cmyk cmyk cmyk Guwahati, August 11 : 11 Guwahati, August Assam RisingNewsDesk Guwahati, August 11 : 11 Guwahati, August Assam RisingNewsDesk ment. agency saidinastate- the stateofManipur, the tion ofthisofficewillbe [email protected] The with emailID:ddimszo- Chingmeirong inImphal Sangakpham, office islocatedat ficer, theagencysaid. The deputy directorrank-of- it willbeheadedbya ing from Wednesday and office willstartfunction- located inGuwahati.This under thezonaloffice-II in Imphalandwillfunction zonal officewillbelocated Tuesday.The newsub- tral probeagencysaidon from August 11, thecen- the northeasternstate will beginfunctioningin first officeinManipurthat torate (ED)hassetupits The EnforcementDirec- Guwahati, August 11 : 11 Guwahati, August Assam RisingNewsDesk has beenlaunched. investigation intothecase added. Meanwhile,further materials," thestatement bile phonesandothercamp rounds, 7magazines,3mo- Assault Rifles,294live 3(three) numbersofMQ81 cadres andrecovered led bytheapprehended reached theplaceonbeing hidden. "Theopsteam arms andammunitionwere tion whereahugecacheof KYA cadresrevealedloca- tion, thearrestedNSCN- read. Followinginterroga- prehended," astatement Jangang Patadamwereap- Panglang Gangsaand Gangsa, PumlaPansa, KYA/ENNG namelyOsa NSCN- tion fourcadresof cadres. "Duringtheopera- of thefourNSCN-KYA Pradesh borderledtoarrest est near Assam-Arunachal the TinkopaniReserveFor- Assam Riflesandpolicein eration bytroopersofthe A nearly24-hourjointop- Assam's Tinsukiadistrict. the securityforcesin have beenapprehendedby Aung factionofNSCN-K Four cadresofthe Yung this gettogether." osity insparingtimefor all friendsfortheirgener- ment ofourstate.Ithank accelerate paceofdevelop- to howwecancollectively their inputs&guidanceas MPs of Assam. Isought hosting adinnerforHon had thegreatpleasureof #Assam BhawantodayI CM Sarmawrote,"At ter. Taking tohis Twitter by the Assam chiefminis- attended thedinnerhosted dent MP Ajit Bhuyanalso the dinnerparty. Indepen- Ripun Boraalsoattended Pradyut Bordoloiand tarians GauravGogoi, MPs, Congressparliamen- Sarma.Apart fromtheBJP dinner hostedbytheCM lines, wereinvitedtothe MPs, cuttingacrossparty Bhawan inDelhi. Assam the stateat Assam dinner foralltheMPsfrom Tuesday night,hosteda Himanta BiswaSarmaon Assam ChiefMinisterDr. IN BRIEF Dinner forMPs Arrest ofNSCN- ED setsupoffice N KYA cadres EWS ficked Women, ChildrenFromSikkim filed amissingcomplaint night andhereldestsister was asleeponMonday dentified peoplewhileshe house inateaestatebyuni- was kidnappedfromher youngest offivesiblings, on Wednesday.girl, The tioner arrested,policesaid rifice andanoccultpracti- pected caseofhumansac- Charaideo districtinasus- found murderedin Assam's Afive-year-old girlhasbeen age toOILoraspecialpur- posed totransferentireacre- on royalty. We havepro- the markandwearelosing “ONGC ‘syieldisnotupto Modi onMondaysaid, in Namrup.Sarmawhomet revitalisation offertiliserunit chief ministeralsodiscussed Oil IndiaLimited(OIL).The all theacreagesofONGCto Modi andrequestedtransfer Prime ministerNarendra Himanta BiswaSarmamet Assam chiefminister, traying sixcommunitiesin government forallegedlybe- gress lashedoutattheModi Monday, the Assam Con- with separateidentitieson the ScheduledTribe(ST)list Arunachal Pradeshtribesin After theCentreincluded12 Rising, Staff Reporter Assam Rising, Staff Reporter Assam Rising, Staff Reporter Assam on hisinputswesearched various households.Based more childrenstillservingin Yogi, hetoldusabout13 our interrogationofKrishna ment opportunities."During with better-payingemploy- arrested. Theywerelured Krishna Yogi whohasbeen racket operatedbyone neighbouring hillstatebya Assam weretraffickedtothe conditions.These nativesof sons werefreedfromsimilar Two weeksago,42suchper- cued bythepolicetoday. tic workinSikkim,wereres- illegally engagedindomes- dren andwomenfrom Assam, Guwahati: Thirteenmorechil- Rising, Staff Reporter Assam suspected humansacrifice in Assam, tantricarrested Cong criticisesgovtfordenyingSched- Assam PoliceRescue13More Traf- Assam CMHimantaBiswaSarma uled Tribe tagto6 Assam communities meets PMModi,requests transfer 5-year-old girlkilledin

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cmyk cmyk cmyk 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL Deadly Marburg virus discovered for first time Wildfires rage in Greece and Italy as EU in west Africa London, August 11 : mounts firefighting operation Health authorities in Guinea have confirmed Glatsona, August 11 : The of us". He praised the desperately trying to save one death from Marburg devastating scale of professionalism of the their properties with little virus, a highly infectious destruction from a week of emergency services but more than garden hoses and haemorrhagic fever similar wildfires in Greece and Italy acknowledged buckets.With the to Ebola, the World Health was being assessed as the "misjudgments", saying: "I government prioritising Organization says.It marks the first time that the deadly EU mounted one of its personally want to say sorry public safety three years disease has been identified in west Africa.There have been largest firefighting for any weaknesses that after fires in the seaside 12 major Marburg outbreaks since 1967, mostly in southern operations ever and smoke have appeared."More than resort of Mati left 202 dead, and eastern Africa.Guinea's new case was first identified from forest fires in Siberia 2,600 people have so far been there has been little loss of last week, just two months after the country was declared reached the north pole.As evacuated from Evia, the life, but hospitalisations and free of Ebola following a brief flare-up earlier this year that UN experts on Monday said country's second largest injuries are becoming ever killed 12 people.A member of the French Red Cross global warming was island, on a flotilla of boats, more prevalent. Four disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected advancing faster than with elderly people and volunteer firefighters have of carrying the Ebola virus.The patient, who has since feared and that humanity infirm being forced been severely burned, with succumbed to the illness, first sought treatment at a local was "unequivocally" to overnight Sunday to seek two said to be in critical clinic before his condition rapidly deteriorated, the WHO blame, firefighters and local refuge on ferries or sleep on condition.In Italy, the civil said on Monday.Analysts at Guinea's national haemorrhagic residents battled massive sun loungers on the protection authority warned fever laboratory and the Institute Pasteur in Senegal later blazes on the island of Evia, beach.Greek media reported on Monday of more fires to confirmed the Marburg diagnosis."The potential for the east of Athens, for a seventh that multiple previously come as temperatures in Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to straight day.The Greek prime extinguished fires had weather monitor said on and on Crete, as officials in biggest-ever common parts of the country reach stop it in its tracks," Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's regional minister, Kyriakos reignited on Evia and were Monday the forest fires the capital, Athens, itself firefighting operations as 45C . Firefighters have dealt director for Africa, said."We are working with the health Mitsotakis, apologised for moving at speed towards ravaging Siberia were devastated by now- multiple fires affect several with 44,442 wildfires in Italy authorities to implement a swift response that builds on failings in tackling the blazes yet more villages and the worsening as Nasa satellite extinguished blazes on its countries simultaneously," since 15 June, compared Guinea's past experience and expertise in managing Ebola, in a televised address to the 7,000-population town of images showed smoke from northern fringes, began said the EU commissioner for with 26,158 last summer, with which is transmitted in a similar way," Moeti said.Both the nation. He said burnt areas Istaia.Wildfires have burning forests travelling assessing the damage.At crisis management, Janez the majority occurring in Marburg case and this year's Ebola cases were detected in would be reforested with ravaged large areas in 1,850 miles (3,000km) to reach least 300 homes were Lenar?i?. The UK Sicily followed by Puglia, Guinea's Gueckedou district, near the borders with Liberia more fire-resistant trees and southern Europe as the the north pole, calling it "a estimated to have been announced on Saturday it Calabria and Sardinia.The and Ivory Coast. The first cases of the 2014-2016 Ebola compensation would be region endures its most first in recorded history".The destroyed in the blazes, was also sending most extreme blazes are in epidemic, the largest in history, also were from the same paid from a €500m extreme heatwave in three weather monitoring institute which also tore through an firefighters to help Greece the southern region of region in south-eastern Guinea's forest region.Marburg case emergency relief decades. Twelve people Rosgidromet said nearly untold number of deal with the huge blazes.In Calabria, where two people fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks, fund.Mitsotakis said 586 have died in Greece, Turkey 3.4m hectares were burning businesses, farms and forest Athens, Mitsotakis's centre- were reported to be dead. On depending on virus strain and case management, WHO fires had erupted in the past and Italy, with many more in Yakutia, Russia's largest land. On Evia, more than right administration has Sunday, almost 10 hectares said, adding that transmission occurred through contact week "in all corners of injured. Huge fires also have and coldest region, which 50,000 hectares of pine come under fire by local of pine forest went up in with infected body fluids and tissue.Marburg outbreaks Greece" and that the been burning across Siberia sits atop permafrost. Russia's forest had gone up in flames, officials and people on the flames in the national park start when an infected animal, such as a monkey or a fruit resulting destruction had in northern Russia for forestry agency said this while the destruction in the ground for a response that around Mount Vesuvius in bat, passes the virus to a human. "darkened the hearts of all several weeks.A Russian year's fires have ravaged Peloponnese is described as has at times appeared Campania, while in Molise, more than 14m hectares, incalculable.Greek chaotic. Mayors on Evia hotels and holiday homes in making it the second-worst firefighting forces have been have blasted authorities for the beach resort of Epstein accuser Virginia fire season since the turn of clearly overwhelmed, providing insufficient Campomarino Lodi were the century.Greece has prompting two dozen help."We have been evacuated.Weather experienced a rolling summer countries to send help. Nine shouting but they haven't forecasters said the of heatwaves with prolonged planes, nearly 1,000 been listening," Giorgos heatwave was an "extreme Giuffre sues Prince Andrew and unprecedented periods firefighters and 200 vehicles Stamoulos, the vice-mayor event with few precedents". New York, August 11 : might be imposed by surrogates. But I knew that of 45C-plus temperatures. have been dispatched to of Mantoudi, told Greek TV Fabrizio Curcio, the chief of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an statutes of limitations if I did not pursue this Hopes of a respite after a drop Greece by France, Cyprus, on Monday. "All in all our Italy's civil protection alleged victim of the sex otherwise, ABC action, I would be letting in temperatures over the Sweden, Spain, Croatia, the municipality extends across authority, said the worst may offender Jeffrey Epstein, on noted.Giuffre has them and victims weekend were shortlived, Czech Republic, Serbia and 5,840 hectares and 4,500 now be over but warned that Monday filed a lawsuit previously alleged that the everywhere down."Prince with forecasters predicting Romania, with Germany, have burned. About 1,000 rising temperatures mean against Prince Andrew in late Epstein, who died in Andrew was named in a the country would be back Poland, Austria and Slovakia homes have burned. Where vigilance was vital."We are federal court in New August 2019 awaiting trial 2015 court filing by an in heatwave as of Monday, making further offers to help is [the government] going to working tirelessly to contain York.She accused the in New York on federal child alleged victim of Epstein, with winds also picking over the weekend.EU put all these people who the fires, but we ask citizens British royal of sexually sex trafficking offenses, who was not then named up.Firefighters backed by countries have sent 14 haven't got homes?"With for the utmost cooperation abusing her at Epstein's flew her to New York when but has since come forward reinforcements from 22 firefighting planes and 1,300 fires approaching, Greek and caution," Curcio said. mansion in Manhattan and she was 17 to have sex with to identify herself as Giuffre, nations were struggling on rescuers to help put out islanders in remote "It is essential to avoid any at other locations in 2001 Prince Andrew - something in a civil case brought by Monday to douse reignited devastating blazes across communities have begged behaviour that could start when she was under the age interviewer there are "a that the prince has women who say they were fires in the southern the Mediterranean."We are to be airlifted out. Others fires and to promptly report of 18, according to court number of things that are repeatedly and vehemently exploited by Epstein, a Peloponnese, eastern Mani mobilising one of Europe's have been filmed even small ones." records. Prince Andrew has wrong" about Giuffre's denied.Epstein's one-time multimillionaire who was denied having sex with account, which alleges the girlfriend and business convicted in Florida of Parents 'tortured' by death of baby her."If she doesn't do it now, encounter occurred in companion, the British soliciting sex with an she would be allowing him 2001."I can absolutely socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, underage girl after a to escape any categorically tell you it is in jail in New York awaiting controversial plea deal with after magpie swooped in Brisbane park accountability for his never happened," Andrew trial accused of procuring prosecutors.She claimed actions," Giuffre's attorney, said. According to the underage girls for Epstein. she was forced to have sex Brisbane, August 11 : The extended family members David Boies, told ABC lawsuit, the prince abused He had previously been with Andrew in London, devastated aunts of a baby wrote.They said the News, the US news network Giuffre on multiple convicted of child sex New York and on Epstein's who died after her mother accident sparked by the reported.He added: "And occasions when she was offenses in Florida and was private Caribbean tried to protect her from a magpie attack, in Virginia is committed to under the age of 18.It said arrested in New Jersey in island.The allegations have swooping magpie have Glindemann Park at Holland trying to avoid situations that on one occasion, the July 2019 and brought to prompted a series of denials described the feelings of Park West, had shattered the where rich and powerful prince sexually abused her New York to face fresh on behalf of and by the torture the parents have hearts of everyone in their people escape any in London at the home of charges. Maxwell has prince of any impropriety been left with.Mia was in family."No words can begin accountability for their Ghislaine Maxwell, when pleaded not guilty.Giuffre with underage girls, her mother's arms when a to describe the torture actions."The lawsuit seeks Epstein, Maxwell and gave the following including that he had sex magpie swooped at them at Jacob and Simone are going unspecified damages. Prince Andrew forced her to statement to ABC News: "I with an underage a Brisbane park on through. A life cut so short, Giuffre accuses Andrew of have sexual intercourse am holding Prince Andrew Giuffre.Giuffre is now 38 Sunday.The five-month-old much sooner than any one sexual assault and with the prince against her accountable for what he did and lives in Australia. Her suffered critical injuries of us expected. Mia was and intentional infliction of will.On another occasion, to me. The powerful and the court filing on Monday was when her mother fell during forever will be the light of baby girl," they wrote.The protect our native animals, emotional distress."Twenty Prince Andrew sexually rich are not exempt from brought under the Child her efforts to dodge the Jacob and Simone's campaign has so far raised but protecting people is years ago, Prince Andrew's abused the plaintiff in being held responsible for Victims Act, she said, to bird. Mia died in lives."Those behind the more than $43,000 towards more important," he said on wealth, power, position, and Epstein's New York their actions. I hope that allege she was trafficked to hospital.Relatives have fundraiser identified its $50,000 goal.Sign up to Tuesday."We need to feel connections enabled him to mansion, the lawsuit other victims will see that it Prince Andrew and sexually launched a Gofundme themselves as Katie, receive an email with the safe to be out walking and abuse a frightened, said.ABC reported that a is possible not to live in abused by him.Giuffre said campaign to raise money to Sophie, Claudia and Steph - top stories from Guardian riding in our suburbs all vulnerable child with no one spokesperson in Britain for silence and fear, but one can she "feared death or physical cover Mia's funeral costs all sisters of Mia's Australia every year round, including in the there to protect her. It is long Prince Andrew told the reclaim her life by speaking injury to herself or another and give her mother, parents.They said Jacob morningBrisbane Lord six-to-eight-weeks of past the time for him to be company there would be no out and demanding and other repercussions for identified only as Simone, and Simone had not asked Mayor Adrian Schrinner has nesting season."He said held to account," according comment on the justice."The statement disobeying" Epstein, and her father, Jacob, time for anything but sparing ordered an investigation into the council had installed to the lawsuit.In late 2019, lawsuit.Monday's lawsuit continued: "I did not come Maxwell and the prince to process their loss."Mia's them the burden of funeral the council's management of almost 300 new warning Prince Andrew told BBC was filed shortly before a to this decision lightly. As because of their "powerful arrival made Jacob and costs and the pressure to swooping birds at signs on council land over Newsnight that he never New York state law expires a mother and a wife, my connections, wealth, and Simone's lives complete, return to work would give Glindemann Park.It will the past two years."This is had sex with Giuffre, saying: that allows people alleging family comes first. I know authority," the lawsuit stated, they constantly doted over them the space to grieve. include a review of how an extremely tragic "It didn't happen."He said they were sexually abused that this action will subject while also adding that her, showered her with love, "We love you both Jacob council officers manage accident, and our heart he has "no recollection" of as children to sue despite me to further attacks by Andrew had known her age and shared her for all their and Simone, and will forever complaints."People are the goes out to the family ever meeting her and told an the potential block that Prince Andrew and his at the time. loved ones to adore," love you Mia … Fly high priority here. Of course we involved," the mayor said. IPCC report shows 'possible loss of entire countries within the century' century, experts have warned.The including Scott Morrison and Jacinda pre-industrial levels respectively, by the highlighted the stark climate injustice Pacific has long been seen as the Ardern join the Pacific Islands Forum end of the century. Even in the faced by the Pacific region, which is one "canary in the coalmine" for the climate leaders meeting, held on Zoom on intermediate scenario global warming of of the lowest carbon-emitting regions crisis, as the region has suffered from Friday 6 August."The [IPCC] report is 2C would be extremely likely to be in the world, responsible for just 0.23% king tides, catastrophic cyclones, very alarming," Satyendra Prasad, Fiji's exceeded.The report found that every of global emissions, yet has suffered increasing salinity in water tables ambassador and permanent additional 0.5C of global warming causes some of the earliest and most severe making growing crops impossible, representative to United Nations, said. clearly discernible increases in the impacts of rising global temperatures."If sustained droughts, and the loss of "It comes out exceeding where we all intensity and frequency of heatwaves, we look at what those impacts are, low-lying islands to sea level rise. thought the estimates were … it brings heavy rainfall, droughts and extreme probably more than anywhere else, the These crises are expected to increase forward some of the catastrophic weather events.Prasad said the impact Pacific is most hit," said Dr Nikola in frequency and severity as the world scenarios that we have been thinking of global heating had been felt across Casule, head of research and heats.The warnings come as the about in the Pacific of sea level rise, loss the Pacific for years."Catastrophic investigations at Greenpeace Australia Intergovernmental Panel on Climate of low-lying lands, and possible loss of floods and storms have been occurring Pacific."We're going to see more Change (IPCC) published its landmark entire countries within the century. The with considerable frequency: once in 50- salinity, we're going to see sea level rise report on global heating on Monday, timelines for these things will certainly to 100-year events have been happening … [that] would mean that significant London, August 11 : Pacific island to rising sea levels without urgent which showed that greenhouse gas be brought much closer."The IPCC every 10 years. Immediately one can parts of places like Kiribati, Vanuatu, nations are already being battered action on greenhouse gas emissions needed to be halved to limit report presented five scenarios based conjecture that catastrophic cyclones, Solomon Islands, just become by king tides, catastrophic emissionsGlobal heating above heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial on varying levels of CO2 and other super cyclones, prolonged drought, will uninhabitable." Joseph Sikulu, Pacific cyclones and sustained 1.5C will be "catastrophic" for levels - a target that was included in greenhouse gas emissions. Under the become much more frequent and much managing director of climate activist droughtsExperts warn places Pacific island nations and could the Paris Agreement only after high and very high emissions scenarios more intense across the Pacific small group 350.org, said that the IPCC report such as the Tarawa atoll in Kiribati lead to the loss of entire countries sustained lobbying by Pacific island outlined in the report, global heating is islands," he said.A new report by was "very sobering and alarming, but could become uninhabitable due due to sea level rise within the leaders.Leaders from Pacific countries, predicted to reach 3.6C and 4.4C above Greenpeace Australia Pacific has it's not unexpected. STATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 3 AJYCP submits memorandum Non-Provincialization Teachers' Association to the agriculture minister reacted on BTR Accord clause 6.3 the agriculture minister of the Correspondent, full support. But the 6.3 They urged BTR Chief state to install a sell point at Khoirabari, August, 11: clause has not come into Pramod Boro to look into Biswanath Chariali immedi- effect even after waiting clause 6.3 of the BTR agree- ately. The memorandum was "More than six months have for more than six months ment at the scheduled time. submitted to the agriculture passed since the FORMATION since the government They also appealed to the minister through the deputy of the BTC government. But All was formed today. In- Education Department and commissioner of Biswanath. under provincialised schools, stead, the Budget Decla- the Government of Assam The programme was at- colleges, provincialisations or ration of the Assam Leg- to give smart phones or mo- tended by Nasir Ahmed, governmentisations in BTR re- islative Assembly did not biles to government school central member of AJYCP, ferred to in clause 6.3 of the His- raise the issue of students for online Correspondent Biswanath. Presently, the Diganta Barua, secretary toric Bodo Peace Agreement provincialisation of 7,000 classes, all students of Biswanath Chariali, August 11: state government has allo- of Biswanath district (BTR Accord) signed on Janu- teachers, including four- non-provincialize schools cated a sum of 200 crore for AJYCP along with ary 27, 2020. For which the non- teen hundred schools in should also get this ben- The Biswanath district com- purchasing rice from the Amarjyoti Bora, Nihar provincialization teachers wel- BTR. Association said efit from the government mittee of Assam cultivators. Biswanath dis- Saikia and Dhanti Dutta. comed the BTR agreement with that it was supposed to be provincialized the agreement. But more and also appeal to the Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra trict is one of the leading within six months of the than six months after the Chief Minister to ensure Parishad (AJYCP) submit- districts of Assam produc- KNP personnel equipped with satellite formation of the gov- formation of the govern- that they are not deprived ted a memorandum to the ing a handsome amount of ernment on the basis of ment, it remains the same. of online classes. agriculture minister of rice every year. However, phones to give edge over poachers Assam through the deputy there is not a single sell Staff Reporter, ment were present. The step to moved with the use of sat- Campaign on HIV, TB and commissioner, Biswanath point or outlet to sell the Guwahati, August 11: equip the forest personnel with ellite phones deep inside on Wednesday demanding produced rice in Biswanath satellite phones was taken to the park," said a forest offi- installation of a sell point or Chariali. Therefore, the stu- Kaziranga National Park boost anti poaching measures. cial. Forest and Environ- Blood Donation outlet for paddy rice at dent’ body has demanded (KNP) has become the first The satellite phones will be used ment Minister, Suklaibaidya New Delhi, August, 11: practices and reduce the The compettions include National Park in the country in the park's six ranges with no thanked the Chief Minister In order to commemo- menace of stigma & dis- poster making competition, Covid case: 49 Positive, to have been equipped with wireless or poor mobile connec- for his prompt initiative in rate 75 years of India’s crimination related to HIV one minute video for social satellite phones. 10 numbers tivity. According to the park au- equipping the forest per- Independence, Assam and comorbidities. The 1st media, debate competition, 71 Discharged of satellite phones were thorities, KNP has become the sonnel with satellite State AIDS Control So- Phase of the campaign face painting, quiz compe- Correspondent handed over to the forest per- first in the country to use satel- phones. "I thank the Chief ciety (ASACS) under would be launched online tition etc. The competitions Golaghat, Aug 11: Today's Covid update from Golaghat sonnel by Chief Secretary, lite phones as this facility is gen- Minister for realising the the guidance of Na- centrally by National will be on HIV/TB/Blood brings a sigh of relief among the people. Today 49 fresh Jisnu Barua and they have erally used by the law enforcing communication bottle- tional AIDS Control Or- AIDS Control Organiza- Donation. The Campaign cases of Covid positive were reported in Golaghat while 71 been activated. The decision agencies. The public is barred necks and taking prompt ganization (NACO) is tion (NACO) under Min- would cover 75 schools and persons got discharged. Luckily there is no Covid death to arm the forest personnel of from using satellite phones in action to provide satellite organizing campaigns istry of Health & FW, Govt colleges in 3 Phases start- reported today in the district. Till today the total number the park famous world over India.The Assam State Disaster phones to the park. The on HIV, TB and Blood of India by Hon’ble Union ing from August 12 on In- of Covid deaths in Golaghat is 188. At present the number for the one horned rhinos with Management Authority has pro- satellite phones will be im- Donation awareness in Minister Health & Family ternational Youth Day. Each of Active cases of Covid is 339. satellite phones was taken at cured the ten satellite phones for mensely useful for coor- different phases start- Welfare, Govt of India Shri select college and school a meeting chaired by Chief the KNP at an estimated cost of dination. There shouldn't ing from August 12 by Mansukh Mandaviya . will conduct 3 nos of Deputy Commissioner Minister, Dr.Himanta Biswa Rs.16 lakh. BSNL will be the ser- be barriers to communica- engaging adolescents The campaign which competitions.For the Sarma at the KNP on May 27 vice provider. The park authori- tion and hence using sat- and youth of select would be held in hybrid smooth run of the cam- inaugurates Control Room in which Minister for Environ- ties will bear the monthly ex- ellite phones is a neces- government schools mode (online/offline) and paign, state-level and dis- at Tezpur Municipal Board ment and Forest, Parimal penses. Meanwhile, the BSNL sity in KNP with a sprawl- and colleges at state would be in the form of trict -level comittees have Suklaibaidya, Ministers has trained up the forest person- ing area. The satellite and district -level various competitions been for formed which will Correspondent, Rangapara, August 11: Sonitpur Deputy Keshab Mahanta and Atul nel how to operate the satellite phones will give an edge through various activi- amongst students of se- run the campaign in the se- Commissioner Bhupesh Chandra Das inaugurated a Control Bora, Director, KNP, Deputy phones in shadow areas and to the forest personnel ties which would incul- lect schools (Class IX & lect schools and colleges Room at Tezpur Municipal Board office for public complaints Commissioners of adjoining grooves where mobile phones over the poachers and also cate safe behavioural Class XI) and colleges. across the state. and queries in the presence of ADC and i/c EO, TMB Romy districts and other senior of- do not function. "The communi- during emergencies like Baruah, and other officials here today. The public can now ficials of the Forest depart- cation bottleneck will be re- flood," Suklaibaidya said. contact TMB officials on the number 93951-81828 during of- Young businessman missing fice hours. Moreover, an official Facebook page by the name Lightning Tezpur Municipal Board and a Twitter handle @BoardTezpur Speeding up of trains took two lives at Amoni bazaar has also been opened in order to help the public reach out to in Chirang Correspondent, couple of weeks back and the missing businessman. the TMB officials via social media. An email id NAGAON, August 11: went for morning walk During the protest, the agi- Correspondent, [email protected] will also be available for on Indian Railways One youth businessman since then he went miss- tators blockaded the NH 37 Kajalgaon, August, the purpose. It may be noted that supervisors have been named Sanjit alias Sailen ing. Following the disap- road near Amoni for over Correspondent Track Renewal units) track re- 11: The tragic inci- engaged ward-wise to look into all such issues against which Rai of Amoni under pearance of the youth hours and also took out a Guwahati, August 11: newal had been carried out. For dent took place at public complaints are received and work towards early reso- Samaguri PS, went miss- businessman, an irate mob protest rally in the market the current year, 751 km (in Com- Deepu Athiyabari lution of the same. In a meeting held at the conference hall of ing for over a couple of led by Amoni bazaar busi- area. The protesters de- Speeding up of trains, on In- plete Track Renewal units) track under Sidli police the TMB office today, DC Das also inaugurated the process weeks after he went to nessmen association went manded as well as sought dian Railways (IR), is an on- renewal has been carried out up station in Chirang of installation of holding number plates within TMB area his own dhaba situated on a rampage on Wednes- Samaguri PS police to res- going exercise. The trains are to June, 2021.Modern track struc- district. Two mem- which will cover all households falling under TMB’s jurisdic- at Amoni bazaar, sources day and staged a strong cue the missing busi- charted keeping in view the ture consisting of Prestressed bers of the same fam- tion. He also ceremoniously distributed uniforms for all 162 added. Sources claimed protest against Samaguri nessman as early as pos- speed potential of the rolling Concrete Sleeper (PSC) Normal/ ily died due to light- safai karamcharis engaged under TMB for day to day clean- that Rai opened his police for not taking sible at any cost, sources stock used and also the Maxi- Wide base sleepers with elastic ning during rainfall at ing activities. The uniforms have been provided by TMB and dhaba in the morning a proper action to find out added further. stitched by SHGs under NULM. The Deputy Commissioner mum Permissible Speed of the fastening, 60kg, 90 or higher Ul- night. A livestock expressed happiness that the works under TMB have been concerned section. It is also timate Tensile Strength (UTS) also died. Suraj Mani streamlined and asked the officials and staff to work with dependent on factors like rails, fan shaped layout turnout Murmu (61), and PEC demands thorough probe utmost dedication to keep Tezpur clean and green. He also availability/up- gradation of on PSC sleepers, Steel Channel Mangal Murmu (11), said he would hold detailed discussions on various perti- track, doubling of section, up- Sleepers on girder bridges is respectively, who into journalist Keshav's murder gradation of rolling stock etc. used while carrying out primary died of lightning nent issues related to the functioning of TMB in the com- Geneva: Press Emblem Keshav (35), who government, led by YS In its endeavour to speed up track renewals. Long rail panels while sleeping at ing days such as tax collection, encroachment, survey Campaign (PEC), the worked as a reporter Jagan MohanReddy, trains, IR during 2018-19 & of 260 M/130M length are being home at night. Police works, solid waste management and work to solve any Switzerland based glo- with EV5 YouTube chan- should do the needful to 2019-20 has speeded up 140 manufactured at the steel plant personnel reached issues. He also stressed on taking up schemes under CIDF bal media rights body, nel, was stabbed to punish the culprits under & 70 train services respec- to minimize the number of the spot this after- for the development of Tezpur. expresses shock at the death by a suspended relevant laws. There must tively. To contain the spread Alumino Thermit joints in the noon and recovered murder of journalist police constable with be no impunity," said Opposition leader Debabrata of COVID-19 pandemic, IR track. Provision of Thick Web the body and sent the Ch. Keshav in Andhra support from another in- Blaise Lempen, general have discontinued all regular Switches (TWS) is planned for bodies to JSB Civil Saikia wishes Olympic winners Pradesh of central In- dividual on 8 August secretary of PEC. Last passenger carrying trains all important routes of IR. To ex- Hospital in Kajalgaon dia and demanded a 2021 at Nandyal locality year, India recorded the Staff Reporter, Guwahati, Aug 11, The leader of opposi- from. 23 March, 2020. At pedite provision of TWS, pro- for postmortem. The thorough probe into of Kurnool district. It is highest number of jour- tion in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia present, only special trains curement of Thick Web Switches incident of two mem- the incidents which suspected that Chenna nalists killed worldwide recently joined in the newly launched micro-blogging plat- keeping in view the concerns has been decentralized to zonal bers of the same fam- led to his death, so Keshavalu was targeted with 15 fatalities among form Koo app. In a recent post in Assamese, Saikia, con- and suggestions of State railways. This information was ily dying in a light- that the culprits can be because of his reporting 92 media persons killed gratulated the Indian Men's Hockey Team and wrestler Rabi Governments and health ad- given by the Minister of Rail- ning strike last night booked under the law. on corruption and gam- in different countries. Kumar Dahiya saying congratulations to the Indian hockey visories are being operated. ways, Communications and Elec- has created a mourn- He is the third journal- bling issues. The ac- According to the PEC, 45 team that has been able to win an Olympic medal after 41 However, during 2020-21, it tronic & Information Technol- ing atmosphere ist to be killed in India cused policeman Venkata journalists have lost years and also to Rabi Kumar Dahiya who has been able to has been decided to speed up ogy, Ashwini Vaishnaw in a writ- across The this year. Local media Subbaiah faced the de- their lives across the win a silver medal. Welcoming him to the platform, 488 train services. Up-grada- ten reply to a question in Rajya Athiyabari region. Aprameya Radhakrishna, co-founder & CEO of Koo, said, tion of track infrastructure is Sabha on August 6 this year. reports reveal that partmental suspension globe since 1rst January "Onboarding him to the Koo platform will bring new per- done through regular track re- because of media reports this year. "India has spectives to the conversations that will ensue on the plat- newal works, as and when the on his illegal activities in- slightly improved so far form -not just for the Assamese community who are on track becomes due for renewal Two stranded wild elephants create cluding gambling. Hence its media casualties to Koo, but for the entire nation who are using our platform to based on criteria stipulated in it is assumed that he in- violence compared to last express their thoughts."Mayank Bidawatka, Co-founder of Indian Railway Permanent panic among villagers at Samaguri tentionally killed the year, even though we Koo, said, "The idea of Koo is to allow diverse thoughts Way Manual (IRPWM). This young reporter while have lost the highest num- and opinions to nurture and co-exist. Saikia's joining and up-gradation of track caters A Correspondent sources claimed. range office although calling Keshav for some ber of journalists to Covid- the fresh perspective that he brings will create a wonderful for raising of sectional speed NAGAON, August 11 : Besides, the wild tried to send the discussions. The victim 19 till date in the world," synergy." The app is available for users to download on the of sections up to 130 kmph. jumbos also destroyed a stranded jumbos back was taken to a nearby said Nava Thakuria, PEC's mobile App Store. Koo was founded in March 2020, as a Following steps are being Being stranded from a herd, two paddy store house at to the hill area of Karbi hospital but he suc- representative in India, micro-blogging platform in Indian languages. Available in taken/being taken to improve mature wild elephants created Khanajan village and ate Anglong, yet their re- cumbed to injuries. adding that in the first multiple Indian languages, people from across different regions the railway tracks- During panic among villagers of up all stored paddy vari- spective attempts "Keshav's murder is the half of 2021 the south in India can express themselves in their mother tongue. 2020-21, 4363 km (in Complete Pamgaon and Khanajan vil- ety kept in the store, were repeatedly third incident of journo- Asian nation lost journal- lages under Samaguri revenue sources added. probed failure till filing killings during 2021 in ists Ashu Yadav and circle and also vandalised Meanwhile the forest of this report, sources the populous demo- Sulabh Srivastava to per- Python Rescued houses of the villagers, personnel from Salna said further. cratic country. The State petrators. from Basugaon in Chirang Papaya cultivation is going to be destroyed in Correspondent, Barigaon village of udalguri district. Basugaon, 11 August : A python coming out of the Correspondent, spect the farm till date. He pressed the desire to forest to the public in Khoirabari, August, 11: said that during this pe- tackle even more unem- search of food at riod, the prices of essen- ployment problems in Basugaon in Chirang was Deba Prasad Rabha is an enter- tial commodities including the country. So the recovered. A man from prising farmer of Khourang petrol and diesel in the farmer says that today West Goalpara in the city Barigaon village in BTR udalguri country have skyrocketed due to the corona epi- from ward no 4 today spot- district. The huge losses have but the prices of fruits like demic, the farmers have ted the python snake on been attributed to growing more papaya produced by farm- not been able to sell the the ceiling of Tapas kumar than 5 bighas of papaya due to ers are negligible. Farm- raw materials produced Sharma's house and in- Jayanta Debnath fought eight feet length from the Covid-19 pandemic. The farmer ers will also be convinced by the farmers openly in formed the nature loving for about an hour in the ceiling and took the sack expressed grief that even after a to stop farming if farmers the market, even if the materials produced by the farmer Deba Prasad journalist Jayanta Debnath early hours of this morn- and handed it over to the departmental officer had repeat- suffer huge losses every farmers in udalguri dis- farmers, today the farmers Rabha urged the govern- of Chirang. On receiving ing and brought down the forest staff of Basugaon edly reported the farmer's prob- year due to epidemics. trict were to have cool like us would not have suf- ment to give more impor- the information, journalist dragon snake of about Forest Range Office. lem to date, he did not go to in- And thus the farmer ex- stores to store the raw fered losses. That is why tance to farmers. 4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 EDITORIAL THE ASSAM RISING VOL. NO. VI, ISSUE NO. 178 THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 3 realpolitik lessons India learnt since Emojis stand on Indo-Soviet treaty was signed 50 yrs ago Soviet treaty - which committed both onry, including S-400 missiles, to countries to come to the other's aid in China, which India also covets. Sig- their own times of threat.On the Afghanistan nificantly, China has deployed the S- Throughout history, writing systems have reflected avail- conflict today, both Russia and China 400s on the Tibet-Xinjiang border not able technologies. Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform fea- are keeping mum, albeit for their own far from the Line of Actual Control on tured triangles and lines because the characters were im- reasons. At the UN Security Council the Ladakh front, where Chinese and pressed into clay with a dowel; ancient Germanic runes were meeting last week called by India, the Indian troops have been facing off for distinguished by angular shapes instead of curves because current President of the Council, the over a year.But joint military exercises they were etched into stone. Now, with electronic writing Russian representative admitted to with Russia carry on, as do the Malabar and emojis at our fingertips, even those without any artistic nervousness about "record increases exercises with Western powers in the talent can easily "write" a number of pictorial symbols, from in drug production" - believed to be Quad. Meanwhile, a new troika with a smirk to a syringe, from a bento box to a pregnant man.With seriously affecting the Russian mili- Australia and France is reportedly in emojis on the mind following the Unicode Consortium's re- tary and civilian population. Later this the offing.Has India done enough cently released draft of the newest forthcoming set, Emoji week in Doha, the Russians will host a these last 50 years? Should it play a 14.0, it is a good time to ponder the relationship between meeting with the Taliban at which the more active role, especially in the re- emojis and the mind. Research conducted within the last Chinese will be present, but not gion, for example in Afghanistan? Af- few years has allowed us to begin answering some of these India.At the UNSC meeting, the Chi- ter all, the sovereignty of a fellow questions, such as whether emojis are language - and whether nese warned against interference by SAARC nation is at stake - some would we can think in emojis.This research seems to support the f anniversaries are a good way of Delhi for the "external pow- say, just like in 1971, when Indira idea that people excel at processing and understanding sen- remembering the past and learn meeting.Second, " Jyoti Malhotra ers", likely re- Gandhi helped split up Pakistan in two. tences that feature text and emojis together. If an emoji re- ing not to be surprised in the there are no permanent friends or en- ferring to the US; the week before, a (There was no SAARC then.)Things places a word in a sentence, people comprehend it without I present, then the 50th anniver- emies in diplomacy. The situation in Taliban delegation had met with Chi- have changed enormously since 1971, issue. If an emoji that doesn't make sense is added to a sary of the Indo-Soviet Treaty of August 1971 is illustrative. Pakistan's nese officials in Tianjin.India's third of course - and not just because both sentence, we spend more time trying to make sense of it, Peace, Friendship and Co-operation is military establishment led by Yahya lesson since 1971 is not really a les- India and Pakistan are nuclear powers just as we do with nonsensical words.Observed that the a remarkable marker of the sophisti- Khan ignored the East Pakistan leader son - it's a skill it has forged. For a now. But just like 1971, when the Paki- electrical pattern our brain produces when we interpret sar- cated distance that India has Mujibur Rehman's December 1970 "non-aligned" young nation thrown stanis unleashed a genocide against casm in words is also evoked by a sarcastic emoji. Our brains travelled.Here are three lessons India claim to form the government when his into the hurly-burly and enormously East Pakistanis and Gandhi waged a produce a different electrical pattern when we encounter an has learnt since its signature in New Awami Party won the elections (167 deceptive cesspool of Cold War poli- diplomatic offensive across the world unexpected word, and that pattern appears when we hap- Delhi on August 9, 1971, as it negoti- out of 169 seats allotted to East Paki- tics, India has managed to largely sur- - and K. Subrahmanyam, a key strate- pen upon an unexpected emoji as well.And yet, emojis are ated its way through the diplomatic stan), and three months later cracked vive, sometimes cultivating one friend, gic expert, notably accused Henry not words. Consider what happens when emojis stand on thicket of international realpolitik.First, down brutally, killing lakhs of people; other times another. Many have con- Kissinger of not understanding why their own, without text. Cognitive scientist Neil Cohn has never completely trust even your best in July 1971, Pakistan enabled the se- demned New Delhi for abandoning its East Pakistanis were pouring into In- run several experiments on emojis, including one that en- friends. This counter-intuitive phrase cret visit of Henry Kissinger to China, cosy ties with Russia since the break- dia when he, a Jew, had fled from Nazi couraged participants to communicate using only emojis. has its origins in Indira Gandhi's un- thereby earning Nixon's everlasting up of the Soviet Union for the brighter Germany for much of the same reason The grammar of the resulting "sentences" was drastically derstanding of the Soviet Union in gratitude. The US and Pakistan - and lights of the US, but both Congress - the Narendra Modi government is, less complex than the grammar found in language. In an- 1971, which wanted to keep all its op- China - became fast friends.Cut to the and BJP governments have actually for the time being at least, preferring other experiment, we've found that when emojis are strung tions open even as foreign minister present. The US and China are ranged turned out to be more similar than to wage a "name and shame" offen- together one after the other, like words in a sentence, they Andrei Gromyko readied to fly to Delhi against each other, from politics to different.Across the Manmohan sive on the Afghanistan front.For ex- are harder for people to comprehend than when they are to sign the treaty.In his book, Inter- sports, from the US inquiry into the Singh and Narendra Modi govern- ample, the Afghan leadership has combined to look like one picture.These findings reinforce twined Lives, Jairam Ramesh says that origins of the coronavirus to edging ments, the US has clearly become hardly been coy about accusing Paki- the observation that stringing emojis together like this is India got wind of the fact that Gromyko out China with 39 golds to 38 (and 113 India's most important relationship, stan of backing the Taliban - but has fairly unnatural. Linguists Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren wanted to visit Pakistan on his way to 88 overall) in the just-concluded Olym- but neither party has shied away from that prevented the US or Russia or Gawne have determined that the most-produced multi-emoji back to Moscow - remember, the Sovi- pics in Tokyo. The US is also working disagreeing with Washington DC China from pressuring Pakistan to expressions just repeat the same emoji multiple times, a pat- ets fancied their deal-making abilities, with Pakistan as it exits Afghanistan, all when the national interest diverged - stop? Since the answer is no, and since tern that happens far far far less in multi-word expressions. and had persuaded India and Pakistan the while keenly aware of the Pakistan- for example, on Afghanistan today, neither Russia nor the US or China is Emoji Dick, Fred Benenson's translation of Moby Dick into to sign a peace agreement in Tashkent China relationship, which both sides where the US special envoy Zalmay doing much to invite India to the Af- emoji-only sentences, is both an incredible work and an after the 1965 war (where then-PM Lal describe as "higher than the Himalayas, Khalilzad has more or less handed over ghan talks table, New Delhi is making impossible read. While emojis can stand in well for concrete Bahadur Shastri died of a heart deeper than the ocean and sweeter than the key to Kabul's future to Pakistan. itself relevant in different nouns such as kiwi and cat, they're inadequate at grammati- attack).Well, Indira Gandhi was not honey".Meanwhile, the China-Russia Last week's meeting at the UNSC was ways.External Affairs Minister S. cal concepts such as verb tense, prepositions and pronouns. terribly ecstatic about Gromyko's Pa- pendulum has swung wildly. In Novem- expressly called by India, on Jaishankar's several visits to Qatar In addition, emoji users can't easily create new ones to fit a kistan trip idea, according to Ramesh, ber 1962, the Marxist-Leninist brothers Afghanistan's urging, to show the over the last few months has resulted conversational context, which is how primitive natural lan- and told Moscow its foreign minister split over the Cuban missile crisis - one world where the big powers stand.The in an invite to India to participate in a guages start to blossom into full-fledged languages. These need not come to Delhi at all if he also month after Mao persuaded Stalin not 1971 anniversary is also a great marker meeting of all the Afghan special en- limitations mean emojis will never replace language nor ex- wishes to travel to Pakistan. Moral? to interfere in its border conflict with of how India has moved on. When the voys named by all the big powers in ist as a language all on their own.So if emojis aren't words, Gandhi was willing to play hardball India. By 1971, Mao had been per- Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Doha later this week - an invite brought what are they? In some sense, emojis give us something we even with the country that was going suaded to improve China's relationship Indira Gandhi never approved but by Qatari special envoy for conflict already have with spoken/signed language. In face-to-face to provide India security cover in the with the US, primarily because it was didn't want to be seen to be publicly resolution, Mutlaq bin Majed Al- communication, as well as using words we also extract mean- coming war with Pakistan.Cut to the ranged against the former Soviet expressing displeasure against Mos- Qahtani, when he came to Delhi last ing from the tone and pitch of the voice, facial expressions, present. Russia has organised an "ex- Union, thereby facilitating the 1971 cow either.Since the disintegration of week.Alongside Zalmay Khalilzad, hand gestures, body language - and even the physical set- tended troika" meeting in Afghanistan Nixon visit, via Pakistan. Ten years the Soviet Union in 1991, diversifica- Zamir Kabulov and others, India's rep- ting of the conversation. Emojis, similarly, give us a way to in Doha on 11 August, but invites are after the 1991 break-up of the Soviet tion has been the name of the game. resentative will now listen and inter- enrich the text-based medium. Just as facial expressions and limited to Pakistan, China and the US. Union, a significantly weakened Rus- Military dependence on Russian mili- vene and try to shape the outcome of gestures are intrinsic to our face-to-face conversations, it's In its eagerness to please Pakistan, sia in 2001 concluded a treaty of tary hardware is being actively watered things to come. From being a rank out- easy for us to use emojis in our electronic conversations to which retains considerable influence friendship with China.Interestingly, down with weapons purchases from sider on Afghanistan, India is finding fulfil some of the same functions.From this perspective, over the Taliban, which is capturing Article 9 of the Sino-Russian Treaty the US as well as France - one reason, a way in.From 1971-2021, India's drive then, emojis aren't necessarily changing the way our brains province after province in Afghani- of Friendship, signed in 2001, is almost of course, is that the Russians are sell- to remain relevant continues. Cer- work. Instead, they capitalise on resources we've already stan, Moscow has refused to invite identical to Article IX of the 1971 Indo- ing their most sophisticated weap- tainly, it's a work in progress. developed over thousands of years, which is integrating different streams of information into a unified meaning. Psy- chologists David McNeill and Susan Goldin-Meadow have argued that gestures shouldn't be considered ancillary to Can Covid death rates be reduced to a language, but rather that the two systems evolved together to provide key cognitive advantages. Even though the neu- ral mechanisms that we use to take in these streams of infor- clash of values? It's not so simple mation may differ, combining the contents of these streams into a unified interpretation is natural. Emojis functioning 'The fight against the novel ing sharply. Most Japanese did not where, for historical reasons, there has like gestures or tone markers in electronic communication is coronavirus pandemic has high- " Kenan Malik want the Games and in no country been greater hesitancy. Australia has an expected and natural outcome, now that the technology lighted the importance of 'Asian val- for the success of countries such as has there been more scorn for the way seen low numbers of Covid cases and allows it.I'd wager that thinking in emojis may be possible - ues'." "Asian culture's emphasis on China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the authorities have handled the pan- deaths, but also a glacial rate of vacci- but would be constrained by the limitations of emojis them- obedience to authority could play a Singapore and Vietnam in controlling demic. Less than a third of the popula- nation. Individual states have imposed selves; without a language-like grammar, these emoji role in explaining how successful pub- the virus. The west, many insisted, had tion has been vaccinated and only a a series of severe lockdowns but, de- thoughts wouldn't be as structurally complex as the full- lic health measures have been in the paid for its individualist ethos by hav- minority trust Covid vaccines. The spite a number of anti-lockdown pro- sentence constructs we're capable of with language. We region." "The massive disparity in ing populations refuse to obey the only other nation so sceptical of vac- tests, most people view the authori- can already think in gestures and images, so I don't think it's eastern and western responses to the authorities, fail to wear masks or ob- cines is another east Asian country, ties as having handled the pandemic a stretch to say that simpler thoughts could take an emoji pandemic lies in their cultural values. serve lockdowns.Except that it has not South Korea. Those two countries also very well. Australians seem as, if not form; sometimes, this may even be more natural than any Western 'individualistic' culture puts quite turned out like that. The Olym- have the lowest levels of trust in health more, willing to conform to govern- language-based thought. ?? seems to be a better represen- the needs and desires of the individual pics in Tokyo have been superb, full authorities' ability to deliver an effec- ment demands as people in most "Con- tation of an emotional reaction than any words, and if people the priority whereas eastern 'collectiv- of spectacle and drama. But there have tive vaccination programme. There are fucian" countries.Far from there being send ?? as a message enough times, they may start thinking ist' culture pushes societal needs to been no spectators in the stadiums to reasons for such scepticism, such as a simple east/west divide, the global of ?? as a natural response, even without phone in hand. the forefront."Last year, "Asian val- watch that drama. Tokyo is in its fourth Japan's history of botched vaccination picture is messy in terms of attitudes, ues" became the one-stop explanation lockdown and Covid cases are still ris- programmes. Yet all this puts a dent in policy and outcomes. East Asian coun- the claim that Asian countries are par- tries have disappointingly low vacci- ticularly trusting of authority and ex- nation rates, but the numbers of Covid Why Vikrant sea trial is key in the power-posturing hibit a herd-like obedience.Meanwhile, deaths also remain low. Britain has a in Britain, 96% trust Covid vaccines. very high proportion of vaccinated The supposedly highly individualist people, but the numbers of deaths are regions of Indo-Pacific, South China Sea population has throughout the pan- very high and few would suggest, with t was truly a proud moment for India Chief General M.M. Naravane.Both the Indo- enhance the US Navy's capabilities to meet demic desired more restrictions than the exception of the vaccine rollout, when its first Indigenous Aircraft Car Pacific and the South China Sea are increas- surface-to-air threats, especially in the South the government imposed. The latest that policy has been coherent or well- rier, Vikrant, began her maiden sea trials ingly becoming contentious and regions of China Sea, where the US seeks to challenge polls suggest almost half of Britons judged.This messiness reflects the fact I on 4 August. The new Vikrant, a reincar- power posturing, contest and conflict. The US China's intrusions and claims.China, not the think restrictions have been lifted too that both responses to Covid-19 and nation of its earlier version by the same name, has launched a massive naval and amphibious least to be caught off guard, already has two soon (as compared with one in eight the outcomes are the products of starts its journey in the 50th year of military exercise in the Indo-Pacific region along aircraft carriers in service. At 65,000 tons each, who think they should have been many factors. One reason many east Bangladesh's liberation in 1971, in which INS with the UK, Australia, and Japan. This is be- they are larger than India's two carriers. The eased sooner); the vast majority want Asian states were initially better pre- Vikrant had played a significant role. Expected sides the Quad activities that are in progress. first, an unfinished Russian ship, Type-001 masks to be mandatory in shops and pared for Covid was their recent expe- to be commissioned in 2022, Vikrant will be the Moreover, the US Navy successfully tested and Liaoning, was commissioned in 2012. China's on public transport and social distanc- rience of similar diseases, especially second aircraft carrier after the Russian-built indigenously built second carrier, Shandong, ing rules maintained; half want night- Sars. In Britain, the plan that had been INS Vikramaditya, which was commissioned in " Seshadri Chari with a slightly modified design designated as clubs closed; and almost one in five prepared for dealing with pandemics 2013. The third one, INS Vishal, and India's sec- Type-001A, was launched in 2017 and is ex- want to maintain the toughest forms was shelved, partly because of aus- ond indigenous aircraft carrier, is likely to be validated the systems integration and the pected to be commissioned soon. China is also of restrictions - banning people from terity. The hollowing out of the state, delayed due to a number of factors. But one missile's propulsion system of the new AGM- building its third carrier and has plans for the leaving their homes except for essen- and outsourcing of basic functions, hopes the Navy will have enough freedom and 88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile- design and construction of a fourth one. It is tial shopping, exercise and work.Such has restricted Britain's ability to react budget to own that one as well, which would Extended Range (AARGM-ER), just ten days possible that the People's Liberation Army Navy attitudes are not peculiar to Britain. At to major issues. In the EU, both the be around the same size as that of China's before the Indian Navy tested the Vikrant's sea- (PLAN)'s next endeavour could be to switch over the beginning of the pandemic, most inertia of the bureaucratic machine and warship.India needs to seriously consider mili- faring systems. The US Navy is in the process to nuclear-powered carriers.China's large navy, the European nations were highly sup- the tensions between national inter- tary modernisation at a much faster pace. The of integrating AARGM-ER on the F/A-18E/F PLAN, has grown in size, strike capability and portive of lockdowns and other restric- ests and bureaucratic needs paralysed current weapons procurement system needs Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft as deployment readiness. There was a time when tions on personal freedoms, much to policymaking, most noticeably in the overhauling and be decoupled from bureau- well as the Air Force F-35A, Marine Corps F- the PLAN was dependent on Russia for its de- the surprise of the authorities. Trust vaccine rollout. In America, political cratic wrangling and the L1 tender system as 35B and Marine Corps F-35C aircraft. This Air signs and components, and was considered infe- in vaccines has increased in most Eu- polarisation has shaped attitudes to has been suggested by many, including Army Force-Navy technological coordination will rior in production quality and core capabilities. ropean nations, including in France Covid and to social restrictions. BUSINESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 5 Delicensing Indian E-RUPI: How will it affect the power distribution payment system in India? lenges are resolved: strength- Mumbai, August 11 : This digi- E-RUPI is a purpose-spe- which is sent to the benefi- ening of the ERCs to enable tal payment instrument may be cific payments instrument ciary, but it needs to be si- them in setting correct used for purchase of specific that works with multaneously authorised by baselines and monitoring the goods or services, but can't be smartphones and features an intermediary (such as a quality of supply and con- converted to cash or transferred and can be used without a bank). In the usual cash sumer services; developing to another person.E-RUPI, pay- bank account. These capa- economy, once the cash is in an accountability framework ment system, digital payment bilities significantly in- the customer's hand, the delineating clear roles and re- instrument, Transaction trans- crease the chances of its bank loses visibility of the sponsibilities between vari- parency, how e-RUPI works, adoption. E-RUPI can also end purpose. However, in the ous network, trading and re- mobile phone users, Sodexo, be used by lenders to give case of e-RUPI the bank tail-supply participants to cryptocurrencyThis particular credit to borrowers where knows the purpose, and minimise disputes; designing digital token does not require the usage of the funds can authorises the redemption of institutions, processes and someone to have a bank ac- be specified. This is great this voucher against the systems under State Load Dis- count or any particular mobile to open credit for first-time same purpose. This brings in Mumbai, August 11 : States low newer market entrants patch Centres to implement a app.Shortly on the heels of borrowers," said Abhinav ers," he added.As this par- gurs well for the years to the next party - the service would need lead-time to pre- with capabilities in services transparent and fair energy- RBI's note on central bank digi- Sinha, CEO, ticular digital token does not come.The instrument can be provider," said Salot."For pare for this significant change. or technology across value accounting system to account tal currency, e-RUPI has been Eko.According to require someone to have a purpose specific. For in- example, rather than using India has always planned well segments. With the Smart for all retail customers across launched as a government ini- Think360 Co-founder bank account or any particu- stance, it could be for COVID the money elsewhere, ben- but the pace of execution has Meter National Programme voltage levels; strengthening tiative to seamlessly pass on Monish Salot, "The in- lar mobile app, it works even vaccines at government cen- eficiaries may be prompted often been delayed. We sin- (SMNP) already gathering tariff determination and man- welfare benefits to eligible strument allows users to for the non-smartphone us- ters. In such a scenario - the to avail the vaccine jabs. cerely hope that's not the case pace, a preference for pay- agement of cross-subsidy sur- beneficiaries.This digital pay- make digital payments - ing population. With nearly benefit is accrued to the ben- Similarly, a section of such with the delicensing of power per-use and leasing mod- charges through the Univer- ment instrument is in the form not just in a traditional 80 per cent of the population eficiary only when they avail benefits can be focused on distribution.The Indian en- els is already being ob- sal Service Obligation (USO) of pre-paid digital vouchers, digital sender to digital re- in India having mobile con- the service.n the traditional education for children, low- ergy sector landscape has served. Companies across fund; developing a mecha- which is directly delivered to the ceiver way, but also in a nection, e-RUPI may direct-benefit transfer to a cost healthcare administra- transformed significantly over mobility, digital media and nism for vetting and under- phones of beneficiaries, and digital sender to offline re- revolutionise the digital pay- bank account - it is possible tion, community develop- the past few years with re- entertainment, home auto- standing customers and their may be used for purchase of ceiver manner.""The an- ment system in the that the specific services were ment, and so on," he forms around encouraging mation, telecom and retail profiles to address their spe- specific goods or services, but nouncement has caused a country.Explaining what is not really availed and the added.Salot points out the clean-generation technolo- will explore sectoral play; cific needs, including subsi- can't be converted to cash or lot of stir - starting with the so revolutionary about it, money was used for other following benefits of e-RUPI gies, improving utility-level along with other utility ser- dies; setting up a clear mecha- transferred to another idea that it is a person and Salot said -The payments can purposes. E-RUPI, if imple- that we can expect:Drive operational excellence vices players like gas and nism for consumer switching person.Your Money: Even "purpose" specific be made via a QR code mented and tracked well, can greater adoption of digital programmes, enhancing con- water.The separation of along with policy and regula- govt bonds carry certain method, and the possible (smartphone users) or an have significant implications payments in a segment of sumer access, etc. It is on the roles in network manage- tory oversight; developing a risksThe PPF allocation is sub- role it has to play in the dis- SMS string based e-voucher for digital adoption, transpar- population that has remained threshold of the next level of ment and consumer service transparent mechanism for ject to lock-in and you can only tribution of welfare ben- (non-smartphone users). ency, and social digital-immune.Better last reforms that focus on provid- would give rise to new in- capturing, storing and shar- withdraw partially before retire- efits. One could also think Traditionally, the non- initiatives."It is in essence, a mile delivery of welfare ben- ing consumer-choice, compe- stitutions emerging across ing of customer and metering ment subject to certain with- of it as a digital token that smartphone population has multi-party configuration for efits is one of the biggest ar- tition in the supply segment the adjacencies, and en- information amongst the mul- drawal rules.YOUR QUERIES: allows the beneficiary to struggled to adopt digital enabling digitisation of eas, I am personally en- and unleashing enormous hance accountability and tiple retail licences consider- MUTUAL FUNDS: Early re- avail a specific service/ payments. This allows them offline transactions. The thused about - be it educa- potential spin-offs while driv- transparency.Poor financial ing the concerns of custom- demption stops benefitting product from pre- to gradually use and accept sender (say, the Government tion, nourishment, ing convergence across adja- health in distribution had ers around data privacy and from power of compounding" authorised service provid- digital methods, which au- of India) creates an e-RUPI healthcare, and much more. cent sectors.They will then impacted the sectoral usage; achieving a balance have to go for even more value-chain and impacted between the procurement of Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam, along with other ace musicians to booster shots. The only win- the ability to innovate, at- efficient and clean green ners will be the virus and the tracting talent and limiting power, and entering into long- showcase their musical prowess in Unacademy Unwind with MTV vaccine companies.No 'shot- technology infusion. Re- term power purchase agree- cut' out of the pandemic Cur- forms in the last leg will ments (PPAs) with inefficient different genres of music, KailashKher, Badshah, soul of that particular ar- rently, the tabulated disclo- support sector invest- plants along with developing MTV, India's No.1 Youth DarshanRaval, tiste. Music is an ideal evi- sures and compliances are to ments and efficiencies innovative solutions for Entertainment Brand in as- ArjunKanungo, Benny dence to this belief of be followed by promoters un- around digitilisation, repurposing older power sociation with Unacademy, Dayal, Papon, Armaan mine. Unacademy Unwind der the SEBI Regulations. Pro- decarbonisation, and plants; and forming guide- India's largest learning plat- Malik- Amaal Mallik, with MTV is a show that is moting entrepreneurship: decentralisation.The seg- lines for the development of form, presents Unacademy HarshdeepKaur, Monali a reflection of each artist's Looking beyond 'promoters' regation will drive capital 'other business regulations' Unwind with MTV. Start- Thakur, RochakKohli, individual musicality and Delicensing of the distribution allocation more judiciously to provide incentives for le- ing August 13, every Fri- AseesKaur, Sneha philosophy. What I have business is proposed in the and efficiencies will posi- veraging underlying assets day at 7:00 PM, the show Khanwalkar, Aastha Gill, conceptualised for this latest amendment to the Elec- tively influence retail tar- and creating additional rev- will see some of the most ReetTalwar, Lijo and King, show, is unprecedented tricity Act, 2003. As per the iffs. With the CERC already enue streams for participants. prolific musicians collabo- who will mesmerize music and unparalleled in my proposed amendments, an working on creating a more States would need lead-time to rate and create pureplay lovers with their soulful own life. The entire perfor- entity has to register with the dynamic and efficient prepare for this significant Delhi, August 11 : What's life usdeeply eliciting an magical renditions, across voices. The show will high- mance seems like a 180-de- SERC for distribution of power wholesale market mecha- change. India has always without music? The rel- emotional response that 10 episodes, 10 genres of light different music genres gree spectrum to me, where in a particular state instead of nism, discoms would be planned well but the pace of evance of this question has has the power to uplift music and unlimited rea- in each episode, compris- every item leads to a obtaining a distribution li- able to source cheaper and execution has often been de- stood the test of time, mak- ourmood. With an en- sons to unwind. ing recreations and origi- unique zone of it's own cence. An entity must regis- more efficient power, layed. We sincerely hope ing music a powerful tool, deavour to celebrate this Unacademy Unwind with nal compositions. Each making this one of my most ter with the CERC if it plans to thereby benefiting retail that's not the case with the especially in times of despair. unparalleled beauty of MTV will be graced by ex- episode will showcase the fulfilling experiences of distribute power in multiple consumers. Innovations delicensing of power dis- One of the prime reasons for music through the gift of tremely talented musicians magic of collaborations life." All set to create magic states. The SERC/CERC around convergence and tribution. that is that music engages magical concoctions and like Lucky Ali, Sonu Nigam, and give viewers a chance with her soulful singing, would be required to process bundling will impact capi- to 'unwind' from the stres- Harshdeep Kaur said, "As the application within 60 days tal allocation and the shar- sors of daily life. Talking a language of the universe, of receipt. The eligibility crite- ing of common costs. This Vi Launches First-of-its-Kind 'RedX about his experience, mu- music possesses an excep- ria for qualification as a can also aid the accelera- sical genius Lucky Ali said, tional ability to pull our discom will be notified by the tion of other businesses that "It was done very profes- heartstrings with every Centre separately. Delicensing the utility might venture into Family Plan' with Unlimited 4G sionally as always, it was a new masterpiece. Every would also enable competition like such as home automa- grand show with great tune gives an opportunity in the retail-supply business, tion, data monetisation, sale Data for all Family Members lighting sequences and to create a plethora of rec- allowing multiple retailers to of energy-efficient appli- ample space for us to ide- reations, reaffirming the operate in the same geo- ances and energy-manage- Guwahati, August 11 : Vi, data due to WFH, online respectively. Along with lounge access 4 times a ate with each other. Many therapeutic force of music. graphical area by either ment services, amongst India's leading telecom op- schooling, entertainment and unlimited 4G data on ev- year including one interna- of us had worked for the With Unacademy Unwind utilising an existing network several others.While the erator, today extended its flag- online socializing, this plan is ery connection, Vi RedX tional lounge and access first time with each other with MTV and my special through non-discriminatory proposition has massive ship RedX offering to RedX designed to cater to their Family Plan offers the ben- to premium customer ser- like 3 musicians who had collaboration with access or laying their own potential for improving the Family, a unique postpaid ex- needs offering unlimited data efits of the Vi RedX plan vice. Avneesh Khosla, come from Tamara, Egypt, Rochak Kohli on Folk network. Consumers will be current state of energy dis- perience, as families depend for all members, entertainment which includes host of Chief Marketing Officer, Vi Shivam from Delhi and music, our effort is to dis- allowed to avail power sup- tribution, critical consider- on a seamless mobile experi- and travel benefits - all under benefits on entertainment, said, "We are excited to Dharamsala and also Yash play an entire spectrum of ply from any discom regis- ations for laying down the ence to stay connected and a single bill. Priced at Rs 1699 travel and more. The pri- launch our flagship and ex- who played on the Sarod. range this genre of music tered to supply in their operational framework meet their daily needs. As and Rs 2299, Vi RedX Family mary member can avail clusive 'RedX Family' So, that was the experi- has to offer, with the sole area.This will enable access to would be imperative to en- more and more members of a Plan allows consumers to add membership of OTT plat- proposition for our Vi fam- ence for me, it was just in- purpose of helping view- service-based models and al- sure the following chal- family are consuming higher up to 3 and 5 family members forms like Netflix, Ama- ily. This plan is truly a tense… we practiced till ers unwind from the stres- zon Prime and Disney+ differentiator as it offers we got the interpretation sors of daily life. This Hotstar along with VIP great value to our custom- right, till then we didn't song is soulful, nostalgic access to Vi Movies & ers and further strength- move on stage. Whatever and will surely take you Pratik Gandhi and Khushali Kumar TV. The plan also pro- ens our postpaid proposi- it is, it's just a good ex- on an emotional vides a complimentary tion. It is designed to be ample of connection be- rollercoaster ride right will be seen together in a family drama International Roaming highly cost-effective, con- tween different varied art- back to your roots." package for 7 days worth venient and provides a great ists, new artists and also Ranging from tranquiliz- starrer series Bose: Dead or laborating on such an interest- Rs 2999 and special ISD value added postpaid expe- my good fortune to have ing music to electrifying Alive, Pulkit. Featuring for the ing subject.” Shaailesh R rates to 14 countries like rience. We are confident that been in that environment." beats, Unacademy Un- first time together, Khushali Singh, co-producer of this film, US, UK, Middle East, Vi RedX Family will become Excited to be a part of the wind with MTV boasts of Kumar and Pratik Gandhi says, “The story of this film amongst others. Addi- the preferred choice for fami- show, music maestro Sonu a power-packed line-up have already started with their sheds light on issues faced by tionally, the primary lies as they avail more and Nigam said, "I belief that has something for ev- look tests and prep in Mumbai several Indians. Our audi- members can avail free more digital services." artform is a reflection of the ery music enthusiast. recently. This family drama, ences will connect with this with Pratik in the lead role and film in many ways. I am glad to Khushali opposite him, is the be bringing this story on story of a dignified struggle screen with Bhushanji and of a common man to win what Hansalji who love telling sto- is his. While the film marks the ries that leave an impact on actors' first collaboration to- their audiences.” Director Pulkit gether, Bhushan Kumar & concludes, “This film comes to Shaailesh R Singh will come me from a personal space and together again after working is very close to me. It is the on Kangana Ranaut starrer story of a dignified struggle of Simran that was directed by a common man to get his land Hansal Mehta and upcom- back. The story defines and ing release Hurdang starring revolves around a normal Entertainment Desk, Au- hearts with her music vid- Sunny Kaushal, Nushrratt middle class family and it deals gust 11 : After making a pow- eos and recently finished Bharuccha. Talking about with the system, power and the erful impact with his perfor- shooting her debut film, a the film, producer Bhushan abused theory of law.” A T- mance in Scam 1992 last year, psychological thriller, Kumar says, “The story of Series & Karma Media and En- Pratik Gandhi is back as a with R Madhavan and this film is simple yet very tertainment production, this lead in Bhushan Kumar, Aparshakti Khurana. Set real. This is the film that mil- untitled film produced by Shaailesh R Singh & Hansal in a small town of Uttar lions of people in our coun- Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Mehta’s next yet-to-be-titled Pradesh, this family drama try will resonate with. I am Kumar, Shaailesh R Singh and film. Joining him is the pretty will be helmed by the di- glad Shaailesh, Hansal Hansal Mehta will go on floors Khushali Kumar who won rector of Rajkummar Rao Mehta and I are again col- on August 18 this year. 6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 REGION Contd. From Page 1 Cong criticises govt for denying Jumbo's wreaked havoc in Hojai northeast, named after freedom fighter and first chief minister of Assam, Gopinath Correspondent, Hojai, August 11:The incidents of Man and Elephant con- Assam-Mizoram clash Bordoloi. The management of the airport is set to be handed over to the Adani flicts remain unabated. Reportedly, the Wild Tuskers are unleashing terror in Group. "It has been brought to our notice that a signboard has come up in the name the wee hours within the interior villages of Hojai. As per information, in site now no man's land of the Adani Group of companies at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International search of food two jumbo's wreaked havoc at Kenduguri village on Tuesday Airport. The Congress party has been against the decision to give on lease the midnight at around 2 am. The pachyderms damaged the houses of one Pabitra Guwahati, August, airport to the Adani Group for 50 years. Now we demand the government to reveal Das and Dinesh Das. And, ravaged a store room of Bhaluka Das.Luckily, the 11: The disputed the contract to know if the government has given a clause to keep the name of the Villagers saved themselves from the sudden attack of the mammoths. Talk- site along the airport in the name of our leader Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi or not? Under no ing to the media on Wednesday morning, the Villagers alleged that despite Assam-Mizoram circumstances should the name of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi be removed from the our repeated complaints, the forest department pays no heed to our com- border where the airport," said Sharma. he Congress leader also alleged that the BJP government has plaints, they have no solution to cease man-elephant conflict. recent skirmishes not only dealt a heavy financial blow to Assam by suspending the Special Category took place has vir- Status and now the Union government has not refunded the GST that is due to the Sensations Prevailed at tually turned into state government. "In this financial year (till May), the GST collection that Assam no man's land with has to get is Rs 1,623 crore and till now this has not been refunded. In the last the Central Reserve financial year, the amount was Rs 1,017 crore and till May this year, the amount was Golaghat Civil Hospital Police Force Rs 606 crore. It may be observed that the total GST collected by Assam was Rs 3,171 Correspondent, Golaghat, Aug 11: Last night sensations prevailed at Swahid (CRPF) compiling a crore. Even after collection of such a huge amount of revenue, Assam has been Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat when a patient coming for treat- list of standard op- deprived of its share. How can a state run without adequate finance? The CM ment was allegedly beaten to death by the police personnel in the hospital erating procedures should have been able to impress upon and compel the PM to give whatever is premises. According to the report a person named Arabinda Saikia from (SOPs).Another due to the state," Sharma added.She further alleged that the Prime Minister's Kamargaon area in Golaghat was brought to Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil senior government scheme of housing for all was a big flop in Assam. "The Centre had set a target Hospital last night. He was referred to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital official added, "We will decide on further deployment after August 16 and may that in the 2020-21 financial year, 8,81,833 houses would be constructed but of for better treatment. When the family members leaving Arabinda in the hos- withdraw forces if the situation improves."The disputed site along the Assam- this not even 50% was completed. This proves their slogans of development are pital went home to bring money he became violent and took stones and Mizoram border where the recent skirmishes took place has virtually turned nothing but mere slogans," said Sharma. bricks. Some other people saw him in an aggressive mood and informed the into no man's land with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) compiling a police personnel who were on security duty in the hospital. The police list of standard operating procedures (SOPs).The draft SoPs include a ban on Bronze medallist boxer Lovlina personnel tried to control him and allegations were raised against them of taking pictures of the spot and circulating them on social media, prior permis- sion to be sought by the Assam and Mizoram police from the CRPF to visit the 12 and the people of Assam will welcome her. The Assam government has organized beating Arabinda brutally. Later the patient died. Family members alleged area and intensifying patrolling in the region up to August 15, among others. a felicitation programme at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The people that it was due to being brutally beaten by the police personnel that Arabinda The draft SOPs, officials said, have been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs of her native village are waiting to welcome her," said Jayanta Malla Baruah. Earlier, the lost his life. Soon sensations prevailed in the hospital premises and the (MHA) for approval.Meanwhile, CRPF teams are escorting vehicles after the Assam government announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for the Olympics bronze CRPF had to be deployed there. Meanwhile the police denied all the allega- Assam-Mizoram highway was blocked. Assam's Superintendent of Police, medal winner under the Assam Sports Integrated Policy.Under the government policy, tions and stated that when the security personnel were trying to control Ramandeep Kaur told ET: "Movement of trucks has resumed and security per- Lovlina will also become eligible for directly entry into Class 1 Assam government Arabinda Saikia who was in a violent state he tried to flee and while running sonnel are escorting them from Assam to Mizoram." More than 1,000 vehicles have posts.The 23-year-old from the tiny Baro Mukhia village of Assam's Golaghat district he hit a parked vehicle near the hospital. However the actual reason of his moved to Mizoram since Saturday night. Around 300 vehicles have moved towards became only the third Indian boxer to finish on the Olympic podium, joining two of the death will be cleared when the post mortem report will come out. Meanwhile Assam till Tuesday afternoon.CRPF has deployed 6 companies while 2 companies biggest icons in Indian boxing -- six-time world champion M C Mary Kom and the very Golaghat police has started investigation regarding the same. have been kept under reserve for any contingency. Paramilitary forces will remain decorated Vijender Singh. Person Hit by a Train in Golaghat deployed along the four km stretch between Lailapur (Assam) and Vairangtei in Meghalaya alleged fresh incursion Correspondent, Golaghat, August, 11: In a tragic incident one person lost Mizoram. No police personnel or locals are allowed within 1 km on each side of the disputed site. SP Kaur added, "The situation along the border is tense, but under survey and tried to claim possession of our land to which we strongly opposed," the his life when he was hit by a speedy train at Halmira Dhansirimukh in Golaghat. As per the report a man who has been identified as Sanjib Dutta control. CRPF has been deployed as a neutral force and has come up with an headmen said.They also stated that Pilangkata falls under the jurisdiction of Raid SOP."Another senior government official added, "We will decide on further deploy- Marwet and Hima Mylliem, while asserting that they will not give in to any pressure, was hit by the Down Inter City Express train. However the actual reason is ment after August 16 and may withdraw forces if the situation improves." and resolved to continue the opposition. Meanwhile, a delegation of the Meghalaya yet to be discovered how the incident occurred. Investigation is on. People Social Organisation, which visited Barapathar (in Ri Bhoi) on Monday, urged the government to strongly condemn the alleged acts of transgression of the Assam 157 persons killed, 361 injured, and 65,729 people displaced in government into territories of Meghalaya, and called upon Meghalaya Chief Minis- ter Conrad K Sangma to conduct an enquiry, while stating that the Assam govern- ment has recently alleged that Meghalaya is encroaching into their territory. The the past 42 years in Northeast border rows, says Rights group organisation has claimed that the reality is opposite to the allegation of Assam. Guwahati, August, 11: The inter-state border dis- jured, over half (184) were from the Assam- preme Court on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh putes in the Northeast had left 157 persons killed, Nagaland dispute, followed by 143 in the Assam- border dispute which, in its 2014 report, recom- ATM Installed In Meghalaya 361 injured, and 65,729 people displaced in the Mizoram dispute, 18 in the Assam-Meghalaya dis- mended the transfer of around 70-80 per cent of was submitted to State Bank of India for setting up an ATM on the premises past 42 years, New Delhi-based Rights and Risks pute, and 16 in the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh the disputed land to Arunachal Pradesh."The before the centennial celebrations of our facility next year," Medical Superinten- Analysis Group (RRAG) has said.In its report, dispute."The states usually approach the Su- Centre had also constituted two boundary com- dent of the hospital Dr Roken Nongrum told .The access to an ATM in the titled "Border Disputes in the Northeast: The Rag- preme Court to resolve the disputes but the de- missions - the Sundaram Commission (1971) and facility will help patient parties and staffers immensely, he said."We are grateful ing War Within", it said that these figures oc- marcation of boundaries is an executive task. the Shastri Commission (1985) - to settle the to the bank authorities for considering our request. The ATM is special as the curred in the clashes over border disputes be- Therefore, the Supreme Court usually recommends Assam-Nagaland border disputes but both states inventor of automated teller machine was born in this hospital 96 years ago," tween Assam on one hand and the states - the formation of the boundary commissions," rejected their recommendations."The issue has Nongrum said.Shepherd-Barron came up with the concept of a self-service cash Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Chakma said:"However, if any of the states does never been the absence of technology and exper- dispenser in 1965 and his "eureka" moment was inspired by a machine dispensing Nagaland - carved out of it from 1979 to July 26 not accept the recommendations of the boundary tise to draw the boundaries of the states but the chocolate bars.The first ATM was installed at a bank in London in 1967. Reg (this year).RRAG Director Suhas Chakma, in a let- commissions, including those appointed by the absence of political will. Satellite mapping to Varney, one of the stars of a popular TV show became the first person to withdraw ter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Supreme Court, little progress can be made," he demarcate boundaries and settle such disputes cash.Shepherd-Barron, India-born Scot, died at a hospital in Scotland in 2010. Ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, said.He said that in the past, the recommenda- as suggested by the Ministry of Home Affairs Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland, said that the tions of the boundary commissions have been cannot manufacture the political will over claims Assam Police Rescue 13 More victims are all citizens of India and the increasing consistently rejected.On the Assam-Meghalaya on territories based on borders drawn by the members in those areas and trafficked them, promising good money to the family," human toll warrants permanent peace-building border dispute, Meghalaya had rejected the rec- colonial British as early as 1835," Chakma Mr Deka said.This is the second instance in which racketeers have targeted Assam's measures.Out of the deaths, the maximum (136) ommendations of Justice Y.V. Chandrachud Com- said.The worst-ever violence along the Assam- economically backward sections, the worst-hit by lockdowns and other restrictions took place due to the Assam-Nagaland dispute, mittee which had awarded Langpih to Assam while Mizoram border on July 26 left six Assam Police caused by the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.Several cases of human organ followed by 10 in the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Assam had accepted them."But, Assam itself had personnel and a civilian dead and around 100 trafficking from various parts of the state had popped up in police investigation last dispute, seven in the Assam-Mizoram dispute, and rejected the recommendations of the three-mem- civilians and security personnel of the two month. People had fallen victim to a gang that carried out illegal kidney transplants four in the Assam-Meghalaya dispute.Of the in- ber boundary commission appointed by the Su- neighboring states injured. in West Bengal but didn't pay the donors the promised amounts fully following the operations."The human trafficking of these youths had also started after the onset Biggest contribution of local Punjab CM Amarinder Singh seeks of the COVID-19 pandemic," Mr Deka told journalists in Sikkim.Assam Chief Minis- ter Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said the rescued children, on a case-by-case languages and Hindi was during 25 CAPF companies, anti-drone basis, will first be handed over to the Child Welfare Committee that will decide if they must be sent to institutional custody, shelter homes, or back to their parents. freedom struggle, says Amit Shah gadgets for BSF from Centre amid New Delhi, Aug 11 : Ahead of Independence Day, Union Home Minister increased security threat Census 2021 to be digital Amit Shah on Tuesday (August 10, 2021) said that the biggest contribution of the local languages and Hindi was during the freedom struggle. While New Delhi, Aug 11 : Amid escalating threat to the state's security from across the amenities available in a household, source of drinking water and power, chairing the 36th meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Lan- the border, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked occupation and the languages spoken by the family members.Other countries guage, Shah said that during the freedom movement, importance was given Union Home Minister Amit Shah to urgently provide anti-drone gadgets for undertaking digital CensusOnly a handful of countries have done away with to languages by India's great freedom fighters and they were aware that the Border Security Force (BSF) and 25 companies of Central Armed Police paper records for the census. Vietnam and Swaziland are first to take this leap English should not be dominant, that is why today all Indian languages are Forces (CAPF) for protection from Pakistan-backed terror forces.Citing the along with India.In other two countries, Census officials had trained graduate rich.The Union Home Minister stated local languages are also prosperous recent heavy influx of weapons, hand-grenades and IEDs into the state, with students for about a year to double up as enumerators. India will be using an and day by day the official language Hindi has also been enriched. He said Pakistan's ISI also raising the ante ahead of the Independence Day and in the estimated 30 lakh enumerators for the Census.Finance minister Nirmala that neither the original script nor language has survived in many countries, run-up to the Punjab Assembly polls, the Chief Minister told Shah at a meeting Sitharaman, while presenting the budget this year, had announced an alloca- but he is proud that after Independence, India has preserved and the dia- at the national capital that the security situation was grave and needed the tion of ?3,378 crore for digital Census. lects that were there and saved as many languages as they were. He also Centre's immediate intervention.Captain Amarinder sought from the Union said that at the same time, all the scripts are also progressing under the Home Minister CAPF deployment for Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Isro all set to launch GISAT-1 auspices of Devanagari and that this did not cause any rift in the unity and Patiala, Bathinda, Phagwara and Moga, as well as anti-drone technology for space agency has warned."Countdown for the launch of GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission integrity of the country. Shah expressed that the local languages and the the BSF deployed at the borders. He pointed to the potent threat to the commenced today at 0343Hrs (IST) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, official language (Hindi) have worked to unite the country. Shah said that security of vital infrastructure/installations and public meetings/events be- Sriharikota," tweeted Isro from its official handle on the microblogging website. The there should be an environment in which the development of Hindi should ing attended by highly threatened individuals.Citing inputs from central and post included a photo of the GSLV-F10 mission, with the rocket decked at the take place easily as a friend of local languages. He said that it should not be done state agencies, corroborated by disclosures made by arrested terrorists, Sriharikota spaceport waiting for its lift-off tomorrow. Hours later, the space agency through imposition and that if it was imposed, Hindi would have been rejected and Captain Amarinder said potential individual and mass indiscriminate targets informed that the filling of oxidiser for the second stage (GS2) of GSLV-F10 has would have died. The Union Home Minister informed that under the leadership of include trains, buses and Hindu temples, prominent Kisan leaders (specific been completed, while the filling of propellant for the aforementioned second Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the work of translating the entire curriculum of inputs about 5 such farmer leaders had been received but they had refused stage has commenced. technical education and medical education into the official language has been to take security offered by Punjab and Haryana police), RSS Shakhas/Of- started and change is about to come in the country. "If syllabus of technical fices, RSS/BJP/Shiv Sena leaders based in Punjab, Deras, Nirankari Bhawans 5-year-old girl killed in suspected education and medical education is translated into official language, then children and Samagams.The Chief Minister apprised Shah about the recent efforts by the case, he said.The girl's parents have been interrogated and 10 people includ- studying in Hindi can complete the process of medical examination and become a Pakistan's ISI and the country's establishment to push large quantities of ing her father detained for further questioning, the officer said.An investigation doctor in and they can also do research in Hindi," he said. weapons, hand-grenades, RDX explosive, detonators, timer devices, sophis- is underway and the angle of human sacrifice is not being ruled out, he said, adding ticated laboratory made tiffin bombs into Punjab for carrying out terrorist there have been previous incidents of human sacrifice in the Adivasi-dominated tea Assam government asks colleges to re- acts."With the Punjab Assembly elections scheduled for February-March gardens in the area.In 2016, a four-year-old girl had gone missing from another tea 2022, many militant and radical operatives are being pressurized by the ISI to garden in the area and her mutilated body was recovered a few days later. serve 75% seats for AHSEC students carry out terrorist actions. These are very serious and worrisome develop- Guwahati, Aug 11 : The Assam directorate of higher education has report- ments having huge security implications for the border state and its people," Sonmoina Bhuyan selected for edly asked colleges in the state to reserve a whopping 75 percent seats he warned.Singh reminded the Home Minister about the earlier targeted for students passing out from the AHSEC. With this, only 25 percent killings masterminded by the ISI, including that of RSS/Shiv Sena/Dera lead- Fisheries and Life Science Award seats will be available for students passing out from other boards in- ers and RSS Shakhas, in 2016, ahead of the last Assembly polls. Also, the Correspondent, North Lakhimpur, August 11: Sonmoina Bhuyan, a sci- cluding the CBSE. According to a report published in the TOI, the di- Maur bomb blast on January 31, 2017 was carried out just three days prior to entist from Lakhimpur district, has been selected for the "Fisheries and rectorate wants to give some respite to the students, who have cleared the polling day on February 4, 2017.The CM leader told Shah that between Life Science Awards-2021", instituted by Society of Fisheries and Life the state boards for Class XII with unusually high pass percentages July 4 and August 8, 2021, foreign based pro-Khalistani entities, working in Sciences, College of Fisheries, Mangaluru, Karnataka, for his outstand- under the statistical formula-based evaluation this year. "The Govt. close collaboration with the ISI, had managed to induct over 30 pistols, one ing research contributions made in the field of Fisheries. He will be has decided that 75% of seats in Degree Courses of the Govt. and MP4 Rifle, one AK-47 Rifle, around 35 hand-grenades, sophisticated labora- given the Young Extension Scientist Award-2021. Sonmoina Bhuyan is Provincialized Colleges shall be reserve for the students of AHSEC and tory made tiffin bombs, over 6 Kg RDX and assorted hardware for fabrica- an employee of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Assam Agricultural Univer- hence you are requested to take necessary action accordingly," read tion of IEDs (9 detonators, 1 multiple timer device and fuse-wire).Further, sity (AAU), Lakhimpur. He is a Subject Matter Specialist(F.Sc.). here. the latest letter from the director of higher education (DHE), Dharma Singh informed Shah that in the last 35 days, more than 17 deliveries of Presently, he is working on Aquaculture business management, Input Kanta Mili, to the state universities and government-run colleges. "Govt. weapons, hand-grenades, explosives and assorted IED fabrication hardware marketing, Technical efficiency and Aquaculture production. Sonmoina in the Education Department has decided to enhance the seat capacity had come to the notice of the Punjab Police and the central agencies, which Bhuyan is the son of Sishuram Bhuyan from Pathali Pahar village of of U.G. level courses in the institutions by 20 % and hence you are meant that consignments of weapons/hand-grenades/IEDs were delivered Lakhimpur district. Born on December 28, 1986, young scientist requested to accommodate the enhancement by considering admission to Punjab based terror operatives on every 2nd day in July with the trend Sonmoina's achievement brings laurels to the district. for day and evening shift," read the letter. continuing in August. SPORTS PLUS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 7 'Perfect harmony': Lionel Messi seals PSG Racist abusers to be banned move as he signs two-year contract from all Premier League grounds London, August 11 : The 34- our outstanding coach and London, August 11 : Fans year-old who bade an his staff, I look forward to who engage in racist abuse, emotional farewell to the team making history or other forms of Barcelona after a trophy- together for our fans all discriminatory behaviour, laden 21 years at the club will around the world."For PSG, will be banned from all be paraded in Paris on beaten into second place in Premier League grounds Wednesday with the Ligue 1 by Lille last season under measures announced Argentinian ready to start a and knocked out of the ahead of the new new chapter in his remarkable Champions League in the season.Supporters are set by individual clubs. It their commitment to the football story. After signing semi-finals by Manchester for a full return to stadiums accompanies an increased protest with the league a two-year deal with a option City, the signing is a major this weekend, as the focus on identifying abusive "wholeheartedly of another 12 months, Messi coup.Mauricio Pochettino, English top flight returns. behaviour, both in the supporting" the move.The said: "I am excited to begin a who has spoken to Messi But the sentiment that stands and through the developments came as new chapter of my career at as part of the process, has "football is nothing without league's online discriminatory Twitter announced the Paris Saint-Germain. The club already had his squad the fans" has been matched abuse reporting system. results of its own and its vision are in perfect bolstered by the signings by a determination, led by Punishments will be analysis into the online harmony with my of Gianluigi Donnarumma, players, to stamp out accompanied by new abuse directed at ambitions."I know how Achraf Hakimi, Sergio discrimination that persists educational efforts: matchday England players during talented the squad and the the club's trademark "Ici press conference and club where he has spent his Ramos and Georginio both online and on the stewards will be trained to the Euros. The social coaching staff are here. I am c'est Paris" on the presentation is planned for whole career. On Tuesday Wijnaldum. The goalkeeper, terraces.The league identify discriminatory media platform said it determined to help build front.Messi, his lawyers 11am Paris time on images of Messi on the Donnarumma, told Sky confirmed that new behaviour while a video had removed 1,622 something special for the and his father, Jorge, had Wednesday.The move Camp Nou facade were Italia regarding Messi: "He sanctions are to be added to asking supporters not to boo messages containing club and the fans, and I am been in talks with PSG enables Messi to link up taken down.The PSG is the best player in the their "No Room for Racism" the taking of the knee before racist language from its looking forward to stepping since Thursday, when the again with Neymar, a former chairman and CEO Nasser world. I am excited and strategy, joining up matches this season is to be platform in the 24 hours out on to the pitch at the Parc player's plan to stay at Barcelona teammate who Al-Khelaifi said: "I am happy at the thought of punishments that were released this week. Last during and after the final des Princes."Messi, who will Barcelona collapsed has been working to delighted that Lionel Messi having him in the team." formerly administered only week the players renewed between England and Italy. wear the No 30 shirt in Paris, because of the club's convince the Argentinian to has chosen to join Paris will earn a net salary of financial situation. Messi join him in Paris, and gives Saint-Germain and we are around €35m (£29.6m) with had agreed a five-year PSG attacking options of proud to welcome him and Carabao Cup roundup: Derby survive bonuses factored in. He flew contract with Barcelona Messi, Neymar, Kylian his family to Paris. He has in from Barcelona and was worth about €20m a Mbappé and Ángel di made no secret of his desire greeted by a PSG tweet that season.Jorge Messi had María.On Tuesday Neymar to continue competing at scare to beat Salford in shootout confirmed he was joining and confirmed to the Spanish posted "Back together" on the very highest level and minutes from the end when leading 6-5, Thomas dived welcomed a "new diamond in television station La Sexta Instagram above a montage winning trophies and Burnley loanee Adam the right way to keep out Paris". Messi waved to at Barcelona airport that of his and Messi's best naturally our ambition as a Phillips emphatically Cameron Pring's kick.Rhian crowds of celebrating fans his son would sign for goals and assists from their club is to do the same."The converted a penalty.Joseph Brewster finally broke his from a window at Le Bourget PSG on Tuesday and was time together at Barcelona. addition of Leo to our Anang was the hero with Sheffield United duck as airport, north of the capital. asked whose fault it was Messi wept on Sunday at a world-class squad two shootout saves as the Blades advanced to the He had boarded the plane in that his son was leaving farewell Barcelona press continues a very strategic League Two Stevenage second round following a 1- one T-shirt and emerged at the Camp Nou. "Ask at conference at which he said and successful transfer defeated local rivals Luton 0 victory over the window in another, with the club," he replied. A he had wanted to stay at the window for the club. Led by 3-0 on penalties to progress Carlisle.Brewster's first goal to the second round for the club since his following a 2-2 draw in transfer from Liverpool last Rangers' Champions League dreams normal time.The home side summer separated the two conceded the lead twice in teams, giving Slavisa shattered by 10-man Malmö London, August 11 : beat Allsop with a 20-yard a chaotic four-goal first half, Jokanovic his first win as Wayne Rooney described shot that curled just inside with goals by Elliott List and manager.New signing Sam presided over three by Malmö - twice - and recognition of the work Derby's penalty shootout his right-hand post.Allsop Ben Coker cancelled out by Surridge bagged his second defeats in a row. This one, Dundee United.Malmö must undertaken by Gerrard here. win over Salford in the saved from Conor McAleny Luton's Cameron Jerome goal in as many games and as ended Rangers' dreams celebrate pairings with More than a decade has Carabao Cup as his but Derby pulled a goal and Admiral Muskwe.A skipper Harry Souttar was of competing in the Scottish opposition. A passed since Rangers "proudest moment" as a back four minutes later goalless second half led to also on target as Stoke Champions League once decade ago, they also competed in the Champions manager.Derby survived a when Isaac Hutchinson penalties, in which eased to a 2-1 home victory again, was particularly defeated Rangers on League's group phase; scare before beating Salford turned inside the box to fire Championship Luton failed over Fleetwood.New ignominious as arriving Champions League financial incentives and a 5-3 in the shootout at Pride low past Tom King.Derby to score.Marley Watkins Swansea head coach against a Malmö side qualifying business. They desire to be classed once Park.The Rams trailed 2-0 were much better in the struck twice on his Cardiff Russell Martin secured his which was formed of just did likewise to Celtic in 2015. again as among Europe's elite and 3-2 before Ravel second half and levelled in debut to save the Bluebirds first victory at the second 10 men for the entire In between, they swaggered clubs fuelled the desire to Morrison made it 3-3 and the 70th minute when Josh from embarrassment and time of asking when his side London, August 11 : Given second half. Rangers had to a 7-0 win at Hibernian. The return.Perhaps unsurprisingly goalkeeper Ryan Allsop Lowe tripped Festy Ebosele help them seal a 3-2 win over defeated a youthful everything in football is even taken an early lead stuff of Swede dreams.The given the raucous saved Luke Burgess' spot- and Colin Kazim-Richards Sutton.EFL new boys Reading 3-0.Much- relative, Steven Gerrard has through Alfredo Morelos, first Scottish football crowd atmosphere, the game opened kick to put the scored the penalty despite Sutton struck first through changed Birmingham quickly lurched towards before the kind of of roughly 50,000 for more at breakneck speed. Malmö Championship side slipping as he ran up.But Donovan Wilson and they squeezed through to the territory marked 'crisis.' bemusing capitulation as than 500 days formed the forced a corner within 30 through.Rooney said: "Last Salford regained the lead should have moved further second round after Suffice to say, this was not in will haunt their manager. backdrop to this fixture. seconds but were fortunate season, staying up was four minutes later when clear as they missed several debutant Marcel Oakley's the script amid wild title Rangers are making Rangers rightly revelled in not to find themselves massive for everyone but Burgess was barged over chances in their first League late goal downed a spirited celebrations around Ibrox in catastrophic errors in title success last season but behind just a minute later tonight is the proudest by Craig Forsyth and Cup appearance.It allowed Colchester 1-0 at St May. For the first time in his defence and lack punch in a run to the last 16 of the after Joe Aribo's effort was moment I've had as a Morris dispatched the Watkins to turn the tables Andrew's.Rochdale have Rangers tenure, Gerrard has attack, as now punished Europa League led to wider deflected wide. manager. I think the penalty.Derby equalised in for an underwhelming been handed a bye into the situation we're in and the the 82nd minute when Cardiff with goals either side second round after first- pressure on those young Morrison fired into the top- of the break before Josh round opponents England's Stuart Broad a serious lads, I'm so proud of them left corner after his free-kick Murphy added a late third. Harrogate were unable to in the second half and, for came back off the Sutton rallied again with a fulfil the fixture following a the fans who were here and wall.Morecambe came from late strike from Coby Rowe, coronavirus outbreak.The doubt for India Test with calf injury the ones who watched at behind to earn a famous 2-1 but Cardiff saw the match League Two sides were due have him back injury concern, with all- home, I think they can all win at Blackburn.Rovers out.Lewis Thomas was to meet at the EnviroVent around.Moeen's recall means rounder Shardul Thakur be proud of the team dominated the first half and Forest Green's penalty Stadium on Tuesday a middle-order batsman is set understood to be tonight."Derby made eight deservedly led through shootout hero as the evening, but the EFL to make way. It is likely to be struggling with a changes and were behind Tyrhys Dolan's header, but League Two side stunned announced on Monday Dan Lawrence, with Jonny hamstring problem. If so, after eight minutes when were pegged back early in Championship Bristol City. that the Yorkshire club had Bairstow's experience and with the weather in Jordan Turnbull headed in the second half by Cole Regan Hendry equalised for asked for its next three retained, while Ollie Pope may London forecast to be hot, after Ashley Eastham Stockton's confident the hosts deep into fixtures be postponed with be forced to wait after spinner Ravichandran flicked on a corner.Salford finish.And the League One stoppage time as the game a number of players either returning from a thigh injury Ashwin may reclaim his scored again in the 14th new boys secured victory went to spot-kicks after a 2- having tested positive or unless introduced higher spot in their XI. minute when Josh Morris over the 2002 winners six 2 draw. And with Rovers self-isolating. up.The 23-year-old right- hander is an option to replace the struggling Zak Crawley Luka Don?i? signs $207m extension as London, August 11 : Stuart during the rain-affected at No 3 - even if this would Broad has emerged as a draw at Trent Bridge, while be higher than his usual roles serious injury concern before Craig Overton is also in for Surrey and England - but Dallas Mavericks turn focus to titles what would be his 150th Test the squad, and some relief then the management are match and will undergo a will come for the attack clearly considering a recall Toyko, August 11 : Luka was most important to him. day later by the resignation scan on Wednesday after overall with Moeen likely for Haseeb Hameed here Don?i? welcomed all his That was always most of coach Rick tweaking his right calf muscle to make the XI at No 7 and also.Asked about Hameed, bosses with the Dallas important to me, whatever Carlisle.Agent Bill Duffy during training.A day that provide Joe Root with a who shone as a teenager in Mavericks to his home we could do to win."The acknowledged Nelson's began with England spin option.Asked about India five years ago but has country of Slovenia to watch Mavericks have the most role in targeting Don?i? confirming Moeen Ali's call- his advice to Moeen, who only just rediscovered form, the young superstar sign the important piece of their next when he was a teenager up for the second Test against has recently been playing Root replied: "Ever since the richest contract in club title pursuit under contract playing for Real Madrid, India at Lord's ended with in the Hundred, Root first day I met him I've been history.Now that the record through 2026-27, although and engineering the draft doubts over one of their replied: "Just to go out extremely impressed with rookie supermax extension of that final season in a five- night trade in 2018 that sent premier seam bowlers, Broad there and be Moeen Ali. him as a person, with his $207m (£194.6) is in the year deal that starts in 2022- Don?i?, the third overall slipping while undertaking a He has the ability to win maturity as a young man books, it's back to the 23 is a player option.Don?i? pick, to Dallas while Atlanta light warm-up jog.Unable to games with bat and ball; back then."I think that business of trying to win for was eligible for the massive got No 5 selection Trae place any weight on his right he's proven that. He plays served him really well during a team that hasn't advanced payday because he made Young.Kidd, the point foot after the incident, the 35- his best cricket when he is a difficult spell in his career. in the playoffs since the All-NBA first team guard when another year-old is now waiting to enjoying it and he's full of We think of him physically winning their only twice, in his second and European star in Dirk at a very high level."Don?i? believes he can turn Don?i? discover the full extent of the confidence."It certainly maturing but I think his game championship 10 years third seasons. At 22, he is Nowitzki led the Mavericks put his name in the and Kristaps Porzingis into issue amid fears that either a looks that way at the has grown as well, he's ago."I'm proud of Luka," the youngest in league to the 2011 title, once again company of LeBron James the European duo the calf strain or an achilles moment, the way he has added shots to a very strong owner Mark Cuban said history with multiple first- tried to explain his role in with an early penchant for Mavericks envisioned tendon problem could rule taken to the Hundred and defence and has turned Tuesday as he sat next to team selections."I still kind helping Don?i? find triple-doubles, and now sits when getting the 7ft 3in him out for the remainder of led Birmingham Phoenix. I himself into a brilliant his point guard during a of don't know what to say postseason success for 11th on that all-time list. The Latvian in a blockbuster deal the five-match series.As well think as well I would player."His work ethic is news conference in because I never imagined Dallas again."I think when two-time All-Star has averaged with the New York Knicks. as highlighting the issue of happily give him a huge outstanding. He thinks Don?i?'s hometown, the this happening," Don?i? you talk about Luka's gift, 33.5 points in the playoffs with The Mavericks also just re- scheduling before the series amount of responsibility if about the game extremely Slovenian capital of said. "I was only dreaming he's a special player," Kidd six 40-point games in two signed a secondary piece in - Broad played just one he does play because he well and it's great to have had Ljubljana."I've seen when of only playing in the said. "And for me, as a postseasons.Both playoff trips that trade, shooting guard match for Nottinghamshire in responds extremely well to him in and around the squad he first came in, the pressure NBA."New general coach, it's just to guide him. ended in the first round against Tim Hardaway Jr, to a $75m, July - the injury could open that.He is a leader within this summer. If he gets an that was on him and the way manager Nico Harrison Be an extra set of eyes and the Los Angeles Clippers, and four-year contract. Dallas up a spot for Mark Wood in the dressing room, a great opportunity I'm sure he'll he dealt with it, how hard made the trip along with new ears to make the game as now Don?i? is fresh off also is bringing back fan the XI, with Jimmy Anderson personality and he drags look to take it with both he worked," Cuban said. coach Jason Kidd. Both simple and as easy for him leading Slovenia to their favorite Boban Marjanovich, and Ollie Robinson likeliest people with him on the hands and try to make the "How he recognized that it were hired after the firing of on the court. To give him first-ever Olympics in the 7ft 4in Serbian who has to share the new ball.Sam field and in the dressing position his own in this was always about the team longtime GM Donnie the answers to the test so basketball and a fourth- been one of the backups to Curran was the fourth seamer room. It will be great to team."India also have an winning and that was what Nelson in June, followed a that he can do what he does place finish in Toyko.Kidd Porzingis. k k y y m

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c STOPPAGE 8 c 'It spoke of humanity and hope': our Williams sisters, Kenin pull out from Western & Southern Open, Nadal readers' favourite Olympics moments withdraws from Toronto Masters places: a cycling gold for PeterboroughEvery four ity and hope. I loved Daley not want to share gold med- Peterborough, August 11 : Ecuador, a fencing gold for years I love to watch some knitting a little bag for his als so they can prove they are Cincinnati, August 11 : play the U.S. Open later this last year due to the COVID- Hong Kong, a triathlon gold weightlifting, diving and gold medal, too. Jenny, 60, better. But it takes even more month," said the 2020 Austra- 19 pandemic."Of course, it What I love about the Olym- for Bermuda. Perhaps talent beach volleyball. It all makes EdinburghI loved watching spirit to share success. That's Venus and Serena Williams lian Open champion Kenin."I is not a happy situation af- pics is getting invested in is starting to overcome the a welcome change from foot- the rugby sevens. The star true sportsmanship. It was as well fellow American feel another week of recov- ter all the success that I had sports I would never watch size of a nation and the ball. I've loved Tom Pidcock has been the tiny ball deliv- touching to see Simone Biles Sofia Kenin on Tuesday ery is necessary. I want to here in Canada, not being otherwise. This time, I was money it invests. A more and the mountain-biking, ery car. The Olympics is the overcome her fear and finish withdrew from the upcom- thank the USTA for all their able to play this year after absorbed by the taekwondo. democratic Games is good Tom Daley knitting, the stew- best way to bring rugby to her routine on the balance ing Western & Southern efforts in holding the event missing a year."He said the The rules are quite easy to for everyone. My favourite ards with their clipboards, new audiences. We have beam. It was brave of her to Open in Cincinnati, dim- during such challenging decision was a tough one pick up and the sport itself is moment was Flora Duffy small countries getting a been lucky to have witnessed tell the world about her men- ming the star power at the times. Best of luck to all the but added that the most im- some incredible moments, tal health issues. I'm rooting U.S. Open tune-up event. players. "While the tourna- portant thing was getting such as Argentina beating for her. Lok Man Fan, 35, "Unfortunately, I will not be ment will miss those players, better so he could go back South Africa despite being Los Angeles, California De- playing in the Western & the field still boasts world to appreciating his time on down to five players. But the spite my hesitation at the To- Southern Open next week number one and reigning the court."Today, with this standout moment was defi- kyo Games even going as I am still in recovery Wimbledon champion Ash pain, I am not able to enjoy nitely the Fiji men's team ahead, it became all-consum- from my leg injury at Barty, four-time Grand Slam it, and I really don't believe singing a hymn as beauti- ing. We are in lockdown in Wimbledon," two-time winner Naomi Osaka and that I have the chance to fully as they played after Australia and it has bought champion Serena said in a reigning French Open fight for the things that I re- they won gold. It showed our family closer and made tournament press release."I champion Barbora ally need to fight for," he their passion and unity, and quarantine a little easier. will miss all of my fans in Krejcikova. Two-time and said.Nadal has said he has what the Olympics means There were so many stories Cincinnati whom I look defending champion Victoria been dealing with a recur- to people. Lorcán, 33, The about athletes sacrificing to NetherlandsThe skate- get there that I teared up on boarding was wonderful. several occasions. Not giving The youngsters are so brave up is what the Olympics is and their tricks a joy to about and I guess the Aussie watch. They fall on to con- Patrick Tiernan, who col- crete with and get up smil- lapsed twice before finishing ing. They hug their oppo- the 10,000m, said it all. Jessie nents and greet each other Fox winning a gold in the full of drama. There were so winning the triathlon. Ber- bronze in some unusual com- with cool gestures that are kayak slalom after missed many matches decided by a muda is one of the smallest petition, Qatar and Italy shar- their own shared language. attempts at three past Games last-second point being nations participating in the ing the high jump gold. For- There is no antipathy and yet was also special. Scott Wil- scored, which really kept me Olympics: it only has 62,000 get Team GB's performance they have competed with all son, 62, Adelaide, South on the edge of my seat. Hav- people. Prior to this, they had in the medal table; just em- the skill and determination AustraliaI was finding it all ing some British athletes to only won one other medal: a brace the internationalism of true competitors. It gives a bit sterile, but then I remem- cheer in the medal matches bronze in boxing in 1976. and the personal achieve- hope for a more harmonious bered how the Olympics definitely helped. The gold Breakthrough moments like ment of athletes qualifying to and joyful future for human- throws up incredible stories, medal bout between Matea this are memorable: I recall be there. Oh, and well done ity. Alan Vickers, 76, retired such as Anna Kiesenhofer's forward to seeing every Azarenka and past Cincinnati ring foot issue since 2005, Jelic and Lauren Williams in when Anthony Nesty, a Japan for making it happen architect, Sawbridgeworth, shock win in the women's summer. I plan to be back champions Madison Keys which returned at this year's the women's 67kg category swimmer from Suriname during the Covid pandemic. Hertfordshire My favourite cycling road race and the Tu- on the court very soon. (2019), Garbine Mugurza Roland Garros, where he stood out. It was an incred- won the gold in the 100m Every four or five years we event was women's volley- nisian swimmer Ahmed "Williams, who was forced (2017) and Karolina Pliskova fell to eventual champion ibly close contest and Lauren butterfly at the 1988 Olym- watch half an hour of high- ball. I watched all the games Hafnaoui's surprise gold. to retire during her first (2016) will also compete at Novak Djokovic in the heartbreakingly lost, having pics. These moments prove jumping. I loved it when the that USA played. I used to Even the disappointments round match at Wimbledon the outdoor hard court semi-finals before deciding had a three-point lead in the that the Olympics is for ev- official approached the two play volleyball in high brought drama, such as Jade in June, will instead focus event.World number four to sit out two of the year's final seconds of the final eryone: yes it's more difficult men with a clipboard - not a school, so I'll always love it. Jones's loss in the taekwondo on being healthy as she Rafa Nadal on Tuesday said biggest events.Nadal will round that Jelic was able to for smaller or poorer nations tablet - and Gianmarco I love seeing the sportsman- and Geraint Thomas's cycling aims for a record-tying 24th he had withdrawn from the now turn his attention to overcome with a pair of late to win medals, but anything Tamberi and Mutaz Essa ship and friendships between crash. It's the emotion I've ex- Grand Slam title in Flushing Masters 1000 hardcourt event getting fit ahead of the U.S. kicks. George, 26, IT worker, can happen at the Games. Barshim asked to share the athletes. The story of perienced with every Olym- Meadows later this month. underway in Toronto due to Open in New York."I really SwindonWhat I enjoyed Talent can rise to the top, no gold. Yes, that would be pos- Barshim and Tamberi shar- pics I've watched. For me, the The tournament did not give persistent pain in his injured wanted to play here a lot, most about the Olympics is matter where it comes from. sible, came the reply and the ing gold in the men's high highlight was Tom Daley and a reason for why her sister left foot. The injury kept the but now is the moment to k how medals are being won Christian DeFeo, 49, com- pair were filled with joy. The jump was especially heart- his medals. He has been a joy and seven-time Grand Slam k

y 20-time Grand Slam cham- make a decision, and this is by athletes from unexpected munications manager, whole thing spoke of human- warming. Most people may to watch over the years and winner Venus had with- y m pion out of Wimbledon and unfortunately the decision m c despite three previous Olym- drawn. World number four the Tokyo Olympics this year that I have taken, and prob- c pics, we've finally seen who Sofia Kenin also announced and played a role in his shock ably in the next couple of WFI suspends wrestler Vinesh Phogat he really is and what this that she had made the "diffi- third-round exit at the Wash- days we are going to know means to Tom the person, as cult decision" not compete ington Open last week."I have more," he said. Second seed opposed to Tom the competi- at the venerable Premier 5 had this issue for a couple of Nadal will be replaced by for indiscipline during Tokyo Olympics tor. It seems this has been an event, which is also known months, as people know," said lucky loser and fellow Olympic Games about as the Cincinnati Open."I am New Delhi, August 11 : Nadal, a five-time winner of Spaniard Feliciano Lopez a Nike singlet during her since these wrestlers trav- people, not stars, and he sums rehabbing well in hopes to the event which was cancelled in the main draw. bouts. "This is gross indis- elled to Tokyo from it up. Matthew, 39, Brighton. The Wrestling Federation cipline. She has been sus- India."She did not train of India (WFI) has handed pended temporarily and with any of the Indian wres- a temporary suspension to barred from all wrestling tlers. It appeared as if she Coco Gauff lost sense of smell from grappler Vinesh Phogat activities. She can't com- had come with the Hungary over her behaviour at the pete in any national or other team and had nothing to do COVID-19, still waiting for vaccine shot Tokyo Olympics and also domestic event until she with the Indian contingent. issued notice to young Washington, August 11 : pion Victoria Azarenka at the quarterfinal debut at the that runs during the week of files a reply and WFI takes "One day her timing clashed Citi Open hard-court tourna- French Open in June.She Aug. 16 and a second shot Sonam Malik for miscon- a final decision," a WFI with the training timings of Teen tennis sensation Coco duct. The federation is now ment. "I just had - still have - said the peripatetic nature of after the U.S. Open, which source told ."WFI was the Indian girls and she Gauff said she was supposed a loss of smell. But other than the professional tennis tour, begins Aug. 30 in New York. awaiting a reply from the pulled up by IOA why can't chose not to train at the same to get her first vaccine shot the grappler and a further that, I'm A-OK."Gauff an- and the fact that she's under they control their athletes. arena with them," the offi- same week she got COVID- nounced via social media on 18, has made it tough for her course of action will be de- IOA is issuing a notice to cial added. "This is not ac- 19, which forced her to pull cided then."Yes, a tempo- July 18 that she had tested to get vaccinated against WFI in this regard," the ceptable. This is not how se- out of the Tokyo Olympics positive for the coronavirus COVID-19."The real prob- rary suspension has been coach Woller Akos. Upon source added.The officials nior wrestlers are supposed and has left her without her given, we are waiting for arriving, she refused to stay and would need to sit out the lem is just getting the dos- who were in Tokyo told PTI to behave. "Grappler Vinesh sense of smell."I'm just happy Summer Games that began ages spaced out and, obvi- her reply and then we will at the Games Village and that Vinesh had created Phogat's hopes of winning a that I didn't have really many soon thereafter. That was ously, going from country to decide further course of ac- train with the other Indian ruckus when she was allot- bronze medal were dashed symptoms. I was pretty much tion," sources within the team members. She also did less than two weeks after country is difficult," Gauff ted a room near those of her in the Games as her quarter- asymptomatic," the 17-year- she reached the fourth round said."But," she said, "I'm go- know of developments told not wear the name of the Indian team-mates - Sonam, final opponent Vanesa old American said Thursday at Wimbledon for the sec- ing to get it as soon as I .The grappler had travelled official sponsors of the In- Anshu Malik and Seema Kaladzinskaya of Belarus before participating in an ex- to Tokyo from Hungary dian contingent, Shiv ond time in her young can."Her plan is to get her Bisla - arguing that she lost in the semi-final of the hibition match against two- career.The 25th-ranked first vaccine dose after the where she was training with Naresh, and chose to wear might contract coronavirus Tokyo Olympics. time Australian Open cham- Gauff made her Grand Slam tournament in Cincinnati

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