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Amumkin hai,” Pr i m e world,” he added. success in polls and bypolls Naravane said the senior Minister Narendra Modi on Turning his attention to across the country. he six-month-long tension military commanders of India Wednesday hailed the BJP’s vic- West Bengal, he raised the “BJP is the only national Tat the Line of Actual and China are “ironing out the tory in Bihar Assembly polls as issue of allegedpolitical mur- party in which poor, dalits, Control (LAC) may ease with modalities” of how to proceed the country’s endorsement of ders targeting saffron party deprived see their representa- India and China likely to agree ahead. the agenda of all-round devel- members. tion; only BJP understands to withdraw their tanks and “We had the 8th round of opment and hit out at the fam- “People in some parts of need of every section, region. heavy guns and thin out troops talks on November 6 between ily-run parties. the country think that they will The poll results have endorsed in a phased manner from the the highest military comman- Addressing party workers realise their goals by murder- the way we have tackled Covid- stand-off sites. ders on both sides. They are at a felicitation function after ing BJP workers. I will appeal 19 pandemic,” he said. These agreements may ironing out the modalities of the BJP’s victory in Bihar elec- to them to see reason... I need Modi also said that women come about in the ninth round how to proceed ahead within tions and various bypolls, he not warn them as people will across the country are the of Corps Commander-level the overarching guidelines asserted that the only mantra do this. Polls come and go, win “silent voters” which support talks in the next few days, which had been communica- for his party’s victory was and loss happen but this killing the BJP across all rural and sources said here on tion post the interactions and “sabka saath, sabka vikas and game cannot work in a democ- urban regions. Wednesday. If everything goes the meetings between the sabka vishwas”. racy. This ‘maut ka khel’ can- Amid a festival-like atmos- well, the gradual disengage- respective Ministers (defence Home Minister Amit Shah, not get you votes. They should phere with the crowd chanting ment may commence from and foreign),” the Army chief BJP chief JP Nadda and Union see the writing on the wall,” Modi hai to mumkin hai (Modi mid next month, they added. had said. Minister Nitin Gadkari were Modi said, without naming can make it possible), BJP Army Chief General MM In this backdrop, sources also present on the occasion. any party. president JP Nadda earlier said Naravane had hinted on said India and China may In addition to thanking Lauding the people of the at the event that people of Bihar Tuesday that “We are hopeful agree to a three-step process on thousands of “committed’ country for reposing their faith have put their stamp of we will be able to reach an disens and witHowever, they workers of the party, the PM in the BJP, the Prime Minister approval on Modi’s work to agreement which is mutually said these were proposals and repeatedly thanked and praised also thanked and praised the deal with Covid-19 and help acceptable and mutually ben- no agreement has been inked party president JP Nadda for Election Commission, securi- poor during pandemic. eficial.”His observations came so far. The broad contours of the Bihar victory and gave ty forces and administration for He also said Bihar has cho- days after the Corps the proposal include removal of him a standing ovation, exhort- peaceful and successful con- sen “vikas raaj” over “goonda Commanders of India and armoured personnel carriers ing the gathering to join him in duct of elections. raaj”, ‘DBT raaj” over “loot ! ""#"$!#%& China held the eighth round of within one day of inking an chanting, “Nadda ji tum aage These poll results have raaj” and LED over lantern. ' # ! ( ) parleys at Chushul, Ladakh on agreement. badho, hum tumhare sath hai.” The PM hit out at family- run parties saying they are the biggest threat to the democracy and rued that even a nation- # " P "& al party had fallen prey to it. Modi said the poll results in Bihar and other by-elections the BJP, but now that the saf- him to jail in corruption cases. is always a great task for any- across the country have made fron party is doing a favour by Those who know Nitish body. We have won that. This it clear that people will now here has been little cele- offering him the chair of the Kumar understand that he is proves everything was fine. It # support only those who work Tbration in the Janata Chief Minister, Nitish has rea- unlikely to forgive Chirag and is very rare that you win a Ramgarh, Matihani, honestly for development. Dal(U) camp in Bihar and sons to be cautious. After all, would mount pressure on the fourth term in continuity. We Barbigha, Bhorey, Bachwara “People have decided that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the BJP will now seek a pro- BJP to throw him out of the have done this and it settles n a see-saw battle, the and Dehri Assembly seats $ development alone will be basis has not even reacted to the poll NDA. everything,” Jaiswal said. INational Democratic where victory came after a of national politics in 21st cen- result even as “Big Brother” BJP With a wafer thin majori- Echoing similar views, Alliance (NDA) managed to really close fight and victory tury,” he said. has kept reaffirming he will ty of three seats on his side and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister win 125 seats — three more margin was less than 500 votes. “In 2019 Lok Sabha elec- continue to be Chief Minister. his party reduced to 43 seats — Sushil Kumar Modi said, than it needed to breach the In Barbigha, JD(U) candidate tions, the BJP returned to gov- Nitish’s silence is baffling. 30 seats less than the B JP — “Nitishji will remain Chief majority mark of 122 in the Sudarshan Kumar defeated olice arrested a man, who ern with greater numbers than It was expected that having sur- Nitish does not seem to be in Minister as it was our com- 243-member Bihar Assembly, Congress’ Gajanan Shahi by Phas duped several persons what is got in 2014. In Bihar vived a bitterly fought elections any hurry to reveal his mind mitment. There is no confusion but in nearly two dozen con- just 113 votes. of lakhs of rupees in Nayagarh too, the BJP was the only party where the pollsters had written even though several top BJP on this.” stituencies the victory margin In Ramgarh, victory mar- district’s Ranapur area while which saw a growth in seats him off, Kumar’s party will leaders have met him during “Not all parties win an was wafer thin. gin was a mere 189 votes. In posing as the State’s Home while contesting a fourth con- have reason to celebrate the last two days. equal number of seats. Who Of them, the margin of vic- Matihani, Raj Kumar Singh of Secretary. secutive term with our part- Dipawali in advance. But dur- On Wednesday, both BJP won how many seats is irrele- tory in seven seats was less than LJP defeated Narendra Kumar A team of the Chandpur ners. In Gujarat too, the BJP has ing the last 48 hours, the Chief State chief Sanjay Jaiswal and vant, people voted for the 500 votes and four seats have Singh of JD(U) by just a 333 police raided a house in been in power since the ‘90s, Minister has confined himself Deputy Chief Minister Sushil NDA. BJP played a role in victory margin less than 1,000. votes. Bhore victory margin Cuttack and arrested the yet even in the latest by-elec- to his 1, Anne Marg residence portionate share in the Cabinet Kumar Modi asserted that JD(U)’s victory and JD(U) The JD(U) has won the Hilsa was a mere 462. The RJD’s accused Kahnu Pradhan (35), tions too, we won comprehen- and not even done the formal- and would like to have greater Nitish Kumar will continue to played a role in BJP’s victory. Assembly seat just by 12 votes. Fatehbahadur trumped the who used to dupe unemployed sively... It shows that people are ity of thanking the voters. say in the Government. “This head the NDA Government in JD(U), BJP, VIP and HAM In Barbigha, JD(U) candidate BJP’s Satya Narayan in Dehri by youths after identifying himself seeing who is working for Sources said Nitish has is not a welcome situation for Bihar and the gap between the worked together, then we reg- Sudarshan Kumar defeated a mere 464 votes. as the Home Secretary with a them,” he added. called a meeting of all his can- someone like Nitish Kumar,” number of seats of BJP and istered this victory,” Sushil Congress’ Gajanan Shahi by Besides, Bakhri, Chakai, promise to provide them jobs. The Prime Minister said didates — both winners and the JD(U) leader said, adding, JD(U) will have no impact on Modi was quoted as saying by just 113 votes. Kurhani and Parbatta seats Kahnu is a resident of the the BJP is the only party which losers — at 3.30 pm on “What’s there to celebrate for the ruling alliance dynamics in ANI. JD(U)’s Krishnamurari where the margin of victory Tangi area in Khordha district. truly has a national connect Thursday at his residence. The us.” the State. If Nitish continues as Chief Sharan, alias Prem Mukhiya, was less than 1,000. CPI can- Police were searching for him with the people of India. “From CM will take feedback from The JD(U) rank and file is “Certainly, 100%,” Jaiswal Minister, he would be sworn in has polled 61,848 votes, while didate Suryakant Paswan has for the last two months. just two MPs and two rooms, them about the reasons for the also very disappointed with the told PTI when asked whether for the seventh time into the his nearest Atri Muni, alias defeated BJP’s Ramashankar During the raid, a car, fake the BJP today is there in every party’s dismal show and then BJP top leadership for allowing Kumar will remain the Chief position. Shakti Singh Yadav, of the RJD Paswan by a margin of 777 identity cards of different corner of India,” he said. may speak out on the poll Chirag Paswan to remain with- Minister. However, the relationship has got 61,836 votes in Hilsa. votes. Chakai seat won by inde- departments, two mobile “I don’t just want to thank result. in the NDA at the national level “We are allies and equals. between the BJP and JD(U) is As per the poll panel data, pendent candidate Sumit phones, bank passbooks and the people for supporting us, A JD(U) leader explained when he went out to sabotage We have to run Bihar collec- expected to be different, as the JD(U)’s Krishnamurari Sharan Kumar Singh by a margin of cheque books, 15 ATM cards, but for participating in the Nitish’s silence saying all these Nitish Kumar’s prospect in the tively,” he said. BJP will be the senior partner has got 232 postal votes and the 581 votes by defeating RJD’s laptops and a diary were seized democratic process. For com- years he dictated the terms to polls and threatened to send “Winning the fourth term in the alliance. RJD’s Shakti Singh Yadav 233. Savitri Devi. from him. +, " ! " -. " ussia’s Sputnik V vaccine recent period, the order stated. + /01 he Government has Rhas shown 92 per cent “Considering this, it has Tbrought online mediums, efficacy in preventing Covid- he Delhi Disaster been decided that Chhath 3,05,000 in the State on the day including films and news por- 19, according to interim trial TManagement Authority Pooja celebrations in the month with 1,220 fresh cases record- tals, under the Ministry of results announced by the (DDMA) has instructed offi- of November 2020 may not be ed in all 30 districts and the Information and Broadcasting. country’s health ministry on cials to ensure that Chhath Puja allowed in public places and State pool, the Information The I&B Ministry will also reg- Wednesday. this year is not performed at people may be advised to cel- P and Public Relations ulate online audio-visual pro- The announcement fol- public places, river banks and ebrate the festival at their home Department said.Of the new grammes and current affairs lows results unveiled earlier temples in Delhi, citing the only,” it said. cases, 703 were detected from content, according to the this week by vaccine develop- recent rise in Covid-19 cases in Delhi BJP leader and for- ! quarantine and 512 were local amendment order signed by ers Pfizer and BioNTech, who the national Capital. mer minister in the city ! contacts. President Ram Nath Kovind on recently sought the Centre’s Hotstar, have signed the self- said their vaccine was more An order issued by Chief Government Kapil Mishra " ## Khordha district recorded Monday. As per this order dig- response on a Public Interest regulation provided by the I&B than 90 per cent effective at Secretary and DDMA execu- questioned the order and the highest 134 cases followed ital content providers such as Litigation (PIL) for regulating Ministry since February 2020, preventing Covid-19. tive committee chairman Vijay claimed it was issued as the by Sundargarh 119, Cuttack 96, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, OTT platforms such as Netflix the petition challenging the The calculation is based Dev on Tuesday issued direc- AAP Government failed to Nuapada 66, Bargarh and Puri and Hotstar will now be regu- and Amazon Prime Video by contents of the OTT platforms on the 20 confirmed Covid-19 tions to all DMs and DCPs for make adequate preparations 60 each, Jagatsinghpur and lated by the I&B Ministry. an autonomous body. said. cases split between vaccinated strict compliance and to for Chatth Puja. Kalahandi 59 each, Angul 58, While the Press Council of The PIL stated that digital Anticipating Government’s individuals and those who encourage people to celebrate “This order banning Kendrapada and Keonjhar 48 India (PCI) looks after the content on these platforms is intervention, in January 2019, received the placebo, said Chhath at their homes during Chhath Puja in Delhi will not each, Mayurbhanj 46, print media, the television made available to the public at eight video streaming services Russian Direct Investment the pandemic. be obeyed Arvind Kejriwal ji. Sambalpur 40, Balangir 33, news channels come under large without any filter or introduced a self-regulatory Fund (RDIF). It also directed the DMs Delhi Government, which was Jharsuguda 32, Bhadrak 28, News Broadcasters Association screening and the Government code that laid down a set of The efficacy of the vac- and DCPs to hold meetings the first to open liquor shops in s many as 15 more Covid- Ganjam 27, Dhenkanal and (NBA). The Advertising has sought time to reply in this guiding principles for content cine, developed by the with religious and community the country, cannot issue an A19 deaths were reported in Jajpur 26 each, Baleswar4 and Standards Council of India is case. on these platforms. Gamalaya Centre, was demon- leaders as well as Chhath Puja order to stop Chhath Puja. eight districts of the State on Koraput 21 each, Nayagarh 20, for regulating the content of the A Bench comprising Chief Government did not support strated on the basis of a first Samitis before the festival to get “The AP government Wednesday. With this, the total Malkangiri 19, Nabarangpur advertisements and Central Justice SA Bobde and Justices this in court. Now after the new interim analysis obtained 21 their cooperation to maintain banned Chhath Puja as it could death toll mounted to 1,469, 14, Subarnapur 13, Kandhamal Board of Film Certification AS Bopanna and V order, the I&B Ministry got the days after the first injection. law and order and harmony, not prepare for it. Chhath Puja the Health and Family Welfare eight, Boudh, Gajapati and (CBFC) monitors films, but Ramasubramanian had issued regulatory power. There were no unexpect- and to sensitise the public on will be performed,” Mishra Department said. Rayagada five each and there is at present no law or notices to the Central The notification issued by ed adverse events during the the compliance of guidelines said in a Hindi tweet. Four deaths were reported Deogarh three. autonomous body Governing Government, Ministry of the Cabinet Secretariat has trials. Monitoring of the par- and instructions to combat The Chhath Puja is cele- from Baleswar district, three As many as 49,160 samples digital content or Over-the-top Information and Broadcasting amended the Government of ticipants is ongoing, the min- Covid-19. brated in Delhi in a big way by from Cuttack, two each in were tested on the day, taking (OTT) platforms and the (I&B) and Internet and Mobile India (Allocation of Business) istry said. The situation of Covid-19 the natives of Bihar and eastern Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada the total tests to 50,27,959 in Government was facing ques- Association of India (IAMAI). Rules, 1961 by inserting two The interim research data in Delhi was reviewed and it UP. The two-day festival falling and one each in Angul, the State.However, another tions from courts on many None of the OTT/streaming new entries — 22A and 22B — of Sputnik V has not been had been observed that there is on November 20-21, involves Khordha, Sambalpur and 1,340 patients recovered on petitions. platforms, including Netflix, to the Second Schedule of the published or peer-reviewed a persistent rise in Covid-19 worship of the Sun God at a Mayurbhanj. Meanwhile, the the day, taking the total recov- The Supreme Court Amazon Prime, Zee5, and Rules. yet. cases in NCT of Delhi in the water body like a river, pond. positive cases mounted to eries to 2,92,477. !"#"$"$

Q& ! /# ' O R "# ' P 2 )#) office-cum-residential complex would go a long way in ) + 2&.2" adjudicating the tax appeals arising in the State and of the % !; neighbouring States also. The 4 state-of-the-art three-storied 6 **! complex with a 1,938-square rime Minister Narendra meter plinth area has come up PModi inaugurated a newly- over 1.60 acres of land given event in the 10-member constructed Income Tax free of cost by the State Navonmesh Prasar Student Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Government. The complex also n the prestigious NASA Astronomy Team (NaPSAT). JP State president Samir building here on Wednesday houses adequate residential IHuman Exploration Rover The DAV Public School BMohanty on Wednesday through videoconferencing in duced tax reforms in the coun- quarters for officials. Challenge 2021 scheduled in Chandrasekharpur students said the Congress has become the presence of Union try, Modi said India is now The first IT appellate tri- April next, four students of the presented their theme on rover ineffective in Odisha and, thus, ed BJP. In coming days, Odisha ing out of home exercising Ministers Dharmendra steadily moving towards “tax bunal was created in the coun- DAV Public School making and how to tackle the there would only be a bipolar will be Congress-free and there franchise in big numbers at a Pradhan and Ravi Shankar transparency from the earlier try way back in 1941 with Chandrasekharpur here, real-life challenges encoun- electoral fight between his would be a bipartite fight difficult time of Covid pan- Prasad and Chief Minister tax terrorism”. “Reform, Benches in Delhi, Bombay and including the team leader, tered in Moon which was high- party and the BJD in coming between the BJP and the BJD,” demic. He said to that he Naveen Patnaik. Perform and Transform are Calcutta; and so far, the tri- would represent the first-ever ly appreciated by the acclaimed elections. said Mohanty at a Press con- accepts the people’s verdict The Chief Justice and other now the new mantras of our bunal has 63 permanent school team from the nation. scientists. The NASA is encour- “In the 2019 elections, people ference. with respect. judges of Orissa High Court, direct tax system,” he said, Benches and two Circuit Rishikesh Amit Nayak of aging the young innovators in of Odisha had discarded He said while the BJP had Among others, BJP State ITAT President Justice PP Bhatt appealing to the tax officials to Benches across the country, Class XII (team leader), Nitesh space research, rovers, rockets Congress and endorsed the fought the by-polls bases on secretaries Prithviraj and Chairman of Central continue with a faceless dispute including the Permanent Patnaik of Class XI, Ankan and satellite research through BJP to second position. Now, issues, the Congress had resort- Harichandan and Golak Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) resolution mechanism as done Bench here in Cuttack that was Mondal of Class X and Tanvi the event. School Principal Dr by-poll results have shown that ed to false propaganda only. Mohapatra and State Secretary PC Modi were also present. now at the corona time. Naveen operating from rented accom- Mallick of Class X have been K C Satapathy honoured the the Congress has become pow- Mohanty thanked voters of Tankadhar Tripathy were pre- Highlighting the recently-intro- Patnaik hoped the new ITAT modations since 1974. selected for the international proud students. erless and people have accept- the two constituencies for com- sent. " ! "# ! &" #.. )(* " ! ( %) $ #'"# '% % $ + , (')$%%Q )1 + $ & sion of any kind is strictly pro- ' - hibited. Any person having +,-- # SARI or ILI like symptoms would not be allowed to the special team of cardiotho- venue. Such persons should not Aracic surgeons (CTVS) led attend funeral functions also. by Dr Suvakant Biswal from Old age persons, pregnant CARE Hospitals performed a hief Minister Naveen eeping in view the possible women or children below 10 rare simultaneous Coronary CPatnaik on Wednesday Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Ksecond wave of Covid-19 years of age or persons with Artery Bypass surgery, a sur- launched the logo and bookings .3))+44(')/ Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and infection, the Bhubaneswar other comorbidities are also gical procedure to restore nor- for the Odisha Tourism’s three- Madhya Pradesh. Two cases Municipal Corporation (BMC) advised not to attend these mal blood flow to an obstruct- month glamping festival, Eco across the State have been pro- +33)'*)/ under Section 20 (b) (ii) (C) of has imposed restrictions that functions, said the BMC order. ed coronary artery and Carotid Retreat 2020-21, to be held at five vided training on Covid-19 pro- the NDPS Act are pending maximum of 100 persons The hosts would ensure Endarterectomy on a 70 year- locations, Konark, Hirakud, tocols. He urged the respective ithal Bharadwaj, a student of against the accused at the would attend marriage-related thermal screening of all par- old patient who was diagnosed Bhitarkanika, Daringbadi and district administrations to take VDAV School, Brahmapur, Kosagumuda and Papadahandi functions and 50 in case of ticipants at the entrance of the with triple vessel disease, an Satkosia. ownership of the execution of the won accolades by reciting all police stations, said police. death rituals in the BMC area. venue. extreme form of coronary A year back, the Odisha Eco Retreats.The Eco Retreats Slokas (from 1 to 13) from n a major breakthrough in its The property seized by the The BMC said the restric- The host of the function artery disease. Tourism had begun the first Eco are to open from December 8, Chapter-15 of the Srimad Idrive against ganja smug- police in this connection tions would remain in force would ensure adequate provi- The patient, Jhulia Samal Retreat at Marine Drive at 2020 up to February 28, 2021. Bhagabat Gita in one minute glers, the Nabarangpur police included four buildings, a 4.82- from November 25, 2020 until sion of hand sanitisation and was admitted to the hospital Konark.The Chief Minister said To book stays, an easy-to- time from memory. For such have seized illegal property acre land, a Bullet bike, a scoot- further order. hand washing at the venue. post diagnosis of a triple ves- last year, a benchmark was set in use integrated portal ecore- remarkable feat, Vithal has suc- worth around Rs 4.77 crore er, a car and two tractors. The BMC said manage- The sitting and dining sel disease with a significant left luxury glamping with a phe- treat.odishatourism.gov.in is cessfully entered his name in and traced a cash transaction of Besides, cash amounting to Rs ments of owners of Kalyan arrangement would be done to main coronary artery disease nomenal success. available to tourists. For more “India Book of Record-2020.” about Rs 4.59 crore. 9.76 lakh was seized. Mandaps, convention halls, make at least 6 ft distance with 90 per cent stenosis. The Eco retreats would offer updates through social media: Vithal is currently pursuing his The police arrested three Tracing illegal financial marriage halls would bear joint between individuals. All must Speaking on the surgery, Dr tourists an excellent opportuni- Facebook: Odisha Tourism: studies as a student of 11th persons in this connection. transaction of Rs 4.59 crore, the responsibility with hosts to use masks. Spitting inside halls Suvakant Biswal, ty to discover Odisha’s diverse https://www.facebook.com/Odis standard. They were identified as police froze all 14 accounts of ensure strict execution of Covid and chewing pan orgutkha etc. Cardiothoracic & Vascular tourism offerings in style, he haTourismOfficial/ Twitter: According to information Prabhakar Mali, Anirudha Mali the accused. guidelines. are strictly prohibited. Surgeon, CARE Hospitals said, said.In a note of assurance to Odisha Tourism: https://twit- available, Vithal learnt Slokas and Ramesh Mali of Panarguda Further investigation was The permission for the Maximum of 50% of the “This case was very rare and tourists from across the country ter.com/odisha_tourism. from his father late Rushi Kesh village under the Kosagumda underway to trace the buyers of functions must be obtained hall capacity will be allowed for distinctive to us. We took quick during Covid times, Patnaik Instagram: Odisha Tourism: Sahu right from his childhood police limits in the district. the contraband, said an official from the local police station usage in a closed space subject calls post consultation with said all stakeholders in the https://www.instagram.com/odis and developed attraction towards The accused trio used to statement issued by the police and local authority mandato- to the ceiling limit of the rele- the Cardiac Anesthesia team tourism and hospitality sectors hatourismofficial. Slokas. run narcotics operations in district headquarters here. rily. Besides, marriage proces- vant function. and neurologist. 2 "#$%##' . " " ! ensured with deployment of additional police personnel in employee and also staying in 4 n view of the Dhanteras to be (the) areas where jewellery the office building.This morn- Icelebrated on Friday, the shops are located,” said the ing, he was found hanging n a joint raid conducted by health officials of Commissionerate police have DCP. If there is any violation of with a towel from the ceiling in Ithe local civic body and the Commissionerate made elaborate arrangements the guidelines or an increase in the balcony. Some locals first police, at least five quintals of adulterated spices here to ensure adherence to the the number of people at a jew- spotted the body and called up were seized from a makeshift factory at the Covid-19 guidelines. This was ellery shop, police may take body of a girl was found police. Saheed Nagar police Malgodown here on Wednesday. informed by Bhubaneswar action and seal the shop tem- Ahanging from a tree at the gation was underway to ascer- along with a scientific team Police said huge quantities of carcinogenic DCP Umashankar Dash on porarily, he added. Jayadev Vatika in the capital tain the circumstances under reached the spot and sent the chemicals were recovered from the place which Wednesday. Asked about the crack- city on Wednesday. The iden- which the girl died. In anoth- body to the Capital Hospital for were kept to be added to the spices like chilli “We will ensure the guide- down on firecracker shops and tity of the deceased was yet to er such incident in the Saheed postmortem. powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and lines issued by the Special godowns in the city, Dash said be ascertained. Nagar area on the city, a mid- Though the exact reason cumin powder. Relief Commissioner (SRC) such places are being checked According to reports, a dle-aged man was found hang- behind the death was yet to be “We have also seized packets of insect- are followed in Bhubaneswar and awareness being created security guard spotted the body ing in the balcony of a real ascertained, staffs of the real infected raw rice, which is probably grinded and during Dhanteras. Discussions among people not to sell and being hung from the tree with estate office building. estate company said Nath added to the spices powder to enhance the prod- were held with jewellery shop use firecrackers.Earlier in the a dupatta and informed the The deceased was identi- might have taken the extreme uct weight,” said a health official. owners in the city in connec- day, the police seized two and authorities.Later, the fied as Jajulyaman Nath, a res- step due to family feud. On The factory’s owner and two of his assistants Amarendra Panda, adding that the seized tion with this. Social distanc- a half trucks of firecrackers Khandagiri police reached the ident Pipili of Puri district. He receiving information, his fam- were detained and they would be booked and materials would be soon sent for chemical exam- ing, mask wearing and adher- from two godowns in the Jatni spot and recovered the body for was working in the real estate ily members later reached the prosecuted as per law,” said local ACP inations. ence to the guidelines will be area, he informed. postmortem. Further investi- company as a Grade-IV spot. #%%&'%#() R$(*(

least 1,000 samples in each seg- leagues under the stewardship stituency causing Lalu’s long- Lulu’s wife Rabri has been The RJD biggies have governing Bihar shall never be rect.Modi is no doubt a win- ment. If only constituencies of Jayprakash Narayan’s time trusted aide and MP Ram enormously defamed for scores wanted to make the soft-spo- the same again as a hugely- ning horse, but his popularity with similar characteristics are Sampurna Kranti endeavour in Kripal Yadav’s defection to the of reasons which the whole ken and articulate Tejashwi powerful opposition will force is nowhere near that of Naveen clubbed together to frame dif- the early 1970s, Lalu and BJP. Misa lost to Ram Kripal world knows. She messed up Chief Minister. the ruling establishment to Patnaik’s. Naveen is still the ferent homogeneous popula- Nitish became sworn enemies and was sent to the Rajya the State as a headless Chief Tejashwi’s masterminding walk the razor’s edge with demigod for voters, and not for tions, the sample size can be later due to ideological mis- Sabha. Misa is married to Minister openly remote-con- of the RJD’s marketing cam- utmost caution. That’s good nothing. He has proven his reduced and inferences will be match. Lalu, once an immense- Shailesh Kumar, a software trolled by Lalu in custody. paign produced excellent news for the masses of intentions are noble. a lot easier to draw. ly-popular firebrand youth engineer. They have two The younger son Tejashwi results. All the 75 seats con- Bihar.Odisha had two by-elec- To lift the poor and the To keep the error of any leader happened to capture daughters. Yadav, a school dropout, is tested have been won. The tions in the prestigious deprived, utmost priorities survey-based statistical esti- undivided Bihar and meta- The couple is currently director of several companies Congress, as an ally, could bag Baleswar Sadar and the semi- have been set in all develop- mation within reasonable lim- morphosed himself into an being probed by the that are currently being inves- only 19 of the 70 seats con- rural Tirtol in Jagatsingpur ment programmes. Further, its and to estimate the quantum alleged ‘daylight robber’ Chief Enforcement Directorate for tigated for acquiring prime tested, eight fewer than in district. the feats his administration of possible error, the design, Minister. allegedly amassing a number of land allegedly through the 2015. The Left parties have The whole of Odisha knew has achieved are beyond the implementation and carrying Father of nine children, benami properties. The latest ‘benami’ route. done well. too well right from day one that imagination of the routine out the subsequent inference seven daughters and two sons, bout of trouble for Misa began Seen by many as the RJD There is a great deal of the BJD would win both. The political bigwigs across India. have to be done with mathe- he forgot the woes of the mass- after the arrest by the ED of a chief’s heir apparent, he had appreciation for this school only curiosity was about the Apart from development activ- 2 matical precision. The respon- es and focused full-time on chartered accountant associat- quit studies to make a career as dropout Tejashwi doing won- victory margin of votes. ities of the popular kind, the dents do not get to know the pleasures of wealth and power. ed with a company linked to a cricketer. His three-year stint ders: He never used the com- Pollsters gave a big range task of putting Odisha promi- ately, pollsters have all gone sampling method, sample pro- Much later, Nitish tossed her in connection with alleged in the Indian Premier League munal plank nor talked of because of lack of methodical nently in the world map has Lhaywire in their predic- file and techniques used to con- Lalu out to rule the smaller money-laundering. as a player for the Delhi caste-based reservations. study. been achieved in style. tions mainly because the guys vert votes into seats. Bihar. But circumstances put Lalu’s elder son Tej Pratap, Daredevils and then in the Not once did he talk of the The predictions ranged Puri, Konark and the tem- surveying in the field are lax So responses are wild and them together again in 2015 only an intermediate from Jharkhand Ranji Trophy team Hindu-Muslim divide nor dif- between 5 and 25 thousand ple town of Bhubaneswar have and do not follow failsafe meth- predictions go wrong. Most when Lalu had made jail his some college, has been in trou- were just insignificant and ferentiated between them. He votes. The overconfident BJP been transformed into enviable ods in a country like India, pollsters in India do not follow home for countless scams and ble for all kinds of alleged cor- lacklustre. kept saying whoever is poor, loudmouths had roared ‘victo- tourist destinations already. where the most complex social appropriate statistical theory. alleged acts of corruption. rupt acts. His estranged wife He became a legislator in distressed or deprived is to be ry with huge margins’. Even hinterland locations structure and political envi- No wonder, most poll predic- The eldest of Lalu and Aishwariya is up in arms to fix 2015 from Raghoupur and supported to come up. Poverty, The BJD soothsayers had across the State are getting ronment with a multi-party tions for the just concluded Rabri Devi’s nine children, the him. Now, Lalu is in jail for became Deputy Chief Minister irrespective of religion, cast or bluffed, as usual, a victory facelifts that no other political democracy make the task of Bihar elections had gone 43-year-old Misa Bharti, a non- keeping the cattle of undivid- in the Nitish Kumar Cabinet. creed, is his focus. The masses margin of 25,000 votes. 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Besides, police arrested successful managed to enter the very soon . election Das had assured the 18-year-old Amit Behera, who Nahak (26), Bulu Nahak (30) five receivers D Dipu Acharya house by breaking open the The Government has people of taking up the ROB provided information regard- and Sanyasi Nahak (30) of (30), Santosh Acharya (26), P door of the terrace and com- sanctioned Rs 6,62,20,997 for project at Chowkipara. Due to ing layout of the house to Kabisuryanagar in the district. Bira Bhadra Rao (36), Nand mitted the robbery, Bhoi told this dream project of want of RoB, the people were Kalia and also assisted him dur- Notably, on October 12, Kishore Bhagat (37) and reporters on Wednesday. Jharsuguda, towards deposit of facing a lot of problems. 589+9 :" . /! $" +;<" ))( +,-- % 1'' he National Aluminium TCompany Limited (Nalco) has registered a net profit of Rs indi film ‘Checkpost’ pro- ''1) 2.(,+5)'+37 !( ' )* ) * 5 1"! 107.45 crore in Q2 of FY21. Hduced under the banner of ! ' )# (1 ' * "1*)** The revenue from operations Golden Tringle Production, *#9* 1' 8 % *)!)" * were Rs 2375 crore, registering Bhubaneswar received rave n a shocking incident, a 17- ) 1)'$!**)#5'!95'! a 72% growth over Q1. reviews from audience and film adaptation of book Check post Iyear-old boy was electrocut- ( !*+ !%(** ' !1* *)* On a half-yearly basis, the crtics during screening in Iran, penned by Priyaranjan Sahoo ed and his maternal uncle suf- !'1!*' %+ * )*1'*) * 5 )!) * company registered a net prof- England and Luthania and now and script written by Arash Sefi fered grievous injuries as they : * % # * %% " !!)$ it of Rs 124 crore against Rs 70 it has been enlisted by Film Jamati of Iran. Writer Priya came in contact with a live wire crore for the corresponding Federation of India. Ranjan sahoo has essayed the laid for poaching of wild boars ! period of previous year.The Every year Film Federation role of main protagonist Ranjan, at Silati village under the 2.++5-9+*5+7 1* company achieved bauxite pro- of India sends nomination for while Bollywood actress Krishna Binika police station in 6+") % duction of 17.04 lakh tonnes Oscar or Academy award. The Goutam has acted as Ranjan’s Subarnapur district on Tuesday. 4' ')* !* " 1+* and alumina hydrate produc- film has been directed by British- wife. The others in cast com- The deceased has been 1 ) * ** ! tion of 4.87 lakh tonnes while Iranian Director Hassan Nazzar prises Dhana Ananya,Vikas identified as Trilochan Sathua +)) 1'(! metal production was 1.06 whose film Utopia was selected Sharma, Md Bablu and Priya of Salepali village under the * 1)) # lakh tonnes during quarter. for Oscar in 2015. This film is an Mishra. Bheden police limits in Bargarh ' ! ') * * district. " (48), two daughters Sarita and %%1% (*) % He had come to his uncle’s Shreya, and two sons Bhishma 1(''3!"# house at Silati on a vacation.As and Sanjeev. According to 1 $ 1+1)* -B9 * #7 2 '" " per sources, Trilochan and his . reports, neighbours noticed '8' !%(** 1('+ (*) maternal uncle Manoj Bania the door of the house being %1* ) 3!"# ) ' 1 $ ( 4 were going towards a nearby " closed and suspected foul play. ! )) ' 1('' CCB (*) 6+") * nullah on a motorcycle last Later, they spotted through 3!"#9 ! *+ ' ! '$ he Adani Foundation’s evening when they came in the window that the six being TProject LEAP in collabora- contact with an electric wire covered with blanket were lying : : tion with ThinkZone and MO that was laid for poaching of on floor. +;9(37 !1 *6=(1 ')* !*)*!'%1 ' !!1)' School Abhiyaan, is using wild boars. s many as six members of On being informed, police * %( )%* ')'$ @0-.9 !!1)' accessible technology to imple- While the minor boy died Aa family were found dead and forensic team reached the ** = (* ' )*""' ) ))* 88 ment ‘home-based education on the spot, Manoj has been in their house in mysterious spot and confirmed the deaths. '1)%* ) * '* % ')(1* programmes’ for children aged admitted to Binika CHC.Being circumstances at Sanrapada The bodies were sent by police ) (1 +1' * +(1 (!)**$) 3-10 years. "We use ‘voice call informed, police reached the village under the Patnagarh for post-mortem while fur- !!*' * !)$ !1 * ) %()' ) & SMS-based’ learning plat- spot and initiated an police station in Balangir dis- ther investigation was on to -09000 %$ forms to reach out to parents so inquiry.Meanwhile, locals trict on Wednesday.The ascertain the reason behind the that they can engage children alleged that though they have deceased were identified as deaths.The bodies bore injury ! O = in activity-based learning con- informed police. Bulu Jani (50), his wife Jyoti marks, a police official said. !.+>9(+7 L tent. *M9 The parents receive daily 1- !%(* 2 minutes voice calls and SMS $" (%)9) )' on their mobile phones regard- 5 &2 " )(! ing DIY (do-it-yourself) learn- % ( + %% ing modules. Based on the age Karanajimal cluster of Dhamra push-based voice call learning +)' " * level and class of the child, the area are not devoid of quality programme. For our push- 67 2 *+ * content is scheduled. education during Corona cri- based voice calling programme, #'F@1 * )' * 4 (1* Access to the content is free sis. So in the communities parents receive daily learning !*$ *) * ' )'! 9)" * of cost for the families," said a where we have a direct pres- modules. Through the initia- **!# (1 9))*")'*6'*$! 9) release of the Adani ence and where we have the tive, we will be reaching out )"1)))"1*))* )** !**)$* Foundation. "The students demographic information of 2,291 children of 16 I'*'"(! ( )*9) #)) ( * %6' ' directly enrolled in the Project families of the enrolled stu- Anganwadis and 30 primary '$ ) ) ) )* )1! (1"!*$ LEAP across Dosinga and dents, we are implementing our schools," it added. ! 2 nidentified miscreants on UTuesday night attacked a * family at Central Line area of Burla in Sambalpur district. Two family members died and "#!! two sustained grievous injuries in the attack. Reports said the assailants 2 would be about 3.5 ton and its 4 came in a car and brutally 4 depth would be 15 to 30 assaulted Bulu Bisoyi (34), his metres. A red colour solar uch to the joy of bird father, mother and brother hough late but the State lamp is going to be fitted on the 2+%+56-37 =1 ' ) )!1' * *+ Mlovers the mid winter Muna (32) with swords and TForest Department is all set buoys, so that the trawlers ')'$ !'* * % )!1' % waterfall migratory birds have other lethal weapons in their to instal buoys to demarcate the would operate outside the + * * # (' 1' * *+ 3 )* started thronging the house. boundaries of the Gahirmatha Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary +)'* *' 1 * $')+9*' Bhitarkanika National park The victims were critical- Marine Sanctuary. during night hour and also to " 1'+=1 '*+ *$L5+ ) %'1) with the onset of winter season. ly injured in the incident and According to DFO of avoid accident of fishing vessels *% +F%%'* )!1'*'*#* DFO of Rajnagar rushed to the VIMSAR in Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and on installed buoys, stated Dash. * *%* * * * '!* * *+ $ Mangrove(Forest)and wildlife Burla, where doctors declared Wildlife Bikash Ranjan Dash, Meanwhile, five buoys have O)!'*)*%( +$ *))1)*'=1 ) Division, Bikash Ranjan Dash Bulu dead. Later, Muna also plans are afoot to instal 15 already reached at Paradip port +)')(! '')*"*# % '!' said more than 30 types of succumbed to the injuries. floating buoys at selected points area ,whereas other 10 buoys * *%*9M )' )* ! * *) ! )('*$ species, including sea gulls, Police have detained four at the sea through GPS track- woud reach very shortly .The curlews, ibises, geese, ducks of persons in this connection and ing. The buoys made of with demarcation work of 2 !2 different types have started of bird species with a popula- report-2020, that was carried started an investigation. iron and plastics are going to be Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary :! thronging several places with- tion of 1,18,326 had thronged out in five forest and wildlife Though the reason behind the set up in floating condition at and installation of buoys are 23+.>+9(37 )* in Bhitarkanika. Bhitarkanika National park last Ranges under Bhitarkanika attack was yet to be ascertained, the boundaries of Gahirmatha. going to be started before the * )%)) ' According to official time as per the Mid winter national park on last January it is suspected that the incident The diameter of each buoy will end of November, stated for- 4' 41% ?BHA sources, as many as 105 types waterfall birds’ status survey 6. was fallout of past enmity. be 2.6 metre whereas its weight est official sources. '' ' 1' ++ * *%* * * 4 '! + )(* '$ 9 " 5 2 #(." )'* %(1 9) ()*' * 4#*$ 9 collaboration between the State Government said in a ') ')' "" 1 '%23 WCD Department and World statement. Development !9 %(1 *9 Fish, said an official release. Commissioner Suresh Chandra + ( '$ ) The MoU was signed in the Mohapatra said such innova- ! +9'1*"1''%!"*1 $)'%))"+ presence of Development tion will go a long way in accel- )) * * ' =1 )%9 )' ) =1 )* ' # '3) Commissioner SC Mohapatra. erating nutrition status in the 4 1) ' '$ Women SHGs involved in State. nutrition-sensitive fish pro- He hoped that it will not !! ? #(!* duction systems in gram pan- only make best use of locally +;9(37 ! 1)' !'1!*' ' ' )' chayat tanks and fish process- available fisheries resource but ! !# ) *#) 1()*6(1 +6=(1 usting a cattle trafficking ing will also be trained and pro- will also economically empow- ')* !* ' )*' ( ) *) !!*$ Bracket, the Karanjia police vided market linkage. er women in the long run. ! !# ) "+%1 !*1 '+**1) of Mayurbhanj district on Mission Shakti Director World Fish Director 6$!!1)') ''*!1 *$ Wednesday rescued 10 cows he Women, Child Sujata Kartikeyan said the ini- General Gareth Johnstone said from a pickup van and seized TDevelopment and Mission tiative will be a win-win situa- World Fish experts would sup- the vehicle at Chanchabani in Shakti Department and the tion both for the communities port women SHGs in prepara- the district. However, the vehi- World Fish signed an MoU on and women SHG members. tion of fish powder using ( =P cle’s driver and helper managed a virtual mode for inclusion of Development Commissioner hygienically solar fish driers on to flee the spot. Sources said a fish and fish-related products Suresh Chandra Mohapatra a pilot basis over next six 4 group of locals had noticed the in Supplementary Nutrition released an SOP on the inclu- months. cattle-laden pickup van and Programme (SNP) to reduce sion of dried small fish in the ICAR, Central Institute of case has come to fore here where a woman gave birth to a girl immediately intercepted it at malnutrition among the chil- SNP. Fisheries Technology, Cochin, Achild on roadside. According to sources, one Manjulata Chanchabani. dren aged three-six years, preg- Women SHGs in the will supply the low cost poly Mallick, a resident of Netua village under Derabish block , on They later informed the shed. The cops further initiat- ficking has become rampant in nant and nursing women and coastal fishing villages will also house solar fish driers for this Wednesday developed labour pain and was rushed to District matter to police, who reached ed an inquiry in this connec- the Karanjia area, but the local adolescent girls at 50 be trained for seeking business programme. Headquarters Hospital (DHH). But, doctor, after examining her the spot and rescued all the 10 tion. Meanwhile, villagers administration has turned a Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in opportunities in solar dried fish Mission Shakti Director health, asked her to return to her house, as her pregnancy was of cows and later handed them expressed strong discontent- deaf ear to their repeated com- Mayurbhanj district on a pilot and fish powder following food Sujatha Karthikeyan was pre- 8 months. However, while she was returning from hospital with one over to the Kanranjia cattle ment alleging that cattle-traf- plaints about this. basis.It is a five-year technical safety standards of FSSAI, the sent. of her family members and local ASHA on a scooty. !"#"$"$ 0

5 R '!)' "(.1$23345 ' ()*B#9 & -0.8' " " &" gin of over 15000 votes. Among other notable “The challenge with the t a time when many coun- n times of an intense debate losers are -- Chandrika Roy, +0>&" vaccines is that, how long the Atries are witnessing a surge Ion nepotism, some political son of former chief minister immunity lasts and how much in their Covid-19 caseload, dynasties succeeded in carry- Daroga Prasad Rai, from protective value that it gives as India on Wednesday regis- ing forward their legacies but Parsa. Roy, also the father Tej far as individuals are con- tered a drop in the infections many heir apparents failed in Pratap Yadav’s estranged wife "" " & cerns,” Dr Guleria added. He that went below the 5-lakh the recently concluded Bihar Aishwarya, had switched over said that other challenge with mark for the first time after Assembly polls. to the JD(U) from the RJD has cases of attempt to murder the Pfizer vaccine is that the 106 days. Senior politician Sharad lost by a margin of 16947 votes against themselves. RJD is top vaccine should be kept at a very The 4,94,657 active cases Yadav’s daughter Subhasini against Chhotelal Rai who s many as 163 winning in the list of winning candi- low temperature which is not are in contrast to the 6,07,384 Raj Rao, Shatrughan Sinha’s moved to Lalu Prasad’s party Acandidates of the total 243 dates having criminal cases, practical for rural parts of the in August and 10,09,976 in son Luv Sinha, senior RJD leaving Nitish Kumar’s just in the Bihar Assembly polls, followed by BJP and Janata Dal country and tough to maintain mid-September. leader Prabhunath Singh’s son before the assembly polls. results of which were declared (United). the cold chain. However, in a review Randhir Kumar Singh, In Jokihat seat in Araria on Wednesday, have declared This time, the ADR had experts explained that it will CMC Vellore scientist Dr meeting, Union Health Mandal Commission report’s district, sons of former union criminal cases against them- analysed the self-sworn affi- need a complex and costly sys- Gagandeep Kang echoed sim- Minister Dr Harshivardhan author B P Mandal’s grandson minister Mohammad selves. davits of 241 of the 243 victo- hile the Government has tem of deep-freeze airport ilar sentiments. She said Pfizer’s took serious note of a spike in Nikhil Mandel and former Taslimuddin, were pitted Of them 123 (51 percent) rious candidates. The ADR Windicated that it is open warehouses, refrigerated vehi- coronavirus vaccine is an deaths in Maharashtra, Goa union minister Ram Lakhan against each other. Younger have declared serious cases did not say anything on such to dialogue with Pfizer Inc so cles and inoculation points for mRNA vaccine which is going and North eastern States like Singh Yadav’s son Jayvardhan brother Mohammad including cases related to mur- details of remaining winners. that its coronavirus vaccine distribution across India. to be very expensive for India. Mizoram, Meghalaya and Yadav are among those polit- Shahnawaz, who contested on der, attempt to murder, kid- The results of the three-phase can be made available for use After they reach vaccina- “...Currently, we have no Tripura, calling it a matter of ical dynasties who could not Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM napping and crimes against elections were declared on in the country, health experts tion centers, the shots must be system in this country to be concern. win and failed to carry for- party, defeated his brother women. Besides, 194 candi- Wednesday early morning after have pointed out that it will not thawed from -70 degrees cel- able to deliver a minus 70 With 44,281 new infec- ward their fathers’ legacies. Sarfaraz Alam of the RJD, by dates are crorepatis. counting that went on for over be an easy affair. sius and injected within five degree Celsius vaccine,” tions reported in the past 24 The issue of dynasty pol- over 7,000 votes. According to the 20 hours. They said that the vaccine days, if not they go bad, said the Gagandeep Kang was quoted as hours, India’s total cases have itics has been a subject of Sadhu Yadav, brother-in- Association for Democratic Out of the 123 winners, 19 candidate which has 90 per cent experts. saying by the report. surged to 86,36,012 as on intense political debate, with law of Lalu Prasad Yadav, who Reforms (ADR) report, 19 have murder cases, 31 attempt effectiveness against Covid-19 Delhi-based AIIMS Senior scholar at Johns Wednesday. representatives of each party had contested on Mayawati’s winning candidates have to murder and eight crimes will be expensive and difficult Director Dr Randeep Guleria Hopkins Center, Amesh Adalja Highlighting the State spe- accusing leaders of other par- BSP ticket, lost to Subhas declared cases related to mur- against women against their to deliver in India, particular- was skeptical on the availabil- gave similar opinion pointing cific areas of concern that ties of promoting their kin. Singh of the BJP by 36,641 der while 31 have declared names. ly in rural areas where deep- ity of the Pfizer’s Covid-19 out that the cold chain is going would require focussed atten- Subhasini Raj Rao who votes from Gopalganj seat. freeze storage and transporta- vaccine as he said that the data to be one of the most chal- tion, the Union Health contested from Bihariganj seat Jayvardhan Yadav, grand- RJD’s Satish Kumar on those who have succeeded to tion networks needed for the released by the company is very lenging aspects of the delivery Minister noted that although falling under the Madhepura son of former union minister Makhdumpur seat by a mar- carry forward their fathers’ vaccine are almost nil. encouraging but it should be of this coronavirus vaccination. the active cases have come Lok Sabha, which is consid- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, gin of over 21000 votes. legacy. Among the other On Tuesday, Pfizer Inc. looked very carefully. “This will be a challenge in down in Maharashtra, it con- ered a stronghold of his father, who had crossed over to the However, Lalu’s sons victorious candidates are and BioNTech SE had shown “Whatever vaccines they are all settings because hospitals tinues to have a large active could not win the seat. She had JD(U) from the RJD, also lost Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Sanjiv Chaurasia (Digha), ‘extraordinarily’ early results making have potential of giv- even in big cities do not have caseload, with a high Case contested on a Congress tick- toSandeep Saurabh of CPI-ML Pratap Yadav, former union son of Sikkim Governor from final stage trials, raising ing immunogenicity and pro- storage facilities for a vaccine Fatality Rate (2.6 per cent) et. Subhasini lost to seasoned in Paliganj seat by a margin of minister Digvijay Singh’s Ganga Prasad, Sudhakar much hopes, which were tection as far as COVID-19 is at that ultra-low temperature,” which increases to 3.5 per politician and sitting MLA 30,928 votes. Hindustani daughter Shreyasi Singh, RJD Singh (Ramgarh), son of state though short-lived, after concern,” he said. he added. cent in and around Mumbai. Neeranjan Mehta of Nitish Awam Morch president Jitan vice president Shivanand RJD president Jagdanand Kumar’s JD(U) by 18711 votes. Ram Manjhi won the Tiwari’s son Rahul Tiwari Singh and Alok Mehta, son of Luv Sinha, son of actor- Imamganj seat, but his son-in- and Jagannath Mishra’s son late RJD leader Tulsi Das . ":-. politician Shatrughan Sinha, law Devendra Kumar lost to Nitish Mishra are among Mehta. who was contesting on a though festivals were impor- 6 brated on Saturday. Congress ticket from Bankipur tant, but “life itself has been “We are all battling for life seat of Patna lost to BJP’s he Supreme Court refused in imperil” amid the pan- in this situation and all of us Nitin Nabin by 38965 votes. In Ton Wednesday to interfere demic. The bench said the have elderly people in our Chapra, senior RJD leader with the Calcutta High Court high court knew the local 7$ home,” it observed. “We are in Prabhunath Singh’s son order banning the use and condition better and it should a situation where at this time, Randhir Kumar Singh failed to sale of firecrackers in West be allowed to do the needful. " preservation of life is more win against sitting MLA Dr C Bengal on Kali Puja to curb The top court was hearing ) !9 important and the high court N Gupta (BJP) by a margin of air pollution, saying preser- an appeal filed by one Gautam knows what is required at the 7,222 votes. vation of life was more impor- Roy and the Burrabazaar 1 ground level.” JD(U)’s Nikhil Mandel, tant amid the coronavirus Fireworks Dealers It said the high court had grandson of Mandal pandemic. Association challenging the ing upcoming festivals, taken care of the interest of Commission report’s author B A vacation bench of high court order of last including Kali Puja and citizens, especially senior cit- P Mandal, lost to Justices D Y Chandrachud Thursday banning the use Chhath Puja, to curb pollu- izens who may have comor- Chandrasekhar of the RJD on and Indira Banerjee said and sale of firecrackers dur- tion. Kali Puja will be cele- bidities. the Madhepura seat by a mar- 8 "# 5'% ' "#$1 #' #'#" " the water that is available is finite. It is nderlining that water is a finite not unlimited. It is the responsibility of Uresource, Vice President Venkaiah each and every citizen to save water and Naidu on Wednesday called for a use it judiciously. The need of the hour change in lifestyle and make water con- is to change our lifestyles and make servation a way of life. water conservation a way of life,” Naidu He said reduced use of water also said. results in less use of energy required for The vice president was speaking at pumping and supplying water to homes, the National Water Awards to honour offices and farming activities. In effect, the excellence in water management it will also help in reducing pollution, and conservation across the nation. he noted. Tamil Nadu bagged the ‘Best State’ “Unless we reduce the wastage of award, followed by Maharashtra and water and take up saving and conser- Rajasthan. vation of water on a war footing, there Practises like micro-irrigation, drip is a danger of potable water becoming and sprinkler systems have to be pro- a scarce resource in the future,” Naidu moted in a big way for efficient use of said. water for agriculture, he said. With the rising population, he “Reduce, reuse and recycle must be said, urbanisation, industrialisation the watchwords if we have to handover and expanding agricultural activities, a sustainable and liveable planet to the the water requirement will continue to future generations,” he said. increase. Naidu pointed out that watershed “The key message that needs to be development is another area that can taken to people again and again is this: spur local economic development. P5 'Q%' ' # 67 ' "

drugs.” And maybe that has The research team something to do with esearchers have iden- identified ORF3d, a new how the gene was able to Rtified a new “hidden” overlapping gene in arise.” gene in SARS-CoV-2, the SARS-CoV-2 that has the Overlapping genes virus responsible for potential to encode a pro- are hard to spot, and most Covid-19, that may have tein that is longer than scientific computer pro- contributed to its unique expected by chance alone, grammes are not biology and pandemic according to the study designed to find them. potential. In a virus that published in the journal However, they are com- only has about 15 genes in eLife. mon in viruses. total, knowing more They found that this This is partly because about this and other over- gene is also present in a RNA viruses have a high lapping genes — or “genes previously discovered mutation rate, so they within genes” — could pangolin coronavirus, tend to keep their gene have a significant impact perhaps reflecting repeat- count low to prevent a on how we combat the ed loss or gain of this gene large number of muta- virus. during the evolution of tions. “Overlapping genes SARS-CoV-2 and related As a result, viruses may be one of an arsenal viruses. have evolved a sort of data of ways in which coron- In addition, ORF3d compression system in aviruses have evolved to has been independently which one letter in its replicate efficiently, thwart identified and shown to genome can contribute host immunity, or get elicit a strong antibody to two or even three dif- themselves transmitted,” response in Covid-19 ferent genes. said lead author Chase patients, demonstrating “Missing overlapping Nelson, a postdoctoral that the new gene`s pro- genes puts us in peril of researcher at Academia tein is manufactured dur- overlooking important Sinica in Taiwan and a ing human infection. aspects of viral biology,” visiting scientist at the “We don`t yet know said Nelson. American Museum of its function or if there`s “In terms of genome Natural History. clinical significance,” size, SARS-CoV-2 and “Knowing that over- Nelson said. its relatives are among the lapping genes exist and “But we predict this longest RNA viruses that how they function may gene is relatively unlikely exist. They are thus per- reveal new avenues for to be detected by a T-cell haps more prone to coronavirus control, for response, in contrast to `genomic trickery` than example through antiviral the antibody response. other RNA viruses.” !"#"$"$ &

6 5 6 44P # )' 5 !:7 & " ! 4 alleged that he State adminis- a ban locker in her name was !.)55-*.+%+'+-/*.+* misleading their cadres to pro- tration is under the control of the bribe amount meant for " :- - 5 5))3,)B$3)/-/*.) tect their wrongdoings,” said cams associated with the a cabal consisting of corrupt Sivsankar from one of the ben- 9+3*$3+5$*.)3*+*) Chennithala. SLIFE Mission and Kerala officials, party leaders and eficiaries of the LIFE Mission aunching an attack against “It was Vijayan who wrote Fibre Optic Network (K-Fone), smugglers. project, Swapna reportedly told M);+'.-B$(6.*++%-+5* LKerala Chief Minister $)35>)5*3)+4.*.) to Prime Minister Narendra the two flag ship mega infra- In a report submitted to the the ED team. She also disclosed ,+**%)&.),+**%)+',$*. Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI-M 9$'-*-$5.)3)*.) Modi for a probe and today the structure projects of the ruling court on Wednesday seeking an that she too had certain roles in aintaining that it would -*.-5*.)B+>-%+5/ state Secretary Kodiyeri 93)')5*%)+/)3'.-9.+' same Vijayan is leading his gov- Left Democratic Front extension of the custody of M the award of contracts and Mnot accept that RJD +6+-5'*+B$3>-/+,%)3(%-56 Balakrishnan, Leader of 3)+4.)/ ernment and his party to the Government in the State Sivsankar, the former principal business associated with these leader Tejashwi Yadav had lost +%%-+54)&.)3(%-562-5 Opposition Ramesh streets to protest the very same turned worse with Swapna secretary to chief minister projects. the Bihar Assembly polls in )%.-+5/*.)2-.+3E F Chennithala said on cial probe agency after the probe that he had asked for. I Suresh, the third accused in the Pinarayi Vijayan, the ED told In yet another setback to which he fought valiantly /-/5$*%$')+5$99$3*(5-* Wednesday that both these court extended the ED custody fail to understand what's hap- gold smuggling case telling the the court that the bureaucrat the CPI(M), Bineesh Kosiyeri, against the formidable ruling *$/)B+>));+'.-/(3-56 leaders are now caught neck- of senior IAS officer Sivasankar, pening,” added Chennithala. Enforcement Directorate offi- refused to answer the questions son of party secretary Kodiyeri NDA, the ruling Shiv Sena said deep in numerous scams and which ended on Wednesday, by The ruling Left govern- cials that all illegal transactions posed to him by the investiga- Balakrishnan, who was arrest- on Wednesday that the “his- *.)4+>9+-65&)'9-*)+ are using the CPI-M as a shield. one more day. ment has announced a protest and deals involving these pro- tion team. Since Sivsankar was ed by the ED in connection toric” polls had thrown up a 5$G.$%/'G,+33)/+**+4H An affidavit filed by the Chennithala said that never to be held on Monday across grammes were carried out with not cooperating with the ED, with money laundering and “new face” in the form of %+(54.)/+6+-5'*.-> Enforcement Directorate (ED) before did the party or any the state attacking the Centre the full knowledge of the Chief the agency took into custody financing of narcotics trade Tejashwi in the national poli- 3->) -5-'*)3+3)5/3+ in a court containing the state- other state government reach for using national probe agen- Minister’s Office. Swapna Suresh with the con- was sent to judicial custody for tics. $/-4+%%)/.->43$5 ment of the prime accused in the position where the present cies to weaken the Pinarayi Ramesh Chennithala, currence of the court and she 14 days on Wednesday by a Heaping lavish praise on 93-54)$B(56%)+;&2(* the gold smuggling case, leadership has reached. Vijayan government. Kerala’s Leader of the was interrogated. court in Bangalore. Bineesh’s Tejashwi who led the RJD in );+'.-/-/5$*%$').-' Swapna Suresh, stated for the “While Vijayan's office is “I fail to understand why Opposition, alleged on Swapna, who had close custody period under the ED the Bihar Assembly polls, the 4$>9$'(3),(*)5*+.)+/ first time on Wednesday that engaged in smuggling and Vijayan, who claims to know Wednesday that the Chief liaison with Sivsankar told the got over on Wednesday. Shiv Sena in an editorial pub- -*..-'4+>9+-65N*.) the former Secretary to Vijayan other dubious deals, nothing, is worried. If one has Minister’s Office has become ED officials that the former Though the ED did not ask for lished in its official mouth-piece )/-*$3-+%'*+*)/ - M. Sivasankar - and his 'team' Balakrishnan's son is doing done no wrong, then why fear? the epicentre of corruption, principal secretary was privy to extending his custody period, “Saamana” said: “We have to in the office of the CM knew business in drug trafficking. Time will soon tell the truth, smuggling and anti-national all illegal and underhand deal- the agency opposed granting of accept the verdict in the Bihar Tejashwi concentrated his cam- about all the deals, including Now after they have been and all that the opposition has activities. Reacting to the report ings associated with the LIFE bail to him on the ground that Assembly polls. But, we do not paign on issues like develop- the gold smuggling case. caught red-handed, they are been saying will turn true,” submitted by the ED in the Mission and K-Fone projects. he wielded massive political consider the poll outcome as ment, employment and educa- This was filed by the finan- using their party as a shield and added Chennithala. court on Wednesday, he The Rs one crore seized from and official influence. the defeat of Tejashwi Yadav. tion and defeated Nitish mid- The poll defeat can in no way way through the polls,`` be considered a debacle. Nor the''Saamana `` editorial stated. !)4 the success achieved by way of “No wonder that the Bihar ! 1"1 "* ) !) )1%4#* increasing the number through polls were intensely fought. It a jugaad (a flexible approach to was Tejashwi who brought solve a problem) can be called intensity to the polls. He was Amaravati: A Central 4 4 and will be running about 85 sengers were being checked tests for Class X and XII board a victory”. undeterred in his fight against Government team tasked to percent of our full running with thermal screening and examinations this year. 5 “Tejashwi fought a valiant either a political bigwig like assess the extensive damage uburban train services capacity during the office time,” were being given sanitizers The decision will be rele- battle. The battle was both Narendra Modi or against an done to crops by heavy rains in Sresumed on Wednesday in a senior official in the Eastern before entering the vant to the students of West %-6+3.7 !** within the family and against a experienced political war horse Andhra Pradesh has visited Eastern and South Eastern Railways said even as Chief platform. Bengal Secondary and West 5 1)5!!)* '* formidable ruling alliance. The like Nitish Kumar,” the East and West Godavari Railways from Sealdah and Minister Mamata Banerjee Passengers coming from Bengal Higher Secondary '!)()9*5! ruling BJP in Delhi and the “Saamana” editorial districts, official sources said on Howrah after about eight requested the Railway author- the suburban centres looked Education Board. ! + 1)% Bihar JD(U) did not lose any stated. Wednesday. IANS months gap with the stations ities to increase the number of happier with the running of the Earlier, the CBSE had )*? A9 )) J opportunity to defame Tejashwi “This Bihar Assembly polls witnessing massive crowd build trains so as to avoid crowing of trains even as those coming postponed the Central Teacher ) )'!''*' % during the campaign. Despite a will go into the history of up despite the authorities main- the compartments. from Sonarpur in South Eligibility Test (CTET) (which * *)+*%) no-holds-barred attack Indian politics. The power may tained a strict vigil to ensure The Railways after a series Sealdah division said how “we will now be held on January 31, +)* '*"* )*1* launched against him, Prime go into the hands of anyone pandemic protocol. of meetings with the State had shell out more than Rs 200 2021) due to the corona pan- * * ))8 Minister Narendra Modi called after the polls, but the Bihar The train services resumed Government resumed local per day to visit our offices 50 demic. '('" **! him crown prince of Jungle Raj. polls have given the country a after repeated protests at vari- train services on Wednesday km away from Baruipur as we The Chief Minister also !"+*6 '! But, Tejashwi did not lose his new face in Tejashwi Yadav. ous suburban stations by angry with alternate seating arrange- had to avail of different modes announced the filling of 16,000 +')(*9 *'$ composure but went ahead Any amount of congratula- commuters who complained of ments in coaches with every of transport from buses, to vacant government posts apart ' *%**')( with his campaign,” the edito- tions to Tejashwi is less for the lack of transport facility to other seat being cross-marked auto rickshaws to share taxis… from creating three police bat- * )*!% '9 rial stated manner in which he fought the reach Kolkata. in order to ensure for but once the trains have start- talions in the State. The three J ) 1* ' “On the contrary, incum- Assembly polls,” the Sena Though the EMU (local) physical distance among pas- ed we will be able to reach our battalions will be christened %) ')' )8 bent chief minister Nitish mouth-piece added. trains were not fully crowded as sengers. offices for Rs 50 only.” Coochbehar--Narayani Sena as * )%'*1*+* Kumar – apprehending defeat The Shiv Sena’s wholesome is witnessed during normal sit- This apart spot markings Meanwhile in a related per the wishes of the local ) *' !! * '8 – made an emotional appeal to praise of Tejashwi Yadav should uations Railways authorities were made outside the ticket development Chief Minister Rajbonshis population, Gorkha -C!!)*1'' the voters, saying that this was be seen in the context of the said expected more passengers counters in order to ensure Mamata Banerjee on Battalion and Jangal Mahal !" ** ' 1! his last poll he was fighting. He fact that the RJD emerged as in the coming days, social distancing, Railway Wednesday announced that battalion with 1000 personnel '!) !? A' made emotional appeals to the the single largest party in the “We ran 696 trains today authorities said adding the pas- there would be no selection each. **!$ voters. After having ruled Bihar polls with a whooping 75 seats, for the past 15 years, Nitish was as against 74 seats won by the brought to knees in the poll BJP and 43 seats won by the ' &! 6R campaign. This was because JD(U). 7 % sleeper cells, to propagate their &23 ideology and for abetting and he National Investigation advocating unlawful activities, Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on T(NIA) has arrested an the agency said. Wednesday decided to reopen high and higher accused from Karnataka in The arrested accused secondary schools and colleges in the state from connection with the Lashkar- Sayyad M. Idris was part of var- November 23 subject to adherence of Covid-19 e-Tayyeba (LeT) recruitment ious social media groups run by guidelines. case of West Bengal. Pakistani-based LeT However, there has been no decision on “Yesterday (10.11.2020), handlers in their effort to reopening of primary schools. The government the NIA arrested accused recruit individuals for sleeper said it will analyse the feedback on implemen- Sayyad M. Idris, aged 28 years, cells of LeT and for furthering tation of Wednesday's decision and then decide. resident of Uttara Kannada, terrorist activities, it Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Karnataka in West Bengal LeT alleged. Chudasama said: “A Cabinet meeting chaired by Recruitment Case,” the NIA The accused is being pro- Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on said in a statement on duced before the Court, Uttara Wednesday decided to reopen schools and col- Wednesday. Kannada and transit remand is leges in the state. Before that, I held discussions The case arose out of West being taken to produce him with my department officials, education experts, Bengal, Baduria Police Station before NIA Court, Kolkata, it academics and other stakeholders on continu- FIR No. 150/2020 dated further said. ation of studies. March 18, 2020 pertaining to In this case, chargesheet “The Cabinet decided that after Diwali, from Pakistan-based handlers has already been filed against November 23, all high and higher secondary belonging to proscribed ter- accused Tania Parvin of schools, colleges and universities will hold rorist outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyaba Kolkata on September 10 and teaching in their respective premises. For this, using various social media further investigation in the they shall strictly follow the Standard Operating platforms to radicalize and case is continuing, it Protocol of the central government.” IANS recruit vulnerable youth for added. -)? && #& @

t Aligarh railway station, STE (Senior ATicket Examiner) molested Prayagraj's girl on the pretext of ticket checking. The girl sat on the bench with her mother waiting for the train. STE ran away on her mother’s reprimand. The victim has filed a case at the GRP police station. After this, STE was arrested. The Railways has suspended the STE and started an investigation. An 18-year-old girl from Prayagraj came to Aligarh for some work with her mother. When the girl and mother reached the station to catch the Rewa Express, STE Pramod Kumar checked the ticket at the entrance. The girl then moved to platform number 3/4 with her mother and sat on the bench waiting for the train. ! 2 " " P# Aligarh: For the Master Plan 2031, special attention is being given to industries. Preparations are going on to connect Dhanipur airstrip and its three flying clubs to Jewar International Airport to start air taxi and air ambulance up to Jewar and NCR in the future. In these flying clubs, drone cameras flying training, training of airport ground staff and air hostess will soon be started along with the training of commercial pilots. This will create new employment opportunities and after training in Aligarh, the people will be able to get different jobs at Jewar Airport. Aligarh can become a major hub in the region, as there are no three flying clubs anywhere else in the state. PNS !"#"$"$ ; , #', #$ !"#$!%&'( )*+ %$!%&'( & 78")&-97&%' 0 " 7 18, 9 23$ ( *))%"!*) %*)'')!1))))*"1* ) 4 O ( O - 2 ) ())"!)'*!%")9!*)* 4*) 6 time while she was just 43. $ 1 1 The allocation of seats to allies would be a major hurdle for $ Stalin in the run-up to the elec- ( tion. Though the alliance part- ( ners are yet to be finalised, it is ( # almost sure that the DMK-led front would comprise the ( Congress, the Communists, the ( Muslim League and the % S 7 S Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. /.%331221 A question being asked is 1 8 + whether PMK, the Vanniyar ( iver Cauvery, the lifeline dominated party, and Makkal of Tamil Nadu, flows Needhi Maiam, the outfit quietly nowadays. The launched by Kamal Haasan, political waters in the would cast their lot with the Hhxv7hh State, too, resemble the DMK. Dr S Ramadoss, founder flowR of Cauvery, though the former of the PMK, has only one mission may not be as pure and serene as the in his life, to make his son 0 47.) sacred river. There are many under- Anbumani the Chief Minister of 23$ 1 3 # 4 currents and swirls beneath the calm Tamil Nadu. And film actor that can even take a wild tusker Haasan has already declared that down to the river bed. he would be the chief minister- + 1S Uncertainty is the hallmark of ial candidate of his party. On the Tamil Nadu’s political landscape as other side, we have Vijayakanth, 0 ) ( this article is being written. The founder of the DMDK, who too main characters in the State’s vast has the same ambition. 1 ( electoral arena are, as usual, the There are only 234 seats at ! $ 8 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam stake in Tamil Nadu. DMK 1S (DMK) and the All India Anna would certainly pocket at least Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance with the BJP in the 2019 attitude of the AIADMK leaders add to the woes of EPS. 130 seats because Stalin prefers 2 (AIADMK). These two Dravidian Lok Sabha election. Both EPS towards the saffron brigade was Besides, there is an anti- to form a Government of his own 9:;< , # , majors have so far played the lead and OPS would not like to “take it or leave it”. The BJP did incumbency sentiment which and does not like to share power. 1 + roles while national parties like the remember that experience not get any seats during the bien- has been fuelled by a section of Even in 2006, when the party Indian National Congress and the because they violated the cardi- nial Rajya Sabha election from the media. Though there are won just 96 seats, M Karunanidhi BJP, along with other fringe parties, nal rule set by Jayalalithaa that the AIADMK. EPS played his charges of corruption against the kept the alliance partners at bay ( have been mere sidekicks. there should not be any kind of cards well and managed to get Government, nothing has been and ruled the State for five years 4 23$S The Congress, which ruled the alliance with the BJP. The whatever he had asked from the proved till date. Except for the with outside support extended by + + 4 State uninterrupted till 1967, is a pale Hindutva party, which contested Centre. rioting at Thoothukudi, demand- the allies. The Congress, the shadow of what it was in the 1960s as a junior partner, drew a blank When he was sworn in as the ing the closure of the Sterlite Muslim League, the VCK and the S ( because both the DMK and the while the AIADMK had to be Chief Minister in February 2017 Copper Plant, which resulted in Communists are sure to ask - , ( AIADMK have sucked the entire content with just one seat. The with the blessings of Sasikala, 15 people losing their lives in their pound of flesh this time. So, 23$ blood out of India’s grand old party. other alliance partners, the Pattali who had to surrender at the police firing, there were no major Stalin is left with the task of win- It is left with more leaders than the Makkal Katchi (PMK), the Parappana Agrahara Prison fol- incidents in the sphere of law and ning 91 per cent of the seats to 1 cadre, according to political chron- Desiya Murpokku Dravida lowing the Supreme Court’s order order. The Government has to be contested by the DMK for # 23$ =; <> ;; + 1 $ ?1$@ iclers like N Kalyanasundaram, a Kazhagam (DMDK), the upholding the sentence in a dis- convince the people about the realising his dream of becoming ;> 9A 4 ( close associate of the legendary K Trinamool Congress (TMC) and proportionate asset case, Tamil number of new jobs it has creat- the Chief Minister. Kamaraj. the Puthiya Tamilagam (PT), too Nadu was agog with apprehen- ed during the last five years and The question that remains 4 18 =: ;9 The DMK has been out of power ended up as also-rans. sion about the longevity of the also the steps it has taken to revive unanswered is Rajnikanth and his 23 7 + in the State since a political tsuna- This time the AIADMK is like- Government. Opposition leader the micro, small and medium much talked about spiritual pol- $ ?+$@ 311 $$ ) # 23$ mi by the name of J Jayalalithaa, who ly to keep the BJP out from its MK Stalin repeatedly said that the industries, which were shut down itics. Time is too short for obliterated the party in the two electoral strategy because it is EPS Government was in ICU as a result of the 2018 floods in Rajnikanth to emulate what NT 4 % 1 ( Assembly elections held in 2011 and afraid of losing the minority and hooked on to the life support Chennai as well as the COVID- Rama Rao did in Andhra B $ ?B$@ ) / # ) % 2016 and also in the 2014 Lok Sabha votes. The Muslims in Tamil system provided by the BJP. But 19 pandemic. Pradesh in 1982 by launching the 4 23$ polls. But Jayalalithaa, who single- Nadu are upset over the EPS slowly and steadily took con- The DMK, too, is not in a Telugu Desam Party. The actor handedly took on all her political Citizenship (Amendment) Act as trol of the situation despite the comfortable position due to himself is on record stating that 7 18 ) rivals, including M Karunanidhi of well as the abrogation of Article wafer-thin majority in the House. internal squabbles in the party, his doctors have advised him # $ the DMK, is not around to lead the 370 of the Constitution. The He survived many anxious though it has an advantage of against heavy work and also to be 0 $ + # AIADMK. After her untimely death tightening of the Foreign moments when 18 MLAs, owing heading a secular front. The careful about the pandemic. on December 5, 2016, the AIADMK Currency Regulation Act and allegiance to Sasikala, withdrew general allegation is that the Rajnikanth has undergone a kid- 4 % 1$ ( has started disintegrating faster Foreign Exchange Management their support to him but they party is being controlled by ney transplant and at 70, is 3 +S 18 than expected. The powerful faction Act have throttled the revenue were disqualified by the Speaker. Stalin’s wife Durga, son unlikely to gamble with his life. # led by VK Sasikala, Jayalalithaa’s sources of the churches and this The byelection necessitated by Udhayanidhi and son-in-law Moreover, he is more about hype closest aide till she breathed her last, has affected many major initia- their disqualification saw the Sabari. The latter is credited and politics is cricket to him. 3 ;C % 6 4 has come out of the AIADMK and tives like the anti-nuclear reactor AIADMK managing to win nine with rebooting and rebranding As things stand today, Tamil ( formed a new entity by the name of agitation at Kudankulam and the seats though the DMK wrested Stalin, who has started sporting Nadu faces the prospect of a frac- 4 1 / + 23$ Amma Makkal Munnetra evangelisation drive. the remaining nine. The a new hairstyle and wardrobe in tured Assembly and discussions + * ( Kazhagam (AMMK), claiming to be Except in the 1998 Lok Sabha AIADMK further consolidated synchronisation with the chang- are taking place about the kind the true inheritor of Puratchi election, the AIADMK-BJP its position in the House by ing times. For Stalin, it is a do or of permutations and combina- 23$ Thalaivi’s legacy. The factions led by alliance has been a total failure in wresting two more seats from the die battle because age is not on tions the alliance Government ) / 23$ + ! 3 ?+ @ Chief Minister Edappadi Tamil Nadu. Though pro-DMK DMK and the Congress. But that his side. At 68, he is the oldest would have after the election. It 4 # ( 4 ( Palaniswami (EPS) and deputy political commentators push the is of academic interest only. chief ministerial candidate in the is too early to predict more than Chief Minister O Panneerselvam theory that the EPS Government The AIADMK is, indeed, fray and would be Tamil Nadu’s this as the political line-up is yet !! 23$ # 23$ (OPS) are at each other’s throat. is surviving because of the tacit unlikely to repeat its perfor- Joe Biden if he wrests power. M to be decided. The election is still + . There is no dearth of group wars in support of the BJP, there are no mances in the 2011 and 2016 Karunanidhi, his late father, five months away and even five 3?+@ 0 % 4 D ( the AIADMK as another faction led visible signs of any deals between Assembly elections and the 2014 became the Chief Minister at the days are too long a period in by D Jayakumar, former Speaker, is these two parties. During the Lok Sabha polls anymore because age of 45 while his bete noire MG politics. Meanwhile, quiet flows B$ +$ , also in the fray to usurp the party’s 2019 seat allocation discussions, of the absence of a charismatic Ramachandran was sworn in at the Cauvery. 9:99 leadership. all that the BJP could get from the leader like Jayalalithaa. The inter- the age of 60. Jayalalithaa became (The writer is a senior - # 4 ( ( The AIADMK had an electoral AIADMK were five seats. The nal struggle in the party would the Chief Minister for the first journalist) + # 4 9 "(6% 2 # 23$S !'%%" **)* % #" 1+**+* * )* %*)" * ** !%%*%** ( %! 6 6' *( *)$ %( ** %' ( !* 5 8-C *% +)*)+ ('!* "1* !( %%**' * !!$%1)*L* +)*( * 1"* !*%+! * %(!%)$ *)* !1* "'* )( )! 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Against "' !1* ** **)")$ !* mendable how the Board of the 70 seats allotted to the grand ***6)% +')*) ( * 9 Control for Cricket in India and old party, it was able to win only '))*%= * *"()! )) Emirates Cricket Board along , ) 19, thereby spoiling the alliance’s *!1* 9'!*)**** ) L*'+* (*!)) !* *1* )#+ with other stakeholders were - + + S chances of victory. The Rashtriya ( * )()" *!%!'1%* %)**!+ *%(%*$*)* +8 able to pull off such an event dur- ) Janata Dal (RJD) must be regret- '))* !1)'"* 5 8-C('%!$ + '')1)%*'* )*'!+9* ing the ongoing pandemic. With ting its decision to accommodate )* 6*?6A% '* *1 !+)J1%( **$'*)) strict COVID protocols in place . / the Congress with such a huge 1)**"1*=)' +*!!%8 =) '$!!'"1***1 and all the eight teams being kept # number of seats. 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If the recorded 7,830 fresh just around the corner, super- millions of people followed it - 0 The party managed to win only Congress disagrees, it should be Coronavirus cases, the highest spreading events with attendees from the safety of their homes. ( 1 / eight constituencies against a dropped from the alliance and single-day spike till date, taking not adhering to COVID proto- It demonstrated how sport can bulk of 41 seats it had demand- DMK should face the election the infection tally in the nation- cols must be prevented. survive in the new normal. S + ed. The DMK missed the magic along with other potential allies al Capital to over 4.5 lakh with Following Mumbai’s system of M Pradyu ( S number of 117 by just 19 in the or decide to contest in all the 234 83 fatalities, pushing the num- complete lockdown on Sundays, Kannur said election. The southern party constituencies on its own. ber of deaths to 7,143. 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D ( Q 6 There is no doubt that people are angry with BJP Governments — both at the Centre 3 2 - + " and in the State — for various reasons, right 0 0! P<: from the poor law and order situation to the " Q # increase in economic woes. But the bypoll result 0 shows that the BJP was able to placate that anger 3 0! and convince voters that it was the only party which could work for the betterment of the 3 credentials of the UP Government. Just a few days before polling, the SP about the policies of the Central and $ * - 1 masses. On the other hand, the Opposition Then there was the socio-econom- had roped in former Congress MP State governments and how they had failed to channelise that anger into votes. ic impact of the COVID-19 pandem- from Unnao, Annu Tandon, but this benefited the poor. 0! The bypolls were necessitated by the deaths ic and the reverse migration of labour- failed to give the party an impetus in In comparison, Akhilesh and ! ) ( of sitting MLAs in Bulandshahr, Deoria, ers from the cities to their native vil- Bangarmau. In the 2017 Assembly Mayawati did not address a single +(+ 1 0! ( Malhani, Naugaon Sadat and Ghatampur. The lages in UP and Bihar. This, and the elections, the SP had got 25.27 per meeting, perhaps because they feared " ( Tundla seat fell vacant after its MLA, SP Singh rise in prices of essential commodities cent votes in these six seats. So its the Coronavirus outbreak. In ( Baghel, was elected to the Lok Sabha, while the in the recent past, also added to the voteshare declined by around two per Mayawati’s absence, Satish Chandra 0 ( Bangarmau seat in Unnao fell vacant after the woes of the ruling party. In this sce- cent in this bypoll. Mishra, who is the BSP’s Brahmin 4 8 4 ?9::;@ ( conviction of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar $ nario, the BJP’s loss in the byelections The SP had left the seventh seat face, led the party’s campaign. In the 0! in a rape case. The results show that the SP would have lent credence to the of Bulandshahr for its ally, the grand old party, only State Congress bagged just one seat, Malhani, out of the seven 5 Opposition’s allegations that the pop- Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which president Ajay Kumar Lallu addressed 0! 3 ( it contested, by a margin of just over 3,000 votes, ularity of the saffron party was on the could manage only 7,286 votes. In the some meetings while senior leaders in while the BJP retained six seats. As per the 5 wane. But that did not occur. 2017 Assembly elections, the party Delhi “operated” through tweets and 0! ( Election Commission figures, the BJP got a vote So what happened? Many factors had got over 17,000 votes from this statements. ) ( share of 36.7 per cent, followed by 23.6 per cent could have led to the victory of the BJP constituency but in the byelections, The style of campaigning of polit- ( + by the SP, 19 per cent by the Bahujan Samaj in the byelections. One of them could both the RLD and the SP failed to ical parties reflects the seriousness of 0! Party (BSP), 7.5 per cent by the Congress and 4 be the BSP entering the fray and forc- transfer their votes. The Congress, on the leaders in the elections. Yogi led O 6 ( 11.4 per cent by others. 5 ing a four-cornered contest, frag- the other hand, did comparatively bet- the campaign by addressing public ( " ( Seven is a miniscule number when you menting the negative vote. The BSP ter than the main Opposition parties meetings in all the Assembly con- compare it with the total strength of the UP 88 did not have anything to lose in this like the SP and the BSP. The party stituencies. The narrative of the bypoll P# Q Assembly which stands at 403. But the num- bypoll as the party had not won a sin- contested six seats and got only 7.5 per was very simple and Yogi only concen- ber is enough to gauge the mood of the vot- 83 $ gle seat in these seven constituencies cent votes but in three constituencies, trated on the work his Government ) P Q 0! ) ers, particularly when the election was held in in the 2017 Assembly elections. At that the Congress did better than the SP. had done in the last three-and-a-half the backdrop of the Hathras incident where a time it got 23.62 per cent votes and In Bangarmau and Ghatampur, it years. The election results have put a 0! Dalit girl was gang-raped and beaten up, this time, it got just about 19 per cent was in second position while in stamp of approval on the develop- leading to her death after a prolonged strug- votes. Though there has been a dip in Bulandshahr it was in third place ment-oriented approach of his gle for life in hospital. The incident raised a hue the percentage, by and large the party where the alliance partners RLD and Government. 0! ( " and cry across the country and was equated to has been able to retain its core vote- SP came in fourth. The UP byelection results have + the Nirbhaya case in Delhi. The Opposition bank of Dalits. In western UP, So the big question is if compla- sent a message loud and clear to the even demanded imposition of President’s Rule Muslims, too, voted in favour of cency cost the Opposition parties dear. Opposition. Its constituents need to in UP, saying the law and order situation in the Mayawati in patches despite her sui- The answer could be found in a com- revisit their election strategy. Senior # ( State was at its nadir and Chief Minister Yogi cidal statement about a secret deal parison of the election strategy of the SP, BSP and Congress leaders need to 0! Adityanath had lost the moral right to rule. with the BJP to ensure the SP’s defeat BJP with that of the Congress, the SP come out of their comfort zone and " ( Besides, the Opposition built a narrative of in the UP Legislative Council elec- and the BSP. Aware that it was facing toil with party workers in the field. the Thakur Chief Minister being anti-Brahmin tions. an anti-incumbency factor, the BJP This will not only invigorate their ( after the incident in Kanpur Dehat where gan- But the biggest sufferer is the SP, did not leave anything to chance. In cadres but also make these leaders E P Q ( glord Vikas Dubey gunned down eight police- despite clocking 23 per cent votes. the saffron party, Yogi Adityanath understand the ground realities. If ( men and was later killed in a police encounter Though it won Malhani in Jaunpur, it took the lead and campaigned in all they fail to redesign their strategy, it ( while in transit from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh came second in the three seats of the seven constituencies. Eight would be next to impossible for them * to Kanpur. The election in Deoria, in eastern Naugaon Sadat (Amroha), Tundla Ministers were made in-charge of to arrest the BJP’s surge in UP in the ( UP, where all the parties had fielded Brahmin (Firozabad) and Deoria. Shockingly, seven constituencies and other 2022 elections. The time is now, for candidates, carried the tag of “a contest for the party was pushed to third position Ministers and senior party leaders them to learn some lessons in politics. ?Uur vr v6pvhrQ sr 6vVvr vIvqh@ Brahmin samman (pride).” It was said that a in Bangarmau (Unnao) and fourth were asked to carry out intensive elec- (The writer is Executive Director, loss in Deoria would prove the anti-Brahmin place in the Ghatampur (Kanpur) seat. tion campaigns where they talked News, Lucknow) !,

Article II of the US Constitution and bers of both the Houses of Parliament come directly from the people and for body unqualified but with a talent for Maine since 1972 and in Nebraska population. This is reflected in the the 12th and the 23rd Constitution and the elected members of the that purpose only, and for that time “low intrigue, and the little arts of since 1992 — allocates two electoral composition of the Senate, which has Amendments. Though Joe Biden Legislative Assemblies of the States. only. This avoided a party-run legis- popularity” attaining high office, votes to the Statewide winner but 100 members, two from each State has clearly won and is now the In France, the President is elected by lature or a permanent body that could and, therefore, conscientiously struck allows each Congressional district to regardless of its size and population President-elect, the outgoing popular votes based on the two- be influenced by foreign interests a novel compromise between the two award one electoral vote to the pop- and the House of Representatives, President has put unsubstantiated round election system since 1965, if before each election.” The makers of systems. However, in actual practice, ular vote winner in its locality. In comprising 435 members, elected by charges of electoral fraud and no candidate wins a majority of the the Constitution believed that since the process of forming the Electoral Maine, this means that two out of each of the States and territories. embroiled the process in court cases. votes in the first round. Many other the election would take place among College has little significance as the four electoral votes can go to some- California sends 53 members and Trump’s campaign on November 9 countries, like Brazil, Bulgaria, Iran, all the States, so no corruption in any voters choose the presidential candi- one other than the Statewide winner; smaller States like Delaware have one (:14*13 filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania fed- Poland, Russia, Turkey and so on, State could taint “the great body of date and his running mate and the in Nebraska, three out of five electoral member. eral court, seeking to block State offi- have the two-round system or second the people” in their selection. It was winner takes all the votes assigned to votes remain in play. In 2000, Democrat Al Gore hen Americans cast their cials from certifying Biden’s victory ballot/runoff ballot, if no candidate also felt that the “electors’ meeting a particular State, regardless of any The members of the Electoral received 50,999,897 votes; Republican ballot for the President on there. receives the stipulated number of in the State capitals would be able to narrow gap in the popular votes College, with rare inconsequential George Bush received 50,456,002. In WNovember 3, they weren’t In any case, the declaration of votes in the first round. Sri Lanka has have information unavailable to the secured. exceptions, do not disregard the the Electoral College count, howev- voting directly for Joe Biden or the formal victory will have to wait as the a variant of the contingent vote sys- general public.” Besides, it was argued For instance, the State of Georgia popular vote by casting their vote for er, Bush, who tallied 271 electors to incumbent, President Donald Trump, 538 members of the Electoral College tem to elect the President. If no can- that “since no federal officeholder is allocated 16 members in the someone other than the party candi- Gore’s 266, became the President. In but rather for their State’s electors. In will cast their votes on December 14 didate receives an overall majority of could be an elector, none of the elec- Electoral College. As per the last date. They hold, generally, a leader- 2016, Hilary Clinton received the US, a candidate becomes and the votes will be counted and cer- first preference votes on the first tors would be beholden to any pres- count (final count awaited), Joe ship position in their party or are 65,853,514 votes to Donald Trump’s President by securing the most “elec- tified by the Congress in a joint sit- count, then all, but the two leading idential candidate.” Biden secured 49.5, Trump 49.2 and trusted party loyalists who will 62,984,828, but Trump got 304 electoral” votes rather than by winning ting to be held on January 6, 2021 in candidates, are eliminated and their Another consideration was that Jo Jorgensen 1.2 per cent votes. If after uphold their pledge. A majority of the toral votes and Hillary Clinton 227. a majority of the national popular a session presided over by the Vice- votes redistributed to help determine the decision to elect the President by the final count, Biden retains the lead, States have their own laws against The Electoral College system vote. Electors generally cast their vote President. The President-elect will be a winner in a second and final the members of the Electoral College there will be no proportional distri- faithless electors. Taking the votes on distorts the campaign as candidates for the winner of the popular vote in sworn in on January 20, 2021. round. would be made without “tumult and bution of the votes secured and all the party lines for granted, the rationale give extra consideration to swing their respective States. They are slat- The question that agitates the However, the US Presidential disorder”, as it would be a broad- 16 members thus elected will be of of having an Electoral College States, often compromising gover- ed to meet on December 14 and the people across the world is why the electoral system is an amalgamation based one, made simultaneously in the Democratic candidate led by Joe inspires little confidence as it has nance, and give over-representation winner must get a minimum of 270 founding fathers of the US enshrined of popular election — that is popu- various locales where the decision- Biden, giving credence to the dictum become antiquarian and pointless. to smaller States. Moreover, till the votes. such a complex electoral system in lar votes and indirect election — makers could deliberate reasonably, the “winner takes it all.” Insofar as the federal character of final count by the Congress, there is In case no one receives the min- the Constitution. There are many comprising the Electoral College. without threat or intimidation. “If the The States of Maine and the votes is concerned, that is guar- a long, eerie silence and speculation imum prescribed votes, the House of presidential electoral systems to Alexander Hamilton, one of the Electoral College did not achieve a Nebraska are two exceptions where, anteed by the number of seats allo- about a possible tie. But perhaps the Representatives elects the President choose from. For instance, in India main architects of the US decisive majority, then the House of instead of a winner-takes-it all sys- cated to each of the States and terri- people of the US are happy and con- and the Senate elects the Vice- — a parliamentary system — the Constitution, wrote in The Federalist Representatives was to choose the tem, the vote goes through what’s tories, including District Columbia, tent with this. President. The Electoral College and President is elected by an Electoral Papers about the key advantages of president....” The Constitution mak- known as the “Congressional district for the presidential election, based on (The writer is former Additional its procedure was established by College comprising the elected mem- the Electoral College, “The electors ers were apprehensive about some- method.” This system — used in the twin principles of federalism and Secretary, Lok Sabha) !"#"$"$ =

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Washington: Donald Trump referring to inauguration day. Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s pro- not conceding defeat in the US “Between now and then my democracy lawmakers have election is “an embarrassment” hope and expectation is that the resigned en masse following a and that “will not help the American people do know and move by the city’s government President’s legacy,” President- do understand that there has to disqualify four pro-democ- elect Joe Biden has said, assert- been a transition. Even among " " := racy legislators. ing that his transition plans have Republicans...Who voted for the The pro-democracy camp remained unaffected and he has president, I understand the sense Washington: Vice President- on. To win the race for the announced their decision in a started talking to world leaders. of loss. I get that,” he said. elect Kamala Harris has said White House, a candidate needs news conference Wednesday, Trump has declined to con- Biden hoped that those who that Americans have made a at least 270 electoral college hours after the Hong Kong gov- cede the closely-fought said in his hometown in voted for him and those for clear choice in favour of Joe votes. ernment said it would be dis- November 3 presidential race to Wilmington, Delaware. Trump would come together. Biden, who won decisively Trump, 74, has refused to qualifying four pro-democra- Democrat Biden and is mount- “The only thing that, how “I think they’re ready to against incumbent President concede the election, while the cy legislators — Alvin Yeung, ing legal fights in several states, can I say this tactfully, I think it unite and I believe we can pull the Donald Trump with more votes mainstream US media has Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and but there has been no evidence will not help the president’s lega- country out of this bitter politics than ever cast in the country’s declared 77-year-old Kenneth Leung — from the of voter irregularities or wide- cy,” 77-year-old Biden said. that we’ve seen for the last five, history. Democratic presidential candi- legislature. spread fraud in the election — The Trump administration’s six and seven years,” he said. President-elect Biden date Biden as the winner, who The disqualifications came &= &P @ ""& " " billed as one of the most divisive refusal to initiate the transition The President-elect said that received more than 76.4 million is now the President-elect. after China’s National People’s A& . 2" &= & ( # and bitter in recent American his- process “does not change the he has already begun the transi- votes and so far, has 279 of the In the US electoral system, Congress Standing Committee, tory. dynamic at all in what we’re able tion. “We are well underway. The 538 electoral college votes, traditionally it is the major which held meetings on the news conference. elections originally scheduled The president-elect was to do,” Biden said. ability for the administration in according to The New York media networks which declare Tuesday and Wednesday, passed “Although we are facing a for September, prior to the gov- asked by a reporter on Tuesday “We don’t see anything that’s any way by failure to recognise Times. the winner while certified elec- a resolution stating that those lot of difficulties in the coming ernment stating that it would what he thought of President slowing us down, quite frankly,” our win does not change the Outgoing President Trump tion results are declared weeks who support Hong Kong’s inde- future for the fight of democ- postpone the elections by a year Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he said. dynamic at all in what we’re able received 71.7 million votes and later. This is unlike in India, pendence or refuse to acknowl- racy, but we will never, never due to the coronavirus situa- defeat. “At the end of the day, you to do,” he said, noting that a day 214 electoral college votes. where the Election Commission edge China’s sovereignty over give up,” he said. tion. The four lawmakers later “I just think it’s an embar- know, it’s all going to come to earlier he has announced his Counting of votes for 45 elec- is the only authority to declare the city, as well as commit acts Wu said that the pro- remained in their posts fol- rassment, quite frankly,” Biden fruition on January 20,” he added, COVID-19 advisory board. PTI toral college votes are still going the winner of an election. PTI that threaten national security democracy legislators will hand lowing the postponement. or ask external forces to inter- in their resignation letters on The elections postpone- fere in the city’s affairs, should Thursday. During the news ment was criticised by the pro- -! be disqualified. conference, pro-democracy democracy camp as an attempt $ " $ " “Today we will resign from lawmakers chanted “Hong to block them from taking a our positions, because our Kong add oil, together we majority of seats in the legisla- partners, our colleagues have stand” while holding hands. ture, after they had held an 3 2<<<<< been disqualified by the central Earlier in the year, the four unofficial pro-democracy pri- government’s ruthless move,” now-disqualified pro-democ- mary participated in by over 8 5 Wu Chi-wai, convener of the racy lawmakers were barred 600,000 voters to decide which ( pro-democracy camp, said at from running for legislative candidates to field. AP Washington: Some dramatic changes to the nation’s immi- ! moves on immigration are gration system. Nairobi: Up to 200,000 Tuesday, including hundreds of $"=$ expected in the early days of the Restricting immigration refugees could pour into Sudan thousands of displaced people. '" '" Biden administration. Joe Biden was a signature issue for while fleeing the deadly conflict Communications remain will likely use executive orders Trump, who infamously called in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray almost completely severed with )3)+57 1)') (( to reverse some of President Mexicans rapists as he pledged region, officials say, while the the Tigray region a week after +* '*!(* % Washington: A day after Donald Trump’s most contro- to build border wall in launch- first details are emerging of Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize- Lahore: Pakistan’s Opposition had instituted false cases against ')'*( *)** President Donald Trump fired versial actions, rolling back ing his campaign. His admin- largely cut-off civilians under winning Prime Minister Abiy leader and PML-N President him and his family members. !1* O)+ %** Defense Secretary Mark Esper, moves that were a central fea- istration banned travellers from growing strain. Ahmed announced a military Shahbaz Sharif and his son “I had saved only Rupees 81 "=**#) +*+ three staunch loyalists to the ture of his administration and some predominantly Muslim Long lines have appeared offensive in response to an Hamza were indicted in a billion from the Lahore metro + 84 "#$' president were named to top important to his base. countries as one of its first acts, outside bread shops in the alleged attack by regional money laundering case by an train project and in 10 years as !) *'(%* defense jobs. Among them was The Biden administration took many steps to limit legal Tigray region, and supply- forces. accountability court here on chief minister of Punjab I saved @90001))(!#( )' a former Fox News commen- plans to restore protection for immigration and cut the num- laden trucks are stranded at its He insists there will be no Wednesday. trillions of rupees in different * * !!)))$ tator who failed to get through people brought to the US ille- ber of refugees allowed in the borders, the United Nations negotiations with a regional The country’s anti-graft development projects. If a sin- Senate confirmation because of gally as minors and stop using country by 80 per cent. humanitarian chief in the government he considers ille- body, National Accountability gle rupee corruption is proved *.)5'7 )"1 ** 1+ offensive remarks he made, Pentagon funds to build a bor- Biden has said “immigra- country told The Associated gal until its ruling “clique” is Bureau (NAB), framed the against me even after my death, **)')%)* 1!*1 ) including about Islam. der wall. tion is central to who we are as Press in an interview. arrested and its well-stocked charges against Shahbaz, who is take me out of the grave and 1+!%(*)* # The abrupt changes sent Biden unveiled a detailed, a nation,” noting that most “We want to have human- arsenal is destroyed. the younger brother of deposed hang me,” he said. )' %)$ reverberations through the highly ambitious plan on Americans can trace their itarian access as soon as possi- The standoff leaves nearly prime minister Nawaz Sharif, He said the NAB was being %%'* ( *) =1 )$ Pentagon as nervous civilian immigration, but it will take ancestry to immigrants, but it ble,” Sajjad Mohammad Sajid 900 aid workers in the Tigray and Opposition leader in Punjab used for political engineering '( *%*)'*" and military personnel waited time to undo many actions isn’t a core issue. It’s not even said. “Fuel and food are need- region from the UN and other Assembly Hamza in the against the Opposition. )%*')')*!#' for the next shoe to drop. And taken by Trump. The incoming mentioned on his transition ed urgently.” Up to 2 million groups struggling to contact the accountability court of Judge “NAB has yet to bring forth "-H +* )1)+ they fuelled worries of a wider president will also likely face a website’s top priorities: people in Tigray have a “very, outside world with pleas for Jawadul Hasan. any evidence against me and !)$ effort to drum out anyone divided Congress, making it COVID-19, economic recov- very difficult time,” he said late help. AP Both the father and son have my family members,” Shahbaz considered not loyal enough to difficult to enact any kind of ery, racial justice and climate denied the charges and pleaded said and informed the court Trump. AP sweeping, comprehensive change. 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:.( 5 - 5 ! ;' . <== Coimbatore: Indian and bring specialisation as a Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) strategy to garner focus on top Mumbai:Rallying for the remained upbeat and extend- New Delhi: Prime Minister said. nology," he said, adding the tax on Wednesday thanked Prime MMF products which are in eighth consecutive session, ed gain for the eighth consec- 1()1%()-H Narendra Modi on Wednesday "The change from tax ter- administration is being trans- Minister Narendra Modi for great demand globally. equity benchmark Sensex utive day as positive senti- underscored tax reforms of rorism to tax transparency has formed. introduction of the production MMF apparels is a Rs 3- surged 316.02 points to close at ments among investors fol- ()+)* the past six years to say India happened because we have India, he said, is among the linked incentive (PLI) scheme lakh crore market in the US a fresh lifetime high on lowing clarity of coronavirus has moved from tax terrorism propagated the concept of select few nations which have for 10 key sectors, including alone, he said in a press release. Wednesday, tracking largely vaccine by BioNTech-Pfizer to tax transparency. reform, perform and trans- codified rights and responsi- textile products. The industry is confident positive cues from global mar- and strong 2Q corporate earn- ' *OI$/. Speaking at the inaugura- form," he emphasised. bilities of taxpayers. "This is an The scheme would of the Indian apparel sector kets and strong foreign fund ings persist, said Arjun Yash tion of an office-cum-residen- The Prime Minister fur- important step in restoring enhance manufacturing capa- using the opportunity to build inflows. Mahajan Head Institutional Mumbai: The rupee declined tial complex of the Income Tax ther said not much happened trust and transparency between bilities and exports under capabilities in MMF sector to After touching its all-time Business at Reliance Securities. by 18 paise to close at 74.36 Appellate Tribunal at Cuttack, post Independence to change taxpayer and tax Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan achieve double-digit growth peak of 43,708.47 during the "While market witnessed against the US dollar on Modi highlighted the reduction the exploited and exploiter collector." for a period of five years. in exports, he said. session, the 30-share BSE index some amount of volatility today Wednesday, tracking a in the corporate tax rate, sim- relation between the taxpayer Stating that wealth cre- Under the scheme, Rs Meanwhile, Southern India settled 316.02 points or 0.73 per led by profit booking in some strengthening American cur- plified rate structure for indi- and tax collector. ators should be honoured, he 10,683 crore have been allo- Mills' Association chairman cent higher at 43,593.67. of heavyweights, a sharp rency in the overseas market vidual taxpayers, faceless But now change is hap- said easing their problems will cated for textile products — Ashwin Chandran also Similarly, the broader NSE rebound in pharma, metals, IT and higher crude prices. appeals and quick refunds. pening, he said and went on to help in growth of the economy. man-made Fibre (MMF) seg- thanked Modi and Union Nifty touched a fresh intra-day and auto stocks supported mar- However, a strong rally in "Tax terrorism was a com- cite measures like faceless Acceptance of as many as ment and technical textiles. Textile Minister Smriti Irani for high of 12,769.75. It finished ket rally," he added. domestic equities and unabat- mon refrain during past gov- appeals, quick refunds and dis- 99.75 per cent of the tax returns ITF convenor Prabhu including textile industry and 118.05 points or 0.93 per cent Additionally, NDA's win in ed foreign fund inflows restrict- ernments. The nation has left pute resolution mechanism. without a doubt is a step Dhamodharan said the scheme allocating budget for improv- up at its closing record of Bihar assembly elections bode ed the slide of the domestic that behind and moved "We are reforming rules towards trusting the taxpayer, would help the apparel sector ing manufacturing capabilities 12,749.15. well for domestic equities, he unit, forex traders said. towards tax transparency," he and procedures and using tech- he added. PTI build the much-needed scale and boosting exports. PTI Tata Steel was the top gain- noted. At the interbank foreign er among the Sensex con- Elsewhere in Asia, bours- exchange market, the local stituents, surging around 8 per es in Shanghai and Hong Kong currency opened on a weak $(6%4? )@ + cent, followed by Axis Bank, ended in the red, while Seoul note at 74.24 and swung 2 '#$(/ Bajaj Finserv, ITC, Infosys, and Tokyo closed with gains. between the day's high of 74.18 Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, Stock exchanges in Europe and a low of 74.50 to the US & ONGC and UltraTech Cement. were trading on a positive note dollar. 5$ 5##"<=.. On the other hand, in early deals. The rupee finally settled at Gurugram: RITES Ltd, the order book consolidation and IndusInd Bank, Reliance Meanwhile, international 74.36 against the greenback, leading Transport sustaining margins." Industries, Titan, Asian Paints oil benchmark Brent crude down 18 paise over its previous New Delhi: The government on Broadcasting Minister Prakash The earlier VGF scheme Infrastructure Consultancy and and HDFC Bank were in the was trading 3.12 per cent high- close. Wednesday approved the Javadekar told reporters here. was limited to projects con- Engineering company, report- Revenue and Profit for red. er at USD 44.98 per barrel. The rupee had ended at revamped viability gap funding The revamped scheme will cerning economic infrastruc- ed its standalone and consoli- Q2FY21 Domestic markets PTI 74.18 on Tuesday. PTI (VGF) scheme envisaging a total provide financial support to ture.The revamped VGF scheme dated financial results for the The consolidated revenue outlay of Rs 8,100 crore for PPP projects in the infrastructure will attract more PPP projects Quarter and Half Year ended in Q2FY21 has decreased to encouraging investment in social sector spread over a period of five and facilitate private investment on 30th September, `500 crore as against `888 ! + 08 4 as well as economic infrastruc- years ending 2024-25. in the social sectors (health, 2020. crore in Q2FY20 mainly on ture projects.The Cabinet Of the total amount of Rs education, waste water, solid Total Revenue stands at account of export deliveries not Committee on Economic Affairs 8,100 crore, Rs 6,000 crore has waste management and water 500 crore against 888 crore scheduled during this quarter has approved continuation and been earmarked for PPP projects supply, among others). in Q2FY20. while Q2FY21 rev- and final settlement amount of Mumbai: Global payments "We all have our roles to all kinds of players, domestic, revamping of the scheme for in the economic infrastructure Creation of new hospitals enue increased by 33% over `91 crore from a foreign client major Visa on Wednesday play," Ramachandran, whose international etc because that financial support to public-pri- segment and remaining Rs 2,100 and schools will create many Q1FY21 showing strong recov- during Q2FY20. responded to the Indian gov- company along with peer fosters innovation, that fosters vate partnerships (PPPs) in infra- crore for social infrastructure opportunities to boost employ- ery Similarly, operating rev- ernment's push for adoption of Mastercard competes with the customer choice," he said. structure VGF scheme till 2024- projects, said an official release ment generation, according to an EBITDA stands at 189 enue, excluding other income, RuPay cards, saying presence of Rupay alternative offered by Addressing the annual 25, Information and after the Cabinet meeting. official release. PTI crore with sustained margin of stands at 439 crore in Q2FY21 all kinds of players fosters National Payments general meeting of the Indian 37.9% against `339 crore in as against 746 crore in innovation and offers cus- Corporation of India (NPCI), Banks Association on Tuesday, Q2FY20 Q2FY20. EBITDA and PAT tomers a choice. said. Sitharaman had asked lenders Profit After Tax stands at stand at 189 crore and 132 A day after Finance Talking to reporters, he to "only promote" Rupay cards +9 ' - "2" 132 crore with margin of crore against 339 crore and Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is a large coun- to their customers. 26.5% against 237 crore in 237 crore, respectively, in asked banks to "only promote" try and unlike the western "RuPay card will have to be Q2FY20 Q2FY20. EBITDA and PAT RuPay cards, Visa's country countries, where it is a zero- the only card you promote. Order Book at new high of margins are sustained and manager for India and South sum game, where somebody Whoever needs a card, RuPay C 94,@94< 589;9+:" 6661 crore with order inflow stand at 37.9% and 26.5%, Asia T R Ramachandran said has to lose for somebody to will be the only card you would of 948 crore in Q2FY21 respectively due to expeditious that digital payments penetra- win. promote," she had said in the Mumbai:Twelve major state Product (GSDP) in FY2021 Given their limited flexi- Total Revenue stands at execution and timely imple- tion is very low in India at only "Given the statistics... That remarks which come at a time governments including from 21.9 per cent of GSDP in bility to curtail or defer rev- 488 crore against 874 crore mentation of cost control mea- 18 per cent of overall person- under 18 per cent of private when self-reliance has become Maharashtra, Punjab and FY2019, and an estimated 22.3 enue spending, the agency's in Q2FY20 sures. al consumption consumption expenditure is a key policy goal for Gujarat may have to go for an per cent of GSDP in projections reveal a sharp EBITDA stands at 183 The total revenue on YoY expenditure. digitised, I would argue it takes India. PTI aggregate cut of Rs 2.5-2.7 tril- FY2020. According to Icra's widening of the combined rev- crore with sustained margin of basis in Q2FY21 has decreased lion in their budgeted capital group head (corporate sector enue deficit of the states in its 37.4% against 328 crore in by 44.1% to `488 crore. spending in the current fiscal ratings) Jayanta Roy, "The pan- sample to Rs 5.8 trillion, or 3.9 Q2FY20 Similarly, operating revenue, %)* 1+ '*3 % %(** to make up for shortfall in rev- demic has dealt a sharp revenue per cent of its estimate of Profit After Tax stands at excluding other income, stands enue due to COVID-19 pan- shock to the state governments GSDP in FY2021, from the 131 crore with margin of at `422 crore in Q2FY21 + J1 '1' * %% demic, rating agency Icra said in the current fiscal. "While the level of Rs 82,200 crore bud- 26.8% against 233 crore in against `726 crore in Q2FY20. in a report. gap in GST compensation is geted by these states for Q2FY20 If exports are excluded, oper- %*5#*4= The other states include largely proposed to be financed FY2021. Roy said funding a Commenting on the ating revenue has fallen by 9% (( ) Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, through additional borrow- revenue deficit of this magni- results, Mr. Rajeev Mehrotra, on YoY basis. The ESI Corporation in its Meeting held on 20.08.2020 had Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, ings, the expected substantial tude would absorb a huge part Chairman and Managing EBITDA and PAT stand at extended the Scheme, 'Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana' from +86' Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar shortfall in central tax devolu- of the enhanced borrowing Director, RITES Limited, said, 183 crore and `131 crore 01.07.2020 to 30.06.2021. It was also decided to enhance the rate NewDelhi:The Competition Pradesh and West Bengal. tion would severely restrict limit of the state governments, "Despite current scenario, against 328 crore and `233 of relief under the scheme from present 25 % of the average daily Commission of India (CCI) on "Twelve major state gov- the ability of the states to leaving many of them with lit- Q2FY21 revenue has increased crore, respectively, in Q2FY20. earning to 50% of average daily earning and also relax the eli- Wednesday said it has ernments may have to under- undertake growth-reviving tle option other than substan- by 33% over the previous quar- EBITDA and PAT margins are gibility conditions for the period 24.03.2020 to 31.12.2020 to pro- approved internet major take an aggregate cut of Rs 2.5- capital expenditure in FY2021," tially compressing capital ter. The company continued to sustained and stand at 37.4% vide relief to the workers who have become unemployed dur- Google's proposed purchase 2.7 trillion in their budgeted Roy added. expenditure. PTI focus on project execution, and 26.8%, respectively. ing COVID-19 Pandemic. of 7.73 per cent stake in Jio capital spending in FY2021, on While analysing the response of the beneficiaries to the Platforms. The transaction will account of the pandemic- Scheme under relaxed conditions, it was found that the condi- facilitate Google and Jio induced strain to their revenue tion of submitting the claim in Affidavit Form is causing incon- Platforms Ltd (JPL) to develop receipts," Icra said. venience to the claimants. Considering the difficulties faced by and launch a new smartphone It has projected the aggre- the beneficiaries, it has now been decided that the claimant who in the country. In July, it was gate debt of these 12 states to has submitted the claim under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana announced that Google has deteriorate sharply to 28.9 per online and uploaded the scanned copies of the required docu- agreed to invest. PTI cent of Gross State Domestic ments i.e. copies of Aadhar and Bank details need not submit the physical claim. If the documents are not uploaded at the time of online filing of the claim, claimant will submit the printout of the claim duly signed along with the required documents. Condition for submitting the claim in Affidavit Form has been dispensed with. ESI Scheme in India The Employees' State Insurance Corporation is a pioneer Social Security organization providing comprehensive social security benefits like reasonable Medical Care and a range of Cash Benefits in times of need such as employment injury, sickness, death etc. It is covering about 3.49 Crores of family units of workers and providing matchless cash benefits and reasonable medical care to its 13.56 crore beneficiaries. Today, its infrastructure has increased many folds with 1520 Dispensaries (including mobile dispensaries)/307 ISM Units and 159 ESI Hospitals, 793 Branch/Pay Offices and 64 Regional & Sub-Regional Offices. The ESI Scheme today stands implemented in 566 districts in 34 states and Union Territories of the country. !"#"$"$ +

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BAGHEL CREATES 23 NEW TEHSILS

he Chief Minister of lakh for vehicles for these tehsil Ramchandrapur and Samri in that after formation of the new diyas, idols and materials used Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh offices. Each of the office would Balrampur-Ramanujganj dis- government, new district in puja from local vendors and TBaghel, inaugurated 23 be constructed at the cost of trict, Kolhari tehsil in Koriya Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi and craftsmen. He appealed them to new tehsils in the state. On the 71.12 lakh and 6.50 lakh district, Latori tehsil in Surajpur 25 new tehsils were announced buy goods and food items man- occasion, he said that formation would be sanctioned to each district, Sanna in Jashpur dis- on August 15, 2019. On ufactured by the self-help of these new tehsils would office for purchasing the vehi- trict and Gaadiras in Sukma February 10, 2020 Gaurela- groups as this would empower improve revenue administration cle. district. Pendra-Marwahi district was the economy of the state. He in the state and would also These 23 new tehsils have The inaugural programme made and development works told that the all kinds of mar- accelerate the development been formed for convenience of was attended by Vidhan Sabha worth 500 crores were sanc- ket charges have been waived work. The common people common people in the 15 dis- Speaker Dr Charandas Mahant, tioned. These works accelerat- off for the traditional vendors. would be able to access admin- tricts of the state. These include Health Minister TS Singhdeo, ed the development of this dis- District Administration and istration facilities more conve- formation of Kharora and Revenue Minister Jaisingh trict. Out of 25 new tehsils Muncipal Corporation have niently. Besides, farmers and Gobra Navapara in Raipur dis- Agrawal, Industry Minister announced before, 23 tehsils been directed to make seating beneficiaries of public welfare trict, Bhakhar in Dhamtari dis- Kawasi Lakhma, MP Jyotsana were inaugurated. He congrat- arrangements for vendors near he Hunar Haat was inaugurated by the schemes would be able to avail trict, Bori and Bhilai in Durg Mahant, MLAs — Mohan ulated the people of these stadium, market and grounds TUnion Minister for Minority Affairs, better services. At this inaugur- district, Gandai in Rajnandgaon Markam, Dhanedra Sahu, newly-formed tehsils. owned by municipal body/gov- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Ministry of Union al programme, Baghel approved district, Arjunda tehsil in Balod Purushottam Kanwar, Rashmi Extending hearty Diwali greet- ernment. Minority Affairs, at Delhi Haat, Pitampura, construction of official build- district, Sakri, Ratanpur and Singh, Anita Sharma, chair- ings to people of the state, he It is noteworthy that as per yesterday, along with Union Minister of State ings for 23 new tehsils and four Belgahna tehsils in Bilaspur man of Chhattisgarh Mineral said that this time, COVID-19 the vision of Baghel, state gov- for Youth Affairs and Sports (I/C) and old tehsils. He also announced district, Lalpur thana tehsil in Development Corporation pandemic has overshadowed ernment has fulfilled the long- Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Kiren sanction of one vehicle for each Mungeli district, Saragaon, Girish Dewangan, State Food our festivals. Hence, we should pending public demand of reor- Rijiju. The fair will go on till November 22. of these districts. Bamhnidih and Baradwar and Civil Supply Corporation take all the precautions to avoid ganising tehsils. Formation of Naqvi said that the magnificent indige- He has sanctioned 19 tehsils in Janjgir-Champa dis- Ramgopal Agrawal, Advisor infection, while celebrating our these new tehsils would make it nous products of master artisans at the haat crore 20 lakh for construction trict, Darri and Hardibazar Duo to Chief Minister Rajesh festivals enthusiastically. easier for villagers and farmers are Local Pride and Global Praise. He of official buildings for 27 new- tehsils in Korba district, Darima Tiwari and Vinod Verma. The CM has requested the to get their revenue affairs added that the haat is becoming an effective formed tehsils and 1 crore 75 in Sarguja district, Baghel said in his address people of the state to purchase redressed. platform to strengthen the ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ plan and the ‘Vocal for Local’ by promoting and encouraging indigenous products of master artisans and craftsmen. More than 100 stalls have been set up at & 2&#& Naqvi said that lakhs of master artisans the Haat. Dry flowers from Assam; and craftsmen from across the country are Pochampally Ikkat from Andhra Pradesh; happy and excited that the Hunar Haat has Munga Silk, Madhubani painting and arti- been organised again after a gap of about ficial jewellery from Bihar; wooden lacquer- seven months due to the Coronavirus pan- ware toys from Karnataka; toys from demic. Manipur; wooden and glass toys from Uttar He pointed out that the indigenous Pradesh; calligraphy paintings from Delhi; exquisite products made from maati (clay), hand-block print from Goa; Ajrakh from metal and machiya (wooden and jute prod- Gujarat; Pashmina from Jammu-Kashmir; ucts) are the major attraction at the fair. Rare Tussar silk and cane-bamboo products exquisite products made from clay, differ- from Jharkhand; herbal products, Bagh ent metals and wooden products, things print, Batik from Madhya Pradesh; cane and made from cane-bamboo, mesmerising pot- bamboo products from Maharashtra, hand- tery work, etc, are available for display and loom textiles from Nagaland, toys of differ- sale here. ent states made from clay, metal, etc, are The haat’s products are now available available for display and sale at the fair. online also at http://hunarhaat.org. The Besides, people will also be able to enjoy tra- Union Minority Affairs Ministry is register- ditional delicacies from Bihar, Maharashtra, ing these artisans and their indigenous prod- Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu- ucts on “GeM” (Government e-Marketplace) Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, etc. Different for the trade to work digitally, too. cultural programmes will be presented Naqvi said that every corner of the coun- everyday by renowned artists, which will also try has a traditional and ancestral legacy of be a major attraction. indigenous products. This legacy, which was Naqvi said that the Haat, which has pro- on the verge of extinction, has got a boost vided employment opportunities to more he only airport of Tripura, Maharaja lion passengers. The development work sumption of energy. daylight to increase internal efficiency. after Prime Minister Narendra Modi empha- than five lakh Indian artisans, craftsmen, TBir Bikram Airport, Agartala, is also includes construction of the apron The planning approach for the ter- Along with their use, skylights have also sised on ‘Swadeshi.’ The Indian indigenous culinary experts and other people associat- soon going to have a new integrated ter- having capacity to park six aircrafts at minal is based on airport procedure and been introduced in the design to max- industry has got tremendous boost after PM ed with them in the last five years, has minal building. As the existing termi- a time. passenger flow, integrated with land- imise the natural daylight within the Modi advocated the need for ‘Vocal for become popular among the people. The Haat nal building was saturated and there The terminal building of the airport scaping and retail to increase user building. Local’. The artisans involved in making these provides market to artisans and craftsmen was no further scope of expansion, the will depict local art and heritage experience and at the same time ease Further, bamboo architecture is indigenous products are also being extend- from remote areas of the country, and has Airports Authority of India has under- through its architecture. The design the movement in the building. Bamboo represented in the façade of the termi- ed help through various institutions for now become a credible brand of rare, taken the work at an estimated cost of manifests sweeping roof profile that is used as a widespread local material nal building by way of a floral jaali pat- attractive packaging of Swadeshi products. indigenous handmade products. 438 crore. envelopes the entire airport terminal in the state for construction whereas tern depicting the forests and greens of Naqvi said, “Every corner of the coun- In the coming days, the Hunar Haat will With built up area of 30,000 sqm, spanning across 30,000 sqm and pro- tribal art work and crafts are included the region, placed equidistant from each try is endowed with diversity of indigenous be organised in Jaipur, Chandigarh, Indore, the new terminal building will be cures its form from the hilly terrain of to promote cultural tourism. The art other. Depiction of local motifs in metal products made with wood, brass, bamboo, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, India Gate, equipped with 20 check-in counters, the state of Tripura. The objective was and craft work is displayed all over the cladding will create vibrancy while glass, cloth, paper, clay etc. Hunar Haat is New Delhi, Ranchi, Kota and Surat or four passenger boarding bridges, con- to create an overall free flowing termi- terminal in form of sculptures, jaali showing the glimpse of the local art to an enormous platform providing the mar- Ahmedabad. veyor belts and passenger-friendly nal which is simple and easy to con- work, furniture and murals. the passengers. ket and opportunities to master artisans who Social distancing and other guidelines modern facilities and amenities. The struct, while being a perfect mix of eco- Jaalis are an eminent functional More than 90 per cent of the pro- prepare these indigenous, exquisite hand- owing to COVID-19 are being strictly fol- terminal has been designed to process logical infrastructure, art and building design feature, which can be seen in tra- ject work is completed and new build- made products. Focus this time will be on lowed. Secretary, Ministry of Minority 1,000 domestic and 200 international technology. Advanced Intelligent ditional households as well as in royal ing of AAI’s Agartala airport is sched- use of technology and innovation and also Affairs P K Das and other senior officials of passengers during peak hours, making Building Management Systems have forts and palaces. 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said, “There was no strategy as MI’s winning campaign. Rohit pulled off a successful league amid such. I just wanted to be positive praised both of them heartily. a raging COVID-19 pandemic and Q R " is fluent half century made in my thought process.” “Surya and Kishan have been MI skipper was pleased with the the chase look effortless in “Ashwin is their key bowler superb with the bat, we saw the way it went off. Hthe IPL final but Mumbai and I just wanted to put pressure results on the ground, they played “Firstly we are very happy to be Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said on their key bowler. He is a qual- with a lot of freedom, they are very on the ground, everyone did a , R it was his bowlers who set up the ity bowler, it came off. talented in shot-making. good job to get the tournament crushing win over Delhi Capitals, “When you are chasing a tar- “It was important for us to going, the safety of players was “Our work started long before which fetched an unprecedented get like that, you want to get off to give them freedom, taken care of. the IPL started, and we wanted to fifth title for the side. a good start, you want to make sure the owners also “I would like to ohit Sharma believes that his make sure we filled the gaps in pre- “We got a wicket on the first there is no pressure at the back end, gave them real congratulate all Rstyle of leadership is not a dic- vious seasons,” Rohit added. ball and we got a couple more after we just wanted to capitalise on the confidence the franchises tatorial one, which is precisely the Skipper Rohit led from the that. We just wanted to keep the first three-four overs,” he to go out as well reason behind Mumbai Indians’ front with a 51-ball 68 as MI chased pressure, the execution was perfect explained. there regarding no stupendous success in the Indian down a target of 157 18.4 overs, after from all the bowlers,” Rohit said at Young batsman Ishan Kishan and hiccups in Premier League. Trent Boult (3/30) had reduced the the post-match press conference. (516 runs) and express terms of the A peerless Rohit led from the Capitals to 22 for three with an excel- “We knew Stoinis and Dhawan Suryakumar them- bio-bubble front in defending champions lent display of fast bowling. are Delhi’s key batters, so we want- Yadav (480 selves.” created, all Mumbai Indians’ demolition of Rohit regretted the run out of ed to bowl our key bowlers at runs) scored The franchises were Delhi Capitals in the summit clash the in-from Suryakumar Yadav who them, getting early wickets was the heavily organ- very disciplined in of the short-form extravaganza here was looking in good nick. key, we wanted to take early wick- in isers order to make IPL this Tuesday, giving them an unprece- “The kind of form he was in, I ets, when you have year a huge success. dented fifth title. should have sacrificed my wicket for the best new ball “I hope this cham- “I’m not someone who’ll run Surya. But throughout the tourna- bowler in your pionship we have won with a stick behind someone. The ment he has played some incredible squad, why not go is something that brings only way you can do it is by giving shots. with that?” he joy to people back home,” them confidence. So you have to The entire tournament was 2P said. he signed off. strike that right balance,” Rohit played behind closed doors in the Rohit applaud- said. UAE amid the COVID-19 pandem- ed each and every The humble leader remem- ic. "" bowler for his con- bered the backroom staff and “Unfortunately, we couldn’t have tribution in the praised them for the work that goes the fans at the stadium. We missed team’s success behind the scene. playing at the Wankhede and hope- " throughout the “We couldn’t have asked for any- fully we can get back there next year,” tournament. Boult thing more, right on the money Rohit said. (25) and Jasprit from ball one and we never looked Thanks to pandemic, the lucra- -2:C Bumrah (27) were back. I think a lot of credit goes to tive event was held without its cus- at their lethal best the people who worked behind the tomary glitz and glamour. the entire season. scenes - often they go unnoticed. “Boult has been fantastic for should have sacrificed my us this season and 8# #25 ' “Iwicket for him,” said Rohit so has Bumrah. Sharma as he regretted rising They are the ones " '' '%?5@.#5 batsman Suryakumar Yadav’s dis- who kept us in the missal in the IPL final while game throughout. 2020. On Tuesday evening, the team in the world at the attempting an improbable single (James) Pattinson, Rohit Sharma-led side won their moment. that was actually called by the (Nathan) Coulter- fifth IPL trophy as they defeat- “It’s a great feeling, means a Mumbai Indians skipper. Nile, (Rahul) ed Delhi Capitals by five wick- lot. Fifth trophy...Have been “The kind of form he was in, Chahar, and Krunal ets in the summit clash. here for 11 years. We have a I should have sacrificed my wick- Pandya also did “Dwayne Bravo you are quiet celebration. The amount et for Surya. But throughout the their job.” behind me now (about num- of trophies, the amount of tal- tournament he has played some Coulter-Nile was ber of T20 titles), I have to say ent that’s there, you can say incredible shots,” Rohit said. brilliant during the slog that on camera,” Pollard said. MI is the best T20 team Yadav said he didn’t mind the overs on Tuesday. He got rid of Pollard now has 15 going around,” he said. sacrifice as he knew the skipper Rishabh Pant at a crucial juncture T20 titles, five of which Apart from would lead the team through. and also sent back Axar Patel, has come for him while Mumbai Indians, no He said no to the run when crushing Delhi's hopes of post- playing for the other franchise has Rohit called for it in the 11th over ing an imposing total on the est Indies all- Mumbai-based fran- won so many titles in but crossed over nonetheless when board. Wrounder Kieron chise. Bravo, on the IPL’s 13-year history; he realised that the captain would The captain, who missed a Pollard has now other hand, has 14. the second most be dismissed if he didn't. few games due to a hamstring become the player Pollard also said successful team is “...He was batting really well. injury, led the chase with a with most T20 titles that the title win meant Chennai Super Most importantly, he's been master-class. following Mumbai a lot to him and also Kings, who have anchoring well since the first Asked if it was his strategy to Indians’ win in Indian termed Mumbai won the title game. I don't mind sacrificing for attack off-spinner R Ashwin, Rohit Premier League (IPL) Indians as the best T20 three times. him at all,” he said. 7P C 7":6 ' +1; *) %**1+ M" (23 7!'@ A "8"1"" ricketer-turned-politician A CGautam Gambhir and ( $ England’s Michael Vaughan have N 4 Left-arm pacer Aamir was also not called for Rohit Sharma’s elevation considered for the recent home white to India’s T20 captaincy with the just T20 captaincy. he Pakistani selectors on Wednesday ball series against Zimbabwe. He last CCI president Sourav former national team opener “Because he can't do much Tdropped veteran all-rounder Shoaib played a Test in January 2019. He, how- BGanguly on Wednesday going to the extent of saying that more than this. He can only help Malik and pacer Muhammad Aamir ever, played in the T20 International acknowledged that it was men- it would be a “shame” if the star the team he captains to victories. from a 35-member squad for the upcom- series against England in August- tally tough for players to be in batsman does not get the role. So if he doesn’t become India’s ing New Zealand tour. September this year. the just-concluded Indian Rohit led Mumbai Indians to regular white-ball captain, it will The Pakistan Cricket Board Another senior player Asad Shafiq, Premier League's bio-bubble a fifth IPL title on Tuesday, be their loss,” he added. announced a combined squad, which who has played 77 Tests, was left out “due and thanked them for showing impressing not just with a grace- Gambhir had earlier said that includes players for the senior team and to lack of form.” resolve to make the tournament ful half century but also shrewd Virat Kohli should be made the Shaheen’s side. It did not specify Uncapped Amad Butt, Danish Aziz, a success. captaincy. He is currently the accountable for Royal Challegers which player belongs to which squad. Imran Butt and Rohail Nazir were The IPL came to an end on national vice-captain for the Bangalore’s failure to make the Pakistan play three T20Is on named, as also Abdullah Shafique and Tuesday with Mumbai Indians white-ball formats. IPL finals in 13 efforts, eight out December 18, 20 and 22 before their ICC Usman Qadir in the squad which has an beating Delhi Capitals by five “If Rohit Sharma doesn’t of which were under Kohli’s lead- World Test Championship fixtures to be average age is 27.4. wickets here for a record fifth become India’s captain, it’s their ership. held in Mount Maunganui and “... Test players not involved in the title. The tournament was held loss, not Rohit’s,” Gambhir told But the cricketer-turned- Christchurch from December 26-30 T20Is in the first half of the series against at three venues in the UAE sans ESPNcricinfo’s T20 Time Out politician clarified that he never and January 3-7 respectively. New Zealand will be available for selec- crowds. “@bcci.Along with the programme. meant Kohli's captaincy is “poor”, The scheduled of the Shaheens is yet tion for Shaheens (Pakistan A), who are office bearers I personally thank “Yes, a captain is only as instead he only suggested that to be confirmed by New Zealand Cricket expected to be playing four-day match- all the players of each IPL team, good as his team and I complete- split captaincy model is the need though it is expected to be played con- es against New Zealand A during that for going thru the tuff bio bub- ly agree with that, but what are the of the hour. currently. The squad will depart for New period,” the PCB said. ble to make this tournament parameters to judge a captain on “They can also consider split- Zealand on November 23. “Likewise, when the national side is possible..It was tuff mentally, and who is good and who isn’t? The captaincy. No one is poor. Rohit Babar Azam has already been involved in the ICC World Test ur commitment makes indian parameters and benchmark has shown in white-ball cricket announced Pakistan captain in all for- Championship matches against New cricket what it is @JayShah should be the same. Rohit has led how big the difference is between mats. His vice-captain in Tests will be Zealand, national men’s team players not @ThakurArunS,” Ganguly his team (MI) to five IPL titles.” his and Virat’s captaincy. One Mohammad Rizwan in the tour which part of those matches will be available tweeted. The event is usually MI won an unprecedented player had led his team to five will be staged in a bio-secure environment for selection for the Shaheens, who are held in April-May each year but fifth IPL title by beating Delhi titles, the other hasn’t won yet,” in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. expected to be involved in 20-over had to be postponed after Capitals by five wickets in Dubai said Gambhir, who led Kolkata The PCB said both 38-year-old Malik games against New Zealand A during COVID-19 cases shot up in on Tuesday night. Knight Riders to two IPL titles. and 28-year-old Amir were left out as the those days.” India. Following months of “We keep saying MS Dhoni is “I’m not saying this because “selectors prefer youth” over them. The Pakistan squad will spend 14- deliberation, it was shifted to the India’s most successful captain. Kohli is a poor captain. But he The dropping of former captain days in quarantine and isolation after UAE venues of Dubai, Sharjah Why? Because he has won two has received the same platform Malik, who now plays only T20 cricket, reaching New Zealand which is already and Abu Dhabi and was con- World Cups and three IPLs,” that Rohit has, so you have to could mean that the selectors don’t have hosting the West Indies. ducted in a bio-secure environ- Gambhir said. judge both of them on the same him in mind for next year’s T20 World ment. “Rohit has won five IPL titles, parameters. Cup in India. He played in the T20I he is the most successful captain "Both have been captains in series against England in September but in the history of the tournament. the IPL for the same length of was not in the Pakistan T20I team in the Going forward, it’ll be a shame if C - " "2 A)9;4" time. I feel Rohit stands out as a just concluded home series against he doesn’t get India’s white-ball or leader.” Zimbabwe.