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everyone knows my character and background of my par- ents. "I do not think it is ratio- nal to continue in this august House until the government clears the air on the allegations raised against me.” <: /.< With the opposition still creating noisy disturbances, aying "it is too much", a dis- the House was adjourned for Sgusted Chhattisgarh Health 10 minutes. When the House Minister T.S. Singh Deo on resumed, the opposition con- Tuesday walked out of the tinued to seek a House panel Assembly after the opposition probe. caused an uproar demanding a Chief Minister Bhupesh House panel probe into a Baghel tabled the supplemen- Congress MLA's charge that tary appropriation bill amid the Minister was behind an chaos while opposition mem- est Bengal Chief Minister attack on him. bers reached the well of the WMamata Banerjee on a Singh Deo who is lobbying House. Later, the Speaker high-profile visit to the nation- hard for months to replace adjourned the House for the al Capital met Prime Minister Chief Minister Bhupesh day. Narendra Modi at his resi- Baghel, made the dramatic On Monday evening, dence on Tuesday ahead of a announcement on the second AICC General Secretary P L series of meeting with top day of the Monsoon session Punia cancelled his return to Opposition leaders to prepare and walked out of the House. Delhi. He then met the legis- the strategy for a unified chal- He said he will keep away from lator and the Minister in a des- lenge to the BJP in the 2024 the Assembly until his gov- perate bid to find a truce. Lok Sabha polls. ernment cleared air regarding Saturday. Opposition asked the Speaker Three youths attacked the On Wednesday, Mamata the allegation against him by Leader of Opposition to take cognizance now that it vehicle in the convoy of will hold “chai pe charcha” , , -. $ ,, . / $ $ a senior tribal legislator. Dharamlal Kaushik called it a has come to his notice. Brihaspati Singh after their with Congress president Sonia During Zero Hour, Home `serious matter’ as a ruling Dharamjeet Singh vehicle was overtaken by the Gandhi. is scheduled to meet top Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister Arvind Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu party MLA had alleged threat demanded a House panel MLAs' vehicles at Ambikapur. This was the Bengal Chief Opposition leaders like NCP Om Prakash Chautala, Shiv Kejriwal and political strategist read out a statement about to his life at the hands of a probe will bring out the truth. One of them turned out to be Minister’s first meeting with the chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Delhi Prashant Kishor. some youths attacking a vehi- senior Cabinet minister. Amid the chaos, Minister a relative of Singh Deo. Prime Minister after the bitter cle in Ramanujganj Congress The Speaker denied Singh Deo stood up and Police have registered a Bengal election campaign. MLA Brihaspati Singh's con- receiving any communication declared: “Now, it is too much. case and all the three accused Mamata told reporters voy at Ambikapur town on from the legislator. The I am also a human being and have been arrested. after the meeting that there should be a Supreme Court- monitored enquiry into the Pegasus scandal involving Opposition leaders, two Union P Ministers and 40 journalists Congress for obstructing busi- ers’ agitation and Pegasus spy- revealed as potential targets of ness in both Houses and asked ware controversy. ! surveillance using Israeli lacards of “Big Brother is BJP MPs to “expose” the Both the Lok Sabha and Pegasus spyware that is sold PWatching” and ear-split- Opposition party. the Rajya Sabha were !! "#$ only to Governments. ting slogans were the only Both Houses of Parliament adjourned multiple times on %!! Mamata’s nephew highlight of the sixth day of the have barely transacted any Tuesday as members of the Institute of Health Informatics from more than 600 people &'()*)) Abhishek Banerjee is among Parliament session which business as they have been Opposition continued their in a statement. aged 18 and above, the find- !,- the potential targets whose ended without transacting any witnessing a repeat adjourn- vociferous protests on the “However, we found these ings of the study were consis- '" name has surfaced as part of a business on Tuesday even as ments on account of Congress- Pegasus snooping issue, seek- levels dropped substantially tent across all groups of peo- # worldwide investigation by a Prime Minister Narendra Modi led vociferous protest on a ing an independent judicial over the course of two ple, regardless of age, chronic media consortium that gave tongue-lashing to the range of issues, including farm- probe into the matter. to three months,” Madhumita illnesses or sex, researchers " #"$ includes India’s The Wire. Apart from the reports by Shotri added. Based on data said. " Mamata announced a judicial the Pegasus Project partners, "%&' !./O enquiry led by former Supreme the issues of the farmers’ !,! Court judges on Monday. demand to repeal the three 1 !%% Mamata described her farm laws and petrol prices ndicating that a booster dose ( meeting with the PM as a skyrocketing have also been Iis going to be the next in- 2213 “courtesy visit” and said she raised by Opposition mem- thing after two mandatory jabs 4/ ! discussed the Covid situation, bers. against Covid-19, a study pub- 1 the supply of vaccines and However, it was the lished in The Lancet journal has # 5"--67/ medicine to the State and also Pegasus issue that has domi- found that the total antibody ,. a proposal to rename Bengal nated proceedings in both the levels start to weaken just six 78! as Bangla. Houses so far. As soon as the weeks after both doses of # “I should not speak what Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha immunisation with Pfizer and the PM said,” she told resumed their sessions, the AstraZeneca vaccines. The !)*+ "" reporters when pressed for Opposition members began antibody levels may also be " ,"$ details. ,* - ) / % $, % raising slogans in support of reduced by more than 50 per --.! Apart from Sonia, Mamata )%0& their demands for a probe. cent over 10 weeks or 2-3 (2 months, said researchers from ,%# University College London &5' (UCL) in the UK. !!( They said if the antibody !7)**& levels carry on dropping at this - # rate, there are concerns that the !)8 protective effects of the vac- !7 !"# cines may also begin to wear # )*'&( off, particularly against new ')! variants. But how soon that 7)'# might happen cannot be pre- $ % dicted yet, they added. General of the Border Security The UCL Virus Watch ! & ( ! Force (BSF), will join study also found that antibody border that separates Assam he Union Ministry as the Delhi Police levels are substantially higher "# $ and Mizoram, with the three Tof Home Affairs Commissioner with following two doses of the %%)* Assam districts of Cachar, (MHA) on Tuesday immediate effect. Pfizer vaccine compared to two % &' Hailakandi and Karimganj appointed Rakesh Earlier on June shots of the AstraZeneca jab, cinate children between 12 sharing a border with Kolasib, Asthana, a 1984 batch 30, Balaji known as Covishield in India. and 18 years of age. Mamit and Aizawl districts of Indian Police Service Shrivastava, 1988 Antibody levels were also much he Government is expect- Mandaviya said India is on Mizoram. (IPS) officer of Gujarat batch IPS officer, higher in vaccinated people ays after denying any death Ted to begin vaccinating course to become the largest Mizoram, earlier referred cadre, as the Commissioner of was appointed as the acting than in those with prior SARS- Ddue to oxygen shortage children against Covid-19 by vaccine producing country as he Assam-Mizoram border to as Lushai Hill shares borders the Delhi Police. Delhi Police Commissioner CoV-2 infection, they said. during the second wave of next month, Union Health more companies will get pro- Trow that claimed the lives with three States of Tripura, The appointment of after then incumbent SN “The levels of antibody Covid-19, the Government has Minister Mansukh Mandaviya duction licences. of six Assam policemen on Assam and Manipur besides a Asthana to the post came just Shrivastava retired. following both doses of either written to States/Union told the BJP Parliamentary Zydus Cadila, which is Monday has its genesis in an 722-km border with the neigh- days before his superannuation Asthana has served as the the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vac- Territories seeking such data, Party meeting on Tuesday. developing DNA vaccines, has 1875 Bengal Eastern Frontier bouring countries of on July 31. He will have a Special Director of the Central cines were initially very high, according to Government Prime Minister Narendra concluded its trials for the 12- Regulation declaring 1,318 sq Bangladesh and Myanmar. tenure of one year. Bureau of Investigation (CBI). which is likely to be an impor- sources. This data is likely to be Modi was also present at the 18 age group, and subject to km of the stretch as an inner The India-Myanmar bor- According to a Ministry of During his stint in the CBI, he tant part of why they presented in the ongoing meeting. statutory provisions, the vac- line forest reserve over which der in Mizoram is open, and an Home Affairs (MHA) order was engaged in an unsavoury are so protective against Monsoon Session of The Union Government cine may be available in the Assam claims its jurisdiction. unhindered movement of peo- issued on July 27, Asthana spat with then CBI Director severe Covid-19,” said Parliament, they added. had expressed confidence that near future, the Centre Mizoram shares a 164 km ple from both sides has report- currently serving as Director Alok Verma. Madhumita Shrotri from UCL Detailed report on P5 it would be soon able to vac- had said. border with Assam which is the edly led to a spurt in cross-bor- core of the unresolved border der smuggling. The Free issue between the two States. Movement Regime between Several rounds of talks India and Myanmar allows between the two States with people living along the border .3 facilitation from the Centre to travel 16 km into each since 1995 have not yielded other’s territory without visa. any result. Both sides have Amid recurring claims and accused each other of trans- counterclaims, the region along gressing their territories. the border between the two * $ here was resilience on dis- In the center of the conflict States has largely remained Tplay in hockey, a tactical is the 164.6-km inter-State peaceful. , # mind sparkled in the boxing ring but the free fall in shoot- he BJP members on ing remained perplexing and +,- .&)/-01/,2,,- TTuesday boycotted the worrying as India’s Olympic meeting of the Parliamentary campaign oscillated between # $ " "/ 0 1 " Standing Committee on some celebration and a lot of ' 7% '* & $'5 Information Technology (IT) dejection on day 4 of the com- led by Congress MP Shashi petitions here on Tuesday. ).1:";5)8 Tharoor, saying that the agen- At the Asaka shooting &,"$ ;)' da of the meeting should not range, the Indians largely mis- 8< ,; ;8'5 be made public. fired and with that the hopes of $468 $ & ') The Committee is likely medals in the 10m air pistol to question top Government and 10m air rifle mixed team P) * % $ $ $ %* $ P = & ) $'* ! #+#+% " * officials, including from the events went up in smoke. ; : & ' $" Home Ministry on allega- The performance so far 5 , ) & &5 tions related to phone tapping has resurrected the ghosts But perhaps the shooters Hammered 1-7 by of many using Pegasus spy- of 2016 Rio Games when sim- can take a leaf out of the Australia, the Manpreet Singh- " ) ) &; ware on Wednesday. There ilar hype and expectations men’s hockey team’s book and led side claimed a 3-0 triumph '* ) * *) 1 $ $ are 32-members in the com- had ended in a deflating find a way out of their current over Spain to inch closer to a &" * ' * ' , 1 * mittee. medal-less campaign. misery. quarterfinal berth. ! "#! $%&$'$(
/ 9 :)& itude towards them. Many doc- tors and health workers con- tracted Covid-19 and lost their lives while saving people from the virus. The whole country he Delhi Police and humanity are indebted to TCommissioner Balaji them,” he said. $ $$) $) ) / Srivastav on Twitter high- "I know many doctors and lighted the issue of traffic con- health workers who did not go logging complaints were being gestion near the Rail Bhawan home for days and worked day dealt with on a priority basis. en-route to Parliament on and night to save our lives. It’s “Morning rain was of high Tuesday, to the Delhi Traffic time to honour them and show intensity so a few areas of the Police (DTP). our gratitude towards them," city witnessed waterlogging. “Daily heavy traffic jam Kejriwal said. Our field staff is on the ground en-route to Parliament near The Padma Vibhushan, and we are closely observing Rail Bhavan. Needs attention Padma Bhushan and Padma the situation,” a PWD official at senior levels of DTP @dtp- Shri awards are given for dis- said. traffic and proper traffic man- names of the doctors and tinguished and exceptional The Delhi Traffic Police agement,” stated the CP’s offi- healthcare workers with a achievements and service in took to Twitter to inform com- cial account on Twitter. description of why they think different fields and disciplines muters about waterlogging and A senior traffic official, he Delhi Government will the name they have recom- such as art, literature and edu- the areas where traffic move- however, cited the ongoing he said, citing that other Tonly nominate the names mended deserves the honour to cation, sports, medicine, social ment had been affected. construction work and a roads such as Rafi Marg and of healthcare workers for the [email protected] work, science and engineering, “Traffic is affected near breakdown of a DTC bus at Rajendra Prasad road are Padma Awards this year, Chief m by August 15, 2021,” he said. public affairs, civil service, Qutab Minar Metro Station Red Cross road on Tuesday also one way. Minister Arvind Kejriwal said "The last date to send rec- trade and industry. towards 100 Foota carriageway morning, as the reason for the “On Tuesday morning, on Tuesday. ommendations to the Central Everyone without any dis- due to waterlogging,” DTP heavy traffic jam witnessed in at the starting of the Red The Chief Minister Government is September 15. tinction of race, caste, occupa- tweeted. the area. Cross rail Bhawan, the local thanked all the doctors and People need to send their rec- tion, position or sex are eligi- $ $$) $) “Traffic coming from “Deep sewer work is police had put up a picket for other healthcare workers who ommendations to us by August ble for the awards. However, ) / Badarpur towards Mehrauli being carried out at Red Cross checking and on the other relentlessly gave everything 15, so the screened names Government servants, includ- has been diverted towards road, so half of the road is end, the breakdown of a DTC they could to save lives during could be sent on time to the ing those working with PSUs - Vikas Marg, Ring Road, Rohtak Mathura Road due to water- blocked and only the other bus led to traffic jams at the one of the biggest crises Centre," he added. - except for doctors and scien- Road, Sangam Vihar and Kirari logging near Pul Prahladpur,” half of the road is available for Rail Bhawan area," the traffic humanity has ever seen. He “A Search and Screening tists -- are not eligible for the ollowing heavy rainfall in witnessed waterlogging. it tweeted. vehicular traffic,” said the police official said. also asked Delhiites to recom- Committee has been formed awards. Fthe national Capital on Due to the flooding, there In further tweets, DTP said senior traffic official. To decongest the round- mend names of doctors and under Deputy Chief Minister The nominations are Tuesday morning, there was were traffic snarls at ITO, traffic is affected near Okhla “If one needs to reach the about at Rail Bhawan, the traf- healthcare workers who Manish Sisodia to screen and placed before the Padma waterlogging in several parts of underneath the Moti Bagh Mandi, from Tamil Sangam Parliament, Red Cross is the fic police said they had deserve to be recognised. decide the names that will be Awards Committee, constitut- the city including Pragati metro station, the Dhaula Kuan Marg towards R K Puram and only road available because already diverted the buses “The Government is seek- recommended to the Central ed by the Prime Minister every Maidan and Dhaula Kuan, underpass, near Pragati from Hyatt Regency to R K Parliament Street beyond a approaching the road but ing recommendations of names Government,” he said. year. affecting vehicular movement Maidan, Mathura Road, Vikas Puram Sector-12 near CNG point is one way. traffic cannot be diverted of doctors and healthcare staff "We want the doctors and There is no cap on the in the city. Marg, Ring Road near the IP pump. So the traffic comes completely because the MPs from the people of Delhi for the health workers to be felicitat- number of awardees. Also, the Several areas across the Flyover, Rohtak Road. A senior police official said from the Red Cross road also move through the same Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan ed with the Padma Awards this States can make any number of city including key stretches Public Works Department traffic has also been affected in and takes a right turn road to reach Parliament Gate and Padma Vibhushan awards. year in recognition of their recommendations for the like Mathura Road, Moti Bagh, (PWD) officials said water- Dhaula Kuan. towards Parliament Street, no. 2. The people can send in the work and as a gesture of grat- awards. 4 $ 5 , 6 57 P$ % Q
/ 4.<.4<: aryana Chief Minister HManohar Lal Khattar resignation. inaugurated the newly estab- Party workers marched lished South Korean automo- 62-year-old man, sleeping towards Amit Shah’s residence bile major Hyundai Motor Aoutside his house, was shot shouting slogans such as “Modi 'India Headquarters' of the dead by some unidentified Teri Tanashahi Nahi Chalegi, company here in Gurugram on persons in southwest Delhi’s Nahi Chalegi”, “Amit Shah Istifa Tuesday. Hyundai Motors India Palam area on Tuesday. The Do, Istifa Do”, and were Managing Director & CEO deceased has been identified as detained and taken to the Seon Seob Kim was also pre- Ajeet Singh, a resident of Mandir Marg Police station. sent at the event. Harizan Basti, Palam extension. Congress senior leaders Jai According to the company According to a senior Kishan, Kunwar Karan Singh, statement the Hyundai Motor police official, a police control Amrish Gautam, Anil India has invested over $ 4 room (PCR) call was received Bhardwaj, Vijay Lochav, Veer Billion in India in the last 25 at 7.37 AM where the caller Singh Dhingan, Rajesh Jain, years. The company has 17 said that his father was sleep- Surender Kumar, DPCC vice regional offices and 2499 cus- ing outside of his house at president Ali Mehndi, Parvez tomer touch points across Harizan Basti, Palam extension Alam among others were India. and somebody shot him dead. ry members and other promi- detained. Kumar said that the According to Kim, the “Police reached the spot and nent personalities by Israeli police action, like snooping on management is expecting to found the body of Ajeet Singh. he Delhi Congress staged a firm NSO's Pegasus spyware. prominent people using the build to more officials beside The bullet injury was found on Tprotest at the residence of Congress Delhi unit pres- Pegasus spyware, was an attack the headquarters by 2023 with the forehead, fired from point Union Home Minister Amit ident Anil Kumar along with a on the freedom and democra- cost over 2,000 crore in blank range. One empty car- Shah against the alleged snoop- large number of party workers tic rights of the people to Gurugram. tridge was found on the bed,” ing on top politicians, Union gathered at Rajaji Marg and protest against anti-people, The corporate headquar- said the senior police official. Ministers, journalists, judicia- demanded Home Minister’s anti-national activities. ters in Gurugram has total built-up area of 28000 Square metres and around 364 employees are working here in ! the Gurugram office. The office / , ** ! $ has also equipped with 14 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points for their staff. $ * ! The building is situated just * $ off the Delhi-Jaipur national highway in Sector 29 in ,: 4:< The Committee had exam- employees, the Punjab Gurugram. ined, in detail, the demands of Government had decided to * / The company also ssuring of all efforts to various Employees implement the recommenda- expressed its desire to set up its Aresolve their grievances in Associations and had submit- tions of the sixth Punjab Pay state-of-the-art facility in the consultation with the con- ted its report. It found that cer- Commission within a month state. The Chief Minister told cerned departments, Punjab tain demands raised by the of receipt of the report of the reporters that Haryana is a fast- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder employees were linked to the Commission. ocial Welfare Minister growing State in the industri- Singh on Tuesday appealed to decisions of the Government The implementation of the SRajendra Pal Gautam on al sector and for setting up the State Government’s striking prior to 2006 and were in no Pay Commission recommen- Tuesday issued a whip to all dis- industries in the state, a single- employees to call off their way connected with the report dations, with effect from July trict officers of Social Welfare window system has been cre- strike to prevent any further of the sixth Punjab Pay 1, 2021, has resulted in a finan- Ministry and Women and Child ated, on which all approvals can inconvenience to the general Commission. As such, these cial outflow of Rs 4,692 crore Development Department, ask- be easily obtained. public. demands shall be considered to approximately 2.85 lakh ing them to resolve all pending Capt Amarinder, chairing separately, based on the rec- employees and 3.07 lakh pen- projects in their respective dis- a high-level meeting to review ommendations of the con- sioners every year. On an aver- tricts in a time-bound manner. the demands of the striking cerned Administrative age, it works out to Rs 79,250 The Minister chaired an employees, expressed concern Departments, it was decided. per annum, over and above important meeting with the over their continued agitation, The meeting further decid- what they are getting at pre- district officers and other con- which has severely impacted ed that certain demands linked sent. cerned senior officials of both the functioning of various State with intra or inter departmen- In addition, the the department and said that Government departments. tal issues shall be addressed in Government employees and legal action will be taken in case The State Government had consultation with the pensioners shall be getting of failure in complying with the constituted a ‘Committee of Departments of Personnel and arrears of Rs 14,759 crore, order. "I conducted surprise Officers’ to look into the Finance. which works out to an average inspections across various dis- demands of the agitating It may be noted that some of Rs 2.32 lakh per employee trict offices in Delhi a few days employees, said an official days back, acceding to a long- or pensioner, the spokesperson back and found massive pen- spokesperson. pending demand of the pointed out. dency in pension cases dated since 2017. This is unacceptable and will not be tolerated from now onwards. Now, every dis- !"#$ trict officer will have to submit a weekly performance report of their respective district offices,” %!#&' he said.Gautam further said the officer in his report has to specify that how many applica- ,: 4:< Haryana Chief Minister struction along the Western tions were received and how Manohar Lal Khattar while Yamuna Canal will reduce the many of them resolved. This he Central Government interacting with the mediaper- cost of construction of the report has to be positively sub- Thas accorded approval for sons after meeting the Union Karnal-Yamunanagar railroad mitted every Friday evening and the Karnal-Yamunanagar rail- Railway Minister Ashwini by about Rs 400 crore, he said. will then be assessed by senior way line to be built along Vaishnav, in New Delhi. Like the elevated railway officers of the department," Western Yamuna Canal in Khattar said that the track in Rohtak and Gautam added. He also ordered Haryana. Besides this, the Central Government has Kurukshetra, the Central the district officers to resolve all elevated railway track to be approved the Karnal- Government has also accorded cases in a time-bound manner built in Kaithal has also been Yamunanagar railway line to be approval for the elevated railway and the reason for rejection approved built along the Western Yamuna track to be constructed in should be stated only after fol- This was informed by Canal in Haryana. The con- Kaithal, he said. lowing the due procedure. chhattisgarh 03 RAIPUR | WEDNESDAY | JULY 28, 2021 Baghel rejects criticism about Opposition seeks panel Medical College acquisition STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR
hhattisgarh Chief Minister suggestion on prohibition CBhupesh Baghel on Tuesday described as a "height of imagina- STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Forest Minister Mohammed tion" the criticism by BJP leaders Akbar said for implementing total that the Chandulal Chandrakar ccusing the Chhattisgarh gov- prohibition, three committees Memorial Medical College was Aernment of not enforcing pro- were set up -- one of political lead- being acquired to benefit his rela- hibition despite an election pledge, ers, other of community leaders tives. the opposition BJP on Tuesday and an administrative panel. Baghel was replying to a series sought details of the suggestions After their formation in 2019, of tweets after media reports from committees set up to imple- these committees met once but charged that the acquisition was being done to benefit Baghel’s ment a ban on liquor. due to Covid-19 no further meet- The government decision to Union Minister Jyotiraditya son-in-law’s kin. ings were held. take over the college has caused a Scindia and former Chhattisgarh The government told the Baghel tweeted that the gov- political storm. Chief Minister Raman Singh also Assembly on the second day of the Kaushik said that if no meet- ernment favoured public sector The college has 150 medical charged Baghel with benefitting Monsoon session that no meetings ings have been held, it reflects the enterprises and so will also seats but it has been denied recog- his son-in-law. were held on the subject due to the reluctance of the government to acquire Bastar’s Nagarnar plant at nition by the Medical Council of Chhattisgarh Parliamentary Covid-19 pandemic. implement the election promise the right time. India in 2017. The infrastructure Affairs Minister Ravindra Leader of Opposition made to the people of the state. “We have acted with full of the college building is lying Choubey defended the govern- Dharamlal Kaushik representing He said all these committees transparency as it was a matter of unused since then. ment’s move and said the matter BJP MLA Vidyaratan Bhasin be dissolved if they do not have career of students of Chhattisgarh. Union Minister Piyush Goyal was approved by the state cabinet demanded details from the any relevance. The state too would benefit as had accused the Congress of cor- on July 20. Industries and Excise Minister on Akbar reiterated the govern- hundreds of doctors would pass ruption and alleged misuse of He denied ass untrue that the the recommendations made by the mentation prohibition. revenue earned from liquor sale in ment's commitment for total pro- out with the restarting of the col- public money in the nationaliza- move benefits the Chief Minister’s committees constituted for imple- He also wanted to know the 2019 and 2020. hibition. lege,” he added. tion move. family. Baghel to talk on Doctors operate rare Opposition points tribal expectations, benign sino nasal tumor at fund diversion, development Government denies STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR whether the money has been utilized under any other he Chhattisgarh govern- head. Chandrakar said Rs 36 Tment on Tuesday denied any transfer of funds collected from the liquor cess imposed during Covid-19 to be handed over to the Health Department. The BJP mem- bers raise the issue and after the Speaker’s nod STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR joint team of doctors from the Ear, removed without any external tabled a Gazette Nose, Throat (ENT) and incision in the face. notification in the House to crores were transferred for octors at the Pt Jawaharlal Neurosurgery departments. It is very rare that inverted make their point. the Swami Atmananda DNehru Memorial Medical Dr. Manya Thakur Roy of papilloma involves both skull base BJP's Ajay Chandrakar English Medium School and College here removed a rare ENT department said the assis- and orbit. Rs 200 crores for the CM’s STAFF REPORTER n All India Radio (AIR) Raipur on sought details from the RAIPUR inverted papilloma of frontal sinus tance of neurosurgeon Dr. Dr Manya said that inverted infrastructure development. 0771-2430501, 2430502 or Commerce and Industries with skull base extension endo- Debabrata Sahana and his team papilloma is a benign tumor that Minister regarding two Forest Minister 2430503 on July 28-30 between 3 hhattisgarh Chief Minister scopically without external inci- was taken due to intracranial com- slowly invades and destroys the Gazette notifications issued Mohammed Akbar in his and 4 pm. CBhupesh Baghel will speak on sion. plications. normal surrounding structure like on May 2 and 15 regarding reply denied any diversion of The 20th episode of Lokvaani the pace of development and The surgery helped to avert She said the patient had a malignant tumor. It is commonly the cess on each liquor bottle funds to other heads from the expectations in tribal areas in the will be aired on August 8 from the loss of vision in a 75-year-old breathing problem with nasal found in maxillary sinus and as Special Covid Cess. excise cess. He said the funds upcoming episode of his monthly 10.30 am to 11.30 am from all patient from Dongargarh, who the mass for two years and hyposmia rarely involves other sinuses. But How much of the funds are available with the govern- radio programme 'Lokvaani'. state-based centers of AIR, FM doctors did not want to operate with continuous headache for six in this case, it arose from the have been transferred to the ment. But the opposition Any person can get his radio and regional news channels due to old age. months, both affecting his vision. frontal sinus with both orbital and Health Department, the bal- continued to parrot its queries recorded by telephoning in Chhattisgarh. The feat was performed by a In this case, the tumor was intracranial extension. ance that remains and argument. Mega e-Auction Bastar to get international by PNB on Aug 12 Covid-19 infection rate level sports amenities STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR in 26 districts below 1% n he Punjab National Bank STAFF REPORTER T(PNB) is holding a Mega e- STAFF REPORTER n JAGDALPUR Auction across the country on RAIPUR August 12 of more than 5,000 n a bid to encourage properties including in residential, he infection rate of Covid- Isports talent in tribal commercial and industrial cate- T19 in Chhattisgarh's 26 dominated Bastar region in gories. districts is below 1 percent -- Chhattisgarh, a sports Zonal Manager (Raipur) V. ranging from 0 to 0.81 per- premises is being prepared Srinivas said interested buyers will cent, it was announced on at Dharampura in have a wide range of options for Tuesday. Jagdalpur town. purchase across the country. A Health Department A press communiqué A large number of buyers have communication said the said the premises is being shown interest as the properties infection rate has stabilized as built for Rs 15 crores and it are being auctioned at very com- per data available till Monday will be completed by 2022. petitive prices. evening. It will have a volleyball In addition, no brokerage or No new positive cases hall, synthetic tracks of 400 commission is payable on the deal. were reported in Bemetara and 200 metres, an archery He said that all auctions shall and Kawardha districts. The range of 120 metres and a be done on e-Bkray portal and will average infection rate of the multi-purpose hall besides state was 0.51 percent. Of the be simple and fully transparent. facilities for high jump, 37,440 samples tested, only Interested buyers have to register long jump and a kabaddi 192 positive cases were infection rate was higher than reported 1.35 percent and court. and deposit the bid money. reported. In two districts, the the state average. Bijapur Kanker 1.6 percent. Baghel greets CRPF on foundation day
STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Saluting the courage, valour and sacri- fice of the CRPF "bravehearts", Baghel said hhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Indians were indebted to them for their Baghel on Tuesday greeted the Central service and contributions. Tribal women from a Self Help Group in village Binjam in Geedam block in Dantewada are weaving with Kosa silk. They earn well for their livelihood after C Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on its founda- The CRPF is India's largest paramili- acquiring the weaving skill under a Centre-sponsored scheme. Pioneer Photo tion day. tary force. ! "#! $%&$'$( %! 8 P P ! $ 8 $$ * !9% % 8' New Delhi: Observing that Magistrates are directed to New Delhi: Making it clear it identification of children who continue uploading the infor- will not take an “elitist view” have become orphans or lost mation on Bal Swaraj portal that no beggars be allowed on a parent either due to Covid- of National Commission for the streets, the Supreme Court 19 or otherwise does not Protection of Child Rights Tuesday asked the Centre and brook any further delay, the (NCPCR). districts in the country where Delhi Government to respond Supreme Court Tuesday Child welfare commit- over 100 cases are reported to a plea seeking vaccination directed the State tees are directed to com- verall Covid-19 cases may every day. These cases are found and rehabilitation of beggars Governments and Union available in Juvenile Justice plete the inquiry within the Ohave been showing a in a localised and limited set of and vagabonds in view of the Territories (UTs) to file status (Care and Protection of time limit specified under declining trend, but there are 22 areas of these districts.” Covid-19 pandemic. reports giving particulars Children) Act, 2015 and Act and provide assistance districts— 7 from Kerala, 5 The rate of decline of cases The apex court said beg- about the number of children rules. and rehabilitation to orphans, from Manipur, 3 in Meghalaya has however slowed down ging is a “socio-political prob- who have become orphans “The identification of the bench added. among others in the country which is a matter of concern, lem” and people are com- after March 2020. children who have lost both “All State Governments, where an increasing trend in cautioned the official. pelled to beg on the streets to to the authorities to restrain for rehabilitation, vaccina- The top court said there parents or one parent after UTs are directed to file sta- cases has been reported in the Echoing similar views, Niti eke out some elementary beggars, vagabonds and tion and providing food and is a need to ensure the March 2020 does not brook tus reports giving particulars last 4 weeks. It is a cause of con- Aayog member Dr V K Paul livelihood in the absence of homeless persons from beg- shelters to beggars and schemes meant for orphans any further delay,” the bench giving the number of chil- cern, the Union Health Ministry pointed out that vaccination is education and employment. ging at public places or traf- vagabonds amid the pan- reach the real beneficiaries said. dren who have become said as it warned the public that not a full guarantee and one A bench of Justices D Y fic junctions. demic. and not just remain on paper. The Bench also clarified orphan after March 2020. the second Covid wave is still should not take Covid for grant- Chandrachud and M R Shah The bench said it would “As the Supreme Court, A Bench comprising that its order covers all chil- The number of children pro- not over. ed. “No vaccine provides 100% told the counsel appearing for issue notices to the Centre we would not want to take an Justices L Nageswara Rao dren who became orphans duced before the child wel- “There has been a consistent guarantee against reinfection. All the petitioner that it would and the Delhi Government elitist view that no beggars and Aniruddha Bose direct- during this period due to fare committee and their decline in the weekly average in however reduce the risk of hos- not consider one part of the seeking their responses on the should be there on the ed the the District Covid or otherwise. particular who have been the COVID cases...But if we pitalisation drastically,” he said. prayer which sought direction prayer made in the petition streets,” the bench said. PTI Magistartes to issue necessary “What we are thinking is provided with benefits of the compare the rate of decline in In this connection he cited instructions to the district to take care of all children schemes by the state govern- cases, from earlier to now, its resurgence of Covid cases world- child protection officers to who have been orphaned ments,” the bench said. decrease remains the area of wide, pointing out that “it is a cases across the world, which 19 cases after 132 days, accord- while the death toll climbed to take assistance of the police, whether Covid or not It also directed the states concern. We’re in talks with matter of concern and the pan- remains the area of concern. ing to the government. 4,21,382 with 415 daily fatalities, civil society, gram panchay- Covid. We cannot restrict the to provide details regarding states in this regard,” Lav demic is not over yet.” We’ve to work on containing the The number of active cases the health ministry said. ats, anganwadi and ASHA orders passed to only payment of 2,000 mone- Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union “If we look from a global spread of the virus with strict- in the country also fell below The active cases have workers for identification of orphans who lost both par- tary assistance given to needy Health Ministry , said at a press perspective, the pandemic is ness,” the official said. 4,00,000 after 124 days, it said. declined to 3,98,100 and now orphans. ents to COVID-19”, Justice orphans under the Integrated conference here. far from over. There’s a notice- At 29,689, India has report- Fresh cases pushed India’s over- comprise 1.27 per cent of the The apex court said this Rao said. Child Development Services He said, “There are still 62 able increase in the number of ed less than 30,000 new Covid- all Covid-19 tally to 3,14,40,951, total infections. is in addition to mechanisms The Bench said District scheme. PTI )* $;+ -. , :"** * !4 6 3 / $ 9 $ # # * (# 8$ 4(, he Government on Tuesday Ttermed as “ill-informed "&E% even Opposition parties have and misrepresenting” media he Lok Sabha on Tuesday Swritten to President Ram reports that claimed that India lakh doctors and frontline Twitnessed 10 adjournments Nath Kovind seeking his inter- will miss the end-July target of workers. amid continuous protests by vention to direct the administering 50 crore Covid he Government on “Protection to the extent of Opposition members over the Government to discuss farmers’ vaccine doses and asserted that TTuesday cited a study by 93 per cent was seen (in peo- Pegasus snooping row and issues and Pegasus phone-tap- over 51.60 crore vaccine doses the Armed Forces Medical ple who were administered the farm laws. After being farm laws. ping in Parliament. will be supplied from January College (AFMC) during the Covishield vaccine) and this adjourned nine times, the The members of Congress, The decision to knock the to July 31. second Covid-19 wave to say was during the second wave Lower House reassembled at CPI, CPI(M) and TMC were doors of Rashtrapati Bhavan “These reports are ill- that Covishield gives 93 per which was driven by the Delta 4.30 PM and Rajendra protesting over the Pegasus took place after a meeting of the SAD leader Harsimrat Parliament is not convened informed and have clearly cent protection against Covid- variant... also 98 per cent mor- Agrawal, who was in the Chair, snooping row, while the BSP, SP Opposition leaders held in the Badal, who was a Minister in only for the legislative agenda of misrepresented the facts,” the 19 and a 98 per cent mortali- tality reduction was seen,” he took up one matter of urgent and Shiromani Akali Dal were Parliament premises after the Modi government until she the Government,” Kharge said. Union Health Ministry said in ty reduction. said. public importance. raising slogans against the adjournment of Lok Sabha and resigned to protest the contro- “We have no option, but to a statement here. Addressing a press con- Reiterating the usefulness However, the Opposition Centre’s three new farm laws. Rajya Sabha. versial farm laws, said it is very continue to agitate and we have The figures of 516 million ference, NITI Aayog Member of vaccines in battling Covid- members again trooped into Earlier, Speaker Om Birla led Though the Congress was unfortunate that farmers have come here all of us together, vaccine doses might have been (Health) Dr V K Paul pre- 19, Paul said inoculation the Well shouting slogans and the members in paying tributes also present in the meeting, the died while protesting against the because what we say inside the picked up from various sented findings of the study reduces infection but it is not carrying banners. to Anerood Jugnauth, former signatories of the letter are BSP, three farm laws but the Centre house, does not reach the peo- sources which informed about which was conducted on 15 a total guarantee. Meanwhile Congress MPs president of Mauritius, and RLP, SAD, National Conference, is not even ready to discuss their ple, it is never telecast. the likely availability of the from Punjab Ravneet Singh Kenneth David Buchizya CPI, CPI(M) and NCP. Later, issues. Opposition is being blacked vaccine doses from January to Bittu and Gurjit Singh Aujala Kaunda, the first president of the Opposition leaders joined Addressing the Press con- out inside the house, so through July-end, it added. advance allocation plan and till that month is going to be sat on a dharna inside the Lok Zambia. The opposition’s senior Congress leader ference, Kharge said, govern- the media, we want to tell our “The facts are that a total they are informed about it in consumed/administered. Sabha chamber after the pro- protests started soon after the Mallikarjun Kharge for a joint ment is not interested in a people, we shall continue this of more than 516 million vac- advance. The vaccines are sup- “There would be supplies ceedings of the House were proceedings began at 11 AM. Press conference outside the meaningful discussion and fight. The government obdurate cine doses will indeed be sup- plied to the states in various in the pipeline, which should adjourned for the day. The Minister of State for Parliament. debate. as it is, we will force them, as in plied from January 2021 to schedules throughout the be available for the next few dharna was still going on when Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Congress sources said that “This Government does a democratic set up it is done to 31st July, 2021,” the ministry month. days till the next supplies of the last report came in. This Ram Meghwal said by dis- the grand old party did not not believe in its accountabili- come and debate, if the gov- said. “Therefore, availability of vaccine doses materialize in a protest indicates the rupting the proceedings, the became a signatory to the letter ty to the people of India through ernment has nothing to hide, let It added that the vaccine 516 million doses till end of a particular state/district/sub- Opposition is expected to up Opposition is not allowing the due to the presence of SAD the Parliament. This them start the debate today doses are supplied to the states particular month does not district to keep vaccination their ante in coming days on ministers to do their duty of however the both political par- Government has functioned in itself, the opposition is ready,” in accordance with the mean that every dose supplied going on,” the statement said. Pegasus snooping row and replying to questions. ties will continue to fight for the a manner, which has lowered said Anand Sharma, Deputy right of farmers in the the prestige of Indian Leader of Opposition in Rajya Parliament till justice met. Parliament and Indian democ- Sabha. NCP leader Supriya Sule racy. What the opposition has DMK’ Tiruchi Shiva, SP said the seven parties have writ- demanded is fair, correct, with- leader Ram Gopal Yadav, CPI ten to the President seeking his in the ambit of rules and estab- leader Binoy Vishwam, TMC intervention to instruct the lished Parliament practice and leader Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, government to discuss the farm- conventions. When collective- RJD’s Manoj Jha and AAP ers’’ issues and Pegasus snoop- ly, the opposition gives a notice leader Sanjay Singh attended the adjourning the house till 12.00 ing in the Parliament. that matter has to be discussed, meet. pm. he Pegasus issue continued Similar scenes were seen Nityanand Rai informed Lok from Abdul Khaleque Tto rock the Rajya Sabha for when the house Sabha on Tuesday that “the (Congress) on the NRC, said Infantry Battalion underwent the sixth consecutive day on reassembled and despite he Union Home Ministry Committees on Subordinate nine Gazette notifications, ) *+ # rigorous training at different Tuesday. Sloganeering and dis- Deputy Chairman Harivansh’s Thas sought an extension Legislation, Lok Sabha and the last being on July 31, locations in India to refine playing of banners by the agi- appeal, the din continued. for the fifth time till January Rajya Sabha have been 2019, had been their drills for participation in tated Opposition and some of He cautioned that some of 9 for framing the rules of the requested to grant further published by the Office of the # # (, the joint exercise. them trooping into the well of the members in the well were Citizenship Amendment Act extension of time upto Registrar General and the Exercise INDRA-21 will the house were the order of the not wearing masks and not fol- (CAA), which was passed by 09.01.2022 to frame the rules Census Commissioner. further strengthen mutual con- day. It witnessed repeated lowing the Covid protocol. Parliament in 2019. The under the Citizenship “Several communications and conduct of counter terror oper- fidence and interoperability adjournments due to disrup- Deputy leader of the house Ministry also said that due to (Amendment) Act, 2019,” instructions have been sent to ations under the United between the Indian and tion. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also outbreak of Covid-19 and This is the fifth extension the State Coordinator of nderlining the time-tested Nations mandate by a joint Russian Armies and enable Rajya Sabha Chairman M objected to the members not flood situation, finalisation of sought by the government National Register of Citizens Ulong-standing defence force against international ter- sharing of best practices Venkaiah Naidu tried to restore wearing masks and said National Register of Citizens for framing of these rules. (NRC), Assam, for complying between the two countries, ror groups. between the contingents of order when the proceedings they are posing a health risk to (NRC) in Assam is delayed According to the Manual on [with] the orders of Hon’ble India and Russia will take part Giving details of the both the countries. commenced at 11.00 am. the Rajya Sabha secretariat andthe process of issuing Parliamentary Work, the rules Supreme Court with in the 12th edition of the Indo- upcoming event, officials said The exercise will be yet However, the officials. rejection slips has been post- for any legislation should regard to disposal of claims Russia Joint Military Exercise here on Tuesday, 250 person- another milestone in strength- Opposition was in no mood to He also objected to alleged poned. have been framed within six and objections, publication of (INDRA) at Volgograd city. nel from both the nations will ening security cooperation and relent and shouted slogans. derogatory slogans raised Replying to the question months of Presidential assent lists of inclusions and exclu- The 13-day exercise will start form part of the exercise. The will serve to reinforce the long- Naidu said it was “a sorry state against Prime Minister from Congress MP Gaurav or seek extension. sions in NRC, etc.,” said the on August 1, 2021. Indian Army contingent com- standing bond of friendship of affairs” before Narendra Modi. Gogoi, the MoS Home Affairs The MHA, to a query Ministry. The exercise will entail prising of a Mechanised between India and Russia. ! #$ %& #'#( 5 $ $
the opportunity to work on COVID-19. #1 ** 8 aspects relating to heritage “It gives immense pride to he UNESCO on Tuesday conservation and restoration share with my fellow Indians hectare area has been damaged No private sector compa- Tsaid Dholavira, a in Dholavira. Our team also that #Dholavira is now the due to hydro-meteorological nies are involved as far as the Harappan-era metropolis, in worked to create tourism- 40th treasure in India to be he Government on Tuesday calamities/ hazards, he said. building of the Agristack is Gujarat, has been inscribed on friendly infrastructure there,” given @UNESCO’s World Tinformed Parliament that a The maximum damage was concerned. However, leading its World Heritage List, he further said. Heritage Inscription. Another little over 2 lakh hectare of the reported from Gujarat, followed Technology/Agri-tech/startup prompting Prime Minister Gujarat so far has three feather in India’s cap as we cropped area has been damaged by Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar companies were identified and Narendra Modi to tweet that world heritage sites — now enter the Super-40 club so far this year due to hydro- Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, invited to collaborate with the he was “absolutely delighted Champaner near Pavagadh, for World Heritage Site meteorological calamities. The and Goa in the said period. The central government to develop by this news”. Rani ki Vav in Patan and the inscriptions,” Culture Minister government also informed that minister said states undertake proof of concepts (PoCs) based “Dholavira: A Harappan historic city of G Kishan Reddy said in a it is aiming to create a federat- relief measures in the wake of on small portions of data from City, in India, just inscribed Ahmedabad. tweet. ed National Farmers Database natural disasters from the State the federated Farmers’ database on the @UNESCO This session of the World “Today is a proud day for using digitised land records Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for certain identified areas (dis- #WorldHeritage List. Heritage Committee is being India, especially for the peo- that will help to offer proactive already placed at their dispos- trict/village), he added. Congratulations!” UNESCO chaired from Fuzhou in China ple of Gujarat,” he said. “Since and personalised services to al. In a reply to another ques- tweeted. The ongoing 44th and is being held online. It 2014, India has added 10 new farmers. “As a first step in this direc- tion, Tomar said that the Centre session of the World Heritage started on July 16 and will World Heritage sites – one In a written reply to the Lok tion, the government has had approved nearly Rs 700 Committee of the dates back to the 13th centu- linkages with our past. It is a end on July 31. fourth of our total sites. This Sabha, Union Agriculture already initiated building fed- crore towards relief of farmers UNESCO has already ry. must visit, especially for those The 44th session com- shows PM @arendramodi’s Minister Narendra Singh Tomar erated farmers’ database that in flood-hit Maharashtra, even given India a new world her- “Absolutely delighted by interested in history, culture bines current work, and issues steadfast commitment in on Tuesday informed that 66.55 would serve as the core of the as Opposition members con- itage site in the form of the this news. Dholavira was an and archaeology,” Modi tweet- left outstanding since last promoting Indian culture, lakh hectare cropped area was envisaged Agristack,” Tomar tinued disrupting the lower Rudreswara/ Ramappa important urban centre and is ed. year, when the annual meet- heritage and the Indian way of damaged in 2020-21. However, said in another written reply to chamber for the fifth straight Temple in Telangana, which one of our most important “As CM of Gujarat, I had ing was postponed due to life,” Reddy tweeted. till July 27 this year, 2.024 lakh the Lok Sabha. day. / ! "#! $%&$'$(
0"$ " . * * $ 61/ * % ! ., ., he battle of one-upmanship among two Nishad parties ., the state. Tstaking claim over the legacy of ‘Bandit Queen’ and for- aking a lead over other political parties, the Bahujan “Like the model fol- mer MP Phoolan Devi has worried the Samajwadi Party. TSamaj Party, on Tuesday, announced the names of two o showcase the claim lowed in Bihar and West The Nishad Party of UP and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) of its candidates for the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Tof how double engine Bengal elections, the of Bihar, both allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party, are vying elections. ., other “like-minded” parties in Governments in Delhi Prime Minister, his min- with each other to establish themselves as the sole repre- Ramesh Singh Yadav will be the BSP candidate from a bid to put up a united front and Lucknow had isterial colleagues and sentative of the Nishad community in UP and claiming Bithoor assembly constituency in Kanpur and Kalmesh n a move aimed at defeating against the BJP in Uttar changed the face of Uttar senior BJP functionaries themselves as the sole representative of Phoolan Devi. Ambedkar from Bharthana (reserved) assembly seat Ithe ruling Bharatiya Janata Pradesh. Pradesh, Prime Minister will be visiting UP regu- “It was the Samajwadi Party that took cudgels on behalf Etawah in the 2022 election. Party, Sharad Pawar led While addressing party Narendra Modi and several Union larly ahead of the imposition of the of the community in 1994 and not only ensured the release The name of Kalmesh Ambedkar was announced by Nationalist Congress Party and workers in Lucknow last week, Ministers will now frequently visit the model code of conduct to inaugurate of Phoolan Devi but got her elected to Lok Sabha twice. Now BSP’s Etawah district president Shilu Dohra on Samajwadi Party have decided Akhilesh Yadav had said that poll-bound UP every month to either or lay the foundation stone of devel- new claimants have emerged to stake claim on her legacy. Tuesday. to join hands and contest the the BJP was an “anti-people” inaugurate or lay the foundation opment projects in the state,” a senior Both Nishad community- based parties would be exposed Kamlesh Ambedkar is the wife of Bhimrao Ambedkar, coming Assembly elections in party which was running the stone of various development BJP leader told this reporter on during the 2022 UP Assembly elections as people know who chief sector incharge of the BSP for Kanpur division. Uttar Pradesh. government with “hatred” and schemes, until the model code of con- Tuesday. their real benefactor is,” said a Samajwadi Party leader in In 2007, Kamlesh's husband Bhimrao Ambedkar was Well placed sources in that the assembly polls next duct comes into force. The Prime Minister will be in Lucknow on Tuesday. elected as BSP MLA from Lakhna reserved seat, which Samajwadi Party said that year would be the “last Union Home Minister Amit Shah Siddharthnagar to inaugurate nine Nishad leader and Bihar Minister Mukesh Sahani has has now been included in the Bharthana reserved seat, Sharad Pawar and Akhilesh opportunity” to save democ- will visit the state capital to lay the new medical colleges, his second trip said that his outfit, VIP, will contest 165 Assembly seats in but he could not taste victory in the subsequent assem- Yadav had a long consultation racy. foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh to the state this month after visiting the 2022 UP elections. bly elections. over the issue in Delhi after "To achieve the target of State Institute for Forensic Sciences Varanasi on July 15 for unveiling pro- Eyeing the votes of Nishad (Mallah) community that The Bharthana reserved assembly constituency is which the two leaders decided securing 350 seats in UP, we which will come up in 50-acre land jects. The dates will be announced constitute seven per cent of UP’s electorate, Sahani has decid- presently held by Bharatiya Janata Party, from where Savitri to forge an alliance but the seat will have to work day and in Piparsand village of Sarojini Nagar later. It will be highlighted that these ed to install Phoolan Devi's statues in 18 UP districts includ- Katheria is the ruling party’s MLA. Shilu Dohra claimed sharing was yet to be worked night," Akhilesh had said and tehsil in Lucknow on August 1. medical colleges have been built ing Prayagraj, Firozabad, Ballia, Sant Kabir Nagar, Banda, that the BJP would contest the 2022 assembly elections out. exhorted party workers to The institute will also have a seat under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Auraiya, with full force. He said preparations were being made to The sources said Pawar beware of BJP’s tricks and pro- of centre of excellence and pave the Suraksha Yojana and with the Lucknow, Unnao, Meerut, Mirzapur, Sant Ravidas Nagar, field a candidate of Yadav or Shakya caste from Shivpal was also said to be in talks with paganda. way for research in DNA testing in resources of the UP Government. Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi and Jaunpur. Singh Yadav's Jaswantnagar constituency. 2 3 1 , ))(')" 1 <,5 ,-'" 4 ple businessmen or officials of Ramakrishnan and Dravidar $ 8 companies who have had run-ins Kazhagam treasurer Kumaresan # "" , he Pegasus snooping list seems with the law over the last few feature in the list of potential tar- New Delhi: Union Home MInistry has called a meet- Tunending. The latest list to years, mostly due to investigations gets of an NSO Group client. ing of the Chief Secretaries and DGPs of Assam and erala on Tuesday logged 22, come out figures many industrial- of loan fraud. This includes Vikram Mizoram on Wednesday in the wake of violence along K129 new Covid-19 cases ists and their lobbyists. It includes Kothari of Rotomac Pens (and his their shared border, where five Assam Police personnel across the State while the pan- ituation in Afghanistan and the now defunct Jet Airways owner son Rahul), and C. Sivasankaran, 1 were killed. demic claimed 156 lives during Sits impact on the whole Naresh Goyal, Spice Jet promoter former Aircel promoter and mav- Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will chair the the last 24 hours. This took the region and terrorism and ways Ajay Singh, considered close to the erick entrepreneur,” said the Wire meeting to discuss the sudden escalation of violence death toll in the State till date to curb its funding will figure top BJP leadership, Essar Group’s report. along the Assam-Mizoram border. The meeting of to 16, 326. The average Test prominently during Defence Prashant Ruia, Aircel promoter Former GAIL Chairman BC the Chief Secretaries and DGPs is expected to work Positivity Rate on Tuesday was Minister Rajnath Singh’s three- Sivasankaran, and Rotomac Pens’ Tripathi, who later joined Essar New Delhi: Veteran editors N Ram on a peace formula so that there is no repeat of the 12.35 percent. day participation in the Vikram Kothari and son Rahul Group, two numbers, “one for a for- and Sashi Kumar on Tuesday violence along the border of the two states, a home The Legislative Assembly Shanghai Co-operation issued after the deliberations. Kothari, facing bank cases. mer boss of Life Insurance moved the Supreme Court seeking ministry official said. witnessed charges and counter Organisation(SCO) conclave During his visit, Rajnath is Mukesh Ambani and Anil Corporation of India and the other an independent probe by its sitting The central government is in regular touch with charges between the starting Wednesday in also expected to meet his Ambani Group’s V. for a former executive director of or retired judge into the reports of the Assam and Mizoram governments and trying to Opposition UDF and the rul- Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Tajikistan counterpart Colonel Balasubramaniam and A.N. the Gujarat Narmada Valley alleged snooping by Government calm down the situation, the officials said, adding ing LDF over the death toll The annual conference of General Sherali Mirzo to dis- Sethuraman and Adani Group’s Fertiliser Corporation also appears agencies on eminent citizens, CRPF has been deployed in the violence-hit area. Five released by the Government. the Defence Ministers of the cuss bilateral issues and other lobbyists’ names also figured in the on the list,” said the report. politicians and scribes by using Assam Police personnel, along with a civilian, were Leader of the Opposition V D SCO countries will also see the issues of mutual interest. list. As per the report published by Though the report named both Israeli spyware Pegasus. “The tar- killed and more than 50 others, including a Satheeshan claimed that the Chinese and Pakistan Ministers Tajikistan is chairing the The Wire portal, the top executives Reliance Group lobbyists geted surveillance using military- Superintendent of Police, were injured when Mizoram Government has not included taking part. While Rajnath had SCO this year and hosting of PSUs like GAIL, LIC, Narmada Balasubramanian and Sethuraman, grade spyware is an unacceptable Police opened fire on a team of Assam officials on more than 7,000 persons who met his Chinese counterpart series of Ministerial and offi- Valley Fertilizer Corporation also it did not name the lobbyists of violation of the right to privacy Monday. died of Covid-19 in its list while Wei Fenghe in the SCO con- cial-level meetings. A few days figured in the Pegasus target list. Adani Group who were targeted. which has been held to be a fun- Assam's Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan clave last year in a bilateral back it hosted the foreign “Apart from Goyal, the most Dravidian splinter group leaders damental right under Articles 14 Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164 km long bor- retorted that the Government meeting in Moscow, it was not Ministers’ meet. prominent names on the list are were also caught on the Pegasus (equality before the law), 19 (free- der with Mizoram's three districts of Aizawl, Kolasib does not have anything to hide. yet confirmed about such a Addressing the SCO dia- numbers used by SpiceJet chairman radar. “Naam Thamizhar Katchi’s dom of speech and expression) and Mamit. The incidents came two days after Home “If you have any genuine griev- meeting this year. logue on Afghanistan there on and managing director Ajay Singh Seeman, May 17 movement’s and 21 (protection of life and per- Minister Amit Shah held talks with the chief min- ances and evidences, furnish it Rajnath and Fenghe had July 14, External Affairs and the Essar Group’s Prashant Thirumurugan Gandhi, Thanthai sonal liberty) by the Supreme isters of eight northeastern states and underscored the to us and we will certainly discussed ways to ease tension Minister S Jaishankar had pro- Ruia. The list also contains multi- Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam’s K. Court, said the petitioners. need to resolve lingering border disputes. PNS examine the same,” said the at the Line of Actual posed a three-point way for- Chief Minister while replying Control(LAC)in nearly two- ward to restore peace in the )%'+0 to an adjournment motion hour long parleys on the side- strife torn country. He also moved by the Opposition. lines of the SCO conclave in stressed that the solution has to Tuesday’s announcement September last. Incidentally, it be Afghan led. / " regarding the Covid-19 details was the first high level meeting Jaishankar also cautioned P came amidst the concern between leaders of India and that the international commu- --.! %- expressed by the Union China after stand-offs erupted nity is against the “seizure of % Government that Kerala’s ten on the LAC in eastern Ladakh power by violence and force” (F% districts had the highest TPR in ion May last year. and will not “legitimise such ,! the country. Giving details of Rajnath’s actions”. This was in an appar- : 1J, Malappuram topped the schedule in Dushanbe, the ent reference to the Taliban %%F(2 ! ! list of districts with highest Defence Ministry said here on surging in many districts in 67/ 4B?( Lucknow: Sleuths of the Anti Terrorists Squad (ATS) claimed to number of new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, the Minister will Afghanistan. , wave. have busted a gang involved in human trafficking racket involv- on Tuesday. While address the SCO gathering on As regards Rajnath’s ?%%! The Centre, while respond- ing Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in the country. They arrested three Malappuram registered 4,037 Wednesday. address on Wednesday, sources %! ays after denying any death ing to a question by Congress members of the gang on Tuesday and claimed that the group was new patients, Thrissur came Defence cooperation issues said he is expected to delve into Ddue to oxygen shortage MP KC Venugopal, had on July involved in human trafficking, especially of women and children, second with 2,623 patients. among the SCO member states regional security challenges, during the second wave of 20 told the Rajya Sabha that no to settle them in cities like Ghaziabad, Noida and Delhi through Kozhikode (2,397), Ernakulam will be discussed and a com- including terrorism, and the %! Covid-19, the Government has deaths due to lack of oxygen forged documents. (2352) and Palakkadu (2115) munique is expected to be ways to deal with them. !# written to States/Union had been specifically reported According to an official communiqué, the ATS sleuths were were the other districts with Territories seeking such data, by States and Union Territories getting information for some time that an international gang was more than 2,000 patients. according to Government during the second Covid wave. illegally bringing citizens of Bangladesh and Myanmar, especial- On Tuesday, 1,79 lakhs " sources. In the written reply, ly women and children, to India to settle them in cities like Noida, samples were tested, according 4 --.! 1%, This data is likely to be pre- Minister of State for Health Dr Ghaziabad and Delhi. to the release issued by the ., ,F sented in the ongoing Bharati Pravin Pawar stated During investigation, it was found that the leader of this inter- Department of Health. “The %%? Monsoon Session of the that health is a State subject and national human trafficking gang was Muhammad Noor alias number of new Covid-19 cases ttar Pradesh reported 36 new coronavirus positive cases on !! Parliament, they added. accordingly all States, UTs Noorul Islam, who was illegally luring Rohingya and Bangladeshi are likely to go up further in UTuesday while 73 patients recovered during the same peri- !! "The Centre has written to report cases and deaths to the women into marriage, and men and children to work in factories, days to come as we are waiting od while 11 districts were declared Covid- free, said Additional ,2% States for data on deaths relat- Union Health Ministry on a the release stated. After bringing them to India, they were settled for the impact of the lifting of Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal here on Tuesday. %!, ed to Oxygen shortage. The regular basis. on the basis of coded forms. lock down in connection with Aligarh, Budaun, Basti, Bahraich, Etah, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, 2:()*'*# data is likely to be presented in Hospitals across the coun- According to the information given by the police, these human the Id festival,” said a Hathras, Kasganj, Mahoba and Shravasti districts have been Parliament before the try reported severe oxygen traffickers exploited the victims, including women and children Government Physician who declared Covid-free. Sehgal said not a case of infection was found O "" ;"# Monsoon Session ends on shortages for several days and financially, physically and mentally. It also came to light that the has been on Covid-19 treat- in 54 districts, while patients were found in single digits in 21 / " )$ P August 13," sources told a news private hospitals in the nation- human traffickers were earning a huge amount of money from ment duty for the last one year. districts. He said the positivity rate now stood at 0.01 per cent. --.! 2 agency. al capital approached the High this work. The ATS investigation revealed that Noor Muhammad He said there were dis- He said at present, the number of active cases in the State -? The Government has been Court demanding a steady was going to Delhi by train (Brahmaputra Mail) along with some crepancies in the details sub- had come down to 798 out of which 508 were in home isolation. drawing flak over the claim that supply. Several hospital admin- Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals when the probing team mitted by the Department of The Covid-19 recovery rate in the state is 98.6 per cent. So (!1 no deaths due to lack of oxygen istrations in different states deboarded five persons, including two girls and interrogated them Health , Kerala Government. “A far, more than 16.84 lakh people have recovered, he added. !:!!< had been specifically reported have alleged that the shortage in Ghaziabad. Besides Islam, the other two arrested were identi- comparative study between the In the last 24 hours, 2,25,009 Covid tests were conducted. !/ # by states and Union Territories of oxygen resulted in the death fied as Rahmatullah and Safiurrehman alias Safiullah, all hailing details released by Tamil Nadu More than 8.20 lakh people were administered vaccines on 5&&! during the second Covid-19 of several patients. from Myanmar. PNS and Kerala reveal that the for- Monday. So far, more than 4,52,39,000 Covid vaccines have been ! IJ mer is more transparent. administered in UP. )*'5( =;*)*'"! ==$# 56 ./-, % !! .6: 1 C !)8*I)*'5J)*)I)*'"J '5&# he rain-flood toll in Maharashtra % Tclimbed further to 209 on Tuesday, # even as 43 roads in various rain-flood rav- Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's former Chief " / aged areas of Maharashtra remained sub- Minister Kalyan Singh is in life support as --.! K merged in water and the number of peo- his condition is critical, according to a med- ! ple evacuated went up to 4,34,185. ical bulletin by the Sanjay Gandhi Post K(1%, Seventeen more bodies were recovered Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here ?:2 during the day, taking the total number of on Tuesday. ,? people killed in the rain-related mishaps relief teams shifted as many 4,34,185 peo- The 89-year-old BJP veteran was admit- %! to 209. ple in the flooded areas of the state to safer ted to the ICU of the hospital on the evening %%!2!( Raigad accounted for a maximum of places. of July 4 due to an infection and reduced con- !6 ( 95 deaths, while there were 45 deaths in As many as 1351 villages were affect- sciousness. !&* Satara district of western Maharashtra. The ed by the rains and consequent floods. "Kalyan Singh's health status is still crit- '$# death tally in other places comprised: Satara bore the maximum brunt of the ical. He is on life saving support system. He Ratnagiri-35, Thane-14, Kolhapur-7, heavy rains, as many as 420 villages were has been on continuous dialysis. His clini- / / Mumbai-4, Pune-3, Sindhdurg, Wardha affected. While 411 villages in Kolhapur cal parameters are being closely monitored +8< ,0 "$ and Akola-2 each. The authorities pegged district were affected, the authorities by the expert consultants," the bulletin said. --.!.K2 the number of injuries at 50, while eight pegged the number of villages affected in His condition is being closely monitored / : persons were still reported missing. Sangli district at 104. by senior doctors of the critical care medi- ,-'"B1 K( Though there was let up in the rains, Meanwhile, as many as 308 relief cine, cardiology, nephrology, neurology and '#);!,-'" as many as 19 -- 16 teams belonging to camps are functioning in various affect- endocrinology departments, a doctor said. % the National Disaster Response Force ed areas. Kolhapur accounted for maxi- Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi 2%%( (NDRF) and three belonging to the Indian mum of 296 relief camps involving 40,688 Adityanath visited the veteran leader on 4!/ Army – continued with their rescue and evacuated people, followed by Sangli -- 43 Tuesday and enquired about his health sta- # operations in various parts of the coastal camps (2,06,611 people), Satara --29 tus. Earlier, Singh was undergoing treatment !!!'# Konkan region and western Maharashtra. camps (2902 people), Ratnagiri -- 16 at the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Till Tuesday evening, the rescue and camps (695 people). Medical Sciences here. PTI ! $ 1 % $ 8 4 ! ! "#! $%&$'$(
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