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Those 10 States/UTs and 75 per cent virus”, Prime Minister who have become negligent   90%9:' of the new confirmed cases are Narendra Modi on Tuesday and are moving around with- from 10 States and UTs. cautioned citizens ahead of out masks are putting them- n one of the lowest spikes in Maharashtra, Karnataka and the festival season to not let selves and their families, Ithe last three months, Kerala each are contributing their guard down in the fight including children and elderly, on Tuesday recorded less than more than 5,000 new con- against Covid-19 and allow at risk. Ye bilkul theek nahin hai 50,000 new cases. The decline firmed cases. things to deteriorate. “Jab tak (This attitude is absolutely is significant considering the With health experts fearing dawai nahi, tab tak dhilayi wrong),” he said, adding in the number of total tests on the day a rise in Covid-19 cases during nahi (no laxity until there is a last eight-month selfless health was in excess of 10 lakh, which the upcoming festivals and the vaccine for cure),” he reiterat- workers and many others have has been the daily average for winter season, Bhushan assert- ed and cited how after wit- stabilised the situation in the some time now, except on ed that the Government is in a              !"  nessing a decline there was a country which should not be Sunday when it was below “comfortable position” as far as # #     $     spurt in the caseload in many     allowed to deteriorate. nine lakh. availability of oxygen is con- countries.          Citing couplets of saint 46,790 new coronavirus sidered to meet any medical 6,862 metric tonnes by preparations, he said, the In his special address to the Kabir and from cases are less than what were emergency for serious patients. September and projected to Centre has initiated the process nation, his seventh since the virus till the vaccine comes. As “Ramcharitmanas”, Modi said registered on July 28 when for “There has been no scarci- further increase to 7,191 met- of installing 246 oxygen gen- Covid-19 outbreak, the Prime ❝     against 25,000 persons in a one should not rest or feel too two consecutive days the tally ty in oxygen supply in the last ric tonnes by the end of eration plants in 18 States and Minister said though the hus-      population of 10 lakh getting happy unless the last mile of of fresh cases was 47,703 and 10 months with the daily pro- October,” he said. UTs in the first phase. tle-bustle is back in the market,    infected in the US and Brazil, success is reached as he 48,513, before it shot up to an duction capacity enhanced to Giving the details of the Continued on Page 11 the economy is picking up and     only 5,500 persons in a similar requested people to “wear alarming high of 97,894 on people have put their lives 4     size here were infected in India. mask, keep distance and wash September 17.           % back on track, the virus has not  4 As against over 600 deaths per hands with soap”. While the number of tests 5 .;4.>4/4>< gone and the battle against it ❝     10 lakh population in countries He asked all sections of the stood at 10.32 lakh, up from !!"# $  "4/4==> ;43."43/4;"; would continue unless it is fin-       like the US, Spain, Britain and society and sectors, particularly Monday’s 8.60 lakh, the recov- ished to the last.      Brazil, India registered 83 media, to create awareness ery rate stands at 88.26 per cent   ?  "4";4/<..<4;<;4;4>/ He said many countries,  4  deaths for a similar size group,” about the need to fight the and the fatality rate at 1.52 per   ;4/34<>< .<4"3.;43;4=== including India, are working on       he outlined. coronavirus pandemic till the cent, Union Health Secretary  +&',)'-.( 6 34=/4.=3 ;4".3344<3   credible vaccine and the He also cited the expansion last. Rajesh Bhushan said at a press ? >4=>43"> .4<" 4;<43> Government is readying itself of the large network and activ- Modi signed off his address briefing here.   *'*.'/0) to ensure its speedy delivery to ities in the last few months to by wishing all good health and The total case load is % >4>;4"=< &'()* >4<;4"3" every one in the country. country, especially in Madhya combat coronavirus. 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*   the missing soldier as soon as  % On Nath’s remarks, Rahul 4  '  possible, and work with China told reporters, “I think one can-  %  to promote the consensus  &    not treat women with disre- reached at 7th round of India- spect. Kamal Nath ji is from my   90%9:'@$9 ly warned it against any such ))% China commander-level talks.” '    ( party but personally, I don’t like move. Incidentally, on Taiwan’s Similar appeal was made the type of language that he fter approving incentives National Day celebrations early  %( +  ( by the Chinese Army on '( )% used...I don’t appreciate it, Afor Taiwanese firms, the this month, Tsai had Monday evening. It said the regardless of who he is. It is Government is now likely to announced that Taipei will   90%9:' Chinese military hopes India   90%9:' unfortunate.” have formal talks on a trade play an active role in estab- will make good on its pledge to His remark came a day deal with the Tsai Ing-wen lishing a new regional and day after its soldier was swiftly return a Chinese soldier utting the party in a fix at a after Union Minister Smriti administration. international order in the face Aapprehended by the Indian found lost along their moun- Ptime when it is under severe Irani questioned the Gandhi The move will be signifi- of the Chinese aggression Army in eastern Ladakh, China tainous border where the sides attack from all quarters on the family’s “silence” on the matter cant since India, like most against democracies. on Tuesday appealed for his have been locked in a tense issue, veteran Congress leader and alleged that they will not countries, does not formally Tsai’s statement had come early release. The two sides are standoff. Kamal Nath on Tuesday take action against Nath for his recognise Taiwan because of days after the foreign ministry engaged in a face-off for the and warm clothes to protect The Chinese Defense refused to apologise for derogatory comment, since Beijing’s “One China” principle level meeting of the Quad — past five months in Ladakh. him from extreme altitude and Ministry said the soldier had terming Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Chief people like Nath and Digvijay under which the democratic Japan, Australia, US and India The Indian agencies interro- harsh climatic conditions. The been helping herders round up Minister Imarti Devi an “item” Minister Shivraj Singh Singh “keep the fire burning in island is its “integral” part. — in Tokyo where US gated the Chinese corporal Corporal is an armourer in the yaks when he lost his way on even though former Congress Chouhan said it showed Kamal the Congress family’s kitchen”. However, in the last six Secretary of State Mike and have not found anything People’s Liberation Army Sunday evening. The Chinese president Rahul Gandhi dis- Nath’s arrogance and by trying However, reacting to months, China’s aggression Pompeo lashed out at China’s suspicious so far. He is likely (PLA) and hails from side informed the Indian coun- approved of his language and hard to justify and defend his Rahul’s comments, Nath retort- against India along the LAC in military moves against India, to be handed over to the Shangxizhen town of central terparts about the missing indi- termed the incident as “unfor- remarks he is “committing ed: “It is Rahul Gandhi’s opin- Ladakh has pushed New Delhi Taiwan and in South China Chinese in a few days after Zhejiang province, China. He vidual and was informed short- tunate”. another crime”. ion. I have already clarified the to review its foreign policy in Sea. The Quad has also been thorough questioning. was carrying his identity card ly afterward that he had been In fact, Nath brazened it National Commission for context in which I made that the region and its approach discussing global over depen- Giving this information at the time of his capture, they found and would be returned out saying what Rahul said was Women chief Rekha Sharma statement... Why should I apol- towards the Chinese dence on China’s supply chains here on Tuesday, sources said added. after undergoing a medical his own opinion, but as for him, came down hard on Nath say- ogise when I did not intend to Communist Party (CCP) for manufactured products. Corporal Wang Ya was looked Taking up his case, Chinese checkup, a spokesperson for the he has already clarified the con- ing he is giving “useless expla- insult anyone? If anyone felt regime. India and Taiwan signed a after well by the Indian Army Foreign Ministry spokesperson Western Theater Command, text and had nothing to apol- nation” instead of saying sorry insulted, I have already The CCP has been threat- bilateral investment agreement after he was caught on Monday Zhao Lijian said in Beijing on Zhang Shuili, was quoted as ogise for when he didn’t intend and it only showed his charac- expressed regret.” ening to invade Taiwan but in 2018. morning in Demchok area. Tuesday, “We hope Indian side saying. to insult anyone. ter. Continued on Page 11 President Tsai Ing-wen recent- Continued on Page11 He was provided medical aid will keep its promise and return Continued on Page11 "     #  % &     '  ,) %-  P    $%&    P    )%' %))      2$556     '#(      our terrorists were gunned        :6 ? 0 Adityanath launched the upgraded to a capacity of 750 The three-lane flyover Fdown by the joint team of        surgical oncology, radiation beds,” he said, adding that the between Hussainganj  %R)%/ security forces in two separate      ucknow got the gift of a oncology and indoor patient target was to take up the Crossing and DAV College encounters in Pulwama and       Lsuper speciality cancer wards of this new cancer capacity to 1,250 beds in the and a 908-metre-long fly- Shopian on Tuesday, taking    "# institute and two flyovers as institute which has come up next phase. over from Haiderganj Tiraha   '$ %7$8' together to ensure the passage the total tally of terrorists killed Chief Minister Yogi at CG City on Sultanpur Before this, a cancer hos- to Meena Bakery, construct- of the four Bills. this year so far to 187.     Adityanath along with Road. pital was started in Varanasi, ed at a cost of 64.47 crore, unjab on Tuesday became Continued on Page 11 According to the ground     Defence Minister Rajnath Apart from this, the the parliamentary con- will be a major solution to the Pthe first State to formally reports, “Three LeT terrorists   $     Singh virtually dedicated foundation stone of the stituency of Prime Minister traffic jams witnessed in these “reject” and “counter” the BJP- were eliminated in a joint oper- %  &   these projects, saying the institute’s residential com- Narendra Modi. areas of the state capital led Central Government’s three 01)%/%(  ation in Hakripora area of      Bharatiya Janata Party gov- plex was also laid and the Reiterating the resolve to Lucknow. controversial farm laws with )%/  23% Pulwama while one terrorist     ' ernments at the Centre and in OPD services were dedicated provide better medical facil- The 1528-metre-long the Vidhan Sabha “unani- was neutralised by the securi-  L  UP were committed towards to the public. ities to the people, the chief Hussainganj Crossing- mously” passing three Bills in  R   ty forces after the gunfight    M   the welfare of the people. The chief minister, while minister said that initiatives Bansmandi crossing-Naka a matter of minutes. resumed at the encounter site * N   The cancer institute inaugurating the medical like Ayushman Yojana and Hindola crossing-DAV Apart from this, “The New Delhi: Amid a political in Melhoora area of Shopian in  O    established in Lucknow is facility, said the biggest lesson Mukhya Mantri Jan Arogya College has been constructed Code of Civil Procedure furore over the three new the wee hours of Tuesday”.  ./#  built on the lines of the learnt in the COVID-19 era Yojana had proved the gov- at a cost of 133 crore. (Punjab Amendment) Bill, farm laws, a Gaon Connection “Both terrorists killed were       famous Tata Memorial was the need for better med- ernment’s steadfastness to “The flyovers will prove 2020”, to provide relief to the survey has found that about cadre of Hizbul Mujahideen 0 # Centre in Mumbai in collab- ical facilities. provide high quality medical to be great facilitators for the farmers against attachment of 52 per cent of the country’s and have been identified as oration with the Tata “This cancer institute facilities in the country and nearly 20 lakh population of land up to 2.5 acres, was also peasantry oppose these, but Towseef Ahmad Khanday of       Trusts. It aims at providing established in Lucknow with this sequence would contin- Lucknow,” Yogi said. passed by the House. one-third of them did not Kulgam and Umar Thoker res-  !P   treatment to the patients with the cooperation of Tata Trusts ue. The chief minister also With the BJP deciding to know details of the legisla- ident of Shganpora, Kulgam,” a "# $  $12  all the modern facilities in will be a big facility for the The defence minister and thanked Defence Minister stay away from the “special” tions. Of the 35 per cent sup- police spokesman said adding   3   Lucknow. whole of . the chief minister also gave Rajnath Singh for his dedi- session, all the political parties porting the agri laws, almost they were involved in the recent    &    On Tuesday, Defence The capacity of the can- gifts of two flyovers to the cit- cation and necessary guid- — the ruling Congress, the 18 per cent were not informed terror attacks in Kulgam-     4 Minister Rajnath Singh and cer hospital is 54 beds at the izens of Lucknow to ease the ance for the development of AAP, the SAD, and the Lok about them. PTI Shopian areas.   # Chief Minister Yogi beginning, and it will soon be flow of road traffic. Lucknow as an MP. 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     :6 ? 0 Lucknow (PNS): Prime       Minister Narendra Modi will   :6 ? 0 iming to provide cheap interact with street vendors of Afinance to the micro, small      the state regarding Pradhan hief Minister Yogi and medium enterprises Mantri Street Vendor’s CAdityanath said that his (MSME) sector, the state gov- Lucknow(PNS): The Uttar Pradesh government has resolved Atmanirbhar Nidhi pro- government was committed ernment is mulling to set up to link all the families living below poverty line (BPL) with the gramme on October 27. to procuring all paddy asset-based lending to mitigate Ayushman Bharat/ Mukhya Mantri Jan Arogya scheme to pro- Chief Minister Yogi produce from the farmers on the financial crunch faced by vide them free medical facilities. Adityanath will also be present minimum support price them due to the COVID-19 Ayushman Bharat is one of its kind welfare schemes of during the virtual programme. (MSP). pandemic. the Government of India while the UP government has As per a government offi- He directed all the district The new financial arm launched a similar scheme, the Mukhya Mantri Jan cial, loans will also be disbursed magistrates to carry out the will be a joint venture (JV) Arogya Yojana, for the benefit of the poor. As many as 1.18 crore among three lakh street ven- process smoothly and ensure between UP Industrial families of UP are getting benefits of Ayushman Bharat while dors and three lakh small shop- that the farmers did not face Consultants Limited (UPICO) eight lakh families are being benefited from the Jan Arogya keepers of 651 municipal cor- problems at the purchase cen- and UP Laghu Udyog Nigam Scheme. porations under the Pradhan tres. Limited. The new entity, to An official spokesman said here on Tuesday that about two Mantri Swanidhi Yojana, a “The district magistrates be supported by the National crore families were still not covered by Ayushman Bharat component of Atmanirbhar will be held responsible if any Small Industries Corporation Scheme. “A proposal in this regard is under active consider- Bharat Abhiyan. laxity is found in the procure- (NSIC), will offer loans at ation to enable these two crore families to get the benefits of The PM SVANidhi was ment process,” the chief minis- attractive rates to small and this novel scheme,’’ he added. launched by the Ministry of ter said in a statement issued in medium enterprises. Housing and Urban Affairs on Lucknow on Tuesday. The ABL or asset-based in UP. ting up of flatted or vertical fac- June 01, 2020 for providing So far, the state govern- financing, is the business of Following the lockdown, tory complexes in four districts affordable working capital ment has procured more than offering credit, secured by col- the state’s MSME sector came at an investment of Rs 345 loans to street vendors to one lakh tons of paddy in lateral by way of inventory, to a virtual standstill, barring crore. resume their livelihood that 2020 as compared to 10,000 receivables, equipment or other those engaged in producing The flatted factory concept was adversely affected due to metric tons of paddy pur- property owned by the borrow- and supplying essential com- is about an industrial building the COVID-19 lockdown. chased in the corresponding er. modities viz. food, medicines of more than one storey. The The duration of the scheme period last year. “We are working with the etc. complex is subdivided into is until March 2022. To ensure that the purchase NSIC for a proposed asset- The government has been separately occupied units used As per the scheme guide- process is carried out smooth- based lending entity. A concept taking measures to facilitate for manufacturing, assembly lines, a vendor is a person ly, the government has paper is being prepared in this speedy revival of economic and associated storage func- engaged in selling articles, goods, increased the number of pur- regard. The Board of UP Laghu activities. tions. wares, food items or merchan- chase centres to 4,000 from the Udyog Nigam Limited has also During lockdown, the state Flatted factory complexes dise of daily use or offering ser- earlier 3,000. cleared the proposal for setting government, through various will be set up in Gorakhpur, vices to the public in a street, The chief minister also up the ABL for the benefit of measures, arranged working Ghaziabad, Agra and Lucknow footpath, pavement etc. from a asked the officials to ensure the MSME sector,” Additional capital credit of more than Rs for non-polluting industrial temporary structure or by mov- that payment for paddy Chief Secretary (MSME and 26,000 crore to about 10 lakh units. It is expected to over- ing from place to place. was transferred in the accounts Export Promotion) Navneet MSME units. come the scarcity of space for The goods supplied by of the farmers within 72 Sehgal said in Lucknow on The beneficiaries new industries and to pro- them include vegetables, fruits, hours. Tuesday. comprised nearly 4.35 lakh mote start-ups. ready-to-eat street food, tea, Paddy purchase in the state Further, the government existing and 5.4 lakh new The blueprint for Agra pakodas, breads, eggs, textile, started from October 1 and the has decided to push for devel- units across different seg- flatted factory complex has apparel, artisan products, support price for common oping industrial enclaves span- ments. already been drawn and it will books/stationery etc. and the (variety) of paddy was fixed at ning 5-50 acres under public Meanwhile, UP Laghu entail investment of Rs 185 services include barber shops, Rs 1,868 per quintal and Rs private partnership (PPP) Udyog Nigam’s Board also crore and accommodate 245 cobblers, pan shops, laundry 1,888 per quintal for Grade-A model to boost local economy approved the proposal for set- units. services etc. paddy. Meanwhile, to help the farmers sell paddy at the % %( (        minimum support price, the government has approved % #/ a proposal to provide &      advance loans to purchasing Lucknow agencies. (PNS): Union Uttar Pradesh State Food Textiles Minister   :6 ? 0 ed in a large number of convictions and Essential Commodities and Member of along with death sentences. Efforts of Corporation will avail loans up Parliament from he Uttar Pradesh government Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have to Rs 3,000 crore from the Amethi, P Smriti Tclaimed the success of the led us to improve and strengthen our nationalised banks for pur- Irani, hit out at the recently-launched Mission Shakti system, ensuring speedy justice to chase of paddy. Congress, saying with 23 offenders of crime against female victims,” he said. that a family head women and girls getting life term Pandey further said that due to did politics there but in the last 24 hours, bails being government efforts, 14 sexual offend- it was the Bharatiya cancelled in 49 cases and 28 perpe- ers were served death sentences, 11 Janata Party which trators being externed out of their dis- got life imprisonment and eight were took up develop- tricts. served with imprisonment and fines. ment work in the On Tuesday, the state government “Similarly, in 88 cases, bails of 117 area. also launched a website of the accused were cancelled due to effec- “I am happy that the BJP is fulfilling the aspi- Prosecution department and also tive perusal by the Prosecution rations of the people of Amethi and adjoining areas,” posted videos of the Prosecution department and 41 offenders were she said during her day-long visit to Amethi parlia- department on Youtube. externed from their home districts for mentary constituency on Tuesday. ADG (Prosecution) Ashutosh six months,” he said. Without taking names, Irani said that it was sat- Pandey said in Lucknow on Tuesday Pandey clarified that the trial of isfying for her that the BJP was living up to the expec- that between October 19 and 20, 23 cases in which death penalty was tations of the people by ensuring development works. accused involved in crime against served was completed along with The Union minister, who visited Salon town of fairer sex got life terms and 31 were other cases. He said the state topped adjoining Rae Bareli falling in the Amethi constituen- punished with cash fine for the in uploading details of prosecution on cy, also inaugurated 12 Anganwadi centres and said crime. e-prosecution portal of the that such developments were required at this junc- Earlier on Monday, the ADG Government of India. ture. Irani also met with officials at Salon tehsil office had said that the government’s “We have been able to perform and prayed at Hanuman temple in the tehsil efforts in this direction ensured death well because of real-time monitoring premises. penalty for 14 accused in 11 cases of work of all 2,000 prosecutors During her visit, Irani also accepted letters from crime against women in the last one through e-prosecution sites in her voters demanding welfare works in their areas year. the state and continuous video-con- while some lawyers complained about the function- “Death penalty is a rarity. ferencing,” the ADG (Prosecution) ing of lekhpals. However, prompt prosecution result- said. ?     1 

  :6 ? 0 the family about it. The family members rushed to the scene and were shocked to seven-year-old boy, who went miss- find the boy’s body lying under a heap of Aing since Monday morning, was straw. He had been put there to conceal kidnapped and murdered in Banda. His the crime. Upon learning about the body was recovered on Tuesday after- recovery of the body, senior district and noon. As per reports, Prince (7) of police officials reached the spot and Chaisand hamlet of Bisanda (Banda) was supervised investigation. The body was playing outside his house on Monday sent for autopsy and a case was registered morning when he disappeared. His in this connection. father Rajesh Kushwaha and other kin Meanwhile, in Shahganj area of searched for him but failed to get any clue. Jaunpur, a couple torched themselves over His uncle Rakesh Kushwaha later sealed a dispute leading to the death of the all roads exiting the village and the locals woman and serious burn injuries to the also searched in the fields but to no avail. husband on Tuesday. As per reports, Later they informed the local police sta- Ashok Kumar (50) and his wife Suman tion about the boy’s disappearance. (48) of Bharauli village in Shahganj Surprisingly, the cops came to make Kotwali area, had an altercation on enquiries seven hours after the incident Monday night. Things got out of hands  was reported. They also returned with- and the couple doused themselves with out making any in-depth inquiry though kerosene and set themselves afire, suffer- the family members expressed their ing serious burns. Hearing their screams, apprehension that someone kidnapped their neighbours rushed in and took them the boy. On Tuesday afternoon, a local to a hospital where Suman succumbed to woman spotted the slippers of a boy lying her injuries while a critical Ashok was on the fringes of the village and informed undergoing treatment. =%'% &/ '  Lucknow (PNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the controversial case related to TRP manipulation. The CBI has taken over the case on an FIR registered in Lucknow, sources here said on Tuesday. The Uttar Pradesh government had recommended a CBI probe into the case as the issue was linked with several states, sources claimed. The FIR was registered at the Hazratganj police station, reportedly on the complaint of an advertising company promoter. Later , the UP government recommended the transfer of the case to the CBI. As per the sources, the complainant has alleged that TRPs are manipulated in lieu of payment. The FIR was registered at the Hazratganj police station by one Kamal Sharma of Indira Nagar three days back under sections 468, 465, 463, 420, 409, 406 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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We Besides, the Health depart- October 15, the main gate’s lock (26) of Haivatmau locality in Arjun’s family called the deceased’s family and the he second Covid-19 wave reached 831. want to use this time to prepare ment has started dismantling was found broken. the area. He worked at SGPGI police to inform them about accused had a long-standing Tmay hit after 2-3 months, The new patients included afresh,” he said. He added that Level-1 and Level-2 Covid In another incident, thieves on contract basis. the incident and rushed him property dispute. Dilip was albeit with less intensity, thanks 25 from Gomtinagar, 22 from the orientation of training of facilities with less number of made off with cash and orna- As per reports, Arjun had to a hospital where he suc- detained while police to a large number of cases wit- Indiranagar, 19 from Ashiyana, doctors would be handling of patients there. A senior official ments from the house of a rivalry with his cousins cumbed to injuries. The fam- launched a manhunt for other nessed so far. A senior health 17 from Rae Bareli road, 15 the ICUs, revised guidelines for at the CMO office said though Mohammed Shabaan of Indane Sikander, Pitamber and Dilip ily later lodged a case against accused. official said looking into the from Hazratganj, 12 from treatment of Covid-19. the hospitals would remain Enclave in Gudamba. Shabaan, European countries where the Mahanagar 13 from Chinhat, Regarding schools re-opening, notified, they would no longer along with his family, had gone second wave has struck after 2- 11 from Talkatora, and 10 he said they were not appre- be providing Covid facilities to his in-laws’ house on '(-!*)!! 3 months, the story could be each from Madiaon, hensive because they had given henceforth, and would be used Saturday and found the house /' ( ('  similar here. However, he said Alambagh, Cantt & Chowk. the parents choice. only if there was a spike in burgled when he returned. The ))-$)! unlike European countries, the Six patients died in the city, Commenting on the current sit- cases. “We have removed four thieves decamped with Rs second wave would be less including two from Lucknow uation, he said the coronavirus Level-1 and two Level-2 hos- 50,000 in cash and ornaments ')%; ' (*++ intense in UP. itself while others from Sitapur, graph was going down and was pitals from our list. We were worth Rs 3 lakh. “This is because the Barabanki, Siddharthnagar and likely to stabilise after some informed that the ventilators Meanwhile, thieves stole Rs European countries have not Ayodhya. time. were not working in one hos- 12,000 in cash, a laptop and   :6 ? 0 Bahujan Samaj Party are rely- *)" been able to contain the infec- There were 30 deaths Meanwhile, District pitals while there was shortage charger from the room of a ing on their local and state tion the manner in which we across the state, taking the Magistrate Abhishek Prakash of staff in the other,” he said. BCA-II student of BBDU in ampaigning for the bypolls leaders to campaign in the   :6 ? 0 have. However, we need to death toll to 6,714 cases even carried out an inspection at Health officials also visit- Chinhat. Reports said the stu- Cto seven UP Assembly con- bypolls. watch out as the situation as 3,339 patients recovered, Amiruddaulah Islamia Inter ed Chandernagar CHC where dent, identified as Surya stituencies has picked up. The Meanwhile, UP BJP vice- ttar Pradesh Congress unfolds. Lucknow has wit- taking the recoveries to College on Tuesday. On find- they inspected the work done Prakash Verma of Basti, stays bypolls are perceived as a semi- president Vijay Bahadur Pathak Uchief Ajay Kumar Lallu nessed a large number of cases 4,22,024. ing that it did not have a writ- by rapid response teams. at GR Enclave in the area. He final before the 2022 Assembly claimed that the party candi- said that his party would and the immunity levels will be The official said in the ten consent of parents, he Currently, the strategy is to left the room in the afternoon elections in the state. dates would win all the seven stage demonstrations at dis- high due to which the second wake of the downward trend, directed the DIOS to issue a increase RT-PCR tests in the on October 15 and found the The polling will be held on seats. trict headquarters to protest wave would be less intense,” he they were now focusing on re- show-cause notice to the col- district by 3,600 per day. articles missing when he November 3 and the counting “The BJP is running a irregularities and corruption pointed out. training the medical officers, lege. He directions college Meanwhile, director of returned in the evening. of votes will be taken up on well-organised campaign under in paddy procurement on On Tuesday, 250 new cases specialist doctors and fine-tun- authorities to follow Covid-19 National Botanical Research In another incident, thieves November 10. The ruling BJP, the leadership of Chief Minister Thursday. emerged in the state capital ing the strategy and guide- guidelines and said calling the Institute (NBRI) SK Barik said made off with cigarettes worth which has a higher stake in the Yogi Adityanath, and the party On Tuesday, Lallu told while 2,351 across the state. As lines. “In the state, the number students without parental con- they were doing nearly 800 Rs 4.5 lakh from the car of a bypolls, has deployed its might candidates will get landslide newspersons that farmers many as 462 patients recov- of active cases is 30,000 which sent was against protocols. tests per day and had com- salesman in PGI police station by holding several virtual and support from the masses,” were running from pillar to ered, taking the total recovery will come down to 20,000 in a The DM also interacted with pleted 38,326 tests. area. Salesman Mukesh Kumar physical rallies with Chief Pathak said here on Tuesday. post to sell their produce Rai of Haivatmau had gone to Minister Yogi Adityanath lead- He said that the opposition while the government was supply the goods to different ing from the front. candidates were nowhere near sitting with its eyes shops by a car. He took a halt Central BJP leaders, the BJP nominees in the by- closed. “Despite tall govern- '(")*!$$$*)+"!+ near Kalindi Park in Vrindavan including Union ministers, are elections and the result would ment claims, paddy purchase (Sector-4). He parked the car to not expected to campaign in show the popularity of the BJP centres have not been opened. supply goods to a shop. Later, the bypolls due to their preoc- and its policies in the state. On the other hand, farmers he found a sack filled with cig- cupation in the Bihar Assembly However, the opposition has are being exploited through !)!(!!"(")*!(!, )"!) arettes missing. elections. The BJP state lead- contradicted the claims of the huge cuts in the name of ership, with Chief Minister BJP and is projecting poor law moisture and are being forced   :6 ? 0 tion oncologist. “Treatment not a place to mint money but said. He added that if a patient   Yogi Adityanath in the lead, is and order and rampant cor- to sell their produce will not be based on who sees give some pragmatic medical comes for treatment with an A doctor was duped of Rs steering the campaign and ruption as the failures of the at lower cost to middlemen in uperspeciality Cancer the patient first, but on a con- advice to patients and their attendant, it would be difficult 5,000 by cyber thugs in ministers have also been asked Yogi Adityanath government. some centres,” he SInstitute and Hospital at sensus view. It is always pos- kin. Dr Kumar said they were to find a place to stay because Gudamba on Tuesday. The to camp in the seven poll- SP spokesperson Rajendra alleged. Chak Ganjaria, which was sible to treat a disease with a beginning with 50 beds. He the area is barren. “We have miscreants fraudulently with- bound constituencies. Chaudhary said that the peo- The Congress leader inaugurated by Defence number of combinations, pointed at the outset, they paid facilities like SGPGI and drew Rs 5,000 from the bank Chief Minister Yogi ple were fed up with the mis- averred that the BJP regime Minister Rajnath Singh and some of which may be relevant were starting with basic whatever we are offering is at account of Dr Rajat Kumar Adityanath had virtually rule of the BJP government and which had announced a Chief Minister Yogi to an individual but not to surgery. “Surgeries which par,” he added. Singh of Jankipuram (Sector- addressed the booth-level party the bypolls result would show- Minimum Support Price of Rs Adityanath on Tuesday, will another, and for which a dif- require ICU-like set up will Dr Kumar has done MBBS G), who is an assistant profes- workers in all seven assembly case it. UP Congress president 1,886 per quintal, was making provide treatment customised ferent strategy could be adopt- not be performed to begin and MD from KGMU, served sor at Barabanki Medical constituencies, while BJP state Ajay Kumar Lallu said that purchases from farmers at Rs to the needs of patients. ed,” he said. with because the infrastructure at SGPGI for 22 years and is College. The victim received a president Swatantra Dev Singh Congress candidates would 1100-1200 per quintal. Director Dr Shaleen He said the vision of the is not there yet. The basic out- on deputation from SGPGI. message regarding deduction of has been physically attending lead the opposition camp and “Due to anti-farmer poli- Kumar said the patients would hospital was to instil a culture patient chemotherapy is on He has worked at Tata cash from his account on the election meetings. in several constituencies, the cies of the BJP, the financial be seen by at least a surgeon, amongst the workforce and and we will tailor our choice Memorial Hospital and also October 14 and he lodged a On the other hand, party candidates would be the situation of farmers is medical oncologist and radia- paramedical staff that it was of patients accordingly,” he served in the UK for a year. complaint later. Samajwadi Party, Congress and ultimate winners. deteriorating,” he added. $      14 1C5:$1  

  :6 ? 0 The MLA admitted that he a complaint by Bank of India owed ‘around Rs 600 crore to the against two private companies - fter being accused of bank bank, but the government also Gangotri Enterprises and Royal Aloan fraud in an FIR lodged owed him Rs 700-800 crores. Marketing Pvt Ltd based in by the CBI and subsequent “The government is using the Lucknow and Noida, its direc- raids at his premises, Bahujan CBI to victimise me and Central tors and other unknown persons Samaj Party MLA Vinay agencies are being used to muz- for committing misappropria- Shankar Tiwari claimed that zle the voice of the Opposition,” tion, cheating and causing a loss he was ‘paying the price for he claimed. of Rs 754.24 crore to a consor- being a Brahmin’ and the act Presently a BSP MLA from tium of banks. The MLA and his was ‘politically motivated’. Chillupar segment of wife are the second-largest On Monday, several teams Gorakhpur, Vinay Tiwari is the shareholders of the company. of the CBI conducted raids on son of erstwhile mafiosi-turned- The complainant alleged the residential and office politico Hari Shankar Tiwari, that directors of Gangotri premises of firms owned by who wields a considerable clout Enterprises misappropriated Tiwari, his wife and associates in in eastern UP. bank funds and diverted them connection with the fraud. The CBI has booked Tiwari for purposes other than for On Tuesday, Tiwari posted and his wife Rita Tiwari in con- which the loan was taken. The on Facebook that he was paying nection with an alleged bank company with its corporate the price of being a Brahmin fraud to the tune of Rs 754.25 office in Mahanagar area of and earlier too, the govern- crore done by a company in Lucknow is engaged in con- ment had raided their house which they are directors. struction of roads, bridges, fly- ‘Tiwari Hata’ in Gorakhpur. The case was registered on overs, etc. : ( % (   / 0/ )%%' 

  :6 ? 0 two persons, one of the accused Lucknow (PNS): A man wanted being her uncle, at a village in in connection with the Rs 3,500- n eight-year-old boy was Musafirkhana police station crore ‘Bike Bot’ scam was arrest- Abooked for allegedly sexu- area on Friday. The girl was ed by Special Task Force (STF) ally assaulting a six-year-old returning from tuitions in the from Shiv Nadar University in girl in his neighbourhood in afternoon when she was Greater Noida around 10.30 pm Aligarh and booked under sec- dragged to a thicket and on Monday. The accused carried tions of Protection of Children assaulted. The accused later a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head. from Sexual Offences threatened the victim’s family Lalit Bhati faced 56 cases (POCSO) Act on Tuesday. not to complain to the police. linked to the scam at a police sta- As per reports, the girl’s But the family finally mustered tion in Greater Noida. ED sleuths parents alleged in an FIR that courage and lodged an FIR, had also registered a case in the while their daughter was play- three days later, on Monday. matter and raided the premises ing outside their home on Both accused were later arrest- and business establishment of the October 12, the boy entered the ed. accused. Bhati was arrested by premises on the pretext of get- Elsewhere in Chitrakoot, Noida unit of the STF and officials ting a ball and later sexually four persons, including a of Economic Offences Wing assaulted her. The police said woman, were arrested in con- (EOW) of Meerut police on that both the minors are from nection with the gang rape of Monday night. The accused was the same community and are a 35-year-old woman on lodged at Dadri police station, financially weak. Tuesday. Based on the woman's where FIRs in connection with SP (Aligarh City) Abhishek complaint, a case was registered Bike Bot case were registered. said, “We are not yet sure against two men for gang rape On October 7, the STF had about the actual age of the boy, and three others for criminal arrested three men, including a but we can confirm he is below conspiracy. retired Army personnel and a 10 years. For now, we have left As per the complaint filed brother of scam mastermind him with his parents and will on October 18, the woman was Sanjay Bhati. In 2018, Garvit present him before a juvenile taken by the two men to an Innovative Promoters Limited court and do whatever the aide’s house in Karwi police sta- (GIPL), a company registered in court directs us. The case is tion area of Chitrakoot on Noida, had came out with a multi- sensitive and everything will be September 28 and raped. Later, level marketing scheme ‘Bike Bot’ done as per juvenile justice law.” the two men took her to and lured investors promising to As per law, rape has a very Prayagraj and raped her before double returns in a year. They complex definition and any fleeing. Four persons were sought Rs 62,100 as investment for sexual activity can come under arrested so far. The arrested a motorcycle taxi and assured the section of rape. woman was booked for crim- monthly returns besides doubling Meanwhile in Amethi, an inal conspiracy and efforts the amount in just a year but failed 11-year-old girl was raped by were on to arrest the remain- to deliver on the promise.     !"#!$!$

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 ! % G$8$ $C recovered so far is 14,819, leav- addition of five new red zones, at Swami Vivekanand  ! % $::$'$1$% ing 884 active cases. The recov- the total number of hotspots Government Hospital, he district has inched close ery rate has improved slightly has increased to 2,246 includ- Bhelupur, and six out of 224 at he rate of infected persons Tto the 16K-mark as 71 new to 92.86 per cent but the mor- ing 259 red zones. As many as LBS Hospital, Ramnagar were Thas reduced considerably as COVID-19 patients have been tality rate remained at 1.59 per 12 green zones have been con- detected positive. against the screening of Covid detected here on Tuesday, cent. verted into red zones again. Besides, the Health depart- infection in the district. On increasing the total number of Earlier, Chief Medical There are 1,987 green zones ment has distributed 4,392 Monday, a total of 4,915 sam- cases to 15,958. The day also Officer (CMO) Dr VB Singh with 23 new ones. Ivermectin tablets to 549 per- ples were collected for the saw one more death, increasing has informed that in the first Under ongoing mass/ sons. Covid test and of them, 148 the toll to 255. During the day, report of the day, 42 positive group antigen tests, two per- So far, 10.91 lakh tablets infected persons were detected. the follow-up negative reports patients were found out of sons out of 515 tests was detect- were distributed to 1.36 lakh 200 people beat corona in included 140 patients. Out of 3,912 reports received. Till ed positive at Shree Shiv Prasad persons and out of them, 9.01 the last 24 hours. Two corona them, 131 have been recovered then, the total test reports Gupta (SSPG) Hospital, lakh tablets to 1.12 lakh per- infected also died during treat- from home isolation, while received were 2,87,526 and the Kabirchaura, while all the 343 sons were distributed only by ment. According to CMO Dr nine patients discharged from results of 2,035 are awaited. Out tests at adjacent Government the Health department, while GS Bajpai, 200 people got rid the hospitals, increasing the of them, 2,71,597 were nega- Women’s Hospital, 190 at rest of tablets by other depart- of Covid infection in 24 hours. number to 12,029 and 2,790 tive, while 15,929 positive. The Shivpur CHC and 537 at SSH ments including Supply and Out of these, 33 patients were respectively. The total number total number of samples col- BHU were found negative. Education departments and discharged from various Covid of patients who have been lected was 3,03,966. With the However, one out of 118 tests Civil Defence so far. hospitals. Home isolation of 167 infected was completed. The number of active patients in the district was 1,565.    % (> / " /' On Monday, 218 patients were admitted to Covid hospi- tals and Covid care centres.  ! % G$8$ $C Mission Shakti Abhiyan, a Maximum 85 of them are (  P   #   #       %  short play was presented on undergoing treatment at the housands of devotees Monday by the Kishori Poshan Corona-infected SRN Hospital. tive on Monday. The report of Resident of Shankargarh ing number and death of Covid Tthronged famous Durga workers in the market places in 24 patients are being treated at CPRO of Railways has also Gudiay Talab, the infected had infected in Shankargarh area. Mandir at Durga Kund to offer which one worker Ambika Railway Hospital, 58 patients at come positive. trouble in breathing. He was SDM Koraon Sandeep prayer at Maa Kushmanda took the form of Maa Durga to Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital, 27 According to Nodal Officer admitted to a private hospital. Kumar Verma was found coro- Devi temple on the fourth day save a child from cruelty of at United Medicity, 24 infect- for Corona Dr Rishi Sahai, His Covid report came on the na positive again on Monday of Shardiya Navratra here on evils while it was also partici- ed at Sainath AMA Hospital. manager of SBI Nari Bari third day. Earlier, the patient’s evening. He was admitted to Tuesday, maintaining COVID- pated by Pragya, Damini, Neha, At the same time, the branch, manager of SBI Triveni condition became critical, then the district hospital late on 19 guidelines. It is a famous Manisha, Mantasha, Riya and sequence of health workers branch, teacher of convent family members took him from Monday night due to sudden temple which sees rush of Khushi, along with Anganwadi turning into Covid positives school near Rasulabad, a here to Noida and admitted decrease in oxygen level. SDM devotees throughout the year worker Seema Vishwakarma from corona warriors has been lawyer, senior pharmacy officer him to a private hospital. was previously found to be and the same increases during and supervisor (Sewapuri) accelerated. Lab technician, of CGS and senior branch He died there during treat- corona positive on September both Shardiya and Vasantik Lalima Pandey. pharmacist, SRN staff nurse, manager of Union Bank Civil ment. CMO Noida has 4. Tehsildar Anita Shekhar said Navtaras. As the idol is dedicat- Besides, Mangaldeep railway hospital nursing super- Lines were infected. informed this to the Health that the entire tehsil premises ed to Kushmanda Devi incar- Agarbatti will perform the intendent, IFFCO chief manag- A corona positive resident department. Local CMO has has been sealed and sanitised. nation of Goddess Durga, it ‘Mrityunjaya Homam’ in the er and two bank officers among of Shankargarh Nagar also been apprised. The locals Work will be completely closed saw heavy rush during the city under its pan India initia- others have been corona posi- Panchayat died in Noida. are in awe due to the increas- in the tehsil for two days. day. Right from the morning $        0   $1$ 02    tive ‘Loka Kshema Puja’ to hours, the devotees started     3      pray for the prosperity and reaching there and long queues wellbeing of the nation. of devotees were seen. Rush has appealed to the people to by wearing masks, maintaining ‘Mrityunjaya Homam’ will be 3        was also seen at the nearby maintain full caution while two yards distance and wash- performed by 25 priests here on dozens of shops selling chu- celebrating festivals and not ing hands,’ he said, appealing to Wednesday. naris, coconut and other ignore the continuous threats the people to remain more Priests will perform the will also take action and paste safety, honour and indepen- police to be sensitive towards puja articles. Elaborate securi- of coronavirus. ‘Ever since this cautious while purchasing arti- puja rituals spread over  ! % $::$'$1$% his picture in the locality. dence of women. The cases women. ty arrangements were made coronavirus has come, it is the cles and offering prayers dur- four hours while following This is so that the girls living against women will be settled SSP Sarvashresth Tripathi there. effort of the Health department ing festivals of Durga Puja, all the social distancing norms n Prayagraj district, the eve- in the locality or village can within a month. This cam- said that under Mission Meanwhile, Chief Medical to mobilise the people to save Dussehra and Deepawali. relevant for a religious occa- Iteasers will not be spared at know about the activities of paign is named ‘Power Shakti, Navratra has a cam- Officer (CMO) Dr VB Singh themselves from coronavirus Earlier, as a part of the sion. any cost if they are caught teas- that young man. For this, the Vivechana’. E-Jagran Abhiyan paign under a different sched- ing with girls especially during police are going to run a will be run to make women ule according to the nine the pious festival Shardiya ‘wicked marking campaign’ aware of cyber bullying days. The Shakti Vahini ser- Narvratra. If someone will be across the district. Villagers crimes. Under this, a pam- vice has already started. caught while molesting or his and local people will also be phlet of guidelines regarding Counselling will be conduct- name has come up in the case helped in this campaign. what to do and what not to do ed with the help of Family *+,   -    of indecent act, then the picture At the same time, the will be distributed. Youths Counselling Centre by setting will be posted in his police sta- police of the district are run- who are molested will be up a women’s help desk and  ! % G$8$ $C culture, and environmental the patronage of the Federal tion concerned. ning a nine-day separate cam- instructed through Chetna running a women’s honour and soil science. The jury was Minister of Education and Not only this, the police paign in Navaratra for the Jagran who will also advise the campaign. idhi Singh, a research impressed by her passion in Research, Anja Karliczek. The Nscholar of Institute of working interdisciplinary con- award has been honouring tal- Environment and Sustainable necting her knowledge in ented researchers since 2009 Development (IESD), Banaras remote sensing and agricultur- and provides young scientists Hindu University (BHU), is al engineering to help the with a platform for sharing 0      among the 25 winners of this world fight food scarcity. their views on green concepts year’s Green Talents The winners are set on a to make our world a better Competition and she has been virtual tour in Germany and place. This year, a high-ranking  ! % $::$'$1$% village in Manda, came to her Vapi in Valsad, Gujarat. ing the body into the bushes. selected to attend the premiere these outstanding green vision- jury of German experts select- maternal grandmother in When the team reached According to police offi- of a Virtual Science Forum for aries from all over the world ed 25 up-and-coming n a shocking incident a man Neveria village of Meja. On the there along with the family, it cials, during interrogation, the talented junior researchers in will meet Germany’s sustain- researchers among 589 appli- Iwho took his teennaged evening of September 27, she was found that the body was accused has stated that he went the field of sustainability sci- . ability research elite during cants from 87 countries as the beloved living in trans-Yamuna went missing in the mysterious thrown into the bushes after to Gujarat with the teenager but ence. The winners are engaged the first virtual science tour. At winners. of Meja area to Gujarat on circumstances. The family strangling her to death. On the could not find a place to stay in topics ranging from climate approach that links the aspects the end of the Virtual Science Each award comprises one some pretext killed her there lodged a report against other hand, the investigation due to lack of ID. During this, change to energy systems. For of air pollution and health, Forum, the 25 Green Talents of the coveted tickets to the and then after dumping the Vijayshankar from the village, revealed that the accused has he was shocked at the informa- the first time ever, the winners which, taken together in this will be honoured by Dr ‘Green Talents International body in the bushes there accusing him of taking the been missing from the Gujarat- tion about the FIR lodged include researchers from India, way, have not been adequately Michael Meister, Parliamentary Forum for High Potentials in escaped here in Prayagraj city. teenager to somewhere after based company for a long time. against him. He asked the Benin, Japan and Malawi. researched yet. She is among State Secretary to the Federal Sustainable Development’. Due On receiving the informa- alluring her. It was alleged that Police said that on the basis of teenager to return home to PhD student Nidhi’s the two winners from India and Minister of Education and to the unprecedented chal- tion from the Gujarat police the accused working in a pri- information received from the escape but she was not ready to research focus areas are climate the other one is Parmita Ghosh, Research, during a virtual lenges posed by the COVID-19 about the murder, the Meja vate company in Gujarat used informer on Tuesday, accused leave him. At this point, a variability, human health, Remote Sensing Data Scientist, award ceremony on October pandemic, this year’s Green police interrogated the accused to have a bad intention on his Vijayshankar was arrested from scuffle ensued between the extreme temperature and air Corteva Agriscience and her 26. Talents Science Forum will for who confessed to the crime. daughter. According to offi- Meja area only when he was man taking advantage of the pollution. The jury was con- focus areas are satellite remote The Green Talents pro- the first time take place in a After which he was arrested cials, the police, who were in trying to escape somewhere. opportunity and smothered vinced by Nidhi’s empirical sensing and data science, agri- gramme is conducted under fully online format. and sent to jail. search, received information During interrogation, he con- her to death. SP trans Yamauna Mausam (17), daughter of about the body of the missing fessed that he killed the teenag- Chakresh Mishra said that the Ramdas, a resident of Khurma teenager on October 15 in er and then ran away by throw- accused has been sent to jail. ,%%%  :9=*;/ " %   ( % '    ! % G$8$ $C endemic regions. Academy of Neurosciences The pro-inflammatory (IAN). This prestigious fel-  ! % $::$'$1$% security number plates are to be operator. With this, the depart- Vehicles that preceded April 1, Banaras Hindu University responses help in clearing the lowship has been awarded to installed. These number plates ment will continue to know the 2005 will have to replace the A(BHU) team led by the infection from the body, alert- him for his research contribu- wners of about 13 lakh will be levied on agencies of daily details of how many peo- number plate in four months. Head of Molecular Biology ing the other immune-related tion in understanding the mol- Ovehicles running on the vehicle companies. For this, ple finally got number plates. For vehicles which are between Unit (MBU), Institute of cells to protect and warn from ecular pathogenesis of viruses roads of the district will now agencies along with vehicle The Transport department April 1, 2005 and March 31, Medical Sciences (IMS), Prof the invading pathogens. Prof infecting the brain. Prof Singh’s have to install high security companies have also been has also fixed the fee and time 2010, a period of six months Sunit Kumar Singh has report- Singh reported that a small findings have helped immense- plates on their vehicles. These directed by the government. for installation of high securi- has been prescribed. ed that Japanese Encephalitis molecule, microRNA-155 sup- ly in understanding the mole- number plates will be levied on He said that when the vehi- ty number plates. Only after the Similarly, vehicles that are (JE) Virus suppresses the host press the pellino 1 (PELI1) pro- cular mechanism of many neu- agencies of vehicle companies. cle owner goes to the agency to number plate is installed will all from the period of April 1, 2010 immune response and repli- tein and inhibits the pro- roviral infection caused by People will also have to pay a install a high security plate, the the work be done in the RTO to March 31, 2015, will have to cates inside the microglial cells. inflammatory responses which Zika Virus, Japanese fee for the number plate. details of the same will be office. For installing a high install a high security number The study has been published helps in JEV immune evasion Encephalitis Virus, Chandipura Divisional Transport made available to the online security number plate, a fee of plate in eight months and those in an International Scientific /. 0. and viral replication. They Virus and Chikungunya Virus. Officer RK Singh said that Transport department. It is  500 to Rs 1000 has been fixed from April 1, 2015 to March 31, Journal ‘BBA - Gene have also demonstrated that by This prestigious fellowship will there are about 13 lakh vehicles necessary to provide complete for a four-wheeler and  200 to 2019 have been given the pre- Regulatory Mechanisms’ in its using the inhibitors against be awarded to him next year in in the district, in which high details online to the agency 500 for a two-wheeler. scribed time in 10 months. recent edition. JE is one of the mild-to severe like fever, micoRNA-155, the host a formal function of the annu- leading causes of viral headache, nausea. In severe immune response can be al conference of IAN, sched- encephalitis i.e. it causes severe conditions, it may lead to restored to normal and JEV uled to be held at Indian inflammation in the brain by encephalitis, coma, tremors or replication is suppressed. Institute of Science Education !   #-    killing the neurons and activat- convulsions and often lead to Therefore, this mechanism can and Research, Kolkata. Vice- ing the microglial cells. death. Children and old age be exploited for the develop- Chancellor of BHU Prof The Japanese Encephalitis people are more prone to JEV ment of microRNA-based Rakesh Bhatnagar, Rector Prof ALLAHABAD (PNS): North speed raising works in New mance of North Central ing for STS proposal for load- Virus (JEV) is spread by the infection. In India, Assam, drugs against JEV infection. VK Shukla and others congrat- Central Railway is all set to load Delhi-Howrah including Railway was reviewed. With ing of ballast from Kabrai to Culex mosquitoes. Symptoms Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Earlier, Prof Singh has been ulated Prof Singh for this pres- 25 per cent more freight in -Lucknow section and continuous efforts of business Prayagraj which will improve of JEV infection range from Bihar and Jharkhand are the elected as Fellow of the Indian tigious fellowship. October 2020. General Manger New Delhi-Mumbai section; development units, efficient loading substantially by trans- Rajiv Chaudhry reviewed posi- Chaudhry instructed that ade- train operations and customer portation of ballast for dedicat- tion of safety, 160 Kmph speed quate availability of material centric marketing approach; ed freight corridor work. As on raising, freight loading and required for upgradation works freight loading on NCR is on October 19, 2020, average ''    other important works over shall be critical for timely com- upswing for the last four speed of goods train on NCR North Central Railway through pletion of this important work months. As on October 19, was 45.02 kmph registering video conferencing with and advised PHODs of con- 2020, North Central Railway growth of 82.5 per cent over announcement of Diwali bonus Mazdoor Union (NERMU). ment initiative to hand over the PHODs of North Central cerned branches to monitor has loaded 8.9 lakh tonnes last year average speed of 24.69  ! % G$8$ $C till now. They work hard for the They get Diwali bonus each railway into private hands. In Railway and Divisional Railway availability of high value and freight in this month register- Kmph for the period of April entire year to celebrate the fes- year before the beginning of the name of making improve- Managers Prayagraj, Jhansi and critical items at their level. To ing record improvement of 27 to October. In an important nhappy with the govern- tival of lights with the bonus auspicious occasion of Shardiya ment in the railway, the govern- Agra. First of all, safety in enhance safety and speed of per cent over loading of seven step towards ease of doing Ument for not making what they get before this aus- Navratra but the government ment is making its privatisation train operation was reviewed. trains over point and crossing lakh tonnes freight in the same business a Freight Business announcement of ‘Diwali picious occasion, but the gov- has not announced the same to benefit the capitalists, they GM laid stress on alertness at zone at higher speed, existing period of October last year. Development (FBD) portal is bonus’ yet, the railway employ- ernment has hurt them by not even till now, the employees said and demanded, the gov- all levels in safety related mat- track fitting in point and cross- With rigorous marketing also operationalised by railway ees on Tuesday staged a protest announcing the bonus yet, the said. They demanded the gov- ernment should roll back its ters. He said that frontline ing zone is being replaced with efforts, North Central Railway since September 30, 2020. at Varanasi Cantonment rail- agitated employees said. ernment to make an announce- privatisation policy in the larg- staff like trackman, station thick web switches. Expediting has already finalised nine Freight customers can access way station and DRM office in Declaring Tuesday as ment of Diwali bonus giving er interest of employees. staff, running staff and other this important track related Station to Station (STS) conces- this portal through link Lahartara, here. Bonus Day, the railway employ- much relief to the employees The annoyed employees officials going on line must work for speed raising, NCR sional rate proposals for new http://fois.indianrail.gov.in/FOI The railway employees ees remained absent from the and threatened to launch an also submitted a memorandum keep a close vigil on trespass- has started provision of thick and incremental traffic and SWebPortal/index.jsp and get gathered at the director’s office offices and staged a protest at agitation if the government of their demand to the con- ing locations and such cases be web switches at 04-05 locations with three under process STS all information related to dif- of Varanasi Cantonment rail- the office of Divisional Rail failed in meeting the demand cerned authority. The officers reported promptly for immedi- simultaneously as compared to proposals NCR is leading rail- ferent freight policy matters, way station and staged a Manager, Varanasi Division, at the earliest. assured the employees to ate measures to stop unautho- existing average of three per way among all zones in final- incentives and concessions demonstration blaming the NER in Lahartara under the The employees also raised apprise the senior officers of rised crossing of railway month. Later in the video con- ising STS proposals. North given by railways in freight government for not making an banner of NE Railway their voice against the govern- their demands. tracks.Reviewing 160 kmph ference freight loading perfor- Central Railway is also work- transportation.    !"#!$!$

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  8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#( cops to create an atmosphere through their work- ing that women could help them which might  ! % ?$ 68 nder the Mission Shakti drive launched by pave the way for effective policing. Uthe state government for safety, honour and INSPECTION: NPP Chairman Manoj anpur Nagar reported 86 self-reliance of women, Mirzapur police set up Jaiswal directed the palika staff that no laxity Kmore coronavirus positive a Mahila help desk at each police station of the dis- would be tolerated on the issue of sanitation and cases on Tuesday evening. trict on Monday. The desks were inaugurated by offi- lighting in Vindhyachal Temple area. During his Chief Medical Officer Dr cers above the rank of SHOs by organising brief func- inspection on Monday, he Anil K Mishra said that 86 tions and for each visited Ganga ghats, streets, more people had tested positive desk a woman con- temple premises along with for coronavirus infection stable was deployed. camps of different depart- between Monday evening and Women who came ments apart from palika and Tuesday evening taking the for the redressal of directed the officials con- tally of confirmed cases to their grievances at cerned to ensure lighting as 27,385 cases. He said three the police stations were offered refreshments too and well as sanitation in the area. COVID-19 deaths in the city complaints were disposed of with sincerity. Interacting with people he told them to feel free to was reported till Tuesday Addressing a gathering at Madihan police station inform him about any lapse on the part of Nagar Palika. evening keeping the death toll CO (Operation) Subhash Rai said that being the as He appealed to workers deployed in the area to work to 716. The CMO said with the area was a Naxal-infested one the role of women with a spirit of service to give a positive message to 104 COVID-19 patients were was very important and their cooperation might the devotees. After the inspecting the amenities he discharged from hospitals the help in eradicating the menace. He directed the held a meeting with the staff to get a feedback. cured figure in the city was 24972 and at present 1697 active cases were undergoing /($+(&!!(-$+ treatment. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '() Kotwali Orai police under the $      (   $- .    .   .   $  * *   *   /  guidance of CO Santosh Kumar :  n the directive of SP Yashveer immediately reached the spot OSingh and ASP Dr Awadhesh and arrested the accused. He &  Singh police apprehended five appreciated SOG incharge S-I accused involved in betting. They Praveen Yadav and inspector   were identified as Krishna Kumar Sudhakar Mishra, Kotwali Orai  %%%% Rajput alias Kiran Kumar, Mahendra Pratap incharge for their efforts. The team which made Singh alias Seepu, Chandra Pratap Singh alias the arrest comprised S-Is Ajay Kumar, Chandan  ! % ?$ 68 Chhotu, Sandeep Singh alias Golu and Karan Pandey and Ramveer Singh besides Ashutosh Singh Chauhan from Ramnagar. Police confis- Kumar, Ashutosh Gautam, Archana, Rohit Mathura Crime Branch cated 1,30,000, one LED TV (80 cm), seven Rawat, Shailendra Chauhan, Karamveer, Gaurav '% /% > '% Ateam on Tuesday arrested mobile phones, one set-top box with a remote and Bajpai, Jagdish Chandra, Bhupendra Singh, three criminals involved in one dairy carrying betting details. ASP Dr Ashwini Pratap, Vinay Pratap Singh, Neetu loot of jewellery worth  4.50 Awadhesh Singh said that on being tipped off by Kumar, Shri Ram Prajapati, Puneet Kumar, lakh from a jeweller there from an informer the team comprising of SOG and Surjeet Kumar and Mukesh Purohit. 6     2 7* the CTS Colony under Kalyanpur police station of    0   ))!+ lower ones guard as utmost the OPDs were once again wit- had been deployed by the Kanpur Nagar and recovered  ! % ?$ 68 care was needed at this junc- nessing a huge rush, leading to KNN and they would contin- the looted ornaments. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '() 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $* +,#( ture to avert a second wave of shortage of medicines. ue constant spraying of anti- All the accused were taken hief Medical Officer Dr novel coronavirus infection in He said with the district larval chemicals all over the to Mathura. P Minister of State for Science and Technology and he Ramgarh Tal police arrest- CAnil Mishra said it was the city that would be more administration aware of the city. It may be recalled that in a UHigher Education Neelima Katiyar said doctors are the real Ted two accused in connection very encouraging that the harsh. medicine stock, very soon Dr Mishra appealed to the broad daylight incident, motor- heroes. While attending a seminar on Rani Lakshmibai in with a loot case and recovered a COVID-19 recovery rate in He said the district admin- some alternative arrangements people to remain aware and cycle-borne unidentified mis- Government Medical College, Jalaun, she thanked the doctors for pistol, a cartridge, a knife, a pass- Kanpur Nagar had crossed the istration had been apprised of would be made. ensure there was no stagnant creants had looted a bag con- their efforts during the Covid-19 crisis and also appreciated GMC book and 800 from them. The 91 per cent-mark. the depletion of medicine stock The CMO said a special water around them. He said taining jewellery worth .4.50 principal Dr Dwijendra Nath for his management skills and for tak- police on being tipped off by an He said it appeared that the in LLR Hospital due to the campaign was being launched dengue mosquitoes bred in lakh from a jeweller in Mathura ing care of corona patients. The event started with the candle light- informer arrested the duo from novel coronavirus (SARS- rush in the non-Covid OPD. to prevent the spread of dengue clean water and thus every on October 3. ing ceremony and wel- Rampur Tiraha, Hanuman tem- CoV-2) was weakening grad- Dr Mishra said that earli- and curb the death rate. household should ensure that While scanning the CCTV come speech by Dr ple, late on Sunday night.They ually as was evident from the er non-Covid patients were He said the district admin- there was no stagnant clean footages, the Mathura Crime Dwijendra Nath. He were later identified as Vishal fast rising recovery rate. He avoiding to visit the LLR istration, with the support of water in the surrounding. Branch team had spotted three that total 60 deliveries Nishad, a resident of Mohaddipur said home isolation had also Hospital OPD for treatment in Kanpur Nagar Nigam, had He said people need to youths escaping with the loot- of Covid-19 postive under the Cantt police station and proved highly successful. view of the COVID-19 patients launched a drive to spray anti- wear full sleeved clothes, use ed bag. One of them was iden- patients were done. In Krishna Mohan, a resident of an The CMO, however, added admitted there but with the larva chemicals all over the city. mosquito repellent or mos- tified by the police as Mohna. 40 cases both baby and area under the Pipraich police sta- that this was not the time to improvement in the situation, He said several fogging vehicles quito nets. On being grilled, he informed the mother had recov- tion. According to a report the police about the involve- ered from Covid-19. In remaining 20 cases the babies were received here, that the two ment of his three aides — found negative and their mothers positive. However, due to accused had looted one person at Amit Kumar, Surjit alias Patia efforts of the medical team staff the mothers recovered from Alinagar Chauraha under the and Vicky alias Chhotu of CTS Covid, he said. More than 2,300 patients had recovered from Kotwali police station. Seven cases > '%    Colony, Kalyanpur, Kanpur. Covid-19, he added. Dr Dwijendra Nath handed over a were registered against Vishal at Thereafter, with the help of memento to minister Neelima Katiyar, MLA Gauri Shankar separate police stations and five electronic surveillance, the Verma, Kalpi MLA Narendra Jadaun and BJP district presi- against Krishna Mohan, of SHO team arrived at the CTS Colony dent Ramendra Singh. Among those present were state secre- Ramgarh Tal said. Police pro- and came to know that one of tary BJP Yuva Morcha, Prashant Dwivedi , regional general secretary, duced both the accused in the @ (  ( the accused, Surjit, was at his BJP, Anil Yadav, Dr Manoj Verma and Dr Jitendra Mishra. court from they were sent to jail. maternal place in Prayagraj. The team immediately pro-  ! % ?$ 68 ined by the Archaeological ing works of cycle track (500 level swimming pool . ceeded for Prayagraj and arrest- (   345  Survey of India (ASI), INTAC metre), synthetic walking He directed the proper ed Surjit from there. The team anpur Divisional and son et lumiere organising track and landscape work in renovation be carried out in then returned to Kanpur QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@ 0 )1. take care of hand hygiene. KCommissioner Raj companies for putting up the the next two months. the next six months so that a Nagar with Surjit and arrested The slogan of this cam- Shekhar, while reviewing the finest proposal. The municipal commis- modern swimming pool could Amit and Vicky from CTS n response to Prime paign is ‘Jab tak dawai nahi Smart City work in Kanpur The divisional commis- sioner assured the divisional be made available for the peo- Colony. IMinister Narendra Modi’s tab tak dhilai nahi.’ (No Nagar on Tuesday directed the sioner said during his visit he commissioner that all ple of Kanpur Nagar. On the information given Jan Andalon Abhibyan for carelessness till a medicine municipal commissioner to observed that the Smart City these works would be com- The divisional commis- by them, the police recovered Covid-19 appropriate behav- is found). In the same prepare a feasibility plan for Authority was carrying out pleted before December 31, sioner interacted with the vis- 22 gold chains from a dilapi- iour the campaign was also sequence in the Block starting a heritage son et five projects in this park that 2020. itors and morning walkers. dated house and returned to launched in Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW). Division of the DLW the Safety Department, lumiere within the next 15 included laying of a cycle Divisional commissioner They pointed out that it Mathura with all the three The aim of the campaign was to motivate its offi- DLW, Varanasi, under the Jan Andolan Abhiyan days at The Memorial Well, track, synthetic walking track, Shekhar also directed the being the largest and accused. cers and personnel to wear masks for preven- for prevention of Covid a pledge was adminis- currently more popular as parking area, landscape works municipal commissioner to most important park of tion of Covid, maintain social distancing and tered to a large number officers and employees. Nana Rao Park. and beautification of the her- repair and restore the small Kanpur Nagar where over    He said the conservation itage monuments in the park. court room with the help of 5,000 people visited daily the After a row with her hus- and protection work had to be He said the project was ASI/INTAC as it was also a park needed additional qual- band, a woman attempted to % 2  &   carried out at the earliest, delayed by six months because part of the freedom struggle ity public toilets, good park- commit suicide by jumping especially for The Memorial of the COVID-19 induced events. He then visited the ing area for morning visitors into the Ganga river from the 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $* +,#( cum-luggage van, five of gen- at 04.30 hrs, Muzaffarpur at Well which had witnessed lockdown and some other swimming pool site and and also repair of the dam- flyover on Tuesday eral second class, seven of 05:35 hrs, Samastipur at 06:30 sacrifices during the freedom technical issues . directed major repairs and aged roads and high mast afternoon. Seeing her jumping he railway administration sleeper class, four of AC third hrs, Barauni at 07.40 hrs and struggle. Divisional commissioner renovation. lights . into the river, some passers-by Tkeeping the convenience of and two of AC second class will reach Saharsa at 10.30 hrs. Shekhar directed the Raj Shekhar directed the Divisional commissioner Shekhar said the whole raised and alarm and the boat- passengers in mind in view of be attached in the special train. During the return journey Kanpur municipal commis- municipal commissioner to said the Taran Tal had a great park needed proper mainte- men immediately rescued the the forthcoming festivals will in DELHI-MUZAFFARPUR 04623 Saharsa-Amritsar biweek- sioner to get the place exam- ensure completion of all pend- potential to become a state nance as well. woman. addition to 04092/04091 New PUJA SPL: The 04030 Delhi- ly superfast puja special will Delhi-Jaynagar-New Delhi Muzaffarpur biweekly superfast from October 22 to November (biweekly), 04030/04029 Delhi- puja special from October 21 to 29 every Thursday and Sunday Muzaffarpur-Delhi (biweekly), November 28 every Wednesday leave Saharsa at 14.30 hrs, 8  0 04624/04623 Amritsar-Saharsa- and Saturday leave Delhi at Barauni at 17.00 hrs, Samastipur :<   )% Amritsar (biweekly) puja special 13:45 hrs, Ghaziabad at 14.27 at 18:05 hrs Muzaffarpur at trains run 84412/84411 Delhi- hrs, Moradabad at 16.25 hrs, 19.00 hrs, Hajipur at 19.55 hrs, 9 Saharsa-Delhi biweekly Suvidha Bareilly at 17.55 hrs, Lucknow Chhapra at 21.20 hrs, on second Superfast between October 20 (NR) at 21.45 hrs, the second day Gorakhpur at 00.40 hrs, /  %'% % and December 2. All coaches in day Gorakhpur at 02.50 hrs, Lucknow at 06.10 hrs, Bareilly at these trains will be of reserved Siwan at 04.27 hrs, Chhapra at 09.35 hrs, Moradabad at 11:10   ) category and passengers travel- 05.45 hrs, Hajipur at 06.52 hrs hrs, Saharanpur at 14:15 hrs, scheme for the uplift of the called TREAD, which aimed ing in them will have to follow and reach Muzaffarpur at 08.00 Ambala Cantt at 15:45 hrs,  ! % ?$ 68 women. at empowering women by the Covid-19 norms, CPRO PK hrs. During the return journey Ludhiana at 17.40 hrs, Jalandhar He said it was true that providing credit to projects, Singh said. the 04029 Muzaffarpur-Delhi City at 18.32 hrs and reach irector, MSME only 13.76 per cent of the total conducting specific training NEW DELHI-JAYNAGAR biweekly superfast puja special Amritsar at 19:45 hrs. A total of DDevelopment Institute, entrepreneurs in India were and counselling, and dissem- PUJA SPL: The 04092 New will from October 22 to 22 coaches will be attached in the Kanpur, LBS Yadav, while women which was close to inate knowledge for their busi- Delhi-Jaynagar biweekly puja November 29 every Thursday train. addressing a webinar held in merely eight million as ness. special from October 21 to and Sunday leave Muzaffarpur DELHI-SAHARSA association with Mahila opposed to male entrepre- He said the scheme pro- November 28 every Wednesday at 16.15 hrs, Hajipur at 17.15 SUVIDHA SPL: The 84412 Manch, said in the times of neurs who just crossed a vided for a government grant and Saturday will leave New hrs, Chhapra at 18:25 hrs, Siwan Delhi-Saharsa Suvidha SF puja COVID-19 when lakhs of peo- whopping 60 million mark, of up to 30 percent of the total Delhi at 09:20 hrs, Moradabad at 19:15 hrs, Gorakhpur at 21.00 special will from October 21 to ple were affected economical- these financial schemes project cost as appraised by at 12.33 hrs, Bareilly at 14:12 hrs, hrs, on the second day, Lucknow November 29 every ly, a platform was needed to launched at the state and lending institutions. (        #     // Lucknow at 18:30 hrs, Gonda at (NR) at 01.55 hrs, Bareilly at Wednesday and Sunday leave provide emancipation to the Central level could do a great Discussing the Mahila 20:45 hrs, Basti at 22:04 hrs, 05.45 hrs, Moradabad at 07.10 at Delhi at 23:00 hrs, Ghaziabad women who were the worst hit. deal in boosting women entre- Udyam Nidhi Scheme, he said KANPUR (PNS): The Kanpur phone exchange operating Gorakhpur at 23.30 hrs, hrs, Ghaziabad at 09.32 hrs at 23.47 hrs, on the second day He said women had preneurship. it was initiated primarily to Nagar police busted a gang here. The SSP said efforts were Narkatiaganj to 03:22 hrs, and reach Delhi at 10.30 hrs. A Moradabad at 02.03 hrs, immense talent but in the Yadav said it was quite offer financial assistance up to operating a fake telephone on to collect other important Raxaul at 04.47 hrs, Sitamarhi at total of 20 coaches, including Bareilly at 03.23 hrs, Sitapur at adverse situation it was diffi- unfortunate that most of the  10 lakh, to small-scale busi- exchange to facilitate talks with information from the accused. 06:25 hrs, Darbhanga at 08:25 two of generator-cum-luggage 06:35 hrs, Gorakhpur at 11.35 cult for them to hunt for a talented women entrepreneurs ness models and this scheme people in the Gulf countries hrs, Madhubani at 09:37 hrs and van, five of general second class, hrs, Chhapra at 14.35 hrs, platform so that they could had little idea about the aimed to help women set up following arrest of two persons    reach Jaynagar at 11:15 hrs. seven of sleeper class, four of AC Hajipur at 15.42 hrs, Barauni at eke out their livelihood. He schemes and there were a few new projects and promoted from Sujat Ganj () on      During the return journey the third and two of AC second will 17.30 hrs, Khagaria at 18.32 hrs said the MSME Ministry had women who stepped out of upgrading and modernisa- Tuesday. Addressing media The wanted brothers 04091 Jaynagar-New Delhi be attached in this special train. and reach Saharsa at 19.45 many initiatives meant exclu- their homes and chose to tion of existing projects. persons, Senior Superintendent Mehfooz and Saud Akhtar, biweekly puja special will from AMRITSAR-SAHARSA hrs. During the return journey, sively for talented women. make the most out of these He said the other were of Police Pritinder Singh iden- accused in the Bahujan Samaj October 22 to November 29 PUJA SPL: The 04624 the 84411 Saharsa-Delhi He said gender equality schemes and become eco- Annapurna scheme, Stree tified the accused as Mohd Party leader Pintu Senger mur- every Thursday and Sunday Amritsar-Saharsa biweekly biweekly Suvidha SF puja spe- becoming more and more nomically independent. He Shakti Package for Women Shahnawaz and Mohd Javed. der case, gave the slip to cops leave Jaynagar at 15:30 hrs, superfast puja special from cial from October 22 to vital, the MSME Ministry had said there was one Mudra Entrepreneurs, Bharatiya Police recovered five call and surrendered themselves Madhubani at 16.07 hrs, October 21 to November 28 November 29 every Thursday decided to empower women Rozgar Yojana and a few Mahila Business Bank Loan, terminator machines and 151 before the chief judicial mag- Darbhanga at 17:25 hrs, every Wednesday and Saturday and Monday leave Saharsa at and more than 1.38 lakh pro- more. Dena Shakti Scheme, Cent SIM cards activated on fake istrate (CJM) on Tuesday. Sitamarhi at 19.00 hrs, Raxaul will leave Amritsar at 05.45 hrs, 22.15 hrs and after stopping at jects had been set up by the He said to run any busi- Kalyani Scheme, Udyogi IDs. They were involved in col- It may be recalled that at 21.00, Narkatiaganj at 22:40 Jalandhar City at 07.00 hrs, Khagaria, Barauni, from women entrepreneurs ness successfully, one needed Scheme and many more and lecting the calls from Gulf Pintu Senger was gunned down hrs, the second day Gorakhpur Ludhiana City at 08:05 hrs, Hajipur, Chhapra, Gorakhpur, under Prime Minister’s certain amount of expertise advised them to avail them- countries and diverting them to on June 20 when he was going at 04.15 hrs, Basti at 05.20 hrs, Ambala Cantt at 09:35 hrs, Sitapur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Employment Generation which would further help in selves of the facilities provid- local calls here, causing huge to settle a dispute with his busi- Gonda at 06.45 hrs, Lucknow Saharanpur at 10:50 hrs, Ghaziabad and reach Delhi at Programme (PMEGP) since building the enterprise in a ed by the government. revenue loss to the Indian gov- ness partner Manoj Gupta at at 09.00 hrs, Bareilly at 13.42 Moradabad at 13:55 hrs, 19:20 hrs. A total of 20 coach- its inception. better way to compete in the The vote of thanks ernment. The calls made the house of former city pres- hrs, Moradabad at 15:40 hrs Bareilly at 15.20 hrs, Lucknow es, including two of generator- He said in the present market. was proposed by Mahila through voice over internet ident of Samajwadi Party, and reach New Delhi at 19.30 at 18:52 hrs, on the second day cum-luggage van, five of gen- times there was need to give He said for this the Manch secretary Neelam protocol (VOIP) were re-rout- Chandresh Singh, in Chakeri hrs. A total of 20 coaches, Gorakhpur at 00:15 hrs, eral second class and seven of further momentum to this PMEGP initiated a scheme Chaturvedi. ed through the parallel tele- police station area. including two of generator- Chhapra at 03.27 hrs, Hajipur sleeper class will be attached.    !"#!$!$ >,%( %%   '  /  = 0 &  (0   )  Among the petitioners are Butthe order has put us in a limit till which the general Chetla Agrani, Suruchi bind as it has made the pandal people would be allowed togo. 1    < Sangha, NaktalaUdayan and 10 metressurrounding it as Even the entry of the club Ramgarh: Uttar Pradesh Chief JD(U). Under Modis rule terror- Sangha, Hindusthan Club, ‘no entry zones’. members was restricted inside Minister Yogi Adityanath on I am glad to see that you ism has been wiped out and 95   backed by State Ministers and “This will add to the chaos the pandalseven as the Court 34<<<511C Tuesday forayed into battle- have defeated corona under the per cent of naxals have been seniorTrinamool Congress because unlike in usual cir- said that not more than 25 ground Bihar where he asked leadership of Nitish Kumar. dealt with. We will ensure their      leaders like Firhad Hakim, cumstances thevisitors will members would be allowedin- H5 people to vote the NDA back to While leaving Lucknow, I had Ram Naam Satya Hai (elimi- Arup Biswas, ParthoChatterjee not be able to use entry-exit side. The Court directed the power, drawing upon Prime anticipated crowds of not more nation) by the time the Ram and Chandrima Bhattacharya. gates both of which arewithin administration to collect the   ?:?$$ Minister Narendra Modis mass than two or three thousand. temples construction is com-       ?:?$$ Apart from them Forum no entry zones. So they will names of25 persons each from appeal and the BJPs ability to But here I am amazed to see plete, he said evoking a wild For Durgotsav Committee an come near the pandal and the respective Durga Puja engal Chief Minister walk the talk on Ayodhya, turnout ten times of that, said applause. day after Calcutta High umbrella body ofabout 150 returntaking the same route committees beyond whono BMamata Banerjee on Kashmir and Pakistan-spon- Yogi. The Uttar Pradesh chief ACourt passed a rigorous Puja organizers too filed a which will create a logjam … one would be allowed to enter Tuesday said that the number sored terrorism. The firebrand Hindutva minister, whose rallies were order disciplining the Durga reviewed petition to be heard imagine there aretimes when the Puja premises. These of seats in MBBS course had The BJP's star campaigner icon said that under Modis held in central Bihar, torment- Puja organisers by making onWednesday. Though the the each pandal records 5,000- names andnumbers of such gone up to 4,000 in the State. blazed through three assembly leadership the BJPs old promise ed by clashes between Maoist Puja pandals out of bounds for ministers would not want to be 10,000 visitors per hour…. persons have to be fixed and This was effected after addition segments with back-to-back of abrogation of Article 370 has groups and private militias of the general public, Kolkata’s top quoted sources close to Soinstead of social distance it cannot change every day,the of 100 seats in Purulia rallies on the first day of his been achieved in Kashmir and landlords till a couple of Puja organisers on Tuesday themthe order could cause will create chaos.” court said. The Court’s deci- Government MedicalCollege campaign in the poll-bound Pakistan made to realise that it decades ago, alleged that the filed a review petition in the grave hardships for the man- The organizers said the sion came against a Public and Gouri Devi Medical State, commencing his speech- can no longer sponsor terror- electoral tie-up of the RJD- same court seeking relaxation agement committees interms order could have an impact on Interest Litigation filedby College. es with roars of Vande ism on the Indian soil. Congress combine with ultra- in severity of the order. of maintaining the crowds. business inBengal which Advocate Sabyasachi Banerjee tweeted, “I am Mataram and signing off with Ghar mein ghus ke Left CPI(ML) indicates they The matter will be heard One of the spokespersons amounted to several thou- Chatterjee and will be applic- pleased to announce that we chants of Jai Shri Ram. maarenge (will kill you in your want to bring back the old days on Wednesday, the petitioners of the Forum said, “Most of the sand crores. able to about37,000 Durga now have 4,000MBBS seats for Yogi also made it a point to territory), he asserted, in an of frequent "ghastly said. big Pujas areorganized inside Delivering the Monday’s Puja pandals, big and small all Bengal's vibrant medical stu- ask the voters to cast their bal- obvious reference to the massacres. small lanes particularly in order Bench of Justices Sanjib across the State. Out ofthese dents with the initiationof the lots only for adhikrit (autho- Balakot air strikes. This is Modis India, where North Kolkata where it isvery Banerjee andArijit Banerjee there are about 3,500 Puja pan- first MBBS batch in Purulia rised) NDA candidates and Modi presided over the even chants of Bharat Tere difficult to manage thousands said that the Puja pandals dals in Kolkata Government MCH consisting help Nitish Kumar return as the foundation laying ceremony Tukde Honge (India may you of visitors who choke the pan- should be treated ascontain- alone. Incidentally a band of of 100seats and the addition of chief minister in line with the for the Ram temple and go to pieces) inside the JNU dalpremises… which is why ment zones and directed the top Kolkata doctors requested 150 MBBS seats in Gouri Devi stance adopted by the BJP in brought to an end misgivings campus will not be tolerated, we have to make plans to State administration to mark the Government toscale down MedicalCollege.” the wake of the revolt by LJP whether this thorny issue that said Adityanath referring to the manage the crowd wellin 5metre area around small pan- the festivites warning post The announcement comes chief Chirag Paswan who has stuck out like a sore thumb for students protests of 2016 which advance … this year we made dals and the 10 metre area Pujas there could be a mas- within days of the NEET result fielded a number of rebels five centuries will ever be left many activists booked for special plans to ease the crowd. around biggerpandals as the sivespike in corona cases. being declared. from the saffron party and the addressed squarely, Yogi said. sedition. 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Mumbai: After initial hiccups Railway Minister Piyush Goyal October 17, Goyal said in the Railway has added 225 subur- which saw the Western Railway tweeted: “I am happy to second part of his tweet : “We ban services making it total 706 (WR) and Central Railway (CR) announce that Railways will were always ready and with the from October 19, 2020”. refused to toe the line drawn by allow women to travel on sub- receipt of the letter from “Western Railway have the Maharashtra government, urban trains from 21 Oct Maharashtra government added 194 services on October the Indian Railways on Tuesday between 11 am to 3 pm & after today, we have allowed this 15, 2020 and will add 4 services permitted the WR and CR to 7 pm”. travel”. (ladies special) on October 21, allow all ladies to travel by sub- Downplaying the manner In a joint statement issued 2020 .The WR will be running urban trains for a specified in which the WR and CR had in the evening, the Central and 704 suburban services on its number of hours during a day in put spokes in the wheels of the Western Railway said: network including six ladies Mumbai and Mumbai Maharashtra government “Railways are currently oper- special. Thus, Railways will be Metropolitan Region (MMR) which wanted women to trav- ating 1406 special suburban operating 1410 special subur- from October 21. el by suburban trains for a spec- services on Mumbai subur- ban services with effect from In a formal announcement ified number of hours during ban network of Central and October 21, 2020,” the joint made late in the afternoon, a day in the MMR from Western Railway. Central statement said. PNS     #    #     

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The consul only three. not surrender after the bail arrest M Sivsankar, former were regular visitors to the who appeared for the Customs According to the Director expires in view of the high principal secretary to Chief Consulate. Surendran’s visits told the High Court of Kerala General (Prisons), over 6,700 court order.Delhi government Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in were in connection with a job on Tuesday that Sivsankar was prisoners are out on bail or standing counsel (criminal) connection with the gold in UAE for his son while Jaleel feigning sick to escape from parole and continue to remain Rahul Mehra, appearing smuggling scam, the state- wanted to import Quran and questioning by the sleuths. outside in view of the blanket for the DG Prisons, told ment given by Sarith, the dates from West Asia,” Sarith “His actions are all as per a order passed and extended the bench that removing the prime accused in the gold had told the ED. script prepared to avoid the from time-to-time by a full blanket order would go against smuggling scam, to the Ministers meeting the questioning by the Customs bench of the high court. the spirit of the Supreme Enforcement Directorate has diplomats of other countries officials. Last Friday when he The DG Prisons also told Court’s order to decongest jails got leaked and this has put the posted in India without taking was summoned to the Customs the high court that the three during the pandemic as Kerala Government in a the Central Government into office for questioning, he acted jails - Tihar, Rohini and COVID-19 cases have not dilemma. Sarith in his state- confidence is seen as violation as if he had cardiac problems. Mandoli - in the national cap- gone down in the national ment to the ED had said that of protocol and improper. It was found to be fake. Now he ital together have a capacity of capital. He further said that the two Kerala ministers were reg- But Surendran reacting to is claiming that he has back around 10,000, but presently decongestion of the prisons has ular visitors to the UAE the report said that it was to pain. The medical board has there were 15,900 prisoners not led to any increase in Consulate at seek the cooperation of the found that he is perfectly lodged in them. crimes or anarchy in the city. Thiruvananthapuram. Sarith UAE in resolving the traffic alright,” said K Ramkumar, The full bench headed by The high court on was a former staff of the UAE problems in the capital city he senior counsel. The Court is Chief Justice D N Patel on September 28 had said it will Consulate and had established had gone to the UAE hearing an anticipatory bail Tuesday said, not permit misuse of its orders rapport with most of the Consulate. Sivsankar is filed by Sivsankar and had told “Let us bring to an end the and it will recall its extension Kerala Ministers. engaged in a legal battle with the Customs not to arrest him COVID chapter. Let these peo- order if it was being misused. “Kadakampalli Surendran, the Customs Department till Friday. PNS ple surrender or go back to jail. The bench said, “If they We passed the order in view of (prisoners) are misusing it, the pandemic. Our order has we will stop it and then let nothing to do with over- them suffer.” The high court 9%  *5 O crowding of the jails. We are on August 24 had extended till not concerned by the nature of October 31 all the interim   90%9:' Laundering Act, the ED said in a statement. the crimes.” orders which were to expire on These attached assets include one talkies “The COVID chapter is or after August 31 in cases that he Enforcement Directorate (ED) has and one hotel in Mumbai, one under con- over. The other reasons for are before it as also the district Tattached assets worth 22.42 crore in Iqbal struction hotel, one farm house, two bungalows grant or extension of bail and courts in view of the persisting Mirchi Case. and 3.5 acre land in Panchgani, it said. parole can continue. We will go COVID-19 pandemic. The attached assets include seven immov- Earlier, the ED had attached assets valued back to the situation that pre- able properties and balances in seven bank to the tune of 776 crore including overseas vailed in January-February this accounts worth 22.42 crore of the family assets worth 203 crore. The total attachment year,” he added. members of Late gangster Iqbal Mirchi under in this case is approximately 798 crore The bench also observed provisions of the Prevention of Money including the latest attachment. that the prison was taking care of the issue and those who had tested positive for COVID-19 (        in jails have been hospitalised. The Chief Justice said the !8+    judges of the full bench, also including Justices Siddharth   90%9:' Mridul and Talwant Singh, will sit together and take a deci- he National Investigation Agency (NIA) on sion on whether to extend the TTuesday filed a 14,000-page chargesheet blanket or not. against 10 accused persons in the Hizb-ul- The observations by the Mujahideen (HM) Narco-Terror Case before the bench came while hearing an NIA Special Court at Mohali, Punjab. application, moved by one of The chargesheet has been filed under var- the prosecutors dealing with ious IPC Sections and provisions of Narcotic the northeast Delhi riots cases Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, in the trial courts, seeking Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and modification of the high court’s Indian Passports Act. July 13 and July 24 orders by The chargesheeted accused including Hilal which it had clarified that its Ahmed Shergojri of Pulwama (J&K), Bikram orders extending interim Singh of Amritsar, Maninder Singh, both of bails/paroles would be applic- Amritsar, Ranjit Singh and Jaswant Singh able to everyone granted the Gurdaspur, Ranjit Singh of Amritsar, Gagandeep relief before or after March 16. Singh of Amritsar, Iqbal Singh of Amritsar The application has alleged (Absconding), Zafar Hussain Bhat of Anantnag that the two orders were being (J&K), Presently in Pakistan (Absconding) and misused by the accused in the Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo of Pulwama (J&K) riots cases by seeking bail on (Killed). grounds of family illness or This case arose out of PS Sadar Amritsar some such other reasons, Case No: 135 dated April 25, 2020 pertaining instead of seeking regular bail, to arrest of one Hilal Ahmed Shergojri and and then getting the same recovery of Rs 29 lakh from his possession, by extended on the basis of the Punjab Police on April 25, 2020. high court’s direction.    !"#!$!$

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  90%9:' defence Industry by simplifying the try for the speedy execution of pro- processes and ensure their partic- jects, the DRDO said. n a move to encourage greater ipation in design and develop- The PM-2020 also exempts bid Iparticipation of the Indian start- ment activities,” Rajnath said after security and performance security ups and small and medium scale the release. It will help towards up to Rs 10 lakh and no negotia- industries in research and devel- realising the objective of ‘A tions required for commercial off- opment, Defence Minister Rajnath tmanirbhar Bharat’, he said. the-shelf items or services wherever Singh on Tuesday approved the The DRDO PM was last modified price discovery is happening new Defence Research & in 2016. through market forces. Development Bid security declaration option In addition, performance secu- Organisation(DRDO)Procurement for earnest money deposit, increase rity for service contracts is linked Manual(PM) 2020. of threshold limit for advance pay- to the payment cycle instead of Announcing this here, the ment, placement of order on low- total contract value. Many of the DRDO also said this step will est bidder 2 (L2) in case L1 (low- internal procedures have been fur- ensure self-reliance in the defence est bidder) backs out are some of ther simplified for faster engage- industry. “The new DRDO PM- the salient features of the new ment with industry, the DRDO 2020 will facilitate the indigenous manual, which will assist the indus- added.

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Today it is critical that the armed forces pull a half-       -       :8 level ahead to set the technological tone for the indus-         ;     )3      try and create Military 4.5. It is a roadmap that will #2#   '  + #  S 3    1 guide the innovation we need to keep the nation and $            ) 3  its allies ready and compatible to keep themselves safe  #  S -       "       and free.       3 #   . <- = " Military technology takes time to pass reliabil- ity tests but this gestation period can be shortened 3               by thinking ahead. Chief among these innovations           is the creation of the Internet of Military Things %$F468 "        "       ! (IoMT) and the Internet of Battle Things (IoBT). 556  $               "    ! Most of us are familiar with the IoMT’s civilian coun- $$1:9CG98             "  ! terpart, the Internet of Things. Loosely described, : 7%C$ 9C                ! it is the notion that machines can be made smarter C::8%6 9  "                  and do much more for their human users, all through C59:$9 F4 Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance and That means the need for light, self-heal- spectrum efficiency, created through con-              the application of sensors for the transmission and 589C40'9 Robotics). To understand the IoMT and ing, tough, amphibious materials that are nectivity that relies not on fibre optics but             analysis of data. But the military version will be quite :$879G:659CE IoBT, let us look at C5I2 and STAR2 as sep- eminently smart and survivable. They through the undetectable electromagnet- "        '&+   K 96:5 different from its consumer counterpart with ther- arate segments. To network war-fighting must work in all domains and also oper- ic field and space. Today, our communi- mostats that adjust a home’s energy levels or refrig- %$$C$8 machines to the next level, we require the ate with impunity through contaminated cation capabilities over long distances still   #              erators that note when food will expire. The IoMT E:0#$C 9 $ sensors and underlying infrastructure zones such as Chemical, Biological, produce some latency, more so, when large      1  " $        FK and the IoBT will be extended, hardened and more 5$7 94 '9 that make it possible for these disaggregat- Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) envi- volumes of data start to flow. As one can    P    Q  '&+ )  2      quickly advanced to help the armed forces make bet- E9:%$%9:$FE ed parts to work together in a seamless, ronment. This would prepare the military imagine, in the field, a delay of even a sec-                  '&+ ter decisions in a literal fraction of a second, win the 9G9 $C9  %8 automatic, even robotic way. to fight hybrid wars under the CBRN over- ond or two can produce disastrous con-        #      FH6 '&+ missions necessary to defend the borders, promote 0 $ 8%6 9 The first segment, C5I2, is to get the hang. The industry must help the armed sequences. We need technology that dri-            "      force safety, warn and fix equipment well before it %C$C86C necessary inputs for decision-making; forces to be faster in all respects, whether ves total spectral efficiency so we can syn-                 fails. The IoMT would enable hooking on to the larg-  C9N69 9C#09 programme the higher to middle echelons; it is making an urgent repair in the field, chronise machines — and integrate allied         1        "   er network of organs engaged in related missions, 99%9 ' :7F activate the battle fighting elements gaining instantaneous situational aware- weapons, troops and forces — on a very     "             working on national security by selecting secure '$%8G9C$: through the Command and Control ness, or outmaneuvering an aggressive fine time sequence. There cannot be even         3*0.2   .      ! domains by just the flick of a button and disconnect C9 8$: mechanism based on the secure digital net- adversary. Non-traditional industry part- a moment of latency — and that is the chal-     with the same ease. If IoMT is the mother that moves works. ners should feel encouraged to explore the lenge we lay before the industry. There are all things military in the war zone, ubiquitously, 9EE 9 FC09 The second segment, STAR2, lies in possibilities of working with the military. heavy electronic emissions and signatures ;          '&+        beginning at the apex/strategic level, the IoBT would $ CF '8 C9 moving battle platforms and machines. The armed forces’ leadership sees the cre- in the battlefield. Electronic Warfare (EW) 3                 be its subordinate that moves the “fighting things” 5$ ' 9CK$ % Surveillance and Target Acquisition ativity, energy and speed of the commer- sensors would need to deal with an over-           '&+L "  (e.g., man and machine). The IoBT would work the  978$9$::9% requires sensors to be integrated for the cial sector and is increasingly interested in load of EW inputs. The targets which gen-     3   $          1 fighting component on the battlefield in a physical 09$ C48C operator. Reconnaissance and robotics sup- the potential of partnering to leap ahead. erate heavy signatures would be engaged $                   manifestation of fighting battles of contact and prox- $ %E8 9CK $ plement this process through automating Give us predictive capability: Sensors by automated target acquisition pro-   ( "   -           ! imity, typically in the tactical battle area. G98FE 959 the process with AI engines that would open the door to knowing much more grammes.                 We are well on our way to bringing the IoMT C9N69 9#'989 decide the effects to deliver to the acquired about the machines we rely on. If the The defender must invest heavily in #  S   ,           -  further along — but we need more from the indus- $ 199G9 $ target within the pre-planned parameters. industry can help us take a fresh look at signature shields, deflection and deception.                    try. It should challenge itself to bring military hard- 559 E:$9 F This would be the frontline cutting edge, the way our machines work, we can do Imagine terabytes worth of data flowing     "            ware to comply with the digital needs of the systems powering the soldiers and machines to win more with them and save budget in the into a few square kilometres of tactical bat- to work as part of a defined combat domain. Combat K$ %'$C'9 battle engagements. Such technology process. Any military machine, such as a tle area. With billions of IP addresses pre-              systems have to work on data compatibility within '$::9 7909:$F would have to touch every part of the fighting tank or an attack helicopter sent in the same area, IP concealment or -    3  S          ! the domain to infuse Artificial Intelligence (AI). 19E89'9 machine and operation (e.g., communica- should possess a nervous system, a senso- group addresses may have to be encrypt-              "      Equipment manufacturers must know how much  %6C8F tions, security, weapons systems, flight con- ry system. Sensors would be part built-in ed. Quantum technology would be at play     :8            flexibility the user must be given to exploit the trols, targeting systems). Inter-operabili- surveillance, acting as eyes and ears, part to break and protect codes. Such operations        2  2   ;  machine. Certain machines would have better pro- ty is critical and all systems must be total- a decision-aiding system, part engagement can simply become too complicated for " -                grammability and others would require less, depen- ly interfaced. This does not exist today to of the target system and part evasive capa- human control. This would necessitate get-   .         !     dent on how much customisation is needed by its the extent required. Sensors for military bility, protecting from an attack, and so on. ting the IoMT operating C5I2 segment to )              +  ! user. In a nutshell, not all equipment would be “plug applications will not only be a multi-tril- Sensors could also tell us if and when perform more efficiently to get hold of the            .        and play” ready when received from the industry. The lion dollar business but shall also bring a critical part will fail so we can pull it from complex STAR2 segment that runs the                 second industrial process, mostly in-house, would more value in enriching the IoT concept. the field and repair it. They could give us IoBT. MIL 4.5 is the future of military tech- be needed to enable the equipment to become “plug Invest in and invent new materials: data on fuel usage and other factors, allow- nological advantage. But it won’t be pos-   ,         3     and play” ready. Companies and entrepreneurs adept at ing us to predict the costs of field opera- sible without the IoMT, which will under-        ,          Find ways to better connect military machines: material and computer science will have tions. They could predict what would hap- pin every aspect of operations.                In the field, all the military’s machines — tanks, logis- an incredible competitive advantage if they pen in various engagement scenarios, With the military leadership’s guid- )  2                 tics, convoys, helicopters, fighter jets, command and turn their sights to military technology. empowering us with data that let us pri- ance and the industry’s ability to deliver 1            :55>    control, medevac and so on — must work together Every part of the IoMT must be digitally oritise innovations that increase survivabil- advances in sensors, telemetry, network     +       $    as a harmonious, synchronous whole. This is the net- controlled, down to the smallest sensors. ity, range, flight time, communications centricity and more, we will achieve new        #        ! worked military, formally known as C5I2-STAR2 If tanks are shot at, for example, they must power, and so on. heights of security.      '&+ (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, be able to deflect projectiles, harden tar- Create reliable electromagnetic field (The writer is former Deputy Chief of <         = Cyber, Intelligence and Information — Surveillance, getted surfaces or even be self-repaired. communications: We must have greater Indian Integrated Defence Staff) 5    B  C XxuE ’ƒ‘‰„ “s „‰ytuˆy„tysq ˆ‰xqqˆu‚qwwqˆt‰u‰†usyq‚‚•x ‰uxqsq„xu‚†s „ˆyr‘u wˆuquˆ‚u’u‚‰ v“u‚‚ruy„w

and personal proclivities and prefer- tricks to be adopted at the individual sonal well-being. The National Mental ly, modern psychology, atheistic cesses are not unheard of. Soon after ences inter alia. level. Health Survey 2015-16 revealed that mindfulness and the field of human- coming to power in 2014, Prime The idea of pushing for specific As we progress in our personal nearly 15 per cent Indian adults istic positive psychology are now val- Minister Narendra Modi made outcomes is one that permeates every lives and at an organisational level, the need active intervention for one or idating what was previously consid- improving India’s ranking on the aspect of our lives, whether we realise question is, what should we be opti- more mental health issue and one in ered merely religious dogma through Ease of Doing Business Index a pri- it or not. As students, we focus on mising for at a societal level? The 20 of our citizens suffer from depres- empirical research. This, and other ority, and this led to administrative 589$ %95 C grades (often at the expense of knowl- answer lies within the Preamble to the sion. It is estimated that in 2012, India developments in the field of emotion- optimisation to this end. The result, $89$C689' 7 edge); as investors, we push for Constitution of India — justice, lib- had over 2,58,000 suicides, with the al intelligence, can be leveraged to cre- India’s ranking on the index jumped  wealth maximisation; as employees we erty, equality and promotion of fra- age group of 15-49 years being the ate a scientific pathway for the from 139 in 2010 to 63 in 2019. 7   O  optimise based on the expectations of ternity. All are essential components worst affected. Government to re-prioritise and opti- Happiness has likely never been      our reporting managers; and in our of maintaining the social fabric of the According to the World Health mise for happiness and the well-being a priority because along with being       rganisations and individuals personal lives, we make strides to sat- nation. But just as institutions and Organisation (WHO), India is the of its constituents. low on the voting agenda, there has are inherently goal-driven and isfy the needs of those who depend individuals understand the need to most depressed country in the world The introduction of positive psy- been no defined method to optimise       Oare consciously or uncon- on us, while aligning our happiness progress for different outcomes based with approximately 6.5 per cent of the chology practices, such as savouring, for it. While the first may not change,    sciously optimising towards these with the same. on their stage of growth, population suffering from some form gratitude and so on, and socio-emo- the route to enhancement is now      targets. At an institutional level, com- Though the concept of optimis- Governments too, need to be mind- of a serious mental disorder, with no tional learning into educational cur- clearer and backed by science. For the   #$ ;< panies work towards particular targets ing oneself towards realising a goal has ful of the realities and prevailing nar- discernible rural-urban differences. ricula are seeds that are likely to give ruling dispensation, the shift to this         such as revenue, customer acquisition been around for a while, social media ratives surrounding them, and Though figures may vary, based on exponential returns over a generation. would not be seismic, but a logical or other metrics that they may deem has broadened the discourse and ideas advance accordingly. the surveying method, one thing is By focussing on and prioritising expansion of our own philosophy,     "= fit, based on each firm’s need at the around it manifold. One would not From an economic perspective, clear: Indians are clearly unhappy. As emotional understanding and regu- which too, it uniquely indigenous.      time. To come to these conclusions, have to look beyond Twitter and one would not be remiss to say that such, it should be clear that while the lation early on, schools can equip chil- While Buddhism spoke of     the decision-makers within the organ- LinkedIn, where high performing the last three decades have seen gov- economic growth machine is running, dren with the tools needed to create enlightenment in the abstract, psy-   4   isation generally rely on data, such as business leaders, investors, life coach- ernments in India pushing for devel- it is now necessary for the a comfort zone with thoughts and chology has been able to track and     the stage of institutional growth, es, spiritual gurus, constantly add to opment and the average growth rate Government to start considering emotions, rather than view them break down the causes of success of market factors such as size, competi- the discourse of optimising for suc- since liberalisation has been about 6.5 indicators that are laggards, especial- antagonistically. these methods. By pushing for the sci-    4  tion, available financing options and cess. per cent. And while the economic suc- ly those that can help contribute to In the short to medium-run, ence based on an Indian philosophy,     #5  an array of other considerations. While founders and venture cap- cess of India in the past few decades greater levels of well-being. linking administrative outcomes to the Government can show its com-       At an individual level, people tend italists focus on advancement at an must be celebrated, indicators of In the past, learnings from reli- improvements in India’s ranking in mitment to empirical methods while    to focus on enhancing productivity, organisational level, life coaches and well-being in the country show that gions such as Buddhism on well-being the World Happiness Report, which boasting of its cultural past.    # contentment, or professional success self-help gurus fill the Twitter-verse making strides for macroeconomic may have been shunned because of currently stands at 144 out of 156, can (The writer is a public policy con- based on the stage of life, state of mind and LinkedIn space with tips and success is not synonymous with per- their sectarian nature, but thankful- yield fast results. Such expedited suc- sultant with Chase India) K  L    !"#!$!$ 10   R / %% -  #   ( !$( $!( Q% R -'&# #  # 7$(.  )-($$ ) )#    90%9:' ))$))(*! n a bid to resurrect Air India   90%9:' Iprivatisation, the govern- ment is planning to give flexi-    90%9:' points topped the index table ndia’s economic recovery has bility to potential investors to whereas Himachal Pradesh I“broadened and strength- decide on the humongous debt he retail inflation for farm with 816 points stood at the ened” in September from the with the national carrier, a top Tworkers and rural labour- bottom. pandemic-induced lows seen in official has said. ers eased only marginally to In case of rural workers, it April 2020, ratings agency The flexibility to potential 6.25 per cent and 6.1 per cent, recorded an increase of 2-20 ICRA said on Tuesday. investors on the quantum of the respectively in September as points in 20 states. Tamil Nadu ICRA said that as many as Rs 60,074 crore debt that they food prices remained high. with 1,218 points topped the nine of the tracked 15 non- want to absorb will replace the crore, while the rest would be interview. The retail inflation for farm index table whereas Himachal financial high frequency indi- current condition of the buyer transferred to Air India Assets He said a decision on this workers and rural labourers is Pradesh with 863 points was at cators recorded growth in taking over more than a third Holding Ltd (AIAHL), a special would be soon taken by Air measured in terms of the bottom. September 2020, while five of the debt and transferring the purpose vehicle. India Specific Alternative Consumer Price Index- The maximum increase in posted a narrower year-on- other indicators, such as auto trend especially regarding the rest to a special purpose vehi- The government is seeking Mechanism (AISAM) and if Agricultural Labourers (CPI- CPI numbers for agricultural year (YoY) contraction in that output, reflects a combination improvement in non-oil mer- cle, Department of Investment to sell 100 per cent of its stake there is a change in the AL) and Consumer Price labourers was experienced by month. of pent-up demand, healthy chandise exports, in the light and Public Asset Management in the state-owned national Preliminary Information Index-Rural Labourers (CPI- Himachal Pradesh (+23 points) However, the agency cau- rural sentiment, and invento- of a fresh wave of Covid-19 (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin airline, including Air India’s 100 Memorandum (PIM), the RL). and in case of rural labourers, tioned that the sustainability of ry build-up, ahead of the infections in many trading Kanta Pandey said. per cent shareholding in AI potential investors would be Point-to-point rate of it was Jammu & Kashmir (+20 the upturn is unlikely to be uni- upcoming festive season.” partners. The potential investors in Express Ltd and 50 per cent in given time to raise queries. inflation based on CPI-AL and points) mainly due to rise in versal, and that while fatigue “This trend may persist in “Overall, we await signals Air India have given feedback Air India SATS Airport “There is a lot of uncer- CPI-RL decreased to 6.25 per prices of wheat-atta, pulses, may drive festive season sales, the coming one-to-two of the durability of the nascent that due to the uncertainty cre- Services Private Ltd. tainty in the aviation sector due cent and 6.10 per cent in mustard-oil, milk, onion, chill- the momentum may subse- months, before settling at more upturn that emerged in ated by COVID-19 in the avi- “On Air India, we would to COVID and accordingly we September from 6.32 per cent ies-dry, garlic, ginger, barber quently subside. sedate levels after the festive September 2020,” Nayar said. ation sector the debt should not try and sort out the investor should structure the transac- and 6.28 per cent, respectively charges, bus fare, vegetables Aditi Nayar, Principal season is over. Sharp favourable “The healthy 9.6 per cent be fixed at the Expression of issues with respect to debt... We tion. We should not fix every- in August, a labour ministry and fruits etc. The All-India Economist, ICRA, said: “The base effects have contributed to increase in the generation of Interest (EoI) stage, he added. will see whether we can give thing at the EoI stage. That’s the statement said. CPI Numbers for Agricultural recovery in GST e-way bills, the high performance of some GST e-way bills on a YoY basis As per the Air India EoI flexibility at least at the EoI feedback we are getting. The The rise in index varied Labourers and Rural Labourers electricity, petrol and diesel in outliers, such as the output of in September 2020, in contrast floated by DIPAM in January, stage and let the debt be deter- point is what debt is sustain- from state to state. In case of for September 2020 increased September 2020 provides a Coal India Ltd (CIL), which are to the contraction of 3.5 per of the airline’s total debt of Rs mined through the market able. There is a point of view agricultural labourers, it by 11 points and 10 points to meaningful signal of a broad- likely to be unsustainable.” cent in August 2020, signals a 60,074 crore as of March 31, rather than freezing it upfront. that it can be decided by the recorded an increase of 1-23 stand at 1,037 and 1,043 point, er economic revival. The Moreover, she cautioned wider revival in economic 2019, the buyer would be This is what we are examining,” market rather than we upfront points in 20 states, it said. respectively, the statement improvement in some of the about the sustainability of the activity.” required to absorb Rs 23,286.5 Pandey told PTI in an deciding,” he noted. Tamil Nadu with 1,234 added. )!!"-) )6)++7 !"*)$

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BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11861.00 11949.25 11837.25 11896.80 23.75 Script Open High Low LTP KAJARIACER 565.00 583.80 556.40 572.30 PAGEIND 20550.00 20750.80 20520.60 20564.05 GLAXO 1522.00 1547.00 1516.25 1547.00 KTKBANK 43.65 43.75 43.15 43.25 HCLTECH 846.95 886.00 843.60 881.00 36.25 INDUSINDBK 622.20 628.35 616.85 627.00 SBILIFE 809.70 809.70 790.00 799.35 SUNTECK 275.25 289.10 268.05 275.90 BAYERCROP 5545.00 5578.25 5457.15 5493.60 VGUARD 167.00 167.00 163.65 163.90 TECHM 820.60 852.90 819.60 850.30 26.15 IDEA 7.88 8.87 7.74 8.73 HINDALCO 181.90 183.10 179.25 180.75 PERSISTENT 1250.05 1262.80 1203.00 1206.55 TATACOFFEE 104.60 104.60 102.45 103.75 ENDURANCE 1067.35 1078.60 1057.55 1069.90 ASIANPAINT 2077.90 2131.80 2067.35 2131.00 60.90 RELIANCE 2183.70 2193.70 2152.20 2155.50 GODREJPROP 900.00 938.00 885.20 934.85 EPL 255.50 264.90 254.95 261.50 TIINDIA 579.80 579.80 543.00 550.00 RAJESHEXPO 452.95 452.95 445.65 449.55 BHARTIARTL 397.70 413.20 396.95 405.65 7.95 HCLTECH 845.05 885.75 845.00 880.05 FRETAIL 71.00 74.35 69.30 72.40 TRENT 646.50 664.45 637.50 641.30 AKZOINDIA 1974.00 2120.00 1914.00 2079.20 FLUOROCHEM 504.85 511.75 493.05 504.50 HDFCBANK 1207.50 1227.40 1205.90 1224.60 21.05 LT 915.15 935.60 912.75 917.30 HEROMOTOCO 3235.00 3290.00 3231.10 3246.40 NBCC 22.60 23.25 22.40 23.15 IPCALAB 2081.10 2091.00 2066.30 2071.15 GODFRYPHLP 898.00 898.00 853.00 860.50 JSWSTEEL 310.00 319.80 308.60 318.70 5.20 HINDUNILVR 2185.00 2207.00 2133.00 2172.10 BHEL 28.50 29.25 28.20 28.65 BERGEPAINT 611.00 618.95 607.60 615.75 POLYCAB 805.00 810.95 802.20 804.50 MOIL 136.80 136.80 131.75 132.15 LT 919.00 935.50 913.00 917.90 15.00 HDFCBANK 1212.00 1227.00 1205.35 1224.15 BHARATFORG 452.00 462.30 446.85 461.15 NATCOPHARM 918.00 938.00 912.25 923.45 KPITTECH 117.50 117.50 112.00 113.00 PGHH 10130.00 10152.05 10000.00 10074.00 WIPRO 344.75 349.50 341.85 347.00 3.80 SBIN 200.00 204.40 200.00 203.00 BOSCHLTD 11940.00 11950.00 11772.25 11928.00 SWANENERGY 139.20 141.35 139.20 139.75 UJJIVAN 210.15 211.00 208.85 208.95 GMDCLTD 43.50 44.40 43.40 43.85 TCS 2725.00 2759.90 2717.95 2739.00 27.45 BRITANNIA 3689.00 3689.00 3535.00 3551.50 TATAPOWER 54.95 56.10 54.55 54.75 HIMATSEIDE 117.55 127.15 117.55 125.70 CARERATING 316.15 324.90 314.00 314.20 HERITGFOOD 303.55 304.70 299.65 304.70 NESTLEIND 15900.00 16410.00 15850.00 16236.00 142.85 LTI 3016.00 3090.00 2881.20 2964.65 TATAMTRDVR 54.90 55.75 54.65 55.25 NOCIL 137.30 143.35 137.30 141.85 JKTYRE 59.55 59.65 58.55 58.55 WABCOINDIA 5025.00 5050.00 4966.70 4975.00 COFORGE 2538.25 2635.00 2524.00 2577.00 RECLTD 95.00 97.70 95.00 97.40 SUMICHEM 282.90 283.50 279.05 281.10 UCOBANK 11.89 12.24 11.70 12.18 INFY 1118.90 1144.70 1110.00 1135.90 10.00 AXISBANK 486.00 498.45 485.50 493.70 BAJFINANCE 3262.00 3288.00 3229.00 3262.10 TATAELXSI 1489.00 1520.25 1479.30 1511.50 NAM-INDIA 273.85 277.70 270.30 273.35 EIHOTEL 76.10 76.90 74.80 75.60 JKPAPER* 89.00 89.65 88.70 88.70 ULTRACEMCO 4544.50 4584.50 4485.00 4554.95 40.35 ACC 1579.95 1622.00 1561.75 1578.85 GLENMARK 476.70 485.45 473.00 482.45 SOBHA 262.30 276.55 261.20 271.50 ERIS 502.70 507.55 493.00 494.00 APLAPOLLO 2775.00 2778.55 2735.00 2761.30 M&M 597.40 609.00 590.30 602.70 5.25 IOC 76.85 76.85 75.00 75.05 THYROCARE 1026.10 1110.00 1026.10 1081.25 PFIZER 4993.00 5022.50 4960.70 5004.00 CHENNPETRO 63.85 65.50 63.85 64.45 SYMPHONY 841.85 843.90 836.25 841.60 TATAMOTORS 128.10 130.30 126.35 129.35 1.10 ZEEL 173.05 183.85 172.70 183.05 NTPC 81.75 81.85 80.40 80.75 APOLLOTYRE 131.30 132.50 129.85 131.75 RAYMOND 277.65 278.70 275.00 277.10 BAJAJ-AUTO 2980.00 3018.55 2957.00 3004.05 24.05 DMART 2093.00 2170.00 2054.05 2142.20 GRASIM 775.00 780.05 765.00 776.75 JSL 59.80 60.50 58.20 58.75 KEC 332.40 333.00 324.95 329.95 SUNPHARMA 484.95 488.55 480.40 486.65 3.00 VEDL 96.60 99.95 95.70 99.20 ADANIGREEN 693.00 708.00 685.50 689.15 RVNL 18.90 19.50 18.55 19.15 SWSOLAR 213.00 214.90 208.40 210.60 GRASIM 775.00 779.90 764.50 777.00 3.85 JUSTDIAL 497.00 606.05 490.00 597.95 NAUKRI 3474.85 3517.15 3446.00 3476.95 IGL 376.20 380.00 374.20 376.10 IDFC 30.45 30.45 29.65 29.80 TITAN 1230.00 1245.55 1217.10 1233.90 5.10 HDFCLIFE 573.95 580.65 567.05 570.85 HDFCAMC 2305.05 2353.00 2300.00 2347.40 PHILIPCARB 137.50 139.90 136.10 139.40 GSPL 187.00 188.90 185.35 188.40 ADANIPORTS 346.70 352.30 345.65 349.00 1.45 DRREDDY 5100.00 5113.35 5036.10 5069.35 SHREECEM 21217.30 21548.40 21066.40 21124.25 ICICIGI 1235.05 1260.45 1233.00 1249.25 OIL 89.20 89.30 88.30 88.45 DRREDDY 5056.95 5110.00 5030.95 5071.75 13.60 TATAMOTORS 128.00 130.25 126.40 129.65 TATACOMM 928.00 965.00 900.00 952.20 HEXAWARE 467.00 469.25 467.00 468.60 AFFLE 2656.15 2750.00 2656.15 2710.80 SBILIFE 809.25 809.25 790.00 800.00 1.70 ICICIBANK 413.95 416.85 410.80 414.55 WHIRLPOOL 2059.15 2066.10 2043.50 2043.75 HEIDELBERG 188.50 192.50 187.00 187.95 RCF 44.75 45.35 44.35 45.05 SHREECEM 21197.00 21550.00 21100.10 21130.00 27.75 INFY 1119.85 1144.70 1115.00 1137.05 TATACHEM 310.00 323.35 310.00 321.05 COROMANDEL 708.00 708.00 690.95 695.70 GRAPHITE 188.25 189.25 185.35 186.15 HEROMOTOCO 3249.00 3292.50 3230.45 3252.55 3.85 BHARTIARTL 397.30 413.20 397.00 404.85 BALKRISIND 1374.00 1418.00 1374.00 1379.00 AVANTI 496.00 501.55 490.60 492.50 ZYDUSWELL 1790.05 1815.00 1764.75 1785.55 HDFCLIFE 574.60 581.00 567.00 571.00 0.50 FEDERALBNK 55.60 57.20 55.00 56.85 JUBLFOOD 2248.65 2303.75 2227.25 2290.15 APLLTD 970.00 989.00 962.55 982.00 LEMONTREE 26.35 27.35 26.35 27.25 EICHERMOT 2210.00 2235.00 2190.00 2200.00 1.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 2951.00 3020.55 2951.00 3002.65 ONGC 69.80 69.80 67.30 67.40 MFSL 581.05 587.50 574.40 579.60 BALMLAWRIE 104.50 107.50 104.50 106.55 AXISBANK 485.85 498.65 485.10 492.95 0.00 WIPRO 344.50 349.50 342.25 346.75 MGL 826.90 839.60 825.55 829.90 HEG 718.00 721.00 704.20 710.50 AEGISLOG 209.90 212.90 202.00 207.10 INDUSINDBK 622.00 628.90 616.60 626.65 -0.45 COALINDIA 115.00 116.00 113.05 113.55 IDFCFIRSTB 31.45 31.70 31.20 31.55 BANKINDIA 40.70 40.70 39.75 40.25 BBTC 1223.00 1223.50 1203.55 1210.00 CIPLA 765.00 774.70 756.30 763.25 -0.75 CIPLA 763.85 774.30 756.45 764.05 IBULHSGFIN 153.75 154.30 151.60 152.85 COCHINSHIP 319.30 321.55 316.00 318.75 GARFIBRES 1978.10 1998.50 1938.80 1957.40 MARUTI 6817.00 6949.00 6810.00 6845.00 -6.95 HDFC 2023.50 2040.50 2005.00 2016.25 L&TFH 63.50 63.70 62.85 63.15 SUDARSCHEM 470.30 476.00 462.10 469.80 VBL 679.00 684.85 675.00 676.00 BLISSGVS 175.15 175.25 173.35 173.45 IEX 202.50 202.50 196.65 199.00 DCMSHRIRAM 338.65 346.20 335.85 337.45 DIVISLAB 3102.00 3128.75 3071.00 3090.00 -3.40 ULTRACEMCO 4550.00 4588.80 4484.00 4547.40 PNB 28.10 28.10 27.30 27.40 AJANTPHARM 1516.00 1584.00 1516.00 1572.70 PRESTIGE 253.90 262.00 252.00 260.05 HINDUNILVR 2182.10 2208.50 2132.55 2174.20 -3.60 TCS 2722.00 2760.00 2720.00 2738.40 LAURUSLABS 330.20 341.25 330.20 336.85 BIOCON 444.25 444.25 437.50 440.30 CEATLTD 1041.90 1052.50 1021.15 1024.00 CCL 249.00 252.00 242.30 252.00 GEPIL 375.10 389.60 375.05 377.00 ITC 168.00 168.30 166.70 167.70 -0.55 DELTACORP 107.60 115.35 106.45 114.15 ABBOTINDIA 15832.00 15878.45 15716.60 15800.00 ASHOKA 62.00 62.00 61.30 61.90 GODREJAGRO 534.20 534.20 529.00 529.70 BAJFINANCE 3255.00 3289.50 3226.80 3252.00 -15.20 UBL 964.50 970.25 951.95 962.80 VIPIND 282.00 285.85 282.00 284.90 VARROC 305.05 310.50 305.05 309.00 VTL 740.00 752.35 731.35 740.00 SBIN 201.00 204.35 200.70 202.95 -1.05 LALPATHLAB 2100.00 2221.00 2100.00 2117.15 BIRLACORPN 637.90 653.60 632.10 636.35 ADANIPOWER 35.50 35.75 35.35 35.45 PGHL 5097.00 5121.30 5089.85 5110.00 KOTAKBANK 1371.70 1386.00 1355.50 1369.10 -7.60 GMM 3631.10 3660.00 3597.80 3612.65 RADICO 427.60 428.00 391.15 426.00 MRPL 26.90 26.90 25.75 26.80 SHK 85.60 87.15 85.25 85.55 BAJAJFINSV 5972.00 6025.00 5911.25 5946.00 -35.10 TORNTPHARM 2662.00 2729.10 2648.05 2708.15 CASTROLIND 112.30 112.45 111.10 111.55 GSFC 67.00 67.00 65.00 65.00 GHCL 146.30 151.40 144.80 150.35 HDFC 2025.00 2041.70 2004.05 2017.10 -14.40 HINDZINC 220.85 224.70 217.50 222.95 OFSS 3306.00 3307.00 3225.00 3253.40 NIACL 106.00 106.00 103.25 103.45 SPANDANA 562.30 572.70 552.05 558.85 ICICIBANK 413.50 416.90 411.00 414.00 -3.10 SRTRANSFIN 651.15 661.35 648.15 658.05 DISHTV 11.43 12.86 11.43 12.60 BLUEDART 3093.90 3164.00 3084.05 3084.05 SKFINDIA 1447.05 1477.85 1447.05 1477.85 BPCL 345.95 349.75 341.65 343.70 -2.95 ASTRAL 1140.00 1159.00 1126.75 1146.75 JAMNAAUTO 43.00 44.00 41.30 42.00 SUPREMEIND 1399.45 1432.15 1388.60 1407.30 ASTERDM 136.90 139.75 136.90 137.10 TATASTEEL 392.00 397.35 389.60 391.90 -3.60 INDIGO 1350.00 1378.00 1347.85 1375.00 BEML 638.00 638.00 615.00 615.00 VINATIORGA 1283.50 1315.00 1267.50 1281.95 LUXIND 1390.00 1434.00 1386.60 1419.55 COALINDIA 115.10 116.15 113.10 113.65 -1.05 CHOLAFIN 235.00 242.20 235.00 239.80 MIDHANI 179.20 183.90 177.50 178.70 JAICORPLTD 84.00 85.85 83.55 85.25 GRSE 193.15 195.60 192.85 193.60 RELIANCE 2179.00 2193.00 2152.25 2155.85 -20.35 RALLIS 259.00 265.75 258.70 261.85 ASTRAZEN 4340.00 4424.00 4279.80 4314.55 WELSPUNIND 68.20 70.20 68.05 68.50 KSB 468.05 474.10 454.95 462.00 NTPC 81.65 81.95 80.30 80.70 -0.95 AUBANK 765.00 797.00 756.00 788.50 INDIANB 60.00 61.15 58.00 59.55 JINDALSAW 62.50 62.60 61.50 62.15 SHOPERSTOP 176.45 181.75 174.95 179.90 HINDALCO 181.80 183.15 179.30 180.30 -2.40 APOLLOHOSP 2218.35 2225.80 2177.65 2225.00 REPCOHOME 184.05 196.00 183.15 193.80 ABB 896.35 896.35 883.10 884.05 UFLEX 315.00 324.20 315.00 320.80 POWERGRID 160.00 160.40 156.90 157.30 -2.45 TRIDENT 7.70 7.99 7.70 7.91 FSL 70.05 71.40 70.00 70.60 ORIENTCEM 60.50 60.50 58.20 58.50 TASTYBIT 10446.70 10516.20 10220.00 10405.60 UPL 464.00 467.70 453.95 454.90 -8.55 IRCON 76.00 80.35 75.40 79.65 AMARAJABAT 729.20 743.00 729.20 733.35 CAPPL 537.50 537.50 525.00 529.35 MINDAIND 326.20 327.00 317.65 318.75 IOC 76.60 76.70 74.90 75.15 -1.65 BEL 89.40 91.10 89.00 89.90 CUB 150.90 150.90 144.50 149.80 IIFL 78.40 79.60 77.60 79.10 BASF 1405.50 1414.40 1401.00 1404.90 GAIL 85.80 87.40 85.00 85.45 -2.00 LICHSGFIN 291.60 294.60 288.35 290.50 GALAXYSURF 1706.10 1736.85 1665.75 1676.95 LAXMIMACH 3990.00 3990.00 3920.00 3920.00 3MINDIA 18880.05 19250.00 18815.40 19064.25 ONGC 69.50 69.75 67.25 67.50 -1.80 SUNTV 420.05 433.35 420.05 428.00 ALKEM 2645.20 2701.00 2633.10 2657.20 JMFINANCIL 77.85 77.85 75.00 77.50 FORCEMOT 1015.00 1020.00 1011.25 1016.00 CENTRALBK 11.31 11.46 10.74 10.83 JCHAC 2210.00 2343.95 2201.15 2300.45 WABAG 188.70 196.00 187.30 189.00 LAOPALA 210.05 213.25 208.20 209.25 BRITANNIA 3681.00 3694.00 3543.10 3552.90 -219.55 HINDPETRO 176.00 176.60 171.75 172.40 PRSMJOHNSN 69.35 74.25 68.50 71.20 FORTIS 126.80 126.90 125.00 125.45 MAHSEAMLES 218.35 222.95 218.05 222.90     CONCOR 377.05 387.00 377.05 382.80 EIDPARRY 265.40 273.00 265.05 269.90 FDC 356.95 356.95 350.00 351.65 HATHWAY 29.80 30.75 29.30 29.50 INDIACEM 119.50 123.40 119.50 121.10 ECLERX 703.40 717.95 697.00 716.80 ENGINERSIN 64.50 64.75 63.80 64.40 TATAINVEST 849.00 858.40 846.20 846.20 SIEMENS 1275.00 1297.25 1271.75 1288.40 IDBI 38.00 38.10 37.45 37.60 WELCORP 114.00 115.20 111.75 113.90 SCHNEIDER 74.10 75.45 74.00 74.45 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE ABFRL 146.10 148.90 142.30 144.75 BAJAJELEC 513.20 525.75 509.60 511.15 RELAXO 671.15 674.95 664.35 666.45 JYOTHYLAB 143.00 144.30 141.60 142.35 NIFTY NEXT 50 27366.65 27480.90 27294.50 27435.00 55.25 SAIL 34.50 34.85 34.40 34.50 INOXLEISUR 264.00 268.90 263.00 268.10 BRIGADE 160.40 173.65 160.25 171.70 TIMKEN 1066.30 1085.05 1054.50 1071.75 INFRATEL 181.50 191.00 181.30 189.80 8.70 TECHM 818.00 852.80 818.00 850.15 HAVELLS 708.00 712.25 700.15 709.00 SOUTHBANK 6.62 6.78 6.55 6.68 ADANITRANS 287.50 291.00 286.65 289.15 ARVINDFASN 126.65 127.60 125.25 125.25 DMART 2099.00 2170.00 2056.00 2137.00 42.70 MINDTREE 1349.95 1443.65 1325.75 1417.20 ADANIGAS 187.00 191.95 185.00 191.20 CUMMINSIND 470.65 471.65 461.00 463.55 TIMETECHNO 38.90 38.90 37.80 38.05 CENTURYPLY 172.00 174.90 172.00 174.90 MOTHERSUMI 107.75 110.00 106.15 109.70 2.15 KOTAKBANK 1370.00 1385.35 1356.30 1368.85 GODREJCP 691.40 692.00 676.35 690.80 VAIBHAVGBL 1880.00 1965.00 1860.00 1911.50 IRB 110.10 111.10 107.85 110.80 IFCI 5.85 5.85 5.74 5.79 DABUR 521.20 529.95 518.75 529.00 9.70 RBLBANK 177.70 181.50 175.20 179.30 VOLTAS 683.00 700.00 681.65 700.00 FINOLEXIND 507.00 512.90 497.75 504.55 KRBL 258.00 261.75 255.00 256.90 SJVN 21.90 21.90 21.45 21.70 HINDZINC 221.50 224.80 217.40 224.80 3.90 NESTLEIND 16000.00 16421.60 15880.00 16230.00 SRF 4471.60 4524.00 4437.10 4486.60 PTC 46.20 47.15 46.20 46.65 TTKPRESTIG 5600.00 5718.10 5500.00 5524.95 NBVENTURES 53.30 53.80 52.25 52.50 AMBUJACEM 249.90 254.90 247.05 251.75 4.15 BATAINDIA 1390.05 1416.50 1360.80 1366.60 POWERGRID 159.75 160.30 156.90 157.45 ADVENZYMES 330.00 330.65 317.20 322.95 ITI 122.20 124.00 121.50 122.00 SHRIRAMCIT 797.00 800.95 775.00 775.15 SBICARD 883.95 901.80 873.00 897.55 14.35 ASIANPAINT 2085.80 2131.50 2067.95 2119.30 BSOFT 189.50 196.95 189.40 194.20 JSWENERGY 63.45 63.50 61.95 62.80 INTELLECT 238.40 241.30 236.30 240.25 FINCABLES 270.95 276.90 266.80 271.80 DLF 164.10 169.20 163.25 167.00 2.30 ITC 168.70 168.70 166.75 167.50 ADANIPORTS 347.00 351.50 346.00 348.70 SUZLON 2.88 2.95 2.87 2.89 AIAENG 1731.95 1731.95 1692.00 1692.00 MOTILALOFS 578.60 581.00 566.00 577.95 CADILAHC 420.00 430.95 417.35 428.00 5.30 DLF 164.40 168.90 163.20 167.00 CYIENT 395.00 407.90 392.20 404.80 TV18BRDCST 27.85 28.55 27.80 27.90 SHANKARA 332.20 343.50 330.00 330.70 STARCEMENT 82.00 85.75 82.00 82.55 TORNTPHARM 2673.10 2728.50 2649.00 2704.05 30.95 MARUTI 6821.00 6947.85 6820.00 6842.85 FCONSUMER 6.80 7.05 6.58 6.88 JUBILANT 700.00 709.75 691.75 693.95 MAHINDCIE 137.90 138.15 131.20 135.50 TVTODAY 197.50 201.00 196.00 197.00 BERGEPAINT 610.90 619.00 606.95 617.65 6.95 JSWSTEEL 313.10 319.65 308.45 318.75 MARICO 364.25 368.00 363.10 366.50 METROPOLIS 1876.15 1905.35 1866.10 1870.00 VMART 1944.75 1944.75 1916.05 1931.90 MHRIL 167.30 169.50 166.10 169.50 ACC 1582.10 1622.10 1562.00 1577.50 14.85 UPL 464.00 467.85 454.00 455.50 NMDC 84.15 85.00 83.05 83.60 JSLHISAR 96.00 100.00 96.00 96.40 TORNTPOWER 304.00 304.65 300.05 302.75 TCIEXP 775.00 783.95 766.00 775.00 HDFCAMC 2329.90 2354.00 2309.00 2349.00 20.05 GRANULES 393.60 405.00 383.00 391.65 STAR 748.35 758.85 742.80 753.35 BOMDYEING 64.60 64.60 63.70 64.05 SCI 53.20 53.20 51.75 51.95 NH 345.95 345.95 330.00 332.95 MARICO 365.90 368.65 363.10 367.65 3.15 SBICARD 884.95 901.40 873.05 898.15 CANBK 88.75 89.25 88.25 88.75 CSBBANK 234.65 238.50 229.50 230.00 CARBORUNIV 247.05 248.20 243.30 243.30 PNCINFRA 163.40 169.50 162.85 169.00 SIEMENS 1275.15 1297.70 1270.35 1287.50 10.75 TATASTEEL 393.30 397.40 389.75 392.00 LTTS 1755.50 1797.60 1744.50 1747.00 JBCHEPHARM 1087.00 1087.00 1028.30 1039.05 INDOCO 248.05 251.90 241.20 251.60 KPRMILL 629.95 657.30 629.95 646.25 INDIGO 1350.00 1379.95 1345.55 1375.00 8.70 AMBUJACEM 249.00 254.85 247.15 251.40 MRF 59489.55 60232.95 59489.55 59690.00 PARAGMILK 111.80 113.85 110.30 110.95 HUDCO 31.10 31.75 31.10 31.30 OMAXE 66.90 66.90 65.60 66.70 GODREJCP 688.50 692.50 676.25 691.25 4.15 BANKBARODA 42.90 43.25 41.50 41.85 HINDCOPPER 33.40 37.25 33.40 36.40 IBREALEST 47.80 48.30 47.00 47.90 QUESS 411.00 419.05 405.25 411.90 MINDACORP 67.65 69.75 67.65 68.50 BIOCON 438.90 444.15 437.10 439.65 1.75 MUTHOOTFIN 1203.00 1233.00 1203.00 1224.00 PFC 87.50 88.15 86.70 87.40 JKLAKSHMI 279.20 285.00 278.10 280.45 REDINGTON 128.00 128.00 124.10 125.70 SIS 357.00 363.60 355.80 357.30 HAVELLS 705.55 712.55 699.35 708.10 2.10 INFRATEL 181.20 190.85 181.20 190.05 AARTIIND 975.00 988.55 968.00 976.10 INDHOTEL 95.70 99.35 95.70 98.10 SOLARINDS 1023.05 1051.05 1004.95 1019.70 MAHSCOOTER 2902.05 2912.25 2864.10 2868.00 ADANITRANS 286.30 292.00 286.00 289.95 0.85 SYNGENE 551.20 557.50 550.00 554.70 BAJAJCON 189.75 196.00 188.30 192.25 MAHABANK 11.90 11.90 11.32 11.60 GUJALKALI 319.75 319.75 312.50 315.05 TNPL 104.10 104.50 102.90 103.35 MUTHOOTFIN 1206.65 1233.85 1205.15 1224.70 2.85 GAIL 85.25 87.40 85.25 85.75 MCX 1759.00 1795.00 1755.60 1785.20 WOCKPHARMA 299.00 304.00 295.00 296.20 MASFIN 838.00 845.00 821.20 825.95 DBL 327.15 329.85 323.90 324.85 PFC 87.30 88.20 86.60 87.45 0.20 PVR 1157.00 1229.00 1100.00 1207.80 CGCL 239.00 248.20 238.50 244.05 CRISIL 1899.00 1899.00 1821.10 1876.70 GODREJIND 373.00 376.00 371.30 373.40 TVSSRICHAK 1380.00 1440.05 1380.00 1418.00 TATACONSUM 476.00 484.00 475.15 476.30 0.45 JINDALSTEL 194.05 203.20 194.05 200.25 MPHASIS 1305.30 1337.00 1305.30 1314.50 BDL 299.05 299.50 294.10 294.10 INFIBEAM 87.20 87.40 86.45 87.20 SUNDRMFAST 410.15 416.80 405.80 416.00 ALKEM 2651.40 2704.95 2630.00 2652.55 1.15 DEEPAKNI 705.20 736.00 701.85 708.90 JKCEMENT 1798.00 1943.30 1782.65 1881.75 EDELWEISS 57.00 57.65 56.05 57.15 VENKYS 1450.00 1468.40 1446.50 1455.00 J&KBANK 14.75 14.76 14.51 14.61 CONCOR 382.05 387.25 378.25 383.00 0.05 DABUR 523.45 530.15 519.05 528.05 CANFINHOME 463.75 471.10 462.00 470.00 DCAL 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% %)%  Islamabad: A parliamentary on Monday, Kakar said that “Although conversion to Q  R committee in Pakistan has said “the state has not fulfilled its seek a better lifestyle is also con- Beijing: China said on Tuesday China has already criticised tion chasing a wild dream of that the country has not fulfilled responsibility to protect reli- sidered forced conversion, eco- that it had lodged a diplomat- Destro’s appointment, saying it Tibetan independence. It vio- its responsibility to protect reli- gious minorities from forced nomic reasons can be consid- ic protest with the US over the amounted to political manip- lates China’s constitution and Washington: US President gious minorities from forced conversions”, The Dawn News ered exploitation and not force, appointment of Robert Destro ulation aimed at destabilising law and it is not recognised by Donald Trump has confirmed conversions, according to a reported. as eventually it is after consent,” as a Special Coordinator for Tibet. any nation worldwide”. his participation in the presi- media report on Tuesday. He, however, noted that he said, adding that there is a Tibetan issues and his meeting After Destro’s appoint- “Lobsang Sangay as its dential debate with his The parliamentary com- most of the cases of conver- thin line between consent and with Lobsang Sangay, the head ment, Sangay met him and dis- head is out and out anti-China Democratic challenger Joe mittee on forced religious con- sions “have some degree of exploitation. of the Tibetan Government in cussed the situation in Tibet. separatist. China firmly oppos- Biden later this week, even as he versions headed by Senator willingness”. Kakar said people who exile. Asked about the Destro- es him engaging in anti-China raised objections about “unfair” Anwarul Haq Kakar recently Replying to a question, “encourage girls from the Hindu US Secretary of State Mike Sangay meeting, Chinese separatist activities in whatev- changes in the format. visited parts of Sindh where Kakar said there are several def- community to move out and Pompeo on October 15 named Foreign Ministry spokesman er status and whatever pretext Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, question on changes in the forced conversions of young initions of forced conversion, marry according to their own senior diplomat Destro as Zhao Lijian told a media brief- in any country. We firmly are slated to face their final pres- debate rules by CPD. Hindu girls have been reported. and the subject was debated by wishes are not as liberal about Special Coordinator for ing here: “Xizang’s (Tibet’s) oppose officials of other coun- idential debate at Belmont In a letter to CPD on During a media interaction the committee at length. their own daughters”. PTI Tibetan issues, who, among affairs (are) purely China’s tries having any kind of contact University in Nashville, Monday, Trump 2020 cam- other matters, would focus on internal affairs. No external with him,” he said. Tennessee on October 22. paign manager Bill Stepien advancing dialogue between forces shall interfere in them”. “Destro, by meeting with The non-partisan expressed concern over the R%/ the Communist government in Unlike in the past, the this person, violated the com- Commission on Presidential announced topics for what was   0   China and the Dalai Lama. Chinese officials in recent times mitment and policies’ stance of Debates (CPD) on Monday always billed as the ‘Foreign Assistant Secretary of State have been referring to Tibet US side of not supporting announced new rules under Policy Debate’ in the series of ! for Democracy and Human only as Xizang. Xizang’s independence and not which it will mute microphones events agreed to by both the   2   Rights and Labour Robert “Appointing the so-called acknowledging this govern- for two minutes of the rival Trump and the Biden cam- )%  ( Destro will also serve as the US special coordinator for Tibetan ment in exile”, he said. speakers so as to give them paigns many months ago. Special Coordinator for issues is a political move to inter- He said this will send very uninterrupted opening “The topics announced by       (% Tibetan issues, Pompeo told fere in China’s internal affairs wrong signal to Tibet’s inde- remarks. moderator Kristen Welker (fight- reporters in Washington. and sabotage Xizang’s stability. pendence forces. “We urge “I’ll participate, I just think ing COVID-19, American fam-    :$'89 Destro will focus on advanc- It is China’s consistent position the US side to stop interfering it is very unfair,” Trump told ilies, race in America, climate Beijing: China on Tuesday likely to take place next month ing dialogue between the we firmly oppose that and we in China’s internal affairs and reporters aboard Air Force One change, national security, and said it has “taken note” of in the Bay of Bengal and the ormer Prime Minister Communist-run government will not acknowledge that. We sabotaging Xizang’s develop- on Monday. leadership) are serious and wor- India’s announcement that Arabian Sea. FNawaz Sharif’s daughter in Beijing and the Dalai Lama, have lodged stern representation ment and stability and refrain “I will participate, but it’s thy of discussion, but only a few Australia will join the annual Commenting on the and Opposition Pakistan protecting the distinct religious to the US side,” he said. from offering any support to very unfair that they changed of them even touch on foreign Malabar naval exercises along announcement, Foreign Muslim League-Nawaz’s vice- cultural and linguistic identity of On Destro-Sangay meet- the separatist forces. China the topics and it is very unfair policy,” he said, asserting that with the US and Japan, under- Ministry spokesman Zhao president Maryam Nawaz was Tibetans, improving respect for ing, Zhao said, “the so-called will take all measures to safe- that again we have an anchor almost all of the topics were dis- lining that military cooperation Lijian told a media briefing on Tuesday booked along with their human rights and much, Tibetan government in exile is guard its own interests”, Zhao who is totally biased,” the pres- cussed at length during the first should be “conducive” to here that China has “taken over 2,000 party members for much more, Pompeo said. a separatist political organisa- said. PTI ident said, responding to a debate “won” by Trump. PTI regional peace and stability. note of this development.” holding an anti-government India on Monday “We always believe that rally in Lahore where she announced that Australia will military cooperation between called Prime Minister Imran join the upcoming Malabar countries should be conducive Khan a “coward, selected and   #             exercise which effectively to regional peace and stability,” puppet” who hides behind the means that all the four-mem- he said in a brief reaction. Army. ber countries of the ‘Quad’ or India’s decision to heed to The rally by the 11-mem-   #    Quadrilateral coalition will be Australia’s request to be part of ber opposition alliance Pakistan     #  participating in the mega drill. the mega naval drill comes in Democratic Movement (PDM) The US and Japan are the the midst of growing strain in was held here on October 16 Bangkok: Thailand’s Cabinet on stitution to be amended to   2$?$8$ the jobs law. Indonesia more advanced, the other countries that participate ties with China over the border before the Gujranwala public Tuesday approved a request to make it more democratic, and The new legislation, which fact is that the people are in the annual exercise, which is row in eastern Ladakh. PTI meeting. recall Parliament for a special reforms to the monarchy to have rotests against Indonesia’s amends 79 existing laws and reg- screaming because of the poli- session to deal with the politi- it conform to democratic Pnew jobs law were held in ulations, is expected to bring cies that do not take side of the cal pressures from ongoing anti- norms. cities across the country on radical changes to Indonesia’s majority of the Indonesian government protests. The protesters charge that Tuesday, with demonstrators labor system and natural people,” Remy Hastian, the 4)   : The Cabinet at its weekly Prayuth, an army commander calling on the president to resources management. coordinator of the National meeting approved the request, who led a 2014 coup, was revoke the legislation they say President Joko Widodo’s admin- Association of University which calls for a non-voting ses- returned to power unfairly in will erode labor rights and istration says it is needed to ease Student Executive Bodies, said  R )</  sion on October 26-27. last year’s general election weaken environmental protec- bureaucracy, attract more invest- in a statement. The request for the session because laws had been changed tions. ment and create jobs at a time The president should came from House speaker to favor a pro-military party. More than 1,000 students when Southeast Asia’s largest revoke the jobs law and replace Washington: Several individ- Trump administration announced by the Department Chuan Leekpai, who said The protesters say a consti- and workers gathered near the economy is reeling from the it with less sweeping regula- uals and organisations, includ- announced new restrictions of Homeland Security will nar- Monday that both government tution written and passed under Presidential Palace in Jakarta to coronavirus pandemic. tions, said Nining Elitos, chair- ing the US Chambers of on H-1B non-immigrant visa row the definition of “special- and opposition parties sup- military rule is undemocratic. express their anger at the leg- While the legislation was woman Congress Alliance of Commerce and the National programme which it said is ity occupation” as Congress ported it. But their more recent islation, which was passed on greeted by the business com- Indonesian Labor Unions. Association of Manufacturers, aimed at protecting American intended by closing the over- Prime Minister Prayuth demand for checks and balances Oct. 5. munity, critics allege it will do Elitos said that beyond the have filed a lawsuit against the workers, restoring integrity broad definition that allowed Chan-ocha had already said on the monarchy has deeply Protests were also held more harm than good. jobs law, she has been disap- Trump administration’s recent and to better guarantee that H- companies to game the system. earlier that he supports the angered conservative Thais — elsewhere in the country, Those gathered Tuesday, pointed with the president’s rules related to the H-1B visa, 1B petitions are approved only It will also require compa- move. and broken a taboo, since the including in Bandung, the first anniversary of performance. terming them “arbitrary” and for qualified beneficiaries and nies to make “real” offers to There is a deadlock between monarchy is considered sacro- Surabaya and Makassar. Widodo’s second term, voiced “Over the past year we “haphazard” regulations that petitioners, a move which is “real employees,” by closing the government and the stu- sanct and tough laws protecting There were no immediate their frustration at the presi- saw those in power getting will undermine high skilled likely to affect thousands of loopholes and preventing the dent-led protesters, who want it from insult mean its role is not reports of the violence that dent’s overall performance. more opposite to the people,” immigration into America. Indian IT professionals. displacement of the American Prayuth to step down, the con- usually discussed openly. AP marred earlier protests against “Instead of making Elitos said. Early this month, the The interim final rule workers. PTI 5 3      89 8%:09C%$:F sider holding formal talks about a trade deal with Amendment) Bill, 2020. “It would have been better if you would have the Taiwanese government. India and Taiwan, The Bill seeks to amend the Centre’s Act written to your party president over deroga- 6 E G%$C9C sources said are keen on strengthening their by amending some sections of the Essential tory remarks made by Ministers of your     trade in technology and electronics. Commodities Act, 1955. It seeks to ensure sta- party,” Nath wrote to Chouhan. Out of this, 67 are at various stages of com- India and Taiwan have already signed a bilat- tus quo ante as on June 4, 2020, with regard Following this, Chouhan replied: “I pletion. “In the second phase, 150 more such eral investment agreement in 2018. But a for- to implementation of the Central Act name- believe you should tender an honest apolo- plants in 30 States and UTs would be installed, mal trade deal amidst tensions with China can ly, ‘The Essential Commodities (Amendment) gy... Learn to love people of the State. Despite    he said, adding India was in a “comfortable posi- lead to further breakdown of the New Delhi- Act, 2020’. you not belonging to MP, its people are try- tion” in terms of oxygen availability. Beijing relationship and may also result in com- The fourth Bill introduced by the Chief ing to accept you.” “There has been no shortage of oxygen in plications at the World Trade Organization. Minister provides relief to the farmers from Earlier, Chouhan told mediapersons that    90%9:' most farmers are forced to set the the last 10 months. There is no paucity at pre- However, sources said, a lot will depend on the attachment of their land not exceeding 2.5 Nath was defending himself instead of apol- stubble on fire. The fact that sent also. We are in an extremely comfortable US backing to Taiwan. acres. ‘The Code of Civil Procedure (Punjab ogising. “He is trying hard to justify his s Delhi’s air pollution has Government officials want us to position,” Bhushan added. Amendment) Bill, 2020’ seeks to insert a pro- remarks saying ‘this is item no.1, this is item Arisen to an alarming level, use expensive machines clearly The number of patients on oxygen sup- 6 2$1E8CC$9 vision for exemption of agriculture land not no.2’. Can he call a senior party leader item? the infamous “paddy straw” shows that they are far removed port, which includes those in ICU, ventilator exceeding 2.5 acres from Section 60 of The He still has not remembered the name of burning by the farmers of from reality and in Haryana 70 and oxygen supported beds, increased from $CC$ $7$ C 9 89OC Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which pro- Imarti Devi. She was a Minister in his Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh per cent owns land less than 10 43,022 on September 1 to 75,000 in the third E$85:$0C vides for attachment or decree of various Cabinet. Why is he feeling ashamed to call out and Punjab has aggravated the acres,” he said. week of that month. The number then start- properties - moveable and immoveable. her name? What is this arrogance,” said ever-deteriorating pollution level Shobit, a farmer in Indri ed declining and as of Tuesday it was over The House cleared the Farmers’ Produce Given the farmers’ apprehension about Chouhan, in the near Karnal, said sharp fall in the 57,000, he said. Trade and Commerce (Promotion and attachment or decree of their land as a con- “What happened to you former CM national Capital and its periph- prices of their produce and the “Though there has been a dip, it is still high- Facilitation) Special Provisions and Punjab sequence of enforcement of farming contracts Kamal Nath? You are 74-yr-old and I can’t eral areas. rising cost of diesel, widely used er as compared to September 1. However, it Amendment Bill, 2020; The Essential or otherwise, the State Government is seek- repeat what you said about BJP’s Imarti In Haryana paddy straw in tractors and farm equipment should not be a reason to worry as our capaci- Commodities (Special Provisions and Punjab ing, through this Bill, to give full exemption Devi...When we objected, he shamelessly were being burnt at Karnal, has halted their work and forced ty is much higher,” the Health Secretary said Amendment) Bill, 2020; and the Farmers to small farmers and others from attachment called everyone an item including him- Kurukshetra, Panipat and them to get indulged in this adding that 775 Cryogenic Oxygen Tanks (total (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement or decree of land up to 2.5 acres. self...If anyone calls their mother and sister Yamunanagar areas, whereas decades old practice. 7438 MT) have been installed in hospitals. on Price Assurance and Farm Services Tabling the “counter-Bills”, the Chief ‘item’, will you tolerate it,” Chouhan asked. Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind and Kaithal Meanwhile, the department “We are also creating control room in dif- (Special Provisions and Punjab Amendment) Minister declared that he was “not afraid of For her part, commenting on the entire are yet to start weeding out stub- of agriculture authorities in ferent places to monitor efficient and adequate Bill 2020 “to protect the State’s farmers and resigning” and would not let “farmers suffer episode, the NCW chief said, “It’s (item ble. Farmers prefer burning Haryana claimed that there is a availability of medical oxygen in States/UTs,” he agriculture by restoring various safeguards or be ruined”, while appealing to all the remark) very demeaning and later, he (Nath) stubble at night in the false steep fall in paddy burning this added. aimed at preventing damage apprehended by Opposition parties to unanimously pass the said that he was reading from a list, I want hope that satellite won’t catch year. Elucidating further, Bhushan said on an the farming community as a result of the cen- Bills. Even after the unanimous passage of the to ask him, in the same list where was he images at night. According to data from average, 2,397 metric tonnes of medical oxygen tral legislations”. counter-Bills, these now require the Governor standing? Which item he was?” Due to Covid-19 this year, September 25 till October 15, was consumed daily from September 2 to 8, and One of the three “counter-Bill”, The VP Singh Badnore’s assent before they become “This is disgraceful for him. It shows the there is a shortage of labourers 274 fire locations were traced in even then 15,282 metric tonnes of oxygen was Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) a law. character of the person saying it. Instead of mainly supplied from Bihar, Ambala, 168 in Fatehabad, 73 in in stock at the end of the week. Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm The Chief Minister, who along with the saying sorry, he is giving a useless explana- Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Hisar, 148 in Jind, 335 in Kaithal, “Oxygen production capacity has been Services (Special Provisions and Punjab representatives of all Opposition parties - tion. His party should take strict action Pradesh in Haryana and Punjab 468 in Karnal, 441 in enhanced from 5,913 metric tonnes in April to Amendment) Bill, 2020, has the provision on AAP, SAD, LIP - has handed over the copies against him,” Sharma added. and farmers alleged that opting Kurukshetra, 134 in 6,862 metric tonnes in September. It will be fur- punishment for sale or purchase below MSP. of the counter-Bills to the Governor later in On Sunday, while campaigning in Dabra, stubble burning is cheaper for Yamunanagar, 24 in Panipat, 15 ther increased to 7,191 metric tonnes by It provides that no sale or purchase is done the evening, said all the legislators would be Nath had targeted Imarti Devi, saying the them as they can’t afford sub- in Panchkula, 29 in Palwal, 39 in October-end,” the Health Secretary said. below MSP and violation of the same shall meeting the President between November 2 Congress candidate Suresh Raje was a “sim- sidised machines used for weed- Sirsa and 36 in Sonipat. Bhushan further said that India’s Covid-19 invite imprisonment and fine. and 5 to seek his intervention. ple person” unlike his opponent who is an ing out straw. “Last year there were 1,123 cases per million population reported in the last ‘The Farmers’ Produce Trade and “item”. The Pioneer carried out a cases of stubble burning till seven days stood at 310, while the global aver- Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) 36:8$CC' 0 Nath has not apologised for the comment fact check in the fields of November in Karnal and this age was 315. (Special Provisions and Punjab Amendment) so far. Instead, he tried to explain it away as Haryana to know the reasons year till October 14 there were Bill, 2020’ seeks to amend sections 1(2), 14 2Q?9 6 98C an ordinary term, which he used as he could behind paddy straw burning by 370 cases whereas 70 per cent of  %$ $0$ :?9:F8$%9 and 15 the Centre’s Act to ensure that sale or not remember her name. the farmers year after year. The paddy has been harvested while purchase of wheat or paddy in the State is not Meanwhile, three LeT terrorists were neu- Pioneer team visited Haryana the remaining 30 per cent which $:?C$89:?$ 9 allowed below the MSP. The amendment Bill tralised by the security forces in Hakripora area ' $$9$:CE89$8:F and met farmers in Karnal, is basmati rice will be harvest in ' $: F also seeks to provide for punishment for of Pulwama during the day-long operation. Kaithal, Kurukshetra and coming days,” said Aditya Dabas, harassment of farmers or payment of less Local reports suggested a handful of local res- 89:9$C9EC:%98 Ambala districts who told the Deputy Director, Agriculture Earlier this month, the Modi Government price to the farmers by inserting new sections. idents in the area tried to disrupt the operations daily that stubble burning was department in Karnal. approved $6.65 billion incentives for 16 firms, Both these Bills are aimed at preventing but were prevented by the paramilitary forces The Indian Army in a statement on Monday largely because the subsidy for Dabas also claimed that including Taiwan’s three major partners of Apple the “damage” apprehended by the State farm- to come closer to the encounter site. said the Corporal was apprehended after he had machines wasn’t covering the farmers this year are also stock- — Foxconn Technology Group, Wistron Corp ers with the enactment of the Central Act by Earlier, Director General of Police Dilbagh strayed across the LAC. The statement also said costs of the equipment and the ing their crop residue (paddy and Pegatron Corp — to boost domestic smart- restoring various safeguards, including MSP Singh along with several other senior police offi- a request was received from the PLA about the labour involved. straw) in their villages collectively phone production over the next five years. mechanism through the regulatory frame- cers visited the residence of martyred Inspector whereabouts of the missing soldier. Farmers said burning paddy to sell it to fodder companies Incidentally, Apple launched its online store in work of the APMC laws, in order to secure Mohd Ashraf Bhat in Bijbehara area of Anantnag “As per established protocols, he will be straw was still much cheaper and which are available on the India last month. and protect the interests and livelihood of and conveyed heartfelt condolences and assured returned to Chinese officials at the Chushul- easier to burn the residue. Haryana Government website. Though in the last three years, Wistron and farmers and farm labourers as also all others all help to the martyr’s family. Moldo meeting point after completion of for- According to Arvind Meanwhile another farmer Foxconn began assembling a few iPhone mod- engaged in agriculture and related activities. malities,” the Army said. Sources said the PLA Kumar, a farmer at Pundri village from Yamunanagar, who does- els in India, but sources said the incentives to Meanwhile, to protect the consumers 8$'6:%9:89CN95O soldier was interrogated on how he crossed over near Kurukshetra, farmers know n’t wish to be named said farm- them will now change the whole dynamic. from hoarding and black-marketing of agri- to the Indian side. about the repercussions of burn- ers prefer to burn stubble and pay Overall, the 16 firms will create more than cultural produce to secure, and protect the 1$814 $'186C'9C Both Indian and Chinese Armies have ing crop stubble and that’s why penalty rather than weed out the 200,000 direct employment opportunities for interests and livelihood of farmers and farm N  OEE deployed over 50,000 troops each along the LAC you won’t come across a single stubbles and the reason for this Indians. Around 60 per cent of the products labourers as also all others engaged in agri- in eastern Ladakh, including in the Demchok farmer who really wants to con- is that the cost of stubble burn- manufactured in India will be exported. culture and related activities, the State He also wrote to Chouhan after the lat- sector following escalation of the five-month- tinue with the practice. ing is cheaper as penalty works Sources said that incentives to the three Government has brought in The Essential ter shot off a letter to Congress chief Sonia long military standoff that began in early May. “But the cost of disposing of out to be around Rs 2,500 per Taiwanese firms have led the government to con- Commodities (Special Provisions and Punjab Gandhi asking her to take action against Nath. Situation remains tense at the LAC. crop residue is so prohibitive that acre.    !"#!$!$ 52

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But teachers, educationists, policy mak- while it has made our life undeniably ers, institutions and voluntary easier, it also opened up a world of organisations, the Government of possibilities for criminals who could India approved the National make use of the information the Education Policy 2020, drafted by world put up online for the wrong rea- a committee headed by Dr sons. And that is where cyber securi- Kasturirangan. The NEP-2020 is a ty comes in. significant milestone in the histo- Cyber security can be loosely ry of Indian Education. The NEP defined as the protection of data that is complete, comprehensive, far- exists online and that is a very vague sighted, visionary and plays a vital definition of a huge term that encom- role in shaping the future of India. $$      passes techniques and tools that are The National Education Policy 3   very hard to master. The enticing part (NEP) laid the foundation for a .,  ( is that if a person is able to master the 'New India' of the 21st century, the techniques and tools or even have a Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said during his inaugural speech moderate understanding of how to of a conclave on “Transformational Reforms in Higher Education make use of it, the cyber industry will under the NEP”. welcome you with open arms. With The New Education policy places a welcome emphasis on a the pandemic, there is an increased holistic, student-centric, flexible system that aims to transform India risk of data breaches, leaks, and into a vibrant knowledge and Science & Technology - based soci- cybercrime, which can prove detri- ety. The NEP is an appropriate balance of Indian ethos, Indian cul- mental to organisations, across sectors. To be hired as a security consultant, rity engineer. A few years of experi- operate so they can protect them and mostly professionals who have under- ture, pride and acceptance of the best ideas and learning practices The need for skilled cyber security the applicant requires a Bachelor’s ence is preferred. ensure new regulations don’t hinder gone Cyber Security incident response from across the globe. The vision of NEP-2020 is truly global and professionals is dire as with every pass- degree in CS, cyber security or relat- Ethical Hacker/Penetration company innovation. Gain some real training. Their responsibility entails at the same time Indian. ing day, new attacks are being coined ed fields and few professional certifi- Tester time exposure by working with com- quickly resolving threat issues and tak- The policy gives a fillip to holistic education by envisioning that are more harmful than the pre- cations may be a plus point. Ethical Hacker/Penetration Tester pany officials and managers by grab- ing necessary steps to prevent any fur- the much needed and long awaited convergence of science and arts vious. These rising threats require Security Systems Administrator looks out for loopholes andweaknesses bing some internships. Study indus- ther such attacks. streams. NEP's sharp focus is on research, multi-disciplinary skilled cybersecurity professionals to A security systems’ administrator in IT systems. Penetration testing is try best practices, like those from the Chief Information Security approaches and use of technology, and professional upgradation help ensure safety for individuals as usually takes care of the security infra- a method deployed by security pro- NIST, SANS or Center for Internet Officer of teachers' competence to transform the landscape of Indian edu- well as organisations. structure in companies; installation, fessionals on systems to proactively Security, as well as regulated standards One of the higher positions that cation. Undoubtedly, the NEP is poised to yield outstanding results There are numerous prospects to maintenance, troubleshooting differ- find any vulnerabilities. The testers like HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, is up for grabs within the cyber field, in the fields of higher education, research and innovations, Science begin and progressas a career in ent security systems including data hack (with authorisation) into the sys- SOX, etc. to understand how tomake a CISO typically supervises an organ- & Technology development in the country. cybersecurity. After all, cyber securi- and network. They are also usually tem's infrastructure to weed out any your organisation compliant without isation’s IT security division. They are Many of you are aware that there had been no changes in the ty is no longer a matter of ‘if’, but a involved in drawing up organisa- system vulnerabilities, issues with negatively impacting productivity. directly accountable for organising education system for many years, resulting in the promotion of a matter of ‘when’. Let us now take a tional security procedures. To work as any of the application software's, Forensics Analyst/Investigator and directing all the security related ‘herd mentality’ in the Indian society instead of the values of the look at some of the career options a security systems administrator, the configuration issues, zero-day vul- Forensics analysts focus on cyber- issues and needs of the company. They curiosity and the imagination. available for someone who is really applicant needs to hold an Associate nerabilities and more. The aim behind crime, an ever-growing phenomenon. interact with upper management to Higher Education is a critical contributor to sustainable liveli- passionate and interested in cyber degree in a CS field at the minimum. penetration testing is to look at a sys- They work with law enforcement come up with detailed plans to ensure hood and economic development of the nation. Higher education security: IT Security Engineer tem from an intruder’s perspective and personnel and agencies in both pub- the cyber security of the company. also plays a large and equally important role in developing India. IT Security Consultant Security engineering gives a par- discover all the issues before the lic and private sector organisations. CISO’s typically hold a bachelor’s in Higher education aims to serve as a hub for developing ideas and This is a position that can be ticular way of designing to deal with attacker can cause any real damage. A Computer forensic analysts must keep cyber security along with a few years innovations that enlighten individuals and help propel the coun- referred to as a stepping stone with- network protection, explicitly in bachelor’s degree in cyber security or a well detailed records of their inves- of experience and large companies try forward socially, scientifically, technologically and economically. in the industry, security consultants regards to the plan of security frame- closely related subjects along with tigations, and often provide evidence prefer that they hold a master's degree It is a fact that science and technology is the established cur- are usually hired by small businesses works to counter possibly cataclysmic other professional certifications are in court.This role needs you to be in cyber security. rency in the geo-political world. Any country that has made that cannot yet afford to handle their issues. They are usually associated usually possessed by an aspiring pen- meticulous with how you handle evi- These are just a few titles among advances in prosperity has invariably depended on Science and security issues or even by large MNC's with maintaining the systems, per- etration tester. dence and even requires training the hundreds that are available within the Technology. England became a world power; it was because of the to act as an unbiased perspective for forming security checks to distinguish Compliance and Auditing first responders on how to deal with InfoSec industry. If you have the pas- industrial revolution. U.S became a superpower, it was primarily their security issues. They meet up possible weaknesses along with cre- To step into this domain of cyber electronic evidences such as comput- sion, with the accurate training and because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agricul- with clients and on being provided a ating logs to keep track of any security, zero programming skillsare ers, hard drives or portable drives. practice, even you can become a ture, high-tech industry, medicine etc. I am very optimistic and layout of their security structure, mishaps. Employers usually require a required. Learn about underlying Incident Analyst/Responder skilled cyber security professional. confident that implementation of the NEP-2020 definitely con- advises them on how to protect their Bachelor's degree in engineering or CS technology and business models. 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A scientific average salary abroad is approxi- courtroom. norms, universities will also have to unpredictable world, Liberal study of the human mind, this mately $82,000 per annum. An LLB qualification with a implement regular sanitation, on-cam- .    IArts is trending; there is an trending field combines the Molecular Gastronomy: Are specialisation in Genetics Law pus testing, and decontamination pro- ?=(  ,   exponential digitisation of jobs knowledge of psychology, com- you a gourmet who aspires to will enable you to handle complex cedures on priority. post-COVID-19; and industries puter science, linguistics, philos- become a chef and has a deep cases concerning disputes related Moreover, outstation students, staff, cannot use on campus. Demands are increasingly relying on human ophy and neuroscience. There’s : interest in understanding the sci- to gene manipulation, intellectu- faculty, and visitors traveling to and around refunds for residential fees are empathy-driven AI interventions immense scope in AI systems ence behind flavours? Then al property, environmental law and from COVID-19 affected areas present also on the rise. Forcing many univer- and creativity. that aim to mimic human thought Molecular Gastronomy could very more. Employment opportuni- a major area of concern. The potential sities to deliberate on revised fee struc- Today, there’s such a wide processes. Such an expert can well be your calling. A sub-disci- ties are on the rise in law firms, for rapid transmission in a congregate tures that are more aligned to the new variety of subject combinations, find job opportunities in the fields pline of food science, this spe- research labs, government depart- setting within campus environments is education model. specialisations and careers on of education, psychology, artificial ; cialisation is about the art and the ments, hospitals, etc. The average extremely high. While current predic- The sudden onset of a worldwide offer that it is confusing not just intelligence, data analysis, product :7 science of flavours. Its focus is on salary, in India, ranges from Rs 4.5 tions maintain that it's unlikely that all lockdown has left students, particular- for students but sometimes also for design, marketing, research and gourmet cuisine and on providing lakh to Rs 12 lakh p.a. Average students, faculty members, and staff will ly those aspiring to begin higher edu- educators. consulting. The average salary in a sublime gastronomical experi- salary abroad is approx. US return to campus simultaneously, quar- cation, in an unapprehend situation. To add to this, the New India ranges from 4.5 lakh-9 ence. $100,000 p.a. antine protocols and safe commute Most companies have canceled their Education Policy (NEP) 2020, lakh per annum and abroad it’s A basic understanding of the options will have to be established for internship-programmes. Universities which encourages holistic multi- $72,000 per annum. sciences along with undergrad Cliodynamics: This is a futur- all. The scale of planning, managing, will need to come up with viable, disciplinary education, is set for Behavioural Finance or studies in home science, food sci- istic trans-disciplinary specialisa- and implementing this in itself will be online, or offline alternatives to reduce implementation. Behavioural Economics: The ences or culinary arts is highly rec- tion, which combines history and a mammoth undertaking. the risk of students losing out on real- This is great news for students impact of the complexities of ommended. Job opportunities other social sciences with mathe- Travel restrictions and staggered world learning, hands-on training, and because to acquire the in-demand human behaviour on both global abound in the hotel, restaurant, matics and statistics for a more semesters present a plethora of ques- field projects. knowledge and skills for a suc- and local market trends and the ?7 catering and food industry, which accurate prediction of future tions for university administrators. With recruiters rescinding offers cessful career, interdisciplinary stock exchanges has led to the ? is taking pride in alluring cus- trends. The demand for How will international students bypass and deferring joining dates owing to the studies are highly recommended. emergence of these fascinating tomers with new molecular gas- Cliodynamicists is slated to boom travel restrictions? And, should students crisis, universities will struggle with With the implementation of NEP fields. By studying psychology tronomy-oriented menus. The in our increasingly volatile and prefer to continue with remote learn- final-year student placements. Due to 2020, students will not only get to along with economics, finance, average salary would be the same unpredictable world. ing, how are universities expected to the rapid decline in the global econo- study the subjects of their choice accountancy or maths, one can as that of an Executive Chef of a Research, teaching and con- optimize the overhead costs of a semi- my, organisations will be functioning at and excel in them but also pursue take informed decisions to max- leading hotel chain, — 9 lakh per sulting in private and government functional campus? a cost-saving mode for the next couple their dream careers thereafter. imise profits. Banking, finance, annum. The average salary abroad organisations as well as NGOs will Seemingly viable alternatives are of years, which means fewer jobs. 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Yes * ' / "  S<#/. *, Srikkanth was referring to process, and Chennai’s tourna- game, were met with severe crit- Rahul continues to be in he struggled to finish off Dhoni’s remark that the young- ment itself is over,” he added. icism on the social media. excellent form and matches towards the begin- -  / ; > S.#<. *- sters in the Chennai Super Kings Jagadeesan has played just “Fair enough, this season we remains in front in ning but now he’s looking to 0 ' / ; > <# ; S<#<< & process,” Srikkanth told Star tioned Piyush Chawla’s selection. done is give those youngsters a has accumulated the most lier termed Rahul as his + D / > ; <#; & Sports Tamil. “Dhoni now says that since chance in the rest of the tourna- number of runs, including favourite batsman and “This process he keeps talk- the pressure is off, he’ll give the ment. a record 19 fifties, in the IPL. hailed his technique. ) ' .< > " <#3;> & C&4C    O  $  T  8& 

   90%9:' Shardul Thakur, who can Rishabh Pant (all formats) and NO   swing the new ball, will also jos- Sanju Samson (only T20s) also     0 yderabad’s Mohammed Siraj tle for that place. He had a joining him. Wriddhiman Saha, Karachi: Zimbabwe cricket coach Lalchand Rajput has Hwill fight it out with nightmarish Test debut against as usual, will be Pant’s under- not travelled with the team for a tour of Pakistan after the Mumbai’s Shardul Thakur to West Indies when he suffered a study in the Tests. Indian embassy in Harare requested his exemption from claim the fifth bowler’s spot in the muscle pull while bowling his Similarly, India have a :   F the limited-overs series. Test format for the upcoming very first over. chock-a-bloc opening slot with A statement from Zimbabwe Cricket said that Australia tour while Gujarat left- “Siraj has really done well for Rohit Sharma, Mayank    ?:?$$ had been speculations that the series could be Rajput won’t be a part of the tour following the request arm spinner Axar Patel is also India A over the past few seasons. Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, shifted to the UAE, where the IPL 2020 is cur- from the Indian embassy. In Rajput’s absence, bowling likely to be in contention for a I think he is a better red ball Shubman Gill available hmedabad will host the rently underway. But the BCCI is determined coach Douglas Hondo would take charge of the team dur- place in India’s consolidated bowler and could be very handy for all formats. With Aday-night pink ball Test to host England in the country and is already ing the tour. squad. in Australian conditions,” former Rahul and Shikhar during England’s big-ticket exploring all possible options, including cre- “@Lalchandrajput7 will miss the @TheRealPCB tour With the two white ball chairman of selectors MSK Dhawan there for tour of India early next year, ating bio-secure bubbles. after the Embassy of India in Harare wrote to series (T20Is and ODIs) slated Prasad told PTI on Tuesday. limited overs BCCI president Sourav Ahmedabad, Dharamsala and Kolkata are @ZimCricketv asking that he be exempted from visiting before the marquee four-Test According to Prasad, the matches, India Ganguly said on Tuesday. likely to be the three venues for the Test series, Pakistan. The Embassy of Pakistan in Harare rubber, the selection committee new selection committee could have six players England are slated to but Ganguly said they are yet to take a final had issued a visa to Rajput,” the ZC tweet- under Sunil Joshi’s chairmanship look at Shivam Mavi who he capable of facing visit India from January- call. ed. is expected to pick a jumbo thinks has it in him to become an the new ball. March for five Tests and “We have made some tentative plans but “With @Lalchandrajput7 unavail- squad for all three formats when all-format bowler in near future. The middle a limited overs series. nothing has been decided as of now. We still able, @ZimCricketv has appointed it meets later this week. “Mavi could be given expo- order will largely “Ahmedabad will have four months’ time,” said Ganguly. bowling coach Douglas Hondo to take With two senior pacers sure as an extra pacer at least in depend on skip- hold the day-night The BCCI president said their priority is charge of the team for the three ODIs and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (thigh white ball and may be groomed per Virat Kohli, Test,” Ganguly said. the upcoming Australia tour, the team selec- as many T20Is games against injury) and Ishant Sharma (side later for red ball,” Prasad opined. Shreyas Iyer, Owing to a surge tion for which will happen in a few days. @TheRealPCB.” strain) all but ruled out, Navdeep Shardul and his CSK team- Manish Pandey in Covid-19 case “Before England, we have Australia series The Zimbabwean team is sched- Saini will certainly be the fourth mate Deepak Chahar will cer- and Hardik load in India in the coming up. There will be team selection hap- uled to play three ODIs against pacer after Mohammed Shami, tainly be a part of the white ball Pandya (all recent past, there pening in a few days.” Pakistan in Rawalpindi, starting Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh format side where Umesh Yadav white ball). October 30, before moving to Yadav. is unlikely to find a place. With T20s), Yuzvendra Chahal, be R Ashwin, Jadeja and if Lahore for three T20Is. The visiting The fifth pacer’s slot in Test As far as wicketkeepers are Hardik not Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra required Kuldeep Yadav. team arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday. matches may go to Siraj, who has concerned, there will be four in bowling, Shivam Dube ited overs Jadeja. Axar Patel’s performance Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar ESPNCricinfo reported that the done well in longer version for the squad. could be the back-up all- could be may not go unnoticed. He is Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are exemption for Rajput was sought cit- India A and his Ranji Trophy KL Rahul will be the first rounder in white ball. Washington doing well in the ongoing IPL for Test specialists in the line-up. ing “travel guidelines of the (Indian) side. choice in white ball cricket with The spinners in lim- Sundar (only the Delhi Capitals. In Tests, it will Government for its citizens”. PTI