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I was quick slowly but steadily as is the GST Council prescribed from petroleum products has during August 2019), the Gross landoustee families living near to build my house as I have to observed from the collection return filing dates beyond the shown a positive trend from GST the Jagannath Temple are vacate my old home near figures of the last three months. due dates i.e. 24th of succeed- July as it could be Rs 521.47 (SGST+CGST+IGST+Cess) uncertain about building their Jaganath Temple,” said a land Commissioner ing months for taxpayers upto crore and Rs 568.78 crore collection has registered a neg- new houses on plots provided beneficiary. He told that he was Commercial Tax and GST SK annual turnover of Rs 5 crore respectively during July and ative growth of -5.96 per cent. to them near Gadadhar School quite unaware of cases, which Lohani is monitoring the col- without payment of interest August against the collection of Another indicator of growth of under RR policy from the dis- have now caused a problem to lection from State GST regu- and late fee. Rs 509.03 crore and Rs 491.02 business of the State economy trict administration. proceed in construction. "How larly. Such dealers who form a crore during July and August is movement of vehicles, inter- In an auspicious moment can I spend money on a dis- It has been observed that majority of total registered last year respectively register- state and intrastate, with though most of them laid foun- of Marnikarnika Sahi in the city brought the land under its outed land, he questioned. during June, July and August, dealers have been allowed to ing a growth of 2.4 percent and increased utilisation of waybills. dation stones for new houses has claimed the land of being control on the basis municipal The servitor family claim- SGST has registered a growth file their returns for the month 15.8 percent, respectively. As revealed from the sys- there, but their happiness soon an ancestral property. Soon lease property. The problem for ing to have purchased from a rate of -5.63 percent, +13.04 of July in September instead of There is also positive trend tem, the interstate and disappeared after knowing of after the administration the seven families now is, after private person in 1945 showed percent and -1.76 percent in August. in collection of CGST and intrastate utilisation of waybills court cases pending on the new acquired the land, the family laying foundation stones on the sale deed and many support comparison to the corre- As a result of that, the CT Cess during August as the col- has increased from 3,356 and plot. Before vacating their old moved the Orissa High Court new plots, they fear to start documents with up-to-date tax sponding periods of last & GST Organization could lection under these heads have 8,517 during April to 15,320 houses near the Jagannath for stay. However after stay construction as cases are sub- clearance in municipality and year.The SGST collection could collect most of the returns been Rs 538.91crore and Rs and 19,658 in August.Despite Temple, the families are now on order was revoked, the admin- jurdice. During allotment, revenue office. The family be Rs 759.17 crore, Rs 794.02 with due payment of tax only 493.08 crore against Rs 534.68 the intermittent Covid lock- a crossroad whether to start istration allotted plots of 1,000 they were fully unaware of alleged that the administration crore and Rs 686.15 crore dur- from dealers having turnover of crore and Rs 448.91 crore down, the State has also man- construction on a disputed sq-ft each to seven families cases pending on the plots. has forcibly acquired their fore- ing the said periods against the more than Rs 5 crore during respectively during August last aged to increase the taxbase by plot or shift to rented house. from a total of 850 decimal. Otherwise they would have fathers’ property with a mala- collection of Rs 804.49 crore, Rs the previous year.This resulted year, witnessing growth rates of registering 12,276 new regis- Sources said, a servitor family Sources said the administration refused to accept theplot, said fide intent. 702.44 crore and Rs 698.47 in a minor shortfall of Rs 12 0.7 per cent and 10 per cent, trants from April to July. !  (*+ ,&', 09;3  ;;  %  ,  
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They have ter’s virtual classes have been from their jobs on Sunday on Visakhapatnam-Korba- and from Ahmedabad at money from a person in lost their textbooks, clothes and affected as the power supplies the charge of transporting ganja ive additional inter-State Visakhapatnam via Rayagada 1840hrs (Fridays) from Cuttack city. other study materials, render- to the area was snapped fol- in the DSP’s official vehicle. Ftrains would run from the daily special (08518/08517) September 18, 2020.The The accused identified as ing them handicapped to lowing floods in the Baitarani, Based on a preliminary East Coast Railway region to will leave Visakhapatnam at Tiruchchirapalli-Howrah- Bharat Bhusan Swain and Siba resume their studies. Birupa and Brahmani rivers. high floods, the villagers have investigation by police, different destinations begin- 2005hrs with effect from Tiruchchirapalli bi-weekly spe- Prasad Gochhi threatened Besides, breakdown of “The power supplies in completely lost all their house- Railways SP Trinath Kumar ning September 12, according September 12, 2020 and from cial (02664/02663) will leave complainant Amit Kumar power supplies and collapse of Jajpur have been seriously hold articles, including study Patel dismissed Constable and to an official release. Korba at 1610 hours from Tiruchchirapalli at 1620hrs on Pattanaik to give them Rs 5 telecommunication in the affected due to the floods in materials of their children. Driver of the vehicle Purna The Bhubaneswar-Durg- September 13, 2020. every Tuesday and Friday with lakh protection money. affected areas have also con- major rivers. My daughter’s They are now surviving on Chandra Patra and APR Bhubaneswar daily special The train will have stop- effect from September 15, 2020 Pattnaik had purchased a plot tributed to the complete dis- virtual classes have been dis- food supplied by Government Constable Ashrit Pradhan from (08425/08426) will leave pages at Vizianagaram, Bobbili, and from Howrah at 1610hrs at Gandarpur in the city and ruption in virtual learning by continued as we fail to charge agencies and voluntary organ- their duties.Currently, the two Bhubaneswar at 1955 hours Parvatipuram, Rayagada, on every Thursday and Sunday started construction work of a the students. the mobile phones,” said isations,” said Himanshu accused are lodged in with effect from September 12, Kesinga, Titilagarh, from September 17, 2020. new house there. “Although we live in a Saibalini. Sekhar Sahoo , a social work- Sambalpur Circle Jail following 2020 and from Durg at 1610 Kantabanji, Khariar Road, The Guwahati-Bangalore Pattnaik alleged that the pucca house, the floods did not In Bari which has borne er who distributed relief in the their arrest. hours from September 13, Mahasamund, Raipur, Tilda Cantt tri-weekly special duo stopped the construction spare us. The high floods in the the brunt of high floods in area on behalf of Anshuman On August 29, Driver 2020. Neora, Bhatapara, Bilaspur, (02509/02510) will leave work and demanded the Baitarani and Kani rivers Baitarani and Birupa river sys- Memorial Trust Relief Team. Purna Chandra took Railways The train will have stop- Akaltara, Janjgiri Naila and Guwahati at 0620hrs on every money. As Pattnaik expressed entered our houses and dam- tems, children in the flood-hit Sahoo urged the Jharsuguda DSP, Ramakanata pages at Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Champa from both the direc- Sunday, Monday and Tuesday his inability to pay the money, aged everything. villages have almost left the Government to immediately Sahu from his office to official Talcher, Angul, Sambalpur, tions. with effect from September 13, they threatened him of dire My son Subham’s text- hope of resuming their studies send new textbooks and other residence for lunch. Without Bargarh Road, Balangir, The Bhubaneswar- 2020 and from Bangalore Cant consequences.The accused also books have got completely in near future.“Several villages study materials and demanded telling anything to DSP, Purna Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Khariar Ahmedabad-Bhubaneswar at 2340hrs on every warned the victim to kill him soaked and are very unlikely to under Bari block area have restoration of power supply at Chandra left for Sambalpur in Road, Bagbahra, weekly special (08405/08406) Wednesday, Thursday and if he reported the matter to be restored to readable condi- remained marooned for near- the earliest to enable the stu- the official vehicle to bring con- Mahasamund, Raipur and will leave Bhubaneswar at Friday from September 16, police. tions. He will now be deprived ly seven days now. Hit by the dents resume their studies. traband item. Bhilai Power House from both 1800hrs (Wednesdays) with 2020. /'8    '  
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Director level. able properties till end of the of the immovable properties is cent result in +2 Arts exami- delayed Monsoon session of the he BJP has resolved to Memorandums against the They are Santosh Kumar current financial year, 2020-21 reassessed every two years in nation conducted by the   3;,7-* )' Parliament. This is certainly Thold agitations from block Covid mismanagement by the Das, Manas Ranjan Khuntia, in view of suspension of eco- the State. District Valuation Council of Higher Secondary arbitrary and highly undemo- to district levels against various State Government would be Gurveer Singh, Bishwajit Dash, nomic activities due to Covid Committees (DVC) headed by Education (CHSE), Odisha, hile people are leading cratic, said the Freethought scams of the State Government submitted to district Collectors Suryaranjan Mohanty, Basant pandemic. district Collectors are formed this academic session. Out of Wmiserable lives due to Party of India (FPI). following Covid-19 guidelines. from September 20 to 30. Kumar Mohanty and Smita Such a decision of the for the purpose. 520 students, 105 passed in first Covid pandemic, incidences of The questions from the The party took a decision Demonstrations against Kar. Revenue and Disaster As per the practice in division. cyber crimes have added to the Opposition need to be in this regard at the party’s the Prime Minister Awas Yojan While Santosh Das has Management Department vogue, the DVCs are empow- All 34 students from the problems of people in the answered to keep the Indian State executive meeting held (PMAY) would be organised at been appointed as Deputy would give relief to the regis- ered to enhance 10 per cent of primitive tribe group passed, Mohana area in Gajapati days people well-informed and under the chairmanship of block level from October 1 to Director, Field-1, Khuntia has trant public during the eco- the market value of such prop- while 5 students passed in first now.According to information, make the Modi Government State president Samir Mohanty 15 and at district level from been appointed Deputy nomic crisis arising for the erties.It has been further decid- division this time. Dhamamati cyber criminals are hacking the “accountable” for its acts of on Saturday. October 16 to 20. Director, Sambalpur northern Covid-19 pandemic. ed that biennial revision of Paraja topped the school by FaceBook accounts and then omission and commission. While various issues con- Memorandums relating to zone, Singh given southern A notification in this immovable properties in all the securing 77 per cent marks. demanding ransom from users. Therefore the FPI urged cerning to the State were dis- public distribution system zone and Dash entrusted the regard would be issued soon. districts should be uniformed Expressing happiness over During the last two days, two Prime Minister Modi, Speaker cussed, a political resolution (PDS) irregularities would be charge of Deputy Director, At a Covid-19 pandemic-relat- and implemented from April 1, the impressive pass record of such incidents have come to the of Lok Sabha Om Birla, was passed in the meeting, submitted to district Advertising. ed meeting held under the 2021. the KISS students, founder fore. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Strategies for holding agita- Collectors. Surya Mohanty has been chairmanship of AsitTripathy The DVCs would send the KISS and KIIT Dr Achyuta Mohana Boys’ High School M Venkaiah Naidu and tions for three months were Besides, agitations against given the responsibility of recently, R & DM Principal determined market value of Samanta congratulated Headmaster Prasant Veer had Parliamentary Affairs Minister carved out. farmers’ problems and irregu- Jayadev Bhavan, while Basant Secretary Bishnupada Sethi immovable properties to the them. He attributed the success received a call on FB Messenger Prahallad Joshi to make provi- According to the resolu- larities in CAMPA, DMF and Mohanty appointed as Deputy proposed to keep the upward Inspector General Registration to the hard work of the stu- from an uknown Hindi-speak- sion for the “Question Hour” in tion, the party would hold OMBARDC funds were Director, RTI and Smita Kar revision of market value of (IGR) in the first week of dents, proper guidance of fac- ing man who requested for the Parliamentary session protests against the MGN- planned, said party State vice- Deputy Director, Research immoveable properties in March 2021 for approval of the ulty, staff and the blessings of some money for treatment of which is set to begin on REGS irregularities at all president Bhrugu Baxipatra Branch. abeyance for a year to give relief Member Board of Revenue. God on the children. his friends. September 14. blocks from September 1 to 15 on Sunday.        
 


to the needy without expecta- stands disrupted in many ways Government performing duties special knowledge, a compli- returns will be limitless. To give tion of any gratification what- and the unpleasant status is in the field, those health work- ment, and a helping hand, something from the heart is an 
   soever and contribute towards likely to continue for some ers going to homes to check on some support during a difficult action which will fill your life world peace and harmonious more time yet. Social distanc- Covid afflicted people, techni- time or even a smile and a with joy. living.' ing and lockdowns have cians working in different labs grateful disposition. The intention behind your True giving is selfless giv- become the order of the day. to test Covid affliction, and No matter how little we giving is the most essential    ing, and happiness is deeply The poor and the rich, all are health workers on duty at dif- may have, no matter how thing; it should always be to connected and they both come affected physically, socially and ferent quarantine centers cer- loaded we may be with prob- create happiness for both the from the bottom of a compas- mentally while the State is sub- tainly deserve a soulful salute. lems, we can give help. Maybe giver and the receiver and   %,*(+; quently they became closer sionate heart. It is a divine gift, jected to an experience of The act of giving doesn’t not for bus fare or a place to when the intentions are clear and their relation became phys- and a cultured practice in all extreme law and order situation have to be limited to this sin- sleep, but there are many other and right they create happiness, et again, an allegation sur- ical following more intimacy. religious communities of the and economic meltdown. gle day, the May 17. One can needs and we all need to be joy, trust and love. Yfaced in the police depart- The accused exploited her sex- world. On social network, we are use his or her holidays or spe- helped, even the mightiest peo- According to Lao Tsu, ment. A woman alleged that a ually in the promise of marry- Needless to say that a gift, seeing people at large coming cial occasions. One can treat ple may need help from the kindness in words creates con- Constable engaged in Vigilance ing her. She said she was lodged no matter how small or large, out in groups or single to every person one meets as most meek. fidence, kindness in thinking department has sexually in Baleswar town, Kasafal and is something that is enjoyed extend help to people in dis- someone who they can give Even if it’s just a compli- creates profoundness, and exploited him for months. Bhubaneswar in different peri-      thrice- once at the level of the tress and animals on the streets, something special to, not to ment, you can give that. You kindness in giving creates love. The complainant while ods and was exploited by receiver of the gift, secondly at the campaign of art of giving is think that a gift is always never know when you may see Let’s spend this lockdown peri- lodged an FIR with the Nilgiri him. very year on May 17 the Art the level of the giver, and third- in action for sure. something we can buy. someone that appears to have od to reflect on life’s true police, the latter after regis- On August 13, he hired an EOf Giving campaign is ly at the level of the society in A great salute to those A very special form of giv- it all. We must learn to be grate- meaning. May Almighty tering a case of rape began an auto rickshaw for her and commemorated in over 200 general. folks. The doctors, nurses, lab ing can be personal acts of ful when we feel we are able to enlighten our hearts to what life investigation. The accused asked her to return to her cities and towns across the Ever since the Covid-19 technicians, canteen staff, phar- kindness. It’s not money or give. Every single act of love, truly is all about and the art of Manorajan Majhi is absconding native village Nilgiri. Since globe and kind-hearted people appeared and spread across macists, etc. working night material things that have to be kindness, and generosity will giving! and placed under suspension, then there is no trace of the get together to spread the mes- the globe, extra-ordinary social and day in various hospitals given. Gifts can be something multiply and return to the said police sources. According accused.She initially sage of the Art Of Giving changes began raising their and Covid hospitals, the police that can’t be seen, like a good giver many times over. 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The and Financial Literacy improve their understanding of behind the conduct of these adequate knowledge to differ- led efforts and approaches streamlining all the activities, OECD/INFE International unveiled by the RBI with the financial products, concepts, survey is to access the status of ent categories of people which which can yield sustainable bringing coordination among inancial education has Survey of Adult Financial strategic objectives of incul- and their risks and through financial literacy also to eval- will help in the dissemination practices of financial education. the participants, integrating Fbecome an important life Literacy Competencies cating financial literacy con- information, instruction and uate the various programmes of financial knowledge in an It will have a long term impact the programmes of similar skill necessary for every human revealed that only 42 per cent cepts among various segments objective advice develop the undertaken by the Government easy and simple way. and result in desired achieve- objectives and preparation of being for leading a quality life. of adults are aware of the com- of the population. It aims at skills and confidence to and financial regulators. The It is because the financial ment of goals. an information dashboard so Hence, countries all over the pounding interest on savings boosting the savings behaviour become more aware of finan- National Strategy for Financial content is to be different for dif- This is the era of commu- that the progress can be gauged world are giving utmost prior- and 58 per cent are able to cal- of the people which further cial risks and opportunities, to Education was chalked out ferent categories of people like nication and the NSFE 20-25 in a nutshell. ity for its inculcation among culate simple interest. helps in investment awareness make informed choices, to with the findings of the survey students, young and newly aims to use the latest commu- Inclusion of the financial their citizens. Knowledge of household bud- and fulfillment of financial know where to go for help and and its recommendations. earning members, executives, nication technology to reach education in the school cur- Financial illiteracy is not get is known to 60 per cent goals. to take other effective actions The major thrusts of the for house wives, entrepreneurs, the masses. riculum, vocational courses, only limited to underdevel- adults and only 50 per cent are The terms financial edu- to improve their financial well- NSFE 20-25 are to inculcate senior citizens, illiterates and Mass media channels, skill development programmes, oped countries but also afflicts having long term investment. cation and financial literacy are being. financial literacy concepts workers from unorganised sec- hoardings at public places and entrepreneurial development developing and developed not the same but are related Realizing this, the planners through financial education; tor. other techniques can take the programmes (EDPs) and in the countries. Financial inclusion is In India, the S&P Survey concepts. Financial literacy is took adequate steps for dis- encourage savings behaviour If the content available is financial education message teacher education programmes a key component of a success- says that more than 75 per cent defined as a combination of semination of financial knowl- and participation in financial suitable to the persons, it can to the nook and corner of the like BEd. and MEd will take the ful national strategy for any of Indian adults do not under- financial, knowledge, skills, edge among the people of the markets; develop credit disci- be grasped easily by them and country. The ultimate aim of financial literacy concepts to country which is possible stand basic financial concepts. attitude and behaviour neces- country so that they can take pline; use digital financial ser- enable them to become finan- the NSFE is to reach the every stage of people like chil- through an increase in the More than 80 per cent of our sary to make sound financial prudent decisions in savings, vices; manage risk with insur- cially literates. unreachable so that they can dren to the senior citizens. financial literacy made by female population are finan- decisions and ultimately credit and investment matters. ance cover; make proper plan- Capacity building of the actively use the financial prod- In this background, the financial education. cially illiterate. achieved individual financial The first National Strategy ning for old age; gain knowl- people involved in the process ucts and participate in the teachers of tomorrow have to According to a consor- In this background, a well-being.Financial literacy for Financial Education was edge about rights, duties and of financial education dissem- financial markets. play another role as a financial tium of researchers, 2.5 billion thrust on a national strategy for enables people to develop sav- launched in 2013 by NCFE and filing of grievances and ination also given suitable pri- The most important con- educator so that aim of achiev- adults, nearly half of the world’s financial education become ings habit and those who save remarkable efforts were made research to evaluate progress of ority by the NSFE 20-25. It also cept of the NSFE 20-25 is col- ing financial wellbeing of all is 4.7 billion adult population, are essential and the National can have a steady income and by all the stake holders to financial education. stressed on development of a laboration among the various achieved. not aware of the use of formal Centre for Financial Education expenditure flows. boost the financial literacy in To achieve the objectives, suitable code of conduct for all stakeholders in the process of financial services or the con- (NCFE) prepared the NSFE They are more resilient to the country. NCFE 20-25 chalked out a those involved in the process so financial education. Different (Dr Biswal is Head, cepts of savings and invest- 2020-25 in consultation with financial setbacks and achieve The second NSFE was 5Cs approach - Content, that effective implementation organisations are involved in Department of Commerce, ment. the apex financial sector regu- their financial goals. On the launched now after the Capacity, Community, of the strategy can be done. the work without proper coor- Nowrangpur College, Around 2.2 billion of these lators, viz., RBI, SEBI, IRDAI other hand, financial education Financial Literacy and Communication and Another important dination which results in dupli- Nabarangpur. Mob: financially illiterate adult live and PFRDA and the Technical is defined as the process by Inclusion Survey made by the Collaboration. Suitable con- approach identified by the cation of efforts. 9437125286. bhaskarnathbisw- in Asia, Africa, Latin America Group on Financial Inclusion which financial consumers NCFE in 2018-19. The motive tent will be prepared to provide NSFE 20-25 is the community- The NSFE 20-25 aims at [email protected]) !" #$%&#'  )*$+#,  %-.%) %' /   "       "    <8     "9% 
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We had tom in UP which was once the demand’, to achieve a higher has been felt. appealed against our expulsion party’s stronghold. number of examinations with After due deliberations by which was illegal but even the The letter comes at a time greater flexibility and sim- national experts, the National central disciplinary committee when the party is already fac- plicity. Task Force on Covid-19 has has not found time to consid- ing its worst factional divide in The revised advisory lists formulated a reviewed and  A%   )*+ er our appeal,” the letter says. Uttar Pradesh. While the senior   )*+*,-' the scope for testing in con- simplified advisory ‘Strategy *,-'=, 7)8+ The signatories to the let- leaders have withdrawn from tainment zones, non-contain- for Covid-19 testing in India’. ter have alleged that there is a party activities, the younger he Centre has half-a-dozen     3'& ment areas, in hospitals, and “We are sure that with the ven as the controversy total lack of communication leaders have accused the UPCC TStates and UTs reporting also for the first time provides increased levels of testing and Earound the letter to between the leaders and the leadership of promoting caste high Covid-19 caseload and for testing on-demand with enhanced testing infrastruc- Congress president Sonia party cadres. They further interests. fatality rate to strengthen con-     ! &&  simplified modalities to be ture, this advisory would fur- Gandhi is yet to die down, pointed out that frontal organ- The leaders also accused tainment measures and scale decided by the States and ther encourage the states to another dispatch from former isations like NSUI and Youth Priyanka of believing all that is up testing to bring down pos-   )*+*,-' ty, reactogenicity, tolerability Union Territories. have even higher levels of test- partymen, hailing from Uttar Congress have become defunct “fed to her” by the state lead- itivity rate below five per cent. and immunogenicity of the It also indicates the choice ing, covering a wide range of Pradesh, has come to shake the in UP. ership and that she does not This even as it has dispatched yderabad-based Bharat whole-virion inactivated of testing in order of priority persons with greater flexibili- grand old organisation. In fact, The former party members bother to meet leaders outside two-member special teams to HBiotech has received the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for each of the settings. ty and simplification. the ex-Congressmen have further claimed that the party her coterie. Punjab and Chandigarh to top drug regulator’s clearance (BBV152) in healthy volun- A letter jointly written by “It is requested that this minced no words in urging posts are being occupied by Last month, Sonia had provide extended guidance in to move its vaccine candidate teers’.” Union Health Secretary Rajesh advisory may kindly be dis- Sonia to “rise above family pol- those who are working on a convened a Congress Working managing the Covid-19 pan- against Covid-19, Covaxin, to The Directorate General of Bhushan and ICMR Director seminated to all concerned itics” and making a veiled salary basis and are not even Committee meeting after 23 demic. the second phase of human Health Service said in a state- General Dr Balram Bhargava for necessary follow up at the attack on Priyanka Gandhi primary members of the party. senior leaders of the party As many as 35 districts in testing. The trials for the ment: “This is to inform you to chief secretaries and admin- earliest,” the letter stated. Vadra, who is the party gener- “These ‘leaders’ are not including Ghulam Nabi Azad, five states and one UT report- indigenous vaccine are expect- that the subject proposal was istrators highlighted that hav- The updated advisory on al secretary in charge of UP. familiar with the party’s ideol- Kapil Sibal including five for- ing high Covid-19 caseload ed to begin from Monday, fol- examined in consultation with ing adequate testing capacities Covid-19 testing strategy has Stating that the Congress is ogy but are tasked to give mer Chief Ministers, CWC and fatality rate. The list com- lowing ethics committee SEC (COVID-19) experts held and simplified testing protocol also allowed testing on demand passing through its ‘worst ever’ direction to the party in UP,” members, sitting MPs, and prises all 11 districts in Delhi, approvals, said sources in the through virtual meeting on are important components in for “all individuals undertaking phase in Uttar Pradesh, the- the letter states. several former Union Ministers Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 Drug Controller General of September 3, wherein the the management of Covid-19 travel to countries or Indian four-page letter, signed by “These people are the one had written to Sonia Gandhi Parganas and 24 South India (DCGI) committee recommended for pandemic in the country. states mandating a negative expelled party leaders from who are assessing the perfor- calling for sweeping changes, Parganas in West Bengal; Pune, A subject expert commit- the conduct of Phase II part of The country has so far Covid-19 test at the point of the State, calls upon Sonia to mances of those leaders who from top to bottom. Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, tee (SEC) studying its request clinical trials with 380 partic- conducted more than 4.66 entry”. rise above family (parivaar ke stood like a rock in the Sonia had offered to quit as Mumbai Suburban, Kolhapur, to begin the phase II trial rec- ipants subject to the condition crore tests in more than 1,600 It also suggested that all the moh se upar uthe) and restore Congress during the 1977-80 chief of the party and after the Sangli, Nashik, Ahmednagar, ommended that the trial be that time for screening the par- laboratories in the country, people living in containment the democratic traditions of the crisis. Democratic norms are resolution that a new chief Raigad, Jalgaon, Solapur, conducted on 380 participants, ticipants should be revised in they said in the letter, adding zones should be tested by rapid party. being thrown to the winds will be elected at an AICC ses- Satara, Palghar, Aurangabad, stated Joint Drugs Controller 4 days.” there has been tremendous antigen tests, particularly in The letter, signed by former and senior leaders are being sion at earliest she decided to Dhule and Nanded in Dr S Eswara Reddy in a letter Each stage of a vaccine’s progress in upscaling testing cities where there has been a MP Santosh Singh, former targeted, insulted and expelled. continue as interim chief of the Maharashtra; Surat in Gujarat; to the Hyderabad-based firm clinical trial tests its safety and infrastructure both in terms of widespread transmission of minister Satyadev Tripathi, for- In fact, we were informed of grand old party. Pondicherry in Puducherry dated September 3. All partic- ability to develop an effective the number of laboratories the infection. and East Singhbhum in ipants will now have to be immune response. While the and daily testing capacity. The ICMR also stressed Jharkhand. screened for four days after first phase focuses on safety in “It is a matter of great pride that no emergency procedure In a review meeting held they are administered the vac- healthy participants, the sec- that for the last two days (including deliveries) should be % P3  :P  6  $   
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(;< strengthen the active case tions that the Central Drugs into these aspects in a much excess of 11.5 lakh samples referred to another hospital for     search focusing on comorbids Standard Control larger population that would every day which is the highest lack of testing facility.   %*)9, ; toms of coronavirus, we decid- and elderly population, early Organisation (CDSCO) under represent a wider demo- ed to remain in home quaran- identification by ramping up the Directorate General of graphic, said a senior official sures in hospitals to safeguard has reported 2140 active cases,    arnataka Labour Minister tine on doctors' advice and are testing and optional utilization Health Services, Union Health from the DCGI. healthcare workers from con- whereas its cumulative cases KA Shivaram Hebbar on getting treatment at home," of RT-PCR testing capacity to Ministry, “has no objection for In the first phase of the tracting the infection. stand at 5502. Sunday said he and his wife Hebbar tweeted. break the chain of transmission conducting the trial titled ‘An Covaxin trial, around 375 par- In Punjab and Testing per million and   )*+*,-' have tested positive for the He expressed confidence of the disease, the Health min- adaptive, seamless Phase I, ticipants were studied across Chandigarh, the two-member cumulative positivity stands at coronavirus and would be that he and his wife would soon istry said on Sunday. followed by Phase II random- 12 sites. Covaxin is one of the teams which will comprise a 38054 and 11.99 per cent, esonating with under treatment in their home recover. Union Health Secretary ized, double-blind, multicen- frontrunners in the race for a community medicine expert respectively. Rthe thoughts itself being asymptomatic. Prior to him, Yediyurappa, Rajesh Bhushan held the ter study to evaluate the safe- Covid-19 vaccine in India. from PGIMER, Chandigarh India’s Covid-19 tally of shared by Prime Chief Minister B S forest minister Anand Singh, review meeting through video and an epidemiologist from cases mounted to 41,13,811 Minister Narendra Yediyurappa wished the 63- Tourism Minister C T Ravi, conference with health secre- NCDC will be stationed for ten with a record 90,632 people Modi in the backdrop of year old leader a speedy recov- Health Minister Sriramulu, taries of five States and one UT district specific plans to con- ease progression, seamless hos- days to provide extended guid- being infected in a day, while National Education Policy (NEP) ery and prayed that he contin- Leader of Opposition and for- on the containment and man- tinue their efforts to manage pitalisation and early admis- ance in managing Covid. the death toll climbed to 70,626 2020 that “When a Teacher ued with his good works. mer Chief Minister agement of Covid-19 in 35 dis- the pandemic. sion for patients requiring In Punjab, as on Saturday, with the novel coronavirus learns, a nation leads”, Teacher’s "Me and my wife under- Siddaramaiah and Congress tricts under their jurisdiction. The States were also medical support, especially in out of the total of 61,527 virus claiming 1,065 lives in a Day Celebrations were organised went COVID-19 test and have state chief D K Shivakumar had The district collectors and advised to effectively monitor cases of comorbid and elderly Covid-19 cases, 15,870 are span of 24 hours in the coun- across Amity University and been found positive for the tested positive for COVID-19 other functionaries were home isolation cases and early population, besides following active cases. 1808 deaths have try, as per the Government Amity Schools. virus. Since there are no symp- and completely recovered. advised to prepare and update hospitalisation in case of dis- effective infection control mea- been registered. Chandigarh data. &&%'          "!
  
 
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Acuts due to the coron- using bio-interface interac- “The interaction between “The surfaces based strate- avirus pandemic and nation- tions between the virus and the the spike protein and contact- gies not only offer an advan- wide lockdown, there is a sharp to remain high till September surface spike protein. ing surfaces constitutes the tage of rapid virus detection spike in commonly consumed end or first week of October, According to the team of key step of transmission of from swab samples but also vegetables across India. The depending on the arrival of researchers, the novel coron- coronavirus. Thus, surface allow the reuse of the same retail prices of vegetables have new crops. avirus (SARS CoV-2) is com- engineering, on one hand, shall surface over multiple cycles risen sharply across the coun- Some wholesale traders posed of inner nucleic acid facilitate a quick detection (samples),” he said. try, with major wholesale mar- said that the farmers in many which is covered with surface method and on the other hand, “The role of newly devel- kets running low on supplies states dumped perishables spike glycoprotein and the it would be a very secure oped engineered surfaces is, due to disruptions caused by during the lockdown, unable engineered surfaces can be method of protection however, to destabilise the heavy rains and short supply of to find buyers. So, tomatoes potentially applied for the against the virus, for exam- viral envelope protein through some items. are in short supply. Besides, detection as well as prevention ple when applied on PPEs,” he surface-protein interactions, From potato and tomato to transportation costs have risen of COVID-19 — the disease added. interesting method of surface “Mixed SAMs have been physical property of a molecule disintegrate, and finally, inac- brinjal, bitter gourd and cab- 5-10% because of fuel price caused by the virus. The team’s research on modifications by forming var- prepared to design the surface that is seemingly repelled from tivate the viruses,” Pandey bage, all vegetables have seen hikes by the government “So far we are using anti- surface modifications and ious self-assembled monolay- with intermediate wettability. a mass of water. said. wholesale prices go up by 40 which led to sharp increase in body-based assays and RT- analysis of the bio-interfacial ers (SAMs) on different sur- The thumb rule of increase in The research has revealed “Thus, the surface treat- percent to 90 percent compared the retail prices. PCR based methods for testing (protein-surface) interactions faces, which result in a wide the adsorbed amount of pro- that a protein adapts to differ- ments of personal protective with the last month. The retail prices of toma- during pandemic. However, have been published in reput- range of surface hydrophobic- tein with an increase in surface ent conformations depending equipment (PPE), which pos- Vegetable sellers say onion to ranged from 60-80 per kg longer assay time, cost, com- ed journals like Materials ity depending on the terminal hydrophobicity does not hold on surface properties.”Thus, sess antiviral properties and prices are likely to be increased in most parts of the country plex procedures and false pos- Science and Engineering C, functional groups with nano- true for all systems. This is the characteristics of protein prevent the contagious infec- in the retail market in the while most of green vegetables itive or negative results are a Applied Surface Science, scale smooth surfaces. The because protein adsorption is can be tuned by engineered tions of coronavirus. The sur- coming days as prices have were sold at 50-70 per kg few bottlenecks of these meth- Langmuir, J. Phys. Chem. C formation of SAMs involves a a complex process and depends surfaces for various applica- faces of PPEs can be engi- started increasing in the whole- depending on the quality and ods,” Lalit M Pandey, associate and ACS Biomaterials Science fast attachment followed by a on the hydrophobicity of both tions including biosensors, neered to achieve strong sur- sale market of Maharashtra. locations at various markets. professor, Department of and Engineering. slow reorientation step,” surfaces and proteins,” he said. implants, and drug delivery. A face-protein interactions,” he Potato, for instance, is selling According to traders, toma- Biosciences and “We have developed an Pandey said. Hydrophobicity is the recent special report suggest- said. for Rs 15 to Rs 25-30 per kg in toes were sold at 30-40 per wholesale markets in north kg last month. and central India. In West The retail prices of pota- Bengal, the state government to ranged from 30-40 per kg 012! 

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The State    BJP leader said Kerala has for the Trinamool Congress they cannot be handled,” Ghosh Warning the “partisan Another leader and diagnosed 5,783 new patients day after Chief Minister become the most unsafe place saying that the “sin they are said reminding the police police officers” he said, “we will Minister Jyotipriya Mullick said while 88 persons succumbed to APinarayi Vijayan claimed BJYM and Youth Congress in the country for women. “A doing only deserved a whole- administration of an inevitable make this police men run so “he is an illiterate person who the pandemic on Sunday. that Kerala was in the forefront undertaking marches to fortnight back, a 75 year old sale shoeing of its people.” political change next year. much that they will not be able has no sense of language. It is While Chennai accounted in controlling Covid-19 pan- Government offices, Health woman was brutally raped at The State ruling outfit “While we are keeping a to see the face of their family … better not to talk about him… for 955 new patients, its neigh- demic and was ahead of other Minister KK Shylaja expressed Ernakulam which brought back reacted immediately blaming note of the TMC goons who are today they are acting as the He is day-dreaming of winning bouring districts of Chengalpet South Indian States like Tamil shock over the incident and the memories of Norbhaya the BJP for bringing down the perpetrating crime and torture agents of the TMC leaders in the next year’s Assembly elec- (361), Kancheepuram (196) and Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra ordered the sacking of the incident in New Delhi. I am State’s political culture to an on the people and the BJP earning cut money and send- tions. I can assure you he will Thiruvallur (246) showed a Pradesh and Telangana, a dou- ambulance driver. frightened what is in store for unprecedented level and daring workers we are also keeping a ing their children to study not even get 30 seats. Let his reduction in the number of ble mishap struck the God’s The day ended with the my mothers, sisters and daugh- Ghosh to go ahead with his record of the police brass that engineering in Bengaluru … party first get thirty seats and daily cases. Own Country. Health Minister’s release that ters,” said a visibly upset plans and face the consequence. is acting as an agent and stooge but when we come to power we then we will see.” The districts of Coimbatore Kerala woke up on Sunday the State diagnosed 3,082 new Gopalakrishnan. Ghosh who was addressing of the Trinamool,” he said will make the situation such for Meanwhile, a booth-level (538) and Cuddalore (388) morning to the news that a persons with Covid-19, the BJP president K Surendran a small crowd was the first to adding “while the TMC men them that their children will BJP leader was on Sunday shot remained problematic while Covid-19 patient in Aranmula highest figure to be registered demanded the immediate res- fire the salvo saying the TMC will be dealt with adequately not be able to complete their dead by alleged TMC goons at there is an overall reduction in in Pathanamthitta district was in Kerala till date. Out of this, ignation of health minister had unleashed a goonda-syn- after we come to power next courses … hence the police Kalna in East Burdwan district the number of new patients raped by the ambulance driver. 2,844 cases were through local Shylaja owning up moral dicate-police raj in the State year we warn the police officers officers better mind their sources said adding a local diagnosed in other The predator Nowfal was an transmission, a clear signal responsibility for the incident. where nothing was possible to mind their actions because actions and act in a non-parti- TMC leader was arrested for districts. “Lets wait for three to accused in a murder case but that Kerala is not a safe desti- “How come a murderer was without cut money and no after we come to power we will san manner.” the incident. Another BJP four days before reaching a managed to get the job because nation for any kind of journeys. employed as ambulance driver? crime was impossible when it not allow them to rest peace- Reacting rather sharply to workers was shot at near conclusion,” said veteran med- of his political god fathers in With 11 patients succumbing How come a woman patient came to the ability of the fully.” Ghosh’s “uncultured remarks” Ichapore town in North 24 ical professional Dr CV the ruling CPI(M). to the pandemic, the total was sent to hospital without Trinamool workers. He said in the past few party MP and senior advocate Parganas some 45 km north of Krishnaswami who is monitor- While political Kerala went number of deaths till date in the any lady helpers,” asked “The TMC is ruling Bengal years the BJP had “lost more Kalyan Banerjee said “what to Kolkata. He was admitted to a ing the Covid situation in the on a turmoil with activists of State stood at 347. 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Poor roads do Shah, senior orthopedic sur- (U P). and sent to jail. in the coming Assembly elections. 5180 including 1560 active cases not only cause traffic barriers geon, Shah Hospital, the After the death of the first woman from the Gandhi Park Had four marriages, jailed The RJD hit back by saying that Chief Minister Nitish while 3591 were cured. 100 patients but also making people sick. Government is not bothered wife, a 46-years-old man fell in police station area on Facebook for killing first husband She Kumar was on record for dubbing the BJP as 'Badaka Jhuthe recuperated and discharged. Today, Potholes on the highway and about the bad roads. love through Facebook and on 1st February 2020 and both had first married to a man from Party' in the past. 2606 suspects were screened adding other normal roads not only From past years, the num- re-married, but the second got married on 14th February Delhi. In 2005, he died in the “The RJD and Congress leaders are used to lying to cre- to a total of 107494 tests so far. leads to bike and car accidents ber of waist and neck patients wife turned out to be lesbian. 2020. She started giving sleep- Qwarsi police station area of ate confusion in society. They will frequently use this pol- Ashok Kumar Jindal (73), a res- but also giving birth to many have increased manifolds due She started molesting the ing pills on the name of health Aligarh. A murder case was icy in the next two months in the run-up to the Assembly ident of company Bagh, GT Road, medical problems in to bad roads. Potholes have daughters of the first wife (one pills to the family members registered against two people, elections. They are past masters in this game. owner of the garment showroom, people like slip disk, lumbar shaken the whole-body results adult and two minors) by giv- after dinner. She also gave including this woman under Hence, we have to counter their lies by telling voters was admitted to the private hospi- disk, neck and back pain, in jerking the neck and ing them stimulant drugs. shots to the minor sisters after section 302 and this woman about genuine work we have done over the years,” Pandey tal for corona treatment. On spinal pain, cervical spondyli- waist. On the complaint of the father and grandparents fell was sent to jail. After getting said while addressing members of the state BJP's SC/ST com- Saturday, his condition starts dete- tis. Sometimes because of seri- adult daughter, a case was reg- asleep. bail from the High Court, the mittee. riorating at which doctors referred According to experts, 60 ous slip disk problems patients istered against the stepmother Taking advantage of this, woman got married to a per- Pandey has been appointed election management him to Delhi but sadly, he died on percent of the patients are suf- undergo an operation. in the women's police station. the woman molested them by son, a resident of Chherat. committee chief by the BJP central leadership. the way to Delhi near khurja taking fering from these problems. 20 The disk is a liquid in the The woman has been arrested obscene acts. She would also Later get separated. After this, “We have executed so many public welfare works dur- the death toll in the district to 30 to 25 percent suffering from middle of the spinal cord which and sent to jail. This is the first show pornographic movies and he married a third person from ing the last 13 years in Bihar and if we put all these poli- According to the list released by slip disk (back pain), and the leaks out during travel on a case in the history of a woman pictures, on opposing and Jalalpur. Left him as well and cies and works in the right manner before the voters, it would the district administration, 6 more same number of patients from bumpy road and crushes the police station against a woman informing this to her family finally married a fourth time to answer the lies and confusion of the opposition,” Pandey people from the Basic Education cervical. spinal cord. Paralysis can also for molesting another woman. members, she started threat- this man from Sasni Gate. The said. Department office, 5 employees of It is a matter of great con- occur in the legs if fractured According to a case filed by ening them and make a woman is so vicious that she “We will succeed only if the BJP increases its support the SBI branch, Baswan and 131 cern that in case of injury or due to a pothole. a 17-year-old B.Sc. student demand for money. When the trapped this person and got among all sections of society, including the Scheduled Castes people including 9 in Gandhi Park problem due to the accident, According to R.K Misra, from the Sasni Gate police sta- father refused, she started married within 14 days. and Tribes,” the minister said. area & 9 in Bannadevi area were the patients never even get legal Superintending Engineer, tion area, she has two minor intimidating to implicate him Despite having four marriages, Reacting to Pandey's remarks, RJD state spokesperson found positive. DM Chandra help or a claim or penalty PWD, rainwater is the main sisters and a brother. Her father in a false case. she has no child. She claimed Mritunjay Tiwari said: “Whether we are liars or the BJP can Bhushan Singh said that infected from the responsible working source of potholes on the roads works in a private company. On this, the girl first made that the house in Dwarika be established from the statement of Chief Minister Nitish people are either admitted to covid- department. which cannot be filled imme- After the mother's death on a complaint to the Sasni Gate Puri, Gandhi Park, from which Kumar who has in the past dubbed BJP as 'Badaka Jhuthe 19 hospitals or recommended home This is the reason of the diately because the wet road 13th February 2019, the father police station and last week to she was arrested, belongs to her Party' on record.” isolation based on their symptoms. increased carelessness of work- does not hold tar-coal. befriended a 45-year-old the SSP office. The investiga- brother. )* +"&+, " +  30-.=  /-   +   9;

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  Whours, the total number has now gone up to AmaravatiL: Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari districts, four each period. Officials said 11,915 3,291 in the Taj city. While 2,584 have recovered and   &  C tion in Jammu is currently the total number of positive coronavirus cases neared the 5-lakh in Krishna, Kurnool, and Nellore, patients recovered, taking cumula- there have been 109 deaths so far. The number of conducting Rapid antigen test- cases in Jammu and Kashmir to mark as it reported 10,794 more two in Srikakulam, and one in tive recoveries to 3,94,019 and active cases in the district is 598. he total number of active ing across different work 43557. patients on Sunday even as 70 more Vizianagaram. improving the recovery rate to District Magistrate P.N. Singh said the total num- Tpositive cases of coron- places. So far 34214 samples Moreover, 403 more fatalities pushed the state's death toll Chittoor continues to top the 79.10 per cent. ber of samples collected for testing is now 1,30,530. avirus on Sunday crossed were tested out of which 1996 COVID-19 patients have to 4,417. districts with 473 deaths, followed The average recovery rate for The recovery rate is 78.52 per cent, while the sam- 10,000 in the Union Territory i.e 5.8 percent tested positive. recovered and discharged from The State's mortality rate stands by East Godavari (427), and Guntur the country is 77.32 per cent ple positivity rate is 2.52 per cent. of Jammu & Kashmir as it The tests were conducted various hospitals, 87 from at 0.89 per cent as against the (419). The active cases came down to Health department officials said 320 samples recorded more than 1,000 cases across urban and rural pockets Jammu Division and 316 from national average of 1.72 per cent, The media bulletin released by 99,689 in Andhra Pradesh, with from 10 spots were collected on Saturday as part of for the fourth day in succession. of the Jammu district and sev- Kashmir Division. officials said. the State Command Control Room East Godavari having the maxi- the three-day Sero-survey in the district. On Sunday, a total number eral service providers including According to the media For the 12th consecutive day, shows COVID spread continued mum 14,454 cases, followed by Meanwhile, there are no plans to reopen schools of 1316 cases were detected bank employees, car show- bulletin, out of 43557 positive the state recorded over 10,000 new across the state. 14,109 in Prakasam, 8,979 in and the historical monuments immediately. while 14 deaths were reported, rooms, malls, common market cases, 10446 are Active Positive, cases, taking the tally to 4,98,125, Nellore saw the biggest jump of Chittoor, 8,876 in Vizianagaram, Only the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort are seven each in Jammu & places, and local clusters were 32327 have recovered and 784 the second highest in the country 1,299 cases. East Godavari saw and 7,597 in Guntur. presently closed. Kashmir division. covered during the sampling to have died; 98 in Jammu divi- after Maharashtra. 1,244 new infections. This pushed During the last 24 hours, the The DRM office has indicated that scores of According to the media assess the spread of the virus in sion and 686 in Kashmir divi- During the last 24 hours end- the total cases in the district to 66, authorities conducted a record trains would resume operations from September 12, bulletin, “a total number of the region. sion. ing 9 am on Sunday, nine deaths 948, highest in the state. 72,573 tests -- 35,358 particularly south-bound. 4693 cases have been recorded According to the media The Bulletin further said were reported from Chittoor dis- Officials said 1,101 new cases VRDL/Truenat/NACO tests and Health activists in the city, however, expressed in the last four days while 52 bulletin, “ a total number of 668 that out of 1074998 test results trict, eight each from Anantapur, were recorded in West Godavari 37,215 rapid antigen tests. The concern over the increasing complacency dis- patients of Covid 19 died in cases were detected from available, 1031441 samples Guntur and Prakasam. Seven peo- district, and 1,042 in Prakasam. state has so far tested 41,07,890 played by the locals who have been flocking the mar- J&k”. Jammu division and 648 from have been tested as negative till ple died in Kadapa, five each in East More patients recovered than samples, fourth highest in the kets without masks and violating social distancing The district administra- Kashmir division thus taking September 06, 2020. Godavari, Visakhapatnam, and the new cases during the 24-hour country. IANS norms. /0  <*  ,    "   ?     1  > +   " 7 "
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Hardoi reported 5 deaths each. on Friday. Basid, it later turned out, was cyber cell, he said. “We did planning for lock- Varanasi reported 4 deaths and an alcoholic but not a thief. Basid was Alok Singh, circle officer of Badaut area, down, but it is also true that Ghaziabad three. handed over to police who set him free said, “Some vulgar pictures and videos many people who came from Deaths in single figures were as no one came forward to file a com- were posted on WhatsApp group named outside towns, states, and coun- reported from each of the 75 dis- plaint against him. His family, on see- 'Biology group Class 10'. The group had the tries did not follow the quaran- tricts of the state, barring a few. health bulletin, so far, as many as ing his condition, took him to hospital display picture of the Biology teacher, who tine procedures, thus it spread to Allahabad ranked second and 1,95,959 Covid patients have recov- where he died of internal bleeding the did not know about it. A probe has been a large extent. Besides this, post- reported 413 fresh Covid cases, fol- ered from the viral disease. next day. A heavy police force was ordered and it is being handled by the cyber- lockdown, many did not show lowed by 362 from Kanpur. The count of active Covid cases deployed in the area. crime team.” up for tests at the early stage, Cases were also reported from in the state stands at 59,963, the bul- Senior superintendent of police The principal of the school said, “We had which is now resulting in rise in Gautam Buddha Nagar (213), letin said, adding that the count of (SSP) Shailesh Pandey told reporters, “I received a complaint. The WhatsApp account COVID-related deaths as well.” Gorakhpur (206), Saharanpur (198), total Covid-19 cases in the state is have received a video in which Basid is was fake, and was created with a foreign num- He asserted that the infra- “Though many wear masks, vidual in a city like Bengaluru,” Varanasi (190), Shahjahanpur (184), 2,59,765. seen tied to a tree and locals were ber. We have informed the police.” The chat structure in government-owned they do not wear it properly like the Commissioner added. Ghaziabad (167), Meerut Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thrashing him. We are trying to iden- screenshots shared by a few parents purport- hospitals is adequate enough at covering their nose as well as Apart from this, he claimed (156), Pratapgarh (148), Bareilly has directed to step up testing and tify the accused using the videos of the edly showed that the person using the num- the present rate of cases. He also mouth. Although the BBMP is that the number of tests has also (133), Rampur (132), Moradabad strictly enforce the curbs on Sunday. incident. There were no visible injuries ber even asked for some pictures from the chil- regretted that people in keeping strict vigil on those who gone up substantially in recent (128), Ayodhya (124), Barabanki He has also urged people to take full on the body. The post-mortem will be dren. However, it was not clear what kind of Bengaluru were not following flout mask rules, it is equally true weeks which has also resulted in (120), Aligarh (116) and Jhansi safety precautions and not to ven- conducted by a panel of doctors to pictures he was asking precautionary measures such that the authorities cannot keep a steady rise in the number of (104). ture out of their houses without a ascertain the reason of death.” IANS for. IANS as wearing masks. an eye on each and every indi- cases. IANS According to the state medical valid reason. 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Multiple rates, technical              4           glitches in the GSTN and difficul-                 2   ties faced by the taxpayers in getting timely refunds, that have bedevilled                      it since launch, still remain unad-    4   4 5  )  !    845)!9        ( dressed. The latest decision of the 33,412 crore from the choice for the Centre. amount of 2.35 lakh crore from Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,          P    Q      ( GST Council may have driven a Consolidated Fund of India on The Act does not deal with the market, of which only the Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. wedge between the Centre and the account of IGST to meet the this unprecedented shortfall of principal will be paid from the They feel the distinction in the     S    4     P    Q  P  ( States, which have so far wonderful- States’ dues. Thus the inability to compensation cess, the reason for compensation cess while the shortfall on account of GST            4 *      56A4(/B ly cooperated in the panel that has, pay States’ GST dues was not just which is partly the inefficiency of interest burden will lie on the implementation and the pan-        Q 2               barring a single occasion, voted due to the economic morass trig- the GSTN to fix the technical States’ shoulders. However, it demic is “unconstitutional.” In unanimously on all contentious gered by the pandemic. The glitches, especially its inability to appears that the Centre might any case, they want the entire                      ( issues. actual collections under the fund match the buyers’ and suppliers’ allow the interest also to be paid borrowing to be accommodat-     4         2      This is not to undermine the now cover only half the month- invoices. The Centre had earlier from the cess without creating any ed by increasing the borrowing                   positive benefits the GST has already ly requirement of 14,000 crore. approached the Solicitor-General, burden on the exchequer. The limit. They are apprehensive brought. It was supposed to be a The reduction in GST rates who argued that it was not legal- compensation cess will continue that the borrowing would trans-                   1 !#($5! transformational tax, and in many for many items had resulted in an ly obliged to pay full compensa- to be levied beyond FY22 till the late into “mortgaging of the               "         ways it has been so. It not only elim- inverted duty structure where the tion to the States. Armed with States’ debts get liquidated. future.” States have a legitimate      ; inated multiplicity of taxes and duty on the final product was less this, in the GST Council meeting Earlier, under the Centre’s grouse not only because the 4               4   cesses but also brought down the than the duty on the inputs, of August 27, the Centre offered stimulus package, States were delay in compensation pay- rate of effective tax and its incidence requiring higher refunds. The the States two options, the logic given additional borrowing space ment has pushed their already                  ,     on most items. The ominous options before the GST Council of which is questionable. It has by raising their borrowing lim- precarious finances to the brink,                  Inspector Raj and long queues of were either to (1) rework the slabs cited the unprecedented eco- its from 3 to 5 per cent of GSDP, but also because they get no 5                    trucks at the state entry barriers are or increase rates to correct the nomic contraction and conse- but save 0.5 per cent, the rest was share from the various cesses things of the past. Even in a coun- inverted duty structure; (2) quent revenue shortfall due to the available only on their implemen- and surcharges levied by the          "          C(! try with a highly fractious political increase the rates of compensa- pandemic as an “Act of God”, tation of various reform mea- Centre on items like petrol,   #        (          ( culture, the GST Council has set a tion cess and expand the item which is not covered by the GST sures, like the One Nation, One diesel, education, health or       S             ( shining example of cooperative fed- base, or (3) allow the States to statute that has no force majeure Ration Card, Ease of Doing social welfare. eralism. However, the future may borrow more and repay the bor- clause, to renege on its promise to Business, power distribution and Understandably it was not   (          6           not be as smooth. rowing using future collections, pay the States compensation out augmentation of municipality an easy decision for the Centre,                      ( Even before the pandemic had that is, by extending the compen- of its own funds. There is also no revenues. Even the 0.5 per cent and it militates against the spir-              4        struck, GST revenues were falling. sation cess beyond 2021-22. denying that the Chinese action was conditional upon achieve- it of cooperative federalism so Now the pandemic has wrought Given the mayhem caused by the on the LAC has necessitated ment of the milestones pre- far demonstrated convincingly        )S        (      ( havoc and collections are nowhere pandemic and the severe contrac- higher security expenditure. scribed in respect of the reforms. by the GST Council. As regards   <                    near last year’s levels. As per the GST tion of the GDP driving the econ- The estimated compensa- Now Option-I allowed the States borrowing by the States, there        (              Compensation Act, the Centre is omy into a comatose state, the tion shortfall of 2.35 lakh crore to carry forward any unutilised may not be much difficulty. The supposed to compensate the States Centre was rightly wary of rais- in the current fiscal was divided borrowing space up to 1 per cent market is awash with liquidity    4                 at bimonthly intervals for five years ing or expanding the scope of the into two segments though some of GSDP unconditionally to the with little demand for credit as                #    till FY-22, in case the revenue loss- cess that might cause further job accounting jugglery: 97,000 next fiscal. The Centre would evidenced by the FCI being able                        es of the States exceeded 14 per cent losses. The Centre thus had only crore on account of GST imple- coordinate the borrowing and to raise loans of 75,000 crore growth calculated on the base-year two options: either allow the mentation and the rest due to rev- also bear the extra interest cost at only 4.6 percent. Banks are                    A       S 2015-16 collections. It was supposed States to borrow or meet the enue loss attributable to COVID- above the G-Sec yield through a flush with funds from the stim-              BD         " ( to draw from the GST shortfall from its own resources, 19. Accordingly, the Centre subsidy. However, no such extra ulus package, which are being     7         "      ( Compensation Fund financed by the which must come from its own offered two options to the states: borrowing space would be avail- parked at the RBI at the reverse Compensation Cess levied on lux- borrowings, with corresponding Option-I for additional borrow- able for Option-II; the entire bor- repo rate. But the Centre still       ( 4       (      ury and sin goods like cars, tobac- fiscal and monetary implica- ing of  97,000 crore under a spe- rowing exceeding 97,000 crore can regain the States’ trust by             #          co products and soft drinks. GST tions. Yields of government secu- cial borrowing window of the RBI will count as the States’ liability. increasing their borrowing lim-   4       (           ( payments to States for the current rities (G-Secs) will harden, at G-Sec-linked interest rates, to The interest would be decided by its further to accommodate the   (*                     fiscal have been pending since April putting pressure on interest rates be repaid in full, including inter- the market and not linked to G- entire 2.35 lakh crore. In fed- 2020. For 2019-20, the total com- across the economy; credit rating est from the compensation cess Sec yields. eral relations, trust is as impor- 2        D.         4   pensation paid was 1.65 lakh crore agencies also may view this neg- fund, without being counted as States are understandably tant as legality.        against the compensation fund col- atively. Besides, with the fiscal States’ debt. 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A minor policy change will enable us to devel-            >  op systems purely for military use. There is an urgent  8> 9 -./B 34   4  /-B   /FB need to develop threat-specific responses to ward  #            ( off any danger to our national security from belliger-               ( ent China and Pakistan. Our strategy so far relies on the offensive capa-    $            ( +'!-!-* bilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to counter the -',A)    4           menace posed by our adversaries. But China has                 deployed an array of Surface to Air Missiles *@*)*(                  (SAMs) in both Xinjiang and Tibet regions and is %*8')9  (               ( also providing military assistance, including prolif- '3;*9)%,*   #              ( eration of banned technology to Pakistan, to 8),A@88,-;A        1       upgrade its Integrated Air Defence System (IADS). *)*A+',,  #                At the same time China and Pakistan have collud- !!*3!              ed to ensure that we remain fixated towards our land C8;=*'('B* #            borders and have to spend so heavily to keep them %!!,*!-*;* secure that the much-wanted expansion of the Indian +-',*') an Indian naval ship was also deployed in combined threat posed by both China and dilemma.” The best option for India in               ( Navy gets scuttled. the SCS at that time. The DF 21 Killer Pakistan but also to pose a similar threat such an eventuality is to spend on A2/AD                  ( 9*() This will be a big drawback in our attempts to 3;8B8!'8)( Missile has the capability of destroying a to them, both at land and sea. capability rather than investing in mar-      1     (       ( ward off any maritime threat and counter China’s moving carrier at sea. With this China dis- A2/AD capabilities have to be an inte- itime power-projecting forces with more               growing interest in the Indian Ocean. The two-front +',,8)!') * played its A2/AD capabilities and sent a gration of terrestrial, air and space-based concentration on anti-access capabilities           ( intimidation is certainly a measure taken by the ,8)9!-*, stern warning to both the US and India. sensors which can defeat stealth technol- because India enjoys the advantage of                Chinese to keep India focussed to the threat from *'('B*%,8+!8 India, too, needs to develop A2/AD ogy, an array of long range deep penetrat- home turf viz a viz PLAN.        4         its land borders and remain distracted from its mar- !-*-')*(*) capabilities to prevent any future build-up ing cruise, surface-to-air and air-to-sur- For this, India’s island territories,               itime ambitions, which were exhibited in the 8),A%* of Chinese forces in the Tibet region and face missiles, space weapons, satellites, namely the Lakshadweep Islands and the  4             %   recently-enhanced budget of the Navy and its *,'B*;*!(* neutralise any threat from Islamabad by hypersonic weapons and aerial platforms, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, will play             impressive acquisition list, including aircraft carri- ')8;*;!8 grounding the Pakistan Air Force before both manned and unmanned. India has a crucial role. These territories, which ers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious transport ships, 8 )!*;-')O( it becomes airborne as far as our land fron- an arsenal of formidable missile systems overlook critical Indian Ocean lanes,               ( submarines and surveillance aircraft. tiers are concerned. Along the maritime and aerial platforms; it has invested in the give India a toehold in the Arabian Sea and              9;8+')9 China is very sensitive to the vulnerabilities of *Q3)('8)'( borders, the A2/AD capability will enable Russian S-400 Air Defence System, the Bay of Bengal. India has already taken                its Sea Lanes of Communications (SLOCs) which us to prevent access to the PLAN and Phalcon AWACS, armed drones and steps to bolster its military presence on              ( cater to 80 per cent of its trade and movement of ) restrict the freedom of movement of the other air defence systems. these strategically-positioned islands dur-  85*!9     4 4 #      oil and goods from the Middle East to the Chinese %*,,'9*;*)* Pakistan Navy. Inherent in it would be the But it still needs more to develop a for- ing the ongoing stand-off with China.    (              ports. To keep the Chinese supply chain going, safe ')'(-8 , development of countermeasures needed midable A2/AD capability, particularly to These could be developed as epicentres of           5*!   # SLOCs are critical. Nevertheless, it is taking steps (*;'8 (,A to ensure freedom of movement and oper- dominate the Indian Ocean and keep our A2/AD capabilities to guard our mar-               to mitigate its “Malacca dilemma” by building up *Q3,8;*!-* ation of our air and naval forces across the PLAN at bay. For the purposes of com- itime frontiers. %  (            5*! its surface naval forces and undersea fleet, financ- 83!'8)8@ land and maritime frontiers. mand and control, the existing Strategic India’s joint warfare doctrine will need                    ing deep-water commercial ports in littoral and 8)B*;!')9!-* To develop the A2/AD capability, it Forces Command (SFC) should be nom- to focus on countering the adversaries’ island nations and making diplomatic inroads with is necessary to understand its philosophy. inated. India needs to invest more in A2/AD capabilities to ensure operational #               R @;8 key actors across the Indian Ocean basin. Action intended to slow deployment of boosting aerospace capabilities and cyber freedom of friendly forces with minimum           ( *;*(* ;'!A As part of its string of pearls policy to encircle ',89 *!8 friendly forces into a theatre or cause such warfare capabilities. The need for an aero- downgradation of our fighting capability           #      ( India, it is negotiating with our neighbours, name- forces to operate from distances farther space and a cyber command has become and also to include the potential of our               ly Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. In the future, (* ;'!A from the locus of conflict than they would more pressing now. A2/AD capabilities to cause maximum %            these efforts could give China the ability to sustain ,,')* otherwise prefer is called as Anti-Access As countermeasures to the adver- attrition to the adversaries’ war fighting                %   forward-deployed forces in greater numbers and @8,,8+*%A (A2). It affects the movement of adversary saries’ A2/AD capability in Tibet region potential and their exploitation.                 ( might tilt in its favour the maritime military balance R S forces into a theatre. Action intended to and against our western neighbour, we With the Himalayan defences becom-   4             in the region. The development of Gwadar port, the impede friendly operations within areas need to invest heavily in the development ing impregnable, only a foolhardy enemy         %       Karakoram highway and the use of Iranian ports where it is difficult to prevent access of of stealth, stand-off precision strike, will attempt a major/decisive battle there.                # after signing the strategic treaty with Iran will, to a inimical forces is termed Area Denial Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUT), While mind games and provocations will continue along the LAC, a decisive                ( great extent, mitigate Chinese problems at sea. Yet, (AD). AD affects manoeuvre within a the- Swarming technologies and development in the quest for becoming a global power, the People’s atre. The two are not mutually exclusive. of a robust Command, Control, blow to the Chinese can only be delivered                  ( Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will still continue A2/AD capabilities are overlapping and Communications, Computers, at sea.               to struggle for dominance of the Indian Ocean and spread across multi-domains to include Intelligence, Surveillance and In order to counter China’s growing               #  pose a threat to India’s claim of the most powerful both kinetic and non-kinetic systems with Reconnaissance (C4ISR ) and EW poten- expansionism and belligerence, India         I #      ( resident power in the region. the sole purpose of degrading the adver- tial. Meanwhile, the IAF will have to be should seriously explore the option of con-              While Russia pioneered the Anti-Access Area saries’ war-fighting capabilities at land, sea, boosted with the next-generation stand- verting the QUAD from a mere security *              Denial (A2/AD) capability to check the North air, cyber, space and EW. Emerging tech- off strike capability in the form of missiles dialogue to a security alliance followed by            56A4(/B  Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) forces and pri- nologies representing military revolution and unmanned platforms. QUAD +. The combined GDP of QUAD %               ( marily the US during the Cold War, China in the in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum As far as the Indian Ocean is con- is double that of China thus neutralising               modern days has made considerable progress in Technology, Swarm Technology and cerned, India will always be constrained the growing economic muscle of the drag-                ( mastering the technology and development of sys- hypersonic weapons form the backbone by resources to invest heavily in power on. The move will benefit India as far as tems to keep the US Navy away from the South of these capabilities. projection naval platforms. Due to the the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Mission is con-           (     , China Sea (SCS) and the disputed maritime claims A potent A2/AD capability will pose nature of the threat to India’s security, the cerned. The availability of high-end tech-               ( of the nine-dash line. It did not hesitate to fire its a serious threat to the ability of both our Indian Army and the IAF will remain the nology will become easier, giving a boost                  ( deadly hypersonic “Fleet Killer” missile in the dis- adversaries to deploy and employ forces main focus centres as far as defence expen- to domestic production and also ensure          4        ( puted Spratly Islands when the US was busy con- across our land and maritime boundaries. diture is concerned. But at the same time safety of supply chain lines.             ducting the ten-nation RIMPAC naval exercise off India needs to develop A2/AD capabili- in order to score over China, India will (The author is a veteran political com- 8          9 the Hawaiian Coast in the Pacific Ocean. Incidentally, ties not only as countermeasures to the need to cash upon the Chinese “Malacca mentator, security and strategic analyst) 85  Q   R                                    E   

(MML) and Tehreek-i-Labbaik in polls because the non-religion-based electoral politics as contrary to their democracy (1962-69), they could not major parties during 1977, the religio- per cent of the vote but this could not Pakistan (TLP). Their entry into elec- mainstream parties pragmatically co- Islamist dispositions. That’s why the devise any effective electoral tools and political parties were given space to halt the return of the PPP and the toral politics was encouraged by the opt their causes and rhetoric. demand for a Muslim-majority State send members to the first two con- develop their electoral skills and PML-N after the 2008 elections. establishment to usurp the “religious Plus, the religio-political parties Pakistan arose from a Centrist and stituent Assemblies, and the two expand constituencies. Separate elec- In the eyes of the establishment, vote” of the Centre-Right PML-N so are closely associated with one Islamic quasi-secular All India Muslim League Assemblies that came into being dur- torates were introduced to favour the mutable utility of the old religio- that Imran Khan’s Centre-Right PTI sect/sub-sect or the other. This limits (AIML). What’s more, almost all ing the Ayub Khan dictatorship. them. But the idea, on the part of the political parties has been exhausted. could benefit. None of the new religio- their appeal to voters from other major Islamist parties opposed this Yet, just before the country’s first military regime, was to manoeuvre With growing mistrust between the political parties could win many seats, denominations. Some are even under- demand on one pretext or the other. direct elections in 1970, parties such them in a manner that would help the PML-N/PPP and the establishment, 6 799: 1 but that was never the “plan.” stood to have developed a sect of their But they could not neutralise AIML’s as JI were claiming that they would Zia dictatorship ward off challenges the latter “allowed” the growth of new Whereas the MML could not own, as the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) was plans because, by the 1940s, it had not sweep the polls. But the opposite hap- posed by the Opposition parties. religion-based groups like the TLP and he combined vote share of reli- perform in the manner in which once accused of doing. Islamist groups only become an experienced electoral pened. From 1947 till 1972, Islamist Most of them became tools of the the MML. In an environment where gio-political parties in the 2018 some expected it to, the radical Barelvi in South Asia developing political entity, but it was able to juxtapose its parties operated from outside the establishment, without whose backing the State was at war with religious mil- Telections in Pakistan was 9.58 TLP not only succeeded in usurping interests is a 20th century phenome- “modernist” Muslim nationalism with Assemblies and had no significant they believed they could not become itancy and with the sword of the per cent, slightly lower than what it was PML-N’s Barelvi vote, but also gobbled non rooted in the Khilafat Movement rhetoric from their Islamist opponents. influence on policymaking, other effective electoral entities. In the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the 2013 polls and much lower than up the secular MQM’s lower-middle- of 1919-1924. When the European the- These opponents had no plan to stall than through the threat of agitations. 1990s, the PML-N continued to co-opt still hanging over the country’s head, the 11 per cent they bagged in 2002. class Barelvi votes in Karachi. This cer- ory of the State began to attract the League through electoral means. Though 18 members from three reli- religious rhetoric of the Islamist par- the idea was to quietly nurture new The 2002 tally was the highest the tainly aided PTI in challenging the Centrist and Leftist groups in South The Islamist parties remained in gio-political parties managed to enter ties. However, the self-proclaimed religious groups, not to help them win, Islamist parties have ever received in PML-N in Punjab and the MQM in Asia in the early 20th century, Islamist an electoral limbo during the first 20 the 1972 Parliament, they were no “enlightened moderate” Musharraf but to aid the pro-establishment PTI polls. In 2018, the performance of reli- Karachi. Historically, Islamist outfits in groups, too, began to be attracted by years of Pakistan but they did retain match for the mainstream electoral decided to aggressively sideline the by way of scattering PML-N’s religious gio-political parties was weak because South Asia are not built as electoral it and started to theorise the possibil- their evangelical and agitational dispo- parties. That’s why, in 1974 and then PML-N and the PPP during the 2002 votebank. The fate of the religio- there were a lot more Islamist parties parties. They emerge as evangelical ity of creating an “Islamic state.” But sition, in an attempt to influence the again in 1977, Islamist parties once polls, by creating the conditions political parties in politics is thus like- competing. Apart from the established groups or residues of movements. And most of them could not find the means ideological character of the new coun- again banked on their penchant for required for the religio-political par- ly to continue being dependent on ones, two new religio-political outfits even when they do convert into elec- or the need to devise any electoral tools try. But even during the years of indi- agitational politics to undermine a ties to win in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. their utility to the establishment. emerged: The Milli Muslim League toral outfits, they struggle to do well to achieve such a State. They often saw rect elections (1957-58) and hybrid regime. With the sidelining of some This was when these parties bagged 11 (Courtesy: Dawn) !" #$%&#'  )*$+#,  %-.%) %' /  #, "  
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The total employ- bility criteria, a total of 11,565   )*+*,-' advertisements should be in due care to ensure that all and it will reassess them once ee strength of country’s largest officers and 18,625 staff mem- “same language” as the claim of descriptions, claims and com- the shutdown is over and its lender stood at 2.49 lakh at the bers will be eligible for the he Government has come the advertisement, the font parisons that they endorse or operations resume. end of March 2020 as com- scheme. The total net savings Tout with a comprehensive should be in the “same font” as that are made in advertise- Nitin Sood, Chief Financial pared to 2.57 lakh a year ago. for the bank would be set of draft guidelines on adver- the claim and place disclaimers ments they appear in are capa- Officer (CFO) of PVR has said According to sources, a 1,662.86 crore if 30 per cent tising under which ‘disclaimers’ on packaging in a “prominent ble of being objectively ascer- that owing to the company’s draft scheme for VRS has been of eligible employees opt for that are not easily noticeable by and visible space”. tained and are capable of sub- cost control measures, its fixed prepared and board approval is retirement under the scheme, or legible or easily under- If the claim is presented as stantiation. costs for the future will be will now be re-assessed once under its contractual arrange- awaited.The proposed scheme as per estimates based on July standable to an ordinary con- voice over (VO), then the dis- Endorsers should also take due lower than it had before. Even the shutdown is over,” the CFO ments and has suspended -’Second Innings Tap VRS- 2020 salary, it said. sumer will be treated as mis- claimer should be displayed in care to ensure that an advert after reopening, the company said. rental payments, while it con- 2020’ - is aimed at optimising “The staff member whose leading advertisements under sync with the VO, it said. “does not convey ... Express or does not expect these to return Throughout this crisis, tinues to be in discussions human resources and costs of request for retirement under the Consumer Protection Act. That apart, a disclaimer should implied representations that to their previous levels soon. according to him, the compa- with mall developers. the bank. VRS is accepted will be paid an The violation of these not attempt to hide material would be false, misleading or His message to the share- ny has focused on business “In order to manage our Besides, the draft scheme, ex-gratia amounting 50 per guidelines would face action by information with respect to deceptive if made by the trad- holders in PVR’s Annual continuity and has undertaken liquidity during the period the seen by PTI, said it will provide cent of salary for the residual the recently established Central the claim, the omission/ er or manufacturer or adver- Report said that the company measures to mitigate the risk. cinemas are shut, the manage- an option and a respectable exit period of service (up to the date Consumer Protection Authority. absence of which is likely to tiser of the relevant product or is already in discussions with its “Our strategy has been two ment has voluntarily taken a route to employees who have of superannuation), subject to The draft guidelines, on make the advertisement service.” developers for renegotiating pronged. First, we have brought cut of 50 per cent in their com- reached a level of saturation in a maximum of 18 months’ last which the Consumer Affairs deceptive or conceal its com- If an endorsement of a the rental arrangements. Sood down our fixed costs drastically pensation, while the rest of our their career, may not be at the drawn salary,” it said. Ministry has sought public mercial intent. product or service is made added that PVR’s other costs during this period of lock- employees have forsaken 20-50 peak of their performance, Other benefits like gratu- comments by September 18, are A disclaimer should not through a testimonial, the too will undergo reductions down, and second, we have per cent of their salaries. Owing have some personal issue or ity, pension, provident and applicable to companies whose attempt to correct a misleading guidelines propose that such until some normalcy is raised debt to preserve liquid- to these actions, we have been want to pursue their profes- medical benefits will be given products or services are adver- claim made in an advertise- endorsement should reflect the restored. ity on the balance sheet,” he successful in bringing a signif- sional or personal life outside to employees seeking VRS. tised as well as to advertisement ment, it added. genuine, reasonably current “We have also temporarily said. icant reduction in our month- the bank. The scheme will be A staff member retired agencies and endorsers. The draft guidelines also opinion of the endorser, and deferred a substantial portion Among the fixed costs, ly fixed costs,” Sood said. opened to all permanent offi- under the scheme will be eligi- According to the draft guide- specify that an advertisement should be based on either ade- of our planned capital expen- PVR has invoked the force He was of the view in the cers and staff who have put in ble for engagement or re- lines, a disclaimer should be should not describe a product quate information about or ditures that we were under- majeure clause for rental pay- post-covid era but the compa- 25 years of service or complet- employment in the bank after a clear, prominent enough and or service as “free”, “without experience with the product or taking, prior to the shutdown. ment and Common Area ny will be in a stronger posi- ed 55 years of age on the cut- cooling-off period of two years legible. charge” or other similar terms, service being endorsed. 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New Delhi: The Bureau Of Tvide guidance on employ- DIPAM said, “This informa- It also asked the bidders to the Amul brand, will invest Besides, he said, GCMMF Pharma PSUs Of India report- ee protection, asset stripping tion shall be provided to the seek the opinion of legal coun- around  1,000 crore over the has forayed into edible oil and ed a 94.21 per cent increase in and business continuity in Qualified Interested Parties sel’s on application of anti- next two years to set up milk potato processing segments as its sales turnover at 146.59 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (QIPs) in the RFP/ SPA monooly regulations. processing plants, and anoth- part of its objective to boost crore for the quarter ended (BPCL) to potential acquirers (Request for Proposal/ Share “The successful er 500 crore on facilities for income of farmers from June 30, 2020, the Ministry of of the company only at a later Purchase Agreement).” bidder may need to file with the new products like edible oil, its Gujarat and other states. Chemicals and Fertilisers said stage of bidding, according to Rules pertaining to labour laws Competition Commission of MD R S Sodhi said. In an inter- The edible oils will be mar- on Sunday. It had posted a sales privatisation rules issued by the are said to be one of the many India (CCI) for its approval to view with PTI, Sodhi said the keted under the new brand turnover of 75.48 crore in the disinvestment department. considerations that will guide the acquisition,” it said. Also, Gujarat Cooperative Milk ‘Janmay’. It will produce corresponding first quarter of The Government is selling bids, particularly those from bondholders/ lenders consent, Marketing Federation Ltd groundnut oil, cottonseed oil, previous fiscal year, a statement its entire 52.98 per cent stake foreign firms. A potential if required, will be taken at an (GCMMF) expects 12-15 per sunflower oil, mustard oil and by the Ministry said. BPPI is in India’s second-largest fuel acquirer of BPCL may want to BPCL on the same terms, the promoter of IGL, which retails appropriate stage, it said. cent growth in revenue in cur- soybean oil.”We already have the implementing agency for retailer and third-biggest oil shed excess workforce, which is government advised the bid- CNG the national capital It was asked if holds of USD rent fiscal year from 38,550 few plants for edible oil, bakery Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya refiner. a typical legacy issue with all ders to consult their legal coun- region. BPCL holds 22.5 per 1.65 billion bonds cannot block crore during the last fiscal year and potato processing. We will Janaushadhi Pariyojana. The Preliminary expressions of public sector units, as well as sels on the issue of such offers cent stake in IGL. or pre-empt the sale of gov- despite COVID-19 pandemic, invest 400-500 crore on set- Janaushadhi Kendras remained interest or EoIs are due on strip some of the non-essential becoming mandatory for list- The government stake ernment stake. The govern- as demand for branded food ting up more plants in these functional during the lockdown September 30, which will be assets such as land and build- ed entities where BPCL may sale in BPCL would happen ment ruled out changing the products has increased. new business areas over the as part of their commitment to followed by qualified bidders ings. hold a stake. after the company’s requirement of bidder or the “We will invest around next two years,” Sodhi said. ensure uninterrupted availabil- being asked to submit financial BPCL will give the acquir- The department clarified Numaligarh refinery in Assam consortium of bidder together 1,000 crore in the next two Asked about sales during ity of essential medicines to the or price bids. er ready access to 15.33 per cent this in response to the question is hived off from the company having a net wrth of USD 10 years on setting up dairy plants the pandemic, he said sales of people, the statement said. The Department of of India’s oil refining limit and that “whether a mandatory and sold to a public sector unit. billion. across various states,” Sodhi its dairy products like milk, “Present basket of medicines Investment and Public Asset 22 per cent market share of the tender offer will be triggered by “The divestment of BPCL’s “Request for reduction of told PTI.He said the processing butter milk, paneer and ghee sold by these Kendras consists Management (DIPAM), erst- world’s fastest-growing fuel the transaction in relation to interest in Numaligarh net worth criteria cannot be capacity would increase to 420 were 15 per cent higher during of 1,250 medicines and 204 sur- while known as Department of market. Indraprastha Gas Ltd and Refineries Ltd (NRL) shall be accepted,” it said. It also did not lakh litres per day from the cur- April-August as compared with gical instruments. 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ampuriya, a small hamlet in and proper medical facilities at the Rajasthan’s southern hilly district Rampuriya PHC as per the Indian RPratapgarh, has been able to Public Health Standards. They put largely escape the Coronavirus forth request for better monitoring, onslaught. Till last month, there were 640;4:9 quality assurance and an audit by a third around 182 reported cases, out of party to ensure that the transformation which 160 had recovered while three is long-term. It also mentioned with- lives were lost. Had there been cases like    R          drawal of this particular PHC from the the rest of the country, the total lack of PPP mode as it was unable to deliver basic health care services in this remote        better services as promised. region would have made it challenging In August 2019, the Jodhpur bench for the administration to control the sit-  +#D%% $G8+?<#,+ of Rajasthan High Court in a joint hear- uation. ing on a number of PILs filed on ‘glar- The Primary Health Centre (PHC), ing inadequacies’ in PHCs operational which is supposed to be the basic func- on PPP mode, had passed an extensive tional unit of government-funded order asking the State Government to healthcare, is practically a misnomer carry out assessments of the PHCs here, more so after the PHC started around necessary parameters for their being operated on Public-Partner functioning. Partnership (PPP) mode from 2017, In compliance of the order, the state <
 
 allege villagers. In 2015, the Rajasthan carried out assessments of 75 rural Government decided to hand over 213 PHCs and 37 urban PHCs functioning of the total 2,088 PHCs to private agen- on PPP mode across the State in 2019    cies to run on PPP mode under the ‘Run and submitted its report to the court. a PHC’ scheme that aimed at improv- The report revealed that out of the total '     ing the services and develop the defunct PHCs assessed, services of at least 30 and poorly functioning PHCs. operating in the rural areas and five in
    The ‘Run a PHC’ scheme agreement urban areas were found to be unsatis- stated that the state government would factory, including the Rampuriya PHC.    provide the private agency 22 to 35 The State Government had assured the lakh depending on the bids received for court that these PHCs shall be discon-  ;CA89' a five-year period. The private partner, tinued with immediate effect. on its part, is expected to employ at least The Rajasthan High Court %;-7 ; )'7 )C C' 11 members in staff, including doctor, acknowledged the State Government’s pharmacist, laboratory technicians and assurance in its final judgement given ou just have to be better each day,” remem- cleaners and an experienced Auxiliary on January 10, 2020. The court also Yber when they told you that? It’s one of the Nurse Midwife (ANM). Apart from the directed the state to continue monitor- reasons why we see competition in all walks of money, the government kept the ing the performances of the remaining life. In most cases, the competition may not also responsibility of infrastructure, build- PHCs every three months through the be what is called a cut-throat or a tough one but ing, medicines, surgical supplies and monitoring teams formed in compli- it may be what is known as a healthy competi- laboratory reagents in its own hands. ance of the August 2019 order. tion. Nevertheless, one thing common to all of This PPP model, however, has However, a reality check by a them — the underlying desire or motive to win faced criticism from health activists of Jaipur-based NGO Jan Swasthya or to defeat others. the State who argue that by doing so, the Abhiyan (JSA) found that the State From a psychological point of view, in a com- government side-stepped from its pri- Government has still not complied petitive situation, a person brings into play his mary duty of providing quality health- with the High Court’s order and all the skill, ability and talent to show that he is supe- care to its citizens. Handing over these PHCs, found “unsatisfactory” in the rior, stronger, better, more powerful, more skil- PHCs to private agencies, they believe, %>  !  
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Williams vs. Sakkari n danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open is a rematch of their meeting won since her debut 22 years ago, Serena Williams   )*+A8;7 last month by Sakkari at the Iturned things around and took over against Western & Southern Open, a hard- Sloane Stephens. ndia veteran Rohan Bopanna court tournament played at the U.S. Williams emerged from the third-round Iand his Canadian partner Open site instead of its usual home matchup between two Americans who Denis Shapovalov stunned sixth in Ohio because of the pandemic. are past champions at Flushing seeds Kevin Krawietz and "You know, Serena is Serena," Meadows - she’s won six of her 23 Andreas Mies in a hard-fought Sakkari said after advancing earlier Grand Slam singles titles at the three-setter to advance to the Saturday by beating 19-year-old place - with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 vic- quarterfinals of the US Open American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, tory over 2017 titlist Stephens men’s doubles event here. 6-1. "You have to come up with some on Saturday. The unseeded Indo- great tennis. Otherwise there is no Afterward, Williams’ 3- Canadian pair on Saturday over- chance against her." Stephens did year-old daughter, Olympia, came a set deficit to beat the Divij Sharan. that very thing in the early stages wore a mask and waved at German duo 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a While Sumit Nagal bowed Saturday.   "  Mom while sitting on her second round encounter that out in the second round after los- She was playing patient, wait- father's lap in a front-row lasted one hour and 47 minutes. ing in straight sets to world no. 3 for-the-right-moment tennis, creat- seat. On her way to the lock- Bopanna and Shapovalov will and second seed Dominic Thiem ing lengthy, complicated points that er room, Williams waved take on Dutch-Romanian combi- of Austria, Sharan and his Serbian more often than not ended with      back. nation of Jeal-Julien Rojer and partner Nikola Cacic were Williams blinking first. “I hope,” Williams said, Horia Tecau in the quarterfinals. knocked out in the opening The end of the first set was met  (!87-8, “that she saw her mama Bopanna is the lone surviv- round of the men’s doubles event by total silence - not even the awk- fighting.” Williams did it, as ing Indian in the tournament by eighth seeds Nikola Mektic ward, manufactured soundtrack ylian Mbappé scored the winning goal as France she so often does, with her after the exit of Sumit Nagal and and Wesley Koolhof. piped in during other matches to Kearned a scrappy 1-0 win at Sweden in the Nations best-in-the-game serve, simulate ambient noise. League on Saturday. hitting 12 aces at up to From 2-all in the second, The Paris Saint-Germain striker’s 14th internation- 122 mph as it got really her palm so loudly that it orange juice and ate lunch Williams finally made inroads. She al goal came in the 41st minute but it could have been dialed in midway echoed through a nearly while on her player suite's saved a break point, then broke for more comfortable for France, only for Antoine through the second set, empty Arthur Ashe balcony. Sakkari had a vest- the first time when Stephens missed Griezmann to fluff a penalty right at the end. It was and an ability to re-cali- Stadium. ed interest: She faces a forehand, part of a stretch in which Griezmann’s third straight penalty miss for France. brate her groundstrokes “In that first set, I don’t Williams for a berth in the Williams grabbed 12 of 15 points. Mbappé cut in from the left and, after initially being that were so awry early think she made any errors, quarterfinals. Other women She was on her way. And now tackled, he got the ball back off Kristoffer Olsson, feint- and so superb down the honestly. She was playing so clean. into the fourth round: No. 16 Elise she is four wins from adding to her ed, and then curled the ball inside the post. stretch. I said, ‘I don’t want to lose in Mertens, No. 20 Karolina Muchova Grand Slam trophy count, which has “It was a tough match and we fought hard. It was- “She served a lot bet- straight sets,” said Williams, whose and Tsvetana Pironkova, who been at 23 since she won the 2017 n’t easy ... it could be better in the future,” Mbappé said. ter,” said Stephens, now 1-6 only career U.S. Open loss before the defeated No. 18 Donna Vekic 6-4, 6- Australian Open while pregnant. “The most important thing is the result.” against Williams, although they fourth round came in the third 1. Asked Saturday what the posi- It was an accomplished finish from Mbappé, follow- hadn't played each other since against Irina Spirlea in 1998 at age In men’s action, 2019 runner-up tives are about still being active on ing his glaring missed chance in the 1-0 defeat to Bayern 2015. 16. Daniil Medvedev and another semi- tour as a parent, Williams said: “One Munich in the Champions League final on Aug. 23. “Obviously she has one Williams, who turns 39 in three finalist from a year ago, No. 6 day, your daughter can say she was France coach Didier Deschamps handed a debut to of the greatest serves in the weeks, said she told herself Saturday: Matteo Berrettini moved on, as did there. Whether she remembers or 21-year-old Leipzig center half Dayot Upamecano and game. It’s really difficult to “OK, Serena, just get a game. Get a No. 10 Andrey Rublev, No. 15 Felix not, we can always have pictures. But recalled Adrien Rabiot to midfield, after a long spell out read.” game.” There were, of course, no Auger-Aliassime, No. 21 Alex de other than that, it’s just (a) minus, of the side following his refusal to be on the reserve list Williams collected fans - banned because of the coro- Minaur and Vasek Pospisil, who's like: I'm not with her, I’m not for the 2018 World Cup. 10 of the last 12 games navirus pandemic - and so the been in the news lately because he around her. It's hard.” Williams has Chances were scarce in the first half but veteran by lifting her level, to be whole thing was flush with the feel teamed up with Novak Djokovic to reached the finals at four of the past Sweden striker Marcus Berg almost broke through late sure. But it helped that Stephens of a practice session, rather than a set up a new association to represent seven major tournaments, losing on, only for France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to deny him went from playing nearly perfectly high-stakes contest on a Grand players. each time. by rushing off his line. Moments later, Sweden 'keep- to missing more and more. Slam stage. Pospisil eliminated No. 8 “We all hope she gets to it,” er Robin Olsen was picking the ball out of the net. Following mistakes, Stephens There were some other players Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 2-6, 4-6, Stephens said. “If she is feeling pres- “It was difficult for us, but for them as well,” would look over at her coach, Kamau on hand to watch, including 15th- 6-3, 6-2, and next faced another five- sure, I hope she releases it and gets Deschamps said. “We could have done a bit better going Murray, or smack her right thigh with seeded Maria Sakkari, who sipped set winner, de Minaur, who defeat- to 24.” forward.” Still, France was in control of the second half, with Mbappé and Barcelona’s Griezmann wasting good   % -%' can happen with Dre Russ,” said: “A fantastic player, he chances before Lloris punched away a late effort from   ::,  4> Hussey said in a news con- is probably almost the the lively Emil Forsberg. olkata Knight Riders, ference here. heartbeat of the team as Griezmann then blazed a poor penalty over the bar Kwho have a new think David Hussey said on mer champions missing out “If it benefits the team Russell scored 510 runs well. after substitute Anthony Martial was fouled. tank in place headed by Sunday. on the playoffs. and helps us win games of from 13 innings, averaging “We’ve actually got real- France hosts Croatia at Stade de France on coach Brendon McCullum, The star Jamaican, who Hussey said they are cricket, why not? If that 56.66 and also picked up 11 ly a well-balanced team... Tuesday in a repeat of the World Cup final two years are exploring the options of was adjudged the Most thinking of different combi- means Andre Russell comes wickets. Anyone can bat in any dif- ago, which France won 4-2 with Mbappé among the promoting their explosive Valuable Player last season, nations this season, which in at three and bats 60 balls, Terming Russell as the ferent position. But if it scorers. all-rounder Andre Russell at had blamed some “bad deci- includes promoting Russell he might actually make a heartbeat of the team, the benefits the team, why not, In the group’s other game, Croatia lost 4-1 at defend- number three, team mentor sions” for the two-time for- at three. double hundred. Anything former Australia cricketer why can’t he bat up the list.” ing Nations League champion Portugal. Dhawan still hopeful about Test comeback %  !0. Break allowed Kohli to become even better athlete

   %' “If I keep doing these, other things will  *)9   )*+*,-' “He (Kohli) has come between 2015 to 2019. automatically fall into place.” back in much better He has worked exten- ut of reckoning for Test cricket for the Dhawan has so far played 34 Tests and   (8 !-3!8) asu Shanker, the man shape. He is at his best sively with Kohli, both at Opast two years, opening batsman Shikhar scored 2,315 runs with seven centuries Bresponsible for the fitness weight at the moment RCB and during his time Dhawan on Sunday said he has not given up under his belt at an average of 40.61. ngland’s transformation of the nation- and his movement patterns with the Indian team. on making a comeback to the Indian team He remains in the scheme of things in Ebowlers al team, feels India and RCB are pretty much in sync with Basu said Kohli was able and is looking at the upcoming opportuni- ODIs and T20Is and is showed discipline skipper Virat Kohli has his best self in the past,” for- to work on things which an ties to plot his return. gearing up for IPL 2020, and skill to restrict returned from the long break mer India trainer Basu, who international cricketer finds The 34-year-old Dhawan last played a to be held in UAE from Australia to 157/7 an even fitter athlete after is now the strength and con- it difficult to do in a packed Test against England at The Oval in September 19. in 20 overs in the working on “specific physical ditioning coach of Royal calendar. September 2018. The experienced second T20I here pointers” that needed atten- Challengers Bangalore, told “He had the time to be “I am not a part of the Test Dhawan will turn out for on Sunday. tion. September 19. PTI from Dubai. very specific with his meal team but that does not mean I Delhi Capitals and spoke Paceman Kohli was stuck in However, he ensured “He has taken this break plans and running intervals have given up all hopes of a about the challenges being Chris Jordan was Mumbai for five months due during the break that his as an opportunity to work on at home. He did not have comeback,” Dhawan told TV faced by the players while the pick of the to the coronavirus-enforced supreme fitness level was all the pointers which need- much of a choice during the channels during an inter- staying in a bio-bubble bowlers for the lockdown and had his first not impacted and, in fact, it ed attention from a physical lockdown and he invested on action. amid the COVID-19 hosts, returning proper hit in the nets only helped him skill-wise on his point. I guess his motto to life a treadmill and worked on “Whenever I got pandemic. figures of 2/40 but after his arrival in the UAE return to action even though is ‘Bear the cross and wear his endurance which is oth- an opportunity... "There are challenges of it was a team effort for the Indian Premier he was “scared" to hit the the crown’,” said the man who erwise not possible during a Like in the Ranji being in the bubble, you do really as Jofra League, beginning nets. worked with the Indian team packed calendar. Trophy last year I not meet new people, can't Archer (1/31) and scored a century, then I go to restaurants, we can Mark Wood made a comeback into the one- only go to the designated areas. (1/25) bowled day team, if I get an opportuni- “But our franchise has superbly to never <=6:46> ; ?9 ty then why not, of course.” looked after us, we are living like let the Aussies get Dhawan stroked his way to a family, it depends on the person the better of them. the fastest Test century by a how he sees the situation,” Dhawan For the visi-  '!,A Ferrari's abysmal weekend contin- debutant, against Australia said in a press conference. tors, skipper Aaron Finch top-scored with a ued as Sebastian Vettel had a brake fail- in 2013, but has often strug- When asked about Delhi Capitals’ 33-ball 40, with his innings laced with four lphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly ure on Lap 7 and he limped into the pits gled for consistency in the chances this IPL, Dhawan sounded fours and two sixes. Aclaimed an unlikely victory at the with his right-rear brake disc in flames. five-day game. optimistic. Marcus Stoinis also looked good for his Italian Grand Prix after a thrilling race It was the four-time champion's first In Rohit Sharma, KL “It’s important we bond together 35 and Glenn Maxwell made 25 but all three which saw world champion Lewis DNF at Monza in his 14th start. Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and and create that energy. We have a very batsmen were removed just when they Hamilton given a 10-second penalty His teammate Charles Leclerc had Prithvi Shaw, the Test team balanced side and confident we will looked to get going. and both Ferraris fail to finish at their made it into fourth but lost the rear of has a number of options at its take the cup.” David Warner was the first to go as he was home circuit on Sunday. the car under acceleration through disposal for opener's role, mak- He said Shreyas Iyer has been caught behind by Jos Buttler off Archer. It was Gasly's first-ever win in Parabolica on Lap 25 and crashed into ing Dhawan's case even more diffi- leading the team very well. He also said Alex Cary, promoted up the order, was Formula One. The 24-year-old the barriers, causing the race to be red cult. the inclusion of experienced India play- out in similar fashion to Wood as Steve Smith Frenchman finished 0.415 seconds flagged. The left-handed batsman, ers Ajinkya Rahane and R Ashwin will also failed with the bat, managing just 10 as ahead of McLaren driver Carlos Sainz By that time Hamilton’s penalty had though, remains optimistic. strengthen the outfit. he was run out by England captain Eoin and 3.358 ahead of Racing Point's Lance a comfortable victory from pole posi- been announced. Hamilton had pitted “I will keep trying my “Shreyas led the team pretty well last Morgan. Stroll on a surreal-looking podium. All tion but he was given the stop-go penal- immediately after the safety car had best. The T20 World Cup is year, this time Ajinkya has come in, The Aussies were 89/5 at one stage three drivers had never won a race and ty for entering the pit lane when been deployed after Kevin Magnussen there next year, so I need to Ashwin has come in, they are quite expe- before the likes of Stoinis, Maxwell and each had only one top-three finish to closed. broke down but was unaware the pit keep performing, keep myself rienced players and I am sure they Ashton Agar (23) steadied the ship with Pat their name. The Mercedes driver finished sev- lane was closed as the marshals recov- fit, make runs consistently. are going to share their insights.” Cummins (13 not out) also chipping in. Hamilton appeared on course for enth, 17.245 behind Gasly. ered Magnussen’s Haas.