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Article 44 of the Constitution Hindu rites and the provision the visuals from tourist spots on Friday reviewed the Oxygen plants contributed he High Court on that the State shall secure for its of exclusion is meant only to and the way people were min- progress of oxygen availability by PM CARES are coming up TFriday urged the Centre to citizens Uniform Civil Code protect the customary practices gling without following Covid across the country and direct- in all States and districts of the take steps to bring in a Uniform ought not to remain a mere of recognised tribes. protocols, calling it “a serious ed that new O2 plants be ready country. Civil Code saying the modern hope. The Supreme Court had “If members of a tribe vol- cause of concern” and that                    well before the potential third Modi instructed the offi- Indian society was “gradually in 1985 directed that the judg- untarily choose to follow such negligence will increase surge of the pandemic. cials to ensure that these plants becoming homogenous” and ment in Ms Jordon Diengdeh Hindu customs, traditions, and the risk of virus spread. More take all precautions. The United Officials briefed the Prime are “made functional at the ear- “the traditional barriers of reli- be placed before the Ministry rites, they cannot be kept out so because so far less than 5 per Kingdom, Russia and 01 Minister that once all PSA liest” and to work closely with gion, community and caste are of Law to take appropriate of the purview of the provisions cent of the total population has Bangladesh have seen a resur- 2323/2 (pressure swing adsorption) the State Governments for the slowly dissipating.” steps. However, more than of the HMA, 1955. Codified been vaccinated. gence of Covid-19 cases,” he plants coming up through PM same. The court said youth three decades have passed since statutes and laws provide for “The country is still deal- said. Bangladesh is experienc- CARES would be functional, He expressed concern over belonging to various commu- then and it is unclear as to what various protections to parties ing with the second wave and ing an upward trend since    '()*(+,(-,- they would support more than rising cases of Covid-19 in nities, tribes, castes or religions steps have been taken in this against any unregulated prac- we need to introspect if we can mid-May with most of the ./'+(')01 4 lakh oxygenated beds. Kerala. who solemnise their marriages regard,” said Justice Prathiba M tices from being adopted. In afford misplaced belief that cases detected were of the He was informed that more Continued on Page 11 “ought not be forced to strug- Singh in a judgment. this day and age, relegating par- Covid-19 is over,” said Health Delta variant. It has now imple- -()*(,-'./,(,*01 gle with issues” arising due to The husband in the case ties to customary courts when joint secretary Lav Agarwal as mented a national lockdown, conflicts in various personal above had argued that the they themselves admit that he referred to recent spikes in after concerns about the impact  &  (++((*) laws, especially in relation to Hindu Act did not apply to they are following Hindu cus- cases in some countries, includ- of the variant. ./-,(+-1 marriage and divorce. them as they are members of a toms and traditions would be ing Russia and the UK, to cau- Fearing repeat here in The court made the obser- notified Scheduled Tribe in antithetical to the purpose tion people against lowering where Delta variant is on the  &-(-+('-, vation in a petition questioning Rajasthan and thus they are behind enacting a statute like their guard. prowl, Agarwal pitched for the applicability of the Hindu covered by the exclusion under the HMA, 1955,” the court He mentioned how the strict adherence to Covid-19 # 0,(-)(+0./(++1 Marriage Act, 1955, in respect Section 2(2) of the Act. The added while allowing the virus has shown resurgence in protocol: mask and physical to a couple belonging to the trial court agreed with the appeal filed by the husband and the United Kingdom, which distancing. He said more than ')('+()+./,'(0'1 Meena community, where wife woman’s submission and sum- asking the trial court to pro- hosted the Euro Cup 2021 half of the Covid-19 cases argued that marriage was marily dismissed the petition ceed in accordance with the semi-finals with a sea of foot- reported in India last week P (0*(,./(+)1 under Hindu rites and husband filed by her husband for Hindu Marriage Act in the case ball fans enjoying the match were from Maharashtra (21 per argued that tribal rights were divorce. However, Justice Singh and decide within six months. flouting Covid norms. cent) and Kerala (32 per cent). (,'()+./'()'+1                   !      applicable. in the ruling said that the mar- Continued on Page 11 “We need to continue to Continued on Page 11  #           $    ,-('-(+-./,1           "#$        !        ! %   /  345"4  345"4       s drones have emerged as  %&  '  #    %#& Athe new terror threat, the hatsApp on Friday Navy has banned the flight of Winformed the Delhi High   (     345"4 drones within a radius of three Court that it has decided to put  345"4 Experts say the Kappa to four kilometres around all its on hold its controversial pri-     )    *+ strain is not much harmful but o deal with a possible third bases all over the country. The vacy policy update until the ndia, which is yet not done more genome sequencing Twave of coronavirus, the other two services Army and Personal Data Protection Bill, Kochi: The Kerala High Court Iwith the second Covid-19 needs to be done. Delhi Disaster Management the IAF are also likely to follow 2019, comes into force. on Friday directed the Centre wave, is now home to Alpha, Regarding Lambda which Authority (DDMA) passed a suit. Senior Advocate Harish not to take any coercive action Beta, Gamma, Delta and Kappa has spread over 30 countries colour-coded response action The order on Friday came Salve made the submission on against the members of News variants of coronovirus with with Peru becoming the worst plan on Friday under which following the drone attack on behalf of WhatsApp before a Broadcasters Association the proportion of cases with hit, Joint Secretary in the Union curbs will be implemented in the Jammu airbase on June 27. The authorities said the use Bench of Chief Justice DN (MEITY) has communicated to (NBA), which represents sev- “variants of concerns” going up Health Ministry Lav Agarwal accordance to the severity of The order issued in Kochi and of a drone to carry out a ter- Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, in WhatsApp that it feels that the eral news channels, over non- from 10.31 per cent in May to said there is no case of the the Covid-19 situation here. some other bases said it has rorist attack marked the begin- their petition against WhatsApp Privacy Policy is compliance of the new IT rules. 51 per cent on June 20, as per Lambda variant of SARS-CoV- At a DDMA meeting prohibited flying of non-con- ning of a new security threat for Competition Commission of against the Information Justice PB Suresh Kumar the Government data. 2 in India at present, but it is chaired by Lieutenant ventional aerial objects like the country. In fact, Prime India. Technology (Reasonable also issued notice to the Centre Kappa variant, which the closely monitoring the global Governor Anil Baijal and drones and UAVs (Unmanned Minister Narendra Modi last “Government has asked to Security Practices and and sought its stand on the plea Government on Friday said got landscape of this new variant. attended by Chief Minister Aerial Vehicles) within three week held a high-level meeting shut down the policy. We have Procedures and Sensitive by NBA which has contended overshadowed by Delta strain, Continued on Page 11 Arvind Kejriwal, experts kilometres of Naval Base, Naval to review the operational readi- said we will not enforce it till Personal Data or Information), that the new IT Rules give is again on the sprawl with two stressed on having 12,000 ICU Units and Naval assets. ness to deal with the new chal- Data Protection Bill comes Rules, 2011. Government authorities “exces- cases reported from Uttar beds, sufficient oxygen, drugs “Any non-conventional lenge. Defence Minister out. That is open-ended “We replied to MEITY’s sive powers” to “unreasonably Pradesh on Friday. As per #  %& and ambulances to deal with aerial object, including RPAs Rajnath Singh, Home Minister because we don’t know when notice seeking a response, say- and impermissibly restrict” the reports, a 66-year-old man another surge in cases. (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Amit Shah and National the Bill is going to come ing that WhatsApp will not freedom of speech and expres- who tested positive for Kappa '  “No doubts will remain Systems) found violating this Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit out...We have said we will not limit functionality for some sion of the media. variant in UP’s Sant Kabir about when the lockdown will prohibition, will be destroyed Doval attended the meeting. do this for a while. Suppose the time and continue to show Senior advocate Maninder Nagar has died. Washington: Pfizer is about to be imposed or when it will or confiscated without any lia- The security agencies were Bill allows me to do it, we will users the updated version...We Singh, who appeared for the However, so far Delta seek US authorisation for a open. Discussion also held bility, and additionally actions asked to hasten up the pro- have completely different ram- will maintain this approach NBA, said that under the new strain is considered to be most third dose of its Covid-19 vac- about the Delta plus variant. may be initiated under sections curement of anti-drone systems ifications,” said Salve. until Data Protection Bill IT rules, a Joint Secretary virulent and was responsible cine, saying that another shot We have to stop this variant 121, 121A, 287, 336, 337 and at the earliest and the IAF The senior lawyer also comes into force. We have vol- would be heading the oversight for the severe second Covid within 12 months could dra- from spreading in Delhi, for 338 of Indian Penal Code recently floated a tender for informed the Court that the untarily agreed to put the mechanism which would pandemic which had over- matically boost immunity and which the Government is tak- against the operator,” a state- acquisition of ten such systems. Union Ministry of Electronics update on hold till then,” Salve supervise the self-regulatory whelmed the health system in maybe help ward off the latest ing all necessary steps,” ment said. Continued on Page 11 and Information Technology said. body headed by a retired judge. India in April-MAY this year. worrisome coronavirus mutant. Kejriwal tweeted in .     )*+, +!# *!    -  '   ()*                  .    Q  R         P '      7*)$*5 Earlier this week, Taliban +   O   advances forced hundreds of ,      he Taliban claimed on Afghan soldiers to flee across #&& &8$+3*5    TFriday that they now con- the border into Tajikistan,  &8$+3*5  345"4    P trol 85 per cent of Afghanistan’s which hosts a Russian military aking strong exception to an incident of a   ! !"#$  territory amid a surge in wins base. Tajikistan in turn called Twoman candidate being molested and a futile n a major tragedy in Ayodhya, 15 members armers’ unions on Friday %  on the ground and as American up 20,000 military reservists to attempt being made to disrobe her during the Iof four families from were swept away Fturned down Union       troops complete their pullout strengthen its southern border nomination process for block pramukh elections by strong currents while taking a bath at Agriculture Minister Narendra &'($( from the war-battered country. with Afghanistan. in Lakhimpur Kheri on Thursday, Guptar Ghat of Saryu river on Friday. Singh Tomar’s appeal to call off & )) *O The announcement came Detailed report on P11 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the sus- While eight of them were rescued, three per- their seven-month-long     at a Press conference at the end pension of the local station house officer and a sons, including a girl child, swam across safely. protests and join talks with the ( +( of a visit by a senior Taliban O    P circle officer on Friday. However, five of the rescued people were pro- Government.   # , delegation to Moscow this While chairing a review meeting of Team- nounced dead after being taken to hospital. The farmers unions said APMC markets are set up   week — a trip meant to offer ! !  9 in on Friday, the Chief Minister The police and local divers were carrying out the Centre’s decision to allow to provide market linkages and assurances that the insurgents’ " !   sought a detailed report on acts of violence and search and rescue operations to locate the other APMC mandis to avail finan- create an ecosystem of post- "   quick gains in Afghanistan do indecency in districts during the nomination four missing members. cial support from the 1 lakh harvest public infrastructure   # not threaten Russia or its allies   #$   process on Thursday. As per reports, 15 members of four fami- crore Agriculture open to all farmers. $$%)   in Central Asia. The CM ordered the suspension of the SHO lies from Sikandra area of Agra reached Ram Infrastructure Fund is an The Union Cabinet on '-+"  The claim, which is impos- Moscow: Voicing concern at of Pasgawan police station and the circle offi- Nagari Ayodhya in the morning. After visiting “empty gesture” and mislead- Thursday approved modifica- $   % sible to verify, was considerably the spiralling violence in cer for failing to prevent indecency with the some temples, they visited Guptar Ghat of river ing. tion in the Central scheme . higher than previous Taliban Afghanistan, India on Friday woman candidate. He ordered strict action Saryu in the Cantonment area. Referring to the 1 lakh making the APMC mandis eli- '(   statements that more than a called for immediate reduction against other police officers present on the spot While roaming, all the people reached crore Agriculture gible to avail financial support    0 third of the country’s 421 dis- in bloodshed in the war-torn and against the miscreants . Jamthara Kachcha Ghat, about 200 metres Infrastructure Fund as highly from the 1 lakh crore  (*  tricts and district centres were nation and underlined that the “During the polling for block pramukh seats, away from Guptar Ghat and got down in the misleading, it alleged the aim Agriculture Infrastructure '-+1(*'+2 in their control. There was no “legitimacy aspect” of who police force across the State should be extra vig- water to take a bath. Suddenly four women of the three contentious Central Fund to expand the regulated   immediate response from the should rule the country is of ilant and sensitive. All necessary action should started being swept away by the strong river farm laws is the collapse of the markets’ capacity and provide    government in Kabul on the importance and should not be be taken by confiscating weapons,” said Yogi. current. agricultural produce market better facilities to farmers. latest claim. ignored.” See Page 3 See Page 3 committees (APMCs). Continued on Page 11 &'() +",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 )     782/    +)  -      )A(A67)     &8$+3*5 Lucknow (PNS): Castigating Samajwadi Party president and fter confusion prevailed former Chief Minister of Uttar  &8$+3*5 )73B);, F063"8)!@6&6)!) Aover the health of former Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav for his chief minister of Uttar he @47+63A363C4)!743!*% Pradesh, Kalyan Singh, and TIndustrial Development *8!@);F, G =G$@*@4!* people started posting condo- Authority (YEIDA) area is set lence messages on social to emerge as a major industri- 4)!&6)#!#46@836!)63B46"@4, media on Friday morning, al hub of India in the coming 3"!#4B@44E(4$!4"!*(@*C6"4 the Sanjay Gandhi Post- years, given the amount of Graduate Institute of Medical interest it has been generating 47(&*B743!!**C4@ F&+# Sciences issued a health bul- among industrialists from both (4*(&4 !#6)6)%*@!#4%6@)!!674 letin of the top leader of NOTICE within the country and outside. Bharatiya Janata Party. recovering. The acquisition of industri- !#!B46"#)!!@$!4")8$# The confusion spread "I was deeply touched to This is to inform that PINKEE al plots by as many as 1,564 #8A463C4)!743! after some senior BJP leaders know that during his conversa- Singh and PINKY SINGH is the major investors from India paid condolences on their tion with JP Nadda ji, Kalyan one and same Person. PIN- baseless comments on the has already instructed officials and abroad in the last four social network sites but they Singh ji remembered me. I also KEE SINGH is w/o Bhupendra molestation of a SP block pra- to take stringent action on an years of Yogi Adityanath gov- Holistic India Kent RO, Orient trial plots to set up their units later deleted their posts. To have many memories of my Singh Sikarwar R/o C-265, mukh candidate in Lakhimpur immediate basis with zero tol- ernment bears testimony to Fashion Export, Bodycare at a cost of Rs 61,330.98 crore clear the air, the SGPGIMS interactions with Kalyan Singh Nirala Nagar Lucknow. Kheri on Thursday, Deputy erance policy and directed interest among investors in International are setting up across UP, of which the high- immediately issued a health ji. Several of those memories Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma officers concerned to conduct the YEIDA area. their units in YEIDA. est 1,564 units are to be set up bulletin, maintaining that the came back to life. Talking to him said that it was no surprise that the block pramukh elections in As many as 1,564 industri- According to industry in the YEIDA area. Besides, leader was steadily recovering. has always been a learning NOTICE SP’s politics was based on lies a free, fair and peaceful man- alists are making an investment experts, the number of 1,035 units will be set up in "The condition of Shri experience," the prime minister and fallacy. ner.” of about Rs 16,523.83 crore to investors in the YEIDA area UPCIDA, 864 units in Kalyan Singh ji, who is admit- posted in his tweet on Friday I, Ram Sawanry Pandey, “Akhilesh did not take a “On the instructions of the establish their units in YEIDA could go further up remarkably Development Authority, 345 ted in the ICU of critical care morning. aged about 53 years, wife of Sri second to blame the chief chief minister, all necessary area, and they are expected to with the beginning of construc- units in and 118 medicine, is better and he is Earlier on Thursday night, Binod kumar Pandey, Resident minister without knowing the actions of confiscating provide employment to over tion of Jewar International units in GIDA. hemodynamically stable. Shri BJP national president JP Nadda of C-18, Sector- H, Aliganj, fact that the person who weapons from people demon- 2.6 lakh people. This is for the Airport. Meanwhile, prominent Kalyan Singh ji is showing had visited the SGPGIMS along Lucknow, declare that my indulged in the violence and strating them have already first time that YEIDA has The experts believe that the companies that have been allot- consistent improvement. His with other BJP leaders to name was wrongly mentioned indecency with a woman can- been initiated. All the elections attracted such a huge invest- airport will attract the biggest ted land to set up their units in vital parameters are stable. enquire about the health of as Rashmi Pandey in govern- didate in Lakhimpur Kheri conducted during the Yogi ment. investors of the world and YEIDA area include: Ishi He is communicative. He is Kalyan Singh. ment records. Hence, my cor- was not of Bharatiya Janata Adityanath government were The investors have already YEIDA, leaving other industri- Technology, Dev Pharmacy, being treated by senior facul- rect name is Ram Sawanry Party but a supporter of an held with transparency and started construction of their al development authorities in Kwality Buildcon, Matend ty of CCM, Cardiology, independent aspirant. The fairness. The people of the manufacturing units and many the state far behind in terms of Limited, Raj Corporation, Neurology, Endocrinology NOTICE Pandey for all future purpose. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned for and brand of politics practiced by state have seen the extremes of are close to completion. A case investments. Galvano India Private Limited, and Nephrology," a SGPGIMS on behalf of LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Lucknow, pur- suant to circular No. 422/Annexure-E of LIC HFL, A pro- Akhilesh is always confined to bullying and torment during in point is that of Vivo which Besides, work is under- Bikaner, Quadrant, Swastik statement said on Friday posal for the mortgage residential plot, the concerned doc- ument i.e., original chain lease-deed which has been exe- NOTICE Twitter and far away from the the SP regime. Even after has set up its mobile phone way on many big projects Industries and Narsee Monji morning. cuted on dated 10-03-1992 vide Serial No. 10461, reg- istered in the office of Sub-Registrar, Lucknow, & sale- realities and issues,” Sharma being removed from power manufacturing unit in Sector including Film City, Raya University. SGPGIMS Director Dr deed, executed on dated 10-03-1992 at Serial No 10462, said. by the people, the SP 24 of YEIDA and the produc- Heritage City and Tappal Besides, the first collector RK Dhiman also said that for- registered in the office of Sub-Registrar, Lucknow, exe- To be Informed that in my cuted by Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad, The deputy chief minister leaders are not deterring tion is likely to start in the next Logistic Hub, which are expect- industry of the state has been mer chief minister of UP and Lucknow in favour of Mr. Satish Chandra Rai S/o Radhey school Record's my name Mohan Lal Srivastava in respect of House No. 9/298, went on to add: “In an exem- from their antics. Akhilesh four to six months. ed to get off the ground by launched here while there were ex-Governor of Rajasthan, admeasuring 60.59sq.mt., situated at Sector-9, Indira spelling wrongly written SHIV Nagar, Lucknow which have been misplace somewhere. plary action, a circle officer, should understand that in The Yingtong Electronic 2023-24. With their comple- plans to develop a Handicraft Kalyan Singh’s health was con- It is informed to us that the above noted original deeds BODHINI SINGH ,While my is mortgage with any person(s), Financial Institution(s), SHO and three sub-inspectors the BJP government, anarchy Technology's unit for manufac- tion, YEIDA would become Park, an Apparel Park, a MSME stantly improving and he was Bank(s) or any other one, may inform immediately to LIC correct name is SHIV BOD- Housing Finance Ltd., Lucknow, or Anoop Kumar Singh HANI SINGH. SHIV BODHANI posted at Pasgawan police sta- and hooliganism have no turing mobile phone acces- known worldwide as a major Park and a Toy City also. The interacting with the ICU staff Advocate, LIC HFL, Mobile No. 9455032691, 9554472272 otherwise the above noted proposal shall be finalize SINGH W/O YOGESH tion of Lakhimpur were sus- place in the system and crim- sories is almost ready in Sector industrial city. Industrial devel- YEIDA has been scaling as well as his relatives. Prime immediately after the expiry of 15 days of this pended while the accused Yash inals are sent to jails instead of 24 and many companies like opment officials maintain that heights in its 20-year journey Minister Narendra Modi also publication. KUMAR SINGH R/O-453/84,K (Anoop Kumar Singh) Advocate Verma and Brij Singh were being patronised,” said Surya Global Flexi Pvt Ltd, altogether 3,908 major due to the units being set up by tweeted to clear the confusion Chamber No. 4, Krisha Tower, Chakbast Road, Near ,AHAMADGANJ THAKUR Registrar Office Kaiserbagh, Lucknow GANJ, CHOWK LUCKNOW. arrested. The chief minister Sharma. Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd, investors have acquired indus- reputed companies. by stating that Singh was Mobile No. 9455032691, 9554472272 NOTICE 7 A        In my service record my wife kanchan upadhyay, named  &8$+3*5 mention as kunchan upad- now block pramukhs by the BJP, the the rights of the poor, farmers and hyay that is wrong in other gross misuse of power and money unemployed etc. and the records including high school ccusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata power and violence etc. brings back injustice/atrocities and violence taking certificate name kanchan upad- AParty of gross misuse of power and many such memories of the SP rule. place against the Dalits, backward and hyay is mentioned that is true. money like the Samajwadi Party in the That is why the BSP decided not to con- Muslims. This is also something to Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay, past, Bahujan Samaj Party president test both these indirect elections." brood over." Subedar(RT) Army announced not to support Mayawati further tweeted, "With Meanwhile, Suheldev Bhartiya No.JC428783N, Village- any candidate in block pramukh polls the UP Assembly elections closing in, Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar Nakaha,Post-Mahmoodpur, slated on Saturday. the verbal opposition and aggression also echoed the same sentiments. District-Sultanpur (U.P. ) She also accused the Samajwadi that the SP is showing against the BJP "Corrupt people and mafia are Party of trying to make people believe government, is very deceiving and part of the BJP now. Democracy is that it was opposing the BJP while the unbelievable, because of all these abus- being murdered in Uttar Pradesh and AUCTION NOTICE reality was just the opposite as both par- es of power and winning elections at all the party talks about 'Ram Rajya'. Yogi ties were indulging in violence to grab costs was a permanent feature of the sP ji had claimed that there are no goons / + C IF F 4L  F#  power. reign which the people have not forgot- in the state. Was he not able to see the ? 0 4M N+ 3%-(  + Previously, the BSP had skipped the In a series of tweets on Friday, the ten." goons during the nomination process? /7  , I %,   /, elections to elect district panchayat BSP chief said, "During the election of The BSP chief further sought to The government is disrespecting the chairpersons held early this month. district panchayat chairpersons and know, "Why is the SP still inactive on Constitution," Rajbhar said. N/0 /'04Q .+ E, 7 L0-F,7R % B -D (/ "  +-/-7-, S )-T 9   .# &, U= +.#)XX? 0 4M N+ 3%- (  +  /7  YY / 7%U4" -  (>. L   &7 ! /  &8$+3*5 ised and led by the BJP lead- ers and cadre during the filing amajwadi Party president of nomination papers for the SAkhilesh Yadav has accused block pramukh polls turned the Chief Minister Yogi the election into mockery of Adityanath-led government democracy. The ruling BJP is in Uttar Pradesh of unleashing openly throttling democracy,” a reign of terror against the the SP chief said. opposition party by giving a The former chief minister free hand to the goonda ele- of UP demanded that block ments to terrorise the SP can- pramukh candidates who didates and prevent them from could not file their nomina- filing their nomination papers tions due to violence should be for the block pramukh elec- given an opportunity to file tions. their papers.       *  -'  &      '      %.          “The district police offi- According to the State     cers are acting as the polling Election Commission, the agents of Bharatiya Janata time for filing nomination Party and we are identifying papers for election of 825 them and they will be brought block pramukhs in all 75 dis- )       4+% = to justice after the Samajwadi tricts of UP was from 11 am to Party is voted to power in 3 pm on Thursday. It said for Lucknow (PNS): The Lucknow fied for Tokyo Olympics and System (EMS) certificates and 2022,” the SP chief said here on the 825 seats of block pra- Division of North-Eastern earned kudos for them. “A certificates of consent to oper- 4+% = Friday. mukhs, 1,778 nomination Railway (NER) has set up self- large number of sportspersons ate under the Air and Water O N (()   He alleged that the BJP papers were received out of ie points at prominent railway taking part in the Tokyo Act. These railway stations O    government in a planned man- which 68 papers were reject- stations and stadiums to moti- Olympics are from Indian include Lucknow Junction, ner spread chaos and violence ed and 187 candidates with- vate the sportpersons taking Railways and to motivate them, Junction,  to prevent the SP candidates drew their nominations. part in the Tokyo Olympics. the NER is setting up selfie Badshahnagar, Gonda from filing the nomination The SEC said 349 DRM, NER Lucknow, points at prominent railway Junction, Basti, Khalilabad and  ,(( /+)%% /-JJK+) papers. candidates had been Monica Agnihotri clicked her stations and stadiums under a Mankapur Junction. With this, //,**% < (  " .)FF FG  “The institutional mecha- declared elected unopposed selfie at one such point set up national campaign,” she said. the of NER nism for law and order has col- and election would be held at the DRM office in Meanwhile, seven railway has become its first division of  OO!"## $ % & '" lapsed in UP… it has been for the remaining 476 seats Hazratganj on Thursday. stations of the Lucknow divi- NER to have received these cer- (  () O*  +   +"%, taken hostage by the BJP. of block pramukhs on The DRM said NER’s ath- sion of NER were awarded tificates. -(!.-( /)+- .0-1 Anarchy and violence organ- Saturday. lete Priyanka Goswami quali- Environment Management + +##OOL   -  3, 4 0-  3,   5%,  758,  958, .))/            /- %58, :  ;/ - $%/)-(!.-- - +7/+/<   &8$+3*5 Currently, the state is experiencing also in full swing to ensure that farm- given to recover double the bill amount ;/ +##OOL a heat wave along with sultry weather ers and entrepreneurs could get ade- from the guilty.   %< ;/, /5 % ttar Pradesh Power Corporation leading to sharp hike in power demand quate electricity. 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On Thursday, Uttar Pradesh achieved yet another benchmark of testing over six  &8$+3*5 strict action against other Ritu Singh told media persons 2   crore samples (6,01,01,058) police officers present on the that supporters of her rival and for novel coronavirus infection. aking strong exception to spot and against the miscreants Bharatiya Janata Party candi-  &8$+3*5 By testing an average three Tan incident of a woman involved in the dastardly act. date Rekha Verma were lakh samples daily, UP candidate being molested and “During the polling for involved in the indecent an eing the most populous has become the first state in the a futile attempt being made to block pramukh seats, the unlawful act and the police Bstate notwithstanding, country to cross the disrobe her during the nomi- police force across the state personnel and officials present Uttar Pradesh has been able to milestone. nation process for block pra- should be extra vigilant and on the scene did nothing. effectively manage the novel The state also overtook mukh elections in Lakhimpur sensitive. All necessary action However, on Friday, the police coronavirus pandemic and Maharashtra in terms of total Kheri on Thursday, Chief should be taken by confiscat- arrested accused Yash Verma emerged as the leader in con- number of vaccinations against Minister Yogi Adityanath ing weapons of those demon- for misbehaving with the SP ducting the highest number of the disease as its cumulative ordered the suspension of the strating arms etc. The senior block pramukh candidate and Covid tests and administering inoculation cover crossed 3.61 local station house officer and officers should ensure prompt tearing her nomination paper. maximum vaccines by crore. UP has emerged as the a circle officer on Friday. action in districts where unto- The police clarified that the strengthening public leader in the vaccination drive While chairing a review ward incidents have been accused was among the sup- health system, clearing risk by administering around 7.83 meeting of Team-9 in Lucknow reported and lax and insensi- porters of an independent can- communication and active lakh vaccine doses during the on Friday, the chief minister tive officers posted on the didate and the incident was participation. last 24 hours. Maharashtra sought a detailed report on acts spot and looking the other way being thoroughly investigated. “As a result of swift mea- lags behind UP with around of violence and indecency in should be penalised,” Yogi Commenting on the sures, micro-planning, alert- 3.58 crore doses administered districts during the nomina- Adityanath warned. On brazen incident, SP president ness and an aggressive ‘Trace- so far. In a bid to achieve self- tion process on Thursday. Thursday, when Samajwadi Akhilesh Yadav said that Ritu Test-Treat’ approach to contain sufficiency in production of After being briefed on this Party candidate Ritu Singh Singh was disrespected and the virus, the state has also life-saving oxygen which had score by top police officials, the reached Pasgwan block of had to face the BJP goons while recorded a steady decline in become scarce during the sec- chief minister ordered the sus- Lakhimpur to file her nomina- forwarding her nomination number of fresh novel coron- ing it the lowest daily case rate (TPR) -- the number of in home isolation, while the ond wave across the country, pension of the SHO of tion papers for the block pra- papers. “Samajwadi Party avirus positive cases and relat- count since March 1. With this, positive cases against the total percentage of active cases as UP has ramped up its oxygen Pasgawan police station and mukh seat, some people stands with her. Everything ed deaths,” Additional Chief the state’s recovery rate now tests done -- on Thursday as against the total confirmed production and 146 out of the the circle officer for failing to snatched and tore her paper, stolen from her must be Secretary (Information) stands at 99 per cent. it dipped to 0.04 per cent, cases is 0 01 per cent. 536 sanctioned oxygen plants prevent indecency with a took away her purse and some returned. The UP chief minis- Navneet Sehgal said in In Lucknow, 16 people lower than the lowest post As many as 41 districts have become functional. As woman candidate in others even tried to pull her ter is encouraging these goons,” Lucknow on Friday. tested positive for coronavirus first wave of COVID-19 out- have reported no fresh coron- part of its mission to achieve Lakhimpur. He also ordered saree. Soon after the incident, he charged. Uttar Pradesh on Thursday while 14 recovered. There were break. avirus positive case during the self-sufficiency in oxygen pro- witnessed the steepest decline 151 active cases in the city as Active covid caseload in last 24 hours, whereas 32 dis- duction, the state government in the number of fresh coron- on Friday. UP also recorded the most populous state has tricts have reported new cases is currently working on a war avirus positive cases as only 90 another significant drop in also reduced to 1,697, out of in single-digit, indicating that footing to get all plants func- new cases were reported, mak- the daily Covid test positivity which nearly 1,300 people are the spread of the deadly virus tional by August 15.         !" 3       "#! $ :7   #&'!  

#  arteries are blocked, other &8$+3*5 arteries are still supplying blood to those areas, but one death, the new disease these joints have only single Bpost-Covid recovery, is arteries supplying them raising concern amongst city blood.” doctors. Bone death occurs in “If it affects the hip joint Covid patients because the and the patient tries to stand virus cuts blood supply to the up, the bone collapses and the joints. Doctors say if it is patient is unable to walk as it neglected, it may lead to the causes the shortening of the collapse of the joints, leg. In the beginning, there is putting the patients in great not much pain but after the pain. bone collapses, the patient Dr SP Ambesh from the finds it painful and difficult to Anaesthesiology department walk,” he said. of SGPGI said the bone death He added that if the same cases are increasing in the thing occurs in the shoulder, country. “The cases are being the shoulder can collapse too. reported from other parts of Elaborating further, he  &8$+3*5 deteriorated and she was put on she added. The RMLIMS direc- the country. In these cases, said: “The high levels of $    1 2   P '    '    %.          ventilator support on May 1. At tor said that Dr Suman’s hus- the bone dies because its vas- steroids which are taken lead junior resident of Ram that time, she was made to band wrote to CM Yogi cularity, which means the to these cases. Also, the virus AManohar Lohia Institute of undergo an emergency C- Adityanath seeking financial supply of blood, is impacted causes the swelling of blood Medical Sciences, whose lungs Section. Her baby girl is doing assistance for her treatment and by coronavirus,” he said. vessels which start developing 4    were damaged due to the coro- fine. The condition of Dr she herself approached the CM “Three joints are affected thrombosis. It closes the ves-  +  navirus infection, will be airlift- Suman continued to deteriorate to present the case. “The CM in this disease — hip joint, sels and this risk increases    ed to KIMS Hospital in because even on the ventilator immediately agreed to grant shoulder joint and knee joint. when steroids are being taken. Hyderabad for a lung trans- she was not doing well and her the money and told us to take What happens in this case is There are several cases of .       plant surgery. Covid warrior Dr blood pressure fell. She was put expert advice from Dr Prasad that the artery which carries Covid with steroids being Sharda Suman contracted the on the ECMO machine and 48 of KGMU, who is a pulmonolo- the blood to that particular used at such a high level that infection while on duty. hours later, the oxygenation gist. I set up an expert commit- joint gets blocked. Covid it raises concern of bone  &8$+3*5 Director of RMLIMS Dr became normal,” she said. tee under the chairmanship of patients have to be careful death cases,” he said. Sonia Nityanand said they are She further pointed out Dr Prasad that met over two that if there is pain in the Dr Ambesh said several n a major tragedy in grateful to Chief Minister Yogi that after a week or so, they days and submitted a report. As shoulder joint, knee joint or inquiries have also started IAyodhya, 15 members of Adityanath for extending tried to get her off the ECMO per the report, Dr Suman qual- hip joint and the movement is coming for the same. four families from Agra were financial help to the tune of Rs machine but her lungs were in ifies as a case for lung trans- getting restricted, they must “We are keeping a tab swept away by strong currents 1.5 crore to make it possible. a very bad shape and it could plant. The report was duly get themselves tested,” he because this is happening one while taking a bath at Guptar Talking about the patient, not be done. submitted to the CM who gave said. to two months after people Ghat of Saryu river on Friday. Dr Nityanand said she is a third “The only option left was his nod,” the RMLIMS director Explaining further, he are recovering from Covid. While eight of them were year student at the depart- lung transplant which is very said. She further pointed out said: “These joints are sup- We, therefore, get the MRI rescued, three persons, includ- ment of Obstetrics and expensive. The patient was that they approached KIMS plied the blood by single done along with the bone ing a girl child, swam across Gynaecology. communicative, conscious and Hospital and asked its director arteries and hence the damage density test, and see that it is safely. However, five of the Hearing their shrieks for         “In April this year, she got stable but she has to be to arrange for a bed soon. is great. Those parts which are not starting to take place rescued people were pro- help, boatmen, divers and Covid when she was 8-month removed from the ECMO “The process is on for the supplied by multiple arteries because if the bone is dam- nounced dead after being taken devotees ran towards the ghat  &8$+3*5 pregnant and was admitted to machine because it is like arti- money transfer by the state do not face this problem aged, the entire bone joint will to hospital. The police and local and some of them jumped the hospital. Her condition ficially oxygenating the body,” government,” she added. because if one artery or two collapse,” he said. divers were carrying out search into the water to rescue the woman was killed alleged- and rescue operations to locate drowning devotees. On being Aly by her husband in the other four missing mem- informed, a team of police and Rahimnagar under Mahanagar 3%; 4:62:. bers. As per reports, 15 mem- administration rushed there police station. The accused O        P bers of four families from and started a rescue operation. was identified as Monu Rajput Sikandra area of Agra reached The Army’s rescue team was while his wife as Anju. The Lucknow (PNS): A new oxy- at the Shaheed Path had only Ram Nagari Ayodhya in the also requisitioned to save the motive for murder was stated gen generation plant was 50 beds connected with the Lucknow (PNS): Amidst cases of Kappa variant have 37 is Lambda. There have not morning. After visiting some victims. The divers rescued to be strained relations installed at the main hospital liquid medical oxygen plant, reports of two cases of the been detected. “In a majority of many cases of this variant temples, they visited Guptar eight others from the river but between the couple. The block of Ram Manohar Lohia but she made sure that all the Kappa variant of coronavirus the samples, the Delta variants found and we are already in the Ghat of river Saryu in the five of them died before being accused was arrested by police Institute of Medical Sciences 200 beds were equipped with having been found in the have been predominant,” he midst of the Delta and Delta- Cantonment area. While roam- hospitalised. Several divers after a case was registered where 100 more beds are oxygen supply. genome sequencing conducted pointed out. He said that the Plus variants,” he said. ing, all the people reached under the supervision of against him. being connected to this plant RMLIMS spokesperson at KGMU, experts said it is not treatment and precautions for “As compared to Delta, it is Jamthara Kachcha Ghat, about Ayodhya district administra- Police said the couple were so that they can be used as and Dr Shrikesh Singh said they a cause of concern as it is not prevention from the disease not that serious because it has 200 metres away from Guptar tion were engaged in search of not on good terms for the past when required. are planning to get the oxygen that infectious. would remain the same as in not been found to be infectious Ghat and got down in the the remaining four people till six months and would indulge “The plant has already generation plant officially Officials said that out of the any other variants. and what we need to know is water to take a bath. late Friday evening. in tiffs. The couple picked up become functional and is gen- inaugurated at the hospital 109 samples for which genome Meanwhile, president of whether vaccination is effective Suddenly four women District Magistrate Anuj a fight on Wednesday evening erating 1,000 litres of oxygen block. He said that as per the sequencing was carried out, the People’s Health Organisation against it or not. Vaccines may started being swept away by the Kumar Jha said that teams of and in a fit of rage, he attacked per hour, which is the normal working capacity, it will gen- old Delta variant was found in Dr Ishwar Gilada said that the be working but we need to strong river current. In order to PAC and local divers were his wife with a blunt object. She capacity of the oxygen gener- erate oxygen equivalent to 107 samples while the Kappa Kappa and Lambda variants of study,” he added. The Kappa save them, other members pressed into service to rescue sustained grievous injuries to ation unit,” RMLIMS director 160-170 cylinders. He added variant was found in two. Both coronavirus are not a cause of variant was first detected in tried to get close to them and the victims and efforts were which she later succumbed. Dr Sonia Nityanand said. She that it would solve their oxy- the variants are not new for the concern as they have not been India in October last year. in the process they too were being made to save as many The police were informed said it is an additional facili- gen problem. “The continuous state, a senior government offi- found to be as infectious as Lambda variant was first swept along by the water cur- people as possible. Taking cog- about the incident by a neigh- ty set up in view of the third supply of oxygen would be of cial said. other variants. found in Peru, Chile and is also rent. Somehow three persons, nisance of the tragic incident, bour on Friday afternoon. The wave threat. great help because changing KGMU spokesperson Dr “These are the variants of present in Argentina and other including six-year-old Dhairya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath police reached there and broke Dr Nityanand said before cylinders is a hectic task,” Sudhir Singh said it is not a B1.617. In this, B1.6172 is Latin American managed to swim back to the directed officials to closely open the doors, only to find she joined, the Covid facility he said. cause of concern since only two Delta, B1.6171 is Kappa and C countries. river bank. monitor the rescue operation. the woman’s body lying in a pool of blood. The police launched a manhunt for the 2)7428-. accused who was arrested later. 68.    However, he told the police #    #   scholarship has been offered to that he did not intend to kill his SGPGIMS carried out a Pratyush Asthana, a stu- him for the entire study peri-  &8$+3*5 tered first-aid. Balsingh Kheda under the that portion and the former wife. The couple also have a mock fire drill on Friday. The dent of City Montessori School, od of four years. Pratyush has Yadav and his colleagues Nagram police station on assured him that he would do one-year-old son, who was in mock fire drill was carried out Rajajipuram Campus I, has secured admission with schol- junior engineer of were on night patrol on Friday. The brawl erupted over that. However, he did nothing. the house of Anju’s mother in after a year and a half and the been offered arships to eight noted univer- ALucknow Electricity Thursday when a group of 15 pulling out bricks from the Heated words were exchanged Sonbhadra at the time of the evacuation drill after 6-7 years, admission sities of USA, UK and Canada. Supply Administration (LESA) attacked them and also pelted foundation of an under-con- between the two over the issue incident. according to the spokesperson. with a schol- These universities include and four of his colleagues them with stones. A com- struction house. Police said on Wednesday evening and Meanwhile, Mohammad The drill saw the participation arship of USA’s New York Institute of were thrashed by an unruly plaint was lodged in this con- Ramlal and Ram Chandra, Ram Chandra threatened to Saleem (25), who was a resi- of personnel from the Fire US$ Technology, DePaul University, mob in Chandannagar under nection on Friday morning both residents of the same vil- remove the portion of the dent of Mau village in department and SGPGIMS 1,00,000 by California University of Alambagh police station late after which 12 unidentified lage, have a land on Karora foundation. The clash between Mohanlalganj, was fatally team. Automated machines the presti- Pennsylvania & Purdue Thursday night. The engineer, youths were booked for creat- Road. Ram Lal laid the foun- the two groups erupted in knocked down by a speeding which go as high as 10th floor gious New University; UK’s University of who sustained grievous ing hindrance in the govern- dation of a house, a small por- which six people were injured. vehicle. The errant driver tried were used for the first time in York Leeds, University of Lancaster injuries, was admitted to the ment work. tion of which was hindering Those injured were iden- to speed off but was nabbed by the mock fire drill. The exercise Institute of and University of Manchester; community health centre Meanwhile, six people, the road leading to Ram tified as Jyoti Ranjan Devi, commuters and handed over to will now be carried out on a Technology, USA, for pursuing and Canada’s University of while his colleagues were dis- including two women, were Chandra’s field. Ram Chandra Matadin, Hemraja, Manoj, police. He is survived by wife regular basis. higher education there. The Windsor. charged after being adminis- injured in a group clash in requested Ram Lal to remove Snehlata and Anuj. Rukhsana and 8-month-son. &'() +",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 4

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Paschimanchal through the The process of acquiring the farmers and they are being  9& &&#" Ganga. This expressway will the remaining land and paying compensated. After getting the begin from Bijauli village in its compensation is going on. land registered by July 15, it will he Ganga Expressway, to be connecting with This six-lane expressway will be given to the Industrial Tbuilt from Meerut to Highway at Judapur ease the way for those coming Development Authority. Prayagraj, will ease the way for Dando village in Prayagraj. from west UP to Senior advocate (High those arriving from West UP to From Meerut, it will reach High Court. People of west UP Court) KK Rao said that with . The Prayagraj via Hapur, have been visiting frequently the construction of Ganga 594-km expressway passing Bulandshahr, Amroha, for their works in the High Expressway, there will be good through 12 districts along the , Badaun, Court. Currently, their journey connectivity not only to west banks of the Ganga will consist , , Rae through road or rail completes UP but to Uttarakhand. Right of six lanes. At present, the Bareli, Pratapgarh. Around 519 in 12 to 14 hours. Vehicles will now the train and road route is work of acquisition of land for villages of 12 districts are on its be able to run at a speed of 120 not good to go there. It is a very the construction of this way. km per hour on the Ganga good initiative of the govern- expressway is going on in full The expressway in Expressway. Then the journey ment and with its formation, swing. Most of the land has Prayagraj will cover 16 kms. from Meerut to Prayagraj can trade and traffic will be better. been acquired in Prayagraj and For this the land acquisition be completed in six to eight Pankaj Tyagi, Advocate the target is to complete the work is going on in full swing. hours. High Court said that due to the remaining work by July 15. The district administration has MP Singh, ADM Finance poor connectivity of Prayagraj Ganga Expressway is an so far got 151.063 hectares of & Revenue, said that land is from west UP, there is a ambitious plan of the state land registered from 3006 being acquired for the con- demand to open a bench of the government. The Industrial farmers. Rs 154.63 crore has struction of Ganga Expressway. High Court there. If the Ganga Development Authority will been given to the farmers as So far, 84 per cent work has Expressway is built, the move- make this expressway. This compensation of their land. been completed. 33 hectares of ment of people will be easy and will be the shortest route con- About 184 hectares of land will land is yet to be acquired. For the demand for the Bench in necting and be used here. this, talks have been held with West UP will be lowered.        73.  %.   '     !    1 2' # &  !   3              -")    9& &&#" Integrated Biology, New Delhi, infection are decreasing during REWWO PROVIDES Delta-Plus has been confirmed RT-PCR testing. She said that FINANCIAL HELP TO KIN o detect the Delta-Plus in two districts (Gorakhpur at least 10 samples would be OF DECEASED: Railway    Tvariant, samples will be and Deoria) while 15 samples collected and sent to the BHU Electrification Women Welfare sent from the Microbiological were also sent from the lab for testing. These samples Organisation (REWWO) Lab of Motilal Nehru Medical Microbiology Lab of Motilal will be of infected people found organised a programme to pro- College to the lab of BHU Nehru Medical College in May in the last days of May and vide financial support to the  9& C@3)6 has left the seat of Araji Line of state (independent charge) to same person who had fought (). to find out the variant. The lack June. family members of the Railway block pramukh post to AD(S) cabinet minister. against Maharaja Suheldev of Around 15 samples sent to the of their testing report was ROTARY INSTALLA- employees who lost their lives s the assembly elections in candidate who has virtually Anil Rajbhar is MLA from Behraich, who is an ideal of Institute of Genomics and beyond anyone’s understand- TION CEREMONY TODAY: due to the corona pandemic. AUP are inching closer, pol- elected unopposed. Shivpur assembly seat in Rajbhars. The controversy that Integrated Biology, New Delhi, ing. However, after the report Installation ceremony of Rotary REWWO president itics has started hotting up In the last assembly poll, Varanasi and Om Prakash started from Bahraich reached for genome sequencing in May came to light from New Delhi, Allahabad will take place on Rachana Singh provided a and various political parties BJP contested in alliance with Rajbhar also hails from the dis- this holy city when a section of could not be tested due to the the fact surfaced come that the Saturday at 6 pm at Hotel financial aid of Rs 29,000 each have intensified their activities AD(S) and Suheldev Bhartiya trict. Prior to the last Lok BJP workers from Lamahi lack of approval. As they were samples sent from Prayagraj Golden Apple, Civil Lines to the kin of the deceased. to woo various sections of Samaj Party (SBSP) and this Sabha poll, the BJP also organ- mandal unit under Shivpur spoiled, samples will now be were not included in the test- wherein president Gauresh The programme was communities. The recent alliance had helped both the ised a big Rajbhar Samaj pub- assembly led by its president sent afresh to BHU. However, ing. In-charge of Microbiology Ahuja and his team will be organised at Railway reshuffle in the Union Cabinet partners to win several seats lic meeting at Ghazipur which Prakash Rajbhar reached the chances of the report show- Lab Dr Monika Singh said installed. The chief guest of the Electrification Officers Club is one of the steps in this from this region. SBSP won was also addressed by Prime Circuit House and burnt the ing negative results are high. that the samples were not event will be Member of (Maitri Club) at 11 am. direction in which attempts are four seats out of eight includ- Minister Narendra Modi. effigies of OP Rajbhar and It is a matter of relief that approved there. It happened Parliament, Dedicated workers were made to represent various sub- ing one (Ajagara reserved in In their bid to woo the vot- Owaisi. the impact of the Delta-Plus due to some shortfall in the city Constituency, Kesri Devi Patel, encouraged by the REWWO castes of OBC, SC and others ) and its chief ers of Rajbhar sub-caste of They also raised their voic- variant in Uttar Pradesh is still value of the samples and in who will also inaugurate the president Rachana Singh who in the state. Apart from strong- Om Prakash Rajbhar was OBC, both the BJP and SBSP es against both the leaders. less. In the testing conducted at some essential columns. She vaccination drive of Rotary presented gifts to them on the holds of Yadavs in the entire inducted as a cabinet minister are leaving no stone unturned Prakash Rajbhar said that by the Institute of Genomics and further said that the cases of Allahabad. occasion. Purvanchal (eastern UP), in the Yogi government. to make an attack on each offering chadar, Owaisi has Kurmis, Rajbhars, Chauhans However, prior to the last par- other. As SBSP and Asaduddin insulted the Rajbhar commu- and some other sub-castes of liamentary polls the differ- Owaisi’s AIMIM along with nity. the OBCs are a sizable popula- ences between BJP and SBSP some other smaller parties He also said that the tion in different assembly con- started widening which result- have already made an alliance annoyed Rajbhars had decided %   stituencies. To strengthen its ed in a final break-up between to fight the forthcoming assem- that they would not allow OP Kurmi vote-bank, Mirzapur the two. It was also a time when bly election in UP, a visit of Rajbhar to enter Lamahi area. MP and chief of Apna Dal the BJP started strengthening Owaisi at Bahraich has creat- Prominent among those pre- (Sonelal) Anupriya Patel has its base among Rajbhars, boost- ed a controversy as the BJP sent were Shekhar Rajbhar, been inducted into the union ing the leadership of UP leaders strongly opposed him Santosh Rajbhar, Ram Singh    ministry for second time Minister Anil Rajbhar who for offering ‘chaadar’ at the Rajbhar, Mithun Rajbhar, Fagu recently and just a day ago, the within this government had mazaar of Sayyed Salar Ghazi Rajbhar and Kunwar Rahul Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) been promoted from minister there. Sayyed Salar was the Rajbhar.  9& &&#" tim and her family members was sexually assaulted by the was CO City Amarjeet Shahi. reach the police station due to CO and on her complaint, a He was accused of raping a n Pratapgarh district, police the compulsion and if justice is case was registered against the minor girl student from Iofficers being jailed on the not served there, they visit the CO. The medical test of the girl . The girl was his *56   ((  accusations of sexual exploita- office of the Superintendent of has been done. The statement friend's daughter. The Kanpur tion is nothing strange. Police. has been recorded. The sus- police had sent him to jail after Constables and even officers of If in such situations the CO pended CO is now facing registering a case. Two police CO rank posted in Pratapgarh and SHO keep an eye on the arrest. officers have also gone to jail  9& C@3)6 ty website or through the griev- given on the research, project have been involved in cases of victim’s physical appearance, This is not the first case, for raping a minor girl and a ance cell and a helpline num- and feedback under the reverse misconduct with women in the justice will take the back seat. CO of Pratapgarh who has woman. About a decade ago, rioritising job-oriented ber. The grievance cell will engineering process and the past few years. Now the inves- For doing something similar, been suspended in the case of the SHO of Manikpur police Pcourses as per the new edu- address all types of problems of accountability of the teachers is tigation is going on against CO Navneet Nayak, who was sexual harassment, even before station was Ramkesh Verma. cation policy, Mahatma Gandhi the students whether it is relat- also being determined for the Navneet Nayak, who is posted posted in the same belt in the this two COs who have been He was accused of raping a Kashi Vidyapith (MGKV) will ed to fee, examination, qualitative research, the VC as CO Patti. district, was suspended by the posted in the district have woman. The then SP had reg- introduce a new course of fish- entrance, certificate, etc. The said. The responsibility of government three days ago. He gone to jail for a rape case. istered a case and sent him to eries in its Bhairav Talab and grievance cell will be set up In the meantime, the uni- enforcing law and order and was posted as CO in Patti in the About 12 years ago, the CO jail. Similarly, Manoj Rai Gangapur campuses. In order before the examination. versity has again started the curbing crime rests on the year 2019. After friendship on Sadar was here. He was (Jethwara SO) was accused of to address the grievances of the The varsity administration process to give affiliation to the shoulders of men in khaki. a social media website, a girl accused of sexually assaulting raping a teenager recovered students, the university has 3(+  43  &   has set a target of conducting colleges which came to halt in Victims of harassment reach from Chhatarpur district of the follower’s wife. The Kotwali after abduction in the police constituted a grievance cell annual examinations of the the previous year due to the the police station in hope of Madhya Pradesh used to came police had sent him to jail after station. He was also jailed on linked to a helpline number to walls of both the campuses will university by August 15 and COVID-19 pandemic for getting help. In the case of to meet him. registering a case. Not only this, the allegations of sexually solve the problems of the stu- also be constructed. declaration of results by the end which the university is also harassment of women, the vic- The girl alleged that she about seven years ago, there exploiting a girl. dents at the earliest. The uni- To address the grievances of the August, the VC said. inviting applications. versity has decided to have of the students, a cell has been The VC added that the uni- The university has so far NACC evaluation to improve constituted whose members versity has decided to get eval- received more than 20 applica- its grading. are chief proctor, chief warden uation of the university again tions regarding this. Registrar 81      93 MGKV Vice-Chancellor and dean of students’ welfare by NACC to improve its grad- Dr Sunita Pandey said current- Prof Anand Kumar Tyagi, faculty. ing. The university is making ly, a total of 315 colleges are while talking to newsmen at The university has also efforts to correct the faults affiliated to the university. It is university administrative build- constituted a women’s cell to made by it earlier and thus uni- expected that one more college  9& &&#" Project Engineer in Career of Technology (UIT) of UGI. were constantly offering jobs to ing on Thursday afternoon, listen to the complaints of girl versity has decided to imple- could get affiliation in the new Band TRB-II of Wipro at Rs 3.5 Head, Corporate Relations, UGI students even at the time said two ponds will also be con- students. The students can ment a reverse engineering academic session and with this, leading global informa- lakh per annum. The selection UGI Dr Divya Bartaria when thousands have lost their structed in Bhairav Talab cam- lodge their complaints both process for the purpose. the number of affiliated col- Ation technology services was made after the HR inter- expressed happiness over the jobs due to Covid-19. pus , along with this boundary online and offline at the varsi- The main focus is being leges may increase to 316. company, Wipro has offered view round via off-campus selection of students. She said Chairman, Shiv Ram Das jobs to as many as 30 students placement drive underway at that it was the result of hard Gulati Memorial Society of United Group of Institutions UGI. These meritorious stu- work of the students, CRC (SRDGMS), Dr Jagdish Gulati, (UGI), Naini, Prayagraj. These dents are from United College CRT team and faculty mem- vice-chairman of UGI Satpal students have been selected of Engineering and Research bers that the celebrated multi- Gulati, and vice-president      under the company’s Elite (UCER), United College of national firms like IBM, Gaurav Gulati extended their National Talent Hunt (NTH) Engineering and Management INFOSYS, TCS, WIPRO, best wishes to all the selected VARANASI (PNS): Displeased ation. The government has a taken out in Lucknow on July chosen 1,427 compounds to FY 2021 program on the role of (UCEM) and United Institute GENPACT, ACCENTURE students. with the transfer policy of the transfer policy under which 20 12 to raise protest against the test their ability to interact government, the health percent employees are trans- transfer policy, Pandey said. with SARS-CoV-2 proteins. employees on Friday boycotted ferred every year, Pandey said, District secretary of the The team finally concluded work and staged a token protest adding the government wants association JK Singh, Abhijay that two lead molecules which at government hospitals.They to continue this policy even in Srivastava, Shailendra Singh, strongly interact with their 3 4    demanded that the state gov- present time when everyone is Arvind, Rajmati, JS Upadhyay active site thereby are predict- ernment should declare its afraid of the possible third and others were present during ed to hinder the activity of transfer policy as void in the wave of the COVID-19 pan- the protest. SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and  9& &&#" Chief Operations Manager, present time in view of the pos- demic and the role of health BHU TEAM’S FINDING ORF8. These results can be fur- Principal Financial Advisor, sible third wave of the COVID- care workers is going to be TO COMBAT COVID-19: A ther used towards develop- orth Central Railway offi- Sr. Deputy General Manager 19 pandemic. They decided to more significant once again. research team of nine ment of drugs by using appro- Ncers are cheering up took their selfie along with join the rally which is sched- It was witnessed during the researchers led by Prof Parimal priate formulations and taken sportspersons participating in their better halves. uled to be taken out by health second wave of the pandemic Das, co-ordinator of the Centre further for clinical use after Tokyo Olympics responding to "We wish that Indian con- employees on July 12 in the that how doctors and health- for Genetic Disorders (CGD), performing safety trials. the call of Ministry of Youth tingent perform best to its state capital. The health care workers performed their Institute of Science, BHU, par- Considering the low toxicity, Affairs and Sports under potential and brings laurels employees came out from their duties by putting their lives at ticipated in Drug Discovery less side effects and bioavail- Cheer4India campaign. for the nation," said Sharad offices for two hours from 8 am risk but despite that, the gov- Hackathon-2020 (DDH 2020), ability of these compounds, Selfie points have been Mehta, President, NCR Sports to 10 am boycotting the official ernment wants to implement the idea submission project using these phytochemicals for installed at major stations of Association. works and staged a token the transfer policy when there contest, and submitted their exclusively targeting the viral Prayagraj, Agra and "Parallely we have launched protest against the transfer is a threat of the third wave of ideas. The contest was about proteins can be an excellent divisions, where Railway staff a social media campaign too. policy of the government. From the pandemic, he said. establishing the ‘Open strategy towards our crusade and passengers are taking pic- These pictures of top officials medical officers to the fourth The employees of para- Innovation model’ in silico against COVID 19 pandemic. tures with their families and are are being widely shared on grade employees, all of the medical and nursing categories drug discovery against SARS- The team included research sending best wishes for the social media". government hospital employees also joined the boycott and CoV-2. The ideas submitted by scholars from CGD Prashant Indian contingent for Tokyo "The whole idea is to cre- joined the boycott and protest protest. The government the team in CGD, BHU were Ranjan, Chandra Devi, Neha Olympics. ate a positive and vibrant under the banner of the district should declare its transfer pol- about the potential use of phy- Jha, Prashasti Yadav, Dr Similarly selfie points have atmosphere around so that unit of the Chikitsa Swasthya icy as void in view of the larg- tochemicals to combat Garima Jain (MPDF), Dr been installed at divisional positive energy reaches our Mahasangh, Uttar Pradesh. Its er interest of the healthcare COVID-19. Around 3,777 phy- Chandana Basu (Wellcome offices as well as Headquarters contingent and they can give district president Sunil Kumar employees as there is threat of tochemicals were screened Trust fellow), and Dr Office of North Central their cent percent," said NCR Pandey said the boycott was a the third wave of the pandem- from 41 different medicinal Bhagyalaxmi Mohapatra (asso- Railway. General Manager VK Tripathi part of state-level protest called ic, the protesters demanded. plants and then molecular ciate professor, Department of Top officials including who posed for a click with his by the state unit of the associ- The rally is proposed to be docking was performed on Zoology) and Dr Vinay Singh. General Manager, Principal wife Meena Tripathi. &'()+",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 5

4    '  26               8PSS@TQPI9@IU  .'/0)1   9& +3(8@ ernment decision, a total of 30   crore saplings were to be plant- CL’s holding company, Coal India Limited ttar Pradesh’s Minister of ed and CSA University of N(CIL), for the supply of 11 electric rope UState for Agriculture and Agriculture and Technology  9& +3(8@ shovels to NCL signed an agreement worth Agricultural Education Lakhan alone had decided to plant 1461.81 crore with IZ Kartex, Russia on Singh Rajput while inaugurat- 60,000 saplings. he Yogi Adityanath gov- Wednesday. As per its terms all these 11 electric ing a tree plantation drive at He advised the farmers to Ternment has decided to rope shovels with a capacity of 20 cubic metres Chandra Shekhar Azad plant saplings on the bound- expand the PM Kusum Yojana are to be supplied to NCL by September 2023. University of Agriculture and aries and vacant land of the to not only promote agricul- In the agreement along with this heavy machine, Technology, appealed to farm- fields as it would greatly ben- tural yields but cut down dras- for a period of eight years supply of spares and ers to plant as many trees as efit the environment. He said tically on power consumption. spare materials are also included. On behalf of Samiran Dutta, Director - Finance, CIL/BCCL possible and advised them to the university had not only kept Under the scheme, the Coal India Director (Technical), Binay Dayal and other senior officers of Coal India were pre- go in for organic farming in a its premises green but its sur- farmers will be given subsidies and on behalf of IZ Kartex, Russia, Director sent on the occasion. It may be pointed out here big way so that the cost of farm rounding areas as well and and advised to set up solar General, Yan V Tsenter, signed the contract let- that after the supply three electric rope shovel will inputs could be reduced and appealed to the scientists to pumps for irrigation. ter. Chairman Coal India Pramod Agarwal along be employed in Dudhichua, Jayant and Nigahi and the profit on account of qual- motivate people to plant more The government has decid- with SN Tiwari, Director, Marketing/ Personnel, one each in Amlohri and Khadia mines. ity products could go up. and more trees. ed to allow farmers to set up The minister appealed to Addressing the gathering, solar energy generation plants the farm scientists to train the CSA University of Agriculture on their waste lands to not only / *-      farmers in organic farming and Technology Vice cut down on electricity con- through gram panchayats. He Chancellor Dr DR Singh said sumption but also sell their 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  .'/0)1  These buses will run on said this year there had been a last year the university had excess solar power to add on to two routes. A bus con- total yield of 625 lakh metric planted 14,000 saplings and 55- their incomes. iving a new dimension to the necting all the projects of tons of food grain and Uttar 85 per cent saplings had sur- Assistant Agricultural Gwelfare activities, Northern Madhya Pradesh will leave Pradesh was on the top in the vived. He said this year the uni- Officer Krishna Kumar on Coalfields Limited (NCL) on Amlohri project at 5 am whole of the country. versity had signed a memo- Friday said that hundreds of Thursday started the bus facility and will go to Singrauli He said CSA University of randum of understanding with farmers around Kanpur Nagar from Singrauli railway station to railway station via Nigahi, Agriculture and Technology      &   &   8 #      1 2# the Forest department for three had opted for solar pumps all its projects. NCL CMD NSC, Dudhichua and was one of the four prominent       +&-&           9   years to not only take care of and added that the state gov- Prabhat Kumar Sinha by flagging Jayant. The second bus farm universities of the coun- the saplings but also ensure that ernment was providing a 60 per off two buses from NCL head- will leave Khadia at 4:30 try and was in possession of they survived and to take care cent subsidy through the quarters premises started this am and from Uttar around 118 hectares of land which was the biggest. He said as per the UP gov- of all the planted saplings. Agriculture department. bus service. On the occasion Director (Personnel) Pradesh-situated all projects – Krishnashila, He said through the New of NCL Bimlendu Kumar, Director (Technical/ Bina, Kakri and Jhingurda go to the railway sta- and Renewable Energy depart- Operations) Dr Anindya Sinha, Director tion via the headquarters. For the passengers of ment, the farmers could set up (Finance) RN Dubey, Director (Projects and the trains coming at night the bus will leave solar pumps of capacities up to Planning) SS Sinha, Chief Vigilance Officer Amlori at 7 pm and from Khadia at 6:30 pm. The 379.   5*. ,    7.5 hp and 60 per cent of its (CVO) AK Srivastava, JCC member PK Singh, timings of buses have been fixed on the basis of cost would be equally shared by Ajay Kumar, BS Bisht and CMOAI general sec- timings of major trains coming and going from the UP government and the retary Sarvesh Singh and other heads of depart- Singrauli. In case of increase in the number of Centre. ments, officers and employees were present. trains, the movement of bus will be increased.        He said that for 2 hp and 3 hp solar pumps the subsidy was 45 per cent and thus each (! $ #!)&(!+ +!, !+"  9& +3(8@ the manufacturing process of a department Prof Krishnaraj increasing the number of semi- farmer would have to pay Rs wide range of industries. He said semiconductor industry conductor intellectual proper- 28,376, for 3000 watts 3 hp DC arcourt Butler said using this technology one appeared to be at or near an ty (IP) to crores. He said in surface solar pumps the farm- ! $!, +-+)., HTechnological University was able to create prototypes inflection point and was facing addition to this, demands for ers would have to pay a sum of joined hands with King faster. He said three-dimen- two discontinuities simultane- high-performance memory Rs 38,882 and for 4800 watts 5 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* KGM-KNP CENTRAL 04667 Kanpur Central – George’s Medical University in sional (3D) printing referred to ously. systems had directly impacted hp AC submersible the farmers SPL: The 04668 Kathgodam – Kathgodam Garib Rath week- the field of research with the a number of manufacturing He said it was not only fac- semiconductor memory IP. would have to pay a sum of Rs he railway administration Kanpur Central Garib Rath ly special train will from July 13 vice chancellors of both the technologies that generated a ing physical limits of existing He said the market 87,000 and the rest amount Twill for the convenience of weekly special train will from on every Tuesday leave Kanpur universities signing a memo- physical model from digital semiconductor materials and demand for faster and more would be paid by the govern- passengers run the 04668 July 12 on every Monday leave Central at 06.10 hrs, Lucknow randum of understanding to information. the potential end of Moore’s law efficient memory solutions was ment. He said the PM Kusum Kathgodam (KGM)-Kanpur Kathgodam at 19.10 hrs, Jn at 08.05 hrs, Shahjahanpur promote technologies in med- He said medical 3D print- but new applications were dri- driving the development of Yojana was on a first come and Central Garib Rath weekly Haldwani at 19.27 hrs, Lal at 10.27 hrs, at 11.35 ical science. ing was once an ambitious ving demand for even smaller, increasingly complex semi- first serve basis and those special train from July 12 on Kuan at 20.09 hrs, Kichha at hrs, Bareilly City at 11.59 hrs, With the pact signed, rapid project and represented a big lighter, and more powerful conductors that could facilitate interested could apply online. every Monday and 04667 20.33 hrs, Baheri at 20.54 hrs, Izzatnagar at 12.17 hrs, advancements will be made opportunity to help pharma- semiconductors. He said while intense memory operations. He said till May 2021 a total of Kanpur Central-Kathgodam Bhojipura at 21.37 hrs, Izzatnagar Bhojipura at 12.32 hrs, Baheri through 3D Fibre Model to ceutical and medical compa- these changes could certainly He said overall, depen- 22,605 solar pumps had been Garib Rath weekly special train at 22.05 hrs, Bareilly City at at 12.55 hrs, Kichha at 13.13 make foolproof diagnosis of the nies to create more specific threaten the industry’s steady dence on IP solution providers set up across the state and had from July 13 every Tuesday till 22.30 hrs, Bareilly at 22.53 hrs, the hrs, Lal Kuan at 13.45 hrs, internal organs like heart, liver, drugs, enabling a rapid pro- rate of performance, the semi- was growing, which drove huge greatly benefited the farmers. further advice. All coaches in second day from Shahjahanpur at Haldwani at 14.14 hrs and kidneys and brain. The duction of medical implants, conductor industry was adapt- investments in the market. He these trains will be of reserved 00.07 hrs, Lucknow Jn. at 03.05 reach Kathgodam at 14.40 hrs. research will take off with the and changing the way that ing to meet new challenges and said strong investment — in class and passengers travelling hrs and reach Kanpur Central at A total of 14 coaches including 3D printing technology. doctors and surgeons plan pro- opportunities. combination with global coop- in them will have to follow the 04.35 hrs. 12 of AC third and two of gen- The MoU was signed by cedures. He said trends in the appli- eration — had enabled the 1   Covid-19 prevention norms, KNP CENTRAL-KGM erator-cum-luggage van will HBTU Vice Chancellor Dr He said patient-specific cation of semiconductor tech- development of semiconduc- CPRO Pankaj Kumar Singh said. SPL: In the return journey be attached in this train. Shamsher Singh and KGMU 3D-printed anatomical models nology were pervasive though tors in line with Moore’s law       Vice Chancellor Lt Gen were becoming increasingly often unrecognised features of and had facilitated steady (Retired) Dr Vipin Puri during useful tools in practice of pre- everyday life. He said they industry advancement.    9 ! 9     the ongoing five-day online cision medicine and for per- were an important part of con- He added that innovation national teachers qualitative sonalised treatments and in the sumer electronics such as had continued to drive new KANPUR (PNS): A team of 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* DELHI SPL: The 02561 11 instead of running on its programme. future, 3D-printed implantable smartphones and televisions semiconductor technology in doctors at Regency Jaynagar-New Delhi special to scheduled route i.e Kanpur Subject expert Dr Jitendra organs would probably be but they also existed in a range the present and in order to Superspecialty Hospital, nder the Dedicated Freight run from Jaynagar on July 10 Central-Aishbagh will be Bhaskar, explaining the 3D available, reducing the waiting of other items including wash- achieve performance compa- Kanpur saved the life of a 39- UCorridor (DFC) construc- will instead of running on its diverted via the - printing technology and its lists and increasing the number ing machines and refrigerators rable with previous decades, year-old man by performing a tion on the Dadri-Ajaibpur scheduled route i.e Kanpur Lucknow Junction-Aishbagh importance in the current era, of lives saved. He said the goal as well as automobiles and air- the industry had started to power spiral enteroscopy pro- rail section of North Central Central-Tundla-New Delhi will route. On the other hand, the said the main advantage of 3D of this analysis was to be planes. depart from past architectures cedure and treating the nar- Railway (NCR) due to the traf- be diverted via Kanpur Central- 02566 New Delhi-Darbhanga printing technology was its demonstrated by a deep Prof Krishnaraj said tech- and devise new solutions to rowing of the small intestine. fic block given for the launch- Etawah-Udi Mor-Bhandai- special train to run from New speed, flexibility, and cost and research of the 3D-printing nological advancements and meet present and future prob- Doctors said the case was com- ing of open web steel girder the Palwal-New Delhi route. Delhi on July 11 will instead of added that 3D printing was applications in the medical the integration of technology in lems. plicated as well as rare as he was following trains will be divert- NEW DELHI- running on its scheduled route vastly superior to other indus- field. the new digital ecosystem had Prominent who took part suffering from tuberculosis ed, Chief Public Relations DARBHANGA CLONE SPL: i.e. Kanpur Central-Aishbagh trial methods. Earlier, speaking at the a major impact on the semi- were Prof Pratima Sahu, Dr NB with obscure small bowel bleed, Officer (CPRO) Panak Kumar The 02570 New Delhi- will be diverted via the He said 3D printing tech- national teachers’ qualitative conductor industry. He said Balamurugam, Dr Rupam chronic diarrhoea and unex- Singh said. Darbhanga clone special train Moradabad-Lucknow Junction- nology had become increas- programme on ‘Application of demand for the integration of Goswami,Dr Suman Kumar plained abdominal pain. A JAYNAGAR-NEW to run from New Delhi on July Aishbagh route. ingly democratised in the past advanced semiconductor maximum functionalities on Mitra, Dr Kavindra Kandpal narrowing of the small intestine few years and revolutionised equipment’, HBTU head of systems on a chip had grown, and several others. is a rare condition which is seen rarely in people. The patient had come to the hospital for a  +$) second opinion after he was advised surgery for the nar- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +, -#* 3.2  rowing of the intestine. The doctors convinced the patient istrict Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar to go for power spiral Dwhile reviewing the schemes under the top enteroscopy and on getting his priority of the government at Collectorate on consent, treated the narrowing Thursday, expressed his discontent over the    without any surgical interven- tardy progress in the works being carried out tion. He was suffering from this by RNN and UPPCL. He directed the Chief rare condition for the last four Medical Officer to monitor each scheme and  9& +3(8@ the plant. ered from the person of the July 9, 1949, with the objective months and is now recuperat- ensure proper progress. Reviewing the While reviewing the IGRS the DM direct- Additional general man- deceased, police informed his of national reconstruction. He ing after the procedure. schemes like community toilet, Kayakalp, ed the officials to send the compliance report ational Sugar Institute ager (engineering ) at DCM kin about the incident. said since its inception, the Speaking about the case, con- Panchayat Bhawan, reboring of handpumps, positively otherwise the stringent action will be NDirector Prof Narendra Shri Ram Ltd, Atul Kumar The deceased, Dilshad (40) ABVP had been struggling for sultant gastroenterologist Dr AMRUT scheme, NRLM, MNREGA, taken against them and a letter will be sent to Mohan, while addressing a Srivastava, presented his views of Sujatganj was a labourer. His issues relating to students’ wel- Mayank Mehrotra said, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, crop the departments concerned for further action. webinar on ‘Modern trends in on technologies being consid- family comprised his wife fare. Enteroscope is used for thera- insurance etc, the DM directed the officials The meeting was attended by Chief Development automation to enhance effi- ered for plant automation such Shama Parvin and three chil- ABVP state office secretary peutic purposes in selected to achieve the target before the deadline and Officer (CDO) Srilaxmi VS, PD DRDA Rishimuni ciency of sugar factories’ on as artificial intelligence, fuzzy dren. His kin informed the Prakhar Mishra, state SFS chief small bowel bleed and also for asked them to inform him without any hesi- Upadhyay, CMO Dr PD Gupta, DPRO Arvind Friday, advocated end to end logic and big data for the pre- police that for the past 10 Gopal Mishra, city co-secretary the dilatation of small bowel tation if his help was needed at any stage. Kumar and other officials concerned. automation to reduce the over- cise control and monitoring. days, Dilshad’s wife along Avinash Shukla, Sahil strictures, where surgical inter- all cost of production. He also emphasised on condi- with children was at her par- Chaurasia, Vaibhav Shukla, vention is the only treatment at He also expressed his views tion monitoring systems at ents’ house in Coolie Bazaar Shreyansh Awasthi, Himanshu present. We performed on use of modern instrumen- various points and intelligent and Dilshad used to go to the Pal and Gaurav Yadav along enteroscopy (power spiral %     tation and automation tech- energy monitoring systems to house of his in-laws for lunch with others were present. enteroscopy), and treated the niques for increasing the man- be placed at various consump- and dinner and slept at his TEACHERS OF SELF- narrowing without surgery. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +, -#* for which the cases had been truck near a dhaba located at machine interaction and reduc- tion points. Sujatganj house. FINANCED DEGREE COL- Biopsies showed tuberculosis registered in the police station. Katka under Kachhawaan ing the man-machine inter- Managing director of IPRO On Thursday afternoon, LEGES TO GUIDE PHD and we treated the patient nder the joint operation of Meanwhile SP Ajay Kumar police station on Wednesday ventions so that the efficiency India, Harjeet Singh Bola, while after lunch, Dilshad had left for STUDENTS: Teachers of self- accordingly. The patient is now UKatra Kotwali and City Singh declared a cash reward of evening and interrogated three of the man and machine may speaking on ‘sugar crystalliza- work but did not return for financed degree colleges have better. He said enteroscopy Kotwali, the police nabbed 10,000 for the police team. persons on it who confessed be utilised to the maximum tion in vacuum pans’, present- dinner at his in-laws’ place. also been made eligible for was very useful in properly four accused and recovered The nabbed accused were iden- that they were the members of possible extents. ed details of an innovative sys- The kin presumed that he may becoming guides of PhD stu- selected patients with small 11 stolen motorcycles on tified as Shivam Gaud, a resi- an inter-state gang of smug- Addressing the webinar, tem by adaptation of which have gone to sleep in Sujatganj dents. This was decided in a intestinal diseases. He said the Thursday. The Katra Kotwali dent of Kotwaan village under glers. The police found that the president of Deccan Sugar besides optimisation of energy house. On Friday morning, meeting of the Academic patient had excruciating police during routine vehicle Padari police station, Durgesh ganja had been hidden under Technologist Association, consumption, capacity utilisa- the police informed them about Council of Chhatrapati Shahu abdominal pain for the last four checking at Sangmohal Prajapati and Suresh Maurya, mango boxes in the DCM Pune, SS Gangawati, empha- tion and use of water, quality of the murder of Dilshad. Ji Maharaj University months and the rest of the hos- Chauraha found that four residents of Nadigahna village truck. The police arrested sised on automation specifically the product may also be Station House Officer Amit chaired by Vice Chancellor pitals he had visited had sug- motorcycle riders tried to flee under Padari police station the trio and seized the vehi- in the areas of cane handling, improved. Kumar said the deceased had a Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak on gested surgery. The power spi- towards railway station on see- and Vanshi Vishwakarma, a cle along with the ganja. For juice extraction and juice flow Project marketing manag- bullet injury on the head and Thursday. ral enteroscopy not only ing them but were caught. resident of Badi Mata under PS the success the SP announced stabilisation. He said control of er at Emerson India Ltd., Subhi the autopsy would give the So far, teachers of govern- relieved him from excruciating During checking they failed to City Kotwali. a cash reward of 20,000 to juice flow was essential to Goel, discussed various ana- cause of death. He said inves- ment and aided degree colleges pain but also brought him show any documents of the GANJA RECOVERED: the police team. After regis- derive better efficiency lytical and flow measuring tigations were on. were eligible to guide PhD back to normal life a day after vehicles. When the police inter- Under the joint operation of tering a case under relevant throughout the process result- instruments and focused upon ABVP PAYS TRIBUTES students. the procedure surgery. This rogated strictly they confessed Kachhawaan police, SOG and sections in this connection ing in better quality of sugar adopting technologies leading TO VIVEKANANDA: Dozens Teachers of self-financed kind of surgery is ideal during that the said vehicles had been SWAT team three accused were the police sent the accused with minimum losses during to digital transformation of of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi degree colleges, with a teaching the novel coronavirus pan- stolen from different places arrested and eight quintals of identified as Motilal Nishad, a processing. the plants to modern and smart Parishad activists offered floral experience of five years, will be demic because it limits stay in and the some were hidden in ganja worth 1.5 crore was resident of Pure Bharosi under Senior instrument engi- plants. tributes and lit 501 candles at eligible for becoming research hospital, where the chances of the bushes near the railway sta- recovered on Wednesday. SP Sukulabajar police station, neer and convener of the webi- YOUTH SHOT DEAD: the statue of Swami guides. For this purpose, contracting both coronavirus tion. The police raided the Ajay Kumar Singh said the Amethi, Sahab Prasad Nishad, nar, Virendra Kumar, outlined A youth was shot dead in the Vivekananda at Motijheel on the quality of their published and hospital acquired infec- said place and recovered seven police had the inputs about the a resident of Pure Bharosi the programme and cited Chakeri police station area. the eve of ABVP’s 73th research papers submitted tions are high. The gastro team more motorcycles. Among smuggling of ganja. On being under Sukulabajar police sta- examples and emphasised His body was recovered Foundation Day on Thursday. by them would also be evalu- that performed this procedure those motorcycles two each tipped off by an informer that tion in Amethi and Ramesh upon the use of artificial intel- near Chandari railway station Speaking on the occasion, ated. includes Dr Ajmal Hasan, Dr were stolen from Katra Kotwali it was being transported from Mahto, a resident of Salempur ligence and fuzzy logic for in Chakeri on Friday morning. faculty convener Rituraj Mishra Many other decisions were Madhur Choudhary and Dr and City Kotwali areas and one Andhra Pradesh to Varanasi under Maanjhi police station in enhancing the efficiency of From the visiting card recov- said the ABVP was founded on also taken in the meeting. Jaya, from Vindhyachal Kotwali area the police team spotted a DCM Chhapra, Bihar, to jail. &'()+",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 6

:,   3 ;0<+6          2 '# P  )  &      )  "For pregnant women, a suitable time to get  ;    vaccinated would be the 13th week onwards in the  pregnancy. In this period, a pregnant woman needs to get Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccination  345"4 $  done; it would be advised to either get TT vac- cine on the same day or after a gap of four weeks. ignifying close defence and strategic ties 4#- R   "The adverse events after Covid vaccination Sbetween the two countries, Defence Minister are minor and similar in pregnant women, as in Rajnath Singh on Friday discussed the entire other age groups. Pregnant women should get a range of relations with Deputy Prime Minister  345"4 second shot of the vaccine at the recommended and Minister of Defence of Israel Lt General +1   '         interval. There is no specific preference and any Benjamin Gantz. autioning that chances of currently licensed Covid vaccine can be taken," During the tele-    345"4 medical/municipal authorities. Cpre-term delivery increase according to Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, epi- phonic conversation, The death certificates are issued if a woman contracts Covid-19 demiologist and vaccine expert. Rajnath also congratu- he CRPF has begun paying much later than the casualty during pregnancy, the lated Gantz on assuming Tan enhanced risk fund to and the units/officers could Government on Friday said The ministry accepted the the charge of Deputy the tune of 21,50,000 to the ascertain the actual cause of would-be-mom should take recommendations of the . ,      Prime Minister and next of kin of personnel who death immediately in the initial Covid-19 vaccines as they are National Technical Advisory Minister of Defence of died due to Covid-19. Earlier, situation report, they said. safe and effective against the Group on Immunisation Israel. an amount of 15,00,000 was “To avoid chances of over- viral infection. Ditto is the case (NTAGI) on this subject.         In a tweet after the paid to the dependents of the payment in the absence of with breast feeding women, "Pregnant women may telephonic conversa- deceased personnel. Covid death certificates, the said Niti Aayog Member now register on CoWin or  345"4 ?   tion, Rajnath said he In addition to the risk CRPF has now directed all the (health) Dr VK Paul on Friday walk-in to the nearest Covid looks forward to working closely with Israel fund, 1,50,000 is paid through formations to withhold pay- at a press conference here. Vaccination Centre (CVC) to ndia's daily Covid cases have been  2 :4 to deepen defence cooperation and advance the Central Welfare Fund to the ment of Rs 5 lakh till the death He said available data on get themselves vaccinated," the Ishowing a declining trend for near- the strategic partnership. He also thanked family of deceased personnel. certificate of the deceased per- these vaccines suggests that ministry had said, adding that ly two months with the situation  345"4 Gantz for the assistance provided to India by At least 125 CRPF personnel sonnel is received. After the they are safe to be used by preg- operational guideline for vac- improving in many States. However, as Israel for handling the COVID-19 pandem- have succumbed to Covid-19, issuance of the death certifi- nant women. cinating pregnant women has the cases hover between 35,000 and he Covid-19 virus may reach its ic. officials said. cates, the units/officers should "Apart from the mother, shared with states/UTs. 45,000 in the last few days and many Tendemic stage after a while, just like Since diplomatic relations were established The final risk fund pay- raise a proposal for issue of there is also risk to the child in The ministry also said that districts where cases are not falling at influenza, and the vulnerable population between the two nations in the early 1990s, ments were being to the demand/sanction for release of case she contracts the infection. the decision empowers preg- an expected pace, the Government is a may have to take the vaccine shot annu- Israel has emerged as one of the most impor- deceased personnel on the the remainder amount and the The Union Health Ministry has nant women to make an worried lot. ally, said Samiran Panda, Head, Division tant defence partners of India. basis of initial situation reports same will be credited to the issued guidelines on this. informed choice on getting On Friday, Niti Aayog member Dr of Epidemiology and Communicable It has provided critical defence technolo- from the units/officers within beneficiary,” a senior official Pregnant women should get vaccinated against Covid-19. VK Paul said that in some districts, the Diseases, Indian Council for Medical gy including those for the missile programme four to five days of the deaths. said. vaccinated. It is very impor- Pregnant women have been infections have remained on an upward Research (ICMR). of India in the past few years. Moreover, Israel However, the CRPF revis- Till now, the CRPF has tant," Dr Paul said. at increased risk of getting infect- trajectory, triggering worries of anoth- is involved in major upgrades of many front- ited the issue and issued an reported 24, 892 Covid-19 pos- He added that studies have ed with the virus which could er surge. line weapon systems of India besides hi-tech order on Thursday to all the itive cases of which 24,599 found that chances of pre- also result in rapid deterioration The government has also been the week ending July 8 and 80 per cent electronic warfare systems. formations to initially pay Rs patients have recovered from term delivery increase if a of health and affect the fetus too. expressing concerns at the blatant flout- of new cases are reported from 90 dis- Both the countries are engaged in the 16,50,000 and withhold the the illness and 125 personnel woman contracts Covid-19 The vaccination of lactat- ing of Covid norms and the "shocking" tricts which need focused fight against terrorism and Israel has supplied payment of Rs 5 lakh till death have died due to the infection. during pregnancy. ing women has been advised sight of overcrowding at popular hill sta- attention. technology in this regard to the Indian secu- certificates certifying the casu- At present, only 168 active On July 2, the Union and supported by the Indian tions, mere weeks after India crawled out India registered 43,393 new COVID- rity forces. It has also supplied sophisticat- alty due to Covid-19. cases in the CRPF ranks, Health Ministry announced Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) of the worst phase of its devastating sec- 19 cases, 44,459 recoveries, and 911 ed infantry weapons like rifles and machine Covid-19 deaths are including 25 men who con- inclusion of pregnant women and the Federation of Obstetric ond wave. deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the lat- guns to India besides three Phalcon early authenticated on the basis of tracted the disease during the in the ongoing vaccination & Gynecological Societies of He said that 66 districts have report- est update by the Health Ministry on warning airborne warning systems death certificates issued by the last 24 hours. drive against Covid-19. India (FOGSI). ed more than 10 per cent positivity for Friday morning. (AWACS)

 345"4 Pradesh unit but it gained a lot which the Congress was of traction after it was shared slammed for targeting him. ongress' youth wing presi- by the Indian Youth Congress Scindia resigned from the Cdent Srinivas B V on Friday (IYC) chief. Congress and joined the BJP took a jibe at newly appointed Srinivas shared the meme in March last year and his Civil Aviation Minister which showed Air India move triggered a chain of Jyotiraditya Scindia by sharing Mascot ''Maharaja'' telling events which finally culmi- a meme depicting the Air India Scindia, "Aiyye Maharaj, hum nated in the collapse of the mascot (Maharaja) telling dono bikau hain (Come Kamal Nath government just Scindia "we are both for sale". Maharaja, we are both for 15 months after its formation, The BJP retorted saying it sale)", and added the caption, paving the way for the saffron reflected the Opposition party's "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi..". party to assume power which frustration. Last night, the Madhya it lost towards the end of The meme was first shared Pradesh Congress shared the 2018. from the social media account meme and wrote, "Bikau ko On joining the BJP, he of the Congress' Madhya bechne ka kaam mila, Gaddari was made a Rajya Sabha mem- ka use kuch yu inaam mila ber, while Shivraj Singh (One who is up for sale has frustration. keep him in the shadow of Chouhan came back as the been given the job of selling, "The message is very clear Rahul Gandhi," said BJP. chief minister. got a reward for being a trai- that the BJP is a party which Slamming the Congress The scion of the former tor)." taps talent, which knows how for using the term ''Bikau'', royal family of Gwalior had Hitting out at Srinivas'' to recognise people of merit Bhatia said this comes from started showing signs of rest- post, BJP spokesperson Gaurav and substance. In Congress, people who are out on bail on lessness after the Congress Bhatia said the Congress the mantra is that if anybody corruption charges. high command chose veteran stooping to such levels to tar- has more potential than the so- There were also several Kamal Nath over him to take get a "young and enterprising" called prince of the Congress social media posts taking a dig over as the chief minister in leader like Scindia shows its then don''t let him rise and at Scindia and also many in December 2018. 3 , !  R      ) 5 R      *

 345"4 the Courts,” asked Justice is without 2 > Rekha Palli, when Chirag’s merits," the Court said, bserving that courts advocate tried to narrate rejecting the  &  Ohave no role in Cabinet LJP’s visions and father plea. formation and Lok Sabha Ramvilas Paswan’s visions In the initial hearing  345"4 Speaker’s decisions, the Delhi and how he was ditched by itself, the judge disallowed High Court on Friday dis- other five MPs including his the challenge to the entry of eacting to the Delhi HC reject- missed pleas of Chirag uncle. Paras into the Union Ring Chirag Paswan's plea,Union Paswan, challenging eleva- “First you resolve your Cabinet. During arguments, Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras tion of uncle Pashupati party issues,” said Justice Solicitor General Tushar said: "I respect the court's decision. Kumar Paras as Cabinet Palli, cutting short the argu- Mehta appeared and Chirag has the right to Ram Vilas Minister and as the leader of ments. "It is well settled that requested the Court that Paswan's property. He is my nephew, Lok Janshakti Party in Lok the right to regulate inter- Lok Sabha Speaker should I'll not cause him pain, but he has Sabha. nal disputes of the house is not be a part of this strayed off track. Everyone has gone “How does this matter to of the Speaker. The petition case. against him." $        06   : 

 345"4 Celsius. The IMD said with mon- pre-monsoon rainfall soon winds expected to hit on Aafter14 days of delay raised Saturday, moderate rainfall hope for the India with a maximum temperature Meteorological Department, of 37 degrees Celsius is expect- which predicted that mon- ed. Rain is expected to con- soon may hit in north and tinue on Monday and Tuesday, North West India in the next and the maximum temperature 24 hours, ending its break. might drop to 34 degrees In a related development, Celsius. senior officials of IMD, The IMD said strengthen- Ministry of Earth Sciences ing of easterly winds at lower have briefed a parliamentary levels are also likely over standing committee on science northwest India during the and technology on Friday on next 3-4 days. Under the influ- the monsoon situation in ence of these conditions, wide- India. Monsoon had gone into spread rainfall was likely over Madhubani, Supaul, Amritsar. Fresh developments limbo following a shift of northwest India during the Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, on account of formation of trough close to the foothills for next 5 days. Darbhanga, Araria, Kishanganj low-pressure will lead to favor- the last 10 days or even more. According to Skymet, pri- and Purnea. “Only one low- able conditions for monsoon “Conditions are also vate weather forecaster, a low- pressure area has formed so far travel of monsoon to cover becoming favourable for fur- pressure area is likely to form in this season. This weather most remaining parts in the ther advance of the southwest over the Bay of Bengal, on July system formed over the North next three days,” it said. The monsoon over remaining parts 11 ending the weak monsoon Bay of Bengal on 11th June and last pickets of West Rajasthan of the country during July 11 phase over central and north- expedited advance of monsoon may wait a little longer. and 12, said the IMD. ern parts of the country. over east, northeast and central In the last one decade, Delhi witnessed a pre- Rainfall activity was mostly parts of the country. Monsoon the most delayed monsoon monsoon showers on confined to east and northeast current got blocked after arrival over Delhi (when the Thursday night after a hot India. Excessive rains along the reaching the outskirts of Delhi, normal onset date was June and humid day when the max- foothills of Bihar and catch- West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab 29) was in 2012 when the imum temperature was record- ment areas of mountainous and Haryana”. onset was realised on July 7. ed as 41.8 degrees Celsius, ranges of Nepal led to flooding “The line of monsoon Similar week-long delays five degrees above normal, of rivers submerging northern remained stagnant for over from normal were reported while the minimum was districts of Bihar like, three weeks and continues to in 2019 (July 5) and 2014 recorded as 30.6 degrees Champaran, Sitamarhi, pass through Ambala and (July 3) over Delhi. 7 &'()+",&-."/ 0&/ 1221

/  @#>     ; '       '      # <   8#  +*$#6 officers told media persons accused had been abusing the She also blamed the $1.2$! $  $#-+ - the political aspirations of soci- such apprehensions should be that the accused had a distinct child since the last three years. hypocrisy of the Keralites who & $+#-4! ++#-+2.( ety bound in a particular geog- shunned now. The idea of olice in Palakkad has bust- modus operandi to trap the “He raped her and asphyxiat- claim themselves that they are raphy. Though the population coming to J&K and visiting Ped a major sex racket and gullible girls. “They befriend ed her and hanged her from a intellectually superior. “The #    '778 of Delimitation – population, forms the base for delimitation, Srinagar, Pahalgam, Kishtwar three persons have been arrest- the victims and make them window to make it look like standard reaction from society geography, topography, area, the commission shall take into and Jammu was to get people's ed on Thursday on charges consume drugs and narcotic and accidental death,” said the is to blame the innocent girl for etting all speculations at physical features, contiguity, account constituencies’ practi- perspectives. People from far- ranging from rape, POCSO products. Once the girl turns cops. whatever has happened. The Srest the Jammu & Kashmir convenience of administrative cality, geographical compati- off areas were able to share their and various sections of the nar- into an addict, they start On Thursday, three youths incidents of rapes have become Delimitation Commission on units and facilities of easy com- bility, topography, physical fea- difficulties. All said they were cotics control act. exploiting her and the victim is were held by the police for kid- a routine affair in the State and Friday outrightly rejected the munication and approachabil- tures, means of communication happy with the process.” The arrest follows a mem- presented to members of the napping and molesting a girl no day passes without reports demand raised by the ity of public convenience. and convenience available”. Referring to the challenges orandum submitted by the vic- gang. Though many girls have from Perumbavoor. Prameela of women getting abused,” she Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Addressing a joint press Sushil Chandra also main- ahead and difficulties the tim, a 15-year-old school girl been enslaved like this, they Devi, former member, Kerala said. support of defreezing one third conference at the end of the tained that panels responsible commission said, the last and her mother to Chief would not make any com- State Women’s Commission. A Vijayaraghavan, secre- of 24 seats reserved for Pakistan tour, the Chief Election for the job did not acknowledge delimitation exercise of 1995 Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. plaints for fear of retaliation,” Told The Pioneer that there has tary of the CPI(M), said that Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Commissioner Sushil Chandra the difficult terrains and peo- was based on the 1981 Census According to the victim, many said an officer. The victim her- been an unprecedented while the incidents have to be (POJK) by clarifying that the in the presence of Chairman of ple’s difficulties. and took into account 12 dis- girls have been trapped by the self told the cops that there increase in the number of condemned in the harshest of same would not be delimited in the commission (Retd ) Justice He said the commission tricts only. J&K has 20 districts accused using drugs and alco- were many such girls who are rapes, molestation and drug terms, the Government was this process. Ranjana Prakash Desai said, will act in a fair and transpar- now. hol to exploit them. being blackmailed by the addiction in the State over the quick to react and respond to The Commission,however, “We are conducting the entire ent manner. “The commission The number of tehsils has The arrested have been accused. last five years. “I blame the such happenings. “There is a maintained it would base its exercise of delimiting the will also specify the number of gone up from 58 to 270. In 12 identified as Abhilash, Noufal The incident comes imme- mindset of the people in the tendency among the media to final report after taking into assembly constituencies as per seats to be reserved for the SC districts, constituency bound- and Mohammed. But the vic- diately after the rape and mur- State for this. We react to indi- portray the CPI(M) as account key parameters like the Delimitation Act and J&K and the ST in the Legislative aries are extended beyond the tim has told the police that der of a six-year old girl at viduals instead of the inci- guardians of the accused. This topography, difficult terrain, Reorganisation Act 2019. In the Assembly of the UT. It will be district's limit. there were more persons in the Kottayam by Arjun, a local dents. The accused are confi- is reprehensible and we will be means of communication and Act it has been clearly men- for the first time that seats will There is an overlapping of racket and many young girls leader of the CPI(M) who has dent that they would get pro- forced to take legal action convenience available in addi- tioned that the 24 seats be reserved for the ST in J&K,” districts as well as the tehsils in have been trapped by them. since been arrested. The police tection from their saviours,” against such allegations,” said tion to population. reserved for PoJK in the leg- he noted. Constituencies. All such facts One of the investigating in Kottayam said that the said Prameela Devi. the CPI(M) secretary. Kashmir based political islative assembly shall remain On the process of arriving indicate that the public faces parties and other groups were vacant and shall not be taken at a final draft, he said, “A draft inconvenience due to such pressing for conducting delim- into account and the said area report will be prepared, where- anomalies. $  itation exercise only on the of the assemblies shall be in the suggestions of the asso- Commission chairperson O ' $      : > %   P basis of population while excluded in delimiting the ter- ciate members will also be Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Jammu based political parties ritorial constituencies”. taken into account. Thereafter, said it was overwhelmed by the   8  7876 languages has proved to be a 1,800 times and liked by 4,800 including Bharatiya Janta Party On Thursday a BJP dele- it will be in the public domain participation of various stake- hoax,” Pankaj Jain of SMHS said. people. Jain said that the value had raised the demand of con- gation led by J&K unit Chief for a consensus. Only after the holders in large numbers. 34( 7 M Hoax Slayer (SMHS), a “Our enquiries proved that of donated property (98-crore) sidering other parameters in Ravinder Raina in its meeting fresh comments, the final draft “There was active participation Swebsite which keeps track of the message is a hoax. Every quoted in the tweet was “made- front of the Delimitation with the Commission had will be prepared. Opportunity of registered political parties,  345"4 the fake messages floating social word of the tweet was false. I up” one, just to match with the Commission during their four demanded de-freezing of one- will be given to people at large civil society groups and NGOs. media, has busted an outrageous even confirmed with Faisal age at which the towering actor day long tour during which third of seats reserved for to take into account all the People provided qualitative ewly appointed Union message on social media that Farooqui, the media manager of breathed his last. they interacted with 290 groups Pakistan occupied Jammu views,” he stated. inputs during our tour,” she NEducation Minister went viral on social media the late Dilip Kumar saab,” Jain “The message caught atten- consisting of over 800 mem- Kashmir (PoJK) for the PoJK Referring to the Peoples added.About Mehbooba Dharmendra Pradhan on hours after the death of the leg- said. tion of the people because of the bers. refugees living in Jammu. Democratic Party’s accusations Mufti’s decision of boycotting Friday said that he is commit- endary actor on July 7 claiming The English translation of timing, the financial and the Interestingly, the Jammu Sharing details about the that the panel’s decisions were the meeting, she said, “We can ted to implement the National he had donated his the original tweet read thus: religious angles involved in it… province unit of the National marathon exercise the Chief pre-planned, he said, “If it was only talk to those who want to Education Policy (NEP) on 98 crore worth properties to “Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar It reached millions across the Conference too had taken a Election Commissioner said, so, we would not have held participate in the process. ground and take forward the the Waqf Board. has left, ate from Hindus being country and abroad, but now it stand on conducting delimita- “Delimitation is not a mathe- such broad-based consulta- Those who don’t want to have measures already taken by his “A message in Hindi claim- alive by becoming a Hindu is confirmed that the message tion exercise on the basic tenets matical exercise. It must reflect tions. I would suggest that their own choice.” predecessors. ing that late Dilip Kumar had while donated 98 crore proper- was blatantly fake and intend- In a formal interaction with donated property worth 98 ty to waqf. All are Jihadis” ed to misguide the people by the media, Pradhan said the crore to the Wakf board which The tweet put out on social certain vested elements,” Jain NEP is the result of the promis- was translated into several other media was re-tweeted approx said. 9    7)4$D(, es Modi Government made in 2014, which is to bring in a pol- icy for an holistic education sys-     - :    ;  tem in the country. He was ( joined by the three MoS for edu- cation Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, R );/        A'* 5 3   Subhas Sarkar and Annapurna   $  Devi. 8  7876 8#  +*$#6 Earlier in the day, Pradhan       and the three Minister of States ith the reconciliation of Division Bench of Kerala High Court on Friday dis- 8  7876 ation on the ground is conducive for interacted with the heads of Wearlier unaccounted Amissed a Habeas Corpus petition filed by a conducting by-elections in the con- autonomous institutions like   345"4 norms only by the end of fatalities, the daily Covid-19 Malappuram man who had alleged that his wife and son eeping in view of the continued cerned constituency and there was the UGC, AICTE, CBSE and 2022, a June 16 PTI report deaths jumped to 738 in were taken by force by a neighbour to a religious semi- Ksecond wave of Covid-19 and no prohibitory order or lockdown KVS and senior officials of the he Supreme Court of said. Maharashtra on Friday, even as nary and converted them to Islam. apprehending the possible third order operating in those areas, it ministry and reviewed the TIndia on Friday refused to Eleven coal-fired NCR the State logged 8,992 infec- Judges Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rehman dismissed wave of the pandemic, the State could proceed with the election pro- progress made in the imple- hear a public interest litiga- power plants contributed 7 tions. the petition filed by P T Gilbert, a Roam Catholic, who Election Commission (SEC) stays gram while ensuring that the stan- mentation of the NEP 2020. tion (PIL) filed by the Delhi per cent to Delhi’s PM2.5 pol- A day after the State alleged that his wife and ten year old son were taken away the by-elections to the vacant posts dard operating procedures and that After his meeting with the Government against a Union lution on an average between recorded 439 deaths and 9,114 to a religious institution by his neighbour and forcefully in five Zilla Parishads and 33 it would follow the Covid-19 pro- officials, Pradhan said: “We Environment Ministry noti- October 2020 and January infections, the deaths went up converted to Islam. Panchayat Samitis scheduled for July tocols as notified by the competent also discussed the way forward fication on power plants. The 2021, according to a study by by 299, while the infections The judges deputed an inspector of police to inves- 19, 2021. authorities, in its letter and for ensuring a bright future for court expressed amusement Delhi-based not-for-profit dropped marginally by 122, tigate the case and also held a personal meeting with the Announcing this, State Election spirit”. the 30 crore-plus students across over the fact that a State had Council on Energy, Of the 738 deaths report- wife and son of Gilbert. The woman told the court that Commissioner UPS Madan said The SC directed SEC to proceed the country and in achieving the filed such a petition against Environment and Water, PTI ed on Friday, 200 were current she was Gilbert’s second wife and had been staying with here on Friday: “In view of the in the matter in accordance with law objectives of the New Education the Centre. reported. deaths, while there were 538 him for the last 15 years. Since Gilbert was not looking Covid-19 situation in the State and and report compliance within two Policy in a time-bound manner.” Following the Supreme The Delhi government “previous and unaccounted after her and the boy properly, she left the house and start- the recommendation made by the months. Pradhan also holds the Court’s observation, the State had said in its petition that deaths” which have been added ed staying separately. Maharashtra Covid-19 to the SEC In March this year, the apex office of Ministry of skill devel- Government withdrew its some 10 thermal power to the Covid-19 toll in the state, Meanwhile she got a job in a bakery and developed on July 7, the by-elections to 70 court had read down a provision of opment and entrepreneurship, case. plants in Punjab, Haryana, as part of the ongoing recon- a passion for learning more about Islam. She also told the wards in the Zilla Parishads of the Maharashtra ZP and Panchayat while is also the MoS of min- “We find it amusing that and Uttar Pradesh had not ciliation excrcise. court that there was no compulsion on her or her son from Dhule, Nandurbar, Akola, Washim Samitis Act of1961 to mean that istry of external affairs. a state has come in with a PIL installed the Flue Gas With 738 deaths, the anybody to convert to Islam. and Nagpur and 130 electoral seg- reservation in favour of OBCs in the “Education and external affairs against the Centre,” the court Desulphurization (FGD) Covid-19 toll in the state Gilbert had said in his petition that he was offered Rs ments in 33 Panchayat Samitis in the concerned local bodies can be noti- have a strong link and Dr said. technology, resulting in pol- jumped from 1,24,296 to 25 lakh by the seminary authorities to get converted to State which were scheduled to be fied to the extent that it does not Singh’s involvement at the MEA PILs are usually filed by lution. 1,25,034/ Similarly, with 8,992 Islam. The judges, based on their interaction with the held on July 19, 2021 have been exceed aggregate 50 per cent of the will be beneficial for both the individuals or organisations Colin Gonsalves, the fresh infections, the total infec- woman and son said that it has been proved beyond any stayed”. total seats reserved in favour of ministries and students,” said when fundamental rights of Senior Advocate appearing tions in the State climbed from doubt that there was no forceful conversion. The Court It may be recalled that on July SCs/STs/OBCs taken together. Pradhan. the petitioner are violated. It for Delhi, argued before the 61,31,976 to 61,40,968. also took into consideration the report filed by the inves- 6, the Supreme Court had asked the The SC had also quashed a few Stating that India will play refers to litigation aimed at Supreme Court that these As 10,458 patients were tigating officer. SEC, Maharashtra, to decide on notifications issued in 2018 and a significant role in the securing some public interest plants contribute up to discharged from the hospitals The judges also warned the media for reporting that whether to hold or postpone the by- 2020 by the SEC. Industrial Revolution 4.0, and ensuring justice to oth- 80 per cent of sulphates and across the state after full recov- the woman and her son were converted to Islam through elections to the vacant positions of On March 5, the SEC had Pradhan said that in the next erwise disadvantaged peo- other “killer gases”, which ery, the total number of people coercion and force. five ZP and 33 panchayat samitis declared by-elections to the six two years India will be 100 per- ple. contribute to pollution in discharged from the hospitals “There appeared columns in the media with an innu- after considering the Disaster ZPs and 27 Panchayat Samitis were cent internet connected and “If the Centre has said Delhi. He argued that the since the second week of March endo that the mother and child are in the custody of Management Authority notifica- more than the 50 per cent reserva- riding on the NEP 2020 “the something or done some- Centre was not interested last year increased from extremist bodies. We are saddened and dismayed because tions and whether the prevalent tion, held those seats vacated, and country will achieve sab ka thing contrary, then you in controlling pollution and 58,89,982 to 59,00,440.. The such outbursts, without verifying the ground realities, only pandemic conditions are “con- separately announced an election saath, sab ka vikas and sab ka (Delhi Govt) can go and had failed to honour its com- recovery rate in the State rose results in polarization of communities, which civil soci- ducive’’. On its part, the SEC had told scheduled for such vacated viswas.” inform the court about what mitment to the top from 96.05 per cent to 96.08 ety can ill-afford,” the judges said in the order. the Supreme Court that if the situ- seats. The Minister said that the Centre has done. You court. He wanted the per cent. implementation of the NEP is can file a case,” the court said, PIL to be tagged with others The total “active cases” in the priority of his ministry. referring to Delhi’s PIL pending case before the the State dropped from “Modi government was formed against an April 1, 2021, noti- court. 1,14,444 to 1,12,231. =               + with some promises, which fication from the Union min- The court, however, The fatality rate in the include to come up with policies istry. refused him. “If the Centre state rose from 2.02 per cent to 8#  +*$#6 disease. All cases were from of Health, the number of action plan to take on the dis- which are for the upliftment of The notification said that did not honour the commit- 2.03 per cent. Thiruvananthapuram, said Covid-19 cases would start ease and aedes, the mosquitos all. NEP is the result of the rules had been amended to ment, then you move in the Mumbai recorded 13 hough there has been a Veena George, Minister of coming down in a couple of causing the virus. promises our Government allow thermal power plants same case where the Centre deaths and 596 infections. As Tminuscule dip in the num- Health. days. “The Centres for Disease made in 2014. Today our pri- within 10 kilometres of the gave the undertaking,” the a result, the Covid-19 toll in the ber of new Covid-19 cases as Meanwhile, on Friday, 13, “The surge in the number Control and Prevention (CDC) mary agenda is to take to the National Capital Region court said. metropolis increased from well as fatalities in the State on 563 new cases of Covid-19 of Covid-19 cases witnessed in in USA has said that Zika can ground, many of which are (NCR) — and in cities with It gave Mr Gonsalves the 15,599 to 15,586, while the Friday, Kerala faces another were diagnosed across Kerala the recent past were a fall out be passed from a pregnant already being rolled out.” over 10 lakh population — to option of withdrawing the infected cases in Mumbai went threat in the form of Zika while 130 persons succumbed of the lifting of the lockdown woman to her fetus. Infection Pradhan said that he is comply with new emission PIL, which he did. up from 7,26,633 to 7,26,037. virus, a rare contagious disease to the pandemic. The State had in phases,” she said after a during pregnancy can cause thankful for being entrusted hitherto unheard of in this part an average Test Positivity Rate review meeting on certain birth defects,” said Dr with one of the most important of the country. of 10.4 per cent. George said Friday. Madhu, a senior Government ministries “which was led by The Department of Health 1.13 lakh patients were under- Teams from the depart- physician. people like Maulana Abul 4   !   has issued note of caution to all going treatment in the State for ment of health would tour the He also disclosed that as on Kalam Azad,” and said that the 14 districts about possible Covid-19. entire State to take stock of the date there was no vaccine avail- “there is not a single household Zika virus attack following the She also disclosed that if situation arising out of the able to treat the disease. Aedes in the country for which edu- Pune-based National the people continue to be care- Zika virus attack, said the are mosquitos which are active cation is not important and this   !   Virological Institute confirming ful in observing the social dis- health minister. She also dis- during day time and the only (ministry) is the office has the late Thursday that 14 persons tancing and hygiene norms closed that the Government has option is to keep off from big responsibility to give direc-  8# 345"4 have been diagnosed with the stipulated by the Department drawn outa comprehensive them. tion to the sector.” cereals acreage decreased by lakh hectare last year. 14.28 lakh hectare this year. Similarly, coarse cereals he southwest monsoon’s Presently, 287 of the 694 dis- acreage has also decreased by Tearly break since June 15 tricts are reeling under defi- 14.28 lakh hectare to 73.07 7<) */( !   *! :  )(   has impacted the summer cient or large deficient rain- lakh hectares over normal of crops sowing during the fall so far. corresponding period 87.36 88  +*&+! argued that as Roy had won on tematically destroyed the par- to accept the doctrine that former Minister Rajib Banerjee ongoing kharif crops season. India has received 229.7 lakh hectare. a BJP ticket he was technically liamentary democracy both Assembly belongs to the and Salt Lake Mayor Sabyasachi The plantation of rice, jowar, mm rainfall as against the The ministry’s data is rotesting BJP MLAs on an opposition man which made outside the House and inside it.” Opposition then let them enjoy Dutta who had crossed over to bajra, moongbean, maize, normal of 243.6 mm, almost based on the reports of the PFriday staged a walkout him eligible for the PAC top He said, “there is no democ- all the Assembly posts … the the BJP and were now making Jute and Mesta has been six percent deficient mon- state governments. from the Bengal Assembly after post. racy in Bengal, neither inside BJP will accept none of them till adverse comments against the reported less due to either less soon so far. Officials say July and BJP-turned-TMC MLA Mukul The BJP leadership soon the House nor outside it … the PAC is not returned to us.” party. Banerjee and several oth- rainfall or excessive rainfall The ministry said that August are the two most cru- Roy was appointed the Public demanded Roy’s disqualification there is no scope of any debate Meanwhile in a related ers were flown to Delhi in this year monsoon season. Maharashtra, Gujarat, cial months of the four- Accounts Committee from the Assembly under anti- here … the Government has not development Ghosh also chartered flights before the According to the Rajasthan, Haryana and month southwest monsoon Chairman even as State party defection laws. “Everyone placed the CAG report, nor has attacked the TMC turncoats elections and were specially Agriculture Ministry data, Punjab have less area cover- season. president Dilip Ghosh said his knows that he has been made it ordered any investigation who had joined the BJP before congratulated by Home total acreage under summer age due to erratic rain/not Any break or deviation in party would not accept a single the national vice president of the into the Amphan (relief) scam.” the elections and were now Minister Amit Shah. crops have been reported covered all areas during the rain in July and August post in the House if the PAC TMC after he left BJP after win- Ghosh said “the BJP will rushing to switch sides after the On the steady exodus from around 499.87 lakh hectares monsoon period while the could have a devastating chairmanship was not returned ning the Krishnagar Assembly not accept a single Assembly saffron party was defeated in the saffron outfit Ghosh said, till July 9, as compared to Southern Penninsula, Bihar, impact on the country’s to it. seat … this makes him eligible post … let them enjoy all the the Assembly elections. “We took in many people and 496.85 lakh hectare Jharkhand having less area agriculture and the produc- While Opposition Leader for disqualification under the posts … in fact they have come Ghosh said, “The party gave them a chance, now it is up during the same period last coverage due to excess soil tion of kharif crops, the sow- Suvendu Adhikari attacked the anti-defection laws but the to power and have majority … (BJP) had pasted the bark of to them to decide what they do.” year, an increase by 3.02 lakh moisture. ing of which has fallen ruling outfit for breaking all TMC is breaking all the tradi- they have all the liberty to other trees on itself which is A steady exodus to Trinamool hectare. The plantation of rice behind conventions by usurping tions by making him the PAC occupy all the posts … but if now coming off,” dropping started soon after Mukul Roy The main summer crop has declined by 1.35 lakh last year’s levels due to the important posts of the House Chairman,” Adhikari said they do not want to honour the hints that strong actions could left the BJP and joined the TMC rice acreage has decreased by hectare this year to 114.82 sudden and unexpected break the Trinamool leadership adding “the Trinamool has sys- traditions … if they do not want be taken against leaders like last month. 1.35 lakh hectare and coarse lakh hectares against 116.17 in the rains. &'()+",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 8

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ost analysts thought it Ethiopia is now officially million of Ethiopia’s 115 mil- Ethiopia. The leaders of the skip a conventional defence all intents and purposes inde- would take a year or a federal republic, but its bor- lion people, but because they TPLF gradually withdrew where Ethiopia’s tanks and pendent. Mtwo of guerilla war ders are still those of the did the heavy lifting in oust- from Addis Ababa and con- planes had the advantage, and So now Abiy has a new for the rebels in Tigray to drive Christian-ruled multi-nation- ing the Derg they totally dom- centrated in their own state, go straight to the guerilla job: to prevent the rot from Ethiopian federal forces out of al empire that was built by inated the ‘federal’ govern- effectively ceasing to cooper- warfare that it excelled in. spreading. There are powerful their state, but it has only taken Amhara conquerors in the late ment for the subsequent three ate with the federal govern- Ethiopia held the towns, and separatist forces in other states th th eight months. “The capital of 6 19 and early 20 centuries. decades. The Tigrayan elite ment. the TPLF held the rest. of Ethiopia too, many people Tigray, Mekelle, is under our Four of its 80-odd languages had become both arrogant When Abiy postponed There was an almost com- are very unhappy at the fed- control,” Getachew Reda, have more than 5 million and corrupt, and everybody national elections last year plete federal blockade on news eral government’s conduct of spokesperson for the Tigray speakers each, and one-third else knew their time was up. because of Covid, the TPLF out of Tigray in the following the recent election, and People’s Liberation Front of the population is Muslim. Maybe Abiy could persuade went ahead and held state elec- months, except for occasion- Tigray’s example could be (TPLF), told Reuters on satel- The chief task of any in 1991 he fought in the over- them to go peacefully. tions in Tigray anyway, clear- al reports of massacres by infectious. lite phone on Monday. Ethiopian government has whelmingly Tigrayan army It was worth a try, but it's ly seeking democratic legiti- Ethiopian or Eritrean troops. Ethiopia can survive los- The Ethiopian govern- always been to hold this wild that overthrow the Derg, the not clear that Abiy ever macy for an imminent seces- The real war was being fought ing Tigray, but the wholesale ment, scrambling to disguise mixture of ethnic and religious brutal Communist regime believed that himself. His sion. The trigger for the out- silently in the back country, disintegration of Africa’s sec- its defeat, immediately groups together, and force or that had oppressed Ethiopian ‘peace’ deal with Eritrea after break of actual fighting last but the smart money was on ond-biggest country would declared a “unilateral cease- the threat of force has always since 1977. So he was trusted twenty years of hot and cold November is disputed, but the Tigrayans. be an almost limitless disaster. fire” in the rebel state until played a big role in that task. by the Tigrayans. war won him the Nobel Prize, Abiy activated his secret Then suddenly last Abiy’s blunders are as much to September, ostensibly to allow Until 2018, when a relatively This was crucial, because but it also enabled him to alliance with Eritrea and the Monday the TPLF was back in blame for this dreadful situa- farmers to plant their crops, young politician called Abiy he was really chosen as prime make an alliance with Eritrea two jointly invaded Tigray. the capital, Mekelle, having tion as the obdurate and self- but nobody was fooled. Tigray Ahmed was chosen as prime minister to pry the fingers of against the state of Tigray if he It looked like a walk-over, chased the puppet administra- centred leadership of Tigray, (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is is gone, and other states may 'Growing Pains: The Future of minister. the Tigrayans from the levers needed to. and by the end of November tion out, and the war was over. but he is probably now the follow. This could even be the Democracy (and Work)’. The He was chosen above all of power without starting a The Tigrayans were pre- Abiy declared that the fighting Abiy's troops are pulling out, only man who can hold the first act in the disintegration views expressed are personal.) because, although he was an civil war. dictably unhappy about being was over. But it was just begin- the Eritreans are apparently rest of the country together. If of the old Ethiopian empire. Oromo, as a very young man Tigrayans are only seven evicted from power in ning: the TPLF had decided to going home, and Tigray is to he’s lucky. &'() +",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 10

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FGroup of 20 countries will a portion of the profits of large The Monthly Economic cost pressures remain," it said. sweetener so far in the ongoing Eselling pressure for the sec-      push for agreement on propos- and profitable companies that Review for June 2021 released As the Indian economy 2020-21 marketing year ending ond straight session on Friday   als backed by US President Joe have no physical presence but by the Department of struggles to shed the impact of September, with maximum as risk appetite remained sub- Biden to deter tax dodging by make significant amounts of Economic Affairs (DEA) noted the second wave of Covid-19, shipments to Indonesia, trade dued amid lacklustre global # 8 O   &8 multinational companies. money there, such as through that inflationary pressures took the report suggested that main- body AISTA said on Friday. cues and lower-than-expected  8P #88, While approval of the sweep- digital businesses like online an upturn in May 2021 with taining a fast past of vaccina- Mills have contracted to results from IT major TCS. +!7,5 O3 ;   ,  ing tax package is likely at the G- retailing and advertising. headline inflation (CPI-C) and tion and plugging the lags in export 5.9 million tonne of Banking, finance and IT coun- A&!   ; ) G !;0 20 meeting Friday and Saturday Endorsement of that deal by WPI inflation touching a high the healthcare infrastructure in sugar so far as against the 6 mil- ters accounted for most of the      in Venice, the proposals still face the G-20 finance ministers is like- of 6.3 percent and 12.94 per the country would be the most lion tonne quota assigned by losses, while strong demand for   +!7( 4     +!7 a key hurdle in the US Congress, ly since all 20 member countries cent, respectively. sustainable stimulus for the the food ministry in January metal stocks cushioned the KGIK     !A where Republicans have vowed — representing more than 80 per Supply side disruptions in durable recovery of the Indian this year, All India Sugar Trade fall. The 30-share BSE Sensex &!       to oppose it. Biden's proposal for cent of the global economy — states and unfavourable base economy. Association (AISTA) said in a ended 182.75 points or 0.35 per  +!7 8  a 15 per cent global corporate signed the deal at the OECD. effects drove the broad-based Resilient tax collections of statement. cent lower at 52,386.19. The &,    minimum tax resulted in a break- A thumbs-up would mean momentum in retail inflation the Central government in the Additional 4,30,000 tonne broader NSE Nifty dropped  ( ! ,! 7 ) @ O through in stalled international more technical work at the across food, fuel and core cat- first two months of FY 2020-21 of sugar has been contracted 38.10 points or 0.24 per cent to  ,GKK ,, tax talks. An agreement was OECD, followed by a bid for final egories. On the other hand, and sustained momentum in under OGL (open general close at 15,689.80.Bajaj Auto ,,,,, ,  reached July 1 among 131 coun- approval at a Group of 20 lead- electricity and manufactured capital expenditure, particularly license) route without subsidy was the top laggard on the  !    $7'  tries in negotiations convened by ers' summit October 30-31 in products inflation led the in the road and rail sector, support. Sensex chart, shedding 1.99 per )&3C( ! ! 7 )7 the Paris-based Organization for Rome hosted by Italy, which has uptick in wholesale inflation. augurs well for continued eco- Moreover, sugar export to cent, followed by TCS which $ Economic Cooperation and the rotating G-20 chair. Healthy monsoon cover- nomic recovery driven by cap- Iran has started albeit in small dropped 1.52 per cent post its Development. The deal aims to Adam Posen, president of age, gradually rising Kharif ital expenditures, it said. PTI quantity. results. discourage the use of often- the Peterson Institute for complex accounting schemes to International Economics, said it .) :@:(           BC  ,  : move profits to where the least was an opportunity the US and tax is due. The OECD deal asks the world should not miss. Asked Noida (PTI): The Uttar tion of such projects and ensure cers of the RERA. cerned,” Tyagi said. orders of the Authority relating failing which would invite strict countries where companies are how he would describe the deal Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory the compliance of the orders of “The projects under review During the meetings, the to the handing over of the pos- action against them as per law, headquartered to enact the min- to non-economists, he said, “right Authority (UP RERA) held UP RERA with respect to the include only such projects promoters presented the pro- session or refund to the home- according to an official state- imum tax so that their companies now we got a bunch of countries review meetings of 76 projects allottees of these projects.” whose registration has already ject completion plan, current buyers by the promoters con- ment. would pay tax at home — even ripping us off by essentially giv- from the national capital region The meetings were chaired lapsed and the promoters have status of the projects, funding cerned,” he said. The promoters, on their if they shift profits to subsidiaries ing kickbacks to many American (NCR) with their promoters by its Chairman Rajive Kumar not been able to complete the availability, map validation, UP RERA Chairman turn, offered various reasons in low-rate countries overseas, so- big multinationals, to pay their between July 5 and July 9, and attended by members projects within the period of occupancy certificates and Rajive Kumar said compli- for their inability to complete called tax havens. Countries have taxes there instead of in the U.S.... officials said on Friday. Balvinder Kumar, Kalpana registration.” completion certificates, and ances of the pending orders of the projects within the stipu- lowered their tax rates to attract If we make this deal we can stop UP RERA Secretary Rajesh Misra and Bhanu Pratap Singh, “The Authority discussed dues pending with the author- the Authority is most para- lated timeline and presented the revenue, moves described by it cold, so let's stop this kickback Kumar Tyagi said, “These Secretary Rajesh Kumar Tyagi, the issue relating to non-com- ity, among others, he said. mount, and directed the pro- the corrective measures to US Treasury Secretary Janet game that some of these coun- meetings were held with a Principal Advisor Abrar pletion of these projects one by “The RERA also took stock moters to comply with these complete these projects, it stat- Yellen as a global “race to the bot- tries are playing.” view to facilitate the comple- Ahmed and other senior offi- one with the promoters con- of the status of the uncomplied orders within three months, ed.   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE Script Open High Low LTP NCC 91.00 95.35 89.20 94.70 PFC 122.30 122.30 120.40 121.65 IFCI 14.50 14.85 14.33 14.66 NHPC 26.20 26.30 26.05 26.10 NIFTY 50 15688.25 15730.85 15632.75 15689.80 -38.10 TATASTEEL 1192.00 1243.20 1188.05 1239.20 INFIBEAM 52.50 53.40 50.45 50.95 TRENT 910.00 922.80 900.00 906.55 NAM-INDIA 376.25 378.60 372.30 377.65 ABBOTINDIA 17225.25 17395.95 17185.50 17262.00 TATASTEEL 1192.00 1244.10 1188.00 1239.75 50.00 INFY* 1557.00 1569.85 1550.00 1562.75 GODREJPROP 1447.00 1487.60 1438.15 1480.10 NATCOPHARM 1064.00 1092.35 1044.30 1073.00 SBILIFE 1019.00 1028.10 1013.15 1020.35 DCAL 206.05 207.75 202.55 204.25 BAJAJFINSV 12351.00 12912.00 12345.00 12775.15 441.25 BAJAJFINSV 12350.00 12909.95 12345.65 12769.40 ULTRACEMCO 6880.00 6918.00 6839.10 6897.50 RAJESHEXPO 577.40 585.95 576.80 580.60 TCNSBRANDS 586.15 597.80 581.40 590.00 SYMPHONY 1045.05 1078.65 1044.25 1072.65 ADANIPORTS 712.50 737.00 708.35 728.00 16.30 RELIANCE 2086.90 2091.20 2065.95 2073.20 THYROCARE 1310.05 1340.00 1310.05 1330.80 IEX 395.30 401.00 392.00 397.50 TIMKEN 1566.85 1578.10 1537.00 1540.00 ECLERX 2130.10 2166.00 2085.20 2126.25 BHARTIARTL 525.50 537.50 523.00 536.50 11.20 TCS 3260.00 3281.00 3200.00 3207.75 AUROPHARMA 951.65 955.85 942.50 947.10 EXIDEIND 182.60 183.65 181.70 182.10 ACC 2029.55 2049.95 2018.35 2035.00 SHK 165.05 169.45 163.45 167.30 DIVISLAB 4515.00 4625.00 4510.80 4605.00 94.50 TATAMOTORS 306.80 308.90 302.00 306.35 WELSPUNIND 104.00 107.75 103.65 106.40 JSWENERGY 166.05 170.75 164.75 167.80 ASTRAL 2032.00 2046.30 2012.80 2036.05 GMDCLTD 69.10 70.55 68.60 69.45 HINDALCO 383.00 391.40 382.10 391.00 7.90 NMDC 167.75 168.05 165.65 167.50 CESC 758.30 800.00 758.30 794.50 ADANIPOWER 109.00 111.00 107.00 109.50 CANFINHOME 513.10 519.00 510.35 515.10 BAJAJELEC 1048.50 1053.75 1031.30 1039.10 JSWSTEEL 671.00 683.60 670.00 681.25 13.00 JUSTDIAL 1078.00 1123.70 1070.05 1111.65 HAVELLS 1029.45 1029.45 1015.30 1022.85 LUPIN 1140.00 1150.05 1137.85 1147.65 HUDCO 52.45 52.55 51.70 51.90 HEG 2205.00 2241.00 2205.00 2229.85 GRASIM 1475.00 1508.00 1461.00 1503.90 28.45 IDEA 8.84 9.25 8.76 9.03 NOCIL 245.95 245.95 241.15 242.70 CROMPTON 439.50 448.65 436.85 439.00 FLUOROCHEM 1198.00 1223.25 1173.70 1196.60 CIPLA 952.00 965.60 949.95 960.50 9.85 BHEL 67.00 67.40 66.05 66.45 LICHSGFIN 461.30 461.30 454.35 455.65 SUNTV 523.80 526.15 520.50 521.70 GEPIL 340.10 344.35 338.00 339.55 ONGC 117.10 118.65 116.60 118.10 1.05 ADANIPORTS 712.90 736.80 708.65 728.25 ABCAPITAL 113.35 116.75 113.35 116.10 ABB 1703.20 1734.85 1683.00 1703.25 JYOTHYLAB 175.00 178.05 174.45 175.00 NTPC 117.00 118.40 116.25 118.00 0.55 BAJFINANCE 6100.10 6169.00 6060.40 6136.25 DBL 600.00 611.55 595.00 606.10 ZYDUSWELL 2195.10 2229.00 2169.70 2192.70 ENDURANCE 1619.50 1629.15 1603.00 1612.25 TATACONSUM 763.00 772.75 759.70 766.80 3.50 ADANIENT 1429.00 1457.00 1418.25 1430.05 ASHOKA 111.00 115.75 109.60 114.70 WELCORP 138.55 140.10 137.55 139.75 BAJAJHLDNG 3772.00 3791.70 3694.35 3740.45 DRREDDY 5448.00 5520.25 5416.95 5465.95 24.20 SAIL 123.05 125.70 122.55 125.05 TORNTPHARM 2925.00 3012.95 2924.00 3000.10 ENGINERSIN 79.85 80.30 79.00 79.20 BLUESTARCO 859.50 861.70 846.90 859.35 TATAMOTORS 305.80 308.85 301.85 307.35 1.00 JINDALSTEL 385.50 396.75 384.50 394.55 NESTLEIND 17620.00 17669.00 17557.75 17620.10 GODREJAGRO 646.00 661.35 645.30 646.20 EIHOTEL 116.80 118.50 115.85 117.50 MARUTI 7381.00 7447.90 7343.40 7423.00 21.80 KOTAKBANK 1732.00 1732.00 1715.10 1720.15 BERGEPAINT 842.00 852.45 838.70 841.00 KPITTECH 251.90 255.55 245.30 250.25 LINDEINDIA 1768.00 1768.05 1726.00 1749.95 INFY 1556.00 1569.90 1551.00 1564.90 4.15 RAIN 228.00 237.45 224.00 235.30 BOSCHLTD 15289.80 15391.60 15117.60 15391.60 INDOCO 468.00 473.60 454.55 460.00 FDC 373.00 373.00 365.15 367.25 COALINDIA 146.25 147.50 145.65 146.55 0.30 GRANULES 343.50 371.00 340.85 366.40 VBL 765.15 775.00 759.65 769.90 GNFC 372.00 372.00 364.10 365.00 MHRIL 293.85 296.05 288.90 292.50 HDFCLIFE 680.00 683.95 677.00 682.70 1.40 JSWSTEEL 670.00 683.30 669.75 681.55 PIDILITIND 2270.00 2293.15 2268.10 2277.30 DCBBANK 104.40 104.70 103.00 103.80 TIINDIA 1110.00 1110.00 1085.60 1089.45 BAJFINANCE 6083.00 6171.00 6061.05 6129.45 11.65 GMRINFRA 32.00 32.35 31.70 31.95 BEML 1329.80 1329.80 1301.45 1303.55 CSBBANK 346.15 359.00 340.40 347.00 MAHLIFE 602.10 634.75 602.10 615.00 SUNPHARMA 666.50 672.30 664.20 668.10 1.20 SBIN 424.85 427.45 421.15 423.60 UJJIVANSFB 30.20 31.55 30.10 30.50 PRESTIGE 294.50 299.75 290.60 296.20 PCJEWELLER 27.00 27.10 26.65 26.75 HCLTECH 972.00 979.50 966.60 977.95 1.15 ASHOKLEY 124.95 127.00 124.10 124.85 INTELLECT 703.10 722.20 703.10 715.00 RELAXO 1175.30 1218.00 1163.00 1170.00 GLAXO 1508.00 1509.50 1490.00 1497.15 UPL 812.00 823.00 808.10 815.00 0.90 DLF 288.65 302.00 287.45 300.10 MANAPPURAM 175.00 178.25 173.05 177.30 UCOBANK 14.40 14.50 14.25 14.30 SANOFI 7948.00 7948.00 7828.80 7867.40 HINDUNILVR 2440.00 2464.50 2438.45 2450.00 2.45 HCLTECH 969.00 979.05 966.85 976.85 EMAMILTD 549.00 569.90 549.00 565.60 TATAINVEST 1151.85 1173.90 1140.05 1145.00 SHOPERSTOP 243.15 250.15 243.15 246.00 NESTLEIND 17555.05 17680.00 17550.00 17620.35 1.45 MOTHERSUMI 232.50 237.05 230.30 236.35 JKPAPER 228.90 228.90 220.50 225.75 RVNL 32.30 32.40 32.00 32.10 GODREJIND 550.05 554.15 543.40 544.20 HEROMOTOCO 2900.40 2919.65 2876.05 2899.95 -0.45 TATAPOWER 123.20 124.90 121.80 124.50 BEL 180.70 182.70 180.25 180.85 STAR 769.10 778.50 768.00 774.00 SIS 476.70 486.50 471.30 475.20 GET&D 138.00 145.85 138.00 142.80 CCL 399.20 400.65 392.70 394.00 HIMATSEIDE 185.10 192.70 183.40 190.00 LT 1497.90 1502.85 1485.50 1499.50 -1.20 ITC 202.00 202.35 200.85 201.40 HINDUNILVR 2447.00 2465.60 2438.70 2452.55 RADICO 756.00 784.30 754.55 777.40 WIPRO 528.00 530.60 523.50 525.80 CANBK 151.40 152.20 150.00 151.20 ALKYLAMINE 3645.05 3694.95 3620.10 3679.15 NESCO 639.65 659.00 639.00 643.45 SOMANYCERA 680.00 680.00 624.00 650.00 SBIN 425.00 427.50 421.05 423.80 -0.65 ADVENZYMES 398.00 411.30 397.60 404.50 PEL 2316.00 2348.35 2296.60 2306.80 GSPL 308.50 320.55 308.50 317.10 VENKYS 3431.10 3440.90 3375.00 3388.25 ESABINDIA 1890.00 1914.50 1863.95 1904.25 SBILIFE 1014.10 1028.00 1012.55 1019.70 -1.90 NATIONALUM 83.10 85.55 82.90 85.35 FORCEMOT 1365.00 1394.00 1353.00 1377.60 LTI 4074.00 4074.00 4018.00 4054.35 JUBLFOOD 3113.00 3137.15 3096.45 3105.75 KNRCON 244.55 245.00 237.50 243.10 IOC 107.55 107.60 106.55 107.35 -0.20 HDFCLIFE 680.00 684.45 677.00 682.15 ICICIPRULI 627.90 627.90 609.10 612.15 BAJAJCON 298.90 300.60 293.65 297.00 TCIEXP 1446.55 1458.05 1432.00 1432.00 PGHH 13016.00 13361.15 13016.00 13144.95 SHREECEM 27511.05 27632.75 27230.00 27523.00 -58.80 TITAN 1735.00 1740.00 1718.35 1719.25 GREAVESCOT 167.15 172.20 164.95 167.90 RECLTD 143.00 145.60 142.80 145.35 SUMICHEM 427.40 427.40 419.55 423.60 CREDITACC 706.50 738.95 697.45 736.40 ULTRACEMCO 6890.00 6920.65 6835.00 6885.00 -16.90 VSTIND 3572.25 3612.00 3550.00 3591.15 SUNPHARMA 667.00 672.00 664.10 667.85 TATACOMM 1345.00 1360.00 1320.70 1333.00 UJJIVAN 202.90 207.80 202.50 203.25 HAWKINCOOK 5917.95 5919.00 5815.60 5912.90 WIPRO 527.40 530.95 523.25 529.60 -1.40 TVSMOTOR 598.80 602.95 593.45 599.30 TATACOFFEE 189.45 192.45 187.65 189.90 ABFRL 213.35 218.15 212.50 213.50 LUXIND 3704.20 3749.20 3682.45 3729.90 CRISIL 2624.80 2674.00 2593.60 2629.05 ITC 202.00 202.35 200.90 201.45 -0.55 HFCL 83.00 88.95 81.85 88.95 HATHWAY 27.35 28.35 27.30 28.00 PERSISTENT 2835.00 2835.00 2746.60 2781.80 DHANUKA 1003.00 1009.80 990.85 999.10 AJANTPHARM 2194.85 2194.85 2153.70 2155.50 BPCL 456.10 458.50 453.30 456.85 -1.35 AXISBANK 752.00 752.95 740.25 747.05 SOBHA 564.00 572.40 548.00 554.00 DEEPAKFERT 447.00 452.45 435.05 444.00 INDIACEM 193.50 194.65 191.75 192.75 GRINDWELL 1339.30 1339.30 1290.65 1306.60 BRITANNIA 3491.00 3518.00 3468.00 3479.00 -12.40 BHARATFORG 810.00 820.00 796.70 807.20 AEGISLOG 374.00 379.50 369.80 374.80 WOCKPHARMA 543.55 546.90 537.00 538.00 SIEMENS 2011.00 2025.70 1994.70 2001.65 ORIENTELEC 308.00 311.10 305.80 308.10 TITAN 1724.00 1739.95 1718.00 1719.95 -6.40 EDELWEISS 79.95 86.50 79.25 86.50 SUDARSCHEM 752.85 763.10 735.00 751.65 ISEC 703.00 721.90 695.80 716.70 SCI 107.70 107.90 106.60 107.10 TNPL 160.10 162.10 157.35 158.15 POWERGRID 231.05 231.45 230.00 230.25 -0.90 BANKBARODA 83.50 84.10 82.40 83.65 GAIL 149.00 149.05 147.00 147.15 NLCINDIA 61.00 61.65 60.70 60.95 NIACL 167.00 169.50 164.25 166.70 CENTURYPLY 409.30 409.40 400.25 407.95 M&M 772.00 776.00 767.00 772.80 -3.45 CONCOR 682.55 682.55 666.15 673.75 ATGL 930.00 952.00 902.85 916.40 TAKE 64.00 65.20 63.25 64.10 VMART 3017.50 3207.35 2994.65 3123.00 CASTROLIND 145.55 145.55 144.00 144.15 ICICIBANK 639.50 641.15 633.80 638.95 -2.95 IBULHSGFIN 263.30 271.55 260.50 269.50 AARTIIND 848.00 861.50 846.10 853.40 PETRONET 223.45 225.45 223.45 223.95 UBL 1420.60 1441.30 1410.30 1428.60 BIRLACORPN 1226.30 1258.40 1216.90 1254.05 HDFC 2504.10 2509.00 2484.85 2499.65 -12.40 SUZLON 8.63 8.73 8.34 8.52 SPARC 250.75 252.85 246.30 248.00 SWANENERGY 138.95 140.40 138.25 139.25 AIAENG 2131.75 2146.50 2065.00 2074.60 KTKBANK 61.10 61.90 61.10 61.50 ASIANPAINT 3022.00 3039.15 3007.00 3013.00 -15.30 HINDALCO 381.05 391.70 381.05 390.00 UFLEX 526.00 561.80 521.65 550.20 HDFCAMC 2944.40 2945.10 2901.00 2920.00 GICRE 196.05 196.35 194.00 194.55 CHENNPETRO 136.00 137.50 135.00 137.40 KOTAKBANK 1729.00 1730.00 1714.95 1722.00 -10.30 VEDL 264.50 272.50 262.85 271.25 HAL 1146.00 1154.00 1111.80 1119.20 JSLHISAR 208.50 227.30 207.00 225.40 GPPL 108.50 110.70 108.50 110.00 PARAGMILK 135.85 136.90 134.75 135.25 INDUSINDBK 1040.00 1048.60 1026.20 1038.75 -6.70 IRB 166.00 179.70 165.30 177.95 INDIANB 136.00 137.75 135.30 136.00 BALRAMCHIN 346.00 349.75 338.55 342.50 ICICIGI 1571.30 1576.90 1555.80 1569.45 BALMLAWRIE 138.00 139.20 137.80 138.00 EICHERMOT 2740.00 2765.00 2686.05 2706.00 -23.30 IRCTC 2199.00 2223.25 2170.00 2209.65 FSL 196.45 196.85 192.10 194.65 COLPAL 1739.40 1745.20 1713.25 1724.60 BBTC 1297.75 1302.85 1282.80 1286.00 TECHM 1055.20 1068.80 1049.00 1051.00 -9.15 TATAMETALI 1140.00 1207.00 1135.00 1194.00 IOB 26.10 26.30 25.00 26.15 APOLLOTYRE 226.85 229.40 223.15 228.75 JAMNAAUTO 85.15 85.50 83.85 84.80 AXISBANK 752.00 752.90 740.25 747.35 -7.05 RBLBANK 215.60 220.70 212.35 219.20 SPICEJET 82.00 82.55 80.30 80.70 PFIZER 5750.00 5782.30 5677.25 5729.80 GODFRYPHLP 1009.00 1015.90 1000.00 1015.05 RELIANCE 2088.00 2091.70 2066.10 2071.95 -20.65 AUBANK 1145.00 1200.40 1133.10 1195.70 AMBUJACEM 361.00 364.50 357.50 363.65 MINDAIND 638.90 656.60 629.55 653.70 TIMETECHNO 88.00 88.00 84.30 85.40 HDFCBANK 1512.55 1516.00 1497.50 1504.40 -16.05 BANDHANBNK 312.10 317.90 306.45 316.80 RCF 83.30 84.35 83.00 83.55 DMART 3399.00 3399.00 3363.90 3385.00 GRSE 198.05 202.35 198.05 199.60 TCS 3250.00 3282.00 3201.00 3211.80 -46.70 TATACHEM 755.80 776.30 755.80 765.05 COALINDIA 146.25 147.60 145.60 146.70 NAVINFLUOR 3856.15 3891.80 3830.95 3873.75 CYIENT 851.75 858.75 847.05 853.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 4077.00 4079.95 3990.00 3998.95 -78.35 ICICIBANK 641.70 641.70 633.85 638.65 JINDALSAW 117.50 126.60 117.50 125.15 JMFINANCIL 91.40 94.80 91.40 93.30 PTC 102.85 102.85 100.65 100.95 METROPOLIS 2955.80 3142.10 2946.55 3002.90 TECHM 1060.00 1068.75 1049.25 1051.60 BAYERCROP 5506.00 5635.55 5506.00 5592.90 CAPPL 662.70 668.05 658.15 661.00 UPL 811.85 822.95 808.80 814.15 ZEEL 216.95 217.25 214.60 216.60 LTTS 2979.70 2988.20 2925.65 2951.80 IFBIND 1082.00 1082.00 1050.00 1053.00     IBREALEST 117.25 120.95 116.25 120.25 MFSL 1053.25 1079.00 1037.95 1075.50 CUB 161.50 162.15 160.20 161.30 KAJARIACER 970.00 998.00 970.00 992.05 OFSS 3735.80 3980.00 3735.80 3948.80 PVR 1365.00 1387.35 1344.25 1377.75 KEI 740.00 740.35 726.80 731.75 GILLETTE 5594.00 5648.35 5587.70 5612.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE TATAELXSI 4177.00 4350.10 4177.00 4294.10 TRIDENT 17.30 17.55 17.15 17.40 CENTURYTEX 655.05 680.00 655.05 679.00 SUPREMEIND 2195.00 2195.00 2158.20 2165.20 NIFTY NEXT 50 38871.45 38956.65 38794.15 38919.95 64.40 IDFCFIRSTB 53.00 53.95 52.55 53.75 PAGEIND 30250.00 31450.00 30250.00 31375.40 POWERGRID 231.00 231.40 230.00 230.20 INOXLEISUR 314.60 318.85 309.50 315.85 DLF 289.90 304.00 287.30 301.60 13.75 BHARTIARTL 526.50 537.35 522.85 535.95 CGCL 525.00 538.50 516.00 535.45 SPANDANA 706.00 710.55 685.85 690.00 SJVN 28.10 28.35 27.90 28.30 VEDL 263.80 272.55 262.90 271.95 7.40 IDBI 37.50 39.30 37.40 38.80 INDUSTOWER 240.00 242.75 237.70 241.00 HINDCOPPER 145.00 148.20 144.60 146.20 SFL 2335.00 2362.60 2312.90 2360.00 GLAND 3557.50 3678.05 3550.00 3636.00 96.15 NAUKRI 5399.00 5449.00 5366.85 5384.25 VRLLOG 305.90 319.00 302.30 317.55 AFFLE 4430.00 4450.00 4375.00 4420.00 EPL 273.20 273.20 264.20 266.35 TORNTPHARM 2944.50 3014.00 2924.00 3002.15 56.65 DIXON 4537.00 4607.65 4525.00 4592.55 INDHOTEL 153.00 153.00 147.35 147.90 AMBER 2980.05 3003.55 2974.65 3000.00 MAHSCOOTER 3810.35 3830.35 3740.00 3758.00 APOLLOHOSP 3673.00 3744.00 3673.00 3729.00 57.60 COFORGE 4429.00 4479.40 4295.05 4360.00 MAHABANK 24.80 25.10 24.15 24.30 ERIS 758.00 758.00 742.00 742.00 BASF 2600.05 2605.50 2579.85 2585.00 CADILAHC 630.05 643.15 629.15 640.80 8.15 GLENMARK 646.25 667.60 646.25 665.05 TATACONSUM 763.00 772.90 760.05 766.80 VTL 1425.10 1507.85 1425.10 1485.05 TTKPRESTIG 9280.00 9290.10 9189.60 9248.00 ADANITRANS 1000.00 1018.70 990.40 998.00 11.35 LAURUSLABS 685.10 686.90 676.85 680.25 CENTRALBK 26.10 26.40 25.75 26.10 EIDPARRY 411.00 417.70 409.60 414.95 SOLARINDS 1607.60 1619.35 1595.15 1603.00 MARICO 528.45 537.00 528.45 533.20 6.05 AVANTI 626.80 649.00 617.75 641.30 JUBLPHARMA 735.00 735.45 729.05 730.95 MMTC 55.20 55.20 53.65 53.95 KSB 1060.90 1060.90 1031.10 1057.75 BANDHANBNK 312.10 318.00 306.40 317.25 3.15 IGL 582.00 582.00 568.05 569.95 GODREJCP 978.00 978.00 956.30 963.00 DCMSHRIRAM 865.00 891.20 865.00 870.85 IIFL 257.90 263.00 252.00 261.00 ALKEM 3324.50 3377.95 3303.15 3355.00 30.15 JSL 109.75 125.00 109.00 120.50 M&MFIN 160.80 162.25 159.05 161.60 INDIAMART 7322.00 7495.20 7257.60 7413.00 ITDC 393.15 403.20 393.15 399.85 BOSCHLTD 15323.00 15400.00 15115.20 15381.55 108.25 BIOCON 390.00 390.95 387.00 388.40 DABUR 595.95 605.00 594.00 595.50 SCHNEIDER 129.00 129.50 126.75 128.35 CEATLTD 1323.00 1327.85 1316.15 1318.00 ASTERDM 153.00 154.35 152.45 153.45 LUPIN 1140.10 1150.50 1137.80 1148.00 7.90 HINDPETRO 284.15 285.00 278.15 279.05 NBCC 53.30 53.30 52.35 52.65 GRAPHITE 641.70 641.70 630.30 636.60 VINATIORGA 1990.95 1990.95 1948.55 1959.95 MAHSEAMLES 308.20 312.00 305.15 309.25 AMBUJACEM 360.90 364.45 357.55 363.20 2.45 CHAMBLFERT 295.50 301.00 295.05 300.10 GHCL 287.65 302.40 284.10 292.05 VIPIND 403.30 407.55 395.10 396.90 KANSAINER 608.00 608.00 591.00 603.00 JTEKTINDIA 113.40 113.40 108.50 109.40 INDUSTOWER 240.30 242.80 237.70 241.25 1.40 WHIRLPOOL 2211.00 2236.75 2206.90 2228.40 GARFIBRES 3286.95 3640.50 3286.95 3378.80 BANKINDIA 75.10 76.05 74.80 75.30 AAVAS 2902.00 2934.40 2850.00 2889.70 PGHL 5690.00 5690.00 5585.00 5632.00 UBL 1415.00 1442.65 1409.95 1428.20 8.00 MPHASIS 2184.20 2268.30 2184.15 2225.05 CHOLAFIN 518.45 520.60 508.40 519.45 GSFC 113.05 113.60 112.20 112.50 SKFINDIA 2578.00 2645.00 2578.00 2608.20 ATUL 9303.45 9305.45 9211.05 9251.00 PETRONET 223.90 225.45 223.50 224.85 1.05 ONGC 116.85 118.65 116.65 117.90 ARVINDFASN 153.50 163.00 152.05 160.35 ADANITRANS 1010.00 1025.00 990.05 1011.00 HINDZINC 332.50 334.80 329.00 331.05 GALAXYSURF 3155.05 3158.85 3110.05 3134.95 ICICIGI 1576.60 1576.65 1555.65 1574.85 5.65 HDFCBANK 1516.00 1516.00 1497.65 1503.70 RAMCOCEM 1069.40 1100.85 1062.70 1094.00 STLTECH 278.90 290.70 271.65 285.95 MAHINDCIE 230.90 232.35 225.95 227.15 LAOPALA 267.50 268.70 265.50 266.60 ACC 2029.50 2040.00 2017.10 2036.00 6.50 DIVISLAB 4528.00 4625.00 4518.95 4602.25 BRITANNIA 3481.25 3518.00 3468.00 3474.15 TORNTPOWER 466.00 475.70 465.30 474.90 KPRMILL 1799.60 1843.70 1752.25 1788.20 PRSMJOHNSN 130.65 133.70 130.65 132.00 ADANIENT 1425.90 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 7*)$*5 spoke through a translator. Iranian media reported he Taliban claimed on Friday that the Taliban were in +; TFriday that they now con- control of two border crossings trol 85 per cent of Afghanistan’s between Afghanistan and Iran, territory amid a surge in wins including the key transit route  "#+ on the ground and as American of Islam Qala seized on troops complete their pullout Thursday. Iranian state radio massive blaze overnight from the war-battered country. said 300 Afghan soldiers and Athat engulfed a multi-sto- The announcement came civilians had escaped the ried food and beverage facto- at a Press conference at the end Taliban advance and slipped ry on the outskirts of of a visit by a senior Taliban across the border to Iran. Bangladesh’s capital killed at delegation to Moscow this In southern Kandahar there least 52 people and injured week — a trip meant to offer was fighting on Friday near the scores of others, authorities assurances that the insurgents’ provincial capital and the gov- said on Friday, with many of quick gains in Afghanistan do ernment had sent more troops the survivors blaming an ille- not threaten Russia or its allies to protect the prison there gally locked main door for the in Central Asia. from attempts by the Taliban to high number of casualties in The claim, which is impos- attack it and free the inmates. the country’s latest industrial sible to verify, was considerably   #     #      ' $       #  '          Moscow, which fought a fire accident. higher than previous Taliban &    ' P   #         # 1    & 10-year war in Afghanistan Fire service officials and statements that more than a that ended with Soviet troops’ witnesses said the blaze broke third of the country’s 421 dis- Since mid-April, when inflict death on Afghan citizen,” “We don’t want to fight. We withdrawal in 1989, has made out on Thursday evening and tricts and district centres were President Joe Biden announced said Taliban negotiator want to find a political resolu- a diplomatic comeback as a tore through the factory at the &                    ' in their control. There was no the end to Afghanistan’s “for- Mawlawi Shahabuddin tion through political negotia- mediator, reaching out to feud- Rupganj area of Narayanganj.   '     1 2#  $  # %        & immediate response from the ever war,” the Taliban have Delawar. tions,” said Taliban spokesman ing Afghan factions as it has Firefighters said many of government in Kabul on the made strides throughout the Guarantees for that have Mohammad Sohail Shaheen. jockeyed with the US for influ- those trapped jumped off the alleged the front gate, which is The severe heat from the latest claim. country. They recently have been presented to the Afghan The Taliban representatives ence in the country. building to save themselves the only way to enter and leave blaze has caused cracks in a Earlier this week, Taliban swept through dozens of dis- authorities, along with from the blaze. Casualty num- the factory premises, had been part of the building. The win- advances forced hundreds of tricts, taking control, often demands for the release of bers could rise as many work- locked since the fire broke out. dows, including aluminium Afghan soldiers to flee across without a fight. Over the past more Taliban prisoners from ers were unaccounted for. The factory building had structures, were falling apart, the border into Tajikistan, week, they seized border cross- Afghan jails, Dilawar said. He    &     ? “Fifty-two people have no proper fire safety measures, with plumes of black smoke bil- which hosts a Russian military ings with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan added that the Taliban now been killed so far but we fear according to the workers. lowing out of the factory. base. Tajikistan in turn called and on Thursday, with Iran. control 85% of Afghan territo- more bodies are inside. A Details on what caused the “The fire originated on the up 20,000 military reservists to However, at the Moscow ry. The Taliban also vowed they        search operation is underway,” fire, how many people were fourth floor where we nearly strengthen its southern border presser, the Taliban promised would “not allow anyone, any a district administration official inside the factory and how completed the search operation with Afghanistan. Russian offi- not to attack provincial capitals individual, any entity to use the told reporters at the scene, many were still missing were but we are yet to look for bod- cials have expressed concern or seize them by force, and soil of Afghanistan against the     )    nearly 25 kilometres east of not available. ies on the fifth and sixth floors,” that the Taliban surge could expressed hopes for a “political neighboring country, regional Dhaka. It is suspected that the fire a fire service official told a pri- destabilize the ex-Soviet resolution” with Kabul. country and world country,  6)&7" weeks and are now thought to Fire service officials said 49 originated from the ground vate TV channel. Central Asian nations north of “We will not seize provin- including the United States control about a third of the bodies were recovered from the floor of the building and spread Hundreds of relatives of the Afghanistan. cial capitals in order not to and its allies.” akistan on Friday cau- country, ahead of the complete building site while others suc- quickly due to the presence of factory workers waited outside Ptioned against the deterio- withdrawal of US and Western cumbed to their wounds on chemicals and plastic bottles. the factory as the blaze con- rating situation in Afghanistan troops from Afghanistan. their way to or at hospitals, Television footage showed tinued to rage.  and urged all parties to agree Qureshi said that an where many were being treat- the fire was still burning at the Officials initially reported 7), !+) on a power sharing formula to important conference would ed for critical wounds. six-story structure, emitting only three deaths. The toll rose    avert a looming civil war in the be held in Uzbekistan in the Residents in the neigh- thick smoke while fire service sharply after firefighters start- neighbouring country. coming days over the situation bourhood said most of the officials said their search cam- ed recovering dozens of bodies  - $! ! # Addressing the Senate’s in Afghanistan and Pakistan factory workers were teenagers. paign continued alongside of workers trapped in the upper Standing Committee on would highlight that peace in Survivors and relatives efforts to extinguish the blaze. floors of the plant.  .    8 .1# Foreign Affairs, Foreign Afghanistan was not solely its Minister Shah Mahmood responsibility as all its neigh- Beijing: China sent a flight to Qureshi and National Security bours should play their roles. bring home 210 of its nation-  5)#63A!*3 in the country and this was the Advisor Moeed Yusuf expressed “The situation in     #   > als from Afghanistan, state appropriate time to withdraw concern over the situation and Afghanistan is worsening and media reported Friday, as the merica’s nearly 20-year American soldiers. hinted that Pakistan won’t be holding Pakistan responsible US military prepares to leave Amilitary mission in “Our military mission in able to tackle the influx of for this situation is not fair,” he the country and the security sit- Afghanistan will end on August Afghanistan will conclude on more refugees in case the armed said, adding that Iran has an          uation grows increasingly 31, President Joe Biden has August 31st. The drawdown is conflict intensified in neigh- important role regarding fraught. announced, saying the US did proceeding in a secure and bouring Afghanistan. Afghanistan. The US and the The Global Times newspa- not go to the war-torn country orderly way, prioritising the “It is our effort and desire Taliban signed a landmark  A#"" Militia attacks have only been increasing per published by the ruling to “nation-build.” safety of our troops as they that the neighbouring country deal in Doha on February 29, against the US in military bases in both Iraq and Communist Party said the Strongly defending his depart,” Biden told reporters at does not plunge into the civil 2020 after multiple rounds of ran’s expeditionary Quds Force commander Syria. Three missile attacks in the last week alone Xiamen Airlines flight depart- decision to pull US troops out the White House. war again,” Qureshi said, negotiations to bring lasting Ibrought one main directive for Iraqi militia resulted in minor injuries, stoking fears of esca- ed July 2 from the capital of America’s longest-running “We did not go to adding that Pakistan wants peace in war-torn Afghanistan faction leaders long beholden to Tehran, when lation. The details from Esmail Ghaani’s visit, Kabul and landed in the cen- war, Biden said no amount of Afghanistan to nation-build. that the dignified return of and allow US troops to return he gathered with them in Baghdad last month: confirmed to The Associated Press by three tral province of Hubei. The air- sustained American military And it’s the right and the Afghan refugees be made part home from America’s longest Maintain calm, until after nuclear talks between Shiite political officials and two senior militia line confirmed the report in a presence in Afghanistan could responsibility of the Afghan of the Afghan peace process. war. Under a deal with the Iran and the United States. officials, demonstrate how Iranian-aligned Iraqi post on its Twitter-like Weibo resolve the country’s own people alone to decide their He said Pakistan would Taliban, the US and its NATO But he was met with defiance. One of the militia groups are asserting a degree of inde- account but offered no addi- intractable problems. future and how they want to not be able to tackle the influx allies agreed to withdraw all six faction leaders spoke up in their meeting: pendence, sometimes even flouting orders tional details. In a major policy address run their country,” he said, just of more refugees in case the troops in return for a com- They could not stay quiet while the death of his from Tehran. Iran now relies on Lebanon’s The Global Times and other on Afghanistan on Thursday days after the US pulled out of armed conflict intensified. mitment by the militants that predecessor Qassim Soleimani and senior Hezbollah for support in reining them in, and reports said 22 of those after a meeting with his nation- the massive Bagram air base His remarks came in the they would prevent extremist Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al- there is potential that Iran’s new president could onboard tested positive for al security team, Biden said the that became the operations midst of Taliban militants seiz- groups from operating in areas Muhandis in a US drone strike went unavenged. play a role in doing the same. Covid-19. AP US has accomplished its goals centre of the war. ing dozens of districts in recent they control. 32 0  ##  

@63A836%*@7$6C6&$*"4 cases in India are reported from 90 districts in home State of Gujarat, took charge of his bers at Delhi’s borders since November 2020,       #$!*$43!@4 15 States and Union Territories, which indicates Ministry on Thursday replacing Dr Harsh demanding the repeal of the three farm laws. the need for a focussed attention in these areas. Vardhan . Justice Singh also said that the courts have He also said 66 districts across 17 States and After the first wave subsided last year, the $*C6";IC@63!)      been repeatedly confronted with the conflicts that UTs reported COVID-19 positivity rate of more Government was criticised for its early arise in personal laws. Persons belonging to var- than 10 per cent in the week ending July 8. announcement of “victory” against Covid-19 and )(6+4 %*&")63 ious communities, castes, and religions - who India logged 43,393 new coronavirus infec- getting caught off-guard when the deadly sec- ;7*3!#!* ;L Cairo: The anti-poverty organisation Oxfam says 11 people forge marital bonds -struggle with such conflicts, tions taking the total tally of cases to 3,07,52,950, ond-wave of the pandemic set-in in April-May. die of hunger each minute and that the number facing famine- it added. The court said the cases like the pre- while the active cases have declined to 4,58,727, During the second-wave corona positive “Lambda was the seventh variant of interest like conditions around the globe has increased six times over sent one repeatedly highlight the need “for such according to the Union Health Ministry data patients were virtually seen running helter-skel- identified by the WHO (World Health the last year. In a report titled “The Hunger Virus Multiplies,” a code which would be common to all”. updated on Friday. ter for hospital beds and more crucially for the Organisation) on June 14 and it has been Oxfam said Thursday that the death toll from famine out- The court also said that a common code The death toll has climbed to 4,05,939 with portable oxygen cylinders. Hundreds of people detected in 25 countries,” he said. paces that of Covid-19, which kills around seven people per would enable uniform principles being applied 911 fresh fatalities. have died due to the non-availability of oxygen. “In our country, no cases have been report- minute. “The statistics are staggering, but we must remem- “in respect of aspects such as marriage, divorce, Rising Kerala’s positivity rate has left the Immediately after the first Cabinet meeting ed and INSACOG is monitoring it and we are ber that these figures are made up of individual people fac- succession, etc., so that settled principles, safe- Government alarmed. The State has been report- on Thursday the Health Minister said a maxi- watchful. In Peru, 80 per cent infections were ing unimaginable suffering. Even one person is too many,” guards and procedures can be laid down and cit- ing around one-third of the overall daily Covid mum of nine-month has been targeted to be bat- from this variant. It has also been found in South said Oxfam America’s President and CEO Abby Maxman. izens are not made to struggle due to the con- infections being reported in the country for the tle-ready for the anticipated third-wave. American countries and also in the UK and The humanitarian group also said that 155 million peo- flicts and contradictions in various personal past several days. As many as 13,772 fresh European countries, and any public health ple around the world now live at crisis levels of food inse- laws.” COVID cases were reported yesterday, pushing %@74@)!4@7(7$%83" impact will be monitored,” Agarwal said. curity or worse — some 20 million more than last year. the total cases to 30.25 lakh in the southern State. NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul Around two-thirds of them face hunger because their coun- 3CB3)"@*34)63 Kerala is followed by Maharashtra with 9,083 N47(!BA4)!8@4O,@4'4$! said the Lambda variant is a variant of interest try is in military conflict. cases, Tamil Nadu with 3,211 cases, Andhra $&&!*43")!6@ so its total significance is still being explored. “Today, unrelenting conflict on top of the Covid-19 eco- 0+7@*83")4) Pradesh with 2,982 cases and Assam with 2,644 “As far as we know it has not entered our nomic fallout, and a worsening climate crisis, has pushed more cases Tomar has asserted that the decision to fur- country, we have not detected this variant in our than 520,000 people to the brink of starvation,” added The Defence Research and Development The active cases in Kerala have touched ther strengthen the APMCs allays protesting country. Our surveillance system INSACOG is Maxman. “Instead of battling the pandemic, warring parties Organisations (DRDO) has developed a system 1,10,136. With the new infections, the positivi- farmers’ fear that these mandis will be scrapped very effective and it will detect it if it happens fought each other, too often landing the last blow to millions which can detect a hostile drone or UAV at a ty rate has also surged to over 10 per cent. with the implementation of three controversial to enter our country because when you do already battered by weather disasters and economic shocks.” range of four to five kilometres and can destroy agriculture laws. sequencing, all this will be picked up. So we Despite the pandemic, Oxfam said that global military it. The DRDO is transferring the technology to +44(* (&3!)@4"B However, on Friday, the farmers said, “To should watch for that,” he said. spending increased by $51 billion during the pandemic — the Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) for manu- begin with, referring to a Rs 1 lakh crore Dr Paul said the Lambda strain is a variant an amount that exceeds by at least six times what the UN needs facturing these systems. The DRDO is also will- 4%*@4G@"5C4, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is highly mis- of interest which means its public health signif- to stop hunger.The report listed a number of countries as “the ing to share the knowhow with private players 8@A4)(7 leading because there has been no allocation of icance is being watched but it has not been proven worst hunger hot spots” including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, in the country. As regards the ban order, sources even a thousand crore rupees from the for excessive transmissibility, for impact on excess South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — all embroiled in conflict. said here the Army and IAF are also going to issue It is estimated that Maharashtra and Kerala Government. It has merely created a new head severity or any other public health issues like “Starvation continues to be used as a weapon of war, similar directions soon. Some States, including make-up for the 50 per cent of cases in the coun- under which loans can be accessed from banks.” those related to vaccines. depriving civilians of food and water and impeding human- Jammu and Kashmir, have already banned the try The Government has presented a “minor and “We should be watchful for these variants itarian relief. People can’t live safely or find food when their flight of drones in the wake of the attack on the Top officials said in the meeting they were insignificant decision”, it said in a statement. because the virus is under pressure and when it markets are being bombed and crops and livestock are airbase. The Jammu airbase is sensitive as it is in regular touch with officers from State “The actual financing is dependent on reg- goes under pressure then it tends to pick up char- destroyed,” said Maxman. barely 20 kilometres away from the international Governments regarding “fast-tracking” the oxy- ular commercial banks, and India’s story of bank- acteristics that tend to help it in survival but as The organisation urged governments to stop conflicts border with Pakistan. gen plants. ing sector mismanagement and collusion with of now we should be watching such variants for from continuing to spawn “catastrophic hunger” and to ensure The base has MI-17 helicopters and Modi asked officials to ensure there is ade- big capitalists is well-known. The Government’s their presence in our country but as of now we that relief agencies could operate in conflict zones and reach unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). They are used quate training of hospital staff on operation and role is only to provide an interest subvention of have no evidence that this has been detected in those in need. It also called on donor countries to “imme- for counter-terrorism operations besides keep- maintenance of oxygen plants. a mere 3 per cent and some credit guarantee cov- any part of our country,” he added. diately and fully” fund the UN’s efforts to alleviate hunger. ing an eye on the Line of Control (LOC). It is He also directed officials to ensure that each erage,” the SKM said. Talking about Kappa strain, Dr Sumaiya Meanwhile, global warming and the economic reper- suspected the drone attack was aimed at destroy- district has trained personnel available. Only Rs 208 crore was allocated for Shaikh, founding-editor for Alt News Science and cussions of the pandemic have caused a 40% increase in glob- ing the helicopters. The base does not have fight- Training module prepared by experts and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund in the revised a neuroscientist in Sweden tweeted, some of the al food prices, the highest in over a decade. This surge has er jets. they are targeting training of around 8,000 peo- budget of 2020-21 and Rs 900 crore in the 2021- Kappa cases sequenced from the various States contributed significantly to pushing tens of millions more The Navy also issued a similar order for its ple across the country. 22 Budget, the umbrella body of farmers’ unions in India earlier this year - Goa, Madhya Pradesh people into hunger, said the report. AP bases around Visakhapatnam. The naval base The Prime Minister also said, “We should claimed. and Arunachal Pradesh to name a few. there is of strategic value as the submarines are deploy advanced technology to track perfor- “In terms of loans, only Rs 3,241 crore was She further tweeted, “INSACOG needs 8 .3  3 based there including the indigenously designed mance and functioning of these oxygen plants sanctioned from the Agriculture Infrastructure more of this data. More sequencing and early and developed nuclear powered Arihant class at a local and national level.” Fund as of March 2021 (Rs 4,300 crore accord- detection of variants coupled with better policy UNITED NATIONS (AP): Egypt and Sudan urged the UN submarines. While the first nuclear submarine Officials apprised the Prime Minister about ing to some media reports). The fund was decisions in controlling the spread.” Security Council on Thursday to undertake “preventive diplo- is operational, the second Arihant class subma- a pilot being done using IoT for monitoring the announced to be a Covid-19 rescue package and Chandrakant Lahariya, an epidemiologist macy” and call for a legally binding agreement to resolve a dis- rine is likely to be inducted soon. In all, six performance of the oxygen plants. was supposed to immediately infuse Rs 1 lakh said that “Kappa (B.1.617.1), a sub-lineage of pute with Ethiopia over the availability of water from its dam nuclear submarines are part of the arsenal. Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, crore in the agriculture sector.” B.1.617, a variant first reported from India in on the Nile River, but Ethiopia insisted the matter can be solved Cabinet Secretary, Secretary Health, Secretary “Most importantly, when the Narendra October last year is not harmful so people should by the African Union and many council members agreed. Egypt $*C6"3*!A*34,)#83 MoHUA and other important officials were pre- Modi Government stands by its corporate agri- not panic.” and Sudan called for the council meeting and sent their foreign sent in the meeting. culture laws which undermine the whole legal Stressing that vaccination is key to safety, ministers to New York to appeal for council action, saying 10 &E6!B A*C! 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Excerpts: various natural disasters, and we wastes, especially masks, that better person because of the situations still don’t stop here; the list goes on people throw everywhere, are that they have been in. Like Golu from You have been living and shooting in and on — all while we are under the going to come and bite you in Mirzapur, she has lost her sister, she’s  &63&6)#@7,  a bio-bubble for The Gone Game pandemic. Not to forget the second wave your backside. Education is lost somebody who she loved so much.     Season 2. How would you describe the of Covid-19 in the country... more than what’s in the books. Fortunately, I haven’t gone through that experience? Is it difficult to shoot I used to get affected by all these It’s more about lifestyles, morals, and I don’t want to go through that.    !  amid the pandemic? things very much. But one thing that I and disciplines that you create. That’s why I like all the drama to be on     I would just say that you have to be have learned is that if you get affected by screen. Take Gone Kesh, for instance, I as careful as possible. And you have to something, you get emotionally involved. You have three projects lined up had no idea that alopecia is a condition.    3   be responsible not just for yourself but It makes you weaker. It made me so... for release — Yeh Kaali Kaali When I got to know about it, I realised also for the people around you. We have because I felt very helpless and hopeless. Ankhein, The Gone Game Season 2, the importance of hair. And I realised ven though cinema is considered to be one completed the first schedule of the sec- I saw no light. I used to think — what and Escaype Live... that no problem is big or small, jiske Eof the most effective ways to celebrate the ond season. Now, it depends on the is this world that we are living in, we We started shooting for Escaype saath beet raha hota hai uske liye that cultures of different communities, nationali- guidelines if we’ll be shooting again in humans have done this to ourselves. So Live for two days but then we had to is bigger than everything else. It’s all ties and diversities, actors from the a bio-bubble or not. As actors, our it was a downward spiral. I realised that stop because the producer said human about perspective. I feel so grateful that Northeastern remain underrepresented. process is very internal, either you are in if I let myself go down this road, I won’t lives are more important than any- I understand beauty is not external at Actress Lin Laishram says unless scriptwrit- front of the camera or you are prepping be in a position to help out anybody else thing else. And that was the right all. The person that you are on the ers pen substantial parts for actors from the yourself for the shoot. Other works like because I will need help. So if you want decision to make. So we were inside is the most important thing. That region, instead of mere tokenism, nothing will production, art department, and more to make a difference, you have to shooting in Benaras, we is what I learned through Gone Kesh. change. are usually done before we come on set. be strong. You have to guard came back from there. When I was playing Dr Shreya “Becoming an actor is always a challenge If there are many people involved, and shield yourself because Now the shoot will (Pathare) in Laakhon Mein Ek, I had no when you are not from a film background, but imagine the pre-pandemic world, there’s only when you are strong, resume once I am done idea about the medical world. As a doc- when it comes to youngsters from the a lot of work delegation that happens. can you help the people with The Gone Game’s tor, you have people’s lives in your Northeast, it is a different ball game altogeth- And when less number of people are and the world around you. second schedule of the hands. The responsibility that you er. For other professionals, they know that with working on one thing, which is happen- I want to be in a posi- shooting. I think have is just beyond expression. So I constant hard work, they can find their way ing currently, you have to be responsi- tion where people respect that’ll be done by the learned so much patience. My empa- to success, but when it comes to actors from ble for your stuff. So in a way people get me, maybe, because of my end of this month. thy has really gone up. I learned from the Northeast, because of our Asian features, more efficient. work, my ideologies, or what Then in August, I’ll playing my characters that it’s the sit- we are not even considered for major roles, Also, I feel there are pros and cons I believe in; only then, maybe, start with Escaype Live. uation and circumstances that make the it is just tokenism,” Lin said. to everything. I wouldn’t say it’s difficult I can change their minds about Hopefully, more things will people. It’s not always their choice. “The rest of my colleagues are talking about meatier roles in films and the strong rep- resentation of women in cinema, but our 3 > struggle is still finding a representation in our Indian cinema. Being an Indian, in our he Subramaniam Academy of would have been ideal if each stu- Indian films, we are playing Indonesians, wait- TPerforming Arts (SaPa) was dent had multiple devices with resses, Koreans and other characters — but not founded in 2007, by violinist Dr L which we could see their face, their an Indian. We are Indians, right? I am a Subramaniam and Bollywood hands et al, but that is not feasible. Manipuri, our state is a part of India. What playback singer Kavita 7  So we have accepted it for what it kind of nationalism do we talk about?” she Krishnamurti Subramaniam, with is and devote additional time in added. two students and three teachers. recording multiple videos, among The actress has appeared in films like After SaPa was introduced to 3:;9E 6(:3@@       (   )  ( other tactful solutions that we have Mary Kom, Umrika and Rangoon among oth- schools in 2014, there has been no devised,” she says. ers. looking back. With over 30,000           While it is interesting to notice that actors students and over 100 teachers ally acclaimed drummer, Russ To help students with their from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Punjabi today, the academy has come a Miller. online musical journey, SaPa has film industries find space and respectful rep- long way. Currently, all operations “While we, the educators, also been offering physical guidebooks. resentation in Bollywood films, Lin said cul- are being overlooked by the chil- agree that nothing beats teaching “We have seen how a textbook is tural ignorance, casual racism and an unwant- dren of the founders, well-versed music in person, but we cannot beneficial, in not just the digital ed exotism are a few things that are constant- musicians and educators, singer- overlook the advantages offered by space. It adds another layer, anoth- ly making the path harder for actors from songwriter Bindu Subramaniam the online medium. It is not about er element in the overall training Northeast states. and violinist Ambi Subramaniam. one being better than the other, of a student. Recently we released “The most disappointing comments come Against the backdrop of the each medium has a different out- a guidebook entitled Mridangam- from the most educated ‘global citizens’ in the pandemic, last year, SaPa’s move to come. During online classes, you Level 1, for beginners interested in business of cinema. Casting directors and film- the online medium was initiated, have many opportunities which the percussive elements of Carnatic makers are playing important roles in repre- with a major overhaul of the are not present in physical class- music. Easily digestible, these pro- senting characters of every community through courses being offered. And after a es. We have had to adapt, design- gressive guides form an essential cinema. If we are very casually called ‘momos’, year’s worth of R&D, the online ing live games and quizzes which part of a student’s learning process,” ‘chinki’, Nepali or ‘chinki-featured actors’, by the platform was finally released last were incorporated by the online shares Akshay. most educated, well-travelled people, it means month. Overwhelmed by its reach, platform to make the process of Bindu adds, “Mridangam- casual racism gets official approval. People find we get in touch with the co- teaching fun,” Ambi adds and we Level 1 is aimed at youngsters, and it cool to be racist. No, it is not cool. Yes, we founding sister-brother duo for a can’t help but agree. Who would is the first book in a subsequent are the minority and we have Asian features but quick conversation on SaPa. turn down an opportunity to series of guides, based on percus- we are part of India,” Lin said. “While musical training is learn while at play? sion. A few years ago we released While the film Axone, which recently best imparted in person, we have lables vocally in South Indian However, Bindu does agree guidebooks for vocal and violin completed one year also addressed the same to adapt to the changing tides of Carnatic music) educator, Akshay that the online mode of musical training and we have seen how topic, and Lin played a pivotal role in the film, time. While we still get requests for Ananthapadmanabhan for the training has some drawbacks they helped teach classical music she emphasised the importance of continuing one-on-one training sessions, in conversation. “I have been which took some getting used to. to young kids. Our main focus has the conversation with more representation in person, we were glad to see that involved with online training for “The most prominent challenge is always been on introducing clas- Bollywood films. over a few hundred people have both SaPa and other ventures, in one that is not just restricted to sical and traditional music to “Is it tough to treat us as equal, and not seamlessly shifted to the online varying contexts. It is not like the musical training — you can’t spot young kids in a fun and engaging as someone is doing some meherbaani platform for their training,” says online medium did not exist nuances that you would have way without compromising on its (favour)? Many times people would say, ‘you Bindu with a wide smile. before the pandemic. While it has caught on immediately if you integrity. We would use the books are from the Northeast, your eyes are small, While online classes weren’t its shortcomings, with practice, were in the same room as the stu- a lot in our old learning environ- skin and hair are so good, that is so cute!’ No, non-existent before March 2020, imparting training online has year. People across the globe have fields to design courses for us. We dent. Things that might be consid- ment. Since the books are paired we do not want that pity party! We do not want this major overhaul was indeed been pretty smooth and interest- cultivated a sense of familiarity have expanded our horizons to a ered inessential but humanly con- with audio recordings, many peo- to be exotic either. When films are shot in the caused by the pandemic she con- ing. With time we have worked a with the online model and we now lot more than just traditional nect us, things such as the mood ple choose to learn by themselves Northeast, even though some of the beautiful fesses. “COVID-19 prodded us on way around the challenges to effi- have access to better tools to help Carnatic music, even though that or feelings of our students. Such at their own pace. While others virgin locations are explored, why is it diffi- to re-envision what musical edu- ciently provide training to individ- us learn and/or teach over the is what we are focussed on.” aspects are diluted in the online prefer a more personalised cult to include Northeast actors? It is my cation should look like. We treat- uals, small groups of four individ- internet. One cannot deny that Indeed, SaPa boasts spe- context. Then there are the glar- approach. Our approach is all request to all scriptwriters and filmmakers to ed the last year as an opportunity uals and even workshops for larg- while it may pose some challenges, cialised courses designed by illus- ingly obvious, somewhat trivial, yet about catering to the needs of those write more characters from the Northeast and for us to make online learning er groups. It has been a fruitful there is one considerable advantage trious names such as Dr Kavita cumbersome technical details such who want to learn.” includes us in the regular stories of Hindi interesting and something more learning experience, for both the of online education. It cancels out Subramaniam, the ghazal king as muting-unmuting while on the With such a proactive envi- films,” Lin signed off. than just a plan B,” expresses students as well as us teachers,” he the barrier of distance. SaPa’s Pankaj Udhas, the versatile Usha video call/conference. Spotting ronment, we feel you can’t choose Currently, she is working on two projects Bindu. shares with a laugh. online platform features master- Uthup, Padma Shri Anup Jalota, discrepancies in a student’s tech- a better place to learn the nuances but both of them are under wrap and will soon The duo brought along SaPa’s Sensing a lull in the conversa- classes from experts in the indus- Guinness record-holding song- nique is time-consuming. Taking of classical music. SaPa has come be announced. mridangam and konnakol (the tion, Ambi pitches in, “We all have try. We were able to bring onboard writer Sameer Anjaan, composer note of their hand positions, a long way, but it looks like it has L& art of performing percussion syl- come a long way from March, last people famous in their respective Shantanu Moitra and internation- depending on their instruments. It a long way to go, yet. &'() +",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 23 !  #66%   % 6  6

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uthor Manan Kapoor started you face any such issues? How did you and how he lived. I think everyone who reading the poetry of Agha navigate those? reads the biography will realise that AShahid when he was in his late Not at all. Shahid’s family was Shahid was someone who was really teens but it was only when he embarked extremely helpful throughout the alive. His friend, Rukun Advani, had on his latest book, A Map of Longings: process and I had the freedom to write once said that only those who knew The Life and Works of Agha Shahid Ali, about what I wanted, how I wanted. Shahid knew what being “preternatural- that he read the works in earnest. What They were always very open to the idea ly alive means as an everyday, ordinary made Kapoor fall in love with Shahid of the biography and understood all that practice”. It is true and is a sentiment was because his poems “mapped all the it entails. They have, in fact, donated all almost everyone else I’ve spoken to has languages, cultures and worlds,” that he of Shahid’s letters and documents they echoed as well. believed he himself belonged to. had to The Beloved Witness Project — an Considered to be the first definitive archive of Shahid’s materials at Hamilton He wanted to be identified as a biography of Agha Shahid Ali, the College — so that there can be more Kashmiri-American rather than a gay book creates the fabric that shaped the research and study on his life. That real- or Muslim one. You have maintained poet even before he was born, gives a ly says it all. the tenor in the book. Was that a con- ringside view of the world he inhabit- scious decision or did it just happen ed and influenced him. What makes it You not being granted a visa to the because of the way he lived his life? even more relevant is that the ravages US to study this material...did it Shahid was extremely clear that he to his homeland, Kashmir, which Shahid impact the book? wanted the readers to respond to the (which means witness) saw and griev- Yes, it was really a massive blow. I fullness of his poetry. He’d said almost ed over in his most popular work, The had been eagerly looking forward to all these designations were right because Country without a Post Office continue spending time at the archives and meet- one way or another they were all true. to this day, almost 20 years after his ing Shahid’s friends. I’d already booked However, these designations weren’t death. For many, Shahid — widely my flights, taken leave from my job, and something he was interested in. regarded as one of the finest poets from had planned to spend the chunk of my Kashmiri-American was how he placed the Indian subcontinent — is a symbol trip diligently exploring every nook and himself geographically and culturally of hope in a violent world. cranny of the archives at Hamilton and he was very clear about that. Kapoor travelled to various cities — College. I was devastated when my visa Sringar, Lucknow, Goa —to interview 40 was rejected, however, the kind folks at Begum Akhtar and James Merrill, of Shahid’s friends and family but his the archives and Shahid’s family helped two absolutely diverse people, influ- search was halted at the doors of the me get access to some material. It was enced him. What do you make of the land of the free. He was denied a visa to a big help, but I’m certain I would have connection? the US where he wanted to access the found a lot more — letters, documents, There’s no denying that they’re both Agha Shahid Ali archives at the journal entries, and whatnot — that I diverse, as was their influence on Hamilton College in Clinton, New could have used in the book to frame an Shahid’s work and life. Begum Akhtar York. He charts his friendships, the evo- $ )+ even clearer, more intricate portrait of brought him closer to ghazals and lution of Shahid’s verses and how he Shahid. Shahid evoked her in all of his collec- taught the world to live. I’ve been told by people who knew tions barring A Walk Through the This is Kapoor’s second book follow- Was that intentional from the begin- much that I’ve learned about him read- him, who’ve studied his poetry and life Yellow Pages. James Merrill, on the other ing his debut novel The Lamentations of ning or did it evolve as you explored ing and re-reading his poems all these for years, that I’ve managed to capture hand, was more of a formal spirit who a Sombre Sky which was shortlisted for and interviewed people around years. The best example would be his a well-rounded portrait of who he was pushed him towards formal poetry. A Sahitya Akademi’s Yuva Puruskar 2017. Shahid? canzone The Veiled Suite. I still find and of his relationship with his work, but serious reader can see Merrill’s presence In 2019, he was a writer-in-residence at It was clear to me from the begin- myself reading it and each time I realise I fear I’ll never get closure, no matter in The Country Without a Post Office in Sangam House Writers’ Residency. His ning that Shahid’s work is very kaleido- something new about him, or his style, what anyone says. a poem like The Correspondent. writings have appeared in several scopic and variegated and, so, natural- all that he did with that poem. It’s So they both had very different rela- national and international publications. ly his life too would be the same. But it incredible! You crisscrossed the country and tionships with Shahid, which manifest- is true that as I conducted more inter- spoke to several people, how did your ed in different ways. But if you look at What do you attribute the growing views, it became clear to me that there Writing the biography of a person perception of Shahid, the person and it, there’s also a world of similarity popularity of Agha Shahid, more than were so many different facets that had who is no longer around, you need to the poet, evolve from the time you between Akhtar and Merrill, in that they it was when his works were actually to be explored, and that each was rely on secondary sources. Does it started? were both artistes who were complete- being published? Does it have to do equally important. That’s really what make the work more difficult or eas- There’s a lot I can say here because ly consumed by and dedicated to their with the focus on Kashmir? made him a special subject. ier, given you have the advantage of there’s just so much that I’ve learned craft and passionate about what they did I think popularity is something viewing him from a distance and not about him over the last five years. Now (just like Shahid). And I think that’s what that takes time to manifest. Today, Your first book was set in Kashmir being influenced by Shahid’s own per- that I look back, when I decided to write Shahid saw in them, that’s why he appre- when one looks at the platforms avail- and the focus is a Kashmiri-American ceptions? the biography, I didn’t really know ciated them. able, it is much easier to access and be poet. What defines your relationship As a biographer one is expected to much about Shahid (although at the exposed to so many different works of with the place? look at the subject, their lives, the deci- time, I felt I knew so much). Over the Ghazals in English is something art, across various mediums and lan- This is a question that often comes sions they took as objectively as pos- years — his decisions, actions and who that we find inconceivable but he guages. Over the past few years, there my way, and I can see why. This certain- sible — whether or not the person one he was — I’ve come to realise that all made it seem like a breeze... What do has been an increase of readers in the ly wasn’t something I had planned. I’d is writing about is alive or not. This is those things were much more complex you make of that? English language, which certainly made started exploring Shahid’s poetry when the first biography I’ve ever written and, than I could have ever imagined. When we read Shahid’s ghazals Shahid accessible to more people in the I was in my late teens. However, it was- How were you first drawn to the as it happens, my subject is no more. If I had to pick one thing, though, today, it feels as if they’re effortlessly Indian subcontinent. n’t until I started writing my novel — poetry of Shahid? Have subsequent So I can’t really give a definitive answer it would be the discovery of Shahid’s written but, in reality, it took him years The Country Without a Post Office which deals with loss and grief, and is readings changed your perception of here. Since Shahid is no longer alive, I effusive personality. I remember when to master the form. It was difficult to has inarguably led to Shahid’s posthu- set in Kashmir — that I began to read him and his works? did have some distance from him, but I began reading Shahid’s poetry, the work with all the formal demands in a mous popularity in the subcontinent. his poetry earnestly, and with maturi- I first read Shahid’s poems when I I’m not sure if that was a good thing or image that I had of him was that of an new language and to really imbue the His finesse and the beauty of his poet- ty. Once that happened, I got so con- was perhaps 15 or 16. I instantly fell in not. Perhaps things might have been extremely serious person given the essence of an or Persian ghazal. ry lend a unique, evocative perspective sumed by his work that I ended up writ- love with his language. I remember read- easier had Shahid been alive. I know I nature of his poetry. But I was surprised That’s the case with almost all of his on the turmoil in Kashmir. On the other ing my master’s thesis about Shahid’s ing Stationery and A Rehearsal of Loss definitely would have loved to spend (delighted, really) to find this uproari- poems. He spent so much time trying hand, Shahid’s audience in American works, which ultimately led to the — poems which Shahid called ‘crowd- time with him and get to know him ously witty, irreverent person behind the to perfect his ghazals. If you compare the tends to focus on an entirely different biography. So while there may be a con- pleasers’ which were meant to reel the personally. But perhaps having to rely words, who had a dark sense of humour two versions of his ghazal — In Arabic, aspect of his poetry — his ghazals. So nection between the two, both projects audience in. They had the same effect on his loved ones and the people who and the uncanny ability to charm every the first version that appears in Country while Shahid has definitely become are completely independent of each on me. knew him to frame his life, gave me person around him. and the final version in Call Me Ishmael more popular today, I think different other. Naturally, over the last decade, my entirely different perspectives on Tonight — you can see how his under- readers from different parts of the And while I have written about understanding of his poems, and poet- Shahid, offering me a more complex Shahid was extremely brave as he standing of the form developed over world respond to different aspects of his Kashmir in both these books, my inten- ry in general, has evolved and grown. and complete portrait. I guess I’ll faced imminent death. Would you say time, all that he changed and altered to poetry, which I think is beautiful. tion has never been to take away any- With time, I moved on from an aesthet- never know. you draw inspiration from the way he bring it closer to what Shahid called a thing from writers, poets and journal- ic appreciation of his language and lived his life? ‘real’ ghazal. The fact that his ghazals The narrative in the book focusses on ists from Kashmir, whose voices will began to recognise his politics, his use On the other hand, families do not Yes, definitely. There’s so much I’ve seem so effortlessly written is a testa- different facets of his personality. always be more important than mine. of various poetic forms. And there’s so like private lives being pried into. Did come to realise while researching his life ment to all the work that he put in. >>   P:    ::7 : Q ( :;3( 3(-3( ,   ,   ;  ' 1,,# '  *  G 7 9@(* 6;6( )  + icha Chadha is no stranger to being part dom, and inclusion. This year’s theme aims Rof the jury for prestigious film festivals and to address the threats to these principles in  ( & &  yet again she will be part of one the contemporary world. Previous winners of the biggest Indian film fes- from India include successful filmmakers like !+"!! )! )< tivals in the world. After the Colin D’cunha (Dostana 2), Varun Sharma $ )-+  incredible success of the vir- (Bunty Aur Babli 2), and Manj Makhijaa tual Indian Film Festival of (Skater Girl) among others. Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Melbourne (IFFM) in On being appointed as a jury mem- Noorani and Loy Mendonsa have been 2020, this year IFFM is ber, Richa says, “Being a part of IFFM together since 1997, composing gearing to host both 2021 as a jury member is an incredible Bollywood scores and they added anoth- online and in cinemas feeling. To be back here again, but as a er feather to their collective cap with the next month. judge this time, is very exciting. I am sure music for the forthcoming film, Toofan, The 12th edition of we all can expect some astounding which features Farhan Akhtar in the lead the festival, which will short films on the theme of mod- role opposite Mrunal Thakur. be in cinemas from ern slavery and equality, both of The film by Farhan’s production Tu, Purvaiya, Ananya, Dekh Toofaan August 12-21, and which are complex subjects. house, Excel Entertainments, is direct- Aaya Hai and Ganpati Vandana. The screened online Also, speaking from experi- ed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. lyrics of the songs were penned by Javed across Australia from ence, I am aware of how diffi- Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy share a good rela- Akhtar. August 15-30, has cult it is to tell an entire story tionship with Rakeysh, working with the “Toofaan is a sports film and the now opened its doors within a short amount of time, director since his advertisement days boxing element has been emphasised, to entries for the that too on such an important before composing the music for Bhaag but it’s also an emotional and beautiful IFFM short film com- theme so I’m really looking Milkha Bhaag, another film based on love story. We tried to capture the petition. The jury for forward to all the short film sports. human essence in the title song which this year’s short film entries this year.” “Rakeysh is pure love. It’s a delight was written by Javed saab. People who competition will have The director of IFFM, to just be with him in the studio. He is are hearing it seem to like our work very producer, actor, and Mitu Bhowmik Lange a man of focus and no stress. He gives much. It is a good feeling to realise that activist, Richa along- shares, “We are thrilled to freedom to create whatever you want. As our music has touched a chord,” said side National award- have Onir and Richa a director, he understands that every Shankar who sung the song Purvaiya winning filmmaker Chadha in the jury for this musician has their own depth and aes- while Arijit Singh lent his voice to Onir. year’s Short film competi- thetics and he respects that,” shared Ananya. The theme for this tion at the IFFM. They are Shankar. “The songs of Toofaan are almost year’s short film com- exactly the kind of judges “The title song Toofaan has really like an emotional roller coaster. Ananya, in the film. Star Hai Tu is about The trio is known to introduce new petition is ‘Modern who not only inspire oth- picked up. For us, it’s been a musical Purvaiya is a very pure-rock qawwali a small celebration happening in the singers. And Loy shared, “The new voic- Slavery and Equality’. ers but have a huge body release after one year. Our fans have been that talks about different aspects of life. bylanes of Dongri. Dekh Toofaan Aaya es which are featured in Toofaan belong Since its inception, of work to represent looking forward to it,” expressed Ehsaan. Ananya is a beautiful romantic song is a funky rap song. The album ends with to Himani Kapoor, Meenal Jain and IFFM has been commit- their expertise and flair The trio has composed six tracks in with an acoustic guitar. Farhan sings the Ganpati Vandana,” e l a b or at e d Divya Kumar.” ted to promoting the in their respective the film —Toofaan (title track), Star Hai this song for Mrunal’s character, Shankar (& principles of equality, free- fields.” &'() +",&-."/ 0&/ 1221 24

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South America and we hope ... sides in the competition, even if against Argentina at the sures to protect the health of it will be a great match,” said Argentina rode their luck a Maracana. those involved, using appro-   Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni. touch in their semi-final penal- The city has decided to priate tools to prevent conta- “Brazil versus Argentina is ty shoot-out win over Colombia. allow a crowd of up to 7,800 gion and the propagation of   much more than a simple game people, ten percent of the sta- Covid-19,” said a notice in the of football ... these jerseys make ‘WORLD CLASS PLAYERS’ dium’s full capacity of 78,000. official gazette on Friday.   the world stand still to watch The two squads are impres- their games. That represents the sive for their strength in depth. Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez Peru at the Copa America.   history of Brazil-Argentina,” In their semi-final victory (three goals) have provided They will square off Friday added Marquinhos. over Peru — and despite Argentina’s main attacking night at the Mané Garrincha   Incredibly, these Manchester City forward thrust but they have quality and Stadium in Brasilia. $  two sides are not Gabriel Jesus being sus- creativity throughout. Both teams have improved even the two most pended — Brazil left the “Argentina are not just their confidence and cama- successful ones in likes of Liverpool’s Lautaro and Messi, we cannot raderie at the South American  @6*"4'34@6* Copa history, with Roberto Firmino, only concentrate on those two,” championship and will return to Uruguay having Flamengo hot-shot said Brazil and Real Madrid World Cup qualifiers in ormer Barcelona team- won 15 titles to Gabriel Barbosa and midfielder Casemiro. September with renewed hopes mates Lionel Messi and Argentina’s 14 and Real Madrid starlet “They’re great players, of going to Qatar next year. FNeymar will line up oppo- Brazil’s nine. Vinicius Junior on the world class players, but if Colombia is currently fifth site each other in Saturday’s In what is the bench. Argentina have reached the in South American World Cup Copa America final looking to 47th edition of the In midfield, final it’s because of the (whole) qualifiers, leaving them short of end a hoodoo that has also % P      &  P     D+   Copa, this is also just Liverpool’s Fabinho has group, we have to respect this.” a direct ticket to Qatar. affected some of their countries’ the fourth time these been kept out of the side by As well as looking to end his Peru had it even worse greatest players. He’s been his team’s stand- the 2014 World Cup. was injured and absent two two have met in the final, a resurgent Fred, of career-long trophy drought with before Copa America, sitting Like Brazil’s Pele and Diego out performer, as ever, scoring Some people believe win- years ago when Brazil won with Argentina triumph- Manchester United. Argentina, Messi could make last in qualifiers. Fans feared that Maradona of Argentina before four goals and creating five ning something with Argentina their ninth title on home soil, ing the first time in 1937 Likewise, Paris Saint- history in another way on coach Ricardo Gareca, a nation- them, neither Messi nor more — the tournament leader is Messi’s only remaining profes- beating Peru 3-1 in the final. and Brazil coming out Germain winger Angel Saturday. al hero after leading the team to Neymar have ever won the in both categories. sional goal. on top in 2004 and Di Maria — a bright He currently sits on 76 the 2018 World Cup, had lost Copa. But at 34, this may well be “We’ll try to stop him ‘ETERNAL RIVALS’ 2007. spark when he came goals for Argentina, one shy of his magic. But he has directed That statistic will change for his last Copa and next year’s achieving this objective,” said But as well as the two super- And that is on in the semi-final Pele’s South American record of Peru into the semifinal of the one of them in the dream final World Cup could be his last Brazil centre-back Marquinhos. stars lining up on opposite despite having against Colombia — 77 national team goals. South American championship at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic major international tournament “As much as Messi, we also sides on Saturday, this is a clas- faced each other has mostly started on despite veteran striker Paolo Maracana stadium. altogether. have players that deserve this sic match between two world more than 100 the bench while new COLOMBIA VS PERU Guerrero’s injury. For six-time Ballon d’Or So far, finals have led only title ... like our own ‘Ney’ who heavyweights. times in their his- Barcelona signing Few teams want to play a The match gives Colombia winner Messi, this will be his to disappointment for Messi wasn’t there for the last Copa,” “We’re going to play a final tory. Sergio Aguero has third-place match in any tour- a chance to exact revenge for fourth Copa final and perhaps having lost in 2007, 2015 and he added. against our eternal rivals, the They have hardly had a look in nament, even less so during the Peru’s 2-1 victory over them in his last chance to finish on the 2016 at the Copa, and seen his At 29, Neymar has a bit lifelong ones, the two most been by far the for Argentina. Covid-19 pandemic, but that’s the group stage nearly three winning side. side beaten 1-0 by Germany at more time on his side but he powerful national teams in strongest two Messi and not the case for Colombia and weeks ago. *   # ;  +   )!+#+!)) +

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Much of the credit for sets victory against Hubert Hurkacz. the rot. European Championship show- “We’ve learned a lot of England’s revival since their Berrettini claimed a 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 Hurkacz held on and swept the third set piece after 55 years without a things and gained a lot of expe- humiliating Euro 2016 exit win over his Polish opponent who had knocked tiebreaker but his momentum was quickly halt- major final appearance. rience and that’s got us to against Iceland goes to Gareth out eight-time champion Roger Federer in the ed as the Italian broke for 1-0 in the fourth. England will win just the where we are on Sunday. It’s a Southgate. quarter-finals. Berrettini was unable to convert a match second senior international massive occasion.” Southgate replaced Sam World number nine Berrettini will face point in the ninth game but made no mis- honour in their history, after the After reaching the 2018 Allardyce as England boss and either Djokovic or Denis Shapovalov in take on his own service. 1966 World Cup, if they beat World Cup semi-finals, has overseen the introduction Sunday’s final where he will attempt to The Italian fired 22 aces, taking his the Italians at Wembley. England have gone one step of a host of young talents who become Italy’s first men’s Grand Slam tournament total past the 100-mark, and Manchester City centre- opportunity to make history “It’s huge, with the final further this time. have gelled with more experi- champion since Adriano Panatta at the 60 winners. He only faced two break back Stones admits it was hard when the tournament kicked being at Wembley as well it’s Now they want to finish the enced stars like Stones, Harry 1976 French Open. points, both of which he saved. to imagine England having this off four weeks ago. even more special, something job and end the country’s long Kane and Harry Maguire. “I think I never dreamed about this because it was too much for a dream,” said BARTY VS PLISKOVA Berrettini. Ashleigh Barty will fulfil a childhood dream Py’€ƒvpi‚ˆqD sh “I am trying to be the best at everything but when she plays in Saturday’s Wimbledon final but after the third set I was feeling I deserved to win Karolina Pliskova stands in her way of achieving 7uhhhˆqr t‚       it but lost it. a more significant one. “I said ‘it doesn’t matter’, I was feel- Barty is attempting to win her first   345"4 Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus ing the stronger player and that’s what Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of fel- sv‡r††‡r†‡† Fernaldi Gideon, who also fin- I said to myself and eventually it paid low indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong   345"4 io Olympics Silver medallist ished at the top in the Race to off.” Cawley’s maiden crown. RPV Sindhu believes she has Tokyo standing, and World No Should he win on Sunday, Pliskova is driven more by proving to her ace walkers Bhawana Jat a good draw going into the 3 Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Berrettini may be able to celebrate a ‘brutal critics’ she was right in sticking to her Rand K T Irfan underwent Tokyo Games but the 2019 Yang and Wang Chi-Lin. national double with Italy facing England style of play rather than alter it radically as the fitness tests on Friday while World Championship Gold England’s Ben Lane and Sean in the Euro 2020 final in London former world number one dropped out another Olympic-bound athlete medallist is aware about the Vendy are the fourth pair placed later that day. of the top 10. M Sreeshankar will have to tough competition of the qua- in Group A. “So far it is the best ten- Whatever happens on prove his fitness on July 21 to drennial event and feels every India’s doubles coach nis day of my life but Saturday a return to the top 10 confirm participation in the point will be crucial. Mathias Boe is hopeful of get- hopefully Sunday will be beckons for the 29-year-old Tokyo Games. The World No 7 has been ting good results. Talking about even better. I feel kind of world number 13 but for the Bhawana and Irfan, both placed in Group J alongside the draw, Boe said: “It’s a very chills but I am doing it, so keen angler the catch of the 20km race walkers, and long World No 34 Hong Kong’s even group which means even I have to believe it.” day would be her first Grand jumper Sreeshankar were told Cheung Ngan Yi and World No if you lose a match, you are still Berrettini, having Slam title. by the Athletics Federation of 58 Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel in the game because nobody wasted three break points To do so she must over- India (AFI) to undergo tests to in the women’s singles. knows what will happen. We’ll earlier in the first set, come a world number one check their competition fitness. “It’s a good draw in the focus on preparing as much as eventually broke who produced her best All the three are currently train- group stage. The Hong Kong girl possible in the last few weeks. through in the sev- performance yet of the ing at the Sports Authority of plays well and it’ll be a good We will attack on court and enth game, backing fortnight in beat- India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru. match. Everybody is going to be hopefully, we get good results. it up in the ninth, ing 2018 cham- “We cannot take unfit ath- in top form, I hope I do well. I am positive, it’s a good chal- converting set pion Angelique letes to the Olympics. We have Every match is important so I lenge for us.” point courtesy Kerber in the to check when did the athletes will take it match by match. This tough and not so good. I have two-time world champion In the singles category, 42 of an ugly semi-finals. qualify for the Olympics, are is the Olympics and it is not to be 100 percent to win all Kento Momota respectively in players are divided into 14 forehand Barty they injury-free or fit for com- going to be easy, each point is matches and it will be a good the quarter-finals stage. groups with each group consist- shank from also has a petition,” AFI President Adille very important,” Sindhu said. match for me,” World However Indian pair of ing of three players and the top the Pole. firm hold on Sumariwalla said. In men’s singles, World No Championships Bronze medal- Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj player from each group will The 25-year-old then their head-to- “This is just a test of fitness 15 Praneeth has been drawn into list Praneeth said. Rankireddy are expected to qualify for the knockout stage. raced through the second set head meetings and we are not looking at some Group D alongside World No 29 Sindhu and Praneeth may face a stiff challenge in the men’s While in the doubles category, in just 23 minutes, a Hurkacz leading Pliskova 4-2 (1-0 to Barty qualification (mark),” he added. Mark Caljouw of Netherlands square off against Japanese shut- doubles group stage as they are 16 pairs are divided into four double fault and a wrong- on grass) including their most Sreeshankar will also have and World No 47 Israeli shuttler tlers world championship placed in the Group A alongside groups and the top two pairs footing forehand allowing recent meeting in Stuttgart on clay his fitness test conducted in Misha Zilberman. Bronze medallist Akane top-seed and World No 1 from each group will advance Berrettini to seal a 10th this year. Bengaluru on July 21. “It’s a mixed draw, not so Yamaguchi and World No 1 and Indonesian duo of Kevin into the last-8 stage.      8  ;     QHH‚qv r‰vr†Py’€ƒvpƒ rƒ0 ;;       9F1 4 * ,! Colombo: The Indian cricket ‡‚v‡r hp‡v‡uh‡uyr‡r†‚Eˆy’ "   345"4 fidence back,” he added. team’s six-match limited-overs Praising Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai: Former India cricketer front-runners, especially with series against Sri Lanka was on   345"4 with the Olympics bound ath- ormer India batsman VVS Laxman, who featured in 134 Sanjay Manjrekar says since the news coming out that Rohit Friday rescheduled owing to a letes on 13th July to wish them FLaxman feels Kuldeep Yadav Tests, 86 ODIs for India, said the skipper Virat Kohli is likely to Sharma and Virat Kohli are Covid-19 outbreak in the rime Minister Narendra luck. Let us all #Cheer4India', and Yuzvendra Chahal must fea- 30-year-old right-hander has open with Rohit Sharma in the going to be India’s openers. home team camp, with the PModi has reviewed prepa- Modi said. ture in the upcoming ODI series the potential to be a part of the T20 World Cup, Suryakumar There could be a number three first ODI now starting on July rations for facilitation of India’s Earlier, Prime Minister had against Sri Lanka as bowling in World T20 squad. Yadav is an ideal candidate for slot open for me,” Manjrekar 17 instead of July 13. contingent at Tokyo-2020 and asked countrymen to support the three matches will help the “I was excited seeing the the number three slot. said. “Yes, the series will now will meet with Olympic athletes Indian Sportspersons going to spin duo regain confidence. way Suryakumar Yadav batted at Kohli and Rohit Sharma “I don’t know what start from 17th of July instead on July 13 to ‘wish them luck’. Tokyo to win medals. A vital cog of the Indian No 3. His first scoring shot in had opened for the first time plan they have with (KL) of 13th. The decision was The Olympics in Tokyo are In his monthly radio talk, bowling attack in limited-overs International cricket, that too in the fifth match of the Rahul, there certainly is a taken in consultation with to start on July 23 amid Covid- he had spoken highly about cricket in the lead-up to the 50- against a quality fast bowler like home T20 series against place for someone like SLC keeping the safety and 19 conditions with no specta- Indian Olympic contingent over World Cup in 2019, the two Jofra Archer, shows the kind of England in March this Suryakumar Yadav. I have security of players in mind,” a tors allowed inside or outside which he said comprised of wrist spinners have seen their confidence, the talent and the year, raising a 94-run rarely seen somebody bat senior BCCI official told PTI, the Olympic arena. many sportspersons with very stocks decline recently. bowl, the more success they skill he possesses — this is a partnership. like that in the IPL for the confirming the development. In a series of tweets, the poor economic background “I would like to see them have, they will get back the con- great opportunity! Manjrekar feels whole season and even It has been learnt that Prime Minister said, “Reviewed who had come-up by their play in three ODIs, because fidence — especially Kuldeep “I want him to play all six that Suryakumar Yadav more, the kind of batsman- new dates are still being preparations for facilitation of sheer dedication and hard there are six spinners as you Yadav. matches because he is someone could be the front-run- ship we have seen. chalked out in consultation India’s contingent at work. rightly mentioned. I think in “Chahal is a successful and who can definitely walk into the ner for the number “And that makes him with the BCCI. The tentative @Tokyo2020. Discussed the At a time when Olympics ODIs, each bowler will get to experienced bowler, he is high T20 World Cup squad, as far as three spot, which oth- an ideal number three, he dates could be July 17, 19 and logistical details, their vaccina- are to begin, Prime Minister play 10 overs,” Laxman said dur- on confidence and a very impor- I am concerned. I want him to erwise belongs skipper can hit good balls for 21 for the 50-over games, tion status, the multi-discipli- had this week appointed ing Star Sports' show Game tant member, keeping in mind grow and gain the confidence of Kohli. fours, certainly one of while the three-match T20I nary support being given. Anurag Thakur as new sports Plan. the T20 World Cup. I think scoring runs, even at the inter- “Yes, I think he the options,” he rubber is likely to start from “On behalf of 130 crore minister taking over from “So, the more overs they Kuldeep requires to get his con- national level,” he added. (Surya) is one of the added. PTI July 24. PTI Indians, I would be interacting Kiren Rijiju.