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  Minister also said it was agreed to convene the next meeting of onouring the pact to senior commanders of both !"     # Hdefuse tension, India and sides within 48 hours of com- China have carried out pull pletion of the disengagement in back of their troops from the the Pangong lake areas so as to stand-off sites at the Pangong resolve all other remaining           Tso (lake) in Eastern Ladakh. issues. The military commanders of He also said talks were on the two Armies will meet on at the diplomatic and military   tries are disengaging from the has acknowledged casualties Saturday to focus on the other levels to bring down tempera- friction points in Ladakh. and details of these officers and friction points, including Hot ture. Rajnath, however, reiter- or the first time, China has As regards the casualties, soldiers’ sacrifice, four of Springs, Gogra and the ated that India did not concede Fofficially admitted that its the CMC, the overall high whom died when dealing with Depsang valley. anything during the talks and soldiers were killed in the command of the PLA headed the Indian military’s “illegal The upcoming meeting of subsequent agreement. bloody brawl with the Indian by President Xi Jinping, has trespassing” of the Galwan the Corps Commanders is part The Chinese military built troops on June 15 last year in awarded Qi Fabao, the regi- Valley Line of Actual Control of the agreement that stipulates several bunkers and other the Galwan valley in Ladakh. mental commander from the (LAC), the report said. that the two officials will meet structures in the areas between The People’s Liberation Army PLA Xinjiang Military While India has 48 hours after the complete Finger 4 and 8 and had blocked (PLA) put the number of its Command, the title of “Hero announced the casualties withdrawal of troops from the all Indian patrols beyond casualties to four. regimental commander for immediately after the inci- southern and northern banks    Finger 4, triggering strong The fierce hand-to-hand defending the border,” Chen dent, China did not officially of the Pangong lake. This will reaction from the Indian Army. fight, in which the Chinese Hongjun with “Hero to defend acknowledge the casualties be the tenth round of such they said, adding local com- May last year. the region. In the nine rounds of mil- used iron rods and sticks stud- the border,” and awarded first- until Friday. meeting since the face-offs manders of the two armies ver- On February 11, Defence Similar action would take itary talks, India had specifi- ded with nails, claimed lives of class merit to Chen Xiangrong, The Russian official news between the two Armies at the ified the withdrawal. Minister Rajnath Singh told place on the south bank of the cally insisted on withdrawal of 20 Indian Army personnel, Xiao Siyuan and Wang agency TASS reported on Line of Actual Control (LAC) Also, the Chinese pullback Parliament about an agree- lake, he said. Sources on Friday Chinese troops from Finger 4 including the commanding Zhuoran, state-run Global February 10 that 45 Chinese started over ten months ago. was constantly monitored via ment between India and China confirmed that troops from to Finger 8 on the north bank officer. Times quoted the PLA Daily servicemen were killed in the The upcoming round will drones and satellite imagery by on disengagement in the north both the sides had gone back to of Pangong Lake. The moun- Acknowledging the casu- report as saying. Galwan Valley clash. start at 10 am at the Moldo bor- India round-the-clock, official and south banks of Pangong their respective positions tain spurs in the area are alties on its side, China on According to the report, According to an American der meeting point on the said. The disengagement will lake. agreed upon by India and referred to as Fingers. Friday said four officers and three PLA soldiers were killed intelligence report last year, the Chinese side in the Chushul also be reviewed by the Corps The agreement mandated China. The Chinese insisted dur- soldiers stationed in the in the combat while another number of casualties on the sector, sources said here on Commanders on Saturday. both sides to “cease” forward The Indian delegation at ing the talks that the Indian Karakoram Mountains have soldier died while crossing Chinese side was 35. Friday. As regards the agenda for deployment of troops in a Saturday’s talks will be led by troops should pull back from been recognised by the Central the river when he went to sup- “It is noticeable that the Confirming that the two the upcoming talks, officials “phased, coordinated and ver- Lt Gen PGK Menon, the some strategic hilltops on the Military Commission of China port the others. Qi Fabao, the PLA Daily report used ‘foreign sides abided by the agreement said India is likely to press for ifiable” manner. Commander of the Leh-based southern ban of the lake. (CMC) for their sacrifice in the regimental commander of the military’ to refer to the Indian to completely withdraw their faster disengagement of troops Under the agreement, he 14 Corps while the Chinese In August last year, Indian border confrontation with Chinese military, sustained a military, a move that showed troops and tanks from the from both the sides at the said, China will pull back its side is expected to be headed by troops occupied a number of India. This admission was serious head injury, it said. China’s kindness of not incit- Pangong lake, officials said the remaining stand-off sites. At troops to east of “Finger 8” Maj Gen Liu Lin, the com- strategic heights in the published in the PLA Daily, the The PLA Daily report ing sentiments of the people process, which began on present, more than one lakh areas in the northern bank of mander of the South Xinjiang Mukhpari, Rechin La and official newspaper of the claimed the Indian soldiers against the background of the February 10, was over on troops besides tanks and heavy Pangong lake while the Indian military district of the People’s Magar hill areas around the Chinese military. attacked the Chinese military current disengagement of Thursday. It is the first step in guns are deployed in forward troops will be based at their Liberation Army (PLA). southern bank after the Incidentally, the Chinese personnel with steel tubes and troops from China and India the long process to restore areas at the LAC in Ladakh permanent base at Dhan Singh In his statement in Chinese PLA attempted to admission comes at a time cudgels and threw stones. along the border areas,” the peace at the LAC in Ladakh, since the stand-offs began in Thapa Post near “Finger 3” in Parliament, the Defence intimidate them in the area. when Armies of the two coun- This is the first time China Global Times report said.          ' (      P      *     !"#  Altaf while SgCt Manzoor Ahmad received injuries and is         $ % undergoing treatment in a local hospital. Lt-Governor Manoj Sinha    !9' “On Republic Day, our anarchy. The government is Unnao (PTI): The Uttar    paid tributes to the J&K Constitution, national flag and accountable for the 24 crore Pradesh Police on Friday held policemen who attained mar- ttar Pradesh Chief Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar were people of Uttar Pradesh and two people in connection with       tyrdom in the terrorist attack. UMinister Yogi Adityanath insulted. Who are those people their safety and security,” the the deaths of two teenage girls He said such cowardly attacks on Friday said in the state in the cover of farmers agita- chief minister said. at an Unnao village, accusing he fortified central Kashmir are being carried out to vitiate assembly that the opposition tion who are out to malign Without naming any polit- them of murder over a one- Tdistricts of Budgam and the peaceful atmosphere & parties were using the farmers’ India at global arena while ical party, Yogi Adityanath sided love affair. Srinagar on Friday witnessed assured that the perpetrators agitation for their narrow polit- India has earned a new stature said, “It is no longer a secret as The third victim in the case two back to back terror strikes will be brought to justice. ical ends and maligning the in the world by developing two to who is behind the attempts is battling for life at a hospital. in which three Jammu & Briefing media persons image of India at the global coronavirus vaccines and is to malign the image of India. One of the accused held in Kashmir policemen attained after attending the wreath lay- level. supplying millions of doses of This is happening at a time the case is a teenager, accord- martyrdom while another ing ceremony at DPL, Srinagar The chief minister said the the vaccine free to many coun- when the country is seen as a ing to police. received injuries. for the second time during the opposition was not concerned tries,” said Yogi Adityanath in most sought after investment “Vinay Kumar, alias Three local terrorists                    day, Inspector General of Police about the interests of the farm- the UP assembly. destination.” Lambu, and a teenager have belonging to Al-Badr terrorist              (IGP) Kashmir range Vijay ers but of the ‘dalals’ (middle- The chief minister reject- He added, “Shedding croc- been held in connection with outfit were also gunned down                Kumar said that two Lashkar- man) in agriculture markets ed the charge of the opposition odile tears would not serve the the case. The matter is a fallout by the joint team of the secu-    e-Toiba terrorists, including a who faced the threat of extinc- that farmers in UP were being interests of the farmers.” of a one-side love affair. The rity forces soon after they res- local resident, carried out the tion after the new agriculture penalised by the police for “The opposition has noth- accused gave some pesticide cued the family members from criminately upon policemen Zurhama Kupwara and Ct attack in which two policemen marketing law gave freedom to taking part in protest on the ing to do with the interests of with water to the three girls,” inside the house in which these with an automatic weapon Suhail Ahmad of Logripora were killed in Baghat area of the farmers to sell their agri- Delhi border. He was respond- the farmers. They should do Lucknow Range IG Laxmi three terrorists were hiding in concealed inside his Pheran. Aishmuqam received critical Barzulla in Srinagar on Friday culture produce anywhere and ing to the adjournment notice some homework before raising Singh told reporters here. Badigam area of South The attack took place steps gunshot injuries. They were and that both attackers have to anybody. given by the opposition for the issue in the House. The Both accused are residents Kashmir’s Shopian district. away from the local police sta- shifted to hospital for treatment been identified. “The new agriculture law raising the issue of farmers’ agi- three laws are part of the series of Pathakpur village in the These three incidents of tion in the busy market area. where they succumbed to their The IGP said that two gives freedom to the farmers to tation. of measures taken by Prime Ashoha area and were held on terrorist violence came close on The gory images of the terror injuries and attained martyr- Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) ter- sell their produce other than The chief minister defend- Minister Narendra Modi for a tip-off, the IG said. the heels of the visit of foreign attack, recorded in the CCTV dom. rorists including a foreign ter- mandi and this is hurting the ed the three farm laws. the overall welfare and dou- During interrogation, diplomats from 24 countries to footage, went viral immediate- Suhail Ahmad, residence of rorist and a local who has middlemen and their political “There is no restriction bling of the income of the Vinay told police that he was the Union Territory of Jammu ly. The unarmed policemen Logripora Aishmuqam, was been identified as Saqib, carried masters. It is not the farmers on anybody in exercising their farmers,” he said. involved in agriculture and & Kashmir. were targeted from behind an orphan. He left behind his out the Baghat attack. The two but the middlemen who are democratic rights. The gov- The chief minister said the owned a piece of land at The most daring strike of while they were seen standing widow mother, wife and two policemen were on routine fuelling the agitation as they are ernment is willing to talk on Central government had Baburaha village, near the spot the day was reported from in front of a local shop. small kids. A Special Police duty and were at a shop to buy rattled that the money will be the basis of facts and argu- shown its sincere commitment where girls were found on Baghat Barzulla area at the out- In this terror incident, two office (SPO) martyred in the something. They were fired directly credited in the savings ments but the government will in addressing the concerns of Wednesday night. skirts of Srinagar where a pher- policemen namely SgCT Beerwah area of Budgam has from the back. account of the farmers,” the not tolerate attempts to fiddle the farmers over the three According to police, Vinay an-clad terrorist fired indis- Mohammad Yousuf of been identified as Mohammad Continued on Page 11 chief minister said. with law and order and create Continued on Page 11 told them that the girls used to go to the fields for fodder and they became friends during the coronavirus lockdown.      $ Q R     '  He had a one-sided love affair with one of the girls. We used to play and eat   (     &   together in the field. I had a I didn’t have people who I “I strongly feel the need for one-sided love affair with her.       could speak to but not having professional help there to be When I proposed her, she a professional to speak to who very honest,” he added. rejected. When I asked her this         could understand what I am Kohli is currently in month to give me her phone going through completely, I Ahemdabad for ongoing home number, she did not give due   vaccine trial. think is a huge factor. Test series against England. to which I was angry and The grievances Riaz    “I think I would like to see The two teams have won a decided to kill her,” Vinay told he Madras High court on mentioned in the petition it change.” game each and will compete in police. TFriday issued a notice to the stated that he suffered from ndia captain Virat Kohli has The India captain, consid- the third Test from February “On Wednesday, I mixed Centre and five other respon- acute neuro encephalopathy Irevealed that he battled ered one of the best batsmen in 24. pesticide in a water bottle and dents, including India’s drug days after taking the vaccine depression during a harrowing modern cricket, believes men- Fondly remembering his asked my friend to bring regulatory body, ICMR, Serum shot and his health deteriorat- tour of England in 2014 where tal health issues cannot be growing up days, Kohli said the snacks. The three had it and institute of India, AstraZeneca ed, but the manufacturer he felt like the “loneliest guy in overlooked as they can destroy Indian team of ‘90s had really when they asked for water, I and Sri Ramachandra Higher dismissed it as a side-effect of the world” after a string of fail- a person’s career. inspired him to take up the gave them the water bottle in education and Research, the vaccine. ures with the bat. “Someone whom you can sport. which pesticide was mixed Chennai, asking their response Continued on Page 11 In a conversation with for- go to at any stage, have a con- “The Indian team of the and they drank it. I had left on a writ petition it accepted, mer England player Mark that at some stage that you are phase when I literally couldn’t versation around and say ‘90s really opened up my imag- their bodies in the field,” the IG filed by a Covishield’s trial   Nicholas on his “Not Just not in control of anything at do anything to overturn ‘Listen this is what I am feeling, ination about what could be said quoting Vinay’s confession. volunteer, who claimed to suf-   ! Cricket” podcast, Kohli con- all,” he recalled. things...I felt like I was the I am finding it hard to even go done with the sport because it Apart from Section 302 fer from severe adverse reaction ceded that went through a Kohli had a disastrous tour loneliest guy in the world,” he to sleep, I feel like I don’t want is so different from anything (murder) of the IPC, police after receiving the vaccine.   tough phase during the partic- of England in 2014, registering said of the England tour. to wake up in the morning. I else I had seen before. It just have slapped Section 201 The court has listed it for     ularly difficult tour. scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0,7, Kohli remembered feeling have no confidence in myself, instilled a lot of faith and belief against the accused for causing next hearing on March 26. !  " # “Yes, I did,” was his 6 and 20 in five Tests, averag- alone despite the fact that there what do I do?’ in me that magical things can disappearance of evidence. The 41-year-old petition- #$# $ % "  response when asked whether ing 13.50 in his 10 innings. He were supportive people in his “Lot of people suffer with be done if an individual Earlier in the day, the last er, Asif Riaz, has demanded an & "'(  he had suffered from depres- roared back to form in the tour life. He said professional help that feeling for longer periods believes or decides,” he said. rites of the two teenage girls interim injunction on the *'+#$# #"%,-" sion at the time. of Australia after that, accu- was what he needed. of time, it carries on for “That’s where the spark were performed amid tight administration of Covishield to # %&#%""$ “...It’s not a great feeling to mulating 692 runs in the Test “Personally, for me that months, it carries on for a started...The dream of wanting security arrangements, offi- the public and a compensation #%# $(" wake up knowing that you series. was a revelation that you could whole cricket season, people to play for the country really cials said. Komal (15) and of 5 crore for the damages he ! ./, won’t be able to score runs and “You just don’t understand feel that lonely even though you are not able to get out of it,” started.” Kajal (14) were buried in their incurred after undergoing the I think all batsmen have felt how to get over it. That was a a part of a big group. I won’t say Kohli said. Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 11   ! "#$"#"% 

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Pradesh on Friday signed a memorandum of under- be delayed as she has once mercy. Growing up under the 5200 dated 7-10-1995 of prop- ment process to fill over 50,000 will be given an appointment let- There will be negative marking standing with Swedish company IKEA, sealing an again pleaded for mercy. patronage of Usman Saifi, who erly plot No.- 23 of Khasra No. vacant government posts under ter. in case of wrong answers with investment deal of Rs 5,500 crore in the state in next Two lawyers of Shabnam lives in Sushil Vihar in 800, 805 & 809, Bakura UPSSSC and has approved con- According to the UPSSSC, the deduction of 1/4 marks. The results five years. reached the Rampur district jail Bulandshahr, Taj realises the sin Hussain Badi, Lucknow is lost. ducting of preliminary qualifica- recruitment will be initiated on of the preliminary qualifying IKEA will shell out Rs 850 crore for the pur- on Thursday and submitted a of his mother. On the other tion examination (PET) under the various posts, including 9,212 examination will be released on the chase of land in Noida which will give Rs 56 crore fresh mercy petition addressed hand, Shabnam's relatives have two-stage examination system posts of women health workers in basis of percentile and the candi- revenue in the form of stamp duty. to Uttar Pradesh Governor expressed their happiness over NOTICE adopted by the Uttar Pradesh the Health and Family Welfare dates who succeed in it will qual- The MoU was signed virtually at the chief min- Anandiben Patel to the jail her death sentence and said that Subordinate Services Selection Department, 7,882 posts of revenue ify the mains. ister's official residence in Lucknow in the presence superintendent. they would not even claim her I Riya Verjatia D/O Pervinder Commission. accountants in the Board of The posts for the candidates of Yogi Adityanath. According to information body post-hanging. Verjatia R/O 125/35 Lal quar- The chief minister has also Revenue, 1,817 posts of Group C will be decided on the basis of their "I congratulate both NOIDA authority and received here on Friday, the jail Shabnam's aunt told media ter Govind Nagar Kanpur As given his approval to the proposed technical assistants in the qualification as well and it is IKEA for this historical MoU. I am happy that IKEA superintendent will now send persons that they were happy my name is Aaina , But on my syllabus and examination schedule Directorate of Agricultural planned to invite applications cat- is going to invest in one of the most important places the mercy petition to the state with Shabnam being hanged as all documents my name is Riya proposed by the UPSSSC. Marketing, 1,137 posts of junior egory-wise in case of graduates and of the country. Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna governor. The President of this was what she deserved. Verjatia for all future purpose I Along with this, the UPSSSC assistants in the Board of candidates with professional Expressway Authority area are the best areas for India has already rejected "At the time of the incident, known Riya Verjatia will also release the final results of Revenue, 1,068 posts of assistant degrees. investment purposes in the whole country. Some Shabnam's first mercy peti- had we also been in the house, 13 exams pending before 2020 in accountants in the Internal The officials also informed of the best proposals are coming to us for invest- tion. Shabnam's death sen- we too would have been killed. the next two months. Based on Accounts and Auditor's that soon the UPSSSC will declare ment in the state," Yogi Adityanath said. tence was upheld by the We reached there at midnight NOTICE these results, more than 5,000 Department, 874 posts of the final results of the preliminary The opening of IKEA stores in the state is Supreme Court. after the incident. We are happy people will be given government sugarcane supervisors in examinations conducted in two expected to help farmers, artisans and artists with On the other hand, prepa- that her mercy petition has been I Varun Verjatia s/o jobs. Sugarcane and Sugar Department, years for lower subordinate ser- opportunities. The UP government has allotted rations are underway to hang rejected. Shabnam should be Pervinder Verjatia R/o 125/35 The officials of the UPSSSC 700 posts of laboratory technicians vices. 47,833 square metre land in Noida for the IKEA out- Shabnam in Mathura jail, hanged and she deserves this," Lal quarter Govind Nagar have strictly abided by the chief in the Department of Medical The results of the typing let. where she is presently lodged. she said. For the first time in the Kanpur,As my name is Yash , minister's instructions to carry Health and Services, 694 posts of and stenography tests for Starting with Noida, IKEA plans to open at least Pawan Jallad (hangman) history of Independent India, a But on my all documents my out the recruitment process for fill- forest guards in UP Forest recruitment in the Mandi three major outlets in Purvanchal and central UP. has inspected the female hang- female prisoner is to be hanged. name is Varun Verjatia for all ing the vacant posts in various gov- Corporation, 622 posts of Parishad will also be announced in The company will start all its outlets by 2025, ing house of Mathura jail twice. If there are no last minute hin- future purpose I known Varun ernment departments with instructors in Training and March. according to the plan set with the UP government. The Mathura jail administra- drances, Shabnam will be Verjatia extreme transparency and absolute Employment Department as well Along with this, the final IKEA started its first centre in Hyderabad at a tion is now waiting for hanged in Uttar Pradesh's only fairness. as 456 posts of X-ray technicians results of the examination for the cost of Rs 700 crore in 2016. It plans to open a total Shabnam's death warrant. woman hanging house in the "The UPSSSC has already in the Medical Health and Welfare posts of junior assistant, village of 25 centres in India by 2025 by investing Rs 10,500 Earlier, Shabnam's son Taj Mathura jail. NOTICE swung into action to execute the Department. development officer, homeopath- crore. About half of them are in UP alone. pleaded mercy for his mother. exercise of conducting the prelim- Apart from these, the UPSSSC ic pharmacist and youth welfare IKEA has opened more than 433 centres in 52 He has pleaded to the President I Ajit Singh son of late inary qualification examination will also fill the vacant posts of officer will be announced by the countries of the world. of India to forgive his mother. Mohan Singh R/o 279/83/2, (PET) under the two-stage exam- many other departments. end of next month. The plans for other outlets in UP will be It may be recalled that on Ground Floor, Pandariba ination system to intensify the According to the officials, the After the restructuring of the finalised with the opening of the Noida centre. the night of April 14, 2008 Lucknow. Notified that my orig- recruitment process," a govern- candidates will have to first qual- UPSSSC, 17,243 candidates were In December 2018, the company had signed an when Shabnam along with her inal sale deed of H.N. 279/83/2, ment spokesman said. ify the preliminary qualifying given appointment letters by the agreement with the Uttar Pradesh government to lover Salim killed seven mem- Ground Floor Pandariba As per the information examination (PET) of the two- government for jobs at the com- invest Rs 5,000 crore in Noida and other cities of bers of her family, she was two- Lucknow Has been lost their received from the UPSSSC, the stage examination system to get the mission level. the state. month pregnant. Shabnam use will be illegal.     NOTICE " +     $   )  Be it known to all that I Pranjal Popatni Born on   #+ - *  . # 9.7.2003, daughter of Inder Poptani R/o 279/89 Pandariba Lucknow U.P. Have changed *   !9' my name from Pranjal Poptani to Tisha Poptani. from date 3rd Lucknow (PN S): Jhansi he Uttar Pradesh Assembly November 2019. was rocked by a sensational Ton Friday condoled the incident in which a student of deaths of former President Bundelkhand Degree College Pranab Mukherjee and for- NOTICE opened fire on his male col- mer UP Governor and senior league in the classroom and Congress leader Motilal Vora. In my son shubh singh's edu- later went to the house of a girl The House also paid rich trib- cational records my name is writ- student and opened fire on utes to the corona warriors - ten as Rajeev singh which is incor- her. doctors, paramedical staff and rect. Correct name is Rajeev The assailant was nabbed sanitation workers who suc- Planning Commission. The chief minister also kumar singh. Correct name should by the public and both the vic- cumbed to the novel coron- Condoling the death of condoled the death of the vic- be written in my son's education- tims were rushed to the hospi- avirus during the pandemic. Motilal Vora, two term chief tims of the glacier burst at Rishi al records.Rajeev kumar singh s/o tal where the girl was pro- Chief Minister Yogi minister of Madhya Pradesh Ganga Hydro Power Project at Harishankar Singh Residence: nounced dead while the youth Adityanath, paying tributes to and former Governor of Uttar Chamoli district in 636/129 jaynagar takrohi, indira was said to be in a critical state. the departed leaders, offered his Pradesh, the chief minister Uttarakhand. He said the state nagar lucknow District: lucknow The local police officials condolences to the bereaved said Vora entered politics after government would give assis- and the district police chief of families. He said the death of social service and journalism tance to the families of the vic- Jhansi reached the scene of Bharat Ratna Pranab and earned a specific identity tims who were native of Uttar NOTICE crime and claimed to have Mukherjee caused irreparable for himself. Pradesh. recovered a .32 bore revolver loss to the country. He said The chief minister also Leader of Opposition and used in the crime. Pranab Mukherjee was a leader condoled the deaths of corona Samajwadi Party leader Ram I, NO- 14815233 W, Hav/Mt The cops investigating the with vast experience and made warriors during the peak of the Govind Chaudhary, leader of RAM AWATAR YADAV S/O Late case suspect that a love-trian- a rich contribution to nation- coronavirus pandemic. He said the Congress, Bahujan Samaj MISHRI YADAV R/O Vill. Kori, gle could have led to the shoot- al politics. the medical personnel put their Party, Apna Dal and Suheldev Post-Kori, Police Station Alinagar, ing. Expressing concern over He said during long years lives at stake for fighting the Bhartiya Samaj Party also con- Dist. Chandauli Pin Code-232120, the firing on the college cam- in public life Pranab Mukherjee pandemic and serving the doled the deaths of the former By mistake in my service record pus, Chief Minister Yogi held many important offices, infected people. The chief min- president, former UP governor my son's name is written as Adityanath directed the police including Union minister and ister offered his condolences to and the victims of Uttarakhand SUBHAM YADAV whereas his officials to take stern action deputy chairman of the the bereaved families. disaster. correct name is SHUBHAM against the accused and take YADAV through vide affidavit measures to check such inci- dated 18.02.2021 before Distt. dents in the future. Court, Prayagraj (UP). Reports said that  /   )  Hukumendra Singh Gujjar, -) hailing from Kosi Kalan in Mathura, is a student of MA   !9'    psychology. On Friday after-      -)$ noon, Gujjar was attending his he Samajwadi Party MLCs      class when fellow student Tstaged a protest and later      # Manthan entered the class- walked out of the Legislative     O(  ) !"" room and suddenly opened fire Council after their notice for a #$%L$(#$%         )$* +   ,- on him, injuring him critical- no-confidence motion against     . %/"O)  0% ly. Manthan then swiftly Pro Tem Chairman Kunwar , ,-  12 slipped out of the classroom Manvendra Singh was turned !   "   O134 -) $( -%% and reached the Mission down on Friday.   # 556""37585"" - 39!- .:A . .   8" -< ( =  :, Compound where he opened The notice, served under       ->%,87%. fire on a girl student, Tripika, Rule 143, was signed by SP % -% 4 0 )$* in front of her house. MLCs Naresh Uttam and       + ,O.? Some youths present at Rajpal Kashyap.       % L: ( O.? the spot managed to nab Giving his decision over SP      $     Manthan when he was trying notice in the Council on Friday,   #OO to escape after attacking the Deputy Chairman Suresh     girl. The agitated students later Kumar Tripathi said that since tied the assailant and brutally Rule 143 of UP Legislative but they were not satisfied as -) assaulted him before he was Council Procedure and they were not getting their rescued from their clutches Working, 1956 covered right despite having a majori- and taken in custody by the removal of chairman or deputy ty in the Upper House. local police. Both the victims chairman of the council and Later, the SP leaders raised were rushed to the Jhansi med- not a pro tem chairman slogans against the govern- ical college hospital but Tripika appointed by the governor for ment and staged a walkout succumbed to her injuries on performing necessary func- from the House. Earlier, talk- the way. A case was registered tions of the House, the notice ing to reporters, Rajpal in this regard and the body was was not admissible. Kashyap said that the govern- sent for autopsy. Meanwhile, Similarly, he turned down ment had appointed a pro tem two women and a 12-year-old the appeal of SP leaders Rajesh chairman in violation of rules girl died after a mound of Yadav and Shashank Yadav, to circumvent election for the mud caved in in Chitrakoot saying that it was the preroga- post. He said the Samajwadi district on Friday noon. Three tive of the governor to Party had 51 members in the others were also injured in the announce the date for election Uttar Pradesh Legislative incident. Chief Minister Yogi of full time chairman of the Council while the ruling Adityanath took cognisance of council so the governor would Bharatiya Janata Party had 32 the incident and announced a announce the dates for the members and SP would have compensation of Rs 2 lakh said purpose. got its candidate easily elected each to the families of the Unsatisfied with the deputy in event of an election. deceased. He also directed the chairman's ruling, Leader of The Congress, which has district administration to pro- Opposition Ahmed Hassan two members, has said that it vide all possible help to those said they were not against the would support the SP in this injured in the incident. ruling of the chair of the House election.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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"$   !9' of dizziness but nothing of  &" '( )#"$ ) that sort was felt this time and ut of a total of 9,020 front- I was back on duty soon after.” Oline and health workers, Dr Kanchan Mishra, a   !9' Singh said no arrest has been saw Farzan hitting her husband 7486 were vaccinated on gynaecologist who get her sec- made in this connection so far. with an iron rod. She said he Friday, according to district ond dose, said she had no 32-year-old man, identified Haleem’s wife Rehnuma sustained grievous injuries after immunisation officer MK problems. She said she never Aas Haleem alias Pappu, Bano lodged a police complaint being hit on the head and died Singh. Over 83 per cent of the tested positive for Covid even was done to death allegedly by alleging that his father Nasir on the spot. She alleged that beneficiaries were vaccinated though her daughter and his step-brother over a proper- alias Kallu, step-mother Haleem’s father was trying to and it shows that the vaccina- mother-in-law contracted the ty dispute in Purani Basmandi Shaheda, her daughter convince him not to claim his tion drive is picking up pace, he infection. near Sheeshe Wali Masjid Khushnuma and son Farzan share in the the house. said. “88 per cent of the bene- Nagar swasthya adhikari under Hasanganj police station reached to the house armed She said her father-in-law ficiaries (4,261 out of 4,833) Dr Sunil Rawat, who was vac- on Friday morning. An iron with sticks and iron rods and (step)mother-in-law were were administered the second cinated on Friday, said he had rod, with which Haleem was around 9 am. They dragged planning to sell the house. She dose of vaccine while 77 per received the message and he clubbed to death, was recov- Haleem out the house and added that she and her hus- cent (3,225 out of 4,187) got was administered the vaccine ered by police. Three persons started thrashing him when she band were being forced to give their first dose,” he added. jab the Qaiserbagh CHC. were detained for interrogation was in the kitchen. up their share but Haleem Most of the beneficiaries At SGPGI, 429 out of 750 even as police spokesman JK She told the police that she wanted his share. were health workers while there beneficiaries were vaccinated were also some frontline work- on Friday and 30 per cent of ers who had missed out on them were frontline workers # # # ( /  their first schedule. The front- while 70 per cent were health line workers constituted about workers who got the booster  $ (    0  / 5-10 per cent of people who dose. Director of RMLIMS Dr were vaccinated on Friday. AK Singh said that 431 out of   !9' Lucknow (PNS): The Central testing. “The technology hub Singh said that the health 625 people were vaccinated at Drug Research Institute has will be able to undertake testing workers who could not get vac- the hospital. At KGMU, 750 out 42-year-old property deal- established ‘Common Research activities like specifying expiry cinated in previous sessions of a total of 875 were adminis- Aer, identified as Sanjay and Technology Hub’, jointly dates, verifying label claims on could get the vaccine jabs on tered the vaccine shots. As Singh of New Model House in funded by the Central govern- batches of commercial drug February 22. The district immu- many as 430 out of 460 were Qaiserbagh, was found hang- ment. CDRI spokesperson products, issuing valid certifi- nisation officer, who received given the second dose. ing in his room. No suicide Sanjeev Yadav said this facility cates of analysis, developing the second dose at Urban Meanwhile, eight people note was recovered the place will be available for pharmaceu- drug monographs and batch Community Health Centre Red tested positive for coronavirus even as police said he took the tical industries, MSMEs, acad- release specifications for com- Cross in Qaiserbagh, said: “The in Lucknow on Friday while ten extreme step due to strained emia and for advanced research. mercial drug products,” he said. second dose boosts the antibod- patients recovered. There are ties with his wife Deepti. He said they have dedicat- Yadav said the intent is to ies within ten days and protects 358 active cases in the district. Reports said the couple used to ed one lab as a part of the facil- provide services to MSME. He one from coronavirus infection.” The fresh cases included two pick up fights off and on. The ity which can be used for added that these activities will Nodal officer for Covid each from Aliganj, Rae Bareli police said that the couple research and technology devel- be performed with tiered-tariff immunisation at Lok Bandhu road and Chowk. In the state, had a heated exchange over opment. The objectives of the business model. Hospital Dr Arun Tewari said 104 people tested Covid posi- some issue on Wednesday technology hub, he said, are to “Thus, the drug testing lab police personnel turned up in tive, pushing the UP case tally afternoon and elders in the set up and operate a pharma- in the technology hub will work large numbers for the vaccina- to 6,02,592. There were three family had to intervene in the ceutical formulation develop- as a self-sustaining-but-not- tion. The police department deaths reported from the state issue. The police said that ment and national clinical trial for-profit entity, passing off made a difference in the vacci- — one each from Bareilly, Sanjay’s wife left for her moth- batch production facility, to costs to large firms while work- nation drive picking up pace,” Hardoi and Sitapur — taking er’s house in Hazratganj. establish and operate a unit for ing in a ‘break even’ mode for he said. Dr Brijesh Kumar, a the toll to 8,712. Besides, 181 Deepti refused to talk to GLP-compliant pre-clinical and MSME, academia and in-house paediatrician who received the patients recovered, taking the Sanjay over phone and meet clinical bio-analysis and drug projects,” he added. second dose, said: “When I was recovery figures to 5,91,194 her father-in-law when he administered the vaccine for while there are 2,587 active + , -      .#  &            *&   0 went there to convince her to the first time, I had some sort cases in the state.  1   2 &3 + & , 4    51 P .    0    come back. Sanjay was later found hanging by his father. He raised an alarm which drew      attention of family members 1  2   /     and neighbours. He was   0 rushed to a hospital where he Lucknow (PNS): Building an lence), in collaboration with the entrepreneurial base for tack- social and economic growth was pronounced brought dead. - P entrepreneurial base requires Institute of Entrepreneurship ling the Covid-19 crisis. and entrepreneurs can be con- A case was registered in this not only money but knowledge, Development, at Malviya Hall Sharing his learnings of the sidered as the engine of the connection. competencies and risk taking. of Lucknow University on past four years, Manglik said society, therefore, creating sup- Meanwhile, a youth, iden-      There is a need to join rural Friday. Justice Dr DK Arora failure is important for success ply of entrepreneurs is very tified as Kaushal (23) of Gauria and urban India into one for presided over the programme and growth. “We should never important. “The work of the village under Mall police sta-   !9' sustainable development and as the chairperson while leave our passion. We can work department of Commerce has tion, hanging himself from a achieving entrepreneurial founder and CEO of Edu- for some time for financial sta- an important role to play in the tree in a field. Police said he Health department on goals, Minister for Primary Gorilla Rohit Manglik was the bility, but then we should also development of entrepreneur- deceased was a liquor addict TFriday removed five Education Satish Chandra keynote speaker. try to pursue our passion. ship in the city as well as in the and his brother Sonu used to employees after they were seen Dwivedi said while addressing Speaking on the occasion, Focus, passion and quotient are state,” he added. confront him for that. The dancing at the Health the valedictory session of the Dwivedi said entrepreneurship important factors for balanced In the two-day seminar, police said that the brother duo Directorate control room in two-day national seminar on is more practical than theoret- growth and success. Constant various reputed faculties, had a fight on Thursday morn- a video. ‘Entrenpreneurship develop- ical. He also talked about PM evolution is necessary for any research scholars and students ing and Kaushal left the house DG, Medical Health, DS ment: Roadmap to employ- Narendra Modi’s start-up to be successful,” he from different prestigious uni- without informing anyone. Negi said a supervisor was ment generation and growth’, ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission said. In his presidential address, versities participated and pre- On Friday morning, Sonu among the five employees organised by the department of during the pandemic to Justice Arora said entrepre- sented their research on vari- went to police station to lodge removed. “They were employ- Commerce (centre of excel- strengthen the indigenous neurship is closely linked to ous topics. a complaint regarding the mys- ees of an agency hired for terious disappearance of his additional manpower by the brother. Kaushal was later Health department. The video #&"( #+!  $ ,+, '$&  "- +, found hanging. is of February 12, and we have also warned the contractual Lucknow (PNS): Post-Covid will be a reduced on the sets. Jobs are difficult to ing the main lead, the actor said he can agency in this regard,” he said. challenging phase for the entertainment find in the industry and this is a cause of totally identify with the character of Vayu. The employees were dancing industry, though it is good that the indus- concern,” he said. He added that people are “There have been many love stories in during the working hours and try has somewhat picked up, said actor forced to take up anything and everything. the past but this one is very different. Both they were removed. The super- Gautam Vig, who was in the city for the “I have met a few people who were in the Agni and Vayu try to stay apart but des- visor was also removed promotion of his show titled ‘Agni Vayu’. direction department but switched to tiny plays its role in bringing them togeth- because he was responsible for He was accompanied by co-star Shivani production. Creativity is getting hampered er. Agni is fierce, loving and loyal but when that. The four employees, Tomar. due to the same reason. We are hoping for their principles are questioned, they are including three girls, were seen The actor said that the main challenge things to get better in the coming months,” forced to choose between love and beliefs. dancing to a popular is the budgeting of the shows and actors. he said, adding that the audience is also I am extremely excited to be showcasing Bollywood number in the “Budgeting is the main issue in general. looking for relatable stories. this story and I hope it is received well,” afternoon. Also the number of staff members has About the show in which he is play- Shivani said. Q. *  #   #  R

  !9' topics. Prof Saroj Kanta Mishra, were delivered by eminent con- edge and being abreast with lat- of BSc (Nursing) and 30th head of the department of sultants of SGPGIMS, est advances in the field. He batch of GNM (Nursing) stu- ivekananda Polyclinic Endocrine and Breast Surgery RMLIMS and VPIMS. said that lifelong learning is dents of Vivekananda College VInstitute of Medical and founder & incharge of the Swami Muktinathananda required for academic and pro- and School of Nursing was also Sciences (VPIMS) organised School of Telemedicine and said that the institute may fessional excellence. held at the institute. its 34th annual continued med- Biomedical Informatics, soon turn into a university Dr T Prabhakar presented Director-general of ical education (CME), which SGPGIMS, discussed the work offering courses in medical, the annual report and compli- Medical Education Dr KK was attended by more than 100 done by Swami Vivekananda in nursing and paramedical sci- mented the consultants, DNB Gupta said nurses are the back- distinguished doctors and PG the uplift of the downtrodden ences in tune with the ideas and students, nursing and para- bone of the hospital in giving students. There were academ- in the society. It was followed ideals based on the life and medical staff for putting in hard patient care with compassion ic sessions covering different by a series of scientific presen- teachings of Ramakrishna and work to achieve commend- and comfort. Principal matron, aspects of medical education. tations speared over six sessions Swami Vivekananda. able performance. Central Command Hospital, There were six sessions cover- chaired by 12 senior specialists He stressed on the need for Meanwhile, the lamp light- Brig Sunita Sharma was the ing different aspects of the of VPIMS while the lectures constantly upgrading knowl- ing ceremony of the 16th batch guest of honour. )5  ## #   *      

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Lucknow (PNS): The Central Institute ers accepted it as one of the ways for sus- Lucknow (PNS): The Gender Champions for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) is tainable income. The technology was Committee of BBAU organised competitions empowering transgenders through the adopted by small and marginal mango to select gender champions for the current ICAR poultry-based technology. growers not only in Malihabad but in session. BBAU spokesperson Dr Rachna “Mohini, a transgender from other parts of Uttar Pradesh as well. It Gangwar said that gender champions are Malihabad, adopted the poultry-based was possible because ICAR poultry being selected on the basis of guidelines technology as a livelihood option with breeds such as CARI-Nirbhek, CARI- issued by the UGC, Ministry of Education the help of SHG Sahabhagita, a commu- Devendra, CARI-Asheel and Kadaknath. and Ministry of Women and Child nity-based organisation developed by The reason for the popularity of this Development under the guidance of Vice- CISH. The institute demonstrated technology is the high price of these Chancellor Sanjay Singh. mango orchard based-poultry farming breeds in the market,” director “A three-stage process was adopted for in three villages of Malihabad and farm- Shailendra Rajan said. selection. Extempore competition in the first phase, essay writing competition in the sec- .    ond phase and interview in the third phase  4  6  was conducted in offline as well as online  4   . modes. Through the three-stage phase, the 7  8   students’ oral communication skills, writing       1 : and leadership abilities were tested,” she said.   &   She added that students from various depart-    3 4  ments of the university participated in the     selection process. O  1  Chairperson of the committee Prof    <=<:P & Shilpi Verma said that the gender champi-  .  8 on does the work of creating a gender-sen- .      sitive environment on the university campus. 1 & -    “One male student and one female stu-  3 dent will be selected and results of the com- petitions will be declared soon,” she said.   ! "#$"#"%   % * # ##  $ #   

inspection, strict action will be taken by deciding the respon- sibility of the village secretary. He also instructed to deploy ROs and AROs on duty imme- diately. The DM has also instruct- ed the officers concerned to provide him the details with- in a week about the nomina- tion, polling party dispatch, receiving and counting, block- wise pandals, chairs, barricad- ing etc. In connection with making arrangements at polling booths, the training of village secretaries should be organised within three days at tehsil or block level. He has sought all the details from the officers concerned till February 28. -. #1              4      He stressed that all polling centres in the district should  $$$ $" $> ;  7 respective areas to see the con- there should be no publicity be ideal ones. He also direct- dition of buildings at polling wall paintings at public places, ed that the election-related istrict Magistrate (DM)/ places and approach roads, government buildings etc of information should not be DDistrict Election Officer arrangement of electrical sup- gram sabhas and if there are written on the walls but paper (DEO) Kaushal Raj Sharma has ply, furniture, toilets etc. For any kind of posters, pam- be used for signage display so divided the entire district into this, a meeting of zonal and phlets etc they should not be the beauty of schools and gov- 4>   40      1 !&   #    1          8 7 35 zones and 115 sectors and sector magistrates will be held removed immediately. ernment buildings can be .6  7   8 7 &   40    7      . .  6   deployed zonal and sector mag- on Monday in which they will Government buildings, reli- maintained without damaging istrates there for conducting the be given necessary information gious places etc should not be the same. Chief Development forthcoming three-tier and then they will be sent to the used for publicity during cam- Officer (CDO) Madhusudan Panchayat general election-21 villages for on-site verifica- paigning, he said, directing the Hulgi, Deputy District in a free, fair, peaceful and tion. officers to identify the trouble Election Officer, all SDMs. # #  #   # orderly manner. He has asked Sharma was holding a makers so that action can be BDOs and other officer the SDMs and zonal and sec- meeting with the officers here taken against such people. In incharges were present in the tor magistrates to visit their on Friday. He emphasised that case of any laxity during the meeting.  #  ##2  # *      * According to Krishna Company sent one of its air- to be carried after careful cal-  $$$ $" $   :  Kumar Yadav, about one lakh craft to India, which inciden- culations. It took the aircraft  $$$ $" $> ;  7 Government and at same time people gathered at Prayagraj to tally came to Prayagraj when 13 minutes to reach its destina- to empty their pockets and ne hundred and ten years see the Postal flight that day the Kumbh Mela was also tion. dopting a unique way to said, the people should make Oback in February 1911, when a special aircraft took off going on. It was such a time KK Yadav, who has written Aprotest the gradually rising their soul and pocket as well the first airmail service in the from the banks of river Yamuna when people hardly heard several articles and a book price of petro products, the strong as the government will world was started in Prayagraj, at 5.30 pm, crossed the river about aeroplane. In such situ- ‘India Post: 150 Glorious Years’ activists of Samajwadi Party soon make the price of diesel informed the Postmaster after travelling for 15 kilome- ation, it was natural to be on postal services in India, said (SP) on Friday thanked the 100 per litre and this will General of Varanasi region tres and landed near Naini overcrowded on this historic that the special duty of this first people for strengthening the result in hiking the essential Krishna Kumar Yadav. Junction which was near the occasion. In this journey, air mail service was kept at six economy of the Modi commodities causing addi- Postal services have come Central Jail on the outskirts of Henry created history and for ana and the income from this Government by weakening tional financial burden on a long way all over the world. Prayagraj. The venue of the the first time, he also saw the was donated to Oxford and their financial condition. the common people. Uttar Pradesh occupies a event was an agricultural and world’s largest Prayag Kumbh Cambridge hostels, Allahabad. Holding placards and They demanded the gov- prominent position in the trade fair which was on the from the sky. A special arrangement was posters against the gradually ernment at Centre to take ini- development of Postal services. banks of the river and was Colonel Y Wyndham made for this service in increasing the price of petrol, tiative to control the increase The city of Prayagraj, Uttar named ‘UP Exhibition’. Two fly- approached the postal author- advance. Letters were booked diesel and domestic cylin- in the price of petro products Pradesh has the privilege that ing machines were on display ities for sending some mail bags for this till noon on February ders, the SP workers said, the to give a relief to common the world’s first air mail service at this exhibition. The aircraft by air, to which the then Postal 18. The Oxford Cambridge price of petrol has made cen- men who are still facing finan- started from here. This historic was imported by some British head gave his approval. The hostel was so crowded for tury in some districts of the                4    cial crisis due to COVID-19 event took place 110 years ago officers. It’s parts were mail bag had ‘First Air Mail’ booking of letters that its con- country and it will touch the pandemic. on February 18, 1911 in unassembled which were and ‘Uttar Pradesh Exhibition, dition had become like mini figure of  100 in other dis- Vivek Yadav, Dilip Prayagraj. Incidentally, Kumbh assembled at the exhibition Allahabad’ written on it. A pic- GPO. The Postal department tricts of the country at the ear- 100 per litre very soon, they get petrol for their vehicles, Kashyap, Sunil Yadav, Mela was also held that year. site in the presence of common ture of an aircraft was also pub- also deployed three-four liest and added, at the same added. they extended their thanks to Mohammed Firoz, Sandeep On that day, French pilot people. The air journey from lished on it. Magenta ink was employees here. 3000 letters for time, the price of diesel also By giving flowers to those them for strengthening the Yadav and others were present Monsieur Henri Pequet creat- Prayagraj to Naini Junction used instead of traditional air service reached the hostel seems to be eager to reach to who reached petrol pump to economy of Central on the occasion. ed a new history. He took 6500 was completed 110 years ago in black ink. The organisers were within a few days. Among the letters from Prayagraj to Naini just 13 minutes. very concerned about its letters, a letter was having with him in his plane. The air- Although this flight was weight, which could be easily postage stamp of  25. There craft was Heavy Land Aircraft just six miles, there was a his- carried in the aircraft. were many famous celebrities and launched a new round of toric festive atmosphere in Restrictions were also placed of Prayagraj, Raja Maharaja and .       #/# the world’s first official postal Prayagraj. In January 1911, the on the weight of each letter and Rajkumar among those who carriage. British and Colonial Aeroplane only 6,500 papers were allowed sent letters. good as it was 83 per cent  $$$ $" $> ;  7 though it was the only centre where Covaxine vaccines were housands of health workers given on Thursday wheras at $ 3          Tturned out at 29 centres in all other centres the frontline the district to get Covishield workers had received vaccine doses in 76 sessions Covishield shots. here on Friday. During the day, NINE TEST POSITIVE:          many health workers also Nine persons have tested pos- received their second doses of itive for coronavirus infec-  $$$ $" $   :  cakes emanating fire and thick rounded with fours fires made mantras. Having made offer- vaccine completing their vac- tion in the district, taking the smoke. by cow dung, and the midday ings to the fire, the saint cination course. For creating tally of confirmed cases to asant Panchami to Magh Also known as ˜Panch sun acts like the fifth source blows the conch shell to awareness among the health 21,978 on Friday evening. BPurnima is considered to be Agnitap’, this harsh form of of fire. But as the penance pro- invoke the deity. This marks workers including the doctors, With no COVID-19 death the most important period for self-denial and austerity is gresses, the number of fires the end of preliminary rituals, the senior Health department being reported in the last 24 the seers at Magh Mela as they practiced by many saints for keeps increasing during the 18 and now the saint is ready to officers are holding pro- hours, the death toll remains perform a challenging sad- years together. years of tap (austerity), and in sit in meditation. grammes continuously but still at 377. Five more COVID-19 hana (meditation) called This is among the oldest the last leg of sadhana, the At Magh Mela ground, the campaign could not gain    &   --* 0   4      patients have been cured, and ‘Dhuni Tapâ. forms of penance which finds sadhak carries a fire pot on his this practice is undertaken by expected momentum though it four in home isolation and one Performed on the sandy mention in ancient Hindu head, explained a saint. The seers between the sandy banks was the 11th day of vaccination. sions which was just 57 per 496 were vaccinated out of in hospital. So far, 21,560 banks of Ganga, the sadhak scriptures like the Padma final stage of the fire austeri- of the two bridges, which Just a day ago, the vaccina- cent of the total number of 2,593. However, enthusiasm COVID-19 patients have (seers who undertake this Purana and Shiv Purana, ty is called Kapal dhuni, which connect the city to Junshi, on tion for the frontline workers frontline workers called for the was seen at PAC Bhullanpur recovered in the district— practice) fast for the entire wherein a Naga sadhu is means fire pot (dhuni) on the the Ganga. While the seers was held and despite turning vaccination during the day. where the percentage of vac- 18,585 in home isolation and day, meditate and pray in a surrounded with burning skull (kapal), he added. perform Dhuni Tap, it is out of several top administra- Though both the Mayor and cination was 98.83 per cent as 2,975 in Covid hospitals. As fixed posture of yogasan. The fire, and he sits for hours An integral part of the ensured that ordinary pil- tive, police, Nagar Nigam and Municipal Commissioner got 593 got vaccine doses out of present 41 active cases are sadhana goes on under the in sadhana, shared exercise is the ritual of putting grims do not venture into the other department officers, the vaccine doses but overall the 600. In comparison to other under treatment in the district. scorching sun and the Mahatyagi Manoharcharan food into the holy fire made area or indulge in any practice response was not very encour- response of Nagar Nigam centres, the response of the The recovery rate in the dis- meditating seers are sur- Dasji. ups of smoldering heaps of that would disturb their sad- aging as just 4,111 were vacci- employees was shocking as it frontline workers at LBS trict is 98.09 per cent and the rounded by burning cow dung Initially, a seer is sur- cow dung, while reciting hana. nated at 14 centres in 38 ses- was just 19.12 per cent as just Hospital Ramnagar was also mortality rate 1.71 per cent.  R       

"#  $ 780 # #  doctors is different. It is said drive. Three nationalised com- at North Central Zone Cultural  $$$ $" $   :  that sometimes the patient has panies visited SHUATS to Centre, Prayagraj from 6.30 pm to be refused to be admitted, interview students. According onwards. This festival is dedi-  $$$ $" $> ;  7 hildren also need life-sav- because all the health facilities to Dr Devraj Badugu, Director, cated to the memories of senior Cing equipment (ventilator) are limited and cannot be treat- Career Planning and theatre personalities Ashwini he modifications of when they are critically ill and ed. In such a situation, people Counselling, eight students of Agrawal, Kalyan Ghosh, Dr TAadhaar cards of prisoners this facility is available only in of poor families cannot go to MBA and three of MCom dis- Anupam Anand, Shailtanaya are being updated by the Postal Children's Hospital. Here 10 private hospitals even if the ciplines have been selected by Srivastava, and Puja Thakur. department on the instruc- ventilators are somehow saving treatment is very expensive. Victory Terminal Finance The programme will begin on tions of the Postmaster General the lives of children. The Dr Mukeshvir Singh, head Services (SEBI). Similarly, February 20 with a comedy (PMG) of Varanasi Region biggest problem for the finan- of the department of Children's Tractors and Farm Equipment play Promotion, directed by Krishna Kumar Yadav. In this cially weak and needy family is Hospital, said that children are Ltd (TAFE) selected six stu- Abhilash Narain, on February direction, the postmen of Cantt that if in any case the Children's treated as much as possible. dents of BTech. Agriculture. 21 a serious play Purna Purush Head Post Office launched a Hospital refuses to see the Inability to parent is expressed One student of B.Tech will be staged under the direc- special Aadhaar updating drive serious condition of their child, in an odd situation. Although Computer Science, Khyati Patel tion of Ajay Mukherjee. for the prisoners by conducting then where they should go other hospitals also have better was selected as technical editor Nautanki Aalaa Afsar is to be camp at Shivpur Central Jail on with their wards. Swaroop Rani treatment facilities, most of in reputed company uCertify. presented on February 22 the request of Jail administra- Nehru Hospital, Colvin, Beli the patients are sent to the chil- Selected students gave credit of under Atamjeet Singh’s direc- tion. Superintendent (Post and Dufferin Hospital have dren’s Hospital. Sometimes their success to the academic tion. On February 23 play Office), Varanasi Western the facility for immediate treat- even patients are taken from environment of the university Court Marshal will be staged Division, Ram Milan informed ment of the children but they private hospitals to the along with quality education under the direction of Sudesh that during this period the do not have ventilators for Children's Hospital, he added. provided by the faculty mem- Sharma of Chandigarh, while data entries of 237 prisoners per cent. Assistant Director the post offices of Varanasi only for amendment of old children. When the load is 18 SHUATS STUDENTS bers. the five-day theatre festival were updated for the conve- Shambhu Rai said that the Region. Out of them, 27,000 ones. It has to pay Rs 50 for high, the reality in the SELECTED: Eighteen students THEATRE FESTIVAL: A will conclude on February 24 niences of both the prisoners enrollment and modification people got new Aadhaar cards demographic modification Children's Hospital is that there of Sam Higginbottom well known theatre group with Prem Chand ke Paatra- and jail administration. 132 out work of the Aadhaar cards of while over 44,000 people (name, date of birth, gender, is oxygen added to two children University of Agriculture, Vinod Rastogi Smriti Sansthan Prem Chand ke Saath under of total 136 Aadhaar kits are more than 71,000 people has updated their data. He said that address, mobile and email) from the same machine by Technology and Sciences is all set to organise a five-day the direction of Manavendra active in Varanasi Region been done from January to the new Aadhaar card is being and Rs 100 for biometric mod- sometimes adding extension (SHUATS) have been picked theatre festival is association Tripathi from Gorakhpur, which is second in the entire February 13 this year by con- made completely free at the ification (fingerprint, iris and pipes to the oxygen pipe of the up by different companies dur- with Ministry of Culture, New informed the secretary Alok Uttar Pradesh Circle with 97 ducting a special campaign in post offices. The fee is charged photo). ventilator. The helplessness of ing a campus recruitment Delhi from February 20 to 24 Rastogi.   ! "#$"#"%   

          & )  $$ $ 2     8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#. hrs, Pokhrayan at 07.33 hrs, Burhanpur at 15.35 hrs, Raver Orai at 08.12 hrs, Jhansi at at 15.55 hrs, Bhusaval at 17.00 (   he railway administration 11.03 hrs, Bhopal at 14.50 hrs, hrs, Jalgaon at 17.30 hrs,   # $ # Tfor the convenience of pas- Itarsi at 16.30 hrs, Khandwa at Pachora at 18.05 hrs,  $$$ $" $9  ; sengers will run the following 19.10 hrs, Bhusawal at 21.10 hrs Chalisgaon at 18.45 hrs, special trains with changed and reach LTT at 04.35 hrs on Manmad at 19.40 hrs, Nashik He also informed the divi- ation of division user ID was Shekhar found that the hief cardiothoracic sur- numbers, composition and the third day. According to the Road at 20.40, Kalyan at 23.10  $$$ $" $9  ; sional commissioner that cur- under process at the govern- garments available at the sales Cgeon at Regency Super timings. All coaches in them revised rake composition, 21 hrs, Thane at 23.35 hrs and rently renovation work in the ment level as well. He said the outlet were of export quality Speciality Hospital in Kanpur, will be of reserved category and coaches, including 10 of sleep- reach Lokmanya Tilak anpur Divisional office was being done by the meeting would facilitate the and of latest designs. Dr Saeed Akhtar, observed passengers will have to follow er class, four of general second Terminus at 00.10 hrs on the KCommissioner Raj UPSIC and it was likely to be pending matters at the council He was also informed that that despite suffering from the Covid-19 guidelines, CPRO class, four of AC third class, one third day. The 02538 Lokmanya Shekhar carried out a surprise finished in the next four level. the expenses and the staff heart diseases, heart patients PK Singh said. At present the of AC second class and 02 Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur inspection of the office of the months. The divisional commis- salary was met from consign- were often afraid and hesitant 02542 Lokmanya Tilak coaches of generator cum lug- Superfast special train will joint commissioner of indus- He said the new office sioner then inspected the facil- ment and orders from other of undergoing surgery. He said Terminus (LTT)-Gorakhpur gage vehicle will be installed. from April 11 depart from tries in Kanpur on Friday. He would have the best amenities itation council cell where the government departments and today’s bypass surgery was very special train will from April 11 At present 01016 Lokmanya Tilak daily at 00.35 said at the particular time out like auditorium and other facil- staff concerned was present. He there was an outstanding lia- safe and effective. He pointed be run with a changed number Gorakhpur-LTT daily special hrs, Thane at 01.00 hrs, Kalyan of the five employees all were ities for the industrialists. He then inspected the handloom bility of Rs 4 crore towards out that most of the research in as 02103 LTT-Gorakhpur train from April 11 will run at 01.20 hrs, Kalyan at 01.20 present. said now as per the MSME Act, showroom situated at Kabir payment to be made to the medical science was on bypass superfast daily special train with changed number as 02537 hrs, Nashik Road at 04.05 hrs, The joint commissioner 2020, the facilitation council Bhawan. retired and deceased staff. surgery so there was no need number and 02541 Gorakhpur- Gorakhpur-LTT superfast daily Manmad at 05.05 hrs, informed the divisional com- had been constituted under the He interacted with the staff The divisional commis- for the patients to be afraid of LTT special from April 12 with special train and 01015 Chalisgaon at 06.10 hrs, missioner that as the office was chairmanship of the division- and came to know that they sioner assured that the this surgery. changed number as 02104 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus- Pachora at 06.35 hrs, Jalgaon at housed on the second floor and al commissioner and present- were working getting salary as products would be Addressing media persons, Gorakhpur-LTT daily special Gorakhpur daily special train 07.25 hrs, Bhusaval at 08.00 hrs, was not conducive for indus- ly the notification of the divi- per the Fourth Pay pushed through schools, gov- Dr Akhtar said that a wax-like train. The 02541 Gorakhpur- from April 11 with changed Raver at 08.35 hrs, Burhanpur trialists, it had been decided to sional rules was under process Commission recommendation ernment departments and hos- substance called plaque often LTT special train will not run number as 02538 LTT- at 08.50 hrs, Khandwa at 10.15 shift it to the HBTU campus. at government level and cre- since January 1, 1986. pitals. formed inside the arteries, from Gorakhpur on April 9, 10 Gorakhpur Superfast daily spe- hrs, Khirkiya at 11.12 hrs, resulting in the narrowing or and 11. cial train number. The 01015 Harda at 11.40 hrs, Timarni at blockage in the arteries that LTT-GKP SF DAILY: As Gorakhpur-LTT special train 11.55 hrs, Itarsi at 13.00 hrs, later led to a heart attack. per the changed number and will not be run from Hoshangabad at 13.20 hrs, He said, “Bypass surgery timing the 02103 Lokmanya Gorakhpur on April 9 and 10. Mandi Dip at 14.15 hrs,  #  : has many benefits, especially Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur As per changed number and Habibganj at 14.40 hrs, Bhopal for patients with severe heart superfast daily train will from timings, the 02537 Gorakhpur- at 15.00 hrs, Vidisha at 15.37 disease. If you one has a heart April 11 leave LTT daily at LTT superfast special will daily hrs, Ganj Basoda at 16.15 hrs, attack or one is at risk of a heart 05.23 hrs, Bhusaval at 12.10 hrs, from April 11 will depart from Bina at 17.20 hrs, Lalitpur at attack, surgery can save one’s Khandwa at 14.20 hrs, Itarsi at Gorakhpur at 17.45 hrs, 18.01 hrs, Jhansi at 19.15 hrs,     + life. If one has angina and 16.40 hrs, Bhopal at 18.25 hrs, Khalilabad at 18.26 hrs, Basti Orai at 20.42 hrs, Kalpi at 21.12 shortness of breath due to a dis- Jhansi at 22.18 hrs, Orai at 18.55 at hrs, Babhanan 19.20 hrs, Kanpur Central on second eased heart, coronary bypass 23.42 hrs, Pokhrayan at 00.37 hrs, Mankapur at 19.46 hrs, day at 00.15 hrs, Unnao at 00.44  $$$ $" $9  ; ‘person’ under Section 7 of the Section 35(5) of the Act which confiscation and seizure of surgery is highly effective to hrs on second day, Kanpur Gonda at 20.30 hrs, Barabanki hrs, Aishbagh at 01.52 hrs, Act and said clause (aa) was required the account to be goods and that of conveyance reduce the discomfort.” Central at 03.40 hrs, Aishbagh at 22.05 hrs, Badshahnagar at Badshahnagar at 02.14 hrs, oted chartered accountant added in the sub-section. audited by a certified profes- used in transit of such goods Dr Akhtar said nowadays, at 06.10 hrs, Badshahnagar at 22.43 hrs, Aishbagh at 23.35 Barabanki at 02.47 hrs, Gonda Nand tax expert Himanshu He said it added that the sional and submission of such would now have a separate pro- complications from coronary 06.50 hrs, Gonda at 09.05 hrs, hrs, Unnao at 00.55 hrs on the at 04.02 hrs, Mankapur at 04.26 Singh, while addressing a sem- person and its members or audited account statement and ceeding for the recovery of tax. bypass surgery occurred in Bhabhanan at 09.48 hrs, Basti second day, Kanpur Central at hrs, Babhnan at 04.52 hrs, inar on ‘Amendments in GST’ constituents shall be deemed to reconciliation statement as He explained that if the very few cases and the doctor at 10.23 hrs, Khalilabad at 01.35 hrs, Kalpi at 02.47 hrs, Basti at 05.22 hrs, Khalilabad at organised by the Kanpur be two separate persons and the required under Section 44(2) of supplier of such goods wished made every effort to reduce 10.47 hrs and will reach Orai at 03.16 hrs, Jhansi at 05.46 hrs and will reach Income Tax Bar Association on supply of activities or transac- the Act was now omitted. to conclude the proceeding by those complications. Gorakhpur at 11.45 hrs. 05.38 hrs, Lalitpur at 06.45 hrs, Gorakhpur at 07.05 hrs. Friday, said several amend- tions between person and He said additionally, paying the equivalent tax and “Bypass surgery actually Whereas 02104 Gorakhpur- Bina at 07.45 hrs, Ganj Basoda According to the revised rake ments had been made in the member and vice-versa shall be Section 44 of the Act was also penalty levied through such restores the blood flow to the LTT superfast special will from at 08.20 hrs, Vidisha at 08.48 composition, 22 coaches, current budget that appeared deemed to take place from substituted and removed the confiscation and seizure, the heart muscle. Doctors use it as April 12 leave Gorakhpur daily hrs, Bhopal at 10.05 hrs, including two coaches of gen- stringent, like the proposal to one such person to another. mandatory requirement of sub- proceeding against the trans- an angina treatment or as an at 22.30 hrs, Khalilabad at Habibganj at 10.20 hrs, Mandi erator-cum-luggage van, seven increase the penalty from 100 He said now the member’s mitting a reconciliation state- port would still continue till the emergency heart attack treat- 23.10 hrs, Basti at 23.39 hrs, Dip at 10.35 hrs, Hoshangabad of sleeper class, two of AC sec- per cent to 200 per cent for club and members would be ment which was audited by a issue was resolved. ment,” he added. Babhanan at 00.04 hrs, Gonda at 11.30 hrs, Itarsi at 12.00 hrs, ond class, six of air-condi- release of detained or seized treated as distinct persons and specified professional. Singh said self-assessed Dr Akhtar said it was very at 01.00 hrs, Badshahnagar at Timarni at 12.45 hrs, Harda at tioned third class, four of gen- goods and conveyances. with such change in the law, the He said now the taxpayer would now include tax payable important to weigh the risks 03.17 hrs, Aishbagh at 04.10 13.02 hrs, Khirkiya at 13.30 hrs, eral second class and one of He said the provisional doctrine of principle of mutu- had to submit a self-certified in outward supply, and the and benefits before a surgery hrs, Kanpur Central at 06.30 Khandwa at 14.40 hrs, pantrycar will be attached in it. release in cases of detention or ality which treated member reconciliation statement amount declared in GSTR-1 and talk to the doctor on all seizure would only be permit- and member club as the same with the audited annual but not in GSTR-3B would now aspects. “You can return to ted on payment in cash. person would no more be financial statement. He be considered under self- your normal life in a few weeks . ) # ) ! 7&  He said these changes applicable. said GSTR-9C could be filed assessed tax and a recovery after surgery. It will be easier for would help small and medium He said to avoid illegal without any certification once proceeding could be initiated you to get active and exercise 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  /* 0#. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#. businesses to tide over pan- claim of ITC and discrepancies such amendments become for such difference in the lia- after surgery. It usually takes 6- demic-induced disruptions. in the data entered by the sup- effective. bility without a proper adjudi- 8 weeks.” he pointed out. hunar police arrested three accused and he railway administration for the conve- e said proposals also plier and recipient to claim Discussing interest on net cation proceeding. Crecovered 9.6 kg ganja and two stolen Tnience of passengers will extend the run of included relaxation in the ITC, it had now become cash liability under Section 50 He said provisional attach- motorcycles in two separate cases on Thursday. 04185 Gwalior-Barauni daily special train from mandatory audit requirement mandatory for the supplier to of the Act, he said the proviso ment of property would now be As per the reports, the police was doing routine March 1 to April 30 and 04186 Barauni-Gwalior for registered businesses and fill in the details of the invoice inserted by the Finance Act, valid throughout the proceed- 8    checking of vehicles on road near Jalalpur vil- daily special train from March 2 to May 1. All determination of interest or debit note in its statement of 2019 which read ‘interest would ing, starting from initiation of lage when a motorcyclist when asked to show coaches will be of reserved category and pas- payable against outstanding outward supply, like GSTR-1, be charged on the net cash lia- assessment proceeding under    documents of the vehicle but he could not do sengers will have to follow the Covid-19 guide- tax liability. and then only the recipient of bility only’, was substituted ret- Chapter XII or Chapter XIV or so. After seizing the vehicle the police interro- lines, CPRO PK Singh said. He said for the first time supply would be eligible under rospectively from July 1, 2017, demand and recovery under   gated him, nabbed his accomplice and recov- GWALIOR-BARAUNI SPL: The 04185 the mandatory audit require- Section 16 of the Act to stake and in view of this interest on Chapter XV till one year of the ered 6.2 kg ganja. After registering the case the Gwalior-Barauni daily special train will depart ment had been relaxed. claim on ITC. late payment of GST shall be expiry of order. police sent the accused identified as Ramesh from Gwalior at 12.00 hrs, from Dabra at 12.38 He said as per the demands He said such clause was payable only on the net cash He said under Section KANPUR (PNS): Former vice Sahni and Kamalesh Yadav, residents of Jalalpur hrs, Datia at 13.06 hrs., Jhansi at 14.00 hrs, Orai of the industries bodies for eas- already recognised under law component with effect from 107(6), provision was added chancellor of CSA University of Mafi village under Chunar police station to jail. at 15.40 hrs, Kalpi at 16.12 hrs, Pokhrayan at ing requirements, the govern- in Section 37(1) of the Act, July 1, 2017. which made it mandatory for Technology and Agriculture, In another case during checking near Sultanpur 16.32 hrs, Kanpur Central at 18.50 hrs, Unnao ment had gradually tightened however, the same was now He said there shall be sep- the appellant filing an appeal Dr Sushil Solomon, while village on Varanasi-Chunar Ghat road the at 19.30 hrs, Lucknow at 20.45 hrs, Barabanki the GST law. inserted as clause (aa) under arate proceedings for supplier against the order of detention addressing a seminar on police stopped a motorcyclist who failed to show at 21.30 hrs, Burhwal at 21.56 hrs, Colonelganj Singh said that the budget sub-section (2) of Section 16. and transporter under Section or seizure to deposit 25 per cent ‘improving sugarcane farming documents of vehicle. After a search the police at 22.26 hrs, Gonda at 23.10 hrs, Mankapur at widened the scope of word Singh further said that 74 of the Act and added that of the penalty. through six-fold methods’ at recovered 3.4 kg ganja from him. After regis- 23.34 hrs, Maskanwa at 23.50 hrs, second day the National Sugar Institute on tering the case the police seized the motorcy- Basti at 00.37 hrs, Khalilabad at 01.01 hrs, Friday said with the imple- cle and sent the accused, identified as Ajay Yadav Gorakhpur at 02.10 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 03.15 mentation of the new technol- alias Guddu of Rudaula village under Chunar hrs, Bhatni at 03.45 hrs, Bankata at 04.05 hrs, ogy the yield of sugarcane police station, to jail. Mairwa at 04.33 hrs, Siwan at 04.55 hrs, "     4 would go up. He also made an MEETING: DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar Duraundha at 05.03 hrs, Chhapra at 06.40 hrs, appeal to the sugar factories to chaired the meeting of Food Safey and Drug Dighwara at 07.08 hrs, Sonpur at 08.05 hrs, prepare ethanol along with Administration in the meeting hall of Hajipur at 08.20 hrs, Bhagwanpur at 08.41 hrs,  $$$ $" $9  ; do anything and the sugar and work out strategies Collectorate on Thursday. The DM expressed his Muzaffarpur at 09.25 hrs, Dholi at 09.48 hrs, expedition was one step in the for this at the earliest. anger when told that drug inspector was Khudiram Bose Pusa at 10.10 hrs, Samastipur Cycling Expedition flagged direction. He said Chief Minister absent. On being apprised that he did not attend at 10.55 hrs, Dalsingh Sarai at 11.19 hrs and reach Aoff by Air Commodore The expedition was under- Yogi Adityanath had taken ini- meetings DM Barauni at 12:50 hrs. During the return jour- VK Sashindran, Air Officer taken by the personnel of 7 Air tiative to ensure that the farm- directed the ney, the 04186 Barauni-Gwalior daily special will Commanding, 7 Air Force Force Hospital with an aim to ers’ profits were improved and official con- leave Barauni at 18.45 hrs, Dalsingh Sarai at 19.14 Hospital, Cantonment, on promote the spirit of adventure, this was possible if they adopt- cerned to hrs, Samastipur at 19.45 hrs, Khudiram Bose February 12, 2021 returned sportsmanship and fitness ed newer technologies. write a letter Pusa at 20.00 hrs, Dholi at 20.14 hrs, Muzaffarpur on February 14 . among Air Warriors. He said a cash subsidy to higher authorities against him. He at 21.35 hrs, Bhagwanpur at 22.06 hrs, Hajipur Addressing the team, Air The team comprised four would be given to those farm- expressed his discontent over less checking at 22.40 hrs, Sonpur at 22.52 hrs, Dighwara at Commodore VK Sashindran officers, two nursing officers ers who wanted to embark during the previous festivals. He said milk and 23.13 hrs, Chhapra on second day at 00.40 hrs, said as a whole, physical fitness and six airmen. upon this venture, to encour- milk products should be checked during the Siwan at 01.45 hrs, Mairwa at 02.03 hrs, Bhatni was important to the defence The participants success- age them to grow demonstra- drive and samples of spices should be taken . at 02.49 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 03.15 hrs, forces because it maintained fully covered a distance of 293 tion nurseries of sugarcane The officials were directed to check the Gorakhpur at 04.45 hrs, Sahajanwa at 05.19 hrs, good health, helped keep mem- km and back from Agra to using the six-fold technology. MDM too. The meeting was attended by Khalilabad at 05.40 hrs, Basti at 06.10 hrs, bers in shape and enabled Kanpur Nagar. He said the state govern- ADM(F&R) UP Singh, CO Sadar, DSO Umesh Babhnan at 06.37 hrs, Maskanwa at 06.55 hrs, Airmen to be productive on the The theme of the cycling ment would provide financial Chand, PO ICDS PK Singh and others. Mankapur at 07.10 hrs, Gonda at 08.07 hrs, job. expedition was to promote assistance of Rs 9,000 per Colonelganj at 08.33 hrs, Burhwal at 09.04 hrs, He said to be able to be in awareness on fitness and its slo- hectare to farmers for devel- '1%"& Barabanki at 09.45 hrs, Lucknow at 10.55 hrs, the Air Force, one must gan was ‘Importance of fitness oping demonstration nurseries Unnao at 12.03 hrs, Kanpur Central at 12.50 hrs, have stamina and the will to        &     @  0 3   to be healthier’. of the new sugarcane technol- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  /* 0#. Pokhrayan at 14.02 hrs, Kalpi at 14.40 hrs, Orai ogy. He said this plan was at 15.30 hrs, Jhansi at 18.15 hrs, Datia at 18.39 aimed at addressing issues of ne person was killed in a road accident hrs, Dabra at 19.13 hrs and reach Gwalior at farmers closely concerned with Owhich took place in an area under Adalhaat 20.35 hrs. A total of 21 coaches, including two the use of advanced scientific police station on Thursday. As per the reports, of SLR, five of general second class, 10 of sleep- sowing methods to enhance Brajesh Kushwaha (20), a resident of Bhadaura er, three of AC third class and one of AC sec- productivity and make best village under Bhaanwarkol police station in ond class will be attached in the train. possible use of land resources. Ghazipur district, was on his way when he KISAN RAIL: The railway administration Dr Solomon said in order was hit by a tanker. On getting information keeping the convenience of farmers in mind will to achieve the target, the six- about the matter the police reached the spot for transportation of agricultural products run fold technology was being and found Brajesh dead. Pillion rider Satyam 00977/00978 Mahua-Bapudham Motihari- given prime importance on Singh was injured in the accident. The police Mahua Kisan Rail Seva through Gorakhpur on the ground. He said these took the body for completing the legal for- the following dates, CPRO PK Singh said. The included the adoption of the malities and sent the injured to the hospital. 00977 Mahua-Bapudham Motihari Kisan Rail will trench and ring-pit methods of TRANSFERRED: As per the transfer order be run from Mahua on February 20, 23, 25 and sowing sugarcane that had pro- issued by the SP lateon Thursday night, Swami 27 and March 2, 4, 6 and 9, 2021. Similarly, the duced ‘’outstanding’’ results, Nath has been made the SHO Katra Kotwali and 00978 Bapudham Motihari-Mahua Kisan Rail will the integrated pest control Ajeet Kumar Srivastava the SO Ahraura. Besides be run from Bapudham Motihari on February 21, management, integrated nutri- a dozen S-Is too were transferred. 23, 26 and 28 and March 2, 5, 7, 9 and 12. ent management to apply a bal- anced quantity of inputs that )&+(/ #)+ !) & "+# +&' " ! ensured healthy crops. He stressed on intercrop- QIT  ' ()* concerned. On the occa- ping of pulses with sugarcane sion he inspected the busi- as it improved fertility of land ivisional Railway Manager ness facilities at goods shed and ration management that D(DRM) of NER (Varanasi of Deoria Sadar station and assisted in getting a good yield Division) Vijay Kumar Panjiar held detailed discussions in the second year. He said along with divisional officers in with the members of the instructions had also been order to attract more and more Business Development Unit issued to set up more and traditional and non-conven- (BDU), Varanasi, on work more single bud chip sugarcane tional loading of goods on plans to increase business. nurseries as one of the crucial Varanasi division and ensuring At the goods shed of Sadar measures to enhance produc- safe traffic inspected the station he issued instruc- tivity under the high quality Varanasi-Deoria Sadar rail section and Deoria tions for ensuring cleanliness, widening of sugarcane foundation seed and Sadar station. For management of goods trains approach road, adequate electric lighting and primary seed production and and to attract maximum traditional and non- arrangements for workers and to increase busi- distribution programme. Dr conventional loading of goods DRM did inten- ness. On the occasion Senior Divisional Ashok Kumar, Kunwendra sive inspection of Deoria Sadar station’s siding, Operations Manager (SDOM) Rohit Gupta, Srivastava and several others goods shed, approach road of goods shed and Senior Divisional Engineer (SDE)-I JK Singh   7   7  .        #  3   spoke at the seminar. goods siding and gave directions to the officials and senior supervisors were present.   ! "#$"#"%   &

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He performed the recce given tasks by their masters and Tthe Pakistan based soon after the terror attack dif- of Dalgate Durganag area along in case they get caught a pub- Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) terror ferent police teams were set up with other terrorist associates lic opinion is generated that $    outfit to disturb peace and the to investigate the attack. ten days prior to attack. they were not active militants tourist related activities in the He said crucial leads were “On 17/2/2021 the trio on and joined only on the day of Kashmir valley has been developed after screening the bike of Suhail Ahmed Mir the incident”.  ,4 $4,  9'9 - Shah had allegedly said exposed by the Jammu & CCTV footage and other cru- son of Fateh Mohd Mir resident Police has also recovered that Bhaipo was linked to Kashmir Police with the arrest cial data based on human intel- of Dangerpora, at around 7:15 weapon of crime (pistol) and ven as the battle for Bengal’s Narada, Sharada and Rose of three terrorists involved ligence. The police teams from reached Krishna Dhaba and grenade along with other Emasnad heated up, a Kolkata Valley scams. He has also behind the attack on Krishna Srinagar, Pulwama and fired indiscriminately on the incriminating material includ- court on Friday issued summons alleged that most central funds Dhaba on February 17. Akash Anantnag were roped in and staff, injuring critically Aakash ing bike used by terrorists' to Union Home Minister Amit meant for public welfare were Mehra, son of an eatery owner, several raids were conducted Mehra S/O Ramesh Kumar According to IGP Kashmir, Shah in a defamation case lodged being siphoned off by Bhaipo’s had received gunshot injuries which led to the arrest of Mehra”. the trio during interrogation by Abhishek Banerjee, men who acted through syn- on his chest during indiscrim- Vilayat Aziz Mir son of Abdul According to the police have confessed their involve- Trinamool Congress MP and dicates. inate firing. Aziz Mir resident of Hanipora records, “Owais Manzoor was ment in the crime. A case has nephew of Chief Minister Banerjee had subsequent- According to Jammu and Wampora Pulwama. previously involved in case already been registered in this Mamata Banerjee. ly slapped a libel suit against Kashmir police the attack was Similarly, Suhail Ahmad FIR No 46/2018 under section regard under relevant sections Shah has been asked to Shah and the case came up for aimed at terrorising the non Mir son of Fateh Mohd Mir 148, 149, 336, 152 RPC of PS of law and further investigation appear before the court meant of hearing on Friday when the locals living in the valley and and Owais Manzoor Sofi son of Nowgam. The case was chal- is on. MLAs and MPs at Mayukh designated special court judge to disrupt the tourist activity Manzoor Ahmad Sofi, both laned on 4/12/2018 at district IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bhawan in Salt Lake personally directed the defendant to which has seen an upsurge residents of Dangerpora were & sessions judge Budgam. also complimented the or through a representative on appear before him “in per- from past two months as the arrested during the raids by the According to a police Srinagar, Pulwama and February 22, lawyers of Banerjee son/by pleader” at 10 am on food outlet was very famous police teams, IGP told reporters spokesman,”The Pak based ter- Anantnag Police who speedily said. February 22. and popular among the tourists during the press conference. rorist organisation have adopt- carried out the investigation The case relates to some Meanwhile, Shah on visiting the valley. IGP Kashmir also claimed, ed new strategies by recruiting jointly under the close super- alleged “defamatory” speeches Friday attended the Briefing media persons during the course of investiga- local youths who are in their vision of DIG Central Kashmir given by the Home Minister in “Shauryanjali” programme at about the daring terror strike tion, it was learnt that Vilayat teens and allowing them to mix range Amit Kumar. August 2018 when he used the the iconic National Library term “Bhaipo” (nephew in where he once again invoked Bengali) to attack Banerjee. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose saying “his bravery and valour  R *  :  / )   would be remembered by the country for ages.” He said that the people of the country should once again +   - /  * start looking up to Netaji for inspiration saying “the com-  4,   : then shouldn’t we reconsider ment regulation”. rapid voluntary vaccination mittee formed by Prime our policy of regulating the “Many countries have ben- for senior citizens, citizens Minister Narendra Modi will hiv Sena MP Priyanka availability of vaccines?”. efitted from the Vaccine Maitri with co-morbidities and the ensure that the people will pay SChaturvedi on Friday won- Substantiating the under- initiative by the Ministry of rest on a mass scale so that life their homage to the great dered that since many coun- utilisation of Covid-19 vaccine External Affairs, isn’t it high resumes to safety sooner than leader generation after gener- tries had benefited from the supplies, the Sena MP said: “… time that Indians get the same later”. The Sena MP urged the ation.” “Vaccine Maitri” initiative by the data of vaccine supplies benefits of having a vaccine Union Health Minister to rope Shah who flagged off a the Ministry of External Affairs shows that only 31.45 per cent easily available for them?,” she in private hospitals in the cycle rally in three routes that (MEA), was it not high time of Covishield and 11.75 per asked. immunisation drive, consider will reach the homes of the for the Centre to make vaccine cent Covaxin have been Making a strong case for a opening up more mobile vac- crores of Indian freedom easily available for all the administered to frontline rapid voluntary vaccination cination centres and plug the struggle said that the youth of Indians, especially at a time workers”. for senior citizens, citizens issues faced on CoWin App. the country should start read- when the Covid-19 vaccine Alluding to the shortfalls with co-morbidities and a “I would request you to ing about Bose a lot as “it will supplies are under-utilised in in the implementation of the mass-scale administration to kindly consider de-regularising teach you a lot.” the country. first phase of vaccination rest of the population, the sale of vaccines and cap- Elsewhere Bengal would In a letter shot off to Union across the country, Priyanka Priyanka said: “All states are ping the cost of the same to soon start receiving central Health Minister Harsh said: “The CoWin App has administering it to our front- ensure that there is no heavy forces for the coming elections. Vardhan, Priyanka said, “India been facing glitches with data. line warriors and many have cost for the citizens to bear or The first 125 companies of the is once again seeing an increase Also, there are loopholes that started the second round of the fear of hoarding. It would total 1000 companies would in Covid-19 cases and the var- exist for those who have access dosage too; however our pop- be unfair to the country that reach the state soon. Five ious strains of the virus have to networks and money to get ulation is large and the fear of we do not use our own companies were likely to reach also been detected. As per the vaccine shots on priority, while another wave that can have strength and leverage all our the State and start patrolling Health Ministry data, Covid- those who are from the weak- tremendous impact on our available resources to help the duty from as early as February 19 vaccine supplies are under- er section of society suffer the economy hence it becomes society rid itself of the virus,” 25, sources said. utilised.…. If this is the case consequences of such govern- our responsibility to ensure she stated.       (/ +#  #" * #  )  # ! "# +" +,  Mumbai: Sending alarm bells ringing, sever- Both Kadu and Khadse have tested posi- al leaders across political parties tive for the second time, while the latter's have been infected by Covid-19, including two daughter-in-law and BJP MP from Raver 0+)  #' #' who have tested positive for the second time, Raksha Khadse has also been infected. officials said here on Friday. Khadse had been infected in November last The infected dignitaries include Nationalist year which had led to a delay in attending to Congress Party State President and Water the Enforcement Directorate summons, dis- Resources Minister , Health Minister played Covid-19 symptoms again in December , Food & Drugs Administration and first week of Feb, and has not tested Minister Dr. Rajendra Shingne, Minister of State positive. for Labour and Prahar Janshakti leader Bachchu The concerns are further compounded by Kadu. Maharashtra Congress President Nana the upcoming Maharashtra Legislature's Budget F. Patole has gone into isolation after two of his Session starting here on March 1 with the staffers tested positive and his test reports are Budget likely to be presented on March 8. The awaited, said a party source. Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Besides, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh is Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar has urged the Centre also in isolation at his Nagpur residence after and State governments to ensure priority vac- testing positive earlier this week, and senior cination drive for all legislators and Legislature NCP leader Eknath Khadse is also infected. staffers. IANS

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A decided routes during the trac- He further added that the Hasmukh Parmar and two offi- case was registered on a com- tor parade. farmer leaders have also cials including a Manager of plaint alleging therein that the The CP said that there responded to the notices served FCI, Ludhiana, Punjab in two Manager (Quality Control) was were apprehensions which is on them by the Delhi Police. separate cases of bribery. demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 why barricades were placed Thousands of farmers The first case was registered for checking and stacking of and the farmers were stopped. protesting the Centre’s new against Parmar on the allega- complainant’s rice consignment “Police have arrested 152 peo- agriculture laws had clashed tions of demanding a bribe of at PSWC Godown, Kailpur, ple so far in connection with with the police during their Rs 50,000 from the complainant Ludhiana. the violence that took place in tractor parade on January 26. towards releasing his three The CBI laid a trap and the national capital on Republic Many of the protesters, driving vehicles which were confiscat- caught the Manager Karan day,” he said. tractors, reached the Red Fort ed by the accused. The CBI laid Kumar while demanding and Responding to a question and entered the monument. a trap and caught the accused accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. during the annual press confer- Some protesters even hoisted red handed while demanding During investigation, it was ence of the Delhi Police about religious flags on its domes and and accepting a bribe of Rs revealed that the bribe amount the possibility of an intelligence a flagstaff at the ramparts, 50,000 from the complainant. was to be shared with TA, FCI, failure on January 26, where the national flag is Searches were conducted at leading to his arrest. Searches Shrivastava said “there was no unfurled on Independence the premises of the accused were conducted at the resi- intelligence failure.” Day. Over 500 police person- which led to recovery of some dences of both the accused at “Police had been holding nel were injured and one pro- incriminating documents, Ludhiana. talks with them (farmers). We testor died on that day. $+.+ ') & ) ! 2+! ) +,+# + # -+! # )&+# " Panaji: Maratha emperor Shivaji “Not just in Maharashtra, early part of which witnessed large- and his son Sambhaji helped pre- Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj took scale conversion of the native pop- serve Hindu culture in Goa at the efforts to preserve Hindu dharma ulation. “Prime Minister Narendra time of religious conversion, Chief and the concept of Swadharma in Modi advocates 'Make in India', Minister Pramod Sawant said at a Goa too. The biggest contribution 'Skill India', concepts which Shiv Jayanti function held here on to preserving Hindu religion and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had Friday. Swadharma (in Goa) was made by identified then. If you go back in Sawant also said that like Prime Shivaji Maharaj and Sambhaji history, during Shivaji's fight against Minister Narendra Modi's call for maharaj. He (Shivaji) played a injustices and brutal regimes of the 'Make in India' and 'Skill India', the major role in preserving Hindu cul- time, the weapons used by his Maratha king had also believed in ture at a time of conversion,” Sawant army were locally made. If the a similar philosophy, especially said. Make in India concept is when it came to locally manufactur- Born in the 17th century, in vogue now, its foundations were ing arms used to fight the brutal Shivaji's regime coincided with the laid by Shivaji Maharaj,” Sawant oppressive regimes. colonial Portuguese rule in Goa, said. IANS   ! 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(     and fill all the criteria of Sputnik V. received both the first and sec- ued at 29.48 crore pertaining “PMLA investigation   $  immunogenicity. “I want to As part of the review ond doses of the vaccine. he Enforcement to Frontier Home Developers revealed that the land was n a day its vaccination  )     appeal to all healthcare and process, Dr Reddy’s will pre- Sputnik V maintained a TDirectorate (ED) has Pvt. Ltd., 20 flats valued at  later freed from compulsory Onumbers crossed the frontline workers to get inoc- sent the safety profile of phase consistent efficacy at 91.8 per attached properties worth 22.72 crore pertaining to acquisition by the State one-crore mark making India    ulated with COVID-19 vac- two study and interim data of cent even among the group of 281.42 crore of various Frontier Home Developers Government as a result of the second-fastest country in     *+ cine doses as per schedule. phase three study which is 2, 144 volunteers over 60 accused and their associates in Pvt. Ltd. and 95.09 bighas of conspiracy by politicians, the world after the US to The vaccines are safe. Don’t expected to complete by years old. The vaccine devel- connection with Gurgaon land agricultural land at Behror bureaucrats and private reach the milestone, Union believe any rumour and mis- February 21. oped by the Gamaleya scam. and Neemrana (Both in builders causing huge loss to Health Minister Harsh Friday. information,” he said. “The efficacy of Sputnik V National Research Institute The attached assets include Rajasthan) valued at  13.31 the land owners and Vardhan on Friday appealed These include 62,95,903 Every state/union territo- was reported to be 91.6 per of Epidemiology and 54 per cent portion of project crore pertaining to Lalit Modi. Government exchequer. to the healthcare and frontline healthcare workers who have ry has been asked to schedule cent by the Lancet, which is an Microbiology was registered in the name of Dove The ED had initiated Further, investigation workers to get vaccinated taken the 1st dose and all healthcare workers for impressive development in by the Ministry of Health of Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. per- investigation by recording revealed that mostof the land against Covid-19. 7,56,942 healthcare workers vaccination at least once the fight against Covid-19,” Russia on August 11 last year taining to Atul Bansal/ Group ECIR on the basis of an FIR was purchased by ABWIL Vardhan further said that who have taken the 2nd dose, before February 20 and said Cochairman and and became the world’s first companies at Faridabad No. RCCHG2015A0019 dated Group controlled by Atul no severe adverse event post- along with 33,97,097 frontline immediately thereafter organ- Managing Director G V registered vaccine against amounting to 108.86 crore, 50 September 15, 2015registered Bansal and after obtaining immunisation has been workers with 1st dose. ise mop-up rounds for them. Prasad. Covid-19 based on the human per cent of the portion of by the CBI, ACB, Chandigarh licences, ABWIL had sold the recorded in the country and While the countrywide The Minister also “The initiation of the adenoviral vector platform. “Business Bay Project” in the under section IPC Section licensed/ unlicensed land and those reported are also 0.0004 vaccination drive was rolled applauded the country for emergency use authorisation More than 250 clinical name of company Seriatim relating to criminal conspira- licensesto the other private per- per cent. “No death has been out on January 16, 2021, vac- crossing the one crore mark process will be a critical step studies over two decades have Land & Housing Pvt. Ltd per- cy, cheating and forgery among sons/ developers, thus making recorded due to COVID-19 cination of the frontline work- in Covid vaccination saying: forward for us in ensuring proven the safety, efficacy and taining to Atul Bansal/ Group others besides provisions of the profit worth crores of rupees. vaccination. All state gov- ers was started from February Congratulations India on speedy access to the Sputnik lack of negative long-term companies amounting to  Prevention of Corruption Act The ED investigation ernments have been asked to 2, 2021. crossing a major milestone! V vaccine in India,” he said in effects of adenoviral vaccines. 78.09 crore and flats and FDR against unknown public ser- revealed that the above prop- vaccinate every healthcare A total of 6,58,674 vacci- According to the Union a statement. Sputnik V is one of only pertaining to Anglique vants of Governmentof erties worth 281.42 crores are and frontline worker,” he said. nations were administered health ministry, India’s vacci- In September 2020, Dr three vaccines in the world International Ltd. amounting to Haryana and unknown private Proceeds of Crime under The cumulative number on 18th February 2021. This nation coverage ranks third in Reddy’s partnered with the with an efficacy of 91.6 per 3.39 crore. persons. PMLA, 2002. of Covid 19 vaccine doses constitutes the highest single the world, after the US with Russian Direct Investment cent and has most authorisa- Other attached assets are It was alleged in the FIR Two Provisional administered to healthcare day vaccinations during the 55.2 million doses and the UK Fund (RDIF) to conduct clin- tions granted with 26 coun-  25.53 crores refund from that the Government of Attachment orders amounting and frontline workers reached on-going COVID-19 vacci- with 16.12 million doses. ical trials of Sputnik V and for tries globally. The vaccine has HSIIDC sanctioned to Guru Haryana had issued notifica- to 08.76 have already been 1,04,49,942 through nation drive. Both, the US and the UK have its distribution rights in India. already been administered to Nanak Infrastructures tion under section 4 of the issued and stand confirmed by 2,20,877sessions, as per the Dr Harsh Vardhan said completed over 60 days of Sputnik V has demon- more than 20 lakh people Developers Pvt. Ltd., 13.77 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on the Adjudicating Authority. provisional report till 6 pm on that the vaccines were safe vaccination. strated an efficacy rate of 91.6 worldwide. 8        6& 0(   .    

  Financial Management ments. ment into farmer’s accounts The ministry informed ment of MSP to the farmers          System (PFMS) towards “This is not a replacement since 2015-16. However, both that e-mode of payment has partly through Arthiya and mid farmers’ protests, the Punjab and  24841.56 crore of the current APMC system. the state Governments have already been adopted par- partly directly to farmer’s AModi Government on in respect of Haryana. The It only strengthens trans- been routinely approaching tially by account through online mode       Friday reiterated that it has no Government further said that parency and elimination of the Centre for granting Haryana and Punjab. as per option given by the intention to eliminate arthiyas it will release nearly 3 lakh leakages,” it added. exemption/seeking time for A part of payment for this farmers in e-Kharid portal,” (middlemen) in Punjab and crore more food subsidy in Stating that e-mode of implementation of direct paddy procurement was done the statement said.   that use of UAV data in the Haryana and no directions the remaining two months of MSP payment is already in online payment initiative. through the e-mode only. The three new farm Acts scheme will add new dimen- have been issued to eliminate the current fiscal as it looks to force across India, the min- “The Government of “Direct online payment to were enacted in September he Agriculture Ministry sion to ensure timely settle- arthiyas from the mandi sys- clear all previous backlogs. istry said the Centre has been India has therefore, directed farmers predates the three last year. Thousands of farm- Thas been permitted to use ment of claims in the scheme tem and adding that both The Government said trying to ensure the same in State Government of farm laws. In Punjab, pay- ers, mainly from Punjab, drones for remote sensing data as well as for crop area esti- these States will compulsori- that electronic mode of pay- Punjab and Haryana at least Punjab and Haryana to ment of MSP was paid to the Haryana and Western Uttar collection under Pradhan mation, losses due to ly have to use electronic ment ensures that all partic- since 2015-16. ensure online payment to farmers through Pradesh, have been Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana localised calamities and to modes to pay crop price ipants including farmers, “The Central farmers through e-mode from Arthiyas and in Haryana, FCI protesting at Delhi borders (PMFBY). This will allow the resolve yield dispute between (MSP) to farmers. The min- Arthiyas and mandis receive Government is regularly pur- upcoming season and that made payment of MSP direct- from over two months now, agriculture ministry to use different stakeholders under istry of consumer affairs and their payments directly online suing with Punjab and no further relaxation on this ly to farmer’s bank accounts seeking repeal of three farm drones for remote sensing data the scheme. “The use of high food said that  1,16,653.96 in order to ensure trans- Haryana Governments for account will be accorded,” through online mode, where- laws and a legal guarantee of collection in agricultural areas spatial resolution UAV data crore reflected in Public parency and trail of pay- ensuring direct online pay- the ministry said. as State agencies made pay- the MSP. of 100 districts of the country may also be explored in other for gram panchayat level yield agriculture-related schemes estimation, under PMFBY. in India”, stated the Minister. ! (% “The Ministry of Civil The conditional exemp- Aviation and Directorate tion will be valid for one year   +! #  General of Civil Aviation have from the date of issue of the granted conditional exemp- permission letter or until the #  tion for Remotely Piloted operationalisation of the &#! 45 #" Aircraft System (RPAS) usage Digital Sky Platform, to the Ministry of Agriculture whichever is earlier, the & ? and Farmers Welfare statement by the civil aviation (MoAFW),” an official state- ministry said. This exemp- #-'+ &   ment said on Friday. tion shall be valid only if all Union Agriculture conditions and limitations mid the rising fuel prices, Minister Narendra Singh are strictly adhered to, it Amaravati: Senior Yuvajana      ACongress on Friday called Tomar has earlier tweeted said. Sramika Rythu Congress Party  ,- .  upon the Centre to reduce the (YSRCP) leader and Rajya excise duty on petrol and diesel Sabha MP V Vijayasai Reddy on $    to provide relief to 130 crore >&   ! (./,@/ Friday lambasted Telugu Desam     $    citizens. Lamenting how can #    Party (TDP) National President      / the Modi Government pass   N Chandrababu Naidu alleging the buck of rising fuel price to that he orchestrated the sale of 0"  /   Congress Governments which   AB./AB 54 government companies. 1 $ $  was six years ago, the “Who sold Nizam Sugars  .    Opposition termed the BJP   Limited, dozen cooperative led government as nothing less    sugar factories, Allwyn watch-    2 than Indhan Tax Jivi Sarkar he CPI(Marxist) received es, spinning mills and paper    $ (Fuel Tax Goverment and is a   Tover 19.69 crore from 239 mills, all together 54 compa- .  ( Bhayankar Janloot Sarkar. donors as donations exceeding nies,” Reddy alleged. AICC chief spokesman Calicut-bound Air India 20,000 in 2019-20. Agitating He doubled down on the Randeep Surjewala pointed AExpress flight with 104 pas- farmer union leader Hannan TDP Supremo following his verse through Asilmetta that the Centre had increased sengers on board made a pre- Mollah, DMK and CPI(M) -      1    A  4  .    censure of the state government Junction, Sangam Sarath, Kali the price of petrol and diesel per cautionary landing at the leaders are among the contrib- and Chief Minister YS Jagan Temple, Thatichetlapalem, litre by 15.21 and 15.33 Trivandrum International utors. The Desiya Murpokku Mohan Reddy for failing to stop Kancharapalem, Urvasi respectively after assuming Airport at noon on Friday due Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) the Central government's deci- Junction, 104 area, Marripalem, power in May 2019. Accusing to a technical snag in the party has shown ‘nil’ donations      sion of privatising NAD Junction, airport, Sheela the government of looting the hydraulic system of the aircraft. above 20,000 in the year 2019- Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Nagar, BHPV, Old Gajuwaka people, he mentioned that the According to officials, Air 20. (VSP). “Further, who emptied and Srinagar. Commenting prices of petrol and diesel had India IX 1346 that departed According to the Election   6! //  100 more companies and sent upon the panchayat poll results, climbed to 100 and 90 per Sharjah airport at 7.07am on Commission’s website, the lakhs of employees home with the YSRCP leader claimed that litre respectively in some parts Friday morning was expected to CPI(M) received a total of Rs voluntary retirement service the ruling party aligned candi- of the country. land at Kozhikode airport at 19,69,36,150 as donations from   help and support for favourable Authorized Officer to dispose (VRS)? Don't people know your dates won more than 85 per cent Dubbing BJP as ‘Bhayankar around 12.40pm.”However, entities, individuals and the settlement of the case pending of the immovable properties of crocodile tears Babu,” Reddy 'sarpanch' posts in the third Janloot Party’, he claimed that while air bound, the pilots DMK. Mollah donated 4 lakh he CBI on Friday laid a trap in Debts Recovery Tribunal the borrowers which were claimed attacking Naidu. phase of the polls. the NDA government had noticed a minor technical snag in eight installments of 40,000 Tand caught an officer of (DRT) in the matter of immov- mortgaged as collateral,” it said. According to the Rajya He alleged that people earned 21.50 lakh crore by in the aircraft and therefore each. Standard Chartered Bank red ableThe properties were Sabha MP, the ruling YSRCP would remove oxygen support repeatedly increasing fuel price decided not to land at The DMK had contributed handed while accepting a bribe properties offered as collater- allegedly sold by auction for a party leaders would undertake for TDP which is already on since 2014. Kozhikode airport as a precau- 10 crore to the Left party dur- of Rs 3 lakh from the al securities in total amount of Rs 22,11,00, a 25-km 'padayatra' (walkathon) ventilator and claimed that the “BJP’s new name should tionary measure, since the air- ing the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- complainant. the loan availed from Standard 000 in January 2021 against on Saturday in Visakhapatnam, opposition leader filed peti- be-’BhayankarJanloot Party’. port has a tabletop runway, tions. The party’s contribution The agency also conduct- Chartered Bank, the CBI said. market value of Rs 61.5 crore starting from the Mahatma tions in the courts to stall Congress demands that the which has a shorter airstrip was reflected in its poll expen- ed searches in Chennai at the “It was further alleged that as claimed by the borrower. Gandhi statue at the city civic 'Amma Vodi' and public hous- Modi Government should stop compared to a regular runway,” diture report submitted to the premises of the accused officer the complainant’s firm had Aggrieved by the sale, the bor- body office and terminating at ing schemes for the poor. oil loot and give relief to the officials said. The airline also EC after the elections. of the private bank, Rajendran, availed OD/Term Loan facili- rower filed a case before the the steel plant arch. He ridiculed Meanwhile, Naidu alleged people of the country by cutting denied reports that it made an However, this was not reflect- Authorized Officer, Standard ties from Standard Chartered Debts Recovery Tribunal court, that a leader like N. that the panchayat polls were petrol and diesel prices,” emergency landing, adding that ed in the last contribution Chartered Bank, Group Special Bank, D B Branch, Coimbatore Coimbatore during February, Chandrababu Naidu, who 'lawless' and it was democracy Surjewala said while addressing it was a precautionary landing. report of the CPI(M). The Left Assets Management, Rajaji for a total amount of Rs 2021 and got a stay order allegedly sold away 54 govern- which got defeated. “TDP and a press briefing. The officials said it was not party has now shown the con- Salai, Chennai and recovered 27,70,00,000 during the period against the sale. Since the mat- ment companies, is now claim- its allies have posted good Moreover, he lamented that an emergency landing, but a tribution in its report for 2019- Rs 18 lakh in cash, property from 2005 to 2016 with suffi- ter was pending before the ing to fight for the steel plant. results and got 41.41 per cent the Centre was passing the planned diversion that was taken 20. The contribution by the documents and locker keys in cient collateral. DRT, the accused demanded “He (Naidu) spewed venom seats in the third phase of pan- buck to the Congress after collectively by both the pilots DMK was made in April 2019 a case related to bribery of Rs The bank accounts undue advantage of Rs 3,00,000 the moment it was announced chayat polls. They have won fleecing the people by imposing after discussing the matter with in multiple installments. Senior three lakh. became NPA with the out- from the complainant to help that Visakhapatnam would be more than 1,093 panchayats as hefty tax on petrol and diesel. the airport authorities. CPI(M) leader and party gen- A case was registered standing of Rs 26,37,12,444 as and support the borrower. made the executive capital. the final results are emerging. Contending that diesel’s price All the passengers are safe eral secretary Sitaram Yechury against the accused officer on on 30.04.2017. It was also The accused was produced Using media houses favouring The TDP has already won 38.74 has gone up by 40% since NDA and were deplaned from the air- contributed 2.28 lakh, the allegations of demanding alleged that the Standard before the court of Principal him, he propagated that Vizag per cent seats in the first phase formed the Government, craft. The airline has also made Mohammad Salim Rs 1 lakh, undue advantage of Rs 3,00,000 Chartered Bank initiated action Special Judge for CBI Cases, is prone to tsunamis and earth- and 39.52 percent seats in the Surjewala alleged that the high all necessary arrangements to Brinda Karat 1.38 lakh, from the complainant (repre- Under SARFAESI Act, 2002, Chennai and was remanded to quakes,” Reddy alleged. second phase,” Naidu excise duty had impacted both accommodate passengers in Elaram Karim 13.2 lakh and sentative of borrower firm) to and the accused was the judicial custody till March 3. The 'padayatra' will tra- claimed. IANS the poor and the middle-class. another flight. Suhasini Ali 1.44 lakh.   ! "#$"#"% 3

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It has         S      proclaimed a state of emergency 3             S which is to last for a year and amended the penal code pre- 4        scribing 20 years’ imprisonment " #   +    #  for inciting hatred for the         )E       Government or the Army or             ! hindering efforts of the securi- ty forces to ensure State stabili-    5A#   1   E   #S     9:8C  ) ty. Seven years in prison is the     9:8?              )    punishment for preventing the                     security forces from performing   S  " #          E  1/   ,   their duties, and three years for spreading fear, “fake news” or nessed on February 17 hun- party, the National League for nomic ventures which will be          S            agitating against Government dreds of thousands of people Democracy, which swept the affected if the economy falters "                    ! employees. All this was besides attend the largest single rally November 2019 parliamentary as a result of domestic disorder      S                   the power given to the Tatmadaw since the beginning of the election, to form a and sabotage, and sanctions      "                 ! to detain people indefinitely protest movement. The move- Government. On the other specifically targeting them. and/or search private property, ment has united nearly 7,50,000 hand, it seems set on pursuing The Tatmadaw may resort      )             )E   5A# besides revalidating a law requir- doctors, lawyers, civil servants, a course of keeping her under to a savage crackdown if it feels                  "    ing people to report overnight railway workers, electricity detention by levelling utterly that it could afford the costs.   !                    "  visitors to their homes. providers and others, including spurious charges of illegally Hence the democracies must                    5A# <  The steps on the ground Government employees work- importing and possessing six disabuse it of any such idea,                $   #  -   include the deployment of troops ing in tax offices and the gen- walkie talkie radios and violat- and make it clear that the and armoured vehicles on the eral administration. Both train ing the country’s natural dis- Generals and their families will  )E         5      . / -   roads of Yangon, Myitkyina (cap- services and power supply -- -   aster laws. Also, it continues pay a very heavy price for any , 5   /# "             )  ! ital of Karen State) and Sittwe (the have been disrupted. Business ; 77-' trying to crush the civil disobe- such misadventure. The US    )E   )  " S             capital of Raknine State), firing of interests of the Tatmadaw and dience movement with repres- has slapped sanctions on 10   5A#        S          < rubber bullets, the use of water the Government functions !'!-! >  sion, though it has not yet current and former Generals cannons against demonstrators, essential to military rule have resorted to the kind of savage who led the coup and three                     arrests during night curfew hours been targeted.  7': ! violence it used to crush pro- economic ventures. It has also and detention of a wide range of Meanwhile, Hannah Beech '> -E7 democracy protesters in 1988 taken steps to prevent the people including political leaders, points out in a report in The  -' ' and Buddhist monks, pro- Generals from improperly 47 Government officials, activists, New York Times of February 17 democracy activist and others accessing more than one bil- journalists, student leaders and that the atmosphere in the daily -!' ? who, in August and September lion dollars in Burmese medical personnel. According to protest rallies in Myanmar’s ; 7 of 2007, peacefully demon- Government funds held in the the Myanmar’s Assistance major cities is that of a cultur- strated against the Junta’s near- US, and immediate action to Association for Political Prisoners, al carnival. “Graffiti artists,” she <7 7 9= ly two decades of dictatorial limit exports of sensitive goods the number of people arrested adds, “have spray-painted mes- '-;7 rule and economic bungling. to the Burmese military and since the coup reached 495 on sages mocking Senior General Three questions arise here. other entities associated with February 17 and was growing. Min Aung Hlaing, the Army ;;7-  Why has the Tatmadaw not the recent coup. This is a Further, the Tatmadaw has chief who staged the coup. '; ;-=? unleashed that kind of murder- good beginning. While con- announced that it had issued war- Poets have declaimed in angry ous violence this time? Is it like- demning the coup and rants for the arrest of six celebri- verse. A cartoonists’ union - - '  ly to do so? How can the rest proposing resolutions critical ties, including a film director, marched holding hand-drawn  <  '; of the world prevent such an of it, and supportive of democ- actors and a singer, under an anti- figures. Street dancers twirled eventuality? As to the first, it racy and Suu Kyi, the incitement law for instigating with abandon.”  '!; !=?-' clearly did not anticipate the European countries have not civil servants to join the protests. The Tatmadaw, however, ';  kind of nationwide upsurge taken comparable measures. Gatherings of five or more per- refuses to concede the civil dis- their coup has provoked. They must put their money sons have been banned. obedience movement’s <'>; - Second, it is worried about the where their mouth is. All this notwithstanding, the demand to undo the coup, economic consequences of (The author is Consulting civil disobedience movement release Aung San Suu Kyi and such a bid. The Generals have Editor, The Pioneer. The views continues to swell. Yangon wit- others arrested and allow her extensive involvement in eco- expressed are personal.) 7,,71 ,8,, 77-4,81   >    0  B  4  7##$       Sir—This refers to the editorial ‘Ignominious   "#$ %  & ) /# record’ (February 19). We must understand %&  1( %("% $, that a crime is a crime, whether commit- "# ( &(& = % ( ted by a man or woman. Both men and  ,-"# "& $%  $"#    32        #  women deserve the same quantum of pun- %?" #"  1&%%"" " (" $ /    /          ishment for committing similar crimes. " #(" $$?("# 1(# ? "   Such judgments strengthen our faith &"# # %%"#%& $ 1# ,                    # in the judiciary and constitutional institu- , tions. Shabnam was convicted along with ! 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Shabnam holds Masters degrees in if you want us to pay for your journalism, just flatterers who toe the line of the BJP, "          ! two subjects and taught at the village pri-  we are not going to play the game at all. which rules the Centre, for their selfish K>9&               1   mary school. She initially pretended that her It is a matter of concern that Facebook gains. They are not concerned with the     89:       house was attacked by unidentified pages that have been blocked include State Mumbaikars at all and are only worried -"E #        #   )        ; <S    assailants. However, she later confessed that Police, health sites and even the Bureau of about their films. she had abetted Salim in the crime and $ (("        = >    *        9: * ! Meteorology. The spread seems overly They live in luxury bungalows and made her family members drink milk laced broad at this stage, with commercial and commute in high-end cars and the spike  $" ,-"        ?@         A 8B 9:9:     with sedatives and thereafter throttled her charity pages blocked from new postings, in fuel prices is hardly a cause of concern :!! ("                     *    little nephew. What a shame! perhaps any area they says “News.” for them. They have more than dozen cars  & ?      1      CD   5    5    Azhar A Khan | Rampur Facebook should have thought twice and some of them are imported. Amitabh ", Bachchan must have received a huge sum %&%!    1                1         before taking the action. It is not that only Australia will suffer but it adds no feath- for the advertisement in which he can be K>>7% 1 #   #S    "    1      *S Sir —Facebook has blocked many sources ers to the Facebook’s reputation either. seen teaching others to wear a mask and (     1       CB 1         of news for its users in Australia, leaving Dennis Fitzgerald | Australia sanitise their hand, or he must have done   ""?         1  >  /      them in a tizzy. Many people get all of their it for popularity. But the common man !""& 7"               5      news from Facebook and are now feeling     continues to reel under the rising petrol " 1$$  uninformed by this step. The Australian and diesel prices.       /             # Sir —Maharashtra Congress chief Nana & Government is enacting a legislation that Patole has rightly admonished Bollywood Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai  " # #& $ "      8:    1  1 !        would require digital companies, includ- actors Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay  <  , )   "       $  - )       !  E  ing Facebook and Google, to pay for news Kumar for not speaking out against the    &  ( 4% #         !    content. Although most of these news sto- Centre even when the price of petrol has 67!%# ! K% 7   ! "#$"#"% +

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he recent Supreme Court directive ordering virtual recording of testimonies of child traf- Tficking survivors and prosecution witness- es, who are required to depose in courts which are 2 27 616( far from their place of residence, will be a giant           *      8::   leap forward in ensuring that survivors obtain jus-                     G: tice. Despite being illegal in India, the malaise of ""  1 #  *  31#*4!     ! forced and bonded labour is widespread and com-                     ! mercial sexual exploitation of children and child   "                 trafficking persist, often with impunity for the per- petrators of the crime and limited legal recourse                   for the survivors. Children, both girls and boys                  from marginalised families in the country, are traf-     #               9:8:  9:8C ficked to engage in various exploitative situations.                   While minor boys are subject to child labour, E              forced labour, bonded labour, most of the girls end   3      4          up serving as domestic help and sex slaves, where they are commercially exploited for sex. Sadly, child -    1   ) $        ! trafficking is a demand-driven problem. There is                 *    ! a demand for children in the labour and commer- --; !9;7                        cial sex market, so there is a supply. In fact, there ;  =7                  * E      are industries which primarily run on the nim- '7 - '-'        99  9:8C    BD  >   9:9: ble fingers of children such as bangle-making, zari-   ! " 1   $            making, firecracker production and also cotton 7 ;> >';7';     3   *  1    *    farming. Children are engaged in cotton farms - ;  7 because of their short height that enables faster ' 7 = E   1   *E4        )    plucking of cotton.      *           ;' Shockingly, the crime of human trafficking ;<   7 Afterwards they appeared in the operation. After Shailendra was protection application with the through Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code !'  - 7, Jaipur court and recorded their tes- re-united with his family in Gaya, support of an NGO has been moved (IPC) was codified post the 2012 Nirbhaya gan- !?-= ; timonies against the alleged traffick- he revealed the shocking nature of to the competent authority in the grape-cum-murder incident, although it has ;7' ;!77 er. They had to face severe threats the torture that he along with other district in this regard. been termed unconstitutional in the country from ';77 and intimidation upon arrival in children had been going through at Given the grim scenario sur- the time the Constitution of India became effec-  -= ; their home State. After three the hands of the factory owners. rounding child trafficking, record- tive. According to the National Crime Records '-;'>  months, Raushan, his mother and “If we did not do the work prop- ing of testimonies through video- Bureau (NCRB) figures released in 2018, there the mother of another child labour- erly, or accidentally broke a bangle, conferencing will have a huge were 1,830 reported cases of human trafficking in ;';! ; er who had also testified against the we were thrashed mercilessly. After impact on the thriving racket in the the nation. However, activists say that the actual ;- trafficker, were kidnapped. They long working hours when we dozed country. There are around 12 to 15 figure could be much higher as many victims do  -77 were being taken to Jaipur by a train off late in the night chilli powder child traffickers in a few cities of not register cases with the police, largely because ;'-!- ' to turn hostile in the court case was sprinkled into our eyes as Bihar who have been active for a they do not know the law or fear the traffickers. 7! ?- against the traffickers when they punishment for sleeping. They had long time and are still involved in 'I;! 7 +      BD  1  S     9F  9B In the same year, the Government complet- were rescued just 110 kms away a music system in the room and aiding and abetting of trafficking of ed prosecution in 545 cases, convicted 322 traf-  ;'> from Gaya. This was done through whenever they would beat us they children. Over the last three years,     )   B8       1   fickers in 95 cases and acquitted 1,124 suspects in -  the swift intervention of the ADG- would play the music at full volume 922 children, all natives of Bihar, "                 ! 450 cases. The acquittal rate in trafficking cases CID who was approached for help to drown out our cries, so that no have been rescued from Jaipur.           $  )   " touched 83 per cent in 2018. Poverty, involvement by social workers. Consequently, a one could know what was happen- After the apex court’s order, two 3$)"4        $        of huge money and an extremely low rate of con- second FIR of kidnapping of three ing in the factory,” Shailendra told cases have been identified on a pilot "         5        viction contribute to child trafficking becoming persons was lodged against the his parents. basis for the recording of the testi- $              9:9:!98 a huge problem in the country. same trafficker and his accom- However, within a week of the monies virtually. One is to be done       9@?:::     5  2 3524  After victims are rescued and a criminal case plices in Gaya. In the absence of a rescue, the trafficker arrived at between the Protection of Children is lodged, often the subsequent police investiga- strong protection mechanism, re- their home asking for Shailendra to from Sexual Offences (POCSO) D@8:::       2  3 24     GC::: tion and prosecution does not result in a convic- trafficking is another major chal- be taken back to the factory in Court-2, Jaipur, and the POCSO            52      tion as a majority of cases are inter-State and there lenge in the fight against child traf- Jaipur. This was vehemently Court, Gaya in Bihar and the other                   ! is a weak mechanism for coordination among the ficking. This is because trafficked opposed by the parents and they which has already been put in           1+'*E!8G   States to deal with such crimes. Survivors or wit- children become skilled over a insisted that their older son, motion, is between the Additional "               nesses are either taken to the court by the traffick- period of time and become assets for Narendra be sent home, too. But the Sessions Court, Karkardooma,     (E $               ers to speak in their favour or the victims fail to establishments that require their ser- trafficker kept mounting pressure Delhi, and the POCSO Court,          DB::         appear in the court because they do not have time, vices. That’s why they become sub- on them to allow the child to go Sitamarhi in Bihar. money and the energy to pursue the case. ject to re-trafficking upon being res- back to Jaipur with him. He told the The traffickers often belong to       9:8B "          Consequently, the traffickers often get away with cued or soon after reintegration with parents that if they did not comply the neighbouring or same village as                   the crime with impunity. On the other hand, sur- their families. with his wishes their elder child the survivors, and are well-off and                    vivors are often harassed, intimidated and become For instance, during the lock- would be killed. The mother spoke politically well-connected. The traf- $                   vulnerable to social stigma, on top of poor inves- down necessitated by the with Vijay Kewat, a social worker fickers are always in a position to      "        $        tigations and slow trials resulting in the victim feel- Coronavirus pandemic, a 12-year- associated with a non-governmen- influence survivors or their families                -    ing further victimised. old boy Shailendra (not his real tal organisation fighting against who usually hail from margin-     $            ! Cases of intimidation of the witnesses and their name) was rescued from a bangle- child trafficking, who took her to a alised communities. Hence, they are families are very high. A perfect example of this The writer is making factory in Jaipur along nearby police station to lodge an FIR resourceless and powerless and if     )             is the Raushan case (not his real name). Raushan Executive Director, with other children. However, his against the trafficker. The FIR was they are not provided proper care                     along with four other children, all natives of Gaya, Centre DIRECT. 13-year-old elder brother Narendra registered and Narendra was final- under the witness protection          3EE"4    5  ! The views expressed Bihar, was rescued from one of the bangle-mak- are personal. (not his real name), was hidden by ly brought back home by Gaya scheme, the whole exercise will                ! ing factories of Jaipur, Rajasthan, in 2016. the traffickers during the rescue police in December 2020. A witness prove futile.    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n a country where the Sun 35 per cent by 2030. of the 23,600 MW renewable tunity to address these concerns power industry, the supply chain as well, which is worshiped, solar power is But these lofty ambitions power projects, won by various and put the sector firmly back Government would have done would have contributed in low- Ijustly considered the energy do not match the develop- players after quoting the lowest on track, but somehow that did well to address the challenges. ering costs. of the future. Solar power’s ments on the ground and the rates in reverse auctions con- not happen. The complexity of the subsidy Additionally, the Centre abundant availability in India slowdown in capacity addition ducted by the Solar Energy The Budget left the renew- structure and involvement of could have focused on the need not only ensures scalability but in recent years is a proof of the Corporation of India (SECI) for able energy sector feeling let too many agencies, electricity to build consumer awareness also bolsters our energy secu- same. The cause of this slug- the Inter-State Transmission down as not only have its boards and the electricity reg- about the technology, econom- rity. India can generate 748 GW 7 1416" gishness is the presence of a System (ISTS), are staring at an requirements not been met but ulatory commission makes the ics and right usage of PV prod- of solar energy provided three variety of unaddressed hurdles uncertain future as the agency some of the existing benefits development of solar PV pro- ucts and modules. At the man- per cent of the waste land is cov- that have been allowed to grow has not yet found buyers for have been taken away, too. An jects difficult. The Budget ufacturer end, the awareness ered with solar photovoltaic by a lethargic Government pol- power from these solar/wind unwelcome change in this should have demolished all could have been driven by (PV) modules. Pursuing this icy regime. This is further evi- energy generation units. regard relates to the custom these complex structures and sharing technical information goal is the Government’s dent by the state of PV cell pro- There are systemic issues as these firms, because they are duty for machinery, instru- focused on critical issues such through conferences and work- National Solar Mission (NSM) duction which is yet to become well. For instance, on the sup- unsure of profit sustainability. ments, appliances, components as financing, which is a major shops, in collaborating with bal- which is mandated to develop truly competitive. Adding to ply side the main grouse for The lack of Government inter- or auxiliary equipment, includ- issue for PV manufacturers. ance of systems manufacturers India as a global solar energy these challenges are the trans- solar power suppliers are the vention in these conditions is ing those required for testing The Government should and in gathering and publish- leader. The NSM’s purpose is to mission losses at approximate- rock bottom tariffs which are disturbing enough but what and quality control of solar have installed a robust financ- ing accurate market data, trends install 100 GW grid-connected ly 40 per cent, which make solar among the world’s lowest. On makes it even more concerning power generation projects, ing infrastructure, models and and projections. Finally, the solar power plants by 2022 power generation highly unfea- top of this, State governments is when State Governments which was capped at five per arrangements to spur the PV Government should have and assist India to realise the sible. These conditions are fur- insist that companies sell power renege on the terms of Power cent previously. This exemption industry and consumption of linked the solar energy targets Intended Nationally ther made worse by the scarci- to discoms at cheap prices Purchase Agreements (PPA) has been taken away. PV products, besides training with ‘Make in India’, the ‘Smart Determined Contributions ty of per capita land availabili- which hurts these firms’ profit and demand tariff renegotiation Developers would now be bur- and development of human City Mission’ and ‘Digital India’. (INDCs) target of achieving 40 ty in India, especially near sub- margins and negatively affects at the time of payment. These dened by the increased costs of resources to drive industry This would have given this per cent cumulative electric The writer is stations for exclusive installation focus on quality and innova- unhealthy practices must be import and this would also lead growth and PV adoption. promising sector a fresh per- power installed capacity from an environmental of solar cells. tion. Low tariffs combined with curtailed by the Centre if the to litigation under the PPAs for This would have had a spective and ensured the devel- non-fossil fuel-based energy journalist. On the other hand project chronic delay in payments solar power sector is to flour- change in law claims. positive cascading effect and opment and transformation of The views expressed resources and to reduce the are personal. costs are increasing, debt is mean that even the banks ish. The recently-announced Instead of a lacklustre improved intra-industry coop- the entire renewable power emission intensity of its GDP by mounting while nearly a third become reluctant to lend to Budget was a fantastic oppor- attempt to support the solar eration for expanding the PV system in the country.   ! "#$"#"%    * ?  #   1     <    * 4         C       & %     7/ *  # #(  #  > ##    & *      “Thus, as is evident from   the rising demand for such ser-   : <- olding that banks cannot vices, lockers have become an he Centre has given reg- Q0 #   )>*#>*6    ment is working on will make Hwash off their hands essential service provided by Tulatory approval for he Sensex tumbled 435 '#1)?-%@@'('#>>  # *  #   PSU a pivotal part and there is towards their customers for the every banking institution. Such drone deployment for remote Tpoints while the Nifty 6'#'A? he new public sector enter-      # *  a strength towards asset mon- operation of lockers, the services may be availed of by sensing data collection in slumped below the 15,000- Tprises policy envisages that etisation in the brownfield pro- Supreme Court Friday direct- citizens as well as by foreign agricultural areas of 100 dis- mark on Friday as markets the strategic sectors have lim- # * .  ject, he added. “We need to ed the Reserve Bank of India nationals,” the bench said. tricts of the country. buckled under selling pressure HUL, Dr Reddy’s, NTPC, ited number of players restrict-        ensure that the desired results (RBI) to lay down regulations Moreover, due to rapid The move will be benefi- for the fourth session on the Reliance Industries and Bajaj ing it to maximum four public are achieved in the collabora- within six months mandating gains in technology, “we are cial for Gram Panchayat level trot amid a lacklustre trend in Finserv were among the gain- sector enterprises of the hold-     #  tive effect of the private sector the steps to be taken by banks now transitioning from dual yield estimation, under the global markets. ers, climbing up to 1.97%. ing nature, a top official said on    to enhance wealth, improve with respect to locker facility key­operated lockers to elec- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima The 30-share BSE Sensex During the week, the Friday. R&D, and growth of the econ- management. tronically operated lockers,” Yojana. ended 434.93 points or 0.85 per Sensex declined 654.54 points Department of Public / #   2 R omy. A bench comprising the top court said.In the elec- The Ministry of Civil cent lower at 50,889.76, pres- or 1.26 per cent, and Nifty fell Enterprises (DPE) Secretary “The secretary also said Justices M M Shantanagoudar tronically operated lockers, Aviation and the Directorate sured by robust selling in bank- 181.55 points or 1.19 per cent. Sailesh said the remaining that with the announcements and Vineet Saran said with the though the customer may have General of Civil Aviation has ing and auto counters. “The Nifty-50 and BSE enterprises will be rationalised of the new PSU policy, the govt advent of globalization, bank- partial access to the locker granted conditional exemp- Similarly, the broader NSE Sensex declined by 1.2 per in terms of mergers, amalga- ally be privatised. wishes to have a strong and ing institutions have acquired through passwords or ATM tion for Remotely Piloted Nifty gave up the 15,000 level, cent this week as market mood mations and privatisation if fea- The DPE secretary was impactful public sector in a a very significant role in the life pin, etc., they are unlikely to Aircraft System usage to the dropping 137.20 points or 0.91 became cautious on rising sible. addressing a webinar organised strategic sector. “MSMEs of the common man as both possess the technological Ministry of Agriculture and per cent to 14,981.75. A day global and local bond yields. As part of the by PHDCCI. (micro, small and medium domestic and international know­how to control the oper- Farmers Welfare. after topping the Sensex gain- The broader markets that ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ Sailesh said, “We need to enterprises) have the potential economic transactions within ation of such lockers, the bench “The exemption shall be er’s chart, ONGC emerged as is NSE Mid Cap 100 Index and package, Finance Minister build our capabilities and in the sectors such as defence, the country have increased said.”On the other hand, there valid from the one year from the biggest laggard in Friday’s BSE Small Cap Index are both Nirmala Sitharaman had in emphasise our domestic pro- infrastructure, manufacturing, multiple folds. is the possibility that miscreants the date of issue of the per- session, tumbling 5.06 per cent. in the green this week. The US May announced that there will duction for global and domes- power, petroleum, coal, min- The top court said people may manipulate the technolo- mission letter or until the It was followed by SBI, Axis 10 Year Bond yields have risen be a maximum of four public tic outreach at a globally com- ing, ports, airports, and many are hesitant to keep their liquid gies used in these systems to operationalisation of the Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto, from below 1 per cent to 1.29 sector companies in strategic petitive cost.” more, which will help to create assets at home as “we are gain access to the lockers with- ‘Digital Sky Platform’, Maruti and M&M, which shed per cent, building in econom- sectors, and state-owned firms The new paradigm frame- better running of government steadily moving towards a cash- out the customers’ knowledge whichever is earlier,” the min- up to 3.77 per cent. On the ic impact of the USD 1.9 tril- in other segments will eventu- work in which the govern- assets,” he said. less economy.” or consent,” it said. istry said in a statement. other hand, IndusInd Bank, lion stimulus package.  ")# )#&& & 89 -): + / $+ $    #        01

   Petrol price on Friday was 80.60 a litre in the national cap- energy crisis took out almost 40   ! TVS Motor Chairman part in the meeting, sources sources said the FM listened to hiked by 31 paise per litre and ital and for 87.62 in Mumbai. per cent of the nation’s crude Venu Srinivasan, MRF Ltd said. the views put forth by the etrol price on Friday diesel by 33 paise, according to The increase follows a production. nion Finance Minister Chairman M Mammen, India This is the first time she industrialists during the inter- Pcrossed the 90-per-litre a price notification of state- spurt in prices of oil in the In 11 days, retail petrol UNirmala Sitharaman on Cements Ltd Vice Chairman N is meeting industry captains in action. The India Cements Ltd mark in the national capital, owned fuel retailers. international market, on which prices have risen by Rs 3.24 a Friday held an informal meet- Srinivasan, former Ashok Tamil Nadu after presenting the Managing Director N and diesel soared to 80.60 This pushed the petrol India is 85 per cent dependent litre, a record since the pricing ing with top industrialists of Leyland Chairman R budget. However, the meeting Srinivasan said he thanked the after rates were increased for price to 90.19 a litre in Delhi to meet its needs. Brent oil was deregulated in 2010, and Tamil Nadu to elicit their views Seshasayee and Apollo was out of bounds for the FM for presenting an ‘out- the 11th consecutive day in a and to 96.62 in Mumbai. crossed USD 65 a barrel on diesel rates have gone up by Rs on the budget she presented on Hospitals MD Sunita Reddy media and the points discussed standing’ budget that would row. Diesel now comes for Rs Thursday as a worsening US 3.47. February 1. were among those who took were not known. Industry spur growth.   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 15,074.80 15,144.05 14,898.20 14,981.75 -137.2 Script Open High Low LTP MGL 1174.5 1205.05 1160 1183.35 BAJAJELEC 1003.2 1015 974.9 1002 HONAUT 43790 43876.05 43001 43621.55 ASHOKA 116.7 116.7 108.3 110.8 UPL 542.95 565 539.5 554.9 13.85 DABUR 515.65 515.65 507.55 513.25 HINDCOPPER 87.5 91.3 82.55 85.9 MINDTREE 1706.25 1716 1662.45 1687.6 SUNDRMFAST 699.8 755 676.3 711.25 FCONSUMER 8.3 8.3 8.04 8.13 DRREDDY 4,602.00 4,728.00 4,530.00 4,726.00 109.05 PNB 44.05 46.4 41.2 42.05 ADANIGREEN 1109.05 1127.95 1070 1118.4 BOSCHLTD 15651.1 16000 15516.1 15575.5 CAPPL 475.5 501.45 473 486.95 CCL 237 240.15 231 231.7 INDUSINDBK 1,035.00 1,074.55 1,027.80 1,069.80 23.75 TATAMOTORS 322.5 322.5 301.5 312 CIPLA 829.9 829.9 799.35 807.3 FSL 94.9 99.3 94.2 97.15 HSCL 45.6 46.9 45.2 45.45 RITES 248.5 248.6 244 244.7 HINDUNILVR 2,152.90 2,194.00 2,150.00 2,185.00 38.15 IDEA 11.46 11.7 10.79 10.91 KOTAKBANK 1945 1969.6 1925.05 1937.3 VBL 952.35 975 943.4 972.35 HERITGFOOD 294.45 324.15 294.45 312.5 BDL 349.95 349.95 337.1 339.2 GAIL 143.95 149.45 143.5 145.15 2.05 SBIN 415.05 415.2 395 399.35 NESTLEIND 16395 16477.6 16214.45 16386.1 BAJAJCON 255 259.6 245 251.35 CYIENT 615 618.4 590.35 595.95 AKZOINDIA 2140 2184 2136.7 2149.2 NTPC 103.65 106.75 101.4 104.6 1.2 BANKBARODA 96.25 99.8 88.7 91.05 DELTACORP 152.9 153.85 149.45 152.35 RCF 55 56.65 54.1 54.8 LALPATHLAB 2499.1 2499.1 2399 2433 JSLHISAR 116.2 123.95 114.7 121.7 TCS 3,058.00 3,087.15 3,016.15 3,078.00 20.65 TATAPOWER 93.15 94.85 89.4 91.15 HDFCLIFE 717.7 723.25 703.7 710.1 BEML 1015 1031.95 964 975.5 ORIENTELEC 271.3 276.9 264.9 269.4 EIDPARRY 321.45 327 317.25 318.5 RELIANCE 2,057.00 2,104.95 2,053.30 2,080.00 12.3 ADANIENT 810.05 830.85 730 781.4 BANDHANBNK 345 349.6 335.05 337.3 INDIAMART 9057 9116.9 8751.5 8841.9 TAKE 56.75 60 56.3 58.4 JSL 69.95 71 69.2 69.65 NESTLEIND 16,430.00 16,464.70 16,212.95 16,430.05 65.35 IDFCFIRSTB 58.7 65.7 57.55 62.45 AFFLE 5411 5549 5100.35 5286.95 RAIN 141.9 148.45 139.1 142.2 BSOFT 240.5 244.2 236 238.2 PGHH 13263.05 13280 12890.05 12912.6 BAJAJFINSV 10,150.00 10,427.65 10,140.00 10,237.95 39 RELIANCE 2065 2104.95 2058 2080.55 IDFC 49.45 55 49.45 52.15 SOUTHBANK 9.04 9.19 8.52 8.74 GRSE 203 208.8 196.4 197.9 BLUESTARCO 840.5 869.5 810.5 812.95 HCLTECH 950 958 944.45 949.9 1.8 INDUSINDBK 1034 1074 1027.15 1067.1 SUNTV 517 520.4 497.55 503.5 GMRINFRA 26.15 26.35 24.85 25.15 BASF 2120 2149 2000 2031.35 HAWKINCOOK 5649.95 5649.95 5550 5574.75 INFY 1,296.10 1,299.50 1,276.80 1,293.00 0.55 BAJFINANCE 5564.95 5621.3 5425 5499.05 AMARAJABAT 888.2 898.35 868.25 877.9 SPICEJET 88.25 88.5 85.3 86.3 JAMNAAUTO 69.8 70.4 65.8 66.55 INDOCO 310 310 292.9 300.5 KOTAKBANK 1,942.25 1,969.85 1,925.10 1,943.25 -2.2 GAIL 144 149.45 143.65 145.35 GRAPHITE 471.9 505 460 484.8 MFSL 874 874 829.8 838.4 KANSAINER 582.45 585.05 552.65 562 SOBHA 470 470 448 452.45 HDFC 2,725.00 2,765.00 2,714.15 2,740.00 -5.15 TATASTEEL 695.55 695.6 656 670.65 NAUKRI 5250 5256.95 5115.1 5168.15 OIL 124.9 126.8 120.75 123.3 AJANTPHARM 1780 1780 1726.65 1739.75 TVSSRICHAK 2010.7 2010.7 1939.9 1953.15 TITAN 1,434.00 1,444.90 1,412.80 1,430.00 -3 ADANIPORTS 665.95 676.7 629.05 652.5 JUSTDIAL 649.8 664.25 633 636.75 SIEMENS 1855 1881 1831.15 1839.65 MPHASIS 1717 1717 1664.3 1686 DBCORP 94 95 89.5 91.6 HINDALCO 308 313.35 302.25 309 -0.9 TATACHEM 592.45 629.2 586.35 619.1 DIVISLAB 3588 3604 3492 3526.65 ALKYLAMINE 5205 5275 5076.8 5110.4 METROPOLIS 2008.5 2035.95 1960 1971.95 MEGH 78.6 78.85 77.25 77.55 SHREECEM 27,649.95 27,857.45 26,753.35 27,529.00 -94.35 IOB 20.45 20.9 17.1 17.63 JSWSTEEL 407.3 408 391.15 395.05 J&KBANK 30.35 31.55 29.5 30.1 ENDURANCE 1400 1437 1382 1395.85 GILLETTE 5575.15 5629.9 5560.95 5584.3 HDFCLIFE 715.3 723.45 703.1 710 -3.45 IBULHSGFIN 232.8 247.35 223.5 228.9 ABCAPITAL 103.75 104.65 96.2 97.8 TORNTPHARM 2528 2530.9 2460.45 2497.25 FORTIS 159.95 161.05 158.1 158.7 KEC 430 439.7 421 431.4 WIPRO 433.15 435.75 426.1 430.6 -2.35 DLF 307.9 311.15 293.2 300.4 BHARATFORG 633.25 633.25 595.5 602.6 NHPC 25.8 26.2 25.2 25.8 SWANENERGY 145 145.55 142.4 144.2 GUJALKALI 309.1 315.85 309.1 311.1 GRASIM 1,231.75 1,239.70 1,210.00 1,221.50 -8.15 PVR 1495 1519.8 1455 1475.95 INDIANB 152.9 153.7 136.7 142.2 ENGINERSIN 75.3 77.2 73.35 73.65 BAJAJHLDNG 3506 3640 3505.65 3615.55 GPPL 95.6 96.7 95 95.95 BPCL 437 444.8 423.5 429.3 -2.9 CENTRALBK 25.9 26.4 21.64 21.64 EXIDEIND 210.25 211.8 202.2 204.35 TATACOMM 1047.05 1048.2 1000 1003.45 SWSOLAR 229.4 232 227 227.9 UJJIVANSFB 36 36 35 35.1 HDFCBANK 1,545.00 1,564.20 1,533.00 1,543.90 -10.4 RBLBANK 250.5 259.85 243.3 246.4 FRETAIL 75.5 80 74.9 76.1 GREAVESCOT 109.45 112.8 103.55 106.55 FINOLEXIND 666 666 647.85 650.2 COCHINSHIP 369.9 373.1 359.25 362.9 COALINDIA 139.95 143.2 137.25 139 -0.95 ICICIBANK 638 638 618.95 623.9 IDBI 32.45 32.95 30.7 31.45 SBILIFE 901.8 901.8 875 881.3 GODFRYPHLP 924.3 926.8 910.4 914.55 VAIBHAVGBL 2892.45 3047.95 2892.45 2970.7 BRITANNIA 3,359.00 3,383.00 3,320.00 3,331.95 -27.5 BANKINDIA 97 101.45 83.8 84.2 FEDERALBNK 86.55 87.4 82.7 83.4 RAMCOCEM 969.2 971.4 943.1 960.35 HINDZINC 305.4 307.5 298.25 300.7 AEGISLOG 289.95 289.95 280 283.7 LT 1,523.85 1,547.00 1,498.85 1,512.00 -12.6 ITC 218.9 219 213.9 215.95 HAVELLS 1170.05 1170.05 1129.2 1138.5 KRBL 195 221 195 211 AARTIIND 1228.8 1239.45 1177 1188.6 SKFINDIA 2356 2372.45 2327.45 2355.05 ITC 218.85 218.9 214 216.5 -2.35 HDFC 2730 2765.15 2714.05 2735.45 ULTRACEMCO 6315 6316.05 6179.2 6207.4 UBL 1264 1264 1212.25 1216.65 SUNTECK 360.6 363.5 344.4 348.6 CERA 3996.15 3996.15 3810 3845.85 BAJFINANCE 5,560.00 5,621.95 5,425.00 5,499.00 -64.35 TCS 3057.55 3085.85 3017.55 3072.1 INDIGO 1604 1608 1546.5 1564.8 NAVINFLUOR 2535 2555 2455 2481.35 EPL 220 222.95 217.1 221.2 GEPIL 276.35 286.55 275 279.65 TECHM 1,013.65 1,019.20 972.65 998.5 -12.1 BPCL 435.5 444.7 423.4 430 SHREECEM 27741.2 27839.9 26795 27540.3 ITI 128.7 130.9 126 127.1 RATNAMANI 1701.4 1750 1691.5 1706.35 SBILIFE 898.4 899.15 874.25 882.7 -10.8 GMM 4468 4742.05 4230.45 4306.35 DBL 562.05 590 553 583.9 WELCORP 126.9 128.75 124.8 125.3 FLUOROCHEM 546 549.25 532 535.3 BHARTIARTL 590 596 575.5 581.5 -7.55 CANBK 167.95 169.15 158.3 159.85 COFORGE 2623 2642.4 2546.4 2566.75 FINCABLES 395.2 397 373.3 375.75 ERIS 578.2 581.05 552.85 564.35 SUNPHARMA 615.9 622.3 601.2 608 -8.05 DRREDDY 4610 4725 4530.05 4685.15 NOCIL 178.5 183.4 172.25 178.3 SIS 430.45 437 428.4 430.15 TIINDIA 1005 1051 990.05 1034.05 ADANIPORTS 664.95 676.65 628.65 655 -9.05 MOTHERSUMI 220 220 206.9 213.35 DCBBANK 116.5 118.25 113.5 115 IPCALAB 1865.7 1865.7 1841 1849.1 GALAXYSURF 2179 2205.7 2157.85 2190.9 M&M 890 905.65 862.85 881.45 -13 GLENMARK 490 501.5 478 482.4 LAURUSLABS 370 373.45 362.85 365.25 KAJARIACER 968.5 994.7 959.9 968.85 SFL 2067 2100 2012.15 2060.75 DIVISLAB 3,588.00 3,605.00 3,490.00 3,534.00 -53.65 MAHABANK 26.83 27.73 22.69 23.41 TVSMOTOR 614 618 599 606.3 ORIENTCEM 92.5 94.65 89.7 92.1 BAYERCROP 5200 5251 5124.6 5194.55 IOC 99.2 100.5 96.1 97.5 -1.5 HINDUNILVR 2150 2193.65 2148 2181.15 ISEC 414 416 400.2 403.3 TATACOFFEE 107.5 107.65 104.8 105.35 JYOTHYLAB 154.75 154.75 148.75 149.6 POWERGRID 233.5 236.1 228.75 232.5 -4 MARUTI 7495.9 7496 7285 7328.95 ADVENZYMES 395.95 416.5 386.6 394.85 NLCINDIA 53.65 53.65 51.7 52.25 DEEPAKFERT 160 160.9 155 156.5 ASIANPAINT 2,470.90 2,470.90 2,400.00 2,423.20 -47.55 HDFCBANK 1545 1563.75 1533 1538.8 ABFRL 162 169.8 161.95 165.9 EDELWEISS 64.9 64.9 62.9 63.25 SUPRAJIT 267 284.2 267 276.05 ULTRACEMCO 6,315.00 6,318.65 6,175.00 6,203.05 -122.8 TECHM 1019 1019 973.05 994.25 MCX 1500 1518.45 1494.25 1501.4 JINDALSAW 73.1 76.6 73.1 74.5 THERMAX 1180 1187.05 1156 1162.65 CIPLA 823.8 825.45 799 808.8 -16.65 AXISBANK 775 777.35 741.4 749.35 BERGEPAINT 685 763 685 741.3 COROMANDEL 776.95 788.5 763.4 768.6 NESCO 610 611.05 596 600.1 MARUTI 7,448.00 7,486.40 7,285.00 7,332.50 -165.05 BHEL 42.8 43.25 39.65 40.4 MOIL 143.85 151 141.95 144.2 SANOFI 7801.05 7975 7750 7895.45 FORCEMOT 1350 1363.5 1331 1338.65 JSWSTEEL 408.1 408.4 390.95 398.3 -9.35 IRCTC 1700 1714.85 1654.95 1674.35 NAM-INDIA 343.3 347.8 331 333.95 PERSISTENT 1690 1698 1661.75 1671.15 IRB 108.8 110.4 106.5 107.05 EICHERMOT 2,646.00 2,647.90 2,570.00 2,582.00 -68.2 NIACL 183 197 169.4 187.45 PTC 72.9 74.95 70.85 72.7 INTELLECT 446 455 429.35 433.85 CSBBANK 230 233.15 220.4 224.1 BAJAJ-AUTO 4,106.00 4,106.70 3,977.20 4,002.00 -113.45 HCLTECH 950 958 944.1 950 HUDCO 47.4 47.8 43.5 44.8 WELSPUNIND 70.4 71.9 68.75 69.15 ALLCARGO 128.05 131.8 128.05 129.65 ICICIBANK 635.5 635.5 619 625.4 -19.25 NBCC 36.9 39.5 36.05 37.6 CEATLTD 1625 1625 1565 1586.7 DHANUKA 735.55 736.7 723.5 728.45 VMART 2770.9 2819.2 2650 2679.25 AXISBANK 772.9 777.2 741.35 750.6 -26.4 ONGC 110.7 112.15 103.85 105.1 RVNL 30.6 31.65 30.3 30.6 ABBOTINDIA 14918 14963.9 14673 14738.25 MOTILALOFS 610 629.5 609.6 616.4 SBIN 415 415 395 400.6 -14.6 UPL 550.7 565 539.8 552.6 MAHINDCIE 195.2 202.15 184 190.2 SHANKARA 454 484.9 436.85 448.8 SOMANYCERA 416.4 427 414.85 423.3 TATAMOTORS 321.95 321.95 301.4 312.45 -11.4 BIOCON 421 421 401.65 403.85 BOMDYEING 73.15 79.8 73.05 76.25 CHAMBLFERT 234 237.95 229.3 234.9 TASTYBIT 15093 15462.25 14500 14657.1 KPRMILL 949.95 949.95 914.85 921.35 HEROMOTOCO 3,522.85 3,522.85 3,370.00 3,390.75 -132.1 JINDALSTEL 326 332.75 312.5 321 UCOBANK 16.25 16.3 13.83 14.41 INDHOTEL 127.2 127.2 123.4 123.9 SUPREMEIND 1915 1980 1915 1971.05 TNPL 127.55 133.75 127.45 129.2 TATASTEEL 696 696 655.95 669.4 -28.35 BEL 141 142.7 133.05 135.2 NATIONALUM 51.55 53.35 51 51.7 JKCEMENT 2708 2716.8 2572.7 2604.65 BIRLACORPN 889.9 901.35 858.65 868.8 PCJEWELLER 30.2 30.2 29.2 29.45 ONGC 110.7 112.2 103.85 105.1 -5.6 POWERGRID 234.2 236.1 228.75 232.2 NATCOPHARM 797.4 823.45 771 814.95 ASTRAL 2052 2078.2 2012 2026.85 CESC 621.9 627.6 608.65 611.6 NH 465 469 456.65 458.65 SAIL 67 68.5 63.3 65.25 ADANITRANS 796.7 796.7 720.05 769 CASTROLIND 128 133.05 127.95 128.9 PIIND 2266 2288 2245 2268.3 GLAXO 1443.7 1453.05 1434 1450.5     LT 1520.5 1547.3 1499 1507.8 MANAPPURAM 175 178.35 170.5 172.15 JMFINANCIL 89.5 94.85 89.25 91.85 LTTS 2654.95 2675.25 2579 2636.15 JTEKTINDIA 87.75 91.05 87.65 89.3 NTPC 103.6 106.7 101.4 104.3 TATAMTRDVR 128.6 129 119.5 123.45 CARBORUNIV 543.5 571.45 542 546 LINDEINDIA 1403 1424 1325 1367.9 GHCL 216.35 220.5 215.6 219.3 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE APOLLOHOSP 3086 3106.3 2889 2920.65 VOLTAS 1012.45 1032.75 992.8 1001.25 MMTC 30 32.2 30 30.3 TTKPRESTIG 7118.45 7326 7060 7300.5 SHK 121 121.05 118.4 119.25 NIFTY NEXT 50 35,406.95 35,478.70 34,558.75 34,906.90 -470.25 ASHOKLEY 129.4 129.4 121.5 123.4 STLTECH 197 209.95 197 208.25 BALRAMCHIN 174.5 175.05 165.65 168.5 IIFL 226.9 227.35 211 215.15 CARERATING 495 497.65 484.05 488.35 GICRE 194 205.05 190.05 205.05 34.15 BHARTIARTL 591.4 595.95 575.55 580.95 INDUSTOWER 259.8 265.9 254 260.6 INFIBEAM 88.95 90.75 88.2 88.55 SPARC 176.4 179.2 172.55 175.5 GESHIP 280 280 264.5 267.05 PETRONET 247.5 256.25 247 253.3 7.2 L&TFH 102 105.15 98.8 99.85 TATAELXSI 2777 2806 2675.4 2739.75 CANFINHOME 512 522.2 507 516.2 SCHAEFFLER 5240 5240 5125 5207.35 KEI 503.1 504.6 482.1 491.7 CONCOR 556.9 587.5 556.5 567.65 11.55 UNIONBANK 43.35 44.8 38.3 40.45 DIXON 19925 20130.95 19220 19607.4 MINDACORP 96 104 95.45 99.2 EQUITAS 88.65 89.4 85.4 87.25 VTL 1124 1149.95 1103.05 1115.8 MARICO 418.8 427.9 417 424.5 7.1 MRF 88499.95 89346.2 86985.9 88100.45 SCI 99 101.2 93.2 96.5 BLUEDART 4645 4786.6 4645 4696.75 DALBHARAT 1480.75 1496.6 1467.6 1474.95 PHOENIXLTD 843 843 795.05 804.6 ALKEM 2,860.00 2,892.00 2,842.75 2,879.00 38 M&M 892 905.5 863.05 876.45 PFC 131.05 131.5 123.1 124.3 PFIZER 4521 4559.95 4492 4514.55 JAGRAN 47 49.65 45.9 48.85 SHOPERSTOP 213 215.55 208.5 208.95 ADANIGREEN 1,109.80 1,128.00 1,069.05 1,116.50 7 AMBUJACEM 288.4 288.4 273.2 275.25 IEX 297.8 301 290 295.1 JKTYRE 124.95 124.95 120.1 122.8 PRESTIGE 311.5 311.5 293 298.2 GULFOILLUB 745.8 745.8 709.9 719.8 MUTHOOTFIN 1,300.00 1,320.80 1,277.40 1,300.00 6.75 JUBLFOOD 2902.95 3004 2902.95 2951.05 BAJAJ-AUTO 4122 4122 3977.7 4000.9 WOCKPHARMA 480 500.5 479.3 489.3 MRPL 39.2 39.2 36.7 37.6 TIMKEN 1316 1350 1301 1312.25 BAJAJHLDNG 3,584.10 3,645.90 3,510.05 3,600.40 16.3 RAYMOND 342 381.95 339 363 HEG 1499 1559.9 1446 1494.6 PNCINFRA 267.25 274.8 261.2 262.6 INOXLEISUR 327.9 327.9 321 323.7 MINDAIND 590 590 556.6 559.9 INDUSTOWER 258.45 265.85 254.05 260.7 1.05 IOC 99.5 100.5 96.15 97.55 GRASIM 1232.5 1239 1209.65 1218.2 COLPAL 1551.5 1579 1548.3 1555.9 JSWENERGY 75 75.7 72.25 73.7 NAVNETEDUL 88.2 89.1 86 86.65 HINDZINC 302.9 307.85 298.05 301 0.45 M&MFIN 214.1 218.5 205 208.55 ESCORTS 1378.6 1378.6 1327.05 1336.5 THYROCARE 948 958.9 924 931.3 CHENNPETRO 99.75 100.55 95.75 96.65 OFSS 3070.9 3081.75 3045 3050.65 ICICIPRULI 487 497.45 479.3 486.5 0.3 WIPRO 432.35 435.6 426.15 429.9 MARICO 417 427.55 416.65 424.8 JBCHEPHARM 1153.95 1153.95 1103.4 1112.85 KNRCON 217.35 218.95 212.25 213.65 GRINDWELL 824.05 866.65 812.6 820.2 ICICIGI 1,491.00 1,520.00 1,488.30 1,493.15 -5.05 VEDL 196.5 196.5 185.9 191 SRF 5665.9 5703.35 5421.15 5514.8 AMBER 3229 3254.95 3145.3 3159.55 APLAPOLLO 979.85 989.9 965 969.65 CRISIL 1919.6 1970 1919.6 1957.9 COLPAL 1,559.75 1,579.40 1,547.00 1,554.20 -7.55 ZEEL 212 213.65 205.8 208.45 BATAINDIA 1519 1532.2 1489 1499.15 REDINGTON 171.9 187.95 169.85 179.2 DCAL 121.2 127.6 121.2 122.95 ECLERX 968 975.55 959.8 971 OFSS 3,085.75 3,085.75 3,044.10 3,054.10 -15.6 OBEROIRLTY 570.95 572.3 559.8 569.6 STAR 888 898.1 852.4 866 VENKYS 1620 1677.05 1605.9 1625.8 IFCI 9.47 9.47 8.92 9 MHRIL 233.05 237.35 226.1 227.85 MCDOWELL-N 561.7 565.9 552 556.15 -4.2 LICHSGFIN 476 478.7 443.6 449.3 PNBHOUSING 458.4 472.75 433.5 444.4 ALKEM 2852.05 2893.75 2846.15 2875.25 AIAENG 1926.85 1926.85 1862.3 1867.2 ORIENTREF 243 246.15 240.45 243.25 PIDILITIND 1,787.50 1,805.00 1,774.00 1,778.25 -13.55 HINDPETRO 247.8 252.4 238.5 243.75 -1.95 BAJAJFINSV 10240 10428.15 10099.05 10251.05 DEEPAKNI 1313 1313 1241.55 1283.05 GODREJIND 439.6 453 438.75 448.25 GET&D 132.9 138.55 128.9 130.5 TATAINVEST 1067.75 1073 1053 1055.9 TATACONSUM 624 626.1 610.45 617.7 -6.3 TITAN 1430.05 1444.65 1413 1425.5 PAGEIND 29000 29216.1 28100 28296.5 JKPAPER 147 148.25 141.4 142.8 GDL 170.2 177 166 174.35 UFLEX 373 373.75 363.55 369 GODREJCP 717 732.95 703.3 711.4 -7.35 CONCOR 562.45 587.5 557 569.1 SCHNEIDER 107.7 117.5 105.15 112.95 JUBLPHARMA 786 797.7 741 771.4 TCNSBRANDS 479.3 511.35 479.3 505.65 PARAGMILK 109.6 110.15 107 107.85 TORNTPHARM 2,501.00 2,531.95 2,458.90 2,494.95 -26.25 ASIANPAINT 2483.8 2483.8 2400 2418.9 PIDILITIND 1790 1804.6 1773.65 1781.55 GSPL 261.4 261.8 246.85 248.75 LAXMIMACH 6070 6120 5900 5943.2 FDC 293.8 299.55 293.8 295.55 ABBOTINDIA 14,950.00 14,950.00 14,650.00 14,739.90 -178.9 ATGL 513 520 458.7 499.05 CADILAHC 467.2 467.2 447.95 452.4 ATUL* 6697 6697 6520 6581.35 SONATSOFTW 393 405 393 399.15 STARCEMENT 96.9 98.5 96.3 97.15 LTI 3,925.00 3,925.00 3,808.00 3,822.00 -49.3 SRTRANSFIN 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Washington: A bicameral US caps, making it easier for STEM this done once and for all,” he   . Washington: The Biden manent members of the nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an Citizenship Act of 2021 propos- advanced degree holders from said. administration has said it is Security Council — namely agreement on the Iranian ing a pathway to citizenship to US universities to stay, improv- The ruling Democrats have San Diego: After waiting before they enter the United willing to sit down for talks China, France, Russia, the nuclear programme reached 11 million undocumented ing access to green cards for a majority in both the House months and sometimes years in States. with Iran and world powers to United Kingdom, and the in Vienna on July 14, 2015, workers, elimination of per workers in lower-wage indus- and Senate. However, in the Mexico, people seeking asylum Friday marks a key mile- discuss a diplomatic way for- United States — plus Germany, between Iran and the P5+1 country quota for employment- tries, giving dependents of H- upper chamber, they need sup- in the United States are being stone in unraveling one of for- ward on Tehran’s atomic pro- who during the Obama admin- together with the European based green cards and work 1B holders work authorization, port of 10 Republicans to get allowed into the country start- mer President Donald Trump’s gramme, in the first major istration had entered into an Union. authorisation for dependents of and preventing children of H- the legislation through the ing Friday as they wait for cornerstone policies to deter step aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement with Iran. In a joint statement, the US H-1B foreign workers, was 1B holders from aging out of Congress before it can be signed courts to decide on their cases, people from seeking protection nuclear deal that was close to The announcement on and E3 expressed their shared introduced in the Congress. the system. into law. unwinding one of the Trump from persecution and returns falling apart after the previous Iran came after Secretary of fundamental security interest The bill, if passed by both “I am the daughter of The Democratic leader- administration’s signature immi- the US asylum system to the way Trump regime withdrew from State Antony Blinken met vir- in upholding the nuclear non- the chambers of the Congress immigrant parents from ship and the White House hope gration policies that President it worked for decades. it. tually with his counterparts proliferation regime and ensur- – House of Representatives and Mexico. I have dedicated my that they will get the necessary Joe Biden vowed to end. But there are unanswered Former president Donald from the three European co- ing that Iran can never devel- the Senate – and signed into law career to building an immigra- support in the interest of mil- The number of asylum- questions, including how Trump pulled the US out of the signers (E3) of the deal. op a nuclear weapon. by President Joe Biden would tion system that lets people live lions of non-citizens living in seekers coming in initially will Central Americans who deal in 2018. A senior administration In this context, the con- bring citizenship to millions of without fear, and a system that the country. be very limited, beginning returned home will get back to Under the deal, Iran had official told reporters that clusion of the JCPOA was a key foreign nationals, including gives immigrants – like my par- Supported by the White Friday at a border crossing in the US-Mexico border. agreed to greatly limit its President Biden is committed achievement of multilateral undocumented and those who ents – who sought a better life House, the bill creates an earned San Diego and expanding to It’s also unclear how long it nuclear programme through to resuming an American mul- diplomacy. came to the country legally. and contribute to our nation a roadmap to citizenship for all Brownsville, Texas, on Monday will take to work through more 2025. However, Trump argued tilateral diplomatic role in try- “The E3 welcomed the The legislation would also fair opportunity to thrive,” 11 million undocumented and El Paso, Texas, next Friday. than 25,000 active Remain in that this gave the Iranians a ing to resolve the issues that United States’ stated intention benefit hundreds and thou- Sanchez said. immigrants, with an expedited US officials are warning Mexico cases, with the oldest pathway to nuclear weapons. they have with Iran. to return to diplomacy with sands of Indian IT profession- “Immigrants contribute three-year path to citizenship, people not to come to the US- going first. US officials say two President Joe Biden and his The US wants “to see Iran as well as the resumption als and their families. greatly to our country and and giving all other undocu- Mexico border, saying an esti- of the border crossings can each advisors have said that they will whether we could get to a sit- of a confident and in-depth Authors of the bill – society. They own businesses, mented immigrants who pass mated 25,000 people with active handle up to 300 people a day rejoin the deal if Iran returns to uation where Iran is back in dialogue between the E3 and Senator Bob Menendez and pay taxes and teach our chil- background checks and pay cases in the “Remain in Mexico” and a smaller crossing can take compliance with the agree- compliance with the JCPOA the United States,” the joint Congresswoman Linda Sánchez dren. They are our coworkers, taxes with an eight-year path to program and several hundred fewer, but they will start well ment. and the US is back in compli- statement said. – told reporters that the US neighbors and friends,” said citizenship without fear of who are appealing decisions below those numbers. The offi- “The United States would ance with the JCPOA, and use The ministers affirmed Citizenship Act of 2021 estab- Menendez. deportation. should register on a website that cials didn’t specify the crossings. accept an invitation from the that as a platform to then nego- strong interest in continuing lishes a moral and economic “We have a historic oppor- It reforms family-based the UN High Commissioner for Biden is quickly making European Union High tiate a longer, stronger deal, and their consultations and coor- imperative and a vision of tunity to finally enact bold immigration system to keep Refugees is launching early next good on a campaign promise to Representative to attend a meet- also to deal with some of the dination, including with China immigration reform that is immigration reform that leaves families together by recapturing week. The International end the policy known officially ing of the P5+1 and Iran to dis- regional security concerns that and Russia, on this key securi- expansive and inclusive. no one behind, addresses root visas from previous years to Organisation for Migration, the as “Migrant Protection cuss a diplomatic way forward the US and its partners in the ty issue, recognising the role of It grows the economy by causes of migration, and safe- clear backlogs, including spous- UN migration agency, plans to Protocols,” which Trump said on Iran’s nuclear programme,” region have,” the official said. the High Representative of the making changes to the employ- guards our country’s national es and children of green card test asylum-seekers for COVID- was critical to reversing a surge State Department Spokesperson The Joint Comprehensive European Union as ment-based immigration sys- security. We have a moral and holders as immediate family 19 and will quarantine anyone of asylum-seekers that peaked in Ned Price said on Thursday. Plan of Action (JCPOA), Coordinator of the Joint tem, eliminating per-country economic imperative to get members. PTI who tests positive for 10 days 2019. AP P5+1 include the five per- known commonly as the Iran Commission, it said. PTI B     *         /  ##        /    5  /   : Washington: The United America wants back in.       States is back in the Paris cli- “A cry for survival comes Islamabad: Pakistan has decid- mate accord, just 107 days from the planet itself,” Biden Beijing: As the spectre of age- to make impact on the low ed to register Himalayan pink after it left. said in his inaugural address. ing population coupled with birth rates as the number of salt as Geographical Indications While Friday’s return is “A cry that can’t be any more declining birth rates continue births dropped by two million (GI) to prevent its unauthorised heavily symbolic, world lead- desperate or any more clear to loom large despite relaxation in 2018. use by other countries. ers say they expect America now.” of the one-child policy in 2016, China as a whole saw A GI tag is a sign used on to prove its seriousness after Biden signed an executive a concerned China has 580,000 fewer births in 2019 products that have a specific four years of being pretty order on his first day approved three provinces to than in 2018, marking the geographical origin and possess much absent. in office reversing the carry out full assessments and third consecutive year of origin-based qualities and rep- They are especially antic- pullout ordered by his pre- research into possible effects of decline since the implementa- utation in the region. ipating an announcement decessor, President Donald further easing of birth policy. tion of the universal two-child The precious salt is extract- from the US in coming Trump. After implementing policy in the mainland, accord- ed from the Salt Range in months on its goal for cutting The Trump administra- decades old one-child policy, ing to official data. Punjab which extends along the emissions of heat-trapping tion had announced its with- China is facing demographic According to China’s sta- south of the Potohar Plateau and gases by 2030. drawal from the Paris accord crisis with rapidly ageing pop- tistics bureau, the country had the north of the Jhelum River. The US return to the in 2019 but it didn’t become ulation over 60 years, which a population of 1.34 billion in The decision was taken in Paris agreement became offi- effective until Nov. 4, 2020, according to official figures 2010 with an annual growth a meeting with the Intellectual cial Friday, almost a month the day after the election, has increased to 420 million in rate of 0.57 per cent, down Property Organisation (IPO) after President Joe Biden told because of provisions in the 2019. from 1.07 per cent a decade Pakistan chaired by Commerce the United Nations that agreement. AP >        >         '  .    The two-child policy failed earlier. PTI Adviser Razak Dawood. PTI 918/6:7   )  -N' 7-O  According to a police spokesman, “The ter- summary given to me on 26th October cate- of farmers,” he maintained. rorists killed in the operation have been iden- gorically shows that all the tests done on me were Yogi said that the opposition in UP would ;77 '?7 =79' tified as Suhail Sheikh @Azeem son of Abdul negative, confirming that the setback in my not discuss the payment of Rs 1.22 lakh crore Ghani Sheikh resident of Turkwangam, Shahid health was due to the test vaccine I was admin- to the cane farmers and other reforms brought Kohli lost his biggest supporter, his father Ahmad Dar @Furkan son of Bashir Ahmad Dar istered on 1st October 2020, and not because of in the cane sector. “All this is hurting the oppo- # $   Premchand, at the age of 18 and he considers resident of Samboora Awantipora and Muddasir any prior health condition,” he claimed in the sition which has never been a supporter of farm- it as the “most impactful” incident of his life. Ahmad Wagay son of Fayaz Ahmad Wagay res- petition. ers and has largely been engaged in corrupt prac- “...That incident really put things in prop- ident of Chak Sangren, affiliated with proscribed Later, Riaz sent a legal notice to the Serum tices,” he charged. er perspective for me. My father did work very terror outfit Al-Badr”. asking a compensation of Rs 5 crore against the Yogi Adityanath categorically took on the hard in initial days to make sure that I get the “The bodies of all the three killed terrorists severe adverse reaction he suffered after taking Samajwadi Party, saying that he felt “surprised” *## best cricket gear or I continue with my cricket were retrieved from the site of encounter. the vaccine shot. However, in return, SII threat- with the SP leaders’ concern for farmers, youth practice. Arms & ammunition including 2 AK rifles, 5 AK ened him with a Rs 100 crore defamation suit. and women. “From there on it made my belief even magazines, 96 AK rounds, 1 pistol, 1 pistol mag- The petitioner also mentioned that even Yogi said that during the campaign against  4,   : 44, while the infections went up stronger that come what may, I am definitely azine, 5 pistol rounds and other incriminating after three months of experiencing the severe the land mafia, the state government managed to 6,112 on Friday. A day after going to realise my dream to play at the high- materials were recovered from the site of side effect, his health is still not stable, as he often to free 66,000 hectares of land, most of which n a big relief to the people Covid-19 claimed 38 lives and est level and represent my country,” he said. encounter,” he said. experiences trembling of hands, fear, anxiety was grabbed by people associated with the party Iacross the State, the infected 5,427 others, the daily Kohli is seen as a tough, competitive and In another incident, Budgam police, 53RR ,trepidation, panic, mood swings, severe dent in which was previously in power in UP. Maharashtra Health depart- death tally climbed to 44, while enigmatic character on the field and he revealed and 79Bn CRPF launched a joint cordon and self-confidence, and extreme problems in focus- “We are using the same land for various pur- ment clarified on Friday that no the infections dropped to 6,112. that in real life too he is no different. search operation in village Zanigam Beerwah of ing on work. He claimed that he had no histo- poses, including construction of cow shelters and new foreign stain had been With fresh deaths, the total “...The disconnect for many years now is Budgam. ry of neurological or rheumatology issues till he defence industrial corridor projects,” he said. found in any of the diagnosed pandemic deaths climbed from people don’t seem to understand, don’t seem to During the search operation, the hiding ter- underwent the vaccine trial. Reiterating that his government was com- samples of Covid-19 cases 51,669 to 51713 on Friday. process, a lot of the times is that I have never rorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint Counting the economic repercussions, Riaz mitted to take steps which were beneficial for reported from the districts of Similarly, with 6112 new infect- worked towards creating a perception for search party in which two J&K police person- claimed that he lost all the projects he was work- the farmers, Yogi pointed out that the state gov- Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara. ed cases, total infections in the myself which is perfect from a worldly point of nel namely Mohammad Altaf 1444/SPO and ing on post volunteering for the trial, which ernment ensured operation of sugar mills Dismissing apprehension State climbed from 20,81,520 to view. SgCt Manzoor Ahmad 761/AP 13th Bn received entails an annual earning of over USD 30,000. despite the pandemic. He stressed that his gov- in certain about the detection 20,87,632. “For me what matters is what I can do an gunshot injuries. However, one of the injured, Meanwhile, when the case came in public ernment managed to pay cane dues more than of new foreign strains in the As 2,159 patients were dis- individual and how much I can provide on the Mohammad Altaf, succumbed to his injuries and scrutiny, the Drug Controller General of India what was paid between 2004 and 2017. diagnosed samples in some charged from the hospitals cricket field as an individual,” he said. attained martyrdom. Another injured policeman formed an independent committee to investi- parts of the State, the State across the State after full recov- “I cannot fabricate things to look good in has been shifted to hospital. gate the causal link of the petitioner’s health. The -' ';  ' health department said: “We ery, the total number of people front of certain set of people. That’s just not who “Taking advantage of the darkness, the ter- committee report found no connection between had sent four samples each discharged from the hospitals I am,” he asserted. Another thing he hardly cares rorists managed to escape in an injured condi- the adverse reaction Riaz suffered and the vac-  -7?< ;7!; - from Amravati, Yavatmal and since the second week of March about is the expectations from him when he is tion from the spot. Efforts were on to track the cine. Satara to the Pune-based BJ last year went up to 19,89,963 on the field. terrorists”, the police spokesman said. However, Riaz said that he was not given the agriculture fields in the presence of senior offi- Medical College for an analy- The recovery rate in the state “Expectation is honestly a burden when you opportunity to present his case before the com- cials and police personnel. sis. As per the test report, no dropperd marginally from start thinking about it too much.” ; 7!'- !-' mittee. The district officials had made elaborate new strain similar to the strains 95.50 per cent to 95.32 per cent. The petitioner also cited news reports arrangements with heavy deployment of secu- detected in the United With five fresh deaths, the -;;'; 7-77''-!'7 !-;? ! ;?7 ' about the coverage of deaths which have fol- rity personnel and barricades installed. Kingdom, South Africa and Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose !'> 7 7  !-7 lowed after taking the Covishield vaccine which The security personnel covered about one Brazil has been found in these from 11,432 to 11,437, while 7-  < -7' was rolled out in the immunisation drive on kilometre on the four paths reaching the village three districts”. the infected cases went up by The man, a marketing consultant, said that January 16. He asserted that the vaccine is not with a magistrate-level official posted at every The State health depart- 823 to trigger a jump in the On how the terrorist managed to target he was diagnosed after multiple tests with the safe and could produce severe adverse reactions barricade to check people. ment officials are currently infections from 3,16,487 to policemen in front of a police station and also acute neuro encephalopathy, which alters brain among its beneficiaries. Personnel from six police stations were examining if there is any 3,17,310. ran away from the spot, IGP said, “We will go function and causes personality change, mem- However, the Centre has clarified so far that deployed. change in the genomic Meanwhile, the number of for a security review and plug the loopholes. Had ory loss, and declining ability to reason or con- none of the deaths and severe adverse reactions The bodies were brought to their village after sequencing in the Covid-19 “active cases” total cases in the the policemen with weapons, perhaps they centrate. following immunisation have been attributed to a post-mortem was done on Thursday but the virus that has triggered a pan- state dropped from 40,858 to would have retaliated?” As per his submission in the petition, Riaz the vaccines as yet. IANS last rites could not be performed on the day, demic across the State. 44,765. The fatality rate in the Sharing details of the Shopian encounter IGP was given a vaccine dose on October 1 after con- police said. “We had sent 12 samples state stood at 2.48 per cent. Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said, “late Thursday night ducting an antigen and antibody test for Covid- ='< J' 7 < ; ;7O Unnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar from Pune for a chemical Pune district, which con- at about 11.35 p.m based on specific input 19, whose reports came negative. However, on said talks were held on Thursday with the dead analysis at the BJ Medical tinued to be the worst-affected regarding presence of terrorists in village October 11, he woke up with a severe headache 7- ; '; ;;' girls’ family, who were not willing to take it up College. But, we have not found city-district in Maharashtra, Badigam area of Shopian, a joint cordon and in the morning which later progressed to a dis- ' - ! 7 immediately as they were waiting for their son any change in the genomic saw the total number of cases search operation was launched by Police, 44RR oriented mental state where he was not able to to arrive from another city and had cited that sequencing in any of the test- increase from 3,97,402 to and 178Bn CRPF in the said area.” comprehend his surroundings or respond, cou- agriculture laws. the funeral cannot be done as it was already sun- ed samples. 398407, while the total number “During the search operation as the pres- pled with extreme weakness. Later in the day, “But what happened in Delhi on Republic set. In a related development, of deaths in Pune went up from ence of terrorists got ascertained, repeated he was admitted to the emergency ward of Sri Day lowered the dignity of the Tricolour and the The DM refuted reports of any pressure the State health department has 8010 to 8020. announcements were made to the hiding ter- Ramachandra Medical college Hospital where country before the world,” he said, tearing into being exerted on the family and said the last rites sent more samples from Akola, Thane district remained rorists to lay down their illegal weapons and sur- he had received the vaccine. He was shifted to the opposition for triggering the protest just for were performed as per their wishes. Amravati and Yavatmal to the in the third spot — after Pune render, instead the hiding terrorists fired indis- ICU the next day where he received treatment the sake of it. When asked if the family has made any National Institute of Virology and Mumbai — after the total criminately and also managed to keep some of till October 20. He was then shifted to a nor- Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demand, the DM said officials, including the (NIV), National Influenza number of infections rose from the inmates as hostage,” he said. mal ward the next day where he remained till statement that the MSP (minimum support ADM, were present on the spot but they did not Centres (NICs) for the exami- 2,74,264 to 2,74,762 while the He went on to add that due to darkness the October 26 before the discharge from the hos- price) would continue, Yogi said that his gov- give any “demand letter”. nation of genomic sequencing total deaths climbed from 5,772 operation was suspended, however, the cordon pital. ernment was procuring paddy on MSP. He said The DM claimed despite the presence of in the Covid-19 virus. “We to 5.774. Of the 1,55,21,198 remained intact throughout night. “In the 16 days that I was in the hospital, that the state government had procured 66 lakh some outsiders, there was peace in the village. expect the test reports some samples sent to laboratories, “On Friday morning with the first light, the almost all possible medical tests and investiga- metric tons of paddy on MSP, which was much The district unit president of BJP, Raj time next week,” a State health 20,81,520 have tested positive joint party was able to evacuate the hostage. tions were done on me to connect my neuro- more than done in any previous government. Kishore Rawat, and local MLA Anil Singh were department official said. (13.41 per cent) for Covid-19 Repeated announcements were again made to logical setback to any of my earlier health con- “The contract farming, too, has to be in present during the funeral. Meanwhile, amid the until Wednesday. terrorists to surrender, but the terrorists fired dition, that is, to connect it to some factor other favour of the farmers. For this, the Centre has On Friday, BSP legislators walked out from increase in the number of Currently, 2,16,908 peo- indiscriminately on security forces which was than the test vaccine that was administered on proposed 10,000 Farmer Produce Organisations the Uttar Pradesh Assembly over the incident, Covid-19 fatalities and fresh ple are in home quarantine retaliated resulting in elimination of all the three me on October 1st but they were unable to con- (FPOs). In UP, the state government has already alleging that police did not take prompt action cases, the number of Covid-19 while 1,743 people are in insti- hiding terrorists,” he said. clude or prove anything. The final discharge initiated steps that aim to increase the income in the case. deaths in Maharashtra rose to tutional quarantine.   ! 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I am He comes in with a wealth of knowledge and has very fortunate that very early in my life been an architect for big scale action movies I have played a cop, an officer and a spe- around the world,” said Ayushmann, disclosing cial commando in a series called Testcase. the news of the collaboration along with an on- I find myself very lucky to play all these set image of Richter that he posted. characters. He added that he would be doing something new in the film courtesy Ritcher. What research went into it? Was it “With his craft, the action sequences of Anek more mental than physical? will match global standards and give the audi- See, when you play any char- ence a thrilling visual experience. Anubhav sir acter, there are always two kinds and Stefan are making me do something that is of research involved — physical extremely new for me. As an artiste, I relish and mental. The physical one is doing different things and constantly explore usually related to the profession myself. 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There were no dialogues can be of any kind. For inspired by stories. You recently, in an interview you also men- in this particular scene. Maheshji had a instance, in this particular might even get inspired by a tioned that, “we’re quite familiar with conversation with the three of us — story, I am in a healthy compe- crime, so that it reaches a larg- each other’s style of working.” Do you Mahi, the girl who’s playing Suraj’s tition with Abhay Deol’s char- er audience and people get think that made your ride smooth here? daughter and me. He explained to us the acter, where I feel that I am more aware that, ‘oh! It was a heinous I know how Maheshji works. Initially, crux of the scene and said, “This is what talented than him but he got the crime and we should be careful I was a little apprehensive about my role I want out of it. 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natomist Alice Roberts embarks on an auda- Acious scientific stunt — to rebuild her own body, edit- ing out errors left behind by evolution. With the help of one of the world’s best virtual sculp- tors, Scott Eaton, and top SFX model maker Sangeet Prabhaker, Alice creates a life- size model of the perfect human body. She meets leading experts to find out what the body’s biggest problems are, and how adaptations in the rest of the animal world could inspire her new, improved design. Ambitious, audacious and packed with cutting-edge sci- ence, Can Science Make Me Perfect? challenges everything you thought you knew about the perfect body. Producer Gareth Cornick talks about the show. Excerpts:

Tell us about the show and how is it different? have a thirst for understanding humans face in different envi- Well, it’s the first time in my things. So, I like to go far out on ronments. knowledge that anyone has ideas, get people excited and get B     tried to redesign a human body them to teach science — this is Can science make one per- to make it better. And it came what really drives me crazy. fect? from the idea of the perfect The aim of the show is —  ( 4 body. One day, I was thinking Which are the most striking can you make a person perfect in the office that ‘what do we discoveries revealed in the to live in the 21st century? And call the perfect body?’ Is it, Brad show? that depends on what your idea ctor Vaani Kapoor will see three films Pitt or Angelina Jolie? And Well, I think as a part of the of perfection is. If it is Brad Pitt’s Areleasing on the big screen this year. that’s kind of beauty. Then I skeleton, one thing we really body or Angelina Jolie’s body, With Shamshera, in which she has been thought, that we can actually went for were the hips and then we haven’t achieved that. paired opposite Ranbir Kapoor, Bell-Bottom design a perfect body. And knees. And in our research, we And that’s totally subjective. We opposite Akshay Kumar, and Chandigarh what are the pieces of your body realised that virtually everyone, have designed a body that won’t Kare Aashiqui with Ayushmann Khurrana, that are just not fit for purpose by the time they’re 70, or 80’s let you down in 21st century Vaani has an enviable line-up of films ready anymore? For a 21st century will have a problem with their human life, you won’t get any to release in 2021. The actor is keen to con- human? So that’s how Can hips, knees and back. So, we age, you won’t get back ache, stantly explore and present herself in new Science Make Me Perfect was decided to create alternate your hips won’t need to be avatars each time her film hits the theatres. conceptualised. designs of a human body, replaced, your ears will last Vaani says, “As an actor, I want to try my through the process of anatomy. you’ll be able to hear till the age hands at everything. I’m lucky that I have What draws you to be a part We also looked at the animal of 80, a body that’s fit for pur- mass entertainers as well as high-concept of science shows? kingdom because in terms of pose, right into old days to 80 or content films this year that will enable me I always had a keen interest evolution, there is a lot of inspi- 90 years old. And we’ve debased to present myself distinctly to audience and in science. I actually trained as ration to be taken from other that by looking at animals in the the industry. I’m someone who wants to a physics teacher to begin with, animals. An ostrich’s legs are animal kingdom, how they age explore every genre possible in my career and just got the feeling that I fantastic, they don’t break down and their systems work. It may and want to undertake as many risks as pos- wanted to make television at all. A chimpanzee never has look freaky, but we think we sible.” shows because I’d get a wider a backache, and so the lower cracked it. She adds, “I don’t want to be bracketed audience. For many people spine of our skeleton was as an actress who can do just a particular ‘Science’ is an off-putting word. inspired from a chimpanzee. What are the key takeaways for thing or look a certain way on screen. In fact, But the fact is science is every- Did you know we have a blind the audience from this show? I want to take as many plunges as possible where in everything. So, I like spot in our retina? And if you The takeaway is to look at and explore myself to constantly discover to know things, I am always were to redesign an eyeball, you your own body, lifestyle and the and rediscover. I have always wanted to pick curious. And so, through the wouldn’t want to design it like modern world arena. It will films that allow me to do something inter- programmes I make, I try to the eye we have. In that sense, inform and help inspire people to esting and leave a mark onscreen.” break down that barrier, and an octopuses eye is a better look after their health better or Vaani dubs 2021 a huge moment in her show the audience that science design and that’s what we have understand what’s happening to cinematic career. She says, “I’m really excit- is something that everyone used on the skeleton. That’s fas- their body they get older. ed about how 2021 is looking like. It’s a should be interested in. You cinating to see how many times (The show will air on National watershed moment for me and I want to don’t need to be a genius to evolution has tried to over- Science Day i.e February 28 at 11 continue on this path of choosing interest- understand it, you just need to come the same problems which am on Sony BBC Earth.) ing roles that enable me to express.” ,   ,  52 , $ "$ "$ &"   #    0"("18++( 1R    # < ; -!  ;= 7 =     #    : 3 0 88" +"  -- O"  $%?  % $# ?  %#%

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The script is fresh and Well, director Taranveer Singh see what he has made next. director Sarmad Khan’s urban hor- you’ll find the film to be a perfect has curated a list of must-watch runachal Pradesh is known for its state to bustling markets amidst the beautiful mountains; deep-rooted tra- ror film, The Wife. amalgamation of spine-chilling films this year. Have a look:     Alush green hills, diverse tribes, and serene hills, extreme sports to adven- ditions and tribes, the series is truly The horror stars Gurmeet horror, action, romance, drama  rich vibrant culture. Now National turous camping in Ziro Valley; view- representative of the beauty of the state Choudhary and debutante Sayani and so much more.”   Ayushmann Khurana is Geographic, along with actor Radhika ers will get a taste of the simplicity of and we are happy to premiere it on a Datta as a married couple who soon Director Sarmad says, “I think   known for picking interesting Madan, will take the viewers through the exquisite beauty of this state special day,” said Pema Khandu, Chief after moving into their new apart- the audience will the unconven- Shakun Batra is one of the scripts and his pairing with this spectacle and help people discov- through this series. Minister of AP. ment find their idyllic life unravel- tionality of this film. Most horror most interesting filmmakers of Vaani Kapoor seems quite er some unique experiences. The two- “We harness the power of story- Talking about her experiences and ing in the most horrific ways due to stories tragically are quite pre- our generation. After doing intriguing. Add to that part documentary series titled telling, technology and visuals to association, Radhika said, “The jour- the presence of a malevolent spir- dictable, especially for those who Kapoor & Sons, I can’t wait to Abhishek Kapoor at the help of Postcards from Arunachal, documents explore and provide a deeper under- ney means so much more to me than it. When their relationship crum- love this genre and can end up see what he does next, especial- things. It looks like a quirky the spiritual and wondrous journey of standing of a place. With this docu- just travel. This is my first ever solo trip bles, they realise that they must stick mostly guessing what’s going to ly with a stellar cast like love story to look forward to. Radhika while exploring the varied mentary series, we have showcased the and that made this shoot even more together to not only save their mar- happen next. Yet, with this film, Deepika Padukone and destinations spread across the state. beauty, serenity and vibrancy that special. The hills, the beautiful har- riage but also their lives. The film you can’t know anything for sure Sidhant Chaturvedi.       With showcasing picture-perfect Arunachal Pradesh has to offer to give monic culture, the thriving and diverse is produced by Zee Studios. It’s till you’ve arrived at the end of it.” Talking of quirky love mountains and tranquil lakes; Radhika our viewers an opportunity to under- wildlife made me fall in love with this poster features the lead cast and Sayani says, “I am a huge fan   stories, how can I not shares her experiences of feeling the stand and appreciate the wonders of place. I have always loved travelling but looks intriguing as it unveils both, of this genre and to be able to Ram Madhvani directing mention the film I’ve made? peace and calmness at the monaster- the state,” said a National Geographic this time, I explored it through a dif- romances as well as an ominous make my debut in one is the most his next after Neerja is reason (Wink). Quite ies, exploring the diverse handicraft spokesperson. ferent lens.” undertone running through it. exciting feeling ever. The entire enough to be excited, but I am understandably Tuesdays & tradition and understanding the rich “The state is a veritable treasure (The docu-series will premiere on Shariq Patel of Zee Studios says, experience of being a part of such also eager to see how he Fridays is one of the films I culture of the harmonious tribes living house of nature, culture and has a lot Arunachal Statehood Day — February “The urban setting and matter-of- a film has been a very fulfilling one moulds Kartik Aryan into a am most excited about in in the state. From highlighting the to offer to tourists from all over the 20 at 8 pm on National Geographic fact approach in presenting super- indeed.” role unlike anything else he has 2021, for obvious reasons. exotic flora and fauna exclusive to the world. From serene monasteries to Channel India and Fox Life India.) natural events as never seen before (The film is streaming on Zee5.)   ! 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Saturday. her Grand Slam final debut four against the 17-time Grand It was their second Grand Slam A second trophy at after being forced into a hard Slam-winning Serb. econd seeded Elise Mertens and success as a team after the 2019 US Melbourne Park would mean 14-day quarantine ahead of the “It definitely wasn’t easy,” said SAryna Sabalenka swept past Open and sixth title overall as they the 23-year-old from Japan Australian Open, where she Medvedev, only the third Russian Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina both bounced back from fourth- has won half of the Majors she’s was confined to her hotel after Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Siniakova to clinch their first round defeats in singles at Melbourne contested since her first at the room and unable to train. Safin to reach the Australian Open Australian Open and second Grand Park. US Open final in 2018 — an The pair first clashed as final. Slam doubles title on Friday. They pair made their debut infamous match forever juniors in Florida seven years “I got a little bit scared and tight The Belgian-Belarusian combina- together at the 2019 Australian Open remembered for Serena ago when Brady won. Osaka (in the third set) because it’s a semi- tion proved too strong for the third- and have since established themselves Williams’s implosion. has won both their matches final of a Slam... but happy I was able seeded Czech pair, winning 6-2, 6-3 as one the tour’s top teams, along with Osaka’s defeat of Williams since with their rivalry hitting to turn my game on, especially in some on Rod Laver Arena after sealing the two-time Grand Slam winners in the semi-final on Thursday new heights in the second of tight moments on my serve.” match on their fourth championship Krejcikova and Siniakova. ended the 39-year-old’s latest those, last year’s epic US Open Medvedev came into the show- attempt to win an elusive semi-final. down boasting a 5-1 edge in their head- - .                 record-equalling 24th Slam Eventual champion Osaka to-heads and a frosty relationship hard for every point, and he was bro- broken again, to love, on his next game title and reinforced the belief prevailed 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-3 in stemming from Shanghai in 2019, In front of vocal, flag-waving Greek 2019 US Open final, stayed focused and ken again after a seven-minute as the Russian raced through the set in that a new generation is taking a nerve-jangling encounter, when the popular Greek blasted his fans, the servers controlled the points worked two set points at 5-4. But marathon game when the Russian 36 minutes. over from the American. dubbed by some as the best slugfest playing style as “boring”. as they moved to 2-2 in the opening set Tsitsipas defended both successfully blasted a sizzling forehand down the He was broken again early in the Osaka is at the forefront of match of the truncated 2020 before the Russian, anchored to the with deep, aggressive returns as the line for 2-1 second-set advantage. third set and appeared spent, but the young wave and credits a season. FLAG-WAVING FANS baseline, drew first blood. crowd lifted their volume. Frustrated, Tsitsipas slammed his roared on by the crowd he found new new-found mental maturity Osaka, who has never lost Fifth seed Tsitsipas was backing up Until then, Tsitsipas had only faced He sent down his first double-fault water bottle to the ground at the reserves to break back for 3-3. for being able to battle through a Slam match after getting from a stunning five-set upset of 20- eight break points in the entire tourna- of the match on his third before blast- changeover, with the ballkids forced to For the first time in the match, matches under the highest past the fourth round, is aim- time Grand Slam champion Rafael ment, but Medvedev earned two and ing an ace and a winner to take a one- mop up the mess after it burst and Medvedev was under pressure but pressure. And she had a warn- ing to become the first Nadal, but it was an energy-sapping converted on the second when the set lead. sprayed everywhere. held his nerve with a glorious passing ing for the 22nd-seeded woman’s player since Monica four-hour epic and he appeared to feel Greek sent a return long. Medvedev dominated the long Medvedev was commanding on shot giving him another break for 6-5 American Brady ahead of the Seles to win her first four the effects. Medvedev, who also reached the rallies, with Tsitsipas needing to fight serve and a glum Tsitsipas unravelled, before he calmly served out to win. final. 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