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Adityanath has tried to salvage and workers have also shown this, the recently held pan- )  '75 This is understandable the situation by touring the their annoyance over the Yogi chayat election is an indicator because the election in Uttar length and breadth of the State Government’s style of han- of groundswell of support for he Pfizer vaccine is slight- Pradesh is just eight months but the death of people for want dling the corona crisis. Their the Opposition as the ruling he deadly fungal infections, Tly less effective but appears away. of medicine has emerged as an allegation was that this party lost elections in key dis- Tparticularly black fungus to still protect against the more The spurt in corona cases ugly wart on Yogi’s so-far clean Government relied more on tricts like Ayodhya, (mucormycosis), which have transmissible strain of Covid- leading to vehement cries of image. bureaucrats. BJP lawmakers Varanasi, Gorakhpur and assumed alarming proportions 19 that first emerged in , help, oxygen, hospital beds, He has called lawmakers to and senior party leaders have Lucknow. among the Covid infected/sur- according to a study by France’s vivors are leaving their kith and Pasteur Institute. kin of the infected mentally, on the increasing cost which is Memorial Research Institute, “Despite slightly dimin- physically and financially leaving patients high and dry to Gurugram, said treatment cost ished efficacy, the Pfizer vac- drained. arrange short supplied life- varies, depending on the grav- cine probably protects” against     Unable to bear the exorbi- saving drugs — Liposomal ity of the disease. the variant found in India, tant treatment costs, at least 25 Amphotericin B — in the mar- according to laboratory test per cent of the fungus-infect- ket. Majority of patients are *+ results, said Olivier Schwartz,     ! ed patients either refuses to being forced to shell out hefty ,-,-#,. the institute’s director and co- continue with the treatment or amount, ranging from 8,000 author of the study that was do not opt for it, leaving them- to over 10,000 for a vial. published on the BioRxiv web-  !! /'*(58'7/ geting both the State and  (/7'(* But the BJP is way ahead in this selves on their fate, doctors To make the matter worse   #-01-2#-3#2 site ahead of peer review. Central Governments on a exercise. said. “Most of them might not for the patients, at least 54 per 456-37-896: The study sampled 28 ith the Punjab host of issues ranging from s Uttarakhand comes out According to observers, have survived,” Dr Arunakole cent opting for treatment suc- healthcare workers in Orleans. WGovernment announc- Covid management, farmers’ Aof a deadly surge of coro- the BJP with 57 MLAs in the Chakabarti, head of the depart- cumb to the disease. A serious !8-#;-21;458-7;9: Sixteen of them had received ing a reduction in the power protest to economic distress na, both the Bharatiya Janata 70-member Assembly remains ment of microbiology, Post but rare fungal infection, two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, tariff up to 20 per cent for cer- and rising inflation. Party and the Congress are try- in the driver seats in Graduate Institute of Medical mucormycosis is caused by a     #-;7-7;-6;8 while 12 had received one dose tain categories at the weekend The main player at the ing to tackle the situation in Uttarakhand due to its rela- Education and Research group of molds called 45#-3#-30;: of the AstraZeneca vaccine. despite facing a severe financial moment — the Congress — their own way, knowing too tively better organisational (PGIMER), , said mucormycetes. If not treated People who had received crunch, the election bugle has has escaped unhurt from the well that suffering faced by the structure and coordination and asserted that there is a need on time, it can leave one blind #6-69-887 two doses of Pfizer saw a three- been truly sounded in the State political attacks of its rivals, masses will play a key role in between the State and Central to bring down the cost as well or with organ dysfunction, loss fold reduction in their anti- with this populist move. deflecting the crisis at the deciding the outcome of the Governments. as ensure a system to of body tissue and even death. !9;0-68-#6;45#9-#2;: bodies against the variant, To be held in February- Centre while taking credit next year’s Assembly polls. The party has tried to off- support them financially, Over 12,000 fungus infections, B.1.617, according to the study, March next year, Assembly wherever it possibly can. Both the national parties set the anti-incumbency issues before they move into BPL cat- including mucormycosis, cases P#;-30-77245#9-3#1: but were still protected. elections are 7-8 months away Of course, it is facing heat are trying to reach out to peo- arising out of allegations of cor- egory due to out of pocket have been reported till date “The situation was differ- but political activity has from within with firebrand ple and their cadre and provide ruptions and lack of gover- expenditure. from across the country.  #7-27-81345#;-;68: ent with the AstraZeneca vac- increased the summer tem- leader and former Minister them succour. nance, by removing Trivendra Though majority of States Deaths are registered daily. cine, which induced particu- perature in the border State. Navjot Singh Sidhu leading The Aam Aadmi Party has Singh Rawat as Chief Minister having high caseload of black Dr Rahul Bhargava,  63-11-68#456-227: larly low levels of antibodies Two main rivals of the ruling the charge against Chief also undertaken some efforts to just a few days before comple- fungus have notified the dis- Principal Director of the neutralising” the variant, the Congress — AAP and SAD — Minister Capt Amarinder help the Covid-affected people tion of his four years in ease, the authorities are silent Hematology Division at Fortis ! 67-#7-373452;3: study said. too have upped the ante, tar- Singh. and gain a foothold in the State. office.     #   %      $  &P '''!                                              " &    !   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    P    R           ! !  $'66 the gallantry award, “Shaurya     !"# Chakra” for his exceptional onning the olive green courage, devotion to duty, and New Delhi: The general body Duniform, Lieutenant Nitika supreme sacrifice.  *4(2/5 under the Citizenship Act 1955 of the BCCI on Saturday Kaul Dhoundiyal on Saturday During the last 11-months, and Rules framed under the approved the IPL’s resumption stood tall in front of Lt-Gen YK she underwent rigorous multi- he Union Home Ministry law in 2009. in September in the UAE and Joshi, GoC-in-C Northern disciplinary training at the Thas issued a notification This benefit is extended to also decided to seek one Command. He piped the stars OTA in Chennai. under the 2009 rules of the minorities from Afghanistan, month’s time from the ICC to on her shoulders after review- After the ceremony, Kaul Citizenship Act, 1955 asking Pakistan and Bangladesh who assess the Covid-19 situation in ing an impressive passing out said, “The journey has been non-Muslims belonging to fulfill all conditions India before taking a final call parade at the Officers Training marvellous and I believe my Afghanistan, Bangladesh and applicable to any foreign citizen on the ICC T20 World Cup. Academy (OTA) in Chennai. journey has just started, The saying you just did it. I Love Pakistan and residing in 13 dis- seeking citizenship by natural- The Special General The top general also greet- last 11 months have made me you Vibhu.” tricts of , , isation after a minimum of 11 Meeting (SGM), held virtual- ed her saying, “We are really learn so many things in life.” In her brief message for all , Haryana and years of residency in ly, lasted for about 50 minutes proud of you.” Nitika’s journey She also thanked her the women out there, Lt Nitika Punjab to apply for Indian cit- India. as members were unanimous was not an easy one. mother and mother-in-law and Kaul said, “you need to keep izenship. People who are eligible to in their approval of the two After her husband Major several others for having put faith in yourself. At times life The fresh order is in no apply for Indian citizenship are agendas on the day. “The SGM Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal their faith in her and being a seems very difficult and you way connected to the those currently living in the approved the decision to hold attained martyrdom during a part of her journey. may feel that you are going to Citizenship Amendment Act districts of Morbi, Rajkot, Patan the remaining IPL matches fierce gunfight with a group of Remembering her hus- lose it. passed in 2019 as the rules and Vadodara of Gujarat, Durg between September and terrorists, which included the band, Kaul said, “I feel that I’m Even if at that point you under it are yet to be framed by and Balodabazar in October. Dates will be inti- mastermind of a ghastly traveling the same journey that lose it you need to understand the Government. Chhattisgarh, Jalore, Udaipur, mated later,” senior State asso- Pulwama attack in February he did. I believe he’s always it’s not the end of the life. You The Union Home Ministry Pali, Barmer and Sirohi in ciation member, who was pre- 2019, she opted to join the going to be part of my life, even need to try again, get up .Some on Friday night issued the Rajasthan, Faridabad in sent in the meeting, told Indian Army under the Short today he’s somewhere around day for sure you are going to notification for immediate Haryana and Jalandhar in PTI on conditions of anonymi- Service Commission. looking at me and I can feel win it. Just keep faith in your- implementation of the order Punjab. ty. PTI Her husband was given that he’s just holding me and self. &$&% $( 0$( 1234245  Parineeti Chopra takes planet. Fun times begin! In the midst of all this, is Lucifer and detective Chloe trying to solve crime and murder. With God wanting to make centrestage amends with how he treated Samael (Lucifer), he tags along, opening doors to plenty of fun moments that bring a smile. One definitely doesn’t want to get he OTT platform, Netflix caught without clothes by your Dad. But dropped Part II of Season 5 on then he is God and he knows and sees TMay 28, 2021 — from episode everything. nine to 16. Fans would remember that While some of the moments may Season 5 part I ended on episode eight border on being downright ridiculous, with a promise that there would be eight Lucy does manage to find a way in more episodes in this season. Fans which it finds a connection with our would also remember that Lucifer aka lives — two brothers fighting, one son Lucy was all set to say the magical three with Dad issues and the elder brother words before God descended on Earth. trying to pacify everyone. Throw in a Yes, miracles do happen! family dinner and things are bound to Given that Lucy has Dad issues, this get only interesting from here on given season was bound to be filled with that God cooks and the taste is heavenly. clashes and in trying to address these How can it be anything else? He is and we are not disappointed. Episode wanted to kill all perceptions related to This means there is plenty of fun, heaven. nine Season 5 opens with Dad stepping angels, demons, the Devil and God, this drama and emotions running high not But the best part is that Season 5 is in before the three brothers on Earth — is the right series to follow. God and his to mention song and dance at the drop that it ends on a somewhat positive and Amenadiel, Samael and Michael — end family couldn’t be a more dysfunctional of the hat. The reason. God is on Earth romantic note. Does Lucy say those up fighting and killing each other. 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C’garh ex-Minister CM launches ‘Covid-Kavach’ dies after post-Covid Registration complications mandatory for RG a herbal products gift hamper n STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR ormer Chhattisgarh Kisan Nyay Yojana FMinister and Congress leader Dr. Shakrajeet Nayak died at a private STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR hospital here on Saturday following post-Covid he Chhattisgarh government on complications, a family TSaturday announced that registra- member said. He was 78. tion will be mandatory to benefit He was admitted at the Raipur-based Balaji from its flagship Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Hospital last month due to Covid-19. His con- Nyay Yojana. dition deteriorated on Saturday morning and The new order will be effective from he died of cardiac arrest, his son and Raigarh the current Kharif season 2021. legislator Prakash Nayak said. According to the Agriculture Dr Nayak is survived by his wife, two sons and Development, Farmers’ Welfare and three daughters. Bio Technology Department, an Dr Nayak was elected as a BJP MLA in 1990 online registration has to be done on and 1998. He was among the 12 BJP MLAs https://rgkny.cg.nic.in from June 1 to land must not be idle, the new order STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR India, selected the gift hamper with pachak), chironji dana (Seeds), herbal who joined the Congress during Ajit Jogi's September 30 to get the government’s said. herbal products as part of an agreement soap and face-pack made from herbal government in 2002. assistance in the form of input sub- Under the scheme, the farmers regis- hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh reached with Indian embassies. ingredients. He was the Irrigation Minister in the Jogi gov- sidy. tered on portal will be paid by Direct CBaghel on Saturday launched ‘Covid- These will be distributed to participants TRIFED India has been identifying dif- ernment. He was elected as Congress legisla- An input subsidy of Rs 9,000 per acre Bank Transfer (DBT) through the Kavach’, a gift hamper of herbal products at the yoga events, an official communi- ferent tribal products and promoting tor from Sariya in 2003 and from Raigarh con- is provided to promote agricultural nodal banks. which will act as immunity boosters. It cation said. them at national and international levels. stituency in 2008. production. For better and effective implementa- will be distributed to participants during The ‘Covid-Kavach’ has organic Bastar The gift hamper is expected to be distrib- Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, state Landholder farmers of all categories tion, monitoring and interdepart- the ‘International Day of Yoga’ on June cashewnut, wild forest honey, green tea, uted in New York by the Indian embassy. Congress chief Mohan Markam and other and all forest title holders will be eli- mental coordination, a state-level 21. The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Gooseberry (amla) candy, tamarind It will be distributed to different Congress leaders expressed grief over the gible to get the benefits but they must grievance cell has been set up under Development Federation (TRIFED), candy, Gooseberry digestive (amla embassies based at New Delhi. demise of Dr Nayak. be producers of crops and their farm chairmanship of the Chief Secretary. Now marriage Raids on transporters, 3.20 lakh Covaxin vaccines halls to open in Raipur for 45 plus category STAFF REPORTER n 11 vehicles seized RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR aipur Collector Dr STAFF REPORTER n File photo ifty thousand Covaxin vac- RS. Bharathi Dasan RAIPUR Fcine vials packed in 10 on Saturday allowed boxes arrived here by flight opening of wedding n a major action, the from Hyderabad on Saturday, halls with maximum IChhattisgarh Mining taking the total vaccine avail- 50 people in atten- Department on Saturday able for those 45 years and dance following a conducted statewide raids to more to 3.20 lakh. steady fall in Covid-19 unearth mass irregularities Chhattisgarh Immunisation cases. in the transportation of iron Officer Dr Amar Singh A revised order said a ore. list of invitees will be Thakur told The Pioneer that A statement from the the lot, weighing 290 kg, maintained by the marriage hall Manager. department said six teams reached the Swami All the 50 will have to checked 105 vehicles and Vivekananda Airport. follow Corona protocol seized 11 for irregularities Dr Thakur said there is a whereas the Manager like misuse of royalty shortage of vaccine for the 18- will provide free masks papers, overloading and 44 age group.The state govern- and hand sanitizer, an more. The seized vehicles were To investigate the grade of of ore from 31 vehicles in ment's proposal to the Centre official release said. The Bhilai Steel Plant was handed over to the police. iron ore being transported, Bhanupratappur, 9 in to relax norms for use of the The marriage hall will also given a show cause Officials said the raids took the teams included geolo- Charama, 10 in Jagdalpur, existing stock of Covaxin for The vaccination process at dif- able. He hoped that by June 7, be shut for 30 days if notice for not finding lumps place in Raipur, Kanker, gists from Raipur, Bilaspur 14 on Raipur-Dhamtari 45 plus category for the 18-44 ferent centres is being post- the vaccination process will the norms are fine related documents in a Rajnandgaon, Balod, and Jagdalpur. road, 5 in Siltara Raipur and age category has been rejected. poned till vaccines are avail- resume in full swing. breached. mine situated at Balod. Jagdalpur and Dantewada. The teams collected samples 7 in Rajnandgaon. 10 districts report higher active cases STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

en districts in Chhattisgarh have recorded more TCovid-19 positive cases after an initial fall in the pos- itivity rate. The overall positivity rate remained at 4.4 percent in the state. A total of 2,480 positive cases were detected against 63,402 samples tested on Saturday, Dr Subash Mishra, Director (Epidemic), told the media. There was a slight increase in positive cases following in Surguja, Surajpur, Raigarh, Mungeli, Janjgir-Champa, Korea, Balrampur, Korba, Baloda Bazar and Raipur districts on Friday, he said. People have to understand that it is mandatory to follow the Covid appropriate behavior whenever they move out of their house, he said. The number of ‘Black Fungus’ (Mucormycosis) cases in the state has risen to 159, he said. He denied that some Black Fungus patients were not being operated. Dr Mishra said the decision was taken by expert doctors. Unnecessary surgeries are avoided. If the patients’ bones, Raipur North MLA and Parliamentary Secretary Vikas Upadhyay releases at his residence a poster, ‘Jawab Do’, to mark seven years of National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre.. eyes and nasal part is damaged, then an operation is Pioneer Photo done. Generally, the pus and dead part of the body are removed. Cow dung products 133 knives surrendered CAVEAT NOTICE Be it Know to the public at large/public in general/ interested persons having locus that no interim order/ stay order be to Raipur police passed or no ad-interim writ be issued in any writ petition that may makes women be filed by non caveators/ proposed petitioners, in which the State of Chhattisgarh and its instrumentalities may be the respondents or one of the respondents, challenging the advertisement dated 24/05/2021 SHG self-reliant inviting applications from the Trained Mitanins for filling up the posts of Staff Nurse (Class-III) through the limited departmental STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR 26,000. GNY not only augments the examination, detailing the minimum requisite educational income of SHGs and provides qualifications and other terms and conditions prescribed as per the women Self Help Group (SHG) employment opportunities but also Chhattisgarh Health and Family Welfare Department Aof Dagania locality on the out- address the problem of stray cattle Non-Ministerial Paramedical and Nursing (Directorate of Health skirts of Raipur is Services), Clas III Service Recruitment Rules, 2013. It is apprehended that the non-caveators/would be petitioners may prefer a writ moving towards petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India against self reliance, the aforesaid advertisement dated 24/05/2021 and the minimum thanks to the cow requisite educational qualifications and other terms and conditions dung products it prescribed and may pray for an interim order/stay against the same sells. as well. Therefore, it is submitted that in the event of filing of such The group has a petition against the aforesaid advertisement, it would be imminent established a in the interest of justice to afford an opportunity of being heard to Gauthan (cow- the Caveator/State Govenment before passing any order whatsoever shed) under in the ends of justice. Godhan Nyay The address for notice to the caveator is being given Yojana (GNY) of hereinbelow. the Chhattisgarh " The Advocate General, government. Office of the Advocate General, The Jai Laxmi STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR online purchase of such products. ilar knives are expected to give Chhattisgarh High Court Campus, Women SHG had Of these, 69 knives were bought by them up when they return to Bodri, Bilaspur (CG.)" till May 15 earned s many as 133 sharp-edged minors, Additional Raipur. Rs 62,000. It sold Aand button knives were sur- Superintendent of Police Lakhan In 2018-19, police seized 340 RAIPUR manure worth Rs rendered on Saturday by people to Pawar Patle said. knives ordered through an online DATED COUNSEL FOR THE CAVEATOR/STATE 36,000 and cow dung cakes worth Rs and promotes organic farming. the police here in a drive against About 50 people who ordered sim- platform, Patle said. G- 60869/3 Ryp/Dtd 29.05.21 &$&% $( 0$( 1234245   -

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Lucknow: The UP Secondary The UPSEC's decision is in “Keeping in mind the future of Education Council on Saturday line with the Central Board of students and the importance of cancelled board examinations Secondary Education, which class 12 marks for them, the  for Class 10 students and pro- too has cancelled the class 10 board examinations have been DG posed to take a 90-minute test examination all over the coun- proposed for the second week of each subject for Class 12 stu- try and abroad and at present, of July if circumstances are dents in the second week of July, is mulling over the desirability conducive. if feasible. and feasibility of taking class 12 The examinations will be The detailed examinations examinations. taken “with adherence to all scheduled for Class 12 board "Owing to the extraordi- Covid-19 norms and social dis-  84'/'5 tions, with the state bearing examinations will be announced nary circumstances triggered by tancing", he added. He added their expenses. soon, UP's Deputy Chief the outbreak of the Covid-19 that the detailed timetable for ssam Chief Himanta Biswa All such children, who Minister Dinesh Sharma said pandemic, and in the larger the class 12 examinationswill be ASarma on Saturday said his have lost their parents to the The Council's decision to interestof students besides the shared soon. Government will be providing pandemic, will be given voca- cancel Class 10 examinations general interest of the public, the "As in the past, this year 3,500 per month to the tional or skill-based training to would benefit over 29.94 lakh UP Government has decided to also, the examinations will be guardian of every child ensure they get to earn a liveli- students, allowing their pro- cancel the class 10 board exam- held in 15 working days," orphaned due to hood, he said. motion to the next class, he said inations conducted by the UP Sharma said. Covid-19 in the State, for their The initiative, to be under- in an official statement. Secondary Education Council,” Elaborating about the education and skill develop- taken under a new programme Owing to "the importance of Sharma, who also holds the sec- nature of the examination, he ment. 'Chief Minister's Shishu Seva Class 12 examinations" for stu- ondary education portfolio, added,“The duration of the Sarma, while addressing a Scheme' - will be launched on dents' future, they have been said. “This will benefit as many examination will be of one-and- press conference here, also said Sunday, marking seven years of proposed to be held from the as 29,94,312 students (of class half hours and the students will that the ones who have no the PM Narendra Modi-led second week of July, if circum- 10th)," he added. have the freedom to answer any extended family will be sent to NDA Government at the stances allow, the Minister About the class 12 exami- three questions out of the 10 residential schools or institu- Centre. added. nations, he further said, given ones.” PTI )      )   )  H  $'66 Lt Governor observed that the DRDO hos- pital, with efficient mechanisms, will play  '6'7'@'5 health department bulletin he Union Territory of Jammu & an important role in adding to the gov- said. TKashmir on Saturday witnessed sig- ernment’s efforts in the fight against ndhra Pradesh reported The gross positives nificant improvement as more than 4,000 Covid pandemic. A13,756 fresh cases of coro- increased to 16,71,742, recov- patients were discharged from different “I must congratulate and appreciate navirus from 79,564 tests in 24 eries to 14,87,382 and deaths hospitals and 2,253 new cases tested pos- Chairman, DRDO Dr. G Satheesh Reddy hours ending 9 am on Saturday 10,738, it said. The number of itive. and his entire team working round-the- at a positivity rate of 17 per active cases dropped to However, the mortality rate has not clock to build this well-equipped medical cent. 1,73,622. In 24 hours, East come down. 46 patients, 30 in Jammu and facility in record time”, the Lt Governor The State also reported Godavari district added 2,301 16 in Kashmir division succumbed to the added.  )!     ) 4 " )    6!) 20,392 recoveries and 104 and Chittoor 2,155 new coro- virus. The positivity rate, for the first time, Nagar Centre, 125 would be Intensive Care Financial Commissioner, Medical )  Covid-19 fatalities in a day, a navirus infections. dropped down to 5.14 per cent and total Unit (ICU) beds, while others would be a Health and Education department Atal active positive cases also came down to set of covid- beds with 24 hours oxygen Dullo on the occasion said the patients 39,255. facility. The hospital would be equipped would be admitted in the covid hospital Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor, with Ventilators, Monitors; in-house from June 1 after completing the dry and 6        "%" -%     1B" Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Pharmacy, Diagnostic Facility, X Ray and trial run of the facilities. The team of doc- Defence Research and Development CT Scan facility. CT scan machine has not tors and paramedics, technicians are also  !! 66='5 With 832 deaths reported recovery rate in the State rose trigger a jump in the infections Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded Covid been installed as yet as civil works were still undergoing orientation programs at on Saturday, the total number of from 93.24 per cent to 93.46 per from 7,02,522 to 7,03,560. Hospital and dedicated the facility to the going on to install the machine. Government Medical College hospital to he Covid-19 infections in deaths in the State climbed cent. The total “active cases” in The situation in Pune people of Jammu region. Speaking on the management of ongo- provide better patient care facilities to the TMaharashtra dropped mar- from 93,198 to 94030. Similarly, the state increased marginally improved further, as the “active Of the total 500 beds here at Bhagwati ing pandemic and future challenges, the patients. ginally further to 20,295 on with 20,295 new infections, the from 2,89,088 to 2,76,573. The cases” dropped from 42,550 to Saturday, while the daily deaths total number of cases climbed fatality rate in the state increased 40,754. came down to 832. from 56,92,920 to 57,13,215. from 1.64 per cent to 1.65 per Mumbai with 28,606 active A day after the State record- As 31,964 patients were dis- cent cases stood second in the state, < ed 20,740 infections and 973 charged from the hospitals With 25 fresh deaths, the followed by Thane (19,136), = deaths, the daily infections across the state after full recov- Covid-19 toll in Mumbai Satara (21826), Nagpur dropped to 20,295, while it ery, the total number of people increased from 14,750 to (13,012), Ahmednagar (10919), added 832 deaths – comprising discharged from the hospitals 14,775, while the infected cases Solapur (10,130), Nashik (9953), > 443 current ones and 389 pre- since the second week of March crossed 1,000 mark from Beed (7657), Jalgaon (6463), KOCHI: The Kerala was 16.59 per cent,” said the vious unrecorded one – to its last year increased from Friday’s 924 and touched a fig- Amaravati (5524) and Government extended the total Chief Minister. fatality tally. 53,07,874 to 53,39,838. The ure of 1,038 on Saturday to Aurangabad (4731). lockdown till June 9 in the Vijayan said the hike in backdrop of the high Test death toll was due to the  !  ,3/5 Narendra Modi to immediate- Positivity Rate prevailing in the unabated transmission of the ly implement the Citizenship State due to pandemic. This pandemic. “But the number of ?@ he gangrape of 14-year-old Amendment Act passed by the was stated by Chief Minister people getting cured of Covid- TChristian girl Sunita Masih Indian Parliament so that Pinarayi Vijayan in his daily 19 is more than the number of by Muslim zealots in Pakistan’s minority communities getting media briefing on Saturday. persons getting afflicted with Faisalabad early this week has tortured and face annihilation in He said though the death the pandemic,” he said. left the Christian community in countries like Pakistan, toll on Saturday was 198, there He said though the lock Kerala appalled and speechless. Bangladesh and Afghanistan has been a decrease in the down was being extended up to Sunita was not only gan- could come back to India, their number of new Covid-19 June 9, a series of concessions Agartala: registered graped but was subjected to the homeland. patients. “On Saturday 23,513 like allowing industrial units to Lucknow: The daily Covid test the lowest daily spike from the urban and rural areas, it 13 more Deaths due to Covid- worst kind of physical torture in “When the State of Pakistan persons tested positive for operate with 50 per cent staff positivity rate is under one per peak (38,055 on April 24) last said. 19 , the highest so far in a sin- an incident which brought back was formed by partitioning Covid-19 . The Test Positivity have been made. Shops selling cent and there has been a con- month, it said. The State has conducted gle day, pushing the toll to 495, memories of the unpardonable India in 1947, minorities like Rate in the State except mobile phones, spectacles and tinuous decline in fresh cases in The fresh cases have 3,30,289 Covid tests in the last a health department bulletin crimes committed on Nirbhaya Christians, Sikhs, Hindus, Palakkadu and essential materials are allowed Uttar Pradesh, the Government pushed Uttar Pradesh's active 24 hours and out of these tests, said on Saturday. in 2012 in New Delhi, accord- Parsees and Jains constituted 30 Thiruvananthapuram districts to open for three days a week. said on Saturday, attributing the Covid-19 cases to 46,201, the 1,54,000 were done through The Covid-19 caseload in ing to Kevin Peter, president, percent of the population. But decreases to aggressive testing, statement said. swab samples subjected to the northeastern State rose to Christian Association and as on date the Islamic Republic tracing and treatment, and It said that 7,902 Covid polymerase chain reaction 49,290 as 783 more people Alliance for Social of Pakistan has less than 3 per restrictions imposed in the patients have recovered and (PCR) testing. tested positive for the coron- Action, an umbrella organisa- cent of these communities. The State. have been discharged from The daily test positivity avirus infection in the last 24 tion of all Christian sects in remaining 27 per cent were Uttar Pradesh recorded health facilities in the last 24 rate (TPR) is 0.8 per cent, hours, it said. Kerala. annihilated by genocide or sub- 2,287 new cases on Saturday, hours, and the total recoveries below one per cent for the four West Tripura district He said Sunita was tortured jected to religious conversion by while it was 2,402 on Friday, now stand at 16,21,743. consecutive day, the statement reported the maximum num- for refusing to convert to Islam persecution,” said the CASA 3,278 on Thursday, 3,371 on Recoveries outnumbering said. ber of fresh cases at 378, fol- as demanded by the zealots who leaders. Wednesday and 3,957 on daily cases have ensured a high Over 4.87 crore tests have lowed by South Tripura at 110, kidnapped her from her house. They said religious minori- Tuesday. recovery rate, and the State has been conducted till now, and Unokoti at 73 and Gomati at “This is not an isolated incident. ties including Christians in The recovery rate in the recorded a recovery rate at a this is the highest in the coun- 62. Information reaching us from Pakistan suffer hell from phys- State stands at 96.10 per cent, significant 96.10 per cent, the try, it said. The remaining new cases Pakistan says that minority ical and mental torture. “The the Uttar Pradesh Government statement said. Ramping up of daily test- were recorded in several other communities are not safe in that only job reserved for a Christian said in a statement. The Uttar Pradesh gov- ing, timely detection of mutat- districts. Meanwhile, the country as members of the in Pakistan is in the military and The State's Covid-19 graph ernment has followed the '3T' ed strains of SARS-CoV-2, Tripura Government has majority community has that too as drainage and toilet continues to show a declining formula of 'tracing, testing and helped in the fight against the decided to launch a 'mass test- unleashed a reign of terror on cleaners,” they said in the state- trend with 2,287 new cases treatment' to aggressively tack- second wave, the state govern- ing drive' from Sunday in them,” said Peter. ment. recorded in the last 24 hours, le the rise in cases in both ment said. PTI Agartala Municipal A joint statement issued by The statement says that reli- Corporation (AMC) area and Peter, Joy Abraham (secretary) gious persecution of minorities formed 12 teams of health and Jomer K Jose (Treasurer) of in Pakistan has become a regu-  !   47) ) ) "28     +  workers and officials to carry CASA has asked Prime Minister lar feature in that country. )  out the exercise, an official said. "The Covid-19 positivity A"  ! rate in the AMC area is high. But some people are reluctant to go for tests. Keeping this in mind, the administration has -   ! ,)!)   ,4 decided to launch the mass testing drive from Sunday," Sadar sub-divisional magis-  !! 66='5 the sea. We have already in turn reached out to the laid along the boom. It will be trate Asim Saha said. noticed an oil spill in the water contractors and owners of the recovered with binge oil with The administration has set welve days after cyclone around the stranded barrage. barge for containment oil spill the help of fishing boats," the a target to complete the exer- TTauktae wreaked havoc in We anticipate a big ecological in the area. spokesperson said. cise in all the 49 wards of the and around the ONGC’s problem in the days to come.” In a related development, Of the total 350 floating civic body in one month, but Mumbai High oil fields as it Till July 31, the reacting to the concerns and fixed assets in the Mumbai the duration could be increased passed to Gujarat, oil spill has Maharashtra government has expressed by the local fisher- High region, five were affected depending on the caseload, been reported by local fisher- imposed a ban on fishing in the men about the oil spill in their in the cyclone that passed the the official said. ‘’’ men along the Palghar coast in area, because of the south west area, the Indian Coast Guard Maharashtra coast on Initially, 12 teams will start Maharashtra, from one of the monsoon As a consequence a said that the barge was carry- May 17. 9 ! !   4 ,  !   4 ,:;- !      .   door-to-door survey and con- barges that ran aground. lot of fishermen depend on ing 78,000 litres of "high flash The five floating vessels   )  duct tests. The number of Having noticed the oil spill fishing in the water along the high speed diesel" and not comprised Papaa-305, n teams would be increased around GAL Constructor that shores. crude oil. accommodation barge with depending on the situation, he got stuck in the rocky shores of “Already some people have "No breach of the oil tank 261 persons on said. "We have decided to con- Vadrai, the local fishermen started complaining about the is reported... Afcons board, GAL Constructor barge duct tests for at least one mem- have reported the matter to the smell in the fish that we catch Infrastructure Ltd has arranged with 176 persons on board, its <<= ber of a family initially. If a per- Satpati coastal police station. along the shore. Before long, M/s Seacare which has laid a anchor handling vessel son is diagnosed with the dis- Vadrai Machimar the oil spill will affect the fish 400 mts boom around the Varaprada with 13 persons on ease, other members of his or Sarvodaya Society chairman in the area. If no steps are taken barge while M/s Shree Krishna board, drill ship Sagar Bhushan QB? her family will have to under- and a member of Maharashtra to address the oil spill issue, the is undertaking hull repairs. with 101 persons on board and go the clinical examinations," Machhimar Kruti Samiti livelihoods of fishermen in the Besides, M/s Smith & Coy has construction barge Support Panaji: With the Covid-19 positivity rate still to be lifted on May 24 but the state government Saha told reporters. Manendra Arekar, has flagged area will be severely affected. been hired for removal of the Station with 202 persons on hovering at 21 per cent, the Goa Government extended it till May 31 given the surge in fresh The state has so far con- the issue, said: “We estimate Hence, I appeal to the state gov- vessel, “ the ICG said. board. on Saturday decided to extend the ongoing coronavirus positive cases. The Covid-19 pos- ducted 9,10,318 sample tests, that is at least 80,000 litres of ernment and other authorities The ICG said that its A total of 714 persons were "corona curfew", which was supposed to be lift- itivity rate- the percentage of positive tests- was including 11,237 on Friday, diesel, besides large quantities to remove diesel and oil on Guard helicopters had report- on board these vessels of which ed on May 31, by another week till June 7. hovering around 21 per cent in the state. and the positivity ratio stands of lubricants and grease on board the barge immediately ed "silvery oil sheen" of 50 628 were saved while 86 lost "Government of Goa has decided to extend Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on at 5.41 per cent. Tripura now board the barge. It is 12 days and also do something about meters width. "No oil spill has their lives. the curfew till 7 am of 7th June 2021. The orders Friday told reporters that though the case pos- has 6,324 active cases, the bul- since the barge ran aground, no the oil spill in the area,” Arekar been reported on shore now The deceased oil workers regarding the same shall be issued by respective itive rate dropped to 21 per cent, efforts are on letin said. At least 878 patients agency concerned has turned said. and continuous liaison has were from Papaa-305 and District Collectors," the Chief Minister's Office to bring it down further. Moreover, the state is cured of the disease in the last up here to remove diesel and oil On their part, the local been maintained with agent of Varaprada. All those on board (CMO) tweeted. also preparing itself to tackle the projected third 24 hours, taking the total board the barrage. As a result, fishermen have already report- GAL Constructor," an ICG the GAL Constructor were The pandemic-induced curfew was initial- wave of Covid-19 and creating health infra- number of recoveries in the diesel and oil are leaking in a ed the matter to the Satpati spokesperson said rescued by Indian Navy and ly imposed in Goa on May 9. It was supposed structure for children. PTI state to 42,408. PTI big way from the barrage into coast police station which has “Sorbent pads have been Coast Guard. &$&% $( 0$( 1234245  ! .

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(!  *4(2/5 Vegan milk, a new rising available source of nutrition.” Awrote that a Burger King Article 370 in Jammu & civil society outfit — belong to privileged back- The BJP, for its part, it will trend in millennials, is an Sodhi took further to outlet in Germany was trying Kashmir is the biggest achieve- AGroup of Intellectuals and grounds and did not face the organise an outreach pro- etizens witnessed a war of umbrella term referring to Twitter to ask Peta if switch- to go completely meat-free. ment of Narendra Modi gov- Academicians (GIA) — on violence overtly and covertly gramme from June 1-3 to cre- Nwords between India’s various kinds of non-dairy, ing over to vegan milk will Tagging Burger King India, the ernment in its second term, as Saturday called for an SIT supported by them, the most ate awareness among party largest dairy brand Amul and plant-based ‘milks’ such as provide 100 million dairy organisation suggested that per the ABP-C Voter Modi 2.0 probe, under a retired Supreme marginal communities suf- cadres through social media People for the Ethical soy, coconut and almond. farmers, 70% of whom are the latter come up with a Report Card. Court judge, into the post-poll fered, it stated and other media outlets, Treatment of Animals (PETA) Non-dairy milk is the latest landless,vegan Burger King outlet, or to As per the ABP-C Voter Bengal violence in which The GIA said it inter- regarding the post-poll violence India over the latter’s advice to toast in the world of nutrition. with a livelihood, and pay at least start a vegan option of survey, 47.4 per cent respon- women were singled out, viewed 20 victims of the post in West Bengal. switch to producing Vegan From Virat Kohli to Amir their children’s school fees, the fast food chain’s ‘whoppers’ dents said that abrogation of “raped, stripped beaten and poll violence in West Bengal on The GIA in its report fur- milk. Khan; Hollywood actress and how many people in category of burgers. Netizens Article 370 is the biggest violated in the most horrific online platforms like Zoom and ther said that the National RS Sodhi, managing Netalie Portman to Jessica India can actually afford lab had mixed reactions to the achievement, while 23.7 per ways”. While it also recom- Goggle meet as well as on Human Rights Commission, director of Gujarat Chastain and Jacqualin manufactured milk. “Will post. cent feel that the Supreme mended an NIA investigation phone. Almost all our respon- The National Commission for Cooperative Milk Marketing Fernandez to Alia Bhatt, all they give livelihood to 100 While some backed PETA Court decision on Ram Temple as the violence “may have cross dents mentioned having to pay Women, the National Federation (GCMMF) which have switched to Vegan milk million dairy farmers (70% India for the idea, and one is the biggest achievement. border terror angle”, the GIA up large amounts of extortion Commission for Scheduled makes Amul milk, butter, ice- products. Kohli recently landless)? Who will pay for even promised to eat the vegan The sample size of the sur- pointed out that the “victims money to TMC after the elec- Castes and Scheduled Tribes cream and cheese slammed revealed the reason behind their children’s school fees? burgers, some claimed that vey was 1.39 lakh with the sam- primarily belong to very mar- tion results came out, it said. and National Commission for PETA, for advising it to switch him turning vegan. He left How many can afford expen- vegan burgers were already a ples spread across 543 Lok ginal sections of Hindu society “The main modus operan- Protection of Child Rights to producing vegan milk say- eating meat before the sive lab manufactured facto- part of the menu. Others felt Sabha seats. The fieldwork was that are BJP supporters or vot- di of the TMC is to debilitate should take cognizance of the ing the animal rights organi- England Test series in 2018, ry food made out of chemicals that it was not right to impose done between January 1 and ers”. political opponents by target- cases. “A larger ground study of sation wanted it to snatch when he got a ‘cervical spine and synthetic vitamins?” a particular food-eating habit May 28, 2021. Crude bombs have been ing their bodies, economic victims and data collection livelihood of 100 million poor issue’. Kohli follows a plant- Sodhi tweeted. and that people had their Voters are also supporting used, men murdered and shops resources and their psycholog- should be undertaken by the dairy farmers, of which 70 per based diet and draws his pro- Owing to the growing choice to consume any food the government on lockdowns, and ration cards looted, the ical wellbeing,” the GIA main- commissions,” the report said. cent are landless. Earlier, the tein from it. Actress Sonam scope of veganism in India, that they wished to. the survey found. A massive GIA said in its report, titled tained. The report said that Advertising Standards Kapoor who is associated PETA urged the largest 68.4 per cent said imposing ‘Khela in Bengal 2021: Reddy later said the treating the violence in Bengal Council of India (ASCI) had with PETA turned vegan. dairy producer of the country countrywide lockdowns last Shocking Ground Stories’ , Trinamool Congress (TMC) merely as “political violence is dismissed a plea filed by Sodhi, while replying to a Amul to start producing ing. Other companies are year was a right decision. submitted to Minister of State is running government in toPETA against Amul for stat- tweet by Ashwini Mahajan, vegan milk, instead of cattle responding to market Similarly, 53.4 per cent for Home G. Kishan Reddy. Bengal against the constitution trivialise the horrors faced pri- ing that plant-based products national co-convener of milk. It took to Twitter and changes, and Amul can too.” said not imposing country- “Women have been singled of Dr Baba Saheb and the marily by marginal sections of can’t be called ‘milk’. Swadeshi Jagran Manch said, wrote, “We would again like PETA in its letter to Sodhi wide lockdowns this year is a out for most horrific terror and State police is working as TMC Hindu society who supported Within a few hours, “Don’t you know dairy farm- to encourage Amul to bene- cited a 2018 report by global right decision of the Modi intimidation. Our data reveals workers. “To protect the fun- or voted the BJP”. countless netizens have joined ers are mostly landless. Your fit from the booming vegan food corporation Cargill government. many incidents of rape, griev- damental rights of people, the GIA convenor Monika the debate, with some designs may kill their only food and milk which claims that demand for There is support for the ous bodily harm, the threat of Central Government will dis- Arora, Prof Vijeta Singh extolling the virtues of vegan source of livelihood. Mind it market, instead of wasting dairy products around the Central Vista project with 41.8 rape, stripping and sexual vio- cuss the issue in the coming Aggarwal, Sonali Chitalkar and milk even as others lashed out milk is in our faith, our tra- resources trying to fight the world is on the decline as per cent respondents backing lence. The streets were sites of days, “ he said adding a Home Shruti Mishra submitted the at PETA India over its various ditions, our taste, our food demand for plant-based dairy is no longer considered the Modi government’s deci- dehumanisation of women of Ministry-led committee has report to the Minister. campaigns. habits an easy and always products that are only grow- an essential part of a diet. sion to start and continue with the project during Corona times. The opinion is divided on !" the handling of the vaccination = programme though with 44.9 per cent saying the government has appropriately handled vac- cine management in the coun- try, while 43.9 per cent feeling $  !)  ! )! $!%&' otherwise. The decision to export vac-  *4(2/5 cines also enjoys wide support   !    as 47.9 per cent backing the s the tool-kit controversy government’s decision to Asnowballs with the export Covid vaccines.  *4(2/5 the supply of the drug, which used in making the antiviral Government-Twitter faceoff O A majority of 51 per cent is being used to treat COVID- drug in order to help augment intensifying, the BJP on said revocation of Article 370 he Government has decid- 19, has been ramped up over domestic availability and Saturday scaled-up its attack on in Jammu & Kashmir has led to  *4(2/5 the animal trials are underway Ted to discontinue the cen- ten times from just 33,000 vials reduce the cost of the injec- the Congress accusing it of a the permanent solution of the currently and is expected to tral allocation of Remdesivir to a day on April 11, 2021 to tion. On April 11, in view of collaboration with Pakistan. vexed issues in J&K. Similarly, SU, Indian Immunologicals come out by next year for States even as it has ramped up 3,50,000 vials per day cur- increased demand for BJP IT cell chief Amit 59.3 per cent say that the situ- PLtd, will produce the drug human vaccination. its production by 10 times rently. The government has Remdesivir, the Centre Malviya and national ation in Kashmir has improved substance required for manu- Under Atmanirbhar Bharat between April and May. also increased the number of banned the export of the spokesman Sambit Patra in the past two years. facturing Covaxin. 3.0, Mission Covid Suraksha Minister of State for Chemicals plants producing Remdesivir injection and its active phar- claimed that the Congress tool- There is massive endorse- IIL Managing Director, Dr was announced by the govern- and Fertilizers Mansukh from just 20 to 60 plants with- maceutical ingredients (APIs) kit has found resonance across ment of foreign policy with K. Anand Kumar said: “IIL is ment to accelerate the devel- Mandaviya has directed the in a month, he added. The till the situation improves. the borders in Pakistan and that 62.3 per cent saying India’s rela- planning to start the produc- opment and production of National Pharmaceuticals overall Covid-19 situation of Various drug companies the opposition party should be tions with different countries tion of drug substance for indigenous Covid vaccines. Pricing Agency & CDSCO to the country has stabilised in have also cut the prices of happy about it. as “manipulated media, trig- around the world have Covaxin from next month “This is being implemented by continuously monitor the the past few days and on Remdesivir injection follow- “Congress finally has rea- gering confrontation with the improved during the tenure of (June) and send out the first the Department of availability of Remdesivir in Saturday, the country record- ing intervention of the gov- sons to be elated. Their malign union government which has Prime Minister Narendra batch to Bharat Biotech Ltd by Biotechnology. IIL Hyderabad the country. ed 1.73 lakh fresh Covid-19 ernment. India tool kit now has collab- sought it to comply with the Modi. July.” has been sanctioned a grant of During the peak of the sec- infection, the lowest in the last Remdesivir is a patented orators in Pakistan! country’s law. However, voters support Stating that Indian Rs 60 crore towards enhancing ond wave of the pandemic in 45 days. drug that was recommended #CongressToolKitExposed “, A day before IT and Law the farmers’ agitation with 41.9 Immunologicals is expected to production capabilities,” said April, there was an acute short- Besides, the Centre has as an investigational therapy tweeted Malviya quoting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad per cent saying the Centre produce the drug substance for the statement. age of Remdesivir across the decided to procure 50 lakh drug given in acute and Pakistani media referring to had accused twitter of adopting should have accepted farmers’ about 10-15 million doses per As of today, India has only country. The drug, which is vials of Remdesivir to main- severe Covid-19. This drug is “Indian Coronavirus variant.” “double standards” even as demand of revoking the three month, he said it will be ini- three vaccines against Covid-19 only to be used in severe cases, tain it as a strategic stock for to be administered only to In a similar vein, Patra Union I & B Minister Prakash new farm laws. IANS tially 2-3 million doses and will pandemic in its immunisation was hoarded, black-marketed emergency requirement, patients under oxygen sup- targeted former Congress pres- Javadekar said Rahul’s be scaled up to 6-7 million per drive - two made-in-India vac- which too contributed to the Mandaviya said. “But I have port. Seven pharmaceutical ident Rahul Gandhi on the unsavoury comments on Prime month later in the year. cines: Serum Institute of India’s shortage. also directed @nppa_india & companies, including Cipla, tool-kit issue and also referred Minister Modi confirmed that .& O  Kumar said that they are Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s “Now the country has @CDSCO_INDIA_INF to Dr Reddy’s Lab., Hetero, to the Pakistani media. the “Congress toolkit” was to converting IIL’s Karkapatla Covaxin. Russian Sputnik V is enough #Remdesivir as the continuously monitor the Jubilant Pharma, Mylan, “ Congratulations Rahul defame the government and     manufacturing unit near the third vaccine to get supply is much more than the availability of Remdesivir in Syngene and Zydus Cadila, Gandhi Congress’ Mission derail the Indian vaccination Hyderabad into a Bio Safety approval from the Drug demand. So we have decided the country,” he noted. manufacture Remdesivir in accomplished”, tweeted Patra programme.   O Level-3 (BSL3) facility for the Controller General of India for to DISCONTINUE the In order to improve sup- India under voluntary against whom Congrees has Javadekar said the kind of production of the drug sub- Emergency Use Authorisation Central Allocation of ply, the government has licences granted by Gilead lodged an FIR on the tool-kit language the Congress leader   stance and is also taking up and is being used in a few pri- Remdesivir to States,” already waived customs duty Life Sciences USA, the com- issue which it had described as used and the way he tried to construction of another block. vate hospitals which are expect- Mandaviya said in a tweet. on Remdesivir, its raw mate- pany which holds the patent “fake”. stoke “fears” and “confusion” New Delhi: Around 40 per The IIL is also working on ed to be increased over the The Minister noted that rials and other components of Remdesivir. Microblogging site twitter has confirmed that the “toolk- cent people in the country another Covid-19 vaccine and coming days. has termed Patra’s tool-kit tweet it” was produced by his party. believe that the Union Government should have  )4   accepted the demands of the =$   protesting farmers, according    ! /" , 0" .  !!!  to the ABP-C Voter Modi 2.0 Report Card. ,).     ) The C Voter-ABP News     (  survey found that only 41. 9  *4(2/5      per cent respondents feel that  *4(2/5   the Centre should have ormer Administrator of accepted the demands of the FLakshadweep Omesh Saigal he CBI on    farmers. Farmers from on Saturday urged Union TSaturday Punjab, Haryana and Home Minister Amit Shah to arrested four offi- Uttar Pradesh have been withdraw the controversial cials, including a  *4(2/5 protesting at the borders of steps taken by the incumbent divisional manag- the national capital for over Praful Khoda Patel. er, of Food he BJP will reach out to one six months now, demanding In a detailed letter, Saigal Corporation of Tlakh villages in the country the three Central farm who was also Chief Secretary, India, in a bribery to provide help to those suf- laws be repealed. Delhi, said that Patel’s drastic case of Rs 1 lakh fering from Covid-19 under About 32. 8 per cent steps have created a lot of and recovered Rs the second wave of Coronavirus. respondents said that the repercussions in the Island and 3.01 crore in cash, The BJP is stepping up its Centre should not accept the turned the people against the a note counting Covid-19 work under ‘Seva hi farmers’ demands, while 25.3 Central Government. He said machine, and gold and silver machine was also found,” the Sanghthan’ programme after per cent did not comment on that Lakshadweep’s develop- jewellery besides property doc- agency said in a statement. receiving critical feedback from the matter. ment and tourism promotion uments during the searches. Further, a diary was the BJP-ruled States. The party Interestingly, the survey cannot be copied like Maldives Besides the Divisional recovered during the search- will not celebrate the completion found that more urban peo- and stopping meat from school Manager Harish Hinonia, the es containing the alleged of 7th year of the Modi govern- ple in comparison to rural meals were unnecessarilys-cre- agency also arrested Manager records, including cash ment at the Centre and would population feel that the gov- ated troubles. (Accounts) Arun Shrivastava, amounts obtained, date, name rather gear-up its organization to ernment should have “Within five months of Manager (Security) Mohan and the like, it said. assist Covid patients in the accepted the farmers’ joining, the new Administrator Parate and Assistant (Grade-I) A case was country, said BJP’s National demands. has taken a number of drastic Kishore Meena. registered on a complaint Media-in-charge Anil Baluni. As per the survey, about but negative steps which have Searches were conducted against Manager (Accounts) The party has asked each of 43.8 per cent urban people disturbed the normally placid at six places in Bhopal at the Arun Srivastava posted at its MPs, MLAs, Central and feel that the Centre should waters of the territory. This official/residential premises FCI’s Divisional Office in State Ministers to “fix their duty have accepted the farmers’ reminds one of the oft quoted of the accused persons. Bhopal () on and responsibility for at least  *4(2/5 to help and support the needy. nous population, refugees, demands, while 41.1 per cent ‘fools rush in where angels “During the searches, the allegations of demanding two-villages”, said Baluni adding "Our medical fraternity, migrants, minorities and artists rural respondents also hold fear to tread’. He has closed cash of Rs 3.01 crore (approx- a “Responsibility upto booth-level lobal Kashmiri Pandit the law-and-order authorities, among others. similar views. anganwadis, sacked dozens of imately), gold jewellery 387 bribe of Rs 1,50,000 for releas- has been outlined”. GDiaspora (GKPD) has media, civic workers, crema- It is in this context, that the About 41.1 per cent urban employees who worked for gms and 670 gms of silver ing the pending bills of com- The BJP president has made an appeal for donations torium staff and so many oth- GKPD, the I Am Buddha and 29.3 per cent many years, banned meat from articles/jewellery and also plainant’s company for instructed that the selection of to step up the relief work for ers have worked day and night, Foundation and the Anupam rural people believe that the schools, demolished dozens of certain documents were January, February and March villages be on the basis of the those in distress due to the without care for their person- Kher Foundation, in partner- Union Government should sheds of fishermen which were recovered. The said cash at the rate of Rs 50,000 per degree of infection there. Covid pandemic. al well-being for the sake of the ship with leading non-profits not accept the demands of the built as per integrated scientif- amount was allegedly kept in month. It was also alleged that The party leaders and min- GKPD said India has suf- suffering. The efforts have organisations such as Sewa farmers. ic plan prepared by a Supreme different envelopes, some of the accused demanded Rs isters will “personally go and dis- fered a devastating second borne results and the peak International Foundation, A total of 15.1 per cent Court appointed committee, the bundles marked/written 70,000 each for the new bills tribute relief and food materi- wave of the Covid pandemic. seems to be waning. The need Kashyap Seva Foundation, the urban and 29.7 per cent rural brought in a goonda act in a with names, dates and to be submitted. al as also Oxymeters, sanitisers Amid all the gloom and doom, of the hour now is to massive- US India Pragati Foundation population have nothing to territory which has strong fam- amounts etc. Some cash was The CBI laid a trap and and mask”, he said. civil society rose admirably to ly step-up long-term aid for and Federation of Indian on the issue. ily bonds and has had no crime allegedly found in a heavy caught the accused while BJP would organise “blood the occasion. those in distress", it said. Physician Associations are The survey was carried for at least one century, closed safety vault/chest which was demanding and accepting the donation camps” with 50,000 Thousands of volunteers Amongst the most affect- organising a global, online out between May 23 and May dairy farms, amended pan- concealed in the wooden bribe of Rs 1,00,000 from the workers of party’s different from across the globe joined ed are orphans, widows, peo- Bollywood concert featuring 27 on 12,070 people across chayati rules as per his whims. almirah. A note counting complainant, it said. Morchas donating blood. hands with volunteers in India, ple with disabilities, the indige- India's leading musical artists. the country. IANS  1 &$&% $( 0$( 1234245 < *& )!     G  ! 4*    A D = ),  !,6) B New Delhi: Industry chambers nishing of GSTR-3B for July Medical Technology New Delhi: The rationalisation especially since these busi-  *4(2/5 on Saturday said the GST 2017 to April 2021 has been Association of India (MTaI) of late fees for delayed filing of nesses were most impacted New Delhi: Bharti Group- amnesty of reducing late fees capped at Rs 500 per return for President Sanjay Bhutani said monthly GST returns will give due to the pandemic”. n eight-member backed OneWeb, a Low Earth for delayed monthly return fil- those taxpayers who did not the industry's request for a relief to small businesses and AMRG & Associates AMinisterial panel under Orbit (LEO) satellite commu- ing will provide some relief to have any tax liability. zero-rating of medical devices add to the Government rev- Senior Partner Rajat Mohan Meghalaya Chief Minister nications company, on Saturday small taxpayers, and demand- For those with tax liability, and equipment used in the enue, according to tax experts. said this is a substantial relief Conrad Sangma will examine announced the successful launch ed complete waiver of the late a maximum of Rs 1,000 per treatment of COVID-19 has The GST Council, chaired in payment of late fees for non- the need for exempting GST or of 36 satellites by Arianespace fees and interest. return late fees will be charged, not been considered. by Finance Minister Nirmala filers of GSTR-3B. cutting rate on Covid essentials from the Vostochny They, however, expressed provided such returns are filed "The MedTech industry Sitharaman and comprising “This one time Amnesty like vaccines, drugs, hand sani- The other members of the Cosmodrome in Russia. disappointment over no deci- by August 31, 2021. has been shouldering the fight State Ministers, on Friday scheme will push up overall tisers, masks, PPE kits and GoM are Gujarat Deputy Chief This brings OneWeb's total sion on demands of zero-rating The GST Council in its against the pandemic since decided to come out with an compliance, contributing extra oxygen related equipment. Minister Nitinbhai Patel, in-orbit constellation to 218 of healthcare services, medical 43rd meeting on Friday left day one when even the COVID amnesty scheme to provide funds in the exchequer,” he The GST Council in its Maharashtra Deputy Chief satellites, the company said in devices and equipment used in taxes on COVID-19 vaccines vaccination was not developed. relief to taxpayers in late fee for added. Shardul Amarchand meeting on May 28 had decid- Minister Ajit Pawar, Goa a statement. Covid-19 treatment. and medical supplies and “Zero-rating at least the pending returns. Mangaldas & Co Partner Rajat ed to set up a Group of Transport Minister Mauvin Announcing the launch of PHD Chamber President formed a group of ministers COVID management prod- The late fee for non-fur- Bose said the relaxation in Ministers (GoM), which will Godinho, Finance Ministers 36 more satellites, the compa- Sanjay Aggarwal said that small (GoM) to recommend tax rates ucts would have reduced the nishing of GSTR-3B for July compliance-related measures submit its report by June 8. of Kerala (K N Balagopal), ny said, "This launch brings and medium businesses have on these items. The panel will cost of imports, while for a 2017 to April 2021 has been should provide temporary relief "As a follow up of the deci- Odisha (Niranjan Pujari), OneWeb a step closer to com- been severely impacted due to submit its report by June 8. domestic manufacturer, they capped at Rs 500 per return for to small and medium taxpayers. sion of the GST Council at its Telangana (T Harish Rao) and pleting its 'Five to 50' ambition the pandemic and allowing The Council also decided would have been able to avail those taxpayers who did not “However, on an overall 43rd meeting, a Group of UP (Suresh Kr Khanna). and the start of commercial ser- them to file pending returns that import of COVID-related input tax credit and utilise have any tax liability. basis, the council has failed to Ministers (GoM) has been The GST Council on vice by the end of the with reduced late charges, will goods such as medical oxygen against other products or claim For those with tax liability, address major pain points of constituted to examine the Friday left taxes on COVID-19 year". encourage them to file returns and vaccines will be exempt refund," Bhutani added. a maximum of Rs 1,000 per the industry and the common issue of GST vaccines and medical supplies The satellites will form part and ease their compliance bur- from GST till August 31, even Lakshmikumaran & return late fees will be charged, man resulting from the pan- concession/exemption to unchanged after the BJP and of OneWeb's 648 LEO fleet den. if those are imported on a pay- Sridharan Attorneys Director provided such returns are filed demic,” Bose added. COVID relief material," the Opposition-ruled states sparred that will deliver high-speed and Industry body Ficci said ment basis or free of cost for Shweta Walecha said though by August 31, 2021. Deloitte India Senior Finance Ministry said. over whether the tax cut ben- low-latency global connectivity. the recommendation on the donating to the government or the GoM has been directed to Besides, the council has Director M S Mani said while As per its terms of refer- efits will reach the common "There is now only one amnesty scheme to reduce the a state-approved agency. submit the report by June 8, made it optional for taxpayers the amnesty scheme would ence (ToR), the GoM would man. launch to go until the compa- late fee will provide some relief Ficci President Uday 2021, to examine the need for with turnover up to Rs 2 crore to significantly benefit small busi- examine whether a GST rate Congress and other ny has the satellites required to to the small taxpayers. Shankar said a quick decision further reductions and decide file annual returns for 2020-21. nesses, there is a need to extend cut or exemption would be Opposition ruled states have enable its connectivity solution "However, Ficci recommends a on GST rates on COVID relat- on any new rates or exemptions, Also, the reconciliation the same to other businesses required for medical grade been demanding a reduction in to reach all regions north of 50 waiver from the late fees and ed essentials will help us attain however, the final decision on statement in Form GSTR-9C who may not have fulfilled oxygen, pulse oximeters, hand taxes but the central govern- degrees latitude by June 2021," interest". self-sufficiency in this need of rate could delay further since for fiscal 2020-21 will have to their obligations due to the sanitisers, oxygen therapy ment felt the move may not OneWeb added. The GST Council, chaired the hour. the date for next council meet- be filed by taxpayers with an pandemic. Athena Law equipment like concentrators, result in tangible gains for The latest satellite launch by Finance Minister Nirmala "FICCI was also hoping to ing has not been announced. annual aggregate turnover of Associates Partner Pawan ventilators, PPE kits, N-95 and people. marks the fourth in a five- Sitharaman and comprising see a decision regarding our "Industries hit hard due to above Rs 5 crore. Arora said, although the coun- surgical masks and temperature Currently, 5 per cent GST launch programme to fulfil the state ministers, on Friday long-pending demand for zero- COVID such as hospitality, EY Tax Partner Abhishek cil has allowed self-certification checking equipment. is levied on domestically man- 'Five to 50' service, enabling decided to come out with an rating of healthcare services for tour and travel, automobiles, Jain said, “Overall, it can be said of Annual Reconciliation Besides, the panel would ufactured vaccines, while it is OneWeb to offer connectivity amnesty scheme to provide a period of 24 months during etc. Also require some relax- that the Council has duly con- instead of GST Audit from CA, also look into Covid vaccines, 12 per cent for COVID drugs across the United Kingdom, relief to taxpayers in late fee for this pandemic period for the ation in GST to be able to sus- sidered the interest of the small taxpayers should review their drugs and medicines for Covid and oxygen Alaska, Northern Europe, pending returns. healthcare sector," Shankar tain themselves," Walecha industry players and provided annual compliances to ensure treatment and testing kits for concentrators. Greenland, the Arctic Seas and The late fee for non-fur- added. added. PTI them with requisite reliefs, proper compliance. PTI Covid detection. PTI Canada. PTI . &    4   @  ,!!  / 4 // 4!!4  !!          C   , D       2=2 Bangalore:Meotida Private extremely happy with the Leh:The Central Government these projects were part of the Limited, the makers of the results. In a short span, we has approved intra-State trans- Prime Ministers Development HiHi dating app announced have grown into a thriving mission works at a revised Package (PMDP) 2015, which the first 400k downloads since community of 400k users. New Delhi: Petrol price on cost of  1,309.71 crore to link could not have been taken up the app was released in Aug Our journey has just start- Saturday crossed the  100-a- far-flung villages of Ladakh to due to various issues. 2020. The app has won the ed. We are working on many litre mark in Mumbai after the the grid and phase out DG sets However, due to the hearts of the audiences in a new features along with the 15th increase in fuel prices this towards achieving carbon neu- painstaking efforts of the Lt short time. HiHi is an app that launch of the HiHi iOS month. trality in the Union Territory, Governor, his administration is designed for young and app.” Petrol price was increased a top official said on Saturday. and public representatives, it is dynamic individuals seeking For the last few months, by 26 paise per litre and diesel The project on completion now approved and ready for friendship and meaningful the HiHi team fixed more by 28 paise a litre, according to would also provide the army tendering of works, Kumar relationships from their smart- than 10 critical bugs and opti- a price notification of State- and the far-flung villages with added. phones. They provide a plat- mized the matching algo- owned fuel retailers. clean power round the clock, He said the REC  *4(2/5 form where youngsters can rithms, increasing matching to The increase - 15th this he added. Transmission Projects find like-minded people with 40 percent. The effectiveness month - took petrol and diesel Congratulating the people Company Limited (RECTP- otak Mahindra Bank on whom they can spend their life. increased by working on bet- prices to a fresh all-time high of Ladakh on the approval of CL) is the project imple- KSaturday said its board has With the increasing use of ter matchmaking. There was across the country. diesel to Rs 84.89. the project, Lt Governor R K menting agency for executing approved proposal to raise up HiHi among youngsters in a change in the user selection The price of petrol, which This is the 15th increase in Mathur said the intra-state the transmission works in to  5,000 crore by issuing debt metropolitan cities, the app users. The two new features strategy with a 7-step funnel had already crossed the Rs prices since May 4, when state- transmission works have been Ladakh, while Power Grid securities. has expanded to T2 and T3 planned are audio and video approach, steps include col- 100-mark in several cities in owned oil firms ended an 18- sanctioned by the Union Corporation India Limited "The board of directors of cities. HiHi aims to attract calling. Through these fea- lecting data on every step Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh day hiatus in rate revision they Ministry of Power and include (PGCIL) is the project man- Kotak Mahindra Bank, at its youths in smaller B-towns and tures, one person can audio and helping the algorithm to and Maharashtra, breached the observed during assembly elec- 220 KV S/C transmission lines agement agency. meeting held today i.E. On May become widespread, making it and video call with their match profiles as well. The psychological barrier in tions in states like West Bengal. of D/C tower (total 307 km), “These transmission lines 29, 2021 have, approved the pro- different from other apps in the matches and know more parameters include religion or Mumbai on Saturday. Oil companies revise rates including Kargil-Padum will link far-flung villages to the posal for issuance of unsecured, market. HiHi noticed a trend about the person, taking the preferences that the user can Petrol now costs Rs 100.19 of petrol and diesel daily based (Zanskar) (207 km) and Grid and phase out DG sets redeemable, non-convertible where the women users have relationship to the next step. specify. It helped them a litre in Mumbai and diesel on the average price of bench- Phyang to Diskit (Nubra) (100 used in far-flung villages, thus debentures/bonds/other debt begun to spend more time This new feature also gives increase engagement by comes for Rs 92.17 per litre. mark fuel in the international km) and two 220/33 KV Grid taking one more step towards securities, on private placement applying and doing more you the option to plan virtu- almost 50 percent. The com- Fuel prices differ from state market in the preceding 15- substation – one each at Diskit, achieving Carbon Neutrality in basis for an amount up to Rs actions, which is a very great al dates with your matches. pany has big plans for the to state depending on the inci- days, and foreign exchange Nubra (50 MVA) and Padum, Ladakh. This will also provide 5,000 crore," the bank said in a indicator for the dating prod- This will also make the inter- future and will prepare the dence of local taxes such as rates. Zanskar (50 MVA) with an out- the Army and far-flung villages regulatory filing. uct. The app has worked great action and bonding more new versions of the app soon VAT and freight charges. Sri Ganganagar district of lay of Rs 1,309.71 crore. with clean power round the The capital is to be raised in the Android version next interesting. In this pandemic to allow getting a great fresh Rajasthan levies the highest Rajasthan had the costliest Mathur expressed grati- clock,” he noted. in one or more tranches, sub- HiHi aims to launch on the iOS situation, people are prefer- experience with social dating. value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel in the coun- tude to Prime Minister The DPR cost of the pro- ject to the approval of the store. ring to take the dating process About HiHi petrol in the country, followed try at Rs 104.94 per litre and Rs Narendra Modi, Home jects has been revised from Rs members of the bank at the “There is an increase in slow, know the personalities Founded by Meotida by Madhya Pradesh and 97.79 a litre, respectively. Minister Amit Shah and Power 354.74 crore to Rs 1,309.71 ensuing Annual General returning users and in-app of their matches and check Private Limited, HiHi com- Maharashtra. In 15 increases, petrol price Minister R K Singh. crore by the Central Electricity Meeting and any other purchases. Previously the app how compatible they are with menced operations in India in In Delhi, the petrol price has risen by Rs 3.54 per litre Secretary Power, UT Authority (CEA), Kumar approvals, it said. PTI came up with three new fea- them,'' says the HiHi execu- 2019 and has successfully cre- rose to Rs 93.94 a litre and and diesel by Rs 4.16. PTI Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar said added. PTI tures which were liked by the tive. ated a user-friendly and clut- Speaking about the suc- ter-free platform for its users. cess of HiHi, Mr. Jitesh Bisht, The app is a vibrant commu- CEO, HiHi (Meotida Pvt Ltd.) nity of young and dynamic said, “We have worked hard to individuals seeking friend- put up an amazing new-age ship and meaningful rela- New Delhi: Amid the Covid- roped in volunteers and staff nership with Apollo, it provid- management, planning, inno- dating product for India. We tionships through a digital induced national distress, Event for the management of the ed priority doctor consultation vation and execution,” said were worried about the launch medium. HiHi wishes to build and Entertainment Sant Nirankari Covid facility, and 15 per cent discount on EEMA president Roshan timing when the pandemic a welcoming community of Management Association Burari and at Rakab Ganj medicines. Abbas. While its general sec- started last year. Thanks to our diverse people where every (EEMA) has come to the res- Gurudwara. It provided real- It also launched CoviHeal retary Siddhartha Chaturvedi amazing team, we quickly iter- person online can find like- cue of people in need with the time updates on oxygen avail- Covid Facility, Gurugram. “We added, "EEMA with its strong ated our marketing plan and minded friends and enjoy fas- formation of Covid task force. ability in Delhi NCR along with believe the event management member support has showed grabbed all opportunities for cinating and safe communi- Under this initiative, EEMA addresses twice a day. In part- community is best at crisis its mettle.” PNS a successful launch. I'm cation. PTI *     ))  4 "28!   Rajasthan:PHD Chamber, reasons. He very strongly sug- New Delhi: State-run Power also been provided for facili- Rajasthan Chapter organised a gested that the Government Grid Corporation of India Ltd tating COVID-19 vaccination Webinar on Plastic Waste and Plastic industry should (PGCIL) has contributed to the drive in remote areas of Leh, Management Rules-2016 - take initiative for accelerating fight against the coronavirus Ladakh. "Extended Producers waste recycling by adopting pandemic by facilitating criti- For oxygen support, Responsibility (EPR)". During best practices, State of Art cal healthcare infrastructure PGCIL is going to establish the webinar the various provi- technologies and developin- such as cold chain equipment, oxygen generation plants at Tau sions of these important Rules grobust infrastructure facility oxygen plants and insulated Devi Lal Stadium, Gurugram and the implementation mech- for scientific management of vans for vaccination. (Haryana) having capacity of 2 anism stipulated therein dis- waste. In this regard he strong- "PGCIL is proactively x 50 Nm3 per hour and at cussed threadbare by different ly advocated for development working towards supporting Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) having stakeholders. of dedicated Recycling Parks and contributing in India's capacity of 50 Nm3 per hour. Shri Sanjay Aggarwal, and Zones in the Country at fight against Covid-19 by Adopting a holistic President, PHD Chamber of different places which will not extending help to various States approach to confront the pan- Commerce in his Presidential only generate tremendous busi- across the country," a statement demic, a catheterisation labo- Address emphasized the ness opportunities and pro- said. ratory is being set up to diag- importance of the Rules and mote Circular Economy but Through its dedicated nose and treat cardiac issues by called upon Plastic industry to also facilitate implementation effort of contributing towards Government Rajaji Hospital, adopt best practices and tech- of Rules. better healthcare facilities, Madurai through financial assis- niques for implementation of Shri DigvijayDhabriya, PGCIL has provided cold chain tance provided by POWER- these Rules for containing pol- Chairman, PHDCCI- equipment (181 Ice Lined GRID which will benefit the lution. Mr. Aggarwal observed Rajasthan Chapter welcoming Refrigerators and 130 Deep people of Tamil Nadu, it stated. that the use of plastic in day to the speakers informed that a Freezers) costing around Rs PGCIL as a responsible day life in very dominant and significant quantum of plastic 2.66 crore to the States of corporate citizen has been reg- in the ongoing COVID times waste generated in the Country Punjab, Sikkim, Mizoram and ularly investing in an array of the use of various plastic prod- (Approximately 40%) is not UT of Ladakh under CSR, it healthcare projects, believing in ucts has increased significant- recycled which causes lot of said. its philosophy of giving back to ly in the Healthcare system for environmental problems. Two insulated vans have the society. PNS safety, security and hygienic PNS &$&% $( 0$( 1234245  !2

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Many John Horgan said he was "hor- Quad grouping in the strategi- multilateral level,” he told a residential school — one of the students recall being beaten for rified and heartbroken" to learn cally vital Indo-Pacific region group of Indian journalists as he institutions that held children speaking their native languages; of the discovery, calling it a comprising Australia, India, concluded most of his meetings taken from families across the they also lost touch with their tragedy of "unimaginable pro- Japan and the US fills a "very here on Friday. nation. parents and customs. portions" that highlights the important gap" that has Jaishankar, who is on an Chief Rosanne Casimir of Indigenous leaders have violence and consequences of emerged in contemporary official trip to the US, is the first the Tk'emlups te Secwépemc cited that legacy of abuse and the residential school times and New Delhi has clar- Indian Cabinet minister to First Nation said in a news isolation as the root cause of system. ity on its membership in it, visit the country since Joe release that the remains were epidemic rates of alcoholism The Kamloops school External Affairs Minister S Biden became the President on confirmed last weekend with and drug addiction on reser- operated between 1890 and Jaishankar has said. January 20. He asserted that the help of ground-penetrating vations. 1969, when the federal gov- The Quad aims at strength- India has clarity on its mem- radar. A report more than five ernment took over operations ening a rules-based order in the bership to Quad, adding that he More bodies may be found years ago by a Truth and from the Catholic Church and Indo-Pacific amid China's had been personally involved because there are more areas to Reconciliation Commission operated it as a day school until aggressive actions in the region. with its progress over the past search on the school grounds, said at least 3,200 children it closed in 1978. “Quad today fills a very several years, including when Casimir said Friday.   . !  $       @ )!  ! -9  . ! had died amid abuse and Casimir said it's believed important gap that has emerged he was India's foreign secretary. In an earlier release, she ) ,   )  neglect, and it said it had the deaths are undocumented, in contemporary times, where “We are members of Quad. called the discovery an reports of at least 51 deaths at although a local museum there are global or regional When we are members of any- "unthinkable loss that was spo- once the site of Canada's largest 150,000 First Nations children them into Canadian society. the Kamloops school alone archivist is working with the requirements, which cannot be thing, we are very keen about ken about but never docu- residential school. were required to attend state- They were forced to convert to between 1915 and 1963. Royal British Columbia filled by a single country. It can- it, we won't be its members. We mented at the Kamloops Indian From the 19th century funded Christian schools as Christianity and not allowed to "This really resurfaces the Museum to see if any records not even be filled by one bilat- have clarity on the Quad,” Residential School." It was the until the 1970s, more than part of a program to assimilate speak their native languages. issue of residential schools and of the deaths can be found. eral relationship, and which is Jaishankar underlined. 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III said that after Saudi Arabia formally notified deaths of several Indonesian as a withhold release order that those who want to leave the 79-year-old former prime min- Guangzhou, a business and industrial cen- his country Saturday that recruitment agencies fishermen last year. halts shipments that have sus- country are feeling increas- !!  ister. He'd been ordered ter of 15 million people north of Hong Hong, and Saudi employers would bear the costs of tests Customs and Border pected links to forced labor, ingly cornered.   )   detained pending trial in an has reported 20 new infections over the past and 10 days of quarantine for Filipinos, he decid- Protection said it will place an under a law that has been on Its land borders already  B $      unprecedented move last week. The number is small compared with ed to lift the ban. immediate hold on any imports the books for decades, osten- were under tight restrictions,       month over the alleged embez- India's thousands of daily cases but alarmed The ban, which Bello imposed Thursday, linked to the more than 30 ves- sibly to protect US producers and now the European Union     )     zlement of millions of dollars Chinese authorities who believed they had the prevented more than 400 Filipino workers sels operated by Dalian Ocean from unfair competition. has banned flights from Belarus  )%K  from a military aid fund. disease under control. from boarding their Philippine Airlines flights Fishing, under a US law that bars The law has been used after a jetliner was diverted to      L When the scandal involv- The spread of infections was "fast and for Saudi Arabia on Friday. goods suspected to have been with increased frequency in Minsk earlier this week and     & ing the sheikh and another strong," the official Global Times newspaper Many were stranded at the Manila airport, produced with forced labor. recent years, given the growing authorities arrested a dissident 2 )6   P

 *4(2/5 remaining games of IPL. We believe other aspects will be he remaining 31 matches taken care of,” he added. of Indian Premier League According to Cricbuzz, T2021 season will take place BCCI has decided that the fran- in United Arab Emirates (UAE) chises will be told to take in September and October, replacements, both from India I Board of Control for Cricket in and overseas, to refurbish their India (BCCI) announced on line-ups. training schedule and for that Saturday after its Special General intimation about the dura- Meeting (SGM) held virtually, GANGULY, SHAH GOING tion of hard and soft quaran- where members unanimously TO DUBAI tine period is very important. agreed to resume the cash rich BCCI president Sourav It is the ECB which will han- tournament. Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah dover a complete chart start- The cricket administrative will join vice president Rajiv ing from day one of our man- body also decided to seek an Shukla in Dubai for the ICC aged isolation,” the official extension of time from the ICC Board Meeting on June 1 where said. to take an appropriate call on the there will be discussions on the It is expected that the hosting of ICC T20 World Cup fate of the T20 World Cup in women’s team will be putting 2021 that is scheduled to take India in October. up at the same hotel which is place here in October and “As they will ask for one adjacent to the County ground November. month’s time, the best option for in Bristol to ensure a safe bio- “The BCCI on Saturday BCCI is to hold it in secure zone for the squad. announced to complete the Maharashtra — three grounds in The women’s team will remaining matches of VIVO Mumbai and one in Pune. play their one-off Test from Indian Premier League 2021 sea- However, the issue of Pakistan June 16-19 which also over- son in the United Arab Emirates travelling to Mumbai could be laps, for a couple of days, with (UAE) considering the monsoon more of a political decision the men’s World Test season in India in the months of where the security will also Championship final against September-October this year. need to be factored in,” the offi- New Zealand to be played at “The BCCI SGM further cial said. the Hampshire Bowl starting authorised the Office Bearers to  *4(2/5 /5*(5'*436*L June 18. seek an extension of time from want the T20 World Cup to be holders happen to gain. But sit- 3*5*8*5*3 the ICC to take an appropriate held in India in last week of ting in May, you can’t predict the he Indian women’s cricket KOHLI, SHARMA TO HIT call on the hosting of ICC T20 October but no decision can be health emergency in October. So 6   !9  Tsquad, which will be trav- 63@5*83=75323* GYM TODAY World Cup 2021,” secretary Jay taken right now. we need some time,” he said. elling to the United Kingdom 2'*(5*8&5*'(/< India captain Virat Kohli Shah said in the statement. “The BCCI representatives While IPL’s UAE shift was a along with the men’s team for 4522'23=835*83 and his white ball deputy The likely dates for the — president Sourav Ganguly foregone conclusion, the office )!  4   /)   their month-long series, will Rohit Sharma will end their tournament will be between and secretary Jay Shah — will be bearers intimated the general also undergo their hard quar- 3/'63*45// seven-day hard quarantine in September 18 and October 10 as seeking time till July 1 after body about the issue of availabil- Mumbai: Young India batter antine in Southampton instead 6*L'6'*('7 India on Sunday and are it was reported few days back by which another SGM will be held ity of players. Jemimah Rodrigues will play of Bristol where they are sup- /577336R'7'*5* expected to hit the gym for a PTI. to decide on whether we would England and Wales Cricket for Northern Superchargers posed to play their one-off Test full workout. “The SGM approved the go ahead with hosting of World Board (ECB) has already stated in the inaugural edition of The match. K =5 37 “Tomorrow their seven decision to hold the remaining T20. that it won’t release its players for Hundred in the UK starting on Both the Indian teams are day hard quarantine ends. matches of IPL between “Right now, the health situ- the unfinished league while July 21. awaiting their complete quar- women’s team will only leave They can now do their sessions September and October. The ation in the country doesn’t Cricket Australia is yet come out The 20-year-old joins her antine routine from the for Bristol once the quarantine for the next three days before dates will be intimated later,” a allow us to take any final deci- with its position on the matter. T20I skipper Harmanpreet England and Wales Cricket period in Southampton is departure. If you come to senior state association member, sion.” “The BCCI is pretty clear Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Board (ECB). over,” a senior BCCI official think of it, despite team’s hard who was present in the meeting, The senior state association that even if there is a case of Mandhana, opener Shafali different,” Rodrigues told the “The Indian women’s con- privy to travel details told quarantine in India and six told PTI. member said there is also a tax unavailability of English players Verma and all-rounder Deepti BBC’s Stumped podcast. tingent is not moving to Bristol PTI. negative RT-PCR test, they “In September, it’s the time rebate issue which is still an due to their series against Sharma in the 100-ball tourna- “I have played for the on landing. Instead they will Both the teams will be will have to undergo another for retreating monsoon in India. ongoing process. Pakistan, we are not going to ment involving eight men’s Yorkshire Diamonds and my also be going to Southampton putting up at the Hilton Hotel, round of hard isolation on Also the fact that three grounds “ICC wants tax waivers but plead to any of the boards about and women’s teams. team is the Northern with the men’s team and start which is a part of the reaching UK. But these are in the UAE makes it easier as we we have to abide by government releasing their players. “I am really looking for- Superchargers. So, I have their room quarantine. With Hampshire Bowl Stadium tough times and you have to had seen in 2020.” guidelines. But a World T20 in “The first and foremost ward to it (The Hundred). played a few of them before,” ECB yet to send us the routine property. adapt accordingly,” the official He also said all the members India means that all the stake- thing is to complete the 31 Something new, something Rodrigues added. 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He many parts of India — ranging from the has been undertaken under the Government of department got into the act setting up a CCTV clearly did not want her to go, and, when she Western and Eastern Ghat ranges in the south India’s National Mission on Himalayan Studies. system with three cameras and a monitor did, raised his head and watched her journey, to Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in the Its principal investigator is Tejaswini Patil, screen to keep a watch not only on the two before slowly following in the same direction. north, and Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal in the Chief Conservator of Forests, Kumaon. Jignasu king cobras but also trap on the recorder any- I was worried — not only for them but east, and most north-eastern states. They are, has also been training Uttarakhand’s forest one coming to harm them or otherwise. As for their species. The International Union for the however, extremely shy and stay away from department personnel on proper methods of Malavika and I, we could watch them on the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has put the humans, which is why they are not a common snake rescue and spreading awareness about surface of the wall from our property. I had a latter on its “vulnerable” list for the many sight. Their photographs one sees are mostly the ways of snakes in the region for over a field day with my camera, which I had fitted threats their survival faces. Forests, in which from research centres and conservation areas. decade. with a 55-300 mm zoom. While I clicked many they live, are shrinking because of invading Those from the open are uncommon. Jignasu arrived on May 15 with his camera shots of their being together as well as alone, human settlements, and infrastructure like King cobras are not the most venomous and an assortment of other equipment. As he the prize harvest was the ones showing them roads — which disturb and cut across their snakes; nor are they the longest. They are, was surveying the scene, he ran into a neigh- romancing intimately, which, I was told, was a territories — they bring in their wake. however, the longest venomous snakes, grow- bour who said that it was his land, and that he very, very rare sight. We, however, did not see Instances of snakes and hatchlings, that have ing mostly between three to four metres in wanted the snakes removed because his chil- them mating. been run over and killed, are growing. Besides, length. In some cases, mainly in Thailand, one dren, who came to play into the area, could be Jignasu saw them leaving on the 22nd the increasing number of dams are causing has found specimens over five metres long. in danger, as could be his domestic animals. ,5*83=7''7*3/ morning. Later, I saw them leaving on the deforestation, as is illegal felling of trees for The longest ever king cobra found measured His concern was understandable but his 63@*363*',N CCTV’s monitor screen and wondered timber. Climate change contributes by altering 5.85 metres. If injected in a person’s blood- demand echoed the commonplace approach of *37'7/</ whether they mated without our seeing it. the weather of their habitats and conducing to stream, their venom can kill in 20 to 30 min- most people towards snakes based on the blan- 23*8&/<'7% And, as is normally the case, had they gone the growing number of forest fires, which utes. Thailand produces an antidote to it; none ket belief that all of them were venomous, /34@7%/23*8 their own respective ways thereafter? He to his destroy their territories, and, perhaps kill them is available in India. Fortunately, contrary to aggressive and best removed from one’s @*363*',% individual existence, and she to build a nest as well. popular belief, they are generally not aggressive premises. The fact is, most snakes are not ven- 87345*8632< and lay eggs in a deep forest? Female king It is an increasingly hostile world that faces and tend to avoid confrontation of any kind. omous and, as said earlier, king cobras are usu- =4*/73A37 cobras are the only snakes that build their nests snakes and all non-human living beings, As it so happened, the sighting in Bohrakot ally not aggressive. In fact, they inject venom overground and guard them against predators. thanks to the activities of Homo sapiens, the was on the very wide retaining wall of a house in their bites only when they consider neces- 675*2*8/&5A They either leave a few weeks after building worst of all predators, who themselves face just downhill of ours, which had remained sary. 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In tion of nature — including plants, animals, and cell-phone photographers and one serious these, they often raise their heads, spreading @*36'*,5225*"3 neither case do they leave the nests even to eat. the earth’s surface — and the generation and wielder of a camera with a zoom lens, gathered out their hoods, and rising erect from the B65*&/'52'*( Or had they left because of stalking by a use of energy that pollutes the atmosphere. to watch on the next day when two king ground, which can be up to a height of one- 73('*'*5(33 local cat which, darting from a nearby bush, Meanwhile, I will miss the romancing two cobras, a male and a female, were seen sunning third of their lengths, to frighten their per- 5N*3*5'@'52'=25* struck the male once with one of its paws, and who left. I wish I could give the snake call that themselves at the same place. Sensing the ceived enemies off. 5*(5'&A37*'2<% retreated instantaneously as the female raised Mowgli did in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book crowd’s presence, they disappeared in one of Jignasu thought that the best way to deal her head threateningly? Or were they disturbed and say, like him, “We be of one blood, ye and the deep crevices in the wall, which they with the situation was to involve Uttarakhand’s 3*7'7<332'7 by the arrival of workers to live in a nearby ser- I.” Alas, life does not take after fiction. So, seemed to have made their temporary home. forest department. He got in touch with =25A%/<'7 vants’ quarters? good bye, royal reptiles! May peace and happi- Realising that I could get the chance of a life- Tejaswini Patil, as well as Sanjiv Chaturvedi, 8*7'22<*3 There is no knowing. Whatever the cause, ness travel with you. time, I got my camera ready, as my wife, Chief Conservator of Forests, Research, '8875@'*(*(3 they have left behind memories of two inci- Malavika, contacted Jignasu Dolia, a noted Uttarakhand. Known for their uprightness and '@35(3*A73*'53*3A dents that reflect much about their species. The writer is Consulting Editor, The Pioneer. herpetologist we know well. competence, both sprang into action. A forest '*<,5*( First, they never killed the cat, which either of All rights reserved. No part of the text of this Jignasu, who specialises in studying king department contingent arrived on May 17. It them could easily have done, There was plenty article and pictures used can be published or cobras, is currently working on two projects. was explained to the neighbour that the king of time for that as the cat, after the encounter reproduced in any other form without the per- One of them, under a grant from Britain’s cobra was India’s national reptile. 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uppose, from financial year fetched but are possibilities organisation, including CAG S2024-25 to financial year and very well feasible as per office. Robustness of this great 2033-34, the number of audit existing regulations. One vari- organisation has got to be  %@>  reports for both States and ant of these decisions can raised to further heights. @&@, -,  Centre per year varies between involve inordinate delays in Timely reports based on facts 240 and 280. What these trends finalisation of audit reports contained in files/documents of /, ,, * indicate? These indicate first, because a CAG has to reach the departments properly analysed conventional, collective capa- level of his satisfaction before with logically arrived at con- / .> %.. bility of the entire institution of he approves reports. Towards clusions after considering the >%D, ADD>& CAG, given its that purpose, he seeks clarifi- auditee’s views serve dual manpower/other resources, cation by raising a number of objective: these highlight pos- >.4 %&.* assessed risk parameters, etc, to observations/queries but reach- itive achievements of various . ,&$  ,% produce these many reports. ing the threshold level still departments, and second, these Second, it would indicate the continues to be elusive. Any suggest corrective measures %D:D@& / $ trend duly approved by more CAG can take these decisions for improvement in deficient than one CAG during 2024-25 and there may be no need to areas of functioning. In short, D  DD, & to 2033-34. This trend then acts doubt these. But the most cru- timely audit reports contribute DD>&/B/,  as an important guide for any cial issue is ownership of the to good governance. Institution new CAG. It acts as a yardstick. final decision before he demits of CAG has to make sure that , ,  Further suppose a CAG office. If any CAG, in his wis- the nation is not deprived of DD // * has five-year tenure effective dom, arrives at decision 1 or 2 such reports. from January 1, 2034 to or 3 above or combination of The perception ensuing . %=, &A December 31, 2037. Well aware different variants of these from the print/online media DD>& %&.* of his constitutional position, resulting in significantly reports can be salvaged by a he puts aside all conventions delayed/reduced number of down to earth dynamic CAG . , %,%/ ,/ and precedence dexterously audit reports, he should leave who takes his officers along. A established during earlier a detailed reasoned note/order lot depends on the present as  ,&% CAGs’ periods, forgets that at his level justifying his deci- well as future incumbents. ,&DD>&/ audit reports are outcome of sion so that posterity can judge Hopefully, the institution will collective toil of the thousands and appreciate that justification see overall growth, including  >%%%. of employees, and takes any in times to come. It will be dis- timely audit reports that apart &>@// > one or a mixture of following cernable to anyone, including reports; how they they act to Governments, say in 2019- office, wrote articles titled Equally importantly, Sinha from the stakeholders, people three decisions: his successors and common cit- ensure executive’s responsibil- 2020 as compared to what “Challenges and penned in part II of the article, in general, having paid taxes, %>&&%, /=,  Decision 1: izens, the aam aadmi, if the jus- ity to the legislature? No these were, let us say, in 1950- Opportunities” in three parts “The work of audit of will tend to read and satisfy $%$%  “Well, my tenure is for tification asserts itself. A CAG reports or significantly reduced 51, may notice phenomenal published in this newspaper. accounts of the Union and of themselves if public funds are four years, I will observe the enjoys the same status as a sit- number of reports vis-à-vis and multiple increase in these These very thought provoking States is actually done by the used efficiently and for intend- *& $D& working of the departments for ting judge of the honorable earlier periods will have effect at Union and States’ levels. articles give deep insight into officers and staff of the IA&AD. ed purposes. Towards dis- four years and since form, Supreme Court. In that light, on the functioning of com- Increasing complexities in working of the office of CAG. However, no statutory recog- charging that responsibility, &%, % ,-D& content and time of submission reasoned orders on his part mittees. What is the possible decision-making processes in In part III of the article, this nition has been given to the the entire institution will be ,&%/@%&%. of audit reports is to be decid- duly signed by him become all solution? Governments add yet another was what he opined: work of IA&AD in India as one with any CAG. ed by me, I will sign reports for the more necessary as far as his Public perception as dimension. Similarly for the “The CAG should also be against National Audit Office %,%>  , two years or four years as the constitutional duties regarding regards this august institution’s institution of CAG, a compar- made more accountable by of the UK, Government (KK Srivastava, an officer of  , ,  case may be in one go. No press reports are concerned. Any fall is not healthy. To enhance ison between number of audit making it subject to external Accountability office of the Indian Audit & Accounts conferences please.” CAG has to be accountable for public perception, the institu- reports submitted to the audit, periodical peer review US, Australian National Audit Service of 1983 batch, superan- &$% /%, - Decision 2: his tenure vis-à-vis his consti- tion of CAG should be head- President/Governors say in and oversight by an indepen- Office of Australia.” nuated as Additional Deputy “For 2034-2035, audit find- tutional duties, for, as already ed by a multi-member body 1951 and again say in 2016 will dent audit committee. In an age I echo RB Sinha’s views Comptroller & Auditor General . $ ings put forth before me does clarified, none else can substi- (Board of Audit or give it any intensify the justification for a of transparency and account- completely. His question “It is in July 2020. He is a poet, writer **  not merit inclusion in the audit tute for him for these duties. name) comprising minimum three member Board of Audit ability, when the top court not understood as to why…?” and columnist. Author of three reports. These are weak and I A few important related three members just like in place of a single CAG. collegium has agreed to make is indeed a puzzling question. volumes of poetry, his poems don’t agree with the risk para- issues do emerge. If a CAG Election Commission of India. Increased workload in terms of public its minutes regarding The answer lies in knocking at have been translated into Hindi meters placed before me. takes these decisions, obvi- Once upon a time, there was audit reports at the level of appointments, promotion and and dissecting the monolithic (Andhere Se Nikli Kavitayen- Hence please follow these at ously not expected number of one Chief Election CAG over the last seven transfer of Supreme/High nature and character of the VANI PRAKASHAN (2017) field office level; no need for reports or timely reports as Commissioner. Now it has decades, coupled with work- Court Judges, it is not under- institution. The hour has come and his book “Shadows of the inclusion in the audit reports. compared to preceding years three members. It is normally load ensuing from his respon- stood as to why should the for the clock to strike. Real” into Russian by veteran No press conferences please.” will be available to believed that in any system a sibility towards audit of various CAG not publish its annual The Indian Constitution is Russian poet Adolf Shvedchikov. Audit findings for suc- Parliament/State Legislatures multi-body board goes a long international organisations like audit plan and then report said to be dynamic in nature. His fourth book “Soliloquy of a ceeding years might meet the and through these to Public way to ensure blunting of activ- UNO, FAO, WHO, IPU, etc, their achievement and the rea- Multiple amendments confirm Small-Town Uncivil Servant”, a same fate. Accounts Committee (PAC) ities involving what psycholo- during last three decades cer- sons for failure of planned it. A three-member Board of literary non-fiction published in Decision 3: or Committee on Public gists call, “Hypokinesia” or its tainly makes a strong case for audits, if any… Complete trail Audit will act as its own inter- March 2019 by Rupa “I will produce, time to Undertakings (COPU). If reverse “Hyperkinesia”. a Board of Audit. of the processing draft nal control: members will bal- Publications, New Delhi, has time basis stand-alone audit much reduced number of Let us look at one more In November 2017, RB reports/paragraphs should be ance and curb possible aber- been receving international reports, backed by massive reports/much delayed reports reality. Anyone comparing Sinha, a distinguished and maintained until the final rations. It will go a long way in acclaim in literary field. His fifth .. $+ + press conferences and media go to PAC/COPU, how they activities, volumes, complexi- experienced officer of IA&AS report of the PAC on the rele- enforcing more rationality, book: a book of essays is expect- coverage. Please go ahead.” will ensure the tasks assigned ties and patterns of expendi- who superannuated as Director vant audit reports/paragraphs more transparency and ed shortly. Views expressed here These might look very far- to them in relation to audit ture and receipts of Union/State General, Audit, from CAG is issued.” accountability within the are his personal views)

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It is worth noting the back- overwhelmingly backed the cooperation and initiatives”. on the Law of the Sea. area. the global power calculus %, /- . $ China's constant provocation ground of the SCS conflict at Philippines and ruled that the But how the bilateral dialogues However, the law came into This month, the US is through coercion and the eco- towards the Philippines has this moment. This will offer a rocky outcrops claimed by will push back China from the force only in 1994. But way gearing up for war with China nomic realm by inducements. ,   @@ /-%& forced the latter to embrace the window of opportunity to China, some of which are Philippines’ territory is a big back in 1973, such proposals in the Indo-Pacific. President For China, the SCS is peaceful   $, &  US security umbrella. Nearly a understand the original cause exposed only at low tides, can’t question. Will Beijing abide by for international sea laws sur- Joe Biden has authorised more and the nations, including the swarm of 220-armed Chinese behind the clash between be used as the basis of territo- the guidelines of such talks? Do faced at the UN. And today, weapons to army bases in Philippines, are living there in D@, %&D= fishing vessels entered the China and Philippines and rial claims. It said some of the they matter to the rogues in the more than 160 nations across Australia. The continued complete harmony. The reason Whitsun Reef in the SCS. This other claimants in the region. waters were within the EEZ of power corridors of China? the world recognise these glob- Chinese aggression in the behind such bizarre thinking of  &%/> . particular zone falls rightly The maritime dispute with the Philippines because those First of all, the opacity in al sea laws, and China violat- South China Sea and around the Beijing monarch is that all / > %&& within the Exclusive Economic Philippines has its roots lying areas are not overlapped any Chinese public policy making ing the same is no less than an the world has forced the top the smaller neighbours in the Zone (EEZ) and continental in China’s controversial nine- possible entitlement of China. is an old game since the estab- outrageous act. Biden policy makers to prepare SCS are resigning themselves to ,  $*,  shelf of the sovereign territory dash line claim. Indeed, its offi- The tribunal found that China lishment of the People’s In March, the US warned for the worst. And this is push- a new normal, heavily pushed  B $D%&  / of the Philippines. cial appearance was noticed for had violated the Philippines’ Republic of China (PRC) in China against what the ing the US-Australian military by the former’s muscle power It is not about withdrawing the first time in a map Beijing sovereign rights in those waters October 1949. Nevertheless, Philippines and Taiwan see alliances coming ever closer in and money in all these years. , %,%, /D%& China’s “maritime militia” from submitted to the UN in the year by interfering with its fishing starting from Chairman Mao increasingly aggressive moves recent times. China must not treat the  $ >&/ ,  the EEZ’s of the Philippines in 2009. This map appears to and petroleum exploration and Zedong till the coming of cur- towards them from Beijing. Finally, what one can con- Philippines as a small and the SCS for now. The moot encapsulate major part of the by constructing artificial rent President Xi, China has Washington clearly reminded clude today is that international weak nation. All are equal sov- %&&/ $ $ point is why the Xi regime is contested SCS. But the SCS islands. But then President Xi always suffered from its old Beijing of the former’s obliga- pressure on China has not at all ereign nations in the eyes of militarising the international concerns competing maritime claimed that China’s territori- dream of making an empire in tions to its partners in the been consistent in all these international law. They all have , D//,% navigational lines? China must and territorial claims. At the al sovereignty and marine modern Asia. Pacific. The State Department years. As a result, the periods the equal right to defend their &D%- respect the freedom of naviga- centre of the conflict, four rights in the seas would not be The way China is behaving clearly said: “An armed attack of neglect towards China’s sovereign territories the way tion across the SCS by the groups of geographical fea- affected by the ruling. He in the SCS is weakening the against the Philippines’ armed aggression corresponded with China does. The Xi regime % @/ .> neighbouring nations and the tures are contested, which are insisted China was still com- international law in the sea. It’s forces, public vessels or aircrafts more and more Chinese incur- must respect international law , *&D&P/D/ rest of the world. the Pratas Islands, the Paracel mitted to resolving disputes a blatant violation of the UNC- in the Pacific, including in the sions in the recent times. For and should not create any hur- However, Filipino Islands, the Macclesfield Bank with its neighbours. Thus LOS. It is also known as the South China Sea, will trigger now, and in the coming days, dle in international sea com- @&%.D President Rodrigue Duterte and Scarborough Shoal and the China outrightly rejected the Law of the Sea Treaty or Law our obligations under the US- Beijing is fast losing its repu- munication lines in the SCS. %, /%&/ has refused to be drawn into Spratly Islands. The most con- ruling given by the interna- of the Sea Convention. Simply Philippines Mutual Defence tation because of its massive China can’t act like a “grand the big power competition in troversial one is the Spratly tional tribunal. it is an international treaty Treaty.” plan to occupy the entire SCS. vizier” ruling over smaller the SCS. He urged the global Islands claimed in their entire- Currently, the Philippines that clearly establishes a regu- Further the report of the Certainly, Xi regime appears nations (Philippines) like leaders to refrain from pursu- ty by China, Taiwan and and China have called for latory framework and guide- State Department highlighted willing to sacrifice its reputa- slaves. ing their interests at the Vietnam, and in part by the Bilateral Consultation lines for using the seas and that America is aware of the tion, but only at the cost of expense of smaller countries. Philippines, Malaysia and Mechanism (BCM) to ease oceans. Its aim is to ensure the concerns of the Philippines strategic and military gains. (Dr Makhan Saikia has Duterte said that the world Brunei. tension in the SCS. Both the use and conserve marine regarding continued massing of The recent incursion of taught political science and appeared to be hurtling back to In March 2013, the countries have met for the resources and also to preserve the PRC maritime militia near Chinese military into Indian international relations for over the era of heightened big power Philippines brought a case sixth round of talks on the lat- and protect all living organisms the Whitsun Reef. More than territory at Eastern Ladakh is a decade in institutions of competition that adds another against China over its grand est incursions of Chinese ves- in the sea. Further, the UNC- 200 Chinese boats were first a fit example. China is not wary national and international layer of complexity to long- claims and activities in the SCS. sels into Philippines’ territory. LOS highlights the rules of the spotted near the Whitsun Reef of such salami-slicing tactics so repute after specialisation in standing security issues in the The case was heard by the arbi- During the virtual meet, they high seas for the purpose of in March, nearly 320 kilome- as to expand its border claims. globalisation and governance region. Further he highlighted tral tribunal under the United cited the importance of dia- international navigation and tres west of Palawan Island in What China is playing in the from Tata Institute of Social that his country is not blind to Nations Conventions for the logue in “easing tensions and establishes the rights and the contested SCS. However, SCS over the years is an old Sciences, Mumbai. He is the the geopolitics of diversifica- Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The understanding each country’s responsibilities of nations in the these islands wherein Chinese game by the big bosses of the chief editor of the Journal of &./9 . tion and decoupling. 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