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BHUBANESWAR: The Mo salary i.e. on Saturday and ' the construction and review The carriageway width is 7.5 (right) is 407 meter, connect- Only priests and other con- Bus services were partially hit Sunday when buses stayed off quality aspects of the huge meter i.e. two lane with 1.5 ing to Badamba and Banki with cerned were allowed inside on different routes in the city on the roads due to weekend shut- orks Secretary Dr bridge, Secretary Works Dr meter raised pedestrian foot- curvilinear and congested vil- the Mandaps to perform the Monday after some of its down. The protesting employ- WKrishan Kumar has stip- Kumar visited the site recent- path on both sides. lage roads. ' $$% rituals. employees staged a demonstra- ees alleged that though compa- ulated a timeline for comple- ly, where senior officials briefed Moreover, there is a 240 A senior official informed Regarding reopening of tion demanding a hike in salary. ny is deducting money for prov- tion of a high-level bridge over him about the progress. meter length and 4 meter car- that there is a proposal to con- anesh Puja, which falls on religious institutions, the More than a hundred drivers ident fund from their salary, it the Mahanadi at Gopinathpur Dr Kumar made an inten- riageway width ramp bridge nect the important bridge with GSeptember 10, will be Collector said, “Discussion operating the bus service sat on is not reflecting in their deposit connecting Singhanathpeetha sive review of the construction, connecting the main bridge at long straight approach road up observed in Cuttack amidst is on and we are planning to a dharna at Mo Bus depot near accounts. and Baideswar in Cuttack dis- in which he directed the Chief 1,350 meter from Gopinathpur to the Banki Baideswar the Covid-19 pandemic as reopen the religious places Sum Hospital in the city. “The State Government did trict. Engineer to look into quality side and 1,790 meter from Kalapathar (ODR) road with the district Collector allowed within a day or two. All Reports said Mo Bus services in not give us any financial assis- With the completion of aspects of the bridge. The Baideswar side to the ASI pro- approximately 800 meter on observance of the festival in guidelines stipulated by the as many as 14 routes, including tance during the pandemic sit- the bridge, the State would have Works Secretary harped on tected famous Banki side and 4 km straight adherence to all safety norms. Government will be strictly Bhubaneswar, Jatni and uation. Therefore, we were the credit of an over-three-km- sticking to timeline so that Singhanathpeetha Siv temple road on Badamba side to con- Collector Bhabani followed.” Khordha were affected due to forced to launch strike. We had long bridge, the longest one so common people will be able to island on the upstream side of nect with Raja Athagarh- Shankar Chayani said Ganesh On closure of a few Covid ongoing cease-work stir. The earlier requested concerned far. The massive bridge, being use the bridge as soon as pos- the bridge situated inside the Narasinghpur Road (SH-65). Chaturthi would be held at Hospitals, he said, “Since the drivers alleged that though authorities for a hike in our constructed at a cost of more sible as it was their long stand- Mahanadi river. It is also proposed to pro- Puja Mandaps across the dis- number of cases has declined, prices of essential commodities salary from Rs 12,000 to Rs than Rs 130 ing demand, an official said. On completion, the bridge vide tourist amenity centres on trict though steps would be we have decided to ensure are soaring, there has not been 18,000. However, no steps have crore, would be completed Chief Engineer Roads will reduce the distance from both sides of the bridge to facil- taken to avoid public congre- treatment to Covid patients any hike in their salary for last been taken in this regard yet. We by October this year, The Manoranjan Mishra said the Badamba on left side of the itate the devotees who are vis- gations at the venues. Strict only at the SCB Medical three years. They also alleged will not join work until our Gopinathpur-side approach length of the bridge proper is Mahanadi to Banki on right iting the Singhanathpeetha action would be taken as per College Hospital and the that Travel Time, which is in demands are met,” threatened road has been completed and 3.139 km having 86 spans of side by 45 km. At present the throughout the year, he said. law in case of violation of the Ashwini Hospital.” charge of the management of the agitating staffs. PNS $ R" ! ' $ ( ""! ! water of the sea has damaged the shrine which was built ( during the dynasty of ! %. ". Bahumakaras in the Satabhaya village. The temple now is sub- ' he 1,200-year-old empty merged under three feet long TPanchubarahi temple locat- tidal water. delegation of the East ed at the sea erosion-prone According to locals, the ACoast Railway Engineers’ Satabhaya in Kendrapada dis- Panchabarahi shrine was ear- Association (ECoREA) dis- tric has been a victim of glob- lier at a safe distance from the cussed with Bhubaneswar MP al warming and climate change sea. Even, five years back the Aparajita Sarangi the long- as surging sea water has posed sea was 100 metres away from pending issues of railway engi- Mohanty told Sarangi that after a threat to its existence. the shrine. But, with water ' eral top officials at the office are neers on Monday. finalisation by the Chairman, The constantly rising water level rising constantly, the tur- involved in the bribery scandal ECoREA president Bobin the matter would be sent to the level of the sea has damaged its bulent sea has come near the large number of Student in which Sahoo’s arrest was just Mohanty explained the pay Finance Ministry for approval. structure completely. It is temple and the crawling water ACongress members held a a tip of the iceberg. “The bribe anomaly pending since two However, the upgradation pro- apprehended that within a has started devouring the demonstration before the culture has been prevalent at decades. He said the non-safe- posal was sent by the Railway month or two, the centuries- shrine. A wall of the temple fac- Odisha State Staff Selection the OSSC office for the last 21 ty and non-technical railway Board and DAC in 2009, but till old temple will completely be ing the sea has caved in recent- ' ' $$% in Sessions and District Commission (OSSC) office years. It has come to light employees have been given date the Ministry has not devoured by the marauding ly due sea water ingress where- Courts and the system of vir- here on Monday alleging mas- recently only after the bribe higher pay structures with pro- agreed in principle. So, now all sea. According to locals, about as lions statues that were istory was created in the tual courts for dealing with sive corruption in the recruit- money could not be shared motional avenue neglecting railway engineers are worried four to five families, who are yet installed at the front door of the HOrissa High Court on traffic e-challan cases in the ment drives. properly among the officials. the railway engineers who play that the same procedure might to be shifted to the resettlement temple also have been Monday in an open justice Cuttack-Bhubaneswar The agitators scuffled with We demand an impartial inves- vital role in safety and econo- be repeated by the Finance colony at Bagapatia and have destroyed. Meanwhile, locals delivery system when live Commissionerate areas. the police while trying to barge tigation into the recruitment of my of railways. Recently Ministry. been staying at Satabhaya, were have demanded for protection streaming of court proceed- The Chief Justice pro- into the OSSC office during a ineligible candidates, who got accounts staffs were given Mohanty requested Sarangi worshipping the deities in the and renovation of the heritage ings was done for the benefit fusely thanked the e-com- protest demanding a probe job by giving bribes. The future much higher salary though to impress upon Railway temple regularly. But the rising shrine of the district. of litigants and advocates. mittee of the Supreme Court into the alleged ‘bribe for of many deserving candidates they are in no way related Ministry, Finance Ministry and Chief Justice S for all the support provided to recruitment scandal’. has been put in the dark,” said with train movement. DOPT for an early approval Muralidhar inaugurated the the High Court to go tech- The agitation was carried Student Congress leader Manas He further stated that after with justified pay structure facility on a trial basis, which savvy. out at the OSSC headquarters Choudhury. several demonstrations and which should not be less than would go a long way to serve He said that for the time following the arrest of Biranchi The agitation would be the issues being raised in accounts staffs. the most fundamental prin- being, live streaming would Sahoo, Private Secretary to an intensified further until an Parliament by several MPs, Sarangi took the matter ciple of justice “Justice must commence in his court on a OSSC member, by the investigation into the entire the pay anomaly of engineers seriously and assured to raise not only be done but seen to trial basis and subsequently, it Vigilance police The police affair is ordered, he added. It is were considered for the first the issues with the three be done”. would be extended to all had a tough time preventing suspected that Sahoo, who has time in a National Council Ministries very soon. The The Chief Justice also other courts of the HC. party activists led by senior been arrested by the Vigilance Joint Consultative Machinery ECoREA submitted a repre- launched several e-services. “Openness and publicity leaders like Suresh Routray, on the charge of accumulating (NC-JCM) meeting and the sentation in this regard to He, in the presence of all are the sine qua non of the Manas Choudhury from disproportionate assets, was Cabinet Secretary directed the Sarangi. IA Khan, SB Satpathy other HC judges, inaugurat- right to a free trial under storming into the OSSC office. running a job racket along Railway Board Chairman and and Jogeswar Sabat of ECoREA ed court’s mobile app, facili- Article 21 of our Constitution, The protesters alleged that sev- with some other officials. CEO to expedite the matter. were present. ty for online payment of fines he stated. R

# test. There is no shortage of " ! beds for dengue patients as there is a decline in the num- BHUBANESWAR: Even as ber of Covid cases.”If the the dengue menace continues dengue cases continue to rise, to haunt residents in the Twin blood banks may face shortage City amidst the Covid-19 pan- of platelets, which is needed for demic, Capital Hospital treatment of the patients, Dr Director Laxmidhar Mohapatra cautioned, adding Mohapatra on Monday that about 15 platelets are ' " # heritage site. The tourists under- BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ' !!" darshan and worship of the informed that around 10 to 15 being provided to the Capital went thermal screening at tem- congratulated the India Women’s Hockey Team for reaching the deities with strict adherence to patients are being admitted to Hospital every day for treat- he Sun Temple at Konark ple’s entry point. Maximum semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Australia in the he Jajpur district adminis- the Covid-19 protocols, the hospital here every day. He ment of dengue patients. Treopened for visitors on 2,000 persons are allowed to visit quarterfinals. “Glory awaits! Congratulate Indian Women’s Ttration has decided to informed Collector Chakravarti told reporters. “Currently, 56 Earlier on July 31, the Cuttack Monday after being closed for site per day. A QR code has been Hockey Team on registering a thumping victory in the quarter- reopen all religious places, Singh Rathore on Monday. All dengue patients are undergoing Municipal Commissioner more than three months due to installed for online ticket book- final against Australia at Tokyo 2020. May the team continue its including the Biraja Temple, religious institutions, including treatment at the hospital. (CMC) had informed that eight Covid-19 situation.All Covid-19 ing in view of restriction on winning streak & bring glory to the country. Wish the team all for devotees from August 4. The Biraja Temple, in district, have Yesterday, 87 people with fever new dengue cases were identi- guidelines issued by State manual booking to avoid phys- the best,” Patnaik tweeted. PNS devotees would be allowed for been closed since May this year. symptom underwent dengue fied from different parts of city. Government were followed at ical contact. ( $ ! ' 29.5 years) to complete one between Earth and Saturn will planetarium official informed. BHUBANESWA: Biranchi revolution around the Sun. be 170 crore km, which is 11 “The Saturn will appear in the Narayan Sahoo, Private Secretary ood news for sky-gazers as “Saturn and Earth come clos- times longer between the Sun east after sunset today. It will to Odisha Staff Selection Gthe Saturn has come closest to each other once every and Earth. The Saturn and set in the west 12 hours after BHUBANESWAR: Shopping Commission (OSSC) Member, est to Earth and they can see year while revolving in their Earth had come closer on July its appearance till sunrise. malls and parks in who was arrested by the the bright planet in the sky orbital path. The planet duo 20, 2020. The astronomical People can see the bright Bhubaneswar, which were Vigilance police, has been sus- with naked eye for the entire comes nearest to each other in phenomenon will take place Saturn and Jupiter every night closed due to the Covid-19 sit- pended by the commission. month of August. a time span of 1 year and 13 again on August 14, 2022, the in clear sky,” he added. uation, reopened on Monday Besides, the OSSC Chairperson “Saturn and Earth have days when Earth and Saturn with adherence to the Covid- ' has recommended to the State been closest to each other are positioned on the same 19 protocols like wearing of Government to take stringent from today (Monday),” side of the Sun. mask, social distancing and use ue to the increasing action against him. Sahoo was informed, Deputy Director of Such astronomical phe- of hand wash or sanitiser. The Ddengue cases in the State arrested for allegedly amassing Pathani Samanta Planetarium, nomenon is called ‘opposition’. malls have been allowed by the capital and some districts, assets disproportionate to his Bhubaneswar, Dr Suvendu During this period, the aver- Government to operate with blood banks are running short known sources of income. He Pattnaik. age distance between the plan- regulated number of cus- of platelet components. was found in possession of dis- As per the Indian ets will be around 120 crore tomers. Besides, restaurants in Especially during the Covid proportionate assets of more Standard Time IST), the km, which is eight times the city also reopened on pandemic because of miscon- than Rs 3.51 crore, which con- Saturn came closest to Earth at longer between the Sun and Monday for dine-in services ception many people do not Red Cross Society, State stitutes 268% of his known 11.30 am on Monday. While Earth,” Dr Pattnaik said. with 50% seating occupancy. volunteer for blood donations. Branch Laxman Swain donat- sources of income. Bank slips Earth takes 365 days to orbit After six months, when Moreover, cinema halls in the Both Covid and dengue ed blood for the sixth time dur- indicating huge cash deposits in the Sun, the Saturn, which is the Earth will be across the city are all set to welcome are putting burden on blood ing the pandemic. This has bank accounts were recovered the second largest planet after other side of the Sun while moviegoers from August 5 banks. In view of this, Junior made him a donor of blood for from his house during raid by Jupiter in our solar system, revolving in its orbital path, with 50% seating capacity. Red Cross Officer at the Indian 38th time in lifetime. Vigilance. PNS takes 10,759 Earth days (about the maximum distance ! " # $ % S ' " (

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Education and Training Constitution Club on Tuesday of India (DCGI), said on reviewing the progress of farm- Payment to the farmers would be (DMET) Dr CBK Mohanty on to chalk out a joint strategy on Monday that the pharma major ers’ registration for paddy pro- done through their bank Monday.He said that while some the Pegasus snooping issue. All had withdrawn its proposal curement with district Collectors accounts and all payments would States are still reporting more Opposition MPs and floor seeking accelerated approval of on Monday, directed the officials be integrated with the online than 1% R-value, Odisha con- leaders of various parties have its in the country. It didn’t give that no genuine farmer should be public financial management tinues with a dip in daily cases been invited for the meeting, additional details. deprived of selling paddy to system (PFMS). which showed the R-value below sources said. So far, four vaccines have Government during the Kharif Principal Secretary Food 1%."There is no need to panic AICC sources added an been given Emergency Use marketing season (KMS) 2021- Supplies and Consumer Welfare now. The infection depends on invite has also been sent to the Authorisation (EUA) in India Johnson & Johnson’s viral vec- 22. He also asked the Collectors Vir VikramYadav said an inter- the reflection of R-value in the Trinamool Congress, which & * + % ,- $ % — Covishield, Covaxin, tor Covid-19 vaccine for emer- to form sufficient numbers of active voice recording system community. A Covid survivor, has been skipping all meetings Sputnik V and Moderna. gency use in February 2021. joint verification teams involving (IVRS) would handle farmers’ who has already been adminis- convened by Rahul so far. In mid-July, Dr VK Paul, However, weeks after its autho- field-level officers from the con- queries regarding registration tered two doses of the vaccine, Rahul met with TMC chief Niti Aayog member (health), risation, the vaccine was linked cerned departments for hun- and procurement. Toll-free num- is less prone to re-infection," Mamata Banerjee when she '& had said, “We are in talks with to a rare but serious blood-clot- dred-per cent field verification of ber 1967 would receive the tele- Mohanty clarified.On the surg- called on Congress chief Sonia Johnson & Johnson regarding ting disorder. the actual farmers and their phonic grievances of farmers. ing number of Covid deaths, he Gandhi last week. After a their single-dose vaccine.” He crop areas. Utmost care would be taken to said the daily casualties are not meeting with the floor leaders ' * had added, “As per the plan, He ordered to prepare a final redress the grievances within 24 based on the report of a partic- of Opposition parties last week, this vaccine will also be pro- list of all genuine farmers for hours. The field verification ular day. "The death report cur- Rahul said the Opposition has ' "$ matter should be discussed (in duced in Hyderabad’s Bio E.” paddy procurement by weeding would be completed by rently published on dashboard only one question: whether the Parliament). People The US-based Johnson & out the possibilities of fake crop September 7, digitised data is all audited old records. The Government had bought n a major embarrassment to (Opposition) have been reit- Johnson had sought approval in * areas, registration and sealing the updating by PACS would be over previous backlog on the deaths Israeli spyware Pegasus to use Ially BJP, JD(U) supremo erating (for talks) for so many April to conduct a bridging scope for entry of unscrupulous by September 18 and master list is being cleared now, which it as a “weapon against its own and Bihar Chief Minister days, it should be done,” Nitish clinical study of its Janssen Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech’s middlemen into the system. The of all genuine farmers and share- will end in next 10-15 days. people”. While the Opposition Kumar has backed the said on Monday. While Covid-19 vaccine candidate in Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin field verification would be com- croppers would be generated by Thereafter, the reported number has been insisting on a full- Opposition’s demand for a Opposition parties have stalled India. (BBV152) is effective against bined with verification of actu- September 30. Yadav informed of fatalities will decrease," he fledged debate on the Pegasus probe in the Pegasus snooping Parliament for ten days over It was reported earlier that Delta Plus (AY.1) variant of the al land record, land category that for KMS 2021-22, total claimed. "Strict restrictions was issue, the Government’s stand scandal. “A probe should be demand for a debate and a few thousand doses of coronavirus, according to a (kisam), crop area, type and 2,857 societies were enlisted by put in place in Cuttack, has been that it is ready to dis- done, indeed. We have been probe, this is the first time that Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine study published in biorxivby source of irrigation, bank details, July 15. And by end of July, 1.74 Bhubaneswar and Puri due to cuss anything but the tapping hearing about telephone tap- an ally of the BJP has backed could arrive in India in July. the Indian Council of Medical mobile number of farmers, etc. lakh farmers were registered daily triple-digit infections. scandal. ping for so many days, the their stand for a probe. The US FDA authorised and Research (ICMR). The paddy-cultivated area would afresh. #P & - .* / ! ' ! temples in consultation with #$ 0!!"#123445 3 Sundargarh 23 each, Sambalpur the concerned stakeholders 446711 19, Kendrapada 18, Subarnapur and in compliance with the '( )'"* ! and Kandhamal 10 each, Covid-19 safety protocols.The Koraput nine, Rayagada, . Government notification also BHUBANESWAR: State capi- PNSBHUBANESWAR: The Bargarh, Ganjam and Deogarh said that the religious places tal Bhubaneswar on Monday State on Monday saw a decline eight each, Malkangiri, Gajapati, across the State would be registered a decline in the daily in the daily Covid-19 positive Nabarangpur and Kalahandi six reopened based on an assess- Covid-19 positive cases with cases with 1,032 new infections each, Balangir four, Boudh two ment of the local situation by 203 new infections. With this, in the 30 districts and the State and Nuapada one. Besides, 50 the district authorities. the total tally in the city rose to pool. The total tally increased to cases were reported from the BHUBANESWAR: Five-time However, no Prasad would 1,00,384. Of the new cases, 139 9,79,737.A total of 67,131 sam- State pool. Another 67 patients MLA from Baleswar Arun Dey be offered to the deities by were local contacts and 64 ples were tested in the last 24 succumbed to the disease in the passed away in the AMRI hos- devotees. The Jagannath quarantine cases. The local hours and the test positivity last 24 hours, which took the pital here at 7.20 pm on Temple continues to remain contacts included 15 cases in rate (TPR) was 1.53 per cent. total death toll to 6,033. Monday. A bachelor, he was 76. ' " # out of bounds for the public for Patia, seven in Khandagiri and Out of the new cases, 598 were The maximum 12 deaths were He had tested Covid-19 posi- take a decision for reopening Coordination Committee and around 100 days. six each in Old Town, from quarantine and 434 local reported from Khordha district tive three weeks ago. Dey was s the State Government of the shrine here. SJTA Chief temple officials would attend The devotees were also Nayapalli, Tankapani Road and contacts. Khordha district followed by 11 from Sundargarh, elected to the State Assembly Ahas allowed reopening of Administrator Dr Krishan the meeting to take stock of the prohibited to attend the Lords’ Chandrasekharpur. The active reported the day's highest 237 10 from Cuttack, six from Puri, three times on CPI ticket, once religious places with appro- Kumar has convened a meet- corona situation and decide annual Rath Yatra on July 12. cases in the city stood at 2,557. cases followed by Cuttack with five from Dhenkanal, four each as an NCP member and once priate Covid-19 restrictions ing on virtual mode on the day when to open the shrine. Even, the local residents were Meanwhile, 10 more patients 145. The districts which report- from Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur, as an Independent candidate. from Sunday as part of its to decide whether to allow The State Government in not allowed to visit the Grand succumbed to the disease in the ed below-100 cases were three each from Angul and He was active in student move- unlock process, all are now devotees’ entry into the temple, its August guideline has cate- Road and were also prevented city, mounting the total death Jagatsinghpur and Puri with 82 Bhadrak, two each from ment and a prominent trade waiting for Wednesday a senior official said, adding gorically said that the SJTA and from witnessing the festival toll to 816. However, 134 per- each, Angul 48, Bhadrak 47, Baleswar, Jharsuguda and union leader.In 2014, he unsuc- (August 4) when the Shree that the Collector, SP and the Shree Lingaraj Temple from rooftops as all hotels, sons recovered on the day, Jajpur 43, Baleswar 36, Nayagarh Kendrapada and one each from cessfully contested Assembly Jagannath Temple Chief District Medical Officer, Administration, Bhubaneswar, lodges, guesthouses were shut increasing the total recoveries 30, Dhenkanal 25, Keonjhar and Bargarh, Jajpur and Keonjhar. elections from Baleswar. Administration (SJTA) would members of the Temple’s may decide opening of the on the occasion. to 96,990. PNS

O+P# $ 2 )R" ! ,P ( NABARANGPUR: Even as Maoists are observing Martyrs’ Week from July 30, some 0#12 P-P posters put up by Red rebels surfaced in Nabarangpur dis- ! trict on Monday. The Maoist ( ' ". ! Parliament, posing a serious posters and leaflets were found challenge to the democracy in along State Highway 40, trig- hawani Shankar Nial, a ' the country, they said. Tilak ini- gering panic among locals. The ' golin scales. For which they Bnoted poet of Kalahandi tiated Shree Ganesh Utsav as a hand-written posters, claimed to were detained and handed over district, has brought credit for ok Manya Bal Gangadhar tool to unify people of all reli- be of Mainpur Divisional he Special Task Force (STF) to forest officials for necessary the district as well as for Odisha LTilak's dream for Swaraj gions to fight against the British Committee of the outlawed Tof the Crime Branch on legal action at their end. by participating in an interna- (self rule) now stands shattered rule. But today for petty polit- CPI (Maoist), were found on Monday conducted a raid near Further investigation is on. tional poetry festival held vir- completely and is far away for ical gain there are killings in the highway near Jodenga village Natapada village under the During 2020, in special tually on March 21. citizens of the largest democ- name of religion, they said. under Raighar police station in Berhampur police station in drives against the wildlife trade, The festival organised by racy, speakers lamented in a Tilak had supported killing district. In posters, Maoists Baleswar district and seized a the STF has seized as many as Italy-based organistaion POE- webinar organised to mark the of a British official by revolu- have appealed to people to large quantity of pangolin 15 leopard skins, nine ele- SIA WORLD was attended by 101 Tilak death anniversary tionary Saheed Khudiram Bose observe ongoing Martyrs’ Week scales. phant tusks, two deer skins, several poets from different here on Sunday. The Triveni openly. He was jailed in and make it a success. They also Two persons were also three live pangolins and 13 kg countries like China, Taiwan, lated into English by Professor Peace, WLFPHR, Bhutan, Sangam of Lal-Bal-Pal trio Mandela for years together. demanded a halt to combing arrested in this connection. pangolin scales and arrested 29 Vietnam, the USA and Japan. Bankim Mund of the Global Peace Ambassador by inspired a number of revolu- Barrister Mohemmed Alli operations bysecurity forces. The arrestees were identified as wildlife traders. Nial, who has three poet- Dharamgarh Women's College Iraq Foundation India, Global tionaries to sacrifice their lives Jinnah was the lawyer of Tilak. The ultras also threatened police Manibhadra Samal of Natapada ry collections in Odia and two and into the Italian language by Star Award, Bangladesh and during the freedom struggle, His version 'Swaraj is my informers of dire consequences and Choudhury Singh of in Hindi to his credit, was the illustrious Italian poet Literary Luminaries Award 21, they said. birth right, I shall have it' cre- and said they would be pun- Bandhasahi village in the dis- only one from India to partic- Emanuela Rizzo. This collec- Nigeria. His poems have also It is unfortunate that about ated fear among the British ished in Praja Courts. Getting trict. Based on reliable inputs, ipate in the event. He reveals tion has earned huge accolades been translated into various 75 to 80 per cent of population rulers. Mahatma Gandhi information, the Raighar police a STF team along with officials that some other collections of and recognition in European other languages like Servic, of many States including termed Tilak as maker of mod- rushed to spot and seized of the Baleswar Forest Division his translated poems are in countries. Russian, Chinese, French, Odisha is dependent on Re 1- ern India, they opined. Chaired posters. The cops have initiat- conducted a raid.. press and would be published Nial joined the World Polish, Arabic and Albanian. rice of five kg a month even by Debiprasad Prusti, the meet- ed an investigation. Notably, During the search, three kg soon. Poetry Day Italy 2021 and also Nial at present is editor of lit- after 74 years of independence. ing was attended by Prabin security forces are on high alert pangolin scales and other Nial’s poetry collection represented India in the World erary magazine “Mahuri” and So also, the privacy of politi- Bhai Patel, Jyotshna Parasher, and beefed up security in incriminating materials were “Lockdown” that reflects his Poetry Meet France 2021. He monthly newspaper “Bande cians, judges, media and offi- Prahallad Singh and Leftwing extremist hit districts seized from the duo's posses- sensitivity towards global suf- has been honoured with vari- Kalahandi”. He has three Odia cials are tracked by foreign Madhusudan Das, Raghunath of State but no untoward inci- sion. The accused could not ferings triggered by the Covid- ous global awards like and two Hindi poetry collec- intelligence agencies as raised Mandal and Prachandvai dent have been reported from produce any valid authority in 19 pandemic has been trans- International Ambassador for tions to his credit. within and outside the among others. any part. PNS support of possession of pan- Q+! ! *- - . /)R" "R /& party (BJP) ticket, he joined the the youth masses here. city that Nayak had been oper- + BJD. Later during October, He has also good rapport ating the Rourkela 0 2010, he was rehabilitated as with a number of influential Municipality passively. .01 Odisha has a greater responsi- the Chairman, RDA and con- leaders of the party at Though Nayak is Mishra’s bility for tribal communities as " tinued till 2014. That was the Bhubaneswar level. Once upon political mentor but their rela- / % 1 " it houses 62 different kinds of first political appointment in a time, he was known as the tions became sour for some to join duty unconditionally. tribal groups and at least one RDA as Chairman. After losing close aide of Rourkela MLA years due to certain reasons. “The management is saying ' out of every five people in the 2014 Assembly election, Nayak.That is why months Now they have good under- . that it is ready to start the Odisha is a tribal. Besides, - / % former State Urban back it was a talk in city that standing and it has been seen R plant if workers agree uncon- onresident Odia (NRO) Kalahandi has been struggling Development Minister Sarada Das will be awarded with RDA for last 2-3 months that Nayak ditionally. The authorities NProfessor Dr Digambara for a Central University for the eeping in view the growth Nayak was too rehabilitated in Chairman post. But sources is giving importance to Mishra 1 maintain that the plant Patra, who is a native of past 30 years. There is a strong Kof Rourkela city, the Special the post on November 27, said he has a sour relation with in various political activities. incurred huge losses. Kalahandi district and working public demand for it. Planning Authority was con- 2014 and continued till 2019. Nayak now and RDA So, her supporter claim that she )76- ! But the fact is for the last in the American University of Thuamul Rampur is a trib- stituted during 1964. Later on, After Nayak was elected to the Chairman post is the cause of may be the first choice for 18 months the workers have Beirut, Lebanon, has urged al dominated block having January 26, 1976, it was con- State Assembly in 2019, the difference between the duo. Nayak. not been paid. The manage- Union Education Minister more than 50 % tribal popula- verted to the Rourkela Regional post is not yet filled up. Since Sources said Nayak is not So far as Minati Debta is he fate of Birla Tyres at ment if can’t give the arrears, Dharmendra Pradhan to take tion. It is one of the most back- Improvement Trust (RRIT). then, speculation has been in favour of Das for this post concerned, she is a popular TChhanpur here hangs in it at least should mention when steps for establishment of a ward blocks in the State as well Since the formation of the going on as to who will be the now. Even in many blood leader and, on many occa- balance as a tripartite talik it can be given. branch of the Indira Gandhi as in the nation. RRIT, the managing board was next RDA Chairperson. donation camps, Das is not sions, she has been raising her involving the workers’ unions, The management says that National Tribal University “Thuamul Rampur is geo- headed by the Government Though aspirants from seen where Nayak joins. voice against social stigma. company management and dis- if workers join the duty uncon- (IGNTU) in Kalahandi. graphically located in the cen- authorities but when Biju BJD are lobbying in Despite this Das’ close aide Nayak was also instrumental trict administration, includ- ditionally the plant can run. We He said that the process for tral location of the major trib- Patnaik led Government came Bhubaneswar to get the post claim he will succeed as he has for her entry to BJD after leaving the Labour Department, have no faith in such promis- establishing the branch of the al blocks located in to power in 1990-95 and Dilip but three names are doing the good rapport in Bhubaneswar. ing Congress. But gradually the failed to resolve the deadlock. es. They should mention when tribal university at Thuamul Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Ray was a powerful man in the rounds. They are youth BJD After differences between equation between them wors- It may be noted for over the arrears would be given. Rampur block has been Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati Government, for the first time leader Kuna Behari Das, former Das and Nayak the path is open ened due to various political four months the production of Since the management delayed since long. and Kandhamal districts. It is his loyal BD Mishra, a political Rourkela Municipality for Rashmibala Mishra, feel reasons. the plant has come to a grind- doesn’t speak of clearing the The Ministry of Education also a central point for all man, was appointed as its Chairperson Rashmibala many. It is known to all that Situation became so bad ing halt and it is currently vir- backlog we rejected the pro- (formerly HRD) had decided to backward KBK, Kandhamal, Chairman. Mishra and BJD Women wing Nayak was instrumental in that Debta competed for get- tually in a shutdown state. The posal,” said Arun Swain, a establish one of its off-cam- Gajapati districts and tribal Subsequently, on October State vice-president Minati making Mishra as the ting party ticket for Rourkela management of the company leader of a union adding, “ puses in Kalahandi district and Maoists dominated regions 2, 1995, the RRIT was upgrad- Debta. Chairperson of Rourkela Assembly seat in 2019. When while maintained that it did- About 5,000 workers and their during the 11th plan period. in southern and western ed to the RDA (Rourkela Das is holding the position Municipality. Mishra was just she did not get the ticket, she n’t have adequate funds to families who were depending The ADM Kalahandi had iden- Odisha. Development Authority) and of district convenor of Jivan a beginner in politics and in her filed the nomination as an clear the backlog salaries and on the plant are leading a tified and forwarded land in Besides its central loca- the State Urban Minister was its Bindu and Odisha Mo Parivar. first entry she became the independent candidate. wanted to run the plant with- hopeless life as they have no Kalahandi for the purpose to tion, a good road has come to Chairman. Besides earlier he was the co- Chairperson. However, after intervention out any preconditions of the other means of income." In the FA-cum-Additional Secretary connect proposed and identi- Former Bonai MLA observer of the party for Though she held the posi- of high command, she with- unions; the workers demand- meanwhile , fear of closing of to Government, Department of fied site in Thuamul Rampur Dayanidhi Kissan after being Sundargarh district and played tion for five years but every drew. At that time, it was a talk ed that the company must pay Birla tyres, a largescale indus- Higher Education, Odisha in with Bhawanipatna, which has faced disciplinary action by BJP an important role during important decision in Rourkela in the city that she is assured for them their arrears first. try, permanently looms large 2010. However, afterwards, no rail connectivity and soon will for contesting 2009 Assembly Naveen Patnaik’s last visit to Municipality was taken with the post of RDA Chairman. But The meeting chaired by when company says it does- further progress has been made have an airport under UDAN election as an independent Rourkela on February 16. He the knowledge and consent of so far neither she is rehabili- the Sub Collector failed to yield n’t have financial resources for over a decade. Patra said scheme,” said Patra. candidate while was denied has a good acceptance among Nayak. Even it was a talk in the tated nor the post is filled. any result as the unions refused and unions demand arrears. 2 23 $ $P . ! 2-% (03 of AIIMS Bhubaneswar from the Central Government ated measures to complete all Director Gitanjali about the AIIMS second cam- the formalities of medical col- Batmanabane on April 3 had pus at Sundargarh after about lege, so that the admission can ' R!04$ visited Sundargarh and inspect- three months of visit of the be started by 2022-23," Mishra ' %. ". ed the NTPC medical college Central team, the State added. Notaly, the State . 0&. 6.!! . & building and other facilities as Government has started taking Government had signed an wo persons were killed in a the State Government had initiative to establish a MCH at MoU with the NTPC on person, who committed a Troad mishap near the IMSAR Resident Doctors given a proposal to the Centre the same campus. December 13, 2013 where in Arobbery at his own home Khamarapada Chowk on NH- VAssociation president to run the AIIMs second cam- In an office order of Health NTPC had agreed to develop and later complained before 5(A) under the Sadar police Sanjib Kumar Mishra and pus by using the existing infra- Department of the State infrastructure for establishing police that he was robbed of Rs station in Kendrapada district Nagarika Kalyan Samiti, structure. Government, the District a 500 bedded hospital with 30 lakh cash and gold orna- when the motorbike by which Sambalpur president The team members had Medical Officer, Sundargarh medical college and the State ments in a heist that took they were travelling was hit by Mahendra Mishra and other also held a meeting with senior has been appointed Additional Government had agreed to place in his house, was detained a truck on Sunday evening. office bearers of the Samiti met administrative officials of the Superintendent Cum Nodal run the institution. by police here. The deceased were identi- the Revenue Divisional district, including the Officer of the Government Accordingly, the construction According to an FIR fied as Dipti Ranjan Swain of Commissioner, Northern Sundargarh Collector and Medical College and Hospital work of the hospital cum med- lodged by Bankupalli Viswa the Patkura area in the district Range on Friday and submit- Chief District Medical Officer, at Sundargarh. ical college was started in 2014 Ganapati Sharma, on Saturday and Paritosh Chakravorty of ted a memorandum addressing etc. Besides, the Health and was completed about 18 morning he along with his Panikoili in Jajpur district. to the Prime Minister for tak- The district administra- Department has reportedly months back. mother had been to Palakonda The mishap occurred ing step for expediting the tion headed by Sundargarh taken initiative to complete After completion of the in Srikakulam district of when the duo were on their AIIMS second campus work at Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalayn the formalities so that admis- hospital infrastructure, the Andhra Pradesh over old age way to Paradip. Getting infor- Sundargarh. had given a presentation on sion in MBBS course can be State Government had request- pension issue. was registered under Rayagada amounting Rs 24 lakh and mation, the Sadar police rushed The development came available infrastructure along started latest by 2022-23. "The ed the Center to establish the After arrival in his house at PS case No.159 on the same gold ornaments. Police seized to the spot and sent the bodies after the proposed AIIMs with available logistic facility, DMO has been appointed as hospital as AIIMS second cen- Royat Colony in Rayagada date and the investigation was the cash and ornaments from to the District Headquarters Sundargarh campus got before the AIIMS team at the the Additional Superintendent ter of the State. State Health and town, he found that some conducted by Rayagada PS IIC him. Meanwhile, eyebrows Hospital(DHH) for post- delayed and the State time. The visit of the AIIMS cum Nodal Officer for the Family Welfare Minister Naba unknown culprits committed Rashmi Ranjan Pradhan. were raised regarding the mortem. Government has begun initia- team had kindled hope among medical college project at the Kishore Das then had written theft of Rs 30 lakh and 10-tola During interrogation, com- source of such a huge amount However, police failed to tive to set a MCH in collabo- various quarters and particu- NTPC infrastructure," said to the Center in which he had of gold ornaments, by breaking plainant Ganapati confessed of cash hidden in the house of arrest the truck driver, as he ration with the MCL there. larly, among people in western CDMO Sundargarh Saroj requested to establish the sec- open the door of his house. that with an ulterior motive, he the complainant, who is a had sped away from the spot Notably, a nine-member team Odisha. However, so far while Mishra. "Our Health ond AIIMS at Sundargarh by After he lodged an FIR, a case himself had concealed the cash priest by profession. with vehicle after the mishap. of AIIMS under the leadership there has been no response Department has already initi- using the same infrastructure. ( #P )* . & . approximately one fourth of an always been painted red, as the not be used as a place of wor- acre, the church is a synthesis name signifies. It has been ship today, but there is a per- he oldest Catholic Church steps have been taken to pre- the preceding several years. of Romanesque and Gothic many years since any prayer vading sense of calmness and Tof the State, Lal Girija in serve the heritage structure in He returned to Calcutta with style. The whole structure is service has been held at the Lal peace which is awe-inspiring. Baleswar is on the verge of col- the last few decades even firm determination to help the built with fine warm-toned Girija. The abandoned prop- Even after years of disuse, this lapse. The general decay with though it is just a hundred faithful and appointed Fr bricks, timber and lime mortar erty was used as the Land abandoned structure still shows plaster falling off, termites on metres away from the Baleswar Sappart SJ as the resident priest were used in the construction. Settlement Office for decades traces of its past grandeur. The the wooden roof rafters and Collector’s residence and just of Baleswar in 1865 CE. On The main hall was 50 feet in and later was converted as the church needs immediate vegetation growing from the opposite the Revenue reaching Baleswar, Sappart length and 20 ft wide. There Balasore Press Club. repairs. walls and on the roof, is crack- Inspector’s office. tried in vain to get the church were high circular windows on Surrounded by tall trees, As one of the oldest sur- ing and splitting the walls. The Church now func- back from the Zamindar. He both ends of the church. The the small church has a picture viving church of the State, it In an inspection of the tions as the Balasore Press purchased another piece of stained glass on the windows postcard charm. The Press should be declared a State pro- site by this writer, Deepak Club, something which cannot land and built a fine Catholic have since been removed, but Club members have made tected monument so that its Nayak and architect Satyam be explained nor understood. church which came to be in its original state the light some changes, a badminton history and haunting beauty Jyoti, it was found that the In 1864, Fr Delpelchin SJ, the known as ‘Lal Girija' and was streaming through the beauti- court at the entrance and mod- can be preserved for genera- structure is in a very precarious Superior of the Bengal Jesuit dedicated to St Joseph. The ful stained glass must have been ifications in the interior. tions. The Christian commu- and delicate state. The threat of Mission, came to Baleswar and church took six years tocom- a mosaic of colours. Many activities that should nity too should get involved one of the tall trees falling on found that the few remaining plete, and was modeled on the The church was a solid and not happen in a church now and retrieve the Lal Girija from the structure exists, as the Catholic families there had village churches of England. away at the end of a short lane Collector and the military bar- functional building built to happen in its hallowed the authorities and restore it to region is cyclone prone. No had no visit from any priest for The small church was tucked next to the residence of the racks. Located on a plot last, and it has lasted. It has precincts. The Lal Girija may its former glory. # " ) 3 $& P " "' %/%$ please come to Parliament and answers the hard questions. Democracy?” he Trinamool Congress has strongly While officials on duty at the Agartala 4$ Tcondemned the Monday’s attack on the police headquarters claimed “no infor- $ convoy of its MP — and the party’s sec- mation on any attack” on the Trinamool ' %/ ond-in-command— Abhishek Banerjee. Congress leader who is also the nephew 76) ..'' %/# The Test Positivity Rate too that as on Monday, the State had Hours after his cavalcade was attacked of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, esponding to tweets posted came down from the average 1.65 lakh patients undergoing by alleged BJP supporters the Bengal rul- Bengal BJP spokesperson Samik Rby Samajwadi Party chief erala, which has been reel- figure of 13 to 10.93 per cent on treatment for Covid-19. Idukki ing outfit took to Twitters saying “Shocking Bhattacharya said “the BJP does not such Akhilesh Yadav on the inau- King under unabated Monday though the fatalities district diagnosed 196 new display of absolute hooliganism by the an act … though it is peanuts in compar- guration of a ropeway by Union increase in the number of recorded during the last 24 cases while Wayanadu (repre- Tripura (BJP) government! When it comes ison to what they have been doing here in Home Minister Amit Shah at Covid-19 cases and fatalities, got hours showed 118 persons suc- sented in the Lok Sabha by to BJP, ruthlessness and DISRESPECT Bengal.” Vindhyachal Dham in a small relief on Monday as the cumbing to the disease. The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi) FOR DEMOCRACY seems to be running He said “I have heard there was a small Mirzapur on Sunday, UP cases came down slightly to the death toll till date reached had 263 patients. the show. You can keep trying but you can- commotion as people were spontaneous- Minister and Government comfort of Health Minister 16,955 (excluding the 7,000+ Dr Rajiv B Pillai, senior not erase us from the hearts of the people ‘Athithi Devo Bhawa’ (guest is God) … but ly protesting against his party’s attempt to spokesman Sidharth Nath Veena George, who is leading under reported cases). Ayurvedic physician, was of of Tripura! Shameful attempt.” now they are attacking (the visitors). The vitiate Tripura’s political atmosphere when Singh flayed the SP chief for the operation to fight the pan- George said 1,27, 903 sam- the view that Idukki and The car of Banerjee who was on a day- people of Tripura will judge.” Abhishek Banerjee’s vehicle reached there making irresponsible state- demic from the front line. ples were tested during the last Wayanadu were ideal districts to long visit of Tripura was attacked with a The TMC also accused the BJP of … the entire cavalcade had crossed the BJP ments. The Minister’s plea to the 24 hours. Thrissur topped the study about the immunity capa- flag stick by some alleged BJP men while damaging and tearing off posters of procession and only at the tail end of the In his tweet, Akhilesh had people of the State for the last table of districts with the high- bility of the population. “Both he was proceeding towards the Banerjee. The plan of creating trouble for BJP rally some youth hurled a stick at his attributed the credit for con- one week to abide by the guide- est number of positive cases these districts are known for Tripureshwari Kali Temple, party sources Banerjee was hatched in advance, the party car which is not desirable.” ceptualising and planning the lines and not to crowd anywhere (2350). Malappuram which was people who work hard to earn said. claimed even as its Rajya Sabha MP The Bengal BJP later wrote in its social ropeway in Vindhyachal Dham had its impact as the number of the district with the highest their livelihood and have not Alleging that the Tripura BJP and its Derek O’Brien called upon Home Minister media handle, “While this has been a rou- to the previous Government persons diagnosed with the number of patients till Sunday changed their lifestyle to what Chief Minister Biplab Deb was “taking the Amit Shah to look into the matter and act tine affair in Bengal for any opposition headed by him. pandemic came down to 13,984 (the district had 3,770 cases ) we see in cities which are full of state to new heights,” Banerjee later tweet- against the miscreants. leader, seems you have now dispatched vio- “Akhilesh Yadav has no on Monday from the daily aver- diagnosed 1,925 new patients fast food joints and Arab foods,” ed “Democracy in Tripura under BJP… He wrote “Raised the issue in Rajya lent TMC cadres to Tripura… Wait till the future left in 2022 UP age of more than 20,000 new on Monday. said Dr Rajiv while glancing Well done Biplab for taking the state to new Sabha of Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee people of Bengal do this to TMC leaders Assembly elections and is per- cases. The Health Minister said through the day’s figures. heights.” He further said “They (BJP) say being attacked today in Tripura. Amit Shah in West Bengal too.” turbed over his party’s pre- dictable defeat. Samajwadi -3 #4$ Party’s defeat in the 2022 elec- 3 R. ! tions is a foregone conclusion. '6- 6( 4 5!1 In fact, this time Akhilesh and " his party will be wiped out of . 7:) 'A' 1 1 Uttar Pradesh. People are wait- , ( '"=/',', ' ing for the elections to kick *)(,*(* 1!. 76) ..'' %/# faced by them could be brought down. This them out. Akhilesh knows this (*A(( ',*: (*(9 is in the backdrop of the observation made too well and for this reason, he C,#* * 1DE ipplers in Kerala are in for a surprise. by the Kerala High Court. Our objective is making baseless and non- A ',('',( ' %/%$ Government has prepared a list in convicts from Bengal prisons so TTaken aback by the criticism levelled is to make life easy for all,” said sensical statements on every .*:'( ' which they have claimed that out that the prisons could be decon- by the Kerala High Court to the pathetic Vijayaraghavan. issue,” Singh said in Lucknow 4 1',('* ',* n a “bizarre presentation” of sta- of those being released 5 are SCs, gested ahead of the third wave of situations of liquor outlets in the State, the When it was pointed out to the on Monday. "=/9 ((*',* Itistics for the number of ageing 3 are STs, 2 are OBCs, 53 are the corona pandemic. LDF Government is considering increas- CPI(M) secretary that the union territory Hitting out at the SP chief, * *F "=/ '' “life convicts” being released from General caste, 51 are Hindus and A senior official said that ing the number of Beverages Corporation of Puducherry has super markets exclu- the Government spokesman :*'(*: ' Bengal jails the Trinamool 12 are Muslims …” “there was a need to decongest the outlets dispensing spirit. sively selling liquor, he said this was an issue further said that the Samajwadi "% 'A**-, Congress Government on Monday He added, “by classifying the prisons because of the prevailing Liquor sales in the State have been which the party and the Government Party was just making false (" ' , (*A disclosed their caste and religious convicts according to their religion Covid-19 situation. Section 432 of taken over by the Government and all would study in detail. Customers in claims and taking the credit for ( ', '=9#'.: identities apart from mentioning the TMC is only pursuing its the CrPC (Code of Criminal retail outlets are run by the public sector Puducherry could do their shopping in the whatever work the Bharatiya 4 1A"=G(" ' their age and sex leading the BJP divide-and-rule politics … based Procedure) empowers the state Kerala State Beverages Corporation. There exclusive liquor shops, selecting their Janata Party had done in the ',= (( ',9 to come down heavily on the rul- on communal and caste lines … government to consider the pre- are serpentine queues in front of the BevCo favorite brands from the shelves and pay state. ing Trinamool Congress saying Nowhere in India the convicts have mature release of life convicts outlets which have made purchase of either by cash or card at the counter. There “In regard to the develop- 6 - ' “this list of convicts being released been released by identifying them who have already served 14 years liquor a difficult process. The tipplers have are no queues even during festival season ment work of Vindhyachal ' ;- 7" is the greatest example of the kind by their castes or religion … It is in jail.” to stand in sun and rains for hours to get while business is hectic. Dham, the SP chief is making . 7' ( of ‘secularism’ being practiced by nothing but a way to show that The release of the convicts their daily quota of spirits. Vijayaraghavan was keen to know fabricated statements. Akhilesh = ' (! ('- ( -* the TMC Government.” ‘look in Bengal more number of serving life sentence was recom- A Vijayaraghavan, Kerala CPI(M) sec- more details about the private liquor out- is a frustrated person, perpet- ('#', ( 'C ' Speaking on the issue State BJP Hindus are criminals than the mended on humanitarian grounds retary who is also the convener of the high lets in Tamil Nadu which were wound up ually engaged in misleading the :*'*',#' ' spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya Muslims… and when we will raise by the state sentence review board. power liaison committee of the Left by 2002 as the State administration took people of the state through fal- "( ,' : ( '$' on Monday said that “we have this issue they will call us Accordingly 61 male convicts Democratic Front told The Pioneer on over the liquor sales. The famous super lacious claims. The SP chief is *'(3A*9 ( A always known that the criminals names.” above 60 years and two female Monday that tipplers were undergoing bazars like Spencer’s had special counters merely reaping the , '',-'*'**(* have no caste, creed or political The Mamata Banerjee gov- convicts aged above 55 years would severe hardship to procure liquor. “We are dispensing all brands of liquor and they fruits of what he has sown dur- #'G(:,* affiliation … they are only crimi- ernment on Monday said that it be released before theseriously considering increasing the num- functioned smoothly till the Government ing his chief ministership,” he %:' A*'( ,' nals … but here the TMC had ordered the release of 63 life Independence Day. ber of liquor outlets so that the difficulties cancelled such outlets. said. *' '!'',( ,9 )"" 6 - - . ! ' 9-7 $(( %7 (,* . 7$:**' =*',((,L:, *'M* 6 . ',",(',$''* ,', ' ( ' , (*( ' (:,* *( *% (' A( ' , , 7 *:*, '*'* ' L''(( M9',, ' %/ ' %/ ( :('( !( < :'( '*', o woo the Dalit community ahead of the 2022 he sleuths of the Anti-Terrorism Squad ",( (, TAssembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Tclaimed to have made a breakthrough in Kochi: A dog is made ferocious observing that it understands $''(, , * ( Congress has decided to organise ‘Dalit terror racket when they arrested a man from by the circumstances and it is a that presently the municipality :(*, '- '', Swabhiman Diwas’ on Tuesday. Gorakhpur district for his alleged involvement myth that a stray canine is dan- would not be able to spend funds *'9 Desperately trying to find its lost political in sending money through the hawala route to gerous by nature, the Kerala for setting up such shelters. foothold in the state, the Congress had earlier Pakistani handlers, officials said on Monday. High Court said on Monday The Kerala Government was < " . organised conferences of various castes which The accused, Dinesh Kumar Singh alias while dealing with the issue of asked to give details of the animal 6!. ) could play important role in the State politics, Ajay Kumar Singh alias AK Singh (46) of poisoning of street dogs in shelters -- run by the state and . 7$#*'=*', like Nishad-Kevat-Mallah conference, Maurya- Gorakhpur, was arrested on Sunday. He was Thrikkakkara municipality area private ones -- in all the districts. **-*',C (, Shakya-Saini-Kushwaha conference and Pal- evading arrest for the past three years and car- of Ernakulam district. With these directions the ( ' '*( Gaderia-Dhangar conference. ried a reward of 50,000 on his arrest, the offi- A Bench of Justices A K court listed the matter for hear- **-*( ,#( Formerly with Congress, Jitin Prasada too cials said. Jayasankaran Nambiar and P ing on August 6. :(( '. *'!' 1 had started a Brahmin Sabha to woo the com- In a statement issued here, the ATS said, Gopinath said killing or maim- The court had taken up the (9 munity, alleging harassment by the ruling "Information was received that on the instruc- ing the street dogs was not the issue of the poisoning of the dogs Bharatiya Janata Party across the State before tions of Pakistani handlers, some people were way to make people safer and the after a video on the same was .!.!"-9$0 recently switching allegiance to the saffron out- using fake documents to open accounts in dif- better option was to capture the brought to its attention. While - 9) - fit. The Dalit cell of UP Congress will be cele- ferent banks, duping people to deposit money canines and rehabilitate them at seeking the stand of the munic- . 7$*:: *' brating 'Dalit Swabhiman Diwas' across the state in those accounts, withdrawing the deposited animal shelters. It also said, "This ipality over its role in the entire *, ' ( *'A,, on August 3 and will also take out a Dalit money and sending it to the Pakistani handlers kind of dog catching using ham- matter, the bench had also direct- " ')A ' (* Swabhiman Yatra in all 75 districts of the state. through the hawala route. mers cannot be done." ed the civic body to ensure no , ' )*' “After Independence in 1947, first Prime The court said a balance has such incident takes place within =*',( ,,' Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet had to be maintained between the its territorial limits in future and , ' '*E D'* *'( passed a resolution to make Babasaheb Bhimrao % $ 4- interests of the residents of the to put in place suitable machin- ', 5 '* *'(J 293' Ambedkar the Law Minister on August 3 and the area who feel threatened by the ery to ensure the same. **,,* *'(K UP Dalit Congress will celebrate the day as (5 street dogs and the welfare of the On Monday, the municipal- ,,:*' :*'( Swabhiman Diwas,” said state chief of Dalit cell animals. It was also skeptical ity told the court that it had no (*:*(:*' % 0 1 O 3 1 of UP Congress, Alok Prasad, in Lucknow on Puducherry: Minister A Namassivayam on with regard to the municipality's role in the matter. *(9 $ % Monday. Monday said the Puducherry Government claims that one of its junior Last week, the junior health would decide on re-opening of schools and col- health inspectors paid for the poi- inspector -- arrayed as an accused leges in the Union Territory after consulting the soning of the canines from his in the case with regard to killing Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan own pocket. of the canines -- moved the O 3 $ and Chief Minister N Rangasamy after August The court directed the High Court, seeking anticipato- 15. The Home and Education Minister, in a press municipality to identify in its area ry bail and claimed that he was statement, said he held a meeting with educa- any animal shelters run by private being falsely implicated in the " ==# with Adani Airports branding and tional officials to discuss about Covid-19 and its organisations who would be able case to divert the probe from the that no change has been made to third wave. to capture the street dogs and Chairperson and of the munic- n irate group of Shiv Sainiks van- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj He said the government has decided not to shelter them in their premises. ipality and the chairperson of its Adalised a brand new "Adani International Airport’s branding or re-open the schools and colleges for now. PTI It issued the direction while standing committee on health. Airport" signboard erected by Adani positioning at the terminal Airport Holding Ltd. (AAHL) out- “The branding at CSMIA is in side the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj compliance with the norms and International Airport (CSMIA) here guidelines of Airport Authority of on Monday, in protest against the India (AAI). AAHL will continue to AAHL’s move to rename the city air- adhere to all the guidelines laid out port christened after the Maratha by the government in the interest of warrior which they dubbed as “an the aviation community at large,” the insult” to the people of Maharashtra. spokesperson added. Still fresh from jubilation of The AAHL’s move to erect a new taking over the management of sign board comes nearly three weeks CSMIA from the Mumbai % after AAHL a wholly owned sub- International Airport Limited / $ / $ $ % sidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, took (MIAL), the Adani group tasted over the management control of anger of the Shiv Sainiks over the Maharaj International Airport. We “The name of Chhatrpati Shivaji Mumbai International Airport renaming of CSMIA, as the Shiv had undertaken an agitation and had is not known just in Maharashtra but Limited (MIAL) from the GVK Sainiks went on a rampage and tore the city named as CSMIA. We do not in the entire country. Earlier we had Group. It may be recalled that on July down a brand new "Adani Airport" accept if the airport is named after a big company GVK group that was 13, the AAHL had taken over the signboard erected by the AAHL. any industrialist. It will remain as managing the Airport. But, it did not management control of Mumbai Raising slogans like ‘Chhatrapati CSMIA,” Raut said. name the airport after the group. Has International Airport Limited Shivaji Maharaj ki jai ho’, Shiv Sainiks “The AAHL employees have Industrialist bought the entire (MIAL) from the GVK Group. The climbed up the landscaped garden been given T-shirts with Adani Airport? Why is the industrialist try- development had followed approvals outside the city airport where the Airport written on them. You have ing to destabilise Mumbai and received from the Government of controversial hoardings have been to use binoculars to see the name of Maharashtra by resorting to this kind India, the City and Industrial erected, uprooted AAHL sign boards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj written of acts? And for what?,” Mumbai Development Corporation (CIDCO) in English and Marathi languages in such small letter. This is an insult Mayor Kishori Pednekar asked. of Maharashtra, and the Government and planted saffron flags there. to the great Maratha warrior. When Meanwhile, reacting to the Shiv of Maharashtra. Monday’s protests by the Shiv the Adani group ignores our reser- Sena’s protests, an AAHL spokesper- MIAL is India’s second busiest Sainks were in line with the serious vations about the renaming of the son said:"In light of the incidents airport by both passenger and cargo reservations expressed by Sena MP airport, you can expect the kind of around Adani Airports branding at traffic. With eight airports in its man- and party spokesperson Sanjay Raut angry reaction from the Shiv Sainiks the Mumbai International Airport, agement and development portfolio, over the renaming over the CSMIA as the one you witnessed in the after- we firmly assure that Adani Airports AAHL is now India's largest airport as Adani Airport Holding Ltd. noon,” Shiv Serna MP Arvind Holding Limited (AAHL) has mere- infrastructure company, accounting (AAHL). “It is Chhatrapati Shivaji Sawant said. ly replaced the previous branding for 25% airport footfalls. /$ $ % 5

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As General Milley so %(2 : K * F $ election results by peddling his “Big January 6 insurrection as the #$##/#< in ensuring that its actions were eloquently put it, they are the + Lie” that the elections had been “Reichstag Moment” for the completely unbiased, apoliti- ones with the guns! We just “stolen” by the Democrats resort- US. On Trump’s attempts to $$/ cal, secular and within constitu- need to look closely at our own + # .S ing to widespread fraud. Despite his D ) +S cling to power through force, he #/ =##$ 0 tional parameters. In fact, it was neighbourhood for examples. legal challenges being summarily reportedly told his colleagues in their adherence to such behav- It would be in the interest % $ .S dismissed, he continues to peddle the Joint Chiefs: “They may try, # 0A iour that made the military the of the political establishment these allegations to this day. 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His actions have lessons that of the Chief of Defence Staff, legislative would do well to put Prior to this, one may recall, our military leadership would $. #"/6 General Bipin Rawat, have rules in place that prevent General Milley had been excoriat- do well to imbibe. It is incon- .=/ $#0 created perceptions that the members of the military and ed by military veterans, politicians ceivable that our senior military military’s senior leadership even the Civil Services from and the media for having unwit- hierarchy can, or ever will, $. has become excessively politi- joining politics without an tingly dragged the military into pol- adopt such a confrontational &/< =$A cised. Then there is the fact appropriate cooling- off peri- itics by being present, in uniform, attitude towards the leadership that some very senior officers od. 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ince last year, there have been sev- &!*+!$,-$- eral announcements regarding the ( reformation of power distribution companies (discoms). They include +,-.(/0 ( S # the Electricity (Amendment) Act, # ( 2020,Reforms-Linked, Result-Based . Scheme for Distribution (RLRBSD), and a special loan of 90,000 crore(subsequently raised to 130,000 crore)to discomsin I1 2020, and the new draft National Electricity 01 Policy, 2021. The key reform measures included (i) ( %, + > developing an efficient market for electric- . I? . ( ity distribution; (ii) de-license the distrib- > ution business, bring in competition, and give the consumer power to choose sup- $ plier (or “open access”); (iii) direct bene- ( fit transfer (DBT) of subsidy; (iv) putting # a cap on the hike in power tariff; (v) link- ing payments by discoms to letter of credit (LoC); (vi) denying grants or loan to loss- making discoms, etc. An overwhelming share of power generated by PSUs such as the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), etc., independent power producers (IPPs), besides generating stations of State electric- 06#>#&$ ity boards (SEBs) is procured by discoms &$ mented within five years of its to do under the present regime to arrangement, the banks guarantee (these are mostly owned and controlled by #&<. enactment, i.e., by 2008, the choice cross-subsidize supplies to pre- that a buyer’s payment to a seller will State governments) under power pur- was given to the bulk consumers ferred users. With direct cash trans- be received on time and for the cor- chase agreements (PPA). Most of these /$/$ #& (having consumption more than 1 fer, discoms can be freed from state rect amount. If the buyer is unable PPAs are long-term contracts up to 25 $/ .#$ megawatt) to choose their supplier. control which will help them reduce to pay, the bank will be required to years. A mere five per cent of the electric- J=.$. But another provision in the Act costs including by reining in theft. cover the full or remaining amount, ity is traded. . $$KA required such customers to pay an Under this regime, it will also be eas- which, in turn, it will recover from The State governments order discoms $$$ ‘open access surcharge (OAC)’ to the ier to implement “open access”. the buyer using all available legal to sell electricity to some preferred con- concerned SEB they wanted to Despite these positive spin- means. Here, the buyer being the sumers, viz., poor households and farmers, &/< =$ leave. offs, the Union Government has not discom - owned by the State -it will either at a fraction of the cost of purchase, .$$ State governments used this shown the gumption to imple- be a daunting challenge for the transmission, and distribution, or even free. "/$C #$A lacuna to the hiltto shield the SEBs ment the DBT. In fact, following bank.As for (vi), denial of loan to * E E. E.. On the units sold to these groups, they $66$#< who are prone to charging exorbi- strong protests from farmers’ lead- loss-making discoms will not make > incur colossal under-recovery. This is /$/6"/ tant tariffs from industries. By fix- ers on its inclusion under the them feel the heatas experience aggravated by aggregate technical and ing the surcharge at a high level and Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2020, shows that help reaches them by $ $/$ commercial (AT&C) losses - most of it is not bothering to reduce it (as man- it has even promised that the sta- hook or crook. plain theft. In flated tariff allowed to /= K dated under the Act), they ensured tus quo will continue. If the exist- To conclude, measures such as , G P. IPPs/PSUs under a cost-plus formula $ #66 &. that post-switch, the effective cost ing system of supplies at heavily those mentioned under (iv), (v), and . . (under the PPAs) adds to the revenue short- 0$ of power to the consumer — tariff subsidized tariff or even without (vi) are merely cosmetic while the S Q $ fall. ""# " charged by the new supplier plus charge to farmers has to continue, political brass does not have the +,-.(/0 A deadly cocktail of these three factors OAC — is higher than what they then, logically, the same should gumption to act on other measures /K##& L contributes to persistent and increasing pay to SEBs. That rendered the apply on supplies to householdsas —as discussed under (i), (ii), and losses of discoms. In 2015-16 it was $ $$0 switch uneconomical. you cannot have two different (iii) — which are real reforms. This S > ( ( 52,000 crore, Ts. 17,000 in2017-18 (this "0$/9 They have not even spared the methods of delivering subsidy to is because it will requirethe unshack- reduction has to do with a massive bail-out Railways which spends over 12,000 different sections of the society. So, ling of discoms and that will take S , $$ . . given in November 2015 under Ujwal $ #$ crore annually on the purchase of there is no hope of the DBT ever away the leverage that all parties # ( Discom Assurance Yojana), 30,000 crore electricity. Under the Railways Act, seeing light of the day. currently enjoy to serve their pop- in 2019-20, and 58,000 crore in 2020-21. //=# it is allowed to distribute and sup- As for (iv), discoms can recov- ulist goal of giving cheap/free elec- 6 In this backdrop, let us analyze the ply power and is a “deemed” licensee er only up to 15 per cent of under- tricity to the people who matter at 3131(3/ * ( reform measures: (i) A pre-requisite for the as it is buying electricity for its con- recovered power supply cost from election time. No wonder that we > development of an efficient market for elec- sumption and is exempt from pay- other consumers. Simply put, if their hear proclamations about reforms tricity distribution is that a major chunk of ment of the surcharge. Yet, it has to under-recovery from supplies to only to justify mammoth capital /1 power should be available for sale in the pay OAC as States will not give’ farmers/households is say, ‘X’, then infusion whenever discoms need . open market. But, with 95 per cent of elec- NOC’ - a requirement for availing they will be allowed to recover only salvaging. B(/1 /7 tricity tied to PPAs, that too long-term, this exemption. 0.15X by hiking tariff on supplies to Under UDAY (2015), discoms M F is unthinkable. Coming to (iii), under DBT, the industries and businesses.This will were givena package worth About (ii), considering that the entire State Government gives subsidies end up further bloating the losses 400,000 crore but are still saddled . distribution network — transmission lines, directly to the target beneficiaries, of discoms (though industries will with under-recovery of 0.42 on . feeder lines, transformers (that caters to even as discoms fix tariff in a man- face a modest hike in tariff vis-à-vis every unit of electricity sold and a households), industries, etc. — is owned ner as to fully recover their cost of the existing scenario of no cap). But debt of about 450,000 crore as on # and controlled by discoms, any talk of let- purchase, wheeling, and distribu- this will not prompt them to set March 31, 2021.Under RLRBSD, the ting in private entities is a misnomer. tion, thereby avoiding any under- their house in order all the more government will be spending # As for ‘open access’, a provision was (The writer is a policy recovery on such sale. They also when they know that eventually, the anotherRs 300,000 crore but with no * + S # made even under the amended Electricity analyst. The views need not charge more from indus- Government will bail them out. hope of trimming under-recovery. expressed are personal.) Act (2003). Under this policy, to be imple- triesand businesses which they have As for (v), under the LC The vicious cycle will continue. # ( 5 POINTCOUNTERPOINT 5 " ( S ' -'. 2)-" 5 (6 - -"- 6 ..-- ---'- ( -9'!"2 '- 5 !' ' -'. ..- - . ( -9'!" "- 6 )-6'! ) !-9 )- !9 I L)-" . L-6 ! 67 H 6..7(7" Q 1 % D E

hirty years and India is reforms that meant losing gov- mindset and a preference for lakh crore), Waqf Board land escalate to 16.2 per cent by sales of goods and commodi- still waiting for the ernment assets to the private government control on the (1.5 lakh crore), September 2021 as borrowers ties. People’s purchasing power Tdream to become real. sector started with a “bang” but pretext of “concern for people’s Commonwealth Games are saddled with unpaid dues. collapsed, delaying the post- The liberalization of the econ- did not bring the private sec- welfare”. (70,000 crore), Telgi stamp Repeated reorganization pandemic industrial, real estate, omy in 1991 is erroneously tor to par with the government. The “reforms” worked a (20,000 crore), Satyam and mergers of banks have not and market recovery. It might taken as being limited to The reforms initiated by the bit. But the pandemic impov- (14,000 crore), and Hawala boosted confidence. The lat- lead to years of moderate to divesting government assets &!'($)'#$9$ then finance minister, erished 80 crore people. scandal ( 100 crore). est move to sell four major slow post-pandemic growth and holdings in industry. Manmohan Singh, were not a Growing joblessness during Scams of such magnitude banks and LIC is not being and that means a severe Liberalisation was not a roaring success but a piece of the lockdown pushed the had never happened since seen as a happy event. Many resource crunch. Thirty years voluntary decision but was confusing policy that has middle class to the edge of Independence. Every divest- buyers could be from the list since the reforms, the power nudged by major lenders, the dumped subsequent govern- account convertibility was poverty. This is reflected in ment deal was also ques- of 50 major defaulters. sector is in a mess again and IMF and World Bank, who ments into a policy quagmire. introduced, business process- the slow growth of the GDP. tioned. While the large private Since 1991, government agriculture remains the main- threatened to stop lending While liberalizing the soci- es were eased, and the GST was In 2020-21, India’s economic houses acquired these assets assets worth 3.63 lakh crore stay of the economy. without a firm commitment to ety from licence-permit raj introduced. growth slowed and contract- with loans from public sector were divested. During 2014- Have we made progress? “reforms”. The country went was welcomed, the process of But disinvestment of pub- ed by 7.3 per cent, the banks, it also opened up an era 19, 2.79 lakh crore worth Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a foreign exchange cri- doing so gradually became lic assets caught all attention. NCAER says. of high bank losses (NPAs) asserts were disinvested. The says his government is working sis in the late 1980s and 1990s complicated. Changes were Every government took pride Liberalisation in 1991 was particularly after the Lehman target set for 2020-21 is 2.1 for a targeted $5-trillion econ- and family jewels were pawned made in industrial policy, in selling assets or being seen followed by a series of 7 lakh meltdown in 2007-08. The lakh crore. The money omy. But former PM because forex reserves plunged monopolies law was annulled, doing that. Still, the private sec- core scams - Harshad Mehta RBI Financial Stability Report received is adjusted in bud- Manmohan Singh says that to unexpected lows. In July import licensing was abol- tor is suspect in the eyes of the to Ketan Parekh, UTI, LIC (FSR) says despite banks writ- getary expenditure and is not the future economic path is 1991, the RBI pledged 46.91 ished, India joined WTO and bureaucracy. (about 2 lakh crore), and a ing off 23,786 crore loans in known to have been used for tougher than in 1991. Either tonnes of gold with the Bank TRIPS, quantitative restric- It is still a mystery why a series of banks, leading to a 2019-20, enabling the PSU building assets. way, the country must bite the of England and Bank of Japan (The writer is a senior tions on import of manufac- partial opening up was consid- JPC probe. The top scams are banks to show lower NPAs, In 2016, demonetization reforms bullet and recast its journalist. The views to raise $400 million to meet its expressed are personal.) tured goods and farm products ered revolutionary. India is coal allocation ( 1.86 tril- banks could go into severe shook the economy. The cash policies keeping in mind international obligations. The were removed, and current still not free of its socialist lion), 2G spectrum (1.76 stress as it fears the NPAs may flow was severely hit, affecting growth in the next 30 years. ;

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Kabul: The Afghan President Taliban amid an intensifying and inspected an honor guard out reinforcements and resup- defend the city. months but now it is even 7& on Monday blamed the war between the Taliban and before heading inside. plies. On Sunday, the Afghan There has been relentless worse. American troops’ speedy pull- Afghan government forces over The Taliban are now trying armed forces spokesman, Gen. gunfire, air strikes and mortars Faizullah, who like many out for the worsening violence the past few months as US and to seize provincial capitals after Ajmal Omar Shinwari, told in densely populated areas. other Afghans goes by one -1 in his country and said that his NATO troops complete their already taking large swaths of reporters that three provinces Houses are being bombed, and name, told The Associated administration would now pullout from the war-torn land and scores of districts in in southern and western many people are suffering Press over the phone that he Beijing: Millions of people met and agreed on the need to focus on protecting provincial country. An imported, hasty more rural areas, as well as sev- Afghanistan face critical secu- severe injuries, said Sarah fled Lashkar Gah with his fam- were confined to their homes “raise vigilance, take strict pre- capitals and major urban areas peace process a reference to eral key border crossings with rity situations. Leahy, Helmand coordinator ily and was now following the in China on Monday as the cautions and defend (the city) in the face of the rapidly Washington’s push for negoti- neighboring countries. Southern Kandahar the for Doctors Without Borders. Helmand River to safety. country tried to contain its to the death, sparing no advancing Taliban. ations between Kabul and the The Taliban do not believe birthplace of the Taliban as well The group, also known as Clashes between the largest coronavirus outbreak in expense,” in comments put out Ashraf Ghani also urged Taliban not only failed to bring in lasting or just peace,” Ghani as Helmand and Herat Mdecins Sans Frontires or MSF, Taliban and Afghan forces have months, including seven pos- by the Beijing Government. lawmakers to back a national peace but created doubt and said. He predicted a sea change provinces have witnessed sev- said in a statement Monday intensified, he said, and Afghan itive tests found in Wuhan, Elsewhere, over 1.2 million mobilisation drive against the ambiguity” among Afghans, on the battlefield in the next six eral attacks. that life in Lashkar Gah was at security forces are out of sup- where the virus first emerged residents were placed under Ghani said in his address to months” that would push the Helmand provincial coun- a standstill as residents hunker plies and food in the city. in late 2019. strict lockdown for the next Parliament. Taliban back, without elabo- cil chief Attaullah Afghan said down inside their homes, afraid Back in Kabul, Ghani China reported 55 new three days in the central city of '$ ' The Afghan President rating. He claimed that Afghan the Taliban are also advancing to venture out. claimed his government has the locally transmitted cases on Zhuzhou in Hunan province arrived by helicopter for the forces are up to the task and in the provincial capital of Some of our colleagues are financial and political support Monday as an outbreak of the Monday, as authorities roll out *'A extraordinary session of the have the capacity” to defeat the Lashar Gah, and now have staying overnight in the hos- of the United States and the fast-spreading Delta variant a citywide testing and vacci- house, called because of the insurgents. But in past weeks, control of the city’s seventh dis- pital as it’s safer, but also so they international community to reached over 20 cities in more nation campaign, according to ',(' dire situation on the ground. Afghan forces have struggled trict. On Monday, elite Afghan can keep on treating patients,” turn the tide even as he urged than a dozen provinces. an official statement. Ghani touched down at the against the Taliban onslaught, commando units were dis- the organization said. The sit- the insurgents to rejoin peace The Wuhan cluster came “The situation is still grim *: Darul Aman Palace in Kabul and have often been left with- patched to Lashar Gah to help uation has been dire for talks. AP after the official daily tally was and complicated,” the Zhuzhou released, but it was confirmed government said. China had Washington: The Biden by state media which said the previously boasted of its success administration on Monday ? . 1! infections had been traced to a in bringing domestic cases expanded its efforts to evac- =( :-(*( train station. down to virtually zero after the uate at-risk Afghan citizens Orlando: A day after it record- according to data reported to nation in per capita hospitali- “The seven were identified coronavirus first emerged in from Afghanistan as Taliban " :'*((*"= ed the most new daily cases the US Department of Health sations for Covid-19, as hospi- as migrant workers,” Xinhua Wuhan, allowing the economy violence increases ahead there since the start of the pandem- & Human Services. tals around the state report hav- reported, citing Covid-19 pre- to rebound. But the latest out- of the US military pullout at Kuala Lumpur:Police blocked suspected to be the fast-spread- ic, Florida has broken a previ- The previous record was ing to put emergency room vis- vention and control officials. break, linked to a cluster in the the end of the month. Opposition lawmakers from ing delta variant. ous record for current hospi- from July 23, 2020, more than itors in beds in hallways and Major cities including city of Nanjing where nine The State Department marching on Monday to Lawmakers and activists talisations set more than a year a half-year before vaccinations others document a noticeable Beijing have now tested mil- cleaners at an international said it is widening the scope protest a two-week lockdown questioned the timing of the ago before vaccines were started becoming widespread, drop in the age of patients. lions of residents while cor- airport tested positive on July of Afghans eligible for refugee of Malaysia’s Parliament, which announcement of Parliament’’s available. when Florida had 10,170 hos- In the past week, Florida doning off residential com- 20, is threatening that success status in United States to they consider another ploy for closure, which came after the The Sunshine State had pitalisations, according to the has averaged 1,525 adult hos- pounds and placing close con- with more than 360 domestic include current and former the embattled Prime Minister king rebuked Muhyiddin’’s gov- 10,207 people hospitalised with Florida Hospital Association. pitalisations a day, and 35 daily tacts under quarantine. cases reported in the past two employees of US-based news to dodge a no-confidence vote. ernment on Thursday for mis- confirmed Covid-19 cases, Florida is now leading the pediatric hospitalisations. AP Authorities in the capital weeks. AFP organizations, US-based aid With a crucial parliamen- leading Parliament on the sta- and development agencies tary session due, Prime tus of ordinances it issued dur- and other relief groups that Minister Muhyiddin Yassin ing the seven-month coron- #'*,( (':*, * ,(( receive US funding. Current instead postponed it and avirus state of emergency. The and former employees of the Parliament will be shut for opposition immediately filed a US Government and the two weeks. The health ministry motion of no-confidence * Tehran: Iran on Monday there were 411 deaths, bringing that hospitals in the capital, NATO military operation said Parliament was deemed a against Muhyiddin that was reported more than 37,000 the country’s total death toll in Tehran, and other major cities who don’t meet the criteria for high-risk venue because four of expected to have been raised Brisbane: A lockdown of rounding municipalities in new coronavirus infections, the pandemic to 91,407 - the are overwhelmed with a dedicated program for such 11 COVID-19 cases detected Monday. Australia’s third-largest city Queensland state were due to the country’s single-day record highest in the Middle East. COVID-19 patients. workers are also covered. AP among staff and others were AP Brisbane was extended until end a three-day lockdown on so far in the pandemic, state The new surge has been On Sunday, Health Sunday because of a growing Tuesday. But the Queensland media reported. fueled by the contagious delta Minister Saeed Namaki in a let- Covid outbreak. government on Monday State TV said health work- variant, and Iranian authorities ter to Supreme Leader Brisbane and several sur- announced the extension after ers registered 37,189 new say less than 40% of the popu- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asked 13 locally acquired infections of Covid-19 cases since Sunday - lation follows measures such as a two-week shutdown of the the highly contagious delta surpassing the previous daily wearing face masks and social country, something the minis- %(( variant were detected in the lat- record of 34,951 infections distancing. Iranian health offi- ter said the military would AP AP (( ',( est 24-hour period. reported on Tuesday. Also, cials have regularly warned help enforce. * (*:* 80 London: Britain opened its borders to vaccinated trav- ellers from the US and London: Britain summoned ter for the Middle East, sum- “Minister Cleverly reiter- Development Office said in a European Union on Monday as Iran’s ambassador to the moned Mohsen Baharvand in ated that Iran must immedi- statement. travel industry leaders urged Foreign Office on Monday response to the attack on MV ately cease actions that risk The United States, the UK the Government to further after an attack on a merchant Mercer Street on Thursday, international peace and secu- and Israel have alleged that Iran ease restrictions and allow peo- vessel off the coast of Oman. which killed a British national rity, and reinforced that vessels carried out the fatal drone ple to enjoy the benefits of a James Cleverly, the minis- and Romanian. must be allowed to navigate strike on the oil tanker, though Covid inoculation programme. freely in accordance with inter- Tehran denied involvement in The new rules came into national law,’’ the Foreign the attack. effect amid reports that Prime !" "# Commonwealth & AP Minister Boris Johnson’s government may add a new cate- "& ' " ( gory to Britain’s traffic light sys- "*( A.:*( tem of travel restrictions, a Portland:The release of about who sued for release of the doc- move industry officials say 3,000 pages of documents delv- uments under the Freedom of *' ,'* R would make many people ing into the deadliest subma- Information Act. decide to stay home. As of rine disaster in US history has “There’s no coverup. No ', *'' = 17: Monday, fully vaccinated trav- not yielded any sinister effort smoking gun,” he said. ellers from destinations on to hide the truth, a retired Navy That doesn’t make it any ' #&$/ Beijing: The death toll from Britain’s “amber list” are skipper says. less tragic, though. floods triggered by torren- allowed to enter the country Instead, documents show The loss of the nuclear- ouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi tial rains in China’s Henan without self-isolating for up to the Navy’s policies and proce- powered submarine and all Hand the House Democratic province has increased to 10 days. AP dures failed to keep pace with 129 sailors and civilians aboard leaders on Sunday called on the 302 as of Monday, accord- fast-moving technological during a test dive in the Biden administration to immedi- ing to the information office advances during the Cold War, Atlantic Ocean was both a ately extend the nation’s eviction of the local Government. allowing a series of failures that tragedy for the families and a moratorium, calling it a “moral Another 50 people led to the sinking of the USS blow to national pride during imperative” to prevent Americans remain missing, Xinhua Thresher on April 10, 1963, the Cold War. from being put out of their homes news agency quoted the said retired Capt. James Bryant, AP during a COVID-19 surge. office as saying. An estimated 3.6 billion A total of 292 people Americans are at risk of eviction, were confirmed dead and some as soon as Monday. 47 missing in Zhengzhou, Congress was unable to pass the provincial capital. legislation swiftly to extend the There were seven fatal- ban, which expired at midnight ities and three missing in Saturday, and the Democratic Xinxiang city, while leaders said in a statement that it Pingdingshan and Luohe was now up to President Joe reported two and one death, Biden’’s administration to act. respectively. IANS <

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It had moved up 15 places visional data of the commerce ment. list released on Monday. last year. ministry. rime Minister Narendra Auto stocks were pro- ' ==# Reliance took a beating on Oil and Natural Gas Imports during the month PModi on Monday launched pelled by recovery in July sales the rankings as revenues Corporation (ONGC) was also rose by 59.38 per cent to e-RUPI, a person and purpose numbers, while IT counters he rupee gained 8 paise to dropped owing to the Covid-19 ranked 243rd, 53 notches lower USD 46.40 billion, leaving a specific digital payment solu- also saw brisk buying. Tclose at 74.34 against the pandemic. This is its lowest than last year’s ranking. trade deficit of USD 11.23 bil- tion that is aimed at improving The 30-share BSE Sensex US dollar on Monday, sup- ranking since 2017. Rajesh Exports was anoth- lion. Exports of petroleum, transparency and targeted rallied 363.79 points or 0.69 per ported by a firm trend in Walmart continues to top er firm that improved its rank- engineering, and gems and delivery of benefits. Over the cent to finish at 52,950.63, domestic equities and a weak the Fortune list with a revenue ing with a massive 114 posi- jewellery in July increased to years, several programmes have while the broader NSE Nifty American currency. of USD 524 billion, followed by tions jump to 348th rank. USD 3.82 billion, USD 2.82 bil- been launched to ensure that % $ , $ '*8% ,- % surged 122.10 points or 0.77 Forex traders said the China’s State Grid at USD 384 Tata Motors slipped 20 lion and USD 1.95 billion the benefits reach its intended per cent to 15,885.15. rupee is trading in a narrow billion. places to rank 357 and Bharat respectively, the data showed. beneficiaries in a targeted and targeted, transparent and leak- ital payment, an official state- Titan was the top gainer in range as investors are await- With USD 280 billion Petroleum Corporation Ltd However, exports of leak proof manner, with limit- age free delivery,” the Prime ment said, adding, it is a QR the Sensex pack, spurting 3.25 ing the RBI’s monetary pol- revenue, Amazon came in at (BPCL) fell to 394 from 309 last oilseeds, rice and meat, dairy ed touch points between the Minister said while launching code or SMS string-based e- per cent, followed by M&M, icy meeting outcome for fur- the third spot, replacing year. and poultry products have Government and the benefi- e-RUPI. voucher, which is delivered to Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, ther cues. Chinese giants. China National Fortune said companies recorded negative growth in the ciary. The concept of electron- Not only the government, the mobile of the beneficiaries. TCS, Maruti and Infosys. Petroleum was ranked fourth are ranked by total revenues for month under review. ic voucher takes forward this if any general organisation or The users of this seamless one- HDFC gained 0.88 per ered sharply as positive cues and Sinopec Group fifth. their respective fiscal years Imports of petroleum, vision of good governance. To organisation wants to help time payment mechanism will cent after the country’s largest from global equities and strong Reliance’s revenue fell 25.3 ended on or before March 31, crude, and products rose by 97 begin with e-RUPI facility is someone in their treatment, in be able to redeem the voucher mortgage lender reported a 31 rebound in auto supported per cent to USD 63 billion, 2021. per cent to USD 6.35 billion. available for health services their education or for any other without a card, payments app per cent jump in its consoli- benchmarks, said Binod Modi, mostly because oil prices While SBI had a revenue of Similarly, imports of gold were and will be expanded to other work, then they will be able to or internet banking access, at dated net profit at Rs 5,311 Head-Strategy at Reliance plunged in the second quarter USD 52 billion, IOC had rev- up by 135.5 per cent to USD segments. give eRUPI instead of cash, he the service provider. e-RUPI is crore for the June quarter. Securities. of 2020 when the global spread enue of USD 50 billion. ONGC 2.42 billion and pearls, precious “Today the country is giv- said. This will ensure that the developed by the National On the other hand, Tata Further, modest recovery of the pandemic wiped away had revenue of USD 46 billion and semi-precious stones ing a new dimension to digital money given by him is used for Payments Corporation of India Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj in financials, IT and pharma demand. and Rajesh Exports USD 35 bil- inbound shipments stood at governance. ERUPI voucher the same work for which that on its UPI platform, in collab- Finance, NTPC, Dr Reddy’s also supported market, he said, Other Indian oil compa- lion. USD 1.68 billion in July. is going to play a huge role in amount has been given, he oration with the Department of and HDFC Bank were among adding that realty stocks were nies on the list too slipped “Walmart claimed the top However, imports of trans- making digital transactions, added. Financial Services, Ministry of the laggards, shedding up to in focus after sharp improve- ranks as their revenues tumbled spot for the eighth consecutive port equipment, project goods and DBT more effective. e-RUPI is a cashless and Health & Family Welfare and 1.66 per cent. ment in property registrations because of the fall in oil prices. year, and for the 16th time and silver have recorded neg- This will help everyone in contactless instrument for dig- National Health Authority. Domestic equities recov- in Mumbai for July. State Bank of India (SBI) since 1995,” Fortune said. ative growth in July. ! !' $ &*(' *',*( *' 9: 915-* ,, " $ - 'E22((,* '(' :((, 9 New Delh:As many as 17.94 per terms and conditions of the lakh Covid-related health health insurance policy con- " * & '*:( * *'(7 :' New Delhi:A bill to amend the The General Insurance insurance claims amounting to tract.Since the onset of the general insurance law to allow Business (Nationalisation) 21,837 crore were settled in pandemic, Insurance +, +- ini Ipe has taken charge as ' .# Responsibility) activities. the government to pare its Amendment Bill, 2021 is aimed about last 15 months till July Regulatory and Development MManaging Director of Life As part of amendments to stake in state-owned insurers at generating required 15, 2021.In a written reply to Authority of India (IRDAI) Insurance Corporation of India rosecution proceedings the Act, non-compliance with was passed on Monday by Lok resources from the Indian mar- the Lok Sabha, Minister of has taken several steps for ' .# on 2nd August, 2021. She was Phave been sanctioned in 366 CSR provisions has been made Sabha without a debate amid kets so that public sector gen- State for Finance Bhagwat speedy settlement of Covid- appointed as Managing cases related to violation of CSR “civil wrong” with effect from continuing protests by opposi- eral insurers can design inno- Karad said health insurance related health insurance claims. he Government’s net tax Director vide Government of provisions under the compa- January 22, 2021. “Whenever tion parties on the Pegasus vative products. claims are settled by insurers as PTI Trevenues grew 5 per cent in India notification dated 5th nies law, the Government said any violation of CSR provisions snooping and other issues. PTI the fiscal year ended March 31, July, 2021. on Monday. Under the is reported, action against such 2021, Finance Minister Mini Ipe is a post graduate Companies Act, 2013, certain non-compliant companies are Nirmala Sitharaman said on in Commerce from Andhra class of profitable entities is initiated as per provisions of the Monday. University and has joined LIC required to shell out at least two Act after due examination of The net tax (sum of direct in 1986 as a Direct Recruit per cent of their three-year records and following due and indirect taxes) revenue in Officer. average annual net profit process of law. All CSR related 2020-21 was over 14.24 lakh She has rich and diverse towards CSR (Corporate Social defaults are compoundable. crore, a nearly 5 per cent experience in LIC having growth from 13.56 lakh crore worked in various capacities. in the previous financial year. 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It helps control the elasticity of veins and blood First the organ is recovered, or har- requires no action on the part of the Government of India website. hol and caffeine, avoid stress and fatty foods add diabetes and cocoa based vessels. vested, before being transplanted religious group. Organ donation rates in India sit at Government of India should regular exercise and yoga in your routine that products are advised Cocoa is great for into the recipient in need. Organ India’s Statistical Data as of 0.01 percent, a miniscule figure in undertake the responsibility for helps in to resolve the problem and if it is not to be included in the skin. 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Incidentally, Shashanka’s last outing Veere Di Wedding circulate air to help you breathe normal- Few exercising tips that can loosen with Balaji Telefilms was a super-hit and now they’re ly. Also, wear comfortable shoes for free muscle and increase strength teaming up again. Full of unpredictable twists and sharp movement. Warm-up exercise turns, characters in this movie are set to take us on a dark Eat healthy and nutritious food in Roll your shoulders slowly to loosen and chilling roller coaster ride, where the lines between sufficient quantities an hour before the the muscles and increase blood flow. You love and obsession blur! Freddy is jointly produced by STEP exercise. Forget about dieting post- need to roll them clockwise and anti- Balaji Telefilms and Northern Lights Films. COVID19 illness. clockwise five times consecutively. Ekta, who’s known for genre-bending content is excit- Staying hydrated while recovering Continue this motion for five minutes. ed as the movie is all set to go on floors. “I’m thrilled to from the illness is imperative. Ensure Fitness exercise have Kartik on board. His choices of the subject have AT A TIME that you drink ample water before and We all have marched during the always been unique and this one is no different and col- after exercising. school graduation ceremony, so, it will laborating with Jayu makes it even more special,” she says. Don’t exhaust yourself by exercis- not be difficult to march on one spot for Jay adds, “It is the first time I am collabo- ing in hot weather. Try working out early 10 minutes. You can also walk/run up rating with Ekta and Kartik on a film and for in the morning or in the evening. If by and down the staircase for 10 minutes. it to be on a script like this, makes it all the $'% &* xercise is an important part of chance you can’t work out in the morn- It helps in improving breathlessness. more exciting! Freddy is a script we worked recovery after falling prey to ing, then meditate during the afternoon, Strength exercise on incessantly and we can’t wait for Shashanka ECOVID-19. As the number of but don’t indulge in rough workout ses- Stand facing the wall and raise both to bring to life these crazy characters!” COVID-positive cases is on the rise, sions. hands and place your palms on it. Now Speaking about the movie, an remember that irrespective of how At the same time, avoid exercis- push yourself towards the wall, against ecstatic Kartik shares, “As an actor, I 0('567 restless you may feel after being restrict- ing indoors with the air conditioner on. the force and then return to your posi- crave to explore different facades of ed to your home, if you were stricken Extreme cold weather can leave you tion. This exercise helps in building entertainment and with Freddy, I’m by the disease, you should take it easy breathless which can lead to an uneven strength in arms and joints. venturing into an uncharted terri- and remember that it is only natural to flow of blood in the vessels and stressed Start with mild exercises. tory which is both exciting and take some time to achieve the fitness muscles. Gradually, increase the frequency, intriguing in equal measures. I level you possessed before you got Doctors claim that weakness can last intensity and duration of your work- look forward to marking my pres- infected. up to six months after recovering, out at your ease. This is the best way ence in Freddy's world and bring alive Generally, doctors recommend a depending on a person’s immune sys- of challenging yourself by increasing this dark romantic thriller. This will break of three-six months, even after the tem and energy levels. If your friend can one level further. Breathlessness is be my first collaboration with a symptoms subside, depending on the run 20-25 laps of the field post-recov- normal while exercising, but too much visionary like Ekta Kapoor and cre- severity of the infection in the patient. ery, doesn’t mean that your body can of it can be harmful and should be ative forces such as Jay and Provided below are some guidelines to also tolerate the same. addressed immediately. Increase the Shahshanka. Couldn’t have asked for ease your transition to the active lifestyle Immediately stop working out if you intensity of your workouts according a better team on this new journey.” you once led. experience any of the following symp- to your tolerance. Fatigue and extreme The director, Shashanka, fur- toms: pain can be signs of over-exertion. It ther adds, “As a filmmaker, there is Always warm up before and cool Nausea is advised to work out with a fitness a lot to play with the genre, like a down after exercising. Begin with Dizziness or lightheadedness expert so that if you feel breathless or thriller. I am more than excited to breathing exercises and mild walking. Breathlessness is common while are in extreme pain, s/he can provide work with an incredible team on a pro- You will be shocked to see how you gasp exercising. However, stop if the breath- you with emergency assistance. ject as inspiring as Freddy. I am sure for breath even after walking for 100 lessness worsens and doesn’t subside (The author is co-founder of that the film is going to be one of the metres. even after resting Synq.fit, a one-stop solution for your best thrilling cinematic experiences for Wear comfortable clothes that Excessive sweating home workouts.) the audience across the nation.”

auahar Khan has managed to find her fan cinema chances were limited,” she adds. Gbase in every section of the audience. Gauahar started her journey as a model and From featuring in TV reality shows like + was one of the participants in 2002 for the Bigg Boss, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Fear Factor: Femina Miss India beauty pageant. She went 6$076$$ <6 $ Khatron Ke Khiladi, to sharing screen space with on gaining popularity with many non-fiction Bollywood stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Saif Ali =*,C',C((& % **-(-*'* TV shows like The Khan Sisters, Ticket to . . Khan and Vidya Balan in films like Rocket Bollywood, India’s Raw Star, I Can Do That and Singh: Salesman of the Year, Begum Jaan and (( , '' ':' ',(* 1( different seasons of Bigg Boss. She was the win- ollywood actor Sonu Sood has generally for athletes with any dis- recently in the web series Tandav and her lat- ner of Bigg Boss 7. Bjoined Special Olympics Bharat ability, including physical, and est film 14 Phere, Gauahar has done it all. ter to me, the character did. If you look at my “The web-series space is interesting for me as its brand ambassador. At a vir- only at an elite level. Sonu will lead Even though she is mostly grabbing head- character in Ishaqzaade and Begum Jaan, and I am getting good offers from OTT plat- tual event attended by over 500 the team of Special Olympics lines for her social and personal life on social those scenes and moments in the story were forms. Tandav was an important show for me athletes, coaches, families, officials Bharat Athletes who will travel to media, in a recent interview, the actress shares important. For me, it is always about creating that was released on Amazon Prime Video. I and volunteers, Sonu interacted Kazan to participate in the Special that with time, her parameters on choosing pro- something on-screen that resonates with the have a couple of things lined up for OTT and with the special athletes respond- Olympics World Winter Games in jects, especially films, has changed because she audience, and it did," expresses Gauhar. again, all of them are very versatile and inter- ing to their queries while admir- January 2022. is looking to explore her acting skills now. “Initially, for me, I would try to use every esting. Now my parameter of choosing a pro- ing and appreciating their sport- He went on to express his grat- "Honestly speaking, I do not look at any- opportunity to the best of my ability because ject is to collaborate with directors and story- ing achievements. itude, “I feel honoured to have this thing with regret. I do not regret why I could I started from zero. It has been around 19 years tellers who will use my potential; I want to be The inaugural session intro- opportunity to be with our team not have the role of the female protagonist for me in the entertainment business and I have challenged with new and exciting roles,” shares duced him to the in Russia for the Special Olympics opposite Ranbir in a Bollywood film or why seen so much change... Especially with OTT Gauahar who also appeared in the Hotstar spe- #WalkForInclusion, an initiative of World Winter Games. We will directors, producers are not considering me for platforms, actors like myself are getting the cial sitcom show The Office. the Special Olympics Asia Pacific together encourage our athletes to lead roles. For films, the footage did not mat- opportunity to showcase their skills, earlier in L, Region, demonstrated by the ath- give their best and cheer them on letes, marking his entry with such enthusiasm that the roar into the Inclusion of support will echo back home in urrently, most of the prominent unknowingly supported by major platforms that provide a safe and pro- Revolution of the India as well.” Csocial media platforms have social media platforms today. tected environment where their pri- Special Olympics move- Speaking on the occasion, become vehicles that proliferate . These modern social network- vacy is secured. ment. Mallika Nadda, chairperson of negativity, drive divisiveness, and ing platforms enable people to give Trust, respect and genuine con- Speaking about his Special Olympics Bharat, enable cyberbullying. While they and receive guidance for free and the nections form the core of these role as the ambassador, remarked, “I wish to convey each have standards for behaviour & 3&/&0 9 members help each other in achiev- social networking platforms and Sonu said, “Today is a very my gratitude to Sonu outlined for all to see, they are at best 1 ! ing their respective goals. These tar- they are leaving no stone unturned special day for me and I Sood for accepting our inconsistently applied, and at worst gets could be related to fitness, to ensure that their community is am delighted to join invitation to join the completely ignored. The sites have ! # career, health, parenting, hobbies, free from negativity and toxicity. All this journey of inclu- Special Olympics become so toxic that not a day goes personality development, or any they want is to leave a positive sion with Special family. We are cer- by where many regular users are not other topic. impact on the members' lives. 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49?4 ' $/%0/ -.6)-36 ' A brave and determined MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS Indian women’s hockey Ateam etched its name in 4$ / Hockey: India beat the history books by entering the 6- 09%()+0 Australia 1-0 in women’s Olympic Games semifinals for Tokyo: Watching a movie on believing and that’s what I told quarterfinal. the first time, stunning three- self belief after three consec- the girls. The most important Athletics: Dutee Chand time champions and world No 2 1 2 R $ utive losses rebuilt the Indian thing is to stay in the moment. 7th and last in women’s 2 Australia 1-0 in an intense last- women’s hockey team’s shat- I showed them a movie and 200m Heat 4; fails to qual- eight tie here on Monday. tered morale and helped it to that movie is about being in ify for semifinals. A day after the Indian men’s 1 '9(! ‘aim for the clouds’, the side’s the moment and I think that Kamalpreet Kaur sixth in team entered the Olympic semi- Dutch coach Sjoerd Marijne was really helpful. Against women’s discus final with finals following a 49-year gap, revealed on Monday after Ireland we kept on referring to a best throw of 63.70m. the world No 9 women’s side Rani Rampal and Co entered that movie,” he said. Shooting: Aishwary also produced a phenomenally their maiden Olympic semifi- He said all he asked the Pratap Singh Tomar 21st gritty performance to make it nals here. team to do was to aim for the and Sanjeev Rajput 32nd way into the last four. The Indian team bounced highest. in men’s 50m rifle 3 posi- Drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur back tremendously in the “In India you must think tions qualification; fail to rose to the occasion when it tournament after successive big and that’s what I said to the qualify for final. mattered and converted India’s losses and Marijne said the girls. If you aim for the high- Equestrian: Fouaad lone penalty corner in the 22nd movie helped psychologically est, for the clouds, you will fall Mirza 25th in eventing minute to surprise the ahead of the must-win pool on the highest mountain. If jumping individual quali- Australians. game against Ireland but did you aim for the mountain you fier; 23rd in final. “We are so happy, it is the not reveal its name. will fall on the ground,” he result of hard work that we put “The difference is believ- explained. IN ACTION TODAY in for several, several days. In ing in ourselves and believing “We went for the clouds 1980, we qualified for the Games in their dreams and then it’s and I said whatever happens Athletics: Annu Rani in but this time, we made the about going back to reality after it doesn’t matter, but women’s javelin throw semifinals. It is a proud moment focussing on your past. I think that’s where we have to aim Qualification Group A. for us,” Gurjit said after the that is the main thing and for.” (5:50am) match. that’s what we did,” Marijne India captain Rani Tajinderpal Singh Toor in “This team is like a family, said after upsetting Australia Rampal too credited the men’s shot put we have supported each other in the quarterfinals. movie for the turnaround of Qualification Group A. and found support from the “If you lose you don’t stop fortunes. PTI (3:45am) country as well. We are very Hockey: India vs happy,” she added. emotions that were on display the 1980 Moscow Games where Belgium in men’s semifi- But the Indians, determined after the final hooter went off. they finished fourth out of six nal. (7:00am) to prove a point, produced a The players screamed, teams. In that edition, women’s Wrestling: Sonam Malik strong and brave performance to hugged each other, and got into hockey made its debut in the vs Bolortuya Khurelkhuu eke out the narrow win over the a huddle with their Dutch coach Olympics and the sport was (Mongolia) in women’s Hockeyroos. Sjoerd Marijne with tears of joy played in a round-robin format. 62kg. (8:30am onwards) How much it meant for the rolling down their faces. The Rani Rampal-led side Live on SONY TEN & team and Indian hockey in gen- India’s best performance in will play Argentina in the semi- SIX Network eral could be gauged from the + / 0 >/ ,!? P P @!"!" the Olympics came way back in final on Wednesday.

Tokyo: Handling the immense Belgium 3-2 during their 3 1 burden of expectations would Europe tour. In fact, in their perhaps be the key when the # :- ; last five matches against Indian men’s hockey team takes Belgium, the Indians have on world champion Belgium, defeated Belgium 2-0, 3-1 and registered four wins. A 1 aiming to secure a place in the 5-1 in the three games during However, the last time both Olympic finals and with it, a that tour. the sides met each other in the Tokyo: Discus thrower shoulder heavily strapped, Kaur medal for the first time in 41 In the most recent outing Olympics, Belgium came out 3- Kamalpreet Kaur finished a began with a 61.62m effort years here on Tuesday. in March this year, India beat 1 winners in Rio. PTI creditable sixth in her first before fouling her next attempt. With 11 Olympic medals, Olympics in a rain-interrupted That put her under pressure eight of them Gold, in its kitty, final while sprinter Dutee and on the verge of being elim- India has a rich history in the % 8 Chand ended her campaign on inated as she was ninth just Games and the Manpreet a disappointing note by failing before her third throw. Singh-led side seems on course 1 to qualify for the 200m semifi- But she gave her best and to resurrect that glorious past. nals here on Monday. came up with a 63.70m, that The Indians achieved the Tokyo: India men’s hockey Belgium. The 25-year-old Kaur, who saved her and put her in the semifinal slot by beating Great team chief coach Graham Reid “The things we can learn has qualified for the final as sec- sixth position as the bottom Britain 3-1 in the quarterfinals has told his players to keep from last night (Sunday) is that ond best on Saturday, was never four out of the 12 finalists were on Sunday, and are now in their emotions in check and there is a difference between in the running for a medal in eliminated after three rounds. touching distance of a medal. avoid cards against a strong passion and emotion. the eight rounds of competition Not much changed in the The Graham Reid-coached opponent like Belgium in Sometimes, we let our emo- which was interrupted by rain position of the throwers in the current side knows very well in their second pool match and Besides being current ranked third in the world. semifinals. tions take over. for more than an hour. final three rounds. Kaur fouled that another good outing come Tuesday, Manpreet and world champions and world The recent head-to-head While Reid expressed that “We need to keep 11 play- Her best throw of 63.70m the fourth throw and then had against Belgium on Tuesday his teammates would look to No 2 side, Belgium are also the record also favours India. he was happy with the 3-1 vic- ers on the pitch. The problem in the third round saw her fin- a 61.37m in her penultimate would etch its name in the his- continue the momentum. reigning European champi- India and the Red Lions tory against Great Britain in is that we played a lot of our ished at sixth and equal 2010 attempt before sending the dis- tory books in golden words no But it would be easier said ons. played each other three times the quarterfinal on Sunday, he game against Great Britain Commonwealth Games Gold cus out of sector in the final matter the colour of the medal. than done as in Belgium, India Going by rankings, how- in 2019 during their tour of highlighted that getting two with 10 men on the pitch. We medallist Krishna Poonia’s per- one. The Indians are on a four- face a tough opponent, which ever, there is hardly anything the European nation and the green cards and one yellow can’t do that against Belgium formance in the 2012 London American Valarie Allman match winning streak after the has improved leaps and bounds to separate between the two Asian side came out victorious card in the game is something and think that we can be vic- Olympics. took the Gold with a first 1-7 drubbing against Australia in the last few years. sides as India are currently in all the matches. India they must avoid against torious,” asserted Reid. PTI Throughout the competi- round throw of 68.98m while tion, Kaur looked nervous and Kristin Pudenz (66.86m) of short of confidence as she Germany and reigning world #0-D & lacked international exposure. champion Yaime Perez .:; She has taken part in World (65.72m) of Cuba won the University Games in Silver and Bronze respectively. Tokyo: Equestrian Fouaad become the first Indian to do so. was the first equestrian to qual- 2017, her lone interna- In the morning session, Mirza on Monday finished a In the final, Mirza incurred ify for the Olympics since Imtiaz tional competition. sprinter Dutee ran her sea- Khurelkhuu is more experi- Tokyo: Indian shooters creditable 23rd in eventing after 12.40 penalty points for an over- Anees in Sydney 2000. It was a tough son’s best in 200m but that enced than Sonam and has Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar he became the first Indian to all 59.60 that included the points The final was once again a competition for all the was not enough for a semi- stood on the podium on both and Sanjeev Rajput failed to reach the final of the event here from the three rounds of qual- jumping round where the top 25 participants as rain finals berth as she made a the occasions she took the mat qualify for the finals of the on Monday. ifying events — dressage, cross competed. Germany’s Julia started pouring down disappointing exit this season but the Indian is not men’s 50m rifle 3 positions Mirza and his equine country and jumping. Krajewski won the Gold in the towards the end from the intimidated. event at the Tokyo Olympics Seigneur Medicott sneaked into It was a creditable perfor- event, making her the first of the second Olympics after Sonam came into Olympics here on Monday. the top-25 in the morning to mance for the 29-year-old female Olympic champion in round and a finishing last after recovering from a right Tomar finished 21st in the make the jumping finals and Bengaluru rider Mirza, who eventing’s history. PTI few throwers in her heat knee injury that did not let her qualification while Rajput was taking race. The fly to Russia for training in placed in 32nd position at the their 25-year- Tokyo: Young Indian wrestler build-up to the Games. Asaka Shooting Range as the attempts oldSonam Malik was on Monday “I am fine. There is no pain Indian shooting team returned in spite clocked placed in the challenging bottom in my knee. It’s neither tough nor without a medal for the second of slip- 23.85 half of the women’s 62kg draw, easy draw for me,” Sonam, who straight time at the Olympics. pery cir- sec- where she will open her earned a name for herself by Only the top 8 athletes cle. onds Olympics campaign against defeating Rio Bronze-medallist qualify for the final. Rain stopped to fin- Asian Silver medallist Bolortuya Sakshi Malik four times, said Tomar shot a total of 1167 after an hour but ish Khurelkhuu from Mongolia. after the draw ceremony. with 63 inner 10s in the qual- the humidity sev- The 19-year-old will be the If Sonam manges to cross ification over the stages of seemed to have enth sole Indian wrestler in action on the first hurdle, she will most kneeling, prone and standing, affected the throw- and Tuesday. Relatively new to the likely find 2018 world champi- while Rajput, appearing in his ers’ performance last in big stage, every single bout will on Taybe Mustafa Yusein from third Olympics, aggregated and they have to be Heat 4 be a test of character for Sonam, Bulgaria in the quarterfinals. 1157 with 55 inner 10s. cautious as the and 38th who qualified for the Tokyo The draw is such that the The cut was made at 1176. approach area to the overall Games by making the final at the repechage route may open up With this, Indian shooters circle was wet. out of 41 Asian Qualifier in April in for Sonam if she does not go failed to win a medal for a sec- With her right competitors. Almaty. deep on her own. PTI ond successive Olympics. PTI ' 8 1&

Tokyo: Reigning world cham- there was no controversy, I ‘FELT PRESSURE’ pion P V Sindhu on Monday mean, we had this opportuni- His phone hasn’t stopped said she was completely blank ty to play in conditions similar buzzing ever since P V Sindhu after winning a second succes- to Olympics, so from February claimed the Bronze medal at sive Olympic medal and it took we have been playing there, it Tokyo Olympics but India’s her a while to realise the enor- has really helped us because foreign badminton coach Park mity of her historic achieve- drift played a big role and I Tae-sang says he did feel ‘little ment in the ongoing Games. learnt a lot in Gachibowli, I pressure’ after being suddenly The 26-year-old Indian on learnt to control the shuttle bet- asked to train the star shuttler Sunday etched her name ter. for the Games. The 42-year-old among the all-time greats after “It had international stan- from South Korea was initially winning badminton’s women’s dard courts with air condition- hired to train the men’s singles singles Bronze medal to add to ers, which was important. So I players but started working the Silver she won at Rio de feel it was the best decision...” with Sindhu after the abrupt Janeiro five years back. P V Sindhu said she departure of Kim Ji Hyun, fol- “...I was blank, my coach received congratulatory mes- lowing the World was literally in tears, it was a big sage from chief national bad- Championship in 2019. “I’m moment. I hugged him and said minton coach Pullela really happy because this is the ‘Thank you’. I didn’t know what Gopichand but she has not got first time my player has got a to do for 5-6 seconds, I shout- any such gesture yet from medal in my coaching career,” ed, so all emotions came togeth- Bronze for the country. A lot of questions were senior shuttler Saina Nehwal. Park, who competed at the er at that moment,” she said “After semis, I was really raised when Sindhu decided to Asked if she received any 2004 Athens Olympics before during a virtual press confer- sad, I was in tears but my coach move out of the Pullela communication from taking up coaching the nation- ence. said it is not over yet. There Gopichand Academy and train Gopichand and Saina after her al Korean team, said during a In the third-place play-off, were mixed emotions, if I at the Gachibowli indoor sta- win, Sindhu said: “Of course, virtual press conference. “When Sindhu beat China’s He Bing should be sad or happy but Park dium which had bigger halls Gopi sir wished me congrats. I first started teaching Sindhu, Jiao. The win came after a told one thing. He said ‘there is similar to the venue in Tokyo. That’s all. I haven’t seen the she was already a big Olympic painful loss in the semifinals to a lot of difference between a Sindhu said it was one of social medal. I am slowly reply- star. I felt little pressure but I world No 1 Tai Tzu Ying. fourth position and a Bronze’ the best decisions, especially ing to everybody. tried. My Korean players also Sindhu said coach Park and that really hit me,” she said. since drift played a role during When further probed, didn’t get an Olympic medal, so Tae-sang’s encouragement “I went with the mindset the Games at the Musashino Sindhu said: “Gopi sir messaged I thought I can try to get her a helped her to recover from the that I have to give my 100 per- Forest Plaza. me, Saina no. We don’t talk Gold. We failed but Bronze is semifinal loss and claim the cent and get that medal.” “Yeah, from the beginning much, so....” also a very big medal.