hydatid cyst is formed DAmbedkar Memorial reshuffle of IFS officials Medical College, Raipur, car- Dr K.K. Sahu and Dr fruits, vegetables and ried out a successful operation R. Jain said the echinococ- uncleansed hands. The STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Forest Produce Federation, Vivek Acharya (2006), to remove hydatid cyst from Nava Raipur. Deputy Forest Conservator, cus grandulosus (worm) eggs can also enter the he Chhattisgarh govern- both the liver and lungs of a enters the human body human body when they Kaushalendra Kumar Nava Raipur, has been posted 42-year-old man who used to from dogs. play with dogs or are too Tment reshuffled 23 Indian (1992), APCCF (Evaluation), as General Manager, feed stray dogs. The worm takes a life intimate. Forest Service (IFS) officials has been posted as APCCF, Chhattisgarh State Minor Addressing the media, cycle in two hosts: dog and The doctors said that on Monday, the second such Chhattisgarh State Forest Forest Produce Federation, Advance Cardiac Institute goat/sheep. Generally, dogs deworming of the dogs exercise within a week. Research and Training Nava Raipur. (ACI) HOD and cardiotho- or foxes are the carriers. should be done on a regu- P.P. Pandey, Officiating Institute, Raipur. Ramesh Chandra Dugga racic surgeon Dr K.K. Sahu The worms’ eggs are lar basis by taking them to Principal Chief Conservator of S.S.D. Badgaiyya (1996), (2007), DFO, East and DKS Hospital gastro-sur- released through faeces of a veterinary doctor. Half Forest (PCCF) (State Chief Conservator of Forest, Bhanupratappur Forest geon Dr Romil Jain said that dogs and it reaches soil. cooked or fresh vegetables Research, Training and Division, has been posted as generally the hydatid cyst is Raipur Circle, is now CCF When the goat/sheep con- should not be consumed Climate Change) and Kanker Circle, Kanker. DFO Mungeli Forest Division, found in liver (65% possibili- sume grass, it reaches without cleaning. Director, Chhattisgarh State Mungeli. ty) or lungs (10-15%). Sanjeetha Gupta (1997), their body. And when Children should not be Forest Research and Training Abhishek Kumar Singh, "It can also occur in the cough, breathing problem and The doctors said: “In the CCF (Wildlife) and Regional their meat is consumed, it allowed to consume food Deputy Conservator of brain and heart. The possibili- stomach pain. During investi- four-hour operation, first the Institute, Raipur, has been Director, Achanakmar Tiger reaches the body. As the without washing their ty of occurring in both lungs gation, cysts were detected in cysts from lungs were made Additional PCCF Reserve, Bilaspur, has been Forest, has been sent on dep- and liver is around 4%. It is the liver and lungs. Keeping removed and then from the egg reaches the soil and hands. (Planning), Office of PCCF, posted as CCF (Planning), utation as Deputy Secretary, due to echinococcus grandu- the Covid-19 situation, the liver. Lungs cyst size was air, it can remain for a Use a mask when one Aranya Bhawan, Nava Raipur. Raipur Circle, Raipur. Forest Department, Nava losus (worm) which spreads operation was delayed but the 15x12 cm and liver was 25x5 long period as the egg has is too close to dogs. If they S.S. Bajaj, APCCF, has Janak Ram Nayak (2001), Raipur. through the faecal matter of patient reported further prob- cm. The operation was con- a strong protective cover. are intimate or playing, been sent on deputation as CCF Kanker Circle, has Similarly, other lower dogs,” the doctors said. lems. It was then decided to ducted free of cost under the It can reach human beings one should wash the Additional Managing Director, become CCF Raipur Circle, cadre IFS officials have been The patient reported remove the cysts at one go. medical scheme.” through respiration, hands properly. Chhattisgarh State Minor Raipur. given new postings. . ! ! + $%%*8 // "+0"1"0+0" 2 P ''6 + %!!! !*! Modi’s statement that the intimidation nor permit a com- Chinese military did not enter promise with our territorial Indian territory. The statement integrity,” Singh said. !-$- the CAPF (AC) Examination, conducts the examination for Assistant Commandant, offi- for quite some time. Based on he Congress on Monday triggered a huge political He further said that the 2020” sent across all the for- the recruitment of the cadre cials said. the provisions of the Act and Tmounted more pressure on firestorm with BJP President J prime minister “cannot” allow n a bold move, the Sashastra mations on Friday, the SSB officers, every paramilitary On April 20, the DoPT had the legal opinion obtained on the Centre to come out clean P Nadda accusing the former them (China) to use his words ISeema Bal (SSB) has taken headquarters said, “As per force has its own recruitment issued an office memorandum the subject, Civil Services on the China issue with former PM for allowing more incur- as a vindication of their posi- the lead in seeking comments direction of DoP&T, inclusion rules, paramilitary officials said. for inclusion of Third Examination Rules, 2020 have Prime Minister Manmohan sion. tion. and views from all its forma- of transgender as third gender All Inspectors General, Gender/any Other Category in been notified on 05.02.2020 Singh on Monday taking a dig In a Press statement, Singh “This is a moment where tions across the country on along with Male/Female has Frontier and Directorate the application forms in providing for inclusion of at his successor Narendra Modi said that the 20 Indian soldiers we must stand together as a inclusion of transgenders as been included as candidate for besides SSB, Academy are recruitment to various posts ‘Trangender’ as a separate cat- saying the latter should not who laid down their lives in the nation and be united in our third gender in the rules for the examination with the noti- requested to offer their com- under the Central Government. egory of gender for the said allow Chinese to use his words ultimate act of sacrifice should response to this brazen threat,” CAPF (Assistant fication of Civil Services ments on the subject by The Transgender Persons examination,” the DOPT had as "vindication of their posi- get justice and that their deaths Singh added. Commandant) Examination, Examination, 2020 and request- Tuesday (June 23, 2020), the let- (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 said in its circular issued in tion". should not go in vain. Sharing a newspaper 2020 for recruitment of officers. ed to examine the matter to ter said, requesting perusal and was passed by both Houses of April. While Singh urged Modi to “Our government’s deci- report, Rahul Gandhi tweeted The move comes in the incorporate the same in the comments from the Inspectors the Parliament and received the The DoPT further said, ensure that all organs of the sions and actions will have seri- saying, "China killed our sol- wake of directions from Rules of CAPF (AC) General. assent of the President on “All ministries/Departments of Government work together to ous bearings on how future diers. China took our land. Department of Personnel and Examination, 2020.” Other paramilitary forces December 5, 2019. This Act Government of India are tackle the present crisis and generations perceive us. Those Then, why is China praising Training (DoPT) to include The CAPF refers to Central like the Central Reserve Police (No 40 of 2019) was notified in requested to modify the rele- prevent it from escalating fur- who lead us bear the weight of Mr Modi during this conflict?" transgenders as Third gender Armed Police Force or the Force (CRPF), Border Security the Gazette of India on vant examination rules provid- ther, former Congress chief a solemn duty. And in our Rahul has been continu- along with male/female for Central paramilitary force. The Force (BSF) and Indo-Tibetan December 5 last year. ing for inclusion of Rahul Gandhi seeking expla- democracy, that responsibility ously attacking Modi and has recruitment of Directly views have been sought in Border Police (ITBP) are also “The matter regarding ‘Transgender’ as a separate cat- nation as to why has China rests with the office of the been taking a swipe at the PM Appointed Gazetted Officers order to explore the possibility likely to follow suit in changing inclusion of “Third Gender/any egory of gender, so as to make praised Modi in the conflict prime minister.” over the LAC face-off. A day (DAGO) or cadre officers in the of recruiting transgenders by the rules for allowing trans- Other Category” in the appli- the said Rulesin conformity times when the Chinese have The former PM said this is earlier, citing another news rank of Assistant Commandant. allowing them to appear for the genders as candidate for the cation forms in recruitment to with the provisions of The killed Indian soldiers. a moment where we must clipping of Japan media, the In a communication titled entrance under a separate cat- entrance conducted by the various posts under the Central Transgender Persons Manmohan Singh’s criti- stand together as a nation and Gandhi scion quipped “Views on Inclusion of egory by modifying the recruit- Union Public Service Government was under con- (Protection) of Rights) Bill, cism comes just a few days after be united in our response to 'Narendra Modi is actually Transgender as third gender in ment rules. While the UPSC Commission for recruitment of sideration of the Government 2019.” Prime Minister Narendra this brazen threat. Surender Modi'. Before that he “The prime minister must questioned the government always be mindful of the impli- why were Indian soldiers cation of his words and decla- unarmed at the borders which rations on our nation’s securi- led to casualties. 1 2 3 ty as also strategic and territo- Responding to Nadda, rial interests.” Congress chief spokesman New Delhi: In a scathing led UPA government of sur- Dr. Singh was as worried about Congress party will not make Randeep Singh Surjewala said counter-attack on Manmohan rendering huge tracts of India's Chinese designs when, as PM, any Indian believe such state- 041 5/ Nadda should show the Singh, BJP president J P Nadda land to China, Nadda did not he abjectly surrendered hun- ments, he added. courage to ask the Modi said on Monday that he as give any detail to substantiate dreds of square kilometres of Remember, this is the same Government about 2,264 Prime Minister "abjectly sur- the charge. India's land to China. He Congress that always questions Chinese transgressions since rendered" hundreds of square Incursions from China have presided over 600 incursions and demoralises our armed 2015. kilometres of India's land to been common, and the UPA made by China between 2010 to forces, he said. Surjewala also sought China and presided over 600 and then the BJP-led NDA gov- 2013!" "India fully trusts and sup- explanations on the martyrdom incursions made by the neigh- ernment, which came to power In his first remarks on the ports PM Narendra Modi. 130 of 471 jawans and 253 civilians bouring country between 2010 in 2014, have played them Ladakh face-off, the former crore Indians have seen his in Jammu and Kashmir alone and 2013 down, saying armies of both prime minister said Modi must administrative experience in being the highest in 30 years. In a series of tweets after countries often entered into be mindful of the implications some of the most testing times, "There were 3,289 ceasefire Singh took aim at Prime each other's territory because of of his words and cannot allow particularly how he has always violations by Pakistan in 2019 Minister Narendra Modi over their different perceptions about China to use them as a vindi- put the well-being of the nation alone, highest in 16 years, up his handling of the ongoing the Line of Actual Control cation of its position over and above everything else," from 583 in 2014. The BJP stand-off with China, Nadda Hitting out at Singh, Nadda Noting that disinformation he said. should stop compromising on said the senior Congress leader said, "Dr Manmohan Singh is no substitute for diplomacy or Nadda said Singh rightly ‘National Security’ & India’s and his party should stop belongs to the same party decisive leadership, Singh called calls for unity. He then added ‘Territorial Integrity’. This "insulting" our forces repeated- which: Helplessly surrendered upon the prime minister to that these strong words on would be the biggest disservice ly and questioning their valour. over 43,000 KM of Indian ter- ensure justice for soldiers who paper fall flat when people see clash with Chinese troops in the ry or captured any military Singh also slammed China to our Armed Forces & our 20 They did this post the air ritory to the Chinese! During died defending India's territor- exactly who is vitiating the Galwan Valley in Ladakh on post while referring to the east- for its aggression and its martyrs. Don’t buckle down, strikes and surgical strikes, the the UPA years saw abject strate- ial integrity atmosphere of unity June 15 ern Ladakh standoff attempt to claim parts of Indian have the strength to ‘rise to the BJP president said, asking the gic and territorial surrender Hitting back, Nadda said 'Hope Dr. Singh is able to The Congress has been The government has, how- territory such as the Galwan occasion’. We’ll give the Congress to understand the without a fight. Time and again Singh's statement is mere "word- prevail on his own party at least," attacking the government on ever, said that attempts are River Valley and the Pangong Government every support," true meaning of national unity, belittles our forces" play" he said. Prime Minister Modi's remarks being made to give a "mischie- Tso lake. Surjewala reacted to the BJP especially in such times. The BJP president further Sadly, the conduct and Twenty Indian Army per- at an all-party meeting that no vous interpretation" to the prime “We cannot and will not be chief's criticism of Manmohan While accusing the Singh- charged, "One only wishes that actions of top leaders of the sonnel were killed in a violent one has entered Indian territo- minister's remarks. PTI cowed down by threats and Singh statement. ! $4$ ,"
- %+ Transmission of Respiratory tial infectious bioaerosols by Viral Infections, Including provoking coughs and are asso- + 6!! $ 6276+ mid increasing cases of SARS-CoV-2," is published ciated with increased infection Ahealth workers getting online in the American rates among employees work- ++ 6+2$6.(0 +52 $ F infected with Covid-19, a first Thoracic Society's American ing in health care," stated the testing has to be extensive incoming passengers at airports of its kind study has dwelled in Journal of Respiratory and authors. since it is the most powerful is better off today”, he said. detail about various sizes of Critical Care Medicine. In contrast, AGPs such as tool to defeat Covid-19. "Global The fifth practice should be virus-containing droplets pre- Rajiv Dhand, professor and oxygen therapy, use of humid- and Indian success stories have stringent employment of con- sent in sneezes and coughs and chair, Department of Medicine ified high-flow nasal cannula, strategies grounded in a robust tainment measures. their locations in the respira- and associate dean of clinical non-invasive ventilation and testing mechanism," he said. "Lockdowns cannot be a per- tory systems even as it sug- affairs, University of Tennessee manual ventilation via mask are %4 Citing the example of New manent solution and this is gested a string of protective Graduate School of Medicine, less about 'generating' bio- Zealand, Kant said the country where stringent containment measures to prevent the con- along with Jie Li, associate aerosols and more about 'dis- 4 ramped up its diagnostic test- comes into the picture," he tagion transmission in various professor, Department of persing' aerosols further away ing and was able to eliminate added. settings to protect the corona Cardiopulmonary Services, from the patient, said the the virus and added that the The sixth measure he warriors. Division of Respiratory Care, researchers. success of Indian states like stressed was the maximum use The study "Coughs and Rush University Medical Drs. Dhand and Li also Kerala and Karnataka can be of data analytics and to bring Sneezes: Their Role in Center, said that "The appre- noted that aerosols produced 4 % attributed to their willingness data transparency to draw hension about the use of by medical aerosol generators and resolve to test more. meaningful insights to help aerosolized therapies in Covid- do not contain pathogens % Second, he said that contact guide strategies while the sev- 19patients relates to their unless the aerosol device is con- tracing has to be rigorous. enth is to leverage technology. potential to spread infectious taminated. "The example of South "Manual interventions have aerosols.” The authors have made / Korea shows that a robust con- to be supplemented by cutting- Airborne particles may be various recommendations for tact-tracing strategy is a must. edge technologies that should produced by various aerosol reducing the transmission of ( ( In New Zealand, an innovative form the backbone of efforts," generating procedures (AGPs), respiratory tract infections, K )((* model encourages people to he said. Moreover, enforce- such as suctioning or tracheal which are consistent with scan QR codes placed at dif- ment plays a major role in intubation, as well as by aerosol guidelines from the Centers for ferent locations to create a ensuring that rules that have generators, especially jet neb- Disease Control and 7 % repository of their movement." been instituted to curb the ulizers. Prevention. Covid-19, and possibly twice 4 %!!! !*! The third practice that spread of the virus are observed "AGPs such as intubation, Over 1 lakh health-care that, amid reports of continu- L Kant advocates is the effective strictly. bronchoscopy, physiotherapy workers worldwide are believed ing shortages of protective and timely treatment to ensure The ninth practice is online and suctioning generate poten- to have been infected with equipment, the International 4 s the Covid-19 caseload a high recovery rate, saying that training and protocols that Council of 4 4 Acontinues to soar to cross it can be achieved through help impart knowledge to Nurses the 4.25-lakh mark and 13,700- timely reporting of symptoms, frontline workers to ensure (ICN) had / death toll on Monday, NITI early identification and admis- that they are aware of the nec- said in Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant list- sion of high-risk individuals. essary protocols, emerging April. The 44 ed 10 best practices to combat The fourth is institutional quar- trends and relevant best prac- number % the infection. These include antine- the virus has to be tack- tices in areas. has just 4 extensive testing, rigorous con- led at the source and countries Lastly, Kant said that pub- surged in % tact tracing, effective and time- that were able to proactively lic adherence and community the follow- ly treatment to ensure a high impose quarantine on incom- participation is a must since ing % recovery rate and institution- ing passengers at airports are efforts of the government are months. % al quarantine among others. better off today, he said. futile unless observed by citi- He said the first step is that “Impose quarantine on zens. ! / 30
cyclonic circulation intensifies West Bengal and Bangladesh. head of the regional forecasting into a depression and further The last severe cyclonic storm centre of the India he India Meteorological into a deep depression, it will to hit close to Mumbai was in Meteorological Department, TDepartment (IMD) on lead to a formation of a 1961. Cyclone Nisarga was said on and off pre-monsoon Monday said that a cyclonic cyclonic storm. The next severe with a wind speed of rains are going to continue in circulation is currently seen cyclone will be named as 'Gati', only 100 to 110 kmph. the national capital on Monday over north interior Odisha and meaning speed or pace. The “Fairly widespread to wide- and Tuesday. The monsoon will neighbourhood with a height name 'Gati' has been given by spread rainfall with isolated reach the city by Wednesday between 0.9 kilometres and India and is the second name heavy to very heavy rainfall after covering western Uttar 7.6 kilometres above mean sea in the new list of which com- very likely to continue over Pradesh. According to weath- level tilting southwards. The prises of 169 cyclones names northeast India during next 5 er experts, earlier than usual cyclonic circulation is very from 13 member countries. days and over East & adjoining arrival of the monsoon in Delhi likely to move northwestwards This comes just days after central India during next 2-3 can be attributed to a cyclonic during next three days. cyclone Nisarga made landfall days. Fairly widespread to circulation over West Bengal Meanwhile, the monsoon had in Maharashtra earlier this widespread rainfall activity and the neighbourhood which advanced to majority regions month. Cyclone Nisarga made with isolated heavy to very moved towards southwest Uttar across India. The IMD said landfall between Murud and heavy falls also very likely over Pradesh on June 19 and 20. "It rains are going to continue over Revdanda in Maharashtra’s Western Himalayan Region, helped in further advancement the next few days with the Raigad district on June 3. Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh of the monsoon, it is expected monsoon expected to reach the Last month, super cyclone & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and to cover west Uttar Pradesh, national capital on Wednesday. Amphan lashed parts of Odisha East Rajasthan from June 23 and some parts of Uttarakhand In its weather forecast on and West Bengal and made onwards,” the IMD said. by June 22 and 23," Srivastava Monday, the IMD said If this landfall on the coastal areas of Kuldeep Srivastava, the said. ! ! 6
2 5 2 7 8"!" 2 81 +$-8+- !5! violent showdown between Government is awaiting clear + $&' Thackeray, Industries Minister set up to provide skilled labour- +$-8+- !5! During the course of tour or the Indian and Chinese troops in policy directions from the ; <& ; Desai, Minister of State for ers to new industries in the area by foot, Chahal visited the ensing an intense anti-China the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, Union Government, on these ; & &'8 & Industry Aditi Tatkare, Chief state,” an enthusiastic Desai had rdering thorough check- localities of Aapapada, Santri Smood prevailing across the in which 20 Indian Army per- three projects collectively worth $&'& Secretary Ajoy Mehta, Principal said. Oing of patients in all hospi- compound, Pratamesh Nagar, country over the killing of 20 sonnel were martyred. 5,020 crore, in the wake of the <&; ;&; & Secretary of Industry The Maharashtra govern- tals coming under the jurisdic- Devaki Nagar and Shivahi Nagar Indian Army personnel in last Not wanting to lose invest- currently changed environ- 13.3;& =& Department Bhushan Gagrani ment’s decision is in line with tion of the Brihanmumbai localities. week’s violent clashes between ment altogether, the Uddhav ment in India,” Desai said in a ;(; and other senior bureaucrats. the Indian government’s strat- Municipal Corporation (BMC), Meanwhile, the BMC has the Indian and Chinese troops, Thackeray Government is statement issued here on &' " Speaking on the occasion, egy to hit China where it hurts Mumbai Municipal launched ‘Mission Zero’ – along the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra treading cautiously and has Monday. ' ( Uddhav had said: “As Neil most. After the recent killing Commissioner IS Chahal on the lines of th4e one undertak- Government on Monday chosen not to cancel the three The three MoUs that the Armstrong had expressed his of 15 Indian soldiers in a vio- Monday mandated that all en in Dharavi – at spread in decided to keep on hold three MoUs signed with the Chinese Maharashtra Government has & & feelings after stepping on the lent face-off with Chinese patients showing Covid-19 north Mumbai with ‘Mission Memorandums of under- companies but put it on hold. kept on “status quo” mode are (China) Auto-Talegaon moon, it’s a small step for one troops, the Telecom ministry symptoms be given beds. Zero’ in not Mumbai, as a pub- standing (MoUs) worth 5,020 Announcing the decision, the ones signed with the promises to bring in an invest- person, but it is a big leap for had asked BSNL and MTNL to After taking a walk around lic-private-partnership initia- crore signed recently with as Maharashtra Industries Chinese companies – Hengli ment of 1,000 crore and 1500 mankind. Similarly, this small stop using the Chinese equip- the most Covid-19 affected areas tive. The ‘Mission Zero’ involves many Chinese companies. Minister Subhash Desai said: Engineering, PMI Electro jobs. step of confidence shown by ment for the upgradation of 4G of Malad (East) in north a Rapid Action Plan with 50 The three MoUs over “Status quo will be maintained Mobility Solutions (joint ven- The MoU with M/s Great investors will be a big leap in network. Similarly, the Indian Mumbai and interacting with mobile dispensaries with doctors which the State Government on the MoUs with the Chinese ture with Photon) and Great Wall Motors (China) is biggest the future. MoUs worth around Railways terminated a sig- people there, Chahal directed and all facilities to move around has decided to maintain “status companies for the moment. Wall Motors. Together, these of th ree projects. It promises 16,000 crore are being signed nalling contract worth 470 the civic administration to in north-western suburbs like quo” were among the MoUs This does not mean that they Chinese companies “have to set up an Automobile unit at today and MoUs worth 8,000 crore given to Beijing National undertake thorough checking of Dahisar,Borivali, Kandivali and worth 16,030 crore signed in have been rescinded or can- committed to an investment of Talegaon-Pune, involving an crore in the near future”. Railway Research & Design patients in all hospitals coming Malad and north-eastern sub- the presence of chief Minister celled. In fact, further devel- 250 crore, 1,000 crore and investment of 3,770 crore and Expressing his confidence Institute of Signal & under the BMC limits. “It is a urbs like Bhandup and Mulund Uddhav Thackeray on June 15 opments on the same are await- 3,770 crore respectively in creation of 2042 jobs. that foreign investment would Communication in 2016. must that all the patients show- to identify and treat patients for with investors from 12 differ- ed”. the Talegaon industrial belt of It may be recalled that on increase and employment will There are clear indications ing Covid-19 symptoms should two-three weeks. ent countries, including the US, Even while placing the Maharashtra (phase II) in June 15, the Maharashtra be available in our state as com- that as a fallout of the Indo- be given beds,” the civic chief During the drive, the BMC’s China and South Korea, as part three MoUs on a “as-is-where- Pune”. Government signed MoUs pared to other countries, Desai China border conflict, the said, amid complaints that there medical team will be assisted by of “Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0” is” state, the Shiv Sena-led Hengli Engineering has worth 16,030 crore with had said that nearly 40,000 Shanghai Tunnel Engineering was a shortage of Covid-19 local doctors, Bill & Melinda for setting up of industries in Maha Vikas Aghadi has chosen committed to invest 250 crore investors, including some hectares of land had been Company may lose the 1,100 beds in the metropolis. Gates Foundation, top realtors various parts of the state. to play a political card by shift- for setting up a unit at Talegaon Indians, from 12 countries reserved in the state for these crore Delhi-Meerut Regional In BMC’s P-North ward, as body, CREDAI-MCHI, NGOs Incidentally, the MoUs ing the onus of deciding the Phase no 2 and has promised including United States, China, industries. “Instead of various Rapid Transit System (RRTS) many as 3267 people have test- like Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana worth 5,020 crore were signed matter with the Narendra Modi to create 150 jobs. South Korea and Singapore licenses, the Super license will contract. As a consequence, ed positive for Coronavirus. Of and Desh Apnayen which will by the Maharashtra government at the Centre. PMI Electro Mobility through video-conferencing in now be issued in 48 hours. An M/s Larsen and Turbo may them, 1442 have recovered fully provide the mobile vans, Government hours before the “The Maharashtra Solution JV with Photon the presence of Uddhav industrial labour bureau will be land the contract. in hospitals and returned home. medicos and medicines. ! !% (7 ( $P! * $ '
%-+"- , !!5 trigger unrest among the local his mortal remains would be have already foiled several infil- meeting. % 3: M population. dispatched soon for the last tration bids and also neu- According to the press n Indian Army jawan, The Indian Army is close- rites after completing the nec- tralised four heavily armed statement issued by the depart- +$-8+- !5! work in different flats of the Ahailing from Nepal, on ly monitoring the movement of essary formalities. infiltrators in different sectors ment of Information, “a total building and there is every pos- Monday sacrificed his life along the Pakistan Army close to the Defence sources claimed, of Rajouri in the beginning of number of 6919 bunkers have he Brihanmumbai sibility that they may have the Line of Control (LoC) in line of control. “the Pakistan Army is desper- this month. been completed so far in the TMunicipal Corporation spread the virus to the other Nowshera sector of Rajouri According to Jammu ately trying to push small So far, four Indian jawans division, including 6123 indi- (BMC) has sealed the entire flats as well. So as to break the district after the Pakistan Army based Defence PRO, Lt- Col groups of infiltrators inside have also sacrificed their lives vidual bunkers and 796 com- “Tanhee heights” along Napean chain it was necessary for us to resorted to 'unprovoked' firing Devender Anand, “the Pakistan the Indian territory to execute in the line of duty in this munity bunkers”. It was also sea Road at upmarket Malabar seal the entire building”. aimed at escalating the tensions Army resorted to unprovoked terror strikes on vital security ) month only. informed during the meeting Hill area in south Mumbai, “We have also shifted near- in the region. ceasefire violation along the installations”. More than 150 incidents of that 9905 bunkers are under after 21 persons – including 19 ly 20 house helps and security Since June 15, when the Line of Control (LoC) in Ground reports suggested have been kept in a state of high ceasefire violations have been execution and are at different house helps, drivers and secu- staff to quarantine centres,” standoff between India and Nowshera Sector early Monday movement of heavily armed alert to foil nefarius designs of reported since June while the stages of construction. rity staff – tested positive for the BMC officer said. China took an ugly turn at the morning. group of infiltrators has been the Pakistan Army. total incidents of ceasefire vio- According to official Covid-19 during the last seven “We have requested society Line of Actual Control (LAC) Own troops responded spotted along the line of con- The Possibility of sensa- lations have crossed 2050 since sources, “1430 bunkers includ- days. to sanitise the common toilets in eastern Ladakh sector, strongly to the enemy fire. In trol in Nowshera sector where tional strikes by the Border January 2020. Meanwhile, ing community and individual Giving details of the mass used by their staff four to six Pakistan army has been con- the incident, Havildar Dipak the Pakistan Army is providing Action Teams (BAT),compris- Divisional Commissioner, bunkers have been completed spread of the Covid-19 in one times a day. Till the time soci- sistently targeting forward Karki was critically injured cover firing to these trained ing commandos of the Pakistan Sanjeev Verma in Jammu took in district Samba, 1058 in dis- particular building, a senior ety makes arrangements we Indian locations and large and later succumbed to his infiltrators to sneak inside the army and heavily armed ter- stock of the bunker construc- trict Jammu, 1324 in district BMC official said here on have started sanitisation from numbers of civilian pockets injuries”. He said, Havildar Indian territory. rorists, cannot be ruled out in tion work in border areas of Kathua, 2316 in district Rajouri Monday: “The house helps MCGM side,” he said. with heavy calibre weapons to Karki hailed from Nepal and The Indian Army jawans the region. Alert Indian troops Jammu division at a high level and 791 in district Poonch”. 4/!9," 6 7 8 45
/6 %!"!+- Madurai West, and and three other districts is cer- 1 Thiruparankundram Blocks of tain to yield encouraging 91 1 8 -! Madurai district would be results. “We will be able to see 8 -! .6 under complete lockdown the coronavirus cases coming 8$!$8+ .6. $ ment” as to why the Bengal districts were kept ituation in Tamil Nadu under the Disaster down by the end of this lock out of the programme. erala’s reputation as the Sturned grave on Monday as Management Act 2005 for down period. People have been arib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan a central “May I draw your attention that you have KState which won the fight 2,710 persons were diagnosed seven days from June 24. asked to stay indoors and not Gscheme drawn up to keep jobless migrant already announced Garib Kalyan Rojgar against coronavirus has come with Covid-19, the highest Except the essential ser- to come out unless it is for workers financially afloat during corona times Abhiyaan, which includes 116 districts in six under a shadow as 138 persons number of persons to test pos- vices like hospitals, medical lab- some emergency. This will seems to have provided some political ammo to states and the program will be continuing for 125 were diagnosed with the pan- itive on a single day till date. oratories, pharma shops, ambu- bring down the covid cases in the Opposition parties like the Trinamool days purportedly to provide livelihood to the demic on Monday. This is the On Monday, 241 persons The day also saw 37 persons lance and hearse vehicle ser- these four districts,” said Congress and Congress which have attacked returnee migrant workers … The criteria of this highest number tested positive have been hospitalised and succumbing to the pandemic vices, no other establishments Prakash. Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “ignoring” program is set to incorporate those districts for the pandemic on a single this took the total number of taking the death toll till date to would function in these areas Out of the 37 persons who 11 lakh the migrant workers from Bengal who where the population of migrant workers are sup- day in the State, which had coronavirus patients in the 794. during the lockdown period, succumbed on Monday, 35 too have gone jobless. posed to be minimum twenty-five thousand who announced on May 8 that the State to 1540. There are 112 A medical bulletin issued said the chief secretary’s order. had comorbid conditions, said Dismissing the State BJP’s counter logic that had been constrained to come back to their native coronavirus curve has been hotspots in Kerala as on by the Tamil Nadu Government The move to enforce lock down the medical bulletin. Chennai the Bengal Government had not provided the villages in the wake of lockdown,” he wrote won- successfully flattened. Monday. said there were 27, 178 active is in the backdrop of the remained at the top of the table data on migrant workers in time TMC MP and dering why the workers from Bengal were not The last three days saw 378 With the advent of South coronavirus cases in the State as increasing number of covid with 1,487 persons testing pos- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew included in the list. persons in the State diagnosed West Monsoon, Kerala has been on Monday. Till date, 62, 087 cases in these areas and to give itive on Monday. Chengalpet Abhishek Banerjee wondered: “Why have you The Behrampore MP wrote how “lakhs of with Covid-19 and the situation burdened with more contagious persons have been tested pos- the district administration tested 126 positive cases while blatantly ignored the concerns of 11 lakh migrant workers have returned to their native vil- has turned grave in Kerala. On diseases like dengue and rat itive, said the bulletin. more elbow room to continue Thiruvallur had 120 covid-19 migrant workers from Bengal who've recently lages due to lockdown and since then they have Monday, 17 persons were test- fever. According to doctors in In an important develop- with the containment work. cases on Monday. Madurai dis- returned to their homes. Why has WB been left been rendered jobless, penniless and hopeless. ed positive in Malappuram the Government Health Service, ment, Chief secretary, Tamil Greater Chennai trict reported 153 cases of out of the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan? Why … I am astonished to note that not a single dis- district. a total of 589 persons have been Nadu Government by a special Corporation commissioner coronavirus and this has made this apathy towards the people of Bengal.” trict in the state of West Bengal has been includ- A release issued by the identified with Dengue in the order has declared that Prakash told reporters on the government to declare lock Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir ed in the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan,” Government of Kerala said last one month. Madurai Corporation, village Monday that he was confident down under the Disaster Chowdhury a bitter critic of Banerjee too wrote requesting Modi to reassess the programme and out of the 138 persons tested Meanwhile former Chief panchayaths of Madurai East, that the lock down in Chennai Management Act 2005. to the Prime Minister expressing his “astonish- include the eligible districts from his State. positive on Monday, 87 were Minister Oommen Chandi expatriates while 47 from other came out on Monday against the States in the country. Four move by the Kerala Government .342- persons were infected through to make “no-covid certificate” : community transmission, said mandatory for expatriates 8"!! the release. Meanwhile Kerala’s returning to the State. Last agriculture Minister VS Sunil week’s cabinet meeting had ! %-+"- , !!5 of sales.They have no money to cold storage. But for the last Kumar (CPI) has gone on decided to make “No-Covid pay salaries to their employees. three months we have blocked observation mode following Certificate” issued by medical ustling streets of Katra, Sadotra said, “as per rough our storage capacity.we cannot reports that a covid -19 afflict- authorities from the countries Bbase camp of Shri Mata estimates dry fruit stocks worth accommodate more customers ed person had attended a meet- where the expatriates working a Vaishno Devi shrine, continue 300 Crores have been stocked due to less storage capacity”. ing convened by the minister. compulsory requirement. to remain deserted in the inside cold storages in Jammu”. Referring to their own absence of pilgrims. Since He said, we have apprised hardships, Raman Gupta said, > March 18, 2020 not a single pil- our former BJP MLA, Ajay we incur power and salary grim/tourist has visited the Nanda about our hardships bills but in the absence of any 8 -! temple township. and have also submitted a financial support from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi memorandum to him so that Government of India we are division bench of the Shrine Board (SMVDSB) he can make an appeal to Lt- running huge losses. Gupta AMadras High Court on authorities had formally sus- !) !! , Governor GC Murmu to appealed to the Government of Monday set aside the death pended the yatra in the wake of ) announce a financial package India to devise a package for sentence awarded to five Covid-19 pandemic on March for the affected businessmen businesses affected in Jammu accused in the Shankar murder 18. Hundreds of hotels, guest have been stocked inside cold track we have to stock fresh dry and give them relaxation in and Kashmir from August case which had caught the houses, resorts remain closed storages in Jammu. fruit supplies to remain in the paying electricity bills, GST and 2019. He said, immediately national attention. and the bus station, railway sta- Gourav Khajuria, owner of business. Some of the big play- other taxes. the government should pass A three-member gang tion continue to wear deserted a prominent Dry Fruit shop in ers in the market may invest In Jammu, Raman Gupta necessary directions to the allegedly hired by B looks. Katra told The Pioneer, “ to money to lift fresh supplies but of Bahu cold storage and Ice banking institutions to waive Chinnaswamy had murdered In the absence of pilgrims, preserve our dry fruit stocks we the majority of dry fruit shop factory told The Pioneer, “ dry off interest component on loans 22 year old Shankar at priests stationed at the bhawan have shifted them to the cold owners may go selective and fruit sellers from Katra have raised by them for the lock- Udumalpet as part of honour shrine are only performing storages in Jammu”. procure bare minimum items stocked up around 50,000 down period. killing. Shankar , a Dalit yiuth- daily rituals of prayers and He said, “we would have to sustain themselves. boxes, bags containing dry had married Kausalya belong- broadcasting the same on the ended up losing our stocks if According to Gourav, an aver- fruits inside his cold storage #+%" ing to the Thevar community satellite television for worship- we had not packed them and age truck load of four to six complex in Narwal”. against the wishes of the latter’s pers to follow. Only shops sell- stocked them inside cold stor- trucks have been shifted by He said he has a total family. Enraged over the deci- ing essential items remain open ages”. each dry fruit shop owner to a capacity to stock 6000 tonnes ;<< sion of his daughter and fear- in Katra even after the lock- “We can't keep them like cold storage in Jammu. of material. At present, I am ing ostracization from the down guidelines have been this inside closed down shops A truck load consists of 500 using 60 percent of my capac- , community, Chinnaswamy, her eased. to rot”. boxes weighing 5 to 6 kgs. ity, he added. father had hatched a plan to get However, the dry fruit He said, “instead of earn- Former President of Dry According to him, the total 4 rid of the couple and hence shops, which form the back- ing a single penny we are pay- Fruit Association in Katra, capacity of different cold stor- . % hired the gang. bone of the local Katra econo- ing a hefty amount per month Kuldeep Sadotra said, “we pur- ages in Jammu is 25,000 tonnes. :<1:3 ) * On March 13, 2016, the my continue to remain shut to preserve our stocks”. chase dry fruit stocks from Raman Gupta said, “ sev- gang hacked Shankar to death and totally empty. He said, for each truck Kashmir based growers”. He eral dry fruit sellers stock up @ ? in Udumalpet town while Reason, owners of more load of stock we are paying said, “we have been constant- their routine supplies in their % Kausalya was seriously injured than 400 shops, selling dry fruit around 40,000 per month to a ly suffering losses since August cold storage but this year due in the attack. The police arrest- and prasad items to thousands cold storage. Besides we have 2019. The yatra was gradual- to complete lock down shop- ed Chinnaswamy and six oth- of pilgrims, have shifted their spent money on transportation ly picking up this season but keepers from Katra decided to $ @<< ers for the gruesome murder. entire dry fruit stocks, includ- charges @ 5,000 per truck. due to Covid-19 pandemic shift their entire stocks includ- . % :3A The Thirupur district sessions ing running stocks to cold “We are facing a precarious everything has come to a halt”. ing running stocks to their cold court sentenced six persons storages in Jammu to preserve situation. We cannot predict Sadotra said, “a large num- storage”. He said, during nor- including Chinnaswamy to them for the coming season. what is in store for the coming ber of small shopkeepers who mal days we keep rotating sup- $ death while three other accused As per rough estimates dry season” ? Even if everything repackage dry fruits are strug- plies. 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( # " !'' ' '" & ' & (' (" ( 301%&' ' $- ! # & # ( " ( A he unbearable tragedy at the # ' ! # " $- Galwan Valley has little to do # / ! 'B * ( " - " with territorial claims and is instead a distraction “with " ' # S Chinese characteristics” to "! ( # #" ' C! coverT the fact that Chinese President Xi ( "' # #'$ ( # (& Jinping’s flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is floundering. At the ! "' B / ! " National People’s Congress in May this ' # ' #" " year, Beijing announced a military bud- " & '0 ' !' $ get of $178.6 billion for 2020 and said it would grow by 6.6 per cent year-on-year, 4 ! ( ' ' # $ while foreign affairs spending was cut by # ! ' ( . 11.8 per cent. The military budget stood ?# ( (' ( at $175 billion in 2018 and $177.5 billion in 2019. Helena Legarda, analyst at the ($% ' ( " " Mercator Institute for China Studies '! 3 ' "' (MERICS) mused, “Beijing clearly does '# $PB * ( ' (#' Q3'* not feel safe enough domestically or internationally to slow down its military -" $-' ( "!/ ! buildup and modernisation, even at a time ; " & when the economy is suffering.” ' ?# China’s outstanding debt claims are estimated at $5.5 trillion, that’s 40 per cent (! $ # " # (! of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), getting priority and the rest showed that the number of over- warned that China’s growing ' # S ! " according to the Institute of International ignored. The objective is to seas contracts signed by Chinese debt-dependency could trigger ! '' ( " " ' Finance. The institute estimates that somehow avoid a massive default. construction firms for BRI-relat- a new global financial crisis as China’s debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 11 per- The BRI has become fiscal- ed lending fell sharply in 2018, credit growth had outpaced .! $0' ! ' # centage points in 2019 and is now pegged ly unsustainable because China’s reflecting the growing unease in GDP growth, corporate debt was ' # # ( ! # at 317 per cent. It could be higher as the policy banks gave huge loans to O2 66! Beijing that the BRI was “way out 165 per cent of GDP and house- $@ ! !" ' ( calculations do not include all categories fragile States and then extended 266 of control.” A Hong Kong banker hold debt had risen by 15 per- C+ " ( ( " ( $ of debt. Moreover, China’s reported GDP and even expanded credit lines. said that by 2019, China had centage points of GDP over the seems too high and the excess of liabili- The Washington-based consul- 76+$ exhausted its ability to maintain past five years. ' / ! ( & ties over assets of China’s financial insti- tancy, RWR Advisory, notes that ( ! the momentum. Beijing’s solution Columnist Gordon G (/ * ( ? @ !C"! ( tutions has not been factored in. around $461 billion has been + $ to fund BRI by lending in ren- Chang believes that China’s for- ' (( $! ! " ' Data for the first quarter of 2020 given for transport and energy minbi did not work as most bor- eign exchange reserves could be showed a hike in bad loans, defaults and projects from the Horn of Africa 6+ 66!F/ rowers only wanted dollars. less than claimed as there have "!>& # ( C& delayed repayments as the Coronavirus hit to Central Asia from 2013 under This compelled China to been derivative transactions to # " &$ !S & the economy and first-quarter GDP the BRI umbrella. 7$+$2 6 increase its dollar-denominated hide the quantum of dollar sell- ( ( ' # # 1$ shrank for the first time in China’s record- China’s total lending to $ +6 external debt. The COVID pan- ing to support the renminbi and ed history. The rise in defaults was despite African Governments, firms and demic put Beijing in the unen- stuffing of non-liquid invest- # # #( (( ( & lenders agreeing to delay $124 billion in State agencies is around seven per 76+5!!$ viable position of being asked to ments into its reserves. The "' "( .! ( & repayments from smaller companies. cent of its external debt, valued (+ 3<:B4 forgive some, or even all, of its increased budget of the People’s ( 2 " " '' . ' The International Monetary Fund (IMF) at $2.06 trillion at the end of 2019 loans. At the G20 in April 2020, Liberation Army (officially by predicts the Chinese economy would grow by China’s State Administration 20+ 2$+ China offered to freeze all debt 6.6 per cent) is an extra burden #(# (# ! 2B' ( only 1.2 per cent in 2020-21 as against 6.1 of Foreign Exchange. Ernst & $ .1$ .2 repayments for the world’s poor- though deft management has # ! # & per cent in 2019-20. However, at the Young estimates that Chinese est countries until end-2020, the marginally increased foreign " " #( ' ' National People’s Congress in May 2020, firms invested $72.2 billion in 2 +5$ 2 + first time Beijing joined a glob- exchange reserves to $3.09 tril- Premier Li Keqiang said China would not Africa between 2014 and 2018. al debt relief initiative. But it lion in April 2020 from $3.06 $ (# '= A set a target for GDP growth for 2020-21. Herbert Poenisch, former senior 7 27+6! refused to include distressed trillion in March 2020. # " ""(( ( $ He announced a stimulus of $672.4 bil- economist, Bank for International (5 + 6+2 loans disbursed by Eximbank or As its domestic strain ; #/ ?# ' (& lion, which many considered inadequate Settlements, put the total out- 765 China Development Bank in the increases, Beijing may turn more '301%&< A ( ( ! $ ( but China cannot afford more debt. standing lending by Eximbank in G20 programme. Analysts aggressive abroad — Ladakh China’s economic slowdown began all countries at $285 billion. 6( Q5 67 expect massive downscaling of (India), South China Sea, near .# ( ' !''# $0 before the Coronavirus pandemic derailed Hong Kong-based bankers the project. A few new and Taiwan — to show that it is ! " " ( # & the world economy. After the second Belt believe that possibly the + .22 viable projects will be launched; unperturbed by the pandemic or and Road Forum meeting in Beijing in Government “does not know 4 the rest sidelined. Lending to slowdown. Its chutzpah is $ ?# S ( " !"! April 2019, several Western think-tanks how much it is owed or by Africa will be tightly controlled, unparalleled. In June 2020, !' # '' ' scrutinised BRI finances from public whom.” +2$+5 $5+ but gaps could be met by “new Naypitaw discovered to its cha- . ''# " ( & $3 !/ records and found an opaque web of reck- Lending slowed down even 6 24 actors” such as technology firm grin that China is covertly build- (( # ! # $0 less lending, restructured loans, renego- before the COVID-19 shock. Huawei. ing a Hong Kong-size city in tiated loans, debt forgiveness, refinancing Logan Wright, director of China + 6$ $ The Coronavirus has made Shwe Kokko fishing village in # & and deferrals. Now, Zou Jiayi, Vice markets research at Rhodium 6 2 $ it impossible to ignore the warn- Kayin State, on the banks of (301%' #"' #'( $ Minister at the Finance Ministry, who Group, reported that net out- ings. The Bank for International Moei river, its border with ! $0 repeatedly warned about the debt risks bound lending has been negative 76+ 022 Settlements warned in 2016 Thailand. Possibly it would be from the project, has been asked to make since 2019; lending by mainland that excessive credit growth in used to leverage Myanmar debt ! ' '# ' ? the BRI “more manageable and financial- policy banks to Africa dropped China posed the risk of a bank- at a future date. #@ $% !'# ly practical.” Observers expect it to be after peaking at $29 billion in ing crisis within three years. In (The author is a senior & S" "( & sharply downsized, with viable projects 2016. Commerce Ministry data December 2017, the IMF journalist. Views are personal) (! (' '$% " " (? S '$ / 0
4 $ $ % % % / K % 4 $ O /6 3< ( % / % O % / 8 / O O 9 % / / % / / 8 & ;& " ; ;= S K+' 2 K+ K .' K22 !"#" ! $ % & '( 'S " / 1 0/" ") (! & ' # ! ' $% " * !+ Sir — This refers to the editori- 1 1 % 1 Sir — A spike in the number of '' $, &#( al, “Bare facts” (June 22). India 4 % % Coronavirus cases should send has always been unduly accom- % / alarm bells ringing. Death toll, ! '& (( ( " '( modative of and friendly with 4 /$ too, has shown a sharp rise. In '( ' $ China while the latter has proved 1 particular, Delhi, Mumbai and - . ! ! to be just the opposite. The Chennai pose enormous chal- story goes back to the great % / lenges as they account for more / ! *- ' / - 0" S betrayal of 1962 when former O 4 1 than half of the total cases in the 1 / ' 2- ' (3 # Prime Minister Jawaharlal / country. Faced with a flagging $4# ( ( ' Nehru’s bonhomie was returned % / economy, the Union Government in the form of an invasion by the was left with no option but to " ! # ( !( ''$ Chinese. The recent India-China % /74 reopen markets. But due to S"" $-! - & face-off along the Galwan Valley / mounting cases, a few States have ( # P" ( Q has proved once again that ten- 5%4 % 1 taken the right decision to extend sion-free relations with expan- / /7 % 4 the lockdown. However, this may " $ # (' #! - sionist China is wishful thinking. ' P /$ % not be of much help. Efforts # $7# S. !( ( ( 8 New Delhi needs to be practical. / % / must be on to increase testing and ! #"' $ India’s China policy and also that K 4 % % tracing contacts. Testing capaci- with Taiwan needs a reset. New % 1 % %4 4 ty has been increased to three lakh !! ! " Delhi must also think of extend- / /21L! M 1 people daily but this is less than '# !$% "9! "/ ing strategic support to Tibet and / % 4 / adequate. Central and State & $/( " '( ! # Hong Kong. / % %1 / Governments, too, need to work 1 $" & " $ ! ! MC Joshi in tandem. Given that the spread Lucknow % % the infection is showing different S " '# $ !( ( trajectories in different parts of ($ !( the country, coordination of # ! S !' ( ! invincible. But it must not forget with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet, sion along the Galwan Valley resources and strategies will be the defeat it suffered at the Japan, Vietnam and more impor- must prompt India to forge crucial. " $, - # ! # S # Sir — This refers to the editori- hands of Vietnam. tantly with India. alliances with other countries Venu GS " $ ( ' $: al, “Bare facts” (June 22). Ladakh Success is not the property of By now it is clear that China hostile to it. India will need to set Kollam ' # ' ' ;#" ( has shown China’s aversion to any country. Likewise, defeat is attaches more importance to up new terms of peace. existing peace arrangements. It not a permanent problem of any land than good neighbourly rela- KV Seetharamaiah . !! + 7 !3 < '"(S=>/ $ is under the impression that it is nation. China is at loggerheads tions. The recent Chinese aggres- Hassan &< &>' 7;&' ! ! ; 6$"&'"# 6/% "/ !"7!& /" %" 8+ ?! "#8 %#+-! +% "$-!+ -!- "% % # )#8& %#- %"""! +%%%8+%P 8? !+?8++-!!%? + %#+-! !8+ %+!+% +!!+7 %##!%#+-! ! +!P+%!%#+-! 7 + ) L#% ! ! +! L? !"!+ %-$- "" 4 4 % + O O 3 9 ; 9
+ 3 ( " ( ( /" % B( D/%BE' "! ? ( P # ( Q "! " ( '(#"!F #- '% DF-%E !'A ! D4@%E (@ (C $ &* (- ' 3 " # GP " ( # ' F-%& # & $0 !'. # & 1 $ (( $Q - ' (' ' ( he handwritten sign on the shuttered paan 3 F-% # % shop in my neighbourhood had just a - D%- E. ! " ( Tphone number on it. I had, on a whim, ( ' $, gone to the market to see if there was any pos- . !" ( $%" # sibility of getting some cigarettes. With nothing ( ( # ( to lose, I tried the number. A man named Tiwari answered the phone and when I asked him about ( # ! '( ( the possibility of getting cigarettes, he said he ( $ ' "! " # "!- could deliver them the next morning. Not just P0 ! ( ( D E" & that, Tiwari also asked me if I wanted the ( $% $Q S “imported” or “Indian” variety of that particu- A$ lar brand. The price was finalised at a 50 per cent F-%'' " 2 mark-up to the maximum retail price (MRP) and 20+ " # 27 " & promptly at 10 am the next morning, Tiwari was !6$2 64 " '' 2B '' $0@ +F-% there on his Scooty. $6! . ?# # Surprised, I asked him how he had managed R$+ 5 .4 !$ ( ( ( ' to reach me during a complete lockdown in our $ + !" # neighbourhood where the policemen were not 2$ +$ just stopping people but actively demonstrating 2 + & !' ' their penchant for using force. (@ C$ 27+6! Apparently, Tiwari was helped by serendip- 2 26(/ ( !#& ity. Several months ago, to make an extra buck, ( @ !?# .' & Tiwari had started selling bread and eggs from 64 2 ' (C$7 his paan shop. Now, he was allowed to open his 6 # ' ( ' # & shop as part of essential services and that is how $66( 2 ' ' D@ N (CE , he was managing to move around freely. Of 26( 2( +$ % B D,% BE " "!@ C$ course, there were few people buying eggs and 6722$ their “contacts” in the administration has entered common parlance, thanks during the forced lockdown was an F-% ' ' bread from him, since these were easily avail- 2+0 2 to get COVID-19 passes on their cars, to its constant use in the media, has increased interest in sports. This, in ( $ " & able, but cigarettes and paan masala were $ $ 26 which allow them to travel in the city been internalised by most people who effect, meant playing the one game another matter altogether. 2! way past the curfew hours and also can afford to distance themselves. which is easiest to play on the road, in ' ( D;/ E' + !# '< ! Though the pandemic-induced lockdown cross State borders that till now remain Except that the distancing is mostly your garden, driveway or even your ter- # . $% . & ! & $6!60 +65 wreaked havoc on the livelihoods of millions of 7+F/67 65+24 firmly shut for the common man. from the hoi polloi and that, too, only race — badminton. It was vaguely ' ( *+< hawkers, the street vendors were the worst-hit The not so fortunate ones have when it can be done without any dis- touching to see couples, who last pos- $0. !'" ! since they were surviving from day-to-day $++7 found other ways to manage the police comfort. sibly picked up a racket 20 years ago, % # ! - !3 D%-3E !"! ' & even before the shutdown began. But there are (6( 5F roadblocks. For instance, I noticed that In my neighbourhood, initially no suddenly bonding over a game of bad- 9 !$ other small shopkeepers, mechanics and service 2 + there is a sudden increase in the num- maids or gardeners were being allowed. minton on their terrace. Board games F-% ! 301%&< personnel, who are still suffering immense hard- 7+6! !4 ber of people who are socially-inclined The residents, inspired by videos of also became all the rage for families '' " # ' (( ' (& ships due to the lockdown, even though much 2 $2 and are thus providing relief to strand- celebrities on social media doing forced to stay indoors and, of course, # A " ( ;/ ( of the economy has been opened up in a grad- + 2 F ed migrants and daily wagers. Their jhaadoo-pochaa (sweeping and mop- their prices skyrocketed thanks to the %-3 ($% " ' !( ed manner now by the Government in a bid to 0 4 5$ cars have got home printed signs that ping), decided that they, too, could do opportunism displayed by online toy start up the growth engine. +$$2 read “COVID-19, Relief Material” and it. Alas, this lasted only for a few days vendors. " ' $ However, the resourcefulness and resilience always seem to be filled with bags and and soon the maids were called back. The children continued riding #" ( ' ($ ! 2 of our workmen should not be underestimated. + 6$+ cartons. Except somehow, I never see However, now quite a few of the maids, their bicycles as well as playing other " " A This is especially true for services and goods for them going out to distribute this mate- having lost their livelihood, had gone games, blissfully unaware of the need #& P Q D "" which there is a non-discretionary demand. ! $$+ rial to the needy. back to their villages. Thus, the few who for social distancing. While ordinarily # ' E# A ( A few days into the lockdown, I noticed that $6 $+ Wikipedia lists at least 12 lan- remained were cajoled and implored to they would play inside the house since @ * " $I" ' suddenly the number of vegetable vendors who guages with the phrase “Necessity is the take on work at extra houses. the roads had traffic, the lockdown ( # ' (( (& peddle their wares on carts in our neighbour- mother of invention.” This is certainly The one thing which didn’t involve meant that the roads were almost ' $ . ( & hood had increased significantly. This seemed the case nowadays. A friend shared a any social distancing was of course buy- empty and so they could play in the $ odd and so I hypothesised that these were peo- picture of how he has carefully marked ing fruits and vegetables. This is one streets. 7# ! ( " ple who ordinarily work other trades but were his cigarettes so that he can smoke them activity in which every household in Incidentally, it also meant that the now forced to do this to earn a livelihood. This over time — one third in the morning, India excels. In the initial days of the roads were taken over by dogs, birds, ! P ' Q'.( " & nebulous hypothesis was confirmed and the one third after tea and so on. The paan lockdown, as soon as the fruit/vegetable stray cattle and in our case, several hors- $% ' (# # (. & details fleshed out by Krishna, whom I accost- shops in his area haven’t opened up as hawker would call out, women from the es — I am not sure where they came ( " !' ' & ed while he was on his rounds selling vegetables yet and he obviously hasn’t heard of his colony would come out and crowd from — maybe because no weddings $- !' # ( & near my house. neighbourhood “Tiwari.” around him. were taking place, the ghodi walas (wed- " $%' ! ( & It turned out that Krishna was otherwise a People who never tasted any other No masks of course were worn by ding mare providers) had let them loose P Q daily wage labourer — the kind that throng alcohol except for Scotch whisky are any of them possibly taking the initial to feed on whatever they could find. #" "!$ “labour chowks” in any city in the morning in making do with whatever they can lay World Health Organisation (WHO) Now with the Unlock 1.0 in force ? ( # D ' E the hope of being picked up by a contractor to their hands on — in a friend’s case, a recommendations of masks not being and our leader telling us to unlock, (" # ' & work on a building site. With the construction bottle of cheap vodka. needed seriously. More importantly, unlock, unlock, things are changing. S$ (" '" & business being shut and being a resourceful man, My own case was a bit more pro- every single apple, mango, tomato, For instance, since there is a gradual he struck a deal with his neighbour, Ahmad. saic. Of all things, the strap of my chap- potato and okra was hand-picked from increase in construction activity as well ( ! "' ' (" Ahmad is a kabadiwala (scrap collector) who has pals broke early on in the lockdown. a pile and then the usual haggling over as street hawking, the number of "! (/" - D/-E$ - a rickshaw which he uses. But kabadiwalas are Since one was home-bound, this item price happened. fruit/vegetable sellers has decreased to '% D-%E$ (-%# 9 ' " & not allowed to ply their trade now. So Krishna of footwear was the one used most of Now, of course, with the pandem- almost pre-lockdown levels. # ' ' '' offered to rent Ahmad’s rickshaw at 50 a day. the time. Clearly something had to be ic spreading like wildfire and the Tiwari now opens his paan shop as ! "!F-%$, < ' " & Now Krishna goes at 3 am to the wholesale veg- done. So I went to the neighbourhood WHO recommending masks and usual but what is curious, continues to # ' ' $% etable market and gets vegetables to hawk kirana (grocery) store, got some adhe- gloves as a means of escaping infection, sell his wares at a mark-up. When I ! !4@%$%' 3 ( through the day. The iron law of markets makes sive and used it liberally on the strap the ladies of the colony and even the asked him why he is doing this now, he # ' # ! both of them better off during the lockdown. to fix it. Thankfully it is holding up and fruit/vegetable vendors are sporting conspiratorially whispers — “Sir, 4@% ( ' 'P Q' " 2%' The resourcefulness of people slightly up the hopefully will last me till the “non- masks. That they hang loose most of the banned hai na.” ! SD# ! !E '" & social ladder is also quite in evidence these days. essential” shoe shops open. time is another matter. (The writer is Professor, Department Some at the top of the pecking order have used Social distancing, a phrase which Yet another thing which happened of Physics and Astrophysics, DU) $ # ' ( # ( " !$ / = (" ' .& "!F-%$ ( # ( ( ' . " $ " " ' : # ' $-" $ " (# ( S!$%'' '' "! !' E $ ' ! ' ## $ ! ( D ing one year in office as prices of puls- manner was not offered to tax and was edible oils. Nevertheless, the demand for suicides are reported from the cotton- #"' 3 E! #'' # !$ es skyrocketed to over 200 a kg. After siphoned off either abroad or convert- cottonseed oil is ever-growing. Much like farming belts. No illegal trait fees and 3) #( & the Income Tax Department investigat- ed into unaccounted cash through entry pulses, oilseeds were removed from the royalties should be charged and cotton ! ' & ## "! ed the matter, a 2.5 lakh crore dal scam operators. It was then that the ECA, too. There are unconfirmed seed should remain under the ECA. # '! $ (( & was unearthed. The I-T Department’s Government, using the ECA, raided and reports of cottonseed being removed Don’t ape the US: The Government # $ (# ' ' ! Appraisal Report in the Case of Pulse seized over 70,000 metric tonnes (MT) from the ECA as it is also an oilseed. needs to study the dal scam and the IT ' " !$ Importers and Traders Group said, “The of pulses from hoarders and traders and Interestingly enough, the Modi Department’s findings. We need to ( ' ' .( " ! ' abnormal price situation in India was broke the cartel. The entire supply Government has had a taste of Bt bring pulses and oilseeds back under the " $%' ( ( '' D ! created by a coordinated collusive activ- chain was complicit in the scam and in Cotton monopoly, where it used ECA ECA. By deregulation, we are blindly ' ( & ity orchestrated by a few trading and fact the IT Department investigated the to prevent unfair business practices and copying the US’ post World War-II farm 3 +1 financial entities.” They found that National Commodity and Derivatives control prices of cottonseed in 2015. This policy, which has failed for US farmers E . ' #( !4@% ( “physical stocks of pulses (were) cor- Exchange (NCDEX) too, for its role in was done because illegal trait value was and led to the creation of agri-commod- F-% "! 'A& s agri-business celebrates the nered in domestic and international aiding this crisis. It turned out that the being charged. ity giants. The liberalisation of farm-gate " ! "( '$ " !( # removal of pulses, oilseeds, cere- markets. Significant long positions on feat was jointly managed by the inter- To the rescue: The ECA had repeat- has destroyed farmers not just in the US, !' ' ( ( '$ Aals and so on from the purview the future were taken on exchanges to national agri-business, local edly come to the aid of the Indian but in Mexico, Brazil and elsewhere, too. '3 !' # 2% of the Essential Commodities Act create an artificial scarcity at the whole- suppliers/traders and agri-commodity Government, legal traders, farmers and Indian farmers will be the biggest losers ' /- ! S"" ' # " $ (ECA), Indian farmers and consumers sale and retail levels.” brokers at the NCDEX. consumers. Of late, it helped break the and consumers won’t be far behind "! don’t have reason to celebrate. The International agri-business and Now, the Government’s advisors cotton seed and dal cartels. However, the either. Consumers will gradually feel the ' # " S("'' #& Government’s advisors, in an attempt to grain traders had shrewdly circumvent- have removed all barriers to stocking safeguard measures of emergency con- burn of such deregulation, too. The $ ?# '' bring in more “agri-dollars”, may have ed the ECA by leveraging their overseas limits. The people responsible for the dal trol laid out by the Government in the Centre must tread carefully. Before dis- D (E ' misled the Narendra Modi Government presence and created a monopoly by scam can now legally operate and even Ordinance for protecting different stake- mantling the ECA, the Government by opening doors for cartelisation of “procuring and hoarding stocks of puls- be absolved of their past crimes. holders is not strong enough. The must revisit the dark history of the East " ' !$7' ! . these commodities, while at the same es in national as well as overseas mar- A curious case: Cotton is not only Government must keep all seeds for India Company, which was the world’s ' ( # ' time dismantling the consumers’ and kets.” They manipulated domestic dal a fibrous cash crop for Indian farmers sowing under the purview of the ECA first agri-business trans-national corpo- "! $ farmers’ only defence against monopoly. prices to plummet so that they gained but is also an oilseed. Many experts have and add clauses to strengthen this law. ration. D E For evidence, we need to look no fur- maximum from the stocks bought at low raised bio-safety concerns on GMO Bt India’s cotton farmers are already high- (The writer is Director, Policy and ther than 2015. Modi 1.0 was complet- prices. The super profit earned in this cottonseed being blended freely into our ly indebted and 84 per cent of farmers’ Outreach, NSAI) ! ! < ;<0 +
Geneva: The World Health Organisation on Sunday report- . ! ed the largest single-day < increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. .) The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 Dubai: World leaders must according to figures compiled cases tallied and the U.S. Next / not politicise the coronavirus by Johns Hopkins University. at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in pandemic but unite to fight it, Experts say the actual num- in India. the head of the World Health bers are much higher, due to Experts said rising case Seoul: The mayor of South duction number of virus car- Organization warned on limited testing and asympto- counts can reflect multiple fac- Korea’s capital fears the coun- riers, which measures the Monday, reminding all that matic cases. tors including more widespread try is losing control over a virus number of infections caused by the pandemic is still accelerat- “The COVID-19 pan- testing as well as broader infec- resurgence and said Seoul will an individual, has reached ing and producing record daily demic has demonstrated that, tion. reimpose stronger social dis- nearly 1.8 for the period increases in infections. indeed, the world was not Overall in the pandemic, tancing measures if the daily between April 30 and June 11. The comments by Tedros prepared,” Tedros said. WHO reported 8,708,008 cases ! ! jump in infections doesn’t Any number above 1 indicates Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who “Globally, the pandemic is — 183,020 in the last 24 hours 01 come below an average of 30 a growing epidemic. has faced criticism from US still accelerating.” — with 461,715 deaths world- over the next three days. In a separate briefing, President Donald Trump, health agency but warned Companies around the wide, with a daily increase of journey to see our family and “So I said to my people, ‘Slow “If Seoul gets penetrated Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of comes as the number of report- against “politicising” the pan- world are racing to find a vac- 4,743. friends, this was something the testing down, please.’ ? (by the virus), the entire the Korea Centres for Disease ed infections soared in Brazil, demic. cine to counter COVID-19 More than two-thirds of that we were really looking White House trade adviser Republic of Korea gets pene- Control and Prevention, Iraq, India and southern and “The greatest threat we and there is a fierce debate those new deaths were report- forward to,” Pedro Delgado, Peter Navarro said on CNN trated,” Park Won-soon said on acknowledged that the country western US states, straining face now is not the virus itself, about how to make sure that ed in the Americas. 23, said after arriving from that Trump was being “tongue- Monday in a televised briefing, was now going through a sec- local hospitals. it’s the lack of global solidarity vaccine is distributed fairly. In Spain, officials ended a Spain’s Canary Islands. in-cheek” and made the com- referring to South Korea by its ond wave of the virus, follow- In New York City, once the and global leadership,” he said. Speaking later in the con- national state of emergency Spanish Prime Minister ment in a “light mood.” formal name. ing a surge in late February and epicentre of the US outbreak, “We cannot defeat this pan- ference, WHO’s special envoy after three months of lock- Pedro Sánchez urged people to Democratic rival Joe He also lamented what he March centred around the Monday was a key day for lift- demic with a divided world.” on COVID-19, Dr David down, allowing its 47 million take maximum precautions: Biden’s campaign accused described as complacency of southeastern city of Daegu. ing many coronavirus lock- Trump has criticized the Nabarro, said he believed it residents to freely travel around “The virus can return and it can Trump of “putting politics citizens in social distancing, The country has been down restrictions. WHO for its early response to would be “2 1/2 years until the country for the first time hit us again in a second wave, ahead of the safety and eco- citing an increase in public reporting around 40 to 50 It took over three months the outbreak and what he con- there will be vaccine for every- since March 14. The country and we have to do whatever we nomic well-being of the transportation usage that he new cases per day since late for the world to see 1 million siders its excessive praise of body in the world”. also dropped a 14-day quaran- can to avoid that at all cost.” At American people.” says has been approaching last May, mostly from the Seoul virus infections, but the last 1 China, where the outbreak “Even if there’s a candidate tine for visitors from Britain a campaign rally in Tulsa, The U.S. Has the world’s year’s levels in recent weeks. metropolitan area, where about million cases have come in just began, as his administration’s by the end of the year, the safe- and the 26 European countries Oklahoma, Trump said highest number of reported Citing research by health half of South Korea’s 51 million eight days, Tedros said during response in the US has come ty and efficacy tests will take that allow visa-free travel. Saturday the U.S. Has tested 25 infections, over 2.2 million, experts, Park the country could people live. a videoconference for the under scrutiny. In response, some time,” the British physi- But there was only a trick- million people, but the “bad and the highest death toll, at be possibly reporting as much South Korea was reported Dubai-based World Trump has threatened to end cian said. “And then the effort le of travelers at Madrid-Barajas part” is that it found more cases. about 120,000, according to as 800 new cases a day a around 500 new case per day Government Summit. all US funding for the WHO. has to be put into producing Airport, which on a normal “When you do testing to Johns Hopkins. Health offi- month from now if it fails to in early March but managed to Tedros never mentioned Nearly 9 million people large amounts of vaccine so June day would be bustling. that extent, you’re going to cials say robust testing is vital stem current trends in trans- control the outbreak with an Trump’s name or the fact that have been infected by the everyone in the world can get “This freedom that we now find more people, you’re going for tracking outbreaks and missions. active testing and contact trac- he is determined to pull the virus worldwide and more it and then organising the vac- have, not having to justify our to find more cases,” Trump said. keeping the virus in check. AP He said the basic repro- ing campaign. AP United States out of the UN than 468,000 have died, cination programmes.” AP > > 6 12 3 ? ) !O * L % M % New York: Amy McGrath and gressive movement’s desire for tor failed to win the Democratic Eliot Engel live hundreds of transformational change sud- Party’s presidential nomina- :4;<< miles apart in states with dra- denly animated by sweeping tion, but he continues to shape Beijing: China told Prime them were announced Friday matically different politics. civil rights protests across congressional primaries — even Minister Justin Trudeau on after a Canadian judge ruled Seoul: South Korea on Monday must suspend its plan to send 60 1:B/ Yet they’re the preferred America. if it puts him at odds with Monday to “stop making irre- Meng’s extradition case can urged North Korea to scrap a anti-Seoul leaflets that “are not ' ()$ candidates of the Democratic Engel’s challenger, 45-year- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sponsible remarks” after he proceed to its next stage, mov- plan to launch propaganda helpful to South-North (Korea) :<4<<<1 Party’s Washington establish- old former public school prin- who’s backing Engel, and Senate said Beijing’s decision to charge ing her closer to being hand- leaflets across the border, after relations at all.” Earlier Monday, >;> ment as voters in Kentucky and cipal Jamaal Bowman, and Minority Leader Chuck two Canadians with spying ed over to American authori- the North said it’s ready to float North Korea said it had manu- 3@ New York decide their con- McGrath’s opponent, 35-year- Schumer, who helped recruit was linked to his country’s ties. 12 million leaflets in what would factured 12 million propagan- 4 gressional primary elections old state Rep. Charles Booker, McGrath. arrest of a Chinese tech exec- Trudeau, speaking to be the largest such psychologi- da leaflets to be floated toward ! / on Tuesday. speak openly about their per- “There is no question the utive. reporters in Ottawa, said cal campaign against its south- South Korea aboard 3,000 bal- &) ?>4 And both may be in trou- sonal experience with police momentum is with us,” Sanders The spying charges are Chinese authorities “directly ern rival. loons and other unspecified 4( ble. brutality and racism as they said in an interview. “completely different” from linked” the cases of Kovrig and Animosities on the Korean delivery equipment. On the eve of their elec- promote progressive plans to But the story of Bowman the case of Huawei executive Spavor with Meng. He called Peninsula rose sharply last week, “Our plan of distributing the >4<<< tions, Engel, a 16-term House transform the nation’s health and Booker’s rise extends well Meng Wanzhou, a foreign on Beijing to end their “arbi- after North Korea destroyed an leaflets against the enemy is an % incumbent who represents care system and economy. And beyond the yearslong tug-of- ministry spokesman said. trary detention.” “There is no inter-Korean liaison office on its eruption of the unquenchable 4 parts of the Bronx and New both accuse their white oppo- war between the progressive Meng was arrested on U.S. such thing as arbitrary deten- territory in anger over South anger of all the people and the ! /$ York City’s wealthy suburbs, nents of being absent from the and pragmatic wings of the Charges connected to possible tion,” said the ministry Korean civilian leafleting against whole society,” the North’s offi- % and McGrath, a former military front lines of the civil rights Democratic Party. They didn’t violations of trade sanctions on spokesman, Zhao Lijian. it. North Korea said it will fly cial Central News Agency said. 4L ?> officer and fundraising jugger- debate. gain traction until after George Iran. “China urges the relevant propaganda leaflets and take “The time for retaliatory pun- 4 @3 naut running in her first Bowman and Booker have Floyd’s death last month trig- Michael Kovrig and Canadian leader to earnestly other steps to nullify 2018 deals ishment is drawing near.” Some 4 Kentucky Senate campaign, are also won the endorsement of gered nationwide outrage about Michael Spavor were detained respect the spirit of the rule of that were meant to ease military observers say ongoing weather /6 4;< facing strong challenges from Bernie Sanders, among a grow- racial inequality. Hours before in what was widely seen as an law, respect China’s judicial tensions at the border. Yoh conditions aren’t favorable for % ( '% lower-profile Black candidates. ing list of progressive leaders polls open, however, it’s far from attempt to Canada after Meng’s sovereignty and stop making Sangkey, a spokesman at Seoul’s North Korea to fly balloons /M The challengers have trying to influence the races certain their bids will be suc- December 2018 arrest in irresponsible remarks,” Zhao Unification Ministry, told into the South so it may use tapped into the wounded pro- from afar. The Vermont sena- cessful. AP Vancouver. Charges against said. AP reporters that North Korea drones to deliver the leaflets. AP "2" . % ' "' ? . + " P ! /)"6) Beirut: The main al-Qaeda- Nusra Front exchanged the London: A Libyan asylum seek- travel abroad – potentially for Paris: Two linked group in Syria on nuns four months later with Colombo: The Sri Lankan reportedly said that he had ment, former state Minister of er currently in custody in rela- terrorism. Paris statues Monday detained one of its women held in Syrian govern- police has ordered a probe murdered over 2,000 govern- Defense Ruwan Wijewardene tion to the knife rampage in a “When the information was related to own former commanders who ment prisons. into an alleged statement by ment troops during the LTTE’s said that his comments cannot British park that killed three further investigated, as the first France’s colo- had defected and set up his In 2014, militants under al- former Liberation Tigers of separatist war which lasted for be taken lightly and they pose people was known to the MI5 stage of looking into a potential nial era were own hard-line outfit earlier this Tali’s command briefly stormed Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deputy over 3 decades. a serious challenge to the rule intelligence service, UK media lead, no genuine threat or imme- daubed with year after coming out against the Lebanese border town of leader Karuna Amman, claim- “When I was a member of of law in the country, the reports said on Monday. diate risk was identified. No case red paint on a cease-fire, opposition Arsal and captured more than ing that he had murdered over the LTTE, I killed some 2,000 report said. Khairi Saadallah, 25, has file was opened which would Monday amid a global move- activists said. two dozen Lebanese soldiers 2,000 security forces on behalf to 3,000 Sri Lankan Army per- The twice-postponed par- been arrested under the UK’s have made him a target for fur- ment to take down monu- The activists said a big and policemen. Nusra Front of the Tamil separatist group, sonnel in one night at Elephant liamentary elections in the Terrorism Act after the deadly ther investigation,” the sources ments to figures tied to slavery force from Hayat Tahrir al- exchanged the troops it was the government said on Pass. I have killed more in country will be held on incident in a busy park in the were quoted as saying. or colonialism. Sham, or HTS, raided the house holding with prisoners held in Monday. Kilinochchi. That is certainly August 5. southern English city of Reading Johnson, who has held dis- One statue was of Hubert of Jamal Zeina, better known as Lebanon. The acting police chief higher than the number of President Gotabaya on Saturday evening was cussions with security officials Lyautey, near the gold-domed Abu Malek al-Tali, on the out- Al-Tali, a Syrian citizen, is Chandana Wickremaratne has lives the coronavirus has Rajapaksa on March 2 dis- declared a terrorist attack by following the attack, said that “if Invalides monument that hous- skirts of the northwestern city known to be a hard-liner who directed the Crime claimed in Sri Lanka,” solved Parliament, six months counter-terror officials. there are lessons that we need to es Napoleon’s tomb. Lyautey of Idlib and detained him. is opposed to a truce reached in Investigation Department to he was quoted as saying in the ahead of schedule, and called It has now emerged that the learn about how we handle served in Morocco, Algeria, Al-Tali was behind major March between Russia and launch an immediate probe statement. for snap polls on April 25. refugee, who arrived in Britain such cases, how we handle the Madagascar and Indochina operations for the group that Turkey that stopped a Syrian into Amman’s statement, He made the statement in However, the election com- from war-torn Libya in 2012, events leading up to such cases when they were under French used to be known as Nusra government offensive on Idlib according to a press statement response to a comment made mission in mid-April post- had been on the radar of secu- then we will learn those lessons”. control, and later was France’s Front, including the December province, the last remaining issued by the Ministry of by the Chairman of the poned the elections by nearly rity spies as they monitored him Opposition Labour Party minister of war during World 2013 kidnapping of 12 rebel stronghold in the country. Defence. Karathivu local government two months to June 20 due to for suspected extremist activities. leader Keir Starmer has said that War I. The other figure Orthodox nuns from The three-month offensive Speaking at a political rally body that “Karuna Amman is the coronavirus outbreak in the Security sources told the “people are united in their grief” drenched in red shows Voltaire, Maaloula, a Christian village in under the cover of Russian last week for the upcoming par- dangerous than the coron- island nation. BBC that the suspect came to the following the attack, and that he a leading thinker and writer of Syria that insurgents controlled airstrikes killed hundreds and liamentary elections in the avirus”, a report in the Amman was the deputy to attention of the security services wants to speak to the prime the French Enlightenment, for few months during the sent a million people fleeing country, Amman alias Colombo Page said on Sunday. the LTTE supremo Velupillai in 2019 after they received infor- minister to discuss how to “learn who owed part of his fortune country’s nine-year conflict. toward the Turkish border. AP Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan Reacting to Amman’s state- Prabakaran. PTI mation he had aspirations to from this”. PTI to colonial-era trade. AP : 7 % 8 8 ! Brussels: The European Union’s Assembly. “Progress towards tions. “We’ll have to look at the Europe the world’s first carbon- statistical office says the 27- the EU’s climate and energy tar- consequences of the months neutral continent by 2050, von nation bloc is lagging behind its gets has in part stalled, as has behind us,” he said. der Leyen also wants to dedicate goals in the fight against climate the shift towards a circular “We should (pay) particu- a quarter of the EU’s budget to Kabul: Gunmen opened fire at change and to promote gender economy,” Eurostat said. lar attention to gender gap in tackling climate change. a car belonging to the Afghan equality. “Pressures on ecosystems our activity.” “Yes, we took very good attorney general’s office on In a report published and biodiversity have therefore Looking at the political decisions. Yes, we are commit- Monday morning in eastern Monday assessing the EU’s been increasing in some areas.” side of inequalities, Gentiloni ted. Yes, we are at the forefront Kabul, killing five people inside, progress in reaching the United Commenting on the data took satisfaction in the increase on the goals for 2020 and 2030, including two prosecutors, an Nations’ sustainable develop- during a press conference, in female lawmakers in nation- but we still have the conse- official said. ment goals, Eurostat noted European Commissioner for al parliaments but insisted quences of climate change in The driver of the car and improvement in reducing economy Paolo Gentiloni “there is still a long way to go.” place,” Gentiloni said. two other employees were poverty and improving health pointed to efforts to reduce the EU Commission president “That’s why the Green among those killed, said Kabul over the past five years of data. gender pay gap, but the report Ursula von der Leyen, who was Deal is even more important.” police spokesman Ferdaws But only slow progress, or noted a widening gap between elected last year, has made a pri- According to the Eurostat Faramarz. No one immediately no overall progress at all, was men and women in acquiring ority of the fight against climate report, the bloc’s CO2 emis- claimed responsibility for the achieved toward environmen- education and on the labor change. sions were reduced by 2.7 attack but recently violence has tal objectives. As for gender market. Gentiloni expressed She also insists that gender percent from 2013 to 2018 but spiked in Afghanistan, with equality, the report noted that concerns that the situation equality is a key element of eco- temperatures kept rising. The most of the attacks claimed by the EU has “moved away” from could worsen because of the nomic growth and has set up a period from 2009 to 2018 was the Islamic State group’s affiliate the goals. lockdown measures to combat gender-equal team of commis- the hottest on record in in the country. The 2030 agenda for sus- the spread of the coronavirus. sioners in charge of imple- Europe with an average tem- The IS in Afghanistan is tainable development, which The stringent measures menting her policies. perature deviation of 1.6 to 1.7 headquartered in eastern contains 17 goals, was adopted have plunged the EU into a As part of her Green Deal degrees Celsius above pre- ! % ! ,0 P4 % Nangarhar province. AP in 2015 at the UN General recession of colossal propor- project aiming at making industrial times. AP ! % 0%0 . ! ! ( = ,=*% /.
+ per cent in the current finan- cial year. It expects growth to ndia is very likely to come rebound, to 9.5 per cent next . -$ + Iout with another round of year, mainly due to low base. fiscal stimulus package, worth The international rating the Bank of Baroda impact of the esca- According to the statement, about 1 per cent of GDP in the agency expects the potential (New Zealand), the lating coronavirus the negative outlook on India’s coming months, Fitch Ratings GDP growth rate of India in the fter downgrading India’s Bank of India, the pandemic on sovereign rating reflects an said on Monday. medium term to be a little bit Aoutlook to negative from Canara Bank, the India’s economy. increasing strain on the state’s Fitch, which last week low- lower than the previous esti- stable, Fitch Ratings on Punjab National “The IDRs for ability to provide extraordi- ered India’s sovereign rating mate of 6.5-7 per cent. Monday revised the outlook Bank, ICICI Bank all the above Indian nary support, due to the sover- outlook to negative from stable, The medium term growth on nine Indian banks to neg- and Axis Bank Ltd have been banks are support-driven and eign’s limited fiscal space and said it has factored in the outlook will come down a lit- ative. The outlook on the downgraded to negative. anchored to their respective the significant deterioration in outgo for additional fiscal stim- issuance, borrowing require- tle bit. But it is too early to say Long-Term Issuer Default “At the same time, Fitch has SRFs,” the statement said. “They fiscal metrics due to challenges ulus while deciding on the rat- ment of government and that by how much. We will know Ratings (IDR) was revised to affirmed IDBI Bank Limited’s are based on Fitch’s assessment from the Covid-19 pandemic. ing action. was 2 percentage points of GDP. more by the situation in finan- negative from stable due to the (IDBI) IDR while maintaining of high to moderate probabili- “The rating action does Fitch Director Sovereign That could give an indica- cial sector, when the morato- banks’ high dependence on the the outlook at negative,” Fitch ty of extraordinary state support not affect the banks’ Viability Ratings Thomas Rookmaaker tion that another 1 percentage rium (on loan repayment) gets Centre to re-capitalise them. said in a statement. The rating for these banks, which takes Rating. EXIM does not have a said Covid-19 is still in India points could come in the lifted, where the financial sec- Accordingly, the IDR out- actions follow Fitch’s revision of into account our assessment of VR as its role as a policy bank and it is very likely that the gov- months ahead to provide relief tor basically is after the pan- look of the Export-Import the outlook on the ‘BBB-’ rat- the sovereign’s ability and makes an assessment of its ernment will have to spend a for those who need it, demic, he said. Bank of India, the State Bank ing on India to negative from propensity to provide extraor- standalone credit profile less bit more on fiscal measures to Rookmaaker said while address- Fitch said while reforms will of India, the Bank of Baroda, stable on June 18, due to the dinary support.” meaningful.” support the economy. ing a Fitch Ratings webinar. help boost growth going ahead, In our forecast we have fac- The Rs 21 trillion eco- it would depend on the impact perform the role as supplier of tored in a larger stimulus pack- nomic package announced last of Covid-19 pandemic on busi- credit and facilitate GDP age, not just 1 per cent of GDP month, includes government nesses and financial sector. growth, Rookmaaker said. @ of fiscal measures that have measures and RBI liquidity. The question is to what The recent border issues been announced so far. You may The Central Government extent the businesses and finan- with China do not impact the recall that Prime Minister has also raised the estimated cial sector is scarred by pan- credit profile immediately, he A 888 Narendra Modi announced 10 gross market borrowing to Rs demic. The SMEs have been hit said, adding but the question is + “Fitch Ratings has revised risks associated with FC oblig- per cent of GDP as measures, 12 trillion from Rs 7.8 trillion by a number of shocks in the to what extent will be the gov- the outlook on India-based ations,” the statement said. but 9 percentage points were as per the Budget Estimates for past couple of years and the big ernment be distracted by these itch Ratings has revised Bharti Airtel Limited’s (Bharti) It added that should the non-fiscal in nature. There was 2020-21. Fitch has projected question is to what extent the kind of developments in deliv- Fthe outlook on Bharti long-term foreign-currency sovereign IDRs be downgrad- also an announcement of bond India’s economy to shrink by 5 financial sector will be able to ering reforms. Airtel’s long-term foreign-cur- (FC) issuer default rating ed, the country ceiling may rency (FC) issuer default rat- (IDR) to negative from stable, also be revised down in tan- ing (IDR) to negative from sta- and affirmed the IDR at ‘BBB- dem, which would constrain ble, affirming it at ‘BBB-’. ’,” it said in a statement on Bharti’s FC IDR and senior $ 5+ The rating agency said the Monday. issue ratings to ‘BB+’. outlook change is sovereign- Fitch said it has also “The change in the out- F;G4 driven, and that projected that affirmed Bharti’s senior unse- look does not indicate a change Bharti’s 2020-21 revenue and cured rating and Bharti Airtel in our view of Bharti’s under- Ebitda (earnings before interest, International (Netherlands) lying credit profile, but rather + !5! taxes, depreciation, and amor- BV’s senior unsecured guar- reflects the heightened proba- tisation) will remain robust, anteed bonds at ‘BBB-’, and bility that India’s country ceil- + !5! he rupee on Monday fuelled by improvement in the Network i2i subordinated per- ing could be lowered to ‘BB+’ Tappreciated by 17 paise to wireless market and continued petual bond’s rating at ‘BB’. , which would then constrain enchmarks Sensex and close at 76.03 against the US growth momentum in African “The negative outlook fol- Bharti’s FC IDR and senior BNifty on Monday settled at dollar in line with positive markets, despite the effect of the lows our revision of the out- issue ratings,” it said. over three-month highs led by equity markets amid sustained coronavirus pandemic. look on India’s Long-Term The rating agency forecast financial counters despite con- foreign fund inflows. Fitch, last week, lowered Foreign-and Local-Currency that Bharti’s FY21 revenue and cerns over the mounting Covid Weak US dollar against India’s sovereign rating outlook IDRs to negative from stable Ebitda growth will remain cases in the country and the major global currencies also to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’, say- on June 18, 2020. Bharti’s FC robust at around 10-15 per second wave of infections in aided the rupee’s upward move- ing the coronavirus pandem- IDR and senior issue ratings cent, driven by improvement some parts of the world. ment, forex dealers said. ic has significantly weakened are not directly constrained by in the Indian wireless market After rallying 482 points At the interbank foreign the country’s growth outlook. India’s sovereign rating but and continued strong growth during the day, the 30-share exchange market, the rupee It, however, retained the low- cannot exceed the country in African markets, despite BSE Sensex pared gains to end opened strong at 76.16 and it est investment grade rating of ceiling (BBB-), which reflects the effect of the coronavirus 179.59 points, or 0.52 per cent, further rushed to touch a high ‘BBB-’. the transfer and convertibility pandemic. higher at 34,911.32 - its high- of 75.98 during the trade. The est closing level since March 11. domestic currency finally set- The NSE Nifty too rose tled at 76.03 against the US dol- 4 66.80 points, or 0.65 per cent, lar, registering a rise of 17 % to close at 10,311.20 - a level per cent, followed by Bajaj tions, Indian markets ended paise over its previous close of not seen since March 11. Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak positive,” said Vinod Nair, 76.20. “Rupee traded strong The Intra-day rallies on Bank, PowerGrid and Axis Head of Research at Geojit likely on the back of FII buy- both indices were attributed to Bank. Financial Services. ing in local stocks, mainly /9:! !5! authorised the company to gains mainly in pharma stocks On the other hand, HDFC, He further said that mar- banking and NBFCs, helping obtain approval of the stock due to domestic regulatory ONGC, TCS and Reliance kets chose to focus on regula- the rupee scale towards 76.00 he board of Adani Power exchanges in accordance with approvals to manufacture Industries were among the lag- tory approvals to domestic after touching a low of 76.19 in Ton Monday approved the the provisions of the SEBI COVID-19 drugs. gards. pharma companies to manu- morning opening trades,” + delisting of its shares from the Delisting Regulations as well as The risk appetite of Sectorally, BSE power, facture COVID-19 treatment Jateen Trivedi, Senior Research exchanges at the floor price of any other regulatory approval investors also improved with metal, healthcare, bankex, tele- drugs and the expectation that Analyst (Commodity & hares of Glenmark 33.82. On Monday, its shares as may be required in relation the resumption of talks com and utilities indices this would lead to faster recov- Currency) at LKP Securities SPharmaceuticals on Monday on the BSE closed at 38.20, to the delisting proposal. between the Indian and jumped up to 3.02 per cent. eries. said. Foreign institutional rallied 27 per cent after the higher by 0.53% from its pre- Adani Power Ltd (APL), a Chinese armies after the last Broader midcap and smallcap During the afternoon ses- investors were net buyers in the company said it has launched vious close.Last month, Adani part of the diversified Adani week’s violent clash on the indices rallied up to 2.02 per sion, benchmarks sustained capital market, as they bought antiviral drug Favipiravir, Power had said that it received Group, is the largest private border. cent. their positive trend amid buy- equity shares worth 1,237 under the brand name FabiFlu, a letter from Adani Properties, thermal power producer in On the Sensex chart, Bajaj “In spite of renewed glob- ing in stocks of banks, financial crore in the previous trading for the treatment of patients a member of its promoter India, according to the com- Auto was the top gainer in the al concerns regarding the sec- services, metals and midcap session on Friday, according to with mild to moderate group, whereby the latter has pany website. The company has Sensex pack, surging around 7 ond wave of coronavirus infec- stocks. provisional exchange data. COVID-19.The scrip jumped expressed its intention, to a power generation capacity of 27.06 per cent to close at acquire all equity shares of the 12,450 MW comprising ther- 519.80 on the BSE. During the Adani Power held by its pub- mal power plants in Gujarat, day, it zoomed 39.99 per cent lic shareholders, either by itself Maharashtra, Karnataka, ( $ < &/B to 572.70 - its 52-week or together with other mem- Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh high.On the NSE, it gained bers of the promoter group. and a 40 MW solar power pro- $ ;& (; ;' 26.96 per cent to close at The board on Monday ject in Gujarat. 519.75. In terms of volume, && ,4C< 46.33 lakh shares were traded >,8" at the BSE and 8.92 crore on the . ! ! NSE.Its market valuation rose + rising 2.54% to an all-time + $+623/B@(+ by 3,124.1 crore to 14,667.10 #;<< high of 1,804.20 during the crore on the BSE. The drug eliance Industries Ltd on day. RIL, the country’s most- hares of Cipla Ltd on $$6 62 firm on Saturday said it has !! RMonday became the first valued firm, on Friday became SMonday gained over 3 per launched antiviral drug FabiFlu Indian firm to hit a market val- the first Indian company to cent after the company $ ?>>/A<6 for the treatment of patients uation of $150 billion during cross the 11-lakh crore mar- announced the launch of its with mild to moderate the day. ket valuation mark.Its market generic version of remdesivir, $ 2 COVID-19 at a price of about + In the morning trade, the valuation crossed 11 lakh which has been authorised by 103 per tablet. company’s market valuation crore in the previous session as the USFDA for emergency use treatment for adult and paedi- arkets regulator Sebi on jumped 28,248.97 crore to its share price rallied over 6 per for the treatment of COVID-19 atric patients hospitalised with MMonday imposed a total 11,43,667 crore ($150 billion) cent after its Chairman Mukesh patients, under its brand name suspected or laboratory-con- penalty of 1.55 crore on two on the BSE. However, it failed Ambani announced that the Cipremi. firmed coronavirus infection. entities for indulging in fraud- to continue the momentum oil-to-telecom conglomerate It rose 2.94 per cent to close In May, Gilead Sciences Inc ulent trading in illiquid stock and at the close of the trade, the has become net debt-free. at 655.80 on the BSE. extended a voluntary non- options on the BSE. Sebi company’s market valuation Ambani announced that During the day, it jumped exclusive licence to Cipla to levied a fine of 84 lakh and remained at 11,07,620.56 RIL has become net debt-free 9.24 per cent to a one-year high manufacture and market 71 lakh on Ashlar crore ($145.68 billion). The after raising a record 1.69 lakh of 696. On the National Stock generic version of remedisvir !5! Commodities Pvt Ltd and heavyweight stock surged 2.53 crore from global investors Exchange (NSE), it gained 3.10 called Cipremi. Ashlar Securities Pvt Ltd, per cent to a record high of and a rights issue in under two per cent to close at 655.95. Cipla said it has been old futures shed gains to respectively, in 2 separate 1,804.10 during the day on the months. The company raised The USFDA had issued granted regulatory approval Gtrade in the red after hit- orders.After observing large- BSE. However, fag-end selling 1.15 lakh crore from global an Emergency Use by the Drug Controller General ting a record high on the scale reversal of trades in the emerged at the counter and it tech investors by selling a little Authorisation (EUA) to Gilead of India (DCGI) for restricted Multi-Commodity Exchange illiquid stock options segment declined 0.70% to close at less than a quarter of the firm’s Sciences Inc for remdesivir for emergency use in the country (MCX) on Monday. of the BSE, the Securities and 1,747.20. On the National digital arm, Jio Platforms, and the treatment of COVID-19 as part of the accelerated Earlier in the day, the Exchange Board of India con- Stock Exchange also, it erased another 53,124.20 crore patients. approval process considering August contract of gold surged ducted a probe between April all early gains and closed at through a rights issue in the Remdesivir is the only the urgent and unmet medical 333 to hit an all-time high of 2014 and Sep 2015.The inves- 1,752.50, 0.39% lower after past 58 days. USFDA-approved EUA for need. 48,289 per 10 grams. tigation showed that over 81 % Currently it is trading at of all the trades executed in the 47,904.00, lower by 33 or segment involved reversal of 0.07 per cent from its previous buy and sell positions by the close.Gold prices in India saw clients and counter-parties that an increase following the jump resulted in generation of arti- in international markets. ficial volumes. ! ! A . . 7&4 4 ?>
O I? 61 ( P --"%% % % / $ ' % 4% / 4 1 / L$ f you ask anybody, regardless of his/her technical background, who is Ithe CEO of Google or Microsoft, you 1 would hear the names of Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella being tossed about 1 without so much as batting an eyelid. But 4 ask about a single woman leader, who is dominating the tech industry complete- / ly, and silence would be the only answer. $ / Ever wondered why? Well, women might U% have outvoted men in every field but they ' still continue to face massive barriers of // disparity in the tech industry. But now 1 that “work from home” is the new nor- mal in the pandemic era, it is amplify- ing opportunities for them. 4 From a statistical point of view, %4 Dipali Mathur Dayal, co-founder of % 4 Super Smelly, tells us that though 65 per 4 cent of the educated female population 4 have well-paid jobs, only 11 per cent of them own senior management and lead- 4M ership roles. She feels it is very impor- / tant for women to have an equal repre- looking for opportunities to upskill in the restrictions that were earlier a part of the sentation if we want our economy to not latest technologies while 29 per cent said working world are non-existent now. The just survive but also to thrive. “If there they were not given enough challenges understanding and the belief in remote O is unrecognised, untapped talent, to showcase their skills. Approximately working is at its peak. More women , ! ! employable resources, and we overlook 22 per cent of women felt the need to net- should and will take up challenging roles it just because of gender, we might even work with other techies and 15 per cent and there will be a rise in the percent- be losing on the opportunity to grow as shared that they wanted mentorship from age of women in tech companies.” ', businesses. And this stands true for all big tech leaders. While every working professional, industries, especially tech and digital The tech industry as a whole is irrespective of gender, should always , companies as in this phase of the glob- encashing work-from-home policies work on personal and professional * * > al pandemic, technology and digital during the lockdown amid the growth, this sometimes becomes more *! media platforms have emerged as sav- Coronavirus pandemic because most difficult for women. Says Dipali, iours,” says she. companies are looking at ramping up “Changing cities and thus jobs at the time , > ( Agreeing with Dipali, Meghna their gig workers to reduce costs and of their marriage, no matter at what stage !! Suryakumar, founder and CEO, enable business continuity. Hence there of their career they are, taking a break Crediwatch, highlights the need for is a greater demand for skilled women during and post maternity while hand- $ * ?,! generating confidence among customers. which is redefining their space in the job ing over their projects to someone else, * ? “We need to understand that women are market. One of the key reasons for juggling between family and work while ( ( > as much a consumer as men. So women’s women dropping out or being denied a bearing the expectation to excel in both representation in technical roles across top slot, Meghna believes, was the lack — there are just a few transactional road- , * ! industries would be a great value addi- of a support system in helping women blocks that women in all industries $ ' ? tion if we look at a comprehensive and manage personal and professional fronts. face. If we talk specifically about tech a more inclusive buyer’s persona.” “With COVID creating a much more business, regular upskilling and being " $ ! ? Today, only 26 per cent of women wider market for work-from-home, leadership, there is a members-only opportunities for women in tech, unless updated with industry knowledge is a 4! figure in engineering departments across many women are getting back to work,” club where women become leaders they explore more business options, must. With all the roles and expectations India. Companies such as Google, says she. together — professionally and personal- build stronger and wider connections, mentioned above, this sometimes is a big %0(!$& Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter — all The need to digitise and automate ly. they will not be able to advance in their challenge women face and thus become , !' of which are shaping our current and has become critical to the survival. She says, “We have seen the number careers quickly. This is where platforms unemployable or redundant in their >P future lives — employ less than 20 per Neha Bagaria, founder and CEO, of work from home job openings on the like HerTech comes into the picture,” skills.” cent of women. What’s worse is that JobsForHer, believes that this is the time rise — over 30 per cent increase in March adds Neha. The top three roadblocks, according L0 nearly 50 per cent of them drop out after for women in technology to shine by and April 2020 — and 50 per cent As more and more industries step to Meghna, are the lack of a formal struc- eight years and move into non-core engi- using their skills to shape the future that increase in the number of women apply- into the digital age, technology will be ture for women to upskill their abilities, O%;< neering roles, and only seven per cent they want. And to facilitate this, she has ing for the same. Some of the popular used in every sector of our economy. And challenging projects that will act as a manage to reach the C-suite, a dismal launched ‘HerTech’, a platform for remote working roles are Content Writer, for women, the old roadblocks and great platform to showcase their skills "-8"D+!! trend when compared to the rise in men’s women in technology across globe, Tele-Caller, Sales and Business concerns should dissipate. Rajashree and more support in terms of mentor- ' tech careers. offering opportunities to upskill, take Development, Back-Office Operations Rao, Head, Partnerships and Ecosystem ship from tech leaders. But there’s an According to a poll conducted by challenges, network, search for jobs and and Customer Services, Recruiters and (APAC), R2 Data Labs at Rolls-Royce, opportunity in every crisis. And for JobsForHer, of more than 3,000 women explore resources for career growth. To Quality Analyst Testers.” shares, “The pandemic is an opportuni- women, it is time to claim their rightful . O tech aspirants, 33 per cent said they were increase the percentage of women in “While workplaces may offer ample ty for women to scale up. The physical place in the digital age. + 4! ittle did his teachers in school vening often and little at a time: Lknow that the little boy who this is the secret of success! came to school from Jamia would Every tree tells a story 4 one day become a famous bonsai +-!!#!!"!! / maker. Faisal Waheedy from #%?% L CS London travels the world with his 7 2 F The bonsai being an outdoor bonsais. If, for ordinary mortals, plant, choose it according to the T % the name bonsai rhymes with ori- % climate of your region, as well as U . 1 ent, it is worth going a little fur- according to your technical level ' ther. because some species are more Waheedy says: “When I start- demanding than others. For / ed going for competitions, I 45! + example, opt for a species that is $ O - realised that the whole world is both easy to train and monitor 4 interested in bonsai as an art in its while being able to become splen- 7 own right. The horticultural tech- did: let us quote for example the niques that apply to bonsai trees cotoneaster, the elm or the 4M / make it possible to obtain beau- Chinese juniper. Conifers have the tiful bonsai trees that will age ... advantage of having year-round and survive us!” But beyond the foliage that varies with the sea- technique, an artistic eye is essen- sons. Others, such as bougainvil- (* 3 $ tial to succeed in making a bon- laea, are at their aesthetic climax sai a living work of art which seasonally. 2 evolves with the seasons and “Little by little, with the help L M transcends the passing of time of chess, the dwarf trees begin to according to him. take shape through hard work and , % manipulation. We work with life, ! ) $% $?% 4% in a report absolutely. It is a true 1 Bonsai trees are living organ- philosophy of existence, a perfect n a Facebook post recently, has distributed 500 cycles isms whose functioning must be communion of ideas with the liv- / Ifilmmaker Abhinav Kashyap among the poor. This was an learned to provide them with the ing forces of nature, in a relation has alleged that actor Salman attempt to change Salman best conditions in terms of soil to the absolute. To look at these L Khan’s charitable trust — Being Khan’s image as a goon, to and the environment. There are bonsais is to acknowledge that Human, is a mere show off. He influence the media and judge different styles of bonsai trees bonsai “artists” claim new levels of also alleged that money laun- in his criminal court cases),” characterised by varied habit that concentration, a zen-like medita- dering is being done in the Kashyap posted. the size will help to draw. But tion, and the odyssey of nurtur- name of the charity. He further wrote: Today above all, you must choose the pot ing and seeing a plants in fruition “Janaab Salim Khan ka Being Human sells a 500 jeans suitable for “good” saï — “good” undoubtedly mesmeric. Bonsai is K sabse bada idea hai Being for 5000. I don’t know in what meaning “pot” in Chinese! ... A an absorbing hobby for the elder- Human. Iski charity mahaj ek other ways money laundering is compromise between aesthetics ly, and makes a healthy desk dikhava hai... Dabangg ki shoot- happening in the name of char- and horticultural needs. You can’t accessory, drawing us (and ideal- ing ke dauran meri ankhon ke ity. Innocent common people grow a bonsai if you don’t have a sai you must understand the dic- ly anyone else) into the profound samne panch cycle bantti thi... are fooled into paying money. zen spirit. Bonsais go back to the tum of small is beautiful. You have microcosmic reality of caring for ' ///4 Agle din akhbaron mein chhap- They don’t intend to give any- days of yore when Japanese gar- to create fragments of a paradise. a small tree. ta tha danveer Salman Khan ne thing to anyone, they just want dens were inspired by Buddhism A vast landscape has never According to Waheedy, tend- % 500 cycle gareebon mein baan- to take. The government should and Shintoism, often created by exerted in itself as much attraction ing to a bonsai requires calm, ti.. Saari koshish Salman Khan investigate Being Human too. I scholars, poets, and artists. as when it was recreated in the focus, patience — and a set of % ki gunde mawali wali chhabi will completely assist the gov- space of a garden. Making a bon- miniature tools. “If you don’t sudharne ki thi taaki inke ernment from my end.” E8!!++E8 + sai is about man and nature in its understand the science and the tamaam criminal court cases Now, Arbaaz Khan has To glimpse Waheedy’s bonsais spatial composition and in its discipline and devotion to keep mein media aur judge inpar reacted strongly against these is to follow a language of quiescent materials. them alive, there’s no point in 1 thodi riyayat barte (Being allegations. He told an English- tranquility. The bonsai has such a It goes without saying that the understanding the art to make 4M( Human is the biggest idea of daily newspaper, “We have strong power that it really makes soil and the substrates used are them beautiful,” says he as he Salim Khan. The charity of taken legal action and have us enter these spaces of illusion. important in the cultivation of begins work on his next set of Being Human is just a show off. also complained to the film Obviously, he works with variable of bonsai is a recreation of the bonsai, as is the right dose of food maples which will glow in During the shooting of association. We would like to go but ideal combinations of soil, world order, a sublimated evoca- and watering: excess can be fatal grandeur. Every tree tells a story Dabangg, five cycles were dis- that way, not interested in fight- minerals, and different tools. A tion of nature that influences to the plant. But the dangers can but some are beyond eloquent, 0 / tributed in front of my eyes. The ing this any other way... 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With time, Allopathy became the ruling med- he deadly coronavirus infection has made people skepti- icine system because in 1927 they discov- Tcal to step out of their homes even it’s about their health. ered Penicillin and antibiotics which They will self-medicate or go for tele-consultation but they will prove to be very effective against the dev- not visit a doctor. However, experts suggest that hospitals espe- astating ailments like cholera and chick- cially single-specialty are safe now and people shouldn’t ignore enpox. their health in such unprecedented times. One such major No doubt, Allopathy is the best system health requirement is getting your child vaccination done where in controlling symptoms but it is certainly services are available because they protect them from serious ork stress is one of the not curing any ailment in the human body. diseases. World Health Organisationalso warned us, saying biggest culprits behind "7!/#/ "!7 The development in the field of science has immunisation is an essential health service which may be affect- Wpoor health. The adverse almost reached the zenith. ed by the current Covid-19 pandemic and disruption of immu- effects range from depression and The time has come, when allopathy nisation services, even for brief periods, will result in premature aging to hypertension and Yoga is an ancient Indian science ferent breathing exercises, different such as pain, tiredness, sleep prob- needs to be at the back foot and some other increased numbers of susceptible individuals and raise the like- increased risk of heart attacks. The and has evolved over thousands of body postures, and relaxation tech- lems and depression. new system has to take over as the medi- lihood of outbreak-prone vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) sedentary lifestyle that is the main- years. It deals with the physical, men- niques. Pranayam helps in regulating The effects of yoga intervention cine system. The only answer to this is such as measles. stay of most office jobs is equally tal, moral, and spiritual well-being of breathing pattern, asana improves have been moderate to large in var- Ayurvedic system of medicine. Ayurveda A recent report by the World Health Organisations showed dangerous and not talked about as an individual. Though it is not scien- strength and flexibility. Deep relax- ious settings. Cooling pranayama came into existence thousands of years back that upto 80 million children under the age of one year around often. Research has indicated that it tifically proven but it has been ation is earned with regular medita- such as sheetali, sheetakari, and and it evolved majorly for curing the ail- the world are missing out on essential vaccines as a result of the increases the risk of chronic diseases observed that, when practised daily, tion practices. These yoga interven- sadanta have been useful in manag- ments which happened because of Vata, COVID-19 pandemic. Since the lockdown is lifted now, one like diabetes and heart disease, yoga and meditation significantly tions helps by increasing perceived ing chemotherapy-induced nausea Pitta, and Kaafa. should not delay their child’s vaccination. This outbreak has among other lifestyle diseases. helps in reducing stress, anxiety, control, decreasing the potential stig- and vomiting long with pavana- Ayurveda as a system has been sup- already cautioned us how valuable vaccines are. It shows us that Sitting hunched over a key- depression, sleep disturbances, loss of ma associated with cancer and hav- muktasana (supine knee-chest) and pressed for thousands of years and there is when there is a vaccine available for a disease, we should keep board for hours on end can cause appetite and fatigue in some cancer ing a “psychiatric problem,” and uttana padasana (straight leg raise). no new research and development in this our children and ourselves up tightness in your legs and hips, in patients and in addition yoga also provide a supportive environment Loosening exercises, gentle stretch- sector for years. Although the Ayurvedic 0 ', , P to date with that vaccination. addition to back, shoulder and neck enhances quality of life, immune sta- where patients can fight with their es, Yogasanas (stretching postures), herbs and its properties mentioned in the ! Without the protection of vac- pain. Camping out at the desk can tus and will to fight among patients fears and concerns. sudarshan kriya, and relaxation tech- Ayurvedic books are an excellent source of cines, diseases can spread also lead to postural problems that as well. Patients with cancer have niques have been shown to be effec- material and knowledge for the develop- ( ' quickly and with terrible con- can be very harmful in the long run. Yoga helps in patients with can- revealed that yoga helped them in tive in managing fatigue, pain, and ment of the material, it is not sufficient for , sequences. For example, Yoga postures help target tension cer to cope up with symptoms and calming their mind to cope better sleep problems. the present time. Although the government measles, hepatitis and other dis- areas that are a great antidote to most side effects induced due to treatment with their cancer and its treatment. % has given a boost and a lot of people are $ eases remain a constant risk. desk-job ailments. On top of that, the they are receiving. Relaxation can be Few other revealed, it helped in ? %B14 & talking about Ayurvedic medicines, but it , We are so fortunate to have the mind-body practices that form the attained through yoga by using dif- reducing symptoms and side effects CB requires more. ((! > protection of vaccines against core of yoga help address the stress Zyropathy, is a new modern these diseases. that results from high-pressure jobs. do it regularly, your back pain will Matsyasana: Known as the health of your spine. The core mus- Ayurvigyan, which has been developed * , ( Basic vaccinations needed Let us take a look at some asanas that go away and posture will improve. destroyer of diseases, this pose is an cles that are used to draw your body using the properties of ayurvedic herbs * ' to be given to newborns and can help you undo the damage Apart from boosting energy levels excellent tension reducer and can be into the cobra pose are the same as along with modern science for eliminating ' children: caused by a desk job. and rejuvenating the body and mind, therapeutic for anxiety and fatigue. the ones used to maintain an alert the root cause of the ailments. Zyropathy Measles Adhomukhasvanasana: If you practicing it also helps strengthen the Since it is a form of the backbend, or upright posture while standing believes that most of the ailments are caused *! , $ Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B have time to do just one pose after nervous system, beat mild depres- it gives strength to your back mus- and sitting. By stretching out the because of low immunity. Zyronaturals, the Polio (oral and injectable) a long day at work, go with this one. sion, improve memory and focus. cles and spine. As you hold your body, it also helps increase blood byproduct of Zyropathy uses the extracts of ( DTP It helps you strengthen all the mus- Uttanasana: The standing for- upper body weight using the mus- flow throughout the abdomen and Ayurvedic herbs to eliminate the root Chicken pox cles in your body. It reduces the ten- ward bend stretches the hamstrings, cles in your back, the spine gets sta- chest. Combined with the spinal cause of diseases. ' C Typhoid sion in your shoulder blades, relax- hips, calves, knees and thighs. It bilised and strengthened. The stimulation, it can be quite exhila- In present time, Allopathy has miser- , Influenza es your neck, and increases blood keeps your spine flexible and strong, abdominal muscles also get rating. ably failed in curing Coronavirus. Therefore, Rotavirus flow to the brain. It also stretches the reduces anxiety, stress, fatigue and strengthened in the process. The ele- If you practise the poses regu- there is a possibility that Zyropathy can help ! ' Delaying babies booster legs, making it an excellent option for depression. It relieves the tension in vated hip version of the pose pro- larly, you will start to see a marked in eliminating this virus. If experts are to vaccination without inform- people who are inactive all day. If the neck, spine and back, calms the vides much-needed stretch to the improvement in your posture and be believed, the only thing that can support ing the doctor is also not advis- your hands and wrists become tired mind, soothes the nerves. Staying gluteal muscles, making them more fitness levels. However, it is highly humanity against corona is sustained able as it weakens the already established immunity. The extent or sore from spending hours at the glued to the laptop can also slow toned in the process. recommended that you practise immunity for which we have to have to look of the problem depends on how long vaccinations get pushed keyboard, practicing this pose can down the digestive process and Bhujangasana: To draw your them under the guidance of a back at our herbs and greens, exercise for back and whether children who have missed a dose or two can give them much needed relief. practicing this pose can activate the body into a comfortable backbend, trained and qualified yoga teacher 30-60 minutes, sleep for six to eight hours get on their doctors’ calendars before returning to school or day- Tadasana: If you have the habit abdominal muscles, stimulate your the support muscles in your spine until you master them. daily, & live a stress-free life. It is likely that care. 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+ the weightlifters are no longer he said. “In future also we will apps like Tik Tok. Even while using them. not use made in china sets. We ordering things online, they laiming to be saddled with “We should boycott all will use sets made by Indian ori- check where the product has Cfaulty equipment from Chinese equipment. The Indian gin companies or any other been manufactured,” he added. China, the Indian Weightlifting Weightlifting Federation has company but not from China,” Asked why the sets were Federation (IWLF) on Monday taken the decision that it will not Yadav added. even ordered, Sharma said they called for a boycott of sports use any equipment made in National coach Vijay had no option as the equipment apparatus made in that country China,” IWLF secretary gener- Sharma revealed that the plates from China is to be used in the after the violent face-off in east- al Sahdev Yadav said. were found to be sub-standard Tokyo Olympics and lifters ern Ladakh killed 20 Army per- The IWLF, in a letter, has when the lifters started training needed to be familiar with it. sonnel last week. informed the Sports Authority again earlier this month. “We had ordered four sets The IWLF ordered four of India (SAI) about its decision “The sets were spoilt. We from China for Olympic train- weightlifting sets, comprising to stop using any equipment can’t use them now,” Sharma ing a year ago. Now, since we barbells and weight plates, from made in China. said. have resumed training post the Chinese company ZKC last year. “In a letter to SAI we have “All the weightlifters in the lockdown we haven’t used them. The body said that the equip- written that IWLF won’t be camp are against China. They All the lifters are against the use ment turned out to be faulty and using the Chinese equipment,” have stopped using Chinese of Chinese equipment,” he said.