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Government. vaccine doses are in the day after India recorded a Since the launch of the Overall, more than 29.35 pipeline and will be received by Amilestone of 86 lakh vac- nationwide vaccination drive, crore (29,35,04,820) vaccine the States/UTs within the next cination in a day, numbers Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, doses have been provided to 3 days, said the Government. slumped drastically on day Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, States/UTs so far, through the two of the implementation of Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Centre Government of India “revised guidelines for Covid- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, (free of cost channel) and 19 jab drive” with just around Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, through direct state procure- 53.4 lakh people vaccinated as Telangana, Odisha, Uttar ment category. per the Government data avail- Pradesh and West Bengal have More than 2.14 crore able till 10pm. administered first dose to more (2,14,90,297) Covid vaccine According to the Union than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the doses are still available with the Health Ministry, on the second age group 18-44 years, said a States/UTs to be administered day of the new phase of Covid- ! %*+ 19 vaccination, more than 53.4 lakh vaccine doses were admin- %)'%'445 6 triking a discordant note istered on Tuesday till 10 pm +//)$$)-'+7*)&' & ' ( Sahead of joining the all- with Uttar Pradesh recording party meet convened by Prime highest single-day vaccine cov- New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Minister Narendera Modi in erage by administering 7.96 Covaxin has demonstrated ) (* +( New Delhi on June 24, the lakh doses. 77.8% efficacy in phase 3 trials, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Other States, like Madhya reported ANI quoting sources. ,- Declaration (PAGD) on Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and The Hyderabad-based firm Tuesday announced they will Karnataka, which reported a had earlier submitted the trial attend the meeting but there sharp surge in vaccination on data to the Subject Expert ,-.,/0 said to be more virulent. Delta can be no compromise on Committee (SEC) of the Indian plus, also known as AY.1 vari- Article 370 and 35A, which ',2 drug regulator. The expert day after the WHO said ant or B.1.617.2.1, is considered granted special status to the ""3" panel has approved the trial Athe existing Covid-19 vac- to be the most dangerous vari- erstwhile State of Jammu & data, which was conducted on cines are showing reduced ant of Covid-19. Kashmir. 25,800 subjects, as per reports. signs of efficacy against the Union Health Secretary The PAGD leaders, who 788 48779 Delta variant of coronavirus, Rajesh Bhushan said at a Press assembled at the residence of :;98 <=> the Government on Tuesday briefing here that India is Dr Farooq Abdullah, discussed $%%&')&&*+,%-+ alerted that the Delta plus vari- among the nine countries the contours of the agenda of ! 78=8<9 :;?87 > ant is prevalent in Maharashtra, where the Delta plus mutation the June 24 conclave. P ! "# $ # % %' %&/+*')0)/)$ Kerala and MP in India and 8 of the cornavirus has been After the meeting was over, @! 8 =8 98 7 -%*)%%/-%- &)% other countries. found so far. chairman of the PAGD alliance Since New Delhi has invited the ours,” he said. their agenda, we will agree to :;<48 ?> However, it asserted that However, he underlined Dr Farooq Abdullah told leaders individually, we have Tarigami said they will go the agenda which is in the )'$$)+ 2% both Covishield and Covaxin that it is currently a “variant of reporters, “Mehbooba Mufti, decided that all those invited to Delhi and represent the interest of the people of Jammu, @ <87=84 are effective against the new interest” and has not yet been Mohmmad Yusuf Tarigami, will attend the meeting and put people of Jammu, Kashmir Kashmir and Ladakh,” said New Delhi: Anticipating a mutation. It said it would short- classified as a “variant of con- and I will attend the all-party forth their points on J&K.” and Ladakh. “We will put forth Tarigami. 39=8 489 ?:; 8A4> third Covid-19 wave in ly come out with the extent of cern”. meeting called by the PM. We The chief spokesperson of the aspirations of people of PDP chief Mehbooba said October, the Government on their effectiveness. Of the 22 cases of Delta hope to keep our agenda before the PAGD and CPI(M) leader Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh during the meeting with the 8 =8A Tuesday said schools, shut since As a precautionary mea- plus variant of the coronavirus the PM and Home Minister”. Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami in the meeting. Prime Minister on Thursday, March last year due to the pan- sure, the Union Health detected in India, 16 have been Dr Abdullah said, “Our said they will not ask for moon Whatever is possible with- she will press for the restoration P 8?98 =:;784=> demic, will only re-open once Ministry has issued an adviso- detected in Maharashtra’s stand is clear and all of you during the meeting with the in the Indian constitution is of the special status of Jammu a significant portion of the pop- ry to the three State Ratnagiri and Jalgaon while know what our stand is. There PM. “We will seek something what we are going to seek. We and Kashmir which was A87<8 ?=:;<8 =9> ulation has been vaccinated Governments to keep a vigil on others are from parts of Kerala is no need to repeat the same. that is ours and will remain will not put our signature on “snatched away from us”. against coronavirus. the new mutated virus which is and Madhya Pradesh. ! ?A87 844 :;7=4> '( Q* R ( P ,-!. //'/,0 & .// ,-.,/0 Covid-19 pandemic, we want- ed to ensure that our solutions " # he “successful Centre-State do not follow a ‘one size fits all’ ,-.,/0 ,- Tbhagidari”, said the Prime model. For a federal country of ,-.,/0 P Minister Narendra Modi on continental dimensions, find- he Supreme Court on ,-.,/0 ! " Tuesday, has helped States raise ing policy instruments at the TTuesday refused to inter- he Mumbai Bench of the $%O $ an extra 1.06 lakh crore in national level to promote fere with the assessment utting aside apprehensions TNational Company Law 2020-21 and this, he said, hap- reforms by State Governments scheme propounded by both Pover the seasonal discount Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday ' " pened despite the challenges is indeed challenging. But, we the Central Board of offers, the Ministry of approved the resolution plan of ( % thrown by Covid-19 pandem- had faith in the robustness of Secondary Education (CBSE) Consumer Affairs on Tuesday Kalrock Capital and entrepre- ic. States were able to raise an our federal polity and we and the Council for the Indian made it clear that discount sales neur Murari Lal Jalan to revive extra 1.06 lakh crore in 2020- moved ahead in the spirit of School Certificate that benefit consumers will the grounded airline Jet # 21 by implementing a set of Centre-State bhagidari,” Modi Examinations (CICSE) for continue but flash sales that receive any complaints or Airways. reforms that allowed them to wrote detailing the said “bhagi- evaluation of Class 12 stu- seek to exploit market would be CCPA (Central Consumer The NCLT has given 90 borrow more from the Centre, dari’’ and highlighted some dents, whose board examina- hit under the proposed amend- Protection Authority) can take days to the Directorate General Modi said in a blog titled paragraphs in his blog. tions have been cancelled due ments to the Consumer suo motu cognizance,” she said. of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and “Reforms by Conviction and across the world in terms of “In May 2020, as part of the to the Covid-19 pandemic. Protection (e-commerce) Khare added that the Ministry of Civil Aviation Incentives”,. policy-making. India is no Aatmanirbhar Bharat package, The top court rejected Rules, 2020, on which the Government will not seek dis- (MoCA) to allot slots to the air- He wrote in his blog that 23 exception. Raising enough the Government of India the objections raised by a Government has sought public closure of flash sales from e- line. States availed of additional resources for public welfare announced that State parents’ body as well as stu- comments by July 6. commerce players to regulate The decision marks the borrowings of 1.06 lakh crore while ensuring sustainability is Governments would be dents and said that it is not Ministry’s Additional the fraudulent sale of goods first step in what could be the out of a potential 2.14 lakh proving to be one of the biggest allowed enhanced borrowing possible to have a second Secretary Nidhi Khare on and services but will take return of India’s oldest and crore. “This significant increase challenges, he said. for 2020-21. An extra 2 per cent guess approach with regard to Tuesday made it clear that the appropriate action as per the largest private airline. in availability of resources was “In this backdrop of the of GSDP was allowed, of which various aspects of the assess- Ministry “will not regulate” law on consumer complaints. Following the NCLT’s approval, made possible by an approach financial crunch seen across the 1 per cent was made condi- ment scheme. the trade on e-commerce plat- “We are not going to seek dis- shares of Jet Airways hit the 5 of Centre-State bhagidari,” he world, do you know that Indian tional on the implementation A special bench of Justices forms. closure of flash sales. We are per cent upper circuit on the wrote. States were able to borrow sig- of certain economic reforms,” AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh And the e-commerce play- with sales that benefit maxi- National Stock Exchange. The Prime Minister said nificantly more in 2020-21?,” said the Prime Minister. Maheshwari said, “We accept ers need not be anxious about mum consumers. If someone As per the NCLT order, the the Covid-19 pandemic has Modi sought to say. Modi said this nudge for the scheme as propounded by the proposed changes in the wants to complain, there DGCA will take the final deci- come with a whole new set of “When we formulated our reform is rare in Indian public both the boards — CBSE and rules. “We will take action on should at least be a provision,” sion on the allotment of slots to challenges to Governments economic response to the finance. CISCE”. fraudulent flash sales if we Khare said. the airline. ) * "R $ % 0 1 ! & ,-.,/0 R P fter two and half hours of # Aconfabulations among /+ - 0 eight Opposition parties over the “need for preparing an hat could be better than n a serious setback for alternate vision in the country”, Wlunch to call it a political Ithe Lakshadweep their leaders emerged to take truce? This exactly happened Administration, the Kerala great pains in refuting that it on Tuesday when Chief 0*.1*20 High Court on Tuesday stayed was a Third Front, it was a % ( $# Minister Yogi Adityanath till further orders the operation political grouping minus the $ reached the house of Deputy he Congress’ three-member of two controversial orders Congress and its huddle was at # # % %' Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Tpanel constituted to resolve issued by the UT on May 21. the behest of NCP chief Sharad Maurya to have lunch. This was the infighting in Punjab party Chief Justice Manikumar Pawar. perception that there is going the first time Yogi had gone to unit on Tuesday gave Chief and Justice Shaji P Chali stayed “It is being reported in the to be a big Opposition group a Minister’s house in the last Minister Capt Amarinder the orders issued by the media that this meeting of excluding the Congress is four and a half years. Singh virtually six months to also took a strong note of Lakshadweep Administration Rashtra Manch was held by wrong. “It is being said that The official explanation keep the promises his party party MLA and former to shut down the dairy farms According to the petition- Sharad Pawar to unite anti-BJP Pawar is taking a big political given was that he had gone to made before the 2017 elections, Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s operated by the administration er, this was a prelude to the political parties. This is totally step and the Congress has congratulate Maurya’s son who to that marriage. Yogi was that were not fulfilled during “two families taking advantage and to remove beef and relat- implementation of the pro- incorrect. I want to clarify that been boycotted. This is incor- got married recently, but in accompanied by Deputy Chief past four-and-a-half years. in the State” remarks after ed items from the noon meal posed Animal Preservation this meeting took place at rect. political circles this visit is Minister Dr Dinesh Sharma, The deadline came during “miffed” Chief Minister lodged served to children in the island (Regulation), 2021, which seeks Pawar’s residence but he didn’t There is no political exclu- seen as an attempt to BJP’s national general secretary his three-hour-long meeting a strong objection to such schools. to ban slaughter of cows and call this meeting,” NCP leader sion. We have invited the lead- scotch speculation that Yogi organization BL Santosh, and with the panel, led by Leader of statements that too at a time Resident of one of the consumption of beef and beef Majeed Memon told the media ers who subscribe to the ide- and Maurya are not on the RSS leader Krishna Gopal. Opposition in Rajya Sabha when the efforts are on to islands who filed a public inter- products. after the meeting on Tuesday. ology of Rashtra Manch in same page. Politically speaking Mallikarjun Kharge, Punjab resolve the issue. est litigation (PIL) had stated These orders had caused Former BJP leaders which leaders of all political Maurya’s son Yogesh got through this meeting a message party affairs’ in-charge Harish In fact, senior Congress that order was passed with a wide resentment in the islands Yashwant Sinha and parties could come. There is no married on May 22 amid Covid is being sent among the party Rawat, and former MP JP leader Rahul Gandhi was also malicious intention to change that saw massive protests and Shatrughan Sinha have found- political discrimination. I per- protocol. leaders and the adversaries Aggarwal. not happy with the former the food habits of the island en masse resignation from the ed the Rashtra Manch. sonally invited Congress mem- No leaders or Ministers that all is well between Yogi and At the same time, the panel cricketer’s latest statements. inhabitants. Lakshadweep unit of the BJP. Memon further said the bers,” Memon stressed. from the Cabinet were invited Maurya. " # $ %&'%(%)
,;< / ,/ ! ! %*0,.+2 trict administration decided sengers who have a double dose !+* 3( 5 7 %$(. to carry out such special drives certificate of vaccination are ( >$+ 5("" + . s part of its plan to curb the on a regular basis in view of the being sent out of the station + 5+ """ . " # Aimpact of the third wave, pandemic's third wave. after checking the certificate. ." " # East Singhbhum district “ The recent decline is a big During the last 48 hours, 512 , O " *$ " administration has embarked relief for us. However, we do people were tested in which all " #( O "" on a two-day special drive for not want to give a letdown. Our the people were found negative. > "" # detection of Coronavirus pos- focus is on three Ts Testing, Dr Rajeev Lochan Mahato, itive cases across the district. Tracing and Treatment that who is monitoring the Covid Revealing about the special led to controlling the prevail- test team, urged the passengers drive, district civil surgeon, AK ing situation. Moreover, the that everyone must get the ( Lal said that they have targeted number of deaths due to test done. On the spot, the team to carry out 14,000 Rapid COVID has also come down is appealing and counselling Antigen Tests (RAT) during considerably during this peri- the passengers to get the Covid- these two days across the district. od as only six persons died dur- 19 test done. "We have taken up this task ing the past 24 hours,” said an Dr Mahto said that infection to ensure that the impact of the official of the health depart- can be avoided only with Covid- next wave can be curbed. ment. 19 vaccine. People must get it Health workers across the dis- Meanwhile, passengers of done and motivate their family trict have been given the task many tests have to be done in following the instruction of Lal pointed out that the all trains coming from outside members to get vaccinated. The to carry out 7,000 RATs during the rural areas," said the civil East Singhbhum deputy com- pace of RAT had slowed down the state are being subjected to Covid investigation team includ- .0*$*.3 trunk. Seeing the condition of these two days. As per the surgeon. missioner, Suraj Kumar, 22 following the Coronavirus pos- Covid-19 tests at Tatanagar ed Kundan Kumar, Nageshwar Guria , Chamar attempted to plans, 7,000 tests have to be car- Lal said for the special teams of the health officials itive cases showed a declining railway station. Apart from Murm, Tapan Mandal, Sanjay n a bizarre incident a septu- pull her but unfortunately him- ried out in Jamshedpur and as drive which has been launched were set up. trend in the district, but the dis- the Rapid Antigen Test, pas- Kumar Dubey etc. Iagenarian and his daughter- self also got electrocuted and in-law died on spot on Tuesday died. morning due to electrocution, His son Prakash resides in while the father -in -law Chennai where works as a * 1 3! attempted to save his son's contract labour in a firm wife who happens to be moth- Police from Putki police %*0,.+2 er of three kids. station reached on spot owing 4 The incident took place at to the incident and took pos- aking part in creative activ- Pashi Dhora locality under session of both bodies and Tities can help the hearing Putki police station early today. sent them for postmortem. impaired community to feel The deceased have been iden- OC of the Putki police more confident and learn new 5 tified as 70-year-old Chamar station said ,Prakash has been skills. With this aim, La Pasi and 35 year old Guria informed of the incident and Gravitea, a DeafCafe at $,2 Devi got electrocuted while has been asked to return to Jamshedpur that employs deaf, Guria was attempting to Dhanbad at the earliest. Police hard of hearing and orphan team of civil SDO remove the TV set that was entered the house only when a boys and girls is all set for the ATenughat Ananth Kumar kept on a steel trunk to take.out shutdown was taken for the new edition of and police officials carried out something. entire area. KhamoSheWithLife. It is the a raid against illegal mining on The main line of the house Meanwhile, neighbours only annual event by a startup the Damodar river bed and ! was passing near the trunk and have been asked to look after in India which empowers and seized 13 tractors loaded with "#$"$ probably due to continuous the kids till their father gives an opportunity to deaf sand, on NH-320 near rains current was flowing in the returns. community to show their skill Jainamore here on Tuesday &! in diverse fields. morning but the miscreants The contest has invited a managed to escape. two minutes video from deaf According to officials, the NH- 320 were confiscated by 6&&71 ( community around the globe @LaGravitea. The results will 111 deaf girls from 5 countries empower women with hearing raid was conducted at Sub-Divisional Officer Bermo, showing their creative skill in be organised on July 28. viz., India, Nepal, Bangladesh, impaired. Jainamore under Jaridih police Tenughat Ananth Kumar. what they can do for soci- The brain behind the event Kenya, South Africa. This year “I always had a passion to station in Bokaro district on All the tractors have been ety/environment during Avinash Dugar said: “ The too the participation is over- start my own venture. Tuesday morning after locals handed over to the local police Covid19 lockdown. For society, contest is an opportunity to stay whelming. Moreover, I want to serve the complained that a group from station and also informed to it could be helping elderly in positive utilising your time La Gravitea in posh Circuit society in every way possible. Bokaro and Jainamore was ille- the District Mining Officer their task, assisting children, and energy so that PwDs don't House Area has employed I resigned from the corporate gally mining sand on the river and District Transport Officer supporting other PwDs, teach- suffer from mental health waitresses and cooks, all world and started my own tea bed. about the above matter for ing YOGA and so on. For the issues during the pandemic sourced from Sonari's Bal vending kiosk. The team seized 13 tractors further action. environment, it could be and win some cash prize in Vihar, an institution that works I had a popular tea kiosk loaded with sand but the mis- On the instructions of spreading awareness on saving return. with the hearing impaired. near Sacred Heart Convent creants managed to cross the Deputy Commissioner Rajesh water/no honking, making oth- KhamoSheWithLife 4.0 in Apart from serving breakfast, School, where one morning a village and flee to unknown Singh, necessary instructions ers learn the importance of liv- 2020 which was held online on lunch and drinks, the most hearing impaired girl came places, the officials said. have been given to all the con- ing garbage free. The event will the Facebook Page of La unique feature about the cafe- with her brother," recounted The Civil SDO said that on cerned BDOs/COs, Panchayat be held on Twitter Handle Gravitea had a participation of teria is their initiative to Dugar. La Gravitea is the most the instructions of the National Sevaks etc. sought after café famous for its Green Tribunal (NGT), there is This ban is in effect from more than 100 international a ban on sand mining in the June 10. The local adminis- varieties of tea. Green, white, entire district till the next tration is trying to ensure 100 organic, ice, flavoured, herbal, October 15, 2021. per cent compliance of this blooming - you name it and Police sources said that four instruction on the sand ghats of you will get it at. tractors carrying illegal sand on the sub-division.
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Kaushik opined on the day. election within six months and that the Congress is affected by ' The state now has 2,896 9// 6 esponding to Congress stat- if this does not happen then the its defeat in the Salt Assembly active patients of the disease. Ring that chief minister minister will not remain a byelection which it had termed .,02*.+ Dehradun district is at top of Tirath Singh Rawat would have member. The day when Tirath the semi-finals to the 2022 the table in the list of active .,02*.+ to be changed, the Bharatiya Singh Rawat took oath as the Assembly polls. The BJP is he state health depart- cases with 576 cases while Janata Party state president chief minister, more than one fully prepared and will Tment reported 171 new Haridwar is in second posi- he All India Institute of Madan Kaushik reiterated on year was left for the Assembly announce its election coordi- cases and eight deaths from tion with 291 active cases. TMedical Sciences (AIIMS), Tuesday that there is no con- election which is why this nators after a few days. The Covid 19 in Uttarakhand on Pithoragarh has 349, Nainital Rishikesh has started the anti- stitutional crisis. He averred instance does not come under party has made all preparations Tuesday. 233,Bageshwar 207, Almora body cocktail therapy to treat that there is no substance in the section 151. Six months have at the organisational level and The cumulative count of 189, Pauri 182, Tehri 160, the Covid-19 patients. The “confusion” being spread by the not passed yet and seats are also the Congress will have to face patients in the state has now Champawat 128, Rudraprayag doctors of the institute have so Congress regarding the chief vacant. The election commis- a major defeat, claimed increased to 3,38,978 while 124, Uttarkashi 123, Chamoli far treated six patients with this minister’s election to the sion is responsible for holding Kaushik. the death toll from the disease 120 and Udham Singh Nagar therapy. The director of AIIMS Vidhan Sabha, adding that this the election and this should be It will be recalled that the has climbed to 7052. A total 114 active cases of the disease. Rishikesh, Dr Ravikant said was a result of the Congress’ done without delay.” Congress in Uttarakhand has of 3,23,225 patients have so The state reported eight that the therapy involves mix- desperation. In response to The BJP state president stated that section 151 A of far recovered from the disease new cases of Mucormycosis ture of two medicines. the Congress citing section further said that Rawat had Representation of the People in Uttarakhand. The recovery (Black fungus) on Tuesday “The antibody drug cock- 151 A of Representation of the been formally administered Act clearly mentions that a by- percentage from the disease is after which it now has 465 tail copies the ability of the People Act, Kaushik cited the oath of office by the gov- election cannot be held if the now at 95.35 and the sample patients of the disease. Death immune system to fight the Article 164 of the Indian ernor. The elections have to be remaining term of the positivity rate is at 6.35 per- of one patient from Black corona virus and this cocktail Constitution. He said, “In the contested under the same con- Assembly is less than one year cent in the state. Fungus was reported on the prevents the virus from enter- paragraph four of Article 164, stitution as per which the oath which means that the election Out of the eight deaths day. A total of 82 patients ing the cells of the human body. it is clearly stated that any min- of office was administered. commission cannot conduct a from the disease reported on have so far died from this dis- Apart from this, its use also ister who is not a member of Those expressing doubts citing by-election in Uttarakhand Tuesday, three occurred at ease while 65 have recov- increases immunity,’’ he said. the state’s legislature for six section 151 should also study now. Mahant Indiresh hospital ered. The nodal officer, Covid - Dehradun while two patients In the vaccination drive a 19, Dr P K Panda said that this liver disease, blood cancer, year old man,’’ he said. were reported dead at All record 1,23,225 people were therapy can be given to the asthma or respiratory disease Assistant Professor, - *6 India Institute of Medical vaccinated in 896 session held patients who are above 12 are particularly benefited by Department of CFM, Dr Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh. on the day. A total of 7,41,621 years of age and are more than this therapy. So far six Covid Yogesh Bahurupi said that the Dehradun district report- people have been fully vacci- 40 kg in weight. patients from different states antibody cocktail vial is made R ed 70, Almora 23, Champawat nated while 30,47,768 people “High-risk Covid patients have been treated with this by combining two antibodies, 17, Nainital 13 and Haridwar have been partially vaccinat- who are suffering from kidney, therapy. Among them is a 70 Casirivimab and Imdevimab . .,02*.+ as per the sources. According mission," informed Negi. She 11 new cases of Covid -19 on ed in the state. to them, the government has further said that she hopes the ven though the tenure of the option to either appoint a government fills this position Ethe incumbent SCPCR new chairperson or extend the soon as these are critical times, chairperson Usha Negi ended tenure of Negi on the basis of especially for children of the 61 ) last month, the Uttarakhand her performance in the last State and there are issues that - 5 5 Government has not appoint- three years. need immediate attention of ed any new head of the com- Talking about this, Negi SCPCR. On being asked about # ( mission. Negi was appointed as said that she has been getting whether the State Government " the chairperson of the State calls from various media per- would extend her tenure as the Commission for Protection of sons and people regarding var- SCPCR head, Negi said, “I Child Rights (SCPCR) in May, ious complaints and issues have no idea about the gov- * 2018 and her tenure ended on associated with children but ernment's decision on this mat- May 21 this year. The official she was unable to issue any ter but I hope that the govern- .,02*.+ directed the officers to sources revealed that as per the written orders as her tenure as ment fills this position soon for improve operations, strict rules, the position of the chair- the SCPCR chairperson ended the welfare of children consid- he Transport and Social action on ticket-less travel person of SCPCR has to be on May 21. "I am doing my best ering the current serious con- TWelfare minister Yashpal and taking the austerity mea- filled within 24 hours after the to resolve the complaints of the ditions." She added that Arya has directed the officials sures to reduce the expendi- tenure of the former position issues I receive on a daily basis. whether her tenure is extend- of transport department to ture. In one such measure he holder ends. However, the State However I do not hold any ed or not, she would continue undertake every possible mea- said that the process of Government has not nominat- authority anymore to issue to work for the welfare of sure for making the installing CNG kits in the ed anyone to the position so far, orders in the name of the com- Uttarakhand's children. Uttarakhand Transport buses of UTC should be expe- Corporation (UTC) debt free. dited. He was addressing a He also asked the depart- , review meeting of the depart- ment to prepare a working " ment at Vidhan Sabha audito- plan to pay back the Rs 175 rium on Tuesday. He empha- Crore bank loan of the UTC. sized on collective efforts to Arya said that the structure of " .O +O5 increase the income and a cut the department should be re on expenditures of the corpo- constituted so that optimum ration so that salaries can be utilization of the potential of " " 32 paid on time. the employees is made. In the .,02*.+ On a terse note the min- meeting the minister was told .,02*.+ works in all constituencies of ister expressed his displea- that a sum of Rs two Crore is Dehradun district, the CM he education department of sure on lack of proper advo- required to transfer the old hief minister Tirath Singh directed officials to expedite TUttarakhand has come up cacy on the part of the depart- workshop of UTC from CRawat directed officials to their execution. with the much awaited formu- .,02*.+ will be provided to expedite constructionof Chandrabhaga ment for the assets which are Haridwar road to the new expedite the execution of Rawat said that construc- la on the basis of which marks work on the project. bridge has been completed to be transferred from the place at Transport Nagar. The announcements made for var- tion of roads should be speed- would be awarded to the stu- hief minister Tirath Singh The RVNL chief project while work on the remaining Uttar Pradesh Transport construction work on the new ious Assembly constituencies in ed up in areas of Dehradun dents of class X and XII of CRawat directed officials of manager Himanshu Badoni bridges is underway. The tar- Corporation to the UTC. workshop would be complet- Dehradun district. Rawat said from where encroachment has Uttarakhand board. In a meet- the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited informed that 12 stations and get has been set to complete He said that the dispute on ed in six months. The minis- this chairing a review meeting been removed. ing of the department chaired (RVNL) to expedite work on 17 tunnels are being con- their construction by March transfer of assets between UP ter directed the secretary along with former CM and Secretary Shailesh Bagauli by the education minister the ambitious Rishikesh- structed on the 125 kilometre 2024. and Uttarakhand should be Transport to release the sum Doiwala MLA Trivendra Singh informed that government Arvind Pandey on Tuesday it Karnprayag rail line project. Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail In addition to this the solved with mutual coordina- for the new workshop without Rawat, cabinet minister and orders had been issued for 32 was decided that the students He said that the rail line con- line. RVNL is also constructing a tion and talks. He said that the any delay. Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi, out of 45 announcements made of class XII would be awarded struction which is slated to be The construction of 12 hospital building in Srinagar, process of auction of the scrap The meeting was attended Pradesh Congress Committee by the CM in Mussoorie con- marks on the basis of a for- completed by 2024 should be kilometres of approach road toilet block at Haridwar rail- in the UTC should be com- by Transport secretary Ranjit president and Chakrata MLA stituency. Similarly, govern- mulae according to which 50 completed on time. to 10 work sites has been way station, road bridge at pleted in time. Sinha, additional secretary Pritam Singh, Vikasnagar MLA ment orders have been issued percent marks would be given The chief minister said completed to speed up the Gauchar and Kaleshwar and a The minister expressed Anand Srivastava, Transport Munna Singh Chauhan, for five out seven announce- on the basis of class X marks this while chairing a meeting work on the main tunnels. stadium at Srikot in Srinagar, his strong disapproval of the MD Abhishek Rautela, UTC Sahaspur MLA SS Pundir, ments in Dehradun Cantt, 23 while the weightage of class XI to review progress in the pro- Work on six out of seven he added. tendency to take loans and GM Deepak Jain and others. Dharmpur MLA Vinod out of 25 in Vikasnagar, 19 out marks and monthly tests/ pre ject here on Tuesday. edit tunnels has also been The CM’s chief advisor Chamoli, Raipur MLA Umesh of 22 in Raipur, 11 out of 14 in boards would be 40 and 10 per- Addressing the officials, completed. He further Shatrughna Singh, secretary R Sharma, Rajpur MLA Khajan Rajpur Road, 35 out of 41 in cent respectively. Similarly the Rawat said that all the informed that 18 large and 36 Meenakshi Sundaram and Das and Dehradun Cantt MLA Chakrata, 34 out of 55 in students of class X would be required assistance needed small bridges are being con- other officials were also pre- Harbans Kapoor. Sahaspur, 19 out of 54 in given 75 percent marks on the from the state government structed in this project. The sent in the meeting. Granted approval to vari- Dharmpur, 187 out of 211 in basis of class IX result while 25 ous proposals for improve- Doiwala and 11 out of 25 in percent marks would be award- ment of internal roads, drink- Rishikesh while action is ed on the basis of monthly tests " 2 ing water, tube well construc- underway for the remaining or pre board of class X. tion, flood protection and other announcements. The board examinations of the Uttarakhand Vidyalayi Shiksha Parishad (UVSP) were ! "Q $%" > & cancelled this year to prevent "% *"! *%"! ! ! students from the contagion of &" ' ") " " the Covid-19. .,02*.+ " %" %&! " ( , Launching an attack on he Panchayati Raj depart- the BJP government of Tment of Uttarakhand has %, !- "" " ' . Uttarakhand the PCC presi- taken a target of 100 percent / dent said that in last four and online audit of village .,02*.+ . (1 half years it has acted in a par- Panchayats for the financial ' 2 ( tisan manner. He said that the year 2020-21 till October this he Uttarakhand Transport * unemployment rate which year. The Panchayati Raj secre- TDepartment is preparing to .,02*.+ was at 1.30 percent during the tary, H C Semwal said that the commence the online applica- * Congress rule has increased to Union minister for Panchayati tion process to issue green & 3 he Pradesh Congress 11 percent in Uttarakhand. “It Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar cards to the commercial drivers * ( TCommittee (PCC) presi- would have been better had took a review of the process of for Char Dham Yatra. The dent Pritam Singh has taken a the minister talked about ways online audit of Village department has already pre- strong exception to the recent of generating employment Panchayats on Tuesday. He said pared new software to provide He informed that once the statement of cabinet minister and policies. The statement of that the audit examination of this online service and even cabinet here decides that Char Satpal Maharaaz in which he Maharaaz is like rubbing salt budget allocated to Panchayats successfully completed the trial Dham Yatra would commence had promised contracts to on the wounds of the unem- by the government of India is run about two months ago. properly and make everything *(*/ BJP workers in his depart- ployed youth,’’ he said. being done by online audit. Earlier, the department had clear regarding the matter, the ment. He said that the state- The PCC president added Under it a target of audit of 20 planned to start the application department would only then former ward member had ment of the minister has that the statement of the min- percent village Panchayats for process by the end of April but start the online application Aa lucky escape when a tree exposed the mindset of the ister indicate that the BJP the FY 2019-20 has been taken it was postponed after the process to issue green cards. stopped his car from falling fur- BJP. The PCC president said leadership has understood while for the FY 2020-21, audit .,02*.+ Ashish Kumar Srivastava postponement of Char Dham Officials also informed that the ther down the road during an that the minister in his that a big defeat in the assem- of all the village Panchayats informed that with a fully Yatra due to the huge surge in State Government would pos- accident. The former endeavor to assuage the hurt bly elections of 2022 is staring would be done. Semwal said hief Minister Tirath Singh charged battery, each of these Covid-19 positive cases. sibly take the final decision in Krishnapur ward member in sentiments of the party work- at its face. that the process of audit of CRawat flagged off five elec- electric buses can run for 180 Though the State the matter of Char Dham Yatra Nainital, Deep Narayan Bisht ers had promised that the Pritam Singh also ques- Panchayats by listed CA firms tric buses to be operated under kilometres. Government has allowed Char by the end of this week. was travelling in a Santro car department would reduce the tioned the statement of by the department of finance is the smart city project on the The buses have CCTV Dham Yatra for locals of three It is pertinent to mention when trying to dodge another size of contracts so that party Maharaaz in which he had going on. Raipur-Selaqui route here on cameras, automatic transmis- districts which are Uttarkashi, here that the commercial dri- car, it fell about 150 feet down workers are awarded con- talked about an international It is pertinent to mention Tuesday. The CM also inau- sion, GPS, fire extinguishers, Rudraprayag and Chamoli vers of up to 10 seater vehicles the hillside off the road. tracts. “This is nothing less airport in Haridwar. He said here that there is a provision of gurated smart toilet on the regeneration system and vari- from July 1 and for others in will get auto-approval through The car was brought to a than offering a bribe to the that the double engine gov- cessation of grants from the occasion. ous facilities for the conve- the State from July 11, the the online application process stop by a tree which saved the disgruntled party workers ernment of the Uttarakhand Central Finance Commission Speaking on the occasion, nience and safety of the pas- transport department has not for the green card after pro- former ward members life. The ahead of the assembly elec- don’t has the money to pay for and other bodies in case the the CM said that the operation sengers. Urban Development commenced the application viding the required details and locals informed the police who tions. The statement of the the salaries of its employees state fails to conduct audit of 20 of these electric buses will minister Banshidhar Bhagat, process for green cards. online fee submission. reached the site. The police with minister is very unfortunate,’’ and its ministers are making percent of the village enable convenient transport for MP Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Responding to this, Transport However, the drivers of com- the help of locals, extracted Bisht he said. castles in the air to impress the Panchayats. the public while not causing Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha mercial vehicles of more than from the damaged car held by The Congress leader ques- people of the state. The PCC The review meeting of the pollution. He appreciated the ‘Gama’, MLAs Harbans said that the department is 10 seats would have to bring the tree. According to the police, tioned that when the contracts president also took a dig at minister was attended by offi- various features of the electric Kapoor, SS Pundir, Khajan preparing to start the online their vehicle for the fitness Bisht had not sustained any would be awarded to BJP lack of coordination among cials of Panchayati Raj depart- buses. Das and Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ application system for green test in the transport office to get major injuries. He was sent to workers then what is the need the ministers of Tirath Singh ment and officers of state audit Dehradun Smart City were also present on the occa- cards but its starting date is not the green card after applying the BD Pande hospital for med- to float tenders? Rawat’s cabinet. department. Limited chief executive officer sion. fixed. online. ical attention. " # $ %&'%(%) 4 + <<=$> , - . ///
,-.,/0 ,-.,/0 leven persons—seven from harat Biotech’s Covaxin EKerala in India and four Bhas shown 77.8 per cent from the UK—who received efficacy in Phase III trials, the AstraZeneca-Oxford according to sources in the Covid-19 vaccine, have devel- ,-.,/0 “The lull right now is because Government’s panel of experts oped a rare neurological dis- of restrictions. When they are which has reviewed the phase order called Guillain-Barre nticipating a third Covid- removed cases may spike.” 3 clinical trial data of the the WHO is yet to give it EUA cines and clinical trials. syndrome, clinicians in India A19 wave in October, the The re-opening of country’s indigenous Covid-19 approval, restricting its export Hyderabad-based Bharat and England have reported in Government on Tuesday said schools, colleges and other jab. The phase 3 data will now to many developed countries Biotech had submitted the two separate studies. that schools, shut since March places of education will be reviewed by the top drug like the US and the UK. data to DCGI over the week- The studies, published in last year due to the pandem- “always be under active con- regulator, Directorate of “According to the data end. the peer-reviewed medical vaccine. ic, will only re-open once a sideration... but the overall Controller General of India submitted, Covaxin has shown In March, Bharat Biotech journal Annals of Neurology, ' “This rare neurological significant portion of the pop- guidance is to be cautious”, he (DCGI). 77.8 per cent efficacy in the had announced an interim described an unusual variant 2 * syndrome has previously been ulation has been vaccinated added. The data will also be last stage trials conducted on efficacy of 81 per cent from the of Guillain-Barre syndrome reported in association with against coronavirus. Some states like Telangana reviewed by the World Health 25,800 subjects. It is almost the trial, where participants characterised by prominent $ SARS-CoV-2 infection itself. The Government had last have said they will re-open Organization (WHO) on 23 same as the interim efficacy,” received vaccine or placebo in facial weakness. $ Our cases were given either week also cancelled CBSE and schools and colleges from July June for approval. Once a member of the SEC on the a 1:1 ratio. All the 11 cases were 22 6 intravenous immunoglobu- ICSE exams for Class 10 and 1. Others, like Delhi and approved by WHO, India will condition of anonymity said. The company had then among people who had lin, oral steroids, or no treat- 12. An alternative marking Kerala, have said they will be able to export Covaxin to “The data shows the vaccine said the clinical trial will con- received that vaccine 10-22 (2 2 ment,” said Jonathan Rhys system has been proposed, continue with virtual classes many developed countries like was well-tolerated.” tinue through to final analysis, days earlier. Seven cases were Evans, Department of amended with suggestions for now. the UK and the US. The SEC, however, did to gather more data and to fur- reported from a regional med- Neurology, Nottingham from parents and students, “We should also remem- The trial was conducted not discuss changing the sta- ther evaluate the efficacy of ical center in Kerala, India, University Hospitals NHS and accepted by the Supreme ber that in many countries on 25,800 subjects, and the tus of the vaccine from Covaxin. The final data is where approximately 1.2 mil- Trust, UK. Court. schools reopened then out- data submitted to the Subject emergency use to full licen- known to be more accurate lion people were vaccinated “If the link is causal it “Schools require teachers breaks were reported and they Expert Committee (SEC) sure, which means regular and reliable. with the AstraZeneca Covid- quency of bilateral facial weak- could be due to a cross-reac- and children to sit together. It had to shut them down again. showed the vaccine was “well- approval or marketing autho- Besides Covaxin, 19 vaccine till April 22. ness, which typically occurs in tive immune response to the gives the virus an opportuni- We don’t want to put our tolerated”. Covaxin had risation of the vaccine under Covishield, developed by The cases occurred with- less than 20 percent of GBS SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ty to spread. We can only have children and teachers in that received emergency use normal circumstances, the AstraZeneca and manufac- in two weeks of the first dose cases, suggests a pattern asso- and components of the this (re-opening of schools) situation unless we have more approval (EUA) by the Drugs sources said. tured locally by Serum of vaccination. “Six out of the ciated with the vaccination,” he peripheral immune system,” when a large part of the pop- confidence that the pandem- Controller General of India A panel of independent Institute of India and Russia’s seven patients progressed to added. wrote the authors of the ulation is protected,” Dr VK ic won’t harm us,” the gov- (DCGI) in January 2021, and experts, SECI advises the Sputnik V are the other two areflexic quadriplegia and Four cases were reported report from England. Paul, Member (Health), NITI ernment has been saying in has been used to vaccinate the DCGI on applications seeking vaccines being currently used required mechanical ventila- from Nottingham, England, “We suggest vigilance for Aayog, said at a press confer- the past few days. population since. However, approvals for new drugs, vac- in India. tory support,” said Boby in which approximately cases of bifacial weakness ence on Tuesday here. The government has said Varkey Maramattom, from the 700,000 people received the with paraesthesias variant “Until it (the spread of the next month’s sero survey will Department of Neurology, same vaccine. These were GBS following vaccination virus) is predictable it is hard include 14,000 kids over the against Sars-CoV-2, among children and teenagers were Children below 18 have Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala. characterised by bifacial for SARS-CoV-2 and that to re-open,” he said. age of six. children was found to be found to be tested positive for not yet been cleared to receive “The frequency of GBS weakness with a paraesthesias post-vaccination surveillance Dr Paul also warned In a recently released sero- 55.7% across five study sites, Covid-19 in Maharashtra’s a Covid vaccine, although was 1.4 to 10 fold higher than variant of GBS occurring programmes ensure robust against re-opening schools survey by the AIIMS, the in comparison to 63.5% Ahmednagar, accounting for Bharat Biotech has begun tri- that expected in this period for within three weeks of vacci- data capture of this outcome, because of the declining trend seroprevalence, presence of among adults. about 10 per cent of cases in als for 2-18 year old candi- a population of this magni- nation with the Oxford- to assess for causality,” Evans in daily new cases, saying: virus-fighting antibodies Last month, over 8,000 the district. dates with Covaxin. tude. In addition, the fre- AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 said. /' ' ** $%3N1$ O /01 2 N ,-.,/0 ,-.,/0 s the Indian Ocean has Aemerged as one of the ormer Congress president O most strategically important FRahul Gandhi on Tuesday regions and China is flexing its ,-.,/0 respond to incidents of oil warned the Government of an maritime muscle there, the spills at the sea and also boost imminent third wave of the ,-.,/0 deaths? - Congress ruled IAF will take part in an exer- iving a boost to the Indian the force’s pollution response coronavirus pandemic and states.” cise with the US there for two Gship building capabilities, mechanism. These two vessels urged the Centre to prepare for iving a riposte to the “State with the highest ,-.,/0 they needed to go through the days starting Wednesday. the Defence Ministry on are scheduled for delivery by it. But not before hitting out at GCongress white paper on case fatality rate - Congress files before the hearing. Giving details here on Tuesday signed a contract November 2024 and May 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Covid-19 management, the ruled state. States with maxi- fter Justice Indira On being pointed out that Tuesday, IAF officials said as a with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) respectively. Modi, who, he charged, was BJP on Tuesday took a sharp mum noise against vaccines ABanerjee’s recusal from earlier the top court had strategic outreach exercise with for the construction of two The defence ministry said busy with West Bengal polls jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying creating vaccine hesitancy - hearing West Bengal post elec- requested the high court to the defence forces of friendly pollution control vessels(PCV) the “special role ships” will be when many died due to lack of the ‘Gyani Baba’ dishing out Congress ruled states. States tion violence cases, another defer the hearing till it decides foreign countries in the Indian for the Indian Coast Guard at indigenously designed, devel- oxygen. “pearls of wisdom” to the which had an astronomical judge from the State Justice the appeals, the bench said that Ocean Region (IOR), IAF and a cost of about 583 crore. oped and built by GSL. The “The whole country Prime Minister should intro- positivity rate during the sec- Aniruddha Bose recused him- it would pass the same order the US Navy will participate in The ships are being pro- acquisition will significantly knows that a third wave will spect why Congress-ruled ond wave - Congress ruled self from the politically sensi- urging the high court to post- an exercise to be carried out cured to significantly aug- augment the capability of ICG strike,” Rahul said at a virtual States caused the second wave states”, the Minister alleged. tive Narada case on Tuesday. pone the scheduled hearing with Ronald Reagan Carrier ment the capability of the to respond to oil spill disasters Press conference during which of coronavirus, why they did- She also said that it was Later, the Supreme Court’s there on June 23 and wait for Strike Group (CSG). Indian Coast Guard to at sea, it said. he also released a “white n’t accept vaccines initially and the Congress-ruled states that new Bench comprising Justices two more days. The bench The Exercise in the area of paper” on the pandemic. also share the actual count of demanded decentralisation of Vineet Saran and Dinesh then enquired from Solicitor- responsibility of the Southern and Su-30 MKI fighter jets, AEW&C aircraft. The exercise Rahul said the aim of this deaths ? vaccine procurement and later Maheswari decided to hear on General Tushar Mehta, and Air Command will see the AWACS, AEW&C and Air to will be carried out south of white paper on Covid-19 is not The BJP accused the did a “U-turn”. June 25 the appeals of West senior Advocates Rakesh IAF forces operate from bases Air Refueller aircraft. The US Thiruvananthapuram, on the finger-pointing at the govern- Congress of “derailing” coun- “Who demanded decen- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Dwivedi and Vikas Singh under four operational com- CSG is expected to field F-18 western seaboard, over two ment but to help the nation try’s fight against the pan- tralization & then did a u- Banerjee and the state Law whether they will be able to mands and will include Jaguars fighters and E-2C Hawkeye days. prepare for the third wave of demic. turn?- Congress. Which states Minister Moloy Ghatak against conclude the arguments on infection. Union Minister and BJP did the worst in terms of vac- the June 9 order of the Calcutta Friday. The lawyers answered However, he criticised leader Smriti Irani, who had cination yesterday even as High Court which had refused in the affirmative. 72 ** Modi for conducting election defeated Rahul in Amethi in the country created a world to take on record their affi- Initially, the state govern- rallies for Assembly polls amid the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, record? - Congress ruled davits on the CBI’s transfer plea ment and the law minister had the second wave of coron- tweeted saying: “While Gyani states. It is darkness under the related to the Narada scam moved the top court with their P * avirus. Baba is dishing out pearls of lamp,” she said. case. appeals and later the chief “In the second wave, many wisdom to the Honourable Making another attack The appeals, initially listed minister filed her plea against Gurugram to effectively keep Smith will be based full-time at died needless deaths. We Prime Minister, he may like to on the Congress after Rahul before a vacation bench of the June 9 order of the high ,-.,/0 track of the shipping traffic as the Centre, working directly couldn’t provide them oxygen introspect on the following - released the white paper, BJP Justices Hemant Gupta and court. well as other critical develop- with the Indian armed forces cylinders. Prime Minister’s Where did the second wave spokesperson Sambit Patra Aniruddha Bose, were referred On June 9, a five-judge ignaling the growing impor- ments in the region under a col- and fellow liaison officers from tears cannot wipe the tears of start? - Congress ruled states. the opposition party of twist- to another bench by Chief bench of the Calcutta High Stance of India’s maritime laborative framework with like- partner nations to enhance families who lost family mem- Which states had a huge per- ing India’s fight against Justice N V Ramana during the Court, hearing CBI’s applica- prowess and its significance in minded countries. Australia maritime domain awareness in bers. His tears cannot save centage of India’s cases and Covid19. day itself after Justice Bose tion for transfer of the Narada the Indian Ocean region, the and USA have already deputed the region,” the British high them, oxygen can. But he did recused from the hearing with- sting tape case from the special UK on Tuesday posted a liaison their officers to this centre. commission said here on not take it seriously as his out citing any reason. The CBI court to the high court, officer at the Indian Navy’s The positioning of the Tuesday. focus was on Bengal,” Rahul bench of Vineet Saran and had said it will decide later on Information Fusion Centre British officer at the centre Admiral Tony Radakin, said. that his intention was to pro- gested the ramping up of Dinesh Maheswari, to which considering the affidavits by (IFC). It is the key hub of mar- comes ahead of a planned visit Chief of Naval Staff of the UK, He also said that the gov- vide the government “infor- health infrastructure in the the cases were referred, took up Banerjee and Ghatak on their itime security information relat- to India by the UK’s Carrier described it as a significant step ernment’s management of the mation and insights on what country as the Government the matter in the afternoon. respective roles on the day of ing to the Indian Ocean. Strike Group, led by aircraft car- towards maritime domain first two waves of the pan- went wrong”. was “not ready” during the first Justice Saran said that the mat- the arrest of four leaders in The Indian Navy estab- rier HMS Queen Elizabeth. awareness by both India and demic was “disastrous”, adding The Congress MP sug- two waves of the pandemic. ters are fresh for the bench and connection with the case. lished the IFC-IOR in 2018 in “Lt Commander Stephen Britain. ** $' * 6 1,&
would not be any relief from On the advancement of “The salient feature of the soon reaches Delhi by June 27 ,-.,/0 the scorching heat and humid- monsoon, the IMD said that monsoon in 2021 is its progress and covers the entire country ity anytime soon. further advance of southwest to eastern, central and adjoin- by July 8. onsoon in large parts of India has received 37 per monsoon into remaining parts ing northwest India earlier Last year, the wind system Mnorthwest India would cent excess rainfall during the of Rajasthan, west Uttar than normal (up to 7-10 days). had reached Delhi on June 25 actually be delayed, quite con- monsoon season so far. As per Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh However, further progress over and covered the entire country trary to the forecasts about its the IMD data, northwest India & Delhi and Punjab is likely to the remaining parts of the by June 29, according to onset a fortnight earlier than its has received 71.3 mm rainfall be slow as large scale features country is unlikely during the Skymet Weather, a private fore- scheduled date or slightly against the normal of 40.6 mm are not favourable. next seven days,” it said. casting agency. before time. With the India rainfall during the period, a “The forecast wind pattern Kuldeep Srivastava, the Mahesh Palawat from Meteorological Department surplus of 76 per cent. Central by the numerical models do head of the IMD’s regional Skymet Weather said chances (IMD) on Tuesday saying that India has registered 145.8 mm not indicate any forecasting centre, said light are that Delhi will get mon- further progress of the mon- rainfall against the normal of favourable condition for sus- rains are likely in Delhi-NCR soonal showers only around soon into Delhi and parts of 92.2 mm, an increase of 58 per tained rainfall over the region around June 26 but June end. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, cent. The southern peninsula during the forecast period,” it the region will have to wait for “Westerly winds have been Haryana and Punjab is “unlike- has received 133.6 mm rainfall, said. monsoonal showers. blocking the advance of the ly” during the next seven days, which is 24 per cent more than “Southwest monsoon has The MeT office had earli- monsoon into the remaining it is clear that even the usual normal, while east and north- so far covered most parts of the er predicted that the wind sys- parts of northwest India for onset date of June 27 would not east India witnessed 253.9 mm country except parts of tem may reach Delhi by June some days. These are expected be met in the region. rainfall against the normal of Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and 15, which would have been 12 to persist for at least one week,” This also means there 224.8 mm during the period. Punjab,” it said. days early. Normally, the mon- he said. # " # $ %&'%(%)
$ 4 $ ? " 0,* powers currently exercised by State Governments would be 3( amil Nadu Chief Minister taken over by the Union /+ - In the 2017 UP Assembly test the 2022 UP Assembly TMuthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin on Government,” writes Satlin in elections, the SBSP in alliance elections against the BJP to rep- Tuesday wrote to his counterparts in his letter. 22 /*(* new political alliance led by with the BJP had contested resent the unheard Muslim- nine States asking their support in He said the move of the Athe Bahuhjan Samaj Party eight seats and won four. Backward and Dalit caste voic- opposing the actions initiated by Central Government to bring a he Trinamool Congress has strongly reacted to Centre’s and Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha Rajbhar was made a cabinet es. The Apna Dal (Krishna Government of India “on management new Bill would have long term Tdecision to take punitive action against former Bengal comprising Om Prakash minister but he was dismissed Patel) is likely to quit the of minor ports hitherto managed and adverse implications on the Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay for alleged insubor- Rajbhar-led Suheldeo Bhartiya in May 2019 soon after the Lok alliance as it is said to have cut regulated by State Governments.” management of minor ports, dination (to the Prime Minister’s Office) and dereliction of Samaj Party (SBSP) and Sabha elections. a deal with the BJP. Its president Stalin asked all coastal States and since the State Governments duty in the cyclone Yaas case. AIMIM is likely to include The SBSP, for strengthen- Krishna Patel is likely to be Union Territories to express their will not have any major role Calling the central proceedings against Bandopadhyay three more small political par- ing its ground in eastern Uttar nominated as the member of objection to the Draft Indian Ports Bill 2021, which anymore, if the Bill is passed. for avoiding a meeting at Kalaikunda where he was asked ties. Pradesh, had stitched up an the UP Legislative Council. according to him was an aggression on the pow- But experts in maritime sector describe to brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the damages BSP chief Mayawati and alliance with the Hyderabad- The Apna Dal (Sonelal) led by ers and rights enjoyed by the States to manage the Stalin’s apprehensions as much ado about noth- caused by the super cyclone senior Trinamool Congress MP Hyderabad MP Asaduddin based All India Majlis-e- Anupriya Patel MP, daughter of minor ports. There are nearly 200 minor ports dot- ing. “There is no hard and fast rules that say that Saugato Roy on Tuesday said that “the actions taken by the Owaisi have held several Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Krishna Patel, is already an ally ting India's coast line. minor ports belong to the domain of States,” said Department of Personnel and Training which in all essence rounds of talks and the latter is in January earlier this year. of the BJP. In a demi-official letter dated June 21, excerpts Captain Hariharan Balakrishnan, formerly of runs under the Prime Minister’s (Narendra Modi) instruc- coming to Lucknow next AIMIM president Ever since the entry of the of which were released to the media on Tuesday Indian Navy. tion is a proof of his cruelty and heartlessness … this order month. The alliance is likely to Asaduddin Owaisi had made a AIMIM in Bihar elections in Stalin told chief ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, “The Centre has every right to decide how has been passed to intimidate the upright officers like Alapan be formalised and the BSP one-day tour to Purvanchal October last year, small caste- Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, ports, both major and minor ports, should be Bandopadhyay to stop them from working independently… supremo is expected to make with Rajbhar. Owaisi visited based political parties have Puducherry, Odisha and West Bengal that the developed. How many minor ports are being oper- such actions are a blow to the federal structure of the coun- the announcement. Assembly Azamgarh and Jaunpur dis- been trying to get the caste ‘Draft Indian Ports Bill 2021’ to modify the cur- ated by State Governments? We do have minor try.” polls in Uttar Pradesh are tricts. arithmetic in their favour in rent management model of minor ports was an ports but the Centre can take over them as and The action a “cruel and heartless one” at a time when scheduled for early next year. In UP, Owaisi has joined eastern UP. attempt to rob the States of their powers. when it wishes,” said Captain Balakrishnan. “the former Chief Secretary has just lost his mother” Roy said. Om Prakash Rajbhar had hands with SBSP and eight Although the Bhagidari “As per the existing Indian Ports Act,1908,the The Constitution of India has clearly stated in Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Chowdhury dropped hints about broaden- other parties, including Sankalp Morcha and Owaisi in powers to plan, develop, regulate and control Article 246 ( sections 24 to 28) that Ports, said that the Centre was “unnecessarily” making it an ego ing the alliance on June 20. Krishna Patel’s Apna Dal, Jan particular have been targeting the minor ports vests with the State Maritime Shipping and Navigation on Inland clash of sorts “in a bid to show who is more powerful or ‘look, Rajbhar said he was trying to Adhikar Party and the BJP, the presence of this Governments concerned. However, the new draft Waterways come under the jurisdiction of the I am more powerful than you’ … Such childish fights should rope in several other parties, Chandrasekhar Ravan’s Azad alliance in Azamgarh and Indian Ports Bill 2021 proposes to change this and Centre while Ports other than those declared by stop.” including TMC and Aam Samaj Party. adjoining districts will direct- transfer many of these powers to MSDC (Maritime or under law made by Parliament or existing law The Centre had sent a “memorandum” of “charge sheet” Aadmi Party to form an effec- This Bhagidari Sankalp ly affect the Samajwadi Party State Development Council), which has so far to be major ports fall under the Concurrent List service's Discipline Rules 1969 and the Retirement Benefits tive front to counter the BJP. Morcha has announced to con- performance in the region. been only an advisory body. Further to this, many where the Centre calls the shots. Rules 1958 — to be explained within 30 days of receipt — to the retired IAS officer. It states “Shri Alapan Bandyopadhyay, IAS (Retd) is informed that an inquiry will be held only in 5 6 3(%3< ) respect of the Article of Charge as is not admitted. He should, therefore, specifically admit or deny the Article of Charge.” 0 ty a distant dream. Across the diagnosed with the pandemic on Bandopadhyay known for his integrity, merit and high State, 11,730 covid patients who Tuesday, 11,719 persons con- literary talents was pulled up by the Centre for failing to abide ,-.,/0 Parishad, Panchayat, Municipality etc to espite the lockdowns of dif- were undergoing treatment were tracted Covid-19 through contacts by the PMO directives requiring him to make a digital pre- make the vaccination drive a big success. 31 Dferent varieties, there has discharged from hospitals as they which underscore the fact that sentation of the damages caused by cyclone Yaas in a Prime ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday presiding officers of State legislatures partic- been no worthwhile fall in the tested negative. Kerala is not a safe place for those Ministerial meeting — in the last week of May — at Lurged the public representatives to play an ipated in this virtual meeting, who discussed transmission of Covid-19 in As the lock down rules have want to escape from the Wuhan Kalaikunda off Kharagpur. active role in the ongoing vaccination drive. several matters, including legislative response Kerala. The State logged on been relaxed, crowds in roads and virus, as the disease is popularly Bandopadhyay had gone there with Chief Minister He also asked the presiding officers to sensi- to tackle the menace of Covid-19. Tuesday 12,617 new patients while public places have come back called here. Mamata Banerjee but left along with her after she decided tise the members of all democratic institutions Birla said that in the first two years of the the death toll during the last 24 with most of the public transport Meanwhile the Indian to leave the venue immediately after coming to know that to conduct public awareness campaigns 17th Lok Sabha, the productivity of the House hours reached 141. plying to capacity. Medical Association and doctors Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari had too been invited about Covid-19 so that citizens can be pro- has been more than 122 percent. Though the Test Positivity A release issued by the under the Kerala Government in the meeting. She left the spot in a huff alleging protocol tected against the pandemic. The Lok Sabha He added that changes have been in rules Rate in seven districts showed less department of health said that Service have issued unofficial breach with Bandopadhyay in tow. Speaker was addressing a virtual meeting of with respect to matters under Rule 377, due than 10 per cent, there are many during the last 24 hours, the State alerts about the possibility of the Subsequently the Chief Secretary was transferred by the all-India presiding officers’ conference. to which the Hon'ble Members now get regions in the State which have tested more than 1.17 lakh sam- third wave of the pandemic, which central Home Ministry to Delhi. However he chose to retire Birla asked the presiding officers to urge answers to more than 90 percent of matters TPR of 30 per cent and above and ples. may strike the State on May 31post which he was appointed the Chief Advisor all members of Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan raised. this has made return to normali- Out of the new cases of 12, 617 anytime. of the Chief Minister. 2 C@ " ! $ !"#" 0 " " %3 "5 3* " " 5 $ ? <( "" 2 +$* These are serious issues. Fraudsters are play- 2 +$* the ex-CEO of Broadcast Audience % ! ing with the lives of innocent people,” th+e Research Council (BARC) Partho /+ - aving taken cognizance of the Covid-19 Judges said. n a significant development, Dasgupta and Republic TV CEO /+ - Hvaccination fraud that came to light in Senior Advocate Anil Sakhare, repre- IEditor-in-Chief of Republic TV Vikash Khanchandani all of whom day after the Anti-Terror a city cooperative housing society last week, senting the BMC, told the court that the was on Tuesday named as among had been booked for alleged cheat- ASquad arrested two indi- JP MP from Badaun Dr the Bombay High Court on Tuesday direct- Mumbai Police was already investigating the the seven additional accused in a ing, forgery, criminal conspiracy, viduals in the alleged religious BSanghamitra Maurya ed the Maharashtra government and issue and the civic body has also initiated the supplementary chargesheet filed destroying evidence and criminal conversion, the police have demanded the disqualification Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation necessary measures in the much-discussed Television breach of trust etc. now invoked the National of West Bengal’s TMC MP and (BMC) to formulate a policy to prevent recur- On his part, State's counsel Deepak Rating Points (TRP) scam before a In their three charge-sheets Security Act (NSA) against the actress Nusrat Jahan for rence of such frauds and also book the king- Thakare told the High Court that of the five Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court running into 22 accused in the TRP accused on the directions of allegedly giving a false affidavit pin behind the fraud unearthed in the accused in the vaccination fraud reported here. scam case, the police have said that Chief Minister Yogi in Parliament and hiding her metropolis. from Kandivli-based Hiranandani Heritage In a 1,912-page supplementary the investigations in the case had Adityanath. marital status. Maurya handed Hearing a public interest litigation filed Society, four had been arrested and an chargesheet filed before the 37th revealed three kinds of tweaking of Those arrested have been over a letter to Lok Sabha by social activist a PIL filed by lawyer Anita accused doctor was on the run. Mumbai Metropolitan Court at TRP data — inducing the panel identified as Mufti Qazi Speaker Om Birla recently. with her affidavit where she has Shekhar Castellino and Adv. Siddharth The High Court directed the Mumbai Esplanade named Goswani and homes where Bar-o-meters are Jahangir Alam Qasmi and The BJP MP demanded shown her marital status as Chandrashekhar, a HC bench of Chief police to arrest all accused persons. It will six other employees from Republic installed by way of paying money Mohammad Umar Gautam by cancellation of Nusrat Jahan’s married. Her name in the affi- Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G. S. hear the plea further on June 24. TV and Republican Bharat TV to watch certain channels for spe- Additional Director General of Lok Sabha membership. In the davit is Nusrat Jahan alias Kulkarni asked the Mumbai Police to sub- It may be recalled 62 hours after the channels as accused for offences cific time, placing of one television Police (Law and Order) letter, said that the TMC MP’s Noori Jain and her husband’s mit the status report on its investigations into office bearers of Hiranandani Heritage registered against them under channel on two different frequen- Prashant Kumar. Both accused conduct was indecent. name is Nikhil Jain. Now she the fake vaccination racket by Thursday. Residents’ Welfare Association (HHRWA) Section 420 (cheating, Section 120- cies by multi system are the residents of Jamia Nagar “She has deceived her vot- claims that her marriage was Directing the BMC to keep a track of lodged a complaint with them, ther Kandivli b (conspiracy), 406 (criminal Operators/Cable operators for one in New Delhi. ers on the issue of marriage. not valid. You lied to the pub- ongoing private vaccinations in various police had arrested four persons behind the breach of trust), 465 (forgery), 204 television channel and manipula- According to reports, the The dignity of Parliament has lic and Parliament. There housing societies in the metropolis and also alleged fraud.. The HHRWA office bearers (destruction of evidence) and var- tion of television viewership data properties of the accused will also been tarnished by her should be an investigation into ensure that senior citizens did not suffer, the had alleged that the three alleged fraudsters ious other Sections of the Indian )metarule) received at BARC. also be confiscated. On act,” she stated in the letter. this matter and action be HC bench observed: “”There has to be a pol- collected 4.92 lakh from 390 residents, Penal Code (IPC). It may be recalled that on Tuesday, the ATS also got their She said that the matter taken,” Maurya said. icy. Some intimation or communication housekeeping staff, security guards, drivers Apart from Goswami, six oth- October 6, 2020, Mumbai’s former police custody remand for fur- should be sent to the Ethics “When Nusrat came to among housing societies, hospitals, civic or domestic helpers on May 30 for con- ers named in the supplementary police commissioner Param Bir ther interrogation. Committee of Lok Sabha for take oath in the Lok Sabha, she body, so that such incidents do not happen” ducting a vaccination camp. charge-sheet are Priya Mukherjee, Singh had said: “The investigations The alleged conversion investigation. Maurya, on a wore vermilion on her forehead “What is the most unfortunate thing here The camp was conducted by three facil- Chief Operating Officer, Republic carried out so far have revealed that racket was busted by the ATS day-long visit to her Lok Sabha and had marriage bangles, is that when the whole of humanity is suf- itators, including Rajesh Pandey and Sanjay TV, Siva Subramaniam, Chief certain television channels like following the registration of an constituency, said that Nusrat which is a custom of a newly fering, some people are still playing frauds Gupta, who claimed to represent leading pri- Financial Officer, Republic TV, Republic TV, Fakt Marathi, Box FIR in the case at the ATS Jahan lied in the affidavit. married woman. I think it was of this kind... The State and the BMC must vate hospitals like the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Amit Mohan Dave, Sanjay Sukhdev Cinema etc have been indulging in police station in Lucknow. “I have no interest in the done to fool the people,” come up with a policy or guidelines on an Ambani Hospital (KDAH) and the Nanavati Varma, Shivendra Mundherkar such malpractices. Certain wit- As per reports, two men of TMC MP’s personal life but Maurya added. SOS basis for private vaccination camps to Hospital. They agreed to provide 400 vaccine and Ranjit Walter. nesses have come forward to tell us Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, were avoid similar incidents in future,” the HC doses for around 1,260 each, for which the With addition of seven names that they were induced by the allegedly running an outfit bench said. society paid around 4.92 lakh. However the in the supplementary chargesheet, arrested accused perople and their involved in converting deaf - " The HC bench told the State vaccination facilitator did not provide the total number of accused charge- accomplices for a monthly mone- and dumb students and other A/ Hovernment and BMC not to take such inci- receipts for the money taken. sheeted in the alleged TRP scam has tary consideration”. Singh had said poor people to Islam in Uttar dents lightly, and wanted to know if the On their part, the KDAH and the gone up to 22. In two charge-sheets that the Republic TV was a suspect Pradesh with funding from + + fraudsters were being booked under strin- Nanavati Hospital had distanced them- filed earlier in the case on in TRP manipulation and the police Pakistan’s ISI. Moreover, chil- gent provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, selves from the questionable vaccination November 11, 2020 and January 11, had received data from the BARC. dren and women were also " ? or the Disaster management Act. “See to it camp by saying that they had nothing to do 2021, the police had named 15 The TRP is calculated on the lured with false promises of that the investigation is not delayed. Tell us with the vaccination camp conducted at accused in the case. basis of TV channel viewership in cash, jobs, and marriage for /+ - ‘Lucknow: In the Rabi market- what is the progress of the investigation.. Hiranandani Heritage Society. Those charge-sheeted include: a confidential set of households. conversion. ing season 2021-2022, the Uttar ttar Pradesh created a Pradesh Government has made Urecord of sorts as close to the highest-ever purchase of 8 lakh people were vaccinated wheat from the highest number $ 6 ) in 24 hours even as 255 new of farmers. Wheat procurement cases of Covid were reported in UP has increased eight times on Tuesday while 397 patients in Yogi Adityanath’s regime, recovered. going up from 7.97 lakh MT in Government spokesman 2016 to 56.25 lakh MT, an all- ,-.,/0 “Issue notice. We will have it for Shishir Singh said that till 8 pm time high, in the ongoing sea- hearing on July 27. Meanwhile, we have on Tuesday, 7.63 lakh people son. n a relief to Lok Sabha MP Navneet stayed the judgment of the Bombay were vaccinated and the count The sharp hike in procure- IKaur Rana, the Supreme Court on High Court. It is understood that on the could reach 8 lakh. ment has benefited 13 times Tuesday stayed the Bombay High next date of hearing the matter will be On June 21, the State had more farmers than the previous Court verdict cancelling the caste cer- disposed of,” the bench said. The court, recorded 7,29,197 vaccinations. Samajwadi Party government in tificate of the independent lawmaker which proposed to issue notice on Till now, 2,63,22,777 vaccine 2016. During the Rabi market- representing Maharashtra's Amravati Rana's appeal and stay the high court's doses have been administered ing season 2016-17, wheat was constituency, reserved for scheduled judgement at the outset, took note of across the state. “From July 1, purchased from merely 1,66,073 castes. The Bombay High Court had vehement submission of senior advo- the Government has fixed a farmers whereas in the 2021-22 on June 9 cancelled the caste certificate cate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Adsul, target to vaccinate 12 lakh season, over 12.88 lakh farmers of Rana, saying it was obtained fraud- that the verdict not be stayed without people per day,” the spokesman benefited from the purchase ulently using fabricated documents, and hearing him. said. despite the pandemic situation. had also imposed a fine of 2 lakh on Rana, backed by Nationalist At present, there are 3,910 The Yogi Adityanath her. Congress Party (NCP), had won from active Covid cases in the state Government has purchased A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Amravati constituency in 2019 by and 2,525 patients are in home more than 2.22 crore MT of food Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari took claiming to be a member of 'Mochi' isolation. grains on higher MSP so far in note of the submissions of senior advo- scheduled caste. The high court had “Today, no new cases of its tenure which is 110 per cent cate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the held that Rana's claim of belonging to infection were found in 16 more than the target. In com- lawmaker, and issued notices to respon- 'Mochi' caste for obtaining the SC cer- districts while fresh cases in parison, during the erstwhile dents including the State Government, tificate itself was fraudulent and made single digit were reported in 55 Akhilesh Yadav Government, District Caste Scrutiny Committee with the intention of obtaining various districts,” Additional Chief the total purchase of wheat and Anandra Vithoba Adsul who had benefits available to a candidate from Secretary, Information, from 2012 to 2017 was just about challenged the veracity of the caste cer- such category, despite knowing she does 8 9 : # 6 Navneet Sehgal said here on 94.38 lakh MT, only 42 per cent tificate of the MP. not belong to that caste. % %' Tuesday. of the target. PNS " # $ %&'%(%) 9
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Or, one can also con- (The writer is a columnist single parent do not have the the Government itself. tact the district Child Welfare and documentary film-maker. normal childhood left for them. The moot question is, Committees (CWCs) or The views expressed are The person who got them toys, what next for these children? inform the local police sta- personal.) !:&! SOUNDBITE F 1 G 6 # 6 ) < $ # 9 %' Sir — We have only heard of insurance !!"#$! companies trying to find some loopholes in the claim applications and find some I8 * $55 ? lame excuses to deny claims made against " 19 ? " ' policies issued by them. It is shocking that " , ." " " the Central Government is trying to follow $2 7I# "# the tactics of such insurance companies to * "' "? - + deny ex gratia compensation to the fami- " " ? %0*+''&++* ly of those who died of COVID-19 on the " 5" "? 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reat corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our insti- tutions, and it is, therefore, our right and +#)%0 7! Gduty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions." These were the words of ( ,B the 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt dur- % 0 - % ing his 1901 State of the Union address. "There " , ? is a widespread conviction in the minds of the 8!,? ( American people that the great corporations ? known as trusts are in certain of their features and tendencies hurtful to the general welfare," he wrote , ( before he used the Sherman Antitrust Act to break up monopolies including the largest railroad con- 8 C ! ? # glomerate, J.P Morgan's Northern Securities, and the largest oil company, Rockefeller's Standard Oil. , (- , ( The US since then has used updated antitrust , ( legislatures to clip the wings of giants including AT&T and Microsoft which were deemed pow- ( erful enough to stifle free-market competitiveness. - ? # . ( The extent of influence of Big Tech companies that drive today's internet-technology-driven world is much more profound. : 1+ % D E ( None of us can imagine a life where we do not F 9+ % D,,, E use one of their products. They have aided in the F 4+ % G E F creation of a hyper connected planet where any # , 8,.!A individual with technical know-how, irrespective % , of other differences, can access the internet and excessive platform fees, limit com- quential effects. authorities. India could again take find myriad avenues for acquiring knowledge, petition, and kill smaller business- Our digital economy is driven a leaf out of the EU, which through form communities, create or get access to digital es. by data and all the Big Tech firms its newly proposed Digital Services products and services, and be a part of a global Very recently, five bills have derive tremendous value from the Act (DSA) makes it mandatory for digital economy. They act as instruments of eco- +2.1(*/ been moved with bipartisan support data collected from their myriad all platforms to reveal to regulators nomic and social mobility for billions. , = in the US House of Representatives users. We should see more coun- currently opaque areas of tech Their valuations also unsurprisingly increased .2>,$=.*(* meant to prevent big tech firms tries make laws that would mandate platform functioning including with their rapid expansion. Currently, eight of the *.*//(0,$1 from favouring their products and the Big Tech firms to share some of possible dissections of their propri- world's largest ten companies based on their mar- (, 0<2 services through their platform the wealth created with the main etary algorithms, and requires ket capitalisation are from this industry. They .,2>, over their competitors. These pro- contributors including publishers. clear-cut mechanisms on filtering exceed the GDP of most nations. Some of their posed laws could separate their pri- Upcoming technologies like or removing content. Penalties up balance sheets have surplus cash greater than the (2,,.+ mary platform from their other line BlockChain would enable micro- to six per cent of the company's reserves of most countries. Apple, for instance, has >*/+,<2(0, of businesses. Interestingly, US payments to be made to every per- turnover, and even suspension of a valuation exceeding $2 trillion, and cash .*(* //, (,. President Joe Biden has named Lina son contributing value in cyber- service await non-complying reserves of nearly $200 billion. <2(0,2 Khan, a very vocal Big Tech critic, space. 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ill V.K.Sasikala, a before going to the Bengaluru opposition after a literal show senses a threat to his position weigh her options to see how hurry as her target is the 2024 one-time close con- jail and thumped the memo- of strength: the former had in the party. she can stage a comeback. Lok Sabha polls. She wants to Wfidante of late Tamil rial platform thrice with her more legislators backing him. The 'leaked' audio clip of The second hurdle is her get back into the BJP's good Nadu chief minister J. palm vowing to avenge her Sasikala, on the other hand, an alleged conversation own corrupt image. Her first books by that time and estab- Jayalalithaa, make a come- enemies. Now, after her release sees an opportunity in the two between Sasikala and one of effort to float an outfit AMMK lish herself and her nephew as back? It is a question mark as and a month after the leaders' tussle to avenge her her supporters has gone viral, through her nephew, TTV players by using her money politics is changing fast in the /).()%:7 AIADMK lost power in the setbacks. creating a flutter about her Dhinakaran, flopped in the power. She wants to do this state. 'Chinnamma', as she Tamil Nadu polls, she is all set Though she cannot con- imminent return. In the clip recent assembly polls even either by dividing the was known, has had her ups to return to active politics. In test until 2027, there is no legal she is heard saying, "we will for though he initially won the AIADMK or expanding her and downs in the past four a recent alleged, phone con- ban to head a party. It is a mys- sure streamline the R.K.Nagarassembly by-poll in nephew's AMMK. Being the decades. She enjoyed power as versation with one of the tery why Sasikala announced party…certainly, I will come". 2017. Now she wants to find backroom player and Jayalalithaa's shadow but she party cadres, Sasikala confirms her retirement from politics in And this as well: "You don't a place for herself in politics. Jayalalithaa's shadow in Tamil never did understand that she her plans to take the political March and why she wants to worry at all. Sure. We will Thirdly, there still are Nadu politics since the 1980s, was only the shadow, not plunge. her to return. Sasikala had come back now. The timing resolve all the problems in the other cases against her pend- Sasikala knows the ins and Jayalalithaa. She took over the She has been sending con- been involved in separate she has chosen is also signif- party. I will come. I will defi- ing in the courts. She is par- outs of Dravidian politics. party and nearly became Jaya's fusing signals about her future. power tussles with both lead- icant because the AIADMK is nitely come. You take care and ticularly troubled by a case She and her family were called successor in 2017 but the BJP Significantly, 2021 is not 2017. ers earlier. still struggling to come to be safe." For now, she has sent involving the purchase of the "Mannargudi mafia" in spoiled her plans and she Much has changed in the past The intensifying feud terms with the loss of power. enough signals to her support- properties with demonetized Jaya's time. instead went to Parappana four years. Her two hand- between EPS and OPS even The cadres, especially EPS ers that she is ready and wait- currency. With a Chinnamma's future Agrahara jail in Karnataka for picked leaders -former chief after the electoral defeat and backers, are opposed to her ing. Will Sasikala achieve her UnionGovernment and the hangs in balance for now. It four years. (The writer is a senior ministers O.Panneerselvam Sasikala's come-back plans emerging as a power centre- ambition? Though age is State Government hostile to depends on many factors. In 2017, on a sunny journalist. The views (OPS) and E.Palaniswamy are threatening to break the once again. EPS is one of the against her, those who know her she is skating on thin ice. Where one week is long in February morning, Sasikala expressed are personal.) (EPS)—have captured the party again. EPS pipped OPS big hurdles for her return to her believe she will not throw Fourthly, according to politics, another three years is stopped at Jayalalithaa's grave party and they do not want to the post of the leader of the AIADMK because he in the towel easily and will insiders, Sasikala is in no too long. " # $ %&'%(%) ;
& 6 ; >) ' Kumar Dhungana said that minority Government after Prime Minister fails to win a up to the judiciary to appoint Cabinet expansions after the losing a trust vote in the House vote of confidence or resigns, a premier as it cannot under- Washington: US President Joe Afghanistan never again “are constantly looking at the dissolution of the House were last month, expanded his the same Council of Ministers take the legislative and the Biden is looking forward to a becomes a safe haven for ter- pace we’’re going at, and the unconstitutional and hence, Cabinet on June 10 and June 4, shall continue to act until executive functions of the state. meeting with his Afghan coun- rorist groups who pose a threat capabilities we have, and the the Ministers cannot discharge inducting 17 ministers, amid another Council of Ministers is Nepal plunged into a polit- terpart Ashraf Ghani during to the US homeland,” White capabilities that we’’re going to their duties, a report in the widespread criticism and the constituted, the report said. ical crisis on December 20 last which the two leaders will dis- House Press Secretary Jen Psaki need throughout to complete Kathmandu: The political cri- Kathmandu Post said. ongoing political crisis in the The development comes year after President Bhandari cuss ways to ensure told reporters on Monday. the withdrawal. sis deepened in Nepal on With the order, there are Himalayan nation. Three State when the Supreme Court is dissolved the 275-member Afghanistan never again Their conversation will Biden has directed the Tuesday after the Supreme only five ministers left in Oli’s Ministers were also appointed. hearing the case regarding the House and announced fresh becomes a safe haven for ter- also be about how they can Pentagon to withdraw troops Court quashed the appoint- Cabinet, including the Prime “The Supreme Court has reinstatement of the House of elections on April 30 and May rorist groups who pose a threat work together to continue to from Afghanistan by ment of 20 Ministers by belea- Minister, it said. issued an interim order asking Representatives, which was 10 at the recommendation of to America, the White House implement humanitarian assis- September 11 this year. guered Prime Minister KP The court passed the not to allow the ministers dissolved by President Bidya Prime Minister Oli, amidst a has said. tance, other assistance that the The high-level meeting Sharma Oli, invalidating his judgement on petitions filed on appointed after the House dis- Devi Bhandari on May 22 at tussle for power within the rul- Biden would meet Ghani at United States remains com- between Biden and Ghani will two Cabinet expansions since June 7 by six individuals, solution to function,” said the recommendation of Prime ing Nepal Communist Party the White House on Friday for mitted to, even as the US works take place as the Taliban insur- the dissolution of the House of including senior advocate senior advocate Tripathi. Minister Oli. In February, the Supreme the first face-to-face interaction to draw down its troops from gents have in recent weeks Representatives, according to a Dinesh Tripathi, demanding The Supreme Court has Oli last week defended his Court reinstated the dissolved ahead of the withdrawal of the Afghanistan. captured dozens of new dis- media report. that the Cabinet expansions by cited Article 77 (3) in its ruling government’’s controversial House of Representatives, in a remaining US and NATO At the Pentagon, the tricts in Afghanistan and both A division bench of Chief the caretaker Government be to quash the appointments. It decision to dissolve the House setback to the embattled Prime forces from the war-torn coun- Defense Department said that sides are said to have suffered Justice Cholendra Shumsher quashed. states if the Office of the Prime of Representatives and told Minister who was preparing for try by September 11. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heavy casualties. Rana and Justice Prakash Oli, 69, who is heading a Minister falls vacant after the the Supreme Court that it is not snap polls. PTI “The President looks for- and the military leadership PTI ward to welcoming him to the White House for a meeting on Q R ( Friday. I expect their focus of " * 5O * " their conversation will be to continue to discuss how we can " ' "" .# , C:76 work together to ensure that Beijing: China on Tuesday other countries have accused Uyghur Autonomous Region, " " 3 + politely declined UN High China of committing a geno- and hope this can be achieved < N "5 O3 Commissioner for Human cide against the minority this year, particularly as reports United Nations: India said on the region. Rights Michelle Bachelet’’s call Muslim Uygurs in Xinjiang of serious human rights viola- 7( Tuesday that an immediate “These attacks are aimed Islamabad: Prime Minister which to bomb Afghanistan, for a “meaningful access” to and called for an international tions continue to emerge.” and comprehensive ceasefire at forcing the Afghan people Imran Khan has ruled out and an Afghan civil war verify the “serious” reports of probe by human rights groups. China has been vehement- in Afghanistan is the need of to make pre-determined hosting American bases in ensued, Pakistan would be tar- human rights violations in the In her address to the 47th ly refuting allegations of intern- the hour and a “basic prereq- choices through coercion and Pakistan for military action geted for revenge by terrorists restive region of Xinjiang, say- session of the Human Rights ing millions of Uygurs in mass uisite” for the success of the spreading fear and intimida- inside war-torn Afghanistan, again.” ing she is welcome for a Council in Geneva on Monday, detention camps, which were peace process, as it voiced deep tion within the society. As fearing it might lead to his According to media “friendly visit” but not to pur- Bachelet said, “I continue to officially termed as education Seoul: The powerful sister of concern at the rising use of Afghanistan’’s immediate country being “targeted in reports, the US used the Shamsi sue a probe with “presumption discuss with China modalities camps, in a bid to wean them North Korean leader Kim Jong violence as a “tool for pressure neighbour, we are deeply con- revenge attacks” by terrorists. air base in Balochistan to carry of guilt”. for a visit, including meaning- away from religious extremism. Un dismissed prospects for an tactics.” cerned at the rising use of vio- In an opinion piece in The out hundreds of drone strikes The US and the EU besides ful access, to the Xinjiang PTI early resumption of diplomacy India’s Permanent lence as a tool for pressure tac- Washington Post newspaper since 2008. The drone strikes with the United States, saying Representative to the UN tics,” he said. ahead of US President Joe focused primarily on suspect- on Tuesday that US expecta- Ambassador T S Tirumurti Tirumurti stressed India Biden’s meeting with top ed Al Qaeda operatives in 9<""!71 tions of talks would “plunge told the UN Security Council believes that an immediate and Afghan leaders at the White mountainous tribal areas, but them into a greater disap- debate on the UN Assistance comprehensive ceasefire in House later this week, Khan also crossed the border into =$ : " pointment.” Mission in Afghanistan Afghanistan is the need of the also questioned the efficacy of Afghanistan. Kim Yo Jong’s blunt state- (UNAMA) that the Council hour. “This is not only in the such US bases in Pakistan. “If the United States, with ment indicates that the diplo- had earlier this month strong- interest of the people of “We simply cannot afford the most powerful military % 3 % % matic impasse over North ly condemned the alarming Afghanistan, who have been this. We have already paid too machine in history, couldn’t Korea’s nuclear program is like- number of attacks deliberate- the victims of unrelenting vio- heavy a price,” Khan said, amid win the war from inside Washington: A federal US court is all set to hold on Thursday ly to continue unless the North ly targeting civilians in lence, but a basic prerequisite reports that the US continues Afghanistan after 20 years, an in-person extradition hearing of Pakistani-origin Canadian Jerusalem: Palestinians and suffers greater economic and Afghanistan and had for the success of the peace to focus on Pakistan for a mil- how would America do it from businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement Jewish settlers hurled stones, pandemic-related difficulties, expressed their deep concern process. It goes without saying itary base in the region. bases in our country?” Khan in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. A team of officials from India chairs and fireworks at each some experts said. about the threat posed by ter- that talks and violence cannot Elaborating the reasons for asked. is believed to have arrived in the US for the proceedings that will other overnight in a tense Hope for a restart of rorism to Afghanistan and go hand in hand.” PTI not giving nod the US to have Khan, however, underlined take place in a federal court in Los Angeles. US District Court Jerusalem neighbourhood nuclear talks flared briefly after bases in Pakistan, which were that Pakistan and the US have Judge in Los Angeles Jacqueline Chooljian in her order on April where settler groups are trying Kim Jong Un said last week that earlier allowed after 9/11 to the same interests in 5 had moved the in-person extradition hearing of 59-year-old to evict several Palestinian his country must be ready for N1 coordinate operations in Afghanistan: a political settle- Rana to India from April 22 to June 24. The United State gov- families, officials said Tuesday. both dialogue and confronta- Afghanistan, the prime minis- ment, stability, economic devel- ernment, in multiple submissions before the court, has made a The threatened evictions tion, though more for con- * "O3 ter said, “If Pakistan were to opment and the denial of any declaration in support of the “United States’ Surrebuttal in Support fuelled protests and clashes in frontation. US National agree to host US bases, from haven for terrorists. PTI of its Request for Certification of Extradition.” PTI the runup to last month’’s 11- Security adviser Jake Sullivan day Gaza war and pose a test called Kim’s comments an O "" for Israel’s new governing coali- “interesting signal.” Singapore: Warning that the second wave of the pandemic would tion, which includes three pro- On Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong be disastrous for the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has settler parties but is hoping to derided Sullivan’s response. threatened to arrest the Filipinos who don’t want to get vacci- sideline the Palestinian issue to “It seems that the US may nated against COVID-19 and asked them to leave and “go to India avoid internal divisions. interpret the situation in such if you want or somewhere, to America.” Israeli police and border a way as to seek a comfort for Speaking during a pre-recorded televised public address on officials said they arrested four itself,” the official Korean Monday, Duterte said that the country is facing a national emer- suspects in the Sheikh Jarrah Central News Agency quoted gency and “we must triple our efforts” to contain the virus, accord- neighbourhood. AP her as saying. AP ing to media reports from Manila. “Don’t get me wrong. There is a crisis being faced in this coun- try. There is a national emergency. If you don’t want to get vac- cinated, I will have you arrested. And I will inject the vaccine in your butt. You are pests. We are already suffering and you’re adding to the burden,” Duterte was quoted as saying by INQUIRER.NET. “So all you Filipinos listening, watch out. Don’t force my hand into it… I have a strong arm for that. Nobody likes it. But if you won’t get vaccinated, leave the Philippines. Go to India if you want or somewhere — to America. But as long as you are here and you are a human being that can carry the virus, get your- self vaccinated,” Duterte, known for his flamboyant and con- troversial remarks, said. 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The ICAI in a state- third straight session of gains. 74.18 against the American declined marginally by 86 to # Anurag Thakur, Revenue ment issued after the meeting Similarly, the broader NSE currency, lost further ground 66,389 per kilogram from Secretary Tarun Bajaj, CBDT said “the technical glitches said that it has been asked to Nifty rose 26.25 points or 0.17 and finally closed at 74.37, 66,475 per kilogram in the !8" 2 " 2 Chairman Jagannath shall be addressed fast”. provide its continuous sup- per cent to close at 15,772.75. showing a fall of 27 paise over previous trade. +!+&) <( "? Mohapatra and other senior ICAI representatives port and inputs to CBDT and Maruti Suzuki, which was its previous close. 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Nearing Mount 53K, how- #5 ( word on what transpired at the for Aadhaar validation, non- ly, however the technical glitch- Bajaj Auto were the other win- Markets opened strong on ever, Sensex witnessed profit- " " meeting, a statement issued by availability of ITRs for past es shall be addressed fast, for ners, advancing up to 2.20 per the back of global cues and taking across the board in #( " the Institute of Chartered years. convenience of all,” the ICAI cent. pick-up in the pace of vacci- afternoon trade, he noted. " Accountants of India (ICAI) Several stakeholders have statement On the other hand, Asian nation. Tuesday’s trade saw # / R "% " !" & %$$ " ?" E & * > %=!>( %* & $% ! %" 1 New Delhi:Fuel prices ' !% %" 0 increased again across the # +$* yield environment led to high- country on Tuesday adding er return in these higher YTM more misery for the common 0,* their products with it, if home ,-.,/0 nation’s biggest producer, s small cap and midcap funds. 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Tlator IRDAI has allowed homecare treatment is one Iper cent in May after state- lion tonne “due to conditions demic, an ICICI Securities have seen outperformance, limited, a leading e-commerce With the rise, petrol prices non-life insurers to offer taken at home for an ailment owned ONGC produced near- created by cyclone Tauktae”, it report has said that the cate- noted the report. platform, fetched record prices have reached very close to hit- “homecare/domiciliary treat- that normally needs hospitali- ly a tenth less due to cyclone said. 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The uncalled change to brave So, what does the new normal ately. learning's based on it. learning tools are going to re- theme of the International Yoga Day for this year was “Yoga for through the pandemic and its corporate learning look like? >.,?$*,. mLearning or Mobile- Game-based learning: invent the whole process of Fitness”. On this occasion, Dr Gaganendu Dash, Director Sports, aftereffects. Especially in these Here are some e-learning /,*21(/# based learning: Unlike con- With more and more organ- corporate e-learning while KIIT & KISS, delivered the introduction speech and read out uncertain times, it became tools that are going to make ventional training methods, isations working towards also making it relevant for the the message of the founder which said: “Yoga is the ancient cus- imperative to invest in up- the future bright. (0$+/. mLearning provides numer- building an immersive learn- new-age workforce. Digital tom of India and it is India’s best gift to the global community. skilling of the workforce and Video-based learning: , (*. ous benefits such as flexibili- ing experience for their learnings are here to stay and It is often seen that more people are being attracted towards yoga leveraging technology-aided Learnings based on video is ty, scheduling, access to more employees, game-based learn- the use of e-learning tools and around the world nowadays. 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For future test takers and scores may not reflect their register your continued inter- n the occasion of World and care. try solutions; and (iv) support School of Law TISS, Mumbai With around 14 lakh stu- aspirants, it also reiterates the academic potential accurately est and detail all the newly ORefugee Day, VIT-AP The daylong national webi- conditions in countries of origin gave the presidential address dents who would take Class importance of academic con- and may not meet university added information or updates School of Law, VIT-AP nar deliberated upon the impor- for return in safety and dignity, and Prof Samir Kumar Das, XII CBSE Boards, of which a sistency and continuous cut-offs. While the CBSE in your profile and application University, Andhra Pradesh, tance of Global Compact on with relevant indicators frame- Former Vice-Chancellor of significant portion will apply assessment throughout the Board has stated that those status. organised an event on June 21, Refugees and reminded the State work. Are the objectives specified University of North Bengal deliv- abroad, there is now the pos- school year, not merely during who are unsatisfied with the In the meantime, you can 2021 jointly with the Centre for parties to be bound by the oblig- in GCR, recast of earlier durable ered the keynote address. sibility that even more students Boards. new marking scheme can take network and liaise with other Stateless-ness and Refugee ations of the sovereign States. solutions? Or do they have new Dr Parivelan K.M may meet the eligibility crite- What will be the impact of the Board exams later when international aspirants, uni- Studies, Tata Institute of Social Experts from academia, civil meaning in text and context was Chairperson of Centre for ria set by foreign universities, this possibility on country-spe- the pandemic regulations ease, versity connections, and indus- Sciences, Mumbai, along with society, practitioners, refugee discussed in national webinar. Statelessness and Refugee Studies as these will not be contingent cific applications? this is not feasible for interna- try figures to ensure that you United Nations High organisations and students have Yukiko Koyama, Senior at TISS Mumbai explained the on Board results anymore. UK, Ireland, Australia: tional applicants who are are kept in the loop about what Commissioner for Refugees, participated in the programme. Protection Officer, UNHCR, importance of the occasion. Dr January 2021 has already The term commencement already operating on a tight could change, how others are India. The Global Compact on India stressed upon the relevance Benarji Chakka, Dean, VSL, wel- seen over 10.9 lakh Indian stu- dates for universities in the UK timeline. evaluating and adapting to The inaugural session fol- Refugees (GCR) has following of Global Compact on Refugees comed the chief guest, partici- dents enrolled in universities and Ireland are usually in US & Canada: As univer- the circumstances, and any lowed by national webinar on broad four objectives: (i) ease for the protection of the refugees pant, students, faculty and staff abroad — a number that was September-October, with sities in these regions accept other opportunities that you Global Compact on Refugees in pressures on host countries; (ii) and Stateless people across the and chaired the session on Global expected to rise this year with many institutions requiring students with unconditional can avail of while you wait. fostering Laws, Policies and enhance refugee self-reliance; world. 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he dynamic start-up scene in Toronto, Canada is gaining Tmomentum with early-stage start-up founders. In a 2020 report by StartupBlink, Canada ranked third in BEBE the world for COVID-19 innovation, and Toronto ranked fourth in the world. Here are some reasons why you should consider moving your start-up in Canada: Tech-innovation: In a bid to lay the groundwork for a greener, stronger and more resilient economy, the Candian Government has made invest- EVERGREENEVERGREEN ments in technology innovations. In early 2021, the Honourable François- Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, , #( " announced investments of $55.1 mil- lion in clean technology companies .2+,0-*(2* across Canada. 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BELGIUM FINISH 1ST England have already qual- In other Group B game in ified ahead of the Czech Saint Petersburg, Belgium Republic’s visit to Wembley and scored two late goals to see off if they beat the Czechs to win the D # a valiant Finland 2-0, pushing group, they will play their last 16 their opponents to the brink of match at Wembley on June 29, " /. to follow a number of strict a group-stage exit. giving both players a chance to entry requirements, includ- Finnish goalkeeper Lukas feature. ore than 60,000 fans will ing having a negative Covid- Hradecky’s 74th-minute own Second place in the group Mbe allowed to attend the 19 test or proof of full vacci- goal and Romelu Lukaku’s third would see Southgate’s men trav- semi-finals and final of Euro nation. strike of the tournament el to Copenhagen on June 28. 2020 at Wembley with atten- “We have worked extreme- ensured Roberto Martinez’s “We can confirm that Ben dance increased to 75 percent ly closely with UEFA and the Belgium finished top of Group Chilwell and Mason Mount of capacity, the British FA (Football Association) to B. must isolate up to and including Government announced on ensure rigorous and tight pub- The world’s number-one- next Monday (28 June). This Tuesday. lic health measures are in place # # 4 D 2F2F 6 3 ranked side will face a third- decision has been taken in con- The matches will see the whilst allowing more fans to placed team in the next round sultation with Public Health largest crowds assembled at a see the action live,” said culture on Sunday in Seville. England,” the English Football sporting event in Britain in and sport secretary Oliver " ,0*1, the time in the world when he Finland finish third in the Association said in a statement. more than 15 months, with Dowden. .""% unleashed a curling strike that group, but appear unlikely to be “Chilwell and Mount will numbers previously strictly “The finals promise to be enmark made it through whipped passed Matvei Safonov one of the four best third- isolate and train individually in limited due to the coronavirus an unforgettable moment in to the last 16 of Euro and caused an eruption of cel- placed teams. private areas at England’s train- pandemic. our national recovery from D2020 on Monday after a ". %"/) . ( ebrations in the stands. ing base St George’s Park.” AFP All ticket holders will need the pandemic.” convincing 4-1 win over Russia Denmark second came in 5 MAKE IT THROUGH which alongside Belgium’s vic- almost comical circumstances Five teams advanced to tory against Finland meant they on the hour mark. the round of 16 without even finished second in Group B. Poulsen could hardly playing at the Euro 2020. ,' 22 Goals from Mikkel believe his luck when Daler France, England, the Czech Damsgaard, Yussuf Poulsen, %"/) Kuzyaev’s miscued back-pass Republic, Sweden and * > ' Andreas Christensen and rolled straight to him in front of Switzerland all are assured of Joakim Maehle gave the Danes the Russian goal, leaving him advancing because they have Munich: UEFA’s decision to their fist win of the tournament . 5 "1 $ the simple task of rolling into an four points and will finish no block plans by Munich to light on a joyous evening at the empty net and giving Denmark worse than third in their the Allianz Arena in rainbow Parken Stadium in P?7" the two-goal lead they needed groups. colours for the Germany- Copenhagen. to finish second should Belgium Results in the final Group Hungary Euro 2020 match was Delirious fans showered 2 M' 5"5 win. B and C games have left met on Tuesday with defiance each other with beer as Soon after the already Finland and Ukraine in third in the Bavarian city which Denmark rattled in the goals their first two matches but Schmeichel from close range. rowdy fans in the Parken let out place in the respective stand- vowed to decorate other land- that allowed them to end the knowing a win over Russia by possibly the loudest cheer of ings with three points. That marks in protest at a law passed group stage in party mood after two goals or more and defeat for DAMSGAARD’S MOMENT the night as news of Romelu means any team with four by the Hungarian Government. — UEFA must refuse.” respect and solidarity with the the trauma of Christian Finland would guarantee them They were left to rue miss- Lukaku’s opener against points is guaranteed to be at “UEFA is a politically and Munich’s mayor Dieter people of the LGBTIQ commu- Eriksen’s mid-match collapse in passage from the group as the ing that chance six minutes Finland filtered through, but least among the four best third- religiously neutral organisa- Reiter slammed UEFA’s decision nity,” he said. their opening fixture against the second-placed team. before the break when they were soon dampened by place teams. tion,” said European football’s as ‘shameful’ and announced He plans to put up rain- Finns. It was the Russians who had Damsgaard showed why he that goal being ruled out and Finland and Ukraine have governing body in a statement plans to decorate other city bow-coloured flags at the Denmark will face Wales in the first chance of the game, was picked to replace Eriksen as Russia being awarded a penal- not yet been eliminated. Results ahead of Wednesday’s match. landmarks in rainbow colours Munich town hall and illumi- the last 16 in Amsterdam on Aleksandr Golovin driving Denmark’s playmaker. ty which was slotted home by in Group D on Tuesday and “Given the political context in defiance. nate a huge wind turbine locat- Saturday. towards the goal and fashioning The Sampdoria winger, Artem Dzyuba. Group E on Wednesday could of this request — a message “I find it shameful that ed close to the stadium, as well The Danes came into the a great scoring opportunity who only turns 21 early next They were on their feet leave those third-place finish- aimed at a decision taken by the UEFA forbids us to send a sign as the city’s 291m-tall Olympic match with no points from only to shoot straight at Kasper month, looked like he had all again with 15 minutes remain- ers with only two points. Hungarian national parliament for cosmopolitanism, tolerance, Tower. AFP 9 ( +(0*( ohammed Shami’s artistry 6 67 Mwas on full display but New Zealand still managed to H H take a crucial 32-run lead after angled in and Jamieson with a domination that Williamson scoring 249 on the fifth day of bouncer. managed only seven runs in an the World Test Championship During the final half-an- entire session of play. final agianst India here on hour, India’s senior-most player Ross Taylor (11) was dis- Tuesday. Ishant Sharma (3/48) denied missed as Shami reaped the More than the quantum of half-century to a dogged skipper rewards for finding the fuller the first innings lead, New Kane Williamson (49) with a length which enticed the bats- Zealand will gain psychological classic Test match dismissal — man to go for a drive. Shubman advantage as their seam attack delivery rearing Gill, at short cover, took a bril- can go for the kill on the final up and shaping ,- 28 09 liant diving catch. day to force a result. out which was . :: - Ishant then had the normal- New Zealand showed more edged to Virat # % #0 #!% 1 ly dependable Henry Nicholls intent on keeping the scoreboard Kohli at third slip. (7), who went for a ‘fishing expe- ticking with Kyle Jamieson (21) Sensing that mere survival dition’ when the lanky speedster and Tim Southee (30) throwing would spell doom, New Zealand pushed his length fuller by a yard their bats around for useful scored 114 runs in the post and the edge at second slip was runs which certainly put the lunch session even as Shami and taken by Rohit Sharma. pressure back on India going Ishant remained standout per- BJ Watling (1), in his last into the final session of the day. former bowling their hearts out. Test, got a ball that would have The tea break was called Jamieson and Southee got put the best in the business in 4 9 # # after the fall of last New Zealand some easy runs at the fag end trouble. Shami, who by then had 6 wicket. which could prove to be useful started bossing the batsmen, Mohammed Shami (4/76), in the final context. bowled one that looked like " $2*/* chance to go to the quarter- after a mesmerising morning But no amount of praise is shaping in but held its line after finals. spell, got a couple of more enough for Shami, who brought pitching, clipping the off-bail in rgentina and Chile on Brazil has already qualified wickets in the post-lunch ses- India back in the match before the process. From 117 for 2, New AMonday booked their from Group B. sion. He dismissed Colin de New Zealand could press its foot Zealand were reeling at 135 for places in the Copa America The build-up to Chile- Grandhomme with a delivery on the pedal. Such was his '4 $ # # - 4 6< > # # / >% 5 in no time. quarter-finals, ending top of Uruguay game had been over- Group A after low-scoring shadowed by controversy in matches that left the other the Chile camp after revela- = ' Q two spots up for grabs. tions the team had breached # 1 Argentina logged their sec- Covid-19 protocols by bring- ond win in three group match- ing a local hairdresser into the 5 "" ; * es played, beating Paraguay 1-0, team hotel. with Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez CONMEBOL said it would Karachi: Former captain Younis * scoring the sole goal of a lack- fine those involved $30,000. Khan on Tuesday stepped down - )< lustre match in the ninth minute. However there was no sign as Pakistan’s batting coach in a The win placed Lionel of the controversy affecting surprise decision which the ,-.,/0 very nice to see the way they " 12?/,( Messi’s La Albiceleste top of their play, with Vargas firing cricket board said was agreed have performed.” Group A with seven points — Chile ahead on 26 minutes upon ‘reluctantly but amicably’ ormer Indian skipper and “I was very impressed with eshav Maharaj completed enough to secure its spot in the from a tight angle after latch- even though no reasons were Fcommentator Anjum the resolve and the grit and Kjust the second hat-trick by next phase of the tournament ing onto a clever pass from specified for it. Chopra was full of praise for determination that the players a South African in Test histo- being played in empty stadiums English-born Ben Brereton. The Pakistan team is due to the Indian women’s cricket were showing. It was a stand- ry as the Proteas completed a in coronavirus-battered Brazil. Uruguay grabbed a share start a tour of the UK from June team for the fight they showed out feature in that draw. When 158-run victory over the West The match marked a per- of the points in the second-half 25 to July 20 for three ODIs and in the one-off Test match you talk about Sneh Rana, Indies on the fourth day of the sonal milestone for Messi, who when Suarez bundled in the three T20Is. The team will next against England, which ended Taniya Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, second Test of the two-match tied Javier Mascherano’s record ball from close range during a go to the West Indies from July in a draw in Bristol on Shafali Verma, there was a series at the Daren Sammy for the most games played for tangle with former Barcelona 21 to August 24 to feature in five Saturday. kind of very strong resolve Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Argentina — 147. team-mate Arturo Vidal at the T20Is and two Tests. The Indian team which which was very much visible Monday night. But it was not a night of far post following a corner. “Pakistan men’s national was playing its first red-ball and that was very heartening to In the penultimate over glory for Messi or his team, Manchester United striker cricket team will travel to the game in seven years, batted for see,” she added. before lunch the left-arm spin- who in the second half seemed Edinson Cavani almost United Kingdom without a bat- more than 120 overs in the sec- For Anjum, the biggest ner removed Kieran Powell, to resign themselves to defend- snatched victory for Uruguay ting coach, while the decision to ond innings after follow-on to positive was the fightback by Jason Holder and Joshua da ing a spirited, but ultimately in the 85th minute, but his appoint Younis Khan’s replace- avoid defeat. the young Indian side. Silva in successive deliveries to fruitless, Paraguayan attack. glancing header flashed just ment for the West Indies tour Speaking to The Pioneer “The biggest gain from the join fast bowler Geoff Griffen, inside three days in the first Elgar. In the other match wide of the post. will be made in due course,” a about India’s show in the Test was the resolve from the who achieved the feat at Lord’s Test a week earlier at the same “There will be teething Monday, Chile drew 1-1 with Vargas’s first-half strike PCB statement said two days match, Anjum said: “It was a players, especially from the in 1960, in the record books. venue, the result gave South years as captain but this is a Uruguay to end the day with saw him draw level with Peru’s before the team’s departure. very good performance ones who were making a come- Maharaj then followed up Africa the series 2-0, their first good, important step on the five log points. Paolo Guerrero on 14 goals in The announcement was fol- because there were so many back into the Indian team. with two of the last three to fall away series triumph since 2017 way forward.” With four matches left to the Copa America’s all-time lowed by speculation that Younis debutants in the Indian playing Everyone knew that India is in the afternoon to finish with in New Zealand. “As a batting unit we let play in Group A, Paraguay has goalscoring rankings, three himself had decided to quit the XI. Barring Mithali (Raj) and playing without International figures of five for 36 as the West “This is huge for us ourselves down but I must three points, Uruguay one, behind the record of 17 held by position as he was not happy Jhulan (Goswami) everyone match practice, so that is fine Indies were dismissed for 165. because we haven’t won on the really commend the effort of and Bolivia zero, meaning they Brazil’s Zizinho and Argentina’s with his role and wanted greater has very little experience in but how they played was heart- Following a comprehensive road for quite some time,” said the bowlers,” said a dejected all still stand a theoretical Norberto Mendez. say in selection matters. PTI playing Test cricket. So it was ening,” she said. innings and 63-run victory South African captain Dean Windies captain Brathwaite.