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But the Mahatma Gandhi hence we are not afraid of ence to the growing economic Participating in the high- cyber environment for their Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from has claimed that there are a such allegations. might of China and its human profile event virtually at a session users, Additional Secretary Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra shared half of dozen OSDs appointed by the We will reply at the appropriate time after rights record, which emerged on 'Open societies and open (Economic Relations), External details of six OSDs (Officer on Special Governor. examining the entire matter." as a topic of concern for the G- economies' at the G7 summit, Affairs Ministry, P Harish said. Duty) to Governor Dhankhar and When was Singh said a multi-crore scam was com- 7. the Prime Minister highlighted Asked if the Prime Minister claimed that all of them are somehow of Maharashtra, he had mitted by the trust and its associates through India is a natural ally for India's civilisational commit- raised the issue of Chinese related to him, or from his known cir- appointed eight external aides - as offi- embezzlement of funds with the cost of the land the G-7 countries in defending ment to democracy, freedom of aggression during the summit, cle. cers on special duty (OSDs) in the Chief increasing by 5.5 lakh per second in a gap of the shared values from a host of thought and liberty, the Ministry the official said it was not The Governor Office and the BJP Minister's Office (CMO). five minutes between two different purchase threats stemming from author- of External Affairs said here after raised and there are other fora have rubbished the charge. As per the norms, there are two deeds for the land. itarianism, terrorism and vio- Modi’s address. The Prime where such issues are dis- As per the Bihar Government's Aides-de-Camp to the Governor, one He demanded PM to set up lent extremism, disinforma- Minister underscored the vul- cussed. website, Governor has from Armed Forces and other from a high-level inquiry into the alleged land scam four OSDs-Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Indian Police Force. by the Ramjanambhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust OSD(J), Sanjay Kumar, OSD(Estb.), Kerala Governo Arif Mohd Khan has members for purchasing land in Ayodhya. Mahabir Prasad Sharma, OSD(U) Vinay two OSDs while Odisha Governor Presenting documents, Singh said the scam   Thakur, OSD. The Governor also has has also two OSDs. The web- amounted to 16.50 crore and the illegal act two ADCs- Major Dhiraj Bisht ADC site of Chhattisgarh Raj Bhawan also came as a big onslaught on the faith of the mil-   (M) and Rakesh Kumar Dubey IPS shows two OSDs deputed with the lions of Ram bhakts who had given donation for ADC (P). Governor . the construction of the grand Ram temple at  As per the Raj governor has two OSD rank officers. Ayodhya.    ). */.")

he Congress high com- Tmand is expected to soon take a final call on the prevail- ing crisis in its Punjab party unit. Before that, the high com- mand may again hold talks with Chief Minister Capt to settle down on an "all-acceptable" resolution. Days after the party's three- member panel, set up to resolve the prevailing crisis, submitted its report to the party's inter- im president , former party chief on Sunday met the committee members — the Leader of Opposition in Rajya                 Sabha.      &         '     &)". + Condolences to her family and sup-     &' &()* pm." he leader of porters. Om "Likewise, weekly markets TOpposition in Shanti.” here is good news for shop- will be allowed to operate but Assembly Expressing Tpers and diners in the with restriction," he added. and MLA grief, chief minister national Capital. 's shops This means that only one mar- died of will open all days and restau- ket in one municipal zone in a cardiac arrest at the Uttarakhand said that she had played a major rants will operate with 50 per day. Delhi has 12 municipal Sadan in Delhi on Sunday. The role in Uttarakhand politics for cent seating capacity from zones. 80-year-old veteran leader was the past four decades. Referring Monday. Announcing the third Importantly, amid the in Delhi to attend a party meet- to her as an able administrator phase of the unlocking process, potential threat of third wave of ing. As news of her demise and senior politician with pro- Chief Minister Covid 19, the Delhi spread, condolences began found knowledge of parliamen- said, "Last week, we had Government and other law pouring in from various quar- tary procedure, Rawat recalled allowed shops in markets to enforcement agencies will be ters. Prime Minister Narendra having received the affection of operate on an odd-even basis, responsible for strict regulation Modi tweeted, “Dr. Indira an elder sister from her. She was whereas standalone shops of Covid appropriate behav- Hridayesh Ji was at the forefront always at the forefront of raising could operate all day. iour. of several community service public interest issues in the From this Monday, all The Delhi Disaster efforts. She made a mark as an Vidhan Sabha, he added. shops will be allowed to oper- Management Authority effective legislator and also had According to sources, Hridayesh ate all day. However, they have (DDMA) later issued an order rich administrative experience. will be cremated at her home- to operate between 10 and 8 to this effect. Saddened by her demise. town in Haldwani on Monday. Q R R

! " !   daughter-in-law was a (+,-' Shiksha Mitra. His life was getting along despite hen will ma come,” his wife being a cancer Wenquires seven- patient and the younger year-old Montu (name son, 38, being mentally changed), as he sits in the lap still yearns for his mother. challenged. of his dadi (paternal grand- “From where do I bring his Once in a week he used to mother). She keeps quiet, but mother back”, asks Janved go to his village, Gudi Rampuri when Montu persists with his Singh, a resident of a village in just to spend time with his query she replies, almost in a Agra and the grandfather of the grandsons. “Now, the thought whisper, that his mother will two boys. “How long can we of going to the village sends come soon. placate him by telling him that shivers down my spine. I feel The elderly lady faces sim- his mother has gone to school scared. What will I tell Montu Soon she developed fever and ilar queries from Montu almost and will come back soon,” he when he asks me about his cough but the family initially the whole day. He along with says in a voice choked with mother,” Singh tells this treated it as a viral fever. his elder brother Rajesh (name emotion. reporter on the phone from “On May 12 her condition changed) lost their parents Singh, 71, is a security Delhi. deteriorated and she was taken within a span of five days in guard in a private company in Singh’s life changed sud- to a private hospital. The doc- May. Though 13-year-old New Delhi. His 41-year-old son denly in May. His daughter-in- tors asked for exorbitant fees. Rajesh understands what had was employed in a private con- law, 37, was deployed on duty Still we continued with the happened, the little boy, Montu, struction company and his for the Panchayat election. treatment in that hospital.  !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+) 

         

 &)". + allow the operation of shops dent, shops or any businesses want to get out of their hous- five days a week. According to must not be allowed to operate es in curfew period," said Saini. &' !(  ) fter the Uttarakhand them, the numbers of Covid-19 for long hours because the sit- Ashish Kumar, a school teacher AGovernment provided positive cases have significant- uation is still quite vulnerable from said that shops some relaxation to the local ly declined and the business- across the State. "People tend to must be allowed to open but festation of nature’s biodiversi- Therefore, languages are there are millions of languages, businessmen to operate their men should now be allowed to visit marketplaces whether they only for few hours and the ty. As biodiversity changes its also an attribute of light. and local accents, which is a shops from 8 AM to 5 PM on operate their shops. need something or not. Also, if hours must be increased grad- patterns, its colours, its Linguistic diversity, in fact, is miracle of the diversity creat- three days of the current phase However, locals and shop- the shops do not open full time ually as per the local situation rhythms, and its ecstatic also one of the great wonders ed by light in human race. of the Covid curfew, some keepers have different views on soon, the marketplaces would of the cities. "Less positive impacts from place to place, so of light. Another variation light has business associations have pro- this matter. According to be crowded even during the cases of Covid do not indicate do human cultures. All animal species create created is at the level of every posed that the chief minister Anshu Saini, a Rudrapur resi- curfew just because people that the pandemic is going to Biodiversity changes in tune different sorts of sounds; and individual human being. Each end soon and the government with the climates of the earth, only a species in a population individual human belonging to should not allow all the busi- and so do our cultures. can communicate only with the same language group may nesses to operate at once. Ecosystem distinctiveness gives other individuals of the same be identified by his or hers own Ignorance and carelessness are rise to cultural distinctiveness. species. That is, communica- distinctive tone. Every human the reasons due to which the One of the aspects of tion is species-specific. This is person presents himself or her- second wave of Covid hit us so human life is language. There one kind of diversity (‘lan- self with a characteristic voice hard. Local authorities need to  3 is no single language of the guage’ distinctiveness among all which hardly coincides with become more serious about the humanity. This is one of the species of a population) that any other human person speak- implementation of Covid he story of the wonders of distinctive aspects of humani- light has created. ing the same language. In this norms in their areas even when Tlight is unending. On earth, ty that, unlike all individuals of Among human cultures, way there are billions of diverse there are negligible cases of this story of light begins with a species amongst animals, this diversity is still more fas- tones that light has created. covid," stated Kumar. photosynthesis, a phenome- humans do not have a monot- cinating. Human language And yet there are some voices A Rishikesh resident, non transforming light into life, onous sound of communica- changes from one area to the which are so melodious that Monika Sharma also opined and spells out as a fascinating tion. What evolution has out- other. In India there is a saying they unswervingly make a that markets can be allowed to diversity of life everywhere standingly conferred upon that a language changes at short cut to one’s soul. operate with proper guidelines and at all levels: on land, in humankind is language. It is the every eight miles’ distance. Many a singers in all lan- as a closed market affects the soils, in waters, and at ecosys- language human beings are The greater the degree of het- guages have got winsome voic- livelihood of several people tem, species and genetic levels. adorned with that distinguish- erogeneity of a region, the es and rule over the hearts of who work there. Prakash Evolution of human species is es our species from those of all greater the number of spoken masses. This is a very special Gusain, a salesman in a cloth- yet another wonder of light – other species on earth. languages, dialects and accents. attribute of light. Thus, every ing store in Paltan Bazaar of wonder of all wonders! Human Languages are as diverse as bio- The higher the inaccessibility of song is an action of light enact- Dehradun said that he wants race is one, but tremendous diversity. Ecosystem diversity a region (that often results in ed by a singer. A melody is a shops to operate full time as he diversity exists within the race and linguistic diversity are increased heterogeneity) the form of light, a tragedy is a has not received full salary spread over diverse geograph- closely related. greater the linguistic diversity. form of light. A rhyme is a form since the Covid curfew was ical regions. Humans do not Biodiversity is a product of In Kush-Himalayan of light. A love song is a form announced in the district. He exist just as another distinct climatic diversity. But biodi- region across Afghanistan, of light. A romantic song is a stated that since his wife also species, but in spectacularly versity also maintains climatic Pakistan, India, China, Nepal, form of light. A chorus is a lost her job during lockdown diverse cultures. Human race, diversity. Biodiversity is specific Bhutan, Bangladesh and form of light. A lullaby is a last year in a private school, it like nature’s biodiversity, pre- to specific climate. Human Myanmar, for example, there form of light. has been hard for him to feed vails in colourful cultures. And, language is also a phenomenon are as many as 30,000 lan- his family and spend money on as such, an extraordinary diver- linked with the specificity of guages spoken by inhabitants of (The author is a former pro- his children's school admission sity among human cultures biodiversity and climate. diverse cultures nurturing fessor of Environmental Science and books. "I know Covid blossoms on earth. This cul- Biodiversity is an attribute of themselves in diverse environ- in GB Pant University of scare is still there but people tural diversity itself is a mani- light. ments. In the world, as such, Agriculture and Technology) need their jobs to survive in the city. I think the government must take serious action against those who violate Covid guide-        )* +!##   lines but the shops must not be closed for much longer now,"  ). */.") The plan should be extend- and supply of water to the areas During the meeting, chair- said Gusain. Talking about the ed to the village level with the with water scarcity, he said. person, Haryana Water demand of opening of shops aryana Chief Minister participation of people and pub- Khattar said that the previous Resources Authority, Keshni five times a week, Sunil Masson HManohar Lal Khattar on lic representatives so that future governments did not pay any Anand Arora gave detailed infor- from Doon Udyog Vyapar Sunday directed the officers generations do not have to face attention to increase the avail- mation in this regard. Mandal (DUVM) said that concerned to prepare a cen- the problem of shortage of water, ability of water for agricultural She said that a customized they have lost about 200 busi- tralized water monitoring sys- he said. He directed the officers use and as a result, the depen- water plan will be prepared for nessmen during the pandem- tem over the next two years for to formulate plans on the basis dence of the people on ground the availability of water as per the ic and they understand the the smooth availability of of different areas of the state and water increased. This has badly requirement of all in the state. In severity of Covid-19 disease. ground water, river water and prepare water availability index affected the financial condition this, the classification of ground However, he said that since the treated water to the farmers in of each village, so that people can of the farmers and the agricul- water level in different parts, on Covid cases have declined dras- the state. The Chief Minister get information regarding avail- tural economy due to the expen- the basis of areas will be studied. tically in the state, the State asked the officers to soon for- ability of water in future. The diture on installation of tube The Authority will make people Government must allow the mulate a plan in this regard in Chief Minister said that the wells etc. Therefore, farmers aware by following the water operation of shops five days a which districts, blocks and vil- ground water level has gone should give priority to micro- related plan of the Central week from this week regarding lages should be included. down to 80 feet in some districts irrigation in the areas where the Government and the State which DUVM recently met Presiding over the first meet- including , , groundwater has gone down. For Government, she added. CM Tirath Singh Rawat. "We ing of Haryana Water Resources Kaithal and in the last example, the condition of Additional Chief Secretary, would cooperate with the Authority, Khattar said that to five decades, which is a serious Shahabad and Ismailabad in Irrigation and Water Resources authorities completely to raise the depleting ground water problem. While the level of is worse, he Department, Devender Singh restrict the contagion in mar- level in the state, there is a need ground water is going down, the added. He further said that the said that the problem arising out ketplaces but the opening of for a customized plan for water dependence and exploitation of Public Health and Engineering of ground water exploitation has markets is important for hun- recharge and utilization so that the farmers on the ground water Department should do the work taken a formidable form in 14 out dreds of businessmen and people can get adequate supply has increased continuously. The of laying proper pipelines and of 22 districts of Haryana, besides employees amid this pandem- for agriculture and domestic scientific methods have to be take proper care to provide puri- water logging and water salini- ic," stated Masson. use. adopted for rational use of water fied water to the industries. ty in seven districts. .      7 2 2 #

   ). */.") agreed to give 20 seats to its new Chamkaur Sahib, Bassi term. the SAD would take benefit of alliance partner, BSP, to contest Pathana, Mehal Kalan, In fact, looking at the cur- the BSP’s support base while its oming together after a gap in the 2022 polls, of which 12 Ludhiana North, Sujanpur, rent composition, of the total own voter base was dwindling Cof over 25 years, the belonged to the general cate- Bhoa, Pathankot, Anandpur 20, 18 seats are represented by under the shadow of sacrilege Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) gory. Also, out of the total 20 Sahib, Mohali, Amritsar North, the ruling Congress party, while cases and farm laws. wanted to convert its failure into seats in BSP’s kitty, 11 were ear- Amritsar Central and Payal one (Mehal Kalan) was repre- Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) lier contested by the Bharatiya assembly constituencies. sented by the principal oppo- SAD ALSO IN TALKS success. As BSP is making (BJP), in alliance Among these, eight seg- sition Aam Aadmi Party. WITH LEFT PARTIES merry by securing 20 seats to with SAD. In all, BJP used to ments are in Doaba region Remaining one seat of Sujanpur Even as it has forged an contest in alliance with SAD in contest 23 seats in coalition with where the party has its strongest assembly segment was repre- alliance with the BSP and also the ensuing Punjab polls, little Akali Dal. presence considering the fact sented by BJP’s Dinesh Singh arrived at a set seat sharing pat- does it know that Akali candi- BSP has got in its share that more than 30 percent of Babbu. tern, the Akali Dal is also hold- dates have been facing defeat on Kartarpur, Jalandhar West, state’s total SC voters are from BSP has always centered its ing talks with the left parties — majority of these seats since past Jalandhar North, Phagwara, this region. Besides, five seg- politics around the dalit issues, Communist Party of India 15 years. Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur city, ments from Majha and seven while other sections used to stay (CPI) and CPI (Marxist). Notably, the SAD has Tanda Urmur, Dasuya, from Malwa also went to BSP’s away from it. Considering the Already made clear that it kitty. SAD, in a strategic need to change the political was not averse to join hands move to take advantage of strategy with changing sce- with any like-minded party, the BSP’s considerable nario, party supremo , the Akali Dal is trying to build support base in these seats in 2004, appointed a Brahmin a coalition to take advantage of in Malwa and Doaba advocate Satish Mishra as any little support enjoyed by regions, would try to make party’s national general secre- any political outfit by consoli- an effort to win these tary. Notably, Mishra has played dating all votes in its favour. seats where it has been a significant role in forging an Notably, the left parties struggling since past 15-20 alliance with the Akali Dal, and enjoy considerable support in years. it was he who had come to the Malwa region. “The votes In fact, despite BSP’s announce the same on polled by the supporters of insistence, the Akali Dal Saturday. these political outfits usually has tactically kept along BSP’s best performance in counted as waste as it comes not with it the three reserved the state was in 1992, when its in favour of the major political seats where it has three sit- record nine leaders were elect- parties that form the govern- ting MLAs in Doaba ed as MLAs with the party ment, so by merging all these region — Adampur, fetching highest ever 16.32 vote votes together, a big difference Phillaur, and Nakodar — share. However, at that time, the could be made,” a senior Akali considered to be BSP’s SAD boycotted the polls. Later leader told The Pioneer. strongholds. in 1997, BSP got one seat, On the other hand, the CPI A look at the figures Garshankar, with total 7.29 leader also maintained that it available, SAD has been percent vote share. Its vote was holding talks with the SAD facing defeat since past share had further come down and other parties are also three state assembly elec- to 1.5 percent which is the low- approaching it, but nothing tions (in 2007, 2012, and est secured by the party in the has been finalized yet. 2017) from six seats — state. In 1989, BSP had an including Mohali, alliance with Simranjit Singh SAD-BSP ALLIANCE Kapurthala, Tanda Urmur, Mann led Akali Dal and the OPPORTUNIST AND A Nawanshahr, Mehal party got its first MP from MARRIAGE OF CONVE- Kalan, and Chamkaur Punjab in Harbhajan Lakha NIENCE: RANDHAWA Sahib — it has given to the from Phillaur constituency. Punjab Cabinet Minister BSP. Also, on three other Later, in 1996, the party's three and senior Congress leader seats — Kartarpur, Bassi MPs were elected. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Pathana and Payal — the There is no denying the fact on Sunday termed the SAD- party has managed to win that with maximum dalit votes BSP alliance as a rank oppor- just one in 2012 when the concentrated in the state’s tunistic one which is more of a SAD-BJP government Doaba region, any party can marriage of convenience based formed the government make it to the supreme position on vote bank politics sans any for the second consecutive in the state. It is to be seen how ideological foundations.

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 2.34 "   )# $ #   9    5#6667R )        &)". + department took samples of has 539, 464, !   ;  / 14,292 patients on the day for Tehri 432, Bageshwar 274, n a clear indication that the Covid -19 testing. Champawat 262, 261,  &)". + Former Chief Minister and Icurve of the second wave of Out of the seven deaths Chamoli 232, Dehradun 231, General Secretary of All India Covid-19 has effectively flat- reported on the day, two Rudraprayag 203, Uttarkashi any leaders of Congress Congress Committee, Harish tened in Uttarakhand the state patients each died at All India 114 and Udham Singh Nagar Mparty have expressed their Rawat said that Hridayesh health department reported Institute of Medical Sciences 106 active cases of the disease. condolences on the death of would be remembered for her that the recovery rate from the (AIIMS) Rishikesh and Sushila The state reported 10 new Indira Hridayesh. In her mes- knowledge of parliamentary disease has climbed to 95 per Tiwari Government Hospital cases of Mucormycosis (Black sage, the Congress President proceedings. “Her death is a cent and the number of active Haldwani. fungus) on Sunday after which Sonia Gandhi has expressed great loss for all of us. She was cases in the state have come The provisional state cap- it now has 390 patients of the her deepest condolences on the a great leader, voice of people   &)". + below 5,000 figure mark on ital Dehradun reported 67, disease. sudden demise of Indira and teachers and a dedicated Sunday. Haridwar 55, Nainital 23, Death of six patients from Hridayesh. She said that social worker,’’ he said. hief minister Tirath Singh The authorities reported Uttarkashi 22, Tehri 20, Udham Black Fungus was also report-  ).( '.* 1980 in undivided Uttar Hridayesh served the Congress In his message, the Pradesh CRawat inaugurated the only 263 new cases and seven Singh Nagar 15, Almora 12, ed on the day. A total of 66 Pradesh. This was followed by party till her last breath and Congress Committee (PCC) pneumococcal conjugate vac- deaths from the disease on the Chamoli and Champawat 11 patients have so far died from nown as the Iron Lady of subsequent elections as an leaves behind a legacy of pub- president Pritam Singh said cine (PCV) programme here day. The cumulative count of each Pauri nine, Bageshwar this disease while 39 have KUttarakhand, the late MLC from 1986 to 1992, 1992 lic service as an MLA, MLC, that the death of Hridayesh is on Sunday. He said that this patients in the state has now eight and Pithoragarh and recovered. Indira Hridayesh was a power to 1998 and 1998 to 2000. Minister, Leader of Opposition a personal loss for him. Singh free vaccination programme increased to 3,36,879. The state Rudraprayag five each new In the ongoing vaccination centre of politics since the cre- After creation of Uttarakhand in Uttarakhand, and above all said that she was always com- has been started in the entire health department also report- cases of the disease on Sunday. drive, 29,450 people were vac- ation of Uttarakhand. She was state in 2000 she was a cabinet as a dedicated lifelong mitted to raising the issue of state. The government of India ed recovery of 629 patients on The state now has 4,633 cinated in 298 sessions in dif- one of the most experienced minister in the state govern- Congressperson. public interest and was respect- is conducting PCV as a cam- the day. A total of 3,19,559 active patients of the disease. ferent parts of the state on politicians in the state, active ment under chief minister ND “She was particularly pop- ed equally by the leaders in paign and this vaccination cam- patients have so far recovered Pauri district is at top of the Sunday. A total of 6,94,536 peo- since the times of undivided Tiwari and had played a crucial ular amongst her colleagues for government and opposition. “ paign will also be conducted in from the disease. The recovery table in the list of active cases ple have been fully vaccinated Uttar Pradesh. role in running of the govern- her knowledge of legislative She played a great role in the the villages, he said. percentage is now at 94.86 per with 831 cases while while 26,16,120 have received Born on April 7, 1941, ment. She again became a cab- processes and procedure as development of the state. Her The vaccine is being admin- cent while the sample positiv- Pithoragarh is in second posi- the first dose of the vaccine in Hridayesh had played an inet minister in the Congress well as her performance as an death is an irreparable loss. I istered to children to protect ity rate is 6.56 per cent. The tion with 684 active cases. the state. important role in the politics of government from 2021 to 2017 able administrator. Her con- pray for peace for the depart- them from pneumococcal the state. She had made con- after being elected to the tribution to the Congress party ed soul and wish that God gives pneumonia and brain infection. siderable contribution towards Vidhan Sabha again from will be treasured and cherished strength to the family members A total of three shots are being development of Haldwani- the Haldwani. by all,’’ she said. in this hour of grief,’’ he said. administered to the children as (*   gateway to the Kumaon region. She handled various part of the vaccination. The first Elected as an MLC four times important portfolios including ence and knowledge, she was and facilitated the laying of a shot is administered when the and an MLA four times, she finance and parliamentary approached even by her rival network of roads. She had also child is six weeks old, second at was politically active for about affairs. Elected yet again from politicians for advice at times. made consistent efforts towards 14 weeks and the booster dose  % four decades and known to be Haldwani in 2017, she was In addition to her work for the making an international sports at nine months. The ailment a repository of knowledge on chosen as the leader of oppo- state, she was known for her stadium, inter state bus termi- afflicts children aged below five parliamentary procedures. She sition in the Assembly. efforts to improve the condition nus and a zoo in Haldwani years especially those aged  &)". + ing all possible measures to corporation has decided to use was first elected member of leg- Appreciated by politicians of all of Haldwani where she had though these could not be under two years. Dehradun restrict the potential risk of drones to spray larvicide to islative council from 1974 to political parties for her experi- introduced LED street lights achieved during her lifetime. mayor Sunil Uniyal, MLAs he Municipal Corporation dengue in the city while spread- destroy the larvae of mosquitoes Khajan Das, Pranav Singh Tof Dehradun (MCD) is all ing awareness among locals in such areas," stated Pandey. ‘Champion’ and health director set to use drones in its anti- about the same. He further said that the cor- general Dr Tripti Bahuguna dengue campaign to prevent the He informed that though all poration recently did its first !     #    were also present on the occa- breeding of mosquitoes, espe- possible measures are being trial near Bindal river which was sion. Later, the chief minister cially dengue causing mosqui- taken by the MCD, there are successful. As per Pandey, the  &)". + issued a warning about the the state. For Dehradun, the minimum temperatures record- visited the under construction toes. As per the officials, the cor- some areas in the city that are corporation would now use possibility of heavy rainfall at meteorological centre has fore- ed at various places on Sunday building of the government poration is regularly fumigating favourable for mosquito breed- drones to spray larvicide to ne day after strong winds isolated places in Pithoragarh cast partly cloudy sky with one were 33.4 degrees Celsius and Doon medical college. He all the wards besides spraying ing like the slums near the restrict mosquito breeding in Ocaused some damage in and Bageshwar districts. to two spells of rain/thunder- 22.2 degrees Celsius respec- expressed dissatisfaction at the larvicide at various locations for Rispana and Bindal rivers. "It such slum areas. He also Dehradun, the state meteoro- Thunderstorm accompanied shower accompanied with gusty tively in Dehradun, 34.4 degrees slow pace of construction and the past few months to min- has been observed that in these appealed to locals to take all logical centre has forecast that with lightning and intense wind likely to occur in some Celsius and 24.8 degrees Celsius directed officials of the execut- imise the potential risk of slums, people keep things like possible measures to prevent the light to moderate rain/thun- showers is also likely to occur at areas. The maximum and min- in Pantnagar, 20.8 degrees ing agency to complete the dengue disease in Dehradun. old tyres, buckets and other breeding of mosquitoes in their derstorm are very likely to isolated places in the state. imum temperatures likely to be Celsius and 13.8 degrees Celsius construction by the month of According to the municipal items filled with water in open homes and neighbourhood in occur at many places in Apart from this, gusty winds around 33 degrees Celsius and in Mukteshwar and 25 degrees September. There should be no commissioner, Vinay Shankar which are ideal for mosquito order to have a dengue-free Uttarakhand on Monday. The (30-40 kmph) are likely to occur 23 degrees Celsius respectively. Celsius and 14 degrees Celsius compromise with the quality of Pandey, the corporation is tak- breeding. In view of this, the year like the last year. meteorological centre has also at isolated places in the plains of Meanwhile, the maximum and respectively in New Tehri. construction, he stressed.  !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+)          

"  written, “As per your direction, #    $   Hospital, Jaipur said, “We have ) $ we are not accepting any fur-  $ !   ! spoken to manufacturers of ther orders/payment from any  $%! & both Covishield and Covaxin private hospital in the country. $ !!   and they said the government We await your further direction has asked them not to supply   $ + with regard to the roadmap for $     the vaccines directly to private future supplies to private hos-     & hospitals. So, the majority of pitals.”        medium to small hospitals are  &' &()* prising 3.49 per cent of the days, the Ministry said, adding S C L Gupta, medical direc- suffering the most.” total infections, while the the weekly positivity rate fell tor, Batra Hospital said, “The have taken the first dose are “At a service charge of Rs ndia reported 80,834 fresh national COVID-19 recovery below 5 per cent and was problem is that there is no clar- waiting for their second dose,” 150, we can provide vaccina- ICovid-19 cases, the lowest rate has improved to 95.26 per recorded 4.74 per cent. ity on how we will be procur- he said. tion only at our centre. We had after 71 days and below one cent. About vaccines, the ing the vaccines. When we ask P K Bhardwaj, Chief started to go to RWAs and pri- said they were clueless on lakh for the fifth day in a row, A net decline of 54,531 Ministry said that more than the state government officials, Executive Director and Head of vate sector companies, but now  &' &()* procuring Covid-19 jabs under while the daily positivity rate cases has been recorded in the 26 crore (26,64,84,350) vac- they say wait till June 21 stat- Department of Surgery, Saroj organising such sessions at this the new policy announced by further dropped to 4.25 per Covid-19 caseload in a span of cine doses have been provid- ing that the policy is not yet Hospital also said that nothing rate will not be possible. n the absence of any clear Prime Minister Narendra Modi cent, according to the Union 24 hours. ed to States/UTs so far. “More clear. has been clearly spelt about Capping the price at Rs 150 Idirection from the Centre and that it has led to the vac- Health Ministry data updated Also 19,20,477 tests were than 1.53 crore (1,53,79,233) “The central government procurement by private hospi- will also impact the entire vac- and the State governments cination being put on hold at on Sunday. conducted on Saturday taking COVID Vaccine doses are also has asked us to wait. We tals and how much vaccines cination drive. So a mechanism about the Covid-19 vaccine their centres. The country’s tally of cases the total cumulative tests con- still available with the have approached the compa- will be given to each private needs to be worked for this availability under the new They have now sought a has climbed to 2,94,39,989 ducted so far for detection of States/UTs to be adminis- nies too, but they are also not hospital. too,” Gupta said. national jab policy, several pri- proper mechanism and a sin- while Covid-19 death toll COVID-19 in the country to tered,” it said adding that fur- clear on the methodology of The vaccinations at most of Under the revised guide- vate hospitals across the coun- gle-window system to be put in surged to 3,70,384 with 3,303 37,62,32,162 while the daily thermore, more than 4 lakh procurement,” he said. the private hospitals are on lines, which will come into try are a confused lot. Some of place for procurement of vac- daily deaths, the data updat- positivity rate has further (4,48,760) vaccine doses are in In the whole process, hold and the public, especial- effect from June 21, the Centre them have also flagged the cine doses. They also claimed ed at 8 am showed. dropped to 4.25 per cent . the pipeline and will be Gupta said, vaccination of peo- ly those patients who need to will procure 75 per cent of the service charge for vaccination that they had approached both The active cases further It has been less than 10 received by them within the ple is getting delayed. “With get the second doses, are at the COVID-19 vaccines being being capped at 150, saying it the vaccine manufacturers, declined to 10,26,159 com- per cent for 20 consecutive next three days. fear of a possible third wave hit- receiving end. produced by manufacturers may not be feasible for them to Bharat Biotech and Serum ting India, we want to vaccinate Sarvesh Saran Joshi, pres- while private hospitals can pro- organise sessions outside their Institute of India (SII) -- and as many people as possible. ident, Rajasthan Doctors’ cure the remaining 25 percent own centres at that rate. also state governments, but to Meanwhile, in a recent health ministry, Prakash Government and Regulatory Also several people and many Association and also Managing directly from the manufactur- The hospital managements no avail. communication to the Union Kumar Singh, Director, Affairs at SII, is learnt to have of our healthcare workers who Director of Shekhawati ers. ( ) *+P--   /#  +         ,P +  # 4        #   ( *     &' &()* he Left parties on Sunday #       +567 Tannounced nationwide two-week-long protests (June strain to SARS-CoV-2 except 16-30) demanding a roll back for genetic differences on the of fuel price hike and control-  &' &()* spike protein, the knob-like ling of prices of essential com- structure that the virus uses modities and drugs. The five eteran Congress leader and when attaching to cells,” they Left parties in a joint statement VLeader of Opposition in said. accused the Central Uttarakhand Assembly Indira  &' &()* The researchers further Government of increasing Hridayesh passed away in the said, “Together with the SARS- petrol and diesel prices “at national Capital on Sunday. hinese researchers have CoV-2 related virus collected least 21 times” since the She breathed her last at Cclaimed they have found a from Thailand in June 2020, Assembly elections ended on Uttarakhand Sadan after suf- batch of new coronaviruses in these results clearly demon- May 2. fering a heart attack. The 80- administrator. Her contribution bats including one-- strate that viruses closely relat- “More assaults on people’s year-old prominent leader of to the Congress party will be Rhinolophus pusillus-- virus ed to SARS-CoV-2 continue to livelihood are being mounted Congress was in Delhi for treasured and cherished by all, that may be the second-closest circulate in bat populations, and by this relentless rise in prices meetings to review the party’s Sonia said in her condolence yet (genetically) to the Covid in some regions might occur at of all essential commodities. preparation for the next year’s message. virus that has swept the world a relatively high frequency.” Instead of helping people to assembly elections in Rahul mentioned that since it was identified in Now researchers are trying " # # combat the ravages of the Uttarakhand. Indira Hridayesh remained December 2019, claiming lakhs to locate the original source of  &' &()* Covid health catastrophe, the Hridayesh, who was an active for the social service of human lives. SARS-CoV-2. The researchers  !  $  Modi government hiked the MLA from Haldwani in the and the Congress till her last In a report published in the said it’s quite likely that the virus n an effort to encourage new ! $#   & prices of petroleum products Nainital district, was always a breath. “Her social and politi- journal Cell, the Chinese infected an intermediary ani- Iideas and concepts, Defence     by at least 21 times after the contender of the party’s CM cal contributions are inspiring,” researchers from Shandong mal. The SARS virus that Minister on   announcement of results of face in the state. Gandhi tweeted. University said they had assem- caused the 2002-2004 outbreak Sunday approved a 499-crore the recent assembly elections Prime Minister Narendra Condoling her demise, bled 24 novel coronavirus was traced to an animal called budget for innovations in   !    on May 2, 2021. This is leading Modi expressed condolence on AICC general secretary genomes from different bat a civet cat. defence manufacturing. This engaging Industries including    to a cascading inflationary spi- the death of Hridayesh. “Dr Vadra said the species including four SARS- It would be the closest step will help the small and MSMEs, start-ups, individual ral with the Wholesale Price Indira Hridayesh Ji was at the Congress has lost a brave leader CoV-2 virus and have found the strain to SARS-CoV-2 except medium scale enterprises and innovators, research and devel- Index (WPI) rising to a eleven forefront of several communi- and popular public representa- new batch of virus. for genetic differences on the start-ups with India aiming to opment(R&D) institutes and Indian Defence production year high, said the joint state- ty service efforts. She made a tive. The discoveries in a single, spike protein, the knob-like become a major hub for academia and provide them industry. The long-term effect ment signed by Sitaram mark as an effective legislator Uttarakhand Chief small region of Yunnan structure that the virus uses weapon production. grants to carry out R&D devel- to be realised by the group is Yechury, D.Raja, Debabrata and also had rich administra- Minister Tirath Singh Rawat province in China indicate just when attaching to cells, they The 498.9-crore bud- opment which has good poten- the establishment of a culture, Biswas, Manoj Bhattacharya tive experience. Saddened by and Uttar Pradesh Chief how many coronaviruses can said. getary support to Innovations tial for future adoption for where enlisting the effort of and Dipankar Bhattacharya, her demise. Condolences to her Minister also exist in bats and how many “Together with the SARS- for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Indian defence and aerospace innovators by the Indian mil- the general secretaries of the family and supporters,” the expressed condolences. have the potential to spread to CoV-2 related virus collected - Defence Innovation needs. itary is commonplace and fre- five Left parties CPI(M), CPI, prime minister posted on Congress general secretary people and a wide range of from Thailand in June 2020, Organisation (DIO) is for the The scheme is aimed at quent. Forward Bloc RSP, CPI(ML) . and former state Chief Minister domestic and wild animals, these results clearly demon- next five years. The budgetary providing financial support to The scheme aims to facil- Liberation. Congress president Sonia said it is an including pigs, cattle, mice, strate that viruses closely relat- support will provide a big nearly 300 start- itate rapid development of new, The Left leaders pointed Gandhi and party leader Rahul irreparable loss for the country cats, dogs, and chickens, as per ed to SARS-CoV-2 continue to boost to the ‘Aatmanirbhar ups/MSMEs/individual inno- indigenised and innovative out that the prices of food arti- Gandhi said the demise of a tall and the state. the CNN News. circulate in bat populations, and Bharat Abhiyan’ as iDEX–DIO vators and 20 partner incuba- technologies for the Indian cles have raised by nearly 5 per leader is a huge loss to the party. Hridayesh was a member The researchers collected in some regions might occur at has the primary objective of tors under the DIO framework. defence and aerospace sector to cent in April. Primary com- Sonia said that Dr of the legislative council in 283 fecal samples, 109 oral a relatively high frequency,” self-reliance and indigenisa- It will support increased aware- meet their needs in shorter modities saw a rise of 10.16 per Hridayesh served the Congress undivided Uttar Pradesh for swabs and 19 urine samples they wrote. tion in defence and aerospace ness in the Indian innovation timelines, create a culture of cent and manufactured prod- till her last breath and leaves five times. She was elected from small, forest-dwelling bats “Our study highlights the sector of the country, the ecosystem about defence needs engagement with innovative ucts have risen by 9.01 per cent. behind a legacy of public ser- MLA in Uttarakhand in 2002, in a tropical botanical garden remarkable diversity of bat defence ministry officials said and, conversely, in the Indian start-ups to encourage co-cre- By the time these commodities vice as an MLA, MLC, Minister, 2012, and 2017. She served as and adjacent areas in a county coronaviruses at the local scale, here. Defence establishment about ation for defence and aero- reach the retail markets, the Leader of Opposition in a cabinet minister in the gov- in Yunnan province between including close relatives of both The creation of the iDEX the potential of the Indian space, empower a culture of consumers are charged much Uttarakhand, and above all as ernments of ND Tiwari, Vijay May 2019 and November 2020. SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV,” framework and establishment innovation eco-system to deliv- technology co-creation and more. a dedicated lifelong Bahuguna, and Harish Rawat. The Chinese researchers they wrote. of the DIO by the Department er innovative solutions to meet co-innovation within the This is happening while the Congressperson. “She had a great organisation- said one of the viruses was very The bat species they sam- of Defence Production (DDP) their needs, officials said.. defence and aerospace sector economy is witnessing a deep She was particularly popu- al and administrative capabili- similar, genetically to the SARS- pled are common across is aimed at creating an ecosys- The DIO, with its team, and boost innovation among recession, galloping unem- lar amongst her colleagues for ty. She had the legislative expe- CoV-2 virus that’s causing the Southeast Asia, including tem to foster innovation and will enable the creation of the start-ups and encourage ployment, collapsing purchas- her knowledge of legislative rience of 50 years,” said senior ongoing pandemic. southwest China, Vietnam, technology development in channels for innovators to them to be a part of the ecosys- ing power and rising levels of processes and procedure as Congress vice-president “It would be the closest Laos and elsewhere. defence and aerospace by engage and interact with the tem. hunger, they said. also her performance as an able Suryakant Dhasmana.               !! 

 &' visit a vaccination centre which whom I live and share my &()* was a few kilometres away social bonding,” she added. from my village,” she said. Chand Bai’s efforts are not t a time when instances of With the help of local CSC just confined to her village. She Awastage of vaccine in officials, she then contacted her is also getting registrations for Rajasthan hog limelight and block’s health authorities who vaccination done in her neigh- when ‘vaccine hesitancy’ is agreed to send their special bouring villages of Dheerpur being reported from different medical vans for carrying out and Harnath ki Dhani in her places in the country, the non- the vaccination drive in her vil- development block. descript Khatauti village in lage. “In the first phase, I got all “Vaccination drives in my Bansur development block of the 210 residents – 86 in the 45- neighbouring villages are also Alwar village has stood out. 60 age group and 124 in the going on smoothly and within Each one of the 723 villagers above 60 years segment – reg- the next few days all its around above the age of 18 years has istered for the vaccination. 1000 residents will get their first either received the first dose or Soon, all of them got their first dose of vaccine,” she said with both. And it has been made jab. And out of these, 74 have a sense of happiness. possible by a 48-year-old got their second dose also,” she Stating that VLEs like woman, Chand Bai, whose pointed out. Chand Bai were an inspiration persistent efforts ensured that When the second phase of for lakhs of her counterparts the villagers shed their initial vaccination for the 18-45 age across the country, CSC inhibitions and apprehensions group commenced, Chand Bai Managing Director Dr Dinesh to get inoculated. immediately started getting the Tyagi said: “VLEs like Chand Chand Bai is a nominated remaining villagers registered. Bai, who is a true social work- Common Service Centre Last week the vaccination of er, will make India’s vaccination (CSC) Village Level 513 residents between 18-45 drive a big success. Our 3.7 lakh Entrepreneur at the remote years of age also got complet- VLEs who run CSCs in all the village of Rajasthan. ed. “I am very happy to have states are carrying out the reg- A few weeks ago when the got all my residents’ receive istration process and organiz- Central Government roped in 3   4  4++      4   their first dose of vaccine. I ing massive awareness drives. the CSCs, a Special Purpose    have a record of all my resi- So far, we have registered over Vehicle under the Ministry of dents who have got vaccinated 14.5 lakh residents for vacci- Electronics and IT, for regis- and I am keeping a tab on nation drives. We have already ++./0+ 1    ++2 2   3     trations for vaccines in rural    rounding the vaccines, she I launched a door-to-door getting the vaccine. After ini- when to give them the second stepped up our drive and with- areas, Chand Bai, who was just decided to dedicate her full campaign in my village. I had tial resistance, people started dose too. It gives me great sat- in a few weeks we hope to reg- a semi-literate housewife till a time to the vaccination drive. a tough time to convince peo- getting registrations done isfaction to see that I have been ister crores of residents, par- year ago before opening her of her village for registrations. residents of her villagers “As part of the CSC aware- ple, particularly the senior cit- through my CSC. But another able to give protection from ticularly in rural areas, across CSC, started contacting people But seeing the resistance from because of various myths sur- ness drive for the vaccination, izens, about the urgent need for challenge was to make them Covid-19 to the people with India.” .  !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+)

        !,    .!  #    /     ?  2 Thiruvananthapuram: The and reports about the embracing Islam. She changed     mother of Nimisha Fathima, a Government's disinterest could her name to Fathima Isa. Keralite woman who landed in be one view of the Centre. She married an alleged a jail in Afghanistan following “But I am very positive Islamic State (ISIS) operative  ,-)* “A P Abdullakutty, the was the BJP’s candidate the killing of her IS fighter hus- because there will be other from Kerala and both were national vice president of the in the 2014 band in an attack there, hopes views also in the government. I reported missing, along with 19 JP leaders, activists and BJP and K P Muthukoya , the election. that the Narendra Modi- am banking on that. I believe in others from the southern state in Bsupporters have become party's in-charge of the Islands Though he could poll only Government will pardon her God. I am sure that God will cre- June 2016 before reaching an persona non grata in are responsible for the state of 182 votes, he said the party had daughter and bring her back to ate a situation for her return,” she ISIS-controlled territory in Lakshadweep islands since affairs. The move by BJP popularity in the islands. The India. said. Afghanistan. Fathima gave Saturday. Most of the shops activists to file cases against a 2019 Lok Sabha election saw “I've heard that Prime Sampath said she wanted to birth there. She and three other have started displaying boards hitherto film model who made Abdul Khaer Haji, the BJP Minister Narendra Modi is a meet Modi and submit a mem- women had surrendered to the stating that leaders, activists some unprintable comment candidate polling 125 votes. very kind-hearted person. I orandum, seeking the return of Afghanistan Government in and workers of BJP would not against the Government of When asked what was the total have full faith in him,” Bindu her daughter. 2019 after their husbands were be offered goods. India has boomeranged on the strength of the BJP in the Sampath, Fathima's mother told “But no one is there to help killed in the fight with the forces Though some of the party,” Koya told islands, Koya said : “Please do PTI. She was reacting to me out,” she said. there. islanders blamed the Islamists The Pioneer. not count the popularity of a reports that the Central gov- The mother said she would When reports about the for the ‘social boycotting’ of the He said the proposal by the party by the number of votes ernment was not interested in seek the legal route to get her government's disinterest Hindutwa party, Sayed Lakshadweep Development polled by it in elections”. Koya bringing back her daughter and daughter back home if all efforts appeared in the media on Mohammed Koya, a BJP leader Authority to widen the roads had left the party the moment three other IS widows of Indian with the Government failed. Saturday, Sampath had said she in Lakshadweep said the move was an inn-conceived propos- LDA launched its reform origin, now lodged in a Kabul “I have consulted some lawyers feared that her daughter would was the fall out of the Island al. “We do not need such roads moves. Vernacular media in jail. of the Supreme Court. They fall into the hands of Taliban Administration’s move to make in these islands because the Kerala say that thousands of Sampath said no commu- have said there is a legal option,” once the US troops withdraw drastic changes in the lifestyle length of each island is about BJP workers have left the party +   ' !       3  nication has been received from Sampath said. Nimisha from Afghanistan in September of the local population. four to five km,” said Koya who over the last one week.   '( the Government on the issue Sampath was a Hindu before this year. PTI $'  ,$ # 1  2 !!   7   # ! 92    :   ==   !     :.+ Tirumala Tirupati viding direct and indirect *   :#    Devasthanams Board and the opportunities to the people of      ammu popularly known as Union Government for fulfill- the region. J“City of temples” on Sunday ing the long pending wish of The prestigious project will 4  ;    )&.* added address of another people of J&K and North India include a host of pilgrimage “architectural grandeur” in its for establishing the temple of facilities and other Educational New Delhi: The National mitted to the State Government 32-ground land parcel here long list of 'historic' temples Lord Balaji on the land of Shri & Developmental infrastruc- Green Tribunal (NGT) has and thereafter, the Additional Aworth crores of rupees after Lt- Governor Mata Vaishno Devi. ture like Veda Pathshala- class- directed the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, and owned by a Shiva temple performed 'Bhoomi Poojan' “Lord Balaji’s divine bless- rooms, hostel building & staff Government to issue notifica- Forest and Environment, was taken over by authorities ceremony for construction of ing is a state of inner celebra- quarters; pilgrims’ amenities tion specifying the Hastinapur UP, may ensure that further on Sunday while officials were Sri Venkateswara Swamy tion. Ved Pathshala in the sec- complex, Kalyanamandapam, Wildlife Sanctuary boundary action is completed within directed to initiate action to Temple by Tirumala Tirupati ond phase will strengthen the Vahanamandapam etc. within six months. next three months,” the bench take possession of nearly more Devasthanams (TTD) in foundation of Indian culture. The government of A bench headed by NGT said. 100 plots of land belonging to Majeen village of Sidhra. The construction of the temple Jammu and Kashmir on Chairperson Justice Adarsh The NGT made clear that the same shrine, the govern- The temple complex with will also open up opportunities March 31, 2021 had granted the Kumar Goel noted that a sta- in case of failure, it will be open ment said. various amenities for pilgrims across sectors and it will cer- state land measuring 62.10 tus report has been filed on to either party to move the tri- The temple's executive and other allied infrastructure /$  !    1  # .    tainly change the economy of acres under Khasra number behalf of Uttar Pradesh to the bunal after six months, seeking officer took over possession of is expected to be ready in 18 '#'   '      ! 9  the region”, observed the Lt 243 in Village Majeen of effect that steps have been coercive measures against the land and buildings on months on a piece of 62.10 Governor. Jammu tehsil in favour of TTD taken and proposal was erring officers. Poonamallee High (PH) Road acres of land at a cost of 33.22 Before Covid-19 pandem- He further informed that The temple will become a for building of a temple and its pending consideration before The counsel appearing for in downtown Kilpauk here, an crores in two phases. ic jammed wheels across the the Tirumala Tirupati major religious and pilgrimage allied infrastructure on lease the Na the State of UP submitted that official release here said adding Union Ministers G Kishan nation an estimated population Devasthanams Board will destination attracting a lot basis for a period of 40 years “It is stated by the counsel after approval of the proposal Hindu Religious and Charitable Reddy, Dr Jitendra Singh, OSD of 70-80 lakh pilgrims were establish a Gurukul/Veda more tourists, which will ulti- on payment of nominal for the State that delay has by the Environment Ministry, Endowments Minister P K in the Commerce Ministry arriving here to perform Mata Pathshala to promote the mately give boost to the reli- ground rent of Rs 10 per kanal taken place due to pandemic a committee for rationalisation Sekar Babu and top officials and former Chief Secretary Vaishno Devi and Amarnath Sanskrit language and ancient gious and pilgrimage tourism, per annum without charge of and the Rationalisation with the Commissioner, were present. The HR & CE BVR Subrahmanyam, pilgrimage. The local econo- culture of Vedic teachings and besides providing ample liveli- any premium. Committee is now likely to Meerut as Nodal Officer has Minister directed officials to Chairman TTD Board, Y V my is also expected to gain with learning. The board has also hood opportunities, and socio- An amount of Rs 1.98 complete its work within three been appointed on November initiate action including taking Subba Reddy, Ram Madhav, the creation of huge infra- agreed to set up centres of economic upliftment of the lakhs was paid to Government months and thereafter the State 17, 2020. up survey work to take over an Member, National Executive, structure alongside the famous excellence in the field of health- people of the region, added the of Jammu and Kashmir Government will issue final The counsel for the additional chunk of 96.5 RSS, and several other digni- temple complex. care on the lines of its excel- Lt Governor. towards lease charges for a notification within three Ministry of Environment, grounds, also belonging to the taries also attended the cere- While speaking on the lence centres in Andhra The Lt Governor said that period of 40 years. The pos- months. Forest and Climate Change same temple. mony. occasion, the Lt Governor said Pradesh. except for the main pujaris of session of the land was taken “We direct the (MoEF) confirms that the pro- In total, Sri The ambitious project that the magnificent divine Terming the occasion as a the temple and the core super- into the fold of TTD on April Commissioner, Meerut to posal received from the State Ekambaranathar temple in when completed is also expect- temple when completed will be historic and proud day for vision team, it will also have a 19, 2021 from the government ensure that the rationalisation was duly approved in 59th Kancheepuram owned 141 ed to boost pilgrim traffic in a centre of faith as well as des- J&K, the Lt Governor large number of local people of J&k, duly concluding lease process is completed within meeting of the National Board grounds (each ground is 2,400 the region. tination of spirituality. expressed gratitude towards for the management, thus pro- agreement. three months and report sub- for Wildlife. PTI sq ft) on PH road here, the release said. The total land parcel is estimated to be worth    ,    at least 350 crore. O2  '     4 4P Following completion of a 99-year lease to a charitable %"-.!$$ ' trust which ran a school on the  ,-)*3 routine of feeding people The daily collection of each of and Kochi are conduits for the premises, the matter went to 1*"+)*"..((* whose livelihood has been these beggars crosses 2,000 drug mafia who use them to 3  +7.*; home to check, the vehicle got the Madras High Court. thrown off the rails. “There are per day,” said Iyer. This is not push narcotic materials to reg- sucked into the well in front of After the court's ruling, the hat Kerala and Tamil certain people begging for alms an isolated incident as syndi- ular customers. “The beggars video clip showing an SUV my eyes. Everything happened trust administration handed WNadu need immediately in certain areas, like Toll Plazas cates operating all over Tamil decline the offer of food from Abeing sucked into a sink- in a few seconds. It took a few over the land and buildings to is a comprehensive law banning and in front of places of wor- Nadu and Kerala make a “giant all good Samaritans and prefer hole that had developed after minutes before I realised what the temple's executive officer begging of any kind, according ship who politely decline my kill” by deploying beggars at to be in dirty surroundings. an RCC slabs covering a well had happened,” Doshi told here on Sunday in the presence to Pidi Arisi Iyer, a offering of food. I deployed vantage points. This is to ward off the police,” gave way in a suburban hous- local police. of senior officials including social activist of repute based people to track their Sudheer Damodaran, said Damodaran who has stud- ing society following heavy Before long, the incident – Principal Secretary (Tourism, in Tiruchirappalli. antecedents and the findings social activist based in Kerala’s ied their antecedents. rains, went viral in noticed the unusual sight when thanks to the video that had Culture and Endowments) B “Though there are many were shocking,” said Iyer. Thrissur has a similar incident According to Damodaran, beg- and other parts of the country the vehicle was beginning to gone viral – became talk of the Chandra Mohan. institutions that help persons He saw most of the beggars to tell. “The rape and murder gars in Thrissur and Kochi are on Sunday. cave into the well through the town. On its part, the Years ago, land measuring who do not earn anything by getting food (mutton or chick- of Sowmya, a Thrissur girl by getting free biriyani and liquor The freak incident took sinkhole. Brihanmumbai Municipal 12.5 grounds, also owned by themselves and have to beg for en biriyani with drinks) a person named Govindchamy for the services they render. place at around 8.30 am in The video that went viral Corporation (BMC) rushed its the same temple was handed their daily survival, nearly 80 brought to the spot by persons in 2012 has a lot to do with the “It is not possible to ban Ramnivas Society on Cama shows the rear half of the vehi- team with pumps to empty over by the trust, which ran percent of them prefer to be in who come riding their bikes. begging mafia in Kerala. begging by legislation because Road at Ghatkopar in north- cle getting completely sucked swollen water in the well. The Seetha Kingston School on PH the streets begging for alms. “The riders bring backpacks Govindachamy was a beggar the mafias get political and reli- east Mumbai. The owner had into the well through a large police also rushed to the scene. road to authorities and with the But what is disturbing is that containing food and drinks. who was returning to his base gious patronage. The lawyer parked the vehicle on the RCC sink-hole. On its part, the society present handover, the trust has they are all part of a mafia The beggars need not depend in Thrissur by train when he who argued in the High Court slabs covering a community Kiran Doshi, the owner of management requisitioned a handed back 44.5 grounds that operated by cruel dons who do on the vegetarian dish offered came across Sowmya. The for Govindachamy was charg- well. the vehicle, came to know crane to lift the vehicle from the it had in its possession previ- not come out in the open,” Iyer by me,” he said. hunter pushed down the victim ing millions per appearance Following the heavy inces- about the incident, when his bottom of the well, which is ously. told The Pioneer amidst his Further investigation took from the slowing train, raped and you can imagine the hold sant rains witnessed during cleaner told him that the vehi- nearly 50 feet deep. Efforts were Out of the total 141 daily chore of offering free Iyer to many shocking realities. and murdered her. Though of the dons,” said Damodaran. the past four days that had led cle was tilting and going under on till late in the night to grounds owned by the temple, food to the needy in times of “The bike driver who delivers the trial court sentenced him to Krishna Iyer continues his to inundation in the housing the ground. Even the driver had retrieve the vehicles from the 44.5 grounds have been taken Covid-19. the backpack was found to be death, the High Court quashed fight for the establishment of society, the slabS either appar- not realised that the vehicle was bottom of the well. over by authorities and in Iyer (42) is a familiar figure the son of the beggar and he the death sentence,” said Tiruchirappalli free of beg- ently were swept away or they being sucked into the well Fortunately, there was no respect of the remainder of in Tiruchirappalli city and sur- owns many houses in Tiruchi Damodaran. ging menace despite the non- fell into the well, causing the through the well. one in the vehicle when it 96.5 grounds, action would be roundings because of his daily which have been rented out. He said beggars in Thrissur cooperation of officials. huge sink-hole. The residents “When I ran out of my sank into the well. taken, the Government said. ! 19   !'!+ 3  #  #   #5#  Dhubri (): The Assam Police the river route. Sarma said when the police chased resorted to firing in the air after being Acting on a specific input, two the smugglers, the boatman anchored 33  ,-(,.1. of their “future plans.” BJP’s SC/ST cell said, adding “no Didi … but I have understood my attacked by a group of cattle smugglers, teams of police personnel were sent in it on the bank of the river and then A powerful Matua leader and one can live in the BJP with hon- fault and am willing to return to and rescued 30 bovines from them as many boats around 8 pm, Dhubri they attacked the police teams with ays after BJP national vice- BJP MP Shantanu Thakur and our … Though I don’t say that I her party.” along the India- Bangladesh border in ASP Rosyrani Sarma said. The teams sharp weapons. Dpresident joined MLA from am quitting immediately, I can’t on Saturday Dhubri district, a senior officer said on of police personnel chased the smug- “The police personnel retaliated the Trinamool Congress, a num- Bongaon too are in the “tentative ignore Mukul da’s presence in my made a “courtesy call” at TMC Sunday. The incident took place on glers' boat and signalled them to stop and were forced to fire about six ber of his loyalists in the saffron list” of turncoats, sources said political career … he has always spokesperson Kunal Ghosh’s res- Saturday night near Birshing Char but they tried to escape from the spot. rounds in the air in self-defence. The outfit are making efforts to cross adding both the leaders have not been my leader.” idence saying he had not decided (sandbar) bordering Bangladesh when A boat carrying cattle was inter- smugglers managed to escape from the the floor. Among them are at least attended crucial party meetings Yet another Roy loyalist about his future yet. The lesser the cattle smugglers were on their way cepted at around 10.40 pm, the addi- spot taking the advantage of darkness,” 3 MPs, 13 MLAs, and some other post elections. Sabyasachi Dutta too has started Trinamool leaders have however to the neighbouring country through tional superintendent of police said. the officer said. PTI state-level functionaries. Supporting Roy’s move sounding expressed their reservations about According to sources, Roy has Kirtanya, another MLA from “incoherent” within the BJP. taking him back in the party. given TMC national general sec- Bongaon North seat, said “of Dutta, a former TMC MLA who On whether these leaders retary Abhishek Banerjee a list of course Mukul da’s exit will hurt had followed Roy into the saffron would be taken back into the party BJP leaders including some MPs the BJP. A leader of his status outfit, blamed the BJP for its loss the Chief Minister earlier catego- and MLAs who could switch over should have been given more in Bengal. “They had employed so rized the group of turncoats into to the TMC. Some influential BJP responsibility in the party.” many Hindi-speaking leaders who “extremists” — those who attacked politicians from North Bengal, Another leader Sunil Singh, a were not properly understood in the party and its leadership bru- where the saffron outfit has a good former MLA and relative of BJP interior parts of Bengal … it was tally — and “moderates” — like support base, could also switch NP Arjun Singh, said “Mukul da a strategic blunder … there was no Roy “who did not make provoca- sides under the influence of Roy, has a huge contribution in the face against Mamata Banerjee, a tive statements and was not vehe- insiders say. party’s winning 18 seats in the Lok powerful national leader,” Dutta ment in his remarks.” Roy, a former Railway Sabha elections,” adding he would said. When asked as to whether he She said “the party will con- Minister, on Friday re-joined the love to be with him all the time. was planning to join the TMC he sider the case of “moderates, but TMC — a party that he had Another BJP MLA Biswajit said “for now I am in the BJP.” will not forgive the extremists.” founded with Chief Minister Das boasted of his “good family Roy’s loyalists apart there are Meanwhile, in a cutting Mamata Banerjee in 1998 and left relations with Mukul da and other leaders like Rajib Banerjee, remark Bengal Opposition Leader in 2017. Roy’s son Subhrangshu, Abhishek Banerjee. When asked a former minister who too left the who himself also a former Trinamool MLA whether he too would try to find TMC before the elections, former left the Trinamool a couple of joined his old party along with his a toehold in the ruling outfit the Bengal Deputy Speaker Sonali months before the elections, father. BJP leader gave a cryptic reply. Guha, who quit Trinamool after warned the possible deserters Already BJP MLAs like Ashok “Let us see what happens in failing to get a nomination, are saying, “all the MLAs who are Kirtaniya, Biswajit Das, the saffron future.” also in the race to join the TMC. planning to quit will be tackled party’s State SC/ST cell chairman Roy had not been properly Former TMC MLA Dipendu legally … I know how to use the Dulal Bar, and former MLA Sunil dealt with by the BJP leadership, Biswas on Sunday said that he had anti-defection laws in an appro- Singh have started dropping hints Dulal Bar the State president of “done a great mistake by leaving priate manner.” (      4 :#   !    '(  !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+) /

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If         fully utilised by every member, the Government of India    $ S  #  :  ( would spend 19,825 crore 6 (6     01@3 -(*   over five years (the Rajya    #           Sabha’s term is six years but let            us ignore the sixth year for the time being). Over five years,           #     the Government’s outlay would         -S total up to 99,125 crore or ,   $      $  F =    nearly 1 lakh crore on 7          S      account of MPLADS. Individual MPs are not  S   # 6=$     3D0<          accountable to anyone regard-   G(        -            ( ing what they have done with was out of regard for me or tion time in case you contest Therefore, some MPs have a                      their 25 crore during their in expectation of our spend- for the Lok Sabha next time.” go at a few projects and leave       #                  terms. There is no audit at all. ing 4 crore. The audience Meanwhile, someone the remaining funds At its most practical, it is laughed, which eloquently non-political suggested that unspent. Some distribute                  F   money for jam. At its inaction, meant the latter. I said we I should build as many the money among local 9 P#                 it remains unspent. It was would meet again to decide Sulabh Shauchalayas as pos- MLAs and others. Others                  ( introduced by Prime Minister what development works we sible on Vadodara’s streets. use their own NGOs. The   Q +    G  5          Narasimha Rao, in my view, to should do and where. The common people, espe- whole scheme is so clumsy keep the MPs happy as his The next day I went to cially the women, would that it is wasteful. It was    - "        3D0J     0D    # Congress Government was see the District Collector, bless you. This suggestion comprehensively useful if                     some 50 MPs short of a major- who was warm and friend- not only gave me confi- the purpose was only to dis-             5        ity. The figure then was 2 ly. My request to him was to * *9* +.( dence but also a reliable, tribute perquisites to the                     crore annually; Manmohan help me implement this known and professional MPs. Singh increased the figure to scheme as I had no machin-  ."&-1 implementer. In spite of these short-                      5 crore, again to keep the MPs ery. I went on to say that I .-+1.7(& It took two odd years to comings, if there be a parlia-                   O   happier. In both cases, this did not wish to mix it up get all the piece of land too mentary consensus for  O        G          scheme was a baksheesh to with my business. His advice 1-.8-& for 10 bus stops in the city. resuming the grants to MPs,        every MP in exchange of sup- was that I should set up an "&/." */').1 In the rural sector, 88 brick be it so. But a change in pro- port, present or future, to the NGO and get the scheme 1)&8).9& -& and mortar bus stops were cedure is necessary; let a Government — as cynical as implemented through it. built, fortunately obliged by keen MP apply to the 0 that. Another wise man I con- '*1)1)&*" the same agency. Medical Finance Minister giving Rather than comment, let sulted advised me to get my >A"-"& equipment for Ahmedabad’s what s/he proposes to do me give my own experience of party MLAs together and a public hospital Sheth Vadilal and how, within how much the 4 crore allocable to me for few active workers, and then +"*/1)&*" Sarabhai, a computer system time. If an earmarked joint my two-year membership. My verbally distribute the total 1&" 1)&"& in a school in Vadodara city secretary finds the proposal party allocated to me fund amongst them. That and several anganwadis in a viable and useful for the Vadodara, the city as well as meant that if an MLA was to *-.+ *1.1 few villages were also set up. particular area, an approval the district. We are talking of get 20 lakh, up to this fig- .(( .1*1-1 Imagine the amount of work could be given but subject to the period towards the end of ure, whatever work he rec- that could be done with a audit by a licensed auditor 2000. The party held a meet- ommended in his con- ".1*.(?*1* mere 4 crore! empanelled for MPLADS. ing of local workers, of whom stituency, I would sign on. -&86-":. In many cases, the MP The result would be benefi- some 30 persons turned up. He would do the rest and I finds it difficult to imple- cial to the area’s people, exe- They warmly applauded my would ask no questions, .1*1*.1*-? ment projects. In my time, cuted economically and with coming and garlanded me. I except go to inaugurate his *1"&.* no particular item could a degree of uprightness. had never before been so hon- work if he invited me. The entail more than 10 lakh. (The writer is a well- oured. In my brief speech, I wise man went on to say: +&1 This meant that I had to known columnist and an thanked them but asked jocu- “Then you see how these spend my total grant on at author. The views expressed larly whether their warmth people work for you at elec- least 40 small projects. are personal.) ""( "*""120"*( SOUNDBITE             + $  !   4           $ .   '(    ! Sir — The official COVID-19 toll so far in  !"#$& '( 1  India is around 4 lakh lives. However, .*. , /      & ?    experts are of the opinion that this is not an /     accurate figure. They think that the real fig-   !         ?  , ' (      ;)  2?!    2 ure will be much higher. It is assumed that /       over a million people may have lost their   $A &?!  C$$  F   /# $0% $# $## lives due to COVID-19, which is considered    ?     !     the second largest cause of death in the     .     *9*,(!54',6) (# 1  % -12 # country. It is worrisome that COVID-relat-        ?  +  K(                     ed data is not properly collected and main- /           tained. Recording of accurate data helps        ! !  )   ?                         understand the enormity of the disease and 1           !    # !E         1     )           #      the steps to be taken to combat it. Further,     S     (          S demographic and geographical data will /  O         ?     2           *  +        ,    ( help combat the third wave. 1   !       1        !   !    !    ?#  !!      2!  As any kind of death is a great loss to the +)*6'54)(**,4  -   !                  families concerned, the families of COVID  !       ! !!                             #   *   victims too deserve to be treated fairly by the       !   1  !       K  (         .           Government. However, unlike railway acci-         !2        ! ;  ?  ,              dents or industrial disasters, the families of  >A   !         !      !  7.  COVID victims are not compensated. Just 2     C$$  ?    ! !   !  ! H) #                as the Government holds the responsibility              . !    H   H              ( to compensate those rendered jobless or des-           !            H  6     "   #    titute, it has the responsibility to compensate !?                   6   2 ?*  the families of COVID victims. 6  : >?  *      :>?            !             -     !        !*8*6 *,*6    !                 A number of factors have contributed to India’s underreporting of COVID death 684             ( data. As a consequence, it has raised doubts the (2021-2030) decade a time for ecosys- Instead of reducing tax on Remdesivir K                   about India’s real COVID-related death toll. tem restoration, and called on the world to and anticoagulants like heparin, medical grade             In fact, many countries have not reported restore at least 1 billion hectares (2.5 billion oxygen, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, 1 I&  J              ( accurate COVID death toll. acres) of degraded land in the next decade. BiPAP machines, pulse oximeters and test-    ! Venu GS | Kollam It is also an alarming situation that if the ing kits from 12 per cent to 5 per cent, and  '    (       ,       2         ecosystem services decline at a steady rate, from 18 per cent to five per cent for hand sani-                an estimated $10 trillion in global GDP may tisers, temperature checking equipment, gas     ,     "       Sir — This decade has been designated as    !  be lost by 2050. In this context, Uttarakhand, or electric furnace for crematoria and from    ,      ,   O              the “decade of ecosystem restoration” by the also called the Bhumi (god’s paradise), 28 per cent to 12 per cent for ambulances and UN. The ongoing pandemic must serve as has become the first State in the country to keeping the tax on COVID-19 vaccines       O            a wake-up call for humanity to revisit the #49468*6,'<554 assign monetary value to natural resources unchanged at five per cent, the GST Council K  9           +                ( concept of GDP as a true measure of a coun- like air, water, forest and soil to arrive at should have made all COVID-19 related                    try’s growth. In fact, economic parameter Gross Environmental Product (GEP) in products, technologies and service tax-free. '   alone does not present the true picture of evaluating the GDP. It is inconceivable that the Government      -               a nation’s growth and development, even as    !                        Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital is insisting on raising revenue by taxing what 2  half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nat- is needed to fight the battle against the pan-      .        0123 ,-, 4  *   ural resources alone.       !   demic. Why on earth should any 2 *!  4  %   # 5        ,   $  But several developed and developing Sir — The GST Council meeting has turned Government with compassion and empathy countries, in the guise of developing natur- its back on COVID-19 relief. The lone deci-    ? 6       6 5  S      tax electric/gas furnaces used in crematoria?         al areas, resort to commercial plantations sion we might be satisfied with was the G David Milton | Kanyakumari  2                   *78-(01 and designate them as forested areas, which waiver of the tax levied on two critical drugs                     goes against the tenets of natural law. It is against COVID-19 and mucormycosis, ;6')4 no wonder then that the UN has declared Tocilizumab and Amphotericin B.  ##4 )   9 :         ; ))4')#5#64789*$:#9 K. ,#   !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+) 5

    ! 2  3   01        3  3 FIRSTCOLUMN  %! $&) %&'#"#* + ',* '  # 3"         E*          $ $4+55!555 #%#  65 #$  7 #'  he Corona pandemic may have brought about sharp deceleration in India's eco- nomic growth - the sharpest ever during (0(4 Tthe lastfour decades or so - but has yield-       )  ( ( ed a bonanza for the investors.               The wealth of investors in the stock market  as represented by the market capitalization of   #          Indian equities (market value of shares multiplied         (       by their number) almost doubled from around Rs             # 113 trillion (a trillion equals 100,000 crore) as on             March 31, 2020 to Rs 226 trillion as on March 31,   -         2021. In contrast, India's GDP at current prices           "    K  K declined from Rs 203 trillion during 2019-20 to                5!5(*78(3  Rs 197 trillion during 2020-21. As a result, the market capitalization to GDP ratio almost dou-   bled from 56 per cent during 2019-20to 115 per * (01          K   cent during 2020-21.    # 5  !   C    E =  Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of a country    3D?DA?02         ( is the total value of goods and services produced   -      5    during a specific time frame say a quarter or a year.        L<      #  Used worldwide, it is the most crucial economic  "          )    ( indicator for reflecting on the economic health of a country. For developing countries such as India,             a high year-on-year GDP growth should result in          5       K ( increasing prosperity for its people and vice versa.          A3        During 2020-21, when the Corona pandem-  G      K   K      ic destroyed economic activity on a mammoth       .         K ( scale, annihilated millions of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), took away jobs of tens of millions and severely impacted earnings 1-++? 2100,000 crore announced by the (MFIs). One wonders whether this intent of the Atmanirbhar package of others, one section that went unscathed was the 1)&)*/)(8 Finance Minister, Nirmala reserved quota of Rs 25,000 crore to provide succor to MSMEs and corporate sector in particular, the investors who *&K+*1.7(& Sitharaman (May, 2020) under the actually went to small players. millions of workers in informal sec- made huge gains from their shareholdings in cor- -+1-& 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan', a Consider Rs 300,000 crore tor etc., on ground zero, the money porate entities across all categories such as large- +"*/>=>=> mere about Rs 200,000 crore was meant for MSMEs or identified was given mostly by way of tax cuts, caps, mid-caps, small-caps etc. So, what explains '. +&1)& spent on catering to food and other stressed sectors under the reduction in interest rate, loans, liq- this anomalous situation? /-9&"&1 bare basic needs such as higher sub- Emergency Credit Line Guarantee uidity support and clearance of dues The market value of a share depends on the "&(8*/1-- sidy on LPG, hike in wages under Scheme (ECLGS). As against a tar- which contributed to enrichment of demand or investors' interest which in turn, is a +)- MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi get of eight million MSMEs bene- those (read: corporate) who were function of the company's current profitability and -&1."8 National Rural Employment ficiaries, only four million got loan already well-off. The latter also their assessment of how this is expected to be in +-"1')*) Guarantee Act), financialassistance aggregating to Rs 150,000 crore. gained a lot from the reckless the years to come. '..9.*(& to farmers under PM-KISAN, ex- Even today, the money available spending by governments in devel-   K   K  K        During the year, profitability of majority of the -1(878 gratia to Jan Dhan (JD) accoun- under the scheme remains un-uti- oped countries (a gargantuan US$9           8  ( listed firms increased despite decline in revenue. -"-".1& tholder etc. under PM Garib Kalyan lized; this has prompted the trillion was pumped in) even as a lot                  This was made possible due to higher prices of &1*1*&.  Yojna (PM - GKY). Government to extend the scheme of that money found its way to               their products on the one hand and reduction in 1--(*11(& The rest Rs 1900,000 crore was till September 30 and even relaxed emerging market economies includ- expenditure (that included expenses on wages and 6*.(+-"1 given as(i) liquidity support by the conditions to allowfirms with ing India. 8            ( salaries, other fixed costs, interest outgo, etc.) on RBI (measures announcedby outstanding up to Rs 50 crore (up To sum up, the highly              I6"&&6-- ? the other. As regards expectation for the future, +7* *& (/? Governor, Shashikant Dason March from existing Rs 25 crore) avail of inequitable outcome during 2020-               6 investors including foreign investors have confi- 27 and April 17, 2020injected close the facility. 21 was due the Government relying         (   ( ,*.&1J dence in the fundamentals of firms and their abil- ')*)7."&(8 to Rs 500,000 crore followed by Look at the payment of Rs too much on monetary support-                ity to deliver good returns in the medium to long- another Rs 300,000 crore on May 65,000 crore to fertilizer manufac- which was availed mostly by corpo- term. This is vindicated by a record FPI (foreign )&(& 1& 22); (ii) increasing resources of turers (in additionto Rs 71,000 rate entities and too little fiscal sup-       K  K       ( -6*((*-                portfolio investment) of about US$37 billion dur- banks and other financial institu- crore allocated in the budget for port (free food, subsidized LPG, ing 2020-21. (-'*-& tions (FIs) to enable them on-lend; 2020-21) towards subsidy dues PM-KISAN etc) which barely "     K K #     K Even the measures announced by the Union &."&",&& (iii) releasing pending dues to agen- being carry forward from previous helped tens of millions low-income               Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 1)&*")&. cies tasked with implementation of years. These payments went towards earners keep their head above water. #               purportedly to revive growth, boost aggregate .7-9&'.1&" welfare schemes of theUnion bolstering their bottom-line. In contrast, imagine if all of the Rs                demandand promote 'inclusive' development Government. A big slice of these Likewise, Rs 90,000 crore given to 2100,000 crore under the  #             with emphasis on reinvigorating MSMEs ended fundseither landed with corporate power distribution companies Atmanirbharpackage were to be dis-               ( up adding to the fortunes of the corporate sector. entities or remained un-utilized. (PDCs) (amount since raised to Rs tributed among 40 crore workers in            # The steep reduction in the corporate tax rate For instance, out of the Rs 130,000 crore) eventually landed the informal sector. This would have to 15 per cent for new enterprises set up after 100,000 crore auction of targeted with power generation companies given the much-needed boost to                October 1, 2019 and to 22 per cent for existing long-term repo operations (TLTRO being former's pending dues to the demand across all sectors and resul-            ( entities (subject to their foregoing exemption and - 1) of three-year tenor bythe RBI, latter. As for food subsidy, the tant fillip to inclusive growth, but              deductions available under existing dispensa- Rs 75,000 crore went to the big cor- Government paid to the Food that was not to be. %              ( tion)meant leaving an additional about Rs 150,000 porate. The apex bank tried to rec- Corporation of India (FCI) Rs Even as the pandemic contin-               crore in the hands of corporate in a full year. The tify this anomaly when under the 350,000 crore (as per RE) over and ues to bite during the current year            -    corporate entities also benefitted from the reduc- TLTRO 2.0 (April 17, 2020) it above the budget provision of Rs as well (though, to a lesser extent),               tion in the policy rate (interest rate at which RBI reserved 50 per cent of additional 116,000 crore for 2020-21. A good will the Government give a big fis- lends money to commercial banks) by 1.15 per liquidity injection Rs 50,000 crore chunk of this was used by the FCI cal push directed at these most vul-                 ( cent during 2020 over and above a total cut of (The author is a policy for small and mid-sized non-bank- for clearing dues to its nerable people? Going by Finance  #    -        analyst. The views 1.35 per cent delivered during 2019. expressed are personal.) ing financial companies (NBFCs) creditors/companies. Minister's stance thus far, it seems               ( Of the much trumpeted special package of Rs and micro-finance institutions Thus, contrary to the stated unlikely.                                       (              POINTCOUNTERPOINT                                   #           (  3   3          3       (            3 "/  "                     (      =>1$ ! "MNM N$        L!   L 3               3   3       -8  ( $$$%  3           =      (     n wake of the Indo-UK and for most states it constitutes 2018-19, India exports only Rs domino effect that makes the ital and higher taxes in India, exported from India every year, trade discussions, many 15-30 per cent of revenue. 5 crore worth of alcoholic prod- domestic industry the net loser. interstate restrictions and high- the whole of the EU including 'experts' argue for reduc- Customs duty is not even Rs ucts/beverages to the UK, Two, introduction of Scotch er evaporation losses. the UK accounts for less than Ition in tariff, particularly 5000 crore in comparison. against import of Rs 1300 crore. whisky at lower price attacks the Also, many states offer 30,000! slashing custom tariffs on Second, this industry uses agri- Clubbing alcohol under a much profit driving end of portfolio concessionary taxes on import- Indian industry is not imported Scotch and on cultural products as primary bigger Food & Drink category of Indian companies, thus jeop- ed products, but reduction in against reducing customs duty 'Intermediate' products which 30(0 raw material and nearly 50 to claim favourable balance of ardising their viability.Third, customs tariffs cannot be done on alcohol, but it should be in they say are nothing but high- lakh farmers depend on it. It trade is highly misleading. Indian premium whiskies like without removing compen- a phased manner and up to a strength, potable, undenatured provides employment to 20 The second argument is Amrut, Paul John or Rampur satory state-based concessions point where it creates a level ethyl alcohol used for bottling lakh people. Any disruption will also a misconception. Scotch are now regarded amongst the as otherwise it will create a playing field. and blending in India. have widespread ramifications whisky goes through two major best in the world but are unable hugely discriminatory tax Accordingly, it has put for- They argue on three main for the government, farmers stages of productions -- distil- Indian farmers and manufac- to make the same headway in regime against Indian products. ward its recommendation to grounds. One, that India has a and labour market. lation and bottling. The turers. the domestic market due to an If we talk about reciprocal reduce import taxes, aggregate large trade surplus in the cate- The problem with the first 'Intermediate' Scotch whisky is The third argumentmisses unsupportive regime and duty concessions, the problem of customs duty and AIDC, gory and can afford greater argument is that it hides the actually the output of the first out on three vital points. One, reducing customs duty further is that barriers put up by the UK from 150% to 100% now and to imports; two, customs duty true balance of trade on alco- stage, it has been produced and in product categories with mul- just will not help. are not tariff based but non-tar- 75% in five years' time. It has reduction on intermediate prod- holic beverages using a wider matured in Scotland. What tiple price segments like whisky, Another notion worth dis- iff ones. India, being a sugar also recommended a threshold ucts will encourage 'Make in head of 'Food and Drinks'. If happens in India is only bot- consumers seamlessly shift to pelling is that Scotch whiskies producing country, has evolved import price for taxation at $5 India'; and three, even if tariff is (The author is Director one separates alcoholic bever- tling. Therefore, while incen- the next category up or down are costlier to produce. Rather, whisky recipes based on spirit per bottle, and reciprocal con- reduced the bulk of consumption General of the ages/products for human con- tivising Intermediate products depending on affordability. it costs at least 50 per cent more distilled from molasses. The UK cessions from the UK allowing will remain locally produced Confederation of Indian sumption from the wider club- through reduced or zero duty So, when a Scotch whisky to produce a whisky of similar does not accept this as it is not whiskies from India to be whiskies -- so why bother. Alcoholic Beverage bing of Food and Drinks, a very will lead to an increase of usage is sold at a lower price it takes quality in India than in "recipe standards". The result of allowed in the UK market as Companies. The views This industry contributes expressed are personal.) different picture emerges. of bottling plants in India, away consumers from products Scotland. This is primarily on these non-tariff barriers is that 'Indian Whisky' without mini- nearly Rs 250,000 crore in taxes As per DGFT data for which will be a big loss for in the price segment, starting a account of a higher cost of cap- of the 70 lakh cases of whisky mum maturity conditions.  !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+)  !6 ,    -. %  + '

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Canada said it Aand 39 seriously injured on to poorer nations, vowing to “This G-7 summit will live also would give 100 million Sunday after a gas line explo- help developing countries grow on in infamy," said Max doses, and France pledged 60 sion tore through a residential while fighting climate change Lawson, the head of inequali- million. neighborhood in central China. and backing a minimum tax on ty policy at the international aid The vaccines are due to be Responders to the early multinational firms. group Oxfam. “Faced with the delivered by the end of 2022, morning blast in the city of At the group's first face-to- biggest health emergency in a but Biden said the leaders were Shiyan in Hubei province sent face meeting in two years, the century and a climate cata- clear that the commitments more than 150 people to the leaders dangled promises of strophe that is destroying our they made to donate doses hospital, according to officials support for global health, green planet, they have completely wouldn't be the end. quoted by state media. energy, infrastructure and edu- failed to meet the challenges of The U.S. President said The cause of the explosion cation. the group. “It's not good enough for our times." getting shots into arms around remains under investigation. The leaders wanted to Johnson said the G-7 us to just rest on our laurels and Despite Johnson's call to the world was a “gigantic, logis- Stall keepers and customers (   #  #  4+  ?++'. # #    show that international coop- would demonstrate the value of talk about how important those "vaccinate the world" by the tical effort” and the goal may buying breakfast and fresh veg-    #   #       +  ?*4 eration is back after the democracy and human rights values are,” he told reporters end of 2022 the promise of 1 not be achieved until 2023. etables at a food market were     3 upheavals caused by the pan- to the rest of the world and help after the 3-day meeting on the billion doses for vaccine-hun- The G-7 also backed a the majority of victims when demic and the unpredictabili- “the world's poorest countries Cornwall coast. “And this isn't gry countries — coming both minimum tax of at least 15% on the explosion hit shortly after dents at companies and on pipelines ripped open follow- ty of former US President to develop themselves in a way about imposing our values on directly and through the inter- large multinational companies 6 a.m., according to the reports. campuses, all must work ing a leak. . And they that is clean and green and sus- the rest of the world. What we national COVAX program — to stop corporations from using The blast struck a two-story together to shoulder their Frequent deadly accidents wanted to convey that the club tainable.” as the G-7 need to do is falls far short of the 11 billion tax havens to avoid taxes. building built in the early responsibilities, strengthen are usually traced to weak of wealthy democracies — 1990s, which includes phar- their political comprehension adherence to safety standards, Canada, France, Germany, macies, restaurants and other and root out the causes of poor maintenance and cor- Italy, Japan, the United businesses. More than 900 such hazards," Xi was quoted as ruption among enforcement Kingdom and the United States &   9 ,2    people were evacuated from the saying by the official Xinhua bodies. Those responsible are — is a better friend to poorer area. News Agency. often handed harsh punish- nations than authoritarian Images showed rescuers The Shiyan explosion came ments, but high demand and rivals such as China. /%$ !       climbing over broken concrete a day after eight people died the desire for profits often Speaking at the end of the slabs to reach those trapped and three others were injured trump such concerns. three-day summit in southwest  &'K+.8I&/(. J The president is highlight- inside. when toxic methyl formate Among the worst acci- England, US President Joe ing very fundamental differ-   ( Chinese president Xi leaked from a vehicle at a dents was a massive 2015 Biden, who was making his resident Joe Biden is taking ences with Trump over climate Jinping called for a thorough chemical handling facility in explosion at a chemical ware- first foreign trip as leader, said Pa series of subtle jabs at change and national security at   (- - News' on Sunday when asked probe into the cause of the blast the southwestern city of house in the port city of Tianjin it was an “extraordinary, col- Donald Trump at the end of the a news conference Sunday. about the issue. in order to create a "good Guiyang. that killed 173 people, most of laborative and productive Group of Seven summit, sug- Biden says that he does not orld leaders gathered at "But, on balance, we do atmosphere" for the 100th The blast appeared similar them firefighters and police meeting.” gesting there was a “genuine view NATO as a “protection Wthe G7 Summit in not believe that it came from anniversary of the founding of to one that occurred in the officers. The blast was blamed British Prime Minister sense of enthusiasm” among racket.” That's a contrast to Cornwall discussed the possi- a laboratory. We think it is the ruling Communist Party on northeastern port of Qingdao on illegal construction and Boris Johnson, the summit's foreign leaders that the United Trump who said that foreign bility that a laboratory leak in much more likely to have July 1. in 2013, in which 55 people unsafe storage of volatile mate- host, praised the “fantastic States was engaged on world countries should pay for the pres- central China's Wuhan city jumped from animal species," "In light of numerous acci- were killed when underground rials. degree of harmony” among issues. ence of the U.S. Military abroad. may have a connection with he said. the start of the Covid-19 pan- WHO Director-General demic, with the World Health Dr Tedros Adhanom " (  Organisation (WHO) chief Ghebreyesus told reporters on 1& '     ,2 (( saying all hypotheses behind Saturday that the theory was the origins of the deadly dis- raised during a formal session   '  ease remain in play. at the G7 summit in Cornwall    #O  ? ernment here, state-run Global ful of countries," it added. UK Foreign Secretary dedicated to health matters  ( ,2 Times quoted statement issued To another question that an Dominic Raab said that offi- and that identifying the source #     by China's Embassy in London, announcement will be made at cials "compared notes" over the of the pandemic was a core  &'K+.8I&/(. J $/ # -" rebutting G-7 criticism against the G7 summit on the provi- theory that the pandemic may part of showing respect to the 4    Beijing. Answering a question sion of one billion doses of have originated from a leak millions of people around the talian Premier Mario Draghi  .,.". unrest. )1 on issues covered by the G-7 COVID-19 vaccine to coun- from a lab in Wuhan, calling globe who have died from the Isays the dominant theme of However, besides blasting Summit on pandemic response, tries in need, the statement list- for further investigations. deadly virus. "Yes, it was raised, the Group of Seven summit resident Joe Biden and the decision in speeches, economy, trade and global sup- ed about what China has done However, he asserted that the and we discussed about the was how to respond to China PTurkish counterpart Recep Erdogan didn't immediately   7&*:*/ ply chains and US efforts to including providing free vac- UK's "best information" origins," he said in response to and other autocratic govern- Tayyip Erdogan have known hit back at Washington. The “seizing” the opportunity to cines to more than 80 devel- remained that it "jumped" a question. ments. each other for years, but their muted response suggests he hina on Sunday asserted bond with other Western coun- oping countries exporting vac- from animals to humans but "The first phase of the Draghi said Sunday that meeting Monday will be their wants a good relationship with Cthat the days when global tries to safeguard the “rules- cines to 43 countries. admitted they did not have "all origin study was not conclusive China has the right to a great first as heads of state. And it Biden, said Rachel Ellehuus, an decisions were dictated by a based international system”, "We have delivered 350 the answers". so there are four hypotheses, economy but that practices comes at a particularly tense analyst at the Washington think "small group" of countries are the Chinese embassy state- million doses to global part- "That's why international- but [it's] not conclusive yet. So like coercive detention and moment for relations between tank Center for Strategic and long gone, hitting back at the ment said there is only one sys- ners, more than any other ly we wanted the review to be we believe that all four using forced labour were out of their two countries. International Studies. G-7 summit where Beijing was tem, the international system, country in the world," it said. able to go into China to get all hypotheses should be open, step with the vision of the The list of disagreements is “Not least because he needs at the centre of severe criticism which is led by the UN. "China is fully implement- the answers, so that we have and we need to proceed with world's democracies. unusually long for the two that economic relationship with over the COVID-19 origins, "We always believe that ing the G20 Debt Service the full picture rather than the second phase, to really He said the position taken NATO allies: There's U.S. the U.S. And the appearance of human rights violations and its countries, big or small, strong or Suspension Initiative for these possible, potential, plau- know the origins,” said Dr wasn't particularly tough, but Support for Kurdish fighters in a cooperative relationship in mega Belt and Road Initiative. weak, poor or rich, are equals, Poorest Countries and has so sible options,” Raab told ‘Sky Ghebreyesus. was rather realistic, in view of Syria, as well as Turkey's pur- order to retain his base, which As the leaders of G-7 -- and that world affairs should be far deferred repayment of more the necessity to cooperate on chase of a Russian weapons sys- is very much built on a func- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, handled through consultation than USD 1.3 billion worth of climate change, rebuilding the tem. And in April, Biden infu- tioning Turkish economy that Japan, the United Kingdom by all countries," it said. debt. This is the highest defer- world after the coronavirus riated Ankara by declaring is tethered into the West," and the United States -- met in "The days when global ral amount among the G20 ( $4  pandemic and other issues. that the Ottoman-era mass Ellehuus said. London where US President Joe decisions were dictated by a members,” it said. He also said his Cabinet killing and deportations of However, before leaving Biden made a strong bid to rally small group of countries are While Biden's efforts mak-   ?  would be reviewing the con- Armenians was “genocide.” Sunday for the NATO summit the allies against China's eco- long gone," it said. ing headway to forge a consen- troversial 2019 trade and infra- Previous U.S. Presidents in Brussels where he will meet nomic clout, human rights "There is only one system sus with other G-7 and EU structure deal Italy's previous had avoided using the term out Biden, Erdogan described the besides its reluctance to agree and one order in the world, that countries came as a surprise to 5     government signed with of concern that it would com- president's comments on the for a probe into the COVID-19 is, the international system China, analysts here cautioned Beijing. Over U.S. And other plicate ties with Turkey, which killings of Armenians living in origin, Beijing appeared defiant with the United Nations at the Beijing about the US successfully   :&"+.(& coalition met to confirm the objections, Italy in 2019 is fiercely proud of its Ottoman the Ottoman Empire as “very and firm questioning the rele- core and the international pushing its Build Back Better government. became the first G7 country to history and insists that those negative” and an vance of the bloc. order based on international World (B3W) plan to counter srael's parliament is set to Informed sources said that sign onto China's “Belt and killed in the early 20th centu- “approach (that) has seriously While there is no direct law, not the so-called system Beijing's multibillion dollar Belt Ivote on Sunday on a new "they all re-affirmed their com- Road” initiative, ry were victims of civil war and upset us.” response by the Chinese gov- and order advocated by a hand- and Road Initiative (BRI). government led by Yamina mitment and it was all set to go head Naftali Bennett, ousting ahead”. Prime Minister Benjamin The approval by the .      ?  !  Netanyahu from power after an Knesset would bring to an end -3     uninterrupted 12 years at the 12 years of uninterrupted rule  !    helm of affairs. by Netanyahu, 71, who holds 7  !    !1  The prospective govern- the record of being the longest- ment - an unprecedented coali- serving Prime Minister in the  '.)*/1- soured relationship and accu-   4  %   Rome: Pope Francis demand- tion of ideologically divergent country's history. sations by each country that the ed Sunday that humanitarian political parties drawn from the Having served in the posi- t a low point in US-Russian other has cheated on past arms  7&*"+1 attack on Saturday killed 13 two missiles. The attack aid reach hungry people in the Right, the Left and the Centre, tion earlier between 1996 and Arelations, President Joe treaties. civilians and injured 27, adding destroyed the polyclinic depart- war-torn Tigray region of along with an Arab party - has 1999, Netanyahu last year sur- Biden and Russian President The fabric of arms control issiles have hit a hospital that it involved rocket and ment, and the northern Ethiopia, where a razor-thin majority of one passed the record held by one Vladimir Putin appear to agree has been fraying, notably with Min a northern Syrian town artillery shelling of the hospi- delivery rooms, the group said. Ethiopian and Eritrean sol- seat. of the Jewish state's founding broadly on at least one thing — the abandonment in 2019 — controlled by Turkey-backed tal. The governor's office Two of the 13 people killed diers are blocking food deliv- The Knesset (Israeli parlia- leaders, David Ben-Gurion. their first face-to-face meeting first by Washington, then by fighters, killing at least 13 peo- blamed the attack on Syrian were hospital staff and two eries and other assistance. ment) is scheduled to meet at The formation of the new Wednesday is a chance to set Moscow — of the ple, including two medical Kurdish groups. were ambulance drivers, said Francis called for an imme- 4 PM local time and sans last- government would end the the stage for a new era in arms Intermediate-Range Nuclear staff, and putting the facility out A war monitor, the Britain- SAMS, which supports the diate end to the fighting in minute grand surprises, political impasse in the coun- control. Forces Treaty, which had gov- of service, activists and an aid based Syrian Observatory for hospital. Eleven of its staff Tigray, the return of social Bennett, an old-time associate try that saw four elections in Whether that leads to actu- erned a whole class of missiles group said. Human Rights, put the death were injured. The hospital has harmony and for “all food aid of Netanyahu and leader of the less than two years leading to al arms negotiations is anoth- for more than three It was not immediately toll at 18. The discrepancy been put out of service and and health care assistance to be right-wing Yamina party, would inconclusive results. er matter, complicated by the decades. clear who was behind the could not be immediately rec- patients were evacuated, the guaranteed.” take over the mantle from his But opinion polls suggest shelling, which came from onciled. group said. Speaking at his Sunday one time mentor leading a that majority of the Israelis do areas where government troops The Syrian American SAMS called for an inves- noon blessing, Francis said he fragile government with a not look too hopeful regarding and Kurdish-led fighters are Medical Society, or SAMS, an tigation into the attack on the was thinking of the people of razor-thin majority of 61 law- the longevity of the coalition of deployed. aid group that assists health hospital, one of the largest Tigray who have been “struck makers in a 120 member house. eight disparate parties who do The governor of Turkey's centers in opposition areas, facilities in northern Syria that by a grave humanitarian crisis Ahead of the vote in not see eye-to-eye on most of Hatay's province, across the said al-Shifaa Hospital in the offered thousands of medical that has exposed the poorest to Parliament, heads of the eight the critical issues facing the border from Afrin, also said the town of Afrin was targeted by services each month. famine. AP factions constituting the new country. 1   0,#(  ##1    6.(-+1) British media reported that the situation was quite differ- Northern Ireland.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson ent and that it's not appropri- Relations between Britain ritain accused European asked French President ate to hold that kind of com- and the EU have soured since BUnion leaders on Sunday of Emmanuel Macron when they parison.” the UK made its final break holding the “offensive” view met Saturday in the English UK Foreign Secretary from the bloc at the end of that Northern Ireland is not seaside resort of Carbis Bay Dominic Raab said the idea 2020, more than four years fully part of the United how he would feel if sausages Northern Ireland was not an after voting to leave. Kingdom, as Brexit cast a shad- from Toulouse could not be integral part of the UK was “not The EU is angry over the ow over the Group of Seven moved to Paris. They said only offensive, it has real world British government's delay in summit. Macron replied the comparison effects on the communities in implementing new checks on Britain and the EU are in did not work because Paris and Northern Ireland, creates great some goods coming into a spat over post-Brexit trade Tolouse were part of the same concern, great consternation.” Northern Ireland from the rest arrangements that could see country. “Can you imagine if we of the UK, as was agreed in the British sausages banned from The French presidency did talked about Catalonia, the Brexit divorce deal. The bloc is entering Northern Ireland, the not deny Macron had made the Flemish part of Belgium, threatening legal action if the only part of the UK that bor- comments. It said he was northern Italy, Corsican France, U.K. Does not fully bring in the ders the 27-nation bloc. The explaining “that Toulouse and as different countries?” he said checks, which include a ban on dispute is raising political ten- Paris were on a geographical on Sky News. “We need a bit of chilled meats such as sausages sions in Northern Ireland, unity of territory, Northern respect here. And also, frankly, from England, Scotland and where some people identify as Ireland is on an island. The an appreciation of the situation Wales going to Northern British and some as Irish. president wanted to stress that for all communities in Ireland beginning next month.  !"#$&$"' (#$ )*+,+) # -

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FSubbarao has expressed utilities or discoms to power !B   Asked about Congress concerns over “extreme producers fell 11.2 per cent to leader Rahul Gandhi’s repeat- unevenness” in economic 81,628 crore in April 2021 ed attacks on the Modi gov- recovery and “sharpening from a year ago.   &' &()* ernment for skyrocketing fuel inequalities” between upper Distribution companies prices, Pradhan said, “Why is income segments and lower (discoms) owed a total 91,915 ith petrol and diesel fuel expensive in Maharashtra, income households in the crore to power generation firms Wprices climbing to record Rajasthan and Punjab (which country, cautioning that the in April 2020, according to por- high, Oil Minister Dharmendra are ruled by the party)?” trend will hit growth prospects tal PRAAPTI (Payment Pradhan on Sunday asked “If Rahul Gandhi is con- going forward. Ratification And Analysis in Congress Governments in cerned about the poor being hit Terming the uneven recov- Power procurement for bring- Rajasthan and Maharashtra to by fuel prices, he should ask ery “morally wrong and polit- seem impressive but note that ing Transparency in Invoicing 67,656 crore in March this initiative to help gencos remain cut sales tax if the party was chief ministers of Congress- Rajasthan levies the high- ically corrosive”, he said liq- this is coming on a very low of generators). year. afloat. Later, the liquidity infu- concerned about fuel price ruled states to cut taxes. He est value-added tax (VAT or uidity in the domestic market base of last year. However, outstanding dues Power producers give 45 sion package was increased to burden on common man, but should ask (Maharashtra Chief sales tax) on petrol and diesel and foreign fund inflows are “Even if we clock this of discoms towards electricity days to discoms to pay bills for 1.2 lakh crore and further to did not say if BJP-ruled States Minister) to in the country, followed by leading to soaring of prices of growth rate, the output during producers have been increasing electricity supply. After that, 1.35 lakh crore. Under the liq- like Madhya Pradesh and reduce taxes,” he said. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, stocks and other assets despite this fiscal 2021/22 will still be year-on-year as well as month- outstanding dues become over- uidity package, over 80,000 , where petrol has He, however, did not say if Andhra Pradesh, Telangana disruptions due to Covid pan- less than the output two years on-month for years showing due and generators charge crore has been disbursed. crossed 100 mark, would do BJP-ruled states like Madhya and Karnataka. demic. ago before the pandemic hit us. perennial stress in the power penal interest on that in most Discoms in Rajasthan, the same. Pradesh and Karnataka, which The ex-central bank gov- Compare that with China sector till February this year. It cases. To give relief to power Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Petrol and diesel have risen too have seen petrol price cross ernor further said that earlier which never fell below its pre- has started tapering off from generation companies (gen- Kashmir, Telangana, Andhra to an all-time high across the Rs 100 a litre mark due to local   ?    expectations of a sharp eco- pandemic level and the US March 2021. cos), the Centre enforced a pay- Pradesh, Karnataka, country after fuel rates rose by taxes, would follow suit. nomic recovery this year have which is expected to recover to Total dues in April ment security mechanism from Maharashtra, Jharkhand and 5.72 to 6.25 per litre in less Fuel prices differ from state    been dashed by the new pan- its pre-pandemic level this increased sequentially com- August 1, 2019. Tamil Nadu account for the than six weeks. This is due to to state depending on the inci- demic wave. year,” the former RBI chief pared to 78,841 crore in Under this mechanism, major portion of dues to gen- a combination of rising inter- dence of local taxes such as  “The economy contracted said. Expressing concerns, March this year. discoms are required to open cos, the data showed. national oil prices and record- VAT and freight charges. And last year, for the first time in Subbarao said that while the Total outstanding dues of letters of credit for getting Overdue of independent high central and State taxes. because of this, petrol retails at New Delhi:Fuel prices which four decades, by as much as 7.3 majority of people have lost discoms had dipped 3.4 per power supply. The Centre had power producers amounted to Talking to reporters on the over 100 per litre mark in have been rising over the past per cent. That was less deep jobs and saw reduction in their cent in March this year from  also given some breathers to 53.04 per cent of the total sidelines of an event organised seven states and union territo- one month remained than we had first feared but still income, the wealth of some 81,687 crore in the same month discoms for paying dues to overdue of 68,732 crore of dis- to inaugurate the oxygen plant ries -- Rajasthan, Madhya unchanged in the national deep enough to have caused rich individuals have increased last year. gencos in view of the Covid-19- coms in April 2021. The pro- set up by Indraprastha Gas Ltd Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Capital on Sunday. In Delhi, distress to millions of families during the pandemic period. The PRAAPTI portal was induced lockdown. The gov- portion of central PSU gencos at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka petrol was sold for 96.12 in the informal sector. There “The positive wealth effect launched in May 2018 to bring ernment had also waived penal in the overdue was 30.52 per he said central and State and Ladakh. while diesel was priced at  was expectation of a sharp of the upper income segments in transparency in power pur- charges for late payment of cent. Governments need additional Of these states, Congress is 86.98 per litre, both at the same recovery this year but those juxtaposed with the negative chase transactions between dues. Among the central public money from the taxes on petrol in power in Rajasthan and is a levels on Saturday. Fuel prices expectations are now tempered income effects of the lower generators and discoms. In May, the Government sector gencos, NTPC alone and diesel to meet expenses for coalition partner with Shiv have increased in the last two by the impact of the second income households tells a story In April 2021, the total announced 90,000 crore liq- has an overdue amount of fighting pandemic as well as Sena and NCP in Maharashtra. consecutive days across the wave,” Subbarao told PTI. of a very uneven recovery and overdue amount, which was uidity infusion for discoms 5,167.11 crore on discoms, development work. BJP rules Madhya Pradesh and country. In the financial capi- The RBI too reduced its sharpening inequalities. This is not cleared even after 45 days under which these utilities followed by Damodar Valley “I accept that fuel prices are Karnataka and Ladakh too is tal of the country, Mumbai, growth forecast for the current morally wrong and politically of grace period offered by gen- would get loans at economical Corporation at 5,156.34 crore, pinching consumers,” he said, under central rule. Andhra both petrol and diesel were fiscal by one percentage point, corrosive,” he said adding that erators, stood at 68,732 crore rates from Power Finance NLC India at 3,416.18 crore, adding the government is Pradesh has YSR-Congress in sold for 102.30 and 94.39 per from 10.5 per cent to 9.5 per it will also have a big impact on as against 76,117 crore in the Corporation (PFC) and REC NHPC at 2,261.05 crore and spending 1 lakh crore on power while TRS rules in litre, respectively. PTI cent, he said adding that even growth prospects going for- same month a year ago. The Ltd. THDC India at 1,134.17 crore providing free food grains to Telangana. 9.5 per cent growth might ward. overdue amount stood at This was a government in April 2021. 1>#   % '1- 2  !   . *       1  & * *2) :A !        2  !   ! 2       # $ Fishing communities of developed countries use high-  #  from June 14. ly mechanised boats for fishing, The approved resolution which are called mother boats New Delhi:State-run power plan provides for delisting of wherein they have processing giant NTPC has floated a glob- equity shares of the company. units also. al expression of interest (EoI) As per the circulars, the As India’’s subsidy is min- for setting up hydrogen fuel- company made an announce- imal and provided to small and based power backup system ment on June 9, saying that “no marginal fishermen, it has and a standalone fuel-cell based value was attributable to the sought more time to imple- microgrid system, a statement equity shares as per the liqui- ment the norms or disciplines, said on Sunday. dation value of the company   &' &()* subsidies contributing to over- which would be finalised after Through these projects,   &' &()* estimated by registered val- capacity and overfishing. complete negotiations, on the NTPC is looking to further uers appointed under the he chief of the World Trade “It will be an online meet- prohibition of subsidies for strengthen its footprint in green eading exchanges BSE and Insolvency and Bankruptcy TOrganisation (WTO) has ing of the Trade Ministers. fishing activities in Exclusive and clean fuel, the company LNSE will suspend trading in Board of India (Insolvency convened a meeting of all trade WTO Director General Ngozi Economic Zones (EEZs).   &' &()* applications through an said.NTPC will collaborate for the shares of Dewan Housing Resolution Process for ministers on July 15 to iron out Okonjo-Iweala has called the There are primarily three immersive three-day course, it implementation and further Finance Corporation Ltd Corporate Persons) differences with regard to pro- meeting of the trade negotiat- areas of fishing - territorial mazon India on Sunday added. Participants of the ML commercialization of the pro- (DHFL) with effect from Regulations, 2016”. viding fisheries subsidies, ing committee on July 15 on waters (12 nautical miles from Aannounced the launch of Summer School will be identi- jects. This is in line with Monday. According to the circular sources said. the matter,” sources said. the sea shore), EEZ (exclusive an integrated learning pro- fied through an online assess- NTPC’s initiatives towards The move, aimed at avoid- issued by BSE, “to avoid mar- The aim is to conclude the While developed nations economic zones - 200 nautical gramme for students to learn ment. adopting hydrogen technolo- ing “market complications”, ket complications, trading in negotiations soon and after are pushing for prohibitions on miles), and high seas. applied Machine Learning It is open to engineering gies. The power PSU is explor- comes against the backdrop of the securities of Dewan that a text is finalised so that an subsidies, India wants an equi- India wants that fishing (ML) skills, making them students in their pre-final/final ing the use of hydrogen-based the National Company Law Housing Finance Corporation agreement on fisheries can be table and balanced outcome as activities in territorial waters industry ready for careers in the year of Bachelors, Masters or fuel cells-electrolyser systems Tribunal (NCLT) approving Limited will be suspended reached in the forthcoming the country provides support to should be completely out of the new technology. The pro- PhD studies across select tech for backup power requirement. Piramal Group’s resolution plan w.E.F June 14, 2021”. Ministerial meet of WTO in its small and marginal fisher- ambit of the agreement, while gramme - ML Summer School campuses in 2021, including Currently, the backup power for the bankrupt-DHFL. In November 2019, December in Geneva. men who depend on the sector adequate time should be given - has been introduced to help Indian Institute of Technology requirement and micro grid The resolution plan under Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Hectic negotiations are for sustenance. to implement commitments train students in ML and (IIT) Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, applications are being met the Insolvency and Bankruptcy had referred DHFL -- then the going on in Geneva on the mat- Unlike rich nations which of the agreement in EEZs. address the growing demand IIT Delhi, International from diesel-based power gen- Code (IBC) was approved by third-largest pure-play mort- ter. The objective of these provide billions of dollars of For this, the country has for talent with this skill set Institute of Information erators. Looking at these as the tribunal on June 7. gage lender -- for resolution negotiations is to discipline subsidies to their fishermen, asked for the necessity of an across various industries, Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, early adopter use case of hydro- In separate but similarly- under the IBC. It was the first subsidies with the overall objec- India’’s subsidy amounts to appropriate and effective spe- Amazon India said in a state- Birla Institute of Technology gen basedtechnologies, NTPC worded circulars issued on finance company to be referred tive to have sustainable fishing only about Rs 770 crore. The cial and differential treatment ment. The curriculum will (BITS), National Institute of is working towards creating Friday, BSE and NSE said they to the NCLT by RBI using spe- and to eliminate IUU (illegal, government provides subsi- (S&DT) for developing coun- cover the fundamental con- Technology (NIT) solutions which are a green would suspend trading in the cial powers under Section 227 unreported and unregulated) dies on things like fuel and tries and LDCs (least developed cepts in ML, while linking Tiruchirappalli and Anna alternative to diesel generators. shares of DHFL with effect of the IBC. fishing subsidies and prohibit boats. countries) in the negotiations. them to practical industry University among others. PTI . 72 2  ( /$  7"O +  #     ( ! 2 "  ! 6-   !"! %$# 0       # 1 

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Collectors in all states in the to meet the SEBI norm of ble sale. ic continuing to disrupt busi- ers, including fintechs, are set And the board of the or more than five years, Country. On the other hand, minimum public sharehold- Sources said that PSBs nesses.   &' &()* to mop up over 55,000 crore biggest payments bank Paytm FAmazon, Walmart-owned the trade delegations will meet ing of 25 per cent in a listed may be provided this year This could also help in this fiscal from the market, has reportedly cleared an over Flipkart and many other for- the Chief Ministers and entity. Ruchi Soya filed the just after their first quarter taking out weak banks out of n line with the proposed according to investment 22,000 crore IPO. Together, eign-funded e-commerce com- Finance Ministers of their draft red herring prospectus results before October. This the PCA (prompt corrective Ideal, Axis Bank is likely to bankers. these financial services com- panies have indulged into all respective States urging them to (DRHP) with market regulator would be a departure from the action) framework that would raise its stake in Max Life With more than a dozen panies are set to garner around kinds of unethical business set up a monitoring mecha- SEBI on Saturday, sources said, practice of previous year when be helpful in their possible pri- Insurance to about 20 per cent insurance, asset management, 55,000 crore from the public. practices with an objective of nism for e-commerce trade in adding that the company plans bank capitalisation was under- vatisation this year,” said an over the next 12-18 months, commercial banking, non- If materialised, the Paytm issue taking control of not only the the State for ensuring strict to raise up to 4,300 crore taken late in the year and official source on the condi- said the insurance company’s banks, microfinance, housing will be the largest IPO ever in e-commerce but even the retail implementation of FDI in e- through the share sale. towards the end of fiscal. tion of anonymity. CEO Prashant Tripathy said. finance and payment bank the country, eclipsing the hith- business of India, the commerce policy of the Currently, Axis Bank and players already filing draft doc- erto largest issue - the  15,000- Confederation of All India Government. its two subsidiaries - Axis uments with the market regu- crore share sale by the govern- Traders (CAIT) said. Simultaneously, the trade Capital Ltd and Axis Securities lator Sebi for public offerings, ment in national miner Coal Their sinister designs have associations will send an e-mail Ltd - collectively own 12.99 per the financial services sector is India in October 2010, says greatly vitiated the e-com- to Prime Minister Narendra cent in Max Life Insurance post set to dominate the primary investment bankers seeking merce landscape of the coun- Modi and Commerce Minister approval of the deal in April issues or initial public offerings not to be quoted. Investment try, the traders body said. urging them for this year. With this, Axis enti- (IPOs) over the coming bankers and analysts consider In view of such a situation, an immediate direction to the ties have now become co-pro- months. the IPO boom to be reflective the Confederation of All India CCI for initiating an investiga- moters of Max Life with three Some of those who have of the ongoing bull run and Traders (CAIT) has launched tion of the business module of board seats. “Axis Bank is to already filed the draft red her- thus advice retail investors to be an “e-commerce purification Amazon and Flipkart, issuance increase to 19.99 per cent in ring prospectus (DRHPs) with cautious while parking money week” from Monday to June 21, of a fresh Press Note removing tranches. Thirteen per cent is the Sebi include Aadhar in new companies.VK which is gaining massive sup- the flaws of Press Note 2, and already done over the next Housing Finance (7,500 Vijayakumar, chief investment port from thousands of trade setting up of a Regulatory two quarters, we will seek crore), Policy Bazaar (4,000 strategist at Geojit Financial associations across the mechanism at the Centre to approval for the balance seven crore), Aptus Housing Finance Services in Kochi, said the Country. monitor e-commerce business per cent. So, it will reach about (3,000 crore), Star Health performance of the IPO mar- During the e-commerce in India. The CAIT has also 20 per cent and that will be the Insurance (2,000 crore), ket usually has a strong corre- purification campaign, the declared to launch a digital sig- ownership of Axis Bank,” Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC lation to the performance of the trade organizations across the nature campaign across the Tripathy told PTI. 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Introduce and implement a recycling ness programmes, recommending programme educational documentaries can edu- Sustainable practises for the work- Recycling programmes in the cate the employees and make them place workplace will give a head start to often talked Switch to PCW paper aware of the need for being extreme- Some simple but effective every- employees on their journey to sustain- about the benefits The paper industry ly responsible about their actions and day practises add to building a sustain- ability. These programmes enable of this initiative — generates huge amounts of life choices. Moreover, they are more able workplace in the long run. Here employees to learn about adequate right from saving up waste every year. Sadly, engaged in creating an eco-friendly are some steps that you can adopt: waste disposal and the recycling on petrol to seeing a paper also happens to be the and green workplace, ending up with Keep recycling bins around the process. There should be accurate positive change in one stationery item corpo- a sense of satisfaction. workplace as a part of a recycling pro- signage for disposing of degradable, their body and mind- rate offices use a lot. Here’s gramme. non-degradable, and recyclable waste. set. another finding — Post-con- Keep indoor plants around the    Go paperless. Opt for electron- Asking employees to recycle dis- These positives sumer waste or PCW paper is workspace Two years after you were introduced to the students ic files, cloud storage, and cloud- carded paper or reuse the paper for can be used to create a known to use 45 per cent less Indoor plants are known to reduce of Rosewood High, they are back with new friendships, based collaboration options. photocopies can ensure optimal use of reward system for the energy. 87 per cent of indoor pollutants with- new rivalries and a rush of adrenaline along with a dark Switch to motion-activated lights resources while generating minimum employees. 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The app can be designed to help ees are more than happy to be active Ask employees to keep comput- of the company. employees achieve health and wellness contributors in reducing waste gener- Time for mindful action! ers and laptops in sleep mode to save through various activities and fitness ation as well as greenhouse gas emis- Creating an eco-conscious work- energy. Encourage employees to cycle to challenges. Whenever employees sions. force has become a top priority for cor- The practises mentioned above work reach their targets, these can be porations around the world. Such take little effort but go on to produce In a pre-Covid world, using pub- incentivised with redeemable rewards. 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Basant Kumar, a homoeopathic The lack of information about govern- practitioner from Chaklahlad village in ment hospitals, medicines, treatments and Vaishali district, while sharing his expe- vaccinations has affected the regulation of rience, said, “I went to the block health the virus in rural areas. Furthermore, the centre to get the rapid antigen test villagers’ concerns have been heightened done. The centre was crowded with no ' /4  by the fact that there are few or no doc- COVID-19 guidelines being followed. tors in the government hospitals in their Although I had registered myself, due to ".:8-/* 7".).,+." *,+: :* ! areas. In such a situation, the quacks have the huge crowd, I had to return without assumed a larger role, ironically so, in sev- getting tested. Two days later, I received  /   eral villages across the country. a message on my mobile number inform-        *! The situation in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur ing me that I had tested negative. I was district is no better. The district has the shocked to receive that message.”  ?   highest number of reported cases in the Basant claimed that several people in country. While the government reported his village received negative reports  !!     208 COVID-19 deaths between April 1 without being tested. He believes that !  !< and May 20 in the district, according to even in medical colleges, Covid positive a report published in an online portal, 315 the unprofessional behaviour of the staff patients are not being cared for. Villagers oday we all are living in an age where people were cremated at Muktidham cre- at block hospitals. “Both my brother and have become hesitant about visiting Ttechnology rules, yet many of us believe matorium during this time. The rural I had tested positive. After several attempts government hospitals and started rely- that God is everywhere and in everything areas of Sikanderpur, Mothijheel, Town to be examined, the doctor at the block hos- ing on these quacks. around us. According to most religious schol- Thana, Khabda, Ramdayalu, Patahi, pital prescribed medicines like It should be noted, however, that the ars, God is present in every creature and Bhagwanpur, Patahi, Bhikhanpura and Paracetamol, Doxycycline and vitamins purpose of this article is not to recognise every particle is his manifestation. However, Mushahari block were most affected. The with no guidance or concern for patients,” or glorify quack doctors. But, at the same is it really so? lack of proper treatment resulted in the Ankush informed. According to him, time, it is equally important to note that Since the infiniteness of God leaves no death of many patients in these areas. chemists and quacks are more concerned if properly trained, these quacks can play room for any other existence, some people Ragini, a resident of Alkapuri colony in than doctors about the well-being of the a critical role in reaching out to villagers. put forth arguments to say that, besides God, Muzaffarpur, expressed that people were villagers. The government should consider train- whatever else appears has no real and sepa- terrified at the mere mention of COVID- In Paru block, which reported sever- ing these quacks on COVID-19 proto- rate existence. They say that what you call 19. al positive cases, dispensary employees and cols and benefitting from their knowl- ‘souls’, embodied in various forms, aren’t sep- “Those who test positive are isolated quacks were treating people. Accepting edge and the relationship they share with arate from and in rooms. However, because the virus is quacks as the first line of defence against villagers in creating awareness about pre- identical with highly stigmatised, the infected person is COVID-19, District Councilor, Devesh ventive measures and vaccination in infinite God. not treated well by the public. Imagine the Chandra stated that they are a lifeline for these hard-to-reach areas. The distinc- situation of the infected families without more than 50,000 people in the block. government has already ordered to train tion which we any support from their neighbours,” said These quacks, who do not have medical and tag quacks with health workers to notice Ragini. degrees, but practice medicine based on help in surveillance so that the COVID- between the Ankush Singh, a resident of Manika their practical experience, have kept the sit- 19 treatment (of patients) can start embodied village in Mushahari block, while express- uation in the villages from going haywire. Paru Block had decided to come forward were scared and unwilling to get vaccinat- early; specifically in remote rural areas souls and God ing widespread fear among the rural pop- Quacks Balram Shah, Umesh Prasad, and assist the villagers. “Whatever medical ed and, therefore, we decided not to leave where proper doctors are not readily is, according ulation, added that even after he recov- Ganesh Pandit, Asharfi experience we have gained over the them under such circumstances. available. If successful, other states to them, only ered from the virus, no one was concerned Bhagat, Parmeshwar years, the villagers are benefiting from We are likely to get infected in the should also follow suit. in appearance. about his well-being. He also pointed out Prasad, and others in it. The situation was such that people process, but helping people is the     They call it a dream or an illusion. Is that really the case? If that’s true then why is there so much strife, 2 * hatred and sorrow in this world? For ages, humans have prayed to God and undertak- en penances to get a glimpse of him or receive his blessings. Now, from a rational point of view, the *+ + * very act of prayer is contrary to the belief in God’s omnipresence, because if he is present everywhere and in every one what is the need "  to pray? And why have saints, seers and other #$: holy people searched for the supreme God if he is everywhere? Furthermore, dreams, *A))B 8- @     as far as man understands them now, are rep- resentative of suppressed wishes, reminiscent % %  of past events and certain emotions which are waiting to be fulfilled or exteriorised. #%## # They are not unreal but are correlated to the #  # real world. Thus, it is unphilosophical and illogical ummers can be difficult in a lot benefits and flavour. to theorise that God is infinite and that the Sof ways as the heat has drastic You can replace your souls or jivas are not different from him and effects on us in the form of heat tea and coffee with that the world is a mere dream. The truth is stroke, sunburn and dehydra- green tea. As per that souls are infinitesimal points of light, tion among other things. With the research, if drunk in Similarly, incorporating something we all succumb to. Start your mornings with healthy eternal in their existence and God is a soaring temperature, even when moderate amounts, it can be as seeds and olive oil will pro- But it increases our sugar intake, food supreme point of light. most of us are restricted indoors, hydrating as water. Its anti- vide you with a fibre-rich which is the case even when we Breakfast is the most impor- When souls are suffering, they call out it is easy to lose focus on our inflammatory properties will help diet. make smoothies and shakes at tant meal of the day. How you start to God to come and liberate them from their health. Severe sweating can cause with other summer issues like home. Instead of using sugar, use your day essentially determines the bondage and end their misery. It is thus obvi- an electrolyte imbalance due to cooling down the redness and Do and low-impact exercis- healthier alternatives like honey rest of your day. It is recommend- ous from this that the soul is not God. If it the loss of sodium from the body swelling of sunburn, acne or irri- Don’t overeat and es to remain fit and stevia. Stevia is a non-nutri- ed to start the morning with light were God, then it would not be undergoing and often demotivates people tation. add healthy alternatives to your While it is unimaginable to tive and zero-calorie sweetener and healthy food like corn flakes suffering in the first place. And this also from working out. The same is diet indulge in a heavy workout dur- that is made of steviol glycosides or muesli. It will keep you filled for shows that God is not omnipresent. If he was followed by a loss of appetite and Meditate to stay away from When you lose appetite dur- ing the summer months, you extracted from the leaves of a longer and won’t be heavy on the present everywhere, then there would have an absence of cravings for oily, stress ing summers, it is easy to fill your- don’t want to lose your gains in plant with the same name. It is gut. One can also go for summer been no need for anyone to pray and beg him high-calorie foods. These factors It is easy to be irritated and self with finger foods or other terms of weight loss by missing known to reduce calorie intake, fruits as they will keep you hydrat- to come and end their sorrows, right? can be used to your advantage if restless during summers due to junk food, often resulting in exercise. Hence, do yoga and blood sugar levels and risk of ed as well. Because he comes and liberates human you wish to lose weight, by fol- the unbearable heat. In present overeating. To avoid unhealthy other low-impact exercises that, cavities. In a nutshell, keep yourself at souls from the bondage of vices, which are lowing certain dietary habits and circumstances where you are food habits, opt for healthier apart from helping you keep fit, ease with light foods and exercis- the root cause of all human suffering, God fulfilling the cravings for light and working from home, you can get alternatives. Add foods like act as a stress-buster. This can Healthy snacks es. You wouldn’t want to miss out is called a liberator. Remember, human cold foods. stressed. All this will affect your quinoa, trail mix, seeds, and olive include walking, swimming, For your hunger pangs, on healthy ingredients in your diet, souls come into these bondages precisely mental peace, hence it is recom- oil to your diet. Not only will this cycling or elliptical cardio too. always keep healthy snacks and therefore incorporate them into because they are not God, who is never cap- Drink lots of water and healthy mended to indulge in a long ses- keep you full, but its added ben- cookies with you, especially if your food in different ways. It is tured by bondages as he is pure. That’s the beverage alternatives sion of meditation to stay away efits will help lose weight. Quinoa Reduce sugar intake and you are diabetic. 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Championship as some pundits    S! !   6 campaigning, Sterling enjoyed a Cup. overshadowed by Christian uneventful final few minutes of Lukaku gave Belgium an claim this is Martinez’s last   !  !  /  6 perfectly-timed moment of In truth, this was a far from Eriksen collapsing and having to the first half after both sets of play- early lead in Saint Petersburg, chance to win a title with an age-  /S!!   redemption. convincing performance, but be revived on the field by medics. ers returned to the pitch with sev- then shouted “Chris, Chris, stay ing squad.  2>=  M  In a rematch of the 2018 World Southgate will take heart from the Joel Pohjanpalo scored the eral Danish players in tears. strong - I love you” into a pitch- Yet even with Manchester   6 !       Cup semi-final won by Croatia, way his team kept their nerve on only goal on the hour mark of a After a short break of five side camera during the celebra- City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne (!   ?"     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The match, which had kicked into silence with when he headed who revealed he cried tears of team were booed for taking a "   '     ? in the hope England can emulate off at 1800 local time (1600 GMT), home Jere Uronen’s cross, capital- concern before kick-off for his knee to highlight racial injustice,         their run to the semi-finals when FINLAND SNATCH WIN resumed two-and-a-half hours ising on Finland’s one true chance Inter team-mate. while their Russian opponents !  L.    2 ?   they hosted Euro 96, and maybe Copenhagen: Finland beat later in front of a passionate of the game. Substitute Thomas Meunier stood. AFP    2 M  C3   Rome: *  ! :      & (% /   1  )/  :'+#            S& >=>=F        !     7*"*/). Birmingham: India is dan- and adapt to a completely   (   L1   gerous on all fronts, New different side,” he said at the  ? S !?  ew Zealand overpowered Zealand vice-captain Tom post-match press confer-         ? NEngland by eight wickets in Latham on Sunday said of ence. !          ?M the second Test at Edgbaston on their challengers for the Latham said that India’s !    :      Sunday as they sealed a 1-0 World Test Championship performances on their tour  ! L' I  series win with more than a day crown, describing the Virat- of England in 2018 — albeit "  J  S   ?    to spare. Kohli unit a “completely in a 4-1 series defeat —       L*   Set a target of just 38 after different side” from van- showed that they would be     * S      * England tailender Olly Stone quished England. tough to beat at the Ageas   2     was out to the very first ball of In the absence of Bowl.       M the fourth day, the Blackcaps fin- injured Kane Williamson, The inaugural WTC ished on 41-2. Latham led the team to a final is scheduled to be held   !  Tom Latham, captaining memorable 1-0 Test series in Southampton from June Copenhagen: 2 !     the team in place of the injured triumph in the two-match 18-23. & 2        N O  !       Kane Williamson, hit the win- A     4       # B' 3 rubber against hosts With the match finish- ning boundary to be 23 not out England, their first in the ing in under four days, the   S& >=>=  6  after the first Test of a two-match of rest before India but we’ll cel- underperformed. Credit to New UK since 1999. Kiwis will get a day extra to  ?    6 +  series at Lord’s last week ended ebrate as well — we’ve not won Zealand, they have outper- Asked where does he rest and prepare for the I 7+J  L1     in a draw. here since 1999, so it’s important formed us throughout the see the biggest danger from India challenge.  2    & 2?   Victory gave New Zealand to celebrate those achievements,” game.” India coming, Latham said, “Great to put the feet up       )  just a third win in 18 Test series said Latham at the presentation Matt Henry was named “All around the board.” for a day, big challenge     ?     in England, and a first this cen- ceremony. player of the match following “They’ve got a fantastic coming up but looking for-   ! !   ?M  tury after their 1986 and 1999 By contrast, this was overall figures of 6-114. set of bowlers, a lot of qual- ward to celebrating, haven’t !       1  triumphs. England’s first series loss at South Africa-born opener ity batsmen that have scored won here since 1999, so cel- And it means they will head home since a 2014 defeat by Sri Devon Conway was named runs in different conditions ebrate tonight and then    into next week’s inaugural World Lanka. New Zealand’s player of the all round the world. They look forward,” Latham said.   "  I4;M= J Test Championship final against “It hasn’t been our best series after he followed a were over here a few years While the team cele- time. “Great support from   2 I;M= J India at Southampton in confi- week, has it?” England captain remarkable 200 on Test debut at ago and played really well, brated a fine series triumph, “The preparation has Kiwis, the English and also   I>;M=J dent mood. Joe Root told BBC Radio. Lord’s with 80 in the first innings so we know we’ll have to Latham said the focus will been great but it’s important back home. Atmosphere / ''BB  “It’s great to get an extra day “I think we’ve massively of this match. play well to beat them.” shift to India in two days’- that we do shift our focus was amazing.”