cmyk cmyk cmyk Guwahati, August 19: Assam RisingNewsDesk Guwahati, August 19: Assam RisingNewsDesk Guwahati, : August 19 Assam RisingNewsDesk will facestrictpunishment. within thecommittedtime the realestateprojects ers whofailtocomplete Singhal alsosaid,"Build- and Irrigation, Ashok Housing &Urban Affairs ter fortheDepartmentof State MinisterforMinis- ies inthecountry." Assam make itoneofthebestcit- make ourcitybright& up theentirecity. Let's up toRs100crorelight Affairs decidestoinvest Dept ofHousing&Urban Guwahati asmartcity, @himantabiswaji tomake grand visionofHCM another steptowardsthe Singhal said,"Moving Taking tohis Twitter ter handleon Wednesday. through hisofficial Twit- nounced thenews tion, Ashok Singhalan- Urban Affairs andIrriga- partment ofHousing& for MinistertheDe- city.Assam State Minister crore tolightuptheentire to investupRs100 and Urban Affairs decides department ofHousing Guwahati- asmartcity, the In ordertomake arrest 2sofar. Good". cr ininternationalmarket& Heroin worthoverRs4.5 Jorabat andseized660gms consignment ofdrugsat intercepted aninterstate mafia. Thismorning,Police the noosearounddrugs you continuetotighten Kudos @assampoliceas Drugs "Assam Against ter CMSarmwrote, drugs.Taking tohis Twit- lice forthisbighaulof Sarma appreciatedthepo- ter Dr. HimantaBiswa crore.Assam ChiefMinis- worth overRs4.5 seized 660gmsHeroin drugs atJorabatand state consignmentof police interceptedaninter- ful operation,the Assam drugs. Inanothersuccess- continuing itswaron Assam Policehasbeen 100croretolight IN BRIEF Dergaon to laning oftheroadfrom undertake thefour- (Roads) Departmentto directed thePWD Jal JeevanMission.He connections underthe providing pipedwater elementary schoolsfor Anganwadi centresand cial focusonteagardens, trict authoritiestolayspe- day.He alsoaskedthedis- least 10,000peopleper target ofinoculatingat health officialstosetthe Narayan Baruahand Commissioner Mrigesh district, heaskedDeputy COVID situationinthe oculation. Reviewingthe cials fordoor-to-doorin- istration todeployoffi- Golaghat districtadmin- Wednesday askedthe Himanta BiswaSarmaon Assam ChiefMinister Door-to-door Heroin worth N crore seized over Rs4.5 inoculation up thecity EWS Golaghat. Rising, Staff Reporter Assam department, on August 17, Assam's homeandpolitical the principalsecretaryof tion, signedbyNiraj Verma, "transit camps".Anotifica- Assam, willnowbecalled house "foreigners"in detention centres,which government hassaidthat nomenclature, the Assam In asignificantchangein ored withtheNational teachers whowillbehon- Nath Kovind.Thetwo tember 5byPresidentRam on Teacher's DayonSep- tional awardtobehonored were selectedfortheNa- Two teachersfrom Assam he couldruminateonhis teracting withtheteachers, toric BalyaBhawanandin- during hisvisittothehis- gic. CMDr. Sarmasaidthat register andbecamenostal- had alookattheattendance visit totheclassroomand them. Dr. Sarmaalsopaida with andinteracted mates hestudiedtogether ers andafewofhisclass- spent timewiththeteach- Bhawan HighSchooland visited JorhatBalya Chief MinisterDr. Sarma the school. Accordingly, tion anddosomethingfor which hestartshiseduca- sires tovisittheschoolin speech thathehimselfde- also mentionedduringhis in whichonestudied.He the educationalinstitutions Assam todosomethingfor pealed tothepeopleof dence Dayspeech,ap- during his75thIndepen- Chief MinisterDr. Sarma tion. Itmaybenotedthat ied hiselementaryeduca- the schoolinwhichhestud- Balya BhawanHighSchool, Sarma todayvisitedJorhat Minister Dr. HimantaBiswa 19: Guwahati, Aug Rising, Staff Reporter Assam Multipurpose School, Assam Agriculture Universityand Women’s University were selectedfor theNational Assam tobenowcalled'transitcamps' STAFF REPORTER President RamNathKovind Detention centres for 'foreigners' in CM visitsthehistoricJorhatGovernmentBoys’HigherSecondaryand CM Dr. Sarmavisitshischildhood Two teachersfrom Assam

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Guwahati, August 19 : 19 Guwahati, August award tobehonored by Afghanistan beyond31... Biden saysUStroopsmaystayin Vol. No. VI school JorhatBalyaBhawan Chief duced bythegovernment. mid-day mealsystemintro- stood fromthepresentday meal systemcanbeunder- portance ofsuchamid-day education today. The im- for suchaschemeinschool to himlaidthefoundation year 1972whichaccording duced amid-daymealinthe stated thattheschoolintro- tion inthestate.Healso of suchasystemeduca- education, wasatrailblazer the Montessorisystemof school, whichwasbasedon childhood days.The Bangladesh) overthede- (later EastPakistanandnow migration fromEastBengal which hasseenwavesof not respond.In Assam, for commentsbuthedid press reachedoutto Verma 17.06.2009.The IndianEx- earlier notificationdated partial modificationofan for detentionpurpose"in changed to'TransitCamp' ture ofdetentioncentreis stated that"thenomencla- IssueNo.185 lished alistofthe44se- and Literacy, has pub- ment ofSchoolEducation try ofEducation,Depart- district.The UnionMinis- ary SchoolBaksa Deulkhusi HigherSecond- Binanda SwargiaryofKB School, Jorhat,and Bamunpukhuri High award areKankanDuttaof RNI-ASSENG/2014/58385|GUWAHATI Kumar Gogoi,Kamakhya Jogen Mohan,MPs Topon saster ManagementMinister Atul Bora,RevenueandDi- Minister Pegu, Agriculture Education MinisterRanuj development oftheschool. steps fortheinfrastructural he wouldtakesubstantive Independence Dayspeech, further saidthattruetohis education department.He would beaddressedbythe flagged inthememorandum Sarma saidthatalltheissues that wassubmittedtohim,Dr. As apartofthememorandum tered India"illegally"andis a foreignnationalwhoen- eigners". Thelattermeans and 120are"convictedfor- are "declaredforeigners" tainees. Outofthe181,61 the sixcentreshave181de- told thestate Assembly that Himanta BiswaSarmahad July, ChiefMinister 150 kmfromGuwahati.In Goalpara district,around construction atMatiain gal foreigners"-isunder purpose ofdetaining"ille- tion centre-solelyforthe ment in2009.Anewdeten- rarily bythestategovern- These werenotifiedtempo- Dibrugarh andSilchar. Kokrajhar, Tezpur,Jorhat, side districtjailsinGoalpara, "declared foreigners"in- "convicted foreigners"and tion centresforholding cades, therearesixdeten- CONTINUED TO CONTINUED PAGE 6 TO As pertheofficialstatement, Awards to Teachers, 2021. the nationforNational lected teachersfromacross Rising, Staff Reporter Assam Indrani Mukherjeafaces former mediaexecutive which hermotherand Sheena Boramurder, in gation intothesensational cided tocloseitsinvesti- vestigation (CBI)hasde- The CentralBureauofIn-

Guwahati, August 19 : 19 Guwahati, August CBI Tells CourtInvestigationOver 02 In SheenaBoraMurderCase, CONTINUED TO PAGE 6 CONTINUEDTO Human rightsactivistsand lowing thesetwoorders. people werereleasedfol- riod totwoyears. About 750 reduced thedetentionpe- April 2020,anotherorder to certainconditions.In years indetention,subject could bereleasedafterthree that declaredforeigners 2019, orderwhichstated Supreme Court'sMay10, ably reducedfollowingthe tention centresconsider- people housedinthesede- Assam.The numberof cate citizenship-in judicial bodiesthatadjudi- Foreigners' Tribunal-quasi- clared tobeaforeignerby citizen persebutthende- once consideredanIndian eigner" isonewhowas court whilea"declaredfor- convicted byajudicial Shyamvar Rai,herformer Mukherjea, herdriver sheets namingIndrani two supplementarycharge three chargesheetsand over.The CBIhasfiled tions inthe2012murderare Mumbai thatitsinvestiga- told aspecialcourtin vestigating agencyhas trial. Sourcessaythein- and hostofotherswere Bhabendranath Bharali Renupoma Rajkhowa, Hitendra NathGoswami, Prasad Tasa,MLAs by aSpecialInvestigation cases willbeinvestigated West Bengal. The other ing post-pollviolencein allegedly tookplacedur- of murderandrapethat (CBI) probeintothecases Bureau ofInvestigation court-monitored Central Thursday calledfora Calcutta HighCourton the courtadded.The shall beviewedseriously," investigation byanyone struction inthecourseof investigation andanyob- shall beacourtmonitored , August : 19 Delhi New right toplayforTottenham... Harry Kanemustbementally FIA FRIDAY Calcutta HCordersCBIprobeinto West Bengalpost-pollviolence: AUGUST 20,2021|PAGES 8 "It CONTINUED TO CONTINUED PAGE 6 TO ister Dr. Sarmasaid thatas media persons,ChiefMin- Later, whiletalkingwiththe ary freedomfightersalso. his tributestotheselegend- ister duringthevisitoffered imprisoned. TheChiefMin- Pitambor DevGoswamiwas fighter andsocialreformer and thecellwherefreedom Kushal Konwarwashanged jail wherefreedomfighter spected thesiteinside their grievances.Hein- mates andtookstockof as wellfewofthejailin- acted withthejailauthority Jorhat CentralJailandinter- Sarma todayvisitedhistoric Minister Dr. HimantaBiswa acted withVCandteachers versity atJorhatandinter- Uni- ited AssamAgricultural Minister Dr. Sarmaalsovis- ment oftheschool.Chief 3croreforthedevelop- Rs. ment willadditionallygive as untiedfund,thegovern- decided toallotRs2crore though thegovernmenthas school. Healsosaidthat development workofthe stock oftheinfrastructure the schoolwhiletaking to preservetheheritageof asked theschoolauthority Minister duringhisvisit pose School.TheChief Secondary andMultipur- Government Boys’Higher toric 138yearoldJorhat ter Dr. Sarmavisitedthehis- school. Later, ChiefMinis- Minister’s visittothe present duringChief 19: Guwahati, Aug CONTINUED TO CONTINUED PAGE 6 TO later, PeterMukerjeawas first marriage.Threemonths Bora, herdaughterfrom der of25-year-oldSheena rested in2015forthemur- Peter Mukerjea,wasar- of aTVchannelalongwith Mukerjea, theformerowner and PeterMukerjea.Indrani husband SanjeevKhanna where allegationsareabout report ofNHRCcommittee ordered."All casesasper Team (SIT),thecourt CONTINUED PAGE 6 TO murder, rapecases Assam CMvisitedhistoric Govt. willdevelopaheritagesitein100bighasofjailland:CM STAFF REPORTER Jorhat CentralJail Chief PRICERS.7.00 be referredtoCBIforinves- rape orattempttoshall against womenregarding murder ofpersonorcrime State HilalCommittee, decision receivedfromthe ernment ofIndia,andon ances andPensions,Gov- Personnel, PublicGriev- and Training,Ministryof Department ofPersonnel Office Memorandumofthe has beenmadeasperthe State government'sdecision the stateof Assam.The stead of19 August 2021for account of"Muharram"in- 2021, asahalf-holidayon today declared August 20, The governmentof Assam Minister Sarmasaidthatthe medical colleges.Chief ture thefunctioningof ment isplanningtorestruc- said thatthe Assam govern- his visit,theChiefMinister ing withthedoctorsduring functioning. Whileinteract- tal andtookstockofits Medical College&Hospi- Sarma todayvisitedJorhat Minister Dr. HimantaBiswa Guwahati, Aug 19: Guwahati, Aug Rising, Staff Reporter Assam Half-holiday onaccount of "Muharram"today functioning ofthemedicalcolleges:CM CM Dr. HimantaBiswa STAFF REPORTER Sharma visitedJMCH State govt.isplanningtorestructure

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cmyk cmyk cmyk 2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL DRDO's Advanced Chaff Technology to protect IAF fighter aircraft against hostile radar threats quantities to meet the annual rolling requirement of the Indian Air Force, the added.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has lauded DRDO, IAF and the industry for indigenous development of this critical technology, terming it as one more step of DRDO towards 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat' in strategic defence NEW DELHI, August 19 : survivability of fighter technologies. Secretary Defence Laboratory aircraft is of prime concern Department of Defence Jodhpur (DLJ), a Defence because of advancements R&D and Chairman DRDO Research and Development in modern radar threats. To Dr G Satheesh Reddy has Organisation (DRDO) lab, ensure the survivability of congratulated the teams has developed an aircraft, Counter Measure associated with the advanced chaff technology Dispensing System successful development of to safeguard Indian Air (CMDS) is used which this advanced technology Force (IAF) fighter jets provides passive jamming that will further strengthen against hostile radar against Infra-Red and radar the Indian Air Force. Tourists visit Yunshuiyao ancient town in Nanjing County, southeast China's Fujian Province threats.DLJ developed the threats. Chaff is a critical advanced Chaff material defence technology used and chaff cartridge-118/I in to protect fighter aircraft collaboration with High from hostile radar threats, Biden says US troops may stay in Energy Materials Research the release said. The Laboratory (HEMRL), a importance of this Pune based laboratory of technology lies in the fact Afghanistan beyond 31 August deadline DRDO, meeting qualitative that a very less quantity of requirements of IAF. The chaff material deployed in Washington, August 19 : checkpoints, with reports of lenders who said they would multiple warnings to the packed US military planes grounds".Ghani, speaking in Indian Air Force has started the air acts as a decoy to Joe Biden has said US citizens being crushed and suspend funds going to Biden administration of the taking off from Kabul airport a video posted on Facebook, the process of induction of deflect enemy's missiles for troops may stay past a 31 beaten by Taliban force Afghanistan. IMF prospect of an imminent as people clung to their said he supported talks this technology after the ensuring the safety of the August deadline so as to who now control the Resources of over £268m Taliban takeover of sides. At least two people between the Taliban and completion of successful fighter aircraft. This DRDO- evacuate all Americans from outside of the airport.The had been set to arrive this Afghanistan and the likely apparently fell to their deaths former government officials, user trials, a government developed technology has Afghanistan, and defended US said it has evacuated month but an IMF rapid collapse of Afghan from the undercarriage soon led by former president release said. In today's been given to the industry the withdrawal, saying nearly 6,000 people from spokesperson said "lack of troops, with Kabul afterHamid Karzai. He said he electronic warfare, the for production in large there was no way for the US Afghanistan since Saturday clarity within the portrayed as highly takeoff.Stephanopoulos was "in talks" to return to to pull out "without chaos but thousands of international community" vulnerable. It raises said: "We've all seen the Afghanistan and that he WHO confirms fake ensuing".As critics in the Americans and tens of over recognising a questions as to why the pictures. We've seen those was making efforts to Covishield vaccines in US and abroad questioned US administration was not hundreds of people packed "safeguard the rule of his handling of the better prepared for security in a C-17. We've seen Afghans over our India, Africa; says it withdrawal, the president and evacuations in the Afghans falling … "Biden country".Looking pale and said in his first on-camera event the Taliban took interrupted and said: "That gaunt, Ghani denied he had could 'pose serious risk' interview since the Taliban control.Biden told ABC the was four days ago, five betrayed Afghans by New Delhi, August 19 :The World Health Organisation took Kabul that troops Taliban were cooperating in days ago!"The president fleeing and said the Taliban (WHO) said it has identified counterfeit versions of India's would stay in the country helping get Americans out was asked what he thought had entered Kabul, despite primary Covid vaccine, Covishield, BBC reported. The doses to get American citizens of the country, but when he first saw those an agreement they would were seized by authorities in India and Africa between July out."If there's American admitted "we're having pictures. Biden replied: not."Do not believe and August, a WHO statement said. It also said the vaccine's citizens left, we're going to some more difficulty" in "What I thought was: we whoever tells you that your maker, the Serum Institute of India, confirmed that the doses stay until we get them all evacuating US-aligned have to gain control of this. president sold you out and were fake.The WHO warned that fake vaccines "pose a out," Biden told ABC News, Afghan citizens.He said: We have to move this more fled for his own advantage serious risk to global public health". It called for their implying that he would "They're cooperating, quickly. We have to move and to save his own life," removal from circulation.Covishield is the Indian-made listen to US lawmakers who letting American citizens in a way in which we can take said Ghani. "These version of AstraZeneca's jab and is the most widely used had pressed him to extend get out, American control of that airport. And accusations are vaccine in India with more than 486 million doses the 31 August deadline he personnel get out, we did."Former Afghan baseless."He also denied administered so far. Serum had supplied millions of had set for a final embassies get out, et president Ashraf Ghani, reports he had taken money Covishield vaccines to countries in Asia, Africa and South pullout.Asked if he thought cetera, but they're having who fled the country of with him when he fled. "I America - as part of deals that were inked with various the handling of the crisis thousands of Afghans who government in Afghanistan … we're having some more Sunday as Taliban troops was expelled from governments and the global Covax scheme for poorer could have gone better, want to leave the country meant they would no longer difficulty having those who entered Kabul, made his first Afghanistan in such a way countries.India, which is the second worst-affected country Biden said: "No.""We're remain and it is feared the send the funds.It has also helped us when we were in appearance since it emerged that I didn't even get the in the world, aims to vaccinate all its people by the end of this gonna go back in hindsight slow speed of evacuations emerged that classified there."Biden appeared he had been granted entry chance to take my slippers year. About 13 per cent of the population has been fully and look … but the idea that was putting lives at risk. intelligence documents from dismissive of images that into the United Arab off my feet and pull on my vaccinated since the beginning of the drive in January. somehow, there's a way to Educated young women, the past few weeks gave emerged on Monday of Emirates on "humanitarian boots," said Ghani. have gotten out without former US military 'Green steel': Swedish chaos ensuing, I don't translators and other know how that happens," Afghans most at-risk from Vanuatu strips Syrian businessman of company ships first batch he told ABC's George the Taliban appealed to the Stephanopoulos.The Biden administration to get made without using coal sentiment contradicts what them on evacuation flights controversial 'golden passport' citizenship London, August 19 : Hybrit sends steel made with hydrogen Biden had said weeks back, as the United States as London, August 19 : Vanuatu businesses."After the production process to Volvo, which plans to use it in prototype when he insisted that the quickly as possible."If we has reportedly revoked the Guardian article and during vehicles and componentsThe world's first customer delivery of "likelihood there's going to don't sort this out, we'll citizenship of a Syrian the course of the "green steel" produced without using coal is taking place in be the Taliban overrunning literally be condemning businessman who was investigation by our Sweden, according to its manufacturer.The Swedish venture everything and owning the people to death," said granted approval to receive a Financial Intelligence Unit Hybrit said it was delivering the steel to truck-maker Volvo AB as whole country is highly Marina Kielpinski LeGree, Vanuatu passport earlier this there it was decided to have a trial run before full commercial production in 2026. Volvo has unlikely".The speed with the American head of year, after a Guardian it revoked and money he has said it will start production in 2021 of prototype vehicles and which Taliban forces retook nonprofit organisation investigation into the paid to be forfeited into components from the green steel.Steel production using coal Afghanistan, as US and Ascend.Though the Taliban country's controversial government coffers," he told accounts for around 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. other foreign forces has appealed for citizenship by investment the broadcaster.The Hybrit started test operations at its pilot plant for green free withdrew, has led to international aid to continue scheme.Abdul Rahman Khiti passport scheme, which steel in Lulea, northern Sweden, a year ago. It aims to replace continued chaotic scenes at to flow into the country, is believed to be the first netted the Vanuatu coking coal, traditionally needed for ore-based steel making, the airport with diplomats, which currently accounts individual approved for government more than with renewable electricity and hydrogen. Hydrogen is a key foreign citizens and for 42.9% of GDP, the citizenship of Vanuatu under $116m last year, has been brothers can be seen in conducted on the names part of the EU's plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions Afghans trying to flee. International Monetary the development support marketed by agencies as one pictures living an opulent mentioned in there did not by 2050.SSAB accounts for 10% of Sweden's and 7% of They are being impeded by Fund joined growing program, which allows of the fastest, cheapest and lifestyle despite Syria reeling bring up any adverse Finland's carbon dioxide emissions. crowds and Taliban number of donors and foreign nationals to purchase most lax "golden passport" from its worst economic findings against the citizenship for US$130,000, to schemes anywhere in the collapse in modern history - persons."Nevertheless, have his Vanuatu citizenship world and has been highly travelling in private jets, follow-up enhanced due revoked.At the end of controversial since its racing sports cars and diligence checks conducted December 2020, the US relaunch in 2017.The breeding thoroughbred revealed new adverse imposed sanctions on a development support horses.In documents seen findings against the number of Khiti's businesses, program grants unfettered, by the Guardian, Khiti's respective names which were which are jointly owned visa-free access to 130 citizenship was approved in only recently published, alongside his brother, the countries including the UK January 2021. When the almost a year after the first sanctioned Syrian MP Amer and EU nations. Vanuatu Guardian revealed Khiti's checks were conducted and Khiti, whom the new also operates as a tax haven, purchase of citizenship last a clearance has already been designations were aimed at with no income, corporate or month, Ronald Warsal, the provided to the Citizenship further curbing.The Guardian wealth tax.Others listed in the chairman of the Vanuatu Office."In July, the FIU told obtained a series of documents were an Italian Citizenship Office and the Guardian it would be government documents via businessman accused of Commission, said: "Abdul conducting further the country's freedom of extorting the Vatican (who Rahman Khiti's application investigations into other information scheme, listing has denied wrongdoing), a was lodged prior to people mentioned in the the names and nationalities of former member of a sanctions on a number of his Guardian's investigation, each individual who were notorious Australian business and by the time his including Hayyam approved for Vanuatu motorcycle gang, and South application came before the Garipoglu, a disgraced citizenship in 2020 and African brothers accused of screening committee and the Turkish banking mogul who January 2021 - a list of more a $3.6bn cryptocurrency FIU there was no adverse was convicted of than 2,000 people - through heist, claims they deny.The finding against him and the embezzlement and also the country's development Guardian was able to verify commission approved his sentenced to several years in support program and Rahman's identity by application." In a statement prison in 2011 for harbouring Vanuatu contribution connecting him to his wife - provided to the Vanuatu his nephew who murdered program.Ronald Warsal, another co-applicant - Daily Post, Vanuatu's his 17-year-old girlfriend in chairman of Vanuatu's through their social media Financial Intelligence Unit 2009; and Ghali Belkecir, the Citizenship Commission, told footprint. His wife's name is (FIU), which conducts the former head of Algeria's the ABC that Khiti's also listed as a joint compliance checks on Gendarmie, the country's citizenship approval was shareholder in a number of applicants to the scheme, military force in charge of law revoked last week after further his sanctioned businesses, wrote: "Therefore, in relation enforcement, who has four checks found there were US according to to the article published in The warrants out for his arrest shows rice paddy art in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province sanctions against some of his documents.The Khiti Guardian, initial checks from Algeria's military court. STATE FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 3 PPFA demands Sanskrit as Arunachal CM launched Guwahati-Tezu national language status air connectivity under UDAN and promoting the oldest language known to the hu- Abhijit Chaliha water cannon salute by the man race. In fact, it was the Guwahati, Aug 19: The much Tezu Airport fire team. This official language during the awaited direct air connectiv- flight will operate on time of the majestic Kamrup ity to one of the eastern most Guwahati-Tezu- Guwahati kingdom till the Ahom era. location of the country, Tezu route on every Tuesday, Various written documents in Arunachal Pradesh started Thursday, Saturday and from the days of Ahom king today with the maiden flight Sunday. This is another suc- Rudra Singha and others of Flybig airlines from cess story of RCS –UDAN prove the royal recognition Guwahati that landed on route in North East India af- of the sacred language of August 19 under the ambi- ter the airline won bids to Hinduism, it added. Various tious Regional Connectivity operate flights on several new initiatives have been Scheme UDAN- ‘Ude Desh routes in the region includ- taken to popularize Sanskrit Ka Aam Naagrik’ of Govt. of ing Shillong, Silchar, Imphal, in the modern day as well. India, the first flight from Dibrugarh, Agartala, Rupsi The first Sanskrit OTT plat- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi and Guwahati. It is aimed to form is going to be launched International Airport, boost connectivity in the on Viswa Samskrita Dinam, Guwahati took off for Tezu region. Tezu airport is being where Sanskrit feature films, Airport, an airport developed, redeveloped by the Airports short films, songs, educa- managed and operated by Authority of India which in- tional programs and even Airports Authority of India in cludes construction of Ter- minal building and associ- STAFF REPORTER, used. Many foreign univer- cuisine shows will be avail- Arunachal Pradesh. The flag- ated work. The terminal Guwahati, Aug 19: As the sities offer courses in San- able. Many Assamese ging off function was at- of Arunachal Pradesh; Tapir, port. Addressing the country and said that the building will be spread World Sanskrit Day (Viswa skrit. Moreover, it is already songs, including a few of tended by Pema Khandu, Hon’ble M.P, Lok Sabha; function Shri Ravi Kant, connectivity to this location across 4200 sq.m, the apron Samskrita Dinam), an annual recognized as the official Bhupen Hazarika’s all-time Chief Minister, Arunachal Ravi Kant, Regional execu- RED, AAI extended his will boost tourism and trade and runway extension is event to focus on India's language in Uttarakhand, hits, have now been trans- Pradesh (through Video tive director (RED), Airports sincere thanks to the in the North Eastern region. also in the plan with termi- most ancient language and added the forum. Believed lated into Sanskrit. “As the Link); Nakap Nalo, Aviation Authority of India, NER and State Government for the This is one of the most beau- nal building and new Air its promotion, is being cel- to have originated in an- orthodox Sanskrit, nurtured and Tourism Minister, Govt other dignitaries at Tezu Air- continuous support even tiful places in India and with Traffic Control Tower, all at ebrated on August 22. A cient Bharatvarsh over by ancient Hindu saints, is during the odd hours and regular flights connecting an estimated cost of Rs.140 Northeast Bharat-based na- 3,500 years ago, the San- not an easy language to Hojai Police seized 18 to the airline for starting Guwahati and then to Cr. During the peak hour, tionalist citizens’ forum skrit can revitalize the whole learn and practice, an initia- the flight services under Kolkata, will attract tourists about 200 passengers can greets everyone with the Indian culture and unify the tive can be adopted to sim- Kg Cannabis RCS-UDAN programme from other parts of the coun- where seats are available try. Some historical and reli- be handled in the new build- demand to declare Sanskrit country like never before. plify some of its grammati- A CORRESPONDENT, Hojai, Aug 19: Acting on a tip off, on affordable rates for gious places are also centres ing. Parking of ATR-72 type as a national language. The government should cal commands for a modern- Hojai Police seized 18 Kg 800 grams of suspected Cannabis shorter distance. Ravi of interest for many people aircrafts is also provisioned Terming it a logical demand, take the example of Israel day language,” commented from Avadh Assam Express Train Coach no. S4 (bound to Kant mentioned that AAI which will definitely appeal to in the project. Extension ‘Patriotic People’s Front where the ancient Hebrew the forum and added, “How- Lalgarh) on Wednesday evening. As per information, three has always been pivotal travelers to come to Tezu, he work is in progress at Tezu Assam’ (PPFA) reminded language was revived sci- ever, the classical form of women namely Sakuntala Rajbongshi (40 yrs), Rubi Baby in connecting remote and added. The ATR-72 type air- Airport which is scheduled that the ‘Devabhasa’ is still entifically for modern-day Sanskrit must be preserved (40 yrs) and Ranu Das (60 yrs) have been apprehended small places through air craft by FlyBig airline was to be completed by next spoken by everyone at use with the help of San- for the scholars, researchers along with the illicit substance. Reportedly, the trio boarded transportation in the greeted with the traditional year in different phases. Mattur village in Shimoga skrit scholars and linguists. and students around the the train from Sarupathar to New Jalpaiguri. Sources said district of Karnataka. In both Assam’s great Sanskrit world as it’s an integral part that the market worth of the seized Cannabis will be more Gharanas of Indian classical scholar Anandaram Baruah of glorious Indian civiliza- than INR 2 lakhs. Police are interrogating the ladies and NIT Alumni’s ‘Niswarth seva’ music, Sanskrit is widely dedicated his life adopting tion and ethos.” further investigation is on. brings respite in the valley Saplings Assam University online STAFF REPORTER ready and available for public Pranab residing in foreign distributed in Silchar, Aug 19: During use. As per the SMC authori- land heard about the horrid North this unprecedented pan- ties, this helped them perform stories of the disaster caused demic outbreak, when the 1500-2000 tests per day, which by the second wave in their Lakhimpur admission portal launched whole of Barak valley was was an imminent need during hometown, they immediately A CORRESPONDENT STAFF REPORTER last year, admission proce- more than one courses at a software like capturing the gasping for some helping the second wave peak. Along connected with other friends North Lakhimpur, Aug Silchar, August 19: An dures have been either time; no separate data is re- photo after minutes, captur- aid to streamline the with caring for the needs of Arindam, Biswajit, Samik, 19: Human Rights Inter- Online Admission Man- offline, manual or partially quired to be uploaded. All ing the movement of the i healthcare sector and pro- healthcare systems, the Supriyo and Rajat staying in national Federation agement System (OAMS) online in most of the col- payments can be made ball, opening of other tabs vide for the basic needs Niswarth sevaks have also India to start the fight against Lakhimpur District Com- and Online Examination leges and departments. through the payment gate- etc. The software will log out of the underprivileged identified a very normal but Covid. Their initiatives and mittee distributed 200 Management System Keeping this in view, the way. "If a student takes ad- automatically if a student class, ‘Niswarth Seva completely unnoticed prob- the spirit of unconditional saplings of fruit trees (OEMS) of Assam Univer- university has developed a mission in one college, his does these things. Logging Barak’ (NSB), an associa- lem, which needed top most seva for the people of the yesterday at the front of sity, Silchar was launched comprehensive common ad- or her applications in other out five times will lead to tion of NIT Silchar Alumni priority. As the Covid-19 pan- valley has definitely saved Lakhimpur District Judi- by Minister for Environ- mission portal for all its af- colleges and departments cancellation of the examina- has been incredibly ac- demic led to stringent many lives and provided for cial Court in North ment and Forest, Fisheries filiated colleges and also for will be automatically nulli- tion," added the official. tive. When the pandemic lockdowns and other restric- many on time. Call it altru- Lakhimpur town with the and Excise, Parimal in-house departments fied. This will benefit the col- Due to paucity of time and hit the valley there was an tions, the family of sex work- ism, philanthropy, charity, or objective of making a Suklabaidya at Dargakona named Online Admission leges and departments not considering the pandemic immediate need for a sec- ers were left in the lurch and community service, it’s be- pure atmosphere in the here on Wednesday. Management System," said by wasting their seats like in situation this year, the uni- ond PCR lab to be opera- their livelihoods came to a yond doubt that giving back earth. District co- Launching the online sys- Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nath, earlier years," said a univer- versity is taking this as a tional at Silchar Medical standstill. Niswarth sevak’s to society is a deeply enrich- ordinator Mrinal tem in the presence of Vice adding, "This is not only a sity official. Under the pilot project by bringing 34 College to cater to a popu- spread across the globe iden- ing experience as it is all Chamuwa, district mem- Chancellor, Prof. Dilip stand alone admission por- OEMS, the colleges or de- affiliated TDC colleges, all lation of 47,91,390 approxi- tified this overlooked section about who you’ve lifted up, bers Lohit Kumar Das, Chandra Nath, MLA, tal, it will take care of entire partments can use this sys- in-house departments and mately. Niswarth Sevak’s and huddled along with com- and who you’ve made bet- Toon Hazarika, Swapna Dipayan Chakraborty, Reg- life cycle of a student who is tem for taking admission B.Ed colleges under the sys- with support from SMCH mitted local sevak’s on the ter. The efforts of NSB were Dey, Sabita Chelleng and istrar, Pradosh Kiran Nath taking admission under the tests, internal class tests; it tem. Rest of the colleges will officials identified the ur- ground in organising daily ra- consolidated and funded at Dimpy Parik took part in and other dignitaries at Assam University, starting can conduct end semester come under the common gent infrastructure need & tion for 70 such families resid- lightning speed, just be- the event and distrib- Raja Ram Mohan Roy Ad- from admission to migration. examinations if required; it is portal in 2022. The inaugu- helped through fast-track ing in the red light area of cause those who once grew uted the saplings ministrative Building, Min- The admission system is in- capable of taking any com- ral ceremony was attended fundraising of Rs. Silchar along with mask, soap up in the Valley committed among the people. Ear- ister Suklabaidya said the tegrated with the existing ex- petitive examinations by any by the Minister for Educa- 1,160,665, which helped in and sanitizer to help them sus- to giving something back to lier, North Lakhimpur university authorities have amination system." The ad- authority; students can ap- tion and Welfare of Plain procurement & installa- tain for a month. This initia- it. The team is now planning Press Club Secretary taken a good initiative by mission portal is capable of pear in examinations by seat- Tribe & Backward Classes, tion of equipment like AC tive had set an example for to work with local NGOs to Karuna Krishna Nath bringing the admissions to checking the eligibility of a ing at their home using mo- Dr. Ranoj Pegu and Minis- units, Computers, Printers, other support groups to take reach out to remote parts of inaugurated the event. different courses on online student at the time of appli- bile or laptop. "Different ter for Housing & Urban UPS, Generator Sets in note of the plight of this ne- the villages and help get as In his brief inaugural mode under a single um- cation for admission; merit types of proctoring systems Affairs and Irrigation, record time, making the glected section of people and many people vaccinated as speech, he lauded the brella. "This system will be list can be generated using have been included in this Ashok Singhal. 2nd PCR lab completely help provide support to them. possible. The team will organization for taking handy and useful to those departments' own compos- NSB was formed by a group help elderly (Senior Citi- such a noble willing to enrol them- ite formula; if a college or de- of friends of NIT Silchar, who zens) people with vaccina- programme during the selves," he added. Vice partment wants to take ad- Educational support for are staying at different time tion booking and commute present pandemic situ- Chancellor, Prof. Nath said mission test, admit card will zones, but their sense of com- to vaccination centres. ation. "People will live the university is planning be automatically forwarded the needy by AAGSU mitment is an unstoppable NSB will be further expand- only by having trees," to take all the admissions to the selected candidates; force working together to up- ing its vision to aid local ad- he stated. on online mode under an students can apply in more lift the region and be the front ministration and NGOs in integrated system. "Since than one colleges and in liners when it comes to miti- directing any help and sup- gating the difficulties being port to ease the impact of faced by the valley. When the pandemic and any fu- Sachet Tandon celebrates Deb, Guru, Subhrojyoti and ture health crisis. his birthday with an Instagram Live and making back to back When asked as to what his videos for their social me- special gift was this year, Sa- dia to entertain their fans, chet said that, " My wife and also known as Spains. This My Special Fans hi Gift hai has given them no alone life mein. My wife organised time and therefore when a beautiful party in between Sachet's birthday was mountains and lake with my around the corner, albeit his closest friends. We were trav- A CORRESPONDENT promote education for for a bright future for first one post marriage, his elling back to back for con- the upliftment of the the students in a wife Parampara decided to certs. We've actually been Biswanath Chariali, Aug community and for the meeting held at take him to an isolated area going through a very hectic 19: The All Assam needy students. Under Baghmari. Advisor surrounded by peace and schedule. It wasn't looking Gorkha student' Union, the guidance of Rakesh Anup Sarma, vice nature and their close fam- like we could go out for a cel- Baghmara regional Sarma, president and president Umesh ily and friends. The simple ebration but since it was my committee has been Ramesh Sarma, secretary, Sarma along with celebration was indeed the first birthday after marriage, repeatedly showing the student union has others attended the perfect celebration, consist- everything seemed even immense effort in the field made 8 nos. of student to meeting held on ing of good cake, nice mu- more lovely and special. The of education. As re- avail the free service of Wednesday at sic and presence of loved love and support of our fans ported, the regional education for HS 1st year Baghmari. It is to be ones, all organised by is the biggest gift for us. committee under the and 2nd in an private mentioned that the Parampara. However, not Therefore, I wanted to be Biswanath district organization at organization had one to ever leave their with them at least via a live committee of the student’ Biswanath Chariali for already adopted 5 ENTERTAINMENT DESK Spain's Fans out, Sachet did Instagram session to thank body has been helping the session of 2021- 22 more students for Guwahati, Aug 19: Sachet conduct an interactive them. Big big hug to each the students by fully and 2022-23. In this Higher secondary and Parampara Tandon Instagram Live which al- one of them for standing by affording the admission regard, the regional education last year have been on a career high lowed all their followers to my side in my highs and fees and the monthly committee had poured for the session of composing music for films wish them in the virtual way! lows." tuition fees itself to some hope and planned 2020-21 and 2021-22. 4 FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 EDITORIAL THE ASSAM RISING Border disputes? Let's make boundaries irrelevant VOL. NO. VI, ISSUE NO. 185 FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 Fake vaccine : without changing them: Shivshankar Menon think not. Objectively speaking, Mizoram border, and continuing de- even subregions where modern mands to partition Manipur can be seen a matter of concern boundaries are entirely artificial co as consequences of the partition of The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday I lonial creations-parts of Africa, Assam. Indeed, Assam has been parti- said fake Covishield vaccines were in circulation in India and west Asia-seem to have less trouble with tioned repeatedly-Sylhet's "transfer" to Uganda and asked governments of both countries to urgently their frontiers. They seem to find East Pakistan, and then in the 1960s and notify the discovery of false batches to the world body. The enough other issues to fight their wars 70s the creation of Nagaland, WHO asked people who may have used fake doses to report over; seldom is it territory, unlike the Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Arunachal adverse events, if any, to the national drug regulators and Indian experience. All independent Pradesh. As Guyot-Rechard points out, pharmacovigilance bodies and other countries to enhance vigi- India's wars have involved territory in partition as an attempt to solve deep- lance in their Covid vaccine supply chains.Issuing a medical one way or another.I can think of two rooted political, identity and socio-eco- product alert on falsified Covishield vaccines identified in its broad reasons why this is so: our inher- nomic issues ends up creating the con- African and South-East Asia Regions, the WHO today said, itance and our present situation in South ditions of its own reproduction-or at the “The falsified products were reported in July and August 2021. Asia.Theory draws a distinction be- very least, separatist movements.I am The genuine manufacturer of Covishield (Serum Institute of tween boundaries on the one hand, and also convinced that our mental maps and India) has confirmed that the products listed in this alert are frontiers or borders on the other. A concepts limit us and act as straitjack- falsified. These falsified products have been reported at the boundary is a line demarcated on the ets. We need to change our partitioned patient level in Uganda and India.”The WHO said only genu- ground and drawn on a map; the fron- with the real- Shivshankar Menon ongoing at- mindsets.So, what should we in South ine Covishield vaccine was indicated for active immunization tier is an indeterminate zone at the edge ity of fron- " tempt to cre- Asia do in these circumstances, when of individuals 18 years or older for the prevention of Covid-19 of a territory, a zone where life shifts back tiers and zones rather than lines. You ate modern states in ancient nations boundaries are zero-sum, exclusivist, but disease. “Falsified Covid-19 vaccines pose a serious risk to and forth, a transition between two or only have to think of the location of whose geographical boundaries do not necessary markers of individual sover- global public health and place an additional burden on vulner- more regions, cultures and peoples. A Ashoka's rock edicts, well beyond ar- match those of the new states. We are eignties and cherished symbols of na- able populations and health systems,” it said, calling for ur- frontier is thus fluid and shifts over time. eas he ruled directly but well within ar- transitioning to Westphalian states- tionalism, while borderlands are our in- gent detection and removal of falsified product batches in In- Frontiers are then battle zones, subject eas he influenced. Through Mughal hard sovereignty, precise boundaries - clusive commons?My answer is to build dia and Uganda to prevent harm to patients.The world body to dispute.The idea of fixed lines or times and in the 18th century, the fron- very different from traditional theory and clear, mutually agreed boundaries where also asked nations and regions likely to be affected by the boundaries is an early modern European tier shifted between the worlds of Iran, the practice of statecraft in this part of both sides work to police, control immi- falsified Covishield product mentioned in its alert to enhance creation and has been under attack ever Turan and Hind (Gommans, 2018, p. 17; the world. Some traditional polities (In- gration and suppress criminal activities. vigilance within supply chains. Not too many cases of vax since in practice. From the day the Palat, 2015). Historically, the Indian sub- dia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and But at the same time, ensure that in as- fraud have been reported so far, but we do have a problem. Westphalian system of state boundaries continent was a space with permeable China) have made the transition; others pects of the people's livelihood, that Last week in Mumbai, the police cracked down on a gang of was agreed in Europe (in 1648 to end frontiers, constantly?shifting in re- (Tibet) did not. New states were formed- same boundary is not an impediment, operators said to have held fraudulent vax camps at nine spots, the Thirty Years War), it was undermined sponse to political, economic and eco- Pakistan, Bangladesh.Two phenomena using various means like inland water- including an upscale housing complex. While some arrests in practice.The one practice that stood logical changes.The British Raj in India stand out in the modern political evolu- ways, electric grids, road, rail and data have been made, investigators are yet to work out where ex- out throughout this instability was that was ambivalent both in theory and prac- tion of the subcontinent: The areas bor- connectivity, border haats, and so on.In actly the ‘doses’ came from and whether they were genuine or of boundaries rather than frontiers, of tice on the sanctity of boundaries and dering it, such as Afghanistan and Ti- other words, make boundaries irrelevant spurious. To that end, the city’s authorities have sent what the imposition of abstract cartographic was very aware of the fluid and shifting bet, (the buffers of an earlier era, that without changing them. For south Asia, looked like the serial numbers of seized Covishield vials to its lines on indeterminate frontier zones. nature of the frontier.Curzon is probably Raj coinage), have been occupied or from Afghanistan to Myanmar and the Pune-based maker, Serum Institute of India. The scamsters had International power politics substan- the best example of ambiguity and evo- contended over by one or another great Indian Ocean region, I am convinced posed as representatives of private hospitals. Suspicions arose tially redistributed territories and even lution in Raj attitudes to boundaries. He power. The mountainous borderlands that this is an idea whose time has come. after beneficiaries received ‘certificates’ bearing the names of altered sovereignties, but boundaries marked in his person the transition from have now been pierced from the north, And this could be done without touch- different hospitals, and that too with the date, time, and loca- were nonetheless nearly precise. Out- an imperial to a geopolitical vision of the first by the Soviets and then by ing the legal sanctity of existing bound- tion of vaccination wrong. People in other parts of the country side Europe, of course, no such preci- frontier. As governor-general in China.Secondly, since 1947 new re- aries where they exist but by changing have been duped in a similar fashion. In Kolkata for example, sion was known or attempted by Euro- Calcutta, Curzon was full of mobile fron- straints on movement have been im- their practical impact. Today's technolo- Mimi Chakraborty, a Member of Parliament and leader of the peans, with the advance of colonial tiers and plans to extend influence in posed inside and outside the subconti- gies actually make seamless connectiv- Trinamool Congress party, took ill a few days after taking a settlement and imperial conquest, and Tibet, Central Asia, Iran, and the Indian nent. Frontiers have congealed into ity possible without compromising se- dubious jab, though it’s unclear ifthe shot was to blame. These the retreat of pastoral nomadism. The Ocean, besides upholding paramountcy boundaries in some places, but in all of curity, through GPS tracking, fixed scan- instances raise fears of an active black market at work, with needs of empire were different.Other over the princely states in India. But from them the reality of their porosity, territo- ners at border crossings and the use of injectors of who-knows-what on the prowl across the country, civilisations had a more practical ap- London as foreign secretary, he was rial and border disputes, remain as barcodes for identification.Some, par- looking to exploit both people and the confusing twists of our proach to borders and boundaries. Uni- busy drawing boundaries to make and sources of political friction and military ticularly Indians, may ask what about vax campaign. If anyone thought the spirit of “nobody is safe versalist empires like imperial China of unmake states in East Europe and de- conflict in the region (Ispahani, 1989, ch. boundaries in adversarial relationships till we all are" or the logic of our self-interest in collective safety course saw no boundaries in All-Under- moting them to the status of protector- 4).We have a history of partitions, not like those that India has with China and would prevent vax fraud, it is time for a rethink. Heaven or tianxia. Indian polities, start- ates (Palat, 2018, p. 10).Nehru was op- just the slapdash partition of India and Pakistan? In such cases, this approach ing from a different world view, also dealt posed to geopolitics and hard realism Pakistan and therefore of Punjab and would require, at a minimum, peace on but was realistic in his understanding Bengal which attracts most attention, the border, a positive equilibrium in the of boundaries and frontiers. He saw the but also of Assam and of the border- bilateral political relationship, and, ide- BJP's OBC line has silenced RSS Brahmins. impermanence of borders in practice, lands with Burma/Myanmar. For ex- ally, a settled boundary. Is Beijing or even though his entire 17 years as prime ample, Berenice Guyot-Rechard points Islamabad (or Delhi) willing to trust and minister of India were spent on bound- out rightly that there is nothing natural empower their own communities in the But Shudras key to anti-Muslim battles ary disputes with Pakistan and China, about the division between India and borderlands? Not yet, I suspect, but this against such a of caste-identity issue was not an- in an inconclusive struggle to define Burma, now Myanmar, and that colonial is one possible future. The present ar- move because it ticipated by the RSS theoreticians them permanently. Yet he periodically boundaries divided and marginalised rangements on these borders are clearly knows that to re- who officially owned Manusmriti as reminded the public that boundaries indigenous peoples (2020). Doctrines of producing less than optimal outcomes main in political their great ancient constitution. K. were impermanent, fluid, and anachro- "buffer zones" reduced the inhabitants in terms of both security and prosperity power in Delhi B. Hedgewar, M. S. Golwalkar, even nisms to the age of air transport, wire- to cyphers and contributed to prevent- for the people and governments and also in other and later Sarsanghchalaks were not less communication, and high popula- ing Tibet and Afghanistan from evolv- involved.We must also recognise that states, the at all convinced by the present Con- tion mobility in an integrating ing into modern states.In essence, the the world seems to be going in the other Shudra/OBC stitution, which could empower the world.South Asia today is composed of problem today is that the colonial state direction, trying, I believe in vain, to draw votes are Shudras, OBCs, and Dalits in Delhi old nations in new states, with porous and its successors were and are devoted clear boundaries and enforce them in the critical.It also and other states, and even shift the borders, where nationalism is still a work to the idea of the border as a fixed, di- frontiers between states. At least sev- knows that all its power base. The Congress also re- in progress. Every boundary has cross- viding line, and drew boundaries to enty walls, it is estimated, now zigzag anti-Muslim sisted such a shift in power, which border ethnicities. These factors com- make the state enterprise more efficient. across the surface of the earth (Volner, ust a day before the Indian battles were physically fought by the some liberal intellectuals lament as a bine to make our boundaries contested, In this process, the states were blind to 2019, p. 204). In south Asia we are build- Parliament passed the Consti Shudra/OBCs with the hope that 'total shift in power elite.' While the and often meaningless or unenforceable other factors such as community, liveli- ing walls and fences in a region that has tution (One Hundred and they will get equal rights in Hindu- Shudras/OBCs/Dalits do not under- in practice.This situation is com- hood, and ethnic and other links among never known them in history. In no case, Twenty-Seventh Amend- ism with the support of RSS. If they stand the Euro-American jargon, pounded by the economics of local peoples, and to links between them however, have walls and fences pro- J globalisation, by new technologies, ex- and the land.The pursuit of a boundary duced the outcomes they promise, as ment) Bill on the question of Other do not get equality when they are in they do now know the power of Backward Class reservation, the power, the Shudra/OBCs will rebel caste and numbers. The Left-liber- panding interests, which also make bor- as a fixed dividing line has been accom- shown by the Indian experience with general secretary of the Rashtriya against the RSS' Brahminism. This als, coming from the dvija social ders porous and boundaries panied by violence, conflict and people's Pakistan, or the history of China's Great Swayamsevak Sangh, Dattatreya is why the strongest anti-OBC res- background, think the Modi era has meaningless.Many of South Asia's is- suffering both within and between Wall.It is time that we thought of better Hosabale, gave an unusual state- ervation forces in that network are disempowered the so-called well- sues with boundaries are a result of the states. The violence on the Assam- and more productive alternatives. ment, given the history of his grudgingly silent.Another very con- educated power elite.An ideological organisation. He said that reserva- tentious issue in the organisation is opposition to Modi and Dharmendra tion is a historical neces- Pradhan kind of OBC Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, the Islamic State: sity for India, it should " Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd practice can be seen continue as long as there in the recent writings is inequality being experienced by the caste census. Since the of Ram Madhav. Madhav, who is a western intervention is a catalogue of failure a particular section of society. He Vajpayee-Advani days (1999-2004), Brahmin from Andhra Pradesh, came lthough the anti-war mood sault was backed by the also said that "the history of India the RSS has been resisting the de- from the RSS to the BJP after Modi deepened in the UK in 2002, US and Italy and ended would be 'incomplete' without the mand for a caste census. But the became prime minister and went back as President George W Bush with Gaddafi's lynching. history of Dalits".The statement of statement by Dharmendra Pradhan, to the RSS with definite ideological A moved to terminate the re- The expectation had been its new general secretary goes the current education minister, who differences. In many of his recent gime in Iraq, there had already been a quick transition to a pro- against the repeated statements that is an OBC himself, shows a serious articles talking about the dangers of some unease the previous October, be- western oil-rich state, Mohan Bhagwat, the intent that has otherwise been miss- 'elected authoritarianism dictator- fore the Afghan war started. One policy which would also be a Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya ing all these years. He said during a ships', it is easy to understand who paper, which I co-authored, even argued ready market for western Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has debate in the Rajya Sabha, "caste- he is referring to. He bemoans how a against it, pointing to an inevitable es- armaments companies. In- given against reservations. On 10 based census is a revolutionary pro- democratic government cannot be calation and the risk of never-ending war. stead, there has been a August 2021, the OBC reservation cess." At an ideological level, the run by elected representatives alone. But for the most part the defence estab- decade of instability and Bill, which is meant to uphold the Shudra/OBC demands of extending Perhaps he wanted to be a Pramod lishment offered support.In the event, deep insecurity, with Libya Maratha and other state-level caste reservations in education and jobs, Mahajan in the Modi government the Taliban fell in a matter of on the Kurds and Iranian- reservations, was passed unani- access to temples, priesthood to all but was not allowed to. In his recent weeks and Bush could an- " Paul Rogers backed Iraqi militias.By the end mously with a two-thirds majority in Shudra/Dalits who accept them- book, Because India Comes First: nounce, in his 2002 state of the union turning into a conduit for arms through of 2018, all the Isis caliphate territories Parliament at a time when the Parlia- selves as Hindu, and caste census, Reflections on Nationalism, Identity address, an expanded war against an to the multiple jihadist groups across the had been cleared and this war at least ment did not do any other useful have existed irrespective of parties. and Culture (2020), Ram Madhav "axis of evil", with Iraq first in the sights. Sahel.Even as that was taking shape, Isis seemed to have been a success. But that work by Narendra Modi's BJP There are more such people in the upholds Manusmriti in the same Even by mid-2002 the US, UK and oth- was developing in Iraq and Syria, which now looks hollow, with conflict and in- government.This Bill put the Con- Bharatiya Janta Party and RSS than ideological reverence as Hedgewar ers had moved on from Afghanistan, led on to the fourth failed war: the 2014- stability right across the Sahel and be- gress in a fix, because when it was in in any other group as of now.These when speaking about Manu's leaving a dangerous security vacuum, 18 air assault on Isis led by the US, with yond, from Mauritania, through Burkina power, it never took such a signifi- issues are not that of the RSS. The laws.As I have written in The which was filled by a returning Taliban, the UK, France and other Nato partners Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Chad and cant step.The RSS knows that the sangh parivar's issues were the Ram Shudras: Vision for New Path, across many rural districts, ultimately all too ready participants.Isis had arisen on to Somalia, Mozambique and the Shudra agrarian communities across temple, abrogation of Article 370, the Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS, setting in motion the events that culmi- out of the supposed ashes of al-Qaida DRC. There are Isis/al-Qaida offshoots the country now are in a mood to Uniform Civil Code, and so on, which praised Manu's laws as greater nated in the past few days.The entire in Iraq after the US withdrawal in 2011 in Libya, Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand reassess their status in all spheres have implications for the Muslim than those written by Lycurgus and war is now seen as a terrible failure but and spread with remarkable speed to and the Philippines, as many as 10,000 of life - spiritual, social, educational, community. The theory of RSS came Solon and says, "In our constitu- its real significance is that it was just the form a "caliphate" of six million people paramilitaries remain in Iraq and Syria; and economic. The Tamil Nadu from the Brahmins, but in practice, tion, there is no mention of the first of four failed wars. The second was across Syria and Iraq, and even seemed both Isis and al-Qaida have ongoing government's decision to appoint the anti-Islamic muscle power came unique constitutional develop- the eight-year Iraq war, from 2003 to 2011, ready to threaten Baghdad.The western links in Afghanistan.Last year the Wash- trained archakas (priests) from all from the Shudra/OBCs. Ever since ments in ancient Bharat. Manu's which ended with Obama withdrawing response, with some regional support, ington-based Center for Strategic and In- Shudra/Dalit castes also goes Narendra Modi claimed that he was laws were written long before US forces. The consequences were dire, was a classic example of the new trend ternational Studies estimated that there against the very traditional (in the an OBC, just before the 2014 elec- Lycurgus of Sparta or Solon of with 288,000 deaths, most of them civil- towards remote warfare. "Boots on the were about 230,000 Islamist paramilitaries garb of nationalist) idea of Hindu- tion, the Shudra/OBC forces felt that Persia…. But to our Constitutional ians, hundreds of thousands injured, ground" had clearly failed in Iraq and in nearly 70 countries, a four-fold in- ism of the RSS. It never openly stood the future government would be pundits, that (Manu's laws) mean and millions displaced.Also in 2011 was Afghanistan so war was now fought with crease on 2001. Whatever happens in against the practice of only Brah- theirs. In the latest cabinet reshuffle, nothing." (Introduction XXV) He a third failed war, the Franco-British op- strike aircraft, standoff weapons, armed Afghanistan, the very creation of the mins getting priesthood in the Modi has included more OBC/Dalit/ had no respect for the Constitution eration to aid the overthrow of Muammar drones, selective use of special forces Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will be a temples. But now it cannot go Adivasis than ever before.This kind that Ambedkar instituted. Gaddafi in Libya. This six-month air as- and, in the case of Isis, heavy reliance huge boost to a worldwide movement. BUSINESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 5 SEBI to raise Rs 600 Economic growth nascent, cr via IPO 69.63 per cent stake in the faces mixed prospects company, Koteeswaran holds 7.74 per cent stake Mumbai, August 19 : Rising hits India's prospects to and Hariharan has 9.67 per commodity prices and ship- become $5 trn economy by cent holding in the firm. ping costs could continue to FY25: EconomistAs it hap- Proceeds from the fresh is- impact the larger industry pens, credit growth contin- sue will be used for fund- through the current quarter ues to be subdued and in- ing inorganic growth initia- and beyond, and slow the mo- dustrial output is below the tives, working capital re- mentum of recovery.Though pre-Covid level. Also, the quirements of the subsid- a section of Corporate India services sector that consti- iary LatentView Analytics reported decent operating tutes much of the aggre- Corporation, and invest- margins even in Q1 by reining gate demand, is ment in subsidiaries to in costs, that hardly reflects weak.Though a section of augment their capital base the state of the economy; Corporate India reported Mumbai, August 19 : The isting shareholders, ac- for future growth and gen- profits of most firms remain decent operating margins initial share-sale comprises cording to the draft red eral corporate under pressure and the even in Q1 by reining in fresh issue of equity shares herring prospectus purposes.The company MSMEs are in graver costs, that hardly reflects worth Rs 474 crore, and an (DRHP).As a part of the provides services ranging crisis.Desperate attempts by the state of the economy; offer-for-sale of equity offer-for-sale, promoter from data and analytics some economic actors to come profits of most firms re- shares to the tune of Rs 126 Adugudi Viswanathan consulting to business out of a crisis that lasted for a main under pressure and crore by a promoter and ex- Venkatraman will offload analytics and insights, ad- frustratingly long period en- the MSMEs are in graver isting shareholders, ac- shares worth Rs 60.14 vanced predictive abled some indicators to move crisis.Rising commodity cording to the draft red her- crore, shareholder analytics, data engineering up in July after being tram- prices and shipping costs ring prospectus Ramesh Hariharan will and digital solutions. It melled by the second Covid could continue to impact daily e-way bill generation pandemic level (same sales in July were still 13.2% (DRHP).The company pro- sell Rs 35 crore shares provides services to blue wave in May-June.However, the larger industry was 14% higher than the months in 2019) for five lower than registered dur- vides services ranging and Gopinath chip companies in technol- since the principal economic through the current quar- level in June and 60% months in a row through ing the same month in 2019, from data and analytics Koteeswaran will ogy, BFSI, CPG & retail, in- agents - private investors, ter and beyond, and slow higher than in May indi- July. Exports surged 50% in but the deficit narrowed. consulting to business offload Rs 23.52 crore dustrials and other indus- lenders and consumers - don't the momentum of cates the August collec- July from a year before and The commercial vehicle analytics and insights, ad- shares among tries, and has worked with yet seem to have overcome an recovery.The finance min- tions (from July sales) 35% from the correspond- segment too have started vanced predictive others.Paradeep Phos- over 30 Fortune 500 com- extreme risk aversion and the ister made it clear that could be even higher. Daily ing month of 2019. Imports, witnessing an increase in analytics, data engineering phates sebi, Paradeep panies in the last three government-sector doesn't growth is being accorded e-way bill generation stood too, shot up by 63% from a demand, especially for the and digital solutions.Data Phosphates fiscals.The company appear to be living up to its top priority and the mon- at 19.5 lakh in the first eight year before and 15% from medium and heavy commer- analytics services provider ipoParadeep Phos- serves clients in the United task, the pace of recovery in etary policy stance is in days of August, 1.3% the same month in 2019, cial vehicles. Demand con- Latent View Analytics has phates files IPO papers States, Europe, and Asia the second half of FY22 could concert with this ap- higher than the average for suggesting a gradual rise in tinued to be positive in the filed preliminary papers with SebiDuring the IPO through its subsidiaries in be lower than predicted by proach. However, given first 11 days of July, yet domestic two-wheeler segment too in with capital markets regu- flurry, a lot of NBFCs the United States, the government managers.While that inflationary pressures 5.8% lower than the daily demand.Favourable base July, but the rate of recov- lator Sebi to raise Rs 600 have aggressively bor- Netherlands, Germany, the the average recovery from are real and the US Fed- average for the full month effect drove up the index of ery remained rather crore through an initial rowed funds from the United Kingdom and toxic assets was to the tune of eral Reserve has signalled of July.Manufacturing ac- industrial production (IIP) sluggish.Demand for elec- public offering (IPO). The market to accommodate Singapore, and its sales of- 39% of creditors' claims until its intent to raise interest tivity, as measured by the by 13.6% in June (it had tricity shot up to a multi- initial share-sale comprises the request of fices are in San Jose, Lon- March 2021, in some cases, the rates later this year, the Purchasing Managers In- shrunk 16.6% in June 2020). month high level of 124.4 fresh issue of equity shares HNIs.NBFCs raise don and Singapore. Axis haircuts were as high as Reserve Bank of India may dex (PMI), reversed a con- But the IIP still remained billion units (bu) in July, worth Rs 474 crore, and an record amount via com- Capital, ICICI Securities 95%.Insolvency and Bank- have to soon start gradu- traction witnessed in June 5.2% lower than the June from 108.8 bu in May. Petrol offer-for-sale of equity mercial papers to fund and Haitong Securities In- ruptcy Code: Peer economies ally unwinding the mon- and grew at its fastest pace 2019 level. Also, the output sales too smartly recovered shares to the tune of Rs 126 IPOsAt present dia are the book running should be our benchmark, etary stimulus; it dropped in three months in July, as of eight core infrastructure to 2.63 million tonne (mt) in crore by a promoter and ex- Venkatraman owns lead managers to the issue. says Jayant SinhaPandemic hints of this at the latest states relaxed curbs im- sectors grew 8.9% year-on- July from 1.99 mt in policy review. The RBI posed in the wake of the year in June but it still May.India's joblessness may also shift stance from second Covid wave. Out- trailed the June 2019 level rate rose to a six-week high Masks and sanitizers distributed 'accommodative' to 'neu- put rose at a robust pace, by 4.7%.As dealerships re- of 8.1% in the week ended tral' and even hike rates with over one-third of com- opened across the country August 8, according to marginally by the end of panies reporting a monthly after the Covid-induced data compiled by the Cen- by Fusion Microfinance the current fiscal year.As expansion in production. lock-down, retail auto sales tre for Monitoring of Indian for the high-frequency in- But services activity picked up across catego- Economy (CMIE); the rate A CORRESPONDENT, and police departments of dicators, gross Goods and shrank for a third straight ries in July, registering year- had fallen to 5.98% in the Guwahati, Aug 19: Fusion Haryana, Bihar, Delhi, Services Tax (GST) collec- month in July, although the on-year growth of 34%, al- week ended July 18. The Microfinance Limited dis- Jharkhand, Punjab, tions came in at an impres- contraction level narrowed beit on a low base. Impor- latest rise in the unemploy- tributed masks and Chhattisgarh, Madhya sive Rs 1.16 lakh crore in from June.Buoyed by ro- tantly, sales of passenger ment rate was apparently on sanitizers in about 100 rural Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, July (largely June transac- bust external demand and vehicles in July were up the back of an increase in areas in 10 districts of Assam Pondicherry and Odisha. tions), up a third on year a rise in global commodity 24.3% on the July 2019 (pre- the labour force participa- during the Covid 19 pan- Fusion Microfinance has and a quarter on month. prices, merchandise ex- pandemic) level. Of course, tion rate (LFPR), so much demic with maintaining full not limited its responsi- That in July, the average ports exceeded the pre- on an overall basis, auto less of a worry. protocols. Fusion bilities only to financial Microfinance had taken this transactions but it has initiative last year and since also been contributing Windlas Biotech shares list at loss; debut then, the company has dis- continuously to other so- tributed a sum of 2,50,000 cial activities through masks, 29,000 litres of sani- Corporate Social Respon- trading at 4.6% discount to IPO price tizer, 12,000 soaps, 30,000 sibility (CSR) functions Mumbai, August 19 : scribed 22.46 times. On the sanitary napkins and 40,000 and provides livelihood Windlas Biotech shares listing, the market hygiene kits in 326 districts to this social work made a weak debut on the capitalisation of the com- across 18 operating states. through 7 NGOs, 305 stock exchanges on Mon- pany stood at Rs 956.77 Under this program, more needy people, including day, 16 August 2021. crore. There are no listed than 4,50,000 people ben- disabled people, women, Windlas Biotech shares companies in India that efited from Fusion ASHA workers, various began trading at Rs 439, engage in a business simi- Microfinance to get the ben- people of the tribal com- down 4.6% from the IPO lar to that of Windlas efit of useful goods to pre- munity, and rural women stitution registered under cially disadvantaged sec- price of Rs 460 apiece. The Biotech.Ashok Kumar vent corona. Along with have been given the work Reserve Bank of India. The tions of the society and initial public offer of Wind- Windlass, Hitesh Wind- this, masks and sanitizers of making masks. Fusion organization provides loans economically weaker sec- lass Biotech, a manufac- lass, Manoj Kumar Wind- were also distributed in the Microfinance Limited is a to women entrepreneurs tions living in remote vil- turer of pharmaceutical lass and AKW WBL Fam- District Magistrate offices non-banking financial in- from economically and so- lages and towns. formulations, was sub- ily Private Trust, are the promoters of the company. Windlas Biotech is (18.6% CAGR to Rs 362 Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Global markets: Asia stocks stumble amongst the top five play- crore), domestic trade ge- The R&D initiatives are di- ers in the domestic pharma- nerics and OTC (26.9% rected towards new prod- ceutical formulations con- CAGR to Rs 43.7 crore) and uct development, achiev- as China data disappoint tract development and exports (2.1%CAGR to Rs ing cost efficiencies and manufacturing organiza- 19 crore). Over the same process validation for the day, trading holiday, bse, 0.6%.Wall Street had man- expect the FOMC to an- tion (CDMO) industry in period, the EBITDA grew manufacture of upcoming nseBSE, NSE trading open aged fresh records last nounce it will taper its India in terms of at a CAGR of 19.2% (to Rs patent expired API. Its cu- today, settlement holiday week even as a survey monthly asset pur- revenue.KrsnaaDiagnosticsKrsnaa 55 crore) with a 108bps Y- mulative manufacturing today for Parsi New showed a shock slump in chases in September if Diagnostics shares list at o-Y improvement in capability is 7+ billion tab- Year"With these drags U.S. consumer sentiment to the August payrolls is 7.4% premium over IPO EBITDA margins to 12.8%. lets / capsules and it manu- building in recent weeks we the lowest since 2011 amid strong," said priceDevyani International This margin expansion was factures over 3279 prod- have been lowering 2H21 Delta fears. The dismal re- Mundy."We judge a ta- IPODevyani International driven by better product ucts. WBL has also filed for regional growth port pulled 10-year Trea- pering announcement shares make strong debut mix and higher capacity 11 patent applications, of forecasts."There was sury yields down to 1.27%, next month is not widely on D-Street; list at 56% pre- utilisations, analysts at which two have been added uncertainty about after a sharp drop of 8 ba- expected, so if the min- mium to IPO priceDuring Ventura Securities said an granted approval in the possible geopolitical sis points on Friday that utes show the FOMC FY19-21, the company's IPO note.The company India.Windlas has devel- implications of the sudden erased a week of steady discussed the possibil- revenue grew at a CAGR of has four globally approved oped relationships with collapse of the Afghan increases.It also wiped out ity of announcing a 17.9% to Rs 427.6 crore, manufacturing and R&D leading Indian pharmaceu- government and what it a week of gains for the dol- taper as soon as Sep- driven by the CDMO facilities located at tical companies. Mumbai, August 19 : suggest it is the region mean for political stability lar, sending it back to tember, we expect the Asian share markets most at risk economi- in the region. MSCI's 92.517 against a basket of dollar to jump."In Asia, CMS Info Systems files draft papers slipped on Monday after a cally from the Delta vari- broadest index of Asia-Pa- currencies from a near five- the Malaysian ringgit raft of Chinese data ant," said JPMorgan cific shares outside Japan month top of 93.195.The fell to a one-year low on with Sebi to garner Rs 2,000-cr via IPO showed a surprisingly economist Bruce eased 0.2%, nudging back euro bounced to $1.1799 reports the country's Mumbai, August 19 : Cash management to offer customers a wide range of tailored sharp slowdown in the en- Kasman."China is in the toward the lows for the and away from major chart Prime Minister was company CMS Info Systems has filed pre- cash management and managed services gine of global growth, just midst of removing year touched last support at $1.1740, while about to resign.In com- liminary papers with markets regulator Sebi solutions. It caters to broad set of as much of the world races policy supports, which month.Chinese blue chips the dollar recoiled to modity markets, gold to mop up Rs 2,000 crore through its initial outsourcing requirements for banks, finan- to stem the spread of the looks likely to restrain were hanging onto gains of 109.36 yen leaving behind extended its bounce to share sale offering. The company's initial cial institutions, organized retail and e-com- Delta variant of COVID-19 domestic demand 0.3%, perhaps in anticipa- last week's peak of 110.79. $1,778 in the wake of a public offer (IPO) is a pure offer for sale by merce companies in India. It operates busi- with vaccinations. Figures growth and weigh on re- tion of a more aggressive Kim Mundy, a senior cur- sudden stop-loss promoter Sion Investment Holdings Pte Lim- ness in three segments - cash management on July retail sales, indus- gional performance policy easing from rency strategist at CBA, tumble to $1,684 at the ited, an affiliate of Baring Private Equity services, managed services and others.IPO, trial production and urban through the rest of this Beijing.Japan's Nikkei fell argued the dollar could start of last week. Oil Asia, as per the draft red herring prospec- Latent View Analytics IPOLatent View investment all missed fore- year," he added.Nifty, 1.8%, though economic rally this week if minutes prices eased partly on tus (DRHP). Sion Investment, which ac- Analytics files draft papers with SEBI to casts, a trend that is only bank nifty, stock growth topped forecasts of the Federal Reserve's concerns coronavirus quired CMS in 2015, holds 100 per cent stake raise Rs 600 cr via IPOParadeep Phosphates likely to get worse given marketNifty to trade in for the June last policy meeting confirm travel restrictions would in the company at present. CMS provides sebi, Paradeep Phosphates ipoParadeep the recent tightening in 16,300-16,900 range, quarter.Nasdaq futures a hawkish shift on hurt demand, particu- cash management services, which include Phosphates files IPO papers with Sebi.This coronavirus restrictions Bank Nifty may top and S&P 500 futures were tapering.The minutes are larly in China. Brent fell ATM services, and cash delivery and pick- will be the company's second attempt to go there."Asia's low vaccina- 37,000 this week; TCS, both down 0.2%. out on Wednesday while 78 cents to $69.81 a bar- up.The company's integrated business plat- public. Earlier in 2017, it had filed draft pa- tion rates and low toler- Britannia stocks in EUROSTOXX 50 futures Fed chair Jerome Powell is rel, while U.S. crude lost form is supported by customised technol- pers with Sebi and had obtained the ance for community spread focussettlement holi- fell 0.4% and FTSE futures speaking on Tuesday."We 80 cents to $67.64. ogy and process controls, which enables it regulator's clearance to launch the IPO. 6 FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 REGION Contd. From Page 1 CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma NF Railways to boost local economy Lok Adalat on September 11 absent from duty without authority. The Chief Minister further said that con- A CORRESPONDENT, Golaghat, Aug 19: District Legal Services Authority struction of the Cancer Hospital at the medical college premise would be ready Golaghat is going to organise a Lok Adalat on September 11 at the premises by November this year. He also informed that a Super-specialty Hospital would of District Court in Golaghat. The Lok Adalat hearing will be held on pending also be set up at JMCH campus besides introducing a paying cabin facility cases relating to bank, power department, municipal board and other cases soon. Ministers Dr. Ranuj Pegu, Atul Bora, Jogen Mohan, Sanjay Kishan, MPs which are pending in the Court. Keeping in view of the ongoing Covid Tapan Kumar Gogoi, Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, MLAs Hitendranath Goswami, pandemic situation the Lok Adalat will be held through both virtual and Renupama Rajkhowa, Bhabendranath Bharali, Bhaskarjyoti Baruah, Principal of manual mode. Persons who have received notices to appear in the Lok Adalat JMCH Dr. Ratna Talukdar was present during the visit of the Chief Minister. can contact Nodal Officer. Hearing will be held through Google meet, Whatsapp, other social media platforms, voice calls. For any further informa- Detention centres for 'foreigners' tion and queries one can contact on 6901281631 or mail at civil society groups have frequently highlighted the "inhuman conditions" at [email protected] these detention centres where inmates share space with those accused in or convicted of all kinds of crime, including murder.Following a batch of petitions Food poisoning: around 200 filed by a team of lawyers and activists, the Gauhati High Court, in October 2020, has asked the Assam government to submit an action taken report on steps taken to set up detention centres outside jail premises.The High Court had said that fall ill at Lanka "detention centres must be outside the jails", the state government has to "ensure STAFF REPORTER, Guwahati, Aug 19: In order to further improve transpor- A CORRESPONDENT, NAGAON, August 19: Around 200 people suffered that the places where they are being kept must have basic facilities of electricity, tation of freight traffic, Northeast Frontier Railway has been opening new from food poisoning after taking 'prasad' of Manasha Puja organized at ward water and hygiene etc, and that there is appropriate security at these places".Data stations for handling inward and outward goods traffic. Few more railway no seven in Lanka town of Hojai district last night. The people who suffered shows that 29 inmates have so far died due to various causes at these detention stations have been opened for freight traffic during the last month enabling from food poisoning were immediately admitted to local Lanka FRU for treat- centres. In the Assembly, Sarma had said that 1,36,173 cases are pending in the easier transportation of various goods by customers to help the local economy. ment. Many of them who were seriously ill, have been already shifted to Nagaon Foreigners' Tribunals, while 2,98,471 cases have been disposed of so far. He added In order to augment freight revenue, an interchange Rail link has been opened based government as well as private sector hospitals after preliminary treat- that the state government has so far repatriated 321 foreigners in all. According to for freight service between Haldibari Railway Station in India and Chilahati in ment at Lanka FRU, sources added further. Sources claimed that one Bakul Ch a reply by the Union Home Ministry in the Lok Sabha on December 10, 2019, only Bangladesh; which will capture international traffic. New Bongaigaon station Das organized Manasha Puja at his residence last night and all those people four "declared foreigners" have been deported to Bangladesh to date. has been opened also for Iron & Steel consignment (Crane Consign- who visited the Puja and took 'prasad' and other items and then fell ill. ment) for a period of 03 months w.e.f July 22. New Bongaigaon was earlier Assam CM visited historic Jorhat opened for both outward & inward goods traffic including outward Coal As Taliban Capture Kabul, Burqa except POL, Livestock, Explosive, Crane consignment and inward coal. To per his announcement in this year’s Independence Day speech, the State Gov- boost parcel earnings, trains like- Train No. 05483/84 (Alipurduar junction – ernment will preserve the Jorhat Central Jail as a heritage site after shifting the Shops Reopen, Men Switch to Delhi special) and Train No. 02501/02 (Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas present prison to another place in the district. Government will develop a heri- express special) have been opened for leasing of round trip Parcel Van. In Shalwar Kameez From Denims tage site in 100 bighas of jail land. It will be done as a mark of tribute to the great order to ensure a business friendly environment as well as quick turnaround Kabul, August 19 : As Taliban fighters take control of the presidential palace in freedom fighters during the celebration of 75th year of Independence ‘Ajadi ka of wagons, round the clock working hours has been introduced at Afghanistan capital Kabul, declaring victory over the Afghan government in Amrit Mahotsav’. The Jorhat Central Jail, formerly known as Jorhat District Jail Changrabandha Goods terminal. Now total 26 nos. of Goods handling loca- images broadcast on television, the burqa shops in the country are reopening was constructed during the British rule in India in 1909 and was opened in 1911. tion has been functional round the clock for loading/unloading in Northeast and witnessing a surge in footfall.Bloomberg reported in Monday that burqa During the freedom struggle, prominent freedom fighters like social reformer Frontier Railway. It may be mentioned here that Northeast Frontier Railway shops are reopening and the burqa, which was enforced in the country during Pitambor Dev Goswami, former President Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed, former Chief has unloaded 989 freight carrying trains in July as against 950 in June this the previous Taliban rule, will now become a must-have item.While the Taliban Minister Gopinath Bordoloi and Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Amiyo Kumar Das, Bijoy year with an increase of 4.10% and unloaded them in different goods sheds in are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they Bhagawati, Kamakhya Tripathi etc. were imprisoned in this jail. Freedom fighters its jurisdiction. It is worth mentioning that Northeast Frontier Railway carried have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life, Afghans who Beja Bauri and Kamala Miri breathed their last inside this jail. Martyr Kushal 7718 rakes of freight trains from January to July, 2021 as against 5846 rakes in remember the Taliban's brutal rule and those who have lived in areas controlled Konwar was hanged inside the jail on June 15, 1943. corresponding period of previous year which is an improvement of 32.0%. by the Islamic militants in recent years have watched with growing fear as the Half-holiday on account insurgents have overrun most of the country while international forces New VC appointed of Assam withdraw.Government offices, shops and schools are still shuttered in areas Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and other Arab countries, with the first day of Muharram recently captured by the Taliban, with many residents either lying low or fleeing falling on August 10.As a result, Ashura will be observed in these nations on Women’s University to the capital, Kabul. But already there are indications of a return to the harsh August 19, 2021, with the 9th fast falling on August 18, 2021. STAFF REPORTER, Guwahati, Aug 19: The Governor of Assam and Chan- version of Islamic rule Afghans lived under from 1996 until 2001, when the U.S. cellor of Assam Women’s University Prof. Jagdish Mukhi under Sub section drove the Taliban from power after the 9/11 attacks.Many fear the Taliban will CM Dr. Sarma visits his childhood (1) and (2) of Section 11 of the Assam Women’s University Act, 2013 (as roll back two decades of gains by women and ethnic minorities while restricting there. He took stock of University activities and asked university authority to amended up to date) has appointed Dr. Ajanta Borgohain Rajkonwar as the the work of journalists and NGO workers. An entire generation of Afghans was strive for converting it into a next generation university. He also laid the founda- Vice-Chancellor of the Assam Women’s University with effect from the date raised on hopes of building a modern, democratic state - dreams that seem to tion of Assam Agriculture University Agri Eco- tourism through Green initiative. of joining. She shall hold her office for a period of 5(five) years under Sub- have melted away before the Taliban's relentless advance.As the insurgents He also visited the temporary campus of Assam Women’s University at Assam section (5) of Section (11) of the aforesaid Act of the University. Presently, Dr. reached the capital early Sunday, a photo circulated on social media showing Agriculture University and informed that permanent VC would soon be ap- Ajanta Borgohain Rajkonwar is working as a Professor in the Department of the owner of a beauty salon painting over posters depicting women. Young pointed there. He also said that construction of the permanent campus of Commerce, Dibrugarh University. men raced home to change out of their jeans and tee-shirts and into the tradi- Women’s University would start expeditiously. Education Minister Dr. Ranuj tional shalwar kamiz outfit.Shops, government offices and schools remain closed Pegu, Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, Revenue Minister Jogen Mohan, Tea in cities seized by the Taliban in recent days, with residents staying indoors or Tribe Welfare Minister Sanjay Kishan, MPs Tapan Kumar Gogoi, Kamakhya Taliban halt exports, imports fleeing to Kabul because of security fears. Many appeared to be lying low until Prasad Tasa, MLAs Hitendranath Goswami, Renupama Rajkhowa, Bhabendranath they see what kind of order the militants impose.A 25-year-old university graduate Bharali, Bhaskarjyoti Baruah were present on the occasion. from India who works for a local NGO in the western city of Herat, which fell to the Taliban Abhijit Chaliha, Guwahati, Aug, 19 : The Taliban have stopped all imports last week, said she hasn't left home in weeks because of the fighting. From West Bengal post-poll violence and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country on speaking with other residents, she said there were few if any women out on the Kumar, Bar and Bench reported. The team's functioning will be overseen by a Sunday. Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Export streets, with even female doctors staying home until the situation is clearer."I retired Supreme Court judge. The bench - comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Organisation (FIEO) told ANI that currently, the Taliban has stopped the can't face Taliban fighters," she said by phone from Herat, asking that her name Bindal, Justice IP Mukerji, Justice Harish Tandon, Justice Soumen Sen and Jus- movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping not be used for fear of retribution. "I don't have a good feeling about them. No tice Subrata Talukdar - ordered the West Bengal Government to process the imports from the country. "We keep a close watch on developments in Af- one can change the Taliban's stance against women and girls, they still want compensation for the victims and rejected the state government's allegation that ghanistan. Imports from there come through the transit route of Pakistan. As women to stay at home."She had planned to begin a master's program this year the investigation conducted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of now, the Taliban has stopped the movement of cargo to Pakistan, so virtu- at Herat University, where women make up more than half of the student body."I was biased.The bench had earlier ordered the chairman of the NHRC to consti- ally imports have stopped," FIEO DG told ANI. India has long-standing rela- don't think I would be ready to wear a burqa," she said, referring to the all- tute an inquiry committee to probe accusations of human rights violations dur- tions with Afghanistan, especially in trade. India has a large investment in encompassing blue robe women were forced to wear under Taliban rule. "I can't ing the "post-poll violence". In its report, the panel indicted the Mamata Banerjee- Afghanistan. "In fact, we are one of the largest partners of Afghanistan and accept it. I will fight for my rights, whatever happens."The Taliban have issued led government and called for the investigation to be handed over to the CBI.The our exports to Afghanistan are worth around $835 million for 2021. We im- statements aimed at reassuring Afghans. They say there will be no revenge report strongly criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for al- ported goods worth around $510 Million. But besides the trade, we have a attacks on those who worked for the government or its security services, and legedly failing to stem the violence that erupted after its emphatic victory in sizable investment in Afghanistan. We have invested around $3 billion in that "life, property and honor" will be respected. They are urging Afghans to the Assembly polls. The TMC secured a landslide mandate, bagging 213 of Afghanistan and there are 400-odd projects in Afghanistan some of which remain in the country and have pledged to create a "secure environment" for the 292 seats for which polling was held in eight phases. The BJP won just 77 are currently going on," Sahai said. "...Some of the goods are exported from businesses, embassies, and foreign and local charities. But some of their ac- seats.Later, in a 95-page affidavit submitted to the Calcutta High Court on the international north-south transport corridor route which is fine now. Some tions send a different message.Last month, after capturing the Malistan district post-poll violence in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government has al- of the goods go through the Dubai route also which is working," he added. of the southern Ghazni province, Taliban fighters went door to door looking for leged that the NHRC committee that probed the matter "was fraught with bias Sahai said India has healthy relations with Afghanistan in trade. Currently, people who had worked with the government, killing at least 27 civilians, wound- against the ruling dispensation". It alleged that the members of the NHRC Indian export profile includes sugar, pharmaceuticals, apparel, tea, coffee, ing 10 others and looting homes, according to the semi-official Afghanistan probe team share close ties with BJP leaders.The case will now be placed spices and transmission towers. "Imports are related and largely dependent Independent Human Rights Commission.After capturing Herat, Taliban fight- before a Division Bench for dealing with other issues in the NHRC committee on dry fruits. We also import a little gum and onions from them," FIEO DG ers paraded two alleged thieves through the streets with black makeup on their report and other proceedings, Bar and Bench reported. said. Despite the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan, FIEO DG is hopeful faces. That's considered a warning, while repeat offenders risk having a hand and optimistic about trade relations with Afghanistan. "I am pretty sure over cut off. The Taliban have also been known to stone suspected adulterers and Two teachers from Assam were a period of time Afghanistan will also realise that economic development is carry out public executions in accordance with their harsh version of Islamic the other selected teachers are two each from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil the only way to move forward and they will continue with that kind of trade. law.During their earlier rule, the Taliban barred women from working outside the Nadu, Telangana, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Bihar, Gujarat, and I think the new regime will like to have political legitimacy and for that India's home or attending school. Women were required to wear the burqa and had to Rajasthan.From CBSE school, two teachers from the Bal Bharati Public School, role will become important for them also," DG FIEO told ANI. The Federation be accompanied by a male relative whenever they went outside.These days, Dwarka, Delhi, and Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, were selected of India Export Organisation expressed concern that in the coming day’s dry the Taliban leadership says it is open to women's education, but rights groups for the National award.Moreover, a teacher from Eklavya model residential school, fruit prices may go up due to the turmoil in Afghanistan. India is importing say the rules vary depending on local commanders and the communities them- Karpawand, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, is also among the 44 recipients of the around 85 percent of dry fruits from Afghanistan. "I will say that may not directly selves. Afghanistan remains an overwhelmingly conservative country, espe- award.Every year on Teacher's Day, the Government of India recognized the impact the prices but the very fact that one of the sources of import no longer cially outside major cities."The gap between official Taliban statements on meritorious teachers working in the country's primary, middle, and secondary exists, speculation of increase in prices is not ruled out," Sahai added. rights and the restrictive positions adopted by Taliban officials on the ground schools.President Ram Nath Kovind will honour 44 selected meritorious teachers on indicates that the Taliban are far from an internal consensus on their own Teacher's Day on September 5 this year.The Union Ministry of Education, Depart- 'Fifth Hand Wife' by Neelim policies," the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report last year.One ment of School Education and Literacy, has published a list of the selected teachers Akash Kashyap released issue on which they seem to be in agreement is intolerance of dissent.Human from across the country for the National Awards to Teachers, 2021.Among the Rights Watch says the Taliban routinely threaten and detain journalists, par- selected teachers are two each from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, A CORRESPONDENT, Guwahati, Aug 19: A bestselling author of Assamese ticularly women and reporters who are critical of the group. The Taliban and the Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar, Gujarat, and literature, Neelim Akash Kashyap, has released his new novel recently. Talking to government blamed each other for a recent string of killings of journalists, Rajasthan.Among CBSE schools, two teachers from Delhi's Bal Bharati Public School media persons here today, Kashyap informed that the novel is based on an some of which were claimed by the more radical Islamic State group.On Friday, Dwarka and Rajasthan's Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Jhunjhunu have made it to the unbelievable tradition of India. The novel has been titled 'Fifth Hand Wife'. Just the Taliban commandeered a radio station in the southern city of Kandahar and national honours list.A teacher from Eklavya model residential school, Karpawand, after publishing the novel, 'Fifth Hand Wife' has been able to hit the global stores renamed it the Voice of Sharia, or Islamic law. It's unclear whether the insurgents Bastar, Chhattisgarh is also among the 44 recipients of the award.The purpose of the also. The novel is based on the molki tradition, earlier practiced in various parts of purged the station's employees or allowed them to return. But the station will National Award to Teachers is to celebrate the unique contribution of the teachers India like Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, etc. Molki is the unbeliev- no longer broadcast music, which is banned in Taliban-run regions.The Taliban and to honor those teachers who through their commitment and industry have not able tradition of bride buying, where brides are being sold at a lower price than also closed a radio station in the southern Helmand province that offered only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their cows and goats. The newly published novel 'Fifth Hand Wife' is a tragic life story women's programming, but the insurgents said it was a temporary decision.Fear students.The award is given every year to provide public recognition to meritorious of a molki. Laxmi, a young girl, who became the victim of woman traffickers by the is running especially high among the ethnic Hazara minority, Shiite Muslims teachers working in primary, middle, and secondary schools. phony act of love, was sold as a molki. Being molki, she was sold to several men who were persecuted by the Taliban and made major gains in education and one after another and even she was the one who had to become the wife of her social status over the past two decades. They are seen as having been deeply son. The novel has become a source of attraction for the readers. According to invested in the Western-backed government, which could open them up to In Sheena Bora Murder Case sources, readers outside India are also showing positivity towards the novel. reprisals following its demise.In recent years, the Sunni extremists of the local also arrested on charges of helping Indrani in the murder.The murder was ex- The novel, published by well-established traditional publisher 'Redgrab', is now IS affiliate have carried out a wave of horrific attacks targeting Hazaras. An posed with the arrest of Indrani Mukherjee's driver in a separate case. Shyamvar available on numerous major bookstores of the country as well as e-platforms like attack on a maternity ward last year killed 24 people, including mothers and Rai is also accused in the case and turned approver.Sheena Bora was murdered Amazon, Flipkart, Kindle, Google Books, Kobo, etc. It is globally available on their newborn babies.The Taliban have condemned such attacks and engaged allegedly by Indrani, with help from her driver and her second husband Sanjeev Kindle. It may be mentionable here that the Assam living bestselling young in turf wars with the IS affiliate. But it remains to be seen whether, once in power, Khanna.Investigators said Indrani was furious about Sheena's relationship with novelist Neelim Akash Kashyap has debuted himself in the greater Indian En- the Taliban will crack down on such groups, which share some their ideology Rahul Mukerjea - Peter Mukerjea's son from an earlier marriage. After the murder, glish literature through the book 'Fifth Hand Wife'. Apart from his bestselling and include former Taliban fighters.Diplomatic sources told CNN-News18 on Indrani told friends that Sheena - whom she had always pretended was her sister Assamese novel 'Xonor Kharu Kolijar Saa', Kashyap has penned down 12 books, Sunday that the Taliban said Ghani has handed over the government to them - had shifted to the US.Based on the driver's statement, Sheena's half-burnt including 7 novels in Assam literature. On the other hand, another Assamese and there would be no power sharing. In a late night statement, the Taliban body was dug up from a forest near Mumbai.The CBI said Sheena Bora had writer Pinak Pani Basistha also took his first step in English literature through the said: "This is a takeover and no interim arrangement." "We want all missions to threatened to expose her mother after a financial dispute between them.Some 60 same novel. Nalbari living Pinak Pani Basistha entered the field as the editor of the stay and we assure them that they are safe here," it added.Desperate images of witnesses have recorded their statements in the trial, which started in 2017.While same novel 'Fifth Hand Wife'. The novel “Fifth Hand Wife” is a public awareness Afghanis clinging on to planes to escape the Taliban who have taken over the still in jail, Indrani and Peter Mukherjea ended their 17-year relationship and work against human trafficking. So there's a strong belief that the novel will bring country have been doing the rounds on social media but Pandit Rajesh Kumar, were granted a divorce in 2019. Peter Mukherjea was given bail last year. a lot of change regarding the molki tradition. the last Hindu priest of the Rattan Nath temple, is an exception. SPORTS PLUS FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 7 British Gymnastics 'deeply sorry' and 'must do better' to prevent abuse Harry Kane must be mentally right keep up with that growth."The board has taken stock over recent to play for Tottenham, says Nuno months. It is evident that the executive team and the London, August 19 : Nuno Wednesday Kane, who field a youthful team, with board have failed to be close Espírito Santo said he must missed Tottenham's the 17-year-old striker Dane enough to the gymnastics consider whether Harry opening-weekend victory Scarlett set to make his full community to understand Kane is in the right frame of over City on Sunday, debut. Joe Rodon will miss your concerns, and our mind before deciding posted a photo on social the game with a minor engagement with those whether to select him, with media of him training alone complaint aggravated in London, August 19 : Mike as its new chief executive, raising concerns has not Manchester City keen on at Hotspur Way with the training.A Manchester City Darcey, the British with other changes coming been good enough."We concluding a deal for the caption: "Another session fan with a banner aimed at Gymnastics chairman, has to the board in the coming have let you down, and we Tottenham striker before the in the bank." Nuno was Harry Kane during the game said the organisation "must months. Darcey says the are deeply sorry for that. close of the transfer noncommittal on whether at Tottenham on do better" to ensure there is organisation, which is While we acknowledge that window.Nuno revealed he Kane would be involved Sunday"We have big, big no further abuse in the sport complying with an official there is much good practice enjoyed breakfast with against Wolves in the expectations regarding and he is sorry for letting review into its conduct, has within the sport in the UK, Kane on Wednesday Premier League this Sunday Dane because he did so well down the gymnastics let people down.He said: we must make it clear to the morning but the forward but admitted he would have in pre-season," Nuno said. community.The governing "As we reflect on some whole membership that was left out of the to take the striker's fitness "He is a young talent that body is the subject of a legal great moments from the abusive practices including Tottenham party that later and mental state into we want to develop. We claim raised by 37 former Olympic Games in Tokyo, training on injuries, bullying, travelled to Portugal for play."What we must be sure want to make him better, we gymnasts, including three we also need to shouting, and weight their Europa Conference of is that when we decide want to make him grow. Olympians, who say they acknowledge that, shaming are not League play-off first leg to put a player on the pitch, There is a lot of potential were victims of alleged alongside gymnastics acceptable."There is against Paços de we have to consider all of [league] game." Nuno cut a happening behind the there."The Tottenham systemic physical and growing rapidly over the increasing awareness of Ferreira.Kane returned to the aspects," Nuno said. relaxed figure and insisted doors is Harry is our player. defender Ben Davies said psychological abuse.British last decade, our such practices in first-team training last "The fitness, the mental the outside noise We don't really pay much Nuno, the former Wolves Gymnastics has responded organisation has, on gymnastics, including Friday and continues to aspects. We are here to surrounding Kane, who is attention to what is being head coach, had been a by appointing Sarah Powell several fronts, failed to globally. build his fitness. On support all of the players keen on joining City, will not said on the outside breath of fresh air since equally."Harry, of course, distract him or the Spurs regarding the situation of replacing José Mourinho in has all of our support. His squad."Maybe I am the only Harry. Harry is our player, the summer."He's been very Naomi Osaka says she was 'ungrateful' fitness is getting better each one who does not really one of the best players in good with us. The training day. He worked today, he is care about what is being said the world and we are very has been very good, it's in attitude to tennis over the past year going to work tomorrow or written on the outside," lucky to have him."Nuno been refreshing, we're and he is going to join the he said. "With all my said none of the players working hard and he has Cincinnati, August 19 : serves and you don't get too group on Friday. On respect, it does not really that started Tottenham's really [built] a togetherness Naomi Osaka admitted that many opportunities."That's Saturday we will make the matter. What matters is victory against Manchester within the group and I think at times over the last year she where the lack of matches decision on who is going to what is happening behind City will feature on that showed in our first result felt ungrateful about her view can hurt you, because be involved in the next the doors and what is Thursday. He is expected to last weekend." that playing tennis on the there's not loads of rhythm world stage was not enough out there, and you know of an accomplishment in you're not going to get that Egan puts International Stakes glory itself.The world No 2 and many chances."A few years second seed fought back ago I would be taking those from a set and a break down chances at the end of the first above cash after York win atop Mishriff to beat American teenager set and today I didn't and it London, August 19 : David consideration later in the Coco Gauff 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the will cost you against the Egan banked at least year, Arrogate's all-time second round at the Western guys who are serving big £500,000 when Mishriff record of £13.6m in prize and Southern Open on because you don't get too won the Saudi Cup in money could soon be under Wednesday. In the past year, many opportunities." February and perhaps a threat."He's had this Osaka has pulled out of the Meanwhile, the defending 10th as much when the same strange year where he raced French Open and champion, Dominic Thiem, horse ran away with the in a truncated season last Wimbledon before she has withdrawn from the US International Stakes here on year, then he raced in the returned to her native Japan Open and will miss the rest Wednesday, but the clear- winter and we gave him a to light the flame at the Tokyo of the season. Thiem has eyed 22-year-old rider had holiday, now he's run in the Olympics opening failed to recover from a wrist no doubts about which had middle of summer," John ceremony, then lost in the many people and for them tournament in Cincinnati injury sustained while been the better day at the Gosden, the winner's third round of the women's to be so engaged and was due to be a warm-up contesting the Mallorca races. "This horse means trainer, said."If I'm going to singles competition. energetic was definitely event after he was added to Open in June.In a statement, everything to me, he's going go deep into the autumn, form after a disappointing run Aidan O'Brien a seventh win Reflecting on the past year really exciting. Today I felt the US Open main draw via the 27-year-old Austrian to make my career, I've got to take a pull with at Glorious Goodwood to in the Doncaster and how her mindset has like the match was very a wildcard. Despite the said: "Having spent a week hopefully," Egan said. him, freshen him again land the Group Two Great Classic."The reason we changed since then, Osaka serve-reliant. So I'm really defeat, Murray was training on court, I still felt "This is my best day at the through September. He's Voltigeur Stakes, but the keep running him is because said: "The choice to go out happy that my first serve satisfied with his time in pain in my wrist and I knew race track. The money having to run in sort of traditional path toward the St he just shows us so much there and play, to go see didn't let me down."Andy Cincinnati. "I thought this that it was not 100%. I went doesn't matter, it's all about segments, with holidays in Leger for winners of this race potential in the mornings," fans, the people that are Murray was, however, week was fairly positive," to see my doctors again and the horse."Many of the between. I think he's right up is closed off to Charlie Appleby said. "He might go coming out and watching knocked out of the Murray said. "I think I we have decided to follow a sport's most famous middle- there [with the best Gosden Appleby's three year-old as to America now for the you play, that itself is an Cincinnati Masters in played much better this conservative treatment, distance performers have has trained]. To win over a he was gelded earlier in the [Grade One] Jockey Club accomplishment and I'm not straight sets by the world week than during giving the injury more time won this race but few have mile and a furlong on the dirt year. The Mediterranean, Stakes [in mid-September]. sure when along the way I No 13 Hubert Hurkacz. Wimbledon or during the to recover."I'm very done so as smoothly and [in the Saudi Cup] and beat however, who stayed on well He's a gelding now and he's started de-sensitising that. It Murray, who had won the grass-court season."So I disappointed not to be able easily as Mishriff, who was the Americans, and then to finish a length and a quarter hopefully around for a few started not being an tournament twice, went guess the two issues for me to defend my US Open title eased down a few strides come here and do this, he's a behind Yibir, has been cut years and we'll have a bit of accomplishment for me so I into the match fresh from are one, my body doesn't and to miss the rest of the from the line but still passed super horse."Yibir returned to from 33-1 to 10-1 to give fun with him." felt like I was very ungrateful his first singles victory feel good and that is season. But I know this is the post six lengths in front on that fact."I think definitely since withdrawing from something that will what I have to do. I have a of Alenquer. Love, who Arsenal set to sign Aaron Ramsdale this whole Covid thing was the men's singles event at influence my future; and if long career ahead of me, so stepped in as a late really stressful with the the Olympics in the first after competing for a I will only come back once substitute for St Mark's from Sheffield United in £30m deal bubbles and not seeing round, only to fall 7-6 (4), number of months if my I'm fully recovered and in Basilica when her stable Sheffield , August 19 : on his watch. Arsenal have said: "It's not really what I people and not having the 6-3 against the Pole.In the tennis is going backwards good shape to companion was ruled out Arsenal are closing on a already signed the defender want but it's difficult to stop interactions."But seeing the opening round Murray then that would be another compete."Thiem won his on Monday, was six-and-a- £30m deal to sign the Ben White for £50m from this kind of situation. It's a state of the world, how had beaten the former sign for me that things are maiden grand slam title at half lengths behind the Sheffield United goalkeeper Brighton, while a move for huge deal for the club and everything is in Haiti and world No 7 Richard not how I would like them to Flushing Meadows last winner in third.A fit and Aaron Ramsdale. The 23- the Norway midfielder we have been relegated from Afghanistan right now, [it] is Gasquet in straight sets, be. But I don't see this week year, coming from two sets healthy St Mark's Basilica year-old, who was part of Martin Ødegaard is also the Premier League, so it's definitely really crazy and for but he was unable to find as going backwards."My down to beat Germany's would, in all probability, Gareth Southgate's England thought to be complicated to say me to just be hitting a tennis the same momentum body felt good. The Alexander Zverev in the have given Mishriff and squad at Euro 2020, is progressing.Ramsdale was no."Arsenal had begun ball in the United States and against the 24-year-old American hard courts are not final. However, he has Egan more to think about - expected to provide left out of Sheffield United's exploring a move for the have people come and watch Hurkacz. It was a difficult easy on the body and struggled for form and they finished nearly four competition for Bernd Leno squad for Wednesday's Barcelona goalkeeper Neto me play. I would want to be match for Murray, with physically I was a little bit fitness this year, going out lengths behind him in the and was Mikel Arteta's first- defeat to West Bromwich after negotiations with myself in this situation rather just 52% of his first serves tired after some of the longer in the first round of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown choice goalkeeping target Albion. Bournemouth stand Sheffield United hit an than anyone else in the accurate compared with rallies, but in terms of the French Open and missing in July, after all - but Mishriff this summer.The proposed to benefit after inserting a impasse, with the world."On the match she 71% from Hurkacz.The 34- pain and discomfort my Wimbledon and the Tokyo has now won at the highest deal is for Ramsdale worth 15% sell-on clause when Championship club asking added: "I feel like whenever year-old also made some body was really good."My Olympics.He joins Roger level in France, Dubai and an initial £24m, plus £6m in they sold the goalkeeper for nearer £40m. But talks I play here it's definitely uncharacteristic errors, tennis was better than at Federer in pulling out of the England, taking his career performance-related add- back to Sheffield United for accelerated this week and always very tough. I feel like including three double Wimbledon. It's still not how US Open, with the 20-times earnings past £11m. With ons. Arteta is understood to £18.5m last year.Following Ramsdale could even be we're really lucky to have faults, although he did I would like it but it's difficult grand slam champion races including the Arc, be keen on adding a the 4-0 loss at the registered in time for played in front of a crowd manage to save four out when you play against a lot opting to undergo knee Breeders' Cup Turf and contingent of young players Hawthorns, the United Arsenal's game against today and for there to be so of six break points.The of these guys now with big surgery. Japan Cup under with personality to develop manager Slavisa Jokanovic Chelsea on Sunday.

kept their wage bill relatively low, although if No surprise Leeds lost to Manchester United, they do add Harry Kane to Jack Grealish that would clearly change) and just look at the wage bills Chelsea because their funding is not reliant on regularity (that he was to acknowledge them is to Fernandes without season at a club. There extraordinary achievement footballing success, and trying to defend Steve accept how little agency the sacrificing a holding should be some concern and nobody should think to Manchester United McClaren's reign as England people we shout about midfielder and, if it does, that, like last season, Leeds slip back three or four places because of the legacy that manager should not every week really have in what does that mean for lost by four goals at Old this season would be a has allowed them to undermine the wider football.That point reared Marcus Rashford?Yet there Trafford, insufficient failure. Modern football is attach their name to a point).Managers are its head after Manchester was a weird strand of lessons were learned, even starkly stratified and preposterous range of expendable. Rejigging United's 5-1 victory over coverage that insisted if Bielsa said this was a although teams can often products across the squads takes time and Leeds on Saturday. There Solskjær had somehow better performance. But defy financial logic for a time, globe.Liverpool can money and huge amounts of was plenty to discuss: are outwitted Bielsa, even in fundamentally, Manchester to move up a tier is incredibly perhaps challenge for the effort in terms of research Leeds overreliant on some quarters that Bielsa United's wage bill is five difficult.There is still a title this season, but their and recruitment, whereas Kalvin Phillips, who was needed to be replaced if times that of Leeds.Everton, tendency to talk of a Big Six wage spending is 74% of anybody can look at who is absent? Why does Leeds are to kick on. (They who finished a place below in English football and while that of United. That they Manchester , August 19 : manager. As Alex Ferguson doing well in Portugal or Marcelo Bielsa's version finished ninth last season Leeds last season, had a it is true six clubs last season were as good as they were The easy thing is to blame said as many as 14 years Greece or the Championship of pressing so often lead with 59 points, the highest wage bill three times bigger. had a weekly wage bill in in the two seasons before the manager. It has become ago, we live in "a mocking and spy a potential messiah. to heavy defeats? Can points total by a promoted Of last season's Premier excess of £2.5m, it is also last was remarkable, but football's default response culture" and reality Then there are the structural Mason Greenwood's club for two decades). A League, only West Brom and true that within that last season showed how to any crisis. A team hits a television has fostered the factors, the underlying movement allow Ole Bielsa meltdown is possible; Sheffield United had wage grouping there are three with vulnerable a team like poor run or loses a big idea people should be economic issues it is often Gunnar Solskjær to field they do happen and he has bills lower than that of Leeds. clear advantages: Liverpool can be to a game: get rid of the voted off with great preferable to ignore because Paul Pogba and Bruno never managed a fourth To have finished ninth is an Manchester City (who had couple of injuries. k k y y m

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c STOPPAGE 8 c Women's Open becomes most lucrative Swimming superstar Ellie Cole major in female golf with $1.3m boost on diversity, accessibility and be at least $6.8m. Between cess, generating the income own pace. We have been for- duties before her first round, bringing people joy London, August 19 : 2014 and 2016, the purse and the revenues to make tunate with the team we've leaving others to discuss had been fixed at $3m, with prize-fund growth viable got, with the championship Korda's current position. The Women's Open has the winner's share always and financially sustainable. we've got, to be able to move Catriona Matthew, Europe's Sydney , August 19 : been handed a status and less than $500,000. Slum- "We believe that this action at the pace that we want to Solheim Cup captain, went financial boost ahead of bers has credited AIG, the to make changes sends a move at."The elephant in this so far as to say a long se- tee-off at Carnoustie with a event's main sponsor since strong signal that more particular room relates to the quence of winning by Korda "You know, six years ago, I $1.3m prize fund increase 2019, with helping to el- needs to be done, and I be- R&A-administered Open would represent another ben- was working at a place and I to $5.8m, making the tour- evate its status."Together we lieve can be done, by every- Championship. Its latest prize efit to the sport.Nelly Korda was told that I was a 'diver- sity hire,'" she tells Guard- nament the most lucrative are on a journey to increase one involved in our sport. pot of $10.75m is almost watches her tee shot at the in female golf. On Sunday ian Australia from a training prize money in a financially "The US Women's Open, double what will be available 18th during the fourth round camp in Cairns.The star at Carnoustie in the coming of the women's golf event at swimmer believes the com- days. Slumbers was circum- the Tokyo ment was made in jest. But spect over whether or not fi- Olympics."Without a doubt, she was disappointed. "And nancial parity between his she's got that potential to be I think that's when I really male and female majors is a dominant," Matthew said. started asking myself ques- realistic goal."I'm a glass-half- "She hits it long. To be world tions about what's happening full guy," the chief executive No 1 you have to do every- outside of the sporting said. "We have closed a huge thing well. If she can keep space," she says. "Because gap over these few years, so I that form going, I don't see as a prolific athlete, I do live look at that as a positive. I why she couldn't be in a bit of a bubble. What's think the direction of travel is dominant."I think it is good actually happening out there here. But I remain consis- for women's golf to have a in the real world needs to be tently of the view that we need dominant player. You saw spoken about more."This article includes content pro- to build the financial where- how Tiger Woods elevated vided by Instagram. We ask withal of women's profes- the PGA Tour. If you have for your permission before sional golf, particularly in our someone that becomes domi- anything is loaded, as they championship - I cannot talk nant, she starts to be known may be using cookies and for anyone else's champion- by non-golfers, which then other technologies. To view ship - and keep building the maybe encourages them to this content, click 'Allow value of the sponsorship, the come and watch golf. So and continue'. On Thurs- number of people who come yeah, I think it would be a day, the International the champion on Scotland's sustainable way," Slumbers played at the Olympic Club to watch, the value of the me- good thing."Not that Mat- Paralympic Committee - east coast will collect a said. "Many of you will have in June, had a $5.5m purse. dia rights. If we are success- thew is waving white flags in along with dozens of other cheque for $870,000 heard me say many times It now remains to be seen ful on that, then we'll continue respect of an upcoming clash major organisations - will (£632,000).Martin Slum- that professional golf is a whether the United States down this journey."With with Korda's US team in To- launch WeThe15, which bers, the R&A's chief execu- business. For women's golf Golf Association responds 8,000 spectators per day per- ledo. "For Solheim to have they hope to be the world's tive, announced the fillip for to close the gap with the to the R&A's stance. "There mitted at Carnoustie, much the world No 1 player, it's largest human rights move- this major championship men's game, it requires should never be a race," focus is on the world No 1 a great thing," the Scot ment. The 15 refers to the with considerable glee on estimated 15% of people most successful Olympian happened before."Which greater investment and sup- Slumbers insisted. "This is not Nelly Korda. The recently said. "In match play, as across the globe who have a Wednesday. And no won- after Tokyo, has 11 medals, brings us back to port from golf bodies, spon- a competition. This is about crowned US PGA and Olym- we've seen in a lot of 18- disability.The lofty goal of der: Slumbers promised the sors, the media and our fans moving in a direction and ev- pic champion opted not to hole events, anyone can five being gold.Cole has re- WeThe15. Yes, things have the 10-year campaign, which ceived an order of Australia changed, and are changing. pot at Muirfield in 2022 will to grow its commercial suc- eryone has got to move at their undertake press conference beat anyone. will be a key feature of the and a striking photograph of But there is much more to Paralympics Opening cer- her perched on the rocks at do.Cole does not tell the emony on 24 August, is to Wylie's Baths in Coogee, story about being called a Virat Kohli puts huge impetus on Tests, "act as a global movement prosthetic leg and Australian "diversity hire" to elicit publicly campaigning for flag in the foreground, is pity. Her point is that com- disability visibility, accessi- among the collection at the panies should see there is bility, and inclusion". National Portrait Gallery in genuine value to having a it bodes well for format: Kevin Pietersen Organisers say the opening Canberra.She first went to the diverse workplace. It's not well as in T20."That's why gland 1-0."It's very difficult the game - are so vocal bowl to that top three at ceremony will embrace the Paralympics in Beijing aged about tokenism."People inclusion agenda in an un- he puts so much importance for subcontinental teams to and so passionate about it. the moment and come un- 16. She recalls skipping maths need to just not look at London, August 19 : ashamed way that past

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games have not.The cam- y Virat Kohli's enthusiasm when Test cricket needs all form, but they would prob- format."Pietersen also and I'm 41 years of age. Trickett win gold in the 100m as simply a diversity hire, m paign is being launched with butterfly in the Olympics. The but somebody who can cre- m c and intensity on the field the love it can get, how ably be 2-0 up after two wants "wholesale None of India's bowlers a slick 90-second film with c shows Test matches mean fact she would be competing ate that conversation, who good is it to see a global matches if it weren't for the changes" in England team are actually worried about a thought-provoking mes- at an equivalent meet weeks can provide a different everything to him, accord- superstar so passionate rain at Trent Bridge," ahead of the third Test."I any damage that they sage that boils down to: later didn't dawn on her. "I voice," she says."You see ing to former English crick- about it."Under Kohli, In- Pietersen said. Pietersen was would make wholesale might do," Pietersen people with disabilities don't didn't even think like, 'I'm go- low employment rates, be- eter Kevin Pietersen, who dia became the number one lavish in his praise for pacer changes for the third Test. said."Dawid Malan, Liam need your pity, they deserve ing to be over at this thing cause if [businesses] have feels the Indian skipper's Test team. They also quali- Mohammed Siraj, who took They cannot be worse than Livingstone and Harry your respect.When Cole was competing myself,'" she says. one person as a 'diversity passion for the format fied for the inaugural World asked by the International Her sense of what the hire' then businesses feel bodes well for red-ball Test Championship final, Paralympic Committee to Paralympics are has changed like they don't need to em- cricket at a time when it which they lost to New take part in the campaign, since then. And so has the ploy anybody else."This ar- needs "all the love it can Zealand. Earlier this week, she thought of her public's.Cole traces that shift ticle includes content pro- get". The 41-year-old feels the Indian team registered parents."When they were in attitudes back to London vided by Instagram. We ask Kohli pushes himself to a memorable 151-run vic- told that I was going to have 2012. Cole recalls seeing bill- for your permission before my leg amputated at three … follow the footsteps of his tory over England in the boards depicting athletes with anything is loaded, as they their first response was that a disability as she made her may be using cookies and heroes such as Sachin second Test at Lord's."He they felt this overwhelming Tendulkar and Rahul values his team producing way around the city."I was other technologies. To sense of fear about what my walking down the street, and view this content, click Dravid, who themselves in all conditions, and so to future was going to be like," are legends of the format. I was with a friend of mine 'Allow and continue'.She have watched his team win Cole says. "They didn't who had no arms and no points out that access to "Knowing Virat Kohli the in Australia and then have know anyone else who had legs," she says. "So he was health care is still an issue way that I do, I know the gone one up in England a disability."As a child, walking on two prosthetic for some people with dis- huge impetus he puts on with a victory at Lord's will Cole's parents enrolled her in legs. And another friend of abilities, even more so following in the footsteps satisfy him hugely." "You swimming to help with her mine who had no legs, and during the pandemic and of his heroes. His heroes can see by his enthusiasm, rehabilitation. This week, at another woman who was that poverty rates among are Sachin Tendulkar, intensity, and the way he 29-years-old, she will jet off short statured, and I was people with disabilities are Rahul Dravid and other rallies his troops. Test four wickets in each innings the line-up that batted like Brook all need to play in to Tokyo for her fourth thinking like, 'We are going disturbingly high. Another legends of Test match cricket still means every- at Lord's. "The way that that on day five at Lord's, that match at Headingley. Paralympics. Cole is the to be a sight for sore eyes. issue close to Cole's heart cricket," Pietersen wrote in thing to him and it's mo- Mohammed Siraj bowled which was absolutely atro- "Yes, there is risk, because reigning champion in the It's like a disability cock- is accessibility. "Now, his blog post for ments like this that will de- on day five summed it up ? cious. "From a seemingly these guys might nick off 100m backstroke S9 and has tail.' "We didn't get like a whenever I'm walking 15 Paralympic medals to her "Betway.""Kohli knows fine his legacy," Pietersen intensity, heart and quality. comfortable position, En- while playing aggressive second look in the streets around the streets of Aus- name - six of them gold.To of London. I couldn't be- tralia, I try and see how ac- that to be considered a leg- wrote.With the win at It's amazing for Test gland fell to a 151-run de- shots, but they can't do any put that in perspective, end of the game, he needs Lord's, India lead the five- cricket that India - who are feat, losing all 10 wickets worse than the current lieve that. I'd never been cessible everything is," Emma McKeon, Australia's anywhere where that hasn't she says. to deliver in this format as match series against En- the number one brand in on the final day."I could lot."

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