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efence Minister Rajnath       DSingh on Thursday informed Parliament that India ndia on Thursday warned      and China have started disen- ITwitter and others of strict    gaging their troops from the action for failure to crack- Pangong Tso (lake) in Ladakh down on content inciting   and assured that India did not disharmony and posing threat concede anything while agree- to national security. These plat- ing for mutual withdrawal. forms were also told to adhere He also said the pullback to the Constitution and laws of started after several rounds of the land. Making this clear in talks at the military and diplo- the Rajya Sabha, Information matic levels between the two Technology Minister Ravi sides over the last few months. Shankar Prasad, however, said The two Corps Commanders  !  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"(   (     !   ) Government will take strict Ministry had expressed dis- through drones and satellite artillery guns closer to the assured the House that India action, he said. This came a pleasure at Twitter for failing to imagery. They also said the LAC as tension grew following has not conceded anything in the North Bank area to east the outstanding issues were Chairman M day after his Ministry rebuked remove all of the over 1,100 local commanders of the two the bloody brawl at the Galwan while entering into the disen- of Finger 8. Reciprocally, the addressed in the future military did not allow. He said this issue Twitter for not complying with accounts and posts it alleged armies were already in regular valley on June 15. Twenty gagement process, adding there Indian troops will be based at and diplomatic level parley. pertained to national security its orders to take down inflam- spread misinformation about touch for the last few weeks to Indian Army personnel includ- are “some outstanding issues” their permanent base at Dhan “These are mutual and rec- and talks between the two matory contents. the widespread protests by commence the pullback and ing the commanding officer with regard to deployment and Singh Thapa Post near Finger iprocal steps and any structures countries were still on. Enunciating the farmers against new agricul- this exercise will continue in were killed in the incident. patrolling at some other points 3,” he said. that had been built by both Therefore, it will not be appro- Government’s stand on the tural laws. future too. Meanwhile, Rajnath in his along the LAC in eastern “A similar action would be sides since April 2020 in both priate to seek clarifications, he issue, Prasad said social media Prasad said the social They admitted this was statement on the present situ- Ladakh. taken in the South Bank area by North and South Bank area will ruled. platforms cannot give differ- media companies took imme- the first step in the long process ation in Ladakh said in the “It has also been agreed to both sides. These are mutual be removed and the landforms The mutual withdrawal of ential treatment while han- diate action when riots broke in breaking the impasse lasting Rajya Sabha, “I am happy to convene the next meeting of and reciprocal steps and any will be restored. It has also been tanks and infantry combat dling problems on Capitol Hill out at Capitol Hill in more than 10 months and said inform the House today that as the senior commanders with- structures that had been built agreed to have a temporary vehicles from heights on the and the Red Fort. Washington but ignored simi- the mutually acceptable disen- a result of our well thought out in 48 hours after the complete by both sides since April 2020 moratorium on military activ- southern bank of the Pangong The Government, he said, lar action when farm bill pro- gagement at the lake was a con- approach and sustained talks disengagement in the Pangong in both north and south bank ities by both sides in the North Tso began on Wednesday a was committed to freedom of testers ran riot at Red Fort on fidence building measure to with the Chinese side, we have Lake area so as to address and area will be removed,” Singh Bank, including patrolling to fortnight after the Corps media and rights of individu- Republic Day. This double restore peace at the Line of now been able to reach an resolve all other remaining said. the traditional areas,” the Commanders of the two armies als, but it was equally con- standard would not work here, Actual Control (LAC) in agreement on disengagement issues,” he said. He also informed the Defence Minister said. agreed on January 24 to push cerned about safety, security, he said, flagging inflammato- Eastern Ladakh. in the north and south bank of Giving details of the pact, Elders that for the time being Later, some Congress for an early disengagement of and law and order in the coun- ry content, especially those More than one lakh troops the Pangong Lake.” the Minister said, “The Chinese patrolling by both the armies in members tried to seek clarifi- their frontline troops from the try. “Please don’t spread enmi- with the hashtag of Modi plan- from both the sides were in an As per the agreement, both side will keep its troop presence that area will not take place till cations from Rajnath but flashpoints. ty, violence and misinforma- ning farmers’ genocide.                                   !"#$"%                          Bengaluru-Kolkata, Bhopal- Hyderabad); 3,900 to 13,000 s much time has elapsed       (Varanasi-Jaipur, Ahmedabad-     Asince the rescue mission Kolkata, Bengaluru-Bhopal); started to save the over 30 peo-    !"# 5,000 to 16,900 (Agartala- he minimum temperature ple trapped inside Tapovan Delhi, Bengaluru-Jaipur, Tin most parts of the State is tunnel in Chamoli district fol- $   %!" Chandigarh-Hyderabad, likely to witness a gradual rise lowing a flash flood caused by Srinagar, Bengaluru-Chennai, Chennai-Lucknow); 6,100 to in the next few days, said the glacier burst, the rescue agen-     Bhopal-Mumbai among others 20,400 (Ahmedabad- Regional Office of the IMD cies have changed their strat- — the minimum fare has been Guwahati, Bengaluru- here on Thursday. egy with focus on providing he Ministry of Civil increased from 2,000 to Chandigarh, Chennai- IMD Regional Director life-saving system, possibly to TAviation (MoCA) on 2,200 and the maximum fare Guwahati, Delhi-Kochi ); HR Biswas said that due to the pump oxygen, into the blocked Thursday allowed airlines to from 6,000 to 7,800. 7,200 to 24,200 rising tendency in minimum tunnel. charge 10-30 per cent more for For longer duration flight (Coimbatore-Delhi, Delhi- temperature (night tempera- Rescue agencies on domestic flights with immedi- time between 180 and 210 Thiruvananthapuram). ture), mercury is likely to rise Thursday began drilling ate effect while extending its minutes for routes such as Till date, the lower and by 3 to 4 degree Celsius at through the hardened debris in earlier decision of allowing Coimbatore-Delhi, Delhi- upper limits for these bands many places in the State in the the choked tunnel, rather than airlines to deploy up to 80 per Thiruvananthapuram, and Port were 2,500 -  7,500;3,000 - next four to five just shifting mounds of silt and cent of their pre-Covid domes- Blair-Delhi, the minimum fare 9,000; 3,500 - 10,000; days.“Maximum temperature is sludge heaped there by the tic capacity till March 31, 2021. has increased from 6,500 to 4,500 - 13,000; 5,500 - also likely to rise by 1 to 2 sudden flood. The minimum fare on all 7,200 while the maximum 15,700 and 6,500 - 18,600, degree Celius during the peri- In the meanwhile, the res- seven sectors has been fare from 18,600 to 24,200. respectively. od,” said Biswas. cue operation was stalled increased by 10 per cent and The subsequent bands are The airfare band has been The present temperature briefly on Thursday when the the maximum fares are up by for flights with durations of 40- revised upwards now as the trend shows that most parts of Dhauliganga river began 30 per cent. The price capping 60 minutes, 60-90 minutes, price of jet fuel has risen sig- the continue to remain 2 to 3 swelling again. was put on domestic flight 90-120 minutes, 120-150 min- nificantly since last May when degree Celsius below the nor- Rescue workers at the %                      #        operators to keep the ticket utes, 150-180 minutes and 180- the fares were set. mal, said the weatherman. Tapovan site scrambled to safe- prices in check due to the lim- 210 minutes. The fresh lower The summer schedule While forecast says that dry ty, pulling their heavy machin- small teams to the rescue site Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel another body in Gauchar on ited number of flights. The and upper limits set by the begins at the end of March for weather would prevail over ery to higher ground. A press for now. power project of the National Thursday, while 169 others move will help to improve the Ministry for these bands on all the airlines. Aviation regu- most districts of the State, briefing ended midway and the The centre of the rescue Thermal Power Corporation are still missing since Sunday, financial health of the airlines. Thursday were 2,800 to lator Directorate General of shallow to moderate fog also operation halted. operation remains the 1.5-km (NTPC). after an avalanche or a glacier For instance, in category A 9,800 (Amritsar-Delhi, Civil Aviation (DGCA) possible in Mayurbhanj, It resumed after 45 min- “head-race tunnel” — a part of The confirmed death toll break triggered a surge of where flight duration time is Bengaluru-Goa among oth- approves both the schedules — Khordha, Nayagarh, utes with cautious officials the 2.5-km long network of in the Uttarakhand disaster water in the Alaknanda river less than 40 minutes — such as ers); 3,300 to 11,700 summer and winter — of all the Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and saying they will send in only tunnels — at the 480-MW rose to 35 with the recovery of system flooding the area. Agartala-Guwahati, Amritsar- (Ahmedabad-Chandigarh, airlines. adjoining interior parts. & '      ()*      )   2 +      #   +   +    ,-,). 3     Q(     , $)$-)./0     )  1"     nstallation of CCTV cameras      R     Ifor enhanced security, elec- he Supreme Court on tric fans to beat the heat in the he Vigilance police on TThursday accepted the peti-   he State recorded 95 new coming months and even a TThursday conducted raids tion filed by the TCovid-19 in 19 districts separate optical fibre line for at the houses and the office of Government on Wednesday ormer Congress president and from the State pool on wifi facility in case there is Keshaba Kishor Nayak, Deputy against the Andhra Pradesh FRahul Gandhi on Thursday Thursday, with which the another internet shutdown at Forest Ranger in the office of Government over the Kotia launched a stinging attack on        total tally increased to the protest site. These are some the Balangir DFO, on the alle- inter-State border dispute. The the Modi Government saying         3,35,984. of the measures taken by the period,” said Deep Khatri asso- gation of acquisition of assets hearing in the matter would be him to file a writ petition in the the country is being run by four Of the new cases, 56 were agitating farmers at the Singhu ciated with managing logistics disproportionate to his known held on Friday. court challenging the Andhra people and that “farming Recalling the Prime Minister’s reported from quarantine border to prepare for a long at the Singhu Border protest sources of income. Mentioning in its petition Pradesh notification for hold- reforms” are aimed to create a speech in the House on centres and 39 were local haul as a resolution of the site. To increase security mea- In course of the search that the Supreme Court had in ing of panchayat elections in business monopoly, help cor- Wednesday that everyone is contact cases. The day’s high- stalemate over the new farm sures and keep miscreants at and inventory, Nayak and his 1968 ordered to maintain sta- three villages of Kotia gram porate, finish “mandi-system” talking about the farm agitation est 20 cases were reported legislation seems unlikely any- bay, 100 CCTV cameras with family members were found in tus quo in the disputed area of panchayat in Koraput district. and impoverish “kisan”, “maj- but not about its “content and from Sundargarh district fol- time soon. The leaders of the digital video recorders are possession of assets worth Rs Kotia, the Odisha Government Notably, the border dispute door” and small businessmen. intent”, the Congress leader lowed by Cuttack with 11. Samyukta Kisan Morcha, lead- being installed at main stage 2.25 crore. has sought contempt of court between Odisha and Andhra Addressing the said “let me make the PM Besides, one case was ing the protest, have reiterated used by Morcha and also at This included a triple-sto- proceedings against its Andhra Pradesh emerged as the latter during the Budget debate, the happy” by talking about them. reported from the State pool. to continue the agitation indef- some identified spots across ried building, a double-sto- Pradesh counterparts. included Talaganjeipadar, Congress leader did not take Amid noisy interruptions Currently, the number of total initely till Modi government protest site’s stretch on GT ried building, a single-storied The Odisha Government Phatuseneri and Phagunaseneri any names but apparently and point of order raised by the active cases in the State stood scraps three contentious farm Karnal Road. building, sixteen plots, a four- has also prayed before the apex villages under its Salur block referred to Prime Minister Parliamentary Affairs Minister, at 801 and cumulative sam- laws and extends a legal guar- “We are also readying a con- wheeler, two two-wheelers, court for a speedy hearing in and announced panchayat polls , Union Home the MP from Wayanad cited an ples tested were 79,55,917. antee of the minimum support trol room behind main stage deposits in different banks, the matter. The Odisha in the three villages. It is for the Minister and two old family planning slogan, However, another 60 patients price (MSP) for crops. “We are for monitoring and keeping a investment in insurance poli- Government had earlier writ- first time that elections to the leading businessmen of the launching “hum do, humare do recovered on the day, with strengthening our communi- tab on happenings here as a lot cies, gold ornaments, cash and ten to its Supreme Court panchayat bodies have been country, saying they are the ki sarkar” jibe at the Central which the total recoveries in cation and other infrastructure of people come and go every- household articles. Further Advocate on Record (AoR) announced in the block by ones running the country. Government. the State rose to 3,33280. to continue agitation for a long day, “ Khatri said. investigation was on. Sibo Sankar Mishra directing Andhra Pradesh.   ! "   

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  on all days of the week. This will be strictly prohibited. A fine of Rs 1,000 will enter through the Singhadwar.       7 as per the schedule of Nitis on dif- will be levied for each violation. After the darshan, the exit will be he Shree Jagannath Temple ferent days. The public darshan of There is a complete ban on carrying allowed through all the Dwars except ,    8  TAdministration (SJTA) has lords will start latest by 6 am, unless polythene bags inside the temple. A Singhadwar. allowed devotees to have Mahaprasad notified. It is mandatory for all to wear fine of Rs 100 will be levied for each People, who leave their belongings at the Ananda Bazar and other des- masks at all times, both inside and violation. Lighting of Deepas inside such as shoes, mobiles at the shoe- 7      ignated places only in the temple outside the temple. Devotees should the temple will be permitted at des- stand located at the northeast side of premises here from February 12 as sanitise their hands before entering ignated places only. the temple, are advised to exit from the     Covid-19 restrictions have been into the temple. They should maintain The special arrangement for the Hasti Dwar for easier and faster relaxed. The temple administration physical distance at all times. residents of Puri for one hour from 6 retrieval of their belongings. he Commissionerate police has also issued the following new set Devotees are requested not to am to 7 am is discontinued. The entry Nighttime sanitisation of the temple Ton Thursday cracked the of Standard Operating Procedures touch statues or idols inside the tem- of devotees to the temple in queue sys- premises will be conducted three case of murder of a woman, (SOPs) for the devotees visiting the ple. Chewing of tobacco/paan and tem will start from the barricades times a week after closure of public whose headless body had been shrine: The temple will remain open spitting in the temple premises is opposite to the shoe-stand. Devotees darshan. recovered along the Bharatpur- Chandaka road near Dasapur village on the outskirts of Puspalata started living at            &P on February 4. Tarini Nagar Basti at Bharatpur, * ,4. The police also arrested two she was frequently visiting            accused persons, Angad Das Sanjay. It was one month back alias Sanjay and Srikanta Das that Puspalata again started liv- 56 6        5O(8&(& alias Chandu, involved in the ing with Sanjay,” said Sarangi.     ghastly murder. Later, Pusplata got married to     Commissioner of Police one Pritiranjan Pati and start-      ((/)*% hief Secretary Suresh Sudhanshu Sarangi said the vic- ed living with him in the JD MP CChandra Mahapatra on tim, identified as Puspalata Chakeseini area. However, she hief Minister Naveen Bhas demanded Central     Thursday stressed on early Roul (28), was strangled to soon left Pritiranjan and start- CPatnaik on Thursday inau- University status to the Utkal completion of Jayadev Vihar- death over a marital discord on ed living with Sanjay. gurated projects worth Rs 28 University. He was participat- he Commissionerate police Nandankanan parallel road February 3. Her head was sev- According to Sarangi, there crore in the Hinjili NAC in ing in a debate on Motion of Ton Thursday arrested two on a priority basis to ease traf- ered and body dumped along was dispute between Puspalata Ganjam district Thanks to President’s Address close aides of Bhubaneswar fic congestion on this route. the Bharatpur-Chandaka road. and Sanjay over some matter. virtually.Patnaik said children in Lok Sabha on BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi for After an on-the-spot The severed head was dis- On February 3, Sanjay stran- are future of this country and Tuesday.Besides, the allegedly assaulting a person review, he directed the Works posed of some two km away gulated Puspalata to death; education is the key to change. Kandhamal MP demanded a accusing him of putting up parts of the city on the day. Department and the BDA to from the body. The remains of and with the help of his friend So, he has stressed on the second Central University in a missing posters of the MP in The posters mentioned as to make the road traffic-con- the head were recovered from Chandu, planned to dispose of development of education and tribals-dominated district of different parts of Bhubaneswar. why she has been silent over ducive. The two roads being an elephant trench after the two the body. his target is to develop Hinjili Odisha. Based on a complaint of the controversial heritage bye- developed running parallel accused were caught after a They then went to the as an advanced area in the edu- If the Centre cooperates in the victim Shubham Hira, laws framed for Brahmeswara on both left and right sides of detailed probe, informed Aiginia market and bought a cation sector. making the Utkal University a police arrested the MP’s PA and Ananta Basudeba tem- the busy road would ease the Sarangi.Sarangi said Puspalata pair of surgical gloves and a He said that due to Covid, fought it. Though the vaccina- Central University, Odisha Dhaneswar Barik and another ples, prohibiting construction mounting traffic problems. had developed some relation- knife. They severed Puspalata’s he has not be been able to visit tion programme has started, would set an example in the person, Jyotiranjan Panda. works around the shrines.“The On the left, construction ship with the accused Sanjay, head and then disposed of the Hinjili for a long time. But as still the danger is yet to be over. field of education in the coun- The complainant alleged draft bylaws for Ekamra is underway on a 12-km who was initially staying at her body. As ascertaining the iden- the situation has improved So, everybody should be care- try, he said. that Dhaneswara and Kshetra still remain in force. stretch from Sundarpur on residence on rent. tity of the woman was a chal- now, he would visit the area ful.5T Secretary VK Pandian Dr Samanta also demand- Jyotiranjan thrashed him alleg- The Central Government is Chandaka-Khandagiri road Puspalata had come in lenge, several posters had been soon and meet the people. coordinated the programme ed that Odisha be given a spe- ing that he had pasted the miss- conspiring to destroy the exis- passing through Pathargadi- contact with Sanjay after her released and the police also He praised the people of in which Aska MP Pramila cial focus on natural disasters ing posters of Sarangi. Notably, tence of the prominent heritage Infcocity-Lumini Vihar- husband’s death. “Sanjay was announced a cash award of Rs Ganjam for battling the pan- Bisoi, Chief Secretary Suresh and provided special assis- posters carrying a picture of the site of the State,” the posters Saileshree Vihar-Rail Vihar staying on rent at Puspalata’s 50,000. “Though we started demic and said the world has Mahapatra and other senior tance in dealing with such BJP MP with ‘missing’ written alleged, questioning the silence and connecting Xavier house and she knew him for getting some inputs, there was seen how Ganjam residents officials were present. devastation. on it were found in different of Sarangi. Square. the last six years. Though no truth in it. P            Q    O&    !   !    P *     20 ancient built structure, the is undertaken by the NMA, Lord Lingaraj Temple Trust stated the letter urging the     Board entered into an agree- NMA to immediately withdraw     Puri said no proposal has been rail proposals in cities or urban ment with ASI on 10th the notification. Similarly, State submitted by the State agglomerates on basis of extant hordha Collector Sanat February 1958. Commissioner of Endowments he Central Government Government so far for any policy, feasibility of proposal KKumar Mohanty has writ- The agreement restricts & CR Mohapatra has written to Thas denied receiving any metro rail network. The Union and availability of resources as ten to the National Monuments codifies duties and responsi- the NMA for withdrawal of the proposal from the Odisha Minister further stated that and when posed by concerned Authority (NMA) to withdraw bilities of ASI vis-a-vis Temple heritage bylaws framed for Government for a metro rail urban transport is a State sub- State Governments, he added. the heritage bylaws framed for Trust.” As the servitors are Bhubaneswar’s Brahmeswar network in the State. ject and State Governments are The MP wanted to know the Lingaraj Temple here as the likely to be severely and Temple at Badagada. Notably, Replying to a question responsible for initiating, devel- about any plans for establish- draft rules prohibit construc- adversely affected by an inter- the NMA, which also framed asked by State BJP MP Ashwini oping and funding urban trans- ment of metro rail networks in tion works around the shrine. vention of the authorities like similar heritage bylaws for the Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha, port infrastructures, includ- Odisha. Notably, there have Notably, the State the temple to develop a heritage technical knowhow of this draft notification, they Jagannath Temple in Puri, later Minister of State (Independent ing metro rail projects. The been talks of introducing metro Government has cleared struc- corridor. The Collector wrote Archaeological Survey of India must be consulted before any withdrew it following wide- Charge) for Housing and Central Government considers rail services in twin city of tures on a 75-metre radius of in his letter, “It was to get the (ASI) for conservation of the process to restrict their rights spread protests. Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh financial assistance for metro Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.          , %%&  &' *91   ,1            ()(#! * 7              several molecules and drug remarkable achievements. Dr he Odisha Public Service     targets for therapeutic use, Pati, while appreciating the TCommission (OPSC) on he Dalmia Cement Bharat espite the pandemic that identified genes for stress tol- ILS’ efforts in Covid-19 testing, Thursday extended the last ommodore NP Pradeep, TLimited (DCBL) has Dimpacted the pace of erance and discovered new said the collaborative work of date of online registration/ fee CCommanding Officer of launched a series of initiatives development, scientists and bacterial species. ILS and RMRC in Covid payment/ application submis- INS Chilka, visited the Sainik to support the local commu- students of the Institute of Life The ILS has carried out research have resulted in sion for the Odisha Civil School Bhubaneswar for the nities by boosting infrastruc- Sciences (ILS) here have made many socially-relevant pro- understanding the disease pro- Services Examination-2020. first time since he has became ture development around Community Centres, Mandaps, significant progress in research, grammes, particularly for the gression, management and “In view of the technical the CO of INS Chilka last DCBL’s Kapilas Cement undertaken repairing works at development and addressing economic empowerment of control. Prof Acharya stressed glitches resulting in many month. Commodore Pradeep Manufacturing Works various Temples, and also societal issues during the year. the tribal farming communities that partnerships among insti- aspiring candidates experienc- inspected the school Cadets’ (KCMW) at Tangi, Cuttack. working towards creating a This was highlighted by of Nabarangapur through tutions in Odisha are vital in ing difficulty to make submis- hostel, the proposed site of girls’ The company has recently Hygienic environment by con- ILS Director Dr Ajay Parida training and capacity develop- addressing the societal goals sion of their forms and as per hostel, school gymnasium, spent over Rs 12 lakh towards structing Toilet Blocks around during the institute’s annual day ment in agriculture, establish- using advanced science and the advice of the technical martyrs’ memorial, swimming training and welfare of the the construction of communi- these places. celebration. He said the ILS has ment of nutrition gardens and technology options.The guests team, the Commission has pool and other important areas Sainik School Cadets. ty centres, toilet blocks, and We will continue to extend published 62 research papers, ensuring additional income presented awards to 23 ILS stu- ordered to extend the last date of cadets’ training and appre- Bindu Pradeep, an educa- renovation of temples and reli- our support to people and will obtained two patents and com- generation through interven- dents and staffs. of registration and online pay- ciated the facilities. tionist by profession, accom- gious Mandaps as part of its increase infrastructure devel- mercialised one product. tions of fisheries, goat rearing ment of fee from 11.02.2021 to Principal Gp Capt S panied her husband CSR initiatives in the region. opment in region.” said Kapilas Seven students were and poultry, etc. 22.02.2021 and last date of Dominic Rayan explained the Commodore Pradeep and vis- “We are committed to serving Cement Manufacturing Works awarded PhD and a number of RMRC Director Dr online submission from school activities and the future ited the Bal Sainik Public local communities in Cuttack Head Ramawtar Sharma, dur- facilities and students received Sangamitra Pati and Utkal 18.02.2021 to 02.03.2021,” the projects that the school is going School of the campus meant for and Jajpur districts and have ing inauguration of a commu- national and international University Vice-Chancellor OPSC said in a notification. to undertake. Commodore the Sainik School staffs and undertaken a series of CSR ini- nity centre building built at awards. ILS scientists have con- Prof Savita Acharya partici- The candidates are advertised Pradeep assured that his office appreciated the good works tiatives in the region to improve Old age home (SEVAK) run by tributed to basic understanding pated in the event and com- to visit the website of the com- would extend all necessary done by its headmistress and the standard of living of the a voluntary organisation, in of disease biology, identified plemented the ILS for its mission at www.opsc.gov.in. support for the educational teachers. people. We are developing Solar village of Jajpur district. /*01*0230           

population the progress of in some States. In order to out which it is difficult to get education from upper prima- created global level scope for all education. It is also argued that School since 1997 and the Odisha will not be inclusive. change the continued under- employed in higher positions. ry level. The recent trend of those who know the language. the outflow of students from State has the ANWESHA But inspite of efforts by private development scenario, the It is estimated that about a primary education shows a There are a number of private, established Government scheme but these cover a very and Government agencies, State Government must invest third of world’s population move towards English medium Government and semi- schools to private English insignificant few and leaves a they still continue to suffer in in standard quality education now uses English which is of instruction all over the Government English medium medium schools can be vast majority of ST children’s many ways. of tribal children. The educa- most flexible and adoptable country, including Odisha. schools operating mostly in checked with change of medi- future into darkness. It will be They are in the lowest tion must be of international language. Though everyone knows cities and small towns. There um of instruction and the ideal for the State to convert all rank in comparison to other standard at par with other Language is one of the that mother tongue best suits presence in rural area is almost poor people who are unable to residential schools run by STs social groups in all kinds of developed social groups, important means of participa- a child in learning the basics, nil.The recognized pay fee of private schools can and SCs Development human development indicators through which the ST children tion in governance and devel- but this seems to be for the Government schools are not admit their children in Department to English medi- such as per capital income, can get access to modern opment. The denial of poorer poor people only as the rich being favored by majority of Government schools. um schools with introduction salaried job, poverty ratio, knowledge system. sections of learning official upper class/caste in India the parents; rather the less If we want to see any rad- of all India syllabuses such as IMR, MMR, literacy and Currently a majority of language has affected their prefers English medium from known private English medi- ical change in the socio-eco- CBSE or ICSE. dropout rate etc. The socioe- STs are still in primary sector, participation for a long time. It the very beginning of learning um schools become their best nomic life of the most mar- The State Government can conomic status of STs in other agriculture and forest related is good to educate their chil- of their children while advo- choice. ginalised section of our State, use Tribal sub plan provision,     parts of the country is relatively activities which is a major dren in mother tongue for cating mother tongue for STs. The educated upper class it is highly required to invest in Article 275(1) grant, and better in many respects. cause of their underdevelop- learning the basics. It is fact that almost all those who can afford have no primary education with good CAMPA and DMF funds for he Schedule Tribes (STs) The STs of the North ment and they must equally At the same time, they MLAs, MPs, bureaucrats, aca- issue with private schools but quality education of interna- this purpose. Odisha being a Tconstitute almost one- Eastern States are doing much make their presence felt in self- must be educated in English demics, media people, NGO the poor and marginalised tional standard which can be multi-lingual State, such a fourth of the population of better in all India jobs. State employment, business, indus- medium schools. Even from leaders and activists are paying sections have no choice but to possible only through intro- decision will not affect the Odisha and about half of the of Jharkhand has a tribal head- try, mining, manufacturing Class-1, English can be intro- lip service while glorifying get admitted in Government ducing English as medium of Odia-speaking people as the geographical area of the State ing the Government. and service sector. English is duced as a subject. Mother vernacular language. In prac- schools and vernacular medi- instruction. mother tongue of STs is not is 5th Scheduled area or trib- Independent tribal parties such most preferred language of tongue may be up to lower pri- tice, they send their own chil- um which are now going to be The Central Government Odia. al area. Without the develop- as Bharatiya Tribal Party are knowledge and for all kinds of mary level but English lan- dren to English medium closed because of shortage of is already doing this through ment of the majority of ST coming up with representation official communication with- guage must be medium of schools. English education has students and poor quality of Ekalavya Model Residential ([email protected])

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The first year and second have to self-quarantine them-  ; year students of MBA have selves for 14 days from the date disha has successfully   started arriving at the campus of arrival at the campus in sep- Ofoiled Andhra Pradesh’s in batches. arate rooms. The students must /   .    7 encroachment attempt to take Students who are facing have the Aarogya Setu app possession of Odisha land and   5  internet and infrastructure active on their smartphones.  2; '   <  a few villages under its revenue issues at home are given pri- Wearing masks outside jurisdiction in the bordering he IIM Sambalpur ority to come to the campus. their hostel rooms, thermal areas in Gajapati district. tration. After several rounds of the reason the Odisha Treopened its campus for The classes will, however be scanning of body temperature In a recent incident, AP motivation and intervention by Government has started some students on Wednesday adher- held in online mode for the upon entering the campus, Government employees made the Gajapati district adminis- development activities in the ing to all health safety guide- time being. Each student will maintaining social distancing an unauthorised attempt to tration, persons who had filed area. The Government has in common spaces, sanitising enter Odisha villages under nominations withdrew their sanctioned Rs 5.46 crore for hands, and following all other Rayagada block in Gajapati candidatures. road construction between basic norms are mandatory. district and started some devel- For quite a long time, the Gangabada and Champapur The students are not allowed to opment works like drinking AP administration has been with a target to complete it by leave the hostel premises other water supply, electricity con- making several attempts to December 2021. Both district than medical emergencies. nection to woo Odia villagers. woo Odisha villages to take administration and State Students who must leave cam- The AP Government left them to their side. The recent Government are working in pus will have to quarantine no stone unturned to forcibly attempt to illegally encroach tandem to extend health and themselves again. include Odisha villagers in villages like Manikapatna, education facilities besides Medical assistance like rou- panchayat election processes. Gudikhudi, Madhikhol, upgrading facilities available tine health checkups, moni-  ,"& &    July 13, 2013 without any ten- Even, some Odisha villagers Amaring, Akhada and Bursing nearby. These initiatives would toring of students, dealing with der and other official activities, had filed their nominations to of Gangabad in Gajapati dis- surely help the people living in emergencies will be provided hief Minister Naveen the Chief Minister had laid the contest the elections at the trict is an eye opener for the bordering areas, said a senior during the quarantine, said a CPatnaik would be visiting foundation stone of Koel bar- persuasion of the AP adminis- Odisha Government. That’s Odisha Government official. release by the institute.s Sundargarh district on February rage which is still in cold stor- 16 for a one-day visit. During age. his visit he would be laying The barrage carries much     foundation stone for 271 new importance so far as the con-  #!!!.        projects of Rs 2,000 as said by nectivity between Kuarmunda Minister Pratap Jena recently and Nuagaon block and  ./0  $$ during his visit. Amongst oth- Rourkela city is concerned.    ers, the important projects are Besides it is related with the       International Standard Hockey issue of solution of drinking     Stadium at Rourkela BPUT water in the steel city, Jagda and #$   Campus where certain match- Jhirpani.     nutrition indicators and adopt- (0-3 yrs) would be covered would help track the nutrition es will be paid during World Similarly, on February 23, ing a lifecycle approach for an under creches and provided indicators and take appropriate Cup Hockey-2023 and 17 more 2014, the CM had laid the n pursuant to the State’s 5T accelerated reduction in mal- with meals, health checkup, steps for improvement. The    Official Secrets Act. There are Astro Turf Hockey Stadiums in foundation stone for the Iinitiatives, a transformative nutrition in adolescent girls, care and stimulation over and strategy has been formulated in proofs of transfer of money to 17 blocks of the district. Wholesale Market Complex at strategy has been launched to pregnant women, nursing above their regular entitle- consultation with eminent shwar Chandra Behera, for- Ishwar’s bank account from While the district adminis- Balughat, Panposh in Rourkela bring about a substantial mothers and children below six ments under the SNP. experts, nutrition experts, Imer cameraman of the various countries, reports tration is already on an over- for facilitating the local farmers, improvement in the nutrition years.There is a special inter- There would be a major nutrition scientists, practition- Integrated Test Range (ITR) at said.He had been arrested on drive for successful visit of the traders and for the betterment status of adolescent girls, preg- vention package comprising focus on the Moderately Acute ers, academia and develop- Chandipur near here who was January 23, 2015. A native of CM, the BJD here is in full effort of the Rourkela traffic and nant and nursing women and supplementary nutrition and Malnourished and Severely ment partners. accused of spying for Pakistani Kantipur village near Baisinga to make the programme a suc- sanctioned a sum of Rs 98.45 children. testing and treatment for Acute Malnourished children ‘SOPAN’, with its innova- intelligence agency ISI, was on in Mayurbhanj district, Ishwar cess. That is why, the BJD has crore. Besides, a project envis- It would be implemented anaemia for adolescent girls in with a drive for an early screen- tive approach, would be anoth- Thursday convicted in the espi- was employed as a cameraper- formed a district level commit- aging construction of 50 ultra- in 125 hard-to-reach blocks in the 14-19 yrs age category, ing through Ojan Utsav and er milestone in comprehen- onage case by the court of ADJ- son at the ITR on a contractu- tee under the guidance of the modern stalls and godowns for 22 districts. An investment of who are yet to be covered provisioning of modified food sively covering adolescent girls, I here and sentenced to life al basis in 2007. State leadership for preparation paddy procurement equipment Rs 1,000 crore has been under the SAG scheme. for the SAM children and pregnant women, nursing imprisonment. He had been spying for the of the CM programme. Even at Vedavyas market yard was planned for the scheme in next Pregnant and nursing modified THR to the MAM mothers and children below six The court held him guilty ISI for eight to ten months while the party’s district co- approved. But the fates of both five years.According to Women women would be provided children. There is also a provi- years in the 125 identified of passing confidential infor- prior to his arrest. Ishwar was observer Kuna Bihari Das is the projects are in uncertain and Child Development with one extra hot meal, which sion for improving the quality blocks and would help trans- mation to the ISI regarding in constant touch with his camping here, observer MLA stage. Another commitment Principal Secretary Anu Garg’s is in addition to the entitle- of supplementary nutrition by form the nutrition scenario of testing of missiles at the ITR. handler over phone and had Priti Ranjan Ghadei has been was made by the Chief Minister. move, the key components of ments under the fortification of THR and rice. the State. Notably, the program He was convicted under met him at least 10 times dur- visiting the district frequently. It was on March 4, 2015 the scheme are prioritisation of Supplementary Nutrition An annual nutrition survey was approved by the State Sections 121A and 120B of the ing his trips to Kolkata, a Besides, many State when Chief Minister Naveen the 125 blocks having worst Programme (SNP). Children planned under the strategy Cabinet on Tuesday. IPC, and 3, 4 and 5 of the police official had said. Ministers are touring the district Patnaik had declared the Xavier to take stock of the preparation. Institute of Management, Now the entire city is covered Bhubaneswar’s second campus   with big hoardings of Naveen at Rourkela to make up for the :     !    $ !  Patnaik. Sources said almost all large-scale resentment of the the Ministers and more than residents over the IIM issue.    100 MLAs, MPs and party lead- But till date the assurance of   !R 8      6 9   ers would be present in differ- the CM has not translated into ent blocks, towns and ULBs to action. Rather it is alleged that  2  make the programme a big the XIMB campus declaration   5  Pradhan were arrested. As per was fined Rs 6,000 and an success. was a political game plan of o residents of Belabuda vil- the FIR, a heated argument order was passed that her head The preparation goes as if it Patnaik to divert attention of the Nlage under Athmallik woman was allegedly ensued between the victim and be tonsured.The community would be the beginning of cam- people from the IIM setback. block of Angul district ever Ahumiliated and tonsured in her two sisters-in-law on members also warned of paign for forth coming ULB and Besides, many more projects dared to construct a concrete public by her in-laws at February 5. But losing their ostracising the family if the GP elections. But on other including Transport Nagar at roof for themselves as a super- Paruabhadi village under the cool, Dukhi and her two incident was reported to police. hand, the opposition parties and Beldihi are still in cold storage. stition prevailing in the local- the blind belief. As per the roofs.Eventually, the BDO was Kuchinda police station in daughters thrashed the vic- However, police said the com- certain elite masses see this To remind of the failure in ful- ity for hundreds of years forced superstition, any one con- able to convince the villagers to Sambalpur district over dowry tim. The entire incident took munity members involved in programme otherwise. They filling the promises to the CM them from doing so. As bizarre structing concrete roof in the allow construction of a pucca demand. place in the absence of the vic- harassing the woman would be allege that this BJD Government and BJD leaders, Congress as it may sound, the village village would face a certain house with a concrete roof in On the basis of a complaint tim’s husband. nabbed soon. believes in laying foundation workers under the leadership of never had a house having a death. So much so, the village. Locals were involved in lodged by the victim with On February 7, a meeting The accused have been stones only while it never cares Prasant Sethy had staged a dha- concrete roof until local BDO Government school, the the construction work of the Kuchinda police on Tuesday, was held in the village, where booked under sections 455, translate them into reality. And, rana at the venue where CM had Sanjay Kumar Acharya man- Anganwadi Centre and all house, which was built at a cost victim’s mother-in-law Dukhi the victim was held ‘guilty’ for 452, 355, 254 (b), 294, 506, this is particularly true as far as laid foundation stone for Koel aged to convince the villagers pucca houses in village were of Rs 3 lakh sanctioned from Chhatria and two sisters-in-law assaulting her sister-in-law, 498(a), 34 of IPC and section Rourkela is concerned, they barrage and ring road a couple that they were falling prey to without concrete Kandhapada panchayat. Jayakanti Majhi and Saraswati who is elder to her. The victim 4 of Dowry Prevention Act. say. It may be noted here that on of days ago. 04     6 7    %  3 1         1      erated on the measures to be laboration with the interna- >  #7 # Purnima Das. Besides, the initiated to enhance the qual- tional faculty members and contraband, a pistol , an air   ity of higher education of the researchers. The proposal for   ? rifle, ammunition, swords,   public universities in Odisha. the formation of a strong alum- choppers, five mobile phones It was agreed upon during ni database for each universi- and motorbikes were seized the live-streaming interaction ty was given paramount impor-     from the arrestees possession.     that the international commu- tance leveraging the ongoing “ Sources said on the direc- nity would be hosting webina- Mo College” initiative and fos- n a major drug haul, the tions of Bhadrak SP Charan igher Education Minister rs and formulating the topics Department will be ensuring tering of industry collabora- IBhadrak police seized more Singh Mina , a team led by HDr Arun Sahoo had a on institutional development the availability of upgraded tions by establishing centres of than 519 grams of brown sugar estimated market value of the Rural police IIC intercepted revealed as it would hamper brainstorming web session with depending on the needs of WIFI Broadband in all the excellence in universities with being smuggled from Jaleswar seized contraband is worth Rs Saroj and his aides at Ranital investigations and the suppli- representatives of the Society of various departments of uni- university campuses expedi- innovation and incubation in Baleswar district on 50 lakh. The arrested persons Crossing in Bhadrak district ers would be nabbed soon. Americas (OSA), GHEC, State versities. The public universi- tiously. The faculty profile and facilities. Wednesday. were identified as Saroj Das and seized the contraband. Meanwhile, police have lodged Government officials and VCs ties in Odisha will facilitate the their research interests will be The proposal of forma- Six persons were arrested alias Satura, Bipin Das, Aruna Mina said the sources from a case under the relevant sec- of different universities. international students as well as clearly placed in the universi- tion of an external Advisory in this connection and lethal Malik, Debasish Behera alias which the contraband was pro- tions of the NDPS Act and Attended by top Odia edu- faculty exchange programmes ty websites so that the Global Council for the universities weapons were seized from the Chiku, Prasanta Das, cured from Jaleswar have been Arms Act and forwarded the cationists and academicians of starting with the US universi- Higher Education Committee was also received very well by possession of the accused. The Saudamini Das alias Dalli and ascertained but would not accused to court. the world, the meeting delib- ties. The Higher Education will be able to facilitate the col- Higher Education Minister.  9  &&( = 6   "#  %1     %#&' )#*( "  "" "    2   $      !     (            suo motu removed their    he Balliguda police on establishment after getting TWednesday arrested three notices. However, in some cases      5    5 persons, including a Home  R   the officials are facing wrath of Guard, in Kandhamal district for the vendors too. Currently he Tata Power Central he Srijaford English wo public hearings were smuggling of ganja.    while the eviction was carried TOdisha Distribution TAcademy organised a sem- Theld in Keonjhar district on The Home Guard was iden- out from Pani tanki to college Limited (TPCODL) is con- inar on theme “Improvement Thursday to clear the decks of tified as Khirod Kumar Sahoo of he roadside vendors under square, the vendors near police stantly focused on enhancing of English in Modern environmental clearance for Salepur in Cuttack district. The TBaleswar municipality have colony gate opposed the the knowledge, skills and abil- Education System” here at expansion of 0.127-MTPA other two are Purnachandra appealed to the district admin- removal. They stated that due ities of its employees through Lanjipalli on Sunday followed Karakhendra steel plant of the ronmental pollution, health, Mallik of Balisuga village and istration to rehabilitate them to Corona restriction they suf- several trainings intended for by a ceremonial meeting to Rungta company to upgrade it education, communication, etc. Sashi Mallik of Madinata under before evicting them. fered huge losses for about continuous learning. felicitate meritorious students, to .606 MTPA crude steel The people urged both the Balliguda block of district. The district administra- eight months and now the In this context, a two-day said academy director Jagdish along with installation of a industries and the Government The three persons were trav- tion has begun eviction of administration was cracking residential training on Kumar Sahu.Plant Scientist power plant of 121 MW and to speed up development activ- elling by a car with the consign- roadside shops and establish- whips on them by snatching “Demand Side Management vision to introduce power util- and former Professor of Botany expansion of.18-MTPA ities in the area. ment when they were inter- ments which were erected away their bread. & Energy Efficiency” was ities to cost-effective strategies of Berhampur University Prof Karakolha sponge iron plant The public hearings were cepted at Balliguda by police on unauthorisedly.The eviction They also said that the organised in association with for building economies without Bhaskar Padhi graced event as with DRI plant and 22 MW conducted in the presence of suspicion during patrolling duty. was necessitated as the municipality had been collect- the Bureau of Energy Efficiency necessarily increasing energy chief guest while former power plant. senior Government officials, During search, police recovered encroached roads were causing ing Rs 10 from each roadside and Federation of Indian consumption. Vigilance Inspector Devadutta Both these plants industry representatives and 40.7 kg ganja from their posses- traffic problems. shop per day which they were Chamber of Commerce and Demand side management Patnaik was chief speaker. Karakolha and Karakhendra community leaders. sion. Police also seized car and The administration has paying round the year.Stating Industry. Total 35 engineers programmes could help us to Among others, BJD gener- are situated near Barbil. The Keonjhar PD, DRDA Dr arrested trio. Earlier on Monday, informed that the exercise is that the eviction would push participated in the programme reduce peak electricity demand al secretary Jagannath Sabat, people supported the expan- Udhab Chandra Majhi the Malkangiri police seized required for expansion of them further into distress, the which was held on February 2 thereby reducing energy costs Sabita Mahapatro, Nandini sion of the steel plants but presided over both the meet- 14.11 quintal of ganja and held roads and strengthening the aggrieved vendors appealed to and 3 here.Speaking during the and number of blackouts." He Dash, Rajat Kumar Padhy of demanded that the company ings. Regional Pollution 8 persons including a Home drainage system, construction, the municipal authorities to inaugural session, TPCODL also thanked BEE and FICCI Indian Army graced event as undertake CSR activities to Control Officer Puskar Behera Guard of the MV 79 police sta- and renovation of drains. In rehabilitate them first at an CEO M Shenbagam said, “The for initiating the training and guests. solve issues relating to envi- coordinated the programme. tion and a woman. most cases the vendors have alternative site. concept was initiated with a enhancing the competencies.   ! "   ) %&&&()*       @   "           ( . &   )   !   ecalling the contributions contractual engagement of the “While the Indian Army Rof party ideologue Deen ex-army personnel at SECL, will continue to prepare and Dayal Upadhyay towards build- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, ATPP adapt to the future, the more ing a self-reliant India, Prime and OTHPP Obra in Uttar proximate, real and present Minister Narendra Modi on Pradesh, VSTPP Sidhi, dangers, on our active borders Thursday said that the leader Madhya Pradesh, ONGC, cannot be ignored,” he said. had called for self-reliance way Nazira, Assam, FGUTPP, He said the principal chal- back during the Indo-Pak war Unchahar and HTPP lenge before the Armed Forces in 1965. Kasimpur in Uttar Pradesh, today is that of the growing “Deendayal Upadhyay’s NALCO Angul, Odisha,   capability enhancements in an thoughts are equally relevant FSTPP Farakka and GRSEL IN era of “finite budgets”, adding today and will continue to be West Bengal, NLC Neyveli, rmy Chief General MM the structures, inventories and so. In 1965, during the Indo- that with the power of self- “We value consensus in Tamil Nadu, RTPS Raichur, ANaravane on Thursday, in human resources of the mili- Pak war, India had to depend reliance, the country had deliv- politics. I said in Parliament Karnataka and UTPS Ukai, an apparent reference to the tary will need to adapt and on foreign countries for ered the COVID-19 vaccine to that a majority runs the gov- Gujarat. tension at the Line of Actual transform accordingly. weapons. Deendayal had said the whole world. ernment but the country runs A total of 63 Sub- Control(LAC), said the situa- On changing contours of at that time that we need to “In this COVID-19 period, with consent. We have not just Inspectors, 187 Assistant Sub- tion there highlighted the security challenges, Naravane build an India that is self- the country displayed the spir- come to run the government, Inspectors, 424 Head nature of threats facing India in said when India focused on reliant not just in agriculture, it of Antyodaya, and cared for we have come to take the   and 25 per cent Contractual) at Constables and 1,328 preserving its territorial integri- building core capacities in the but also in defence and our country’s poor. With the country forward. We fight selected units by engaging 2000 Constables will be absorbed on ty and sovereignty, noting that spheres of land, sea and air , the weaponry,” PM Modi said. power of self-reliance, the against each other in elec- he Centre has ordered Ex-Army personnel on con- contractual basis. the “legacy challenges” have country’s adversaries took the He was speaking at the country has also proved the tions, it does not mean that we Tengagement of 2,000 ex- tractual basis in different posts The closing date for sub- only grown in scale and inten- battle to the newer domains of Samarpan Diwas on the occa- Integral Humanism do not respect each other,” he servicemen in the CISF on con- on an experimental basis.” mission of application forms by sity. space, cyber, and informatics. sion of Upadhyay’s death Philosophy, delivered medi- said. tractual basis for deployment in The deployment in these the ex-army personnel in the His observations came on He said India’s adversaries anniversary. cines to the whole world, and On the occasion, the PM, units to secure vital installa- selected units will be reviewed Central Industrial Security a day when the first step was are investing in creating a for- “Today, the self-reliant is delivering the vaccine today,” along with BJP president JP tions across the country. by the Ministry after six Force (CISF) has been fixed as taken by both the armies to midable stand-off enterprise in India campaign is becoming he added. Nadda paid floral tributes to A letter with the subject months and twelve months March 15, 2021 following break the ten-month long log- the form of long-range preci- the medium for building the He further said that the the leader. “Engagement of Ex-Army per- for considering further expan- which recruitment process will jam at the LAC in Eastern sion fires, hypersonic vehicles future of the village’s poor, transformational changes tak- Pandit Deendayal sonnel on contract basis in sion of such deployment at be started. Ladakh by withdrawing tanks and robust air defence capac- farmers, labourers and middle ing place in the field of infra- Upadhyay was a Rashtriya CISF for deployment in PSUs” other units. “In view of the above, con- and troops. ities. class,” PM Modi said, adding structure will make the lives Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) signed by Deputy Inspector As many as 13 CISF units cerned Sector IsG (Inspector Addressing a seminar orga- “In order to win future that the vision on the local easier and India will get a new thinker and former leader of General (DIG), CISF, PK Bharti have been identified for the Generals) are requested to nized by the Centre for Land wars, mere mastery of the economy is proof of how prac- modern image, and with the the political party Bharatiya earlier this month read, “MHA contractual deployment on an consider the above facts and Warfare Studies(CLAWS), traditional domains of land, tical and comprehensive Deen stature of the country rapidly Jana Sangh, the forerunner of has directed to deploy Ex- experimental basis of ex-army manage posting accordingly. Naravane said the Indian Army sea and air will no longer suf- Dayal Upadhyay’s thinking growing, every Indian will be Bharatiya . Army personnel in CISF in the personnel. This has the approval of com- will continue to prepare and fice,” Naravane said. He said was even in those times. proud of today’s India. He became the president ratio of 75: 25 (75 per cent CISF The units selected for the petent authority,” it added. adapt to the future challenges, as the adversaries expand the “Today, with the mantra of PM Modi also elaborated of Jana Sangh in December the more “proximate, real and “contest to the grey zone”, ‘Vocal for Local’, the country is that in politics, consensus is 1967. He contested the Lok present dangers” on India’s there is a “dire” need for mod- realising his vision,” he said. valued, and although the Sabha election and lost. He “active borders” cannot be ern militaries to be as profi- In light of the ongoing majority runs the government, passed away on February 11,  )     P ignored. cient in competition as in COVID-19 pandemic, he said the country runs with consent. 1968. He said the ongoing devel- hard core “kinetics”. opments along the northern “We need to shed the clas- borders should make the sical war and peace disposition  (   !  /4   armed forces ponder over the and enhance cross govern-  !      nature of the unsettled borders mental fusion in order to win ! *() and consequent challenges with aggressively in the competitive   regard to protecting the coun- space,” he noted.   ;4<.;   try’s territorial integrity and The Army chief also *():1 % mid the rising number of sovereignty. broadly touched upon how the Acoronavirus cases, Saudi “Without doubt there are future wars could be fought     Arabia suspended entry of newer threats on the horizon, with the use of highly maneu- /&( people for at least 20 countries, but the hard reality is that the verable unmanned aerial vehi- he Enforcement ndia has become the fastest including India, said Indian legacy challenges have not cles, electromagnetic spec- TDirectorate (ED) on Icountry in the world to fin- &  & Embassy in Riyadh on quite gone away. In fact, they trum technology, swarm Thursday said it has filed ish 70.17 lakh vaccinations Thursday. Indian Embassy have only grown in scale and drones or use of low orbit sys- Prosecution Complaint against COVID-19 in 26 days. posted its advisory on Twitter intensity,” the Army Chief said. tems. (chargesheet) against five And 17 States/UTs reported no &* mentioning, “Kingdom of office bearers/members of the COVID-19 deaths in the past Saudi Arabia vide its circular Popular Front of India (PFI) 24 hours and the country had   dated 2nd February 2021 have accordance with the precau- *     and its student wing Campus the lowest active cases per mil- temporarily suspended entry ,    tionary measures”. Indian Front of India (CFI) under the lion population globally. he World Health into the Kingdom for passen-      cargo flights operating with provisions of the Prevention The Ministry of Health on TOrganisation (WHO) on gers coming from the following      clearance from the Directorate ,$ -   & of Money Laundering Act Thursday said that India Thursday heaped praise to 19 countries, in addition to General of Civil Aviation before the Special PMLA accomplished this feat in only India on handling the coron- India.”   (DGCA) do not fall under the Court, Lucknow. 26 days, while it took 27 days avirus pandemic as cases are Saudi Arabia has restrict-   &  purview of the ban either.   Atikur Rahman, National for the US and 48 days for the going down consistently. ed travel from India, A similar ban was last Treasurer of CFI, Masud UK to reach the same figures. Dr Roderico Ofrin, World Argentina, the United Arab  $ imposed in the country in he Supreme Ahmed, Delhi General India has also been the fastest Health Organization country Emirates, Germany, the December, after a new and TCourt denied Secretary of CFI, Sidhique to touch the 6 million mark a representative to India said on United States of America, Egypt, and Japan. However, more virulent strain of coro- bail on Thursday Kappan, a journalist few days back. Thursday that over three Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, there are some exceptions. navirus was detected in the to activist Akhil associated with PFI and Md. “The total cumulative vac- months now, cases of COVID- Pakistan, Brazil, Portugal, Saudi citizens, diplomats, and UK. The country had resumed Gogoi, who is Alam, a CFI/PFI member, cination coverage of 70,17,114 19 in India have been consis- United Kingdom, Turkey, health workers coming from international flights and lodged in jail for were arrested by the UP includes 57,05,228 healthcare tently going down... South Africa, Sweden, these countries will be allowed reopened its ports on January his alleged role Police at Mathura while they workers (HCWs) and Considering the magnitude Switzerland, France, Lebanon, to enter the kingdom “in 3, 2021. in the violent were on their way to Hathras 13,11,886 frontline workers of the population...it’s some- anti-CAA protests in Assam. bail once the trial starts. to disturb communal harmo- (FLWs till 8 am on February 11. thing the Government of India A bench of justices N V Gogoi has challenged a ny, to incite violence and to 1,43,056 sessions have been should be very very proud of. Ramana, Surya Kant and January 7 order the Gauhati spread terror. conducted so far. 4,05,349 ben- “Bringing that diligence, Aniruddha Bose dismissed High Court, which rejected The agency initiated eficiaries (HCWs- 94,890 and discipline & vigour into their Gogoi’’s bail plea, saying, “We his bail plea in a case related investigation in this matter on FLWs- 3,10,459) were vacci- response to vaccination cam- will not consider the petition to his alleged role in the vio- the basis of FIR No 199/2020 nated on Day-26 (10th Feb paign, we’ve seen it’s been so at this stage.” lent protests against the registered by UP Police under 2021) across 8,308 sessions,’ the successful. Around 6 million The bench, however, told Citizenship (Amendment) various Indian Penal Code health ministry said. were vaccinated in 22 days. It’s advocate Runamoni Bhuyan Act (CAA) lodged by the (IPC) Sections and provi- As per the data, 13 the fastest as we see rates of that the petitioner may National Investigation Agency sions of the Unlawful States/UTs have vaccinated over vaccination happening,” ofrin approach the top court for (NIA). Activities (Prevention) Act 65% of the registered healthcare added. were invoked. workers (HCWs). leads The WHO country repre- with over 79% of the registered sentative to India further HCWs vaccinated. The num- hailed Gujarat Government,       ber of beneficiaries being vac- saying hats off to Gujarat gov- cinated every day has shown a ernment for taking the review  !   progressive increase. Uttar amid pandemic for informa- Pradesh ( 6,73,542), tion and better evidence to =  ! Maharashtra ( 5,73,681), tweak their responses, which Rajasthan ( 5,59,990), they have, especially during   Karnataka ( 4,64,485) and West the second wave that hap- Bengal ( 4,27,042) are among pened. he National Investigation the top states in COVID-19 TAgency (NIA) on Thursday vaccinations in the country. Covid-19, the Health Ministry filed chargesheet in the case At least seven States/UTs said on Thursday. relating to hoisting of Khalistani have reported less than 40% The ministry also informed flag at Deputy Commissioner vaccinations of the registered that 17 states and UTs includ- Office Complex, Moga, Punjab healthcare workers (HCWs). ing Telangana, Gujarat, Assam, by Cadres of Sikhs For Puducherry has recorded the Haryana, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Justice (SFJ)) before NIA lowest vaccination performance Meghalaya, Nagaland, Special Judge, Mohali, Punjab of 17.5 percent. While the Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Sikkim, under various Indian Penal country recorded 108 deaths Manipur, Mizoram, Andaman Code sections and provisions of due to Covid-19 in the last 24 & Nicobar Islands, Tripura, the Unlawful Activities hours, a matter of relief for the Arunachal Pradesh and Daman (Prevention) Act besides nation is that they were limit- & Diu, have not reported any Prevention of Insult to National ed to a few states and union ter- Covid death in the last 24 Honour Act, 1971 against six ritories as 17 states have not hours. accused persons. reported any fatality due to The total recovered cases are 1,05,73,372. The gap between active cases and recov- ered cases is continuously increasing and stands at 1,04,30,810. The data says 83.20% of the newly recovered cases against Covid-19 are recorded in 6 States. Kerala has contributed the highest number to the newly recovered cases (5,745), followed by Maharashtra (2,421) and Gujarat (495). Kerala has reported the highest daily new cases at 5,980. It is followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with 3,451and 479 new cases, respectively. 108 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Seven States account for 79.63% of these. Maharashtra reported the max- imum casualties at 30. It is fol- lowed by Kerala with 18 new daily deaths.   ! "   . +  $  #  % *     6  # &    ;   =    ,   4  of the Indian Penal Code would He also lodged an FIR at the      have been filed against him, Bandra police station in n emotional Salman Khan which entails a provision of Mumbai in this connection.      2 ;< Hindus who migrated to India ing citizenship to refugees, it is Aon Thursday thanked the seven-year imprisonment, his However, the court later came during the Partition and after not about taking away anyone's    judge after receiving a breather lawyer Hastimal Saraswat told to know that Khan's arm nion Home Minister Amit the creation of Bangladesh. citizenship," he said. from the Jodhpur District and IANS. licence was not lost, but had UShah Thursday said the Many of them have been Accusing the erstwhile ihar Chief Minister Nitish Sessions Court, which dis- Soon after hearing the ver- been submitted for renewal. process of granting Indian cit- accorded Indian citizenship but Congress and the Left Front BKumar on Thursday came missed two pleas filed by the dict, Saraswat said, "We finally Public prosecutor Bhavani izenship to refugees under the a sizeable section of the popu- governments of West Bengal of out in support of the three farm Rajasthan Government against got justice after years of hear- Singh Bhati had then demand- CAA, including to the Matua lation has not got it. T h e never bothering about granti- laws, saying he is with the the Bollywood actor in a case ings."In 1998, Khan was arrest- ed that a case of misleading the community of West Bengal, Matua community, with an esti- ng citizenship to the refugees, Government and the laws are related to submitting a false ed for hunting two blackbucks court be filed against the actor. will begin once the process of mated population of three mil- Shah said they betrayed them for the benefit of farmers and affidavit in the court in 2003. in Kankani village near Jodhpur However, on Thursday, the COVID vaccination has ended. lion in the state, can tilt the much in the same way as the not against them. As soon as the court of during the shooting of the film Jodhpur District and Sessions Accusing the opposition scales in favour of a political TMC did.Shah also attacked He said that the Central Raghavendra Kachwal said that "Hum Saath Saath Hain". At that Court judge Raghavendra parties of misleading the party in at least four Lok seats the Mamata Banerjee govern- government had taken the the pleas against him stood dis- time, a case under Arms Act Kachwal dismissed the pleas minorities about the and more than 30 assembly ment over Bangladeshi infil- right path to hold talks with the The farmers are demand- missed in the case, an emo- was registered against the actor filed against Khan.Earlier on Citizenship (amendment) Act, seats in Nadia, and North and tration, and asserted only a BJP farmers to end their agitation. ing repeal of the three farm tional Khan, who attended the and the court had asked him to Tuesday, Khan had apologised he said, its implementation South 24 Parganas districts. It government can stop it. Nitish, who arrived in the laws and also seeking an assur- proceedings virtually, said, submit his arms licence. before the court for 'mistaken- will not impact the citizenship once stood solidly behind the Courting the Matua com- national capital on Wednesday ance on MSP for their produce. "Thank you sir". Khan submitted an affi- ly' submitting a false affidavit status of Indian minorities. TMC but had supported the BJP munity, Shah said if voted to evening, met Prime Minister Earlier, 11 rounds of talks Had the actor been proven davit in the court in 2003, say- in 2003 during his hearing in Shah said the Modi gov- in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. power, the BJP government Narendra Modi in Parliament between the government and guilty, a case under Section 193 ing that he had lost the licence. the blackbuck poaching case. ernment had in 2018 promised A section of state BJP lead- will propose renaming the on Thursday. the farmers remained incon- it will bring in a new citizenship ership is apprehensive that the Thaukurnagar railway station This is the first meeting clusive. law and kept it when the BJP delay and confusion over the 'Shri Dham Thakurnagar' after between the two leaders after To another question if any was voted to power in 2019. implementation of the CAA Sri Sri Harichand Thakur, their the Bihar assembly poll results discussions happened on the He said, after the country was could make them turn against socio-religious guru. in November last year. inclusion of Janata Dal-United   & (())*/' hit by the COVID-19 pan- the saffron party. After coming to power in After meeting Modi, Nitish (JD-U) in the cabinet, the demic in 2020, its implemen- Shah asserted that Banerjee West Bengal, the BJP govern- told the media: "The purpose of Chief Minister said, "No dis- tation had to be kept in will not be in a position to ment will introduce 'Chief the farm laws is to benefit cussion on cabinet happened." %'/(!))!#& /*"/( abeyance."Mamata didi said oppose the implementation of Minister Sharnarthi Kalyan farmers and it is not against He also hailed the Union we made a false promise. She the CAA as she will cease to be Yojana' for the welfare of the them." Budget presented in Parliament    that action should be taken to of them being schools, 20.89 started opposing the CAA and the chief minister after the refugee population. Reacting When asked about the on February 1 and said: "The ease the implementation of per cent being colleges and pro- saying she will never allow it. assembly polls likely in April- to Shah's assertion about imple- farmers protesting since Budget is very good despite the division Bench of the the Narcotic Drugs and fessional institutions, and rest The BJP always fulfils the May this year. "Mamata menting the CAA, Mamata November 26 last year, effect of Covid pandemic." AKerala High Court on Psychotropic Substances Act other institutions. promises it makes. We have Didi is misleading the people Banerjee said he should mind demanding the repeal of the "Even we will bring a good Thursday directed the State (NDPS Act) in educational The police report also brought this law and refugees on the CAA. But let me tell you his language and declared she three farm laws, he said, "We budget in the state," he said. Government to set up Campus institutions and directed the pointed out that use of drugs will get citizenship. that she won't be a position to will never allow it to be are with the government and The JD-U leader said that Police units in educational Chief Secretary to take neces- from ganja and hashish to syn- "As soon as the COVID oppose as she will not be the enforced in West Bengal. the government has opted for he and the PM also discussed institutions to tackle drug sary action, besides seeking a thetic drugs was taking place vaccination process ends the chief minister after April-May. "The home minister of the right path by holding talks." the development of Bihar as abuse among students. joint meeting of top officials of among the students. process of granting citizenship We will implement the CAA, it country should be careful about He said that he is hopeful during the assembly polls a lot A Bench headed by Chief Health, Education, Police, and Stressing need for cam- under CAA will begin. All of is a law that has been passed by his utterances. We will never of a resolution soon. of promises were made to the Justice S. Manikumar gave the Excise Departments to formu- puses in the state to be free of you will be respected citizens of Parliament," he said. allow CAA, NRC or NPR in Thousands of farmers from people. order on a case it took up suo late the necessary rules. drugs, the court listed the this country," he said, address- "As the Home Minister of Bengal. They can say whatever Punjab, Haryana and Western However, he refused to moto, based on a letter from The strict directions came case's next hearing after three ing a rally here in the bastion of this country, I want to assure they want to. They want to Uttar Pradesh have been comment on the Chirag retired police official N. on a police report which said months, when it would look the Matua community. the minorities of India that destroy Bengal. We will never protesting at the borders of the Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party Ramachandran highlighting around 400 institutions in the into all the action that has Matuas, originally from East none of you will lose citizen- allow them to do that," she national capital since (LJP), which has been attack- the use of drugs in campuses. state are affected by drug abuse, been taken towards this objec- Pakistan, are weaker section ship. The CAA is about grant- asserted. November 26 last year. ing the JD-U since last year. The court also suggested with a whopping 74.12 per cent tive. "      *         * 10  =       - ..    = tricks in the game, the Ram told reporters that it was his remained incommunicado on Q6; Janmabhumi Temple has nature to donate to all religious the issue for the last two verenthusiasm to appease become a milestone around his groups working for good caus- days.    Oall those who call on him dreams. es. He said he was aware that The RSS activists led by    P /4.;    for favours and donations have A group of youngsters with the youths were mobilising Sree Cherai who had called on landed a sitting member of the the picture of the proposed fund for the construction of the MLA told media persons  - ..    / %      2   2 Kerala Legislative Assembly in Lord Rama Temple at Ayodhya the Sree Ram temple and that they had briefed the lat-   $  trouble which is likely to jeop- went to the office of the MLA hence he donated the ter about the purpose for he relations between the he Gujarat Congress unit ardize his prospects of fielded seeking donation for the con- amount. which they had called on TMalankara Orthodox '      Ton Thursday came out with again in the upcoming struction of the temple. This has snowballed into him. “The MLA himself asked Syrian Church and the &    a 'PledgePaper', in which it Assembly election. Kunnappilli donated Rs 1,000/- a major controversy as many his personal staff to pho- CPI(M)-led Kerala #    pledged to provide rights to the Eldhose Kunnappilli, the to the activists and got himself religious and political outfits tograpg him holding the Government vitiated further by citizens which they have been Congress legislator represent- stituency. photographed with the youths, swearing by Islam accused the notice seeking donations for Thursday as the working com- *     devoid of under the BJP regime ing the Perumbavoor Assembly Though Kunnappilli, a first reportedly RSS activists of the MLA of hurting the senti- the temple and now he is mittee of the Church expressed   over the years, through a card constituency has become a time legislator, with a mediocre area. ments of the community. retracting because he is afraid its concern over the attempts by      system called 'GujRight'. controversial figure as well as track record over the last five The photograph was Organisations like SDPI and whether it would cost him his the Pinarayi Vijayan Talking about the cam- a persona non grata for a par- years, in a bid to get re-nom- beamed through an Islamic PFI took marches to the res- re-nomination,” said Sree Government’s move to derail     paign, Amit Chavda, the ticular community in the con- ination was playing all the TV channel and the MLA idence of the MLA who has Cherai. the July 2017 Supreme Court Gujarat Pradesh Congress verdict granting the control of the intention of harnessing Committee (GPCC) president, the churches in the State to the political dividents,” said the said, "We carried out 'Hello " /*  ()(/('&& )-  former. spokesman in his release. Gujarat' campaign some time >  (  “The draft bill allegedly The Metropolitans made it ago which was well-received by  ) *)  !%(&&    prepared by the Law Reforms clear that the Supreme Court the people of the state. Based Commission appointed by the verdict was the law of the on the feedback of that cam- +# /Dibrugarh including Dibrugarh University State Government is an attempt country. “The rulers who once paign, we have prepared a 10- University Vice-Chancellor Teachers' Association, Dibrugarh 7(444    !    " to subvert and derail the declared that it was not possi- point 'PledgePaper', where (VC) Prof. Ranjit Tamuli was University Officers' Association, Supreme Court verdict which ble to bring in legislation instead of coming out with false suspended by Governor Dibrugarh University $(./$(01 had ruled that the Malankara against any verdicts delivered promises like the BJP, we will Jagadish Mukhi on Thursday Employees' Association and  !      Orthodox Syrian Church was by the Supreme Court should be taking a pledge to provide following allegations of elected representatives had ear-     the rightful owner of all the not go back from their words. the urban citizens the rightful financial irregularities and lier submitted petitions to the Churches coming under the We hope and trust the basic needs. In this misuse of public funds, Raj Governor complaining gross    2 ; < ,   retired IPS officer has Jacobite sect. The Kerala Government should abide by PledgePaper, we pledge to pro- Bhawan officials said. allegations of financial anomalies 0   Aaccused Bihar Minister Government instead of imple- the Supreme Court verdict and vide free water, better roads, The officials said that the and misappropriation of funds ashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) #  Leshi Singh of possessing menting the apex court verdict rule the State as per the law of better tax structure, quality Governor as Chancellor of against Tamuli. RVice President, Jayant sophisticated weapons such as has been trying to dilute and the land,” said the Working education, housing, health, Dibrugarh University suspend- "Not satisfied with the expla- Chaudhary, along with 21 iden-     AK-47, AK-56 and Self nullify the same by illegal Committee meeting. public transport, employment ed the VC and handed over the nation of Prof. Ranjit Tamuli, the tified and 6,000 unnamed peo-       Loading Rifle (SLR). means,” Father Johns Abraham The spiritual heads of the and better administration." charge to Prof. R. N. S. Yadav, a Governor, in order to ascertain ple, was booked for violating     Amitabh Kumar Das, a 1994 Konat, chief spokesman of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian "The Congress will do a professor at the Department of veracity of the allegations and prohibitory orders by joining   $   batch IPS officer, has written a Church said in a release after Church had met Prime revamp of the Gujarat state, Life Sciences and the Dean of find out the true facts, consti- Kisan Maha Panchayat, organ-   letter to Bihar DGP SK Singhal, the meeting. Minister Narendra Modi through 'GujRight'. Under this the Faculty of Biological tuted a fact finding committee ised to support the protesting urging him to immediately con- The working committee recently and briefed him about initiative, the citizens will be Sciences, as he is the senior most under the Chairmanship of farmers at borders near Delhi, duct raids on different loca- meeting that was presided over the state of affairs in the provided a card through which professor of the state varsity. Commissioner and Secretary to in Aligarh two days ago. Epidemic Disease Act on a tions to recover the weapons. by Baselios Marthoma Poulose Church in the backdrop of they can avail basic services, An Assam Raj Bhawan the Government of Assam's According to police, the complaint filed by a sub inspec- Leshi Singh has been recently II and attended by most of the Kerala Government’s refusal to facilities and schemes for free. release also said that various Higher Education Department," Maha Panchayat was organised tor. appointed the food and con- senior Metropolitans of the help the Church officials to We will be providing free water organisations and individuals the release said. without permission and no The FIR stated that around sumer Affairs Minister in the Church described the Kerala take possession of the places of to those who are active in con- one was wearing face masks 5,000-6,000 people were Nitish Kumar-led Bihar gov- Government move to bring in worship legally belonging to the servation of water and people during the event. Social dis- attending the farmers' Maha ernment."Keeping these a Bill to dethrone the Supreme sect. promoting environmental con- tancing norms were not main- Panchayat in protest against weapons is a serious criminal Court verdict as an open chal- The MOSC has a crucial servation efforts will be *   ,( tained amid the pandemic. three new farm laws, where the offence. Only armed forces and lenge to the Indian presence in districts like encouraged. The public will be The leaders have been RLD leader addressed the police departments are entitled Constitution and Judiciary. Kollam, Kottayam, provided clean and free public booked under Sections 147 farmers and mustered support to procure such weapons," he “We strongly believe this draft Pathanamthitta and toilets. We will be rationalizing (rioting), 188 (disobedience to for BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said."I have specific information bill is an attempt by the gov- Alappuzha. Meanwhile the the Bus Rapid Transport     order duly promulgated by pub- in the event. about Leshi Singh keeping a ernment to divide the faction owing allegiance to the System (BRTS)," added lic servant), 269 (unlawfully or The RLD has been holding huge cache of arms and ammu- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Antioch has been staging sit-in Chavda. negligently spreading infection a series of meetings across nition like AK-47, AK-56, SLR Church with political inten- demonstration in front of the "We will be providing sci- of any disease dangerous to western Uttar Pradesh from in her various known and tions. The Church will strong- State Secretariat for the last one entifically designed service cor- .  life) and 270 ((malignant act February 4 to muster support unknown houses. These ly resist the move by the Kerala month demanding they be ridors on both sides of the likely to spread infection of dis- for farmers protesting against weapons could be sent to Nepal Government to split the handed over the administration roads in newly developing ease dangerous to life) of the IPC contentious farm laws on Delhi if raids are not conducted in Church and the believers with of the Churches. areas," added Chavda.    %   along with the section 3 of the borders. time," Das said.     123.0 he Central government on TThursday cleared the 12340 1235  0 2*.1'   empanelment of 29 Indian 1233  0 0  A9  # Police Service officers to hold Director General level or equiv- 1986-batch Odisha cadre offi- = #  7  alent posts across the country cer.  = .6  Q 6; in different departments. Jammu and Kashmir        5 "Ours is a democratic party seat in a by-election in 2019, These officers are from Director General of Police   2    (GCPA), an apex body of the Minister said: "We have dis- and hence it is natural there will following the death of veteran 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 Dilbagh Singh, a 1987-batch Koch-Rajbongshi people. cussed many socio-economic fluid political situation has be differences of opinion. Patel K.M.Mani who was the batches. The empanelment of Jammu and Kashmir cadre ith eye on Assembly polls The Koch-Rajbongshi peo- issues. We are with the NDA Aemerged in the Kerala unit is currently out of the country incumbent legislator of Pala these officers for DG-level and officer, and his batchmate Win Assam and West ple are living in Assam and (National Democratic alliance)." of the Nationalist Congress and will be reaching shortly for constituency since its inception equivalent posts is considered Santosh Mehra of the Andhra Bengal, Union Home Minister West Bengal and claim to have Assam (NCP) which is an the decision tomorrow," said in 1967. by a Selection Committee Pradesh cadre are also in the Amit Shah on Thursday met over 18.5 lakh voters in the two Party President Ranjeet Kumar alliance partner of the ruling Peethamabaran. Kappen who lost to Mani comprising of the Principal list. Mehra is currently posted influential Koch-Rajbongshi states. Dass and Cooch Behar BJP MP Left Democratic Front (LDF). The Kerala's NCP unit has in 2011 and 2016, won the seat Secretary to Prime Minister, the as Additional Director General leader 'Maharaj' Ananta Rai "Good days are ahead for Nisith Pramanik were also pre- However, top leaders said that been an alliance partner of the in 2019 when Mani's party - Cabinet Secretary, the Home in Bureau of Police Research and spent about an hour at his the Koch Rajbongshi people. sent in the meeting between the final decision would be ruling LDF for years and has Kerala Congress (Mani) failed Secretary, the Secretary and Development (BPR&D). home in western Assam's We are happy that the central Shah and Rai.Rai claims to be taken by NCP supremo Sharad two legislators, including a to capitalise on the sympathy (Personnel) and the Director of Among the 25 IPS officers Chirang district bordering minister came to meet us," a successor of the erstwhile Pawar and his Deputy Praful state Minister. factor after his death. Intelligence Bureau. of 1988 batch is Praveen Sinha, Bhutan. Rai told the media after his Koch-Rajbongshi royal dynasty Patel in New Delhi on Another NCP seat But things went for a toss, Delhi Police a Gujarat cadre officer, who was Shah arrived in Guwahati meeting with Shah, who later and an influential superior of Friday. (Kuttanad), which was repre- especially for Kappen, ever Commissioner Sachidanand recently given the charge of act- early on Thursday from Delhi flew to Guwahati enroute to the community. Speaking to the media, sented by Thomas Chandy, since K.M. Mani's son - Jose Shrivastava, a 1985-batch ing chief of Central Bureau of by a special flight and flew to West Bengal, where he attend The 62-year-old leader told after a meeting with Pawar, has been lying vacant since K.Mani who now leads the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Investigation (CBI) till a deci- Chirang along with Assam several election related events, IANS over phone that Shah state NCP president T.P. 2019 after he passed away. party became an ally of the Mizoram Union Territory sion is taken on a new Director Minister including "Poribortan Yatra" in met him and his family mem- Peethamabaran said there are The NCP in Kerala got a LDF, while the other faction led (AGMUT) cadre officer, is the to succeed Rishi Kumar Shukla to meet met Rai, one of the Cooch Behar. bers on Thursday and enjoyed differences of opinion between major boost when Mani C. by senior legislator P.J. Joseph seniormost officer in the list, who retired on February 3 founders of the Greater Cooch Rai without detailing his some light food and "laddus" the NCP and LDF leaders. Kappen won the Pala Assembly continues in the UDF. followed by Pradeep Kapur, a after a two-year fixed stint. Behar Peoples' Association discussion with the Home made at his home.   ! " 4

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Soon the rare combined visit by the its of retaining the equation of India’s misplaced “morality” in Junta denied oxygen to multi-     Indian Army chief and the with forces like the Junta. foreign policy was obvious when ple India-facing insurgent  B   Foreign Secretary to Myanmar Additionally, the Indian Army Suu Kyi barely reciprocated groups along the 1600-km was suggestive of the deliber- chief has tenured personally in India’s unstinted support to her, Indo-Myanmar border, a cru-    ? ate outreach, irrespective of the Myanmar as India’s Defence during her days in the cial step that aided the quelling  2  3 brewing turf wars between the Attaché and therefore would be Opposition, as she was coldly of various North-eastern insur- Myanmar Generals and the well versed with the local practical and transactional in per- gencies. Than Shwe returned to  civilian Government. Now the dynamics and stakeholders. sisting with the China tilt as it India in 2010, reconfirming   ?  Tatmadaw has shed all pre- With the recent coup d’état in served her interests better vis-à- the “balance” achieved in Indian tences of running a parallel Myanmar, Indian security calcu- vis India, “morality” be damned. diplomacy to handle its own  3 show and ended the diarchy. lus does not get unduly upset, The “opening up” of the econ- interests along with ideological      Beyond the hoopla sur- moral posturing aside. omy in the early 1990s had a posturing seamlessly. rounding the 2015 surgical strike (The writer, a military spillover impact beyond the realm In 2011, Than Shwe passed     $ against insurgent groups based veteran, is a former Lt Governor of economics as it ushered in a on the Junta’s leadership to his in Myanmar, the clear under- of Andaman & Nicobar Islands governance culture of much- protégé Gen Min Aung Hlaing, standing with the Junta had and Puducherry. The views needed pragmatism and “self- who navigated the delicate resulted in similar strikes in 1995 expressed are personal.) %%  %' %%6 %' SOUNDBITE ?                " )      & Sir— This refers to the editorial ‘True Spirit'’  !"# "!$ '& /(& (February 11). The camaraderie between )()) +   ' !(( &(**%)&&D(!)"/) () *)! Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leader ) () ))()&' !(()%()' D !) "/) ) ) of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha  &$(()"(!!!') 97      R      Ghulam Nabi Azad is a complete rarity in ) !)&%) ()& (")))( &!&())( (/)&)&) (D  N  B ;( D )< the era of polarised polity. When mudsling- &)&$ *#@    7  ing and verbal abuse have become the order  (& (")(&($()& ! D )&)())" & (&(!/(           *+ $   , -         of the day in both Houses of Parliament, the 0520 display of emotions and respect by both the !!   )2 %)(&)!'D K & 5&                      leaders is really in the spirit of goodwill. '$ )   -             .  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Minister announcing However, with the opening of economy, !) ?/#'*))* #$            ( after all it is their behaviour which is going a grant of 300 crore for the celebrations. social distancing has gone for a toss. 60        6  to last longer and not the power or posi- tion.The members of the Houses must The ambitious plans to boost fish pro- Those travelling by buses and other means K52 +   -       7   utilise all important sessions for useful duction in the State are no doubt welcome. of public transport are now careless and not     *+          debates to find out amicable solutions to But considering the scientific methods maintaining “Do gaj ki doori”. This is very  )# 5 pressing problems like the farm Acts, involved, it is equally important that these dangerous as COVID-19 has not been  &               grandiose plans do not alienate the tradi- defeated yet. "      #        -    Chinese aggression along the borders and %) ( so on. tional fishermen and jeopardise their liveli- In many nations, it is returning in the  %     %    -       $   8 ,  - -     ( V Nagendra Kumar | Hyderabad hoods. form of new strains against which the '')%) (             3 /  8  ( However, for a protest-ridden State that available vaccines are ineffective. It’s not ) ((%!$&!D     Goa has turned into, it is also necessary that hard to imagine what will happen if even ((/*%))  %$   #        # 8     people realise that a region cannot remain one such strain of the deadly virus starts   -   7S             ( Sir —The Central Government seems to be 1020 too generous towards the coastal State of bereft of development for long periods. to spread fast among our population. The K%(           P  Q         Goa. It may be because Goa has fought the Moreover, considering the eco-sensitive Indian economy and the health of public  (          #      -  pandemic in the right way. Union Fisheries nature of the region, it is pertinent to have will go spiralling down as never before. 5%) & *)(             (    Minister Giriraj Singh, during his visit to the Government envisage plans for sustain- Further, food delivery guys wear masks *    (% able development in Goa. and hand gloves but these are dirty and !)( L    79:1(5;                   Goa on Sunday, had announced the invest- ment of 400 crore to make the coastal State Pachu Menon | Goa unhygienic. Merely wearing a mask and  M  *$               $   ( glove is not sufficient, we must keep them (*( L  a fisheries hub. But the poor fishermen are         1               doubtful whether they will be able to reap clean also.  M ) (& &?) its benefits. Further, Goa, which is in its dia- Sir — India has fought Novel Coronavirus Neha Singh | Guwahati " (&#()I   7                 very bravely. 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he three announcements regarding insurance in the Union Budget have majorly con- Ttributed to the post-Budget share market rally. First is the Government’s plan to allow up to 74 per 0(# ,&6, 7, cent foreign equity in insurance companies against  * -              the existing 49 per cent. Second is privatisation of   !         BC   one public sector general insurance company and # the third pertains to the planned Initial Public    #      (   (    D5BEBF       5EC5EE    Offering (IPO) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). Insurance is risk management involving a               ( group of individuals who give away a part of their           @ .  9  earnings against a guaranteed return of a lump sum  GE;HD                financial support in case of any personal crisis. The  BI       ? BDIH       ( success of such a scheme depends on how many in      5BI        ? DI55I   the group are at high risk of actually facing the cri-     C5DD           ! 9 sis. The bigger the group is, the more dispersed the -   ! * -   J!9- !*-K !9- !*-  risk is and more successful the scheme. During 2018-19, the Indian insurance industry                 covered 120.75 crore lives under personal accident            ! S   insurance. Of it, 94.71 crore were covered under  1                   ( Government-sponsored schemes like the ‘Pradhan           (          Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana’, ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan   3  Dhan Yojana’ and the Indian Railways Catering and J$K 1 Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC’s) travel insurance 2? 3 plan. In addition, 2.07 crore health insurance poli-  cies were issued covering 47.20 crore individuals with 2   2 75 per cent of them covered under Government- 1-$,J  sponsored schemes. In 2017, a whopping 32.8 crore ?  1 life insurance policies were in force so almost 75 per 2  At the end of March 2019, there 49 per cent foreign investment pro- insurance firms. As far as the IPO of cent of the Indian population has life insurance cover.  ? were 70 insurance firms including 24 vided they remained “Indian-owned LIC is concerned, it has little to do The performance and potential of the insurance    life insurers, 27 general insurers, and controlled” and even in the lat- with insurance penetration and lack sector is assessed using twin indicators of ‘Insurance E$H.  seven standalone health insurers and est Budget proposal, foreign owner- of capital among private insurers. Penetration’ that is a percentage of the insurance pre- 12?  12 re-insurers including foreign rein- ship and control of Indian insurers The LIC has an excellent record mium to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 2   surers branches and Lloyds India, will be permitted with some safe- of service with claim its settlement ‘Insurance Density’ that is defined as the ratio of eight in public and 62 in private sec- guards. For instance, a majority of the ratio being 97.79 per cent. On an insurance premium to population. In India,  21 tor. Investments made by the insur- Board of directors and key manage- equity of 100 crore, the LIC earned # -            !  Insurance Penetration has steadily increased to 3.76 8$LL $ ance industry stood at 38,47,474 ment persons of the insurance com- a profit of 2688 crore and paid div-  P  Q              per cent in 2019 from 2.71 per cent in 2001. In con-    crore of which the share of life insur- pany must comprise of Indian resi- idends of 2661 crore in 2018-19. It        O          O  trast, Insurance Penetration in Malaysia, Thailand    2 ers was 91.83 per cent and the share dents and 50 per cent of the Board had outstanding investments of and China was 4.72, 4.99 and 4.30 per cent, respec-   of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) must comprise of independent direc- 27,60,658 crore against which of          DDEEE       2      BC             tively in 2019. As of 2019, life insurance penetration was 76.40 per cent. As financial lit- tors. Further, to ensure that sufficient course are the liabilities to policyhold- in India was 2.82 per cent, while non-life insurance     5  eracy spreads and digital technology capital is retained in the books, for- ers. So policyholders’ funds versus            DI    penetration was only 0.94 per cent whereas global-   5 3 reduces the on-boarding cost of new eign-owned insurers will be required shareholders’ funds are intricately and     HD(( 3(%    D;(( ly insurance penetration was 3.35 per cent for life L8   customers of insurance products, it to hold a specified percentage of the uncertainly mixed up. It is a very pre- 9 (.       ((   ( and 3.88 per cent for the non-life segment.  should be possible to spread the profits as “general reserves.” cious company whose market value .             India is ranked 10th in life insurance and 15th    insurance network far and wide. As on March 31, 2019, the total once listed can at present be only a            5CE(( in non-life insurance among the 88 countries for 1 2 21 Despite the dominance of the public FDI was 13,810 crore, that was matter of guesstimate. Some com- which data was compiled by Swiss Re. However, 2   sector, insurance penetration is low 8,328 crore short of the permissible mentators have put the value in the   (-            (       1     BIC      India’s share in the global insurance market was only     and, therefore, there is a need to bring FDI limit. Private sector insurers who range of over 10 lakh crore. The 1.92 per cent during 2018. Global direct premiums  more competition, more efficiency attracted this FDI have mobilised Government has appointed actuari-                   ( surpassed the $5 trillion mark for the first time ever and more technology. insurance savings and invested more al firm Milliman Advisors for ascer-   .     +    5EG(( (,  in 2018, reaching $5,193 billion (which is 6.1 per cent Insurance is a capital-intensive than 9 lakh crore with Central and taining the embedded value of the              .  # ( of the global GDP). Life insurance penetration in business and requires long-term State Governments and Indian com- LIC. The Government’s shareholding    5I;(( .(+      ( the country is 3.6 per cent of the GDP, way below investment from promoters to ensure panies. They have not been allowed is likely to go down from 100 per cent   .                  the global average of 7.13 per cent and, in the case compliance with the Insurance to take this money out of India; a to 90 per cent and that can give about             (1    of general insurance, it is even worse at 0.94 per cent Regulatory and Development major concern the opponents of 1,00,000 crore by a conservative esti-    of the GDP, as against the world average of 2.88 per Authority of India’s solvency require- FDI in insurance have always had. mate, a handsome premium, and also cent. This is not surprising because the average per ments (a prescribed asset-liability Several insurers have been a chance to retail investors to partic- ) HEI     !  (  .     capita income is low and as many as 82 crore peo- test). Indian insurers need addition- restricted from expanding as the 49 ipate in LIC’s growth story. It is a win- )      @  7        $  ple hold ration cards for getting subsidised food al capital and technical know-how per cent foreign investment cap pre- win for the Government and the cap- .    5DC((  !  (   HEF( grain. Many more have been claimed to be added from foreign partners to scale up and vented foreign shareholder from ital market. ( $ (.           ( to this list. Obviously, when bare necessities are dif- offer more sophisticated and innov- infusing capital due to the inability of The Government is likely to    .         (       ficult to afford for a huge section of the population, ative products. That is the justifica- cash-strapped Indian Joint Ventures reserve 10 per cent shares in the IPO                  buying insurance can’t be expected to be part of the tion for allowing Foreign Direct (JV) partners to bring additional cap- for LIC policyholders. It would be people’s expense planning in India. Of course, if the Investment (FDI) in Indian insurance ital. The Reserve Bank of India is also desirable to reserve a large quota for   The writer is former Government pays bulk of the premium, this segment Special Secretary, companies. The FDI cap on insurance seeking to cap banks’ investment in policyholders, retail investors and =            ! . of the population can be covered. This is indeed Ministry of Commerce companies was raised from 26 per insurance companies to 30 per cent individual taxpayers. It will also $  % S             being done through schemes like the ‘Pradhan and Industry. cent to 49 per cent in March 2016. In to isolate them from risks emanating boost LIC’s business and valuation as The views expressed                ( Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ and ‘Pradhan are personal. 2015, the Government permitted from non-core businesses. That also more policies are bought to qualify for       (:  $ (/ $ (.  $ ( Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana.’ Indian insurance firms to have up to restricts the availability of capital for IPO participation. -  3 (3(:          (    .         "          POINTCOUNTERPOINT                                 79:1(5; O P, ,.- ..,+ %    "  #  -. &       3               "   -: ,%&  & # '#    ,&. #                  (    1 !  P  Q     &$#   ,". - +; #, # " + -. &;           L" . & L- J              +  .      K 0                          

lbert Einstein famously long intermingled for persis- free-spirited right side of the challenges. Through their who include art in their lives, op the art of storytelling to said, “We cannot solve tence and growth. Since time brain that focuses on intuition, works, artists earn and enjoy a can incorporate the same attrib- entice audiences and ultimate- Aour problems with the immemorial, art has powered imagination and creativity. reputation for being risk-takers, utes in their professional deal- ly grow the business. same thinking we used when human thinking by providing Through art, which uses both known for using unorthodox ings as well. Such traits will go One of the biggest chal- we created them.” This holds inventive and stimulating ideas sides of the brain, leaders are techniques and styles. They a long way in enabling them to lenges any business leader faces true even today, given the high- in the business world. Across now able to think in an abstract are also known for being open observe even the minutest of is that of infusing passion, con- ly dynamic business environ- industries, the finest business manner and come up with cre- to different perspectives in their details and read between the gregating energies and stimulat- ment. As markets, competition & -1(- 6 8,%,8, leaders are known to be prac- ative solutions. works, making them natural lines, to deliver optimum results ing change among his teams to and technology have evolved, tical dreamers with a persuasive Indulging in art as a means leaders. These qualities, when within their areas of operations. work towards achieving their there has been a heightened point of view and clearly of self-expression can go a long incorporated in the corporate Being able to relay a new common goals. The role of art need for a transition from the defined ideas and purposes. way in sparking creative ener- world will allow leaders to narrative through their work is here is to bond and engage with traditional managerial mode of These qualities can also be gies, providing inspiration and embrace new ideas and take a skill that artists have mastered them and assist them to con- running a business to a leader- attributed to successful artists. developing a leader’s personal- risks. Across organisations, it is over time and is a vital quality nect with their passions. ship-driven role. Leaders are The other common threads ity to drive business results. common for them to tend to among leaders. Artists know As art is a medium that seen as trendsetters and influ- that bind art and leadership are While logical planning and its thought and imagination, adopt a conservative approach that branding is how you are relies on communication to encers with their bold moves, those of intricacy, diversity and application will only be able to which when fused together as they grow. Art has the power perceived and every leader deliver a message, indulging in inspired visions, enthusiasm, abstractness, which can be used drive business to a certain have the potential to produce to help leaders eliminate the fear should work to develop this it can be a great form of expres- imagination and creativity. as examples, motivation and point, keeping pace with an remarkable results and con- of failure or being judged and tool. No matter how good a sion and it can facilitate collab- These traits to a large extent can inspiration to drive solutions evolving business requires cepts. That said, innovation is encourages them to take cre- product or service might be, it oration to solve challenges in be credited to art where, like an within the business realm. imagination and creativity not usually an easily exposed ative risks and rise with the scale is the experience that counts. the workplace. artist, business leaders leverage Art, business and creativ- which are the strengths of a concept, rather, it is one which of a business. Leaders have the power to As Pablo Picasso once said, their unique personalities, abil- ity: Within the corporate world good artist and leader. comes to the limelight in tan- Artists are natural shape this experience by push- “Inspiration exists, it has to find ities and skills to devise creative The writer is an artist, it is no secret that businesses Benefits of art for business dem with creativity. Art has the observers and pay close atten- ing a strong narrative and you working.” These words, solutions to problems. educator, art critic and have typically been dominated leaders: Artists are known to be ability to refresh these aesthet- tion to detail. They have a building a story around the when engraved in the mind and As one of the finest ways of co-founder of You Lead by the analytical, logical, and pioneers of invention and ic concepts in a person’s mind knack for understanding con- product. Just as artists are able heart of a leader, can go a long experiencing, decoding and India Foundation. The organised left side of the brain. experimental by nature, making and push a leader to innovate cepts beyond a superficial level to tell compelling stories way in creating a corporate cul- views expressed characterising life’s experiences, are personal. Up until now, many leaders them innate leaders. Innovation and drive new ideas and possi- and making connections that through their works, similarly, ture driven by passion and the art and leadership have for haven’t fully explored their in particular is based on bilities as solutions to business others don’t. Business leaders a good leader is able to devel- desire to do better at all times.   ! "   3

5 R " -'9 ;     @   R     % '%%*-      & ,- /- ,.,"      ,+ ,.. ., Washington: Donald Trump #242/ %! )((')        !!/)&/('# spent much of his career     tion. Five people died, includ- and certification of the presi- deploying high-powered !( %)')    2 quences on the leaders of the a new executive order enabling ing a Capitol police officer, as dential election results. lawyers to do his bidding. Now !%') "!/()  & coup. The US government is US to immediately sanction the    "   the mob breached the building Trump lost the elections to he is having trouble finding   ( )4/ K$ S President Joe Biden has taking steps to prevent the military leaders who directed where the November 3 election Joe Biden, who was sworn in as top-tier help when he might  (!/) ()& /%'O( Uannounced a series of generals from improperly hav- the coup, their business inter- -  result was being certified. the 46th president on January need it most. (!&%'!%)) '& sanctions on the military lead- ing access to the $1 billion in ests, as well as close family The US Senate began the 20. While the House, where the Since losing the November /& (O(" !&&()  ( ers of Myanmar in response to Burmese government funds members.    2 impeachment trial of Trump, a Democrats have the majority, election to President Joe Biden, (' *  '&(& their recent action to overthrow held in the United States,” “We will identify a first Republican, on Wednesday impeached him before January Trump has been hemorrhaging %*( )%") *)" # a democratically elected lead- Biden told reporters at the round of targets this week. We rosecutors at Donald Trump’s with impeachment managers 20, when he was still the pres- attorneys. Established firms && )(O( !$ ership in a coup. White House on Wednesday. are also going to impose strong PSenate impeachment trial from the Democratic Party- ident, the Senate impeachment backed away from his baseless Tens of thousands have In his first public address export controls. We are freez- have laid out a strong case against controlled House of trial has begun three weeks claims of election fraud. ,%%- ./-,.& turned out in street protests on the situation in Myanmar, ing US assets that benefit the the former president, showing Representatives making a after he left office. Those he did retain made + -  -'()( against the February 1 coup, which the US and several other Burmese government, while previously undisclosed and chill- strong case against the former This is for the first time in elementary errors in cases that 22/ ) )'(&" which overthrew Aung San western countries continue to maintaining our support for ing security camera footage of the president accusing him of incit- American history that a former were quickly rejected as merit-  )) )'!& Suu Kyi’s democratically elect- call it by its previous name of healthcare, civil society groups, mayhem that erupted at the US ing the insurrection. US president is being less. His personal attorney, Rudy (!/ )() (*&) ed government in the South Burma, Biden demanded that and other areas that benefit the Capitol last month after a pro- Led by Democratic impeached. Trump, 74, is also Giuliani, was ridiculed for his )  * /'!/& *) East Asian country, despite a military must relinquish the people of Burma directly,” he Trump mob smashed their way Congressman Jamie Raskin, a the first president ever to have performance before a federal !'!)) !() )))!#( recent ban on large gatherings power it seized and demon- said. into the building and posed a battery of his party colleagues been impeached twice. judge during one election-relat- &  )' )( ) &8E8,? and a night curfew. strate respect for the will of the As protests grow, violence threat to the lawmakers. from the House of Leading the charge on the ed case. ) !/) D)  (%! ( “Today I’m announcing a people of Burma as expressed against those asserting their The Capitol building was Representatives alleged that Senate floor, Raskin alleged His legal options contesting  &)!/ )/!$  series of actions that we’re tak- in their November 8th election. democratic rights is unaccept- stormed on January 6 after Trump incited his supporters that Trump willfully incited an the election exhausted, Trump "  *))!/ )/!? ing to begin imposing conse- Biden said he has approved able, Biden said the US is thousands of supporters of for violence on January 6 as insurrectionary mob to riot at still needed a team to represent & D! ) D2  ) going to keep calling it out. Trump gathered in support of they stormed the Capitol Hill the Capitol. Several of his him in his historic second )&)( ! /) D “The people of Burma are false claims that widespread wherein Congressmen and Democratic colleagues took impeachment trial on a charge   (%&%  # making their voices heard. fraud denied him victory in last Senators were performing their the Senate floor to argue that that he incited the deadly Jan. !/)&))) &%/()" D    6  And the world is watching,” he November’s presidential elec- constitutional duty of counting Trump be impeached. 6 US Capitol riot. AP ' ' &)&( /')(/!))!#($ said.              2      -"   )3,)     "     (       ;   "     "     !  E A=   &@ Yangon: Members of from all walks of life. Buddhist         Myanmar’s myriad ethnic monks and Catholic clergy     United States in 2015. Washington: The United States the resumption of 4G mobile minorities marching behind have been visible, as have  3 Iran had previously    on Wednesday said that there internet in Jammu & Kashmir. their groups’ flags joined the LGBTQ contingents behind he United Nations’ atomic announced the move, saying its is no change in its policy on “We welcome the resump- large and enthusiastic protests rainbow flags. On Thursday in housands of people from Twatchdog agency said plans to conduct research and anadian Prime Minister Jammu & Kashmir. tion of 4G mobile internet in Thursday against the junta that the southern city of Dawei, pro- TMyanmar sang songs and Wednesday its inspectors have development on uranium CJustin Trudeau has said “I want to be very clear India’s Jammu & Kashmir. This took over the government last testers wiped their feet and waved glow sticks as they gath- confirmed that Iran has begun metal production were part of that he held a “good discussion” there has been no change in US marks an important step for week. The resistance to the stamped on a poster of Senior ered in Japan’s capital on the production of uranium its “declared aim to design an with his Indian counterpart policy in the region,” State local residents and we look for- coup received a major boost Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the Thursday to protest the military metal — another violation of improved type of fuel,” accord- Narendra Modi on many Department Spokesperson Ned ward to continued political & from abroad from President Joe much-scorned coup leader who coup in their home country. the 2015 landmark nuclear ing to the IAEA. important issues, including on Price told reporters in view of economic progress to restore Biden, who ordered new sanc- now heads the ruling junta. Many of those in front of United deal with world powers. Since the unilateral the two nations’ commitment a tweet from the South and normalcy in J&K,” tweeted the tions and promised more mea- The protesters are Nations University in down- International Atomic American withdrawal from the to democratic principles, recent Central Asia Bureau of the State South and Central Asia Bureau sures to come. demanding that power be town Tokyo wore red in support Energy Agency head Rafael deal in 2018, the other mem- protests, and the importance of Department which welcomed of the State Department. PTI “The military must relin- restored to the elected gov- of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose Grossi told member nations bers have been working to try resolving issues through dia- quish power it seized and ernment and detained party elected government was that his inspectors had con- and preserve the accord. logue. Trudeau made a tele- demonstrate respect for the officials, including ousted deposed in the February 1 firmed February 8 that a small Tehran has been using vio- phone call to prime minister will of the people,” he said. national leader Aung San Suu takeover. amount of uranium metal, 3.6 lations of the deal to put pres- Modi on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of pro- Kyi, be freed. About 200 politi- Some clutched photos of grams, had been produced at sure on the other signatories to “I had a good discussion testers, if not more, have cians and activists have been Suu Kyi, while others held up Iran’s Isfahan plant, provide more incentives to with Prime Minister marched daily in Yangon and arrested, according to the inde- mobile phones where mes- the Vienna-based organisation Iran to offset crippling @NarendraModi on many Mandalay, the country’s pendent Assistance Association sages like “Justice” and “Save said. American sanctions re- important issues, and we’ve biggest cities. Large rallies also for Political Prisoners. Myanmar” ran across the dis- Uranium metal can also be imposed after the US pullout. agreed to stay in touch,” have been taking place in the The junta has shown no plays. used for a nuclear bomb and The ultimate goal of the Trudeau tweeted. capital Naypyitaw and many signs of backing down and on “I am here because I want to research on its production is deal is to prevent Iran from “The leaders discussed other cities and towns. Wednesday night arrested more relay what is in my heart,” said specifically prohibited under developing a nuclear bomb, Canada and India’s commit- Participants have included senior members of Suu Kyi’s Lei Yee Oo, who has been living the nuclear deal -- the so- something it insists it does ment to democratic princi- factory workers, civil servants, National League for Democracy in Tokyo for the past two years, called Joint Comprehensive not want to do. Iran now has ples, recent protests, and the students and teachers, medical party, along with other politi- studying law while working at a Plan of Action -- that Tehran enough enriched uranium to importance of resolving issues personnel and other people cians and activists. AP supermarket and a restaurant. signed with Germany, France, make a bomb, but nowhere through dialogue,” the Britain, China, Russia and the near the amount it Canadian Prime Minister’s had before the nuclear deal was office said in a statement, in an signed. apparent reference to the ongo- The latest move by Tehran ing agitation by farmers in further complicates the efforts India. Trudeau in December of the other member nations to said that Canada will always be entice the US to return to the there to defend the rights of deal — something President peaceful protests, and had Joe Biden has indicated he expressed concern over the would be open to. situation, evoking a strong When Iran announced its reaction from India. plans in January to produce India later summoned uranium metal, the German, Canadian High Commissioner French and British foreign Nadir Patel and told him that the ministries issued a joint state- comments made by Prime ment saying they were “deeply Minister Trudeau and others in his concerned.” Cabinet on the farmers’ protest.   ! "   2

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Tinted Aviators: antiques. most inexpensive yet wonderful Look 1: The Girl Next Door White Sneakers: Save Look 2: Indian Traditional Transform your brunch or Black Leather Oxfords: ways to decorate. Neither they your heels for the evening and Gota Salwar Suit: Flower Motif Earrings: lunch date look with a pair of A well fitted pair of black DISHES have to be pretty nor too old, Printed Crop Tops: If go comfy with a cool pair of Whoever says you can’t pull Nothing spells traditional tinted aviators. Choose one leather Oxfords stands Chances are many of you they just need to be placed well. you’re planning a breakfast or white sneakers. These go well off a traditional look on more than a pair of floral that frames your face well. unmatched because of its have at least one antique crock- Placement is the key here! 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et me take some time to talk about Compass Trailhawk. I realised that driving an owner of a one and a quar- Lthe title of this review, the ship of better manufacturing and metallurgy ter crore vehicle would do. No doubt, (   Theseus. This gentleman in Greek leg-    has made monocoque offroaders pos- there are those who would, but for many end was the mythical founder of the sible. With that singular, fundamental others, this is what I describe as a tashan city-state of Athens and he once had a change of manufacturing philosophy, vehicle, a ‘statement’ vehicle, much like ship. Now, this ship was venerated by &  O( & (&  ) % nothing about this new Defender is the the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon is, and the  %  the Athenians for centuries after same as the old one. But because it German vehicle is still body-on-frame. Theseus lived, but wood, particularly )& !!" wears the same name, is it anything like Even with the smaller two-litre exposed to seawater does rot away even- the original? petrol engine, this is not a very eco- ctor Arjun Kapoor has come forward to support tually and planks need to be Well, to start, Land Rover did not nomical car. While Land Rover has a Aa cause that is close to his heart. In the run-up to changed. This led to various sell the old Defender for Indian roads, diesel engine and is offering a Plug-In Valentine’s Day, he has helped 100 cancer couples. planks on the ship being the fleet of them hauling tourists and Hybrid, one reason it needed to make Arjun, whose mother passed away due to cancer, swapped out often and led to a locals around as well as working in tea- a whole new platform is that the pledges to support people affect- rather interesting situation, estates in Darjeeling being remnants 300PS engine is quite thirsty indeed. ed by the virus. He has teamed debated over for centuries. If   5  from the 1950’s and 1960’s. I have dri- Even with a soft foot, the best I man- up with the Cancer Patients Aid every part of the ship was even- ven an old Defender in the UK, though aged was around eight kilometres per Association (CPAA) for this ini- tually changed, is it the same not a late-build one, but rest assured the litre and with petrol going to touch tiative. ship? My friends in college studying new one plays up comfort. I believe the 100 soon in Delhi, that isn’t cheap to Arjun says, “The pandemic Philosophy had to debate this, but it is promotional videos about the new run. Although, I am curious to drive has taught us the importance a very pertinent and interesting issue, Defender and its ability to go anywhere the PHEV and I hope I get a chance to of helping one another and particularly with the vehicle we will be will have to be checked through a pan- do that soon enough. spreading love. We look for- talking about today — the new Land India journey. This car can wade Yes, it is a seven-seater, but if I ward to celebrating Rover Defender. through three feet of water and has a wanted a practical luxury seven-seater, Valentine’s month to make The first generation Defender, sonar system to help you do that, its ter- I’d jump at a Volvo XC90. If I wanted our loved ones feel special. which was just the ‘Land Rover’ until rain response 2 system can drive something good-looking for the city But I have decided to do the Discovery came about, was in pro- through almost any sort of surface and but with some rough-road chops, heck something different this duction for just short of seven decades when the going gets tough, you still have the Velar makes more sense at this time. I am supporting med- and there were over two million of them four-wheel drive low range. price. This is a Land Rover Defender ical treatment for 100 built. It was a rugged, go-anywhere sort There is another thing though, the and paying BMW X7 and Mercedes- underprivileged couples of vehicle that was popular with armies Defender 110SE, the long wheelbase Benz GLS money for this does not real- who are impacted by cancer, and agriculturists alike. In the latest sea- model with the two-litre petrol engine ly compute in my head. But I write which means one partner is son of The Crown on Netflix, you might that I was driving is just a tad expen- about cars for a living, and I know bet- battling this deadly disease as have even seen the Queen take Margaret sive. And this was the second Defender ter than most that logic often escapes the other one is supportive in Thatcher around her Balmoral Estate in I drove, the first being the dealer car in car buyers. The ‘new’ Defender is a every step of this fight.” Scotland in a Defender. And as the Delhi that had several additional acces- vehicle that can go anywhere, it is also He adds, “This disease severe- Defender’s rivals got more advanced, sories. The Defender SE has a regular a vehicle that if you drive around the ly impacts one’s immunity, making vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz G- ex-showroom price of 86 lakh, almost city, you will be noticed, in a way that them extremely vulnerable to the Wagon, the Defender remained an a crore on the road but once you add even a Velar will not, let alone a X7 or Coronavirus. The previous year has anachronism, a remnant of the past in accessories such as the panoramic sun- GLS. Seriously, if you want to make a been very painful for these couples. a rapidly modernising world. The prob- roof, the nicer blacked-out alloys, the statement, whether you are an actor or Not only were they fighting a hard bat- lem however became that it could not brought us the ‘New’ Defender. This sedans where the body itself provides ashwood finish to the doors and on the a politician and want to be seen in a big, tle, but they were also confined to their be sold in America anymore, not only vehicle has nothing in common with the the vehicle structural integrity. A few console and the leather seats, all of bad bruiser of a car, this is the car for homes facing the severe threat of the world’s largest car market but a mar- old car but the name. It is not even a years ago, nobody could believe that a which the media fleet car had, you will you. However, remember that just COVID. 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.P,  We Qutub and 1 Oak. Artist says that Valentine’s Day has * The bakery house launch- Deene Khan, who sings a wide always been special at my es Valentine’s Day special repertoire of traditional folk places. “The idea of expressing %)!&) strawberry products such as and sufi songs, will be per- love to your partners is impor- strawberry tart and strawber- forming live at Nukkad Cafe & tant, and if it gets coupled with ))O(I ry fraisier. Strawberry tart is a Bar. perfect music, food and cock- colourful dessert full of fresh tails, the day becomes all the cut strawberries circling a small ."'" -  $ more special. This Valentine’s )O(#)) island of diplomat cream and %.'+ - - % $ Day be surrounded by the strawberry mousse on top of a # , - %  & #Plumazing vibes of Plum by )/))() “pâte sucrée” biscuit. The clas- , Bent Chair amid the romantic sic French strawberry fraisier is aura as we ‘Let the love play’ !)  $ cake made with two layers of cupid sway with your bae on genoise sponge, diplomat the handpicked playlist all day % cream and a strawberry long. A special package syrup. “These treats can be starts at 1,600, which enjoyed in combination includes flowers, t’s that time of the year again with beverages like hot tea two cocktails and when people give a fresh delicacies. “Love is perfect only or coffee,” says Laurent a dessert. Flying Ichance to love and person- when you make it perfect,” says Samandari, Managing Saucer will set al relationships in life. Well, Akshay Anand, co-founder of Director of L’Opéra. your spirits after almost a year of staying Ophelia. A special menu is high as put and away from our loved curated with love for your love  &- % A" $ Afsana Khan ones, Valentine’s Day will be to celebrate love. Delicacies # B" &,  is giving a live special with a whole new vibe like Risotto d’or, insalata –Noir “Let’s celebrate the day of performance. this year. It will be a time to cre- (inspired by Olfa Originals love through music that touch- Lord of the ate fresh memories as couples Oud D’or) Roseate churros es heart as well as the soul. Drinks is set to find newer ways to meet each scented blue pea jasmine rice, no sincere love than the love of , .  (inspired by Olfa Originals Since music has the power to Priyank play cupid by offering other and celebrate their love. Strawberry pomelo sago, food. Hence, we have curated a Immerse yourself in an Oud Roseate), Crème obsede bring nostalgia, live your mem- Sukhija, founder of First heart shape cakes. There’s a 10 So while planning a date out- Dimsums and more are on special menu to celebrate the experience of luxury where (inspired by Olfa Originals ories of you and your partner Fiddle Restaurants, who owns per cent discount for all the doors, have a look at what dif- offer. Manish Sharma, owner of true spirit of love in true food- your senses travel through Oud Obsede) and Truly yours started dating,” says Kanishk Plum by Bentchair, Flying girls and all the boys table at ferent outlets in the city have on the restaurant, says, “There is ie style.” mystique scents and delectable and Love bomb are on offer. Tuteja, founder of Nukkad, Saucer and Warehouse Café, Warehouse Café. offer for the lovebirds.   ,%+ .. Jasmeet Singh Banga, founder of the restaurant, says, “Love is creamy and dreamy. Hence, we have created special desserts, which will be on offer for all the people who believe in love. One can enjoy our spe- cially-curated menu like Blueberry mirror glaze cheese- cake (heart shape), Red velvet mascarpone pastry (heart shape), Gulab malai kheer and a special drink, Love At First Sight, which is a combination of white spirit and peach fin- ished with cranberry juice.” , L  +  +'"  Shivam Sehgal, founder of Josh, says, “Lets celebrate this Valentine’s Day with josh at Josh. Get a glass of fun, and then add another one. It’s the time for a Daily Drinkathon, with offers of 1+1 on Sangria on Friday, 1+1 on cocktails on Saturday, 1+1 on mocktails on Sunday. Not only this, one can also enjoy our heart-shaped Jello shots for everyone.”    Kampai can be the perfect place for your cozy love date. Avantika Sinha Bahl, owner at Kampai, says that Valentine’s Day is all about the perfect expression for your love and what else could be better than to expressing it over a great food. “You can immerse your- self into five courses special menu right from soups, salads, carpacio, dimsums, baos, sushi platter, to chef’s special dessert platter. Cocktails are also a part of the package, where mixolo- gists have stirred drinks with love. Drinks such as Robust lad, Floating on cloud and Clover’s clubs are on offer,” adds she. , ,.   &   P", Saurabh Luthra, founder of Romeo Lane and Mama’s Buoy, says that Romeo Lane is a lane designed to celebrate love. “It’s an ode to Romeo and Juliet. Specials like Love triangles, Melted heart, Heart beats, Love trouble, Romeo Juliet pizza, Kiss calzone, Love at first sight and more are on offer. Enjoy the spe- cials such as Colors of love, Basket of my feelings, Greek style romance, Proposal pizza and My little heart at Mama’s Buoi,” shares he. - % & .  +  Admire each other and indulge yourself in the special- ly-curated menu, which has love-based cocktails, strawber- ry-based food and tempting fondues. On the Offerings are cocktails like Pink lady, C what I mean, strawberry bruschetta, fiery chicken wings with straw- berry and more. To end your date and meal on a sweeter note, you can enjoy chocolate fondue served with banana, choco chip muffin, red apple, little heart cookies and marshmallow. Vikrant Batra, founder, Café Delhi Heights, says, “This Valentine’s Day indulge in romantic flavors. We at Café Delhi Heights believe that love needs no boundaries, and so the taste of food. Hence, we have created a menu keeping in mind all the flavours.”  /, Let’s celebrate love por- tions and love bites at Viet:Nom. One can enjoy drinks such as The rose, romance, My love, Be my valen- tine, Bae, Lovey dovey and more. Delicacies like Claypot tofu with chilli and cherry, Vietnamese mango curry, Rose  1   ! "

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( (*) )  %)*   2%( proved a bad match-up for Kenin, ing Spanish during a furi-  *( (1 &$ who had 22 unforced errors and teenager ous argument offered little resistance as her title Carlos Alcaraz. after their five-set UNADKAT TO LEAD SAURASHTRA defence ended with a whimper. Seventh seed classic. Fognini, the Rajkot: ' !&  )D % '!  4& &#) Kanepi, however, has been in Rublev has been in impres- 16th seed, prevailed &)/ () )%)9  '? strong form, finishing runner-up sive form and battled past 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 7- "** 1" /  8E$  / ()   !#) in the warm-up Gippsland Brazilian left-hander 6 (14/12) in nearly ((!) /!&  8ED%%"  (M/&  Trophy followed by a straight-sets Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4, four hours after a / (&$/ ()  '!&)2 /'?* victory over Latvia’s Anastasija 7-6 (10/8) in workman- fierce battle on John ) 4%%/ & (% ?  ? *? Sevastova in the Open’s first like fashion. Cain Arena. &*  &  !( &  " '* ) round. %)!(#)$ The 35-year-old plays 28th seed Donna Vekic of Croatia 2021 SUPER LEAGUE KHO KHO FROM FEB 12-15 next. #( )    New Delhi: 1& )  &B(8E8, Meanwhile world No 1 Barty /'  */ )/ %)  " & ) ) &  cast friendship aside with a Melbourne: India’s Divij Sharan tion after Divij and his 2& & )&/% %1" / ,8) straight-sets victory over compa- and Ankita Raina crashed out of Slovakian partner Igor Zelenay ,:$ )) ,JL' ("&&&),E triot Daria Gavrilova, but the Australian Open men’s and lost 1-6, 4-6 against the )%( ;*)   % & )   %< & ) appeared to lose focus serving for ! =       !      = =     )   3   "      ) women’s doubles events respec- German combination of )/ %)  " & /&   '* /( the match before closing out for tively, after suffering straight set Yannick Hanfmann Kevin a 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) win against her Kutznetsova before coming his red-hot streak as the Russian dropped only four games in his defeats in the opening round Krawietz in the first round %&" )%)$ Fed Cup teammate. through 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in 2hr fourth seed demolished Roberto first-round match, but faced a far here on Thursday. match that lasted one hour and NEYMAR WALKS OFF DURING PSG WIN Ukrainian fifth seed Elina 39min. Carballes Baena to ease into the sterner challenge from the 267th- Ankita, the third Indian four minutes. Svitolina scored an efficient 6-4, third round and second seed ranked Australian. He finally woman tennis player to secure The veteran Rohan Paris: % #& )')!)/))*) 6-3 win over 16-year-old Coco TSITSIPAS PREVAILS IN EPIC Rafael Nadal wrapped up pro- came through 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-1, a place in the main draw of a Bopanna, who lost his opening " (/"())/)&  )  "*  ) !* &    Gauff. World No 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas ceedings on the show courts with 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 Grand Slam event, and her men’s doubles match on ( (   /( &/ *  ( )D2 %B( ,DE Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova was pushed to a marathon five a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Michael Kokkinakis, who has been partner Mihaela Buzarnecu of Wednesday, still has a chance to 1 ! /'  ) (!&D)    &(&? had few alarms in beating sets by wildcard Thanasi Mmoh. plagued by injury and illness Romania lost 3-6, 0-6 in just make amends as he will partner )!!5/ !!))(*&R' American Danielle Collins, a Kokkinakis before making the Medvedev, who turned 25 on during his career, fought hard. one hour and 17 minutes at the China’s Yingying Duan in the ( )*R$    ))!# ? !')* 2 ) semi-finalist at Melbourne Park third round while Andrey Rublev Thursday, powered past the With the home crowd becoming hands of Australian wild card mixed doubles and will be up 5 M/( &  ( %'%" "()? ( two years ago, 7-5, 6-2. extended his unbeaten start to the Spaniard 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 on John ever more vociferous in their pair of Olivia Gadecki and against the pair of American /& )!  ) ('!   )  %/)($  ( Swiss 12th seed Belinda year. Cain Arena for his 16th straight support, he gave as good as he got Belinda Woolcock. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and (" /'()  )  ) (!& / & !)/& ) Bencic was pushed harder by vet- Later, birthday boy Daniil win dating back to November. in a close first set, with both play- India’s challenge also ended United Kingdom’s Jamie Murray !%' "   #* & ) )/ ) ) eran Russian Svetlana Medvedev added another win to The popular Greek star ers trading blows in long rallies in the men’s doubles competi- in the first round. AFP & ((* %):-)%/)$ )   1 ('/#) !#%() )  *)/   =1#( $ %          would offer turn earlier than usual, he replied: “I found it ngland wicketkeeper Ben quite tricky to read the wick-       !    !       EFoakes, who is set to don et. I found in India obviously the big gloves in the second that’s (turners) an avenue they Test against India, feels the would like to go down. fresh Chepauk track will keep “The last wicket probably low and might start offering played pretty well for about turn earlier compared to the two and half-three days, may series opener at the same be slightly longer. I guess there venue. is a potential that it would spin England won the first Test earlier (on this track). I would- by 227 runs but it wasn’t until n’t like to look too far ahead the fourth day when the red- with that and just look to see soil Chepauk pitch started what’s given on the day and try offering sharp turn. However, and play accordingly,” said the with India down 0-1 in the man, who played the last of his four-match series, the hosts five Tests, in 2019. would like to play to their %   strengths in the upcoming matches. arcelona’s hopes of winning Asked how did the pitch 9 #9   7 ,! Bthe Copa del Rey this season look, Foakes said on Thursday: were left hanging by a thread on “It’s different to the last one. It’s London: Senior wicketkeeper- four-match series as part of The squad also has latest Wednesday after Sevilla won the a different soil and darker soil. batsmen Jos Buttler and Jonny England’s rotational policy. T20 dasher Dawid Malan, who first leg of their semi-final 2-0. I think it might be quite low Bairstow were on Thursday Also coming back is all- could be a hot pick at the Jules Kounde furthered his and slow. But I haven’t had a lot named in a 16-member England rounder, Sam Curran, who was February 18 IPL auction. growing reputation as one of the of experience with wickets but squad for the five T20Is against rested for the Test series. Veteran Squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Jonny world’s most exciting central that would be my guess.” India, scheduled in Ahmedabad pacers James Anderson and Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos defenders by scoring a stunning The 27-year-old, who has between March 12 to 20. Stuart Broad no longer play Buttler, Liam Livingstone, goal at the Ramon Sanchez played five Tests and has been Buttler has gone back home white-ball games but Jofra Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Ben Pizjuan before Ivan Rakitic an understudy to Jos Buttler, after the opening Test, which the Archer will be available for the Stokes, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, came back to haunt his former spoke to reporters during a vir- visitors won by 227 runs, while five-match series, which means Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris club by adding a second later on. tual interaction. Bairstow has been rested for the he might be rested at some point Jordan, Adil Rashid, Reece The 22-year-old Kounde To a query if the pitch first two five-day games of the during the ongoing Test rubber. Topley, Mark Wood. PTI dribbled past three Barca defenders and shot into the corner while Rakitic’s strike turned a setback for Ronald =       O!     P Koeman’s side into what now looks like a formidable challenge to make the final.    cuit for another round of two, The winner will meet either four-hour races on February Athletic Bilbao or Levante, who early 12 years after he 19 and 20. play the first leg of their semi on Ncrashed out following a The distance covered in Thursday, in the final. freak accident, a more deter- this one single race is equiv- “The result is a bit unfair, mined and experienced alent to 18 Formula 1 races, the reward feels too much for Narain Karthikeyan is back to making it the most extreme them,” said Koeman. “The complete an “unfinished busi- test of the man and his return will be complicated at 2- ness” in the Le Mans Series machine in the world of 0 but we have had chances and endurance racing. motorsport. we have to keep going. At home, India’s first Formula One “It’s like the whole this team is capable of anything.” driver, Karthikeyan, dislocat- Formula One race, the cham- Koeman had described the ed his shoulder in June 2009, pionship in 24 hours,” cup as Barcelona’s “shortest forcing him out of the 24 Karthikeyan said. route” to a trophy this term and Hours of Le Mans, which is “It’s all about endurance, the sight of Kounde ghosting considered one of the world’s preserving the car, and trying through his defence hardly toughest races. to get a great setup on the car inspires confidence ahead of The 44-year-old is now virtual media conference on ing. and work as a team. next week’s meeting with Paris back, forming an all Indian Thursday. “It’s such a great thing to “The pit stops need to be Saint-Germain. team comprising former F2 The trio will represent hold an Indian licence. All right, the driver changes, the Barca face PSG at Camp and European Le Mans Series Racing Team India which will three Indian drivers compet- challenges are so many driving Nou in the first leg of the racer Arjun Maini and 2020 make its debut in the Asian Le ing for top honours in LMP2 at night and you know near- Champions League last 16 on IMSA Prototype Challenge Mans Series in Dubai this would be awesome.” ly, 400 kilometres per hour Tuesday. champion Naveen Rao. weekend in a bid to secure an The trio will compete in every lap, lap after lap. Yet all is not lost in the cup. “Yeah, absolutely, I’m here invitation to the coveted 24 the top class LMP2 category “Going through traffic. It's Although Koeman fielded his to complete an unfinished Hours of Le Mans, to be held over two, four-hour-long races a very unique challenge and it’s best available XI, after resting business. Le Mans is one of the in France on June 12-13. at the Dubai Autodrome. that's why it's one of the, it is players against Real Betis. greatest races in the world and Racing Team India’s The two runnings of the the toughest race in the world La Liga last weekend, he I want to go back and get the Dubai debut will make it the four hours of Dubai will take without a doubt. We’re all will also hope to have injured job done and not only drive first outfit with an all-Indian place on Saturday and Sunday experienced but nothing pre- defenders available again for the there but be competitive,” driver line-up to compete in respectively before moving to pares you for Le Mans,” return game at Camp Nou on Karthikeyan said during a international endurance rac- Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina cir- Karthikeyan concluded. March 3.