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the LAC in Ladakh. The Indian stand that China had to first Naravane said here on January side was led by 14 Corps chief withdraw its troops from all the 12 the Indian troops will hold " ndia and China held the Lt General PK Menon and the friction points, including their ground as long as it takes Ininth round of military-level delegation also included a Joint “Finger 4 to 8” at the same to achieve the “national goals talks on Sunday to defuse ten- Secretary from the Ministry of time. The Chinese have intrud- and objectives.” He, however, sion at the Line of Actual External Affairs. ed more than four km in this underlined the need for find- Control (LAC) in Ladakh and Incidentally, at least six region near the Pangong Lake. ing an amicable resolution of reaffirmed their commitment rounds of the diplomatic level India was of the firm view that the standoff through talks. to resolve the issue through talks under the aegis of the China had to reduce its troop IAF chief RKS Bhadauria dialogue. There was no break- Working Mechanism for strength in depth areas besides on Saturday had said if China through but both the sides Consultation and Coordination tanks and artillery guns. opted for an aggressive stance agreed to meet soon to find (WMCC) were also held since At present, more than one in eastern Ladakh, “we can also mutually acceptable agreement the face-offs began between the lakh troops from both the be aggressive.” to disengage and de-escalate. two armies in May last year. for disengagement from fric- ment and decided to sustain it sides were facing each other at These observations from ! The talks came amid However, these interventions tion points and ultimate de- till an amicable solution was the 1,700 km long LAC in the two Services chiefs came as reports that the Chinese Army also failed to end the impasse. escalation, sources said here on found, officials said. Ladakh. Moreover, the entire the armed forces were prepared has built a village inside The last WMCC talks were Sunday. Though reiterating its LAC from west in Ladakh to for a long haul as the talks had Arunachal Pradesh and con- held on December 18. In a joint statement issued stand on finding a way out Arunachal Pradesh in the east not yielded any results. enior citizens above 65 years solidated its positions in east- The latest round of Corps after the last round of talks, the through dialogue, India is not was on heightened alert. The The Indian troops were Sof age, pregnant women, hours prior to their visit to ern Ladakh by bringing in Commander talks came more two countries agreed to imple- taking any chances. Against Indian Army and IAF have braving the harsh winter in and children below the age of Haridwar during the Kumbh more troops at the friction than two months after the ment the “important consensus this backdrop, it had so far deployed its frontline troops Ladakh with the temperature 10 will not be permitted to visit Mela. The reports will also be points along the LAC. eighth round was held on reached by the leaders of the turned down the Chinese insis- and fighter jets at all the impor- dipping to minus 30 degrees Haridwar during Kumbh Mela required to be uploaded on the The parleys lasting more November 6 between the two two countries, ensure their tence on withdrawing its troops tant forward bases all along the now. In order to sustain them at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Government’s than seven hours beginning at Commanders. While no posi- frontline troops exercise from strategic heights on the 4,000 km long LAC. and keep them operationally Patients with health condi- official web portal. 10 am between the Corps tive result came out from the restraint and avoid misunder- south and north banks of the Given China’s blatant ready, the Army has an ade- tions and comorbidities such as Considered to be the Commanders of the two armies latest episode, both the sides standing and miscalculation.” Pangong Tso (lake). attempt to unilaterally change quate number of winter cloth- diabetes, hypertension, cardiac biggest Hindu religious festival, were held at the Chushul- focused on thrashing out a The two Commanders on Instead, India in all the the status quo at the LAC, ing and prefabricated heated disease, chronic lung disease, the “Maha Kumbh” is cele- Modo border meeting point on mutually acceptable timeline Sunday took stock of this agree- rounds held so far stuck to its Army Chief General MM huts. cerebrovascular disease, chron- brated every 12 years and ic kidney disease, immune- draws a huge crowd. This year, suppression, and cancer will be the Kumbh would continue for “discouraged” to visit. two months — from February These are part of the guide- 27 to April 27 due to Covid-19 O P lines (SOP) issued by the crisis. " # $ $ # Centre on Sunday for Kumbh The Central Government O Mela amid Covid-19, asking all has also acknowledged that ! L# # $ # # $ # " # devotees desirous of attending since the Maha Kumbh receives $ $ M$ & the “mela” to register with the devotees from various States of !(!( & ) &!& to create confusion and thus which have 62 km route, then Uttarakhand Government. the country as well as from * $ )+ (& ) disturbances during farmers from Tikri border with around They will also have to obtain a abroad, it is necessary to take , !()) $ -*+,. $ / fter several rounds of talks rally,” said police. 60 km route and Ghazipur compulsory medical certifi- precautions. +! Abetween the Delhi Police According to sources, the Border with 46 km route. cate from Community Health Moreover, the State &1 and farmers’ unions, the police Delhi Police Cyber teams are “There are approximately Centre/District hospital/ Governments have been direct- on Sunday allowed their pro- keeping eyes on social media 12,000 to 13,000 tractors at Medical college in their State. ed to deploy only those health- posed tractor rally inside the to track miscreants who may various border —around 7,000 According to the Centre’s care personnel on duty who national Capital on January 26. try to create panic. to 8,000 at Tikri, around 5,000 )P guidelines, RT-PCR test should have been provided the Covid- ! !#$ 2 Police said the proposed trac- Meanwhile, Delhi Police at Singhu and around 1,000 at + &'( be taken not more than 72 19 vaccine shot. , #*&(( & tor rally of farmers on Tuesday Commissioner SN Shrivastva Ghazipur border which is (!$ ( $ $ ) will begin amid tight security issued a circular and directed expected to go up in coming & $& $ after Republic Day celebra- all officers and men, as well as days,” said police. Q' # R $ &(& & ( tions conclude. Central Armed Police Force As the farmers wanted to ( ) ($! 1 Police also said there are (CAPF) and other forces to be do a tractor rally on January 4 ( $ & $& intelligence inputs suggesting deployed for Republic Day 26, police have come to a 4 & ( & ( ) that there are elements, which Parade security and should conclusion that the rally will % + ( $ & $& pose threats to the proposed remain in a ready position to be conducted after the timing * & $ &)$( rally and they may disrupt it. move at short notice for law of the Republic Day !$ & (($# &$ “After analysis of Twitter and order arrangement. Celebration ends. Police has $ & & *5) /+ handles revealed that there are Police said the rally will be given them around 170 kilo- ))$(&1 308 such accounts created in conducted in three parts — metres of distance in three Pakistan which are attempting first from Singhu border routes,” said the Special CP. , 2 , 2 disha Chief Minister ONaveen Patnaik has been thick layer of fog engulfed most parts of the twin cities of P adjudged as the best-perform- ABhubaneswar and Cuttack on Sunday morning, thereby seri- ing CM at the State level in the ously affecting vehicular movement. As per the Regional president of All India Kisan India Today’s ‘Mood of the Meteorological Centre, the dense fog conditions started prevailing Sabha (AKIS) Dr Ashok Nation January 2021’ poll. As from midnight while the visibility got reduced to as low as 50 etting the stage for a massive Dhawale, State president Kisan per the survey, 51 per cent of metres. The Meteorological Centre has issued Yellow Warning Sshow of strength in Mumbai Gujar and State general secre- the respondents from Odisha in connection with dense fog conditions for several districts. on Monday in support of the tary Dr Ajit Nawale. rated him as the best-per- Dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the farmers agitating on the out- After the jatha entered forming Chief Minister in the districts of Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, skirts of the national Capital to Mumbai at the Mulund Check country. Kandhamal, Baleswar, Angul, Dhenkanal, and Kendrapada, it said. demand the repeal of three Naka, the farmers were accord- Arvind Kejriwal is second farm laws, more than 15,000 ed a rousing reception at the on the list with 41 per cent farmers — marching through Kannamwar Nagar at Vikhroli respondents from Delhi giving the stretch of Kasara Ghat by ! " in north-east Mumbai by hun- him positive rating followed by foot — congregated at the his- # $%" &'( dreds of activists of the Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath toric Azad Maidan in south CPI(M), CITU, DYFI (39%), Maharashtra’s Uddhav Mumbai on Sunday. homes, covered by foot the 7- the Kasara Ghat by hundreds and AIDWA in Mumbai, led Thackeray (35%) and in a row in the survey. Recently, Farmers from as many as km long stretch of the Kasara and thousands in their vehi- by party CCM Mahendra Telangana’s K Chandrashekar Naveen Patnaik was adjudged 21 districts of Maharashtra, Ghat which joins Nashik and cles. The Kasara Ghat march Singh. The farmers then pro- Rao (35%). Yogi Adityanath has as the best CM as per an ABP who had arrived at the Kasara Thane districts. The marching and the vehicle jatha were ceeded towards the Azad been rated as the best-per- News-C Voter’s ‘Desh Ka Ghat by vehicles from their farmers were followed along spearheaded by the national Maidan in south Mumbai. forming CM for a fourth time Mood’ survey. % & ' # R * 12 sidering the difficulties faced by devotees, especially senior cit- $ % $# izens. From Monday onwards, !!, the barricade would be set up % *2 from Marichikote to Shree , 2 # Mandir. n the wake of the two-km- Earlier, the administration Administration (SJTA) earlier, apital city Bhubaneswar ( # Ilong barricade from Market had erected barricades from devotees are being allowed to Con Sunday registered four Chhak to the Jagannath Temple Market Chhak to the temple have darshan of the deities new Covid-19 cases, with $ here triggering resentment expecting large crowds after it from 7 am in a queue. There is which its total positive tally rose he ruling Nepal among the devotees, the district was decided to allow devotees a separate queue for senior cit- to to 31,386. TCommunist Party’s splinter administration on Sunday to the temple without produc- izens and differently-abled All the four cases were faction led by Pushpa Kamal * decided to shorten the barri- ing Covid negative test report. devotees. However, all pilgrims local contacts.However, four Dahal “Prachanda” on Sunday cades. Puri SP Kanwar Vishal As per a standard operating are required to wear masks at persons also recovered on the expelled Prime Minister KP Singh said the present barri- procedure (SOP) issued by the all times in and outside the day, taking the total recoveries Sharma Oli from the party’s cade would be shortened con- Shree Jagannath Temple temple premises. to 31,365 in the city. general membership. mid a spate of defections The decision to remove Oli Afrom the ruling TMC to from the party’s general mem- the saffron camp in Bengal bership was taken at the ahead of the Assembly polls, Standing Committee meeting State BJP president Dilip of the faction led by former go against the party’s policies. Ghosh on Sunday allayed ing force in West Bengal. Our prime ministers Prachanda and The faction decided to strip Oli apprehensions of the turn- organisation is getting Madhav Kumar Nepal after off even from the ordinary coats getting more impor- strengthened with each pass- Oli failed to produce explana- membership of the party after tance than the old timers,say- ing day; people from other tion to his recent moves as he chose not to furnish any ing switching political alle- parties including the TMC are sought by party leadership, clarification, party sources said. giance doesnt always guaran- joining us. If we dont take ( ((6/789:6;< $ : highest 22 cases were registered sources said. Oli had been accused of tee leadership positions. people from other outfits, ( $ =/=6/6>> in Sundargarh district followed Earlier in December, the violating party statute by the Ghosh, however, insisted how will we grow? by Cuttack with 15. splinter group had removed splinter group. that the party, in order to “No matter who joins the , 2 Besides, one case was Oli, one of the two chairmen of The latest political devel- expand its base for coming to camp, I would like to add that reported from the State pool. the ruling party, as the party opment came two days after the power in Bengal, needs to everyone has to abide by the s many as 150 more per- Meanwhile, one more person chair. Madhav Nepal was NCP’s splinter faction led a induct people from other rules and regulations of the Asons tested Covid-19 pos- succumbed to the disease on named as the party’s second massive anti-Government rally, political outfits. party. itive in 24 districts and from the the day in Sundargarh dis- chairman. Prachanda is the saying the “unconstitutional” In an interview to PTI, he No one is above the State pool in the last 24 hours, trict, increasing the State’s the first chairman of the party. dissolution of the Parliament by also clarified that everybody party,” he said, when asked taking the total tally in the State total death toll to 1,905. The Prachanda-led faction Prime Minister Oli has posed has to abide by the rules and about reports of infighting in to 3,34,300 so far. Out of the However, 182 persons recov- on January 15 sought clarifi- serious threats to the country’s regulations of the party, be it certain pockets of the state new cases, 89 were detected in ered from the virus on the day, cation from Oli alleging that he hard-earned federal democra- the old-timers or the new- over induction of leaders , -' & / quarantine centres while 61 taking the total recoveries to was carrying out activities that tic republic system. comers. “The BJP is a grow- from the Trinamool Congress. ,0 & were local contact cases. The 3,31,144 in the State. !" # $
once it is connected to deep- Corridor (BMEC), Chennai- railway lines to the proposed prises 1,673 km connecting trial zone, connecting it with water ports, according to the Bengaluru Industrial industrial corridors, there is a Bhusaval-Nagpur-Kharagpur- southern India. The State Government. In a mem- Corridor(CBIC), need to extend the Amritsar- Dankuni (near Kolkata) route Kalinganagar industrial zone orandum, the State Visakhapatnam-Chennai Kolkata Industrial Corridor to and 195-km Rajkharswan- would by then already be con- Government has pointed out Industrial Corridor (VCIC) Visakhapatnam so that a Kalipahari-Andal (West nected with western India that the Amritsar-Kolkata and Amritsar-Kolkata Visakhapatnam- Chennai cor- Bengal) route. The third is the through the Eastern Dedicated Industrial Corridor is needed Industrial Corridor (AKIC). ridor can be linked with 975-km North South Sub- Freight Corridor. to be extended to This is being done to Kolkata.This would facilitate a Corridor Vijayawada-Nagpur- The Kalinganagar indus- Visakhapatnam passing realise the objective of Make- strategic link between the east- Itarsi (Madhya Pradesh) route. trial zone has ferrochrome and through Odisha. This would in-India programme through ern, southern, western and These corridors would pro- alloy industries, sponge iron make the corridor economi- an arterial modality such as northern industrial corridors, vide connectivity to Paradip, plants, steel companies like , 2 cally viable and it would con- highway or railway along with said the Odisha Government in Dhamra, Gopalpur Ports in Tata Steel, Neelachal Ispat nect major industrial centres, feeder roads with the Railways its proposal for extension of the Odisha and Visakhapatnam, Nigam Ltd, Mesco Ispat & he State Government has for which this is being set up. providing various transport Eastern Industrial Corridor to Gangavaram, Kakinada, Steel Ltd, Jindal Stainless Steel Turged the Centre to estab- The Dedicated Freight options for goods and workers. Visakhapatnam. Krishnapatnam and Ltd, Yazdani Steel & Power and lish an Eastern Industrial Corridor Corporation of India In view of the flow of Accordingly, the Union Machhalipatanam ports in other major industries. Corridor through Odisha as Limited (DFCCIL) is setting up investment to Odisha in min- Government has been urged to Andhra Pradesh, ensuring Similarly, Angul, which hous- this would not only make the the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial erals, metals, mining, power provide backward and forward faster movement of goods and es aluminium industries, ther- freight corridor economically Corridor, which is expected to and various manufacturing linkages for industrial hinter- capacity enhancement in the mal power plants, a heavy viable but also would provide be complete soon. sectors, the State Government lands of Dhamra, Paradip and oversaturated sections of the water plant, coalfields and iron forward and backward linkages The Government of India is focusing on infrastructure Gopalpur Ports with the north- Dedicated Freight Corridor Pradesh, sources said.These railway network. and steel plants, would get an for the industrial hinterlands. has formulated a concept of five development and creation of ern and central hinterlands (DFC) connecting industrial DFCs are 1,115-km East Coast In a major boost to devel- impetus with the new East- While an Eastern Freight industrial and economic cor- dedicated industrial trade cor- through a dedicated industri- areas in the eastern and west- Corridor from Kharagpur opment of Odisha, the pro- West Sub-Corridor, connecting Corridor from Amritsar to ridors like Delhi-Mumbai ridors inside the State. al corridor.In the meantime, ern parts of the country to (West Bengal) to Vijayawada posed Kharagpur-Vijayawada it to western India as well as the Kolkata is coming up, that Industrial Corridor (DMIC), However, in order to link the Indian Railways is planning southern India through major (Andhra Pradesh); the East- DFC would pass through coalfields of eastern India, said would be economically viable Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic these internal feeder roads and to build nearly 4,000-km ports in Odisha and Andhra West Corridor which com- Odisha’s Kalinganagar indus- sources. <& 4$& ( ))$ unable to pay hostel fee. Of the $ + total due amount of Rs 44,000, my parents paid Rs 20,000. As + ! , 2 I have not cleared my dues, I was denied to get my certifi- , 2 s many as 542 serving and cate,” Loji told media. , 2 Aformer defence personnel, , 2 Despite her repeated here is widespread resent- who were allegedly duped of approach to the college author- s part of a major top-level Tment among the people over Rs 30 crore by a former overty has forced an engi- ities for release of her certifi- Abureaucratic reshuffle here due to inordinate delay in Army officer and some other Pneering student into crisis cate, the college chairman did effected by the Centre, two execution of housing land persons, went in a procession as she turned a labourer not not respond. “I met my college Odisha-cadre IAS officers have sale deed by the Bhubaneswar from Master Canteen Square to only to help her father manage principal, requested the chair- been given important portfo- Development Authority (BDA) the Economic Offences Wing household but also to pursue man for my certificate, but lios. As per an official notifi- to the land allottees. (EOW) office here on Friday. her higher studies to make her nobody considered my plea,” cation, 1985-batch Odisha- Writing a letter to the Chief The Defence personnel and career bright. she said.Even, her father had breadwinner in the family. It is cadre IAS officer Upendra Minister, one aggrieved victim their family members held the With dreams in her eyes to approached the Khordha MLA very tough for him to bear Prasad Singh, Secretary of Prakash Kumar Mohapatra, protest against former become an engineer, Loji in this regard, but all their expenses towards studies of five Department of Water who is a senior citizen, urged Lieutenant Colonel Rakesh mutation, nothing happened. ditional bail. But unfortunate- Behera, daughter of efforts brought no results. daughters. Therefore, I pre- Resources, River Development the Government in general Rana Brokson Infrastructure The applicants were never ly till now he has not fulfilled Lokanantha Behera of “My father had submitted ferred to work. I have been and Ganga Rejuvenation under and BDA in particular to give managing director refunded their money either. his promise. In gross contempt Goradapidha village under an application signed by the working as a labourer under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, will justice to the people in issuing Purunachandra Panda and So, the duped victims formed of the High Court he has con- Pipili Block in Puri district, is Khordha MLA to the college MGREGA in past 20 days with now be Secretary, Ministry of the land deed in a time-bound SWO India’s PEO Pradip the Defence Intercity Vatika structed properties under the now an MGNREGA labourer principal for release of my cer- a hope that I can get my cer- Textiles. manner. The BDA, 35 years Kumar Barik floated a scheme- Association, Odisha and name of Lorenze properties in so that she would be able to pay tificate. But the chairman said tificate and will pursue my Besides, 1986-batch back, had allotted a land at and lured both serving and ex- approached the Odisha Crime the land and selling them, her college dues to obtain her the certificate could not be studies someday,” Loji said. Odisha-cadre officer GV Kalinganagar to Mohapatra servicemen who wanted to Branch’s EOW in 2015 and alleged association member certificate. released for not clearing the She appealed to Venugopala Sarma, Member who was working in a own a piece of land at even wrote to letters to the Santosh Kumar Sahu. Loji is a diploma engi- dues. In course of time, I failed Government as well as private Secretary, National Disaster Government of India Giringaput under the three service chiefs of the Meanwhile, Rana has got bail neering pass-out student from to get admission into the BTech organisations seeking assis- Management Authority, has Undertaking. Even the stamp Chandaka Mouza near the armed forces. from the Supreme Court under a private institute in Khordha course as I have no certificate,” tance for release of her certifi- been named Chairman, paper of Rs 42,000 was given State capital. Later, the three accused the pretext of blood cancer in district. But she opted to work she said. cate. However, she is confident National Authority, Chemical for sale deed purpose five years They are accused of including Rana were arrested. 2020. under MGNREGA to pay Rs She then decided to earn that she can manage to clear Weapons Convention. back by him. In spite of all the defrauding of Rs 35 from at Later, Brockson MD Purna The land mafia should be 24,000 to her college to get her money herself and clear all dues her college dues. “If I do not get Bidyut Bihari Swain, an submissions, land deed was not least 542 persons. While the Chandra Panda admitted his immediately arrested by the certificate. “I have completed to obtain her certificate. Out of any assistance from Odia IAS officer of Gujarat executed in favour of allottee, aforesaid persons received guilt in the Orissa High Court EOW and the victims should my diploma degree in civil poverty and helplessness, she is Government or voluntary cadre, will be Secretary, lamented Mohapatra. Again deposits from the applicants and promised that he would return their money with inter- engineering during the ses- engaged in soil lifting work at organisations, I will try to get Ministry of Micro, Small and ,now BDA was insisting for and promised to hand over hand over the land the victims est or the promised land should sion 2016-19. Though the a daily wage of Rs 207 under my certificate with my little sav- Medium Enterprises. He is at indemnity bond ,which was not land documents after the within six months. Following be handed over to them, course fee was paid by the MGNREGA. “We are five sib- ings from the MGNREGA present Special Secretary, inTara Dutta Committee process of registration and which he was released on con- demanded Sahu. Government, my parents were lings. My father is the lone work,” Loji added. Department of Commerce. Report, he said. O4 0 P ) ,
Sampark and Adjunct tised. Action-based research # voice connectivity is coming on interest to invest in the rural made for telecom sector in Professor, IIM Ahmedabad; and policy-based intervention their way to use the mobile areas of the State as there is no Odisha for the year 2021-22 Suryamani Roul, veteran devel- to integrate knowledge, skill phones. Similarly, as per NITI viable business case for them. Union Budget. Meanwhile, the ! opment professional; and and attitude need to be intro- ! Aayog, there are 10 backward Therefore, it is imperative on Government of Odisha has Dutee Chand, sprinter & KIIT duced in policy making. districts in Odisha, which are the Union Government to take sent a detailed proposal to the student; addressed the partic- In his welcome address, Dr notified as Aspirational the lead in building a reliable Union Government in this " ipants.In her keynote speech, Achyuta Samanta, founder, , 2 Districts. eco-system for the delivery of regard so that the poor con- Dr Krishnan said education is KIIT & KISS, said Kanyakiran These districts too are fac- digital services up to the Gram nectivity problem will come to a means to create a gender-just is a platform to promote the girl others girls who have excelled hile Odisha has 10 ing poor mobile connectivi- Panchayat (GP) level, the State an end. Time and again this , 2 society. It gives power to each child, to protect the women, to in different spheres of life were WMaoist-hit districts, ty.And the coastal districts of Government feels. In view of issue has been raised by Chief one to live with the dreams empower the girl child through felicitated with cash prizes in accounting for 33 per cent of the State are affected by fre- this, funding from the Minister Naveen Patnaik with he National Girl Child Day each one has, she stated. education. "Education is the each district. The primary geographical area of the State, quent natural calamities like Universal Service Obligation the Prime Minister, the Twas celebrated by Dr Premchander said, third eye of a child," he added. objectives of the Kanyakiran these backward forest clad cyclone, flood and storms. Fund (USOF) is sought to Minister Home Affairs and 'Kanyakiran', a unique initiative "Education should aim towards Among others, Prof HK campaign are to ensure areas are crying for qualitative This is where a reliable establish IPMPLS network, the Minister of KIIT & KISS, across 34 breaking the shackles of Mohanty, VC, KIIT University empowerment of girl children and reliable tele connectivity. telecom system plays a vital role which will cost Rs 3,500 crore, Telecommunications. places, including all 30 district inequality in a patriarchal soci- and Prof Sasmita Samanta and and women, their social rights, Take the case of Malkangiri dis- for governance as well as dis- said official sources. This time Finance Minister headquarters of Odisha, on ety. Skill development and life VC-in-Charge, KISS University to prevent vicious violence trict, which is termed as a aster mitigation. But here also Similarly, providing broad- Niranjan Pujari has also Sunday. skills in particular need to at also spoke on the topic. Girl against them, to generate “Hot Bed of Maoists.” scores of villages don't have band connectivity to all the vil- brought the issue to the notice A national virtual webinar the core of one's focus while achievers Abhilipsa Bhol, awareness about different Poor connectivity is a qualitative telecommunication lages of Odisha will cost Rs of Union Minister of Finance on ‘Kanya Kiran-Educating deploying education as a tool of Sushri Divyadarshini, Yasoda schemes for the sake of women major problem there. In order services.As per Department of 1,650 crore. And establishing Nirmala Sitharaman and urged Girl Child for Building an empowerment." Pandey and Sarita Kolaka were and girl children and to stop to empower the people of the Telecom (DOT) data there are mobile towers to cover the her for allocating funds in the Equitable Society’ was organ- Roul said public invest- felicitated. women trafficking. The cut-off area in Malkangiri, the 6,627 uncovered villages in 6,627 uncovered villages will forthcoming Union Budget. ised at the KIIT. Dr Sunitha ment in education and espe- The district level toppers Kanyakiran mission com- State Government has decided State even for the basic voice cost Rs 500 crore.Thus, it is Poor connectivity is also com- Krishnan, founder, Prajjwala; cially in the field of girl child in the matriculation examina- menced in 2018 at the behest to provide ‘smartphones’ free of connectivity. The private tele- estimated that allocation of at ing on the way of digital pay- Dr Smita Premchander, Head, education needs to be priori- tion (among girls) in 2020 and of Dr Achyuta Samanta. cost. However, absence of basic com operators do not take least Rs 5,650 crore should be ment and financial inclusion. ! !" #$ %&! ' (
R survey indicated the perpetu- highly risky for the Chief is another leader whom the ation of TINA factor for Ministerial aspirants of the party cadres consider as a n a recent national level elections and the corona pan- Patnaik against his party MLA 1 Lok Sabha seat to 8 and to his constituency and Pratap Naveen Patnaik. This situation party as they have to build Chief Ministerial face. A one- I“Desh ka Mood “ sample demic has caused havoc in Pradeep Panigrahi, a senior for- became the main Opposition Sarangi focused dedicatedly is bound to worry the BJP and themselves from the ground time win is generally consid- survey by ABP News-C Voters, Odisha, the political position- est officer and many other party. Though the BJP’s on his Ministry activities, force the Chief Ministerial and pass successfully the scruti- ered as an accidental one in Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik has ing of Patnaik and Modi has officers. The 2019 general elec- ‘Mission-120’ Assembly seats Dharmendra Pradhan and aspirants of the party to reflect ny of the party cadres and lead- politics. Therefore, she has a emerged as the most popular remained unaltered. Both still tion pushed the major opposi- failed miserably in 2019, the Aparajita Sarangi became the on their leadership styles. ers. Since the BJP and the herculean task of local political Chie Minister while 66 per cent reap the benefits of the TINA tion Congress party to the post-poll situation witnessed two Chief Ministerial faces of There are two different State Congress have been choosing consolidation and simultane- of people of the country have (there is no alternative) factor. third position in the State, the emergence of several lead- the party in the cadres’ per- management models of the the second model for Odisha, ous expansion. Winning the expressed their happiness with Interestingly, though Modi is conceding it only nine ers in the BJP to grow as pos- ception level though none is two national parties with the Chief Ministerial aspirants Bhubaneswar Municipal the work of Prime Minister popular in the State, his BJP’s Assemblies and one Lok Sabha sible alternative s to the BJD officially projected by the BJP. strengths and weaknesses of of both parties face a tough Corporation and panchyat Narendra Modi. The people of State leaders are not able to win seat. Since then, there has been supremo. They too behaved as State each model. Sometimes, they time to rise to the State lead- elections shall be a challenge to Odisha have once again shown the trust of the people. no structural change in the While the BJP cadres were leaders of the party. declare their Chief Ministerial ership level as they have to give her. Baijayant Panda shall rise their strong liking for Naven The trend indicates that the Congress at both national and rallying behind Union Minister Sometimes, the supporters candidates for a State whether the poll performance test. in the party if he performs well Patnaik as Chief Minister and cyclone Fani’s relief and rehab the State level. Dharmendra Pradhan as their of the two leaders have publicly he is given the State unit chief As a Chief Ministerial aspi- in the elections in Assam and Modi as Prime Minister. programmes, post-2019 devel- Therefore, it is not a sur- only CM candidate during the expressed differences among portfolio or not. rant, Dharmendra Pradhan Delhi, the States which the There was a similar trend opment activities , the Covid- prise to find no Congress lead- pre-poll days, they found many them and engaged in conflict. At other time, they don’t must be learning lessons from party high command has in the 2019 general elections, 19 combat of the State ership growing in the State to Chief Ministerial leaders after This is despite that during the declare their CM candidates the failure of Mission 120 and entrusted to him. during which Odisha voters to Government, the activities of pose a challenge to the TINA the poll such as Union Minister post-2019 period, the BJP before the general elections move ahead. Similarly, Pratap The Chief Ministerial aspi- some extent gave a split verdict the BJD, the structure and factor of Naveen Patnaik dur- Pratap Chandra Sarangi, raised many issues against the and give the party State presi- Sarangi must reflect on the rants of the opposition parties by preferring Patnaik as the function of the Ministry and ing the one and a half years of Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita BJD and these two leaders dent the limited task of organ- defeat of the BJP in the last of Odisha have to keep in Chief Minister for a fifth con- the administration have been post poll period. In contrast to Sarangi, party national vice- criticised the State isation development. In the Baleswar Assembly by-elec- mind that in order to counter secutive term with a 1-per considered satisfactory by the the Congress’ downside trend, president Baijayant Panda and Governments time and again. second scenario, the party tion and reorganise himself TINA factor of a tall leader like cent increase in vote share and public. It also shows that the the BJP has grown after the Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari. As In spite of the opposition cadres and the public keep for the upcoming local bodies’ Naveen Patnaik, they have to choosing Modi as the Prime people approved the anti-cor- 2019 general elections. It Baijayant Panda got weakened activities of the State BJP and guessing and chasing many elections. Bhubaneswar MP not only find a place in minds Minister. 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While house and also felicitated and Dev and senior forest officials. addressing to the people, interacted with Covid warriors 0 Pradhan shared some pic- Pradhan stated that he would of district. Pradhan later went 2 * tures of the Bhitarkanika discuss with the Union with party workers to National Park, estuarine croc- Minister of Tourism and Baladevjew temple to have a $5!'6 & (!& (( ) $ ) he Bhitarkanika National odiles and spotted deer in his Union Minister of Forest and darshan of lord. He addressed ( $ (&/ ! C! 5! -C5. TPark, after remaining twitter page.Bhitarkanika is opment of the State and the should be taken by both the Environment and Climate the mediapersons and assured & !$ (&($&& ! ((# closed for tourists from going to be a catalyst for the development of the area as a State and Central Change for the economic of several projects for L / E M/L, ) ( ) $& M&L, $ (& January 15 to 23 in view of economic and tourism devel- whole, Pradhan told. Steps Governments for branding development of the area. He Kendrapada. M/ $1/ $$) ((+ (& & & ! )* & (!&46B) ! !$( + ,!&1 & & & ++ " + 5!((& $ ,&,! 15! E ! / + !($ ! 2$ /* & / / / & & 0 (,2 / $ $& & , !/ 2! !G !& $ "# R0 &)24 /,# &(& #*& 1 0 0 0 * )( rials and day-to-day AMC are 2 *2 ) being carried out in pen and ! paper, but due to a nexus of tree plantation drive on the some dishonest officers, all the Aoccasion of birthday of , 2 illegalities are swept under the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose carpet. It is alleged that the and Veer Surendra Sai was ven as cybercrimes are on MCL is losing crores of rupees organised jointly here by the Ethe rise, it has come to light , 2 for the massive irregularities. Brahmapur Sabuja Bahini and that fraudsters are hacking The inhabitants of the MCL the Delhi Public School, social media accounts like he Mahatma Gandhi Marg +2 colonies and its periphery vil- Lanjipalli. Facebook and siphoning off Tin the State capital was lages are not getting sufficient Director of Delhi Public money from people on grounds taken over by armed and police he IWSS (Integrated Water purified drinking water School Dr Sunil Kumar Kota of medical emergency. contingents as they hit the TSupply Scheme ) has been throughout the year. Every day graced the programme as main Headmaster Baikunthanath On Saturday, a teacher of a road for a full dress rehearsal 6)7 *&E! $ ( & 6<9 operational in Lingaraj Area complaint regarding shortage guest and eye specialist B Pattnaik, teachers and Rabin private coaching centre lodged on Sunday morning ahead of ) G,! + & ! 1 (& of MCL since 2010 and before of drinking water is lodged Nageshwar Subudhi as respect- Hood army president Bijay an FIR with Sahadevkhunta the State-level Republic Day $ & *& E & & ) !$( this, it was in the custody of before the management of ed guest. Subudhi highlighted Bagaria, Sabuja Bahini presi- police alleging that someone has celebrations on January 26. + ! (15 & 4$!4* & Talcher Area management. The Lingaraj Area, but the author- the importance of planting dent Sibaram Panigrahi, hacked his social media account Four bands and 14 contin- & $ G/ ! #/,! + & main objective of the IWSS is ity does not pay any heed. trees and saving nature. Dr Prasanna Kumar Swain, and hacker sent a request to his gents, two from Central agen- G &! ( # ! $ ) # 1 to supply purified drinking In the meanwhile, on a Kota underscored the need for Pranaya Kumar Sahoo, Binod, student for financial help cies and 12 from State police # GO !(( ( & / ! ( / water to all established colonies complaint filed by TKKMS tree planting and their protec- Sujit Kumar Gouda, A Prakash, through messenger stating he and Fire Services, participated $)$ & ( & 1 & & G!( / under different areas of MCL (BMS) secretary Manoranjan tion to keep the polluted earth Ganesh Panigrahi, Ashrit Sarif, had some medical emergencies. in the rehearsal. IPS officer S /( /(! & & and their peripheral villages. Pradhan, the Chief Vigilance balanced(clean) and green. A Deepak Kumar Patro, Sagar He could only come to know Sushree, who has been engaged 1 ) # ($( E ! Around 14 big water Officer, MCL headquarters, total of about 50 different sam- Saha, Prabina, Sushil Kumar, when one of his students as the parade commander, also & (# ! 1 pumps are being engaged for Burla, has directed the Lingaraj ples of fruit and flower were Sibaram Behera and Banamali phoned him up and asked attended the rehearsal parade. supplying of drinking water. Area authority to take action planted in the school campus. Pradhan were present. whether he had emergencies. However, there will be no Everything was in a right order against the corrupt staffers. large gathering and participa- from mechanical equipment to However, the General tion of general public or school water purified materials at the Manager, Lingaraj Area was yet students in the event this year time of handing over the IWSS to take action on the issue even !P in view of the Covid-19 pan- plant from Talcher Area in the after a week to getting the demic. The State Government year 2010. But after that no reg- direction. Union leader and has also prohibited any cultur- isters are maintained concern- complainant Pradhan has 2 *2 Bazar police conducted a raid of the adulterated sauce and al programme or display of ing stocks of materials and expressed concern over the and seized huge quantity of raw materials used in manu- tableaus at the State as well as mechanical equipment etc. matter and demanded that the day after an illegal sauce water bottles having levels of facturing in Ganesh Nagar district-level celebrations. 0876 !( ) ( ) EG! $ ( * Sources said several irreg- corrupt officials be brought to Amanufacturing unit was reputed brands. The police area. Acting on a tipoff, the As many as 25 platoons of +(! $ ( & E # &1 $( * ! ularities and malpractices are books soon. busted at Ganesh Nagar in said the unit owner was prepar- police raided the unit and con- police force will be deployed ( / $ ) ! / ! & 1 committed by a Foreman of Brahmapur, another factory ing water pouches and bottles fiscated the stock of duplicate during the Republic Day cele- # G!( 2G, # ! Lingaraj Area who has been engaged in fake water bottling without permission from the chilli sauce, soya sauce and brations in Bhubaneswar. The ( ) &1 ! ) / + + posted at the IWSS for last 25 was unearthed in the city on concerned authorities. tomato sauce. Some bottles, entire area will be under CCTV , & ( )G!( )$( years but so far he has managed Sunday. The illegal unit was The factory has been machines used to prepare the surveillance and a control room )1* +(! & &#/ $ *!$ & to go scot-free. Though all operating from a house in the sealed, the police added. Earlier sauce, raw materials, artificial will also be set up near the , / & 2# E & # *&/ the maintenance works of second lane of Laxmi Vihar. on Saturday, the Bada Bazar colour and essence were also parade area to ensure smooth / 1 , G!( & + & , ! machineries, purchase of mate- Acting on a tipoff, the Bada police had seized a huge stock seized. conduct of the celebrations. ! & ( &1 1 3 ./, $%&' ! . + */ ! ./ & ! Angul recently. The programme , 2 16.56 cm (6.52 inch) HD+ was launched aligning to the 0 0! IPS Waterdrop Incell Display spirit of observation of the fter witnessing massive success and accep- with 20:9 aspect ratio, National Road Safety Month , 2 ated a standby list of 8 (5 from Atance with Vision 1 - its first HD+ Waterdrop 4000mAh Li-Polymer bat- (January 18-February 17) by Odisha) talented players. The display smartphone in February 2020, itel – tery and 2GB RAM + 32GB he Jindal Steel & Power Ltd JSPL. he Odisha Naval Tata HPC has also recommended India’s best budget smartphone brand recently ROM for customers. T(JSPL) rolled out a pro- The company has signed a THockey High Performance some players to sports hostels announced the launch of yet another innovative Commenting on launch, gramme for providing primary Memorandum of Understanding a well-meaning step to secure Centre (HPC), set up in run by the Department of and next gen smartphone. TRANSSION India eye health services for the truck (MoU) with the Sightsavers road safety." Inaugurating the Bhubaneswar with a vision to Sports and Youth Services in Christened as “Vision 1 PRO”, it has bigger CEOArijeet Talapatra said, drivers in its Angul integrated India for the drive. Jindal in his Programme Shallu Jindal said, groom the upcoming sporting Panposh and Sundargarh. screen of 6.52 inch HD+ Waterdrop display bun- “Our previous offering Vision 1 with its com- steel plant. The programme message said, "JSPL's CSR ini- "The initiative with Sightsavers talent in hockey and produce These hostels are also Regional dled with trendy features like Triple AI Camera, munication ‘Naye India Ka Naya Vision’ received envisioned by Chairman of JSPL tiative of eye health check-up of India to provide primary eye world-class sportspersons, has Development Centres and multi- functional fingerprint sensor and face an overwhelming response from consumers and Naveen Jindal was inaugurated truck drivers will not only ensure healthcare is part of our mission commenced its boys’ resident serve as a stepping stone to the unlock for its discerning customers in India. is aligned with providing innovative features by the Chairperson of JSPL healthy eye sight of our entire to improve the quality of life of programme at the Kalinga Odisha Naval Tata Hockey Priced at Rs 6,599, Vision 1 PRO is equipped with backed with affordability. Foundation Shallu Jindal at driver brothers but also will be people at large." Hockey Complex. HPC. The formal inauguration A total of 31 cadets have was held recently at the Kalinga &% ' been selected for the pro- Stadium, Bhubaneswar, and "# ! $% gramme. These players, in the was attended by the chief guest " / 34 age group of U-17 years, have Minister of Sports and Youth *, ,-( 0 been chosen from a two-week Services, Electronics and IT , 2 is scientifically lab-tested long selection camp that was Tusharkanti Behera along with against 197 pesticides and is 22 held from November 17 to Principal Secretary, Sports & ' . / ' . MCG direct selling firm proven to remove surface December 1 last in Youth Services and Tourism FAmway India announced germs (bacteria and fungus), he Sundargarh Khadan Bhubaneswar and was attend- Vishal Kumar Dev, Padma 2 * the launch of its latest innova- surface pesticides, waxes, sur- TMazdoor Union an affiliat- ed by 100 cadets. Dillip Tirkey, Vice President tion in-home care category face heavy metals along with ed body of CITU will go for While 21 players are from Corporate Services, Tata Steel, he Indian Red Cross State with Amway HomeTM Fruit & dirt and dust from fruits, veg- indefinite strike from 1 February Odisha, seven are from and Chairman, Hockey Ace Tbranch reached out to the Veggie Wash. etables and cereals without 2021 against JSW anti workers Manipur, two from Uttar Foundation (HAF) Chanakya fire victims of Radha Nagar of Building on its expertise in leaving any residue. policy. To mobilize common Pradesh and one from Assam. Chaudhary and CEO, HAF Rajagarh Panchayat, home- care solutions and in its Commenting on the people to involve in strike from The Hockey HPC has also cre- Goutam Mukherjee. Mahakalpara. endeavour to cater to the grow- launch, Anshu Budhraja, CEO, Monday padayatra and street Under the guidance of ing need for hygiene care prod- Amway India said, “The prod- Priced at just Rs 249 for corner meetings will also be held Honorary Secretary CTM. et , mug , blanket , saree , ucts, Amway forayed into the uct contains naturally derived 500ml, Amway HomeTM Fruit in different pockets of the Koira Suguna, a team of Red Cross towel , mosquito net , bed- vegetable and fruit hygiene cleansing agents with no harm- & Veggie Wash will be sold Block informed CITU National volunteers reached at the village sheet, candle, match box, space with this launch. ful residue. Riding on Amway’s through Amway Direct Vice President Bishnu Mohanty. after crossing the Govari river hygiene kits, phenyle, bleach- The wash product is a 5-in- 60 plus years of expertise in Retailer/Amway Direct Sellers Mohanty said about six numbers to help six fire victims who lost ing, mask, jerrican and mat etc 1 cleaning solution for fruits developing environment- or can also be purchased of Railway siding at Bimalagarh, everything in fire caused due were provided to the affected and vegetables. The cleaning friendly homecare solutions, through a servicing Amway Barsuan, Roxy, Renjada, to brusting of gas cylinder. families. Junior Red Cross solution has no added chlorine, this innovation aims to address Direct Retailer/Amway Direct Pattasahi and Bandiposh about Essential items like tarpaulin, Officer Laxman Swain coordi- bleach, alcohol, artificial colour the growing need of our con- Seller by visiting 12 thousand laborers have been stove, utensils, clothes, buck- nated the relief operation. or animal-based ingredients. It sumers for hygiene products.” www.amway.in. engaged in loading job. )& ' - 0 12+ ' - ,1' 2 ' society. In order to make insti- tutional eye care facilities acces- - sion in poetry after listening to ( ! sible to everyone in the deep- the recitation of a verse of the er pockets of Sambalpur dis- 2 *2 the accused attacked the girl 2 *2 medieval poet Kabisurya trict, the SBI Life Insurance after she tried to pacify them. Baladev Rath once on the stage )! donated a 40-seat bus to facil- girl was allegedly attacked “My brother entered into a alu Charan Pradhan, a near his village. He got an itate eye screening and trans- Aby her uncle over a fam- quarrel with me. Kpoor carpenter of the inspiration to write poems on * ' fer of patients to nearby hos- ily dispute at Banapalli village Later, he attacked by Gunthapada village in Ganjam his own. pitals. The initiative under- under the Buguda police sta- daughter with a sharp district, who has penned more A long verse titled ‘Kardam , 2 taken as part of company’s tion in Ganjam district on weapon,” said the victim’s than 3,000 poems in Odia will Kanya’ which is based on the Corporate Social Responsibility Sunday. father. receive the ‘Sahitya Charcha’ Rushikulya river is one of his BI Life Insurance extended (CSR) programme will benefit Prasad Sahoo in presence of As per reports, the girl Following the attack, the award for this year. outstanding poems. None of Ssupport to the Trilochan more than 7,500 needy people CGM- SBI Ruma Dey, presi- sustained multiple injuries girl was immediately rushed This award is given every his poems has been published Netralaya for project “Cataract every year. dent-Zone III, SBI Life after her uncle Dhanurdhar to Buguda healthcare centre. year by the literary journal so far. One of his unpublished the Sahitya Charcha award Blind Free Sambalpur”.The pro- MD and CEO, SBI Life Insurance, Ravindra Kumar Nayak allegedly slit her throat Police officials are conducting Sahitya Charcha to an books will also be taken up for went to Kailash Chandra Patra, ject aims to eradicate pre- Insurance Mahesh Kumar and Regional Director- with a sharp weapon. Sources further investigation into inci- unknown literary talent espe- publication as a part of the a rickshaw puller of the ventable blindness and provide Sharma handed over the bus Bhubaneswar, SBI Life said Dhanurdhar picked up a dent. The accused has been cially from the rural areas of award. The award also includes Korabandi village in Jajpur qualitative eye care services to keys to founder and director, Insurance Amit Kumar Saha quarrel with the girl’s father detained for interrogation, Odisha. Pradhan is a school a citation along with an award district who has written more the underprivileged sections of Trilochan Netralaya Dr Shiva along with other dignitaries. over some issue. However, police said. dropout and followed his pas- money of Rs 10,000. Last year than 6,000 Odia poems. !" # $
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The dig- al importance’. ital version of voter identity This is the first monu- card can be downloaded on a ment to be accorded the ASI mobile phone or a personal he Election Commission tag after Ladakh was given the computer and can be digitally Tof India has selected seven , UT status in October 2019 stored. officials and an NGO from when Jammu and Kashmir Belonging to the Gelugpa sect, nal kings, wheel of life, The digital version e-EPIC Delhi for the “Best Electoral EoW) Praveer Ranjan; the was officially divided into two the imposing monastery is a Buddhist mystic monogram is a non-editable secure Practices Awards-2020”. They then Special CP (Land and UTs — J&K and Ladakh. tourist’s delight for being aban- Namchu Wangdan. portable document format will be honoured here on the Order, South Delhi) RS The Archaeological Survey doned by colourful hills on the “Also, there are images of (PDF) version of the EPIC and occasion of National Voters Krishnia; the then Addl CP of India (ASI) recently issued one side and glacier-coated thousand armed Dukar and will have a secured QR code Day on January 25. (Central District) Mandeep + a notification in this regard Rocky Mountains on the other. mummified statues of vulner- with image and demographics The officials who have Singh Randhawa; Deputy CP , bringing it under its fold which It is next to the Julidok vil- able blo-bZang dG-legs Yshes like serial number, part number, bagged the awards are State (New Delhi district) Dr Eish Action for Ability would enable it to get central lage, and about 25 km from the Grags Pa is of exceptional etc. This is in addition to phys- Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Singhal have been recognised Randhawa is Addl CP Development and Inclusion funds for its upkeep. 14,436 ft (4,400 m) Pensi la sacred value for pilgrimage ical IDs being issued for fresh Dr Ranbir Singh and DEO for their contribution in (Traffic). (AADI), have been chosen Situated more than 130 (pass) which leads into Zanskar visiting this monastery. Also a registration. The digitalisation (South East) Harleen Kaur ensuring law and order during Dr Satendra Singh, for helping carrying out acces- km away from Kargil, the in the head of the Suru Valley giant thangka of lord Buddha of voter-ID card will have a spe- for best election management the polls. Krishnia is now Associate Professor at GTB sible elections during the monastery is a tourist’s delight in Ladakh in J&K. kept in Tsazin Khang is cial significance in the upcom- while Special CP (Crime and DGP Puducherry while Hospital, Delhi and an NGO, Delhi polls. perched atop a mountain and ASI officials say that this is unfurled once every year dur- ing polls in five states — Assam, looking like a citadel that over- the only living monastery in ing the fifth day of the sixth Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil card on a registered mobile con- %5 ,/ digital version of voter identi- also download their e-EPIC. looks and guards the serene Suru Valley except a few, indi- month of the calendar,” as per Nadu and West Bengal. nection. Once the approval by ty card will be launched in two According to the plan, on Rangdum valley. cating that the Buddhist flour- the details available on the In a statement, the EC said competent authorities for a 1& phases. In the first phase the digital format of the EPIC A section of historians says ished in this part of Ladakh. websites. that a function will be orga- new application for a voter 1,- ( (January 25-31), new voters there will be two different QR that the gompa was established Currently, the monastery is A few other ASI historical nized at Ashok hotel where card is provided, the applicant - , (. who have applied for the voter- codes consisting of informa- in the 8th century while many being looked after by Rangdum monuments of national impor- Union Law Minister Ravi can get it in digital format. '. 67+8 ID card and registered their tion about the voter. One QR believe it to be of the 18th Gompa Culture and Welfare tance in ladakh region are Shankar Prasad will launch the The digital version of EPIC ' 5 & , mobile numbers in Form-6 code will have the voter’s name Century. This shrine has a Society, Rangdum, Zanskar. Sculpture at Drass, Rock Cut e-EPIC programme, and dis- can be accessed through the will be able to download the e- and other specific details while central prayer hall, which is “The monastery has two Sculpture at Mulbekh, lamayu- tribute e-EPICs to five new vot- Voter Helpline App and web- 5 (, 9* EPIC by simply authenticating the second code will have the equivalent to a museum due to courtyards giving the visitors a ru Monastery, likir Monastery, ers. President Ram Nath sites , 5 ./ their mobile number. In the sec- voter’s other information. On the rich assortment of Tibetan clear view of the artifacts and Alchi Monastery, Phyang Kovind will be the Chief Guest https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/ ond phase that will begin from the basis of the data stashed in antiques and other precious other collections of Tibetan Monastery, Hemis Monastery, at the national function. and https://www.nvsp.in/. The February 1, general voters can the QR codes in the down- artefacts. paintings. The available wall leh Palace, Old Castle Tsemo Under the e-EPIC pro- e-EPIC would be a non-editable stored on the DigiLocker app or apply for e-EPIC. “All those loaded version of the EPIC, It is also the residence of space of the portico is embell- Hill, Stupa at T-Suru and Shey gramme, new voters will get the PDF of the EPIC that can be self-printed from a computer. who have given their mobile voting rights can be availed. about 40 Buddhist monks. ished with paintings of cardi- Palace. facility after downloading the downloaded on the phone and According to the EC, the numbers (linked one) they can !#& !1 # 5 $ % / 4 ,!*, Q ! %% R 0! 9 @ be termed as sexual assault and, instead, constitutes the nion Home Minister Amit roping a minor’s breast offence of outraging a woman’s UShah on Sunday urged the Gwithout “skin to skin con- modesty under IPC section people of Assam to give five tact” cannot be termed as sex- 354, the high court held. more years to the BJP to make ual assault as defined under the While section 354 entails a the State free from flood too, Protection of Children from minimum sentence of impris- just as it had done from bullets Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, onment for one year, sexual and agitations. the Bombay High Court has assault under the POCSO Act While addressing ‘Vijay he Central Bureau of said. entails a minimum imprison- Sankalp Samaroh’ rally in poll- TInvestigation (CBI) on Justice Pushpa Ganediwala ment of three years. bound Assam’s Nalbari, Shah Sunday arrested a Regional of the Nagpur bench of the The sessions court had , 5 also attacked the Congress and Labour Commissioner Bombay High Court, in a sentenced him to three years of its ally All India United The Congress has formed Assamese youths were killed (Central) Madurai and a pri- judgement passed on January imprisonment for the offences he five Left parties on : . 5 Democratic Front-AIUDF led Grand Alliance with AIUDF, by bullets fired by the vate person in an alleged 19, the detailed copy of which under the POCSO Act and TSunday issued a joint state- , by Badruddin Ajmal. CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and Congress,” he said. bribery case of 30,000. was made available now, held under IPC section 354. The ment reiterating the demand “A flood of development Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM) Listing out some of the A case was registered that there must be “skin to skin sentences were to run concur- for repealing the controversial / came here. Hospitals, new to fight the upcoming developments in Assam by the against the Regional Labour contact with sexual intent” for rently. The high court, howev- three farm laws in the forth- ( , 5 roads, colleges are being con- Assembly election, likely to be BJP government, Shah said Commissioner (Central), an act to be considered sexu- er, acquitted him under the coming budget session of structed. Industries are being held in March-April. that in the 13th Finance Madurai, al assault. POCSO Act while upholding Parliament and urging the ' /5 set-up here. In the coming “Many times, the Commission, the state was P Sivarajan and private per- She said in her verdict his conviction under IPC sec- Government to hold discus- . 5 days, only BJP can solve the Congress has accused the BJP given only 79,000 crore. son N Murali, resident of that mere groping will not fall tion 354. sions with all stakeholders for biggest problem of Assam — of being communal, while the “In the 14th Finance Triplicane, Chennai. under the definition of sexual “Considering the stringent agrarian reforms. floods. We have made Assam Congress is with the Muslim Commission, the BJP gov- The duo was arrested on the assault. Justice Ganediwala nature of punishment provid- In a statement, the leaders President of India and notified free from bullets and agitations. League in Kerala and is in ernment gave 1.55 lakh crore allegations that the said public modified the order of a ses- ed for the offence (under of CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), by the Gazette are law of the Give five years more to BJP and alliance with Badruddin to the State. We opened bank servant was demanding undue sions court, which had sen- POCSO), in the opinion of this Forward Bloc and RSP said that land. we will make Assam free from Ajmal in Assam. In which accounts of about 7.20 lakh advantage from the private per- tenced a 39-year-old man to court, stricter proof and serious suspending the laws are not “They cannot be suspend- flood too,” he said. direction will the Congress people in the tea garden area. son, representing a private com- three years of imprisonment allegations are required,” HC enough and must be repealed ed. Unless they are repealed, Attacking the Congress, take Assam? I want to ask the BJP has done the work of giv- pany for issuing labour licence. for sexually assaulting a 12- said. in the Parliament even as they they are enforceable. Hence, Shah said Congress cannot people who were in power for ing 5,000 to about 60.20 The CBI laid a trap and year-old girl. As per the pros- “The act of pressing of hailed the determination of the Government must be rea- stop infiltrators in Assam as years, what you did for lakh people in 26 districts of both the accused were inter- ecution and the minor victim’s breast of the child aged 12 the farmers’ unions. sonable, repeal these laws, they are its vote bank. Shah said Assam’s culture? What did Assam,” he added. cepted while exchanging the testimony in court, in years, in the absence of any spe- “We demand that the cen- hold discussions regarding the Congress rule in the state you do for the development of Shah is in Assam as part undue advantage/bribe amount December 2016, the accused, cific detail as to whether the top tral government must stop agrarian reforms with the gave only bloodshed, in which Assam?” he added. of a two-day visit to the of Rs 30,000. one Satish, had taken the girl was removed or whether he being obstinate and immedi- farmers and other stakehold- thousands of youths lost their Attacking the Congress, region. Earlier in the day, he Searches were conducted at to his house in Nagpur on the inserted his hand inside the top ately convey to the farmers ers including State lives. Shah said, “Congress contin- addressed a public rally to five places in Chennai and pretext of giving her something and pressed her breast, would unions that these agri laws Governments and then bring “Can Congress and ued the British policy of divide mark the first anniversary of Madurai (Tamil Nadu), the CBI to eat. not fall in the definition of sex- will be repealed in the forth- proposals before parliament, if Badruddin Ajmal stop infil- and rule. They created a signing the Bodoland said in a statement here. Once there, he gripped ual assault,” it said. Justice coming budget session of par- any, for their consideration trators in Assam? They will divide between Adivasis and Territorial Region (BTR) Both the accused were pro- her breast and attempted to Ganediwala further said in her liament that is meeting this and due deliberations,” said the allow infiltrators since it is non-Adivasis, Assamese peo- Accord at Kokrajhar in duced in the court of Principal remove her clothes, Justice verdict that “the act of pressing week. Already the Government statement issued by Sitaram their vote bank. Only the ple and hill peoples, Bodos Assam. Special Judge for CBI Cases, Ganediwala recorded in her breast can be a criminal force has conveyed its willingness to Yechury, D.Raja, Dipankar Narendra Modi-led BJP gov- and non-Bodos.” The term of the 126- Chennai and remanded to judi- verdict. However, since he to a woman/ girl with the suspend these laws for eighteen Bhattacharya, Debabrata ernment can free Assam from “In 20 years there was member Assam Assembly is cial custody till February 4, it groped her without removing intention to outrage her mod- months. Acts that are legislat- Biswas, and Manoj infiltrators,” he said. only bloodshed and 10,000 ending on 31 May 2021. added. her clothes, the offence cannot esty”. ed by parliament, signed by the Bhattacharya. P 6I ( $ # $ +&467$$ G 0 ernment has already allocated which should be valued.” lndia can produce one million 637 crore for the cultivation of The other topics that would tonnes of dry seaweed provid- hough bestowed with more these nutrition-rich marine be taken up during the webinar ing employment to nearly 2 Tthan 8,000 km coastline plants, as part of the 20,050- will be ‘Seaweed based Sagarika lakh fishers with an annual ver 16 lakh enriched with seaweeds (macro crore central scheme Pradhan for farmers’ by Dr. US Awasthi, income of 1 lakh per individ- Ohealthcare algae) which has huge potential Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana MD IFFCO, India, Dr. Blossom ual. workers across the as a sustainable food source and (PMMSY)—to be spent over the Kochhar, Chair, Blossom Nayak further said that country have provide livelihood to coastal next five years, mainly as subsidy Kochhar Group, India will touch seaweed farming is one of the received Covid-19 communities hit by climate support. upon ‘Seaweeds in the cosmet- few sectors in developing coun- vaccine jabs till the change vagaries, India’s share in In fact, seaweed cultivation ics industry in India’. tries that allow a certain level of evening of the global production is negligible at has been the pet project of Others who will participate flexibility besides tackling cli- ninth day of the .01 per cent when compared to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, include Kavita Nehemiah, Snap mate change threats. As a result, nationwide immu- China and Indonesia which who since his days as Chief Natural & Alginate, India, Dr. women can work in this busi- nisation drive, as have grabbed 80 per cent of the Minister of Gujarat, had been Phillippines and Vitenam will metic,” said Sundeep Kumar Nguyen Van Nguyen, Dy Dir, ness and gain an independent per provisional market pie. stressing on its promotion for share their views, brought on Nayak, MD of the NCDC. He Res Inst for Marine Fish, income without neglecting their reports, the Union Now, keen to be not left the fishermen and coastal com- one platform and steps will be said the webinar is the part of Vietnam, Dr. Anicia Q Hurtado, traditional household work. health ministry said on following immunisation have behind, the Modi Government munities looking to double their taken work towards forging series of steps planned to pro- University of the Philippines For instance, Tanzania has seen Sunday. been reported till 7.30 pm on is leaving no stone turned and income by 2022 and boost the alliances for promotion of entre- mote seaweed cultivation among Visayas, Philippines, Prof women emerge as leaders in the The ministry said that the ninth day of the vaccina- taking a series of measures like rural economy. preneurship in the sector the cooperatives in the country. Krishna R Salin, Director, seaweed world, and they have 31,466 beneficiaries were vac- tion drive,” it stated. providing subsidy, capacity In this direction, to create through cooperatives. At the While Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, NEDAC Bangkok and Dr. Atul even moved onto producing cinated on Sunday till 7:30 pm The inoculation drive was building and awareness through awareness and deliberate on the same time, the webinar will Secretary of the Department of Patne, Commissioner Fisheries, seaweed flour in addition to in five states -- Haryana (907), launched on January 16 with webinars and interaction among strength, opportunities and chal- identify bottlenecks at various Fisheries from the Animal Gov of Maharashtra, India farming, he added. Karnataka (2,472), Punjab over three crore healthcare others with the interested coop- lenges, an international webinar levels and will aim at evolving Husbandry Ministry will be the among others. As per the PMMSY guide- (1,007), Rajasthan (24,586) and frontline workers priori- eratives and entrepreneurs to is being jointly organized by the options. chief guest at the webinar, Manoj The key beneficiaries of this lines, seaweed farming will be and Tamil Nadu (2,494) -- tised to get the jabs initially. take up seaweed cultivation in a Department of Fisheries, Union “Much of India’s coast is Joshi, Additional Secretary from webinar will be seaweed farm- promoted in a mission mode through 693 sessions. The total number of ben- big way, business of which is pro- Ministry of Animal Husbandry ideal for seaweed cultivation Union Ministry of Food ers, budding entrepreneurs, and supported through finan- “The cumulative number eficiaries, who were vaccinat- jected to hit USD 26 billion by , LINAC-National Cooperatives with suitable tropical weather, Processing will dwell on his youth, women and vulnerable cial, marketing and logistical of healthcare workers vacci- ed till 7.30 pm on Sunday 2026. Development Corporation shallow waters and a rich sup- Ministry’s support for seaweed communities. The webinar also support to ensure income and nated against COVID-19 has since the launch of the drive, India’s present seaweed (NCDC), and NEDAC, ply of nutrients. In total, as many based food and Dr. Thierry aims at augmenting awareness welfare gains to small fisher crossed 16 lakh (16,13,667) till include 1,47,030 in Andhra value is estimated to be around Bangkok next week ie January as 841 species of seaweed thrive Chopin, Prof of Marine Biology, about seaweed farming as a population especially women 7.30 pm today through 28,613 Pradesh, 76,125 in Bihar, just USD 500 million ie 50 28, 2021. along the region, though only a University of New Brunswick, business and to come up with and fisherwomen headed sessions, as per the provi- 53,529 in Kerala, 1,91,443 in crore and the officials feel that At the webinar, the stake- few are cultivated. The seaweed Canada will talk about an actionable, time bound plan households. sional report,” the ministry Karnataka, 61,720 in Tamil there is a huge opportunity to holders including scientists, gov- is not only destined to be a food ‘Seaweeds, a key component of which will contribute towards Seaweed seed banks, nurs- said, adding that the final Nadu, 25,811 in Delhi, 78,466 exploit the potential of the sea- ernment officials and entrepre- source, but also a source of bio- Integrated Multi-Trophic attaining ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ eries, tissue culture units, pro- report will be completed by in Gujarat and 84,505 in West weed business. uners from India and countries fuels, bio-fertilisers and other Aquaculture (IMTA) providing said Nayak. cessing and marketing units, late in the night. Bengal, according to provi- To spur the sector, the gov- like Canada, Thailand, products like in pharma and cos- important ecosystem services, It has been estimated that etc. would be supported. “Only 10 adverse events sional reports. !" # $
%. * (P " E!$$! G! " $! & *#)EK E ately attempting to ,! push small groups of n Army jawan, heavily armed ter- Aundergoing treat- rorists inside the Amaravati: A woman public health Following Immunisation (AEFI) ported by the leaders of opposition ment at Udhampur Indian territory to worker, who had taken Covid vac- was reported. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) began Thiruvananthapuram:The 35-year- cer, to proceed with the investigation. based command hos- execute a terror plot. cine on January 19, died at a gov- ASHA worker's death sparked a sit-in at the hospital. old woman, who has been accused of The woman from nearby pital, succumbed to his On the other ernment-run hospital in Guntur in protest by the family members and Raising slogans of 'we want jus- 'sexually abusing' her minor son, on Kadakkavoor was arrested on fatal injuries early hand, Indian soldiers the early hours of Sunday while ASHA workers at Government tice' the protestors squatted at the Sunday said she was innocent and December 28 on charges of sexually Sunday morning. are maintaining a undergoing treatment for alleged General Hospital, Guntur. They main entrance of the hospital. framed by her estranged husband and abusing her son since the age of 10 till The Army jawan, tight vigil to prevent reactions. demanded Rs 50 lakh compensa- Police forcibly lifted the protestors his second wife. he shifted to Sharjah with his father in identified as Naik any infiltration bid While family members of tion. Guntur district collector and arrested them, leading to ten- Appearing before the media with December 2019. Nishant Sharma, had from across the Accredited Social Health Activist Samuel Anand announced that a sion. The TDP leaders alleged that her face covered, the woman said,"the The case was registered based on received serious LoC. (ASHA) worker Vijaya Lakshmi government job will be provided to the police resorted to excessive use truth shouldcome out. My son was a report filed by the Child Welfare injuries during 'unpro- High alert has (44) alleged that she died due to the the son of the deceased. "If the fam- of force to suppress the protest. threatened by his father to give the Committee officials who had con- voked' ceasefire violation by the been sounded in the run up to the adverse effect following vaccina- ily is eligible to get a house under According to Vijaya Lakshmi's statements against me. The case is fab- ducted counselling of the child. Pakistan Army along the line of con- Republic day celebrations along the tion, the officials said the cause of the government scheme, the same family members, she took the vac- ricated." The woman alleged that the trol in Sunderbani sector of International border with Pakistan the death was under investigation. will be allotted to them," he told cine on January 19. She developed The woman, who was arrested POCSO case was filed by her husband Rajouri. across the Jammu frontier after Health officials said the cause reporters at the hospital. high fever on January 21. They under the POCSO (Protection of in retaliation for the case she had According to Defence PRO in another cross border tunnel was of the health worker's death would The collector, who faced angry alleged that a private hospital in Children from Sexual Offences) Act moved before a family court seeking Jammu, Naik Nishant Sharma of 10 detected by the BSF in Pansar area be known only after receipt of her protests by the deceased's relatives Guntur refused to admit her, forc- was granted bail by the Kerala High custody of her four children and JAK Rifles was undergoing treatment of Kathua district. autopsy report. and others, said he would send a ing them to take her to the gov- court. alimony. at command hospital where he suc- In Kashmir valley, the venues of The officials said the death proposal to the government for ernment hospital. The court had observed that the "I am innocent. The truth should cumbed to his injuries on Sunday. Republic Day celebrations includ- does not appear to be related to vac- compensation to Vijaya Lakshmi's They said the doctors told gravity of offences alleged against the come out. My son will never make such Meanwhile, tension prevailed ing Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in cination. They pointed out that family. them that she suffered brain stroke woman was serious in nature and quite a complaint", she said. She said she was along the line of control following Srinagar have been fortified with a over 10,000 people were given the However, not satisfied by the but they alleged that the death was unheard of, and had directedthe state not aware about the details of the case repeated incidents of ceasefire vio- multi tier security ring to prevent any vaccine in Guntur district so far collector's response, the ASHA the result of adverse effect of Covid police chief to constitute a special team, and came to know about it only at the lations in the region. terror attack aimed at disrupting the and not a single Adverse Event worker's family members sup- vaccine. IANS preferably headed by a woman IPS offi- police station. PTI The Pakistan Army is desper- celebrations. # !) .6 )
new Covid-19 cases daily and workers in the departments of hopeless Chief Minister who Tamil Nadu from day one, !* + the death tally per day hovered health, revenue, police and the has no concern for the people,” agreed there has been a change around 200 to 300 for many general public. “But for their said Stalin while speaking to a in the course of the pandemic. + 2 -*. Shivkumar Yadav said the acci- truck driver and the bus con- amil Nadu has managed to weeks. Till Saturday the State sacrifices and cooperation, we pro-Left newspaper. “No doubt, it is a positive dent occurred near ductor was critical. Tbring the Covid-19 pan- lost 12, 309 persons to the pan- would not have reached this The fever clinics opened by development. But I would like even persons were injured, the Maiki turn in the Raipura A woman, who was mak- demic under control, if the gov- demic. But as on Saturday, level,” said Vijayabaskar. the State Government across to be cautious because you have Stwo of them seriously, when police station area at around ing cow dung cakes on the ernment details are any indi- there are only 5073 patients But DMK president M K the State, the awareness pro- to take into account what is a bus of the Uttar Pradesh State 7.30 am, when the bus heading roadside, was also among the cation. A State which was about across Tamil Nadu. This is the Stalin alleged that the gramme carried out by various happening in Kerala,” he said. Road Transport Corporation towards Karvi from Prayagraj injured, he said. to top the table with the max- State which used to have lakhs Palaniswamy Government was departments of the Kerala, which by May 2020 (UPSRTC) collided head on collided head on with the The police said prima facie imum number of positive cases, of Covid-19 patients,” said a a total failure in handling the Government and the medical had claimed that it was free of with a truck here on Sunday truck. it seems that the accident has brought down the number physician working with Tamil Covid-19 at Ground Zero. “The fraternity who worked round- Covid-19 is reeling under yet morning, police said. Seven persons were injured occurred due to dense fog, of new persons diagnosed with Nadu Government Health fight against Covid-19 suc- the-clock with the twin objec- another onslaught of the pan- Senior sub-inspector at the in the incident, Yadav said, adding that investigations are the pandemic to 586 as on Services who spoke on condi- ceeded in the State because of tives of preventing the spread demic, which experts describe Raipura police station adding that the condition of the going on. Saturday evening. The 24 hours tion of anonymity. the DMK's Ontrinaivom Vaa of the pandemic and managing as a third wave of attack. By ending Saturday night saw the Chief Minister Edappadi programme which reached the patients contributed a lot in Saturday evening, the State fatalities coming down to just Palaniswamy and Health crores of people. The DMK bringing down the cases and diagnosed 6,960 new cases. *!&!$ &&=8 two. Minister Vijayabaskar attrib- launched a campaign to feed fatalities, said the Government There are more than 72,000 $ & ! “This is a marked change uted the success to the dedica- one crore people and offer physician. Veteran physician patients under treatment in the from the weeks when Tamil tion shown by the doctors, medical facilities. Covid-19 Dr C V Krishnaswamy, who State, according to the ) +&$ / (( Nadu used to test 6000 to 7000 nurses, paramedical staff and exposed Palaniswamy is a was monitoring the situation in Department of Health release. $ (# (( =;/;I8 ( $( Puducherry: The Union Territory of Puducherry & %% logged 30 new coronavirus cases during the last E *2 24, taking the overall tally to 38,860, a top Health department official said on Sunday. video has gone viral of a tiger climbing over ' !" ( ) A 87-year old patient succumbed to the infec- Athe wall at Rajasthan's Ranthambore tion pushing up the toll to 645, Director of Health National Park and walking silently on the road, and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a as tourists seated in their vehicle gaze on in Bengaluru: Expressing outrage over the On a tip-off, Central Crime Branch % * 0 release. excitement and fear. leak of the first division assistant exami- sleuths first arrested six accused, includ- The patient who passed away at the govern- The incident, as per wildlife officials, was nation question paper, for which 14 per- ing kingpins Rachappa and Chandru in the E %#)5:($! %!65!5(6!'7%5'#! ment hospital here had severe Covid pneumonia reported on Thursday. sons have been arrested, Chief Minister city on Saturday and filed a case against <%6($!)!($%<($!)%/($!76%(!'(!6' and ARDS, he added. While some of the tourists were panic- B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday warned any them. They had allegedly sold the ques- wo stranded passengers were ##!:!)($(($!:%!65!5('$%#) The 30 new cases were identified at the end stricken, others were seen screaming in excite- official of the Karnataka Public Service tion papers for Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore to Tfound dead inside a load carrier $!##%!)($!'(65)!)!$=#!' of the examination of 3,046 samples. ment as they clicked the big cat right right in Commission found guilty would be many of the job aspirants. parked on the Jammu-Srinagar ($6%:$($!6!=!5(#=%7#!(!) The Puducherry region accounted for 15 of front of them. sacked. Chandru is reported to be an inspec- National Highway near Banihal in 5$#?:5)(55!# the 30 new cases followed by Mahe (9) and The vehicle was parked in close proximi- "I am not only ready to suspend the tor in the state Commercial Tax Ramban district on Sunday. Karaikal(6), Mohan Kumar said, adding that ty to the wall nearly 7 feet high, which pre- officials involved in the leak of question Department. The duo, hailing from Kralpora Yanam did not report any fresh infections. vented the big cat, as well as the people, from papers, but also dismiss them from service The CCB arrested eight more persons, area of North Kashmir's Kupwara dis- affairs of the highway. The number of active cases stood at 288 while seeing what was on the other side. if found guilty," Yediyurappa told reporters including some KPSC officials, on Sunday trict, were stranded in the area after Holding the government respon- 37,927 patients had recovered and had been dis- When the tiger scaled the wall all of a sud- here. The KPSC on Saturday cancelled the under various sections of the Indian traffic was suspended due to accu- sible for the death of the duo, the pro- charged so far. den, the people were left in a shock. twin exams, which were to be held on Penal Code for the paper leakage. mulation of snow on both sides of the testers alleged that the government The Health department Director said as many However, the majestic beast did not display Sunday across the state for 1,114 FDA Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Jawarhar tunnel since Saturday morn- should have allowed the stranded vehi- as 43 patients were discharged during the last 24 any signs of aggression and walked along silent- posts. Sandeep Patil said in a statement that eight ing. cles through the recently-completed hours after recovery. The fatality and recovery ly as the tourists watched in awe. "Stringent action will be taken against more were arrested after their names were The passengers were identified as Banihal-Qazigund tunnel. rates were 1.66 per cent and 97.60 per cent respec- Petrified and excited tourists yelled as a the guilty involved in the case, as leaking revealed by the kingpins during prelimi- Shabir Ahmad Mir (22) and Majid The protesters also demanded tively, the Health department Director said. tiger walks along their Gypsy in questions papers is an unpardonable act nary investigation earlier in the day. Gulzar Mir (30). adequate compensation from the gov- Of the 5.57 lakh samples tested so far 5.13 Rajasthan.Petrified and excited tourists yelled and a crime," the Chief Minister said. The CCB sleuths also recovered copies According to official sources, the ernment in support of the families of lakh samples turned out to be negative, he as a tiger walks along their Gypsy in According to KPSC Secretary G. of the question papers, Rs 24 lakh in cash passengers were rushed to the near- the deceased passengers. added. PTI Rajasthan. Satyavathi, a whopping 3,74,000 candidates and three vehicles from the two kingpins by hospital in Banihal where doctors Meanwhile, routine traffic applied for the posts and 2,82,000 down- in a raid conducted on their premises on declared them brought dead. Angry remained suspended on the national loaded their hall ticket to appear for the Saturday night. The KPSC informed the drivers of load carriers and others also highway on Sunday while some of the C! exams in two sessions -- general knowl- candidates through SMS that the exams on staged a protest demonstration near stranded vehicles were cleared after ' * 7 edge in the morning and language profi- Sunday were cancelled and would be held Railway Chowk in Banihal to highlight completing the snow clearing opera- ! ciency in the afternoon. at a later date. IANS their plight and pathetic state of tions. J &/ 2+ < &!F &) &*
<844(& Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): A 24-year-old woman, who is , -*. preparing for her marriage next month, has approached the Budaun (UP): A man was arrested here on Sunday for district magistrate with an unusual request. youth posing for a selfie, with Bhuj (Guj): A police inspector and remaining in the illegal custody of are - Shaktisinh Gohil, Ashok allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman, police said. The woman, who lives in Iglas area, met the district mag- Aa pistol pointed at his moth- three Constables have been sus- the three constables at Mundra Kannad and Jaydevsinh Zala. According to police, the man dragged the woman to istrate with a request to repair the road leading to her house er's head, has been arrested by the pended following the death of a police station for six days, accord- "I have suspended the three the fields on late Friday night and allegedly raped her. in the Naglachura village so that her 'baraat' does not face prob- Shamli police. theft suspect in the custody of ing to a police complaint filed by accused constables and a police After reaching her home, the woman narrated the lems in reaching her home. The weapon has also been seized Mundra police in Gujarat's Kutch a relative of the deceased. inspector of Mundra. The three incident to her family members, who lodged a police com- Karishma Kumari, the bride-to-be, said her marriage had from the youth, identified as district a few days back, a senior Superintendent of Police, accused constables are still at large plaint against him, they said. been fixed for February 27 and the road, in question, was filled Deepak Kumar, 20. official said on Sunday. The three Kutch-West, Saurabh Singh on and efforts are on to nab them," Senior Superintendent of Police, Budaun, Sankalp with potholes and mud. The cyber cell of the police constables, who have been accused Sunday said inspector J A Padhiyar Singh said. The constables are Sharma on Sunday said that based on the complaint "It will be difficult for the 'baraat' to move on the road at traced the youth from the Sunheti of murder, are absconding and has been suspended for dereliction absconding ever since the case of lodged by the family members of the woman, a night," she told the district magistrate. village under Kairana police sta- efforts are on to nab them, he said. of duty, while the three constables murder and wrongful confine- case has been registered against the man, who is in his Aligarh District Magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh said, tion in Uttar Pradesh. Kumar The victim, Arjan Gadhvi were suspended after a case was ment was registered against them 20s. "I have directed the official concerned to take immediate action had uploaded the picture on (30), died on January 19 while registered against them on charges on January 21 following the death The woman has been sent for a medical examina- and commence work for the construction of the road." social media.Superintendent of undergoing treatment at a gov- of murder. Gadhvi in their custody allegedly tion, while the accused has been arrested and sent to jail, He said that this initiative is the best example of the Police, Shamli, Sukirti Madhav, ernment hospital, after allegedly The three accused constables due to torture. PTI the SSP said. PTI Mission Shakti campaign, launched by the state government has ordered an inquiry into the to empower women. IANS matter. .8> !) " ) 8 !G F>& &< ) 9 $$& ! /+ #/ & & Jaipur: Rajasthan's Covid-19 tally increased to 3,16,652 on ) .:;<= Ahmedabad: Four persons were killed in two Sunday with 167 fresh cases, separate accidents on Sunday in Devbhumi according to a health depart- Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala posted Dwarka district and on Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad ment bulletin. 6,036 COVID-19 cases and 5,173 Highway in Gujarat, police said. No death due to the coron- recoveries on Sunday with over 72,000 In the first incident, two unidentified men avirus was reported on Sunday, presently undergoing treatment for the were killed on the spot when their SUV, head- it said.The highest number of infection, the government said. While ing towards Bhavnagar, was hit by a truck near fresh cases were reported from the total COVID-19 caseload soared to Moti Baru village in Ahmedabad's Dholka Jaipur and Kota with 26 persons 8,89,576, the recoveries have touched taluka, said Koth police station sub inspector HR testing positive for the infection 8,13,550, state Health minister KK Patel. in each of the districts, the bul- Shailaja, said in a press release here. Three people in the SUV were injured in the letin said. In the last 24 hours, 48,378 sam- incident and the driver of the truck, which over- The rest of the cases were ples have been tested and the test pos- with 20 more fatalities being added to turned on impact, has been detained, he added. reported from Ajmer, Alwar, itivity rate has touched 12.48 per cent. the tally. In the second accident, which took place Banswara, Baran, Barmer, So far, 92.58 lakh samples have Of the positive cases,42 are health later in the day in Devbhumi Dwarka, a couple Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, been sent for testing. While Ernakulam workers, 74 had come from outside the from Bhanwad traveling on a scooter was hit by Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, accounted for 822 cases, Kozhikode 763, state and 5,451 have been infected a speeding pick-up truck near Manja village, an Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Kottayam 622 and Kollam 543, through contact. Presently, 2.14 lakh official said. Hanumangarh, Jhalawar, Kasaragod reported 124 new cases. people are under observationin various Ketan Parmar (39) and his wife Jyoti (37) Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, None of the UK returnees have districts, including 12,226 in hospitals. died on the spot and the pick-up driver fled from Pratapgarh, Rajsamand and tested positive in the last 24 hours. The active case load in the state is the spot, the Khambhalia police station official Udaipur districts, it said. PTI The virus toll has gone up to 3,607 72,891. PTI said. PTI ) '0 &'( !" # $ ;
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Business management rations, I got started with con- + - 2 ; $ O industry which has been success- more efficient than the British studies enumerate theories on tract manufacturing. That line + - = $ ful for its size. For a musician, the at the fundamental function of commerce-related subjects. helped me set up small facto- pleasure of playing on a grand fighting and killing the enemy. But they seldom lay out advice ries manufacturing and selling ; piano far outweighs the satisfac- Do not get the impression on how to set up a business if similar goods. This is one = # tion that a harmonium provides, that I favour the Army set-up one has no experience. Few example of how a novice can 4 % although the former belongs to as an ideal example for organ- 2/, 5 2 , successful entrepreneurs write enter his/her own enterprise. + $ - S , someone else while the latter is ising a large company. One, I their life stories for the begin- But one factor is certain: The one’s own. The pain and humil- have quoted an example of over 552 5 C* C ners to learn from. Nor have person concerned has to lose + iation of the piano being taken a century ago. Two, in today’s *2 , + the publishers of educational his/her fear of insecurity. The +)+ away would be greater than the context, the Army’s fighting M+ books apparently persuaded security of a steady job can ; + 677D # + pleasure it ever gave you. soldiers and officers are divid- enough entrepreneurs to fill sometime be as bad as a disease. Nevertheless, if I were born ed into many layers. A better *25 ,5 this knowledge gap. India is proud of its busi- again, I would get into my own focused training would require , 4 4 A word of caution: Neither ness management schools business earlier than I did in this fewer layers of supervision or an inheritor of business nor an which have turned out first-rate &,$- innings. But I must not forget to leadership. In contrast, small , 2C2 academician is quite the appro- executives. But it will be inter- mention that a certain discipline businesses require versatile , ,, priate author of a truly useful esting to see a survey of their and method of work that a large men and women, persons who book. Only someone who hap- alumni: What percentage has organisation provides, a small know how to perform multiple , ,5 + 5 pens to have started his/her developed their own enterpris- one seldom gives. It is not wide- functions for the simple reason enterprise from scratch and es? I feel there is a need for sim- ly known that management sci- that the smaller the company, succeeded, is such an author. ilar schools for small enterpris- ence or business management as the fewer number of persons it 2*2 , , My plea is urgent because es. A laundry, a restaurant, even a subject was started by what an can afford to employ. 2 2 in the employment market a grocer or panwallah is a busi- officer observed of the German Looking at the world sce- right now, women in significant ness worth learning and pur- Army’s functioning during World nario, only about half the 55, , numbers are seeking jobs, suing. Everyone need not learn War I: How best to develop an employable people have jobs. + which was earlier a men’s how to run a large company. In effective organisation economical- The other half is self- monopoly. We had not heard of fact, there is greater scope for ly and then run it optimally. An employed, which includes the 5 *E women fighter pilots in the Air smaller enterprises but I doubt example that readily comes to wealthiest entrepreneur to the Force; now they are a reality. On if there are schools teaching mind is the famous “tooth to tail humblest hawker. The message the other hand, the COVID-19 about them. ratio”. Given, say, a division of sol- is that of the two youngsters affliction has caused a loss in (The writer is a diers, maximise the number of coming into the employment jobs. Will all the shops survive well-known columnist and an fighting/firing men and keep the market, one must look for self- or will home deliveries replace author. The views expressed deployment for servicing/sup- employment. If one’s education some of them? What are like- are personal.) %%* %< %%= 7&%<* SOUNDBITE ; <) = ' Q ! ! + / &'( !/* & Sir — This refers to the editorial ‘The farm ?G ( divide’ (January 23). Consequent upon the ! & E! =8& &( ) (& ( $4 failure of the 11th round of talks between )( the farmers’ unions and the Central )! ) #7 8 )& 1 !( & & $ Government, the wrong message is being +&467& $ 1 transmitted. For the first time in the his- $ ) 1 ! !!( ! & 6!5'(!6 tory of independent India, there is a pos- K & & sibility that farmers will take out a trac- $ ) , & >:/ ( tor rally parallel to the Republic Day ( ) )($(( $4 parade, which is a big shame for us, as a & & ( $ ) S * + + ) J)!((4 & 1 /* nation. The image of the Government is & ! + going to get tarnished in front of the whole & $ # ! ) )( $ !( ) !$ &1( S world. The Republic Day, being a red let- ! & ter day, is of utmost importance for (((&! / (/ # , - maintaining a clean image of India’s sov- (&!/*!&!$ & ( & N ( J ! & $ )J )4 $ ( ( $( 1 ereign prowess. Celebrating and enjoying the Republic Day parade is of great $ &) &(& $ /) ! $ 1 6#56!')!5( S importance for every Indian. !$ 4( &4) ( 4 (/<= ) KE( % S We may have internal differences due && $ (& J ( !& & & ( to different opinions, non-consensus on ( $ & E! 4 & $ ) ,& $!( ) $#/ any other issue but that doesn’t mean that + # + -++./ $&!$ ) ( ( $ 1/ + * C # ! we have the right to eclipse India’s glob- & $4# &) / ( $($$( &( ,S al image. The farmers are doing exactly 5&& $( 4 + $# $! ( O )(( ( that. Therefore, the farmers’ organisations ( (&& !&1 Azhar A Khan | Rampur )(1 must abort their plan in the larger inter- (( (( ) . ) ) est of the entire nation. Patriotism runs & 1 ( through the veins of every true Indian. On quality of patience. They are the ambas- in sharing millions of COVID-19 vaccines / the Republic Day, the countrymen are least sadors of our culture and heritage. vials with other countries who require it %##%%)#B!6 S ! interested in farmers’ tractor rally and want Gender inequality is mainly because in this hour of crisis. Prime Minister K2(D to witness the peaceful R-Day parade at of poverty, disability, early marriages and Narendra Modi has said that India’s vac- ,S , pregnancy, gender-based violence and cine production and delivery capacity Rajpath. D ( S , Yugal Kishore Sharma| Faridabad orthodox local traditions and cultures. But would be used for the benefit of all now the situation is changing slowly and humanity in fighting the pandemic. Even gradually. Microsoft co-founder and leading philan- $ 1 # )!$ / Sir — Gender inequality has affected the Education is the only solution to thropist Bill Gates had rightly said Indian + many of our socio-economic problems. pharmaceutical industry has capacity to !(&& socio-economic development of India for $!( ! ) . S S ( Access to quality education is the key to produce COVID-19 vaccines not only for decades, but now the situation is chang- & 1 !( , ensuring that women have access to work India but for meeting the global demand. ing and we are moving towards gender %6!6 '(6#=6=B!(!6
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he last few years have witnessed the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into a powerful Ttool that enables machines to think and act like humans. Considering the ability of this tech- nology to transform economies, the AI revolution -0( >%3 holds unparalleled significance for a developing country like India, which has the second-largest E # F; + population in the world. While recognising the , , ! tremendous potential that this technology holds, it F; is also important to understand and question the processes involved in the making and functioning + # + ( of AI. The disproportionately dominant role played F; . by men in the development of this technology which + G 67H1 leads to gender stereotypes and biases, is concern- 67*1 F; 2 ing. / The growth of AI technologies: India being G % 2 / the fastest-growing economy in the world has a sig- # + IH: nificant stake in the development of AI. Recognising this potential, the Government had in 2018 instructed the NITI Aayog to establish a national AI programme. Thereafter, the establishment of a . S # + national AI stack, the proposal for a National F; # . Mission on AI and the launch of a global AI sum- mit in 2020 by the Prime Minister, are all evidence 2 ( of the Government’s commitment to creating a robust AI infrastructure in the country. With machine learning (ML) finding its appli- ; + ; cation across sectors including healthcare, digital S finance and education, the opportunities for job @ > B 3 seekers are also abundant in this field. The robust +? Information Technology (IT) ecosystem coupled , , majority of personal assistants in the AI can increase the number of cus- COVID-19 has affected women 2D , > , J with talented human resource has the ability to con- public and private sector are women. tomers on an e-commerce platform, unequally — with women being on vert India into an AI hub very soon. However, like The way forward: Some of the help with information and knowl- the receiving end of job loss, domes- ? , 5 242 + K any other man-made technology, AI artifacts too solutions that concern an overall bet- edge access and enhance internet tic violence and increased household reflect the challenge of being cluttered with exist- ter uptake of AI among women and experience overall. There are many responsibilities. When the post- 2 , ! B ing sociological biases. Such concerns need a strate- * minorities for India lie in designing women who are older and often have COVID recovery for the economy 6D gic and tactful response to obviate the said technol- 2D , these systems inclusively. This may not used devices as early on in life as begins, India must remember to # ogy from reinforcing the existing stereotypes and ,+ 2, seem fairly obvious on the face of it, their male counterparts. This leads focus on these gendered issues in discriminatory social norms. ,+ , but effectively it means using more to a stereotype that mothers are often order to leverage the potential of its + " > Feminist challenges to the proliferation of AI , ,, inclusive training data wherever not as adept at using their mobile working women — across formal ? > 70 ? in Indian Society: It has been 25 years since the D2 +/ possible. For instance, women who phones, and some part of it can be and informal sectors. In the truest sense of intersec- adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform 2 have never formally learnt to read or rooted in reality — however, that can for Action, that envisioned a peaceful and equitable * + write can use their smartphones to be changed with leveraging the tional inclusivity, it is important to world for all women. A significant gender bias still + communicate. Such digital literacy — power of conversational AI. remember that inclusivity does not exists in our society. For instance, as late as in D , D/ and India’s increasing digital penetra- Another important element to include only women in the strict February 2020 the Supreme Court had to remind ,M , tion — can open up a world of consider with AI and disruptive social sense of the term — but also the Government that it’s arguments for denying opportunities. Voice assistants inbuilt technology is the nature of job loss sexual minorities. The LGBTQIA+ women a position of command in the Army were M+, 2C into mobile devices allow women to — which will be borne unequally by community in India isn’t well-repre- based on stereotypes. Moreover, as per a recent 5 access a range of tools — however, women across the world. Gender jus- sented on forms which collect data report of UNDP titled ‘Tackling Social Norms’, g e n - * manufacturers need to ensure that tice in the workforce is a concern of for larger AI/ML analyses. Many der bias is not a male problem as the findings of the +22+ C the training data used by the voice immense importance which must be Government forms only offer the report reveal that almost 90 per cent of the people assistant is inclusive. Indian accents addressed when it comes to the ‘M/F’ categories to indicate gender (both men and women) hold some kind of biases can vary incredibly based on region, future of work. Women have the and occasionally, ‘other.’ This leaves against women and people from other marginalised according to the Eighth Schedule of highest participation rates in the out an entire category of people who communities. The challenges of social bias and other the Indian Constitution, India has 22 informal sector. This is reflected might identify elsewhere on the # , forms of discrimination against women and mem- regional languages. These can vary across major sectors such as manu- gender spectrum — or non-binary ! bers of the trans community pervade all spheres of further — based on geography and facturing, agriculture and services, people, who do not identify as M/F. life. While the existing digital divide and under-rep- community. If the voice assistant is where employment of the female It is vital to work towards weed- resentation of women in STEM (science, technol- unable to help a woman due to labour force is mainly informal. ing out the bias which exists while K 90 ogy, engineering and mathematics) continue to pose dialect — then there exists a missed Their jobs are more routine and less hiring from the general pool of # significant concerns, AI and automation are throw- opportunity to include those who are abstract than their male counterparts. applicants — by anonymising the ing newer challenges for attaining substantive equal- not literate, but willing and able to use Research in developing countries profiles of candidates in terms of :6 ity in the age of the fourth industrial revolution. their smartphones for a range of pur- shows patterns of job-loss due to dig- removing gender identifiers, limiting ( With 78 per cent of AI professionals being men, poses. ital automation affect women-dom- the skill sets to only those that are ( it is certain that male experiences inform and dom- The solution is straightforward inated jobs more than male-dominat- required for the job (and not inad- inate all AI algorithms with negligible representa- but the challenge lies in its implemen- ed ones. This indicates that there is vertently including skills which might 4 ( tion from the other communities. This power imbal- tation — there has to be emphasis on an urgency to skill women so that be typically masculine) and locating # ( ance has severe adverse implications for the other ensuring that voice assistants can they can take on jobs which require non-traditional applicants. sexes like affecting their access to jobs and loans by recognise a range of Indian dialects. handling of the AI-based tools. These are some of the social dis- automatically vetting out their applications. This is not particular to women — A majority of the female labour parities which must be kept in mind Even companies leading the drive of automa- and is a much broader issue of force should be skilled to handle such while designing and deploying AI , tion are unintentionally contributing to the exist- regional inclusivity — but it can ben- jobs across sectors. Empowering systems in India. AI/ML solutions are ing social biases getting embedded in the AI sys- efit women more due to the gender women technologically will enable vast and far-reaching — with the tems. As highlighted in a 2019 report by UNESCO, divide in accessing formal education. them to benefit from emerging tech- potential to revolutionise sectors Pande is Policy Manager it is not a coincidence that virtual personal assis- and Shreya is Policy Manufacturers can pre-empt the nology such as 5G, blockchain, such as business and governance, but , tants like Alexa and Siri have female names and they Research Assistant, The digital divide from worsening, in this robotics, digital communications their impact can be divisive, sexist >, ( come with a default female voice. These features Dialogue. The views manner — and such a solution ben- and so forth — instead of being the and exclusionary if not implement- ; 5 + ( reinforce the existing social realities where a expressed are personal. efits society at large. Conversational reason for an economic landslide. ed correctly. ? . , POINTCOUNTERPOINT ( # . & # S , . & / # 0 & & , L 0 L. 0 #) R R4 FOREIGNEYE
hen the Russian was as great a danger to Russia that great a danger? regime and it is very unlikely to porters do their homework and Opposition leader as Lenin had been. The The ambitious presenter at survive his dethronement or make witty videos detailing the 2 * , WAlexei Navalny Germans plucked Lenin from Vremya probably won’t get the demise. Putin has just changed scandalous financial abuses of 2 2 returned to Moscow after con- exile in Switzerland in the mid- job he wanted, because the Constitution with a referen- the regime. The latest is a virtu- valescing in Germany following dle of World War-I. He was sent President Vladimir Putin real- dum that lets him stay in power al tour of Putin’s new $1 billion $* & E a failed poisoning attempt by the across Germany in a “sealed ly won’t have liked seeing his until 2036. But that seems seaside palace on the Black & $ ( (($ FSB domestic spy agency, the train” (so he wouldn’t spread the noisiest critic compared to unlikely, partly because he is Sea), but he is probably not the & $ regime-friendly media loyally infection of communism there) Lenin, a genuine world histor- already 68 and partly because man who will take Putin down. &( 7@* $ $( ! failed to mention his arrival. to St Petersburg, then in the ical figure. Putin himself never the younger generation of What he is doing to great effect 1! ) With one striking exception: throes of Russia’s first democra- mentions Navalny’s name at all. Russians is getting restless and is mobilising the tech-savvy Vremya, the flagship news show tic revolution — and he did just Russians cannot even put a bored. Navalny is a brave man youth whose attitude to the (( of Russian State television. what the Germans had hoped name to the system they live who has gone home voluntari- regime now verges on con- $ & (( !1 Presumably somebody there he would. under, as the poor presenter’s ly to face a spell in Putin’s jails. tempt. (& ! & was hoping to win favour with Lenin overthrew the fum- confusion illustrates. It’s certain- has been in power for 20 years (He missed two parole appoint- Russians have put up with !$ ( ! ($ the Kremlin, because they bling democratic provisional ly not a democracy, although and is surrounded by a court of ments for a suspended sentence it for a long time because they * & / briefly mentioned Navalny Government in a military coup, there are regular elections. It’s extremely rich allies and cronies. on trumped-up embezzlement were exhausted and shamed by ! $ (( three-quarters of the way took Russia out of the war and definitely not communist, And “kleptocracy” is just a charges because he was in the wild political banditry of the &FQ (( $# through the two-hour pro- Gwynne Dyer’s new book launched a 73-year totalitarian although most of the regime’s pejorative term used mostly by Germany recovering from the 1990s, but Putin’s credit for gramme. In fact, they compared is ‘Growing Pains: The communist regime that cost at senior figures were communists foreigners, although Navalny FSB assassination attempt.) But having put an end to that has )1Q $ Navalny’s trip home to Vladimir Future of Democracy and least 20 million Russian lives in before they discovered a better does habitually refer to Putin his role in Russian politics so far been exhausted. He may still be $ ! Work.’ The views Lenin’s famous return to Russia expressed are personal. purges, famines and lesser acts route to power and wealth. It’s and his cronies as “crooks and had been more gadfly than in power for years, but this is a - & (. in 1917 and suggested that he of repression. Is Navalny really not a monarchy, although Putin thieves.” It’s a purely personal revolutionary. However, his sup- regime on the skids. !" # $ , B #
, @ evening. I look forward to strengthening the North COVAX programme to ensure incumbent is famously anti- deepening the longstanding Atlantic Treaty Organisation equitable access for vaccines,” Brexit but all early indications oe Biden conveyed his inten- alliance between our two coun- (NATO) also high on the agen- the Downing Street spokesper- are that his views on the UK’s Jtion to strengthen the “spe- tries as we drive a green and da – in contrast with former son said. exit from the European Union cial relationship” with the UK sustainable recovery from President Donald Trump’s hard On climate change, (EU) are unlikely to overshad- in his first call as the US Covid-19,” Johnson said in a ball with the alliance. Johnson is said to have also ow US-UK relations in future. President with British Prime tweet. During the call, President praised President Biden’s early In his call with Mexico’s Minister Boris Johnson, during It seem that a new trade Biden noted the importance of action on tackling climate President, Biden and Obrador which the two leaders re-com- agreement was not on the list cooperation, including through change and commitment to agreed to work closely to stem mitted to the NATO alliance of priorities for both sides. multilateral organisations, on reach Net Zero by 2050. the flow of irregular migration and agreed to cooperate on While the Downing Street shared challenges such as com- “The leaders looked for- to Mexico and the US, as well combating climate change and readout of the phone call batting climate change, con- ward to meeting in person as as to promote development in containing the Covid-19 pan- referred to Johnson reiterating taining Covid-19, and ensuring soon as the circumstances the Northern Triangle of demic. his intention to resolve existing global health security, the allow, and to working togeth- Central America. The conversation with trade issues as soon as possible, White House said. er through the G7, G20 and “The president outlined Johnson over phone on the White House communique The leaders also discussed COP26 this year,” the his plan to reduce migration by Saturday was Biden’s third of the call only referred to values,” the White House said. trade deal between our two has been less vocal over this the need for coordination on spokesperson added. addressing its root causes, involving a foreign leader since “strengthening the special rela- “Building on the UK and countries, and the Prime amid the ongoing Covid-19 shared foreign policy priorities, The UK will be hosting the increasing resettlement capac- his inauguration on tionship”. US’ long history of cooperation Minister reiterated his intention pandemic crisis. including China, Iran, and G7 summit in Cornwall in ity and lawful alternative immi- Wednesday, after he spoke with “The president conveyed in security and defence, the to resolve existing trade issues The global health crisis Russia, it said. June, which is expected to be gration pathways, improving Canadian Prime Minister his intention to strengthen the leaders re-committed to the as soon as possible,” a Downing and vaccination programme “The Prime Minister Biden’s first visit to the coun- processing at the border to Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s special relationship between NATO alliance and our shared Street spokesperson said. in both countries and around warmly welcomed the try. Prime Minister Narendra adjudicate requests for asy- President Andres Manuel our countries and revitalise values in promoting human The UK is keen to con- the world as well as climate President’s decision to re-join Modi is also due to join the lum, and reversing the previous Lopez Obrador on Friday. transatlantic ties, underscoring rights and protecting democ- clude a post-Brexit free trade change were areas of more the Paris Agreement on climate summit for its guest country administration’s draconian “Great to speak to the critical role of NATO to our racy. They also discussed the agreement with the US, but the mutual agreement, with secu- change, as well as the World sessions. immigration policies,” the President Joe Biden this collective defense and shared benefits of a potential free new American administration rity and defence through Health Organisation and the The new White House White House said. :<) 3 ;% 1R ! %*<%%&!: *D !) 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While the vaccine can media platforms, and preemp- xpressing concern over 5'((!!5(/$!6:!) follow the strict lockdown rules something to celebrate – let’s prevent severe disease, we do he United States has strong- tively arresting potential par- EChinese military pressure !85:(%=!'!(' ( (&! because any vaccine-related stay patient, stay at home and not know if it stops you from Tly condemned Russia’s use ticipants,” he said. on Taiwan, the United States #(6/)7#%(=/ &$ ! immunity from Covid-19 takes support the NHS as it contin- passing on the virus to others, of harsh tactics against pro- This follows years of tight- has said that such intimidating $ 1 !( at least three weeks to kick in. ues to roll out the vaccine,” he and it takes time to develop testers and journalists demand- ening restrictions and repres- tactics threaten regional peace 5)!=%5%=76!''6! $! 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Democratic Rep. Alexandria davit states. After posting a the southern city of Eindhoven reports of injuries. Authorities have been rac- Ocasio-Cortez of New York. photo on Facebook showing on Sunday, a day after rioting It was the second Sunday ing to dig out 22 miners Garret Miller, who is from him inside the Capitol, Miller youths protesting the country’s in a row that police clashed trapped underground in the .'$5:(%5 2 ))& the Dallas suburb of responded to a comment on curfew torched a coronavirus with protesters in Amsterdam partially built gold mine in the & O! Richardson, was arrested on the picture with: “just want to testing facility in a Dutch fish- angry at the country’s lock- city of Qixia in Shandong $ (O $! / Friday after being named in a incriminate myself a little lol,” ing village. down amid. Province, since the explosion , (, $! & five-count federal complaint. according to an FBI affidavit. 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$ 0 ( ndia’s handlooms and handi- across the country,” said an $ crafts, unique to various com- Amazon spokesperson. Flipkart’s $ $ ($ 1 Imunities within the country, art house or social marketplace , /L $ represent its rich cultural heritage. GoCoop has been beneficial for (# ( Handloom products, from local craftsmen and weavers. & & ! Pashmina Shawls of Jammu and Online selling platforms Kashmir, Ikkat of Odisha, proved to be a lifeboat for tradi- ) $ Kanchipuram Saris of Tamilnadu, tional artisans during the lock- ! $ $ Lucknow’s Chikan and Zardozi to down months. Besides providing ))(1 Assam’s Eri and Muga Silks, have local weavers with a platform to ) ! been preserving the colourful and showcase their handiwork, these vibrant culture for over 2000 platforms have extended their G $ years. support to those suffering from M N Upadhyay in his book lack of resources. They are collab- In this season Richard Hammond and Tory Belleci & Handicrafts of India wrote the orating with artisans, promoting use what’s left of their shipwreck to survive and thrive. ) ( 4 most fitting description of Indian their products and helping them Will their inventions help them escape or keep them /& handmade craft and textile: “To improve their brand visibility and stuck forever in paradise? It releases on January 29 on / write about Indian handicrafts is reach. With e-commerce, they Amazon Prime Video. ($$!( almost like writing about the have made their way in every country itself. So vast, complex, nook and corner of the country, & #! colourful yet simple and charm, meeting buyers who appreciate !$ G $ 1M difficult to attain under compara- and value their artwork. $ ble conditions.” ( The social and economic The road ahead & $)$ importance Indian handloom The future of the Indian hand- (& industry is enormous as well. It loom and handicrafts industry creates 95 per cent of the world’s looks promising. The global ( $ handmade textiles, making a hefty demand for handmade products is !$ ( & contribution to the economy. It growing rapidly, owing to an )(1L & also remains the second-largest increase in tourism and the # 4 employment provider for the rural propensity of gifting unique prod- 1 population after agriculture. ucts and interest in using eco- O According to the Handloom friendly, sustainable clothing and Export Promotion Council, a accessories. $ ((/M statutory body constituted under The current generation of && 1 the Ministry of Textiles, about 4.3 artisans has grasped this opportu- million people directly derive nity to gain more traction in both their livelihood from the hand- domestic and international mar- O3 ( ; loom industry. kets. Their focus is on curation 2( Despite its cultural, social, ring the younger generation from past few years. The Department of and product development, meet- and economic significance, hand- working in this industry. The Handlooms and Textiles, ing quality standards, branding 5," looms have been on a decline. In unorganised and informal nature Government of India, engaged and marketing to grow through 2( the last few decades, economic lib- of the craft heritage has left it on nine e-commerce players and 70 online channels. They are also eralisation, globalisation, rapidly the verge of dying. retailers to increase the reach of bringing a modern twist to tradi- 5 0 ' increasing industrialisation have handlooms products. These online tional handloom garments and , , , affected the handloom and hand- The pandemic effect platforms together generated handicrafts, making them more icrafts industry. There’s is a sub- During the COVID-19 pan- handloom sales of 1.06 crore in appealing to Gen Y and Z. A celebrity journalist and renowned womanizer starts -- / stantial difference between the demic, people, wary of contract- 2015-16 and 7.07 crore in 2016- With e-commerce uniting the to rethink his life choices after he falls for a mysterious model who leads a double life. Starring, Adrianna Chlebicka, ( - ( ' time consumed in the production ing the virus, rarely stepped out of 17, increasing to 9.54 crore in fragmented population of artisans Mateusz Banasiuk and Agnieszka Zulewska, it releases on of cloth by the handloom indus- their homes and started shopping 2017-18. and weavers, eliminating mid- February 11 on Netflix. 5" & , E , 0 -( try and the powerloom industry. online. This dealt a heavy blow to E-commerce giant Amazon dlemen and making a wide vari- ' . ' , It takes months to design and local weavers, who earn their liv- expanded its footprint in India’s ety of well-made handloom prod- weave a beautiful Chanderi silk ing by selling to tourists in fairs handloom industry, adding pure ucts at fair prices directly from 0 O ;5 3 ( sari while machine-made saris are and exhibitions. Export earnings handloom and handicraft items of weavers, the Indian handloom . / , E weaved within days. Thus, cheap- also fell drastically during the pro- Weavesmart, an online handloom and handicrafts industry is expect- / F(GE &E , er powerloom products domi- longed lockdown. India has been store supported by the ed to see an upward growth tra- nate the market. the second-largest exporter of Government of India on its app jectory. It’s expected to reach 5 2( ,, The traditional industry also handloom products in the world. and website. It made more than USD 60 billion by 2024. 5, 5 5 suffers due to supply chain inef- It exported US$ 353.9 million 20,000 handloom products avail- The pandemic brought the ficiencies, lack of branding and worth of handloom products, but able to millions of customers. significance of e-commerce in ," & ( / marketing. The middlemen and between April to August 2020 slid “We have been engaging with India, shifting consumer taste 5 ( retailer of handloom products to US$ 66.26 million. cooperatives (like Khadi Nation). and preferences. And the shift has receive three to 10 times the price Consumers from cities as far as been permanent. Online shopping & , , ( paid to weavers and artisans. The Online platforms to the rescue Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar platforms continue to see a grow- / ( 5 craftsmen, renowned for their Today, building an online Islands), Kullu (Himachal ing number of shoppers every day. hand-spinning, weaving and presence is essential for both tra- Pradesh), Guwahati (Assam) and With e-commerce boosting sales . ,"P printing elegance, struggle to ditional and modern players. And, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) in the forthcoming years, the L5, #5 make ends meet. The skills are during the pandemic, it became are shopping for products such as craft-heritage is set to regain its For six engaged couples, happily ever after begins on passed on from one generation to more apparent than ever before. E- Ilkal saris. There is still plenty of former glory. a spectacular note in this eye-popping look at India’s another but lack of income and commerce has been helping arti- potentials that can be unlocked (The writer is the director of an multibillion-dollar wedding industry. It releases on $ dignity of labour has been deter- sans regain their footing for the from artisans and craftsmen e-commerce site.) February 14 on Netflix. & !(& anchi is a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ ( ! Ssort of town, much like thousands of $!(&)& other small towns on India’s highways. ( Located on the Bhopal to Vidisha state highway, you’d never quite believe one &1 of India’s most famous historical sites is & located on a hill on the edge of the town & ) 1 if it weren’t for the tens of boards that $(/ the state tourism board has stuck at var- ious places, all but the last vital turn. On ($#& ( 1 the way to the site from Bhopal, you do L ) ( &&/ cross a little curiosity, a marking for the J(( & ( ‘Tropic of Cancer’, an imaginary line S5 ( 2 ( /M which if you remember your middle- school geography is the northernmost $ 1 declination of the sun relative to the , (( ($ earth, a point reached at the summer $&$ (& $ 4 ! & solstice. Odd that there are remarkably ,) ( 1 few markings of this line in India and it was a pleasant surprise to find it out here. If you take a look inside your wal- ' $ let and find a 200 note, you’ll see the = image of the Great Stupa of Sanchi on impressive ‘Torana’, these gateways have the obverse, and its importance in rich sculptures where stories of the , $$ (( & Indian history is mainly because of the Buddha and great kings, including fact that it is one of the largest archae- * * Ashoka have in relief. The remains of !/ $ (($ &4 ological remains from Mauryan times. the polished sandstone Ashokan pillar !( & # ($ <8<81 The Great Stupa, or ‘Stupa Number 1’ are located near the southern gateway L,) 1 as it is called dates back to the reign of , 2 ( ) ) + ( & & $ from where a staircase leads up to the &)) 1 ( !/M Ashoka and construction was begun by deambulatory walkway. Scholars believe &1 him. This stupa is a part of a major com- $ $ $ &O that the Great Stupa as we see it today L ! (! plex of Buddhist sites across the region. was built by the Shunga dynasty that fol- Ashoka considered the region dear to small levelled out field where the local lowed the Mauryan empire, the cover- )) / ! J(( him as his first wife Devi hailed from children have an ongoing tennis-ball ing of stone, the balustrades and even ( ! $!4 the nearby town of Vidisha. She was the cricket match while the town elders sit the intricate sculptures on the gateways ($ &!( && 1 mother of Ashoka’s son, Mahinda and on the roadside wall drinking tea and are from that period. What you see on (()! daughter, Sanghamitra, who spread the bemoaning the pandemic and the loss the 200-rupee note is the Western gate- tenets of Buddhism to Sri Lanka from of income the town has suffered. Sanchi way. $& where other monks spread it far and is the most important site in the central Much like the 100-rupee note that wide. Indian ‘Buddhist Circuit’ and is partic- features Rani Ki Vav, the famous step- / ! As you turn off the highway to drive hunters and amateur archaeologists. Sir the great stupa in the hope of finding a ularly popular with Sri Lankans, so well near Patan in Gujarat, the image on & to the Stupa, you first pass the Marshall, more famous for his work in buried treasure. India owes a great debt much so that many signs inside the the note does not do justice to the site. ! ( & Archaeological Museum. Though small, excavating the sites at Harappa and to Sir John Marshall. complex are written in Sinhala. Once The sculptures on the gateways are it is a place that you must stop and visit. Mohenjodaro, played a vital role in sav- A winding drive up the hillside takes you get to the rather empty parking lot, tremendous and the different gateways ) 1 The ‘Lion Capital’ from the Ashokan ing Indian historical sites as the you to the site where on the way is a the Giant Stupa looms large in front of all have different stories. Some depict &/ pillar found at the Stupa has pride of Director-General of the Archaeological you. And you also get a sense of the tales from the life of Gautam Buddha $ ! place at this museum. This capital Survey of India (ASI). His stellar role in vastness of the complex, Sanchi was a and others tell the story of Ashoka the ))$(( which is extremely similar to the one shepherding the ASI for a quarter-cen- major site of Buddhist learning for cen- Great. You also see the vastness of the $$ (( &1 found at Sarnath that most Indians tury till 1928 is a major reason that turies and several additions to the site that you never really learn about in today know as our national symbol is so many sites across India survive complex were made even after Mauryan your history textbooks in school. This !$ 4 remarkably well-preserved as are many to this day. Marshall’s role at times. Indeed, there is a belief by some again comes back to the fact that India & (&! other relics mainly from the site and Sanchi is so venerated by the ASI scholars that the post-Mauryan Shunga has the richest amount of history of any !$!(& other nearby Buddhist and Hindu sites. that they’ve kept his worktable dynasty destroyed the original stupa nation. A site like Sanchi could be as !(( / It recalls the stellar work of Sir John and some notes at the museum and rebuilt it later. prominent as the Taj Mahal in other ! Marshall in restoring the site and sav- and, rather curiously, his silver At its peak, there were probably nations, in India, while undoubtedly a ing it from his fellow colonialists. cutlery as well. The stupas and thousands of monks, scholars and popular site, primarily due to its impor- ! $# The story of saving the Stupa is one the old Buddhist monasteries students at the site, the ruins of the tance as a site of Buddhist pilgrimage, $# ! that does deserve to be told and the and schools at Sanchi had monastery and smaller stupas but it should also be remembered, & (/M Sanchi Museum has a treasure trove of been ravaged by time and under which prominent monks much like Sarnath outside Benaras as && &1 photographs dating back to 1881 when treasure hunters, the worst had been buried. one of the few remaining sites with a the British finally put an end to the rav- of which were the final You enter the site walking to direct connection to ancient India’s aging of the site by military treasure colonialists who broke into the northern gateway and its greatest emperor. & !" # $
more severe when someone in other facilities too. Funds for the the village is ill. In such a situa- road have also been approved by tion, people take the sick person the government. If we don’t see $4 with the help of a doli. progress by the construction Sometimes s/he dies on the way. agency, strict action will be During rain and snowfall, it is taken against them.” not even possible to take the Prem Singh Sanwal, a social patient to the hospital.” worker and a pioneer of the road Rajma, ramdana, potato, movement of Dumak village, mainly cash crops are grown in says, “Even today, the people of this region. But without proper these villages are resorting to &$- transportation the products do horses and mules to market not reach the market. The cost their cash crops. Due to this, of transporting products to man- farmers have to bear the loss as dis (farmer’s market) like large amount of money is spent ($ )$ !$ # & & (( # &) Dehradun increases manifold. in freight.” A farmer from the vil- Tanuj Kamboj, Assistant lage says, “To take five quintal $) !$ ! / $(( )$( 1 , , Engineer, Pradhan Mantri Gram rajma to reach Gopeshwar or Sadak Yojana, Chamouli, says, Joshi Math city, the rent of horse ttarakhand, which has dures for obtaining government However, the state government region are home to around 500 “At present, the construction and mule is so high that I am left been separated from schemes, youngsters couldn’t is claiming to provide roads to families. The biggest problem work is in progress. A new ten- with zero profits.” UUttar Pradesh with the benefit and are now back to cities the villages. they face is during the rains and der process has been issued after The government of a welfare expectations of better roads, in search of employment. After frequent agitation by snowfalls, when the road is not the contractor left the construc- state should take the problems of health, education, employment Other than employment, the villagers, under the Pradhan even walkable. The bridges and tion work in the middle some its citizens seriously and at least -4& and livelihood, is still craving for hilly areas of the state have var- Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, pedestrian roads connecting time ago. The work is in progress provide them with basic facilities. the basic needs. Even after 20 ious issues, the major one being approval of the Dhingharan- these villages were completely and the construction of the road Quick action should be taken to years of establishing the state, the lack of basic infrastructure. Syun-Vemru-Dumak Kalgoth damaged during the 2013 disas- is likely to be completed soon.” complete development works residents of this mountainous Various villages such as Dumak roads was announced by the gov- ter, and have not been made yet. In this regard, the local MLA on time. Only then it will be pos- (4/, state are struggling for the basic Kalgoth, Kimana, Palla, Jakhola, ernment. Along with this, road Jeet Singh Sanwal and Mahendra Bhat says, “Along sible to integrate the develop- necessities of life. During the Lanji Pokhni, Dwijing, etc., do construction in several other Pooran Singh of Dumak village with the development of roads, ment of villages and villagers. outbreak of COVID, thousands not even have a proper transport areas was also promised. But due say, “Despite being a border vil- necessary instructions have been L) & !(& of migrated youths came back to facility. Due to this, the develop- to the arbitrariness of the con- lage, the basic problems remain given to the departmental offi- their villages for employment. ment works in this area are also struction agencies, in the last 17 as they were. Villagers have to cers for the develop- (&/ !( & They had expectations that the being affected. Although the years, the work has either walk for 18 km to reach the ment of &T!( ) government would help them construction work of the roads stopped or is on due. road.” He further adds, “the make a living. Due to lack of had started over the years but The residents here have to problem becomes even ) /2 EC proper counseling and due to the slow pace, the work walk for miles to manage their complicated proce- still remains incomplete. livelihood. The villages in this 2 2 E E
ll over the world, we find that people of Aalmost every profession have some special personality traits because of the nature and demand of their profession. This factor makes people different from each other in various respects. For example, scientists and technologists have the tendency to believe things only if they can be demonstrated or proved correct by applica- tion of certain laws or through precise mathemat- ical theorems. Artists, on the other hand, have a sense of aes- thetics or beauty and can notice harmo- ny or dishar- mony in colour, con- tours or tones and tunes. Similarly, peo- ple in medical profession are inclined to diagnose the cause of a problem and to know the cure or remedy needed. Literateurs and linguists form the habit of using words in their precise sense and very much keep in mind the need of being clear in their expres- arenting is a task no one prepares you loss of focus while also enabling them to sion. Religious teachers /preachers always look Pfor and is perhaps the best example learn. This brings us to the next point — towards the moral side of things and see as to of learning on the job as there is no prior A + repetition. what a karma will lead us to. Psychologists have training or benchmark to follow. In a nut- their attention on the complexes and syndromes shell, it is a rollercoaster ride. However, Avoid repetition of the person whom they meet and talk to, and regardless of the absence of a set standard ) ( )) $ ((! !& & ( How often we, as adults become they analyse their behaviour in those terms. to be a good parent, every parent, espe- bored of repetitive things? Repetition Administrators have their focus on doing things cially new parents have the urge to be the ! ! !$ (&O( ( makes an activity boring, resulting in a in an organised manner. They fix their goals, best parents their child can have. loss of engagement and interest. Given time-limits and strategy well in advance. There are several things you can do enable them to continue learning quick- that babies have less attention span, par- Businessmen tend to invest time and money in to make this journey more effective and ly even as adults. ents must avoid repeating lessons and things which bring them more profits. They know have a positive impact on your child. One activities. It may even make the child dis- their customers well and the art of selling such crucial thing is your child’s early Steer clear of screen time like a certain activity. So, ensure that you things. Industrialists and technologists are prac- learning and development. Every parent At a time when technology has been keep it to a bare minimum. tical people who want to put their plans into prac- wishes for their child to grow into a a game-changer, especially during a glob- tical act. Judges develop their sense of judgement smart, successful and happy individual. al pandemic where we spent majority of Provide them space to learn and grow and the art of arriving at truth. Advocates plead If you are a new parent, here are eight our time indoors, our screen time has One of the most common mistakes their cases forcefully and with clarity, putting the simple yet effective parenting tips that will surged dramatically. In addition to this, that parents make is pushing their chil- needed emphasis on certain facts and incidents. put your mind at ease and help you nur- parents are now increasingly turning to dren to fulfill their unfulfilled dreams. For Teachers know the art of teaching and making ture your child’s learning abilities. technology to keep their babies occupied instance, if a parent wished to become a their point clear. or teach them new things. According to dancer but was unable to for any reason, Lastly, there are spiritualists whose goal is per- Countless opportunities/experiences studies, kids’ screen time has increased by they tend to push their baby into danc- fection and who have to have all the specialities Each child is born with infinite 50 per cent since the onset of the pandem- ing even if the child doesn’t display pas- in their life. They inculcate the ability of invest- potential. Did you know that in the first ic. It can have an adverse impact on your sion or interest in it. However, children ing their time and energy in result giving activ- few years of life, more than one million baby by hampering their creativity and aren’t born to be moulded into anyone’s ities like a good businessman does. They have to neural connections form every second in thinking abilities. So, steer clear of screen ideologies. Therefore, it is important to do things in an organised and systematic man- our brains? After this period of fast- time at all costs to safeguard and nurture allow your child the space to grow with- ner as an able administrator does. They have to tracked proliferation, the connections your baby’s abilities. out piling your expectations onto them. be precise in their thinking and in the use of lan- become reduced through a process called They should have the freedom to choose guage as a literateur or a linguist would be. They synaptic pruning where the brain then Keep lessons crisp who they want to be. have to know the art of educating, convincing and works on making the existing connec- While babies tend to be curious with persuading others so that they take the spiritu- tions more efficient. a voracious appetite for learning, their Nurture and guide them al knowledge for their enlightenment and release Since early childhood is a time of role in shaping the brain’s architecture. an opportunity for us to learn something attention span is no longer than two to There exists a surprisingly fine line themselves from sufferings. They also have to be tremendous brain development, it is It is necessary to expose your child to var- new. For babies, this is maximised infi- three minutes. Even when they are play- between neglecting your child’s needs, more practical in their life like an industrialist important to expose your baby to as ious experiences but most parents uncon- nitely. Furthermore, children naturally ing, the maximum amount of time they nurturing and guiding them, and burden- and have the vigour of a youth, the tender feel- many experiences and opportunities as sciously underestimate their baby’s abil- tend to be curious and are always keen tend to spend with any toy or activity is ing them with too many expectations. ings of a mother, the maturity of an aged person, possible. This will not only help them ity to learn, which sets limitations on their on discovering new things to learn three minutes, after which they become Offering the necessary handholding but the simple-heartedness of a small baby and so on. learn more at an early age but also enable phenomenal capabilities. Believing in about. With most parents now working bored and move on to the next activity. also allowing them the freedom to choose It is only after they inculcate these traits or val- them to discover their passion and inter- your child’s potential and encouraging from home, this may be the perfect time Unfortunately, various new parents who they want to be or what they want ues, can they reach the stage of perfection. In ests. them to learn will produce miraculous to spend quality time with your baby to believe that the child has lost interest in to do is vital to nurturing your baby into order to build a ‘better world,’ spiritualists have results and unearth their hidden abilities. teach them something new each day — the activity, when in fact, they simply lack a smart individual who is capable of mak- to do the service of all and while doing so, they Believe in your child’s potential be it a physical activity or a creative one the attention span to continue an activi- ing their decisions. get an opportunity to imbibe good qualities of Research confirms that the first Teach something new every day like art, music or dance. It will go a long ty for a longer time. Hence, parents must (The writer Raghav Himatsingka is the every profession. 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+ “When Kohli handed over the trophy to me after the T20 series win, ndia’s latest pace bowling find, T I had tears in my eyes,” he added. Natarajan, on Sunday said he was Asked about sharing the dressing Inot sure of debuting in even one for- room with international players, mat, let alone all three and make his- Natarajan said it was tough initially tory during the team’s tour of Australia. but he was able to pick up many things When he was picked for the fourth from them. and final Test against Australia in “Having played in the IPL and Brisbane, Natarajan became the first played alongside many Indian and Indian to debut in all three formats dur- + foreign players helped as that experi- ing the same tour. ence was useful. I could communicate “I was keen to do my job. But I did- M*2,, C with them and learn from them. First, n’t expect to get an opportunity in the it was tough but as things went on, I ( , 5 ODIs, was not expecting to make my ** ,, was able to pick up many things,” he debut in Australia,” Natarajan told 2, added. reporters in Chinnappampatti in Salem He said Australian opener David district. * C 52 Warner, his captain at Sunrisers % “When I was told that I will be play- Hyderabad, had good things to say ing there was pressure. I wanted to 1 , about him. and then a quick 22, including a make use of the opportunity. Playing 2 1 “Warner said he was very proud hooked six off Pat Cummins, to play and taking a wicket was like a dream.” of me. He was happy to see my Coach Ravi Shastri’s dressing a part in the finishing act, apart from Natarajan took three wickets in the 5 progress. He told me during the room stories of grit and determina- a match-haul of four wickets. series-deciding Test, playing a part in match that you are very lucky and told tion work as a tonic for young “Ravi sir tells us very inspiring India’s incredible win. ,**2 52 me that I was doing well because my Washington Sundar, who is ready for stories from his playing days. Like “I cannot express my happiness in + +,/ daughter had been born,” the Tamil any challenge even if it means how he made his debut as a special- words about playing for India. It was Nadu pacer said. opening the batting for India in Test ist spinner, got four wickets and bat- like a dream. I got a lot of support from * C2,1 C Natarajan, whose daughter was matches. ted at number 10 against New the coaches, players. They supported born while he was playing the IPL in The 21-year-old Washington Zealand on debut. and motivated me a lot. I was able to ,**2 UAE, said he did miss seeing her but was a specialist top-order batsman “And how from there, he perform well because of their backing,” D playing for the country was a matter during his India U-19 days but then became a Test opener and played all he said in Tamil. of pride for his family. honed his off-spin to such an extent those great fast bowlers. I would love Natarajan said he enjoyed playing 1 , Natarajan, a late bloomer at 29, that he is now an automatic choice to open batting in Tests like him,” under the captaincy of both Virat said he first aimed at playing for Tamil in India’s T20 team. said Washington, who enjoys a Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, adding they *252 Nadu. One of the heroes of India's epic decent first-class batting average of both supported and encouraged him a + , “My first aim was to play for triumph in Brisbane, which gave 32 plus, which can only improve lot. Tamil Nadu, step by step everything them the four-match Test series from hereon as he gets to play more “Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane han- 5 2 happened, it was like a dream. Hard against Australia, Washington spoke games for India. dled me very well. They had positive + work is the key, it will take one places. about the head coach’s influence on For a youngster coming into the things to say and encouraged me a lot. I thank Almighty for everything.” him. Test side, he feels that there is no I enjoyed playing under both of them,” Natarajan thanked his family, “I think it will be a blessing for need to draw any inspiration from he said. friends, Salem’s district cricket asso- me if I ever get an opportunity to outside as there are so many role He made his ODI debut in the third ciation and current Tamil Nadu open the batting for India in Tests. models in that India dressing room. and final match of the three-match Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary I think I will accept the challenge “As a youngster, when I look up series and picked up two wickets with R S Ramasaamy for supporting him. just like our coach Ravi sir did dur- for inspiration and motivation, I find Marnus Labuschagne being his maid- He skirted a question on the ing his playing days,” Washington so many role models in that dress- en international scalp. racial abuse faced by his India pace told PTI during an interaction from ing room. There is Virat Kohli, Rohit Natarajan said he got emotional colleague Mohammed Siraj in his Chennai residence. Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin when Kohli handed the trophy to him Australia, saying the seniors handled He scored 62 in the first innings who have been such great per- after the team won the T20 series. the issue.” at Gabba to keep India in the match formers. / ' ,D E
% % ) / determination in batting for Root, playing in his 99th more than eight hours. He test match, now has 8,238 test the priority for me rather ngland captain Joe Root had posted a double hundred runs and is fourth among ! than my own achieve- Esmashed 186 runs to lead in the first test that England England batsmen. aking over the team’s ments,” Rahane told the touring side ever closer to won by seven wickets. Apart from Treins after the Sports Today. Sri Lanka’s first-innings total Not since West Indian Embuldeniya, the rest of Sri Adelaide humiliation , “But yes Melbourne as they finished day three on Brian Lara’s exploits in Galle Lanka’s bowling failed to Ajinkya Rahane had led Test hundred was really 339 for nine, just 42 runs in 2001 when he scored 688 impress, with off-spinner from the front in the special. I said in behind on Sunday. runs in six innings, had a Dilruwan Perera failing to Boxing Day Test, pro- Melbourne that my Lord’s Root’s epic innings came batsman played spin bowlers pick up a wicket despite the ducing a master-class hundred was special but to an end in the last over of so expertly. Root now has 415 38-year-old bowling 32 overs. hundred against many people told me that the day when he was run out runs in three innings. England resumed from Australia, and the Indian I think Melbourne hun- 14 short of another double The sweep shot was the overnight score of 98 for vice-captain says the cen- dred was better than my hundred. Sri Lanka’s bowlers Root’s bread and butter and two and lost Jonny Bairstow tury will remain special as Lord’s hundred,” Rahane had no answer for the he executed it to perfection, (28) and Daniel Lawrence (3) it paved the way for the added. Yorkshireman and it Root had taken a few steps finding gaps frequently early. Vice-captain Jos Buttler series victory. “I did not know how appeared inevitable that he out of the crease and sensing despite Sri Lana having three (55) added 97 runs for the After his 112 in the to react to that. But now was only going to be dis- an opportunity Fernando fielders in the leg-side fifth wicket with Root. Boxing Day Test, Rahane I realised, given the cir- missed through a run out. threw the stumps down as a boundary. An 81-run stand for the had said his century at 2-1 series win against cumstances after the Root faced 309 deliveries tired Root's diving effort The 30-year-old reached seventh wicket between Lord's was his best. Australia. Adelaide Test match, and hit 18 fours in his mon- couldn’t save him. his 19th test hundred in the Dominic Bess (32) and Root However, the 32- “For me whenever I Melbourne Test was real- ster innings. Left-arm spinner Lasith morning and during his took England’s total to 333 for year-old said he didn’t get runs and when we ly crucial for the series Root attempted to flick Embuldeniya finished with a knock went past the run tal- six. But Sri Lanka struck quite realise the value of win. I think for me that is and yes I thought Dilruwan Perera to mid- seven-wicket haul but the lies of three former England back, taking three wickets for his Melbourne effort that something really special. Melbourne innings was wicket but the thick edge was day belonged to the England greats - David Gower 8,231, six runs late in the day to eventually became a Winning the Test match really special,” Rahane grabbed by Oshada Fernando captain, who put up a splen- Kevin Pietersen 8,181 and reduce the tourists to 339 for building block for India's and winning the series is further said. at short leg on the bounce. did show of character and Geoffrey Boycott 8,114. nine. ' R 5%
Dom Bess had five-wicket hauls 25, the 41-year-old Swann, a vet- pitches,” Swann said on the “India are very, very patient in England’s win in the first Test eran of 60 Tests between 2008 Hussain and Key Cricket show. but if you are willing to be ormer off-spinner Graeme against Sri Lanka, but returned and 2013, is aware of the skills “If you bowl well enough, patient and bowl all day you will he promising Shubman Gill on Sunday FSwann wants England's wicket-less in the home team’s required to succeed in sub-con- especially against India, they take wickets,” he observed. Trevealed he used to be “petrified of bounc- tweakers to stay patient in the first innings of the ongoing sec- tinent pitches. play you very respectfully. There “You might have to work ers” before eventually overcoming all his fears to upcoming Test series in India ond Test in Galle. “The one thing that I used to is not a Virender Sehwag in that very hard for them and you'll lose get his Test career off to a rollicking start against and has picked Jack Leach to play Having picked up 60 of his say to myself is, it’s going to spin current team; Virat Kohli when some timber, which isn’t a bad some of the world’s fastest bowlers. a key role during the tour. 255 wickets in India, Sri Lanka and it does spin — even on day he bats against spin waits for the thing.” Gill, 21, announced his arrival on the big stage The spin duo of Leach and and Bangladesh at an average of one where they are fairly flat bad ball. with a classic knock of 91, which set the tone for India’s incredible victory on the final day of the series-deciding fourth Test against Australia recently. *-1 $/05/ **0 Playing while staying in (P ( In the six innings that he batted against the likes of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Micthell Starc, Gill never looked in any sort of *$( .46 , , , bubble not sustainable for 4 P >(-& discomfort. But it wasn't so easy many years ago. “When you get hit by a ball, your fear disap- pears. You are only scared until you get a blow 2 + players: Du Plessis but once you get hit, you feel like it was pretty nor- ambasting Jonny Bairstow’s mal! And then you lose the fear entirely,” Gill was he Pakistan selectors on Sunday retained 2 + Lomission from the England quoted as saying by his IPL franchise Kolkata Tsix uncapped players in the pruned 17-man squad for Tests against India, Knight Riders on website www.Kkr.In. squad, named for the first Test against South outh African veteran Faf du Plessis reckons play- former skipper Kevin Pietersen “When I was young, I used to be petrified of Africa. Sing cricket while staying in a bio-secure bubble said that it will be disrespectful bouncers. I used to be prepared for the chest- The uncapped players include off-spinner for months could soon become a “major challenge” to the host team if visiting height balls way in advance. I used to practise dri- Sajid Khan and left-arm spinner Nauman Ali, for players and is not sustainable in the long run. team does not put on field its ves a lot so I got mature in playing the pull shot who are expected to partner the experienced Cricketers have to follow strict protocols while best XI in the marquee series. with a straight bat. leggie Yasir Shah in the match, starting touring with their respective teams due to the Not only Bairstow but all- “I also developed one more shot where I move Tuesday in Karachi. COVID-19 pandemic. rounder Sam Curran and pacer aside a little to play the cut. I used to feel scared The other uncapped players are opener, “We understand that this is a very tough sea- Mark Wood have also been left of short deliveries so I always wanted to get away Imran Butt, who recently toured New Zealand son and a tough challenge for a lot of people out out of the squad. from the line of the ball and play the cut shot. and pacers, Haris Rauf and Tabish Khan. there, but if it’s back-to-back bubble life, things would Bairstow has been rested for “These two-three shots were my favourite as Rauf played in the T20 matches in New become a big challenge,” du Plessis said during a vir- the first two Tests as part of the a kid and now they have become a part of me.” Zealand but is yet to play a Test. He has just tual press conference on Saturday. England and Wales Cricket fans & also @BCCI to NOT play Going back to his early days in Mohali, Gill three first class games under his belt. Du Plessis is in Pakistan to represent South Board’s (ECB) player manage- your best team. Bairstow has to spoke about how he was scared of facing a par- The selectors also retained former captain Africa in a two-match Test series and three T20 ment policy, which stresses on play! Broad/Anderson have to ticular fast bowler at the academy and how he and wicketkeeper, Sarfaraz Ahmed in the squad Internationals. The first Test will start here on January giving adequate rest to every play!” Pietersen tweeted. overcame his fears. as a standby to vice-captain, Muhammad 26 while the second match will be played from English cricketer in a packed In another tweet, Pieterson “I was nine years old when I was asked to play Rizwan. February 4 in Rawalpindi. calendar year, which includes 17 said the best players wouldn't in a higher age group match. There was a bowler Sarfaraz has been part of the Pakistan The Test series will be followed by a three-match Tests and the ICC T20 World want to miss the opportunity to in the academy, just like you find in every other squads which toured England and New T20I series from February 11 to 14 in Lahore. Cup. play against an in-form Indian academy, who was really fast. I was batting against Zealand but has played just one T20 game on “The main priority is to play cricket, to be out The 40-year-old said a win team at home, while suggesting him and was scared that I would get a bouncer both tours where Rizwan has been the first there doing what we love instead of being at home against India is similar to a vic- players can be rested after the to start with. choice keeper. — so I think that still remains the most important tory against arch- rivals Indian Premier League. “So I had pre-decided that I would just duck The PCB said in a press release that the thing. But I think there would definitely come a point Australia and urged the selectors “The BEST England players it. He bowled a bouncer but pitched way ahead. three players dropped from the 20-member where players would struggle with this (bubble),” du to play both Stuart Broad and will want to play as many games I still squatted and saw the ball hitting the edge squad — Kamran Ghulam , Abdullah Shafique Plessis said. “If you look at a calendar of the last eight James Anderson. as possible against India, in of my bat and racing to the boundary. I realised and Salman Agha — will continue to be part months, you’re looking at about four or five months “Big debate on whether India. PICK THEM! Then they he was not that fast after all. Soon I hit 2-3 more of the squad and will feature in warm-up and in a bubble, which is a lot. For some of us (being) ENG have picked their best go to IPL & earn everything boundaries. “I was quite young so everyone was training sessions at the National Stadium. without family, it can get challenging. team to play India in the 1st they deserve. Cash is king for surprised. This helped me raise my confidence The playing line-up with now be finalised “Right now, I’m still in a good place. I’m still feel- Test. Winning IN India is as every sportsman. They're a level. This incident just eliminated all kinds of fear by the captain in consultation with the head ing really motivated and driven, but I can only speak good a feeling as winning in business! They can have a break from my heart for leather balls and bouncers.” coach. for myself. Aus. It’s disrespectful to ENG after that!”