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At a The top official was of birth 15.07.1947 of my wife market electronics accessories review meeting on Thursday, informed that in respect to the is wrongly registered in my ser- up to prototype stage. Tiwari said that regular mon- NGT order, work of providing vice record which is wrong. Her “Besides, the state govern- itoring should be done to clean water in 103 villages of correct date of birth is ment would be able to nomi- determine the time-table for 148 villages affected by 21.07.1947. This should be nate diploma and ITI certificate completion of all works. groundwater in Doaba area of read and written in future for all holders, and BSc, MSc in elec- “In order to save the Hindan river was completed purpose. Ram Sanehi H/O tronics degree holders as cer- Ganga from pollution, dump- by UP Water Corporation Smt. Ramlali, 12 B Chandpur tification engineers, thereby ing of any kind of solid and under Pipe Drinking Water Salori, Po-Teliarganj, Prayagraj. creating enormous employ- other waste be done away project. The remaining work ment opportunities,” he said. with in and around the river. in 45 villages would be com- Underlining the impor- Old deposits of wastes should pleted by December 31, 2020.   tance of the centre of excel- also be cleaned. Setting up bio- lence, Additional Chief diversity parks in 25 districts JEWAR AIRPORT: A meet-        Secretary (IT and Electronics) adjacent to the Ganga should ing of PMIC (Project      Alok Kumar said that the state’s be completed in a time-bound Monitoring Implementation electronics policy provided for manner,” he added. Committee) for Jewar Airport         setting up of centres of excel- The top bureaucrat of the chaired by Chief Secretary      !  lence as world-class infrastruc- state also directed officials to was held in which studies of "    #  $  ture for enabling research, take action at the earliest technical consultants regard-       innovation and entrepreneur- regarding problems of indus- ing extension of two runways ship in electronics system trial units on residential and of Jewar Airport from 4 to 6 %&'(  )  *  + design and manufacturing, agricultural land. He said that were discussed. B,% !-  .    skill development (ESDM) the work of preserving seven Consulting body PWC and   /0%0121212 industry. wetlands of international Chief Executive Officer of “In view of availability of a importance of Ramsar should Noida Airport and Yamuna well-established necessary be completed soon. “Besides, Authority Dr. Arun Veer Singh ecosystem at Noida, Indian additional steps should be made the presentation in which OBITUARY Cellular and Electronics taken to prevent noise and air feasibility of five runways was Association (ICEA) proposed pollution,” he said. voiced. In the first phase, 1,365 OBITUARY the setting up of a product The meeting was organ- hectares of land would be based Li-ion cells (post cell) ised by the Environment, acquired for the third runway centre of excellence in Noida. Forest and Climate Change and in the second phase, a total This has been approved in- department for the review of of 3,418 hectares land would be principle and work on its estab- compliance status of govern- acquired for three runways. lishment would commence as soon as the sanction is received would be borne by the bluetooth speakers, chargers, NAIB SUBEDAR RAM SROOP from the Government of India,” Government of India and wireless chargers, smart light- 04 APR 1977 - 27 OCT 2020 he said. Kumar said that the industrial associations. ing systems, radio, UPS system ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL government would set up three “Once operational, these and routers,” he said. CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO centres of excellence in collab- centres will boost high-end “The new centre will aid in THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT oration with the Ministry of manufacturing of Li-ion cell building an excellent ecosystem STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED FAM- Electronics & Information based products, such as battery for designing and develop- ILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS OF NAIB SUBEDAR RAM SROOP WHO Technology and industrial monitoring system for electric ment hub for power banks DIED WHILE SERVING WITH 303 FIELD associations. vehicles, solar system battery and Indian mobile handsets in HOSPITAL. The UP government would pack, GPS navigation system, Uttar Pradesh, which is a major FROM: MAJ GEN NAVEEN AGGARWAL bear 25 percent of the cost, ticket vending machines for mobile phone manufacturing AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS while 75 per cent of the cost trains and buses, power banks, hub in India,” Kumar said.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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Meanwhile, DM Abhishek deaths on Google Earth to Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur & medical education minister The patients should not face Prakash, in a meeting held for identify these areas. “We will Amroha, and one each in irecting officials to main- should hold a meeting with any difficulty in getting containing the spread of virus, carry out sampling in these Prayagraj, Varanasi, Barabanki, Dtain an effective manage- the chiefs of SGPGIMS, admitted to Covid hospitals said that on December 5, a specific areas. The plotting Muzaffarnagar, Lakhimpur ment of prevention and treat- KGMU and RMLIMS and and after reviewing the meeting will be organised with was carried out as our teams Kheri, Maharajganj, Sitapur, ment of COVID-19 cases, review the treatment facilities requirement of beds in these religious leaders, NGOs and needed to be aware of why the Sultanpur & Mahoba taking Chief Minister Yogi of these institutions,” the chief hospitals, efforts should be traders in which they would be deaths were occurring. We the toll to 7,848. Besides, 1,696 Adityanath on Thursday said minister said. made to arrange for addition- made aware about how to needed be know if there was patients recovered, taking UP’s the Uttar Pradesh govern- He also directed the divi- al beds,” the chief minister break the chain of coronavirus any delay in shifting of patients recoveries to 5,18,390. There ment was committed to pro- sional commissioners and said. infection. to hospitals,” he said. are still 22,990 active cases in viding quality medical facili- district magistrates to visit the He said awareness cam- The meeting also dis- On Thursday, 331 persons the state. ties to the public. medical colleges in their paigns should be organised cussed the increase of beds in tested positive for coronavirus In a meeting with District The chief minister, who administrative jurisdictions regularly and the Integrated hospitals such as SGPGI and in the city while 244 patients Magistrate Abhishek Prakash, was presiding over an unlock and hold meetings with the Command and Control KGMU. The DM directed the recovered. Lucknow’s death it was decided that the deaths review meeting at his official authorities. Centres should be operated officials at Integrated Control toll stands at 1015 while there due to coronavirus had to be residence here on Thursday, “It should also be ensured actively. He also directed offi- and Command Centre to shift   3;&9)<2 the high court. The court, in its are 3,529 active cases in the curtailed. “Though ambu- also directed officials to pay that specialist doctors take cials to maintain effective patients to hospitals within order, had stayed the LDA district. The fresh cases includ- lances reach the doorstep of special attention to Lucknow, regular rounds of Covid contact tracing and surveil- 24 hours or be ready to face the n a crackdown against land action for one month. ed 34 from Gomtinagar, 27 patients, they don’t want to be Kanpur Nagar, Meerut, Agra wards and make better treat- lance systems. music. Reviewing the contact Imafia, Lucknow Joint secretary Ritu Suhas from Indiranagar, 22 from hospitalised. However, we will tracing and tracking being Development Authority on told reporters that action has Chowk, 21 from Rae Bareli now be strict in this regard and focal areas — Indiranagar, “We feel privileged that we this noble cause and stood with carried out in the district, the Thursday demolished an ille- been going on since 2017 road, 19 from Alambagh, 18 any patient with co-morbidi- Gomtinagar, Chinhat, Aliganj got an opportunity to do our us,” she stated. DM said this should be expe- gally constructed Dragon Mall against the Dragon Mall, ille- from Cantt, 16 from Vikas ties will have to go be hospi- and Alambagh — is stopped,” bit in the fight against coron- “Our team conducted dited and community health in Lalbagh after four days of gally constructed on the land Nagar, 14 from Jankipuram, 11 talised,” the official said. he said. avirus. We would like to take 7,748 RT-PCR tests in a single centres should ensure 100 per- operation. On Sunday, the of Lalbagh Girls College. The from Aliganj, and 10 each A 14-day targeted sam- Meanwhile, head of this opportunity to thank day on December 2 and it has cent contact tracing and track- LDA began the demolition mall was sealed but the from Ashiyana, Hasanganj & pling of the hotspots will begin SGPGI’s Microbiology depart- SGPGI administration, corona been the highest number of ing with door-to-door sur- drive of the mall. high court had put a stay on it, Hazratganj. from December 4. “It will be a ment Dr Ujjawala Ghosal said warriors working since March, tests done by any lab in the veillance teams separating ILI Earlier on November 3, which was in effect till Across the state, 1,967 per- special drive to make sure that they have conducted over six their families, and all those country in a day. We are adopt- and SARI patients to ensure Allahabad High Court had June 30, 2017. sons tested positive, including the circulation of virus in five lakh RT-PCR tests. who have contributed towards ing several innovative ways to testing. barred LDA from taking action After this, enforcement against the illegal construction zone-6 demanded that the for one month. As soon as the mall be re-sealed. According to month-long period was over, the LDA order, Mohammad , *  
 
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 +  aka Raj Kumar (32), Raju Khand police station area Prakash Sharma in Meerut. Rawat (42) and Jagdish on Tuesday night. The clin- Though no official   3;&9)<2 law provides for imprisonment Rawat (50), all of Hardoi. ic of Akhilesh (of announcement has been made, up to 10 years for any violation. As per reports, a baraat Gudamba) is situated in but BJP candidate Shreesh he Para police on In another incident, a procession from Khurram Nagar. A group Chandra Sharma is all set to TWednesday night stopped Chinhat police team arrested Sarojininagar reached the of men kidnapped the den- defeat veteran and eight-time solemnisation of marriage two person on the charges of house of Benchalal Lodhi tist near a hospital where MLC Om Prakash Sharma by between an interfaith couple chain-snatching during an of Rani Kheda village in he had gone for some over 4,300 votes. invoking the Prohibition of encounter with them in Kakori on Wednesday work. Akhilesh stopped to Sharma held the seat for over Unlawful Conversion of Hardasi Kheda of Chinhat on night. The baraatis entered relieve himself on the road- four decades. Religion Ordinance which the intervening night of the house around 10:30 pm side when the miscreants In the graduate constituen- was promulgated by the UP Wednesday and Thursday. The on Wednesday, with reached near him and cy of Meerut also, BJP’s Dinesh governor recently. accused were identified as labourers carrying lights on asked him about some Goyal was leading. The police action came as Dheerendra Kumar and their heads. When the pro- address. The miscreants In Moradabad-Bareilly divi- a dampener for both the Kaushlendra Soni, both of cession was passing from bundled him in their car, sion also, BJP’s Hari Singh families as it was said that Barabanki. The police said near a transformer took him to an apartment Dhillon defeated Samajwadi they had given consent for both were planning their next installed in the village, one close to DGP headquarters Party’s candidate Sanjay Mishra the marriage without any strike when a trap was laid for of the lamps came in con- and thrashed him. The by a margin of 7,960 votes. coercion. Both the families them. Dheerendra suffered tact with the transformer next day, the doctors made Bareilly Divisional are now scheduled to appeal injuries in the exchange of fire. and the above-named per- a call to his friend asking Commissioner Ranveer Prasad to the district magistrate to sons suffered a powerful him to give Rs 30 lakh as confirmed the victory of Dhillon. seek nod for the marriage. As electric shock. ransom. He was asked to The BJP candidates were per reports, the girl of Duda They were rushed to reach the clinic in Vikas also leading in Lucknow and Colony was getting married KGMU Trauma Centre Nagar on Wednesday Agra teachers constituencies. .  
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   ! 9<39( (  8  8  9<39( ( India] must withdraw the anti- dle class equally hard in the days engal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on farmers bills. If they do not do to come. BThursday announced a host of “out-reach” engal Chief Minister so immediately we will agitate “This Government is not measures that could to some extent offset prob- BMamata Banerjee has throughout the state and the happy with selling the govern- able the loss of clout with the exit of powerful extended her support to the country. From the very start, we ment properties to the priva- mass leader Suvendu Adhikari who is almost on farmers’ movement and asked have been strongly opposing teers. Now they are selling the the verge of quitting the party the ruling the Centre to repeal the three these anti-farmer bills,” Banerjee farmers to the private busi- Trinamool Congress. “oppressive laws” threatening a said. Bengal’s ruling Trinamool nessmen… They have brought The Chief Minister told reporters her nationwide movement by her Congress was likely to hold a a ruinous law that will send the Government decision to cap the price of party if the “anti-people” legis- meeting on Friday to discuss the farmers at the mercy of the cor- RTPCR test for ascertaining corona infection to lations were not taken back strategy regarding the proposed porate houses who will buy off Rs 950/-. Earlier the test was priced at Rs 1,250. immediately. movement even as a number of their produce for low prices. “I have told that no one will be allowed to charge Farmers from Punjab, leaders are in favour of taking a The other laws would allow the more than Rs 950/- Banerjee said. Initially the Launching a scathing attack on the Chief Haryana, UP, Bihar and else- large number of farmers from same corporate to collect the tests cost anywhere between Rs 4,000 and Rs Minister, State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said where were protesting in Delhi Bengal to Delhi to support the produce and hoard them with- 4,500 which was later reduced by the Chief the populist schemes --- including Duarey against the enacting of the movement. out police intervention till the Minister to Rs 2,000 and then to Rs 1,500. Sarkar (Government at the door steps) --- that Farmers’ Produce Trade and The Chief Minister tweeted prices go up … this is blatant Apart from reducing the charge of corona the Government is unleashing are aimed at the Commerce (Promotion and saying “We will discuss how the throwing of the common peo- test Banerjee also announced that about one mil- voters but the Chief Minister will have to answer Facilitation) Bill, 2020; the Essential Commodities Act is ple at the mercy of the rich,” she lion students of government schools would be as to what she was doing all these years. Why Farmers (Empowerment and impacting common people and said. On the large-scale privati- provided with tabs for continuing with their her officers did not meet the people then… why Protection) Agreement of Price resulting in skyrocketing prices. zation she said, how “the online classes. “There are about 9.5 lakh students the people would have to return empty hand- Assurance and Farm Services The central government must Government of India is selling (class XII) in 14,000 government aided schools ed from the BDO offices… so these schemes will Bill, 2020 and the Essential withdraw this anti-people law.” everything. You cannot sell and 636 madarsas… they have been facing not work for her now.” Commodities (Amendment) She earlier told in a meet- Railways, Air India, Coal, BSNL, immense problem in continuing their online On rebellions in the TMC Ghosh said that Bill, 2020 passed by the Centre. ing how the three laws were BHEL, banks, defence etc. classes. So we have decided to provide them with “there are more police men guarding the TMC “I am very much concerned complimentary to each other Withdraw ill-conceived disin- tabs so that they can carry on their education,” leaders than they are guarding the people about the farmers, their lives and and would hit the farmers, vestment and privatization Banerjee said adding to help the students in less- because the TMC is afraid of these leaders leav- livelihood. GOI [government of townsmen, poor and the mid- policy.” er classes the government schools will be pro- ing the party like the ones who are coming out vided with computers for facilitating online of Trinamool now.” ,'%74'< education. Though he would not name Suvendu Apart from this the Chief Minister also Adhikari inside sources said that the powerful announced 3 per cent dearness allowance for TMC leader had already been contacted by two 8  Manoj Mittal. The MoU was state government employees in January. “We very senior BJP leaders including an MP. Indian Bank is one of the executed on behalf of SIDBI have limited resources still we will provide 3 per- Earlier even as the efforts to pacify him pioneers in supporting MSMEs and Indian Bank by SIDBI cent DA to our Government employees in failed the TMC leadership said they would not by leveraging various MSME- GM Chitra Alai and GM January,” Banerjee said even as BJP leader Samik communicate with him any longer. “We are not specific products. Recently, the (MSME) of Indian Bank KS Bhattacharya said that “these decisions are aimed going to him again. Now he will have to take bank has also introduced an Sudhakara Rao. at winning back the fleeing electorate … but his decision… We have communicated our online programme, ‘MSME people have tolerated her for ten years they are mind to him,” senior leader and TMC MP Prerana’ to train MSMEs in  < not willing to see her coming to power again… Saugato Roy who was holding dialogues with basic accounting, maintenance Vritika Soni, a student of so these measure will not help her win elections.” him as emissary of the Chief Minister said. of account books, government/ City Montessori School, Aliganj bank schemes for MSMEs etc. Campus II, won the first prize Indian Bank on November 30 in an inter-school speech and signed an MoU with Small fancy dress competition. The &    0 Industries Development Bank competition was organised of India (SIDBI) for usage of online under the aegis of Lotus product by MSME borrowers. Social Welfare Charitable Trust The MoU was signed in the in which students of various 2  &  presence of MD & CEO of noted schools of Lucknow par- Indian Bank Padmaja ticipated. Vritika impressed the Chunduru, executive directors judges by displaying her expres- MK Bhattacharya & K sive ability, creative thinking Ramachandran, and SIDBI MD and attractive costumes.

 8   ;%( towards safeguarding the maritime frontiers of the n an effort to motivate the Nation. The monument show- Iyouth of Mumbai to serve the cases the Indian Navy's aviation nation with pride, a Sea Harrier capabilities as also keeping the Monument was dedicated to legacy of INS Viraat alive from the city of Mumbai by whose deck the aircraft operat- Maharashtra's Tourism and ed. The Indian Navy became Environment Aditya Thackeray only the second country to fly on Thursday, a day ahead of the the Sea Harrier when it was Navy Day. Held in the presence inducted in 1983. The aircraft of Rear Admiral V Srinivas, operated from the deck of INS Flag Officer Commanding Viraat. Built by the British Maharashtra Naval Area, the Aerospace, the Sea Harrier was dedication of the a Short Take-Off and Vertical monument to the citizens of Landing/Vertical Take-Off and Mumbai marked “reassurance Landing (STOVL/ VTOL) jet of devotion and commitment of fighter, reconnaissance and Indian Navy towards safeguard- attack aircraft. The aircraft ing our maritime boundaries”. formed part of INAS 300 Located at the popular squadron popularly known as junction of Bandra Band Stand, “White Tigers” whose legacy is the monument stands tall and being continued proud next to the sea, remind- by the latest MIG 29 K fighters ing of the heydays of the air- onboard INS craft's illustrious service Vikramaditya. FRI 4

 
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  !D(4()(+ The vote of thanks was pro- 56      % posed by Dr OP Singh. arious programmes were Besides, a national sympo- Vorganised at different sium on ‘Disability and Social   !(33((%( active patients has come down According to the nodal officer, has increased to 345. places in the city here on Challenges’ was organised to 784. An infected patient died the number of infected people Two personal assistants Thursday on the occasion of under the joint auspices of he falling graph of corona during treatment. has so far reached 26,743. At posted at the Municipal International Day of Disabled National Service Scheme Tinfection is relieving once According to Nodal Officer the same time, the percentage Commissioner’s office, have Persons. At a function organ- (NSS), BHU and Saksham again for the denizens of the for Corona Dr Rishi Sahai, of healthy people has also been infected with coronavirus. ised at Circuit House, UP which was inaugurated by Prayagraj. On Wednesday, the there are three doctors of the increased. Of them, one has been admit- Cabinet Minister Anil Rajbhar social worker Ramashish. In his graph of COVID-19 infected SRN Covid Hospital among the The number of those who ted to the Covid ICU of a Halat gave several accessories to address, he praised the Prime patients has reached a fort- infected on Wednesday. One beat corona has increased to Hospital, Kanpur. At the same Divyangs (Disabled persons) at Minister Narendra Modi for his nightly position. Only 58 pos- doctor is a Medicine depart- 25,616. About 47 patients are time, among those whose a programme organised under continuous efforts to provide itive patients were found for ment, while the other is a being treated at SRN L3 reports have been received the auspices of Divyangjan opportunities to Divyangs. Prof COVID-19 in 24 hours. junior in this department. The Hospital, 20 at Beli and 21 at positive, including senior assis- Empowerment department. Manisha Malhotra of the Earlier on November 9, third physician was on Covid United Medicity. With the tant posted in DPO office of Besides, under the leadership of Department of Economics said this was the figure of the infect- duty. The Assistant Professor of death of one patient on Vikas Bhawan, assistant man- the head of Orthopaedics that we need to make contin- ed. More than 78 people defeat- the Department of Anesthesia Wednesday in the district, the ager of Axis Bank Kareli Department, Institute of 4# &  - !   *       #  %    uous efforts in the process of ed the corona. The number of has also been infected. death toll from Covid infection branch, a constable of CRPF. Medical Science (IMS),       # enabling disabled persons. Prof Banaras Hindu University Gangadharan stressed the need (BHU) Prof AK Rai, a discus- this project, we try to remove chologists, social workers, pros- for connecting the disabled sion on achievements of PMR the disabilities of the different- thetists and orthopaedists as persons with the mainstream of Project was organised. He said ly-abled persons, so that they well as other health profession- the society. *,4    
  * that the OPD of Physical can make their identity in the als. State-of-the-art surgical The function was presided Medicine and Rehabilitation society according to skills and equipment is available to over by Prof Kuldeep Singh. closed during the month and nos. thick web switches have section. has been running at Sir can be able to do daily routine remove the disabilities of the Earlier, the guests were wel-   !(33((%( total 28 manned level crossings been provided in November In the field of rolling stock Sunderlal Hospital (SSH) in work easily. ‘We are always patients,’ he said. The function comed by Dr Bala Lakhendra, have been closed in current 2020 and so far, 30 thick web maintenance, intermediate BHU for almost two years making continuous efforts with was also attended by Dr Programme Coordinator of espite ongoing COVID-19 financial year till November- switches have been commis- overhauling (IOH) of 32 coach- whereas earlier the same was our team for the all-round Saurabh, Dr Vinita, Dr Ashish, NSS BHU. Convener Satya Dpandemic, North Central 2020. sioned in FY 2020-21. es, shop schedule (SS-I) of 25 conducted only once a week development of Divyangs. Our Dr Niharika, Neeraj Kumar, Prakash Malviya proposed the Railway achieved many mile- Provision of power lifting Fortysix routes electronic LHB coaches, periodic over- but now it is being held thrice team consists of physiothera- Priya Singh, Nidhi, Vipin Rai, vote of thanks. On the occa- stones in November-2020. barriers at two level crossings, interlocking (EI) at hauling (POH) of 30 coaches, a week. pists, occupational therapists, Sunita Rai, Akash Rai, Mamta, sion, several persons were hon- Besides surpassing last year sliding booms at two level Mauranipur station in Jhansi routine overhauling (ROH) of According to him, through vocational counsellors, psy- Moushumi and Dr SS Pandey. oured. originating freight loading and crossings and secured commu- division commissioned in 288 wagons and periodic over- achieving highest interchange nication between station and November 2020. With comple- hauling (POH) of 751 wagons of 532 freight trains on gateman at eight LCs are other tion of this work all electro- were done by depots and work- November 30, 2020, NCR also important road user safety mechanical signaling in Jhansi- shops of NCR in November- completed many important works completed in November- Banda section have been 2020 to ensure safe and deten- $*   '$ %     works of infrastructure devel- 2020. replaced with latest electronic tion free train operations. opment and safety related North Central Railway interlocking/ panel interlock- In view of foggy and cold   !D(4()(+ the students about new exper- maintenance of assets during operates more than 120 trains ing/ standard-III interlocking. weather, safety seminars on iments in agriculture, agricul- November-2020. at 130 Kmph or higher speeds Similarly, commissioning of prevention of signal passing at gricultural Education Day tural education and employ- For safety of road users and its trunk routes carry very 45 routes EI at Malanpur sta- danger (SPAD); safe train oper- Awas celebrated at Lal ment. four RUBs one each in density freight and passenger tion on November 10, 2020 ation during foggy weather; Bahadur Shastri Intermediate The Principal Phoolchand Prayagraj-Kanpur, Shikohabad- traffic. This calls for impecca- paved the way for replacement precaution to taken during College, Darekhun on the birth Prasad Verma encouraged Farukhabad, Mathura-Alwar ble maintenance of track and of electro-mechanical signaling shunting operation; precau- anniversary of Dr Rajendra the students for agricultural and Dholpur-Agra sections other assets. In November- in Gwalior-Bhind section. In tions for workman at worksite Prasad, the first President of education and gave a vote of were commissioned in 2020, 38 kms track renewal was November 11.88 km route and cold weather patrolling and India, here on Thursday under thanks. November and so far, nine done with cumulative renewal between Prempur and Aung action to be taken in case of rail the auspices of Institute of Meanwhile, the 136th birth RUBs have been commissioned of 283 kms track in current stations on Prayagraj division fracture etc were organised at Agricultural Sciences, Banaras anniversary of ‘Bharat Ratna’ in the current financial year. financial year. To enhance safe- was equipped with automatic different stations, crew lobbies, Hindu University(IAS-BHU). Dr Rajendra Prasad was cele- Manned level crossing no. 58 in ty and speed of trains over signaling which will enhance yards etc. of Agra, Jhansi and Hundreds of students partici- brated as Advocate’s Day in the Kanpur-Tundla section was point and crossing zone, eight train handling capacity in this Prayagraj division. pated in the celebrations. Banaras Bar Association (BBA) Addressing the students, auditorium. Paying their rich IAS-BHU Director Prof tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad, Ramesh Chand motivated the *-024   #    .       -    the advocates garlanded the Q 0    % R rural students to take interest '          # statue installed there and light- in agricultural education ed the lamp. They also high- informing them about various lighted the contributions of ALLAHABAD (PNS): Nuzhat son for her death. Due to the a case of murder against the bed and the groom disappear- types of employment . He also Research (ICAR). According to course materials for admis- Dr Rajendra Prasad. Bano, who was found dead at injury, blood was also shed groom and his family by giving ing, the women screamed. As informed them about various him, better employment sion in good institutes. The function was attended her in-laws’ house on the very inside his head, but it could not a complaint to the police. soon as information was entrance examinations to get opportunities are available in Dean of Agriculture by BBA president Mohan next day of ‘nikah’ at Puree come out. Police said that the Mohammad Nafees, son received about the incident, a admissions in different under- agriculture if the student gets Faculty, IAS-BHU, Prof Anand Yadav, general secretary Arun Mian Ji locality, under the postmortem report has of Khalil Ahmad, a resident of crowd of people gathered graduate and postgraduate his bachelor’s or master’s degree Prakash Singh also informed Kumar Singh Jhappa, Mauaima police station, died of revealed that there are no exter- Mianji Mohalla of Mauaima around. In the meantime, the courses of agricultural sciences from a good institute. The stu- the students about the impor- Nityanand Rai, Suresh Pal, internal head injuries. nal injuries on her body. SP town, was married to Nuzhat family members of the girl being conducted by the Indian dents were also made aware of tance and achievements of Vivek Singh and Dhananjay Postmortem report revealed trans-Ganga Dhawal Jaiswal Bano, daughter of Mohammad also reached the house weep- Council of Agricultural the hard work and various agriculture. He also apprised Sharma. this fact. This also shows that said that investigation is being Naseem, a resident of Sevai vil- ing and wailing. They also her death might be an accident. done. Many things will be clear lage under the Soraon police reported the incident to the However, the police said that only after the husband is station. Nafis Ahmed’s baraat local police. After the informa- the picture would be crystal caught. He is currently being arrived from Mauaima on tion, the police reached the spot clear only after the husband is searched. It may be pointed out Sunday. After a late evening after investigation and took the -2  ,      arrested. here that the body of a 28-year- farewell ceremony after ‘nikah’, body and sent it for post- The postmortem of the old bridegroom’s body was he came to his house in mortem. Inspector Ramkeval body took place on Tuesday found in her bedroom of the Mauaima with other family Patel, incharge of the Mauaima   !D(4()(+ and the results of 1,547 are were found negative. Out of Professor Rajnesh Tyagi of the evening. A panel of two doctors wedding house. The groom members. After having dinner police station, said that report awaited. Out of them, 4,14,563 them, 440 samples were sent Department of Mechanical performed the autopsy amid escaped overnight. The inci- on Sunday night, the bride and of murder have been lodged s many as 89 new COVID- were negative, while 19,328 for RT-PCR testing. The pas- Engineering has been appoint- videography. According to dent took place under the groom went to the room. against the family members, A19 patients have been positive. The total number of sengers continued to be tested ed as Dean, Faculty Affairs, sources, no external injury Mauaima police station in When the women of the house including the groom, on the detected in the district, increas- samples collected was 4,53,887. both at Varanasi Junction Professor Pradeep Kumar marks were found on her body Prayagraj. On hearing the reached the bride’s room on basis of the written complaint ing the total number of cases to Earlier, a male aged 80 from (Cantt.) and Manduadih rail- Mishra of the Department of during this period. However, an information, the members of Monday morning, they were being given by the family mem- 19,390 on Thursday. The day Pahadia succumbed to way station but all the 115 and Chemical Engineering as Dean, internal head injury was found the deceased girl who came shocked to see the view there. bers of the deceased. Police are saw two more deaths, increas- COVID-19 at Sir Sundarlal 66 tests were found negative Student Affairs and Professor and this injury was also the rea- weeping and wailing has filed Seeing the bride’s corpse on the investigating the case. ing the toll to 313. During the Hospital, Banaras Hindu there respectively. Besides, two Rajeev Srivastava of the day, the follow-up negative University (SSH BHU). With out of 220 tests have been Department of Computer reports included 45 and out of the addition of five new red found positive at Shree Shiv Science & Engineering as them, 40 have been recovered zones, the total number of Prasad Gupta (SSPG) Hospital, Dean, Resource and Alumni. 8(    %   from home isolation, while hotspots has increased to 2,520 Kabirchaura and one out of 72 Further, the tenure of Professor five from the hospitals, increas- including 221 red zones. Three at Swami Vivekanand Hospital, Rajiv Prakash of the School of ing the number to 15,407 and green zones have been convert- Bhelupur but all the 145 tests Material Science and November 21. A week after the immediate intervention regard- sent notices by state authorities 2,873 respectively. The total ed into the red zones once at Government Women’s Technology, already working as   !(33((%( expiry of their parole period, ing the return of convicts back asking them to return to their number of patients who have again. There are 2,299 green Hospital, 48 at CHC Shivpur, the Dean of Research and authorities of Naini central jail to Naini central jail’. respective prisons on or before been recovered so far is 18,280, zones with five new ones. 92 at LBS Hospital, Ramnagar Development has been extend- s many as 23 convicts out have written letters to the He added, ‘Only 16 out of the expiry of their parole exten- leaving 797 active cases. The Meanwhile, on the instruc- and 125 at SSH BHU have been ed for one more year. The IIT- Aof the total 39 released on District Magistrate, and Senior the total 39 short term convicts sions. As per jail authorities, the recovery rate is 94.27 per cent, tions of the District Magistrate found negative. BHU Registrar has informed parole earlier in the year due to Superintendents of Police (less than seven years), released convicts were given 3-4 exten- while the mortality rate is 1.61 (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma, NEW IIT-BHU DEANS: that this order has been issued the COVID-19 pandemic, who (SSPs) concerned, seeking on parole in April and May, sions after the expiry of their per cent. Chief Medical Officer mass/ group antigen tests con- Three new deans have been with the approval of the were slated to return to Naini immediate action and arrest of have returned to the Naini first parole of eight weeks on (CMO) Dr VB Singh has ducted at marriage/ banquet appointed at the Indian Chairman, Board of central jail on or before the errant convicts. central jail so far’. various dates initiated since the informed that in the first report halls, catering units, band par- Institute of Technology, Governors. The Director of November 25, are yet to show Senior Superintendent of Last week, a total of 2,256 last week of March. The date of of the day, 27 positive patients ties, flower/ light decoration Banaras Hindu University (IIT- the Institute Prof Pramod up. Naini central jail, PN Pandey convicts from 72 jails across the their return depended on the were found out of 2,917 reports units etc and on Wednesday, at BHU) for the tenure of the Kumar Jain has welcomed all Officials, meanwhile, said said that ‘We have written to state released on parole by the date of their release from the received. Till then, the total test 40 sampling sites, 664 people three years. All the deans have the deans and congratulated that the parole term of all the DM\SSPs of the concerned jail authorities to check the jail and expiry of the extension reports received were 4,33,891 were tested and all of them taken charge on Tuesday. them on their appointment. 39 convicts ended on districts and sought their spread of COVID-19, were period. 6

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      !9()$;4 400-500 quintals of paddy were officials that the Kanpur divi- reviewing the paddy purchase SEducational Society (SAJES) being purchased from the sions purchase percentage was on daily a basis so that direc- Chairman Shishir Jaipuria said 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 ney the 05069 Gorakhpur- ond day Kanpur Central at 04.35 anpur Divisional farmers and the payments were 26.48 points. tions of the government are that the second Dr Rajaram Aishbagh Intercity Express special hrs, Prayagraj at 07.45 hrs,, KCommissioner Raj being made within three to four On an average, 1.5 to 2 per- complied with. Jaipuria Memorial Lecture will he railway administration is will depart from Gorakhpur at Gyanpur Road at 09.05 hrs and Shekhar has issued show cause days. The officials claimed that cent increase in paddy pur- be delivered by Union Road Trevising the timings of spe- 03.45 hrs, from Anandnagar at 04.32 reach Manduadih at 10.15 hrs. notices and warnings to the in case of holidays or festivals, chase per day has been witness : ! 9 Transport & Highways, and cial trains being run for the hrs, from Siddharthnagar at 05.02 The days of run and rake com- divisional incharges of NAFED the payments were delayed by for last one week.   MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari convenience of passengers from hrs, from Shohratgarh at 05.21 position of this train will remain and NCCF for the unnecessary a day or two . Shekhar said the Kanpur Meanwhile, the divisional live on Facebook and YouTube December 5. As a result the fol- hrs, Barhni at 05.45 hrs, as notified earlier. delay in payments to the farm- The divisional commis- division would achieve its tar- commissioner visited the pro- channel of Seth Anandram lowing special trains will be run Pachperwa at 06.02 hrs, Tulsipur LKO JN - PATALIPUTRA ers. sioner said the daily purchase get of paddy purchase by the posed site of the Ganga Jaipuria School from 5:30 pm at the revised time. All the coach- at 06.27 hrs, Balrampur at 06.54 hrs, SPL: The 02530 Lucknow Jn - He directed the RFC and stock of last five days was end of January, 2021 as the pur- Biodiversity Park along with to 6:15 pm on December 5. es in these trains will be of Gonda at 07.53 hrs, Barabanki at Pataliputra special will leave ADM (Finance & Revenue) to pending for being picked up by chase would continue till KDA VC and secretary, DFO, He said Gadkari would reserved category and passengers 09.20 hrs, Badshahnagar at 10.00 hrs Lucknow Jn at 05:00 hrs, monitor the payment on a the rice mills although it should February 2021. apar nagar ayukt and several take the centre stage to share traveling in them will have to fol- and reach Aishbagh at 10:40 hrs. Badshahnagar at 05.27 hrs, daily basis and ensure timely have been done on a daily basis. He said as per the feedback, other officials. his thoughts on the role of lead- low the Covid-19 prevention The days of run and rake com- Gonda at 07.33 hrs, Basti at 08.36 payments to the farmers. He asked the ADM (F&R) out of the total Rs 175 crore The National Green ership in turbulent times. He guidelines, CPRO PK Singh said. position of this train will remain hrs, Gorakhpur at 10.10 hrs, Addressing the officials to ensure that the purchased due, around Rs 117 crore was Tribunal has mooted the set- said the 45-minute lecture on AISHBAGH-GKP SPL: As as notified earlier. Deoria Sadar at 11.06 hrs, Siwan after his surprise visit to paddy was picked up and deliv- paid to the farmers and around ting up of the biodiversity park the topic ‘Role of Leadership in per the revised timetable the MANDUADIH-NEW at 12.08 hrs, Chhapra at 13.14 hrs, Naubasta Mandi paddy pur- ered at the rice mills the same Rs 58 crore was pending for near Ganga under the National Turbulent Times’, would begin 05070 Aishbagh-Gorakhpur DELHI SPL: The 02581 Dighwara at 13.48 hrs and arrive at chase centres on Thursday, the day or latest by next day so that payment which was of the last Mission on Clean Ganga with an invocation song by folk Intercity Express special train will Manduadih-New Delhi special Pataliputra at 14.50 hrs. During the divisional commissioner said delay in payment of any kind one week. (NMCG) and both the state singer Malini Awasthi, fol- depart from Aishbagh at 16.30 train will depart from return journey the 02529 that was avoided. The divisional commis- and Central governments were lowed by a welcome address by hrs, from Badshahnagar at 16.56 Manduadih at 23.10 hrs, from Pataliputra-Lucknow Jn will leave paddy purchase from While going through the sioner directed the officials to implementing many projects to the SAJES chairman. hrs, from Barabanki at 17.30 hrs, Gyanpur Road at 23.55 hrs, on Pataliputra at 16.30 hrs, Dighwara farmers on minimum support registers, the divisional com- ensure that the pending pay- ensure Clean and Abundant Thereafter, a green certificate from Gonda at 18.53 hrs, from second day from Prayagraj at at 17.07 hrs, Chhapra at 18.11 hrs, price was the priority of the missioner asked the officials ment was made to the farmers Ganga. This project had been will be handed out to Gadkari Balrampur at 19.39 hrs, from 01.40 hrs, from Kanpur Central Siwan at 19.03 hrs, Deoria Sadar at government and it had set up why the contact details of farm- in the next three days without caught in a legal hurdle and got by SAJES member Yash Tulsipur at 20.13 hrs, from at 04.10 hrs, from Ghaziabad at 20.02 hrs, Gorakhpur at 21.35 hrs, dozens of purchase centres in ers were not noted down and fail and to report to the com- delayed by four years. Now the Jaipuria. Pachperwa at 20.43 hrs, from Badhni 10.45 hrs and reach New Delhi Basti at 22.38 hrs, Gonda at 23.53 hrs, each district for the conve- why the signatures of the farm- missionerate. KDA and Forest department He said this certificate was at 21.09 hrs, from Shohratgarh at at 11.30 hrs. During the return on the second day at Badshahnagar nience of the farmers. ers were not taken on the Meanwhile, in the entire have jointly planned to convert the result of a great initiative of 21.34 hrs, from Siddharthnagar at journey the 02582 New Delhi- 02.10 hrs and reach Lucknow Jn at He said on an average, the ‘Rejection Register’ in case of Kanpur division, one nodal the Botanical Garden place as planting 501 trees spearhead- 21.58 hrs from Anandnagar at 22.35 Manduadih special will depart 02.45 hrs. The days of run and procurement at the purchase rejection of the paddy. He officer of SDM, ACM, tehsildar the biodiversity park . The ed by the Jaipuria Group. hrs and will reach Gorakhpur at from New Delhi at 22.50 hrs, rake composition of this train centre was going on smoothly directed the ADM (F&R) to and nayab tehsildar rank has park would cover an area of 50 He said once the address 23.45 hrs. During the return jour- Ghaziabad at 23.22 hrs, the sec- will remain as notified earlier. and around six farmers were ensured that this was done at been nominated for two pur- acre and will have all the bio- was over, Saket Jaipuria would present with their paddy for all the purchase centres. chase centres each and have diversity of the Ganga belt propose the vote of thanks. sale. It may be mentioned here been asked to review and ran- starting from origin of the The virtual lecture will be   $%3% - ! % 
  He also took feedback from that the mobile phone number dom cross-check the purchas- river. It will also have an activ- attended by a large numbers of the farmers and enquired if helps the checking officer to es daily and make field visits. ity centre, display and audio students, teachers, principals 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $( 1+#0 hrs, Kanpur Central at 11.05 hrs Badshahnagar at 23.49 hrs, on they were facing any problem cross-check the complaint or It may be mentioned here visual presentation for public and faculty members of the and reach Kanpur Anwarganj at second day Barabanki at 00.22 at these purchase centres. the rejection issues. that the divisional commis- awareness, watch towers, food Jaipuria Group of Educational he railway administration 11.52 hrs. The 05003 Kanpur hrs, Burhwal at 00.48 hrs, Gonda He was informed b he offi- The divisional commis- sioner and all the district mag- courts ,toilets, Ganga museum Institutions. Thas decided to revise the Anwarganj-Gorakhpur special at 02.20 hrs, Mankapur at 02.45 cials that on an average around sioner was informed by the istrates are monitoring and and Green Building plans. Besides, government offi- timings of special trains being as per the revised timetable will hrs, Basti at 03.50 hrs, Khalilabad cials, corporate houses and run for the convenience of the leave Kanpur Anwarganj daily at at 04.30 hrs, Domingarh at 5.35 entrepreneurs have also been passengers from December 4. 16.40 hrs, Kanpur Central at hrs, Gorakhpur at 06.20 hrs, invited and are likely to attend As a result, the following spe- 17.00 hrs, Bindki Road at 17.45 Gorakhpur Cantt at 06.35 hrs., the lecture online. cial trains will be run as per the hrs, Fatehpur at 18.12 hrs, Khaga Chauri Chara at 07.04 hrs, ,,
   *%   The first lecture was held in revised timetable from at 18.42 hrs, Sirathu at 19.10 hrs, Gauribazar at 07.36 hrs, Deoria 2019 and Vice President December 4. All the coaches in Bharwari at 19.27 hrs, Prayagraj Sadar at 07.52 hrs, Bhatni at 08.27 Venkaiah Naidu was the chief them will be of reserved catego- at 21.05 hrs, Prayagraj Rambagh hrs, Salempur at 08.44 hrs, Lar guest. The Dr Rajaram Jaipuria ry, CPRO PK Singh said. at 21.20 hrs, Handia Khas at 22.13 Road at 08.57 hrs, Belthara Road Memorial Lecture was inspired GORAKHPUR-KANPUR hrs, Gyanpur Road at 22.38 hrs, at 09.13 hrs, Kiriharapur at 09.29    by the life experiences and ANWARGANJ SPECIAL: The Madhosingh at 22.56 hrs, hrs, Indara at 09.49 hrs, Mau at teachings of Dr Rajaram 05004 Gorakhpur-Kanpur Bhulanpur at 23.32 hrs, 10.15 hrs, Dulhapur at 10.42 hrs, Jaipuria who practised and Anwarganj special will leave Manduadih at 23.44 hrs, the Jakhanian at 10.55 hrs, Sadat at   !9()$;4 that Kanpur Nagar has once towns, cities and metros. He against them. taught ethical values and suc- Gorakhpur daily at 23.20 hours, second day Varanasi at 00.15 hrs, 11.09 hrs, Aunrihar at 11.37 hrs again been ranked as the city said only green firecrackers He said in Kanpur Nagar, ceeded in running an industrial Chauri Chaura at 23.57 hours, on Varanasi City at 00.28 hrs, Sarnath at 12.01 hrs and reach he Central Pollution with dangerously polluted air. could be sold and used on the air pollution level was far empire and delivering educa- second day Gauribazar at 00.12 Aunrihar at 01.03 hrs, Varanasi City at 12:20 hrs. The TControl Board has decided Ironically, despite the ban occasions. He said as per dangerously high. He said tion despite intense challenges. hrs, Deoria Sadar at 00.35 hrs, Dullahapur at 01.38 hrs, Mau Jn 05007 Varanasi City-Lucknow Jn to strictly enforce the directive on sale and exploding of fire- NGT Chairman AK Goyal, for today it had become a trend to The memorial lecture was Bhatni at 01.01 hrs, Salempur at at 02.05 hrs, Indara at 02.25 hrs, will leave Varanasi City at 17.00 of the National Green Tribunal crackers on Diwali, the people approaching Christmas and explode firecrackers for over in fact an initiative by Seth 01.15 hrs, Lar Road at 01.28 hrs, Belthara Road at 02.50 hrs, Lar hrs daily and after stopping at under which sale and explod- here had openly flouted the News Year, the government two to three hours in marriages Anandram Jaipuria Group of Belthara Road at 01.44 hrs,, Road at 03.18 hrs, Salempur at Sarnath, Aunrihar, Sadat, ing firecrackers has being total- norms causing the air pollution should restrict the use of fire- starting from the beginning of Educational Institutions to Indara at 02.13 hrs, Mau at 02.35 03.37 hrs, Bhatni at 04.05 hrs, Jakhanian, Dulhapur, Mau, ly banned. to shoot up dangerously. crackers. He said for Christmas, the baraat. He said the air qual- commemorate Dr Rajaram hrs, Dulhapur at 02.57 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 04.33 hrs, Gauri Indara, Kiriharpur, Belthara It said in view the resur- CPCB Senior Engineer AK sanction would be given ity of Kanpur Nagar was the Jaipuria’s contribution to soci- Aunrihar at 03.30 hrs, Varanasi Bazaar at 04.53 hrs, Chauri Chara Road, Lar Road, Salempur, facing of COVID-19 in, it had Singh said as per the new between 11:55 pm to 12:30 am worst and with the AQI shoot- ety. City at 04.04 hrs, Varanasi at at 05.08 hrs and reach Gorakhpur Bhatni, Deoria Sadar, Gauribazar, been decided to impose this norms, use of firecrackers had only. He said those violating ing up to the 352 it was ranked 04.25 hrs, Manduadih at 04.38 06.10 hrs. However, the days of Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, rule strictly in Kanpur Nagar. currently been restricted to norms would be fined and as the fourth most polluted hrs, Bhulanpur at 04.50 hrs, run and rake composition of Dominagarh, Jagatbela It may be mentioned here two hours only in villages, legal action would be taken cities in India. 1   Madhosingh at 05.28 hrs, these trains will remain as noti- Khalilabad, Basti, Mankapur, Gyanpur Road at 06.00 hrs, fied earlier. Gonda, Burhwal, Barabanki, &2 &  Handia Khas at 06.33 hrs, LKO JN- VARANASI CITY Gomtinagar, Badshahnagar, Prayagraj Rambagh at 07.50 hrs, SPECIAL: The 05008 Lucknow Lucknow City arrive at :   Prayagraj at 08.22 hrs, Bharwari Jn- Varanasi City special as per Lucknow Junction at 06:15 <+
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at 08.49 hrs, Sirathu at 09.05 hrs, the revised timetable will depart hours. The days of run and rake KANPUR (PNS): On the occa- Khaga at 09.26 hrs, Fatehpur at from Lucknow Jn at 23:10 hrs, composition of these trains sion of Adhivakta Divas, 09.51 hrs, Bindki Road at 10:12 Lucknow City at 23.27 hrs, will remain as notified earlier. dozens of lawyers staged a demonstration at the district 
 
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He said ton yarn, fabrics, made-ups, November, 2020 by 13.33 per- Rs.10 lakh from Rs.1.25 lakh. struction of 11 community of Indian Export Organisation going by the trend, it was handloom products etc. were cent to US $ 33.39 billion com- Adhivakta Kalyan orthern Coalfields Limited buildings in a phased manner president Sharad Kumar Saraf expected to end the financial seeing positive signs He said pared to the same period dur- Sangharsh Samiti convenor N(NCL), a miniratna com- and the construction work will said that exports showed a year 2020-21 with an overall besides fruits and vegetables, tea, ing the previous fiscal led to a Ravindra Sharma said the state pany of the Government of be done by Rural Engineering single-digit negative growth of merchandise exports of about gems and jewellery, mica, coal trade deficit of just US $ 9.96 bil- government should now fulfil India, besides strengthening Services department. It is worth 9.07 per cent in November due US $ 290 billion. He added that and other ores, minerals includ- lion with a substantial decline of its commitment made during the infrastructure in its nearby mentioning that under this to supply side disruptions and exporters had continuously ing processed meat, dairy and 21.93 percent during the month. assembly elections to increase areas and providing basic facil- scheme under Devsar block in declining petroleum exports on been receiving a lot of enquiries poultry products and electron- Saraf urged the government to the lawyer’s welfare fund. He ities to villagers and tribals, Khutar, Mada, Gahilra, account of fall in crude prices. and orders further adding to the ic goods showed either a very address some of the key issues, said since 1989, the Adhivakta through proper education and Karsualal and Makroh, under He said in addition to this, positive sentiments with signals high or impressive growth or including adequate availability Kalyan Nidhi was still Rs.1.25 skill development is making remarkable efforts to Solang panchayat Vaidhan block’s Bargawan, the farmers’ agitation in some of of further resilience in the glob- were in positive territory show- of containers, softening of lakh after a long period of 25 link them to the mainstream of development. Charaki and Aamo and under Chitrangi block in the hinterland states had also al supply chain. Saraf said the ing signs of further revival. The freight charges, release of the years. He also demanded pen- Under it the Dudhichua region of NCL under cor- Khirwa and Pondi-3 panchayats community affected exports during the litmus test for the traditional FIEO chief said that reduction required MEIS benefits, resolv- sion of Rs 10,000 per month for porate social responsibility (CSR) for the con- buildings will be constructed. month. He said exports were sectors of exports would be the in exports of major products, ing risky exporters issues, the elderly lawyers and incen- struction of new community buildings in 11 gram FLAG HOISTED: General Manager of seeing signs of revival as order Christmas and New Year sales including petroleum products, immediate introduction of tive of Rs 10,000 per month to panchayats in Singrauli district has signed a mem- NCL’s Jayant Project RB Prasad hoisted the 40- booking position had continu- and if that went well, the inven- leather and leather manufac- RoDTEP across all sectors, young lawyers for initial five orandum of understanding (MoU) worth 2.75 metre high high mast national flag in the GM’s ously improved and more new tory would be liquidated, adding tures, cashew, plastic and introduction of NIRVIK years of their registration. ACM crore with the Rural Engineering Service, office. It can be seen from almost all the places of orders were in the offing. to further demand. He said the linoleum, marine products, oil Scheme, demand for the cre- (III) Anil Kumar Agnihotri Singrauli. Regional General Manager, Dudhichua, Jayant. On the occasion all departmental heads, labour He reiterated that the fore- exports of other cereals along seeds, man-made yarn, engi- ation of a fund for marketing of received the memorandum on Bipin Kumar, and Executive Engineer Anil Singh representatives, other officers and employees were pre- cast of the arrival of the with oil meals, iron ore, rice, neering goods, organic and Brand India products and var- behalf of the district magistrate Bagole of Rural Engineering Services, Singrauli, sent. The CISF contingent saluted the tricolour. COVID-19 vaccine along with ceramic products and glass- inorganic chemicals, coffee and ious other infrastructure bot- and said it would be sent to the signed on the MoU in the presence of District General Manager RB Prasad in his address said that gradual lifting of lockdown ware, handicrafts excluding textiles, which were major con- tlenecks with regard to customs chief minister for further Collector, Singrauli, Rajiv Ranjan Meena and despite the Covid-generated difficult circumstances across the country and the hand-made carpet, cereal prepa- stituents in India’s export basket and port clearances, which action. Prominent lawyers pre- General Manager (CSR), NCL, Atmeshwar the personnel of Jayant had discharged their respon- globe had also helped in boost- rations and miscellaneous and related to labour-intensive would further help in reviving sent included Avinash Bajpai, Pathak. On the occasion. Staff Officer (Personnel), sibilities while remaining safe. Due to it Jayant pro- ing the business sentiments for processed item, carpet, jute sector of exports, had also been the exports during the remain- BL Gupta, Vijay Kumar, Anoop Dudhichua region, Kavita Gupta and Chief ject has been successful in performing excellently in the sector as a whole, which manufacturing, including floor of key concern during the ing four months of the fiscal, Sachan, Satraghun Sachan, Manager (Civil) Rajeev Ranjan were also present. every field. On the occasion chairperson of Samparita could be expected to be seen covering, spices, drugs and month. He said, however, showing impressive perfor- Aditya Gupta, Alok Mishra, According to the said MoU, NCL Dudhichua Mahila Samiti Neelu Prasad and its entire mem- from the positive figures of the pharmaceuticals, tobacco, cot- reduction in imports during mance for the sector as a whole. Vijay Sharma,& many more . region will release a sum of 25 lakh per com- bers were present. 7 ,      
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Heard. not contain any instructions Welfare (MoHFW) and told Judgement reserved,” the bench   )12 13 regarding affixing posters and the bench, also comprising said.   )12 13 signages outside the homes of Justices R S Reddy and M R The counsel appearing for ndia’s Covid-19 caseload Covid-19 patients and there Shah, that the guidelines do not the petitioner told the bench he Congress on Thursday Ibreached the 95-lakh mark cannot be any stigma attached require any such affixation of that there are no such instruc- Tstepped up the demand for on Thursday while the total to it. posters. tions in the guidelines to affix the immediate scrapping of number of people who have The Government said this “The Central government posters outside the home of the farm laws in view of the recuperated from the disease before a bench headed by guidelines do not require this,” those found COVID positive farmers’ protest in the nation- surged to 89.73 lakh pushing Justice Ashok Bhushan which he said, adding, “There cannot but the “reality is very different”. al capital. the national recovery rate to reserved order on a plea seek- be any stigmatic impact”. “Posters are also affixed Former Congress chief income and alleged that their 94.11 per cent, according to the ing directions to do away with The bench asked Mehta with names of COVID positive Rahul Gandhi said in a income in fact “halved” under Union Health Ministry. the practice of pasting posters whether the Centre can issue patients on it,” the counsel tweet,”Accepting less than the “suit-boot” government, The total coronavirus cases outside the homes of those an advisory that this should not said. scrapping of three black farm while that of its crony friends mounted to 95,34,964 with laws will be deceit to farmers has grown four times. 35,551 new infections being and the country.” “They said farmers’ reported in a day, while the Rahul said it would be a income will be doubled. What death toll climbed to 1,38,648 betrayal of India and its farm- they did was increase the with 526 new fatalities. ers if the Centre fails to repeal income of ‘friends’ four times The number of people who the farm laws. and halved that of farmers. have recuperated from the dis- The grand old party has This is a government of suit- ease surged to 89,73,373 push- been attacking the govern- boot, lies and loot,” the ing the national recovery rate ment over the use of force Congress leader said in a to 94.11 per cent, while the new cases during the past 24 per cent of India’s Total against the protesting farmers, tweet. Covid-19 case fatality rate hours. While 35,551 persons Positive Cases. and urged them to withdraw Rahul also shared a video stands at 1.45 per cent. were found to be infected with New Recoveries outnum- the new farm laws and redress showing police using water The active Covid-19 case- Covid in India, during the bering the daily New Cases has the grievances of the protest- cannons and firing tear gas load continued to remain same period, India has regis- also improved the Recovery ers. shells during protests by below 5 lakh. There are tered 40,726 new recoveries. It Rate to 94.11% today. The Taking to Twitter ahead of farmers with a speech of 4,22,943 active coronavirus has led to a net decline of 5,701 total recovered cases stand at talks between farmers and Prime Minister Narendra infections in the country which cases from the total Active 89,73,373. The gap between government, Rahul Gandhi Modi playing in the back- comprises 4.44 per cent of the Caseload in the last 24 hours. Recovered cases and Active wrote, “Accepting anything ground wherein he says his total caseload, the data stated. The new recoveries con- cases is steadily increasing less than the complete with- government is taking steps to India’s Covid-19 tally had tinue to overtake the daily new and presently stands at drawal of black farm laws resolve the problems faced by crossed the 20-lakh mark on cases continuously since the 85,50,430. would be a betrayal of India farmers and double their August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 past 6 days. India’s active case- With 5,924 persons recov- and its farmers.” income. and 40 lakh on September 5. It load has fallen under the 4.5 ering from COVID, Kerala Rahul’s remarks come at a “Modi government, stop went past 50 lakh on per cent mark. . recorded maximum number time when farmers from sev- giving ‘jumlas’ (rhetoric) to September 16, 60 lakh on The trend of more daily of recoveries. Delhi registered eral states are protesting at farmers, stop the dishonesty September 28, 70 lakh on recoveries than the daily cases another 5,329 daily recoveries Delhi borders against the and atrocities, stop giving October 11, crossed 80 lakh on has led to a continuous con- while Maharashtra 3,796 new Centre’s new agriculture them the falsehood of talks, October 29, and surpassed 90 traction of India’s Active recoveries. reform laws. (and) abolish all three black lakh on November 20. Caseload. It has ensured that Ten States/UTs have con- A day before, Rahul had laws which are against farm- India has reported more India’s present active caseload tributed 75.5 per cent of the - .   - ) 0    3  0$  ) %  -        .   -  attacked the Centre over its ers and labourers,” Rahul daily recoveries than the daily of 4,22,943 consists of just 4.44 new cases, said the Ministry. 0   &&  
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  )12 13 dents”. the education minister will   )12 13      P   This year, amid the pan- review the examinations to be he Centre on Thursday demic and ‘new normal’ held in the states and union ter- n the absence of human-to-   )12 13 “There are a number of Tsaid that the class 10th and scheme of things, a wide range ritories. In this way, a detailed Ihuman contact due to coro- very important issues that the 12th Central Board of of discussions have been plan to conduct the examina- navirus induced lockdowns, ongress’ Lok Sabha leader nation is facing in present Secondary Education (CBSE) underway among students, tions will be made according to job losses and social isolation, CAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury times. The most notable among exams for the year 2021 will be parents and teachers regarding the orders of the Ministry of pet animals filled the need by on Thursday requested Speaker them are the ongoing farmers’ conducted in the convention- the examinations. Health, Ministry of Home providing much-wanted com- Om Birla to convene a short agitation and the status/prepa- al written mode and that as of From registration of Board Affairs. fort via cuddles, pats and a con- Winter Session of the House to ration of the COVID-19 vac- now there is no consideration exams to classroom opera- “The biggest challenge is to stant physical presence, accord- discuss several issues including cine,” the letter read. to conduct the exams online. tions, everything is being con- study with better resolve and ing to a study published in the the farmers’ agitation and Listing issues like “eco- “The Board examinations ducted virtually. will, and to release the results journal of Behavioural preparation of COVID-19 vac- nomic slowdown, unemploy- of 2021 will be in the regular Earlier, Union Education on time so that students do not Economics for Policy (JBEP). cine. ment scenario, continuous written manner and not Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal waste an entire academic year,” Researchers from In a letter to Birla, stand-off along the India-China online,” the CBSE stated. The Nishank had said: “Online edu- he said, adding “for the better University of South Australia Chowdhury, also the West border and unabated ceasefire dates of examination, however, cation is a big challenge for stu- future of students, it is neces- asserted that as pets have Bengal Congress chief, said violation along the India- have not been decided yet, dents who are constantly away sary to conduct examinations played a lifesaving role in 2020, more pets. The health benefits well and to want to get physi- that the winter session of the Pakistan border”, Chowdhury Education Ministry officials from school and college. But across the country on time”. the Governments need take have been widely reported, cally close to them. House be convened with all the said, “There is a need for a said. students should always be The Council for the Indian notice of this connections. but little data exists regarding Kavita Kumar, a Defence COVID-19 protocols in place thorough and transparent Besides this, the CISCE, ready to turn this challenge into School Certificate Hospitals, hospices and aged the specific benefits that pets Colony resident in New Delhi, to help the people understand debate/discussion on all the which conducts the ISC and an opportunity.” Examinations (CISCE) said in care facilities should be encour- bring to humans in terms of agreed with the observation the important issues the coun- above-mentioned important ICSE board exams has written In view of all such possi- a statement that in case schools aging pet connections with touch. recalling how her furry pet, try is facing at present. issues.” to the chief ministers of all bilities, the government has are allowed to reopen, they residents, they said in the study. Touch is an understudied Muffin, has been a harbinger states and union territories taken a new initiative to con- would follow all the safety Lead author Dr Janette sense, but existing evidence of peace and solace in these asking for permission to par- duct the examinations timely guidelines and SOPs prescribed Young underlined that physical indicates it is crucial for trying times. “He has been able tially reopen schools from amid the Covid-19 situation. by the government. touch is a sense that has been growth, development and to gauge my ups and downs 89 %  January 4 so that board exam The Education Minister CISCE has also asked the taken for granted - even over- health, as well as reducing the and has provided me with students of classes 10 and 12 has planned a three-stage dia- dates for the state elections to looked - until Covid-19 visit- levels of the stress hormone sane and streamlines thoughts could participate in project logue with the alumni, parents be held in April-May 2021 ed our door earlier this year. cortisol in the body. It is also taking away the stress sur- works, practical works, SUPW, and teachers for conducting the from the Chief Election “To fill the void of loneli- thought that touch may be par- rounding us,” said Kumar a  &2-    and doubt-clearing sessions. examinations. He is likely to Commissioner of India so that ness and provide a buffer ticularly important for older teacher in a Delhi school According to the Ministry communicate directly with stu- CISCE can finalise the ICSE against stress, there has been a people as other senses decline, Unnati G Hunjan and of Education, “Conducting the dents, parents and teachers board exam 2021 and ISC global upsurge in people adopt- she said. Jayasankara Reddy, researchers examinations is important to through webinars on three dif- board exam 2021 dates, the ing dogs and cats from animal In interviews with 32 peo- from Christ University,   % ensure the progress as well as ferent dates. commission said in their offi- shelters during lockdowns. ple, more than 90 per cent said Karnataka in their study in for the better future of the stu- After this virtual dialogue, cial statement. Breeders have also been inun- touching their pets both com- Sage Journals too have talked dated, with demands for pup- forted and relaxed them - and about various benefits of touch   )12 13 Top 10 police stations award pies quadrupling some waiting the pets seemed to need it as healing of pets. “It also releas- started in 2015 as per suggestion 2.     lists,” she said. well while many referenced es biochemicals which can nion Home Ministry on of Prime Minister Narendra It is estimated that more pets’ innate ability to just further boost the immune sys- UThursday released a list of Modi in the DGPs conference. *-      than half the global population “know” when their human tem and enhance health and the top 10 police stations in India The best police stations were %    &# share their lives with one or counterparts weren’t feeling well-being, “ they said. for the year 2020. Nongpok selected from a total of 16,671 police station in Manipur topped police stations on certain para- 0     $   the first followed by meters, said MHA. “From these, 6;<=> '  Suramnagalam AWPS in Tamil 75 police stations were selected   )12 13 Nadu and Kharsang police sta- for the next stage, out of which   )12 13 Thursday. tion in Arunachal Pradesh in the 10 were selected as the country’s he Delhi High Court has The case arose out of FIR 2020’s top 10 police stations in best police stations. A total of Tgranted custody parole for he NIA has arrested accused No. 07/2019 dated July 19, the country. 4,065 respondents participated in three days to jailed former MP TGopal Oraon of Khunti dis- 2019 registered at PS-AHTU, *    &  The Ministry of Home the survey,’ said MHA. Mohd Shahabuddin, who is trict, Jharkhand, in connection Khunti, Jharkhand under var- Affairs (MHA) in a statement The fourth best police sta- lodged in Tihar Jail and serv- with a case relating to a human ious Sections of the Indian said that 2020’s survey for the tion award was given to Jhilmili ing life term in a murder case, trafficking racket running in Penal Code and relevant   )12 13 participation of PwDs. impairments like physical, visu- best police station was done by police station in Chhattisgarh, to meet his family in the guise of placement agencies. Sections of the Bonded Labor For instance, 42.5 per cent, al, intellectual and speech and MHA under “challenging cir- followed by Sanguem in Goa, national capital, noting that the Oraon was a close associate System (Abolition) Act. he lockdowns due to i.e., two out of every five PwDs hearing impairments were from cumstances” due to the ongoing Kalighat in Andaman, Andaman police departments of Bihar of arrested accused Panna Lal The NIA re-registered the TCovid-19 were harder for reported that lockdown had Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Covid-19 pandemic. It also said and Nicobar Islands, Pakyong in and Delhi are in unison that Mahto and was actively case as RC-09/2020/NIA/DLI people with disabilities (PwDs) made it difficult for them to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, that Home Minister Amit Shah Sikkim, Kanth in Moradabad, they cannot assure his safety in involved in human trafficking on March 4 this year and took with a study noting that about access routine medical care Jharkhand, Odisha, Delhi, had noted that a “vast majority” Uttar Pradesh, Khanvel in Dadra Siwan. racket, the NIA said on up the investigation. 84.7 per cent participants inter- even as isolation, abandon- Uttarakhand, Assam, of police stations shortlisted for and Nagar Haveli and viewed had to borrow food to ment, and violence were other Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, the list were from small towns Jammikunta Town police station cope with financial crisis, 81 worrying psycho-social prob- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and and rural areas. in Karimnagar, Telangana. per cent reported experiencing lems reported, reflecting the Maharashtra. 0.      *&-; % high levels of stress while 28 per lack of empathy on the part of “People with disability suf- cent postponed their scheduled their family during the difficult fered significantly more than +&  '  #$ + medical appointments. times. the rest of the population in The CBM India, in collab- At least 81.6 per cent accessing health and rehabili-  ,!!,       % 
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2016 as the MPT led development pro- butterfly species, 70 mammal species, of the Ghats disconnected from the is known about their scientific effica- ments through coal dust can cause ani- how long they live would largely gramme, Sagarmala, received the 45 reptile species, 44 fish species and north. This will lead to death and cy. Ironically enough, these projects mals to suffer from a variety of life- depend on how much sugar they had Centre’s nod aimed at converting Goa 27 amphibian species. This includes injuries to tigers and other numerous have been cleared at a time when threatening disorders and dysfunction- stored within their cells. Large trees, for into a coal hub. endemic as well as rare and vulnera- animals as they cross the tracks in their COVID19 has revealed how loss of for- alities. According to the National example, may be able to soldier on for During the nationwide lockdown, ble species such as the tiger, dhole, cyclic movements. The Tilari Dam and est land, wildlife and biodiversity can Wildlife Federation, “Unless significant several years because of their energy the Union Ministry of Environment, mouse deer, gaur and the Indian pan- relentless mining have already decimat- increase zoonotic diseases. action is taken now, global warming stores and the slow rate of use. Forest and Climate Change and the golin among others. In addition, there ed elephant habitats and other signif- The Government’s move goes to will likely become the most important However, the majority of plants would National Board for Wildlife gave “vir- are 18 bird species that are endemic to icant parts of the Ghats. Forests in the show how India’s wildlife laws are open- factor to affect wildlife since the emer- die and so would the animals that rely tual clearance” over a video conference the Western Ghats and seven bird Western Ghats that have existed for ly flouted with little or no regard to con- gence of mankind.” Climate change, to on them for nourishment. With the 54 to three interconnected infrastruc- species that are of high conservation thousands of years are irreplaceable. sequences. According to experts, a which coal burning and dust are herbivores dead, the omnivores and ture projects — four laning of the exist- concern are found here. This area was The Intergovernmental Panel on thorough verification of the among the prominent contributors, has carnivores would soon follow. ing NH-4A (Goa-Karnataka Highway), marked as an Ecologically Sensitive Climate Change (IPCC) Report, 2019, Environmental Impact Assessment the potential to significantly alter Coal dust is affecting humans, too, n the night of November 1, laying a 400KV transmission line and Area by the Madhav Gadgil Committee shows that the Western Ghats are one (EIA) and project proposals is rarely ecosystems and cause mass extinction as it is increasing incidents of respira- thousands of Goans gathered doubling of an existing railway line in 2012. of the most resilient ecosystems that done, showing regulatory bodies’ scant of species. In underground and surface tory ailments. In 2016-17, a consign- Oon the railway lines at Chandor, from Mormugao to Londa. The three The Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife will buffer us from climate change. regard towards eco-sensitive zones. It waters, coal dust can cause decrease in ment of 12.75 million tonnes of coal South Goa to protest against the dou- linear projects are situated within the Sanctuary and Mollem National Park, Roads and power lines are known is a sad reflection on the state of envi- aquatic oxygen content and in light was unloaded at the MPT and carried bling of railway tracks for enhancement same protected area. Reportedly, all part of a larger contiguous forest, is a to fragment habitats, impacting flora ronmental governance that the penetration. This reduces the growth across Goa to power stations and of coal transportation from the three projects require felling of 70,000 treasure trove of flora and fauna and and fauna in incalculable ways. The MoEFCC and NBWL overlook crucial of aquatic plants. In turn, this leads to refineries. It is expected to grow to 19- Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to steel trees and diversion of 216 hectares of is an important tiger corridor between habitat where these projects are pro- statutory requirements and have manifold increase in mortality of fish 21 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) plants in neighbouring Karnataka. forest and private land in Mollem Goa and the adjoining Kali Tiger posed is also home to a newly-discov- undermined the purpose of the EIA. and other aquatic species that are by 2025 and to 34-40 MTPA by 2035. Currently, the State serves as a crucial National Park and Bhagwan Mahaveer Reserve in Karnataka. Of 240 sq km, ered dragonfly species. Dandeli and The evidence put forth by naturalists, dependent on aquatic plants as a food This will completely transform the face link to coal transportation to Wildlife Sanctuary in South Goa. This the sanctuary and the national park Goa are believed to be an elephant conservationists and the people living source. of Goa. Transport of such huge quan- Karnataka. However, despite the exist- forest is part of the Western Ghats, constitute the largest protected area in movement route. Now tigers and leop- in these forests over centuries needs to Coal dust also decreases the abil- tities of coal risks entire habitats, vil- ing infrastructure, the Government is which is one of the eight biodiversity Goa. The Western Ghats are one of the ards are also likely to move through be taken into consideration. ity of plants and trees to photosynthe- lages and towns; it is threatening the looking to fast-track the process by hotspots of the world and part of the most important tiger habitats in the here. While there are eight or nine Coal dust causes a host of prob- sise. If this natural process is stymied, ecological resilience of Goa required to introducing three major infrastructure UNESCO World Heritage Site. The world. Expanding the highway and underpasses proposed for wildlife, lems for wildlife. Beginning with most plants would begin to die. deal with the effects of climate change. projects. Goa’s fate was sealed by the protected area is home to more than doubling of the South Western there is little information on where severe respiratory problems, in the long Although they could hold out for a few (The writer is Communications “devil’s dust” (fine particles of coal) in 721 plant species, 235 bird species, 219 Railways will leave the southern part these will be constructed, and even less term, increased exposure to toxic ele- days, or in some cases, a few weeks, Associate, Wildlife SOS) 10      ? *P 
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  / #&* he Reserve Bank is likely to omy”.   !C  Dmarks ended marginally around 7 per cent, followed by itive zone. Tkeep the benchmark inter- Meanwhile, Secretary !9  higher on Thursday, with the ONGC, Asian Paints, NTPC, On sectoral front, the gains New Delhi (IANS): India’s services sector recovery weakened est rate unchanged at its bi- General of industry body  Nifty settling at a fresh record, SBI, Bajaj Finserv and Tata were led by metals, financials in November despite further upturn in new work supported busi- monthly monetary policy Assocham Deepak Sood said amid mixed cues from global Steel. On the other hand, and bank stocks while auto sec- ness activity growth.However, the sector reported the first rise review outcome to be the focus of the bi-monthly New Delhi (PTI): The Indian markets. HDFC Bank, TCS, Bajaj Auto, tor traded marginally negative. in employment for nine months. Moreover, the overall level of announced on Friday, but may review of the credit policy is economy is witnessing a V- After scaling an all-time Infosys and M&M were among Elsewhere in Asia, bours- positive sentiment climbed to the highest since February amid revise growth estimates in view expected to be ensuring ade- shaped recovery as the Gross intra-day peak of 44,953.01, the the laggards. es in Hong Kong, Tokyo and predictions that market conditions would normalise once a vac- of the September quarter GDP quate liquidity into the system, Domestic Product has recorded 30-share BSE Sensex pared “Indian market opened Seoul ended with gains, while cine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is rolled out. turning out to be better than retaining the policy stance as a quarter-on-quarter growth of some gains to end 14.61 points mixed following mixed global Shanghai was in the red. Accordingly, the seasonally adjusted India Services Business RBI’s earlier projections. accommodative. 23 per cent in the July- or 0.03 per cent higher at market cues in Asian markets. Stock exchanges in Europe Activity Index reading remained above the critical 50 mark that According to experts, the “While the cut in repo rate September quarter of this fiscal, 44,632.65. Trades in the global markets were trading on a negative separates growth from contraction for the second month in a stubborn retail inflation, which may not be announced tomor- according to the Finance Similarly, the broader NSE also remained lackluster...,” said note in early deals. row during November.Despite falling from 54.1 (index reading) has remained above the comfort row, the accommodative stance Ministry’s latest Monthly Nifty touched a fresh intra-day Narendra Solanki, head of Meanwhile, the global oil in October to 53.7 (index reading) in November, the latest read- level of the RBI of around 4 per should assure the industry and Economic Review. The decline high of 13,216.60, before set- equity research (fundamen- benchmark Brent crude futures ing was still indicative of a solid pace of expansion. cent, will refrain the central the market participants about in the GDP narrowed to 7.5 per tling 20.15 points or 0.15 per tal), Anand Rathi. rose 0.68 per cent to USD Companies that signalled output growth commented on bet- bank from reducing interest the RBI’s commitment to keep cent in the second quarter of this cent up at 13,133.90 — its life- During the afternoon ses- 47.92 per barrel. ter demand conditions and a relaxation of Covid-19 restric- rate on Friday. the lending rates benign to give financial year, over 23.9 per tions.”New business inflows likewise rose for the second straight The RBI, however, is a continuous support to growth, cent in April-June quarter. month and solidly, despite growth easing from October. expected to revise its growth especially in the post-Covid “The year-on-year GDP According to survey participants, the increase in sales projections as the second quar- period,” he said. contraction of 7.5 per cent in Q2 $  *)8  stemmed from a pick-up in demand, marketing efforts and the ter GDP numbers at –7.5 per Dhruv Agarwala, Group of 2020-21 underlies a quarter- loosening of Covid-19 controls,” the IHS Markit report cent worked to be better than its CEO, Housing.com, on-quarter surge in GDP growth said.”Underlying data suggested that the upturn in total new work projected contraction. Makaan.com and of 23 per cent. This V-shaped   ;%( nessed a highly volatile trading research analyst at Sharekhan was driven by the domestic market, with new export orders In its October monetary Proptiger.com, said the RBI recovery, evident at the half-way session. It opened at 73.81 by BNP Paribas. decreasing sharply again in November.”Resultantly, the overall policy statement, the RBI had had taken several favourable stage of 2020-21, reflects the he rupee weakened by and saw an intra-day high of Meanwhile, the dollar Indian private sector activity rose for the third straight month said the real GDP growth in measures this year for the real resilience and robustness of the Tanother 12 paise to end at 73.68 and a low of 73.95. index, which gauges the green- in November, but the pace of growth softened from October’s 2020-21 was expected to be neg- estate sector. “However, the Indian economy. The funda- 73.93 against the US dollar on It finally closed at 73.93 a back’s strength against a basket near nine-year high. ative at –9.5 per cent, with risks hopes have not died down as a mentals of the economy remain Thursday as investors remained dollar, registering a decline of of six currencies, fell 0.12 per tilted to the downside: –9.8 per lot needs to be done.” strong, Monthly Economic cautious ahead of the RBI pol- 12 paise. This is the second cent to 91.00. cent in Q2:2020-21; –5.6 per cent “The sector is, obviously, Review for November said. icy meet outcome. straight session of decline for “The Indian rupee depre- in Q3; and 0.5 per cent in Q4. looking at a further reduction in Analysts said investor the rupee, during which it has ciated for the 2nd consecutive     75,  ,-  According to the Finance home loan interest rates. though India had officially focus is on the Reserve Bank of lost 25 paise. session against the US dollar, Ministry’s Monthly Economic However, we feel that there is entered into a technical reces- India’s Monetary Policy “Indian rupee depreciated weighed down by continuous New Delhi (PTI): Gold price rose by 481 to 48,887 per 10 gram Review, “The year-on-year GDP hardly a scope for a further rate sion with second-quarter GDP Committee’s three-day interest despite weakness in dollar and dollar purchases likely from in the national capital on Thursday in-line with bullish trends contraction of 7.5 per cent in Q2 cut this year. The sector should print, “we believe that we are rate-setting meeting that start- rise in risk appetite in the glob- the central bank probably to in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. of 2020-21 underlies a quarter- try to utilise the opportunities past the nadir in India’s growth ed on Wednesday, with the al markets as investors mop up portfolio inflows,” The yellow metal had closed at 48,406 per 10 gram on on-quarter surge in GDP coming out of the decisions trajectory. The sharper than decision due on Friday. remained cautious ahead of the said Sriram Iyer, senior Wednesday. Silver price too went up by 555 to 63,502 per kilo- growth of 23 per cent. This V- taken by the RBI in the last few expected recovery in key eco- At the interbank forex RBI monetary policy meeting research analyst at Reliance gram on Thursday. It was at 62,947 per kilogram in the previ- shaped recovery, evident at the months,” he said. nomic indicators is suggestive of market, the domestic unit wit- outcome,” said Saif Mukadam, Securities. ous trade. half-way stage of 2020-21, A report by Yes Bank said this view”.

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285.40 286.55 ZENSARTECH 224.90 224.95 216.20 216.90 CIPLA 760.00 764.80 756.05 761.50 3.15 WIPRO 364.65 364.65 357.90 360.15 NBCC 29.00 29.40 28.50 28.75 RAIN 122.50 128.00 122.50 125.00 RITES 252.80 259.60 250.80 258.25 WABCOINDIA 5955.10 5963.55 5763.00 5786.50 ICICIBANK 482.10 485.00 478.85 482.20 1.75 INDUSINDBK 903.00 907.45 890.75 896.00 TVSMOTOR 494.00 501.35 487.50 497.85 FRETAIL 75.50 79.65 75.45 76.95 WELSPUNIND 66.00 67.85 65.85 66.60 BBTC 1275.00 1310.00 1275.00 1285.20 WIPRO 364.00 364.00 358.00 360.05 1.15 DRREDDY 4853.30 4940.00 4844.80 4924.50 SRF 5201.00 5323.45 5201.00 5266.05 LEMONTREE 38.90 39.30 37.90 38.90 GODFRYPHLP 920.00 920.00 905.25 908.35 FINCABLES 336.60 340.05 329.40 330.25 ITC 197.20 197.20 194.55 196.35 0.40 ZEEL 199.10 206.90 199.00 204.50 ICICIPRULI 468.00 478.20 468.00 477.30 GUJALKALI 341.30 346.75 340.00 343.55 BLUEDART 3860.00 3980.75 3860.00 3944.45 RELIANCE 1972.00 1981.10 1958.65 1960.80 2.65 KOTAKBANK 1839.45 1843.00 1813.05 1821.50 MPHASIS 1343.00 1377.70 1330.00 1352.55 VRLLOG 183.95 187.00 181.50 184.15 PNCINFRA 171.30 179.65 171.30 179.10 INDUSINDBK 900.10 907.90 890.50 897.00 -0.30 DELTACORP 135.40 157.00 134.30 153.10 HAL 835.00 852.90 830.50 847.95 BAYERCROP 5040.00 5165.00 5040.00 5116.10 LTTS 1786.10 1786.10 1764.80 1775.65 POWERGRID 195.00 195.10 191.00 193.50 -0.65 NTPC 95.50 99.05 95.20 98.65 MEGH 84.00 87.80 84.00 86.25 ASHOKA 81.65 83.65 81.00 83.25 RAMCOCEM 880.50 890.00 873.00 884.75 HINDUNILVR 2153.00 2156.40 2120.10 2130.00 -9.30 AMBUJACEM 264.50 264.50 259.35 261.15 INDIACEM 154.80 158.00 153.15 154.25 IDFC 40.00 40.85 39.70 39.90 VTL 879.00 904.50 870.55 894.30 GRASIM 921.00 924.90 906.00 910.85 -4.65 TECHM 912.00 920.05 903.00 914.65 ENGINERSIN 74.40 75.60 74.40 75.25 JSLHISAR 124.80 130.60 124.80 129.50 LALPATHLAB 2290.00 2290.00 2242.00 2254.35 ADANIPORTS 442.00 444.50 433.05 435.85 -2.35 LICHSGFIN 344.90 364.45 343.65 356.65 TRENT 699.95 700.95 675.20 677.25 ADVENZYMES 353.75 355.85 343.10 347.25 MAHSCOOTER 3653.00 3658.80 3600.00 3635.05 ULTRACEMCO 4960.00 4960.00 4841.20 4895.00 -38.10 ADANIPORTS 440.50 444.50 433.40 435.75 ABFRL 166.80 167.85 163.10 163.75 KALPATPOWR 325.00 332.65 316.00 326.00 VSTIND 3635.35 3720.00 3612.50 3688.05 AXISBANK 610.15 611.00 600.35 602.85 -5.25 M&M 753.00 756.30 744.00 745.80 PCJEWELLER 17.05 18.00 17.00 17.15 MAHLIFE 324.05 337.95 319.75 331.20 MHRIL 198.70 204.80 197.20 201.35 BHARTIARTL 487.10 489.15 474.00 479.90 -5.00 ULTRACEMCO 4950.00 4952.35 4841.85 4892.25 APLLTD 1009.00 1016.00 994.50 1014.70 BDL 321.95 331.95 321.95 324.60 HONAUT 31665.00 31679.10 30900.00 30985.15 HDFC 2287.00 2289.45 2235.00 2252.75 -23.60 PNB 34.40 36.05 34.15 35.80 IDBI 38.50 39.50 38.10 39.20 DEEPAKFERT 150.95 154.90 149.25 153.80 FLUOROCHEM 594.00 599.15 588.55 590.95 M&M 750.05 756.35 743.70 745.00 -8.60 HINDALCO 233.00 243.00 233.00 241.90 STAR 781.90 787.35 761.80 766.95 JAMNAAUTO 57.35 57.35 55.30 55.50 DCMSHRIRAM 378.30 384.50 376.00 378.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 3368.70 3371.20 3281.00 3298.30 -39.85 JSWSTEEL 370.00 374.20 367.80 371.05 SUPREMEIND 1725.00 1725.00 1591.00 1617.80 EIDPARRY 349.00 349.00 331.50 331.85 KPITTECH 109.40 110.00 106.65 107.45 INFY 1147.00 1147.00 1122.70 1125.00 -15.90 ASHOKLEY 93.95 96.00 93.55 95.25 WELCORP 126.80 131.40 125.70 128.90 SHOPERSTOP 187.95 191.00 184.80 187.65 GODREJIND 411.85 423.20 411.75 420.85 TCS 2773.90 2773.90 2700.80 2710.00 -39.55 ADANIENT 454.95 457.30 443.50 447.90 BOMDYEING 71.45 74.15 71.45 72.00 PGHL 6540.00 6841.15 6540.00 6748.95 AEGISLOG 262.60 265.30 250.25 251.60 HDFCBANK 1429.00 1432.00 1374.05 1381.00 -25.95 PFIZER 5320.30 5436.00 5280.00 5314.20 INDIAMART 5117.00 5150.00 4996.85 5013.80 WHIRLPOOL 2149.10 2175.00 2121.65 2154.00 JAGRAN 41.25 43.00 40.85 41.75 SBILIFE 880.00 881.00 851.40 858.00 -17.55 PEL 1425.00 1499.90 1425.00 1492.05 JINDALSAW 76.70 77.95 75.60 75.95 TVSSRICHAK 1574.35 1650.00 1544.95 1624.10 GESHIP 264.10 265.45 262.35 263.80 IBULHSGFIN 191.00 198.60 187.85 193.30 JUSTDIAL 611.00 611.00 602.00 604.50 EMAMILTD 439.90 439.90 426.55 428.95 VAIBHAVGBL 2150.00 2151.90 2112.00 2117.85 CANBK 105.75 114.30 105.75 109.90 TV18BRDCST 32.25 33.90 31.60 33.55 PNBHOUSING 377.00 389.60 355.35 381.80 MINDACORP 83.00 84.40 81.90 82.25 THERMAX 913.05 924.00 900.60 917.05     POWERGRID 194.50 195.00 190.95 193.50 HFCL 23.10 23.30 21.00 22.20 BAJAJELEC 571.25 604.70 571.25 594.00 MAHABANK 12.70 13.36 12.69 13.04 JBCHEPHARM 1005.00 1005.90 981.90 992.85 NESTLEIND 17524.00 17524.00 17329.50 17498.35 GRASIM 915.60 924.40 905.60 910.05 MMTC 19.95 21.80 19.65 21.00 DBL 364.90 383.95 361.00 381.35 PRESTIGE 291.90 292.40 287.60 289.10 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE L&TFH 86.05 91.30 86.05 90.30 LTI 3390.00 3400.00 3285.10 3299.40 PAGEIND 23257.35 23350.00 23027.85 23248.00 ASTRAL 1487.00 1487.00 1426.70 1471.15 GPPL 93.90 94.00 92.40 92.85 NIFTY NEXT 50 31157.95 31346.40 31074.20 31319.40 326.85 ADANIGREEN 1149.00 1159.00 1126.15 1145.30 UNIONBANK 29.45 31.20 29.45 30.95 RAYMOND 322.55 328.40 322.55 325.25 CHAMBLFERT 200.05 205.20 196.50 197.10 CAPPL 489.50 490.45 479.50 482.90 BANKBARODA 54.65 58.70 54.35 58.40 4.30 DMART 2430.05 2479.80 2430.05 2469.10 GODREJCP 720.00 724.85 705.80 712.00 ICICIGI 1520.00 1526.30 1476.15 1480.95 IEX 219.00 219.10 214.30 215.10 JKCEMENT 2129.95 2129.95 2051.00 2091.35 INFRATEL 226.00 247.25 222.15 238.45 13.65 SOUTHBANK 7.90 9.35 7.90 9.21 RECLTD 121.45 127.20 121.45 126.50 GMRINFRA 26.40 26.85 26.30 26.65 IOB 10.65 11.20 10.65 11.05 ITDC 268.20 279.00 268.00 272.30 SBICARD 800.95 841.85 798.00 840.15 43.20 BANDHANBNK 372.40 377.80 368.45 376.35 NAUKRI 4210.00 4253.90 4141.00 4154.15 BAJAJHLDNG 3119.00 3149.70 3090.05 3140.70 SUMICHEM 289.90 296.25 289.90 292.15 SCHNEIDER 91.45 93.60 90.00 90.70 PNB 34.35 36.05 34.15 35.75 1.80 PEL 1430.00 1500.00 1426.00 1492.00 69.75 TATAPOWER 68.50 69.65 67.60 69.20 LUPIN 919.00 922.00 910.65 914.90 POLYCAB 971.00 983.95 967.25 978.35 DCAL 144.00 149.20 143.30 145.95 TASTYBIT 11212.25 11304.90 11055.70 11196.10 PFC 109.70 116.00 109.60 114.75 5.05 TRIDENT 8.31 9.84 8.31 9.04 NCC 46.80 48.40 46.20 47.95 PERSISTENT 1229.95 1239.00 1205.95 1231.20 NILKAMAL 1424.00 1440.10 1403.20 1429.65 PRSMJOHNSN 82.00 83.50 81.10 82.60 MARICO 381.00 392.00 379.30 391.55 12.90 SAIL 52.10 54.45 52.00 54.30 EDELWEISS 75.00 78.15 74.30 78.15 VENKYS 1664.20 1721.00 1654.15 1682.90 NIACL 117.85 121.05 117.35 118.45 GLAXO 1557.30 1558.65 1550.00 1551.55 INDIGO 1606.00 1653.20 1606.00 1646.90 53.80 FEDERALBNK 66.00 67.00 65.30 65.60 ECLERX 728.00 800.00 709.30 790.25 NAVINFLUOR 2689.95 2695.50 2614.80 2628.90 SONATSOFTW 347.00 348.50 336.80 345.35 MINDAIND 393.50 395.05 384.65 388.15 PGHH 10651.95 11429.50 10490.35 10886.00 325.90 APOLLOHOSP 2490.00 2499.95 2372.20 2388.60 POWERINDIA 1270.00 1374.95 1232.80 1278.85 SYNGENE 580.00 580.00 565.60 569.45 CHOLAHLDNG 534.15 538.70 524.30 534.10 IRB 117.55 118.65 117.00 117.85 CADILAHC 450.80 463.80 450.80 463.25 12.45 EICHERMOT 2555.00 2577.05 2538.00 2548.95 BATAINDIA 1550.00 1556.95 1532.80 1539.05 JKLAKSHMI 348.60 366.20 348.60 358.65 GALAXYSURF 1925.00 1925.00 1877.40 1881.15 LAOPALA 227.15 231.10 227.15 228.30 HINDZINC 233.50 239.10 233.00 238.25 6.00 SRTRANSFIN 1049.00 1058.75 1025.00 1032.75 EXIDEIND 185.15 185.50 182.60 183.95 CENTURYPLY 210.00 233.00 207.85 227.65 JAICORPLTD 93.05 95.25 93.00 93.65 CCL 267.00 271.50 266.10 267.45 HINDPETRO 215.85 220.90 214.50 219.95 5.25 BHEL 34.05 34.80 34.05 34.15 TORNTPOWER 318.00 325.35 315.75 324.30 CSBBANK 225.65 230.00 223.20 224.65 FINOLEXIND 633.00 633.00 616.45 626.35 VMART 2197.65 2210.00 2173.20 2177.95 ADANITRANS 423.00 438.35 420.00 428.45 9.25 RBLBANK 226.55 234.80 226.55 231.85 PTC 57.40 61.65 57.40 60.70 KAJARIACER 680.00 683.40 669.00 676.80 BLISSGVS 168.50 179.80 168.50 177.30 GULFOILLUB 788.00 824.00 781.60 790.60 NMDC 104.90 107.15 104.00 105.45 2.25 BEL 115.00 116.80 114.00 115.00 RADICO 453.60 470.00 453.60 464.50 ABCAPITAL 91.00 93.25 90.90 91.35 SUPRAJIT 202.70 206.65 199.05 203.45 IFBIND 792.00 814.00 790.85 807.90 MUTHOOTFIN 1165.00 1183.00 1155.05 1180.00 24.35 SBICARD 802.00 841.55 798.60 839.20 DABUR 502.00 506.85 500.70 501.30 JSL 69.30 72.90 69.30 71.75 HEIDELBERG 213.25 216.15 210.00 214.50 NAVNETEDUL 80.95 82.00 80.10 80.70 SIEMENS 1516.20 1549.90 1503.70 1538.00 31.10 MOTHERSUMI 156.60 157.90 155.10 156.60 PIDILITIND 1615.00 1619.15 1593.50 1614.50 MAHSEAMLES 301.85 322.80 301.50 317.55 AMBER 2399.00 2399.00 2301.60 2315.15 GILLETTE 5875.00 5875.00 5733.00 5761.00 ICICIPRULI 470.10 478.50 468.40 477.05 9.45 SUNTV 435.00 449.40 432.05 442.70 BALKRISIND 1655.05 1689.55 1632.60 1646.50 ISEC 451.75 463.00 450.80 452.40 NETWORK18 37.50 37.55 35.50 37.10 REDINGTON 134.80 136.90 134.35 135.30 MOTHERSUMI 157.80 158.00 155.00 156.25 3.05 UPL 449.00 458.90 437.30 454.70 INFIBEAM 94.10 97.00 86.10 95.70 SWANENERGY 148.85 148.85 136.75 139.50 ORIENTELEC 230.90 230.90 224.30 228.90 SOLARINDS 1020.50 1075.00 1020.35 1054.55 TATACONSUM 541.00 552.90 540.00 550.00 10.75 VAKRANGEE 53.20 54.15 46.20 46.20 MCX 1575.00 1594.75 1565.60 1570.60 TATAMETALI 604.00 621.00 604.00 611.65 TIMETECHNO 46.70 50.55 46.70 50.00 SHRIRAMCIT 1083.25 1090.30 1075.00 1077.00 CONCOR 415.00 422.90 407.00 417.95 8.15 IOC 89.75 90.10 87.60 89.90 CHOLAFIN 378.00 381.15 368.70 370.70 J&KBANK 23.60 24.00 23.32 23.79 THYROCARE 1045.20 1070.10 1045.20 1047.40 JCHAC 2231.95 2251.50 2205.05 2212.80 ALKEM 2819.85 2870.00 2797.80 2844.00 49.00 KEC 375.95 375.95 361.10 363.90 TNPL 111.95 117.20 111.95 116.00 IPCALAB 2267.00 2290.00 2230.00 2239.25 COROMANDEL 818.00 818.00 786.60 791.40 MASFIN 1007.00 1047.75 1007.00 1028.20 PETRONET 255.00 257.20 251.50 256.20 3.85 AFFLE 3932.00 3959.30 3749.95 3853.70 ACC 1740.00 1742.25 1706.60 1717.35 KRBL 277.00 292.80 276.80 282.15 SUVENPHAR 381.05 393.75 380.60 387.00 FDC 346.15 349.00 343.50 344.60 BAJAJHLDNG 3115.00 3150.00 3105.25 3149.00 44.45 JINDALSTEL 261.00 265.00 260.00 263.10 INDHOTEL 132.00 132.00 127.10 127.75 GREAVESCOT 85.95 86.45 84.50 85.40 LINDEINDIA 920.00 920.00 888.60 899.45 TTKPRESTIG 5803.10 5810.00 5732.20 5742.75 COLPAL 1524.50 1541.00 1518.00 1540.70 20.80 PIDILITIND 1620.00 1620.00 1592.75 1620.00 20.25 OBEROIRLTY 514.00 535.30 501.60 531.60 IRCON 86.70 92.05 84.25 91.20 TATACOFFEE 108.05 110.00 108.05 109.00 DALBHARAT 1174.95 1188.00 1157.85 1180.60 GRINDWELL 625.00 637.00 619.00 633.00 IGL 482.00 486.65 472.25 485.00 5.70 INDIGO 1605.00 1652.25 1605.00 1644.45 GNFC 225.00 227.50 220.25 222.15 RVNL 23.40 23.85 23.25 23.75 TATACOMM 1044.50 1057.50 1021.00 1025.85 CERA 3210.00 3242.05 3184.90 3205.45 AUROPHARMA 894.95 902.75 887.80 900.00 10.05 CADILAHC 453.45 463.80 451.20 462.80 METROPOLIS 2132.25 2170.00 2019.60 2044.40 BSOFT 190.00 195.00 186.65 188.15 ATUL 6192.80 6195.85 6160.00 6181.80 KPRMILL 810.00 816.00 791.95 807.75 OFSS 3025.00 3073.45 3018.00 3050.05 33.60 TATACONSUM 540.50 552.40 540.00 550.20 PIIND 2322.00 2349.00 2278.40 2334.00 COLPAL 1530.00 1539.95 1518.10 1538.35 COCHINSHIP 367.65 368.10 359.50 360.30 JTEKTINDIA 80.40 81.65 79.45 79.65 BANDHANBNK 373.40 377.85 368.25 376.00 3.70 HINDPETRO* 215.25 220.90 214.55 220.25 PGHH 10590.00 11400.00 10581.90 10920.80 PARAGMILK 111.00 118.50 111.00 116.20 KEI 420.50 429.05 420.50 423.85 GARFIBRES 2196.35 2197.00 2150.90 2160.70 BIOCON 430.00 439.50 429.35 434.00 3.70 COALINDIA 131.90 134.00 129.30 133.40 MINDTREE 1424.90 1445.00 1415.10 1442.35 NBVENTURES 56.20 58.65 55.85 57.10 3MINDIA 22320.30 22750.00 22295.80 22679.30 SPANDANA 760.00 768.00 745.95 750.30 GICRE 140.00 141.90 139.10 140.80 1.15 ADANITRANS 426.65 438.60 420.45 427.75 HEG 820.00 836.65 819.00 824.95 MIDHANI 193.10 197.70 193.10 195.00 CREDITACC 790.05 827.60 788.00 792.20 IIFLWAM 992.75 1006.75 988.90 992.20 DLF 202.00 204.95 199.10 202.15 1.30 BLUESTARCO 775.65 854.00 759.55 811.45 FORCEMOT 1160.80 1244.80 1159.30 1202.40 GMDCLTD 47.75 49.70 47.75 49.15 BAJAJCON 203.00 203.20 197.00 198.30 NH 397.90 397.90 383.15 384.55 MCDOWELL-N 571.00 575.75 565.25 572.40 3.00 IRCTC 1360.00 1395.05 1352.00 1376.70 PHOENIXLTD 774.80 799.25 751.10 755.85 HINDCOPPER 43.10 44.60 43.10 43.50 JMFINANCIL 82.80 83.90 82.10 82.55 SIS 461.60 467.00 458.65 461.60 ABBOTINDIA 15215.25 15380.00 15215.00 15290.95 75.75 VEDL 124.75 127.40 123.70 126.35 BIRLACORPN 747.35 761.60 738.50 748.35 SANOFI 7891.50 7969.15 7880.00 7900.20 MRPL 33.80 33.95 33.15 33.70 AKZOINDIA 2171.45 2189.90 2147.20 2172.95 HDFCAMC 2559.95 2578.00 2544.05 2567.00 11.95 DLF 202.00 204.90 199.20 203.05 UBL 1068.55 1081.15 1060.75 1068.60 ENDURANCE 1150.00 1202.00 1136.50 1186.95 HIMATSEIDE 127.25 130.85 127.25 127.85 ORIENTREF 220.00 223.00 218.00 221.25 BERGEPAINT 667.80 673.65 663.25 668.00 2.80 SPICEJET 78.00 83.40 78.00 81.35 IFCI 6.82 7.80 6.82 7.64 FSL 77.25 77.65 75.40 75.65 STLTECH 158.45 160.40 158.30 158.95 RATNAMANI 1727.00 1727.00 1666.85 1670.95 DMART 2460.10 2479.30 2440.00 2461.10 5.10 ADANIGAS 374.40 382.50 362.00 363.95 RAJESHEXPO 460.00 477.25 457.05 473.45 VIPIND 362.65 366.30 358.20 361.75 REPCOHOME 265.00 265.00 255.00 258.85 SCHAEFFLER 3984.70 3990.00 3918.45 3953.10 UBL 1077.25 1081.95 1060.35 1070.55 1.75 CIPLA 759.95 764.85 756.35 762.00 SYMPHONY 830.00 882.10 829.35 852.90 VBL 872.00 881.55 836.00 845.20 CUB 183.80 183.80 177.65 178.65 ASTERDM 170.40 170.65 166.35 168.20 LUPIN 921.90 922.30 910.00 915.00 0.70 BHARATFORG 534.00 542.00 519.05 539.30 LAURUSLABS 324.00 324.00 318.00 319.65 CHENNPETRO 90.20 93.50 90.20 91.75 VGUARD 194.00 195.60 191.20 191.60 STARCEMENT 87.30 92.35 87.30 90.85 DABUR 500.50 506.95 500.50 502.10 -0.40 M&MFIN 165.20 169.45 165.20 167.90 BIOCON 432.00 439.25 429.30 433.75 AJANTPHARM 1552.50 1564.55 1547.00 1557.40 DIXON 11399.00 11596.00 11375.00 11420.45 AAVAS 1659.50 1684.95 1651.00 1683.15 ADANIGREEN 1154.00 1159.90 1140.10 1145.00 -1.00 AIAENG 2147.40 2147.40 2038.00 2077.35 MFSL 639.70 641.50 630.85 634.85 BRIGADE 223.05 233.95 223.05 232.05 DHANUKA 780.90 780.90 763.70 767.05 TIMKEN 1172.95 1177.15 1153.00 1157.45 AMBUJACEM 264.50 264.50 259.30 261.20 -1.30 DIVISLAB 3680.00 3722.65 3638.00 3702.55 BEML 724.95 742.00 722.55 732.80 SHREECEM 24849.40 25047.85 24742.40 24895.20 DBCORP 85.50 90.00 85.00 87.00 KSB 570.00 572.20 563.60 566.85 HAVELLS 841.90 841.90 826.10 832.00 -4.35 APOLLOTYRE 185.15 191.80 185.15 187.55 NAM-INDIA 289.30 296.85 289.20 294.20 CARERATING 571.00 588.00 569.60 574.20 WESTLIFE 435.90 439.00 425.80 436.50 SFL 1610.00 1645.05 1602.65 1621.20 GODREJCP 725.00 725.00 705.60 712.00 -5.90 IGL 482.95 486.45 472.60 484.50 BANKINDIA 47.50 49.45 47.50 48.75 UJJIVAN 284.00 288.00 282.50 284.40 GEPIL 281.00 285.00 278.05 279.35 LUXIND 1609.05 1615.40 1585.05 1593.55 ACC 1739.75 1742.90 1707.10 1715.15 -14.10 TORNTPHARM 2706.00 2718.00 2660.60 2666.05 -24.00 HAVELLS 840.00 840.40 826.40 832.45 SCI 60.00 61.50 59.65 60.90 ABBOTINDIA 15150.05 15354.85 15150.05 15294.40 ARVINDFASN 134.95 137.25 133.15 133.90 MAHLOG 394.00 399.30 392.25 395.10 NAUKRI 4205.00 4256.40 4141.15 4158.95 -46.05 SBILIFE 883.35 883.35 854.75 858.85 CROMPTON 339.00 339.00 318.50 324.55 SHILPAMED 471.05 471.05 454.00 455.05 SJVN 23.90 24.20 23.80 24.00 INDOSTAR 298.25 300.30 295.45 299.85 BOSCHLTD 13300.90 13350.00 12950.00 12968.85 -332.05 PVR 1335.00 1359.00 1333.30 1345.75 CENTRALBK 13.50 14.15 13.44 13.99 DCBBANK 118.00 118.90 115.50 116.00 EPL 263.00 264.90 254.00 261.70 HERITGFOOD 291.45 291.45 282.20 283.45 ICICIGI 1516.55 1526.35 1476.80 1480.00 -41.55 JUBILANT 798.90 834.10 790.20 795.85 SIEMENS 1533.00 1549.90 1504.10 1534.40 EIHOTEL 95.70 99.70 94.15 99.10 ORIENTCEM 78.00 80.50 77.80 77.85 ESABINDIA 1459.80 1470.90 1445.05 1451.20 LTI 3400.00 3400.00 3280.00 3300.00 -93.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 3365.00 3367.75 3282.80 3293.85 INOXLEISUR 277.10 283.70 277.00 281.25 SUNTECK 331.75 331.75 312.55 319.85 SOMANYCERA 298.00 300.00 286.20 291.55 OMAXE 73.90 73.90 70.85 71.25 %+ +

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    666 The meeting is also being attend- going on borders not here,” said attempts to completely disasso- alliance partner. I do not rule out However, they had never ed by Union Minister of State for Rajendra, a farmer from Hisar in   8  ' ciate themselves from the party the possibility of Rajinikanth, the kept these in mind. They said the Commerce Som Prakash and Haryana. At Singhu border, at they were in alliance with. BJP and Tamil Manila Congress farm laws have been passed to Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Jatha also joined the protest. The June 26, this was increased to 45 some media reports in this and accommodating the interests Notably, SAD had, in September, coming together in time for the benefit big business and corpo- Agarwal. The fourth round of Jatha with eight horses and sev- per cent and on September 2, it regard. The Government care- of upstream and downstream snapped ties with the BJP over polls. Exciting things are on the rate houses. Giving an example meetings with the farmer lead- eral men came from Punjab on was further increased to 60 per fully monitors all developments regions,” Hua said. the farm Bills. anvil,” said Srenivaas. of sugarcane procurement, the ers started at Vigyan Bhawan Thursday to join the protestors. cent. On November 11, it was on the Brahmaputra river,” “The development of lower That was not all! Olympian According to Gurumurthy, farmers’ organisations objected after the earlier talks remained A group of Muslim men from increased to 70 per cent. Srivastava said. reaches of Yarlung Zangbo is in Pargat Singh, currently the the serious political vacuum to contract farming and point- inconclusive on December 1. Punjab also reached at Singhu Noting that issues relating to the early stages of planning and Congress legislator, has also experienced in Tamil Nadu by ed out its drawbacks. In the last meeting, the border and served food to pro- :   666 trans-border rivers are discussed assessment. There is no need to announced to return his honours the departure of Jayalalithaa and The 5-point set of demands farmers’ representatives had testers. “Most of the people from He said these drones induct- with China under the ambit of read too much into that,” she - Padma Shri and Arjuna awards. Karunanidhi would be addressed came two hours after the ongo- unanimously turned down the our group were already here in ed some days back into the an institutionalised expert level said, and added that “going for- The list does not end here. to a great extent by Rajinikanth, ing meeting which started Centre’s proposal of a special the protest but we came today Navy can remain in air for more mechanism as well as through ward China, India, Bangladesh Punjab’s sportspersons and the Maharashtrian-born former around 12.30 pm at Vigyan committee to thrash out the dif- from Punjab. We are serving the than 30 hours and are already diplomatic channels, the MEA and other concerned countries Olympians have also written to bus conductor, who has emerged Bhawan in presence of the ferences and resolve concerns farmers sweet rice. We will stay help in mounting surveillance on spokesperson said, “We intend to will continue to have good com- President Ram Nath Kovind to as a rallying point for people in Centre’s representatives: over the farm laws. here for as long as the farmers are large areas of the strategically remain engaged with China on munication. There is no need for return all the awards and hon- all walks of life. Agriculture Minister Narendra here,” said Mohammad Furkaan important Indian Ocean region. the issue of trans-border rivers any anxiety on this matter.” ours “bestowed by the Singh Tomar and Consumer  D8 666 (22), who has come from Punjab. He also said these drones have to to safeguard our interests.” Government of India” on them.    666 Affairs, Food and Public However, people can travel some extent also aided the Navy The MEA spokesperson also BB   666 As the farmers’ ongoing agitation The Interpol has asked Distribution Minister Piyush to Haryana through Dhansa, !    666 overcome capability gap. said that “as a lower riparian State JJP leaders claimed that against the Central farm legisla- police organisations to ensure Goyal. The Bharatiya Kisan Daurala, Kapashera, Rajokri, Guleria also said that in the In the backdrop of the face- with considerable established Chautala will resign from his tions, with its epicenter in “the safety of the supply chain” Union, the Bharatiya Kisan NH-8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam beginning, Covid-19 vaccine offs at the LAC and growing user rights to the waters of the post if farmers were not given Punjab, turning into a mass and said “identifying illicit web- Sanyukta Morcha and the Vihar and Dundahera border will not be available in sufficient Chinese maritime prowess in the trans-border rivers, the “justice” by the Centre. JJP has movement with people from all sites selling fake products will be Krantikari Kisan Union are points, the traffic police have doses to give to everyone. “We Indian Ocean region, the Navy Government has consistently asked the Centre to resolve the walks of lives, notables or com- essential”. among the more than 34 farm said. The police also kept the need a priority list to see that we chief said the service has a stan- conveyed its views and concerns demands of the farmers related mon, joining in, the decision by “Criminal networks will also union representatives who put Haryana-Delhi border at Singhu vaccinate those who’ve high dard operating procedure (SOP) to the Chinese authorities and to MSP as soon as possible, they the “honoured”, especially Badal, be targeting unsuspecting mem- the demand before the Centre to and Tikri closed for traffic for the chances of dying due to Covid. in place in case there is any has urged them to ensure that the said. to return the awards is expected bers of the public via fake web- call a special session of eighth day on the trot. Elderly, people with comorbidi- infringement there by the interests of downstream States “The JJP has asked the to put a huge pressure on the sites and false cures, which could Parliament and frame a law on “Singhu border is still closed ties and front line workers should Chinese research or other mar- are not harmed by any activities Central Government to consid- Central Government. pose a significant risk to their MSP. The farm unions were from both sides. Lampur, be vaccinated first,” he added. itime ceases operating there. He in upstream areas.” er the demands of the farmers. health, even their lives,” Interpol also reportedly adamant on Auchandi & other small borders Recently, Union Health Secretary also said the warships were In Beijing, the Chinese for- It is important to get an assur-  B   666 Secretary General Jurgen Stock demanding the Government also closed. Please take alternate Rajesh Bhushan had ruled out actively deployed in deep seas eign ministry said there is no ance from the Government on “Politics will not be the said in a statement. repealing its three farm laws routes. Traffic has been diverted vaccinating entire population patrolling critical areas and var- need to have “any anxiety” over MSP. We are hopeful that the same again in Tamil Nadu. We “It is essential that law enacted in September during the from Mukarba Chowk & GTK stating that a few vulnerable peo- ious choke points at the sea lanes. the project and that China will Centre will talk to the farmers are going to see advisers like enforcement is as prepared as Monsoon Session of Parliament. Road,” the traffic police tweeted. ple will be identified who will be However, there were no infringe- continue to have “good com- and resolve the issue soon so that Manian leading the State to a possible for what will be an They have also put some other “Traffic is very heavy. Please inoculated. The AIIMS Director ments by the Chinese in the munication” with lower riparian the deadlock can be broken,” said renaissance and bring Tamil onslaught of all types of crimi- demands on behalf of thou- avoid Outer Ring Road from also said that once the booster region so far, Singh said. States -- India and Bangladesh. a JJP spokesperson. National Nadu back to the national main- nal activity linked to the Covid- sands of farmers owing alle- Signature Bridge to Rohini & dose is given, vaccine will give “As of now, three Chinese On China’s plans to build the president of the JJP and former stream,” Srenivaas told The 19 vaccine, which is why Interpol giance to these organisations, vice versa, GTK road, NH 44 & good amount of anti-body pro- warships are in the Indian Ocean dam over the river near the Line MP Ajay Singh Chautala had Pioneer. has issued this global warning,” huddled under the open sky in Singhu, Auchandi & Lampur duction and will start giving pro- region. The Chinese have been of Actual Control (LAC) near also asked the Centre to bring a S Gurumurthy, editor, the official said. the cold winter, refusing to borders,” it said. As traffic spilled tection. “This will last for many maintaining three ships since Arunachal Pradesh where the law on MSP. Earlier, the ongoing Tughlaq and the State’s lead The Interpol cybercrime budge until their demands are over to alternate routes, it led to months giving protection for a 2008 for anti-piracy patrols,” he Brahmaputra enters India, farmers agitation on the outskirts political commentator, is of the unit has analysed that of 3,000 met. The meeting, which is long jams there as well. significant time when numbers added. Stressing the fact that the Chinese Foreign Ministry of Delhi has led another NDA view that Rajinikanth has the websites associated with online expected to play a major role in On Wednesday, the farmers will be less. We need to see type Navy is in the forefront of indi- spokesperson Hua Chunying ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party potential to make a transforma- pharmacies suspected of selling farmers’ future course of action had demanded that a special of immunity vaccine gives,” he genisation, Singh said at least 26 told a media briefing that the leader and Nagaur MP tion in the State because of his illicit medicines and medical on whether they would contin- Parliament session be convened added. ships inducted into the Navy in “hydropower development in Hanuman Beniwal asked the broad national outlook. “We devices, around 1,700 contained ue the protest or withdraw it, is to repeal the three agriculture the last six years were manufac- the lower reaches of Yarlung Centre and Union Home will soon see Dravida politics cyber threats, especially phishing crucial as many of the farmers’ reform laws which were enact- !   666 tured in India. He also said 41 of Zangbo river is China’s legitimate Minister Amit Shah to immedi- being pushed out from the State. and spamming malware making demands would lead to new ed in September. The farmers’ Puri tweeted saying, the 43 warships and submarines right. When it comes to use and ately withdraw the farm laws lest There is going to be a refreshing such operators even more potent challenges for the government unions also called for a nation- “Domestic operations recom- will be built in India including development of cross border he would quit the alliance. The change,” said Gurumurthy. of causing financial and health whose focus is to end the farm- wide protest on Saturday to menced with 30K passengers on the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier. rivers, China always acts respon- Congress in Rajasthan is seeking The entry of Rajinikanth will harms, it said. ers’ agitation going on since oppose what they claimed was 25 May & have now touched a sibly.” to bring Beniwal to its fold in the see electoral alliances in Tamil As a number of Covid-19 November 26. Thousands of “corporatisation” of farming. high of 2.52 lakhs on 30 Nov  666 “We have a policy featuring State, sources said. Nadu undergoing major changes vaccines come closer to approval protesters have blocked five Meanwhile, most of the pro- 2020. Ministry of Civil Aviation He was asked about media development and conservation with more realignments, per- and global distribution, ensuring Delhi borders connecting testers at Burari left on Thursday is now allowing domestic carri- reports that China will build a and all projects will go through !   666 mutations and combinations. the safety of the supply chain and Chandigarh, Haryana and Uttar to join others at Singhu and Tikri ers to increase their operations ‘super dam’ on the lower reach- science-based planning and The return of the honours by The coming day will see the identifying illicit websites selling Pradesh crippling the chain of borders. “We are going at Tikri from existing 70% to 80% of pre- es of the Yarlung Tsangbo river assessment giving full consider- the two political veterans is DMK dumping the Congress fake products will be essential, it supply to the national Capital. border as our main protest is COVID approved capacity.” On in Tibet. “We have taken note of ation to impact downstream being seen as symbolic of their and accepting the PMK as an warned. 2

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C needed by a human body for a day, cells cannot perform many impor- imperative to consume healthy food and Apart from this, carrots and mushrooms according to scientific reports. tant functions for example, repli- = maintain a balanced diet. There is a rising are the go-to ingredients in winters due to cation,” said study author De-Yu awareness about strengthening the immune their various benefits. 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Ginger tea made with cinnamon which is a peppery, distinctive-tasting green how a virus attaches to human a ‘pocket’ that was ‘filled’ by the immune system results in frequent cold and and cloves always keeps us fresh and nour- and is immensely beneficial. They are the cells or the propagation of a virus chemical compounds. When this cough, which is why maintaining the right ished. best natural remedies to protect the immune in human cells,” Xie added. pocket was filled, the protease lost diet is essential. system. In the study, published in the its important function,” Xie The foundation of general health and (*#%#%$'#""# $ All these things are usually grown in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science, explained. well-being is a diverse diet and consuming N( B12  %#(%#  *!"$( open during winter. They are cultivated the research team performed both Lab experiments also showed healthy food. 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Shreyas Iyer will be targetting big Pat Cummins, who has been putting India on the back foot, landing the first punch ers. ing slot alongside Shikhar previous series against New Skipper Kohli looked in good scores from great starts like he did rested as part of the his workload and making sure they don’t take any momentum into However, in the T20s, Kohli Dhawan. Zealand and would be expected to touch in ODIs and will be aiming in the preceding three-match management. what’s going to be a fantastic series,” Burns said at a virtual news conference. Burns said India have a skillful bowling attack,      O N*O   spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah, and they have to “start well” against them. A    :   “It’s the role of the openers. It’s not always the runs   &()%144( knows exactly what he’s trying to do: you make. Sometimes it’s the balls you can face and Spin some away from you and dart the pressure you can absorb that goes a long way to  (3 <) for more than 50 overs, waiting for bad balls oung Australian all-rounder one back in. getting results. to hit as the pair were rarely tempted to play YCameron Green is in awe of the “You can do as much research “Their bowling attack has stayed together for a he West Indies delight at winning the shots at anything else. Indian team’s “quality” spin attack and watch as much footage as you long time now, so we’ve all seen their bowlers, but Ttoss on a lush green wicket turned to Gabriel, Kemar Roach and Holder and feels no amount of research want to get an understanding how they’re very skillful and they’re going to pose a huge frustration as New Zealand were rarely trou- could not keep a consistent line and saw rare work can prepare one for the on- they bowl. But it’s a different beast threat. They’re a team that you can’t take lightly, they’re bled in posting 243/2 on day one of the first chances spoiled by fielding errors. field experience. out in the middle. I will take a lot a world class outfit and their bowling attack plays a Test in Hamilton on Thursday. The 2.01 metre (6ft 7in) Holder used The prodigiously talented Green out of it,” Green said, referring to big part in that.” Kane Williamson, despite being trou- his height to extract some bounce but the made his international debut in the Kuldeep Yadav and Co. “We’ll prepare really well for this game and do as bled with cramp late in the day, produced no-risk approach of Latham and third ODI against India. Although much preparation as we can (for Adelaide Test) and a masterful innings to be unbeaten on 97 Williamson served only to tire the big Australia lost the fixture by 13 make sure we are really prepared for a really tough bat- at stumps with Ross Taylor on 31. Barbadian. runs, the rookie gained crucial tle. If we can start well it’s going to go a long way to Williamson featured in a 154-run stand Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich had an match experience in the middle. winning the series.” with Tom Latham for the second wicket uncomfortable day by failing to get a glove “Their spinners, I haven’t faced Burns said spending time in the middle during before Latham was bowled for 86. to a chance from Young and then he did not quality like that,” Green was quot- the A games will help them get a measure of the vis- After the start of play was delayed two appeal when it appeared he had caught ed as saying by cricket.Com.Au. iting batsmen and bowlers. hours by rain, the West Indies were delight- Latham on 43 off Holder, who also kept The 21-year-old came in at “So by the time we get to that first Test we’ll be ed to win the toss with an emerald wicket they did not getting the assistance they quiet. number five on Wednesday and hit as best prepared as possible,” he said. that potentially offered untold demons for expected from the wicket. On 80, Latham was well out of his a boundary and a six before a The 31-year-old, who has appeared in just 21 Tests their pace attack. Williamson, who will resume on Friday crease when he aborted an attempted superb catch by Ravindra Jadeja since making his debut against India in December But after Shannon Gabriel bowled requiring just three runs to register his 22nd cheeky single, but Shamarh Brooks’ shy at ended his debut innings on 21. 2014, has been struggling of late. His top-score was Will Young early for five, the tourists found Test century, worked patiently with Latham the stumps went well wide. “Jadeja is a beautiful bowler who 29 from five innings in Sheffield Shield. $3  
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I always found that for my “I undid my seat belt right besides the appointment of Shah will be the BCCI rep- against England, Cricket South rhythm personally that the more away and I tried to get out of India’s ICC representative resentative in the global Africa confirmed on Thursday. games I played the better rhythm the car, but I realised my hel- and three new national committees. Along with du Plessis, Kagiso I had,” Lee added. met was hitting something,” selectors. Appointment of three Rabada, Pite van Biljon, Bjorn Lee opined that a player can Grosjean said, his voice trem- Also on the agenda is new selectors, along with a Fortuin and Reeza Hendricks have be rested if he is nursing an injury bling. the election of a new vice- chairman of selectors, is also been released from the squad. but a fit one should be playing as “I sat back down, told president. As per norm, also on cards given that Faf played all the three T20Is 9 9 Former fast-bowling star many as possible. myself that I was stuck and that the BCCI has sent a 23- Cricket Committees and andscored 121 runs, with his high- Brett Lee has questioned “If I had a week’s break, I’ll wait. point agenda to all affiliat- Standing Committees are est score being 58 which came in the Australia’s decision to rest pace whether it be a break in the tour-  +(94 broken left foot after a collision “But on my left, it was all ed units 21 days prior to the part of the agenda. first T20I. spearhead Pat Cummins after nament or whether I was rested, with Daniil Kvyat on the first orange and I realised that it was holding of the AGM. The agenda also South Africa squad: Quinton de just two games against India in the it’s almost like you’ve got to go omain Grosjean ‘saw death’ lap of Sunday’s race, and was burning. I told myself: ‘No The most significant includes discussion on Kock (captain), Temba Bavuma, recently-concluded ODI series. back and find that rhythm again,” Rafter he left the hospital on treated in a military hospital in time to wait, I’m going to try to point is seeking approval India’s Future Tours Junior Dala, Beuran Hendricks, Cummins, who was part of he said. Wednesday following his dra- Bahrain. get out on the right’, but I for two new teams to make Program for 2021, prepa- Heinrich Klaasen, George Linde, Australia’s England tour in August “There could be a guy who is matic escape from a fiery high- “I saw death too closely. couldn’t. I couldn’t get out on it a 10-team IPL. ration with regards to Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, and also played for Kolkata carrying a hamstring injury or a speed crash in last weekend’s You can’t live that and be the the left either. It is understood that the organisation of next year’s David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Knight Riders in the IPL, was rest- little niggle, shoulder might be a Bahrain Formula One Grand same man,” said Grosjean. “I thought: ‘It can’t end like Adani Group and Sanjeev T20 World Cup (includes Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, ed for the final ODI and will also bit sore, and the best way to get Prix. The 34-year-old this, not now’. I tried to get out Goenka’s RPG (owners of the ICC tax issue) and Tabraiz Shamsi, Lutho Sipamla, miss the upcoming T20 series as them into their best preparation Haas driver Grosjean Frenchman was stuck in his car again, but I couldn’t, so I sat the Rising Pune inclusion of cricket in the Jon-Jon Smuts, Glenton Stuurman, part of his workload management. is to have a few days off. “That’s somehow wrenched himself for nearly half a minute before down and I saw death, not close Supergiants) are interested 2028 Los Angeles Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle “It probably wouldn’t have fine but if they’re fully fit they free from his blazing car with getting out alive, largely thanks up, but from too close... It’s a in owning new teams with Olympics. Verreynne. been his call, he probably would should be playing.” PTI just burns to his hands and a to the car’s survival cell, his so- feeling that I wish on no-one.”  ()&1+ 14 *  4 eymar’s brace helped Paris Saint-Germain to a Nvital 3-1 win over Manchester United on  P  %    P    89 & 4  <   @        .  Wednesday that took the French club to within touching distance go through. est player to score a hat-trick in Morata also scored for Juve, who of the Champions League last 16, Dortmund secured their the competition since had already qualified from while Olivier Giroud scored all progress after a 1-1 draw at Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas Group G before the game, along four goals in Chelsea’s 4-0 home to Lazio in Group F, in 1965 for Real Madrid against with Barcelona. thumping of Sevilla. despite losing Erling Braut Feyenoord. The Catalans kept up their Elsewhere, Borussia Haaland to a leg injury. Both teams were already perfect record and stayed on Dortmund secured their quali- Raphael Guerreiro put the through but the win allowed course to win the group by beat- fication for the next round. Germans in front but Ciro Chelsea to secure top spot in ing Ferencvaros 3-0 in Budapest PSG could have been on the Immobile’s penalty against his Group E. without the rested Lionel Messi. brink of elimination from Group old side brought Lazio level. “Amazing solo performance Antoine Griezmann and Martin H with a defeat at Old Trafford Lazio will join Dortmund in from Olivier. Delighted with Braithwaite netted before )       but Neymar put last season’s the next round if they avoid him, delighted with the team,” Ousmane Dembele converted a runners-up ahead in the sixth defeat against Club Brugge next Chelsea manager Frank penalty.  ()&1+ 14 sure, next year we have to do it.” minute and the world’s most week. Lampard, the last Chelsea play- Neymar was heavily linked expensive player sealed their vic- The Belgians are two points er to score four goals in a game    eymar dropped a bomb- with a return to Barcelona in tory in stoppage time. back and still in contention in 2010, told BT Sport. 8  Stephanie Frappart Nshell on Wednesday as he 2019, but the Catalan giants were In between, Marcus after beating Zenit Saint- In the same group, Marcus became the first woman to ref- followed up scoring twice for unable to fund an acceptable Rashford’s shot went in off 2-1 win in Paris in October. But the German side scored Petersburg 3-0, with teenage Berg’s goal gave Krasnodar a 1- eree a men’s Champions League Paris Saint-Germain in their 3- offer for PSG. Danilo Pereira to bring United There is a three-way tie on a stunning later goal to throw Belgian international Charles De 0 win over Rennes, meaning the game during Juventus 3-0 win 1 Champions League win over Barca have had to agree level in the first half, and nine points at the top of the Group H wide open. Ketelaere putting them ahead, Russians will play in the Europa over Dynamo Kiev. Manchester United by revealing salary cuts worth 122 million Edinson Cavani hit the bar group with RB Leipzig It all means PSG now Hans Vanaken adding a penal- League in the new year. The 36-year-old Frappart his desire to reunite with Lionel euros in players’ salaries this sea- against his former club. right in contention need only draw at home to ty and Noa Lang also scoring. has already made history as the Messi next season. son to help offset the financial Marquinhos prodded the after Norwegian strik- Basaksehir next week to    first woman to referee in Ligue The Brazilian enjoyed four hole left by the coronavirus French champions back in front er Alexander Sorloth qualify.    History was made in Turin 1, and took charge of the 2019 successful seasons alongside the pandemic and are highly unlike- midway through the second scored in injury time “We have almost qual- The performance of the as France’s Stephanie Frappart Uefa Super Cup final between six-time Ballon d’Or winner at ly to be in a position to bring half and the game appeared up to give them a 4-3 vic- ified, which means we have evening came from Giroud, as became the first woman to ref- Liverpool and Chelsea. She Barcelona before making a Neymar back next year. for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side tory at Istanbul not qualified yet. That is the the France striker scored all four eree a men’s Champions League also made her Europa League world record 222 million euro Instead, it is Messi who when Fred was sent off for a sec- Basaksehir. reality. Being almost preg- goals in Chelsea’s 4-0 win away game when Juventus beat debut in October. move to the French capital in could be on the move as the ond yellow, having been fortu- Irfan Can Kahveci’s superb nant does not mean you are to Sevilla. Dynamo Kiev 3-0. “Another barrier has been 2017. Argentine is out of contract at nate to escape a red card early hat-trick looked to have rescued pregnant,” said PSG coach On just his second start this The game was also notable broken down, we know that she “It’s what I most want, to the end of the season and pub- on. a draw for Basaksehir as they Thomas Tuchel. season, Giroud produced two for Cristiano Ronaldo scoring is very good, which is the most enjoy being with him on the licly expressed his desire to Neymar’s late clincher could came back from 3-1 down to United also only require a lovely finishes before heading in his 750th career goal, his record- important and fundamental field again,” Neymar, whose leave in August. prove crucial as it gives PSG the draw level. Yussuf Poulsen, point when they visit Leipzig, to make it 3-0 and then winning extending 132nd in the thing,” Juventus chief football contract at PSG runs until 2022, “He can play in my position, head-to-head advantage (in a Nordi Mukiele and Dani Olmo but will be out if they lose, while and converting a late penalty. Champions League. officer Fabio Paratici said. told ESPN. there is no problem,” Neymar two-way tie) following United’s also scored for Leipzig. the Germans would in that case The 34-year-old is the old- Federico Chiesa and Alvaro “I want to play with him for joked. “Take me out.”