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Government. vaccine doses are in the day after India recorded a Since the launch of the Overall, more than 29.35 pipeline and will be received by Amilestone of 86 lakh vac- nationwide vaccination drive, crore (29,35,04,820) vaccine the States/UTs within the next cination in a day, numbers Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, doses have been provided to 3 days, said the slumped drastically on day Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, States/UTs so far, through the Government. two of the implementation of Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Centre Government of India “revised guidelines for Covid- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, (free of cost channel) and 19 jab drive” with just around Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, through direct state procure- 53.4 lakh people vaccinated as Telangana, Odisha, Uttar ment category. per the Government data avail- Pradesh and West Bengal have More than 2.14 crore able till 10pm. administered first dose to more (2,14,90,297) Covid vaccine According to the Union than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the doses are still available with the Health Ministry, on the second age group 18-44 years, said a States/UTs to be administered day of the new phase of Covid- ' ,45 19 vaccination, more than 53.4 lakh vaccine doses were admin- ,)-,-667 8 triking a discordant note istered on Tuesday till 10 pm %22)++)0-%9.)(- Sahead of joining the all- with Uttar Pradesh recording party meet convened by Prime highest single-day vaccine cov- New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Minister Narendera Modi in erage by administering 7.96 Covaxin has demonstrated New Delhi on June 24, the lakh doses. 77.8% efficacy in phase 3 trials, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Other States, like Madhya reported ANI quoting sources. Declaration (PAGD) on Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and The Hyderabad-based firm Tuesday announced they will Karnataka, which reported a had earlier submitted the trial attend the meeting but there sharp surge in vaccination on data to the Subject Expert 6786.& which is said to be more vir- can be no compromise on Committee (SEC) of the Indian ulent. Delta plus, also known Article 370 and 35A, which ',2 drug regulator. The expert day after the WHO said as AY.1 variant or B.1.617.2.1, granted special status to the ""3" panel has approved the trial Athe existing Covid-19 vac- is considered to be the most erstwhile State of Jammu & data, which was conducted on cines are showing reduced dangerous variant of Covid-19. Kashmir. 25,800 subjects, as per reports. signs of efficacy against the Union Health Secretary The PAGD leaders, who 9!! 6!99: Delta variant of coronavirus, Rajesh Bhushan said at a Press assembled at the residence of ;<:! =>? the Government on Tuesday briefing here that India is Dr Farooq Abdullah, discussed +,,(-)((.%/,0% alerted that the Delta plus vari- among the nine countries the contours of the agenda of ' 9!>!=: ;<@!9 ? ant is prevalent in Maharashtra, where the Delta plus mutation the June 24 conclave. P ! "# $ # % %' ,(2%.-)3)2)+ Kerala and MP in India and 8 of the cornavirus has been After the meeting was over, A' ! >! :! 9 0,.),,20,0 (), other countries. found so far. However, he chairman of the PAGD alliance Since New Delhi has invited the ours,” he said. agree to the agenda which is in ;<=6! @? However, it asserted that underlined that it is currently Dr Farooq Abdullah told leaders individually, we have Tarigami said they will go the interest of the people of )-++)% #, both Covishield and Covaxin a “variant of interest” and has reporters, “Mehbooba Mufti, decided that all those invited to Delhi and represent the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh,” A =!9>!6 are effective against the new not yet been classified as a Mohmmad Yusuf Tarigami, will attend the meeting and put people of Jammu, Kashmir said Tarigami. New Delhi: Anticipating a mutation. It said it would short- “variant of concern”. and I will attend the all-party forth their points on J&K.” and Ladakh. “We will put forth PDP chief Mehbooba ::>! 6!: @;< !B6? third Covid-19 wave in ly come out with the extent of Of the 22 cases of Delta meeting called by the PM. We The chief spokesperson of the aspirations of people of said during the meeting with October, the Government on their effectiveness. plus variant of the coron- hope to keep our agenda before the PAGD and CPI(M) leader Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh the Prime Minister on ! >!B=@;<@ !=@6? Tuesday said schools, shut since As a precautionary mea- avirus detected in India, 16 the PM and Home Minister”. Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami in the meeting. Whatever is Thursday, she will press for March last year due to the pan- sure, the Union Health have been detected in Dr Abdullah said, “Our said they will not ask for moon possible within the Indian con- the restoration of the special P !@:! >;<9!6>? demic, will only re-open once Ministry has issued an advi- Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri and stand is clear and all of you during the meeting with the stitution is what we are going status of Jammu and Kashmir a significant portion of the pop- sory to the three State Jalgaon while others are from know what our stand is. There PM. “We will seek something to seek. We will not put our sig- which was “snatched away B!9=! @>;<=! >:? ulation has been vaccinated Governments to keep a vigil parts of Kerala and Madhya is no need to repeat the same. that is ours and will remain nature on their agenda, we will from us”. against coronavirus. on the new mutated virus Pradesh. ' @B!9 !66 ;<9>6? '( Q* R ( P ,-!. //'/,0 6786.& !" ed to ensure that our solutions do not follow a ‘one size fits all’ 6786.& # he “successful Centre-State model. For a federal country of 6786.& # bhagidari”, said the Prime continental dimensions, find- T 6786.& Minister Narendra Modi on ing policy instruments at the he Supreme Court on & ' ( Tuesday, has helped States raise national level to promote TTuesday refused to inter- he Mumbai Bench of the an extra 1.06 lakh crore in reforms by State Governments fere with the assessment utting aside apprehensions TNational Company Law P ! 2020-21 and this, he said, hap- is indeed challenging. But, we scheme propounded by both Pover the seasonal discount Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday " #$ pened despite the challenges had faith in the robustness of the Central Board of offers, the Ministry of approved the resolution plan of %'%() L& M +,O thrown by Covid-19 pandem- our federal polity and we Secondary Education (CBSE) Consumer Affairs on Tuesday Kalrock Capital and entrepre- ic. States were able to raise an moved ahead in the spirit of and the Council for the Indian made it clear that discount sales neur Murari Lal Jalan to revive # # extra 1.06 lakh crore in 2020- Centre-State bhagidari,” Modi School Certificate that benefit consumers will the grounded airline Jet ./,/ 0.,1 21 by implementing a set of wrote detailing the said “bhagi- Examinations (CICSE) for continue but flash sales that CCPA (Central Consumer Airways. reforms that allowed them to dari’’ and highlighted some evaluation of Class 12 stu- seek to exploit market would be Protection Authority) can take The NCLT has given 90 borrow more from the Centre, paragraphs in his blog. dents, whose board examina- hit under the proposed amend- suo motu cognizance,” she days to the Directorate General # L2M Modi said in a blog titled across the world in terms of “In May 2020, as part of tions have been cancelled due ments to the Consumer said. of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and # “Reforms by Conviction and policy-making. India is no the Aatmanirbhar Bharat to the Covid-19 pandemic. Protection (e-commerce) Khare added that the Ministry of Civil Aviation Incentives”,. exception. Raising enough package, the Government of The top court rejected Rules, 2020, on which the Government will not seek dis- (MoCA) to allot slots to the air- # He wrote in his blog that 23 resources for public welfare India announced that State the objections raised by a Government has sought public closure of flash sales from e- line. # # ( States availed of additional while ensuring sustainability is Governments would be parents’ body as well as stu- comments by July 6. commerce players to regulate The decision marks the borrowings of 1.06 lakh crore proving to be one of the biggest allowed enhanced borrowing dents and said that it is not Ministry’s Additional the fraudulent sale of goods first step in what could be the P out of a potential 2.14 lakh challenges, he said. for 2020-21. An extra 2 per possible to have a second Secretary Nidhi Khare on and services return of India’s oldest and ' * crore. “This significant increase “In this backdrop of the cent of GSDP was allowed, of guess approach with regard to Tuesday made it clear that the but will take appropriate action largest private airline. +,O+ in availability of resources was financial crunch seen across the which 1 per cent was made various aspects of the assess- Ministry “will not regulate” the as per the law on consumer Following the NCLT’s approval, made possible by an approach world, do you know that Indian conditional on the implemen- ment scheme. trade on e-commerce plat- complaints. “We are not going shares of Jet Airways hit the 5 ./ of Centre-State bhagidari,” he States were able to borrow sig- tation of certain economic A special bench of Justices forms. And the e-commerce to seek disclosure of flash per cent upper circuit on the / wrote. nificantly more in 2020-21?,” reforms,” said the Prime AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh players need not be anxious sales. We are with sales that National Stock Exchange. 3 # The Prime Minister said Modi sought to say. Minister. Maheshwari said, “We accept about the proposed changes in benefit maximum consumers. As per the NCLT order, the , the Covid-19 pandemic has “When we formulated our Modi said this nudge for the scheme as propounded by the rules. “We will take action If someone wants to com- DGCA will take the final deci- come with a whole new set of economic response to the reform is rare in Indian pub- both the boards — CBSE and on fraudulent flash sales if we plain, there should at least be sion on the allotment of slots to ( challenges to Governments Covid-19 pandemic, we want- lic finance. CISCE”. receive any complaints or a provision,” Khare said. the airline. ) * "R $ % ! & 6786.& P fter two and half hours of $ Aconfabulations among .5 7 & eight Opposition parties over the “need for preparing an hat could be better than n a serious setback for alternate vision in the country”, Wlunch to call it a political Ithe Lakshadweep their leaders emerged to take truce? This exactly happened Administration, the Kerala great pains in refuting that it on Tuesday when Chief &4894'& High Court on Tuesday stayed was a Third Front, it was a % ( $# Minister Yogi Adityanath till further orders the operation political grouping minus the $ reached the house of Deputy he Congress’ three-member of two controversial orders Congress and its huddle was at # # % %' Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Tpanel constituted to resolve issued by the UT on May 21. the behest of NCP chief Sharad Maurya to have lunch. This was the infighting in Punjab party Chief Justice Manikumar Pawar. perception that there is going the first time Yogi had gone to unit on Tuesday gave Chief and Justice Shaji P Chali stayed “It is being reported in the to be a big Opposition group a Minister’s house in the last Minister Capt Amarinder panel also took a strong note the orders issued by the media that this meeting of excluding the Congress is four and a half years. Singh virtually six months to of party MLA and former Lakshadweep Administration Rashtra Manch was held by wrong. “It is being said that The official explanation keep the promises his party Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s to shut down the dairy farms er, this was a prelude to the Sharad Pawar to unite anti-BJP Pawar is taking a big political given was that he had gone marriage. Yogi was accom- made before the 2017 elections, “two families operated by the administration implementation of the pro- political parties. This is totally step and the Congress has to congratulate Maurya’s son panied by Deputy Chief that were not fulfilled during taking advantage in the State” and to remove beef and relat- posed Animal Preservation incorrect. I want to clarify that been boycotted. who got married recently, Minister Dr Dinesh Sharma, past four-and-a-half years. remarks after “miffed” Chief ed items from the noon meal (Regulation), 2021, which seeks this meeting took place at This is incorrect. There is but in political circles this BJP’s national general secre- The deadline came during Minister lodged a strong served to children in the island to ban slaughter of cows and Pawar’s residence but he didn’t no political exclusion. We have visit is seen as an attempt to tary organization BL his three-hour-long meeting objection to such statements schools. Resident of one of the consumption of beef and beef call this meeting,” NCP leader invited the leaders who sub- scotch speculation that Yogi Santosh, and RSS leader with the panel, led by Leader of that too at a time when the islands who filed a public inter- products. Majeed Memon told the media scribe to the ideology of and Maurya are not on the Krishna Gopal. Opposition in Rajya Sabha efforts are on to resolve the est litigation (PIL) had stated These orders had caused after the meeting on Tuesday. Rashtra Manch in which lead- same page. Politically speaking Mallikarjun Kharge, Punjab issue. that order was passed with a wide resentment in the islands Former BJP leaders ers of all political parties could Maurya’s son Yogesh got through this meeting a mes- party affairs’ in-charge Harish In fact, senior Congress malicious intention to change that saw massive protests and Yashwant Sinha and come. There is no political married on May 22 amid sage is being sent among the Rawat, and former MP JP leader Rahul Gandhi was also the food habits of the island en masse resignation from Shatrughan Sinha have found- discrimination. I personally Covid protocol. No leaders party leaders and the adver- Aggarwal. not happy with the former inhabitants. the Lakshadweep unit of the ed the Rashtra Manch. invited Congress members,” or Ministers from the saries that all is well between At the same time, the cricketer’s latest statements. According to the petition- BJP. Memon further said the Memon stressed. Cabinet were invited to that Yogi and Maurya. !"#"$#% "&'(&)&*
The decision was taken Mucormycosis,” said Secretary extension to government teach- wave of Covid 19 is also feared operations. right to document their resi- during the Cabinet meeting of Cabinet Coordination ing and non-teaching doctors, the government needs more “Now if a personnel of dential properties so that they chaired by Chief Minister Vandana Dadel. who are set to retire by March doctors to strengthen health SAP dies during duty due to can use their property for eco- Hemant Soren. In Jharkhand so far 82 2022. infrastructure. naxal violence the compensa- nomic purposes. It will also fix “A number of cases of confirmed cases of Those who are retiring !" ! The government also con- tion will be given to the fami- the boundary of their village. Mucormycosis among Covid Mucormycosis have been between May to September " ceded the outstanding demand ly besides a fourth grade job in The scheme is for surveying the '4 & 19 patients have been seen reported whereas 54 other 2021; their service has been $%! of personnel of Special police to one of the family land parcels in rural inhabited during and after treatment of cases were suspected to be extended till March 2022, ! " Auxiliary Police (SAP) for ben- members,’ said Dadel. areas using Drone technology. harkhand Government on Covid 19. Now, the black fun- Mucormycosis. So far 26 per- whereas those retiring between ' efits at par with Jharkhand The Cabinet also agreed to The survey will be done across JMonday declared gus has been declared an epi- sons have died due to October 31, 2021 and March Police in case of death due to start the Central government’s the country in a phase wise Mucormycosis commonly demic under Epidemic Mucormycosis and 52 recov- 31, 2022; their service will be ! naxal violence, compensation scheme SVAMITVA (Survey of manner over the period 2020 - referred to as black fungus as Diseases Act 1897 and ered. Ranchi so far topped extended further for six month ( and job on compensatory villages and mapping with 2025. an epidemic and also issued a Jharkhand Covid 19 Regulation with 30 confirmed cases of which will be counted from the " ground. improvised technology in vil- The scheme is proposed as detailed guideline and proto- 2020. A detailed guideline has Mucormycosis followed by East date of their retirement. ) " In SAP the government lage areas). This scheme is an a central sector scheme with a cols to be followed whenever a been issued and hospitals will Singhbhum district. The government took the hires retired army personnel on initiative of the Ministry of projected outlay of 79.65 case of black fungus is detect- have to inform the government The Cabinet took another decision in the wake of the out- contract and they are also Panchayati Raj that aims to crores for the pilot phase 2020 ed. if a patient is diagnosed with major decision to give job break of Covid 19. As the third deployed during anti naxal provide rural people with the -21. ' O - P /
+4' accepted both the important programmes to be hosted in India at Bokaro in close ith the sports technical proposal ‘e- cooperation with the global bodies soon. Wenzymes for life’ getting a nod from The report of the GAC programme GAC the event would be conducted in vir- at partner city Bokaro from the year 2020 tual mode for the first time in India. added by new initiatives of SAIL in 2021 Alister Dalrymple, Director (Strategy) of was projected by the lead Officer Jaideep, IOC-backed GAC, while interacting which was appreciated by the global through virtual mode with BSL’s Director authorities and also forwarded to in-charge Amarendu Prakash has given UNESCO for the need through the in principle approval to organise the event Indian headquarter of UNESCO. ‘e-enzymes for life’ in India. The interaction was held between the ‘e-Enzymes for life’ would be a unique apex global authorities of the United sports and well-being related curriculum Nations, International Olympic of people of all age and sex groups, Committee supported Global Active City informed Jaideep Sarkar International (GAC) and SAIL, BSL participated by Coach & Lead Officer, Global Active City Amarendu Prakash, Director in Charge, (GAC) Bokaro. SAIL, Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), Sameer “It helps in building a strong desire Swarup, Executive Director, Personnel & and motivation towards sports and well- Administration, SAIL BSL, B.S. Popli, being. In an Indian sports ecosystem there Chief General Manager, Town is dire need of this system which is yet to Administration, SAIL BSL, Subhash be cultivated for a better sporting yield,” Rajak, In charge Sports, SAIL-BSL; added Jaideep. Jaideep Sarkar, International Coach & Director-in-Charge, SAIL, Bokaro, Lead Officer, GAC, Bokaro; Philipp P. Amarendu Prakash performed the wel- Muller Wirth, Executive Officer & come address by focusing the responsi- Observer, UNESCO, Sports & Youth; bility and commitment of Bokaro towards Gabriel Messmer, President, Evaleo & total Sports Development and praised the Global Active City programme, sup- role of GAC program. ported by IOC: Alister Dalrymple, He insisted that with the multidi- Director (Strategy), GAC; Michael Gross, mensional aura of sports, Bokaro is on the Director ((Projects), Evaleo & Global move to become a Sports City in the days Active City programme; A. Watzlawick, to come. Manager, Partnership Development During the interaction Amarendu Manager, Evaleo & Global Active City with the strong support of his team programme. * ! ! +"
'4 & finance minister Rameshwar Oroan staged a protest against rise in fuel prices he State BJP has termed the across the state, but no action was taken TGovernment’s move of slapping an against these leaders. Similarly, on the FIR against State BJP president and same day state labour resources Minister Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash, Kanke Satyanand Bhokta organised a birthday MLA Samri Lal and over 70 unnamed party of RJD chief Lalu Prasad in Chatra others under the Epidemic Act as polit- where hundreds of people attended, but ical vendetta. Opposing the move, senior no action was taken. BJP leader and party legislative party He also said that the Congress lead- leader Babulal Marandi has written a let- ership on June 19 also celebrated the ter to Director General of Police (DGP), birthday of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Niraj Sinha stating that the government’s at the party office which too was attend- move is against the freedom of speech and ed by hundreds of leaders, but no action expression as guaranteed by Constitution. was taken in this connection too. On June 18, BJP leaders including Marandi, through his letter urged the Prakash and others had staged a dharna DGP to take action against Congress and at Kanke block against the State’s policy RJD leadership as per laws. for farmers. An FIR was lodged against Meanwhile, the State BJP will observe these leaders for staging a protest in vio- June 23 as black day and anti-emergency lation of the lockdown rules. This is per- day. Addressing a press conference at the haps the first time since the outbreak of BJP office, former state president the pandemic in March last year when Dineshanand Goswami said that 47 years members of political parties were booked ago then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi under the Epidemic Act. imposed emergency in the country in vio- Marandi, though his letter raised the lation of Constitutional power. Taking a issue of double standards by the State dictatorial attitude, Indira Gandhi arbi- Government stating that going by the trarily abolished censorship on the press, same yardstick, Congress leaders should jailed opposition leaders and civil right also be charged under the same provisions activists. Fundamental rights were blunt- for violating the lockdown rules. ed. Due to the movement to restore He stated that the state government democracy, many opposition leaders is misusing its power to silence the including former prime minister Atal democratic protest made by BJP. He stat- Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani had to face ed that on June 11, the Congress leader- torture. Most of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh ship under state president and state activists had to spend 19 months in jail.
,4&685' importance of living garbage free. The event will be held on Twitter Handle aking part in creative activities can @LaGravitea. The results will be organ- Thelp the hearing impaired commu- ised on July 28. nity to feel more confident and learn The brain behind the event Avinash new skills. With this aim, La Gravitea, Dugar said: “ The contest is an oppor- a DeafCafe at Jamshedpur that employs tunity to stay positive utilising your time deaf, hard of hearing and orphan boys and energy so that PwDs don't suffer and girls is all set for the new edition from mental health issues during the of KhamoSheWithLife. pandemic and win some cash prize in It is the only annual event by a start- return. KhamoSheWithLife 4.0 in 2020 up in India which empowers and gives which was held online on the Facebook an opportunity to deaf community to Page of La Gravitea had a show their skill in diverse fields. participation of 111 deaf girls from 5 The contest has invited a two min- countries viz., India, Nepal, Bangladesh, utes video from deaf Kenya, South Africa. This year too the community around the globe showing participation is overwhelming. their creative skill in what they can do La Gravitea in posh Circuit House for society/environment during Area has employed waitresses and Covid19 lockdown. cooks, all sourced from Sonari's Bal For society, it could be helping Vihar, an institution that works with the elderly in their task, assisting children, hearing impaired. supporting other PwDs, teaching Apart from serving breakfast, lunch YOGA and so on. and drinks, the most unique feature For the environment, it could be about the cafeteria is their initiative to spreading awareness on saving water/no empower women with hearing honking, making others learn the impaired. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 23, 2021
Citizens Free water supply to all need to be Heavy rainfall likely in pro-active for 45 lakh rural families: CM vaccination parts of Chhattisgarh STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR
hhattisgarh residents Cmust pro-actively partici- pate in the vaccination drive to prevent a third wave of Covid-19, the government said on Tuesday. There is a need to create awareness on this issue among the people, Harsha Puranik, Joint Director (PR), told the media. With enough stock of vaccine doses available, the need of the hour is to speed up the vaccination drive with active participation of the citizens, Puranik said. On Monday, 91,172 vaccine doses were administered at Rains lashed Kabirdham region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, providing much needed relief from sultry 2,563 centres across the state. weather.) Chhattisgarh has registered a STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR senior scientist at the Met cen- east of Bay of Bengal. As a 1.2 percent positivity rate tre, said intense showers accom- result, heavy rains could occur with 496 positive cases panied with thunderstorm and at one or two places in central STAFF REPORTER n ight rains took place in RAIPUR communication quoted him as At present 5.66 lakh households reported against 39,506 sam- LChhattisgarh's capital lightning are likely to occur at a Chhattisgarh,” he said. saying. have been provided the water ples tested, she added. Raipur on Tuesday, with the few places in the districts of “A convergence area has formed hhattisgarh Chief Minister Baghel virtually launched 658 supply connection, he said. In the The number of Black Fungus maximum temperature settling Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur divi- in Bastar. As a result, gusty CBhupesh Baghel on Tuesday works at a cost of Rs 238.56 crores current fiscal, the budgetary allo- cases has reached 340. A total at 35.2 degrees Celsius, slightly sions. winds accompanied with thun- announced that free water supply across 16 districts. It will cover cation for this is Rs 850 crores. of 57 patients have been dis- lower than the previous day. “A cyclonic circulation is gener- derstorm occurred at isolated will be provided to all the 45.48 65,396 households. The Chief The Chief Minister underlined charged and 199 have been The weather department ated in north-west Bihar and places in the region. Light to lakh rural families by 2023. Minister also flagged off the pub- the need to conserve water and operated on. The disease has warned of heavy rains in the adjoining eastern Uttar Pradesh medium rainfall is predicted for The state will at any cost comply licity vehicle of the ‘Jal Jeevan said weater recharging structures killed 29 people and 21 have state's Central regions on whereas a trough has formed the region also on Wednesday," with the deadline, an official Mission’. should be built in villages. died due to comorbidities. Wednesday. H.P. Chandra, a from northern Punjab to north- he added. Minister inspects under- New era in Abujhmad, farmers get their rights OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CIRCLE NO-1 RAIPUR (C.G.) construction CG Sadan in Delhi Tender Notice or the first time, farmers in (2nd Call) Abujhmad area in Chhattisgarh's F Contractors, Registered appropriate class in Unified Narayanpur district are able to avail the Registration System [e-Registration] invited Online tenders for benefits of government schemes. the following works :- Until now, they did not have any lease as NIT No./ Name of Work Probable villages were never surveyed. So they System amount of could neither sell paddy in Large Area Tender No. contract Multi-Purpose Societies (LAMPS) nor 1 2 3 could they avail the benefit of govern- 23/78187 S/R, M.O.W. & DEPOSITE WORK AT Bsc Nursing Rs. 30.00 ment schemes, an official communica- College & Physiotherapy College SECTION UNDER Lakh tion said on Tuesday. SUB-DIVISION NO.2 RAIPUR In four villages of Orchha block, where 22/78188 S/R, M.O.W. & DEPOSITE WORK AT MEDICAL COLLEGE Rs. 30.00 a revenue survey has been completed, SECTION UNDER SUB-DIVISION NO.2 RAIPUR Lakh pattas (leases) have been distributed to Minister Bhupesh Baghel for allotting ing proper guidance to the farmers. 07/78189 S/R, M.O.W. WORK OF VIDHAN SABHA CAMPUS, Rs. 49.00 STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Rs 60.42 crores at Dwarka the farmers, marking a new dawn. The the lease (patta) and said he has started In response to Baghel’s question, Usendi RAIPUR Lakh Sector 13 in Delhi. The work farmers are now availing the benefits of receiving the benefits of government said about 40 farmers are doing farming hhattisgarh Home and was halted due to due to the government schemes. schemes. in his village. They have 4 to 8 acres of Last date of tender Download up to 01.07.2021 17:30 PM CPublic Works Minister covid-induced lockdown, an Satyanarayan Usendi, a farmer from In the villages which have been sur- land. He could sell 10 quintals of paddy Note :- All eligible/interested contractors are mandated to get Tamradhwaj Sahu on Tuesday official communication said. Kurusnar village, sold paddy at support veyed, works such as land leveling and for the first time. enrolled on the e-Procurement portal inspected the construction of a The Sadan is spread over price for the first time and earned Rs ‘dabri’ construction have been done in The government is ensuring survey of (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) in order to download the tender new Chhattisgarh Sadan being 43,803 square feet of land, pur- 16,000. He also received money under the fields of the farmers under govern- the villages as a priority. Initial survey of documents and participate in the subsequent bidding process. built in New Delhi and told chased for Rs 22.50 crores. It the first instalment of the Rajiv Gandhi ment schemes. The entire village has four villages in Orchha block has been officers to speed up its comple- will have 10 suites, 67 rooms, a Kisan Nyay Yojana. been fenced and borewells have been done. As a result, 1,041 farmers of these Superintending Engineer tion. The Chhattisgarh Sadan meeting hall, a dining hall and On Saturday, at the foundation-laying in installed in the farms. villages will be able to make use of gov- P.W.D. Raipur Circle No-1 G- 61465/3 Ryp/Dtd 22.06.21 is being constructed at a cost of a waiting area. Narayanpur, Usendi thanked Chief The Agriculture Department is provid- ernment schemes. Raipur (C.G.) 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STAFF REPORTER n KORBA Corona victims •À¬ ÁŸÁflºÊ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ ‚ÍøŸÊ e-PROCUREMENT TENDER NOTICE STAFF REPORTER n Mohan Markam chaired the ¬˝Õ◊ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ eProcurement Portal: https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in police constable commit- RAIPUR meeting at the state party ÁŸÁflºÊ ÁflôÊÁåà ∑˝§◊Ê¢∑§ / w~{z/ Æy/ fl‹Á‹/ wÆwv-ww ¡ªº‹¬È⁄U ÁºŸÊ¢∑§ wv.Æ{.wÆwv (1st Call) Ated suicide by hanging headquarters. ∞∑§Ë∑Χà ¬¢¡ËÿŸ ¬˝áÊÊ‹Ë •¢Ãª¸Ã ‚ˇÊ◊ üÊáÊË ◊¥ ¬¢¡Ë∑Χà ΔU∑§ºÊ⁄UÙ ‚ ÁŸêŸÁ‹Áπà ◊ÒŸÈ•‹ System Tender No. : 78182/NIT No. : 07/SAC/2021-22, Durg, Dated : 21.06.2021 himself at his house in he Congress on Markam later told ÁŸÁflºÊ •Ê◊¢ÁòÊà ∑§Ë ¡ÊÃË „ÒU– Online Tenders are Invited for The Following Works up to 12.07.2021 at 17:30 Hour Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, TTuesday con- the media that Name of Work : police said on Tuesday. vened a meeting to teams will be ∑˝§. ÁŸÁflºÊ ∑˝§. ΔU∑§ ∑§Ë •ŸÈ◊ÊÁŸÃ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ê ŸÊ◊ REMODELLING & LINING WORK OF BHATIA MINOR, NEWNARA MINOR, KUDMUDA MINOR, PAHARA SUB ‹ÊªÃ (‹Êπ ◊¥) MINOR, LAWATARA MINOR, SURHOLI MINOR, LENJWARA SUB MINOR, SURAJPURA SUB MINOR, BHILORI L. Govind Rao, posted at Police discuss Covid-19 formed of 200 SUB MINOR, SARDA MINOR, LAKHANA MINOR, DEORI SUB MINOR, SHIGDEHI SUM MINOR & JAMGAON SUB Lines, was found hanging at the and decided to do a activists in each v w x y MINOR INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF 42 Nos. V.R.B., 8 Nos. 0.90 m. FALL, 6 Nos. 0.60 m. FALL, 38 Nos. REPAIR detailed survey of town for door-to- OF FALL, 8 Nos. MINOR HEAD, 7 Nos. D.C. EXTENSION, 11 Nos. V.R.B. EXTENSION & 155 Nos. of COLABA FIXING Gokul Nagar Housing Board v T0036 y~.~} •ÊÁ¡Áfl∑§Ê ‚¢flœ¸Ÿ ∞fl¢ ¬˝Á‡ÊˇÊáÊ ÷flŸ ¬⁄U¬Ê é‹ÊÚ∑§ Colony on Monday, an official corona victims in all door surveys. ¡ªº‹¬È⁄U ◊¥ Á«U‡Êå‹ ∞fl¢ ‡ÊıøÊ‹ÿ ∑§Ê ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∑§Êÿ¸ OF KHARRA DISTRIBUTARY UNDER TANDULA PROJECT IN BLOCK BERLA OF DISTRICT BEMETARA (DURG) 19,000 towns across They will also pre- Probable Amount of Contract : Rs. 2269.05 Lakhs said. ŸÙ≈U —- The death came to light when a Chhattisgarh. pare a data of The details can be viewed and downloaded online directly from the Government of Chhattisgarh Integrated e- ÁŸÁflºÊ ¬˝¬òÊ „UÃÈ •ÊflºŸ ¬˝SÃÈà ∑§⁄UŸ ∑§Ë •¢ÁÃ◊ ÁÃÁÕ Æv.Æ|.wÆwv Procurement Portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) from Date 28.06.2021, at 17:31 Hours.(IST) onwards. neighbour alerted the police, Pradesh Congress death toll due to Additional Superintendent of Committee (PCC) chief the pandemic. ©U¬⁄UÙÄà ÁŸÁflºÊ ∑§Ë ¡ÊŸ∑§Ê⁄UË Áfl÷ʪËÿ fl’ ¬Ù≈¸U‹ www.cg.nic.in/pwdraipur ◊¥ ÷Ë NOTE :- All eligible/intrested contractors/bidders are mandated to get enrolled on the Integrated e-procurement •fl‹Ù∑§Ÿ Á∑§ÿÊ ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃÊ „ÒU– portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in) and get approval on specific vendor class from PWD under Centralized Police Kirtan Rathore said. Contractor/Supplier Registration in order to download the tender Executive Engineer While the reason for the sui- Govt hiding Covid death toll: BJP •ÊÚŸ‹Ê߸Ÿ ‚ «UÊ©UŸ‹Ù«U Á∑§ÿÊ ªÿÊ ÁŸÁflºÊ »§Ê◊¸ ∑§Ù ¬˝Á·Ã ∑§⁄UŸ ¬⁄U ◊Êãÿ Ÿ„UË¥ Á∑§ÿÊ documents and participate in the subsequent bidding process. Tandula Water Resources Division, Durg (C.G.) cide is not known, the body has ¡ÊflªÊ, ß‚ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ©U¬ÁSÕà „UÙ∑§⁄U ÁŸÁflºÊ »§Ê◊¸ „UÃÈ •ÊflºŸ ¬˝SÃÈà ∑§⁄UŸ ¬⁄U „UË For, Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Godawari Basin G- 61454/7 Ryp/Dtd 22.6.21 Raipur (C.G.) been sent for autopsy. BJP leader and former Minister ÁŸÁflºÊ »§Ê◊¸ ¬˝ºÊÿ Á∑§ÿÊ ¡ÊflªÊ– Rao joined the police in 2014 Brijmohan Agrawal on Tuesday •ãÿ Áflfl⁄UáÊ ∞fl¢ ‡Êø ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿËŸ Áºfl‚ ◊¥ ‹Ù∑§ ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ Áfl÷ʪ ©UàÃ⁄U ’SÃ⁄U ‚¢÷ʪ ∑˝§. and was booked in 2017 in a accused the Congress government in v ¡ªº‹¬È⁄U ∑§ ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ ◊¥ ºπË ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË „ÒU– cheating case, the officer said. Chhattisgarh of hiding the total ∑§Êÿ¸¬Ê‹Ÿ •Á÷ÿ¢ÃÊ number of deaths caused by He absconded after the crime ‹Ù.ÁŸ.Áfl. (÷/‚) ©.’.‚¢÷ʪ ∑˝§. Covid-19. but was arrested and sent to G- 61481/3 Ryp/Dtd 22.06.21 The state government has stated that ¡ªº‹¬È⁄U jail. He was first suspended around 10,000 people died but the from service and later reinstat- actual figure is over 50,000, he said. ed, Rathore added. ∑§Êÿʸ‹ÿ •œËˇÊáÊ •Á÷ÿ¢ÃÊ ‹Ù.ÁŸ.Áfl., ⁄UÊc≈˛UËÿ ⁄UÊ¡◊ʪ¸ ◊á«U‹, ⁄UÊÿ¬È⁄U (¿U.ª.) ‘Asthi visarjan' of 200 ÁºŸÊ¢∑§ v}.Æ{.wÆwv ∞∑§Ë∑Χà ¬¢¡ËÿŸ ¬˝áÊÊ‹Ë •¢Ãª¸Ã ‚ˇÊ◊ üÊáÊË ◊¥ ¬¢¡Ë∑Χà ΔU∑§ºÊ⁄UÙ ‚ ÁŸêŸÁ‹Áπà ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∑§Êÿ¸ „UÃÈ •ÊÚŸ‹Ê߸Ÿ (Online) ÁŸÁflºÊ •Ê◊¢ÁòÊà ∑§Ë ¡ÊÃË „ÒU —- Covid victims performed ∑˝§. ÁŸÁflºÊ •Ê◊¢òÊáÊ Á‚S≈U◊ •Ê߸. ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ê ŸÊ◊ ∑§Êÿ¸ ∑§Ë ÁŸÁflºÊ ‚ÍøŸÊ ∑˝§. «UË.∑˝§. •ŸÈ◊ÊÁŸÃ ∑§Ë •¢ÁÃ◊ ‹ÊªÃ ÁÃÁÕ v 2021_MoRTH_ 40/SE/NH/G Road Safety works Rs. 12-07-2021 634517_1 /15-13/2021 from Km. 0.000 to 105.29 (1st Call) 30.600 (Purur to Lacs Jhalmala) on NH 930 for installation of traffic sing board, markings, hazard markets, pavement markers etc.in the State of Chhattisgarh w. ©U¬⁄UÙÄà ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ ∑§ÊÿÙ¸ ∑§Ë ÁŸÁflºÊ ∑§Ë ‚Ê◊Êãÿ ‡Êø, œ⁄UÙ„U⁄U ⁄UÊÁ‡Ê, ÁflSÃÎà ÁŸÁflºÊ ÁflôÊÁåÃ, ÁŸÁflºÊ ºSÃÊfl¡ fl •ãÿ ¡ÊŸ∑§Ê⁄UË ‚«∏U∑§ ¬Á⁄Ufl„UŸ ∞fl¢ ⁄UÊ¡◊ʪ¸ STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR leader Vinod Tiwari and his team at Mahadev ◊¢òÊÊ‹ÿ (MORT&H's) ∑§ ߸-¬˝ÙÄÿÙ⁄U◊¥≈U fl’ ¬Ù≈¸U‹ Ghat with the permission of Raipur Collector ‚ «UÊ©UŸ‹Ù«U ∑§Ë ¡Ê ‚∑§ÃË „ÒU– he “asthi visarjan” rituals (immersion of Saurabh Kumar. https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app Tashes in river) of 200 people who died due Tiwari said the administration has performed •œËˇÊáÊ •Á÷ÿ¢ÃÊ to Covid-19 were performed on Tuesday here the last rites of hundreds of known and ‹Ù.ÁŸ.Áfl., ⁄UÊc≈˛UËÿ ⁄UÊ¡◊ʪ¸ ◊á«U‹, in Raipur after the families failed to collect unknown people in the last few months and ⁄UÊÿ¬È⁄U (¿U.ª.) them. collected the ashes for immersion but nobody G- 61472/5 Ryp/Dtd 22.06.21 The rituals were performed by Congress came forward for the rituals. !"#"$#% "&'(&)&* - 445 6 0 1 2 6786.& 6786.& leven persons—seven from harat Biotech’s Covaxin EKerala in India and four Bhas shown 77.8 per cent from the UK—who received efficacy in Phase III trials, the AstraZeneca-Oxford according to sources in the Covid-19 vaccine, have devel- 6786.& “The lull right now is because Government’s panel of experts oped a rare neurological dis- of restrictions. When they are which has reviewed the phase order called Guillain-Barre nticipating a third Covid- removed cases may spike.” 3 clinical trial data of the the WHO is yet to give it EUA cines and clinical trials. syndrome, clinicians in India A19 wave in October, the The re-opening of country’s indigenous Covid-19 approval, restricting its export Hyderabad-based Bharat and England have reported in Government on Tuesday said schools, colleges and other jab. The phase 3 data will now to many developed countries Biotech had submitted the two separate studies. that schools, shut since March places of education will be reviewed by the top drug like the US and the UK. data to DCGI over the week- The studies, published in last year due to the pandem- “always be under active con- regulator, Directorate of “According to the data end. the peer-reviewed medical vaccine. ic, will only re-open once a sideration... but the overall Controller General of India submitted, Covaxin has shown In March, Bharat Biotech journal Annals of Neurology, 3 “This rare neurological significant portion of the pop- guidance is to be cautious”, he (DCGI). 77.8 per cent efficacy in the had announced an interim described an unusual variant " ! syndrome has previously been ulation has been vaccinated added. The data will also be last stage trials conducted on efficacy of 81 per cent from the of Guillain-Barre syndrome reported in association with against coronavirus. Some states like Telangana reviewed by the World Health 25,800 subjects. It is almost the trial, where participants characterised by prominent . ( SARS-CoV-2 infection itself. The Government had last have said they will re-open Organization (WHO) on 23 same as the interim efficacy,” received vaccine or placebo in facial weakness. ( Our cases were given either week also cancelled CBSE and schools and colleges from July June for approval. Once a member of the SEC on the a 1:1 ratio. All the 11 cases were "" / intravenous immunoglobu- ICSE exams for Class 10 and 1. Others, like Delhi and approved by WHO, India will condition of anonymity said. The company had then among people who had lin, oral steroids, or no treat- 12. An alternative marking Kerala, have said they will be able to export Covaxin to “The data shows the vaccine said the clinical trial will con- received that vaccine 10-22 ' " " ment,” said Jonathan Rhys system has been proposed, continue with virtual classes many developed countries like was well-tolerated.” tinue through to final analysis, days earlier. Seven cases were Evans, Department of amended with suggestions for now. the UK and the US. The SEC, however, did to gather more data and to fur- reported from a regional med- Neurology, Nottingham from parents and students, “We should also remem- The trial was conducted not discuss changing the sta- ther evaluate the efficacy of ical center in Kerala, India, University Hospitals NHS and accepted by the Supreme ber that in many countries on 25,800 subjects, and the tus of the vaccine from Covaxin. The final data is where approximately 1.2 mil- Trust, UK. Court. schools reopened then out- data submitted to the Subject emergency use to full licen- known to be more accurate lion people were vaccinated “If the link is causal it “Schools require teachers breaks were reported and they Expert Committee (SEC) sure, which means regular and reliable. with the AstraZeneca Covid- quency of bilateral facial weak- could be due to a cross-reac- and children to sit together. It had to shut them down again. showed the vaccine was “well- approval or marketing autho- Besides Covaxin, 19 vaccine till April 22. ness, which typically occurs in tive immune response to the gives the virus an opportuni- We don’t want to put our tolerated”. Covaxin had risation of the vaccine under Covishield, developed by The cases occurred with- less than 20 percent of GBS SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ty to spread. We can only have children and teachers in that received emergency use normal circumstances, the AstraZeneca and manufac- in two weeks of the first dose cases, suggests a pattern asso- and components of the this (re-opening of schools) situation unless we have more approval (EUA) by the Drugs sources said. tured locally by Serum of vaccination. “Six out of the ciated with the vaccination,” he peripheral immune system,” when a large part of the pop- confidence that the pandem- Controller General of India A panel of independent Institute of India and Russia’s seven patients progressed to added. wrote the authors of the ulation is protected,” Dr VK ic won’t harm us,” the gov- (DCGI) in January 2021, and experts, SECI advises the Sputnik V are the other two areflexic quadriplegia and Four cases were reported report from England. Paul, Member (Health), NITI ernment has been saying in has been used to vaccinate the DCGI on applications seeking vaccines being currently used required mechanical ventila- from Nottingham, England, “We suggest vigilance for Aayog, said at a press confer- the past few days. population since. However, approvals for new drugs, vac- in India. tory support,” said Boby in which approximately cases of bifacial weakness ence on Tuesday here. The government has said Varkey Maramattom, from the 700,000 people received the with paraesthesias variant “Until it (the spread of the next month’s sero survey will Department of Neurology, same vaccine. These were GBS following vaccination virus) is predictable it is hard include 14,000 kids over the against Sars-CoV-2, among children and teenagers were Children below 18 have Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala. characterised by bifacial for SARS-CoV-2 and that to re-open,” he said. age of six. children was found to be found to be tested positive for not yet been cleared to receive “The frequency of GBS weakness with a paraesthesias post-vaccination surveillance Dr Paul also warned In a recently released sero- 55.7% across five study sites, Covid-19 in Maharashtra’s a Covid vaccine, although was 1.4 to 10 fold higher than variant of GBS occurring programmes ensure robust against re-opening schools survey by the AIIMS, the in comparison to 63.5% Ahmednagar, accounting for Bharat Biotech has begun tri- that expected in this period for within three weeks of vacci- data capture of this outcome, because of the declining trend seroprevalence, presence of among adults. about 10 per cent of cases in als for 2-18 year old candi- a population of this magni- nation with the Oxford- to assess for causality,” Evans in daily new cases, saying: virus-fighting antibodies Last month, over 8,000 the district. dates with Covaxin. tude. In addition, the fre- AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 said. !! ! . +,:N9+ O 345 6 N 6786.& 6786.& s the Indian Ocean has Aemerged as one of the ormer Congress president O most strategically important FRahul Gandhi on Tuesday regions and China is flexing its 6786.& respond to incidents of oil warned the Government of an maritime muscle there, the spills at the sea and also boost imminent third wave of the 6786.& deaths? - Congress ruled IAF will take part in an exer- iving a boost to the Indian the force’s pollution response coronavirus pandemic and states.” cise with the US there for two Gship building capabilities, mechanism. These two vessels urged the Centre to prepare for iving a riposte to the “State with the highest 6786.& they needed to go through the days starting Wednesday. the Defence Ministry on are scheduled for delivery by it. But not before hitting out at GCongress white paper on case fatality rate - Congress files before the hearing. Giving details here on Tuesday signed a contract November 2024 and May 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Covid-19 management, the ruled state. States with maxi- fter Justice Indira On being pointed out that Tuesday, IAF officials said as a with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) respectively. Modi, who, he charged, was BJP on Tuesday took a sharp mum noise against vaccines ABanerjee’s recusal from earlier the top court had strategic outreach exercise with for the construction of two The defence ministry said busy with West Bengal polls jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying creating vaccine hesitancy - hearing West Bengal post elec- requested the high court to the defence forces of friendly pollution control vessels(PCV) the “special role ships” will be when many died due to lack of the ‘Gyani Baba’ dishing out Congress ruled states. States tion violence cases, another defer the hearing till it decides foreign countries in the Indian for the Indian Coast Guard at indigenously designed, devel- oxygen. “pearls of wisdom” to the which had an astronomical judge from the State Justice the appeals, the bench said that Ocean Region (IOR), IAF and a cost of about 583 crore. oped and built by GSL. The “The whole country Prime Minister should intro- positivity rate during the sec- Aniruddha Bose recused him- it would pass the same order the US Navy will participate in The ships are being pro- acquisition will significantly knows that a third wave will spect why Congress-ruled ond wave - Congress ruled self from the politically sensi- urging the high court to post- an exercise to be carried out cured to significantly aug- augment the capability of ICG strike,” Rahul said at a virtual States caused the second wave states”, the Minister alleged. tive Narada case on Tuesday. pone the scheduled hearing with Ronald Reagan Carrier ment the capability of the to respond to oil spill disasters Press conference during which of coronavirus, why they did- She also said that it was Later, the Supreme Court’s there on June 23 and wait for Strike Group (CSG). Indian Coast Guard to at sea, it said. he also released a “white n’t accept vaccines initially and the Congress-ruled states that new Bench comprising Justices two more days. The bench The Exercise in the area of paper” on the pandemic. also share the actual count of demanded decentralisation of Vineet Saran and Dinesh then enquired from Solicitor- responsibility of the Southern and Su-30 MKI fighter jets, AEW&C aircraft. The exercise Rahul said the aim of this deaths ? vaccine procurement and later Maheswari decided to hear on General Tushar Mehta, and Air Command will see the AWACS, AEW&C and Air to will be carried out south of white paper on Covid-19 is not The BJP accused the did a “U-turn”. June 25 the appeals of West senior Advocates Rakesh IAF forces operate from bases Air Refueller aircraft. The US Thiruvananthapuram, on the finger-pointing at the govern- Congress of “derailing” coun- “Who demanded decen- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Dwivedi and Vikas Singh under four operational com- CSG is expected to field F-18 western seaboard, over two ment but to help the nation try’s fight against the pan- tralization & then did a u- Banerjee and the state Law whether they will be able to mands and will include Jaguars fighters and E-2C Hawkeye days. prepare for the third wave of demic. turn?- Congress. Which states Minister Moloy Ghatak against conclude the arguments on infection. Union Minister and BJP did the worst in terms of vac- the June 9 order of the Calcutta Friday. The lawyers answered However, he criticised leader Smriti Irani, who had cination yesterday even as High Court which had refused in the affirmative. 4" !! 1 Modi for conducting election defeated Rahul in Amethi in the country created a world to take on record their affi- Initially, the state govern- rallies for Assembly polls amid the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, record? - Congress ruled davits on the CBI’s transfer plea ment and the law minister had the second wave of coron- tweeted saying: “While Gyani states. It is darkness under the related to the Narada scam moved the top court with their . P1 ! avirus. Baba is dishing out pearls of lamp,” she said. case. appeals and later the chief “In the second wave, many wisdom to the Honourable Making another attack The appeals, initially listed minister filed her plea against Gurugram to effectively keep Smith will be based full-time at died needless deaths. We Prime Minister, he may like to on the Congress after Rahul before a vacation bench of the June 9 order of the high 6786.& track of the shipping traffic as the Centre, working directly couldn’t provide them oxygen introspect on the following - released the white paper, BJP Justices Hemant Gupta and court. well as other critical develop- with the Indian armed forces cylinders. Prime Minister’s Where did the second wave spokesperson Sambit Patra Aniruddha Bose, were referred On June 9, a five-judge ignaling the growing impor- ments in the region under a col- and fellow liaison officers from tears cannot wipe the tears of start? - Congress ruled states. the opposition party of twist- to another bench by Chief bench of the Calcutta High Stance of India’s maritime laborative framework with like- partner nations to enhance families who lost family mem- Which states had a huge per- ing India’s fight against Justice N V Ramana during the Court, hearing CBI’s applica- prowess and its significance in minded countries. Australia maritime domain awareness in bers. His tears cannot save centage of India’s cases and Covid19. day itself after Justice Bose tion for transfer of the Narada the Indian Ocean region, the and USA have already deputed the region,” the British high them, oxygen can. But he did recused from the hearing with- sting tape case from the special UK on Tuesday posted a liaison their officers to this centre. commission said here on not take it seriously as his out citing any reason. The CBI court to the high court, officer at the Indian Navy’s The positioning of the Tuesday. focus was on Bengal,” Rahul bench of Vineet Saran and had said it will decide later on Information Fusion Centre British officer at the centre Admiral Tony Radakin, said. that his intention was to pro- gested the ramping up of Dinesh Maheswari, to which considering the affidavits by (IFC). It is the key hub of mar- comes ahead of a planned visit Chief of Naval Staff of the UK, He also said that the gov- vide the government “infor- health infrastructure in the the cases were referred, took up Banerjee and Ghatak on their itime security information relat- to India by the UK’s Carrier described it as a significant step ernment’s management of the mation and insights on what country as the Government the matter in the afternoon. respective roles on the day of ing to the Indian Ocean. Strike Group, led by aircraft car- towards maritime domain first two waves of the pan- went wrong”. was “not ready” during the first Justice Saran said that the mat- the arrest of four leaders in The Indian Navy estab- rier HMS Queen Elizabeth. awareness by both India and demic was “disastrous”, adding The Congress MP sug- two waves of the pandemic. ters are fresh for the bench and connection with the case. lished the IFC-IOR in 2018 in “Lt Commander Stephen Britain. . !! ( ! / 01*2
would not be any relief from On the advancement of “The salient feature of the soon reaches Delhi by June 27 6786.& the scorching heat and humid- monsoon, the IMD said that monsoon in 2021 is its progress and covers the entire country ity anytime soon. further advance of southwest to eastern, central and adjoin- by July 8. onsoon in large parts of India has received 37 per monsoon into remaining parts ing northwest India earlier Last year, the wind system Mnorthwest India would cent excess rainfall during the of Rajasthan, west Uttar than normal (up to 7-10 days). had reached Delhi on June 25 actually be delayed, quite con- monsoon season so far. As per Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh However, further progress over and covered the entire country trary to the forecasts about its the IMD data, northwest India & Delhi and Punjab is likely to the remaining parts of the by June 29, according to onset a fortnight earlier than its has received 71.3 mm rainfall be slow as large scale features country is unlikely during the Skymet Weather, a private fore- scheduled date or slightly against the normal of 40.6 mm are not favourable. next seven days,” it said. casting agency. before time. With the India rainfall during the period, a “The forecast wind pattern Kuldeep Srivastava, the Mahesh Palawat from Meteorological Department surplus of 76 per cent. Central by the numerical models do head of the IMD’s regional Skymet Weather said chances (IMD) on Tuesday saying that India has registered 145.8 mm not indicate any forecasting centre, said light are that Delhi will get mon- further progress of the mon- rainfall against the normal of favourable condition for sus- rains are likely in Delhi-NCR soonal showers only around soon into Delhi and parts of 92.2 mm, an increase of 58 per tained rainfall over the region around June 26 but June end. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, cent. The southern peninsula during the forecast period,” it the region will have to wait for “Westerly winds have been Haryana and Punjab is “unlike- has received 133.6 mm rainfall, said. monsoonal showers. blocking the advance of the ly” during the next seven days, which is 24 per cent more than “Southwest monsoon has The MeT office had earli- monsoon into the remaining it is clear that even the usual normal, while east and north- so far covered most parts of the er predicted that the wind sys- parts of northwest India for onset date of June 27 would not east India witnessed 253.9 mm country except parts of tem may reach Delhi by June some days. These are expected be met in the region. rainfall against the normal of Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and 15, which would have been 12 to persist for at least one week,” This also means there 224.8 mm during the period. Punjab,” it said. days early. Normally, the mon- he said. 6 !"#"$#% "&'(&)&*
$ 8 + 2 # "# &64 powers currently exercised by State Governments would be : amil Nadu Chief Minister taken over by the Union .5 7 In the 2017 UP Assembly test the 2022 UP Assembly TMuthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin on Government,” writes Satlin in elections, the SBSP in alliance elections against the BJP to rep- Tuesday wrote to his counterparts in his letter. ## .4 4 new political alliance led by with the BJP had contested resent the unheard Muslim- nine States asking their support in He said the move of the Athe Bahuhjan Samaj Party eight seats and won four. Backward and Dalit caste voic- opposing the actions initiated by Central Government to bring a he Trinamool Congress has strongly reacted to Centre’s and Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha Rajbhar was made a cabinet es. The Apna Dal (Krishna Government of India “on management new Bill would have long term Tdecision to take punitive action against former Bengal comprising Om Prakash minister but he was dismissed Patel) is likely to quit the of minor ports hitherto managed and adverse implications on the Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay for alleged insubor- Rajbhar-led Suheldeo Bhartiya in May 2019 soon after the Lok alliance as it is said to have cut regulated by State Governments.” management of minor ports, dination (to the Prime Minister’s Office) and dereliction of Samaj Party (SBSP) and Sabha elections. a deal with the BJP. Its president Stalin asked all coastal States and since the State Governments duty in the cyclone Yaas case. AIMIM is likely to include The SBSP, for strengthen- Krishna Patel is likely to be Union Territories to express their will not have any major role Calling the central proceedings against Bandopadhyay three more small political par- ing its ground in eastern Uttar nominated as the member of objection to the Draft Indian Ports Bill 2021, which anymore, if the Bill is passed. for avoiding a meeting at Kalaikunda where he was asked ties. Pradesh, had stitched up an the UP Legislative Council. according to him was an aggression on the pow- But experts in maritime sector describe to brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the damages BSP chief Mayawati and alliance with the Hyderabad- The Apna Dal (Sonelal) led by ers and rights enjoyed by the States to manage the Stalin’s apprehensions as much ado about noth- caused by the super cyclone senior Trinamool Congress MP Hyderabad MP Asaduddin based All India Majlis-e- Anupriya Patel MP, daughter of minor ports. There are nearly 200 minor ports dot- ing. “There is no hard and fast rules that say that Saugato Roy on Tuesday said that “the actions taken by the Owaisi have held several Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Krishna Patel, is already an ally ting India's coast line. minor ports belong to the domain of States,” said Department of Personnel and Training which in all essence rounds of talks and the latter is in January earlier this year. of the BJP. In a demi-official letter dated June 21, excerpts Captain Hariharan Balakrishnan, formerly of runs under the Prime Minister’s (Narendra Modi) instruc- coming to Lucknow next AIMIM president Ever since the entry of the of which were released to the media on Tuesday Indian Navy. tion is a proof of his cruelty and heartlessness … this order month. The alliance is likely to Asaduddin Owaisi had made a AIMIM in Bihar elections in Stalin told chief ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, “The Centre has every right to decide how has been passed to intimidate the upright officers like Alapan be formalised and the BSP one-day tour to Purvanchal October last year, small caste- Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, ports, both major and minor ports, should be Bandopadhyay to stop them from working independently… supremo is expected to make with Rajbhar. Owaisi visited based political parties have Puducherry, Odisha and West Bengal that the developed. How many minor ports are being oper- such actions are a blow to the federal structure of the coun- the announcement. Assembly Azamgarh and Jaunpur dis- been trying to get the caste ‘Draft Indian Ports Bill 2021’ to modify the cur- ated by State Governments? We do have minor try.” polls in Uttar Pradesh are tricts. arithmetic in their favour in rent management model of minor ports was an ports but the Centre can take over them as and The action a “cruel and heartless one” at a time when scheduled for early next year. In UP, Owaisi has joined eastern UP. attempt to rob the States of their powers. when it wishes,” said Captain Balakrishnan. “the former Chief Secretary has just lost his mother” Roy said. Om Prakash Rajbhar had hands with SBSP and eight Although the Bhagidari “As per the existing Indian Ports Act,1908,the The Constitution of India has clearly stated in Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Chowdhury dropped hints about broaden- other parties, including Sankalp Morcha and Owaisi in powers to plan, develop, regulate and control Article 246 ( sections 24 to 28) that Ports, said that the Centre was “unnecessarily” making it an ego ing the alliance on June 20. Krishna Patel’s Apna Dal, Jan particular have been targeting the minor ports vests with the State Maritime Shipping and Navigation on Inland clash of sorts “in a bid to show who is more powerful or ‘look, Rajbhar said he was trying to Adhikar Party and the BJP, the presence of this Governments concerned. However, the new draft Waterways come under the jurisdiction of the I am more powerful than you’ … Such childish fights should rope in several other parties, Chandrasekhar Ravan’s Azad alliance in Azamgarh and Indian Ports Bill 2021 proposes to change this and Centre while Ports other than those declared by stop.” including TMC and Aam Samaj Party. adjoining districts will direct- transfer many of these powers to MSDC (Maritime or under law made by Parliament or existing law The Centre had sent a “memorandum” of “charge sheet” Aadmi Party to form an effec- This Bhagidari Sankalp ly affect the Samajwadi Party State Development Council), which has so far to be major ports fall under the Concurrent List service's Discipline Rules 1969 and the Retirement Benefits tive front to counter the BJP. Morcha has announced to con- performance in the region. been only an advisory body. Further to this, many where the Centre calls the shots. Rules 1958 — to be explained within 30 days of receipt — to the retired IAS officer. It states “Shri Alapan Bandyopadhyay, IAS (Retd) is informed that an inquiry will be held only in 9 / respect of the Article of Charge as is not admitted. He should, 8 84 therefore, specifically admit or deny the Article of Charge.” & ty a distant dream. Across the diagnosed with the pandemic on Bandopadhyay known for his integrity, merit and high State, 11,730 covid patients who Tuesday, 11,719 persons con- literary talents was pulled up by the Centre for failing to abide 6786.& Parishad, Panchayat, Municipality etc to espite the lockdowns of dif- were undergoing treatment were tracted Covid-19 through contacts by the PMO directives requiring him to make a digital pre- make the vaccination drive a big success. 31 Dferent varieties, there has discharged from hospitals as they which underscore the fact that sentation of the damages caused by cyclone Yaas in a Prime ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday presiding officers of State legislatures partic- been no worthwhile fall in the tested negative. Kerala is not a safe place for those Ministerial meeting — in the last week of May — at Lurged the public representatives to play an ipated in this virtual meeting, who discussed transmission of Covid-19 in As the lock down rules have want to escape from the Wuhan Kalaikunda off Kharagpur. active role in the ongoing vaccination drive. several matters, including legislative response Kerala. The State logged on been relaxed, crowds in roads and virus, as the disease is popularly Bandopadhyay had gone there with Chief Minister He also asked the presiding officers to sensi- to tackle the menace of Covid-19. Tuesday 12,617 new patients while public places have come back called here. Mamata Banerjee but left along with her after she decided tise the members of all democratic institutions Birla said that in the first two years of the the death toll during the last 24 with most of the public transport Meanwhile the Indian to leave the venue immediately after coming to know that to conduct public awareness campaigns 17th Lok Sabha, the productivity of the House hours reached 141. plying to capacity. Medical Association and doctors Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari had too been invited about Covid-19 so that citizens can be pro- has been more than 122 percent. Though the Test Positivity A release issued by the under the Kerala Government in the meeting. She left the spot in a huff alleging protocol tected against the pandemic. The Lok Sabha He added that changes have been in rules Rate in seven districts showed less department of health said that Service have issued unofficial breach with Bandopadhyay in tow. Speaker was addressing a virtual meeting of with respect to matters under Rule 377, due than 10 per cent, there are many during the last 24 hours, the State alerts about the possibility of the Subsequently the Chief Secretary was transferred by the all-India presiding officers’ conference. to which the Hon'ble Members now get regions in the State which have tested more than 1.17 lakh sam- third wave of the pandemic, which central Home Ministry to Delhi. However he chose to retire Birla asked the presiding officers to urge answers to more than 90 percent of matters TPR of 30 per cent and above and ples. may strike the State on May 31post which he was appointed the Chief Advisor all members of Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan raised. this has made return to normali- Out of the new cases of 12, 617 anytime. of the Chief Minister. # "A * ' $ "# $# & # # %7 #/ :4 # # / % 7 4 ## # 5+4 These are serious issues. Fraudsters are play- # 5+4 the ex-CEO of Broadcast Audience ing with the lives of innocent people,” th+e Research Council (BARC) Partho .5 7 & " aving taken cognizance of the Covid-19 Judges said. n a significant development, Dasgupta and Republic TV CEO .5 7 Hvaccination fraud that came to light in Senior Advocate Anil Sakhare, repre- IEditor-in-Chief of Republic TV Vikash Khanchandani all of whom day after the Anti-Terror a city cooperative housing society last week, senting the BMC, told the court that the was on Tuesday named as among had been booked for alleged cheat- ASquad arrested two indi- JP MP from Badaun Dr the Bombay High Court on Tuesday direct- Mumbai Police was already investigating the the seven additional accused in a ing, forgery, criminal conspiracy, viduals in the alleged religious BSanghamitra Maurya ed the Maharashtra government and issue and the civic body has also initiated the supplementary chargesheet filed destroying evidence and criminal conversion, the police have demanded the disqualification Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation necessary measures in the much-discussed Television breach of trust etc. now invoked the National of West Bengal’s TMC MP and (BMC) to formulate a policy to prevent recur- On his part, State's counsel Deepak Rating Points (TRP) scam before a In their three charge-sheets Security Act (NSA) against the actress Nusrat Jahan for rence of such frauds and also book the king- Thakare told the High Court that of the five Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court running into 22 accused in the TRP accused on the directions of allegedly giving a false affidavit pin behind the fraud unearthed in the accused in the vaccination fraud reported here. scam case, the police have said that Chief Minister Yogi in Parliament and hiding her metropolis. from Kandivli-based Hiranandani Heritage In a 1,912-page supplementary the investigations in the case had Adityanath. marital status. Maurya handed Hearing a public interest litigation filed Society, four had been arrested and an chargesheet filed before the 37th revealed three kinds of tweaking of Those arrested have been over a letter to Lok Sabha by social activist a PIL filed by lawyer Anita accused doctor was on the run. Mumbai Metropolitan Court at TRP data — inducing the panel identified as Mufti Qazi Speaker Om Birla recently. with her affidavit where she has Shekhar Castellino and Adv. Siddharth The High Court directed the Mumbai Esplanade named Goswani and homes where Bar-o-meters are Jahangir Alam Qasmi and The BJP MP demanded shown her marital status as Chandrashekhar, a HC bench of Chief police to arrest all accused persons. It will six other employees from Republic installed by way of paying money Mohammad Umar Gautam by cancellation of Nusrat Jahan’s married. Her name in the affi- Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G. S. hear the plea further on June 24. TV and Republican Bharat TV to watch certain channels for spe- Additional Director General of Lok Sabha membership. In the davit is Nusrat Jahan alias Kulkarni asked the Mumbai Police to sub- It may be recalled 62 hours after the channels as accused for offences cific time, placing of one television Police (Law and Order) letter, said that the TMC MP’s Noori Jain and her husband’s mit the status report on its investigations into office bearers of Hiranandani Heritage registered against them under channel on two different frequen- Prashant Kumar. Both accused conduct was indecent. name is Nikhil Jain. Now she the fake vaccination racket by Thursday. Residents’ Welfare Association (HHRWA) Section 420 (cheating, Section 120- cies by multi system are the residents of Jamia Nagar “She has deceived her vot- claims that her marriage was Directing the BMC to keep a track of lodged a complaint with them, ther Kandivli b (conspiracy), 406 (criminal Operators/Cable operators for one in New Delhi. ers on the issue of marriage. not valid. You lied to the pub- ongoing private vaccinations in various police had arrested four persons behind the breach of trust), 465 (forgery), 204 television channel and manipula- According to reports, the The dignity of Parliament has lic and Parliament. There housing societies in the metropolis and also alleged fraud.. The HHRWA office bearers (destruction of evidence) and var- tion of television viewership data properties of the accused will also been tarnished by her should be an investigation into ensure that senior citizens did not suffer, the had alleged that the three alleged fraudsters ious other Sections of the Indian )metarule) received at BARC. also be confiscated. On act,” she stated in the letter. this matter and action be HC bench observed: “”There has to be a pol- collected 4.92 lakh from 390 residents, Penal Code (IPC). It may be recalled that on Tuesday, the ATS also got their She said that the matter taken,” Maurya said. icy. Some intimation or communication housekeeping staff, security guards, drivers Apart from Goswami, six oth- October 6, 2020, Mumbai’s former police custody remand for fur- should be sent to the Ethics “When Nusrat came to among housing societies, hospitals, civic or domestic helpers on May 30 for con- ers named in the supplementary police commissioner Param Bir ther interrogation. Committee of Lok Sabha for take oath in the Lok Sabha, she body, so that such incidents do not happen” ducting a vaccination camp. charge-sheet are Priya Mukherjee, Singh had said: “The investigations The alleged conversion investigation. Maurya, on a wore vermilion on her forehead “What is the most unfortunate thing here The camp was conducted by three facil- Chief Operating Officer, Republic carried out so far have revealed that racket was busted by the ATS day-long visit to her Lok Sabha and had marriage bangles, is that when the whole of humanity is suf- itators, including Rajesh Pandey and Sanjay TV, Siva Subramaniam, Chief certain television channels like following the registration of an constituency, said that Nusrat which is a custom of a newly fering, some people are still playing frauds Gupta, who claimed to represent leading pri- Financial Officer, Republic TV, Republic TV, Fakt Marathi, Box FIR in the case at the ATS Jahan lied in the affidavit. married woman. I think it was of this kind... The State and the BMC must vate hospitals like the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Amit Mohan Dave, Sanjay Sukhdev Cinema etc have been indulging in police station in Lucknow. “I have no interest in the done to fool the people,” come up with a policy or guidelines on an Ambani Hospital (KDAH) and the Nanavati Varma, Shivendra Mundherkar such malpractices. Certain wit- As per reports, two men of TMC MP’s personal life but Maurya added. SOS basis for private vaccination camps to Hospital. They agreed to provide 400 vaccine and Ranjit Walter. nesses have come forward to tell us Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, were avoid similar incidents in future,” the HC doses for around 1,260 each, for which the With addition of seven names that they were induced by the allegedly running an outfit bench said. society paid around 4.92 lakh. However the in the supplementary chargesheet, arrested accused perople and their involved in converting deaf 7 # The HC bench told the State vaccination facilitator did not provide the total number of accused charge- accomplices for a monthly mone- and dumb students and other D. Hovernment and BMC not to take such inci- receipts for the money taken. sheeted in the alleged TRP scam has tary consideration”. Singh had said poor people to Islam in Uttar dents lightly, and wanted to know if the On their part, the KDAH and the gone up to 22. In two charge-sheets that the Republic TV was a suspect Pradesh with funding from 5 5 fraudsters were being booked under strin- Nanavati Hospital had distanced them- filed earlier in the case on in TRP manipulation and the police Pakistan’s ISI. Moreover, chil- gent provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, selves from the questionable vaccination November 11, 2020 and January 11, had received data from the BARC. dren and women were also # 2 or the Disaster management Act. “See to it camp by saying that they had nothing to do 2021, the police had named 15 The TRP is calculated on the lured with false promises of that the investigation is not delayed. Tell us with the vaccination camp conducted at accused in the case. basis of TV channel viewership in cash, jobs, and marriage for .5 7 ‘Lucknow: In the Rabi market- what is the progress of the investigation.. Hiranandani Heritage Society. Those charge-sheeted include: a confidential set of households. conversion. ing season 2021-2022, the Uttar ttar Pradesh created a Pradesh Government has made Urecord of sorts as close to the highest-ever purchase of 8 lakh people were vaccinated wheat from the highest number $ / ) in 24 hours even as 255 new of farmers. Wheat procurement cases of Covid were reported in UP has increased eight times on Tuesday while 397 patients in Yogi Adityanath’s regime, recovered. going up from 7.97 lakh MT in Government spokesman 2016 to 56.25 lakh MT, an all- 6786.& “Issue notice. We will have it for Shishir Singh said that till 8 pm time high, in the ongoing sea- hearing on July 27. Meanwhile, we have on Tuesday, 7.63 lakh people son. n a relief to Lok Sabha MP Navneet stayed the judgment of the Bombay were vaccinated and the count The sharp hike in procure- IKaur Rana, the Supreme Court on High Court. It is understood that on the could reach 8 lakh. ment has benefited 13 times Tuesday stayed the Bombay High next date of hearing the matter will be On June 21, the State had more farmers than the previous Court verdict cancelling the caste cer- disposed of,” the bench said. The court, recorded 7,29,197 vaccinations. Samajwadi Party government in tificate of the independent lawmaker which proposed to issue notice on Till now, 2,63,22,777 vaccine 2016. During the Rabi market- representing Maharashtra's Amravati Rana's appeal and stay the high court's doses have been administered ing season 2016-17, wheat was constituency, reserved for scheduled judgement at the outset, took note of across the state. “From July 1, purchased from merely 1,66,073 castes. The Bombay High Court had vehement submission of senior advo- the Government has fixed a farmers whereas in the 2021-22 on June 9 cancelled the caste certificate cate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Adsul, target to vaccinate 12 lakh season, over 12.88 lakh farmers of Rana, saying it was obtained fraud- that the verdict not be stayed without people per day,” the spokesman benefited from the purchase ulently using fabricated documents, and hearing him. said. despite the pandemic situation. had also imposed a fine of 2 lakh on Rana, backed by Nationalist At present, there are 3,910 The Yogi Adityanath her. Congress Party (NCP), had won from active Covid cases in the state Government has purchased A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Amravati constituency in 2019 by and 2,525 patients are in home more than 2.22 crore MT of food Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari took claiming to be a member of 'Mochi' isolation. grains on higher MSP so far in note of the submissions of senior advo- scheduled caste. The high court had “Today, no new cases of its tenure which is 110 per cent cate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the held that Rana's claim of belonging to infection were found in 16 more than the target. In com- lawmaker, and issued notices to respon- 'Mochi' caste for obtaining the SC cer- districts while fresh cases in parison, during the erstwhile dents including the State Government, tificate itself was fraudulent and made single digit were reported in 55 Akhilesh Yadav Government, District Caste Scrutiny Committee with the intention of obtaining various districts,” Additional Chief the total purchase of wheat and Anandra Vithoba Adsul who had benefits available to a candidate from Secretary, Information, from 2012 to 2017 was just about challenged the veracity of the caste cer- such category, despite knowing she does ; < - # / Navneet Sehgal said here on 94.38 lakh MT, only 42 per cent tificate of the MP. not belong to that caste. % %' Tuesday. of the target. PNS !"#"$#% "&'(&)&* 7
( ( # /(#< ; 8 (#< < #$#%& '()* #$ (+ ) 9 ; < )*+&, ./+ 2; # ! 4 " : " ! % 9 ## # # # ## " % ## # # # 204 "4 " 4 ; # ven as the country & # # # braces for the third Corona wave which < # # experts feel would be " R',)S # 4 ; tougherE on children, the pan- " " 9 2 demic has already taken a toll. # # % #* On June 1, the National Commission for Protection of # ? 4 Child Rights (NCPCR) report- " < # " ed in the Supreme Court more ! % than 9,300 Corona orphans in 6# 2 India. These include more than 1,700 children who lost both the # parents. The actual figure could " # " be many times this number as # # the data is yet to be collected 204, ,( from across the country. Unfortunately, as of now, the # Government does not have a % plan in place to rehabilitate ! # these children. Let alone a plan, $ " it has not even identified these children yet. Many children $ < have been orphaned due to cir- ! :! <4 ! " # cumstances created by the pan- # # " % demic. Many people lost their #% # # lives while going back to their played with them, attended Indeed, adoption comes up as tion. The CWC decides the hometowns during the lock- their PTMs is gone. A bleak the most natural way these fate of these children — ; " down. They carried children in future and hardships await children could be given a sec- whether the child needs to go 2 ! their arms or dragged them on them; the innocence all set to ond lease of life. But there are to a long-term or short-term ! " wheeled suitcases. Many never yield at the altar of the real some inherent dangers. The shelter or for adoption. The "< *< 204 reached their destinations and world. chances of fake adoptions Prime Minister has the children were left in the Corona took away the are high. Child traffickers announced that such chil- * < 204 # 9 middle of nowhere. Who can children’s childhood as it did see it as an opportunity. dren will get a monthly < "204< forget the pictures of a toddler their innocence. Most people Often, the children get adopt- stipend once they turn 18 # # # 204 trying to wake up her dead at a tender age wilt under ed by traffickers and sold off. through a corpus fund of 10 , ( , -" # # # " , mother on a railway platform? pressure. If it is a child, the &66' The Central Adoption lakh under the “PM-CARES Of course, these children would chances of her/his being Resource Authority (CARA) for children” scheme. But " < 4# ! # not figure in the Government altered for life are high. For 7&9 handles adoptions in the the important question is #" # " data of Corona orphans. children, losing parents is country. Strict guidelines gov- how a child, says age two, + $S 6# The pandemic has already traumatic. Parents fulfil not &6 A ern the process of adoption in survives 16 years to take that % killed the dreams, aspirations only the needs of a child but .4A68 India. Any adoption without stipend! and hopes of the Corona give him a sense of security following this process is ille- Foster care is another " " # # 204 orphans. Their number is now which is important in the 7 & &6 gal. It puts children at high option that can be explored in thousands, if not lakhs, after growing up years. Most of the risk. Many adopted children and encouraged. The kith 1 the second wave. Many people behavioural traits of the chil- 4 6868 &6' are exploited, trafficked and and kin of the deceased can 1+34 who succumbed to Corona dren get consolidated in the 96( abused. Moreover, the adop- take care of the child. But could not even have the last first seven years. Losing par- tion rate in India is rather low. then that, again, is not free of word with their children. Some ents during that time scars 4+.64@5 5'6 Only around 4,000 children problems. Many a time, the children are still waiting for their children, changing their are adopted every year; so few children end up working as parents to return. They are fed worldview forever. 48&4'8& children would find a family domestic helps, their educa- on lies that their parents have It is the time when we, as 474 &6F that way. tion stopped, their rights “gone to work” and will “return a nation, need to step up our An abandoned child is an curtailed. There must be an with goodies”. The day they efforts to take care of such &6 6 6 easy prey for traffickers. In agency to monitor such cases. find out the truth would be shat- children. The parents cannot this situation, it becomes the There is an urgent need to tering for them. be replaced but, in the least, 4..6 responsibility of each one of tackle this issue on priority so Often, especially in the sec- the child can be given a sense A6.84 &6 us to help a child in distress. that these children do not fall ond wave, both the parents died that there is someone who At the least, one could call into the wrong hands. We, as within a few days of each other. cares and provides him sup- 4. 4'@ &6 children’s helpline number a nation, have to think out of The child was left alone without port. It could be his relatives, (1098) and inform the the box to help these children any support system to fall back adopting parents, non-gov- '64.7'.8 authorities about the child in of a lesser god! upon. Even those survived by a ernmental organisations, or distress. Or, one can also con- (The writer is a columnist single parent do not have the the Government itself. tact the district Child Welfare and documentary film-maker. normal childhood left for them. The moot question is, Committees (CWCs) or The views expressed are The person who got them toys, what next for these children? inform the local police sta- personal.) 8 9 :21 98 SOUNDBITE 0 9 1 / # / ) > $ # < %' Sir — We have only heard of insurance !!"#$! companies trying to find some loopholes in the claim applications and find some HI 4 +// 2 lame excuses to deny claims made against # 9? 2 # , policies issued by them. It is shocking that # 6 8 # # # the Central Government is trying to follow +' !">H( #( the tactics of such insurance companies to 4 #3 #2 deny ex gratia compensation to the fami- # # 2 ,3.%--(%%. ly of those who died of COVID-19 on the # /# #2 K' 9 plea that this is not a one-time disaster and # # # ( that such a huge payout will empty the dis- +8O # # aster funds available with the Government. 9? # / 3 # 6 While we have witnessed the B82## # # # / ! Government defending the expenditure of " # # $ # # " more than 20,000 crore for the not-so- 52 #/L+ +#/+ 7 M # # ( # ## +' ## #2 # " # " urgent and not at all necessary Central Vista project and a luxury mansion for the Prime 23 # (7 # # ( # % # & # Minister, the Government has denied / ##2 # 44 # ( # # // ( .// ( ) %())-%. compensation to the victims’ families. K & ' What is the use of dumping the available 3 # # +'O ( 2# # ( $ funds in developing new infrastructure for medical facilities without paying the amount # 2# # 4 +' 4 !"!> K ## ( " # to the bereaved families that need imme- # 5 (4 , # " () diate support in the absence of the bread- 2 # # +' 2 #/( : 4 ((( ' winner of the family? # ( + 8 / # # 0+81 # ( ## +8 # ( #%# * + , , The argument of the Government to deny COVID-19 compensation is unchar- 4 !">G A)F)3)G.)| " -.)(, # ),/-- # itable when it has taken decisions to give +,. , - % huge tax benefits to the corporates and also K /4 to write off non-performing assets in pen? The issue is not just whether children Narendra Modi in New Delhi. )-$ , (),-0#, ,1 get severe illness, it is about children easi- Handing over the unit on lease will not % 2 $ banks amounting to millions of rupees. Tharcius S Fernando |Chennai ly becoming the link in the transmission only enable commencement of production ' # #" # " % chain in society. ?What is needed is a tem- quickly and ramp up the vaccination drive ! ' % # 3( porary restructuring of society where for all age groups in the State, but also will everything from travel, commerce, educa- help cater to the needs of other States. ' # % Sir — The strains of the third wave of # Coronavirus would fall upon us during tion, Government interactions, food sup- Meanwhile, it pains one to read media " 4 #$ 5 4 October, according to medical experts. So, ply and so on isn’t hampered in the after- reports that this state-of-the-art unit, which # 6# ' )3 it is the foremost duty of the States and the math of the virus. is built in a sprawling area of 100 acres and # ( ! " # Centre to be prepared to combat it from all Krishnan Subramaniam | Kozhikode which reportedly has a capacity to produce ,+G%)2)%(%. one billion doses of any vaccine annually, 2# # # directions. Further, people should strictly K follow guidelines, protocols and advisories has been lying idle for years due to issues # #" # issued by the authorities concerned. It is also Sir — It is perplexing why the Centre is still like shortage of staff, pending wages, and " " " # suggested that stress should be on the pro- tightlipped over the reopening of the suchlike issues. At a time when people are 7 " " # # duction of vaccines, medicines and other Integrated Vaccine Complex on the outskirts scurrying for jabs, it is grossly unfair for a 4( big vaccine-producing unit owned by the ( #7" # % %# # healthcare facilities. Hopefully, this third of Chennai in Chengalpattu for the produc- A, wave may be outcast from the country with- tion of antidotes for COVID-19 though Central Government to have been quiescent & # 8 for long. ' out putting any deleterious impact on the there have been strong representations " ' % health of people. from the DMK-led Government and as well Ranganathan Sivakumar | Chennai ( " #% # #9 If the Government takes their advice by Chief Minister MK Stalin himself dur- and opens up schools, then what will hap- ing his recent meeting with Prime Minister $ = +,. ' (%%.-,0),%%.E3)(7+, K !"#"$#% "&'(&)&* /
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' EC" D creation of a hyper connected planet where any # 2 $* ? individual with technical know-how, irrespective ' # * of other differences, can access the internet and excessive platform fees, limit com- quential effects. authorities. India could again take find myriad avenues for acquiring knowledge, petition, and kill smaller business- Our digital economy is driven a leaf out of the EU, which through form communities, create or get access to digital es. by data and all the Big Tech firms its newly proposed Digital Services products and services, and be a part of a global Very recently, five bills have derive tremendous value from the Act (DSA) makes it mandatory for digital economy. They act as instruments of eco- 5'89 4. been moved with bipartisan support data collected from their myriad all platforms to reveal to regulators nomic and social mobility for billions. 6 A in the US House of Representatives users. 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ill V.K.Sasikala, a before going to the Bengaluru opposition after a literal show senses a threat to his position weigh her options to see how hurry as her target is the 2024 one-time close con- jail and thumped the memo- of strength: the former had in the party. she can stage a comeback. Lok Sabha polls. She wants to Wfidante of late Tamil rial platform thrice with her more legislators backing him. The 'leaked' audio clip of The second hurdle is her get back into the BJP's good Nadu chief minister J. palm vowing to avenge her Sasikala, on the other hand, an alleged conversation own corrupt image. Her first books by that time and estab- Jayalalithaa, make a come- enemies. Now, after her release sees an opportunity in the two between Sasikala and one of effort to float an outfit AMMK lish herself and her nephew as back? It is a question mark as and a month after the leaders' tussle to avenge her her supporters has gone viral, through her nephew, TTV players by using her money politics is changing fast in the 4+3*+& :.48 AIADMK lost power in the setbacks. creating a flutter about her Dhinakaran, flopped in the power. She wants to do this state. 'Chinnamma', as she Tamil Nadu polls, she is all set Though she cannot con- imminent return. In the clip recent assembly polls even either by dividing the was known, has had her ups to return to active politics. In test until 2027, there is no legal she is heard saying, "we will for though he initially won the AIADMK or expanding her and downs in the past four a recent alleged, phone con- ban to head a party. It is a mys- sure streamline the R.K.Nagarassembly by-poll in nephew's AMMK. Being the decades. She enjoyed power as versation with one of the tery why Sasikala announced party…certainly, I will come". 2017. Now she wants to find backroom player and Jayalalithaa's shadow but she party cadres, Sasikala confirms her retirement from politics in And this as well: "You don't a place for herself in politics. Jayalalithaa's shadow in Tamil never did understand that she her plans to take the political March and why she wants to worry at all. Sure. We will Thirdly, there still are Nadu politics since the 1980s, was only the shadow, not plunge. her to return. Sasikala had come back now. The timing resolve all the problems in the other cases against her pend- Sasikala knows the ins and Jayalalithaa. She took over the She has been sending con- been involved in separate she has chosen is also signif- party. I will come. I will defi- ing in the courts. She is par- outs of Dravidian politics. party and nearly became Jaya's fusing signals about her future. power tussles with both lead- icant because the AIADMK is nitely come. You take care and ticularly troubled by a case She and her family were called successor in 2017 but the BJP Significantly, 2021 is not 2017. ers earlier. still struggling to come to be safe." For now, she has sent involving the purchase of the "Mannargudi mafia" in spoiled her plans and she Much has changed in the past The intensifying feud terms with the loss of power. enough signals to her support- properties with demonetized Jaya's time. instead went to Parappana four years. Her two hand- between EPS and OPS even The cadres, especially EPS ers that she is ready and wait- currency. With a Chinnamma's future Agrahara jail in Karnataka for picked leaders -former chief after the electoral defeat and backers, are opposed to her ing. Will Sasikala achieve her UnionGovernment and the hangs in balance for now. It four years. (The writer is a senior ministers O.Panneerselvam Sasikala's come-back plans emerging as a power centre- ambition? Though age is State Government hostile to depends on many factors. In 2017, on a sunny journalist. The views (OPS) and E.Palaniswamy are threatening to break the once again. EPS is one of the against her, those who know her she is skating on thin ice. Where one week is long in February morning, Sasikala expressed are personal.) (EPS)—have captured the party again. EPS pipped OPS big hurdles for her return to her believe she will not throw Fourthly, according to politics, another three years is stopped at Jayalalithaa's grave party and they do not want to the post of the leader of the AIADMK because he in the towel easily and will insiders, Sasikala is in no too long. !"#"$#% "&'(&)&* <
& / = @) 3 Kumar Dhungana said that minority Government after Prime Minister fails to win a up to the judiciary to appoint Cabinet expansions after the losing a trust vote in the House vote of confidence or resigns, a premier as it cannot under- Washington: US President Joe Afghanistan never again “are constantly looking at the !" dissolution of the House were last month, expanded his the same Council of Ministers take the legislative and the Biden is looking forward to a becomes a safe haven for ter- pace we’’re going at, and the unconstitutional and hence, Cabinet on June 10 and June 4, shall continue to act until executive functions of the state. meeting with his Afghan coun- rorist groups who pose a threat capabilities we have, and the the Ministers cannot discharge inducting 17 ministers, amid another Council of Ministers is Nepal plunged into a polit- terpart Ashraf Ghani during to the US homeland,” White capabilities that we’’re going to their duties, a report in the widespread criticism and the constituted, the report said. ical crisis on December 20 last which the two leaders will dis- House Press Secretary Jen Psaki need throughout to complete Kathmandu: The political cri- Kathmandu Post said. ongoing political crisis in the The development comes year after President Bhandari cuss ways to ensure told reporters on Monday. the withdrawal. sis deepened in Nepal on With the order, there are Himalayan nation. Three State when the Supreme Court is dissolved the 275-member Afghanistan never again Their conversation will Biden has directed the Tuesday after the Supreme only five ministers left in Oli’s Ministers were also appointed. hearing the case regarding the House and announced fresh becomes a safe haven for ter- also be about how they can Pentagon to withdraw troops Court quashed the appoint- Cabinet, including the Prime “The Supreme Court has reinstatement of the House of elections on April 30 and May rorist groups who pose a threat work together to continue to from Afghanistan by ment of 20 Ministers by belea- Minister, it said. issued an interim order asking Representatives, which was 10 at the recommendation of to America, the White House implement humanitarian assis- September 11 this year. guered Prime Minister KP The court passed the not to allow the ministers dissolved by President Bidya Prime Minister Oli, amidst a has said. tance, other assistance that the The high-level meeting Sharma Oli, invalidating his judgement on petitions filed on appointed after the House dis- Devi Bhandari on May 22 at tussle for power within the rul- Biden would meet Ghani at United States remains com- between Biden and Ghani will two Cabinet expansions since June 7 by six individuals, solution to function,” said the recommendation of Prime ing Nepal Communist Party the White House on Friday for mitted to, even as the US works take place as the Taliban insur- the dissolution of the House of including senior advocate senior advocate Tripathi. Minister Oli. In February, the Supreme the first face-to-face interaction to draw down its troops from gents have in recent weeks Representatives, according to a Dinesh Tripathi, demanding The Supreme Court has Oli last week defended his Court reinstated the dissolved ahead of the withdrawal of the Afghanistan. captured dozens of new dis- media report. that the Cabinet expansions by cited Article 77 (3) in its ruling government’’s controversial House of Representatives, in a remaining US and NATO At the Pentagon, the tricts in Afghanistan and both A division bench of Chief the caretaker Government be to quash the appointments. It decision to dissolve the House setback to the embattled Prime forces from the war-torn coun- Defense Department said that sides are said to have suffered Justice Cholendra Shumsher quashed. states if the Office of the Prime of Representatives and told Minister who was preparing for try by September 11. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heavy casualties. Rana and Justice Prakash Oli, 69, who is heading a Minister falls vacant after the the Supreme Court that it is not snap polls. PTI “The President looks for- and the military leadership PTI ward to welcoming him to the White House for a meeting on Friday. I expect their focus of # 4 /O 4 # Q their conversation will be to continue to discuss how we can # 3 ## A>DE work together to ensure that Beijing: China on Tuesday other countries have accused Uyghur Autonomous Region, # #: 5 politely declined UN High China of committing a geno- and hope this can be achieved ; N #/O: Commissioner for Human cide against the minority this year, particularly as reports United Nations: India said on the region. Rights Michelle Bachelet’’s call Muslim Uygurs in Xinjiang of serious human rights viola- 7( Tuesday that an immediate “These attacks are aimed Islamabad: Prime Minister which to bomb Afghanistan, for a “meaningful access” to and called for an international tions continue to emerge.” and comprehensive ceasefire at forcing the Afghan people Imran Khan has ruled out and an Afghan civil war verify the “serious” reports of probe by human rights groups. China has been vehement- in Afghanistan is the need of to make pre-determined hosting American bases in ensued, Pakistan would be tar- human rights violations in the In her address to the 47th ly refuting allegations of intern- the hour and a “basic prereq- choices through coercion and Pakistan for military action geted for revenge by terrorists restive region of Xinjiang, say- session of the Human Rights ing millions of Uygurs in mass uisite” for the success of the spreading fear and intimida- inside war-torn Afghanistan, again.” ing she is welcome for a Council in Geneva on Monday, detention camps, which were peace process, as it voiced deep tion within the society. As fearing it might lead to his According to media “friendly visit” but not to pur- Bachelet said, “I continue to officially termed as education Seoul: The powerful sister of concern at the rising use of Afghanistan’’s immediate country being “targeted in reports, the US used the Shamsi sue a probe with “presumption discuss with China modalities camps, in a bid to wean them North Korean leader Kim Jong violence as a “tool for pressure neighbour, we are deeply con- revenge attacks” by terrorists. air base in Balochistan to carry of guilt”. for a visit, including meaning- away from religious extremism. Un dismissed prospects for an tactics.” cerned at the rising use of vio- In an opinion piece in The out hundreds of drone strikes The US and the EU besides ful access, to the Xinjiang PTI early resumption of diplomacy India’s Permanent lence as a tool for pressure tac- Washington Post newspaper since 2008. The drone strikes with the United States, saying Representative to the UN tics,” he said. ahead of US President Joe focused primarily on suspect- on Tuesday that US expecta- Ambassador T S Tirumurti Tirumurti stressed India Biden’s meeting with top ed Al Qaeda operatives in 7=>> 8898 40 tions of talks would “plunge told the UN Security Council believes that an immediate and Afghan leaders at the White mountainous tribal areas, but them into a greater disap- debate on the UN Assistance comprehensive ceasefire in House later this week, Khan also crossed the border into ?$ - # pointment.” Mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan is the need of the also questioned the efficacy of Afghanistan. Kim Yo Jong’s blunt state- (UNAMA) that the Council hour. “This is not only in the such US bases in Pakistan. “If the United States, with , ment indicates that the diplo- had earlier this month strong- interest of the people of “We simply cannot afford the most powerful military % 7 % matic impasse over North ly condemned the alarming Afghanistan, who have been this. We have already paid too machine in history, couldn’t Korea’s nuclear program is like- number of attacks deliberate- the victims of unrelenting vio- heavy a price,” Khan said, amid win the war from inside Washington: A federal US court is all set to hold on Thursday ly to continue unless the North ly targeting civilians in lence, but a basic prerequisite reports that the US continues Afghanistan after 20 years, an in-person extradition hearing of Pakistani-origin Canadian Jerusalem: Palestinians and suffers greater economic and Afghanistan and had for the success of the peace to focus on Pakistan for a mil- how would America do it from businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement Jewish settlers hurled stones, pandemic-related difficulties, expressed their deep concern process. It goes without saying itary base in the region. bases in our country?” Khan in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. A team of officials from India chairs and fireworks at each some experts said. about the threat posed by ter- that talks and violence cannot Elaborating the reasons for asked. is believed to have arrived in the US for the proceedings that will other overnight in a tense Hope for a restart of rorism to Afghanistan and go hand in hand.” PTI not giving nod the US to have Khan, however, underlined take place in a federal court in Los Angeles. US District Court Jerusalem neighbourhood nuclear talks flared briefly after bases in Pakistan, which were that Pakistan and the US have Judge in Los Angeles Jacqueline Chooljian in her order on April where settler groups are trying Kim Jong Un said last week that earlier allowed after 9/11 to the same interests in 5 had moved the in-person extradition hearing of 59-year-old to evict several Palestinian his country must be ready for N9 coordinate operations in Afghanistan: a political settle- Rana to India from April 22 to June 24. The United State gov- families, officials said Tuesday. both dialogue and confronta- Afghanistan, the prime minis- ment, stability, economic devel- ernment, in multiple submissions before the court, has made a The threatened evictions tion, though more for con- 4 #O: ter said, “If Pakistan were to opment and the denial of any declaration in support of the “United States’ Surrebuttal in Support fuelled protests and clashes in frontation. US National agree to host US bases, from haven for terrorists. PTI of its Request for Certification of Extradition.” PTI the runup to last month’’s 11- Security adviser Jake Sullivan day Gaza war and pose a test called Kim’s comments an O ## for Israel’s new governing coali- “interesting signal.” Singapore: Warning that the second wave of the pandemic would tion, which includes three pro- On Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong be disastrous for the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has settler parties but is hoping to derided Sullivan’s response. threatened to arrest the Filipinos who don’t want to get vacci- sideline the Palestinian issue to “It seems that the US may nated against COVID-19 and asked them to leave and “go to India avoid internal divisions. interpret the situation in such if you want or somewhere, to America.” Israeli police and border a way as to seek a comfort for Speaking during a pre-recorded televised public address on officials said they arrested four itself,” the official Korean Monday, Duterte said that the country is facing a national emer- suspects in the Sheikh Jarrah Central News Agency quoted gency and “we must triple our efforts” to contain the virus, accord- neighbourhood. AP her as saying. AP ing to media reports from Manila. “Don’t get me wrong. There is a crisis being faced in this coun- try. There is a national emergency. If you don’t want to get vac- cinated, I will have you arrested. And I will inject the vaccine in your butt. You are pests. We are already suffering and you’re adding to the burden,” Duterte was quoted as saying by INQUIRER.NET. “So all you Filipinos listening, watch out. Don’t force my hand into it… I have a strong arm for that. Nobody likes it. But if you won’t get vaccinated, leave the Philippines. Go to India if you want or somewhere — to America. But as long as you are here and you are a human being that can carry the virus, get your- self vaccinated,” Duterte, known for his flamboyant and con- troversial remarks, said. PTI !"#"$#% "&'(&)&* ?
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Tuesday in its second straight gained 45 to 46,213 per 10 & B #L, J reviewed with Infosys officials The stakeholders have also After touching a lifetime day of losses following a gram, according to HDFC # M / the technical glitches that con- highlighted weak user interface, intra-day peak of 53,057.11, the stronger dollar overseas and Securities. / ( / tinue to mar the new income inability to view old demand, 30-share BSE Sensex settled elevated crude oil prices.At the In the previous trade, the # tax e-filing portal. grievances and intimation 14.25 points or 0.03 per cent interbank forex market, the precious metal had closed at ( # # Sitharaman, along with orders as the issues that need to higher at 52,588.71, marking its domestic unit opened weak at 46,168 per 10 gram.Silver # # Minister of State for Finance be fixed. The ICAI in a state- third straight session of gains. 74.18 against the American declined marginally by 86 to ( Anurag Thakur, Revenue ment issued after the meeting Similarly, the broader NSE currency, lost further ground 66,389 per kilogram from Secretary Tarun Bajaj, CBDT said “the technical glitches said that it has been asked to Nifty rose 26.25 points or 0.17 and finally closed at 74.37, 66,475 per kilogram in the '!* # * # Chairman Jagannath shall be addressed fast”. provide its continuous sup- per cent to close at 15,772.75. showing a fall of 27 paise over previous trade. %'%() @ #2 Mohapatra and other senior ICAI representatives port and inputs to CBDT and Maruti Suzuki, which was its previous close. 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Nearing Mount 53K, how- (/ word on what transpired at the for Aadhaar validation, non- ly, however the technical glitch- Bajaj Auto were the other win- Markets opened strong on ever, Sensex witnessed profit- # # meeting, a statement issued by availability of ITRs for past es shall be addressed fast, for ners, advancing up to 2.20 per the back of global cues and taking across the board in ( # the Institute of Chartered years. convenience of all,” the ICAI cent. pick-up in the pace of vacci- afternoon trade, he noted. # Accountants of India (ICAI) Several stakeholders have statement On the other hand, Asian nation. Tuesday’s trade saw ( !"## # 2# I 1821 $% &! ' #! 4 @ 5 6 New Delhi:Fuel prices ! &! & ) increased again across the 5+4 yield environment led to high- country on Tuesday adding er return in these higher YTM more misery for the common &64 their products with it, if home 6786.& nation’s biggest producer, s small cap and midcap funds. 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Tlator IRDAI has allowed homecare treatment is one Iper cent in May after state- lion tonne “due to conditions demic, an ICICI Securities have seen outperformance, limited, a leading e-commerce With the rise, petrol prices non-life insurers to offer taken at home for an ailment owned ONGC produced near- created by cyclone Tauktae”, it report has said that the cate- noted the report. platform, fetched record prices have reached very close to hit- “homecare/domiciliary treat- that normally needs hospitali- ly a tenth less due to cyclone said. Severe cyclone Tauktae gory average return of small Within large cap-oriented at the Jorhat tea e-marketplace ting the century mark all across ment” or treatment at home as sation provided that a medical ‘Tauktae’, government data slammed the western coast cap funds have been around ETFs, Nifty Next 50 and Sensex on Monday. the country extending the an add on cover afresh or to practitioner advises the insured showed on Tuesday. last month disrupting eco- 100 per cent in the past one Next 50 have seen outperfor- More than 93 per cent of scope of historic high prices their existing policies. home treatment; there is a Crude oil production at nomic activity. ONGC’s main year.” Small cap funds and mance over Nifty 50 ETFs the total teas on offer were sold, that had already made the fuel In a circular to all non-life continuous active line of treat- 2.43 million tonne in May was oil and gas producing fields are midcap funds continue to out- since the last six months. 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The event brought by digital and mod- consisted of numerous ses- ernistic approach in all indus- sions, which allowed the atten- tries and domains. % % dees to directly interact with In his keynote address, Droom’s Founder & CEO, Aggarwal said, “Our annual Sandeep Aggarwal and other meet-up of e-commerce day dynamic leadership members event is planned to ensure # 2 # of the company. that the youth are armed to Students from reputed uni- take on any hurdle that comes 466'94 versities/colleges such as IIM their way and make the most Ahmedabad, IIM Kozhikode, of this growing industry. We IIM Indore, IIM Kashipur and feel that these budding entre- he growing relevance supporting social and physi- that can increase productivi- grow 10X in the coming AI based learning: These many others, participated in preneurs will be making his- of the digital world has cal distancing. With e-learn- ty even when working apart. times. futuristic learning tools are a the event and learned the tory in the entrepreneurship Tpushed modern corpo- ing, the knowledge gap Micro-learning: The AR and VR-based learn- great indicator for employee nuances of entrepreneurship and economic growth seg- rations to stay ahead of the between conventional adoption of micro-learning is ing: Building real-world performance analysis. AI is and the e-commerce industry ment of the country, and we curve. From learning needs employees and modern work- growing slowly. Organisations opportunities; AR and VR- assisting the modern work- through multiple fascinating plan to back them in all pos- and habits to learning behav- ers blurred out and witnessed are incorporating shorter based learning are consid- forces to identify skills they sessions. sible aspects”. iour, Modern corporates are the beginning of a new decade video formats for learning as ered as the future of corporate want to apply at work. AI and incorporating huge changes at of ample opportunities, the &6 '649 more social, mobile, interac- eLearning. With working from learning automation are help- their workplaces. But the latest technology, and fur- tive, and user-friendly learn- home posing difficulties in ing corporates in delivering onset of the pandemic made ther innovations. 56@ 4. ing is demanded. The tool providing on-the-job training, performance-driven and ROI- it necessary more than ever. The future of corporate e- 68448+.6 makes it easier to create quick, VR and Augmented Reality inclined solutions and also ( Corporations have had to learning holds immense accessible training for employ- (AR) tools are deploying com- enabling them to upskill the pivot to work-from-home potential in reshaping the .64'9&4 ees right when they need it the plex environments and cases workforce. models almost overnight and landscape for the learning 4 B4 68 &6 most and encourage them to to the employees to ascertain Undoubtedly, the above- he seventh International Yoga Day was observed by KIIT become more receptive to the and development department. 668@' apply the learning immedi- their real-life reactions and discussed sought-after e- TGroup of Institutions & KISS on June 21, 2021 online. The uncalled change to brave So, what does the new normal ately. learning's based on it. learning tools are going to re- theme of the International Yoga Day for this year was “Yoga for through the pandemic and its corporate learning look like? B862+468 mLearning or Mobile- Game-based learning: invent the whole process of Fitness”. On this occasion, Dr Gaganendu Dash, Director Sports, aftereffects. Especially in these Here are some e-learning .64'9 .( based learning: Unlike con- With more and more organ- corporate e-learning while KIIT & KISS, delivered the introduction speech and read out uncertain times, it became tools that are going to make ventional training methods, isations working towards also making it relevant for the the message of the founder which said: “Yoga is the ancient cus- imperative to invest in up- the future bright. &+5.8 mLearning provides numer- building an immersive learn- new-age workforce. Digital tom of India and it is India’s best gift to the global community. skilling of the workforce and Video-based learning: 6 48 ous benefits such as flexibili- ing experience for their learnings are here to stay and It is often seen that more people are being attracted towards yoga leveraging technology-aided Learnings based on video is ty, scheduling, access to more employees, game-based learn- the use of e-learning tools and around the world nowadays. While, it brings wonders to our body, e-learning solutions to get seen as a more interactive 5 A &4 content, etc. Also, it offers an ing tools are assisting them in advanced technology will during the pandemic, yoga is creating miracles to mitigate men- things done. experience in the training 4 '646 enhanced experience to the combining businesses and enable corporates to maintain tal stress of the people.” As corporates enabled e- process as they are faster and '85 B A learner including chat fea- training in an immersive way. a productive and healthy Among others, Prof Hrushikesha Mohanty, VC of KIIT DU; learning during this pan- effective in understanding the tures, and audio/videos, the As an alternative to the tradi- workforce. Going forward, Prof Sasmaita Samanta, Pro VC; Prof Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, demic, employees became learning. The increasing use of 6B67&6 option to record informa- tional tool of learning, this corporate learning will be Registrar, KIIT DU; and Dr Prasanta Kumar Routray, CEO of more adaptive to learning social media and mobile 7'944' tion, better assessments, etc. tool increases engagement more about bringing learning KISS laid focus on the advantages of various aspects of some fore- curves. Learning and devel- learning has also captivated Many organisations are and motivation amongst to the learners than learners most yoga asanas. opment were accessed effi- the need for video-based already unleashing their employees while also throw- to the learning. Some staff members of KIT and KISS practiced various pos- ciently, and still, effectively learning tools. 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n recent times, the beauty industry has sumer base. This aspect will definitely play Iseen a significant shift with everyone a vital role in the near future. making eco-conscious choices. It is the era Be part of inclusive beauty standards of ‘end of more’ and getting back to basics. A beauty consumer always often looks No longer one cares for beauty for the sake for cues from the closest to them, appro- of beauty, now it’s beauty for the sake of priate to their age, skin type, age, and eth- you. With most of us stuck at home dur- nicity. They expect a brand to be inclusive ing these unprecedented times, it’s impor- and cater to all colours, shapes and sizes tant more than ever to spend time pam- in the most realistic ways. pering your skin, consciously. 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The CBSE Board will increased, there is a slight a sigh of relief about their do at this time? nasties with nothing artificial than the Building trust within the community empty, you will surely make a difference follow a 30:30:40 criteria, with chance that universities might application timeline. Write to the university goodness of nature. On the other hand, all Nothing grows the community in the environment. 30 per cent of weightage given introduce a foundation course The only challenge we and the relevant authorities, the ingredients are sustainably sourced to stronger than a common interest. An If you incorporate these practices, you to the Class X Board exam or prerequisite programme can see here is if universities explaining the new develop- unburden the natural resources while authentic, personal review helps build trust will surely be able to build an authentic, results, 30 per cent to Class XI that applicants would need to rescind their conditional offers ments in the Board exam sce- incorporating recycling practices to be eco- and interest that will effectively boom the sustainable and successful brand. final results, and 40 per cent to complete before they can be due to the updated grades the nario. Check with your school friendlier. industry as well as an increase in the con- % - # ; @ the Class XII Pre-Board or offered admission. The latest student has received. Many to see what marking scheme internal assignment results ruling may also not do justice students bank on the Board they are opting to follow in (flexibility for which has been to the students who are already finals to showcase their acad- terms of the 40 per cent weigh- given to schools). The results applying for external exams emic strength while not tage for Class XII assessments. are to be announced before and courses, having thought preparing as intensively for If you have been placed on a 7 9 # ' July 31. that these may be preferred in their internal assessments or waiting list, ensure that you What does this mean for place of a variable predictive Class X /XI exams. Their new send out periodic emails to students applying abroad? score. For future test takers and scores may not reflect their register your continued inter- n the occasion of World and care. try solutions; and (iv) support School of Law TISS, Mumbai With around 14 lakh stu- aspirants, it also reiterates the academic potential accurately est and detail all the newly ORefugee Day, VIT-AP The daylong national webi- conditions in countries of origin gave the presidential address dents who would take Class importance of academic con- and may not meet university added information or updates School of Law, VIT-AP nar deliberated upon the impor- for return in safety and dignity, and Prof Samir Kumar Das, XII CBSE Boards, of which a sistency and continuous cut-offs. While the CBSE in your profile and application University, Andhra Pradesh, tance of Global Compact on with relevant indicators frame- Former Vice-Chancellor of significant portion will apply assessment throughout the Board has stated that those status. organised an event on June 21, Refugees and reminded the State work. Are the objectives specified University of North Bengal deliv- abroad, there is now the pos- school year, not merely during who are unsatisfied with the In the meantime, you can 2021 jointly with the Centre for parties to be bound by the oblig- in GCR, recast of earlier durable ered the keynote address. sibility that even more students Boards. new marking scheme can take network and liaise with other Stateless-ness and Refugee ations of the sovereign States. solutions? Or do they have new Dr Parivelan K.M may meet the eligibility crite- What will be the impact of the Board exams later when international aspirants, uni- Studies, Tata Institute of Social Experts from academia, civil meaning in text and context was Chairperson of Centre for ria set by foreign universities, this possibility on country-spe- the pandemic regulations ease, versity connections, and indus- Sciences, Mumbai, along with society, practitioners, refugee discussed in national webinar. Statelessness and Refugee Studies as these will not be contingent cific applications? this is not feasible for interna- try figures to ensure that you United Nations High organisations and students have Yukiko Koyama, Senior at TISS Mumbai explained the on Board results anymore. UK, Ireland, Australia: tional applicants who are are kept in the loop about what Commissioner for Refugees, participated in the programme. Protection Officer, UNHCR, importance of the occasion. Dr January 2021 has already The term commencement already operating on a tight could change, how others are India. The Global Compact on India stressed upon the relevance Benarji Chakka, Dean, VSL, wel- seen over 10.9 lakh Indian stu- dates for universities in the UK timeline. evaluating and adapting to The inaugural session fol- Refugees (GCR) has following of Global Compact on Refugees comed the chief guest, partici- dents enrolled in universities and Ireland are usually in US & Canada: As univer- the circumstances, and any lowed by national webinar on broad four objectives: (i) ease for the protection of the refugees pant, students, faculty and staff abroad — a number that was September-October, with sities in these regions accept other opportunities that you Global Compact on Refugees in pressures on host countries; (ii) and Stateless people across the and chaired the session on Global expected to rise this year with many institutions requiring students with unconditional can avail of while you wait. fostering Laws, Policies and enhance refugee self-reliance; world. 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Gilmour tested posi- tive on Monday. @ BH2 BELGIUM FINISH 1ST England have already qual- In other Group B game in ified ahead of the Czech Saint Petersburg, Belgium Republic’s visit to Wembley and scored two late goals to see off if they beat the Czechs to win the F # a valiant Finland 2-0, pushing group, they will play their last 16 their opponents to the brink of match at Wembley on June 29, * .8 to follow a number of strict a group-stage exit. giving both players a chance to entry requirements, includ- Finnish goalkeeper Lukas feature. ore than 60,000 fans will ing having a negative Covid- Hradecky’s 74th-minute own Second place in the group Mbe allowed to attend the 19 test or proof of full vacci- goal and Romelu Lukaku’s third would see Southgate’s men trav- semi-finals and final of Euro nation. strike of the tournament el to Copenhagen on June 28. 2020 at Wembley with atten- “We have worked extreme- ensured Roberto Martinez’s “We can confirm that Ben dance increased to 75 percent ly closely with UEFA and the Belgium finished top of Group Chilwell and Mason Mount of capacity, the British FA (Football Association) to B. must isolate up to and including Government announced on ensure rigorous and tight pub- The world’s number-one- next Monday (28 June). This Tuesday. lic health measures are in place # # 8 F 6H6H / 7 ranked side will face a third- decision has been taken in con- The matches will see the whilst allowing more fans to placed team in the next round sultation with Public Health largest crowds assembled at a see the action live,” said culture on Sunday in Seville. England,” the English Football sporting event in Britain in and sport secretary Oliver * 6&496 the time in the world when he Finland finish third in the Association said in a statement. more than 15 months, with Dowden. ( (+ unleashed a curling strike that group, but appear unlikely to be “Chilwell and Mount will numbers previously strictly “The finals promise to be enmark made it through whipped passed Matvei Safonov one of the four best third- isolate and train individually in limited due to the coronavirus an unforgettable moment in to the last 16 of Euro and caused an eruption of cel- placed teams. private areas at England’s train- pandemic. our national recovery from D2020 on Monday after a ( #+ (1.% $-% ebrations in the stands. ing base St George’s Park.” AFP All ticket holders will need the pandemic.” convincing 4-1 win over Russia Denmark second came in 5 MAKE IT THROUGH which alongside Belgium’s vic- almost comical circumstances Five teams advanced to tory against Finland meant they on the hour mark. the round of 16 without even finished second in Group B. Poulsen could hardly playing at the Euro 2020. 3 * "" Goals from Mikkel believe his luck when Daler France, England, the Czech Damsgaard, Yussuf Poulsen, #+ (1.% Kuzyaev’s miscued back-pass Republic, Sweden and ! @ Andreas Christensen and rolled straight to him in front of Switzerland all are assured of Joakim Maehle gave the Danes the Russian goal, leaving him advancing because they have Munich: UEFA’s decision to their fist win of the tournament 8 / #9 + the simple task of rolling into an four points and will finish no block plans by Munich to light on a joyous evening at the empty net and giving Denmark worse than third in their the Allianz Arena in rainbow Parken Stadium in P2># the two-goal lead they needed groups. colours for the Germany- Copenhagen. to finish second should Belgium Results in the final Group Hungary Euro 2020 match was Delirious fans showered 'M3 /#/ win. B and C games have left met on Tuesday with defiance each other with beer as Soon after the already Finland and Ukraine in third in the Bavarian city which Denmark rattled in the goals their first two matches but Schmeichel from close range. rowdy fans in the Parken let out place in the respective stand- vowed to decorate other land- that allowed them to end the knowing a win over Russia by possibly the loudest cheer of ings with three points. That marks in protest at a law passed group stage in party mood after two goals or more and defeat for DAMSGAARD’S MOMENT the night as news of Romelu means any team with four by the Hungarian Government. — UEFA must refuse.” respect and solidarity with the the trauma of Christian Finland would guarantee them They were left to rue miss- Lukaku’s opener against points is guaranteed to be at “UEFA is a politically and Munich’s mayor Dieter people of the LGBTIQ commu- Eriksen’s mid-match collapse in passage from the group as the ing that chance six minutes Finland filtered through, but least among the four best third- religiously neutral organisa- Reiter slammed UEFA’s decision nity,” he said. their opening fixture against the second-placed team. before the break when they were soon dampened by place teams. tion,” said European football’s as ‘shameful’ and announced He plans to put up rain- Finns. It was the Russians who had Damsgaard showed why he that goal being ruled out and Finland and Ukraine have governing body in a statement plans to decorate other city bow-coloured flags at the Denmark will face Wales in the first chance of the game, was picked to replace Eriksen as Russia being awarded a penal- not yet been eliminated. Results ahead of Wednesday’s match. landmarks in rainbow colours Munich town hall and illumi- the last 16 in Amsterdam on Aleksandr Golovin driving Denmark’s playmaker. ty which was slotted home by in Group D on Tuesday and “Given the political context in defiance. nate a huge wind turbine locat- Saturday. towards the goal and fashioning The Sampdoria winger, Artem Dzyuba. Group E on Wednesday could of this request — a message “I find it shameful that ed close to the stadium, as well The Danes came into the a great scoring opportunity who only turns 21 early next They were on their feet leave those third-place finish- aimed at a decision taken by the UEFA forbids us to send a sign as the city’s 291m-tall Olympic match with no points from only to shoot straight at Kasper month, looked like he had all again with 15 minutes remain- ers with only two points. Hungarian national parliament for cosmopolitanism, tolerance, Tower. AFP
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Such was his '8 $ # # 1 8 /> @ # # 3 @% 5 in no time. quarter-finals, ending top of Uruguay game had been over- Group A after low-scoring shadowed by controversy in matches that left the other the Chile camp after revela- A3 two spots up for grabs. tions the team had breached Q Argentina logged their sec- Covid-19 protocols by bring- ond win in three group match- ing a local hairdresser into the / ## es played, beating Paraguay 1-0, team hotel. @ , with Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez CONMEBOL said it would Karachi: Former captain Younis scoring the sole goal of a lack- fine those involved $30,000. Khan on Tuesday stepped down lustre match in the ninth minute. However there was no sign as Pakistan’s batting coach in a 1 + B The win placed Lionel of the controversy affecting surprise decision which the 6786.& very nice to see the way they * 9'2.6 Messi’s La Albiceleste top of their play, with Vargas firing cricket board said was agreed have performed.” Group A with seven points — Chile ahead on 26 minutes upon ‘reluctantly but amicably’ ormer Indian skipper and “I was very impressed with eshav Maharaj completed enough to secure its spot in the from a tight angle after latch- even though no reasons were Fcommentator Anjum the resolve and the grit and Kjust the second hat-trick by next phase of the tournament ing onto a clever pass from specified for it. Chopra was full of praise for determination that the players a South African in Test histo- being played in empty stadiums English-born Ben Brereton. The Pakistan team is due to the Indian women’s cricket were showing. It was a stand- ry as the Proteas completed a in coronavirus-battered Brazil. Uruguay grabbed a share start a tour of the UK from June team for the fight they showed out feature in that draw. When 158-run victory over the West The match marked a per- of the points in the second-half 25 to July 20 for three ODIs and in the one-off Test match you talk about Sneh Rana, Indies on the fourth day of the sonal milestone for Messi, who when Suarez bundled in the three T20Is. The team will next against England, which ended Taniya Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, second Test of the two-match tied Javier Mascherano’s record ball from close range during a go to the West Indies from July in a draw in Bristol on Shafali Verma, there was a series at the Daren Sammy for the most games played for tangle with former Barcelona 21 to August 24 to feature in five Saturday. kind of very strong resolve Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Argentina — 147. team-mate Arturo Vidal at the T20Is and two Tests. The Indian team which which was very much visible Monday night. But it was not a night of far post following a corner. “Pakistan men’s national was playing its first red-ball and that was very heartening to In the penultimate over glory for Messi or his team, Manchester United striker cricket team will travel to the game in seven years, batted for see,” she added. before lunch the left-arm spin- who in the second half seemed Edinson Cavani almost United Kingdom without a bat- more than 120 overs in the sec- For Anjum, the biggest ner removed Kieran Powell, to resign themselves to defend- snatched victory for Uruguay ting coach, while the decision to ond innings after follow-on to positive was the fightback by Jason Holder and Joshua da ing a spirited, but ultimately in the 85th minute, but his appoint Younis Khan’s replace- avoid defeat. the young Indian side. Silva in successive deliveries to fruitless, Paraguayan attack. glancing header flashed just ment for the West Indies tour Speaking to The Pioneer “The biggest gain from the join fast bowler Geoff Griffen, inside three days in the first Elgar. In the other match wide of the post. will be made in due course,” a about India’s show in the Test was the resolve from the who achieved the feat at Lord’s Test a week earlier at the same “There will be teething Monday, Chile drew 1-1 with Vargas’s first-half strike PCB statement said two days match, Anjum said: “It was a players, especially from the in 1960, in the record books. venue, the result gave South years as captain but this is a Uruguay to end the day with saw him draw level with Peru’s before the team’s departure. very good performance ones who were making a come- Maharaj then followed up Africa the series 2-0, their first good, important step on the five log points. Paolo Guerrero on 14 goals in The announcement was fol- because there were so many back into the Indian team. with two of the last three to fall away series triumph since 2017 way forward.” With four matches left to the Copa America’s all-time lowed by speculation that Younis debutants in the Indian playing Everyone knew that India is in the afternoon to finish with in New Zealand. “As a batting unit we let play in Group A, Paraguay has goalscoring rankings, three himself had decided to quit the XI. Barring Mithali (Raj) and playing without International figures of five for 36 as the West “This is huge for us ourselves down but I must three points, Uruguay one, behind the record of 17 held by position as he was not happy Jhulan (Goswami) everyone match practice, so that is fine Indies were dismissed for 165. because we haven’t won on the really commend the effort of and Bolivia zero, meaning they Brazil’s Zizinho and Argentina’s with his role and wanted greater has very little experience in but how they played was heart- Following a comprehensive road for quite some time,” said the bowlers,” said a dejected all still stand a theoretical Norberto Mendez. say in selection matters. PTI playing Test cricket. So it was ening,” she said. innings and 63-run victory South African captain Dean Windies captain Brathwaite.