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On the first Of these among healthcare CChouhan has said that our Prime Minister Narendra the conversation that he him- and others will also be vacci- Chouhan said that the day of the mega campaign, workers and frontline workers, visionary and popular Prime Modi, today interacted with self and his 100-year-old moth- nated. hief Minister Shivraj Singh nation is blessed to have Prime 16.95 lakh people in Madhya 10.24 lakh have received the Minister is not two persons, Rajesh Hirawe er have taken both the doses of Prime Minister Modi asked CChouhan said that Madhya Minister Narendra Modi who Pradesh, on the second day first dose and 67,030 have only giving protection to every and Kishori Lal Durve of the vaccine. Slight fever after Rajesh and Kishorilal to inform Pradesh has become a leader in is dedicated and determined to more than 11 lakh, on the third received the second dose in. person above 18 from corona Dularia village in Betul district getting the vaccine is normal, him when vaccination is com- vaccination with the inspiration achieve the goal. His inspira- day more than 7 lakh and on the Similarly, in the youth of 18 to by administering free vaccines, of Madhya Pradesh and and one recovers soon. The pleted in Dularia village. I will and cooperation of Prime tion has created a healthy com- fourth day of the campaign, 10 44 years, 83.30 lakh have but is also removing confusion Ramlotan Kushwaha of Satna, vaccine does not cause any wait for your letter, he said. Minister Narendra Modi. petition-like environment for lakh people got the vaccine for received the first dose and regarding vaccine from the under the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ pro- harm to the body. Vaccine is Modi said that Corona is a On June 21, more than 86 vaccination in all the states. protection from corona. 13.95 lakh have received the minds of people in the country. gramme. the Suraksha Chakra against polymorphic disease, which lakh people got the vaccine in Due to the inspiration Chouhan said that the pub- second dose. Chouhan said that there During the discussion with Corona. comes in different forms. There the country simultaneously. given by Prime Minister Modi lic's confidence in the vaccine In the third category of was confusion about vaccina- Prime Minister Modi, Rajesh Prime Minister Modi told are two ways to avoid this dis- On the same day in Madhya in kind and simple words, 126 has increased in the state. people above the age of 45 tion in Dularia village of Betul Hirawe and Kishori Lal Durve Rajesh and Kishorilal, “Tell the ease. The first is to follow Pradesh also more than 16 people of village Dularia in Those people who came for- years, 80.90 lakh have received district of Madhya Pradesh, said that there was a lot of con- villagers by taking my name Covid protocol completely and lakh people were vaccinated. Betul district have got the vac- ward with self-motivation and the first dose and 15.44 lakh people were scared. Prime fusion in their village regarding that I have been vaccinated and the second to get vaccinated. Madhya Pradesh had about cine. played the role of motivator for have received the second dose Minister Modi directly inter- the vaccine that it causes fever have told that the vaccine is Wearing a mask, keeping a dis- 20 percent participation in Along with this, other peo- public awareness also played an of the vaccine. acted with the people there and even death. 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1!    %     "&    !       '  4. 5 Chandigarh: Rotary Chandigarh: Haryana Chief O.P. Dhankhar and other officials International District 3080 on Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also joined this virtual meeting. Sunday announced to plant 15 on Sunday said efforts were on The Chief Minister said he lakh saplings here.This was stat- for the release of Karnal youth has spoken to the External ed by Ajay Madan who will take Vishal Jude, who is lodged in an Affairs Minister, who has assured over as Rotary District Governor Australian jail. full cooperation regarding Jude's on July 1.Addressing over 500 The Chief Minister said he release. Rotary leaders at the virtual would meet External Affairs Khattar urged the diaspora Rotary District Training Minister S. Jaishankar again to invest in the state. He said the Assembly, Madan said nearly with nearly 86 Rotary Clubs. Madan said it would be a regarding the release of Jude and state has moved towards sin the 3,500 Rotarians in District 3080 Kurukshetra-based Madan unique honour for the Rotarians will urge the Australian High last six-and-a-half years. Ease-of- and the new leaders are all said 2,000 new Rotarians would that the world President of Commission to intervene and doing business and single-win- geared to "Serve to Change be brought into the fold of Rotary International Mehta ensure his safety. dow clearance system for setting Lives", Rotary International's Rotary to make a difference in would be arriving in On the second day of his up new industries have put the theme.He said this year the the lives of the people. Kurukshetra in Haryana to for- visit in Manali, the Chief state on the world map. fourth Indian in Rotary's 116th Rotary is known worldwide mally install the District Minister held a virtual meeting In the state, 10 industrial years of service, Shekhar Mehta for eradicating polio, and in the Governor and team for 2021- with representatives of NGOs model townships with world- from Kolkata, would take up the new year starting July 1, District 22.Rotary District will be sign- and NRIs living in Australia and class facilities have been set up. leadership of 1.2 million 3080 intends to plant 15 lakh ing a memorandum of under- thanked them for extending A separate MSME department Rotarians of the world. trees during July itself, collect standing with HARTRON on help to the state by sending oxy- has been created for the purpose District 3080 comprises nearly 1 lakh units of blood July 1 for providing free com- gen concentrators and other of promoting Micro, Small and Chandigarh, parts of Punjab, through regular blood donation puter training and arrange '  %     0  , 0 6 0 ) '  (     ( $  '   health equipment to India amid Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Haryana, Himachal, camps, provide 10,000 benches employment for those who lost 7  0     ' 0% 8 %            the pandemic.BJP State President IANS Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, in the schools, and much more. their parents in Covid-19. IANS     / 01 23         ( 4%P    ( (          (    % + "/),9)B/ of Panipat district. Information center at model town police   "# about keeping drug abuse vic- station, Panipat, the Minister   Congress Government has ize these employees nor has it aryana Minister of State tims in this center was received. added. been trying to mislead the been considered in the Punjab Hfor Social Justice and In this regard, a team was Yadav further said that + ) B!)B safai karamcharis, who serves Cabinet. Empowerment Om Prakash constituted and a raid was con- strict action would be initiated for the welfare of the people, by In such a scenario, Verka is $ % & Yadav on Sunday said that ducted under the chairmanship against those running such am Aadmi Party (AAP) on lying to them,” said AAP senior only trying to drive the sanita- raids are being conducted on of local Additional Deputy illegal centers without the per- ASunday announced to leader and the Leader of tion workers across the state illegal drug abuse rehabilitation Commissioner and 37 drug mission of the State gherao the residence of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha insane by playing vote politics,” centers in the state so as to res- addicts were rescued and admit- Government. Congress MLA Raj Kumar Harpal Singh Cheema. he added. (  cue the people falling into the ted to the civil hospital in Panipat At present, about 104 reg- Verka, who along with the Cheema said that a few “Verka should apologize trap of such centers. for their treatment, he said. istered drug de-addiction cen- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder days back, Verka had met Capt to the sanitation workers for Gurugram: The cyber crime While conducting raids, During the raid, the owner ters are running in the state for Singh allegedly lied on the Amarinder and announced to lying and making fun of them,” branch of the Gurugram Police 37 persons have been rescued of the center could not produce the treatment of drug addicts. issue of regularizing sanitation regularize the sanitation work- said Cheema, adding that in the have busted a fake call centre. from such illegal centers in any certificate authenticated According to the rules, the workers across Punjab who ers, which proved to be a bun- coming days, AAP would The alleged call centre was Panipat district, he said. by the Haryana Government operators of these centers have have been fighting for their dle of lies. expose all false promises made duping US nationals through Yadav informed that a drug for running the drug de-addic- to obtain a certificate from the rights for a long time. “Capt Amarinder by the Congress Government pop-ups in the name of social de-addiction center was being tion center. A case has been Government, the Minister “Like all other sections, Government has not yet come to the people of security number (SSN). run illegally in village Binjhol registered against this rehab said. Capt Amarinder Singh-led up with any policy to regular- Punjab. The fraudsters were allegedly threatening the US the English language on com- nationals of blocking the SSN puters," said a police officer. and force them to pay up $100 The alleged call centre was !=    "   F  %       2 " to $800, the police said on running without any valid OSP Sunday. licence of the Department of The police have recovered Telecommunications or any -  - "/),9)B/ The Chief Minister’s official Capt Amarinder deputed Chief Minister, Punjab Congress Committee to restore the con- he spoke to Sekhri on Sunday two laptops, three mobiles and other agreement related to statement, released by the Punjab his most trusted lieutenant, chief Sunil Jakhar and all fidence of the party workers and and assured him that all his con- three I-watches from their pos- their work, he said. t a time when the Congress Pradesh Congress Committee Congress MLA Raj Kumar Ministers for “going missing” explain to the Punjabis. cerns will be addressed.He said session. During the preliminary Ahigh command was mak- (PPCC), claimed that senior Verka, to persuade Sekhri by when the State was hit by the Also heading the that Sekhri was a dyed in wool Those arrested were iden- probe, it came to the fore that ing hectic efforts to control the party leader and former minis- personally meeting him. Also, contagion. Questioning the way Confederation of Colleges and Congressman who had spent tified as Jinal Alkesh Acharya, the accused used to buy data of strong political storm brewing ter Sekhri “will stay in Congress the Chief Minister himself his party’s State Government Schools of Punjab, Sekhri was his whole life with the party. a resident of Ahmedabad, and the American people from dif- within the Punjab party unit, and there was no question of his talked to the former MLA, handled the COVID-19 crisis, also at collision course with the Capt Amarinder disclosed Vaibhav Susaniya, a native of ferent websites. After that, they the reports of its senior party- leaving the party”.Sekhri, the while Rawat also assured Sekhri he had alleged that the Chief State Government over the that Sekhri strongly denied the Mumbai. They disclosed they used to send bulk messages to man Ashwani Sekhri aban- Congress’ Hindu face in Majha of resolving all his issues. Minister didn’t visit a single hos- issue of post-matric scholarship. reports circulated in a section of had duped many foreigners the American people by doning the ship forced the area, had been the Tourism The development came pital, while the Ministers dis- media that he was leaving the and the call centre had been uploading the data to their state leadership to immediate- Minister in Capt Amarinder’s three days after Sekhri met the appeared. ALL RUMOURS OF SEKHRI party and joining some other operational for the past six server. ly swing into action. And it was Government in 2002. Congress national vice-presi- “On the parameter of col- LEAVING PARTY BASE- party. months.They revealed that the "The culprits called up the only after the Chief Minister In what could have been a dent Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, lective responsibility, the entire LESS: CAPT Sekhri assured the Chief kingpin is their partner Parth American people and demand- Capt Amarinder Singh, and major embarrassment for the and indicated that all issues government has failed in pub- Chief Minister Capt Minister that he was a com- Kesu, a native of Daman and ed $100 to $800, threatening state party affairs’ in-charge Congress party in Punjab and affecting the state party unit lic eyes. The state saw 4,000 Amarinder Singh on Sunday mitted and dedicated Diu. them to block their SSN if they Harish Rawat personally talked also for the party high com- would be resolved soon. deaths in four months but some claimed that all rumours about Congressman, who can never "The police received a tip- don't pay up," said inspector to the former minister and mand, there were reports that Notably, about a month Congressmen are busy in an the senior party leader and for- ever imagine of leaving the off that a fake call centre was Chander Vallabh, the investi- three-time legislator that a Sekhri was all set to give up ago, Sekhri went all out against internal feud,” he had stated mer Minister Ashwani Sekhri party.The Chief Minister also being run from Udyog Vihar gating officer. statement was released late in “hand” to hold the “scales” on his own party’s government for while suggesting to hold a leg- leaving the party were “base- cleared all his apprehensions phase-3. A cyber crime police An FIR has been registered the evening to claim that Sekhri Monday. However, after fran- handling the COVID-19 pan- islature party meeting to take less”.“Sekhri will stay in and assured him that he was a station team conducted raids at at the cybercrime police sta- was hanging on to the party tic efforts by the Chief Minister, demic in the State. the MLAs’ opinions and while Congress and there is no ques- very senior leader of the party the call centre where 16 men tion. The police are conducting ship amidst speculations of his Sekhri, it seems, has decided to Sekhri, holding a press con- asking Jakhar to call a meeting tion of his leaving the party,” said who had contributed a lot and four women employees raids to nab the joining the SAD. stay within the party. ference, had lashed out at the of the Pradesh Congress the Chief Minister adding that towards it. were talking to their clients in mastermind. IANS /(   %     .= !       1    ( &( + 34 =  "      (       + "/),9)B/ to open for research scholars, als, open spaces etc will con-         + "/),9)B/ Notably, the protesting laboratory practicals, remedial tinue as currently in farmers had on Saturday bro- aryana Government on and doubt classes by adopting place.According to earlier + "/),9)B/ tional forces have been deployed strategically. he Chandigarh Police has ken police barriers at the HSunday extended the requisite social distancing relaxations all shops are deployed. Checking of vehicles head- Tbooked gangster-turned- Chandigarh-Mohali border COVID-19 lockdown by norms, regular sanitisation and allowed to open from 9 am to fter two explosives-laden “We are on our guard in ed to Jammu and entering activist Lakha Sidhana and while trying to head towards another week till July 5, while Covid-appropriate behaviour. 8 pm, malls from 10 am to 8 Adrones crashed into the view of the situation. Whenever Pathankot from Jammu and many farmer leaders on sever- the Punjab Governor's house. allowing university campuses to Anganwadi centres and pm, restaurants and bars, high-security Indian Air Force there is an incident of this kind, Kashmir side has been inten- al charges including rioting The Chandigarh police had open for research scholars and crèches under the Women and including in hotels and malls, station at Jammu airport, a high maximum alert is sounded in sified, Lamba said. during a protest march here on even used a water cannon to practical classes in laboratories. Child Development from 10 am to 10 pm with 50 alert was sounded in Punjab’s neighbouring areas,” said The drones crashed into Saturday. disperse them. “The Mahamari Alert- Department shall continue to per cent seating capacity. border district of Pathankot on Pathankot’s Senior the Air Force station at Jammu “Five FIRs have been reg- During the protest, Lakha Surakshit Haryana is extended remain closed. These places Swimming pools and spas will Sunday. A tight vigil is being Superintendent of Police airport in the early hours of istered against farmers leaders Sidhana, who was booked for for another week that is from will remain shut till July 31 in continue to remain closed. maintained near key installa- Surendra Lamba when asked if Sunday. Two IAF personnel and their supporters including his alleged involvement in vio- June 28 (5 am onwards) to July the state. The state’s "Now, after duly consider- tions in Pathankot with the additional security measures were injured in the explosions Lakha Sidhana and Baldev lence at the Red Fort on 5 (till 5 am) in the state of Department of Women and ing the fact that although the Police setting up 14 checkposts have been put in place in wake that took place around 1.40 am Singh Sirsa for rioting, assault Republic Day, was also seen. Haryana,” stated an order issued Child Welfare will release the Covid positivity rate and the in the area. of the Jammu incident. within six minutes of each other. on public servants and Farmers had planned to by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan methodology for implementa- number of new Covid positive Notably, the Pathankot Air “We are checking vigor- The first blast ripped off obstructing them in duty. The march towards Punjab and under the Disaster Management tion of various women and cases have declined, so as to Force base had come under ter- ously our inter-state border the roof of a single-storey cases have been registered Haryana Raj Bhavans here and Act, 2005.The State Government child welfare programmes in continue the preventive and ror attack five years ago. movement. We have deployed building at the technical area of under Sections 147,148,149, submit a memorandum on has termed the COVID-19 the state, the order said.The precautionary measures to con- The police stated that additional forces also,” he said, the airport manned by the IAF 186, 188, 332, 353 of IPC in June 26 to mark the completion lockdown "Mahamari Alert- relaxations on reopening of tain the Covid pandemic… patrolling has been strength- adding that specialized com- in Satwari area of the city. The Police Stations Sector 3, 17 and of seven months of their agita- Surakshit Haryana. shops, malls, restaurants, reli- the 'Mahamari Alert-Surakshit ened near sensitive areas in and mandos and SWAT teams of second one was on the ground, 36,” said an official spokesman tion against the three new According to the order, the gious places, corporate offices, Haryana' is extended for anoth- around Pathankot and addi- Punjab Police are being the officials said. of the Police Department. Central agri-marketing laws. University campuses are allowed gatherings in weddings, funer- er week..,” the order added. -    '   + 98        5        '  #  *"   + ,#- #./ was her first day. Around 4 PM, &   9:  .1  her friend Ayush called her  + ,#- #./ (DCP), Outer district, the inci- Sanjay Gandhi Hospital that 24-year-old woman died mother and told her that  + ,#- #./ 7.06 lakh vaccine doses are cur- doses were administered to dent took place on Friday when one person named Ravinder Aafter she allegedly jumped Himanshi had left the café fol- rently available in Delhi. “Out the people in the 18-44 age elhi Police have appre- the three juveniles were look- was admitted in an injured con- off Delhi’s Signature Bridge lowing a heated argument with ore than 25 per cent of the of this, 5.40 lakh Covishield and group. We are happy that the Dhended three juveniles, all ing for an easy target at a park dition from Jalebi Chowk. He earlier this week. Police said them. She was not picking up Myouth and 50 per cent of more than 1.6 lakh Covaxin youth is stepping out in large aged 17, for allegedly stabbing near Jalebi Chowk, Sultanpuri. had stab injuries on his chest that the woman had been miss- their calls and later her phone the population in the above 45 doses are available. Now three numbers to get themselves vac- a 45-year-old man to death “Around 9:30 pm, they and succumbed to injuries ing for the last two days and her was unreachable,” said the years age category in Delhi days stock is available in Delhi cinated,” she added. during a robbery in outer spotted Ravinder, who was during the course of treat- family members had lodged a senior police official. have been vaccinated till now, at the speed of 2 lakh vaccina- Atishi also said, “The Delhi Delhi’s Sultanpuri area. standing near the park and ment,” said the DCP. missing person’s complaint at “Police started looking for Senior Aam Aadmi Party tions per day. The Central gov- government has been asking The deceased, identified talking to someone over his Burari police station in North her and found that on June 25, (AAP) leader and MLA Atishi ernment should provide at least the Central government to as Ravinder, a resident of mobile phone. During this, Delhi. the body of a woman had been said on Sunday. 45 lakh vaccine doses in July at increase the vaccine supply Nangloi, worked as a contrac- one of the juveniles caught    The deceased has been found in the Yamuna river. The A record 2,07,559 people the rate of 1.5 lakh vaccinations repeatedly as the youth of tor in a shoe manufacturing Ravinder from his back by identified as Himanshi Gandhi. body was taken to the mortu- were administered a vaccine in per day,” she added. Delhi want to get themselves unit at Mangolpuri Industrial interlocking his neck to restrict According to a senior police ary, where it was identified by Delhi on Saturday, out of which “Delhi’s vaccination speed is vaccinated.” Area. his movement while another From Page 1 official, the incident came to Himanshi’s family members,” more than 1.5 lakh doses were increasing on an everyday basis “We were able to vaccinate Police said the juveniles tried to snatch his mobile Apart from this, devotees light on June 24 when he said. administered to the youth. “So for two days continuously. Delhi more than 50 per cent of the 45 worked at a wedding horse and phone, but he resisted. will also be allowed to enter the Himanshi’s father, Lavesh “During investigation, a far 73, 29,652 people have been has administered more than 1.5 and above age group popula- carriage shop, where they got Meanwhile, the third juvenile temple on an early darshan Gandhi, approached them to police team started checking given vaccine doses in Delhi. lakh doses per day, and yester- tion a long time ago but since into the habit of drinking. To took out a button-actuated ticket of Rs 250. Entry of devo- lodge a complaint. CCTV footage at Signature Out of which more than 56 day we broke our previous the vaccination of the youth fulfil their liquor needs, they knife and stabbed Ravinder tees has been restricted in the “He informed police that Bridge and found that lakh people have got the first records and administered two started at a later stage and the required money and took to multiple times,” said the DCP. sanctum sanctorum and Nandi his daughter went to the Vijay Himanshi was last seen there at and more than 17 lakh people lakh doses in a day,” she added. vaccine availability was also an snatching. “They then took out the hall. All the visitors will be able Nagar area in the morning, 3.30 PM on June 24. She was have received both the doses,” “On 26th June, 2,07,559 issue. Therefore, the vaccina- According to Parvinder victim's wallet from his pock- to have darshan of Lord where she and three of her first seen climbing the railing she said. doses were administered out of tion speed of the youth was Singh, the Deputy et and fled. On Saturday, police Mahakal from Ganesh friends had opened a cafe. It of the bridge, but failed. Atishi said that a total of which more than 1.5 lakh increasing at a slower pace. Commissioner of Police received an information from Mandapam.  !"  $%!& '($)*+*,*-  ,     !      6 ( -77     )  !   (* 8  + ,#- #./

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This phase was rel- ‘vaccine hesitancy’ and “not by end of 2021 to inoculate the tions a few days ago about the atively mild compared to the being carried away by entire eligible population of third wave of Covid-19 coming second wave that followed, rumours”. take the COVID-19 vaccine also spoke of water conser- 93-94 crore people above the in just 6-8 weeks, an ICMR from mid-February 2021 Speaking in his latest amidst their reservations vation as the Monsoon is age of 18 years. study has said that it is likely to onwards, exhibiting a more episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ , the about the government’s vac- already underway. He cited In its 380-page affidavit come late, maybe after 6-8 explosive spread across the Prime Minister also spoke of cination drive. many novel individual with many documents on the months. nation. the upcoming Tokyo “The threat of COVID-19 experiments like digging of vaccination policy and guide- NK Arora, the chief of the A major factor driving this Olympics, the Indian partici- remains, and we have to focus pits or building mud walls lines and procedures, the will be available. changed the vaccination strat- Centre’s Covid-19 working second wave is the emergence pants and the need to support on vaccination as well as fol- to conserve ground water. Centre said it changed its The Centre also said that egy on June 7 following group of the National Technical of more infectious variants of them even as he remembered low COVID-19 protocols,” he Modi spoke to a cross- policy on June 7 after consid- vaccination will get a boost requests from 13 Chief Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2, principally the late Indian Olympian said. section of people in villages ering the request of 13 Chief when its attempts to procure Ministers and several Health Immunisation (NTAGI), on B.1.1.7 (Alpha variant) and Milkha Singh who died The Prime Minister and urged them to spread Ministers. Out of the 186-188 vaccine brands like Pfizer, Ministers highlighting prob- Sunday said that the third B.1.617.2 (Delta variant), of recently due to post-Covid shouted three-cheers for the the right awareness about crore doses, 51.6 crore doses Johnson & Johnson, Moderna lems faced by the States in wave of coronavirus could be which the latter has played a complications. Indian Olympic contingent vaccines and how safe they would be made available by etc from abroad materialises. obtaining vaccines. The delayed until December this dominant role in the last few The Prime Minister told and reminded that many are for everyone. July 31 and rest of the 135 “Efforts are at an advanced Centre justified the role of year. months. people that he and his moth- Indian sportspersons have Modi during his radio crore Covid vaccine doses will stage. It is neither desirable including private hospitals in Quoting the ICMR study Third waves have emerged er have both taken the two made it to the Olympic games address read out a post of a be made available between nor possible to give compre- the vaccination saying that the in this regard, Dr Arora said, in other countries such as the doses of vaccines and asked the hard way and despite hav- Chennai resident Guru August and December 2021, hensive details of these facts,” tie-up with private players “We’ve window period of 6-8 UK and the USA and are dri- them too to get vaccinated, ing a poor economic back- Prasad who said that he said the estimation given to it said. will enlarge the scope of vac- months to immunise every- ven by a range of factors, the cautioning them that the ground. had brought out an e-book the apex court, which earlier Giving details of expen- cination to prevent Covid body in the country. In the study adds. threat of COVID-19 was still He gave the example of comprising all of PM’s com- came down heavily on the diture for purchase of vac- pandemic. coming days, our target is to The results suggest that a around. He asked people not Deepika Kumari, the ace ments on Tamil language Centre’s “arbitrary” vaccina- cines, the Centre said that To the question of the administer 1 crore doses every third wave, if it should occur, to believe in rumours and Indian archer from Ranchi, and Tamil Nadu in his tion policy. around 5803 crore ( exact apex court on the digital day.” is unlikely to be as severe as the trust science and Indian sci- Jharkhand, being the daugh- ‘mann ki baat’ episodes. As per the affidavit, the figure Rs.5802.825 crore) divide and non-practical The Delta Plus new variant second wave, given the extent entists. ter of an auto-rickshaw driver. Prasad requested the PM to purchase from August would be spent purchasing nature of Cowin App regis- of Covid-19, which has creat- of spread that has already taken The PM pointed out that “Every athlete who is upload the e-book on NaMo onwards will be 50 crore Covishield and Covaxin till tration remote areas, the ed fresh concerns across the place in India, it said. a record number of 86 lakh going to Tokyo has worked app. Modi expressed happi- Covishield, 40 crore Covaxin, July 2021 stock. Centre said that now walk-in- country, cannot be yet linked to AIIMS Chief Dr Guleria on doses, the highest in a single hard. They are going there to ness about Prasad’s letter and 10 crore Russian-made In the first lot from registration has started by a third wave of the pandemic, Saturday had, however, said day, were administered on win hearts. It must be our and described Tamil as the Sputnik V vaccine. Another 30 January, Covishield was pur- establishing vaccination Dr Arora said. India could see a third wave of June 21 at the beginning of the endeavour to support our oldest language of the world crore will be Bio E Sub unit chased for Rs.200 +GST per camps across the country but However, he asserted that coronavirus in six to eight new phase of vaccination team and not put pressure on of which everyone should be vaccine while 5 crore will be dose and Covaxin was pur- door to door vaccination is as variants are linked to new weeks if Covid-appropriate under which all adults are the team,” said the Prime proud of. Zydus Cadila DNA vaccine, chased Rs.295 + GST per not planned as there would be waves, the possibility cannot be behaviour is not followed and being given free jabs. Minister. Modi assured the the affidavit filed by the dose. Later from March, both problems in monitoring the dismissed at all. crowding is not prevented. Modi also spoke to resi- Though mainly Chennai resident that his e- Government said. However, vaccines were purchased at vaccine recipients for some “Waves are linked to new He said that as many states dents of Dulariya village in focussing on containing book would be uploaded both these vaccines are yet to Rs.150 + GST per dose. time after vaccination. variants or new mutations so have eased Covid-related Betul district of Madhya Covid-19 by way of vacci- on the NaMo app at the ear- get the approval. The Centre Though price was not men- The Centre said that near- there is a possibility as this is a restrictions, it was also neces- Pradesh and advised them to nation, the Prime Minister liest. said that the approval will hap- tioned, Centre said that 31.5 to- home vaccination by estab- new variant, but whether it will sary for stricter surveillance pen in near future. The affi- lakh doses of lishing vaccination centres lead to a third wave it is diffi- and area-specific lockdowns in davit also said that between Sputink have been received as with walk-in-registration is cult to answer as it will depend case of a significant surge. sively until a big chunk of the behaviour is not followed, the aggressively to prevent anoth- January 2021 and July 31, on date. practical than a door-to-door upon two or three things,” Dr “Covid-appropriate behaviour population is vaccinated. third wave can happen in six to er large wave till vaccination 2021, 51.6 crore vaccine doses The Centre said it vaccination policy. Arora added. needs to be followed aggres- “If Covid-appropriate eight weeks. We need to work kicks in,” Guleria said.      &    (     &        (  (           (     ( 1 0    8 ,#- #./ + ,#- #./

wo doses of Covid-19 vac- ith members of the legal New Delhi: Prime Minister Tcine are not enough to Wfraternity creating con- Narendra Modi on Sunday develop antibodies in recipients troversies, of late, by their acts pointed towards the strength- of organ transplants like heart of criticism of the judiciary, ening of special strategic and and kidney, patients of chron- courts and judges among oth- global partnership with Japan. ic immunosuppression and ers, the Bar Council of India Advocates’ Act, 1961,” it said. Informing about the Japan auto-immune disorders, (BCI) has amended its Rules Section 35 prescribes pun- plus mechanism in the Prime experts have said while stress- stipulating that any statement ishment for misconduct which Minister’s Office (PMO), the ing on giving a booster dose to made by a lawyer which is can be suspension from prac- Prime Minister elaborated on enhance their immunity indecent or derogatory, defam- tice or disqualification. Any his common understanding against the virus. atory, motivated, malicious or willful violation, disregard or with the current Japanese However, the patients in mischievous against any court, defiance of any resolution or Prime Minister Yoshihide the sector in India are at a loss judge, State Bar Council or the order of the State Bar Council Sugathat in this period of as the COWIN portal does not Moderna vaccine. Johns Hopkins Medicine and BCI, would be a ground for or Bar Council of India will Covid pandemic when India- Friendship Association of vants in 2005. Continuous allow slot facility for the third And even in transplant an author of the study. suspension or cancellation of also be construed as miscon- Japan friendship has become Gujarat for giving new energy improvement was reflected in booster at present. It has slots recipients who showed an Similarly, yet another licence to practise law. duct, the amendment further even more important for glob- to India-Japan relations. refinement of processes, lead- for only two doses. antibody response to vacci- report published in The New The new notification says said. al stability and prosperity. Pointing to the similarities ing to positive impact on gov- Dr Rahul Bhargava, nation, that response was England Journal of Medicine that any derogatory or defam- The second provision “Current challenges between ‘Zen’ and Indian ernance.” Director-Bone Marrow often more muted than in said that a weak response to atory comment of advocate inserted was Section VA. It lays demand that our friendship ‘Dhyan’, the Prime Minister Continuing with the Transplant Program, Fortis people with healthy immune two doses of vaccine against published in print, electronic, down that no member of any and partnership gets even dwelled on the emphasis on importance of governance in Memorial Research Institute, systems, said researchers from Covid-19 has been observed social media would invite vio- State Bar Council or of Bar deeper,” stressed the Prime inner peace along with outer national progress, the Prime Gurgaon, makes a case for a Johns Hopkins School of in recipients of organ trans- lation and action by the BCI. Council of India shall be per- Minister while inaugurating a progress and growth in the two Minister informed that, after third booster for such patients Medicine who tracked 30 plant. However, administra- Two new provisions have mitted to publish anything or Zen Garden and Kaizen cultures. becoming Prime Minister, he “as they don’t respond very well organ transplant recipients tion of a third dose of the been inserted in this regard in to make any statement or Academy at AMA, Indians will find the brought Kaizen related experi- to the vaccines because their who got a third dose of Covid- mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 the BCI Rules. press-release in print, elec- Ahmedabad via video confer- glimpse of the same peace, ence of Gujarat to PMO and immune system is suppressed”. 19 vaccines. (Pfizer-BioNtech) to solid- “An Advocate shall con- tronic or social media against ence. poise and simplicity in this Zen other Central government But there are now studies They found that one-third organ transplant recipients duct himself/herself as a gen- any resolution or order of con- Modi also called for further garden, which they experi- departments. that are suggesting, at least in of the patients who previous- significantly improved the tleman/gentle lady in his/her cerned State Bar Council or spread of Kaizen and Japanese enced in Yoga through the This has led to simplifica- organ transplants, if they get a ly had no detectable antibod- immunogenicity of the vac- day to day life and he/she shall Bar Council of India or to work culture in India and ages. tion of the processes and opti- third dose, their system may be ies showed an increase in cine, with no cases of Covid- not do any unlawful act, he/she make/use any derogatory or asked for more focus on busi- Buddha gave this ‘Dhyan’ mization of office space, said triggered to produce protective their antibody levels after a 19 reported in any of the shall not make any statement in abusive language/comment/s/ ness interaction between India this enlightenment to the Modi. “Kaizen is being used in antibodies, Dr Bhargava said third dose. patients. the Print, Electronic or Social word/s against the Bar Council and Japan. world, said the Prime Minister. many departments, institutions adding that it’s high time the And all of the patients The researchers said if the Media, which is indecent or or its office-bearers or mem- Terming the dedication of Similarly, he highlighted both and schemes of the Central Government update the who previously showed low findings are replicated in larg- derogatory, defamatory or bers. Violation of the same the Zen Garden and Kaizen external and internal meanings Government, said the Prime COWIN portal to allow such levels of antibodies after two er studies, they may have impli- motivated, malicious or mis- would also result in suspension Academy, as a symbol of ease of Kaizen which not only Minister.” patients, who have taken two vaccine doses showed high cations for some other types of chievous against any Court or or disqualification. and modernity of India-Japan emphasizes ‘improvement’ but The Prime Minister also doses of vaccines, to avail levels of antibodies after their immunocompromised patients. Judge or any member of As per the four-page relationship, the Prime ‘continuous improvement’. expressed desire to create a booster shot. third dose. In fact, in France, health Judiciary, or against State Bar Gazette of India published on Minister thanked leaders of The Prime Minister, model of schools in Gujarat A recent study published “So for all involved, [these officials already recommend Council or Bar Council of Saturday, criticising or attack- Hyogo Prefecture specially the recalled that, as Chief Minister, based on school system of this week in the ‘Annals of are] encouraging findings that that severely immunocompro- India,” said the new rule. ing any decision of any State Governor Toshizo Ido and he implemented Kaizen in Japan. He underlined his appre- Internal Medicine’ has shown we might be able to ultimate- mised patients, including organ “Any such act/conduct Bar Council or Bar Council of Hyogo International associa- Gujarat administration. “It was ciation of blend of modernity that nearly half of organ trans- ly really reach protective transplant patients, dialysis shall amount to misconduct India on public domain will tion for their contribution in introduced in administrative and moral values in the school plant recipients failed to show immunity in immunosup- patients, and others, receive a and such Advocates would be also amount to “misconduct”, the establishment of the Zen training in Gujarat in 2004 and system of Japan and remem- any antibody response even pressed people,” said Dr Dorry third dose of the Pfizer or liable to be proceeded with which could attract disqualifi- Garden and Kaizen Academy. a special training camp was bered his visit to Taimei after two doses of the Pfizer or Segev, a transplant surgeon at Moderna vaccine. under Sections 35 or 36 of the cation or suspension. 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Sunday, an official said. two years. slammed the Union equal to that of State president Dilip “ six lakh was demanded for giv- The members of the committee would Political parties including the TDP Government and Amit Shah Ghosh … this will be made official ing nomination ticket in the State elec- meet the victims/complainants from 4 pm have also accused the Jagan Mohan for failing to provide a fool- after a party meeting next week,” a tions … there were many instances of on Sunday and 10 am on Monday at the Reddy-led dispensation of “cheating” proof security system that the as promised … we want peace senior leader said adding he will now such sale of tickets taking place,” the Staff Officer Mess of the CRPF at Salt Lake, unemployed youth in the State by Home Minister had promised be restored at the earliest,” “I don't have any great expec- be given a greater say and control over leader said adding further that the he said. releasing an employment calendar to two years ago apparently dur- Chowdhury said. tation from it. Two years ago, the party affairs. party also made an unwritten rule not The panel members and several other fill just 10,000 positions, after making ing abrogating Article 370 and Demanding a thorough they had promised that any Before quitting the outfit, Roy, a to give tickets to no-Bengali candi- teams of the National Human Rights tall promises to give lakhs of jobs special status for Jammu & probe into the incident Indian citizen can reside in the former national vice president of the dates. “It was strange that the non- Commission “have been touring various before coming to power. Kashmir. Chowdhury said that the union territory. Did that hap- BJP, had expressed dissatisfaction Bengali candidates were ignored dur- places of West Bengal and enquiring into On June 18, Jagan had released the “We saw how the Centre Government should concen- pen? Brahmins (Kashmiri pan- about his being ignored in the party. ing distribution of tickets … It was the veracity of these allegations,” the offi- 'job calendar,' fixing the schedule for and Home Minister Amit Shah trate on making arrangements dits), till date, are scared to His supporters openly claimed that strange that the non-Bengali voters cial said. A five-judge bench of the high recruitment of 10,143 posts over the proudly assured the entire on the ground instead of talk- return to the Valley. Also, ter- despite playing a big role in the BJP’s would be expected to cast their votes court had on June 18 directed the chair- next nine months. nation about bringing securi- ing big and loud in public. rorist activities continue good show in the 2019 general elec- for the BJP but when it would come person of NHRC to constitute a commit- During the event, the CM claimed ty and peace in Jammu & Speaking on the Centre’s unabated,” the senior Congress tions when the BJP got 18 seats and to distribution of tickets they would be tee to examine all cases with regard to that 6,03,756 jobs were created by his Kashmir … He said that there outreach programme to Jammu leader who is also the Bengal lost a couple of more seats by a wafer ignored … this is a simple use and alleged human rights violations in the state Government in the last two would be no terror incident or & Kashmir leadership Pradesh Congress president thin margin Roy was increasingly throw politics … so we thought it bet- as a result of post-poll violence. years. drug racket … he said that Chowdhury had earlier said said. pushed to a corner in the party. ter to join the TMC where Mamata The bench had sought a comprehen- Also, he said 51,387 posts in the peace will return in these areas that he would not jump to form Reminding how many Meanwhile, with Roy exiting the Banerjee does not go back on her sive report about the present situation. newly created Public Transport depart- … but after two years there is any conclusion about Prime leaders who were invited to the BJP its lesser leaders and workers con- works.” It had on June 21 dismissed a prayer of ment were filled while it was nothing no improvement in the ground Minister Narendra Modi’s talks Prime Minister’s meeting were tinued to quit the outfit in various dis- However, refuting his statements the West Bengal government for recalling but absorption of the State Road situation as reports of security with Jammu & Kashmir lead- placed under house arrest after tricts of Bengal. district BJP president Laxman Ghorui the order passed in respect of PILs alleg- Transport Corporation employees into breaches are coming in every ers last week. Article 370 was repealed. “Now While at least 3,000 BJP men and said “BJP never took money for tick- ing displacement of people from their res- the government. day … there are terror attacks, He said that he had no faith the leaders who were once 38 local leaders from Asansol in West ets … it can be proved by the fact that idences, physical assault, destruction of Through the AP Public Service drugs and explosives are being in the BJP Government’s abil- equated with secessionists are Burdwan district on Sunday joined the a daily-wager’s wife was given ticket at property and ransacking of places of busi- Commission, 2,475 regular posts were smuggled … so where is ity to bring peace and instill brought out of jail for talks,” he Trinamool Congress accusing the saf- Saltora in Bankura and she won the ness owing to post-poll violence in the filled but the process began during the peace… want peace be restored confidence among the people. said. fron leadership of “deviating from its seat from there.” State. 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+ .(,(, a possible UK military presence - H;@ with officials speculating about Secretary Ben Wallace’s private in Afghanistan after the US-led Russia’s reaction if HMS secretary, and marked “Secret lassified documents from NATO operation there ends ;/03/272; Defender sailed close to UK Eyes Only”, outlines high- Cthe UK Ministry of this year. Crimea. ly sensitive recommendations Defence (MoD) containing “It would be inappropriate ?:10170 The bundle of documents for the UK’s military footprint secret information about a to comment further,” an MoD also includes updates on arms in Afghanistan, following the warship and the British military spokesperson said, as it was 2/0D020 exports campaigns, including end of Operation Resolute was discovered at a bus stop in confirmed an investigation has sensitive observations about Support, the NATO operation south-eastern England, accord- been launched into the inci- 071@5?;0/ areas where Britain might find currently winding down in the ing to a media report on dent. itself competing with European wake of President Joe Biden’s Sunday. A member of the public, 276;1/0 allies. decision earlier this year to The MoD said an employ- who wishes to remain anony- And there are briefing withdraw American forces. ee reported the loss of the doc- mous, found the 50-odd pages passage through Ukrainian ter- notes for last Monday’s session The document discusses an uments last week, which were of documents and contacted ritorial waters”, with guns cov- of the UK-US Defence American request for British discovered by a member of the the BBC when he realised the ered and the ship’s helicopter Dialogue, including observa- assistance in several specific public in a soggy heap behind sensitive nature of the contents. stowed in its hangar, was con- tions on US President Joe areas, and addresses the ques- a bus stop in Kent early on The BBC believes the docu- ducted in the expectation that Biden’s first months in office. tion of whether any British spe- Tuesday morning, the BBC ments, which include emails Russia might respond aggres- Most of the papers are cial forces will remain in report said. and PowerPoint presentations, sively. marked “official sensitive”, a rel- Afghanistan once the with- One set of documents originated in the office of a On Wednesday, more than atively low level of classification drawal is complete. reportedly discusses the likely senior official at the MoD. 20 Russian aircraft and two used, according to the govern- Due to the sensitivity of the Russian reaction to HMS The documents relating to coastguard ships shadowed the ment, “where there is a clear document, the BBC said it has Defender’s passage through the Royal Navy’s Type 45 warship as it sailed about 19- and justifiable requirement to decided not to report details Ukrainian waters off the destroyer, HMS Defender, km off Crimea’s coast. shots and a jet dropped bombs account, denying any warning Ditroite”, was the subject of reinforce the ‘need to know’”. which could endanger the Crimea coast on Wednesday show that a mission described Moscow’s defence ministry said in the destroyer’s path but the shots had been fired. high-level discussions as late as But one document, security of British and other and another lays out plans for by the MoD as an “innocent a patrol ship fired warning UK government rejected this The mission, dubbed “Op Monday, the documents show, addressed to UK Defence personnel in Afghanistan. -)    %  (  / '     89#)R #  )  0 P         ! # 2 #R  ,# + 3# ,9 potentially destabilising. + .(,(, them,” Hancock said in his res- It was normal practice that ignation on Saturday, as he     !!  s China’s ruling a successor to the General he UK Government said on promised Johnson his full sup- ACommunist Party is set to Secretary of the CPC is named TSunday that it will launch port as a backbench Tory MP. celebrate its centenary on July during the second tenure of the an investigation into how According to UK media 1, experts warn that the poten- party leadership. footage from inside a depart- reports, he had ended his 15- tial of President Xi Jinping’s With no clear successor in mental office was leaked and year marriage to wife Martha continuation in power, unlike sight, observers expect Xi to ended in Matt Hancock resign- on Thursday – after he knew his predecessors, could poten- remain as a paramount leader ing as Health Secretary to his affair with his close friend tially be “very destabilising” for during the reshuffle of the make way for Sajid Javid. and aide was to hit the head- it in the future in the absence party’s governing bodies as the The Department of Health lines on Friday. Both Hancock of a successor. twice-a-decade Party Congress and Social Care (DHSC) will and Coladangelo are married Ironically, in its 100th year, Marxism, replacing it with a next year will shed light on how look into how the former with three children each. The the Communist Party of China pragmatic ideology of he plans to tackle succession health secretary came to be pair are now believed to be sep- (CPC), as it is officially called, “Socialism with Chinese and avoid a crisis within the videoed kissing one of his arated from their respective relies on Xi just as it depend- Characteristics” and undoing party. aides, Gina Coladangelo, who spouses and plan to start a new ed on its founder leader and the harm caused by Mao that It could prove to be his has also resigned from her ‘The Sun’ newspaper, life together.   #/B), aimed at reviving the nuclear principled ideologue helped China to unleash the biggest challenge and will shape DHSC role of non-executive which had published images of Meanwhile, Javid praised deal. ‘Chairman’ Mao Zedong, who potential of the world’s most the party for decades to come, director in the wake of the the illicit kiss that broke the his predecessor for all that he ran will not negotiate end- A US State Department held a vice-like grip on it until populous country to emerge as the Hong Kong-based South scandal. Covid-19 lockdown rules in had achieved in the fight Ilessly over the revival of the official said last week that the his death in 1976 after the party the second-largest economy. China Morning Post said in its There had been growing place at the time in early May, against the pandemic as he 2015 nuclear deal, a top official two countries still have serious was established in 1921. Deng’s other political report on Friday. calls for a probe after questions said the images came from “a stepped into his new role back said here, while also urging the differences “over a host of On the brink of collapse invention of collective leader- Xi has said that one way to were raised about the reasons concerned Whitehall whistle- on the Parliament frontbench US to abandon the “failed lega- issues, whether it’s the nuclear after his disastrous ideological ship structure which kept the evaluate a political system is to behind the presence of a cam- blower”. with a pledge to return the UK cy” of former President Donald steps that Iran needs to take, experiments like the 1958 party intact accommodating all see whether the leadership suc- era inside a smoke alarm in Hancock issued an apolo- back to normal “as quickly as Trump. the sanctions relief that the US “Great Leap Forward”, mass groups and sections of the 90 cession is “law-abiding and Hancock’s former office and gy for breaking the rules on possible”. The remarks were made on would be offering or the mobilisation of labour to million-strong member CPC orderly”. security concerns over footage social distancing with someone “I was honoured to take up Saturday for Foreign Ministry sequence of steps that both improve agricultural and after his death in 1997 has gone But unlike his predeces- from it being accessed. outside his household bubble this position. I also know that spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh sides will be taking”. industrial production but back to one leader party with sors, Xi did not endorse a suc- “The Department of on Friday, which was accepted it comes with huge responsi- in a tweet, reports Xinhua The official suggested that ended with a string of poor the emergence of Xi at the helm cessor at the end of his first Health will be investigating by Prime Minister Boris bility, and I will do everything news agency. a deal between the two sides harvests resulting in famine, in 2012. term in 2017, and observers do quite rightly to understand Johnson who backed him to I can to make sure that I deliv- Iran has actively partici- remains possible, saying the US and the 1966 ‘Cultural China in 2018 approved not expect one to emerge in the how this was able to happen,” stay on as a Cabinet minister. er for the people of this great pated in the Vienna talks aimed team would attend the seventh Revolution’, which resulted in the removal of the two-term new leadership line-up next UK Northern Ireland Secretary But his position as Health country,” Javid told reporters on at the revival of the nuclear round of talks “sometime in the the deaths of over 1.5 million limit on the presidency, effec- year as well. Brandon Lewis told the BBC. Secretary soon became unten- Sunday. agreement, also known as the not too distant future”. people, the party was revived tively allowing Xi, 68, to remain That could spell trouble for “We have got to be con- able as not only the Opposition “We are still in a pandem- Joint Comprehensive Plan of The US government with- by moderate “paramount in power for life. the party, according to Steve cerned about the fact that but even his own Conservative ic and I want to see that come Action (JCPOA), which the US drew from the JCPOA in May leader” Deng Xiaoping. While Xi’s supporters pro- Tsang. someone was able to secure a Party colleagues began speak- to an end as soon as possible, tried to “destroy”, Khatibzadeh 2018 and unilaterally re- Deng, who won the bitter jected his leadership as the “When succession finally recording from inside a gov- ing out against his actions, and that will be my most added. imposed sanctions on Iran. power struggle against the need of the hour for China looms, it can potentially be very ernment building… We have to saying they undermined pub- immediate priority to see that Since April 6, Washington In response, Iran gradual- ‘Gang of Four’ headed by Mao’s which is facing global adversi- destabilising if the structure understand how that happened lic trust in the lockdown rules. we can return to normal as and Tehran have had six ly suspended parts of its widow Jiang Qing and guided ty, analysts warn that his con- and/or process is not clear and and how we deal with that,” he “Those of us who make soon and as quickly as possi- rounds of indirect negotia- JCPOA commitments from the party till 1997 had over- tinuation in power after two well defined,” Tsang told the said. these rules have got to stick by ble,” he said. tions in Austria’s capital Vienna May 2019. turned Mao’s hardline terms unlike predecessors is Post. ;) :)::; !    6"      (   (   ;*&  < +   + (/( I0!J something that should never be after Trump left office under a )     allowed.” cloud of violence, marks the 2?22 <        3" ormer US president Donald In fact, Trump was describ- beginning of a new, more pub-   R)           FTrump on Saturday reprised ing a legitimate vote counting lic phase of his post-presiden-           (!"(-  3>53D<@2// his baseless election grievances process that saw Biden take the cy. 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Affairs, as well as the secretary loss of lives and livelihood. A senior official said the Pursuant to the announce- of administrative department. The GDP in India con- FY2022,” the SBI chief told the Channels in total transactions details came into the public vertently put out have been In case of a CIRP, these ment made by Finance The panel also has the tracted by 7.3 per cent in shareholders of the bank. increasing to 93 per cent in domain “inadvertently” as the removed, the official added. details have to be disclosed by Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Department of Public FY2021 and the country expe- Speaking on the perfor- FY2021, thereby converting a regulator is working on a beta It could not be immediately the resolution professional con- in her 2021 budget speech, the Enterprises, Department of rienced a second wave of infec- mance of the bank in FY21, he challenging situation into an project to host the information ascertained as to such details of cerned while in liquidation NITI Aayog has suggested a Investment and Public Asset tions with cases rising rapidly said that although the last fis- opportunity, the Chairman of creditors of companies how many creditors were put processes, the respective liq- couple of bank names for pri- Management (DIPAM) secre- since March 2021, he said cal was an exceptionally chal- said. He said that in the current undergoing Corporate out. uidator would make these dis- vatisation to the Core Group of tary as its member. while addressing the 66th lenging year for the entire financial year, SBI will contin- Insolvency Resolution Process There was no official com- closures. Secretaries on Disinvestment According to sources, the Annual General Meeting of the world, the state-run bank was ue to accelerate its digital agen- (CIRP) and liquidation. ment from the IBBI. Such details have to be put headed by Cabinet Secretary in panel also examined issues bank. He, however, said that able to function against all da, adding that the scope and The IBBI, a key institution Under the IBBI regula- out on the websites of the April, sources said. pertaining to protection of policy measures and the coor- odds with minimal disruption reach of YONO will be expand- in implementing the tions, details about creditors, companies concerned. The meeting of the high- interests of workers of banks dinated efforts of the Reserve for the customers. ed further. Insolvency and Bankruptcy including workmen, of com- With instances where level panel deliberated on the which are likely to be priva- Bank of India (RBI) and the “The business continuity “With the rollout of pre- Code (IBC), is working on the panies undergoing CIRP or many small companies do not recommendation of the NITI tised.Following a clearance Centre were directed towards plans that were chalked out package insolvency for resolu- project to ensure and enhance liquidation should be disclosed have or are unable to maintain Aayog on Thursday June 24, from AM, it will go to the enabling growth on a more have worked well for the Bank tion, resumption of courts and transparency with respect to on the websites of the compa- their websites, the IBBI is sources said, adding the panel Union Cabinet headed by the durable basis during these dif- and this is reflected in various formation of National Asset CIRP and liquidation process- nies (corporate debtors) con- working on a project to host would after tying up all loose Prime Minister for the final ficult times. parameters of the Bank’s per- Reconstruction Company, es, the official said, adding cerned. The details required these details on its website ends will send the names of the nod. Changes on the regulato- “Notwithstanding the sec- formance in FY 2021.” efforts will be in full force to that the matter will be sorted include name of the creditor for easy access of the creidtors. shortlisted PSU banks to AM ry side to facilitate privatisation ond wave of Covid-19, Indian Notably the bank has keep the momentum in out in the next few days. concerned, amount claimed The work started a few days for consideration. would start after the cabinet economy, through its resilience, achieved high level of digitiza- stressed asset recovery in the The details that were inad- and amount admitted. back. Headed by the cab- approval. is poised for a recovery in tion with share of Alternate current financial year.” B3        *    7!   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(RE) capacity by 2032. languages. mental role. getting a fair valuation of assets. The country had produced Last month, Japan’s output NTPC has become India’s The pan-India campaign Towards this, the central Official sources said that 5.8 MT steel in the same month increased to 8.4 MT from 5.9 first energy company to declare to educate the general public bank has created a critical vol- that all oil sector PSUs may be a year ago. MT in May 2020. The US pro- its energy compact goals as part about the essential rules and ume of literature and has asked to exit from their invest- “The production of the 64 duced 7.2 MT steel in the of the UN High-level Dialogue regulations will be launched in uploaded on its website in 13 ments made in equity shares of countries reporting to the month under review. Its output on Energy (HLDE), according Hindi, Assamese, Bangla, languages for banks and other other State-owned entities. This cent), HPCL (2.47 per cent) of interest,” said one of the World Steel Association was at 4.8 MT in May 2020. to a statement. Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, stakeholders to download and could be done in phases, and IOC (4.93 per cent) togeth- source quoted above. (worldsteel) was 174.4 MT in While Russia’s output last “NTPC has set a target to Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, use. As per the RBI website, the depending on the market con- er own partial equity in OIL. Analysts also believe that May 2021, a 16.5 per cent month was at 6.6 MT, South install 60 GW of renewable Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu aim of the initiative is to create ditions, so that the shares get Estimates suggest that if the offloading listed investments increase compared to May Korea produced 6 MT, energy capacity by 2032,” it besides English. awareness about financial maximum valuation. government divests its stake by could make sense even for 2020,” the global industry body Germany 3.5 MT, and Iran 2.6 added.The country’s largest The media mix, according products and services, good The cross-holding struc- taking the entire proceeds from strategic investors looking to said in its latest report. MT. power producer is also aiming to an RBI document, will financial practices, going dig- ture among oil PSUs was built sale of shares cross-held by oil buy into Bharat Petroleum China remained the glob- Turkey and Brazil both 10 per cent reduction in net include traditional as well as ital and consumer protection. in the late 1990s as the PSUs, it could mobilise Corporation Ltd (BPCL) as it al leader in the production of produced 3.2 MT of crude energy intensity by 2032. new media. Besides newspa- The central bank runs a Government sold its shares in upwards of 40,000-50,000 would reduce the risk of any steel in May, registering 6.6 per- steel each in May 2021. NTPC is among the few pers, magazines, radio, televi- media campaign ‘RBI Kehta Oil India Ltd (OIL), Oil and crore. future Government interven- organisations globally to sion channels and cinema Hai’, is an initiative to educate Natural Gas Corporation However, it is likely that tion. None of the PSU oil com- declare its energy compact halls, the campaign will the public about its regulations (ONGC), Gas Authority of companies may plough back panies now hold any equity in goals. Further, NTPC has also cover digital media, web which are aimed at enhancing India Ltd (GAIL) and Indian the money raised through equi- BPCL and only LIC has 5.66 declared that it will form at portals and social media, the the quality of customer service Oil Corporation (IOC) in a bid ty sale to the Government by per cent stake in the privatisa- least 2 international alliances to RBI said while inviting appli- in banks. to raise funds. declaring a special dividend. tion bound refiner valued at facilitate clean energy research cations from advertising agen- The number of followers of Consequently, while GAIL “The Government wants to current share price of  470.55 and promote sustainability in cies for designing the creatives the Reserve Bank’s Twitter han- and IOC hold 7.84 and 2.45 per end cross-holding in the oil at 5,775 crore. energy value chain by 2025. for the awareness campaigns. dle @RBI surpassed the one cent stake respectively in sector as its consolidation and Sources said that while The targets were unveiled “The public awareness million mark touching 1.15 ONGC and OIL hold 14.20 and privatisation roadmap would privatisation plan for IOC, in the recently held ‘Ministerial campaigns of RBI will be full- million as of March 31, 2021, 5.16 per cent stake respective- create two to three large inte- GAIL, ONGC, OIL has not Thematic Forums for the fledged multimedia, multilin- signifying the “largest follow- ly in IOC. Also, IOC and grated entities. This would cre- been drawn as of now, under HDLE’ event. The commit- gual, pan-India level cam- ing among the central banks” ONGC hold 2.47 and 4.94 per ate a situation where cross- the roadmap finalised by the ment from NTPC has been paigns. The objective of the of the world, said the RBI’s cent stake respectively in GAIL holding could be seen as anti- Government it would keep made public on UN’s website campaigns is to create general annual report. India, and BPCL (2.47 per competitive and aiding conflict bare minimum. as well.  # 9     ?   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The expenditure incurred etrol price increased by 35 an at least two-year moratori- tion. The association compris- Tsaid it has extended the sec- Central Government employ- two-fold increase in their The Flash Report for cen- on these projects till May 2021 Ppaise per litre for the second um on interest charges on es players that are into ground ond phase of FAME India ees and Dearness Relief for annual turnover in the last tral sector projects for May is over 13.30 lakh crore, which day in a row in the national bank loans and instructions to handling activities across major scheme by two years till March Central Government pension- two years after a pilot inter- released by the Ministry of is 48.79 per cent of the antici- capital to  take it to 98.46 a airport operators not to charge airports in the country. These 31, 2024, for faster adoption of ers from next month. vention to make them viable, Statistics and Programme pated cost of the projects. litre. concessions and rental fees till include Turkish aviation firm electric mobility and develop- Citing a picture of an Small Farmers Agri-Business Implementation showed that Out of 525 delayed pro- Similarly, the price of the normalcy returns, to help tide Celebi , Indo Thai Airport ment of its manufacturing “office memorandum” which Consortium (SFAC) said on 525 projects are running jects, 100 (19.05 per cent) pro- fuel in the other key metros over the current crisis. Management Services, Air Asia ecosystem in the country. has been doing the rounds on Sunday. SFAC, an autonomous behind schedule. jects have overall delay in the also continued the upward The industry, which is esti- SATS, and Bhadra Ground The second phase of FAME social media and confirmed the body promoted by the Union Out of the 1,768 projects, range of 1 to 12 months, 124 trend with petrol being sold at mated to have incurred a loss Handling Services. (Faster Adoption and resumption of DA and DR Agriculture Ministry, collabo- 10 projects are ahead of sched- (23.61 per cent) projects have 99.49 per litre in Chennai. of 800-900 crore in the last It has also sought a stim- Manufacturing of Electric from next month, the Finance rated with Grant Thornton ule, 238 are on schedule, the delay in the range of 13 to 24 In Mumbai and Kolkata, financial year due to no inter- ulus to sustain salary payment Vehicles) India scheme focus- Ministry tweeted: “A docu- Bharat in 2018 to introduce report showed. months, 182 (34.67 per cent) the fuel was sold for 104.56 national operations that and allow subsistence es on supporting electrification ment is doing rounds on social multiple interventions on 30 “Total original cost of projects have delay in the range and 98.30 per litre, respec- account for around 70 per cent allowances to minimise of public and shared trans- media claiming resumption of select FPOs in West Bengal, implementation of the 1,768 of 25 to 60 months and 119 tively. of its total business, also wants retrenchment. The association portation. DA to Central Government Karnataka and Madhya projects was 22,86,955.18 (22.67 per cent) projects in With the rise, petrol price the government to reopen the said the ground-handling com- A notification of the employees & Dearness Relief to Pradesh for two years. crore and their anticipated range of 61 months and above. has reached very close to hit- overseas flights in a planned panies have taken a lot of department of heavy industry Central Government pension- “A gamut of interventions ting the century mark all across and restructured manner. effort to build skills sets and it said that the scheme is pro- ers from July 2021. This OM is were undertaken by way of the country extending the In a representation to the will be unfortunate if the indus- posed to be implemented over #FAKE. No such OM has been input, credit, common facilities scope of historic high prices civil aviation ministry recent- try is pushed to go through a period of three years from issued by GOI.” and market linkages, in addi- that had already made the fuel ly, industry body Ground massive retrenchments. April 1, 2019. Last year, the Ministry tion to capacity-building and rate cross the 100 per litre- Handling Association of India It also said the civil avia- “Now with the approval of announced a freeze on the training of the Board of mark in certain cities and (GHIA) said the last many tion ministry should consider the competent authority, it is hike in DA and DR till July Directors (BoDs) on business towns of Maharashtra, Madhya months have been “challeng- instructing airport operators decided that FAME India 2021. planning. Notably, almost all of Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, ing” for the industry and given not to charge concession and Phase II scheme is extended On Saturday, the Congress the FPOs were credit-linked for Andhra Pradesh. the situation, the government rental fees until normalcy of for a period of two (2) years accused the Union either working capital or term Across the country as well needs to come up with con- operations is achieved while i.E. Up to 31st March 2024,” it Government of adopting a loan,” said SFAC Managing petrol and diesel prices siderations and support mea- urging it to relook at the “high- said. malevolent approach towards Director Neelkamal Darbari increased on Saturday but its sures to help it survive this ly-regulated” environment With an aim to promote scores of Central Government in a statement. According to retail prices varied depending challenging phase. under which the industry oper- eco-friendly vehicles, the gov- employees, Army staff and SFAC, the impact assessment of on the level of local taxes in dif- “The civil aviation ministry ates. ernment had launched the pensioners with regard to the the interventions showed that ferent states. must consider advising the “Despite being on a light FAME India scheme (Faster payment of dearness allowance the average turnover of 30 tar- Petrol prices in three other banks to provide a moratorium touch evaluation, the process Adoption and Manufacturing (DA) and demanded immedi- geted FPOs increased from metros apart from Mumbai on interest charges on loans for has become increasingly chal- of (Strong) Hybrid and Electric ate repayment of arrears. 44 lakh to over 118 lakh per have also reached closer to a period of at least two years. lenging when it comes to Vehicles in India) in 2015. Addressing a press confer- annum in a span of two years. 100 per litre-mark and OMC “It should also consider bonafide tariff revisions,” it Commenting on the ence here, Congress spokesper- The underlying purpose of the officials said that if interna- instructing the Airports stated. The association said development, industry cham- son Abhishek Manu Singhvi pilot project was to collec- tional oil prices continue to Authority of India (AAI) not to deferring the commencement ber Ficci said the extension will had said that on April 23, tivise and energise FPOs oper- firm up, this mark could also be enforce operations, manage- of regular commercial inter- help the industry in capturing 2020, the Government had ating at various levels across breached in other places in the ment, development agreement national flight services month- the deferred demand for elec- kicked the people’s stomachs by these states and increase farm- next few days. 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Why do we efore modern medicine, our pitta ascends in late puberty and decoctions. It is the pre-usable now find ourselves in a world ancestors were already well provides energy through middle age; methodology in different Ayurvedic full of misery? Well, to begin Bequipped with wisdom and and vata, which is dry and cold, detox treatments where the goal is to with, there are several opinions various techniques in Ayurveda to ascents after age 50. This is the widen the channels of the body to as to whether there ever exist- take care of the body as well as the reason why those who are old are so take out poisons from the tissues. ed something called paradise, mind. Immortality and anti-ageing influenced by obstruction, gas and Ayurvedic fomentation is generally is it a mere figment of wishful number of mounting global to maturing can appear to be affected by cold weather. When the given after an oil rub. imagination or reality, is it an problems, irresolvable national comparable in their essential doshas are in balance, your well- abstract blissful experience, or issues, and uncountable emo- objective, yet it is total inverse in its being is acceptable, yet on the off Advantages of Swedana: a concrete world of human and tional upheavals, the present outcome. The progression in chance that at least one leaves Separates toxins; lessens material perfection. times in no way qualify to be diagnostic methods, symptomatic balance, different side effects or aggravation. There are people who called heaven. Since this world techniques, current treatment, and ailments can emerge. Experts agree Soothes sore muscles. believe that paradise is nothing is certainly not heaven, it must careful mediation has brought about that keeping your doshas in balance Expands dissemination. but a utopian dream, a mere be the veritable hell. Isn’t it? So an expanded life expectancy for permits you to traverse through life Renews and revives the skin. fantasy that tired humans take if this is hell, where is heaven? people. without any body-related concerns. Diminishes deadness, refuge in. In reality, such a It must exist somewhere or From the point of view of solidness, inflexibility. place is unachievable as grief must have been there once Ayurveda, the skin’s surface and The concept of healthy ageing Follows up on fat tissues. and suffering are a part and upon a time. It is only God, who appearance likewise change as we Diet is vastly explained in Mitigates pressure. parcel of life. Then there are can reveal the truth about the start growing up through the promotion of health. It essentially believed to be responsible for a Ayurveda. The ideal diet changes Eliminates daze. those who believe that both world ‘he’ first created. God tells various phases of life. Maturing is means nutrition at all levels from person’s physiological, mental and according to different seasons, and it Improves absorption. heaven and hell co-exist at the us that Earth was first a paradise the cycle of degeneration of cells as macro to micro-cellular level. emotional health. is explained that Ayurveda very well same time. According to them, where humans with sixteen you grow old. It is unavoidable, yet Ayurvedic medicine is based on While everyone possesses a tells us about the daily consumption These age-old practices still find a person is in heaven when all celestial qualities lived and one can postpone this with the vast the idea that the world is made up of combination of these doshas, each of the food. To slow down ageing, a place in the world today and these is fine and can be in hell the enjoyed the riches of the most wisdom of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is five elements — aakash (space), jala one of the doshas dominates a key the remedies that are given in methods help you slow down your very next moment. Secondly, bountiful nature. After several known to be the craft of everyday (water), prithvi (earth), teja (fire), period of a human’s existence, Ayurveda: Eating one amla or taking body’s natural ageing process when one is basking in heav- rebirths, these souls lost their living in the concordance and the and vayu (air). A combination of paying little heed to your essential an Ayurveda tablet daily. Taking without any side effects. enly pleasures, others could original sheen and power and laws of nature. In Ayurveda, each element results in three constitution. Kapha is the hour of vasti/basti therapy in the rainy (The writer is an expert working simultaneously be bearing the ate the forbidden fruit of body Rasayana is a rejuvenation therapy humours or doshas, known as vata, youth and pre-adulthood when you season can keep you healthy. at a wellness and treatment centre, wrath of hellish suffering. Then — consciousness. This opened that helps in the maintenance and kapha, and pitta. These doshas are are young, graceful and succulent; Ayurveda explains that it is very which specialises in Ayurveda.) there is a third category, the Pandora’s box and human rich and the accomplished, weaknesses in the form of lust, who feel that heaven is right anger, greed, attachment, and atudevi Peetharam, the she made arrangements for For Santosh Kanwar, the here, right now because there ego became a part of the orig- Ksarpanch of Darbari, a door-to-door delivery of sarpanch of Badoda village, the is no comfort beyond their inally virtuous human nature, newly formed panchayat in the 8     drinking water to make sure COVID-19 period has been reach. which further gave rise to sin- far-flung desert district of womenfolk were not forced to quite a challenging experience. Religions describe heaven ful actions. It caused suffering Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, is quite step out of the house and Several villages of this as a world of unrivaled bliss cre- in return and with the passage busy these days. After causing    )2 : 9  assemble at the panghat (well) panchayat are not yet well ated by God, where humans of time, suffering became so destruction in urban regions, in groups. connected by road to the were in their most powerful unbearable that souls started to when the second wave of    :        The fear of the virus had panchayat headquarters. The state and were completely obliv- long for salvation. It is, at this COVID-19 entered rural led to a situation where people village witnessed over two ious of unrighteousness and time, that the Almighty makes India, this elected    :#.# .#)8# had started avoiding the dozen deaths during the lived in perfect harmony with this revelation that ‘he’ is once representative became quite COVID-19 test. Generating second wave. This gave other living beings and nature. again here to re-create the per- vigilant. She now takes regular hypochlorite and that there awareness and preparing them Santosh a tough time as he So, the above three opinions fect world order — the paradise. rounds in every village that was no violation of lockdown to cooperate in testing was a tried to contain the pandemic about the existence of paradise That day is not far when we falls under her gram panchayat norms. The panchayat also challenge but Rasali’s efforts to and take necessary measures to become contrary to its defining would see a world of purity and ensuring that the protocols are took care to distribute ration ensure timely tracking, testing, diffuse panic among the characteristics. As, in the first values, where every being would followed in each village. She kits to the needy. As her and the treatment worked. A villagers. Now her priority is to case, if heaven were a mere be divine and would co-exist in also distributes masks if she panchayat is yet to develop its strict lockdown was observed, work with the administration utopia, and sin and suffering harmony with nature. There notices someone lowering own medical infrastructure, and with the help of the to upgrade health were there right from the begin- will be no form of violence, be their guard. Katudevi has they are dependent upon the administration, she ensured infrastructure in the village. ning, the internal urge of it physical, mental or emotion- stepped up her efforts to neighbouring Dabla that no one violated the In the tribal-dominated humans to regain that world of al. Every person will be an manage the Covid situation in panchayat. government guidelines. Soon, Banswara district, all peace and happiness cannot be embodiment of truth and divine these times of gloom and Katudevi is joined by the village was free from the panchayats have performed explained. Another question virtues. People will enjoy perfect despair to safeguard her several other grassroots virus. well, many of them led by that arises here is that — did health, natural beauty, and a people. women leaders in this fight Bhuribai Gameti, the tribal several women sarpanch and God in the first place create an long lifespan and there will no Why is she focussing so against COVID-19. The sarpanch of Kanpur panchayat, ward panch. Out of the 11 imperfect world order? If we are sign of sickness or untimely much on the awareness drive Jalpaka panchayat in the well utilised the lockdown panchayat samitis in the in heaven at one moment and death. Everybody will be happy this time? “Once bitten, twice Rishabhdev sub-division of period to work towards village district, there are 934 villages in hell at the other, then heav- and contented. shy,” she says adding that, “Our Udaipur district has also committees have worked quite In another district of the safety, particularly of women in the district which have en is reduced to a transient state. One would question: Is panchayat had COVID-19 successfully managed to keep well in the panchayat. When Mewar region, the women and schoolgirls. “Apart from successfully kept Coronavirus The rich arrive at their conclu- this all a myth? No, not real- cases in the first wave, and we the villagers safe from the the migratory folks returned sarpanch of Gadola in effective COVID-19 at bay. sion after comparing their qual- ly! We need to understand that don’t want the second wave to virus. The panchayat has four home from Maharashtra and Chittorgarh district, Rasali management, the panchayat Not restricted by any ity of life with the other needy the golden age or the new hit again.” The villagers need to revenue villages and a Gujarat, they were quarantined Devi was quick to anticipate has performed well on other boundaries this time, the and distressed lot. Again, here world is the harvesting period be reminded constantly. She population of nearly 6,000. In in the fields before being the impending COVID-19 fronts as well,” said Gehri Lal, COVID-19 virus has spread heaven is reduced to a relative for the fruits of pure actions organises regular meetings to the past 13 months, not a allowed entry to the village,” crisis in the village. When the ex-ward panch. wider and deeper in this wave. term when it is actually a place that are performed by us in the ensure that people follow single Corona case has been the SDO Govind Singh Ratnu village witnessed three deaths “I feel happy that the Every region — urban, rural or where everyone exists simulta- present age. It is actually now COVID-19 appropriate reported in the panchayat. The said. and nearly 90 positive patients COVID-19 period could be tribal has been impacted by it. neously in a state of perennial that we get an opportunity to behaviour. Her gram success mantra lies in the While marriages are being in the village, she approached utilised to install CCTV These gram panchayats, led by bliss, a place where suffering is create our best destiny. Once panchayat has urged the performance of the young performed strictly as per the administration to cameras and proper lights in strong women leaders, are known to none and not where we conquer the vices such as villagers to immediately report team formed by the Sarpanch COVID-19 protocol, villagers immediately open a Covid the panchayat. The women will leaving no stone unturned to it is known to some. Secondly, lust, ego, and attachment, we if anyone has fever or Ramila Meena and her ward have restricted observance of Care Centre in the village feel safer stepping out when fight the pandemic. They are even the rich are not free from regain our divine nature and it symptoms of the virus. members. She regularly death rituals too. The usual school campus. She also the lockdown comes to an end. the beacon of hope and these the fear of untimely death that helps transform the entire A responsible leader, monitors her teams’ efforts in congregation of the whole ensured the availability of We also started garbage women at the helm of affairs in looms large on everyone’s face. society into a new divine Katudevi ensured that all the ensuring COVID-19 village during funerals, third- oxygen to avoid panic in her collection from doorstep these panchayats have surely Now let us look at the world. So, do not ever think revenue villages and hamlets appropriate behaviour in the day obituary meetings, and village. because good hygienic exhibited their crisis world today and find out if we that heaven is a myth. 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Bale said at the end of his tee a playoff for the finals in The sides were locked at 0- one-season loan spell at Qatar in 18 months’ time. 0 at the end of normal time but Tottenham from Real Madrid “We’ve just started the it did not take long for Italy to last month that he knows where World Cup campaign and we make their mark in extra- his future lies, but claimed it were saying in there now we time. would ‘cause chaos’ if he revealed need to take this experience into The impressive Spinazzola it before the European Bale told Welsh TV channel S4C there,” added Bale. crossed from the left and Championship. shortly after terminating a pre- “I feel we have a very good Chiesa controlled the ball and However, he quashed vious interview when asked way of playing when we play rifled home with his left foot rumours that could be retiring about his international future. well. five minutes into the extra half- from the sport as he set his sights “People ask stupid ques- “We just need to keep that hour. on Wales’ first appearance at a tions all the time but I obvious- confidence high, keep playing “It’s never too late to come World Cup since 1958. ly love playing for Wales. football, and I think we can qual- on from the bench,” said “I want to continue to play,” “I will play for Wales until ify for the next World Cup.” Chiesa after the match. “The credit goes to the coach because everyone is always Covid +ve Perisic will miss Spain tie '    6   $ $       (  6 ( (  (    !:  (     *  8   F@-;+ ready, we’re a squad of 26 starters.” Pula: Croatia forward Ivan tion, providing evidence of   9D)  + .(,(, Italy effectively ended the Perišic tested positive for the complying with all the neces- tie 10 minutes later when coronavirus and will miss the sary measures aimed at protec- Bucharest: France and ubstitutes Federico Chiesa Francesco Acerbi shepherded match against Spain in the tion against the spread of coro- Switzerland will play their Euro and Matteo Pessina struck the ball to Pessina, who fin- round of 16 of the Euro 2020. navirus.” 2020 last-16 clash in front of up Sin extra-time as Italy beat "6,!"63" ished superbly before racing Perišic will have to self-iso- The quarantine period will to 25,000 people at the National battling Austria 2-1 to reach towards the corner flag and late for 10 days, the Croatian also sideline Perišic if the Arena in Bucharest, UEFA the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 throwing himself on the turf. team said in a statement. 2018 World Cup finalists announced, doubling the pre- at Wembley on Saturday. But there was still time for The rest of the squad and reach Friday’s quarterfi- viously announced attendance. The two teams were locked  $              late drama when Austria’s Sasa coaching staff tested neg- nals and the semifinals on “We can confirm that the at 0-0 after 90 minutes in Kalajdzic stooped to head the ative. July 6. National Arena Bucharest London, with Italy enjoying the   (      E ball in at the near post from a “Medical staff isolated Croatia has returned capacity was increased to better of the first half and corner with a little over five Ivan from the other mem- to its home country from around 50 percent. The avail- Austria coming back strongly late drama. I’m happy because the lads Mancini made seven minutes to go. bers of the national team,” Glasgow. The Euro 2020 able capacity will be approxi- in the second period. “We knew we had to suf- gave everything to win even changes from the side that beat That was the first goal the Croatian team squad, without mately 25,000,” UEFA con- But Chiesa made the cru- fer because Austria are the typ- when we were tired.” Wales as Marco Verratti start- Italy had conceded since said, “and immedi- Perišic, is sched- firmed in a statement ahead of cial breakthrough early in ical side who do not allow Having emerged as Group ed instead of Manuel Locatelli October 2020, ending a run of ately and thor- uled to fly from Monday’s match. extra-time and another goal (you) to play well,” said Italy A winners with a 100 percent in midfield, while Giorgio 1,168 minutes without conced- oughly informed Pula to European football’s gov- from Pessina set up a quarter- boss Roberto Mancini. record after playing all three of Chiellini again missed out ing. But ultimately they did competent epi- Copenhagen erning body added that the final against the winners of “The substitutes made the their games in Rome, Italy with a hamstring injury. enough to win and in the demiological on Sunday to additional seats made available Sunday’s tie between Belgium difference for us, but every- were on the road for the first After belting out a rousing process set a new national authorities face Spain the were sold ‘only to fully vacci- and holders Portugal, despite body gave their best tonight. time in the tournament. rendition of their national record of 31 games unbeaten. about the situa- next day. AP nated people’. AP 1    !     @(    !  *+. " passes DHANESHWARI IN FOR HIMA +  3B!(. +    ' /   F      F 4++                . ! =   =  1 =F ) kipper Mithali Raj’s fighting half-century Swent in vain as England Women rode on        % =  + 0 3) before the World Cup. I am sure that you and Nat Sciver’s aggres-     (  %    know the selectors and management sive unbeaten fifties to beat a below-par India    ,   ! "   ndia head coach for the tour of Sri would have a pretty fair idea by now as to Women by eight in the first ODI of            ILanka, Rahul Dravid, on Sunday said it what is the kind of squad that they are the three-match series here on Sunday. 4++     !  =    is unrealistic to expect that all the young- looking for.” Mithali led from the front with a patient !       4484   sters picked for the limited-overs assign- Dravid has stated in the past that one 72 to guide India Women to a modest 201 ment will get a game as they try to make of the reasons for his success as an India for eight after being put in to bat. SAJAN SETS NATIONAL RECORD an impression ahead of this year’s T20 Under-19 and A coach was the strategy to Mithali held India’s innings together fol-   )      World Cup. give every travelling player a game to build lowing two early dismissals. She shared two   N)F    (     The series marks the coaching return their confidence. crucial partnerships — 56 runs with Punam !' <=        of Dravid, who is based in Bengaluru as “There is an opportunity for may be one Raut (32) and 65 with Deepti Sharma (30)           the chief of the National Cricket Academy. or two places that, maybe, the team man- — to help India go past the 200-run mark. *++       ! " The second string squad, led by Shikhar agement or the selectors might be looking But England Women cantered home   B   !  <=  Dhawan, has six uncapped players. for, spots that they might want to fill, and with 91 balls to spare, thanks to opener = 42OP85      “...I think it’s probably going to be give them a few more options,” he said. Beaumont (87 off 87 balls) and   D  1 F  =  42OP7:   unrealistic to expect us in a short tour like “That would be the goal probably over Sciver’s (74 off 74) unbroken 119-run third- 0 ;&    (  39  (   this with three games, or three one-day- the next three T20s and to win the series. partnership that came off just 19 overs.   *+.  '      ers to give everyone an opportunity...And Earlier, India’s start was far from impres- PM HAILS OLY-BOUND ATHLETES the selectors will be there as well,” Dravid sive as the visitors lost both the openers Cross.  <     ,    declared in the pre-departure press con- cheaply. Touted as the next big thing in Indian India vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur's  !     F (  ference. Q  6   women’s cricket, teen sensation Shafali (1) poor form continued as he didn’t trou-           Among the players who are fighting Verma’s much-anticipated ODI debut lasted ble the scorers much, sneaking one to Amy N  O      = for a place in the T20 squad for this year’s  ;    just 14 balls from which she scored 15 runs Jones off Ecclestone (3/40).          World Cup are the capped trio of Ishan with the help of three fours. It was a struggle for experienced cam-    = 9     L# Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju + 0 3) is a lot of excitement,” Dhawan said at the Shafali, who became the youngest Indian paigner Mithali early on. She found bound-     =    F  Samson. The Sri Lanka series starts with virtual press conference. cricketer to make debut across formats on aries hard to come by, notching up her fifty          the ODIs from July 13, followed by T20s t’s a new challenge, said Shikhar Dhawan “It is a new challenge but at the same Sunday, perished in search of too many big in 95 balls with a four off Shrubsole.            from July 21. Ias he geared up to captain an India senior time it is a great opportunity for all of us shots when she miscued a Together with Deepti, Mithali then  M      N  = 3F The three T20s in Sri Lanka hold more team for the first time in his career, confi- to show our talent. Everybody is waiting (for (2/35) delivery to at mid-on added 65 runs for the fifth wicket before the importance than the ODIs as it will be the dent that the positivity and excitement in the tour to begin),” he added. in the fifth over. former was dismissed, LBW to Shrubsole. MANI SET TO GET ANOTHER TERM last set of International games India play the squad would ensure a successful lim- Talking about the composition of the Smriti Mandhana (10) followed soon But soon after Deepti’s dismissal, Mithali -  D     #    before the marquee event. ited-overs tour of Sri Lanka. side, Dhawan said: “The boys are doing when Shrubsole (2/33) went through her changed gears and hit three boundaries in an          “There are a lot of people in this squad Ahead of the squad’s departure on smart work and are looking forward to defence before Punam and Mithali resurrect- over, slicing and lofting Shrubsole to amass <=  "= 3     who are pushing for places or looking to Sunday, Dhawan said the two-week quar- these matches. The players have already per- ed the innings. 15 runs off the 44th over.              cement their places in the World Cup com- antine has helped the bonding among the formed well. After the early dismissals, both Punam Just when Mithali was looking danger-            ing up, but I think the key goal of every- players and hoped that it will reflect in per- “The team is a nice blend of experience and Mithali played cautiously but did not hes- ous, Ecclestone got rid of her in the 46th over    <=  ! . one in the squad and in the team...is to try formances on the ground. and youth,” said the left-handed opener. itate to punish the bad balls. as India slumped to 180 for 6. and win the series,” the former India cap- “This is a very good team. There is pos- Dhawan also said that his focus is on When the partnership was just starting Shikha Pandey (3) and Jhulan Goswami WINDIES BEAT SA IN 1ST T20I tain said. itivity, confidence in our team and every- creating a positive atmosphere and get the to flourish, Punam departed by handing a (1) remained unbeaten to help India get past   P# .   84 “These are the only three games body is confident that we will do well. There best out of the players. simple catch to off Kate the 200-run mark.         **      -      =   ! )       *+  ! )            * &  (;( " 8      4:+:   *+         Spielberg: Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the  +  4  Formula One driver standings as he cruised to victory in VENUS TO PAIR WITH KYRGIOS '(  6 #0 the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday with his closest chal-  )  D  -  London: Serena Williams on lenger Lewis Hamilton a distant second.    )  ,= 1   Sunday said that she will not Eyeing their first-ever Gold The Dutchman started from pole in his Red Bull and     -       compete at the Tokyo Olympics medal together, Deepika and led throughout to finish more than 35 seconds head of     D  1  =  next month, joining fellow husband Atanu Das, who are British reigning champion Hamilton in his Mercedes. -            Grand Slam legend Rafael Nadal India’s best medal hope in Finn Valtteri Bottas was third for Mercedes, chased *5    )      in withdrawing from the Games. archery in the Olympics, home by the second Red Bull of Mexican Sergio Perez.           “I’m actually not on the bounced back from a 0-2 deficit Verstappen led from start to finish for the third time  9 !        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The car was on fire,” Verstappen on     ! . = = at her pre-Wimbledon press ranked Russian Elena Osipova team radio at the finish. “Another win at home feels real-           conference. 6-0 to cap a perfect three out of ly good.” “It’s looking really good.” he said after climbing           She refused to divulge the three in the recurve women’s out of his car. “We just have to    *+     #   reasons for her decision. section, her fourth individual keep pushing really hard and I’m )        However, a ban on foreign history in terms of Gold medals World Cup Gold medal. confident we can do    A=  !    fans as well as family members alongside sister Venus having The World No 3 had won it a really good job     A=   at the Olympics would have won one Gold medal each in + <)B! number one Korea, the Indians in Guatemala City 2021, Salt again.”  1       meant Williams being separat- singles and three in doubles. faced little challenge to win the Lake City 2018 and Antalya Hamilton spent much   = 9 =    = ed from her daughter Alexis Venus edges the medal tar archer Deepika Kumari women’s individual, team and 2012. Overall, she has nine of the race expressing frus-     Olympia. count slightly as she also won Sled the show with supreme mixed pair events with Deepika Gold, 12 Silver and seven Bronze tration on his inability to “There’s a lot of reasons that a Silver in mixed doubles in authority to grab a hat-trick of a constant in each of them, play- medals in the World Cup. cut into Verstappen's KRISHAN, BAINS BAG GOLD I made my Olympic decision,” 2016 in Rio. Serena, who is bid- Gold medals as India made an ing back-to-back four matches “This is the first time I’ve lead as once again +   1  1   /   she said. ding to equal Margaret Court’s unprecedented clean sweep at in less than five hours. won all three medals in a World Mercedes was not /  3  < '    “I don’t feel like going into record of 24 Grand Slam singles the World Cup Stage 3 here on India’s Gold rush began Cup. I’m really happy but at the quite as quick as  F    F 7++ 9   them today. 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