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This comes about even as disqualification notice against Madhya Pradesh drama, where the two sides had agreed in the 19 MLAs of Pilot camps for Jyotiraditya Scindia’s switch four rounds of Corps skipping the Congress from the Congress to the BJP Commander parleys to retreat Legislature Party (CLP) meet- led to the collapse of the Kamal to the peacetime locations at ing and indulging in anti-party Nath Government in the earliest. activities. March. Elaborating upon the cur- A Bench headed by Justice Earlier in the day seeking rent scenario, sources said Arun Mishra will take up the an interim stay on the besides not moving back more LM , , , matter on Thursday. Sachin Rajasthan High Court’s July 21 than 40,000 troops from the !" &, , Pilot has also filed caveat in the decision, the Assembly Speaker front and operational or #$%&( & ,& , ,,( case. ! " #$ said it was the duty of the top “depth” areas, the Chinese have ) * +, , ,, ( The “toppling” game and court to ensure that all consti- also not shifted heavy weapons % &, . alleged involvement of Central tutional authorities exercise deployed there. The “depth” , + ., machineries like ED, CBI and their jurisdiction within the areas are generally located 15 to ( & ,( + (. IT also reached the Prime lation of constitutional values. boundaries and respect their . && % ,% 20 km away from the border, ., ,& Minister’s door with Rajasthan Karnataka and Madhya “respective ‘lakshman rekha’ as and during the talks the two , &) + ,% Chief Minister writing to PM Pradesh are examples of this,” envisaged by the Constitution armies had agreed to thin out Narendra Modi accusing cer- Gehlot wrote in the letter. itself ”. troops from there. It was also obstructed an Indian patrol and Gogra but were yet to dis- manders on July 14 saw both a major confidence building tain Congressmen and a agreed to return to the respec- after intruding into their zone mantle structures constructed the sides mutually agreeing to measure, sources said here on Central Minister of conspiring tive peacetime locations as resulting in fisticuffs. there in the last eight weeks. monitor further disengage- Wednesday. The next round of to dethrone him. soon as possible, sources said The Chinese army is now They are all main “friction ment by troops and verify the Corps Commander talks may In the surprise move not ! adding there were so far no stationed on some of the cru- points.” The Chinese claim development in the next few take place later this week or known in recent past with positive signs in this direction cial spurs and is also con- Indian troops will dominate the days. early week, they added. similar template, Gehlot wrote from the Chinese. structing a jetty on the Indian strategic heights if they retreat The Indian side was car- Realising the evolving sce- to Modi alleging attempts to Officials also said the dis- side in the lake. India has to their side of the LAC. rying out this task every 72 nario, the Army is ready for a bribe Congress MLAs to defect. R # engagement process had not asked the Chinese to remove Some semblance of nor- hours and sources said based long haul in terms of deploy- Gehlot also named Union made any significant progress the jetty and fast interceptor malcy returned to the LAC on the pace of withdrawal after ment at the LAC even during Minister Gajendra Singh since the last Corps boats, but the Chinese are yet after National Security Adviser verification, the date for the the harsh winter months in Shekhawat among BJP leaders Commander-level talks early to do so, they added. However, (NSA) Ajit Doval and Foreign next round of military-level Ladakh and other vulnerable and said he is involved in deal- $ last week. Contrary to expec- the Chinese army has removed Minister Wang Yi on July 5 talks will be decided. areas, officials said. Earlier, it making with rebel Congress tations, the Chinese were not nearly all its makeshift bunkers talked to each other to defuse Given this situation on was anticipated that the stand- MLAs. showing the eagerness to move and tents from the disputed the volatile border situation. ground, the coming days may off at the four sites in Eastern “For some time, attempts out of the Pangong Tso (lake). area, reports indicated. The next day troops from the see more intense dialogue at the Ladakh will end in the next few are being made to destablise Incidentally, the face-offs began Similarly, the Chinese had face-off sites started with- military and diplomatic levels weeks and the two armies will democratically elected in May from the Pangong lake earlier removed some of its drawing, and the last round of to speed up the pace of disen- return to reduced patrolling in Governments. This is an insult when the Chinese army troops from the Hot Springs talks between the Corps com- gagement and de-escalation as the winter months. to the mandate and open vio- +& ,, ' &'-.- 00 1 of Patia Swarna Vihar with a . .2 travel history of Rajasthan, a 45-year-old man of s many as 91 persons test- Chintamaniswar, a 19 -year-old Aed positive for Covid-19 in girl of Salia Sahi Adivasi Basti, Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. a 85-year-old woman of BJB With this, the capital city’s Nagar Bijaylaxmi Colony, a total positive cases rose to 50-year-old man of Jharpada 1,343. Ganesh Mandap and a 42- While 72 cases were detect- year-old man of Old Town ed from quarantine centres, 19 Badadanda Sahi. . .2 were local contacts, the The local contacts includ- The ED has filed a crimi- Bhubaneswar Municipal ed a 60-year-old woman of IRC he Orissa High Court on nal case under the Prevention Corporation (BMC) said. Village N-6, a 58-year-old man TWednesday directed the he Enforcement of Money Laundering Act The quarantine cases of Laxmisagar, a 30-year-old District Judges to declare courts TDirectorate on Wednesday (PMLA) taking cognisance of included 26 workers of a flour man of Kharavel Nagar (an employee itive on the day. With this, the under their judgeships to searched the premises of a Customs Department com- mill in Mancheswar linked Chandrasekharpur near of a Government office), a 25- city’s tally surged to 452, remain closed in case contain- Rajasthan Chief Minister plaint and chargesheet in the with an earlier positive case, 14 Sai International School, a 54- year-old man (a security guard including 219 active ment zone order is declared in Ashok Gehlot’s brother alleged fertiliser scam. cases, all women, of IRC Village year-old woman of Kolathia of a Central Government hos- cases. any area by the Government. Agrasen Gehlot at Jodhpur The agency began the syn- Ganapati Nagar Basti linked near Mangala Mandira, a 48- pital), a 45-year-old man of The new cases included 41 The HC further said, “In and a dozen other locations in chronised searches early on with an earlier case, nine cases, year-old man of Patrapada Laxmisagar Oscar City, a 29- from home quarantine, 11 from case of lockdown/shutdown intimation to the High Court.” Rajasthan, West Bengal, Delhi Wednesday at six places in all employees of a construction AIIMS Nagar, a 70-year-old year-old woman of Baramunda institutional quarantine and or in any such eventuality/gen- The District Judge or the and Gujarat in connection Rajasthan, four in Gujarat, company in Rajmahal Square woman of Pandara Jagannath Satabdi Nagar, a 46-year-old two local cases. The institu- eral preventive measure taken Presiding Officer would allow with a money laundering two in West Bengal and one linked with an earlier positive Nagar, a 17- year-old boy of man of Pokhariput Kalunanda tional quarantine cases includ- by the State authority in respect functioning of the office/court probe in a fertiliser scam. location in Delhi. case, three cases, all women, of Khandagiri Tapabana Lane Nagar, an employee of a ed a Covid warrior of the SCB of that judgeship, the District with the minimal staffs to The agency conducted the ED sleuths were assisted Nayapalli Trinath Basti, two Basti, a 26-year-old woman Government office and a 26- Medical College Hospital and Judge shall instruct and take ensure adherence of social dis- searches at 13 locations across by personnel of the Central cases, both men, of Aiginia employee of a private hospital, year-old man of Jharpada. eight patients and attendants of recourse to adopt functioning tancing and other Covid-19 the four States, including the Reserve Police Force (CRPF) near Police Academy linked a 50-year-old man of Saheed However, 99 patients recovered the hospital. of the courts in virtual guidelines. Jodhpur premises of Agrasen during searches at the farm- with an earlier positive case, an Nagar EPF Colony, a 64-year- on the day in the city. The two local cases includ- mode/videoconferencing as far The HC added accused Gehlot, who is facing 7 crore house and residence of the eight-year-old girl of Nayapalli old man of Sailashree Vihar, a In Cuttack city too, as ed a 23-year-old Covid warrior as practicable to take up only would be produced in a court Customs penalty in the alleged Agrasen Gehlot in Behera Sahi, a 27-year-old man 53-year-old man of Unit-3 many as 54 persons tested pos- from Thoria Sahi. extremely urgent matters under as required under law. fertiliser scam, officials said. Jodhpur. # # " % $ & " &'()* ing the utilisation of funds % and the CAG. The State has !""#$ Government would be in touch progress of the vaccine. already borrowed Rs 1,000 00 1 ++++ with the SII for this purpose. He said the Oxford crore from these two funds, he &'(& informed. ive more persons suc- *P - - . /0 “It is likely that the Central Fcumbed to Covid-19 infec- $')&* funds to the State will decline tions in the State on which is why market borrow- Wednesday, increasing the total - 1 +2 00 1 ing is needed. We expect the death toll to 108. + 1 State Government’s market While three of the n order to mobilise more borrowing will be within 3.5%,” deceased belonged to Ganjam .3 Ifunds for the ongoing battle the Chief Secretary said. district, two casualties were against Covid-19, the State Besides, the State natives of Gajapati and Welfare Department said. Subarnapur 10, Balangir six, Government on Wednesday Government would get money Kandhamal districts, respec- Also, the death of another Nayagarh five, Boudh three, decided to borrow more from from pre-committed borrow- tively. patient due to other health Dhenkanal two, Angul one the Compensatory ings like RIDF and EAP funds, The deceased of Ganjam complications was reported and Bhadrak one. Afforestation Fund he said. included a 40-year-old woman, from Ganjam. With this, the However, another 440 Management and Planning The Council of Ministers who was also suffering from number of such deaths rose to patients recovered on Authority (CAMPA) and was also appraised of the diabetes and hydronephrosis, a 31. Wednesday in the State, taking Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Government’s revenue aug- 61-year-old man also having Meanwhile, an all-time the total recoveries to 13,749. Development Corporation mentation strategy. Funds of co-morbidity, and a 60-year-old high of 1,078 positive cases The highest 83 recovered in (OMBADC) funds. different departments have man, who was also suffering were reported on the day in the Khordha district, 68 in 00 1 He expressed happiness that University’s vaccine has shown The decision was taken at been remaining idle in banks. from diabetes and hyperten- State, taking the total count to Ganjam, 49 in Baleswar, 40 in the SII has partnered with the promising results in the first- a meeting of the Council of After the Finance Department’s sion. 19,835. Ganjam district regis- Malkangiri, 23 in hief Minister Naveen Oxford University to develop a phase trial. In India, the next Ministers chaired by Chief scrutiny, the money will be The Kandhamal deceased tered the highest 371 cases, fol- Jagatsinghpur, 21 in Bhadrak, CPatnaik on Wednesday Covid-19 vaccine. phase trial would begin in Minister Naveen Patnaik mobilised to deal with the was an 86-year-old man, who lowed by Khordha with 121, 20 in Mayurbhanj,18 in spoke to Serum Institute of He also applauded the phil- mid-August and the vaccine Chief Secretary Asit evolving situation due to was suffering from diabetes and Rayagada 96, Malkangiri 66, Koraput, 17 in Puri ,12 each in India (SII) CEO Adar anthropic activities carried out would be ready by October- Tripathy, who briefed about the Covid-19, Tripathy said. chronic obstructive pulmonary Cuttack 57, Jagatsinghpur 35, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar and Poonawalla over a video call by Poonawalla and his foresight November this year, he added. decision, said the Government It was revealed that the disease. Jharsuguda 34, Sundargarh 29, Nabarangpur, 11 in Cuttack, 10 during which he sought the lat- in tying up with various Poonawalla further said would borrow more from the State Government has already The 72-year-old man of Puri 28, Bargarh 26, Gajapati in Baragarh, 9 from Jajpur, ter’s cooperation in giving pri- research institutions across the that the SII and the Odisha CAMPA and OMBADC, spent Rs 1,700 crore, including Gajapati district, who suc- 24, Kendrapada 24, Jajpur 20, nine in Angul, six each in ority to Odisha for availability globe to develop this vaccine. Government can be in touch which have sufficient funds and Rs 340 crore, from the Chief cumbed to the virus, was also Sambalpuir 20, Nabarangpur Kendrapada and Sundargarh, of Covid-19 vaccination after Poonawalla appreciated with each other and carry for- it has already received approval Minister’s Relief Fund, to meet suffering from diabetes, hyper- 17, Keonjhar 16, Kalahandi five each in Balangir and necessary statutory clearances. Patnaik’s getting in touch with ward the collaboration once the in this regard from the expenses of the anti-Covid tension and coronary artery 15, Koraput 15, Kandhamal 13, Sambalpur and four in Patnaik said the State the SII to know about the vaccine is cleared and available. Supreme Court Judge oversee- battle. disease, the Health and Family Mayurbhanj 13, Baleswar 10, Nayagarh. ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ +
4 ! 5 / $P +" 9.#$#$ R % , * # ), ,, Q R 00 1 zoom meeting of the . .2 AOdisha Environment 00 1 force in this regard Congress (OEC) 2020 was shall be amended he Cuttack goranised here on Tuesday. n recognition of the immense accordingly by the con- TMunicipal Delivering the welcome Ipopularity of the famous cerned competent Corporation address, Sudarsan Das sought Sambalpuri song ‘Rangabati’, authorities,” the notifi- (CMC) on views from the invited OEC the State Government on cation stated. Wednesday organising committee mem- Wednesday renamed its lyricist Notably, 77-year- sealed Khatbin bers whether to change the ear- Mitrabhanu Gauntia’s native old lyricist Mitrabhanu Sahib Bari Lane lier-decided theme village Bilung as ‘Rangabati Gauntia was conferred 00 1 Classes-I to X, the Council of of Ward no. 15 ‘Environment and Biodiversity’ Bilung’ under Bamra Tehsil in with Padma Shri award Higher Secondary Education in the city and declared it as a Street Puja Mandap to the to a theme on Covid19 as sug- Sambalpur district. this year. Earlier in chool and Mass Education (CHSE) would do accordingly containment zone following backside of Modi Ind Paper gested by many recently. On obtaining a No 2017, ‘Rangabati’ singer SMinister Samir Ranjan Dash Classes-XI and XII, he said. detection of several Covid-19 distributor at Khatbin Sahi Following opinions, it was Objection Certificate (NOC) Jitendra Haripal had on Wednesday informed that The SCERT would submit positive cases in the locality. police outpost square has been decided that OEC should con- from the Union Ministry of also been conferred education syllabuses in the a report regarding the number The area from Maa Sarala declared as containment tinue with the theme decided Home Affairs and Ministry of with the Padma award. State would be reduced in view of days the schools would Suppliers, Rover Street to Rover zone. earlier and pandemic as a sub- Science and Technology, the Gauntia has also received an appropriate compliment to of the closure of all schools, remain open after the closure Street Puja Mandap, the Active contact tracing and theme. State Government rechristened Odisha State Sangeet Natak the Rangabati song and its including higher secondary period. The School and Mass Khatbin Sahi police outpost to surveillance would be carried Around 20 such sub- Bilung as ‘Rangabati Bilung’ Academy Award and lyricist Gauntia. schools, for a long period of Education Department would the house of Dayan out in the area. Inhabitants themes were shortlisted. The with effect from Wednesday Akashvani National Award for He thanked Prime Minister time due to Covid-19. take a decision in this connec- Mohammad to the house of within the containment zone suggested subthemes are con- (July 22), said a notification Music. Narendra Modi, Union While State Council of tion after the report is received, Rabindra Sethi, house of have been advised to stay cerned with biodiversity, issued by the Revenue and In his comment, Union Minister Amit Shah and Chief Educational Research & Dash said. Rabindra Sethi to the house of indoors. The CMC would human well being, develop- Disaster Management Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Minister Naveen Patnaik for Training (SCERT) would take The Chief Minister has Md Ishak and entry gate of ensure supply of essential items ment, pandemic as well as cru- Department. termed renaming of Bilung renaming Bilung after the pop- a detailed decision regarding given his approval for syllabus Urdu school till Maa Sarala for all the citizens residing in cial issues touching the envi- “All rules, instructions in village as ‘Rangabati Biung’ as ular song. reduction of the syllabuses for reduction, he added. Suppliers, the backside of Rover the zone. ronmental periphery. . % ,03 !( ; - ed to the MKCG Hospital on Gajapati district, Raika became 6 Tuesday as his condition dete- an OAS officer due to his ded- riorated. ication and hard work. 2> 00 1 Mishra said, “Citizens will access to online services of var- he death of Gajapati ADM o further the ‘ease of online ious departments through this TKarunakara Raika, who Taccess’ to public services, single portal.” IT Special died at the MKCG Medical the Electronics and Secretary Manoj Patnaik said, College Hospital at Brahmapur Information Technology “As of now, seven G2C services on Tuesday, was confirmed as Department has developed a like issuance of birth and death a Covid case by district common frontend interface to certificates, payment of holding Collector Anupam Saha on make it more convenient for tax, trade licence fees, water Wednesday. 00 1 elected unopposed to the citizens. bill, electricity bills, booking of The swab samples of Raika Upper House of the Parliament This was known at a high- ed different departments to the tickets of OSRTC buses had been sent for tests. The he four newly-elected BJD on March 18. Rajya Sabha level review meeting held link their e-Governance portals have already been integrated report, which came positive, TRajya Sabha members from Chairman and Vice-President under the chairmanship of with the OdishaOne portal with the was received after his death, Odisha took oath in the M Venkaiah Naidu adminis- Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy and integrate it with the pay- portal.” said the Collector. Parliament Chamber in New tered oath of office to them. here on Tuesday wherein IT ment gateways of the banks and Mishra said the citizen ser- Notably, Raika was in Delhi on Wednesday. It is stated to be the first Secretary Manoj Mishra pre- Paytm. The department was vices of all the departments charge of the Covid Hospital Subhas Singh, Sujit Kumar, occasion where members took sented different facilities avail- asked to complete the portal would soon be onboarded with here. A few days back, he was Born to a scheduled tribe It is the first case where an Mujibulla Khan (Muna) and oath when the House is not in able in the portal. and make it live within a ‘OdishaOne’ portal in different admitted to a hospital here after family in Atara Singh village OAS office died due to Mamata Mohanta had been session. The Chief Secretary direct- month. phases. he was taken ill. He was shift- under Nuagada block of Covid. " ) ,01 -2 P Q # 1 he three chari- BHUBANESWAR: Seven 00 1 Ashok Mishra for Ganjam, Tots on which major industries and corporate Sarada Prasad Satpathy for the deities of the houses, including State and JP State president Samir Jajpur, Sarada Pradhan for Q Jagannath Temple Central PSUs, have begun BMohanty on Wednesday Jagatsinghpur, Shankar Oram made trips to and operating their Covid Care appointed Pravaris (in-charges) for Jharsuguda, Ramesh Sahu 00 1 warriors, risking their lives. from the Gundicha Centres (CCCs) for their per- for 36 organisational districts of for Kalahandi, Biranchi Narayan Twin City Police Temple during the sonnel in accordance with the the party. Tripathy for Kandhamal, Jatin oted persons here on Commissioner Sudhanshu Rath Yatra this year State Government’s recent The Pravaris are: Mohanty for Kendrapada, NWednesday opined that Sarangi said, “The humanity is would be preserved directive. Seemanchal Khatei for Angul, Nabin Ram for Keonjhar, spread of Covid-19 can be facing an unprecedented prob- in a museum at This was known from a Golak Prasad Mohapatra for Balabhadra Majhi for Koraput, checked with support of peo- lem. We all have to remain con- Jagannath Ballav in review meeting held by Chief Baleswar, Nauri Naik for Bhrugu Baxipatra for Khordha, ple only. scious until a vaccine is invent- the pilgrim city. Secretary Asit Tripathy on Bargarh, Bishnu Sethi for Kaliram Majhi for Malkangiri, They viewed this attending ed to fight Covid. People’s sup- This was Tuesday. Tripathy asked the Baripada, Sureshwar Satpathy Niranjan Mishra for Nayagarh, a webinar titled “Role of front- port is necessary to control informed by Shree other industrial units to oper- for Balangir, Kalandi Samal for Mukesh Mahaling for line warriors in Covid man- spread of the virus,” Jagannath Temple ationalise their CCCs within Bhadrak, Bhuban Mohan Jena Nabarangpur, Artatrana agement” organised by the Director of Medical Administration July 25. for Bhubaneswar, Ram Chandra Mohapatra for Nuapada, Rabi Press Information Bureau (PIB) Education and Training (SJTA) Chief The units, which have set Meher for Boudh, Bata Kishore Narayan Nayak for Panposh, here. (DMET) Prof CBK Mohanty Administrator up CCCs are Tata Power at Mishra for Banai, Prithviraj Lekhasri Samantsinghar for I&B Ministry Odisha said precaution is the only Krishan Kumar on Jajpur and Duburi, Grasim Harinchandan for Cuttack city, Puri, Mohan Majhi for Additional Director Shailendra solution to the Covid Wednesday. this year, after a discussion with ed at Jagannath Ballav. Industries at Ganjam, Rourkela Amar Naik for Cuttack Sadar, Rairangpur, Gobinda Jain for Kumar Malavya said doctors, now. Every year, the chariots the Biswakarma and Bhoi The SJTA chief said the Steel Plant, IOCL at Paradip, Dhiren Senapati for Deogarh, Rayagada, Tankadhar Tripathy nurses, police, ASHA and Utkal University Reader were being dismantled after the servitors, the SJTA decided to chariots would be shifted to the Mahanadi Coalfields at Pravati Parida for Dehnkanal, for Sambalpur, Murali Krishna Anganwadi Workers and Dr Nabanita Rath and DMET Rath Yatra and the wood was conserve the three chariots at premises of Jagannath Ballav Lakhanpur and Jindal Stainless Saroj Sabat for Gajapati, Surath for Sundargarh and Bhabendra media representatives are all Associate Prof Brajakishore used in the temple kitchen. But the museum being construct- soon. at Jajapur Road. PNS Biswal of Ghumusar (Ganjam), Panda for Subarnapur. working as frontline Covid Das also spoke. 6" "7/ 6#)899P!#:#
cient will reach the 100-per hood, no less than country-to- get to know that in the first half appears to be less virulent than more than 2,600 companies number of adjustments. impacted while 25% see a neg- cent threshold and the epi- country travel. As much of the year, governments the one that afflicted humans across 14 global markets, However, 2% of those sur- ative outcome from the current demic will be ‘extinguished’. depends on the severity of worldwide resorted to emer- before March in big numbers including 200 Indian firms. veyed in India feel their long- environment. The analysis, published in local outbreaks and the effec- gency measures like forced elsewhere in the world. But as Despite the high level of impact term survival is threatened. Incidentally, a few barely- the online journal tiveness of testing, contact trac- business closures, stay-at-home usual, India has taken its share faced by Indian businesses, The survey further said known, mostly-unsung Epidemiology International, ing, social distancing, hospital rules and bans on large gath- of beating on the economic more than a quarter (29%) of the most important aspect for astrologers too have predicted has been done by Dr Anil systems and public health mes- erings. The moves slowed front due to lockdowns and those surveyed said they are around 42% of Indian busi- a significant waning trend of Kumar, Deputy Director saging that is free of political infection, saved lives and gave shutdowns. operating as normal; and this nesses is to review their sup- corona. General (Public Health) in the shading, the danger may leaders time to stockpile med- Luckily however, many level was the second highest pliers' ability to weather future Lastly, the vaccine made in DGHS, and Rupali Roy, remain hanging for some more ical equipments and supplies. Indian businesses have lately across all markets, behind uncertainty. Besides, 64% of the UK may take half a year Deputy Assistant Director time. Yet, that progress came at the shown real good prepared- mainland China. Indian businesses see the cur- more to be declared safe for (Leprosy) DGHS in the Health So, not all the news is grim cost of economic contraction, ness, made contingency plans “While COVID-19 has rent environment ensuring human use. An indigenous Ministry. They used the Bailey's the media keeps churning out soaring unemployment and for the future and continue to undeniably altered the eco- positive changes to their prod- vaccine too is not far behind mathematical model to draw nonstop. The social media out- trillions of dollars in fiscal and operate as near-normal despite nomic landscape, Indian busi- ucts/ services. This is the joint although India will keep dis- the projection. This randomly- fits are so overwhelmingly pes- monetary stimulus measures. the significant impact of coro- nesses have shown resilience in highest across all markets sur- playing devilish figures and determined mathematical simistic that it appears as if the Governments are likely to be na over the last months. the face of adversity. Businesses veyed (along with China) and numbers of the afflicted. People # * ‘mode' takes into consideration virus shall never go. Panic is reluctant to resort to wholesale According to HSBC's Navigator will have to make varying significantly higher than the will hardly die as the inherent the distribution of the total size also spread by some public offi- lockdowns again in anything report, almost half (46%) of degrees of adjustments to adapt overall average at 44%. potential of Indians to fight he Covid-19 pandemic is of an epidemic involving both cials despite noble intentions of short of a catastrophe. Indian businesses covered to this altered landscape which Moreover, favourable changes viral infections has always been Tlikely to be over in India infection and removal. Most sensitising the masses. The The Indian corona figures under a survey, felt 'very will be the new normal for the to customer demand (60%) big on record. This does not around mid-September. Two experts believe an effective form and content of publicity look horrific by the sheer num- strongly' impacted by the pan- foreseeable future," HSBC India and better access to financing mean Indians are out of dan- public health experts from the vaccine won’t be ready until they use are terribly poor and ber though the percentage is demic; yet, more than half Head of Commercial Banking facilities (62%) are some of the ger. Those who have espoused Health Ministry have made well into 2021 and we will all misplaced. All the same, now not that ghastly. Oftentimes, (54%) felt they were as well- Rajat Verma said. The fact other aspects that have been Western style of life, particu- this claim. They have used a be coexisting with the virus for that super experts say we are the Press briefings by state prepared as they possibly could that a substantial proportion of positively impacted by the cur- larly ‘family structure' and mathematical model-based the next year or longer in the nearer to the end of the tunnel, officials and media masters do be. This is a level that is the sec- Indian businesses are still oper- rent environment as per the ‘food', are likely to have lost the analysis to draw the projection. absence of a magic bullet. This there is cause to feel relieved not make clear the severity. ond highest amongst all coun- ating as normal may be attrib- survey. usually robust ‘Indian immu- The analysis shows that when next phase of the crisis may and have the basic, inborn They do not talk in terms of tries surveyed and higher than uted to nearly three quarters However, aspects related to nity'. Hand washing, social the number of infected require us to reset our expec- immunity restored naturally. percentages and proportions. the average across all markets (73%) of them either having a availability of labour have the distancing and keeping indoors becomes equal to those tations and awareness and Immunity is more a mental Actually, India is still in a (45%), according to the report management that is sufficient- lowest positive balance for may have to be respected for removed from circulation by change our behaviour. There is thing than physical. highly manageable state, more titled 'Building Back Better'. ly agile or being strong overall Indian businesses with only some more time to ensure per- recovery and death, the coeffi- threat from the neighbour- Looking back in time, we so because the virus-strain The survey was conducted on and able to manage with a 53% seeing it being positively fect safety.
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ACovid-19 positive cases, Government and private the administration on organisations would remain : @& Wednesday announced a closed while both private and < assured the Jail Superintendent some Biju Yuva Vahini vol- seven-day shutdown in the public transport would be to send doctors to the jail for uneers, the local Sarpanch took 0 > entire Rayagada district. restricted during the period. health checkup of quarantined the woman’s body to the cre- The shutdown with effect However, essential services like P 5 inmates. matorium and performed the oronavirus has taken the from Thursday would remain hospitals and medicine shops, Sources said swab sam- last rites. Clives of three members of a in force till July 29. movement of goods carriers ples of 50 prisoners and 92 jail This is not the first case. A family in less than a week in the The administration and other economic activities ( staffs had been sent for test on few days back, a young busi- Covid-19 hotspot Ganjam dis- declared the shutdown to curb would continue to function. +++= 1 July 19. Of them, reports of 33 nessman, who died after suf- trict. the virus spread following 96 Till now the district has prisoners and 10 jail staff came fering from fever, was carried According to reports, new positive cases were report- reported 338 positive caseswith - positive and all are asympto- on a trolley rickshaw to cre- Jitendra, son of Krushna ed from the district on the day. 197 active cases. While 139 matic. matorium in Buguda NAC Chandra Patra, was running an Active surveillance and contact patients have recovered from Earlier, 20 prisoners and area in fthe district. The youth’s electronics store at the tracing would be carried out in the disease, two have suc- two staff of the jail had tested relatives refused to attend lend Digapahandi bus-stand. He the district during the period, cumbed to the virus. 0 > positive for the virus. The first shoulder to carry his body to along with his parents and case from the jail was report- the crematorium. wife was residing near the area. *#+ 0 : matics. As a sculptor he has col- s many as 33 prisoners and ed on June 6. On Wednesday, the district All the family members were ,, -P lected drift wood, waste wood, A10 jail staffs, including a Meanwhile, reports said registered the single-day high- admitted to a Covid Hospital at r Satya Ketan Mohanty scrap wood and sculpted them Jailer, of the Brahmapur Circle relatives of a dead elderly est spike of 371 Covid positive Sitalapali after they tested pos- D(40) of Bargarh has proved into beautiful creations. Jail have tested positive for the woman and villagers in cases, taking the total count to itive for the virus. 0 > tion numbers and mobile to how to make one self reliant Besides, Mohanty is a lover of Covid-19. Jakarapalli village under 6,362. The district also report- Jitendra’s mother Janaki phone numbers of all 22 auto- during the prolonging lock- environment as well. Following detection, the Kukudakhandi block in ed three Covid deaths, taking first succumbed to the disease n order to transport people drivers, who will run their down time. He has made live- His aim is to make the prisoners have been kept under Ganjam district refused to the total toll to on July 15. Four days later, he Iin emergency cases during three-wheelers. The civic body ly items from waste handicapped orphan and isolation in the jail campus and carry her body to a crematori- 62. lost his father. Less than 24 night hours, the Berhampur has also fixed fare at Rs 10 per wood. unemployed youths self reliant the 10 sent to home quarantine. um in fear of getting infected So far, 4008 infected per- hours of his father’s death, he Municipal Corporation km. Mohanty is not only a by providing them training on All of them have been advised with the virus. sons have recovered in the himself died late on Monday (BeMC) has allowed 22 auto- The BeMC took the deci- sculptor but also has collected sculpting. to get admitted to Covid The body of G Budiamma district. Now 2,287 patients are night at the hospital. Only his rickshaws to run in the sion after auto drivers volun- a large number of Indian and In the lockdown period, he Hospital if they develop any (75), who died on Monday undergoing treatment at dif- wife survived and was dis- city. tarily proposed to run their foreign country coins. He has has used the time properly symptom of corona infection. midnight, lay in her house for ferent Covid charged from the hospital after The BeMC has made pub- three-wheelers to help people entered into the Guinness and made different statues The Ganjam CDMO has a few hours. With the help of hospitals. her recovery. lic the auto-rickshaw registra- during emergencies. World Record for this numis- from waste wood. , , O# " 4 $ . ,A, -/ / 0 1 population, said Siddharth Pati, a research scholar on RAYAGADA: Swab samples of group of intellectuals of marine species . the Tehsildar of Kolnara in Athe district here has Apart from a scientific . .2 4 Rayagada district have been demanded establishment of a mission, the centre will drive tested positive for Covid-19. marine biology and fisheries and support the development bhimanyu Besides, an employee of the research centre in Baleswar of a scientifically curated pub- ADas, a book 0 during the period. If any Tehsil office has also tested pos- because of availability of vast lic aquarium, develop newer binder in Cuttack employee develops symptoms itive coastline and marine species. facilities for development of city, is now the n a bid to prevent the spread he or she should immediately This was informed by In this context they had a coastal areas and ensure a lot talk of the town Iof coronavirus, all banks in report to health authorities and Rayagada Collector Pramod meeting on Monday. of advancement for the coast as he received a Kandhamal district would the district administration. Swab Kumar Behera on Tuesday. Baleswar is unique for of Baleswar and Bhadrak, said note of apprecia- remain closed for a week. The samples of all symptomatic The Collector ordered the rich biodiversity, most impor- Prof Dr Gobinda Chandra tion from former decision was taken by the employees would be collected Tehsil office to remain closed tantly the marine ecosystem Biswal from FM Indian cricketer Kandhamal Collector on for test, an official order said. for seven days, during which that it harbours. The north- university. Mohammad Kaif Wednesday following a num- Branch Managers of the the office would be sanitised. east coast of Odisha offers a In the meeting they urged for his selfless ber of bank employees testing concerned banks have been The administration also good opportunity in the field the district administration as service to positive for the virus in the dis- instructed to ensure adequate asked citizens not to visit the of genetic conservation of well as elected representa- mankind. trict. availability of cash in all ATM Tehsil office during this period. marine biodiversity. This con- tives to take up the matter Das got During the closure period, counters to meet the require- On Tuesday, samples of tinental shelf provides suitable with the centre in their Kaif ’s praises for the required sanitisation and ments of customers. nine corona warriors in the dis- grounds for different biogenic level . cremating unattended bodies of book binder from Odisha who tended bodies and help in their disinfection of all bank office After one week, the banks trict tested positive as well. activities and nursery grounds Kesu Das , Gouranga poor patients at crematoriums, lost his mother and other loved last rites. Service to mankind is premises and chambers would would function with 50 per Till date, 242 persons in the for important marine species. Panigrahi, Manoj Nayak, a service which is done by very ones in the battle with cancer. service to god.” be carried out. cent staffs strictly adhering to district have contracted the Sea turtles actively migrate to Niranjan Parida and several few. He decided to serve humanity Kaif shared two pho- The bank employees would the Covid-19 restrictions, the virus. The number of active these shores for breeding, it is other environment lovers were Kaif took to Twitter and and selflessly take care of poor tographs of Abhimanyu on the remain in home quarantine order added. cases stands at 102. PNS known for its horseshoe crab present in the meeting. wrote, “Abhimanyu Das is a cancer patients, cremate unat- social. > % R % 5 , + , ,, / ,01 0 : - oisingha MLA Dr Mukesh LMahaling has urged $ Director General of Police, Odisha to open a police outpost 00 1 ) been left stranded for crema- in Maharpali Chowk in 5< tion, since his Adhar card had this regard. Loisingha block. he East Coast Railway Odisha address. Officials of Abhyachandpur villages adja- ( 5 The police seized weapons In a letter to the DGP, Dr T(ECoR) on Wednesday 5 Kolkata Municipal Corporation >! cent to IOCL and a few areas and a pulsar bike which was Mahaling pointed out that the asked train passengers going to reportedly refused to cremate of Paradip township to check = lying near Ishaneswar Temple Balangir Sadar police station West Bengal on July 23, 25 and the body, because the person is spreading of coronavirus. and started an investigation controls the law and order 29 to take necessary steps in 92 not a resident of their jurisdic- However, locals fumed that *"/ which is in progress, sources problem in 12 gram panchay- view of suspension of public - though till July 17 Covid pos- said. ats of Loisingha Block. and private transport services 39-year-old man itive cases were limited to only 0 > Maharpali village is located in due to a complete lockdown in Aof Rourkela, who 9 in Paradip urban body but in the border of Balangir and these three days. was serving as a man- : 1 : just four days, it jumped to 67, delegation of Ganam BJP Bargarh district and villagers of The West Bengal has ager in a leading cor- due to poor management of the Aled by its former district at least 10 gram panchayats of declared a complete lockdown porate house at s many as 117 Covid-19 situation. president Kanhu Charan Pati Balangir and Bargarh districts on July 23, 25 and 29. Kolkata, on Tuesday Apositive cases have been Former Paradip met the DIG Police (Southern depend on the Primary Health Presently two special morning died on its detected in Jagatsinghpur dis- Municipality Chairman Basant Range) here on Wednesday Center at Maharpali. Criminals trains, 02074 Bhubaneswar- way to third hospital trict in past four days, includ- Kumar Biswal demanded strin- and submitted a memoran- after committing crimes easi- Howrah Special Express and after not being accept- ing 40 positive cases from gent measures and driving out dum protesting the recent ly escape to other district. 02202 Bhubaneswar-Sealdah ed in two other hos- Paradip port town. Meanwhile of non-Odia workers hired by attempt made by some mis- While some locals attribute The nearest police outpost Special Express, are running to pitals, owing to non- one Covid-affected man suc- L&T. A memorandum by the creants to attack on the district the incident to possible theft, at Magurbeda is 20 km from West Bengal on the above availability of bed. cumbed on Tuesday, with the BJD to the district Collector president of the party and BJP but the supporters of Jena the village while the police sta- mentioned dates. Since, the youth was hav- tion. total deaths reaching two in the urged him to discontinue IOCL leader Bibhuti Bhusan Jena on described the incident as a tion is 27 km. Hence to control Besides, the 02246 ing high fever and had col- The deceased was identi- district. maintenance work and stop the wee hours of July 18 in clear and well planned con- the anti social activities and Yashvantpur-Howrah Special lapsed on Tuesday morning, for fied as Ananta Nayaray Bhol, a The port town of Paradip L&T-sponsored migrants com- which Jena fortunately escaped spiracy to eliminate Jena and effective management of law Train and the 02704 which he was rushed to hospi- resident of Nabakrushna Nagar has been a major headache for ing to Paradip. unhurt. The incident has cre- demanded stern action against and order, a police out post Secunderabad- Howrah Special tal, his Covid test was con- area of Rourkela who was the administration as it is an A similar claim has been ated panic among the locals the miscreants. Meanwhile, shoud be opened as quickly as Train are passing through East ducted after his death and working as Associate Manager industrial hub. The adminis- placed by the Paradip BJP unit and party workers. Pati warned of stir by the BJP possible, demanded the letter of Coast Railway jurisdiction to confirmed positive. with Tech Mahindra, Kolkata tration has imposed section 144 seeking action against the L&T Jena lodged a FIR at if the miscreants were not Mahaling. West Bengal. His body, however, has unit. Crpc in Bagadia and authorities. Golanthara Police Station in brought to book soon. 3 $ 8 '8 ' the applications on displace- As a result, the applicants and 0 67 -'((0 ment, compensation and lawyers are facing difficulties 00 1 employment with the con- and return home empty hand- Pradhan. Icons from the world cerned companies are at pre- ed without any decision. he Freethought Party of of Odia literature Padmashree 1: sent under the jurisdiction of Considering the long TIndia (FPI) has urged CM he Odia Samaj, New Delhi, Dr Pratibha Ray, Prof Santanu Dhenkanal Coal Tribunal. standing grievances for a Coal Naveen Patnaik to make mar- Twill organise an online dia- Kumar Acharya, Prof he District Lawyers’ Dhenkanal being 300 km Tribunal at Jharsuguda, the riages dowry free and ensure logue on Odia language and lit- Manindra Kumar Meher are TAssociation has demanded away from Jharsuguda, the Central Coal Ministry has been quality English medium edu- erature, entitled “Odia Bhasha slated to grace the webinar as setting up of a Coal Bearing lawyers and applicants are fac- requested to take a favourable cation and health service at O Sahitya: Kichhi Drusti, the speakers. Writer and Tribunal at Jharsuguda. ing a lot of difficulties and decision in the case, said the every nook and corner in Kichhi Chinta” on July 25. Principal Commissioner of After presenting a memo- financial hardship to attend the Bar Association members. Odisha. After successfully con- Income Tax Paramita Satpathy randum to the Union Coal Tribunal at Dhenkanal. Sundargarh and Sambalpur In a memorandum, the ducting a webinar on financial shall be the moderator of the Minister, the association has At present, many applica- Lawyers Association have also party has requested for open- packages and opportunities for webinar. requested to Bargarh MP tions of Jharsuguda and neigh- placed similar grievances for ing marriage offices for free MSME in Odisha on June 27, "The deadline for registra- Suresh Pujari to take suitable bouring districts are pending consideration by the Centre. registration of love birds, health the forum has come up with an tion is July 23. Interested par- action in the matter. for decision in Dhenkanal Coal The association also discussed and family planning centres, idea to celebrate own language ticipants should send their The Jharsuguda District Tribunal. Besides, there is a lot the issue with MP Suresh Pujari prayerless quality English and literature. name and contact details to Bar Association said that a of pressure on the District and and handed over a copy of the medium schools at panchayat The webinar will be [email protected] to major portion of coal mines of Sessions Judge , Dhenkanal to memorandum to him. level and Municipal ward level eliminate plight of pregnant of the Indian Constitution addressed by Union Petroleum receive the Webinar link for Jharsuguda and neighbouring decide these cases as head of During discussion, associ- so as to fully modernise women, bridging widening gap demands that all students to be Minister Dharmendra Pradhan participation," said a release by Sundargarh and Sambalpur Coal Tribunal. ation president P Ram Mohan Odisha. in the field of education of chil- treated equally while education as chief guest of the session and the Odia Samaj. districts are under Mahanandi The hearing dates in many Rao and many other lawyers "This is absolutely neces- dren of the rich and the poor. is being imparted to them," told Odia Samaj president Sidhartha Coalfields Limited (MCL). But, cases being shifted many times. were present. sary to end dowry deaths, Right to Equality” under Art.14 the FPI. ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ + ,+ !-.+ * " #$%R &"
ithout mentioning 0 P WPakistan and China, Defence Minister Rajnath she receives proper training Singh on Wednesday lauded ; 0 and settles down in her job, it the Indian Air Force (IAF) said. saying its Balakot strike and the he Telangana Government Rao had lunch with 20 current combat readiness in Ton Wednesday handed members of Santoshi's family Ladakh have sent a strong over a letter of appointment as at Pragati Bhavan, the camp message to "adversaries". Deputy Collector and also a office-cum-official residence Given the situation on house site in the city to the wife of the Chief Minister. He the Line of Actual Control of Col Santosh Babu, who was assured them that the govern- (LAC), he asked the IAF to be martyred in the recent violent ment would always stand by ready to handle any eventual- clashes with Chinese troops in Col Santosh Babu’s family. ity while alluding to the ongo- the Galwan Valley. Earlier, Hyderabad dis- ing efforts for de-escalation at "The State Government trict Collector Sweta Mohanty the border. has appointed Santoshi, wife of and ruling TRS MLA Gadari Incidentally, during his Col Santosh Babu who was Kishore Kumar handed over first visit to Leh last week martyred in the recent clashes the documents pertaining to CM and Collector," Santoshi handed over a letter since the face-offs began more on the Indo-China Border, as the allotment of 711 sq yards told reporters. appointing Santoshi as a than eight weeks back, Deputy Collector. Chief of land at posh Banjara Hills It was exactly a month ago Group I service officer in the Rajnath had sounded skepti- ( ! # 1 4 5 ( $ + # - Minister K Chandrashekhar to Santoshi. Santoshi thanked (on June 22), when the Chief State Government and docu- cal about the ongoing dialogue # !+ 6 1 Rao on Wednesday at Pragathi the Chief Minister and the dis- Minister visited the bereaved ments allotting a house site of to defuse tension at the LAC. Bhavan handed over the trict Collector for the help. family at Suryapet town, about 711 sq yards at the Banjara He said he said could not appointment letter to "In remembrance of the 130 km from here, and Hills here. “guarantee” the outcome of strong message to "adver- by the adversary. and the operational readiness Santoshi," an official release martyrdom of Col Santosh pledged his Government's full The 39-year old colonel the talks and urged the armed saries". He said the response by all to handle any threat. The IAF said. Babu, CM came to our house support to the family. was among 20 Indian sol- forces to be ever ready. He also said the nation's commands in ensuring in the last few weeks has Rao instructed the officials and helped...the Collector During his visit then, Rao diers who were killed in the Addressing the IAF com- resolve to defend its sover- deployment and readiness of deployed its front line fighter to post Santoshi in Hyderabad invited me today, showed the handed over cheques for Rs Galwan Valley in eastern manders’ conference on the eignty stands firm and that the forces was prompt and laud- jets in nearly all the forward and its surrounding areas and place (land in Hyderabad) to five crore announced as ex- Ladakh on June 15 during a opening day of the two-day people of the country have full able. He also emphasised on airbases along the 4,000 km also asked his secretary Smita me and gave the related doc- gratia by him. violent clash with event here on Wednesday, the confidence in the capability of the need to focus on the abil- long LAC. Sabharwal to help Santoshi till uments. I am thankful to the He had also personally Chinesetroops. defence minister also compli- its armed forces. ity to handle situations at a With the first four Rafale mented the IAF for its rapid Chief of Air Staff Air short notice for ensuring a fighter jets arriving from 30 and MIG-29. message to China that it was Mirage 2000 aircraft in key into service a fleet of C-17 deployment of assets at for- Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria robust response. France at the Ambala airbase In a demonstration of its ready to deal with any even- frontier air bases. The IAF has Globemaster III transport air- ward locations in response to said the IAF was well prepared The two-day meet of the on July 29, the commanders aerial prowess, the IAF has tualities in the mountainous also deployed Apache attack craft as well as C-130J Super the border row with China in to counter short term as well IAF top brass will review the will also chalk out the inte- been carrying out night time region. helicopters as well as Chinook Hercules in transporting eastern Ladakh, saying its as strategic threats and the current situation on the LAC gration programme of the combat air patrols over the The IAF has deployed heavy-lift helicopters to trans- heavy military equipment and Balakot strike and the current units were "evenly poised" to and the Line of French manufactured the eastern Ladakh region in the almost all its frontline fighter port troops to various forward weaponry to several forward combat readiness have sent a counter any aggressive action Control(LOC)facing Pakistan Russian origin jets like the SU- last few weeks, in an apparent jets like Su-30, Jaguar and locations. It has also pressed bases in the region. # 1123 $ #" - " :&!-# < 1 NCP chief Sharad Pawar and " $1 # RPI chief and minister of state " , :# ormer Congressman for social justice and empow- FJyotiraditya Scindia hogged erment Ramdas Athawale were mittee and said that assistance the limelight on Wednesday as administered the oath from $ :-! be provided either by the he took oath as a BJP MP in the Maharashtra. he Supreme Court National Investigation Agency Rajya Sabha and exchanged Three MPs from YSRCP, TWednesday approved Uttar (NIA) or any other central greetings with his old party col- who represent Andhra - Pradesh Government's draft agency. league and bitter rival Digvijay Pradesh, include Ayodhya - - notification for appointing for- The bench said the inquiry Singh, who too was among the Rami Reddy Alla, Pilli mer apex court judge Justice commission will submit its 45 parliamentarians who were Subhaschandra Bose and JP’s national vice president (retd) BS Chauhan as chairman report to the apex court as well administered the oath of affir- Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi. Band spokesperson Baijayant ! - ! - of the 3-member inquiry com- the state government under the mation by Vice President M 6 !#"" - # 475 Representing Odisha, Panda took to Twitter on 40 - mission on the killing of eight Commission of Inquiry Act. Venkaiah Naidu. 6" !# " $ 1 Muzibulla Khan, Subash Singh, Wednesday to allege links 5 policemen and the subsequent The apex court said scope 9 6 Deepender Hooda, Shakti Sujeet Kumar and Mamata between some Bollywood stars M encounter killings of gangster of investigation to be conduct- Sinh Gohil, Sharad Pawar, Mohanta from the Biju Janata with “certain Pakistanis & NRIs Vikas Dubey and five of his ed by the inquiry commission Rajeev Satav and Priyanka Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramilaben their tally. Dal also took oath. From Tamil with undeniable track record N alleged associates. should be wide enough. Chaturvedi were among others. Bara and Narhari Amin from From the Congress, which Nadu, KP Munusamy of the encouraging violence in J&K”. ) A bench headed by Chief The bench said the top Owing to the Covid-19 Gujarat; Ram Chander Jangra has 41 MPs in the house, the AIADMK and M Thambidurai The former Member of Justice S A Bobde directed court is not in favour of “tying pandemic, the oath of affir- from Haryana; Indu Goswami leaders who took oath were of the AIADMK and GK Vasan Parliament from Odisha, how- While Bollywood's links to that the inquiry commission the hands” of the commission mation to 45 of the total 61 from Himachal Pradesh; KTS Tulsi from Chhattisgarh; of the Tamil Maanila Congress ever, did not give away any the underworld has often been should start functioning with- and it will not be wise to have members newly elected to the Deepak Prakash from Shaktisinh Gohil from Gujarat; also took oath. name. talked about, of late, it is in the in a week and the probe be con- a term of reference for it. Upper House from 22 States Jharkhand; Ashok Gasti and Deepender Singh Of the 61 new MPs, 49 The BJP leader urged news for a hotly debated topic cluded within two months. It said the commission will was held in the Rajya Sabha Iranna Kadadi from Karnataka; Hooda from Haryana; were elected to the upper ‘patriotric Bollywoodies’ to of nepotism leading to factions The other two members of have to inquire into incidents chambers and for the first time Udayanraje Bhosale and Mallikarjun Kharge from house for the first time while renounce celebrities who have in the film fraternity taking on the inquiry commission would of killing of eight policemen during inter-session. Other Bhagwat Karad from Karnataka; Digvijay Singh 12 were re-elected. a connection with some each other. be – former high court judge and subsequent encounters MPs who were not present for Maharashtra; Maharaja from Madhya Pradesh; Rajeev After vacancies arose in Pakistanis and ISI elements. The circumstances leading Justice (retd) Shashi Kant killings of Dubey and his the ceremony will be adminis- Leishemba Sanajaoba from Satav from Maharashtra; and March in 20 states, 42 were Panda tweeted that he to the death of film actor Agarwal and retired Director alleged associates. tered the oath at a later date. Manipur; K Vanlalvena from Neeraj Dangi and KC elected unopposed, including came across “shocking threads Sushant Singh Rajput has General of Police of Uttar Solicitor General Tushar With 19 BJP MPs taking Mizoram; and Rajendra Gehlot Venugopal from Rajasthan. 28 first timers, and elections documenting personal & busi- recently triggered a debate over Pradesh K L Gupta. Mehta, appearing for Uttar the Oath on Wednesday, BJP’s from Rajasthan were others Oath was also adminis- were held for 19 vacancies ness links of some Bollywood “insiders versus outsiders” in The bench, also compris- Pradesh, informed the bench strength in the Upper House who took the Oath. tered to JDU’s Harivansh and and 15 other first-timers won personalities with certain Bollywood with a suggestion ing Justices A S Bopanna and Justice (retd) Chauhan has has now gone up to 86. The numbers of the Ramnath Thakur and RJD’s a berth in the Rajya Sabha. Pakistanis & NRIs with unde- that a clique is operating in a V Ramasubramanian, cleared given his consent to be a part Sumer Singh Solanki from National Democratic Alliance AD Singh and Prem Chand Addressing the new mem- niable track record encourag- certain way to dole out favours the draft notification and asked of the inquiry commission. Madhya Pradesh; Nabam Rebia has gone up to 100 in the 245- Gupta from Bihar; and to bers, Naidu said they should ing violence in J&K, who have to the actors who toe its line. the Uttar Pradesh Government Mehta told the bench that from Arunachal Pradesh; member upper house. Parties Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, of reflect on their role and verifiable links to ISI & Pak There is a demand for a CBI to notify it. the commission would also Bhubaneswar Kalita and friendly to the BJP, such as the the CPI-M from responsibility and not fall for army. I urge patriotic probe into the alleged “suicide” The top court directed the probe the circumstances under Biswajit Daimary from Assam; BJD, AIADMK and the West Bengal. Priyanka the temptation of disrupting Bollywoodies to renounce of Rajput, who hailed from Centre to provide secretarial which Dubey, who was facing Vivek Thakur from Bihar; YSRCP, too saw an increase in Chaturvedi from Shiv Sena, the House for short-term gains. them”. Bihar. assistance to the inquiry com- 65 FIRs, was released on bail. + $ ( % ! Q 9 - %& & - ! # after his name had cropped up in a police investigation in a fter appointing new chiefs corruption case. Aof Gujarat and Haryana, BJP president JP Nadda the BJP on Wednesday this week appointed CR Patil appointed Suresh Kumar and OP Dhankar as presi- Kashyap, MP from Shimla, as dends of Gujarat and Haryana its Himachal Pradesh unit pres- units respectively. ident. More changes at all party Kashyap is an ex-service- levels to be effected soon with man and has been elected as new faces inducted in the MLA on the party's ticket ear- office bearers team in the lier. party's central leadership as Malik said, “To date, Mylan and He replaces Rajeev Bindal, also in the Parliamentary TB Alliance have secured who resigned in May within Board, the ndia has become the second approvals for pretomanid in five months of his appointment highest decision making body. Icountry in the world to pro- two countries” while president vide DCGI approval for anti- and CEO of TB Alliance Mel institution, the Vice President tuberculosis drug pretomanid Spigelman, said, “The approval (, & + , said the core values of the top for conditional access under the of pretomanid in India as part ice President M Venkaiah auditor — independence, objec- National Tuberculosis of this three-drug, all-oral reg- VNaidu unveiled a statue of tivity, integrity, reliability, pro- Elimination Program (NTEP) imen is the first in a country materials, dust and ice. As , 2 &+ , & Dr BR Ambedkar at the fessional excellence, trans- programme. with a high TB burden. By they come closer to the sun Comptroller and Auditor parency and positive approach Pretomanid has been embracing innovation, India ne of the rarest and bright- there is evaporation of volatile ceeds of crime” were generat- General (CAG) office in New — drew inspiration from the life approved as part of a three- has an opportunity to lead the Oest, Comet Neowise, offi- contents from these comets. ed by the accused persons by Delhi on Wednesday. and work of Dr Ambedkar. He drug, six-month all-oral regi- charge to end TB and meet its cially known as C/2020F3, can When they start melting, the laundering of funds that were “The CAG is a strong and called accountability, trans- men consisting of bedaquiline, ambitious goals for eradica- be seen in the sky till July-end particles start glowing by the he Enforcement earned in an illicit manner credible institution and the cred- parency and good governance as pretomanid and linezolid, col- tion.” in India as it is closer to the reflected sunlight. This makes TDirectorate (ED) on through the alleged gold smug- it for this must go to the framers very essential for democracy. lectively referred to as “BPaL” India has the goal of TB earth these days. The Neowise, the 'dust tail' of Comets. Wednesday registered a money gling racket. of the Constitution, particular- He credited the reports of for treatment of adult patients elimination by 2025. once it disappears, will be vis- For those keen to capture laundering case in connection The ED has authority to ly to Dr BR Ambedkar,” Naidu the CAG and the consequent with pulmonary extensively India accounts for approx- ible only after 6,800 years. the image, Dr. Ratnashree said, with the Kerala Gold attach the immovable and said while unveiling the statue. deliberations in the committees drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB), imately a quarter of the world’s The Nehru Science Centre “Point your camera towards Smuggling Scam. movable assets of the accused He said Babasaheb Ambedkar of the legislatures for having led treatment intolerant or non- TB burden, with an estimated in its ‘Lockdown Lecture’ series the North West direction and The ED registered an persons under the PMLA. had the vision to ensure inde- to various changes in the regu- responsive multidrug-resistant 2.7 million cases per year, organised ‘Comet NEOWISE – try to take a long exposure Enforcement Case Information The Kerala Gold pendence and a wide mandate latory framework, governance TB (MDR-TB). highest for any country, glob- A Primer’ to discuss the explo- shot. Try clicking regular pho- Report (ECIR) (FIR in police Smuggling Case was unearthed to the CAG. structures and delivery mecha- The drug manufacture, ally. Of these, around 130,000 ration aspects related to tographs on different days at parlance) taking cognisance on July 5 when gold, weighing Describing him as a multi- nism of the government, ensur- Mylan will initially make its patients have some form of comets. the same time with the same of the NIA's FIR relating to the over 30 kg, was seized by the faceted genius — a visionary ing economy, efficiency and pretomanid available in India drug-resistant TB. Director, Nehru camera settings to find out the probe into criminal aspects of Customs (Preventive) statesman, philosopher, tower- effectiveness of government through a donation of 400 Patients frequently face Planetarium, Dr N Ratnashree, trajectory of the comet in rela- the scam, officials said. Commisonerate, Cochin from ing intellectual, eminent jurist, operations. treatment courses to the NTEP complicated and lengthy treat- explained comets, their posi- tion to the horizon,” she said. The ED case has been the “diplomatic baggage” that economist, writer, social He said the CAG has which provides free, high qual- ment regimens of up to 20 tion in the sky and ways to The comet can be seen in booked under the Prevention had landed by air cargo at the reformer and a humanist par evolved as an enabler to ity anti-tubercular drugs and months which often result in observe it through a telescope, clear sky conditions in areas of Money Laundering Act Thiruvananthapuram interna- excellence, he observed that Dr Babasaheb’s vision that not only care across the country to poor clinical outcomes. The DSLR camera or even the with lesser light pollution and (PMLA) and the agency will tional airport from the Gulf. Ambedkar was the messiah of ensures public financial ensure that the treatment is WHO has reported treatment naked eye. will be perfectly soon record the statements of The seized gold is the oppressed. accountability but also acts as a accessible to patients who need success rates of 48% for MDR- Comet is an icy small body visible when the sky is dark, the arrested accused, they said. estimated to be worth 14.82 Applauding the CAG for friend, philosopher and guide of it the most. TB and 30% for XDR-TB in which consists mostly of rocky she added. The ED will probe if “pro- crore. being a strong and credible the executive. Mylan president Rajiv India. ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ + /* 234-53 ! 4
*/ ,$$ highest number of coronavirus In last 24 hours, 74 patients it has been proved wrong,” said Chengalpet accounted for 223 &'((( . cases detected in the State on succumbed to the pandemic. the doctor who did not what cases. Kancheepuram (325) a single day. By noon itself it was known his name to be quoted. and Thiruvallur (430) ithin 24 hours of Tamil What upset the Tamil that the number of patients The bulletin said as on saw steep hike in the number .// 7(/%( ( / ( (,* WNadu’s Health Minister Nadu Government is the steep infected with the virus would Wednesday, Tamil Nadu has of patients. Dr C Vijaya Baskar claimed hike in the number of persons be on the higher side. A doc- 51,765 active Covid-19 cases Situation in Ranipet (414) */ ,$$ 29. number of Covid-19 cases. from global bodies. “While that the State has the best afflicted with coronavirus with- tor in the Government service while the day saw 4,910 persons and Virudhunagar (363) have “Out of the 1.038 persons the national average for covid medical strategy in the coun- in a day. On Tuesday, 4,965 per- expressed his anxiety as the getting discharged from hos- turned grave as the numbers ore than 1,000 new tested positive today, 785 were cases per million is 419, Kerala try, the Directorate of Health sons were tested positive for the hike in the number of patients pitals across the State. from these districts show. Mpatients joined the army infected through contacts is less than half of this figure. and Preventive Medicine came pandemic and this means that come at a time when the State While the situation in Thirunelveli (267) and of Covid-19 affected persons in which reiterates that the peo- There is an attempt by many out with a bulletin which stat- the number of Covid-19 is experiencing rainfall as part Chennai remained similar to Thoothukudi (202) are the Kerala on Wednesday. ple have to be careful in their persons and entities to portray ed that Tamil Nadu diagnosed patients in the State shot up by of the South West Monsoon. that of previous days (the other districts which recorded “Today has turned out to be dealings,” the CM said. Kerala in poor light,” said the 5,849 persons with Covid-19 almost 1,000 during the last “We were expecting some Metropolis tested positive for unabated spreading of the a crucial day in Kerala. We diag- He said the entire coastal Chief Minister. on Wednesday. This is the 24 hours. respite once the rains set in but 1,171 persons), neighbouring disease. nosed 1,038 persons with Civid- stretch of Thiruvananthapuram As on Wednesday evening, 19 and this is the highest num- and Kollam have been shut there were 15,032 Covid-19 ber of patients identified on a down because of the hike in the patients in the State. “There are * /" + + ++*! single day since the first coro- number of persons afflicted more than 9,000 persons navirus case was detected in the with the pandemic. undergoing treatment in vari- , 0 +$ + $+)$, State in the month of March,” Thiruvananthapuram con- ous hospitals in Kerala. Today, said Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief tinued to lead the table with the 1,164 patients have been admit- Jammu: The Pakistan Army on too retaliated strongly and tar- Minister of Kerala. highest number of coronavirus ted to hospitals because of Wednesday resorted to “unpro- geted several ‘offensive’ gun The Chief Minister said he cases. The district tested 226 Covid-29,” he said. ! "# !$ voked” ceasefire violation along positions of the Pakistan Army may have to think seriously new cases out of which 190 Life has come a full circle in the Line of Control in two dif- to silence them. about the proposal for anoth- were infected through con- Kerala which was praised by ferent sectors of Qasba, Kirni Ministry of Defence er round of total lockdown in tacts, he said. Vijayan also some media houses in the coun- and Mankote of Poonch dis- spokesman in Jammu, Lt-Col the State as this is the first time pointed out that in all the dis- try and abroad for “effective trict. According to ground Devender Anand said, Kerala sees the Covid-19 cases tricts in the State, the pandemic measures” adopted by the reports, Pakistan army target- “Pakistan army violated cease- breaching the 1,000 mark. has spread through contacts. CPI(M)-led Government in the ed several civilian areas along fire agreement around 7.15 Vijayan blamed a section of the But the Chief Minister said State. But as on Wednesday, the ) >>0 and 2,146 deaths, Thane con- with forward posts of the pm in Qasba, Kirni sector on media and certain political that Kerala stands in the fore- Chief Minister himself disclosed tinued to be the second worst Indian Army. Wednesday”. outfits for spreading fake news front of the States and has that the situation in the State has he Covid-19 graph hit district in Maharashtra. Hitting back, Indian army PNS and lies for the increase in the earned all round appreciation become a matter of concern. Tappeared to be gradually Pune, which has emerged peaking in Maharashtra on as the third worst affected dis- Wednesday, as the State record- trict in terms of spread of the -#! ed an all-time high of new pandemic, has recorded 63,351 9 #3 :1 10,576 infected cases, while infections and 1,514 deaths 280 more people succumbed till now. ) ) 292 any Agency. They will try to “As mass connect is the key to pandemic. In a related development, choke my voice but I will come she is likely to ask the leaders 12 3 After recording the then the total number of patients engal Chief Minister out stronger,” she said. to launch house-to-house con- highest highest-ever 9,518 discharged from various hos- BMamata Banerjee on Meanwhile, Banerjee is tact programmes so that the / 4 # >> infected cases on July 19, pitals after full recovery since Wednesday slammed the Uttar likely to hold a virtual meeting general grievances of the peo- Maharashtra notched a new the second week of March this Pradesh Government for throt- of the Trinamool Congress ple can be assessed and later %3 2 35116 jawan of Border Security daily high of 10,576 cases — year touched 1,87,769. The tling the voices of dissent even leaders on Thursday apparent- addressed,” another senior AForce (BSF) deployed much to the discomfort of the recovery rate in the state stood as she expressed shock over the ly to decide on electoral strate- TMC leader and MLA from Kolkata: In a sudden develop- along the International Border State health authorities. at 55.62 per cent. The mortal- killing of journalist Vikram gies. Her decision comes a day North 24 Parganas said. ment former India footballer in Samba sector of Jammu Interestingly, after the ity rate in the State is 3.72 per Joshi who was gunned down in after promising in a virtual rally However the most impor- Mehtab Hussain pulled out of frontier was dismissed for his infections crossed 8,000 mark cent. The State health author- Ghaziabad. to decimate the BJP in the next tant thing the Chief Minister is the BJP a day after joining the alleged involvement in smug- on five occasions in a week $ $ ities pegged the number of Expressing her condolences year’s Assembly elections. likely to focus on is “counter- party amid allegations that he gling activities in connivance (July 16-8,641, July 17-8,308, “active cases” in the State at she said, “My heartfelt condo- The Chief Minister is like- propaganda for the BJP’s reg- had been pressurized by the with anti-national elements July 18-8,348, July 20-8,240 &>? 1,36,980. lences to the family of Vikram ly to instruct the regional ular disinformation campaign.” TMC to quit the saffron outfit. and trans-border criminals. July 21-8,369) and even " (" Out of 16,87,213 samples Joshi, a fearless journalist who satraps to rise above narrow According to this leader “Withdrawing from poli- A BSF spokesman in breached 9,000 mark once on sent to laboratories, 3,37,807 passed away today.” He was shot personal interests and work in “the BJP is getting its oxygen tics” Hussain a fiery midfield- Jammu said, “A BSF constable July 19, the infections touched reported in Mumbai, there have tested positive (20 cent) in UP for filing an FIR to book a united manner, insiders said. from the Left cadres who have er who had his stints with identified as Sumit Kumar, res- five-digit mark of 10576 on were 57 deaths in Pune, 50 for Covid-19 until Wednesday. his niece’s molesters. “Though the TMC unites in suddenly started backing that Mohun Bagan, East Bengal ident of Gurdaspur in Punjab Wednesday. deaths in Thane, 27 in Currently, 8,58,121 peo- She added, “An atmos- the name of Mamata Banerjee party … it is not possible for and other clubs too said “I had was dismissed from services by With the fresh infections Aurangabad, 16 in Kolhapur, ple are in home quarantine phere of fear has been created there are reports coming that rigidly conscious cadres of the joined the BJP yesterday but the BSF authorities”. and fatalities, the total number 12 in Solapur, 9 in Jalgaon, 7 in while 44,975 people are in in the country. Voices are being there are a lot of intra-party feud CPI(M) to turn to extreme when I returned home my rel- BSF spokesman added, of infections mounted to Nashik, 6 in Ahmednagar, 5 in institutional quarantine. muzzled and even media is not at the local levels. The Chief right overnight. So it seems that atives, near and dear ones and “Sumit Kumar was appre- 3,37,607, while the total num- Palghar, 4 each in Raigad and Meanwhile, in yet another spared. Shocking.” Minister wants the local lead- there is a plan that has been my fans expressed their dis- hended on information of the ber of deaths rose to 12,556. Sangli, 3 each in Ratnagiri, sting operation, social activist Banerjee had from a mass ership to address the issues and hatched by the Left use the BJP pleasure about my joining pol- Punjab Police on July 11, 2020, Of the total 280 deaths Latur, Nanded, Nagpur and Binu Varghese helped the virtual rally on Tuesday said the work united,” said a Minister to bring down the TMC itics. They said that they want for his alleged involvement in reported on Wednesday, Akola, 2 each in Satara and Crime Branch sleuths of the BJP Government was not only and MLA from Kolkata. Government otherwise they me to see me in the field and smuggling activities, con- Mumbai recorded 58 deaths, Parbhani and one death each in Thane trap a 5-member gang threatening the dissenting peo- Banerjee is also likely to tell would not have got 40 percent not in the politics and so I nivance with anti-national ele- taking the total number of Nandurbar, Jalna, Hingoli, indulging in blackmarketing of ple and chocking their voices the district leadership to start votes in the general elections… could not refuse their requests.” ments and trans- border crim- deaths in the metropolis from Osmanabad and Buldhana. In Remdesivir injections for but also using the central agen- searching for non-controversial Our Chief Minister is aware of When asked as to whether he inals”. A 9 mm pistol, 2 maga- 5,817 to 5,875 , while the num- addition, one more person 25,000 per vial. The investi- cies to suppress them. and popular faces, sources said, this and that it why she asked received threats from Bengal zines, 80 rounds of 9 mm ber of corona cases rose by from another State died in gators also recovered other “There are fear of bullet, adding she would also ask the the CPI(M) workers not to ruling outfit he said he had not ammunition and 2 rounds of 1,310 to touch 1,04,678. Maharashtra. expensive cancer injections jail and so many other things leaders to begin a reach-out commit a big mistake by back- been pressurised by anyone. 12 bore ammunition were Apart from 58 deaths With 79,911 infected cases and medicines. but I don’t fear bullet, gun or programme. ing the BJP from behind.” PNS recovered from his possession. )==( +$ 9 ; &3 > /+ * ! >> lowed by 62 cases from Kulgam and 58 from Baramulla. ) >>0 like steel lined inner contain- o further contain the spread In Jammu division also, ment, Passive decay heat Tof coronavirus especially in District Magistrate, Samba, n a historic development, removal system, containment the worst affected areas of Rohit Khajuria on Wednesday Ithe Unit 3 of the Kakrapur spray system, Hydrogen Kashmir valley, the Union ordered complete lockdown in Atomic Power Project (KAPP- Management systems etc,” a Territory administration on Samba and Baribrahmana 3 700 W) in Gujarat attained its Nuclear Power Corporation of Wednesday announced com- tehsils from July 23 to July 26. first criticality (controlled self- India Limited ( NPCIL) plete lockdown in all nine red The situation remained grim in sustaining nuclear fission chain spokesperson said. districts except Bandipora of Rajouri district as 47 fresh cases reaction for the first time) at The fuel loading of the Kashmir division from were detected on Wednesday. 9.35 am on Wednesday. reactor core was completed by Wednesday evening till 6.00 am Responding to the con- First of its kind indigenous mid-March this year. on July 27. These preventive cerns of the local population 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Thereafter many tests and pro- measures were taken by the ahead of Eid celebrations, Water Reactor (PHWR), the cedures were carried out dur- administration to restrict move- Divisional Commissioner, KAPP-3 is designed entirely by ing the lockdown period fol- 1 " ment of local residents ahead of Kashmir Pandurang. Pole said the Indian scientists and engi- lowing all the Covid-19 guide- ,@ $ ,@ 1 " A4 5 $ Eid-ul-Adha on August 1. that the markets shall remain neers. The components and lines. We could achieve the "" " " " $ - 1 Meanwhile, 453 fresh cases open for three days from July 28 equipment for the reactor have tasks with the excellent coor- of coronavirus were detected to July 30 to facilitate hassle-free been manufactured by Indian dination among the NPCIL, while ten more deaths of covid- purchase of sacrificial animals Industries, while the construc- contracting agencies, 19 patients were reported from and other necessary items. tion and erection was under- Department of Atomic Energy Kashmir division on Chairing a meeting to taken by various Indian con- (DAE) units and various Wednesday. The total tally of review Eid arrangements, he tractors. Central, State and local coronavirus patients stood at also directed all Deputy Lauding the State-run authorities,” NPCIL)’s Associate 15,711. The total number of Commissioner’s of Kashmir to NPCIL’s feat, Prime Minister Director (CP&CC) AK Nema active positive cases in Srinagar establish sale centres where Narendra Modi tweeted, said. has crossed 2,100 mark. On people can purchase the sacri- “Congratulations to our nuclear As a next step, various Wednesday 165 fresh cases ficial animals with proper scientists for achieving criti- experiments will be conducted were detected in Srinagar, fol- Covid-19 protocol. cality of Kakrapar Atomic and power will be increased Power Plant-3! This indige- progressively. Thereafter it will nously designed 700 MWe be connected with the Western D+ " + KAPP-3 reactor is a shining grid. The KAPP-3 is the third example of Make in India. nuclear power reactor in the Jammu: A former counter insurgent-turned-Jammu & Kashmir And a trailblazer for many country. It is the front runner Police cop was gunned down by “unidentified” terrorists near such future achievements!” in a series of 16 indigenous 700 his home in South Kashmir district of Kulgam late on “The reactors have been MW PHWRs which have been Wednesday night. designed and constructed to accorded administrative According to a police spokesman, “Terrorists fired upon a the highest safety and quality approval and financial sanction policeman Ab Rashid Dar at his native place in village Furrah standards comparable to the by the Government and of Kulgam late on Wednesday night”. best in the world. The 700 MW are at various stages of imple- Local reports said Dar was shot at from a very close range. PHWR has advanced features mentation. He received three bullet injuries on his chest and abdomen. He - " " was rushed to GMC, Anantnag. #1 A 2A@ “He was shifted to hospital but succumbed to his injuries. $ ,2B >= " " >31=== A Police and security forces have cordoned the area and search is # 121C2B " >@ 1 " A4 50 on to nab the terrorists”, police spokesman added. Nine years ago & 1 ! terrorists had also killed his son. PNS ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ + ' ' ( ) %4 & , , 3, , , &4 & , , )$)* +#,- )$..#/0 ' " R ( < $93%&+ R, R ( ; 78<) ( :, 0 , O, , * ,&++ , + ,, 9= ( ( , 4,, ,+ + ,, %, ., ) S ( 0 : > 0 ; ( 78<) (9= ( > ()*(+% *8)#: 4?@ ammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India, geographically, culturally / S Jand economically. The BJP AB Government’s decision last year to revoke Article 370 paved the way for full integration of this State with the rest 0 ( of India. Prior to the country’s indepen- # C dence, Jammu & Kashmir was a # 55B Muslim-majority princely State ruled by Hari Singh, a Hindu king. The State B5 was relatively tranquil due to the ami- 8 ( ( cable relationship between the king and ( his subjects. However, four Congress- ( led policies soon after changed the dynamics of the State. First, the 3 Congress supported the Khilafat ( Movement of 1919. This movement ( brought the Muslim League in the limelight and made MA Jinnah an 78<) ( 0 important political figure; the latter ( ( / ( played a crucial role in India’s partition and the start of the “Kashmir problem.” Second, Kashmir was politically 8 ( vibrant in the years after the Khilafat Movement. Numerous factions, each =5 wielding the support of different sec- tions of Muslims, emerged. The prima- 0 ( ry factions consisted of Hari Singh, the # ( Muslim League led by Jinnah, Azad Articles 370 and 35(A), which voted against acceding to either Party, Baloch Haq Talwar, occupation. However, he was / C ( Conference led by religious leader would provide Kashmir with a nation and decided to be an Pashtun Khawa Milli Awami largely ignored. Baloch leaders Mirwaiz Shah and the All India Jammu separate Constitution, flag and independent State. Party and the Balochistan stu- are supportive of Indian caus- / ( Kashmir National Congress led by head of State. This further dis- Thus, Pakistan’s occupa- dent organisation have been es and have even applauded ( ( Shiekh Abdullah. The four factions tanced the once tranquil State tion of Balochistan is illegal. forwarding Balochistan’s resolve India’s decision to revoke 0 were in a constant tussle to garner the from India. The Balochi people, as a result for independence. This Articles 370 and 35(A). support of the Muslim population The BJP Government of this illegal occupation, have province is located strategical- Culturally, Balochistan is C ( and created wide divisions within the under the leadership of Prime not been able to completely ly and its independence would very much similar to India due ) socio-political fabric of the troubled Minister Narendra Modi and integrate into Pakistan; the have significant consequences to its respect for Hinduism and % State. During the 1940s, former Prime Home Minister Amit Shah was Balochis and the Pakistani pop- for the South Asia region. its ideals. In the Kalat region of Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had a able to successfully integrate the ulation have distinct cultures, Chinese aggression will be Balochistan lies a 2,000-year-old 7 ! + 7!, renewed sense of “Kashmiriness” and State into India and bring in social norms and values which checked, Pakistan will be weak- Kali temple; the second tallest C felt the need to come to his State’s aid. peace and development in the make reconciliation between ened, the Taliban can effective- in South Asia. A post-indepen- ) 78<) ( 7! In his attempt to resolve problems, militancy-ridden State. the two unachievable. ly be countered and the oil dence Balochistan will help Nehru supported Sheikh Abdullah For the last seven decades, Balochistan has tried to remove pipeline between Iran and India protect Indian interests from and alienated the other three factions Pakistan has approached its illegal occupiers on numer- will see quick development. foreign aggression. 8 " ( — each was equally supported by the almost all international fora and ous occasions: The wars of Many nations, which sup- Pakistan, on the other hand, 3 ( Kashmiri population — and widened organisations to justify its claim 1958, 1962 and from 1973- port Balochistan’s resolve, have has been instigating terrorist ( the existing divisions. to two illegally-occupied 1977. One war is still being not come to its aid because they activities in Jammu & Kashmir, Third, Mahatma Gandhi launched regions: PoK and Balochistan. fought. Cultural and social dif- respect Pakistan’s sovereignty holding elections in PoK, speak- ( the “Quit India” movement against the Recently, it bore the expense of ferences are not the only cata- and say that it is an internal ing against India’s decision to ( British regime and by 1945, it reached a few British and European lysts. Even though Balochistan matter. Balochistan had played revoke Articles 370 and 35(A) ) Jammu & Kashmir. While in other Members of Parliament (MPs), is a mineral-rich State, with its an integral role during India’s and is even attempting to cre- parts of the country, the movement was who visited PoK, and attempt- wealth of resources fuelling independence and, thus, it is our ate an environment against us O ( ( against the British regime, in Kashmir, ed to hold fraudulent elections Pakistan’s economic growth, duty to help it gain indepen- at international fora and organ- ) S ( where it was led by Sheikh Abdullah in the region to gain legitima- Balochi people are illiterate dence. An independent isations. ; ( and supported by Nehru, it was against cy. and have the highest unem- Balochistan will not only ben- In the midst of such an Hari Singh’s rule. Jinnah supported Prior to India’s indepen- ployment rate in Pakistan, efit the Baloch nation but adversity, if India decides to Hari Singh during this tumultuous dence, Balochistan was ruled by around 40 per cent. would also be a geo-political support Balochistan’s cause of 9@555 78<) time. Thus, Hari Singh’s distrust of the Khan of Kalat, who was Balochistan province con- investment for India. independence, the decision E5 78<) " Nehru was the primary reason for his forcefully taken to Karachi at stitutes nearly half of the coun- Balochistan’s energy resources would be morally correct. India hesitation to sign the Instrument of gunpoint to sign the try’s landmass, yet its people are are vast and India’s emerging should approach international " ( Accession. Hari Singh’s dithering was Instrument of Accession. only four per cent of the economy could get enormous conferences and organisations # seen as an opportunity by Pakistan to However, Khan’s decision had Pakistani population. Now is access to them. to seek the support of major invade Kashmir and claim it by force, to be confirmed by the two the time to support nationalist Currently, China is mili- countries in Europe, Russia and which it managed to do. The result of Houses of the National groups in Balochistan, who tarising Balochistan’s coastal the US to help Balochistan gain F " the bitter relationship between Nehru Assembly of the kingdom for are fighting against widespread belt to have a better stranglehold independence from Pakistan’s 0 and Hari Singh is Pakistan-occupied Balochistan’s integration into inequalities and overall degra- on India. Balochistan’s leader illegal occupation. Kashmir (PoK). Pakistan. Two days prior to dation of life. Groups such as had approached the Congress- (The writer is a BJP leader Lastly, Nehru agreed to his “friend” Pakistan’s independence on the Balochistan National Party, led UPA-II Government for and Lok Sabha MP. Views ( ( Sheikh Abdullah’s demand to pass August 12, 1947, the Houses National Party, Jamhoori Watan strategic aid against Pakistani expressed are personal) G # ! $ 8 7 * )" # ,, , ( ; +D., E O &% ,& G " , % & ,(* O ,&( &,,&, ( , ) &+ , & +O+ , ( + (+ ,, * ,, =1> :5; ? ' (, %, & * +(,)%* ( ,& 4; + O ,, , &G +( ,4 ) &, * O) + , )+ &, , , &, , @<5 + 4 ,& 4 , ), ,4 ,163 3 K 1, 73 73 32 ,1 227 ) ( ) 1+@ K<,0 K>,% & K ), $ * +)$*, - . +-., / ( 9 # # 4 ! $ 6 # #*" $4 S )$* -. 0 important assignments. As the verse goes, Na masjid 0 me, na mandir me, na kaba- ) Sir — This refers to the article, ,( , , *L0 , )+)) MD + Kailash me, moko kahan dhund- # -. ) “Revive or perish” (July 21) by !FE4 , (L,)+)) M( , , he bande mai to tere paas me Kalyani Shankar. Verily speak- + , (neither in the mosque nor in # ( ing, the Congress is beset with , ,4 * + ,*, , the temple nor in Kaba-Kailash, # )$* internecine bickering between G ,) G) , , where are you searching me, I / ( the old guard and the young , & ,&, , , + H+ , , am beside you). Lord Ram is Turks over power-sharing issues , ( *, +,)+)) omnipresent. He is in no hurry in States where it wields power. , 4 , , ), & for the Ayodhya temple to be P Q Ironically, despite working like a ,8 1 ( ,4 + built. . Trojan, Congress president Sonia H+ , + ( , ,, + , MC Joshi Gandhi has miserably failed to & 9.,, ( , 4 Lucknow 3 #45 nip this internal power struggle ), ,&,& , , ( , 4, , , ,& P Q( in the bud. The issue snowballed +&, (, , ( ,, , 4 &% 4, , && )$* and culminated in the Congress’ , & + , * ) + (, , , , *, ,, )+)) ( drubbing in the last Lok Sabha ,%, ,, & + G , , )+4 # )$* polls. What has made matters + , , 4H+( , &+ , 0+,&% &,&( & +, Sir — This refers to the editori- ) S worse is Rahul Gandhi’s failure , ( ((,&G( ( , + ,,4 ,,( , @ + + 4 al, “A glimmer of hope” (July 22). # S )$* )6 ) to lead the party. +, ( ,* * & , ( )19 The Oxford vaccine is a promis- The top leadership’s failure to ( , & ( , + , &, ing step forward in the search for % 7 contain internal feud is now out a cure against COVID-19. But 6 8 in the public domain. This has even if the third phase of the tri- 6 # -. cost the grand old party dearly majority in the House, holds struction of the shrine. The als goes as expected, it may take # -. and led to disenchantment and good. The Congress needs to trust’s decision to lay the foun- another few months before the resultant estrangement of a cou- bring both the old as well as the dation stone on August 3 was world can claim victory over the ) ) 7 7 ple of its young leaders like young guard on board. A good Sir — This refers to the editori- uncalled for at this moment virus. Till then, the social vac- # )$* ) Jyotiraditya Scindia and, now, blend of experience on the part al, “Message or faith?” (July 22). when we are fighting a pandem- cine, along with other concert- 3 -. Sachin Pilot. The writer’s obser- of both will help the Congress tide A landmark verdict by the ic. The editorial is right to point ed efforts, is the most effective vation that even if Rajasthan over the present crisis. It’s incum- Supreme Court had effectively the political overtones behind way to control the pandemic. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot bent upon the party leadership to brought closure to the decade- this move. The ceremony could Sudeshna ) succeeds in surviving the ongo- decide what way it wants this old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri have been deferred for a better Via email )$* ) ( ing crisis, the Damocles’ sword political cookie to crumble. Masjid case. 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European art. % The bubonic plague killed half the population of full continents and, therefore, had a tremendous 4455 ( effect on the advent of the industrial revolution, slav- > ery and serfdom. The circumstances created by the 1 . pandemic set free many serfs in Europe, forced wage 9 * # C rise for labourers and caused a fundamental shift in the economy along with an increased standard > ; 1 ( 0 < : . +7 I ; #, of living for the survivors. The 1918 Spanish Flu disproportionately affect- 9> 1 . + ) ed young men, which in combination with World 980 0 tury. The ruling British Government Haiti, the rebellion succeeded because the tury. The theory insisted that tuberculo- $ 0 % , 0 J / War I, created an overall shortage of manpower. 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Epidemics hold up the mirror to human < :89<4 and they resisted. of view, this was what led to Napoleon’s Over the centuries, disease outbreaks + beings, as to who we really are. They lead us to think . The anti-plague activities of the decision to abandon the idea of project- have shaped politics, crushed revolutions , about life’s big questions. Outbreaks raise the whole 90 298 health department involved police search- ing French power in the New World and, and entrenched racial and economic dis- # > question of man’s relationship with God and one es, isolation of the sick, detention of trav- therefore, to agree with Thomas Jefferson crimination. Since World War II, human- another. Even in India, though our historical tra- .9< G!7 1 ellers in camps and forced evacuation of in 1803 to the Louisiana Purchase which ity has been living with the promise of . # dition isn’t very good at recording epidemics, the < 9 residents in parts of the city. These mea- doubled the size of US territory. unbeatable health and long life with + veneration patterns of epidemic goddesses preserve > ; sures were widely regarded as offensive Varied diseases provoke different prospects of reversing ageing and living ) , " + , the folk memory of diseases sweeping the country. 0;9 1 and alarming. The outrage against this led responses. One of the vaguest societal forever. +7S S ( As early as the 2nd century, the outbreak of small- .9G1. 8 . to the murder of WC Rand, the British responses to a disease was to tuberculo- The current outbreak of COVID-19 , > pox across the Silk Road led to the worship of god- 91* chairman of the Special Plague sis and how it was perceived in the has revealed to humanity that beyond all dess Hariti, believed to have the power to cause and >9> Committee, by the Chapekar brothers, two Romantic period, in the early years of the its techno-scientific powers, the modern thwart the disease. It resulted in numerous sculp- 0 : 11 Indian revolutionaries. 19th century. Though tuberculosis is one human being is still a fragile creature. This 4955 tures of the deity in the Gandhara region (present- 8 : Diseases do not afflict societies in ran- of the most gruesome ways to die, where, pandemic precipitated changes in our per- J # day Pakistan and Afghanistan). In India, the leg- dom and chaotic ways because microbes in the end, you’re cyanosed and asphyx- spective about our relationship with the ends of Shitala Mata, who had the powers to heal . 4 1 selectively expand and diffuse them- iate to death, yet, in that era, you would environment and with one another. While ( > . fever and small pox and Oladevi, the goddess of selves to explore ecological niches that have it displayed on stage in a glorified way holding up a mirror to society, the virus cholera, have been painted by folk artists for a long . human beings have created. Those nich- with beautiful opera heroines enacting has also deepened our social fissures. The # 3 . time. . :1 9 es show who we are. For example, during plays with a theme around the disease. other significant change is the rise of the * The post-plague European paintings started fea- 1 . < the industrial revolution, people actually People of that era thought that it was Government in people’s lives. Being done 3S 6 ) # turing symbols like an hour glass with the sands of 099 cared about what happened to workers a disease of the élite, of the artist, of the by many Right-wing governments across ( ( time running out, wilting flowers, heaps of bones 91 and the poor and the conditions that the beautiful, of the refined, and that it made the globe, this has fit with the Indian way, S ( and skeletons. In European Catholic countries, the most vulnerable people lived in, which had people much more beautiful. So much so too. The Government runs the show. 0 0 G -I main thrust was to see this as a reminder that life < 9> never been a concern earlier. In today’s that fashion tried to turn women into The current pandemic has touched 4955 7 -0 is temporary and provisional. One sees a great atten- 9 world, we see that cholera and tubercu- tubercular creatures. In Toulouse Lautrec’s every person’s life in some way or the + K , tion to themes of suddenness of death, that is, the 9 losis move along the fault lines created by painting, you see an anorexic-looking other, forcing isolation, uncertainty, anger, # danse macabre (dance of death) where everyone is poverty and inequality and we seem to be woman applying rice powder on her face and hopelessness. This, coupled with the swept away into the lap of the grim reaper. prepared to accept this as inevitable. so that she looks pale like patients with economic meltdown, is causing huge psy- In ancient literature and scriptures, right from But it is also true that the way we tuberculosis. chological distress and sets the alarm ring- # 3 Homer’s Iliad to The Old Testament, plagues are asso- respond depends on our values, our Those days, famous French novelist ing for an impending mental health cri- ( ciated with the idea that man is being punished for commitments and our sense of being a Victor Hugo was told by his friends that sis. The full impact of the pandemic on % $ E5 his sins. Venetian churches were built to demon- part of the human race. Many positive he had one great fault as a writer, which the socio-political aspects are yet to J # -0 7 + strate repentance. In the 14th and 15th centuries, changes are seen arising after epidemics was that he wasn’t tuberculous, and, emerge and so are the responses of the B?9 , ) ; % G -I we see the Flagellants embarking on a “40-day pro- in history, like the end of slavery. That and therefore, he wouldn’t be as great a writer artistic world which will be reflected on 7 0 . ( cession of repentance, self-chastisement and prayer,” the success of the Haitian rebellion and as he would have been otherwise. canvases and papers in the coming # whipping themselves and others. Toussaint Louverture were determined, The germ theory of disease as put for- decade. + S R% $J # G From the perspective of political instability, the above all, by yellow fever. When Napoleon warded by Louis Pasteur brought forth the (The writer is an author and a doctor 3 S bubonic plague struck India in the late 19th cen- sent the great armada to restore slavery in reality of tuberculosis in the late 19th cen- by profession) %$4#"/7#:#
came at a time when a pullback of selves self-reliant, then we simply adopted by China should be high- use of Chinese equipment for refrain from competitive devalu- troops from key friction points cannot go by the rulebook of lighted at international fora. The BSNL and MTNL’s 4G upgrades ation. along the LAC seemed to have international trade because China US Trade Representative Report are moves in the right direction India has to begin with curb- come to a halt with no change in has engaged in various sorts of issued in March highlights such because it impacts their invest- ing non-essential imports if it the situation for a week. manipulation. issues which are against WTO ment. China has taken all sorts of wants to get a hold of this trade Military and economic might If we really want to tame the rules. Various concerns have been tariff and non-tariff measures to battle. If we are trying to convince are important factors for claiming dragon and improve our eco- raised in this report which range increase its exports and protect its the world to look at us as an alter- the status of a global power. As far nomic strength, then the Modi from Government subsidy against domestic market. It has smartly native manufacturing destina- )*)*% + !&84&C as China is concerned, its eco- Government should go beyond WTO rules to investment restric- used its currency exchange rate to tion, then we should first reduce .9 : 1 nomic strength and not military the sensation which is created out tions. The Commerce Ministry grab a large share in global mar- our dependency on the Chinese .9< G!7 &, ) ,, he recent Chinese aggres- might is making a difference. of nationalistic fervour. The social should also publish such reports kets. The Chinese yuan has depre- supply chain and start creating the sion at the Line of Actual China has established itself as the media in India is abuzz with to highlight the foul practices ciated more than 15 per cent requisite infrastructure now with ( )+, , 0 *)+, ,, TControl (LAC) came as a world’s factory while India can at “boycott China” messages but at China indulges in. The against the US dollar since July graded tax breaks. )+ , + ,4 surprise for India at a time when best claim the status of the world’s the same time we continue to Information Technology (IT) sec- 2015 when it was traded at $1 Of course, there will be *( & *&, the entire world was facing the back office. This situation is not award big contracts to our trou- tor makes immense contribution equivalent to 6.2 yuan. teething issues in terms of a small + ,,, , +, + , 4 Coronavirus crisis. The Modi going to change in a short span of blesome neighbour. Some imports towards economic development Among various factors, the price rise and production cost if +,*( * + Government had its hands full, time and apart from policy inter- are unavoidable because of a lack and Indian IT companies have a depreciation in the yuan is not in we start sourcing material from revamping healthcare facilities to ventions by the Government, of our self-sufficiencies. Chinese global presence, except in China. line with the interest rate and other countries, while incentivis- +, ,,) %, meet the challenges posed by the India should use diplomatic chan- companies are executing various Our IT companies are not getting inflation in China. The People’s ing local manufacturers to scale % +, + +&) & pandemic and reviving econom- nels to convince multinational Government contracts and it may a level playing field in the Chinese Bank of China has deliberately up, but this will help us in the long : & & ,&*, &% ic activity brought to a grinding corporations to minimise the risk be highlighted here that India is market and this is primarily due allowed the yuan to fall and this run. From the investment per- )+, * ,4 halt by the extended lockdowns. of geographical concentration. not a signatory to the World to the “Made in China 2025” plan, currency manipulation was even spective, we are not dependent on ) %&+)& 4 , But now the national discourse It is no secret that Chinese Trade Organisation (WTO) agree- which has a specific thrust on IT. highlighted by the US Treasury China and the cumulative Foreign has shifted from COVID-19 to the goods are of substandard quality. ment on Government In fact, the Chinese department. The context of these Direct Investment (FDI) from *,&+ ) Chinese misadventure at the LAC However, it is quite surprising that Procurement (GPA) and, there- Government has identified ten actions and the implausibility of our neighbour is hardly 0.51 per ( & + , ,%1, *, and though a dialogue is on to despite running a trade deficit fore, we must safeguard our strategic sectors for increasing its China’s market stability rationale cent of the overall FDI. It is high +)+, , ) ) resolve tension along the 3,488 km amounting to billions of dollars national as well as economic worldwide market share and is confirm that the purpose of the time we go for a policy change + )++ 4,, border, there are no guarantees for years, the Indian Government interests while awarding con- aggressively pursuing this. Hence, currency devaluation is to gain an along with strict implementation how long this uneasy peace would has not yet come out with techni- tracts to nations hostile to us. We there should be a tit-for-tat poli- unfair competitive advantage in and continuous monitoring. Let , ,, *, +) hold. In fact, Defence Minister cal specifications for curbing can learn from developed nations cy. In fact, the Indian international trade. This pattern not our soldiers’ deaths go in vain. +,, 0 Rajnath Singh’s recent call to the import of such cheap-quality like the US on how to deal with Government’s recent decisions to of actions is also a violation of (The writer is an economic pol- ( +,4 Indian Air Force to stay on alert goods. If we want to make our- the dragon. Trade malpractices ban Chinese apps and cancel the China’s G20 commitments to icy analyst) D , , E ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ +2
8 < # 7 $ # $ / : $; : Colombo: The wife of one of Sebastian's Church in the west- Batticaloa-Kalmunai main London: Britain's Government the suicide bombers belonging ern coastal town of Negombo, road, near Beach Road, announced on Wednesday that to a local extremist group that most likely had fled to India by Mankadu area around 3 AM in it will open a new special path- Taipei: China is sending military when Chiang Kai-shek's carried out the Easter Sunday the sea in September 2019. September 2019. way to obtaining British citi- planes near Taiwan with increas- Nationalists fled to the former bombings in Sri Lanka killing Chief Inspector Arjuna "He felt suspicious and zenship for eligible Hong ing frequency in what appears to Japanese colony as the nearly 260 people may have fled Maheenkanda told the slowed down. Then he saw Kongers from January 2021. be a stepping up of its threat to Communist Party took control to India to avoid arrest, accord- Presidential Commission of Sarah and two other men walk- In a statement, the Home use force to take control of the in mainland China. ing to a media report. Inquiry (PCoI) that the person ing towards the main road. Office said holders of the island, Taiwan's foreign minis- Beijing has cut ties with the On April 21, 2019, nine sui- who assisted her to flee had There was a street light there British National Overseas pass- ter said Wednesday. island's government since cide bombers belonging to the been arrested, the report said. and that's how the informant port and their immediate fam- Such flights are more fre- Taiwan elected independence- local Islamist extremist group The police officer said that saw them. This informant had ily members can move to the quent than reported in the leaning President Tsai Ing-wen National Thawheed Jamaat in October 2019, he was lived near Sarah's house for a UK to work and study. The media and have become “vir- in 2016 and has sought to iso- (NTJ) linked to ISIS carried out assigned to investigate the long time. He also saw that she change to immigration rules tually a daily occurrence,” late it diplomatically while rais- a series of blasts that tore attacks carried out by the NTJ. got into the back seat of the cab was introduced after China Joseph Wu told reporters. ing the military threat. Despite through three churches and as Maheenkanda told the parked near the road," the imposed a new, sweeping Along with Chinese military that, Tsai was reelected this year many luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, PCoI that on July 6, 2020, he report quoted Maheenkenda national security law on Hong exercises simulating an attack on by a wide margin. killing 258 people, including 11 received a tip-off from an infor- as having told the PCoI. Kong. Taiwan, the flights by China are Wu said China appeared to Indians, and injuring over 500 mant that Sarah, who was in the The officer said that there Those eligible can access through the new pathway will to guarantee the city a high causing major concern for have grown in confidence fol- on the Easter Sunday. NTJ hideout in the immediate was information that Sarah had the British job market at any be able to apply to settle in degree of autonomy and Taiwan's government, Wu said. lowing its crackdown on oppo- Sri Lankan police have aftermath of the attacks, had fled to India by boat from the skill level and without a salary Britain permanently once they Western-style civil liberties not “What it is doing now is sition voices in the Hong Kong, arrested over 200 suspects in escaped and was hiding in Mannar area. Two persons, threshold, but will not have have lived in the UK for five seen on mainland China. unceasingly preparing to use facilitated by the national leg- connection with the bombings. Mankadu in the eastern town of Sarah's brother and husband of access to public funds. years. Then after a further 12 "Today's announcement force to resolve the Taiwan islature's passage of a sweeping According to the English Batticaloa, the report said on her aunt, had helped her escape, “The UK has a strong his- months, they can apply for shows the UK is keeping its problem,” Wu said. security law. “If international language daily 'The Island', a Tuesday. the report said. "One of the sus- toric relationship with the peo- British citizenship. word: we will not look the other China claims the self-rul- society does not give China a probe panel has been told that "When we were in pects is currently in custody. ple of Hong Kong and we are Britain handed over Hong way on Hong Kong, and we will ing island democracy as its own sufficiently clear signal, I Pulasthini Rajendran alias Batticaloa, we met another The other person has gone keeping our promise to them to Kong, its former colony, to not duck our historic respon- territory and threatens to use believe China will take it that Sarah, the wife of Achchi person who had seen a woman, abroad. Investigations have also uphold their freedoms,” Home Chinese rule in 1997 under a sibilities to its people," British the People's Liberation Army to international society will not Mohammdu Mohammadu whom he believed was Sarah. revealed that a person in the Secretary Priti Patel said. “One Country, Two Systems” Foreign Secretary Dominic bring it under its control. The impede it in doing other Hasthun, the suicide bomber This informant said he had Mannar area helped her flee," Those who come to the UK framework that was supposed Raab said. AP sides split in a civil war in 1949 things," Wu said. AP who blew himself up at St. seen a cab parked along the officer said. PTI <$! $ " $ E+P 7" & $ &# " 1 Jerusalem: After a night of ly anti-democratic measures intense protests against Prime under the guise of combating Anchorage: A powerful earth- location, nearby communities Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the virus and mismanaging the London: Britain's opposition Labour's leader at the time. quake off Alaska's southern along the Alaska Peninsula did and his government, dozens of country's deepening economic Labour Party has agreed to pay Mark Henderson, a lawyer coast jolted coastal communities not experience shaking that Israeli demonstrators chained crisis. substantial damages to seven for the party, told the High late Tuesday, and some residents would normally be associated themselves together and briefly On Tuesday night, a large whistleblowers who sued for Court on Wednesday that the briefly scrambled for higher with that magnitude of a quake, blocked the entrance to parlia- coalition of protest groups com- defamation after they voiced party acknowledged that “the ground over fears of a tsunami. said Michael West, Alaska State ment on Wednesday morning. bined to march through the concerns of anti-Semitism claims about the claimants are There were no immediate Seismologist. That doesn't mean Police arrested four and streets of Jerusalem from within the party. untrue” and apologized to the reports of damage in the sparse- they slept through it, West said broke up the gathering, which Netanyahu's official residence to The seven former employ- group. ly populated area of the state, residents in small towns with- was called to protest an upcom- the Knesset, Israel's parliament. ees appeared on a BBC inves- The settlement and the and the tsunami warning was in a hundred miles (160 kilo- ing vote to grant the govern- They beat drums, banged tigative program last year look- apology underlined how much canceled after the magnitude 7.8 meters) of the quake reported ment sweeping authority to on pots and blared on trumpets ing into whether the Labour the party's new leader, Keir quake off the Alaska Peninsula very strong shaking. Some shak- bypass parliament in enacting while calling for the prime Party was anti-Semitic. Starmer, is seeking to tackle the produced a wave of a less than ing was also felt more than 500 measures to combat the rapid / ( - ! 6 minister's resignation and hold- They criticised Labour's anti-Semitism claims that have a foot. miles (805 kilometers) away in spread of the coronavirus. But ing banners reading, “the Israeli handling of anti-Semitism com- plagued Labour for years. According to the US the Anchorage area, West said. it came amid a fresh outpour- spring is here." Toward the end, plaints and sued after the party Starmer hopes to steer the Geological Survey, the earth- “No reports of any damage,” ing of discontent with they arrested a retired Israeli air largest demonstrations in near- a young women climbed atop a issued a statement describing party back toward the center quake struck Tuesday at 10:12 Kodiak Police Sgt. Mike Sorter Netanyahu. force general, setting off an ly a decade against the long- mounted candelabra, the the group as having “personal after the divisive tenure of left- pm local time and was centered said early Wednesday morning. Protests outside uproar. time prime minister, as public national symbol, and stripped and political axes to grind.” wing predecessor Corbyn. in waters 65 miles (105 kilo- “No injuries were reported. Netanyahu's residence have The protests have since discontent bubbled over. off her shirt in protest. Police The former employees, Corbyn, a longtime sup- meters) south-southeast of the Everything is nominal.” Kodiak become a weekly occurrence, drawn a younger crowd and Netanyahu has come under said they arrested 34 people who worked in the party's gov- porter of Palestinians and a crit- tiny community of Perryville, at is about 200 miles (320 kilo- with police increasingly taking have grown more defiant. In the growing criticism for holding who were involved in the dis- ernance and legal unit, were ic of Israel, has faced allegations a depth of 17 miles (28 km). meters) northeast of where the harsher measures against past week, thousands of Israelis office while on trial for cor- turbances, deploying a heavy also accused of trying to under- that he allowed anti-Semitism Because of the temblor's earthquake was centered. AP demonstrators. Last month, have participated in some of the ruption, pushing for seeming- hand in the arrests. AP mine Jeremy Corbyn, who was to fester in the party. AP +$+ + $$ + 0+ : 1 A ! Brasilia: Brazil's Government The government say says President Jair Bolsonaro is Bolsonaro will keep holding still testing positive for the videoconferences instead of %&+ :4BQ BA coronavirus following his July face-to-face meetings. He had 7 announcement. to cancel a trip to northeastern 99 for any applicant for citizen- believe that people from The positive test Tuesday Brazil. At least four members Washington: The Trump agreement, Azar said. cine candidate the companies are ship or "indefinite leave to Commonwealth countries like came after a follow-up check of Bolsonaro's Cabinet have administration will pay Pfizer “Now those would, of developing jointly. It is the latest estselling author William remain" residency rights in the India and other former British on July 15. The government been diagnosed with coron- nearly $2 billion for a December course, have to be safe and in a series of similar agreements BDalrymple is among over UK and the official Home colonies are not given a fair says he remains in good health. avirus. delivery of 100 million doses of effective” and approved by the with other vaccine companies. 180 historians who have issued Office handbook issued for its representation in the hand- The World Health Bolsonaro repeatedly dis- a COVID-19 vaccine the phar- Food and Drug Administration, The agreement is part of an open letter to the UK preparation covers different book. Organisation says the median missed the disease as a “little maceutical company is develop- Azar said during an appearance President Donald Trump's Home Office calling for a sections of British life, includ- "We are historians of time from onset to clinical flu” and often mingled in ing, Health and Human Services on Fox News. Operation Warp Speed vaccine review of the history segment ing its history. Britain and the British Empire recovery for mild cases is crowds, sometimes without Secretary Alex Azar announced Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE programme, under which mul- of the citizenship and settle- Dalrymple, the author of and writing in protest at the approximately two weeks. wearing a mask. AP on Wednesday. announced separately that the tiple COVID-19 vaccines are ment test for being "funda- 'The White Mughals' and 'The on-going misrepresentation The US could buy another agreement is with HHS and the being developed simultaneous- mentally misleading" on issues Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of slavery and Empire in the 500 million doses under the Defence Department for a vac- ly. The programme aims to related to slavery and the of the East India Company', 'Life in the UK Test'," notes the deliver 300 million doses of a British Empire. and other historians including open letter issued in the offi- safe and effective COVID-19 The "Life in the UK Test" Indian-origin academics from cial journal of the Historical vaccine by January 2021. AP is a compulsory requirement leading British universities, Association on Tuesday. ,=
Kampala: Ugandan activist gatherings. another term next year after Bobi Wine has launched a Museveni accuses Wine lawmakers removed constitu- new political party ahead of a and other opposition figures of tional age limits on the presi- presidential election in which encouraging young people into dency. he hopes to be the face of a rioting. This week attorneys for united opposition against the “We have consistently said Museveni collected his presi- country's long-time leader. that we are a non-violent move- dential nomination papers, sig- The popular singer and ment and we have no plans of naling he wants to run again. lawmaker, whose real name is establishing a military wing,” Museveni's party insists he Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has led Wine said in a statement. remains its most popular mem- a political pressure group “What we are doing today is to ber. known as People Power, which since taking power by force in launch a political wing of our But opponents such as has captured the imagination of 1986. The 75-year-old movement so as to ensure that Wine, who is 38, say corruption many Ugandans with its calls Museveni is increasingly our mission to use the election is thriving and accuse for President Yoweri accused of relying on the as a strategy within the libera- Museveni of personalising Museveni's retirement. armed forces to stay in power. tion struggle succeeds.” power through his firm grip on Wine is calling his new Wine has been arrested or Wine won a seat in the the military, the most power- party the National Unity detained many times, includ- national assembly in 2017 as an ful institution in Uganda. Platform, with an umbrella as ing over a treason charge that independent candidate not The army has become even its emblem. He has been call- he denies. With political rallies backed by any of major party. more influential amid the ing for a united opposition now banned, presidential aspi- His popularity grew when he coronavirus pandemic as men against Museveni, a U.S. Ally rants play cat-and-mouse with opposed divisive efforts to pro- in military uniform enforce on regional security who has security forces seeking to long Museveni's rule. lockdown measures, some- led this East African country break up anti-government Museveni is eligible to seek times with brutal force. AP ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ + . 2=! D &2 % Tata Steel, Maruti, indices fell up to 1.41 per cent. 101 2 IndusInd Bank, Infosys, L&T, Consumer durables, utilities, TCS and Asian Paints were the power, energy and bankex rose 1 0 J * other laggards, dropping up to as much as 2.25 per cent. & - .91> 9 2.51 per cent. On the other Broader BSE mid-cap ven as the Indian Railways 4 - hand, Axis Bank, Titan, index rose 0.19 per cent, while Eplans to introduce the first +=. +.= 19.2112 PowerGrid, NTPC, ITC and the small-cap gauge tumbled set of 12 private trains in 2023, Reliance Industries were 0.23 per cent. followed by 45 more in the next + + + = += among the gainers, spurting as Meanwhile, international fiscal, according to an initial >>0 much as 7.36 per cent. oil benchmark Brent crude timeline drawn by the 3 - 5 According to traders, futures slipped 0.74 per cent to Railways, the national trans- arket benchmarks besides stock-specific action, USD 43.99 per barrel. porter held a pre-bid confer- Msnapped their five-ses- market succumbed to profit- In the forex market, ence and several international on its network has invited pro- enable the bidders to do due sion rising streak to close mod- booking at higher levels. Weak the rupee pared settled on a flat companies showed interest in posals from companies to run diligence for the project,” he estly lower on Wednesday as cues from global markets also note at 74.75 against the US the project. 151 modern passenger trains said. The official also said that investors booked profits in IT, kept investors cautious. dollar. India added 37,724 According to railway min- on 109 pairs of routes across Railways has clarified that FMCG and finance counters Global equities faltered fol- fresh cases of COVID-19 on istry sources, Spanish coach the country. The project would trains to be operated under the amid weak global cues. lowing a spike in US-China Wednesday, taking the coun- and component maker CAF, entail private sector invest- project can be either purchased After swinging 599 points tensions after Washington try’s tally to 11,92,915, while the Bombardier India, GMR group ment of about Rs 30,000 crore. or taken on lease by the private in a volatile session, the 30- abruptly asked Beijing to close death count neared the 29,000- which owns and operates two On Monday, a Railways entities. The national trans- share BSE Sensex finished the Chinese consulate in mark. airports in the country were spokesperson said that the porter clarified that risks with 58.81 points, or 0.16 per cent, Houston. Globally, coronavirus cases among the prominent players issues and concerns raised by regard to operation of trains lower at 37,871.52. Bourses in Hong Kong, infections globally also impact- teck, realty, industrials, oil and have crossed 1.5 crore, with which participated in the pre- the prospective private players shall be allocated to the parties Similarly, the NSE Nifty Seoul and Tokyo ended in the ed sentiment. gas, FMCG and metal more than 6.16 lakh fatalities. bid meeting. were discussed and clarifica- in an equitable manner. slipped 29.65 points, or 0.27 per red, while Shanghai settled on “Domestically, the private Sources also said that pub- tions were provided by the The Ministry of Railways cent, to close at 11,132.60. a positive note. Stock exchanges banking space gained on the lic sector units (PSUs) like officials of the Ministry of will be providing written replies HUL was the top loser in Europe were trading with sig- back of earnings numbers from Q &((!) )*) +,* RITES, Railways’ tourism and Railways and NITI Aayog for to the queries received from the the Sensex pack, shedding 3.06 nificant losses in early deals as Axis Bank. catering arm IRCTC and improved clarity on the provi- prospective applicants by July per cent, a day after the FMCG investor focus shifted to However, Auto, IT and Bharat Heavy Electricals sions of RFQ and bidding 31 and the second pre-appli- major posted a 5.68 per cent mounting COVID-19 cases. PSU Banks led the losses. -+""". , ! /!/! **# Limited (BHEL) also partici- framework. cation conference is scheduled rise in consolidated net profit “Indian indices exhibited Volatility is expected to con- pated in the meeting along with He said the queries were on August 12. to 1,897 crore for the June volatility and closed in the tinue due to expiry day tomor- >>0 into Jio Platforms. the Hyderabad-based Medha mainly related to eligibility cri- As part its privatisation quarter. The company also said negative, in sync with negative row,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Jio Platforms has received Group, which had bid for the teria, bidding process, pro- plan, the Railways has planned it expects a couple of turbulent global cues. The spike in US- Research at Geojit Financial hares of Reliance Industries a total investment of 1,52,056 Train 18 project, RK Associates, curement of rakes, operations to introduce 12 trains in 2022- quarters going forward amid China tensions hit the global Services. S(RIL) surged to a new high crore in the past three months Sterlite Power, Bharat Forge of trains and composition of 23, 45 in 2023-2024, 50 in the COVID-19 crisis. markets while a surge in virus BSE IT, auto, capital goods, on Wednesday, as they crossed from financial and strategic and JKB Infrastructure. The clusters. The official further 2025-26 and 44 in 2026-27, tak- the 2,000-mark for the first investors, with Google being sources said that Gateway Rail, said that there were queries on ing the total number to 151. time.RIL shares touched an the latest investor to pitch in Jason Infra, Hind Rectifier also haulage charges to which the The request for qualifica- all-time high of 2,010 per with 33,737 crore. participated in the meeting. Railways replied that haulage tion (RFQ), which was floated ( ,( 0! ( *) share.They are currently trad- On Wednesday, the com- The 16 firms attended a charges will be specified on July 8, is likely to be finalised ing on the BSE at 1,996, high- pany in a regulatory filing said pre-application conference on upfront and will be suitably by November, while the finan- er by 24.15 or 1.22 per cent that the meeting of its Board the private train project held on indexed for the entire conces- cial bids will be opened by from its previous close. to consider and approve the Tuesday. However, the rail- sion period, thereby bringing March, 2021. 1! /&($ & !& ! 2 In the past three months standalone and consolidated ways remained tightlipped on certainty in the haulage The selection of bidders is RIL’s stock price has grown financial results for the quar- the companies that participat- charges. planned to be done by April 31, premises of bulk subscribers, allowed telecom operators to around 48 per cent.The surge ter ended June 30 will be held ed in the meeting. The “The Railways will also 2021, according to a timeline the latitude/longitude of the use Aadhaar based e-KYC has been largely on the back on Thursday, July 30, 2020 Railways in a formal kickstart provide the details of passenger for introduction of private pas- elecom operators will now premises of the bulk sub- process from August 2016 but of the investments coming in instead of July 24. to its plans to allow private enti- traffic being handled on the senger trains prepared by the Thave to provide the location scriber and data and time of discontinued it following the from global marquee investors ties to operate passenger trains routes under bidding. This will Railways. grid of the premises of bulk the inspection shall be cap- Supreme Court judgement in subscribers during physical tured and the same shall be Aadhaar related matter in verification for issuing new inserted in the CAF and data- September 2018. 9> connections, according to a base,” the order said. Thereafter, DoT started D- , , 8 DoT order. The move will ensure that KYC whereby telcos were Telecom companies will physical verification of the allowed to submit scanned have to provide a point of sale bulk connections is done by copy of customer’s photo ID ,) + code through a portal to law telecom companies. and address proof and digital- enforcement agencies, the DoT has mandated ly filled basic details of the sub- order said. telecom companies to conduct scriber in CAF. > , + K.,, The Department of inspection of premises of bulk All the phone connections ! 5 Telecom (DoT) in an order connection users every six at present are issued through issued on July 20 asked telecom month and capture the location D-KYC process. ' " >>0 ple and goods in April and >>0 from the first day of Sept.With operators to remove or correct grid. Under the new rules, tele- May, but curbs are being lifted this, one nation, one gas grid, gibberish text in consumer DoT has found gibberish com operators will have to lectronic toll collection on slowly and the economy is n yet another reform initia- one pricing would be imple- application form of all existing entries in the consumer appli- verify details of the company C4#* Ehighways rebounded to beginning to crawl back.The Itive in the oil and gas sector, mented across the country, connections that were given to cation form (CAF) submitted from the Ministry of Corporate March levels in June, and agency noted that national pipeline operators in the coun- bringing relief to customers in customers using electronic by telecom operators and they Affairs before activating the touched 75 per cent of highway construction activities try may shift to a unified or far-flung areas who were being know you customer (e-KYC) have been asked to remove or SIM cards. February levels as economic rebounded to 637 km in May pooled tariff regime for inter- charged extra for gas trans- and Digital KYC processes. correct such anomalies in the DoT has ordered the elecom operator Vodafone activities across the country from just 210 km in April. connected cross-country gas mission but raising charges “In case of issuing new existing CAFs collected implementation of the new TIdea Ltd NSE 3.01 % on have started to pick up since the “But key construction pipelines from September 1. for other existing customers to mobile connections to the through e-KYC and D-KYC process “within three months Wednesday announced the implementation of ‘unlock’, months were lost in the lock- A unified tariff may do bring about price equalisation. bulk subscriber, during the processes. from the date of issue of these completion of its postpaid con- Crisil Research said. According down and labour migration away with levy of multiple tar- According to a report by physical verification of the The Department had instructions”. solidation exercise, by bringing to the agency, construction continues to pinch. Normalcy iffs on customers, ensuring ICICI Securities, unified tariff all Idea postpaid subscribers across national highways is might return only after the equitable distribution of gas mechanism would boost utili- under a single umbrella of also picking up, however, it is monsoon. Overall, we are brac- and uniform gas-based eco- sation on GAIL’s Jagdishpur- ! " $ ‘Vodafone RED’. All Vodafone likely to see a 10-13 per cent ing for a 10-13 per cent decline nomic development across the Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Idea postpaid subscribers can decline this fiscal in highway construction on- country. The current system of pipeline by virtue of lowering now avail benefits of the yea”Electronic toll collection in year this fiscal,” it said. tariff determination leads to of tariff under pooling of trans- Vodafone RED plan, a uniform June has rebounded to March Meanwhile, the Ministry of multiple pipeline tariffs on mission prices. customer service, and an levels and touched 75 per cent Road Transport and Highways customers who have contract- When the Cabinet 2. enhanced digital experience, of February levels. For an idea spent 18,700 crore in April- ed for gas which flows from Committee on Economic E#: the company said in a state- of how hard the pandemic had May, a 46x jump from 400 multiple pipeline Affairs approved the JHBDPL, ment. slammed the brakes, toll col- crore in the same period last fis- operators.According to offi- GAIL had proposed unified A 0 & The consolidation is a sig- lection had dropped off the cliff cal, it said.”While this was main- cial sources, downstream oil tariff to ensure viability of this >>0 nificant step towards its syner- from 11 crore in February ly because milestone payments and gas regulator, the pipeline, and had estimated gy realisations and has led to 2020 to just 1 crore in April,” were made and to ease the cash Petroleum and Natural Gas unified tariff on the JHBDPL cent, jewellery, watches and hile the US remains the process standardisation for the agency said. flows of developers, it will have Regulatory Board has finalised and other inter-connected personal accessories were down Wfavourite destination for both the retail and enterprise The COVID-19 pandemic- a trade-off - constrained future the draft regulation on unified pipelines at 57/mmbtu vs etailers estimate 64 per 78 per cent, while furniture and Indians looking for jobs over- customers, the statement induced lockdowns had virtu- spending by MoRTH,” Crisil tariff and would fix the tariff by 173/mmbtu, if fixed sepa- Rcent de-growth in their furnishing witnessed a drop of seas, there has been a substan- added. ally halted movement of peo- NSE 0.77 % said. August-end and implement it rately for the JHBDPL. business in the first half of July 63 per cent. tial fall in the number of 2020 as compared to the same Similarly, the RAI survey searches looking for employ- period last year as Indian retail said sports goods sales dropped ment opportunities in America, industry continues to face hur- 68 per cent, beauty, wellness a report by global job portal %, " 1 " dles at state and local levels and personal care decreased by Indeed has said. According making recovery all the more 71 per cent, and quick service to the Indeed data, job search- : distant, RAI said on restaurants declined by 73 per es for the USA fell to 42 per , , Wednesday. cent, it added. cent in June 2020 from a high According to the fourth Regionwise, RAI said all of 58 per cent in January 2019. vacy-related concerns of citi- secure. edition of business survey con- regions are equally beaten for However, the US remained the (, , + zens but also ensure availabil- “The Digital platforms need ducted by Retailers Association sales growth with east at 62 per favourite destination for igital platforms anywhere ity of data for innovation and to be responsive, accountable, of India (RAI), a few categories cent decline, while west Indians looking at jobs abroad, New Delhi: WhatsApp will segments and geographies in Din the world need to be economic development. and sensitive to the concerns of such as food and grocery and dropped 69 per cent, north the report noted. A down- work with partners like banks the country, Bose said. responsive, accountable and The minister asserted that dig- sovereign nations as far as consumer durables have start- declined 68 per cent and south ward trend that predates and financial institutions in “We now want to open up sensitive to concerns of sover- ital platforms having presence safety, defence and data priva- ed showing some signs of also saw a dip of 58 per cent in impacts of the COVID-19 pan- India to make it easier for with more banks...Over this eign nations regarding issues across multiple countries must cy is concerned,” the minister improvement with overall de- the first half of July 2020 as demic, and corresponds instead people to access products such coming year to help simplify like data privacy and security become trustworthy, safe and said. growth now at 45 per cent and compared to the same period with uncertainty around and as insurance, microcredit and and expand banking services, of citizens, Minister for 30 per cent, respectively, com- last year, RAI added. tightening of the US immigra- pension, its India Head Abhijit especially to the rural and Electronics and IT Ravi pared to the same period last “It has been a grim start to tion policy, it added. The data Bose said on Wednesday. lower income segments...We Shankar Prasad said on year. the second quarter of FY21 for this report is compiled and The company will also support also aim to expand our exper- Wednesday. Within the consumer with retailers facing huge oper- analysed from job searches on multiple pilots to test potential iments with partners for other Speaking at the G20 Digital durables category, large-sized ational setbacks due to ad-hoc the Indeed platform. solutions to solve problems products that RBI highlighted Economy Ministers meet, retailers (over 300 crore sales) local lockdowns creating con- Indian job seekers related to distribution of finan- as basic financial services, start- Prasad emphasised on data- indicated de-growth of 21 per fusion and leading to supply remained keen to explore work cial products, Bose said at the ing with micro pensions and related issues and sovereign cent, whereas within food and chain and staffing issues,” RAI opportunities across the globe, Global Fintech Fest. insurance,” he added. Bose said rights of countries to protect grocery, small and medium- CEO Kumar Rajagopalan said. making up a significant frac- The Facebook-owned the collective aim over the data privacy and security of cit- sized retailers (less than 300 Supply chain and opera- tion of those employed in var- company has been working next 2-3 years is to be able to izens, according to an official crore sales) reported de-growth tions need to smoothen up to ious sectors such as technolo- for more than a year with help low wage workers in the release. of 35 per cent, it added. ensure the upcoming festive gy, administration and man- banking partners to see how it unorganised informal economy He noted that India will soon In terms of categories, apparel season brings back the much- agement, sales and consumer can supplement their digital to easily access three products put in place a robust person- and clothing declined 74 per needed impetus to sales recov- marketing, among others inter- presence and accelerate the - insurance, microcredit and al data protection law that will cent, footwear was down 74 per ery, he added. nationally, the report said. pace of financial access across pension. 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al Masjid’s or Masjid Mubarak Begum’s middle dome collapsed Ldue to heavy rains on Sunday, early in the morning. Zahid, the imam of the mosque, said that he heard thun- der and when he rushed out of his room, he saw the ruptured dome. “I was sleeping in my room inside - the mosque when I heard thunder. We have locked the mosque since the day but - we continue offering Namaz in the open courtyard,” said 45-year-old Zahid. % He revealed that the mosque was last & repaired in 2016 and since then, there && * ,, hasn’t been any repairing. It was not just 41 , + ( the lightning and rainfall that led to the ( , , + ,G damage but also the age. The dome and ( &,(, 4 the roof had started developing cracks over the past few years. Zahid applied at L1 N,,&!# the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB), asking for 40 D( the restoration of the damaged structure. ,&E*&), , He said that officers from the Board had D) + &)G visited the site to assess the damage on , & + ,E Monday. ( D, + I would often visit the mosque for prayers and noticed the cracks. These % could have been the outcome of a num- %, (&, ber of constructions carried out by the ( , Delhi Metro station, which is hardly 100 NE*) metres away from the mosque. When the & D underground metro runs through under the building, it causes vibrations in the , & ,( nearby structures. ( The 200-year old mosque, built of & ( + red sandstone, measures 29’0” north and ,, ,E south by 14’0” east and west, as quoted (, in Monuments of Delhi by Maulvi Zafar &&& , Hasan. It’s a two-storeyed mosque. The first storey, which forms the floor of the , +, mosque, consists of arched rooms used ( (*O as shops. The upper storey consists of a , 4 courtyard and prayer hall of three com- 8, &&% partments roofed by onion-shaped ,2 domes, and has three arch-shaped && * entrances. The central arch bears the inscription on a piece of white marble. L , G The mosque, built in 1822-23 by +4M Mubarak Begum, is just 15 steps from the The dome’s doom road. She was one of the 13 wives of Sir David Ochterlony (Akhtar Loony, nick- O" - named by locals). It is said that Mubarak Begum built this mosque superior to the 12 1 ! )2 arched sky. Its dignity is much more than that of Jerusalem, rather this should be called a second Jerusalem. Begum came from Pune as part of 2 ' % a dance troupe and presented to - -E" Ochterlony, stated William Dalrymple 3 - (in a note from the Delhi Residency Archives, published in 1861). She 3 E; - - became a courtesan and found her way - to Delhi where she converted to Islam # 3 %/ )/4(-% and married Ochterlony. She was tact- - ful and desirous, although she was nautch girl, not royalty, had commis- However, in the modern times, this much younger than Ochterlony, sioned a mosque and hence, it offend- name of the mosque has only acted as a Mubarak Begum, who was referred to as ed the Britishers and the Nawabs, which symbol of prejudice against it. “For the E9 ‘Beebee Mahruttun Moobaruck ul Nissa is why they started calling it Randi ki longest time, the stigma of being ‘Randi P 5 Begume’, always had an upper hand in Masjid. Ki Masjid’ has aggravated the ignorance - E - their relationship. In early 19th-century, randis (strum- towards the mosque,” stated Alishah, 4 5 In White Mughals, Dalrymple quot- pet) were city’s divas not only skilled in walk leader, Purani Dilli Walo Ki Baatein. ed an observer at the time who remarked dance but also singing, conversation and An old adage goes that too many “Two more days the news will be waiting for them to be inspected by 5 - that making Ochterlony as the poetry. And the elites and Nawabs lined cooks spoil the broth. And it can be wit- doing rounds on the internet. Heritage experts, with whom we are trying to get ‘Commissioner’ of Delhi was the same up to seek their company. Their manner nessed in true spirit in Shahjahanabad. enthusiasts will be making posts on his- in touch. We will preserve the malba - as giving the position to her, who also of presenting themselves was so refined For the preservation of heritage of the tory, importance of the mosque and then (rubble) for research and see if it or some 5 - EP came to be known as the ‘Generallee that the young Nawabs were sent to them special conservation zone of Master Plan the mosque will be summoned to cheap other material could be used for its L - 40)- Begum’. After marriage, she possessed to learn the art of conversation. They 2021, multiple governing bodies are restoration, killing the authenticity of the restoration,” said Mohammad Mehfuz, Ochterlony’s property, through which were always surrounded by the power- responsible — mosque committee, structure. Numerous mosques like section officer, Delhi Waqf Board. she built the mosque, Lal Masjid or ful men of the court, the Nawabs and the mohalla committee, DWB, Delhi Masjid Mubarak Begum, Masjid Rukn- The official also said that the DWB > Masjid Mubarak Begum. She also built British residence. These women knew Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), ud-daulah, Masjid Badal Beg etc., in has contacted the ASI to seek its exper- a neighbouring house, where the last the city’s secrets. Therefore, even the rich and Shahjahanabad Re-development Shahjahanabad have met this ill fate,” tise and help in restoration as they do not . ), mushaira (poetry symposium) of Delhi, reached out to them to be well-informed Corporation (SRDC). However, none has rued Alishah. have any experts or architects within the organised by Mughal prince Mirza about particular situations. Their large emerged successful to rectify these mal- Engineers of the Delhi Waqf Board, board and would like to reach out to & * Farhatullah Baig, was held. Stalwarts like kothis or multi-storeyed homes with practices. Although at the local level, which maintains the mosque, said it is other conservation agencies if they , % Ghalib, Zauq and Momin also attended courtyards marked their stature. They members from these departments can be “beyond repair” in terms of its heritage. would like to come forward and help in *+$ the event. The structure now houses the were not condemned rather flaunted by witnessed chatting over a cup of tea with “It is tough to reach the roof, which has the task. * Hauz Qazi police station. the city’s elite men who had long-term local builder lobby, reported a Namazi become vulnerable and collect the bricks. (The writer is the founder of Purani / &% + O It was for the first time that a relationships with them. at the mosque. They have not been cleared as we are Dilli Walo Ki Baatein.) ), + *, )#6 ( & ) , &. ) + #$#$4 + ,) ( +, ,* !!5905' ' &5%5 0.1(.0. & , HhxhHhyuh )6y vphyrvv ( + 4 + *%<,+%* @,<;58 995 +&,!6) *( ain inspires creativity. The term ) %2+& , % R‘brainstorm’ is enough to hint at how 2 *2 2 great ideas often come during a down- 2 1,( ,2 pour! Curated by Chhavi Jain, the online exhibition Mann Ka Malhar: A !7 ( < +&4 lyrical exposition, aptly coincided by with monsoon season, depicts how a group of contemporary artists interpret the O7 G Malhar (rainfall) through their state of P being. The show captures the many moods , $ ? + that ones goes through while witnessing + +H+ G the rain — from an uncontrollable storm of emotions to a sense of longing, G ,, (, &* wonderment and tranquillity. Presented by Anant Art, the show # & & * +*, features nine artists from across India ,)), +&G and is a culmination of dialogues struck by an unpredictable storm. between them and their artworks. At the While artist Rajib Chowdhury cre- ) &, (, &L backdrop of this is a shared, yet unique ates magic with his perception of mon- 4 experience of the pandemic that has soon and adorns his work with Agha L L +* impacted realities and intensified com- Shahid Ali Khan’s poetry, artist and pro- ,M L plexities around us. fessor Indrapramit Roy delves into the *M, Within the realm of Indian mythol- unpredictable nature of life as well as the ogy and legend, Malhar is one of the anxieties of urban life especially during * most ancient ragas in Hindustani clas- monsoon and the pandemic. ( sical music that, when sung, is believed Artist Khandakar Ohida’s audio- + (,&& to induce torrential rainfall. The story visual work Rain is Falling & ,, is famously traced to Tansen, a promi- (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fa , &4 nent figure in Hindustani classical P38BpTRU&t=145s), has been con- fter making its India premiere at the makes a sharp comment on the Indian 1, , music, in the court of the Mughal ceived in the rustic fringes of Kelepada, A50th International Film Festival of education system. Good quality educa- emperor, Akbar. The Indian lore man- - a village in West Bengal. Impacted by the India held in Goa, National Award-win- tion, which has become the monopoly L, %, ifests magic realism in its peculiar global pandemic, Ohida, while on a visit ning filmmaker Prakash Jha’s next, of the rich, remains inaccessible to the ) ++ power of invocation. The raga has over Malhar, a raga of night time, is usu- to her family in the village, is remind- Pareeksha-The Final Test, will make its masses, further dividing our society. ( @ ten variants, the more prominent ones ally depicted in its intense form and ed of simpler times of her childhood international premiere at the 23rd Resonating from the real experience of , &%, being Megh Malhar and Mian ki Malhar. visualised in hues of blue and deep pur- days. A lullaby, symbolic of motherhood, Shanghai International Film Festival an IPS officer, Shri Abhayanand, who is “A journey into Malhar attempts to ple. Despite its association with rain or subtly encapsulates the work in its (SIFF). the former DGP of Bihar, this story gives (, &4 interlace the classical with contemporary monsoon, the depiction of this raga in wake. Through a heavy, dark sky, a Originally scheduled to take place in us a glimpse of hope for the poor who L L& )4 visual forms. The curation seeks to bring forms of bandish (musical compositions) metaphor to a heavy heart, Ohida relo- June, the SIFF was postponed due to the deserve more opportunities. L G to light the artists’ interpretation of and other forms of representation, has cates the horizon of Mann ka Malhar COVID-19 pandemic and will now be Talking about the premiere at SIFF, , , 4 * % Mann ka Malhar, or the Malhar within, been variable. with nostalgia in an attempt to recon- held from July 25 to August 2, 2020. The Jha says, “It’s a great honour for our film, +*M,4 a state of being (of mind and emotions), Artist Tanaya Sharma’s Garden of nect with her roots and emotional film will have three screenings, July 26, Pareeksha, to have its international with a range of internal or external Bloom uses the symbol of floating depths. July 28, and August 1. premiere at one of the biggest and most 9 , scapes to experiment with,” said Chhavi. crowns to suggest alleviation of oppres- Among other participating artists Starring Priyanka Bose, Adil prestigious film festivals in South Asia. H+ In the raga’s nature lies positivity, sive, hierarchical systems as a method are Digbijayee Khatua, Ganesh Das, Hussain, Sanjay Suri and child actor We are delighted that the festival is tak- L) , fragrance, creation and a power to of cleansing brought about by rains. Laxmipriya Panigrahi, and Malavika Shubham Jha, the film will also have its ing place physically and our film will , 4 cleanse. Plausibly, the rainfall alludes to Artist Abhijit Saikia conceives an image Rajnarayan. UK premiere at the London Indian Film actually be screened in theatres.” a state of mind brought about by the of displacement and longing, inspired (The exhibition is live at www.anan- Festival (LIFF). (The film releases on ZEE5 on recital of the raga. from his surrounding realities as though tart.com.) The film, inspired by real events, August 6.) ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ TRIPLE TALAQ — BIG REFORM, BETTER RESULT "7!6$4 : 8 8 5 8:4!<5 5,,5 5E9 hyh @< *6
he month of August is recog- abolished the practice of triple talaq. total of 3,040 women have performed nised as a month of revolution, Besides, countries such as Cyprus, Haj after the Modi Government Trights and reforms in the Indian Jordan, Algeria, Iran, Brunei, ensured Muslim women can perform history: August 20 — Sadbhavana Morocco, Qatar, UAE also ended Haj without Mehram (male compan- Diwas, August 19 — World this social evil many years ago. But it ion) in 2018. This year too, more than Humanitarian Day, August 15 — took 70 years for India to get rid of this 2,300 women had applied to perform Independence Day, August 8 — Quit inhuman and cruel practice. Haj without Mehram. These women India Movement, August 5 — aboli- The Supreme Court on May 18, will be allowed to go to Haj 2021 on tion of Article 370 and August 1 — 2017 had declared it unconstitution- the basis of their application for Haj Muslim Women Rights Day. al. One year has passed since the law 2020 only. Besides, women who file 6 7 @,?>=( A6 August 1, 2019, is a historic day against it was passed and there is a new application, will also be allowed C==( 1E &, 7 # ! " in Indian parliamentary history when decline of about 82 per cent in triple to go next year. A 1 the bill against triple talaq was made talaq cases thereafter. If any such case Even the opposition cannot raise " B>>BB( a law despite the obstacle by so-called was reported, the law has taken question that there has been any dis- @,?>=( A )= ‘champions of secularism’, including action. crimination with any community in ,2 1 " H < 1 1>3 " the Congress, Communist Party, Modi’s Government is committed welfare schemes. Our efforts for inclu- ,B " D 0 A Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj to empowerment of all sections and sive empowerment have shown results Party and Trinamool Congress. social reforms. Some political parties on the ground. Our Government has It became the day which ensured give illogical statements that why the provided electricity to a large number gender equality and strengthened Modi-Government is worried about of villages of the country which were constitutional, fundamental and talaq in Muslim women? Why the deprived of electricity for decades. democratic rights of the Muslim Government don’t do anything for These villages include large number of women. Triple talaq or Talaq-a-Biddat their socio-economic-educational minority community dominated vil- was neither Islamic nor legal. Despite empowerment? I want to make it clear lages. We have provided benefit to 22 the fact, the social evil of triple talaq to those people who ask such ques- crore farmers under Kisan Samman was given “political patronage” by The Congress’ “Mistake of the divorce by verbally saying talaq thrice tions that during the last six years, the Nidhi which include more than 33 per “Merchants of Votes”. Moment” became “Punishment of the is illegal. There were several incidents Government has worked with inclu- cent farmers belonging to minority The law against social evil of triple Decades” for the Muslim women. The coming where women had been given sive empowerment for every sec- communities. About 37 per cent of talaq could have been passed in 1986 Congress was worried for “Vote Ka talaq through letter, phone or even tions including Muslim women. more than eight crore beneficiaries of when the Supreme Court had given Udhaar”, while our government was through text messages. Such incidents Approximately, three crore 87 Ujjwala Yojna providing free gas con- historic judgement in the Shahbano worried for “Samajik Sudhaar” (social are unacceptable to a sensitive coun- lakh minority students have been nection belong to minority commu- case. The Congress had absolute reform). try and to a government committed given various scholarships which nities. We have also provided easy majority in Parliament with more than India runs on a Constitution and to inclusive development. include about 60 per cent of the girl loans to about 24 crore people under 400 out of 545 Lok Sabha members not on any religious textbook. Earlier, Several Muslim-majority nations child. A large number of Muslim Mudra Yojna for small and medium and more than 159 out of 245 mem- various legislations had been brought of the world had declared triple talaq women have been provided employ- business and other employment ori- $ F0 &>? 1+ $( bers in the Rajya Sabha. But the then in the country to abolish social evils illegal and un-Islamic much earlier. ment opportunities through Hunar ented economic activities and more $ A Rajiv Gandhi-Government used its such as sati pratha and child marriage. Egypt was the first Muslim nation, Haat. More than 10 lakh minority than 36 per cent beneficiaries are from ( - 1 # ( 9 1 1( strength in the Parliament to make the Triple talaq law has nothing to do with which abolished this social evil in youths have been provided employ- minority communities. Muslim G P " Supreme Court judgement ineffective religion, the law has been made pure- 1929. ment through skill development women have significantly been bene- A " and deprived the Muslim women of ly to ensure gender equality by end- Sudan in 1929, Pakistan in 1956, schemes such as Seekho aur Kamao, fitted from these welfare schemes, they A their constitutional and fundamental ing a social evil, inhuman, cruel and Bangladesh in 1972, Iraq in 1959, Garib Nawaz Swarojgar Yojna, Usttad, have become an equal partner of $ 1 1 + A rights. unconstitutional practice. Instant Syria in 1953, Malaysia in 1969 had Nai Manzil, Nai Roushni and more. A mainstream development. A " , , %2+&% hief Minister Bhupesh Government is making :>* n a colourful passing out CBaghel inaugurated efforts to provide the best Iparade, 100 trainees consist- newly-completed works possible health facilities in ing of 11 Assistant worth nearly 7 crore 27 lakh Bastar. , Commandant (Probationer), 79 in Maharani Hospital of The CM said that spe- Sub Inspector and 10 Assistant Jagdalpur headquarters in cial care should be taken to lok Kumar took the charge of Sub-Inspector passed out from Bastar district via video con- ensure availability of doctors AAdditional General Manager of CISF NISA Hyderabad, while ferencing from his Raipur- in health facilities of Bastar. Western Railway on Monday. He is a observing all preventive mea- based residence. He said that He inaugurated the renova- senior officer of Indian Railways Service sures and social distancing people of Bastar have emo- tion works done in of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) norms. Union Minister of State tional connection to Kadambini Maternal Health who joined railways through the SCRA (MoS) for Home Affairs, G Maharani Hospital. New Institution at the cost of 1 (1981) exam of UPSC. Kishan Reddy graced the occa- Government is working con- crore. Likewise, he per- He did his mechanical engineering sion as chief guest who reviewed sistently towards developing formed bhumi-pujan of the from Engineering Council (London) the E-Passing out Parade it as a well-equipped hospi- renovation work in eye- and has a bachelor’s degree in electrical through webinar alongwith tal of this region. It is no way ward worth 50 lakh, the engineering and is an MBA too. He start- Rajesh Ranjan, DG, CISF & less than any district hospi- second floor addition work ed his career other senior officers of CISF. professionalism of all the officers proven to be a force multiplier. tal across the country. worth 49 lakh and the in 1986 at The POP of the newly and personnel. He said that our MoS for Home, has appreciat- Currently, people of Bastar construction work of the Western inducted officers and personnel forte has been our ability to keep ed the role of NISA as the have to travel out of the area current OPD-MCH worth Railway and is a grand affair for the force, a pace with technological ‘Centre of Excellence’. He con- for treatment. The State 50 lakh. over the last moment of pride for the officer, advances, our amiable human gratulated DG, CISF for his 34 years has personnel and their family. But interface with the general pub- leadership of the force, which is worked at a in times of COVID-19, this year lic and above all our robust core attaining new milestones with performance review being conducted on many number of for the first time in a new his- competence. each passing day. Ameeting was held by important routes with full important torical experiment, E-Passing During the occasion, mes- During the occasion, CISF Rajiv Chaudhry, General load to access efficacy. Speed posts in rail- Out Parade was organised by sage of Home Minister, Amit annual publication Sentinel- Manager Northern & North in many sections is envis- ways includ- CISF. It was witnessed electron- Shah was also read by the DG, 2020 & Coffee Table Book Central Railways with the aged to be increased to 100 ing the ically by the families, friends and CISF. Shah praised the officers Women Power-CISF were departmental heads of kmph and beyond from DRM of general public through the web & personnel of CISF for their released by the MoS for Home. Northern Railway through existing 60 to 80 kmph. Bhopal link. uncompromising determina- The CTB on women in CISF, video conferencing from To encourage use of Division. In her welcome address, tion and immaculate profession- showcased the journey of the Baroda House, NR head- railways for movement of During his Anjana Sinha, IPS, Director, alism in securing the citizens women from their induction in quarter office in New Delhi. goods, freight business tenure at Container Corporation of NISA Hyderabad presented a and national assets during the the late 80s in CISF, to reach- He discussed the on development units have India, he was instrumental in getting state report on the training activities. epidemic. He also congratulat- ing the highest percentage going initiatives of the var- been opened in all the five of the art port cranes at dry ports across She complimented the trainees ed the trainees and staff and among any CAPF. ious departments in main- divisions of NR. These units India. for their sincerity and dedication wished them a bright future. The officers who passed taining and enhancing the will reach out to the freight As Chief Project Manager at Modern and hoped that the rigorous Reddy congratulated the out today, during the course of infrastructure and assets of customers to provide an Coach Factory, Rae Bareli, he led the team training imparted at the train- trainees for making the history their training, have acquired the zone, post-lockdown. easy and hassle-free plat- that set up the most modern plant in ing centre would make them by participating in the first E- skills in a wide array of sub- As normalcy is returning Ramban district of Jammu destinations across the form for doing business. India to manufacture high speed railway stand in good stead in their pro- Passing out Parade. He applaud- jects. They have also been Northern Railway is putting & Kashmir has resumed. country are running on a More and more coaches and subsequently as Chief fessional career. She also elabo- ed the growing role of CISF in imparted strenuous training on in efforts to revamp the rail The sites of the iconic daily basis from Delhi alone. loading/unloading points Administrative Officer at modern coach rated the expanding roles of the changing security scenario handling of sophisticated routes, increase speed in Chenab and Anji Bridges The focus is on increasing are being provided as per factory, he headed the team that pio- CISF and correspondingly the and said that CISF creditably weapons & sensitive electron- sections, increase electrifica- are abuzz with activity the punctuality of the trains. the demand of the cus- neered implementation of Industry 4.0 in wide spectrum of specialised securing airports, critical and ic security based gadgetry, drill tion and improve signaling again. The newly construct- The punctuality status of tomers. Now even small Indian Railway workshops. training imparted at NISA very sensitive establishments movements apart from physi- systems. Infrastructure ed section Virabhadra- Northern Railway stands at containers can be trans- He has been trained in various facets Hyderabad. of the country. He said that as cal training. To meet and over- enhancement works in the Rishikesh section has been 97 per cent at present. This ported through railways. of advanced management at CMU, Ranjan welcomed Reddy a part of CISF, the role of the come the challenges of internal form of new rail lines is commissioned and a new is up from 92 per cent in Expressing satisfaction Pittsburgh; SDA Bocconi, Milan; APEC, on the occasion. While address- new officers will be vital in our security duties and those aris- again picking up speed. railway station Yognagari May-June 20. There is an on the performance of the Antwerp; IIM, Ahmedabad and ISB, ing through webinar, he empha- journey towards a new India ing from naxal and terror Work on the hill rail- has been constructed with impetus on increasing sec- various departments, Hyderabad. He even won the Minister of sised the role of CISF in protect- and ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. He groups, the trainees were sub- ways, the USBRL project world class facilities at tional speed of trains, in this Chaudhry said, “We should Railways award for Best Project and GM’s ing the vital installations. He also praised the women person- jected to jungle camp training, and Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rishikesh. Work on several regard the overused rail use this time period to over- efficiency medal and also received the said that the endeavour of CISF nel. He further acknowledged raids, ambush & counter Chardham Project in tunnels and bridges on the lines are being revamped, haul and revitalise our sys- Institute’s Medal during engineering. is to nurture the core underly- that the women personnel have ambush, night navigation and Uttarakhand is back on route has also started. electrification and advanced tem so that we can provide Prior to his posting as AGM/WR, he was ing qualities like discipline, made many noteworthy contri- QRT type practical training as track. Tunneling work on An average 96 special signaling works are being safe, comfortable and time- working as Chief Administrative Officer turnout, physical fitness and butions to the force and, have well. the 12.75 km T-40 tunnel in trains going to different undertaken. Speed trials are ly service to the rail-users”. of modern coach factory at Raebareli. / 1 /5> % &0.. .0 ,056 AIL has been creating awareness for bring- )01#4(( ,/ % Ging a positive change to ensure a greener and cleaner environment through its Hawa Badlo RM Institute of n a bid to support start-ups operating in the movement. In this move #Wake Up And Smell SScience & Technology Iarea of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG), GAIL The Change initiative has been started by the (SRMIST) and (India) Limited announced plans to invest in Hawa Badlo platform to spread the idea of appre- Federation of Indian such companies through its start-up initiative ciating and preserving the positive environmen- Chambers of Commerce Pankh. tal changes occurred due to the lock down. In this & Industry (FICCI) are It has opened a fresh fifth round for solici- initiative, the netizens were asked to take a pledge organising an Industry- tation of investment proposals from start-ups and sustain this change in future as well as with Academia Global Virtual operating specifically in the area of CBG. Start- befitting lifestyle changes such as: Conference on Emerging ups that provide technology or are planning to Staying home more on weekends. Economic Scenario — expand their existing CBG plants or setting-up Walking or riding the bicycle whenever one can. Identify and Create new CBG plants can submit their investment Using one car per family. Competencies. proposal on GAIL web portal Using cleaner fuels in vehicles and home like The event will be https://gailebank.gail.co.in/GSUICBG/index.aspx natural gas, CNG, PNG, renewables etc. held in two sessions. The . The solicitation round is open till July 24. An online engagement activity was also first part — the new India has vast biomass resources and the gov- organised under this initiative earlier where in world work order — will ernment is giving special emphasis on its utilisa- people were requested to click pictures of scenic be inaugurated by tion by encouraging setting-up of CBG plants. beauties from their balconies, windows or roofs sources like natural gas for industries, CNG for Minister for Commerce Further, oil and gas companies are ready to give and post them on Hawa Badlo handles in the automobiles, PNG for commercial uses. and Industry and Resource Development, the globe are expected to and its impact on new- commitment for offtake of CBG through issue of comments section with hashtags. By engaging people for actions through Minister for Railways, Ramesh Pokhriyal. be part of the event. age competencies, the Letter Of Intent (LOI). Thus, it provides good This is an attempt to mobilise collective soci- events, social messaging through endorsement Piyush Goyal. The second A large number of The conference aims need for effective syn- business opportunity to start-ups operating in this etal efforts to improve the deteriorating air qual- and web media series, short films and contests, session — collaborative participants consisting of to deliberate upon the chronisation between area. ity, by encouraging sustainable and environment the purpose of the platform is to motivate peo- framework for new-age CEOs, CXOs, top corpo- impact of ongoing industry and academia, The initiative was launched in July 2017 to friendly steps in works as well as inculcating ple to take pledge for actions against air pollu- learning — is likely to rate officials, regulators, changes on the economy, and identifying new invest in promising start-ups. So far, GAIL has lifestyle habits such as planting trees, cycling & tion and problems caused due to it. The initia- have a keynote address by academicians, faculty the swift transition grounds for internation- made investments in 24 start-ups operating in var- walking, carpooling, using public transport, tive has been able to reach more than eight mil- Minister for Human members from all over towards digital interface al collaborations. ious areas through four solicitation rounds. conserving energy and using cleaner energy lion people across all digital platforms. ! "$ " % & '% ()*(+(+ THE GREAT " P " ( ESCAPE <, ,&) + ( , ,!G$ , J1 , ( / # 1 1 " (, ) , ( + / 0 # ‘CRAZY LOW’ ON CONFIDENCE Phil Foden and Aymeric I " ( P # ( H 0 0 > : > Watford goalkeeper Ben Laporte rounded off a compre- Foster admitted the Hornets’ hensive City win as Pep 0 :: 9> Milan has lost just two ean Smith urged Aston confidence is “crazy low” as Guardiola’s men won a fourth matches since Ibrahimovic’s Villa to finish the job they slipped into the relegation straight league game for the latan Ibrahimovic rolled arrival. Dafter they climbed out zone with one game of the first time this season. The Zback the years with two “We will talk with him of the Premier League relega- Premier League season to go margin of defeat could send impressive goals to help AC immediately after the end of the tion zone as Trezeguet clinched after being thrashed 4-0 at Watford down come the final Milan beat Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie season, he is also completely a priceless 1-0 win against home by Manchester City. day of the season on Sunday as A clash. focused on these matches and he Arsenal on Tuesday. Smith’s A change of management they dropped into the bottom The 38-year-old netted is doing so in an excellent man- side have their survival fate in did little good after Watford three on goal difference after twice in the first half, either side ner, as always,” Milan sporting their own hands after the became the first Premier Aston Villa’s win. of Francesco Caputo’s penalty for director Frederic Massara said. Egypt winger’s first-half strike League team to sack three “I don’t think we helped Sassuolo on Tuesday. Ibrahimovic gave Milan the at Villa Park. managers in a season when ourselves, I don’t think we did Sassuolo had to play the lead in the 19th minute with a Watford’s 4-0 thrashing 0 P $ 4>=5 P " " 7 7H Nigel Pearson departed on enough to do anything but entire second half with 10 diving header at the back against Manchester City earli- Sunday, as City bounced back what the result suggested to be men after midfielder post following a cross er on Tuesday had opened the Arsenal and second-bottom our own hands,” Smith said. Arsenal cannot finish from their weekend disap- honest,” said Foster, who Mehdi Bourabia was sent from Hakan Çalhanoglu. door for Villa to escape the Bournemouth, three points “That’s all you can ask going higher than eighth and must pointment of losing an FA helped keep the score down off on the stroke of half- There was a dra- bottom three. from safety, travel to Everton. into the last game. It was a win the FA Cup final against Cup semi-final to Arsenal. with a string of saves. “The time following a second matic end to the half as And Villa seized their There are a multitude of per- great performance and an Chelsea to qualify for next sea- Raheem Sterling scored confidence is so crazy, crazy yellow card. Caputo leveled from the chance with a first home mutations that could decide rel- even better result against a son’s Europa League. twice in the first half before low.” It was Milan’s seventh spot three minutes from Premier League win egation, but Villa will good team who just beat two victory in the nine games since the break. The referee had over Arsenal in 18 be safe if they can of the best teams in Europe. Serie A resumed following the awarded the penalty after attempts dating back better Watford’s result “We have taken the season pandemic-enforced shutdown reviewing the incident on the to 1998. Villa are now on what is certain to to the last day. Watford can go 8 , R$ and moved the team up to fifth. pitchside monitor and judging fourth bottom and have be a dramatic finale. If and win at Arsenal so we Ibrahimovic rejoined Milan that the ball had hit Çal- moved ahead of third- Villa and Watford have to make sure we win at ers on their guard all the time. so long, 30 years and finally, we in December on a six-month hanoglu’s arm. bottom Watford on both win, goal differ- West Ham.” “I always say that in life, did it, so yeah, really happy.” contract with an option for next Çalhanoglu redeemed him- goal difference, with ence or goals scored Having secured an FA Cup t was high praise for Sadio you always have to be a chal- He gave credit to manag- season. self moments later with a second Smith’s men on -26 will decide who goes final place by beating IMane when Lionel Messi lenger and for sure, football is er Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool’s “Will I stay? There are still assist — a through-ball for compared to the down. Manchester City on Saturday, summed up the Liverpool star all about being hungry in a triumph. three matches, 10 days and no Ibrahimovic to run onto, round Hornets’ -27. “It is a big boost, that’s for Gunners boss Mikel Arteta winger’s fourth-place finish in good way — to like to win. We “He gives us a lot of advice one has said anything else,” the the goalkeeper and place into the They head to West Ham for sure. We knew we had to get made six changes and Arsenal the 2019 Ballon d’Or vote as won the Premier League and all the time which is always Swedish forward said. “But I’m back of the net. their final game of the season that win to catch Watford and looked a shadow of the team “shameful”. we would like to win it again important for you and all the working, we are doing good It was the first time since on Sunday, while Watford visit now we have got the season in who impressed at Wembley. Boosted by the Argentine and for sure, Champions players in our career. He helped things and if we take the table 1999 that Milan has scored at genius’ admiration for him as League as well,” he said. us take responsibility in the since I arrived I think we would least two goals in nine successive well as his own stellar form, Mane missed out hard times, which is not real- be second or third.” matches. , , Mane continues to harbour last time despite a ly easy.” (" # hopes of winning the presti- remarkable run for Mane said his favourite & ,% ( & gious award sooner than later. both his club and moment in the league was , ,, #G , 0 1 year anniversary is an impor- “Will see what’s going to country Senegal. when his club opened up the +!% tant one in the eyes of the club, happen for the Ballon d’Or but Expressing gap with Manchester City. Milan: AC Milan announced ylian Mbappe said on the supporters, of everyone, so my dream is to win the Ballon his delight “Honestly, it was a that coach Stefano Pioli has KTuesday he would remain I will be here whatever hap- d’Or and would love to do it on winning really tough season for signed a two-year extension to with French champions Paris pens.” one day,” Mane told Star Sports the Premier us, my team-mates and his contract, keeping him at ugust first week has been Saint-Germain next season “I’m going to try and bring show Football United. League, he the fans as well because the club until June 2022. Aearmarked as a potential “whatever happens” despite back trophies with the team and The 2020 Ballon d’Or said, “Well, the beginning was not Milan released a state- time for wrestlers to assemble constant speculation over his give the best of myself,” added awards night was cancelled it’s a big easy — too many con- ment shortly after win against for their national camps after future. Mbappe, who arrived at PSG recently owing to the Covid-19 pleasure and tenders Man City, Sassuolo. the Covid-19 hiatus. The “I’m here. I’m part of the from Monaco in 2017 in a pandemic. a big honour United, Chelsea, “I am happy and proud of Sports Authority of India project for a fourth year,” deal worth $208 million. He played a massive role in for me and Arsenal. the trust I have received from (SAI) is working in tandem Mbappe, 21, told BeIn Real Madrid have Liverpool winning their first my team- “If I were to AC Milan,” Pioli said. grow and be more and more with the Wrestling Federation Sport during half- regularly been linked Premier League title in 30 mates for sure. choose my favourite “As I have said many competitive.” of India (WFI) to plan a date time of PSG’s 4-0 with a move for Mbappe, years. Last year, Mane spear- All the good moment was when times, our future is today: We Milan had been in nego- for the resumption of training. win over Celtic in a but club president headed the Reds’ charge to support from we opened up the must be focused and deter- tiations to replace Pioli with The camp will initially be friendly played in Florentino Perez said last their first UEFA Champions around the gap over Man mined, be united and play as Ralf Rangnick but the German held for Olympic weight cat- front of around week the Spanish cham- League title since 2005. world, specially City. I think one. coach’s representative released egories and would also begin 5,000 fans at the pions would not make This time around, he from India as everybody could “We are at the beginning a statement saying they had only after necessary quaran- Parc des Princes. any big signings this scored goals and make assists well. I think the breathe at that of an extraordinary path. If we jointly decided with the club tine protocols are fulfilled. “The club’s 50- summer. to keep the opposition defend- wait has been time.” keep working this way, we will not to move forward. AP )+ , %1&, ‘Poms will consider rotating Stokes’ 7 E 2 ,, > .1 Silverwood said Stokes will have to >9> : Williamson also wel- paved the way for IPL to take “rein” him in during training as he is always comed the move to have an place this year. The BCCI is ngland will “consider rotating” star all- looking push himself. ew Zealand captain Kane IPL at a safe place like the planning to stage the tourney ustralia batsman Marnus Erounder Ben Stokes even though his pres- “He’ll keep pushing himself, which is why NWilliamson on UAE as India’s case load is from Sept 26 to November 8 ALabuschagne has picked teammate ence makes it a better team, said coach Chris he is as good as he is,” said Silverwood. Wednesday said he is excited above 11 lakh. in UAE. Steve Smith ahead of Virat Kohli in the Silverwood ahead of the third and final Test “But from a training perspective we try about playing the Indian “...In terms of the IPL as “Any time you have a longest format but accepted that the against the West Indies beginning on Friday. and rein him in where possible and keep him Premier League (IPL) in the an isolated event, they’re look- home World Cup, you are cer- India skipper’s numbers in white-ball Stokes scored 176 and 78 not out in the as fit as a fiddle because I know we’re a bet- UAE but a lot of “planning ing at the best options to tainly looking forward to it. cricket is second to none. Labuschagne two innings and also took three wickets as ter team with him out there... We’ve got to and organising still needs to host it in a safe place where We felt like we had been feels Smith ability to bat consistently in England beat Windies by 113 runs in the sec- look after him the best we can.” be done” amid the raging people can be quarantined building towards it as a T20 different conditions sets him apart. ond Test to tie three-match series 1-1. Following the third Test against the West Covid-19 pandemic. much like you’re seeing with side,” Maxwell told Fox Sports. “I think Steve (Smith) in Test crick- His performance also earned Stokes Indies, England will play another three-Test Speaking to the media on other sports around the world. “You wait and see (with the et has just shown in any condition, he the numero uno position in the ICC series against Pakistan starting August 5. the sidelines of the national “Like I said, there’s a lot of IPL), waiting on the judg- can find away. I think that’s what you all-rounder rankings, displacing West England had picked James Anderson, team’s training camp, for planning still to be done to ments of other people, what know really makes him the best, num- Indies skipper Jason Holder. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood for the open- SunRisers Hyderabad captain ble audience,” he added. make sure that happens and you can and can’t do with ber one Test player in the world,” “We want him out there as ing Test, while including Stuart Broad, said, “Considering what it Williamson said he fore- we only know what we know travel and quarantine times Labuschagne was quoted as saying by much as we can; everyone Chris Woakes and Sam Curran in actually looks like where it is sees good viewership for the and that’s no different from and all that, if everything gets India Today. can see how good he is,” the second match. and all the details that come IPL when it happens as peo- what you”re hearing,” ticked off there, I have no real “He has found a way in India, he has Silverwood said. With six to seven seamers at with it, to play in the IPL is ple are starved of Live sports Williamson added. reason not to go. found a way to score in England, he is “But you know what, his disposal, Silverwood will always an amazing thing so, right now. “The overseas guys get a obviously very consistent in Australia, so we’re going to consider face a selection headache but he absolutely, it will be great to “...There’s been a natural ‘NO REASON TO NOT GO’ hell of a kick playing in it, it seems that it doesn’t matter where are rotating him. He’s been at said he is determined to pick play in it and be a part of it,” lack of content so there is a /$+ @ Big-hitting some of the best players in the you playing and in what conditions, he the centre of the last the “strongest attack” to win Williamson said but also real drive to see that happen Aussie batsman Glenn world rubbing shoulders, sim- is finding a way. Now, Virat has proba- couple of games and the third Test. wanted to know more about and see it happen safely, which Maxwell has said he has no ilar to a World Cup, but on a bly done a similar thing. I will probably we’ve got to make sure “We’ve got to put out security arrangements. is first and foremost. reason not to travel for the smaller scale. If everything go with Steve in Test cricket.” he’s okay. But if he is fit and the strongest attack out “But there’s a lot of details “It’s a shame to see the 13th edition of the Indian gets ticked off I would love to “Virat’s white-ball cricket is phenom- healthy, he’ll play.” that’s available to us. It’s to come through before any World Cup be postponed but Premier League if everything be available for it,” said enal. The way he finishes innings, the The 29-year-old had very difficult to keep final decisions will be made. I suppose it’s the nature of gets ticked off. Maxwell who will play for way he finishes matches off, the way he pulled himself out of the everybody happy all the It will be nice to know more.” what we’re faced with in the The postponement of the Kings XI Punjab in the tour- chases. I think for me personally, I have attack midway through his time. But if you do “By all accounts the IPL, current climate but exciting at men’s T20 World Cup has nament. learned a lot from him,” he added. 15th over in West Indies’ sec- things for the right rea- they’re looking to host that the potential opportunity ond innings but later insisted son, I think there’s an tournament which is a fantas- individually to see some crick- that there was “absolutely noth- understanding there,” the tic tournament to be a part of et come on to the horizon,” he ing to worry about”. 45-year-old said. and attracts such an incredi- said. 1 !&" . 9 ,) + + $3 - ,, K % New Delhi: The Sports The SAI said the decision 92;9 “If current situation London: England leg-spinner Matt Authority of India (SAI) on was taken to ensure that athletes continues, we couldn’t,” Parkinson has been ruled out of the three- Wednesday extended the con- bound for Tokyo Games, post- he delayed Tokyo Mori replied, speaking in match ODI series against Ireland after suf- tract of 32 foreign coaches in 11 poned by a year, have continu- TOlympics could not be Japanese. fering an ankle injury during training. disciplines till September end ity in their training. held next year if conditions The Tokyo Olympics The 23-year-old Lancashire bowler, next year to ensure continuity “The postponement of surrounding the coron- are scheduled to open on who made his international debut against in the training of athletes till Tokyo Olympics by a year avirus pandemic continue July 23, 2021 — a year South Africa in February, suffered the Tokyo Olympics. makes it imperative that the as they are, the president of from Thursday. A small, injury during fielding practice on Monday. Top coaches among the 32 same coaches be retained so the organizing committee 15-minute ceremony with- The three ODIs, which will take place included Santiago Nieva and that athletes are not disadvan- said on Wednesday. out fans is scheduled for behind closed doors in a bio-secure bub- Raffaele Bergamasco in boxing, taged,” Sports Minster Kiren In an interview with Thursday at the new ble at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, Graham Reid (men’s hockey) Rijiju said. “A new coach takes Japanese broadcaster NHK, national stadium to mark begins with the first match and Pavel Smirnov (shooting) time to understand an athlete Yoshiro Mori said he was the date. on July 30. among others. The contracts of and the athlete needs time to hopeful the situation The International England will many of these coaches were to understand the training process would improve and sug- Olympic Committee and decide their squad end in September this year. of a coach. We don’t have that gested a vaccine was the Japanese organizers have for the series after National football coach Igor kind of time now.” key. repeatedly expressed con- the end of the two Stimac’s contract was also A SAI source said that the “If this kind of situa- fidence the games will take intra-squad matches and extended although it has noth- terms and conditions of the tion (with Covid-19) con- place, though they have a warm-up game between ing to do with the Olympics. He contracts, including the tinues, is it possible to offered few details on how England Lions and Ireland was appointed in May last year remuneration, remain the hold the games?” Mori they can happen in the on Sunday. PTI for a two year tenure. same as earlier. PTI was asked by NHK. middle of a pandemic.