. "" / E# * ! '2 %F %2 %F F 34('-)3.+5" $ + +0 12,)) &)3 * + % # ?3 3 3 @ " @# 7@3H"7,3 ?7, 3 @"?7 -7* -@- 3 & 0 @ 1 3& 7&, 3 # 7 - &" -733 & " & *@& " 0 & & @ H& - I / H " 1-2 <833%+ G 3 ! /###6 / " R $"%" Through the Common / & - under a cloud. “These devel- Eligibility Test, it will eliminate opments, unfortunately, have &! '' multiple tests and save precious ! , 0 % %' he Supreme Court on " the propensity to delay and time as well as resources. This TWednesday upheld the % ! misdirect the investigation. In "( will also be a big boost to trans- Patna Police FIR to probe the # % ! 1 such a situation, there is a rea- parency,” Modi tweeted. alleged abetment to suicide of &"' ) ' ! % ! sonable apprehension of truth “The score will be valid for film star Sushant Singh Rajput !* + & ,% % being a casualty and justice three years during which can- and subsequent transfer of the # ! % 1 becoming a victim,” observed n a landmark decision to didate can apply for jobs in dif- case to the CBI. The verdict - * % ,% Justice Roy. Ibenefit millions of ferent sectors depending upon came in response to actress * + & ! !) ! !!1 He asserted that to ensure Government job aspirants, the his/her aptitude and prefer- Rhea Chakraborty’s plea seek- &) ! 2 public confidence in the inves- Centre on Wednesday set up a ences. There will be single ing transfer of the Patna Police 3%/4# tigation and to do complete jus- National Recruitment Agency vices which was till now con- entrance examination for all FIR to Mumbai. ! !,% % 51M tice in the matter, the court with the mandate to conduct ducted by three different agen- non-gazetted posts - Group B The SC said the obstruc- * ) . - considers it appropriate to Common Eligibility Test (CET) cies — banking personnel and C posts. Candidates who tions for the Bihar Police team invoke the powers conferred by for selection to non-gazetted selection agency IBPS, railway qualify this Common Entrance in Mumbai while investigating Article 142 of the Constitution. non-technical posts in the recruitment board RRB, and Test (CET) can apply to any the Patna FIR registered by cited the Justice LS Panta judg- upon the facts and circum- render justice. The peculiar cir- Justice Roy turned down Central Government and pub- the Staff Selection Commission recruitment agencies for high- Rajput’s father should have ment, “Under Article 142 of the stances of each case and while cumstances, in this case, the Maharashtra Government’s lic sector banks. (SSC). There are more than 20 er level of examination,” said C been avoided as it gave rise to Constitution, this court in the exercising that power the court require that complete justice is arguments that ordinarily, the The NRA CET will be recruitment agencies in the Chandramouli, Secretary, suspicion on the bonafide of exercise of its jurisdiction may would take into consideration done in this matter. How this local police should conduct an conducted twice a year in about Central Government and in Department of Personnel and the Mumbai Police’s enquiry. pass such decree or make such the express provisions of a is to be achieved must now be investigation into any reported 12 languages the scores of due course all will come under Training (DoPT). “The records of the case order as is necessary for doing substantive statute,” said Justice decided.” crime and entrustment of the which will be valid for three the ambit of NRA. “At present, candidates produced before this court complete justice in any cause” Roy citing the Panta judg- Justice Roy underlined that investigation to the CBI must years within which period the Prime Minister Narendra seeking Government jobs have does not prima facie suggest or “matter” pending before it. ment. the Bihar and Maharashtra be an exception to meet extra- candidate can apply for a job in Modi said NRA will prove to be to appear for separate exami- any wrongdoing by the The expression “cause” or “mat- Justice Roy further said, Governments are making ordinary exigencies, and the the department or sector seek- a boon for crores of youngsters nations conducted by multiple Mumbai Police. However, their ter” would include any pro- “The above ratio makes it acrimonious allegations of consent given by Bihar ing recruitment based on a cer- it will eliminate multiple tests recruiting agencies for various obstruction to the Bihar Police ceeding pending in court and amply clear that the Supreme political interference against Government, was for political tain score of NRA CET. and save precious time as well posts, for which similar eligi- team at Mumbai could have it would cover almost every Court in a deserving case, can each other, and the legitimacy exigencies. However, in some of the as resources. bility conditions have been been avoided since it gave rise kind of proceeding in court, invoke Article 142 powers to of the investigation has come Continued on Page 11 sectors requiring higher skills “This will also be a big prescribed. Candidates have to suspicion on the bonafide of including civil or criminal.” like Bank Probationary officers boost to transparency, “ Modi to pay fee to multiple recruit- their enquiry,” the court said. “This court’s (SC) power or Railways or technical posts said in a tweet soon after the ing agencies and also have to The SC ruling ordering under Article 142(1) to do in any PSU, the candidate with Union Cabinet approved the travel long distances for the CBI probe came when a complete justice is entirely of NRA CET score will have to NRA. appearing in various exams,” single judge bench exercised different level and of a differ- apply for another final exams The National Recruitment said Union Minister Prakash the special powers under ent quality. What would be the and interview process. Agency (NRA) was first pro- Javadekar at the Cabinet brief- Article 142 of the Constitution. need of ‘complete justice’ in a The NRA now be respon- posed by the Government in ing of the subject. “These mul- Justice Hrishikesh Roy cause or matter would depend ! !" sible to conduct “one exam” for the Union Budget 2020. tiple recruitment examinations bankings services, railways and “The NRA will prove to be are a burden on the candidates, ❝ ! "- comes the judgment. “We wel- Government Secretariat ser- a boon for crores of youngsters. Continued on Page 11 . ' come the judgment of the he BJP and its allies in the Supreme Court and we will )* TNational Democratic provide whatever cooperation , 81 918 1:;; 1 8199 Alliance on Wednesday wel- is needed by the CBI. It is a + +, - #% ;1<<1 = 81 ; 1=81 > comed the Supreme Court ❝ # ! matter of pride for Mumbai * + * ;1 81::; 1=:8 1 81;> order upholding the Bihar Police that Supreme Court Government’s recommenda- observed there is no fault found ? ' 1 =1<=: 1; > 18 1 <: tion for a CBI probe in actor in their investigation,” he said. @* 18>1< : 18;9 1 <1 > ',- . Sushant Singh Rajput’s death ❝ 3" 1 On whether the Mumbai saying people know that %' Police will continue a parallel 1<81 ;= 1 :1>8> %% 22273) !!" “cover-up” will now not be probe in the matter, Deshmukh - 1 <1= 1<9 =<188; % Major General rank offi- possible in the case even as added, “State Government will - 1 1><= <899 1<>9 cers of the two Armies also met Congress pointed out that SC ! think as per paragraph 34 of the ndia and China will hold on August 2 to sort out differ- ruling did not cast any asper- Supreme Court order.” #!$#$ # =<1>:: > =>;1== Ianother round of talks on ences over the Depsang valley. sions on the Mumbai Police. Union Minister Ravi $ " % 9 1; 9 ;8:1; = Thursday in an effort to end the However, no positive outcome The politicians in the poll- Shankar Prasad, who had also 0 9 1:9> 19;>8 1=;: more than a three-month-long came out with China station- bound Bihar had turned the make a “political comment” on paid a visit to Sushant’s ances- stalemate. This will be the fifth ing more than 5,000 troops heat on the Mumbai Police and the apex court’s ruling but tral house in Patna, said, “The 7 8>1 < 81=;8 diplomatic-level talk since the close to the LAC on its side. It backed the demand for a CBI described “State’s justice system soul of late actor Sushant Singh & 8<1 9= = : =1=8; stand-offs started in early May. forced India also to move its investigation into the circum- one of the best in the country”. Rajput will surely now rest in ? <:1 ; 9; ; 18:> Even after five military level troops forward and deploy stances leading to the death of But Maharashtra Home peace with the assurance of a parleys, China has refused to heavy armour and guns, offi- 34-year-old Rajput. Minister Anil Deshmukh said fair investigation by CBI.” =1=;: <8> 1:<8 withdraw its troops from the cials said. The Shiv Sena refused to the State Government wel- Continued on Page 11 ,* 91;< 1 <=;81 >< “friction points.” The talks will be held under the aegis of Working $%& Mechanism for Consultation Q !" R and Coordination (WMCC) on India and China border. Joint '' ( been reported from the central labs, said the sources. The data August 20 to discuss the sam- secretary rank officers of the district, said the sources. collated by researchers at ple size,” added the official. %&'() # ! two countries will discuss ways ') he second round of the The first round carried on Maulana Azad Medical In July, Delhi Health ! to break the logjam and pave Tserological survey, con- a sample size of 21,387 had College has been submitted to Minister Satyendar Jain had - 1 for another episode of military- have its own path. ducted in the first week of shown that 22.86 per cent of Principal Health Secretary announced that district health % !+ level talks at a senior level in the The Congress dismissed August across Delhi, has sug- the people surveyed had been Vikram Dev Dutt. Despite officials will carry out a sero- / 1 coming days, sources said here hen Rahul Gandhi the issue saying it was “the sud- gested that 28.35 per cent of the exposed to the virus. A sero- several efforts, Dutt could not survey across the national % on Wednesday. Wstepped down as the den media interest egged on by tested people have developed logical survey involves collect- be contacted. Capital from the 1st till the 5th % 3% After the previous round of Congress president last year, his BJP” in a “year-old remark” and antibodies against Covid-19. It ing blood samples and testing “The labs have submitted of every month. He had said ? 2 1 Working Mechanism for sister and party general secre- asserted the Nehru-Gandhi means that they have been it to determine whether a per- their reports and, after com- the exercise will help the Consultation and Coordination tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra family was never drawn by the exposed to the virus but were son has developed antibodies piling the data, we have found Government to identify the ,% talks last month, both sides had agreed with his views that a trappings of power. asymptomatic and did not fell against the virus. a prevalence of 28.35 per cent spread of the disease and to for- - O agreed to withdraw and com- non-Gandhi should lead the Priyanka’s interview refers ill, said sources in the State During the second round of the disease among people mulate policies for containment 2 pletely disengage from all the party. to her brother’s resignation Government. of survey, more than 15,000 who were tested in the second and management of the dis- all four friction points includ- As per the excerpts of a letter, in which he stressed Delhi’s population is samples were lifted across 11 round. The highest prevalence ease. ing Galwan valley, Hot Springs, book, India Tomorrow: that the party must search for around two crore. It means districts in Delhi to assess the has been reported from the The national Capital has "# * Gogra and Pangong Tso(lake). Conversations with the Next a new president. The indication more than 50 lakh people and spread of the virus. Of the total central district,” said a senior recorded 1,398 fresh Covid-19 However, China was yet to pull generation of Political Leaders was that it should be someone every fourth person in Delhi samples collected this time, official from the State Health cases in the last 24 hours, tak- back its troops from the authored by US academicians outside the family, which has have been infected with the half were from people between Department. ing the total number of coro- Pangong Tso and Depsang val- Pradeep Chibber and Harsh led the Congress for most of its virus one time or another dur- the ages of 18 and 49. “We have already started navirus cases to 1,56,139, ley thereby leading to height- Shah, Priyanka Gandhi has 134-year-old history. ing the last six months. The samples were the work on the next survey according to the health bulletin ened tension in the region. said that the Congress should Continued on Page 11 The highest prevalence has processed in 18 authorised and a meeting is scheduled for of the Delhi Government. ++-.) :1::: % ! %% ! % .' - %565 @ # !/%%B ? % 1" 0 % 728 2#! 4" '"" % ! /%%B? % @"?7 Khadi and Village Industry, % @"?7 staff and passengers were safe. been taken away by the peo- it at Malpura area. They got over the law and order situa- Chaudhary Udaybhan Singh, " ) However, the accused ple from a finance company into the bus and forcibly tion in the state. ucknow reported 767 fresh two MLAs and one MLC. ! n a first of its kind of were yet to be nabbed. Reports which had financed the vehi- brought down the driver and “The so-called finance Lcases of coronavirus infec- A total of 11,799 coron- @ # 2 I‘hijacking’ drama in Uttar said that several teams had cle. He said it was a finance- the conductor. They also told company hijacking the bus in tion taking the city’s tally to avirus infected people have Pradesh, a private bus plying been formed to zero in on related incident and the action the passengers to not scream a filmy manner suggests law- 18,975 while the death toll recovered in the state capital, / from Gurgaon in Haryana to them. of the men was “audacious”. and assured them that no lessness in UP. The incident mounted to 235 as 10 more including 993 discharged from Panna in Madhya Pradesh “Regarding the bus inci- The registration number harm will be done to them,” he has laid bare the hollow claims persons succumbed to the hospitals on in the last 24 ++-.) * was stopped by four men who dent in Agra, the finance of the sleeper bus is UP75M added. of law and order in the state. deadly virus. hours and 6,941 active cases are - 1 identified themselves as recov- company had illegally seized 3516 (Etawah in UP) but it is Later, four of these men Dear government, is this the Among those who tested undergoing treatment. ! % ! 1 ery agents of a finance com- the bus. The driver, staff and owned by a private operator in boarded the bus and sped Yogi model of law and order?” positive on Wednesday includ- Across the state, 5,156 % 3%" pany in Agra and drove away passengers are safe. The bus Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. away on the Delhi-Kanpur Congress state unit chief Ajay ed Minister of State for MSME, more people tested positive, ! the bus with all its 34 passen- owner died yesterday A total of 34 passengers highway, Kumar said, adding Kumar Lallu said in a tweet in taking the tally to 1,67,510. # 1 gers after forcing the driver (Tuesday) and his son is per- were on board the bus, that the driver and the con- Hindi. Besides Lucknow, Kanpur ! 1 and conductors out of the forming the last rites,” he said according to the police. ductors of the bus were taken The Samajwadi Party Nagar (414), Gorakhpur (353), ! vehicle. in a statement. SSP Kumar said the in one of the SUVs and asked the government to Prayagraj (234), Bareilly (147), % 1 The bus was later found in However, the statement episode started around 10:30 dropped off in Kuberpur area ensure safe return of all pas- Varanasi (140), Moradabad L ! M2 Jhansi, 250 km from Agra, and did not mention the where- pm on Tuesday when the bus on the highway around 4 am sengers. (123) and Noida (104) report- all the passengers were also abouts of the bus. was near Raibha toll plaza at after which they approached “The hijacking of a bus LUCKNOW: The brief mon- ed maximum of the cases. found safe. Senior Superintendent of Dakshin bypass and eight- the local police for help. with 34 passengers in Agra is soon session of the Uttar With 53 fresh COVID-19 0 According to a report, the Police in Agra, Babloo Kumar, nine young men in two SUVs Police personnel, includ- a very sad and frightening Pradesh legislature com- deaths, the toll mounted to ++-.) 3' % incident took place in the said three people, the bus intercepted it. These men ing the district police chief, incident,” it said. mencing here from Thursday 2,638. A total of 1,15,227 coro- D ! Malpura police station area driver and two conductors, claimed they were from the then reached the spot and a “The law and order situ- is expected to be a stormy one navirus infected people have %% 1 , when the bus was en route to who got off the bus, informed finance company and asked search operation was launched ation in UP is so severe that as the opposition will try to recovered in the state, includ- Panna in Madhya Pradesh the police that representa- the bus driver to get down but to track the bus, he said. even the biggest of crimes are corner the government on the ing 5,620 who were discharged ! from Gurgaon. tives of the finance company he ignored them and contin- In the wake of the inci- being carried out anywhere. issues of law and order and from hospitals in the last 24 % D Additional Chief had boarded the vehicle. He ued the drive, he said. dent, opposition parties tar- Prayers for the safety of all the management of the coro- hours. At present 49,645 active % +" Secretary (Home) Awanish said preliminary investiga- “The men in SUVs then geted Chief Minister Yogi travellers,” the SP said in a navirus pandemic. See P2 cases are undergoing treat- 2 Awasthi said the bus driver, tion revealed that the bus had chased the bus and overtook Adityanath-led government tweet. ment in the state, !"#!"!" !"' /9 % - !% ! % @"?7 government had taken some measures in this regard and eiterating the state govern- /// + ", & would deal with a heavy hand @"?7 their displeasure over holding Rment’s commitment to pro- with those who ignored the the session during this pan- vide better treatment to the Lucknow(PNS): Hailing the deci- welfare of farmers and indulged he brief monsoon session demic and announced to skip patients, Chief Minister Yogi sion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in black-marketing of fertilis- Tof the Uttar Pradesh legis- it. A couple of state ministers Adityanath asked officials to to set up a National Recruitment ers. The chief minister warned lature commencing here from too are in home isolation after ensure that arrangements in the Agency to conduct common eligibili- of invoking NSA against per- Thursday is expected to be a testing positive. Covid hospitals were always up ty test, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sons who acted against the stormy one as the opposition The number of MLAs to the mark. said the UP government was going to interests of farmers. will try to corner the govern- attending the session is likely to “To ensure better facilities, take a similar decision very soon as this He further directed offi- ment on the issues of law and be reduced. All the MLAs have an additional provision of Rs 3 would help in nurturing the future of cials to ensure effective action order and the management of to undergo mandatory Covid crore to Rs 5 crore has been the young generation of the country, to extend benefit to street ven- the coronavirus pandemic. test for attending the session. made in the districts and the “This decision will streamline the dors through PM’s Special The session could witness The Assembly secretariat has district magistrates are required recruitment process of the non-gazetted Economic Package. He stressed noisy scenes due to dissidence made the seating arrangements to utilise this money to improve posts in the Central government and the need to prepare an action by a section of the Bharatiya for the MLAs as per the social health services,” Yogi said while public sector banks as the newly- plan for this. Janata Party MLAs over the distancing norms. presiding over a high-level formed National Recruitment Agency Those present in the meet- alleged atrocities on the The session would also unlock review meeting at his will conduct a common eligibility test ing included Health Minister Brahmin community, sugar- approve the first supplementary official residence here on for all the competitive examinations,” Jai Pratap Singh, Chief cane dues, proposed hike in budget for the current fiscal Wednesday. Yogi said in a statement issued here on Secretary RK Tiwari, power tariff and other issues besides giving its nod for He said that all the medical Wednesday. He said instead of separate Infrastructure and Industrial concerning the common man. around 15 bills which will colleges should utilise their @"?7 and there was no threat to their safety. He examinations, the youth would have to Development Commissioner The session of both the replace ordinances promulgat- budget for purchasing COVID- said in the flood-affected districts, 22 teams appear in one paper and this would help Alok Tandon, Agriculture Houses of UP Legislature — ed by the government when the 19 medicines and other med- ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi of NDRF, SDRF and PAC had been the poor candidates as well as those who Production Commissioner the Legislative Assembly and Assembly was not in session ical stuff and the entire money UAdityanath has directed the district deployed. He said 373 flood relief camps come from far-flung areas. Alok Sinha, Additional Chief the Legislative Council — during the past six months. should be used to better health officials to keep close vigil on the flood and 784 flood protection outposts had been “This will form the base of ‘ease of Secretary (Finance) Sanjeev would witness two days of leg- Assembly Speaker Hriday services. “If some laxity is control embankments and ensure round- set up in the flood-affected districts living’ because it will encompass ‘ease Mittal, Additional Chief islative work even as several Narayan Dikshit said on found in it, the principal of the the-clock patrolling on the river banks to Rajbhar said detailed guidelines and of recruitment’, ‘ease of selection’ and Secretary (Home and members are slated to skip it or Wednesday that all the mem- said medical college will be keep watch on land erosion due to floods. instructions had been issued to the district ‘ease of placement’. This decision has Information) Awanish Kumar join virtually in the wake of the bers of the House would be held responsible,” he said and The chief minister said flood control magistrates of flood-affected districts for been taken by the prime minister keep- Awasthi, Additional Chief spike in coronavirus infection allowed entry only after the added that no patient should and relief and rescue of the flood victims flood relief work. ing the youth in mind and this will help Secretary (Revenue) Smt. cases. With more than 24 Covid test. He said the process suffer due to lack of medicines. were the top priority of the state govern- He said flood relief kit containing 17 the youth of Uttar Pradesh the most,” Renuka Kumar, DGP HC employees of the Assembly of carrying out Covid test of Expressing satisfaction at ment. items had been distributed to the affected he said and added that the UP Awasthi, Additional Chief secretariat testing positive for each MLA was on and likely to UP being on the top in the Briefing media persons after a tour of people. Government would take a similar deci- Secretary to CM SP Goyal, coronavirus infection, the be completed before August 20. country with more than 40.75 the flood-affected districts, Backward He said 362 camps had been set up for sion regarding the exams conducted for Additional Chief Secretary authorities are not taking any The Speaker on lakh Covid tests, the CM urged Classes Welfare Minister Anil Rajbhar said cattle and so far over 6.68 lakh cattle had state services. (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad, chances during the session Wednesday presided over an officials to make efforts carry here on Wednesday that the government been vaccinated. The minister said 777 vil- National Recruitment Agency will Additional Chief Secretary though there is a coronavirus all-party meeting on the eve of out 80,000 Covid tests per day had directed the district officials to make lages in 16 districts were affected by conduct a common eligibility test for (Medical Education) Rajneesh scare in the minds of the mem- the session. The meeting was through rapid antigen and arrangements for keeping the people floods. He said Sharda river at Palia Kalan Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Dube, Additional Chief bers. MLAs above the age of 60 attended by Narendra Singh 45,000 tests by RT-PCR with symptoms of cough, headache and in Lakhimpur district, and Saryu and Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) Secretary (Rural Development years and others who have Verma of Samajwadi Party, method. He laid emphasis on fever in isolation in flood relief camps. Ghaghra rivers were flowing above the and the Institute of Banking Personnel and Panchayati Raj) Manoj health issues will be exempted Aradhana Mishra of Congress, contact tracing as it was He said in view of the COVID-19 danger level in several districts. Service (IBPS). Kumar Singh, Additional Chief from attending the House and Lalji Verma of Bahujan Samaj extremely useful in containing pandemic, the government had also The minister said for controlling the Secretary (MSME) Navneet their attendance will be record- Party. the COVID-19 spread. issued directive for testing and treatment natural calamity, a control room had been Bahraich, Ballia, Barabanki, Basti, Budaun, Sehgal, Principal Secretary to ed. The opening day would Chief Minister Yogi Asking officials to increase of COVID-19 suspects, set up here in Lucknow. Gonda, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Chief Minister Sanjay Prasad, have no legislative work as it Adityanath said the entire bed capacity in the Covid hos- The minister said that flood protection The flood affected districts are Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur, Deoria, Principal Secretary (Animal will be adjourned after paying world was reeling under the pitals, the chief minister said embankments across the state were safe Ambedkarnagar, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sitapur. Husbandry) Bhuvnesh Kumar, condolences on the death of the impact of the coronavirus pan- that there should be surplus Secretary to CM Alok Kumar, sitting members while on demic and the UP govern- beds. He also directed the offi- under ALS and ‘108’ should be and others for non-Covid oper- The chief minister also fertiliser and other agricultur- Director Information Shishir Friday the supplementary bud- ment had taken all possible cials that half of the ambulances used to carry Covid patients ations. stressed on smooth supply of al goods to farmers. He said the and other senior officials. get and the bills would be measures to control the spread tabled. of the virus. He said scientists After Saturday-Sunday and health experts around the *0I + ' recess, the House will sit on world were of the opinion that &8! " August 24, the last day, when it until a vaccine was developed, will approve the supplementary there was no cure of the virus budget and the bill’s. except preventive measures. +$: Lucknow (PNS): Four people, Leader of opposition in Yogi Adityanath said a ! including two women, were the Assembly and Samajwadi meaningful debate on COVID- @"?7 mer bureaucrat and former secretary at the killed after they were trapped Party member Ram Govind 19 would help in sending a pos- @"?7 Centre, Anil Swarup and ex-chairman of under a truck when it over- Choudhury, who recently itive message to the world. n the direction of the Union government, CBSE, Ashok Ganguly. turned in Malawan area of Etah recovered from COVID-19, Parliamentary Affairs ongress general secretary OUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi The sources said that AKTU Vice- district on Wednesday. would not attend the session Minister Suresh Kumar NOTICE CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra Adityanath has set up a 17-member task Chancellor Dr Vinay Pathak, UP Sanskrit Additional Superintendent while several other senior leg- Khanna said the government has expressed concerns over force for implementation of the new Sansthan Chairman Vachaspati Mishra, ex- of Police in Etah, Rahul Kumar, islators too have expressed was prepared for the session. the alleged shortage and black- National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the director of Secondary Education VP said that a maize-laden truck, I have changed my name from marketing of urea fertiliser state. Khandelwal, ex-director of Secondary coming from Mainpuri over- a Rehana Abbasi to Rehana. across Uttar Pradesh and has The committee will look into different Education Krishna Mohan Tripathi along turned near Kuravali in In future I shall be known as asked the government to look aspects of implementation, keeping in view the with Lucknow University professors Malawan area on National Rehana. 11, HBTI Colony First into it. socio-economic nature of the state. Arvind Mohan, Nishi Pandey and Abbas Highway 91 in Etah. He said Campus, Nawabganj, Kanpur. “Farmers are upset due to Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, Nair would be the other members of the task four people were killed after get- shortage of urea in many places who holds the Education portfolio, will be the force. ting trapped under the truck. of UP. There are long queues as chairman of the task force while Minister of Director General of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, The deceased included two NOTICE urea has been exhausted in State for Primary Education (Independent Vijay Kiran Anand, will be the member-secre- women, a teenage girl and a most cooperative societies. The charge) Satish Dwivedi will be the deputy chair- tary of the task force. minor. I have changed my name from farmer is troubled by black- man. Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma The ASP said a crane was Mohammad Abdulla to Mohd. marketing. The UP govern- The Narendra Modi government brought said the new education policy would prove to immediately summoned and it Abdullah. In future I shall be ment should immediately a new education policy in the country recent- be a game changer as it would strengthen lifted the truck but all the four known as Mohd. Abdullah. intervene and solve the prob- ly. the education system after a gap of about 35 were already dead. Their bod- 88/514, Chamanganj, Kanpur. lem of urea shortage,” Congress Official sources said here on Wednesday years. ies were sent for post-mortem leader tweeted on Wednesday that the other members of the task force would “It will encourage students towards voca- and efforts were on to ascertain morning. Priyanka also shared be UP State Higher Education Council tional education and children to learn the moth- their identities. Upon receiving a video on twitter in which Chairman Dr HC Tripathi, Additional Chief er tongue,” he said. information, Etah’s District farmers were heard narrating Secretary (Primary Education) Renuka Kumar, Ashok Ganguly said that a massive teacher Magistrate Sukhlal Bharti and the difficulties they were facing ACS (Technical Education) S Radha Chauhan, training would be required because UP had Senior Superintendent of Police due to shortage of urea fertilis- ACS (Higher Education) Monika S Garg, ACS immense potential to take a lead in the imple- (SSP) Sunil Kumar Singh also er in the state. (Secondary Education) Aradhana Shukla, for- mentation of the NEP. reached the spot.
NOTICE ' ,- A proposal for the mortgage residential Plot, part of . ; Khasra No.314, admeasuring 454sq.mt. situated at Village-Khawajajahanpur, District-Mau, is pending before L.I.C. Housing Finance Ltd. The original sale- + deed is registered at the office of Sub-Registrar-Sadar, Mau, vide Book No. 1, Zild No.191/84, on pages-1/78, at Serial No. 1231, on dated 16-07-1999, executed by Kamla S/o Jinnu @ Jhiganu, Kailash & Ramu both Slo Baijnath Ro Village Khawajajahanpur, District-Mau, in @"?7 favour of Ashwani Kumar Mishra Slo Brij Raj Mishra RO Mishra Chak, Sikandarpur, District-Ballia, U.P. It is informed to us that the above noted original sale-deed @"?7 was lost. If this original sale-deed is mortgage with any he Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, the trust set up by person(s), Financial Institution(s), Bank(s) or any other Tthe UP Sunni Central Waqf Board for construction of one, may inform immediately to LIC Housing Finance Ltd. Area Office-Mau, Contact No.9695640872 or mosque in Ayodhya district, has commenced the construc- n the eve of the monsoon Sanjay Kumar Singh Advocate, LIC HFL, Mobile tion of the mosque. Osession of Uttar Pradesh No.9919972269, 8765360669 otherwise the above noted proposal shall be finalize immediately after the The IICF has got the possession of the land allotted to Legislature starting from expiry of 15 days of this publication. it by the UP government as per the Supreme Court order Thursday, senior Congress leader Lucknow (Sanjay Kumar Singh) in November, 2019 and has started demarcation of the land Jitin Prasada has written an Dated: 20-08-2020 Advocate and construction of the boundary wall. open letter to all legislators, The Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation trust, which will asking them to effectively raise also construct various community facilities besides the the issue of Brahmins’ security mosque, has decided to name the mosque to be built on the during the session. five-acre land in Ayodhya as Dhannipur Mosque after the Jitin Prasada, who has village. It has also sought donations from people across faith formed the Brahmin Chetna for construction of the mosque, library, hospital, etc on the Parishad, issued the open letter land. after Bharatiya Janata Party “The land has been handed over to the trust and its leader Umesh Dwivedi on demarcation is being done by the local administration. The Monday claimed that his party construction work of the mosque will start at least would provide medical insurance three months from now. People of all faiths who wish to to poor Brahmins in the state. donate for construction of the mosque and other things to In his open letter, Prasada rial candidate of the party for the be built on the five-acre land are welcome only on one said on Wednesday, “I appeal to 2022 UP Assembly elections. condition that the money donated should be clean,” all MLAs to rise above party lines The Brahmin community spokesperson of Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, Athar and raise the issue of Brahmins’ constitutes about 12 per cent of Hussain, said here on Wednesday. security and the exploitation of the state’s population but its The UP Sunni Central Waqf Board has also urged peo- the community and crime influence is greater compared to NOTICE ple to cooperate and help with the construction of the against Brahmins of your area.” its population and this could be mosque, a hospital and an Indo-Islamic cultural centre at Prasada, through his a key to the party’s revival, a the land given to the trust. As per information, two bank Brahmin Chetna Parishad, has Congress leader said. 1, Army No. 15422649-Y, accounts will be opened in a few days for donations by the been trying to make Brahmins’ Meanwhile, UP Congress Rank- NK/DMT. Rajaneekar Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation. security a major issue. chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Kasuri Unit 1 TT Wg AMC, C One of these accounts will be for raising funds only for After he raised the Wednesday said his party would & C, C/O 56 APO Cantt., the construction of the mosque, while the other will be used Brahmins’ issue, almost all par- raise issues like law and order in Lucknow. In my service record for the building of hospital and research centre. ties have jumped on the band- the state, women’s security, my wife name mentioned Earlier, the UP Sunni Waqf Board had announced the wagon. unemployment, farmers’ sui- Lohitha Kasuri I have changed formation of a trust for the construction of a mosque. 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ivisional Commissioner @"?7 DMukesh Meshram said on Wednesday that their prime ttar Pradesh has become focus was the monitoring of Uthe first state of the coun- Covid-19 patients in home iso- try to test over 40 lakh people lation to ensure their move- for coronavirus infection, beat- ment restrictions and adher- ing Tamil Nadu even as officials ence to the guidelines. say the testing will be ramped He said it was important up further. for patients in home isolation Additional Chief Secretary to adhere to protocols and not (Information) Awanish come out of their houses as it Awasthi, in a tweet on would become very difficult to Wednesday, said that UP was $ contain the spread of coron- now number 1 state, with a avirus. Meshram pointed out maximum number of 40 lakh that in urban areas, people Covid tests. “Yesterday, the live in crowded places and state went for 1,07,768 Covid %&% $$ $ ' visit crowded places like mar- tests and now the cumulative kets & offices and it is also dif- number of coronavirus tests ficult to maintain social dis- ! " $ has gone up to 40,75,174,” % $$ " ( #( * tancing while moving around Awasthi said in his tweet. in public transport, hence Magistrate Abhishek Prakash navirus, the number of patients should be updated on the por- Officials say that UP will proper monitoring was the had a meeting with the repre- recovering was also high. tal,” he said. The DM told the further increase testing as Chief @"?7 arrested after their involve- It surfaced that the accused need of the hour. sentatives of Residents’ Welfare “We have increased the private hospitals that they could Minister Yogi Adityanath has ment in the crime was estab- used to sell LPG cylinders in He said that with so much Associations at Indira Gandhi number of beds and are also procure TrueNat machines for issued directive that 1.25 lakh he arrest of 31 persons for lished by surveillance and local black by charging Rs 50 extra of awareness, it was the respon- Pratishthan, wherein a detailed roping in Sardar Patel Medical testing and they needed to get tests should be carried out Talleged involvement in ille- police teams that worked on from customers and would sibility of people and society to discussion took place on the College for the purpose,” he the permission from the CMO daily. At present around one gal LPG refilling and over- the case. refill small cylinders to sell each follow the guidelines. containment of virus, sanitisa- added. office. He also told them that lakh Covid tests are done on an charging kicked up a row as kin Arora said the team col- for Rs 200-250. The accused “Enforcement is going on tion and contact tracing. The Meanwhile, testing of the if they did not have a testing average every day . of the accused Vibhuti Khand lected information regarding would also take out LPG from simultaneously and a sum of representatives were told about general public and UP MLAs facility, they should get it after Additional Chief Secretary police of high-handedness and the accused involved in illegal cylinders which were supposed more than Rs one crore has the need of awareness and continued on Wednesday. As signing an MoU with private (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad detaining them at the police refilling in Vibhuti Khand, to be delivered to customers. already been realised as fine, public participation. many as 20 teams are testing labs. He issued instructions said that it was a big leap for the station without completing the Chinhat, Madiaon, Meanwhile, president of but it is not the only solution. Chief Medical Officer Dr the general public and 10 teams for death audits at private hos- state as in March only 100 formalities. They said the police Rajajipuram, Chinhat, All-India LPG Cylinder There is no need for people to Rajendra Prasad Singh the are testing MLAs and members pitals. The DM said that from Covid tests were done daily and had kept the issue under wraps Gudamba and other station Distribution Federation (UP come out of their houses coronavirus graph had shown of Vidhan Parishad. August 20 onwards, the private within four months’ time, UP for a couple of days but some areas. “The police also collect- Circle) DP Singh said the police unnecessarily,” he added. a slight decline after some sta- In a meeting held between hospitals must have ALS ambu- had become the highest testing mediapersons got a whiff of the ed information about man- were harassing cylinder dis- On the slight dip in the bility and they were hoping the the district administration and lance facility. state. For the first time on July same. They also pointed out agers and hawkers working at tributors in the name of curb- number of coronavirus positive cases to come down to 400 in private hospitals, the District Meanwhile, director of Lok 27, the state labs tested 1,06,962 that there were no officials of different gas agencies before ing illegal refilling. He said cases in the district, he said it the next one week. “The impact Magistrate said if the private Bandhu Hospital Dr Madhu samples and the same was fol- the Civil Supply department cracking the whip,” he said. small LPG cylinders were avail- was very early to say anything. of Ivermectin can be seen in a hospitals wanted to increase Saxena said she would be lowed on August 2 and 8 when and LGP companies. The JCP said 31 persons able with gas agencies and dis- “Lucknow is getting a lot of week’s time,” he said. their capacity, the district beginning respiratory exercis- the number of tests was above However, Joint were arrested and three cases tributors for those who could cases from neighbouring dis- He also said that home iso- administration was ready to es for Covid-19 patients from one lakh. The highest test was Commissioner of Police (Law were registered at Vibhuti not afford large cylinders. He tricts such as those from east- lation continued to be their extend help. “We can also help Thursday. “I have got balloons done on August 2 when and Order) Naveen Arora clar- Khand (against six accused), said some other persons were ern UP. People who have settled focus since people with mild or provide space for active quar- and spirometers and will ask 1,14,822 samples were tested. ified that the police teams were Madiaon (against 12 accused) pushing small cylinders in the down here call their relatives no symptoms form a large antine near the hospitals in case the patients to blow and deflate In these tests, around 50 working on the case on the and Mohanlalganj (against 13 market but the gas distributors and other people for medical percentage of Covid-19 of lack of space,” he said. the balloons repeatedly. The per cent were rapid antigen instructions of government. accused) under sections and hawkers were being bul- treatment,” he pointed out. patients. He pointed out that “If there are Covid-19 patients will also be asked to do tests. He said the accused were 285/286 of IPC. lied. The Divisional along with a large number of patients from outside of ‘pranayam’ which helps ease Commissioner and District people testing positive for coro- Lucknow, their addresses respiratory problems,” she said. R N?0,@ % % "# @"?7 Meanwhile, 11 passengers suffered minor injuries after $ #"% "# ystery has shrouded the the bus they were travelling in 0%% ! 7* O Mdeath of a 35-year-old overturned when its driver Lucknow (PNS): Lucknow man, whose body was recov- tried to overtake another bus Development Authority (LDA) @"?7 Pradesh. Tele-consultancy to Singh and Ahlam Kazim. The ered in PGI police station in Itaunja on Wednesday + will be addressing the griev- patients is being provided on patients also get specialist and area on Tuesday night. The morning. Bus driver Sonu ances of people through tele- ice-Chancellor of King regular basis by faculty, residents super-specialist consultations,” deceased was identified as Kumar, who was ferrying pas- conference from Thursday as VGeorge’s Medical University and five MBBS doctors, espe- she said. She further pointed out Sanjay of Rae Bareli who sengers from Kaushambi to @"?7 the entry of general public to Lt Gen Dr Bipin Puri said on cially appointed for the purpose. that KGMU was also providing worked in Lucknow and had Lucknow, said he overtook the head office is restricted due Wednesday that it was a matter On an average, more than 1,000 telemedicine services to District left his house for some work another bus upon reaching the he Ghazipur police to coronavirus pandemic. of pride that the Telemedicine consultations are being pro- Jail and seven Japanese on Tuesday evening. toll tax plaza on Lucknow- Tclaimed to have arrested a The initiative has been Unit was providing the highest vided daily,” she said. encephalitis high-risk endemic As per reports, some com- Sitapur highway in Itaunja 20-year-old drug peddler and taken by LDA Vice-Chairman number of online OPD consul- Dr Sandeep Bhattacharya districts around Gorakhpur by muters spotted the body at around 6 am. He said he sud- recovered 1 kg morphine pow- SK Dwivedi to protect staff tations through the e-Sanjeevani ensures that the process runs HealthRADAR system sup- sector 5 crossing near Shani denly spotted the barricades der from his possession. members as well as com- project in the entire state. smoothly through telephonic ported by EVOLKO & POCT. temple in the area on Tuesday put up on the road and Interestingly, father of the plainants from the deadly virus. KGMU is running different communication. According to The services will be soon start- night and informed police. applied brakes. In the process, accused was arrested 20 days modus operandi of the gang, The idea was conceived by models of telemedicine ser- Dr Sheetal Verma, KGMU ed in Bareilly and Kanpur jails. The police succeeded in ascer- the bus skidded and over- back with 2 kg morphine if any, and others involved. the Vice-Chairman after the vices like e-Sanjeevani, National ranks first among different gov- “The services have been taining the identity of the turned. powder by Haryana police. The police also failed to lockdown was lifted and a Teleconsultation Service from ernment medical institutes extremely beneficial amidst the deceased. His father-in-law Itaunja SHO Nand Kishor The police were yet to get the explain from where the large of people turned up with the Ministry of Health and across UP which use e- complete lockdown. This type Babu Lal of Gopal Kheda in said the road was wet follow- substance tested by Narcotics accused got the morphine their grievances, in gross vio- Family Welfare (MoHFW), Sanjeevani in Ayushman Bharat of tele-consultation services Mohanlalganj, who had ing rain the previous night department. powder worth around Rs one lation of social distancing Health RADAR System and Health and Wellness Centres ensures zero physical contact lodged a case in this connec- and it caused the bus to skid According to police, they crore in the international mar- norms. LDA secretary MP through telephonic communi- (HWCs) under National Health and patients are able to get time- tion on Wednesday, said and overturn. Conductor were tipped off about the ket. Though Ghazipur SHO Singh said the guard room at cation in the larger interest of Mission (NHM) Ministry of ly advice, right diagnosis and Sanjay was staying in Rudraksh Pandey, assistant accused, identified as Brijesh Singh could not be gate number one had been patients and to provide quality Health and Family welfare treatment from doctors without Lucknow. driver Rahul Kumar and pas- Mohammed Shakil of Sitapur, contacted for his comment, converted into a guest room care amidst the coronavirus (MoHFW). visiting the hospitals, which The police said Sanjay sengers were rescued by a who was to smuggle the goods sources said the accused might while officers would sit in the pandemic. Nodal incharge, “In this scheme, patients also saves them the cost of trans- was an alcoholic and used to team of police and villagers. at Jugauli crossing on Tuesday be a member of some big gang conference hall on the third Telemedicine Unit of KGMU, receive advice through video- port. It is extremely useful for sleep behind the Shani temple “All of them were taken to night. “We have been working that provided him drug pack- floor of old building. Dr Sheetal Verma said that conferencing. Five medical offi- children and elderly who are at in Telibagh. The police point- CHC from where they were on drug smugglers under a ets. Shakil told the police dur- The teleconference will be more than 50,000 consultations cers are currently employed for high risk of coronavirus infec- ed out that prima facie, no discharged after first-aid,” the drive in the state capital. We ing interrogation that his functional from 9:30 am to 6 have been provided till date this service. The medical officers tion. Around 7,000 individuals injuries were detected on the SHO said. However, were tipped off about Shakil father Mohammed Shafiq was pm. The staff members will be since the outbreak of pandem- providing the services are have used these platforms, espe- body. “We have sent the body spokesman of UPSRTC said and we nabbed him,” the arrested 20 days back by Jind strictly adhering to the safety ic. “The consultations provided Abhimanyu Ojha, Dheeraj cially for psychiatric consulta- for autopsy to ascertain the only six passengers suffered police said. The police, how- police of Haryana for smug- guidelines. are highest in the state of Uttar Sharma, Saniya Rauf, Priya tions,” she added. cause of death,” the police said. minor injuries. ever, failed to explain the gling of morphine. Q$--" P'" - #"** " + - R % $#$-"%# " Q @"?7 Council Ankit Gupta said: “We market standing. He mentioned @"?7 institutions. He said PM need to understand how technolo- some of the latest advances such as Narendra Modi’s announce- uman nature is that we need to gy can be invaluable during these 5G communications, Wi-Fi 6, arti- hairman of National Bank ment about earmarking of Rs Hmove ahead and do more. times to connect with the cus- ficial intelligence and IOT among Cfor Agriculture and Rural one lakh crore under The current pandemic is an oppor- tomers, supply chain stakeholders other things which have expanded Development (NABARD) GR Agriculture Infrastructure Fund tunity in disguise for local manu- and employees.” the potential of industries. Chintala told mediapersons on (AIF) would create large agri- facturing in India, Industry Gupta said that as an agri input Chairman and managing direc- Wednesday that the dream of infrastructure to take care of Minister Satish Mahana said while company, they would have never tor of National Research ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ would be post-harvest management of speaking at the CII conference on imagined connecting with the Development Corporation fulfilled with realisation of three agri produce like scientific stor- ‘Emerging technologies for busi- farmers over a digital platform but (NRDC) Hanumanthu components – self-reliant agri- age, processing, and also facil- nesses’ on Wednesday. The pro- they were extensively Purushottam pointed out that the culture, self-reliant farmers and itate agri exports. NABARD gramme was held online. doing so. ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ call by Prime self-reliant women. has also introduced a special Mahana said the state govern- Chairman of CII Western UP Minister Narendra Modi has given “NABARD is fully geared refinance window to Primary ment signed several MoUs with the Zonal Council Rajesh Sikka said Indian businessmen an opportuni- up to fulfil its mandate inte- Agriculture Credit Societies for defence forces last week to promote that technology has the power to ty to come forward and lead the grating these covenants of transforming them into multi- defence manufacturing in UP change a country’s or an industry’s economy. He said NRDC extends Atmanirbhar Bharat package. service centres and by integrat- Defence Corridor. trajectory in terms of financial support to the industry by filing Agriculture is the only sector ing them with AIF. In UP, Chairman of CII UP State gains, productivity benefits and IPR registration free of cost. that is resilient during Covid NABARD has provided in- times and the economic revival principal approval of loan to the will be driven by the agriculture tune of Rs 42 crore for devel- sector,” he said. opment of infrastructure at 244 & 8< " " 8 On his meeting with Chief PACs. He pointed out that to Minister Yogi Adityanath, he enhance the income of the ben- @"?7 Mohanlalganj (cosmetic shop). The with Rs 35,000 in cash and valu- said UP would emerge as a eficiaries covered under thieves made off with Rs 9,000 in ables, including the DVR of CCTV leader in ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ NABARD’s promoted special hieves struck at three shops cash and garments worth Rs 40,000 camera, from the office of a prop- initiative owing to its sheer size projects like watershed, tribal Tlocated close to a police picket from Mukesh’s shop; Rs 8,000 and erty dealer in J-block of South City and proactive governance. development projects it has in Mohanlalganj on Tuesday night medicines worth Rs 10,000 from under PGI police station some He pointed out that been decided to extend con- and decamped with cash and valu- Abhishek’s shop; and cosmetics time on Tuesday night. NABARD has disbursed Rs cessional long-term refinance ables. The shop-owners came to from Danish’s shop. All these shops As per reports, the property 25,000 crore to banks and MFIs support to all eligible banks, Fls know of the theft after they got a are located in Gaura village of dealer, Pushpendra Yadav of during lockdown under the at 3% to enable them to deep- call from neighbours on Mohanlalganj and are close to a Piprauli village, said his employee special liquidity facility pro- en institutional credit to bene- Wednesday morning. police picket. The police were yet reached the office to open it and vided by RBI. In Uttar Pradesh, ficiaries in these project areas. The shops belong to Mukesh to register a case in this connection found the shutter jacked-up. “He a special liquidity assistance of Chintala pointed out that Dwivedi of Gaura (readymade gar- as they said they were verifying the informed me and I reached the Rs 1,730 crore was extended to NABARD has extended Rs ment shop), Abhishek Rajput of veracity of claims made by the scene. The thieves had UP Cooperative Bank, three 21,687-crore support to rural Rae Bareli (medical store) and shop-owners. made off with cash and valuables,” RRBs and two micro-finance infrastructure projects. Mohammed Danish of Meanwhile, thieves made off he said. !"#!"!" 4 4 6 8')>* 0 .
- But here, patients will have to MACHINES: Sales of blood Blood pressure 900 to 1800, 4 , )* ! cough up money for their sugar, blood pressure testing Non contact thermometer wo more patients admitted treatment. It is the second pri- machines, blood sugar strips, 1900 to 2200, Digital ther- Tto Swaroop Rani Nehru vate sector hospital. CMO Dr. pulse oximeters, general and mometer 150 to 200, Pulse Hospital lost their lives due to GS Bajpai said that the treat- digital thermometers have oximeter 800 to 1500, I & 3 in Azamgarh (2,324), 75 in coronavirus while 220 new ment of corona patients in pri- increased almost twice since Nebuliser 750 to 2200, Ballia (3,169), 66 in Jaunpur corona positive cases have been vate hospitals will end the fear the state government released bespoiser 250 to 300. he district has crossed 6K- (3,160), 58 in Ghazipur ( reported within 24 hours in the prevailing among the people. the home isolation guideline. Demand for nebuliser and Tmark as 129 new COVID- 2,267), 33 in Mirzapur (1,384), Prayagraj city here on Tuesday Only 30 beds have been The demand for nebuliser bespoiser machines has also 19 patients have been detected 32 in Chandauli (1,396), 28 in night.. arranged in this hospital. and bespoiser machines has increased. It is believed that here on Wednesday. With this, Sonbhadra (1,154), 27 in Mau The death toll from coro- Nodal Officer Sujit Kumar also registered an increase of due to unavailability of doc- the total number of cases has (952) and nine in Bhadohi na has now reached close to Verma of Swaroop Rani almost three times. People tors, people are buying these reached 6,044. Besides, the (907). Out of total 22,637 coro- 100. The total positive case is Nehru for COVID-19 are buying these machines machines and equipment and district also saw four more na positive cases, 16,426 have 5,835. Similarly, 56 patients of Hospital said that two patients and equipment despite being keeping them in the house. deaths, increasing the toll to been cured either at home iso- corona admitted in different died in the hospital. The age expensive, because every per- Neeraj Purwar, the proprietor 114. During the day, the follow- lation or discharged from hos- Covid hospitals have been of one deceased was 73 years son is trying to keep his tem- of Krishna Rezikal and up negative reports included 70 pitals and the recovery rate has discharged after they defeat- old, who lived in perature, blood pressure etc. Medical Agency, told that ever patients recovered from home increased sharply to 72.56 per ed the deadly virus. Reports of Kalindipuram, the other normal. The corona period since the guideline for home isolation and the total number cent. The mortality rate has 985 samples were negative, deceased was 61 years old, he has seen many changes in isolation has been released the of patients cured at home has increased to 1.32 per cent with while samples from 1,796 was a resident of Shivkuti. people's lifestyles. Earlier, the demand for these machines increased to 2,675, while 40 death toll of 300. patients have also been taken They were also suffering from small health related tests for and equipment has increased recovered from the hospitals. According to Senior on the same day. chronic diseases. which people used to take the by two to three times. With this, the total number of Superintendent of Police (SSP) In view of the increasing Currently, 1,445 corona help of doctors, are now being Pulse oximeters were ear- ! * " + $ patients discharged from the Amit Pathak, the police of var- case of corona, now the patients are placed in home carried out at home through lier available with some doc- hospitals has reached 1,928 ious police stations arrested as department has decided to isolation. All these are asymp- machines. People are checking tors. Now it has become a while the total number of cured (BHU). Till then, the total test succumbed to corona at DDU many as 56 persons under provide the facility of treat- tomatic corona patients. That blood pressure, blood sugar, necessity for every house- patients is 4,603 leaving 1,327 reports received were 76,066 Hospital. With the addition of Section 51 of CrPC, while ment to patients of corona in is, despite being positive, they temperature etc. on their own. hold. The digital thermome- active patients. With this, the and the results of 6,467 exclud- nine red zones, the total num- challaned under Section 188 private hospitals too. Now in are healthy. These patients Therefore, sales of machines ter used to sell only in the first recovery rate in the district has ing 904 RTPCR samples col- ber of hotspots has increased to and took action under Section Mohiuddinpur Baratha, a pri- are taking care of themselves associated with these diseases month or two, but about one jumped up to 76.15 per cent, lected a day ago are awaited. 1,242 including 293 red zones. 51 of Disaster Management Act vate hospital was allowed for at home under the supervision have increased two to three to two thousand sales were while mortality rate has Out of these, 70,072 were neg- Besides, there are 949 green against 624 persons on this purpose. of the Rapid Response Team. times. sold in a month, said Anil increased to 1.88 per cent. ative reports, while 5,994 pos- zones including 57 new ones. Tuesday. Besides, during check- Shri Sai Nath Vatsalya RISE IN SALES OF Machines and Equipment Dubey, President Allahabad According to the Chief itive. The total number of sam- Earlier, this region of ing at 14 border and 49 police AMA Hospital has also BLOOD SUGAR, BLOOD Price () are as follows -- Chemist and Druggist Medical Officer (CMO) Dr ples collected was 83,437. Purvanchal (eastern UP) com- checking points, as many as received permission for it. PRESSURE TESTING Blood sugar 750 to 1200, Association. VB Singh, in the first report Earlier, three persons died dur- prising 10 districts of three 1,669 vehicles were challaned received by 11 am during the ing treatment. Two of them divisions saw a spike in num- and seven seized. Apart from day, as many as 79 new coro- including male aged 45 from ber of corona patients when this, 2,40,900 were realised na patients were found out of Senpura (Chetganj) and male 546 cases were detected on from 310 vehicles, while 3 . 4+ 1,159 reports received from aged 70 from Nagwa (Lanka) Tuesday. The maximum num- 2,72,900 from 3,881 persons for Microbiology department of died at SSH BHU, while one ber of cases 128 was found in moving on the roads without Banaras Hindu University female aged 45 from Jansa Varanasi (5,915) followed by 90 wearing masks. - bail. However, he was not AMONG 40 CENTRAL UNI- AU has got just 33 per cent released for four days and later, VERSITIES IN COUNTRY: marks though it is compulso- he Allahabad High Court the NSA was imposed on him. Allahabad Central University ry to get minimum 59.975 per Ton Wednesday adjourned Hence, his detention was ille- has been ranked 38th among cent marks. AU did not find a the hearing of the case till gal. 40 central universities of the place in the AIRF rankings and , August 24, 2020, challenging The plea challenged the country. What more, AU has NAAC grading B has been the detention of Dr Kafeel detention of Dr Kafeel for four stood last among the four cen- added. Khan under NSA. The bench days before imposing NSA on tral universities of the state. The AU holds a B ++ grade Luxa police station. Besides, as 4.63 lakh ivermectin tablets Chowkankhat, 578 in Chowk consisting of Chief Justice him even after he secured bail ranking was released by from NAAC. Due to only a B I & 3 a large number of patients are have been distributed to a total Sevsadan, 988 in Durgakund, Govind Mathur and Justice in all the cases registered the Ministry of Education being recorded in the assess- being found among the busi- of 60,441 needy persons and 319 in Jaitpura, 250 in Konia, Samit Gopal, adjourned the against him. through its annual report of 40 ment, AU has got very few istrict Magistrate (DM) ness community so the traders the work of distribution is 1106 in Lallapura, 356 in hearing of the case on the Khan has been behind the central universities across the marks. A letter has been sent to DKaushal Raj Sharma has should remain alert and get going on. So far, 40,253 needy Madanpura, 534 in Madhopur, request of the counsel for the bars since January 29 last after country. the ministry for the revised given more emphasis on the them tested for COVID-19 if persons have been given iver- 1195 in Manduadiha, 172 in petitioner, who sought time to a speech he had allegedly deliv- Jamia Millia Islamia has report. Efforts are being made ongoing special surveillance they feel corona-like symp- mectin tablets through rural Ardali Bazar, 148 in Pandeypur, file reply to the affidavit filed ered at Aligarh Muslim bagged the first spot among all to improve the performance of campaign to prevent the spread toms. During the campaign, and urban primary health cen- 282 in Rajghat, 232 in Sadar by the state government. University on December 10, central universities. In the AU, said AU registrar Prof NK of coronavirus pandemic dur- 2,909 symptomatic people have tres by the Health department, Bazar, 2328 in Shivpur, 459 in Granting time to the petition- during the Anti Citizenship grading/scoring of perfor- Shukla. ing the second phase. He said been found in rural areas while which included 20,237 tablets Sikraul, 274 Townhall and 435 er's counsel, the court said Amendment Act (CAA) mance of central universities by The evaluation is based that the teams deployed on the conducting surveys on 34.06 in rural areas and 20,016 in in Ramnagar. that it would dispose of the protests. The speech was the ministry, Jamia has a score on parameters which included tasks are constantly identifying lakh residents living in 6.70 urban areas. Apart from this, under the petition on August, 24. deemed “provocative” by the of 90 per cent, compared to 83 annual student intake in UG, those with corona-like symp- lakh houses, while 2,312 in Under the community and direction of ADM (Supply) The court on the last date, UP government, which booked per cent of Rajiv Gandhi PG, PhD and MPhil and stu- toms during their door-to- urban areas among 12.37 lakh primary health centres Nalnikant, ivermectin tablets had directed the central as him under the National University of Arunachal dent diversity, which included door visit. ‘This campaign is population staying in 2.61 lakh (CHCs/PHCs) of rural areas, have been distributed to 2050 well as state governments to file Security Act (NSA). Pradesh, 82 per cent of JNU percentage of female students, also very important to identi- buildings. In all, 5,221 sympto- tablets were distributed to needy persons, 10,815 by Civil a reply in a case seeking release Dr Kafeel came to limelight and 78 per cent of Aligarh students from other states and fy those who have been suffer- matic persons were detected in 2128 in Arajline, 2047 in Defense and 7,323 by other of Dr Kafeel Khan who is after the 2017 oxygen tragedy Muslim University. foreign students. ing from a serious illness in the the district by 982 surveillance Baragaon, 2946 in Chiragaon, departments. detained under NSA for alleged at BRD Medical College in In terms of the four central Other parameters were fac- past as the people with chron- teams including 782 engaged in 3370 in Cholapur, 1206 in Chief Medical Officer provocative speech during Anti which several kids had died for universities of the state, Baba ulty quality and strength which ic diseases are more prone to rural and 200 in urban areas. Harahua, 2559 in Kashi (CMO) Dr. VB Singh informed CAA protest. lack of oxygen cylinders. While Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar included student-teacher ratio, corona infection so they Meanwhile, the DM direct- Vidyapeeth, 2386 in Pindra that ivermectin tablets are The Bench passed the initially he was hailed as sav- University, Lucknow, is on the teacher vacancy and visiting require COVID-19 tests as ed the Health and other depart- and 3545 in Sevapuri while being distributed door-to-door order on a petition filed by iour of children for arranging first position, Aligarh Muslim faculty. Central universities soon as possible,’ he said. ments to make door-to-door 1220 from urban primary to the needy persons and Nuzhat Parween, mother of Dr emergency oxygen cylinders, University (AMU) on the sec- were also assessed on the num- According to him, the contact with home isolated health centre (UPHC) in advised the people not to give Kafeel Khan seeking his release. he later faced action, along with ond, Banaras Hindu University ber of students placed through number of teams has been corona positive patients and Adampur, 599 in Anandamai, the medicine to children below According to the petition- nine other doctors and staff, all (BHU) on the third and AU on campus interviews and those increased and maximum num- advised to take ivermectin 324 in Ashfaq Nagar, 211 in two years and pregnant er, Dr Kafeel was granted bail of whom were released on bail the fourth. who qualified in NET and ber of corona patients are being tablets as per the medical Badi Bazar, 1953 in Bajardiha, women. If a person is serious- by a competent court and he later. AU has scored 94.5 out of GATE. Based on this, grants are detected from urban areas, advice. He said that the medi- 691 in Benia, 691 in Bhelupur, ly ill, he should take this med- was supposed to be released on AU RANKED 38TH 283.5. In various parameters, issued to universities. especially under Manduadih, cine doses should be given to 2707 in Bhelupur, 629 in icine only according to medical Lanka, Bhelupur, Sigra and the patients on time. About Cantonment, 2026 in advice, he added. 5+ + " O' ( ' P - ers across the globe. ‘Virtual generated messages are being run’ works in the same way as sent and the information is orth Central Railway has any other type of running, but being communicated through + Nlaunched "Fit India under ‘virtual running’ the posters and letters in all Freedom Run" campaign on race is recorded by the runners offices, Railway residential the initiative of Indian Railways / walkers at any place, at any complexes etc. Prominent I & 3 UK told us about a little brain learning. which has decided to imple- speed, on the treadmill in the players of North Central science that how the brain acts Assistant Professor in ment the ‘Fit India Freedom house or anywhere else. Only Railway including Arjuna sserting that most of the when we are in a situation of Banaras Hindu University Run’ initiative launched by the thing that is to be ensured that Awardee Gymnast Ashish Apeople are unaware about cognitive discrepancies and (BHU) Tushar Singh talks Ministry of Youth Affairs and you have to participate in a Kumar, Cricketer Poonam the depth of their mind science, how amygdale & dopamine about, what is mental stigma, Sports, Government of India, race as per your convenience Yadav, cricketer Ekta Bisht, the Meditation Practitioner play a role in mental thought where does it stem from and across the Indian Railways. and to make sure that it is Boxer Gaurav Vidhuri, Ashvajit Dharmchari from process. He also talked about how home and self awareness To mark the 74th completed. Participants of this Hockey player Gurjit etc. will United Kingdom (UK) says, why mental well-being is nec- is the first place to alleviate the Independence Day, this cam- campaign can use Fit India also participate in Fit India how the mindfulness could essary for us. stereotypes associated with paign is being carried out where and anytime!". website or the platform being Run to inspire Railway frater- help us in being mentally fit Clinical psychologist at mental stigma. Campus from August 15, 2020 to Under this campaign, any provided by different organis- nity on NCR and public at especially in the present situa- NIMHANS Ishant Rana dis- Counselor in BHU Laxman October 2, 2020 to mark the person can choose the location ers. Particulars of run can be large and will act as brand tion of COVID-19 pandemic. cussed the identity crisis Yadav talks about how to han- 151st birth anniversary of and time according to his or uploaded by the individuals on ambassador in this campaign. He was putting his views in a among youths and threw dle relationship issues, anger Mahatma Gandhi. North her choice, convenience, phys- the website and certificate of North Central Railway has webinar on ‘Freedom from - lights on how not to engulf in and pressure while the music Central Railway is also ical ability and condition of participation can be down- always been a leading promot- social stigma of mental ill- + $ peer pressure while balancing therapist Arthur Fernandes encouraging its 60,000 Railway health. He or she can break the loaded. In order to make this er of sports events and sports nesses’ organised by Bab Ki the external and internal pres- threw light on how music men and women and their race at any point of time, can initiative a success, Railway sportspersons. North Central Pathashala, an organisation adding, so long as one does sure beforehand. He also pro- therapy plays a role in coming family members to join this run race at his/her own pace Board has asked all zonal rail- railway has provision for active in helping the people in not recognise the mental poi- vided his valuable insights on out of difficult emotions. campaign and can track progress manu- ways and production units to sports quota recruitment of alleviating mental stigma. sons, these negative social how to bridge the generation Narayani Srivastava, Suraksha The Fit India Freedom ally or through any tracking spread awareness among the about 26 leading sportspersons We remain unaware until stigma continue to be pro- gap with due respect to their Vegad and Shiva Singh Run is being organised to app or GPS-enabled watch. railway men and women and annually in different fields of and unless we begin to medi- duced and to cause personal elders and said, the failure is jointly conducted the pro- encourage better health and to Under the Fit India cam- their family members so that sports. It is worth mentioning ate and sometimes one’s own and interpersonal sufferings. a part of life and it is to ceedings, while Ajay and overcome health problems like paign, the organisers and the they can participate in this run that Gymnasts of North mind is poisoned by greed, Behaviour change special- acknowledge the failure and Aditya provided technical obesity, lethargy, stress, and individuals involved in it have with all COVID-19 related Central Railway have kept the hatred and delusion, he said ist David Klaseen from the come back again with more assistance. anxiety for a disease free soci- been advised to organise their precautions and can remain fit zones flag high by winning the ety. The unique concept events following the rules of and healthy. In order to overall championship in the behind this Fit India Freedom social distancing and encour- encourage officers, employees All India Railway Gymnastics Run campaign is that "it can be age the 'virtual run' which is and their family members in Championship held in Agra 6(31+ 7 ( done by anyone from any- being used by runners / walk- North Central Railway, system this year.
I & 3 the management of private and convent schools for forcing wo senior professors of the parents and guardians to "" !=%'9 TBanaras Hindu University pay school fees of their wards. (BHU) have been awarded The political parties extended ALLAHABAD (PNS): As at Naini, rose by 2 cm in the stream of Sangam — too is rainfall in Uttarakhand and prestigious JC Bose Fellowship their support to the move- some parts of Uttrakhand, past 24 hours. The water level increasing and was recorded as several parts of Madhya by Science and Engineering ment and in this order, the Himachal Pradesh, Madhya of Ganga increased from 78.69 75.74 metres on Wednesday as Pradesh, the water level could Research Board, Department of advocates in scores gathered at Pradesh and Rajasthan contin- metres on Tuesday to 78.71 against 75.70 metres on increase rapidly. We are also Science and Technology, the office of the DM to give a ue receiving heavy rainfall last metres on Wednesday. The Tuesday. Because of the rise in keeping a close vigil on rainfall Government of India. They are boost to the movement. They week, the Ganga and Yamuna danger mark of the river is at water level in both the rivers, in Rajasthan, which can also Prof AK Tripathi, Director of demonstrated and submitted a rivers have started to swell at 84.73 metres. Similarly, the around 60 per cent of the bank have an impact on volume of Institute of Science and Prof memorandum at the DM’s various places in the Prayagraj water level of the Yamuna at of the Sangam area has been water in Yamuna and Ganga, Maya Sankar Singh of the . /! 0" / ' 11 2 * office. district. With the rise in water Naini) was 76.27 metres on submerged in flood water. said executive engineer of Chemistry department. The . 3 4 2 -5 - 3 4 Each and every person is in level, those living near the Tuesday, it increased to 76.29 Engineers of the Irrigation Flood Control department, JC Bose fellowships are award- financial crisis in the present banks of these rivers have start- metres on Wednesday. department said the discharge Brijesh Kumar Verma. With ed to active scientists with a crisis of COVID-19 and in ed shifting to safer places. The rate of increase in the of water in the Ganga is apprehension that flood situa- record of outstanding perfor- Prof. Singh is the only faculty Fees’, the advocates on this adverse situation the pri- As flood water has started water level of both the rivers is increasing from the Kanpur tion in the district including mance in the field of science at member in the Department of Wednesday staged a demon- vate and convent schools are inundating low-lying areas of slightly slower than the rate of barrage. Around 1.30 cusecs of many localities of the urban national and international lev- Chemistry since its inception to stration against the private making highhandedness, they Phaphamau, Salori, Daraganj, increase as recorded as com- water has been discharged limits could become grim in els. The JC Bose Fellow will get all the three academies fel- schools and submitted a mem- said blaming that the manage- Jhunsi, etc., worries for the peo- pared to the first week of this from the barrage which is the coming days, the team of receive a personnel fellowship lowships of Indian Sciences and orandum at the office of ment of these schools are ple living in these areas have month when the water was expected to further increase the National Disaster Response of 25,000 per month and a JC Bose Fellowship. District Magistrate demanding forcing the parents and increased, though the rate of increasing by around 25 cm. water level. Compared to last Force (NDRF) has been visit- research grant of 15 lakh per DEMONSTRATION: for waiving the fees. The many guardians to pay school fees of increase in water is not alarm- Likewise, the level of water year, the level of water in both ing several localities near the annum. 1 lakh is provided as Giving a boost to the move- social organisations have their wards which is not justi- ing. The water level of Ganga in the Ganga at Chatnaag — the rivers is around 2 metres banks of the Ganga and overheads for the host institute. ment against ‘No School No launched a movement against fiable. at Phaphamau and of Yamuna around 3 kilometres down- less, but because of the heavy Yamuna. !"#!"!" 5
" % % %567 7$-"%" (+( 8PSS@TQPI9@IU +, -#* Meanwhile a married woman examination. Two persons had died under mysterious circum- been had been arrested in this ;8 he body of a 45-year-old stances in Kathinayi village connection. Tman was found in under Padari police station. THREE DROWN: Three 8 ! Kaanidari village under Kanta Pandey, a resident of girls of a family drowned in a ? *@& Madihan police station on Rampur 33 village under well in Harra village under Wednesday. After being Madihan police station lodged Halia police station. The three ? *@& 9:* cially the general practitioners, he new MSME Policy, 2020 informed in the morning that a case against five persons at daughters of Mahendra Yadav got a lot of cases of respirato- Tpassed by the state cabinet the body of Ram Naresh, son of Padari police station in which he had gone to wash clothes at a multi-pronged strategy has ry diseases in their day to day is likely to speed up the setting late Ramsewak, a resident of stated that his daughter Divya well with his niece some metres Abeen worked out to check KANPUR (PNS): Kanpur Nagar reported 395 more coronavirus practice. up of new industrial units in Kaanidari village, was found 300 (25) was being tortured by her away from the locality. They the galloping coronavirus infec- positive cases on Wednesday. He said when a patient was the state. Former national pres- metres away from his house, inlaws for dowry since her mar- were drawing water with a tion in the city by setting up a Chief Medical Officer Dr Anil K Mishra said 395 more peo- suffering from COPD with ident of Indian Industries Madihan police reached there riage in the year 2015 and was bucket easily when one of them super-specialists team com- ple had tested positive for coronavirus infection between frequent exacerbation, severe Association (IIA), Sunil and found about three-inch- murdered. Her inlaws said that fell into the well and others prising specialists from medi- Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening, taking the tally of con- asthma, pneumonia etc., he/she Vaishya, said people should not deep injury on his throat and she woman suffering from some jumped into it to save one anoth- cine, tuberculosis, respiratory firmed cases in the city to 11,614. needed the help of specialists in feel much excited about the some minor injuries on it. The disease and had two children. er. As Jadawati (14), Kanchan(8) medicine and anaesthesia He said with 109 COVID-19 patients being discharged from respiratory medicine and thus new MSME Policy till it was police took it into custody for SHO Vyankatesh Tiwari said and Pinki (7) did not know departments. hospitals, 7579 infected people had been cured in the city to date the government had decided to enforced and delivered suc- completing legal formalities. that a case had been registered swimming they drowned while With the government mak- and 3,695 active cases were undergoing treatment. adopt a multi-pronged cessful results. He said these The police authorities visited the against five persons, including Poonam (12) managed to save ing all out efforts to increase The CMO said with six more COVID-19 deaths in the city, approach and with the changed types of announcements had spot and gave the essential Anil Pandey, husband of the herself. On Poonam’s informa- beds and improve infrastruc- the death toll stood at 340 on Wednesday. He said a total of 2,410 pattern of treatment, efforts become a routine now. directions to the area police for deceased. Her body had been tion villagers rushed there res- ture in hospitals, there is also samples were taken for testing. would be made to lower the “If the new policy is working out the case. sent for the post-mortem cue but no avail. need for more specialists to COVID-19 death rate. enforced in the state in letter jointly prevent the spread and Ajesh Chandra Gupta, Dr RK He said the symptoms which and spirit, it will prove to be the coronavirus infection and save Verma, Dr Roopesh Kumar, Dr propped up in the present best MSME policy so far 44' - #2 precious lives. Yogesh Kumar Manik and a times were related to respira- framed in the state and is like- The UP government has few more. He added that moves tory diseases like cough, short- ly to deliver a lot of benefits to 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* also be given receipts at the revenue team and provide jus- brought more specialists on a were afoot to rope in more spe- ness of breath, chest pain and Chief Medical Officer Dr entrepreneurs,” he added. police stations so that when the tice to people. He said that such platform to prevent COVID-19 cialists at the earliest so as to hemoptysis (blood in the spu- AK Mishra said from the time State president of ew SSP Joginder Kumar complainant went to the offi- arrangements would be made to deaths and they have been prevent the spread of coron- tum) which were the predom- home isolation had been Provincial Industries Nassumed charge late on cer it cannot be said by the offi- ensure daily monitoring of reg- associated with the GSVM avirus infection and check inant symptoms. He said sim- allowed, there had been a sub- Association, Maonj Banka, said Tuesday evening. He said such cials at the police station that isters made at police stations in Medical College and deaths. ilarly tuberculosis was also stantial improvement in the new MSME policy would a system would be ensured so the matter was not in their the SP office. He said that police Associated Hospitals. Prof Kamal said the depart- lung related disease. COVID-19 recovery rate, provide much relief to budding that public could knowledge. SSP Joginder Kumar action on top-10 miscreants GSVM Medical College ments which had been com- Prof Kamal said when which now stood at 61.41 per entrepreneurs if it was enforced get justice at the reached the circuit house around would continue. The property of Principal Prof RB Kamal said bined were mainly related to patients with such symptoms cent. soon. police station. 7:30 pm and met other police the accused under Gangster specialists in respiratory dis- respiratory diseases as coron- approached the hospital, these He said 3,163 asympto- Industrialists in Kanpur Every police sta- officers. He then took charge Act would be confiscated and eases from Agra, Meerut, avirus affected the lungs. He four areas were to be taken into matic coronavirus positive peo- Nagar have hailed the decision tion would have a from SP (City) Dr Kaustubh. attached. Criminals will be in Jhansi and Azamgarh had been said lung diseases killed mil- careful observation. ple had completed 10 days’ of the state government to register in which Talking to mediapersons the SSP jail, said SSP. Crime would associated to the medical col- lions and caused suffering to He said it would be pru- home quarantine and tested frame a new MSME policy. names of complainants coming said that there was no direct be controlled by dealing lege with immediate effect to millions more and threats to dent to say that if any patient negative. They said that hitherto their there, their mobile phone num- intervention of the police in land strictly with criminals and tide over the crisis. lung health was everywhere. was having these symptoms The CMO said that till date entire energy was wasted in bers, details of their case and matters. But in cases where action would be taken against He said the prominent spe- The GSVMMC principal he/she should visit a pulmo- 11,263 coronavirus positive securing capital certificate and action taken would be recorded. there will be a dispute, the them by launching a continous cialists who had stepped in said the four department could nologist. cases were confirmed in the licence as the Nivesh Mitra por- Not only this everyone would police will coordinate with the drive, he added. were Prof Manish Bansal, Dr unitedly manage the critical He said doctors from the city out of which 6,890 were tal had failed to solve most of Gajendra Vikram Singh, Dr patients and prevent deaths. medicine department, espe- cured. their problems. * 4' * $$ * They said over 80 cases relating to Pollution Control 8PSS@TQPI9@IU +, -#* would help him in performing ities in their areas and ensure Board were still pending on the them more effectively. He said rule of law there. portal and they still had to run P Ajay Singh said that in that along with modern tech- THEFT CASE: Thieves . %!"! from pillar to post to get their Sview of Covid-19 compli- niques he would apply funda- stole property worth lakhs work done. ance of its guidelines was his mental way of policing too. He from a house in Lohandi They were, however, not top priority along said that misbehaviour with Khurd village under Dehat ? *@& Kayakalp Yojana. at their homes and workplace. bolster inter-sectoral coordi- much excited about the new with maintaining common people had no place Kotwali police station. Archana He added that a sum of Rs He said awards will also be nation for the improvement of MSME policy as the time for law and order. in policing and it could be Mishra, a resident of the village, anpur Nagar District 3 lakh each would be provid- given to the best hospital. health systems at state level and release of the Government These views were treated as misconduct. informed the police on Tuesday KMagistrate BR Tiwari dis- ed to each of these hospitals for Tiwari said Kayakalp the award scheme would pro- Order was uncertain. They expressed by him Responding to media he said that she had gone to meet her closed that in view of the improvement and uplift of the Yojana would encourage pub- mote cleanliness, hygiene and pointed out that the GO for the while interacting that he would try to improve husband in Varanasi who was increased pressure on hospitals facilities. lic health facility in the nation infection control practices in MSME Policy of 2012 had not with media after the traffic system. The SP held posted as a JE there during in the city, the government had Discussing the Kayakalp to work towards standards of public healthcare facilities, been released. taking charge in the district. He the introductory meeting of the vacations. She said that when she given the nod for modification Yojana, Tiwari said the scheme excellence to ensure that facil- Tiwari added that five They said industrialists said that because he had dis- police personnel at Police Lines returned on Monday she found and uplift of four prominent was intended to encourage and ities stay clean and hygienic awards would be given under were unable to start production charged his duties as ASP in the and directed the SOs to work the valuables missing from there. government hospitals under incentivise public health facil- while following bio-waste dis- the scheme namely, Best dis- after many years of setting up district a few years ago he was for controlling the crime, The police registered a case and the Kayakalp Yojana. ities (PHFs) in the country to posal protocols. He said this trict hospital in each state, their industry and completing well conversant with it which remain updated with the activ- was investigating it. He said with LLR Hospital, demonstrate their commit- would instil confidence in peo- Best community health cen- all formalities in the absence of UISE Maternity Hospital and ment for cleanliness, hygiene ple and also provide quality ser- tres/sub-district hospital and Licence and No Objection Kanshiram Hospital taking and infection control prac- vice and encourage team work. Best primary health centre in Certificate (NOC) unneces- %++ $8 care of COVID-19 patients, it tices. The DM said NGOs as well every district and the winners sarily held by the officials. had been decided to upgrade He said cleanliness and as voluntary organisations would be given cash awards 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* ber of e-receipts created by the e- four prominent government hygiene in hospitals, besides would be able to participate in and citation. office users of the NER has also hospitals — Alice Horsman being critical for preventing the endeavour and share He said the awards would uring the lockdown enforced increased by 21 times. This shows Dufferin Hospital, Ursula infections, also provided the responsibilities for initiating be based on sanitation and Ddue to Corona infection, sever- that during this period the NER Horsman Memorial Hospital, patients and visitors with a pos- clean health facilities. hygiene, infection control, hos- al effective steps have been taken to has started working on e-office Kanshiram Combined Hospital itive experience and encour- He further said that the pital upkeep, waste manage- reduce human interaction in offices completely. and KPM Hospital — for non- aged moulding behaviour relat- scheme would also provide ment and community partici- 6%4 and promote digitization on North The implementation of e- Covid patients under the ed to cleanliness and sanitation opportunities and incentives to pation assessment. Eastern Railway (NER). The most prominent of office system helped in doing works of minimal them is the implementation of e-office. During human interaction during lockdown. In order ' the past four months (April-July) the work done to facilitate the work a total of 3,519 new users through the e-office system on NER has were added on the North Eastern Railway dur- increased about 15 times, Chief Public Relations ing the past four months. With the rapid use of = !% 2 < Officer (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh said. The digital filing the NER is moving fast to adopt a number of e-files created by the NER prior to paperless work culture. This will reduce costs ? *@& lockdown was 1,988 which increased to 30,709 and carbon foot print. e-office is an important ? *@& by July 31 this year. During this period the num- step towards digitization. he virtual award ceremony n view of the existing acute Tof HCL HACK IITK 2020, Icrisis of urea and reports of the Cyber Security Hackathon %%#-- -( " P its black-marketing, the gov- was organised by the Indian ernment has decided to bring Institute of Technology, " - "Q ## %$ the hoarders under the scanner Kanpur. and for this a special team has IIT-Kanpur Deputy 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* part in any group race to join of the individual, in which he been set up to find big farmers Director Prof S Ganesh, was the this campaign. Under this one or she can run/walk fast at his who are hoarding urea and cre- chief guest at the function he officers and employees can run/walk alone. The main or her own pace according to ating a false crisis. which was presided over by Dr Tof North Eastern Railway objective of this programme is his or her ability and can also The team has identified Saurbah Srivastava, (NER) and their families are to make people aware of their take a break during this time. two dozen farmers who are Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, committed to making the health. Keeping Covid-19 in Efforts are being made on a alleged to be indirectly hoard- VC and chairman of the jury. nationwide ‘Fit India Freedom mind one should follow prop- large scale to create awareness ing urea. A special inquiry has Prof Ganesh congratulat- Run’ successful and ensuring er social distancing and other among railway employees been ordered against these ed the organising committee their health good. instructions while running/ about this unique health relat- farmers and if the charges are for the success of the hackathon It is noteworthy that a new walking with someone. The ed initiative so that a large found true, they will face legal which, he said, was not possi- campaign ‘Fit India Freedom Freedom Run campaign has number of people join this action. ble without the active partici- Run’ has been started by the been made very flexible. Under campaign and make it suc- This was disclosed by pation from industry spon- Ministry of Youth Affairs and it any person can practice run- cessful, said Chief Public District Agriculture Officer sors, mentors, knowledge part- Sports, Government of India, ning or walking fast at any time Relations Officer (CPRO) Manish Kumar Singh while ners, jury members and the from August 15 to October 2. as per his or her convenience Pankaj Kumar Singh. The NER addressing a meeting at Vikas participants. He said that this This campaign has been start- on the path of his or her choice Sports Association is making a Bhawan on Wednesday. hackathon would help in gen- ed in view of the indispensible and up to any distance. dedicated effort to make this He said some vested inter- erating warriors against cyber need for good health and fit- Basically, this Freedom Run is campaign a success at the head- ests were intentionally trying to attacks. Prof Sandeep Shukla ness. There is no need to take a race as per the convenience quarters and at divisional level. create a urea crisis, adding officer said urea was widely photosynthesis process of that increasingly important use said in his opening remark that that some affluent farmers used in the agriculture sector plants. of urea was in reducing air pol- the hackathon gave a clarion were trying to hoard urea for both as a fertiliser and animal Singh said while over 90 lution from diesel engines in call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ 0 1 " "" #2" 3 % black-marketing. feed additive. per cent of urea produced was cars, buses and trucks. where potentially there was Singh said the government He said the main function used as a fertiliser, it had other It may be mentioned here an opportunity not only to had become vigilant and thus of urea fertiliser was to provide uses, which included the man- that hoarded urea is diverted move from the fintech start-up *#( " % # * " teams had been set up to iden- the plants with nitrogen to ufacture of melamine used in for industrial use as it fetches which had done so well in India tify more farmers who were promote green leafy growth melamine-methanal resins. He more profits as a result of but also have the first few star- QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@ . /0, members COA, CEPC, were brand value of the product and indulging in hoarding of urea. and make the plants look lush. said urea itself also formed which farmers hoard and sell it tups in cyber security which also present in the webinar. In is considered as the silent sales- The district agriculture He said urea also aided in the important resins and added in black-market. was an emerging field. he Carpet Export the changing scenario of world man of any product. Most of the The hackathon was TPromotion Council business packaging of product members are using conven- designed by the professors at (CEPC) is all set for 40th India is an important segment for tional packing of wrapping in the IIT-Kanpur C3i Hub. The Carpet Expo from August 21 to quality business. Buyers are plastic and rolling carpets etc. ,-4 8 ! !! ' " participating teams had the 25. This virtual edition is the very particular about packag- but some countries already opportunity to identify assess, first initiative to bridge the gap ing, therefore, it is very impor- banned the use of plastic and build and test robust cyber between Indian products and tant that the exporting com- there is a need to find out a ? *@& defence solutions to a given demand of handmade carpets munity should be aware about solution which is not only cost practical problem. In the and floor coverings across the the new techniques of packag- effective but added value to the DA Vice Chairman Rakesh process they got the opportu- globe in post-pandemic era. ing of their products proposed products too. Praveen Kumar KKumar Singh reviewed the nity to get mentored by emi- The event will be held live from for export. Keeping this fact in said that shortly Indian activities and work assign- nent faculty of IIT-Kanpur C3i August 21 to 25 for buyers for mind the CEPC has planned to Institute of Packaging was ments of staff members on Hub. the handmade carpets and demonstrate world-class pack- going to open its branch in Wednesday. Dr Saurbah Srivastava, other floor coverings. aging techniques through an Varanasi. Umesh Kumar Gupta Officers and employees of while congratulating the win- Meanwhile the CEPC organisation of Government and other committee members different departments, includ- ners, said choosing winners in organised a webinar on new of India which is of world present in the meeting were ing sale, World Bank, slums, such a competition was always techniques of packaging for repute. The Indian Institute of hopeful that it would definite- bulk sale, building, land difficult. A panel of eminent carpet industry in association Packaging, Mumbai, is provid- ly be helpful for the carpet bank/procurement, engineer- juries deliberated over two with Indian Institute of ing a wonderful opportunity to industry in the hour of crises ing, computer, law, public rela- days to finalise the results. Packaging, Mumbai, recently. demonstrate various kinds of and conveyed their thanks to tions and personnel were pre- The 1st prize went to team Umesh Kumar Gupta, senior packaging technique. Dr ED-cum-secretary, CEPC, sent in the meeting. ByteMe from IIT-Delhi, the COA member chaired the ses- Tanweer Alam, Director (I/c) Sanjay Kumar and CEPC offi- Addressing the officials 2nd to DU-Apophis from sion. Praveen Kumar, Director, Indian Institute of Packaging, cials for organising such an and employees, Singh asked proper upkeep of records and He said apart from paging lowing social distancing University of Dhaka, the 3to Department of Commerce, Mumbai, made a presentation informative webinar. them to discharge their duties properly study the correspon- of all correspondence in the norms. SaRaNi from IIT-Delhi. Government of India, was the on ‘New techniques of packag- Sanjay Kumar said that the with alertness without leaving dence before making their file, the employee concerned KDA Secretary SP Singh, The Most Promising chief guest on the occasion. ing for carpet industry.’ council would organise more any room for laxity and slack- comments and putting up the should use the stamp with Additional Secretary Gudakesh Startup was Landscapers from Rajender Prashad Mishra, Nowadays packaging is a com- webinar/workshop on pack- ness. file before the appropriate his/her name and post. Sharma, officers and employ- Manipal Institute of Onkar Nath Mishra, Husain bination of science and art and aging to cater to the require- He directed them to ensure authority. He also stressed on fol- ees were present. Technology. Jafar Husaini, Satish Wattal, technology and can increase the ment of the industry. !"#!"!" 6
/ /0 P ; - / / / ?7? # Bengal Police on Wednesday place mostly involving goons "" ! % "" raided the house of saffron from both sides. n what the BJP leaders called strongman and MP from Earlier the police had Ia politics of vendetta resort- Barrackpore Arjun Singh. the leadership. In subsequent this is why she is angry on raided the MP’s house and ed to by the Mamata Banerjee The search was in con- elections he defeated the me and is sending police his office but failedto secure Government, the officials of nection of an old said Singh then sitting Trinamool MP forces after leveling false an entry as there was no war- ! /$ quoted the officials as saying Dinesh Trivedi. charges against me.” Singh’s rant but “this time they but sources in the police The parliamentary polls son and brother-in-law are camewith a court order. I am Ahmedabad: The Election Commission of “....The ECI is assessing the situation includ- said they were looking for saw massive violence follow- also sitting legislators of the not surprised because it is India (ECI) told the Gujarat High Court on ing the pandemic and so far not announced documents related to trans- ing which the BJP candidate BJP. well known thatTMC and the Wednesday that it will assess the coronavirus sit- dates for the by-elections in the state of Gujarat actions from a local cooper- managed to scrape through Singh also said that “the Chief Minister is targeting uation and decide whether bypolls to eight as well as those in other states,” the poll body ative bank of which Singh by little more than 10,000 TMC government has me.” Assembly seats in the State should be deferred. said. was the chairman before he votes. framed 93 cases against me Meanwhile condemning The poll panel was responding to a Public “The Election Commission will take appro- became an MP. Crying “vendetta poli- so as to harass me after the police action State BJP Interest Litigation seeking indefinite postpone- priate decision as to whether to announce elec- “There are reports of tics”— an allegation Banerjee Mamata Banerjee and her vice president RiteshTiwari ment of the byelections. tions at an appropriate time or if required to financial irregularities worth has always leveled against the nephew (Abhishek Banerjee) said “it is clear to everyone The ECI will also frame broad guidelines defer holding of elections after following due 12 crore,” sources said on BJP Government every time failed to counter me politi- why Arjun Singh ji is being within three days on holding of general and procedure as prescribed in law,” said Joint Chief conditions of anonymity her party functionaries were cally … Her nephew had singled out. “He is a veteran byelections during the COVID-19 pandemic Electoral Officer, Gujarat, Ajay Bhatt. adding names of two close arrested by the CBI in con- said that he will leave politics politician, his father too was based on guidelines issued by the Union On the basis of the guidelines it is going to relatives of the BJP MP were nection of chit fund scams — if he would not win his seat an MLA but the police is Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of form, Chief Electoral Officers of states where also involved. Singh said the Chief Minister by 2 lakh votes. But that was behaving in a manner as Health, it had said in a press release issued on elections are due shall prepare a comprehensive Singh, a former four- “has singled me out because not to be. Though he won by though he is a terrorist.” Tuesday. plan of COVID-19 related measures during the time Trinamool Congress I have been giving her a wafer thin margin he has The same “police officers The release was submitted to the high court conduct of elections, the ECI's Tuesday release MLA considered close to the tough political fight in notkept his words.” will have to face the music along with an affidavit-in-reply. said. Chief Minister left the party Barrackpore … I snatched Barrackpore has often for theirillegal action when Petitioner Farsu Goklani sought indefinite Bhatt also cited two Supreme Court judg- in 2019 after his demand for the MP seat, then the BJP been in the news of late with Bengal sees a change in postponement of byelections to eight Assembly ments where it was held that the ultimate deci- a parliamentary ticket from wrested the Bhatpara MLA repeated political-gang wars 2021,” another BJP leader seats -- which fell vacant after Congress MLAs sion on “whether it is possible and expedient to Barrackpore was turned by seat too from the TMC … and public shootouts taking said. resigned -- in view of the coronavirus outbreak. hold the elections” must rest with the ECI.PTI 4 3 07* 18 / 9:1 " D = <:?D%' ? + / ,,@ in 1998 but actual work on ground the bridge is hanging in balance over zero was started in the year 2002. river Jhelum”. n the erstwhile State of Jammu & Jammu and Kashmir Projects According to official sources, 1;;; ! " -( IKashmir, a 262 metre long bridge Construction Corporation (JKPCC) work on the bridge was moving at over river Jhelum at Jetty area of was allotted the construction work snails pace from the very beginning. ?7" Khawajabagh in North Kashmir's of the bridge. It was suspended in 2014 and later Baramulla district could not be Between 2002 and June 2018, it was resumed in 2017. he charm of Onam festival season in Kerala completed by five Chief Ministers, five Chief Ministers namely Mufti According to the press statement Tis all set to be washed away by the coronavirus two Governors and one Lt-Governor Mohd Sayeed, Ghulam Nabi Azad, issued by the Department of as 2,333 new persons were tested positive for between 2002- till July 2020. Omar Abdullah, Mufti Mohd Sayeed Information and Public Relations in Covid-19 on Wednesday. This is the highest num- Reason- adequate funds were (second term) and Mehbooba Mufti January 2017, Minister for R&B and ber of persons diagnosed on a single day with not made available at different inter- remained in office but none of Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Covid-19 and the total number of patients in the vals to the project executing agency them could ensure its completion. Rehman Veeri while responding to State reached 50, 231. leading to cost escalation and Local residents in the area often a question by Ghulam Nabi Monga The day also saw seven deaths taking the total unwarranted delay in its completion. blamed lack of funds for frequent in the Upper House had stated that fatalities till date in Kerala to 182, said a release On Wednesday, Lt-Governor suspension of work on the project. construction work of Jetty Bridge in by the Department of Health. Manoj Sinha during his visit to the The 262-meter bridge was sup- Baramulla on river Jhelum was That the State has become unsafe for travel- Baramulla district headquarters posed to connect Khawajabagh and awarded to JKPCC in the year ers and tourists has been proved by the number approved funds to the tune of 21 Janbazpora areas, and Rafiabad 2001-02. of persons getting contracted with Covid-19 / ,,@ pangs of migration my parents crore under Jammu & Kashmir areas with Srinagar-Baramulla road According to him, the through community transmission. always supported me and Infrastructure Development highway to ease load on the traffic Government had released 6.18 Out of the 2,333 patients tested positive on n 'illustrious' journey of a motivated me to dream big. Corporation for completing the passing through Baramulla town. Crore to JKPCC for construction of Wednesday, 2,151 were victims of community Ayoung Wushu player from Handoo said, “when i was construction work of the Jetty bridge A local resident in the area the bridge. transmission. 53 patients failed to furnish details Jammu & Kashmir, which a kid i loved playing cricket in within a span of 2 years claimed, “work on the project was The construction work of Jetty like how and from where they contracted the pan- started from the North Eastern my neighborhood in LG also e-inaugurated various started when i was studying in the Bridge was prioritized under Central demic. state of Mizoram in 1995, Rainawari, a kashmiri pandit developmental projects at degree college. After completing Road Fund (CRF) but the work Seven personnel belonging to the Southern Tuesday hit another milestone locality”. Baramulla. According to official me studies i got married and now could not be completed within a Naval Command head quarters at Kochi and 17 after Kuldeep Handoo's name He said, “at the peak of sources, Jetty bridge was envisaged my children are going to school but stipulated time period. health workers too were afflicted with the pan- figured in the list of 13 coach- militancy as the situation demic on Wednesday. The release further stated es recommended for this worsened my family was also that 1,780 persons were hospitalized in the State year's Dronacharya award by forced to migrate from the while 1,217 were cured of the pandemic. the Sports Ministry's selection Kashmir valley. I still remem- - !" Thiruvananthapuram continued to lead the committee. ber before stepping out of the table of Covid-19 patients as 540 persons test- Handoo, currently serving house, for the last time, I " “Copper smelter plants pollute in 1994. ed positive in the district. Out of this , 519 devel- as the National Chief Coach, could not lay my hand on my and they pollute heavily. One is at a The environmental Clearance oped the pandemic through community trans- himself struck gold for the first cricket bat”. In Jammu, “I perusal of the 815 page verdict loss to understand why the then was accorded by the Centre in 1995 mission. In all the districts, the number of per- time at the 6th National stopped playing. I almost Adelivered by the Madras High Government gave permission to the while P V Narasimha Rao was the sons getting afflicted with Covid-19 through com- Wushu Championship at lost touch with my favorite Court on Tuesday dismissing the Vedanta Group to set up a heavily Prime Minister and the AIADMK munity transmission were high. Mizoram in 1995. Since then game. I was disenchanted and petitions filed by Vedanta Group polluting plant in Thoothukudi,” was an alliance partner of the he never looked back. remained silent.To channelise seeking an order for reopening the said K N Chandrasekharan, former Congress. Before donning the cap of my energies a family friend Sterlite Copper Smeltering plant at top scientist in the Department of This was followed by the Tamil a national coach, the lanky lad motivated me to take up any Thoothukudi show that both the Atomic Energy who is a metallurgi- Nadu Government’s clearance to from Rainawari went on to other sports activity”. DKM and the AIADMK do not have cal engineer. the plant for producing 234 tons/day create history and won 11 A die hard fan of Bruce anything to rejoice about the court’s According to the series of events copper and 638 tons per day sul- gold medals in the National Lee movies Kuldeep said, “I decision. chronicled by the Madras High phuric acid. championships and 6 started playing Taekwondo. Industrialists and entrepreneurs Court in its verdict, Sterlite Industries The DMK which won the 1996 International medals in his After attending some practice may not get enamored by invitations got the permission to set up the plant election to the State assembly gave eventful career. sessions he said, I started made by the AIADMK and the in 1997 while the DMK was in green signal to the plant for hiking Even after winning sever- enjoying the sport and gave DMK to set up factories in the power. It was the AIADMK govern- the capacity to 391 tons copper per al championships and groom- vent to my anger by ruthless- State, say industrialists and research ment that had given 102.5 hectares day and 1060 tons sulphuric acid per ing hundreds of young players ly knocking down my oppo- scientists. of land in Thoothukudi to the group day. he is not ready to hang his nents”. In 1995, my mentor boots. Speaking to The Pioneer and coach Vishal Sharma con- Kuldeep Handoo said, “ my vinced me to try my hand at eyes are now set on winning a Wushu as well. Rest is history, ,K3 ' ! gold medal in the 2022 Asian he added. Games. I am working hard to In recognition of his vast fulfill my dream and groom- talent and contribution to the ing youngsters for the same”. promotion of martial arts in ;1 8< L Before participating in the Jammu and Kashmir The Asian Games, “we are going to Wushu Association of India / ,@,- Of the 346 deaths reported on participate in the World absorbed him as National Wednesday, Pune accounted for a Championships scheduled to coach for the TEAM INDIA. aharashtra witnessed the highest- highest of 86 deaths, followed by 46 be held in 2021 in the USA Under his leadership, Team Mever infection tally of 13,165 on deaths in Mumbai, 42 in Thane and 26 and Australia”. India had won two gold Wednesday, even the total Covid 19 toll in Nagpur. Due to nationwide lock- medals in world –with fresh 346 deaths – breached Similarly, there were 18 deaths in down in the wake of Covid-19 Championships and one in 21,000 mark to touch 21,033. Sangli, 15 each in Solapur and pandemic, Handoo could not world cup, 28 silver medals Eleven days after the daily infec- Kolhapur, 14 deaths in Palghar, 13 in attend outstation training ses- and 57 Bronze medals in dif- tions touched a new high 12,822 (on Ahmednagar and 10 in Yavatmal. sions but he is regularly coach- ferent championships. August 8), the Coronavirus reared its On the lower side, there were 9 ing his players using social In recognition of his ser- ugly head, as 13,165 tested positive for deaths each in Jalgaon and Satara, 7 in media tools. vices, the Jammu and Kashmir the pandemic in various parts of the Raigad, 6 each in Nashik and Reliving his long journey, government appointed him state. With fresh infections, the total Osmanabad, 4 in Bhandara, 3 each in Kuldeep Handoo said, “I have as Inspector in the police infected cases in the state jumped to a Dhule, Parbhani and Latur, 2 each in come a long way from my department and conferred on staggering 6,28,642. Sindhudurg, Beed and Akola, 1 each in native place-Rainawari in him the prestigious state Pune with 1,37,601 fresh cases con- Aurangabad, Hingoli, Wardha and Srinagar”. award, Sher-i-Kashmir award, tinued to race ahead of Mumbai with Gondiya. In addition, one person from He said despite suffering Parshuram award etc. 1,31,542 in terms of the total infections. another state died in Maharashtra. 7 3+ 6' + -1(
7 0 & and massacre of non-Muslims. According to him, a turkish professor should not be invited JP leader Nishit Sharma has objected to the in the webinar. He has demanded the Human BAMU invite to Professor Hilal Sahin of Resource Development Minister to investigate Turkish University of Giresun in a webinar at this and punish the organizers of the webinar. AMU. The matter is now heating up. He has A case of treason should be filed against the asked the Human Resource Development organizers: Dr. Manvendra. Minister to investigate the matter and punish Dr. Manvendra Pratap Singh, Vice the organizers of the webinar and question the President of BJP Braj Region and Member of Vice Chancellor. Other BJP leaders have also National Minority Education Monitoring taken a dig in this matter. Committee, said that it is a matter of great regret Dr. Nishit Sharma says that the webinar was to provide the Turkish Professor an opportu- organized by AMU on August 13, in which a nity to speak in a webinar. Everyone knows that Turkish professor was invited. The theme of the the President of Turkey is running an anti-India webinar was 'Turkey, India and Mahatma campaign. Attempting to rekindle the Khilafat Gandhi: In the light of the Khilafat Movement'. is a crime like treason. It is a matter of shame In this, AMU VC Prof. Tariq Mansoor was also that the AMU's VC was presiding over that present. Dr. Nishit Sharma says that Turkey webinar. A case under treason should be filed supported the Islamic terrorist organization on organizers . The district administration ISIS. Opposed the removal of Article 370 and should immediately file an FIR against such supported Pakistan. people. Questioning Turkish university pro- The BJP leader says that the Khilafat move- fessor is baseless: AMU Aligarh Muslim ment that was discussed is known for genocide University has said that the objection of some in the history of India and the world. Riots BJP leaders for inviting Turkish Professor H erupted in Kolabar and Armenia etc. of Kerala Hilal Sain in the webinar is baseless. !"#!"!" 7
. 5 <1 ! " ! $, &"% ' Samudra Setu”, which has con- tributed extensively to the ! he Navy top brass on national interest. R TWednesday commenced a Despite the difficult sea O'/ P three-day meet to review its conditions and the challenges of operational readiness in the dealing with an unseen enemy Saad was alleged to have inform the health department being critical of Tharoor for backdrop of stand-offs at the in the form of the Corona virus, he India Meteorological organised the religious gath- or any other Government summoning Facebook before Line of Actual Control(LAC) the Navy was instrumental in TDepartment (IMD) on he Enforcement ering in March at Nizamuddin agency about the huge gath- he face-off between the the committee. even as Defence Minister bringing home almost 4,000 Wednesday predicted intense TDirectorate (ED) on Markaz in violation of social ering inside the Markaz and TBJP and the Congress over Tharoor added to Moitra’s Rajnath Singh lauded the ser- people from neighbouring rainfall over central parts of the Wednesday conducted search- distancing protocol imposed deliberately disobeyed controversy related to tweet, saying the BJP was con- vice for deploying its warships countries in the Indian Ocean country during the next five es in multiple cities in connec- by the Centre to curb the Government orders, says the Facebook allegedly showing stantly undermining the pow- in a “proactive” manner and its Region (IOR). Also, under days. Due to favourable con- tion with a money laundering spread of Covid-19. FIR. favours to the ruling party has ers of the committee and also readiness to face any chal- ‘Mission Sagar’, medical aid was ditions, widespread rain, with case against Tablighi Jamaat Before the congregation at More than 25,500 Tablighi spilled over in the standing talking about the rules and lenge. Singh, however, provided to the countries of isolated heavy to very heavy leader Maulana Saad Nizamuddin, the Tablighi members and their contacts committee for Information and role of the chairman of the refrained from naming China. South West Indian Ocean spells, is very likely over Kandhalvi, trusts linked to the Jamaat had organised an have been quarantined in the Technology where both the body. These remarks from Region (Maldives, Mauritius, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Jamaat and others. Ijtema in Malaysia wherein country after the Centre and parties have moved privilege Dubey lashed out at both, Rajnath at the inauguration of Comoros, Seychelles and Madhya Pradesh (MP), Premises in Mumbai, the members had widely the state governments con- motion against each other. reminding them of the com- the Navy Commanders’ confer- Madagascar). He also lauded the Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Hyderabad and Delhi inlcud- propagated against following ducted a “mega operation” to The Department Related mittee rules and how Tharoor ence came at a time when the efforts of all Naval Commands Odisha, and Vidarbha during ing the Markaz of the outfit at the protocol to check the identify them, the govern- Standing Committee for had passed off his party’s Navy has deployed most of its in setting up of the quarantine the next four-five days. Nizamuddin here besides a spread of the coronavirus. ment had said. Information and Technology is political agenda as committee frontline warships in the strate- facilities to aid the civil admin- Extremely heavy rain is also few other locations were As part of the probe, the At least 9,000 people par- chaired by Congress MP Shashi priority. gically important Indian Ocean istration in managing Covid-19. likely over south-west Odisha searched to gather evidence, ED is looking into the per- ticipated in the ijtema (reli- Tharoor. Dubey in his letter has region. These mission-based Referring to the dynamic on Wednesday; Vidarbha and officials said. sonal finances and charges of gious congregation) at While Tharoor has moved understood to have said that deployments were undertaken changes taking place in the Chhattisgarh on Thursday and The operation was con- alleged money laundering Nizamuddin. Later, many of a privilege motion notice Tharoor had “never consulted” to deny China any advantage in armed forces, the minister ri Gujarat on Saturday. ducted under the Prevention of against Maulana Saad and the Tanlighis travelled to var- against BJP Lok Sabha MP the agenda of summoning that region. Moreover, the highlighted the creation of the According to the IMD, the Money Laundering Act some other office bearers and ious parts of the country Nishikant Dubey, the latter has Facebook and/or WhatsApp in Indian warships and maritime post of Chief of Defence monsoon trough is active and (PMLA), the ED said. associates of the Tablighi ostensibly to spread the virus. also moved a privilege motion any of the meetings of the reconnaissance aircraft were Staff(CDS) and Department of lies south of its normal position The agency had filed a Jamaat. Some of the accused for- notice against Tharoor as well Parliamentary Committee on maintaining round the clock Military Affairs as major mile- (from Ganganagar to the Bay of money laundering case in Donations received by the eign nationals of the Jamaat as former Congress president Information Technology. vigil and keeping an eye on the stones in bringing more syner- Bengal). It is very likely to be April against Maulana Saad Islamic organisation from for- who participated in the con- Rahul Gandhi. It is, therefore, according movement of the Chinese ships. gy amongst the three services, active and near-normal/south and others after it took cog- eign and domestic sources gregation have been recently According to sources, to BJP MP is “a clear case, of Addressing the comman- especially in training, procure- of its normal position during nisance of a Delhi Police FIR without due authorisations allowed to walk free and Tharoor on Tuesday filed a breach of privilege by Shashi ders, Rajnath also compliment- ment and staffing and bringing the next five days. against these entities. are also being probed by the return to their countries by privilege motion notice against Tharoor in the capacity of ed the men and women of the jointness in operations. The convergence of strong The Crime Branch of the agency. local courts on payment of the BJP MP from Jharkhand Honourable Chairperson of Indian Navy for their role in pro- Rajnath said accepting the moist southwesterly winds Delhi Police had on March 31 The police FIR registered varying fines, after they and soon after this, Dubey the Departmentally Related tecting the maritime interests of challenges arising out of the from the Arabian Sea over lodged an FIR against seven against the Tablighi Jamaat accepted mild charges under took to Twitter to announce a Standing Committee on the nation and expressed confi- Covid 19 situation in the current plains of Northwest India and people, including the cleric, event said Delhi Police con- the plea bargain process. breach of privilege motion Information Technology.” dence in the Indian Navy’s pre- financial year, the Navy has Central India at lower levels on a complaint by the station tacted authorities of However, a number of notice against both Tharoor Dubey’s notice also refers paredness to meet any challenge continued to progress the very likely to continue during house officer (SHO) of Nizamuddin Markaz here on them could not fly back to and Rahul for casting asper- to a “breach of privilege” by through a proactive response in operational, administrative and next two days. Nizamuddin police station for March 21 and reminded them their countries due to the sions on the BJP as a party. MP Rahul who had tweeted deploying its ships and aircraft. modernisation efforts. “The monsoon trough is holding a congregation of of the government order pro- pendency of some other police The row started when that the “BJP and RSS control Speaking on the unprece- Notwithstanding these fiscal active and lies close to its nor- Tablighi Jamaat followers in hibiting any political or reli- FIRs lodged against them for Trinamool Congress MP Facebook and WhatsApp in dented challenge posed by challenges, the Government has mal position. It is very likely to alleged violation of the orders gious gathering of more than the same offence or others Mahua Moitra attacked on India, they spread fake news Covid-19 pandemic, he con- invoked the Emergency Powers shift southwards during the against large gatherings to 50 people. who sought trial in the pend- her Twitter handle a BJP law- and hatred thorough it and use gratulated the Navy, on the con- to meet the emergent next 24 hours and remain contain the spread of coron- Despite repeated efforts, ing cases and did not resort to maker citing political agenda it to influence the duct of the biggest ever repatri- requirements of the services, he active during the next five avirus. the event organisers failed to the plea bargain. from the ruling party by electorate”. ation operation “Operation added. days. There is a convergence of strong moist southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea >> "/ % % over plains of north-west India -" ( and Central India at lower lev- els and likely to continue dur- New Delhi: A group of 772 ing the next three-four days,” lawyers have written to Chief =1-" ; 0 * 0 - % IMD said. Justice of India SA Bobde, Fairly widespread and raising concerns about an heavy rain is likely over north- emerging trend to “browbeat / ' !% ! west India, including the and intimidate the judiciary”. ,8 05 Western Himalayan region, “India has witnessed a court appeal. “Under Article until Thursday. Very heavy series of attacks by institu- 145 (3) of the Constitution of for the Jharkhand rain is likely over Jammu & tional disruptors against judges ormer Supreme Court India, there shall be a quo- day before the scheduled Government, said that it is Kashmir, Ladakh on who are unwilling to agree Fjudge Justice Kurian rum of minimum five Judges Ahearing on quantum of he Supreme Court proxy litigation and the court Wednesday and Uttarakhand with them and toe the line Joseph Wednesday came out for deciding any case involv- sentence, activist-lawyer TWednesday refused to cannot interfere in the service and Punjab on Thursday; west- drawn by them. It is unfortu- in support of lawyer Prashant ing substantial questions of Prashant Bhushan who has entertain a plea challenging matter under Article 32 juris- ern Uttar Pradesh on nate that when political ends of Bhushan and said contempt law as to the interpretation of been held guilty of criminal the Jharkhand government’’s diction. Wednesday; eastern Rajasthan lawyers are not served by a cases against him raised sub- the Constitution,” Joseph said contempt for his two deroga- decision to appoint M V Rao Senior advocate R from Thursday until Saturday; decision of the court, they vil- stantial questions of law in a statement. The former tory tweets, moved the as the acting Director General Venkataramani, appearing for and very heavy rain is likely ify the court by making scan- which should be heard by a judge said a three-judge Supreme Court seeking defer- be punished with simple of Police (DGP) saying a PIL the petitioner Prahlad Narayan also over northeastern states, dalising remarks. The Supreme constitution bench. Justice bench of the Supreme Court ment of the proceedings till a imprisonment of up to six cannot be accepted in a service Singh, said that he is a resident except for Arunachal Pradesh, Court of India, as well as the Joseph also said that a person has decided to hear a few review petition is filed and months or with a fine of up to matter. of the state and wants to know during the next three-four judges, are subject to both convicted by the top court in serious questions on the considered. A contemnor can 2,000 or with both. A bench of Chief Justice S as to how was the incumbent days, the IMD said. scurrilous language, malicious a suo-motu case should get scope and extent of the con- A Bobde and Justices A S DGP (Rao) appointed as act- Monsoon rain over the attacks and scandalising an opportunity for an intra- tempt of Court. Bopanna and V ing DGP despite the verdict of country since June 1 is 4.4% remarks,” the lawyers said in Accountability and Reforms” sion. CJAR includes a retired Ramasubramanian, dismissed top court in the Prakash Singh excess; 25.6% excess over the the letter which comes against advocate Prashant Bhushan “Campaign for Judicial (CJAR) on August 15, con- judge, Justice P.B. Sawant, for- the plea filed by a Jharkhand case (2006) on police reforms. southern peninsula; 6.9% the backdrop of the Prashant guilty of contempt of court and demning the judgment and mer Union Law Minister and resident. The bench told excess over central India; 5.8% Bhushan case. fixed the date of hearing for his further calling upon the senior advocate Shanti During the hearing, senior Venkataramani that it is not excess over eastern and north- On August 14, the sentencing on August 20. Supreme Court, and every Bhushan, among others as their advocates Fali S Nariman and going to entertain this eastern India and 17.9% defi- Supreme Court held senior A statement was issued by 3" % judge, to reconsider their deci- patrons. IANS Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing petition. ciency over north-west India. / , " 1:> - " 7?O 4 5-3 !+&* 5 the theory that Covid-19 the COVID-19 patients com- " D infects the brain and central pared to those with a cold. ovid-19 patients may lose nervous system. “This is very exciting ! Ctheir sense of smell and “The loss of smell and because it means that smell cannot detect bitter or sweet taste is a prominent symptom and taste tests could be used to he Supreme Court tastes but they can breathe of Covid-19, however it is also discriminate between Covid- / *@& during the ongoing monsoon TWednesday dismissed a freely and do not tend to have a common symptom of having 19 patients and people with a eeping in view the inter- season. plea questioning the setting up a runny or blocked nose as in a bad cold,” said lead researcher regular cold or flu,” Philpott Kest of sugarcane farmers, ount Abu, the sole hill “The figure of tourists in of a three-member judicial the case of a bad cold, as per a Carl Philpott, a professor at and those with a heavy cold,” said. the Union Cabinet on Mstation of the desert Mount Abu is rising... Similar commission, headed by former study. UEA’s Norwich Medical Philpott said. “Although such tests could Wednesday approved raising State of Rajasthan, is wit- trends have been noticed in apex court judge Justice B S Published in the journal School. The researchers noted that not replace formal diagnostic the fair and remunerative nessing a steady rise in the Udaipur where tourists are Chauhan, to inquire into the Rhinology, the study is a first “We wanted to find out COVID-19 behaves different- tools such as throat swabs, (FRP) price of sugarcane by number of domestic tourists exploring short and safe vaca- encounter killing of gangster of its kind to compare how peo- exactly what differentiates ly to other respiratory viruses, they could provide an alter- 10 to peg it at 285 a quin- following relaxations in the tions while following safety Vikas Dubey. A bench headed ple with Covid-19 smell and COVID -19 smell loss with the for example by causing the native when conventional tests tal. This price has been fixed Covid-19 lockdown, an offi- guidelines,” the official said. by Chief Justice S A Bobde said taste disorders differ from kind of smell loss you might body’s immune system to are not available or when for the new marketing season cial said on Wednesday. The safety of tourists and that there were enough safe- those with other causes of have with a cold and blocked- over-react, known as a rapid screening is needed -- of sugarcane starting October Famous for its scenic nat- locals is the top priority of the guards to ensure fair inquiry by upper respiratory tract infec- up nose,” Philpott said. cytokine storm, and by affect- particularly at the level of pri- 2020-21 (October to ural beauty, the hill station sit- state government and guide- the judicial panel into the tions. The research team carried ing the nervous system. mary care, in emergency September). The cabinet also uated in Sirohi district has lines on preventive encounter which took place in According to the out smell and taste tests on 10 They found that smell loss departments or at airports,” he approved providing a premi- received more than 10,000 measures to contain the Kanpur. researchers, including those COVID-19 patients, 10 people was much more profound in added. um of 2.85 per quintal for tourists after a long gap, the spread of COVID-19 are The verdict came on a plea from the University of East with bad colds and a control the COVID-19 patents, and The study also shows that recovery at 11 percent. official from the state’s being strictly adhered to at all field by advocate Ghanshyam Anglia (UEA) in the UK, their group of 10 healthy people -- they were less able to identify there are altogether different The decision to increase the tourism department said. monuments, resorts etc., Alok Upadhaya seeking re-constitu- work could help develop smell all matched for age and sex. smells, and were not able to things going on when it comes Fair and Remunerative Price The destination remains Gupta, Principal tion of the inquiry commission and taste tests for fast Covid- “We wanted to see if their identify bitter or sweet tastes. to smell and taste loss for (FRP) of sugarcane for the flooded with tourists secretary of the tourism and substituting its members — 19 screening - in primary care smell and taste test scores The researchers said it Covid-19 patients, compared 2020-21 marketing year was during the summer season department, said. Justice (retd) B S Chauhan, for- and emergency departments. could help discriminate was this loss of true taste to those with a bad cold, the taken in the meeting of the but this year, due to the coro- “After missing the entire mer Supreme Court judge, The findings lend weight to between COVID-19 patients which seemed to be present in researchers said. Cabinet Committee on navirus lockdown, there were summer season, people are Justice (retd) Shashi Kant Economic Affairs (CCEA). The no tourists. eager for a getaway. Local Agarwal and retired Uttar government had fixed sugar- However, people have tourists are returning in big Pradesh DGP K L Gupta — cane FRP at 275 per quintal for again started visiting Mount numbers. While unlocking with other former judges of the D " the current 2019-20 marketing Abu and the footfalls are tourism, the safety of people apex court and retired DGPs. year. gradually rising even is our concern,” he said. 3 According to the cabinet 5 decision, the FRP of 285 per quintal has been fixed for a basic proved its usefulness and conjunction with identi- of the global agency to recovery rate of 10 per cent. easy access for the care- fied medical college hos- protect the children However, a premium of 2.85 " 5 he Union Health givers and the medical pitals in a ‘Hub and s countries adopt- victims of abuse and per quintal will be paid by TMinistry’s community, and those Spoke’ model, as per the Aed prevention and exploitation. sugar mills for every 0.1 per cent ‘eSanjeevani’ digital plat- seeking healthcare ser- statement. control measures to Of these, 30 per increase above 10 per cent in the form has provided two vices in the time of “States have identi- contain Covid-19, cent were related to recovery, it said. Also, the gov- - lakh tele-consultations COVID-19,” the ministry fied and set up dedicated many vital violence Covid-19 and with a ernment has made a provision to the patients seeking said in a statement here. ‘Hubs’ in medical colleges prevention and need for protection for reduction in FRP by Rs 2.85 the proceedings through an “Members who are phys- medical guidance amid The eSanjeevani plat- and district hospitals to response services were from abuse and per quintal for every 0.1 per- app or a link. ically present may speak in the Covid-19 pandemic. form has enabled two provide tele-consultation suspended or inter- exploitation. centage point decrease in recov- he Congress has urged Lok In his letter, Chowdhury the House. Members who “In a short span of types of telemedicine ser- services to ‘Spokes’, i.e rupted, leaving many “The Covid-19 ery, in respect of those mills TSabha Speaker Om Birla said the monsoon session cannot be physically present time since November vices — doctor-to-doctor sub-health centres children at the receiv- pandemic has caused whose recovery is below 10 per and Rajya Sabha Chairman M would be held shortly as the should be allowed to speak via 2019, tele-consultation by (eSanjeevani) and (SHCs), primary health ing end as they suffered disruptions to child cent but above 9.5 per cent. Venkaiah Naidu to allow MPs rules say that the intervening an APP. When the member’s ‘eSanjeevani’ has been patient-to-doctor centres (PHCs) and violence and exploita- protection services in However, for mills having recov- to participate in the upcoming period between two sessions of name is called, his mike will implemented by 23 states (eSanjeevani OPD) tele- Health and Wellness tion at homes. more than 100 coun- ery of 9.5 per cent or below, the Monsoon session of Parliament Parliament cannot exceed six be unmuted, and he can speak (which covers 75 per cent consultations. The former Centres,” it said. Sample this : tries, leaving a large FRP is fixed at 270.75 per either physically or virtually as months. for the allotted time,” of the population) and is being implemented The Ministry rolled Nearly 10,000 out of 4.6 number of children at quintal in place of 261.25 per is being done by the courts. “Under these circum- Chowdhury said. other states are in the under the Ayushman out the second tele-con- lakh calls that the increased risk of vio- quintal in the current season. While Congress leader stances, I thought it prudent He said this facility is process of rolling it out. Bharat Health and sultation service Unicef received in 21 lence, exploitation and “The determination of FRP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has to suggest to you that an “absolutely necessary” in view “In what can be seen Wellness Centre (AB- ‘eSanjeevaniOPD’ days from March 20 to abuse,” according to a will be in the interest of sugar- written a letter to Birla, P APP and link should be pro- of the fact that the number of as a big push for the HWC). It aims to imple- enabling patient-to-doc- April 10, 2020 during global survey by cane growers keeping in view Chidambaram has written to vided to members (like in the new COVID19 cases are ris- ‘Digital India’ initiative ment tele-consultation in tor telemedicine owing to the Covid-19 pandem- Unicef, details of which their entitlement to a fair and Naidu to allow MPs, unable to Supreme Court and High ing and by September it may of the prime minister, the all the 1.5 lakh Health the COVID-19 pandem- ic, needed intervention were released on remunerative price for their participate physically, attend Courts). touch 70,000 per day. eSanjeevani platform has and Wellness Centres in ic in April this year. from the childline staff Wednesday. produce,” the statement said. !"#!"!" 8 9 $* " 9#- ! '2 %F E# * %2 %F F -$1 &?- + 2 "! - ;& . + 6' /; .; / ! #*1 : :1 % % 1%' % ! ! % % $ ! ! ! ! + # 2 + 0 0 2S $ P Q " 2 + : ! @ n a world of rapid revolution in the " ! knowledge landscape, dramatic 2 advances in science and research technology, evolution in entrepre- 0 3 neurial aspirations, changing 0 : 2 ! Iemployment paradigm, growing digiti- , sation of learning process and rising needs of innovation to address spiralling 0 3 global challenges, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, is a pio- 2 =ABCD P @ neering initiative. It will help transform India’s educational system into a holis- ! tic, multi-disciplinary, flexible, synergis- 0 Q 3 tic, equitable, pluralistic, responsible and =E @ P ,Q innovative learning ecosystem. NEP 2020 is like a déjà vu of the =8 @ =F ! paradigm ingrained in the ancient Indian educational system, one that ! entrenched the highest standards of multi-disciplinary teaching and research , in world-class universities such as : Takshashila, Nalanda, Vikramshila and 3 S + # Vallabhi. These universities nurtured thousands of students from India and =G , ! abroad, focussing on multi-discipli- , + # nary research and innovation to build help the students — irrespective IP creation and entrepreneurship higher learning institutes to fos- of IPRs and patents in various " well-rounded and innovative individu- of their gender, caste, religion, in the country. The students ter innovation across the board. domains. Research and innova- 0 S 1 2 2 + ( /S als, who had the capability to lead and language, socio-economic con- passing through such education- India is now at the cusp of tion will further promote start- emancipate society through their knowl- ditions and region — avail high- al system will be tomorrow’s job digital transformation and its up culture in the country to O CGHH ' CG=I edge and wisdom. Famous intellectuals quality education for their over- creators, innovators, leaders and impact is benefitting the society develop path-breaking products CHIG ' CG=E : 2 of India such as Chanakya, Panini, all growth and contribute institution builders. Globally, it’s at large. Further, a strong foun- and solutions to address local =8= CH8 + CGCG Charaka, Vishnu Sharma and Jivaka, towards nation-building. an established fact that a multi- dation of the IT industry has and global challenges. who were the students of the Takshashila Pivoted on multi-discipli- disciplinary approach to educa- paved the way for tech start-ups NEP 2020 also proposes a University, left an indelible mark in nary learning in higher educa- tion is good for the economic to leverage emerging technolo- significant rise in the allocation 9 0 world history for possessing deeper tion, NEP 2020 will empower progress of a country. gies such as AI, machine learn- of funding for education from knowledge in their respective fields of students to adapt the demands of Global higher educational ing, IoT, big data, blockchain and the current 4.43 per cent of the study. the 21st century in a more effec- institutes such as MIT, Stanford, robotics. Such dynamism in the GDP to six per cent. As funding 0 0 + ! Now, the time is opportune to ini- tive way. For example, a student Harvard, Caltech, Oxford, ecosystem has also resulted in is critical for any national mis- + tiate a complete overhaul of the Indian learning AI as a major with eco- Cambridge and Princeton have building a start-up culture in the sion, public-private-partnership ' 0 * ! educational system by infusing the past nomics as a minor can build a significantly contributed to country. To further strengthen will play a transformative role in glory and at the same time, keeping in better AI system for economic research, innovation, IP cre- this start-up culture and enable developing a modern, advanced $ ) mind the contemporary context as the development than a student ation and economic progress. it to become an enormous mass educational ecosystem to achieve $ H8 key driver of the mission. The 21st cen- whose focus is only on AI. As the Countries like the US and the movement across industry ver- a high-quality and equitable 3 # $ tury world demands a holistic and multi- world is changing, it’s imperative UK have leveraged such multi- ticals, NEP, 2020, will play a education system, one that can disciplinary educational system that can for a country like India to adapt disciplinary educational systems colossal role by supplying profes- steer India’s future economic, ( =GG ! deliver integrated skills and capacities to to the multi-disciplinary form of to become industrially and tech- sionals, who are inherently dri- social, cultural, intellectual and < : ! the students, making them not only learning so as to address the nologically developed nations. ven by the spirit of innovation technological progress and ? " great professionals but also transform- global challenges in energy, One of the most laudable and entrepreneurship. growth. ing them as global leaders who can lead healthcare, water, food and san- features of NEP 2020 is the The new education policy NEP 2020 is a pioneering # the Government, enterprise, politics, itation among others. For extensive use of technology in also envisions a comprehensive step towards building the 0 $ economy, society and human progress instance, the challenges thrown the teaching and learning approach to transform the qual- bedrock for a self-reliant India. 3 : ! with greater efficacy. by the COVID-19 pandemic process. Technology can reduce ity and quantity of research in The principles, objectives, The key differentiator of NEP 2020 can only be addressed through the barriers, enhance access, India in an integrated manner. A visions, missions and directives is the synergy in curriculum across all a multi-disciplinary approach. increase affordability and ensure significant shift in school educa- will enable us to have a knowl- ? P Q ) levels of education — from early child- NEP 2020 has articulated a inclusion. As India is a global tion system to encourage a more edge-driven economy. A knowl- ? " hood care to primary education to paradigm shift from NEP 1986 leader in IT and emerging tech- play and discovery-based style of edge-based educational ecosys- 0 school education and higher education. by urging higher educational nology domains, NEP 2020 can learning, with an emphasis on tem will promote innovation-led This will help the students learn and institutes to have a greater focus leverage the robust digital infra- scientific method and critical entrepreneurship, encourage 2 0 ? 3 grow in an ecosystem where learning is on research and innovation by structure established by the thinking, will further foster inno- youth of the nation to become not just limited to examinations and cer- establishing centres for start-up Government and the industry. vation early in the life of students. job creators, bolster industrial ! ! ? tificates, but goes beyond that, helping incubation, technological devel- Online and digital education In extension, the establishment productivity and rev up inclusive them develop critical thinking, ethical opment, in frontier areas of will also help divyang students of a National Research development. This will eventu- ! ! values, the spirit of service and inculcate research, greater industry-acad- access the learning ecosystem in Foundation (NRF), as envi- ally accelerate the growth of the life skills such as communication, coop- emia collaboration and inter-dis- a seamless manner. The forma- sioned by NEP, 2020, will pro- economy, increase per capita 7 eration, teamwork and resilience. The ciplinary research, including tion of the National Educational mote a culture of research and income and transform India cornerstone of NEP 2020 is the inclu- humanities, social sciences, sci- Technology Forum (NETF), as innovation of higher order across into a global technology leader ? : S J ! sion of students from all social strata ence and technological research. proposed by the new NEP, is a all disciplines. in the times to come. J 0 ? across the educational system through This approach will strengthen pioneering idea to promote the NRF will also play a catalyt- (The writer is Director various supportive policies. This will translatory research, innovation, free exchange of ideas across ic role in propelling the growth General, STPI, Govt of India) 8 8 R + % !1 & O%1 " 2 " ! + /5 ( & = 2# D # % D ! %2 %D 2 O : 7 "2 ' %% ! ! , " %1 2 % 2 2 " 18&+895)(9 1 " 2 :8):;+4+8 :418 +(51< (4.1-): .%8:. 19@8+33-+(5+8 + 3 K3 0 ' K- K* + K&0 P+ 2 Q $ " O 2 2 1 7 # 8 !! 3 ( Indian woman. Harris has grown up with a tinge of Indian culture $ O but has simultaneously lived a 3 Sir — There can be no doubt that ! 1L+ ' 'M proudly African-American life. with the Supreme Court’s deci- 4 952# O Biden has expressed his intention sion to hold advocate Prashant #+ ' to stand by India regarding bor- " $ Bhushan guilty of criminal con- ! %% der issues. On the other hand, ) . $ S $ tempt for his two “false and mali- ! ! %' ! % Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2 ! cious” tweets, the space for -/*D!! % D and US President Donald Trump bonafide criticism of the judicia- ! % 2 %% 1 enjoy an excellent rapport. Biden , ry has become more restricted. + ' D or Trump, India will not be loser 3 S $ 1 9 + This is also apparent from the !2- D in either case. " Bench’s assertion that Bhushan’s !% 2+ 'O D Azhar Ali Khan : case needs to be tackled with an L ! %* % Rampur “iron hand” lest quips like these , , O % %D * ; P# 2 Q “affect the national honour and O M D ! %% % 2# " , prestige in the comity of nations.” -/*2+ % ! %1 O + ' L! %M , < ! Many liberal democracies ! L! % M -/* D have decriminalised the “scan- 27 D ' % !!O Sir — This refers to the editor- =8 dalising” of the courts based on D D 2 ! % 1 D ial, “Thanks for the memories” + / ! : the ideal that criticism is neces- % %2 !+ ' %% ! (August 18). Dhoni’s decision to : sary to make the judicial system + ' % 1 % %% ! % retire from international crick- stronger and foolproof. As such, 1% ! % ! D 2 et has come at the right time. As " $ it is disappointing that the top % ! ! % /()5)-419 the captain of the men’s cricket 3 ! court of India has taken a differ- team, he has shown the way to > ent stand. remain cool in tense situations Further, it should not be for- and win the game. This is why : ? : gotten that only in 2018, four sory in nature. The decision of upcoming US presidential elec- he is respected by all quarters. ? , Supreme Court judges had come the Bench to come down heav- tions. In Harris, India will have Though we will miss Dhoni, we @ out in the open to speak against ily on Bhushan in view of his dis- a strong supporter who can argue look forward to his “helicopter the then Chief Justice of India in sent could shake the trust of the Sir — This refers to the article, its cause. Intriguingly, Biden, shot” in the IPL. : < a Press meet. Was any con- common man in the institution “The Indian connection” (August too, has an Indian connection. Sweta Sankrityan
tempt case filed or action initi- which he considers to be his last 19) by Kalyani Shankar. Indians One of his forefathers, George Via email , ated against them? resort and rescuer. are rightly on cloud nine after the Biden, had settled in India dur- It was expected that the Tharcius S Fernando election of Kamala Harris as Joe ing the East India Company - 5 , S apex court’s verdict will be advi- Chennai Biden’s running mate in the regime and had married an -+44+8341>)19++8?@&()-2:1& !"#!"!" 9 9 $* " 9#- ; " ' ' / / P / * $ / 0 2 / 0 1 L L 0 %' % ! % % ! % - +
; < ; ( 0 1S , =A ( ;"& + ,S " ! CGGH ,22 : " CG CG=G CG=A 2 CG== ,22 2 : 2 CG=K ,22 2 " / ,22 : " L, CGGE CG=G CG=K " ! , , 0 ! 1 S , ! ; 4;0 ; ! ! P MQ ! he Coronavirus pandemic has caused eco- ' (72 - nomic disruptions and shutdowns in many 1 P Tcountries across the world. Imposition of Q P: S nationwide lockdowns, layoffs in the workforce and Q (72 - , - restrictions on non-essential travel have minimised =GG market output and affected foreign trade signifi- =IK R+),S =IK cantly. The lurking threat to all vital elements of human life has also become prominent in the form 1S '1, 0 , ! of job losses, disruption in water supply and access, S P" Q dwindling food production and distribution, and # !$ threats to health and well-being. The COVID-19 P< outbreak is not just an economic but a humanitar- < Q $ S P: ian and environmental crisis. This has impeded S Q India’s contribution towards the 17 Sustainable 1 2 Development Goals (SDGs) that were put forth in 1 O) @ # / ! 2015 with an objective to eradicate poverty, safe- P7 guard the planet and ensure peace and prosperi- Q P" C CG== ! ty for all by 2030. Moreover, the response to cli- mate change has also lost traction globally with the " Q P: +0 1 postponement of the Conference of Parties (COP26) to 2021. ?Q , 1 3#& #0 3 While India continues to grapple with these #7- P7 challenges, the contagion has offered two key learn- ,Q 1 ! ings that can be leveraged for addressing climate I 3 change domestically in coherence with our SDG "&733 ) , commitments. First, the COVID-19 response 3"#7&3# # 0 + / 2 CF , mechanisms provide an exemplary account of the , ? omy. The SAPCCs inherently cater to a and Tamil Nadu (TN), while States such Implementation (MoSPI), is the back- " # # 1 == , # ! role of cooperative and collective action between O3 myriad SDGs, most noteworthy of which as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan bone of SDG rankings and elucidates how national and sub-national governments for contain- "77, " would be SDG 13 on Climate Action. The and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep the climate action agenda can be ing the spread of the epidemic. Second, it show- SDGs have passed the baton of enforc- underlined SDG 4 as necessary for upscaled. The NIF spans over enhancing FGGG!=GGGG 2 &"7I&H cases how proactive structural changes —includ- 3@3# - ing sustainable and inclusive develop- building adaptation capacities, resilience adaptive capacity of States, morbidity due S ing the creation of health infrastructure, enforce- mental trajectories to all countries and and public awareness. to climate extremes, reduction in emis- ment of guidelines and regulatory actions — can " , #D*&77+2 under this ambit there is enormous With respect to gender equality, the sions, meeting the Nationally Determined , *0 C8 *( enhance the resilience of a system to effectively potential for States to incorporate the SAPCC of Himachal Pradesh identified Contributions (NDC) targets and inte- C= , CF " respond to a crisis situation. 7I&1 SDGs within their SAPCC narratives and the gender component of climate action grating climate change module in the " F8 ; HG ! Third, the pandemic shows that society can I 3 03@" vice-versa. Through their sectoral inter- strategies and missions, such as in the education curricula. Therefore, persist- adjust fast in the face of a crisis. Thus far, climate ++"# I ventions that navigate across agriculture, Green India Mission. Kerala was anoth- ing congruencies between the two agen- , , change is not seen as a crisis. While the COVID- 0& energy, industries, health, employment er State, which in its SAPCC, took cog- da and the NIF overlap the aspiration of 7 ( 1 0 " S 19 curve is likely to flatten eventually, the impacts 3#& #0 3 and resource conservation strategies nisance of the indispensable role of a green economy, where an integrated 3 3S ; 1 of climate change will continue to rattle different 3# catering to water, forestry, biodiversity womenfolk in forest and resource man- framework of mutually co-benefitting ! parts of the country through severe hydro-mete- "77,H and so on, the SAPCCs can be potential- agement. Tripura’s SAPCC demarcated governance for planning and imple- orological events, ranging from the deadly cyclone &"7I&3 ly linked to several SDGs. the role which women play in promot- mentation is a requisite. ! Amphan to the wrecking floods in Assam and Bihar The recent TERI study, based on ing social capital and resilience-building Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in 7@ 37 being witnessed this year. The aforementioned , 7#7 content analysis and rapid assessment of communities through their Self-Help his recent address at the India Global 2 ! learnings likewise reinforce the need to adopt a bot- technique, mapped out the linkages that Groups. SDG 8 (decent work and eco- Week 2020, reiterated the need for reviv- ! tom-up approach, involving sub-national entities, 33337 existed between all the 33 SAPCCs and nomic growth) has immense potential to ing an India which is sustainable. He also ! including State and local governments to step up N0&33O the 17 SDGs. As anticipated, the promi- contribute towards a greener economy mentioned his vision of an Atmanirbhar stringent action for mitigating the impacts of cli- 3+ nent linkages witnessed between SAPCC through green jobs under climate action Bharat that is self-sustaining and self-gen- mate change in harmony with the Central , 3@&2 strategies and the SDGs corresponded to strategies within the SAPCCs. erating and which reinforces the need for ) ! Government’s commitments at the domestic and # # sustainable agriculture (zero hunger, Gujarat’s SAPCC has advanced on greening the recovery as well as the econ- global milieu. As the key lever of climate action in &, 3 SDG two), renewable and efficient ener- this goal for creating green jobs through omy. Following suit, UP has already start- " the States, the State Action Plan on Climate Change 7+@H gy (affordable and clean energy, SDG activities pertaining to afforestation, ed a “One District, One Product” initia- (SAPCC), nears completion of the first phase of its seven), sustainable urban landscapes renewable energy-installation, waste to tive to harness local traditions, art and P 9 @ &33 implementation, this year invigorates hope for #*&3# (austainable cities and communities, bio-fuel programmes, to name a few. enterprise; reiterating the need to go local. ! States to ratchet up their SAPCC ambition under SDG 11) and capacity-building (partner- Other SAPCCs, such as those of Uttar This, if successful, will have a positive the direction of the Ministry of Environment, Forest ship for the goals, SDG 17) followed by Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Island and effect and encourage SDG commitments. ". and Climate Change. Taking cognisance of the con- complementarities with other SDGs. Madhya Pradesh, have iterated the need States must endorse a holistic approach " vergent nature of issues and the associated social These include good health and well- to bolster employment under the sectors to include strategies in the SAPCC " ! impacts unveiled by the contagion, countries being, clean water and sanitation, indus- of fisheries, industries and forestry to fos- wherein green recovery measures are around the world are rallying towards “green recov- try innovation and infrastructure, ter sustainable growth and develop- planned in consonance with their abili- " ery” — a road not taken earlier. responsible consumption and production ment. SDG 14 (Life below water) and ty to mitigate climate change and achieve " ! The ongoing revision of SAPCC offers a unique and life on land. SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong insti- SDGs. opportunity to States to experience “green recov- Interestingly, linkages with targets tutions) have seen limited linkages as only Strategies need to be devised across ery” that addresses multiple threats synergistical- resonating with other crucial SDGs such coastal SAPCCs would correspond to the sectors that will make India’s economic , ! ly through the integration of strategies (to absorb as quality education, gender equality, former and the need to build institution- recovery sustainable and climate-proof. shocks from the pandemic), by enhancing climate decent work and economic growth, jus- al effectiveness and accountability was However, devising such effective green , resilience (impacts of climate change) and safe- tice and strong institutions, were infre- underscored only in Andhra Pradesh and strategies as the economy recovers would ! guarding sustainable development (threat to peo- quent and exceptional for a limited Tamil Nadu. also demand one to assess how “green- $ ple and inclusive action). This is critical to ensure number of SAPCCs. Specific congruen- Further, the SDG India Index 2019 ness” is defined and measured, as that incremental actions towards greening the post- cies with SDG 4, which included integrat- rankings have classified States based on that remains woefully unaddressed at pre- COVID recovery as well as the economy are not ing the climate change module in the their performance. The National sent. B D just reactive to the immediate crisis but are sus- education curriculum, were witnessed in Indicator Framework (NIF), prepared by (Pruthi and Raj are Research tained well beyond the revival of the State’s econ- the States of Chhattisgarh, Puducherry the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Associates and Pahuja is, Fellow, TERI) 6 >8 + !"#$ %$D " !"$ E"#!( )($ *)(! "%$+!($ %,!#$+" )(-!(+# )(!- ! )!" )! )(-
versation for some time. Hence, I was (especially those with poor writing and which I had penned and which had gave me the opportunity to rub shoul- Rahul Gandhi in his condolence mes- shaken when the news of Congress editing skills) that television was the created quite a stir. However, my ders and meaningfully interact with sage called him a “babbar sher (lion).” spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi collapsing platform to be in. When I entered The appearances on television remained many a veteran of the profession, spe- However, one should not forget, after a “toxic” television debate came Pioneer Editor Dr Chandan Mitra’s infrequent as I neither enjoyed the cially from language papers. They that at the end of the day Tyagi, too, in. office with the offer letter in my hand political and social station of Dr brought with them sagacious knowl- was another gladiator, in the ring for In hindsight, I thought, it had been and asked for his permission to resign, Mitra, nor did I have the liberty of an edge not earned by way of appending a bloody bout set up by channels every a wise decision for a hypertensive and he asked me to sit down and ordered Editor to leave office early for a tele- a foreign degree but by years spent in evening. The world of professional pre-diabetic person like me to opt out a cup of coffee. He then told me that vision talk show. I, however, had a the field witnessing the evolution of boxing and wrestling is full of tales of 77?#7 # 73 of these cantankerous shows of abu- someone with good writing skills long-run as a television panelist Indian society and politics and remain- fighters getting fatally injured and & P7 4; ; sive persons baying for each other’s should never seek to make a career as between 2008 and 2017 when the erst- ing its consistent student. dying early. Are we now seeing a sim- blood, spurred by an unscrupulous a television reporter. I thought this to while STAR News and later ABP News The recording sessions, which ilar trend emerging in television !@3 ecently somebody shared a video cheerleader christened as anchor. be a stratagem to retain me in the under the stewardship of Shazi Zaman would expand over three to four debates, which today are a euphemism / - ' link of an old television debate With no political fortune to seek and organisation because in those days Dr planned pre-recorded talk show-based hours, always included space for infor- for sessions of shouting, aggressive in which I had featured. Then the channels increasingly tightening Mitra himself would frequent televi- content. The guest would be present- mal interaction with the guest of the behaviour and abusing with physical R ' % ! came the query, “Why aren’t you their purse strings when it comes to sion studios and was a celebrity in his ed before a group of people from day. These sessions were actually great assault thankfully being avoided due debating on television these days?” I paying the panelists, I think it has been own right. across the social spectrum and a few sittings in scholarship. Today I see on to the Corona protocols being in replied that since I am out of sync with a wise decision to not put one’s life at My doubts got cleared when he journalists, who would grill the per- screen such “scholars”, by the way of place? ' 1 the style of the debate, which is in risk. said, while sipping his piping hot cup sonality. But the lines of civility were holding a professorial position, gestic- Given the untimely demise of 2- ! vogue now, I opt out of the few offers Many years ago, when I had just of coffee, that television was a great never crossed in those days. ulating, pointing fingers and spewing Tyagi and the humiliation which is ! % that come my way, especially when moved from being a relative junior in place to be, if one was invited as a pan- The shows were planned in such venom, which would make even the heaped on many in the name of tele- they need a dozen people peeping out the profession to a middle leadership elist for inputs beyond the bare news. a manner that for the panelists, quick most wayward student cower with fear. vision debates, personally for me sour of the tiny windows on the television position in The Pioneer, a tempting job That is what television debates ought wit and intelligence became the most A media platform’s essential occu- grapes are preferable over being lined 1;91::: screen. However, the other person was offer had come my way from a televi- to be and to be fair it remained that important tools for creating an impact pation should be dissemination of in a row to be caned by a hectoring #% not convinced by my explanation. He sion channel. In those days, television way for a very long time. It is just and surviving the scrutiny of the well-argued information rather than anchor. ' said that it was just “a case of sour channels were popping up a dime a unfortunate that this has now been audience. It was very clear that shout- debates which could pass off as a goat (The writer is a senior journalist 1- grapes” as I was “outdated.” That dozen as a Supreme Court order had turned on its head. ing, running down and abusing co- or cock fight in a village marketplace. and Professor-Chairperson remark stung me a bit but it also got ended Doordarshan’s monopoly on I must share that I was introduced panelists were not part of the shows’ The late Rajiv Tyagi had the reputation Vivekananda School of Journalism and % 2 me thinking. Have I become outdat- airtime. There were many who as a television panelist on the recom- grammar or the channels’ culture. of being a “forceful” spokesperson for Mass Communication, VIPS, GGSIPU, 4 5 ed? I had been mulling over this con- thought, and rightly so in many cases mendation of Dr Mitra on a news item Appearances at these shows also the Congress Party. Congress scion Delhi) !"#!"!" 10
R & %%&" =& " -%>5 ' :!? 9>5 ' “India’s debt-to-GDP ratio that the country’s public debt is is projected to increase signif- expected to remain sustainable meeting of the Council would the revenue shortfall and the on meeting the shortfall in the rates might not be feasible in ndia’s general Government icantly in the short term, because it is mostly denomi- be held on September 19, agen- GST Council will take a final GST compensation fund by the current pandemic situation, Idebt-to-GDP ratio is set to reflecting the expected con- nated in domestic currency, of he GST Council is likely to da for which is to be decided in call. The Centre had in March providing the sufficient amount the option that remains is each surge, with a World Bank traction in GDP growth and long or medium-term maturi- Tmeet on August 27 to dis- due course, they added. sought views from Attorney to be credited to the fund. state borrowing from market report projecting the ratio at increase in the primary deficit. ty, and is predominantly held cuss the compensation payout The Attorney General- General KK Venugopal on the Sources said the options against the consolidated fund rising to its peak of 89 per cent While there is a significant level by residents.In a baseline sce- to states and the opinion of the who is the chief legal officer of legality of market borrowing by before the Council for meeting of the state. Under the in the financial year 2022-23, of uncertainty around the pro- nario, which takes into account Attorney General on the legal- the government - has opined the GST Council to make up the shortfall could be to ratio- GST law, states were guaran- before gradually declining. jections, the general govern- revised growth projections, ity of market borrowing to that the Centre has no statuto- for any shortfall in compensa- nalize GST rates, cover more teed to be compensated bi- The report titled ‘India ment debt-to-GDP ratio is pro- lower-than-expected divest- meet revenue shortfall. ry obligation to make up for tion fund - a corpus created items under the compensa- monthly for any loss of revenue Development Update’ for July jected to peak at around 89 per ment proceeds, and new Sources said the 41st any shortfall in GST revenues from levy of additional tax on tion cess or increase the com- in the first five years of the GST 2020, noted that with the rev- cent in FY22/23 before gradu- expenditure commitments, the meeting of the Goods and of states from its coffers , luxury and sin goods to com- pensation cess, or recommend implementation from July 1, enue outlook seriously dented, ally declining thereafter,” it fiscal deficit of the central gov- Services Tax (GST) Council sources had said. pensate states for revenue higher borrowing by states to 2017. The shortfall is calculat- and new expenditure impera- said. ernment is projected to would be a single agenda meet- They had earlier indicated shortfall arising from their be repaid by the future collec- ed assuming a 14 per cent tives, the fiscal deficit and debt General government debt increase to 6.6 per cent of ing on states’ compensation to that following the AG’s opinion, taxes being subsumed into tion into the compensation annual growth in GST collec- of the central and state gov- refers to the overall liabilities of GDP in FY 2020-21 and be held via video conferencing. states may now have to look at GST. The AG had also opined fund. tions by states over the base ernments are likely to increase both the Union Government remain at a high of 5.5 per cent Besides, a full-fledged market borrowings to meet that the Council has to decide Since raising tax or cess year of 2015-16. sharply over the next two years. and states.It, however, noted in the following year. ( ( *-- "- -
,@,- after announcing acquisition of “Ever present fears regard- and use the accumulation strat- 60 per cent stake in e-pharma- ing the Covid-19 impact on eco- egy for the time being,” said arket benchmarks ticked cy Netmeds for 620 crore. nomic recovery brought about Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Mhigher for the third straight Tech Mahindra was the top volatility in the global markets, Geojit Financial Services. abysmally low levels. need for increased surveillance has sought views of public and session on Wednesday, propped gainer in the Sensex pack, rising despite US markets surging to BSE telecom, realty, indus- In fact, in one recent case measures and may therefore be market intermediaries till up by Reliance Industries, 1.91 per cent, followed by Bharti record highs. Indian indices trials, basic materials, utilities arkets regulator Sebi on it was observed that post cor- a red flag for future cases. September 18 in this regard. It HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank Airtel, Maruti, ICICI Bank, also exhibited this volatility and finance indices jumped up MWednesday proposed porate insolvency resolution Low float also prohibits healthy has been suggested that post- amid a bullish trend in global HDFC Bank, SBI, RIL and , before closing the day with a to 1.49 per cent, while IT, relaxation in norms pertaining process (CIRP), the public participation in trading of such CIRP companies may be man- equities. Asian Paints. positive bias. Banking index FMCG, healthcare and teck to 25 per cent minimum pub- holding decreased to 0.97 per companies majorly due to dated to achieve at least 10 per The BSE Sensex touched a On the other hand, Bajaj again led the gains. indices ended in the red. lic shareholding for companies cent, and it showed 8,764 per issues related to demand and cent public shareholding with- high of 38,788.51 during the day Auto, ONGC, Nestle India, HUL “The gains in the Indian Broader BSE mid-cap and which undergo corporate insol- cent jump in share price in spite supply gap of shares, the regu- in six months and 25 per cent but succumbed to profit-book- and Kotak Bank were among the market, as in the global markets, small-cap indices rallied as vency resolution and seek of additional preventive sur- lator added. Accordingly, the within three years from the ing at the fag-end of the session. laggards, slipping up to 1.42 per have been driven by ample liq- much as 1.16 per cent. relisting following the process. veillance actions, including regulator has proposed recali- date of breach of MPS norm. It finally closed at 38,614.79, up cent. uidity and the expectation of Persistent foreign fund inflows Besides, it proposed reduction in price band and bration of threshold for mini- Currently, the norms mandate 86.47 points or 0.22 per cent. According to traders, normalisation of business sup- too buoyed investor sentiment, enhanced disclosure for such moving the scrip into trade for mum public shareholding that in case public holding of On similar lines, the NSE domestic bourses followed pos- ported by government mea- traders said. Foreign institu- companies. Sebi said it is pos- trade segment. According to (MPS) norms in companies such company falls below 10 Nifty rose 23.05 points or 0.20 itive cues from sures, in a post Covid-19 sce- tional investors bought equities sible that pursuant to imple- Sebi, such low public share- which undergo CIRP and seek per cent, then the same will be per cent to 11,408.40. global markets after US nario. worth a net Rs 1,134.57 crore on mentation of the resolution holding raises multiple con- relisting of shares pursuant to increased to at least 10 per cent Market behemoth Reliance equities hit record highs in However, investors must Tuesday, provisional exchange plan, the public shareholding in cerns like failure of fair dis- implementation of the within 18 months and 25 per Industries climbed 0.68 per cent overnight session. continue to remain stock specific data showed. such companies may drop to covery of price of the scrip and approved resolution plan. It cent within three years. BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11452.15 11460.35 11394.10 11408.40 23.05 Script Open High Low LTP MEGH 72.15 78.20 72.00 75.30 WABAG 141.00 148.50 140.50 145.50 JTEKTINDIA 77.05 77.50 75.10 76.05 ZEEL 172.50 200.00 169.25 198.40 24.45 RELIANCE 2089.70 2132.90 2082.95 2118.75 BANKBARODA 46.20 46.60 45.65 46.45 INDIAMART 2930.00 2970.00 2902.05 2954.70 SJVN 23.20 23.30 23.00 23.20 GAIL 97.30 101.90 97.10 101.80 4.85 HDFCBANK 1028.10 1061.00 1021.45 1056.45 NAVINFLUOR 2009.95 2149.70 1970.00 2035.45 PGHH 10042.85 10097.90 9800.00 10029.35 BAJAJHLDNG 2660.00 2660.00 2588.60 2628.40 TECHM 715.00 729.00 709.00 729.00 15.95 ICICIBANK 361.10 369.95 361.10 369.40 APOLLOTYRE 130.00 130.95 126.85 128.35 RELAXO 632.20 650.95 632.20 646.25 SHOPERSTOP 167.80 167.80 164.25 164.95 BHARTIARTL 529.00 539.90 527.10 536.00 9.70 INDIGO 1126.10 1218.00 1126.10 1196.60 PNBHOUSING 241.20 270.60 241.20 260.90 BASF 1284.25 1337.50 1280.45 1310.15 COCHINSHIP 339.80 340.90 336.15 339.60 MARUTI 6924.00 7014.70 6885.05 6999.45 106.35 SBICARD 803.00 825.00 803.00 820.90 CRISIL 1717.65 1731.00 1717.65 1726.65 DCMSHRIRAM 361.60 386.95 356.90 374.30 LINDEINDIA 740.00 753.80 736.55 742.45 ICICIBANK 374.00 375.85 370.40 375.00 5.45 ZEEL 170.25 178.85 165.30 173.95 EMAMILTD 354.00 360.00 338.10 340.10 GARFIBRES 1974.05 1995.90 1920.05 1929.65 ALLCARGO 102.75 107.50 102.50 104.95 UPL 499.90 507.15 492.50 500.50 6.35 BAJFINANCE 3396.25 3436.00 3369.45 3419.45 UJJIVAN 238.00 244.15 237.50 242.70 GODREJIND 374.00 405.10 374.00 398.75 SKFINDIA 1524.00 1560.00 1521.60 1532.55 IOC 87.10 89.00 87.10 88.00 1.00 INDUSINDBK 512.50 524.45 506.65 521.30 VOLTAS 630.90 646.80 629.35 644.85 WELCORP 109.00 114.60 109.00 114.60 ERIS 535.95 536.20 522.55 524.95 HDFCLIFE 600.00 607.95 598.95 604.25 6.65 SBIN 193.30 195.75 191.80 195.10 GMM 5658.00 6008.75 5600.00 5939.50 SUDARSCHEM 409.25 426.00 409.25 420.40 VBL 781.45 785.00 773.70 780.55 SBIN 196.40 200.30 195.90 197.20 2.10 TATAMOTORS 124.00 127.50 123.60 125.60 HEG 781.55 814.40 779.50 798.45 GREAVESCOT 85.00 85.50 81.70 81.95 TVTODAY 231.70 231.70 223.70 227.35 MANAPPURAM 155.00 156.60 153.00 155.85 SYNGENE 489.60 489.60 478.60 485.45 GICRE 142.40 142.50 140.65 140.80 HDFCBANK 1065.00 1069.80 1056.25 1065.95 9.45 BANDHANBNK 293.20 294.40 285.50 288.05 ULTRACEMCO 4050.00 4180.10 4035.40 4170.05 BALKRISIND 1316.00 1346.00 1314.25 1339.30 ABCAPITAL 59.35 60.55 59.30 59.90 PRSMJOHNSN 49.00 50.90 48.20 50.00 RELIANCE 2141.00 2154.00 2121.35 2137.00 18.45 DLF 145.30 160.25 145.30 157.05 SPICEJET 49.25 50.85 49.25 50.40 MAHLIFE 252.50 273.15 252.50 262.50 CENTURYPLY 134.05 135.40 133.85 134.50 SHREECEM 22148.00 22173.30 21850.05 22080.00 165.70 GRASIM 624.10 678.60 622.00 667.60 CONCOR 388.00 393.90 385.80 392.10 HERITGFOOD 320.15 359.40 320.15 355.60 TNPL 121.95 124.10 120.00 123.75 ULTRACEMCO 4186.00 4216.00 4172.10 4200.00 31.05 MARUTI 6720.00 6918.55 6720.00 6892.50 GODREJPROP 868.00 905.70 868.00 891.25 DCBBANK 79.45 80.95 79.45 80.55 TAKE 47.10 48.50 46.65 46.90 LT 1017.25 1024.95 1005.40 1011.00 6.45 IDEA 8.95 8.98 8.72 8.85 SBILIFE 844.05 864.45 842.80 860.10 BAJAJCON 184.70 185.75 176.75 183.35 JCHAC 2056.15 2119.95 2054.00 2069.70 ASIANPAINT 1890.00 1902.40 1872.55 1885.10 11.00 TATASTEEL 422.10 436.50 419.90 434.75 THYROCARE 844.00 845.00 783.00 786.45 MPHASIS 1225.00 1225.00 1190.00 1199.05 JKCEMENT 1495.65 1512.25 1486.45 1505.60 INFRATEL 201.00 203.85 200.50 201.70 1.15 IIFL 71.00 82.50 71.00 79.90 ASHOKLEY 62.75 68.95 62.75 68.45 TVSMOTOR 428.80 435.40 423.95 433.30 INDHOTEL 94.00 97.80 93.45 97.00 ZENSARTECH 173.50 185.70 173.50 182.75 AIAENG 1673.00 1685.00 1658.90 1674.10 BPCL 404.90 410.95 397.65 404.50 2.20 BHARTIARTL 527.00 528.95 520.10 526.80 NIITTECH 2010.00 2026.75 1990.00 2010.05 CEATLTD 875.00 878.00 870.00 872.25 ENDURANCE 996.80 1036.05 996.80 1021.50 TCIEXP 774.50 801.60 774.50 789.05 HEROMOTOCO 2945.95 2998.80 2921.45 2936.00 11.85 AUROPHARMA 863.30 882.45 855.10 872.35 FRETAIL 100.70 102.75 98.65 99.85 CGCL 217.00 221.00 204.90 206.55 OFSS 3075.00 3108.15 3055.00 3063.70 NIACL 119.50 119.50 117.60 117.80 HINDALCO 196.85 197.65 194.30 196.75 0.75 MUTHOOTFIN 1235.00 1254.10 1226.45 1239.60 FEDERALBNK 53.20 53.75 52.50 53.50 NATIONALUM 35.70 36.80 35.60 36.20 GMRINFRA 20.85 21.40 20.85 21.20 PCJEWELLER 16.14 16.50 15.50 16.05 HDFC 1835.00 1835.90 1818.05 1827.55 6.85 IBULHSGFIN 205.00 211.30 202.50 207.60 BIOCON 392.00 397.00 388.25 394.40 CAPPL 540.00 563.90 539.50 543.15 EDELWEISS 75.10 75.55 71.80 72.55 AAVAS 1410.05 1410.05 1345.00 1375.85 TITAN 1158.85 1159.00 1145.00 1148.75 3.20 NTPC 96.35 97.80 94.10 95.10 SOBHA 231.90 253.00 229.20 246.80 TIMETECHNO 38.70 43.20 38.70 41.95 HUDCO 35.40 36.60 35.40 36.30 VSTIND 3397.55 3421.40 3385.60 3390.60 JSWSTEEL 278.00 279.90 274.20 277.85 0.70 BPCL 411.50 411.50 401.00 402.20 SIEMENS 1238.00 1248.45 1230.70 1242.90 NCC 33.30 33.55 32.60 33.35 WESTLIFE 363.00 380.70 363.00 374.60 IEX 185.80 187.10 184.50 185.05 SUNPHARMA 530.00 532.90 524.35 526.30 1.30 RBLBANK 186.00 186.80 178.30 182.40 JUSTDIAL 408.10 414.80 400.00 402.95 AMARAJABAT 755.10 768.90 755.10 766.55 JAGRAN 40.15 42.45 39.95 41.90 SPANDANA 587.75 601.90 576.00 577.55 M&M 627.00 631.90 622.00 623.90 1.25 TITAN 1126.00 1151.00 1126.00 1145.80 TATACOMM 832.00 884.90 830.00 878.55 BRIGADE 152.50 158.95 149.45 151.15 NESCO 535.05 535.50 522.55 523.95 REPCOHOME 132.50 134.10 131.90 132.80 POWERGRID 178.50 179.40 177.05 177.90 0.15 KOTAKBANK 1325.00 1374.25 1320.00 1368.80 ABFRL 134.00 137.20 132.00 136.50 JINDALSAW 63.70 65.70 63.70 64.75 PHOENIXLTD 638.75 665.00 634.30 646.25 CARBORUNIV 256.00 260.45 252.80 253.15 INDUSINDBK 523.00 530.00 519.15 522.00 0.40 CADILAHC 398.95 400.75 395.45 397.20 INOXLEISUR 260.10 265.00 252.00 262.30 SUZLON 4.16 4.16 3.96 3.98 NLCINDIA 51.70 53.60 51.50 53.35 GSFC 61.75 62.40 61.70 61.80 ITC 198.60 201.70 198.10 198.60 0.05 LUPIN 1000.90 1022.55 978.75 981.25 EQUITAS 51.85 53.05 51.35 52.75 POLYCAB 907.50 915.10 890.70 894.20 KAJARIACER 411.00 426.75 406.65 421.10 METROPOLIS 1701.05 1708.25 1673.75 1701.55 BAJFINANCE 3447.00 3465.00 3401.00 3415.00 -4.90 PIDILITIND 1392.45 1432.10 1383.15 1412.15 BLISSGVS 133.65 135.15 130.75 132.20 CUMMINSIND 456.25 464.15 448.10 449.85 ADANITRANS 235.00 244.45 235.00 237.50 CESC 592.00 592.15 587.25 588.35 BHARATFORG 497.05 504.65 493.65 499.55 KTKBANK 43.15 43.60 42.70 43.15 NTPC 96.00 96.50 94.25 94.85 -0.20 SRTRANSFIN 679.25 693.45 673.15 691.05 WOCKPHARMA 320.30 321.90 313.60 315.30 APLAPOLLO 2300.00 2320.00 2281.85 2303.65 ASHOKA 75.00 75.00 70.00 72.15 PERSISTENT 997.00 1004.90 985.85 999.55 IOB 10.51 10.64 10.48 10.58 TATAMOTORS 127.00 127.60 124.75 125.30 -0.30 AXISBANK 437.00 447.00 435.50 445.70 PTC 56.60 56.90 56.10 56.45 BATAINDIA 1240.00 1260.00 1239.45 1255.85 BALRAMCHIN 149.00 154.80 147.95 150.85 SUNDRMFAST 465.00 488.00 452.50 474.30 GPPL 80.95 81.45 79.95 80.10 AXISBANK 446.00 451.95 442.45 444.65 -1.15 DEEPAKFERT 160.00 160.00 155.55 156.25 VEDL 128.40 129.80 120.20 126.55 FCONSUMER 10.71 10.95 10.18 10.20 JKLAKSHMI 270.00 275.00 267.00 269.20 INDOCO 256.05 258.55 253.00 254.60 ADANIPORTS 360.00 366.20 355.50 356.30 -1.15 BLUESTARCO 565.30 575.00 556.00 557.95 BSOFT 151.90 177.80 150.20 171.25 TRENT 560.00 594.00 560.00 588.95 IFCI 7.10 7.20 7.05 7.14 INFIBEAM 72.55 73.50 70.50 71.00 TATASTEEL 434.50 435.55 428.85 433.00 -1.50 BDL 445.80 451.55 441.10 443.55 HEROMOTOCO 2936.50 2963.00 2907.00 2923.50 AMBER 1780.00 1860.05 1777.55 1832.85 NATCOPHARM 824.00 824.00 810.95 814.10 FINCABLES 289.90 289.90 283.50 285.00 TCS 2276.35 2284.60 2252.50 2260.00 -9.75 BALMLAWRIE 114.95 121.00 114.55 118.80 IDFCFIRSTB 29.80 31.55 29.35 31.30 NAUKRI 3304.00 3346.85 3251.00 3276.75 OBEROIRLTY 347.20 370.20 347.20 364.65 ARVINDFASN 133.50 138.50 132.25 136.65 GRASIM 667.95 672.00 660.45 664.00 -3.10 EICHERMOT 21125.00 21660.00 21110.00 21411.60 DEEPAKNI 609.00 613.50 600.60 603.70 UFLEX 338.20 341.70 332.10 337.55 HCLTECH 713.80 714.20 705.00 711.00 -3.45 EIDPARRY 272.85 292.00 272.85 286.70 GLENMARK 481.10 482.20 471.20 475.00 GUJALKALI 330.10 353.25 330.10 341.40 JYOTHYLAB 143.00 148.05 143.00 146.40 BLUEDART 1873.00 1918.50 1873.00 1889.50 DRREDDY 4540.00 4558.95 4476.10 4497.00 -23.40 BEL 111.50 113.15 109.70 111.65 INDIACEM 114.85 117.95 114.35 116.65 KNRCON 228.40 243.55 223.10 240.15 UJJIVANSFB 34.60 34.90 34.10 34.60 BAJAJFINSV 6375.00 6425.00 6283.00 6308.00 -35.05 DMART 2188.05 2265.00 2175.90 2260.35 MINDACORP 75.50 81.75 75.20 78.65 GODFRYPHLP 943.00 958.00 938.90 951.80 UNIONBANK 29.30 29.55 29.00 29.25 CIPLA 770.00 772.70 756.65 760.00 -4.85 ASIANPAINT 1836.00 1883.00 1832.15 1873.60 GMDCLTD 46.25 48.15 46.00 47.70 ICICIGI 1291.00 1345.00 1282.00 1337.05 PRESTIGE 235.30 242.80 233.65 237.50 EICHERMOT 21550.00 21781.00 21165.00 21240.00 -164.70 LT 1001.25 1008.00 995.20 1004.10 AJANTPHARM 1672.00 1720.60 1670.00 1682.05 NOCIL 120.90 122.60 117.75 118.85 MIDHANI 207.60 213.35 207.60 210.25 INFY 970.90 971.55 957.45 960.00 -7.55 HDFC 1805.95 1825.00 1795.00 1820.15 PHILIPCARB 124.90 128.40 122.50 125.85 COROMANDEL 747.95 747.95 724.10 729.90 SCI 61.85 61.85 60.50 60.75 WIPRO 285.50 285.95 279.25 280.40 -2.30 TCS 2264.80 2288.50 2250.00 2269.40 CENTURYTEX 313.35 321.30 312.70 315.95 JKTYRE 62.35 62.80 61.00 62.00 INDIANB 63.95 63.95 62.60 63.15 HINDUNILVR 2206.00 2221.50 2190.00 2196.00 -18.35 IOC 87.35 87.80 86.60 87.05 ITI 141.50 146.35 140.35 141.10 MOTILALOFS* 678.00 718.15 678.00 713.30 SUMICHEM 270.80 278.50 270.80 274.70 COALINDIA 137.50 138.00 134.45 135.35 -1.30 CHOLAFIN 230.00 232.85 212.10 231.75 ADANIGAS 162.25 164.55 160.85 161.70 NAM-INDIA 266.60 272.45 263.50 271.00 TEAMLEASE 2143.60 2188.65 2100.00 2170.00 BRITANNIA 3943.65 3949.00 3865.65 3876.00 -38.30 PVR 1236.00 1272.00 1216.95 1261.00 EIHOTEL 80.00 84.40 79.00 81.00 FSL 52.95 56.00 52.95 55.40 WABCOINDIA 7010.10 7020.00 7006.25 7016.75 KOTAKBANK 1372.35 1380.90 1349.95 1354.10 -15.25 CIPLA 776.70 779.80 763.10 764.65 APOLLOHOSP 1695.10 1714.10 1678.75 1697.90 VARROC 223.95 231.75 222.55 226.75 CHAMBLFERT 152.85 154.85 152.70 153.60 NESTLEIND 16500.00 16553.25 16315.50 16370.00 -184.60 HINDUNILVR 2199.10 2216.00 2189.55 2213.80 POWERGRID 180.00 180.00 176.65 177.85 HIMATSEIDE 76.05 85.75 76.05 83.50 J&KBANK 16.90 17.25 16.85 17.20 ONGC 80.85 81.70 79.10 79.70 -0.95 WIPRO 284.20 287.25 281.85 282.55 PARAGMILK 114.00 115.90 111.80 112.55 SWANENERGY 133.05 138.30 132.00 132.95 RCF 48.90 49.65 48.80 49.05 ADVENZYMES 240.00 243.00 226.00 233.25 SONATSOFTW 310.80 315.00 310.05 312.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 3110.00 3159.00 3048.75 3067.50 -37.30 JINDALSTEL 223.65 226.00 221.50 224.85 BBTC 1466.00 1505.00 1466.00 1473.85 ADANIENT 199.25 216.75 199.25 213.70 BANKINDIA 46.85 47.20 46.20 46.50 MARICO 369.00 374.95 369.00 373.15 RALLIS 295.00 298.35 292.55 295.95 COALINDIA 136.70 138.50 135.75 136.75 NBCC 28.00 28.00 27.05 27.45 BAJAJELEC 486.00 488.30 475.25 483.90 TASTYBIT 12244.05 12800.00 12001.00 12638.75 DRREDDY 4525.00 4560.00 4438.20 4504.25 PAGEIND 19340.30 19659.20 18819.90 19092.55 DELTACORP* 115.15 117.75 114.90 115.95 CREDITACC 575.05 606.90 575.00 605.45 ESCORTS 1165.00 1171.65 1146.40 1155.85 BOMDYEING 69.50 71.75 68.75 70.75 LUXIND 1426.80 1427.00 1377.90 1381.75 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE GUJGAS 308.70 309.45 303.85 305.70 PEL 1425.05 1451.30 1413.10 1435.70 VENKYS 1394.25 1438.90 1380.00 1407.60 TRIDENT 6.89 6.96 6.79 6.83 CHENNPETRO 79.70 81.85 78.25 79.15 NIFTY NEXT 50 27817.90 27975.55 27672.65 27709.70 42.05 TATAPOWER 56.25 56.45 54.95 55.60 EXIDEIND 166.00 170.65 165.20 169.05 PNCINFRA 144.00 150.45 142.50 147.05 PNB 34.25 34.60 33.70 34.30 1.45 GALAXYSURF 1890.00 1916.00 1861.15 1880.15 BRITANNIA 3890.00 3940.00 3879.65 3912.35 LICHSGFIN 267.00 269.25 264.80 268.15 DBL 373.25 389.00 367.90 380.20 SANOFI 8396.35 8442.00 8323.45 8425.75 PFC 93.60 98.05 93.60 97.70 4.10 UPL 493.00 508.95 492.25 500.00 GRAPHITE 180.95 191.40 180.05 187.95 MMTC 19.25 20.70 19.15 20.50 ADANITRANS 239.90 248.40 237.70 246.00 8.65 MOIL 148.75 159.70 148.75 156.90 M&M 627.00 632.30 618.80 622.00 RITES 266.70 268.00 262.05 262.45 GODREJCP 684.25 695.30 684.00 690.85 KANSAINER 478.00 500.10 473.50 497.95 GICRE 141.80 147.90 141.00 145.55 4.75 L&TFH 65.90 67.50 64.85 67.20 AMBUJACEM 221.00 229.00 220.00 228.30 RAJESHEXPO 464.00 545.00 464.00 464.90 IFBIND 437.50 437.50 411.20 418.65 PIDILITIND 1425.00 1473.25 1411.10 1453.00 41.70 IRB 119.60 122.00 118.45 118.85 HAL 1254.70 1312.00 1243.15 1273.40 PNB 32.60 33.00 32.20 32.90 DCAL 184.05 191.00 183.55 186.45 ATUL 5276.80 5335.15 5262.25 5279.00 VTL 694.00 723.20 693.60 717.50 NMDC 95.40 98.65 95.30 97.60 2.65 DIVISLAB 3129.45 3161.00 3097.30 3153.50 SUNTECK 218.00 239.90 214.65 230.10 BAYERCROP 6139.95 6139.95 6003.00 6013.15 SUPREMEIND 1218.95 1254.00 1218.80 1247.10 BANKBARODA 46.70 47.75 46.60 47.65 1.15 SHRIRAMCIT 838.90 924.50 814.10 890.35 BERGEPAINT 541.00 567.85 541.00 562.70 TV18BRDCST 32.50 34.65 32.50 34.05 ABBOTINDIA 16781.75 16829.60 16250.00 16515.60 GODREJAGRO 484.00 485.00 476.50 477.95 MAHSCOOTER 3094.00 3094.00 2951.10 2998.35 ABBOTINDIA 16800.00 17060.00 16600.00 16901.20 310.40 INFY 961.80 969.00 958.75 967.15 ADANIGREEN 367.85 375.00 367.60 373.50 3MINDIA 20993.65 21096.00 20721.65 20803.00 SCHNEIDER 80.95 80.95 77.90 78.85 INDIGO 1210.00 1231.90 1190.90 1213.00 16.40 DIXON 7935.00 7949.00 7764.00 7854.85 HINDALCO 193.00 197.15 192.25 196.15 IGL 395.00 395.45 391.35 393.50 TORNTPOWER 356.00 356.00 344.00 344.60 HEIDELBERG 193.00 197.15 192.35 193.05 ORIENTELEC 177.50 181.75 175.60 176.25 UBL 1013.85 1034.70 1005.60 1016.00 11.85 PETRONET 265.00 267.70 256.95 257.95 GNFC 178.90 182.00 177.80 178.90 AFFLE 2071.00 2120.75 2070.00 2101.40 NBVENTURES 54.40 54.90 53.70 53.90 HDFCAMC 2424.95 2442.00 2396.00 2437.00 22.75 IDBI 38.60 40.15 38.50 39.65 JUBLFOOD 1880.00 1948.00 1879.00 1916.35 MFSL 522.30 548.00 517.50 543.75 OIL 96.05 98.50 96.00 96.30 PFIZER 4566.10 4580.90 4550.00 4576.10 NH 347.15 347.90 337.45 344.15 IGL 393.30 399.00 391.50 396.45 3.15 LAURUSLABS 1050.00 1070.25 1037.75 1054.90 HINDZINC 232.05 235.75 232.05 234.05 ESSELPRO 273.70 281.50 268.50 278.60 ORIENTCEM 67.50 69.85 67.40 69.60 HINDPETRO 210.50 213.70 209.95 211.45 1.60 JSL 48.50 51.80 47.25 51.10 JSWSTEEL 271.00 278.95 267.35 277.05 APLLTD 1023.00 1023.00 1001.30 1009.25 JSWENERGY 57.60 58.10 55.25 55.80 HAWKINCOOK 4760.25 4795.00 4749.90 4751.60 IIFLWAM 1075.45 1167.85 1075.45 1144.15 BANDHANBNK 290.00 293.50 288.50 290.15 2.15 TATAMTRDVR 44.00 45.10 43.60 44.15 IPCALAB 2000.70 2068.00 1996.25 2003.85 SUPRAJIT 168.00 185.00 167.55 180.75 TIINDIA 594.00 599.45 589.05 596.00 MUTHOOTFIN 1255.00 1292.95 1243.10 1247.40 9.10 JMFINANCIL 83.00 85.45 80.90 82.60 MCX 1595.00 1647.00 1588.65 1639.40 DABUR 495.05 499.00 493.15 496.90 VGUARD 163.00 165.00 162.90 163.85 RADICO 384.00 396.00 384.00 391.70 INTELLECT 191.95 192.95 189.20 191.05 DIVISLAB 3166.65 3190.00 3140.45 3169.85 19.00 SRF 4130.05 4331.75 4128.60 4285.50 GRANULES 313.80 313.80 302.80 306.35 VINATIORGA 1010.00 1012.95 991.00 996.10 MAHLOG 294.15 308.00 294.15 300.10 NAUKRI 3309.80 3350.55 3282.05 3294.00 17.35 SHK 77.55 80.30 76.95 78.85 TECHM 724.10 727.85 710.10 713.15 RVNL 23.45 23.50 22.65 22.75 AKZOINDIA 2027.00 2069.55 1964.75 2055.05 KEC 318.55 320.00 311.00 312.55 KPRMILL 545.00 545.00 521.65 529.80 NHPC 20.85 20.95 20.80 20.90 0.10 WHIRLPOOL 1991.05 2061.70 1991.00 2024.05 COLPAL 1430.00 1438.90 1423.50 1430.65 MINDAIND 285.55 292.45 284.50 286.60 MAHABANK 12.01 12.20 11.96 12.08 BIOCON 397.40 402.20 394.50 396.70 1.85 AEGISLOG 187.10 197.25 187.10 191.65 STRTECH* 149.80 154.60 144.05 147.35 CYIENT 409.00 409.40 395.50 398.85 CASTROLIND 122.80 123.25 121.45 122.80 FLUOROCHEM 499.70 499.70 475.00 476.55 CARERATING 402.25 408.70 402.00 403.65 MCDOWELL-N 593.40 597.90 588.10 591.50 2.60 CANBK 100.10 102.65 99.90 102.00 ADANIPORTS 358.40 359.20 354.80 357.45 JSLHISAR 90.85 94.60 89.40 93.75 GULFOILLUB 658.00 662.00 645.00 658.35 SBICARD 826.70 836.70 820.00 825.00 3.60 GHCL 157.60 160.05 154.65 157.85 HAVELLS 622.00 637.00 620.90 626.35 JKPAPER* 95.15 100.50 95.00 98.90 KALPATPOWR* 249.00 252.45 247.40 251.70 ADANIPOWER 37.00 37.35 36.70 36.85 MASFIN 671.30 675.50 648.60 652.45 HAVELLS 629.95 631.80 623.00 629.15 2.60 TATACONSUM 547.85 553.35 543.80 545.45 NMDC 95.00 95.70 94.20 94.95 FINOLEXIND 448.00 455.55 448.00 449.70 LAOPALA 194.85 202.00 194.85 198.05 SBILIFE 860.65 875.60 860.45 864.00 3.55 TATAMETALI 558.45 582.60 555.00 561.95 BOSCHLTD 13960.00 14129.00 13735.90 13804.65 SOUTHBANK 7.02 7.15 6.99 7.06 ALKEM 2898.00 2928.90 2883.60 2890.85 KRBL 291.75 295.40 290.85 291.55 SFL 1370.60 1381.40 1364.50 1373.95 PEL 1440.00 1513.00 1430.00 1439.80 5.30 HDFCAMC 2377.60 2419.40 2377.60 2413.25 RAYMOND 269.00 275.00 267.90 271.50 SHANKARA 355.50 363.95 351.50 354.90 FINEORG 2211.00 2284.25 2211.00 2242.65 LUPIN 985.00 1008.80 975.20 984.50 2.80 HFCL 16.45 16.61 15.48 16.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 3125.00 3146.75 3094.00 3105.05 JAICORPLTD 91.50 95.60 91.50 92.50 ASTRAZEN 3332.20 3369.00 3318.30 3326.15 VAIBHAVGBL 1798.00 1810.00 1750.00 1764.20 TVSSRICHAK 1460.00 1496.70 1460.00 1465.15 DLF 157.10 159.90 155.60 157.55 0.40 GAIL 97.65 98.00 96.70 97.00 CROMPTON 255.85 265.20 255.40 258.75 ABB 931.00 939.30 931.00 933.65 SOLARINDS 1025.00 1025.00 1010.00 1017.95 ICICIPRULI 455.05 461.85 453.20 454.90 1.05 PIIND 1937.45 1984.00 1937.45 1961.45 M&MFIN 134.00 137.00 132.85 136.15 REDINGTON 130.00 130.90 121.80 123.05 GRSE 216.00 216.00 207.60 208.55 POWERINDIA 921.25 939.80 921.25 933.65 CENTRALBK 17.80 17.90 17.60 17.75 MARICO 375.00 376.70 369.30 374.10 0.85 ONGC 79.35 81.85 79.15 80.60 HEXAWARE 404.00 410.60 401.55 402.40 KPITTECH 79.50 79.50 78.10 78.85 GDL 83.45 86.25 83.45 85.40 CONCOR 393.00 397.95 392.20 393.45 0.85 IRCON 95.10 96.65 95.10 95.95 ITC 198.80 199.55 197.30 198.60 KEI 393.10 402.95 392.45 400.25 DHANUKA 782.30 819.00 781.05 806.00 GLAXO 1525.00 1525.00 1499.45 1503.80 VMART 1790.60 1800.00 1765.00 1781.75 BAJAJHLDNG 2640.00 2653.95 2626.10 2632.00 2.95 UBL 974.60 1008.60 961.70 1004.25 IRCTC 1382.70 1389.60 1376.00 1377.55 ISEC 470.00 477.20 470.00 472.90 NAVNETEDUL 78.50 79.65 78.00 79.00 ACC 1440.00 1444.00 1425.00 1432.75 0.80 CUB 124.05 125.30 122.70 123.60 NESTLEIND 16430.00 16617.70 16320.20 16549.45 JBCHEPHARM 777.15 804.05 773.90 778.60 TATACOFFEE 105.15 108.65 105.10 107.55 CSBBANK 192.80 201.80 192.25 199.10 MHRIL 168.00 175.00 168.00 170.85 CADILAHC 398.90 406.00 394.60 397.00 0.00 BHEL 37.15 37.70 37.10 37.45 ICICIPRULI 451.00 456.90 450.00 454.25 DALBHARAT* 768.90 790.00 768.70 788.85 SYMPHONY 844.70 844.70 837.65 840.85 GODREJCP 693.00 697.85 685.35 690.70 -0.05 LALPATHLAB 1925.00 1929.55 1877.20 1882.50 STAR 559.75 583.20 556.85 568.85 MINDTREE 1178.00 1178.00 1161.55 1166.55 BIRLACORPN 595.60 609.20 593.50 594.90 GESHIP 266.30 267.25 259.00 262.45 CHOLAHLDNG 375.50 386.75 372.00 379.20 SRTRANSFIN 698.00 707.90 685.90 690.00 -1.30 HINDPETRO 212.05 212.90 209.25 209.80 JAMNAAUTO 44.70 45.75 44.05 45.05 STARCEMENT 89.60 93.85 88.75 92.90 MAHINDCIE 123.00 129.40 122.50 123.95 TORNTPHARM 2834.00 2837.90 2785.05 2800.00 -5.25 HINDCOPPER 37.55 40.20 37.55 39.05 VRLLOG 153.00 153.00 149.75 150.85 VIPIND 264.95 274.30 264.10 268.75 ECLERX 710.00 723.40 689.85 694.40 MAHSEAMLES 214.10 223.10 213.35 221.30 RATNAMANI 1121.25 1135.00 1119.20 1126.05 AMBUJACEM 230.20 231.85 225.70 227.30 -0.90 SUNTV 429.00 437.00 419.75 434.75 CANFINHOME 369.90 378.95 366.60 372.75 NHPC 20.95 20.95 20.75 20.80 GET&D 104.10 107.30 101.35 107.30 OFSS 3087.95 3087.95 3036.85 3049.80 -14.60 AARTIIND 1015.15 1029.95 1010.00 1018.00 IBREALEST 70.00 74.80 70.00 73.55 PFC 93.95 94.20 92.80 93.60 HONAUT 30794.00 30794.00 30235.00 30693.95 DISHTV 8.25 8.50 8.16 8.40 KSB 524.25 533.70 510.00 519.50 DABUR 497.00 504.90 493.00 494.50 -2.50 BAJAJFINSV 6270.00 6370.30 6244.00 6340.00 RAMCOCEM 668.00 699.00 668.00 695.70 TATAINVEST 804.05 822.00 804.05 809.65 ESABINDIA 1325.00 1397.05 1325.00 1358.85 COLPAL 1438.55 1443.95 1418.75 1424.00 -7.60 QUESS 377.10 384.00 372.65 374.65 MOTHERSUMI 128.45 128.45 125.00 126.50 HSCL 45.50 48.65 45.30 48.05 LEMONTREE 28.25 30.25 27.75 29.65 SIS 376.35 391.80 376.25 386.40 INDOSTAR 244.00 256.10 243.35 254.80 PAGEIND 19223.70 19288.45 18781.00 18994.00 -107.40 MRF 60201.00 61100.00 60040.00 60185.85 RAIN 111.45 116.80 111.45 115.15 UCOBANK 13.69 14.00 13.39 13.69 NILKAMAL 1254.20 1268.20 1246.00 1253.65 DMART 2279.00 2309.25 2240.00 2245.00 -14.45 LTTS 1545.20 1593.80 1545.20 1587.50 HDFCLIFE 592.45 600.60 588.95 597.65 RECLTD 110.90 111.35 109.50 110.70 LTI 2479.95 2479.95 2410.05 2422.85 LAXMIMACH 3036.95 3193.95 3036.95 3142.35 DBCORP 79.65 79.65 78.50 78.90 PGHH 10039.35 10110.95 9927.50 9966.00 -73.35 HCLTECH 718.70 721.50 712.65 714.45 AUBANK 701.00 725.00 701.00 720.65 TIMKEN 984.50 1010.00 984.50 997.75 OMAXE 75.50 77.15 75.00 76.65 MOTHERSUMI 126.80 129.50 123.90 125.35 -1.00 ASTRAL 1056.00 1119.10 1052.50 1111.75 MGL 956.55 973.70 956.55 970.45 SHREECEM 21600.00 21938.00 21539.00 21904.50 SPARC 182.00 182.00 176.80 177.75 ORIENTREF 186.00 189.00 179.00 185.80 SOMANYCERA 134.25 136.20 134.00 134.85 HINDZINC 234.95 235.60 231.00 232.00 -1.95 TORNTPHARM 2773.10 2832.00 2773.10 2805.40 JUBILANT 825.00 843.95 816.40 818.65 PGHL 4708.85 4750.00 4693.05 4712.50 ITDC 228.15 232.60 226.10 229.25 AUROPHARMA 875.70 889.60 862.10 864.00 -8.10 GILLETTE 5115.75 5153.95 5017.05 5067.40 TATAELXSI 1030.80 1076.50 1030.80 1069.75 AVANTI 481.10 498.80 478.90 492.40 MRPL 33.15 33.50 32.90 32.95 FORCEMOT 960.70 980.00 954.55 958.05 GEPIL 499.00 499.00 488.15 495.10 BERGEPAINT 563.00 570.90 554.50 557.20 -5.55 SUNPHARMA* 529.50 533.75 524.45 526.15 ENGINERSIN 68.60 69.10 67.75 68.60 ZYDUSWELL 1654.80 1654.80 1618.85 1628.45 SCHAEFFLER 3516.30 3529.35 3496.00 3504.55 PETRONET 260.00 262.35 254.50 255.00 -3.10 CCL 253.15 264.75 252.30 260.30 SAIL 39.05 41.00 38.85 40.75 FORTIS 134.15 141.80 134.15 140.90 THERMAX 805.00 817.90 785.50 790.75 SWSOLAR 249.90 253.00 246.30 250.30 TCNSBRANDS 355.60 355.60 345.00 349.50 BOSCHLTD 13948.90 13990.00 13581.00 13640.00 -174.90 TATACHEM 294.00 297.30 293.70 296.00 IDFC 26.30 28.90 26.30 28.45 HATHWAY 38.40 38.55 36.50 38.20 GRINDWELL 521.65 530.90 518.65 528.10 ICICIGI 1340.00 1359.70 1303.20 1314.00 -22.10 GSPL 210.70 211.80 203.35 211.15 BEML 719.70 719.70 705.80 711.35 INFRATEL 195.00 203.70 195.00 200.70 FDC 329.40 332.15 328.25 329.40 WELSPUNIND 47.80 49.65 47.30 49.65 TTKPRESTIG 5403.95 5403.95 5355.30 5377.90 SIEMENS 1246.55 1253.60 1220.00 1223.00 -20.60 ACC 1399.00 1437.60 1391.75 1432.70 ALKYLAMINE 2929.00 3011.00 2852.00 2864.15 ASTERDM 130.30 132.30 129.40 130.45 CERA 2352.25 2418.00 2352.25 2388.45 !"#!"!" & " 6(>6 +& 4 # $ $#- ' < 7 $" -$ " "8 Taipei: Chinese hackers infil- election by a landslide in damage done by this infiltra- trated at least 10 Taiwan gov- January in what was seen as a tion is not small,” Liu added. Berlin: Saudi Arabia’s foreign kingdom did not issue similar ! . ernment agencies and gained strong rebuke to Beijing’s cam- “We are making this pub- minister on Wednesday cau- statements and did no- 5 access to around 6,000 email paign to influence the island. lic because we want to alert tiously welcomed an agreement t respond to requests for com- 8! accounts in an attempt to steal According to the Taiwan everyone of the threat and between its close ally the United ment until Wednesday’s news ( ( R data, officials said Wednesday. Investigation Bureau’s Cyber stop further damage.” Arab Emirates and Israel to conference in Berlin.The UAE The damage done was “not Security Investigation Office, The announcement comes establish full ties and exchange framed its agreement as a suc- ' > < small”, according to a top two well-known Chinese hack- a week after US health secretary embassies. cessful measure that halted " Taiwan cyber official, who said ing groups — Blacktech and Alex Azar wrapped up a his- Prince Faisal bin Farhan Israeli plans to annex West Washington: No new high- the full impact was still being Taidoor — have been targeting toric trip to the self-ruled said the deal, which also halted Bank territory. Israeli Prime Cairo: Sudan on Wednesday level trade talks have been assessed. government departments and island as China warned unilateral annexation by Israel Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fired the spokesman for the scheduled between the United Taipei has accused Beijing information service providers Washington not to “play with of West Bank territory sought by however, has said the suspen- foreign ministry, a day after he States and China but the two China about fulfilling its com- of stepping up a cyber cam- since 2018. fire”. the Palestinians, “could be sion is only temporary. remarked that the African sides remain in touch about mitments. paign since 2016 when Taiwan “We know for sure that Beijing has ramped up viewed as positive.” The Palestinians have country was looking forward implementing a Phase 1 deal, “There are no rescheduled elected President Tsai Ing-wen, these 6,000 emails have been diplomatic and economic pres- But he refrained from out- issued scathing statements say- to making a peace deal with White House Chief of Staff talks ... at this point,” Meadows who refuses to acknowledge compromised. We are still sure on Taiwan as well as right backing the move and ing the UAE undermined Arab Israel. Mark Meadows told reporters told reporters. Beijing’s insistence that the assessing the extent of the increasing military drills near stressed Saudi Arabia is open to consensus and describing the The development comes aboard Air Force One on “Ambassador Lighthizer self-ruled democratic island is damage,” the office’s deputy the island, including its jets establishing similar relations move as a “betrayal of after last week’s bombshell Tuesday. continues to have discussions part of “one China”. director, Liu Chia-zung, told breaching Taiwan’s air defence on condition that a peace agree- Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque announcement of a deal US President Donald with his Chinese counterparts Tsai, who views Taiwan as AFP. zone with unprecedented fre- ment is reached between Israel and the Palestinian cause.” Saudi between the United Arab Trump earlier told reporters involving purchases and ful- de facto independent, won re- “As far as we know, the quency in recent weeks. and the Palestinians. Arabia, like other Arab Gulf Emirates and Israel to normal- during a visit to Yuma, filling their agreements.” His remarks during a news states, has built quiet ties with ize relations, which will make Arizona, that he had post- Trump struck a non-com- conference with German Israel over the years, in part the UAE only the third Arab poned an August 15 review of mittal tone when asked if he & "" Foreign Minister Heiko Maas because of shared concerns nation, after Egypt and Jordan, the trade agreement signed would pull out of the trade deal @++ >-' 4 were the first public comment over Iran and its policies in the to have full ties with Israel. with China in January given his with China, saying, “We’ll see 8 ! by Saudi Arabia on Thursday’s region. Prince Faisal reiterated Sudan’s acting Foreign frustration over Beijing’s han- what happens.” " "/ surprise announcement by US during the press conference the Minister Omar Qamar al-Din dling of the coronavirus pan- During visits to Arizona +-+ ' * President Donald Trump that kingdom’s long-stated public said he dismissed Ambassador demic. and Iowa on Tuesday, Trump . 8 his administration helped bro- stance of support for the Arab Haidar Badawi from his post “I postponed talks with expressed frustration about Kabul: Bomb attacks in Kabul the provincial intelligence ker the UAE-Israel agreement. Peace Initiative which promis- after Badawi said Tuesday that China. You know why? I don’t China’s handling of the health and in northern Afghanistan, department, killing two ser- H7&? Bahrain, Oman and Egypt es Israel full ties with Arab states Sudan was “looking forward to want to deal with them now,” crisis and its failure to contain as well as an ambush in the vice members and wounding issued official statements wel- if a peace settlement is reached concluding a peace agreement Trump said during a briefing the disease, but he also lauded country’s south killed at least 11 people, including both mil- acebook Chief Operating coming the agreement. The with the Palestinians. AP with Israel.” AP on construction of a border record purchases by Beijing of five people on Wednesday and itary and civilians, said Nazir FOfficer Sheryl Sandberg has wall with Mexico. “What China US farm products. wounded 15, officials said. Najem, the provincial gover- said that posts uploaded by US did to the world was not even China’s imports of US farm Two sticky bombs target- nor’s spokesman. President Donald would be %1-8 thinkable. They could have and manufactured goods, ener- ed government employees in In southern Urozgan taken down if they violate the stopped (the virus).” gy and services are well behind the Afghan capital, killing province, gunmen ambushed social media company’s policies Meadows said the review, the pace needed to meet a first- two people, including a police the vehicle of the intelligence on hate speech and false infor- Gaza City (Gaza Strip): ers last Friday near the Al President Donald Trump’s mandated as part of the trade year target increase of $77 bil- officer, and wounding two chief in the city of Tarin Kowt, mation. Ahead of the Hundreds of Palestinians in the Aqsa Mosque compound in Mideast plan, which the agreement with China, had lion over 2017 purchases. But others, police said. killing him and wounding November 3 presidential polls Gaza Strip on Wednesday ral- Jerusalem’s Old City who also Palestinians say unfairly favours not been rescheduled, but US its purchases have increased as Meanwhile in Puli two other service members, in the US, Facebook has taken lied against the US-brokered burned posters of the Emirati Israel. The protest was organised rade Representative Robert China’s economy recovers from Khumri, the capital of north- said Zelgay Ebadi, the a series of steps to check the deal to normalise ties between crown prince, the Gaza demon- by the militant Hamas group, Lighthizer remained in regular a coronavirus lockdown earli- ern Baghlan province, a bomb spokesman for the provincial spread of misinformation Israel and the United Arab strators stopped short of burn- which rules the Gaza Strip, and contact with his counterparts in er this year. AGENCY targeted a vehicle belonging to governor. AP through its platform. Emirates. Protesters burned ing symbols of the UAE — other factions. Khalil al-Hayya, a Israeli and American flags, apparently not to antagonise senior Hamas official, denounced trampled on posters of Israeli the Gulf Arab country, where the Israeli-Emirati deal. Prime Minister Benjamin tens of thousands of “Normalisation with the occu- 81. ' Netanyahu and President Palestinians work and live. pation harms us and doesn’t Donald Trump, and chanted The demonstrators in Gaza serve us,” he said. “Instead, it '( “normalisation is betrayal to City also voiced support for serves and promotes the occu- % Jerusalem and Palestine.” Palestinian President Mahmoud pation in its projects that target Unlike Palestinian protest- Abbas for his rejection of Palestine and the region.” AP
Brussels: European Union Europeans to support “the “We don’t recognize the leaders on Wednesday said awakening of Belarus,” and as results presented by the / , they stand beside the people authorities in the country Belarus authorities” Michel Bamako (Mali): The Malian National Committee for the protesting for democratic began again detaining pro- said the EU will impose sanc- soldiers who forced President Salvation of the People led by rights in Belarus, underlining testers, who took to the streets tions on “a substantial num- Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to Col. Maj. Ismael Wagué. Washington: Democrats have officially backed Biden’s candidacy. that the EU rejects the election of Minsk for an 11th day to ber” of people linked to elec- resign in a coup promised “With you, standing as named Joe Biden as their presidential candi- Biden, 77, became the Democratic Party’s results that kept the country’s demand that President tion fraud and violence. early Wednesday to organise one, we can restore this coun- date after several elder statesmen lauded the nominee for the November 3 presidential leader of 26 years in power Alexander Lukashenko resign. He declined to name any new elections after their try to its former greatness,” former US vice president’s leadership skills to election on Tuesday night in a pre-record- and is preparing a list of “The European Union of those who might be listed. takeover was swiftly con- Wagué said, announcing that challenge incumbent Republican President ed roll call vote from delegates in all 50 Belarusians who face sanc- stands in solidarity with the He also said that the 27- demned by the international borders were closed and that Donald Trump in November. states. tions over vote fraud and a people of Belarus, and we nation bloc fully supports community. In a statement a curfew was going into effect Two Democratic former presidents, Bill He said the nomination “means the brutal crackdown on protest- don’t accept impunity,” mediating efforts between the carried overnight on state from 9 p.M. To 5 a.M. Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and former sec- world to me and my family, and I’ll see you ers. European Council President Belarusian government and broadcaster ORTM, the muti- The news of Keita’s depar- retary of state John Kerry endorsed Biden on on Thursday,” referring to his speech accept- The message of support Charles Michel told reporters opposition overseen by the nous soldiers who staged ture was met with jubilation Tuesday, the second day of the Democratic ing the nomination on the final night of the came as the leading opposi- after chairing an emergency Organisation for Security and Tuesday’s military coup iden- by anti-government demon- National Convention (DNC). Former secre- four-day convention which is largely virtual, tion candidate urged the teleconference. Cooperation in Europe. AP tified themselves as the strators in the capital. tary of state Colin Powell, a Republican, also amid the coronavirus pandemic. PTI ,"'= % 3"7?O3"- *&7- #7 for justice”. 33& # Shiv Sena leader and spokesman Sanjay Raut said the /C “Supreme Court has given its verdict, it is not right to make “As a court exercising lawful jurisdiction for the political comments. Our State’s justice system has always been assigned roster, no impediment is seen for exercise of ple- one of the best in the country, no one is above law here & eavy rain in Delhi-NCR on nary power in the present matter,” said Justice Roy invok- to provide justice to all has been the norm.” HWednesday resulted in ing Article 142 to transfer the Sushant Singh Rajput death waterlogging, tree uprooting, case to the CBI. 7D0 37@ "701 partial house collapses and traf- The top court further noted that the Mumbai Police were fic jams at various places. conducting only a limited inquiry into the cause of unnat- *& H ? - "?3& @ According to civic bodies of ural death, under Section 174 CrPC and therefore, it can- -77?Q* &#H 3, 333 33@ Delhi, seven trees were uproot- not be said with certainty at this stage that they will not under- ed and waterlogging was report- take an investigation on the other aspects of the unnatural “Perhaps not in the (resignation) letter but elsewhere he ed in several areas. death, by registering an FIR. has said that none of us should be the president of the party A portion of a dilapidated The Mumbai Police in an affidavit in the Supreme Court and I am in full agreement with him,” the book quotes building collapsed due to inces- had denied that the quarantine of IPS officer Vinay Tiwary Priyanka Gandhi as having said in her interview to the sant rainfall in Chirag Delhi and was aimed at obstructing the investigation by the Bihar Police authors. The authors had met Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in July a boundary wall of a public in the case registered by Sushant’s father in Patna. Clarifying 2019 for the interview and they had also spoken to Rahul school collapsed in Saket accord- the quarantine of the Bihar Police officer, the Mumbai Police Gandhi around the same time. ing to South Corporation’s offi- said, “In fact, such a step was taken by the Municipal The meeting was held after Rahul Gandhi had offered cial. Corporation for Greater Mumbai and not by police author- his resignation from the president’s post at a Congress Besides, a building situated at ities.” Working Committee (CWC) meeting on May 25 last year, Moti Nagar and Jahangirpuri The SC underlined that uncertainty about the future con- taking responsibility for the party’s crushing defeat in the also collapsed, a senior north them into small rivers, as traffic Maidan Garhi, MB Road at Gurugram (MCG), Haryana tingency in Mumbai, the father of the deceased has filed the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Corporation official said. came to a virtual standstill at key Anuvrat Marg, Apsara Border Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran complaint at Patna, levelling serious allegations against Rhea The Congress tried to find a non-Gandhi as its chief but Many areas of the neigh- stretches. Many parts of the city were also reported to have water- (HSVP) and the Gurugram MLA Chakraborty following which, the FIR was registered and the failed to do so and thus the party decided to bring back Sonia bouring Gurugram were sub- were completely inundated after logging,” said police. office located near civil hospital. Bihar Police started their investigation. Gandhi as the interim president. She had given up the post merged in an average of three feet just a few hours of rain. Pictures According to the data Waterlogging was also “The case is now taken over by the CBI at the request in December 2017 when Rahul Gandhi assumed the reins of water, according to local and videos of vehicles stuck on released by the Gurugram reported from areas like the Old of the Bihar Government. The petitioner has no objection of the party. administration. The worst hit waterlogged roads and people administration, the Gurugram Delhi road in front of Maruti for investigation by the CBI but is sceptical about the “We appreciate the sudden media interest in a year-old areas being Delhi-Gurugram wading through waist-deep water city -- recorded a rainfall of 95 Gate-1, Unitech Cyber Park, bonafides of the steps taken by the Bihar Government and remark (Dated 1st July, 2019) of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The expressway, service lane near were widely shared on social mm, Manesar 75 mm, Wazirabad Sector 4 and 5 roundabouts, the Patna Police,” observed Justice Roy. context today is to take on the vicious attack on India’s poli- Jharsa Chowk, IffCO Chowk, media. 50 mm, and Pataudi 21 from 8.30 Jawala Mill Road and Golf However, Justice Roy noted that the incidents referred ty by Modi-Shah dispensation and fight it fearlessly on front Sohna Road, Narsinghpur, Basai According to the Delhi am to 11.00 am. Course Road in Gurugram. to in the complaint do indicate that the Mumbai Police also foot,” tweeted Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. Chowk, Sohna Chowk, Sector 4- Traffic Police, waterlogging has Apart from these areas “Heavy rain disrupted traf- possess the jurisdiction to undertake investigation. He also said: “Nehru-Gandhi family has held together 7, Hanuman Chowk, Bilaspur been reported at BRT near Wazirabad road, CRPF Chowk, fic movements in Gurugram, “Therefore, in the event of a case being registered also at and served the Congress unmindful of the trappings of power. Chowk, Fazilpur Chowk, Vatika Central School, Badarpur to Sheetla Mata Road, Palam Vihar MCG on their task to flush out Mumbai, the consent for the investigation by the CBI under In 2004, Sonia set an example by sacrificing power to serve Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Ashram, Badarpur flyover under- Road, Kartepuri Chowk and rain water in the drainage with Section 6 of the DSPE Act can be competently given by the party. In 2019, Rahul showed the courage of conviction Baghtawar Chowk, Atul Kataria pass, Sarita Vihar underpass, Hero Honda Chowk were also the help of pumps, fire tenders Maharashtra Government”, noted the top court. and stepped down as INC president.” Chowk, Mahavir Chowk, Dhaula Kuan towards AIIMS badly affected by the waterlog- and other machinery. I have AICC spokesperson Shanktisinh Gohil said former Prime Dundahera and Jawala Mill. carriageway, Moti Bagh flyover ging. Besides, vehicles also crawl given instructions to the civic -/*3 H37,7& Minister Manmohan Singh had desired to relinquish his post Following the heavy rainfall, underpass, MB Road near Batra at connecting roads to these body officials that they should and pave way for Rahul but latter declined giving a message the Delhi Traffic Police issued an Hospital, Palam Flyover and points. deploy sufficient machinery "7I&D@*Q, **H that Gandhis are not power post hungry. advisory for the people inform- Chhata Rail. The rain water not only sub- and manpower at the water- Congress further said millions of Congress workers and ing them about the routes with “Mayur Vihar Phase-2, Sarai merged the city’s main stretches logged places so that the water- Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan said the leaders have seen that Rahul Gandhi has led the fight tire- heavy jams. Kale Khan to DND, Sashi Garden and connecting roads but also logging does not happen in SC’s verdict has “respected” sentiments of crores of people. lessly, undaunted by the setbacks and vile attacks by Modi The rain flooded many to Kotla, Seemapuri to Dilshad accumulated at the offices of these areas,” Mayor Madhu In a tweet, he expressed confidence that the CBI will not only Government on a daily basis. streets across the city, turning Garden underpass, MB Road at Municipal Corporation Azad, said. bring out the truth but also “expose” those who tried to mis- lead the probe in the case of the alleged suicide 7, -@3#3# 0-7H * Reacting to the SC ordering CBI probe, the Congress said &" ! %% K& the agency should carry out a proper probe into the actor’s H7@#1-773##& 3* &"HK*, death, and asserted justice will not be delivered by the BJP- JD(U) making statements for “political gains”. The Opposition as also on the respective recruitment agencies, involv- New Delhi: The Government’s consultant launched a research Mathur, Chief Executive Officer, around 20 per cent of the total party also highlighted that the apex court, in its ruling, has ing avoidable/repetitive expenditure, law and order/securi- new Affordable Rental Housing report titled - ‘Rental housing in Savills India.The property con- number of houses in urban India. stated that records of the case produced before it, do not ty related issues and venue related problems. A common eli- Complexes (ARHC) policy will India: A study of the upcoming sultant said that rental housing in Almost 80 per cent of the rental “prima facie suggest any wrongdoing by the Mumbai Police”. gibility Test would enable these candidates to appear once boost supply of rental accom- wave’ at an event organised by India could possibly see a boom housing market in the country is Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil accused the and apply to any or all of these recruitment agencies for the modations besides opening the FICCI. in the next two years backed by concentrated in urban centres, Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Government of trying to take polit- higher level of examination. This would indeed be a boon prospects of launching residen- “Rental housing is another the recent reforms announced by the report said. ical advantage of the issue in view of the upcoming to all the candidates,” he said. tial REIT in the country, accord- market that is yet to be tapped, the government. While India’s urban popula- Assembly polls. On an average, 2.5 crore to 3 crore candidates appear in ing to Savills report. especially in the urban areas Rapid urbanization, migra- tion share has grown more than Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that he has faith each of these examinations. Moreover, no limit on the num- India has seen two success- which have seen prices of homes tion to cities and the rising cost threefold in over a century at that the CBI will ensure a speedy probe in actor Sushant Singh bers of attempts will be imposed on the candidates taking ful launches and listing of the go beyond the cusp of most of the of home ownership are the three around 10 per cent in the 1900s Rajput’s death case. “We have faith that CBI will conduct a the CET. The score will be valid for a period of three years Real Estate Investment Trust so city dwellers. key demand drivers for afford- to current levels of more than 34 quick probe and justice will happen,” Kumar told a televi- from the date of declaration of the result. far with fund raising of more “The recently released oper- able rental housing in India. per cent, annual inter-state sion channel. The Government will also work towards enhancing than 9,000 crore, but both were ational guidelines on ARHC are As per the 2011 census, migration is estimated to be RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also welcomed the Supreme examination infrastructure across the country with special for rent-yielding commercial a long-awaited giant leap in the urban households on rent stood growing at around 9-10 million Court verdict into the SSR case and said, “this is a victory focus on 117 aspirational districts. assets mainly office parks.The right direction,” said Anurag at over 21 million, which is annually. !"#!"!" 2
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O < < = = < < 2 2 1 " < > = ity of those times. = < ""Q 0$$# > $$ # "> The Wallace Collection also high- = < . /.0 lights the conversation between tradi- tional Indian, Islamic and Western schools and features works from > Mughal, Marathi, Punjabi, Pahari, ? Tamil and Telugu artists. They were > - commissioned by a diverse cross-sec- = @ tion of EIC officials, ranging from " %#$" $ botanists and surgeons to the members >P of the East India Company civil service, " " >2 diplomats, governors and judges, their L wives, as well as some more itinerant " $"- British artists and intellectuals passing through India for pleasure and instruc- " 1 tion. What they all had in common was % a scholarly interest in, and enthusiasm ! %, 2 ( 9 for, India’s rich culture, history and eco- (9%3.) logical biodiversity. < The exhibition highlights the main ..)--(8 ! D centres of ‘Company School’ painting % %! % he Wallace Collection in London — Calcutta and Lucknow, where H hosts Forgotten Masters: Indian provincial Mughal painters from &+ % 4H&+52 TPaintings for the East India Murshidabad, Patna and Faizabad were Company, curated by award-winning employed; Madras and Tanjore, where L, historian, William Dalrymple. The artists from the South Indian traditions I '! % exhibition, which roughly spans the received patronage; and Delhi, where H&+ 23 years between 1770 and 1840, is dedi- Imperial Mughal artists created some cated to the Indian artists who were of the finest works of this period. Their commissioned by British patrons asso- paintings represent one of the great and %%' ciated with the East India Company forgotten moments of Indian art dur- , : > 2 (EIC). These artists (whose many works Mughal miniature style of painting but prataj — a meticulous shading from ing a period of cultural exchange * '" were destined for export to Europe) Bengali-speaking artists and under their new aegis would create light to dark to define shape. between the artists and their EIC have been generally grouped, by art his- Calcutta feature in this epic sojourn works that were a new hybrid art patrons. torians and curators under the umbrel- since the city was the headquarters of form. Birds, animals and botanicals Xavier Bray, director, Wallace % la term ‘Company Painting’ rather the EIC. Story goes that Elijah Impey, formed the beauty of composition and Collection, hopes that the show will ! 1M than credited to individuals. chief justice of Calcutta’s Supreme natural history. Combing a wide variety of Indian “highlight the long history of cultural 2 The exhibition aims to point out Court, and his wife, Mary, had a The master, Shaikh Zain-ud-din, traditions, curator Dalrymple also co-operation between the UK and that these individuals deserve a place menagerie of pets — animals and and his assistants, Ram Das and shifts the limelight from EIC commis- India and help foster partnerships in the history of Indian art more than birds. Mary commissioned the gifted Bhawani Das, were the core team for sioners towards the brilliance of the between Indian donors and UK insti- they merit a place in the history of colo- Muslim painter Shaikh Zain-ud-din of Impey. The latter’s, specialised in botan- Indian artists. He belatedly honours tutions. To this end, the exhibition is < nialism. Dalrymple, who calls himself Patna to create an album documenting ical drawings, Spray of Green Mangoes these historically-overlooked artists sponsored by DAG, a commercial C < Mehrauli goat herd, steps out of his their exotica between 1777 and 1783. (1775) is a delightful showcase of all fer- including Shaikh Zain-ud-din, Bhawani gallery with locations in India and New orbit and does India a huge favour in Zain-ud-din was then supported by a tile greens in the spectrum and the Das, Shaikh Mohammad Amir of York.” / calling a spade a spade and giving iden- pair of Hindu painters from Patna. The fruit’s luscious deep tones contrasting Karriah, Sita Ram and Ghulam Ali Dalrymple puts the spotlight on !1 tities to these unknown artists. three did the lion’s share of the work with the lime bending branches. Khan. He brings out a forgotten Forgotten Masters, gives them an identity ‘Kampani Qalam’, the Urdu name while Zain-ud-din executed or oversaw Bhawani Das excelled at drawing ani- moment in the Anglo-Indian history. long overdue and proves that the Kampani for the rich, hybrid art style associat- more than 300 stunning sheets. All mals too, perhaps as shown in his Male These dazzling, surprising artworks Qalam was not a relic of the EIC but an ed with commissions for the EIC, has three natives of Patna spoke Bengali. Fruit Bat (1772-82). Painting through offer a rare glimpse of the cultural unbroken tradition of Indian art before the !%' . D been split into six rooms of absolute Critics have called this show of 100 watercolours on paper in the European fusion between British and Indian art advent of conspicuous colonialism and 2 nostalgia and brilliance in composition- works, fascinating and delightful. The tradition, Das captured the form of the styles as they reflect the beauty of the imperial photography. L7 1 O% 2 al character. Bengali-speaking trio was master in the fruit bat using the Mughal practice of natural world as well as the social real- (The exhibition runs till September 13.) ! % ! D 2- '% D %' 1M/ ' - ( ! 1 # ! % % ! 0 % % ! ! % ! % he Delhi Disaster Management in New Delhi. Indian Hospitality support to the government, we have also Authority (DDMA) allowed Industry holds immense potential to be proposed to bring in an inter-state task Thotels and weekly markets to a global leader and we believe this move force to share the load in reviving the open on a trial basis in the national cap- will slowly help this capital-intensive, sector,” the spokesperson added. ! ital, complying with the COVID-19 pro- people-centric sector to gradually inch Dr Jyotsna Suri, Executive ' tocols. However, fitness centres and towards revival. While the opening of Committee Member, Hotel Association gyms have not been given permission hotels in Delhi will help in aiding the of India and Chairperson and MD, ! to open. The meeting, chaired by LG resurgence of the sector, there is a lot Bharat Hotels Limited, said, “We wel- Anil Baijal, happened on August 18 and more support required to keep the ‘sur- come the move of the Government for ? resulted in favour of the hoteliers, who vival and revival’ of the industry in reopening of hotels in Delhi. We are O D welcomed the decision of the govern- mind.” thankful to LG Anil Baijal, Chief Minister ' ment. “We have been aggressively pursu- of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, and Minister The Hotel Association of India ing the government — both State and of State for Tourism and Culture, Prahlad (HAI), which represents 300 hotels Central — to allow an extension on loan Singh Patel, for this initiative. This deci- across categories, also supported the moratorium, relief towards Property sion will enable the revival of the indus- move. A spokesperson of HAI said, Tax, Excise Duty, Fixed Electricity and try and help sustain the livelihood of D “The Hotel Association of India wel- Power Costs. Our vision is to provide many employees affected by the lock- 2 comes the move by the State all the necessary elements that will pro- down. We look forward to resuming Government to allow the hotel and hos- pel the sector towards heightened operations as per new norms and with pitality sector to start operations again growth in the years to come. Extending strict hygiene and sanitisation protocols.” 3 !"#!"!" Q( +' + ( R
How did you get into the industry? I was asked to study since I was just the background that the country has to The challenging part is to not suc- guage for telling stories. I didn’t treat the William Shakespeare is responsible 18. But I said I would study and work. offer. It makes the telling unique. My char- cumb to makings and trying to make a series as horror but as unusual supernat- for this. I am so enamoured with his What is Khuda Hafiz about? acter had reached one of the Middle-east film. For me, what is imperative is that till ural stories. Hence, they are subtle and work that I have travelled to Henley Street The movie is based on a true-life countries in search of his wife. The back- I have fully fleshed out the screenplay and understated. in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK as a pilgrim- newspaper article that I had read. I felt drop became important because one of the I am absolutely satisfied, I don’t step out to You have directed music videos as well. age. In my boarding school, we had a great connected and compelled to tell that story barriers that he encountered was language connect with anyone. This takes seven to Is it different as opposed to directing atmosphere for performing arts and the at an emotional level. I did three-odd and his inability to communicate — nine months. Patience is a virtue and as a films? theatre scene was vibrant. But the journey months of research, read similar articles, nobody spoke English, it was all Arabic. It writer I have developed this. Once you Absolutely. Irrespective of what people from there to Mumbai was not so smooth. spoke with some journalists and met a was important to capture that sense of have written your material, directing is not say, there is a huge difference between I got to know through a friend of a person who revealed a lot about such inci- helplessness. so challenging, it is a bonus because then working on a shorter format as opposed to friend of a friend that Santosh Sivan dents that had happened. It has not been How did you zero in on Vidyut as a storyteller you have your teeth more a longer one. My professional journey was making Ashoka. I walked into an easy film to make. I have had to strug- Jammwal and Aahana Kumra? sunk into the narrative. happened gradually —from documen- the office and got myself a job. gle to put out the film especially when you Apart from working with a good Is that why there is a gap between your taries to music videos to ad films to films are in a foreign country which is not nec- actor, one needs to work with a good films, because you are a perfectionist? to web series and then back to ad films. I essarily shooting equipped that too under human being. The first connection that I It is just the opposite. I don’t make feel fortunate that I have directed in every inhabitable locations. had with Vidyut was that we were able to films to survive. I make a lot of ad films. I format. Where is the film shot? relate with each other as people. The jour- make web series. At present, I am produc- Is the actor in you ever in conflict with It has been shot in Uzbekistan ney of an actor and a director in an inti- ing web series that are on four different the director in Allah Ke Banday? and Lucknow. Uzbekistan in the mate one, at least it is for me, especially platforms. Last year, I made 377 Ab There is a reason how I ended up act- film represents a Middle-eastern when it comes to Vidyut’s character, Samir. Normal that was released on ZEE5. I want ing in the movie. The person who was to country on which the film has The entire charge of the film is through to make films organically; I don’t want to play Yakub backed out last minute. Talktime been modeled. A lot of other this character. I needed to make sure that struggle to make them. I want to have fun Everything was a go so my producer countries were wary of allowing whoever I am collaborating with, they when I make them. pushed me into acting. The only conflict FARUK KABIR shooting due to the edgy con- completely surrender to play this role in What made you direct a horror web was I didn’t know myself as an actor. Actor-director Kabir, who has directed films tent. Finally, Uzbekistan turned honesty. Nowhere in the movie will you series? When I saw myself on the monitor for the like Allah Ke Banday and Khuda Hafiz, out to be in our favour. The see Vidyut doing any action and nowhere In all humility, I made the first horror first time, I didn’t recognise my voice. country has an old civilisation are his six-pack abs showing. We didn’t web series, Shockers for Hotstar as an orig- While directing, I used to mentally tick off speaks with Shalini Saksena about his with an old culture vibe to it. It want to dilute the content due to commer- inal even before Netflix and Amazon that the others had spoken their dialogues latest film and how he got into lended itself to some interesting cial compulsions. Prime came in the country. Horror is a correctly and now it was my turn. But in acting, among other things architecture too. What are some of the challenges that bad word in the industry since we associ- the process, I realised that I was not doing Why choose Uzbekistan? come when you are a director and a ate it with Ramsay Brothers. But it was justice to Yakub. Overall, it was a learning It was important for me to capture writer? good then. Now, there is a different lan- curve. P " " #2 Q - % *$ " " #( Q -/ !-! ( 5 ( , /=+ ( ( 1;-3-;3 ' ( 5 % % -71$4-$1$&@ ore often than not we all have it, most of them pulled a tissue from heard of the word Vlogging, the tissue box kept on every table. I ' 3-. Minfact by the time the lock- was offered one too, but I refused. down got over, many of us have They asked that I am against plastic ( already started calling ourselves proud then what’s wrong with a tissue paper. Vloggers. But some people don't Then I told them that I am not only believe in going the traditional way. against using plastic but every one- . They want to do something different. time use thing and tissue papers are Meet Ripu Daman Bevli, a 31-year-old one of them. They understood my Your song Fursat Hai Aaj Bhi already crossed 10 million views. athlete, fitness enthusiast and most point and all of them took a pledge to How does that feel?* importantly the Plogging Ambassador never use a tissue paper again. This It feels surreal. I’m so glad and grateful for all the love this of India. touched my heart and I realised that song has received. It’s a song very special to my heart and I’m just He is the man behind making people are now actually understand- very happy about the response and how widely it’s been accept- plogging (picking up trash while jog- ing the cause.” ed and loved by all my fans. I’m lucky and grateful for each one ging) as common as vlogging in India, Bevli adds and points out how of you. if not more. Bevli took up the cause during and after the lockdown, the Any memories related to the song? back in 2017 after recovering from a demand of single-time use items, be The song is about being with somebody across space and hamstring injury. it the plastic PPE kits or masks has time. But it was actually inspired by my father, who passed away “I have been a sportsman and a fit- increased manifold. after battling cancer, in April this year. When I wrote the song, ness enthusiast all my life. But both of “A pandemic can’t be an excuse to I knew it is a love song, but it was a lot about what my father was them took a back seat in 2013 when I exploit nature. In fact, we should learn going through that time. A lot of lines sort of reverberate with suffered a hamstring injury and was from it and start respecting Mother me because of the situation I was going through then. It wasn’t bed-ridden. That was the toughest Nature more than ever. I have seen easy for me to pen this song. It’s difficult when one is trying to phase of my life as I had to give up on how the demand of one-time use bare a part of their soul. It’s almost like you don’t want people to my goals. It took me four years to stretch daily after my run in Delhi- area none of us have the courage to with Run To Make India Litter Free masks, gloves and PPE kits has see your vulnerable side. But, I realised that the more honest you recover. By the time I was better, I had NCR. After cleaning the shame them or even tell them not to, last year, on day one I started all alone increased. This is biohazard waste and are with your music, the better it will be. Now, I’m going to be put on so much weight. Then to get my areas, I took to social but when someone is cleaning up an in Kochi. But by the end of the cam- will take years to decompose. This will more honest with my music in future. life back on track, I started jogging. media to post the before area we go and ask them what's paign, in Delhi, we saw a participation do more harm than good. Hence, How has the journey been while making the song? One day, while I was busy jogging, I and after pictures of the wrong. Some people got my point of more than 50 lakh people. With people should be encouraged to It has been an amazing experience. However, there were sev- realised the amount of trash that we area. This is how people while others just walked away. The each city, the number kept growing make cotton masks at home. There eral challenges while shooting the song. We were sure we want- generate. At every nook and corner, I got to know about second challenge that I faced was I was and it was encouraging. It felt good are hundreds of thousands of videos ed to finish as much as possible while the lockdown was still on. can see wrappers, cans and plastic bot- plogging. Soon chased by monkeys and dogs many that without having to insist and invite on social media that can teach you It was a long shoot. We didn’t have camera people. I think one tles lying. However, everyone was after some of my times and then I had to run for my people, they were there. Then after how. If not, then buy reusable cotton day we did, because after lockdown was lifted Sonal, the crew and busy running and jogging without pay- friends showed life. Third, cleaning trash all the this, to my surprise, I was appointed masks only,” he insists. I were able to get together. Before that there were four-five days ing any attention to all the trash. This interest in joining time was exhaustive not only as the Plogging Ambassador of India A lesson that Bevli has learnt in of shoot when we were not together. Basically it was my girlfriend got me thinking. That’s when I decid- me,” he explains. physically, but mentally too. by Kiren Rijeju in December, 2019. his life is to respect the environment. shooting this side and Sonal’s sister shooting at her house, and ed why not encourage people to pick- Not every- There were times when I That was a proud moment for me. So, “Since I was 8, I used to travel a lot the director of photography was on Zoom call to tell us what to up trash while they are out for their thing went used to wake up puking. I all this love keeps me going,” Bevli with my mother, who worked in the do. There was a lot of frustration because it was difficult. usual jogging routine,” he tells you. smooth in felt nauseous most of the says. Archaeological Department. What kind of songs do you listen to? Bevli's idea was not to preach any- Bevli's journey. time. All the harmful To work towards the cause full Therefore, I have spent most of the There are many songs that are close to me. Most of the songs thing to anyone. Because this, he says, He had to face fumes and gases were time, he even left his corporate job. “It time visiting historical monuments that I listen to are the ones that I’ve been listening throughout wouldn’t have solved the purpose. “My his fair share taking a toll on my took me a year to figure out my love and what I saw there was carbon foot- my teenage life. Because I think that is the time when you form idea was to make picking up garbage of challenges. health. I felt sick and and passion for the environment and prints of people. I was always told to emotional attachment with songs. To name a few, the whole album a cool thing. Because for a lot of peo- “The first sometimes disgusted I realised if I continue my work then preserve the history for our future of Tu Hi Re, Tum Saath Ho from Tamasha and a lot of AR Rehman ple cleaning other’s garbage is a mat- challenge was too,” he recalls. I won’t be able to dedicate my time generations. Therefore, our focus songs influenced me a lot. ter of disgust. The ones who clean to brave all What gives the 31- towards the cause. Hence, I decided should be on leaving footprints and Is it hard to survive in the industry because of the increas- everything are called kachra walas. I the weird year-old motivation to call it quit. It was definitely a bold not carbon footprints,” Bevli, who was ing competition? want to ask people how they are even stares from people. to keep going is peo- decision since I had no financial brought up by a single mother, says. If you’re talented, no. You just have to find your own niche. kachra walas when they are the ones Whenever I started ple’s active partici- support. But my mother supported me Bevli’s efforts was lauded by the My niche is non-film music. It has been for responsible for cleaning our trash? In cleaning an area, one pation and encour- and I decided to go with the flow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the last five years. I believe it’s growing fact, we are the real kachra walas. I person or the other agement from the Today, when I see people actively par- he was also featured in Mann Ki Baat. category in India. And now people are wanted to change this mindset. And would walk up to me Government. ticipating in the cleanliness drives, I Now with PM Modi’s announce- finally giving it the respect it deserves, instead of going the conventional way to ask why am I “When I started feel proud of my decision,” he says. ment of Garbage free week, a week- especially in the lockdown. During that and teaching people, I wanted to doing it and if every- Litter Free He recalls an incident when he long cleanliness drive has culminat- time, only non-film musicians were make it cool and trendy so that more thing is fine with me. India, I want- was with a group of people aged ed on August 15, it would be so releasing music and people are realising people are attracted towards it,” he says. This bothered me a ed people to between 60 and 80, who were too unfair to not give Bevli a its value. It’s important to stick to one Bevli worked towards the cause, all lot. Hence, I told take charge working towards the same cause: special mention on the thing and do it well. You can always do films alone. Later, his friends joined in too. them that when of it, that’s why I called “After our cleaning drive, we all sat for occasion. later in life. It’s not something that you have “I started by cleaning about 4km someone litters an it a movement. Then when I came up lunch. Once everyone was done with to do when you’re young. Non-film music is more about youth and pop culture. So, you know, you have to be in it. You have to be young. You have to have Q?-,1-+, < <4 that understanding of what young people want to listen to. So I -& $ $9R don’t think it’s difficult. It’s just ! % about finding your niche and & @'? 37# ,@3- 3, ' 1 sticking to it. % ! What does music mean ! ' ! " ! 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It’s always DRicky Ponting says he will said ‘Look, I know he’s done it, Bartomeu had said the Koeman had been coach- ship responsibility” to young good to have a cross-section of not allow senior India off- there’ll be others around the Dutchman accepted the coach- ing the Dutch national team Shubman Gill during the leadership within your group. To spinner Ravichandran Ashwin tournament who’ll think about ing offer. since 2018, and previously upcoming IPL in the UAE. us, Shubman is one of those guys to employ the controversial doing this well but that’s not The official announcement coached in the Premier League, During last season, we would look to lean on for ‘Mankading’ dismissal during going to be the way that we play comes five days after the the Spanish league, the Shubman batted way lower some leadership throughout the upcoming IPL as “it’s not our cricket. We won’t be doing team’s humiliating 8-2 Dutch league and the down the order which got the this season,” McCullum said. within the spirit of the game”. that’.” loss to Bayern Portuguese league. franchise lot of flak. Dinesh Karthik took over Last IPL, Rajasthan Royals The senior Indian bowler Munich in the As a player, Koeman “What a talent, and what a the captaincy from their most batsman Jos Buttler was run had defended his act at that Champions League helped Barcelona clinch good guy as well. He is going to successful skipper Gautam out on 69 while backing up at time, saying it was within the quarterfinals. its first European title by be a part of our leadership Gambhir in 2018 when they the non-striker’s end, with rules of the game. Barcelona said scoring an extra-time group this year as well, at least made the play-off for the last Ashwin, then captaining Kings But Ponting feels the con- the former defender’s winner in a final in some capacity,” the former time. XI Punjab, whipping off the troversial mode of dismissal is deal runs through against Sampdoria Kiwi skipper said of Gill in an Backing Karthik as the one bails after the batsman stepped him about (Mankading), that’s probably he’d say it was with- against the spirit of the game. June 2022. at Wembley interview in KKR website. of the best wicketkeepers of out of the crease before the ball the first thing I’ll do. That is in the rules and he’s right to do “But this is not within the Koeman Stadium “Even though he is young, India, McCullum said: “You’ve was bowled. Ashwin will play going to be a hard conversation it,” Ponting said while speaking spirit of the game, not in the replaces the fired nearly two I am a big believer that it’s not got to break DK down a little bit for Delhi Capitals this year. I will have with him. I think, on The Grade Cricketer way I want, at least with the Quique Setién, decades necessarily true that you having into different parts to under- “I’ll be having a chat with even him, looking back now, Podcast. Delhi Capitals anyway,” he said. who stayed ago. AP played for a long time makes you stand this. I think first and a good leader,” foremost, wicketkeeping. He’s up the former there with the very best wicket- 8 -< +=2$ Black Caps keepers in India.” 5P 9 . skipper said. On Karthik’s batting, the ++ Prague: ) 3% Apart New Zealand great said: “He’s as 37@# ,*#7 Azhar Ali and Babar Azam .! ! * from the star good and as at the top of the order were 77 7 %D! %D D Windies all- adaptable in akistan head coach really pleasing and encour- ' ? '2 3 % rounder any role. He PMisbah-ul-Haq has praised aging, in testing conditions,” ormer Pakistan all-rounder >