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  or nearly two-and-half     Fdecades, Dr Chandan Mitra’s name was synonymous with The Pioneer. On Wednesday night, the organi- sation’s helmsman left — left forever — leaving behind his     devastated wife, Shobori Ganguli, two sons — Kushan Mitra and Shakya Mitra — and an extended family of col- leagues and loved ones. Dr Mitra, 66, passed away late on Wednesday. He has been keeping unwell for the last one year. Dr Mitra was a man of many seasons. A two-time member of the Rajya Sabha, an avid reader, a movie buff, a pas- sionate traveller, and, above all, an editor with a sharp political mind and ear to the ground. Dr Mitra was an alumnus of La Martiniere Calcutta. From there, he went to St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, where he was highly active in Left- wing students’ politics. Mitra received an MA and MPhil in History from Delhi University and briefly taught at Hansraj College. In 1984, Mitra received a             doctorate at Oxford University,              where he was a member of  !  "   Magdalen College. The subject of the thesis was “Political paper from going bust. The also introduced the Hindi "      #    #      mobilisation and the national- Thapars had sunk in a fortune Pioneer five years back despite ism movement in India — a in the newspaper and left the emergence of new chal-   & served as a Member of Yadav said Mitra contributed study of eastern Uttar Pradesh behind a rudderless organisa- lenges for the print media. Parliament. His vast experience immensely to the field of pol- and Bihar, 1936-1942”. tion. Dr Mitra understood the Dr Mitra was gifted with a ributes poured in for Dr & insightful understanding of itics and journalism. “May his Mitra’s baptism in journal- enormity of his challenge and sharp political mind. He had TChandan Mitra, 66, who issues always gave readers a family find the strength to ism started as an Assistant convened a meeting of the his pulse on Indian politics. In passed away late last night new perspective. A huge loss deal with the loss,” he added. Editor with The Statesman in staff where he told them that the 1995 Bihar Assembly polls, after being ill for some time, for journalism,” he said. The Print Editor-in-Chief Kolkata. Then he shifted to the the future looked uncertain and when everyone was busy writ- with the President, the Prime Senior BJP leader Ram Shekhar Gupta tweeted “too Times of India in Delhi and people were free to stay on if ing off Lalu Prasad, Dr Mitra Minister, Union Ministers and Madhav described Mitra as soon to go dear Chandan then to Sunday Observer. He they were ready to go without predicted a landslide for him. senior party leaders recalling his good friend and expressed Mitra. You will be sharp, curi- was the Executive Editor of salary for months. It was a The poll outcome and his pro- his robust contribution to jour- his condolences saying “Very ous and large-hearted wherev- Hindustan Times before he frank admission by a man who jections matched nearly seat to nalism as his teary-eyed col- sorry to hear about the demise er you are. Among the finest joined The Pioneer in 1997. had little knowledge of man- seat. Even now, journalists and legemate and fellow journalists of former MP and senior jour- reporter-editors of our gener- Dr Mitra is one of the few aging a business enterprise. politicians in Bihar remember remembered him as a good nalist Sh Chandan Mitra. He ation. Never let political choic- journalists who accepted the In the years to come, Dr Dr Mitra for that bold “against- friend, mentor and for his was a good friend. Served on es come in the way of profes- challenges of running a news- Mitra presided over the turn- the-current swim.” “old-fashioned decency”. the India Foundation Board for sionalism, friendship or old- paper as owners, too. When around of The Pioneer and His passion for politics Prime Minister Narendra many years until his health fashioned decency…” Thapars handed him over The transformed it into a newspa- and his affable ways won him Modi took to Twitter to con- forced him to withdraw from Union Minister Piyush Pioneer in 1998, there was all- per which grew leaps and many friends and admirers dole Mitra’s demise. “Shri public activism. Condolences Goyal tweeted, “Deeply sad- around skepticism about Dr bounds, from two editions in across party lines. Chandan Mitra Ji will be to @kushanmitra and other dened at the passing away of Mitra’s ability to save the news- 1995 to eight editions now. He Continued on Page 2 remembered for his intellect near and dear. Om Shanti.” former Rajya Sabha MP and and insights. He distinguished Rajya Sabha MP Swapan senior journalist Shri Chandan himself in the world of media Dasgupta, an old college-time Mitra ji. His contributions to as well as politics. Anguished friend of Mitra, also took to the field of media and politics by his demise. Condolences to Twitter to express his grief. “I will be long remembered. May his family and admirers. Om lost my closest friend- Editor of God give his family the Shanti,” the PM tweeted. The Pioneer & former MP strength to overcome this loss. President Ram Nath Chandan Mitra-this morning. Om Shanti!”. Kovind said, “Chandan Mitra We were together as students of Many of the journalists was an outstanding journalist La Martiniere & went on to St who were mentored by Mitra at and his stint as a parliamen- Stephen’s & Oxford. We joined different publications recalled tarian added to his reputation. journalism at the same time & his approachable attitude His understanding of Hindi shared the excitement of towards greenhorns. heartland and its history was Ayodhya & the saffron wave,” Ashok Malik said, profound. His demise leaves a he tweeted. “Crushing to hear of Chandan void in Indian journalism. My He posted a nostalgic pho- Mitra’s passing. My first boss in heartfelt condolences to his tograph of Chandan Mitra and Delhi when I moved here in family and friends.” himself together during a ‘94, learnt so much from him. The distinguished Editor of school trip in 1972. “Be happy A very fine mind and trail- The Pioneer was penning his my dear friend wherever you blazer in Indian journalism, biography. “I am on to it but are. Om Shanti,” he said in with a passion for politics and there is no time to complete it..”, another tweet. a lifetime of ishq with Hindi he once said in his Congress leader Shashi film songs. God give him    office while detailing his love Tharoor, a collegemate of Mitra peace. Om Shanti “. L  for dogs, here, there and at St Stephens, said, “Deeply “Very saddened to hear of elsewhere. saddened by this news. the passing of senior colleague West Bengal Chief Minister Chandan was my campaign #ChandanMitra. Worked with Mamata Banerjee said she was manager in my successful race him when I first joined @time-         sad to hear about Mitra’s death. to be President of the St sofindia, Chandan was brilliant “Mitra was a commentator on Stephen’s College Union and always encouraging, and life and society. His death is a Society, served in my Cabinet always up for a joust. His     erudite writer. and initiating the feast. of India. I readily, and happily, great loss for the world of & succeeded me. We remained knowledge of @INCIndia was There were quite a few I still remember meeting agreed. The next day it journalism,” Mamata said in touch over the years, ironi- unparalleled. Farewell eeply saddened by the things about Chandan (he pre- him first in June 1988, when I appeared on the front page with in a message. cally till I returned to Delhi & Chandan. Travel well,” said Duntimely demise of my ferred being addressed to by his was a student and struggling as the news piece related to the Expressing his anguish over politics separated us. RIP.” journalist Sagarika Ghose in mentor and editor of The first name) that set him apart a freelancer for various nation- death of the great film legend. the untimely demise of The Another Congress leader her tribute. Pioneer, Dr Chandan Mitra. He from high-flying Editors of his al dailies. He was the editorial I still have a frail copy Pioneer Editor, BJP president JP Jairam Ramesh said, “Dr Senior journalist Kanchan was two-time Rajya Sabha times. After our daily editori- in-charge of Section 2 (Now of the edition. Nadda said Mitra would be Chandan Mitra had friends Gupta who for a long time Member of Parliament and a al meeting in office, he would Delhi Times) of Times of India. Later I also worked under remembered for his distin- across the political spectrum worked with the late Editor in gentleman journalist; not only often drive to Bengali Market I was carrying a sketch of Raj his editorship at the HT for a guished career in the field of and made very learned speech- The Pioneer said, “My dear a fine Editor but an excellent to have Gol-gappas... In office Kapoor, made for Navbharat few years and at The Pioneer for gave me complete freedom for media and service for people. es in the Rajya Sabha. Apart friend Chandan Mitra, editor of human being with an ability to get-together parties you could Times (TOI’s sister publica- more than two decades. my work. I am grateful for the Defence Minister Rajnath from his professional qualifi- The Pioneer, is no more. May write on versatile subjects. I see him at dance shaking a leg tion) in my hand when I intro- While most cartoonists opportunities I was given to Singh described Mitra as an cations, his knowledge of happiness travel with him to enjoyed his columns and with other mates at one duced myself to Chandan). He nurse a grouse against their edi- scale several heights in my “immensely respected editor.” Hindi film music was awesome, the other side. Till we meet speeches not just about politics moment, and the next he welcomed me with a smile, tors for not giving them cre- career due to his confidence in “Anguished by the passing which he used with great again, memories will remain”, but also on Bollywood, sports, would be seen invading the offered me a cup of coffee, and ative freedom or desired space, me and his continued guid- away Sh Chandan Mitra Ji. An effect in his interventions and he added in his tweet. music, cooking, etc. He was a gathering of junior-most noticed the sketch. He asked I consider myself lucky enough ance. RIP Sir, we shall greatly immensely respected Editor, writings.” Insolvency Resolution voice of reason and quite an employees with plateful of food me if he could use it for Times to work under an editor who miss you. who led the @TheDailyPioneer Union Minister Nitin Professional (IRP) of CMYK Gadkari said he was anguished Ranjeet Verma expressed his by Mitra’s death. 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Encouraging the youth The AAP leader also tion after another. The proposal was put on there, Sisodia said that talent- alleged that the builders want “The politics of the AAP is hold after the AAP built up ed students coming out of to buy the land on freehold based on leveling serious alle- pressure, he said. training institutes like ITI instead of leasehold because gations to get cheap publicity. However, officials at the would write a new story for the they know that the AAP will The NMC has no proposal to NMC said that the proposal to future. investigate the deal after com- sell any of its hospitals and dis- hand over six hospitals run by “Our country will become As interactions and practi- ing to power and cancel it. pensaries and any other prop- the Corporation to the Centre  55     contract is three years,” he years of the AAP coming to developed only when the youth cal learning was rare in the past In the standing committee erties,” he said. was on Wednesday "referred added. power. Under its tenure, the of the country is skilled. Along 17 months Sisodia directed all meeting held on Tuesday, the Bhardwaj had on Friday back" to the executive wing of ormer Delhi Bharatiya “If the Delhi Government losses incurred by the DTC with getting the degree, the the headmasters of ITIs to pre- proposal was tabled, Bhardwaj alleged that the North the civic body by its standing FJanata Party (BJP) president spends 500 crore per 1,000 have been scaling new heights, youth will have to become pare a programme of action at said. “The BJP is convinced Corporation had sold this committee. and Member of Legislative buses for all the 3,760 overage while the number of buses is skilled,” he said. the earliest for students to be Assembly (MLA) Rohini, buses, the total cost to the plummeting, causing incon- “Due to the Covid–19 pan- given more practical work so Vijender Gupta on Thursday exchequer would amount to venience to the people of demic, there has been a lot of that they have practical knowl- said the entire fleet of 3,760 approximately 1,800 crore. Delhi,” the BJP leader said. loss to the education of the chil- edge of their course when they Delhi Transport Corporation The amount being spent on Gupta, who was Leader of dren. seek employment. (DTC) buses has become old maintenance of overage buses Opposition in Delhi Assembly However, Delhi’s ITIs are It is noteworthy that in 19 and its value has depreciated. could have been utilised to pro- also said that the AAP performing well in the skill Government ITIs of Delhi, Addressing the media, Gupta, cure 2,000 new buses.” Government has turned DTC education field. We are living in students are provided training said that these buses should Citing a report, Gupta said into a means to loot and siphon the era where life cannot be in 49 trades. have been withdrawn from the that each year, since 2015, the off Government coffers. “This easy without skills. Only skilled All these trades are affili- city’s roads. corporation has been recurring is the reason that none of the youth can lay the foundation of ated to the National Council for Targeting the ruling Aam losses. “In 2014-2015, the purchase and maintenance a developed country. Any feed- Vocational Training. About Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, DTC’s loss was at 1,019 crore. contracts of the DTC buses, ini- back from the students to 11,000 students enroll in these Gupta said that the Delhi In 2019-20, it increased to tiated by the AAP Government, improve ITI will be extremely institutes every year, and after Government has shelled out more than 1,834 crore. Not a have been devoid of financial useful to us so that our youth training, more than 80 per 500 crore for 1,000 such old single new DTC bus has been irregularities and corruption,” can receive world-class train- cent of the students get buses. “The upper limit for this added to the fleet during the six he alleged. ing,” he added. employment easily.  /
 
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Thursday while the positivity year-old mother following a plant in outer Delhi’s Nangloi nominated as a member of the “soft and sensitive” gentleman, For him, it was not like dri- rate stands at 0.06 per cent, quarrel between them in outer while they were taking an Rajya Sabha in August 2003 who would never give the ving to Murthal and enjoying according to data shared by the Delhi’s Mundka area. Police evening stroll. paratahs there before returning health department of the Delhi said that the woman is under- been married for over six years Police said the offending to Delhi, but it would be weeks Government. going treatment at a hospital and have a five-year-old daugh- car was seized and the 22-year- of adventure for him. From According to the bulletin and is said to be in a critical ter who lives with Sandeep and accused driver identified as north to south, and east to west, the total number of fatalities condition. his mother,” he said. Deepak, also a resident of he would drive for months stands at 25,082, while the The injured woman has “When a quarrel began Nangloi has been arrested in together to discover himself, cumulative case tally has been identified as Roshini, between Sandeep and his the case. Deepak was learning and the soul of India that reached 1437839. At least who is currently under medical mother on Wednesday night, to drive his brother’s car when always mesmerised him. 60483 tests, including 42669 observation. Meanwhile, the the woman managed to lock his he allegedly hit the two women. The Pioneer office was the RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat accused identified as Sandeep, five-year-old daughter inside a The deceased has been second home to Dr Mitra, who tests, were conducted in the last is absconding since the incident bathroom to ensure that she identified as Geeta (56), who is would always be there if he was 24 hours,” it said. took place on Wednesday does not get harmed in any way wife of a Sub-Inspector posted in Delhi. Over cups of coffee As per the bulletin, out of night. The accused is current- if the situation goes out of con- with Delhi Police’s Traffic and cigarettes, he would have 12004 available beds in hospi- ly unemployed and was living trol. He then allegedly opened Department. She died during engrossing discussions and tals, 223 are occupied as on off the rent from their village fire at his mother and came out the course of her treatment at debates with colleagues during Tuesday while the rest are land. of the house shouting that he the hospital while her 46-year- the evening meetings. Even vacant. According to Parvinder had shot his mother,” said the old friend Shashi Rohilla who when he went home, the news- As many as 1412413 peo- Singh, the Deputy DCP. received severe injuries is still paper and day headlines occu- ple have either been discharged, Commissioner of Police Before the incident, the under treatment. pied his mind. Whether in have recovered or migrated (DCP), Outer district, around accused had also called up his Police said that the injured India or abroad, he would out, it added. 9 PM on Wednesday, a Police brother-in-law in Haryana, woman is stated to be out of inevitably call the News Editor In order to deal with the Control Room (PCR) call was informing him about his inten- danger and will be soon dis- late at night and suggest or keep possible third Covid-19 wave, received at the Mundka police tion to kill himself or someone charged. According to the track of the headlines for the the Delhi government has station regarding the shooting else. His brother-in-law tried to police, the accident took place page one stories. When taken a number of measures incident and the injured calm him down and cautioned on Wednesday evening. The his illness confined him to his including doubling the number woman was taken to the Action him against taking any such two women, both residents of home, the office never of ‘Intensive Care Unit’ (ICU) Balaji Hospital by a relative, step. A case under appropriate Nangloi had gone for an remained the same. beds since the last wave. Pardeep, who lives nearby, sections has been registered evening stroll at around 6 PM Someone with an enor- The city Government has while her son is absconding. and efforts are on to nab the at Rail Neer plant where they mous lust for life, Dr Mitra will been ramping up health infra- “A preliminary enquiry accused even as further inves- were hit allegedly by a car. 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The ED took cognisance Pradeep Ramdani who tance in pending cases of of West Bengal Government, group of companies worth The executives named in the of the Delhi Police’s Economic allegedly received the cash high profile accused in lieu of MLA Madan Mitra, former 233 crore under the provi- EOW, Mumbai case are of Offences Wing FIR for regis- worth 150 crore from the a charge. ‘ Mayor of Kolkata Sovan sions of Prevention of Money Somerset Construction Pvt tering the latest case against spouse of the pharma major’s In Aditi Singh’s case, the Chatterjee and IPS officer Laundering Act in the PMC Ltd, Serveall Construction Pvt Chandrasekhar under former promoter in the conman offered her help in SMH. Meerza of WB cadre Bank scam. Ltd, Sapphire Land Prevention of Money national Capital. getting bail to Singh brothers before the Special Judge West Bengal and an IPS offi- the time of the transaction. On the strength of these Development Pvt Ltd, Emerald Laundering Act, sources said. The conman, according who were undergoing cus- (PMLA), Kolkata. cer of West Bengal cadre. “Money laundering shares, HDIL has right for Realtors Pvt Ltd, Awas The agency is also in the to the ED, has been running tody in criminal cases. The agency has prayed to As per the CBI FIR, investigation conducted by allotment of under construc- Developers & Construction process of registering anoth- an extortion racket from the The sources said out of the court for awarding pun- Mathew Samuel had con- ED has revealed that tion flats measuring 90,250 Pvt Ltd, Prithvi Realtors and er money laundering case in Rohini jail here where is the 200 crore received from ishment to the accused for ducted a sting accused persons not only square feet FSI in Ghatkopar, Hotels Pvt Ltd, Satyam connection with the conman undergoing judicial custody. Aditi Singh, 150 crore were committing offence of money operation during 2014 and received illegal gratifications Mumbai-based Aryaman Realtors Pvt Ltd and others for duping Japna Singh, wife of The modus operandi of the handed over to the conman’s laundering and confiscation recorded visual footage of but also possessed the pro- Developers P Ltd. The devel- causing wrongful loss to the another former Ranbaxy pro- conman entailed using an associates in three equal of the amount of illegal grat- these persons, who either ceeds of oper has given an undertaking tune of 4,355 crore to PMC moter Malvinder Singh, to the illegally procured mobile tranches of 50 crore each ification. themselves took money or crime and tried to conceal it to ensure not to sell/trans- Bank and corresponding gain tune of nearly four crore. phone inside the jail and and another 50 crore was The ED had initiated instructed someone else to by creating fictitious stories fer/alienate or create any third to themselves. Besides Chandrasekhar, making spoofed calls posing transferred through banking investigation on the basis of take money on their behalf and mislead the investigation. party rights thereon on com- “Investigation under the agency has named his himself as senior Government channels to an offshore FIR dated April 16, 2017 from him. Therefore today, ED has pletion of the project. PMLA revealed that in spite of associates Deepak and functionaries offering assis- account. registered by ACB, CBI In the sting operation, it filed Prosecution Complaint, The ED had initiated default in payment, HDIL under the provisions of was seen that the accused, in wherein it is highlighted that investigation under PMLA on group companies availed loans Prevention of Corruption their capacity as how the highly placed per- the basis of FIR dated from PMC from time to time. Act and the Indian Penal public servants, accepted sons laundered the proceeds September 30, 2019 registered The mode and manner of with the promoters of HDIL. cials choose to accommodate bank suffered a huge wrongful Code (IPC) against 12 pub- bribes to favour an individ- of crime/illegal gratification,” by Economic Offences Wing, operation of bank accounts of Instead of declaring them as the HDIL group. Due to such loss to the tune of 6,117.93 lic persons which includes ual, who was posing as a rep- the agency said in a state- Mumbai Police under the pro- HDIL clearly indicate the con- NPA for initiating actions for criminal act of promoters of crore,” the ED said in a state- sitting MLAs and MPs of resentative of a company at ment. visions of Indian Penal Code nivance of PMC Bank officials recovery, the PMC bank offi- HDIL Group companies, PMC ment.   # ! # $    /
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We should Green India, the Government effort will give more impetus to fake news on social media als of its ‘Made in India’ Covid- Tolerability and wait for results, we hope it’ll be on Thursday launched a the supply of medicinal plants platforms and web portals, and 19 vaccine on children aged Immunogenicity of Corbevax in next month or 2. They’ve national campaign to cover in the country”. A total of 7500 said even news shown in a sec- between 5 and 18 years with Vaccine in Children and made a broad commitment around 75,000 hectares of land medicinal plants were distrib- tion of channels bears com- certain conditions. Serum Adolescents’, said sources in the that they’ll supply a significant in the next one year across the uted to 75 farmers on this occa- munal tone, which may bring Institute of India, Bharat Ministry. amount by year-end,” said Dr country with medicinal plants sion. A target has been set to a bad name to the country. Biotech and Zydus Cadila are The trial will be conduct- VK Paul,Member-Health,Niti which have huge demand in distribute 75 thousand saplings. A Bench headed by Chief already in the race to manu- ed across 10 sites in the coun- Aayog on Biological E for adult the domestic and global herbal Similarly, in Saharanpur, Justice N V Ramana was hear- facture vaccines for the kids. try. The DCGI’s permission vaccines. market. Minister of State for Ayush,   tions to the Ministry of Civil ing a batch of petitions includ- In this regard, the National Uttar Pradesh, Dharam Singh Aviation. ing the one filed by Jamiat Medicinal Plants Board Saini along with Research nion Civil Aviation Scindia also underscored Ulema-i-Hind seeking direc- (NMPB) under the Union Officer of National Medicinal UMinister Jyotiraditya M the issue of operationalization tions to the Centre to stop dis- /  '   Ministry of Ayush kicked off a Plants Board (NMPB), Sunil Scindia has written to Chief of Warangal Airport and its semination of “fake news” relat- programme from Saharanpur Dutt, and officials of Ministry Ministers of Telangana and inclusion under Regional ed to a religious gathering at the in UP and Pune in of Ayush also participated. The Meghalaya, requesting their Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- Markaz Nizamuddin and take  '   $0! 1 Maharashtra. This program is farmers cultivating medicinal personal intervention in expe- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam strict action against those second in the series of pro- plants were felicitated by Saini. diting various matters for Nagrik). He mentioned that responsible for it. grams being organized by the Medicinal plants were distrib- strengthening aviation infra- Warangal Airport is within “Everything shown in a   been named as accused in the dated cheques of aspiring stu- Ministry under the ‘Azadi Ka uted free of cost to 150 farm- structure in these States. While 150 km aerial distance of HIAL section of private news chan- case. dents in different parts of the Amrit Mahotsav’. ers who came from many near- writing to Telangana CM K. and can be developed with nels bear a communal tone. he CBI has registered a “It was further alleged that country as security and once In Pune medicinal plants by districts. These included Chandrashekar Rao, Scindia mutually agreeable solution, Ultimately, this country is Tcase against a private com- the accused company and its admission was done, they used were distributed to the farmers mainly 5 species of plants - has drawn his attention towards to be explored by State going to get a bad name. Did pany and others, including its directors were manipulating to collect heavy amount rang- while those who were already Night-flowering Jasmine the issue of extension of peri- Government of Telangana with you ever attempt to regulate directors and three employees the online examination of JEE ing from RS 12-15 Lakh per cultivating medicinal plants (Parijat), Golden Apple (Bel), od of Concession Agreement HIAL and Airports Authority these private channels,” asked and private persons (con- (Mains) and facilitating aspir- candidate. were felicitated. Nilesh Lanke, Margosa Tree (Neem), Indian for Hyderabad International of India (AAI). the bench. Social media only duits), on the allegations of ing students to get admission Searches were conducted MLA from Partner in Ginseng (Ashwagandha) and Airport Limited (HIAL). Similarly, Scindia has listens to “the powerful voices” irregularities being committed in top NITs in consideration of on Thursday at 19 places Ahmednagar district, Dr. Asim Indian Blackberry (Jamun). The Minister mentioned requested for personal inter- and several things are written in the ongoing JEE (Mains) huge amount by solving the including Delhi and NCR, Ali Khan, DG, Central Council 750 Jamun saplings were sep- that a Concession Agreement vention of Meghalaya CM against judges, institutions Exams 2021 and conducted question paper of the applicant Pune, Jamshedpur, Indore and for Research in Unani arately distributed free of cost (CA) dated December 20, 2004 Conrad K Sangma, in expedi- without any accountability, said searches at several locations through remote access from a Bangalore which led to recov- Medicine (CCRUM), and Dr. to the farmers. has been executed between tious operationalization of Tura the bench which also com- across the country. chosen examination centre in ery of 25 laptops, seven per- Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airport. He mentioned that prised justices Surya Kant and The accused educational Sonepat (Haryana),” the CBI sonal computers, around 30 Government of India and Ministry of Civil Aviation has A S Bopanna. institution Affinity Education said in a statement. post-dated cheques along with HIAL for development, con- launched RCS – UDAN to “There is no control over Pvt. Ltd., its directors It was also alleged that the voluminous incriminating struction, operation and main- enhance regional air connec- fake news and slandering in Siddharth Krishna, accused used to obtain Xth documents/ devices includ- tenance of Hyderabad tivity from unserved and web portals and YouTube chan- Vishwambhar Mani Tripathi and XIIth mark sheets, the ing PDCs and mark sheet of International Airport. In terms underserved airports in the nels. If you go to YouTube, you and Govind Varshney have User IDs, Passwords, and post- different students. of clause 13.7.1 of CA, M/S country by making air travel will find how fake news is freely HIAL has requested for exten- affordable to the masses. Tura circulated and anyone can start sion of its concession period for airport figures in the tentative a channel on YouTube,” it said. another 30 years beyond the list of unserved airports. Bids The top court agreed to initial 30 years, i.e beyond for Helicopter operations have hear after six weeks the Centre’s March 23, 2038 and till been received for two RCS plea seeking transfer of peti- 23.03.2068. The State routes i.e., Shillong to Tura vv tions from various high courts Government has been request- and Guwahati to Tura vv in to itself on the issue of newly- ed to re-examine the request of special round of bidding 4.1 enacted IT rules meant to reg- HIAL for extension of the peri- and the same is likely to be ulate online content including od of Concession Agreement finalised soon as per the pro- social media and web portals. and furnish its recommenda- visions of Scheme document. PTI CHANDAN MITRA     "#$  %&' ( )*)+ DECEMBER 12, 1955 — SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

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There were foreign missions have become a    - %                  Nepalese embassy in New Delhi                    D   resources worldwide, with the 13 Nepalese killed in the terror- trend in Nepal that creates a vac- is assigned with the Afghan desk. majority working in India, 4% 4 ist attack on Canadian embassy uum and weakens diplomatic                        In this process, the Nepal Malaysia, the Gulf countries and 4&% ( in Kabul in 2016. capabilities due to a lack of ded-            #   )   Government has also sent formal the United States. Out of a total The earthquake of 2015, icated training in the field. requests to the United Nations, the        ((  "  labour force of 7.5 million, an *%% COVID-19, the Israel-Palestine Therefore, Nepal needs to devel- United Kingdom, Canada, estimated three million labour- Conflict and Afghanistan in the op an ‘Emergency Response Germany, the European Union ers were working abroad in :&&&9 current scenario are such Team’ trained explicitly for such  and Japan to immediately rescue 2017-18, constituting 41.5 per 4%./ 4 reminders, demanding emergency missions evolving and repatriate the Nepalis work- cent of the total. Nepal’s econ- improved capabilities and emer- army personnel, diplomats and ing in Kabul. omy has seen drastic changes C*&.4.  gency response from the Government officials. Nepal Notably, more than 100 due to increasing contributions &91% Nepalese Government. For also needs to understand that Nepalese nationals were working made by the remittances into the instance, as soon as the other diplomatic capabilities define at the United States embassy in GDP. In 2019-20 alone, Nepal . &1. countries began to close down one’s external outlook in glob- Kabul, and 200 more with the received a record 961.05 billion their borders due to the al affairs in the modern-day Canadian and German embassies. Nepali Rupee (NR) as remit- &. ( 4 COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, world. Nepal has time and The first batch of Nepalese repa- tances, accounting for 22.5 per 4%#&. 4; there was a surge of requests again asserted its position in triation took place on August 17 cent of Nepal’s current gross from migrant labourers, stu- world politics, especially on with the help of the United States domestic product of 4.26 tril- &.2 /   %( dents and others stuck on for- international fora, but such Air Force. lion evaluated at the current %%; %(4 eign soils to the Government of weaknesses work against its As of August 29, a total of 778 market prices. Nepal for repatriation. During aspirations. Nepalese citizens have been res- With extraordinary contri- /19&14.  the 2015 earthquake, Nepalese (This concludes the two- cued and taken to Kathmandu. butions made by the Nepali %4 migrant workers had pleaded to part series on the Afghanistan India is also helping Nepalese migrants to the country’s econ- their Government to arrange for developments’ impact on Nepal.) workers to board its repatriation omy, missing capable repatria- 1 4 4%4 their repatriation after they (The author is a Research flights from Kabul. Meanwhile, the tion strength and aviation, could not return from the Gulf Assistant with the Vivekananda exact number of Nepalese stuck in coordination with the host countries due to confiscation of International Foundation. The Nepal is estimated to be between countries and missing legal passports by their employers. views expressed are personal.) 15,000 and 20,000. However, only (!$$!& $ $$%!!+ $ & SOUNDBITE      $"  (-     ' $ 3 */    "  "!%   '
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Those conversa- He was told to stay home and not worry, that they Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada as affairs of the country. last month. the countries that it has spoken tions have continued intensive- would be evacuated. Late Monday, however, his heart Afghanistan's supreme authority, a “Mullah Akhunzada will be Chaman border crossing - to, the White House said assert- ly to enable the evacuation of - sank as he heard that the final U.S. Flights had left Kabul's senior member of the group has the leader of the Government and the second-largest commer- ing that such a move would be - that we undertook, and to try airport, followed by the blistering staccato sound of said. there should be no question on cial border point with dependent on what they deliv- to get the kinds of guarantees of Taliban gunfire, celebrating what they saw as their vic- “Consultations are almost this,” he said, indicating that the Afghanistan after the Torkham er on the expectations of the Under Secretary of State for safe passage, etc., and tolerance, tory over America. finalised on the new government, president will work under his over- commercial town in Khyber global community. Political Affairs Victoria J and to talk about the standard “They lied to us,” Habibi said of the US government. and the necessary discussions have sight. Mullah Akhunzada is the top Pakhtunkhwa - has been closed “There's no rush to recog- Nuland told reporters. set in the UN Security Council He is among hundreds of American citizens and green also been held about the cabinet,” religious leader of the Taliban and due to security threats, Geo nition from the United States or “But the first thing we want resolution to talk about the card holders stranded in the Afghan capital. Mufti Inamullah Samangani, a has been serving at a mosque in News reported, citing sources. any country we have spoken is to see them live up to the terrorist threat as well because Victoria Nuland, undersecretary of state for polit- senior official in the Taliban's Kachlaak area of Balochistan Earlier in the day, Interior with around the world. It will be obligations that they have under the expectation is that they ical affairs, would not address individual cases but said information and culture commis- province for 15 years. Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed very dependent on their behav- the UN Charter, as well as the claim to be able to control the all U.S. Citizens and lawful permanent residents who sion, said on Wednesday. Samangani said that under the had said that the Chaman iour and whether they deliver public statements that they security of Afghanistan,” Nuland could not get evacuation flights or were otherwise strand- He said the group is all set to new governmental set-up, gover- crossing may be closed for on what the expectations are of themselves have made about said. ed had been contacted individually in the past 24 hours announce the formation of the new nors will control the provinces, some days due to security the global community,” White their expectation for an The United States, she said, and told to expect further information about routes out government in Kabul in the next while the district governors will be threats. House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Afghanistan that respects stands by the latest UN Security once those have been arranged. three days. in-charge of their respective dis- “We will be closing the told reporters at her daily news human rights, respects interna- Council resolution. “Those are “We will communicate directly to them personal- In the new set-up, 60-year-old tricts. The Taliban has already Chaman crossing for a while,” conference on Wednesday. tional law, allows international the international community's ized instructions on what they should do, when they Mullah Akhundzada will be the appointed governors, police chiefs he said, without specifying At a separate news confer- citizens and Afghans who wish expectations and the UNSC's should do it, and how the United States government feels Supreme Leader of the Taliban gov- and police commanders for how long the border would be ence, the State Department to leave,” she said in response to expectations for a Taliban-led we are best positioned to help them do that," added State ernment, which will follow the pat- provinces and districts. shut. He said there was calm in echoed the same view. “We will a question. government, and the way it will Department spokesman Ned Price. tern of the Iranian leadership. The name of the new gover- and around the border. continue to have conversations The US obviously had con- govern, and the way it will Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the evac- In Iran, the supreme leader is nance system, the national flag and “Our forces are present at the that serve our interests, as well tacts with the Taliban during the interact with the international uation effort despite the scenes of thousands of people the highest political and religious the national anthem are yet to be border. We are proud of our as our allies and partners,” withdrawal, she said. system,” she said. PTI jammed outside the gates at Kabul's airport. AP authority of the country. He ranks finalised, he said. PTI security institutions for the service they are rendering for the security of the country,” he %     said. 1     4* #  
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Karachi: Pakistan captain t is only day four of the allowed to train within the first 38-3), who bowled a couple of Anderson got one to nip Babar Azam feels pressure IIndian women’s cricket team’s week of their quarantine after beauties to get rid of KL Rahul back in the air as the batsman will be more on the fancied 14-day hard quarantine in “tiny” spending two weeks in isolation and Kohli. shaped to play an inswinger and India when the arch-rivals hotel rooms in Brisbane but the in Mumbai. ;%" %2 ' < Anderson bowled one of his by the time it landed it moved meet in the T20 World Cup on isolation is beginning to take a The squad arrived in $ *&+ ==)+  classic ‘in-out’ (swinging in and a shade away to take Pujara’s October 24. toll on the players, a BCCI offi- Brisbane on Monday after shaping out) delivery to send outside edge. The balance was After a meeting with the cial has said. change in tour itinerary due to "@!A"8< Pujara back and Rahane was all awry and result was a sim- Pakistan Cricket Board The official said that rooms Covid-19 related restrictions Overton’s victim with Moeen ple catch to Bairstow behind the Chairman in waiting, Ramiz are too small at the in Sydney, Perth and Ali not even required to bowl a stumps. Raja, Babar said: “I think Government’s institutional Melbourne, the original venues   && the extra pace and bounce gen- smashed 57 off 36 balls and single over. The skipper was the only India will be under more quarantine facility with players for the series comprising three erated by Bumrah (6-2-15-2). added 63 for the eighth wicket With Ravichandran Ashwin one among the three middle- pressure as compared to somehow managing to do light ODIs, a Day-Night Test and hardul Thakur’s counter- Umesh Yadav (6-1-15-1) with Umesh to take the total being sidelined for the fourth order big guns who looked like Pakistan during the World training. three T20s. attacking half-century was- then bowled an off-cutter in his closer to 200 which had looked time, the logic of playing batting with some purpose. Cup match. “The rooms are way too All matches will now be Sn’t good enough to save the second spell to breach in-form improbable after another ‘brain Ravindra Jadeja as a batting all- There were flowing cover drives, “We would like to start small. You barely manage to played in Queensland with the Indian batting from another Joe Root (21)’s defence which fade’ dismissal from Rishabh rounder has partially backfired a picturesque on-drive but when our campaign by defeating move around and do some start of the series likely to be embarrassment before Jasprit helped the visitors end the day Pant. after team management pro- Robinson came back for his India.” training. There are no guards delayed by two days to Bumrah’s menacing opening on a high note. India lasted just 61.3 overs moted him to No 5 ahead of post-lunch spell and bowled one The arch-rivals are set to manning the place like the September 21. spell kept the visitors on an even That Indian shoulders did- with Cheteshwar Pujara (10) Rahane and the move flopped on the length which climbed as clash in Dubai in the group players witnessed in the UK but The men’s cricket team, keel against England on the n’t drop after being reduced to and especially Ajinkya Rahane’s big time. well as moved inward forcing stage of the World T20 Cup. it is very strict. which toured Australia this opening day of the fourth Test. 127 for 7 was all because of a (14) failures becoming glaring For Rahane, the time is sim- Kohli to close the bat face for a Both teams have not “The food served though is year, was allowed to train for a At stumps, England were 53 man playing only his fourth enough and couldn’t be papered ply running out after yet anoth- shot towards mid-wicket. played any cricket against okay and there is change in limited period during its quar- for 3 in response to India’s 191, Test. over by skipper Virat Kohli (50 er failure and the fact that he But all it did was to clip the each other since the World menu everyday. It will be a chal- antine. The women though are having lost openers Rory Burns Justifying his tag as a bowl- off 96 balls), who played some needed to be hid behind Jadeja outside edge into Bairstow’s Cup 2019 in England when lenging two weeks,” the official confined to their hotel rooms (5) and Haseeb Hameed (0) to ing all-rounder, Shardul gorgeous strokes en route his under the pretence of having a gloves. India won comfortably. PTI said. for 14 days. ( $' ) ' : &' $%" )' Aruna withdraws from repechage "','% '$  $(% +$ Kathmandu: The Indian men’s football team played out a 1-1 due to suspected fracture  4&2;& Germany’s Jan Niklas Pott and draw against Nepal in an inter- Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom national friendly on Thursday Tokyo: India’s Aruna Tanwar " & 
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