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business-to-business (B2B) !" # exhibitions will also be allowed, but only with business visitors, #% % % the guidelines said. & The order also directed '' & 9:;:,# that number of people allowed at marriage functions and last n the latest unlock guidelines rites will be raised to 100 from !" #$!# '( ( Iissued on Saturday for the Monday. ) * national Capital, the Delhi Spas can also open from + %, Metro and public buses in the July 26 but their all employees -, . / city will operate at full seating have to be fully vaccinated or 0 capacity, while cinema halls, undergo RT-PCR test fort- & theatres and multiplexes will nightly, the DDMA said. Delhi 1 open with 50 per cent occu- faced a brutal second wave of pancy from Monday. the pandemic that claimed a 2 3 & The city witnessed an large number of lives daily. The unprecedented surge of cases rapid rise in the number of % and deaths during the second (DDMA) said the Delhi Metro, cases led to a shortage of med- & '' wave of coronavirus in April the city’s lifeline, will be allowed ical oxygen at various city hos- and May. The situation seems to operate with 100 per cent pitals. % % to have been improving over seating capacity from Monday On April 20, the city had ) the past few weeks, allowing the but no standing passenger will reported a record 28,395 cases. + Government to reopen the city be allowed. On April 22, the case positivi- 2 in a phased manner. Cinema halls, theatres and ty rate was 36.2 per cent, the -2. % The latest unlock guide- multiplexes will be allowed to highest so far. At 448, the %% % % lines by the Delhi Disaster open with 50 per cent seating highest number of deaths was " % & ' &45 * Management Authority capacity from July 26, while reported on May 3. ' # (" & () * more than 50 people were of people in other districts like killed in a massive landslide on Ratnagiri (1200), Raigad ! " During investigation and Friday. He assured the affected (1000), Satara (734) and Pune scrutiny of documents, the & ; #92679 people that the State (263). # $ CBI reportedly found that cer- Government would, apart from Due to heavy rainfall in the tain gun dealers in connivance ecretary of State Antony giving compensation to the district and heavy discharge with District Magistrates were SBlinken will raise issues of affected families, undertake from the Koyna dam, rivers in %&' allegedly issued such illegal human rights and democracy < " rehabilitation of the displaced the district, including the arms licences. The persons with Indian officials during his people across the coastal Panchgana breached the dan- who got these licences were not first visit to New Delhi as the ore than 89,000 people Konkan region and other parts ger mark and contributed to According to a statement residents of the places from two nations have more values Mwere evacuated from the of the State. inundation in many areas in & / < issued by the CBI headquarters, where the said arms licences in common on those fronts rain-ravaged coastal Konkan As many as 89,333 people Sangli and Kolhapur districts. “CBI had registered two cases were issued. than otherwise, according to a region and several parts of were rendered homeless as On its part, the district admin- he CBI on Saturday con- on the request of J&K Senior IAS officer Dr senior US official. Blinken is than we don’t,” Dean western Maharashtra as multi- they were evacuated in various istration evacuated people from Tducted searches at around Government and further noti- Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who scheduled to arrive in New Thompson, the Acting ple agencies continued rescue flood-affected districts of low-lying areas with help of 40 locations in Srinagar, fication from Government of served as DM in three districts Delhi late on July 27. Assistant Secretary of State for and relief operations in the coastal Konkan region and NDRF and local teams. Jammu, Udhampur, Rajouri, India, and taken over the inves- of Reasi, Udhampur and During his stay in the South and Central Asian flood-affected areas of the State several parts of Western Apart from the heavy rain, Anantnag, Baramulla and tigation of two FIRs i.e No.18 Kathua during the said period country, he will meet Prime Affairs, told reporters during a on Saturday. Maharashtra. the discharge of huge volumes Delhi, including the premises of 2018 dated 17.05.2018, ear- of investigation, posted a tweet Minister Narendra Modi and conference call ahead of the Despite a let-up in the rain Sangli district in western of water from Almatti dam is of two IAS officers, in the on- lier registered at Police Station confirming the raid at his res- External Affairs Minister S visit. in most parts of the State, Maharashtra bore maximum contributing to the flood situ- going investigation of a case Vigilance Organisation idence. “With reference to Jaishankar. The Ministry of “We believe India is going large parts of western brunt of the flood situation ation in Kolhapur district. The related to arms licence racket. Kashmir (VOK), and FIR No. media reports I’ve to confirm External Affairs said in New to be a really important part of Maharashtra districts of Satara, arising from the heavy rain bat- authorities have sounded high The CBI teams searched 11 of 2018 dated 17.05.2018 of that CBI did search my resi- Delhi that National Security continuing those conversations Sangli and Kolhapur remained tering the region for the past alert and deployed the premises of around 20 gun Police Station Vigilance dence & found nothing incrim- Adviser Ajit Doval will also and building strong efforts on thick sheets of floodwater, four days. more teams to face any even- dealers and other public ser- Organisation Jammu (VOJ) on inating in the ongoing arms meet Bilinken. those fronts in partnership as while the towns of Chiplun, While 40,573 people have tuality. vants from early morning the allegations of bulk issuance licence probe. Media friends “With respect to the we go forward,” Thompson Khed in Ratnagiri district and been evacuated to safer places Earlier in the day, the State across multiple locations. of arms licences in the erstwhile may note the probe covers 4 human rights and democracy said in response to a question. other areas in coastal Konkan in Sangli district, the neigh- Disaster Management Some officials in con- State of J&K during the period years across all dists. I am question, yes, you’re right; I will India has previously reject- region continued to reel under bouring Kolhapur district Authority pegged the current nivance with gun dealers were 2012 to 2016”. fully answerable to CBI for my tell you that we will raise it, and ed criticism by foreign gov- inundation. accounted for the evacuation of rain-flood toll at 76, while involved in the issuance of The CBI collected docu- tenure,” Dr Shahid Iqbal wrote we will continue that conver- ernments and human rights Maharashtra Chief 40,882 people. As many as another 59 have gone missing more than 2.78 lakh arms ments about the issuance of giving details of total arms sation, because we firmly groups on allegations that civil Minister Uddhav Thackeray 2,681 marooned people were and 38 others were injured in licences to the non-entitled these arms licences allegedly licences issued during his believe that we have more val- liberties have eroded in the visited Talai village in Mahad shifted to safer places in Thane the floods, landslides and other persons. spread over 22 districts of J&K. tenure. ues in common on those fronts country. taluka of Raigad district where district, there were evacuation rain-related tragedies. ! %# (%' & # %) + ) 012 0304
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& # , Saroa panchayat. remained neglected so far due - H7 @F Addressing the people at to one reason or another. He . % imachal Chief Minister Jai Bara, he said that despite the announced Rs. 10 lakh for link @! ,&: & #92B# HRam Thakur visited his corona pandemic he had ded- road of area, Rs. 5 lakh for con- %@S&" home Assembly Constituency icated the developmental pro- struction of Kala Manch in / %+ % ( aryana on Saturday of Seraj and showere it with jects worth Rs. 4000 crore vir- Government Senior Secondary Hreported one Covid-19 several projects as he inaugu- tually for different parts of the School Keolidhar and starting - H . * related death, taking the cumu- rated and laid foundation State. He said that the State of Commerce Classes in the * lative toll to 9617, while 13 stones of developmental pro- Government created 412 new School. He announced Forest +) + %@!&# fresh infections pushed the jects worth about Rs 5 crore. He panchayats in the State, where- Guard Hut in Keolidhar. +) %@S total infection case count to inaugurated Lift Irrigation as not even a single panchayat Addressing people at +@&# ( 7,69,717. Scheme (LIS) Latogali in Gram was created in the last 15 years. Dharot said that there were + + + According to the health Panchayat Saroa and Lift He said that as many as 20 new only 50 ventilators in the State &+& %& & ,&: + department's daily bulletin, the Irrigation Scheme Sawla in panchayats were created in when the corona pandemic % %@S % !&# latest death was reported from Gram Panchayat Tandi con- Seraj Vidhan Sabha area. He broke in the country and State, % 71(@S + * Panipat district. Among the dis- structed at a cost of Rs. 60.22 said that never before in the but today the State has about 71(@S% % tricts, six cases were reported lakh and Rs. 70 lakh respec- Vidhan Sabha area and today development of every area of history of the State, such a large 600 functional ventilators as & from Gurugram and two each tively. He also laid foundation was part of Seraj Vidhan Sabha the State. He said that recent- number of new panchayats over 500 were provided by the from Rohtak and Palwal and stones of Rs. 38 lakh CAD LIS area after delimitation and ly he opened SDM offices at were created in one go. He Union Government to the & < 53 5= one each from Yamunanagar, Thach Sawla in Gram thanked the people of the area Jubbal, Kotkhai and Nirmand urged the people of the area to State. (): #6 ) + : Sonepat and Karnal. Panchayat Tandi and Rs. 33 for giving their wholehearted to ensure equitable develop- continue giving wholehearted He said the State had only ( % / 5 The total number of active lakh CAD LIS Kuklah to support to him. He said that ment of these areas. He said support for ensuring that the one oxygen plant, but today ' cases in the state is 740. The Latogali in gram Panchayat despite the corona pandemic, that about Rs. 50 crore were pace of development goes there were 10 functional oxy- 1 D& * total recoveries so far were Saroa in Seraj Vidhan Sabha the State Government ensured being spent on water supply uninterrupted. gen plants and 28 more were + + :B6/ % % 7,59,360. The recovery rate area of Mandi district. that pace of development goes schemes in about eight neigh- Chief Minister announced soon being established. He said % &6 + was 98.65 percent, the bulletin Thakur also inaugurated uninterrupted. He said that bouring panchayats of the area. Agriculture Extension Centre that the State Government has % %&6 said. Meanwhile, Chandigarh, Rs. 1.23 crore Forest Rest the State Government took The Chief Minister at Bara, Rs. 10 lakh each for also achieved a target of zero % + the common capital of Punjab House Dharot, Rs. 78 lakh effective steps for Covid-19 announced the opening of three panchayats of the area for percent wastage in vaccination. % %& % % and Haryana, on Saturday LIWSS Bassi Dharot, Rs. 42.40 management and ensured that PHC at Saroa and opening of construction of Panchayat Thakur announced open- + * + reported four Covid-19 cases. lakh FIS Chandrotdhar to there were adequate facilities HPSEB JE Section. He also Bhawans, Rs. 10 lakh each for ing of Health Sub Centre at % % The case tally stands at 61,922 Dharot and Rs. 43.06 lakh for treatment of patients. announced construction of three panchayats for construc- Bassi, starting of Science class- / & in the Union Territory, accord- additional accommodation Sufficient availability of oxygen, Forest Rest House/ Inspection tion of link roads, construction es in Government Senior ing to the medical bulletin. The building of Government Senior ventilators, beds and medi- Hut at Saroa and also of three additional rooms in Secondary Schools, Bassi, '667' toll figure stood at 809. Secondary School Dadoh. He cines were ensured in all parts announced Rs. 11000 each for Primary School Bara and Rs. 3 Devdhar and Dadoh, upgra- (): #6 * - . The number of active cases addressed public meetings at of the State, he added. all the Mahila Mandals present lakh for construction of dation of Government Middle 9% % % % is 32. With six patients being Saroa, Bara, Keolidhar and at Thakur said that during the on the occasion from his dis- Examination Hall. School Bahwa to Government % + +% %% discharged after they recovered Dadoh in Seraj Assembly three-and-a-half-year tenure cretionary fund. He Addressing the people of High School, construction of JJ + from the infection, the number Constituency. of the State Government, there announced Rs. 5 lakh for Keolidhar, he said that the Science block at Government % % & of cured persons reached Addressing a public meet- was not even a single case of improvement of the link road State Government was giving Senior Secondary School, % % 9 %6
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aryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday Hannounced to increase the rate of Dearness Allowance for employees and pensioners of Haryana Government from 17 per cent to 28 per cent on the lines of the Government of India. This increase in Dearness Allowance will be applicable from July 1, 2021. An official spokesperson said that this increased Dearness Allowance also includes the Dearness allowance payable from January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021. The spokesperson said that this will benefit about 2.85 lakh government employees and 2.62 lakh pensioners of the state. Also, this will put an additional burden of about Rs. 210 crore per month on the state exchequer.
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However, that investigation is on. late Mishra’s son Bibhudutt Virendra Kumar Dahiya was other passengers sitting in Haryana Roadways Director & B,#: <9 />) 0*!,, @, nection with the officer’s death, and consoled him and family aryana Transport directed to take action after the bus have somehow man- General called the accused SI @ !/*A) ,*A, '% the other two being members. HDepartment on Saturday conducting an inquiry over aged to pacify the matter. As to record his statement over n a major development in the , &/ )%M#/() Bidyabharat and his cook. AICC State observer A suspended Haryana this issue. soon as the bus reached this matter. 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I will speak on here, PCC president Niranjan virtually gave a clean chit to $#*0/@* $,)N it after the probe is completed.” Patnaik laid the Congress flag Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) However, the SP said and offered floral tribute to !" Sangram Keshari Behera and Clarifying on the abrupt Bidyabharati would be quizzed Mishra describing him as a 3B% % said he was “faultless”. stopping of the ambulance that again in connection with the dedicated politician. Gajapati SP Tapan Patnaik carried a half charred Saumya case. Source said that a five- & "#<"9: ;B said the DFO has no links with to hospital, Patnaik said, “The member police team would % 0 the ACF’s death or with his wife ambulance had stopped for 15 visit a college in Balangir dis- ith the Chief Minister’s Bidyabharati Panda. minutes at the forest gate, trict, where Bidyabharati was & #92B# promulgated by public ser- maintain social distancing Wapproval, the Information “During questioning, the because Bidyabharati had not studying, for a probe. The team vant) of the Indian Penal norms and also did not wear and Public Relations DFO clarified that he has no carried cash nor any other would investigate under what handigarh Police has reg- Code and the Disaster masks, police added. The case Department has sanctioned ex- connection with Bidyabharati. belongings with her while circumstances she had been to Cistered an FIR against Management Act has been was registered at Sector 11 gratia @ Rs 15 lakh to the next We have also analysed the Call accompanying her husband in Balangir after her marriage. unidentified persons for registered, police said on Police station, they said. of kin of 17 working journalists, Detail Records (CDR) of the the ambulance. Therefore, she During the probe, it was allegedly violating COVID-19 Saturday. Scores of Congress sup- who have died of Covid-19. A DFO. As per the CDR analysis stopped there and took cash revealed that Bidyabharati had guidelines during the instal- The case was lodged porters had assembled at sum of Rs 2.55 crore has been so far, we concluded that he has other thing from the woman hosted a party in Balangir post lation ceremony of Navjot against unidentified persons Punjab Congress Bhawan on sanctioned from the Journalist no link with Bidyabharati. He police officer’s house.” her marriage. The investigators Singh Sidhu as Punjab who came from different dis- Friday for the installation cer- Welfare Fund. A few more has no link with the ACF’s cook Notably, the DFO was one would find out in which vehi- Congress chief. tricts of Punjab and assembled emony of Sidhu as the Punjab such cases have been received Manmath Kumbh either,” said of the three accused named in cle she had visited the venue for A case under section 188 at Punjab Congress Bhawan Pradesh Congress Committee by the department for which Patnaik. the murder case filed in con- celebration. (disobedience to order duly here, they said. They did not president. assistance would be disbursed after due verification. $R3 8# /9:9 .!% & "#<"9: ;B from 11,460 MT in the year he production of brack- 2011-12 to 97,125 MT in Tish water fish increased 2020-21, thereby marking a &%& " /& record growth of 747.51%. Similarly, the area under brackish water aquaculture increased from 5,860 hectares to 17,780 hectares during the same period. Concomitantly, the sea food export value from Odisha also increased from Rs 801 crore in the year 2011-12 to Rs 3,107 crore in the year 2020-21 in spite of the eco- nomic slowdown caused by Covid-19. The quantum of export in the year 2011-12 was around 21,311 MT which increased to 60,718 MT in the year 2020-21. & "#<"9: ;B Government has never raised This was known from a voice about this, it said. meeting held under the he Congress on Friday Newly-appointed PCC chairmanship of Chief Taccused both the Union media cell chairman Secretary Suresh Chandra and State Governments for Ganeswar Behera said that Mahapatra. neglecting Odisha. since 2014-15, the Central While the Modi Government has been gradu- Government has been denying ally deducting the State’s share the legitimate share of Odisha, up to 37% from the Finance the Naveen Patnaik Commission’s recommenda- tions. The Centre even uneven- ly distributed cess and sur- charge on petrol and diesel among the States and ignored the recommendations of the Finance Commission and Odisha bears the loss of min- ing royalty because of the Centre’s apathy, Behera said. “It’s quite unfortunate that the BJD always chooses not to react to the Central negligence except sporadic lukewarm reaction. It clearly indicates that the BJD and the BJP have a secret understanding,” he alleged. +!) %!!")% ) %--% & "#<"9: ;B
s per the findings of the Afourth round of sero-sur- vey, over 70 per cent of the pop- ulation in Ganjam district has developed antibodies against Covid-19. The survey conducted between June 16 and 20 revealed that Ganjam has the highest sero-prevalence of 70.9%, which means around 71% people in the district were infected with the virus and have recovered. Rayagada and Koraput districts have 63% and 61.3% sero-preva- lence, respectively. Experts claim sero-preva- lence in 50%-60% or above population indicates herd immunity because when such a large part of the population develops antibodies against the virus, the chain of transmission is broken and the spread of the disease diminishes. A total of 1,230 samples from the community and 311 from healthcare workers were collected for the survey con- ducted in Ganjam, Rayagada and Koraput districts. Overall, 65.12% common people and 85.53% health workers had sero- prevalence, the study revealed. “The State’s sero-survey report is satisfactory against the national average. People developed antibodies after being infected with Covid-19 in both first and second waves and after getting vaccinated against the virus. Mostly, senior citizens have developed antibodies as they were vacci- nated in the first phase,” said Health Director Bijay Mohapatra. ! %# (%' & # %) + ) 012 0304 * 4
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& 9:;:,# ident Sonia Gandhi has interim president of the appointed Bhupen Bora as Manipur Pradesh Congress he Congress on Saturday president of the Assam Committee with immediate Tmade changes in its Assam Pradesh Congress Committee effect till a full-time chief is and Manipur units. While (APCC) and also named three named. Bhupen Bora was appointed as working presidents -- Rana AICC general secretary & 9:;:,# chief of its Assam unit by Goswami, Kamalakhya Dey Organisation K C Venugopal replacing party’s Rajya Sabha Purkayastha and Jakir Hussain in a statement said the ll India Institute of Medical member Ripun Bora for the Sikdar. Congress high has appointed ASciences (AIIMS) Director post, Loken Singh was appoint- The organisational changes Nameirakpam Loken Singh as Dr Randeep Guleria on ed interim president of the in the state unit came weeks the interim president of the Saturday said that India might Manipur Pradesh Congress after the party’’s defeat in the Manipur unit of the party. have to adopt a booster dose with immediate effect till a full- assembly polls for which it The development took place with second-generation Covid- time chief is named. entered into a grand alliance following the resignation of 19 vaccines as the Delta vari- With this the Congress with the Badruddin Ajmal-led party leader Govindas ant of the coronavirus has has effected changes in four AIUDF and some other parties Konthoujam as the MPC pres- swept across the world and dri- better overall efficacy,” Dr tant. Getting the Pfizer vaccine States within a week’s time but failed to stop the BJP from ident a few days ago. The ven up infections in several Guleria said. will also be helpful, as there is including Punjab and coming back to power. appointment of Loken Singh, countries. On Covaxin trials on chil- enough data to suggest it’s Uttarakhand. Of the changes The party appreciates the senior vice-president of the He further said Bharat dren, he said: “The Bharat safe... but we can’t be sure if we done, Punjab, Uttarakhand, contributions of outgoing MPCC, comes into force with Biotech’s Covaxin trials for Biotech’s Covaxin trials should will get required numbers. We Manipur goes to assembly APCC president Ripun Bora, immediate effect. Venugopal children are presently under- be over by August or will hopefully have more than & 9:;:,# 5 ,. polls next year while elections the statement said. said that Loken Singh, also an way and the results are expect- September, and by that time we one vaccine for children by were conducted in April this Bhupen Bora and Rana MLA, will be in his new posi- ed to be released by September. should get an approval. Pfizer September,” he said. The sec- he Council of Indian ( year in Assam where the Goswami are being relieved tion till a full-time state unit “It seems that we probably vaccine has been already ond dose of Covaxin has TSchool Certificate ( party’s performance was not from their present responsi- president is appointed. need the booster dose of vac- approved by the FDA (US reg- already been given to children Examination (CISCE), which 6 7$ good. bilities as All India Congress Also, the party named cines as with the passage of ulator - Food and Drug between the ages of 6-12 years conducts the exams for the Continuing with the Committee secretaries, it said. Arya Kumar Jnanendra as time the immunity tends to Administration). Hopefully, by at the Delhi AIIMS. Besides Indian Certificate of Secondary %% 6 organisational revamp, a party In another appointment, chief organiser for the Odisha fall,” Dr Guleria said. “There is September, we should start Covaxin, the trials for Zydus Education (ICSE), or Class 10, '5 statement said Congress pres- Loken Singh was appointed Pradesh Congress Seva Dal. waning immunity. We would vaccinating children, and that Cadila’s vaccine for children are and Indian School Certificate like to have a booster dose that will be a big boost as far as also currently underway in the (ISC), or Class 12, on Saturday will cover for various emerging breaking the chain of trans- country. declared the results of the can- 88$807$ variants,” Dr Guleria said mission is concerned.” On June 7, Delhi AIIMS celled exams. . "#/ 0/! adding that the booster dose Dr Guleria’s statement started screening children The overall pass percentage will be a second-generation comes as the second dose of between the age of 2 to 17 for for this year is 99.98 per cent 10th ICSE and ISC Class 12th vaccine. Covaxin is likely to be admin- trials of Covid-19 vaccine. On for ICSE results and 99.76 per exams respectively. “We will have second-gen- istered to children aged 2-6 May 12, the DCGI granted per- cent for ISC results. Odisha has recorded a pass P eration vaccines which would years in trials next week. “We mission to Bharat Biotech to The CBSE is scheduled to percentage of 99.98 per cent in be better in terms of the immu- need to get our own vaccines carry out phase 2, phase 3 tri- declare the results any day the ICSE results While in ISC nity they give, covering of the too - that’s why both Bharat als of Covaxin on children as next week. Class 12 results, the state has New Delhi: The Supreme authority. In any event there sidelined or overruled. new variants and a having a Biotech and Zydus are impor- young as two. The Southern region has recorded 99.83 per cent. In this Court has declined to enter- are appellate remedies avail- “Declare that the rule of secured the best pass percent- year, 8,935 students have tain a PIL seeking to declare able under the Insolvency constructive res judicata age for the Class 10th and Class appeared for the ICSE exami- that the National Company and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) (matter decided) applies to 12th exam results followed by nation. For ISC exams, 1,813 Law Tribunal (NCLT) cannot to an aggrieved party. The the decisions of this court and the Western region in Class have appeared this year. act as an appellate authority to petition is dismissed,” the is a fundamental rule which 12 10th results and Northern The overall pass percentage the decisions of the top court bench said. sustains the rule of law in region for Class 12th results. in Punjab for ICSE is 99.99 per and find flaws so as to cir- The apex court was hear- ensuring finality to litiga- While the pass percentage for cent and it is 99.79 per cent for cumvent the “rule of law” laid ing a PIL filed by one Ashok tion,” the plea said. 3P the Southern region in ICSE ISC Class 12th. As many as down. Surana seeking to declare that Surana submitted that the results is 100 per cent, it is 99.91 13,773 and 2,796 students have A bench of Justices D Y the NCLT NCLT has misinterpreted the per cent for ISC exams. enrolled for Class 10th ICSE Chandrachud and M R Shah cannot act as an appellate judgments of this court and, Delhi NCR has recorded a and ISC Class 12th exams said the petition is clearly not authority to the decisions of hence, the invocation of the 9:;:,# Pravin Pawar in response to pass percentage of 100 percent. respectively. maintainable and there is no this court and find flaws so as jurisdiction Congress MP Rahul Gandhi In ISC Class 12 results, Delhi Karnataka has recorded a reason to entertain the peti- to circumvent the “rule of under Article 32 is sought to day after the Government and Lok Sabha MP Mala Roy’s has also recorded 99.93%. pass percentage of 100 per tion under Article 32. law” laid down. be justified. Ainformed Parliament that unstarred question said, “The The overall pass percentage cent in the ICSE results While “It is not necessary for The plea also sought He also clarified that he is no fixed timeline can be indi- Covid-19 vaccination is an in West Bengal for ICSE is in ISC Class 12 results, the state this court to return any find- directions that the “rule of not a party to any of the pro- cated at present for the com- ongoing and dynamic process, 99.98 per cent and it is 99.63 has also recorded 99.95 per- ing on the question sought to law” laid down by the top ceedings before the adjudi- pletion of the vaccination drive, which is being guided by per cent for ISC Class 12th. As cent. The analysis of results of be raised in the abstract with- court is binding on the cating authority under the former Congress President National Expert Group on many as 39,520 and 26,859 stu- other States were being exam- out any live challenge to an authorities below without any Insolvency and Bankruptcy Rahul Gandhi on Saturday Vaccine Administration for dents have enrolled for Class ined till the report filed. order of the adjudicating conditions and cannot be Code 2016. PTI took a swipe saying people’s Covid-19 (NEGVAK) on the lives are on the line and it’s a basis of concurrent scientific classic case of a missing spine. evidence.” In a tweet he said, “People’s She said that in view of the lives on the line, Government dynamic and evolving nature of admits no timeline, classic case the Covid-19 pandemic, “no of missing spine.” pletion of the vaccination drive. fixed timeline at present can be He tweeted with the hash- The Government said it is indicated for the completion of . tag of #WhereAreVaccines. expected that beneficiaries aged vaccination drive”. His remarks came a day 18 years and above will be vac- Pawar said, “However, it is New Delhi: The Supreme after the government said that cinated by December 2021. expected that beneficiaries aged Court has agreed to hear a plea no fixed timeline can be indi- Minister of State for Health 18 years and above will be vac- that has raised a legal issue as cated at present for the com- and Family Welfare Bharati cinated by December 2021.” to whether the policy for premature release from jail existing at the time of '9: * conviction or the subsequent one which is in existence at the time of consideration of such 0 ;% 5 relief would be applicable. The apex court sought the response of the Madhya Pradesh government and oth- ers within four weeks on the plea filed by a convict, who is serving a life term and is seek- ing directions to the state to release him from jail on the grounds that he has undergone a sentence of over 20 years including the period of remission. The petitioner has said that he also qualifies under the policy for premature release which was applicable at the time of his conviction in the case. The plea came up for hear- ing on Friday before a bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and & 9:;:,# and Gujarat have received with the state administration. Hrishikesh Roy which issued a below-average rainfall. “In view of the severity of notice seeking the response of arts of central and adjoin- “Further reduction in rain- the situation, additional eight the state government and oth- Ping west India, particularly fall intensity is very likely along NDRF teams have been airlift- ers. the States of Madhya Pradesh the west coast, including ed from Kolkata and Vadodara “Issue notice returnable in and Gujarat, are likely to have Konkan, Goa and adjoining base which are being deployed four weeks,” the bench said. some intense rainfall activity interior Maharashtra, during in affected areas of The petition, filed through for the next two-three days. the next 24 hours,” the IMD Maharashtra,” the spokesper- advocate Rishi Malhotra, said The India Meteorology said. “Fairly widespread to son said. “This will take the the petitioner was convicted by Department (IMD) on widespread rainfall with iso- total NDRF deployment to 34 a trial court in a case of 1996 Saturday said rainfall intensity lated heavy to very heavy falls teams,” the spokesperson said. along with others and was along the west coast is expect- (are) The IMD said scattered to sentenced to life imprison- ed to decrease over the next 24 very likely to continue over fairly widespread rainfall with ment in September 2005. hours, in a much needed relief west coast, including isolated heavy to very heavy The plea said at the time of to rain-battered Maharashtra Maharashtra, on July 24 and falls are likely to continue over his conviction, the policy for and Goa. Rainfall activity will isolated heavy falls thereafter,” Gujarat till July and reduce premature release dated increase over the north Indian it said. Extremely heavy rains thereafter. Widespread rain- December 4, 1978 was applic- plains and hills from July 25, it have killed scores of people in fall with isolated heavy to very able. said. Maharashtra over the past few heavy falls are likely to contin- “However, for the first Having already drenched days, submerging several areas ue over east Rajasthan till July time on January 10, 2012, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, east and damaging property. 26 and reduce thereafter. there was a substantial Madhya Pradesh and central The National Disaster In north India, rainfall change/departure from the Maharashtra, the system has Response Force (NDRF) has activity is likely to increase over said policy wherein it stipu- now shifted its focus on to the enhanced the number of its northwest India from July 25. lated that such prisoners who western half of Madhya teams from 26 to 34 for under- “Fairly widespread to wide- are facing life Pradesh. The IMD has indi- taking rescue operations in spread rainfall with isolated imprisonment would have to cated that the system will pro- the coastal areas of heavy to very heavy falls (are) undergo actual sentence of 20 duce isolated extremely heavy Maharashtra that have been hit likely over Uttarakhand during years with a total sentence of falls over west Madhya Pradesh by landslides and floods trig- July 25-28; Himachal Pradesh, 26 years,” it said. on Saturday, July 24. gered by heavy rainfall. Haryana and West Uttar The plea said as per the Therefore, a red warning A spokesperson for the Pradesh during July 26-28, and December 1978 policy, any has been issued over the sub- federal contingency force said Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh convict who has been sen- division for the day, as it these teams are being deployed on July 27 and 28,” the IMD tenced to life imprisonment instructs the residents to ‘take in affected areas of Mumbai, said. after December 18, 1978 and action’ to protect themselves Ratnagiri, Thane, Palghar, Isolated extremely heavy has undergone 14 years of the from rough weather. Raigad, Satara, Sangli, falls are also likely over actual sentence and Meanwhile, since the beginning Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Pune Himachal Pradesh and completed a total sentence of of the monsoon period on and Nagpur for rescue and Uttarakhand on July 27 and 28, 20 years would be entitled to June 1, both Madhya Pradesh relief work after consultation it added. premature release. 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We're actively engaged he US administration, led the form of humanitarian sup- of its capacity to attack anyone momentum,” with their forces in diplomacy because there is !3 # Tby President Joe Biden, port, security support, training. from Afghanistan,” he said. now controlling about half of no military solution to this con- believes lasting peace in We will also continue to “We're going to make sure Afghanistan's more than 400 flict that's been going on for Afghanistan is possible only encourage them to take a lead- that we keep our eyes on that. district centres. more than 40 years in # # , through a political solution, the ing role in defending and pro- If we see the threat re-emerg- Blinken said Afghanistan Afghanistan, and we're work- White House has said, noting tecting their own people," she ing, we're going to be in a posi- would become a pariah state, if ing to try to bring that to an the ongoing dialogue between said. tion to take action against it. the Taliban took it by force. end," he said. & , " entry of armed army person- the northern areas of the Government of the war- In an interview to MSNBC, But that's why we were there, "It would not get the assis- US Central Command, nel and militants into Pakistan. Afghanistan is not as strong as torn country and the Taliban. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and now we're 20 years and a tance that it's looking for and which is in charge of akistan has deployed regu- “Paramilitary troops it is in the areas bordering "I would note that there are said the US is determined that trillion dollars and thousands that the Taliban says it wants if Afghanistan, said recently that Plar troops at forward posi- including the Frontier Pakistan. Therefore, if Afghan ongoing political negotiations Afghanistan does not become of Americans lost later in that it has any responsibility for the the withdrawal of US forces is tions along the Afghan border Constabulary, Levies, Rangers army troops enter Pakistan and discussions that we cer- a training ground for terrorism campaign. I think the reason country. It would not get the more than 95 per cent com- due to the fluid security situ- are deployed at the borders to while fleeing fighting, there are tainly support between Afghan directed against the United we went there is what we have support from the internation- plete. ation in the neighbouring war- deal with regular issues includ- chances that Taliban would fol- leaders, members of the States or its allies and partners. to keep the focus on, and we've torn country in the wake of the ing illegal border crossing, low them and the conflict would Afghan Government, and the "That's exactly why we largely succeeded in doing withdrawal of American and smuggling etc,” the minister spill over inside Pakistan, and it Taliban," White House Press went there in the first place, what we needed to do," Blinken NATO troops, a media report was quoted as saying in the could spread to the mainland Secretary Jen Psaki told which is important to remem- said. ! * 4 said on Saturday. report. too,” the officer added. reporters at her daily news ber. We were attacked on 9/11, The United States, he said, Interior Minister Sheikh “However, the current Pakistan and Afghanistan conference on Friday, amid a we went to Afghanistan to get does have deep concerns about Rashid Ahmed said that volatile situation (in have already traded barbs last wave of violence from the the folks — who attacked us — the actions the Taliban is tak- 3 Pakistan Army soldiers have Afghanistan) demands that week after the Taliban took Taliban. to bring them to justice. Osama ing, indicating that it may be replaced the Frontier regular military troops be control of the Spin Boldak "We believe a political solu- bin Laden was brought to jus- trying to take the country by Constabulary (FC), Levies deployed along the border,” he border crossing, and the tion is the only outcome to last- tice 10 years ago, and the force. /# 0 Force and other militias from said. Military spokesperson Afghan Air Force wanted to ing peace in Afghanistan, but group, al-Qaida, responsible Senior American military the frontline positions, the Major General Babar Iftikhar attack Taliban positions from & , " Washington while quoting Dawn newspaper reported. recently told a TV channel that the Pakistani side, which was 9=- diplomatic sources. The US and NATO are on troops were manning the bor- not allowed by Islamabad. .= %,9 9 * % akistan's National Security The trip of Yusuf and Inter- the verge of completing their der and the move would help “Pakistan does not want to PAdviser Moeed Yusuf and Services Intelligence (ISI) final troops withdrawal from prevent escalation of conflict see any such situation when the ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed Director General Lt Gen Afghanistan. from the Afghan soil or air- Afghan air force might use our 4 % 9 + < are likely to visit the US next Hameed was part of these Ahmed said the FC space to the Pakistani side. airspace without permission to & & week for talks with their diplomatic efforts, it said. Balochistan and other militias Meanwhile, sources in the attack Taliban and in retalia- # ( + * & , " sharp response from ministers in American counterparts on the “Pakistan has a key role in working under the interior armed forces told the newspa- tion the militants attack + 0 Islamabad, including from situation in Afghanistan as a new US diplomatic offensive ministry had been called back per that the most serious chal- Pakistani positions creating a B 2 % % everal Pakistani Ministers Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood part of Washington's diplo- aimed at ensuring a peaceful from border patrolling. lenge in the current scenario new issue,” the officer said. Son Saturday lashed out at Qureshi who asked him to "reflect matic efforts aimed at ensuring transfer of power in “Now regular army troops was not just the inflow of Meanwhile, responding to B9 % former prime minister Nawaz and correct" his behaviour. a peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan,” diplomatic are manning the border after refugees or any infiltrators in a question, the interior minis- &6 Sharif for meeting Afghan Afghanistan's National the war-torn nation, according sources told the newspaper on replacing the paramilitary the garb of refugees but the ter said that the fight inside + 2 National Security Advisor Security Council on its Twitter to a media report. Friday. Under a deal with the forces,” the minister said, movement of Afghan army Afghanistan was their internal + + Hamdullah Mohib in London, account shared a picture of The efforts also include Taliban, the US and its NATO adding the decision had been personnel or Taliban fighters. matter and Pakistan was not 3 % saying the PML-N supremo Mohib and Afghan State visits by US Secretary of State allies agreed to withdraw all made in wake of the volatile “We have seen that more taking any side and had no 2 was a “close friend” of every Minister for Peace Sayed Sadat Antony Blinken to New Delhi troops in return for a commit- situation across the border. than 1,000 Afghan soldiers favourites. " &6 enemy of Pakistan. Naderi meeting Sharif in and Kabul for talks aimed at ment by the militants that they Ahmed said the situation fled into Tajikistan early in July “It is time that the Afghan % % @ J Mohib recently made head- London, where he has been liv- formulating a regional response would prevent extremist groups not only demanded contain- to escape clashes with the politicians and their military * -''J. lines in Pakistan for calling the ing since 2019 for medical to the Afghan crisis, the Dawn from operating in areas they ment of the influx of refugees Taliban,” an officer said. leadership learn to deal with 6 & country a “brothel”, evoking a treatment. newspaper reported from control. from Afghanistan but also the “But Taliban's presence in their issues,” Ahmed said. + & 14 ' D(: 3 6 0 ' 5 ) + * 0/ & ":/92 of the trip. As part of his trip, tives of troops stationed in he first went to Nyingchi, a Tibet, calling for efforts to &6 hinese President Xi Jinping strategically located town close strengthen military training % Cunderlined the importance to the border with Arunachal and preparedness in all aspects / %%( of long-term stability and pros- Pradesh. On Thursday, Xi went and make contributions to the perity in Tibet during a meet- to Nyingchi Railway Station, lasting stability, prosperity and / 0 ing with top military officials in learning about the overall development of Tibet," the % % Lhasa, the state media report- design of the Sichuan-Tibet state-run Xinhua news agency &3 ed on Saturday, a day after he Railway and how the Lhasa- reported. made a previously unan- Nyingchi section has been However, the CPC-run + ( D nounced visit to the strategi- operated since June 25. tabloid Global Times said that % & % cally important region, includ- It was the first time in Xi in his meeting with the PLA 5 ) @ ing to Nyingchi, a town close to recent years, a top Chinese representatives “stressed that & the border with Arunachal leader visited the Tibetan bor- the local troops should fully Pradesh. der town. From there he went strengthen the work of training Xi, also General Secretary " 78 6 to the provincial capital Lhasa soldiers and war preparation 5 of the ruling Communist Party / , 9! ( 2 ! (" by the recently launched high- and contribute positive /(:,*( 3 of China (CPC) and Chairman speed train. strength to promote the long- * < 3 of the Central Military Pradesh, and also called for to Tibet as President from He wound up his visit to term stability and prosperity of * % Commission, met top officials "fully strengthening the work of Wednesday to Friday. But his the politically sensitive Tibet". ( + +% of the Tibet Military Command training soldiers and war important visit was kept under Himalayan region on Friday by Xi's first visit to Tibet took &6 * of the People's Liberation preparation," the Global Times wraps by China's official media meeting “representatives of place amidst the current India- 6 5 6 5 " Army, guarding China's border reported. till the end of the tour on troops stationed in Tibet”. China military tensions in east- / " ,& 5 (" with India in Arunachal Xi, 68, made his first visit Friday due to the sensitivities “Xi met with representa- ern Ladakh. " * / & + % * % % & % * % * & B,92679 to back Terry McAuliffe, a for- night. He emphasized that he mer governor looking for a sec- shared the same vision as % * resident Joe Biden led the ond term whose centrist lean- McAuliffe about the need for 2 % Pkind of campaign rally that ings in many ways mirror those greater public investments in was impossible last year of the president. The race is order to drive economic because of the pandemic, seen as an early measure of vot- growth. But Biden was also 0 speaking before nearly 3,000 ers' judgment on Democratic focused on the political stakes. people in support of a fellow control of all branches of the “You're not gonna find moderate Democrat whose federal government. anyone, I mean anyone, who race for Virginia governor The president stood before knows how to get more done could serve as a test of Biden's an enthusiastic and largely for Virginia than Terry,” Biden own strength and coattails. unmasked crowd who gathered said. “Off-year election, the Biden motorcaded across around a park pavilion and country's looking. This is a big ! /* " the Potomac River Friday night playground on a warm July deal.”
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& 9:;:,# ! 60 were also dealt with in its seek recalculation and reassess- ommerce and Industry judgment dated September 1, ment, as recorded in the order, CMinister Piyush Goyal on he Adjusted Gross Revenue 2020 which was rejected by this :D: 6:67 Saturday expressed confidence T(AGR) related dues payable The telecom companies Court outright,” the bench that India will continue to by telecom majors, including had pleaded before the apex said. attract high foreign direct Vodafone Idea and Bharti court that arithmetical “errors” The top court in ": 7 :< J investment (FDIs) in the cur- Airtel, cannot be a subject in the calculation be rectified September last year had given rent financial year. matter of any future litigation, and claimed there were cases of a time period of 10 years to 6B9: 797 8 He said India has received the Supreme Court has said. duplication of entries. telecom service providers highest ever FDI in the Covid- A bench headed by Justice “Though these applica- struggling to pay Rs 93,520 9J(@ 8:B impacted 2020, in contrast L Nageswara Rao stated this tions appear to be innocuous at crores of AGR-related dues to with a shrinkage in invest- while dismissing the plea of tel- first blush, the end result of the clear their outstanding amount & < " ment inflows globally. cos seeking rectification of relief sought by the applicants to the government. In 2020-21, FDI into the alleged errors in the calculation in the guise of correction or During the hearing on the he country is in an exciting country grew by 19 per cent to of AGR. rectification of the defects or applications on July 19, the Tphase of growth and the USD 59.63 billion. Total FDI, The top court said the dis- arithmetical errors in the cal- bench had referred to an ear- economy is expected to add including equity, re-invested pute relating to AGR has been culation of AGR dues, would be lier order passed by the apex USD 2.5 trillion in the next 5- earnings and capital, rose 10 rently India is in talks with 16 India has inked FTAs with pending in courts for a very recalculation which would court in the matter and 10 years, Paytm founder and per cent to USD 81.72 billion countries including the UK, the several countries, including long period of time and the amount to the AGR dues, as observed that it said no re- CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma during 2020-21 as against USD EU, Australia, Canada, and Japan, South Korea, Singapore, dues payable by TSPs (Telecom specified in the order of this assessment of AGR-related said on Saturday. 74.39 billion in 2019-20. the UAE for trade agreements. and ASEAN members. Service Providers) cannot be Court dated July 20, 2020, dues can be done. “If this country’s economy adversity. “This year, we are very With some countries, Under such agreements, the subject matter of any future being altered. One of the lawyers repre- is USD 2.5 trillion today. In And once you are a success, confident that we will contin- India is working for early har- two trading partners signifi- litigation. “The dispute relating to senting a telecom firm had con- next 5-10 years, you will see all these adversities will become ue this streak of seven contin- vest agreements which will cantly reduce or eliminate It said there is no room for AGR dues had remained pend- tended that they were not another USD 2.5 trillion. It the folklores, so you should uous years of historic highs in allow the country to quickly import/customs duties on the any doubt from the perusal of ing in courts for a very long blaming the Department of took 70 years for us to make it never feel bad about it,” he our foreign investments,” Goyal identify areas of mutual inter- maximum number of goods the earlier judgement dated period of time and bearing this Telecommunications (DoT) for USD 2.5 trillion ... Now only in added. said at the CII-Horasis India est and progress negotiations traded between them. September 1, 2020 with respect in mind, this Court was at it as there are arithmetical 10 years all that history will be Meanwhile, Arin Capital Meeting webinar. faster towards a comprehensive Talking about vaccination, to this court entertaining any pains to emphasise, at the cost entries and they want to place recreated and doubled. Chairman Mohandas Pai in Similarly, he said, India’s economic partnership agree- he said the government had application for altering the of repetition, that the AGR the entries before the depart- “It’s an amazing, inspiring another session of the conclave exports too are recording ment, or FTAs, the minister permitted the private sector to AGR dues of the TSPs. dues payable by TSPs cannot be ment so that they can re-con- moment for us to be in India said, new business models can healthy growth and would said. “We have focused our procure 25 per cent of Covid- The court said that issues the subject matter of any future sider it. and lucky to be in India,” come up as the wide distribu- reach USD 400 billion by the efforts on a few very promising 19 vaccines but concerning the ambit of pro- litigation,” the bench also com- In its September last year Sharma said while speaking at tion network is no longer the end of the current financial agreements where I can clear- they are not buying. ceedings under Section 18 of prising justices S A Nazeer and order, the apex court had said a 2-day virtual youth conclave limiting factor for businesses. year. ly see huge comparative advan- “CII should take a the Insolvency and Bankruptcy M R Shah said. that telecom operators shall organised by IMC Chambers of “So your business models During July 1-21, export tages for India to get market lead and get all of you to Code, 2016 in relation to spec- The apex court said the make the payment of 10 per- Commerce and Industry. can come up, you can start a crossed USD 22 billion and it access and the ability to trade ensure that you take that 25 per trum, the manner in which order dated July 20, 2020 makes cent of the total dues as He said one should never business and produce some- is “poised to cross USD 32-33 both in goods and services in cent vaccines... Some industry payment has to be made by and it clear that there is no scope for demanded by the DoT by hesitate to do what they feel thing in India and sell to the billion by end of the month a much bigger way. The UK, group said we will do one liabilities apportioned between any recalculation/re-computa- March 31, 2021 and the rest very strongly about even if it whole world cheaply,” he added. (July), which means our run EU, Australia, Canada, UAE are crore vaccinations...Nobody the TSPs in case of spectrum tion of AGR dues. amount to be paid in yearly seems small. He said through technolo- rate is on track to achieve countries with whom we can has gone to Bihar, North East, sharing and spectrum trading, “Even at the time of pass- installments commencing from “When somebody makes gy the disadvantage and advan- USD 400 billion of exports tar- very quickly expand our dis- Jharkhand to run campaigns to “with which we are not con- ing of the order dated July 20, April 1, 2021 to March 31, you feel that you’re solo.. That’s tage of starting a business in get for the first time ever”. cussions and engagements,” he remove vaccine hesitancy,” he cerned in these Applications”, 2020, an attempt was made to 2031. just the way you handle the any country no longer exist. Further, he said that cur- added. said. 0 * # + % > ;, ( !* ") % E % !% R! ! & 9:;:,# payers for discharging their collections. New Delhi:The country’s compliance obligations despite He also appreciated the ( * largest lender State Bank of inance Minister Nirmala the difficulties caused by the initiatives undertaken by the India (SBI) on Saturday opened #< FSitharaman on Saturday pandemic,” an official state- department to reorient its a branch at President’s Estate. said honest taxpayers deserve ment said. approach towards revenue col- 9:;:,# With no change in prices The branch was inaugurated by 9:;:,# el. It is not an option to wait for to be recognised for dutifully Minister of State for lection, making its functioning on Saturday, in the national President Ram Nath Kovind vaccines to be widely available paying their due share of taxes Finance Pankaj Chaudhary trust-based and taxpayer-cen- il marketing companies capital petrol continues to be along with First Lady Savita nternational air travel should before reopening borders. The and appreciated the Income observed that most of the tric. O(OMC) continued to sold for Rs 101.84 per litre, Kovind, in the presence of Ibe opened up for at least fully global vaccine roll-out is like- Tax Department for successful processes and compliance Central Board of Direct pause fuel price revision for while diesel remains at the Finance Minister Nirmala vaccinated air passengers, glob- ly to take time,” said Conrad implementation of various requirements have been shift- Taxes (CBDT) Chairman J B seven consecutive days, the unchanged price of Rs 89.87 a Sitharaman, SBI said in a state- al airlines’ association IATA Clifford, IATA’s Deputy reforms. ed to online platforms and the Mohapatra lauded the tax longest period in weeks, as the litre. ment.The branch will provide told IANS.As per the associa- Director General and Regional In her message to the I-T need for taxpayers to physical- officers for their collective global development on oil pro- The pump price of fuel has all types of banking services tion, a comprehensive system Vice President for Asia Pacific. Department on the 161st ly visit tax offices has been efforts and effectively fulfill- duction and rising US inven- been static since Sunday. It last including safe deposit lockers should be set in place that “That’s why testing is the anniversary of Income Tax eliminated or minimized. ing their twin role as the rev- tories softened crude and increased on July 17 with to the residents of President’s allows hassle free travel for alternative for those who do Day, she complimented the He highlighted the fact enue earning arm of the product rates. petrol being revised upwards Estate, it said.Secretary to the those inoculated. Moreover, not have access to vaccines or department for continuing to that the interaction with tax- nation and provider of tax- However, they stopped by 30 paisa per litre, while President K D Tripathi, SBI the system should also ensure are unable to be vaccinated for work towards simplifying its payers is now characterized by payer services. short of reducing the retail diesel prices remained Chairman Dinesh Khara and testing and verification of those various reasons.” procedures and processes, and a spirit of trust and respect, Referring to the larger and price of petrol and diesel as unchanged. One of the main other senior officials of the passengers who have not been According to Clifford, it is making its functioning hassle- relying more on voluntary far-reaching policy measures more time will be required to reasons for pause in fuel price bank were also present at the inoculated but without increas- not sustainable to maintain a free, fair and transparent. compliance. like ‘Honouring the Honest’, study oil price movement rise is an over 10 per cent fall inauguration ceremony, it ing the already set restrictions. zero case load approach, espe- “The minister observed Revenue Secretary Tarun Faceless Regime and adoption before any downward revi- seen in global oil prices with said.This branch at President’s “Vaccination and testing cially with scientists believing that the honest taxpayers Bajaj also complimented the of the Taxpayers’ Charter, he sion. benchmark crude sliding to Estate is a jewel in the crown have a role to play in the that Covid-19 will end up deserve to be recognized for the department for having done noted that these initiatives have Already, crude has firmed $69 a barrel from a high of over for SBI and will offer a conve- recovery of international trav- becoming endemic. contribution they are making well in adapting itself to the made the departmental func- a bit for last few days and this $77 barrel just a few weeks ago. nient and seamless banking to the progress of the nation by emergent changes in the econ- tioning more transparent, could prevent price cut by the It had again risen to over $74 experience to all the customers, dutifully paying their due share omy and having been able to objective and taxpayer-friend- OMCs. a barrel on strong demand pro- said Khara. 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L “Could not have asked for a happier start to Q B 7 @Tokyo2020! India is elated by @mirabai_chanu's stu- pendous performance. ( P Q Congratulations to her for winning the Silver medal in New Delhi: A historic Silver weightlifting. Her success medal and a radiant smile motivates every Indian. were not the only eye-catch- #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020.” ing things about Mirabai 6 * M —PRIME MINISTER Chanu on Saturday in Tokyo, NARENDRA MODI her gold earrings shaped like Olympic rings were as strik- “Many many ing, a gift from her mother Congratulations to who sold her own jewellery @mirabai_chanu on winning for them five years ago. India’s first medal at The hope was that the #Tokyo2020. Such An inspir- earrings would bring her ing performance that will be “good luck”. It didn’t happen remembered for a long time in the Rio 2016 Games but to come and will inspire Chanu made the little sacrifice generations. Well done.” count in Tokyo on Saturday — ABHINAV BINDRA morning with a Silver medal 4 and Saikhom Ongbi Tombi “Congratulations for a Leima has struggled to stop 5 beautiful opening on medal her tears from flowing ever tally @mirabai_chanu. This since. < = (# Second place medal medal is “I saw the earrings on TV, a morale boost for our Indian I gave them to her in 2016 atives who lived far came last 50 contingent. Thank you for a before the (Rio) Olympics. I evening. They stayed spectacular perfor- have made it for her from the overnight with us,” Chanu’s mance…… jai hind.” gold pieces and savings I have mother said. — BAJRANG PUNIA so that it brings luck and suc- “Many came this morning 4 cess,” Leima said from her and the people of the locality home in Manipur where a also thronged. So, we have that we need a lot of determina- considerable number of rela- brought out the television to n Olympic medal finally tion and discipline. I worked tives, friends and well-wishers the verandah and around 50 around her neck, star with that and Mira partnered gathered to watch Chanu people were there to watch AIndian weightlifter me. script history in Tokyo. Mirabai in Tokyo. Many sat at Mirabai Chanu on Saturday “She hasn’t done anything “I was in tears seeing it the front courtyard. So, it was said she can finally take a break but eat, sleep and train in the last and also during the moment a kind of festival. at home without worrying 9 "!# five years. It took us 2.5 years she won the medal. Her father The Gold they had about training after managing instead of 1.5 for the Olympic (Saikhom Kriti Meitei) was wished for didn’t come but the just five trips to her place in Competing in her second Considered a strong medal added. qualification because of coron- also in tears. Tears of joy. All Silver was enough to send a Manipur in the last five years. Olympics, Chanu claimed the contender five years ago in Rio Head coach Vijay Sharma avirus. Overall the result of the her hard work has led to the packed courtyard, glued to the “I have just been home for Silver medal in the 49kg catego- as well, Chanu buckled under revealed he was also under a lot journey is that we are sitting success.” TV, into frenzy as the tense lit- made a Whastapp group to five days in the past five years. ry with a total of 202kg pressure in the women’s 48kg of pressure after the disap- here today with the medal.” The Chanu household at tle crowd broke into celebra- communicate with each Now I will go with this medal,” (87kg+115kg). It was India’s event and failed to log a legiti- pointing outing in Rio. The Manipuri’s sole focus Nongpok Kakching village, tions, unclenching their fists other,” said Chanu’s cousin said Chanu, whose family is second Olympic medal in the mate lift. “There was a lot of pressure for the past five years was on around 25km from state cap- and clapping frantically. Aroshini. based in Nongpok Kakching vil- sport after Karnam Malleswari’s “I learnt a lot from that day on me after the Rio failure, we winning a medal at the ital Imphal, visitors had been Chanu was on video call “This morning, she had a lage about 20 kilometres from Bronze that came 21 years ago — my training and technique failed in a very important com- Olympics and that required trickling in since Friday with her family from the video call with all of us and Imphal. at the Sydney Games. was changed, we put in a lot of petition and we were expected several sacrifices including stay- despite the curfew caused in weightlifting arena in Tokyo she bowed down and sought “I will now go home and eat “My dream of winning an effort after that. to win then also,” Sharma said. ing away from her family. part by the Covid-19 pan- before her event began and blessings from her parents. food made by my mother,” she Olympic medal has been ful- “I was very sad after Rio, Determined to prove herself The efforts paid off as demic. she had sought blessings from “She said ‘bless me to added. filled today. I tried a lot in Rio, there was a lot of pressure on me in the Tokyo Games, Chanu and Chanu went on to win the “She had told us she will her parents. win a Gold medal for the Chanu revealed that after put in a lot of effort but it was and I got nervous, I couldn’t Sharma changed the Manipuri’s world championship in 2017 win Gold or at least a medal. “She (Chanu) rarely country’. They gave their the Rio Games debacle she not my day then. I thought that understand anything for days training, employing a more following it with a Gold at the So, everybody was waiting for comes home (because of blessings. It was a touching changed her training and tech- day only that I will prove myself but then coach sir and the fed- stringent regimen. 2018 Commonwealth Games. it to happen. Many of our rel- training) and so we have moment.” nique completely so that she in Tokyo,” Chanu said during a eration counselled me, told me “After that we changed the could redeem herself in Tokyo. virtual press conference. that I have a lot of potential,” she training pattern and technique a lot. The result of which we saw in the 2017 in world champi- $ .6#* # * onship, then we took the Gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Shillong: Union Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh package besides other perks an Olympian Games. We won a medal in the Chief Ministers of all eight North Eastern broke the news during the meeting which enjoys besides reserving a special post for 2019 world championship. We states on Saturday gave a standing ovation was chaired by the Union Home Minister the 26 year old Manipur woman. have been growing and improv- to Mirabai Chanu who took home India’s following which everyone in the meeting All eight CMs of the Northeast are ing regularly. first Olympic medal in weightlifting at the gave the standing ovation with pride, they attending a meeting presided over by Shah “The lesson we learnt was ongoing Tokyo Olympics, officials said. said. Singh also announced a 1 crore in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong.
Tokyo: Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace and veteran goal- Manpreet & Co start with win, women’s lose keeper P R Sreejesh stood like a wall in the closing minutes as the Indian men’s hockey team over- Jenness (43rd minute) reduced Netherlands the lead in the came a late surge from New the margin of defeat later in the sixth minute before the advan- Zealand to eke out a close 3-2 match. tage was evened out by India win in its opening Olympic India will next play mighty skipper Rani Rampal in the Games match on Saturday. Australia on Sunday. The 10th minute. Aside from Harmanpreet Kookaburras beat hosts Japan 5- The Indians defended (26th and 33rd minutes), 3 in another Pool A tie. bravely in the first two quarters Rupinder Pal Singh (10th) was India’s chief coach Graham to go into the half time locked the other goal-getter for the Reid was happy to start the cam- at 1-1 but the break seemed to eight-time former champions, paign on a winning note but said have broken their momentum as currently ranked fourth in the there are many areas to improve the Dutch came out all guns world, in the Pool A match at the ahead of Sunday’s tough match. blazing after the change of ends Oi hockey stadium. “Winning three points in a and pumped in three goals to For the eighth-ranked New competition like the Olympic nip any chance of an upset in the Zealand, Kane Russell scored Games is really important. I bud. from a penalty corner in the think we had a good second and Margot van Geffen (33rd sixth minute before Stephen third quarter but the first and minute) restored Netherlands’ fourth we struggled a little bit,” lead soon after resumption he said. before the three-time Olympic “When we watch the video champions and reigning Silver later today, we will be able to find medallist scored two goals in out what we need to get better quick succession through Albers at and surely there are going to (43rd) and Frederique Matla be things we learn from today (45th) to take control of the pro- too,” he added. ceedings. If that was not enough, INDIA WOMEN LOSE 1-5 there was more agony in store The Indian women’s hock- for the Indians as Caia ey team fought valiantly in the Jacqueline van Maasakker first two quarters before losing slammed home from their sixth the steam to go down 1-5 against penalty corner in the 52nd world No 1 Netherlands in their minute. India will play Germany opening pool match. in their next Pool A match on Felice Albers gave July 26. 1 %#!
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They are often unaware of what chologically manipulated or gaslighted by Wyour colleague at work agrees with your con- partner, especially in the instances when they are doing, and when confronted, they the partner. structive feedback in the meeting to avoid con- they are confronted about their demeaning refuse to acknowledge both the behaviour Establishing a healthy channel of commu- frontation and later forgets to copy you in an act. Playing a victim card ‘that it was meant and the results. nication: It is important to approach your important email? What if your usually punctu- to be a joke’ is their knee-jerk reaction to Low self-esteem: The passive-aggressive spouse with vulnerability and empathy as al spouse doesn’t show up on time for a dinner avoid any uncomfortable conversations. partner often feels that he or she is the one at passive aggressive individuals are hypersen- date simply because he or she disagreed with Guilt-Baiting: ‘You were taking so long to the receiving end, inadvertently playing the sitive and often operate from low self-esteem your choice of restaurant? And what if you finish that call with your mom that I started victim card. These individuals often operate or sense of insecurity. You can help them by have noticed a pattern in this behaviour but the match instead.’ Aggressive passive out of a deep sense of insecurity, and they wording their angry feelings in a way that it every time you try to bring it up with your spouses are an expert at wielding guilt as a persistently feed their negative emotions to doesn’t appear judgmental yet factual. Share spouse you are dismissed for reading too much weapon to show their disagreement or hos- justify their actions, sometimes to the extent with your spouse how his or her behaviour between the lines? tility. They inadvertently or skilfully manip- of demeaning the partner in an attempt to hurts you but do it without placing the While developing the characters for That ulate and coerce you into an agreement by elevate themselves. blame on them. Night, I accidentally stumbled upon an interest- attacking your vulnerable spots. Buried feelings of inadequacy and injus- Set healthy boundaries and ground rules: ing article about passive aggression in a mar- Disguised Psychological Manipulation: ‘I tice: Often words like ‘it’s-unfair’ can be pas- It hurts deeply to accept that your spouse riage and how sometimes what might appear think you need to go for a yoga class to sive aggressive person’s way of communicat- might not have your best interest in mind like a difference of opinion on the surface could manage your stress.’ Passive aggressive ing that the spouse has some kind of unfair always. However, it is important to set be a classical setup for passive aggressive rela- spouse usually have a tendency to change advantage over them in a relationship. It boundaries to protect yourself from any tionship. Although the partner exhibiting such your perception by spinning the whole could be in career, relationships at work and form of emotional or physical abuse. By behaviour in a relationship might not be a full- blame on you for being the inconsiderate or family, or kids. drawing a clear list of acceptable and unac- fledged, card carrying passive aggressive per- the short tempered one. ceptable behaviour might help you and your sonality, but he or she could be a member of the Stonewalling: Avoiding responsibility, duty, partner identify the patterns you’ve been club, subtly abusing the partner emotionally and and obligations and withdrawing from a experiencing. Also, setup consequences for sometimes physically too. relationship is another trick up the sleeves Once you have identified a classical pattern the next time he or she does the same thing According to WebMD: Passive-aggressive of these individuals. It’s their way of main- of passive aggression in your spouse, the most and don’t back down if they demean you. behaviour is when you express negative feel- taining power and control by imposing critical step is to protect your and your partner’s Seek help of a marriage therapist: It never ings indirectly instead of openly talking about many hurdles for you to jump through. emotional wellbeing. The following few steps hurts to seek help of a good marriage thera- them. During World War II, when soldiers While the phrases such as ‘I am just saying’, can act as a crucial steppingstone in bringing pist. With the right approach and profession- wouldn’t follow officers’ orders, experts ‘It was a joke’ and the silent treatment are your relationship back to a healthy track. al support, you can overcome passive- described them as “passive-aggressive.” invariably part of every marriage, it should not Accepting the situation: It’s painful to aggressive patterns and manipulations in a Someone who uses passive aggression may feel be a breeding ground for hostility that leaves ;#,:: # 1:( accept that your spouse is operating within a relationship to build a happier, healthier angry, resentful, or frustrated, but they act the receiving partner shattered and confused 22B: 1: 7< : passive-aggressive pattern, especially, marriage together. neutral, pleasant, or even cheerful. They then about her or his own worth in a relationship. 2#67:B6: because these individuals have a tendency to However, even after repetitive efforts at find indirect ways to show how they really feel. Unfortunately, often these tricky psycho- 33:B:96,8 "<66#:8 manipulate your emotions by displaying sac- your end, if your partner still believes that We all might show a streak of passive logical manoeuvres take absolutely no plan- rifices made by them in a relationship. They you are at fault, in that case, you might be aggression at times, however, when this repeti- ning on your passive-aggressive partner’s part. ,,#1:79:6#929 usually go an extra length to prove that their forced to take the tough decision of saving tive sulking, backhanded compliment, with- On the contrary, they are acting on pure 7 79E6#:817 love for their spouse is unmatched. But if yourself from any form of emotional abuse. If drawal, or manipulation becomes a way of life, instincts. 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Because mar- While each passive-aggressive spouse Upbringing: Voicing your strong opinion riage. However, knowing the reason for this riage should not be about turning yourself might operate differently, but they all have one was(is) often categorised as disrespectful in : 6,,6#: 7B: aggression can help you predict the behav- inside out, it should also be about loving thing in common: they avoid confrontation, most Indian households. However, a con- 33 <,667 766#: & iour pattern of your spouse. Also, sometimes yourself and defining your own worth in a and often these individuals appear and behave stant suppression of opinion during the for- #7;:1:B :963892 the issue can be as trivial as your spouse relationship, and it can only happen when the outwardly supportive or content, which makes mative years can impact adversely, pushing ":#17
ith the tragic sec- nisation. Ultimately on June 2, ond wave of 2021, the Supreme Court asked the Covid-19 in India government to explain how the use done and dusted, of the CoWin app for booking slots malls and restau- is going to overcome the digital rantsW in cities are once again divide in rural and urban India, fol- thronging with customers. lowing which offline channels of However, in rural India the devas- vaccine booking were introduced. tating effect of Covid-19 this time This again is an opportunity for the round has been so grave that the private sector to step in and build mood there might take far longer physical and digital infrastructure to pick up. that connects rural India better to By May 2021, one in every two the rest of the country. Indeed the cases was in India’s rural areas, government needs to also prioritise while states like Uttar Pradesh and the development of infrastructure Rajasthan had 75% of their cases in projects, make approvals more rural areas. Exposing the weakness efficient, besides tightening quali- of the public healthcare system, ty control. rural India only had 40% of the Third, we need more public beds in the country even when it private partnerships. Disasters by is home to 70% of India’s popula- themselves are beyond anyone’s tion. In fact the number of hospi- control. However, the preparation tal beds per 10000 population and response to them can be man- between 2010 and 2020 reduced aged so that the human and eco- from 9 to 5. nomic losses can be minimised or I spent much of last month eliminated. This is why, whereas leading the philanthropic effort of states have the overall responsibil- a consortium of partners to estab- ity to drive disaster recovery and lish more Covid care facilities in mitigation efforts it must be under- rural parts of India. It has been stood as a shared task between the challenging to raise funds for Covid government and relevant stake- relief in the second wave as chari- holders. Currently the Indian pri- table funds for health care in India vate sector provides disaster sup- have dried up while government It is indeed easy and not incor- sector capacities, reach and core world around us. Establishing mar- tailored financing and loan options port in a less systematic and more regulations have clamped down on rect to blame the government as competencies. kets in rural regions and offering catering to rural India. During dis- ad-hoc manner. Far more strategic international funds coming in to state governments with higher There is a need to emphasize affordable products and services to asters such as the ongoing pandem- and planned partnerships between the NGOs in the country. expenditure on health had lower greater market driven ways for the rural India is a market opportuni- ic, the reach and institutionalised the government and the private sec- Secondly, given the intensity of confirmed cases of Covid. private sector to support rural ty. 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he formation and the backs in workforce participation break-up of a society deter- ( ( and income. The fallout will be Tmine the consequences of a most severe for the most vulnera- radical shift in external forces. (84 ( 9 ( ble women, those who are rarely For instance, the negligible say of in the headlines: migrant workers, women in the USA before the refugees, marginalised racial and 1800s prompted women leaders ( .6+51 514:2513%75 ethnic groups, single-parent to band together to promote a households, youth and the poor- new, separate women’s rights for women to escape their condi- people into extreme poverty by est of the poor. movement and change the direc- tions, especially in the rural 2021, 47 millions of whom are tion of Abolitionist Movement of regions. women and girls, widening the the 1830s. Despite this fact, post first gender poverty gap. The challenge is huge but the Generations upon genera- wave, India saw a nearly three- cause is even gargantuan. Direct tions, the gender equality fold increase in cases pertaining interventions are needed to draw rhetoric has filled the gap of to divorce and child custody an inflection point in the current responsibilities and rights being filed. From an average of In India, women-owned a lit- demographic status to bring a through gradual and profound 1,280 cases in a month, their tle over 20% of all micro, small fundamental change down the movements around the globe. numbers went up to it 3,480 dur- and medium businesses compared line. This mandates addressing However, the 21st-century demo- ing the lockdown. This has to nearly 80% among men in attitudinal biases. Any drive graphic picture is still blurry for placed them in a situation FY21. The crisis has made family toward gender parity arguably women, which face constant where they have to face social resources scarce for women, such starts with efforts to change denial of individual rights and denial and the increased as financial capital to invest in entrenched, widespread attitudes powers. financial burden of their child businesses or digital devices that about women’s role in society. The Covid-19 pandemic has individually. families must now share as chil- This is an extremely difficult and been the greatest peacetime dis- dren’s schooling has gone online. complex challenge that will ruptor of years of progress in This has brought a disproportion- require all stakeholders to play a demographics of the society, ate impact on female entrepre- sustained part over the long especially in India, where there A study by McKinsey found neurship, including women- term. only 943 females per 1000 males. mothers are more than three owned microenterprises in devel- Addressing unpaid child care Moreover, in 2020, India ranked times as likely, compared with oping countries like India cannot be overstated. There is an at 189th position out of 201 fathers, to meet the majority of immediate requirement of reduc- countries in terms of female to the demands for housework and ing the gender imbalance in male ratio. In a society where caregiving during the pandemic. The cascading effect of pan- responsibility for care. This 77% of parents prefer a male In addition, they are more demic-induced economic insecu- involves employer- or state-fund- child over a female, this dispro- than one and a half times as rity is not just the income losses ed provision of childcare or tax portion in the gender ratio has likely as fathers to spend three but also the rippling effect of policies that encourage both had profound implications in the or more hours per day on these years of education denied to spouses to work and a profession- lives of an average Indian woman activities. women and girls. Impacts on edu- alised childcare industry, with during the pandemic. This “second shift” is where cation and employment have public-financing support to women complete their day of long-lasting consequences that, if enable women to work and create paid work and then spend anoth- unaddressed, will reverse hard- employment for others er full shift doing work at home won gains in gender equality. Interventions are also With only 66% women liter- supporting children, families and According to a UNESCO esti- required to address digital and ate as compared to 83% men in at-home tasks. This dynamic has mate, a total of 11 million girls financial inclusion. Closing the India, the social awareness been exacerbated by the limits may leave school by the end of the gender gap in digital inclusion is among women is at the lowest, and lockdowns associated with Covid crisis; evidence from previ- an urgent priority in the pandem- which makes them incapable of the pandemic. ous crises suggests that many will ic. This involves a special focus on voicing their power against Naturally, this has brought not return. women-owned enterprises under domestic abuse. Indian women detrimental effects on the men- Lack of education and eco- the stimulus programmers. Tax filed more domestic violence tal fitness of working women, nomic insecurity also increases burdens should be eased and complaints than recorded in a which constitutes 21% of the the risk of gender-based violence. where possible, governments similar period in the last 10 total workforce in India. Without sufficient economic should source food, personal pro- years. But even this unusual According to a LinkedIn survey, resources, women are unable to tection equipment, and other spurt is only the tip of the ice- the pandemic is taking a toll on escape abusive partners and face a essential supplies from women- berg as 86% of women who expe- the emotional well-being of greater threat of sexual exploita- led businesses. rience domestic violence do not India’s working women as 47% women’s employment is at risk in declines because of the pandemic. tion, trafficking and teen preg- Mehta is a consultant in seek help in India. Social isola- report they are experiencing Female job loss rates due to the pandemic globally, compared These include hospitality and nancy. Market Entry, Innovation & Public tion amid the pandemic has also more stress. For men, this num- Covid-19 are about 1.8 times with 3.8% of men’s employment. foodservice, retail, education and These consequences won’t Policy and Goel is a researcher caused circumstances where vic- ber stood at 38%, pointing higher than male job loss rates This is because women are over- manufacturing. disappear when the pandemic with interest in public policy, tims and aggressors cannot sepa- towards a disproportionate globally, at 5.7% versus 3.1% represented in industries that are As a direct consequence, the subsides: women and girls are international business and rate, and there are fewer options impact on women. respectively. Moreover, 4.5% of likely to experience the greatest pandemic will push 96 million likely to experience long-term set- capital markets uvitiut +$ 0 / 1 7
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As a actual life. tion, and feedback from stu- Celebrity endorsement is expect a student with limited for all. and allow children to learn for result, there is a widespread The false promise! dents. another potent method to cap- working knowledge of English There is no denying that themselves and be there to sup- clamour among students to get Now given this ground Now given the widespread ture the attention of insecure to comprehend a two-hour the pre-university generation is port them as a facilitator. themselves validated through a reality, the more we see change celebration in media, there is a parents. These insecure parents lecture by Harvard faculty on digital natives; they favour Till we succeed in bringing paper degree as it presumably around this system, the more temptation to accept education are made to feel guilty if they quantum physics. individual expression and per- these much-needed changes increases the chances of land- they seem to remain the same. as a potent investment oppor- dare to deny their kids “the key So, what’s the solution? sonalisation to such an extent within the existing ecosystem, ing a well-paying job. And that seems to be true for tunity for people with deep to success” on financial Given the kind of com- that they expect to resolve all the promise of gaining a better Therefore, as long as we the growth in EdTech plat- pockets. Given the poor qual- grounds. There is a lot of plexity inherent in the problem, of life’s problems with the livelihood after going through don’t find any fault in sub- forms. All the changes intro- ity associated with most forms unnecessary noise created in the solution needs to incorpo- device in the palm of their the pain of years of formal edu- scribing to a free market doc- duced so far in the education of public education, people, in the media about the potency of rate the seemingly conflicting hands. They don’t mind being cation will eventually turn out trine, only skills and experi- ecosystem remind us of the general, have been conditioned their life-altering products and interest of different stakehold- bombarded with information to be a hollow one. ences that are directly con- earlier models of coaching cen- to accept the association of courses. A kid as young as 5 ers into account. Therefore, it via social media. vertible to income are consid- tres that held a promise of a good quality education at a years is not spared from their wouldn’t make sense to come Therefore, there is a need (The writer is an educator, ered useful. 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As of this date, President Kiir, from the Dinka ,/A#/,)@ )*A an end and the peace deal, Juba is fervently struggling for ethnic group, dismissed ()$()(@%0!, known as the Naivasha peace, stability and unity. Machar who belonged to the Agreement between Khartoum This month the country is Nuer group of South Sudan. ,#/(*, !@,* Central Government and the celebrating its first decade of Following the rumours of a #D*@. (@,/ Sudan People’s Liberation Independence, but there is not possible coup, the President Army/Movement (SPLA/M), much to rejoice. Since its sep- immediately replaced the /$ # ,*(A#* led to a historic referendum aration from mainland Sudan, members of the Army and the ( () !) (%, which took place in Southern it has been experiencing con- Government. He added fuel to Sudan between January 9 and tinued violence, endemic cor- the fire by dismissing all the /0( 15 in 2011. ruption, poverty and underde- main organs of the Sudan $#(@(: The main purpose of the velopment. South Sudan is People’s Liberation Movement referendum was to decide located in the northern and (SPLM), citing that their time @*(,(!)*(@% whether the region should eastern hemisphere of the plan- in office had expired. Further, () @@*##!$,*(% continue to remain a part of et earth. It is bordered by six massive violence sparked Sudan or become indepen- other African nations — Sudan between the armed groups of $*#, () dent. However, a simultaneous to the north, Ethiopia to the Kiir and Machar, when the !()#)*$ (,. referendum that was supposed east, Kenya to the south-east, President accused the latter of to be held in the Abyei region Uganda to the south, the plotting a coup against him in *#%,17, on whether to join South Democratic Republic of Congo December 2013. Gradually, the ((#/ #*A Sudan could not take place due to the south-west and Central violence took an ethnic turn by munal violence and commu- Vice President. Needless to say, Even barely a year after tutions of State governance @*!(,#P//,*#@ to massive violence. The African Republic to the west. dividing and arming militias nity-based militias”. Therefore, that the proposed Unity signing the peace deal in 2019, throughout South Sudan have Referendum Commission pub- The country has been under- and villagers belonging to the the UNMISS has a turbulent Government structure resem- South Sudan’s National Security directly helped the perpetrators @ (,*A lished the results of the refer- going a number of significant Dinka and Nuer groups. There road ahead in South Sudan. bles the Agreement on the Service recruited a force of of violence to exploit the exist- ()$()(@ endum on February 7, 2011, changes since 2011. At its birth, have also been allegations by What is the latest peace Resolution of the Conflict of the 10,000 fighters in President ing perennial ethnic and com- which showed more than 98.83 South Sudan had only 10 both sides of crimes against deal? On September 12, 2018, Republic of South Sudan Kiir’s stronghold. These were all munal cleavages. Entrenched $#*)/ ( per cent people voted in favour provincial States, but in 2015, humanity, including rape, President Kiir and Vice- (ARCSS) signed on August 17, apparently violating the peace insecurity has prevented the *$$*#,!(,,*(D@, of separation from the main- it was divided into 15. In 2017, extra-judicial killings, abduc- President-turned rebel leader 2015. Even under that agree- accord. The Kiir administration regular cultivation and herd land Sudan. the country was further made tions, torture and the use of Machar signed a renewed peace ment, Machar was supposed to is taking very little interest in rearing practices of the tradi- A#/(, ,/,* South Sudan’s partition into 32 provinces purely based child soldiers in the war. agreement to put an end to the be appointed as the Vice following the terms and con- tional communities in the ,*(:*(:$ @ from Sudan was predicted long on ethnic lines. However, after How has the UN respond- five-year long ethnic war in President of the country. But ditions of the deal. Sadly, an countryside leading to food ago. Interestingly, this part of three years of running a trou- ed to the crisis so far? As large South Sudan. The agreement unfortunately, the formation often-overlooked conflict, the shortage and famine. $#*@// Sudan was experiencing unrest bled Government and signing swaths of South Sudan are fac- known as the Revitalised of that Government was South Sudanese civil war has Above all, the global for nearly six decades before its of a peace treaty in February ing violence against civilians, Agreement on the Resolution of delayed till April 2016 as already taken the lives of more Covid-19 pandemic and a con- Independence. Omar al-Bashir, 2020, the South Sudanese Civil particularly children and the Conflict of the Republic of Machar refused to travel to the than 400,000 people so far. tinued economic downturn then President of Sudan and a War came to an end. And with women, the UN peacekeeping South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was Capital city, fearing for his Violence, disease and dire are deteriorating the current former army veteran, who ruled this, Juba decided to roll back mission in the country known nothing new and indeed built security and life. Eventually, scarcity mar this land-locked state of affairs in South Sudan. the country from 1989 to 2019, the ethnic divisions of States as United Nations Mission in upon a previous peace deal fierce fighting between country in East Central Africa The weakened law and order indeed talked about the right of created in 2017 and reverted to South Sudan (UNMISS) is signed by both the leaders. It’s the two groups began in the even after a decade of its and rising criminal networks South Sudan to secede from the the earlier system of 10 States. establishing a number of camps a renewed peace process as summer of 2016 in Juba and Independence. Women and are making huge roadblocks in mainland. Once a powerful How the Civil War began to protect the victims. Nicholas both these rebels have come Machar had to leave as wide- children are largely bearing bringing peace back. It is time strongman who ruled one of in South Sudan? The two titans Haysom, the UN Secretary across a number of negotiations spread violence engulfed the the brunt of the violence. for Kiir and Machar to rebuild Africa’s largest nations with an — Salva Kiir, the President, and General’s Special in the past. But then all of them entire country. However, the 10th anniver- the newest nation of the world iron fist, Bashir commented Riek Machar, the former Vice Representative for South Sudan failed as both the parties keep A UN Report highlighted sary of South Sudan’s historic once again. Let Juba jubiliate! that the referendum for South President, were fighting to briefed the UN Security violating the terms for strength- that the slow implementation achievement of Independence Sudan was helpful as he claim their rights over the Council about the current sit- ening their own militias. The R- of the revitalised peace accord provides an opportunity to (Dr Makhan Saikia has believed “unity could not be fragile nation. This conflict uation on June 21, 2021. In his ARCSS envisioned an eight- may push the country again inject fresh initiatives to the taught political science and (%-(0 (#%#( forced by power”. However, started just after two years of briefing he said: “I would like month “pre-transitional period” into a chaos. Experts on Africa ongoing peace process. The international relations for over then he was of the opinion that the country’s Independence to highlight the pervasive inse- that focussed largely on stabil- say that political, ethnic and idea is to bring back peace, sta- a decade in institutions of secession was not the answer from the mainland Sudan. The curity, in particular inter- ising the security situation of military divisions are growing bility and growth that all South national and international for bringing an end to the vast majority (over 80 per communal violence, which the country. After eight months, across South Sudan. The par- Sudanese people deserve today. repute after specialisation in myriad of problems of South cent) of the people fleeing continues to obstruct the real- the agreement stipulates the ties and factions that signed the Notwithstanding the recent globalisation and governance Sudan. He had said, “The sta- South Sudan in the past are isation of a durable and sus- starting of another eight month peace deal are again fighting in signs of tranquillity, the over- from Tata Institute of Social bility of the South is very women and children. And tainable peace in South Sudan. “transitional period” when the many places. Also, the UN says all implementation of the revi- Sciences, Mumbai. He is the important to us because any sadly, children make up to the This year more than 80 per country would be led by a that nearly 100,000 people are talised agreement is abysmal- chief editor of the Journal instability in the South will have 63 per cent of the total South cent of the civilian casualties “Unity Government” with Kiir facing famine like situations in ly slow. 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