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He also day after Prime Minister pointed out that people have ()"*)+ $ ANarendra Modi expressed been found violating the concern over massive crowds at Covid-19 norms in several ndia and China on hill stations and marketplaces, parts of the country, especial- IWednesday reaffirmed their the Ministry of Home Affairs ly in public transport and at hill commitment to resolve dis- (MHA) on Wednesday wrote stations. putes regarding the Line of to all States and Union “With the decline in the Actual Control (LAC) through Territories (UTs) asking them number of active cases, States sustained dialogue and hold the to take steps to control crowd- and UTs have started re-open- next round of military-level ing and shed complacency. ing the activities in a gradual talks as soon as possible. Dushanbe indicated that the in a negative manner, he said. The Ministry has also asked manner …However, blatant that each infected individual is This resolve came from stalemate persisting on the The two military com- States to make officers per- violations of Covid norms have on average passing on the dis- &'( the highest diplomatic level of LAC in Eastern Ladakh may manders met last in the first sonally responsible for any lax- been observed in several parts ease to less than one person. !) !) ! the two countries when see some positive develop- week of April to firm up ways ity in strict enforcement of of the country, especially in "You may be aware that any External Affairs Minister S ments in the coming days. to disengage from three friction Covid-appropriate behaviour. public transport and at hill sta- increase in 'R' factor above 1.0 Jaishankar held nearly an hour- In fact, the next round of points including the Hot In a letter to all States and tions. Consequently, an is an indicator of spread of !" " long bilateral meeting with his parleys between the two mili- Springs, Gogra and the UTs, Union Home Secretary increase in the ‘R’ factor Covid-19. #$% & Chinese counterpart Wang Yi tary commanders may be Depsang Valley. Ajay Bhalla said massive (Reproduction number) in Therefore, it is important on the sidelines of the ongoing announced in the next few However, there was no for- crowds are thronging the mar- some of the States is a matter that the authorities concerned ' % #$(""& Shanghai Cooperation days, sources said here. ward movement with more of concern,” read the letter. shall be made responsible for Organisation (SCO) meeting in Jaishankar told Yi that a pro- than one lakh soldiers from The 'R'-factor indicates the ensuring Covid Appropriate ) * ) ( "% Dushanbe, Tajikistan. longed confrontation and the both sides now in an eyeball- speed at which the infection is Behaviour (CAB) in all crowd- #$ ! %((& Incidentally, this was the existing situation were not in the to-eyeball confrontation at spreading in the country. An ed places, such as shops, malls, second one on one and face to interest of either side. It was vis- these stand-off sites for more * % " % 'R'-factor below one indicates markets, market. face meeting between the two ibly impacting the relationship than a year. Foreign Ministers since the + ' ," ! %#$! "& stand-off began in May last year at the LAC in Ladakh. The , ) #$( " & first dialogue was in Moscow in $ September last year during the ,P , ! " (!#$ & SCO meeting. ( " %#$ %(!& The latest communique Q-R 2 from the Government after the crucial meeting in ( ()"*)+ $ ' % ( !#$& ()"*)+ $ he Supreme Court (SC) on TWednesday took suo motu nion Health Minister cognisance of the Uttar Pradesh UMansukh Mandaviya on (UP) Government's decision to Wednesday accused “politi- allow the Kanwar Yatra amid cians” of making “misleading” ()"*)+ $ ing the region besides the the Covid-19 pandemic, statements and creating panic Afghanistan situation and post- despite an appeal by the Prime among people by raising false n the backdrop of the wors- Covid recovery. Addressing Minister himself against any alarms about vaccine shortage Iening situation in the conclave of Foreign large gatherings in the country. in the country. Afghanistan, India on Ministers of the SCO, A Bench headed by Justice In the first of a series of Wednesday proposed a three- Jaishankar said, “The world, Rohinton F Nariman issued a plexed about the happenings in tweets posted in Hindi, point way forward to restore region and the Afghan people notice to the UP Government view of the fact that the UP Mandaviya said, “To ensure June 19 itself, informed the peace. all want the same end state.” and posted the case for hearing Government has allowed the vaccination in Government States how many vaccine doses With the Taliban surging He then outlined three on Friday, July 16. religious yatra from July 25. and private hospitals, the will be made available to each ahead in many parts of the points for restoring peace. The The Bench also comprising The Bench said that it was Centre provided 1,14.6 million of them. country, External Affairs first proposal is “an indepen- Justice BR Gavai referred to the a “little disturbed” to read that doses to State Governments in "After this, on June 27 and Minister S Jaishankar said the dent, neutral, unified, peaceful, statement of Prime Minister UP has chosen to continue with June. For July, the availability of July 13, the States were international community is democratic and prosperous Narendra Modi that no com- the Kanwar Yatra, while doses has been increased to 135 informed in advance about the against the “seizure of power by nation.” promise can be made on Uttarakhand given its earlier million." number of doses available, in violence and force” and will not In a series of tweets after Covid-19 containment and said experience, has decided In another tweet, he said batches, each day for the first “legitimise such actions.” the meeting of the contact that the citizens were per- against it. that the Union Government, on and second fortnights of July. Presenting his country’s group of the SCO, he said the views on the issue at the two- second proposal is “ceasing day Shanghai Cooperation violence and terrorist attacks Organisation (SCO) in against civilians and State rep- Dushanbe, Tajikistan, resentatives, settle the conflict Jaishankar also said fighting through political dialogue, and + , # % 0 # %+ terrorism and curbing terror respect interests of all ethnic # %+ ) # & 4 finance are big challenges fac- groups.
!" # $% ()"*)+ $ 28 per cent representing an increase of 11 per cent over the The MHA has also asked n a big relief to the Central existing rate of 17 per cent of States and UTs to sensitise law IGovernment employees and the basic pay/pension. In view enforcement agencies for the -.-/0$ pensioners, Union Cabinet on of the unprecedented situation compliance of the order issued Wednesday hiked the Dearness which arose due to the Covid- by the Supreme Court on n a major supervisory action, Allowance and Dearness Relief 19 pandemic, three additional March 24, 2015. Ithe Reserve Bank of India from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. installments of Dearness ()"*)+ $ The Ministry further said (RBI) on Wednesday indefi- The DA hike was frozen due to Allowance (DA) to Central it has requested States to imme- nitely barred the US-based the Covid pandemic for the Government employees and fter the Supreme Court diately withdraw cases booked Mastercard from issuing new past 18 months. Dearness Relief (DR) to pen- Aquestioned the legality of under section 66A of the IT credit, debit and prepaid cards Briefing mediapersons, sioners, which were due from filing cases under a law which Act, 2000 in States and UTs. with effect from July 22 for its Information and Broadcasting 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and it has struck down, the Home Section 66A of the IT Act failure to comply with data Minister Anurag Thakur said 01.01.2021, had been frozen," Ministry has written to States ment the MHA said, "The was used to punish online storage norms. the new increased DA and DR said a Government statement. asking them to refrain from fil- Union Ministry of Home communication which is con- Mastercard, a major card will be with effect from July 1. The increase reflects the ing cases under Section 66A of Affairs (MHA) has requested sidered "grossly offensive, men- issuing entity in the country, is "The Cabinet Committee additional installments aris- ! " # % % the IT Act and also withdraw States and Union Territories acing or for sending commu- the third company to have chaired by Prime Minister ing on January 1, 2020, July 1, #&'# () * +% " # such cases. (UTs) to direct all police sta- nication which the sender been barred by RBI from Narendra Modi has approved 2020 and January 1, 2021. The %, " . %& " In an advisory to the States tions under their jurisdiction knows to be false to cause acquiring new customers after increase the Dearness rate of Dearness /% 0 " #0 % " and UTs, Union Home not to register cases under the annoyance, inconvenience, American Express Banking Allowance to Central Allowance/Dearness Relief for # 1 %. 2" % Secretary Ajay Bhalla has repealed Section 66A of the danger, obstruction, insult, Corp and Diners Club Government employees and the period January 1, 2020, to " # 3 %. 4 ! " pointed out this provision of Information Technology Act, injury, criminal intimidation, International over data storage Dearness Relief to pensioners March 30, 2021, shall remain at + + #&'#5 & 4 law is now invalid. In a state- 2000." enmity, hatred or ill will". issue. with effect from 01.07.2021 to 17 per cent. )! ! 4 % 0 $ %% ! & ' ! + 3$4
,,+ )' ()"*)+ $ which his association started A day after Kishor held dis- $ 3 R when he decided to come back cussions with Congress presi- ormer poll strategist to the country to do some pro- dent Sonia Gandhi, Rahul ed as PS to the Ministers. FPrashant Kishor's four-hour jects when Manmohan Singh Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Normally, the Ministers prefer long meeting with Gandhis on was the Prime Minister. speculation has intensified over () appointing IAS officers as their Tuesday has sparked all-round He had also made some whether the poll strategist will PS, and this leads to large scale buzz about his association with political presentations to the join the grand old party. ! lobbying among the bureau- the Congress in the days to UPA, but things didn't work This can be corroborated cracy. come. out the way he would have by his recent comment that the ,,+ )' ()"*)+ $ Now there will be mix of AICC sources said if things liked. Congress "must realise that it services like IPS, IRS, Railway materialise then Kishor may be Thereafter he decided to has a problem and then do unking conventional prac- officers, CSS officials of the appointed the working presi- move to Gujarat and helped the something about it". Jtice, the Modi Government director level who will get a dent of the Congress. Kishor BJP to several victories, includ- "They are not open to has decided that all appoint- chance to subordinate the did not respond to calls and ing the 2014 Lok Sabha with working in the ways suggested ments of Private Secretaries PS will be completely done Minister. text messages seeking his com- Prime Minister Narendra Modi affairs. He quit the party over couple times and was also by people like Kishor or others. (PS) to the Ministers will now away with. The decision will be ments on the development. leading the poll show. "ideological" differences with instrumental in bringing They won't be open to working be done by the Prime Minister's Not just that, sources said, applied to the new change of Sources close to Kishor Kishor later joined the JDU Kumar. together the Opposition parties with my style of functioning," Office (PMO). This means, there will also be a change in guards in the recently-effected said the poll strategist's first and was number two to Chief In recent days he has met to chalk out a common strate- Kishor had told a TV interview the existing practice of the entire system and non-IAS reshuffle in the Council of love was always Congress with Minister Nitish Kumar in party NCP supremo Sharad Pawar a gy for the 2024 elections. once. Ministers selecting their own officers could also be appoint- Ministers. ! " #$%&'&#
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Congress out and brought in the clean politics of AAP. $%% &' % “Today I want to give my first guarantee about the schemes that the AAP will implement if key public lands can make life we form our Government in 5 miserable for local residents.” Goa. People are fed up with the Targeting BJP MLA power cuts even though Goa is Vijender Gupta, Jain gave an a power surplus State. example of crow and bird in People told us that the elec- ) which bird does hard work, but tricity rates in Goa are exorbitant in the end, crow comes and and with lack of jobs and finan- ) claims credit for having pre- cial difficulties because of Covid, pared the food. “The locals it is difficult for them to pay bills,” ) *' ) shared that Vijender Gupta he said. has hosted grand inauguration The Delhi Chief Minister ) ) ) ()"*)+ $ ceremonies to mark the launch then went on to give four guar- of the roads and sewer lines antees to the people of the elhi’s Public Works that the AAP-led government coastal State if AAP forms the DDepartment (PWD) of NCT of Delhi has laid down.
) ) ) that the people of Goa are fed up Government. Minister Satyendra Jain inau- “The BJP can come and claim ()"*)+ $3><0 with how they voted for and Punjab, Kejriwal gurated a motorable road and credit but the people of Delhi ! & 0 # # 0 !! Congress but BJP ended up promised up to 300 units of free laid the foundation stone for a are smart enough to know 4 7777777777777 ! am Aadmi Party’s national forming their government in the electricity for every household sewer line in Raja Vihar, a who is doing their work,” said Aconvenor on Wednesday State. He assured the people of every month, waiving of pend- locality of 30,000 people in the minister. declared that each family in the State of bringing a change in ing bills, 24/7 uninterrupted Rohini. He further added that the Goa will get up to 300 units elec- the State and introducing a clean power supply and free electrici- So far, residents of the area Delhi Government has done all () )' * (% tricity free per month if his party political system with fresh faces. ty for farmers. did not have a motorable road the work from sewer lines to is voted to power in the state A delegation of cashew The Delhi Chief Minister on which big vehicles like roads. He said, “We have taken Assembly elections. farmers from Goa met Kejriwal also said that the party will pre- water tankers or ambulances the initiative but they want to “The AAP Government in and presented a memorandum pare an agenda for Goa drawn could reach residents. The rea- claim it. ) ,%' ( %) Goa will give up to 300 units of where they quoted several issues from the feedback of the people. son for this, according to Delhi They think they can fool free electricity in the state while related to MSP on cashew farm- Especially targeting female vot- government officers, was that the people but people are smart ered from the accused a coun- ensuring 24x7 constant power ing. They requested Kejriwal to ers, he said that women would in 2008, the key stretch of enough. I think this fake pub- try-made pistol, a stolen supplies. All old power bills will take this issue forward and raise be the happiest following these land was handed over to a pri- licity of work is good as people motorcycle and a gold chain be waived off and farmers will get their voices on behalf of the announcements. vate owner through some reg- then ask questions and they that was snatched from a per- free electricity. farmers. Kejriwal also took the istry. Jain said, both the don’t have the answers. People son in Budh Vihar area on The scheme has been imple- Talking about the aspirations opportunity to thank the local Members of Legislative ask why only after Kejriwal ji Monday. When the accused mented in Delhi and that 73 per of the people of Goa, Kejriwal workers and supporters of AAP Assembly (MLAs) then were came to power the issues have was interrogated, he disclosed cent households in Delhi get zero said, “Goa wants change, Goa for reaching out to people in the from the Bharatiya Janata come up and then they realise that the pistol was provided to bills,” he said. wants clean politics. The people tough times of the ongoing pan- Party. “The land was bought that indeed the AAP him by his accomplice Rohit Kejriwal also attacked polit- of Goa are seeing how the peo- demic without a thought for their back by the Delhi State Government has done the following which a team was ical system of Goa and reinforced ple of Delhi kicked both BJP and own well-being. Industrial and Infrastructure work.” formed to nab Rohit, who Development Corporation The minister also laid the ) ) ) ()"*)+ $ crime especially snatching resides in Rajiv Nagar through Delhi Urban Shelter foundation stone of the sewer recently, a team was deployed Extension near Begumpur,” Improvement Board (DUSIB). pumping station in Raja Vihar 27-year-old man allegedly to collect intelligence about said the DCP. “When the The former owner of the land through which the sewer line of Ainvolved in more than 50 criminals operating in the area. police team was taking Sumit, was compensated by the the area will be connected to cases of snatching and robbery According to Pranav Tayal, he told them that he wanted to Government of NCT of Delhi the sewer line in Rithala. This was arrested after a brief the Deputy Commissioner of relieve himself. As he was get- with three plots of land in will greatly solve drainage encounter with police in Police (DCP), Rohini district, ting down from the police Bawana. The handing out of problems in the area. Rohini area. The encounter police received specific inputs vehicle, he snatched constable took place on Tuesday night that an active snatcher carry- Pramod’s pistol and tried to when the accused Sumit alias ing a loaded country-made escape,” said the DCP. ') - . * +! Bagga tried to escape by open- pistol will come on a stolen ing fire at police personnel. motorcycle to commit crime $ # - Sumit is involved in 53 following which a trap was laid cases including that of snatch- near Central Park in Rohini ing, robbery, theft and those Sector 20 and the accused was % , %& ,) % under the Arms Act. Police apprehended. &## #($ said after a spurt in street “The police team recov-
) ) ) ()"*)+ $ : 2 -;=#+ *) =0*.( ith the arrest of 19 people, including pleting 100 years on October 4 Wseven women, the Delhi Police on this year. As informed by the Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang he board of trustees of president of the trust, VK ! involved in cheating American citizens on TMahatma Khushi Ram Bansal, the celebration of the " #$ the pretext of providing free grants and Public Library (MKRPL) in centennial year of the library impersonating themselves as USA officials Dehradun has decided to cel- will start from October 1 till % from Ministry of Finance Department. ebrate the centennial year of the October 4 in order to restrict The accused were operating through a call library this year discreetly con- the number of visitors or guests center which was being run in south sidering the uncertainties and on any single day. The
) ) ) ()"*)+ $ Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area. According to possibility of a third wave of Dehradun mayor, Sunil Uniyal Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Covid-19. The MKRPL is the ‘Gama’ will also be present on he Delhi BJP leaders on Commissioner of Police (DCP), South dis- oldest public library of the last day of the celebration TWednesday staged a protest trict, police got information through an e- Uttarakhand which is com- on October 4, revealed Bansal. at Lieutenant Governor Anil mail regarding illegal call center was being Baijal’s residence demanding running in Malviya Nagar area. “The call Anti-Corruption Bureau center was running since January 2021 in (ACB) to probe into the alleged a rented basement. Twenty-two computers scam in procurement of Delhi were installed in the premises, out of Transport Corporation (DTC) which 15 systems were being used by the buses. callers. Sixteen people were found engaged A delegation led by Delhi in calling the customers in USA imper- BJP president Aadesh Gupta, sonating as officials from Ministry of Leader of Opposition (lop) in Finance Department who provide free Delhi assembly Ramvir Singh grants to the selective citizens,” said the Bidhuri, and MLA Vijendra DCP. “They were cheating people based in Gupta met the Lieutenant USA by using Vicidial through cloud Governor Anil Baijal and servers, then talking to the customers on demanded a thorough probe pretext of providing them free grants if the into all the scams. However, customer pays a fee of US$ 100 and US$ 200 when they did not get a satis- or they induced the victims to provide the factory assurance from Baijal, amount through gift cards or any other wal- these leaders decided to stage let,” the DCP said. dharna at Raj Niwas raising their demands, said Bidhuri. Pertinently, a three -mem- bers committee, including ') $ - () transport commissioner and vigilance secretary of the Delhi # $ ''" ' government, was formed by Lieutenant Governor Anil #, " *% Baijal last month to look into the allegations. The committee in its report stated there was no infirmity in the procurement of ) ) ) ()"*)+ $ buses but pointed to various lapses in the annual mainte- 34 year-old man has been arrested by the nance contract. Targeting the ACrime Branch of Delhi Police allegedly AAP, the BJP leaders alleged for spying by getting sensitive documents discrepancies up to Rs 3500 from an Indian Army official and later pro- crore in the maintenance of viding it to ISI. DTC buses. Bidhuri said the The suspect, Habeeb Khan, who hails enquiry committee constituted from Bikaner in Rajasthan was picked up by by the lieutenant governor to the crime branch team of Delhi Police from investigate the issue had also Pokhran in Jaisalmer where he had been wor- found illegalities in the DTC ing as a vegetable supplier on contract basis bus purchase deal tender. The since the last few years. According to a senior ACB has already sought per- police official, based on inputs shared by the mission from the Lieutenant intelligence unit earlier, the Delhi Police’s Governor to probe the issue but Crime Branch team apprehended the suspect they still have not got any per- on Tuesday from Pokhran. Preliminary mission, he said. “We will con- investgation has revealed that the nabbed sus- tinue to sit in protest outside L- pect used to get sensitive documents from an G till we get a firm assurance Army official posted at the Pokhran army from the L-G that a thorough base camp and further provided them to probe would be ordered into all Pakistan’s ISI, he said. The army official used the issues raised by us,’’ he said. to also charge for each document provided, Delhi BJP president Adesh said police. However, police did not disclose Gupta said that he along with further details and maintained that the mat- other leaders are here demand- ter is still under investigation and facts are ing a probe by ACB. being verified.
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*) =0*.( Uttarakhand forest develop- 216 ,R0 ment corporation. The sub he provision for relaxation committee will also include Ton land for Government officials of the finance and *) =0*.( and death of one patient from vaccinated 61,701 people in 378 building construction in the legal department. In the high the disease on the day. A total sessions held on Wednesday. A zonal plan of Dehradun mas- court case regarding the salaries he State Health of 534 patients of the disease total of 10,52,334 people have ter plan 2025 will also be and other issues pertaining to TDepartment reported only have so far been reported in the been fully vaccinated so far in applicable to all national polit- transport department employ- 33 new cases of the novel state out of which 107 have the state while 39,66,316 have ical parties. This and various ees, the cabinet authorised the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and died. received the first dose of the other decisions were taken in chief minister to take a decision 140 recoveries from the disease In the ongoing vaccination vaccine in the state. the cabinet meeting presided on lump sum assistance. In in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. drive, the health department over by the Chief Minister another important decision, Death of one patient from Pushkar Singh Dhami here on the cabinet granted its approval Covid-19 was reported on the Wednesday. to creation of total 501 posts in day by the department. + Cabinet Minister Subodh the government medical col- The cumulative count of Uniyal informed the media leges in Srinagar, Dehradun Covid-19 patients in the state about the proceedings of the and Haldwani. These posts has now increased to 3,41,307 7 cabinet meeting. He informed will include 122 in the Srinagar while a total of 3,27,252 that decisions were taken by the medical college, 250 in patients have recovered from cabinet on a total of nine Dehradun and 129 in the disease so far. In the state points. Haldwani. In addition to this, 7352 people have lost their lives The Cabinet gave its there will be 44 posts of spe- to Covid -19 till date. The relative to which 1889 such approval to the proposal max- cialists for super speciality in recovery percentage from the *) =0*.( beds are available in govern- imising the number of differ- Srinagar. The 14.50 acre land of disease is now at 95.88 and the ment hospital, private hospitals ently abled benefitting under Rs 15,000 will be included 2022 to candidates in selection The cabinet also gave its government silk farm in sample positivity rate is at 5.80 he Health department of and medical colleges. She fur- the National Food Security under the priority household for group C posts under the nod to formation of a sub- Vikasnagar and Ambadi silk per cent in the state. The TUttarakhand has prepared ther informed that 432 Act-2013. The differently abled scheme under the cover of purview of the Public Service committee headed by the farm allotted for the Lakhwad authorities collected 24,548 a comprehensive plan to deal Neonatal ICUs and 383 paedi- with an income of less than Rs national food security. In Commission and outside the departmental minister for link- Vyasi hydro electric project samples in different parts of the with the probable third wave of atric ICUs are available in gov- 4,000 will be included under another important decision, purview of the commission ing the two year daily work has been cancelled. This land state on Wednesday. the pandemic of Covid-19 in ernment and private hospitals the Antyodaya Yojana while the cabinet has approved one considering the impact of period service with time scale will now remain with the silk The department reported the state. The director general for children which would be those with income of less than year time period till June 30, Covid-19. pay/ACP for scalers in the department. eight new patients from (DG) of state health services, Dr adequate. She added that a Dehradun, six from Almora, Tripti Bahuguna informed that total of 3646 oxygenated and five each from Haridwar and in view of the possibility of a 573 ICU beds are available in Pithoragarh and three from greater number of children government hospitals of the - %% . ,R0 Nainital and one each from being affected in the possible state, similarly 2579 oxygenat- Chamoli, Champawat, Pauri, third wave, treatment and man- ed and 934 ICU Beds are avail- *) =0*.( made by a minister and not by / # Rudraprayag, Udham Singh agement protocols have been able in private hospitals of the the Chief Minister (CM). The Nagar and Uttarkashi districts prescribed . The department state. he euphoria generated by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday. No new cases of has also released a detailed set According to the NHM Tthe Power Minister Harak himself cleared the air on the the disease were found from of directive in this regard on Director, 184 metric tons of Singh Rawat on free electrici- issue by stating that the state Tehri and Bageshwar districts June 3 this year. oxygen is required for the beds ty seems to have died with the government has no such plan. ,4 11 on the day. Death of one patient She said that as per an available in government and Uttarakhand cabinet not even This forthright view by the CM of the disease was reported at assessment done by the depart- private hospitals, while the sup- discussing the issue in its meet- forced Harak Singh Rawat to *) =0*.( HNB base hospital Srinagar on ment on impact of Covid 19 on ply of 200 metric oxygen has ing held on Wednesday. take a U turn on the subject *) =0*.( this direction. The minister also the day. children, only five per cent of been fixed for Uttarakhand by Rawat in his first meeting and he stated that he had made aking a dig at the ruling BJP directed the officials to submit The state now has only 711 them would require hospitali- the Government of India. Dr with the officers of the depart- no such announcement. Rawat Tover the free electricity he Uttarakhand the proposals for setting up a active patients of the disease. sation, three per cent could Naithani informed that, there ment of power had said that also clarified that he had asked claim made by the minister TGovernment has decided to dozen new colleges in the state. Dehradun district is at top of need oxygen supported beds are 335 paediatricians in the 100 units of electricity would be the department to prepare a Harak Singh Rawat and the start vocational courses in 44 The state government had the table in the list of active while two per cent would state who have been specially provided free of cost per month proposal on free electricity and subsequent U- turn taken by government degree colleges of declared that every block would cases with 265 cases while require admission in ICU. trained for the treatment and to the consumers in the state cabinet would take a him, the Uttarakhand Congress the state. The higher education have at least one degree college. Haridwar in the second posi- The director of NHM, Dr management of Covid-19 infec- Uttarakhand. He also promised decision on it. has said that though the dou- minister Dhan Singh Rawat Taking a stern note of the tion with 70 active cases. Saroj Naithani who also is tion. Apart from this, staff that a 50 per cent tariff would However in the meeting of ble engine Government in the took a review meeting of the institutions showing laxity and Pithoragarh has 48, Pauri 47, heading the task force consti- nurses and other paramedical be charged from the consumers the state cabinet in its meeting state has changed three Chief department on Wednesday and delay in construction works, Rudraprayag 45, Chamoli 44, tuted for the purpose informed personnel have also been given whose monthly consumption is held on Wednesday the issue of Ministers but the attitude of the directed the officials to prepare the minister said that the bud- Udham Singh Nagar and that the there would be a need training related to the treatment between 100 to 200 units. In the free electricity was not even ministers has remained the the curriculum of these cours- get to such institutes should not Champawat 37 each, Tehri 29, for 694 beds for children in and care of infections in chil- meeting the minister had also discussed. same. The spokesperson of es and start the process of be allotted in future. He also Uttarkashi 27, Almora 17 and government hospitals while dren. The department has also directed the officers of the The Delhi CM Arvind Uttarakhand Congress Garima their affiliation with the Sridev directed that disciplinary action Bageshwar only two active 1446 oxygen supported beds are made a plan according to which department to prepare a pro- Kejriwal also did his bit on the Dasauni said the rhetoric on Suman University. He said that should be initiated against the cases of the disease. available currently, similarly 20 per cent ambulances of 108 posal for providing free elec- issue during his recent visit to free electricity and subsequent the professional colleges in institutes where teaching and The state reported four 277 ICU/ High Dependency emergency service will work tricity to the consumers. More Dehradun in which he assert- volte face on the subject has Paithani in Pauri and Model non teaching posts are lying new cases of Mucormycosis units (HDU) will be required, only as paediatric ambulances. than 13 lakh consumers in ed that when voted to power exposed the real character of College in Mithi Berri in vacant for long. (Black fungus) on Wednesday Uttarakhand were coming the AAP government would the BJP. She said that the min- Haridwar would start from The meeting was attended within the ambit of the relief provide 300 units of free elec- ister Harak Singh Rawat should this academic session. In the by the additional chief secretary announced by the minister. tricity in a month to the peo- submit an apology to the peo- meeting Rawat stressed the Anand Vardhan, secretary in- However the announce- ple of Uttarakhand. ple of the state for the whole need for imparting employ- charge, Deependra Chaudhary, 4 ment was met with scepticism Going a step further he fiasco. Dasauni said that the ment oriented education along Vice Chancellor (VC) Sri Dev since the all important claimed that pending bills of BJP ministers are playing with with higher education in the Suman University P P Dhyani, announcement in the state - consumers would be waived off the sentiments of people of the state. VC Soban Singh Jeena where assembly elections are and the farmers too would get state by giving careless state- He said that the decision to University, S N Bhandari, VC less than six months away- was free electricity. ments. start vocational courses in 44 Doon University Surekha colleges of the state is a step in Dangwal and others. (0$($0+
earing on a public interest Hlitigation against debris & ! / and muck on the roadside, in jungles, farms and rivers dur- ing construction of roads, the *) =0*.( own home for only the MDDA at Amwala Tarla, Uttarakhand high court has Rs six lakh in which Sahastradhara Road. served notices to the PWD sec- hief Minister Pushkar the central contribu- These consist of 15 blocks retary, Forest secretary, princi- CSingh Dhami handed over tion is Rs 1.50 lakh and 30 parkings. The super pal chief conservator of forests, possession of homes to 10 and the state contri- area of a residential unit under Uttarakhand Rural Roads beneficiaries of 240 EWS resi- bution if Rs one lakh. this project is 505.04 square feet Development Agency, PMGSY, iting focus on the road con- tions if the dumped material dential units construction Considering this, the and the covered area is 237.56 Ministry of Road Transport, the struction works being under- accumulates, the petitioner has under Pradhan Mantri Awas beneficiary receives square feet. central and state pollution con- taken in the mountainous and contended. He has further stat- Yojana (PMAY)- Urban by the ownership of a home The beneficiaries chosen trol boards and the National plain regions of the state. The ed that some days ago during Mussoorie Dehradun for only Rs 3.50 lakh. by the Municipal Corporation Institute of Disaster petitioner has stated that the rainfall, such debris from the Development Authority The Chief Minister of Dehradun were allotted the Management, seeking their construction of roads is not road works had entered a num- (MDDA) here on Wednesday. said that construc- residential units based on a lot- response within four weeks. being completed on time. ber of villages, choked a num- The other beneficiaries are tion of homes under tery draw. The matter was taken up for During the construction of ber of nullahs and severely being given possession of the PMAY will be expe- Cabinet minister Ganesh hearing by the division bench of roads, the resulting debris and damaged the fields of the farm- homes by the MDDA as part of dited in the state. Joshi, mayor Sunil Uniyal, chief justice RS Chauhan and muck are being dumped in ers. Allegedly in order to save its Alayam housing project. home fulfilled under PMAY has proved to be a boon for the The MDDA vice chair- MLA Umesh Sharma, MDDA justice Alok Kumar Verma. The rivers, nullahs, jungles, nearby money, the executing agencies Speaking on the occasion, started by Prime Minister economically weaker sections man Ranveer Singh Chauhan secretary PC Dumka and oth- court has set the case for hear- areas and in the farmland of vil- and the administrative officials Dhami many in need had their Narendra Modi for the poor of society. Beneficiaries under informed that 240 residential ers were also present on the ing next after four weeks. lages. In addition to damaging are not ensuing the dumping of dream of having their own sections of society. This scheme this scheme are getting their units had been constructed by occasion. According to the case the environment, such dumping the debris and muck at the des- details, Haldwani resident Amit of muck in rivers can also lead ignated sites as required, the Kholiya had filed the PIL elic- to dangerous flood like situa- petitioner has stated. ( ! -+0 + , # %* ( % *) =0*.( for the maintenance of build- ! ings like Kanji House, Gau tating that none of the res- Sadan and Gandhi Park among * " # &# ##$ Sidential buildings will be others. Moreover, the mayor demolished in slum areas in also decided to keep at least *) =0*.( # # " # % Dehradun, Rajpur Road MLA twenty oxygen cylinders in the Khajan Das assured the coun- MCD premises in view of the he Teerth Purohits of the cillors that proposal for regu- probable third wave of Covid- TChar Dham shrines met % tions and encourage them to larisation of slums will be con- 19. He said that several people the Chief Minister Pushkar # register for GST or else, the sidered in the next meeting of approached the MCD for help Singh Dhami for the second & department will have to take the cabinet. He also stated that regarding the oxygen cylinders time with their demand of dis- " action against such establish- the time period of the ordi- but it had not sufficient means solving the Char Dham & ments soon. nance for the same which is to provide the assistance. Now Devasthanam Management % " Talking about this, the about to end this year will be keeping these supplies ready, Board. They submitted relevant president of the association, extended in the next cabinet MCD will be able to help the documents to him and demand- *) =0*.( Vipin Nagalia said that the meeting by three years. Das needy in future, stated 'Gama'. ed that the earlier system be department has strictly warned said this while responding to a He also asked the councillors to restored. According to the tating that many business- them of taking serious mea- councillor's question who raise awareness against Covid- Devbhumi Teerth Purohit Smen in Dehradun city have sures against such local busi- asked about the State govern- 19 contagion in their respective Hakhukookdhari failed to register their business nessmen who will not register ment's stand in this matter in wards to minimise the risk of Mahapanchayat spokesman under Goods and Service Tax for GST despite the warning. the board meeting of the Covid disease. Brijesh Sati, the chief minister (GST) despite having an annu- According to him, the associ- Municipal Corporation of Meanwhile, the board also assured them their rights will be al turnover of over Rs 20 lakh, ation has appealed to all the Dehradun (MCD) on have no street lights installed received any report till now. "I congestion and affects the busi- agreed on asking for 25 per not affected. Dhami said that he the tax department warned to businessmen that earn over Wednesday. He also added to despite their appeals to the cor- even said about providing Rs ness of the local vendors too. cent of the revenue collected by will meet the Teerth Purohits of take action against such busi- Rs 20 lakh annually to register his statement that the govern- poration for over two years. three crore for this renovation On this, the mayor stated that Mussoorie Dehradun the Char Dham soon during his nessmen. In a meeting with the their business under GST in ment will work on reformation MLA Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ of the mini stadium but the the corporation will ensure Development Authority tour of districts in Garhwal. representatives of Doon Udyog order to stay safe from any pos- and beautification of the slum from Raipur constituency also engineers from MCD never got that licenses are issued to the (MDDA) as a development It will be recalled that the Vyapar Mandal (DUVM) in sible action taken by the tax areas too, especially those built agreed that many areas are back to me with the DPR," local vendors only. Besides tax within the city and soon, a Teerth Purohits had earlier met GST office of Dehradun on department in future. The alongside Rispana and Bindal deprived of LED street lights in asserted the Raipur MLA. On this, MCD will seize the carts proposal will be sent to the Dhami on July 8 demanding the Wednesday, joint commis- department has also asked the rivers. his constituency too and this, the mayor asked the offi- running without a valid license State government for the same. dissolution of the Devasthanam sioner of Dehradun division of businessmen to mandatorily In the meeting chaired by appealed to the mayor to fin- cials to prepare a report and during inspections and would The corporation also decided Board. The chief minister had tax department, Rakesh Verma display their respective GST mayor Sunil Uniyal 'Gama', ish the installation work by the present it to the MLA soon. not return them, stated the to send a proposal to the State then asked them to provide rel- said that many businessmen in numbers in their shops as well various issues were raised by end of this month. Besides Another major issue raised by mayor. Besides this, 'Gama' government for the approval of evant documents. Gangotri tem- the marketplaces like Paltan as on the boards outside the the board members. One of the this, he also expressed his dis- the councillors was traffic also announced to spend about installing wire mesh over the ple committee former head Bazaar and Tibetan Market shops, informed Nagalia. major issues raised by many appointment by stating that he issues caused within colonies Rs 50 crore on development parts of Rispana and Bindal Sanjiv Semwal, Yamunotri earn over Rs 20 lakh per year Besides this, he also councillors was the delay in the had asked the MCD team to due to the carts of vegetables projects in the city this year. He rivers to prevent garbage Teerth Purohit Mahasabha head but have not registered for informed that the department installation of LED street lights. send him a Detailed Project and fruit vendors. According to also decided to keep the bud- dumping in the rivers. Plan to Purushottam Uniyal, Gangotri GST as per the government has assured the association to According to councillors, the Report (DPR) regarding the the councillors, many vendors get of Rs 1.5 crore aside for the open a canteen in the MCD Nagar Panchayat chairman rules. organise a camp for the spot MCD continues to claim that renovation of the mini stadium who belong to other states annual maintenance of MCD compound on public private Suresh Semwal and others were He asked the association registration of GST in one of LED street lights are being in Ajabpur Kalan about two have started to run their carts owned buildings besides keep- partnership mode was also part of the delegation which met members to make such busi- the main marketplaces for local installed but many wards still years ago but he has not in the city that causes traffic ing the amount of Rs five crore discussed in the meeting. Dhami on Wednesday. nessmen aware of GST regula- businessmen. ! " #$%&'&# *
8 0 2 ( 2 84 - E ) / New Delhi: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on ()"*)+ $ Sabha and as many in the Wednesday moved the Rajya Sabha. Supreme Court seeking trans- head of the Parliament ‘s Conventionally , the gov- fer of West Bengal Chief AMonsoon Session on July ernment convenes to exchange Minister Mamata Banerjee's 19, the Government has con- ideas and narrow down differ- petition against his election vened an all-party meeting on ences on the parliamentary from Nandigram constituency Sunday to hold discussions agenda and ensure smooth outside the state. with the Opposition leaders as functioning of the House dur- Adhikari, a former close Covid-19 conditions stare hard ing the session. The Monsoon aide of Banerjee but having in the face and expected to be session begins on July 19 and to joined the BJP in 2020, is cur- one of the main subjects raised conclude on August 13 with 19 rently the Leader of Opposition by the Opposition parties. days business and expected to in the Assembly. He had defeat- The Opposition leaders be tumultuous with opposition Gearing-up for the BJP for a long time. ed Banerjee in a closely-con- have accused the Modi- getting an opportunity post- Parliament session BJP has BJP is keen to put the tested election by a margin of Government of failing to pro- second-covid19 wave to take on appointed Union minister opposition on the mat which is 1,956 votes. Banerjee had vide people with the adequate the government on falling Piyush Goyal as the leader of trying to gather some momen- moved an election petition in medical infrastructure sup- economy, failure to check the house in Rajya Sabha. He will tum and ‘join hands together’ the high court challenging ()"*)+ $ “jumlas (rhetoric)” but no The only way forward is: port, particularly the life sav- second surge in the pandemic succeed Thawar Chand Gahlot in the coming assembly polls in Adhikar's election victory. vaccines. Double vaccine procurement ing oxygen, during the second- and investigation ordered by a who has been appointed the UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab and According to a source he Congress on “Jumle hain, vaccine and allocate to states fairly and killer-wave of coronavirus in French court into the purchase governor of Karnataka and Goa, early next year. familiar with development, TWednesday attacked the nahin (There is rhetoric, no transparently,” Ramesh said. April-May, this year. of Rafale fighter jet deal . resigned as a union minister Party President J P Nadda Adhikari sought transfer of Centre over the “shortage” of vaccines),” Rahul tweeted The two leaders pointed This is the first session Congress President Sonia following the changes affected has held a meeting of senior the petition filed by Banerjee, Covid-19 vaccines. It said the using the hashtag to the shortage of vaccines in being held after the stormy west Gandhi has held a meeting of in the cabinet.. leaders at the residence of which is pending in the third wave of the pandemic 'WhereAreVaccines'. several states including Tamil Bengal poll along with elections the party’s parliamentary strat- The Parliamentary Affairs Union Defence Minister Calcutta High Court, outside may hit the country very Congress leader Jairam Nadu, Maharashtra, to Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala egy group to discuss key issues Ministry has intimated the Rajanth Singh to finalize strat- the state. Justice Shampa Sarkar badly due to the “slow” pace Ramesh pointed to complaints Telangana, Odisha, Kerala and and Puducherry assemblies.. to be raised by the party in both Rajya Sabha Secretariat that egy to take on the opposition, is currently hearing the election of vaccination and the of shortage of vaccines in Delhi. Parliamentary Affairs the houses during the monsoon Goyal will be the Leader of particularly the Congress petition of the Chief Minister. Government's “failure”. several states and urged the “The Government led by Minister Pralhad Joshi has session. The session would also House, sources said. which is mulling over to change The high court has issued Senior Congress leader Modi government to double PM Narendra Modi claimed invited leaders of political be first following first major Goyal, a two-time Rajya its leader of opposition in the notice to Adhikari in the mat- and Leader of Opposition in the vaccine procurement and that it will fully vaccinate all parties for the meet on July 18 overhaul by Prime Minister Sabha MP, is currently the Lok Sabha to put-up a more ter and asked him to preserve Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun allocate the same to states fair- adults by year end. For that, 80 in which Prime Minister Modi since he took over reins deputy leader of the NDA and spirited show against the trea- the documents connected with Kharge said the weekly pace of ly. lakh doses need to be given Narendra Modi is expected to of government for the second- is also Union Minister in the sury benches.. the election during the pen- vaccinations has declined to “Vaccine shortages are daily. Yet, only 34 lakh doses be present, sources said. time in 2019 of his council of Cabinet. He is holding the BJP is anticipating that the dency of the petition. nearly 60 percent of what was now hampering drives even in are being given daily,” Kharge An Executive meeting of ministers that witnessed old- charge of various ministries, opposition may attack it for On July 7, Justice Kausik seen in the week after June 21. states friendly to Modi gov- said in a series of tweets. the BJP’s Parliamentary Party time bigwigs like Ravi Shankar including commerce and Covid19 management amidst Chanda of the high court had Rahul Gandhi, who has ernment - Odisha, Andhra “Thanks to Modi is also likely to be held on Prasad, Prakash Javadekar , industry, food and consumer potential third-pandemic- recused himself from hearing been persistently targeting the and Telangana - in addition to Government's failure, the 3rd Sunday. Harsh Vardhan and Santosh affairs, and textiles. Prior to wave, inflation, and fuel prices Banerjee's petition against Centre over its handling of the states governed by wave may hit India very Around 17 bills are listed Gangwar made to resign and becoming a minister in 2014, which have already crossed Rs Adhikari's win from pandemic, said there are Opposition. badly,” he said. for introduction in the Lok young faces inducted. Goyal was the treasurer of the 100 a liter in some cities. Nandigram. IANS P Q & +*," " " ## '!! 1 # " "" ()"*)+ $ Congress controversy or on the ()"*)+ $ training courses and challeng- meetings by former poll strate- ing military assignments to ontrary to speculation that gist Prashant Kishor. dhering to the Supreme empower them for higher lead- ()"*)+ $ Cthe Congress might replace The Congress ACourt judgement for ership roles in the Army,” the Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as Parliamentarians also discussed granting permanent commis- statement said adding a batch n a proactive effort to 'take Leader of Opposition in the on how to bring like minded sion (PC) to women Army offi- of 33 women officers has Icare' and educate girl-chil- Lok Sabha, party sources indi- opposition parties on board to cers, 147 additional officers already successfully completed dren “oppressed by society” , cated that he is likely to stay in protest the steep rise in fuel were given such commission. the mid-level tactical orienta- RSS outfit, 'Sewa Bharti', on this position. prices, edible products, coun- With this, the total number of tion course from Army War Wednesday started an initiative There is no change in the try's foreign policy and above such officers is now 424 out of revised parameters for grant of College, Mhow recently. 'Aprajita', where these chil- post of Leader of Congress in all on the prolonged protest by 615 officers considered for PC, a statement from the Army Further, all women officers dren will be nurtured and the Lok Sabha party at present. farmers and the way govern- permanent commission after said. who were considered in this “turned into pride of nation”. In this session, Adhir Ranjan ment handled the pandemic the apex court order last year. “The women officers were Special Number 5 Selection According to Sewa Chowdhury will and the slow state of covid vac- Giving details here on re-considered as per directions Board and not granted PC, will Bharti,'Aprajita' strives to save remain the Leader of Congress cination. Wednesday, the Army said 147 of the Supreme Court and yet be eligible for pension sub- young oppressed girls from in Lok Sabha,” Congress Sonia is believed to ask the additional women officers were fresh results have now been de- ject to serving for a minimum the psychological and physical elements of the society and to live a better life by quality sources said after a virtual party's MPs of both the Lok granted Permanent classified. Consequently, 147 of 20 years in service. Some torture of the “cruel elements of educate them . education you can become a meeting on party Parliament Sabha and Rajya Sabha to leave Commission (PC)since the more women officers are being Women Officers who have our society.” “Today, if these girls are good citizen “, said 'Sewa Strategy held by Congress chief no stone unturned to attack and landmark judgement last year. granted PC, taking the total PC already served for 20 years A small home at 26/4 saved from the crime it will Bharti'. Sonia Gandhi. counter the Modi led Following the judgement, a granted to 424 out of the 615 have been released with pen- Shanti Niketan has been set up help the society. Once they Another RSS Organization, Amongst other, Shashi Government on special selection board was officers considered,” the state- sion, while others will be to nurture girls to become the grow up they will also endeav- 'Sanskar Bharti' also recently Tharoor's name had emerged concerning issues like massive constituted and 277 women ment said. allowed to continue to serve till 'pride of the nation', said the our to save a number of other launched another initiative of as frontrunner for the post in employment and restlessness Short Service Results of few Women 20 years and would be released organisation. girls from their group from bad providing financial help to the Lok Sabha if Adhir was to amongst all segments of the Commission(SSC) officers Officers have been withheld for with pension, the Army said. To make a beginning, 10 elements. In this way the save artists and their families be replaced society. were granted permanent com- administrative reasons and Moreover, PC to women girls of 5 to 9 age group on girl child process will start impacted by the Covid19 , Besides deliberating on the She also instructed to cor- mission after medical scrutiny. awaiting outcome of the clari- officers in junior batches has Wednesday joined their 'home' and the chain of bad elements under its programme 'peer issues to be taken by Congress ner the Centre on the recent Further, in March 2021, the fication petition filed by the also commenced from to start their journey afresh. will be broken,” it said. parayi Jane re' . Journalists during the Monsoon session of land controversy related to the Supreme Court had directed to Union of India UOI in the December 2020, in which they 'Aprajita', according to the “We will prove that your impacted by the pandemic too the Parliament commencing development of Ram Temple at re-consider some cases of Supreme Court, it stated. are considered for PC in their RSS Organisation, is a mission birth place can never destroy would be helped under the pro- Monday, sources said there Ayodhya and demand an expla- women officers who were not “All women officers grant- 10th year of service, the Army to save girl child from bad your destiny. If you get a chance gramme. was no talk about the Punjab nation on the land scam. granted PC by laying down ed PC would undergo special added. # "./ &&5 8 " # 4 ! 8 2 0 & 1% # " ! !0 94 8 2 ()"*)+ $ feed and fodder sector, the law and order situation in through the schemes ()"*)+ $ Uttar Pradesh and Bihar by he Cabinet Committee on announced. “Japan targeting the labour force. TEconomic Affairs (CCEA) International Cooperation he security agencies have The agencies have also on Wednesday decided to Agency (JICA) assisted dairy- Twarned of a Pakistani advised the local police sta- revise and realign schemes of ing through cooperatives will covert agency ISI plot to tar- tions and local administration the Department of Animal support dairy value chain in get Shramik special trains to establish coordination with Husbandry and Dairying and State of Uttar Pradesh & Bihar running between Punjab and the railway police and railway implement them as part of the having dairying potential. Uttar Pradesh-Bihar in its administration to heighten special livestock sector pack- Under JICA programme over bid to disturb law and order. the vigil at railway assets. age over the next five years 4500 villages would get fresh The railway police have been The alert further advised starting from 2021-22 fiscal, in or strengthened infrastruc- alerted to keep a strict vigil. the stakeholders to take all a bid to leverage an investment ture and create 8.96 lakh litre The Inter-Services preventive, defensive and ()"*)+ $ of 54,618 crore. As per the per day (LLPD) chilling, 7 Intelligence (ISI) had plotted counter measures to maintain ( #4 revision, all the schemes of the LLPD processing to target Shramik Special security at the railways he CBI on Wednesday department will be merged capacity with incremental pro- trains that originate from premises and prevent any law Tarrested a promoter of a 4/$ into three broad categories. curement of about 14.20 LLPD Punjab through bombs with and order issue by thwarting Kolkata-based private com- “This package envisages from 1.5 Lakh additional dairy timers. The plot was revealed such nefarious designs of the pany in connection with an the central government's sup- farmers,” Rupala said. through inputs that Pakistan- inimical forces. ongoing investigation of a New Delhi: Prime Minister port amounting to 9,800 “Revised disease control based ISI operatives had Amid the Covid-19 out- 2014 case related to chit fund Narendra Modi and Maldivian said. Prime Minister Modi crore over the duration of five programmes will prevent offered their contact in break, the recruitment of scam then worth 565 crore. ()"*)+ $ President Ibrahim Mohamed noted that Maldives is a central years for leveraging a total annual loss to the farmer's Punjab with bombs fitted cadres for the ISI and its ter- The agency also conduct- Solih on Wednesday reviewed pillar in India's investment of 54,618 crore amount to 8,900 crore due to with timers. ror affiliates like the Lashkar- ed searches at two places in he CBI on Wednesday the progress of India-support- 'Neighbourhood First' policy for five years,” according to an PPR in sheep and goats and The alert said that the e-Tayabba and Jaish-e- West Bengal which led to Tarrested Chief General ed development projects in and its maritime vision of official statement. The 200 crore due to classical motive behind such a plot Mohammad has been recovery of several incrimi- Manager (Finance), National the archipelagic nation and Security and Growth for All in schemes have been realigned swine fever in pigs. would have been to disturb adversely affected. nating documents. Hydroelectric Power expressed satisfaction at the the Region (SAGAR), the state- and revised in order to further It was alleged that the Corporation (NHPC), rapid pace of implementation ment said. boost growth in the livestock accused person Faridabad (Haryana) and two despite the constraints of the “Spoke with President @ibu- sector and thereby making Debabrata Sinha of the private persons including the Covid-19 pandemic. solih of Maldives. Assured him animal husbandry more remu- accused entity Infinity bribe giver in an alleged Modi spoke over the phone of India's commitment to sup- nerative to the 10 crore farm- O P<#&=> Realcon Ltd. entered into a bribery case of 5 lakh. with Solih and assured him of port Maldives in the fight against ers engaged in this sector, it conspiracy with other direc- A case was registered India's commitment to sup- the COVID-19 pandemic,” Modi said. As per the cabinet deci- tors of the firm which result- against NHPC CGM Harjeet porting the Maldives in the tweeted. “We also reviewed sion for livestock sector, 1500 ed in Singh Puri and Senior fight against the pandemic. progress of bilateral development mobile veterinary clinics will misappropriation and siphon- General Manager (Project) of On his part, President Solih projects. Conveyed congratula- be established in the country ing off the fund illegally col- a joint venture firm Gammon thanked Prime Minister Modi tions for the election of FM to deliver animal health ser- ()"*)+ $ discriminatory for young mer- members of tribunals. lected by the private compa- CMC, Sunil Mendiratta (the for India's cooperation and (Abdulla) Shahid as UNGA vices at doorstep of 10 crore itorious candidates”. Justice Bhat said the qual- ny from gullible investors, alleged bribe giver), both support in the fight against the President,” he said. farmers engaged in animal he Supreme Court, in a The majority comprising ification of a minimum age of the agency said in a statement. arrested, besides private per- COVID-19, the Prime The telephone conversa- husbandry. Tmajority 2:1 judgment, on Justices L. Nageswara Rao 50 years is discriminatory, The accused allegedly son Sunil Minister's Office (PMO) said in tion between the two leaders After the CCEA decision, Wednesday held that the min- and S. Ravindra Bhat noted because it is neither shown to acted as a middle man Saini and construction a statement. provided them an opportuni- Union Cabinet Minister of imum age limit of 50 years minimum 50 years age limit, have a rational between said private company Gammon CMC Both leaders reviewed the ty to take stock of the overall Fisheries, Animal Husbandry prescribed by the Tribunals which was introduced by the nexus with the object sought company and the Joint Venture through progress of the India-support- state of bilateral relations and and Dairying Parshottam Reforms (Rationalisation and ordinance, violated the court's to be achieved, i.e. appointing regulators and got undue Gammon India Ltd. ed development projects in provide further momentum Rupala said that more than 50 Conditions of Service) earlier direction that advocates the most meritorious candi- approvals in favour of the The alleged courier of the Maldives and expressed sat- and guidance to the ongoing lakh farmers will get direct and Ordinance 2021 for appoint- with minimum experience of dates; nor is it shown to be accused company from the the bribe amount Sanchit isfaction at the rapid pace of substantive cooperation indirect employment oppor- ment as members in various 10 years should be made eli- based on any empirical study regulatory authorities, it Saini was also arrested, offi- implementation despite the between the two countries, the tunities in the Cattle, Dairy, tribunals, is “arbitrary and gible for appointment as or data. alleged. cials said. constraints of the pandemic, it PMO said. 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Nandigram assembly poll and Announcing the extension Jagdeep Dhankhar for about passed in Bengal House but moved the Supreme Court He had in the recently directed the Election of restrictions the Chief Minister two hours — longest ever they will have to get it passed seeking the transfer of concluded Assembly elections Commission to preserve all said that more relaxations would encounter between the two in Parliament … which will be Nandigram election case to defeated Banerjee by about records and devices related to be given by the Government ever since he took charge in a difficult task.” some other High Court out of 19,00 votes leading the Chief the elections. The Judge also allowing public transport includ- 2019— at the Governor’s house. The Wednesday’s meeting Bengal on grounds that the rul- Minister to challenge the served a notice to BJP’s ing the metro services to run While the two sides report- between the Governor and the ing Trinamool Congress was counting process. She sought a Suvendu Adhikari. The next with 50 percent capacity on edly discussed a host of recent Chief Minister took place amid trying to create intense pressure re-counting of the votes. When date of hearing has been fixed week days. political issues including incessant firing of salvos from on the local judiciary on the the matter was listed for hear- on August 12. The Government notifica- National Human Rights Council in the State, Nabanna Governments of SS Ray, Jyoti both the sides with the issue. ing in Justice Chanda’s court In an unrelated develop- tion however made it clear that Commission’s inquiry into the sources said. Basu and even Buddhadeb Governor continuously attack- The development comes she pleaded to get it transferred ment a team of CID officials on local train services to and from reported post-poll violence and The ruling party had ear- Bhattacharjee would not res- ing the State Government for days after Justice Kaushik to some other Bench on the Wednesday visited the house of Kolkata would remain sus- the alleged denial of the Public lier passed a resolution in the urrect the bi-cameral doing nothing about repeated Chanda of Calcutta High Court grounds of the Judge’s political Suvendu Adhikari in connec- pended at least till July 30. The Accounts Committee State Assembly in support of system. post-poll attacks on the recused himself from the case past. tion with the mysterious death staff special trains would how- Chairmanship to Opposition creating an upper house. The The Chief Minister had Opposition workers and their but not before imposing a fine Subsequently the pained of one of his former security ever run. While schools, colleges BJP what figured most in the Legislative Assembly was done however made a move to rein- supporters and the Chief of 5 lakh on the petitioner — Judge popularly known for his guards three years ago. and universities would remain one-on-one parley was the away with in Bengal in the year troduce the system after she Minister calling him a “corrupt Chief Minister Mamata integrity recused himself from The investigators spoke to closed offices, both government Trinamool Congress 1969 during the rule of Joint came for the second time in man” wondering whether his Banerjee — for allegedly trying the case which was transferred his brother and MP Dibyendu and private, would be allowed to Government’s proposal to re- Front Government of Left and 2016 and made it an electoral name appeared in the Jain to bring judiciary to disrepute. to the Bench of Justice Shampa Adhikari while Opposition BJP function with half the man- introduce the Legislative Bangla Congress. Subsequent promise ahead of the 2021 Hawala case. Adhikari is known to have Sarkar. called it a vendetta politics. power. PNS 8 # @A0 0+ " ,+ ) ' ;<4 $ Khan exhorted the Kerala soci- groom’s mother has an impor- ety to stand unitedly in oppos- tant role to play in the eradica- % Jammu: Three Lashkar-e- several terror attacks in the area $ ! erala on Wednesday wit- ing the dowry system which has tion of this system. They should Taiba (LeT) terrorists, includ- including attacks on Police and Knessed a rare spectacle of its claimed the lives of hundreds of bear in mind that they are $0(0>0= ing a Pakistani commander, security establishments. * first citizen sitting in fast for a girls. mothers not only to boys but to were gunned down by the joint According to a spokesman day to express his solidarity “Tonight I am writing to all girls too,” said the Governor. n Army man died and team of security forces during of Jammu & Kashmir police, Kolkata: Voicing displeasure The byelections are of crit- with the women and girl chil- representatives of the people Governor Khan said that he Afour others were critical- an eight-hour long operation in "the operation was launched over the "delay" in holding ical importance to Chief dren in the State. Governor Arif including members of legislative had a discussion with Chief ly injured as their truck fell into the built up area of New late Tuesday night around 11.55 elections to seven West Bengal Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mohammed Khan staged a assembly and parliament to Minister Pinarayi Vijayan about a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Colony, in South Kashmir dis- p.m in the New Colony assembly seats, crucial for who lost the assembly poll to day-long fast along with ensure that they do not partic- the fast and the latter was sup- Upper Siang district on trict of Pulwama. Hospital road area of Pulwama Mamata Banerjee's uninter- BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Gandhians in ipate in marriages in which portive and enthusiastic about Wednesday morning, officials The killed terrorists have on receipt of information about rupted continuance as the chief Nandigram. Thiruvananthapuram dowry is involved. I will also the move. Kerala has seen an said. been identified as LeT com- the presence of terrorists in the minister, the TMC said on The Constitution allows a anguished over the unprece- write to vice-chancellors of all unprecedented increase in The Army vehicle, carry- mander Aijaz @Abu Huraira area" As the troops were laying Wednesday a party delegation person to occupy a ministeri- dented increase in the attacks universities to get an undertak- attacks on women and girl ing 11 personnel, was resident of Pakistan, Javeed cordon at around 1:20 am, ter- will meet the Election al position only up to six against women and girl chil- ing from all graduates that they children during the last 18 on its way to Tuting Army Ahmad Rather son of Abdul rorists opened fire on the troops Commission on July 15 to months without getting elect- dren as well as the dowry would not accept or give dowry months and this further shot up camp in the district from a Ganie Rather resident of Tahab and tried to escape taking press for it. ed to a state legislature or the deaths in the State. and the system itself is a crime,” in the January 2021 to May 31 transit camp at Migging, they Pulwama and Shahnawaz Nazir advantage of darkness. Alert Sukhendu Shekhar Ray, a two Houses of Parliament. It Governor Khan launched declared the Governor. period. said. Ganie son of Nazir Ahmad troops immediately returned senior leader of the state's rul- mandates that a minister who his fast at 8 am in the Raj He said that vice chancellors The Governor had called The truck fell into a gorge Ganie resident of Samboora fire and trapped the fleeing ter- ing paty, also taunted the poll is not a member of legislature Bhavan and concluded the should have the power to can- on the parents of 23-year-old between Pango and Tuting Awantipora. rorists in a house. A call for sur- panel, wondering whether it for six consecutive months same at 5 pm at Gandhi Bhavan cel the degrees awarded to per- Vismaya who was found under around 7.10 am while negoti- So far 77 terrorists have render was given but terrorists was "waiting for a third Covid shall cease to occupy the posi- where he greeted the followers sons who have accepted or mysterious circumstances in ating the hilly road, Tuting been eliminated by the securi- fired indiscriminately and a wave" to conduct the elections. tion at the expiration of that of Gandhi who staged a day- given dowry. The Governor her husband’s house following Additional Deputy ty forces, majority of them in fire fight ensued. Maintaining that the pan- period. long fast and prayer. K reminded the youth and their complaints about dowry harass- Commissioner (ADC) Starlie the South Kashmir area. During an eight hours long demic has eased considerably, Banerjee needs to get elect- Ayyappan Pillai, the 107 year parents that degrees were not ment. Jamoh said. "A jawan of the 4th As per police records, "all operation all three terrorists Ray said the situation was con- ed to the assembly by old Gandhian turned out to be bargaining chips to be used in Kerala Pradesh Congress Sikh Light Infantry Regiment the killed terrorists were part of were eliminated by the securi- ducive for holding the polls. November 4 to continue as the the cynosure of all eyes. the marriage market. “Mahatma Committee president K died on the spot. The others a group involved in various ter- ty forces and retrieved their Bypolls are to be held for chief minister. "We will This is the first time in the Gandhi had written many times Sudhakaran and BJP state pres- were injured and four of them ror crimes". The killed foreign bodies from the encounter site. five vacant seats, and fresh be meeting EC officials tomor- history of Kerala a reigning that the system of dowry dis- ident K Surendran said the were critical," he said, quoting terrorist Aijaz had a history of The security forces have elections to two others where row (Thursday) in Delhi with Governor staged a fast like credits the degree and educa- Governor’s fast was further army sources. The four criti- terror crime cases. He was also recovered arms and ammuni- polling was countermanded the demand to hold pending this. While addressing the tion. Girls should refuse to get proof of the fact that women cally injured jawans were evac- instrumental in recruiting inno- tion including 2 AK rifles and following the death of candi- elections and byelections to prayer meeting in the evening married with persons who and girl children were not safe uated by an army chopper, he cent youth into terror folds a pistol from the site of the dates. seven assembly segments. PTI Governor Arif Mohammed demand dowry. The bride- in Kerala. said. besides, planning and executing encounter. PNS ,+ ) 9 & $:+ %&) (= 5;< " KOCHI: The BJP’s Kerala unit president K +.4;(<" charged with planning to the former two. All the three Surendran was questioned on Wednesday by the unleash terror activities on will be now produced in a local special investigation team of Kerala Police prob- leuths of the UP Anti- August 15 (Independence Day) court to seek police custody ing the 3.5 crore hawala case. This is the first time STerrorism Squad (ATS) in different cities of the state. remand for further quizzing. in the history of the State politics, the president claimed to have made further The ATS team had recovered Minhaz and Maseerudin of a political party was interrogated by the police breakthrough by arresting three explosives, hand guns and two also disclosed that they were in for “impropriety” associated with cash dealings. more Al-Qaeda operatives in pressure cookers which were to touch with their handler Umar The questioning was in connection with the connection with the ‘human be used as bombs. They were Halmandi, head of the UP complaint lodged by Dharman, a BJP activist that bomb’ plot case on Wednesday. later produced in a Lucknow module of Al-Qaeda, who gave he was waylaid by certain people at Kodakara near The arrests came following court which remanded them to instructions from the Pakistan- Thrissur and took away the cash he was trans- extensive grilling of Al-Qaeda 14-day police custody for Afghanistan border. Halmandi’s porting to Kerala from Karnataka. Later, the police supported Ansar Ghazwatul quizzing that could unravel the real name is Syed Akhtar and he told media persons that the money belonged to Hind operatives held in sinister plot. Both accused are is a native of Sambhal (UP). On the Kerala unit of the BJP and was meant for elec- Lucknow last Sunday. in ATS custody and are being Wednesday, his brother told the tion expenses. The three suspects nabbed quizzed. police that Syed absconded The police zeroed in on M Ganeshan, the orga- on Wednesday were identified Sources said that during the from home in 1998-99 when he nizational secretary of the Kerala BJP who was as Mohammed Muid (29), grilling of Minhaz and was only 22-years of age and reportedly in contact with Dharman through Shakeel (36) and Mohammed Maseerudddin, the ATS since then, he never visited phone calls. The investigation officers said that Mustakim (44) and they were received inputs that three aides them, not even on the death of Dharman had links with Surendran’s son. accused of arranging logistics had provided arms and other his parents. Syed reportedly Speaking to reporters after the 90 minutes long for the two ultras arrested ear- logistical support to them and ran away with Asim Umar and grilling, Surendran alleged that he was summoned lier. Earlier on Sunday, the ATS were still present in Lucknow. two others. by the police to embarrass the BJP leadership. “The had netted two terrorists of IG (ATS) GK Goswami Sources said that Syed Police themselves do not know what they are prob- Ansar Ghazwatul Hind, identi- said that the trio was sum- Akhtar visited Kanpur Nagar, ing. They asked me whether I know some people fied as Minhaz Ahmed of moned for questioning and Ayodhya, Lucknow and and whether I had any dealings with them. This Dubagga and Maseeruddin of during interrogation, they con- Varanasi along with Minhaz last investigation is a drama to divert the attention of & * 0 &( ! Madiaon, and they were fessed to providing logistics to year. the people from real issues,” said Surendran. PNS = = 8 ," ! > ?4: # ! E ;2 !0 2 Kolkata: In a rerun of the 2015 the officer said, adding they are Robinson Street skeleton case in also trying to ascertain whether Ayodhya: Ram temple con- Kolkata, a woman and her the two women were depressed. Kota (Raj): A 50-year-old Joint struction committee chairman daughter were found living with The two women, who ini- Labour Commissioner here was Nirprendra Mishra on the decomposed corpse of her tially resisted police's attempt to booked for raping an employee of his Wednesday reviewed the 78-year-old husband in the enter the house, were found office, police said on Wednesday progress on the project, meet- northern part of the city, police leading a normal life, having The woman has alleged that ing officials and members of said on Wednesday. food and doing all daily chores Pradeep Jha raped her twice, first in the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi The incident came to light in the same room where the Delhi and then in Kota. Teerth Kshetra. after stench began emanating body was lying on the bed. The medical examination of the Mishra is in Ayodhya on from their house in Bagbazar "The doors and windows woman was done and her statement a three-day visit. area.After their neighbours alert- were shut and nobody was was recorded on Wednesday. He inspected the work on ed the police, the law enforcers allowed to enter the house. The The woman filed the complaint the temple foundation and met conducted a check late on deceased's daughter was not against the accused with the Kota SP, Ayodhya Commissioner M P Tuesday night, only to find the living with her husband and was alleging sexual exploitation and rape, Agrawal and District two women living with the staying in her maternal house for Circle Inspector Mukesh Meena Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha decomposed corpse of 78- year- the last couple of years. We are said. and trust members, including old Digvijay Ghosh, an officer of investigating the incident," he On the directions of the SP, Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, Shyampukur police station said. said. The incident brought police booked Jha under Sections at the Faizabad circuit house. "The man must have died at back memories of the Robinson 354, 376 and 384 of the IPC on Representatives from con- least a month-and-half ago. The Street case, in which software Monday night and initiated investi- struction firms Larsen and body has been fully decom- engineer Partha De had spent six gation, he said. Tubro and Tata Consultancy posed, exposing the skeleton," he months with the skeletons of his The woman alleged that on the Services were also present in said, adding that Ghosh was ill. sister Debjani De and two pet pretext of official work, the accused the meeting. The cause of the death is not dogs. Police stumbled upon the once took her to Delhi, where he Anil Mishra told reporters yet clear. We have sent the body case while investigating the raped her in Rajasthan House, and that the construction of the for post-mortem examination. death of his father Arabinda De, the next time he forcibly took her to foundation will be over by first We are questioning the who had set himself on fire on Piplda House in Kota, where he week of October. PTI deceased's wife and daughter," June 10, 2015. PTI repeated the crime. PTI * 0 ! " #$%&'&# 2
23 1* # 3 3 !"#$ %%"&' 9 ( ! ! - ) )" ! ! " ! " " ! $5 S . / ; . * 4 4 $ % ( * # / OH % ( . * he hottest places in hell # ( are reserved for those who, in times of great . Tmoral crisis, maintain * ( ( neutrality,” said medieval thinker # 4 $ 3 ( Dante Alighieri. He could well have been speaking about the ( present times where conscience is flaming out. As we all go about worrying about our own lives in the Corona era, a lot more is hap- S ( pening during the lockdown — 8 detentions, lockups, undertrials succumbing to inordinate delays and common people’s eternal # 39$( * 4$ ( wait for justice. (39$ * This is as much about Father # 39$ : 8 $ Stan Swamy as it is about us. Sometimes the breath and con- 4 . science are all there is between $ ) the living and dead. If it does not . ;<=> ! simmer, a person may be living yet dead. Sometimes an individ- ual’s death allows us to ponder ) over how alive we are — social- * ly, politically and morally. % Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy died on a hospi- * . ( tal bed in Mumbai under incar- # ( ceration, waiting for an interim bail that never came. He was admitted to a private hospital and (=>?< 4 put on ventilator after contract- * + ;<=@ ( ing COVID in the cramped environmental clearances Minister. He was arrested from would not consider reports Taloja jail. Finally, on July 6, post- from the Government in 2017. his ashram in Ranchi and that the laptop was hacked and COVID aftereffects, Parkinson’s The landowners were never locked up in Taloja jail in injected with malware to plant # 4 $ 3 . and the system’s apathy got the paid what was due to them. October 2020. It is interesting evidence against Stan; more so better of him. An ailing octoge- The project had enormous to note how the system works. if the newspaper happens to % P narian who had no criminal environmental costs as well. The 40-odd policemen arrest- be Washington Post. record or history of violence was For clearing forests, gram ed him within hours after the The judges are not sup- Q . 3 denied bail despite several sabha’s consent was never orders. Nevertheless, the trial posed to work under media / appeals. His death left the system sought. for such a sensitive case is yet pressure or the Government, .S ( on a metaphorical ventilator; Father Stan was asking )"08=)0)* to start. Our system does no matter how high-profile ( ( gasping for air, clamouring for a uncomfortable questions, work, though selectively! the case may be. Bail is not an bailout. making the powers-that-be 080#)? A liberal by intellect and a undertrial’s right but a judge’s " Father Stan was born in nervous. He filed a PIL in 2017 God-fearing Christian by discretion, his call based on Tamil Nadu and had imbibed his against the detention of 72 4=$-$(0+ heart, the two opposites met in facts presented before him. liberal ideas in the Philippines. prisoners in Jharkhand’s West him and synthesised. Thanks That Father Stan could wage /" #$ He chose to work for the welfare Singhbhum district. Adivasi "$ <.0(? to NIA, he holds the rare dis- a war against the State from a of tribals in Jharkhand. He was and Dalit youths were jailed )($+)-)(8 tinction of being the oldest hospital bed or destroy evi- also a Jesuit priest, a Christian under the Unlawful Activities person to be charged for ter- dence with his trembling missionary working in tribal Prevention Act (UAPA). Their 0(*#=$@$+)>)8 ror activities. He was treated as hands or could have jumped areas. These two descriptions are only crime was that they had a petty criminal without any bail though he could not walk, enough to make his credentials protested the illegal acquisition 08 <.+* entitlements and privileges these facts must have crossed suspect. A “liberal activist” con- of their land and forests. They that should have come with his the judge’s mind while declin- veniently translates as “Maoist”. stood against the corpora- 0@)4<-)"$ age, if nothing else. He suffered ing his bail petition. He died Christian missionary swaps well tions that had the State’s back- $80>) ) from Parkinson’s and could 46 days later. In the film Jolly for a conversion enthusiast. One ing. Three years later, he was not even sign or hold a cup to LLB, the judge quips: “Kanoon could wonder why it took him so also booked under the UAPA 8.::)=)*:=<- drink water. He fell down sev- andha hota hai judge nahin, long to earn the system’s ire. Was in far-off Maharashtra. eral times. It took just eight usey sab dikhta hai” (Law is it his credentials or his work in The message was loud and #0=;$(8<(O80(* months to kill him. blind, not the judge; he sees tribal areas that did him in? It clear: You do not mess with the The Bhima Koregaon case everything)”. Wish the judge wasn’t. It was when he threw the system. If you do, the system 4<.+*(<)@)( would take years to decide. had seen the truth through. spanner in the works by ques- will fix you, slowly but surely. 8$>(<= <+* The NIA and public prosecu- He could have bailed out the tioning Adani’s political jugger- He was one of the 16 accused tors would indeed have evi- judiciary! naut. He objected to the forceful in what is now known as the 04.#< dence to prove he was (The writer is a columnist acquisition of land for the Adani Bhima Koregaon case for incit- involved. The judge would lis- and documentary filmmaker. power plant in Godda at a throw- ing caste violence and plotting *=$(;"0)= ten to the plea of both sides The views expressed are away price. The project got hasty to assassinate the Prime and decide. Of course, he personal.) 34$/3 SOUNDBITE -+0 ! + 4 Sir — Whether the Centre admits it or not, !"#$ % # &$'( the reality is that the pace of vaccination has - C slackened due to vaccine shortage. The fact I that all those standing in long queues for ! " > O 0 + long hours do not succeed in getting vac- cinated means that the demand is far 2 < 2 ( exceeding the supply. Now that people have ! overcome vaccine hesitancy, it falls on the 8 2 ! " Government to meet the demand. The > O Union Government’s claim that there are CK!K H )2/1822:2122248 enough vaccines appears to be untrue. If " 4 8 KI ? * # that were the case, vaccination centres in 4 ! 4<@$*6 ! ) several States would not have shut down. 0 * ( Union Health Minister Mansukh ! *0 0 ! + , ( Mandaviya must become aware of what is ! 8 2 . 8 # # # + - happening on the ground. Now is the time !* 0 %*0& 2 ! # # for the Centre to supply more vaccines to =!> *0 > ! * quicken the pace of vaccination to avert a ' 4 ! third wave. Replenishing the stocks when I ! 6K - ! " . + they deplete is its responsibility. The rise in 2 " ! 2 :/.8<:+:/18 ‘R’ factor or reproduction rate while the 2 ! 2 ! K " ? > I ! country is in the ‘unlocking mode’ adds a $ new urgency to the vaccination pro- # / gramme. The importance of vaccinating as > : ! # # + ! many people as possible and as quickly as *0 . > O ! 0 # * + possible to achieve herd immunity cannot J $ " be overemphasised. > 2:2:4)2| The Union Government must show / # commitment and will to make the life-sav- / 1 ing vaccines available to States in sufficient free electricity, pending energy payments Copa America finals. Naturally, the win is /.:2>1.8 / quantities and accelerate the vaccination will be waived off, there won’t be any ener- the biggest moment for Messi, whose tro- K8 8 2 gy cuts and the farmers with get free power phy jinx with the blue-and-white jersey * S . ( drive on war footing. This is said not to blame the Government, but to galvanise it for farming. Kejriwal has been powering his finally ended even as his teammates tossed $ / # 2 into more vigorous action. campaign in the poll-bound States with him into the air as the chorus of cheers from # % G David Milton |Kanyakumari similar promises. In Punjab, where ener- Argentina’s fans cascaded down the stands gy disruption is a major poll plank, the of Brazil’s Maracana stadium. 1 + % Delhi Chief Minister again gave the same But it wasn’t just Messi’s comrades who # % set of guarantees. The party is trying to congratulated him. His Barcelona teammate ) 0 ! # Sir — After kicking off the election cam- broaden its base in six main States going Neymar sought out his old pal and the pair : paign in Punjab and Uttarakhand, Aam 3 # % to polls. Elections in Punjab, Goa, shared a long embrace, which must have .8=8:42:.>B928 Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal warmed the cockles of everyone’s heart. K* I# ! # ( announced four pre-poll guarantees for Pradesh and Gujarat would be held in 2022 (Editorial, ‘True friends’, July 14). It really + ) * 4 % Goa, together with 300 units of free elec- and the AAP has been planning to contest was a touching moment, considering that 4 / ) + . tricity to people in the coastal State. The the polls in all these States. Neymar just went through heartbreak and # > AAP chief said that Goa has seen soiled pol- # P Q Bhagwan Thadani |Mumbai melancholy, and is yet to win a trophy for itics through the years. The Congress and his country. If anything, the Copa America # * the BJP have for long cheated the people final appears to have further strengthened = I * . of Goa, he claimed, adding that his party the bond between Messi and Neymar. 8 " 1 # . % + ! 7 was getting immense support as the locals Sir — Lionel Messi finally got his hands on Ranganathan Sivakumar |Chennai favoured clean and new politics. an international trophy, with the Albiceleste + In his four guarantees, Kejriwal vowed winning their first piece of silverware since # < +:/18.A282=:128 AA28/ 8 * S that each household will get 300 units of 1993 by beating archrivals Brazil in the 118/1.9.:8;<=2>.= K# ! " #$%&'&# ,
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wo major recent changes, com- ing in quick succession, which are & ' 4 /77 directly related to the farm sec- =>@; 0 Ttor initiatives of the Mods O + S * + . ;<=B Government bode well for a further push 3 for sectoral economic growth and are like- + ly to improve incomes and create surplus O . * C D # BE value for farmers across the country. F # ( The first one is the move to entrust (;< the responsibility of Cooperation based G S ( on the theme of “Sahakar Se Samriddhi” 0 9 (Prosperity through Cooperation) to an experienced Cooperative movement vet- $ eran like Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and the other is the decision to bring the Mandis or the Agriculture 0 Produce Marketing Committees under ( the purview of the 1 lakh crore Agri . . Infrastructure Fund (AIF) as part of the G ( Atma Nirbhar package. These two are a continuation of a + ( series of steps taken in the agriculture space by both editions of the Mods Government. Perhaps at no time in the past have so many decisions for bringing about positive changes in this sectorrolled in like now. Of course, this is not to forget the widespread protests against the three farm laws mainly from farmers in Punjab and tive, this is just the right thing to the CCI. In February 2019, the months as income support. This Haryana who were worried that the do to reassure our farmers and the interest subvention on crop loans had gone mainly to the accounts “social and economic compact” among <:4<.=8)! Agri ecosystem which includes the wherein the Centre pays a total of of women of. agricultural families. farmers and Arthias (Commission $8$8(<< Arthias (who also cultivate apart five per cent subsidy annually for Recently, the Union Agents) would be broken with the com- from providing informal financial prompt repaying borrowers and Government hiked subsidy rates ing into force of these Acts. Looking back, :<=>) ) mediation including loans) and the two per cent for all others was on DAP fertiliser by 700 per bag. it needs to be conceded that the "market- "$*)8#=)0* APMCs which are aggregating extended to cover working capital This would cost an extra 14,775 ing" or "communication of intent" of the #=<)88 points/centres for market control loans for dairy, poultry, and fish- crore to the Government but the Acts could have been done better from the 0>0$(8 ) at the local level. Like in all other eries farmers. While the dairy benefit goes directly to the farm- side of the Establishment. Unfortunately, =)):0=- organisations, there are power sector has seen loans being given ers. in our country, there is a proclivity to +0"8-0$(+? plays in the APMCs too. under this scheme, the low-cost The Atma Nirbhar package * politicise and exploit misunderstand- :=<-:0=-)=8 There has been a continuous loan is yet to pick up under fish- had provided for an additional . ( ings among political parties depending on focus by the Centre on reforming eries and poultry for various rea- credit deployment of 2 lakh crore short-term exigencies. No party is free $(#.( 0/0(* the agriculture sector though it is sons related to coordination and to farmers and the target has . 0=?0(0" < from this malaise. on the State List. It takes two to sectoral problems. (For instance, almost been achieved. While a separate focus on ")=)"<==$)* tango as they say. Unless the States insurance cover is practically not The Agri Infrastructure Fund . ;< 3 * Cooperation could do good to many 0 )N8<4$0+ also work in tandem with the available for poultry.) that envisages credit deployment ( areas, it is in agriculture and allied activ- 0(*)4<(<-$4 Centre on policy implementation The Department of of 1 lakh crores with. Interest sub- ) % ities that the immediate potential is the 4<-#04O0-<(> it will be difficult to achieve the Agriculture and the Department of vention of seven per cent annual- $ greatest. It is hoped that the spirit of :0=-)=80(* desired outcomes. Financial Services, mainly with the ly for a tenure of seven years is . )C 8 C *2 Cooperation which has worked wonders There are at least 10major active participation of banks led by being closely monitored for imple- in the dairy sector can be replicated with 4<--$88$<( moves that have been introduced the State Bank of India, hascon- mentation. 0>)(8"<.+* # greater vigour in all other areas includ- in the last six to seven years for the ducted a Kisan Credit Card A Credit Guarantee Fund for ing banking but after taking care to see /)/=<;)( benefit of the farm sector. Saturation Drive since February farm loans, under NABARD, has that “commercial viability” of opera- "$ )4<-$(> The MSP for most commodi- 2020 to include the unfounded already been formulated. Once it ;< # =>>< tions is never jeopardised. That should be $(<:<=4) ties like paddy, wheat, pulses, soy- farmers under the KCC scheme. is rolled out, it will de-risk agricul- .G . the Least Common Denominator (LCD) <: )8)048 abean, cotton, etc., has been hiked For farmers, the Centre intro- tural lending to a large extent. of any changes or reforms. Unless there from 37 per cent to 50 per centin duced the much-vaunted PM When all other sectors record- . is a common commercial benefit to be the last seven years. Common Kisan Scheme in 2019 whereby ed negative growth last year, the derived, there is no way any change or paddy for instance which was they get 6000 every year through only bright spot was agriculture =>>< 0 ( reform will be welcomed with enthusi- being procured at 1360 in the first Direct Benefit Transfer to their and allied activities which record- asm. As the man who turned around the year of Mods I is now being pro- accounts without a paisa of leak- ed close to four per cent growth. # ( Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank in cured at 1940 a quintal. Wheat is age. The number of farmers receiv- It is a matter of pride that our O * %S * 1999-2000 (sans any support from the now being bought by the ing this benefit, on average, is farmers have worked their hearts * $ ( caste-dynamics which controlled this Government at 1975 against about 10 crore. The allocation for out to produce food in plenty for 9 bank then) there is nobody better than the 1450 then. 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n the wake of the COVID- Such stress compounds dence presented by the earli- and systems thinking perspec- by equipping them with greater ed as a combination of safety 19 pandemic and the lock- students’ general anxieties er Social and Educational tive. The benefits to the over- awareness to make life decisions and fear. Navigating these cir- Idowns, mental health is a around adulthood, adapting Learning (SEL) community. all social well-being, when soci- that benefit not just them but cumstances is enhanced by a topic of deliberation among the to e-learning, the pandemic, In fact, Dr. Daniel Goleman, eties are driven by such atti- the larger community they are greater understanding of phys- masses and not just psycholo- and numerous other physical a pioneer in the SEL commu- tudes, are becoming clearer a part of. ical nervous systems, regulation gy professionals. Students’ men- and psychological changes they nity, is a key advisor to the than ever. The SEE Learning pro- of stress through body-based tal health issues are on the rise ! % undergo. SEE Learning program. About the systems thinking gram has other unique differ- practices, and cultivation of - every passing year marked by / 6 4/ Many of these stressors Other pioneers in SEL such perspective, it is imperative to entiators that distinguish it “body literacy”. Such practices nervous breakdowns and sui- are just as present in adults as Dr.James Heckman and Dr. understand that we live in a from other pedagogical better equip students to deal cides - and the pandemic has but the key difference is when James Comer realized that global, interconnected and approaches. The first is an with stress regularly. added a significant layer of they affect developing chil- though cognitive skills are fun- extremely complex society gov- emphasis on cultivating the It is hard to overstate the mental stress that is particular- dren during their formative damental, soft skills or life erned by a variety of systems. “skill of attention” since it is a importance of pedagogical ly concerning. years, they can have lifelong skills are just as significant to the Therefore, it is not sufficient to core skill that impacts all approaches like SEE Learning Recently, students under- impacts. Studies show the eventual development of chil- merely give children emotion- aspects of learning. Another in current times. It has been a went a harrowing period of brain of a child witnesses program that focuses on the dren. SEL programs focus on al literacy, and the ability to differentiating factor is that it tumultuous time for students as uncertainty over the class XII maximum growth between social, emotional, and ethical two primary domains: emo- communicate and socialize, as recognizes the breadth of expe- the pandemic has jeopardized board examinations while the six and 13 years. literacy of K-12 students is tional intelligence and social present-day needs make it riences, circumstances, and the future for many of them, CBSE mulled alternatives. The Thus, within pedagogy, one such approach. skills (the ability to engage important to ground them factors that affect the ability of particularly those geared to final decision - the cancellation there is an increasing move- The Social, Emotional with the external world). SEE with the tools to be systems students to reflect, deal with take the CBSE/ISC board of the exams and a new struc- (Reshma Piramal is Head ment beyond the cognitive and Ethical (SEE) Learning Learning expounds upon these thinkers. emotions and self-regulate. exams. SEE Learning can chart ture for allotting marks — has Operations (South), SEE capacities of children and program - developed at concepts of SEL through three This allows students to The approach also benefits a clear path to ensure that stu- triggered fresh bouts of anxiety. Learning India, Max India focus on their holistic devel- Emory University is an artic- critical lenses - introduction of understand the complex net- those outside the context of dents have the social and eth- Foundation. Neha Bhatia is The students continue to be Head Operations (North). The opment so that they are bet- ulation of the vision of the ethical literacy, i.e., compassion work of systems and the inter- trauma. Every circumstance ical literacy to find solutions concerned about their future views expressed are personal.) ter equipped to navigate the Dalai Lama to educate the with discernment, trauma- play of factors forming the that human beings find them- that best serve the problems of educational prospects. world. The SEE Learning heart - takes into account evi- informed resiliency approach, system in any situation, there- selves in is ultimately manifest- this volatile world. ! " #$%&'&# 9 -.//// 0 1 2'
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In addition to the ongoing nerable groups. 2% ( Babar Baloch said at a press The number of civilian fighting, displaced civilians It noted that Iran and ! n estimated 2,70,000 briefing on Tuesday in Geneva casualties has risen 29 per cent have told the UNHCR and Pakistan host nearly 90 per cent AAfghans have been newly that an estimated 2,70,000 during the first quarter of this partners of incidents of extor- of displaced Afghans - more displaced since January due to Afghans have been newly dis- year compared to 2020, accord- tion by non-state armed groups than two million registered 0 = insecurity and violence, the UN placed inside the country since ing to UN Assistance Mission and the presence of Improvised Afghan refugees in total. refugee agency has said, warn- January 2021 — primarily due in Afghanistan and an increas- Explosive Devices (IEDs) on “Both countries have 2% ;0/.+ Outgoing US commander Gen ing of a looming humanitarian to insecurity and violence — ing proportion of women and major roads. Many have report- granted access to territory and Scott Miller recently warned crisis in Afghanistan as security bringing the total children were among those ed interruptions to social ser- protection to Afghan refugees, Washington: The Biden admin- high-powered Afghan that increasing violence seri- concerns grow over Taliban uprooted population to over 3.5 targeted. vices and a loss of income due along with health and educa- istration is set to begin evacua- Agovernment delegation, ously hurts Afghanistan's fighters rapidly seizing control million. “The resilience of the to rising insecurity. tional services through nation- tions of Afghans who aided the which will include the head of chances of finding a peaceful of large number of areas and “Families forced to flee Afghan people has been Stressing that the needs of al systems. Their hospitality US military effort in the near- the country's reconciliation end to decades of war. the US troop withdrawal from their homes in recent weeks pushed to the limit by a pro- those who have had to flee and inclusive policies, spanning ly 20-year war during the last council, is to meet the Taliban At the same time, Taliban the war-torn country. cite the worsening security sit- longed conflict, high levels of suddenly are acute, Baloch said decades and generations, must week of July, according to a in Doha to jump-start a long- fighters have taken control of The United Nations High uation as the predominant rea- displacement, the impact of that the UNHCR and its part- not be taken for granted,” senior administration official. stalled peace process, an large swaths of the country. Commissioner for Refugees son for their flight,” the agency COVID-19, recurrent natural ners, as part of a coordinated Baloch said, adding that the The official, who was not Afghan official said Tuesday. Although the exact number of (UNHCR) is “warning of a said, warning that a failure to disasters including drought response, are assisting newly UNHCR stands ready to bol- authorised to comment publicly, The Taliban were expected districts now under Taliban looming humanitarian crisis in reach a peace agreement in and deepening poverty. Some displaced Afghans with emer- ster humanitarian support to all said Wednesday that Operation to bring their senior leaders to control is not known, it is Afghanistan as the escalating Afghanistan and stem the cur- 65 per cent of the Afghan pop- gency shelter, food, health, host countries in the case of Allies Refuge flights out of the table when the two sides believed they now rule in more conflict brings increased rent violence will lead to fur- ulation – in and outside of water and sanitation support additional arrivals. Afghanistan will be available meet, possibly on Friday, said than a third of Afghanistan's human suffering and civilian ther displacement within the Afghanistan – are children and and cash assistance, despite “We urge the international first for special immigrant visa the official who spoke on con- 421 districts and district centers. displacement.” country, as well as to neigh- young people,” Baloch said. challenges in accessing vul- community to step up support applicants already in the process dition of anonymity because Several of the districts are to the government and people of applying for US residency. they were not authorized to strategic, bordering Iran, of Afghanistan and its neigh- President Joe Biden has brief reporters. The Taliban Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The bours at this critical moment, in faced pressure from lawmakers maintain a political office in the surge has also exposed weak- 0 ! 0Q a spirit of solidarity and burden- on both sides of the aisle to Qatari capital of Doha. nesses in the Afghan National sharing,” Baloch said as he come up with plan to help The renewed push to Security and Defense Forces. voiced concern that humani- evacuate Afghan military reach a peace deal comes as the Many districts fell without a tarian resources are currently helpers ahead of next month's US winds down its military fight and more than 1,000 ! 0' falling dramatically short. US military withdrawal. AP presence in Afghanistan. soldiers fled to Tajikistan.
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah cate that China is not buying ) )) ) China has asked it to make a He also praised the Mahmood Qureshi. the Taliban's recent overtures Q 7 ( + ) 5+5 + ) "clean break" from all terrorist Afghanistan government -- Significantly, Afghanistan stating that it considers Beijing +2:2#99:/& .8 forces, especially the al-Qaida- which often accuses Beijing's Foreign Minister Mohammad as a "friend". #)8 0"0=3/)$ $(> site of the under construction on the bus near the Dasu 8 8 0 backed Uyghur Muslim mili- "all-weather ally" Pakistan of Hanif Atmar has been invited China is concerned that Dassu Dam exploded, Deputy hydropower plant and called on / 2 2 8 tant group ETIM fighting for harbouring the Taliban mili- to take part in the SCO contact hundreds of East Turkistan ine Chinese engineers were Commissioner Upper Kohistan the Pakistan government to 0 the volatile Xinjiang province's tants -- saying that the gov- group which will meet soon Islamic Movement (ETIM) Namong 13 people killed on Muhammad Arif Yusafzai said. give “severe punishment” to the - ! independence. ernment headed by President after the Foreign Ministers fighters, reportedly grouping in Wednesday when a bus carry- The bus fell into a deep perpetrators behind it. In his media briefing at Ashraf Ghani has done a lot of meeting. The eight member Afghanistan, mostly ing construction workers in Ravine after the explosion, the Asked for details of the Dushanbe, Chinese Foreign work for national unity, social SCO grouping consists of Badakhshan province sharing northwest Pakistan's moun- official said. The injured were casualties and China's reaction Minister Wang Yi stressed that stability and improvement of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, a 90-km long border with tainous region was "attacked", admitted to nearby hospitals. to the incident at a media E further spread of the war in people's livelihood, which Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Xinjiang through the narrow prompting Beijing to ask Speaking in the National briefing in Beijing, Chinese Afghanistan, especially an all- should be justly evaluated. Uzbekistan, India and Wakhan corridor, will sneak Islamabad to thoroughly inves- Assembly, Adviser to the Prime Foreign Ministry spokesman out civil war, should be avoid- Wang made the remarks Pakistan. Afghanistan is an into Xinjiang or through the tigate the incident and severe- Minister on Parliamentary Zhao Lijian said China express- ' ,5*) ed and pitched for restarting of during a joint press conference observer of the SCO group. Pakistan-occupied Kashmir ly punish the perpetrators. Affairs Babar Awan called it a es its condemnation of the )5 + intra-Afghan negotiations to with Tajik Foreign Minister Wang said that post the US (POK) and the Central Asia The incident took place in "cowardly attack" and said it "bomb attack" in Pakistan 7:2 " realise political reconciliation Sirojiddin Muhriddin follow- troop withdrawal, China states. The ETIM is trying to Dasu area of Upper Kohistan would "not divert attention from resulting in the casualties of the < and prevention of all kinds of ing their talks in Dushanbe, expects Afghanistan to estab- carry out an insurgency in district of Khyber the special initiatives between Chinese personnel. C terrorist forces from gaining official media here reported on lish a broadly inclusive politi- Uyghur Muslim dominated Pakhtunkhwa province where Pakistan and its neighbours." He, however, did not pro- 2! M ground in Afghanistan. Wednesday. cal arrangement, pursue a solid Xinjiang province. Xinjiang Chinese engineers and con- Awan said he would ask vide any official figures of The Taliban, as a major His comments came ahead Muslim policy, resolutely com- also shares borders with PoK struction workers are helping Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid casualties. CM ! military force in Afghanistan, of the Foreign Ministers of the bat all terrorism and extrem- and Tajikistan. Pakistan build a dam which is Ahmed to offer a briefing on "China is shocked by and 2 part of the USD 60 billion the country's security situation condemns the bomb attack in 4 6 China-Pakistan Economic and to keep this House in the Pakistan's Khyber Corridor (CPEC), officials said. loop about the occurrence. Pakhtunkhwa province which ) ) At least 13 people, includ- No group or individual caused Chinese casualties, * ) )7 )5 ing nine Chinese nationals and has claimed the blast yet, mourns for the Chinese and ).= # : two Frontier Corps soldiers, China's official Xinhua news Pakistani personnel killed in = died and 39 others injured agency reported from the attack, and expresses sym- when the bus carrying Chinese Islamabad. In Beijing, China pathy to their families and the @ ! engineers and workers to the condemned the "bomb attack" injured," he said. "+ !
veteran politician and Nepali Monday said that he should parties — the Communist Congress (NC) president, who “complete the process of getting Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), has only 61 seats in the 275- the vote of confidence as per the Madhav Kumar Nepal fac- member House of Article 76 (6) of the tion of the Communist Party of Representatives, somehow wins Constitution”, the report said. Nepal (Unified 7 the confidence vote, fresh elec- According to Article 76 (6), he Marxist–Leninist), the tions will have to be conduct- will have to go for a floor test Upendra Yadav faction of the ;0 -0(*. ed in 18 months, The in Parliament within 30 days of Janata Samajbadi Party and Kathmandu Post newspaper appointment, it said. Rastriya Janamorcha. he appointment of Sher reported. If he loses the floor “The result of the vote of Altogether, 149 members of TBahadur Deuba as Nepal's test, the country will go to polls trust will decide the fate of the the House of Representatives Prime Minister for a record in six months, it said. Deuba government,” the news- supported him, including 26 fifth time after the Supreme The House of paper quoted Bipin Adhikari, from the Madhav Nepal faction Court's intervention does not Representatives — the lower former dean at Kathmandu of the UML. If the 26 UML dis- seem to provide the much house of Nepal's Parliament — University School of Law, as sidents continue to support sought-after political stability in has completed more than saying. Deuba, notwithstand- him, Deuba's tenure will last for the country as he will have to three-and-a-half years of its ing his 61 seats in the House, one-and-a-half-years when go for a floor test in Parliament five-year tenure. In its order to had staked claim to form the general elections are to be held. within 30 days. appoint Deuba as prime min- government with the support If not, fresh elections have to be Even if the 75-year-old ister, the Supreme Court on of lawmakers from four other called within six months. ! " #$%&'&# " ;
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A close will have a negative impact on policy based on demand stim- TTribunal (SAT) has report, observed that Kochhar The rebound in interna- hit the century mark across the look at the official data pro- the automobile industry, hitting ulus. “Unfortunately, with the restrained the Securities and violated bank policies and tional oil prices from lows hit country last month. But, the vided by Petroleum Planning vehicle demand, while also fuel price going up we will be Exchange Board of India other rules and regulations. ()"*)+ $ in May on the back of demand rise has not been sudden and and Analyses Cell reveals that adding to the overall inflation- getting a negative impact in our (Sebi’s) Adjudicating Officer The board of the bank recovery has sent petrol and the pain has been consistent petrol prices (in the national ary pressure, auto industry industry. How long this kind of from proceeding till September based on the report had decid- s fuel prices climbed to a diesel rates to a record high in throughout the last financial capital) rose by a whopping body SIAM said on Wednesday. situation will continue we don’t 15 in a matter related to former ed to treat her resignation as Arecord high, India’s new India. Petrol has crossed the - year and this year too, taking 20.97 per litre between April The Society of Indian know but we expect the fuel ICICI Bank chief Chanda ‘Termination for Cause’ under Petroleum Minister Hardeep 100-a-litre mark in more than the pump prices of petrol and 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021 in Automobile Manufacturers prices to become reasonable as Kochhar. The matter pertains the bank’s internal policies. Singh Puri has started dialling one and a half dozen states and diesel to unprecedented levels FY21, the highest ever levels to (SIAM) has also suggested to soon as possible,” SIAM presi- to a show-cause notice issued Kochhar, who was oil-producing nations to union territories, while diesel is not seen before, even during be recorded so far. the government a fitness-based dent Kenichi Ayukawa told. by the regulator to Kochhar on Managing Director and CEO of impress upon them for a need being sold at over 100 a litre the basis of an analysis of a ICICI Bank, had quit the bank to make prices affordable for in Rajasthan and Odisha. @AdnocGroup. Discussed per cent of its oil needs, has levels. prices with its output cuts. report by retired Justice B N in October 2018. consumers. “Had a warm courtesy call ways and means to invigorate long pressed producers’ cartel The world’s third-largest The UAE is a member of OPEC Srikrishna. In its order dated July 9, Puri, who last week called with HE Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al the vibrant bilateral strategic OPEC and its allies, called importer has many times called but has had a falling out with The Srikrishna commit- SAT has restrained” the Energy Minister of Qatar, on Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry energy partnership between OPEC+, to phase out its pro- on OPEC to price oil at rea- the grouping over production tee, which was tasked to probe Adjudicating Officer from pro- Wednesday dialled his coun- and Advanced Technology and India and UAE,” Puri said. duction cuts and allow oil sonable levels that support quotas at the meeting of the the allegations of quid-pro- ceeding in the matter till the terpart in the UAE, Sultan MD & Group CEO of India, which imports 85 prices to come to reasonable growth and stop propping up alliance earlier this month. quo transactions in ICICI next date of listing”. $ $ () * 8 1 # $ 8 !( 2 'MN6 ,= +,-./ '0*1 " + P$ : -.-/0$ * ()"*)+ $ significance since the submis- -.-/0$ sion of financial bids is due in T spending in the country is New Delhi:The wholesale months of uptick, wholesale onglomerate Tata Group September. On its part, the > I quity gauges Sensex and Iexpected to grow at 8 per price-based inflation eased price index (WPI)-based infla- Cwhich is being seen as the national carrier has set up a ENifty firmed up gains on cent to USD 92.7 billion in marginally to 12.07 per cent in tion in June softened as prices front runner in acquisition of ‘Divestment Cell’ to facilitate ()"*)+ $ Wednesday as a result of 2021, a report by a consultan- June as crude oil and food of food articles and crude oil Air India has intensified its due co-ordination between the Tata intense buying mainly in IT cy said on Wednesday. items witnessed some softening eased, even though manufac- diligence process. and Air India teams. he Centre proposes to shares amid expectations of The growth at 8 per cent is in prices.However, WPI infla- tured products hardened. “The According to highly placed Air India is said to be pro- Tdevelop the Gujarat-based robust quarterly earnings and a shade less than the world tion remained in double-digit annual rate of inflation is 12.07 sources, teams comprising of viding full support to these GIFT International Financial favourable economic data. At average of 8.6 per cent, Gartner After a de-growth of 5.9 for the third consecutive month per cent for the month of June, Tata group companies’ officials teams and facilitating their vis- Services Centres (IFSC) as a close, the BSE Sensex quoted said, adding that global spends per cent in 2020, the largest in June, mainly due to a low 2021 (over June, 2020) as com- have been visiting Air India its to the operational sites. 'Longevity Finance Hub' to 134.32 points or 0.25 per cent on information technology are spend category of devices will base of last year. WPI inflation pared to (–) 1.81 per cent in sites lately. Furthermore, the Tata cater to the investment and higher at 52,904.05 – recover- estimated to come at USD 4.2 see a 7.6 per cent growth to was at (-) 1.81 per cent, in June June 2020. “The high rate of “They are trying to get an teams have been given access to wealth management needs of ing from its early losses to mark trillion. USD 38.747 billion in 2021, the 2020. In May 2021, the infla- inflation in June 2021, is pri- hands-on experience and feel of the airline’s operational areas the 'silver generation' com- its second straight session of In India, the overall IT analysts estimated. tion was at a record high of marily due to low base effect the airline. Besides, they are such as ticketing, check-in- prising individuals aged 60 gains. Likewise, the broader spending growth slowed down IT services will register a 12.94 per cent. Experts said the and rise in prices of mineral oils keenly focusing on the HR side counters.Last week, the team years and older. NSE Nifty advanced 41.60 to 1.5 per cent to USD 85.865 10.7 per cent growth to USD continuing double-digit WPI viz petrol, diesel(HSD), naph- of the operations,” sources told visited several stations includ- As part of this initiative, the points or 0.26 per cent to end billion in 2020, probably hit by 18.103 billion in 2021, as inflation and its potential future tha, ATF, furnace oil etc, and IANS in New Delhi. ing Kolkata and the airline’s International Financial Services at 15,853.95 – the third straight the pandemic. against a 3 per cent growth in spillovers into the retail infla- manufactured products like Generally, team compris- corporate office here in New Centres Authority (IFSCA) has session of gains for the index. Enterprise software will be 2020, it said. tion could inject uneasiness basic metal, food products, ing of Tata Group firms’ Delhi. On last Friday, one such constituted an Expert On the Sensex chart, top three the biggest growth area, and After a 11.4 per cent de- into the tone of monetary pol- chemical products etc, as com- AirAsia India, TCS and others visit occurred at Delhi’s T3 Committee to recommend performers were IT firms, with growth in spends is estimated growth in 2020, spending on icy and noted that WPI is pared the corresponding visit the operational and based sites of Air India. At pre- approach towards development Tech Mahindra gaining the to be maintained at 16.9 per data centre systems is estimat- expected to remain at an ele- month of the previous year,” the administrative sites of the sent, this is the largest opera- of a Longevity Finance Hub most by rising 2.69 per cent, cent to USD 9.218 billion in ed to grow by 3.4 per cent to vated level till October 2021. Commerce and Industry national carrier. tional site of the airline in the and provide a road map for this followed by HCL Tech and 2021, Gartner said. USD 2.706 billion in 2021. Snapping the five straight Ministry said. PTI The development assumes country. end. Infosys. ! : 2 ,- I $+O:8= ,= P * O C; 65 ,84 4 2 :? ()"*)+ $ -.-/0$ and 95 per cent of the esti- he base effect, along with ()"*)+ $ under section 11 B has the mated recovery - 58,000 crore Tlow interest rates and pent- power to go into these matters, he overall resolution of - is expected to be addressed by up demand, pushed India’s he Supreme Court on in exceptional cases. Tthe IL&FS group compa- March 2021. domestic passenger vehicle TWednesday said consent A bench comprising nies is likely to stretch beyond The Board of IL&FS (PV) sales higher in June on a of majority shareholders is Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and the current fiscal as the group expects to address overall debt year-on-year basis. required when trustees seek Sanjiv Khanna said the provi- has said that around 95 entities recovery of 61,000 crore. The Sales of passenger vehicles winding up of the debt sions of section 53B have not will be addressed after FY22 total outstanding debt of the increased to 2,31,633 units last schemes. However, the top been examined and it is clari- which would result in a debt group October 2018 stood at month compared to 1,05,617 court emphasized that the con- fied that the withholding of the recovery of around 3,000 99,355 crore. units sold during the same sent would be obtained post judgment was to prevent the crore. As per the board, the pan- period of 2020. publication of notices. proceedings before SEBI from Till May 31, 2021, a total of demic has been among the fac- The Society of Indian The top court’s judgment being prejudiced in any matter. 43,600 crore was the recovery tors which have delayed the Automobile Manufacturers came on a plea by Franklin The bench made it clear addressed, which amounted resolution process along with (SIAM), however, said that Templeton challenging that the court has not gone into to 44 per cent of the total debt. timelines for approvals from YoY data cannot be compared Karnataka High Court order the facts, instead only exam- Around 50,000 crore of esti- NCLT and NCLAT and non- due to last year’s national lock- which restrained winding up of ined the law in a theoretical mated recovery is likely to be receipt of annuities amounting down and the regional restric- its six debt schemes without exercise in interpretation. addressed by September 2021 to over 700 crore. tions in 2021. obtaining the consent of its The PV sales data com- investors by a simple majority. prises cars, utility vehicles The top court also upheld (UVs) and vans. the validity of the mutual fund A total of 1,21,378 passen- regulations and in case of vio- ger cars were sold in the lation and a wrong decision by domestic market in June, up the trustees to wind up, SEBI from 55,497 units in the like period of 2020. Similarly, the sales of other sub-categories such as UVs and vans grew on a year-on- year basis. As per the data, UV sales rose to 1,00,760 units from 46,201 units, while the off-take of vans rose to 9,495 units from 3,919 units in the year ago period. SIAM said that the data does not include sales figures from some key players such as Tata Motors. Domestic sales of two-wheelers also increased to 10,55,777 in June 2021 as compared to 10,14,827 units sold during the same period of 2020. ! " #$%&'&# 5 O ) ++,) -. + ) + + ) P L. 1 2 . + .)344 4 4 860/8: 88 " * * 1 4 89 : * 1 89 *
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There That, along 2 0 : every 48 hours for is a very particular with images of 4 : : 5 + ' ' + even those vacci- kind of feeling to it unmasked atten- , : nated — unless they because it’s like, dees at premieres, got their shots in ‘Where is the has pushed the fes- the European world going?’ Is it tival to increase would be more favoured this year than tube with saliva, the tented lab just down Union. restarting? Is it pre-screening mask cocktails. On the sun-dabbled French the street from the Palais has become a Moviegoers wear changing? What’s going reminders. Riviera, most restaurants are spread out regular stop for festival-goers — just like masks indoors. on here?” contemplated Swarming beach- on the sidewalks. One major concession the Palais Nespresso bar, only less refresh- Everything is a red carpet, life is almost normal Avshalom Pollak, star side after parties — Frémaux isn’t greeting guests at the top ing. little muted. — if ‘normal’ can ever apply to of Nadav Lapid’s Ahed’s have been curtailed. of the Palais stairs with a kiss, though there The specially erected testing site is Usually, well- a stretch of the carpet where Knee, an impassioned In the hotels, the have been a few rogue smooches. staffed by 60 medical school students. The booked hotels coteries of stars drift in every Israeli drama compet- Croisette film publi- “The pandemic is not conquered, so lab’s director, Guillaume Armana, shared have vacancies. few hours like parade floats. ing for the Palme d’Or. cists and executives we all have to be careful, even though most that they were conducting up to 4,000 tests Screenings that Glamour has been unmasked, Cannes is taking have pushed their festival-goers are vaccinated,” said daily. would typically maybe more than any other place on the heels of chairs out onto open-air Frémaux. “We are working with the festival and leave hundreds time in the last year and a half France easing COVID- balconies. Cannes But there are variations. The US of A, the regional agency. For now, we have queueing out- of pandemic. 19 restrictions and mayor David Lisnard has for example, has no official vaccine pass- maybe 10,000 people to test and every- side don’t fill up. Over the first few days of the reopening internation- even employed a pair of port while the festival requires most to test thing is under control. It’s the best way to The usual tuxedoed ticket-seekers 74th Cannes Film Festival — al travel. About half the COVID-19-sniffing dogs every other day. The joke is that this year make a festival again here in Cannes and praying for a handout have been held two months later than usual, French have received at to help with screening. a negative test is the hottest ticket in to let the people have a new life,” said pushed away from the Palais, the and after last year’s edition was least one vaccination Ahead of the festival, Cannes. And, while at first, some com- Armana, who revealed any positive tests festival hub, to clear space. scrubbed entirely — the red shot, while 38 per cent its director Thierry plained about the less-than-elegant would be confidential. But in places like the Cannes carpet has looked much as it has are fully vaccinated. 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66 Q ) ! Van Dhan Vikas Yojana: Boon for tribals %) 3 % " !(# % ! 4 D" E%+ rjun Munda, Minister for products being procured by ben- elhi Development Authority conducted an D+E Tribal Affairs, Renuka eficiaries of Van Dhan Kendras. Donline webinar on the Master Plan of Delhi ) %4 D" E%+8& ASingh, Minister of State for Each of these mega-food parks 2041. The purpose of the webinar was to make 1 7 + Tribal Affairs and Bishweswar will scale up marketing, packag- the general public understand the plan and D+E + ! Tudu, Minister of State for Tribal ing and branding operations, and invite suggestions and objections from them. 8 Affairs, visited the TRIFED office will directly provide a livelihood This was the third online webinar in a series 4 ! ! headquarters to review the to more than 10,000 tribal fami- of four webinars. In this third session, issues ! " 7 progress of the various schemes lies. These projects are being set related to chapters 13 to 18 of the draft plan were and activities being implement- up in collaboration with the presented. A total of 114 participants includ- ed for the empowerment of trib- Ministry of Food Processing ing the general public, senior officers of DDA als. Industries. As a result of the and NIUA, attended the session. The com- On the occasion, the various above, an estimated amount of ments/suggestions provided by them have activities and initiatives under 3,874 crore has been injected so been noted by Delhi Development Authority. Sankalp Se Siddhi — Mission far into the tribal economy, The senior officer from DDA addressed the Van Dhan of TRIFED was impacting the lives of the 25 lakh participants and introduced the main objectives reviewed by the Ministers. It the current financial year. This direct benefit transfer of more tribal population. of the webinar, which was followed by a pre- was noted that TRIFED has been has helped in ensuring tribal than 3,800 crores to the tribal TRIFED now plans to expand sentation by NIUA, explaining the various poli- implementing several noteworthy gatherers getting fair and remu- families. its operations through the conver- cies of the draft MPD. programmes for the empower- nerative prices for their pro- Under retail marketing, a gence of various schemes of dif- The major suggestions provided during the ment of the tribals. Over the past duce, raising market prices above total number of 140 Tribes India ferent Ministries and webinar were: Rainwater harvesting for parks two years, the ‘mechanism for MSP announced by the govern- outlets have been opened to date, Departments, and launch the and other open public places, fire safety com- marketing of Minor Forest ment. Started in 2013-14 with 10 making a total sale of 55.43 various tribal development pro- pliance in commercial centres developed and Produce (MFP) through minor forest produce items cov- crore. TRIFED has expanded its grammes under Sankalp Se Siddhi maintained by agencies, management of exist- Minimum Support Price (MSP) ering nine PESA states impacting retail footprint substantially. It — Mission Van Dhan. ing dhalaos by local bodies, physical infrastruc- and development of value chain approximately one lakh tribal has expanded the artisans net- Munda said, “It is noteworthy ture provisions in green development area for MFP’ has impacted the trib- families, the scheme is now work from 71,000 in 2016-17 to that TRIFED has been consistent- (GDA), development of decentralised waste- 0 %) %. % al ecosystem in a major way. expanded to 22 states covering 87 3,12,000 in 2020-21. It has also ly bringing out new initiatives that water treatment system and sanitation system, 78 F 7 ! Under the MSP for MFP scheme, MFP items impacting 25 lakh increased the outlets from 29 in take care of all aspects of tribal issue of water demand and wastewater treatment . cumulative procurement of families. Total procurement is up 2017-18 to 141 in 2020-21. empowerment. Through this in future regeneration schemes, reducing 71 % )% %! + ! ( 1841.74 crore has been made by from 30 crores in 2014-15 to Besides, two TRIFOOD innovative connect programme, wastage of water, and focus on the use of treat- ! !0 7 states i.e. 321.02 crore using 1,870 crores in 2020-21 along Projects at Jagdalpur and Raigarh now information dissemination ed water. ! ! ! + ! !0 78 ! 4 GOI funds and 1520.72 crore with estimated procurement by (Maharashtra) are being shortly can happen both ways and lead to The next webinar will be organised by DDA 4 & % % using state funds in last two years, private trade above MSP approx- commissioned for undertaking further development of initiatives on July 16 from 3 pm to 4.30 pm in which the 78 ! 3 & 1 including 821.48 crore during imately 2,000 crores, resulting in value-addition of various forest and help our tribal brethren.” discussion will cover chapters 19 to 22. !0 7 )1 !
he Council of Architecture has been AIL (India) Limited has started its Tconstituted by the Government of G#EnergizingLowCarbonFuture cam- India under the Architects Act, 1972. The paign for digital and social media plat- Act was enacted by the Parliament of India forms to expand into greener energy ver- and came into force with effect from ticals such as renewables and ethanol. September 1, 1972. It provides for regis- GAIL’s primary business, Natural Gas, is tration of architects, standards of educa- eco-friendly and also facilitates environ- tion, recognised qualifications, and stan- ment-friendly initiatives. Now, the com- dards of professional conduct and etiquette pany is leveraging its position to go to be complied with by the architects. greener, in line with the vision of the The Council of Architecture (CoA) Government and Prime Minister Narendra had introduced the National Aptitude Test Modi, to cut carbon emissions and pollu- in Architecture (NATA) in 2006. The main tion. objective was to avoid great hardships and As part of the campaign, GAIL will incurring huge costs by the hapless can- organise discussion forums and opinion didates seeking admission in architecture polls on social media platforms, besides courses. making several videos and posts on NATA evaluates the aptitude of a can- renewables and how natural gas will be a didate to study architecture. It measures bridge fuel towards a low carbon future. the aptitude through assessment of cog- Given the pandemic, the Council, 10+3 Diploma examination with The campaign follows the company’s nitive skills, visual perception and aes- with approval of the Central Mathematics as a compulsory subject, are ambitious plans to invest substantially to thetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning Government, has also relaxed the eligi- eligible to seek admission for the acad- build a portfolio of at least one gigawatts Northern Railway GM and critical thinking ability, et al, besides bility for admission to 1st year of 5-year emic session 2021-2022. of renewable energy and set up the learning that the candidate has B-Arch degree course, as prescribed by After the conduct of NATA 2021, Compressed Biogas (CBG) as well as to gas sources. While electricity generat- acquired over the past few years and is the Council under Regulation 4 (1) of the admissions shall be carried out by the ethanol plants as it steps up efforts to ed from solar energy or through wind holds performance related to the specific field of study. Council of Architecture (Minimum concerned competent authorities of the expand the business beyond natural gas. power is the cleanest form of energy, con- Unlike any other entrance examina- Standards of Architectural Education) respective states/institutions based on As part of a push to embrace cleaner verting municipal waste into compressed review meeting tion, NATA assesses a candidate’s innate Regulations, 2020, for the academic ses- merit as per a valid NATA score. forms of energy GAIL, which has a nat- biogas will supplement the availability of ability through a variety of formats. It sion 2021-2022. Given the ongoing pandemic, the ural gas pipeline network of over 13,700 cleaner fuel to automobiles and house- shutosh Gangal, General Manager cannot be taught, learned, or induced. Now, candidates who have passed an Council has decided to conduct one more km, is further augmenting a pipeline net- holds. Aof Northern Railway, held a per- Attending coaching classes or similar examination at the end of the 10+2 NATA Test in August for the candidates work of over 6,700 km. Through this campaign, GAIL reiter- formance review meeting with the training may not substantially improve scheme of examination with Physics, who could not appear this time due to The laying of pipeline infrastructure ates its commitment to shaping a sustain- departmental heads and divisional the aptitude of a candidate. Chemistry and Mathematics subjects or various reasons. envisages connecting consumption centres able future for Atmanirbhar Bharat. railway managers through video con- ferencing. Among other issues, there were deliberations on safety, infra- structure enhancement, dismantling ' of worn-out structures at stations, yard NTPC REL signs MoU with Ladakh remodeling, maintenance of tracks and OHE, train operations, punctu- TPC REL, a sub- he Western Railway Women’s ality, and staff training schedules. Nsidiary of NTPC, TWelfare Organisation Safety is the prime focus of rail- signed an MoU with the (WRWWO) continues to cater to the ways. The GM emphasised improving Union Territory of welfare of railway employees and the maintenance standards of tracks Ladakh to set up the their families, especially, during the and overhead electric wire systems. He country’s first green pandemic. Continuing with their advised that since post-Covid normal- Hydrogen Mobility pro- benevolent efforts, under the guid- cy is returning so infrastructure ject in the region. The ance of Tanuja Kansal, President of improvement projects need to be signing of the MoU was WRWWO, a vaccination camp has completed on time. He said that also marked with the been organised for railway staff at remodeling of stations and improve- inauguration of NTPC’s Mumbai Central station. ment of infrastructure, especially dis- first solar installations in According to a press release mantling of old worn-out structures Leh in the form of solar issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief like FOBs, has to be carried out on pri- trees and a solar carport. Public Relations Officer of Western Another skit was displayed by tick- in the line of duty. He also ority. Improvement of yards and It was signed in the Railway, Kansal inaugurated the et-checking staff, depicting how to announced cash awards of 15,000 works on 160 kmph speed enhance- presence of Lt Governor vaccination camp at Mumbai deal with passengers found without for the arrangements made by ment is to be expedited. Punctuality R K Mathur, senior dig- Central station for staff. The three- tickets. Mumbai Division towards organis- of the passenger and freight trains is nitaries of government, day camp has been specially organ- Six RPF personnel were also ing the event and 5,000 for nukkad to be improved and asset failure NTPC, and public repre- ised for cleaning staff, sanitation felicitated by Kansal in the presence natak. issues to be tackled earnestly. sentatives. The MoU will workers, coolies, canteen staff and of General Manager, Western In her address to the gathering, He also emphasised improving enable NTPC to help other station employees, who had Railway, Alok Kansal, and Divisional Kansal informed about the various freight loading and increasing goods Ladakh develop a car- not received their vaccine. Railway Manager, Mumbai Division welfare activities being carried out earnings. Expenditures are to be cur- bon-free economy based To create awareness regarding G V L Satyakumar. These RPF per- by WRWWO to make women self- tailed. He also insisted on timely train- on renewable sources and with NTPC to achieve Leh the first city in the this project is another the benefits of getting vaccinated, a sonnel displayed exemplary courage reliant. She encouraged the staff to ing of manpower, especially those green hydrogen. This is this long-term goal. country to implement a step towards achieving a nukkad natak was also performed by during their course of duty and get vaccinated. involved in the maintenance and also in line with the NTPC has planned to green hydrogen-based low carbon footprint. The cultural staff. The natak was highly saved the lives of passengers while At the vaccination camp, both operations activities. Training sched- Prime Minister’s vision of ply five hydrogen buses to mobility project. This company has also been effective in giving the message while travelling over Mumbai Division. In first and second doses of Covishield ules are to be worked out in keeping a ‘carbon neutral’ Ladakh. start with and the compa- would be zero-emission promoting the usage of dealing with all questions regarding his speech, Alok Kansal emphasised vaccine were given as per require- with the set Covid-19 protocols. Mathur mentioned that ny will be setting up a mobility in the true sense. green hydrogen-based the safe procedure of vaccination on the need for vaccination and said ment. Snack boxes were distributed Regular medical examination and he would like Ladakh to solar plant and a green NTPC has been solutions in sectors like and its benefits. It was appreciated that vaccine brings value to life. He to awardees, cultural artistes and to immunisation of staff should be the become a hydrogen state hydrogen generation unit aggressively pushing for mobility, energy, chemi- by all. Kansal awarded the cultural congratulated the awardees for their the staff who availed the facility of priority to curtail the spread of the and is happy to partner in Leh. This will make greening its portfolio and cal, fertiliser, steel et al. staff with a cash award of 10,000. dedication and the display of valour vaccination drive. deadly virus. <" 3.9 2
nteracting in a programme organised by the hailand is a dream destination for choosing the country as the premier Iwomen’s wing of FICCI, FICCI-FLO, HE Tgolfers from all across the world. destination for golf holidays. Ambassador of the UAE to Indian, Dr Ahmed Its 250 top-quality golf courses ideal- A majority of golfers, almost 68 Albanna, discussed the initiatives taken by UAE ly located throughout the country, per cent vaccinated and 26 per cent government in the field of women empower- having world-class golfing facilities, who have taken their first dose, were ment and entrepreneurship. reasonable green fees, friendly caddies willing to travel to Thailand. He said that the progress in the area of and many other attractions continue Vachirachai Sirisumpan, Director women’s rights is essential to building a con- to attract golfers to visit the country. TAT, New Delhi, said, “Thailand wins temporary society based on tolerance and In its continuous endeavour to hands down when it comes to cater- inclusion. keep track of the latest trends and ing to the demanding golfers who are He shared that the UAE has adopted a mindset of the golfers, the Tourism spoiled for choice when it comes to powerful stance in empowering women, set- opment. Authority of Thailand (TAT) and golfing destinations.” ting new standards based on a unique model He informed that women in the diplomat- Sports and Leisure Worldwide (SLW) To bring value to this offering, drawn from the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed ic services and higher posts of government conducted the second survey on SLW in partnership with the Tourism bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the amount to 30 per cent of the UAE’s civil ser- ‘Golfing in Thailand’ among Indian Authority of Thailand, New Delhi, UAE. This approach perpetuates in the current vice including diplomatic postings abroad, and Golfers. launched the first-ever loyalty pro- leadership’s vision for the future, whereby a total of 66 per cent of the government sec- The survey resulted in some gramme for the country. The Thai women stand as active partners and contrib- tor is represented by women. important facts coming to the fore. Golf Passport has been launched in utors in the country’s development process and Talking about education, he added, female Most golfers, a whopping 97 per cent, India to offer Indian golfers a seam- play a vital role in raising future generations. literacy rate of UAE is 97 per cent. The UAE rated Thailand as one of the best golf- less golf experience in Thailand. Ambassador Albanna said that the status had the highest number of women on Forbes’ ing destinations. Thai hospitality fol- Indian golfers can now be a part of this of women in the UAE has flourished parallel- 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen in lowed by value for money and afford- rewarding loyalty programme when- ly with the country’s growth since the feder- 2020 with 23 Emirati women on the list. able luxury were the top three key fac- ever they tee off in Thailand and ation was established in 1971. It is evident The meeting explored mutually beneficial tors for attracting golfers. Thailand’s redeem their points for products from across the UAE that women today constitute synergies which could be formed between UAE proximity to India was another key more than two hundred leading a vital part of the UAE’s workforce and active- and India in the realm of ‘women empower- element in influencing the Indians in brands. ly contribute to the country’s growth and devel- ment’. ! 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It maintained this year in Australia will be the cricket and it was awesome to " $ %C& #0;%& /0(%& )(>%C& 0.8%& 80%& 8+%& playing Ranji Trophy, I played squad will learn from each the principle of ensuring that all only other five-match affair in see the interest that was gener- against him, and I have known other. matches in a WTC series count the second cycle which will end ated around the Final against 7- / 2 him since then. When I went to “There are seniors in the towards a team’s standing, while in June 2023. India,” he said. play India A match, I was the team, so the youngsters will accommodating series varying Australia’s tour of India “We know trying to defend Root describes the upcoming which is an interesting challenge and are looking to do better this captain, and he was the coach, learn from them, and we will get in length between two Tests and next year is the only four-Test the title will be a huge challenge, five-Test duel against India as an straight away,” he said. time.” so there was interaction. to learn from the youngsters. five Tests,” Allardice said in an series in the upcoming cycle. but our focus will be on mak- “interesting challenge”. “India are a fine all-round “Test cricket is a format we “When he became the Whenever I meet the youngsters ICC statement. The nine Test teams will ing sure we prepare as well as we “We start our campaign in side and it would be good to test all want to excel in and with director of NCA, we used to go they often have new ways of “During the pandemic we play a total of six series — three can for the tours ahead and try- the second edition of the ICC them in our home conditions. points at stake for each match, there for around 20 days, so we thinking, and I try to learn had to change to ranking teams home and three away just like ing to maintain our level of per- World Test Championship We narrowly missed out on everyone has to be at their best had a lot of interaction, and now things which will help us,” on the points table using the the previous edition. formance.” England captain Joe against the finalists of last time, qualifying for the final last time all the time.” we have good chemistry. And Dhawan signed off. )*>/08<( D 8 + 0" " akistan captain Babar Azam Ashwin warns Poms with 6-for Preturned to form with a record- breaking 158 yet once again found +<(*<( himself on the losing side as England completed a 3-0 One-Day International % ",-) avichandran Ashwin sound- series clean sweep at Edgbaston on Red a warning bell for the Tuesday. London: Eoin Morgan will return to ahead of a five-match Test series at English batsmen ahead of the His highest score at this level saw lead England in the upcoming T20 home to India starting in August, with five-Test series with a superb Azam become the quickest player to 14 series against Pakistan it was bowlers Mark Wood, Chris Woakes match-turning spell of 6 for 27 hundreds in men’s ODIs as the 26-year- announced on Wednesday after he and Sam Curran absent as well. as Surrey bundled out Somerset old reached the landmark in 81 innings missed their ODI clean sweep follow- for 69 in their second innings of — three fewer than South Africa’s ing a Covid-19 outbreak within the SQUAD the English County Hashim Amla. host’ camp. Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Championship contest here. Together with Mohammad Rizwan Only four of the England players Bairstow, Jake Ball, Tom Banton, Jos Looking to get some quali- he shared a stand of 179, a Pakistan involved in the ODI success have Buttler (wkt), Tom Curran, Lewis ty match practice ahead of join- partnership record against England in been retained for the three T20s, with Gregory, Chris Jordan, Liam ing the Indian in Durham on an ODI. centurion Vince omitted. Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Thursday, Ashwin did more Yet despite a total of 331-9, Saqib Mahmood, Lewis Gregory Malan, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, than enough with 58 overs Pakistan still suffered a three-wicket and Matt Parkinson have all been Jason Roy, David Willey under his belt and a match haul defeat after England’s James Vince included in a 16-man squad after of 7 for 127. posted his maiden International hun- starring in the ODIs, with T20 regular FIXTURES If the first innings was used dred. Dawid Malan keeping his place. July 16: 1st T20, Trent Bridge towards about building bowling 4 for 20 as Somerset were all out Skipper and first innings centu- Azam, top of the ODI batting rank- Jos Buttler has also been included July 18: 2nd T20, Headingley workload and hitting the good for 69 in only 29.1 overs after rion James Hildreth was ings, was back in the runs after a score following a calf injury. July 20: 3rd T20, Old Trafford areas, the second innings was scoring 429 in their first essay. adjudged plumb in-front when of nought and 19 in the first two games Stokes, however, has been rested AFP more about showing his skill- Ashwin ran through the he missed a straighter one. but that did not take the edge of this 5 2 * % % 1 sets with the famous carrom ball opposition getting enough drift The difference from first reverse. ) 50th innings for his country across all “I wasn’t sure it was going to bamboozling opposition bats- and also using the carrom ball innings was extra bounce that “We started well but were sloppy three formats with a knock of 102. come. I’ve played a number of games men. In fact, the veteran off- and off-breaks judiciously. Ashwin got off the pitch and one in the field,” he said. “We will learn six years to register his first on the “I hadn’t given up on this moment and not got there for England, but to spinner bowled 15 unchanged Left-handed opener Steven such flighted delivery, turned a from our mistakes.” world stage. but this time last week I didn’t expect score a hundred for my country was overs with the new Dukes and Davis edged one to wicketkeep- shade and bounced enough to While Azam is no stranger to The 30-year-old Hampshire cap- it at all,” said Vince, who made his one of my dreams growing up. I’ll got able support from left arm er Jamie Smith while Jaden fool George Bartlett who shoul- International hundreds, it took Vince tain at last reached three figures in a England debut in May 2015. never forget that.” spinner Dan Moriarty who took Clark caught Tom Lammonby. dered arms. ! 9 & P < "& 0 <;?<
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As more athletes arrive in the emperor’s attendance at the the coronavirus, according to Games, while his grandfather, I know they can do it this Japan and move into the opening ceremony, Kyodo news the report. Emperor Hirohito, proclaimed n Olympic medal missing time,” he added. Olympic Village, International agency reported. The 61-year-old emperor the start of both the 1964 Afrom his own cupboard, Pillay advised both the Olympic Committee chief Bach The report said Naruhito is the honorary patron of the Tokyo Summer Games and the Indian hockey great Dhanraj Tokyo-bound teams not to promised a safe summer '& % % ! / # “is prepared to also meet with Tokyo 2020 Olympics and 1972 Sapporo Winter Games. Pillay believes the supremely fit think too far ahead. Games. 2 team going for the upcoming “I think the mistake we did “We are making all our Tokyo Games has what it takes at every Olympic Games was efforts and the Japanese people year. said while announcing that the added to the opening line of the to finish on the podium and end that we went with the mind set have all our commitment to “In these 15 months, we had oath has also been reworked Oath. the medal drought which his of aiming for the final instead of contribute in the best way to doubts every day. This was a sit- slightly to incorporate “inclu- Depending on the group ' ! ! generation of players could not. taking it match-by-match. fight this virus and not to bring uation of high uncertainty,” he sion and equality” in it. that is speaking, the new oath Pillay, who represented “Though we had the best any risk to the Japanese people,” said. The Olympic oath is taken reads: “In the name of the ath- India in four consecutive teams each time, things did not Bach told reporters after meet- “Quite honestly, it was way, by an athlete from the host letes”, “In the name of all judges” Olympics from 1992 to 2004, materialise for us to finish on ing Prime Minister Yoshihide way more complex than we county, on behalf of all the com- or “In the name of all the said fitness is the key asset of the the podium,” he signed off. Suga. thought it would be when we petitors and the ceremony also coaches and officials”. <;?< the athlete will take the medal Manpreet Singh-led side going Bach said “85 percent of all agreed on this postponement.” includes one coach and a judge. him or herself.” into the Summer Games that VARUN, SIMRANJEET IN the residents in the Olympic But by projecting confi- This time, Japan will pick REUFGEE OFFICIAL +VE thletes at the Tokyo “It will be made sure that begins on July 23 in Tokyo. Defender Varun Kumar Village and almost 100 percent dence and taking decisions seri- two — one male and one female Doha: An official of the IOC’s AOlympics will put their the person who will put the “I am very confident they and mid-fielder Simranjeet of the IOC members and staff ously, the IOC kept other par- — from each group for the refugee team has tested positive medals around their own medal on tray will do so only will do it this time. They have Singh are set to make their coming here to Tokyo arrive ties on side, from athletes to event, which has been an inte- for Covid-19 here, leading to a necks to protect against with disinfected gloves so that been doing well in the last five Olympic debuts after they were vaccinated. sports federations and local gral part of the Games since delay in their travel plans for the spreading the coronavirus. the athlete can be sure that years. Fitness is their biggest added to India’s men’s hockey “This is why I’d like to authorities, Bach said. 1920. Tokyo Games even though all The “very significant nobody touched them before,” asset. In those days, we didn’t squad following the IOC’s deci- humbly ask the Japanese people “Only because they all “The gender balance of the others have returned negative change” to traditional medal Bach added. have the kind of support system sion to allow ‘alternate athletes’ to warmly welcome the athletes stayed on board, we can be here oath-takers is just one of a large results for now. ceremonies in the 339 events Bach also confirmed that they have now,” the 52-year-old in team events because of the from all around the world who now, nine days before the open- number of decisions and com- The official, who has been was revealed on Wednesday by in Tokyo “there will be no Pillay said in Hockey India’s Covid-19 pandemic. have overcome, like the Japanese ing of the Games.” mitments from the IOC and the isolated by the Qatari Public IOC president Thomas Bach. shake hands and there will be Flashback series. While Varun and people, so many challenges.” Organising Committee to pro- Authorities, is considered “The medals will not be no hugs there during the cer- “This team has done won- Simranjeet were late inclusions In an exchange with major OATH-TAKERS INCREASED mote women in sport at all lev- asymptomatic and doing well. given around the neck,” Bach emony.” ders, won hearts of millions of in the men’s team, defender global press agencies later on The number of oath-takers els and in all structures, as stat- The refugee team in the told international media on a The IOC had previously fans with their recent perfor- Reena Khokhar and experi- Wednesday, Bach said his team at the Olympics opening cere- ed in the Olympic Charter,” the Olympics was first introduced conference call. said medallists and ceremony mances, particularly at the enced mid-fielder Namita had strived to maintain a con- mony has been doubled from IOC said. in the 2016 Rio Games as a trib- “They will be presented to officials would have to wear Champions Trophy (in 2016 Toppo were added to the fident stance after Tokyo 2020 three to six for the Tokyo Games Two words — inclusion ute to the courage and persever- the athlete on a tray and then masks. and 2018) and the World women’s side. was postponed in March last to ensure gender parity, the IOC and equality — have been ance of all refugees.