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Power and New and Rs 4.54 per unit, whereas the Surgical Oncology and In a series of tweets, Sidhu Renewable Energy national average is Rs 3.85 per European Young called for bringing a new law Department when he was unit and Chandigarh is paying Surgeons Alumni Group in the Vidhan Sabha to nulli- allotted the portfolio in 2019 Rs 3.44 per unit,” he pointed. (EYSAC). He is the only fy the power purchase agree- Cabinet rejig while divesting Blaming the over-depen- representative for this ments (PPAs) signed by the him of the charge of Local dence on three private thermal international society erstwhile SAD-BJP Government. In fact, he chose plants at Rs five to eight per from India. Cancer Surgery been associated with this Government, while also mak- to quit the Cabinet. Since then, unit for the same, the former The Chairman of Department of the society. The mission of ing it clear that the power cuts the Chief Minister Capt cricketer tweeted, “The (pre- Shri Guru Ram Rai Hospital would continue this society is to pro- and other steps were not Amarinder is holding the vious) Badal Govt signed PPAs Institute of Medical and to provide ultra modern mote the study, research required “if we act in the right power portfolio and the with three private thermal Health Sciences, Mahant health services to Cancer and treatment of Cancer direction”. Cabinet berth is lying vacant. power plants in Punjab. Till Devendra Das has patients. The European so that the maximum Days after meeting the In the series of tweets, 2020, Punjab has already paid expressed happiness and Society of Surgical number of patients can Gandhi siblings, Sidhu once Sidhu advised the state to pur- Rs 5,400 crore due to faulty congratulated Dr Garg Oncology was established be benefitted world over. again hit out at his own party’s chase power from the nation- clauses in these agreements for his outstanding in the year 1981. This is The EYSAC was estab- Government in Punjab raising al grid at much cheaper rates, and is expected to pay Rs achieve- the most important soci- lished at Bordeaux in the questions over its handling of pointing that the PPAs (with 65,000 crore. People’s money ment. He ety of Cancer specialists year 2010 in order to the electricity supply situa- independent power producers) just as fixed charges (sic).” hoped in Europe. More than provide guidance to new tion, while suggesting ways to are acting against Punjab’s Taking a jibe at Kejriwal’s that the 20,000 members have doctors. provide “round-the-clock public interest. poll promise to replicate the power supply to the people of “Punjab may not be able to Delhi model of power supply Punjab”. re-negotiate these PPAs due to in Punjab, Sidhu advocated an Also taking a subtle dig at them having legal protection “original Punjab model” to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the courts. But there is a tackle the state’s power prob- convener and Delhi Chief way forward. Punjab Vidhan lem. Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s poll Sabha can bring in new legis- “Punjab already gives Rs promise of providing free elec- lation with retrospective effect 9,000 crore power subsidy but tricity in the state, Sidhu said: to cap power purchase costs to Delhi gives only Rs 1,699 crore. “Punjab needs an original prices available on the National If Punjab copies the Delhi Punjab model, not a copied Power Exchange at any given model, we will get merely Rs model”. time. Thus, by amending the 1,600-2,000 crore as subsidy… In nine back-to-back law, these agreements will Punjab needs an original tweets, Sidhu said: “Truth of become null & void (sic),” he Punjab model, Not a copied Power Costs, Cuts, Power tweeted. model (sic),” he tweeted. Purchase Agreements & How The former Minister “Punjab Model for Power to give Free & 24 hour Power added that Punjab’s revenue - Money spent on giving to the People of Punjab:- 1. per unit of consumption is one unreasonable and exuberant There is No need for Power- of the lowest in India, due to profits to Private Thermal Cuts in Punjab or for the gross mismanagement of the Plants should be utilized for Chief Minister to regulate complete power purchase and welfare of People i.e Giving office timings or AC use of the supply system. “The Punjab Power Subsidy for Free Power Common People … If we Act State Power Corporation for Domestic use (upto 300 in the right direction (sic).” Limited pays Rs 0.18 per unit Units), 24 hours supply & to The Chief Minister Capt extra on every unit supplied, invest in Education & Amarinder, after an emergent even after receiving over Rs Healthcare (sic)!,” he said in meeting with power officials 9,000 crore in subsidy from the another tweet. on Thursday, had announced state,” he tweeted, advising the Notably, Kejriwal, during measures such as the curtail- state to harness renewable his visit to the state capital on ment of timings of government energy which is becoming Tuesday, had announced 300 offices, and two-day weekly cheaper and also environment- units of free electricity for offs for industrial consumers, friendly. “Renewable Energy is each household in Punjab, besides appealing for limited becoming cheaper along with waiver of pending power bills, use of ACs. being environmental-friend- and round-the-clock power Interestingly, Sidhu did ly, But Punjab’s potential from supply. 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The against him after coming out of the woman and her husband Central Government's recent jewellers approached the central police have started an investi- jail. Citing a threat to his life, accusing them of attempting to guidelines. The government has government to bring 20, 23 and gation in the case. the MLA has also sought secu- blackmail him. made hallmarking on gold jew- 24 carats under the mandatory Meanwhile, the MLA has rity. He had alleged that the ellery and other related items hallmarking system, the gov- said that some people had pre- According to sources, the people had sought Rs 30 lakh mandatory under the Bureau of ernment approved it. sented false evidence based on MLA had lodged a case against from him and threatened to Indian Standards (BIS) Meanwhile, the head of the which the case was lodged. He people including the woman spread an objectionable video Regulations from June 16. Dehradun branch office of BIS, further claimed that the people who has accused him of rape of his if he didn’t pay. However, the government has Sudhir Bishnoi informed that made hallmarking compulsory though the government has in only 256 districts across the given time to jewellers to hall- country under BIS regulations. mark their pieces of jewellery by "The government selected most- August considering they might ly those 256 districts in the first have the bulk of gold articles, phase, where BIS recognised they are not allowed to sell gold Assaying and Hallmarking articles without BIS hallmark  (2+.(' sor higher education and in success of RUSA phase II in the Centres are already present. In anymore. However, there are few charge higher education to state. Uttarakhand, the hallmarking of exceptions in the mandatory he minister of state for implement the Choice Based Rawat directed that the gold jewellery and other certain hallmarking system too. Thigher education and coop- college Principals and nodal items of gold is mandatory in According to Bishnoi, hall- eratives, Dhan Singh Rawat has +2)*77522 officers should convene a meet- two districts which are marking is not mandatory for warned that the universities ing with the officials of higher Pithoragarh and Dehradun. gold articles like fountain pens, failing to initiate the process of 3*4(755 education department for Soon, more A & H Centres will watches and types of jewellery recruitment for vacant posts .2;*.5'3* preparing an outline of the dif- be opened by the government to like jadau, kundan or polki. within one month could lose ferent works under the RUSA commence the second phase of Besides this, jewellers with annu- these posts. 7*'+$2. Phase III project and its suc- mandatory hallmarking system al turnover up to Rs 40 lakh are He said this while under- (2452.5',*' cessful implementation. in all districts here," said the exempted from the mandatory taking a meeting of the officials The meeting was attended member of Dehradun Sarrafa BIS hallmarking rule. He said of higher education and uni- 44;2)% by the secretary higher educa- Mandal, Devendra Dhalla. that there are over 300 jewellers versities on Friday. In the meet- tion Vinod Prasad Raturi, Vice He said that with the that sell hallmarked gold articles ing he directed the Vice Chancellor Sridev Suman mandatory hallmarking sys- in the Dehradun district and this Chancellors (VC) to start the Credit System (CBCS) system University P P Dhyani, VC tem, the buying and selling number will increase soon. "We process of recruitment to fill in state universities and col- Kumaon University N K Joshi, process will be more transpar- are regularly receiving applica- the vacant teaching and non leges. This committee would VC Soban Singh Jeena N S ent for jewellers as well as con- tions for BIS certificate regis- teaching posts within one submit its report in two month Bhandari, VC Doon University sumers," According to him, this tration. In the last 10 days, we month. He said that the gov- after deliberating on all aspects. Surekha Dangwal, Director system will be more beneficial had registered about 100 jew- ernment has set up a high level The minister informed that Higher education Kumum to the consumers as they would ellers and this number will     !         # "  "       (((((((((((((((((((  committee comprising of VCs, the government of India has Rautela, Additional Secretary not have to rely on jeweller's increase in the future," said #  director higher education, advi- approved RUSA phase III after M M Semwal and others. words to know the purity of Bishnoi.  !"#%&"!' "(' )*+*, *  
    
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 doses of vaccines provide at tion, but vaccines eliminate and procedures with States to due to a lack of safety and effi- of expectant mothers (and women should not be exclud- least 98 per cent protection the possibility of serious illness roll out the programme, said cacy data since clinical trials for their children) to the ed from vaccination because

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9 he single dose Johnson & of other SARS-CoV-2 variants them died, which translates to in real life are effective against TJohnson's Covid vaccine of concern, which increased 0.05 per thousand while out of Covid death,” Dr Paul said.  '23(24+5 Missouri, US said. the journal PLOS Medicine, become resistant to antibiotics has shown strong neutralising over time, such as the Gamma 35,856 police personnel who The study does not include It showed a total of 16.29 also showed notable increases don't have boundaries. antibody activity against the (P1) variants and the Alpha received one dose of the vac- the number of police person- lmost everybody who was billion doses of antibiotics were in the sales of doxycycline and “They can spread to any Delta (B16172) variant, with (B117), Epsilon (B1429), Kappa cine, nine died, which trans- nel who got a breakthrough Adiagnosed with Covid-19 sold in India in 2020. faropenem, two antibiotics person in any country,” said immunity lasting at least eight (B16171), and D614G vari- lates to 0.25 per thousand. infection after getting vacci- received an antibiotic in India, Adult dose usage increased commonly used to treat respi- infectious diseases specialist months, according to results of ants, as well as the original Similarly, of 4,868 police per- nated, Dr Paul said. fueling development of resis- from 72.6 per cent in 2018 and ratory infections. Sumanth Gandra, Associate phase-III trials. SARS-CoV-2 strain. sonnel who were not vaccinat- Commenting on the third tance to such medicines, said a 72.5 per cent in 2019 to 76.8 “Antibiotic resistance is Professor of medicine and an Submitted to pre-print of “Today's newly announced ed, 15 died of Covid-19, which wave of Covid-19, Dr Paul study. Contributing to 216.4 per cent in 2020. In addition, one of the greatest threats to associate hospital epidemiolo- bioRxiv, the phase-III trials studies reinforce the ability of translates to 3.08 per thousand, said, “That is not in our hand. million excess doses of antibi- sales of azithromycin, used for global public health. Overuse of gist at the Barnes-Jewish showed the vaccine was con- the Johnson & Johnson Covid- Dr Paul said. We must have all the prepara- otics for adults, suggesting that treating typhoid fever, non- antibiotics lessens their ability Hospital. sistently effective across all 19 vaccine to help protect the “When we interpret these tion regarding infrastructure in the drug was used by almost typhoidal Salmonella and trav- to effectively treat minor On the other hand, in regions studied globally, includ- health of people globally,” said numbers, we find that one rural areas, arrangement for everyone to treat mild and eller's diarrhoea, for adults in injuries and common infec- high-income countries such ing in South Africa and Brazil, Paul Stoffels, Vice Chairman of dose offers 92% protection children, IC beds, medicines moderate cases of coronavirus India increased from 4 per cent tions such as pneumonia, as the US, UK and Canada, where there was a high preva- the Executive Committee and from death while both doses etc. But our attempt would be infection in the country, the in 2018 and 4.5 per cent in 2019 which means that these condi- overall antibiotic use plunged lence of rapidly emerging Beta Chief Scientific Officer at offer a protection of 98 per to stall any new outbreak. And study led by researchers at the to 5.9 per cent in 2020. tions can become serious and in 2020, even during Covid-19 and Zeta (P2) variants during Johnson & Johnson, in a state- cent,” he said, adding that the if we are disciplined, then this Barnes-Jewish Hospital in The study, published in deadly. Bacteria that have peaks, revealed the study. the study period. ment here. study was done on police per- wave will not come.” #+,-./  ) *%    ## ""  +  !!   )          / ,             

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The IED Samajwadi Party with voting in the elections for zila pan- slammed Samajwadi Party say- chief. remain on their tenterhooks was to be planted at a crowd- for the election of chairpersons chayat chairpersons to be held ing that the party's working Meanwhile, BSP leader across Jammu and Kashmir. ed place to cause a large num- of zila panchayats in 53 districts on July 3. The party was rele- style and anti-Dalit ideology Sudhindra Bhadoria also Early Friday morning, alert the ongoing investigations in attestation-cum-passing-out ber of casualties," the police scheduled for today. Counting gated to the third position in had forced it to ally with small- attacked SP chief Akhilesh BSF troops fired at a quad- the case. During his visit Lt- parade of the 27th Basic chief said, complimenting the of votes will start at around 3 panchayat elections in the state er parties in Uttar Pradesh. Yadav on Friday for his com- copter,belonging to Pakistan, Gen Singh also interacted with Recruitment Training Course security agencies and Jammu pm. that concluded on April 29. The Mayawati's series of tweets ments that the party would while it attempted to breach the the members of the NIA inves- (BRTC) in Kathua district, the police for the successful oper- The State Election BJP rejected the charges of SP, comes a day after SP chief forge an alliance with small International border to gain tigation team and NSG com- DGP said, "The investigation ation of thwarting the attempt Commission has already saying that the opposition was Akhilesh Yadav indicated that political parties in 2022 Uttar access inside the Indian air- mandos camping in the station. into the drone attack case is in before the IED could be plant- announced the results in 22 making false claims. The SP the Samajwadi Party would Pradesh Assembly elections space. After the drone strike, ade- progress. We have not reached ed. districts where 21 BJP candi- had alleged that the BJP mis- tie-up with smaller political and said that SP had no poli- The incident of drone spot- quate security measures have any conclusive stage so as to say Before the attack in dates have been declared elect- used official machinery and its parties for the Uttar Pradesh cy, no principles and no pro- ting was reported around 4.25 been taken to secure the strate- who is actually involved but Jammu, Singh said over a ed unopposed as zila panchay- candidates were prevented Assembly elections. grammes. a.m. gic assets of the Air Force now that we have past history dozen incidents of weapon at chairpersons while one from filing their nomination Mayawati described the “SP has no policy, no DIG,BSF Jammu frontier Station and advanced security of Lashkar using drones to droppings by LeT with the use Samajwadi Party candidate has papers and those who filed Samajwadi Party as “helpless”, principles, no programmes. SPS Sandhu in a brief statement systems have been installed to drop weapons, narcotics on this of drones have taken place. He been elected unopposed in papers were being and said that its anti-Dalit This party is only a group of said, "BSF troops fired at a neutralise the potent threat side besides the ready-made said RDX was found used in Etawah. threatened. approach had made all major opportunists and power quadcopter belonging to from across the border. Improvised Explosive Devices the IED which was recovered. In all 53 districts, the BJP In Baghpat, Rashtriya Lok parties stay away from it. greedy people. Since the for- Pakistan at about 4.25 a.m as it In another related devel- to be planted at various loca- "It was fabricated to be carried and the SP are locked in a Dal candidate Mamata with- “The Samajwadi Party is mation of this party, the anti- was trying to cross IB in the opment, Director General of tions... so at this stage, I would and dropped by a drone," he direct contest. Bahujan Samaj drew her nomination and left with no option but to go Dalit mentality has been seen Arnia sector. Due to firing it Jammu and Kashmir Police only say that LeT hand is sus- said. Party had also contested the when the authorities made a with smaller parties and this in the country and especially returned back". He, however, Dilbagh Singh Friday said the pected and rest when we move Describing drones as a panchayat elections. On June formal announcement, it was reflects its helplessness now,” in Uttar Pradesh,” Bhadoria added the quadcopter was on hand of Pakistan based terror further in the investigation we major security threat, Singh 28, BSP chief Mayawati had claimed that the real Mamata she said. charged. a surveillance mission. outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba is sus- will be able to say further". said "the use of drones by anti- announced that her party was in Rajasthan and an impos- Mayawati has been rather He further alleged that Meanwhile, Western Army pected behind the drone attack Referring to the arrest of a national elements, terrorists, to would not contest the elec- tor was produced to withdraw vocal in attacking the both Bharatiya Janata Party Commander Lt-Gen RP Singh on the Air Force Station, terrorist with 5.5 kg of IED in drop weapons and IEDs is a tions of chairpersons of dis- the nomination papers. The Samajwadi Party after its rebel and Samajwadi Party were two along with senior army officers Jammu. Jammu, he said a module was threat and we are taking trict panchayats. Congress RLD is contesting the zila pan- legislators started hobnobbing sides of the same coin as they visited the Air Force Interacting with the media busted which was planning to counter steps (to defeat their had also claimed that its can- chayat polls in alliance with the with the SP. Akhilesh Yadav, both represented feudalism Station,Jammu to take stock of persons after attending the carry out an IED explosion at designs)". didates were elected as mem- SP. meanwhile, has so far abstained and capitalist forces.  #           -!  #

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  . preliminary stages and hence it but the island police decided to should be given bail immedi- akshadweep film personal- was not possible to quash the go proceed with action based ately. Lity Ayesha Sulthana, who case nor could a stay be given on the complaint. She reached the island and  7.@5 many free services without the commission, then why will has been in news ever since her at the present moment. The Kavaratti police regis- presented herself before the requirement of the TTD spend- they replace free service to pay controversial remark on a local Sulthana had landed in tered a case against her with police and was questioned for elugu Desam Party ing a single penny," he said. others." TV channel, on Friday, suffered the legal soup when a com- non bailable charges (sedition) three days. The high court TPresident N. Chandrababu Noting that a huge number TTD Executive Officer, a setback when the Kerala plaint was registered by and had asked to appear before also accepted her anticipatory Naidu on Friday alleged that of people used to volunteer in K.S. Jawahar Reddy, recently High Court refused to stay a Lakshadweep's BJP unit pres- the police on June 20. bail plea during this time. the holiness of the Tirumala these services and visit the took oath as the Chairman of sedition case registered against ident Abdul Khader against her The notice that was served Incidentally, following the Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) deity for free, Naidu claimed specified authority, and her by the Kavaratti police. after she had in a TV channel on Sulthana by Sub Inspector move by Khader, several BJP is being compromised by hand- that volunteers and donors Additional EO, A.V. Dharma Though she has been given debate, here on June 7, said that Ameer Bin Mohammed con- leaders and workers in the ing over charge of various have been sidelined now to Reddy, as Convener of specified anticipatory bail by the Court, for their questioning. the "Centre used biological tained charges under 124 A and island resigned from the party. works to private firms, sidelin- bring in private companies authority. she approached the court again On Friday when her peti- weapons for the spread of 153 B of the CrPC, both of Sulthana hails from ing those who used to offer free which are scanning tickets. The Andhra Pradesh gov- with a fresh petition to quash tion came up before the High Covid in Lakshadweep", which which were non-bailable Chelath Island in services earlier. Criticising this decision, ernment set up the specified the FIR registered against her, Court, the Centre presented according to the complainant offences. Lakshadweep, and is based "Earlier, the generosity of he asked: "What is the need to authority for the TTD follow- for which she was in the island that the investigation has only was anti-national. Kerala High Court had here. Besides being a model, national banks, NGOs and ser- involve business practices in a ing the expiry of the tenure of last week and presented herself just started. She had immediately apol- granted her interim bail and she has worked in numerous vice organisations used to offer holy shrine? If this is not for TTD's Board of Trustees. for three days before the police The Court then observed ogised for her statement while directed the police, in case she films in Malayalam. 0 
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56   , '#1,345 = (    7759 produced him before a special ficient time lapse. Thakur, his brother Hasmukh PMLA court which remand- During its investigations, and others — has been engaged =    ipping the lid off a scam ed him to its custody till July the ED found that M/s MUG in several building construction ## >%  Rinvolving the sale of same 8. The ED initiated investiga- sold flats to multiple persons. projects in Mumbai, Navi flats to multiple buyers without tions against M/s Monarch They took loans from Non- Mumbai and Thane.   their knowledge, the Universal Group (MUG) after Banking Financial Companies The group has been facing Enforcement Directorate (ED) the Maharashtra police lodged by the mortgaging the same several other cases and litiga-  )+2''5 ?# " has arrested a prominent FIRs and filed charge-sheets flats without the knowledge of tion pertaining to alleged builder in Navi Mumbai in a against the ground under the the customers who booked the cheating and fraudulent prac- timely signal from a dis-  50 crore alleged money laun- provisions of Indian Penal already sold flats. tices against flat buyers, includ- Atress alert transmitter  4)8'*3 and weekly closure of all mar- dering case. Code (IPC) for alleged cheat- The investigations also ing some NRIs. (DAT) jointly developed by kets and business establish- A day after it arrested ing and defrauding genuine revealed that M/s MUG The ED said that further Indian Space Research ith the Covid-19 curve ments on Saturday and Sunday Monarch Universal Group’s flat owners. allegedly diverted funds from investigations to track the Organisation (ISRO) and Wdipping in Uttar Pradesh, will continue till further orders. Director Gopal Amarlal M/s MUG allegedly col- the project accounts to differ- funds trail and the proceeds of Indian Coast Guard enabled the State Government has fur- He also stressed the need for Thakur under the Prevention lected money from the flat ent entities/individuals, thus the crime and also the involve- the latter to save seven fisher- ther eased pandemic-linked setting up of ‘Health ATMs’ in of Money Laundering Act buyers but did not register the siphoning off the funds. ment of others in the scam, was men stranded in mid sea. restrictions by allowing the villages, small towns and met- (PMLA), the ED on Friday flats in their names after suf- The MUG — run by underway. According to the Coast immediately launched and opening of multiplex, cine the- ropolitan areas to provide bet- Guard, in a swift sea - air coor- Coast Guard Ship C-422, atres, gymnasiums and sports ter health facilities to the peo- dinated Search and Rescue Vishwast and Dornier aircraft complexes with strict Covid ple of the state. :#   Operation, it located and res- were tasked for search in the protocol in place. "Through these state-of- 6;<    cued the distressed fishing boat area and the distressed boat The new guidelines will the-art machines, people can with seven crew onboard off was located off Tillanchong come into effect from July 5. check many health parameters Tillanchong Island, approxi- Island. However, gyms in contain- including body mass index, ' ''  mately 350 km south of Port The fishing boat was towed ment zones will remain closed blood pressure, metabolic age, 7# Blair on Thursday. by Coast Guard ship to and those that open will have to body fat, hydration, pulse rate, The Maritime Rescue Co- Kamorta. ensure social distancing. height, muscle mass, body tem- & #6; ordination Centre (MRCC) "The instant case has once Specific markings must be perature and oxygen content in Port Blair received an unregis- again highlighted the impor- made with sufficient distance to the body and weight. tered DAT alert at around tance of carriage of DATs by ensure social distancing in the Technicians should be trained    &  11.30 a.m. on June 30. fishing boats and proved its premises. to operate these machines. A Since the alert was activat- efficacy in saving lives at sea in Chairing a high-level meet- detailed action plan in this    8*)+5!)+2''59 ed from an unregistered DAT, times of distress," Coast Guard ing in Lucknow on Friday, Chief regard should be prepared at    ed in the literary and religious societies in details of the boat and its said. Minister Yogi Adityanath admit- the earliest,” Yogi said. erala, which was projected as the role )+2''5 the State. But Prof Chandramohan, in his owner were not available with Developed jointly by ISRO ted that the business of cinema The chief minister also Kmodel in Covid -19 pandemic con- enthusiasm to be known as a colourful per- the Coast Guard. and ICG, DAT is an indige- hall operators was severely said that for sustainable trol during this period in 2020, has come hat will you do with a teacher who sonality seemed to have crossed the Soon it was gathered that nous, low cost and effective affected due to the first and sec- COVID-19 management, a full circle and has become the State that Wcomes dangerously close to us female Lakshman Rekha, according to one of his the DAT was issued to fishing satellite transmitter built for ond waves of COVID-19 and awareness of the community has highest number of pandemic cases students and tries to touch and that too colleagues in the college. boat RSN-TWO and the boat fishermen which relays distress their needs and problems should and its involvement was para- reported per day according to Indian inappropriately? We are not idiots to take The name of a lady teacher too figures with seven crew had left Port alerts to SAR authorities be considered sympathetically. mount and reiterated the need Council of Medical Research. it as a fatherly attitude because this teacher in the complaint submitted by the students. Blair on June 28 for fishing. through INSAT satellites The chief minister, how- for Covid appropriate behav- The State, which is in the process of wastes no opportunities in making innu- “She was being blackmailed by the pro- A co-ordinated search and instantly with the press of a ever, clarified that night curfew iour and increased vaccination lifting up the lock down by phases in its endos with sexual overtones and dialogues fessor to make the girl students to toe his rescue (SAR) operation was button. from 9 pm to 7 am every day against the disease. road to normalcy, diagnosed on Friday with double meaning,” alleged one of the line. But the teacher should have shown the 12,095 new Covid-19 cases with an aver- five female post-graduate students of one courage to resist his advances,” said one of age Test Positivity Rate of 10.11, said a of Tiruchirappalli’s most famous colleges the victims. release issued by the department of while recounting their ordeal to The Instances of students and teachers get- :# 116-   ' health, Government of Kerala. The day Pioneer. ting sexually molested and abused are also saw 143 patients succumbing to the The controversial teacher is Prof P nothing new in elite educational institu- pandemic, taking the total death toll in Chandramohan, head of the department tions in Tamil Nadu. The Pioneer had      (# ' # the State till date to 13,505. of Tamil, Bishop Heber College, reported in 2016 how celebrated novelist A senior Government Medical doc- Tiruchirappalli. Josephine Jeyashanti, working as a pro- tor said that he was neither shocked nor The students have submitted a com- fessor in the famous Loyola College in  )+2''5 study the experience of the SC and OBC saddened by the development. “We have plaint to the college principal explaining Chennai was axed because she showed faculty. The letter also suggested that this been observing the casual approach of the in details how Chandramohan, has been courage to resist attempts by her head of ipin Puthiyedathveetil, an Assistant committee should have members from the authorities since the pandemic was report- sexually harassing them with the con- the department to violate her modesty. VProfessor of Department of SC/ST commission, OBC Commission ed in the State for the first time. I am sad nivance of another teacher. “This man has Even after six years, Jeyashanti continues Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of and psychologists. that the lifting of the restrictions is play- no qualms in sitting near us and encour- her struggle to get justice. the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) People across the various spectrum, ing havoc with the public health in the age us to be free with him. He regularly The famous Madras Christian College, Madras, has resigned from the premier including writers, opinion makers, and stu- State. Nobody is observing the social dis- summons female students to his private an important landmark in Chennai too fig- institute citing caste discrimination. dents have commented on the shocking tancing norms while the traffic blocks wit- chambers in the college premises,” said ured in the news for wrong reasons. He has sent the resignation letter by mail of the Assistant professor which has nessed across the State point to more hard another student. Similar to what happened in Bishop mail to the authorities. Vipin hails from gone viral. times,” said the doctor with more than These girls are not ordinary students Hebert College, the villain in the incident Payyannnur in North Kerala and has been Writer and Poet Sabin Iqbal, who has three decades experience in trauma care. but the upcoming stars of Anglo/Tamil lit- turned out to be a professor in MCC. teaching at the IIT-Madras since March I shall be pursuing appropriate actions to authored Cliffhangers and Shamal Days, Kerala has more than 300 regions erature who are known for their in-depth The last two months saw students and 2019. address the matter." He also said, told IANS, "This is shocking. Action has where the TPR is on the higher side of 12 erudition and knowledge in history and lit- ex-students of two elite schools in the city The letter which he posted on social "Individuals in position of power irre- to be taken in this and youths cutting with more than 80 regions reporting erature. raising a banner of revolt against members media platforms has gone viral. Vipin in spective of their claimed political affilia- across caste, creed, religion, and politics TPR of 18 per cent and above making the “They are in the college not to enjoy of the faculty for trying to outrage their the letter said that he had faced caste dis- tion and gender were involved in dis- should be provided equal opportunity in State an almost epicentre of the pandem- the spirit of youthfulness but to study and modesty. crimination even in his department of crimination." all areas in this country and our constitu- ic in South India. master the philosophy behind ancient and The management of Bishop Heber Humanities and that OBC's and SC/ST The Assistant Professor in his mail has tion guarantees that. Then why people are Meanwhile the number of Covid-19 modern literature,” said a teacher who is College has put Prof Chandramohan teachers are facing huge discrimination at encouraged people in the institution to step discriminating against a bright young edu- cases came down further in neighbouring privy to what was transpiring in the under suspension and a probe is on to find the premier institute. up and raise complaints with the griev- cated professor in a premier institution of Tamil Nadu as the Directorate of Health and department headed by Prof out the seriousness of the charges. If the Vipin Puthiyedathuveetil, who was an ances committee at the institute and even this country. A commission comprising Preventive Medicine in its release said the Chandramohan. versions of other students are any indica- Economics faculty in the Humanities with the courts. OBC, SC/ST academics, and lawmakers State logged 4,230 new cases and 97 deaths The accused professor is also not an tion, the learned professor is likely to face department, in the letter said, "There were In the resignation letter, he suggested must be set up and a proper study is con- on Friday. ordinary teacher and he is widely respect- more allegations of this kind. multiple instances of discrimination and that the institute sets up a committee to ducted on this."  !"#%&"!' "(' )*+*, 5

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These handfuls of special- annual health check-up. Those Cancer treatment can leave a non-availability of screening centers and *$*')*4*,/ ized institutes are located mostly in women who have a family history large dip in the pockets of the experts in villages, towns, and nearby 5'52'( metropolitan cities, leaving the of breast cancer should have fre- patient; thus, it not only affects the                #     adjoining areas has also contributed to an ;2)545P2( large rural population deprived of quent mammograms. Regular self- patient but also the entire family             (     increase in late-stage diagnosis and +*;545'+2 an early chance of diagnosis and observations and self-breast exams both financially and emotionally.          #     hence,the high mortality rate among )*'./%+22 rapid treatment. are fundamental to detecting any The government and policy mak-              Indian women. 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However, the list of Chairman to up to 62 years by will be able to avail requisite come into India and “very” bla- ciency, and create an opportu- cities to be taken up would be making amendment to the Life finances from banks and finan- tantly flouted the laws. nity for reduction in the logis- finalised in consultation with Insurance Corporation of India cial institutions under priority He also said the consumer tics costs. the state governments. (Staff) Regulations, 1960. sector lending. affairs ministry recently Under the freight smart Minister of State for The changes made in the “Besides, now the traders  '23(24+5 announced the draft e-com- cities initiative, city-level logis- Commerce and Industry rules will be called the Life will be enjoying several other merce rules under the con- tics committees would be Hardeep Singh Puri launched Insurance Corporation of India benefits of various other gov- mid domestic traders con- sumer protection law and after formed and they will have a website on ‘Freight Smart (Staff) Amendment Rules,  '23(24+5 wholesale trade sector, which is ernment schemes which are Atinuously complaining getting stakeholders’ views, the related government depart- Cities’ and also released a 2021, according to a govern- facing tough times due to the being enjoyed by the MSME alleged violations of FDI norms final rules will be issued. ments and agencies at the local handbook outlining 14 ment notification dated June nclusion of retail and whole- pandemic. category,” said CAIT National by foreign online players, “This is a series which and state levels. measures that can be taken to 30, 2021. Isale trade under MSMEs is a “Now under the revised President B C Bhartia and Commerce and Industry involves consumer affairs, the These would also include improve urban freight. It is to be noted that the “landmark decision” that would guidelines, retail and wholesale Secretary General Praveen Minister Piyush Goyal on FDI policy, and e-commerce the private sector from the He urged the states to retirement age for the top exec- help them avail requisite trade will also benefit from pri- Khandelwal. The pandemic- Friday said the ministry will policy. logistics services and also users identify 10 cities, to begin utives of the majority of PSUs finances from banks and finan- ority sector lending under RBI affected traders will now be “very shortly” come out with “We wanted to come with of logistics services, the min- with, to be developed as freight is 60 years, barring a few excep- cial institutions under priority guidelines,” the MSME minis- able to restore their business- certain clarifications on the e- the consumer protection rules istry said in a statement. smart cities and also to set up tions, including the State Bank sector lending, industry asso- ter added. es by obtaining necessary commerce sector. of e-commerce first because we “On the freight smart city institutional mechanisms for of India (SBI). ciations said. According to the Retailers finances from banks which Goyal said the ministry is believe that our most important initiatives, the logistics division the same involving the gov- “Notwithstanding anything Earlier, on Friday, Union Association of India (RAI), were earlier denied to them. not changing any policy on e- stakeholder is the consumer is working closely with GIZ ernment as well as private contained in these rules, if the Minister Nitin Gadkari this will give retail micro, small “This step of the govern- commerce for foreign direct and we wanted to make sure (Germany) under Indo- stakeholders like logistics ser- Central Government appoints announced inclusion of retail and medium enterprises ment will prove to be a mile- investment as the policy is that consumer protection pre- German Development vices providers, users and cit- the Chairman for a term of and wholesale trade under (MSMEs) the support they stone step in reviving not only crystal clear. vails over everything else,” the Cooperation, Rocky Mountain izens. office that extends beyond sixty MSMEs as per which they will need to survive, revive and the economy but even the most “We will also come out minister said. Institute (RMI) and RMI India. “The 14 measures present- years of age, or extends his term also now get the benefit of pri- thrive. vibrant retail trade of India,” with the e-commerce policy These draft rules have also A challenge is expected to be ed in the handbook represent of office to a period beyond the ority sector lending under RBI “This landmark decision they added. and whatever clarifications... sent a strong message to the announced to encourage the high-leverage areas for cities to said age, he shall not superan- guidelines. will have a structural impact on In a tweet, Gadkari on Certain instances have come to world, as some time ago, there participation of cities in this improve their economic com- nuate till he completes such Terming it a “landmark the sector, helping it get for- Friday said the government is our notice where the policy is used to be a criticism that initiative,” it said. petitiveness and reduce con- term, or till he attains the age decision”, the associations said malised by giving better finance committed to strengthening not being followed in letter and India’s e-commerce policy is From the 10 cities to be gestion and pollution,” said of sixty-two years, whichever is the move would provide options for businesses that MSMEs and make them spirit, we will obviously be skewed against foreign identified on immediate basis, Pawan Agarwal, special secre- earlier,” the gazette notification required help to the retail and want to get structured,” an engines of economic growth. clarifying that very shortly,” he investors. it is planned to expand the list tary at logistics division. said. 2RH 8 9:66"  ' "  $
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Were there any on-ground chal- have been doing all this make some renowned musicians stage of my career, BAFTA lenges? while. I always try to from across the globe a part of this Breakthrough India is happen- How does the song aim to raise I feel there were many chal- produce unique, out- beautiful song. It has been great ing and I am getting selected as awareness about yoga? lenges, majorly because of the cur- of-the-box, quality working with artistes like Wouter one of the 10 participants where Yoga, a tradition that was rent global health crisis. Many content. I never want- Kellerman (South Africa, I will get a chance to interact once restricted to our country countries, like India, were under ed to be one of those Grammy Award winner), Lira with and be mentored by inter- only, is now a worldwide phenom- lockdown and had so many differ- run-of-the-mill (South Africa), Aeone (UK), Tito national experts — it is kind of enon. It’s an important part of ent guidelines. We had to make sure kinds of musicians Da. Fire (Nigeria), Gazza too much for me to sync with! India’s history and culture. I can that we did not disregard any of the because music, for (Namibia), Sonu Nigam, Shankar I feel fortunate and I think I recall what Prime Minister set regulations. We had to simulta- me, is a blessing Mahadevan, KS Chithra, Shaan, believe in miracles more,” she Narendra Modi had once said, neously complete this project and from God. I find Daler Mehndi, Raageshwari and said. “Many countries which do not meet all of the strict instructions myself fortunate Naresh Kamath. Tanya made her acting debut know our language, tradition, or that were in place of various cities enough that God We are getting amazing, warm with the web series Flames when culture, are now connecting to and countries. There were many has chosen responses from all over the world. she was still in college, and India through yoga.” This song not places where we were refused entry. me to excel I am proud to be the creator of after the release of the show, she it big in acting. only aims to touch over a million Also, many of us had our homes inthis project and I congratulate my thought everyone would flood “I will be thankful to my souls but also manages to reinforce and studios at different locations, whole Kailasa team and Moving her with offers and she would friend who pushed me to go for the spirit of unity during these dif- and some things could be done only Pixels for having done some become a Bollywood star. the audition of The Suitable Boy ficult times. in a studio, so it was quite a chal- exceptional work. “I am from Delhi, with no and initially after the audition, lenge. 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Each challenge is either we’re doing with Snapchat is very much a and abusers — and in many lar things — we know exactly brown survivors, this is cutting ‘Epic’ or a complete ‘Fail’, but either way, Vir simple concept, which is that you don’t have ways, it did. Victims have been how this hits and where it lands deep. We are bearing witness makes it a fun learning experience. The to do epic things to feel epic. I think it’s been increasingly emboldened in and what the consequences to tears and pain, survivors weekly series premiered June 24 with a rough year and everybody in the world recent years to seek justice, are, unfortunately.” That’s the point that Lisa get past very easily. But I will wondering, ‘What is it going to episodes coming out every Thursday and deserves to do epic things and feel like they even for years-ago abuse, hop- RAINN, the anti-sexual Banks — one of the nation’s say one thing that (Cosby take for a verdict to sit and not each episode will give viewers a glimpse of accomplished something great. So, whether ing their allegations would be violence organisation, said its most prominent attorneys in accuser) Andrea Constand said get turned over because of a the real comedian and a sneak peek into his that’s me trying to beat the most popular taken more seriously. hotline calls were up 24 per cent #MeToo issues with her part- when the verdict came down: technicality?’ This man raped life and friends. noodles in India, see if I can do it in under But on Wednesday, as the Wednesday from the previous ner, Debra Katz — sought to ‘Truth prevails.’ I still think I not one, not two, not three not “I’m coming from a place of not know- two minutes or me taking only vanilla ice- nation digested the equally week. “This is one of those drive home. “The message has did. And I don’t want people to four but (dozens of) women, ing and I’m coming from a place of willing cream and five basic ingredients that you stunning sight of Cosby times I really pray people will to be very clear and simple, get discouraged by this, and so we can’t forget that,” she to learn but also willing to fail massively and could find in your fridge as well in making released from prison, some read beyond the headlines,” that this was a mistake by pros- although I know it’s going to be said, referring to accusations gloriously. So I think that’s where this the most epic dessert, or me recognising that worried it would have a chill- said Scott Berkowitz, executive ecutors, a very unusual one hard.” against Cosby that never went comes in. As performers are content cre- my wife has married me and creating the ing effect on survivors, who director. and a technicality that is For activist Anita Hill, the to court, often because the ators, I think people are starting to recog- most epic apology or something else. Just often don’t come forward “I think the country unlikely to happen again,” she word “technicality” wasn’t statute of limitations had run nise that we have nuance to us and that we things that you can do at home, you don’t because they don’t believe it believes the victims,” Berkowitz said. quite adequate to describe out. have layers that can go on different plat- have to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.” will bring justice. And they said in an interview. What does She was referring to the what she sees as a deeply But Henard said forms. So yes, maybe me doing standup goes “All you gotta do is head to your kitchen wondered whether some of worry him: “Many survivors decision of the Pennsylvania flawed legal system stacked Wednesday’s court decision, on one platform and maybe me acting goes maybe with me or to write this song with the movement’s momentum, choose not to report to police, Supreme Court that District against survivors. The issue of shocking as it was to so many, on another platform, but me just marking me or to do something stupid with me and already slowed by the pandem- and for those who do report it’s Attorney Kevin Steele was the non-prosecution agree- “in no way diminishes the about the house, doing stupid stuff — we can both feel epic together. And I think ic, would be lost amid the a hard decision because they obligated to stand by his pre- ment was, Hill said in an inter- good work of the #MeToo There’s a platform for that too, because it’s that’s really where all good comedy comes feeling that another powerful know it’s going to be a long, dif- decessor’s promise not to view, “revealing in how hard it movement.” relatable and fun,” Das said about the show from. It comes from minutest and from man had gotten away with it — ficult slog through the justice charge the comedian, though is for women to actively prove “We’ve made great strides in an interview. small things,” he said. albeit on a technicality. process. It only makes sense to there was no evidence that to prosecutors their claims in the last few years,” she said. “While the past year was extremely chal- Like all Shows on Snapchat, episodes “It’s been a hard day,” put yourself through that if you agreement was ever put in should be heard in court by a “There’s more great things that lenging, with being stuck at home for long average three to five minutes in length, are Henard said. “It’s a deeply believe that at the end, there’s writing. jury.” She also found it trou- have happened and will con- periods of time, the one thing that the pan- full-screen vertical and paced for mobile. painful moment — not just for a reasonable chance of getting “Sure, the optics of the first bling that the court had left tinue to happen. What this demic gave me was time. Time to recharge, Each series is authentic to the creator’s pas- survivors in the Cosby case justice.” He said RAINN would major conviction of the open the question of whether moment does is remind all of rethink and revisit some of the things I had sion and is available to more than 70 mil- who came forward at great per- try to educate people that “the #MeToo era walking out of the prosecution’s use of five us, especially those of us who only thought of but never had the time to lion viewers in India who have watched sonal risk, but for all sur- issue that let Bill Cosby out is prison is devastating,” Banks additional accusers was have boots on the ground, actually do. While in lockdown, I had to find Snapchat Shows in the last year. vivors.” not an issue that comes up in a said. “I don’t think that’s some- improper, as Cosby had that there’s still work to do.” unique ways to entertain my audience and L For Tarana Burke, the normal case.” thing many people are going to argued, “creating this other L  !"#%&"!' "(' )*+*, (;

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