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  R ( ) *          +             ./+/" theory component of best three performing subjects out of '  (   # he Centre on Thursday main five subjects will be taken.      Tcleared the air on the can- For Class XI, 30 per cent celled Class 12 CBSE Board marks based on theory com-  )"""  exams’ evaluation criteria say- ponent of final exam will be ing that the Central Board of taken and for Class XII 40 per #   &  Secondary Education (CBSE) cent marks based on unit will be adopting a 30:30:40 for- test/mid-term/pre-board !#$%  mula for evaluation of marks exams will be taken. based on results of Class 10, 11 “The marks of   &   ,0, and 12 respectively and the practical/internal assessment results will be declared by July of Class XII will be on actual aharashtra on Thursday end. basis as uploaded by the school Mbegan to gear itself for The Government informed on the CBSE portal,” the CBSE Covid-19 “third wave”, which the Supreme Court that 30 per said, adding that the total the State Task Force appre- cent marks will be based on The Supreme Court also into consultative process with marks awarded should be in hended might be unleashed in Class 10 board exam, another directed the boards to incor- stakeholders to know the fac- consonance with the past per- the State by a high virulent 30 per cent from Class 11 and porate provisions for disputes tual position of the students formance of the school in strain Delta Plus in the next 40 per cent marks based on the resolution in their assessment and the schools. The board said Class-XII board examinations. “two to four weeks” if the pan- performance in the unit, mid- schemes themselves for those that consultation process was The board said that each demic-appropriate norms were term and pre-board tests of students who may be dissatis- held with principals of affiliat- school shall form a result com- not followed by the people. Class 12. The Supreme Court fied with the marks awarded in ed schools, feedback was mittee comprising five mem- A day after the State Covid- accepted the formula of CBSE the Class 12 board results. obtained from 229 Sahodaya bers (principal of the school as 19 Task Force made a presen- and CISCE to evaluate the CBSE later announced that for School Complex comprising chairperson, two-senior most tation before Chief Minister                         Class 12 students, whose board such students exams will be 7,734 schools and 13-members teachers of the school, teaching Uddhav Thackeray about the examinations were cancelled conducted on physical mode committee of experts. class-XII and two teachers possible break out of “third due to the Covid pandemic. and the candidates will have to It said that theory paper from neighbouring senior sec- wave” in Maharashtra, the State refusal by the people to follow testing, strengthen infrastruc- would be doubled during the The components adopted register accordingly. evaluation formula will be of 30 ondary school teaching class- administration began to Covid-19 norms, coupled with ture and increase vaccination. third wave. by CISCE for arriving at the A special bench of Justices per cent weightage, to be given XII) and it may decide weigh- mobilise medicines and health the advent of Delta plus vari- Quantifying the impact of “The children would not evaluation formula is — marks AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh to Class X marks, 30 per cent tage to be given to each exam equipment to be sent across to ant might trigger a third wave the impact of the “third wave”, be majorly affected by the third percentage in Class X board Maheshari said, “After perusing weightage to Class XI marks based on credibility and relia- both rural and urban areas. of pandemic in the State,” a the task force officials told the wave. The children make up for examinations, the project and the scheme presented by the and 40 per cent weightage to bility of the assessment. This followed a directive it senior official who briefed the CM that the State would have more than 3.5 per cent of the practical work in the subjects, concerned Boards, prima facie, Class XII marks obtained in It said that the marks of received from the Chief chief minister about a possible to contend with 8 lakh “active” patient pool in the State,” a the performance of the candi- we have no hesitation in unit test/mid-term/pre-board Class XI and Class XII com- Minister himself. third wave said. cases, out of which 10 per cent senior official said. dates in the school examina- accepting the same and permit exams. ponent will be awarded at At Wednesday’s meeting, The task force told the would be children. The impending Covid-19 tions in the subjects in Classes the Boards to proceed on that The CBSE said that 20 school level; they will strictly the State Task Force warned the CM that the lower middle class There were as many as 19 “third wave” should seen in the XI and XII, measured through basis”. marks will be given for practi- not be comparable across Chief Minister that the cases of people who were not affect- lakh Covid patients in the State context of the five-level relax- their best marks obtained in the The CBSE said that for cal in Class-XII and the result schools due to variations in the would double in the coming ed the first and second waves during the first wave, while the ation plan announced by the two years (referred to as raw evaluating Class XII students, will be declared by July 31.The quality of question papers, the weeks after a possible advent of of Covid-19 would be hit by the number of patients jumped to state government and its deci- marks) and the best perfor- after their board examinations CBSE scheme further elabo- evaluation, standard and third wave in the State. third wave of the pandemic. It 40 lakh during the second sion to relax restrictions in 18 mance of the school in the last were cancelled for the academic rated that for Class X 30 per processes, the mode of conduct “Uncontrolled crowds and the advised the Uddhav to increase wave. The number of patients tom 36 districts of the State. six years. year 2020-21, it has entered cent marks based on average of exams.             %&&  P         !     '       ',- $       ../0   " #               '()*(+,(-'.     ./+/"   %  & /0+,().12 mid the raging war in the  % !&   ./+/"   ALok Janshakti party (LJP),   .(3.(-,- /0,(-312 MP from Samastipur Prince n a move aimed at providing  %  ./+/"  '(3-(*'(,.) Raj is facing a sexual assault Ia level-playing field in the charge from a woman who has media, the Modi Government fter mucormycosis or black /03*(-.)2 filed a three-page police com- has decided to bring in an over- Afungus, another multi- plaint and also narrated her arching statute that will provide drug resistant similar infection   *()1(,-- side of the story before the for self-regulation in digital have to ensure that pro- advertisement of any channel is candida auris is looming large   1-3(11(*,4 /0)(3.42 media. Prince is not available media including Over-the-top grammes are not violative of not in conformity with the amidst Covid-19 pandemic. candidemia. for comment so far. filed by a woman with (OTT) platforms and news the programme code or adver- advertising code, it may, after Health experts have sound- They warned that there !P ! '*()4(..3 /0-()3.2 Prince Raj is cousin of Connaught Place police station. websites to address issues of tising code. According to the giving an opportunity of hear- ed alarm that Covid-associat- was enough evidence that sug- Chirag Paswan who is engaged She has alleged that Prince sensitive video content and new amendment, the Centre ing to the cable operator, and ed fungus Candida auris cases gests that the ongoing Covid- !  '*(*.()11 /0,'(1+)2 in a bitter battle with his uncle mixed intoxicants in water and fake news. may prohibit the transmission by an order in writing, prohibit are worsening in India even as 19 crisis may provide ideal con- Pashupati Kumar Paras for tak- raped her after she passed out. The Ministry of or retransmission of any such the transmission or re-trans- it has spread across the globe- ditions for outbreaks of C.  '.()*(3+1 /0)(,,32 ing control of the party . Prince Information and Broadcasting channel or programme if they mission of any such channel or from neonatal unit in auris in hospital ICUs, thus and three other MPs sided (MIB) on Thursday issued a fail to act despite the complaint. programme in accordance with Venezuela to a hospital in leading to adverse outcomes  ,1(.,(3+3 /0,-32 with Paras to oust Chirag from    notification amending the “… Programme of any the provisions of section 20 of Spain and Brazil where cases of and additional strain on health- the post of party president Cable Television Network channel is not in conformity the Act,” it said. drug-resistant super fungus care resources. The death rate and leader in the .  "# Rules, 1994 providing a statu- with the programme code, it Any person aggrieved by were reported on Wednesday, is quite high, they said. gus. On the other hand, Chirag tory mechanism for redressal of may, after giving an opportu- the content of a programme of leaving the exhausted author- The Covid-19 conditions In fact, before the SARS- has expelled them from the  $  grievances/complaints of citi- nity of hearing to the cable a channel as being not in con- ities a worried lot. in Brazil have opened the door CoV-2 spread its tentacles, C. party. zens relating to content broad- operator, and by an order in formity with the programme According to the for the emergence and spread auris was already considered a The Police said they are Patna: Lok Janshakti Party MP cast by television channels in writing, prohibit the transmis- code or the advertising code researchers, death among can- of a relatively new fungus that major global health threat due verifying facts and an enquiry PashupatiKumar Paras, who accordance with the provi- sion or re-transmission of any may file his complaint in writ- didemia patients infected by C is quickly showing signs of to high rates of drug resistance is being conducted. A First recently staged a political coup sions of the Cable Television such channel or programme in ing to the broadcaster. auris can reach 60 per cent. becoming a drug-resistant and ease of transmission in Information Report (FIR) will and deposed nephew Chirag Network Act, 1995. accordance with the provi- A broadcaster shall estab- This can happen for some “superfungus,” as reported by a hospital settings. be registered once the prelim- Paswan as the party chief, was Now, the broadcaster will sions of section 20 of the Act,” lish a grievance redressal mech- people because fungus enters study published in the Journal However, now in the back- inary probe is over. on Thursday declared elected, have to establish a self-regu- the notification said. anism and appoint an officer to the bloodstream and causes a of Fungi. India had for long drop of Covid-19 the threat has A police officer said a unopposed, the new national lating body to redress citizens’ “Where the Central deal with the complaints systemic infection known as been hotbed for the deadly fun- enhanced. three-page complaint has been president of the outfit. grievances. Besides, they will Government is satisfied that the received by it.                                 !   !  (".2"  6$"( 789$ :"8$  $ by day and there is no possibility of Partap Singh Bajwa, for poor los-      ;"$9 :<"  $ 99;: >"9 decrease in load of work of this ing out in significant cases, includ-     onsidered close confidant of  87:( 9 >> $ "$ office,” he wrote in the letter. ing Kotkapura firing incident. It has       O P   CPunjab Chief Minister Capt " "  $ ( " The letter added, “The next six been learnt that among other      Amarinder Singh, Punjab months are crucial as being end of things, removal of Nanda as state      9 ":76$ $" $ M :$         (".2" the Kotkapura firing case. In fact, he Advocate-General Atul Nanda :"9;$ "< >"9$9  9 "<<6 the term. The government is like- AG was also among demands had also offered his written resignation appears to be on a collision course ly to be faced with critical litigation raised by the party leaders and  ! head the crucial meeting of the to the Chief Minister after the discus- with the Government, which has which will require this office to workers before the high command        APunjab Cabinet on Friday, two of sion over the High Court order turned abolished 23 posts, including those effectively abolished 23 posts “with- work at its best. At a time like this, constituted three-member panel. the Ministers wanted the Chief ugly. of stenos and librarians, without out so much as the courtesy of an to try and cripple my office with the Meanwhile, Rameeza Hakeem        Minister’s Chief Principal Secretary The State Cabinet is expected to taking him in confidence. His wife intimation or consultation with me abolishing of posts, betrays an has also put in her papers, which    " Suresh Kumar to stay away. In fact, the take up a long list of agendas in its meet- and Additional Advocate-General as to the manner in which the said arbitrary approach if not, a total was also accepted by the Chief    two Ministers has attended the Chief ing on Friday. The previous meeting, Rameeza Hakim has also resigned posts affect the functioning of my non-application of mind by the Minister.  #  Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s lun- which was expected to see the accep- on Thursday. office”. ACS Home.” Hakeem, who had also $%%%   cheon meeting on a pre condition that tance of Punjab’s Pay Commission’s Accusing the “interference in Nanda said some of the posts Nanda said that he found it resigned the previous year but &    the “officer” would not be present in the report, concluded after taking up just AG office’s functioning”, Nanda has were critical for the functioning of “inexcusable” that the ACS Home, Chief Minister rejected her resig- & # &    meeting. two agendas. sought revival of these posts. any lawyer's office. “The working without the courtesy of having a nation citing her critical role in the        The pre-condition was put by the It is believed that the government The action, just about eight of the AG’s office is of a permanent discussion with him, acted in such Government’s legal team, said:       state’s Jails and Cooperation Minister may also take a decision regarding reg- months before the Assembly polls nature and its main function is to a manner. It amounted to a clear “Regrettably, I find that I can no  ( #)*   Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Water ularizing the services of all contractu- in Punjab, has apparently not gone defend, conduct or watch the inter- “interference in the functioning” of longer continue to do so. I have  & ! Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh al employees of Municipal Bodies. down well with Nanda, who has ests of Government in cases pend- his office. therefore tendered my resignation Sarkaria. As a result, Suresh Kumar did Besides, the Congress-led State objected to the “arbitrary abolish- ing before the Supreme Court of Punjab AG asked the Chief from the position of Additional !     not attend the Chief Minister’s luncheon Government, which is now focusing its ment of posts in his office”. India, Punjab and Haryana HC, Secretary to intervene in the mat- Advocate General, Punjab with  !      meeting with his nine Cabinet col- attention on the issues concerning the Questioning the decision, Nanda Chandigarh, and many tribunals ter and “direct the ACS Home to do effect from June 1, 2021, with a !"#$ + (  leagues. state’s Dalit population, has set up a has written to the state Chief and to file appeals and pursue the the needful and revive the said request that it be accepted this time, ,  ,  Notably, Randhawa has not been panel with Finance Minister Secretary Vini Mahajan. same on behalf of Government in posts”. Notably, Nanda has been on so that I may be able to refocus my          happy with the Chief Minister after the Manpreet Badal as its member to In a string worded letter, he has higher courts. target of the Chief Minister’s detrac- attention and efforts on my private   ,  Punjab and Haryana’ adverse ruling in resolve the same. written that the Home Department The case work is increasing day tors, including Rajya Sabha MP practice and professional career.” -  & !   " # $%&'()*+*' "#        

   (".2" six months now, demanding a nas at Khattar will be on a three- Vij also reached Delhi on ly as well. Haryana Earlier, an FIR was regis- as the farmers have been repeal of the three agriculture houses across the country on day Delhi tour to meet Union Thursday and met BJP nation- Government will not allow tered against six persons in protesting against the ith violent activities reform laws enacted by the June 26 to mark the comple- Ministers and BJP national al president JP Nadda. law and order to deteriorate connection with rape of a 25- BJP and JJP leaders across the Wbeing reported related Centre in September last year. tion of seven months of their leadership. His Delhi tour After Thursday's meet- under any circumstances, year-old activist associated state. to the ongoing farmers' agita- A 42-year-old resident of agitation. and meeting with the Home ing, the Chief Minister while Khattar said. with the farmers' agitation at Earlier in the day, the tion, Haryana Chief Minister Kasar village in Haryana’s It is learnt that during the Minister has also triggered talking to the mediapersons The Union Home the Tikri border.The victim Chief Minister had in Manohar Lal Khattar on Jhajjar district succumbed to meeting Khattar apprised the speculations of a cabinet said that he has apprised the Minister has also assured from had died of Chandigarh appealed to the Thursday met Union Home burn injuries in the wee hours Home Minister about recent expansion or reshuffle in the Home Minister about the action in this regard, he Covid-19 at a hospital in agitating farmers to end the Minister Amit Shah to apprise of Thursday and his relatives incidents of farmers' agitation state. increasing inappropriate inci- added. Bahadurgarh on April 30. protest saying that there is no him about the current situa- have alleged that he was set on in Jhajjar, Tohana and Hisar. The Chief Minister had dents, especially against Notably, in the wee hours Recently, a woman who ill-effect of agricultural laws as tion on the issue. fire by four men who are part The Chief Minister, who last month met Prime women in the ongoing farm- of Thursday, a man identified came to create awareness is being propagated. The Chief Minister of the farmers’ protest at the held a press conference in Minister Narendra Modi, ers' agitation. as Mukesh, a resident of Kasra about Covid-19 and vaccina- Farmers should under- expressed his concern over the Tikri border. Chandigarh on Thursday Home Minister and BJP He said that there is no village in Bahadurgarh in tion benefits among the stand that there is no harm in violent acts reported at the The meeting between morning to highlight the national president JP Nadda. objection if the farmers' move- Jhajjar district died after protesting farmers at Tikri three farm laws. Let the farm farmer's protest site at Shah and Khattar which last- achievements of 600 days of On June 11, Haryana ment goes on peacefully, but allegedly being set on fire by had also alleged eve-teasing laws be implemented. Haryana's borders with Delhi ed for about one hour assumes BJP-JJP led Haryana Deputy Chief Minister and JJP the inappropriate incidents, four men who are part of the and sexual harassment. If they are found to be not at Singhu and Tikri. significance as the protesting Government, also presented a leader Dushyant Chautala had especially against women, are farmers’ protest at the Tikri The ongoing farmers' agi- beneficial, the government Thousands of farmers have farmer unions have booklet to the Home Minister met Amit Shah. Meanwhile, very worrying. These inci- border. An FIR has been reg- tation remains a major con- will be ready to work on been camping there for over announced to organise dhar- depicting these achievements. Haryana Home Minister Anil dents are being opposed local- istered in the case. cern for the State Government them, he had said. # #      OC !C P     % ""     "" ,   =       7      L  # &# M                       (".2" (  !"                       handigarh Police on            !; CThursday claimed to have - A%                    solved the kidnapping case of   ,  (    a minor boy by arresting four persons allegedly involved in it.             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   (".2" that the State Government had %""&'()*+,,-.(/,   !"#$ $# !%&!#&"' ( )& earlier announced an ex-gratia n a bid to provide relief to the of Rs 2 lakh on the death due Ipoor and needy people $$ *$&+,- to COVID of a family member affected due to Covid-19 pan- falling between the age group demic, Haryana Chief Minister (  9    of 18 years to 50 years of BPL Manohar Lal Khattar on 0    6%% families. The benefits of this Thursday announced an eco- 7 &       )$% scheme were given to 46 fam- nomic package of more than Rs ilies by transferring an amount 1,100 crore.  /  )$% of Rs 2 lakh each to their The announcement was 2    D% accounts through DBT, there- made by the Chief Minister by initiating the scheme on during a press conference held ,  FA Thursday. Besides, Rs 5,000 per to mark the completion of 600 /#    "     $% family were transferred direct- days of BJP-JJP led State 7"    & )) ly to the bank accounts of Government tenure in 2,755 BPL families, who have Haryana. "$ ,(,,. 6 "  COVID affected family mem- Accompanied by his entire bers in home isolation. Cabinet, Khattar while making Khattar said that the State a series of annoucements said borne by the Department. Also, state, he said that the govern- Government has borne the that in view of the financial the fitness date of vehicles has ment has also given permission entire cost of the Covid affect- constraints faced by the labour- A relief package of Rs 150 electricity during the ongoing months of January, February ple of the state in property tax, been extended till June 30. for registration of fourth floor ed patients of BPL families and ers working in the unorganized crore will also be provided to Corona-crisis and the and March, their fixed charge Khattar said that it has been Taking another favourable in big cities. will continue to do so in the sector, a relief package of Rs small shopkeepers, who belong Electricity Department has of Rs 10,000 will be 100 percent decided to waive off the entire decision for the people of the The Chief Minister said future as well. 600 crore will be given to 12 to BPL families. decided that surcharge will not waived off .Those consumers property tax for the first quar- lakh such families of the state. The Chief Minister also be levied on electricity bills till whose fixed charge ranges from ter of the year 2021-22. With Under the ambit of this pack- announced a financial aid of Rs June 30. Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000, they this, a financial burden of age, a financial assistance of Rs 5,000 per family to the families Apart from this, the State will get a rebate of up to Rs about Rs 150 crore will be ( " 5,000 will be given to all such of Corona warriors like ASHA Government has announced to 10,000 and a rebate of 25 per borne by the Urban Local families in the state. workers and employees of provide relief to the traders as cent will be given on electrici- Bodies Department. The Chief Minister said NHM. Under this, a financial business activities are affected ty bills having fixed charges of The Chief Minister further that to ensure that the labour- burden of about Rs 11 crore due to Corona pandemic. more than Rs 40,000. said that Motor Vehicle Tax for       71(, ers of the unorganized sector will be borne by the govern- The consumers whose The relief provided in the first quarter of the year have easy access to the scheme, ment. average electricity bill for the power bills would cost Rs 80 2021-22 will not be levied on    (".2" Parivar Pehchan Patra, through ment of millet last season. a portal has been designed He said that the State months of April, May and June crore to the state exchequer, the vehicles carrying passengers. which poor families of the state and the registrations on the Government is steadfast to is 50 per cent less than the aver- Chief Minister added. Due to this, the financial bur- aryana Chief Minister will be identified and every '-E  &   +44 portal will start from June 18. provide relief to consumers of age electricity bill for the Providing relief to the peo- den of about Rs 72 crore will be HManohar Lal Khattar on effort will be made to ensure   &   Thursday announced the family income for them. C  establishment of a Drone The State Government has Corporation in the State. also started an ambitious The Chief Minister *  " +  #   “The work of drone map- Scheme, ‘Mukhyamantri announced that a discount of ping related to various Antyodaya Parivar Utthan 25 per cent will be provided to Departments including Yojana’, under which efforts 600 farmers purchasing e-trac-    (".2" reported in Panipat. No case last 24 hours, a maximum of lowest in the past three and half contagion. Chandigarh has Agriculture, Mines, Forests, will be made to identify one tors in the state. The farmers was reported in Jhajjar. There four fatalities were reported in months. However, there was no been registering a decline in Urban Local Bodies, Town lakh poor families of the state who will book an e-tractor by hirty eight more fatalities were 3227 active cases in the Kangra, which also reported respite in the number of fatal- infections since May 9 as the and Country Planning among and connect them with the September 30, 2021 will be eli- Twere reported due to state, the bulletin stated. Over the highest number of 84 cases. ities in the city as three more city had registered the highest others will be done through mainstream, he said. gible to get the benefit of this Covid-19 in Haryana as 232 96 lakh samples have been There were 3430 active cases in people lost their lives to the single-day spike of 895 cases. Drone Corporation of On the issue of agriculture, offer. If the number of appli- fresh cases surfaced on tested in Haryana till date. Himachal. 585 people recov- Haryana,” said the Chief the Chief Minister said that the cants seeking this offer is less Thursday. According to the ered in the last 24 hours and the Minister while addressing a Haryana Government pro- than 600 then every applicant health bulletin, the death toll   ,4  ( total recoveries were recorded press conference held to mark cures 11 crops and this time will get the benefit of this offer reached 9147 while the total ')'    at 192841, the bulletin stated. the completion of 600 days of the payment has been made and if the number of applicants case tally was 766838 in the Himachal on Thursday BJP-JJP led State Government directly in the accounts of the is more than 600 then the deci- state. 546 people recovered reported ten Covid-19 related  .'( &  D tenure in Haryana. farmers. Farmers have been sion will be taken through a from the virus in the last 24 fatalities and 292 fresh cases.    .   He said that 100 drones paid Rs 1700-1800 crore draw of lots, he said. hours taking the total recover- According to the health bul- Covid pandemic’s down- will be procured in the first directly in their bank accounts, ies to 754464. letin, the death toll has reached ward trend continued in phase and 100 drones in the he said. D       In the last 24 hours, a 3408 while the Covid-19 case- Chandigarh on Thursday as 32 next phase for the Corporation    & D  maximum of six deaths were load stands at 199699. In the fresh cases were recorded, the to conduct aerial surveys. At     1444     present, various Departments   &     The Chief Minister said of the State Government have &     that during his Delhi visit, he 40-50 drones which will be      will take up the issue with the ,&2O          given to the Corporation. After The Chief Minister said Home Minister and Ministry this, whichever department that the production of millet is of External Affairs of a Panipat            would need a drone for con- increasing in the state, so this resident who had been abduct-     &1 ducting aerial survey, that time the government has ed by Islamic State terrorists. work would be done by 'Drone decided that farmers who grow The issue has come to our    (".2" Parida had joined the UT responsibilities after the Corporation of Haryana, pulses and oilseeds in place of notice through the media and Administration on December 26, Appointments Committee of Khattar added. millet will be given an incen- we will take appropriate action -&    enior Indian Administrative 2018, as Adviser to the the Cabinet gave its approval in On the occasion, the Chief tive of Rs 4000 per acre by the in this regard, he said. Notably, SService officer Manoj Kumar Administrator, UT. After a stint its latest meeting on Thursday. Minister also released a book- government. the family of Vinod Beniwal    (".2" the entire Congress leadership Parida was on Thursday appoint- of nearly two and a half years In his statement, Parida said, let 'Incredible Haryana' depict- Farmers who sell millet (42), who was abducted by the to distribute medical kits, ed as Chairman, National with the Chandigarh “I am happy to get a chance to ing the achievements of 600 (Bajra) will come under Islamic State (IS) terrorists in unjab Congress wanted the masks, sanitizers, and ration Authority of Chemical Weapons Administration, he has been serve in the Government of days of the tenure of the State Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana Mozambique have urged the Pparty cadre to celebrate the kits to celebrate Rahul’s birth- Convention, in the rank and pay transferred to Delhi. India at Secretary Level. But I am Government. from now onwards, he said. Prime Minister through an birthday of former party’s day. The leaders could also visit of Secretary to the Union The 1986-batch AGMUT happier that at least Corona is Highlighting achievements Khattar said that the govern- email to intervene into the case national president, Rahul affected families who have lost Government, under the Cabinet officer is among six IAS officers under Control in Chandigarh of his government, he said we ment had faced a loss of Rs to ensure his safe and prompt Gandhi, that falls on June 19, their loved ones to Covid to Secretariat. who have been given new when I am leaving." started a unique scheme called 700-800 crore after procure- release. by undertaking social work provide relief and a healing initiatives across the State. touch to them, he added. “In view of unbearable As a part of the same, pain and difficulties endured by Punjab Youth Congress has !  "   #      # citizens during the second announced to give scholar- COVID wave, Rahul Gandhi, ships to the children affected by this year, has decided to not cel- corona to mark Rahul Gandhi's    (".2" the Congress’ former national from the Aam Aadmi Party are leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, Capt Amarinder was to meet float his own political outfit in ebrate his birthday. He has 51st birthday. president Rahul expected to join the Congress besides other senior leaders in the three-member panel con- January 2019, ahead of parlia- also appealed to the partymen “Punjab Youth Congress wo weeks after his home- Gandhi, along with AAP’s two soon. Delhi on June 20 to work out stituted to resolve the faction- mentary polls. to avoid any ostentatious activ- would provide scholarships to Tcoming in the Congress other “rebel” MLAs — Jagdev Khaira’s Delhi visit and a compromise and end the alism, the Chief Minister had Firebrand Khaira, once the ity like cake-cutting, sloga- the children affected during the party, the former Leader of the Singh (Maur) and Pirmal Singh meeting with Rahul Gandhi factionalism. re-inducted Khaira even before hard critique of Capt neering, and putting up ban- corona times across the State Opposition in Punjab Vidhan (Bhadaur) — at Gandhi’s Delhi came at a time when the The meeting with Rahul a formal go-ahead from the Amarinder, has been two time ners or posters to instead uti- for which a list has been pre- Sabha and founder-president of residence. The state party Congress high command is Gandhi, who has been closely central leadership. MLA; while the other two lize the resources to provide pared,” said Punjab Youth the Punjab Ekta Party Sukhpal affairs in-charge Harish Rawat, struggling to defuse the pre- monitoring the prevailing sit- Khaira had left the MLAs are the first-timers. help and succour to those in Congress president Brinder Singh Khaira on Thursday for- and general secretary vailing crisis within the Punjab uation in Punjab party unit, has Congress and joined AAP in All three have submitted need and those who have lost Singh Dhillon. He said that 250 mally merged his two-year-old Randeep Singh Surjewala were party unit. put a final stamp of approval on 2015 and won from the Bholath their resignations as the mem- their source of livelihoods to children from all over the State political outfit with the ruling also present. The meeting came just the induction of three AAP seat on AAP ticket in 2017. bers of the state legislative the COVID onslaught,” said would be provided a scholar- Congress. While describing his deci- days before the interim presi- MLAs in the Congress. They After differences with the AAP Assembly to the Punjab Vidhan Punjab Congress president ship facility for which Elected legislator on the sion to join AAP as “biggest dent Soni Gandhi had invited are yet to be formally induct- leadership, especially Sabha — on which the Speaker Sunil Jakhar on Thursday. district-level functions would Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tick- mistake”, Khaira claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Capt ed into the party. party supremo Arvind Rana KP Singh is expected to Jakhar has also appealed to be organised. et from Bholath, Khaira met more legislators and leaders Amarinder Singh, firebrand On June 3, a day before Kejriwal, Khaira went on to take a call.     0 0 O1 1 P 7( 

mand that he would not be able Gandhi has already gone through delaying the justice in the inci- With the political equations  #    $   to work “under Capt Amarinder” the report and would take a deci- dents of desecration of the Guru going under massive change in A$   while indicating his preference to sion only after personally inter- Granth Sahib and the subsequent Punjab and new alliances evolv- be appointed as the state party acting with all the leaders. It has police firing incidents. ing, the party high command is       %&' chief. also been learnt that the party Breaking his silence on engaged in a complex balancing    Moreover, it is unlikely that supremo has getting an indepen- Sidhu's attacks, Capt Amarinder act. both the top positions would be dent survey done in Punjab, how- on April 27 dared him to contest As Sidhu has made it clear not  !   !  (".2" reportedly aired their grievances given to the Jat Sikhs, and also to ever, it was not exactly known from Patiala in the 2022 polls and to work under Capt Amarinder,      against the Chief Minister before the leaders hailing from Patiala. whether the survey is to access any predicted that he will lose his the party high command is look- s Punjab Chief Minister Capt the three-member panel, set up by “Party chief Sonia Gandhi leader’s popularity or the perfor- deposit. Furthermore, he con- ing for a fair resolution to the mat- unjab State Power Corporation Limited, the AAmarinder Singh and his the high command to resolve the has summoned senior leaders mance of the party and the gov- tended that the cricketer-turned- ter. To maintain the caste and Pstate’s power utility, has assessed a financial proposed deputy Navjot Singh infighting and power struggle in from the State on June 20. Chief ernment. politician wanted to join some regional equilibrium, the party loss of around Rs 25 crores as a series of heavy Sidhu continue to write different the Punjab party unit. Minister, Sidhu, Punjab party Sidhu has resigned from the other party. wanted to have a top post for a storms hit different parts of Punjab on June 10, political scripts, the Congress’ Speculations are rife that a president Sunil Jakhar, Cabinet State Cabinet in July 2019 and Hindu as per its tradition, besides 11 and 13 causing massive damages to the state’s interim president Sonia Gandhi is Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards, Ministers or even senior leaders maintained a distance from the O  &   P giving a major responsibility to a power transmission and distribution infra- set to meet them on June 20, along besides significant changes in the like Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh party activities since then. It was Indications are that the high Dalit leader, besides OBC. structure. other senior leaders from the party’s organizational structure. Bajwa are expected to join the only the previous year, when the command may replace the state “Sidhu is the main issue where PSPCL chairman-cum-managing director state, to bring them on the same The high command is strug- meeting. However, it is yet not farmers’ agitation was on its peak, party chief Sunil Jakhar — to the matter is holding-up. We are A Venu Prasad on Thursday said that more page. gling to find out a way to “suitably confirmed if all the leaders would he made a comeback in the state maintain the equilibrium amongst discussing ways to adjust all. than 15,000 workers have, so far, addressed And to make sure that his crit- adjust” Sidhu, who has adopted a sit face to face to resolve the pre- political scene, and participated in all sections within the party, and Appointing working president more than 1.8 lakhs power complaints affect- ics don’t rock his boat before the rebellious attitude against his own vailing crisis. Rahul Gandhi’s tractor rally. also the state party affairs in- along with the party chief, or ing more than 50 lakh consumers across party high command, the Chief party’s Government, especially The three-member committee Subsequently, he started attacking charge Harish Rawat — who him- appointing two deputies are the Punjab, mainly from Patiala, Kapurthala, Minister continued to engage in the Chief Minister, ahead 2022 comprising Leader of Opposition his own party’s government and self wanted to concentrate in his proposals we are discussing,” a Faridkot, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Khanna, Ropar, lunch diplomacy. Meeting the polls that was harming the party’s in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun the Chief Minister over the sev- home state, Uttarakhand, which is senior party leader, who did not Mohali, Sangrur, Barnala, due to destruction party leaders and legislators for the poll prospects which is facing the Kharge, former MP JP Agarwal, eral issues. also slated to go to polls along with wish to be named, said. caused by heavy storms in the past two weeks. past two days, the Chief Minister anti-incumbency in the state. and party’s state affairs’ in-charge As Rawat made strenuous Punjab. It is believed that the party The storms resulted in breakdown of on Thursday hosted a royal lun- Sources informed The Harish Rawat, had submitted its efforts to break the ice between Rawat, after meeting the may given a major responsibility, around 900 of 11 kV and 66 kV feeders dam- cheon for his Cabinet colleagues, Pioneer that the party high com- detailed report recommending Sidhu and Capt Amarinder, the party’s national president Rahul that of state party chief or a aging around 20 66 kV towers, more than including those who are unhappy mand was caught in a catch-22 to contest the 2022 polls under two leaders attempted to resolve Gandhi on Wednesday, had stat- Cabinet berth to a Dalit leader for 13,000 poles, around 2500 transformers and with him. situation where it was difficult to Capt Amarinder’s leadership. their differences over tea on ed that a comprehensive party which name of Raj Kumar Verka more than 100 kms of conductor, besides other Moreover, the meeting came keep both the warring sides happy The party had recommended March 17 this year, but all in vain. revamp was underway and con- is doing the rounds. Besides, the associated equipment and accessories. a day before the State Cabinet is as Capt Amarinder has categori- to “suitably accommodate” Sidhu, The relationship took a bad sultations were on. name of former Union Minister Prasad said that with the continuous 24x7 set to take up a long list of agen- cally refused the proposal to while also pressing upon the hit after the Punjab and Haryana The party has all along been and MP Manish Tewari is also in monitoring, systematic patrolling of feeders and das in a crucial meeting on Friday. appoint Sidhu as state party chief urgent need to adjust all the sec- High Court quashed the SIT insisting on putting up a united reckoning for party chief as Hindu clearing of lines, PSPCL has been able to restore The nine Cabinet Ministers while agreeing to re induct him in tions of the society at top positions probe into the Kotkapura firing faced while bringing everyone face. power supply of majority of the affected area invited for the lunch included the Cabinet or as his deputy. On within the party or the govern- incident on April 9, that followed along, and that was why the delay Indications are that the high within 72 hours. PSPCL consumers, especial- Sukhjinder Randhawa and the other hand, Sidhu has con- ment. sharp attacks by Sidhu against the in taking the final call in the mat- command is expected to take the ly in rural areas, also came forward to help Charanjit Singh Channi who have veyed it to the party high com- It has been learnt that Sonia Chief Minister for purportedly ter. final call by the first week of July. PSPCL in all possible ways, he added.   " # $%&'()*+*'  "2 $ . (    . 

observed. Bhat argued about ation. They are migrant labour- for the rehabilitation scheme      rehabilitation and said that the ers. There are children,” Bhat and they have failed to do so. State authority has not taken up said and also referred to the The bench said that clearance the issue of eligibility and iden- COVID-19 pandemic situa- of encroachment on forest land     tification process has not been tion. “That is for the state to do. would be done by following the done. The bench referred to its We are only concerned with due process of law. It said that 9   I    April 5 order, passed in a mat- vacation of forest area. We larger issues related to the mat- ter related to the issue, and said have given enough time earli- ter are pending and it would the civic body will take steps in er,” the bench observed. take up the plea on July 27. accordance with law. “You have The apex court observed The Judges also rejected    ./+/" The bench of Justices A M to evict them in accordance that people there can produce Haryana Government’s argu- Khanwilkar and Dinesh with law. You have to give their documents for identifica- ments of violence, stone pelt- We want our forest land to Maheshwari asked the State benefit of scheme (of rehabili- tion and rehabilitation to the ing during demolition “be cleared,” the Supreme and the civic body to comply tation) to those who are eligi- corporation. When Bhat attempts. “You know what you Court made it clear on with its June 7 direction in this ble,” the bench told the coun- referred to global guidelines for have to do. We don’t want to say Thursday as it refused to stay regard, observing “land grab- sel appearing for the municipal non-eviction during pandemic, on this. We want our order to its direction asking the bers cannot take refuge of rule corporation. the bench said, “We are not con- be complied with,” the bench Haryana Government and the of law” and talk of “fairness”. The bench, while asking cerned with global guidelines. said. It had said that Faridabad Municipal The Bench had also sought in six weeks. During the hear- tures, said there are around adding, “We have given enough whether the petitioners have This issue is going on for long.” Superintendent of Police, Corporation to remove all the compliance report from the ing conducted through video- 10,000 families in the village. time. The notification was given additional documents to The bench said that no Faridabad, shall be personally encroachments, consisting State government officials after conferencing, advocate Aparna “Please don’t give us num- issued but you continued there the corporation for verification, indulgence can be shown at this responsible for ensuring ade- around 10,000 residential con- removing all encroachments Bhat, appearing for the peti- bers. It makes no difference. We at your own risk”. observed that enough time stage. It noted that petitioners quate logistical support and structions, in the Aravali forest from forest land near Khori vil- tioners who have sought a stay want out forest land to be “This is forest land. This is was already given earlier. “Look were obligated to produce doc- police protection to the officials area near Khori village. lage in Faridabad district with- on demolition of these struc- cleared,” the bench said, not ordinary land,” the bench at these people and their situ- uments before the corporation of corporation.  ( #  &)*  $  $  11    ./+/"  #"           t’s almost three months that +)*  IRajeev Chaudhary (54) has    ./+/" and adolescents had antibod- been declared Covid-19 nega- ies against the COVID-19 tive. But he is still reeling " " & #,"  %-       he possible third wave of virus, while in adults the sero- under the post-Covid syn- TCovid-19 is unlikely to prevalence was found to be drome, which the doctors call    ./+/" affect children much, accord- 63.5 per cent. ‘long Covid’.    ./+/" ing to a multi centric commu- “Hence, it is unlikely that “My sugar level has shot ussia’s Covid-19 vaccine — nity based serosurvey study any future third wave by a pre- up. I feel fatigued whole day as RSputnik V — is finding here was a 63 conducted by AIIMS, Delhi, vailing COVID-19 variant if there is no strength in my takers in the private sector Tper cent drop thus contradicting apprehen- would disproportionately body. At times, I feel very with hospitals like in domestic air sions that a future Covid-19 affect children two years or depressed while anxiety lingers Indraprastha Apollo, Fortis traffic in May wave may disproportionately older,” the report has said. on,” the Delhi government offi- Healthcare and Madhukar compared to April hit kids. Within the rural sites, cial shares the trauma he’s Rainbow Children’s Hospital as the Covid-19 The survey revealed that children had slightly lower going through daily. starting administering the jab second wave rav- infection rates among kids and sero-positivity compared to Chaudhary is not the only to people. aged the entire country. In Air India and AirAsia India adults in five cities in different adults. However, this differ- one who is grappling with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories numbers, around 21.15 lakh were 51.2 per cent, 40.9 per parts of the country, in both ential prevalence was not post-Covid health issues. has started inoculation with domestic passengers travelled cent, 63.3 per cent, 39.3 per rural and urban areas, were observed in the urban sites. According to a study, among all Sputnik V, as part of the soft by air in May compared to cent and 44.4 per cent respec- similar. The data also showed It was also seen that the patients infected with the coro- launch in India after it 57.25 lakh who travelled in tively, it added. India resumed that irrespective of the age prevalence in children was navirus disease, more than 23 obtained regulatory clearance tive tool in our battle against Covishield. We are the first to April. domestic passenger flights on groups, rural sites had lower slightly more among female percent continued to suffer from the Central Drugs Covid-19. provide a third vaccine option, According to the May 25 last year after a gap of sero-positivity compared to participants compared to male from one or more health issues Laboratory. In April, Sputnik Fortis Memorial Research at Fortis Memorial Research Directorate General of Civil two months due to the coro- the urban sites. (58.6 per cent versus 53.0 per even a month after being diag- V received an emergency use Institute, Gurugram and Fortis Institute and Fortis Hospital Aviation (DGCA), 78.22 lakh navirus pandemic. Citing the findings, the cent) but there was no statis- nosed with Covid-19. authorization in India. Hospital, Mohali have decid- Mohali, with the dual objective people travelled within the June and July, 2020, had researchers associated with tically significant difference in Patients with such post- Reddy’s administered the ed to launch it as part of a lim- of expanding and scaling up country by air in March. Air seen 19.8 lakh and just over 21 AIIMS in Bhubaneshwar and sero-positivity between male Covid conditions are various- first dose of the vaccine in ited pilot roll-out from June, the vaccination drive and low- India, GO FIRST (previously lakh domestic flyers, respec- Gorakhpur, apart from Delhi, and female. ly referred to as having long- India in Hyderabad under a 19 2021. The two-dose vac- ering the infection risks to known as GoAir), Vistara and tively, as per DGCA data. As JIPMER, Puducherry, The researchers found haul Covid, long Covid or limited pilot on May 14. The cine will be available at two future mutations of the virus.” AirAsia India carried 4.29 the second wave unleashed its Translational Health Science that children aged 2-4 years post-acute sequelae of Covid- vaccine is currently priced at hospitals -. In the coming Sputnik V has been devel- lakh, 1.38 lakh, 97,000 and ferocity, the numbers first and Technology Institute, and 5-9 years had almost 19 (PASC), said the study by an $12.9 (Rs948) plus tax for days, the vaccine will be avail- oped by Russia’s Gamaleya 64,000 passengers respective- dropped to 57 lakh in April Faridabad and Agartala gov- identical sero-positivity rate NGO FAIR Health which had one dose in India. This price able at more Fortis hospitals National Research Institute ly in May, the data showed. and then crashed to 21.1 lakh ernment medical college and (42.4 per cent and 43.8 per analysed private health care is expected to reduce after across 11 cities as part of the of Epidemiology and It was due to the second in May, 2021 — a figure seen WHO have ruled out the pos- cent) which was lower than claim records for nearly 2 mil- local supply commences. phase-wise pilot project. Microbiology. Hyderabad- wave of the Covid-19 pan- in the first two months after sibility that Covid-19 surges the rate observed for children lion people diagnosed with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Dr Ashutosh based Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories demic that had badly hit the domestic flights’ resumption ahead are likely to hit children aged 10-17 years (60.3 per Covid last year. The people in co-chairman and managing Raghuvanshi, MD and CEO, has partnered with Russian country and its aviation sector. on May 25, 2020. harder than before. cent) the study ranged in age from director G V Prasad said: Fortis Healthcare, said, “Till Direct Investment Fund While IndiGo carried 11.69 Indian airlines are allowed Blood samples were col- The higher seropositivity babies to the elderly; some 53 “With the rising cases in India, date, our units were only pro- (RDIF) for the roll out of the lakh passengers in May, a to operate a maximum of 50 lected from 4,509 individuals, rate in children aged 10-17 percent were female and 47 vaccination is our most effec- viding Covaxin and two-dose vaccine in India. 55.3-per cent share of the per cent of their pre-pan- 700 aged 2-17 years and 3,809 years may be reflective of percent were male. domestic market, SpiceJet flew demic domestic flights. The aged 18 and above between their higher mobility and The five most common 1.99 lakh passengers, account- DGCA data mentioned that March 15-June 10 to check for independence compared to post-Covid conditions across ing for a 9.4-per cent share of in May, IndiGo had the best the antibodies against SARS the younger children, the all ages were pain, breathing Covid-19 infection developed lowed by depression, adjust- highest odds of death 30 days the market, according to data on-time performance of 98.7 coV 2 for the study. study noted adding that as difficulties, hyperlipidemia, a post-Covid condition, while ment and tic disorders. or more after initial Covid-19 shared by the DGCA. per cent at four metro airports Of the participants tested reported in the literature, a malaise and fatigue, and hyper- among the symptomatic “The odds of death 30 diagnosis,” said the study. The occupancy rate or -- Bengaluru, Delhi, from Delhi, Faridabad, large proportion of children tension. Pain, breathing diffi- patients not hospitalised, 27.5 days or more after initial diag- Dr Pankaj Solanki from load factor of the six major Hyderabad and Mumbai. Bhubaneshwar, Agartala and (50.9%) had an asymptomatic culties and intestinal issues per cent developed long Covid. nosis with Covid-19 were 46 the Dharamveer Solanki Indian airlines was between Vistara and AirAsia India Gorakhpur, 55.7 per cent kids COVID-19 infection. were the top conditions among However, post-Covid symp- times higher for patients who Multispeciality Hospital in 39.3 per cent and 64 per cent were at the second and third the paediatric population (0- toms were also present among were hospitalised with Covid- Delhi said that these cases in May, it stated. The occu- positions at these four 18). More than 25 per cent 19 per cent patients who 19 and discharged than need to be addressed on urgent pancy rate at SpiceJet was 64 airports in May with 98.1   young individuals aged remained asymptomatic. patients who had not been hos- basis and the Government per cent in May, the DGCA percent and 97.4 per cent between 19 and 29 showed car- Further, anxiety was asso- pitalised. Among Covid-19 should also focus on working noted. on-time performance respec- diac inflammation post-Covid. ciated with the highest per- patients with preexisting con- on their rehabilitation through The occupancy rates for tively, the    As per the study, 50 per- centage of patients after Covid- ditions, intellectual disabili- multi-disciplinary post-Covid IndiGo, Vistara, GO FIRST, DGCA said. cent patients hospitalised with 19 in all age groups. It was fol- ties were associated with the clinics.   

   ./+/" touted by the Modi Govt, in ./    "   "   the respective areas of pro- he Left parties and their duction and services. There Ttrade unions on Thursday is absolutely no valid rationale seven days quarantine in case overall situation has improved. report or quarantine is condemned the corporatisa- for such drastic alteration of  ! !    ./+/" of negative test report and for However, due to caution, care required if an individual is tion plan of Ordnance the existing structure of the positive cases, action as per has been maintained in the vaccinated with both the doses Factories under the Defence Ordnance Factories network,” ith varying protocols existing guidelines. CRPF for consolidation of the of vaccine 28 days prior to Ministry. CPI general secre- said Sen in a detailed state- Wbeing adopted by differ- The move comes after the whole process of Covid-19 arrival in the State. tary D Raja and CITU gener- ment, supporting protest of ent States for management of status of Covid-19 was management. Likewise, in Delhi, no al secretary Tapan Sen said the factory staff on June 19. Covid-19 and allowing persons reviewed by the CRPF direc- The State governments are quarantine/restriction is in this is a clear move to sell the “A n d p r e s e n t m o v e f o r in their respective jurisdic- torate and it was observed that following different practices in plae for inter-State movement. factories under Company Law corporatisation of Ordnance tion, the CRPF has issued a the number of patients and respect of persons coming to In Haryana and Chandigarh, and later sell to private play- Factories, that too being detailed set of guidelines for its positivity rate has declined respective State jurisdiction. no institutional quarantine is ers. pushed through in the midst personnel entering or reporting considerably and the overall sit- In Jammu and Kashmir, required for asymptomatic “Some 44 Ordnance of 2nd wave of pandemic, is in from leave from minimum uation has improved and the there is a provision for manda- passengers. Factories operating under gross violation of the under- In view of the differing Ordnance Factories Board standing and assurances given Covid protocols in vogue under Ministry of Defence by the Government to the across the States, the CRPF will be split in seven pieces united platform of Defence issued the detailed instructions and seven corporations will be workers’ federations in the for strict compliance. formed under Companies Act. face of their decision to go in The CRPF has directed More than seventy five per- for indefinite strike from 12th that if the test report is nega- cent requirements of our October 2020,” said Sen. tory antigen test and no quar- negative RTPCR report of not tive or where the test is defence forces are being suc- CPI general secretary Raja antine is required if the test less than 72 hours is there or mandatory as per local admin- cessfully and timely produced termed the corporatization as report is negative. In Punjab, institutional quarantine for istration norms, the personnel and supplied by our Ordnance “ill-designed move.” five-day mandatory quaran- 15 days or till a negative test will undergo seven-day quar- Factories with incomparable “At least five ministers in tine is in place. In , report is received. In antine at respective unit/estab- efficiency and assured quali- the past including late no quarantine is required if a Rajasthan, no RTPCR test lishment locations. ty. Manohar Parrikar, former Country’s Ordnance defence minister of the BJP Factories network is an government had given written unquestionable example of assurances to the work force .  1 “Atmanirbhar Bharat”, the that the Ordnance Factories  1   phrase being so much noisily would not be corporatised.

driving licence (DL), registra- it has advised the enforcement  11  tion certificate (RC) and per- authorities that the validity of   11 mits till September 30, 2021, in fitness, permit (all types),  1 5   view of the ongoing COVID-19 licence, registration or any   1 pandemic. Simultaneously, the other concerned document(s)   1 Ministry of Road Transport may be treated to be valid till   and Highways (MoRTH) also September 30, 2021. notified to make the PUC “This covers all documents (Pollution Under Control) cer- whose validity has expired tificate for all vehicles uni- since Feb 1, 2020, or would    ./+/" form across the country and expire by September 30, 2021. also to link the PUC database This will help out citizens in  ,   "   ,    he Centre on Thursday with the National Register. availing transport related ser-    - .         #   Textended the validity of Keeping the Covid proto- vices, while maintaining social    .              motor vehicle documents like cols in mind, the MoRTH said distancing,” it said.   " # $%&'()*+*'  "6

:"(      , .)  '  .1    &    &   &  :;:  reports on every district and Affairs...” Sources reporting on that had rendered thousands of and no compensation was sub-division where such vio- the “useful interactions” said people homeless and properties declared.” !&     :;(" amping in New Delhi for lence was taking place and the talks also featured on investi- worth cores looted and “I told the Chief Minister to Cthe past two days apparently places he recently visited to gations into the multi-crore destroyed. update me about the situation he Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition to seek a redress for the deteri- acquire a firsthand experience coal scam from Bengal --- Later before flying to Delhi but … there was no response on Tfiled by a local activist challenging the Lakshadweep orating law and order situation of the alleged torture being involving some of TMC’s top he wrote to Chief Minister how her part … it seems that the Administration’s reform measures including the move to intro- in Bengal, Governor Jagdeep perpetuated on the people, leadership. despite four Cabinet meetings police have forgotten its work … duce Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 Dhankhar on Thursday lodged requesting presidential Earlier complaining on the having taken place in the past the police and the Home which envisages development of towns on inhabited islands his first complaint with action. alleged “retributive post poll six weeks … not a single word Department must rise above and the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA). President Dhankhar who also met violence” Dhankhar said how was been spent on the post poll partisan politics … (or else) I A bench consisting of judges S V Bhatti and Murali drawing his attention towards Home Minister Amit Shah on the State Government was turn- violence … and no minister or shall not overlooked the matter,” Purushothaman ruled that the so called LDAR 2021 was a how human rights was being Thursday evening had on ing a blind eye to the incidents officer visited the affected areas the Governor said. mere draft of the administrative reform proposal and not a violated in the State, post polls. Wednesday called on National final order. The Governor who report- Human Rights Commission Discontentment was brewing in the archipelago in the edly met the President for about Chairman Justice Arun Mishra - N  O  1 Arabian Sea for the last two weeks over the move by the 45 minutes submitted a note seeking his intervention in the munal attacks being organized administrator of the Union Territory to bring in reforms in detailing his observations on the present state of affairs in the in these too places. Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister state of affairs in the BJP-ruled I don’t support violence and I the islands and make the atolls as developed as Maldives. The deteriorating law and order State. On whether Dhankhar had on Thursday chose to ignore States she said how the saffron have asked my police to take public interest litigation challenging the move by the admin- and human rights, State repres- Sources said that the suggested any “constitutional Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s party was not bothered about stern action against those who istrator was a reflection of the public ire towards the reforms. sion of opposition workers, Governor briefed the Home measures” was not clear but visit to Delhi saying “speech is the situations in UP, MP, will try to break law and order The judges observed that the observation of the legality persecution of them by the rul- Minister about the “retributive TMC leaders in Kolkata said silver and silence is golden.” Gujarat etc where “people are in the state.” of the draft regulation which was under the active consider- ing Trinamool Congress and violence” being perpetrated on that the party was prepared of Instead of directly attack- dying like animals and their In an apparent reference to ation of the administration was completely premature. what he called a “stunning the people in a planned manner any such step with a minister ing the Governor --- a usual bodies floating in the rivers.” the Governor’s visit to Delhi Because of the draft administrative reforms which were silence” of the powers that be with the State Government from North Kolkata adding tactic that she would adopt for Refuting charges of post- she said “whatever you are opposed by the inhabitants of the islands, the BJP unit is get- towards the ongling bloodshed turning a blind eye on the sit- “whole State will erupt if the the past couple of years --- poll violence Banerjee said, “as witnessing now is nothing but ting isolated. Every day hundreds of party workers are leav- and loot. uation. He is also known to have Centre dares impose Article Banerjee focused on the “polit- journalists you must have bet- their (BJP leaders) gimmick. It ing the Hindutwa brigade for good though there are hardly In the note the Governor raised issue of latest “sectarian” 356.” ical gimmicks” of the BJP to ter information about the so- is a part of their pre-planned 150 party activists in the islands. has raised the issue of a preju- attacks that took place at The Governor who was on create a “perspective” for some called violence … but have you move after facing a defeat in the Earlier in the day, Aisha Sultana, a struggling film artist, diced administrative system Chandannagore in Hooghly a 3-day trip to the national ulterior motive. seen violence anywhere? … poll which they cannot accept.” who had accused the Centre of using bio weapon against where the police and the admin- district and Tiljala area right in Capital earlier met Union She would not refer to the some incidents happened dur- She said instead of dis- the Lakshadweep population , was granted interim anticipatory istration allegedly worked to the heart of Capital Kolkata. Ministers Prahlad Singh Patel Governor but say “you can ing election, but at that time, the turbing Bengal “they (BJP) bail by a single judge bench of the Kerala High Court. Judge further the interests of the rul- Earlier Bengal Opposition and Prahlad Joshi before tweet- rebuke a child into silence but Election Commission was in should look at UP, MP band Ashok Menon while disposing of a petition filed by the artist ing political party. Leader too ing “… had useful interaction you cannot make a person charge …,” reminding how the Gujarat where the law and asked her to appear before the Kavaratti Police for interro- The Governor is also had complained about a with Union Minister of Coal with bad eyesight to see rea- BJP was “trying to create a per- order situation is deteriorating gation on June 20 in connection with a notice served on her reported to have given detailed Basirhat-Dhulagarh like com- and Mines and Parliamentary sons.” Pointing at the alarming spective… But it is not true… every day.” PNS under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. ,   ( )A     &           /.0'.'''  6E6      & 2   (  !  1(7/    ./+/" sive attitude, we will respond,” !    "   &     Singh said, adding the “new    ./+/" student’s marks in Class 10 s face-offs continue at the roads will help secure interna- board exams, project, practical ALine of Actual Control tional borders”.    ./+/"   $1   *DE% ollowing the Supreme work in subjects, best marks (LAC) in Ladakh, Defence The defence minister said,   &   ,0, FCourt’s acceptance of the obtained in school exams in Minister Rajnath Singh on “Last year in Galwan Valley, our he Army top brass on !&     :;(" CBSE and CISCE class 12 board Classes 11 and 12, and best per- Thursday cautioned China that soldiers displayed exemplary TThursday began a three- he Covid-19 deaths dropped results’ evaluation formula, the formance of the school itself in India is a peace loving nation courage and valour in line of day brainstorming session to rees, some of them are Tto 636 in Maharashtra on CBSE Controller of the last six years. The CISCE but will hit back strongly if pro- duty. I salute all brave soldiers review the situation on the Tknown as Royal Trees, Thursday, even as the infections Examinations Sanyam arrived at this after considering voked. He also paid tributes to who laid down their lives fight- Line of Actual Control worth 1,50,000 crore has came down to 9,830 in the State. Bharadwaj explained the data from 2015 to 2020. the 20 Indian army personnel ing for the nation.” (LAC)in Ladakh and the Line been looted from Kerala dur- A day after Maharashtra logged 30:30:40 formula for the mark- The CISCE's Class 12 ISC including the commanding Highlighting the signifi- of Control(LOC) and its oper- ing the last two years alone, 1,236 deaths and 10,107 fresh ing criteria for Class 12 exams, result formula was devised by a officer who were killed in a cance of the 12 roads including ational preparedness to meet according to leading environ- cases, the daily deaths came saying “40 per cent marks will committee of three experts who brawl with the Chinese troops 10 in Arunachal Pradesh and any challenge. mentalist John down by nearly half, while the be based on Class 12 pre- are statisticians and "six in- in the Galwan valley a one each in Ladakh and Jammu Incidentally, the Army Peruvanthanam who knows infections dropped marginally boards, midterm exams, and house members". The panel year ago. and Kashmir, he said they will Commanders’ Conference the forests of the State like the sand fold more than the by 277. unit test, 30 per cent marks will analysed data for one lakh stu- Dedicating 12 strategical- not only give a comes a year after the Galwan back of his hand. 1,50,000 crore that the exche- With 636 deaths reported be based on Class 11 final dents from across 1,200 schools ly important roads built by the boost in connectivity but would Valley clash in Eastern Sir, as he is known across quer lost by the illegal felling of on Thursday, the Covid-19 toll exams, and 30 per cent marks for the Class 12 ISC result and Border Roads facilitate faster movement of Ladakh. Kerala had toured the districts these trees. This is the biggest in the State jumped from will be based on based of best- 2.2 lakh students from 2,500 Organisation(BRO) to the troops along the international The face-offs began in from where he got information anti-national activity scene in 1,15,390 to 1,16,026. of-three Class 10 marks”. schools for the Class 10 ICSE nation in the north east, par- border. May last year from the about the illegal tree felling Kerala,” he said. With 9,830 fresh infections, Bharadwaj said, “CBSE is exam.The evaluation formula, ticularly Assam and Arunachal He made these observations Pangong Tso(lake)in Ladakh. braving his own life and what he Kerala’s Leader of the total infections in the state also developing a software on however, has evoked mixed Pradesh, on Thursday, Rajnath in an event organized in The Chinese stopped an saw was massive robbing of Opposition V D Satheeshan rose from 59,34,880 to the basis of which schools can reaction from experts with some said India is a priest of world Lakhimpur district of Assam. Indian patrol leading to a forests by the axis consisting of made a startling disclosure on 59,44,710. calculate marks for Class 12 hailing the criteria while others peace but any serious distur- The defence minister dedicated scuffle in which several sol- politicians-bureaucrats and Thursday that the bureaucrat- As 5,890 patients were dis- exams.” He mentioned that the terming it to be unfair move for bance to peace and tranquility the roads virtually in the pres- diers from both the sides timber mafia. politician-forest poachers cartel charged from the hospitals students who wish to take students who will step into in border areas would have ence of Assam and Arunachal received injuries. Soon, stand “Rose Wood, which is also has swindled the entire forest in across the state after full recov- exams can appear once the sit- their higher education system. adverse implications. Pradesh chief ministers offs erupted at some other known by the name the Royal the State. ery, the total number of people uation get normal. “The process “In my opinion, more “We seek world peace (but) Himanta Biswa Sarma and points including Hot Springs, Tree, costs more than two “They have cut down all discharged from the hospitals of exams for students who want weightage should have been if someone shows us an aggres- Pema Khandu respectively. Gogra and the Depsang valley. lakh per cubic feet. Thousands rare species of trees from areas since the second week of March to take will be initiated after included for internal exams of such trees have been chopped where there was semblance to last year increased from results,” he said adding the conducted in class 12 as stu- away by this cartel. Most of the green cover in the State. We 56,79,746 to 56,85,836. The Class 10 Board results will be dents become serious about trees cut down were taken away understand that forest land in recovery rate in the state declared by July 20. academics after joining class 12.  1  from the country in cargo air- eight districts were slaughtered dropped from 95.7 per cent to On its part, the CICSE They tend to take class 11 less craft and ships. These are used by the Pinaryi Vijayan 95.64 per cent. The total “active mentioned that performance seriously as it is not a Board in the construction of castles, Government that has been rul- cases” in the state climbed from of the candidates in the school class. Also including weightage 11     palaces and ranch houses in ing the State since 2016,” 1,36,661 to 1,39,960. The fatal- examinations in the subjects in for class 10 is not very wise as Europe and USA,’ said Satheeshan told reporters after ity rate in the state went up from Classes 9 and 10, measured it includes many subjects which    ./+/" defrauded money in online cheating cases can John Peruvananthanam, the leading a team of Opposition 1.94 per cent to 1.95 per cent. through their best marks students don't pursue at the be stopped by chasing the money trail and stop- unofficial forester of the party leaders to areas which Pune with 18,887 cases obtained in the two years senior secondary level and has nion Home Minister Amit Shah on ping its further flow before it is taken out of the State. were cleared off forests by the continued to be remain first in (referred to as raw marks) and no relevance at this stage,” said UThursday launched a national helpline digital ecosystem by the fraudster,” the MHA said He said that trees which timber mafia. the state in terms of maximum the best performance of the Meenu Kanwar, Principal of (155260) and reporting platform for preventing in statement. were more than 1000 years old The opposition party lead- number of “active cases” in the school in the last six years will the Amity International School financial loss due to cyber fraud. Currently, the helpline and its reporting plat- were cut down and taken away ers visited the entire forest state, while Mumbai with 18,417 be evaluated. “The first two fac- Mayur Vihar, New Delhi. The national helpline and reporting platform form has all the major public and private sec- by the mafia. The environmen- ranges in the State from trees stood second, followed by tors measure the subject profi- However, Vikas Ojha, provides a mechanism for persons cheated in tor banks onboard. The notable ones include – tal and ecological values pro- were cut down indiscriminate- Thane (14,088), Kolhapur ciency of the candidates, while Principal of Foundation School, cyber frauds State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank vided by these trees were thou- ly. “ (13,485), Sangli (11,490), the last is a measure of the gen- Buxar, appreciated the decision to report such cases to prevent loss of their hard of Baroda, Bank of India, Union Bank, IndusInd, Ratnagiri (7483) Satara (7298), eral quality of the schools the taken by the CBSE on the eval- earned money. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis, Yes and Kotak Sindhudurg (5581), candidates are appearing from,” uation process given the odd “The facility empowers both the banks and Mahindra Bank. It also has all major wallets and Ahmednagar (4829) and Raigad CISCE official statement said. prevailing circumstances that the police, by leveraging new-age technologies merchants such as PayTM, PhonePe, Mobikwik, (4810), Nagpur (4742) and The assessment scheme has affected the education sys- for sharing online fraud related information and Flipkart and Amazon linked to it, said  (     Nashik (4355). released by the board includes tem equally. taking action in almost real time. The loss of MHA. F%&     2%    3        4)"    5  D!E& #     !   : Notwithstanding the same state is placed third. Kumar Ola said that different ensuring that people do not difficult times brought about by As per the list released on teams under Anjali Rajoriya, migrate for employment and the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wednesday, Chhattisgarh's Chief Executive Officer, Zila have their own roofs over their    # tribal-dominated Dungarpur Rajnandgaon is placed fourth, Parishad, Dungarpur, worked heads before the monsoon set district in Rajasthan has script- followed by Kanker in the hard at the ground level to in. Keeping this in mind, they    ./+/" Santosh reportedly held a ed history by becoming the first same state. accomplish the feat. monitored the construction closed door one-to-one meet- place in the state and second in The list took many para- Rajoriya said that as many works across the district and n an urgent bid to avert a ing at Agartala with several BJP the country to build 93,128 meters into consideration and as 1,00,054 houses were ensured that the set goal was ITMC overreach in Tripura, leaders to understand the dif- houses under the Pradhan declared Dungarpur as the approved under the scheme in achieved. They also ensured the BJP rushed Party leaders ferences and address the griev- Mantri Awas Yojana. first district in Rajasthan to the district of which 93,128 generation of a significant including its General Secretary ances and differences. The Dakshin Dinajpur dis- build over 93,000 houses under were completed. number of man hours for the BL Santosh to Agartala who on BJP General Secretary had trict in West Bengal occupies the PM Awas Yojana in the last Officials said that besides jobs besides creating employ- Thursday held marathon meet- discussion with MPs Pratima the top position in the nation- one year, officials confirmed. fighting the Covid crisis, the ment opportunities under ings with party MLAs to work Bhowmik and Rebati Tripura, al list, while Hooghly in the District Collector Suresh district officials also focused on MNREGA. IANS out a reconciliation between Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu the Chief Minister Biplab Debbarman and dissident Kumar Deb and the Dissident MLAs. Tripura BJP in-charge groups in the State. Vinod Kumar Sonkar, who BJP State president Dr was also to arrive here, had to Manik Saha, accepted "differ- cancel his visit on account of a ences" saying "we are a family, family issue.Dissident MLAs   ,2=  and in a family it happens like Sudip Roy Barman, Ram sometime and has been sorted Prasad Paul, Ashish Das, ctive Covid cases dropped below the 70,000 mark to reach out." He, However, skirted Sushanta Choudhury and A69,831 on Thursday in Andhra Pradesh, even as 6,151 new answer to the query on TMC's Ashish Kumar Saha went to the Covid infections have been reported. attempt to poach BJP MLAs in party office to meet With the new cases, Andhra Pradesh's Covid tally crossed Tripura. Santhosh. 18.3 lakh. BJP is apprehending that Sources said he also met On a positive note, 7,728 more people recovered from the Mukul Roy back in the ruling Deputy Chief Minister, two disease in the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of recov- TMC fold in West Bengal may MPs, four Ministers and the eries over 17.5 lakh. organise defections of MLAs MLAs who were called in six Bucking the daily trend of an average 10,000 recoveries, the from the faction-ridden BJP in separate groups. Dissidents southern state witnessed fewer recoveries on Thursday. the state. BJP's fears are not demanded replacement of state East Godavari district reported the highest number of cases unfounded as it was Roy in the president Dr Manik Saha, at 1,244, followed by Chittoor (937), West Godavari (647), BJP who had facilitated defec- expansion of Cabinet and cer- Prakasam (554), Kadapa (478), Krishna (424), Anantapur tions of six Congress MLAs to tain changes in the organisa- (359), Guntur (331), Nellore (274), Srikakulam (264), the BJP in 2016.BJP central tion. Visakhapatnam (237), Kurnool (203) and Vizianagaram (199). leadership rushed Santhosh BJP leaders here, however, Except for Krishna and Vizianagaram, all other districts in and its organisation secretary denied rebel activities in Andhra Pradesh have now reported more than 1 lakh Covid cases, for the Northeast, Tripura BJP saying senior however, Krishna district is also inching towards the 1 lakh mark, Ajay Jamwal,to Agartala a day leaders are in the state to dis- just shy of 3,000 cases. before and met with Chief cuss assembly poll preparations With 1.02 lakh more tests conducted in the past 24 hours, Minister and MLAs including which are though two-years the total number of tests carried out in Andhra Pradesh has 'rebels'. ago. 6    2  7        /4 .!     7 crossed the 2.08 crore-mark.   " # $%&'()*+*' "%

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Son of a centenarian 9;;+ Israel, post-Zionist movements, Mansour Abbas has not Entebbe Airport in Uganda on and historian father, the late and the boycott of Israel. His become a Deputy Prime July 4, 1976. The author of the Bentzion Netanyahu, he per- "+:7";(< entrepreneurial achievements Minister. His United Arab List elegy was Ehud Barak, the man haps feels life and history will F catapulted his name to the itself is a divided house on join- who became the 10th Prime both be on his side. +/7 .:! pages of Forbes magazine in ing the Government. This was Minister of Israel, by defeating Naftali Bennett, the new 2012. In November, 2012 he apparently after the bad Press Netanyahu convincingly. Prime Minister of Israel, has "/ +;#7  / was appointed as the chairman they got in the neighbouring For a brief period between impressive credentials. 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He also served as CEO, of 22/ 2/=< ed him as the Minister of defunct anyway since 2007, years, due to vicissitudes of Israeli Soluto, which he later sold for Economy, Minister of Religious after Fatah and Hamas irre- politics, despite the fact that the around $100 million. 7 + Services and Minister of trievably split, will elude the lib- Knesset completed its normal In 2005, destiny brought /0/ "/ Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs. erals again. four-year term. Exactly 20 years him close to Netanyahu, when In elections to the 20th Knesset (The writer is an author and later, it was interesting to find the latter was Leader of /27. (2015), Bennett’s party won independent researcher based in Netanyahu pitching for a revival Opposition in the Knesset. He eight seats. He was made the New Delhi. The views expressed 8   .          ##   9  #    of the system. 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That, in itself, pro-              6        vides assurance that the second wave is ebbing.           /*          ( However, it would be unwise to assume that the turbulent waters of the second wave have (           %D  #6    stilled and the boat is set on a safe course ahead.           #    /*S We still need to see whether there will be a           (    rebound when the lockdown eases. There are      #         ( already reports of people rushing to tourist spots     %D          and holiday resorts. Malls and restaurants are ;AD@     %D       (   crowded. These represent the more affluent sec-       :  2     2  ( tions, but the signals they send can misguide the rest of the population. Desire to live life to the full                 4   is understandable after lockdowns but wisdom              must caution against abandonment of safe-      :           ( guards against a virus which still poses an active ;02              ( threat. Common sense tells us that if some care- 702=/.(/           "  less revellers start prancing around when the boat 7<7 /,7,07 =              2  has just left the rough sea, it can still capsize, putting everybody in danger. /7"2/./ Even as we steady the boat, when it sails out ;/ /(  of choppy waters, we must watch the charts and "//=/7 study the signals to see when it might be rocked ;9(2(0 . again by a third wave. Considerable speculation =2. 7 quate for 80-85 per cent of all symp- were mostly sheltered or even dur- The period of relative calm will has already commenced in the media about the . "/ tomatically infected cases. Primary ing the second wave when they also give us time to build partner- timing and contours of such a wave. Predictions /,/2/.(/;9 health care teams must be trained were still partly guarded. Numbers ships between and among govern- have been made, by mathematical modellers and in providing supportive care and of susceptible adults may also ment services, local bodies, non- some epidemiologists, that we may be rocked by ./+9;2,7! monitoring. Symptoms, pulse decrease by that time as several of governmental organisations, school the third wave in November this year. While the (7// /( ;. oximetry readings, temperature them would have been vaccinated personnel, trade unions, industry accuracy of such predictions is uncertain, since +.// should be part of daily monitoring or infected by then. Nevertheless, representatives, community groups they are based on several assumptions, we do need ;/7/ of such home-managed persons. If adults will still be far more likely to and citizen volunteers. Capacity- to be well prepared to meet such a threat when- ;.; " the person is a diabetic, blood sugar have severe infection than children building for concerted action                ( ever it arises. /7 .. too should be monitored with a glu- where the vast majority will have among these groups will give us the      (         Several elements will determine the severity (.( cometer. 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Healthy diets and phys- =                 Our surveillance systems must be sharpened, it depends on the behaviour of the require careful planning of logistics, ical activity are vital for both                to detect the levels of circulating variants and virus and its different variants, as sensitive communication for confi- innate and adaptive immunity to                 #   emergence of new forms. Case detection will need well as the behaviour of people in dence building, support for over- fight the virus and also for preven- :     2           to be based on both testing and clinical features adhering to public health advisories coming technology barriers to reg- tion and control of non-communi-    #             ( gathered by healthcare teams visiting homes. False on masks, ventilation and avoidance istration and availability of close-to- cable diseases which are the pre- negative results from tests can be compensated of crowding. However, strengthen- home vaccination centres. The dominant co-morbidities that pre-                 2(( by adding clinical criteria (syndromic surveillance, ing of the healthcare infrastructure Delta variant poses challenges with dict poor outcomes in Covid infec-              *    as used for other infectious disease outbreaks). and health workforce at various lev- high infectivity and capacity for vac- tion. Promotion of healthy living :($             S Genomic analysis of 5-10 per cent of all positive els of care is long overdue.This is an cine evasion, at higher levels than habits using the Covid platform,   :              test samples would be needed, with higher lev- opportunity to reduce the existing the wild virus or the Alpha variant. will help foster future health and            #   ( els of scrutiny for virus samples recovered from disparities of healthcare provisions However, there is reassuring evi- well-being.  /* 3    :    G   international travellers. 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he period between ly on the rise. Several financial parents registered on CAR- There is a bias towards NGOs supposedly under the dren who pass through a wean- April 1 and June 5 support measures have been INGS portal managed by adoption of infants. Over 80 per oversight of the Social Welfare ing period prior to their place- found 30,071 children announced for orphaned chil- Central Adoption Resource cent of adoptions are of children Department. It is found that the ment in individual foster care or Tin need of care of pro- dren from the PM Cares Fund, Agency (CARA) can adopt below two years. Litigation and NGOs are interested in getting any other form of family-based tection as 26,176 of them lost Ministry of Women and Child children. CARA prefers challenges end up delaying the funding without properly pro- care. In the broader interest of either parent, 3,621 children lost Development and by States. orphans under kinship care, adoption process. In the last viding even basic facilities of these children, there is a case for both parents and 274 children $&'%$%  8&' However, the issue remains with shelter homes being the three years, 174 cases ended in food, hygiene and sanitation. evolving newer, more flexible were abandoned. Many of them that these orphans’ needs in last resort. A child under two disruption — termination of There have also been serious mechanisms that are less strin- are ‘Covid Orphans.’ Of them terms of permanent homes years is considered ‘legally free’ adoption proceeding before complaints of abuse of inmates gent than full-scale legal adop- 15,620 are boys, 14,447 girls and and settlement have to be taken to be adopted if no one finalisation — and five cases in some of NGO-run facilities. tion or a formal foster-care four transgenders; 11,815 are in care of as a priority. approaches the shelter home for ended in dissolution — termi- The 2015 law had ushered arrangement. One mechanism the 8-13 age group and 5,107 in Juvenile Justice (Care and for their adoption. However, in two months. The waiting peri- nation after finalisation. in the concept of foster care in is that of sponsorship charities the 4-7 age group. Nearly all of Protection of Children) Act, practice, it has been found that od is four months for older chil- Hundreds of adoption cases India in which the child is run by NGOs, which can be them are in the care of a 2015 is primary legislation for the courts are heavily clogged dren. As many as 5,693 children are still pending in courts. An placed with a caregiver running adopted by the Government to guardian, a family member or ensuring the safety, security, with arrears and the adoption were adopted in 2010 and 5,964 amendment to the concerned a residential child care facility connect a donor/sponsor with a surviving parent while the rest dignity and well-being of chil- proceedings take years. In 2015, in 2011. After the institution of Act to transfer powers vested in or in a private home of a foster a particular child. It allows for are in shelter homes, orphan- dren. The orphans need to be the Government instituted a CARA and CARINGS in 2015, courts to District Magistrates in parent. They receive financial financial and emotional support ages or with "special adoption The writer is former produced before Children centralised online system CAR- the pace of adoption has dis- order to speed up adoptions support from Government. without the legal implications agencies." Special Secretary, Welfare Committees (CWCs) INGS (Child Adoption tinctly slowed down to 1881 in process is awaiting Rajya Sabha The system provides per- on succession. Not only the The number of out-of- Ministry of Commerce which decide whether the child Resource Information and 2015-16, 3,210 in 2016-17and approval. The amendment also sonalized parental care in a childless seeking adoption but home care children in need of and Industry, can be kept with the extended Guidance System) to facilitate 2,160 in 2020-21. The pandem- seeks to give a prominent role family-like environment to a persons of means with children care and protection in India is . family, in foster care with sup- adoption primarily to check ic has slowed down the adop- to District Magistrates in super- group of unrelated children in can come forward under a The views expressed are estimated to be about 2.4 crore personal. port or at State-run centres. The abuse of adoption proceedings tion process further as it also intendence of Child Care a community setting. It is con- Government-managed system and the number is continuous- Act also lays down procedures by NGOs. Only prospective affected functioning of courts. Institutions, mostly run by sidered suitable for street chil- to support children.   " # $%&'()*+*' 1";

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Biden said the U.S. And on Thursday defended his Thursday as demanded by the Bhandari, requesting her to The Supreme Court has They ticked through their Russian governments would Government’s controversial Constitutional Bench, Oli said appoint him the new prime started hearing on the case. respective lists so quickly and follow up on certain criminal decision to dissolve the House the court cannot appoint a minister as per Article 75 (6). Regular hearings on the case in such “excruciating detail,” cases, an apparent reference to of Representatives and told Prime Minister as it cannot As many as 29 members of the will resume from June 23. Biden says, that they looked at cybercriminals operating the Supreme Court that it is not undertake the legislative and Madhav Nepal faction of the Nepal plunged into a polit- each other and thought, “OK, with impunity from up to the judiciary to appoint the executive functions of the CPN-UML had provided their ical crisis on December 20 last what next?” Russian territory. a premier as it cannot under- state. signatures showing support to year after President Bhandari The most pressing issues Putin agreed there is take the legislative and the The apex court received Deuba. dissolved the House and the leaders discussed: mutual interest in the subject. executive functions of the state. Oli’s response via the Office of However, Oli too laid claim announced fresh elections on Biden also made an President Bidya Devi the Attorney General. this whole issue, saying Article to the government, saying he April 30 and May 10 at the rec- AMBASSADORS staff issues and the hope was an implicit threat against Russia, Bhandari, at the recommenda- “The Court’s duty is to 76 of the Constitution grants had support of 153 lawmakers ommendation of Prime Biden and Putin agreed to agreement could be reached in saying the U.S. tion of Prime Minister Oli, dis- interpret the Constitution and the sole right to appoint a including 32 Lawmakers Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for return their respective ambas- the next two months. Has “significant cyber solved the lower house for the the existing laws, it cannot Prime Minister to the President belonging to Janata Samajwadi power within the ruling Nepal sadors to Washington and Neither administration capability” it could use against second time in five months on play the role of the legislative only. Party. Communist Party (NCP). Moscow in a bid to improve official was authorized to com- Russia if it were to interfere May 22 and announced snap or the executive bodies,” 69- “Appointment of a Prime But President Bhandari In February, the apex court badly deteriorated diplomatic ment publicly by name and with U.S. Critical infrastruc- elections on November 12 and year-old Oli said in his Minister is absolutely a politi- said both claims by Oli and reinstated the dissolved House relations between their coun- both spoke on condition of ture. November 19. response. cal and an executive process,” Deuba were insufficient. Soon of Representatives, in a setback tries. anonymity. Prime Minister Oli is head- “Forming governments on he underlined. after the move, the Oli gov- to embattled Prime Minister Russia’s ambassador to the NUCLEAR WEAPONS ing a minority Government the basis of parties is the fun- “As per Article 76 (5), there ernment recommended the Oli who was preparing for United States, Anatoly CYBERSECURITY Biden and Putin instruct- after losing a trust vote in the damental characteristic of the is no such provision of a per- dissolution of the House and snap polls. Antonov, left Washington in No breakthroughs on this ed their diplomats to begin lay- House. parliamentary system and the son gaining or losing a vote of midterm elections for Oli repeatedly defended March amid a row after Biden issue were announced, but the ing the groundwork for a new On June 9, the apex court Constitution does not imagine confidence in the House being November. his move to dissolve the lower called Putin a killer in a tele- leaders agreed to at least talk phase of arms control. issued a show-cause notice to party-less practices,” he added. examined by the legislative or As many as 30 writ peti- house, saying some leaders of vision interview and imposed about what has become a major The “strategic stability the Office of the Prime Oli also defended the the judiciary,” he said. tions, including by the his party were attempting to new sanctions on Russia over source of conflict between the dialogue” would be a series of Minister and the President’s involvement of the President in On May 21, Nepali Opposition alliance, have been form a “parallel government”. its treatment of opposition fig- U.S. And Russia. discussions designed to set the ure Alexei Navalny. Biden said he and Putin table for a negotiation by sort- John Sullivan, the U.S. agreed to have their experts ing out what exactly should be & ( Ambassador to Russia, flew out work out an understanding negotiated. More broadly, it :"      P 3   # of Moscow in April after pub- about what types of critical would aim to reduce the risk of       lic suggestions from Russian infrastructure would be off- war between the world’s two O#P       . officials that he should leave to limits to cyberattacks. He said largest nuclear powers.   3  mirror Antonov’s departure. the U.S. Presented Russia with Biden said the goal is to   ;.;. report, the committee calls   ";.:;. Both ambassadors were present 16 specific types of infrastruc- work with Russia on “a mech- upon the UK to take a more . "     at Wednesday’s summit. ture, including energy, elec- anism that can lead to control here is evidence of China’s proactive role in combating the ong Kong police used a Putin also said the Russian tions, banking and water sys- of new and dangerous and Tincreasing use of “aggres- influence of countries who Hsweeping national securi- foreign ministry and the U.S. tems, and the defense industry. sophisticated weapons that are sive” means to “coerce” states to seek to manipulate and under- ty law Thursday to arrest five   0 be possible but it likely won’t State Department would begin The agreement comes coming on the scene now, that back their position or their mine multilateral organisa- editors and executives of a pro- lead to a further detente consultations on other vexing amid a flood of ransomware reduce the time for response, candidates towards a steady tions and mobilise the soft democracy newspaper on ran’s tattered nuclear deal between Iran and the West. diplomatic issues, including attacks against U.S. Businesses that raise the prospect of acci- acquisition of key official posi- power of the Foreign, charges of colluding with for- Iwith world powers hangs in “It’s certainly not as com- the closures of consulates in and government agencies, dental war.” He said this was tions in multiple multilateral Commonwealth and eign powers — the first time the the balance as the country pre- plex as drafting a deal from both countries and the employ- including one in May that dis- discussed in detail. organisations, a report by an Development Office (FCDO) legislation has been used against pares to vote on Friday for a scratch, which is what the sides ment status of Russian citizens rupted fuel supplies along the No date was announced for influential UK parliamentary to strengthen democracies. the press in yet another sign of new president and diplomats did that resulted in the 2015 working for U.S. Missions in East Coast for nearly a week. the start of talks. panel warned on Thursday. “The report found evi- an intensifying crackdown by press on with efforts to get both deal,” said Henry Rome, a Russia. The disruption was blamed The basic idea is to identi- The House of Commons dence of China’s increasing Chinese authorities in the city the US and Tehran to reenter senior analyst focusing on Iran A senior Biden adminis- on a criminal gang operating fy and sort out the many areas Foreign Affairs Committee use of aggressive means, long known for its freedoms. the accord. The deal represents at the Eurasia Group. tration official said Sullivan is out of Russia, which does not of disagreement over what a (FAC) said its evidence spoke including exploiting bilateral Police said they had evi- the signature accomplishment “But there’s still a lot of likely to return to Moscow extradite suspects to the U.S. future arms control treaty of an increasingly “bullying” economic leverage, to coerce dence that more than 30 arti- of the relatively moderate details that need to be worked next week. A different senior Other serious incidents should address. It also would stance of China in its dealing states to back their position or cles published by Apple Daily President Hassan Rouhani’s out.” He added: “I think there’s administration official said include the SolarWinds intru- address ways to avoid unin- with organisations such as the their candidates and then using played a “crucial part” in what eight years in office: suspend- a lot of domestic politics that go both governments had begun sion discovered last year in tended or accidental moves United Nations and World the organisations to shift poli- they called a conspiracy with ing crushing sanctions in into this and an interest from discussing consulate and local which hackers, believed by that could trigger war. Health Organisation (WHO). cies away from the cooperation foreign countries to impose exchange for the strict moni- hard-liners, including the In its ‘In the room: the UK’s the organisations were created sanctions against China and toring and limiting of Iran’s supreme leader, to ensure that role in multilateral diplomacy’ to promote,” the FAC notes. Hong Kong. uranium stockpile. their favoured candidate wins #  .         !   The deal’s collapse with without any significant dis- President Donald Trump’s deci- ruptions to that process.” .. '.     *  '+  sion to unilaterally withdraw The 2015 deal, which saw America from the agreement in Iranians flood into the streets Jerusalem: Israeli prosecutors on Thursday Jerusalem: The Palestinian health ministry 2018 spiralled into a series of in celebration, marked a major charged a border police officer with reckless said Thursday that a Palestinian teenager who attacks and confrontations turn after years of tensions manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autis- was shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank a across the wider Middle East. It between Iran and the West over tic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City last year. day earlier has died of his injuries. also prompted Tehran to enrich Iran’s nuclear programme. The indictment came just over a year after the The Israeli military said Wednesday that uranium to highest purity lev- Tehran has long insisted shooting of Eyad Hallaq. Hallaq’s family had pre- a soldier stationed near a wildcat settler out- els so far, just shy of weapons- that its programme is for peace- viously criticized Israeli authorities’ investigation post near the West Bank city of Nablus saw a grade levels. ful purposes. However, US into Eyad’s killing, and had called for much group of Palestinians approaching, and that With analysts and polling intelligence agencies and tougher charges. The officer, who remains uniden- one “hurled a suspicious object at him, which suggesting that a hard-line International Atomic Energy tified in the indictment submitted to the Jerusalem exploded adjacent to the soldier.” candidate already targeted by Agency say Iran pursued an District Court on Thursday, was charged with The army said that the soldier fired in the US sanctions will win Friday’s organised nuclear weapons reckless manslaughter, and if convicted could face air, then shot the Palestinian who threw the vote, a return to the deal may programme up until 2003. up to 12 years in prison. AP object. AP #       "        % "  

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Vinod Nair, Head of the market by signalling rate 2012 to 2014. ogy giant said. cuts benefits consumers by  &     !+   Banking and finance stocks Research at Geojit Financial hikes sooner than expected. “In this role, Nadella will Nadella, who has served as way of low cost of drugs and        7    ,    accounted for most of the loss- Services, said a fast normalisa- At the interbank forex lead the work to set the agen- chief executive since 2014, has medications in the current dif-               es, while the IT pack saw brisk tion of the US economy and market, the domestic unit da for the board, leveraging his helped ntransform the compa- ficult period of the pandem-         !7    ))A buying, fuelled by a weak strong job market can lead to opened weak at 73.65 against deep understanding of the ny into a leader in cloud com- ic. :-      7     rupee. the Fed tapering its bond buy- the American currency, then business to elevate the right puting in recent years, result- The office memorandum    E%%%     &   IndusInd Bank was the top ing. lost further ground and final- strategic opportunities and ing in blockbuster earnings issued by NPPA said that the  7          ! loser in the Sensex pack, shed- “This can lead to tighten- ly closed at 74.08, showing a identify key risks and mitiga- and a market cap of close to change in GST rate has an ding 2.91 per cent, followed by ing of bonds yields which will fall of 76 paise over its previ- tion approaches for the board’s USD 2 trillion, CNN reported. impact on fixation of MRP of      !( & (   Dr Reddy’s, NTPC, Maruti, impact the pricing of equity ous close. review,” the company said in a In addition to these role items attracting tax.     (       Bajaj Auto, Axis Bank, Bharti asset,” he added. statement. changes, the board declared a As the MRP of drugs and &               Airtel and HDFC. Sectorally, BSE power, Elsewhere in Asia, bours- Nadella, 53, succeeds quarterly dividend of USD 0.56 formulations is inclusive of             !7   On the other hand, metal, realty, industrials and es in Shanghai and Hong Kong Thompson, who as the lead per share. The dividend is tax, therefore, any downward         ))  UltraTech Cement, Asian utilities indices ended up to ended on a positive note, while independent director, will payable September 9, 2021, to change in tax/GST rates should      F  !L.        Paints, TCS, Infosys, Tech 2.38 per cent lower, while IT, Seoul and Tokyo were in the retain significant authority shareholders of record on be reflected in MRP and the              Mahindra and HCL Tech were teck and FMCG indices closed red. including providing input on August 19, 2021. befit of this reduction should be    M  :# among the major gainers, with gains. Broader BSE mid- Stock exchanges in Europe behalf of the independent Nadella succeeded Steve passed on to the consumers, it  7 ! spurting up to 1.86 per cent. cap and smallcap indices fell up were also trading with losses in directors on board agendas, Ballmer to become Microsoft’s said. “Domestic equities traded to 1.29 per cent. mid-session deals. calling meetings of the inde- CEO in 2014. 9 & 7 7       ,  ,#       "     !7     . 07     .  #    # /+  ).0&=-=/ 7    (( 4+.''' $,  ,    &'&'(&/$      12   #    1    ./+/" 96,000 employees.    %  7 $73 “The industry is upskilling   ./+/" culty always caused by the T industry body Nasscom on more than 250,000 employees ongoing pandemic, the MCA   ./+/" IThursday said the sector in digital skills and has hired oards of companies can has eliminated the list of mat- continues to be a net hirer of more than 40,000 fresh digi- Bnow approve annual finan- ters that could be conducted he Government’s produc- skilled talent, and that the top tally-trained talent, indicating cial statements and matters through audio-visual means. Ttion-linked incentive (PLI) 5 Indian IT companies are at its commitment and invest- related to mergers, among oth- “This step would go a long schemes for key raw materials planning to add over 96,000 ment towards rapid enhance- ers, at meetings held through way in ensuring that the hur- such as bulk drugs and formu- employees in 2021-22. ment of workforce capabili- video conferencing and other dles faced by companies are   ./+/" lations, with a total incentive The statement comes in the ties...With one of the strongest   ./+/" audio-visual means. reduced and business can be outlay of 210 billion will help backdrop of a report by Bank deal pipeline, and strong busi- Amid the coronavirus carried on smoothly with the hadi sales contracted by 16 the country become   ./+/" of America that said domestic ness outlook, the industry is on ebi has barred Shri Research pandemic resulting in the shift aid of technology,” he noted. Kper cent year-on-year to  Aatmanirbhar, ratings agency software firms are set to slash track to meet its vision of USD SServices and its proprietor from physical meetings to vir- Earlier, the rules specifi- 3,527.71 crore in 2020-21, as ICRA said. almart Incs Flipkart and 3 million jobs by 2022 as 300-350 billion revenues by Gourav Kumar Gour from the tual ones, the Ministry of cally mentioned a list of mat- spinning and weaving activi- As per a note by the WAmazon.com Inc have automation gains pace across 2025,” Nasscom said. securities markets for at least Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ters that cannot be dealt with ties across the country impact- agency, PLI scheme will filed legal challenges against the industries, especially in the It added that the industry two years and has asked them amended rules pertaining to by a company’s board through ed due to the Covid-19 pan- reduce import dependence resumption of an antitrust tech space. will continue to be a net creator to refund the money that was ‘meetings of board and its video conferencing or other demic, the MSME ministry and boost domestic produc- investigation into their business “With the evolution of of jobs and is “committed to collected by providing unau- powers’ under the Companies audio-visual means. Approval said on Thursday. The overall tion of high-value products; practices, a global news wire technology and increasing people-centric innovation, thorised investment tips to Act, 2013. of the annual financial state- production in the Khadi sector and increase the value addi- reported. automation, the nature of tra- relentless talent focus”, and investors. Nangia Andersen LLP ments, board’s report, prospec- also declined to 1,904.49 crore tion in exports. The Competition ditional IT jobs and roles will delivering a superior transfor- In addition, a penalty of  Partner Sandeep Jhunjhunwala tus, matters relating to amal- in 2020-21, as compared to High value-added phar- Commission of India (CCI) evolve overall leading to cre- mative customer experience. 5 lakh has been imposed on said the Companies Act always gamation, merger, demerger, 2,292.44 crore in 2019-20, it maceutical products are gen- launched an investigation in ation of newer jobs. The indus- Nasscom pointed out that them. 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Speaking of how he ving around in the lockdown down, vehicles such as the Verna IVT, eight steps which longer drives. The Verna is not came to paint his first portraits of these have found emptier roads than Nissan Magnite are also get- you can consider as ‘fixed’ a small car, it is well-equipped musicians, Khanna explains that once, usual, but exactly a ton of ting CVT boxes. In fact, it may ratios. This is best explained by and being summer, the air- while driving out of his Delhi studio, the places to visit. Then again, be only a matter of time before a diagram, and you can watch con was on all the time as was path was blocked by the marching band of some of us have driven around CVT gearboxes replace the an explainer I have out on the seat cooling. I did not a wedding procession. The image of these more than most, take me for slow Automated Manual YouTube under my Excuse deliberately drive economical- musicians dressed all in red with their big Using a palette dominated by red, yel- are all mixed up and improvise but example, finding myself in a Transmission (AMT) gear- The Beard series. ly, keeping the car at the brass instruments wrapped around them low and green, Khanna paints the it’s all a part of the game in the end.” situation where I had to make boxes. Hyundai-Kia have both speed limit of the express- still remains as powerful for the artist today bandwallah as a tragicomic “In this current atmosphere, a few long-distance journeys to However, truth be told, I’d been really aggressive in push- ways, albeit on cruise control as it was that day in Delhi. representative of the subaltern one can become very depressed, Kanpur from Delhi. never spent time with a CVT ing their Dual-Clutch and the IVT always kept the Khanna’s suite of works this time and a symbol of urban life in but fortunately, for me, there are At the start of the lock- vehicle for an extended peri- Transmissions (DCT) vehi- 1.5 litres naturally aspirated range from carefully created controlled modern India. Though the artist the bandwallas who are still down, I found myself with a od or made regular highway cles from the i20 to the Seltos. petrol engine is a very sweet compositions to gestural, spontaneous portrays these men in red — making noise. When I’m paint- Hyundai Verna IVT, the runs in such vehicles. But That is a totally different type spot. Delhi to Kanpur is near works created last year and this year. practicing, playing or at rest — as ing them, I have to concentrate ‘Intelligent Variable these last three months with of automatic technology where as makes no difference 500 Between a few monochromatic drawings cheery, their cheer is only part of fully on them. The bandwal- Transmission’ variant which is the Verna have been illuminat- there are two clutches, one for kilometres, and there are and coloured paintings, his deployment of their job. Their celebration is not las take prime position in my what Hyundai-Kia call their ing, to say the least. CVTs have odd gears and one for even some bad patches towards the colour and strokes that evoke the human spontaneous; it is just another mode life right now,” he adds. Continuously Variable their flaws, they are not (and the reverse) gears. end. But it was still superb. situation is deeply heartwarming. His of survival in the city. He propels us Khanna is known for his Transmission or CVT. Now, designed for drivers who push Because of that gear shifts in Put on a podcast, there are bandwallas series captures not just the quiet to think of the aftermath of the lives thematic sensibility, ranging from CVTs are not new in cars, and the pedal to the metal. It is not DCT vehicles is lightning fast some excellent ones to listen energy of a few musicians. In his many of these humble musicians. When on everyday domestic scenes, moments of his- they have been around in easy to explain the way they and they are far more orient- to and drive this car, and monochromatic works, one sees the ener- duty, they play into the night and must also torical importance, scenes from myths two-wheelers for decades. work without diagrams, but ed to the enthusiastic driver. In you’ll be surprised. Not just at gy in the frenzy of lines and tension in the play early morning before twilight hours and poetry to portraits of people from his They are perfect in lower you can think of two cones at the i20 DCT I kept over two how nice it is, but also how lit- tight compositions, with the overall picture for the departure of the bride to her new life and his love for literature. He has con- power output scenarios, but the end of two shafts — one months earlier this year, it was tle fuel it drinks to get the job pulsating with the interplay of formal ele- home. tinually worked with the contrasts between nowadays, with better machin- from the engine and the dri- a blast to drive. The IVT cars done. ments. Through a lack of physical detail; Khanna says, “The sitting room is hard- the mundane and the sublime, the ordinary ing and easier manufacturing, veshaft that is connected by a are not so much fun to drive, Dinosaur juice is getting Khanna’s paintings aspire towards quality ly a sitting room per se; my wife Renu reads and the epic dimension. Constantly oscil- manufacturers have been fit- band, in-car CVTs this is usu- being far more sedate. expensive folks, and the IVT of timelessness and universality. As an a lot so has all her books around. 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Not waiting for a more convenient we munch on one, we catch a whiff  1 0@P And we had to agree when we set in place. We helped ourselves to tomato has more lycopene keep your body healthy. time, he launched Pitaara Kitchen as of the smoky flavour of the kulchas     were served the next dish. Aptly, and the Chemmeen manga (literally tran- than raw ones. Lycopene neu- So, what are you waiting a delivery kitchen around Diwali, which were stuffed with desi bacon quite simply, named Tinda!, it com- lates as ‘prawn with mangoes’ in tralises the oxidative damage for? Prepare your bowl of 2020. 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We finished them off in a jiffy, would never have guessed that this was some vivid memories of Kerala A cup of tomato soup gives nutritionist, wellness coach, ogy so that we could interact with and couldn’t wait to see what’s next    0 P the humble tinda if the chef had not backwaters. The parottas were not as 13.3 milligrams of lycopene. certified diabetes educator him while tasting some choice dish- in store. told us. Cooked well in the tandoor, lumpy as the usual ones served in That’s sufficient to keep your and the founder of a diet and es from Pitaara Kitchen. And his The chef is running a tight ship, the slight sourness of the vegetable malayali hotels across Delhi and we body fit. nutrition brand.) offerings were anything but simple. and we couldn't help but feel that the combined well with the stuffing. He delightfully finished the dish. Biting Right off the bat, the chef pre- Pitaara Kitchen is an extremely encouraged us to try it with the two into a soft pearl onion, we couldn’t sented a set of what looked like pur- successful venture as he seemed chutneys and we were over- help but wonder whether this was ple tinted kebabs. Since we were fam- to be on his toes all the time. whelmed by this rich, whole- better than Tinda! before we remem- ished, we did not wait on customary However, for the next dish, some dish. bered the wise man who said that chit chat and simply picked one up he sat down with us and As we smacked our lips, ‘Comparison is the root of all mis- to bite into it. Right from the first served us some Dogri we caught a glimpse of the ery…’ bite, we are hooked and we can’t help meat curry and asked staff packing some ready to We were rubbing our tummies in but marvel out loud, “What is this his staff to pass on some be delivered orders. contentment when the chef unveiled deliciousness?!” bajra rotis. He explained Spotting us trying to spy, the mango tart. And we were left wish- The chef laughed and told us this that this is a traditional the chef guided us inside ing that we should not have scarfed is a starter called the Purple shikham- meat curry from the and explained that they down as much. The thick, luscious puri. These grated beetroot kebabs Dogri community of only use eco-friendly mango curd, topped with roasted pis- were stuffed with hung curd and just Jammu. The mutton was packaging. He further tachios, was complemented by the melted in our mouth. We were cooked with some choice elaborated, “Right from bajra tart shell it was served in. tempted to bite into one, as it tick- spices and had a some- the preparation of the food We stifled several burps as we bid led our taste buds, and found out that what sweet taste to it, on with ingredients sourced adieu to the chef. We hope that last bit it was better to let the kebab work its account of the sour-dried from across India to the is enough to convey that you should magic as it slowly melted and mango powder it has been delivery, this is our source of give the Pitaara Kitchen a chance if you revealed some subtle flavours finished in, which also lend- innovation. We spare no effort would like to treat yourself to some between our tongue and palate. ed some viscosity to the gravy. to ensure the wholesome experi- tweaked regional specialties. Along with the creamy, slightly In between some bites, chef ence of each customer. All members (The delivery kitchen caters in and sweet taste there was the slight hint Udit shared, “With the pandemic in of my staff have been vaccinated, around South Delhi and you can order of an intriguing earthy flavour to the full swing, everyone in the food including the people who deliver. And from https://pitaarakitchen.in.)

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The Azzurri, now unbeaten Group A and are guaranteed a Roberto Mancini told RAI. Mancini’s men, looking to ing move ended with Locatelli The former World Cup in 29 matches and having won top-two finish and last-16 berth. “They started well, it was not easy win Italy a second European title driving a left-footed shot into winner announced last month their last 10 games without “We played well, we wanted to to win a second game in five after their sole success in 1968, the bottom corner from outside he was leaving Juventus, the the box. club he had played for since Immobile had wasted a moving from Parma in 2001,    couple of earlier chances but did apart from one season with :  +(  #   11  grab his second goal of the tour- Paris Saint-Germain in 2018- nament in the 89th minute, 2019. Former Italy captain 1  curling a low effort past Swiss Buffon is an iconic figure in   0("2/7 goalkeeper Yann Sommer. 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The West Ham forward “After Christian has been grabbed the opener on 29 through different heart exam- minutes in Bucharest and then inations it has been decided teed up Yaremchuk with a that he should have an ICD brilliant first-time pass to dou- (heart starter),” the Danish ble the lead five minutes later. :   5  . .    #      #   football body said in a state- Ezgjan Alioski pulled a ment on Twitter. goal back for will be eliminated if the Dutch ing mark of 48 Ukraine goals, The device, which is an just before the hour as he con- avoid defeat to Austria in striking for the third game in improved variant of a pace- verted the rebound from his Amsterdam, where victory for a row as he slotted in from maker, is “necessary after a car- missed penalty, while Ukraine either side will secure a spot in point-blank range after diac attack due to rhythm dis- midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi the knockout phase. Oleksandr Karavaev’s clever turbances,” it added. also saw a late spot-kick saved. 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(  the glorious game, Test crick- to stand with the ICC Test They would face the "   ( &   B"(C  et is the ultimate format Mace on the Hampshire most under-rated but per- N    O     and despite its aura, the 144- Bowl balcony, one might haps the best new ball pair in  ,     year-old history needed a just smile and think that per- the business in Boult and        ! facelift along with a context haps “Nice guys don’t always Southee, who would make which the World Test finish last”. the new ball jag around and GATTUSO LEAVES FIORENTINA Championship provided But after two years and the old ball talk.     9   despite various bottlenecks, half a dozen series later, a Kyle Jamieson hasn’t       including the Covid-19 pan- battle-hardened Indian team played against England in &    demic. will give its all in a match, Edgbaston but Williamson      7  ! For Kohli, India’s most from which the winning knows what kind of a night- successful Test captain, a team will also walk away mare he was with his steep JAPAN TO LIFT VIRUS EMERGENCY trophy-less cabinet doesn’t with a $1.6 million windfall. back-of-length bounce gen- ! -   &I   do justice to the champion There are a number of erated from his 6 feet 9 inch -A%    performer that he has been cricketers, who wouldn’t frame. If that’s not enough, ;      ! for a decade. practically have a shot at any Wagner will pound it in Kohli needs a global tri- other global trophy and for with stuff aimed at rib-cage MILKHA ‘STABLE AND IMPROVING’ umph. Every captain needs them it’s their ‘World Cup’ enticing the batters to go for          it but perhaps the Indian which they want to lay their the hook and pull shots or , & 7   N     O  captain wants it more. hands on. take it on the body.       It’s how history will Cheteshwar Pujara  ,/2    remember him just like it would be ready to take more TEAMS ( #)*      ! remembers Dhoni with a lot bruises on his body if Neil India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit of respect and utmost fond- Wagner starts bowling short. Sharma, Shubman Gill, DOCTORS ‘KILLED’ MARADONA ness for those heroic World Ajinkya Rahane has grown Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya       title wins. in stature after a series for the Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk),          Williamson stands in ages and he will squeeze that Ravindra Jadeja,  ,      &    his way with a bunch of fine extra ounce of energy to Ravichandran Ashwin,    ! cricketers and the most ami- make it count. Ishant Ishant Sharma, Mohammed able set of players that one Sharma has grown 14 years Shami, Jasprit Bumrah. TOMORI COMPLETES MILAN MOVE would come across in older since that epic WACA New Zealand: Kane   (    9 &    International cricket. spell to Ricky Ponting and Williamson (C), Tom   (,  They are India’s rivals India’s senior-most player Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon  #    7  but when Williamson hits deserves to win a World Conway, Colin de  #  ! those cover drives, Devon Championship as much as Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Conway teases a anyone else. Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, WI RECALL BRAVO, GABRIEL Ravichandran Ashwin or Man to man, there is Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel,  & +   7  Ravindra Jadeja, Trent Boult very little to choose between Tim Southee, Ross Taylor,        gets one banana inswinger the two teams even though Neil Wagner BJ Watling and      7  ! #  aimed at Rohit Sharma’s playing New Zealand in con- Will Young.