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" # # $ %&' ( Reacting to his statements, It has also asked high-case $ ) * ( ! senior TMC leader Saugato load States and Union Roy said, “The Trinamool does Territories like Maharashtra not want to talk about traitors and Gujarat to continue with who have stabbed in the back the strategy of “test, track and ! " Mamata Banerjee. of Mamata Banerjee. The peo- treat” that had yielded rich div- The other two notable ple will give him a befitting idends at the height of the pan- he high-profile Nandigram names on the list are former reply.” ! demic. #$% & TAssembly seat will see a India pacer Ashok Dinda, who Adhikari, a former MP The States have been asked titanic clash in the West Bengal will contest from Moyna in and State Minister left the “This was the golden to collaborate with private hos- Organization (WHO) officials polls with the BJP fielding East Midnapore, and former TMC in December last year. moment I had been waiting pitals to open up vaccination who recently noted that the Chief Minister Mamata IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who He had been the Man head of the West Bengal for,” Trivedi said after joining time-table for a minimum of 15 ne in every five Covid-19 ongoing Coronavirus pan- Banerjee’s former close aide will take on another retired IPS Friday of the Bengal Chief Apolls, former Railway the BJP at party headquarters days and a maximum of 28 Osurvivors are showing demic has caused more “mass Suvendu Adhikari against her. officer Humayun Kabir from Minister handling the party Minister and Trinamool here in the presence of Nadda days at a time. symptoms including fatigue, trauma” than World War II. The BJP on Saturday released Debra Assembly seat in West organisational affairs in about Congress Member of and Union Minister Piyush Union Health Secretary cognitive problems and a range The observation hold the first list of its 57 candidates Midnapore. a dozen districts before he left Parliament Dinesh Trivedi on Goyal. Rajesh Bhushan and NITI of psychiatric problems, a importance in the context of for the first two phases of The saffron outfit the party. Saturday joined the BJP. Trivedi resigned his Rajya Aayog member (Health) Dr research review led by Oxford India where more number of Bengal Assembly elections announced candidates for all Mamata had released the BJP president JP Nadda Sabha and Trinamool mem- Vinod Paul on Saturday inter- Brookes University has noted. people with mental health dis- starting from March 27. but three of the 60 seats which list of Trinamool Congress welcomed him into the party’s bership on February 12, saying acted with health secretaries It also painted a gloomy pic- order could pose further bur- The list released a day will go to polls in the first two candidates on Friday. The TMC fold claiming that Trivedi he felt “suffocated” because of and MDs of Haryana, Andhra ture for the future, warning den on the already patchy ahead of Prime Minister of the eight-phase elections released the list for all the 291 crossed over not on account of the violence in West Bengal Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, that more number of people mental health care system. Narendra Modi’s Brigade rally that will start from March 27 seats and left three seats for “opportunism” but for the “ide- and his inability to do anything Himachal Pradesh, will be affected by neuropsy- One in seven people or a in Kolkata carries the names of and end on April 27. alliance partner Gorkha ological reasons”. about it. Uttarakhand, Delhi and chiatric and cognitive compli- total of 197.3 million people the party’s star campaigner One seat of Bagmundi in Janmukti Morcha. The 70-year-old Trivedi Alluding to ‘parivar’ in Chandigarh, which have cations. live with mental illness in Suvendu Adhikari who will Purulia district has been left for The Left too had released maintained that he has West Bengal, he said after join- reported increased number of The study has come close India, according to the 2019 contest from the high-profile alliance partner AJSU. its list of candidates for the first switched sides to “serve the ing the BJP he felt being with Covid cases in the last on the heels of similar obser- Global Burden of seat of Nandigram against Adhikari who reached two phases on Friday. country better”. the “janta parivar”. few days. vation from the World Health Disease Study. , ) -' .// !
Modi Government to with- draw these laws. armers protesting the This agitation will certain- ' FCentre’s three farm laws on ly put pressure on the Central Saturday blocked the six-lane Government, he said. Farmers ( ) Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) claimed that their five-hour Expressway at some places in protest remained peaceful. Haryana to mark the comple- Sonipat Superintendent of ( R tion of 100 days of their agita- Police Jashandeep Singh tion at the Delhi borders. Randhawa said arrangements + The road blockade began at were made for traffic diver- 11 am and continued till 4 pm. sions. Heavy vehicles were Farmers holding black flags diverted from Panipat and oth- and wearing black armbands ers from Ganaur to Delhi, said rging the defence forces to and some women protesters officials. Traffic was also divert- Ukeep pace with rapid with black “dupattas” shouted ed from Murthal via Sonipat advancements in war fighting slogans against the BJP-led city to Narela and Bawana and capabilities all over world, Government for not acceding from Bahadurgarh to Baghpat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to their demands. Protesters in they said. on Saturday asked them to Sonipat and Jhajjar districts and Officials said traffic “rid themselves of legacy sys- some other places brought resumed at KMP expressway tems and practices that have ( ( their tractor-trolleys and other after famers lifted their block- outlived their utility and rele- #$( $ P$ + * vehicles and parked them in the ade at 4 pm. In Palwal district vance.” ! middle of the KMP Expressway also, farmers staged a ‘dharna’. Making this observation in some stretches. The Haryana At some places in Haryana, while addressing the also in the doctrines, proce- first time that personnel below Police had made arrangements farmers even put up black flags Combined Commanders’ dures and customs practised in officer rank were part of the for traffic diversions and atop roof of their houses as a Conference in Kevadia, the armed forces, a statement high-level meeting held annu- deployed adequate personnel. mark of their protest against Gujarat, Modi also conveyed from the Prime Minister’s ally. The jawans shared their The call for blocking the the government for not with- his appreciation for the “res- Office (PMO) said. views on operational matters expressway was given by the drawing the farm laws. olute dedication” shown by Modi was briefed by the with the top military leadership Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an The 136-km Kundli- the armed forces over the past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) besides the Prime Minister. umbrella body of protesting Manesar-Palwal Expressway is year in the context of the coro- about the discussions during Emphasising the need for farmer unions which is spear- #+ "/ + " + 3 ! also known as the Western na pandemic and the chal- this year’s conference, the state- planning in both military and heading the agitation against Peripheral Expressway. The lenging situation on the north- ment said. civilian parts of the National the legislations. “Our agitation against the Mandothi village in Jhajjar dis- day” on Saturday. 53-km Manesar-Palwal sec- ern border with China. He particularly appreciat- security architecture, Modi also Protesting farmers squatted three farm laws will continue trict. Some people from near- Protesting farmers said the tion was inaugurated by Union He stressed the impor- ed the inclusion of Junior called for a “holistic approach, on the expressway and criti- unless the Centre withdraws by villages joined them. government should withdraw Minister Nitin Gadkari in 2016 tance of enhancing indigeni- Commissioned Officers and focused on breaking down cised the Narendra Modi gov- these laws. We will not step “We are holding our these laws. Farmer leader Balbir and 83-km Kundli-Manesar sation in the national security Non-Commissioned Officers civil-military silos and on expe- ernment for not withdrawing back,” said a protester in protest in a peaceful manner,” Singh Rajewal, while address- section was inaugurated by system, not just in sourcing this year. diting the speed of decision the farm legislations, which Sonipat. Farmers held protest said a farmer, adding that they ing a gathering on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi equipment and weapons but Incidentally, this was the making.” they called as “black laws”. at the KMP Expressway near were also observing “black KMP Expressway, asked the in 2018. + " , P ( % & # %( ."$ NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Modi’s name but says the matter with the Health Ministry xar Patel and Saturday announced the setting Ministry has to follow the and sought its response on the ARavichandran Ashwin up of the Delhi Board of School n the run-up to Assembly Model Code of Conduct in let- “factual position” on the use of once again made a mockery of Education (DBSE). It was Ielections in four States and a ter and spirit. The Government the photographs. In its reply, the an eternally confused English approved in a meeting held by Union Territory, the Election may have used filters to hide the Ministry said the vaccination batting line-up as India can- the Delhi Cabinet on Saturday. Commission (EC) has asked PM’s picture from the certifi- drive was an ongoing tered into the inaugural World Kejriwal said the DBSE the Centre to remove Prime cate, which could take some Government initiative Test Championship final with will conduct assessments Minister Narendra Modi’s pic- time for the Ministry to fully that had started much before a resounding innings and 25 throughout the year to devel- ture from coronavirus vacci- implement these directions on the Model Code of Conduct run victory on the third after- op holistic learning outcomes nation certificates being offered the certificates given to those came into force. noon of the fourth and final instead of the once-a-year to beneficiaries in these States. who take the Covid-19 vaccine The Mamata Banerjee-led Test here on Saturday. assessment that focuses on rote The EC directive came after in poll-bound West Bengal, party had approached the poll All India needed was a learning. “The DBSE will West Bengal Chief Minister Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala panel this week, citing violation draw to book a Lord’s date in empower students to stand on Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool and Puducherry. of the model code as PM Modi’s June with Kane Williamson’s their own feet and prepare Congress registered a com- The poll body had first image reflected on vaccination New Zealand but Patel students to take responsibility plaint saying that it violates the asked the Chief Electoral certificates generated through (24-6-48-5), in company of for their country beyond all Model Code of Conduct. Officer of West Bengal for a the Co-Win platform. Ashwin (22.5-4-47-5), religion, caste, and class dif- In its letter to the Health report on why Modi’s photo was The clause 7 of the ECI literally blew England away in ferences. Around 20-25 schools Ministry, the EC referred to cer- being used on vaccination cer- Model Code of Conduct says a session and half for a paltry will become a part of the Delhi tain provisions of the Model tificates generated through the that the “issue of advertisement 135 in 54.5 overs to complete Education Board in the 2021- Code related to the use of Co-WIN platform. The CEO at the cost of public exchequer... a 3-1 rout, ensuring that the 22 academic session, after advertisement at the cost of the responded by informing the regarding achievements with a Anthony De Mello Trophy will which the other schools will be public exchequer. The direction poll panel that the vaccination view to furthering the prospects stay at the Cricket Centre in looped in eventually in the next to the Ministry does not men- drive was a Central scheme. of the party in power shall be Mumbai. ! / ) + #" # # P 0 4-5 years,” he added. PNS tion Prime Minister Narendra The panel then took up the scrupulously avoided”. Related reports on P8 ( ! " # * 1( ! + ,- ./.0
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For this particular show, I have two I do get astonished with such stories. 96% %224 3 6 % & 3!3! ! 9$ % $ #2 63 2 8 95 2 + 9 6 2%2! % %9 other people with me — Ravi Kishan and What makes crime-based shows so popular? 3 # 3D 38 %639 2 923! 5 2 8 2 9389 2# 29 38 239+ Sapna Choudhary — I believe all three of People love to see a story that can shook $$ 3 9 %%5 > 9 2$ ! # + 3 9 8 3 63 2 %2248 2 29 us can make this show a huge success and them up. This is not imaginary, hence the 9 %2 9 26& 4 2# 635M 6223% 662 2# 9 # % #9 96$% 63 3 85 $2#O9 do good to people by creating awareness. interest level goes even up. The interest factor 9$43! 2 29 3 &2 9 2 39 $28 9 ! $ % Is there a lesson that you learnt also depends on how a show has been shot and # 2 6 5 3!% ! 9 $3 9$2%! 9 !6 2# 9 while being a part of such shows? who is narrating these stories. If the person 3 2 9 2 %224 << $ 3 63238 2 %29 9 # K 6 9 % ! G 3G%# 9 K &2 &! 38 Definitely. 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is 4.52 per cent of the Gross For making available the Handicraft and traditional Mandi Airport and expansion State Domestic Product, high density fruit plants at products sale centres will be of Shimla, Kullu and imachal Pradesh Chief he added. reasonable prices, the “Swaran developed near Atal Tunnel (on Dharamshala Airports, he HMinister Jai Ram Thakur “I believe that necessary Jayanti Smridh Bagwan Yojana” both sides) for convenience of added. The Planning on Saturday presented his fourth resources will be mobilised will be started, he added. An the tourists, he added. Budget Department of the state would budget for 2021-22, proposing through effective tax adminis- expert group will be set up to of 1,016 crore has been ear- be renamed as Niti Vibhag, the no new tax which pegged total tration, funding from interna- restructure various schemes marked for construction of Chief Minister said. expenditure at 50,192 crore for tional funding agencies, con- and enhance income of the 2021-22 against 49,131 crore in tinued support from the farmers, he added. Under the last fiscal despite the Government of India and pru- “Swaran Jayanti Ashraya 2 ( ! % Covid-19 crisis. dence in fiscal management,” Yojana”, 12,000 beneficiaries The Chief Minister Thakur said. Out of every hun- will be provided with houses announced a budgetary allo- dred rupees to be spent by the equipped with all basic facili- + cation of 8,024 crore for edu- Government in 2021-22, ties, he said. cation and 3,016 crore for 25.31 will be spent on salaries, any relief to the people from health services during 2021-22. 14.11 on pension, 10 on EMPLOYMENT rising inflation and said the After presenting the Budget for interest payment, 6.64 on CREATION imachal Pradesh government should have low- three hours in the House, loan repayment and Regarding employment HCongress on Saturday ered VAT on petrol and diesel Thakur said the State has a debt 43.94 will be spent on devel- creation, Thakur said that an termed the State Budget pre- to ease the burden of price-rise. burden of 60,500 crore. The opment works and other activ- amount of 100 crore will be sented by Chief Minister Jai Besides, the Government debt burden has increased by ities, he added. spent on expansion of the Ram Thakur as “directionless”, should have provided subsidy 4,763 crore from 55,737 Covid-19 has impacted scope of “Mukhya Mantri saying the Government has on LPG gas cylinders as the crore in the last financial year. revenue receipts adversely dur- Swavlamban Yojna.” failed to give relief to the peo- people were bearing the brunt Earlier Thakur announced ing 2020-21, he said adding The Chief Minister said ple from rising inflation. of rising prices, he said. in the assembly that MLAs will that its impact on the state’s that 7,000 unemployed youth Leader of Opposition Agnihotri further stated that get their full salary from April own revenue cannot be ruled will be provided employment Mukesh Agnihotri said the the State Government had 1. Thakur, who also holds the out during 2021-22. in the private sector through budget presented in the HP only refurbished the central finance portfolio, said the MLA Rozgar Melas and campus Assembly was a “half-baked government schemes in the local area development 12 NEW SCHEMES interviews. Building and Other document” in which false budget and was giving false (MLALAD) fund will not only ANNOUNCED Construction Workers Welfare promises had been made to hopes to the people. be restored, but it will be hiked The Chief Minister Board will extend increased the people of the state. “The The Leader of Opposition by 5 lakh — from 1.75 crore announced 12 new schemes assistance to more workers, state government presented a added the Congress will to 1.80 crore. The State with focus on women welfare additional amount of 55 crore EXPANDING HEALTH and orphans living in Bal he said adding that the gov- deficit budget in the assembly demand a white paper from Government had last year and empowerment, expansion of would be spent for that. Further FACILITIES Ashrams will be covered free of ernment has kept a target of in which there is no mention the State Government on fis- decided to cut 30 per cent social security net, strengthening declaring the new scheme Announcing about cost under HIMCARE, filling up 30,000 functional of the total debt on the state cal health of the state as the salary of MLAs and suspend and expansion of health services, ''Shagun'', Thakur said that a expanding health facilities, the he added. posts in 2021-22: 4,000 posts in and gap funding,” he added. government had indulged in the MLALAD fund for two increasing income of farmers, grant of 31,000 would be chief minister said PET scan in The Chief Minister said different categories in Health Agnihotri said though the financial mismanagement in years to fight the Covid-19 pan- swaran jayanti aashray yojana, given to the daughters of IGMC, CT scan and MRI that Mission “Drishti” would be Department, 4,000 posts of chief minister claimed to have its three-year tenure. Lone demic. employment creation, infra- Scheduled Caste, Scheduled machines in RPMC Tanda and started for free eye check up different category teachers in presented a tax-free budget, Communist Party of India While presenting the bud- structure and industrial devel- Tribe and Other Backward CT scan machines in medical and providing of free spectacles Education Department; 8,000 there were chances that the (Marxist) MLA Rakesh get, the Chief Minister said opment and quality education. Classes from BPL families at colleges in Hamirpur and to the students of class 6 to 10 posts of Multi task Part Time government will impose taxes Singha also termed the bud- total revenue receipts are esti- Announcing social securi- the time of marriage. Besides, Nahan would be installed at a in Government schools. An Workers in Education during the year to meet rev- get “fictional” and said the mated at 37,028 crore during ty pension of 1,000 per month two girls of BPL families will cost of 70 crore. amount of 250 crore will be Department; 5,000 posts of enue deficit gap. The docu- chief minister has made big 2021-22, whereas total rev- to elderly women in the age now be given Post-Birth grants Besides, a super speciality spent for providing health relat- Multi Task Part Time Workers ment was also silent on loans announcements without any enue expenditure is estimated group of 65-69 years under of 21,000 as fixed deposit, he hospital in Chamyana, New ed services under Ayushmaan in PWD and 4,000 posts of or funding for the schemes that provision of funds. Singha to be 38,491 crore, leading to “Swaran Jayanti Nari Sambal added. Thakur further stated OPD Block and Trauma Centre Bharat, HIMCARE, Mukhya Para Fitter and Pump Operator were announced in the budget, said there was complete mis- a revenue deficit of Yojana” besides other existing that 40,000 new beneficiaries in IGMC will be dedicated to Mantri Chikitsa Sahayta Kosh, & Multi Task Part Time he said. The Leader of match between the Economic 1,463 crore. Fiscal deficit is pension schemes for the would be brought under Social the people, he added. All per- free medicines, Sahara, Workers in Jal Shakti Opposition accused the BJP Survey and Budget presented estimated at 7,789 crore which woman, Thakur said that that Security Pension Schemes. sons above the age of 70 years Sammaan, he added. Department. Himachali Government of not providing by the BJP Government. &,-.& / #0 ' '# 2 ('+ 1 ' ! '' 1 #7 8 # / 9+ 0 ' 2# 38! 23 8 $2 8 9 ! 3 28GP 99 ;; 62 $2$% !3! 3# 8 224 $ : " % 3# 23 %% 2 ;;+;0:+ 2 83! 2 68 % & %%35 2 28G PG %8 8 9 $2 8 23 85 2%% 9389 0HH+ 9 $ & %%35 3 6& 2# 99 3 38! 9 IH 23 # 12 85 2% 2# 0 $39 89 !8 # 2 8 # 26 3# 23+ 43! 3 6& 2# 8 $ 9239 2 ;+;<:+ 9 7' with SHO Mohammad Jamil its he survey regarding construction of $ & %%35 2% 2# ;+H+IP 96$%9 &3 43 #2 member. An FIR has been registered Tgreenfield airport in Mandi district 93! 92 # 38 2# 6+ ;+;+;I 98 3! % $2 9 2# n an early morning operation, in this case. should be taken in hand soon by the 0: 96$%9 8+ 985 IPunjab Police on Saturday busted Giving details about the raid, the consultants to pave way for construc- :2 :6 3 ::;$((( an inter-state sex racket active in ADCP said that a tip-off was tion of this airport, Himachal Chief Ludhiana with arrest of 14 persons, received about flesh trade activity Minister Jai Ram Thakur said / 9+ 0) 3>& /!%3 23 8 3&&8 3 including 10 girls alongwith the lady being run by the accused and her on Saturday. 9993 &G 39$ 2 M N 362 3 9 3 $298 kingpin already on bail in similar movements were kept under watch. Presiding over a meeting with the )2% 23+ 923 25 + K%38 8 388 % $3! & & 2# H+<<<5 3 2## % 9$249$ 923 2# /!%3 case who used to target needy girls The main accused has been identi- senior officers of the Union Ministry 98 98 9 98 23 26$%3 2# 2&3 out of jobs due to Covid lockdowns fied as Manjit Kaur alias Pammi of Civil Aviation and State Government / 6 2# 89$ 5 26$%33 9 $$ 2 8 / 23 2%% from city and outside forcing them aunty resident of street number 10 here, the Chief Minister said that the # 3 6& 38 %%!8 98 $2% 2## % 9 into prostitution. New Subhash Nagar and was also State Government was planning to con- 86383! & & H+<<< 2 %9 9 23 N9 $ 8 O 23#9 8 Antecedents of girls found arrested in a similar case lodged at struct a greenfield airport at Mandi 3 95 # #3! 9 3#2 623+ !%3 6 # 26 involved in the flesh trade have been Police Station Jodhewal in 2018. which would not only give a boost to K%38 %8 $ 38 98 9 ! 23 9$2 traced back to as far as Nepal, Three men were also arrested from tourism development in the State but port for OLS survey but the report was flight at this heliport. He also request- % 43! & & 2# H+<<< # 26 26$%33 3 $ 93 2# Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, the house during the raid who had would also be important from strate- still awaited. ed the Ministry to complete Mandi 2 2## % 39995 3#2 68 9 38 9 23 2# Uttrakhand, Chandigarh & come there as customers. gic point of view. He said five heliports were also heliport within next three months. Amritsar and further investigations She was on bail now and was He said the Finance Commission being constructed under UDAN-2 in the Secretary, Union Ministry of Civil $ 323 2# 2 $23 9 &3 !9 8 !39 6 / $2% 923+ K%38 38 # 39!23 9 38 $ 2! 995 are on to unearth the complete area running the illegal activity from her has also recommended 1,000 crore for State which include heliports at Aviation Pradeep Singh Kharola of their operations, said ADCP-4 house only by luring young needy construction of this airport. Kangnidhar in Mandi district, at Sanjauli assured the Chief Minister that the :2## % # % Ludhiana Rupinder Kaur Sran who girls into prostitution. Modus Thakur said Kangra airport also and Rampur in Shimla district, at Baddi Ministry would ensure time bound / 9+ 0 %996 &% 9 ) G + 38! led the operation. We have also operandi was to engage girls once required expansion for facilitating in Solan district and at SASE (Manali) completion of all these projects besides 2 !398 9 ;< %228 2323 6$ 23 8 3 ) + recovered restricted drugs Etizolam into her net to target more operation of A-320 type of aircraft. He in Kullu district. He said that all these providing all possible help for con- 38! 5 39 2# &%228 2%% 8 # 26 2% 3 &%228 and Escitalopram Oxalate tablets needy girls out of work due to Covid said that presently the airport was suit- heliports would give a big boost to struction of heliports. Director Tourism 8232 9 #2 %96 9 38 2 9 2 9 $395 9 9 9 92 which are only allowed on pre- lockdown and force them into pros- able for landing 72 seater aircraft with tourism development by providing bet- and Civil Aviation Yunus made a pre- # 2 !398 ; %228 2323 6$9 93 K 3 ;<;< 38 9 scription and the accused are being titution. load penalty. The officials of Airport ter air connectivity to the high end sentation on development of heliports 62&%8 62 3 ;0:< 39 2# &%228 # 26 2% 3 8232 9 interrogated to ascertain the source Of those arrested, one girl from Authority of India must direct con- tourists. He said that Shimla heliport was under RCS UDAN-2. 8 3! / P $ 285 %996 &% 9 9 9 3! of their supply, the ADCP added. Delhi was lured into the trade cerned authorities to visit Kangra air- nearing completion and trial landing Chief Secretary Anil Khachi, Joint %996 9 93 P:H5 ) 93% &2 H< %996 9 Initial investigations have also because she could not repay the loan port for feasibility study and OLS sur- had also been carried out by the GAD Secretary, Union Ministry of Civil %3! &%228 39# 923 # %9 3 2 2 3 9 3 revealed the names of similar oper- she had taken from a relative to vey for extended runway and finalize helicopter on 3rd January this year. Aviation Usha, Additional Chief ) R 38! 5 * 68 39 %92 $ 288 2 atives in other cities with whom the make ends meet during Covid, the master plan as the State The Chief Minister requested the Secretary Finance Prabodh Saxena, $22 $39 & 95 main accused and her girls were in while another girl was picked up by Government has already conveyed the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to Additional Chief Secretary, PWD J.C. touch to widen their net, Sran said the main accused from a city approval on draft master plan. expedite the construction on all these Sharma, Member, Planning, Airport % 2 % 2:# '(' 7'' adding all these angles were being Gurdwara she was visiting at the The CM said Kullu Airport also heliports so that they could be com- Authority of India Anil Kumar Pathak, .0 2 % K 9 38 6$2 63 39 3 8 probed and more arrests were likely. pretext of a job offer. These girls required to expand the existing runway pleted within stipulated time period. He CMD Pawan Hans Limited Sanjeev 9 %8 & 8! ;<;G;; $ 938 & # 39 K 6 Commissioner of Police back home used to tell their family by 660 meters to avoid load penalty. He also felt the need for night parking of Rajdan, Secretary Tourism Devesh 4 3 ) /8 3 & 23 85 $$ 3! $ 2923 2# Ludhiana Rakesh Agrawal had con- members that they were working in said that this also required diversion of helicopters of an additional FATO for Kumar, Deputy Director, DGCA Satya 8823% 62 3 2# < 2 23 92 % 9 $3923 9 69+ stituted a special team under ADCP a factory or performing in marriage Beas river, adding that the Airport at least mi-172 type helicopter at Prakash Rai and other officers were 39 98 2 %8 &229 62 % 2# &3# 9 2# 92 % Ludhiana IV Rupinder Kaur Sran, parties, Sran added. Authority of India has visited the air- Shimla heliport anticipating rush of present on the occasion. 9 $3923 9 695 98 <+<<< 3 &3# 9 2 %8 & & 2 ! 38 6& 2# 9 6 38 &2 5< %4 &3# 9 2 %8 ! 2 8+ 3 $38 2# +
%, " %:9!9 *+:33!5! + KORAPUT: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan shot himself ( dead over unknown reasons in & ! Koraput district on Saturday Chandigarh: A six-year-old girl morning. The jawan, identified who had gone missing was as Indrajit Singh, had been 66 and Africa. At the age of 104 found dead near Chandigarh’s posted at 15th Battalion of BSF Chawla leads an active life and Hallo Majra on Saturday, police at Jalaput in Koraput district. 104-year-old resident of does not suffer from any major said. The girl had gone missing According to reports, he APatel Nagar (New Delhi) Comorbidities . on Friday after she ventured out attempted to end life by shoot- Tulsi Das Chawla was inocu- According to Chawla , “ I of her house to play, they said. ing self on his head with his ser- lated on Saturday at Sir Ganga urge everyone who is eligible The girl’s parents searched for vice rifle. He was admitted in a Ram Hospital. to come forward to take Covid her and later lodged a complaint critical condition to a hospital “Chawla who was born on Vaccine . It is totally safe.” with police. After the body was at Lamataput, where doctors 1st November, 1917, was suc- According to Dr D S Rana recovered, the victim’s relatives declared him dead. Source said cessfully vaccinated with the , Chairman (BOM) , SGRH “ and residents of Hallo Majra that the jawan had joined the first dose of Covishield vaccine We are witnessing huge enthu- blocked a road, demanding the camp at Jalaput on Thursday at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital siasm among more than 60 arrest of the culprit. after a week-long vacation at his without any adverse effects,” the years of age group. Mr Chawla Meanwhile, the crime village in Rajasthan. The reason hospital said in a statement. is an inspiration to all of us to branch of the local police said behind his taking the extreme Chawla retired from Indian come forward without any hes- they have held a juvenile in step was yet obscure. PNS Foreign Service in 1975 and itation for Covid vaccination.” connection with the kidnap- was posted in various countries On Saturday, 476 people ping and murder of the girl but like the United States of were vaccinated at Sir Ganga refused to share further infor- America, Netherlands, Pakistan Ram Hospital. mation. PTI +! P/ %$ + / * K )' cafeteria at Makulakocha. Same criteria will be applicable for he scenic Dalma wildlife accommodations at mud house, Tsanctuary has finally also in Makukalocha, and res- # reopened after a gap of almost idential quarters near a year. With the spread of pan- Pinderbera forest guest house,” ' 9 /9 ?+ ./+ / demic, the hub of tourists had he informed. ,+. /9+: / closed its gates. It has reopened He went on to inform that ongress national general /+/ +A$ / and tourists can now book tourists will have to adhere to Csecretary and ex-chief min- + 9 + /9 accommodations. necessary Covid-related norms ister Harish Rawat symbolically /9=A /99= / +/ As the corona cases started like social distancing and use of pulled an auto rickshaw to + spreading, Dalma management face masks. “ We will also protest against the rising cost of has earned Rs 21,00,000 crore ordered tourists to go home ensure thermal screening of petrol, diesel and price rise here from petroleum products alone after the state government’s tourists at the entrance itself. on Saturday. Staging this and nobody knows where this orders to close public places. Sanitisers would also be avail- protest demonstration from money has gone.” The authorities also have any able at the entrance as well as the Congress Bhawan to the Rawat exhorted the party type of further bookings. accommodations and cafete- nearby Gandhi Park, Rawat members to not rest until the An official said that the ria. We do not want to invite any then addressed a gathering prices of petrol, diesel and gates have been opened but said risk so are taking steps to follow while holding a cooking gas cooking gas are decreased. bookings would be accepted as the directives with utter seri- cylinder on his shoulder. Congress workers should move per Covid protocols in view of ousness,” a Dalma official said. He said that while the cost from village to village raising the pandemic. “Tourists are Dalma sprawls over an of a gas cylinder had risen by public awareness about the happy to know that restrictions area of 193 square kilometres about Rs 250 in the past three burden of price rise being put have been removed. We have and houses 85 villages inside months, there has been an on them. He also accused the also introduced restrictions on the enclave and 51 villages in unprecedented rise in the price central government of framing bookings. We would accept its periphery. Dalma is fre- of petrol and diesel even as the its policies to favour some cap- few bookings for accommoda- quently visited by people of price of food items has also italists. Targeting the state gov- tions. Social distancing is being Odisha and Kolkata. In fact a increased. ernment, he alleged that the followed, less number of guests large number of foreigners also He said, “In the past six problems of the people are would be allowed inside the visited Dalma last year. years, the central government being ignored. 56# # $ P # ' '/ / * ' ** + $ # # 7 7$ 8 + / P " # 1 # +
s many as 26 girls, mostly Asurvivors of child mar- sions. in joining the Border Police strength and resilience through riage and human trafficking, Launched in November Force and serving the country the pandemic to step into lead- from Maoist-affected and 2018, to help empower disad- as a soldier. “I think we need ership roles in your communi- poverty-stricken Khunti dis- vantaged youth with little or no more brave woman officers. ties, and to commit to a better trict were conferred certifi- exposure to either English or the And I want to not only join the future for yourselves and your cates at the first ever graduation United States, the batch that police force but also encourage families. I congratulate each ceremony of the U.S. Consulate graduated on Saturday was the other girls of my village to do and every one of you.” General Kolkata’s English first such batch in Jharkhand. the same,” she said. KGBVs are residential Access Microscholarship pro- These girls were imparted Director of the American schools, which cater to girls gramme in Khunti on Saturday English-speaking skills, critical Center Kolkata, Monica Shie from challenged backgrounds after they successfully com- thinking skills and computer extended her best wishes to the including survivors of child pleted their training pro- knowledge after the end of their students through a video and marriage, human trafficking, gramme under the guidance of daily school hours at Kasturba said, “Today you will be join- and gender-based violence and experts from the US Consulate. Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya ing the global Access family of are monitored by the govern- The English Access (KGBV) in Khunti, about 40 more than 100,000 students ment. The majority of the stu- Microscholarship programme, kilometers from capital Ranchi. across 85 countries. I feel so dents in this particular pro- funded by the Regional English Shobha Kumari, one of the proud to address this all-girls gramme are first generation Language Office of the U.S. 26 graduates, said that she Access graduation ceremony. learners from tribal families. Embassy New Delhi and the aspires to open a free school in Women’s History Month this Access is much more than U.S. Consulate General her village for deprived girls. year honors women of courage, just a scholarship programme Kolkata, is a two-year pro- “My dream is to ensure that not and the theme is to learn English. The Access gramme which provides a even one child has to give #ChoosetoChallenge. You all program also boosts students’ foundation of English language away her dreams because of are women of courage, and you self-esteem, opens their minds, skills to bright, economically poverty or other social restric- have chosen to challenge lim- gives them courage, and shows disadvantaged 13-20-year-old tions,” she said. itations, challenge stereotypes, them just what they are capa- girls through after school Another graduate, Nisha and challenge yourselves. Each ble of, officials from the US instruction and intensive ses- Kumari expressed her interest of you has shown indomitable Consulate in Kolkata said. + ,- ./.0 $ 3 ;85 " 5 !R 7 %( 5 88;! 856 chargesheet filed in the cattle- 95: # onations for the con- smuggling case last month. Dstruction of Ram Mandir Binay Mishra is suspected in Ayodhya are estimated to to be close to West Bengal have crossed 2,500 crore Chief Minister and TMC he Enforcement and construction is likely to supremo Mamata Banerjee’s TDirectorate (ED) on be completed in three years. nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Saturday said it has arrested Addressing the media, they further said. two directors of a Tamil Ramjanmabhoomi Teerth In its chargesheet filed Nadu-based firm in a money Kshetra Trust chairman before a designated CBI court laundering case worth 325 Champat Rai on Saturday in Asansol (West Bengal), the crore, linked to a bank fraud availed loans from erstwhile said that the construction agency has already mentioned case. Corporation Bank (now will commence from April Binay Mishra as absconding. Hittesh Patel and Suresh Union Bank of India) on the and as per banks’ estima- The CBI had filed a N Patel, directors of Shinago basis of inflated value of the tions till February 4, the chargesheet on February 18 in Plantations Pvt Ltd, were sent properties offered as collateral donations have crossed begun, the improvement of responses were received from “A lookout notice has been the case against Border Security to 10 days’ ED custody by a and indulged in wilful diver- 2,500 crore and house-to- land for the foundation will North East States and issued against Bijay Mishra, the Force (BSF) Commandant special court on Saturday sion of funds through various house visits for donations start in April. Southern States. he CBI has issued a lookout brother of TMC leader Binay Satish Kumar and six others for after they were placed under group accounts.” have been stopped. Around 2,500 cr have To a query, Rai said that Tnotice against Bijay Mishra, Mishra,” the official said, with- their alleged involvement in a arrest under sections of the It said investigation fur- Now only online dona- been received till 4th of donations from Rajasthan are brother of Trinamool Congress out divulging any other details. cattle-smuggling racket oper- Prevention of Money ther revealed that “the funds tions will be received, Rai said March, but can’t confirm the expected to be bigger than (TMC) leader Binay Mishra The agency has also sum- ating at the India-Bangladesh Laundering Act (PMLA), the so availed by various indi- adding that 10 crore house- figures. We have reached 10 Uttar Pradesh. who is a close confidant of moned two senior officers of the border. agency said in a statement. viduals/group concerns in the holds in 4 lakh villages had crore households with 9 lakh From Arunachal Pradesh party MP Abhishek Banerjee, West Bengal police -- an Recently, the CBI had also The two allegedly laun- form of Letter of Credit (LC) been approached by 9 lakh workers. The campaign is donations are estimated to in a cattle-smuggling case. Inspector General and a questioned Abhishek Banerjee’s dered funds to the tune of and Cash Credit (CC) lim- volunteers in the past 45 days over doesn’t mean that dedi- have crossed 4.5 crore, fol- The agency is mulling over Superintendent of Police -- on wife Rujira and sister-in-law 325 crore by using a network its/Agriculture term loans, during the fund collection cation towards God is over. lowed by 2 crore from approaching Interpol to get a Monday for questioning in con- Menaka Gambhir in a separate of nearly 20 group entities were transferred within the drive. Visit our website which has all Manipur. As per the press Red Corner Notice (RCN) nection with the case, they said. case pertaining to illegal coal located across Tamil Nadu. group entities through circu- “Four lakh cubic stones the details of bank accounts release issued by VHP, Rs.85 issued against Binay Mishra, The agency had named mining and pilferage from the The PMLA investigation lar rotation of money to avail will be used to complete con- and one can contribute crore has been received from who has not joined the probe Binay Mishra as a co-accused mines of the Eastern Coalfields revealed that “the accused in more funds from the Bank struction within 3 years. accordingly.” Tamil Nadu and 13 crore till now, officials said. in its supplementary Limited (ECL). collusion with the valuers without any actual business.” While construction has not He also said that a lot of from Kerala.
( #- ) (Vallabhbhai) Patel, Nehruji, & 8 $ 9 % 3!9 3 # 26 H (Lal Bahadur) Shastriji, Shaheed Bhagat Singh.” With 20 per courtroom at any given the hashtag ‘100Days time, shall invariably be listed 3R ! OfBJParrogance’, she said, for hearing through the video “100 days of BJP he Supreme Court, which is or tele-conferencing mode. Government’s arrogance, of Thearing cases through “...However, in case the assault on farmers, of lies video-conferencing since bench directs hearing of such and scorn for farmers.” March last year due to the matters to be held through the s the farmers’ protest Congress spokesperson Covid-19 pandemic, will com- hybrid mode, the appearance Aagainst the Centre’s new Pawan Khera said the protest- mence hybrid physical hearings of the parties, whether by farm laws completed 100 ing farmers have been from March 15. physical presence or through days, the Congress on braving all odds — of nature The apex court has issued video/tele-conferencing, will Saturday said the period was and the might of the State — the standard operating proce- be facilitated as per the direc- a “black chapter” in India’s for the last 100 days. dure (SOP) for the hybrid tions of the bench,” the SOP democracy for the treatment “Each one of us, whichev- physical hearings. said. meted out to the protesters er category we may belong to, The top court has been It said if the number of and also marked 100 days of have our own struggles and hearing cases through video- parties is higher than the spec- the ruling BJP’s “arrogance”. that is the awareness on conferencing since March last ified number in a matter list- Former Congress chief which the Government year due to the pandemic and decided by the bench, consid- hearings are to commence ed for hybrid hearing, then Rahul Gandhi hit out at the depends,” Khera said. several bar bodies and lawyers ering the number of parties in with effect from March 15, one advocate-on-record Centre over the farmers’ There is one section of the have been demanding that a matter as well as the limited 2021,” it added. (AOR) and one arguing coun- protest and said nails were their movement is far from Rahul said in his tweet, society that has found time to physical hearings should capacity of the courtrooms; all It said unless otherwise sel per party would be allowed laid at Delhi’s borders for over and they are “going Congress general come out and protest — farm- resume immediately. other matters, including those directed by a bench, the final entry. those, whose sons risk their strong”. “Whose sons risk secretary Priyanka Gandhi ers — against these “black “On an experimental basis, listed on Mondays and hearings or regular matters It said one registered clerk lives at the country’s bor- their lives at the Vadra also hit out at the laws” and they are “our voice”, and as a pilot scheme, the final Fridays, shall continue to be where the number of lawyers per party, as may be chosen by ders. country’s borders, for them Centre saying, “100 days of he added. hearings/regular matters list- heard through video/tele-con- for the parties is higher than the AOR, shall be allowed His attack came after the nails have been laid at the farmers’ struggle, of fight for The Congress demands ed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays ferencing mode,” said the SOP the average working capacity entry to carry paper-books or farmers’ agitation completed borders of Delhi. ‘Annadaatas’ rights, of respect for that the three new farm laws and Thursdays may be heard issued by the apex court. of the courtrooms according journals of lawyers up to the 100 days with the protesting demand their rights, govern- ‘annadaatas’, of the path should immediately be in the hybrid mode, as may be “The hybrid physical to COVID-19 norms, that is courtrooms. union leaders asserting that ment commits atrocities,” shown by Gandhiji, Sardar repealed, Khera said. 4 ( #(( ( Q ,/ $ $ # ( $ # # $ * ( + / ; the social reform of the 7 Pukhtuns and he continues to cientists have developed a parliamentary and inducted in irst published in Pashto in be revered across the world by Splatform to detect the effect then Modi-led NDA dispensa- he CPI(M) Polit Bureau on F1983, the autobiography of them. In India, he is known for of prolonged exposure to alco- he BJP on Saturday nomi- tion as Minister of State. TSaturday accused the BJP- freedom fighter Khan Abdul his close association with hol on red blood cells (RBC) Tnated senior party leader He lost the subsequent led Government at the Centre Ghaffar Khan, fondly known Mahatma Gandhi and his through high-resolution mea- and former Union Minister 2019 Lok Sabha elections to of playing dirty tricks by mis- as Bacha Khan or Badshah leadership of the Khudai surements of their size, accord- Pon Radhakrishnan as its can- Kumar from the same con- using Central agencies like Khan, is now out in English, Khidmatgar (Servants of God) ing to a statement on Saturday. didate for the April 6 bypoll to stituency. He was then MoS Customs Department to tar- announced publishing house movement from 1930 – 47 – The high-resolution plat- the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha Finance and Shipping. get Kerala Chief Minister Roli Books. one of the most successful and form that shows the reduction constituency in Tamil Nadu. Union Home Minister and Pinarayi Vijayan and Ministers The book, titled “The sustained Gandhian non-vio- in size of RBCs due to alcohol As the campaign for the former BJP president Amit during the poll season with Frontier Gandhi: My Life and lent campaigns anywhere in exposure can be tuned for a Assembly polls heats up, union Shah will be on a one-day visit tutored affidavits of accused Struggle”, is translated by for- the world. point-of-care screening of mul- Home Minister and former to Tamil Nadu and Kerala on persons in the gold smug- mer Pakistani civil servant The book, whose fore- tiple conditions that alter the BJP president Amit Shah will Sunday to attend various gling case. and author Imitiaz Ahmad word is written by historian size and count of red cells in also visit Tamil Nadu and important programmes. For his part, Vijayan said: Hon’ble chief minister and sented after the elections were Sahibzada. This is the “first and Mahatma Gandhi’s grand- blood. Kerala on Sunday. According to a party state- “After declaration of Assembly the Hon’ble Speaker with the announced shows the political time” that Khan’s autobiogra- son Rajmohan Gandhi, brings Although it is known that The bypoll was necessitat- ment here, Shah will first visit polls, central investigation help of the Consulate,” the game behind this move. phy is available in English. An to life events and personalities alcohol affects RBCs, the exact ed due to the death of Congress Suchindram Temple in agencies’ attacks have intensi- Customs has said in a state- “The BJP Central govern- earlier account of his life, pub- of the independence move- physiological changes are very MP H Vasantha Kumar in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu ,and fied. The Customs ment filed in the Kerala high ment is systematically misus- lished in English in 1969, and ment as Khan records the subtle and difficult to measure. August last year due to offer prayers. He will then Commissioner, who isn’t party court. ing the Central agencies for with the same title, was based untiring energy and sacrifices In order to overcome this COVID-19. launch “Vetri Kodi Eandhi” to gold smuggling case, includ- The CPI (M) Polit Bureau maligning the Chief Minister on the interviews conducted that went into winning free- challenge, scientists led by The BJP’s Central Election (Vijay Sankalp Mahasamaprk ed portions of confidential alleged that the tutored state- and the LDF government. The with him and was not “his dom. Professor Gautam Soni from Committee (CEC), which met Abhiyaan - a door to door statement by accused (Swapna ments of the jailed accused people of Kerala will see written autobiography”. “If our world wants to Raman Research Institute earlier under its National campaign) in Suchindram Suresh) in his statement in was recorded months ago and through this political chi- “.. Bacha Khan felt that the picture non-violent defiance, (RRI), an institution funded by President JP Nadda and attend- Town, Kanyakumari. High Court. He has also lev- leaked to malign the party canery and give a fitting rebuff 1969 account of his life and or inter-faith partnership, .. Or the Department of Science & ed by Prime Minister Narendra The BJP said Shah will hold eled allegations against Kerala during the election time. to the dirty tactics adopted by struggle was not complete and a commitment to the rights of Technology (DST), have devel- Modi, Defence Minister a massive roadshow “Vetri Kodi Speaker and Ministers to “The Polit Bureau of the the BJP and the UDF,” said began to write his own auto- the vulnerable, it cannot do oped custom-made Rajnath Singh and Home Eandhi” fom Hindu college to defame the LDF government.” CPI(M) strongly condemns CPI(M). biography thereafter, with the much better than study these electro-fluidic platform that Minister Amit Shah, approved Veppamoodu Kamaraj statue in The Customs Department the Customs Authority’s In Kerala, the CPI(M) has help of numerous associates. two men together: Ghaffar can detect the change by mea- the candidature of Kanyakumari. After the road- in Kochi earlier alleged that a attempt to falsely implicate staged protest marches at Bacha Khan’s autobiography Khan and, older by 21 years, suring the cell size in enhanced Radhakrishnan. He is also a show, the Union Home Minister political party was trying to Chief Minister Pinarayi Customs offices. Recently, the was thus first published in Mohandas Gandhi, brothers in resolution. former BJP State president. will address a Karyakarta Sabha intimidate the investigation Vijayan, three other ministers Customs Department has filed Pukhto in 1983, in Kabul.. spirit, each armed with the The device made in RRI The BJP had on late Friday of the party at Uduppi Hotel in agency but made it clear that and the Speaker of the an affidavit before the Court This book is a translation of swords of conscience and relies on the resistive pulse night finalised its seat-sharing Kanyakumari . it will not work. “A political Assembly of Kerala in an stating that the main accused Bacha Khan’s only written, courage,” writes Rajmohan, sensing principle. deal with its ally AIADMK for Shah will then proceed to party trying intimidation, will alleged dollar smuggling case. Swapna Suresh has given state- Pukhto autobiography,” writes who is also the author of The team first developed the April 6 Assembly polls in Kerala where he will visit Shri not work,” Customs The customs have cited an affi- ment before the investigators Sahibzada in the book. Khan’s biography, “Ghaffar techniques for making tiny the state where the latter, the Belur Math at (Preventive) Commissioner davit by one of the accused, on the knowledge of the Chief Khan (1890–1988), popu- Khan: Nonviolent Badshah of micron (1/1000th of a mil- lead partner, allocated 20 seats Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala Sumit Kumar wrote on his who is in judicial custody in Minister and three Ministers larly called the ‘Frontier the Pakhtuns”. limetre) sized holes or micro- to the saffron party, besides the and offer prayers. After that, he Facebook page. the gold smuggling case, for and Speaker of the Kerala Gandhi’, was born in “The Frontier Gandhi: My pores at the tip of a glass cap- Kanyakumari parliamentary will address the Valedictory “She has stated with clar- this purpose. The fact that this Assembly about the illegal Uthmanzai in the North-West Life and Struggle”, priced at illary with careful fabrication, segment. function of BJP’s Kerala Vijay ity about smuggling of foreign tutored statement was record- dollar trade and gold smug- Frontier Province of British 695, is available for sale in flame polishing, and image Radhakrishnan had won Yatra at Shanghumukham in currency at the instance of the ed some months ago and pre- gling involving UAE consulate. India. His life was dedicated to offline and online stores. verification. from Kanyakumari in the 2014 Thiruvananthapuram. / . / 3$ / ( ##
release issued by Patkar , some- Lok Samiti, a support group of various occasions, Patkar criminal petition, Patkar in the laneous application no. 6026 of both the sides said, “it is a case where she has categorically thing she has persistently NBA. The news was published denied that she ever issued any list of “dates and events”, men- 2018 filed by Patkar in the Delhi of the complainant (VK Saxena) admitted that she made aver- Delhi Court has ordered to denied in the court. by a news portal rediff.com. such press note and even tioned that on 24.11.2000, a High Court with the request for that on 26.11.2018, accused ments against the complainant.” Asummon the court clerk of Saxena has filed two Saxena denied that he ever claimed that it was fabricated press note was released by her calling upon additional witness (Medha Patkar) filed a petition The Magistrate further said the record room of Delhi High defamation cases against Patkar visited Malegaon or made any by Saxena himself. which was subsequently pub- in the case, i.e. the concerned bearing number Crl MC 6026 that relevant record related to Court to bring original case file which are pending in the court such donation to the NBA and Interestingly, Patkar filed a lished in the news portal red- court clerk of the Delhi High of 2018 before the Hon’ble Crl MC No. 6026 of 2018 titled of the petition filed by Medha of Metropolitan Magistrate, said that the press note was full criminal miscellaneous appli- iff.com. Court with original case file of Delhi High Court U/S 482 “Medha Patkar Vs State of Patkar for quashing of the Saket, New Delhi. The one of false allegations and was cation No 6026 on 26.11.2018, Incidentally, this was pre- the above case where she has CrPC for quashing the pro- Delhi & Others” should be defamation case filed by VK defamation case was related to defamatory. He subsequently U/S 482 of CrPC in the High cisely the case made out by admitted to have issued the ceedings of CC No. 2866/1/03 summoned in the present case. Saxena, presently the chairman a press note issued by Patkar on issued a legal notice to Patkar. Court of Delhi for quashing the Saxena. Patkar later withdrew press note in question. Counsel pending before this court. Ld “Hence, let summon be of Khadi and Village Industries 24.11.2000, in which she After receiving no response proceedings in another defama- the petition. for Saxena pleaded that judicial Counsel for the complainant issued to the concerned clerk of Commission. The original case claimed that Saxena visited from the NBA leader , Saxena tion case filed by Saxena against Saxena on February 17, admission cannot be with- submits that the accused has the record room of Hon’ble file will help settle the dispute Malegaon, praised Narmada filed a defamation case in her. An advance copy of the 2020 filed an application in the drawn. made certain judicial admis- Delhi High Court to bring the about the existence of the so Bachao Andolan (NBA), and January 2001. petition was also sent to Saxena MM Court along with certified Metropolitan Magistrate sions under oath in the said original case file on 19.03.2021,” called “defamatory’ press donated a cheque of 40,000 to During the last 20 years on by her advocate. In the said copies of the criminal miscel- Animesh Kumar after hearing petition filed before the DHC he ordered. 7 + ,- ./.0
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February 2. rencies, for improving gover- /+ = / + ./ steel making capabilities. sents huge cost-benefit oppor- The 15th Finance Singh said each Finance nance. , /9 ?+= Addressing a webinar here tunities,” he said.Goyal empha- he 15th Finance Commission has recommend- Commission has somewhat Prime Minister Narendra at the Container Corporation sised that if you produce a TCommission opted for con- ed that states be given 41 per increased the total amount of Modi himself is a strong advo- take a decision on the recom- over the impact cryptocurren- of India Ltd (CONCOR) on high-quality product, our tinuity and predictability and cent of the divisible tax pool of devolution as percentage of cate of embracing technology mendations of the IMC and the cies may have on the financial ‘Indigenous Manufacturing of neighbours will never be able hence retained the share of tax the Centre during the period divisible pool. in various aspects of gover- legislative proposal, if any, stability in the economy and Containers’, Goyal said, “We to match it. And that can be devolution to States at 41 per 2021-22 to 2025-26, which is at “We had an option of nance, the Minister of State for would be introduced in has conveyed the same to the should be aspiring for a much sold in Europe and US. cent of the total pool, its chair- the same level as was recom- continuing this trajectory, we Finance said while addressing Parliament following the due government. bigger play in container man- “If India manufacturers a man NK Singh said on mended by the 14th Finance had an option of enhancing this an event organised by process, he said while inviting The RBI had virtual- ufacturing. We have absolute- million containers in a year, we Saturday. Commission. devolution to somewhat high- Entrepreneurs’ Organisation - suggestions and views on this ly banned cryptocurrency trad- ly excellent steel making capa- will become cost-competitive,” Speaking at a webinar Finance Commission is a er figure. We had the option of EO Punjab. issue. ing in 2018 bilities, we have an MSME he said.Goyal said container organised by the Centre for constitutional body that gives somewhat recalibrating down- “Let me say that we wel- Cryptocurrencies are dig- and had directed all entities sector with good skills and the manufacturing business need- Policy Research (CPR), Singh suggestions on Centre-state wards looking at the constraints come innovation and new tech- ital or virtual currencies in regulated by the central bank to frame making capabilities are ed a LIFT, which CONCOR said each Finance Commission financial relations. on the fiscal space of the nology...Blockchain is a new which encryption techniques cease dealing in virtual cur- also good.” has been able to provide. in the past has somewhat As per the Commission, Central Government. Finance emerging technology. are used to regulate the gener- rencies. The Supreme Court The minister stressed that Elaborating the meaning of increased the total amount of the gross tax revenue (GTR) for Commission is not an Cryptocurrency is a form of ation of their units and verify had also asked the Centre in India’s exports are going to LIFT, he said L - efficient logis- devolution to states, but the the 5-year period is expected to encounter with shock and awe, virtual currency. I firmly the transfer of funds, operating 2019 to frame policies for cryp- increase significantly, as against tics, I - depending on indige- 15th Finance Commission be Rs 135.2 lakh crore. Out of Finance Commission has a believe that we must always independently of a central to, and in 2020, struck down the imports. “Government has nous sources, F - futuristic weighed all the options con- that, divisible pool (after legacy which believes in stabil- evaluate, explore and encour- bank. the curbs imposed by the RBI. made a conscious decision to and T - becoming a trendset- sidering that the fiscal space of deducting cesses and sur- ity, continuity and predictabil- age new ideas with an open Finance Minister Nirmala The Reserve Bank had support our shipping sector so ter.“We should all collectively both states and the Centre has charges and cost of collection) ity. We opted for continuity and mind,” he said. Sitharaman on Friday said the through various public notices more and more of the Indian take a concrete decision to shrunk on account of the is estimated to be Rs 103 lakh predictability,” he said. A High-Level Inter- government is still formulating on December 24, 2013, companies start owning Indian buy only Indian and support COVID-19 pandemic. crore. States’ share at 41 per Modi, in his speech, said Ministerial Committee (IMC) its opinion on cryptocurrencies February 1, 2017 and flag vessels,” he said. Indian industry, to meet not Rajya Sabha member cent of divisible pool comes to cess and surcharge which was was constituted under the and will take a calibrated posi- December 5, 2017, cautioned Goyal said, there is a lot of only India’s needs but the Sushil Kumar Modi highlight- Rs 42.2 lakh crore for 2021-26 10.4 per cent of GTR in 2011- Chairmanship of Economic tion. users, holders and traders of buzz and excitement in our world’s needs. Container short- ed that the share of divisible period. 12, has increased to 20.2 per Affairs Secretary on digital Reserve Bank of India virtual currencies, including manufacturing sector, to meet age and imported container pool is slowly shrinking as the The report of the 15th cent. Even after deducting GST currencies and it has submitted Governor Shaktikanta Das had bitcoins, regarding various risks domestic and international should be dumped into the “cess and surcharge” compo- Finance Commission was compensation cess, it is 15 per its report. last week said the apex bank associated in dealing with such requirements. “We are part of flames of history,” the minister nent in Gross Tax revenue is tabled in Parliament on cent. The government would has certain “major concerns” virtual currencies. the resilient global supply said. IANS ) ! " O $ '+ 9 + " # " # P automaker had previously (RoC) in Bengaluru, on nationalization,” it said. committed to spend $11.5 bil- January 8. It said though the ) s several carmakers bleed lion on electrifying its vehicle “2020 was a defining year ll India Nationalised Banks Government’s agenda of pri- Ain the US and beyond, lineup through 2022. for us on many levels. Despite AOfficers Federation (AIN- vatization started way back in bridges for the MAHSR corri- Tesla is profitable and accord- “Tesla & Ford are the only a challenging environment, BOF) has opposed privatisation 1991 immediately after the lib- dor in the state of Gujarat as ing to Elon Musk, his electric American carmakers not to we’ve reached an important of public sector banks as it will eralization the trade unions he National High Speed well union territory of Dadra car company and Ford are the have gone bankrupt out of milestone of producing and lead to increase in service were successful in thwarting il marketing companies TRail Corporation Limited and Nagar Haveli. only two carmakers in the US 1000’s of car startups. delivering 0.5 million cars,” charges and will take banking the ill-conceived moves of the Ohave spared consumers of (NHSRCL) on Saturday said She said that as of now, 5 which have not gone bankrupt. Prototypes are easy, production Musk had said. beyond the reach of common successive governments over yet another petrol and diesel that it has opened two techni- bidders for P-1 (C) whereas Tesla reported another is hard & being cash flow pos- On the other hand, Ford’s man. the past three decades and price hike even though the cal bids for construction or four bidders for P-1 (B) have profitable quarter as revenue hit itive is excruciating,” Musk increased investment is aimed In a statement, the AIN- maintaining the public sector global oil market is on the boil building of bridges for the 508 submitted their bids for the $10.74 billion in the fourth said in a tweet on Friday. at catching up with the EV BOF said privatization will status. with crude reaching within km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High package.She said that the P-1 quarter of 2020. In last year, Ford CEO Jim Farley market leader Tesla and keep primarily impact the general “Of the many private sec- touching distance of year-high- Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor (C) package includes con- Tesla achieved free cash flow of responded to his tweet, saying: pace with other automakers public only as the social objec- tor banks that came into exis- level of $70 a barrel. in the state of Gujarat and struction of bridges for double nearly $2.8 billion after spend- “Respect”. like GM and Volkswagen. tives will be lost in the name of tence, today only a handful Petrol continues to be Dadra and Nagar Haveli in line High Speed railway for ing more than $3 billion on In 2020, Tesla produced “We are accelerating our profitability. which were promoted by the priced at 91.17 a litre and which nine companies have four PSC Bridges and seven building new factories and and delivered half a million plans right now, breaking con- “Service Charges will be financial houses like ICICI, diesel 81.47 a litre in the cap- participated. steel truss bridges between other expenditures. vehicles. In addition, Model Y straints, increasing battery increased and customers who UTI, IDBI, HDFC are surviv- ital on Saturday. Across the NHSRCL spokesperson Zaroli Village at Maharashtra - US automaker Ford last production in Shanghai has capacity, improving our costs are able to bear those charges ing and many of the private country too, the petrol and Sushma Gaur said that the - Gujarat Border and Vadodara, month announced to more begun. and getting more battery only will be serviced. This will sector entities that commenced diesel price remained technical bids for contract in Gujarat and the union ter- than double its investment in Tesla this year also regis- electrics into our cycle plan,” take banking beyond the reach their banking operations after unchanged. packages of P-1(B) and P-1(C) ritory of Dadar and Nagar electric and autonomous vehi- tered its Indian subsidiary with Ford CEO Farley said last of the common man which was 1990 were either closed or This is seventh consecutive for construction or building of Haveli for the project. cles to $29 billion. The the Registrar of Companies month. the primary objective of merged”, it added. day when pump prices of auto fuels have remains unchanged. After a spike in global oil ( prices seen over last two weeks & () 8 ! with crude price jumping close to $67 a barrel, prices had fall- + + "Q en to around $63 a barrel but ! it rose again to cross $69 a bar- rel mark now after after the ;/;/ (DMET), cess, forest permit OPEC+ decision to continue fee, and other taxes, the com- with crude production cut in Mumbai: Covestro saw a ountry’s largest iron ore pany said. &!, April. strong end to an exceptional “However, IPM grew 1.1 Cminer NMDC has left the Last month, NMDC Petrol and diesel prices year in 2020 and benefited, per cent YoY during February price of lump ore unchanged at reduced the price of lumps to ' work of 38 power transmission have been rising continuously especially in the second half, igh base effect along with 2021, due to a 5.8 per cent vol- 5,100 per tonne and 4,210 5,100 per tonne from 5,700 lines and 11 substations since February 9. from its consistent crisis pre- Hvolume decline subdued ume decline, price growth of per tonne for fines in its latest per tonne fixed on January 6, ndia Grid Trust, India’s first extending over 7,570 circuit vention measures and a recov- the growth of India’s pharma- 4.8 per cent and products price revision announced on 2021, while the rate of fines was Ipower infrastructure invest- kilometers and 13,350 MVA in ery in demand. ceuticals market, India Ratings launches at 2.1 per cent.” Saturday. also revised downwards to ment trust (InvIT), on Saturday 17 Indian states and 1 Union However, despite the very and Research (Ind-Ra) said. According to Ind-Ra, Iron ore is the key raw 4,210 a tonne from 4,810 per signed a share purchase agree- Territory. successful fourth quarter, the Accordingly, the volume acute therapies such as gastro material used in steel making. tonne. ment to acquire NER-II NER-II is part of Inter group could not fully com- declined in the anti-infective and vitamins witnessed sales Any change in its prices has a NMDC, under the Transmission Limited from State Transmission Scheme pensate the massive, pandem- and respiratory products was growth of 9.9 per cent YoY and direct impact on the rates of Ministry of Steel, is the coun- Sterlite Power as part of the (ISTS) network, and was ic-related cut-backs that arose pronounced during the 8.6 per cent YoY, respectively, steel. In a filing to the BSE, try’s largest iron ore miner. Framework Agreement. awarded on a Build, Own, in the first six months. month. while anti-infectives declined NMDC said it fixed the price The company, which The indicative value of the Operate, Maintain (“BOOM”) “We were able to successfully “Ind-Ra expects a growth 11.3 per cent YoY during of lumps or high-grade iron ore has been in the business of acquisition is 4,625 crore and basis with a contractual period navigate through this highly improvement over the coming February 2021. at 5,100 per tonne, and that of mining iron ore for over six would boost IndiGrid’s AUM of 35 years. exceptional year and main- months as the vaccination “A growth outperformance iron ore fines or inferior grade decades, produces about 35 (asset under management) by The project has 11 ele- tained our ability to act at all drive gains momentum and a was observed in chronic ther- ore at 4,210 a tonne. MT iron ore from its three iron 34 per cent to over 20,000 ments including two substa- times,” said CEO Markus lower base leads to better apies during the month, with The revised prices are ore complexes in the country crore ($2.8 billion). tions of 1,260 MVA capacity Steilemann. growth momentum.” cardiac and anti-diabetic effective from March 6, 2021 — one in Donimalai in Post completion, the plat- and four transmission lines growing 7.3 per cent YoY and and exclude royalty, District Karnataka and two in the form’s asset portfolio would extending over 830 circuit kilo- 4.3 per cent YoY, respectively.” Mineral Fund (DMF), National Dantewada district of consist of 13 power transmis- metres. Mineral Exploration Trust Chhattisgarh. sion projects, with a total net- + ,- ./.0 8 3"
Gilani on Wednesday. The Party, three from the Grand rupt a press conference of Opposition demanded the Democratic Alliance, and one Opposition leaders belonging Prime Minister’s resignation each from the Awami Muslim to the Pakistan Muslim League- after the debacle. League and the Jamhoori Nawaz (PML-N). Addressing the House after Watan Party voted in favour of PML-N leaders alleged that securing the trust vote, the 68- the resolution. Independent they had been manhandled by year-old cricketer-turned candidate Aslam Bhotani also the ruling party members who politician thanked all lawmak- voted in favour of Khan. were holding up banners and ers from his party and allies for Earlier, unruly scenes were chanting slogans in favour of supporting him in Parliament. witnessed outside Parliament Khan. Security forces man- Foreign Minister Shah building when supporters of aged to separate the political Mahmood Qureshi earlier the ruling alliance tried to dis- workers of the two sides. tabled a single-point resolution in the House. “That this House reposes # # # # confidence in the Prime # % *5>/ % Minister of the Islamic *!? 1 Republic of Pakistan, Mr Imran Khan, as required under clause (7) of Article 91 of the , 3 '23,4',- *5,- fident our drive system is good planet. to go, capable of taking us On March 2, NASA said its ASA’s latest Mars rover, 8 %98 &2 00 wherever the science leads us engineers unstowed the rover’s NPerseverance, performed 63 9+ $ 2$%%3! 2 over the next two years,” 2-metre-long robotic arm for its first test drive on the Red #2 8 & #2 6 9+ Zarifian said. the first time, flexing each of its Planet, covering a distance of 3 38 2 %# & H< Regular commutes of over five joints over the course of about 6.5 metres across the 8! 9 38 & 48 $ ;5H 200 metres are expected once two hours. Martian landscape, a “major 6 9 32 9 3 6$2 the rover begins pursuing its All the while, the space milestone” before it begins its $ 43! 9$ science goals, including the agency said the rover continues science operations. search for signs of ancient to send down images from 8 9 8 9 62&% The drive lasted about 33 9 2 4 2 38 %& microbial life, NASA said. Mars using the most advanced minutes, propelling the rover 996+ 9 &996+ 38 As part of its mission, the suite of cameras ever to travel forward by four metres, where 39 63 23 rover would characterise the to the Red Planet. it then turned to the left by 150 ) 9 3 2 Red Planet’s geology and past “Every picture from degrees and backed up 2.5 climate, and pave the way for Perseverance is relayed by metres into its new temporary %% %+ 9$ !3 human exploration of Mars. either the European Space parking space, the American 98 2 233 9 2 It is also expected to be the Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter, or space agency noted in a state- 938 823 6!9 # 26 9 first to collect and cache NASA’s MAVEN, Mars ment. 93! 629 83 8 9 Martian rock and soil. Odyssey, or Mars According to NASA, the ( ( 1 1 / # 2# 6 9 2 % 2 Since its landing on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. They drive served as a mobility test 7 ( &=*5>5& 1 8 )%3 on February 18, the rover has are important partners in our to check out and calibrate undergone several routine explorations and our discover- every system, subsystem, and “When it comes to wheeled Anais Zarifian, the mobility test “This was our first chance checks, including a a software ies,” said Justin Maki, chief instrument on the Perseverance vehicles on other planets, there bed engineer of the Mars 2020 to ‘kick the tires’ and take update, replacing the comput- engineer for imaging and the rover, which it said is a major are few first-time events that Perseverance rover at NASA’s Perseverance out for a spin. The er program that helped land imaging scientist for the Mars milestone before the science measure up in significance to Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) rover’s six-wheel drive respond- Perseverance with one NASA 2020 Perseverance rover mis- operations get underway. that of the first drive,” said in Southern California. ed superbly. We are now con- will rely on to analyse the sion at JPL. + ,- ./.0 9 the standards won’t fall and “We had to pick up our Rishabh and Washy’s partner- body language after the first ship showed exactly that in a game in Chennai. Every team crucial juncture of the match,” in International cricket is a Kohli said at the post-match quality side and we need to . # =; .R& . presentation. work hard to beat them, even After notching up victories at home. Keeping that intensi- in the second and third Tests ty going is most important 87 ( "( 5( : " respectively, India won the and is the hallmark of our fourth match inside three days. team,” Kohli said. & )! 7 ;+ xar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin Aonce again made a mock- ery of an eternally confused English batting line-up as India enter into the inaugural World Test Championship final with a resounding innings and 25 run victory on the third afternoon of the fourth and final Test here on Saturday. All India needed was a draw to book a Lord’s date in June with Kane Williamson’s New Zealand but Axar (24-6-48-5), in company of Ashwin (22.5-4-47- 5), literally blew England away in a session and half for a pal- try 135 in 54.5 overs to complete a 3-1 rout, ensuring that the Anthony De Mello Trophy will stay at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai. It was another two and half days finish but even the most partisan England experts like their former skipper Michael Vaughan have admitted that the 22-yard strip had almost nothing to do with their side’s ! ) + # A # *1 * , ( ! abject surrender. played out for most of the was only a matter of time (43 off 97 balls) added an A case in point could be series. before he yorked himself as invaluable 106 runs for the India’s first innings score of With shoulders already Pant fumbled while gathering eighth wicket, which ended 365 and a lead of 160 on the drooping after the humilation but managed to effect a stump- even a miniscule chance for same track where England inflicted by Pant and ing to make it 65 for 5. England to stage a recovery. could cumulatively manage Washington, England’s openers The England skipper could only 340 runs across two Zak Crawley (5, 16 balls), Dom only helplessly look how his ‘BENCH STRENTH’ innings. Sibley (3, 21 balls) and Jonny colleagues made a mess of Test India’s supremely talented This was one Test match Bairstow (0, 1 ball) seemed like match batting and Ashwin bench strength has made skip- where Indians, even before a “walking wickets” at the start of finally had his number trapping per Virat Kohli quite confident ball being bowled, created an the post-lunch session. him leg before on the back-foot that the team will have a rela- illusion of a turning track. It One had expected two of with another straight ball. tively smooth ride when the was a ploy of playing with the England’s best players in Joe The remaining wickets in transition period dawns upon minds of a team that was Root (30) and Ben Stokes (2 off the post tea session were a mere it in the next few years. already in a negative zone. 9 balls) to put up a fight but the formality which the spinners With the rise of several There wasn’t much turn all-rounder failed to gauge the completed in due course of young players like Washington but enough to ensure that the extra bounce as he went for a time. Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and visitors wilted under pressure sweep shot off Patel. The morning session the maverick Rishabh Pant, as Patel’s series tally stood at Kohli accepted the dolly at belonged to Washington, India have been on a roll both highest for a newcomer (27) leg slip as England’s resistance whose 96 off 174 balls was as at home and abroad. while man of the series was blown away at 30 for 4. important as Pant’s second day “Our bench strength is Ashwin was peerless as ever Ollie Pope (15) hit Ashwin hundred in the final context of extremely strong and that’s a with 32 scalps in his kitty. for a six, which was more des- the match. good sign for Indian cricket. A lot of credit for this vic- peration than finesse, and it Washington and Axar Patel When the transition happens, tory should go to the indomitable Rishabh Pant, who played the enforcer on the second day with a magnif- icent hundred, and Washington Sundar, who notched up a chiselled 96. These two knocks literal- ly made it impossible for England to make a comeback as a total of 365 seemed like 650. The coming of age of Pant as a real replacement for the iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni and emergence of Washington as a potent batting all-rounder only augurs well for the team. So formidable is India’s bench strength right now that Hanuma Vihari, who saved an epic Test in Sydney only a cou- ple of months back, may not get to play a Test in near future. World’s best wicketkeep- er Wriddhiman Saha will also find it difficult to add to his 38 Tests unless the Roorkee Rockstar gets injured. Patel, in his debut Test series, was a powerhouse per- former but he also knows that once Ravindra Jadeja is fit and available, he will have to wait for his next Test. 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These 51 sacred sites are also linked by theolo- gists and scholars to the 51 alphabets of the Sanskrit language. In each of the Peethas also resides Kaalbhairava, which is another name of Shiva. Most of the Shakti Peetha shrines con- tain a naturally appearing stone which becomes the object of worship around which the temple shrine is built. Vindhyavasini is an additional Shakti Peetha, which I have deliberately not included in the 51 Peethas. While a powerful dwelling of Shakti, Vindhyavasini is not the abode of Shakti as Sati’s body parts. It is, however, the preferred choice and home of Yogamaya, the sister of Krishna, who escaped from Kamsa’s prison at Mathura. Kalika Purana indicates that there are four Adi Shakti Peethas, which is further affirmed in the commentary and text of Brihat Samhita. It lists the names of the location at various places in India such as Vimla temple, Odisha, where her feet fell, Tara Tarini temple in Behrampur, Odisha, where her breasts fell, Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Assam, where her yoni or vagina fell and lastly, the Kalighat temple in West Bengal, where her right toe fell. Since antiquity, Goddess worship has been part of the Indic tradition of India. In fact, the Goddess is even more popular than Shiva and Vishnu. All the manifestations, avataras or appearances of the many forms of Devi belong to the pantheon of the Shakti cult. The Supreme Goddess can be a gentle life-giver as in the case of Lakshmi, Saraswati or Parvati, or as the mis- tress of death in the form of Durga, Kali and Chamunda. She is a fascinating juxtaposition, + C3 # D */ both life-perpetuating and potently destructive. In her life-giving form, Shakti can be represent- $ $ B1(1 + ed as beautiful, benevolent, maternal, knowl- region, given the culture and history of the Peethas. The idea is to take the energy of the by the devotees of the region, naturally the edgeable, compassionate and even desirable to place. Over time, the Peethas became linked to Supreme Goddess while receiving her bless- prasada of the Peetha also acquires a local the best. She invigorates, cheers and brightens their respective regions. The local people took ings. The religious rites have three distinct flavour. In Eastern India, it is primarily khichdi the entire universe. She is represented and ownership of them and started claiming rights classifications: Nitya, which is daily, normally and kheer with poori and potato curry; in South described as an idealized woman who is imbued over the teerthas and sites. Naturally, the local done at home; Naimittika, which are important India, it is a variation of the local rice, i.e. puli- with beauty, virtue and righteousness, and food and religious and cultural traditions start- days of the deity, and particular festivals (some hora; in Andhra Pradesh, a jaggery laddoo; and adorned with jewels. In fact, her iconography is ed getting preference over the stated Puranic or special to the ishta deva at home or to the pre- in Western India, at the Amba temple in drawn from the pre-modern depictions of the standard Sanatan dharmashastras. siding deity of the temple); and finally Banaskantha, a delicious sweet made of chick- salabanjikas, apsaras and surasundaris. In this In the temples, the daily rituals of worship Kamya, which are optional, but a highly pea flour, the mohanthal, is offered along with form, Shakti embraces and enlivens all aspects were similar to the presiding deity, who was desired teertha being one of them. sindoor, and makhanas, or dried lotus seeds. In of reality. As the goddess of destruction and dis- normally male, i.e. Vishnu or Shiva, and the The ritual of prayer to Shakti is also vested this way, almost every region brings in its ease, she takes on rather unattractive and repul- feminine was worshipped in the form of their in the panchbhootas, where the five jnanain- regional flavour and speciality as part of the sive forms. As Sitala Devi Manasa, or Kali, the consorts. However, in the Shakti Peethas, the driyas, or senses, are included in the aspect of prasada offered at the Shakti Peethas. Devi is shown as haggard, ugly, unkempt and presiding deity was a body part, which while puja: Meat as prasada is served in the temple emaciated. However, whatever the form, it is having its own specific service or prayer, was community kitchens only on special occasions always powerful. enfolded in the larger narrative of the worship )3 & 22 K3338 39 ) > when specific sacrifices are conducted. Holding I have dipped into both Puranic and of Shakti in the form of Devi. 49 $ ) 9 $6 water in the palm of their hands, or achaman, Shakta texts to read the many interpretations The purpose of puja (prayer) is to appease, / 43 2 22$6 the devotee asks for forgiveness and blessings and mythologies associated with the iconogra- soothe and mollify the powerful Goddess and !3 * /923 6$ before beginning their prayer. In the large public phy, rituals of worship, devotion and represen- embrace the divine energy expressed as life K% 23! 9 7 temples, it is the priest who becomes the con- tation of the Shakti Peetha as sites of immense force. The life force itself has many variations, 226 29 6%% 383 duit of devotion and reverence. He is the inter- power and energy. Each devotee enters the site from auspiciousness, health, desire for chil- mediary who while performing the ritual acts, of the Peetha through their own path of wor- dren, wealth and success, gaining power over offers food and flowers to the presiding deity of ship, through their respective understanding of intellectual and artistic skill, even victory over the temple. Worship in a temple begins by cir- the Great Goddess. The wama panthis or Shakt enemies. The ritual of puja is heavily invested ,' .+ Prasada is both an offering and a blessing. It cumambulating the temple and the garbhagriha worshippers, for whom Shakti/Devi is in darshan. While doing puja, the concept of ) ) * is offered by the devotee when he/she begins the where the deity lives. supreme, enter through the tantric path, which making eye contact with the deity is the key. * 5 ritual of puja. In domestic spaces, the devotee The myth of Sati and the 5l Peethas is an is a sectarian movement. Darshan is a two-way concept where the devo- performs the puja at an individual, intimate important myth in the worship of the Supreme The 51 Peethas have their own singular tee sees the divinity and in turn, the divinity *+ / level, often making prasada or an offering of Goddess. It lays down the template for all those iconography and their own specific modes of sees the devotee. The concept of darshan cross- ))' / fruits, and a rice and milk pudding with saffron who believe in the Absolute Power of the rituals, worship and even prasada, with some es all spaces, from intimate puja corners at / '5 strands and sprinkled with mewa/ nuts, particu- Mother Goddess, crossing borders from Tantra standard common offerings like flowers, sweets home in domestic spaces to large public tem- * + / larly almonds and raisins. What I have observed to Mantra, from Devi Bhagwat Purana to Yogini and vermilion. ples including the 51 Shakti Peethas. in the offerings by the devotees, is that for Hridya Tantra, right down to the popular The very act of darshan/view is the crucial )) * . Shakti, it is a bali, or animal sacrifice, normally Grama Devi in a village to the Kula Devi of a key that creates the iconic moment where the * * / a lamb and sometimes even a buffalo. The very Rajput clan. While the Shakti Peethas were specific to devotee and the divine are in complete sync. ) * ' basic prasada for Shakti is meat, alcohol for the body parts of Sati, the rituals of adoration, This is the reason why ‘Shakt’ worshippers Bhairava, and a sweet, normally a rice pudding. prayer and worship differed from region to make long and arduous journeys to the Shakti Since the Shakti Peethas have been appropriated >> ). ) .' / /5 ) . *' * .' * yvixiari K 5 6 :&)) , ) ) 233 23 2 28 9 32 8 2 645 9 > 9 6 2# 643! 2 9 9 3 2 82+ 9 K ! + e are at our wits end as no end to the pandemic appears to be in sight. Return to normalcy appears Wto be a shifting goal post something like a mirage on the highways in a hot summer afternoon. The society is witnessing all kinds of negative emotions reigning over human thinking. Depression is on the rise. Aggression is on the rise. Fear and anxiety are on the rise. Human response is completely clueless. With jobs disappearing, careers jeop- ardised and businesses vanishing, talks of positive thinking appear hollow. Rather a gimmick of a few who have the sup- port system to hold the fort. But can something be done about it. No not about Corona. That will take its own course and hopefully it has covered most of its journey. In the times of distress, frustration can take many forms, from most unde- sirable behaviours too weird responses. However, the source of all this is not Corona. Coronavirus is what it is. The problem is how we perceive corona and its consequences. It is the perceived world that is the real world and the prob- lem lies in how we perceive Corona. So tempering the per- ception is the answer. But the source of this perception is the mind which is giving all kinds of warning signals and anxious moments. We can take a cue from the definition of Bhram or illusion as described in Indian philosophy. The famous rope and snake illusion. If you see a snake and believe it’s a rope your response will be as if it’s a rope. On the other hand if you see a rope and believe it’s a snake you will behave soul is sent to a life in the all of creation and God. Most religions choice that this is what we want to do. In this process we are not going like you do when you see a snake. To sum it up then the per- human body for a certain believe that there are higher regions or The steps to do this are simple. anywhere physically; we are merely ception of Corona is like that. For some it is like snake so period of time. When the existence to which the soul goes after Step one is to stop identifying with shifting our attention from one state they are over anxious and for some it is a rope, not to be both- soul inhabits a body, the it dies. Scientists and doctors have tried *. the body, mind, and world outside, and of consciousness to the other. The ered at all. Both these positions are erroneous and the truth soul is still a part of God to verify this by documenting accounts identify with the soul. other state of consciousness does not is somewhere in between. The solution lies in mind man- andA is still one with God. The soul, of people who were declared clinical- '+ Step two requires that when we iden- exist in time or space. They are oper- agement. But mind management is easier said than done. however, is now overpowered by pow- ly dead but had near-death experiences tify with our soul that we shift our ating concurrently. We are simultane- It is both a science and an art. In fact it is a practice and one erful forces, such as the mind, the body and described something beyond this attention to the frequency or the ously in the other realms and in God needs a lot of training to do it. It is important to understand and the outer world, which cause the world. The question is, where are these ) ') higher realms and ultimately to God. at the same time but we are not aware the science first. We must realise that mind generates thou- soul, over time, to forget itself. The soul realms? They are not zones in outer That is all we have to do. God did of it because our attention is only sands of thoughts everyday, more distressful then the pleas- slowly begins to identify itself with the space delineated by borders. All these *,' not make it hard for us to become focused on one region-the physical. ant ones. The way out is to control that. One of the most pop- body and mind and world outside. It realms exist concurrently with this one. ' aware of our true Home. It is we who So, for step one, if we meditate ular idioms explain the way to control the mind very sim- suddenly begins to think that it can The reason we are not aware of them have made it complicated. accurately we will experience ourselves ply. An empty mind is a devils workshop. So the way out is only receive information from the is because they operate on a different ) * So how do we accomplish step one as soul. Once we identify with the soul, engaging the mind constructively. That calls for the art. This outer world through the senses. Thus frequency or vibration. / 5 and step two? To accomplish step one, then we will also be aware of the inner has to be developed. By doing, by training. That is why prac- the soul has become attuned to only The saints and mystics tell us that we must withdraw our attention from Light and Sound that is the radiance tice is important. Experience of calmness or agitation depends one channel — the channel of the we have the choice to either stay tuned ' our body, mind, and the world outside. and vibratory sound of God within us. on the mind. To train the mind there is a need to reorient world. to this physical world, or to tune into * We must decide to turn off the outer If we absorb ourselves in the Light and the thought process. The greatest problem is in our assump- If we think about our life as the channels of God. God wants us to programming. When that program- Sound within, we can then attain step tion that we are entitled to a certain way of life. This is a con- watching a television programme, we watch God’s programming. God is * ming is in the off mode, then in the two. We can shift our attention into the ditioned state as we have taken many things for granted. So have multiple choices as to what to available twenty-four hours of the day, ' * silence we will experience ourselves as Light and Sound, which attracts our even the slightest disruption throws us out of gear. That way watch. Just as there are a dozen net- three hundred sixty five days of a year. soul. That is the step that we call self- soul to higher levels of vibration. Corona has become a major disruption. Naturally we are work stations and then dozens if not God’s programming does not turn off knowledge. It is simply a matter of choosing completely off balance. The mind needs to be reassured. Our hundreds of cable stations from which at three a.m. like some networks do. ' * Once we identify with the soul, we where we want to put our attention. previous generations have gone through even more difficult to choose, so, too, there are many activ- It is a free station broadcasting all the will be able to pick up frequencies that This is the simplicity of spirituality. times, and the world did not come to an end. This time also ities in this world that we can engage time without any cable fees. We only ) ' the soul is capable of receiving. We can God did not make things complicat- it won’t. Just keep on counselling the mind to take things in in. need to know how to tune into God’s make a gradual shift in which we go ed. It is simple, we just have to choose its stride and think of ways to cope with the disruption. It Now, let us take a look at the other station. from the consciousness of one region to transplant the flower of our atten- works. choices available to us. This physical The connection to God is not to consciousness of the spiritual tion from the world into God’s garden. / # * * planet is not a separate offshoot from hard. It is just a matter of making the realms. ( /73 ( /7 E# 7 /."; 1 " ! + MAPPING THE SACRED %% 83 D %9 %$ 9 $ 2 2 9%9 # 26 86239 3 9 38 2 98+ 9 K ' DWELLINGS OF SHAKTI n the sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna states Ithat there are two types of persons in this world. These either possess A typical feature in each divine qualities or demonic qualities. Shakti Peetha is the presence of Every person will have predominance a manifestation of Shiva in the of either of the two. (16.6) We know form of Bhairava. Sati, whose what divine qualities are: these are non- body parts create the Shakti violence, truthfulness, not given to Peethas, is married to the pri- anger, modesty, etc. (16.2) The demon- mordial god, Shiva. However, ic qualities are: deceitful behaviour, the Shakti Peethas are complet- arrogance, anger, etc. (16.4) Demons, ed with a Bhairava shrine with- having little intelligence, take birth to in the complex. cause harm to the world. (16.9) In each of the 51 Shakti So, we, having divine qualities, Peethas, Shiva meditates as must protect ourselves from these Bhairava. Each of the Bhairavas demonic characters. Consider what have their own unique iconog- happened during the Mahabharat era. raphy and indicators. To Evil forces led by Duryodhan and com- understand the cult of Bhairava pany came to power. Pandavas — the and the different forms of rightful occupants of the throne were ful in choosing with whom I associate. vide whatever I need, whenever I need. Bhairavas, it is important to ousted. In the same period, Kansa — I try to maintain close relationships Additionally, I have realised that understand the origin, markers, a demon was wrecking havoc on good with only the really good ones. For oth- God is forever watching all of us; hear- manifestations, representations people and there was no check on him. ers, my rule is to be strictly formal with ing whatever we say; and being aware and expressions of the God incarnated as Lord Krishna and them, i.e. what is the minimum of what we are thinking. And the pur- Bhairavas. set the matter right. However, God required. Going further, I worship pose is simply to help, guide and $ $ B+ The fierce form of Shiva is +/ does not incarnate so frequently. Then, “Shanideva”, as advised by my reward in order to encourage us good Bhairava, who himself has what are we to do? In the present times, astrologer, and I do so quite serious- people; the task of punishing is with the many manifestations. He is many despots have managed to take ly. Gaining favour of gods and goddess- divine authorities. It took me quite even present in Buddhist and Bhairava moves into the Bheeshana Bhairava and would like to end with a shloka control of their nations. What should es is also important for me. I worship some time to fully realise the fact that Jaina iconographies. In realm of the tantric and with Samhaara Bhairava. from Devi Upanishad where the their citizens do? Good people in these “Durga Ma” by chanting a particular God, who is everything (7.19) has Vajrayana Buddhism, he is his consort Bhairavi. In this, The Bhairavas are ruled and complement of man and woman countries must come together to pro- mantra suggested by my spiritual taken this duty upon Himself. This is known as the Bodhisattva he is prayed to at midnight controlled by the Maha in the form of Shiv and Shakti is tect themselves, and, if possible, bring friend. All these getting together with true as realised by many. Due to this Majushri, Heruka, during which time, the couple Kaalbhairava, or Kaalbhairava, expressed, which is also the base change in the government as and when good people, “grahas” and gods and fact, I can live peacefully; I feel secure Vajrabhairava and Yamantaka. give darshan to their faithful who as per the Shaivite tantric of the Samkhya Philosophy: there is a opportune moment. goddesses is very satisfactory. However, in spite of presence of many negative Bhairava is also known as devotees. It is believed that texts, is also the supreme ruler of ‘It is only when Shiva unites Let me explain this philosophy of I still felt a lot of vacuum. forces. I am so gratified that I spend the wandering form of Shiva- there are 64 Bhairavas, who the world. In the Trikha system, with thee, O Shakti, that he coming together. I will cite my own Over a period of many decades, I fifteen minutes daily prior to going to the fearful form who is the are divided into eight cate- Bhairava as Para Brahman is becomes the all-powerful Lord. example. I don’t like many things which have realised that this vacuum can only sleep thanking the Lord for various annihilator. As Mahakaal gories, known as also the supreme reality. Left to himself, he lacks even the happen in the country, but that does be filled by God. Only He, the omnipo- things. The underlying emotion is: Bhairava, he is the keeper of Astabhairavas, the guardians Along with Ganesha and strength to raise his little finger.’ not prevent me from protecting myself tent, can help in certain circum- God, we have you. Without your pres- time. As Dandapani, he holds a of the eight directions. They Hanuman, the two most popular from evil forces. I try to associate with stances; only He, the omniscient, can ence I or anyone cannot gain peace, danda/rod to punish the sin- are Asithaanga Bhairava, Ruru gods of the Hindu pantheon, the Excerpted with permission mostly good people. Fortunately for guide me in the most difficult situa- bliss or sense of security. Thank God ners. And as Swaswas, he is one Bhairava, Chanda Bhairava, Mother Goddess or Maa is pre- from Shakti: 51 Sacred Peethas me, my family consists of really good tions; only He, the omnipresent, can be that you are very much with us. whose mount or vehicle is a Krodha Bhairava, Unmattha sent in every home in the form of the Goddess by Alka Pande, souls; I couldn’t have asked for better. available to me at all times; and only ( dog. Bhairava, Kapaala Bhairava, of the domestic mother herself. I Rupa, 295 As far as relatives go, I am very care- He, the Master of the universe, can pro- E ( 7 uvitiut !"!# 6" &7 8 he Syrian Civil War start- By 2020, the Syrian civilians Ted as a non-violent upris- faced another year confronting ing in the middle of March life-threatening challenges. It is 2011. Today it is a full-fledged all about their survival as all of war which involves several them are fighting for basic nations and world’s prominent amenities such as food and jehadi outfits such as Islamic medicines. State (ISIS), al-Qaeda and However, the last year saw splinter groups of these two the discernible decrease in vio- mainstream groups. However, lent conflicts across the coun- the Baathist Syrian Arab try. But this does not mean that Republic headed by President warring groups are retreating. Bashar al-Assad has survived a No single rebel group is con- decade in power despite mili- sidering withdrawing from the , +, tary challenges from all corners war zones. The reason behind 7 ,,+ of the country. is that all these groups are Estimates emerging from backed by strong allies and they + /9 ++ /9 various human rights agencies want to pursue the war till the ?+ and independent media reports fall of the Assad Government. say that by end of December The Human Rights Watch /9 / last year, the death toll in the notes, “With the unprecedent- ./ // war was between 3,87,000 and ed depreciation of national 5,93,000. The UN reports that currency, the imposition of /=9 /+9 more than 5.6 million have further international sanctions += + already fled the country and and crises in neighboring + / over 6 million have been inter- countries, the Syrian economy nally displaced so far. went into freefall for much of == ,,+, Although many complex 2020. For ordinary Syrians, $ $+/ events pushed the Syrians into this translated into an inabili- this war, one that stands out is ty to procure food, essential / +A$?= the historic Arab Spring, start- drugs, and other basic neces- =/+9 ed in the early months of 2011. sities. As a result, more than 9.3 This 21st century movement million Syrians have become +7+/+ mainly inspired by digital plat- food insecure and over 80 per ./ / forms across North Africa cent of Syrians live below the through the West Asia finally poverty line.” ??+= triggered the uprising in Syria. This correctly reflects the ?+ ./ + / But then quickly, the Arab situation on the ground and Spring had turned into mass insurmountable challenges =/=+/ gathering in the form of non- faced by the millions who are violent protests against the caught between warring zones. authoritarian and family-ruled Only way to solve the regimes in all these countries. imbroglio in Syria is to estab- In Syria, in the month of lish a UN-backed transitional March, 15 schoolchildren were again brought war clouds over killing 17. The particular strike on Iran in 2019, Biden with Tehran, Damascus and iour in the region, it is better to regime and pressurise Assad to arrested and tortured for writ- this West Asian nation. The groups hit by the limited US sharply reacted and tried to Baghdad. So obviously, finding handle each regional conflict step down. A presidential elec- ing graffiti which was rightly United Nations should take the strike are Kataib Hezbollah offer a sermon to him: out a solution for the Syrian through separate and parallel tion is meant to be taking inspired by the Arab Spring. lead and restart the Geneva and Kataib Syyaid al-Shuhada. “Trump’s erratic, impulsive war demands a new approach platforms at the same time. place in Syria this summer. It One of the boys was killed as process. So far, the UN strate- Meanwhile, Deniss Ross, a for- actions are the last things we with a purely humanitarian Why is Moscow equally would be a total disregard to well. The arrest of these school- gies have broadly failed for mer Senior US official and need as Commander-in-Chief. concern. concerned about the chaos in millions of those who are suf- children sparked outrage across Syria. If it moves in the same West Asian expert, says the No President should order a Only with the collective Syria? It is not only to save the fering and a sham on global Syria. Soon after, people came direction, can it be so that the attack was designed to show military strike without fully efforts of the US, Russia, Iran embattled Assad regime, an old governance platforms such as out on the road and demand- organisation is complicit in that there would be a military understanding the conse- and Turkey, peace can be ally of Russia, but also to stave the UN. The world body is not ed the release of all the children the crimes committed by the response if US forces were tar- quences. We do not need brought to war-torn Syria. off the growth of the Islamic talking anything about this. and raised slogans for basic Assad regime? geted, or the militias continued another war in the Middle Biden’s engagement with Putin, terror in Russia. Hence, the And it is abandoning the 1+31 1!+!1 freedoms for all in the country. Now, what America is to strike. The Assad adminis- East, but Trump’s actions Erdogan, Rouhani and Syrian conflict is not just a far- Geneva peace process. The Assad regime responded doing to bring peace to Syria is tration was quick to remind toward Iran only make that Kadhimi (Iraq) would matter away battle for Putin regime. In fact, the Syria by killing many protesters and that it is back again. The latest Biden that the American likely.” the most in bringing a perma- The life-time monarch is long- Constitutional Committee that this led to the demand for his American strike in Syria has attacks were a cowardly act and And what Biden is doing nent solution to the chaos in ing for stability at any cost. He demands a political process resignation by the demonstra- signalled President Joe Biden’s urged Biden not to follow the now? He knows very well how Syria. That is why the stability knows fully well that the would be useless if the UN does tors. Subsequently, the clashes new war game in West Asia. law of the jungle. an American President in West Asia demands more jehadists may get enough not stop the upcoming presi- broke out between the masses The so-called messenger of The country’s Foreign responds to the crisis zones in than a deal with Iran from ground for their subversive dential poll for Assad. This and the supporters of the peace and reunion of America Ministry condemned the attack the “Middle East”. Precisely, Washington. The experts and models in his vast country. Of election would offer full immu- Government. This gradually badly divided by former on areas in Deir al-Zor, near nothing has changed in policy practitioners opine that course, this might alter Putin’s nity and legitimacy to the tor- spiralled into the full-blown President Donald Trump, the Syrian-Iraqi border. The Washington, except the man regional issues in this part of long-term strategies to keep the turous and autocratic regime in war, what the whole world is Biden is now targeting Iran- statement released by the giving orders. What Obama Asia could no way be compre- opposition and western pres- Damascus. It’s time to act. witnessing today, involving ter- backed militias in Syria. His Ministry highlighted that did, Trump followed and now hensively addressed. sure at bay. His regime is not Ensure that no more civilians ror groups of various nations of administration is justifying the Biden Administration is sup- Biden is taking it forward. They all agree that Iran best equipped to counter the die. There is no need to secure the world. But at its heart, the attack as the missile sallies are posed to stick to international America clearly has no strate- would no way concede its sus- ISIS, the way it is raging its ugly peace when hardly anyone will conflict highlights the tragic directed towards rebels that are legitimacy, not to the law of the gy for the West Asia and North tained support for regional head in the WANA region. be there to share the joy of the Shia-Sunni divide among the propping up the Assad regime. jungle as did by the previous African (WANA) region. Its proxies and halt its ballistic Russia’s relationship with Syria same. Washington should not Muslims in the entire region. The US Air Forces dropped administration. policy towards the region is missile programme in the near dates back to 1950s and the employ the old tactics to han- The failure of the UN-led 500-hundred-pound joint It’s really ironic that Biden outdated and dangerous. It’s future. It is widely felt that iso- Cold War. In those days, the dle the dictators in WANA. efforts to bring the warring direct attack munitions at a and Harris, the duo is repeat- meddling carelessly with Iraq, lating Iran was purely coun- USSR used to train the top parties to the negotiation table crossing used by Iranian ing what once Trump simply Iran and Syria. Washington has terproductive. So to address, brass of the Syrian military. (The writer is an expert on last month in Geneva has once backed groups reportedly did. When Trump ordered a no coherent policy to deal Tehran’s troublesome behav- What lies ahead in Syria? international affairs) .6 5 &< 3R )! he Covid-19 pandemic has that negatively impacts health Continued and effective func- 1 ?+ + / Thighlighted the value of seeking behaviour. In the past tioning of these forums will , : / / awareness on infectious dis- year, the pandemic has brought provide the programme with eases. Tuberculosis (TB) is an about a positive change in independent monitors who / infectious disease that needs people and their appetite for can help in highlighting =../ $ our attention as much as the information on health, thereby localised gaps that need to be . / SARS-CoV2 because it affects giving us an opportunity on addressed. At the district lev- over 26.4 lakh Indians each this positive behaviour to gen- els, elected representatives can ../. year. An estimated 4.45 lakh erate awareness about TB. also serve as independent mon- ,,= Indians lose the battle to this The launch of the TB itors of the programme pro- ancient disease that is both pre- Harega Desh Jeetega campaign viding oversight and aid in .?./ /9 ventable and curable. in 2014, with the country’s addressing localised challenges ? = / /+ /9 It has therefore been biggest movie star Amitabh to ensure effective implemen- ? ..,/ extremely encouraging to see Bachchan as the face of the tation. the heightened commitment campaign, was a game chang- The call for a Jan Andolan = // towards TB elimination from er at the national level. by Union Health Minister Dr / / the highest levels of However, there is a need to Harsh Vardhan is timely and == Government leadership. Since amplify the campaign at all lev- aims to engage 1.3 billion peo- the announcement by the els, including States, districts, ple of this country to take ??+= Prime Minister to eliminate TB blocks and villages, to improve ownership of the programme + =/+ by 2025, five years ahead of the access to information and gen- and ensure we achieve the tar- , UN Sustainable Development erate the demand for TB care. get of a TB free India. It is cru- Goal target, at the End TB Along with improving cial for the programme to take Summit in New Delhi in 2018, communications for aware- cue from this call to action and comprehensive plans have been ness generation, it is also crit- reflect the targets and initiatives developed to achieve this goal. ical for the programme to through direct and relatable The launch of the National directly engage with the com- messaging which will generate Strategic Plan (NSP) for TB munity at all levels. Not only do awareness among the people on Elimination introduced piv- community champions aid in where to seek treatments, what otal interventions, including a generating awareness to des- incentives they are entitled to, four-fold increase in funding, tigmatise the disease, but their and thereby improve health launch of private sector engage- voices also serve as an impor- seeking behaviours. It is only ment to improve access to care the policies and NSP interven- cent. However, in addition to goal of TB elimination. While utilisation and thus have chal- tant feedback mechanism for with the collective approach we as well as initiation of social tions and ensuring optimum fund allocation, fund utilisation some States have made signif- lenges in the implementation of the programme. will be able to rid the country support schemes to support fund allocation and utilisa- and efficient implementation of icant progress towards these the programme. Another crit- Under the NSP, the of this deadly disease. patients in completing their tion. the programme at the State goals, with Gujarat, Andhra ical challenge at the State level National TB Elimination treatment. However, there is The funding of the NTEP level remains a challenge. Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala remains the paucity of human Programme established TB (The author is chairman, !81 1,"3",1 still more to be done. is divided on a 60:40 ratio, The Central TB Division (among the large States) per- resources — with vacancies in forums at the State and district National Taskforce, National While the prioritisation of where 60 per cent of the total has developed a State TB Index forming well on all indicators, critical positions required to be levels to bring to the fore com- TB Elimination Programme, TB at the national level has funding is provided by the that highlights the performance including fund utilisation, filled. munity voices, patient per- and Professor and former HoD, been commendable, States Central Government, and State of States based on targets many large States such as Bihar, The other challenge that spectives and understand Department of Pulmonary must sustain this momentum Governments are expected to achieved, funds utilised, among Madhya Pradesh, and West the programme faces is the lack ground-level challenges faced Medicine, PGIMER, by effectively implementing fund the remaining 40 per others towards achieving the Bengal still reflect poor fund of awareness about the disease by patients in accessing care. 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E 7*7 7* .'=F95=999& 6 ." ( ' ) ttaining the state of yoga is some- ceive things in the right perspective, and termed as being in Sahaja Samadhi. The method is simple, true to the thing like a river stream merging accordingly make right moves. In fact, Having thus discussed the concept of callings of Pratyahara. You need to lie Awith the ocean, when the river you then look at things from the highest Yoga, it is time now to get down to its down on your back in a relaxed posture water loses its own identity and becomes centre of consciousness, whereupon application. There are hundred and odd with no pillow support, preferably on a one with the sea. Having thus, struck nothing remains hidden from you. methods of meditation in circulation, fol- hard bed, in order that spinal-cord upon the core of existence, mind realises Intuitively, you may get to root of whatev- lowed by various cultures all across. remains straight. Close your eyes. All its wholesome power, when it has noth- er is looked at. There is no fun in comparing and being your sensory instruments will naturally ing more to explore. Similarly, during The process does not end with judgmental about which one of them is get disengaged from the outer world and yoga, the unitary mind gets dropped, and samadhi. Patanjali must have realised the superior to other. For, as already experi- thereby waking state consciousness. The so too the sense of individualistic exis- danger of those having attained samadhi enced by Swami Ram Krishna subconscious mind immediately comes tence, leaving no scope for any differenti- developing the tendency to get mentally Paramhansa, you may follow different into full play, bringing into focus random ation. So, one is at peace. disinterested from the usual course of life paths, but at the end of the day, the same thoughts picked up in immediate past You may ask: If mind is devoid of any and get stuck to an abstract imaginary sense of love overtakes you. A fresher that would be playing at the surface level. thought, what purpose would it serve? world. But that is not the purpose of would, however, be keen to know what Persistent desires and feelings too may For, thoughts drive all actions on our samadhi. We are not only supposed to particular mode of dhyana to follow. keep knocking your inner space. part. Let me make it clear here that just improve our own lot, but also lead Experientially speaking, a three-course Evidently then, you will be flooded with attaining samadhi is not the end game. It others towards that end. And that will not process is suggested — Calming down thoughts, unnerving you from within. is a self-empowerment process, which be possible if the seeker gets mentally cut the Mind, Mind Detoxification and Allow the thoughts to naturally flow in brings into play full human potential, off from the living world. Accordingly, Contextual Meditation — that run in and flow out. Continue the process for at when one would know no limits. Also, Patanjali suggested a backward integra- conformity with the above laid principles. least 20 minutes. Don’t pay any attention mind regains its sense of orderliness, tion process, which he has termed as the Calming the Mind: A fresher, before to the thoughts visiting you again and when all its functional constituents begin process of samanvaya. It involves back- taking up the Dhyana process, needs to again. Just train your mind to remain dis- to spontaneously operate in coordinated ward integration of samadhi, dhyana, and first create a favourable inner mental cli- engaged from them as a silent witness. manner. Mind then becomes free from dharana. Having established in the mate. The method calls for trying to rela- Remember, only when you pay attention any preconditioning, when full mind- process, when due attention is given to an tively calm down the restive mind, flirt- that you get affected. The irony, however, space becomes available. The scope of issue and reflected upon, one may intu- ing with unwieldly thought crowd playing is that it is not easy to remain unaffected. vision thus expands to its optimum best. itively get to the root of the subject in within in immediate terms, mostly incon- #* Intelligence gets sharpened. Armed as hand. Following which, one may be able sequential and negative. Otherwise, the 7$$ such, mind explores the targeted subject to spontaneously pick up the right lead. state of mind would not be conducive to .''&%&&&%''=&=>9F5F9B'=F&>9F5F5 with an open mind, and so is able to per- This is what in Kashmir Saivism is pursue dhyana process in right earnest. " .(( ( E# 7 % # #3S / + ' ★ 2 ## S K + M /N ( : 8