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I would urge people not to 4 56 suit against journalist Priya Wednesday said that the jabs fear the vaccine and it is total- Ramani, who has accused him might be available for masses ly safe. People should come out of sexual harassment. by this year’s end after the and take the vaccine. This is Delivering the landmark prime targeted people are cov- essential if we want to come out judgment being hailed as a ered and there is an equivalence of the pandemic.” he Ministry of Civil watershed moment for the of supply and demand in the He highlighted that pan- TAviation on Wednesday #MeToo movement against market. demic is still not over and India released an updated standard sexual harassment, the court “Vaccine will be available is in a good position but peo- operating procedure (SOP) for maintained that a woman has !"#$ & ' in the open market only when ple should not have vaccine international passengers arriv- the right to put forward her prime targets — people to be hesitancy and get inoculated. ing in India after cases of the grievances before any platform “It feels amazing, truly October 17, 2018, he resigned vaccinated — are covered. And “Right now our situation is South Africa and Brazil vari- of her choice even after does. I feel vindicated on behalf as minister of state for External there has to be equivalence in fine and many might believe " +& , )./ ants of the Covid-18 virus decades. of all the women who have ever Affairs and denied all the alle- supply and demand. Hopefully, that in India pandemic case is " +$ & 0 ' were detected. A woman cannot be pun- spoken out against sexual gations of sexual harassment there would be such a situation less but I would say this is our The Ministry in its updat- ished for raising her voice harassment at the workplace. It levelled by several women. by year-end or before that. window of opportunity to get still not over and the situation Health Minister said that one ed SOP said the guidelines against such abuse, Additional was me the victim who had to Delivering a 91-page ver- Then, there may be a likelihood the vaccine as the pandemic is can change anytime. As we must appreciate that the vac- will supersede the one issued Chief Metropolitan Magistrate stand up in the court as an dict in the keenly followed have seen in Brazil, Europe, cines are approved under since August 2, 2020 and will Ravindra Kumar Pandey said accused,” Ramani, who named case, the court said it is shame- South Africa and the United Emergency Use Authorisations come into effect from 23.59 as he dismissed Akbar’s com- Akbar in a tweet with reference ful that incidents of crime and Kingdom lockdown has been (EUA). “During the course of hours on February 22. plaint and held that no to an article titled “To the violence against women are imposed again as the cases EUA, it is the responsibility of There are fresh guidelines charges were proved against Harvey Weinsteins of the happening in a country where ! spiked. We should maintain the the Government to keep things for all international Ramani. World” she had written in epics such as the “Mahabarata” present situation in the coun- totally under control. This is travellers coming/transiting The time has come for Vogue India in 2017, added. and “Ramayana” were written United Nations: India, hailed Covid-19 pandemic. try as it is necessary,” the the reason vaccines are still not through flights originating society to understand sexual The tweet was on October around the theme of respect for as the pharmacy of the world, “Keeping in mind the UN AIIMS Director added. available in the open market,” from the UK, Europe and West abuse and harassment and 8, 2018, when the #MeToo women. on Wednesday announced a Peacekeepers who operate in On Monday, the Union he added. Asia. their implications on victims, movement was gathering pace. “… the right of reputation gift of 2,00,000 Covid-19 doses such difficult circumstances, we the judge said while acquitting Seven days later, Akbar, a cel- cannot be protected at the cost for UN peacekeepers. would like to announce today the journalist. The court asked ebrated editor, filed a criminal of the right of life and dignity External Affairs Minister S a gift of 2,00,000 doses for her to furnish a bail bond of complaint against her for of woman as guaranteed in Jaishankar made the announce- them,” Jaishankar told the UN 10,000 in case of an appeal. allegedly defaming him by Constitution under article 21 ment at the UN Security Security Council in a virtual It feels great to have the accusing him of sexual mis- and right of equality before law Council open debate on the address. Quoting the Bhagvad truth validated before the court, conduct decades ago when he and equal protection of law as implementation of resolution Gita, Jaishankar said, “Do your a beaming Ramani told was a journalist. guaranteed under article 14 of 2532 (2020) on the cessation of work with the welfare of oth- reporters after the verdict. Two days after that, on the Constitution,” it said. hostilities in the context of the ers always in mind.” #" $% "# " $ %% " " how they will cope with this eaffirming the Congress’ loss. He was only 30-year-old,” Rtrust among Punjab voters, !% added Jaman. he process for nursery the ruling party on Wednesday Similar voices have echoed Tadmissions in schools captured six of the seven in the houses of 13 other across Delhi will begin from municipal corporations, the Jharkhand labourers missing Thursday and the application elections for which were held from Chamoli since a glacial window will close on March 4. amid the farmers’ agitation, burst triggered an avalanche The Directorate of Education with the BJP finishing close to in of Jharkhand labourers there on February 7 causing last week notified the admis- a complete wipeout. 1 2# Kmissing in the Chamoli major flooding alongside the sion schedule, bringing respite The Congress won 0 ' disaster are dealing with much Alakhnanda and Dhauliganga for anxious parents who have Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, more than the trauma of losing rivers. been waiting for the notifica- Kapurthala, Abohar, Batala, a family member – the sole An NTPC contractor, Ajay tion for over two months. and Pathankot corporations, Minister Capt Amarinder elections for the municipal bread earner in most cases. Kumar Singh, who was arrang- + 7 11 As per the notified sched- besides 106 of the total 109 Singh terming it as a “foretaste” corporations. They have to now identify ing for the travel of the kin of 0 ule, the first list of selected chil- municipal councils or nagar of 2022 Assembly elections. Independent candidates their dear ones among the missing labourers in Chamoli dren will be displayed on panchayats that went for polls Punjab Congress chief finished second by securing 20 partially-decomposed and admitted that the chance of sur- in Jharkhand was fought by March 20, followed by second on Sunday, registering 71 per Sunil Jakhar, elated over party’s per cent of the total seats. Of mostly defaced bodies being vival of the missing labourers Budhu Bhagat. list on March 25 and subse- cent voter turnout. performance, maintained, the more than 1,800 wards that fished out of the muck – a sight was bleak. n the 229th birth anniver- This revolution is record- quent list for admission, if any, In Moga Corporation, the “This victory has further went for poll, the SAD could that can send chills up the spine But, he was still cooperat- Osary of Martyr Budhu ed in the pages of history as the on March 27. The entire admis- Congress though secured the increased the party’s responsi- secure just 252; 29 by BJP, 51 by of the strongest of people, say ing with the family of missing Bhagat, the hero of the Larka ‘Larka Rebellion’. With this, sion process will conclude on highest 20 seats, it failed to bility towards the State and its AAP, and five by BSP. kin of the missing labourers, labourers and trying to ensure movement, Chief Minister he had been continuously fight- March 31. secure majority. The result for people, and party is initiating The ruling party celebrat- who are camping in that the bodies are Hemant Soren garlanded his ing against the exploitation of Usually, nursery admis- Mohali Municipal Corporation its campaign for next year ed the victory in Bathinda, a Uttarakhand to identify the identified. photo and paid homage to the landlords, moneylenders. The sions in around 1,700 schools would be declared on Thursday Assembly polls. known Akali citadel and SAD bodies found during the ongo- “The bodies are so badly martyr. contribution of martyr Veer in the national capital begin in as the State’s poll panel had ‘Captainfor2022’ — the party’s MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s ing search operations. decomposed after being The CM said on the occa- Budhu Bhagat in the freedom the last week of November. The deferred the counting of votes mission under Chief Minister constituency. As the Congress So far, as many as 58 bod- trapped under the debris for sion that celebrating the birth struggle of the country can DoE releases guidelines and for a day to conduct a repoll on Capt Amarinder Singh is being won 43 wards and the SAD just ies have been found from the several days that it is almost anniversary of the martyr is a never be forgotten. His ideals schools are asked to furnish two polling booths. launched today,” he seven, Punjab Finance Minister site of the disaster and only 31 impossible to identify them. Six matter of pride for the whole are a source of inspiration for required information, following The election result has declared. and Bathinda Urban MLA of them have been identified. more people from Ramgarh Jharkhand. He said that in one and all. A better society which the application process come as a boost for the Other Opposition parties Manpreet Singh Badal said The identity of none of the 14 district of Jharkhand were here 1832, before the 1857 War of and State can be built only by is rolled out in December. Congress, which is also eyeing — the Shiromani Akali Dal, the that Bathinda will now get its labourers missing from for the past couple of days to Independence, the heroic rev- following their path, said the However, there has been no to win the Assembly elections Aam Aadmi Party, and the BJP first Congress mayor in 53 Jharkhand has matched the identify bodies. They left yes- olution against the British rule CM. development on it in 2020. due early next year, with Chief — failed to make a mark in the years. bodies that have been found so terday,” said Singh. far. Two steps are being fol- The families of these miss- lowed at the site of the tragedy +& ing migrant labourers know to identify bodies, said anoth- & ' !#% that there was no chance of er NTPC contractor Vinod them surviving, but they were Singh. Once a body is found, it With the announcement of a nation- for the prevention of COVID-19. still hoping against hope to see is cleaned and shown to the kin wide lockdown, the government led by Timely action and persistent efforts by their missing family member of the labourers for identifica- !"#$#! CM Hemant Soren initiated a week- Reena Devi helped in preventing the 1 alive. tion. In the second step, the %& %'(!# long Intensive Public Health Survey spread of infection to other members of Jaman Mahto, a resident of DNA samples of family mem- (IPHS). The survey helped identify the her community. Kolkata: West Bengal is set to Gola block in Ramgarh, was at bers are collected and population at high-risk of contracting About 42,000 Sahiyas played a cru- witness high voltage political Chamoli on Wednesday to matched with the bodies that COVID-19, potentially infected indi- cial role in this survey. They conduct- slugfest over the next few days identify his son-in-law, Kuldip are found. he ASHA workers in Jharkhand, viduals and listed the pregnant women ed a house-to-house survey of thou- with Prime Minister Narendra Kumar Mahto, who was work- As per records with the Twho are known as ‘Sahiyas’, have and newborn babies whose ANC check- sands of households to identify the local Modi and Union Home ing at a National Thermal state control room, as many as been supporting the delivery of health ups were due. high-risk population such as individu- Minister Amit Shah raising Power Corporation (NTPC) nine persons from Lohardaga, care services across the State, especial- To create awareness around the pre- als with Influenza-like illness (ILI)/ poll pitch in the election-bound site in Tapovan. He has been four from Ramgarh and one ly in the tribal areas. The State has ventive measure against COVID-19, the Severe Acute Respiratory illness (SARI) State and Chief Minister staying there for nearly a week, from Bokaro are missing from approximately 42,000 Sahiyas, sup- government decided to leverage the symptoms, the population in over 40 yrs Mamata Banerjee planning to and the experience of dealing Chamoli since the incident. ported by 2260 Sahiya Sathis (ASHA extensive network of Sahiyas across 24 + bracket with co-morbid conditions and address counter-rallies. with the trauma of identifying Besides Kuldeep, Birsai Mahto, facilitators), 582 block trainers, 24 dis- districts. )./)# under-five children who missed vacci- Mamata will address her his son in law among Madan Mahto and Jitendra trict community mobilisers and a State- The Sahiyas went from one door to 0 nation as per the schedule, along with counter rallies at places where defaced and decomposed bod- Mahto are Ramgarh labourers level community processes resource another, advocating on the measures pregnant women due for their Central BJP leaders including ies has scarred him for life, he missing from Chamoli. centre. Since the launch of the pro- and screening for potentially infected antine as per norms and followed up AnteNatal Check-up (ANC). the Prime Minister, the Home said. Birsai’s nephew Vikrant gramme, the Sahiyas have been wide- individuals. regarding their health status and health- During the survey, apart from Minister and BJP national pres- “I know there is no chance Mahto said that the bereaved ly acknowledged for their commitment In March 2020, Kamarunisha and care needs. Later, in the test result, screening of COVID - 19 cases the ident JP Nadda will hold their of his (Kuldip) survival. But, I family was only hoping for the and dedication in enabling access to her husband Noor Mohammad from Kamarunisha tested positive and was Sahiyas carried out multiple tasks such meetings. want this process to end as formalities to get over health care, even in the hard to reach Telo village in Bokaro district returned immediately quarantined at Bokaro as, counselling for ANC/PNC, home- Accordingly Mamata will soon as possible, so I can take soon, so they can get the com- and remote tribal areas. home after participating in the Jamaat. General Hospital. based new-born care, follow-up on hold a rally at Chinsurah in his body and go home,” said pensation and the time to The Sahiyas became a source of They were tested for COVID-19 at the The Sahiya, Reena Devi, coordi- those with chronic diseases. The state Hooghly district a day after Jaman in a shivery and anxious heal from their emotional inspiration across the State because of airport and advised to stay home quar- nated for a medical team to be sent to government’s decision to act in a time- Modi addresses a rally on voice. “Kuldip is survived by his wounds. their efforts and the work they did dur- antined in their village. ASHA worker the couple’s house the next day and ly manner, build upon the capacity of February 22. Whereas the Chief widow and two daughters, who The family members of all ing the pandemic. The State govern- Reena Devi obtained this information helped in-home quarantine for the Sahiyas and mobilize them during the Minister and her nephew and are too young to take the the four missing labourers have ment actively engaged them in activi- during the household survey. She then family members. She continued to pandemic outbreak majorly aided in the MP Abhishek Banerjee will responsibility of the family. given their DNA samples for ties such as contact tracing, line listing, immediately informed the medical actively follow-up on many such cases control of the virus in the state, at the hold simultaneous rallies at All of them are emotionally identification of the bodies, follow-up on COVID-19 cases and officer-in-charge of the block, coun- in her village and played a crucial role same time helped secure maternal South 24 Parganas where Shah shattered, and I don’t know added Vikrant. door-to-door data collection for IPHS. selled the couple to follow home quar- in creating awareness in the community health. will hold rallies on Friday. PNS !"#$#

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overhauls, refits and upgrades will enhance the utility of n an effort to speed up mod- existing assets and will facili- ituation on the Line of Iernisation and acquisition tate faster processing and SActual Control(LAC) in he Union Cabinet on process, the Union Cabinet on implementation of projects for Ladakh and continuing bel- TWednesday approved Wednesday approved modernization of Armed ligerence by Pakistan at the amendments to the Juvenile enhanced delegation of Forces to meet the security Line of Control (LoC) in Justice (Care and Protection of Financial Powers under Capital challenges. Jammu and Kashmir are like- Children) Act 2015, increasing Procurement to levels below The Cabinet has also ly to figure prominently during the role of District Magistrates Vice-Chief of Armed Forces. approved enhanced financial Prime Minister Narendra and Additional District As per the approval, under powers in the Make-I catego- Modi’s interaction at the Magistrates. Other Capital Procurement ry under which Government Combined Commanders’ con- Addressing the media on Procedure (OCPP) of Defence funding up to 70% of the pro- ference in March. nology and space. LAC in Ladakh saw a ten- the Cabinet decision, Women Acquisition Procedure-2020, totype development cost is Operational readiness to The commanders will also month long stand-off including and Child Development financial powers up to Rs 100 available for Design & deal with emerging challenges update the Prime Minister a bloody brawl in the Galwan Minister Smriti Irani said in crore has been delegated to Development of equipment, in the Indian sub-continent will about the pace of reforms in the valley. Twenty Indian army every district, the DM and General Officer Commanding- systems, major platforms or also come up during the con- armed forces to make them personnel including the com- ADM will get the power to in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Flag upgrades thereof. ference to be held in Kevadia, lean and mean, better utiliza- manding officer were killed in monitor functions of agencies Officer Commanding-in-Chief Chief of Integrated Gujarat. The Prime Minister is tion of resources and fighting the incident on June 15. responsible for the implemen- " tered institutions. (FOC-in-C), Air Officer Defence Staff to the Chairman expected to give the direction the future conflicts jointly. In Since then both the sides tation of the Act. 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These newly does not spring any surprise. committees (CWC). state government. egories of petty, serious and Sustenance), COM (Chief of 50 crore towards cost of pro- officers from the Navy, Indian created organizations have The LAC stretches from According to the amendments In the proposed amend- heinous crimes Material), AOM (Air Officer totype development. Air Force and the Army. Chief pooled in the resources of the Ladakh in the west to cleared by the Cabinet, before ments, before registration of a "One more category will Maintenance), DCIDS (Deputy Financial powers have also of Defence Staff(CDS)and three armed forces for better and Arunachal Pradesh in the east. becoming a member of the child care centre, the DM will be included that offences where Chief Integrated Defence Staff) been enhanced for other com- Services Chiefs are some of the faster utilization of resources Pakistan continues to vio- CWC, background and educa- conduct its capacity and back- the sentence is more than seven and ADG ICG (Additional petent financial authorities prominent officers to take part and manpower. late ceasefire in Jammu and tional qualification checks will ground check and then submit years but no minimum sen- Director General Indian Coast under ‘Make-I’ in line with the in the deliberations. Besides these issues, the Kashmir apart from fomenting be included, she noted. the recommendations to the tence is prescribed or a mini- Guard). government’s vision of Modi will be briefed about Prime Minister will take stock terrorism there. The overall Minister said earlier any organ- state government, she said. mum sentence of less than This delegation of powers ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and the various modernization of current situation at the LAC security scenario may also be isation which wanted to run a The DM can independently seven years is provided shall be within Service Headquarters ‘Make in India’ for a robust processes on in the Services to where the first stage of pull discussed during Modi’s inter- child care institution would evaluate a specialised CWC, treated as serious offences and up to Command Level for defence industrial fight the modern day war with back of the armies of India and action with the commanders, need to give its purpose to the juvenile police unit and regis- under the Act," she said. items of Capital nature such as ecosystem. the advent of information tech- China is currently on. The sources said. , $ 2%" % % Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Photographs and video usage to Kochi Metro Rail graphs taken through RPAS fter granting conditional Limited, Kerala for IURWTS," the should be used by only KMRL, Apermission to Board of ministry said in a statement. which would also be responsi- Control for Cricket in India Kochi Metro Rail Ltd ble for safety and security of ' " by the Irrigation Department, (BCCI) to use drones for live (KMRL) should obtain necessary RPAS and data collected $ ( Government of UP. aerial cinematography of crick- clearances from the local admin- through it. he CBI on Wednesday filed a It was further alleged that the et matches till December 31, the istration, defence ministry, home "The operation of RPAS Tchargesheet before the designated )*" + "% accused awarded the work for Centre has allowed Kochi Metro ministry, Air Force and Airport shall be restricted to day opera- court at Lucknow against the then ,"" Intercepting Trunk Drain to an ineli- Rail Ltd to use drones for the Authority of India (AAI) as tions (from sunrise to Sunset), Executive Engineer, Lucknow Division, - $ "%" gible private firm and the date of ten- Integrated Urban Regeneration applicable prior to operating a within Visual Line of Sight Sharda Canal (LDSC), Lucknow and der was twice extended to accommo- & Water Transport System RPAS. (VLOS) in uncontrolled airspace others in connection with a case relat- " % " %$" date the said firm. (IURWTS) project, subject to whichever is earlier. Senselmage Technologies, only...," it said. ing to alleged corruption in the Gomti " " It was also alleged that forged doc- certain conditions. The condi- "The Ministry of Civil engaged by KMRL through Among other conditions, the River Front Project. " " " %" uments of another bidder/private party tional approval is valid till Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate Techno Vision Survey & operator has to intimate the Besides the then Executive were also arranged by the accused to December 31 this year or until General of Civil Aviation Mappings Ltd, would only oper- schedule of operation to DGCA Engineer, LDSC, Lucknow, Roop Singh complete the quorum of three partic- full operationalisation of Digital (DGCA) have granted a condi- ate the RPAS, as per the state- well in advance for conducting Yadav (also the then In-charge ipants in the tender. The agreement for Sky Platform (Phase-1), tional exemption for Remotely ment. safety oversight. Superintending Engineer, XII Circle, Gomti River Front Project. the work was allegedly executed by the Irrigation Works, Lucknow), others The CBI had registered a case on accused without obtaining the approval named in the chargesheet are the then November 30, 2017 on the request of and allotment of funds. The bank guar- #$! %% Junior Assistant, Irrigation Works, Uttar Pradesh Government and further antee of the L-2 firm was allegedly pre- #,,%!#%'' Lucknow, Raj Kumar Yadav, Directors notification from the Centre and took pared from the bank account of the L- &''( of KK Spun Pipe Pvt. Ltd., Himanshu over the investigation of the case, ear- 1 company, the CBI said. Gupta and Kavish Gupta, Senior lier registered vide FIR No. 831/2017 During investigation, both the pub- #'!%#!$% Advisor, Brand Eagles Longjian JV, at Police Station, Gomti Nagar, lic servants were arrested on November ) Badri Shrestha and the firm KK Spun Lucknow. 19, 2020 and are presently in judicial Pipe Pvt. Ltd. It was alleged that irregularities custody. MoHUA secretary Durga strate and deliver ready to live The case relates to an alleged were committed in implementation of Further investigation is continuing Shankar Mishra said that can- houses at an expedited pace irregular award of work of Intercepting “Gomti River Channelization Project”’ to look into the role of other he Ministry of Housing didates can register themselves within twelve months, as com- Trunk Drain in the case related to and “Gomti River Front Development” accused/suspect persons, it added. Tand Urban Affairs to visit live laboratories at six pared to conventional brick he NIA on Wednesday said it has (MoHUA) has launched an Light House Project (LHP) and mortar construction, and Tfiled a chargesheet against 11 alleged enrolment module for sites for learning, consultation, will be more economical, sus- ## ## terrorists in JMB (Jamaat-ul- TECHNOGRAHIS – students generation of ideas and solu- tainable, of high quality and + Mujahideen Bangladesh) Dacoity Cases, from IITs, NITs, engineering, tions, experimentation, inno- durability. LHPs showcase the $&K##' %, Bengaluru before the NIA Special Court planning and architecture col- vation, and technical awareness. best of new-age alternate glob- in Bengaluru. leges, faculty members, acade- The ministry is promoting six al technology. This technolo- @$3O%% The NIA had registered four cases micians. This module will LHPs as live laboratories. gy revolution is cost-effective, from RC-15 to 18/2020 here. Those enable them to visit six Light “This will help them in environment-friendly and .& 1The Supreme Court on Wednesday named in the chargesheet are Jahidul Housing Projects (LHPs) across getting a first-hand account of promotes speedier construc- allowed the Centre to respond to the "allegations" of Islam, 40 (Jamalpur, Bangladesh), Najir the country. the technologies being used tion. The initiative will prove .& 1The Supreme ulating religious conversions the Chairman of committee on Chardham project Sheikh alias Patla Anas, 25, Asif Ikbal, The foundation stone of six and in turn, they can adapt and to be a major push towards Court Wednesday permitted due to interfaith marriages. linking broadening of the road to the recent flash 23, Adil Sheikh, 27, Abdul Karim, 21, LHPs was laid by Prime adopt them as per their require- technical transformation in an NGO to make Himachal The bench, also comprising floods on Dhauliganga river, which damaged Tapovan and Mosaraf Hossain, 22, all from Minister Narendra Modi on ments in the construction sec- India. Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Justices A S Bopanna and V hydro project and caused loss of lives in Uttarakahnd. Murshidabad District, West Bengal. January 1, 2021, at Indore, tor for a ‘Make in India’ Mishra also launched the as parties to a pending peti- Ramasubramanian, however Attorney General K K Venugopal told the apex These besides, Arif Hussain alias Mota Rajkot, Chennai, Ranchi, approach”, Misra added. first volume of LHP e-newslet- tion challenging the contro- refused to stay the controver- court that he would like to file a response to a letter Anas, 24 of Barpeta, Assam, Kador Kazi. Agartala and Lucknow. LHPs The LHPs comprise about ter which captures the progress versial state laws regulating sial provisions of the laws and of the chairman of a top court appointed high-pow- 33, Habibur Rahaman Sk, 28, and are being built as part of the 1000 houses at each location of the projects at each location. conversions due to inter-faith issued notices to both the state ered committee in which several "allegations" have Mustafizur Rahman, 39 of Birbhum and Global Housing Technology along with allied infrastruc- Twelve such e-newsletters will be marriages. governments on the petitions. been made with regard to broadening of the road Md Dilwar Hossain, 28 of Malda have Challenge-India (GHTC- ture facilities. These LHPs released every month to inform A bench headed by Chief The pleas, filed by advocate and the recent disaster in the state. also been named in the chargesheet India) initiative under the will demonstrate the merits of the students, faculty, stakehold- Justice S A Bobde also allowed Vishal Thakre and others and The High-Powered Committee (HPC) is monitoring under various Sections of the Indian Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- the world-class innovative ers and public about the devel- Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-I- an NGO 'Citizens for Justice the Chardham highway project on the widening of Penal Coe and provisions of the Urban (PMAY-U). construction technologies. opment works. through write- Hind to become a party to the and Peace', have challenged the the roads up to Indo-China border in Uttarakhand. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Launching the module, These projects will demon- ups and photographs. petition on the ground that a Constitutional validity of the Venugopal said that the high powered committee large number of Muslims are Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of chairperson Ravi Chopra has on his own written a being harassed under these Unlawful Religious Conversion letter to the government linking the disaster with laws across the country. Ordinance, 2020 and the the Chardham project.Taking note of his submis- ( 4 The apex court on January Uttarakhand Freedom of sion, a bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, 6 had agreed to examine con- Religion Act, 2018 which reg- Hemant Gupta and B R Gavai, said "You file troversial new laws of Uttar ulate religious conversions of response to it" and listed the matter for hearing after ports, including 12 major ones Pradesh and Uttarakhand reg- interfaith marriages. PTI two weeks. PTI that handle approximately 1,400 estowed with a long coastline million tonnes of cargo each year. Bof over 7500 km, India will The coastal economy sustains $ &2 3 $$ finally soon have its own Blue over 40 lakh fisherfolk and coastal Economy policy outlining the communities. With these vast vision and strategy that the maritime interests, the blue econ- % - Government plans to adopt to omy occupies a vital potential utilise the plethora of oceanic position in India's economic resources available across the growth. coastal States in the country. “The draft Policy aims to sig- !'3 The Union Ministry of Earth nificantly enhance the contribu- Sciences has rolled out the draft national growth, said the state- understood as a subset of the tion of the Blue Economy to New Delhi: India is gradually inching been administered today in Karnataka deaths have been reported so far. of the proposed policy inviting ment. national economy comprising an India’s GDP in the next five towards one crore milestone with followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, However, no new case of hospitaliza- suggestions on the plans aiming Among the seven thematic entire ocean resources system and years, improve lives of coastal around 92 lakh beneficiaries being Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. tion and new death have been report- to achieve holistic growth of the areas, which the Ministry has human-made economic infra- communities, preserve our administered Covid -19 vaccine in the The official said that a total of ed in the past 24 hours. coastal region through "manu- recognised to emphasize in order structure in marine, maritime, marine biodiversity and maintain country so far since the launch of the 65,21,785 health care workers have been Meanwhile, India’s total active facturing, emerging industries, to achieve holistic growth, is and onshore coastal zones with- the security of our marine areas nationwide vaccination drive kicked off inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine caseload currently stands at 1.36 lakh trade, technology, services, and "Manufacturing, emerging indus- in the country's legal jurisdiction. and resources. from January 16, this year. Around 37 doses. “More than 61,79,000 health care (1,36,549) as on Wednesday, just 1.25 skill development".. tries, trade, technology, services, The coastal economy sustains “Today, the Blue Economy people have been hospitalized after the workers have been administered the per cent of India’s total positive cases. "The policy document has and skill development". over 40 lakh sherfolk and coastal holds the promise of being the vaccination and 29 deaths have been first dose whereas more than 3,42,000 Eighteen States/UTs have not been disseminated for pubic con- To catalyze the development communities. With these vast next multiplier of economic reported so far. However, none of them have been inoculated with the second reported any COVID19 deaths in the sultation. Stakeholders have been of the Blue Economy, the draft maritime interests, the blue econ- growth and well-being, provided were related to the jab. dose so far while 26,64,972 frontline last 24 hours. These are Uttar Pradesh, invited to submit inputs and report says, it aims to set up omy occupies a vital potential that the strategy places sustain- In a media briefing in New Delhi health workers have been administered Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, J&K , ideas by February 27, 2021," an research and development hubs position in India's economic ability and socio-economic wel- on Wednesday, an Union Health the COVID-19 vaccine jab,” he added. Jharkhand, Puducherry, Himachal official statement said here on in the nine coastal states and pro- growth, said the statement. fare at the centre stage. Therefore, Ministry official said that a total of In terms of first dose coverage, Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Wednesday. mote use of Artificial Intelligence With a coastline of nearly the proposed roadmap for evolv- 91,86,757 beneficiaries have been inoc- Bihar stands at top position with 84.7 Ladakh, Assam, Andaman and Nagar The draft has been prepared (AI) and other new technologies 7,500 kilometres, India has a ing a Blue Economy Policy would ulated with Covid-19 vaccine doses. He per cent coverage followed by Tripura, Islands, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Tripura, in line with the Government’s in marine sectors such as deep- unique maritime position. Nine of be a crucial step towards unlock- said that on Wednesday 1,87,527 ben- Odisha, Lakshadweep and Gujarat. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Vision of New India by 2030. It sea mining, marine logistics and its 29 states are coastal and the ing the potential of economic eficiaries were inoculated. Around 37 people have been hospi- Dadar and Nagar Haveli. highlighted blue economy as one shipping nation's geography includes 1,382 growth and welfare,” said the Maximum number of doses has talized after the vaccination and 29 of the ten core dimensions for India's blue economy is islands. There are nearly 199 report. !"#$# " 0

:M %K! &!%!#%&$! $'! !" $ * @!#! Mumbai: India is brimming “Today, India is brimming the banks of Pangong Tso and Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra domestic demand."I don't want to crit- companies have ventured overseas in with confidence, and the events with confidence. We are seeing south of it. Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Modi on Wednesday said that India is icise anyone, but I want to say had we acquisition of quality oil and gas on the borders and the it on the borders,” he said, with- Addressing the annual Wednesday urged India's startup founders working to meet growing energy focused on this sector much earlier, assets. Government's decision to lib- out explicitly mentioning the Nasscom Technology and to think how to create institutions and not demand, while reducing its energy our middle class would not have Today Indian oil and gas compa- eralise geospatial data are rep- thaw with China after nearly 10 Leadership Forum organised focus on valuations alone. Addressing the import dependence and also diversi- been burdened. nies are present in 27 countries with resentative of the same, Prime months of a standoff. by the IT industry lobby group- Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum fying import sources. In his address Now it is our collectively duty to investment worth about Rs 2.70 lakh Minister Narendra Modi said It can be noted that there was ing, Modi said the decision to here, Modi said that startups should not after launching oil and gas projects in work towards clean and green source crore. on Wednesday. a heavy troop and military liberalise the geospatial data restrict themselves only to valuations on exit Tamil Nadu through video confer- of energy and reduce energy depen- We are developing a gas pipeline Modi said in the past, secu- hardware buildup in the and map making is not just strategies. They should think of creating an encing, he said the country was try- dence," he said. Stating that his gov- network to achieve one nation, one rity considerations were the Himalayan region since last restricted to the area of tech- institution that can outlive this century by ing to ensure this through capacity ernment is sensitive to the concerns of grid. We have plan to spend 7.5 lakh biggest “red light” which pre- summer, after China moved nology, nor should it be seen as creating world class products that will set the building.In 2019-20, India was fourth the middle class, Modi said the coun- crore in creating oil and gas infra- vented the government from troops to newer grounds amid another administrative reform global benchmark of excellence. in world in refining capacity. About try is increasing the focus on ethanol structure over next five years. undertaking the measure to lib- the pandemic. where the government exits a The Prime Minister further said the large 65.2 million tonnes of petroleum to help farmers and consumers, tak- A strong emphasis had been laid eralise map making and access One of the many con- particular field. population of the country is the IT indus- products have been exported and ing steps to become leader in solar on expansion on expansion of city gas to geospatial data. In the frontations turned ugly leading “This decision is illustrative try's biggest strength as people are eager to this number is expected to rise even power, encouraging public transport distribution network by covering 470 remarks, which come amid a to deaths of soldiers in fist- of India's capabilities. India is adopt newer solutions. IT industry's cor- further, he said. to make people's lives productive and districts. The Prime Minister said con- slew of reports suggesting a dis- fights and warning shots were confident that even after this porate social responsibility (CSR) efforts to The Prime Minister noted a embracing alternative source like LED sumer focus scheme like Pahal and engagement between Indian also fired in another instance. decision, we can ensure our develop lateral thinking in rural kids can diverse and talented nation like India bulbs to enable huge savings for mid- PM Ujwala Yojna were helping every and Chinese forces in icy The troops continued to be on security and also give an oppor- prove to be a gamechanger for India, Modi was more dependent on imports for dle class households.He noted that Indian household access gas, and that heights of Eastern Ladakh, vigil braving the hostile winter tunity for the country's young noted. The country is not short of ideas, he its energy requirements. During 2019- more Indian cities have metro cover- 95 per cent of Tamil Nadu's LPG con- Modi said the confidence is a and according to reports, there population to excel at the world said, adding that it needs mentors to help 20, India imported over 85 per cent of age and solar pumps getting more sumers have joined Pahal very big asset. has been a “disengagement” on stage,” Modi said. PTI turn ideas into reality. PTI oil and 53 per cent of gas to meet its popular helping farmers greatly."Our scheme. IANS 2 !"%'$& '# $ 45 uated into the big league of told reporters. He also said that the recently when the letter he wrote to Malayalam film industry only festival cannot be held without the cultural minister A K Balan asking alim Kumar, the celebrated film because of his talents. But presence pf Salim Kumar. the latter to regularise the services Sartist who had been honoured Mohammed Majeed Kamaludeen, But the versatile actor told The of Left-leaning casual staff in the , :3:6 order on Jacob when the matter was police custody for five days. with the National Award for the Best chairman, Kerala State Film Pioneer from Paravoor that he has Film Academy was released in the heard here on Tuesday. On their part, the Delhi Police Actor and a number of national and Academy, who is the main organis- not yet received any invitation from Legislative Assembly by Leader of he Bombay High Court on In a related development, the have claimed that Disha, Jacob and State honours was snubbed and er of the Government sponsored the organising committee. “I am the Opposition Ramesh TWednesday granted Mumbai- Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Muluk had created the ‘toolkit’ humiliated by the CPI(M)-led Kerala International Film Festival of Kerala least bothered whether they include Chennithala. Kamaludeen said that based activist Nikita Jacob transit Court had on Tuesday granted a 10- relating to the farmers’ agitation Government, according to film and (IFFK 2021) had other ideas. me or not among the VIPs who light his letter was to ensure film profes- bail for three weeks in the Greta day transit bail to Muluk, an engi- which was shared with Thunberg. theatre artists in the State. “He and other organisers con- the lamp. But a formal invitation sionals with leanings to Sangh Theunberg ‘tool-kit’ case relating to neer from Beed, in the same case. Ms Jacob had told the high Salim Kumar, who had essayed veniently ignored Salim Kumar would have been sufficient for me. Parivar do not enter the precincts of the farmers’ agitation and ruled that In non-bailable warrants against court on Tuesday that there was a hundreds of memorable roles in while preparing the list of invitees They wanted to keep me out because Malayalam film industry. in the event of her arrest, she them, the Delhi Police had on Zoom meeting before Republic films that include the 2010 movie for the Kochi-leg of the IFFK which of political reasons. It is known to Salim Kumar said the would be released on bail on a per- Monday charged Jacob and Muluk, Day, which was attended by Poetic “Abu, the Son of Adam” (for which got going on Wednesday. Due to all and many persons are afraid to Thiruvananthapuram edition of the sonal bond of Rs 25,000 and one who work for a UK-based NGO Justice Foundation founder MO he was honoured with the national Covid-19 related issues, the IFFK is tell it openly,” said Salim Kumar. Film Festival was inaugurated by 76- surety of like amount. Extinction Rebellion, with creating Dhaliwal, and other fellow activists, Award for Best Actor) and Achan being held in two editions. The The incident comes to light year-old Chief Minister Pinarayi While granting relief to Jacob, the toolkit tweeted by Thunberg on including Disha. Urangatha Veedu (The House where Thiruvananthapuram leg was within days of Rajasenan, a reputed Vijayan in the presence of 79-year Justice P. D. Naik of the high court the farmers’ protest. Jacob’s lawyer Mihir Desai had the Father Doesn’t Sleep) the 2005 between February 9 and 14 while the Malayalam movie maker, who has a old Adoor Gopalakrishnan. ruled: “This protection is granted Jacob has been booked under told the court that the "toolkit" was film which earned him the Second Kochi edition is during February 17 string of hots to his credit, charged Politicisation ofMalayalam film for a period of three weeks from IPC Sections 124(A) for sedition, prepared by Extinction Rebellion Best Actor Award for portraying the to 21. that Malayalam film industry has industry has given rise to many lead today to enable the applicant to 153(A) for promoting enmity (XR) India volunteers for present- role of a helpless father of the vic- Kamaludeen denied reports that been hijacked by Love Jihad ele- artists expressing their solidarity approach the competent court for between different groups, and ing the whole picture with a simple tim of a sexually molested girl is alleged Salim Kumar was not invit- ments. with either the Congreess or the BJP. seeking appropriate relief,” 120(B) for criminal conspiracy. breakdown for an international known for his links with the ed for the festival. “Organising In a no holds barred attack on Krishnakumar, the lead TV artist The high court was hearing Another accused activist Disha audience. Desai had also argued that Congress Party. Committee decided to give a chance some quarters, the soft spoken had joined the BJP in presence of Jacob’s plea against a non-bailable Ravi – who was arrested by Delhi Jacob was a young woman, prac- A TV and stage show per- to youngsters and hence we includ- Rajasenan said that move industry party president J P Nadda while arrest warrant issued against her and Police on February 13 for alleged tising law since the past 6 to 7 years former who made spectators laugh ed new generation film personalities in Kerala has been usurped by a Ramesh Pisharady and Dharman another activist Shantanu Muluk, by involvement with an online ‘toolk- and was a responsible environ- and cry with his scintillating per- among those who would light the cabal which has vested interests. Bolghatty declared their support to the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi. it’ relating to Greta Theunberg- mental activist who was moved by formance, Salim Kumar had grad- lamp on the occasion,” Kamaludeen Kamaludeen was in the news the Congress in a recent function. The high court had reserved its farmers’ agitation -- is currently in the plight of the agitating farmers. "% & 4/ *6 *%&,9,,! & 6 9 ::3 was involved in sending two was registered at P/S Mendher .$ 9 ::3 Pakistan terrorists from Dabbi in this regard. # her Ali, an active terrorist area of Balakote Sector on So-far 05 OGWs namely n Improvised explosive device (IED) plant- Sfrom Poonch, was arrested 24/25 of Nov. 2020 at the Mushtafa R/O Kandi Galuta, , :3:6 police personnel present. Aed inside a pressure cooker was detected by by the Poonch police from behest of Pakstani handler @ Mohd Yaseen R/O Dabbi The Satara police have, the members of the road opening party of the Jammu airport on Wednesday. Sultan. The two terrorists of JK Balakote, Younis, Irfan and he Maharashtra Police has meanwhile, experts with Indian Army near Manjakote along the Jammu According to a police Gazanavi force were later killed Raskeem have been arrested Tarrested two German knowledge of Ganja cultivation Poonch highway early wednesday morning. spokesman, "Sher Ali is the in an encounter on 13th of who were involved in the ter- nationals from a private bun- from Pune to assist them in the Four days ago, a nursing student,identified main coordinator and facilita- December-2020 in Poshana ror network led by Sher Ali. galow at Wai town in Satara investigations. as Suhail from Pulwama was arrested by the tor of terrorist activities of area of Surankote", the police Sher Ali was also involved district of western Maharashtra The preliminary investiga- Jammu and Kashmir police after an IED weigh- various terrorist groups involv- spokesman added. in drug smuggling along with for allegedly cultivating tions have revealed that both ing 6.5 kgs was recovered from his bag near the ing facilitating infiltration of Sher Ali also smuggled smuggling of arms and ammu- Cannabis (Ganja) at home. Manca and Muller are history- bus stand area in Jammu. Handlers belonging morning, a road opening patrol (ROP) of the terrorists, smuggling of arms arms and ammunition which nitions and 2 Kgs heroine Acting on a tip-off that sheeters who had been arrest- to Al-Badr had tasked him to trigger a blast at army found a suspicious object along the high- and ammunition, narcotics included 3 pistols and 1 IED worth approximately Rs 8 about two foreigners staying at ed in a drugs case by the one of the busy locations in Jammu. way near Manjakote. Soon, traffic was controlled from POJK to Indian Territory besides other ammunition crores in the international mar- bungalow at Nandanvan Park Narcotics Control Bureau Both these recoveries were made close on on the highway and a bomb disposal squad was from Balakote area of Poonch through Balakote sector in ket were also recovered from owned by a local resident and (NCB) in Goa in 2017. the heels of arrest of two top ranking terrorists called in," said Rajouri SSP, Chandan Kohli. district". Mendhar district Poonch. The this terror network which was conducting themselves in a Subsequently, the Bombay of Lashkar-e- Mustafa and The Resistance The suspected material packed in a fruit He has been arrested in receiver of these Arms and meant to be used for terror suspicious manner, the Satara High Court (Goa Bench) had Front in Jammu. packing box was later destroyed through a con- connection with case FIR No. ammunition namely Mushtaq financing. So-far from this raided the place on Tuesday released them on bail on a con- The traffic on the busy road was halted from trolled explosion, he added. Further investiga- 292/2020 P/S Mendhar and is Ahmed (father of Sher Ali) and network 05 Pistols, 13 grenades and found that large quantities dition that they would hence- both the sides and teams of bomb disposal squad tion is going on in the case registered at also involved in many other Raskeem Akhter (sister of Sher and one live IED has been of Ganja being grown inside forth live in Satara district. of the Indian army from a nearby camp were Manjakote police station under relevant sections cases of district Poonch. Ali) were arrested by Poonch recovered. Further investiga- half-a-dozen rooms, on the As per the orders issued by rushed to the spot to detonate the IED. "This of law. "Sitting aboard, Sher Ali Police on 11-9-2020 and FIR tion is in progress. roof and outside. the high court in 2017, the two The police arrested two German nationals had deposit- German nationals – identified ed their passports with the Goa 6 as Sergis Victor Manca (31) Police. # and Sebastian Stein Muller As a consequence, they (25) – from the bungalow they cannot leave the country till the " R % raided.The two arrested case registered by the NCB is German nationals were later pending against them. Amaravati: The third phase of four-phased Panchayat produced before a court, which “As part of our investiga- elections in Andhra Pradesh kicked off on remanded them in police cus- tions, we have asked the Goa Wednesday with voting commencing at 6.30 a.m. tody till February 20. Police to give us details of the in 18 revenue divisions. & 9 ::3 During the raids, the police passports and visas of the two The revenue divisions in which polls are being seized 29 kgs of home-grown arrested German nationals,” held are Srikakulam, Palakonda, Vizianagaram, on of a famous local eatery located in the Ganja worth around Rs. 3-lakh, Satara’s District Police Paderu, Rampachodavaram, Yetapaka, Shigh security zone of Sonwar was shot all packed in bags. Superintendent Ajaykumar Jangareddygudem, Kukunuru, Machilipatnam, at from a close range by unidentified ter- The police also recovered Bansal said. Gurazala, Kandukur, Gudur, Naidupeta, Adoni, rorists late Wednesday evening in Srinagar. sophisticated artificial light- The Satara police are try- Kurnool, Ananthapur, Rajampet, Kadapa and The daring attack on a civilian took ing equipment, LED lights, ing to ascertain if the two Madanapalle. place barely hours after the 24 member del- laptops, mobiles, etc from the arrested German nationals had As many as 2,639 sarpanch posts are being con- egation of foreign diplomats winded up bungalow. developed a network of ped- tested, along with 19,553 wards. their day long schedule of meetings aimed During the course of the dlers and customers to sell the In Kurnool district, elections started off on a at assessing the ground situation in Jammu raids, one of the German Cannabis grown by them dur- peaceful note and district collector Veerapandian reit- and Kashmir. nationals tried to flee the bun- ing their stay at the bungalow erated that people should exercise their franchise fear- Local police identified the injured vic- galow only to be caught by the lasting more than 18 months. "+ ## 4 ) ) ) $ & 0 ' lessly. tim as Aakash Mehra son of a popular He adviced people to call control room number Krishna Dhaba owner Ramesh Kumar 1800-4255180 in case any forces are trying to influ- Mehta. This is the second major attack on " 5 % ence the elections. a minority businessman in Srinagar in ' 8 ( Similar to the second phase polls, district offi- recent times. (% cials made arrangements to complete vote counting Earlier, a jeweller Satpal Nischal from ,"# faster in major panchayats. Punjab settled in Srinagar for several years #% 7 Starting 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, senior officials and was killed in cold blood in the first # Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh): With the have been monitoring the election arrangements and week of January 2021.Police sources Panchayat elections barely a few weeks away, 3 45 the Pasi community that had great admi- polls in the control room set up at the Collectorate. claimed Aakash was shot at from a close New Delhi: All India Council a 50-year-old outgoing village head in ration regard for Maharaja Suheldev. As many as 14 mandals, comprising 245 pan- range.He took the bullets on his chest and for Technical Education and Jaunpur district was shot dead by uniden- ithin hours of the foundation lay- The BJP MP said that the state gov- chayats and 2,516 wards are going to the polls at 2,204 was rushed to a nearby SMHS hospital. Haryana Granth Akademi tified persons. Wing ceremony of the statue of ernment should verify historical docu- polling centres. Terror group Muslim Janbaaz Force would work together to pro- The incident led to demonstrations and Maharaja Suheldev by Prime Minister ments and add Pasi surname to the Kurnool district administration deployed 2,557 Jammu and Kashmir has claimed respon- mote as a medium of technical angry mobs pelted stones and damaged Narendra Modi, a controversy has erupt- memorial and other projects being ded- policemen on poll duty.As many as 219 villages are sibility for the attack on Krishna Dhab in education. A formal agreement vehicles in protest. ed over the legendary warrior king's caste. icated to the king. going for the polls in the district. Srinagar outside UN Office. paving the way to this collabo- According to reports, the incident took BJP MP from Basgaon, Kamlesh Om Prakash Rajbhar, former UP Out of the 2,204 polling stations, the district iden- Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, ration between the two gov- place on Tuesday evening when Raj Kumar Paswan, has written a letter to the minister and president of the Suheldev tified 605 polling stations as troublesome ones and who occasionally visited the eatery in the ernment institutions was signed Yadav, the head of the Makhmelpur village President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), claimed that another 374 as hyper sensitive. past condemned the terrorist attack in his at AICTE Headquarters in New in Sarai Khwaja, was shot by some motor- Minister Narendra Modi and chief min- as per the historical texts, including Polling and vote counting officials number is tweet. Omar tweeted, "Very sorry to hear Delhi in the digital presence of cycle-borne youths when he was going to ister Yogi Adityanath. Mirat-i-Masudi written by Abdur 7,250 in the Rayalaseema district. about the attack on the Krishna Dhaba in Union Education Minister Dr. Jaunpur city. Alleging that some vested interests Rehman Chishti, Suheldev belonged to Zonal officials, shadow teams, striking force Srinagar, these attacks are unacceptable. I Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank Additional Superintendent of Police had suffixed 'Rajbhar' to the name of the 'Bhar' community which is a sub-caste teams, route mobile teams, flying squads, drones and hope the injured person who is himself during the launching ceremo- Sanjay Kumar said the deceased received five Suheldev whereas the warrior king of Rajbhar. web casting are deployed to monitor the elections. associated with the dhaba & is undergoing ny of NEET 2.0. Haryana bullet injuries and was rushed to a hospi- belonged to the Pasi community. He fur- "My party will oppose any move by Police Act 30 and CrPc Section 144 have been treatment in a city hospital makes a com- Granth Akademi(HGA) tal, where doctors declared him brought ther said that the state government the state government to project Suheldev imposed in the district, including banning victory plete & speedy recovery". Deputy Chairman & Director dead. should mention his name as 'Maharaja as a Pasi. We are going to organise meet- rallies, pyrotechnics and other musical celebrations. Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor of Srinagar Dr. Virender Singh Chauhan Following the incident, locals blocked Suheldev Pasi' on the memorial and also ings in Rajbhar-dominated constituencies "Non-locals, newcomers and people not related Municipal Corporation in a tweet said, and AICTE Member Secretary the Jaunpur-Shahganj road at Kokrideeha. on other projects launched by the Prime across the state to make our communi- to the polls are banned from the villages where polls "Deeply anguished to hear about an appar- Prof. Rajiv Kumar signed the The body has been sent for post mortem Minister to mark his contribution. ty aware of his contribution," he said. are occurring," reiterated an official statement. ent attack by terrorists at the Krishna Dhaba agreement and exchanged rel- and additional forces have been deployed in UP minister Anil Rajbhar, mean- BSP leader Ram Achal Rajbhar, on In Anantapur district, elections are happening in Sonwar, Srinagar where a civilian has evant documents. AICTE the area. while, claimed that Maharaja Suheldev the other hand, stated that it was the in 19 mandalams. Out of 379 panchayats, 23 received injuries. Strongly condemn this act Chairman Prof.Anil D. Family members said the killing was belonged to the Rajbhar community Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that had first sarpanches have been elected unanimously, while 936 of cowardice and barbarism. My prayers for Sahashrabuddhe was also pre- related to poll rivalry. while Paswan maintained that the min- highlighted the role of Suheldev in contestants are competing for the remaining 356 the speedy and complete recovery of the sent on this occasion. IANS ister's assertion was igniting anger among upliftment of weaker sections. sarpanch posts. IANS injured civilian". !"#$# 1

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A national plan on ) # human dignity to all those who to strive hard to avoid wars in Men and women devoted to these lines shall need no finan- had been deprived of it by vest- future, and sincerely move the cause of human rights the cial investment. It is the initial )S ( ed interests, suffering subhuman towards a world of peace. To world over would not find schooling that could — with- O O practices like racism, apartheid, augment their faith, there even a treatise on the subject out burdening the textbooks — 9 caste considerations, gender sub- were luminaries like Albert that could say more. This let children learn that nature jugation and a lot more. The Einstein and Mahatma principle is to be implement- could offer sufficient resources ( biggest decision of the 20th cen- Gandhi. They motivated *5 * : ed at the grassroots, and to meet the need of everyone tury was to respect diversity and many more, prominent men- 55* should extend to the top level. but not the greed of anyone. A 9 , cut down on exclusion. tions being Martin Luther There are only two ways to generation could be prepared ( Numerous initiatives at the King, Jr, and Nelson Mandela. 536 5 achieve the transformation: in about a decade that would national and international level Yes, there was an alternative Those in control of power and sincerely realise its primary role may be cited in support of an available which preached *5 authority at every level are con- in maintaining the sensitive emerging climate that would global brotherhood through 5*7 * vinced that to create a better man-nature relationship and be permit every human to savour mutual trust and faith in ::58 tomorrow for the generations ready to accept its responsibil- $%& the scent of fresh breeze in an truth and nonviolence. ahead — including their own ity to maintain and sustain it. environment of liberty, equali- Unfortunately, it has not * 5 52 kith and kin — they must be Human beings have the ty and fraternity! By implication, clicked effectively so far. honest to themselves and per- gift to envision, both individ- it would mean eradication of The how and why of the form their duties with integri- ually and collectively. As ignorance, poverty, poor health dichotomy of the expectations *J* ty. Without this, they would be humans we have not applied and universal access to human of the 20th century, and where * 5+ totally unfair to their progeny. our minds, and often human rights. People in such a society we stand in the 21st at this This could be a national cam- indiscretion and greed have must know their rights and be stage, deserves an incisive 2 **7 * paign. In the long term, triggered disasters that were committed to performing their scrutiny. The fundamentals **5 52 schoolteachers could be roped already anticipated. The lat- duties. When the UNO (now the were not beyond the compre- in to realise how they are the est tragedy in Uttarakhand UN) was established on October hension of the luminaries who *5 425 prime movers in the process of could be one more eye open- 24, 1945, it was expected that the had an awareness of factors 7 : * * preparing the next genera- er. Too many hydel power world would henceforth move that could lead to serious dis- tions. In fact, they are at the top plants, cutting of trees and towards global peace, harmony tortions of the core values * * 5 of the workforce pyramid that indiscreet mining were and brotherhood. The same necessary for a vibrant democ- 23*3 creates national future. known to cause disasters. Let year, Unesco was also born with racy. When Gandhi respond- They are the acharyas; this warning from Mother a preamble to its constitution ed to Julian Huxley, the then people are supposed to follow Nature not go unheeded. that generated huge hopes all Director General of Unesco, their conduct, character and (The author works in edu- around: “Since wars begin in the on the draft of the Universal composure. They are the orig- cation and social cohesion. The minds of men, it is in the minds Declaration of Human Rights inal icons. If a teacher is punc- views expressed are personal.) 4 '' # '5''6 .'5 SOUNDBITE " 37&)./ 1 " Q * 6!%' ##"' Sir—The removal of Kiran Bedi as !"#$$%&' :$ + Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G) 1 '$+ %! must be a great relief not only for Chief *$!&$$,% " %$%% % "! 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Bedi actively promot- #,$'#%$( %:!+,!% *#% . $ % ed the interests of the saffron party. #$%&##( $'#$'&&#' 2"!&##%"$% ! , However, her autocratic and arrogant &##,%&(,#''#$( ' $ #' !' !"#$ "$,+ moves have done more damage to the BJP S +*#&'#$$%$ %'$#"&'%!' 6 &5 than benefiting the party and it will defi- %'!&!,!#+## K ! !# - ( &$$%+,!,," nitely reflect in the Assembly election !#%$&,& ##!##%%!,( . - S results. It is unfortunate that the NDA %#!'3%K ,#%$$( '"'%&&$+ , 2 Government at the Centre has decided to #+ "#''%%!'#$#" $ 4969 58 P Q remove her only after allowing her to con- $$P tinue with her unconstitutional agenda for ,!$ "' % 5 so long. Matt Prior who suggested “the pitch is not some tragic road accident in which peo- "% 5 ( If the party was really interested in the , % for a five-day match”. But England’s loss ple die for no fault of theirs. The condi- %!+ ( welfare of the people of the UT, it should can’t be entirely blamed on the pitch. tion of our roads, including highways, is have sacked her long back. Further, she :4 +, - The ground reality is that batting was pathetic. Those who survive are just plain K!$4, should not be posted as L-G or Governor surely difficult but Rohit, Rahane and lucky. in any other non-BJP ruled State as doing Kohli proved in the first innings that it was The condition of State Highways is so will only bring disgrace to the office of far from being unplayable. Ashwin’s hero- very poor as compared to National President which makes these appoint- * % $$ ics with the bat and bowl were a message Highways. There are still many roads "% $,( ments. She has manifested very clearly dur- +56)(78 ( for English cricketers that it had little to which are not one-way. 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Nobody should under- many school buses don’t undergo regular "+*#( )S " et team has always been at the receiving checkup that includes checking the effica- end when it comes to the preparation of estimate or downplay it. Our team is one ',&!( )S of the best teams in the world and the play- cy of their brakes and checking tail lights. ' pitches, especially for a Test series at home. It endangers the life of children who go to ## * S ( During the India-England second Test at ers have proved it time and again. 9 : ;< Nischai Vats | Sultanpur school in these buses. "! %'# &!$! $ Chepauk in Chennai, Stuart Broad liked MR Jayanthi | Mumbai !&!+ - a tweet by ex-Australian batsman Mark Waugh, who called the pitch “unaccept- 9 = ( Sir —Accidents have become common in + # > ($ P Q 2 0/ 1 able”, while Ben Stokes liked a tweet by India. Every now and then we hear about 4564789:9 K %4 !"#$# *

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ature’s laws are immutable. Where forests are removed indiscriminately, drought, Npestilence, famine and flash floods rear their '($)) /,76 3 ugly heads. When the green revolution came to ( India in the early 50s, a whopping 1,973.4 million hectare (Ha) of forest land either went under the #) plough or was destroyed for various development purposes and this process is still going on. Water, ($ 5 0 $51 soil health and climate change play a major role # in making or breaking the agrarian economy. In ( $5 " ( the context of the above, the role of trees in enhanc- ing and sustaining productivity of the soil, water 9 ( and biodiversity assumes great significance. Hence, $5 the need for agroforestry research and extension ( is required in various kinds of marginal land. For instance, in Kenya and in other countries real progress has been made in sustainable agriculture ( with the introduction of appropriate trees. <;B The International Council for Research in C/ + C* : % ( Agroforestry (ICRAF) has stated that its central aim 755 8D " is to foster research on the place of woody peren- 58 * * nials in combination with crops or animals to solve 5 * the problem of small farmers. This approach won * 536 over Chinese peasants to forestry. Chinese farm- 58 653* ers included timber trees with woody perennials * : * * 552 for all purposes like orchards, bamboo, groves and 3* so on, while Chinese foresters encouraged and 3*3 demonstrated intercropping. It is an irony that * 5** 52 despite the ongoing farmers’ agitation and the per- 4,903 in 2013-14. That declined to provide another half. In India this required for industrial agriculture 525 * 7 sistent agrarian crisis in the country, one seldom * 53* 7+ 4,620 by 2017-18.” ratio must be much higher. gradually destroys the binding finds any debate highlighting the crunch and its 58 25 “Furthermore, for other crops, Duke University’s Subhrendu power of organic matter which linkage with the deteriorating health of natural ( the returns have stagnated. There Pattanayak concludes that industri- keeps the soil particles together. It resources, which apparently is the main factor 5 * 552 has been no significant increase in al agriculture is a leading cause of displaces the soil air, which is vital behind this messy situation. the last five years. This means the deforestation as it accounted for 80 for the respiratory function of the + There cannot be any denial of the fact that the 525 * 7 per cent of it between 2000 and 2010. roots. The main strategy of indus- * 5* * Government’s target of doubling $5 health of the ecosystem in India has come to a stage farmers’ incomes by 2022 will Soya and palm oil cultivation caused trial farming is oriented for rice or where its carrying capacity has already been :3*6 :58 remain a pipe dream,” he says. over 30 per cent deforestation across wheat at huge indirect and direct $5 ( 2 *+ 3 # +56)(78 ( stretched to the limit and it seems to be on the brink Thakur further observes that Asia and 70 per cent in Latin cost but keeps farmers away from of a precipice. While India’s overall food produc- *3 * 5* India’s yield when compared to America. growing fruits, nuts, vegetables and tion has grown, declining productivity is evident * * 5 other countries, is the lowest per Ha Industrial monocropping pulses. Intensive industrial mono- # + / ) for oilseeds and pulses. In the rainfed areas, yields 7 for most crops and uses more land exhausts soil nutrients, pollutes culture deserves to be debated $ C BE are declining and rapid land degradation is evident. 5: :* 7 and labour to produce lower yields. water channels, destroys habitats and throughout the country. $5 ) Even in the irrigated, high-yield crop areas, stag- 5*5 Indian agriculture adds 16 per cent biodiversity. Industrial agriculture The big question remains that ( nation is apparent and their sustainability is also 3*3 to the Gross Domestic Product costs the world over $3 trillion per despite all the obvious advantages of a matter of doubt. (GDP) but provides 41 per cent jobs annum. Sustainable agriculture with agroforestry why has it remained The environmental impact of the green revo- *5 * whereas China adds 71 per cent to agroforestry reduces soil damage, confined so far to a few places, where lution that is based on high input and output, is * the GDP with 25 per cent labour and chemical use, diversifies agriculture forest-based industries have pushed ) $5 well-documented but the cost of maintaining it 52* Brazil adds 4.4 per cent with nine per and protects habitat for biodiversi- it for clonal plantation of eucalyp- necessitates various limits and the economic cent labour. Further, due to high ty. tus or poplar trees? There is no dis- inequality resulting from this development is appar- inputs Indian farmers cannot com- Sir Albert Howard in his treaties, pute over the capacity of clonal plan- ent now. Two kinds of fertiliser fertility problems pete in the international market ‘Soil and Health’, observes: “Forest is tations combined with crops in ( ) are commonly encountered in the country: Low because of their high prices. an effective agent in the prevention industrial plantations to create jobs ( and declining soil fertility. Tackling a decline in fer- In India, industrial agriculture of soil erosion... The trees and through forward and backward 9 ( tility is linked to working with nature and assist- was powered by the Haber-Bosch undergrowth break up the rainfall economic linkage. The growth of ing the restoration of the natural processes. It may Process that was invented by Fritz into fine spray and the litter on the Yamunanagar is a shining example also require external inputs like fertilisers and water Haber and Carl Bosch which pro- ground further protects the soil from of how the produce of agroforestry along with trees. The result of five years of work duces ammonia for chemical fertilis- the impact of descending water acted as the catalyst to change a $5 ( of the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research ers. This process makes nature’s fer- streams. The roots and residues of small township into a vibrant indus- # Institute (IGFRI) Jhansi has revealed a significant tilisation via sunlight, macrobiotic the trees and animal life in all trial complex. ( reduction in soil nutrient losses and improvement soils and crop rotation very margin- woodlands are converted into Anyone who is conversant with - ( in soil fertility. In a recently-published article in a al. Ammonia production now con- humus, which is then absorbed by soil, water and tree should be con- : ( national daily, Atul Thakur revealed how produc- sumes two per cent of the energy the soil underneath, increasing its vinced about the limitation of indus- tive quality and prices are key factors that have com- supply globally and produces 1.5-1.6 porosity and water- holding power. trial agriculture and the potential of bined to keep the Indian farmers poor. Based on trillion CO2 emissions per year. The trees not only prevent soil ero- agroforestry in the country. - quantitative data he observed that returns per Ha Nitrogenous fertilisers derived from sion but store large volumes of water However, for large-scale adoption of O ) (( from kharif crops as a per cent of inputs and labour the Haber-Bosch Process currently and sequester atmospheric carbon. agroforestry its constraints must be ( cost are steeply declining. He summarised: “Farm The writer is a former provide roughly half of all the nitro- Mechanical measures to arrest soil removed first. In such a situation tree IFS officer. returns were falling and low to begin with. The views expressed gen required for world crops. erosion like terracing are secondary plantation can play a complemen- $5 # ( Divided over four months of the kharif season the are personal. Organic recycling, manure, crop matters. tary role to agriculture and help ) average paddy farmers’ monthly returns were residues and atmospheric deposition Excessive use of irrigation restore the health of the land. $5 9 ) # POINTCOUNTERPOINT ( " # $5 '$,& , . $ & ( # % &$ & $ )"= ( $ . ( ) ( ( ' . $ $' $5S ( L$ , & L( & 0 &, ' , 1 % %

he COVID-19 pandem- from the Union Health stressed enough. decrease in the number of ger States like Bihar, Jharkhand, ities will give accurate estimates ic resulted in the biggest Ministry. With 10 more fatal- Mortality data obtained casualties and its causes. Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, of excess deaths due to the Tglobal health emergency ities in the last 24 hours, the from the CRS is based on real- Although the CRS is per- Assam and Madhya Pradesh, virus. It is not practical to in living memory. A whopping death toll has reached 1,55,913. time and continuous record- manent, systematic and func- recorded fewer than 50 per expect medical certification 24,31,445 Coronavirus-related There has been a lot of ing. Besides, it is verified by the tional across India’s length and cent of the deaths. for all deaths due to lack of deaths were recorded around speculation and debates over civil authority, therefore, it is breadth, it suffers from many Further, information on qualified staff and resource the world from the time the alleged under-reporting of highly reliable for decision- challenges. Lack of staff, logis- causes of fatalities is limited constraints, but verbal autop- contagion spread in 2019. $*$ &+'$ COVID-19 deaths in India. making. The CRS provides an tics, irregular training and no and not reliable in most cases. sy may identify COVID-19 India, the second-most -2.6 7,/2 However, no robust evidence annual report on birth and regular supervision are some As per the latest ‘Medical related deaths. Further, CRS populated country in the has been provided by registra- death statistics with baseline highlighted performance bar- Certification of Cause of Death’ staff must be provided with world, faced an unprecedent- tion offices located at crema- characteristics such as age, riers. Apart from this, a delayed report only 21 per cent of fatal- Personal Protective Equipment ed health crisis due to the out- toriums or burial places, hos- gender and place of residence. and incomplete publication of ities are medically certified. and other resources to contin- break. However, the pitals and other registration It is an important data source the annual report has Looking at the CRS’ sys- ue their duty safely and ade- Government took all the steps offices. Therefore, it is counter- for the causes of death statis- decreased the utility of this vital tematic and broader network, quately. necessary to flatten the curve intuitive to assume that hun- tics. data. Hence, CRS data is not complete vital statistics based Places where facilities for and now, over ten months dreds of thousands of deaths Accurate and reliable ly information on casualties the topmost priority among on CRS must be published on online death registration are after the first lockdown was have not been reported in the information on mortality has and causes of death at the dis- policymakers and health offi- time. Also, a monthly report available, must record casual- announced in the country country. many utilities for policymak- trict or block level is essential cers, even though it is taken may provide critical factors for ties on time and share data there seems to be a ray of hope. Further, accurate and con- ers and health officers. for health officers for initiating into consideration. decision-making and initiating with the State headquarters for As many as 1,06,44,858 people tinuous recording of deaths is Complete death statistics are immediate healthcare inter- According to the latest preventive measures at the timely compilation and gener- have recovered from the dis- pertinent for designing imme- pertinent for health experts to ventions. Besides, CRS may Office of the Registrar-General time of a health emergency. ation of a monthly report. ease so far and the national diate health interventions in know the age and gender-spe- provide an accurate baseline and Census Commissioner Timely information on CRS data must be seen as recovery rate stands at 97.33 Gandhi is a development this unprecedented healthcare cific death rate, distribution for assessing excess mortality (ORGI) report for 2020, near- excess of deaths at the local a priority among the authori- per cent. India on Wednesday practitioner, educator and crisis. Hence, the role of the and cause of mortality. due to COVID-19. Data on ly 14 per cent of deaths were administrative level may alert ties and stakeholders for its recorded just 11,610 new writer, while Kumar is a Civil Registration System Plus, CRS is the only data fatalities for the last three or not recorded in 2018. Besides, health officials for adequate complete and timely utilisation COVID-19 cases, taking the Junior Research Fellow at (CRS) in the complete and reli- source that provides death sta- five years could be compared the level of registration of healthcare intervention. by health officers, particular- JNU. The views expressed total tally of infections to are personal. able recording of COVID-19 tistics at the lower administra- with current statistics to mortalities is widely varied Moreover, comparing the ly during a health emergency, 1,09,37,320, according to data related fatalities cannot be tive level. Adequate and time- observe the sudden increase or across the country. Many big- trends and patterns of mortal- such as the current pandemic. !"#$# 8

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So attempts to provide a legal 8 #*!%'+ rights expert that recent troop Myanmar,” he said in a state- we are back on the street again.” veneer for her detention. movements could indicate the ment issued by the UN Human In Naypyitaw, thousands of British Prime Minister Boris ( '.> && military was planning a violent Rights office in Geneva. people, including private bank Johnson issued a strong denun- , $ crackdown. By Wednesday evening, employees and engineers, ciation of the legal maneuver. 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On Tuesday night, the mil- 1)$ ( & Large rallies were also held in The junta said the takeover Local media reported that sev- itary for a third day in a row ( '$ , the country’s second-biggest was necessary because Suu eral people were injured. ordered an internet blackout — 41 * ! city, Mandalay, and the capital Kyi’s government had failed to The marches have been almost entirely blocking online ""%"#,$' of Naypyitaw, in defiance of an & + ? investigate fraud claims in elec- organised as part of a civil dis- access from 1 am to 9 am. 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Biden offered a frank Da scathing personal attack “Mitch is a dour, sullen, 2# description of what it’s like to on Mitch McConnell, calling and unsmiling political hack, live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. him a “dour, sullen and unsmil- and if Republican Senators are Q R During his CNN town hall ing political hack,” days after going to stay with him, they Tuesday night, referencing past the top Republican Senator will not win again,” Trump said presidents who have spoken of and former close ally voted to in the terse statement on the building as “a little like a acquit the ex-US president in Tuesday against the Senate 2! gilded cage.” his second impeachment trial. Minority Leader. “I get up in the morning ! 1 # 3 3 , McConnell, who led the “He will never do what 55 and look at Jill and say, Where "0 0 " Senate for years, voted to acquit needs to be done, or what is the hell are we?’” Biden joked, Trump in his impeachment right for our country. Where he United Nations’ human adding that he wasn’t used to in a large house in the offering ample room to swim, trial last week. But the 78-year- necessary and appropriate, I Trights body said household staff waiting on Wilmington, Delaware, sub- explore and exercise in greater old Senator from Kentucky will back primary rivals who Wednesday it will seek infor- him. urbs. privacy. then attacked Trump as espouse Making America Great mation from the United Arab “I find myself extremely The White House features The former vice president “morally responsible” for the Again and our policy of Emirates about a daughter of self-conscious,” Biden added, a spacious lawn that has an said he’d been in the Oval deadly US Capitol riot on America First. We want bril- Dubai’s powerful ruler after she saying he was unaccustomed to unimpeded view of the Office 100 times or more over January 6. liant, strong, thoughtful, and said in video messages that she someone “handing me my suit- Washington and Lincoln the years, but had never been Trump and McConnell — compassionate leadership,” the was being imprisoned in a coat.” Monuments, but is otherwise to the residential areas of the the two most powerful men in 74-year-old former heavily guarded villa. Biden’s working-class surrounded by high fencing White House. the Republican Party — have president said. Sheikha Latifa bint upbringing in Scranton, and a small army of guards. Even if the residence still been estranged in recent Trump asserted that Mohammed Al Maktoum tried Pennsylvania, has long been a Biden said it’s “totally different” feels new, Biden suggested he’s months after working closely McConnell’s shortcomings had to flee the wealthy Gulf state in central part of his political from the vice president’s resi- already settled deeply into the during the former president’s contributed to the Republican 2018 but was detained by com- brand. He most recently lived dence, set on 80 acres and work of the presidency. four years in office. But things Party’s loss of the Senate mandos in a boat off India. She had not been heard from until Tuesday, when the BBC’s (! ! 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February 2021 as it has failed ed over months on a phone she the global terror financing and Pakistan was placed on to fulfil six key obligations of secretly received about a year money laundering watchdog the FATF “grey” list in June the global money laundering. after her capture.

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"% coming back on line to nor- in a webinar on India outlook (GDP) in the current fiscal S&P currently has a ‘BBB- 54 2 *6* malisation thereby brightening for 2021. ending March 31, as per the ’ rating on India, with a stable the growth prospects, as well as S&P said India’s economy revised estimate. outlook. structural strengths of Indian has stabilised over recent For the next 2021-22 fiscal, To a query on what could % inance Minister Nirmala economy coming back to the months, with progressively bet- the deficit has been put at 6.8 put downside pressure on rat- FSitharaman on Wednesday fore. ter manufacturing, services, per cent of the GDP, which will ings, Wood said, “If we have a addressed the board of markets &P Global Ratings on “India will be one of the labour market, and revenue be further lowered to 4.5 per much lower than expected -< - regulator Sebi for the first time SWednesday said India will fastest-growing economy in data. The hard part will be con- cent by 2025-26 fiscal ending recovery, slower nominal GDP after the presentation of the be one of the fastest growing the EM (emerging market) verting these trends into a sus- March 31, 2026. growth, that would be a con- externalities for the private Union Budget earlier this emerging market economies space. India’s contraction this tained recovery over the next “Vast economic growth is cern. sector, and forecast slower fis- month. After the presentation with a 10 per cent growth in the year was steep and may be few years. crucial and critical for main- If economy is not growing lobal forecasting firm cal consolidation in FY22 than of the Budget every year, it is next fiscal, and future sovereign deeper than global average, India has exceeded its fis- taining those deficits at those quickly then fiscal deficit would GOxford Economics on the government projections. customary for the finance min- rating action would hinge on but bounce back of 10% that we cal deficit target of 3.5 per cent rates financing them and keep- be lot higher and debt stock Wednesday revised India’s eco- “Alongside the planned ister to address the boards of lowering fiscal deficit and sus- are expecting next fiscal year in the current fiscal by a wide ing debt stocks from rising even could be rising rather than sta- nomic growth projection for government spending boost Sebi and RBI.In a tweet, the taining debt burden. will be putting India amongst margin due to higher spend- further. bilising. That would entail high 2021 to 10.2 per cent from the in Q1 and receding Covid-19 finance ministry said S&P Director, Sovereign & the fastest growers in 2021 ings to stimulate economy If that were the case if the government earlier 8.8 per cent, citing risks, the shift in the monetary Sitharaman addressed the International Public Finance and more importantly we see amid the pandemic. economy were to recover at a deficit and higher general receding Covid-19 risks and policy outlook supports our board of Sebi (Securities and Ratings, Andrew Wood said Indian economy growing at 6% The fiscal deficit - the much lower pace than expect- government debt stock which the shift in the monetary pol- 2021 growth upgrade to Exchange Board of India) in the forecast for India in 2021 is over medium term, may be excess of government expen- ed we would have additional could cause us to question the icy outlook. 10.2 per cent from 8.8 per cent the national capital on on stronger side and shows that slightly higher, and that com- diture over its revenues - has concerns regarding the sus- sustainability of India’s public It further said the Budget earlier,” Oxford Economics Wednesday. 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Addressing Wednesday as risk appetite HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, !"#$$D E dened if the previous govern- hiked for the ninth day in a encourage production of equip- reporters after the Cabinet remained subdued amid a Maruti, Dr Reddy’s and HDFC. !%'& 5 ments had focussed on reduc- row. Since India imports the ment worth Rs 2.44 lakh crore meeting, Prasad said that the bearish trend overseas. HDFC twins accounted for D%' &$& ing India’s energy import majority of its oil needs, retail and create direct and indirect government is positioning Profit-booking was seen in over half of the benchmark’s !"#$E'% dependence. Without refer- rates are benchmarked to inter- employment for about 40,000 India as a global powerhouse finance, IT and FMCG coun- losses. 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he world is a beautiful place with many chal- Tlenges. And on our jour- neys, we change! One thing that remains constant is the fact that it needs power. My mantra has always been — we learn to bend so that we may seldom break. I push my limits every single day,” reads one of the cap- tions on actor Malaika Arora’s Instagram account. Well, these lines quite evidently reflect the actor’s approach and perspec- tive towards life and its challenges. Though the fitness enthusiast is not too often seen on the big screen, she has been giving us some major fashion and fitness goals. Here she shares a few health tips. Excerpts

How do you choose to associate with / any brand? To attach myself to a brand, I need to / 0 strongly believe in its ethos. It should add relevance to my life. For instance, I have been a strong standing partner with Reebok because I love its products and the brand has helped me grow ushrratt Bharuccha recently within my fitness journey. Nlaunched her first ever music video with Honey Singh. Featuring What has been your fitness mantra? in Saiyaan Ji has been a special jour- I start my day with yoga and meditation ney for the actor, here’s why. in the morning, followed by a walk. I then She says, “It is extremely close come back and eat a nutritious meal. I look to my heart as its my first ever with forward to each day with positive energy and Honey Sir. This is our fourth song enthusiasm which keeps me mentally together, after Dil Chori, Care Ni healthy too. Karda and Chote Chote Peg. With the song now crossing 100 million Can you give us a breakdown of the diet views, we have maintained our win- you follow to stay in shape? ning streak. I’m overwhelmed with I usually don’t follow any particular diet. all the love coming my way from the I try to eat everything that my body audiences. The fact that the song has demands but of course in moderation — be become such a massive hit, is such it avocados or biryani. an amazing hype for us.” “The song is also special to me, You have been giving us some major tial are they to our health? I feel the lockdown period has helped Choose the right gear (clothes and as I shot it right after the lockdown ‘yoga goals’ through your Instagram As long as you are aware of using the to raise awareness about how fitness is an shoes) that makes you feel comfortable. was lifted. That time, I was promot- account. Can you give us a deeper insight right supplements that won’t have any side essential part of our lives. People took the Create a routine that works for you. ing Chhalaang, and was running into your fitness journey? effects on your body, it is okay to use them time out to research how to make themselves Set reasonable expectations to keep between one activity to another, but I discovered yoga when I had a leg since it provides a boost to your body which more efficient and how fitness can help yourself motivated throughout. somehow we fixed up the dates and injury. It didn’t just give me the mental helps you achieve your goals. I strongly urge accentuate their daily performance. Fitness For beginners, take up walking as an worked it out — even if it meant strength to recover from my injury but also everyone to consult a dietician and a phys- apps fit in well here since gyms or parks exercise as it has multiple benefits for your shooting for 18 hours a day. I’m real- helped me heal from inside out. It was then ical trainer before taking any supplement. weren’t open for exercise. body and mind. With Reebok introducing ly glad that it bore a fruitful out- I realised that I need to include this as a part its new walking category with shoes like come,” the actress added. of my routine. During the lockdown, most of us were Please share a few fitness tips that you’d Reebok Ever Road DMX, Austin, Druhan, Next in her pipeline is Hurdang working out from home, with the help of want your audience to follow. Ease Slip On, Fusion Lux, Motionpulse, this opposite Vijay Varma, Janhit Mein A lot of people take supple- online fitness apps. What would you say A few fitness tips that people can follow is the best time to grab a pair and begin your Jaari and Chhorii for which she was ments nowadays. How essen- about their increasing popularity? are: fitness journey. recently seen shooting.

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hhattisgarh holds a special al machinery/non-standard seeds place in the country in terms were of prime focus. Now in infra- Cof mineral resources. While structure related works, only 20 per the production of minerals leads to cent amount is being used in sectors development of the area through other than drinking water, health and mineral-based industries, new education. employment opportunities are also generated. However, the other side Monitoring of trust works of the coin is the problem faced by Monitoring of tasks amended by people living in the area. In such a the trust is necessary. Hence, it has situation, it becomes the responsibil- been decided to hold a meeting of the ity of the government to take special state level monitoring committee care of the interests and welfare of once a year. A provision has been the local people from the mining made to set up a state level District affected area. The recent efforts, in Mineral Institute Trust Cell to mon- $ " / this regard, are highly commendable, itor the works of the trust. and what is more applaudable is that these responsibilities are being dis- Successful execution of Chief / charged with seriousness. Minister’s flagship scheme The government is ensuring The state government has issued he Tribes India Aadi the participation of 1000s of participation of mining lease hold- instructions to spend the amount TMahotsav came to a suc- tribal artisans, chefs, artists ers for the interests and welfare of the from DMF in this work to solve the cessful close. The closing cer- and cultural troupes from 25 people living in the area affected by problem of health, malnutrition in the emony was presided by states across the country. The mining operations. For this, the affected areas and to make employ- Ramesh Chand Meena, rich tribal culture as evident in provision of the formation of the ment to agriculture works, the results Chairman, TRIFED in the the form of rare tribal handi- District Mineral Institute Trust in the are very encouraging. In Dantewada presence of Krishnadhan Das, crafts, handloom and natural Mineral Act was made in the previ- district, malnutrition has decreased Chairman, Tripura MARK- products, tribal cuisines were ous government. However, many by four per cent over the previous FED and Pravir Krishna, on display in about 200 stalls. shortcomings were being felt in this year. Similarly, only 50 thousand Managing Director, TRIFED. The Aadi Mahotsav succeed- provision by the experts as the par- patients have been treated free of cost The closing programme ed in winning the hearts of the ticipation of public representatives in Dantewada at Haat Bazar Clinic began with the visit of digni- residents of Delhi as witnessed was not being ensured. Moreover, the since June 2019. taries to the stalls of the festi- by the heavy footfall over the participation of local people was also help of DMF. Moreover, it has been ment of at least 10 members of the New sectors have been included val. Following which, they past 15 days and the sales reg- minimal. Apart from this, proper used in improving the health infra- Gram Sabha, residents of the direct- in the works edited by the trust fund Improvement of Maharani were welcomed and felicitated istered. utilisation of funds was not being structure and providing relief to the ly affected area in the council com- for sustainable livelihood, public Hospital of Jagdalpur by Pravir Krishna, Managing The wares of the tribal done for the welfare of the directly people during Coronavirus crisis. pared to the earlier provision of transport, preserving cultural values Human resources and medical Director, TRIFED and the artisans, be it the fine affected people. In simple words, The changes can be felt in almost all nominating only two sarpanchs. and promoting youth activities. It is supplies were absolutely required for TRIFED team. In his wel- Pattachitra paintings, the love- those in need were not getting ben- the districts of state, however, the Benefit directly to the needy being implemented in Dantewada, the operation of Maharani Hospital, come address, Krishna ly silks from Assam or the efitted from the allotted funds. notable examples are mentioned The state government further Jashpur, Surguja and Kanker districts. the largest government hospital in thanked the dignitaries for exquisite tribal jewellery from Several other similar shortcomings below. makes necessary changes in the pre- Many important efforts are being Bastar division. It was supplied from their visit and the residents of Odisha and the beaded neck- were also observed in the preceding ceding provision to make the made in the field of drinking water, the DMFT item by the district admin- Delhi for making this event a laces from the North-east provision. Representation of public repre- amount received in the trust direct- health and education under the lead- istration there. Today, thousands of grand success. He was confi- have, have been very appreci- In order to overcome these sentatives ensured ly to the needy. As per the amend- ership of the CM, the trust funds are patients are receiving their treat- dent that the heavy footfall and ated. Add to it the earthy, exot- shortcomings and to provide prop- The primary step taken by the ments, 50 per cent of the amount being fully utilised in the state. Solar ment in this hospital. the phenomenal sales regis- ic cuisine of the tribals, rang- er benefits to the affected local peo- government is to ensure representa- received in the trust will be used for energy-based project in drinking tered despite the times we ing from momos from Sikkim, ple in the fields of health, education, tion of public representatives in the the welfare of the directly affected water, health care facilities in govern- Cultural values are being protect- live in, would definitely go a mahua laddoos from environment and sanitation, the trust. For which, the minister in area/persons. This has resulted in ment hospitals, providing education- ed in Dantewada district long way in helping the tribal Chhattisgarh, dhuska and litti state government has made several charge of the district has been economic and social development of al fees/hostel fees in government The district administration is artisans and dwellers over- chokha from Jharkhand to important reforms in the old provi- appointed as ex-officio chairman of the residents. It is to be noted that institutions for higher education to preserving cultural values through come the setback that they thapdi roti of Odisha and sion to provide benefits directly to the governing council. Along with in the previous provision, the entire family members of directly affected Dantewada district DMF item. Under faced during the pandemic chapda chutney of the affected people. this, all the MLAs of the district have district was considered affected and areas in education as well as all this, work is being done to preserve induced-lockdown. Chhattisgarh, all were a part of been appointed as its ex-officio the amount was spent at will and competitive examinations. Provision the priceless culture and heritage of The short ceremony also the festival. INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT members. Previously, according to only a part of the profit reached the has been made for coaching and res- the tribals by rejuvenating Devgudi saw the felicitation of the top Making up for the losses IN ALL DISTRICTS OF the old provision, the collector of the needy. idential training. Sankalp coaching in in 143 gram panchayats of the district three tribal artisans cate- registered due to the lock- CHHATTISGARH THROUGH district used to be the chairman of Jashpur district is an excellent exam- and developing it into a tourist cen- gorised in different groups down, the Aadi Mahotsav has DMF the governing council. Five-year vision document under ple of this. tre. This initiative is proving effective such as textiles, gifts and seen the tribal artisans regis- The Chhattisgarh government incubation Apart from this, storage and pro- in further strengthening the tribal assortments, organic prod- ter approximately 4 crore in has utilised the DMF fund signifi- Increased representation of locals As per the amended provisions, cessing units of agricultural products culture and values. ucts, cane and bamboo, jew- direct sales over the past fort- cantly for development in the state. The other significant change in beneficiaries benefiting from the are being encouraged along with ellery, metal, paintings, pottery night. Moreover, a purchase All sector including education, the provision made by the Bhupesh trust fund will be identified in order food processing, minor forest produce Mungeli district fighting with and tribal cuisine based on order worth 8 crores has health, infrastructure development, Baghel’s government is the increased to prepare a five-year vision docu- and forest processing. Additionally, malnutrition their sales and popularity with been placed by TRIFED; lead- electricity, water, sanitation, etc have participation of local residents of the ment as per the requirement of the organic farming is also being promot- DMF is helping to free Mungeli the audience. The artisans/ ing to a total of approximate- been developed with the help of affected area. It is worth mentioning affected area/residents, for an over- ed and employment opportunities are district from malnutrition. About organisations felicitated were ly 12 crores in business trans- DMF fund in all districts of that in the previous provision, only all development of these areas. This being provided to women. Through 2,400 children of the district are being given a memento. The cere- actions for the tribals partici- Chhattisgarh. The fund is also used those affected by mining were spe- work has already started in the this manure is being prepared for benefited from this scheme. mony came to a close with a pating in this festival. in building Atmanand Government cially not given enough space in the Dantewada, Korba and Bastar dis- agriculture. Cleanliness of drains There are various examples in the cultural programme and din- The Aadi Mahotsav has English-medium schools in various council. As per the amendment, tricts. and intensive plantation works are state that strongly establishes that the ner. truly been a celebration of the districts of state. The cases of mal- the state government has decided to being encouraged. Whereas previous- amount of DMF is being used better The fortnight-long spirit of tribal life, crafts, cul- nutrition have also dipped with the make provision for the appoint- New sectors included ly, the description of only agricultur- now than earlier. National Tribal Festival saw ture and cuisine. $' 3 / - / +/

n OSV, Greatship Rohini Awith 18 crew members onboard reported fire on February 13 while the ship was 92 Nautical Miles North- West off Mumbai, near the NQO Platform of Mumbai High. One crew reported fire injury and was evacuated and disembarked ashore by ONGC helicopter for medical treatment. Three others were missing and trapped in the engine room. On receipt of the infor- ' B) # mation, Coast Guard ; Operation Centre Mumbai, C3 diverted Offshore Patrol Vessel & ' TPC Limited has Devi on Monday. sive coordinated work Samarth to the scene of action. &' D Nstarted releasing While Tapovan team being carried out by mul- Simultaneously, CG Dornier , E compensation to the fam- has accelerated comple- tiple agencies including aircraft was launched for assess- $ 1 ilies of Tapovan workers, tion of all modalities to NTPC to reach those ment of the situation. CG Ship +D ) who have lost their lives in fast-track distribution of trapped in the tunnel. Samarth reached the area at ) the Uttarakhand natural compensation, the com- While dedicated 1335 hours and took over as On 5C' disaster that hit the state pany has decided to hand teams from NTPC are Scene Coordinator. Initially, boundary cooling for control- restricted due to non-avail- fighting and boundary cooling $ P " on February 7. over compensation from managing the entire res- MV Albatross-5 operating in ling the spread of fire. The ability of power supply continued for over 24 hours by 1 O7 9 F C' The first cheque of its end to the families of cue operation behind the vicinity, tied up a hawser from Boarding Team from ICG Ship onboard. ICGS Samudra Praheri along- 6= 20 lakh was handed over its deceased workers as scene by assisting the res- forecastle of Greatship Rohini Samarth boarded the vessel Meanwhile, Pollution with OSV Priya-23 and ETV to Vimala Devi, wife of per ex-gratia list released cue teams, the company and pulled her out to safe loca- for carrying out situation Control Vessel Samudra Water Lily. The OSV Greatship C late Narendra Ji of by the state government. airlifted machineries tion from NQO platform rig. assessment. However, the Praheri was sailed out to reach Ahilya also joined the operation , Tapovan Vihar. A team Meanwhile, rescue including high-end sub- ICGS Samarth, with its efforts of the team were the scene of incident. Fourteen for augmenting the SAR efforts. M from NTPC, led by RP operation at site is in full mersible slush removal advance External Fire Fighting impinged due to heat and heavy crew of the distressed vessel The condition of the dis- # CN Ahirwar, head of Tapovan swing for the ninth con- pumps to fast-track the system in coordination with smoke gushing out of engine were safely evacuated to ICGS tressed vessel is being moni- #&72! + &' project, visited Vimala secutive day with exten- operation. OSV Priya 27, established room. Fire fighting efforts were Samudra Praheri. The fire- tored closely. " I E&, + &'C2M' ) ))# CN 5 North Delhi Mayor inspects Hindu Rao hospital /) %%$ *# " % ! orth Delhi Mayor Ninspected Hindu Rao s per the instructions Vans throughout Delhi. he president of Northern hospital in view of COVID- Aissued by Ministry of These vans remain mobile in TRailway Women’s Welfare 19 vaccination to sanitation Road Transport & the concerned regional areas Organisation (NRWWO), workers. During the inspec- Highways, DTC observed under the supervision of Shikha Gangal, inaugurated tion, Standing Committee National Road Safety Month Regional Managers and reg- the Physiotherapy Unit in the chairman, Chhail Bihari from January 18 to February ular checks are being carried presence of GM Northern Goswami, Medical 17. During this month, DTC out at terminals and bus Railway, Ashutosh Gangal, Superintendent of the hospi- undertook various activi- queue shelters. Additional General Manager tal, Dr Anu Kapoor and ties on safer road mobility to During the Road Safety of Northern Railway (NR), other senior officials were spread the cause of safer month, DTC also arranged &"$+3 P" Naveen Gulati, PCMD/NR, also present. roads amongst the stake- a seminar on Accessible and ) NK Yadav and other PHoDs Mayor Jai Prakash said holders. Safer Public Transport, of Northern Railway also that vaccination campaign of DTC operates over chaired by Vijay Kumar $' & ' C' graced the occasion. frontline warriors is going on 3,719 buses in Delhi and its Bidhuri, MD, DTC. .J NRWWO is a voluntary in North DMC hospitals. He adjoining areas and is hold- DTC has been adjudged &"$+5=5=& + C organsation, run by the said, “Sanitation workers are ing the largest CNG pro- for ‘Best Urban Transport ' spouse of railway officers. It a part of the frontline war- pelled fleet. Keeping in view Organisation’ for road safe- C plays an active role in the wel- riors. Everyone is actively the safety of women and spe- ty by the Ministry of Road fare activities of railway staff participating in this vaccina- cial people while travelling Transport & Highways, providing help to the wards of tion drive. Our sanitation Around 50 safai karamcharis “India has set an exam- Corona-free nation now. We through public transport, Government of India, for the C1 railway employees in their workers had contributed sig- have been vaccinated and ple before the whole world are also providing COVID- DTC has deployed Bus years 2009-10, 2010-11, academic, cultural and sports nificantly in keeping the city rest will be vaccinated in a by controlling the virus. We 19 vaccine to other nations,” Marshals special enforce- 2011-12, 2012-13, 2018-19, # C' ++ #C activities. clean during the pandemic. phased manner.” are on the way to become a the Mayor added. ment teams with 20 Eeco 2019-20 and 2020-21. ") !"#$#

Royals won’t mind having an unless any franchise is looking Umesh on board because of his for a suitable captaincy candi- IPL Auction: All experience at the highest level. date. - - Similarly, Kedar and As usual, there would be Harbhajan, with high-end base some eye-popping bids for the prices may go unsold during the uncapped domestic players like # % % first lot. But they are likely to Kerala’s Mohammed picked up in the final hour after Azharuddeen (Junior), Tamil eyes on Malan, franchises have settled squads. Nadu’s handsome hulk Shah Ditto for Steve Smith, Rukh Khan, all-rounder R Sonu :653 “I don’t know what hap- among those with the highest Yadav, Baroda’s Vishnu Solanki pened after the third set — I fly base price but having a strike- and Bengal’s Akash Deep. They reece’s Stefanos like little bird, everything was rate which is not the greatest for could invite mini-bidding wars Tsitsipas recovered working for me,” said Tsitsipas, a top-order batsman, might with their lowest base price Gfrom two sets down to who hit 49 winners and 17 aces. Maxi & Moeen not find too many bidders bracket of 20 lakh. stun Rafael Nadal in the It was just his second win over Australian Open quarter- Nadal in eight matches. finals on Wednesday, ending “The emotions at the end in 19 T20Is has catapulted ( / the Spaniard’s bid for a record were indescribable, they were Malan into limelight and a few 21st Grand Slam title. something else.” lamboyant Australian Glenn teams may like to raise their bids '/ 0 Second seed Nadal was The 22-year-old credited FMaxwell is expected to be a for the 33-year-old with a base on course for a comfortable a composed temperament for favourite, despite his under- price of 1.5 crore. victory before the 22-year-old his turnaround. whelming record, along with One of the most keenly- " Tsitsipas turned the match “I was able to be consis- England’s spin bowling all- watched teams going into the around to prevail 3-6, 2-6, 7- tent with my mood and be rounder Moeen Ali during a auction will be Chennai Super 6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-5. calm in the crucial moments,” condensed IPL players auction Kings after a nightmarish 2020 It was just the second time he said. “I’ve been trying to slated here on Thursday. season when they failed to he selectors on Wednesday Nadal had lost when two sets keep everything to myself A total of 292 players have qualify for the IPL play-offs for Tretained 17 of the 18 mem- up in a Grand Slam, having and I’m happy with my atti- been enlisted for the shortened the first time in tournament’s bers in the Indian squad for the previously fallen to Fabio tude I showed on the court.” auctions — 164 of them Indian history. final two Tests against England Fognini in the third round of Nadal, sweating profuse- and 125 overseas. There will also Mahendra Singh Dhoni while senior pacer Umesh the 2015 US Open, and the ly in the muggy conditions, be three associate players in the and head coach Stephen Yadav’s inclusion would depend third time in his career after a was in vintage form until a auction. Fleming have always valued on his fitness assessment ahead 2005 match against Roger nerveless Tsitsipas turned the With 61 slots across eight experience way more than exu- of the Day/Night game in Federer. match on its head after franchises up for grabs, Royal berance of youth in their team. Ahmedabad. Fifth seed Tsitsipas will snatching the tiebreak in the Challengers Bangalore has the So, with 19.90 crore to Shardul Thakur is the only now attempt to reach his first third set of the fixture. maximum, 11 vacancies, to fill spend and six vacancies to fill, player who has not been kept as Grand Slam final when he The momentum shifted with a purse of 35.4 crore while Dhoni will look at some poten- he will be released to compete plays the in-form Daniil towards Tsitsipas in the fourth Sunrisers Hyderabad has only tial big hitters to help him, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Medvedev in the semi-final. set and he finally cracked three slots available with 10.75 Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis The anticipation was Nadal’s serve to force a decid- crore in its kitty. in the middle. around senior pacer ing set. The highest purse avail- Since the IPL will be held in Mohammed Shami’s fitness and Both players served well able is with Anil Kumble India, Maxwell despite his it has been learnt that he is still under pressure in a tense fifth coached Punjab Kings, former- under-achieving stats could be not 100 percent fit for the set before Tsitsipas gained the ly Kings XI Punjab, which has picked for his skills as a tight off- rigours of five-day games. pivotal break in the 11th game 53.20 crore available for spend- break bowler on slower tracks. “Umesh Yadav will join the and then clinched his memo- ing on nine spots. In case of Malan, Kings XI team in Ahmedabad and after rable victory with a backhand With the IPL back in India Punjab could walk away with his fitness assessment will winner down the line. after being held in the UAE last him considering their purse replace Shardul Thakur, who That drama had appeared year, focus will be on big-hitters and lack of consistent firepow- will be released for Vijay Hazare unlikely when an aggressive as well as slow bowlers and er at the top of the order. Trophy,” BCCI secretary Jay Nadal cruised through the Maxwell and Moeen fit the cat- The only part that is debat- Shah said in a press release. opening two sets, toying with egory to the T. able about Malan is how good Predictably, left-arm spin- Tsitsipas and moving him However, Maxwell averages he is when it comes to playing ner Shahbaz Nadeem has been around the court. 22 in the tournament, having slow bowlers in Indian condi- dropped from stand-by list after Tsitsipas, however, hung played 82 matches for his 1505 tions. his poor show in the first Test. in there to force a third set runs. He last played for Punjab. Among Indian players, the Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar and tiebreak, where Nadal’s loose Moeen, on the other hand, three notable capped names keeper-batsman Kona Srikar play ultimately proved fatal. was seen in action for Royal are Kedar Jadhav, veteran off- Bharat are stand-by players. Another tough challenge Challengers Bangalore in the spinner Harbhajn Singh and fast Priyank Panchal and awaits him in the semi-final previous season. bowler Umesh Yadav. Abhimanyu Easwaran have also as he has 1-5 record against While Maxwell and his for- The auction dynamics, been released to play Vijay the Russian Medvedev. mer skipper Steve Smith are when it comes to Indian play- Hazare Trophy. “He’s playing very well both in the highest bidding cat- ers, have been very different The five net bowlers, who and is in good shape. I know egory of 2 crore, one name that compared to foreign players were in Chennai will also join he is going to give me a dif- will surely attract attention is due to the limited available the team in Ahmedabad. They ficult time on the court. I world’s No 1 ranked T20 bats- slots (8) in each squad. are Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, need to recover and do a man Dawid Malan. That’s the reason Sunrisers Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa nice ice bath.” A strike-rate of nearly 150 Hyderabad or a Rajasthan Gowtham and Saurabh Kumar.

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