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BJP’s national president JP protesting farmers’ leaders There was no proper response,” Nadda will again go the State from Punjab invited for talks by Darshan Pal, member of the on Thursday for physical cam- Union Agriculture Secretary coordination committee of 29 paign rallies and Prime Sanjay Agarwal on Wednesday farmers’ organisations, told Minister Narendra Modi, the here cried foul and walked out reporters after the meeting. main face of the National of the meeting, demanding the BKU leader Balbir Singh Democratic Alliance (NDA), is presence of Minister of Rajewal said the farmers’ rep- expected to swoop down on the Agriculture & Farmers Welfare resentatives will meet in State for first series of elec- Narendra Singh Tomar. The Chandigarh on Thursday to tioneering from October 22, agitated farmers claimed the discuss the next course of which, among others, include Government is least interested action. “He (Agriculture the Assembly seats of Buxar, Bihar Minister for backward BJP launched its “Bihar in solving farmers’ problems Secretary) kept saying he wants Jehannabad and Bhagalpur. and extremely backward class Me Ee Ba” to showcase the with no Minister present to to act as a bridge and help, etc. BJP senior leaders, includ- welfare Vinod Kumar Singh, infrastructure development in hear them out. We asked why we were called ing party general secretary and 55, passed away due to post- Bihar under the NDA regime. Amid farmers’ protests when no Minister was present State-in-charge Bhupendra Covid-19 complications. The BJP’s video song also men- across the State, Punjab has to talk to us. The Secretary said Yadav and former Maharashtra The Prime Minster will tions the opening of IITs, become the first State to reject he will communicate our Chief Minister and the cam- also address poll rallies digitally, AIIMS, new bridges as well as the Centre’s farm laws. At the demands further,” said a farmer paign-in-charge Devendra though number of physical improvement in the health and Cabinet meeting on union leader. Fadnavis, are drawing up plan and virtual public meeting is education sector. It talks about Wednesday, Punjab Chief “The meeting was an effort for the Prime Minister’s rallies yet to be fixed, said sources, transforming Bihar cities into Minister Amarinder Singh to try and create a false impres- as he is seen as the prime adding total addresses could be metros like Mumbai and Delhi. rejected the farm laws enacted ! " #$ sion that the Central mover and shaker of voters in more than ten, according to Countering the BJP devel- by the Centre and convened a Government is engaging with the State with Chief Minister party sources. opment plank, the rival alliance special Assembly session on ers on the revolutionary farm the Cabinet meeting. and tearing copies of new farm farmers, when in fact it is Nitish Kumar facing the anti- Bihar is one of the first of leader RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav is October 19 to bring a legisla- laws. When asked about boy- A delegation of 29 farmers laws outside Krishi Bhavan. going all out to roll out and incumbency factor. States in the country to go to attacking the NDA tion to counter the Centre’s cott by farmers’ body, Javadekar organisations, comprising Farmers’ leaders Jogjit enforce the anti-farmer laws,” Modi’s rallies are expected polls under Covid-19 condi- Government for miserably fail- farm laws. said Defence Minister Rajnath Balbir Singh Rajewal, Darshan Singh Dalewal and Jagmohan the All-India Kisan Sangharsh to be held in Buxar, Jehanabad, tions. Physical rallies are ing as a job provider and devel- The Punjab Cabinet’s move Singh and Agriculture Minister Pal, Jagjit Singh Dalewal, Singh said at least Agriculture Coordination Committee Rohtas and Bhagalpur for the increasingly turning “normal” oping the State. is expected to have over- Narendra Singh Tomar have Jagmohan Singh, Kulwant Minister Narendra Singh (AIKSCC) said in a statement. NDA candidates, beginning with political leaders pulling “What did their double- whelming support, with both already held one round of dis- Singh, Surjit Singh and Satnam Tomar should have been pre- “First, the Government October 22. The Covid-19 out all full stops to attract vot- engine govt do in 15 years? It’s the ruling Congress and the cussion with farmer organisa- Singh Sahni, who had come to sent at the meeting. The meet- should be ready to review and conditions have put extra-pres- ers who, this time, are not their attempt to divert from Opposition Shiromani Akali tions on this issue. attend meeting are said to have ing was convened at the Krishi if necessary, repeal the three sure on the planners and the swayed by one particular issue agenda but we want to contest Dal (SAD). The CM had “If someone wants more asked the Secretary what an Bhavan amid police security to laws. Second, the Government Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) or political personality. election on agenda,” says Lalu announced his Government (discussion), we are always administrative officer can do avoid any protest. Farmers’ should be ready to consider leg- is carefully examining the BJP president is on a two- Prasad’s son and his political will fight the “anti-federal and open (to) meet everyone. But when the political leadership leaders said that their agitation islating the minimum support details before giving a go ahead day tour of Bihar for election- heir apparent. vicious farm laws tooth and Tomarji has an engagement was not interested in repealing against the contentious farm price as a legal right and deal for the physical rallies. eering from October 15 and to nail through legislative, legal today, therefore he has gone. the recently-passed farm laws laws will continue. with input cost, food security With the pandemic still on address rallies at Vikramganj, and other routes”. When he will get free, he is and walked out of the meeting. “No proper discussion took and other issues,” the AIKSCC surge, rallies ahead of the Karakat (Rohtas), Goh R Meanwhile, Union meeting all. There is no prob- After a one-and-a-half- place. Neither Union statement said. Assembly elections would be (Aurangabad) and on October Minister Prakash Javadekar lem in this,” Information and hour long meeting with Agriculture Minister nor junior Farmers also presented a conducted with standard oper- 16 campaign in Barahat said the Government is always Broadcasting Minister Agarwal, the farmers leaders Ministers were present to hear memorandum of demands to ating procedure and guide- (Banaka), Hisua (Nawada) open for discussion with farm- Javadekar told the media after were seen shouting slogans our concerns. We asked why the Government. lines for safety. On Monday a Assembly segments. =:.=87 & % % head of the Bihar ) Assembly elections, for- & ! ! A ! mer Union Minister and #(" $ % & "#"#$"% 3 5.56.78- 69.85-7.:.;:- Loktantrik Janata Dal chief *& $ $#11-# ' ;.:;.6:5 :.7-;.-.6;; Sharad Yadav’s daughter <# ;.75.7;9.-8:..:; Subhashini Yadav joined the ! ! ##*2+4 Congress on Wednesday in > > 1 ! :.;9.7-= 9.6=7:.;.697 the presence of local leaders. & ! +,(-()+- 6.66.; :.59;6.9.79: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) n a continuing declining o ensure that it is not 7.;.568 '()*)=.8-.;6; leader and former MP Kali > > 1 ! Itrend, the Covid-19 cases Tcaught napping in the win- ((.+. Pandey too joined the fell to 267 in Bhubaneswar on ters and festivities in the com- < 7.9.6 .9:; =.5.6- Congress. Both are likely to n view of ensuing festivities Wednesday. The total tally rose ing weeks when Covid-19 ! >$ 7.95.:-; 5.898=.:8.786 contest the upcoming Iand onset of winter, Chief to 26,283, of which 2.372 were cases are likely to spike, the /,(+/(** * =.5-.56 .=5=.75.;:7 Assembly elections in Bihar Minister Naveen Patnaik on active cases. This was fourth Union Health Ministry has and are seeking tickets from Wednesday directed officials consecutive day the capital city initiated the process of import- ! )(.('0) $ =.:.=78 .=6.-.=:- the Congress party. to remain alert and ensure reported less than 300 positive ing liquid oxygen to meet any > .--.56- -:;.8;.--8 Subhashini Yadav, a social strict implantation of Covid- cases. unforeseen shortage due to .-8.=7 876.:;.95: worker, said she is taking the 19 guidelines to prevent the Of the new cases 196 were rise in demand for oxygen. responsibility of carrying on spread of the virus. local contacts and 71 quaran- On behalf of the !2 .:5.=69 .:-6.6.875 the fight of the During a weekly review tine cases, the Bhubaneswar Government, public sector 3 .55.=;: =.:8:.78.58 Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, meeting on corona, he cited Municipal Corporation (BMC) undertaking HLL Lifecare ?2 .55.9-8 7.5-8.7:.:6 as her father Sharad Yadav has instance of Kerala and asked said.The local contacts includ- Limited floated a global tender always supported it. “I thank the officials to intensify Covid ed 19 cases from Nayapalli, 10 on Wednesday for procuring ) $ .6;.8:: .79:.-.759 Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi awareness programme. each from Baramunda and one lakh metric tonne of liq- and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Following the Onam fes- Unit-9, eight each from Old uid oxygen, as per its website. months may see a spike in severe forms of coronavirus National Centre for Disease for giving me this opportuni- tival in Kerala, there have Town and IRC Village, seven The oxygen is being pro- coronavirus infections. cases as the season progress- Control (NCDC) too has ty. Sharad Yadav is not active- been a considerable rise in projects take off and people get each from Rasulgarh, Patia cured for various Central and On Tuesday, Dr VK Paul, es,” said the Niti Aayog mem- warned that Delhi might wit- ly taking part in the Bihar Covid cases in that State. the benefit of the investments. and Rental Colony, six from State Government hospitals. Niti Aayog member (Health), ber. ness an increase of 15,000 elections as he is not well. Hence, it is necessary for the Priorities must be given to Unit-7, five each from The entire exercise of import- said in the coming winter “This is the time for it daily coronavirus cases during He has always supported administration in Odisha not restart activities in the indus- Khandagiri Bari, Jagamara, ing and then distributing the months, when respiratory because, during winters, res- the winter season with festive the ‘Mahagathbandhan’. It is to take the situation lightly, he try, mining, construction, ser- Mancheswar and Dumduma medical oxygen is estimated to viruses are more dangerous, piratory infections go up and, gatherings, seasonal illnesses my responsibility to take this said. vice and transport sectors, he and four each from Jayadev cost 600-700 crore, according we would have to make efforts whatever else we may say for and influx of patients from fight forward and to take Patnaik expressed satis- said, adding that any kind of Vihar and Chandrasekharpur. to officials in the Ministry. to bring a decline in the num- Covid, it is, after all, a disease outside adding the city’s tally. Bihar to greater heights,” she faction at the decline of posi- hindrance in attracting invest- The quarantine cases Even though, Covid cases ber of cases. that affects the respiratory As on Tuesday, around said. tive cases in the State. ment in these areas would not included five from Saheed are on decline as has been “Winter season is seen as tract and it is well known that 3.97 per cent of the Covid-19 Kali Pandey said it was a Emphasising on econom- be tolerated. Nagar, four from BJB Nagar, shown by the data available a breeding ground for viruses respiratory infections happen patients were on oxygen sup- homecoming for him as he ic activity, he said Odisha has He also asked officials to four from Bhimatangi, four from the Government, experts and infections. We must more during the winter sea- port, 2.46 per cent were in ICU had extended support to for- been an attractive destination give stress on MNREGA, from Old Town and three each as well as the Government fear remember that the world is son,” Dr Paul said indicating beds which are again with mer Prime Minister Rajiv for investors. He advised the Mission Shakti and Jeevika from Unit-6, Palasuni and that the upcoming festive sea- also witnessing a second peak. rise in numbers. oxygen support and 0.40 per Gandhi in 1984 when he was officials to ensure that the Mission programmes. Baramunda. son and following winter We are also detecting more A report prepared by the cent on ventilator support. a member of the Lok Sabha. #*+,- .! #*/0*/-$ ( ) !"# !"# $" !"$ > > 1 ! tech collapsed structure search %% and rescue (CSSR) equipment "$ onsidering the intensity and quick deponent antenna R 12/ of a 48-year-old man, a 64- were from quarantine and ) )< rape case on October 6. Acting "$ $ Cand frequency of natural (QDA) for ODRAF and Fire 3 year-old man and a 62-year-old 1,093 local contact cases. as per the High Court’s direc- )*+ ,-%. disasters along with need for Service Units; and, instru- man.The other deceased were Khordha recorded the maxi- he Orissa High Court on tive, the Crime Branch SP was preparedness to face industri- ments for disaster manage- #*44/! a 78-year-old man of Boudh, a mum 385 new cases followed TWednesday asked the State appointed as the investigating / %/0 al disasters, Chief Secretary Asit ment training cell. 58-year-old man of by Angul 216, Cuttack 209, Government to submit a officer of the case. An Tripathy directed to strength- SRC Pradip Jena appraised, ! #*1/*4+1 Bhubaneswar, a 65-year-old Sundagarh 186, Mayurbhanj progress report on the probe Additional SP, three women en disaster fighting arms of the “The Disaster Management woman of Kalahandi, a 72- 122, Jajpur 113, Nuapada 95, into the Bhubaneswar minor Inspectors and an Inspector ! State with hi-tech equipment Training Cell (DMTC) estab- > > 1 ! year-old man of Rayagada, a Bargarh 90, Jagatsinghpur girl gang-rape case. from the Cyber Cell have been "#$% and innovative training at State lished in Revenue Officers 63-year-old man of Ganjam, a 84, Kalahandi 76, Kendrapada During a hearing of a assisting in the probe. 12 Executive Committee meeting Training Institute (ROTI), he State recorded 15 more 65-year-old man of 70, Balangir 64, Nabarangpur Public Interest Litigation (PIL) In its affidavit in the HC, % 3 held here on Wednesday. Gothapatana has successfully TCovid-19 deaths on Kendrapada, a 68-year-old man 60, Jharsuguda and Malkangiri filed in connection with the the Crime Branch has stated 1$ 4 An additional amount of trained 3,586 persons from Wednesday, taking the total toll of Kandhamal, a 25-year-old 57 each, Keonjhar 51, Bhadrak case, a Division Bench of the that even though the incident %" around Rs 55.22 crore was ODRAF, Fire Services, Civil to 1,072, the Health and Family woman of Mayurbhanj, a 47- 50, Puri and Sambalpur 49 court comprising Chief Justice occurred in April, a complaint . sanctioned in the meeting tak- Defense, community level vol- Welfare Department said. year-old woman of Jajpur, a 60- each, Subarnapur 44, Mohammad Rafiq and Justice was lodged on August 30. Due % ing total sanction to around Rs unteers and others in various While three deaths were report- year-old man of Puri, a 72- Kandhamal 38, Nayagarh 35, BR Sarangi directed the to the gap of around four 0/12 205 crore for current year. modules relating to disaster ed from Cuttack district, one year-old man of Sundargarh Dhenkanal 33. Boudh and Government to submit the months, the investigating "31$ 4 Available data show that a management, search, rescue each was reported from and a 56-year-old man of Koraput 31 each, Ganjam 29, progress report on November agency is facing difficulties in %")*+ , total amount of Rs 205.21 crore and first aid, etc.”The meeting Baleswar, Boudh, Ganjam, Baleswar. Rayagada 21, Deogarh 13, 9, the next date for hearing. The getting the biological evidence -.$ has been sanctioned for hi-tech also reviewed progress regard- Jajpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Meanwhile, the State on the Gajapati eight and State pool court also asked the in the case. A polygraph test of 0 ". equipment and capacity building repair and maintenance of Kendrapada, Khordha day reported 2,604 new pos- 74.However, another 2,775 Government to provide secu- the accused has been carried )*+ % ./ ing activities during current multipurpose cyclone/flood (Bhubaneswar), Mayurbhanj, itive cases, pushing the total patients recovered on the day, rity to the victim’s family. out at the SFSL in Bhubaneswar 0 financial year of 2020-21. This centers (MCS/MFS) operating Puri, Rayagada and Sundargarh. positive caseload to 2,59,541.Of taking the total recoveries to Notably, the Crime Branch and the report is awaited, the includes procurement of high- at different places. The deaths in Cuttack were the new cases, 1,511 patients 2,35,763. took charge of the minor gang- affidavit added. !"#$#$ & !#

+ !%" + P & 1' 0 & * -& #( imprisonment to Ray and the other convicts in coal block allocation case. On other hand, ) )< ment of the victim.As per area.The man and his associ- convicts urged court to take a reports, the Class-IX girl of ate held her hostage in a lenient view due to their old age olice arrested a person on the Tirtol area of house for 22 days and raped > > 1 ! and prior clean antecedents. PWednesday in connection Jagatsinghpur district was her. The accused duo also The CBI, on its part, argued in with the gang-rape of a 15- staying with her married elder recorded a video of the he New Delhi CBI Special court that a maximum pun- year-old girl for 22 days in the sister and brother-in-law at shameful act and threatened TCourt’s order on sentence ishment would send a message Chauliaganj area of Cuttack Professor Pada here for last her to upload it on social against former Union Minister to society in view of fact that city. one month after her father media if she revealed the mat- Dilip Ray and five others con- white-collar crimes are on rise. Limited by 14th Screening Cuttack DCP Prateek allegedly started torturing her. ter to anyone. > > 1 ! developing some technical victed in Jharkhand coal scam Notably, on October 6, Committee of Ministry of Coal Singh said the Chauliaganj Following a dispute Acting on a tipoff, police glitches. The driver of the would be announced on Special Judge Bharat Parashar in 1999. Besides Ray, two for- police have arrested one between her sister and broth- on October 12 night raided person was killed when a truck that hit the trailer was October 26. The order was ear- of the Rouse Avenue Court had mer senior officials of Coal accused in the case and hunt er-in-law, the former asked the the house and rescued the girl. Atruck hit a trailer truck seriously injured. With the lier scheduled for Wednesday convicted Ray and others say- Ministry, Pradip Kumar is on to nab another. Besides, girl to return to her home. She was later handed over to carrying iron beams from help of police, he was rushed (October 14) ing that they had conspired Banerjee, then Additional a special team has been On the fateful day, when the Child Line. behind on the flyover near Fire to a hospital, where he suc- Ray was Minister of State together beyond shadows of all Secretary, and Nitya Nand formed to probe the incident. the girl was waiting at the Her statement was record- Station Square on NH-16 in cumbed to his injuries. for Coal in the Atal Bihari reasonable doubts to procure Gautam, former Advisor “We are also looking for OMP Square to a board a bus ed by the Child Welfare Bhubaneswar on Wednesday Later, ODRAF personnel Vajpayee Government in 1999. allocation of coal block of (Projects), Castron involvement of more persons to her village, a man offered Committee (CWC) on afternoon.As per reports, the reached the accident spot to On Wednesday, Central 105.153 hectares of non- Technologies its director MK in the incident,” Singh her a lift to her village and Tuesday. The Child Line later mishap took place when the remove the damaged truck Bureau of Investigation (CBI), nationalised and abandoned Agarwalla and Castron Mining added.Meanwhile, police on later took her to a house near lodged an FIR in this regard trailer truck was in a station- that was pierced with iron in a significant move, moved a mining area in Jharkhand in Limited have also been con- the day recorded the state- Gatiroutpatna in Chauliaganj with the Chauliaganj police. ary position on the NH after beams loaded in the trailer. Delhi court to award life favour of Castron Technologies victed. Q= R % &> ' R +Q% ( !" # $ % &' ( '('" > > 1 ! have been demanding the sanctioned by Government on the existing LTC benefits of Government to modify the under the package. That employees, the Government > > 1 ! he National Federation of 7th CPC recommendations means to get 1/3rd amount , should have withdrawn the TPostal Employees (NFPE), and retain the facility of fes- the employee has to spent freezing of DA and DR. he KISS Foundation has Odisha State Coordination tival advance. But the 2/3rd amount from his pock- Further, the bonus, which is Textended a helping hand to Committee has termed the Government snatched away et, that too for compulsory declared in the first half of two hapless brothers of Finance Ministry’s recently- the benefit of eight interest- purchase of goods and ser- October, has not been Telgabeda village under Jianga announced festival packages free advances, including this vices with a GST of minimum declared yet. DA due on July panchayat in Mathili block of for employees as “squeezing of festival advance. 12% or above. 1, 2020 has also not yet Malkangiri district. existing benefits” and Instead of restoring the The Government should declared. Notably, the elder brother, Foundation founder Dr demanded early withdrawal of festival advance as a perma- have extended the LTC facil- “Instead of imposing more who was sold by his parents, Achyuta Samanta came for- DA and DR freezing orders nent measure, the ity for the current block year adverse conditions on the had been rescued by ward to help them. He con- and declaration of bonus with- Government has now declared 2018 - 21 for one or two years, existing benefits of the Central Anganwadi Worker Jayanti tacted them through his rep- out further delay. the package as a one-time taking into consideration the Government employees, the Khara, who provided him care resentatives and assured them Of the two packages, grant measure till March 31, 2021. Covid -19 pandemic situation. Government should imme- after learning about his situa- that they would be admitted to of advance is not a new ben- The special cash package The Central Government diately withdraw the DA/DR tion. the Kalinga Institute of Social efit since this facility was equitant in lieu of leave trav- has frozen the dearness freezing orders and declare the The younger sibling was Sciences (KISS), where they available to the Central el concession is nothing but allowance (DA) and dearness bonus for the current year rescued from Siraguda village, would receive free education. Government employees till extraction of money of relief (DR) of the employees without any further delay,” where he was engaged as a goat The KISS Foundation will the implementation of 7th Central Government employ- and pensioners from January demanded NFPE, Odisha tender. After knowing about provide Rs 2,000 per month to Central Pay Commission rec- ees by way of spending three 1, 2020 to June 30. Instead of State CoC chairman the plight of the two siblings them to meet their day-to-day ommendations. Employees times more the amount to be imposing further restrictions Bruhaspati Samal. from the media, KISS expenses. 1 !1 $ ) 1 * =(6?( & %2E* 2 0 0 -0 O/ " > > 1 ! > > 1 ! QR 0 P & he deep depression formed ()*+, disha is among six States to 3 Tover north Andhra Pradesh > > 1 ! Collectors and Superintendents Obenefit from the World coast has triggered heavy rain- of Police.” He advised the offi- > > 1 ! Bank-aided Strengthening > > 1 ! painful when Kar was not fall in various districts, partic- ork in tandem with the cers to feel themselves a part of Teaching-Learning and Results allowed to be cremated at <*! ularly Ganjam and Gajapati. Wdistrict administration the district administration. bus owner was fined a for States (STARS) education CC president Niranjan Swargadwar. "He was known as But the rainfall would subside and lay collaborative base of He added, “Many forest Awhopping Rs 5.81 lakh project, which the Union PPatnaik on Wednesday the devotee of Sri Jagannath ension prevailed at the as there is no warning for the your career during your days in officers of the State have done and the vehicle was seized by Cabinet approved on expressed his disappointment cult. The family and son TBanapur hospital under next two days, said Special divisions and districts,” advised excellent works during emer- RTO officials in the capital city Wednesday. over the way the way the State desired to take the body to Balugaon block in Khordha Relief Commissioner Pradeep Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy to gencies and exigencies in close on Wednesday for violation of The other States are Government dealt with the Swargadwar for cremation to district when a man, who had Kumar Jena on Wednesday. the Indian Forest Service (IFS) cooperation with other depart- Motor Vehicles Act and non- Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, demise of former Assembly fulfil the last desire of great been detained by forest offi- Three blocks of Ganjam probationers when the later ments. Their services have also payment of tax. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Speaker Sarat Kumar Kar. soul. cials, died while undergoing received rainfall over 300 mm came to meet him in the been very helpful in ongoing According to reports, the and Kerala. In a letter to CM Naveen Reasons are best known to treatment on Wednesday. while 16 blocks received rain- Lokseva Bhawan on Tuesday. health emergency of Covid- bus bearing registration num- This project would be Patnaik, he lamented that the you as to why prayer was The deceased was identi- fall above 100 mm in last two Sharing his field experi- 19.” Tripathy emphasized that ber OD10F0409 plying from implemented as a Centrally- deceased leader was not given denied while in some other fied as Balabhadra Behera of days. Seven blocks of Gajapati ences with the probationers, the forest officers can serve the Koraput to Bhubaneswar was sponsored one under the appropriate homage and hon- cases the administration was the Bolagaon area in Nayagarh recorded rainfall over 150 mm, Tripathy added, Odisha is an forest and the forest dwellers detained by the Bhubaneswar- Union Education Ministry’s our. "As the leader of the lenient," said Patnaik in his let- district.According to sources, said Jena.Kabisuryanagar excellent State for forest officers better in active cooperation II RTO’S enforcement squad at Department of School House, you will certainty ter. Behera was detained by Forest received rainfall of 328 mm fol- to work and learn. The State has with other departments. Khandagiri here morning. Education and Literacy at a cost acknowledge his contribution "I think all these, perhaps Department officials during a lowed by Aska 307.6 mm and wider stretches of forest with Two probationers namely The vehicle owned by is Rs 5,718 crore with a World as Speaker from the year 2000 didn't happen with your patrolling in Tamana forest on Purushottampur 306 mm. rich biodiversity. Community Ravi Meena from Rajasthan Sneharekha Padhy of Pujariput Bank support of $500 million. to 2004. knowledge. If it is true, how the suspicion of wood theft. Similarly, Khalikote recorded participation in forest manage- and Sudarshan Yadhav from in Koraput lacked stage car- The project is aimed at He too was a MP and officials of administration dare During detention Behera’s 252 mm rainfall, ment is a best practice of Odisha Maharashtra under the guid- riage permit and fitness cer- developing, implementing, Cabinet Minister for a number to dishonour and deny the health condition deteriorated Sanakhemundi 265 mm, and, it is the strength of forest ance of Dr HB Panda tificate. Besides, MV tax of the evaluating and improving of times. It is indeed a matter protocol and disrespect of such and he was rushed to the hos- Sheragada 223 mm and conservation and improvement Additional Commissioner, bus from May 2019 to October interventions with direct link- of utter disappointment and a great soul. pital. However, he died while Mohana received 218 mm rain- in the State. Further, Tripathy Gopobandhu Academy of 2020 amounting to Rs 5, 66,981 ages to improved education humiliation for the citizens of It all impeached pain to the undergoing treatment, sources fall.Narayanpatna in Koraput said, “Community participa- Administration, met the Chief was not paid. outcomes and school-to-work Odisha, the great soul was not members of the braved family. added. Meanwhile, family district received 126.8 mm tion becomes more lively and Secretary. Meena has been post- The challan of Rs 5, 81,981 transition strategies for given proper homage and hon- I believe it is a matter of most members of the deceased have rainfall and Daspalla in effective when added with other ed to Angul Forest Division and has been issued against the improved labour market out- our by the State," said the PCC inexcusable incident and in alleged that Behera was tor- Nayagarah recorded 105 mm developmental schemes of the Yadhav has been posted to vehicle owner while the bus comes. chief. He also said that it was human nature," he wrote. tured by forestt officials. rainfall, added Jena. Government, routed through Baripada forest division. was seized by RTO officials. 5667589::R(8;8 "# $"%&% '( '") *'"(# "'

cines are not yet in hand. The hands before eating or prepar- when amid other people even sinks, etc., should be cleaned not protect one against Covid- ternity to follow simple pre- recognising such dedicated only way to remain free of the ing food; before touching face; if it looks odd or laughable. regularly with detergent or 19, but there are many impor- cautions. One such doctor has doctors, health workers and virus is to remain firm and res- after using the restroom; after Masks should not be placed on soap and water immediately tant benefits, such as reduction been found in Odisha. Dr other professionals or related olute on the recommended, leaving a public place; after young children under age two before disinfecting them. Most of the risk of flu illness, hospi- Arnab Patnaik, in his thirties, functionaries publicly so as to highly-tested behaviour proto- blowing nose, coughing or and anyone who has trouble of commonly-used household talisation and death. Getting a is posted at the Puri District encourage more warriors to col, which is not difficult at all. sneezing; after handling mask; breathing or is unconscious, disinfectants will work. One flu vaccine can also save health- Headquarters Hospital. remain safe and deliver service. One has only to avoid being after changing a diaper; after incapacitated or otherwise has to remain alert for symp- care resources for the care of Whoever has come in his There is big rumour that exposed to the virus that caring for someone sick; after unable to remove the mask toms: fever, cough, shortness of Covid-19 patients. contact says he is ‘Godsend'! Dr senior doctors are hiding away spreads from person to person. touching animals or pets. without assistance. breath, or other known symp- Now some information Patnaik has been serving Covid from zones with corona Social distance of at least If soap and water are not Masks meant for a health- toms. about guys who have made a patients right from the virus patients. six feet has to be maintained. readily available, use a hand care worker should not be This is particularly impor- difference to the pandemic sit- onset times without fear or Though it is absolutely Most people in India do not sanitiser that contains at least used. Currently, surgical masks tant for people running essen- uation: There are depressive, confusion. right to protect the lives of top seem to adhere to this very 60% alcohol. All surfaces of and N95 respirators are in tial errands, going into the scary news stories every other He says, “If one follows the doctors, it is also appropriate to simple precaution which keeps hands should be covered and short supply. office or workplace and in set- day about corona warriors, safety guidelines just religiously, ensure they do not live in fear off respiratory droplets pro- rubbed together until they feel They should be reserved tings where it may be difficult including doctors, succumbing particularly hand-washing and without any basis. duced when an infected person dry. Avoid touching eyes, nose for healthcare workers and to keep a physical distance of to the fragile pathogen. basic sanitisation, there is sim- The whole world knows coughs, sneezes or talks. and mouth with unwashed other first responders. Mouth six feet.Temperature monitor- It seems the health work- ply no reason why anyone at that panic kills more than dis- 78 These droplets can land in hands. and nose have to remain cov- ing is a must if symptoms ers have been careless, unwit- work will get infected unless eases do in such unprecedent- the mouths or noses of people Inside your home: Avoid ered with a tissue while cough- develop. But temperature taken tingly, maybe, about hand misfortune befalls. Dr Patnaik, ed pandemic situations. veryone must know that who are nearby or possibly be close contact with people who ing or sneezing. If nothing is within 30 minutes of exercising washing or sanitisation. Some now looked upon as messiah, People must know that Emankind has to live with inhaled into the lungs. Recent are sick. If possible, maintain available to cover, the inside of or after taking medications very sharp-minded doctors has not taken a single back step many more flu and other virus- corona for quite some time. As studies have suggested that the six-feet between the person the elbow can be used. Spitting would be wrong as that could who have been religiously and once while expected to serve es will keep coming in future. believed earlier, wrongly or virus is spread by people who who is sick and other house- in public should never happen. lower temperature. dedicatedly serving Covid Covid patients. The present coronavirus has rightly, that hot-climate coun- are not showing any symptoms. hold members. Used tissues should be thrown CDC guidance should be patients have made it crystal He not only remains jovial- taught mankind many won- tries would not be so badly Washing hands often with Outside home: one has to in the trash bin without fail. followed if symptoms devel- clear that there is no danger at ly fit, he also guides patients derful lessons, most impor- affected, has been proven com- soap and water for at least 20 maintain a six-feet distance Frequently-touched objects op.Healthcare systems have all only if hand washing and and family member how to tantly safe and civilised behav- pletely wrong. seconds after being in a public between self and people who including tables, doorknobs, already been overwhelmed sanitisation techniques are take simple precautionary mea- iour which is so simple to The coronavirus of 2019 is place or after blowing your don’t live in own household. light switches, countertops, treating Covid-19 patients. strictly followed.Several doc- sures to remain immune. 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They were #30 $2$ 76#$0 Ihave an alternative Kolkata- expressway can be easily con- village roads, such as Lanjigarh Bijaya Kumar Bhoi from the " 0 $2$ Chennai route, in terms of structed. road to Tumudibandh to 4 >! 3 ! CPI and Independent aspirant "3 ?2%$%1 building railway and highway For instance, there is lane highways, he said. Arjuna Charan Behera. > 0 %$" passing through Kharagpur, already a 4 lane national high- When it comes to the rail- haratiya Bikash Parishad BJP nominee Rajkishore $ .%0 Baripada, Talcher, Phulbani, way from Kolkata to Baripada ways, there is an existing rail BState president Surendra Behera had filed his papers on Bhawanipatna, Nabarangpur, and an existing national and line from Lanjigarh road to Panigrahi filed a FIR on Tuesday. The last date of filing >! Jeypore, Malkangiri, Motu, State highway from Baripada to Junagarh road. Construction Monday against former J&K restoration of Article-370 of the nominations is October 16. 753$ B C> ,)# Bhadrachalam and Vijayawada Tumudibandh (Kandhamal) work has just begun for Jeypore CM and now MP Farooq Constitution of India not by Meanwhile, a training pro- $ C =9=9 --$% as a heartline, it will bring except that a bridge over to Nabarangpur and Jeypore to Abdullah, for provocative pub- Constitutional means, but gramme for educating $"$,%$0 B C development in service, add Mahanadi to connect Malkangiri. A survey has been lic speech against the interest through the use of external and Presiding and Polling Officers # ""% %9. new investment in these places Purunakatak (Boudh) directly done from Junagarh road to the country. foreign forces particularly by for the Tirtol by-poll was held $ %=9; %5979 %990 % and change the perception, may further straighten the Nabarangpur and Lanjigarh The FIR was filed by seeking help from China with on the day at the SVM College > ,)#) #$ said NRO Prof Digambar Patra route. road to Talcher. Panigrahi based on some whom the Indian Republic is here, which was inaugurated by 1%21 F7:5G.1 1#F65G. # of the American University of Similarly, there is a State There was a proposal to media reports, the FIR stated. currently entangled in a war- District Election Officer-cum- F57=G. 1% F86-G.C3 F-77G+# Beirut. and national highway from survey from Malkangiri to Panigrahi alleged that Abdullah like situation. Collector Saroj Kumar Mishra. CF-6-G0LC %. Moreover, the 100 km Tumudhibandh to Bhadrachalam road and in his interview to some elec- The very act of Abdullah Mishra emphasised on %B CJ$ $.%%" radius of such a highway will Bhawanipatna. But the curve Talcher to Kharagpur via tronic media reportedly held has hurt the public sentiments strict adherence to the Covid- %#$. .M bring together northern, east- via Madanpur Rampur can be Baripada. Since it will be a huge the Center’s decision to abro- in India and it is a challenge to 19 guidelines during the poll. 1%21 ern central and southern dis- shortened by converting a vil- investment, this will be the gate Article-370 responsible the sovereignty and territorial The training camp was tricts, minimizing regional feel- lage road between most challenging aspect of this for Chinese aggression at the integrity of the country. attended by Assistant Collector ! 8 - ing, he said in a letter to CM Tumudibandh (Kandhamal) route which may discourage LAC in Laddakh. The Parishad submitted a Chinmayee Biswal, Tehsildars 7 ? @ "" $ Naveen Patnaik. and Lanjigarh road (Kalahandi) railways. However, it is asso- Panigrahi also alleged that, copy of the FIR to the Secretary, Manas Ranjan Bhoi and ""0*" %. While hailing the develop- to highway. This will also boost ciated with the development of Abdullah reportedly said that, Union Ministry of Home Sidhartha Kumar Sahoo, #$ """9. #$"" ment plan of present Kolkata- Lanjigarh road as a railway hinterland and tribal-domi- “China never accepted” the Affairs, Chief Secretary, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnaik. $ ?""" Chennai route via Baleswar, junction and develop this local- nated regions of Odisha, mak- abrogation of Article-370 and Odisha, Director General of As many as 271 Presiding ""03 # % Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur ity. Bhawanipatna to ing it in the greater interest of hoped that the same will be Police (Cuttack), DIG Police and Polling Officers were "0$ %. #$ covering 400 km distance in Bhadrachalam via Motu has an the Odisha State. Therefore, the restored in J&K with China’s (SR) and SP of Police District, imparted training on the day """9. $$. Odisha, Prof Patra said the pro- existing national highway. A Odisha Government has to act support. Panigrahi said Brahmapur for their informa- while others would be trained $$"".$0 posed route via Baripada, large part of the proposed proactively, he added. Abdullah was advocating the tion and necessary action. phase wise. 'Q$%-('""%" ("''' ( ')"$" (# * # # # (*-$(' "'( # vention as serious problems are tion, pointed out the Principal areas. hub in Kalinga Nagar and faced by the steel makers in the Secretary Industries.Recently, As the NHs are poor in accelerated development of the %"$( running of physical classes online teaching,” wanted to State. the Indian Steel condition, movement of eastern region as Prime only after the Covid pan- know AIDSO State members 5#6%" While Odisha enjoys a Association(ISA) has flagged machineries and metals to the Minister has stressed on demic. “The State Bhagyarabi Das and others. leadership role in mineral and concern over the poor accessi- steel industries is posing a Purvodaya, it is expected that 1 Government’s plan to hold an They alleged that the State 1 metal production in the coun- bility to the mining zones, serious problem, pointed out out of 300 Million Tonne(MT) excellence test for Class X stu- Government’s move intended try, the State Government which is hampering move- the ISA.The National Highways of steel capacity by 2030-31, dent though online could not to pave way for implementa- through its progressive indus- ment of machines and metals are connecting major industrial over 200 MT can come from materialise due to link failure. tion of National Education > > 1 ! trial policy and other initiatives in these areas. At least seven zones and steel sector towns the region alone. ! As a result, the Policy 2020. has given impetus for the National Highways like NH - like Kalinga Nagar, Rourkela, However, unless the acces- Government has postponed The online move would he State Government has growth of the mineral sector 20, 53, 55, 59, 143, 215, 520 Angul and others. sibility of the mining zones is the test for further order. In deprive thousands of students Turged the National and metal industries. This is need immediate attention of The SAIL is using NH-520 improved, excellent opportu- ) )< fact, all students don’t have of teaching. Highways Authority of being done keeping in view the the NHAI as these form a life- for iron ore transportation nity to spearhead the expected smart phones or computers Thus, the Government India(NHAI) to take up imme- employment generation and line of the steel industry. from Kalta mines and facing a growth in the domestic steel he All India Democratic and network is not available. should plan to reopen diate renovation of several economic development asso- NH-20 from Remuli to lot of difficulties as the NH is sector will face a bottleneck, TStudents’ organisation Students are precariously schools, conduct classroom national highways in order to ciated with the sector. Panikoili, NH-53 from in poor condition from Parsora admit officials. Earlier (AIDSO) organised a demon- climbing trees, hills and other examinations and introduce improve accessibility to the However, steel makers are Chandikhole to Talcher, NH-55 to Rajamunda via Kalta. The Additional Secretary Ministry stration in front of the Board dangerous places to avail net- pass-fail systems for Class I to mining zones. facing a problem with regard to from Cuttack to Sambalpur, NH is running thorough min- of Steel had also written to the of Secondary Education office work. VIII students after Covid sit- Principal Secretary accessibility to mining zones as NH-59 from Keonjhar to ing belt and India’s major steel Ministry of Road Transport here on Monday, opposing Besides, unreported uation becomes normal, Industries Hemant Sharma has road condition is very poor. Teleibani, NH-520 from maker is facing the problem, and Highways to lay down the State Government’s deci- power cuts add to students’ demanded they. written to Chairman NHAI Several National Highways Parsora to Rajamunda are cov- officials pointed out. While critical logistics and infra- sion to hold online tests woes. Under these circum- They warned to intensify Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, while crossing the mining zones need ering the mining zones and the Ministry of Steel has structure projects identified through online and demand- stances, how the State agitation if the demands are requesting immediate inter- immediate repair and renova- connecting to the industrial planned an integrated steel for the steel zones. ing reopening of schools and Government is going for not met soon. '12* 34) 4 6* 9 : &0 0 ; & ' * "' R A =% Brahmapur, a rented house at % = R ! Kalpana Square and a 3BHK flat at Sundarpada in C C ! > !? ! >! 3 ! Bhubaneswar, a 1BHK flat at > ! ? ! Puri, office at Jashoda High he long-awaited dream of undreds of members, School, a house at native place Tsetting up a Trauma Care Hincluding women, of the igilance officials on Chikiti in Ganjam district, a Centre at Panikoili has come Hospital Banchao Andolan VWednesday raided the private school run by his fam- true. The Department of (HBA) took to the streets in houses of Bhubanananda Sahu, ily members near Chikiti. Health and Family Welfare Bargarh town on Wednesday Hindi teacher of the Jashoda The value of his total mov- has approved it. pressing for functioning of a High School, Jhadankuli under able and immovable assets Jajpur MLA Pranab full–fledged Community Rangeilunda block in Ganjam would be calculated after com- Prakash Das had promised to Health Centre (CHC) at the old district, at different locations in pletion of the searches. set up a trauma care center at District Headquarters Hospital Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar and In a similar case, Ashok Panikoili. (DHH) building. Puri town on allegations of Nanda, a Senior Clerk of the Thanks to the efforts of Earlier, Chief Minister went in a procession from the lot of difficulties due to it. They acquiring assets dispropor- Regulated Market Committee Das and the collaboration of Naveen Patnaik had DHH building to the Bargarh have demanded the Chief tionate to known sources of his (RMC) in Nabarangpur district Panikoili Public Works Health and Family Welfare ma care center was justified announced a setting of a full- Collector holding banners and Minister to intervene and income. came under the Vigilance net Department Executive has issued a letter of approval because of the connection of fledged CHC on demands of shouting slogans. The agitators ensure adequate staffs and The searches were con- on the charge of possessing Engineer and current Public on October 9 to the project. two highways at Panikoili. the local residents. The CHC at said healthcare in the town has other equipment for the CHC. ducted at his residential house assets disproportionate to his Works Department The estimated cost of the Carrying out the trauma will present does not have adequate been severely affected after the Among others, HBA’s Bhabani at Baikunthanagar, another known source of income. A Superintendent, Tara Prasad 100-bed trauma care center is help save the lives of all the strength of doctors, nurses, DHH was shifted to its new Sahu, Anitab Patra, Ramesh house at Baikunthanagar, a Vigilance team raided his Mishra, the trauma care cen- Rs 70 crore. With its approval, people of Jajpur district and health workers and the campus at Tukurla, about 10 Pati Pabitra Dehuri, Basamati four-storied building at ancestral single-storied house ter is going to be established the plan has also been those injured in road acci- required equipments, the HBA km from here.From that day Banchhor and Meriyam Barla Brahmanagar in Brahmapur, a and his two-storied residence soon. The Department of released.The claim of a trau- dents. members said.The agitators the town residents are facing a were present. shop at Nimakhandi in and office of RMC. #R1 + , - . $ # & 566 8 1%% $) )=@%5 7P water and prefers to link up awareness and understanding hand hygiene. Hand hygiene is 6,$" $ .%% > ! ? ! with oils and fats. These mol- about the importance of hand key to keeping ourselves and " R ecules, when suspended in washing with soap as an effec- others protected from Corona ! ! 20-year-old youth com- water, alternately float about as tive and affordable way to pre- virus disease. Amitted suicide at solitary units, interact with vent diseases and save lives dur- Even people who are rela- he 78km road from Paradip Badamasigam village in other molecules in the solution ing the pandemic of this cen- tively young and healthy should Tto Chandikhol (NH-5A) is <*!

Nabarangpur district following and assemble themselves into tury. regularly wash their hands, one of the busiest roads of the > > 1 ! him tested Covid-19 positive little bubbles called micelles, The Covid-19 pandemic particularly during a pandem- State and high revenue gener- on Tuesday.The deceased was with heads pointing outward provides a stark reminder that ic, because they can spread the ating highways. 91-year-old man, identified as Narendra Bisoi. and tails tucked inside. one of the most effective ways disease to those who are more Because the highway is con- AKashinath Padhi, was dis- Sources said Narendra While washing your hands to stop the spread of a virus is vulnerable. nected to the Paradip port charged from the Jeypore along with his friends had with soap and water, you sur- also one of the simplest ie, hand Washing with soap and and port based industries like road. So potholes and dust pol- Covid Hospital on Wednesday undergone RT-PCR test at the round any microorganisms on hygiene, especially through water is one of the key public PPL, Iffco, IOCL refinery, Essar lution are a major worry for the after defeating the deadly virus Sanamasigam Community your skin with soap molecules, hand washing with soap. Hands health practices that can sig- steel and others, it has a lot of road users who often meet with a strong willpower. Health Centre (CHC). As the hydrophobic tails of the touch too many surfaces and nificantly slow the rate of a importance. accidents. Every day small or Padhi is a resident of Narendra’s reports came out free-floating soap molecules can quickly pick up viruses. pandemic and limit the num- But though both sides of big accidents occur on the Basuguda Sahi of Kotpad in positive, the health staffs drop of soap diluted in attempt to evade water. In the Once contaminated, hands ber of infections, preventing a the road are crowded with road. Koraput district. He will informed him about it and Awater is sufficient to rup- process, they wedge themselves can transfer the virus to your disastrous overburdening of slums, residential colonies and The step motherly attitude remain under home isolation asked him to remain in isola- ture and kill many types of bac- into the lipid envelopes of cer- face, from where the virus can hospitals and clinics. villages but there is no of the NHAI towards NH 5(A) for next few days on doctors’ tion. teria and viruses, including tain microbes and viruses, pry- move inside your body, making Different measures are to approach road. Besides, the is spreading resentment among suggestion to avoid spread of Hearing this, Narendra got the new Covid-19 virus that is ing them apart. you feel unwell. Hand washing be taken like setting up a net- road is not repaired.Over the locals. Convenor, Odisha the infection. distressed and. later in the currently circling the globe. A proper hand wash with soap must be a priority work of public hand-washing 25,000 trucks, including heavy Rasta Suraksha Mancha, Arun Notably, Padhi was fifth evening; he went to his house The secret to soap’s impressive involves lathering soap and now and in the future in order stations – something done in vehicles like project cagro car- Kumar Pani demanded that the member of his family to have and consumed pesticide. might is its hybrid structure. scrubbing hands on both sides to beat the virus today and West Africa during the Ebola riers run on the road round- Cuttack Paradip and Paradip contracted the virus. Earlier, his Though his family members Soap is made of pin-shaped for at least 20 seconds, accord- ensure better health outcomes outbreak of 2014. the-clock. Chandikhol road be made son Santosh Padhi, grandsons rushed him to the District molecules, each of which has a ing to WHO guidelines. beyond the pandemic period. Even the Iffco and Essar four- laned. Pani has also sub- Abinash Padhi and Deepak Headquarters Hospital (DHH) hydrophilic head — it readily October 15 is Global Hand This year’s theme “Hand (Dr Senapati is Dean steel plants are directly con- mitted a petition to the Padhi and a close relative at his here, doctors declared him bonds with water — and a washing Day, a global advoca- Hygiene for All” calls for all of Science, Biju Patnaik University nected to the highway. But it Collector Jagatsinghpur in this home had been infected. They brought dead. hydrophobic tail, which shuns cy day dedicated to increasing society to achieve universal of Technology) seems none bothers for the regard. recovered afterwards. !"#$#$ !<

-7+-/1 3)= / 0 $ 2 9 9 3 Ratio/ Floor space index (FSI) shared with all States for cus- free of cost, Single Window tomisation and issuance by n a move to provide housing Approval within 30 days, Trunk them to select a concessionaire. Ifor urban poor, the Ministry Infrastructure facility and In the second model, ' of Housing and Urban Affairs Municipal charges at par with vacant land lying unutilised on Wednesday will provide residential property. with various Industries, Trade concessional finance under This was announced by Associations, Manufacturing he National Investigation Affordable Housing Fund Union Housing and Urban Companies, Educational/ TAgency (NIA) has con- (AHF), rebate in taxes and Affairs minister Hardeep Singh Health Institutions, ducted searches at six locations additional floor area ratio for Puri while addressing a webi- Development Authorities, in Punjab in connection with Affordable Rental Housing nar at the launch of ARHCs Housing Boards, Central/ State the Sikh for Justice (SFJ) case + &0 Complexes (ARHCs). The portal. He also released the Public Sector Undertakings relating to hoisting of the so scheme will be implemented guidelines and guidebook on (PSUs) and other such Entities called Khalistani flag by the through two models. this occasion. will be used for ARHCs for a cadres of the outlawed outfit at && To make this a lucrative According to the ministry, period of 25 years. “By pro- the office of the Deputy and viable business opportu- in the first model, the existing viding with appropriate policy Commissioner”s Office, Moga nity for Entities, Central Govt. government funded vacant support, enabling suitable pro- (Punjab) on the eve of 0 will provide Concessional houses to be converted into visions and incentives, these Independence Day, 2020. & 0 Project finance under ARHCs through Public Private available vacant lands can be The agency conducted Affordable Housing Fund Partnership or by public agen- utilised effectively for devel- searches at six locations in & (AHF) & Priority Sector cies for a period of 25years. oping affordable housing facil- Ferozpur, Ludhiana and Moga & 0 Lending (PSL), Exemption in The scheme provides an ities to migrants/ poor,” the districts of Punjab on Tuesday Income Tax and GST and tech- opportunity for all States/UTs ministry said. Further, the NIA case relating to Khalistani nology innovation grant for to convert their existing vacant ministry will issue Expression flag hoisting case. promotion of innovative tech- houses constructed under var- of Interest (EoI) for shortlist- “This crime was commit- nologies in ARHCs. Further, ious Central/ State ing of Entities by urban local ted by the miscreants who Indian National Flag along State/UT government will pro- Government schemes into bodies to Construct, Operate said the study which not only Chinese Spring Festival.” were offered cash rewards at with the rope. vide Use Permission changes, ARHCs. A model request for and Maintain ARHCs on their offers a much more precise look “The greatest reduction of the behest of terrorist In connection with this 50% additional Floor Area proposal (RFP) has been own available vacant land. he Coronavirus-triggered at COVID-19”s impact on glob- emissions was observed in the Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of incident, a case was registered Tlockdown in the first half of al energy consumption than ground transportation sector,” SFJ for this heinous act,” the at Moga police station vide 2020 has led to a decline of 1,551 previous analyses. explains Daniel Kammen, pro- NIA said in a statement. FIR No: 136 of 2020 dated million tones of carbon dioxide “What makes our study fessor and Chair of the Energy The agency further said, August 14, 2020. The case was 4 %$,%5 emission which was higher than unique is the analysis of metic- and Resources Group and also “The searched premises belong re-registered by the NIA as during the financial crisis of ulously collected near-real-time professor in the Goldman to the accused Akashdeep RC-30/2020/NIA/DLI under 2008, the oil crisis of the 1979, or data” explains lead author Zhu School of Public Policy, Singh, Jogwinder Singh, Indian Penal Code (IPC) even World War II, according to Liu from the Department of University of California, Inderjeet Singh, Jaspal Singh Sections relating to waging a study by an international team Earth System Science at Berkeley. and Ram Tirath. war against the nation, con- Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi tological disorders and extend- of researchers. Tsinghua University in Beijing. Surprisingly, even the resi- The cyber cafe belonging spiracy for waging war against for the successful transplanta- ing the support for another The study, published in the “By looking at the daily fig- dential sector saw a small emis- to the accused Jaspal Singh was the nation, sedition, promot- nion Health Minister tion of 135 children without two years from 2020, Vardhan journal Nature ures compiled by the Carbon sions drop of 3 %: largely also searched.” ing enmity between different UHarsh Vardhan on charging any physician fee, mentioned the issue of high Communications, pointed out Monitor research initiative we because of an abnormally warm During searches, various groups on grounds of Wednesday launched the sec- according to a Health Ministry out-of-pocket-expenditure on that the greatest reduction of were able to get a much faster winter in the northern hemi- electronic items like pen drives, religion, imputations preju- ond phase of a Coal India CSR statement. health services in India. emissions was observed in the and more accurate overview, sphere, heating energy con- laptops, hard disc and other dicial to national integration initiative to provide financial “Data on the prevalence of “People go bankrupt sell- ground transportation sector, including timelines that show sumption decreased with most incriminating documents have and Section 2 of Prevention of assistance for treatment of silent carriers for various ing ancestral land and the last largely because of working from how emissions decreases have people staying at home all day been seized, it said. Insults to National Honours underprivileged thalassemic haemoglobinopathies show property paying for their treat- home restrictions. Transport corresponded to lockdown mea- during lockdown periods.” The background of the Act, 1972. patients. that it is 2.9-4.6 per cent for ß- ment. It is precisely that pain CO2 emissions decreased by 40 sures in each country. The authors have stressed case is that on August 14, Further investigation in Launched in 2017, the Thalassemia, while it can be as that moved Prime Minister per cent worldwide while in con- “In April, at the height of the that the only valid strategy to sta- 2020, two miscreants hoisted the case is continuing. Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana high as 40 per cent for sickle Narendra Modi to introduce trast, the power and industry sec- first wave of Corona infections, bilise the climate is a complete a yellow coloured flag with SFJ is a banned terrorist is a hematopoietic stem cell cell anaemia especially among the Ayushman Bharat- tors contributed less to the when most major countries overhaul of the industry and Khalistan written on it on the outfit in India and Pannu transplantation (HSCT) pro- the tribal population. Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya decline, with -22 per cent and - shut down their public life and commerce sector. “While the terrace of the four-storied has been designated as a ter- gramme that aims to provide Haemoglobin variants like Yojana for targeted populace,” 17 per cent respectively, as did parts of their economy, emis- CO2 drop is unprecedented, building of the Deputy rorist.The SFJ is a project a one-time cure opportunity HBE in eastern India can be as he said. the aviation and shipping sectors. sions even declined by 16.9 %. decreases of human activities Commissioner Office launched and sustained at for haemoglobinopathies like common as 3-50 per cent Expressing satisfaction “In the first six months of Overall, the various outbreaks cannot be the answer,” says Co- Complex, Moga (Punjab) and the behest of Pakistan”s spy thalassaemia and sickle cell which calls for more attention that the scheme has been this year, 8.8 percent less carbon resulted in emission drops that Author Hans Joachim while coming back, they cut agency Inter-Services disease for patients who have to these diseases,” he was quot- extended to cover aplastic dioxide was emitted than in the we normally see only on a Schellnhuber, founding director the rope of the Indian Intelligence (ISI) to carry out a matched family donor. ed as saying in the statement. anaemia patients for a total of same period in 2019 - a total short-term basis on holidays of the Potsdam Institute for National Flag hoisted near the the so -called Referendum The CSR initiative was He also acknowledged 200 such patients from this decrease of 1,551 million tones,” such as Christmas or the Climate Impact Research. main gate and dragged the 2020 online. targeted to provide financial CMC, Ludhiana and Narayan year, he said, “Such cases can assistance to a total of 200 Hrudayalaya, Bangalore who be prevented by counselling patients by providing a pack- have agreed to provide this using the Ayushman Bharat age cost not exceeding Rs 10 advanced care therapy from –Health and Wellness Centres lakh per HSCT. 2020. network. We have made blood Vardhan congratulated the Expressing gratitude to transfusion facilities available doctors of SGPGI Lucknow, Coal India and their CSR in every district hospital while PGI Chandigarh, AIIMS Delhi, team for providing such some districts also offer the CMC Vellore, Tata Medical opportunity to the BPL facility in health centres at sub- !& Centre in Kolkata and Rajeev patients suffering from haema- district level. open plots, unpaved roads, - ' ' *-'-$ $"' ( open burning of n order to step up efforts for garbage/industrial waste, etc. Iensuring better air quality will be done using SAMEER # () *$"*$' $# " and address pollution related App. issues in the upcoming winter “Feedback on polluting season, strict vigil will be main- activities will be shared with trial investigators, suggests in the process of administer- tained against polluting activi- concerned agencies through that the decision to scale- ing the second dose to partic- ties in Delhi and neighbouring an automated system, for quick yderabad-based drug down the trial size was based ipants as part of the phase-2 towns, the Union Environment action. Details will also be Hphrama Bharat Biotech on good sero-conversion or trial. Two doses of the Covaxin Ministry said on Wednesday. shared with State has decided to cut by half its immunogenicity seen in vol- vaccine candidate are to be Fifty teams of the Central Governments. This will help in number of volunteers and sub- unteers during phase-1. administered with a gap of 14 Pollution Control Board taking timely actions and mon- sequently reduce trial sites for The potential vaccine days between them. (CPCB) will be deployed to itoring at appropriate levels by the Phase II clinical trials of against COVID-19, the disease make extensive field visits from the concerned agencies,” it coronavirus vaccine candidate caused by the novel coron- October 15 this year till said. Covaxin. This may lead to an avirus, is being developed by February 28 next year, it said. The ministry said that a expedition of phase-2 trials, Hyderabad-based Bharat In a statement, the Ministry central control room at the said a few reports. Biotech in collaboration with of Environment said the teams CPCB headquarters has been According to the reports, the Indian Council of Medical will visit Delhi and NCR towns made functional for keeping the biotechnology firm had Research (ICMR) and the — Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut in track of pollution levels on enrolled 750 volunteers for the National Institute of Virology Uttar Pradesh; Gurugram, hour-to-hour basis and overall Covaxin trials, but has now (NIV). Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Jhajjar, coordination with state agen- reduced the number to 380 The first phase of Panipat, Sonepat in Haryana; cies. who will be dosed with the Covaxin”s clinical trial and Bhiwadi, Alwar, Bharatpur In addition, district-wise vaccine. involved 375 volunteers. in Rajasthan. nodal officers have been The number of trial sites Interim data from phase-1 These teams will specifi- appointed for better manage- would also be reduced accord- has not been made public yet. cally focus on hotspot areas ment and coordination with ingly. This may lead to an The reports further sug- where the problem is aggra- teams, the ministry said. expedition of phase-2 trials gests that no major adverse vated, it said. “Air quality in winter sea- and a possible early start of the reactions have been noted so “Strict vigil will be main- son is a major environmental third phase – leading to a far, apart from minor side tained against polluting activ- concern in Delhi and NCR shortened duration of clinical effects such as mild fever and ities in the upcoming winter region. Various efforts are trials for Covaxin. body aches. season. On-spot reporting of being taken since past five The report, citing lead Researchers are currently major air polluting sources years for air quality manage- such as major construction ment in the region. Although activities without proper con- gradual year-on-year improve- trol measures, dumping of ment in air quality has been $ garbage and construction waste observed, a lot needs to be alongside the roads and on done,” it said. >$%E # . )$."#$ # $" B Thakur said the increase in <*< Ranjan Chowdhury said on demand for bicycles is unprece- Wednesday. The Lok Sabha eople in many cities have to dented. “Probably for the first alks between Congress and MP said TMC and the BJP are Pwait to buy a bicycle of their time in history, such a trend has Tthe Left over sharing of trying to polarise the state on choice due to a massive surge in been seen on bicycles.” “Sales of seats for the next year West communal lines, and it is the demand. Bicycle sales in India bicycles have gone up by over Bengal Assembly elections will duty of the Left and the have grown by over two-folds in 100 per cent in these five begin next week. The Left and Congress to provide a third the last five months as people are months. In many places people the Congress have hit the roads alternative. opting for this cheapest mode of have to wait for their favourite together over the last one year The two sides want to transport to cover short to medi- cycle, booking has to be done. on several issues, opposing the begin the talks as early um amid coronavirus pandem- Such a trend has been seen for TMC government in the state October for the elections like- ic. According to the All India the first time in the country and and the BJP-led government at ly to be held in April-May next Bicycle Manufacturers the reason can be attributed to the Centre. The Left-Congress year. “The talks are being Association (AICMA), a total of health awareness after the coro- tie-up bagged 76 seats in the started now so that there are 41,80,945 bicycles have been navirus pandemic, they said. 294- member assembly in 2016. no problems at the last sold in the country in the five Thakur said that the coro- “Now, this is the time to moment. We struck a seat- months from May to September navirus pandemic crisis has take forward this alliance to its sharing deal for the 2016 2020. In May, the number of made people aware of their logical conclusion, and that is assembly elections but it was bicycles sold was 4,56,818. This health and immunity but at the sharing of seats for the elec- half-baked. During the 2019 number almost doubled to same time they have become tions. The preliminary talks Lok Sabha polls, we couldn”t 8,51,060 in June, while in conscious about social distanc- will begin next week,” senior stitch an alliance as the talks September, the country sold ing. In such a situation, a bicy- Congress leader and West failed at the last moment,” 11,21,544 cycles in a month. cle has emerged as an option, he Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury said. AICMA secretary general K added. !"#$#$ ! % %/ 19 7% R $ "%5+6' - 41 ? &R 4" +$ 7 #' C 33 Awami National Conference meeting former Chief Minister * '*8 "' and the CPI (M) - of Jammu Omar Abdullah tweeted,“My C 33 tor of Kupwara as they had Dilbagh Singh told reporters, group of mainstream and Kashmir to fight for the father and I called on ! <*) =0 attempted to infiltrate inside "so far two terrorists have been AKashmiri politicians led special status of the erstwhile Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba this 0 he Indian army claimed to the Indian territory. eliminated in the ongoing oper- by a sitting Member of State. afternoon to enquire about her erala Congress (Mani) fac- Thave foiled a suspected Meanwhile, in a separate ation and searches were going Parliament from Srinagar Dr Earlier, both Dr Farooq well-being after her release Ktion, a political outfit of the 0 #!# BAT (Border Action Team) anti-terrorist operation, two on to confirm the presence of Farooq Abdullah are all set to and Omar Abdullah had called from detention. She has kind- Catholic community in Kerala, & 0 operation along the line of terrorists were gunned down by a third terrorist in the area". attend a brainstorming session on PDP Chief Mehbooba ly accepted Farooq Sb’s invita- severed its 33-year-old alliance 3?)@ control in Tangdhar sector of the joint team of security forces In a brief statement the to review the present political Mufti at her residence to per- tion to join a meeting of the with the Indian National North Kashmir's Kupwara dis- in Chakura area of Shopian on twitter handle of Srinagar based situation and decide their sonally meet her where they Gupkar Declaration signato- Congress on Wednesday and trict on Wednesday. Earlier, Wednesday. China Corps said, " a suspect- future course of action on extended her an invitation to ries’ tomorrow afternoon moved over to the Left two weapon smuggling bids Till the time of filing the ed BAT(Border Action Team) Thursday. attend the meeting. (Thursday)”. Democratic Front led by the were foiled by the alert troops report the operation was not action bid was foiled by the Mainly signatories of the Soon after her release late “Today our visit was with- CPI(M). immature and foolish. from across the line of called off as thorough search- alert troops early Wednesday Gupkar Declaration have been Tuesday night, former Jammu out any political motive and Jose K Mani, son of late K M Meanwhile, the NCP, a con- control. es were still going on in and morning in Tangdhar". extended a formal invitation to and Kashmir Chief Minister we wanted to know her well Mani, one of the founders of the stituent of the LDF expressed its It is after a gap of more around the encounter site to It further said, "suspicious assemble at the residence of Mehbooba Mufti vowed to being. Kerala Congress, announced his displeasure over the CPI(M) than six months, heavily armed rule out the presence of any activity of 3-4 intruders was National Conference Chief fight for the restoration of In the meeting tomorrow, decision to join the CPI(M) move to accommodate Jose intruders supported by the other hiding terrorist. observed by the alert troops, Dr Abdullah. Article 370. the present political situation camp after a meeting of the high Mani. Mani C Kappen, who Pakistani army had attempted Earlier, the operation was close to forward post along the Gupkar Declaration is a Calling August 5, 2019 a will be reviewed and what will power committee of the faction had defeated the KC(M) faction a BAT operation in the area. launched by the joint team of line of control.Timely action by joint effort of all the regional black day, Mufti urged every- be the future agenda of the held at Kottayam. Mani Jr also leader in the by-poll at Pala Earlier, five heavily armed ter- security forces on receipt of the the alert troops averted infil- mainstream political parties – one in Jammu and Kashmir to Gupkar Declaration signato- announced his resignation from necessitated by the demise of rorists were neutralised by the information about the presence tration bid. The entire area was the National Conference, the work towards resolving the ries in one view, that will also the membership of the Rajya Mani said that he was in talks elite para commandos of the of terrorists in the area. kept under surveillance", the Peoples Democratic Party, the Kashmir conflict. be discussed,” he said in anoth- Sabha, which he had won in with the Congress-led UDF. Indian army in the Keran sec- Director General of Police, statement added. Peoples Conference, the Sharing details of the their er tweet. 2018 as a UDF nominee. The CPI(M) had tried its This is being seen as the best to derail the presentation of build up to the 2021 assembly the Kerala Budget by the then election as the CPI(M) badly Finance Minister K M Mani in ! " (') "'- wants to retain and return to the House in February 2016. The power. Presently, the party is assembly witnessed nasty scenes under siege because of scams as the CPI(M) MLAs destroyed and corruption charges ranging furniture and computer termi- B R( = 9:*)*'";& from Gold smuggling, dates nals in the House in their bid to import and LIFE Mission pay prevent the then finance minis- off. ter from presenting the budget Aligarh: Aligarh which came in limelight across paid attention to this project. After the incident It is reported that the accusing him of having taken the country after the incident of Hathras, is going of Hathras, the commissioner took up the task CPI(M) leadership has assured money from liquor mafia to lift to get a big gift soon. of developing it. $% - ( the KC(M) that the latter would the ban on sale of liquor. A crim- Aligarh Municipal Corporation area will soon In a safe city, the focus will be given to be allocated 12 to 15 seats in the inal case against six CPI(M) be transformed into Women Safe City. About 100 women's safety. Women police personnel will be upcoming assembly election MLAs have been filed in the crore rupees will be spent on this project from given pink scooters and SUV vehicles so that Aligarh: Cinema, multiplex and theater are expected to be held in March - Chief Judicial Magistrate Court the Nirbhaya Fund. It will have special hostels, they will keep an eye on the bad elements. A pink going to open tomorrow in Aligarh like other ? 1 1*1 April 2021. The CPI(M) leader- at Thiruvananthapuram for DNA and forensic labs for women, pink bus and toilet will also be made. Such areas will be iden- states after 6 months-long closure. Since the risk ship hope that it would be able destruction of public property. auto, toilets, Asha Jyoti Kendra and many tified where the movement of women will be of corona infection is still there hence Covid ! ? !+ . to retain power in the next The Mani led Kerala more. more and there more lighting arrangements will Protocol must be followed. The audience assembly election in company of Congress had a brief honey- Along with Aligarh, women of Hathras, Etah be made. A special pink bus will run fitted with capacity will be 50% of the designated seat and +* ? ! ? the KC(M) faction, which has moon with the CPI(M) in 1980 and Kasganj will also get the benefit. Aligarh is panic buttons, GPS and CCTV. Women's power the hall will also have to be sanitized after every considerable influence among during the tenure of E K the second city in the state after Lucknow to be line capacity will be doubled. Pink booths will show. * 10 !1* > the Catholic community in dis- Nayanar as Chief Minister. But selected in the Women's Safe City be built by which women will get sanitary pads. Guidelines issued for the operation of cin- L )* !1 tricts like Kottayam, Idukki, Mani switched his loyalty to the list. Asha centers and hostels to be ema, theater and multiplex by the Government Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Congress-led UDF in 1982 After the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi, the built. of Uttar Pradesh based on the instructions of ) 1 1 Idukki. which resulted in the fall of central government decided to make some cities A Counseling center will be formed. Shelter the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, “It is a welcome move by the Nayanar ministry. Nayanar in all of the country as safe cities. Cities like Delhi, homes will be built to keep women.G.S Government of India. All the cinema halls and *B** 31 Kerala Congress. The LDF and his interviews and speeches used Lucknow, Bhopal have started safety audits at Priyadarshi, Commissioner, Aligarh said that this multiplex in Aligarh will reopen from thurs- the Kerala Congress would be in to ridicule Mani as a person who every stage but earlier this year the central gov- is a big project for women's safety and will day based on the guidelines given by the > * 1 a win-win situation,” said Chief could not be trusted. ernment decided to include more cities in this change the atmosphere of the city. All four dis- givernment. *! 3*! 0*4 Minister Pinarayi Vijayan about The KC(M) moving to the list. Instructions were given to include 17 cities tricts of the Aligarh division will be benefited. The mandate issued by Chief Secretary R.K the development. Former chief LDF is likely to see a realignment including Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, but no city DPR will be sent soon to the government. PNS Tiwari stated that cinema, theater and multi- )<B** ! <1 minister and senior Congress of various parties in the State in plexes outside the Containment Zone have been leader Oommen Chandi the build up to the assembly allowed to be opened with viewers up to a max- > * described Jose Mani’s move as election. imum of 50 percent of their rated capacity. * ( *! Employees and audience need to follow a physical distance of 6 feet in the general area and number should also be taken at the time of waiting area. It is always mandatory to use a booking the ticket for the convenience of con- face cover or mask, wash hands with soap from tact tracing. After the show is over, do not leave time to time, use sanitizer and tissue or hand- the audience together and be arranged in a kerchief while coughing or sneezing. The Chief queue following the standard of physical dis- = *:? would not be able to come to Chowdhury said that the Secretary informed that through the entry of tance. Bengal ahead of the Durga Pujas. two sides had fought jointly in the auditorium, circular signs will be arranged Guidelines also stated that during an % ' Instead he would come to the 2916 but thetalks were half- in accordance with the physical distance stan- interval, avoid gathering in toilets. There R Stateonly after the Pujas. baked. In fact the 2016 Alliance dard for thermal screening, sanitizer and should be adequate counters at the canteen and In Shah’s place BJP president jointly picked up 77out of 294 queue. Only people without Covid symptoms stalls and no food items will be allowed inside JP Nadda would visit the State seats whereas the Trinamool will be allowed to enter. An adequate time gap an auditorium or hall. Only packed food and <*< onOctober 19. He would go to Congress won 212. However must be given between the shows. The audi- drinks will be allowed. North Bengal and hold meetings thecatch was the Left Congress ence will have to seat at alternate seats to main- Cinemas, theatre and multiplex with A.C he BJP and Trinomial with seniorParty leaders there, alliance lost out to the ruling out- tain the physical distance. should follow the guidelines of CPWD. TCongress were trying to sources said. fit inabout 70 seats by slender Guidelines stated that the ticket bookings Temperature setting should be maintained polarize the electoralatmosphere Referring to how the Left margin of 150 to 4000 votes in the cinema, theatres and multiplex can be between 24-30° C and relative humidity should which was why they were and Congress jointly launched a which the twosides had blamed done in advance or online. Touchless transac- be maintained between 40-70%. The proper spreading all kinds of rumors number ofmovements in the on a “partisan Election tions like e-wallet / QR code scanner etc. should arrangement of cross ventilation should also be aboutfailed alliance talks past couple of years he said “a Commission that ignoredmas- also be used in window booking. The phone there. between the Congress and Left time has come to takeforward sive violence during elections.” Front. this alliance to its logical con- Congress MP Pradip Urging the two sides to has- clusion, and that is sharingof Bhattacharya, who is the chair- 3 ? ten up the talk process so that the seats for the elections,” adding the man of thenewly-formed coor- twoparties can hit the streets well preliminary round of talks onset- dination committee, along with %3 before the next year’s sharing between the two sides Mr Chowdhury and thestate's Assemblyelections Chowdhury would begin next week. Leader of Opposition Abdul 3.$% on Wednesday said “the TMC Incidentally Left Front Mannan are likely to lead the and the BJP are tryingto polarise Chairman and CPI(M)politburo talkswith the Left parties, % " the state on communal lines, and member Biman Bosehad report- Pradesh Congress Committee it is the duty of theLeft and the ed spoken to the Congress lead- sources said. Mumbai:As part of its “Mission Congress to provide a third ership asking it to hasten upthe On the alleged rumours Begin again”, the Maharashtra alternative,”adding the twoparties talk process and hit the streets being spread by the BJP and Government on Wednesday were spreading all kinds of early. Even Chowdhury said the TMC, Chowdhury saidthe decided to allow metro trains rumours suggesting that theseat- two sides should begin the talks Congress and Left Front should in Mumbai and Nagpur to sharing talks between the two as early aspossible to avoid last- not pay heed to “canards” being- operate from October 15 in a sides had proved to be anon- minute "hiccups". Though the spread against the alliance.The phased manner and do away starter. two sides hadjointly contested two parties were spreading the health check-up and stamp- Meanwhile, in an unrelated the 2016 elections their dia- rumour that the Congress and ing of domestic passengers development the State BJP lead- logue ahead of the lastyear’s Left hadlost reference and so the arriving at the railway stations ership on Wednesday said that parliamentary elections fail in the voters should choose between in Maharashtra from different Home Minister Amit Shah last moment. the TMC and theBJP. parts of the state. In other guidelines, the state government allowed government and private libraries to function with protocols of social distancing and sanitation norms in place and increased the number of people, while it permitted local weekly bazars, including that of animals, to reopen outside containment zones. In an effort to control and reduce crowding, the State government permitted markets and shops to remain open for additional hours from 9 am to 9 pm, with effect from October 15, while the limit on the number of guests who can remain present has been increased to 50 from the earlier 20. While the government has also allowed “Business to Business” (B2B) exhibitions only outside the containment zones and all types of local weekly markets (bazaars) across the state with effect from October 145, it has decided to do away stamping with indelible ink for domestic passengers arriving at different air- ports after COVID-19 testing. Though it announced relaxations on several fronts, the state government made no announcement regarding the re-opening of various places of worship. PNS !"#$#$ !( <$)" <* "#0 % @ $0 % )%)&,+"/6)%"(# 1 3 R 9 ! % ( % >2$ 2)"). $$ " - % 8 0 *!$ $>2$J" % - . ( 3 3 + 9 % . 0 : S - 9 , # ( 0 ( 7 % S ( 7 7) 9 ( : # ecently, India decided to P Q # join the Djibouti Code 5 % of Conduct/Jeddah - 3 - : Amendment (DCOC/JA) as an 0 0 ( % observerR after a high-level meet- " ) ing held on August 26. This is a # S 5 # group on maritime affairs, including countries such as Djibouti, -8=+( - 9 Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, ( 0 . Maldives, Seychelles, Somalia, % 9 United Republic of Tanzania and Yemen, all from the Red Sea, the % " Gulf of Aden, the east coast of # Africa and island countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). . % Member nations include South Africa, Sudan and the United P Q Arab Emirates. Recently Japan, Norway, UK and the US have also . : ( been included as observers of DCOC/JA. So India’s inclusion / would increase its political stake in northern end. Every day mil- Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, potential of marine resources $ S 0 these waters and help it use the col- lions of oil barrels and other oil Sudan and Djibouti have been and engagement with the .6$ ) lective heft with other nations to products pass through this friendly since ancient times. Indian Ocean has immense tame Chinese expansionist tenden- route to different destinations. Some historical researchers potential to create a sustainable - $ 1 -$2 $ 0 5 cies. Due to its important position, 1 *>1!+! believe that economic and cul- future.” The President also said " 8 0 The alliance came into being it hosts military bases of about tural relations existed between that “Djibouti is a strategic . in January 2009 under the nine countries, including the *. the two regions since 538 BC. country, located near the Gulf International Maritime US, France, Italy and China. All these nations share the of Aden. For India, it is an % Organisation (IMO). It initially After the 9/11 attacks on the US, >**1 1 same legacy of colonialism as important partner of the Indian 0 0 focussed on piracy and armed rob- Washington established its B ) well as the struggle for indepen- Ocean. In 2015, during the 0 # -$ 0 $ $ 9 bery against ships in the western largest permanent base in dence; India continued to sup- Yemen crisis, as part of IOR, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Djibouti, named Camp *! port their anti-colonial fight Operation Relief, at the time of 9 % S 5 Sea. In 2017, other issues like the Lemonier, which houses at least even after attaining evacuating citizens and people % S -9 environment, human trafficking 4,000 military personnel. *3 ) Independence in 1947. In the from other countries, Djibouti " and illegal fishing were added. But China has also expanded its post-colonial period, India supported India’s efforts.” it is the Jeddah Amendment that military cooperation across the L *10 established the Special As an observer nation, India 0 .6$ 8 is significant. At a high-level meet- African continent in recent Commonwealth African can boost its influence in the + . % 6 ing of the countries that signed the years as part of its national 1 ! 4 Assistance Programme IOR with new diplomatic equa- 9 . ( # - % DCOC in Jeddah in January 2017, defence policy. On July 11, (SCAAP) in 1963. Its relations tions. New Delhi is already 17 signatory nations agreed to 2017, Beijing sent two warships 1 !? ? with the Horn of Africa coun- strengthening its position in its # .6$ 9/ % S ( adopt a revised code of conduct. across the Indian Ocean to tries have further strengthened surrounding waters as part of ( 1=-2 ( # =- They agreed to work closely with Djibouti, the main objective of 1 *1 * through the Indian Technical the Indo-Pacific policy through 0 ( the IMO and other stakeholders to which was to establish China’s *) and Economic Cooperation Project Mausam, Mission Sagar # build national and regional capac- first overseas permanent mili- (ITEC), South-South and Indian Ocean Rim Group. ities in addressing broader mar- tary base. Work started formal- 1 Cooperation and other interna- It can further increase its strate- S P Q 5 . ( itime security issues and enabling ly on August 1, 2017. Djibouti tional fora. Now it is building on gic footprint through blue econ- % S ! . the sustainable development of the is at the centre of China’s mar- 1 !!* ? this historicity to emerge a key omy initiatives. This will enable . .6$S PQ maritime sector. And at the same itime policy as it is located at the player in the region. us to sustain the use of ocean tim, the code emphasised the northwest end of the Indian !1 1 The strategic importance of resources for economic growth, important role of the “blue econ- Ocean, allowing it to checkmate the Horn of Africa for India can create better livelihoods and omy” in supporting sustainable India. Its naval base here could ! *B only be known from the fact jobs and ensure the health of # .6$ economic growth, employment, prove to be the pillar of its that President Ramnath Kovind ocean ecosystems. food security and stability. oceanic strategy, known as the *, ) B ) made his first foreign trip to two On the other hand, Beijing is S The Horn of Africa is of great “string of pearls” or friendly African countries — Djibouti increasing its clout through its - strategic importance from a com- islands in the sea route connect- * )4 !* ? and Ethiopia. During his visit, claims in the South China Sea # .6$ P 3Q + % mercial and economic point of ing China to West Asia. It is a he remarked, “India and and the East China Sea, the view because it is coveted by crucial link in its ambitious !*C) Djibouti have had historical String of Pearls diplomacy and major powers of the world. “maritime Silk Route” plan. connections and mutual con- Belt & Road Initiatives (BRI). ) Djibouti’s role is most important The purpose of this network 3 11 * tacts for a long time. Now we India can effectively neutralise # $ S here. It may be a small country in is to ensure the safety of China’s *) should try to rediscover this it if it consolidates its hold in terms of area and population but trade routes, its raw materials shared history and identity. this region alongside the Quad - % 0 enjoys great geo-strategic impor- and oil-laden ships and the ! 3?!* Not only for the old times but initiative with the US, Japan and +S % tance. 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3 A B ) * % ( ) ! 9 ( ( # " S 7 >?? 9 @ ;= =3/ B >? . A?B? ith caste and gender-based crimes in @ India on the rise, some really tough ques- Wtions need to be answered by us all. The 0 ( National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2019 report P Q does a wonderful job in showcasing some extreme- @ ly relevant data for our consideration. India report- # ( ed 4,05,861 cases of crimes against women. Assam reported the highest rate of crimes against women 1%5%2 >? at 117.8 per lakh population and Uttar Pradesh (UP) ( topped the list with 59,853 incidents. From 2018, the + rate of crime against women has risen by 7.3 per cent, P! # Q CD with the country recording an average 87 rape cases ( every day in 2019. UP had the highest number of EF - crimes against girl children under the POCSO Act # with 7,444 cases, followed by Maharashtra (6,402) ( and Madhya Pradesh (MP) at 6,053. Other registered cases on the rise were assault, cruelty and outrag- ) ( ing the modesty of a woman. On the other hand, crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 11 ) + ( ( Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw a seven per cent and 26 1 >* **B per cent rise respectively. Curiously, the report also 1)! 3 * 5 indicates a consistent decline in conviction rates in ! E?? ( caste-related violence in the past three years. ! );*B # P Q So, why and how did we land here and where )*1 *. E?? are we going? I shall endeavour to declutter this by 1) 1 !+ * 5 ( ( a simple process called reverse engineering. Ours has *B !*) 1 ) + always been a divided society. Caste and gender- spired, as a consequence, years later, is the given in-house tasks like maintaining reg- to locations where there is less digital and based discrimination weren’t a colonial construction !*+ 1 *1 institutionalisation of the very same dis- isters, and so on, whereas, male person- media penetration so that their honesty 3 +( B*! BB !3 + 3 # in India. It was our own. Our social, economic and crimination within our police force. An nel are given on-field investigation, law is less of a problem for the State. It is also legal institutions were all divided and categorised to ) * +>4 institution becomes defunct if its work- and order, policing and patrolling tasks. seen that there are certain areas where 9 ( meet vested interests. What the British did was a !? ing is entirely based on biased and This has literally been normalised with- political control is exercised more effec- + % ( mere “reinvoking of the Varna system.” This, they !3 inequitable means. To command confi- in the working of our police administra- tively with the help of the police. In the 8 justified, was necessary to make sense of the com- 143>* )0 dence, trust and respect of the public, the tion, to an extent that it no more looks like areas where the majority population is plexity that existed within the Indian caste system. )*33*) 1 police administration in a democracy discrimination. Instead it is seen as rou- from the Dalit or minority community, the ( As BR Ambedkar said in his Annihilation of Caste, ! *! * must be diverse and must acknowledge tine division of work, based on police infrastructure is in shambles. There the caste system in India had been historically used 1 1*B * ) ? that people from different backgrounds natural/biological capabilities. is a greater lack of adequate training, dig- + ( to perpetuate discrimination in the name of “divi- .=9-. will bring with them skills, experiences Shockingly many police personnel ital accessibility, vehicles and funding pro- # sion of labour” which in fact, according to him, was and perspectives that are vastly different think that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) vided to the police. In such a situation, a “division of labourers.” !+ 11*3 from others. However, the opposite is true complaints are false and motivated. They crimes either go unreported or are met ( 1*)< ? # ( Such discrimination gave rise to a social and for India. also say that members of the transgender with State-sponsored violence in police behavioural bias, and in the long run, led to the 3>!10 Laws such as Abolition of community, Muslims, Dalits and so on, are stations. E?? “upward mobility” of the concept of caste. Since this 1*1* Discrimination under Article 17 of the more “naturally” prone to committing Creating such systemic barriers, over concept was used to allocate social roles such as one’s ! !1 * Constitution, SC/ST Prevention of crimes. Such institutionalised discrimina- a long period of time, for people who have % ( ( profession in a hereditary manner, it restricted the *B1).1 1.*>)1 Atrocities Act and provisions for tion against caste and gender reasserts itself been historically discriminated against + social mobility of those groups who were allotted *3 1 Affirmative Action have by and large like a vicious cycle. It also assists in exer- leads to a situation of internalised oppres- + (( lower roles. This led to a lost individual identity of P !34 remained symbolic. The Common Cause cising a lot more political control on those sion. Paulo Freire, a renowned educator, 8 the members of those groups and instead, in soli- **! * ! report on Status of Policing in India, 2019, who are vulnerable. The way our police in his Pedagogy of the Oppressed, says, “The P Q darity, gave rise to a “group identity.” In modern-day * )B*!)10 reveals some shocking numbers. It shows reacts to caste and gender is a mirror oppressed, having internalised the image E?? ( India, we know these groups as SCs, STs, Other how the representation of SCs, STs, OBCs image of the political ideology ruling over of the oppressor and adopted his guide- Backward Classes (OBCs), women and religious !1!+ and women is extremely poor in our police the State. It is a common phenomenon lines, are fearful of freedom.” This fear acts # *1 *1B*! % minorities. forces. Reserved positions for such person- that majoritarian governments who come as an incentive for political control. A systemic problem: Our police force was also 1 ) !1* nel have been vacant for years. The States to power based on hyper-nationalism and Control on what is reported, what is not 8 ( not immune to this virus. As caste and gender-based +>+ ) topping the list here are Haryana and UP. by using the rhetoric of religion, tend to reported and how reported cases are dealt # ( discrimination grew in independent India, privileged B*!4 !1 Furthermore, it shows how such groups be a lot more misogynist, divisive and reli- with. It is almost like an echo-chamber that ( upper caste men, who were born, trained and nur- are less likely to be posted at officer-level giously intolerant. incentivises political oppression. P Q tured in a favorable environment, filled the spaces ranks. They are also more likely to face Resultantly, constitutional morality Expecting that such an institution, S in our administration, including but not limited to, unequal distribution of work wherein they isn’t their source of power. The increas- where discrimination and victimisation is 0 ( our police force. The problem was further exempli- are asked to do their seniors’ chores and ing nature of politicisation of crimes normalised against its own members fied when we inherited the colonial Indian Police household work. against women has gained momentum in and has been historically used as a polit- ( Act of 1861 and other such laws from British India. One out of four women police per- the last decade, ever since there has been ical sidekick, would do justice by protect- @ ! ( The Act was brought in after the revolt of 1857 and sonnel reported the absence of a sexual a rise in majoritarian politics. The 2019 ing those outside the institution against the # P Q the purpose behind enacting it was, as David Arnold harassment committee in police stations report shows how police personnel almost same evil forces, is simply living in an alter- says, “to establish control, coercion and surveillance and one out of five reported the absence always face political pressure while inves- nate reality. Public outrage has been mis- % ( over the Indian subjects.” So, lack of diversity, an of separate toilets for policewomen. States tigating crimes that have political ramifi- placed in so far as it consistently demands " under-represented administration and a law based like Bihar, Karnataka and Bengal have the cations. If an honest police officer tries not political reform. The following state- 0 " % on tyrannical ideologies became a perfect mishmash highest levels of institutional bias against to be swayed by such an influence, he is ment by Ambedkar is of huge significance, ( for future discriminatory policing in India. This women in the forces. The report goes on met with the “Black Sheep Effect.” This is “There is a need for social reform before $ would lay the foundation for perpetration of violence to state that senior police officers think that a process of evaluative upgrading of political reform and the latter cannot hap- 7 and creation of an extremely patriarchal institution “women are less hard-working, less effi- “norm-compliant” members and evalua- pen without the former.” that would survive for decades if not centuries. cient and should focus on household tive downgrading of “deviant” ones. So, the (The writer is from the National Law 2 Institutionalised discrimination: What tran- duties.” Data shows that policewomen are deviant members are usually transferred University, Visakhapatnam) ="D6 4- 391 B

inter-relationship between carbon fatality and fatigue, having under- is an outcry that this generation is also borders on the absurd. Just as the campaign that involves all stakehold- dioxide (CO2) and the mask. His gone painful job losses and social paying for its sins. However, William CO2 theory propounded by the dri- ers and myriad activities such as logic was, as we exhale CO2, the stigma for the past few months. Dunbar said it best when he wrote ver, more such theories abound in posters, stickers, banners, wall paint- mask forces us to inhale it back, Varying from, “It is all God’s will” to that, “The fear of death disturbs me” the markets of Bengaluru, Chennai, ings, murals, street theatre, songs, thereby weakening our body’s “Nothing will happen to me” to “We in the Lament for the Makers, sug- Pune and Delhi, ranging from guz- tableaus, announcement from reli- immune system. This was a novel have all caught the disease” to “God gesting perhaps that the human race zling copious amounts of alcohol, to gious places, radio campaigns, tele- conspiracy theory in a world filled cannot kill all the poor” to “If it hap- has faced such threats throughout being safe in one’s locality, to stop- vision ads and as many creative out- !? ) 1 with absurd theories about the pan- pens, it happens” to “We don’t have history. And those dark moments ping the consumption of fruits as lets as possible. B*!3*)! )4 ; 7 > = demic. money to buy a mask” and a multi- were unique as humanity did not they are known to carry the virus. As we learn from this crisis, it ) 7 Over ten months into the out- tude of other reasons, the almost uni- have an answer then just as it does- The list is endless, and each country, will bode well to recall that literature B break, the inventory of rumours versal lack of interest in wearing a n’t have one now. 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"2" “The mask is a tool to make us However, the current predilec- dering to the fear of its supposed fake news in the community. The health crisis. (Sharma is a faculty at Azim weak.” Our attention turned towards tion of not wearing masks also effects. feedback surrounding the myths The need of the hour is to Premji University and Bhaskar is an $%0M the driver as he detailed the complex comes associated with the sense of With millions falling prey, there and legends over managing COVID aggressively push for an overarching independent researcher) F G !"#$#$ !C Q1R R(= : R2 1 R'/1 *" Beijing: Chinese President Xi the headquarters of the Marine to protect China’s maritime Washington: China and the far He surrenders. He surrenders, you and fight for your family,” Jinping has visited the head- Corps, which was overhauled in lifelines and its growing inter- left are “desperate” for Joe whether it’s China, whether it’s said the president amidst quarters of the Marine Corps, 2017 and became part of the ests overseas, the report said. Biden’s win as the Democratic Cuba. How about Cuba? How applause from thousands of his Washington: US Supreme candidate for vice president, said a new force being developed by PLA Navy during the military In his interaction with the presidential candidate will “sur- about the deal they made with supporters who came to listen Court nominee Amy Coney to Barrett. the Chinese military to back up reform launched by him in Marine Corps commanders, render” jobs to China, Cuba? How bad was that one? him at a local airport, ignoring Barrett insisted Tuesday that she The ACA’s benefits, she its navy’s manifold expansion 2015, state-run China Daily Xi asked them to concentrate President Donald Trump said I ended it,” he said. the social distancing restric- had no fixed views on hot-but- said, “hinge on this seat and the with overseas logistics bases, reported on Wednesday. on fostering their troops’ com- as he returned to the battle- “That’s why both China tions of COVID-19. ton legal issues as Democrats outcome of this hearing.” and asked it to turn into an inte- Under the reform, the PLA bat preparedness and stay on ground State of Pennsylvania and the far left are desperate for Trump, 74, said while in painted her as President Donald But after more than nine grated, capable, flexible and slashed three lakh troops from high alert. after being treated for COVID- a Biden win because he will 2017, he signed a historic exec- Trump’s vehicle to end abortion hours of questioning, Barrett fast-responding elite force. the army and focussed expan- More realistic battle train- 19. surrender our jobs to China. utive order making it official rights and kill the popular held her ground. Xi, who is Chairman of the sion on navy and the air force ing must be carried out to In his first political rally in China will own the US if that government policy to buy Obamacare health program. “I made no promises to Central Military Commission as part of China’s efforts to enhance skills and more efforts Pennsylvania, which sends 20 sleepy guy gets the position, American and hire American, In the second day of hear- anyone. I don’t have any agen- (CMC) - the overall high com- enhance its global influence. should be made to innovate in electoral college votes, after he okay,” Trump said. his opponent has put forward ings on her hurried nomination, da,” she insisted. mand of the military, besides In 2017, the Hong Kong- terms of combat theories, train- was tested positive for COVID- Tump said that over the a radical plan to eliminate US Barrett, who if approved will tilt “Judges can’t just wake up being the President and the based South China Morning ing methods and task planning, 19, Trump on Tuesday hit hard next four years, he will make borders by implementing catch the high court decisively to the one day and say ‘I have an agen- General Secretary of the ruling Post reported that China plans he said. at his political opponent, alleg- America into the manufactur- and release programmes that right, told lawmakers she would da. I like guns, I hate guns, I like Communist Party, on Tuesday to increase the size of its marine He stressed that the Marine ing that the former vice presi- ing superpower of the world. he ended. put personal and religious abortion, I hate abortion,’ and inspected the People’s corps from 20,000 to one lakh Corps is an elite amphibious dent is known for “surrender”. “And we’ll end our reliance “Do you know what catch beliefs aside when deciding walk in like a royal queen and Liberation Army (PLA) Navy personnel for overseas deploy- fighting force that shoulders sig- “Biden will eliminate tariffs on China once and for all. and release is? You catch a mur- landmark cases. impose their will on the world,” Marine Corps in Chaozhou, ment including Gwadar port in nificant responsibilities in safe- on China. He’s already said he’s That’s already happening. We’ll derer, you catch a rapist com- But the 48-year-old judge Barrett said. south China’s Guangdong Pakistan and military logistics guarding national sovereignty going to take the tariffs off hire more police, increased ing across our border, and you and devout Catholic could not “It’s not the law of Amy, it’s Province, official media here base in Djibouti in the Indian and territorial integrity as well China. There goes your steel penalties for assault on law release him. Catch, you catch escape accusations from the law of the American people.” reported. Ocean. as China’s maritime rights and industry. There goes your alu- enforcement, and we will ban him and release him. And you Democrats on the Senate After liberal icon Ruth This was Xi’s first visit to The expansion is planned overseas interests. PTI minum industry. There goes deadly sanctuary cities that say, I’m sorry, three years from Judiciary Committee that she Bader Ginsburg’s death last everything. Allowing them to people don’t want,” he said. now, please come back for a was chosen to achieve Trump’s month left the nine-member plunder without consequence,” “Unlike ‘sleepy’ Joe Biden, court case. Nobody comes dream to nullify the Affordable court with a vacancy, Trump has , he said, addressing thousands I will never abandon our back,” he said. Care Act of predecessor Barack rushed to fill it at the height of 1 of his supporters in Johnstown, nation, and I would never “Imposing deadly sanctu- Obama, which extended cheap his presidential election battle Pennsylvania. abandon its values. My goal is ary cities and suspending all health care to millions of unin- against Democrat Joe Biden. “The one constant in not to make friends in the DC removals. They don’t want any sured Americans. A respected Notre Dame R Biden’s platform is surrender. swamp. My goal is to fight for removals. This is what Biden Likewise, Democrats said law professor but with only ;0<= agreed to with crazy Bernie she was also picked to lead the three years as an appeals court Sanders. court to overturn the land- judge, Barrett is supported by “When you have people mark 1973 Roe v. Wade deci- conservatives for her personal * that are in this country illegal- sion, which guarantees abortion opposition to abortion. Yangon: Three election candi- nappers were. Moscow: Russian authorities ly, even if they’re murderers, if rights. Her confirmation by the dates from Myanmar’s ruling Since 2018, Rakhine state have reported a record 14,000 they’re rapists, no matter what “President Trump promised Republican-controlled com- National League for Democracy has been embroiled in a bitter new coronavirus cases , the lat- they are, you can’t remove to name a Supreme Court mittee after two more days of party were abducted Wednesday armed struggle between the est daily spike in infections. them. We’ve removed tens of Justice ... who would tear down hearings, and by the full Senate by an unknown armed group in government and the Arakan Russia, which has the thousands of people, including the Affordable Care Act,” before the end of October, the western state of Rakhine, a Army, which seeks self-deter- world’s fourth-largest confirmed MS-13,” he said. PTI Kamala Harris, the Democratic remained near-certain. AFP party official said. mination for the region’s coronavirus caseload of more Min Aung, a member of the Rakhine ethnic minority. than 1.3 million, has been Washington: President had also been designed as a Rakhine state parliament, Ni Ni Myanmar has more than a reporting over 10,000 new cases Donald Trump will feature in town hall where the two can- May Myint, a lower house mem- dozen minorities seeking some for 11 straight days, The 14,231 a televised town hall Thursday didates would have fielded 9 ber of the national parliament, kind of autonomy, but the well- new infections on Wednesday is on NBC News, the network questions from voters, but and Chit Chit Chaw, a candidate trained and well-armed Arakan the highest number since the said, setting up a direct sched- this was upended after Trump running for the national upper Army is considered to pose the beginning of the pandemic. uling clash with rival Joe Biden contracted the coronavirus. B house, were abducted during a greatest military threat. Human Most of the virus restric- who had already planned his Debate organizers said campaign trip to villages in rights groups have accused gov- tions in the county have been own version. they wanted to switch the for- Kampala: Armed police on The Associated Press. ed” his headquarters and seized Taungup township, NLD party ernment forces of abuses against lifted over the summer. Despite The two were originally mat to a virtual appearance, Wednesday “besieged” the cam- “They have taken away documents and other items. official Monywa Aung Shin civilians in their fight against the the rapid resurgence of the out- meant to have been meeting for safety reasons, and Trump paign headquarters of Bobi everything,” he said. A police spokesman did not said. Elections are scheduled for Arakan Army, which has also break, Russian authorities have for their second debate on refused, forcing cancellation of Wine, a pop star and politician Wine, a legislator whose immediately respond to ques- Nov. 8. been accused of abuses. dismissed suggestions of a sec- Thursday evening. Instead, the event. who is seeking Uganda’s presi- real name is Kyagulanyi tions, but authorities frequent- “We don’t know exactly While no one has claimed ond national lockdown. they will be simultaneously, NBC News said dency in elections set for 2021, Ssentamu, was meeting with ly accuse Wine and others in the which armed group abducted responsibility for the abduc- In Moscow, which has been but separately, talking to vot- Wednesday it had received a an opposition figure said. other leaders of his National opposition of disobeying orders them. But it’s likely to be one tions, the Arakan Army has reporting over 4,000 new cases ers in TV studios -- NBC for statement from the clinical Police confiscated items Unity Platform party when the aimed at protecting public group but I can’t confirm it for gained notoriety for capturing every day since Saturday, offi- Trump and ABC for Biden. director at the National such as security cameras and police swooped in and cor- peace. now,” Monywa Aung Shin said officials and other civilians cials recommended that the Trump will be in Miami, Institutes of Health and lead supplies of red berets that are doned off the area, he said. Wine, who has been arrest- by phone. and exploiting their victims for elderly to self-isolate at home the network said, while Biden, infectious diseases expert symbols of Wine’s popular cam- Wine and other party offi- ed many times in recent years, Myo Nyunt, an NLD party propaganda purposes by and ordered employers to have who had already booked his Anthony Fauci that they had paign, David Lewis Rubongoya, cials have not been arrested, he has captured the imagination of spokesman, also said the party showing videos of them on 30 per cent of their staff work appearance last week, will be “a high degree of confidence” an official with Wine’s party said. But in a Twitter post Wine many Ugandans with his per- could not confirm who the kid- social media. AP from home. AP in Philadelphia. that Trump is now “not shed- who is at the scene in the reported that “comrades had sistent calls for President Yoweri Their scheduled debate ding infectious virus.” AFP Ugandan capital, Kampala, told been injured” after police “raid- Museveni to retire. AP % % 65 # *0 % Islamabad: Pakistan’s military did not speculate on who was 70 on Wednesday said a soldier behind the attack. 1< !? Defense Ministry statement province, which have intensi- was killed and another wound- Similar cross-border attacks F B? 1 G said. fied in recent days. ed in the country’s northwest by in Bajur district killed two Melbourne: The Great the Royal Society B, assessed The nine dead were all Three local officials in fire from across the Afghan bor- Pakistani soldiers in July and Barrier Reef in Australia, coral communities and their wo Afghan army heli- Afghan crew and soldiers who Helmand province said the der, a sign of increasing violence September, respectively. which is the largest reef sys- colony size along the length of Tcopters collided while had been on board the aircraft. helicopters were deploying in an area that until recent years Pakistan’s border areas tem in the world, has lost the Great Barrier Reef transporting wounded soldiers Omer Zwak, a spokesman Afghan commandos to repel a served as a base for Pakistani served as a base for the Pakistani more than half of its coral between 1995 and 2017, and in the southern Helmand for Helmand’s provincial gov- Taliban attack in Nawa district, and foreign militants. Taliban and other militants population in the past three found that small, medium, province, killing nine Afghan ernor, said the helicopters were and were evacuating wounded The attack hit a border until a few years ago, when the decades, according to a new and large corals have all service members, the country’s carrying wounded soldiers soldiers on their return flight. security post in Bajur district, a army said it cleared the region study. declined in the period. Defense Ministry and local when they crashed late The Afghan officials spoke former tribal region of Khyber of insurgents, but occasional The research, published “We measured changes in officials said Wednesday. Tuesday. on condition of anonymity Pakhtunkhwa province. The attacks have continued. AP in the journal Proceedings of colony sizes because popula- The two Soviet-era Mi-17 He said that over the past because they were not autho- military statement said the tion studies are important helicopters crashed due to tech- week, Taliban fighters have rized to speak to the media shooting came from the for understanding demogra- nical problems while taking off launched coordinated attacks about military activities. Afghan side of the frontier, and phy and the corals’ capacity to in Nawa district, the Afghan in different parts of Helmand breed,” said Andy Dietzel, a co-author of the study from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoralCoE) in Australia. “We found the number of small, medium and large corals on the Great Barrier Reef has declined by more than 50 per cent since the 1990s,” said Terry Hughes, another co-author of the study from CoralCoE. 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6 R ($ (" 5$ 8 0,E $-2 =)?@: = =! )$0* 6 ? "3$2 )'377 3 3> > < ?.B ) its consolidated net profit grew 1 ? * ble at around 70 per cent of as compared to high-end and by 20.5 per cent to Rs 4,845 !%# GDP over the past decade, he luxury projects,” it said. he Reserve Bank of India 1 *)<11 ! crore for the September quar- ndia’s public debt ratio, which said. ith the gradual lifting of The emerging corridors of Ton Wednesday launched ter, while it has raised revenue $ Iremarkably remained stable Responding to a question Wlockdown restrictions, suburban markets such as the latest round of its quarter- 3 3> forecast to 2-3 per cent for at around 70 per cent of the about his assessment of the fis- housing demand in the July- Noida-Greater Noida ly Order Books, Inventories FY21. GDP since 1991, is projected to cal situation of India, Gasper September quarter improved Expressway, Golf Course and Capacity Utilisation Survey quity indices defied gravi- “Initially, the benchmark .%6% jump by 17 percentage points said India has been an impor- and the sale of residential prop- Extension Road and Dwarka (OBICUS) of the manufactur- Ety for the tenth session on indices opened in red on the to nearly 90 per cent because of tant source of growth in the erties increased by around 38 Expressway in Gurugram con- ing sector which will provide the trot on Wednesday as a fag- back of unsupportive global $ 1 increase in public spending world since the 1991 econom- per cent during the period in tinue to drive sales on the valuable inputs for monetary end rally in banking and finan- cues. Besides, the news of IMF due to COVID-19, the IMF ic liberalisation reforms. Delhi-National Capital Region, back of expected augmentation policy formulation. cial counters helped offset prof- lowering its growth forecast for 3 3> said on Wednesday. Real GDP growth aver- according to a JLL report. in physical and social infra- “The survey (Round 51) is it-booking in IT stocks. India for the second time in “In our projections, the aged 6.5 per cent between 1991 A total of 3,112 housing structure in these markets. for the reference period July- The 30-share BSE Sensex four months was also weighing he rupee managed to pare increase in public spending, in to 2019, and real GDP per capi- units were sold during the Given the current busi- September 2020 (Q2:2020-21),” opened on a weak note but on the sentiment. Tintra-day losses to settle response to COVID-19, and ta was multiplied by four over period under review, com- ness environment, developers the central bank said in a state- gained ground in the last hour However, a sudden surge higher by a marginal 4 paise the fall in tax revenues and that period. This impressive pared to 2,250 units sold in the exercised restraint and caution ment. of trade to finish at 40,794.74, mainly in the banking and at 73.31 against the US dol- economic activity, will make growth performance helped April-June quarter. in launching new projects, JLL The RBI has been con- up 169.23 points or 0.42 per financial counters changed the lar on Wednesday, tracking public debt jump up by 17 per- lift millions of people out of As per the report, most of said. ducting the OBICUS of the cent. tone and helped Nifty to pare upbeat Asian peers and late centage points to almost 90 per extreme poverty, he said. this traction was witnessed in Three projects were manufacturing sector on a Similarly, the broader NSE all its losses and close near buying in domestic equities. cent of GDP,” Vitor Gaspar, The extreme poverty rate, Noida, which contributed near- launched during the third quarterly basis since 2008. Nifty rose 36.55 points or 0.31 11,970 levels. On the flip side, At the interbank forex Director of the IMF’s Fiscal measured as the proportion of ly 48 per cent to the overall quarter in the region, two in The information collected per cent to 11,971.05. IT, oil and gas and power trad- market, the rupee traded in a Affairs Department told PTI. people whose income is less sales, as it caters to all price seg- Gurugram and one in Noida. in the survey includes quanti- Bajaj Finserv led the Sensex ed subdued. narrow range. It opened at “Going forward it is pro- than USD 1.90 a day at pur- ments. Noida was followed by “While the launches were tative data on new orders gainers chart, spurting 3.87 “The rebound is on the 73.39 against the US dollar jected to stabilise in 2021, chasing power parity (the inter- Ghaziabad constituting 31 per in high-end and upper mid received during the reference per cent, followed by Bajaj expected lines and we expect and hit an intra-day high of before slowly declining up to national poverty line), fell from cent of the sales and it mainly segments in Gurugram, the quarter, backlog of orders at the Finance, ICICI Bank, IndusInd further surge ahead. 73.28 and a low of 73.47. The the end of the projection peri- 45 per cent in 1993 to 13 per caters to the mid and affordable project in Noida catered to the beginning of the quarter, pend- Bank, SBI, Tata Steel, Axis Participants should keep a Indian currency finally settled od, in 2025. cent by 2015 (date of the latest segments. mid segment buyers,” the ing orders at the end of the Bank, L&T and HDFC. close watch on earnings for the day at 73.31 against Broadly speaking the pat- full extrapolation by the World Gurugram accounted for report said. quarter, and total inventories On the other hand, NTPC, announcements as well as glob- the greenback, higher by 4 tern of public debt in India is Bank available – last full eval- nearly one-fifth of the overall Real estate developers con- with a breakup between work- ONGC, PowerGrid, Tech al markets for cues. We reiter- paise over its previous close close to the norm around the uation, based on household sales during this quarter. tinue to focus on offloading the in-progress and finished goods Mahindra, Infosys, ITC and ate our view to maintain extra of 73.35 - logging its first gain world,” he said. surveys, goes back to 2011), he “The quarter saw a prefer- existing unsold inventory and inventories. “The level of HCL Tech were among the caution in the selection of in three days. The dollar According to Gaspar, said. ence for ready-to-move-in pro- completing the projects under capacity utilisation is estimat- major laggards, dropping up to trades due to limited partici- index, which gauges the India’s public debt ratio has India achieved the millen- jects by reputed developers. construction. Prices remained ed from these responses. The 4.35 per cent. pation and prevailing volatili- greenback’s strength against a been remarkably stable since nium development goal of The affordable and mid seg- range-bound across most of the survey provides valuable input Announcing its results ty,” said Ajit Mishra, VP - basket of six currencies, fell 1991. It is interesting to note halving poverty by 2015 (from ment projects garnered more submarkets within Delhi-NCR for monetary policy formula- post market hours, Infosys said Research, Religare Broking. 0.06 per cent to 93.47. that the debt ratio has been sta- its 1990 level), he said. interest from the homebuyers during the quarter. tion,” the RBI said. 6 !+,*,,, O2 $ 6?$( 6# :)+: 1 )*$,, 2 ,$ %" % 03 #,#/F 87 6! P E1 Mumbai: Amid the jump seen He said the Maharashtra in unified payment interface government has taken a good in India by 2025,” he added. (UPI) transactions, a digital Talking to reporters, ousing and Urban Affairs decision to reduce the stamp He said investments are economy professor closely Chandra said, “We have start- HSecretary Durga Shanker duty, and many builders have ndia is expected to have also on track for recovery. aligned with the ruling BJP on ll four labour codes are ed work on firming up draft Mishra on Wednesday asked decided to absorb the balance I60,000 start-ups and 100 TiE Global is a non-prof- Wednesday claimed that the Alikely to be implemented in rules of the recently passed states to reduce stamp duty on to incentivise the homebuyers. companies with valuation of it organization devoted to shift to this mode has helped one go from April 1, the begin- three labour codes in registration of properties as it “We have also written to over USD 1 billion by 2025, a entrepreneurs in all industries. India save over 0.10 per cent of ning of the next fiscal year, Parliament. We are trying to will help reduce the overall real all the states. I am also follow- TiE Global report, in associa- There are around 38,000 GDP from going out of the he Hon’ble Union Minister Labour Secretary Apurva notify draft rules by middle of estate cost and boost housing ing up with different principal tion with Zinnov, released on active start-ups, out of which 26 country. The uptick in trans- Tof Rural Development, Shri Chandra said on Wednesday. November to seek feedback. We sales. Addressing a webinar secretaries and secretaries of Wednesday said. are unicorns. actions, which touched 1.8 bil- Narendra Singh Tomar, was Parliament in its just con- will give 45 days time for feed- organised by CREDAI in col- the states to see if they can The report observed that The start-up ecosystem in lion in September, has also presented the final dividend cluded session passed three back.”He further said that the laboration with Nangia come up with such move which business recovery of start-ups India had attracted USD 14.5 helped the economy from an cheque of 97.52 crore for the labour code bills: the Industrial four codes are likely to be Andersen India, Mishra said will help reduce cost,” Mishra is back on track after the lock- billion of funding in 2019, the “enablement” perspective, year 2019-20, by Shri M. Relations (IR) Code, the Social implemented from April 1, with the government has taken var- said. down. report titled ‘Covid-19 and the Arvind Gupta, a professor of Nagaraj, Director (Corporate Security Code, and the notification of firmed-up rules. ious measures in the past six The secretary said the However, 12-15 per cent of antifragility of Indian startup digital economy who spear- Planning) HUDCO. Occupational Safety, Health After the passage of a legislation years for revival of this sector real estate is one of the most start-ups are facing risk of sur- ecosystem’ said. headed BJP’s national tech- Present on the occasion were and Working Conditions Code in Parliament, it is sent for the such as enactment of realty law important components of the vival and a similar percentage The report said start-ups nology department for three Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, (OSH). President of India’s assent. The RERA. Indian economy having of start-ups have closed their are expected to create 1.5 to 1.6 consecutive terms, told Secretary MoRD, Shri D. The Wage Code Bill, 2019 three codes on IR, OSH and The finance ministry as immense contribution in the business. million jobs by 2025. reporters. Guhan, Director (Finance) was passed by Parliament last social security have already got well as the Reserve Bank of country’s gross domestic prod- “Despite being in the The study included most of The comments come amid HUDCO and other senior offi- year. assent of the President of India. India (RBI) have taken sever- uct (GDP) and employment biggest pandemic we have had, the business data till the end of a 10 per cent surge in UPI cials. Last month, Labour A law comes into force after al steps during the lockdown to genMishra asked builders to India is going to create same February and compared it with transactions by quantum of The Ministry of Rural Minister Santosh Gangwar had notification of rules. address the concern of the real utilise this pandemic time to numbers of unicorn in 2020 as data till the end of September, money transacted to Rs 3.29 Development with a 20.73% said that efforts would be made Initially, draft rules under estate sector, he added. retrospect and see how they we did in 2018 and 2019, Anandan said. lakh crore in September as share holding has received a to complete the labour reforms a law is notified with a stipu- “Measures taken during can reduce cost and adopt which is a testament of our According to the report, against August this year, as total dividend of 128.65 by implementing the all four lated time period (45 days) to the past six years and also dur- innovative technologies for strong ecosystem,” TiE Delhi- direct job creation in the start- more people switch to digital crore. labour codes by December this receive feedback. Thereafter, ing the lockdown have started sustainable and inclusive devel- NCR president Rajan Anandan up ecosystem will remain flat payments amid the pandemic. In its Golden Jubilee year, year. these rules are finalised and showing results,” Mishra said. opment. He asked realtors to said while sharing the findings in 2020 as about 25,000 jobs in “From the research hat HUDCO has made an all-time The labour ministry had implemented for bringing the The secretary noted that participate in the government’s of the report. several sectors like hospitality, that I wear, I can tell you that high dividend payout of 31% circulated the draft rules on the law into force. Chandra said the the property registrations in newly launched Affordable “We do believe that India mobility, among others, have the initial study suggests that amounting to 620.59 crore for Wage Code Bill last year but labour ministry is expected to Mumbai, Maharashtra, have Rental Housing Complexes is on track to have 60,000 been lost, while a similar num- just by using UPI payments, we the year 2019-20. held back its finalisation and get the feedback on three codes improved and are back to pre- (ARHC) scheme for migrant start-up by 2025. We are well ber of jobs have been created in have saved upwards of 0.10 per HUDCO also paid divi- implementation. 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What are the major activities of the OBC Morcha? The OBC Morcha is now emerged as a major force to protect and secure the rights of people from Backward Communities. That was the cause of its birth too. In Kerala, there has he COVID-19 pandemic been a great negligence towards this issue due has largely hit the State of to the changing governments. There are many TOdisha. Many organisa- schemes and governing bodies established tions and individuals have come over the time to benefit them, but they never forward to supplement the gov- &$?%/"(#",/ really got benefitted. It’s because our system is ernment’s efforts to deal with the not working properly towards their facilities but emergent situation. Kalinga only their votes. This has to be changed. And Institute of Industrial ? ) =5;9 ( 366G36(( OBC Morcha is working to bring that change. Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, and its sister insti- " ! & Government of India has brought out sev- tution Kalinga Institute of Social eral schemes to uplift the backward class com- Sciences (KISS), under the lead- ! munity. Is OBC Morcha creating awareness on ership of its founder-professor this? Achyuta Samanta, have also ) % Yes. In Kerala, those schemes has been sub- been taking a series of initiatives verted by other parties. OBC Morcha sees it as since the beginning of the reopening of KISS. KISS self-reliant in the coming a mission to create awareness on schemes. This Coronavirus outbreak and have A series of measures to times. has become the need of the hour. been at the forefront of Odisha’s keep its students safe and healthy In a unique humanitarian What about the students who don’t have war against the virus. as well as ensuring that they gesture, KIIT Deemed to be There has been a loss of lives and employ- access to smartphones or technology? How are Kalinga Institute of Medical remain connected to studies University has decided to pro- ment and the backward classes have been the you helping them stay connected with educa- Sciences (KIMS), a constituent was also ensured. Professor vide free education to the chil- worst-affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. tion during these times? of KIIT Deemed to be Samanta, who has always put the dren of the COVID deceased in Are you helping them in any way? The OBC Morcha has come up with mis- University, also set up four education of these tribal students Odisha. The facility will be Backward classes are certainly the worst- sion to supply gadgets to those who have no ultra-modern dedicated to above everything else, arranged available for two academic affected. Many families have been rendered pen- facilities for online education. COVID hospitals with the sup- for the textbooks, study materi- years — 2020-21 and 2021-22. niless. Many lives and jobs have been lost. That’s port of the Government of als and dried food items to be KIIT & KISS also paid why OBC Morcha has come up with a special What is your solution to the growing pover- Odisha, located in Bhubaneswar provided at the students' special attention to the orphan mission to take care of the affected people in ty and suffering amid the pandemic? and its three tribal-dominated doorsteps at the start of the new children, belonging to the the community. There is no single solution for this. The districts. The hospitals have a academic year. KISS was one of poorer sections of society, who We believe in ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ (service Government of India is working hard and tak- bed capacity of 1,200. KIMS the early institutes to begin are vulnerable to become vic- is organisation). And with that motto, in ing measures to help people in the crisis. We COVID Hospital in online classes and has been tims of child abuse and human Thrissur, thousands of families were provided have to remain positive and work for a brighter Bhubaneswar, a 500-bedded ities of KIIT & KISS strived to The student community is maintaining the academic trafficking. The institutes have with food kits by OBC Morcha during the lock- future. The need of the hour is fighting away state-of-the-art facility including reach the hardest-hit and com- one of the worst-affected groups schedule perfectly for students adopted and are taking care of down. When online education began, we start- the pandemic. But for that, all the guidelines 50 critical care beds, is India’s monly overlooked people — in the COVID-19 pandemic. of all levels. about 100 such orphans and ed to supply tablets and TVs to students from from government must be followed. first standalone COVID hospi- transgenders, sportspersons, KISS is home to 30,000 tribal Inspired by the Prime providing them monthly poor families. And we are still continuing this. tal. physically-challenged, sex work- students from interior districts Minister’s call for ‘Atmanirbhar allowance ranging from 5,000 Timely intervention in matters related to the Do you think OBC Morcha can become an The KIIT & KISS also ers, etc. They were provided with of Odisha pursuing their stud- Bharat’ (self-reliant India), KISS to 10,000, depending upon backward communities is now getting results umbrella to cater to all the backward classes reached out to various groups allowances to cope with the pro- ies from Standard-I to PG/PhD has levelled up its vocational skill the family size. As and when too. of the State? facing hardships due to the longed lockdown. Food materi- level. Days before the outbreak, centre during the COVID-19 the academic institutions Why not? Yes, it may. We are working extended lockdown. The inter- als and cash to meet other they were sent to their respec- pandemic. The centre has been reopen, they will be provided Many people are trying to set up their own towards a great goal of emancipation of back- vention included the distribu- expenses for three months were tive homes in various districts of scaled up to become a medium- free education and subsequent- businesses but the pandemic has hit them ward communities from the clutches of negli- tion of food material and other given to priests and other work- Odisha. As the students stayed sized industry and is now mak- ly complete higher education in hugely. Do you plan to put forward any gence and discrimination. There is no compro- essentials to over three lakh pan- ers of several spiritual centres in inside their homes, KISS sent out ing 25 different types of voca- the institutes. schemes for saving such business and there- mise on that. Recently, we took an initiative to demic-hit people, including the Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri and required study material and tional products. These products It’s professor Samanta’s per- by people? bring the Kumhara community (potters’ com- underprivileged people living in nearby towns. The two institu- generous amount of dry foods are marketted through well- sonal childhood experience of The central government led by Narendra munity) in Kerala on a single platform to find various slums, stranded migrant tions are providing groceries and at their doorstep every month, developed distribution chan- hunger and poverty after his Modi ji has already announced many schemes solution for their problems. They are in crisis labourers, who were also provid- cash for miscellaneous expens- since April. The monthly mate- nel, besides fulfilling the in- father’s demise at the age of to save these businesses, especially those under while lockdown and pandemic has almost paved ed temporary shelter, and peo- es to over 40 orphanages, old-age rial also contain sanitary napkins house requirement of KIIT & four, which makes him work MSME sectors. The major need is to create the way to death for this small industry. Now, ple living in containment zones. homes and leprosy centres in for the adolescent girls. The ini- KISS. The sale proceeds from harder for the society’s under- awareness on these schemes and help them to the OBC Morcha has taken up their issues to Community outreach activ- Kandhamal district. tiative will continue till the the centre are expected to make privileged children. get benefits out of them. create a good platform to revive this. 5< 31 - = < 5 R % 7:: erambalur MP and arket power has started chang- PChancellor of SRM Institute Ming with the passage of time. ) of Science & Technology, Dr T Malls and shopping centres were R Paarivendhar, who had once a boon but in the changing promised to give free education environment, products made in " to 300 deserving students from homes have started to gain a < his constituency in the SRM foothold in the market. Group of colleges, has complet- Many NGOs and local people ed the promise this year. set up their market near Swarnagri ! In 2019, around the elec- with similar products. Giving infor- ! ) tions, Paarivendhar had given mation on the concept of The & . this assurance to the people of Nature’s Market, Smita Mittal said ) his constituency. And after his that she felt that Greater Noida is a win by over four lakh votes, he promising city and is ready for immediately fulfilled his poll on March 18, 2020, to talk Sunday market. There are various promise. A total of 300 students about the various needs of the people who display their organic were recently given free educa- Perambalur constituency. farms and small businesses. Local tion in the colleges under the Among the issues were the producers look for a platform to SRM ambit. This year, too, need for a railway line via expand. So we all like-minded peo- 1,084 students had applied for Ariyalur-Perambalur- ple decided to join hands. free education. Out of them, Thuraiyur-Namakkal. He also What started as a small group 300 have been selected based took up the issue with Railway conversation on WhatsApp has on their marks and the finan- Minister Piyush Goyal, who now become a thing for residents cial situation of their respective write to Paarivendhar that the of this place. The stalls at Nature families. first survey for the railway line Market offered Bilona Ghee, bio- Apart from putting their will be taken up shortly. enzyme fertilisers, plant items, names on the SRM website, a With Chief Minister Kadaknath eggs, pickles, raw honey, formal invitation will be sent to Edappadi Palanisamy, the kullu, books and many other hand- the students individually, who Perambalur MP took up the made items. The shopping process $ ,=$,>7+)7 will then be pursuing education issues of railway bridge at grew more exciting with fresh litti- 8 ?-:-:.-+) in engineering, agriculture, Kulithalai-Manapparai, bring- chokha and idli sambar. Aditi & arts and science as per their ing residual Cauvery water Sharma, from the Little Munni / P-:)# P3+ preferences. through a canal to Panjapatti Foundation, said that such a mar- % ,?)! @- -:-:.-+& Paarivendhar has also been lake, setting up Kendriya ket is a new ray of hope for people ()- taking up various issues of his Vidyalayas in Lalgudi and battling the pandemic. She told that % ,?)# P . constituency with both the Kulithalai, and establishing the market will take place every ) % & Prime Minister and the Chief cold storage facilities to help Sunday. People were invited to % &$, &M# %B4$! Minister of the State. He met small-scale onion farmers in encourage local crafts and direct Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thuraiyur and Perambalur. farming. )B -" =8 = )N

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