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' (! ) *) be counted, deputy campaign with an avalanche of mail bal- manager Justin Clark said. lots driven by fears of voting in s Democrat Joe Biden Trump’s campaign also person during a pandemic. ,- + $! Ainched closer to the 270 announced that it would ask for Mail ballots normally take Electoral College votes needed a recount in Wisconsin, also a more time to verify and count. to win the White House, State the AP called for Biden on This year, because of the large )+(,+- Ramp up medical infra, President Donald Trump’s Wednesday. Campaign man- numbers of mail ballots and a Oxygen and ICU beds are campaign put into action the ager Bill Stepien cited “irregu- close race, results were expect- head of Diwali, the Delhi being increased in Delhi govt legal strategy the President larities in several Wisconsin ed to take longer. AGovernment on Thursday hospitals,” Kejriwal said in a had signaled for weeks: attack- counties,” without providing The lawsuits the Trump decided to ban firecrackers in tweet. Earlier in the day, the ing the integrity of the voting specifics. campaign filed in Michigan the national Capital and ramp Chief Minister appealed to process in States where the Biden said on Wednesday and Pennsylvania on up medical infrastructure in Delhiites not to burst fire- result could mean his defeat. the count should continue in all Wednesday called for a tem- hospitals, Chief Minister crackers this Diwali. Democrats scoffed at the States, adding, “No one’s going porary halt in the counting Arvind Kejriwal said after a legal challenges the President’s to take our democracy away until it is given “meaningful” review of the Covid-19 situa- campaign filed on Wednesday from us — not now, not ever.” access in numerous locations tion. " *" in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Campaign spokesman and allowed to review ballots Covid-19 cases have Georgia. And the flurry of Andrew Bates said legal chal- that already have been opened increased in Delhi due to the & + % court action did not seem lenges were not the behavior of and processed. ongoing festival season and obviously destined to affect a winning campaign. The AP’s Michigan call for pollution, the Chief Minister , - the election’s outcome. “What makes these cha- Biden came after the suit was said after the review meeting However weary Americans rades especially pathetic is that filed. Trump is ahead in with the Chief Secretary, health will have to wait for some while Trump is demanding Pennsylvania, but his margin is department officials and dis- Kolkata: The Calcutta High more time to know the clear recounts in places he has shrinking as more mailed bal- trict magistrates (DMs). Court on Thursday banned winner of the closely-fought already lost, he’s simultane- lots are counted. The State had Delhi has recorded a spike the use and sale of firecrack- election between Trump and ously engaged in fruitless 3.1 million mail ballots, and a in Covid-19 cases in the past ers on Kali Puja to curb pol- Biden, as the final outcome ! " # $ $ $ attempts to halt the counting of court order allows them to be few days with the number of lution amid the Covid-19 hinged on a few states on & ' votes in other States in which counted till Friday if they were daily infections crossing the pandemic. Thursday where a flood of he’s on the road to defeat,” Bates postmarked by November 3. 6,000-mark for the second con- A division bench of jus- mail-in ballots triggered by former US Vice-President bag- for campaign observers to loca- called Nevada, Pennsylvania or said in a statement. On Thursday, a State appel- secutive day on Wednesday. tices Sanjib Banerjee and the coronavirus pandemic were ging 253 votes compared to 213 tions where ballots are being Georgia. Vote counting, meanwhile, late court ordered a “Reviewed corona situation Arijit Banerjee gave the direc- still being counted. won by Trump, according to processed and counted, and The Trump campaign also stretched into Thursday. In Philadelphia judge to ensure in Delhi and preparedness with tion while hearing two PILs. Two days after the presi- latest US media projections. raised absentee ballot con- is seeking to intervene in a every election, results reported that party and candidate Chief Secy, Health officials Kali Puja is on November 15. dential election, Biden is near- The new filings, joining cerns, the campaign said. Pennsylvania case at the on election night are unofficial observers can get up close to and all DMs. Corona cases have The court directed that ing the magical figure of 270 existing Republican legal chal- The Associated Press called Supreme Court that deals with and ballot counting extends election workers processing increased due to festival season the ban will also be in force electoral votes to win the race lenges in Pennsylvania and Michigan for Biden on whether ballots received up to past Election Day. But this mail-in ballots in the and pollution. It was decided during Jagaddhatri Puja, to the White House, with the Nevada, demand better access Wednesday. The AP has not three days after the election can year, States were contending city. to: 1. Ban crackers in Delhi, 2. Chhath and Kartik Puja. ' R ( R )*+ )+(,+- RJD leader Shivanand Tewari. RJD chief and former Chief ihar Chief Minister Nitish Minister Lalu Prasad, who is BKumar on Thursday sprang lodged in a Ranchi jail as fod- a surprise by announcing at a der scam convict, tweeted a poll rally in Purnia that he is video clip of Kumar speaking ! contesting his last elections. at Bihar Assembly elections in ! "#$%"& This was Kumar’s last which he had declared he ( )+(,+- ! election rally for the third and would never join hands with "# final phase of the Assembly the BJP even if “mai mitti me polls on November 7. mil jau.” he air quality in Delhi dete- $ % & “Jan lijiye aaj chunav ka “How can anyone be so Triorated further and %% aakhri din hai aur parson chu- unprincipled, thoughtless and reached the “severe” category nav hai aur ye mera antim chu- immoral in public life,” Lalu on Thursday morning. The nav hai. Ant bhala, to sab bhal- said. worsening of air quality has ' la (You should know that today been attributed to stubble is the last day of campaign and burning whose share has con- the day after is the election. !"# R!$$ Q&R siderably increased to 42 per And this is my last election. cent in Delhi’s pollution. This ! All’s well that ends well),” is maximum so far this season. Kumar said. '!)! Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi people only want to create Meanwhile, PM10 levels Delhi-NCR to the worst in the cent of Delhi’s pollution on At 69, Kumar could still Adityanath for saying in divides; they have no other stood at 561 microgram per past one year. Wednesday, 10 per cent on have many years in politics t seems all is not well within Katihar that illegal migrants work,” he added. cubic metre (g/m3) at 10 am, SAFAR said the farm fire Tuesday, 16 per cent on going by the way his contem- Ithe NDA as it fights a bitter will be thrown out if the NDA Asking the gathering not to the highest since November 15 count in Punjab, Haryana, Monday and 40 per cent on poraries have remained active battle with the RJD-led grand returned to power in the State. play any heed to leaders who last year, when it was measured Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sunday. in their late 70s and early 80s. alliance in the Bihar Assembly “Who does all this mali- play such divisive politics, at 637 g/m3. and neighbouring areas However, the stubble con- Kumar is seeking a fourth elections. Amid palpable dis- cious campaigning? Who says Nitish said, “Kuch logon ka While the overall Air increased significantly. “The tribution to Delhi’s pollution straight term in office. trust between cadre and work- all this faltu baat (nonsense)? kaam hee hai mahaul bigadna Quality Index (AQI ) settled at boundary layer wind direc- had peaked to 44 per cent on Kumar detractors have ers of the JD(U) and the BJP Who will throw out people? No (some leaders remain 486, highest of the season, the tion is northwesterly favourable November 1, according to mocked at his decision, saying over Chirag Paswan’s mecha- one dares to do that. Everyone engrossed in vitiating atmos- farm fire incidents recorded by for the transport of pollutants SAFAR data. NASA’s satellite this was an “emotional” drama nism, the differences between belongs to this country, every- phere...” the NASA observatory on from farm fires,” it said. imagery showed a large, dense to win back the voters. “Kumar the two sides have come in one is Indian,” he said at a pub- To drive home his point, Wednesday night were 4,135. “The share of stubble burn- cluster of fire dots in Punjab never sticks to his words. If he open. lic meeting at Kishanganj. Nitish later also tweeted that, “It According to scientists in ing in Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution and parts of Haryana and UP. could go back to BJP after vow- In the run-up to the third “Who talks like this? Our is our duty and in our culture Ministry of Earth Sciences, was estimated at 42 per cent for SAFAR predicted conducive ing never to join hands with the and last phase of polls on effort is to work for harmony, to take everyone along. Bihar raging farm fires and a fall in Thursday,” it said. conditions for dispersion of saffron outfit, who will trust his November 7 in Bihar, Nitish unity and brotherhood so there will progress only the wind speed and tempera- In weekly trend, stubble pollutants in the next two today’s announcement,” said Kumar has hit back at his can be progress. And these then.” ture pushed air quality in burning accounted for five per days. " & ! ! & ' () ! "! )+(,+- " ! ical distancing during the class- ! " preventive measures to contain es,” and Education Ministry the spread of Covid-19 in these hina has decided to tem- #" $! official said. public places. )+(,+- received representations from Cporarily suspend the entry Education Minister “Other similar institutions the Sikh community expressing of foreign nationals holding % Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank & can be reopened as per conve- aking strong exception to a grave concern at this decision valid Chinese visas or residence announced that the colleges nience and in tune with rele- Tdecision to transfer by Pakistan targeting the rights permits to the country from and universities will reopen as ! vant State, city or local laws, Gurudwara Kartarpur to a of the minority Sikh commu- India due to the Covid-19 pan- )+(,+- per the UGC guidelines issued rules and regulations/unlock non-Sikh body, India on nity in Pakistan. Such actions demic. The Chinese embassy in consultation with the Home, guidelines in force,” said the Thursday protested to Pakistan only expose the reality of the here said foreigners holding he Centre on Thursday Health and Education )+(,+- Ministry in a statement. terming the move as “unilater- Pakistani Government and its Chinese diplomatic, service, Tnotified a set of guidelines Ministries. “It is a request to all These guidelines contain al and condemnable.” leadership’s tall claims of pre- courtesy and C visas will not be for the reopening of universi- educational institutions, stu- fter cinema halls, monu- standard operating procedure In a statement, the serving and protecting the affected by the decision. ties and colleges closed since side the containment zone can dents, parents and all those Aments and gyms, now the (SOPs) to be followed by the Ministry of External Affairs rights and welfare of the reli- The decision comes after March in view of the Covid-19 be opened in a sequential man- associated with the education museums, art galleries and management of museums, art said here, “We have seen gious minority communities. almost 20 passengers of an Air pandemic. ner after consultation with the world to ensure compliance of exhibitions are all set to be galleries and exhibitions (both reports about Pakistan trans- Pakistan is called upon to IndiaVande Bharat Mission For Central universities respective State/UT these guidelines for the survival reopened from November 10. temporary and permanent), as ferring the management and reverse its arbitrary decision to (VBM) Delhi-Wuhan flight of and other Centrally funded Governments. UGC has sug- and bright future of them- They have been closed since well as the visitors to these maintenance of the Holy deprive the Sikh minority com- October 30 tested positive on higher education institutions, gested six-day weeks, smaller selves and others,” Pokhriyal March 17. spaces, the Ministry said. Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib munity its right to manage arrival last Friday. A proposed the decision for reopening of class-sizes to enable social dis- tweeted on the new The Culture Ministry on “Comprehensive guidelines away from the Pakistan Sikh affairs of the Holy Gurudwara VBM flight for November 6 campuses has been left to the tancing, however, teaching SOP. Thursday issued guidelines for have been issued for adequate Gurudwara Prabhandhak Kartarpurwas rescheduled as China held Vice Chancellors and heads of hours in a day may be extend- cleaning, purchase of tickets Committee (PSGPC), a body Sahib.” back clearances on flights from the institutions. ed, as per the institution’s ) ! * and for ensuring safety of vis- run by the minority Sikh Reports indicated as per a India. Air India had planned However, for State univer- requirements. itors and staff at museums, Community, to the adminis- notification issued on four flights to China between sities and colleges, the respec- “Six-day schedule may be New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre exhibitions and art galleries,” trative control of the Evacuee November 3, Pakistan’s November 13 and December 4 tive State Governments will followed so that classes can be to issue directions within a month on banning or regulating the Ministry said. Trust Property Board, a non- Religious Affairs Ministry which could now be have to take a call as per the conducted in phases and the the use of disinfection tunnels spraying chemical or organic The Ministry has also clar- Sikh body. This unilateral deci- handed over the management impacted. fresh set of guidelines notified seating arrangement be made disinfectants on humans. Similar directions may be issued on ified that no museums and/or sion by Pakistan is highly con- of Durbar Sahib Gurdwara to “The entry into China with by the Education Ministry keeping in view the require- exposure of humans to artificial ultraviolet rays, the apex court art galleries shall re-open inside demnable and runs against the a “project management unit” visas issued after November 3 issued through the university ments of physical distancing. said, observing that the Covid-19 pandemic has “threatened containment zones, and spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib under the Evacuee Trust is not affected,” Chinese regulator University Grants Universities and colleges may the health of entire citizenry” and all facets relating to its pre- State/UT Governments may Corridor as also the religious Property Board, a department Embassy in India said adding Commission (UGC). consider reducing the class vention and cure be dealt with by the authorities empowered consider proposing additional sentiments of the Sikh com- that oversees the shrines of the the suspension is a temporary As per the new guidelines, size and break them in multi- under different statutes. measures as per their field munity at large. 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)+(,+- Delhi this year. “The Delhi gov- suffer due to pollution. No ernment along with the people government should be able to 0 elhi Chief Minister Arvind of Delhi is making all efforts to make any excuse to not provide DKejriwal on Thursday said deal with the issue.” an alternative to stubble burn- )+(,+- his Government has provided “Every year, the smoke from ing, as Delhi has given an alter- a sustainable alternative to stubble burning causes pollution native to all the states,” he said. he Economic Offences stubble burning with the in Delhi. This has been contin- "We had celebrated Diwali TWing (EOW) of Delhi newly-developed bio-decom- uing for many years now, but no together at Connaught Place Police has arrested directors poser technique to curb pollu- state government has provided through a light show. We will and other officials of Amarpali tion, appealing to the people of any effective solution to the celebrate Diwali together this Group in 14 old cases for Delhi to avoid bursting fire- problem of stubble burning. year as well without burning allegedly cheating home buyers. crackers this Diwali in view of Farmers do not want to burn crackers. If we burn crackers, Police said that the Group had increasing air pollution.. stubble because it kills the good we will be playing with the promised to complete the con- Kejriwal said he will be bacteria on the farmlands, health of our children and our struction of the residential performing Lakshmi Puja makes the soil infertile and family. We are arranging for apartments and hand over the along with other Delhi Cabinet causes major pollution,” he said. something different for Diwali possession within a period of Ministers on the day of Diwali, To provide an alternative to this year," he added. 36 months but they failed to which will be live-streamed by stubble burning, the Delhi gov- The chief minister also give possession even after TV channels. ernment has taken a crucial appealed to the citizens of elapsing the period of more Addressing a digital press step in association with the Delhi to join in the Diwali cel- than 10 years. conference, Kejriwal said, PUSA Institute, he said, adding “They can use a chemical stubble turns into manure in ebrations this year by per- The accused have been "There are adverse effects of that the farmers do not need to developed by the PUSA just 20 days. I hope that this is forming Lakshmi Puja at their identified as Anil Kumar flats in year 2017 and made full in Judicial Custody in another both Corona and pollution in burn stubble. Institute on the fields and the the last year when we have to homes. Sharma (56), a resident of payment of the flats and the cases and after obtaining per- Maharani Bagh and Shiv Priya Builder-buyer agreement was mission from the Court, the (46), a resident of Noida, both executed. During enquiry, 168 EOW team interrogated and '> ) P directors of the company. more complaints with the sim- formally arrested the accused ) ! According to Dr O P ilar allegations were received Anil Kumar Sharma and Shiv Mishra, the Joint against the alleged persons,” Priya,” said the Joint CP. Commissioner of Police, said the Joint CP. “The Group took advances ()*+( EOW, a complaint was “In another complaint from buyers, ranging from 40 + + received wherein the com- received by the EOW, the com- percent to 100 per cent of the &!!' plainant alleged that Amrapali plainant had alleged that M/s value of the flats. An allotment- $ Centurian Park private limit- Amrapali Smart City cum-flat buyer agreement was )+(,+- ed a company of Amrapali Developers Pvt. Ltd. launched executed. The Group had " Group had launched its pro- its project “Amrapali Golf promised to complete the con- enior Aam Aadmi Party ),++ ject “Amrapali Centurian Homes” at Greater Noida. It struction and hand over the )+(,+- S(AAP) leader and MCD in- Park, Terrace Homes” at Plot was further represented that possession of the apartments, charge Durgesh Pathak on No GH-05, Sector Techzone- the possession of the project within a period of 36 months ice Chairman of Delhi Jal Thursday said that the BJP * IV, Greater Noida, Uttar would be handed over to its but they failed to give posses- VBoard (DJB) Raghav ruled North Corporation has 797 9!<= Pradesh. buyers in 2014. Accordingly the sion even after elapsing the Chadha on Wednesday con- brought an unconstitutional “The complainant alleged complainant executed the period of more than 10 years. vened a meeting of enforce- circular by which the Mayor will s many as 73,267 people that the Directors of Amrapali Builder-buyer agreement and The EOW has arrested the ment officers and emphasised decide which questions a coun- Ahave been challaned in Group had launched the above paid Rs. 17, 47,169/- to the Directors and other officials of the need to prevent the waste cillor can raise. Gurugram for reportedly vio- said project and had given a alleged company but no pos- the Amrapali Group in 14 and misuse of water. Talking However, north mayor Jai lating lockdown norms by step- wide publicity and advertise- session given till date,” said the more cases. Charge-sheets about the importance of being Prakash refuted the charges, say- ping outside their homes with- ment in leading newspapers. It Joint CP. have already been filed in 15 vigilant, the Vice Chairman ing that steps were taken to save out wearing masks and also was claimed that the project is “The First Information cases. Further investigation is said only when DJB officers time as every week AAP coun- without proper reasons, the approved by the competent Reports were registered and the in progress,” the Joint CP themselves exercise caution, cilors ask the same question to police said on Thursday. Authority. He had booked two accused are presently running added. will it trickle down to an ordi- disrupt the functioning of the The police also informed nary consumer. house. “No one is stopped to ask that fines amounting to more The Vice Chairman question. The AAP councilors than Rs 3.66 crore were col- emphasised how DJB will now are in habit of disrupting the lected from the offenders since focus on the strict implemen- house functioning that is why a March when the lockdown tation and enforcement of the circular was introduced in was imposed. following provisions under the house. As per it, councilors According to the health Delhi Water Board Act 1998 !--!7 *9+, will have to give question in department, more than 1,400 against the misuse of water. *66+9*6,!) advance to the mayor,” he said. cases of Corona infections have Chadha specified in the Pathak said that the corpo- been reported in Gurugram in meeting that the focus should- +8(!+9 ration has come down to this the last week which is a serious )+(,+- for check-in and kept under close watch phys- n't be on the aforementioned (!! + 9*7 fascist technique to silence the concern for the district health ically as well as electronically. The concerned air- violations alone, as there are *;+96-*() (!+9 opposition as they are scared of department as well as the “We appealed to the resi- he Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) line was also intimated to hold his registered several other offences listed in being exposed. “The BJP mayor Gurugram police. dents to stay indoors and not Thas nabbed a man for allegedly smuggling bag,” said the official. the Delhi Water Board Act that !)8/<7+*6 is trying to make MCD his own So far the police have acted come outside unnecessarily. foreign currency worth Rs 27 lakhs at Indira “After clearing Immigration, during Pre- can invite fines. However, these (!+96*9 private property and no one has against auto rickshaws, cabs, Strict actions will be initiated Gandhi International (IGI) airport. Embarkation Security Check (PESC) at Security four specific violations are !9,+)) &+!), witnessed such an undemocra- bike riders and pickup vans for against those who break Covid- The accused has been identified as Aashkin, Hold Area (SHA) of Terminal-3, the passenger extremely rampant, and thus tic circular in the history of carrying people, police said. 19 norms,” he said. an Indian National. was intercepted by CISF and Customs Officials require strict vigilance. 6-+ !--!)) + democracy,” he said. Now to curb the number of Meanwhile, the health According to CISF officials, on November were informed. Thereafter, his registered bag- “All authorised officers of ,+ )!+,*79 He said that the AAP Corona cases in the district the department suspects that ahead 4, on the basis of behaviour detection, the CISF gage was brought into the SHA with the help of DJB can check water wastage *6 +'+!- demands immediate rollback of Gurugram police chief K K Rao of Diwali, a number of people surveillance and intelligence team of IGI Airport airline staff and the bag was thoroughly checked through overflowing water <+9*'*-!) this unconstitutional circular has issued strict directions to its will visit markets for shopping noticed suspicious activities of a passenger in the in presence of Customs Officials,” said the CISF tanks/ misuse of water for gar- brought by the BJP. force to implement corona and this will float covid norms. check-in area of Terminal- 3. official. dening, etc and file challans in
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Thursday with the state health disease at Mahant Indiresh Uttarkashi and two from adding that the district magis- Prakash said that the distribu- sion. A total of 3.53 lakh con- department reporting 480 fresh hospital Dehradun and District Champawat on Thursday. trates should regularly monitor tion network will increase with nections have been provided cases of the disease. The hospital Rudrapur. One patient Uttarakhand now has 3680 this. the new connections being out of which, 1.36 lakh con- ( department also reported the each was reported dead at All active patients of the disease. Chairing the meeting, the provided. Special efforts should nections have been provided in O 0D3 J death of nine patients of the India Institute of Medical Dehradun district with 637 CM said that targets must be be made towards revival and the past six months. The > % disease which increased the Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh active cases is at top of table achieved within the fixed time protection of water sources so authorities have set a target of O%% A3 death toll to 1,047 in the state. and Kailash Hospital while with 545 active cases period under the Jal Jeevan that there is no dearth in the ensuring water connection in The authorities discharged 602 Dehradun. Pauri district is on second mission. The Jal Sansthan and per capita availability of water. every home this year in % patients of the disease after Out of 602 patients dis- position. Haridwar has 417, Peyjal Nigam should fix a daily He further said that the num- Chamoli, Dehradun and % their recovery on the day. A charged on the day, 150 were Nainital 348, Rudraprayag 320, target for this purpose. The dis- ber of contractors should be Bageshwar districts, he * % % total of 58,823 patients have so from Udham Singh Nagar and Tehri 261, Chamoli 234, trict magistrates should also increased to speed up work said. ? %% '<!;$ @ far recovered from the disease 81 belonged to Dehradun. The Pithoragarh 212, Udham Singh hold meetings from time to under the Jal Jeevan mission. Cabinet minister Arvind % % % in the state. The recovery per- authorities reported 118 Nagar 178, Uttarkashi 159, time to review the progress. Registration camps should also Pandey, additional secretary % B % cent of Covid-19 in the state is patients from Pauri, 84 from Almora 142 and Bageshwar 117 Rawat further stressed on the be held as per the requirement. Ashish Joshi, departmental % now at 91.82 and the sample Dehradun, 73 from active cases of the disease. need for the departments con- Pointing at the challenge under officials and all district magis- 9$ ) ; #33 positivity rate is at 5.94 percent. Rudraprayag, 47 from Nainital, With 110 active cases of Covid- cerned to work in coordination the mission in Udham Singh trates through video confer- < Three patients of Covid-19 41 from Almora, 25 from 19, Champawat is now at the in order to achieve the target of Nagar and Haridwar districts, encing were also present in the were reported dead at Sushila Haridwar, 19 each from bottom of the table. providing a tap and clean water he said that additional staff meeting. % % % % % " ) & % ' 6 ! 4 6 < 9 & % 12 % 9 /%."$( "( the administration ,+ 9!,7) thetic towards women and 6 tried to cover up even made them the victims of %A3 8 %" #"(( #& the case but when he Bharatiya Janata Party oppression. The Dalits were % %% (.%&" # % 0"( it became public a Thas termed the protest by kept in the dark and used as a % %% % & & #( -0"# heinous attempt to Congress as laughable and vote bank but nothing was 9 6 % give it a casteist opined that the party should done in their interests, said #$ (1% 0 shade was made. check its own record. It appears Bhasin. % % ( Singh claimed that nothing short of a joke when He said, “Before making $ & ,+ 9!,7) Hathras incident is the Congress which has always any statement, the Congress 9 % % not alone and hun- had a mentality of ignoring and should first check its own % % n the call given by the dreds of such inci- harassing Dalits and women is record. A big leader of OCongress President Sonia dents have taken making a show of caring for Uttarakhand Congress is under Gandhi, the Uttarakhand place during three their interests, the BJP opined. the purview of a probe in a case Congress organised a vehe- and half years of Reacting to the protest of harassing his own wife. A ment protest against what it Yogi rule in Uttar staged by the Congress, the BJP former national vice president termed increasing atrocities Pradesh. He added state vice president and media of the Congress has been on women and Dalits in the that the govern- in-charge Devendra Bhasin accused by a party worker of 0 - country at Gandhi park here on ments of Haryana, said that the BJP has always misbehavior. There are many Thursday. Addressing the party Madhya Pradesh, been committed to honouring such cases which highlight the leaders and workers, the Karnataka and Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Congress Surya Ambrish Kumar termed the women, their upliftment and character of the Congress. Pradesh Congress Committee are providing protection to the Kant Dhasmana said that the Modi government at centre the interests of the Dalits. This Where the BJP is concerned, (PCC) President Pritam Singh people who are committing Congress leaders Rahul and and the BJP governments in is the reason why today the even in exceptional cases, it has -- said that all the BJP ruled atrocities on women and Dalits. Priyanka Gandhi raised their states as anti Dalit and anti maximum number of women not hesitated from either states are witnessing a surge in The PCC president said that voice against the Hathras inci- women. Former cabinet min- and Dalit MPs and MLAs are adopting a stern stance or tak- crimes against women and the Congress party has always dent which forced the media isters Surveer Singh Sajwan and the highest in the nation in the ing action.” The Congress is ,+ 9!,7) Dalits. He said that the role stood with the downtrodden which was busy in doing sto- Hira Singh Bisht, state gener- BJP. Their place is also ascer- without issues and hence played by the Yogi Adityanath section of society and would ries on Sushant Singh, Kangana al secretary Vijay Saraswat, tained in the party organisa- attempts to turn non-issues aking cognisance government in the Hathras continue to do so in future and Deepika to give promi- Aryendra Sharma and other tion. On the other hand, the into an issue. However, in the Tof a complaint rape and murder case, proves also. nence to the Hathras case. In Congress leaders also spoke on Congress and other opposition end, the Congress falls in its against a doctor who that on the insistence of CM, The Vice President of his address former MLA the occasion. parties have always been apa- own trap, added Bhasin. allegedly adminis- tered an expired vac- cine to a baby, the chairperson of State . 2$" ! Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR), Usha Negi has 3 $4 5 directed the chief "#$ # # medical officer (CMO) to investi- ,+ 9!,7) Rishikesh, Ranihat world, the Stanford University Mechanical Engineering from gate the matter. According to condition of the child got worse (Srinagar) and Sivai '"# 0"(-2 of California USA has recent- University of Minnesota, USA the complainant's letter to the the next night but the doctor hief secretary Om Prakash (Karnprayag). The CS % 3 ('"(' ' ly released the list. and PhD in the field of bio- commission, he took his stated that the child got health Cchaired a meeting between further directed the #$ . Congratulating the duo, medical research. He has pub- nephew for vaccination who is issues due to the other two vac- the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited UPCL to soon transfer the Vice Chancellor (VC) of lished 130 papers and has got only about two years old on cines and not from the expired and State government regard- the high tension and 2 &.%" # '" SRHU, Vijay Dhasmana nine patents in his name. A fol- September 17 to the Khurbura vaccine, as per the com- ing the Rishikesh-Karnprayag low tension power ( -2 - 5 termed it a big achievement for lower of HIHT founder Swami centre of a private hospital plainant. He also informed rail line project here on lines. At the same ( "# ( (-2-%$ the university. “SRHU Students Rama, Keshaviah has con- where he was administered that he has complained about Thursday. The chief secretary time, the work of pro- will seek the benefit of their tributed significantly in setting with an expired Rotavirus vac- it in the Child Line too. directed that the disbursal of viding 33 KV new ,+ 9!,7) teachings and further will up a dialysis unit at Himalayan cine. According to the letter, the Moreover, Negi stated that compensation for the rail line connections at various places concerned regarding the strengthen their knowledge in Hospital Jollygrant. He is cur- complainant came to know vaccinating a child with an project should be completed between Rishikesh and progress of the Char Dham minent scientists Prakash Research, Science and rently serving as a member of about the expiry date when he expired vaccine is a serious soon. He also directed the dis- Gauchar should be completed Yatra road project. He direct- EKeshaviah and C S Nautiyal Technology from these two SRHU Board of Administrators saw the vaccine slip in the vac- issue and the complainant has trict magistrates concerned to soon, he said. The officials of ed the officials to expedite the currently associated with top scientists,’’ he said. and Finance Advisor. CS cination card of the baby. all the proofs against the doc- take necessary action soon for Jal Sansthan and minor irriga- process of disbursal of com- Swami Ram Himalayan Prakash Keshaviah is a Nautiyal is a PhD in the field When the complainant con- tor as per his claim. To get thor- declaring the project area as tion department were also pensation to the project affect- University (SRHU) here have renowned name in the field of of Microbiology and has 123 tacted the doctor, he said he ough information about the restricted area. directed to soon transfer water ed people. The DMs concerned found their names in the elite Urology and Nephrology while research papers and 40 patents will contact him after consult- issue, Negi has instructed the He also directed PTCUL to pipelines and water lift pumps. were also directed to ensure list of top two percent of world’s Nautiyal is a microbiologist. registered in his name. He has ing a child specialist. However, CMO to investigate the matter soon establish a new dedicat- Earlier, the CS also sought timely completion of all stages scientists. After analysing the Keshaviah, alumni of IIT also served as VC of Doon the complainant took the child and submit the report to the ed 132 KV electricity line at information from the DMs of this project. data of all the scientists of the Madras did his Masters in University. back to the doctor when the commission within 15 days. % % $!& %$ ' ## # () % ( '% ) ' % ,- #$.) '% !$ .+ %) ,+ 9!,7) light strings for customers to have ,+ 9!,7) breathe in that period. The sit- did not reach this level Dehradun based activist fter putting the LED light different choices," uation is quite critical every- overnight. It is a long term Lokesh Ohri, it is doubtful that Astrings made by women stated Nautiyal. hile several locals state where due to this contagious process and if we will not a large number of people who Self Help Groups (SHGs) on According to the Wthat they have decided to disease so rather than making restrict our activities now, we mostly enjoy fireworks during display, the Dehradun district officials, the prod- avoid bursting crackers this the condition of patients and will be facing the same issue in Diwali will avoid bursting administration has already sold ucts are being sold Diwali considering the damage old people worse, we should the next few years," said a 69 crackers this year. However, he the light strings worth more at reasonable it might do to Covid-19 posi- celebrate this festival with sim- years old Jakhan resident, opined that the State govern- than Rs 1.50 lakh within four prices and the tive patients and the environ- ple celebration with our fam- Ranjit Shah. ment can play a very crucial days. On this Monday, the dis- current price ment in the city, many opined ilies," said Prasad. Moreover, He added that rather than role in convincing people to trict administration put the range of an 11 that there are only a handful of many people also cited the indulging in momentary plea- restrict fireworks. He said that LED light strings made by metre long LED people who would actually environmental issues to be the sures like bursting crackers rather than encouraging peo- local women on display in light string is refrain from fireworks on the reason due to which they and enjoying fireworks, par- ple to avoid Chinese crackers some marketplaces, Vikas between Rs 150 festival this year. decided against fireworks this ents should teach their chil- this Diwali, the authorities Bhawan, Pacific Mall and and Rs 250. According to year in their homes. "I have dren about the importance of should ask people to avoid Uttara Haat. Informing about However, they Sahastradhara Road resident directed my children not to a safe and clean environment bursting crackers at all citing this in detail, the Block Mission also informed that Samar Prasad, he enjoys burst- buy any crackers this Diwali. and make them aware about authentic reasons like its effect Manager (BMM) Rohit the customers are ing crackers with his kids We do not want air pollution the consequences of activities on Covid patients and the Nautiyal said that the response being given dis- every year but he will refrain in Dehradun like Delhi where that raise air pollution level. environment while spreading has been good from the pub- counts too as per from bursting the fireworks people cannot breathe in fresh There are some families too awareness among locals. It lic so far. their purchases and since the the current stalls except the various other items," added this Diwali. "I buy lots of air anymore. I see people mak- who have decided not to buy would be wrong to say that "People are buying the light administration will come with Pacific Mall after Diwali too. Nautiyal. According to him, the crackers every year for my ing comments here that Delhi crackers due to the financial people are completely unaware strings and we are regularly more different modes and "Due to approaching initial response of the locals has kids but I will not buy them has several factories and vehi- crisis. However, many also of the situation here but the restocking them too. Since designs of the light strings, the Diwali festival we are focusing been astonishing and the any crackers this Diwali. My cles which are the main cause opined that there are very few efforts by the government have November 2, we have sold price range may vary too. on LED light strings but after administration will continue to father was tested positive for of air pollution so we should people who would genuinely the chance of greater impact light strings worth over Rs Meanwhile, Nautiyal further that we will keep updating our provide more locally made Covid two months back and I not bother about it here. That avoid bursting crackers this among the residents, stated 1.50 lakh. We are also planning informed that the administra- displays with other products quality products in the future saw how hard it was for him to is wrong. Delhi's air pollution Diwali. According to a Ohri. to bring new designs of LED tion will continue the display at like chargeable bulbs among too. !"#"# # -#*
7" 7 2 : 2$ - 39 O P - ; ' )/ of differences through dia- areas where our people reside - 4 2 logue. However, India is deter- and our security interests con- mined to protect its sover- verge. And finally, we also '" -$ eignty and territorial integrity believe that in a globalised and in the face of unilateralism and interconnected world, a coun- -"%#0"# 3#-( aggression, no matter what the try’s security interests are inter- -# -0 3"'-- sacrifice,” the minister said. linked by shared and secure %-0 ("()#- - He also said peace can commons,” he said. %"(-" '"01 '. )+(,+- only be ensured through “the On forging ties with vari- ability to deter war,” adding the ous countries, Rajnath said ndia is determined to protect country has attempted to build the strategic partnership with )+(,+- resolve them,” he said citing a Iits sovereignty and territori- this deterrence through a judi- the U.S. was stronger than news reports that employ- al integrity against unilateral- cious combination of capabil- ever before. Moreover, the head of the last phase of ment opportunities have fur- ism and aggression, Defence ity development and an empha- nation shares traditional and AAssembly elections in ther reduced in October. Minister Rajnath Singh said sis on long term policy of indi- traditional and deep-rooted Bihar, former Congress chief The former Congress here on Thursday. Sending out genisation. relations with Russia. India has Rahul Gandhi promised on president also termed the boat )+(,+- make a person ineligible for this tough message to China Elaborating upon deter- also forged a very special part- Thursday that a grand-alliance tragedy in Bhagalpur as “very drawing RHA. without naming it, he also said rence, Rajnath said “perhaps nership with reliable friends Government will create “Naya tragic” and urged Congress he Central Reserve Police Only when a person avails dialogue is the most favoured the most fundamental lesson like France and Israel, he stat- Bihar” by bringing in industry, workers to provide all possi- TForce (CRPF) has asked leave for more than 30 days at way to resolve differences. that the roller coaster of the rise ed. ensuring employment, waiving ble help. “The boat accident in all its formations to recover a time, he/she will not be eli- His statement came in the and fall of nations taught us Stating that India and farm loans, reducing electrici- Bhagalpur is very tragic. My Risk and Hardship Allowance gible for RHA for the whole backdrop of the ongoing ten- was that peace cannot neces- Australia share “common con- ty tariff by half, and providing condolences to the families of from personnel who availed period, the circular said. sion at the Line of Actual sarily be achieved by a desire cerns” and “shared values”, the free education and justice to the deceased. The local over 30 days of cumulative “Leave period of any kind Control(LAC)in Eastern for peace but by the ability to minister said India-Australia girls. administration is expected to leave in a year. of less than 30 days may not Ladakh for the last six months. deter war. Unfortunately, the virtual summit in June 2020 In an appeal to voters of quickly find and treat the The circular styled as be counted for His reaffirmation that India is mere desire to seek peace, if not gave a fillip to the already Bihar, the Gandhi scion tweet- missing passengers. I appeal to “Regarding clarification on deduction of RHA,”, it said, a peace loving country but is reciprocated by others, does not strong comprehensive strategic ed in Hindi, “Get ready, now the Congress workers to do Recovery of Risk and adding, “Take action accord- ready to make any sacrifice to necessarily succeed in building partnership. the grand-alliance Government everything possible to provide Hardship Allowance (RHA) ingly.” defend itself was a day ahead of a harmonious environment in Last month, the foreign will provide employment to all help possible,” he said in yet against availed cumulative Officials said the rule will the eighth round of Corps a world beset by conflicting ministers of Quad grouping you, waive loans of farmers, another tweet in Hindi. leave beyond 30 days in a be applicable to all the Central Commander level talks ideas of security, sovereignty consisting of India, Australia, reduce power bill by half, pro- A boat carrying nearly 50 year” was sent across the paramilitary forces like the between the two countries at and national interests.” Japan and the US met in Tokyo vide free education and justice people capsized in Bihar’s formations on October 28. Border Security Force (BSF), the LAC on Friday. He outlined four broad and later India invited to girls, will clear obstacles in Bhagalpur district on Earlier, the CRPF head- Central Industrial Security Speaking at the diamond principles that are likely to Australia for Exercise Malabar the progress of all classes, will Thursday, killing a 40-year-old quarters had on September 24 Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan jubilee celebration webinar of guide India’s quest for nation- 2020. The four nation exercise set up trade and industry and woman, while seven others issued a clarification articu- Border Police (ITBP) and the National Defence College al security in the future. The is currently underway in the will create Naya (new) Bihar”. were feared drowned, offi- lating that the leave stretching Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) (NDC), Rajnath also said India first is the ability to secure Bay of Bengal. In another tweet, he cials said. for more than 30 days will among others. has fostered close relationships India’s territorial integrity and As regards Pakistan, attacked the BJP Government Polling in 71 and 94 con- and partnerships with like- sovereignty from external Rajnath said it continues to at the Centre for not provid- stituencies, out of the 243 minded countries to further the threats and internal challenges. remain adamant in the use of ing employment opportunities Assembly seats, was held in common interests of countries Second, the ability to cre- terrorism as state policy. to people, alleging that the job the first two phases on 5-- in the region and beyond like ate secure and stable condi- “However, we have achieved crisis in the country is further October 28 and November 3 Australia, Japan and the US. tions that can facilitate India’s substantial success in working deepening and the Modi gov- respectively. The remaining 78 “Recently, India has been economic growth, thereby, cre- with progressive and like- ernment is doing nothing to seats will go to polls on facing other challenges on its ating the resources for nation minded countries to not only resolve it. November 7 and the counting <*= ! "2 borders. India is a peace-loving building and to meet individ- expose Pakistan’s regressive “Lack of employment is a of votes will take place on country. We believe that dif- ual aspirations. policies but also make it national crisis which is further November 10. ferences should not become Third, “we remain stead- increasingly difficult to con- deepening. The Modi The Congress is contest- disputes. We attach impor- fast in the desire to protect our tinue with its previous business Government knows only to ing the elections in alliance tance to the peaceful resolution interests beyond the borders in as usual approach,” he said. make hollow promises, not to with the RJD and Left parties. ,#'"R 4) .60 ( -2'" ' & -%3"%(1"# %" - " .+ ) ' ! $%% '% )$ 1 ! !
$ "% '% (%'" ' ( $ $ ' Agriculture, a total 50220 burn- diya. Khadi’s designer diyas are * )+(,+- ing events were detected between available at www.khadiin- Oct 1 and Nov 4. Of them, 45070 dia.gov.in. Governments to undertake phase followed by aged people ith 5,786 incidents on were in Punjab, 3600 in Haryana The KVIC is also selling the task of listing the health- with co-morbidities. WNovember 4, the share of and 1550 in UP. On Wednesday, diyas and other clay items care on priority, Bhushan said “Doctors, nurses, para- stubble burning in Delhi-NCR stubble burning had contributed such as Laxmi-Ganesh idols that “you are requested to medical staff, technicians, pollution rose to 42 per cent on only five per cent to Delhi’s pol- )+(,+- and other decoratives through direct all facility lncharge i.e. pharmacists, ward assistants, Thursday, the maximum so far lution, 10 per cent on Tuesday its outlets in Delhi and other both Government and private scientists and research staff, this season. and 16 percent on Monday and arthen lamps (Diya) made cities. These idols are being to submit the data with imme- students of medical, dental, The satellite images 40 per cent a day before. Last Eby potters in the remote made by potters in Varanasi, diate effect. lf required, addi- Ayush and nursing courses, showed 4,965 stubble burning year, the farm fire contribution parts of Jaisalmer and Rajasthan, Haryana and other tional staff may also be supporting staff including incidents in Punjab, 132 in to Delhi’s pollution had peaked Hanumangarh districts in states and are fetching good )+(,+- engaged using the funds avail- dieticians, bio medical waste Haryana, 144 in UP and 585 in to 44 per cent on November 1. Rajasthan are reaching every income for the potters. Diyas, able under the Emergency staff, sanitation workers, Madhya Pradesh on November PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR corner of the country, thanks to on the other hand, is being ven as strategies are being Response COVID- l 9 pack- ambulance drivers and cleri- 4 that was highest in this sea- stood at 561 microgram per Khadi India’s e-portal . procured from KVIC units in Eworked out towards the age. Please ensure complete- cal and administrative staff are son. NASA’s satellite imagery cubic metre (μg/m3) at 10 am — Khadi and Village Pokharan in Jaisalmer and preparation of Covid-19 vac- ness, quality and authentica- among those will get the vac- showed a large, dense cluster of the highest since November 15 Industries Commission Rawatsar in Hanumangarh cine, with the shots expected tion of the healthcare workers cine once it is ready,” said an fire dots covering Punjab and last year, when it was 637 μg/m3, (KVIC), this year, for the first district in Rajasthan. Over to be available early next year, data.” official from the Ministry. parts of Haryana and Uttar according to CPCB data. PM10 time, decided to sell diyas to 10,000 diyas have also been the Central Government has The data will be com- The Indian Medical Pradesh. Of the 119 cities, 18 levels below 100 μg/m3 are con- online and through stores to sold through various Khadi asked all the States to submit piled at the District level only. Association (IMA) had last mostly from north India have sidered safe in India. PM10 is become foot soldiers of the outlets. the list of health workers — “After receiving the complet- month said that over 500 doc- recorded the worst level of air particulate matter with a diam- Prime minister’s vision of KVIC Chairman Vinai doctors, MBBS students, nurs- ed datasets from the facilities, tors in the country have died quality. eter of 10 micrometers and is Vocal for Local. Kumar Saxena said the online es, paramedic staff and ASHA the Districts will upload the due to Covid-19, even as it The average 24-hour AQI at inhalable. These particles include The KVIC launched an sale of clay items isa unique workers – in the Government templates on Covid:19 criticised the Centre for 4 pm on Thursday was 464 in dust, pollen and mold spores. online sale of Diyas on October way to truly empower potters. and private sector who have Vaccination Beneficiary “washing its hands” of respon- Ghaziabad, 464 in Baghpat, 453 The levels of PM2.5 – finer par- 8, and in less than a month, “ Potters in a particular region been identified as the priori- Management System sibility by admitting that it in Meerut, 452 in Bahadurgarh, ticles which can even enter the nearly 10,000 diyas have would only sell their items ty group to get the first doses. (CVBMS), for which guide- does not maintain a database 457 in Greater Noida, 450 in bloodstream – were 347 μg/m3 already been sold online. Huge locally but with the pan-India In a letter to all the State lines will be shared later,” said of health workers who have Noida, 443 in Gurgaon, 439 in at 12 noon. PM2.5 levels up to demand for Khadi’s clay diyas reach of Khadi’s e-portal, these Governments, Union Health the health secretary. succumbed to the viral infec- Muzzaffarnagar, 434 in 60 μg/m3 are considered safe. was seen from the very first products are being sold in Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said After the data is shared, tion. Dharuhera, 442 in Hapur, 427 in All the 36 monitoring sta- day of its launch and In less every part of the country. that the Centre is in the the central government will The IMA had slammed Jind, 422 in Kaithal, and 416 in tions recorded the air quality in than 10 days, a majority of Through KVIC e-portal, diyas process of preparing a data- supply free doses of the vac- the Centre after it said in par- Faridabad. the ‘’severe’’ category. The designer diyas were complete- made in Rajasthan are being base of healthcare workers cine to the state governments liament that the Union Health It was 389 in Ghaziabad, 368 neighbouring cities of ly sold out. purchased in remote states who may be prioritized for as per their need. Ministry does not maintain in Greater Noida, 345 in Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Following this, KVIC like Arunachal Pradesh, J&K, receiving the Covid-19 vac- According to the data about the number of 331 in Faridabad and 290 in Noida, Gurugram and Noida launched new sets of designer Kerala,Assam, Maharashtra, cine once it is available. Government, the health work- healthcare staff who died from Gurgaon, on Wednesday. also recorded ‘’severe’’ levels of diyas that are also in huge Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Asking the State ers would get shots in the first Covid-19. Unfavourable weather con- air pollution. demand. The sale of diyas is This has prompted an increase ditions involving a sudden An AQI between zero and further rising with Diwali in production and higher change in wind pattern con- 50 is considered “good”, 51 and inching closer. income of the potters,” Saxena ! $ "# !( ' '%. tributed to a deterioration in 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 KVIC has launched 8 types said. “ Delhi’s air quality on Thursday. “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, of designer diyas that are Notably, KVIC has trained According to Head of India 301 and 400 “very poor”, and priced nominally between Rs these potters and provided Meteorological Department’s 401 and 500 “severe”. 84 and Rs 108 for a set of 12 them with electric potter '% $.# ( # &$ )$ ( Regional Forecasting Centre, pieces. KVIC is also offering a wheels and other equipment Kuldeep Srivastava, “There is a discount of 10% on these diyas. under Kumhar Sashaktikaran )+(,+- government and private sector an additional carbon sink of 2.5- layer of pollutant in the atmos- KVIC potters have expressed Yojana that has increased their on climate change that protects 3 billion tonnes of carbon diox- phere from the smoke emanat- happiness that they are earn- production and income by up esponding to the call of the the country’s interests and ide equivalent through addi- ing from the stubble burning and ing Rs 2 to Rs 3 on sale of every to 5 times. RGovernment, India Inc on ensures that India is on track tional forest and tree cover by local sources. There will be no Thursday pledged to work to towards meeting its climate 2030. respite for the next two-three combat climate change and build change obligations under the Addressing the India CEO days (till Sunday).” Experts said sustainable economies, thereby Paris Agreement is the need of Forum on Climate Change, raging farm fires and a fall in the ' helping the country achieve its the hour”. Javadekar had requested the wind speed and temperatures targets under the Paris The companies recognised companies to provide their inter- pushed air quality in Delhi- Agreement. that India is committed to com- nal roadmaps and targets on a NCR to the worst levels in CEOs of companies like bating climate change and has yearly basis to the Environment around a year on Thursday. Reliance Industries Ltd, Tech demonstrated exemplary lead- Ministry and participate in According to the Ministry of Mahindra, Dalmia Cement, ership in addressing the chal- achieving targets set under the Ambuja Cement, Dr Reddy’s, lenge. Paris Agreement on Climate Sun Pharma and Adani India is party to the United Change. (/"(>= Transmission, among others, Nations Framework Convention “I appeal and I’m sure fac- held a virtual discussion with on Climate Change (UNFC- tories are reducing emissions and domestic passenger flights till Union Environment Minister CC). The objective of the con- bringing more greenery in cam- )+(,+- February 24 next year due to Prakash Javadekar at the India vention is to achieve stabilisation puses. Using new technologies to the prevailing coronavirus sit- CEO Forum on Climate Change of GHG concentrations in the save water and (increase) ener- he Ministry of Civil uation. who had exhorted them to work atmosphere that would prevent gy efficiency is also a concern TAviation on Thursday said In a press release on for helping India achieve climate dangerous anthropogenic inter- which you are taking care of. You that the cap on the number of Thursday, the ministry said, change targets. ference with the climate system, (CEOs) are the captains. This is domestic flights that Indian air- “MOCA is monitoring traffic Following the discussion, it noted. a CEOs’ forum. You will give lines are permitted to operate everyday, and it is expected that they issued a ‘Declaration of The goals are reduction in shape to India’s actions,” he said. would be increased to 70-75 the traffic would further pick- Private Sector on Climate emissions’ intensity of GDP by About the importance of com- per cent of their pre-COVID up because of the festival sea- Change’, pledging to take neces- 33-35 per cent by 2030 from the bating climate change, Javadekar levels as the passenger traffic son and as passenger traffic sary action to help India achieve 2005 level, achieving about 40 said India was doing well surges. The ministry had ear- increases, the upper cap would its targets under the Paris per cent cumulative electric towards achieving its nationally lier stated that the Indian air- be revised to 70-75 per cent of Agreement. power installed capacity from determined contributions lines can operate maximum 60 normal capacity in the coming The declaration stressed that non-fossil fuel-based energy (NDCs) under the Paris per cent of their pre-COVID days.” “a coordinated response by the resources by 2030, and creating Agreement. !"#"# # -#7
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A team of +./-$ / / %"/ += / "&;+&/ n a virtual ban on the burst- dren and senior citizens to Force and Death Audit Rin the residence of Bineesh Kodiyeri, Kerala Police too had a face off with the eople’s Democratic Party (PDP) ;&>-- -/+;;$ /&"==9 =+& -+> /> Iing of firecrackers during refrain from stepping out of Committee, appealed to the son of CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri central agency as the former blocked the PChief and former Chief Minister /+ "+ & 9""9"$ /+ >+ the forthcoming Diwali, the their homes during Diwali. people to maintain social dis- Balakrishnan, led to a stand off between the vehicles of the ED while they were com- Mehbooba Mufti was greeted with ->++/ /+./ ="9#% "# &+"$ 0+9@ Maharashtra Government on The State government also tancing and wear masks during ED officials and officers of the Kerala Police ing out of the palatial house. The cops want- black flags during her maiden visit to Thursday appealed to the peo- appealed to the people not to the festival. on Thursday. ed to inspect the vehicles of the ED and this Jammu after the Abrogation of the party stayed away from the meet- ple across the State to celebrate organise social events or early “Though the Covid-19 sit- The sleuths of the ED had launched a led to tense moments. Article 370 and 35-A on Thursday. ing. firecracker-free festival of lights morning sessions during the uation is very much under simultaneous raid in the residence and A team of senior officials from the The security personnel deployed Emerging out of the meeting for- to prevent Covid-19 patients festival. If they want to organ- control, we will increase the business premises of Bineesh since office of the Child Welfare Commission too outside the exit gate of the airport mer PDP MLC Surinder Choudhary from being exposed to air pol- ise events during the Diwali fes- number of tests and increase Wednesday morning. The raid in the house reached the spot on hearing the news that premises stopped traffic for some time told reporters, “PDP Chief took lution caused by firecrackers. tival, the people could do so fever surveillance among the of the CPI(M)’s younger son continued till the grandchildren of the party secretary to allow her cavalcade to move stock of the political situation and also Hours after Maharashtra online on social media plat- people during the coming 11 am on Thursday in the presence of his were threatened by the ED officials. smoothly without facing any road interacted with PDP leaders from dif- Health Minister Rajesh Tope forms like Facebook and Cable days,” Tope said. wife and mother-in -law. The Kerala Police had demanded an block. ferent areas of Jammu division during exhorted the people to refrain networks. Meanwhile, the According to Renitta, wife of Bineesh, explanation from the ED for the charges Displaying black flags and plac- her maiden visit to Jammu”. from bursting firecrackers, the “In place of social events, Brihanmumbai Municipal the ED team wanted her to sign on a state- made by the father-in-law of Bineesh ards, activists of Bajrang Dal and Shiv He said the political affairs com- State Government came out the people can organise blood Corporation announced that it ment in which it was mentioned that the Kodiyeri that his wife, daughter and Sena shouted slogans 'Go back mittee of the party will hold a sepa- with a set of guidelines for the donation and health camps would ban the busting or light- latter seized the credit card belonging to grandchildren were harassed by the cen- Mehbooba'. She had earlier provoked rate meeting to take a final call over Diwali celebrations this year. during the festival. They can ing of all fire-crackers at pub- Anoop Mohammed from the residence. tral agency even while the raid was under strong reactions in Jammu by the issue of participating in the Among other things, the also organise programmes to lic places during the upcoming Mohammed has been arrested earlier by progress. The Police tem had asked the ED announcing that she will not uphold District Development council polls state government appealed to create awareness among epi- Diwali festival. the Narcotics Control Board on charges of officials to explain why they raided the res- the Tricolor till the time the state flag beginning November 28. the people to celebrate this demics like Dengue and Additional Municipal drug trafficking and money laundering. He idence and asked them to furnish the details is restored. During her brief stay in Jammu, year’s Diwali in a simple man- Malaria. Commissioner Suresh Kakani had told the ED about his business deal- of the members in the team. Thursday’s Mehbooba later chaired a meet- Mehbooba Mufti is scheduled to ner and not to burst firecrack- Earlier in the afternoon, said that any violators would be ings with Bineesh Kodiyeri and this led the developments assume significance in the ing with the PDP leaders from dif- attend a meeting of the Peoples ers as the smoke from it would talking to media persons, the penalized and the SOPs in this investigating agency to arrest the son of the backdrop of chief minister Pinarayi ferent parts of Jammu division at the Alliance for Gupka Declaration in contribute to air pollution State Health Minister said that regard would be issued short- Marxist leader. Vijayan’s warning to the central probe agen- state Guest house. She gathered Jammu on November 7. Member which would add to the respi- he would personally request ly. “We have proposed the ban There was a stand off between the cies not to meddle with the development feedback from them about the pre- Parliament from Srinagar and ratory problems of the Covid- chief minister Uddhav on bursting of firecrackers in members of the Kodiyeri family and the works in Kerala and Wednesday’s decision vailing political scenario and hard- National Conference Chief Dr Farooq 19 patients in the state. It also Thackeray to ban bursting of view of the ongoing Covid-19 ED team once the latter finished the raid by the CPI(M) led government to withdraw ships faced by the people across Abdullah and Omar Abdullah are also urged the people to wear masks firecrackers. pandemic and the early onset operations. “We were harassed and assault- its permission to CBI to investigate any Jammu region. Three senior PDP reaching Jammu on Friday to address and maintain social distancing Tope, who reviewed the of the winter,” Kakani said. ed by the ED officials. Both our children future cases in the State. leaders from Jammu who recently quit a workers meeting. ' '! 7 # ? @ , =AH * % & & CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP’s State. it has pained the Lord’s devo- Vel and Lord Muruga were efforts to cash in on the reli- The AG also told that the tees. But he ruled out the pos- in the news recently when a 0&H"D gious fervour of the Hindus by government’s decision was also sibilities of the BJP-AIADMK group of Dravidian politicians % $ &#"%"& staging a Vel Yatra (journey after considering the threat to alliance coming under any campaigned against Skanda 7' $ % with spear) across the State law and order situation arising strain because of the decision. Shasti Kavacham, a popular !- !9 to return. So far, more than 90 * ?!*@ from Friday came to a nought from the Yatra. “That’s another issue and we hymn in praise of Lord percent of the workers have % as the AIADMK Government He said that the BJP lead- will cross the bridge when the Muruga. uring the corona period, returned to the old locations. ' 8J denied permission for the same ership would soon be commu- time comes,” he said. The Dravidian activists Dthe Government made a Those who are left are unem- ' siting the possibility of a second nicated about the decision. He The Vel Yatra has been made a parody on the lines of lot of promises to 63,000 ployed. & %% ' wave of Covid-19 attack. was replying to the plea made planned by the BJP as a prelude Shasti Kavacham, termed it migrant laborers who returned The Prime Minister has $ % Vijay Narayan, advocate before the first bench com- to its 2021 assembly election Aabhasa Puranam (obscene home after losing their jobs, but announced a lockdown on 25 % general, told the Madras High prising of Chief Justice AP campaign. Vel (spear) is the epic) and aired it through nothing happened at the March to prevent the spread of !*- Court on Thursday that the Sahi and Senthilkumar holy weapon carried by Lord social media. ground level. Neither they get Coronavirus infection which ' request for Vel Yatra submitted Ramamoorthy by two Murugan, the popular god of This resulted in the devo- help from the government nor stopped businesses. People by the BJP leaders were thor- Dravidian activists. Tamil Nadu. Interestingly, even tees of the Lord across Tamil employment. working in other cities and oughly examined by the gov- Narayanan Thiruppathi, DMK leaders spot the image of Nadu coming out of their res- After waiting for several states returned to their 9 ernment and it was decided not BJP spokesman said that the Vel on the rear side windshield idences and rendering the months, the migrants decided homes. Lucknow: The COVID-19 !O)< to grant permission in view of decision of the Tamil Nadu of their cars as it is believed to hymn a la Gandhian style in death toll in Uttar Pradesh the covid-19 pandemic in the Government was shocking and be a good omen. the month of July. PNS reached 7,131 after 28 more %"& 9 people succumbed to the dis- 0D % !% ease, while 1,879 fresh cases )< "! pushed the tally to 4,91,354, ?)<@&!<7 : A <-!O Principal Secretary, Medical ?!<7@ % and Health, Alok Kumar said 56 % 70 8! Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim to expelled out 19 people from on Thursday. University alumnus Sharjil the district including AMU There are 23,150 active >0D ( <7<! the list with 51 deaths, 43 Usmani, who was active in the alumnus Sharjil Usmani, resi- cases in the state, of which 9 >> &) deaths in Solapur, 41 in anti-CAA-NRC movement and dent of 460 Housing 10,303 are in home isolation, he % F' %!& aharashtra crossed a grim Kolhapur, 26 in Nanded, 25 in Zayed Sherwani, the student Development Colony, said. A total of 4,61,073 people %% Mmilestone of 17 lakh Mumbai, 18 in Thane and 12 Kohima: Nagaland for the ninth Dimapur 26, and one each in leader of AMU, has been Azamgarh, Hall Address - RM have recuperated from the % Covid-19 infections on deaths in Pune. consecutive Day reported more Mon, Peren and Mokokchung expelled from the district. Hall, AMU, accused in the infection so far and the state's % & Thursday, as 5,246 people test- In the lower range, there Covid recoveries than fresh districts. Also, 144 positives have This order has been issued case of an attack on MLA recovery rate stands at 92 per ed positive for the pandemic, were nine deaths in Beed, 5 in cases as 144 patients recuperat- recovered Dimapur 72, Kohima from the court of ADM City. grandson Ajay Singh and cent. PTI % while the state – with an addi- Nashik, 4 each in Ahmednagar ed while 57 new infections 58, Mon 6, Peren 5 and Apart from these, 17 others Former cabinet member of tional 139 fatalities arising out and Satara, 3 each in Palghar pushed the tally to 9,264, a Zunheboto 3,” said Minister for were expelled out from the dis- AMU Zayed Sherwani, resident of a reconciliation process -- and Aurangabad, 2 each in health department official said Health and Family Welfare, S trict. of Gali-4 Alambagh, Civil witnessed 256 consolidated Buldhana, Nagpur and on Thursday. Pangnyu Phom in a tweet. The order has been issued Lines. PNS deaths during the day. Chandrapur and one death The recovery rate has gone Nagaland now has 1,055 That the infections have each in Dhule, Jalgaon, Jalna, up to 87.17 per cent as 8,078 active cases, which is 11.39 per been under control could be Parbhani, Latur and patients have recovered from the cent of the caseload, said evidenced from the fact that the Osmanabad. infection, the official said. Director of Health Department, infected cases remained below With 25 deaths, the Covid- “57 positive cases of Covid Dr Denis Hangsing in the daily 6000 mark for the sixth con- 19 toll rose from 10,352 to detected today Kohima 28, Covid bulletin. secutive day. With 5246 fresh 10,377, while the infected case infections, the total number of went up by 841 to trigger a infected cases jumped from jump in the total infections in 16,98,198 to 17,03,444. the metropolis from 260,840 to Similarly, with 117 fresh 261,681. deaths reported on Thursday Meanwhile, the number of and 139 additional deaths aris- “active cases” in the state ing out of reconciliation, the dropped from 1,12,912 to Covid-19 toll rose from 44,548 1,06,519 . The fatality rate in to 44,804. “Owing to the death the state stood at 2.63 per reconciliation process, there is cent. Currently, 12,52,758 peo- an increase of 139 fatalities in ple are in home quarantine the cumulative deaths of cer- while 12,003 people are in tain districts and corporations. institutional quarantine. As a result, the total number of Pune district, which con- deaths recorded today has gone tinued to be the worst-affected up to 256,” a state health offi- city-district in Maharashtra, cial said. saw the total number of cases As 11,277 more people increase from 3,36,430 to were discharged from various 3,36,982 while the total num- hospitals the number of people ber of deaths in Pune increased discharged from the hospitals from 6978 to 6990. after full recovery since the sec- Thane district remained ond week of March this year in the third spot --after Pune went up to 15,51,282. The and Mumbai – after the total recovery rate in the state rose number of infections rose from from 90.68 per cent to 91.07 2,25,470 to 2,26,109, while the per cent. pandemic toll climbed from Of the 256 deaths (includ- 5219 to 5237. Meanwhile, out ing the 139 old of 92,50,254 samples sent to fatalities)recorded on laboratories, 17,03,444 have Thursday, Sangli district in tested positive (18.42 per cent) western Maharashtra topped for COVID-19 until Thursday. & #A1 I8 Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday recorded 524 fresh Covid-19 cases and six fatalities linked to the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the infection count to 97,224 and the death toll to 1,517, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 185 were from the Jammu division and 339 from Kashmir valley, they said. The officials said Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 155 new cases, followed by 99 in Jammu. The Union Territory has 5,802 active cases of the novel coronavirus while 89,905 patients have recovered so far, they said. PTI !"#"# - # -# 8 ,!$ #" ' %,'& % / .,' / / /$/;32</$ .0 0 R .9: % ; / ! <= ) + > 4 + ; ( 6 % 1 " 8 ( 5 < < 1:$ - 4 1:$ " < : =2 > ( ( , - $ auseef Ahmed and his 1:$ accomplice Rehan were arrested by the Haryana ! : =!: > 3 ? ) police from the Mewat 1:$ ( - $ + + region (Nuh district) for theT murder of teenager Nikita 1 S Tomar in broad daylight in Ballabhgarh (Faridabad district). - S Tauseef was, allegedly, compelling 1 S Nikita to marry him and convert to Islam. In a separate development, a 1:$ ( group of lawyers and a social work- - < er have filed a plea in the Supreme - + Court seeking formation of a spe- cial investigating team (SIT) to - 2$ 4 + 1:$ ? probe alleged forceful conversions S P Q 48 = > of Hindus in Nuh. The petition, filed # PQ ( through Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, argues that the district admin- . - 5 P. ( istration and the Haryana police 1 Q 4 1:$S have failed to exercise their due pow- be seen in their villages. There are Muhammad is the messenger of separate “Meostan” was raised. 5 ( ( ers. only eight mosques in the 50 vil- Allah.” The sixth Kalima is espe- Interestingly, it was pitched by Nuh is different from the rest of lages of the tehsil of Tijarah. cially a rejection of disbelief and the Communist leader Kunwar < !: Haryana because of its religious Leaving aside the temples, the polytheism. The Kalimas consti- Mohammed Ashraf. Its bound- 3S # ? # demography. While Muslims con- places of worship of the Meos are tute disavowal of associating aries were envisaged as extend- 1 stitute 7.06 per cent of the State’s very much similar to those of +<+* Allah with any other divine ing from Mehrauli in Delhi to ( 1 S population (as per Census, 2011), Hindu neighbours. They are authority. Naturally, syncretism is Bandikui in Dausa district of they constitute 75 per cent of the dis- known, for instance, as Paanch not merely out of place, but sin- Rajasthan. The Meos of Alwar 2$ trict. As per the 1971 census, the Peera, Baisa and Chahand.” <7-<(+9+ ful, to be practised alongside and Bharatpur had formed the 8 ! 48 Muslims constituted 62 per cent of Mewat, as a historical region, !,66+9+) Islam. Rajputana Muslim League. One = !4> . : =2> ( $ ; ( the population in the five tehsils that extends into Alwar and Way back in 1970, Hashim of its sections was determined to now form Nuh. This reversal of the Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan -*P +9 Amir Ali, Director, Rural achieve Meostan, envisaged as majority-minority relationship has and Mathura district of Uttar Institute, Jamia Millia Islamia, adjacent to Pakistan, by the !4 - 4 had its consequences, particularly in Pradesh beyond its heartland, :)9+< had, by examining the features power of guns. This naturally ( 1 the polarised context prevailing in that is Nuh. One has to cross the of the movement, stated that the culminated in a riotous situation the rest of the country. That’s why region while going to either *7-, !;+++) “institution of Tabligh has begun where Meos suffered heavy loss- Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Agra or Jaipur from Delhi. It lies to blow a wind of change for the es due to the Hindu backlash. # 1:$ ( declared that his Government would at the heart of the “golden trian- !)+Q!<'-+* worse in the hitherto tranquil Narayan Bhaskar Khare, the ( 3 bring a law against forced conver- gle” tourist circuit comprising and uniquely syncretic culture of Congressman who was then the sions and set up a board to protect Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. +9+*6 + the Meos” (The Meos of Mewat: Dewan of the Alwar State, had 5 3 Hindu properties. It is barely known to the out- Old Neighbours of New Delhi, described the situation in detail 1:$ " ( The Mewat district was renamed siders how this region, merely 70- <7-<*6 + P.41). Ali feared that orthodoxy, in his memoirs (My Political ( ( as Nuh in 2016. Earlier in 2001, 80 km away from Delhi, acted as championed by Tabligh, would Memoirs or Autobiography, Mewat (1,507 sq km) was carved out the laboratory of Islamic alien- 7*))+) be ruinous for the economic life 1959). ( from Gurgaon district. Nuh has ation over the last century. +*9 *,*Q:& of the Meos. The religious However, Lord Mountbatten’s # 1:$ - ( been in the news for the wrong rea- Maulana Mohammad Ilyas injunction against interest might Partition declaration, dated June 4+ sons. Mewati gangs are notorious for (1885-1944), who started the !<'*)+,: discourage them from accepting 3, 1947, which stipulated the cattle smuggling, automobile thefts itinerant Tabligh movement loans from banks, opening bank division of both Punjab and 67@A S " ( and highway robberies. Jails in (Tablighi Jama’at), chose Mewat +!- accounts or even joining coop- Bengal, knocked out the plan for , Gurugram and Faridabad districts as its nursery in the 1920s. The erative societies. It might be a Meostan. Beleaguered, a large ( 1:$ ( have a disproportionate number of movement has been run from its <*;+<+)& remembered that Dar-ul-Uloom number of Meos fled to Pakistan Mewati inmates. Terror suspects headquarters in the Banglewali at Deoband has pronounced but only to be invited back to have been arrested from Nuh. There Masjid in the Nizamuddin area !) +, several fatwas against any kind India by the Jawaharlal Nehru : =2> 1( have been reports of communal dis- of Delhi. Since Maulana Ilyas was of borrowing/lending which Government. Stopping them 1:$ 1 turbances. a product of Dar-ul-Uloom at !-- ! involves payment of interest. It from migrating to Pakistan also Yet things need not have played Deoband (in fact, a pet student is high time that fresh sociolog- became an article of faith for out like this. The Meo Muslims were of its co-founder Ahmed Rashid ical studies are undertaken to Mahatma Gandhi. Khare, there- a different lot; they were more or less Gangohi), the imprint of its ascertain how far the Islamic pro- fore, was not certain that perma- 4 Hindu in custom and culture until orthodoxy is evident in the hibitions on certain issues (like nent peace had returned to the beginning of the 20th century. Tabligh movement. “Kafiresque” (that is not sanc- interest on lending/borrowing Mewat. He was apprehensive Their syncretism could have been an Tabligh is an outreach move- tioned by Islam) practices, which and family planning methods) that communalism could still '& ( example for the rest of the Muslims ment by Muslim missionaries to might be the legacy of the pre- have kept the Muslim commu- rear its ugly head. Time has vin- ) R -&) of the subcontinent. Major Percy take authentic Islam to the Islamic past. The recital of six nity backward and impover- dicated Khare as the discontent William Powlett wrote about the doorsteps of the believers. It Kalimas (six verses of Quran) and ished. continues to simmer. ( Meos of Alwar (then a princely encourages nominal Muslims performing namaaz form the The result of the Tabligh (The writer is an author and * + State) in Alwar Gazetteer (1878). He (Momin) to become true foundation of Tablighi practices. movement manifested during independent researcher based in ) said: “The Meos are half-Hindu by Muslims (Ihsaan/Muhsin). The The six Kalimas are avowals that the tumultuous times of 1946-47 New Delhi. The views expressed their habits. Mosques are rarely to process involves disavowal of all there is “no God but Allah and when a popular demand for a here are personal) , - ?)8@ !O ( , 8 . % & & % *;,>0D ?*;,@ % + P Q % ! & & 1 ( % %'< % % B & ) < % % . 2- +@ "#-"@/ "&/ 9= #"/+& = *#-/& -" >"#"%& 3 ( K' K<< K! 8$ K6 - P Q $ 9 $ # 2- ( Q to await data for November and - 4 * December before we can confi- Sir — A month ago, the National dently say the economy has 2- " Democratic Alliance (NDA) was % &, recovered. cruising merrily to win a fourth % * ) 1&! Yash Pal Ralhan - term in the Bihar Assembly F ?!F@ LM Jalandhar while the Mahagathbandhan '<03 ,>) 9 - 5 (Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress #O0 ?/2@H& # and the Left parties) was strug- ) 0#& O2" ( # gling to stitch together an agen- /2& ' Sir — With no clear winner da, which could bring people of + emerging from the counting so 2- - 4 all castes and ages together. A * ) 2& > far, the result of the US presiden- # 2- - 4 confident BJP allowed the O33 tial elections hangs in the bal- 6777 * incumbent Chief Minister Nitish % $ * 0&A33 ance. Donald Trump’s descrip- Kumar, chief of the Janata Dal !% O & tion of the election as “a major % , 1 # " (United), to lead the coalition. ,>)9 8 %% & > fraud on America” without basis, . 2- - 4 Even so, Lok Janshakti Party, an % his accusation against Joe Biden 2- old member of the NDA, sulked ! %) % & $% of trying “to steal the election” about it and turned into a vocal < %+ 6 % % B ! and his decision to ask the 8 critic of the Chief Minister. % % ) " 23 % % Supreme Court “to stop all vote 9 However, things changed & % *;, counting” have just added to the when massive crowds thronged % 9$ " (+#$ confusion. In the US elections, the rallies of Tejashwi Yadav, * & nothing is predictable as it’s the throwing up more than one swing States that hold the key to - possibility. Even the the White House. The race is so # : 1 . # S Mahagathbandhan emerged as a decayed educational institutions trend. Only if this level of revenue close that it can go either way. cohesive unit with an agenda that and unemployment. However, is maintained through the rest of With both sides ready to deploy 1 P caught the imagination of the the underdog, Tejashwi, relent- Sir — The BJP Government has 2020-21, will we see a reduction legal teams, a cloudy outcome Q + $ ( poor, oppressed and the econom- lessly highlighted these issues cited the GST inflows, which in the shortfall in the GST com- could possibly lead to a court bat- 5 ically backward. The NDA car- during his campaigns. Though it crossed the 1 lakh crore mark pensation for the States. Also, the tle. In such a scenario, it might ried on with its usual rhetoric is hard to predict who will even- for the first time in this financial economy can be firmly back on take days or even weeks for the woven around Article 370, Ram tually win, the election has been year, as a clear sign of recovery its feet only if exports and private results to come out. % $ (# ( Mandir, Muslims via Pakistan successful in catching the BJP off in the economy after its 23.9 per investment return to pre-COVID Krishnan Ramani S $ ( and nationalism blissfully. It guard and portraying Tejashwi as cent contraction in the first levels. At present, need-based Ghaziabad P Q # ( underplayed crucial issues like a valid option. quarter. However, economists and time-bound stimulus can go the woes of migrant workers, the Haridasan Rajan and businesses are sceptical a long way in achieving such a 5 -$ 4 poor state of the health sector, Kozhikode about the sustainability of this turnaround. However, we need //&-/+;+#&A%>",9+> !"#"# # ( ( : ,!$ #" ' %,'& ; 56 % ! 4 4 * ( P , * ) 8 , * 14 ! , D , L ( * L( !) ( & O ** ! 7 =++! >
44 < / R ) , ? ! $!R . . 2- % +" & ) 1 * ( ( 67@B 5 4 # ) 4 ( : 1 A + , $ # 5 P Q # 2 9 ( n October 15, External Affairs Minister # P Q S Jaishankar stated that the India-China 2- + Otalks on disengagement were “confiden- tial and a work in progress.” Subsequently, for- @77 2- 8 mer military veteran and journalist Ajai Shukla 4 # wrote on October 23 that the Government was ( in talks with the Chinese for a “Doklam-type 2- agreement” which would result in “mutual troop withdrawals in the Pangong Tso sub-sec- : tor of Eastern Ladakh.” If he is correct, and there ! - is no reason to disbelieve Shukla, given the accu- 5 1 8 ( racy of his earlier reports on the imbroglio, then , our political establishment (as it has on numer- P ous occasions earlier) is once again showing utter 6),! ignorance of how the military operates and is in Q 1 1 the process of succumbing to Chinese pressure, 7),+9**, 5 4S grasping at straws in the hope of achieving what +<'*9!)+ 67@B9 can, at best, be termed as illusory peace. *6 + - ) 4 The truth is that even a cursory peep into our <-!9:!*)& P Q ! history suggests that our politicians lack the (*7-, 8 resolve to see things through, especially when the 9+67+* - ! going gets tough. Oddly enough, they have also ,7 + - repeatedly shown themselves to be remarkably 7+)!): 1 incompetent when it comes to negotiations with !-87 # ) 4 adversaries. Pandit Nehru, for example, turned ! + )++ - out to be extremely short-sighted in his handling of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) issue, seek- !;+,*)+ - 4 ing to negotiate a settlement just as preparations *;+9 +9 ! to recapture lost territory were moving forward. *7'!*)*6 = ( We are still paying with blood in J&K for his fol- ,'7+, ( > . - 4 lies then. +99*9:) ( $ To add to that, Nehru’s disastrous handling +,+'!) the Government to take all necessary the Jampheri ridge, our Army did Government’s refusal to acknowledge <S of the Indo-China relationship continues to haunt 7>+*9 measures to arrange for their return, respond to the ingress in an extreme- the PLA’s alleged occupation of approx- * us to this day as well. What was pathetic at the ( -+ sadly with little success till now. This ly robust manner to halt Chinese road imately 1,000 sq km of disputed terri- 2- . # time was his abject surrender and acceptance of F7+!''!9+) is not just a reflection of the callousness construction activity. Surprisingly, tory in eastern Ladakh was not unex- 3 ( defeat without even a semblance of resistance, ! + or lack of empathy within our political however, this action was at the initia- pected. Nor was the public endorse- " reflected in his farewell address on radio to our )++ establishment that only gives impor- tive of the local commanders on the ment of this stand despite the loss of 20 Assamese brethren after our forces had retreat- tance to anything that impacts its elec- ground, unwilling to be bullied by the bravehearts to Chinese treachery at # ed from Arunachal Pradesh. This was not just a !9+)*)! toral prospects, but also indicts all of PLA, reportedly much against the Galwan. reflection of his incompetence or inability to 6!;*79!-+ us citizens, who prefer to live in igno- wishes of the Army Headquarters and Since then, the surprise pro-active , 5 " understand the manner in which the military '**) rance. the Government, who were probably action of the Army to occupy heights operates, but more importantly, showed him to *-!7) ! Leaving all this aside, to understand fearful of the consequences of oppos- along the Kailash Range may have 2 1 # be irresolute and lacking in moral fibre as well, 67-->6-+, +, what exactly the signing of a “Doklam- ing the Chinese. strengthened the hands of the # S a flaw that taints most of our political establish- *66+);+! type agreement” signifies, we would Favourable public opinion, howev- Government in the continuing negoti- - ment even today. '9++),7+ need to focus on how that confronta- er, forced the Government’s hand and ations but it has not truly understood - # ! While one cannot blame Prime Minister * *-+ tion, in July 2017, which lasted for 75 they had no choice but to walk the talk the significance of the military action. $ Shastri for either lack of spine or absence of prin- (+! +9 days, played out. To understand the on nationalism. This matter was sub- If India understood the importance 1 ( ciples, he, too, showed complete ignorance of how *),*) context, it is necessary to remind one- sequently supposedly resolved at the of the military action, it would refuse the military operates and, therefore, a remark- self that at that time, our general elec- Wuhan informal summit where a to discuss the issue in any talks just as ( able lack of judgement in his talks with Field !),!-!8*6 tions were due in just over a year and vaguely-worded statement, the so- the Chinese have done over their Marshal Ayub Khan of Pakistan at Tashkent after 9+F7+ the NDA Government was already fac- called “Wuhan Consensus”, was occupation of disputed territory in the S the Indo-Pak War of 1965. The decision to vacate 6*9+& + ing difficulties because of a faltering released. In view of the mutually- Depsang sub-sector. While it is quite ( Haji Pir Pass, a key feature in the Pir Panjal 7!*) economy, not helped by a rather disas- agreed withdrawal of troops by both apparent that the Chinese are not in a - 4 # mountain range, was to put it mildly, not just S ( undoubtedly an unequivocal victory, its post-war Siliguri Corridor, India’s lifeline to its 2019 with the road terminating at the security establishment at least, as to - < impact weighed heavily on our military. Not only North-Eastern States. Though the sta- base of the Jampheri ridge. whether this Government can follow S S did Prime Minister Indira Gandhi reduce pen- tus of the Doklam plateau itself is under However, the response of the through on its present course to its log- # 2-S sions and the status of the military, she agreed dispute with the Chinese laying claim, Government to this provocation was ical end, especially given that China to the return of 90,000 prisoners of war (PoWs) it was till recently in the possession of remarkably subdued with no counter- controls the escalation ladder. # 1 without either forcing Pakistan to enter into an our steadfast ally, Bhutan. Therefore, it action being initiated by the Army Actions always speak louder than # ( agreement on the status of J&K or getting back would be reasonable to expect that the against renewed Chinese activity. words and we will soon know if Modi our own servicemen captured by them. The fact Indian Army would intervene in sup- Clearly its hands had been tied by the has it in him to be different from those # # P that 54 of our servicemen continue to languish port of the Bhutanese Army if the Government making abundantly clear in whose footsteps he follows. Q in Pakistani captivity is shameful. But what is Chinese attempted to illegally occupy that the present Prime Minister had, (The writer, a military veteran, is a worse is the Government’s utter disinterest in get- the plateau, given the potential threat like those before him, succumbed to Consultant with the Observer Research = S R ting our PoWs back. As some may be aware, that it posed to our own security as well. Chinese pressure despite being fully Foundation and a Senior Visiting Fellow ! "#S> there is an ongoing case in the Supreme Court, Therefore, when the PLA com- aware of the grave implications of the with The Peninsula Foundation, lodged by their next of kin, requesting it to direct menced road construction towards Chinese activity. Therefore, the Chennai) / ) +)
nia, denial, anger and fear. These feel- factors have left people irritable and existing channels. burden of treatment expenditure. The ings are fuelled by the fact that people brooding. It is evident that even after Following the initiation at the edu- Insurance Regulatory and are continually living in fear of contract- the pandemic ends, the mental health cational level, reform and sensitivity Development Authority of India ing the disease. People with pre-exist- conditions brought on by the contagion need to be brought in at the profession- (IRDAI) in 2018 asked mental illness- ing health conditions and the elderly and their socio-economic impact on al level, too. Given the dismal state of es to be included in regular health are under stress of succumbing to the people will linger for quite some time. affairs right now, where psychiatrists insurance coverage. In line with its Coronavirus. Worryingly, the urge to According to a survey, about 41 per prescribe medicines at the start of treat- directions, some insurers have already commit suicide is looming among the cent of the population in India has been ment without thoroughly assessing the started customising mental health frontline workers and the medical fra- affected by loneliness. Between 33 to patient’s condition, counselling requires products but they are few and far ternity because of their exhausting and 74 per cent of the people have report- an intensive revival. Likewise, a struc- between. 9 hectic schedules and the ominous sit- ed psychological distress and over 40 tured guideline describing the conduct Technology can be harnessed to uation surrounding them. per cent are suffering from depression of the treatment must be in place. It is keep mental health issues at bay. he Coronavirus outbreak has Cases of Coronavirus-related sui- and anxiety. As India faces a mental important to increase the access of Virtual contact can be a means to con- birthed another pandemic, that cides have been reported from health pandemic, it is high time that the troubled people to counselling and nect with isolated people. The arrival Tof mental illness. With the world Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam State invests in establishing a holistic mental health centres and doctors. This of virtual consultancy and chatbots has having spent nearly a year battling the and Kerala. In fact, suicide was the lead- mental healthcare infrastructure that about it, forget about seeking help. Now, Health Organisation (WHO) report, may seem difficult given India’s poor encouraged the masses to seek help. outbreak and Indians having spent over ing cause of over 300 non-Coronavirus is not hidden under the carpet of phys- India is more comfortable talking and work needs to be done from the mental health infrastructure and mas- This has helped those who fear being six months under various lockdowns deaths reported in India during the ical healthcare. about it. Once the problem is detect- grassroot level. Beginning with educa- sive population, but the surge in the discovered and judged by others. The necessitated by the contagion, mental nationwide lockdown. And then, there However, the one good thing that ed, it becomes easy to devise a cure. tion, the desired outcome of success- number of people suffering right now chances of mental health issues turn- well-being has been hit like never is the added pressure of salary cuts, fur- has come out of all this is that the con- Vocalising the problem has also given ful treatment can be realised. Given the demands massive efforts nevertheless. ing into a sweeping problem in a post- before. The major issues that have been loughs and job losses. Those who are tagion has put the spotlight back on a better insight into things that both- paltry number of psychiatrists in the During the pandemic and in the Corona world are vast only if they are reported to have been associated with fortunate enough to have a job still are mental health issues. Before the pan- er people. country, the Government needs to post-Corona world, there is a crying left unattended. the COVID-19 pandemic are stress, having to cope with extended working demic struck, mental well-being was As of now, India accounts for 2.2 increase the number of seats for stu- need for mental health insurance, too, (The writer is founder and CEO of anxiety, depressive symptoms, insom- hours and household chores. All these largely ignored and people did not talk lakh suicides each year, as per a World dents of the discipline in the already so that it is instrumental in relieving the a mental wellness platform) !"#"# -%$+
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B5 ' & ; Washington: Democratic presidential candi- date Joe Biden has pledged that his adminis- Washington: From Ford Model T cars that popped off the Washington: Democrat Joe Biden was Beijing: A wary China on Thursday hoped the tration would rejoin the historic Paris assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burg- pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College presidential poll process in the US would end Agreement on climate change. 2 < ers, the United States has long had a major hand in making votes needed to carry the White House, smoothly and successfully and said that there is a Biden, 77, has not won the presidential the world a frenetic and impatient place, primed and hun- securing victories in the “blue wall” bat- room for cooperation between the two nations elections yet, but is inching closer to be Houston: Young electors in the US have been making their gry for instant gratification. tlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan, despite “some differences,” as observers forecast declared the winner by garnering 253 electoral voices heard and although the votes are being counted, So the world's realization Wednesday that the U.S. Election and narrowing President Donald Trump's heightening of the rivalry between the top two votes out of the required 270. His Republican their choice could shape the outcome of the closely-fought winner might not be known for days or longer was jarring path. economies no matter whoever emerges victorious. rival and incumbent US President Donald 2020 presidential election and decide the presidency of for a planet weaned on American speediness. With just a handful of states still up for The US presidential election remained unde- Trump has got 213 electoral votes, according the world's oldest democracy. According to the Center for The guessing game of trying to figure out whether — and grabs, Trump tried to press his case in court cided Thursday evening, turning the nation's atten- to latest projections released by the US media. Information and Research on Civic Learning and how — President Donald Trump or challenger Joe Biden in some key swing states, It was unclear if tion to a handful of battleground states that con- On November 4, the US formally with- Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University, voters aged would end up in the White House quickly turned global. any of his campaign's legal maneuvering tinue to tabulate the crush of mail-in ballots that drew from the 2015 Paris Agreement on between 18 to 29 are voting in record numbers, includ- Government leaders scrambled to digest the delay and over balloting would succeed in shifting the will decide whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden Climate Change, a decision originally ing more than eight million young people who voted early ordinary people swapped views, hopes and fears on feeds and race in his favour. will be victorious. announced three years ago. or absentee in the 2020 elections. phones. Some scratched their heads — not for the first time Two days after Election Day, neither “People are following closely, me included but “Today, the Trump Administration offi- “I think with the recent happenings, racial injustice — over the U.S. Presidency being decided not by the overall candidate had amassed the votes needed it seems that the votes are still being counted and cially left the Paris Climate Agreement. And and the pandemic, it's kind of driving people to be more votes by by whoever wins 270 votes in the Electoral College. to win the White House. But Biden's vic- results have not come yet,” China's Vice-Foreign in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will passionate about the things that are happening in our Gloating was heard from parts of the world that have been tories in the Great Lakes states left him at Minister Le Yucheng said at a media conference rejoin it,” Biden tweeted on Wednesday night, world as well as just passionate about electing leaders that on the receiving end of U.S. Criticism about their elections 264, meaning he was one battleground state here when asked to comment on the US reflecting his decision to reverse one of the key have the same ideas and values that they do,” Texas and governance. Underscoring how the drama captured glob- away — any would do — from becoming Presidential poll. “We hope the election will pro- policies of the Trump administration on day Southern University junior Mariah Campbell said. al audiences, television graphics in Japan used fireballs to president-elect. ceed smoothly and successfully,” Le, a former one. Young voters have been making their voices heard and denote some of the battleground states crucial to the outcome. Trump, with 214 electoral votes, faced Ambassador to India said, adding that there is a The US, under the Obama administration, mobilising, an extension of rising youth activism in “I'm hearing it may take some time before things are sort- a much higher hurdle. To reach 270, he room for cooperation despite “some differences”. had acceded to the Paris Agreement in 2016. response to concerns over issues such as racial inequality, ed out,” said the Japanese finance minister, Taro Aso. “I have needed to claim all four remaining bat- “As per the China-US relationship, China's atti- It was a signature achievement of the Obama climate change and gun violence, CIRCLE said. no idea how it may affect us.” A Spanish resident of Paris was tlegrounds: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, tude is clear and consistent. China and the US have administration. The Paris accord committed According to an analysis from the CIRCLE, the pre- stunned to wake up without a declared winner. “I thought there Georgia and Nevada. some differences but we have extensive common the US and 187 other countries to keeping ris- eminent, non-partisan research center on youth engagement was going to be something clear. And I have read different With millions of votes yet to be tabu- interests and room for cooperation,” he said hop- ing global temperatures below 2C above pre- at Tufts University's Jonathan M Tisch College of Civic Life, articles, no one really knows who is going to win,” Javier Saenz lated, Biden already had received more than ing that the incoming American administration industrial levels and attempting to limit them youth votes have been crucial in the 2020 elections. PTI said. AP 71 million votes, the most in history. AP would meet Beijing halfway. PTI even more, to a 1.5C rise. PTI J $ - % A Chicago: A federal appeals helps ensure those who are self- take effect again.USCIS food stamps, Medicaid or other court has allowed a Trump sufficient come to the country. spokesman Matthew Bourke public benefits. Green card # E administration rule that would On Monday, US District said Wednesday that the agency applicants must show they % *( deny green cards to immi- Judge Gary Feinerman in would immediately restart wouldn't be burdens to the "+& ! % grants who use public benefits Chicago struck down the rule applying the rule to pending country, or “public charges”. $ > ) % like food stamps to go back into and US Citizenship and cases, but not “re-adjudicate Immigrant rights advo- ' effect while it considers the Immigration Services stopped any applications or petitions cates deemed it a “wealth test,” -! *9+ COVID-19 rules will be strict- ,*,*
UK Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said that while the congregation will start on gation at the Raiwind Markaz term limit. police forces of the country will continue to follow the princi- Friday and attendees have start- earlier in March. A number of Police and the army tight- ple of policing by consent, they would respond to “egregious ed to arrive from across the new coronavirus cases had ened security ahead of the J breaches” and hand out fines where necessary. country. However, no one from surfaced from there. swearing-in, and the leaders of < J& Under the legal requirements in place, people have been told outside the country is allowed Prime Minister Imran Tanzania's two main opposi- > to stay at home unless leaving for work if they can't to participate in the religious Khan was slammed on social tion parties, ACT Wazalendo work from home or to shop for essentials or a form of daily exer- gathering, the statement read. media for allowing the con- and CHADEMA, were charged & cise. PTI The government said the gregation on Friday. with organizing >% unlawful assembly and demon- stration. !"#"# 0-#"=
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P%& ((/// 8 %' $ & B 40 ) %% 5 - % ! & % &6& & A;71'"?/ '*-& & %% % % <7<! sures, government guidelines, <7<! 2 '"::) ' and amenities in case of emer- ! % ith an uptick in demand gency, among other factors. )+(,+- The residential real estate argo volumes at the GMR %&-' #$"$ ' $ = '& O < %! Wfor travel, a majority The Yatra annual festive segment witnessed a sharp Cgroup-owned Delhi air- $.% #& '" < % 7 !%%& *& &) of respondents (75 per survey was done online among ousing sales may fall by recovery in the September port have recovered 94 per cent & '?'@& 9 ' & cent) are planning on vacations 5,000 respondents. H35-40 per cent in the quarter, post a severe decline in y-o-y in September at 77,000 %" -.(0-# ') &' ! ' &' during this festive season with Further, the survey ongoing fiscal year even as Q1 FY2021. MT, as the private aerodrome *+) ( ' & O < %9 ),& high priority on safety and showed that about 52.5 per demand improved during the “The Covid-19 pandemic operator handled a record % hygiene, including looking at cent of respondents are seeking September quarter, rating had triggered one of the worst 2,366 freighter movements in # "%# -# ) & % %I B % % the number of cases in the medical or travel insurance agency ICRA said while revis- demand crashes that the Indian a single month. ' " '" vicinity and sanitisation mea- for the sake of security and ing its forecast. residential real estate industry The total cargo handled sures, according to a survey. more than 50 per cent of It had earlier estimated a witnessed in recorded history. by the Delhi airport in %"0 # #&=) About 75 per cent of respondents said they would 45 per cent decline in sales vol- “Overall, the housing sales September 2019 had stood at $-0"( ( * ! ! (* respondents said they are plan- prefer ordering room service umes in FY2021. volume witnessed a year-on- 82,220 million tonnes (MT), ning to take up a vacation dur- rather than visiting restaurants Sales across the top eight year decline of 50 per cent in according to Delhi September compared to the ing this festive season, as com- and bars. On taking extra safe- cities - Delhi-NCR, Mumbai H1 FY2021 across the top eight International Airport Ltd same month of 2019. pared to 61 per cent in 2019 ty precautions, about 72.1 per Metropolitan Region (MMR), cities of the country,” ICRA (DIAL). Also, the total cargo vol- who were willing to go on a cent of respondents said they Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, said. Economic activities in the ume in the first half of the fis- holiday during the festive sea- will be going through sanitisa- Pune, Hyderabad and However, sales volume country, following gradual cal stood at 2,88,00 MT, which son, indicating an uptick in tion processes followed by the Ahmedabad - rebounded in the bounced back considerably, unlockings in the past few is expected to grow further in demand for travel, online trav- monuments and tourist spots second quarter of FY2021, with a quarter-on-quarter months, are showing positive the coming months, DIAL said. el company Yatra.Com said in before planning a visit to them. indicating some green shoots of growth of 60 per cent record- signs of recovery with Delhi Freighter airlines, includ- the survey. This assurance is important as normalisation. ed across property markets in airport seeing a significant ing passenger aircraft used to The trend of advance about 48.2 per cent of the “With some further recov- the second quarter of the cur- surge in both cargo tonnage carry cargo, have significantly booking continues with 39.3 respondents are planning their ery expected in H2, ICRA is rent fiscal. and freighter movements in contributed in creating capac- per cent of respondents plan- holiday with the family, it revising its earlier estimate of The recent improvement September, it said in a release. ities to meet the demand, ning leisure trips for more added. The survey also found sales volume decline in FY2021 was primarily driven by a grad- Of the 77,000 MT cargo according to the release. !! than one month in advance, it that mountains have beaten to 35-40 per cent,” it said in a ual unlocking of the economy, handled during the previous DIAL said it has also & % added. Further, the survey beaches as a preferred location statement. pent-up demand and improved month, 48,000 MT was inter- enhanced significantly freighter !! ! showed that safety and hygiene for holiday goers, with 37.9 per ICRA said the uptick in affordability on the back of national, while the remaining handling capacity with the set- < %7 !! take priority while planning a cent of respondents saying they absorption levels during the reduced home loan rates and 29,000 MT domestic, it said. ting up of three additional )'; ; )- &?);;)@ %)'- % holiday, as travellers are look- would like to visit the hills to second quarter of FY2021 has attractive payment DIAL added that the cargo dedicated freighter parking %>!! ing at the number of cases in escape the monotony and stress been driven by affordable and schemes/discounts, the rating throughput has met an impres- bays, taking their total number ! < 9 9& < ?+ @&!! the vicinity, sanitisation mea- brought by the pandemic. mid/upper-mid segments. agency said. sive recovery of 94 per cent in to 12. 8 &% < &);;) < 7 !!T B %! & &!!& &<,?)'@&!8 & ?);;)@ < &+*?);;)@
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We started procuring We have taken over a com- , $ , -( pulses under the PM Garib farmers don’t have to travel too from the farmers towards the pany called Federation of ! % #) &A3A3 * &9 Kalyan Ann Yojana much. We used all modes of end of April when farmers Indian FPOs and Aggregators ' &' %++ /-( (PMGKAY)? transport to distribute the puls- were getting Rs 4 or 5 per kg in (FIFA). Around 1,000 FPOs %, $ , During lockdown every- es - ship, flights, road. the mandi. We bought it for Rs have become our members at % % < , ' &' % thing was shut. The labour was 8 -9 per kg. This programme with the government schemes. for drying. There will also be a national level. We are offering ' *%% not available, vehicles were not What were the challenges was inaugurated by The mandi will have all the machine to remove foreign our services to make the their < %-(( O(%* moving and offices were shut. during procurement? Maharashtra Chief Minister infrastructure for packing, sort- matter as this too is often a DPRs, find out where these 9' &' %+ The first 15-20 days were The mandis posed a huge Uddhav Thackeray. ing, grading, pre-cooling for ground for paying less to the organisations can get their + %%& %% %-( extremely challenging. NAFED challenge as social distancing vegetables so that they stay for farmer. The Fair Average money from. Getting access to % % %% was entrusted with the task of had to be maintained. Farmers How is NAFED’s business some days. Quality (FAQs) will be main- funds by the farmers’ groups < %-(>((* 0#0 supplying 5.85 lakh MT puls- were called in a staggered man- evolving in the new normal? We are setting up a portal tained by the different facilities and cooperatives was a big % %, $ es to 36 states/UTs by the ner through SMS and their We have to change with the for e-kisan mandi. All the big that the mandi offers. A min- gap area which we are trying to , *%%& %-(>((*&%% & Government of India towards arrival had to be planned in a times. During the procure- buyers and sellers would be on imal service charge would be fill. %% the end of March. After that we way that social distancing was ment we have to implement the platform. The quality of the levied on the farmers which We also floated a tender %U*;,V0D gradually obtained permis- maintained. We had to increase safety measures. Recently we product can be checked here would go to the FPO running recently for setting up more %-(> sions to get the supply chain the number of centres. For have been declared as an and the registered farmers will the mandi. This would go in than 500 retails in the country ! moving. We shifted all the instance, in one cluster of vil- agency for formation of FPOs confirm the deal if they find it providing the value additions at in six months. The farming operations online and got the lages, there was one centre also. We will make and regis- worth it. Farmers will get that the mandi, infrastructure, por- products will be connected to ( (** * pulses delivered in the states. and we increased it to two- ter farmer producer groups at kind of freedom. But it is a tal costs and more. We are the market. If we ask any other *.>0" - $ O% The passes for the mill labour- three. We made payments par with NABARD. We are long-term project and can only empowering the farmer not to retailer to keep our products, % & %0H ers too were taken by us. April, online. During Covid times we now focussing on, according to happen over a period of time. get exploited. these groups ask for money. 2# N < O %% the first month was very slow. pumped in more than Rs the new Agricultural Policy, We plan to make 100 mandis Within next six months you &% < %% During May we managed to 30,000 crores in the rural econ- whether we should register in the next six months. Will the new Agricultural will see NAFED as the second % & complete more than 50 per omy. them in groups or in compa- NAFED will set up the policy lead to a mass migra- biggest retailer in the country. & % cent and completed the supply nies. This will be a game chang- structure of the mandis outside tion of farmers to new man- Even international brands have L( 13 in the third month. The prices have soared during er. The Prime Minister has APMC and hand it over to the dis? come and have applied to set & % We started dispatching the and post lockdown. So how announced one lakh crore for APOs and other stakeholders People are apprehensive up store under the NAFED pulses from April 15 since the are you ensuring that con- infrastructure. We are making who will run these mandis. The about the new policy but why brand. auctions too had to take place sumers are not affected by business plans for farmers to farmers and NAFED have an are they underestimating the We are expanding in retail P * ( H before the pulses were allotted, this? see how they can access funds. equal stake in this. These will farmer? He will go to the best and have launched masalas % ?@% bags printed and repacked. We were giving free puls- There is a mandi ahead of be transparent so that the farm- place where he is getting a ben- with the tag line “kisan se 0A Our pulses are not available in es under PMGKAY. As per gov- Nashik, where in partnership ers know what is happening efit. If APMCs don’t do any kitchen tak”. % B & I' districts unlike those of the ernment instructions, we are with FPOs who have given us inside them. business below MSP then farm- We have signed a contract % &% Food Corporation of India. intervening in the market and about 4-5 acres of land, where The decision of selling or ers will never leave those. If with farmers in Chattisgarh & & Pulses are grown and were selling the pulses, especially the NAFED has made the DPR for not is with the farmer. If the farmers have a choice, they can and Karnataka giving price O % B stored in five-six states. These ones which have seen a spike in the infrastructure that is need- moong dal which the farmer go to the kisan mandis run by assurance for buying millets. % % % & had to be moved to mills, the rates. For instance, the ed. The group will get a partial brings has high moisture level him. Just like consumers have We have already deposited % where they were milled and prices of Tur have increased. So subsidy and for the remaining of say around 14 percent as the freedom to buy from a shop Rs 500 crore in cash in the & repacked. Moreover, the mills the intervention of NAFED is amount NAFED has filed a opposed to 12 percent, which or a mall, the farmers too banks during Covid time. O ( ## did not have the capacity to to sell it at Rs 85/kg through- loan application which could is allowed, earlier he would should have the freedom to sell Compare this with three years % 9#&A1# HH % meet the demand so more out the country. The operation be obtained from the infra- have been forced to sell it at a anywhere. back when we owed Rs 2,000 B 23& % millers were added to the has already started in Tamil structure fund. We will be price lower than MSP. Now the If private people set up crore to the banks which we approved list. Nadu and Andhra Pradesh linking all the farmer groups mandi would have facilities these structures and there is no have paid. PNS !"#"# A
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% & > %&M L % he good old theatre is taking a U- > turn in our otherwise socially-dis- Ttanced lifestyles. And Delhi theatre % % enthusiasts are definitely in for a treat as the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, Mandi House, has opened its doors for the first play to be showcased in the post- COVID era. Culture-starved and in revenge mode, aficionados have already booked all shows. % Rama Theatre Natya Vidya (RAT- NAV) in collaboration with Austrian % Embassy, Austrian Cultural Forum, The Embassy of the Czech Republic and sup- ported by Sideways Consulting, is set to present Giraftari, based on Franz Kafka’s &M novel, The Trial — today and tomorrow. THE CURTAIN RISES AGAIN Media veteran and founder of RAT- NAV, Rama Pandey, also the director of the O#" ##""% play, lists the necessary measures taken to follow the social distancing norms, due to ) )% $& % $( % # "#$ Set in contemporary Delhi, Giraftari 3#--# '" % which there will be only 50 per cent seat is the story of a common Indian man, who -#-2 '" occupancy in the auditorium. The area is '!$ $ "' ( ) # .)$%$ has been alienated by society. Pandey uses being sanitised before the play and every a fusion of the lost Indian oral and folk %" ' ' 2 0( audience member will be given a compli- )$ ' )' ' % ) . !, 9 forms in the play. Art forms ranging from ' ".#"((-#" mentary mask. With Giraftari, Rama Tasha Dhol and Nafiri instruments of the -0"( %-(( plans to “kickstart the theatre space which $ ) &''! ' # % # % streets of Purani Dilli, can be seen, too. has been shut for the past few months.” Lending support to the initiative, ( -% "(-2'- '"P" The Theatrician (in association with theatre physically. They wanted to make Pandey says, “The last few months Abhijit Avasthi, founder, Sideways, says, 0 "$(-0"-#"? The Cacophonee), at Akshara Theatre, is the audience relive what theatre actually have been quite difficult for the theatre “Especially, in a time when most of us are set to present two ‘one hour, one act’ plays felt and experienced like. Performing community. The impact of lockdown on finding it hard to make sense of what’s ( -3" - #-22 "%'-) — The Red Hot Bombay Lovers and The spaces and arts have been adversely affect- performing arts has been immense. 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And why not con- indicates that people now want to venture will be back, watching theatre, after a long tive is to reach the common man in uncer- months of lockdown and staying put. tinue showcasing it digitally until the sit- into the outdoor space once again. And time, the theme of the play should resonate tain times.” Anusuya adds that the two plays are uation gets into place? when amphitheatres can grab attention, with the public’s mind to grab more eyes. Directed by Tathagata Chowdhury, the light-hearted comedies as “people now %% > Vaidya shares that Theatrician, the first why not closed ones too? We are actually “The plot of Giraftari will remain relevant play, The Red Hot Bombay Lovers, aims to want to come back to entertainment.” theatre company to begin online theatre expecting a full house on Sunday. The in all times as it addresses the plight of the explore the dark complexities and non-stop (The plays at Akshara will be staged on post lockdown, was “keen on resuming the response has been positive,” adds Vaidya. common man in such scenarios,” she adds. exuberance of humans, which aims at reju- November 8 at 7 pm and 8.15 pm.) 9$ 8 & & > C > % % > 87 !)<9! ) +9 9*66 % L > ! ) ctor Tiger Shroff is set to looking forward to this one. Astar in an action film set in This will be my first time work- > a post-pandemic, dystopian era. ing with Jackky and Vikas and + Sharing a teaser motion poster it will be exciting to collaborate that goes with the theme of the with them,” said the Baaghi % & film, titled Ganapath, Tiger actor. O ! wrote on Instagram, Jackky Bhagnani is equally “This one is special thrilled. “I look at Tiger as a $ for me, and especial- global star. 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ith momentum on their side, Wa confident Sunrisers Hyderabad would look for anoth- er complete performance to contin- ue their forward march in the IPL when they face a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator here on Friday. Pushed to the wall after a slow start to the tournament, SRH pro- duced a lion-hearted effort in the second leg and peaked at the right time to qualify for the play-offs by finishing third in the league stand- ings, just ahead of RCB. It has been contrasting results for the two teams in the business end of the tournament. While RCB suffered four con- secutive defeats to finish the league stage at the fourth spot, SRH reg- istered a hat-trick of wins to edge past Virat Kohli’s men in the stand- ings. SRH made a remarkable turn- around in their final three games — defeating Delhi Capitals, RCB and table-toppers Mumbai Indians to book their last-fourth berth. And come Friday, SRH would be brimming with confidence, espe- cially after their 10-wicket win over MI in the last must-win game. The credit for SRH’s success in the past few matches goes to the opening pair of Warner and Wriddhiman Saha. The duo has clicked upfront and has so far shared two century stands — 107 against DC and then 151 against MI. While Warner has led SRH from the front, scoring 529 runs from 14 games to occupy the sec- ond spot in the scorers’ list, Saha (184 runs from 3 matches) has proved that the SRH team manage- ment has erred in benching him for 11 ties. Such has been Warner and Saha’s performance that the likes of Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg and Jason Holder were hardly bothered. On the bowling front, SRH has found the right combination in Sandeep Sharma, Jason Holder, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natarajan and Rashid Khan and is expected to stick with them. While Sandeep has been sensa- tional in the powerplays, Natarajan has done the job in the the death overs. Rashid has been consistent in the middle overs, but certainly the inclusion of Holder and Nadeem has provided balance to the team. On the other hand, knowing very well that another blunder could send them packing, the Kohli-led RCB have a lot to ponder over. Coming into the match with four consecutive losses, RCB’s con- fidence would be rock-bottom. But skipper Kohli understands it is not the time to think about past results and what matters from here on is three wins on the trot to lift the IPL title. But it would be easier said than done as RCB seem to have lost some of their steam. In their last match against DC, RCB’s batting-heavy top-order failed to live up to expectations. Josh Philippe, who has been brought in place of Aaron Finch, has looked good in patches but hasn’t been able to convert his starts and in all likelihood, Kohli might be tempted to bring back Finch on Friday. Young Devdutt Padikkal, who scored his fifth fifty of the event in their last game, has been consistent at the top but Kohli needs to step up as of late, his strike rate has come under the scanner. Kohli and AB de Villiers need to take responsibility in the big match for RCB, which also features the likes of Chris Morris, Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar and bats quite deep. Navdeep Saini, who was rested in the last match after he suffered a split webbing, is expected to return to partner Mohammed Siraj, Isuru Udana and Morris. The spin department will be under the wings of Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal. SQUADS Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Priyam Garg, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Virat Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Basil Thampi, Abhishek Sharma, Billy Stanlake, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Mitchell Marsh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav, Rashid KhanBench Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa.