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             gherao the Assembly and will request to release Rs 312 crore 11.3 per cent children are and Family Welfare that the Rama Hare Krishna’.        O  P           also approach Raj Bhawan. allocated for the year 2020-21 severely malnourished and 40.3 same could be given only after The BJP legislators carry- # %  &     '      Also, there are differences for the fight against malnutri- per cent are stunted. 84 days said that there were dis- ing Ramnami towel (Hare Ram between ruling party legislators tion. The CM, through the let- He said, “Apart from the criminations in the law. Hare Krishna written) and chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Har makers were not ready to relent and ministers over the issue. ter, has said in view of wide- programmes of the “The decision of the tilak on their forehead were Har Mahadev’. The BJP mem- and continued with their State Drinking Water and spread malnutrition, it has Government of India, the State Government in providing seen beating drums and man- bers kept on chanting reli- protest. Later, the Speaker Sanitation minister Mithilesh been recommended to give an government has decided to relaxation in the protocol jira (pair of small hand cym- gious slogans demanding adjourned the House at 11.33 Thakur had appealed to the additional allocation of Rs fight against the problem of regarding administration of bals) and holding placards. JMM/Congress Government am till 12.45 pm. Chief Minister to name the 7,735 crore to various states malnutrition with its limited second dose of vaccine to cer- BJP MLA from Deoghar, to roll back two decisions, Meanwhile, Chief Minister Namaz room as Prathna sthal under the supplementary nutri-        
  resources. Recently, the state tain classes of persons alone Narayan Das who allotment of room for Namaz Hemant Soren reacted strong- (prayer room) where members tion programme. The com-        government has planned to amounts to discrimination,” reached the house wearing and State Government’s recruit- ly over the ruckus created by of all faiths can worship. mission has recommended an  # %  &     provide egg and other equiva- said the judge in his order. dhoti also danced singing ment policy. BJP legislators. Meanwhile, State Congress additional allocation of Rs 312 '      lent protein-rich food to chil- The judge pointed out that ‘Hare Rama’. As the protest of BJP legis- Soren, talking to media Committee president Rajesh crore to the State of Jharkhand. dren between 3 to 6 years of age the Union Government had The BJP legislators claimed lators intensified, Speaker persons, said, “As the BJP Thakur has termed BJP protest “A substantial part of the Development, Government of from its resources.” relaxed the interval between that the State Government in Ravindra Nath Mahto urged MLAs have no issue they are as unfortunate saying that it is population in Jharkhand belongs India, be directed to release the In such a situation, if the the vaccinations for Indian appeasement policy has allot- relentless BJP members, includ- raising the topic. Due to only because of the BJP having to ST and SC community, where recommended amount of Rs Central government releases Government officials with ted room for offering Namaz. ing Bhanu Pratap Shahi, to “go Opposition protests, an impor- such mentality that the state is major cases of malnutrition are 312 crore for the year 2020-21 the funds allocated for the commitments abroad, persons Inside the House as soon as back to your seats. You are tant day of session and Chief not getting the required pace in reported. Therefore, on behalf of for the State of Jharkhand,” read cause, it will prove to be big sup- needing to travel abroad for the proceedings for the day good members. Please coop- Minister’s Question hour was development. Thakur said the all the citizens of Jharkhand, I the letter. port for the state government in studies or employment, those began, the BJP members erate with the Chair”. washed out.” Soren also said, “If Opposition has become com- would like to request that the Mentioning the report of the fight against malnutrition, participating at the Olympic entered the Well of the House However, the BJP law- your heart and soul is pure you pletely issueless. Ministry of Women and Child the National Family Health added the Chief Minister. Games, etc.       
  
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%,-(  and hard work of its citizens. In a statement, Dr P also saw participation from This success has under- India has been vaccinating at Sarathi Reddy, chairman, the State Public Works lined the importance of   the record speed of 1.25 crore Hetero Group, said that the Departments (PWD), ‘A a t mv i s hw a s’ a n d doses a day. This means, he said approval was “extremely cru- National Highway Authority     board was also disbanded. ancy could have led to a junior ‘Aatmnirbharta’, Modi said in that the number of vaccinations cial” to ensure supply security of India (NHAI) and National Giving details of the officer being considered for the his address through the video- teams here,” Modi said in the in India in one day is more than in India due to a global short- Highway and Infrastructure he defence ministry has alleged forgery, they said the second highest rank in the conferencing. virtual address. the population of many coun- age of Tocilizumab. “We are Development Corporation Tinitiated an internal probe issue surfaced in July this year Coast Guard. If the probe “Himachal Pradesh has The Prime Minister tries. pleased with the approval of (NHIDCL) and others. against alleged forgery in when the finds that charges of forgery are emerged as a champion. It expressed happiness that even Modi praised doctors, Hetero’s Toilizumab. This While the Minister decid- records of officers due for promotion board was set up correct, the officers concerned became the first State to vacci- in the remote district of Lahaul- ASHA workers, Aanganwadi demonstrates our technical ed for a site visit for the promotion in the Coast Guard. for considering a suitable can- may also be dismissed from nate 100 per cent population of Spiti, Himachal has been a workers, medical personnel, capabilities and commitment ambitious Delhi Mumbai A joint secretary will head the didate for the Additional service, they said. its eligible population with the leader in giving 100% first teachers, and women for their towards bringing important Expressway next week, for investigations into charges Director General-rank post. The Indian Coast Guard is first dose and one-third of the dose. contribution to the vaccination therapeutics relevant to Covid- the poll bound Punjab, involving promotion to the The allegation is that there the youngest force and had its population with the second Calling for the need to campaign. 19 care. We will work closely Gadkari said the six lane second highest rank in the were anomalies in the marks own cadre officer heading the dose... Himachal Pradesh has complete the vaccination drive Referring to recently noti- with the Government to ensure access controlled Ambala- Coast Guard. given to the officers in the doc- service for the first time in given me an opportunity to be without leniency of any kind, fied rules for operation of equitable distribution,” Dr Kotputli Greenfield Corridor The decision to initiate a uments put up before the pro- 2016. proud. I have seen the State Prime Minister noted that all drones, Modi said these will be Reddy noted. The World is being constructed at record probe was taken after senior motion board and the original Prior to this, the Coast struggling for basic facilities but the staff members including helpful especially in sectors Health Organization (WHO), pace. Minister of State for officers of the ministry were documents with the defence Guard was headed by Vice today we see them doing well. doctors, nurses and others like health and agriculture, in July, had recommended Road Gen V K Singh was also sounded, sources said here on ministry. Admirals from the Indian I want to congratulate and worked as a team to carry out opening doors for new possi- that the drug can be used for present on the occasion of Monday adding the promotion Officials said this discrep- Navy. thank the Government and the vaccination drive in the bilities critically ill Covid-19 patients. review meeting. O        -    P !  :)51&")& $ "$* &* New Delhi: A Central team Uttar Pradesh has found that fever and deaths among chil- fever camps to continue as per rushed to the viral-hit Western the majority of cases of viral dren in Firozabad district have micro plan, surveillance to be , been caused by dengue while a strengthened and admission )* $ few are because of Scrub facilities in the district hospital Typhus and Leptospirosis. It of Firozabad and neighbouring has recommended all fever districts to be augmented. /  patients to be screened for the The other recommenda- vector-borne diseases and tions include strengthening of ensure adequate treatment. entomological activities as per “The Central team has standard guidelines; Isolation     rine drills for the first time. observed that the majority of beds and admission facilities in In the Fourth Edition, the cases are due to Dengue while District Hospital of Firozabad ndia and Australia on surface units of both the coun- a few are because of Scrub and neighboring districts to be IMonday commenced a five tries will be exercising with Typhus and Leptospirosis,” augmented. day naval exercise off the Rankin, a Collins Class     airstrip on the national high- Union Health Secretary Rajesh “Organise a short reorien- Australian coast as part of the Australian Submarine, Royal way in Barmer. Bhushan said in a letter to his tation of all doctors at PHC, 4th edition of AUSINDEX. Australian Air Force P-8A and n IAF plane with Defence They said at least 12 counterpart in the Northern CHC and district hospital cum This edition of AUSINDEX F-18A aircraft, along with inte- AMinister Rajnath Singh national highways across the State. medical college of Firozabad and includes complex surface, sub- gral helicopters of both the and Road Transport and country besides the Barmer “Vector Indices were also neighbouring districts on recent surface and air operations Navies. Highways Minister Nitin road are in the process of found to be high with house guidelines for management of between ships, submarines, The exercise will provide an Gadkari onboard will conduct being upgraded so that they index and container index both dengue, scrub typhus and lep- helicopters and Long Range opportunity for both Navies to a mock emergency landing on can be used as airstrips by the above 50% in Firozabad district,” tospirosis while services of Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the further bolster inter-operability, a national highway in IAF planes in an emergency he added. experts on infectious diseases participating Navies. gain from best practices and Rajasthan’s Barmer this week. situation. The Central team has rec- from KGMU and similar insti- The Indian Navy Task develop a common under- This exercise is part of the The parts of the 12 ommended that all fever patients tutions may be utilized for this Group comprises warships standing of procedures for two ministers inaugurating national highways that will be be screened for Dengue, Malaria purpose”, said the letter. Shivalik and Kadmatt while Maritime Security Operations, the 3.5 km-long strip on the used as airstrips are being Scrub Typhus and Leptospirosis, Dengue and viral fever have Royal Australian Navy (RAN) navy officials said here on national highway in Barmer, identified and prepared, ELISA based testing facilities be claimed 51 lives in over a fort- Anzac Class Frigate, Monday.. sources said here on Monday. sources added. strengthened, activities related to night in the Firozabad district in Warramunga which partici- The exercise is a true rep- The highway is ready to han- The use of highways for fever survey, vector control and Uttar Pradesh. pated in Exercise MALABAR resentation of Joint Guidance dle emergency landings of landing and take offs origi- along with the Indian navy is signed by the Chief of the Naval the IAF’s fighter jets and other nated during World War two also part of the exercise. Staff of India and Chief of aircraft, they said. It is India’s when Germany upgraded its /! The participating Indian Australian Navy on August 18 first national highway to be roads known as autobahn Naval Ships are the latest this year. used for emergency landing of for such purposes to facilitate indigenously designed and This important document is IAF aircraft, they added. its fighter jets. built Guided Missile Stealth aligned to the ‘2020 In October 2017, fighter Besides Germany, %! . Frigate and Anti-Submarine Comprehensive jets and transport planes of Sweden, South Korea, Corvette respectively. They Strategic Partnership’ between the IAF had conducted mock Taiwan, Switzerland, form part of the Indian Navy’s the two nations and aims to fur- landings on the Lucknow- Singapore, China and some 0 /  Eastern Fleet based at ther consolidate shared com- Agra Expressway to show other countries have dedi- Visakhapatnam under the mitment to regional and global that such highways can be cated stretches of their high- Eastern Naval Command. security challenges promoting used by the IAF planes for ways and expressways to     Commenced in 2015 as a peace, security and stability in landing in case of an emer- enable aircraft for landing bilateral maritime exercise, the Indo-Pacific region. gency. and take-offs. n a bizarre incident, Air India’s AUSINDEX has grown in The conduct of this exercise Officials said experts of In India, these dedicated IDelhi-London flight, which complexity over the years and despite Covid restrictions is also the National Highways stretches will also be used for was to depart from the IGI air- the 3rd edition of the exercise, a testimony of existing synergy Authority of India (NHAI) facilitating relief work during port at 2 pm on Monday, got held in 2019 in the Bay of between the participating worked in coordination with natural disasters besides delayed for more than three Bengal, included anti-subma- Navies. IAF officials to develop the emergency landings. hours after a swarm of ants was found in the business class. Interestingly, the London- &* bound flight (AI-111) was car-  ?  &    .1& rying Jigme Namgyel *)()( () Wangchuck, the son and heir ')  apparent of King Jigme Khesar       
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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on including the ones relating to temples, reeling under the impact of State Governments to restart India. Western Tripura's Sepahijala District Monday exhorted various political parties, Uddhav said: “I get to hear a lot of clam- viral fever which has claimed tricts also. He said the situa- mining in the State before the The Kota Superintendent of Superintendent of police Krishnendu social and cultural organisations to avoid our for lifting restrictions. The people who many lives in several districts. tion was no better in Lucknow fourth consecutive mining sea- Police (SP) and the Kunadi police Chakraborty said that the police so far holding programmes, celebrations, meet- are demanding easing of restrictions He said the children were as the surging crowd was son is gone for a toss in the station house officer (SHO) were arrested five people including Tapan ings, rallies and morchas to avoid crowds should realise that we cannot play with the succumbing to the viral fever unmanageable in government state. contacted to take up the issue. Debnath, a Hindutva organisation leader. during the forthcoming festive season. lives of people. Festivals come and go, but due to the lack of proper hospitals. In the interest of revival of The FIR references Section 377 of "The girl (a class IX student) from In an appeal made to political parties protecting the lives of people is more treatment in Government The SP chief claimed that the state economy and pro- the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Charilam village following love affairs and NGOs ahead of the 11-day Ganesh important. All political parties have hospitals. He said a pall of the government hospitals had tecting the livelihoods of min- which makes carnal intercourse willingly married to 23-year-old youth festivities, the chief minister said: “Having major role to play in ensuring that peo- gloom prevailed in Firozabad, run out of stock of essential ing dependents, immediate with an animal a punishable Suman Sarkar and converted to Hindu had the experience of two earlier waves ple follow the Covid-19 protocols Mathura, Mainpuri, Kanpur medicines for the treatment of resurrection of mining is of offence with imprisonment for community. The couple remained of Covid-19, I appeal to political parties, announced by the government” and Farrukhabad dengue. utmost importance. The aver- life, and section 11 of The untraceable since July 24. We hope to social and cultural organisations not to Meanwhile, NCP’s national districts. Akhilesh said due to the age debt of a nuclear family in Prevention of Cruelty to Animals detect the girl and his fiance soon as our hold programmes, celebrations, meetings, spokesperson and State Minorities Affairs Akhilesh Yadav, who vis- shortage of beds, the patients Goa is estimated to be Rs 5 (PCA) Act, 1960. massive search operations are on. Debnath rallies and morchas to avoid crowds Minister Nawab Malik asked all political ited Agra and Firozabad on were not being admitted in lakh and the debt of the state The alleged perpetrator is on and his colleague Chandra Sekhar Kar during the forthcoming festive season” parties to heed the chief minister’s appeal Monday, said contrary to the hospitals. is roughly calculated to be the run. had played active role in the entire devel- “You can always celebrate festivals by in public interest and avoid all such gath- tall claims of the Chief Questioning the claim of over Rs 20,000 crore since all "Violent people often start opment," Chakraborty told IANS. following the Covid-19 protocols. Our erings that attract crowds. Minister Yogi Adityanath that the state government about the mining activities in by abusing animals and then The police authority on Monday has effort should be to prevent a third wave Congress’ Rehabilitation Minister “all is well”, the government preparations for the third the state have been move on to targeting human vic- handed over the case to the Crime of Covid-19 in the state. We must give top Vijay Wadettiwar indicated that the state had paid no attention to wave of the coronavirus out- banned. tims. Therefore, this case should Branch. After the police initially did not priority to public health,” Uddhav said. government might impose certain restric- restoring the public health break, he said the government It has been close to three worry everyone," says PETA India take any active action to rescue the girl, “As the chief minister of the state, I tions in view of an increase in the num- services which had collapsed hospitals were still facing and a half years since all the Emergency Response Assistant her father filed a complaint with the have put the state administration on a ber of Covid cases in the state. during the coronavirus pan- shortage of beds and medi- mining activities in the state Kabir Bhanu Das. High Court. high alert. At the same time, I appeal to Opposition BJP leader Ashish Shelar demic. cines. He said the viral fever have been put on hold without PETA India has urged the The division bench of the Tripura ruling and Opposition parties to take pre- hit out at the ruling MVA leaders for its He said dengue fever had had added to the woes of the a foresightedness of its effect Centre to include bestiality as a High Court comprising Chief Justice cautions to avoid crowds. No one wants “double standards”. “On one hand the state caused havoc in west UP dis- poor people as they were on the people of Goa. It has cognisable offence in an amend- Akil Kureshi and Justice Satya Gopal to enforce restrictions during the festive government is asking the general public tricts where many children already battered by the affected the livelihood means ment to the PCA Act and to intro- Chattopadhyay, had directed the police season. Let the people celebrate the fes- to follow the Colvid-19 protocols, while had died due to the fever. He pandemic and now they for 15-20 per cent of Goans duce stronger penalties for cruel- to find out the girl and report to the tivals well but the people should take pre- on the other hand the ruling party lead- said the impact of dengue was were victims of viral dependent on mining activi- ty to animals under this court at the earliest but the police cautions to avoid a situation where the ers have been allowed to address huge ral- now visible in eastern UP dis- fever. ties. Act. failed to do this so far. IANS state government would have no other lies or public meetings,” Shelar said.  !"#$% #&!#'(#)* /

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To compensate #        R   S  states for the loss of revenue resulting  .     ?+       R     S from the shift to the GST dispensation - fully in case ofelectricity and partially for               (  R( petrol and diesel - the think-tank has pro-   + S     #         ( posed levying a 50 per cent cess.       ?+             First, as per a 2016 Constitution      +           ( Amendment, petrol, diesel, and electric-                   ( ity (besides crude oil, natural gas, avia-         0            tion turbine fuel or ATF) are included under GST, but zero rated, meaning that they continue to be governed by the erst- while dispensation -- while the Centre collects central excise duty (CED), the States levy value added tax (VAT) and other local taxes. Electricity is taxed exclu-     sively by the states. When will these levies be replaced by GST?  3 2 Second, under the GST  10 Compensation Act, 2017, the States are   3  entitled to compensation for five years   (from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2022) for   0 the loss of revenue to be calculated as the deficit of 70,000 crore during 33,and VAT, 23. The tax compo- One shudders at the very thought difference between their actual collection  2019-20 (this was partly mitigat- nent alone is 56 per litre or 56 per of the revenue loss that will result (including transfer of their share in indi- 0  0  ed by using the surplus from pre- cent of the pump price (in case of from transition of these fuels to rect tax collected by the Centre) and the  1 vious two years) and 180,000 diesel, it is 50 per cent). GST. As for electricity,the shift to amount they would have got with annu-  3  crore during 2020-21. The CED of 33 per litre GST in the tax slab of 18 per cent               (  al growth at 14 per cent over the 2015- Q#0 During 2020-21, against the includes 21due to the Road and - implying states getting to tax at          #         ( 16 level under the erstwhile regime prior requirement of about 264,000 Infrastructure Cess (RaIC)and nine per cent - will result in huge                    to July 1, 2017. 25 crore, the collection in cess pool Agri-infrastructure Cess (AIC) revenue loss.   #       ?+           # Third, under an amendment to the  0 was only 84,000 crore leaving a which is entirely retained by the The think-tank talks of com-                GST Compensation Act (2018), the 1  deficit of 180,000 crore. Of this, Centre. Of the balance 12, it pensating the loss to states ‘ful- Centre levies a cess on supply of demer- Q  0 110,000 crore was borrowed by retains 59 per cent or 7 and gives ly’in case of electricity and ‘par-                     B    0 C             ( it goods (those which fall in the highest C6  K the Centre under a special RBI- 5 to the states (41 per cent tially’ for fuels. Partial compen- tax slab of 28%) such as automobiles, enabled mechanism for transfer to under the 15th Finance sation of revenue loss to states is        D ,          # tobacco, drinks and so on with a provi-  21  states as ‘back-to-back’ loans.That Commission or FC devolution arbitrary (even this limited relief            ,        so to use the proceeds for compensating 1 1 left an uncovered gap of 70,000 formula).On a net basis, therefore, will be at the cost of strangulat-   0 ,               states. The cess was to remain in force for Q   crore. Add expected deficit of the Centre gets Rs 28 (21+7), ing industries which contribute to                ( five years in sync with the Centre's  K  90,000 crore during the current while almost an equivalent the cess pool - by imposing 50 per    0     B   %   + E   obligation to compensate States for that    1 year, the Centre will have to bor- amount (23+5) goes to the states. centcess on top of subsisting 28 period. row about 160,000 crore during Expressed as percentage of ERP per cent tax plus cess). Ironically, . * +  #     F    3        The rationale behind keeping these 2021-22. (ready to send to petrol pump) or the proposal doesnot even men- arrangements in place for five years was The cess has to continue even 40, this is 70 per cent each. tion about compensating the #    G            that at the end of this transition by June beyond June 30, 2022 if only to ser- If, as per NITI Aayog formu- Centre which will suffera much              #       30, 2022, the GST dispensation would vice this huge debt of 270,000 la, petrol is placed in the 28 per bigger loss.    G               have acquired the much-needed "vitali- crore (110,000 plus 160,000). cent GST slab, the Centre and To conclude, the formula 0                ( ty" and "resilience" to yield sufficient Meanwhile, states have also made states will get to tax it at 14 per cent floated by NITI Aayog is not                   resources for the states to meet their bud- a representation to 15th Finance each. As per FC devolution formu- practical. Neither the States nor     (         getary requirements within a prudential Commission to continue thecess la, out of its collection, the former the Centre will accept. Given the         +      limit set under the Fiscal Responsibility for a further 3 years. This means, can retain only 59 per cent imply- yawning gap between the existing and Budget Management Act (FRBM) the GST Council will not only con- ing that it will have to contend with tax rate and the maximum that       "     ,       thereby obviating the need for any extra tinue with existing cess/levies but only 8.26 per cent (14x0.59) even can be levied under GST (read 28 .              ( support beyond this date. With less than also raise them or even bring as the latter will get 19.74 per cent per cent), the shifting of fuels to            "     0 a year to go, things have not panned out more items under its purview. (14+14x0.41). The shift to GST the new regime is unthinkable. It                as expected. Now, consider the impact of dispensation will thus result in could be thought of only in a sce-   3464 #           ( During the first two years of 2017-18 NITI Aayog idea of bringing fuels Centre’s tax collection plunging nario where monthly GST collec-              "  ( and 2018-19, the situation was comfort- and electricity under GST and from 70 per cent to a low of 8.26 tion reach at least 150,000 crore able with collection from the cess being (currently it is around 100,000     0                impose a 50 per centcess. per cent whereas the collection of higher than the shortfall in tax revenue In Delhi, the pump price of the states will dip to 19.74 per cent. crore). NK Singh, Chairman 15th   0               the states faced. 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There was dis- lakh metric tons. Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, higher at 58,296.91. It touched unwind its massive bond-buy- currency mainly due to the dol- Agriculture Ministers, the farmers for now as it will be cussion on export of agriculture The record procurement of Odisha and Rajasthan upto an intra-day record of ing programme. lar’s gains in the global mar- Government has explained the linked to digitised land products and the role of paddy has benefitted about September 05, this year,” the 58,515.85. “During the afternoon kets.At the interbank foreign concept of farmers’ database. In records.. APEDA (Agrictural and 130.47 Lakh farmers this year ministry said in a statement. 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APEDA will Government take back the accorded for procurement of session, it touched an all-time capital inflows on the back of On Friday, the rupee had set- technology, scientific research were legal owners of agricul- facilitate cluster centric capac- three laws. The data released by 40,000 MT of Pulses under peak of 17,429.55. strong global cues and domes- tled at 73.02 against the US dol- and knowledge to boost the tural land. ity building exercise for state the Ministry showed that dur- Price Support Scheme (PSS). HCL Tech was the top tic economic activity, said lar. Meanwhile, the dollar farmers’ income. Talking about “A national farmer data- officials, FPOs, farmers, start- gainer in the Sensex pack, ris- Narendra Solanki, Head- index, which gauges the green- digital agriculture, the Minister base is being created by taking ups etc,” the ministry said in a ing over 2 per cent, followed by Equity Research back’s strength against a basket urged all States to study the data from existing schemes statement. Infosys, Reliance Industries, (Fundamental), Anand Rathi of six currencies, traded 0.28 Karnataka Model which was like PM-KISAN, soil health The first day of the two-day Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Auto Shares & Stock Brokers. per cent higher at 92.29. Brent presented during the confer- card and PM FasalBimaYojana. conference saw the participa- and M&M. Meanwhile, international oil crude futures, the global oil ence. He told the States to cre- The database will have con- tion of Chief Ministers and On the other hand, benchmark Brent crude rose benchmark, fell 0.63 per cent to ate a database for the State nectivity to State land records Agriculture Ministers ofStates IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank 0.80 per cent to USD 72.03 per USD 72.15 per barrel. Analysts using the federated farmer data base. The Pradhan like Punjab, Haryana, Bank, Power Grid, Sun Pharma barrel. Foreign institutional said the US Treasury yields ris- database prepared by MantriKisanSammanNidhi Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Asian Paints were among investors were net buyers in the ing to more than one-week Government of India and allow and the saturation ofKisan Uttarakhand, Himachal the laggards. 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To match the changing consumer lifestyles, broadly, the nutraceutical industry has put on offer both functional foods and beverages such as fortified foods and energy drinks as well as dietary supplements including vita- hronic pain in multiple joints affect improvements have reduced recovery time, min and mineral tablets/gummies, protein one in four adults over the age of 18. making joint replacement surgery more effi- powders, and herbal pills and botanicals for By the time we get to age 65, about two cient, predictable and less painful. This means various needs. In all, consumption of in five adults are affected. According people not only regain function more rapidly nutraceuticals means more nutrition in Cto WHO, approximately 30 per cent of the after surgery, but data also shows that patients every ounce or sip of food, while minimiz- world’s population suffers from pain. Many usually return to their jobs within six weeks. ing the risks of prescription drugs. patients in need of joint replacement surgery We’re also better at controlling patient’s pain It is projected that the India nutraceuti- are postponing their procedures because of before, during and after surgery with new med- cals market will reach Rs 1.54 lakh crore by ith an infant, an episode of bedwetting is considered nor- pandemic-related concerns. ications and using older medications a bit dif- 2025. It will alone account for over 3 percent Wmal since the child is not toilet trained. However, for a COVID-19 pandemic has changed every- ferently, depending on the patient’s needs. of the global market, soon. toilet-trained child, it becomes a source of embarrassment. As one’s mindset around. There is no doubt that Is it safe to get the joint replacement This boom is explained by reasons such the age increases, the embarrassment due to incontinence too fear from such a dreaded infection has scared surgery at this time? as health consciousness, but also the factor increases. Incontinence or the involuntary loss of urine is con- everyone to think with sense of security to The answer is, yes. We know that any of availability. In addition to A 2018 Deloitte sidered common, especially as people age, but that is anything come out openly and of course think 10 times patient who needs joint replacement has psy- report on the Indian nutraceutical market says but true — incontinence, at any age, is not normal. In men, to undergo any planned surgical procedure like chological pressure of being exposed to that it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 21 it may happen due to age and neurodegenerative disease such knee or hip replacement. COVID-19. Hospitals have gone to great percent by 2022. It attributes the increasing as Parkinson’s, dementia, multiple sclerosis, or stroke. However, Many patients who suffer from chronic lengths to make the elective surgeries very safe penetration of modern retail channels and in women, incontinence is a major problem that no one wants debilitating hip and knee pain have been very in the inpatient setting. Hospitals are complete- non-grocery retailers, such as drugstores and to recognise due to socio-cultural implications. They are in confused and stressed about proceeding with  1  I  ly following Centers for Disease Control and mass merchandisers, who have begun to shelf denial and in most of the cases suffer silently. Women with surgery, not knowing if they can and not know-   12 Prevention guidelines and keeping surgical more and more lifestyle supplements with advancing age have overactive bladder especially in diabetic ing what their options are. The reality is that, patients on separate floors from the COVID regular products. Simply put, both the sup- patients but it is managed by some medications. even without the stress of a pandemic, people 3  3 patients. Because there are very strict, smart ply and distribution aremaking it easy for the There are three types of incontinence which are seen the often wait far too long to consider a more per-     3 2 protocols in hospitals for safety measures with consumer to introduce nutraceuticals in their most. These are: manent solution to their severe or persistent current norms and there is complete segrega- daily diets without side effects. Stress incontinence: This kind is the most common one joint pain — joint replacement.  514 tion of non-COVID and COVID patients, This phenomenon is only further exac- and happens in women who have normal delivery during child- By the time people get to a conversation      1 2 wards & operation theatres. erbated by the coming of COVID-19, when birth. This is because due to the stress put on their pelvic mus- about joint replacement, they have pain on a If you’re considering a joint replacement, ‘boosting immunity’ was a buzzword, with cles during delivery, they become weak. Nearly half of the daily basis and it’s occupying a disproportion-   00 5 know that hospitals and clinics are safe and tak- many turning to these tablets for preventive women above the age of 50 who have also bore a child face ate part of their lives. It’s the kind of pain that    ing extra precautions, including: and recuperative healthcare. A slowing down stress incontinence. Those who have an elected caesarean deliv- leads them to become less active, whether ath- 0 #  Requiring all patients, visitors and employ- of daily routines made many turn inwards ery usually have less chances of developing this condition. There letically or socially, and many people get to the ees to wear masks and ask themselves: ‘Are we really doinge- are grades of this kind of incontinence grade 3 being the high- point where the pain becomes such a big part      Screening patients and employees upon nough for our health?’ Continual consump- est where a leak happens of their lives, they become unhappy.  2 10  arrival tion of some essential vitamins even post even if someone is getting up While many people would rate their joint  Isolating COVID-19 patients from other complete recovery is a trend observed 5  * from a lying down position. pain as difficult and debilitating, they often   20  patients, allowing us to treat everyone safely among many households. Nutraceuticals’  * % Urgency incontinence: view surgery as a last-resort treatment. Do not  1 25    Practicing social distancing in our wait- becoming a daily habit for a major chunk of The term refers to a sudden let fear of joint surgery or coronavirus keep you ing rooms the population is a major trend shaping the     and strong need to urinate from doing something about your joint pain.     Utilising video visits to reduce patient traf- wellness space globally and in India. '    and is also referred to as an Joint pain due to underlying degenerative   2   fic Notably, there is also a cost angle to the unstable or overactive blad- or inflammatory arthritis is usually managed  4    Increasing housekeeping and vigilance in adoption of nutraceuticals. As costs of hospi-  '  ( der, or detrusor instability. non-operatively initially. 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Both the centers are equipped with Aerobics, dance, Kegel exercises, and medications are some of combat it is to stick to good sleep and Many studies are being done to managed by lifestyle modifications, Covishield and Covaxin. the common and effective non-surgical methods to treat incon- hygiene practices. find out certain natural substances, dietary changes, little medication and CEO Anand K, SRL Diagnostics, said in tinence. There are surgeries too but not many finally need them. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in which can help in the treatment of consumption of natural antioxi- a statement regarding the current initiative, early 2020, people have started focus- insomnia and gamma oryzanol is one dants.” "To cater to the growing demand, we have ing on sleep quality. This was because of them. 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Surendra Verma, one of the finest of Hindi, broke the shackles of dogma as soon as he started writing, blessing his readers with works much tion - Imprisonment of Life) ahead of their times. revolves around the personal Born in the pre-indepen- life of the esteemed poet Mirza dent India’s Jhansi of 1941, Ghalib, not failing to talk about Verma swivels his pen in a way his financial hardships and that he both clings to tradition the tragic love Ghalib had for and still makes it relevant to the Katiba, a calligraphist working modern audience. Publishing on his diwan. over 15 titles of plays, short sto- Whether it is his play ries, satires and novels, he has Draupadi, where tired from the won several National awards, routine life, he questions famil- including the Sahitya Academy ial disintegration, or From Award in 1996 for Mujhe Sunset to Sunrise, where he tra- Chand Chahiye, Sangeet Natak verses across the ancient but Akademi Award in 1993, and shushed concept of Niyog, his the Vyas Samman in 2016. works engulf open-mindedness The writer started his play- and acceptance. In an era that wright journey in 1962 with the was shocked by his opinions of critically acclaimed play Surya love being all about adjust- Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki ment, and money being greater Pahli Kiran Tak (English trans- than all relations and every lation- From Sunset to Sunrise). ideal, Verma edified truth in its The play was translated into six real sense. He embraces con- Indian languages and was pre- temporaneity and his themes miered in Marathi by Amol famously incorporate breaking Palekar in 1972. His craftsman- the pre-defined male-female ship lies in designing ancient relationship and giving it a customs by lining them with fresh definition, and venturing modern felt. on the inner conflict of humans Here is a writer who bold- on the lines of good and evil. ly spoke of modern themes 50 His characters are those that years back, topics the Indian practise arbitrariness and pos- society still feels jittery to dis- sess the quality of acceptance. cuss, be it extra-marital affairs, Verma makes his audience feel sex, objectification of women, the alienation effect, juddering and so on. He emphatically them to think and face reality. stood up for women, protest- In his play Setubandha, he ing on how motherhood is not shatters stagnant Indian values their only job, thus, making and morals, and explores the him a revolutionary author. intimate relations between In 1976, he published the Guru Kalidasa and his student popular play Nind Kyon Rat Prabhavati. His unconvention- Bhar Nahin Ati (English trans- al female protagonists have a lation - Why Doesn’t Sleep Stay profound mind-set. Prabhavati the Whole Night) which anthol- conveys to her mother a revo- ogises his short plays. His play lutionary thought- ‘without Qaid-e-Hayat (English transla- emotions, sexual relationship is  

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T20 World Cup in the coming bers, who are automatic selec- The 59-year-old Shastri couple of days. tions but there are a few spots returned positive in a lateral It is expected that the for which there would be some flow test (Rapid Antigen Test) Chetan Sharma-led selection discussions. on Sunday and on Monday, his committee will meet at the Yuzvendra Chahal and RT-PCR test report confirmed BCCI headquarters in Ravindra Jadeja are two spin- the infection. Mumbai and link up with ners who are all but sure of Three support staff mem- skipper Virat Kohli in their slots and it could well be bers — Bharath Arun, fielding Manchester and coach Ravi a toss up between coach R Sridhar and physio- Shastri in London either on Chakravarthy, who has had therapist Nitin Patel — were Tuesday or more likely on good IPL runs and Rahul, also isolated after being Wednesday. who impressed in the recent deemed his close contacts. BCCI President Sourav tour of Sri Lanka. It is learnt that Arun and Ganguly and secretary Jay With Rishabh Pant and Sridhar have tested positive Shah are also expected to be a KL Rahul both capable of among the three and will part of the most donning the big gloves, Ishan remain in isolation for at least important Kishan, with some good per- "   bowling in the rough. The He batted well in both the batted the situation. Once we “I know the importance of the next 10 days. The fifth and selec- formances for India in the bowlers were good with the innings,” he said. got the lead. We just wanted to opening the innings. I am glad final Test is scheduled to start tion. recent tour of Sri Lanka, is proud Virat Kohli on reverse swing today. We England skipper Joe Root put pressure on the bowlers. I could make it count.” on September 10. expected to pip the highly- Monday rated his team’s believed we could get all 10 too said that it was Bumrah’s rated-but-under-performing Abowling performance in wickets, we had the belief. spell that changed the game. Sanju Samson. the fourth Test among top-three “Well, I think the best thing “Credit to India, they got With Hardik Pandya not in his captaincy stint and about both the games (Lord’s the ball to reverse. I thought #' (   bowling his full quota of four extolled his players’ strong char- and Oval) has been the charac- Bumrah’s spell was the real overs, Shardul Thakur might acter as India produced a ter the team has showed. We are turning point of the game,” said be required after his superb 157-run win after con- not looking to survive in this the home captain.   ,    new-found batting ceding a huge 99-run lead game, we are here to win. “It is frustrating not to get prowess. against England. Really proud of the character something from the game London: Jasprit Bumrah on Suryakumar Yadav The Oval track did not the team has showed.” today. We felt we had an oppor- Monday became the quickest       @     can be called a certainty offer much assistance to the fast Bumrah made a huge tunity to win. We could have Indian fast bowler to take 100 while Shreyas Iyer will bowlers but Jasprit Bumrah impact on the game with his made more of a first-innings Test wickets, achieving the Dubai: India pace spearhead skipper Joe Root and Pakistan get his rightful place Umesh Yadav and Shardul spell in the second session of lead, and you have to make feat in his 24th game, on the Jasprit Bumrah was on pacer Shaheen Afridi. back in the squad. Thakur shared seven wickets to the day when he dismissed chances count against world- fifth and final day of the Monday nominated for the The nominees among the For the extra bundle out England for 210, Ollie Pope (2) and Jonny class players. fourth Test against England. ICC ‘Player of the Month’ women were Thailand’s opener’s slot after scripting India’s comprehen- Bairstow (0) “Got to find ways to get bet- Bumrah surpassed the award for August Nattaya Boochatham, and the Rohit Sharma and Rahul, sive 157-run win. Kohli said it was Bumrah ter but be realistic and realise legendary Kapil Dev, who had following his Ireland duo of Gaby Lewis and Shikhar Dhawan, with good “This is among the top who wanted to have a go at the that was world-class bowling.” taken 25 Tests to reach the brilliant Eimear Richardson. back-to-back IPLs, and an three bowling performances I England bowlers at that time Rohit Sharma was 100-wicket mark in 1980. perfor- Bumrah, who has been in-form Prithvi Shaw will be have witnessed as India cap- and delivered. adjudged Man-of-the-match Bumrah reached the mile- mances with exceptional with his fast bowl- locking horns. But in case of tain,” Kohli said with a big smile “As soon as the ball started for his 127-run knock in the stone mark when he cleaned both the bat and ing against England, took nine a 20 member squad, both on his face during the presen- reversing, Bumrah said give me second Indian innings. It was up Ollie Pope (2). ball in the ongo- wickets in the first Test. He might get a look-in. tation ceremony. the ball. He bowled that spell Rohit’s first hundred in overseas He had made his ing Test series received just as many plaudits In the fast bowling Kohli did not put much and swung the game in our Test series. Test debut against against England. for his role with the bat in the department, Jasprit emphasis on the fact that it was favour with those two huge “I wanted to be on the field South Africa in Besides second Test at Lord's, when he Bumrah, a flat and placid track where his wickets,” he said. as much as I could. That hun- Cape Town in Bumrah, the oth- contributed to an 89-run Bhuvneshwar bowlers produced exceptional For Kohli, the all-round dred was special. We know January 2018 ers in the men’s ninth-wicket partnership with Kumar and performance but hailed the performance of Shardul Thajur how important was the second and since category includ- Shami that proved pivotal to Mohammed strong character his players was also key in his side’s innings. Really glad that I could then has ed England Test India’s win. PTI Shami (if fully fit) displayed after conceding a 99- emphatic win. get the team into an important been an are automatic selec- run lead. “You pointed his perfor- position. integral 28 Tests and Bumrah is now 22nd on tions but Deepak “It’s quite relative what you mance. Rohit’s innings was fan- “The three-figure mark part of the Mohammad the list of highest wicket tak- Chahar and the red-hot call flat. The conditions were tastic. What Shardul has done wasn’t in my mind, we knew the Virat Kohli-led Shami 29 to get ers for India in Tests, the list Mohammed Siraj are also hot and we knew were in with in this game stands out. His two pressure on the batting unit so Indian team. their 100 Test being led by spin legend Anil in contention. an opportunity when Jadeja was fifties deflated the opposition. we kept our heads down and Irfan Pathan took wickets. Kumble (619 wickets). PTI  , 4 R%.; "*5/>  

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Hansi Flick’s first match in charge by thrashing available pool of middle-order Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Zaman, Qadir and previous leaders Armenia to go top of Group J. batsmen and we remain con- Jnr and Shadab Khan) and Shahnawaz Dahani have been Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry scored fident that they will provide us four fast bowlers (Haris Rauf, named as travelling reserves. twice in the first 15 minutes. solutions to our middle-order Hasan Ali, Mohammad However, Sarfaraz has been Timo Werner set up Marco Reus, who was difficulties through solid per- Hasnain and Shaheen Shah completely omitted. recalled by Flick, to put the result beyond doubt before netting himself to complete a dominant opening 45 minutes. The home crowd in Stuttgart      P &      G  were given a fifth goal to cheer by Jonas Hofmann early in the second period, before the four-time "   Cup. Karachi: Differences over selec- prised to see that the national the World Cup but was then world champions added further gloss in added The seven home T20Is in tion of Pakistan’s T20 World squad for the coming home conveyed that orders had come time through 19-year-old debutant Karim iddle-order batsmen Asif Lahore and Rawalpindi will be Cup squad and being given a series and the World Cup was from higher authorities for him 8   Adeyemi. MAli and Khushdil Shah played from September 25 to break from the home series already selected without his to take a break for the New They now lead Armenia by two points, with were picked despite not having October 14 before Pakistan against New Zealand that he inputs. Zealand series,” he added. taly broke the world record for the longest Romania a point further back after beating “impressive numbers” in takes on arch-rivals India in never sought led to Misbah-ul- “Misbah then got another “When Misbah and the Iunbeaten run in international football with a Liechtenstein 2-0. Pakistan’s 15-strong squad for their T20 World Cup opener Haq resigning as head coach of shock when Wasim told him PCB CEO failed to reach com- goalless draw at Switzerland on Sunday, while Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski scored twice next month’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on October 24. the national team on Monday, that he should take a break from mon ground, Misbah made it Germany got their World Cup qualifying cam- and Adam Buksa grabbed a hat-trick as the Poles even as the experienced duo of Asif played his last T20I a PCB source has claimed. the New Zealand series to clear it would be better if he did- paign back on track by thrashing Armenia 6-0. hammered San Marino 7-1. Fakhar Zaman and wicket- against Zimbabwe in April A well-placed source which the former captain flat- n’t continue as head coach,” the European champions Italy should have taken Spain, who are in danger of not qualifying keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed were and averages 16.38 in 29 claimed that Misbah, who ly refused,” the source said. source added. The source said all three points, but Swiss goalkeeper Yann automatically, thrashed Georgia 4-0 in Badajoz. left out. matches with a strike-rate of reached Lahore on Sunday after “Misbah made it clear that that Waqar Younis, the bowling Sommer saved Jorginho’s second-half penalty. Belgium put one foot in Qatar with an impres- The Babar Azam-led 123.74, while left-handed bats- a 10-day quarantine in the he didn’t require a rest and con- coach, was then also asked to The draw, however, extended Mancini’s side’s sive 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic which squad will also play in upcom- man Khushdil averages 21.6 in West Indies, went to meet with sidered the home series against resign after it became clear unbeaten run to 36 matches, breaking the previ- saw Romelu Lukaku mark his 100th cap with a ing T20Is against New Zealand 9 matches. He last played a Pakistan Cricket Board CEO New Zealand and England as Misbah and the PCB had gone ous mark they shared with Brazil and Spain. goal. The Chelsea striker has now scored 67 goals and England before the World T20I against South Africa in Wasim Khan and was sur- very important for preparing for in different directions. PTI The Azzurri remain top of Group C, four for his country and 50 in his last 50 appearances. 


  !    *5** /6'$ $ 66 26 Paris: Valtteri Bottas has signed 8   2 Olympic Bronze a multi-year deal with Alfa medalist Elina Romeo starting next season, the een stars Leylah Fernandez Svitolina, the fifth F1 team announced on Tand Carlos Alcaraz backed seed from Ukraine. Monday, paving the way for up their upset wins over Naomi Svitolina, who George Russell to join Lewis Osaka and Stefanos Tistispas in turns 27 next Sunday, Hamilton at Mercedes. the last match by reaching their beat two-time major “A new chapter in my rac- first Grand Slam quarter-final winner Simona Halep ing career is opening: I’m excit- while Dutch qualifier Botic Van de 6-3, 6-3 to reach her ed to join Alfa Romeo Racing C,&#   Zandschulp played an epic five- eighth Grand Slam quar- for 2022 and beyond for what setter to reach the last eight at US ter-final. Svitolina, coming is going to be a new challenge Open on Sunday. off a WTA title in Chicago, with an iconic manufacturer,”   Canadian teen defeated stretched her win streak to Bottas said in a statement. German 16th seed and three- nine matches. The 32-year-old Bottas has Sao Paulo: Brazil’s World Cup Argentina’s squad should be time Grand Slam champion Second seed Aryna spent the past five seasons qualifying clash against placed in “immediate quaran- Angelique Kerber 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6- Sabalenka, who made a alongside seven-time world Argentina was sensationally tine” for breaching Covid-19 2 while Spaniard Alcaraz downed Slam-best run to champion Hamilton at abandoned shortly after kick-off protocols. 141st-ranked German qualifier Wimbledon semi-finals, Mercedes, winning nine on Sunday as controversy over According to Brazil’s Peter Gojowczyk 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6- eliminated Belgian 15th Grands Prix and claiming 17 Covid-19 protocols erupted. National Health Surveillance 2, 6-0. seed Elise Mertens 6-4, pole positions in 92 starts with Amid incredible scenes at Agency, Premier League players Alcaraz, ranked 55th, is the 6-1. the team. Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian youngest US Open men’s quarter- as he chases his first Slam title. showing by any US Open quali- Sabalenka will next He also finished second the match between the two Romero (both Spurs), Emiliano finalist since Brazilian Thomaz Medvedev, who lost this year’s fier, last-eight runs by Frenchman face Czech eighth seed twice in the world champi- giants of South American foot- Martinez (Aston Villa), Koch in 1963. The Spaniard will Australian Open final to Novak Nicolas Escude in 1999 and Gilles Barbora Krejcikova, the onship. His last win came at the ball was halted when Brazilian Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) face Canadian 12th seed Felix Djokovic and the 2019 US Open Muller of Luxembourg in 2008. reigning French Russian Grand Prix in health officials ran onto the provided “false information” Auger-Aliassime who beat final to Rafael Nadal, has not Seven of the top nine women’s Open cham- September 2020. pitch, triggering a melee involv- upon their entry to Brazil. American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6- dropped a set in four matches. seeds reached the last 16 with pion, who Bottas will replace Finnish ing team officials and players Romero, Lo Celso and Martinez 2, 7-6(6), 6-4. He next faces the 117th- Osaka and top-ranked beat ninth compatriot Kimi Raikkonen at from both sides. were all in the Argentina start- Russian second seed Daniil ranked Van de Zandschulp, who Wimbledon champion Ashleigh seed Alfa Romeo, with the 2007 The stunning intervention ing line-up that kicked off Medvedev defeated British 24th outlasted Argentine 11th seed Barty exiting early. Garbine world champion retiring from came just hours after health Sunday’s game — prompting the seed Daniel Evans 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4, 5- Fernandez, who turns 19 on Muguruza 6- the sport at the end of the cam- authorities in Brazil said four surreal intervention of ANVISA making his fourth trip to the last 7, 5-7, 6-1 in four hours and 20 Monday, advanced to a first Slam 3, 7-6(4) in a late- paign. AFP England-based players in officials. AFP eight in the past five Grand Slams minutes. He also matched the best quarter-final against Tokyo night match.