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Worsening ly report on news section of the 76,000 deaths. further, East Godavari report- Defence Ministry website and said, "Neither has anyone Ministry said. the fact that the two Corps India, the third-most- ed another 1,351 cases in the was there since Tuesday. intruded into our territory nor "The situation in Eastern Commanders on July 14 par- affected country by total cases last 24 hours. "  #  # !           # However, it was missing on taken over any post. Our forces Ladakh arising from unilater- leys agreed for mutual and and fifth by death toll, has Continued on Page 4 !         $ %  &  ( Thursday. There was no official are doing what they have to do al aggression by China contin- complete disengagement of added 30,3946 cases in the word from the Ministry on this to protect the country, whether ues to be sensitive and requir- troops from the friction points. past six days alone. This is the        deletion. it is deployment, action or ing close monitoring and ninth consecutive day that  Acknowledging for the first counter-action. Our patrolling prompt action based on the # $% &' coronavirus cases have    time that the Chinese had capacity has increased due to evolving situation," the docu- increased by more than 50,000.   !"   #$ intruded into India, the report newly built infrastructure, ment noted. On July 28, India had %!&!' $ $# said the present situation aris- especially along LAC." Incidentally, in an inter- (  recorded 15 lakh cases. The   ing from "unilateral aggression" Meanwhile, the deleted view to some television chan- new five million came in nine (%) $$$#$ by China continues to be sen- document said ground-level nel in early June, Defence   % days, with an average of 50,000    '      sitive requiring close monitor- interactions were held between Minister Rajnath Singh had fresh cases logged each day. &!' #$ $# ing and prompt action based the Armed forces of both sides acknowledged that China has   The country has reported over   on evolving situation and the to defuse the situation. A Corps moved troops in "significant 57,000 cases and over 800 ' '%* $ ## present standoff "is likely to be commanders' flag meeting was numbers". Moreover, during fter the Defence Ministry's deaths in the last 24 hours.   ' %*% ## $# prolonged." held on June 6. "However, a his visit to Leh in July, Rajnath Aadmitted that the Chinese Meanwhile, the World Health    $$ $$$# "Chinese aggression has violent face-off incident took had said he cannot guarantee to troops have transgressed into Organization urged the mem- +", $ # been increasing along the Line place between the two sides on what extent the issue with the Indian territory in Eastern ber nations of its Southeast Asia   of Actual Control (LAC) and June 15, resulting in casualties China would be resolved even Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul region to maintain essential  $$ $ more particularly in Galwan on both sides." as the talks are on at military Gandhi on Thursday asked health services and accelerate -,% $  valley since May 5. The Subsequently, said the doc- and diplomatic levels. why the Prime Minister was resumption of healthcare facil- .!  # $#$$$ Chinese side transgressed in ument, a second Corps com- In an effort to break the lying over the issue. ities hit by the pandemic as an    the areas of Kurang Nala, mander level meeting took logjam, the two countries have "Why is the PM lying?" integral part of the Covid-19 % # $# Gogra, and north bank of place on June 22 to discuss the held five rounds of Corps Gandhi tweeted, renewing his response.     !&!'  # Pangong Tso on May 17-18," modalities of de-escalation. Commander level talks since attack on Modi on the issue of As per the Government ('  # $ $ the Ministry said in its What's "While engagement and dia- June but there is no noticeable the standoff with China. data, five most affected States New section on the website. logue at military and diplomatic improvement in the situation. Rahul has frequently by total tally of cases are     Prime Minister Narendra level is continuing to arrive at China continues to dilly-dally attacked Modi on this issue, Maharashtra (4,79779), Tamil       Modi in an all-party meeting in mutually acceptable consen- in withdrawing troops from the inviting sharp reactions from Nadu (279,144), Andhra ight coronavirus patients June regarding the volatile bor- sus, the present standoff is like- contentious Pangong Tso (lake) government minister and BJP Pradesh (1,96,789), Karnataka Edied in a fire inside the ICU der situation in Ladakh had ly to be prolonged," the leading to tension. This despite leaders. (158254) and Delhi (141,531). ward of a private hospital in       ! Ahmedabad city in the early The much-touted conva- hours of Thursday, officials said.   lescent plasma therapy was A para-medical staff mem- hardly effective in reducing % 0  )*    )   ber of the hospital was injured IIMS Director Dr Randeep mortality risk among Covid-19 in the tragedy. A cumulative AGuleria told PTI on patients, according to an inter- compensation of Rs 6 lakh each Thursday no clear mortality im analysis of a randomised for the families of the deceased benefit of convalescent plasma controlled trial done at AIIMS 123 -/ %! $ !   !   was announced by the Centre therapy was seen during a trial here to assess the efficacy of and Gujarat Government. conducted among 30 Covid-19 this mode of treatment. Continued on Page 4 patients. Continued on Page 4   (& . (  ! / **+  ,     "         "!          fter the surprise exit of & ( AGirish Chandra Murmu as  - Lieutenant Governor of Jammu           #  and Kashmir, President Ram (PNS): Lucknow reported a Nath Kovind Thursday appoint- he CBI on Thursday regis- record single day spike in coronavirus cases    ed former Union minister Ttered a case in connection as 664 people tested positive for the dreaded Manoj Sinha in his place to han- with the death of film star infection while 11 deaths pushed the death toll     dle the administration of the Sushant Singh Rajput and to 125 on Thursday evening. UP also record- trouble-torn union territory. entrusted the probe to a Special ing its highest single-day spike of 4,658 cases ndia on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan's crit- A day after his resignation Investigation Team (SIT). and 63 COVID-19 deaths. Iicism of the launch of construction of the Ram from the L-G post, Murmu Rajput's girlfriend Rhea       ! #   !          Among the new cases reported on temple in and asked the neighbouring was appointed as CAG by Chakraborty among others is    !          )     Thursday, 38 were detected in Madiyaon, 34 country to refrain from "communal incitement". President on Thursday evening. the stalled political process, an accused in the case.         &  & in Alambagh, 33 in Hasanganj, 25 in External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Murmu’s tenure will be till especially in the Kashmir val- Deputy Inspector General Gomtinagar, 21 in Mahanagar, 19 in Talkatora, Srivastava also asked Pakistan to desist from inter- November 21, 2024 as CAG, till ley in the coming months. and IPS officer of Gujarat cadre ed to the death of Rajput on the a probe to investigate the money 17 in , 16 in Indiranagar, 14 in fering in India's internal affairs. "We have seen the age 65. The 1985 batch Gujarat A large number of main- Gagandeep Gambhir will request of Government laundering angle in the case. Cantonment , 13 each in PGI area and Chowk, Press statement by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Cadre IAS, hailing from stream Kashmiri politicians, supervise the probe into the and further notification from Besides Bollywood actress Rhea 12 each in Bazaar Khala and Hazratganj, 11 on a matter internal to India. It should desist from Mayurbhanj in Odisha was already released from deten- sensational case that had led to the Centre and taken over the Chakraborty, her relatives each in Krishnanagar, Thakurganj and interfering in India's affairs and refrain from com- Principal Secretary to Narendra tion, are growing “restless” in the a turf war between the Bihar investigation of the case, earli- Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Manak Nagar, 10 each in Saadatganj and munal incitement," Srivastava said. "While this is Modi when he was Chief absence of political activity. They Police and Mumbai Police over er registered at police station Chakraborty and Showik Chinhat, nine each in Jankipuram, Vibhuti not a surprising stance from a nation that practices Minister of Gujarat. Before have even accused the Central jurisdiction. Gambhir will Rajiv Nagar, Patna vide FIR Chakraborty also her associate Khand of Gomtinagar, Sushant Golf City, cross border terrorism and denies its own minori- becoming the L-G, Murmu was Government of running its polit- report to Joint Director Manoj no.241/2020 dated 25-7-2020," Samuel Miranda and Shruti Naka, Aminabad and Hussainganj, eight ties their religious rights, such comments are nev- Expenditure Secretray. He will ical agenda without allowing Sasidhar, officials said. the CBI said in a statement. The Modi and others have been each in Vikas Nagar and Kaiserbagh, seven ertheless deeply regrettable," he added. take over CAG's post on August them the space to operate and The move comes after the CBI further said the case was named as accused in the case. each in and Gomtinagar Extension, He was responding to a question on Pakistan's 9 after the retirement of current even preventing their move- Bihar Government recom- registered against six accused The case has been regis- five each in Kakori and Ashiyana, three each criticism of the laying of foundation stone of the Ram incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi ment out of their houses. mended a probe into the mat- and others and investigation is tered under Indian Penal Code in Gudamba, Para and Sarojininagar and one temple in Ayodhya on the site of the Babri Masjid. The appointment of a "Presence of full time politician ter by the Central agency. "CBI underway. "We are also in touch sections relating to criminal each in Bakshi Ka Talab and Itaunja. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid grass root politician, who in the Raj Bhawan is expected has today registered a case relat- with Bihar Police," a CBI conspiracy, abetment of suicide, During the last 24 hours, 370 COVID-19 the foundation of the Ram temple in Ayodhya at a enjoys Prime Minister Modi's to fill the vacuum and bridge spokesperson said. wrongful restraint, wrongful patients were discharged from hospitals. grand ceremony. Last November, the Supreme confidence, is expected to fill the widening gap between the Taking cognisance of the confinement, theft, criminal With this 5,874 coronavirus infected people Court paved the way for the construction of the Ram the 'political vacuum' in Jammu Government machinery and       Bihar Police FIR in this con- breach of trust, cheating and have been cured in the state capital and at pre- temple at the site where the 16th century Babri and Kashmir at this crucial the common masses", said a nection, the Enforcement criminal intimidation. sent 4,806 active cases are undergoing treat- mosque was demolished in December 1992. juncture. Due to sustained political commentator.       Directorate has already launched Continued on Page 4 ment. Continued on Page 4 anti-terrorist operations and Continued on Page 4  O   P  elimination of top commanders of different terror outfits, the       !  Centre is aiming to kick start Q'" ! $ '  $  R   (    ( 9 $% !     &   !         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Sreminder to the security probe actor Sushant Singh TSharma, best known for his We have sent the body for TThursday disposed off a peti- August 11, will have crucial 2*'32  5 52'65)2% forces "unidentified" terrorists Rajput death case, was not roles in “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi an autopsy," Malad police sta- tion filed in the case regarding the implications for the Ashok "! 322)% on Thursday carried out yet released from "forcible quar- Bahu Thi” and “Left Right tion's senior inspector George merger of six BSP MLAs in the Gehlot Government, which is '  '!%!'726 * another bloodiest attack on antine" by the end of the day. Left”, was found dead in his Fernandes said. Sharma, who Ashok Gehlot led Congress struggling to hold on to its  52 %' 5'93232%'! grass root Panchayat workers in Pandey expressed bewil- home in suburban Malad also worked in serials such as Government in Rajasthan giving majority in face of the rebellion *'%' ' '5 2%552! %*2 which one BJP sarpanch was derment over no positive where he lived alone, police “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki”, “Yeh some respite to Gehlot amid the by Sachin Pilot and his 18 loyal- '" %%2"%5'!27: killed in Vessu village of response from the municipal said on Thursday. Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke” and “Wo ongoing political crisis in the ist MLAs. Gehlot claims he has Qazikund block in South authorities in Mumbai, whom The 44-year-old was found Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki”, lived in State. A division Bench of the support of 102 MLAs, one !      Kashmir's Kulgam district. he accused of keeping IPS hanging from the fan of the a rented flat in Chincholi Bunder Rajasthan High Court gave relief above the majority mark for the '    Police identified the slain officer Vinay Tiwari in virtu- kitchen on Wednesday night, locality in Malad (West). His to Gehlot and the Congress Assembly session scheduled on ()*+-.-./(-0+*-% 3'23 ' BJP sarpanch as Sajad Ahmad al house arrest, despite being police officials said. He may body was discovered by the which is battling rebellion with- August 14. The BJP has 72 MLAs '') '! %' '%' Khanday who camping in a informed about the adverse have been dead for two days building's watchman, who in since over a month now. The and with the rebel camp and  %%!2%* %!6''! secured migrant camp. remarks made by Supreme before he was found hanging, peeped through the kitchen-    BSP and BJP legislators had three independents MLAs, the 327(' 2%"!: Detailed report on P7 Court against their action. they said. 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  ;(. that mobilisation for temple Hindus believe Lord Krishna fits will not ask for construction always lurking down the corner premises to the banks of the made a settlement offer saying Indo Islamic Cultural building at Kashi and was born. Both temple and of temples in and that now the VHP would go for river Ganga. they were ready to forego claim Foundation for building the day after the foundation would gain momentum once mosque share one wall. Hindus Mathura after demolishing the either Mathura or Varanasi. Sayid Yasin, general secre- on Ayodhya if the government mosque and developing other Astone was laid for the con- the construction of Ram tem- believe that Mughal emperor existing mosques there,” main “A beginning has been tary of Gyanvapi mosque, said promised to protect mosques in facilities for the benefit of the struction of Ram temple in ple started in Ayodhya. Aurangzeb had demolished a litigant in Ram Janmabhoomi- made in Varanasi where the that a part of the Gyanvapi Mathura and Varanasi but general public in Ayodhya. Ayodhya, a buzz is going “Temple building at Kashi part of the temple to build the Babri Masjid dispute, Iqbal buildings surrounding Kashi mosque’s surrounding struc- Hindus refused to negotiate. “The donation is bound to around Muslims that Vishwa and Mathura is very much on mosque there. Ditto is the case Ansari, said from Ayodhya. Vishwanath and Gyanvapi ture was destroyed last year The Supreme Court in its pour in. Mosques are always Hindu Parishad (VHP) and our agenda. We will sit and dis- in Varanasi where Gyanvapi The fear among Muslims is Mosque have been demolished during the project work. “We order of November 2019 has built with public support. We Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh cuss the ways to achieve our Mosque and Kashi Vishwanath justified because during Babri in the name of beautification, were alert and opposed the allotted five acre land for con- will open a bank account and (RSS) will now intensify their goal. It is not an easy task and temple, a temple of Lord Shiva, mosque demolition, a slogan thus making the mosque vul- demolition. The government struction of mosque. The land ask people to donate for the demand for demolishing it is going to take time,” Katiyar share a wall. ‘Yeh to kewal jhanki hai, Kashi, nerable,” he said. has since rebuilt it. The incident is around 30 km from the construction of the mosque,” mosques in Mathura and said in an interview. “A temple is coming up in Mathura baaki hai’, (This is just Prime Minister Narendra has made Muslim very cautious place where the original Babri Farooqi said. Varanasi to build temples there Mathura is considered the Ayodhya after the Supreme a trailer, Varanasi and Mathura Modi, who represents Varanasi about government move,” he masjid stood. Rakesh Yadav, pradhan of after the construction of Ram birthplace of Lord Krishna and Court order and we welcome are still left)” reverberated the in , has launched a said. Sunni Dhannipur, where the mosque temple starts. a mosque called Shahi eidgah that. The Narendra Modi gov- plains of north India. Rs 600-crore Kashi Vishwanath Riaz said during Ayodhya Central Waqf Board Chairman will come up, hoped that the The murmurs started after stands adjacent to the ernment should assure Riaz Ahmad, an advocate corridor project that will build hearing in Supreme Court, a Zafar Ahmed Farooqi declared mosque would transform the BJP leader Vinay Katiyar said Krishnabhoomi temple where Muslims that now Hindu out- in Lucknow said that fear was a pathway from the temple section of Muslim side had formation of a trust named village into a tourist spot.  !   & '2''277'3'%"%*     -  O  P    A.A       s devotees entered Ayodhya’s Lucknow (PTI): The Trust constitut- tified copy of the revenue record.” AHanumangarhi temple on ed by the Uttar Pradesh State Sunni The Supreme Court had in  " % =& Thursday, a day after PM Narendra Central Waqf Board to construct a November last year paved the way for the Modi laid the foundation of a Ram mosque on five acres of land in Ayodhya construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust   A.A family. I am thankful to him temple at a site nearby, a constable is in the process of setting up an office at the disputed site in Ayodhya, and that he remembered me.” could be seen keeping tabs on in the state capital, an official said on directed the Centre to allot an alterna- Dalit family is the first to “It’s a double delight for us. them to ensure that they follow Thursday. tive 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board Aget the prasad sent by Firstly, our dream of a Ram social distancing norms. He said the office of the Trust — for building a new mosque at a “promi- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister temple has been fulfilled. People were seen taking a dip in Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) nent” place in the holy town in Uttar Yogi Adityanath after the Secondly, we got the first the Saryu river while some excited — will be functional in 10 to 12 days. Pradesh. ‘bhumi pujan’ of the Ram tem- prasad. We hope that now the youngsters took selfies as the city “Our Trust has been formed. As per The residents of Dhannipur, where ple in Ayodhya, an official said caste discrimination in the woke up to a cloudy and windy and a daughter and says they visit Hindu deities, said, “Devotees com- rules, we have applied for a PAN card in the land has been allotted, are eagerly on Thursday. state will end and everyone will morning. him whenever they come to ing for the past 10 days are demand- its name and awaiting its delivery, after waiting for the Trust to start construc- The prasad included lad- think of development and wel- Some devotees at the Saryu’s Ayodhya. ing the photo of Ram Lalla which we will be meeting online and pass tion of a mosque. doos, a copy of the fare of all,” he said. Naya ghat were seen offering prayers Meanwhile, the life seemed to Virajmaan. At this point of time, it a resolution for opening a bank account Mohammad Izhar, a resident of Ramcharitmanas and tulsi When contacted, a senior to an idol of Lord Hanuman. return to its normal routine. is the most sought after photo of the Trust,” IICF Secretary Athar Dhannipur village, said, “It’s good that the mala, Chief Minister’s Media Ayodhya official said due to the Shops too opened in the vicin- Most shops selling prasad in the among the customers.” Hussain told PTI. land was allotted here. We are happy and Advisor Shalabh Mani Tripathi COVID-19 protocol, very few ity of Hanumangarhi after the vicinity of the Hanumangarhi tem- Cloth merchant Ravi Chandra “We had met last month online. As hope that the work will start soon. Finally, told PTI. He said the first people were invited for the groundbreaking ceremony of the ple were open. Shopkeepers were Gupta, who has a shop in the of now, we have identified office space our village will develop. We hope so.” prasad was sent to the ‘bhumi pujan’. Ram temple on Wednesday with seen asking devotees to buy prasad bylane leading to the and renovation work is going on there. Another resident, Mohammad Mahaveer’s family in Ayodhya. “Now, Shri Ram traders hoping that its construction from them. Ramjanmabhoomi, says, “Once the It will take 10-12 days for the work to Imran also expressed similar views say- Mahaveer, a masion who Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra will be benefit their business. Amit Kumar, who sells the Ram temple is built, we hope that complete. After which our office will be ing it is good that besides a “mosque we lives at the Suthati locality of trust and the administration are Forty-seven-year-old Shriram, items used in worshipping, says he it will benefit us.” functional,” he said. will also get a hospital”. Ayodhya, was visited by distributing ‘prasad’ among a constable in the Provincial Armed opened his shop after five days. Sweetmeat shop owner Rakesh The state government has allotted The Trust will have 15 members, of Adityanath during the 2019 the maximum number of peo- Constabulary, says the number of “Saturday and Sunday were the Kumar too says the construction of five acres of land in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur which names of nine have been declared Lok Sabha elections. ple. In Ayodhya, the first devotees seemed more on Thursday. weekend lockdown while we kept the Ram temple will have a “posi- village for the construction of the mosque and rest will be finalised soon. “We will Adityanath had food at his ‘prasad’ was sent to the They might have waiting for the our shops closed on Monday, tive impact” on the shops around on the directive of the Supreme Court. co-opt the remaining six trustees. The house and interacted with his Mahaveer’s family on the direc- August 5 event to get over and then Tuesday and Wednesday,” he says the Hanumangarhi temple. The IICF will oversee the construction secretary of the Trust will also be its offi- family, after the Election tions of the chief minister,” the offer prayers at the temple, the con- hoping for a brisk business. Another sweets shop owner, of a mosque, Indo-Islamic research cen- cial spokesperson,” a member of the Trust Commission banned him from official said. stable who hails from Uttar Other shopkeepers in the area Arvind Kumar, says, “We are run- tre, library and hospital in the land. said. campaigning for 72 hours for He said all those invited to Pradesh’s says. were of the view that the construc- ning the shop for the past three to A member of the Trust said, Notably, Prime Minister Narendra his Ali-Bajrang Bali remarks. the groundbreaking ceremony Shriram mans a picket near the tion of a Ram temple in Ayodhya four generations. The construction “Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation Reacting to it, Mahaveer were given a silver coin having Hanuman temple for eight hours a will benefit them. of a grand Ram temple will definite- Kumar Jha has formally handed over the of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The pro- said, “I am a Dalit. The CM pictures of the Ram darbar and day and he says they stand guard on Rakesh Modanwal, who sells ly help us to overcome the chal- possession of the land for the mosque to gramme was organised by the Shri Ram sent first prasad to me and my the trust’s logo. a rotational basis. He has three sons framed photographs of various lenges posed by COVID-19. the Trust members. We have got a cer- Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust. ; ''2%325 '33252'522% " :0$   ! R   /) 

  ;(. also asked the officials to get feedback  & from the DMs about the nodal officer   $ R $  ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi deployed for ICCC. Similarly, the feed- % !  UAdityanath has asked officials to take back on nodal officers for ambulance ser-   ;(. denied. Sabha election in 1998 from COVID-19 pandemic as a challenge and vices should be taken from the CMO of Sinha is the fourth politi- constituency intensify the fight against it, saying a the concerning district, he said. Q"  R he elevation of former cian of Uttar Pradesh to be and then repeated his win in proactive approach is required to negate The CM directed officials to launch Lucknow (PNS): The Uttar TRailway Minister Manoj appointed as the constitution- 1999. the coronavirus threat. effective rescue and relief measures in Pradesh Police on Thursday Sinha, a three time MP, as the al head of the state. Kalraj The third time Manoj Presiding over a high level unlock flood-affected areas. He said the affect- arrested Bahujan Samaj Party new Lt Governor of Jammu Mishra is Governor of Sinha won from Ghazipur review meeting at his official residence ed persons should be provided every type corporator Saddam Husen for and Kashmir is seen as a polit- Rajasthan, Phagu Chauhan of Lok Sabha constituency was here on Thursday, the CM directed offi- of help and relief and rescue measures allegedly calling the Mahakal ical move of the BJP to woo the Bihar, Baby Rani Maurya of in 2014 during the Modi cials to pay attention on improving the should be briefed in the media regular- temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain upper caste voters, particular- Uttarakhand and now Sinha of wave. He was made minister treatment and control of COVID-19 in ly. For the purpose of employment, the a “hub of terrorists” and posting ly the , in the ensu- J&K. and was named as the star the districts of Nagar, , district level employment offices should controversial content on social ing crucial Bihar assembly elec- Lalji Tandon, who was campaigner of the BJP Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Prayagraj. be activated. media. tions later this year. Governor of MP, and died during the 2017 UP Assembly “Send experts from SGPGIMS and Those present in the meeting includ- Earlier, an FIR was lodged Sinha, a prominent recently, was also from UP. polls. KGMU to camp in Kanpur Nagar to ed the Medical Education Minister Suresh against Saddam Husen for calling leader of eastern The IIT-BHU alumnus guide and supplement the existing health Khanna, Chief Secretary RK. Tiwari, the Mahakal temple “a hub of ter- Uttar Pradesh close to Bihar, earned the sobriquet of Vikas  3  infrastructure.” he said and asked the Infrastructure and Industrial rorists” after the arrest of Vikas was also a front runner for the Purush among the locals of     additional chief secretaries of Health Development Commissioner Alok Dubey, an accused in the Kanpur post of Uttar Pradesh chief Ghazipur when he was the Uttar Pradesh Chief and Medical Education departments to CM said. Tandon, Agriculture Production ambush case, from the temple minister after the Bharatiya Railway minister in the Minister Yogi Adityanath visit Level-2 and Level-3 Covid hospitals The CM asked officials to ensure ade- Commissioner Alok Sinha, Additional premises. “A case was registered Janata Party won the state Narendra Modi 1.0 govern- has congratulated former of and give a report quate availability of beds in Level-2 and Chief Secretary (Home and Information) against Husen on July 10 and now assembly elections in 2017 but ment . Railway minister Manoj Sinha about vacant beds,” Yogi said. Level-3 Covid hospitals as well as prop- Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Additional he has been arrested,” said failed in the last leg against Yogi The three-time BJP MP for being appointed as Lt. The CM further directed officials to er arrangements for medical employees Chief Secretary (Finance) Sanjiv Mittal, Abhishek, Superintendent of Adityanath. from Ghazipur constituency Governor of Jammu and strengthen surveillance activities in the and medical equipment. He said ventila- Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Police at . The former Minister of went for admission in civil Kashmir. state, including Kanpur Nagar. He asked tors should be available in Level-2 and Minister SP Goyal, Director General of It may be recalled that dread- State for Railways is also con- engineering at the Banaras In a message on Thursday, them to improve contact tracing and Level-3 Covid hospitals as per the norms. Police Hitesh Chandra Awasthi, ed gangster was sidered to be close to Union Hindu University in mid-1970’s Yogi said: “A committed pub- door-to-door survey activities. He also He asked officials to ramp up Covid test- Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit arrested from Mahakal temple in Home Minister Amit Shah and during the Emergency era. lic leader, an able administra- instructed them to maintain caution in the ing and increase testing through RT-PCR. Mohan Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary Ujjain on July 9. The FIR was Prime Minister Narendra Soon after this Sinha became tor full of organisational skill, containment zones and medically screen “Prevention is the single most impor- (Medical Education) Dr. Rajneesh Dubey, lodged on the basis of a complaint Modi. an active member of Akhil my congratulations to Mr every person in such zones. tant thing in treatment of COVID-19 Additional Chief Secretary (Rural received by Bharatiya Janata Sinha was defeated by Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad Manoj Sinha for being appoint- He asked the Integrated Command hence the people should be made aware Development and Panchayati Raj) Manoj Party’s youth wing leader and dis- Afzal Ansari, brother of don- (ABVP), the youth wing of the ed as the Lt. Governor of and Control Centre (ICCC) at districts to of it. Infected persons should be taken to Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary trict president from Aligarh, turned-politician Mukhtar . By the J&K.” maintain communication with the home hospitals and treated according to the (MSME) Navneet Sehgal, Additional Mukesh Lodhi. “I have filed the Ansari in the 2019 Lok Sabha age of 23, in the year 1982, “I think under his leader- isolated patients and get feedback on their symptoms,” the CM said. Chief Secretary (Agriculture) Devesh complaint against BSP leader polls. After his defeat in the Lok Sinha stepped into student ship J&K will set up a new condition. He directed the DG Medical Health Chaturvedi, Principal Secretary to Chief Saddam Husen for his statement Sabha polls, there were specu- politics and became the presi- milestone in development. “The CM Helpline can also be used and DG Medical Education to furnish Minister Sanjay Prasad, Secretary to on social media. The day Vikas lation of Sinha getting Rajya dent of BHU. My best wishes,” the UP CM in this work. Expedite enforcement activ- details of increase in the capacity of beds Chief Minister Alok Kumar and other Dubey was arrested from Mahakal Sabha seat from UP but it was He contested his first Lok said ities for compulsory use of masks,” the of Level-2 and Level-3 Covid hospitals. He senior officers. temple in Ujjain, he gave the statement that the Ujjain Mahakal temple is a hub of terrorists, hurt- ing the sentiments of Hindus        . "  across the country,” Lodhi had told a news agency.   ;(. guidelines for preventing the was unable to attend the meet- to pandemic, has borrowed “The Ujjain temple is a spread of the coronavirus pan- ing as her private secretary was heavily from the bonds mar- famous jyotirlinga and this state- ttar Pradesh Assembly demic and the Covid protocol. infected by the coronavirus. ket and by the end of last week ment is an attempt to disrupt USpeaker Hriday Naryan He said the session would He said leader of Apna of March 2020, the state gov- social harmony. I request the Dikshit said here on Thursday be held as per social distanc- Dal Neel Ratan Patel and ernment had raised over Rs administration to arrest him that the Assembly session ing protocol for the COVID- Suheldeo Bhartiya Samaj Party 13,000 crore which is 96 per- immediately and take strict action would commence from August 19 pandemic as announced by leader Om Prakash Rajbhar cent of the total borrowings to against him,” he had added. 20 and all the members of the the Central government. also communicated to the be made by the state govern- Dubey was killed on July 10 House would strictly follow the Dikshit said a meeting of Assembly secretariat that they ment during 2020-21. The in an encounter when he appar- the leaders of all parties was were unable to attend the money was drawn from the ently tried to flee from the custody convened here on Thursday meeting for certain unavoid- state contingency fund and the of Special Task Force of Uttar where the issue was discussed able reasons. government needs to get the Pradesh Police, after the vehicle in threadbare. He said the meet- The decision for the mon- legislative approval for recoup- which he was being brought from ing was convened to discuss soon session of the Assembly ment of the State contingency Madhya Pradesh overturned after the strategy for the smooth was taken by the state cabinet fund. skidding on the road because of conduct of session. held through circulation of the The monsoon session is heavy rain. ADG Prashant Kumar Besides Parliamentary cabinet note on July 27. the constitutional obligation had later said: “After the car over- Affairs Minister Suresh During the brief mon- for the state government as turned, Vikas Dubey tried to Khanna, leaders of different soon session expected to have there cannot be gap of six snatch police weapon and parties also attended the meet- 2 sittings, the UP legislature months or more between the attempted to flee. There was retal- ing. The speaker said Rakesh would pass the first supple- two sessions of the State iatory firing by the police in Singh of Samajwadi party, mentary budget of the current assembly. The budget session which he was injured. 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  ;(. A senior official at the each Covid hospital has 2-3 of out. Asked about the increas- for a long time. He said they CMO office said anaesthetists them and they are also ing number of corona deaths in were in the process of docu-      he Covid Level-2 hospitals are essentially required when required in a maternity hospi- the city, he said that the disease menting these cases which Twill be upgraded to plus the hospitals are upgraded tal — a minimum of two causes small blood clots in could be monitored and taken levels to enhance facilities for because they assist when ven- anaesthetists are required for lungs and some of the clots up for research later. the patients, Chief Medical tilation or intubation is round-the-clock duty at a may also occur in the heart, “There is a complication Officer Dr Rajendra Prasad required. He said they would maternity hospital. Ideally, leading to cardiac arrest. “This which occurs in some of the Singh said on Thursday. The soon be submitting a propos- there should be four anaes- virus also makes the blood patients after recovery, which exercise for upgradation of al to the Health department for thetists at each of these hospi- more susceptible to coagula- is called organising pneumo- Lok Bandhu in Ashiyana and having a pool of anaesthetists tals,” he said. He pointed out tion,” he added. nia. It is very common after another in Sarhamau started and physicians so that they can that the younger staff were also Dr Hashim said patients viral diseases and we are see- on Thursday. be available when required. exempting themselves from should reach the hospital ing that this organising pneu- Director of Lok Bandhu “We have to manage with Covid duties, so they were get- before the disease becomes monia is very common after Hospital Dr Madhu Saxena limited resources of govern- ting the optimum level of work severe. “If patients are intu- recovery from Covid-19,” he said that in the plus-2 levels, ment staff because most of done by motivating them and bated in time, they can be extu- said. there would be six more ven- them have taken exemption sensitising about the limited bated in time too. But, if they Giving an example, he said tilators. “Currently, we have from Covid duties citing rea- resources. are already on ventilator at the that there was one patient seven ventilators. We have a sons like age and co-morbidi- Meanwhile, ICU-1 time of admission, extubation who had been at the hospital total of 300 beds but 225 are ties. Even if walk-in inter- incharge (SGPGI) Dr Zia becomes difficult,” he for five weeks and although she in use at the moment,” she said. views are arranged, no one is Hashim said the number of explained. had tested negative, her oxygen The hospital can only be likely to come because of the patients was increasing, as was About post recovery, he requirement remained the upgraded to plus levels and not corona scare, not just about the demand of ICU, since said they were aware of same. He said they currently Level-3 because it does not themselves but their families as most of the patients had severe patients who required oxygen have three such patients. have any superspecialist, which well,” he said. The official said oxygen requirements. for a long time. “This may be Meanwhile, Dr Sudhir is an essential requirement. they had been asked to iden- “Most of the patients due to scarring of the lungs. Singh of KGMU said that on The hospital will start func- tify the anaesthetists and then require non-invasive ventila- One of the patients who was June 17, a 47-year-old woman tioning as an upgraded one in make a concrete proposal for tion or high flow of oxygen,” he discharged required oxygen was admitted to the Medicine a day or two. “We have sub- maintaining a pool of these said. He added that they had for a period of two weeks ward for treatment of brain TB mitted our requirements to the specialists who could be called introduced high-flow nasal even after he tested negative and later tested positive for HR department in this regard,” as per the requirement by canula for the patients. “It and we discharged him after coronavirus. She was shifted to she pointed out. Five ventila- other hospitals. delivers oxygen at a very high five weeks,” he pointed out. the Covid ward and after hec- tors will be added to Sarahmau “We have a limited num- rate, which is more than 50 Dr Hashim said some of tic efforts put in by the staff hospital. ber of anaesthetist because litres per minute,” he pointed them had pneumonic patches and doctors, she recovered. *       !   !            

  ;(. bed. The staff called the police was harassing her and forcing &   and a team consisting of foren- her to meet him. odies of a youth and a girl sic experts reached there. “When we confronted him, Bwere recovered from a hotel On the basis of identities he abused and threatened us. room in Krishna Nagar on noted in the hotel visitors’ We contacted Rahul’s family ">   Wednesday afternoon, fuelling book, the youth was identified after the sudden disappear- speculations of foul play. The as Rahul of Krishna Nagar ance of Megha and were told youth was found hanging from while the girl as Megha (name that Rahul had eloped with   ;(. and plots at prominent loca- the ceiling while the girl was changed) of Sarojininagar. She her,” girl’s father said. He added tions in Deoghar, Asansol and lying dead on the bed. was a student of BSc-III. that Rahul had called his moth- ith the arrest of nine Dumka cities. However, police ruled out foul Initial probe into the case er to share his plan. Wpersons, the cyber cell of As per police, Pramod play and claimed that they revealed that Megha was “Prima facie, it appears Lucknow police claimed to (arrested), Rajesh and Suman ended their lives as their par- reported missing on that the girl ended her life after have busted a gang that oper- (both absconding) are the gang ents were against their Wednesday and her father had which Rahul also committed ated its call centres in Deoghar, leaders and they would have all marriage. lodged a case against Rahul, suicide. Another possibility is Dumka and Girideeh of the control in their hands. As per reports, the staff of accusing him of luring her that Rahul killed the girl and Jharkhand and had duped sev- The police said the accused Moment Hotel in Krishna into eloping with him. then ended his life. There were eral to the tune of crores. had the contact lists of pen- Nagar grew suspicious after the In his complaint, he had bruises on Rahul’s hands and Those arrested were iden- sioners and retired judicial guests staying in room number stated that Rahul lured the other body parts. The bodies tified as Rupak Mandal, Gopal officials in PDF format. 310 did not check out by after- girl into running away from the have been sent for autopsy Mandal, Lallan Mandal, Explaining the modus operan- noon as scheduled. They made house around 11 am on and further probe is underway. Yoganand Prasad, Pramod di, the police said the gang calls but the same went unan- Wednesday and later both No suicide note was recovered Kumar Mandal, Neeraj used keypad phones to call swered. The staff later reached switched off their mobile from the room. Rahul had      !         (  !  #  &    Mandal, Harihar Mandal, their targets. They used to the scene and found the doors phones. As per girl’s father, mentioned his name and intro- Ranjeet Mandal and Rahul lure people with little knowl- bolted from inside. Rahul was mad about her for duced Megha as his wife. For Arya. Police got the names of edge about online banking. They opened the doors the last couple of years and he the past few years, Rahul was 11 more members of the gang They would get the inter- using another key and were had secured her photographs in relation with the girl,” Q)     and launched a manhunt for net banking option activated shocked to see the youth hang- which he later morphed inde- Krishna Nagar SHO DK them. The team recovered Rs and then get the money ing and the girl lying dead on cently. Girl’s father said Rahul Upadhyaya said. 3 lakh in cash besides seven deposited as FD by applying mobile phones and a laptop. online. They would to take  0  R All the gang members are loan against the FDs and get youngsters from different fam- the money transferred into 2%2662'9 %9  ilies but similar clan. The gang another accounts and with-   ;(. ment in various sectors in the countries. He said with the two had duped several people of draw later. The police stumbled   ;(. injuries around 7 pm on over a domestic issue. “Zafar state. The webinar was also nations enjoying extensive cul- around Rs 3 crore, as per evi- upon the gang while investi- Thursday during a heated argu- and his sister-in-law Asma had ven under the current geo- aimed at strengthening the tural and commercial rela- dence available with the police. gating a case of fraud in which man shot at his sister-in- ment over some family issue at an altercation during which Epolitical crisis the whole trade-ties between India and tions, India and Singapore have The gang members used a government employee had Alaw during a brawl over a her house. Her family rushed Zafar opened fire at her. He world is going through, Uttar Singapore and to eventually signed the Comprehensive above 50 SIMs for IP use and lodged a case stating that domestic issue in Ghazipur her to Ram Manohar Lohia later fled the scene while Asma Pradesh, with its industry- assist in channelising more Economic Cooperation more than 70 SIMs for making unidentified miscreants had and fled the scene unchal- Hospital and informed the slumped,” the police said. friendly framework, is on the industrialisation and exploring Agreement (CECA) and strate- calls to their targets. The got Rs 53 lakh transferred into lenged. The woman suffered police. The police said the Meanwhile, the PGI police verge of matching the business better business opportunities in gic-relationship agreement in accused would introduce another bank account while injuries in her shoulder and woman was out of danger and arrested a fraudster bearing a standards like those of various sectors of the state. The order to increase trade, invest- themselves as insurance agents using his FD. The police got a thigh and her condition was doctors were operating upon cash reward of Rs 15,000 dur- Singapore, Cabinet minister minister also stressed on the ments and economic coopera- or bank employees. The police lead about the gang during said to be critical. However, her to remove the bullets. The ing a drive on Thursday. The Sidharth Nath Singh said while need to form a joint working tion. He added that over the recovered KYC forms for investigation and a joint team police claimed that the woman accused was identified as Zafar accused, identified as speaking at a virtual interactive group between UP and last two decades, Singapore banks in Mumbai, of cyber cell and Hazratganj was out of danger. Saeed and police launched a Ishwarkant Singh of Alambagh, session organised by PHD Singapore and to promote trade has positioned itself as the hub Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. The police reached Saaljorbandari As per reports, Asma manhunt for him. was named in several fraud Chambers of Commerce and in various sectors. of India’s economic, political gang leader and members own village in Dumka and nabbed Muzaffar (40) of Peerbagh The Ghazipur SHO said cases in the past and the police Industry on Thursday. High Commissioner of and strategic relationships in palatial buildings, bungalows the accused. Colony in Shakti Nagar local- Zafar had a long-standing dis- had announced a reward in He said that the state gov- India to Singapore, P Kumaran Southeast Asia. Kumaran com- ity in the area suffered gunshot pute with his brother Muzaffar his name. ernment was coming up with shed light on how the bilater- plimented business growth in various new investor-friendly al relations between Singapore Uttar Pradesh and said that 1 0  "    policies to encourage the start- and India have evolved in cre- with the largest skilled man- ups and also ensure ease of ating a win-win situation for force and large land-banks, Lucknow (PNS): A young “Savita got married on May doing business. The objective of both the countries and how the state has enormous busi- woman was killed allegedly by 4 and we gave dowry to Sonu the webinar was to focus on Singapore is acting as a bridge ness potential to emerge as the her husband and in-laws for as per demands. But Sonu and promoting and boosting invest- between India and ASEAN next financial hub. dowry in Ashiyana. Her par- others in his family were not ents were told that she died of satisfied and were demanding some illness on Wednesday. a motorcycle and cash,” Sister of the deceased lodged a Mayadevi alleged. & % (% case in this connection. Meanwhile, a youth ended As per reports, Savita (20) his life at his house in Banthra   ;(. ruling as per the Indian and secularism”. The AIMIM was married to Sonu of Usari on the intervening night of Constitution had paved the chief made the comment while village in Bangla Bazaar local- Wednesday and Thursday. ttar Pradesh Shia Waqf way for the construction of referring to the bhoomi pujan ity. Sonu is a vegetable vendor. As per reports, Sonu (25) UBoard chairman Syed Ram temple, which was due for for Ram temple in Ayodhya. Savita’s sister Mayadevi of of Kharwara village in the area Waseem Rizvi on Thursday several centuries. Rizvi asked The Hyderabad MP on Nigoha said she got a call from was found hanging from an slammed All India Majlis-e- Owaisi to stop promoting Wednesday had also said that Sonu and was informed that iron rod around 1 am on Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) hatred among the two com- “by attending the ground- Savita had taken ill seriously. “I Thursday. His mother said chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his munities by his provocative breaking ceremony in reached the house immedi- Sonu was suffering from stom- comments on the commence- statements as it could lead to Ayodhya, Prime Minister ately and found Savita dead. ach-related ailment and was ment of construction of Ram communal discord, violence Narendra Modi has not only Savita’s husband and in-laws very upset over that. The police temple in Ayodhya. and bloodshed. “Taliban leader laid the foundation of a Mandir killed her for dowry but they said they recovered a suicide Rizvi said the Hyderabad Mullah Mohammad Omar and but also the foundation of a pretended that she succumbed note which was kept under a MP should move to Pakistan former al Qaeda chief Osama Hindu Rashtra”. to some illness,” Mayadevi pillow in the room. and let the Muslims in India bin Laden have been killed, Ending the wait of cen- alleged. She alleged that Sonu, “The deceased had stated live peacefully. Pakistan and Afghanistan need turies, PM Modi on his elder brother and other that he was got fed up with the The Shia Waqf Board you. Let the Muslims in India Wednesday laid the foundation members in the family used to ailment and did not want to live chairman asked the AIMIM live peacefully,” Rizvi said. of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. torture Savita for dowry. any longer,” the police said. chief to keep silence on the The Shia Waqf Board He along with several revered issue of Ram temple in chairman’s sharp reactions saints and priests from across Ayodhya as the Supreme Court came a day after Owaisi said, the country performed the  ! had delivered its judgement on “Today is the day of victory of bhoomi pujan for the temple at the disputed issue. Hindutva and majoritarian- the spot where Hindus believe He said the apex court ism and defeat of democracy Lord Ram was born. "# $"$  !!%  Lucknow (PNS): The department of Endocrine Surgery, King George’s Medical University, organised a virtual ‘Lucknow breast cancer sup- port meet’ on Thursday. 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*** &  %2' %) '! % *  7=:( ?.0 3'    District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash said here on Thursday   ;(. The cops immediately return, they launched a that despite weekend lockdown (from 10 pm on Friday to 5 am rushed to the spot along with search. The victim had bullet on Monday), public transport would run on August 8 (Saturday) "   @  et another saint was mur- a forensic teams. They injury marks which indicated and 9 (Sunday) in view of BEd-JEE which is scheduled to be held Ydered under mysterious claimed that besides ligature that he was murdered. on August 9. However, he said that there would be no other relax- circumstances in Aligarh on marks on the neck, there However, the family ation. The DM said all the students, employees associated with   ;(. have been hit, out of which 446 the state. Wednesday night. were no other injury marks, members said they had no the examination would be allowed to move but they would have have been marooned. Sixteen teams of NDRF, Reports said that 77-year- suggesting that someone had dispute which could lead to to keep their ID cards with them. midst Met office forecast The districts affected by SDRF and the Provincial old Tegchand, a resident of strangulated the victim and the murder. A case was regis- Aof rain or thundershowers the floods are Ambedkar Armed Constabulary (PAC) Teranchi area of Pali escaped. tered and further investiga-     at many places over eastern UP Nagar, Ayodhya, , have been deployed for search Mukimpur in Aligarh, retired However, the motive tions were on. Shantanu Pratap Singh, an Indian Information Service offi- and at a few places over the , , , and rescue works. Besides, from the Charra power sta- behind the killing is yet to be In , three persons, cer, took charge as the PRO (Defence) in Lucknow Cantonment western part of the state over Barabanki, Basti, Gonda, 219 shelters have been set up tion where he was working as ascertained. including a man and his on Thursday. Singh is from the 2012 batch of the Indian the next 24 hours, as many as Gorakhpur, , and 983 boats deployed. a lineman. Soon after his The body has been sent daughter, were killed in a Information Service in the Union Ministry of Information and 666 villages have been affect- Lakhimpur , Mau, Sant Goyal said 712 ‘flood retirement, he left family and for post-mortem and further road mishap. Reports said Broadcasting. He was earlier posted as Deputy Director (News), ed by floods across 17 districts Kabir Nagar, , chowkis had been set up and social life and started living in investigations are on. that Shamsher (60), a resident RNU Chandigarh, All India Radio. During his tenure in the IIS, of Uttar Pradesh. Maharajganj and . 249 medical teams had been a temple near his house and Meanwhile, a labourer of Mohanpur in Budaun, he has been posted in DD News (New Delhi), DDK (Shillong) According to the data Goyal said seepage in an deployed. He said ration kits spent his time in prayers and was also killed in Aligarh on along with his daughter and various media units under the Ministry of Information and released by the UP relief com- embankment on Rapti river and food packets were being bhajans. He had four sons liv- Wednesday night. Reports Fatima (18) and a kin Broadcasting. missioner, major rivers are was reported from Gorakhpur distributed among the affect- ing nearby so they and their said that some people saw the Jalaluddin (20) were going to flowing above the danger mark and there were reports of land ed people. family members regularly body of a man lying in a pool a relative’s house in on   3      at some places in the state. The erosion in an embankment in Chief Minister Yogi provided food and other daily of blood near Kaudiyaganj Thursday morning. On the Priyamvad Yadav, a student of City Sharda river at in . He added that Adityanath had issued direc- needs to their father. crossing in Akrabad area of way, the three were knocked Montessori School, Mahanagar, has placed Lakhimpur Kheri, the Saryu at repair work was underway tives to maintain strict vigil on One of the sons, the district on Thursday down by a speeding pickup himself this year in the most coveted Indian Elgin Bridge in Barabanki and and the situation was being all embankments and bridges Indirapal, claimed that on morning. van near Ranet crossing. All Administrative Service. He has secured Ayodhya and Turtipar in Ballia monitored. and to take steps to check soil Wednesday night his nephew The police later identified three were critically injured. 157th rank in the Civil Services exam. , and the Rapti at Birdghat in In Mau, around 5,000 fam- erosion, the official said. went to give food but was the victim as Subhash who They were taken to hospital Priyamvad has given the credit for his suc- Gorakhpur are flowing above ilies have been affected and 20 The chief minister had shocked to see grandfather was a labourer in a brick kiln but the doctors pronounced cess to the educational and harmonious the red mark. families were evacuated from also asked for taking necessary Tegchand lying dead in his field. His brother, Santosh, all the three dead upon atmosphere of CMS besides the inspiration Relief Commissioner three marooned villages, the steps to check the outbreak of room. He immediately called who identified the body, said arrival. The police arrested of his parents and teachers. CMS not only Sanjay Goyal said 17 districts official said. He said there was diseases and to ensure the the family members and they that Subhash had left the the pickup van driver and reg- imparts high quality teaching and provides a spiritual atmosphere in the state were now flood- no danger to embankments availability of medicines to informed the police about house to purchase some eat- istered a case in this to students, it also encourages them to use their talents for ser- affected. A total of 666 villages and bridges in other parts of deal with them, he added. the incident. ables and when he did not regard. vice to society, Priyamvad said. "*( #" % 0  123 -/ ( #*(Q-%( %!  

  ;(. the couple in a hut and set it on fire,” From Page 1 accorded warm welcome and formal It is widely believed both said Additional Superintendent of A section of political observers guard of honor at the technical air- Murmu and Chief Secretary were n a sensational case of honour killing, Police Mahendra Pratap Singh, who was feel, Murmu, who was a man of a few port. not on the same page for a long time. Ia 19-year-old girl and her lover were the first to reach the spot. words, was struggling for a long time Chief Secretary BVR This was obviously affecting smooth allegedly attacked and burnt to death by “An FIR has been lodged against to fill the political vacuum especially Subrahmanyam, DGP Dilbagh implementation of the develop- her family members in a village in nine members of the girl’s family and in Kashmir valley. Singh and Principal Secretary to the mental package in Jammu and Banda district. four of them have been arrested,” the These observers claimed, "it is Lt- Governor Bipul Pathak were pre- Kashmir. The police claimed that it was a case ASP said. Those held were identified as for the same reason centre decided sent to receive him. According to these observers, of honour killing. Lakhu aka Lakhan Singh, Hukma, to shunt him midway and brought He was later escorted under tight Murmu also paid the price for Reports said that 23-year-old Bhola Hukma’s wife Asha and Virendra. another seasoned politician to bring security arrangements to the Raj speaking 'out of turn' over certain Arkh, son of Asharam, used to work in The ASP said efforts were on to nab back the stalled political process on Bhawan. contentious issues. Surat in Karkha village in Matounda the other accused. track". Earlier, late Wednesday evening In a series of interviews to dif- police station area. He came home dur- In another incident reported from The newly-appointed Lt- Lt-Gov Girish Chandra Murmu ferent media houses, Murmu had ing lockdown. He was having a love Banda, a man killed his son after a dis- Governor has tasted grassroot pol- tendered his resignation and the openly favored the restoration of 4G affair with 19-year-old Priyanka of his pute over a petty issue. itics since his students days. He same was accepted by the President network for the people of Jammu village. Bhola’s grandfather, Lakhan, said According to Station House Officer remained President of the Students early Thursday morning. and Kashmir. that on Wednesday evening, the girl of police station, Neeraj Union in the Banaras Hindu Before the arrival of newly His observations prompted even called Bhola and took him home. The Kumar Singh, a local resident on Benda University and later represented appointed Lt-Governor Manoj the center to inform the Supreme girl’s family members allegedly caught hamlet, Gopal Singh, had some dispute Parliamentary constituency of Sinha, Girish Chandra Murmu , Court that it will verify the statement the couple in a compromising position with his 30-year-old son, Anil Singh aka Ghazipur in eastern Uttar Pradesh who was camping in Jammu, of the Lieutenant Governor. and brutally assaulted both and later Annu, on Wednesday night. The SHO thrice in the Lok Sabha. He lost last returned to New Delhi along with GC Murmu’s assessment over locked the door of the room and set it claimed that during the heated Lok Sabha polls to Bahujan Samaj his wife and children in a special holding fresh Assembly polls in on fire. exchange, Annu took out an axe and Party (BSP) candidate Afzal Ansari. BSF plane. Jammu and Kashmir had also cre- On seeing the smoke and hearing threatened to kill his father. However, He has also served as minister of In the absence of any other ated ripples in New Delhi. noise, the villagers rushed there and an agitated Gopal snatched the axe and communications and minister of senior officer in Jammu, Divisional This time, the Election brought the youth and the girl out of the repeatedly attacked on his son with it, state for Railways. Commissioner, Jammu Sanjiv Verma Commission of India had pulled room. Both were rushed to the district injuring him critically. According to the official sources, bid him farewell at the airport by up Murmu for his statement hospital with serious burns. However, The other family members rushed the oath ceremony of the newly presenting a bouquet. on the conduct of elections in the doctors pronounced Bhola “brought to Annu’s rescue and rushed him to hos- appointed Lt-Governor Manoj Sinha Speculations were also rife in the Jammu and Kashmir saying hold- dead”. The girl was referred to Kanpur pital but the doctors pronounced him is scheduled to take place in Srinagar corridors of power over the exact ing polls is the mandate of the after first aid but she too died on way dead upon arrival. A case was registered on Friday. reasons behind Girish Chandra Commission and it was not the to hospital. and Gopal and he was arrested and sent Meanwhile, Sinha arrived in Murmu's sudden exit from Jammu domain of the Lieutenant “It is alleged that the family locked to jail on Thursday. Srinagar in the afternoon and was and Kashmir. Governor.    ;.B ;.  with more than 25,000 cases, cussed in the third National investigation," reads the CBI Not only the people of brought dead, another official the five with worst recovery Clinical Grand Rounds (CGR) FIR. The CBI FIR also includes Rajasthan have lost faith in the said. 0. -0 rates at present are Karnataka on COVID-19 held on a six-page complaint of Rajput's government, ministers and Efforts were on to get in (49.31%), Andhra Pradesh Wednesday. father Krishna Kumar Singh MLAs too are not happy with touch with the family of the The area has been followed (55.97%), Uttar Pradesh "Plasma is safe. As far as its (74) on the basis of which the the chief minister," Chaudhary actor, who had been living by Kurnool 1,285 and (58.01%), Kerala (60.15%), efficacy is concerned, we do not Patna police had filed the orig- said. alone since February, he said. Anantapuramu 1,112. Guntur and Maharashtra (65.25%).In have a green signal yet. So the inal case in the abetment to sui- Amid a political crisis in Based on primary infor- registered 868 fresh cases, West general, large cities continue clinical use has to be very cide case of the deceased actor. Rajasthan, the MLAs support- mation, an Accidental Death Godavari 798, SPS Nellore 788, to be disproportionately judicious and within the ambit Apart from other things, ing Gehlot are staying in hotels Report (ADR) has been regis- Visakhapatnam 781, Chittoor affected by the coronavirus. of national guidelines," Dr Rajput's father alleged in the in Jaisalmer as the chief min- tered, Fernandes said, adding 755, Srikakulam 682 and Kadapa Five urban centres—Delhi, Monish Soneja, additional pro- complaint that instead of ister is trying to save his gov- that further investigations are 604 till 10 am on Mumbai, Chennai, Pune and fessor in the Medicine depart- unraveling the crime the ernment, following a revolt by underway. Thursday.Karnataka is in the Hyderabad—alone account ment at AIIMS, said at the Mumbai Police was busy ques- his former deputy Sachin Pilot On July 27, Sharma posted third place with 6,805 new cases for 29% of confirmed cases webinar. tioning less relevant people and 18 other Congress legisla- his last words on Instagram (including 2,544 in Bengaluru and 40% of deaths national- instead of grilling the prime tors. with a poem on death and Urban) in a single day and 93 ly. Fifteen top cities account $B - 0&  0 accused despite a lapse of 40 dreams. deaths, taking the total tally to for 38% of confirmed cases days. Apart from the IPC “I built my pyre and slept 1,58,254, including 75,068 active and 53% of covid-related   @ - Sections clamped in the FIR,  0 0 on it and with my fire it was lit. cases, and 2,897 deaths till deaths in the country. Singh had also sought probe And all that was me I burned date.Uttar Pradesh recorded its The blaze broke out around under the Mental Health Care & ( 0  in it. I killed my dream to wake highest daily increase in coron- & 0 3.30 am on the top floor of the Act. up from it. Now my dream is avirus numbers with 61 more four-storey Shrey Hospital in While allotting the Ram gone,” he wrote on his page. deaths and 4,586 fresh infections. - &A Navrangpura area, officials - @@.- Janmabhoomi site for a temple After that, he posted some So far, 1,08,974 cases, including said. to be built by a trust, it ordered photographs but no written 1,918 fatalities, have been report- The therapy involves tak- It is one of the 60-odd `des- +. that a five-acre site should be content. His bio on Instagram ed from the state. West Bengal ing antibodies from the blood ignated' private hospitals which found elsewhere in Ayodhya reads “Actor. Writer. Poet” and recorded the highest single-day of a person who has recovered have been authorised by the The halfway mark in the for a new mosque. Separately mostly has shots of beaches and spike of 2,954 COVID-19 cases from COVID-19 and trans- Ahmedabad Municipal 200 member assembly will also at a media briefing, Srivastava videos of him driving to scenic on Thursday, which pushed the fusing those into an active Corporation (AMC) to treat come down to 97 from the cur- hit out at Pakistan for coming places. tally to 86,854.With 1,299 fresh coronavirus infected patient coronavirus patients. rent 101. out with a new political map of Sharma's death comes at a cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally to help kickstart the immune "Eight coronavirus patients BSP and BJP had gone to the country incorporating time the entertainment indus- climbs to 1,41,531; death toll system to fight back the infec- admitted in the ICU ward on court challenging the Speaker's Jammu and Kashmir and parts try is reeling from the shock of rises to 4,059 with 15 more tion. AIIMS Director Dr the fourth floor of Shrey decision in September 2019 of Gujarat as its territories. the death of Bollywood actor fatalities reported. Among states Randeep Guleria told PTI on Hospital have died due to fire. allowing the merger of the six He said this type of absurd Sushant Singh Rajput, who Thursday no clear mortality 41 other Covid patients who BSP MLAs with the Congress. claims showed that Pakistan was found hanging at his apart- benefit of convalescent plas- were in the general ward on The parties had demanded a wants to take control of more ment in suburban Bandra on ma therapy was seen during bottom floors were rescued stay on the participation of the areas by using cross border ter- June 14. Rajput's death, which a trial conducted among 30 and shifted to SVP Hospital," six MLAs in the house pro- rorism. will now be investigated by the COVID-19 patients. said Rajiv Kumar Gupta, an ceedings -- crucial if the Ashok On Tuesday, he had CBI, exposed many faultlines in During the trial, one IAS officer. Gehlot government has to take described the Pakistani move as the industry. group of patients was given Shrey Hospital was sealed a trust vote. The merger of BSP "political absurdity" and said “Depression is a lonely dis- convalescent plasma therapy for investigation, said Gupta, MLAs to the ruling Congress these "ridiculous assertions" ease,” Sharma had posted after along with the standard sup- who has been deputed in was a boost to the Ashok have neither legal validity nor Rajput's death. “Biopolar portive treatment while the Ahmedabad as an officer on Gehlot-led government as it international credibility. Disorder, Depression, and other group only received special duty. helped increase the party's tally "We have seen a so-called Schizophrenia etc. Do you standard treatment. The of legislators. 'political map' of Pakistan that know or understand what that number of fatalities recorded + ; - + Meanwhile, , Union has been released by Prime means or feels like? No you in both the groups was equal Minister Kailash Chaudhary Minister Imran Khan. This is don’t, unless you’ve been and there was not much clin-  0; 0 . claimed the Congress govern- an exercise in political absur- through it yourself. And any- ical improvement in the con- 0 0  ment in Rajasthan would col- dity, laying untenable claims to body who hasn’t, will never dition of patients, he said. lapse and its countdown has territories in the Indian state of ever be able to understand "However, this is just an The CBI said it is also in begun. Gujarat and our Union what that feels like,” he wrote interim analysis and we need touch with Bihar Police. Chaudhary said with the Territories of Jammu & on July 22. to do a more detailed evalu- "A Regular Case (FIR) is, fall of Gehlot government, the Kashmir and of Ladakh," he Bollywood star Sidharth ation to see if any sub-group therefore, registered under Congress's politics too would had said. PTI Malhotra, who worked with may benefit from plasma Section 341, 342, 380, 406, come to an end in the State. Sharma in “Hasee toh Phasee”, therapy," Dr Guleria said. 420, 306, 506, 120B IPC against Chaudhary, who is on a three- ;.-0 - condoled the actor’s death. He also underlined that (I) Rhea Chakraborty and her day visit to his parliamentary Sharing a picture with plasma has to be tested for its family members (2) Indrajit constituency Barmer, said the @.  + + Sharma from the film, safety and should have suffi- Chakraborty (3) Sandhya state government has lost the Malhotra wrote, “Really sad cient antibody to be useful to Chakraborty, (4) Showik confidence of people and the He then alerted members and unfortunate COVID-19 patients. Chakraborty, (5) Samuel chief minister has to confine of the society who informed #RIPSameerSharma.” The efficacy of convales- Miranda, (6) Shruti Modi & MLAs to hotels. the police. Actor Varun Dhawan also cent plasma therapy in mod- others and entrusted to Anil "The Gehlot government Police rushed to the spot shared a picture on his erate to severe coronavirus- Kumar Yadav, Additional SP, will fail to prove its majority in and took Sharma to a hospital Instagram stories and wrote infected patients was dis- CBI, AC-VI, SIT, New Delhi for the floor test in the Assembly. where doctors declared him “#RIPSameerSharma”.     ! "#$%$%      ! 5A    234         *

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he district has seen yet s many as 198 new positive Tanother big spike for the Acases of corona were second continuous day when detected on Wednesday night, the number of new COVID-19 while three corona-infected patients was more than 200. As patients died at Swaroop Rani many as 210 new cases have Nehru COVID Hospital. Of the been detected here on total infected patients, the Thursday. It was the second report of Associate Professor of highest number of patients ADC ( Degree found in a day after 218 found College) also came positive a day ago. With this, the total besides, three health workers number of patients has and policemen and people increased to 3,753. The day also working in private institutions saw two more deaths, increas- have also been found corona ing the toll to 74. During the infected. The total number of day, the follow-up reports corona patients in the district included 69 patients recovered now reached 3,219 and the from home isolation and the number of deceased has been total number of patients cured 62 in the city so far. at home has increased to 722, Apart from Associate while 43 recovered from the Professor, two nurses of hospitals. With this, the total Swaroop Rani Nehru Covid )                +   number of patients discharged Hospital have also become from the hospitals has reached corona infected. An employee 1,346, while the total number of the ENT (ear, nose, and patients have also been sam- Nevada, Kalyani Devi, In the early days of the of cured patients is 2,068, leav- throat) department at Colvin pled. Apart from this, about Atarasuiya, Baluaghat, corona epidemic, those who ing 1,611 active patients.          0(  1 /   &   Hospital has also been found one thousand corona positive Chaukhandi, Khalasi Line, tested positive were also report- According to the Chief positive. In such a situation, the patients have been placed in Mutthiganj, Madhwapur, ed. But when the number of Medical Officer (CMO) Dr same department has been home isolation so far. Meerapur, Nehrunagar, patients started increasing, this VB Singh, in the first report ative reports, while 3,659 pos- the total number of hotspots Wednesday. sealed for two days. Lekhpal of Meanwhile, the Health , Gosanagar, Sultanpur system also ended and now received by 11 am during the itive. has increased to 1,000 includ- During this period, a max- Bara tehsil, ANM of Jasra, two department team will conduct in C block and Naya Purva for those who are getting corona day, as many as 116 new coro- The total number of sam- ing 379 red zones including two imum number of 218 patients AG office workers, two PAC door-to-door surveys in more two days. If patients are found positive are just told to call na patients were found out of ples collected was 58,679. green zones converted into red was detected in Varanasi, fol- personnel, project manager than a dozen neighbourhoods with fever, cold, cough and dif- from the corona control room. 716 reports received from Earlier, three deaths included a zones again. Besides, there are lowed by 101 in Azamgarh, 95 working in private company, on Friday. ficulty in breathing, then their For the past few days, there has Microbiology department of male aged 63 from Pandey 621 green zones including 30 in Jaunpur, 68 in Ghazipur, 36 head operator of police depart- In this, patients with coro- list will be prepared and their been doubt about corona’s Banaras Hindu University Haveli, Sonarpura (Bhelupur), new ones. in Sonbhadra, 33 in Mirzapur, ment have also been found na symptoms will be identified sampling will be done. report. There is also a problem (BHU). Till then, the total test male aged 62 and male aged 60 Earlier, in this belt of 18 in and 17 in Mau. corona infected. and their sampling will be Suspected patients of coro- of feeding on the portal. Many reports received were 50,795 from Gadwasi Tola (Chowk). (eastern UP) com- Besides, eight persons includ- According to Dr. Rishi done. For this, 145 teams have na are being tested and are negative patients are also being and the results of 7,073 exclud- They died during treatment at prising 10 districts of three ing three each in Varanasi and Sahai, the nodal officer for been formed. ACMO Dr. being treated, but they are not called and cited that they are ing 811 RTPCR samples col- DDU, BHU and SSPG divisions, as many as 697 Azamgarh districts and one COVID-19, 50 corona patients Satyen Rai has been made getting their test reports. This positive. lected a day ago are awaited. Hospitals respectively. With patients were found COVID-19 each in Jaunpur and Mirzapur have been discharged from the incharge of this campaign, is the reason why patients are These days only private Out of these, 47,136 were neg- the addition of 26 red zones, positive within a day by died. hospital after recovering on which will be supervised by apprehensive about whether labs are giving test reports of Wednesday . 1402 corona pos- ADM City Ashok Kumar they are positive or not? corona to patients. The nodal itive patients have now become Kanaujia. Because many such patients are officer for COVID-19, Dr Rishi negative and discharged from The campaign will be also being told that they are Sahai said that when the posi- 9!  !   hospital. While the city has launched in Phaphamau, positive from the control room. tive cases of corona are found, 1,755 active cases. The report Daraganj, Allapur, Baghambari Patients wish that they are at their list is prepared and they of 1,499 samples is still nega- Gaddi, Bakshi Kala, Rajapur, least reported if they are posi- are also intimated about it by  " B -  0 ducting tests in groups at dif- per cent but the same has seen biggest rise seen on Wednesday tive. 1,618 corona suspected Mumfordganj, Minto Road, tive. the team, added Dr Sahai. ferent offices and other places an improvement by Wednesday when 218 cases were found. he permission given to the and it was due to this system, when 1,956 corona patients The same picture is also seen Tasymptomatic patients for several cases were detected in were cured out of total number in almost all the districts of this home isolation treatment has government, police, health and of 3,543 cases, improving the belt of Purvanchal (eastern helped the district a lot to other office premises. The find- recovery rate to 55.20 per cent. UP) comprising 10 districts of ,   !!    improve overall recovery rate ing of some district court During the last few days, as the three divisions. during the last one week when employees as COVID-19 has number of cases has jumped up By Tuesday, the best recov- the COVID-19 positive cases forced the District Judge so the same of cured patients ery rate was reported in Mau had increased sharply. By Umesh Chandra Sharma to has also seen improvement. (65.27%) followed by         Thursday morning when 116 order for the closure of court Out of these 1,956 patients, 653 Chandauli (64%), Sonbhadra new patients were found, the premises for two days. As the (33.38%) were those who were (60.88%), Varanasi (55.18%), total number of cases had courts remain closed during cured from home isolation Jaunpur (51.89%), Ghazipur  "     against hospitals and clinics yards away and wear masks nor Kafil Khan, till August 19, increased to 1209, showing the weekend, now the same will while 1,303 (66.61%) were dis- (50.89%), Bhadohi (45.19%), who violate COVID-19 norms the people of our State are 2020. The petitioner has chal- the alarming situation. The be reopened only on Monday. charged from different hospi- Mirzapur (44.80%), Ballia ot satisfied with the imple- regarding physical distancing. interested in following the lenged the order of detention increase in testing since the Just a week ago on July 30, tals. (42.84%) and Azamgarh Nmentation of physical dis- Further, the High Court had above rule.’ under the National Security Act introduction of rapid antigen only 1,074 patients were dis- During this period, sharp (35.99%). The districts which tancing in state, the Allahabad asked concerned court admin- ‘The Government is com- (NSA) of Dr Kafil Khan, which tests is one of the main reasons charged from the hospitals in spikes in cases were seen every had seen a sharp spike in the High Court has directed DM istration and bars to ensure ing up with various data to was served upon him by the behind the detection of a large the district out of 2,622 patients day because except on August number of cases in recent days and SSP of all the districts of physical distancing in courts show that things are under its district magistrate in the jail. number of corona patients. which showed that the recov- 4, all the days the cases were were poor in their recovery Uttar Pradesh to take necessary across the state. control but newspaper reports This order was passed by This system has helped in con- ery rate was slipped to 40.96 found in three figures with the rates. steps by tomorrow and ensure The court further directed are not very encouraging. the bench consisting of Justice physical distancing in their that the district administrations There are complaints that peo- Manoj Misra and Justice districts. . of all the districts must ensure ple, though have been tested for Deepak Verma. The Additional The court directed con- that no pillion riders except a COVID-19 but have not yet Government Advocate, repre-   6   "   cerned authorities to act by couple on two wheelers are received their reports even senting the state of UP, request- tomorrow and see vigorously seated unless there is an after a lapse of two or more ed the court to grant him 10 that no two individuals in pub- extreme urgency. weeks,’ said the bench. days time to file affidavit to the lic remain within a distance of The Bench comprising The court was hearing a amended petition, filed by the     "00  two yards from each other and Justice Siddhartha Varma and Public Interest Litigation on the petitioner. The court has also in case of violation action must Justice Ajit Kumar while pass- condition of quarantine centres directed the union of India to  " B -  0 Dayal Government Hospital, tract tracing of corona patients only those patients would be be taken against the owner of ing the order observed, ‘Do gaz in the state and has fixed file reply to the petition filed by he added in the meeting held and directed for ensuring the attended that have got them such a public place. Further, if ki doori, mask bhi zaroori’ August 7 as the next date of the petitioner. It might be he works related to at his camp office on cent per cent sampling of per- registered on the app. And, in policemen fail to ensure phys- seems to be an empty shibbo- hearing in the case. recalled that notice under the TCOVID-19 are suffering a Wednesday evening to discuss sons came in the contact of view of the gradual increase in ical distancing then action leth coined by the Government. DEFERRED: The NSA was served in jail to Dr lot in the district because of the about the measures to prevent COVID-19 patients. He the number of corona patients, must be taken against such Neither the Government is has Kafil for his alleged communal shortage of doctors and thus, the infection from coronavirus expressed annoyance over the as many as 70 more beds have erring officers. looking interested in imple- deferred the hearing of a speech against CAA. The court the District Magistrate Kaushal and providing better medical delay being made by members been made available to the The court also directed menting the rule that two indi- habeas corpus petition, filed by will hear the writ petition on Raj Sharma has directed the facilities to corona patients. of the rapid response team to SSH. With this, the number of authorities to take action viduals should remain two Nuzhat Parveen, mother of Dr August 19. Chief Medical Officer Dr VB The DM also directed for reach the corona patients and beds in this hospital has now Singh to sort out this crisis at deploying the doctors to this directed for making contact to increased to 280. The multi- the earliest by making appoint- hospital who are discharging the patients within 24 hours. parameter monitor will also be ment of MBBS doctors through field work but showing laxity in On the mistake made by data made available to the hospital. walk-in-interview. duty. On the absence of the entry operators in the entry of Meanwhile, while express- 1#         0  On being apprised that the incharges of PHCs of Konia information related to corona, ing his annoyance over the shortage of doctors is badly and Bajardiha areas from the the DM directed the CMO to complaints that the patients affecting the works of COVID- meeting, he directed for issu- impart training to them again remained in ambulance for   5    

19, the DM asked the CMO to ing showcause notice to them and ascertain the action of hours after the denial of admis- make the appointment of by withholding their one-day suspension if they repeat the sion by the COVID-19 hospi- MBBS doctors by conducting salary. Sharma directed Dr same mistake. tals, the DC directed for ascer-  "     ment efforts of alert General Manager North these, 16 HAHW/ ATES , two walk-in-interview to address Singh to ascertain action Meanwhile, the manage- taining stern action against Railwaymen. North Central Central and Northern Railway OMRS and 44 low speed this problem. The incharge of against the in-charges of PHCs ment of Sir Sunderlal Hospital the erring hospitals by lodging orth Central Railway has Railway the pioneer in the Rajiv Chaudhry has been HAHW suitable for rolling in community and primary health that have failed in furnishing SSH), Banaras Hindu an FIR if such complaint was Nprepared a comprehen- field of automated way side stressing to prepare a compre- examination points at entry to centres and additional chief daily corona report by 4.30 pm. University (BHU) has decided received again. The corona sive plan for installing automat- monitoring of trains have hensive safety grid so as the major stations sanctioned addi- medical officers that are show- He expressed dissatisfac- to open its outdoor patient patients should be admitted in ic way-side train examination already made a headway in this entire stretch of North Central tionally are being procured by ing indifferent attitude in their tion over the progress in find- department for the non-coro- the hospital immediately after systems to ensure safety. direction through installing Railway is covered for each type COFMOW as well as North duty, be deployed at Pt Deen ing out and identifying the con- na patients from August 10. But being taken there, he added. Both trunk routes between many advanced systems for of defect. Accordingly based on Central Railway. Under the - Pt Deen Dayal monitoring of moving trains capability of each equipment comprehensive plan these Upadhyaya Jn and Palwal-Bina over Prayagraj and other divi- w.r.t. defect identification a equipment have been posi- Jn to have wayside equipment sions. Hot Axle and Hot wheel judicious mix of equipment has tioned in such a way that both at every 100 kms interval. detectors (HAHW) or auto- been prepared by the mechan- trunk routes of 759 Kms ($.    Observing safe passage of matic train examination system ical department; which will between Ghaziabad- Pt. Deen trains without any defect like (ATES) for identifying hot axle now be followed for installing Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. and 503 hot axle, hanging part, brake and brake binding in moving additional systems in consulta- Kms between Palwal– Bina  " B -  0 ond command officer Suresh binding are conventionally trains, Wheel Impact load tion with the operations wing are evenly covered for each type Kumar Mishra carried out a checked by station, gate and detector (WILD) for identify- of North Central Railway. At of defect identification. ontinuing their campaign programme of de-infection by rolling in staff on Indian ing flat wheel or wheel with out present two hot axle & hot Installation and commissioning Cin the direction to plant spraying sodium hypochlorite Railways. However with of roundness, online rolling wheel detector ( HAHW), one of these additional equipment one lakh saplings in the city chemicals in Sundarpur, increase in speed of trains, stock monitoring system hanging part detector (HPDS), will ensure checking of trains with the help of some social Chittipur, Ashutosh Nagar and elimination of level crossing (OMRS) a combination of two wheel impact load detec- at regular intervals on both organisations as set by the surrounding areas apart from gates by ROB/RUBs and elim- HAHW/ATES and WILD, tors( WILD) and two on line trunk routes in less than 100 Commandant of 95th Battalion doing thermal scanning of ination of station end cabins it Hanging part detection system rolling stock monitoring sys- Kms spacing from one equip- of Central Reserve Police Force about 350 persons. is imperative that automated (HPDS) for identifying loose tems (OMRS) are functional ment to other. This will ensure (CRPF) Narendra Pal Singh, Yet another team led by way side rolling stock monitor- and unsafe object in running over NCR while three automat- timely identification of various the CRPF personnel planted assistant commandant Vikas ing systems capable of detect- train, CCTV at rolling in exam- ic train examination system defects in moving trains and saplings at Shivaji Nagar Kumar did the chemical spray- ing these defects and raising ination points for visual exam- (ATES) and one wheel impact attention thereof will help in Colony Park (Mehmoorganj) ing in Kashi Vishwanath alert without any human inter- ination of train are installed at load detector (WILD) are safer and detention free train here on Thursday in associa- Temple / Gyanvapi Masjid vention are installed to aug- different locations over NCR. under installation. Besides operations. tion with Srijan Samajik Vikash Complex, Annapurna Mata Nyas. They also continued -).         -  # /   &  Mandir, Nandi Hall, Sugam their campaign to make the Darshan Kendra, ATM centres people aware about environ- ical by the CRPF personnel. that the CRPF has set a target at Bansphatak and other places mental protection. MLA from Varanasi of planting more and more apart from providing 350 food $% &   " ! Under the joint leadership Cantonment constituency trees all over the country and packets to needy people in of Deputy Commandant Saurabh Srivastava expressed the Commandant of this battal- association with Jalan Mahendra Kumar Mishra and his thanks to the CRPF person- ion Narendra Pal Singh a tar- Employees’ Welfare ALLAHABAD (PNS): Leaders Raman Singh, Dr. Rita Joshi houses who ruin the farmers’ directly buy from farmers brand ambassador, nel on behalf of the residents of get of one lakh saplings in the Association. of 7 farmers’ organisations of Bahugana and Kesari Devi income to maximise their prof- through agents; and contract Environment department, UP the colony. city in association with some Besides, the team of Allahabad Mandal, led by the Patel on Thursday. The appeal it. The leaders highlighted the farming Ordinance which will Government, Anil Singh, the The MLA is also a resident social organisations. On the CRPF Wives’ Welfare 260 member All India Kisan urged the PM to stand by the recent 3 ordinances passed by further tie up peasants and plantation was done in which of the same colony. He also occasion, the participants also Association led by its chairper- Sangharsh Coordination farmers who have worked hard the government on June 5 as sharecroppers to companies, a total of 51 saplings including appreciated the CRPF for con- took oath of plantation and son Ranjita Singh continued its Committee, AIKSCC, made a to keep the food bowl of the anti-peasant, anti-worker. force them to buy costly inputs, of neem, gurdhal and parijat tinuously launching social water conservation. efforts to collect ration and dis- representation to the Prime country full to the brim in hard These ordinances remove cere- GM seeds and to sell their crop were planted. schemes during worldwide Meanwhile, the CRPF per- tribute the same in packets to Minister, through a written conditions, even though the als, pulses, oilseeds, potato and to the company. This will lead Besides, the entire area coronavirus pandemic. sonnel continued their cam- the needy people in association appeal presented to the District central government has been tomato from the list of essen- to MSP and PDS being wound was also de-infected by spray- Speaking on the occasion, paign with dedication. A team with some voluntary organisa- Magistrate Prayagraj and three taking decisions to favour for- tial commodities; which allow up and rise in hoarding and ing sodium hypochlorite chem- Mahendra Kumar Mishra said of the same battalion led by sec- tions. Members of Parliament, eign and domestic corporate MNCs and big business to black marketing.    ! "#$%$%    

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He said cult. first ‘Allovedic’ medicine Raj increase in platelet count from He said sanitisation work a total of 34 cases were discharged and the number of cured per- Dr Kamal advised people ocial activist Dr Nutan Nirwan Bati (RNB) in the the index value was 43 pc on was being carried out on a war sons now stood at 2,403. testing positive for coronavirus SThakur has filed a complaint treatment of mild to severe day 6 and 80 pc on day 12 in the footing to ensure that the The CMO said with nine more deaths in the city, the death infection to ensure that they before Lokayukta Sanjay symptomatic Covid-19 patients RNB interventional group com- courts could function normal- toll stood at 251 on Thursday. He said there were 4,436 active immediately rushed to hospi- Mishra against the alleged inac- has culminated successfully pared to an increase of 28 per ly. cases in the city. He said 2,705 samples were taken for test. tal at the slightest discomfort in tion of Kanpur Dehat district with encouraging results. This cent on day 6 and 75 pc on day Dr Tiwari said the directive breathing. magistrate in a case relating to was conveyed by Dr Prof Raj RNB is available only in tablet 12 in the placebo control group. for opening of the court had He said most of such illegal occupation of 32 bigha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Uttar form presently and not in an Mean values of various hema- been issued by District Judge would be given to a six-mem- He said strict orders had patients who reached the hos- government land in Pradesh University of Medical injectable form. These 60 tological or biochemical para- SK Singh. ber committee which would been issued to the health and pital on time were put on ven- tehsil. Sciences (UPUMS), Saifai. This patients were distributed among meters namely haemoglobin, He said this decision was comprise municipal commis- district authorities to ensure tilator and were able to recu- In her complaint, Nutan landmark randomised control two study groups. Thirty polymorphs, lymphocytes, urea, taken in a meeting held at the sioner, CDO, DDO, DPRO, that the Covid protocal was fol- perate and get well also. said that a three-member trial considered highest in the patients in the ‘RNB creatinine, bilirubin, many liver residence of the district judge chief treasury officer and lowed in the right earnest. The GSVMMC principal inquiry committee set up to hierarchy of scientific evidence Intervention group’ received enzymes, international nor- that was attended by district CMO. The district magistrate said said there was need to spread look into the matter had in its methodology is the result of a RNB medication whereas 30 malised ratio (INR), serum pro- administration and police offi- The district magistrate said the health authorities had also awareness among the masses to report dated August 17, 2012 series of meticulously planned patients in the ‘Placebo Control tein levels etc either remained cials, said the chief medical with the daily COVID-19 test- been directed to ensure that have pulse oximeter at home to stated Satish Pal, an ex-state scientific studies and trials group’ did not receive RNB. All within normal limits or changed officer. ing reaching around 3,000, the there was no laxity in hospitals monitor the oxygen level of the minister level politician, had conducted at the University in patients in both the study groups non-significantly. This indicates The district magistrate said district administration had and quarantine centres. patient. entered into criminal conspir- the past few months during this received concomitant treatment that RNB does not have any the green signal for removing made foolproof arrangements He said in case the officials Former medical superin- acy with revenue staff to get his Covid era. Dr Raj Kumar said with hydroxychloroquine, adverse effect on liver, kidney, court premises from contain- for it. faced any genuine problem, tendent Dr GD Yadav said it name falsely entered in revenue that a pilot study-cum-single- antibiotics, anticoagulants, blood etc and has an excellent ment zone was given by the He said 17 mobile vans had they could meet him in person had been found that often the records. arm clinical trial was conceptu- steroids and vitamins etc. as per drug safety profile.The find- CMO. been deployed for collecting to work out a solution. He said COVID-19 patients Thakur said that based on alised and successfully con- standard established treatment ings and results of this success- He said the government samples while rapid antigen test complaints from holding areas approached the hospital with this report, the sub-divisional ducted in June/July at dedicat- protocols. In the RNB inter- ful landmark RCT as well as the had sanctioned  5 crore to kit was made available at 32 should also be taken up seri- extremely low levels of oxygen. magistrate (SDM) of Derapur ed Covid hospital, UPUMS. ventional group, 60 per cent (pc) pilot study-cum-single-arm combat coronavirus effective- urban primary health centres. ously. He said in some cases there was had got an FIR registered Due registration for the same of patients had co-morbidities clinical trial, demonstrating the ly and this fund would be used He said the government had acute discomfort but in some against Satish Pal and his fam- had been done at the apex body like diabetes, hypertension, coro- safety and efficacy of RNB in for resources and for arranging increased the number of kits   1 there was no sign of difficulty ily, and the charge sheet was for the purpose- Clinical Trial nary artery diseases (CAD), mild. moderate and severe equipment to contain the seeing the rise in number of '     in breathing as well. filed in the court of chief judi- Registry of India (CTRI). The hypothyroidism, bronchial asth- symptomatic Covid-19 patients, spread of the virus and save coronavirus positive cases and   He said pulse oximeter cial magistrate (CJM) of study was approved by ma, COPD, oral carcinoma and have been sent to ICMR and lives. deaths. was remarkably accurate when Kanpur Dehat and charges University’s empowered corona head injury while in placebo CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH, Dr Tiwari said this fund Dr Tiwari said the High GSVM Medical College oxygen readings were high, it were framed against the committee, scientific and ethi- control group only 23 pc of the to strengthen fight against this would be made available from Court had expressed concern Principal Dr RB Kamal has markedly exaggerated the accused in November 2017. cal committees. Three research patients had co-morbidities. pandemic. RNB can prove the state funds given to the over the failure of the people to expressed concern over the severity of low levels of oxygen Thakur said that despite articles incorporating the find- Despite this fact patients in the instrumental in containing the local bodies. He said the fund strictly follow social distancing. delay in admitting COVID-19 when readings were low. these facts, so far Kanpur Dehat ings and results of this single- RNB interventional group spread of this virus, treating DM Rakesh Kumar Singh had arm clinical trial, demonstrating showed comprehensive Covid-19 patients and saving not taken any action to free the the safety and efficacy of RNB improvement in their health millions of lives. It is still an land from illegal possession of in mild to severe symptomatic status. Statistically significant ongoing race against time to Satish Pal, who was still occu- Covid-19 patients have been findings of this RCT (with find a cure for this deadly .  &  5$. pying the gram sabha land published in reputed national globally acceptable power of virus. The scientific tempera- and was now trying to sell it by and international journals and study) are as under: In the RNB ments at UPUMS Saifai under illegal plotting. have also been described in intervention group 97 pc of the leadership of the V-C Dr Raj  " ( & - Nutan has urged the detail in the book ‘Covidology- patients on day 6 and all the Kumar were ignited well in Lokayukta to take action Sciences, Infrastructure & patients on day 12, became RT- advance even before corona rdnance Parachute Factory against the present DM of Management’ published by PCR negative. Whereas in the could knock at our doors. More OGeneral Manager DK Kanpur Dehat and the revenue UPUMS recently. Buoyed up by placebo group, 73 per cent of than 25 research publications Bangotra while inaugurating a officials who had deliberately the encouraging results of this patients on day 6 and 90 pc of have been published during free COVID-19 testing camp ignored the matter and per- successful single-arm clinical patients on day 12 became this period contributing signif- on the premises on Thursday mitted Satish Pal to continue trial, a double-blind randomised RT-PCR negative. Symptomatic icantly to the global scientific said there was a greater need to his illegal possession on cost- controlled trial was subsequently improvement in the patients community. In-depth analysis of spread awareness about the ly government land. conducted in mild to severe was assessed on the basis of the mortality around the world disease. symptomatic Covid-19 patients mean days taken for relief of illustrated the tissues and organ He said even today a big being treated at dedicated Covid eight symptoms namely fever, systems targeted ruthlessly by section of people were not Hospital at UPUMS, Saifai, dur- cough, sore throat, breathless- Coronavirus. A meticulously aware what coronavirus was !   ing the months of June/July. Due ness, chest tightness, fatigue, dedicated approach unearthed and that it was fatal. registration for the same was myalgia and taste sensation. those components of our ancient He said it was observed in    also done at the apex body for The patients in RNB interven- medicinal system which have a urban areas that people ignored the purpose- CTRI and approval tion group got relief in all the proven scientific track record of wearing masks and maintain- was taken from the University’s above symptoms in lesser days strengthening and fortifying ing social distancing that was 161   empowered corona committee, (mean 5.9 days) as compared to those susceptible organ systems. highly essential for ones safe- scientific and ethical commit- patients in placebo group This paved the way for this novel ty. He said social distancing, KANPUR (PNS): National tees. This trial was designed dili- (mean 7.1 days) and this was herbo mineral formulation. RNB was in fact “physical distanc- Sugar Institute Director Prof gently as per contemporary allo- statistically significant. Besides has been tested on all scientific ing,” which meant keeping a Narendra Mohan called upon pathic medicinal research prac- considerable improvement in principles of modern medicine safe space between oneself and the sugar industry personnel to tices and guidelines. In this the chest X-ray findings was (along with the scientific proof others who were not from the look for production of sugar in RCT 60 Covid-19 patients above observed in 89 pc of patients of each constituent), that is why household. factories keeping in view its end 18 years with mild, moderate during the course of treatment it has been termed as world’s first He said to practice social or uses. He said production of and severe symptoms were reg- in RNB group. Whereas only ‘Allovedic’ preparation despite physical distancing, one must pharmaceutical sugar, liquid istered. Critically ill cases were 57.0 pc of the patients in place- the fact that it contains 11 estab- stay at least six feet (about two sugar, brown sugar and other not included in the study since bo group showed improve- lished constituents of Ayurveda. arms length) from other peo- specialty sugars should be ple who were not from house- -3/%456  !      3     .   & 7  taken up as its market was fast hold in both indoor and out- growing up. $2)        door spaces. seconds. nose of people nearby. She said contact and go out when He stressed upon the pro- He said in addition, to Manager (Administration) these droplets could also be absolutely necessary. duction of natural, organic and 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $0 1)#/ struction, their current status, action. On NER that there are a reduce the spread of COVID- Ayesha Khan said coronavirus inhaled by others not wearing Those present included nutritive (NON) sugars and date of superstructure, technol- total of 25 important rail bridges, 19 one should wear masks, spreads when an infected per- masks. Rupesh Kumar, Aditya Mishra, their hygienic packaging for y adopting new technolo- ogy and materials used, improve- 383 major ones and 3,537 minor avoid touching face with son coughed, sneezed or talked She said social distancing Shivjeet Gautam, Shivam value addition as well as for Bgies the NER administra- ments made from time to time, ones. Before the use of BMS it was unwashed hands and fre- and droplets from the mouth or was especially important for Trivedi, Saurabh, DK providing nutritive sweeteners tion is constantly making efforts date of various inspections, map, difficult to compile all the data and quently washing hands with nose were emitted in the air people who were at higher Kushwaha, Sachin Verma and to consumers in the current to ensure qualitative improve- photographs etc. This portal is an details of these bridges. Each soap and water for at least 20 and landed on the mouth or risk. She said one should limit Mahenda Yadav. COVID-19 scenario. ment in its system of working important platform for significant bridge had a separate register in He was addressing an and efficiency. In this perspec- analysis of all aspects related to which all details were mentioned international webinar organ- tive NER is moving towards rail bridges and availability of manually. This work took more ised on Thursday on the topic complete digitalisation. time. In analysing the condi- ‘Sugar & Sweeteners -- Quality Maintenance of rail bridges is of tion of any railway bridge the  2 "    and Consumption Patterns’, special importance in protected registers related to it had to be jointly oranised by National rail movement. The NER has sent to several officials. With Sugar Institute, Kanpur, started the use of Bridge the implementation of BMS all National Sugar Development Management System (BMS) these problems have been over-  !  Council, Nigeria and Assiut developed at the entire Indian come and dexterity for taking University, Egypt. Railway level for good and pro- information. BMS has been effective decisions timely has Addressing the session tected upkeep of bridges. BMS developed by CRIS. Through it increased. Moreover in the per-  " ( & - women in crowded places, SO Hezekiah Kolawole, Director, is a web-based portal in which updated information about all spective of Covid-19 too BMS is Beconganj Nawab Ahmad said. National Sugar Development all details related to rail bridge are rail bridges is available online to all very useful. In manual system ash and valuables worth Council, Nigeria, made a pre- available and is very effective in authorities concerned which helps sending the registers of rail bridges Caround 22 lakh were     sentation about sugar scenario inspection, monitoring and main- in protecting them and taking cor- to many places there is a possi- stolen from the house of a A youth and his elder sis- in Nigeria and said that the tenance of bridges, said CPRO rective action. By adopting this bility of infection while there is no defence employee in Awas ter were killed when a speed- country was a sugar deficient Pankaj Kumar Singh. In BMS all new technology railway adminis- such apprehension in BMS. It Vikas Colony-3 in Kalyanpur ing truck knocked down their country meeting its require- details related to bridges from tration has become more capable may be pointed out here that the police station area on motorcycle on the flyover in ment to the extent of 97 per small to big and data are avail- than before in taking immediate use of e-office has also been Wednesday night. Govind Nagar police station cent through imports. able such as date of their con- decisions and taking necessary started on NER. Sanil Kumar Mishra, a area on Thursday morning. He said out of the total master craftman in the The victims, identified as industrial consumption, 50 per $2)          $7    5  Revolver Section of Small Arms Rajan alias Rajendra Pandey cent was by the soft drinks Factory, lives in Awas Vikas (40) of Baghpur (Kanpur units but the per capita sugar QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  * +,-      Colony-3 with wife Sushma Dehat) and Sadhana Misra consumption was 9 kg/annum and son Vaibhav. On July 16, (45) of Hathika village, which may grow to 15 kg in apid antigen testing has been started in NER divi- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  2- 3#/ after the death of his mother, he were going to participate in the future. He said as per the Rsional hospital here in collaboration with district had taken her body to his annaprasan ceremony of their Nigeria Sugar Master Plan administration under the leadership of CMS Dr MS meeting was held at the ZP meeting native village in brother Akhilesh’s grand- which looked for self-reliance Nambial. He said the NER administration is sensitive Ahall for reviewing preparations for the Jaunpur along with family daughter in H Block of Gujaini, in sugar, there was possibility to prevent the spread of Covid-19. “In view of the BEd entrance examination which was members. He had asked his Kanpur, when in a bid to over- of creating over one lakh jobs increasing number of Covid-19 cases, rapid antigen test scheduled to be held on August 9. neighbour Rajesh to take care take them on the flyover near and export of over 400 MW system has been started in the divisional hospital Presiding over it DM SK Patel made it of his house and he used to          (.  P !  8    Govind Nagar, a speeding truck power. He said a lot of business because the RTPCR investigation took a lot of time,” said clear that no electronic device, including sleep there at night.  7 7 knocked their motorcycle opportunities were available Dr Nambial. He said a rapid antigen test through kit mobile phone, would be allowed in the On Wednesday night, down, killing both on the spot. and many Indian companies tests the antibodies of coronavirus present in the body examination room. He directed the heads Rajesh had to go to his house stolen. ered the charas in Kanpur after were supplying plant and in a short time, which also accurately reports at vari- of the exam centres to ensure that the as his child was weeping bit- collecting it from an unidenti-  machinery to the up-coming ous stages of infection. “Now it has become easier for CCTV cameras from the main gate to the terly. In his absence burglars " "  fied person in Gorakhpur and Mystery shrouds the death sugar units. railway employees to get Covid-19 test done as earli- examination rooms were in working broke into Sanil’s house   "  were paid 15,000 per trip. of a youth whose body was Ahmed Vawda, Plant er they were being sent to BHU or Heritage Hospital,” order. He said that seven centres had been through the windows and col-   They said they had made about found floating in the water Executive Director, United he said. ACMS Dr Sunanda Chaturvedi said that as made in the district. The meeting was lected cash and valuables from A joint team of five trips to Kanpur so far. filled in a vacant plot in Shyam Sugar Co, Saudi Arabia, spoke many as 45 employees and their families were exam- attended by the principals concerned, ASP four almirahs and escaped. police and Crime Branch Nimisha used to accompany Nagar under police about different types of sweet- ined on Wednesday and out of them three positive city, SDM Sadar, chief treasury officer and On Thursday morning, recovered 6.250 kg charas Raja to avoid suspicion of station on Thursday morning. eners including sugar alco- patients were detected and details about them had already Dr Ashok Kumar, representative of univer- when Rajesh found the window (cannabis) worth around 30 police. The police team was led The deceased youth, identified hols, natural zero calorie sweet- been given to the district administration for further action. sity which was conducting the examination. open, he suspected something lakh in international market by SO Bithoor Kaushlendra as Dharmendra alias Bauwa eners and artificial sweeteners. was wrong and informed and arrested two inter-state Pratap Singh and Crime (35) of Maharajpur, was He said it was not only the low . /# % %"*(#  Sanil’s sister Sushila Dwivedi drug peddlers, including a Branch Incharge Dinesh employed as security guard at or no calorie content which was of Mahabalipuram about woman, on Mandhana- Kumar. Meanwhile, the the house of a lawyer in Shyam making these sweeteners pop- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  ./+ office-bearers were present, Ahirwar, Ankur Savita, Sheelu, the incident. Sushila immedi- Pachaur road on Thursday Beconganj police arrested a Nagar. Shyam Nagar police ular but the cost also which was including Kedar Bhardwaj, Sandeep Verma and Girish ately arrived with her son morning. They were identified woman and recovered stolen outpost incharge BP Rastogi even less than 10 per cent of the LA Gauri Shankar Verma Pradeep Maheshwari, Udayan Chaturvedi.Meanwhile Ramdhun Saurabh and brother Sushil as Raja Prasad alias Rahul (27) cash (2,650) and a Samsung said that according to the cost of sugar. Mdistributed masks, slip- Paliwal, Pawan Tomar, Shashi was played and Sunderkand was and found Sanil’s house bur- of Raxaul and Nimisha alias mobile phone from her pos- lawyer, Dharmendra was suf- He discussed in detail pers and sanitiser kits among Sharma, Suman Sharma, Shanti held at Shri Radha Krishna gled. Mili (40) wife of Sanjay Rao of session. She was identified as fering from epilepsy. The kin of about such sweeteners includ- 500 labourers on Rath Road on Gupta, Manoj Paliwal, Amit Temple. The MLA said that it was Saurabh informed the Raxaul in Motihari district of Farzana (45) wife of late Israt Dharmendra, however, alleged ing natural caloric sweeteners Wednesday. He said the role of Niranjan, Dharmendra Pal Nagar, a historic day, the BJP had fulfilled police that cash and jewellery Bihar. Both disclosed during of Kidwai Nagar Labour that he was killed and the like maple syrup, sweet labourers was very important in Pramod Kumar, Shailendra Soni, its promise and the Ram temple worth around 22 lakh were interrogation that they deliv- Colony. She snatched purses of body was dumped in the plot. sorghum syrup and honey. temple construction. Several BJP Sumit Parihar, Devendra would be built there.    ! "#$%$%     $0!"       -456   -     6:7;< <        << 9=&

  9   /    approach wherein the Centre the COVID Warriors portal is leading the COVID-19 may also be engaged in coro- cent of the rest are from seven Harsh Vardhan also he Centre has released response and management, navirus duties.   states. The spread of the virus stressed that earlier viral out- T890.32 crore as the second and supporting the states and The first instalment of thus has been contained,” he breaks like the Avian Influenza, instalment of the COVID-19 UTs through technical and Rs 3,000 crore was released in nion Health Minister said. H1N1, Zika and Nipah had Emergency Response and financial resources. April to all States and UTs to UHarsh Vardhan on The Minister said that the provided institutional memo- Health System Preparedness The second instalment of aid and enable them ramp up Thursday asserted that the lockdown was effective in ry in designing containment package to 22 States and Union the aid will be used to testing facilities, augment hos-   The Government has set spread of Covid-19 has been slowing down the rate of and management strategies. Territories, the Union Health strengthen public health pital infrastructure, conduct up a high-powered committee contained in the country, growth of cases and gave the “India’s proactive and Ministry said on Thursday. infrastructure for testing, surveillance activities along ife-saving ventilators for to address issues and encour- pointing out how half the total government time to augment graded multi-level institution- The amount of financial including procurement and with procurement of essential LCovid-19 patients are now age the domestic industry to cases are from three states the health infrastructure and al response to Covid-19 made assistance to each state and installation of RT-PCR equipment, drugs and other being embedded with Global manufacture ventilators and only and another 30 per cent testing facilities. it possible to have very low Union Territories is based on machines, RNA extraction supplies, the Ministry said. Positioning System (GPS) chips ramp up their production. from seven others. “From one lab in January, cases per million and deaths their COVID-19 caseload. kits, TrueNat and CB-NAAT As part of this package, to ensure they are not misused Based on expert projec- His comments come even India has 1,370 labs today. per million in spite of having Those who received finan- machines, bolster infrastruc- states and Union territories or diverted and their move- tions in March, the Health as India is all set to breach the Indians anywhere can access a a high population density, and cial assistance in the second ture for treatment and devel- have been strengthened with ment is tracked on a real-time Ministry decided to procure 20-lakh mark of Covid-19 lab within three hours travel low fractional GDP spending, instalment include opment of ICU beds, instal- 5,80,342 isolation beds, basis. about 60,000 ventilators for cases with over 40,000 deaths time. 33 of the 36 states and per capita doctor, and hospital Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, lation of oxygen generators 1,36,068 oxygen-supported The Union Health Covid-19 patients. About and record number of cases at UTs (Union Territories) exceed bed availability as compared to Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and procurement of bedside beds and 31,255 ICU beds. Ministry has created a dash- 18,000 ventilators have been so over 50,000 infections being WHO’s recommendation of other developed countries,” he Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra oxygen concentrators among Also, 86,88,357 testing board for tracking the real-time far supplied to states, central reported daily in the past few testing 140 people per million contended. Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, others. kits and 79,88,366 Vial status of the indigenously- government hospitals, and days. per day.” Despite India’s population Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, It would also be used for Transport Media (VTM) have manufactured ventilators being Defence Research Dr Harsh Vardhan was Harsh Vardhan also said and low fractional GDP, the Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, engagement, training and been procured by them. As dispatched, delivered and Development Organisation speaking at a virtual meeting that the country was “prepar- proactive and graded multi- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, capacity building of necessary many as 96,557 human installed for monitoring and facilities, said the senior official. of WHO’s Regional Director, ing for the pandemic as soon level institutional response to Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram human resources and incen- resource has been added and feedback, said Union Health They have been installed in South East Asia, Poonam as China informed the World COVID-19 by government has and Sikkim, the ministry said tives to healthcare workforce incentive has been given to Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. at least 700 hospitals across the Khetrapal Singh with Health Health Organisation on made it possible for the coun- in a statement. and volunteers, including 6,65,799 human resources. “We can track the location country. Bharat Electronics Ltd Ministers from the region on January 7”, over three weeks try to maintain “very low cases Prime Minister Narendra ASHA workers on COVID-19 The package has aided of each of these devices as each (BEL) rolled out the first local- maintaining essential health before the first case emerged. and deaths per million” popu- Modi had announced the Rs duties, the Ministry said, provision of mobility sup- ventilator is geo-tagged. We will ly-made ventilator on May 30. services and public health pro- India had reported its first lation, the Union Health 15,000 crore package as part of adding that wherever neces- port to 11,821 staff, the get to know in real-time if a Bhushan said about 96 per grammes in the context of the coronavirus case on January 30 Minister said. the ‘Whole of Government’ sary, volunteers registered on Ministry said. ventilator is changing loca- cent of the 60,000 ventilators Covid-19 pandemic. when a student from Kerala, “India was preparing to tion,” he said. being procured are indigenous “The strategy of contain- who was studying in China’s fight the pandemic as soon as On the issue of giving nod and most of them have been ment has been successful in Wuhan University, came back China informed WHO about for export of ventilators, the sponsored by the PM CARES that 50 per cent of the cases are to India and tested positive for it on January 7, Dr Harsh official said that just about Fund established to fight the from three states and 32 per the deadly virus. Vardhan said. -  4       0.27 per cent of total active Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 cases are on a venti- “The Make in India   families from August 4-6, 2020. ness re-engineering services lator across the country. “At any [indigenous] ventilators have a expert committee has come up based on the committee’s rec- Zone 13,500. The prices of The screening campaign is and solutions, to screen mem- given time, not more than 1 per share of more than 96 per with minimum essential spec- ommendations. locally-made ventilators range he Press Club of India part of the special initiative by bers for risk factors of COVID- cent of patients are sick enough cent% by volume and more ifications for the basic ventila- Public sector BEL has between 1.5 and 4 lakh per T(PCI) organised a three- Tech Mahindra, a leading 19 through temperature and to need ventilator support,” than 90 per cent% by value.” tors manufactured in India. All manufactured 30,000 ventila- unit. Imported ventilators cost day health screening camp for provider of digital transfor- antibody test, blood pressure said Bhushan. The ministry’s technical the procurements are made tors and Andhra Med-Tech between 10 and 20 lakh. its 4,500 members and their mation, consulting and busi- and blood glucose test.     -9 #    P ?2%      %  / Miranda’s statement was     +220  19$22&4=   recorded under the   ! "#$ % #& Prevention of /B+   !'()! &   Money eferring to the coronavirus #+! #+ Laundering Rpandemic and floods’ havoc Act. Miranda  '5'##7 )! ' in several parts of the country, '  $ ! has been a group of students on Thursday # ()! named as an %'')'52!!' filed a petition in the Supreme & '   ! accused in the Court on Thursday seeking NEET UG 2020 exam is sched- case.  2  %7'5 2%2"%2 postponement of JEE (Main) uled for September 13. ( !'   Miranda April 2020 and NEET- The plea, filed through  ' !   was reportedly !'*2"32 Undergraduate examinations, advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, (,-' % named by which are scheduled to be con- has also sought direction to the he Enforcement Earlier, the ED had regis- Rajput’s brother-in-law and ducted in September. authorities to increase the num- ,   TDirectorate on Thursday tered a case under the IPS officer OP Singh in his  3   6591 to 6648, while the num- The plea has sought quash- ber of examination centres for  ' %' ! questioned actress Rhea Prevention of Money WhatsApp message to ber of infected cases went up by ing of July 3 notices issued by these exams. “Conducting the , Chakraborty’s associate Samuel Laundering Act after taking Mumbai Police DCP n a major spike in the num- 910 to touch 1,20,150. the National Testing Agency aforesaid examination across Miranda for the second con- cognisance of the Bihar police Paramjeet Dahiya. OP Singh Iber of Covid-19 infections in On a day when 10854 (NTA), by which it was decid- India at such perilous time, is secutive day in connection FIR. wanted the Mumbai police to Maharashtra, an all-time daily patients were discharged from ed to conduct Joint Entrance nothing else but putting lives of admission in higher education- with a money laundering case Miranda’s questioning informally interrogate Samuel high of 11,514 people tested hospitals in the state after full Examination (Main) April 2020 lakhs of young students (includ- al institutions in India, has relating to film star Sushant comes a day ahead of Miranda, according to Dahiya. positive for coronavirus on recovery, taking the total num- and National Eligibility-cum- ing petitioners herein) at utmost decided to conduct JEE (Main) Singh Rajput’s death. Chakraborty’s grilling as she According to OP Singh, if Thursday, while 316 people ber of patients discharged Entrance Test (NEET)- risk and danger of disease and April-2020 through online The ED questioned has been summoned by the Miranda was kept in custody succumbed to the pandemic in from various hospitals after full Undergraduate exams in death. mode and NEET UG-2020 Miranda about the finances of agency to appear before it on informally for a day, then he various parts of the State. recovery since the second week September. The best recourse at this exams through offline mode at Rajput, sources said. Friday in Mumbai. would have spilled the beans Surpassing the earlier of March this year to 3,16,375.. The plea, filed by 11 stu- stage can be to wait for some 161 centres across India. ED had lodged a money Earlier, the agency had about Chakraborty who was record daily tally of 11,147 The recovery rate rose to 65.94 dents belonging to 11 States, more time, let COVID-19 cri- It alleged that NTA has laundering case against Rhea grilled Rajput’s Chartered allegedly controlling Rajput’s infections reported on July 30, per cent. The mortality rate in said that the authorities be sis subside and then only indefinitely postponed the Chakraborty and her family Accountant Sandeep Sridhar life, reports said. the State witnessed a new high the state is 3.50 per cent. The directed to conduct these exams conduct these exams, in order National Council of Hotel members after Rajput’s father who had in his statement Miranda, according to of 11,514 infections, taking State health authorities pegged only after the normalcy is to save the lives of the students Management Joint Entrance had filed a complaint before before the Mumnai police allegations, was recruited by the total number infected cases the number of “active cases” in restored. As per the public and their parents,” the plea Examination-2020, which was Patna police and accused the claimed that no major trans- Chakraborty as Sushant’s to a staggering 4,79,779. the state at 1,46,305. notices issued by the NTA, JEE said. scheduled to be conducted on deceased actor’s girlfriend of actions were made to Rhea house manager and was look- Breaching the 300 fatality Pune, which has emerged (Main) April 2020 is scheduled It claimed that NTA, which June 22, in wake of the COVID- swindling his funds to the Chakraborty from the late ing after the employees and mark on the fourth consecutive as the second worst-affected from September 1-6, while conducts entrance exams for 19 pandemic. tune of Rs 15 crore. actor’s account. house expenses. day in week, Maharashtra district in terms of spread of the recorded 316 deaths on pandemic, has recorded Thursday. Earlier, there were 1,04,353 infections and 2496 322 deaths on August 1, the deaths till now. state recorded 300 deaths on With 1,00,875 infected %C%: $(-=0?  %C%: $(-=0?  :1$  August 4 and 334 on August 5. cases and 2,823 deaths, Thane With the 316 fresh deaths, continued to be the second- the total number of deaths in worst hit district in  !     8 >    the state mounted to 16,792. Maharashtra. Of the total reported on Out of 24,87, 990 samples %!"/ B / 8*  / +@   !   "  Thursday, Pune accounted for sent to laboratories, 4,79,779 the highest 62 deaths, followed have tested positive (19.23 per region chose not to venture into by 57 deaths in Mumbai and 56 cent) for COVID-19 until  3   the sea. deaths in Thane. Thursday. Meanwhile, 16 fishermen Apart from 62 deaths in Currently, 9,76,332 peo- day after the Island city of who were stranded off Arnala  0 3! Pune, 57 in Mumbai and 56 in ple are in home quarantine AMumbai registered a off Thane district were rescued Thane, there were 18 deaths in while 37,768 people are in record rainfall in 46 years, the by Indian Coast Guard. Nagpur, 15 in Solapur, 13 each institutional quarantine. country’s commercial capital A crane in the Jawaharlal        him in Akhran Qazigund on in Nashik, Jalgaon and Meanwhile, Maharashtra and neighbouring area reeled Nehru Port Trust collapsed the evening of August 4. Kolhapur, 10 in Palghar, 7 each Governor Bhagat Singh under the intense wet spell for but no damage to any vessel ending out a chilling Since June 2020 this is the in Aurangabad, Parbhani and Koshyari e-inaugurated a new the third consecutive day on was reported, while winds Sreminder to the security fourth major terror attack Amravati, 6 in Latur, 5 each in Covid-19 testing lab at Thursday, resulting in disloca- caused extensive damage to the forces ‘unidentified’ terrorists on Panchayat workers in Raigad, Ahmednagar, Sangli Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mira tion in bus and suburban train DY Patil Stadium in Nerul in Thursday carried out yet Kashmir valley. and Nanded, 3 in Buldhana, 2 Road, one of the Corona services and inundation of the Navi Mumbai. another bloodiest attack on Last month, former BJP each in Dhule, Satara and hotspots, in the presence of the low-lying areas. In a related development, grass root Panchayat workers district president Waseem Yavatmal and one death each in hospital Chairman Hrishikesh A landslide along upmarket Kolhapur district in Western in which one BJP sarpanch Bari, his father and brother Nandurbar, Ratnagiri and Mafatlal, Mira-Bhayander Peddar Road, 15 wall collapses, Maharashtra has been put on was killed in Vessu village of were killed inside their shop Akola. Municipal Corporation Mayor 360-odd tree falls and 47 inci- ond landslide within Mumbai in of rains during 24 hours between high alert with the Panchganga Qazikund block in South after terrorists fired on them With 57 deaths, the Covid- Jyotsana Hasnale and MLA dents of electric short-circuits three days — the other being the 8.30 am on August 5 and 8.30 river flowing over the flood line Kashmir’s Kulgam district. from close range in 19 toll in the city rose from Gita Jain. were the highlights of one reported earlier at Kandivli am August 6, which incidentally in some places. The Police identified the slain Bandipora. Bari had a 10- Thursday’s monsoon report in north Mumbai along the was the highest rainfall in 46 Panchganga river is flowing at BJP sarpanch as Sajad member police security and card for the metropolis put out Western Express Highway. years. The city suburbs record- 41.2 feet level whereas the alert Ahmad Khanday. all of them were suspended by the Brihanmumbai For most part of the day, ed a rain of 162.3mm during the level is 39 feet and danger According to ground and arrested because they 1 % %#  Municipal Corporation (BMC). team of civic workers were same period. Of the 15 wall col- mark is 43 feet reports, “Sajjad Ahmad was were not with him when he In one of the major mon- involved in clearing the piled lapses reported on Thursday, The movement on nine camping in a secured migrant was attacked. soon-related incident that dis- up loose soil from the landslide six were reported from the State highways and two dozen camp in the area for the past On June 8, Congress rupted the traffic towards south and branches of the trees. As a Island city, six incidents took roads in the Kolhapur district several days. Early Thursday sarpanch Ajay Kumar Pandita Mumbai, a portion of the land consequence, the main arteri- place in the eastern suburbs, were affected because of rain- he stepped out of the camp was killed outside his house / -$" slid along with trees planted near al road remained out of bounds while the remaining three inci- fall since the last three days. and was 20 meters short of at Lokbhawan in Anantnag. the wall protecting the hillock for the traffic movement for dents were reported from west- Maharashtra Chief Minister his home when ‘unidenti- Meanwhile, fearing for  3 3  (.(  vate hospital on July 31, sources along the Peddar Road. The several hours. ern suburbs of the city. Uddhav Thackeray reviewed fied’ terrorists fired upon their lives three more BJP said, adding he was suffering landslide took place in the early Talking to mediapersons Similarly, there were 361 the situation in Kolhapur, along him”. “Bleeding profusely he Workers of Kokernag con- he dreaded coronavirus from comorbidities like renal hours of Thursday, at the edge after visiting the spot, tree falls — 274 in the city, 40 with the neighbouring district of was rushed to the nearby stituency of Naropora Tclaimed yet another polit- conditions. of the Malabar Hill located just Maharashtra’s former Chief eastern suburbs and 47 in the Sangli which had in July-August hospital where doctors Watnard Village Thursday ical victim when veteran He was one of the five off the Kemp’s Corner flyover. Minister Devendra Fadnavis western suburbs — were report- witnessed deluge and floods. declared him brought dead”, resigned from basic mem- Marxist leader, former Rajya “Young Turks” of the Left The suburban train service said: “I visited the Peddar Road ed from across the metropolis, Uddhav advised Konkan and official sources said. bership of BJP party. These Sabha Member and an impor- movement in the 1970s, services on the Main and in south Mumbai where the while 57 incidents of electric Pune divisional commissioners This is the second attack workers were identified as tant member in Jyoti Basu including Buddhadeb Harbour lines of the Central and entire road got blocked due to short circuits were reported to focus on overflowing of rivers on a BJP worker in the last 48 Shabir Ahmad Khan S/o Gh Cabinet Shyamal Chakrabarty Bhattacharjee, Biman Bose, Central Railway were affected by landslide. Not only traffic got from the different parts of the in Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri hours in the region. Rasool Khan, Reyaz Ahmad died on Thursday. He was 77 Anil Biswas and Subhas the continued rains and conse- affected but water supply too”. metropolis. Following the call and shift local residents Earlier, BJP Panch Arif Rather S/o Ab Aziz Rather, and is survived by a daughter. Chakrbarty all of whom were quent inundation of tracks at Meanwhile, the Island city by the weather bureau, the fish- to safer places in view of Ahmad was critically wound- Ab Khaliq Sheikh S/o Mohd He had tested positive for close friends and rose to several places. This was the sec- of Mumbai recorded 331.8 mm ermen from the Coastal Konkan flooding of rivers. ed after terrorists fired at Subhan Sheikh. the virus and, admitted to a pri- prominence as mass leaders.    ! 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In a country that     P   Q  ;:7C   5 =! has a bad scorecard in matters of gender equal- ;                 ity, India has set a stellar example by becoming a crucible for one of social democracy’s most               '   innovative experiments in gender justice. Women  /,      2  B     2 now steer local governance in thousands of vil-                lages.      This revolution led to the discovery of sev- ,              eral hidden gems and one of them is Shalan -;                   ! Shelke, an intrepid and passionate woman with A -0.         H @            a unique brand of earnestness and determina-  B@               tion. She has galvanised the poor, unlettered .-  B ( !  2          H " women in Sangamner, a remote corner of India’s  &.-    4                ! deep hinterland. Sangamner is the site of the con- .; .  fluence of three rivers: Pravara, Mhalungi and O0       $#, !      Adhala in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.                    -.+. +0 Now a 49-year-old firebrand, Shalan was one   +. culture, tribal welfare and other While pursuing her entrepreneur- rated with an acclaimed food compa-    !       !      of those emerging backyard leaders, who realised Government agencies. Through their ship journey, Shalan didn’t lose sight of ny to set up a bakery. Reema Sathe, a (     BS       O early on that powerful things could happen if ;.B-0  .0 multiple roles and responsibilities, her primary mission: Advocacy for well-known entrepreneur, has mentored                 marginalised communities were themselves . &.- women are learning, adapting and broader social issues of poor and dis- this project which provides employment    O                ! involved in finding solutions to issues plaguing A ;0 reinventing themselves along the way. criminated women. In 2006, she start- to farmers, workers at the baking unit   -   5 =!;           ! them. She is now a crusader for a number of  .  The society now has about 900 mem- ed a magazine to channel the voices of and retailers. Nirmiti has also been able    B           !  social causes. By giving marginalised women a -0 ; bers with a yearly turnover of about 90 these women. It is named Bahina, after to use the time-honoured native knowl-            B    stake in the outcome of their communities, . .  lakh. a local poetess Bahinabai Choudhari, edge of seeds to build a cadre of “seed            "     BS Shalan and her band of workers are trying to  A.: A chance encounter in 2003 helped who was herself unlettered but com- mothers” who are now the stewards of unlock human potential, both for themselves and  A A0 Shalan make her mark as a business posed inspiring verses. The coverage of biodiversity, protecting the genetic                  for thousands of women in villages around leader and also put me on a wonderful rural issues in the mainstream media is wealth of the country through “seed                  00  Sangamner.  O0.- journey. I was posted in Mumbai to very spotty and Bahina filled an impor- vaults.” They are conserving the indige-        '          Shalan was 20, barely out of college, when head my bank’s State operations in tant space. It has a distinct activist nous seed heritage and preserving      2   !       she became a social activist and entrepreneur. A.  - micro-finance. Shalan was heading a flavour and serves as a hyper-local plat- heirloom races of crops.        '         ! Although she had mentors and friends to sup- .-( +. federation of self-help groups (SHGs) form. The region’s arid expanse over- Now, more than ever, these women,          port her, the journey was hard. She taught her- ; +  of women in Sangamner. She was also flows with social and economic strife. many of whom escaped poverty B             4  ! self advocacy and business skills in a male-dom-  - a prominent face on various platforms This has been channelised into the mag- through the SHG route and know       -         ! inated culture. “Being a woman in this space is ;.   0: in Mumbai and Pune for rural women. azine’s writings where issues are report- what it is like to be destitute and poor,             "      challenging,” says Shalan. She recalls how “scary” ; + 0 I was amazed at her understanding of ed and analysed from a woman’s per- are living up to their motto of self-help      5 0  *  $  , it was when her initial efforts landed her in trou- 0.  global economics, particularly her abil- spective. and solidarity. For these women and ble but relatives and friends rallied around and ity to analyse local issues in the inter- The magazine brought about communities, crisis is not new. They I O                  0A: chipped in. national context. I continue to marvel immense change in the lives of the read- have lived through failed crops, unpaid   O           & - -;  She had seen women of her mother’s gener- 0  0K . at the logical precision with which she ers. It has been able to capture the debts and recurring droughts which -    !         ation bearing multiple burdens. The drudge work presents the economic and social case groundswell of discontent and package they have faced almost every single year.        !        ! that goes into cultivation is mostly done by 0&A of marginalised women. the subtle nuances of the discourse in Nirmiti’s approach of self-reliance and          -        women. They till the land, sow the seeds, de-hull -; It was around this time that Shalan a highly palatable form. It has been able self-empowerment has helped strength-     5      B*  the grains, attend to livestock and also act as pri- 0&; A  and her colleagues decided to set up an to build the perspectives of women so en the innate resilience of these women                 mary caregivers to their families, that include chil- -   .  organic fertiliser manufacturing unit. that they are equipped in their effort to that is steering them through the -    -            dren and elders. We all are aware of this but do 0.;  0 One of the primary livelihood activities upend the feudal system that kept COVID-19 pandemic. -      9:    -         little to change some of the harsh realities of our - of women in her federation was the col- their women ancestors trapped in servi- Shalan has come a long way since             !  country. But Shalan was made of sterner stuff and ; + + lection of neem seeds, which were tude. she started out. She shepherds a feder- Shalan has also tapped business ation of almost 350 SHGs, all of which            instead of being resigned to status quo, she decid- 0A0  processed and then supplied to manu- ed to upend it. facturers of fertilisers and pesticides. opportunities for women to have a reli- are actively engaged in a variety of -                ;. 0  Shalan’s voice is one among many pushing @A;.0 Shalan and her associates decided to set able and consistent source of income. socio-economic activities. Her success            P- B  Q   ! for women’s rights. In recent years, women have up their own production facilities to In 2011, the co-operative set up a can- story underscores the importance of              felt more empowered to call out men’s wrongdo- enhance employability for locals. The teen at the girls’ hostel in the local uni- giving poor people access to loans, sav-                ings, leading to conversations about the power loan processing was fast-tracked and the versity campus. The canteen caters to ings accounts and other financial ser-              -  ! dynamics that women are subjected to in the money released in time, thanks to 500 girls, providing nutritious, hygien- vices that can help them create business-               ,   ! home and beyond. In many ways, it is still a man’s Shalan’s perseverance. However, due to ic meals made from locally-grown es and reach their full potential. It is      !           world, yet women are working to change that in her lack of experience and the techni- crops and vegetables. Three years later, worth understanding that sheer grit and                  ! their communities. Change is seldom easy. The cal inadequacy of the team to whom the the Nirmiti started canteen services for a helping hand can sometimes blaze      S     +,    patriarchal status quo is deeply entrenched, espe- job of assembling the plant was out- the students of the Lok Panchayat trails where none seems possible. “It                ! cially in traditional societies where challenging sourced, the unit couldn’t take off. Rural Technology College in feels so good,” beams Shalan. “I really the system comes at a hefty cost. It was a major setback but Shalan Sangamner. In 2016, Nirmiti set up its feel like a seasoned business leader.”               Shalan’s journey began with the founding of fought back. She and her partners did- own Co-operative Credit Society. It has Women leaders like Shalan present us           2  "  P" Nirmiti Mahila Udyojik Sahakari Sanstha (called n’t let the bank down either. They paid 1,237 members with a share capital of with shiny, silver glimmers as they steer         0      Nirmiti for short) in 2001 in Sangamner. It sup- off the entire loan from their own sav- 20 lakh and fixed deposits of 1.25 their communities through these ten-                Q ports local communities to transition from a sup- ings. Shalan has grown wiser in the crore. uous times. F       G ply-led to a demand-driven approach and har- process and has preferred to spread her Shalan’s entrepreneurial dreams (The writer is a well-known devel- nesses resources from the departments of agri- risks evenly by opting for joint ventures. found sturdy wings when she collabo- opment professional)   "       12 9 Xxus ‘„ˆ•ƒ‘‰u‰qr‚y‰x„u“WXT‰ y„sˆuq‰uxus‘ˆˆu„%)†uˆsu„ˆuqƒu„sq†qry‚y• q‚uq‰0"†uˆsu„ vxu“q‰uwu„uˆqut

presence of traditional laundries along that are primarily installed to treat the worse, as according to a report by the committees that can look at the the banks of the river and 23 drains water and ensure that the pollution CPCB, sewage generation in India is underlying causes for the inoperable from Delhi directly discharging remains in a controllable range in our 61,000 MLD or enough to fill 24,800 STPs and those that require repairs to sewage containing phosphate deter- water bodies and rivers. In 2014, the Olympic-sized swimming pools daily. be functional again. gents and industrial effluents into it. Ministry of Environment and Forests Against this, we have a paltry sewage To save our rivers, there is a need The two-member Yamuna mon- stated that 70 per cent of India’s STPs treatment capacity of 23,277 MLD. to attach top priority to the establish- itoring committee got this information were dysfunctional and the main Adding to the problem is the ment of new STPs that can increase && +  16 with the aid of the nine quality mon- reason for this was the high cost of absence of a centralised sewerage sys- the current 37 per cent treatment itoring stations of the DPCC along the maintenance and the ever-growing tem that allows for correct channelling capability to at least 80 per cent of the .& .0 banks of the river. Now that the cause gap between the sewage to be treated of sewage output. The 12th Five-Year sewage generated. This can be done -'3' 2%5"2!  hile crossing the Kalindi for the toxic foam on the river’s sur- and the capacity of the STP to handle Plan Report on Urban Development by opening the STP sector to entrepre- ) %* %'%'6 5)2" Kunj bridge over the face has been found, it is for the it. Six years down the line, the situa- highlighted that a shocking 4,861 cities neurship platforms and providing  5''2%' 22) WYamuna in Delhi, have you Government to convert the findings tion is not any different. The facts pre- and towns in India do not have a basic the necessary technical expertise, ever wondered about the reason for of the report into verifiable and sent a grim picture and a break for central sewage system. Large cities funding and subsidies on encourag-  %! "  2' the white, frothy foam floating on the meaningful action. India’s long-suffering rivers seems such as Bengaluru find themselves in ing terms. This will serve the twin pur- 3'23 '27( :2' river’s surface? This toxic foam, that Sadly, rivers in urban India have been in the news for spewing exces- far off as nearly 70 per cent of the this list as nearly 50 per cent of the pose of creating employment-gener- &) %'32 523 2% is usually seen in abundance in July, always been the dumping ground for sive white, toxic foam. The pollution sewage treated in India does not city’s households do not have a prop- ating enterprises, besides also narrow- 2!!'  " 2%M prompted the National Green Tribunal sewage, effluents from industries, level in Bengaluru’s largest lake is an meet the acceptable standards and er sewage system that is connected to ing the gap between sewage generat- (NGT)-appointed special committee riverside laundries and tanneries, example of the apathy and inefficien- there is a 78.7 per cent gap between a central system. This naturally means ed and sewage treated. India needs an 5'%! *'9 to instruct the Delhi Pollution Control ashes of the dead and even bodies of cy of the Bangalore Water Supply and sewage generation and the STP’s that these households channel their action-oriented initiative to turn % %*' 7 %'6" Committee (DPCC) to submit a those who are not cremated. The Sewerage Board in managing sewage installed capacity to treat it. Even if the sewage to the nearest water body. around the urban rivers and water %"77 5 '%26'!''!"3 report to it on the issue. The report Yamuna is no exception and has disposal. To make matters worse, the additional 1,742.6 million litres a day The impact of all this pollution on bodies that are plagued by pollution '* 532 5:' concluded that sewage flowing into the endured pollution of all kinds, for cen- dumped chemicals and oil in the lake (MLD) of sewage treatment capacity water bodies is devastating to say the such as the toxic white foam seen on 5 '%*'72'72' *% Yamuna contained an abnormally turies. The most visible form of a river tend to float to the surface and also is factored in, that is either in the plan- least. Aquatic life and biodiversity suf- the Yamuna’s surface. Till such action high amount of detergent. This, cou- lodging a silent protest against pollu- catch fire intermittently, thus adding ning stages or under construction, fer irreversible damage and so do is taken the white foam on our rivers 32 5'6 '% 5 ' pled with the churning of the waters tion is the appearance of the toxic to air pollution. This level of pollution there will still be a gap of 72.7 per cent humans who are dependent on the will be a reminder that we have failed K%!  %2 "'! at the barrage, led to the formation of foam. in our water bodies raises pertinent in the sewage treatment capacity in the water bodies for their livelihoods. our rivers. % !''52722%': the toxic foam on the river’s surface. The Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru questions about the role and efficien- country. There is an urgent need for the (The writer is an environmental N '! 2  O The problem was compounded by the is another such water body that has cy of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) The situation is expected to get Government to set up special action journalist)     ! "#$%$% ,  (:  " & # 0     "      25)''!  %'%'  %0%?  % "   5  #$    3%' 32332"%  '    Bajaj Auto 0.67 per cent and measures announced to sup-   %! %"33 '   under the existing framework, the existing guidelines. As a MRF 0.42 per cent. port the stressed sectors were provided their accounts with result, the exposure limit also nterest rate-sensitive bank, The BSE auto index closed also received well by the mar-    around USD 2.6 billion. n view of the continued the concerned lender were including non-fund based Irealty and auto stocks closed registering a marginal rise of ket,” said Gurpreet Sidana, Lockheed Martin on Thursday Ineed to support the viable classified as standard as on facilities of banks and NBFCs on a mixed note on Thursday 0.07 per cent. chief operating officer, Religare S aerospace giant said its RMS team will work MSME entities on account of March 1, 2020. to the borrower should not after the RBI left interest rates Among realty companies, Broking Ltd. T h e ULockheed Martin shared with capable Indian companies the fallout of Covid-19, the This restructuring will exceed Rs 25 crore as on unchanged but maintained an Prestige Estates Projects Sensex surged 362 points to information about new part- over the next 7-8 years and pro- Reserve Bank on Thursday have to be implemented by March 1, 2020. T h e accommodative stance to shore jumped 8.49 per cent, Sunteck close at 38,025.45. nership opportunities with the vide opportunities to the indus- extended the one-time debt March 31, 2021,” he said. MSME sector plays an impor- up growth. Realty 5.48 per cent, Oberoi The Monetary Indian companies during the try to integrate into the global restructuring for small busi- As per the existing scheme, the tant role in the growth of the Shares of Bandhan Bank Realty 2.94 per cent, Sobha 0.57 Policy Committee (MPC), five-day virtual annual suppli- supply chain. nesses by another three borrower account had to be Indian economy as it con- declined 3.57 per cent, RBL per cent and DLF 0.21 per cent. headed by RBI Governor ers conference that ended on “RMS’ Supply Chain team months to March 2021. standard as on January 1, tributes over 28 per cent of the Bank 0.49 per cent, Axis Bank Godrej Properties Shaktikanta Das, left the bench- July 31, said an official state- already works with several Besides, the central bank 2020. Asset classification of GDP, more than 40 per cent of dipped 0.43 per cent and SBI fell 1.48 per cent, Indiabulls mark repurchase (repo) rate ment on Thursday. industrial partners in India has also relaxed some of the borrowers classified as stan- exports, while creating 0.29 per cent on the BSE. Real Estate 1.35 per cent and unchanged at 4 per cent. These opportunities with the and plans to expand that list, existing provisions for availing dard may be retained as such, employment for about 11 crore In contrast, City Union Mahindra Lifespace “Given the uncertainty sur- Indian industry are in areas like strengthening its commitment this scheme by the micro, whereas the accounts which people. Commenting on the Bank rose by 2.50 per cent, Developers 0.31 per cent. rounding the inflation outlook space, aeronautics, rotary and to the country,” it added. small and medium enterpris- may have slipped into NPA scheme, PwC Partner Kuntal ICICI Bank gained 1.97 per The realty index closed with a and extremely weak state of the mission systems (RMS) and In April last year, the Indian Air es (MSMEs). category between March 2, Sur said it is a good move by cent, HDFC Bank 1.24 per gain of 1.15 per cent. economy in the midst of an missiles and fire control Force issued an RFI (request for With Covid-19 continuing 2020 and date of implementa- the RBI and would help cent, Kotak Mahindra Bank “The status quo was large- unprecedented shock from the (MFC), the company said. information) or an initial ten- to disrupt normal functioning tion may be upgraded as ‘stan- MSMEs impacted by COVID- 0.44 per cent, IndusInd Bank ly on the expected line. The ongoing pandemic, the MPC “A highlight from the compa- der to acquire 114 multirole and cash flows, the stress in dard asset’, as on the date of 19 to get time and space to ser- 0.39 per cent, and Federal apex bank is closely monitor- decided to keep the policy rate ny’s RMS group is future work fighter aircraft at a cost of the MSME sector has got implementation of the restruc- vice debt when cash flows are Bank 0.19 per cent. The BSE ing the impact of various mea- on hold,” Das said. with MH-60R (naval heli- around USD 18 billion, which accentuated, warranting fur- turing plan. under pressure due to uncer- Bank index closed 0.71 per cent sures announced in the past He said the central copter) for India. is billed as one of the world’s ther support, RBI Governor However, the RBI asked tainty. Noting that a higher. From the auto pack, and now prefers to wait and see bank would remain “watchful There is an offset require- biggest military procurement in Shaktikanta Das said while banks to maintain additional restructuring framework is TVS Motor Company rose by how the COVID situation pans for a durable reduction in ment for the programme, and recent years. announcing the central bank’s provision of 5 per cent over already in place for MSMEs, 2.22 per cent, Tata Motors 1.13 out for further action. inflation to use the available so as part of that, Lockheed The top contenders for the bi-monthly monetary policy and above the provision he said it was subject to per cent, Maruti Suzuki India Having said that, their space to support the revival of Martin will put more indirect deal include Lockheed’s F-21, outcome. already held by them for restructuring being imple- 0.49 per cent, Hero MotoCorp accommodative stance and the economy.” The committee work over in India,” it stated. Boeing’s F/A-18, Dassault “Accordingly, it has been accounts restructured under mented up to December 0.26 per cent, and Ashok expectation of easing in infla- unanimously decided to con- During the February visit of US Aviation’s Rafale, the decided that stressed MSME these guidelines. 31.The scheme has provided Leyland 0.10 per cent. tion keep the possibility of a tinue to keep its accommoda- President Donald Trump, India Eurofighter Typhoon, Russian borrowers will be made eligi- The RBI has also retained relief to a large number of However, Mahindra & rate cut alive. tive policy stance “as long as announced that it will procure aircraft Mig 35 and Saab’s ble for restructuring their debt the aggregate exposure limit of MSMEs, he added. Mahindra dipped 0.75 per cent, “Besides, the additional necessary to revive growth”. 24 MH-60R helicopters, worth Gripen. 2 277276""* %*;2 !95' %2''5"'7252%5'%P 5 %

  (.(  ity on “where the footwear party contract, he said. ty about where we are heading. strategies,” he said. The man- recovery shall be concurrent virtual AGM. Bata India footwear major’s 1,500 stores major is heading” amid the rag- “There is no layoff till date. Intermittent lockdowns and agement has taken a number of with the overall recovery of the has achieved 35-40 per cent of across the country, around 85 ata India Chairman ing Covid-19 pandemic. Bata has friendly HR policies,” the surging pandemic in some measures to safeguard and economy, which is inching up the pre- COVID business lev- per cent are now open, he said, BAshwani Windlass on As of March, the company Windlass told shareholders at states is of concern for us. At reopen stores, while according now. Complete reinstatement els, he said. “Moreover, the RBI adding, the manufacturing Thursday said it has not laid off had 9,762 employees across the 87th annual general meet- the end of the current quarter, top priority to employee and of pre-COVID state of affairs is moratorium will help bolster units are also operating any employee so far, but admit- functions and locations, of ing of the company.“I don’t we will be better placed to customer safety, company offi- still sometime away,” the chair- the huge supply chain for Bata,” smoothly, while adhering to ted that there is not much clar- which 4000-4500 are on third- think we have complete clari- analyse and calibrate our cials said.“Actual demand man said in his address at the Windlass told PTI. Of the health and safety protocols.   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752.70 757.55 THYROCARE 682.00 706.15 677.45 702.70 ASTERDM 125.00 132.40 125.00 130.40 ASIANPAINT 1732.05 1752.10 1720.10 1730.15 13.85 MANAPPURAM 160.95 169.00 153.55 154.80 BLISSGVS 125.65 133.00 125.00 131.40 CHENNPETRO 80.40 85.80 80.30 83.75 JSL 38.95 39.85 37.65 37.85 SUNPHARMA 533.90 541.45 526.15 532.75 3.90 CIPLA 728.45 739.20 719.90 731.70 ICICIGI 1348.90 1399.45 1348.90 1375.10 CASTROLIND 117.00 119.40 117.00 119.00 OMAXE 69.50 75.70 68.65 68.65 INDUSINDBK 497.80 501.95 485.75 496.00 3.25 BPCL 411.85 423.55 406.30 409.10 NAUKRI 3358.00 3434.95 3295.00 3321.05 UFLEX 304.80 316.80 303.00 314.90 IFBIND 376.20 382.05 370.00 370.95 WIPRO 280.70 284.25 277.75 279.85 1.65 APOLLOHOSP 1680.00 1739.80 1655.25 1694.20 BHARATFORG 406.70 406.70 401.10 403.70 QUESS 358.00 368.90 352.15 364.85 EMAMILTD 236.90 239.10 236.90 238.25 NTPC 86.50 87.45 85.60 86.40 0.50 UPL 453.00 466.25 451.95 463.75 TATAPOWER 48.90 50.10 48.50 49.40 ITI 133.45 135.65 132.35 132.75 GHCL 142.40 146.55 140.70 141.40 RELIANCE 2157.00 2167.70 2107.80 2136.55 10.10 BATAINDIA 1325.00 1330.95 1260.15 1263.80 MINDTREE 1145.00 1159.40 1134.75 1142.85 BANKINDIA 48.30 49.00 48.00 48.50 ADANITRANS 232.15 232.25 229.90 231.65 KOTAKBANK 1345.00 1367.40 1330.65 1340.20 6.00 SUNPHARMA* 532.65 541.00 526.35 532.20 DBL 318.90 342.95 311.10 334.55 BASF 1400.00 1431.45 1326.00 1337.20 SHOPERSTOP 163.50 163.50 156.55 157.55 INDIAMART 3100.00 3123.00 3025.75 3104.20 IEX 184.00 188.00 182.20 187.05 HDFCLIFE 608.40 611.75 602.25 607.65 2.65 BSOFT 125.90 149.20 125.90 143.45 VENKYS 1053.50 1063.40 1046.15 1051.60 BALKRISIND 1335.25 1361.00 1331.00 1356.85 EIHOTEL 67.00 68.50 66.00 67.40 TVTODAY 209.95 213.90 204.65 208.65 GRASIM 636.00 646.50 629.00 635.90 2.45 NIITTECH 1919.55 2038.30 1915.00 2024.35 HAVELLS 608.00 611.00 595.10 606.10 NATCOPHARM 780.00 789.00 755.10 758.65 KTKBANK 42.50 42.55 42.15 42.35 MARUTI 6534.95 6585.85 6434.40 6551.25 25.00 CHOLAFIN 207.00 208.35 202.05 205.60 BAJAJELEC 440.95 452.00 426.00 433.35 WABCOINDIA 6990.00 7010.00 6981.20 7002.60 COALINDIA 129.00 131.20 128.30 128.90 0.45 ASHOKLEY 49.80 49.80 48.85 49.00 ESSELPRO 274.00 284.00 265.30 270.80 TNPL 118.00 118.00 113.00 113.80 INFRATEL 192.00 196.75 190.55 191.70 0.65 SUNTV 404.90 405.30 394.40 396.40 CONCOR 460.60 463.55 453.65 458.70 TATAMETALI 509.70 509.70 498.80 499.75 BRITANNIA 3865.00 3912.00 3845.00 3860.00 10.05 DMART 2170.00 2192.00 2136.45 2149.65 CYIENT 339.70 347.95 337.00 339.70 CENTURYPLY 132.60 132.60 130.80 131.60 HEROMOTOCO 2717.00 2733.00 2675.00 2702.80 7.05 SUNTECK 220.95 238.60 219.55 236.95 VOLTAS 615.00 615.00 601.50 602.45 MMTC 18.55 18.55 18.00 18.10 HDFC 1798.25 1805.70 1762.05 1778.45 1.75 CEATLTD 899.95 912.00 882.70 887.00 ERIS 548.90 548.90 520.30 524.00 3MINDIA 20900.00 20900.00 20350.50 20406.10 ULTRACEMCO 4068.90 4083.75 4001.05 4044.00 2.95 VAIBHAVGBL 1694.00 1729.00 1649.80 1663.60 SPANDANA 628.35 658.80 623.10 658.80 CENTRALBK 17.65 17.65 17.20 17.35 POWERGRID 176.65 177.75 175.40 176.00 0.05 MOTHERSUMI 100.50 101.65 99.05 99.95 VIPIND 258.00 264.35 258.00 261.45 POLYCAB 847.35 851.35 832.00 836.75 FINCABLES 270.00 270.00 267.25 267.85 BPCL 412.00 423.50 406.25 409.90 -0.55 UBL 964.95 970.80 951.50 957.25 CROMPTON 251.10 266.35 251.10 259.90 UJJIVANSFB 33.75 34.30 33.20 33.55 PHOENIXLTD 614.00 629.70 613.75 617.15 SBIN 192.30 194.50 190.25 191.15 -0.30 IDFCFIRSTB 26.95 27.45 26.75 26.95 IDFC 19.45 20.50 19.40 20.25 WESTLIFE 358.00 365.00 353.45 354.65 SOLARINDS 962.00 962.00 925.00 948.40 LT 926.05 933.70 920.25 922.70 -3.05 NMDC 86.95 88.35 86.40 87.65 ABCAPITAL 59.15 59.15 56.80 58.15 SOBHA 220.30 227.50 218.80 221.55 OFSS 2962.40 2978.30 2949.80 2955.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 3024.80 3075.00 2976.40 2999.00 -10.00 ICICIPRULI 462.00 474.80 462.00 471.75 EIDPARRY 299.45 301.20 291.20 293.15 IBREALEST 55.00 56.90 54.70 54.95 STARCEMENT 88.65 90.00 88.20 88.50 BHARTIARTL 561.70 561.70 552.65 555.00 -1.95 NESTLEIND 16501.10 16700.00 16474.75 16671.25 TATACHEM 298.00 298.75 294.50 296.30 KEI 349.00 360.00 349.00 353.25 ECLERX 469.95 480.20 460.55 468.50 AXISBANK 436.00 438.30 427.10 433.00 -1.95 BOSCHLTD 12800.00 13250.00 12800.00 13062.65 GUJALKALI 340.95 349.30 334.95 337.45 DALBHARAT* 772.35 812.00 772.35 787.95 CARERATING 427.00 439.05 427.00 434.55 DRREDDY 4610.05 4658.00 4567.55 4576.00 -24.95 SHK 74.55 83.40 74.25 81.75 AIAENG 1670.00 1738.50 1655.55 1719.60 NBVENTURES 48.65 51.45 48.35 49.35 PGHH 10347.95 10347.95 10270.00 10291.25 M&M 618.00 618.00 605.55 610.75 -3.50 EXIDEIND 154.50 157.90 153.25 157.35 IRB 120.45 124.80 120.40 122.45 FORCEMOT 940.00 969.00 940.00 947.05 JAGRAN 37.90 38.20 37.45 37.90 ADANIPORTS 330.10 330.90 321.40 324.05 -3.05 ADANIPORTS 330.00 331.80 321.80 323.75 DEEPAKFERT 159.90 161.95 154.15 157.95 LALPATHLAB 1842.00 1877.00 1840.00 1850.35 SHRIRAMCIT 662.40 665.00 645.25 663.00 SHREECEM 22120.00 22165.00 21530.00 21849.85 -254.05 ADANIGAS 155.50 156.70 152.50 153.50 DCAL 208.45 212.95 202.15 206.25 GSPL 200.15 200.35 195.60 198.60 ALLCARGO 96.55 97.15 95.15 96.20 PHILIPCARB 100.70 109.15 100.55 107.95 GODFRYPHLP 922.25 924.40 916.55 919.90 MINDACORP 68.95 72.90 68.55 71.95 GREAVESCOT 84.70 84.70 82.55 82.75 EICHERMOT 21959.55 22099.95 21558.75 21675.65 -283.10 GLENMARK 450.50 464.15 447.90 461.10 HINDALCO 178.00 178.90 174.20 178.00 RAMCOCEM 684.45 690.00 678.00 684.40 INDIANB 58.45 59.50 58.00 58.45 COCHINSHIP 329.00 329.00 323.90 324.40 TIMETECHNO 37.90 38.90 37.55 38.10     LAURUSLABS 1036.90 1045.00 1005.85 1033.30 CESC 576.90 579.95 564.00 568.85 SUZLON 4.55 4.55 4.41 4.44 PFIZER 4430.00 4430.00 4383.35 4390.90 TVSSRICHAK 1440.25 1460.00 1418.90 1422.55 HINDPETRO 212.30 219.70 212.30 216.20 SPARC 187.00 188.00 183.05 184.40 PCJEWELLER 16.99 17.15 16.31 16.46 LTTS 1532.50 1564.00 1531.95 1562.60 NIACL 115.65 115.80 114.30 114.50 GAIL 93.65 96.40 93.50 95.65 DABUR 503.00 509.45 501.55 506.85 DISHTV 8.65 8.65 7.96 8.05 WABAG 120.15 123.80 119.30 120.25 TTKPRESTIG 5412.00 5631.45 5412.00 5526.20 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BHARTIARTL 562.50 562.50 553.00 555.50 HAWKINCOOK 4250.00 4548.85 4250.00 4467.00 CSBBANK 192.00 204.30 190.00 202.10 ORIENTCEM 69.70 70.80 68.40 68.90 NHPC 20.10 20.20 20.05 20.10 NIFTY NEXT 50 27005.75 27109.40 26945.20 27064.45 190.15 BRITANNIA 3864.00 3910.00 3844.60 3857.30 AUBANK 736.40 755.00 719.95 737.05 ENGINERSIN 66.60 67.70 66.10 66.40 JBCHEPHARM 734.65 739.00 730.10 735.70 AKZOINDIA 1869.65 1904.00 1858.80 1867.20 HINDZINC 222.30 237.00 222.30 236.95 18.20 SRTRANSFIN 644.95 665.75 644.00 660.65 AARTIIND 1023.60 1063.00 1011.20 1057.85 HATHWAY 41.70 41.70 37.80 41.70 BLUEDART 1953.00 2035.00 1953.00 2011.05 GILLETTE 4980.00 5013.40 4965.00 4986.35 AUROPHARMA 863.00 915.00 861.85 914.40 53.75 ZEEL 145.00 152.55 145.00 148.65 SWANENERGY 144.50 158.30 142.30 147.85 SIEMENS 1175.50 1180.40 1157.60 1160.20 OIL 95.00 96.20 94.35 95.05 MAHLOG 295.80 304.00 290.05 294.15 TORNTPHARM 2871.00 3001.50 2853.60 2987.40 130.20 STAR 536.00 552.90 519.95 525.00 PNB 32.70 32.90 32.25 32.40 NH 293.50 310.00 289.50 303.20 SCHNEIDER 75.90 79.50 73.80 76.40 PRSMJOHNSN 48.50 48.50 45.60 45.70 PFC 83.00 86.80 82.70 86.10 3.35 CAPPL 590.00 630.65 584.00 630.60 UJJIVAN 237.00 238.50 231.70 233.40 JINDALSAW 57.80 60.70 57.65 59.20 IOB 10.35 10.54 10.30 10.32 GDL 88.40 88.40 83.40 84.20 DIVISLAB 2682.00 2753.00 2662.70 2751.00 83.25 KOTAKBANK 1343.05 1367.00 1331.05 1339.70 NAVINFLUOR 1838.00 1870.00 1838.00 1851.60 TATAMTRDVR 41.00 41.25 40.55 40.85 ZENSARTECH 178.65 181.00 172.10 175.70 CHOLAHLDNG 329.25 337.80 327.30 331.45 SRTRANSFIN 644.00 666.00 643.05 660.90 18.60 TITAN 1106.50 1125.00 1093.05 1120.35 SRF 3820.00 3860.30 3793.95 3829.35 WELSPUNIND 44.15 45.50 43.10 43.90 LAXMIMACH 3106.90 3326.00 3105.95 3273.35 NLCINDIA 48.30 49.25 48.30 49.05 ICICIPRULI 461.70 475.00 461.70 472.85 11.15 CADILAHC 396.00 401.80 384.15 387.90 JUBILANT 844.80 847.80 815.55 831.95 TORNTPOWER 330.50 333.30 325.60 327.45 HFCL 13.43 14.10 13.22 14.10 KNRCON 203.70 205.65 202.95 203.60 PEL 1450.00 1484.00 1440.15 1465.00 32.15 VEDL 122.50 124.95 119.95 122.50 BOMDYEING 64.90 65.40 63.25 63.90 KPITTECH 74.55 74.55 68.40 74.55 HSCL 44.90 45.80 44.15 45.25 KPRMILL 459.75 462.60 450.05 460.20 BOSCHLTD 12969.00 13250.00 12807.20 13100.00 247.90 DRREDDY 4606.00 4658.30 4569.80 4583.90 BERGEPAINT 526.85 531.10 524.65 528.60 RAJESHEXPO 473.00 500.00 461.60 474.00 HONAUT 27469.05 27558.00 27239.70 27374.05 SCHAEFFLER 3623.25 3623.25 3546.20 3570.40 GODREJCP 681.90 694.75 680.00 690.00 12.80 M&MFIN 129.50 135.85 127.50 134.25 MFSL 547.00 548.00 536.25 539.35 ADANIPOWER 35.70 35.75 35.15 35.20 CUB 117.80 120.40 116.10 119.10 VRLLOG 149.20 150.35 148.20 148.50 ICICIGI 1350.55 1400.00 1350.00 1376.00 25.30 BAJAJFINSV 6261.00 6366.00 6244.90 6293.00 HEXAWARE 392.00 394.70 386.40 390.75 GULFOILLUB 677.90 684.90 631.00 636.20 RCF 48.30 48.85 48.20 48.40 NESCO 438.00 438.70 432.00 433.70 MARICO 366.20 370.00 362.10 369.90 6.65 TATAELXSI 972.00 1004.75 956.85 989.85 FDC 345.10 350.00 333.00 336.05 BLUESTARCO 490.00 510.65 482.80 506.45 SUNDRMFAST 435.00 449.90 423.50 445.75 GODREJIND 361.75 361.75 356.25 357.20 SBILIFE 868.70 878.00 859.45 876.25 15.35 EICHERMOT 21900.00 22081.25 21555.00 21678.15 AEGISLOG 204.90 216.00 201.40 213.30 BAYERCROP 5553.60 5709.95 5553.60 5633.05 AMBER 1742.45 1750.00 1670.00 1688.70 DCMSHRIRAM 337.65 337.65 335.00 335.95 HINDPETRO 214.00 219.80 213.40 216.60 3.65 IOC 86.75 88.20 86.35 87.20 DELTACORP* 94.50 99.85 93.10 98.40 ADANIGREEN 347.50 347.50 340.15 341.50 TASTYBIT 11750.00 12228.75 11601.00 11993.10 ARVINDFASN 124.00 124.05 121.20 122.15 NMDC 86.95 88.40 86.40 87.85 1.30 BEML 659.55 664.10 647.70 652.45 POWERGRID 175.25 177.60 175.25 175.85 RAIN 96.25 99.40 95.95 98.05 GRSE 210.90 211.00 206.55 209.40 KSB 516.35 516.35 508.55 509.00 PIDILITIND 1325.00 1335.00 1306.95 1332.00 16.95 PEL 1435.10 1483.65 1435.10 1463.25 MARICO 367.95 370.00 362.20 369.35 JSLHISAR 78.65 84.30 78.35 81.75 GPPL 75.45 78.00 74.55 74.90 CRISIL 1713.65 1726.95 1703.15 1712.10 AMBUJACEM 221.35 224.75 221.10 223.50 2.60 PIIND 1891.00 2052.75 1891.00 2035.90 WELCORP 100.00 101.35 97.50 100.20 INDHOTEL 79.60 79.65 77.50 77.70 RELAXO 647.95 647.95 630.00 631.50 MOTILALOFS* 678.00 681.65 661.55 665.35 LUPIN 932.80 945.80 925.50 935.50 7.50 TORNTPHARM 2865.00 2997.00 2855.90 2977.70 VBL 758.00 797.00 748.45 789.70 CREDITACC 556.05 599.00 556.05 588.15 EDELWEISS 80.10 81.50 79.90 80.65 SJVN 22.25 22.25 22.10 22.20 BERGEPAINT 524.95 531.00 524.25 528.55 4.15 LT 927.15 933.00 920.60 921.95 RAYMOND 257.00 259.90 252.30 255.35 STRTECH* 123.00 125.30 119.00 120.75 TAKE 42.20 44.20 42.00 44.20 TCIEXP 705.05 706.50 693.00 700.20 BAJAJHLDNG 2690.00 2699.00 2650.10 2655.00 20.35 BAJAJ-AUTO 3016.00 3073.05 2978.65 2990.40 TATACOFFEE 96.80 102.30 96.10 100.60 ALKYLAMINE 2520.00 2528.50 2410.00 2416.75 JSWENERGY 46.55 46.55 45.50 45.60 MAHINDCIE 105.95 107.50 105.30 106.20 DABUR 503.95 509.60 501.30 506.20 3.15 GRANULES 319.90 327.90 315.35 324.95 EQUITAS 48.20 50.00 47.90 49.30 INTELLECT 173.00 173.80 165.20 173.80 HEIDELBERG 185.85 187.35 182.70 183.55 SFL 1394.00 1421.20 1394.00 1401.80 NHPC 20.10 20.20 20.05 20.10 0.05 DLF 140.00 147.40 140.00 142.70 LTI 2528.95 2528.95 2432.75 2473.20 GRAPHITE 183.50 183.50 177.10 178.25 PARAGMILK 89.95 92.20 89.00 90.10 NAVNETEDUL 74.25 74.80 73.10 73.50 UBL 963.90 970.95 951.05 958.35 1.90 ITC 193.25 195.60 193.25 195.35 HAL 970.00 986.70 949.40 963.85 NBCC 23.10 23.30 23.00 23.10 METROPOLIS 1640.10 1660.00 1630.00 1638.60 JCHAC 2073.05 2093.00 2025.00 2032.20 DLF 141.50 147.45 141.00 142.75 0.20 ULTRACEMCO 4058.20 4082.90 4002.80 4030.10 DCBBANK 83.00 84.05 80.10 80.30 MRPL 35.25 36.50 34.70 34.80 LEMONTREE 24.05 24.20 23.70 23.80 DBCORP 74.10 74.50 73.30 73.65 HAVELLS 609.00 611.75 594.85 606.15 0.65 PIDILITIND 1324.00 1334.60 1307.05 1331.85 BAJAJCON 172.00 186.00 168.85 182.40 RVNL 19.25 19.40 19.05 19.15 RITES 240.00 242.50 238.30 240.85 ITDC 223.90 224.00 217.40 217.50 BANKBARODA 46.80 47.05 45.90 46.40 0.05 ONGC 77.60 79.95 77.05 77.95 NOCIL 116.30 116.45 111.20 111.65 GUJGAS 310.00 311.00 302.00 303.30 ENDURANCE 931.00 973.00 931.00 953.10 CARBORUNIV 245.00 246.40 240.45 244.10 PETRONET 248.25 251.45 245.00 247.50 0.15 JUBLFOOD 1864.00 1886.10 1843.30 1879.05 BEL 101.30 101.35 98.70 99.05 GESHIP 271.50 282.40 258.10 276.40 INOXLEISUR 234.00 239.50 231.00 234.65 MAHSEAMLES 203.60 206.50 200.10 203.45 PGHH 10299.95 10365.00 10251.25 10295.00 3.60 DIVISLAB 2690.00 2752.85 2663.40 2739.85 NTPC 86.70 87.40 85.70 86.10 VSTIND 3462.95 3535.00 3445.25 3499.75 FLUOROCHEM 435.00 452.25 433.25 452.25 VTL 686.00 694.00 676.30 690.50 ADANITRANS 232.80 232.80 230.00 230.75 0.00 APLLTD 1009.95 1103.35 979.75 1081.55 JYOTHYLAB 141.35 144.50 137.40 139.75 WHIRLPOOL 2138.00 2138.00 2084.60 2099.20 HIMATSEIDE 71.65 73.75 68.40 68.80 ESABINDIA 1383.65 1404.00 1356.15 1369.05 SBICARD 762.00 764.45 753.00 758.50 -0.35 JINDALSTEL 197.10 199.25 194.50 196.80 CUMMINSIND 412.00 417.90 408.75 413.85 MIDHANI 211.15 212.45 208.60 209.60 GALAXYSURF 1658.00 1697.00 1658.00 1690.65 LAOPALA 185.75 190.00 185.75 188.25 BIOCON 410.95 413.95 405.95 407.80 -0.40 HINDUNILVR 2202.00 2228.00 2192.40 2219.25 IRCTC 1336.10 1346.30 1331.00 1334.20 SUMICHEM 280.50 286.00 277.10 282.75 ABFRL 124.00 125.05 121.95 123.65 MAHLIFE 213.70 215.00 208.35 210.20 CONCOR 460.40 463.80 453.55 457.30 -0.55 LUPIN 930.70 945.45 925.20 936.25 SOUTHBANK 7.10 7.22 6.87 7.04 PNBHOUSING 210.00 217.00 209.00 213.50 GMM 4250.00 4299.00 4171.95 4284.30 POWERINDIA 861.00 874.55 861.00 872.80 OFSS 2944.00 2987.60 2944.00 2958.40 -4.00 ASIANPAINT 1725.10 1752.00 1721.00 1728.25 PRESTIGE 206.80 222.35 202.50 220.95 IPCALAB 2010.00 2010.00 1944.30 1969.30 KALPATPOWR* 229.10 231.15 226.70 229.20 GEPIL 477.20 484.00 476.70 478.70 HDFCAMC 2400.00 2403.80 2368.05 2378.70 -8.25 WIPRO 282.90 284.40 277.75 279.45 PETRONET 248.00 251.30 245.05 246.45 SANOFI 8303.00 8308.00 8136.00 8166.45 GARFIBRES 1691.05 1707.90 1640.00 1666.90 SIS 368.00 371.95 361.00 362.95 MCDOWELL-N 586.35 591.90 578.10 581.70 -2.25 HEROMOTOCO 2702.20 2734.00 2674.60 2704.35 MEGH 64.00 64.90 62.30 64.50 PNCINFRA 128.00 139.20 127.80 133.85 MAHABANK 11.75 12.10 11.75 11.84 VMART 1784.00 1805.00 1775.00 1780.55 NAUKRI 3387.00 3440.50 3294.00 3340.00 -13.45 INDIGO 975.10 976.90 943.00 945.05 MPHASIS 1138.00 1179.00 1129.80 1171.75 ASHOKA 56.20 57.40 55.30 56.90 INFIBEAM 77.05 77.05 74.25 74.90 TIMKEN 1010.05 1015.15 1007.15 1012.20 ABBOTINDIA 16265.00 16400.00 16055.55 16162.00 -85.20 APOLLOTYRE 115.60 116.25 111.00 115.60 INDIACEM 113.15 114.80 113.15 113.75 AFFLE 1810.00 1826.00 1790.00 1805.30 PGHL 4410.00 4435.90 4391.75 4401.80 SOMANYCERA 129.50 131.50 129.50 130.00 ACC 1413.10 1425.00 1400.00 1404.15 -7.75 GRASIM 635.00 646.60 629.05 634.20 ABBOTINDIA 16308.85 16404.30 16058.05 16141.35 PERSISTENT 945.00 975.00 945.00 961.65 BAJAJHLDNG 2643.00 2699.30 2643.00 2660.15 SYMPHONY 850.00 850.90 842.50 843.90 MOTHERSUMI 100.90 101.75 99.00 99.75 -0.65 PVR 1141.00 1145.25 1122.00 1127.60 SHREECEM 22100.00 22150.00 21532.35 21717.05 GNFC 163.45 166.60 163.45 164.15 LUXIND 1144.45 1179.20 1143.00 1173.70 JTEKTINDIA 65.70 66.40 65.20 65.65 DMART 2170.00 2191.95 2135.65 2149.00 -14.45 HINDZINC 221.10 237.20 221.10 235.15 MRF 61800.00 61813.35 61142.80 61279.45 VARROC 218.90 225.10 214.00 225.10 GICRE 144.90 144.90 140.50 140.90 ORIENTELEC 178.30 179.10 177.05 177.30 COLPAL 1446.80 1458.55 1428.40 1433.20 -10.10 ESCORTS 1154.00 1159.90 1114.20 1121.20 CENTURYTEX 310.00 310.00 301.85 303.60 FORTIS 139.00 140.80 138.40 139.55 MHRIL 171.00 175.00 168.00 172.95 SUPREMEIND 1305.15 1311.95 1294.05 1300.00 PNB 32.60 32.90 32.25 32.35 -0.25 HCLTECH 692.50 707.35 686.90 705.20 INDOCO 236.80 262.65 232.35 248.45 OBEROIRLTY 358.20 370.90 358.20 365.90 SKFINDIA 1484.15 1491.00 1457.00 1460.45 INDOSTAR 251.25 252.80 248.00 249.25 PAGEIND 19750.00 19899.00 19260.55 19440.00 -186.10 MCX 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We choose Joe Biden to lead Civil Liberties Union posted a the day Trump took office, the which the company said vio- paign has launched a new us all towards that American Washington: The Republican message to him on its website: ACLU — according to a break- lated its rules against sharing national ad focused on Black promise together.” African Party and the Trump campaign “See you in court.” down it provided to The misinformation about the novel Americans, urging them to Americans have largely sup- have collectively raised over As president, Trump hasn't Associated Press — has filed coronavirus. stand up to President Donald ported Biden's presidential bid $165 million in July, surpassing personally squared off against 237 lawsuits against the admin- The post contained a video Trump the way their ancestors and have been credited with the billion-dollar threshold the American Civil Liberties istration and about 160 other clip from an interview with Fox stood up to "violent racists of single-handedly transforming with a total haul of $1.1 billion. Union (ACLU) from the wit- legal actions, including & Friends earlier on a generation ago." the Democratic presidential The joint re-election effort ness stand, but the broader Freedom of Information Act Wednesday, in which Trump The one-minute ad, which race and cementing his status as continues their cash in hand warning has been borne out. requests, ethics complaints and claimed that children are was shared exclusively with front-runner after his decisive advantage, with an over $300 As of this week, the ACLU administrative complaints. "almost immune" to COVID- The Associated Press before its primary win in South Carolina. million war chest, the has filed nearly 400 lawsuits and Of the lawsuits, 174 have 19, the disease caused by the digital and television release on But Black Americans, who Republican National other legal actions against the dealt with immigrant rights, novel coronavirus. Thursday, is meant to drum up form one of the party's most Committee (RNC) announced Trump administration, some targeting the family separation "This video includes false support among Black loyal voting blocs, have been hit on Wednesday. massive fundraising totals Victory operation to over 1,500 meeting with setbacks but policy, detention and deporta- claims that a group of people is Americans, a key constituency doubly hard by the COVID-19 “With 90 days until victo- prove,” said Bill Stepien, Trump – double that of Biden's field many resulting in important tion practices and the admin- immune from COVID-19, for Biden, ahead of November's pandemic — they have died ry, our teams and supporters are 2020 campaign manager. operation. victories. istration's repeated attempts to which is a violation of our poli- general election. from the virus at dispropor- in overdrive working to re-elect “Voters express their sup- With a grassroots army of Among other successes for make it harder to seek asylum cies around harmful COVID The ad, titled “Better tionate rates across the coun- President (Donald) Trump and port for President Trump in 1.8 million Americans, the the ACLU, it prevailed in a U.S. at the U.S.-Mexico border. misinformation," a Facebook America,” also takes a direct try, and they've borne the brunt Republicans up and down the many different ways and donat- Trump Victory field effort is on Supreme Court case blocking The other lawsuits address spokesman said. swipe at Trump, without men- of its economic fallout. ballot,” said RNC chairwoman ing to his campaign is one of pace to surpass the 2.2 million the administration from plac- an array of issues high on the A tweet containing the tioning the Republican presi- And in recent months, his- Ronna McDaniel. the most personal, because volunteers that helped re-elect ing a citizenship question on the ACLU's agenda: voting rights, video that was posted by the dent by name. toric protests against police According to the RNC, they feel invested in his success President Barack Obama in 2020 census. It also spearhead- LGBT rights, racial justice and Trump campaign's “We must choose to fight brutality and systemic racism July's massive haul is not only and the future success of the 2012, the media release said. ed legal efforts that curtailed the others. In one long-running @TeamTrump account and for that better America,” the nar- have changed the national dis- a record for the month, but also country. The President's sup- Seeking re-election for his policy of separating many case, the ACLU succeeded in shared by the president was also rator states. “And just like our course around race, thrusting eclipses the total raised in any port continues to increase second consecutive term, migrant children from their blocking the administration's later hidden by Twitter Inc for ancestors who stood up to the it into a national spotlight and single month of 2016. while Joe Biden just posted a Trump, 74, is pitted against parents. policy of barring young immi- breaking its COVID-19 misin- violent racists of a generation at the heart of the presidential July was also the largest down fundraising month from Democratic presidential nom- “The assault on civil liber- grant women in government formation rules. ago, we will stand up to this campaign. The ad is part of the online fundraising month ever his basement,” he said. inee Joe Biden, 77, in the ties and civil rights is greater custody from getting abortions. A Twitter spokesman said president and say, 'No more,' Biden campaign's planned $280 for the re-election effort, it said. The RNC recently November 3 presidential elec- under this administration than “Donald Trump has pro- the @TeamTrump account because America is better than million digital and television ad "The enthusiasm behind announced the hiring of an tions. Most of the opinion any other in modern history,” vided a full employment pro- owner would be required to him. So we choose to be bigger. buy that was announced President Trump's re-election additional 300 field staffers, polls show that Biden is sever- said the ACLU's president, gram for ACLU lawyers on all of remove the tweet before they We choose to be bolder. 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       Hiroshima: The dwindling ernment to heed the appeal of American troops and is pro- Washington: At the last  7! !   witnesses to the world's first the (bombing survivors) to tected by the US nuclear minute, President Donald Colombo: Sri Lanka's power- Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna atomic bombing marked its sign, ratify and become a umbrella. Trump and his Democratic Washington: President Washington: Dr Hiral ful Rajapaksa family-run Sri (JVP). 75th anniversary Thursday, party to the Treaty on the Tokyo has not signed the rival, Joe Biden, are searching Donald Trump is still trying to Tipirneni, an Indian-American Lanka People's Party (SLPP) The SJB has won only with Hiroshima's mayor and Prohibition of Nuclear nuclear weapons ban treaty for places to impressively yet overturn “Obamacare,” but emergency room physician, has appeared to be heading for a three seats from both districts. others noting as hypocritical Weapons,” Matsui said in his adopted in 2017, despite its safely accept their parties' pres- his predecessor's health care won the Democratic party pri- landslide win in the country's In the polling division the Japanese government's peace declaration. non-nuclear pledge, a failure idential nominations as the law keeps gaining ground in mary for the US House of twice-postponed parliamen- results from other districts refusal to sign a nuclear “As the only nation to suf- to act that atomic bombing spread of the coronavirus adds places where it was once Representatives in the US state tary election, according to where counting is in progress, weapons ban treaty. fer a nuclear attack, Japan survivors and pacifist groups fresh uncertainty to the cam- unwelcome. of Arizona. New polling showed early results announced on the SLPP has taken unassail- Mayor Kazumi Matsui must persuade the global pub- call insincere. paign for the White House. Missouri voters this week that Tipirneni is just three points Thursday. able leads, sources said. urged world leaders to more lic to unite with the spirit of The US dropped its first Trump said Wednesday approved Medicaid expansion down to the Republican incum- The SLPP has polled more In the Tamil minority seriously commit to nuclear Hiroshima.” His speech high- atomic bomb on Hiroshima on he's considering giving his by a 53 per cent to 47 per cent bent David Schweikert. The votes than its rivals, scoring dominated north, the main disarmament, pointing out lights what survivors feel is the August 6, 1945, destroying Aug. 27 acceptance speech on margin, making the conserva- seat is said to be a Republican over 60 per cent of the total Tamil party - Tamil National Japan's failures. hypocrisy of Japan's govern- the city and killing 140,000 the grounds of the White tive state the seventh to do so stronghold. votes in the 16 seats declared Alliance (TNA) - despite bag- “I ask the Japanese gov- ment, which hosts 50,000 people. AP House, a move that could vio- under Trump. “I am honoured to be the so far from the South, domi- ging a few polling divisions late ethics law. The president readily car- nominee in Arizona's 6th nated by the Sinhala majority had also suffered unexpected Biden, meanwhile, ried Missouri in 2016, but the Congressional District. For community. The party won 13 reversals at the hands of SLPP's ' ''    (    scrapped plans to accept the Medicaid vote comes as more nearly a decade, our district has seats out of 16. Tamil allies - the Eelam Democratic nomination on people have been losing work- been represented by a DC politi- In Galle destrict, the SLPP People's Democratic Party     !      * ! August 20 in Milwaukee, where place health insurance in a cian who puts the profits of his won seven out of nine seats on (EPDP). the party has spent more than treacherous coronavirus econ- special interest corporate donors offer while in the neighbour- The counting began in the Beirut: Lebanese officials tar- by an accidental fire that ignit-    @::& !  a year planning a massive con- omy. over positive change that will ing Matara district they did morning after the polls were geted in the investigation of ed a warehouse full of ammo- vention. That leaves only a dozen make life better for working even better by winning six out closed on Wednesday. the massive blast that tore nium nitrate at the city's port, Kabul: Afghanistan officials Presidential conventions states opposed to using the fed- families here in Arizona,” of seven seats on offer. As the counting of votes through Beirut sought to shift rippled across the Lebanese say a traditional consultative are a staple of American poli- eral-state health program for Tipirneni said. Tipirneni was The nearest rival is the new began, SLPP founder and its blame for the presence of capital, killing at least 135 council will convene on Friday tics and have played out against low-income people as a vehicle three years old when her fami- party formed by former pres- National Organiser Basil explosives at the city's port, people, injuring more than to decide whether the last 400 national traumas as signifi- for covering more adults, main- ly immigrated from India to this idential candidate Sajith Rajapaksa — who is the and the visiting French presi- 5,000 and causing widespread Taliban prisoners will be cant as the Civil War and ly people in jobs that don't pro- country to pursue the American Premadasa who has relegated younger brother of President dent warned Thursday that destruction. released as part of a peace World War II. AP vide health care. AP dream. PTI his mother party, the United Gotabaya Rajapaksa with the without serious reforms the It also may have acceler- agreement, even as its Health National Party (UNP), of for- eldest being Prime Minister country would “continue to ated the country's coronavirus Ministry says half of Kabul's res- mer premier Ranil Mahinda Rajapaksa — said sink.” outbreak, as thousands flood- idents are infected with the Wickremesinghe to the fourth that the party is all set to form The blast Tuesday, which ed into hospitals in the wake coronavirus.    G!  4 1 place even below the Marxist a new government. PTI appeared to have been caused of the blast. AP The Taliban have rejected any changes to the deal they signed in February with the US.    :  " That deal calls for 5,000 ' "O '!'%* %32 32' Taliban prisoners to be freed by Beirut: All I could think about too. Normally I would have apartment, hinges and all, was Kabul and the Taliban to free was finding the cat. been with him, speeding to the ripped out of the walls. So was Minsk (Belarus): The authori- ment’s botched response to the 1,360 participants in opposition expected to try to do the same if 1,000 government personnel, It was an irrational senti- scene on his motorcycle like my air conditioner. My big tarian leader of Belarus warned coronavirus pandemic. protests since the start of the cam- the president wins again this including security officials, ment but I kept thinking: If I we often do when news breaks fan split right in half. My political opponents Thursday Election officials barred paign in May, according to the time. “God save us from setting ahead of the start of intra- could find Sunday, then every- in Beirut. So when I saw him massive living room windows that authorities won’t allow any Lukashenko’s two main chal- Viasna human rights center in up a fire in the center of Minsk,” Afghan negotiations to map out thing would suddenly be OK. tweet that the city's port was flew at me. The glass didn't unsanctioned demonstrations lengers from the race, leaving a Belarus. Looking increasingly he said at the meeting. “We can’t a framework for a future I don't even normally like on fire, I grabbed my helmet just shatter; the windows following the weekend election in former English teacher who is the nervous in the face of the anti- and will not allow that to hap- Afghanistan. The release of pets, and have no idea how and changed into a pair of themselves flew clean off. I which he is seeking a sixth con- wife of a jailed opposition blog- government protests, pen.” the 400 prisoners is the final during lockdown, I fell in love jeans. genuinely, even now, have no secutive term. ger as the candidate trying to Lukashenko, 65, met with his top The Belarusian leader hurdle to the start of negotia- with this ginger cat who's con- My boyfriend asked why I idea how I am not dead. I President Alexander unseat the president. But security officials Thursday and described the protests already tions. stantly swishing her bushy tail. was going. He said the fire did- stood in a whirlwind of nails Lukashenko, who has ruled the Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, 37, warned against any attempts to held as part of a “hybrid war” The Taliban have freed the I kept imagining that dramat- n't seem like big news. "Why and glass and splintered wood. ex-Soviet nation with an iron has managed to unite the frag- stage demonstrations after waged by antagonists, charging 1,000 prisoners they were hold- ic tail lying flat, her eyes glazed are you wasting your time?" he I saw Sunday for a split second. hand for 26 years, is facing an mented opposition in Belarus Sunday’s vote. that the West, Ukraine and even ing and US And NATO soldiers over, dead under a beam. asked as I walked into the liv- Then we heard loud humming upsurge in opposition protests and drawn tens of thousands to The opposition staged rallies his country’s main ally, Russia, all have already begun withdraw- But if Sunday was alive, I ing room. Then everything that sounded like planes and fueled by the worsening econo- her campaign rallies. after previous elections to protest could be interested in destabilis- ing troops in line with the decided, then maybe my close blew up. within moments, the second my and the Belarusian govern- Police have detained over the outcome as rigged, and is ing his government. agreement. AP friend, a fellow journalist, was Every door inside my blast hit. AGENCY H !  "   C0   2!  &) %'!'27.332  2%    %0'3 %! 5'! %52"3 2%5'  E*    London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting Lahore: A Pakistani court on is owned by his sons Hamza ing procedures. extradition to India, was on Thursday indicted Leader of and Salman. The judge directed the Washington: Nearly 1.2 mil- ernment’s emergency rescue reverse plans to reopen and latest snapshot Thursday of the Thursday further remanded Opposition in the National “The public funds were prosecutor to treat the case as lion laid-off Americans efforts. rehire staff. layoffs that have remained in custody until August 27 Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and misused for the benefit of a ‘special’ and ensure the applied for state unemploy- The nation’s gross domes- All told, 16.1 million peo- elevated at a weekly pace above after he appeared via vide- his son Hamza Shahbaz in a family business. The people appearance of the suspect at ment benefits last week, evi- tic product, the broadest mea- ple are collecting traditional 1 million since the pandemic olink at a regular remand hear- corruption case. getting benefits from the drain the next hearing. dence that the coronavirus sure of economic output, unemployment benefits from erupted in March. ing before a UK court on Separately, the Lahore were few in number,” the The prosecutor also sub- keeps forcing companies to shrank at an annual rate of their state. For months, the The rate of applications for charges over the nearly USD 2 Accountability Court issued court said. mitted a report about non-ser- slash jobs just as a critical $600 nearly 33% from April through unemployed had also been unemployment benefits has billion Punjab National Bank bailable arrest warrant against Salman is absconding in vice of the court’s summons to weekly federal jobless pay- June. It was by far the worst receiving the $600 a week in stalled at roughly twice the (PNB) fraud and money laun- former prime minister Nawaz London and Hamza is in jail Nawaz Sharif at his Lahore ment has expired. quarterly fall on record, federal jobless aid on top of record high that had existed dering case. Sharif, currently in London on judicial remand. Hamza is address. The report said the The Labour Department’s though the economy has their state benefit. But the before the virus sent the econ- The 49-year-old jeweller, for treatment, in a land allot- the Punjab Assembly’s suspect was in London. report Thursday marked the rebounded somewhat since federal payment expired last omy spiraling into a recession. who has been lodged at ment case involving Geo Opposition Leader. At this, the judge issued 20th straight week that at least then. week. Congress is engaged in With many states and locali- Wandsworth Prison in south- Media Group owner Mir Sharif told the court that bailable warrants for the arrest 1 million people have sought On Friday, the govern- prolonged negotiations over ties having re-imposed lock- west London since his arrest in Shakilur Rehman. wrong charges were framed of the former premier and jobless aid. Before the pan- ment is expected to report a renewing the federal benefit, downs in response to the March last year, appeared via The accountability court against him and his son. The adjourned the hearing till demic hit hard in March, the sizable job gain for July — 1.6 which would likely be extend- spreading virus, businesses videolink before District Judge in Lahore indicted Shahbaz, 70-year-old PML-N chief said August 20. number of Americans seeking million. Yet so deeply did ed at a reduced level. face renewed struggles that Vanessa Baraitser at 68, on the charges of using he had saved billions of rupees Sharif had left for London unemployment checks had employers slash payrolls after In the meantime, millions have forced some to impose Westminster Magistrates’ taxpayers’ money to construct in different development pro- in November last year after never surpassed 700,000 in a the pandemic paralyzed the of the unemployed suddenly further job cuts or to shut Court in London for a regular a drain in Chiniot (250 km jects in the province. The getting bail in a money laun- week, not even during the economy in March that even have less money to pay for down. 28-day “call-over” hearing. from Lahore) in (2010-2013) court adjourned the hearing dering case, and the Al-Azizia Great Recession of 2007-2009. July’s expected gain would essentials. Many of them are The latest string of layoffs He was told the next hear- which allegedly benefitted a till August 27. case in which he was convict- The new jobless claims mean that barely 40% of the among the 23 million people follows the expiration of a ing in the case will be a case business run by his sons. In the other land case, the ed for seven years. He left for were down by 249,000 from jobs lost to the coronavirus nationwide who are at risk of $600 weekly federal jobless management hearing ahead of The National accountability court issued the UK to treat a heart ail- the previous week after rising have been recovered. being evicted from their payment that provided critical a trial set for five days from Accountability Bureau (NAB) bailable arrest warrants ment. for two straight weeks. And the pace of hiring is homes, according to The support for many of the unem- September 7. alleged that the Pakistan against three-time premier The former prime minis- The pandemic, the lock- clearly slowing. A resurgence Aspen Institute, as moratori- ployed. Members of Congress “You will appear via vide- Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- Nawaz Sharif. ter recently submitted his downs meant to contain it and of cases in the South and the ums enacted because of the are locked in prolonged nego- olink again. Your lawyers may N) president used his Special Prosecutor Haris medical reports to the Lahore the wariness of many West has spread elsewhere coronavirus expire. tiations over a new rescue aid be present in court,” said Judge position at the time as chief Qureshi said the suspect High Court stating that Americans to venture back out and upended hopes for a With the nation still package that might extend Baraitser, in reference to the minister of Punjab to approve (Nawaz Sharif) was not because of coronavirus doc- to eat, shop or travel have speedy economic recovery as gripped by an alarming resur- that unemployment benefit, part remote setting in opera- the drain’s construction at a brought to the court in the tors had advised him not to go delivered a devastating blow to bars, restaurants and other gence of coronavirus cases, the though likely at a lower level tion across UK courts since the cost of Rs 36 crore, benefitting light of the government’s outside, therefore he could not the economy despite the gov- businesses have had to delay or US government will provide its of payment. 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Manchester City’s growing silverware collection, ''%2%'%!5 "63' !'%'& 2 beat Getafe 2-0 on Wednesday “Alexis Sanchez has joined defender Aymeric Laporte said ahead of his side’s  *%'!'%'5'3'  %52%52%@ '!) %' in rescheduled ties due to the anchester United’s the Nerazzurri on a free trans- last-16 second leg against Real Madrid on Friday. 5"'% 5 % %! ;. 27 ' @ '!) % +2"3 2% coronavirus pandemic to clinch MChilean forward Alexis fer,” the Serie A side said in a City have dominated English football in '!%'!% *: places in the quarter-finals of Sanchez has signed a three-year statement. recent years under Pep Guardiola, although they the Europa League. contract with Inter Milan, the The 31-year-old, who had finished second to Liverpool in the Premier         United had a 5-0 lead from Italian club announced on been on loan at Inter this sea- League this season, but have yet to add Europe’s Kolkata: 03%  !97 ' !'!"+5  *%'!29 their first leg played in March Thursday. son, signed a contract until June most coveted prize to their trophy cabinet. ' !'    %'  '*'! ( 2"% *% @; ' and will face Copenhagen who No transfer fee was 30, 2023, the club added. “City have unfinished business in the 7%5 ' 27 ' 0 %%2"%5'! 2% "!:  %* enjoyed a 3-0 victory on the involved in the deal as Sanchez scored four goals Champions League, we have been talking '3''%'! '%* ""@; %#9$+5 '"%'!2' night over Istanbul Basaksehir. United seemed to be in a for Antonio Conte’s Serie A about it for a long time, it’s the thing we are miss- 072''52%! 727'#$9  (%!52'!' Antonio Conte’s Inter hurry to offload the runners-up behind Juventus. ing,” Laporte told Spanish newspaper AS on  %% %**2 * %;'%%  %@;2*" !''2'52! Milan will face either Steven forward who could- “Everyone at Thursday.  !  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They were beaten on away goals by AS Monaco %'322'"' %''%!'' 2%2 lems early on. = P+  ,     2 ,       ,(* ( in the last 16 in 2017. * '%*29'!72''"3 2%27 % %*27 %!  !" Andres Andrade hit the after 33 minutes. of a clearance inside his own “I don’t know what we’ve been doing 5 5)'': crossbar with a powerful head- Their celebrations were one leg in Gelsenkirchen to The Spaniards were given area. wrong as the team has been the same in the last er after 10 minutes at an almost shortlived as Jesse Lingard save time ahead of next week’s a chance to take the game to Elsewhere, 2009 champi- few years. Away goals have been key. Last year          empty Old Trafford before equalised on the counter-attack last eight to be held in penalties with 25 minutes ons Shakhtar Donetsk booked Tottenham scored the same number of goals as London: 2'%332 %'!72'53 %'! '( %* Peter Michorl fired wide just for United three minutes later. Germany. remaining as VAR said Diego a last-eight spot against Basel or us but eliminated us,” added Laporte. 2 6'52' %  % %*' "%!' 2' 2" %2: ' after the quarter of an hour Anthony Martial claimed They advanced to the next Godin had handballed in his Eintracht Frankfurt after three “We have all the ingredients to do great 9'92 ! ( %* 3'%   '% ' 9' 3  %* 5''  mark. the match-winner with two round as Romelu Lukaku own box but veteran cente-for- goals within the closing four things. The team is really up for it, we don’t have 2'%%!6''%5 "66!2 %5''  %* % The Linz-based outfit had minutes to go despite LASK became the club’s first player to ward Jorge Molina missed the minutes clinched a 3-0 win over to change much, we just need a little more luck. #:'72'5'%'65)!'33'%5'%! 7'! to wait until the second half to goalkeeper Alexander Schlager score in five straight European resulting penalty. Wolfsburg. We have lacked that final spark which I’m sure ' '*"' ;"3  53 % % ##$  5  ' 5 "61  break the deadlock as defend- getting a foot to the France appearances since Brazilian Christian Eriksen made On Thursday Rangers head we’ll find soon.” ,223:( %*,2 %'! 2" %2165)22' % er Philipp Wiesinger rifled into striker’s shot. striker Adriano in 2004. sure of Inter’s spot after 84 min- to Leverkusen, Wolves host City hold a 2-1 lead over Real going into 3 5'275 5 % - 5!2@22 %22 '7' the top corner from outside the Inter’s meeting with the La Lukaku slotted home after utes with his first touch after Olympiakos, and Sevilla face Friday’s second leg at an empty Etihad 5 "6: box after 55 minutes. Liga side was played over just Alessandro Bastoni’s long ball Dakonam Djene made a mess Roma in Duisburg. Stadium and will be without all-time top scor- er Sergio Aguero through injury.        Real will be missing captain Melbourne:  5)(* 2!233'!"*' %2%"! Sergio Ramos, who was sent off in ' ) 3'@'%5.3'% %*'5%5'27  !P  &'  +   ,    ;!     the first leg. ' %*2"23' '''L 2%2%'M:L 1' “Everyone knows   5%5' 1  3  % "23': 2   2 %2%' 2 6'  ;0-   The Premier Football Association Board Aguero, he’s an impor- 2%'M '  !: ' " %  '') 3" '! 2" 27 '  67 . -%778!%  League will revert to a max- allowing the temporary use tant player to be miss- "352 %* 0 .3'% % ' A2) !"' 2 ' 522% " entury-maker Shan imum of three substitutions of five substitutions next ing just like theirs. 3%!' 5: (2$-2 CMasood and Shadab Khan 05 = 0 I ?7#5(3 in matches next season with season, the league won’t be All the goals that he snatched the initiative for England’s top division clubs adopting it. The rule had has scored and the Pakistan from England with a Afridi was with him at tea deciding to no longer been seen to favor career he’s had since he N 66' 2%* % '*"'27 105-run partnership on day on 1 not out. allow two additional bigger clubs with was young speak for them- two of the first Test at Old changes. more depth in their selves,” added Laporte. Trafford on Thursday.       Clubs previously squads. “He’s one of the best (2 0 %! 2%1 Pakistan lost three cheap England head coach Chris backed the use of five A maxi- strikers I’ve ever seen but wickets and scored only 48 Silverwood has “no problem” in substitutions to deal mum seven sub- we believe in our other team    Former England captain Nasser runs in the morning session, but touring Pakistan for a short T20 with the congested stitutes will be mates. Sergio Ramos is also Hussain feels it’s time the cricket world changes Masood and Khan were trans- series if it can be managed schedule after the league’s allowed on the bench a very important player but the moniker ‘Fab Four’ to ‘Fab Five’ by including formed after the lunch break. ahead of the side’s scheduled pandemic-enforced 100-day but only three can be brought we want to show that we can Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the same league as Virat They scored 27 runs in the visit to the sub-continental shutdown ended in June. on when the new season play better than them.” Kohli and Kane Williamson. first five overs after lunch, then nation in 2022. Despite the International begins around Sept 12. AP Agencies Australian run-machine Steve Smith and England took the second new England have avoided tour- England captain Joe Root complete the quartet of ball. But the Pakistan pair, espe- ing Pakistan since 2005-06 cit- modern day greats. cially Khan, was too confident ing security concerns but of late “They keep going on about the ‘Fab Four’ to be confined again. the England and Wales Cricket     $ R   (Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe They were positive and Board (ECB) has expressed Root) — it’s the ‘Fab Five’ and Babar Azam is in rotated the strike, and the runs hope of visiting the country in that,” Hussain said on Sky Sports. flowed as Pakistan added 125 two years’ time.    *    Babar, who has been Pakistan’s best batsman runs in the middle session and “For me it’s great that it’s a in the past few years, started the first Test against reached 312-8 at tea. topic of conversation again. We "   India ODI captain Ganguly), secretary (Jay Shah) and pens in April-May and doesn’t col- England at Old Trafford on a bright note, scor- Masood was a career-best are looking to get back there,” Mithali Raj totally understands the IPL GC chief (Brijesh Patel) have lide with WBBL (in Australia). ing an unbeaten 69 off 100 balls by the time bad unbeaten 151 and Khan was out Silverwood told Sky Sports on frustration of foreign internation- been very encouraging towards “But these are unusual cir- weather stopped play on Wednesday. for 45, one of three wickets to the opening day of the first Test. als on overlapping of T20 Challenge women’s cricket. cumstances, the window (tentative- “I think it is a real shame and it is in part a fall in the session.  # B    !   “Personally, I’d have no and WBBL dates but firmly believes “I personally thought we may ly November 1-10) was a short one consequence of Pakistan playing away from England pacer Jofra Archer   !       problem going,” he said. that BCCI “did its best” to fit in the not even get to play the Challenger and the BCCI did the best it could.” home, playing in the UAE all the time in front of had a hat trick ball but Shaheen     &   -C&  Silverwood hinted that four-match tournament in these trophy (domestic event) because The WBBL is scheduled from no one, Pakistan hiding in the shad- Afridi handled it. things are on course for a reci- unusual COVID-19 times. even the men’s IPL was in doubt but October 17 to November 29. ow of Indian cricket, not going Masood, on 77 at lunch, Rawalpindi. procal tour, saying England While the foreign players, led these games are most welcome,” “It (their frustration) is under- over and playing IPL cricket, was comparatively zippy as he The partnership with Khan batsmen are raring to have a go by Australian star player Alyssa Mithali said. standable. They (foreign players) not playing India.” scored 23 runs in 26 balls to was aggressive and frustrating at the placid wickets in Pakistan. Healy, questioned the timing of the On comments of top interna- also want to be part of the event. I Babar’s cover drives have achieve his third century in England until Khan came down “I’ve never been so it would exhibition games as it is clash- tionals like Healy, Suzie Bates, too want the best players in the some similarities with Kohli’s three innings. the pitch at spinner Dom Bess, be nice to go and have a look. ing with the WBBL, the BCCI Rachel Haynes expressing their league. “But the situation is not nor- and some consider him even The first century by a mis-hit and Joe Root took the And I know our batsmen are was also criticised for not displeasure, the Indian legend mal. Right now, there is hardly any better in his execution. Pakistan opener in England catch at mid-on. looking forward to batting on going ahead with the tried putting things into sporting activity in India and to “If this lad was Virat in 24 years took 251 balls, Archer trapped Yasir Shah their wickets. We are getting women’s tour of England perspective. have the matches before the men’s Kohli, everyone would be with 13 fours. on 5 and Mohammad Abbas on there (in terms of planning),” he in September. “I know a lot of people IPL, it would require players to be talking about it but because It followed his previ- the next ball for a duck. said. Asked about her (foreign players) have in match mode. We are yet to start it is Babar Azam, no one is ous career-best 135 Knowing he was running out of Silverwood’s statement thoughts on the two questioned the timing training. talking about it,” Hussain against Sri Lanka in partners, Masood attacked and came after Pakistan Cricket subjects, Mithali of it but these are “My own state has just allowed said during commen- December in moved to his best Test score Board CEO Wasim Khan spoke her mind. not normal cir- the opening of gyms. So for me to tary. “He is young and Karachi and 100 with his first six of the innings, requested the ECB to consider “People tend cumstances. get match ready will take time. The he is elegant. He has against sending Bess over midwicket, sending a T20 team to the to judge quickly. Normally, BCCI has given us that window and got all the swagger,” he Bangladesh in then smashing him back over troubled nation ahead of their The BCCI pres- the IPL we will have to work around it this added. 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from July 23 till August 8 in 2021.     women’s ODI World Cup in New but BCCI also doesn’t want to Despite her constant successes on the Zealand early next year. It is expect- forego its right to host the tourna- '72 ;+ BWF circuit, Tai Tzu is yet to win a medal he heads of BCCI and Cricket ed that some decisions will be ment in 2021. at senior international level which TAustralia will be connecting vir- taken,” an ICC Board member “The BCCI was originally    . - not good and a senior cricket includes Olympics and World C’ships. At tually to discuss the hosting of two said. scheduled to host the T20 World official told the country’s lead- London 2012 and Rio 2016, she crashed T20 World Cups in the next two The ICC World T20 Cup in 2021 and they would like to ricket Australia is contem- ing daily that there is no way the out in the last-16 round itself. years when the ICC’s all-powerful which was scheduled to be go ahead. Another reason being, Cplating moving the tradi- current schedule can go ahead “I didn’t have a problem with (post- board meets on Friday. held in Australia from hosting a T20 World Cup in 2022 tional Boxing Day Test against as planned with the state border ponement). I can use this time as a peri- The decision will also be October 18 this year was post- and then a 50 over global event India from Melbourne to restrictions in place amid the od of rest because it’s been a long and tight impacted by the stand of the two poned due to the COVID-19 within a gap of just one year. It Adelaide due to rising COVID- Covid-19 pandemic. schedule of high-level competition,” Tai boards on the next ICC chairman, pandemic, making way for the would be an overkill,” another ICC 19 cases in the state of Victoria. Victoria has so far reported Tzu said on the BWF’s Badminton the nomination process of which is cash rich Indian Premier board member said. According to a report in the over 13000 positive cases for the Ultimate Feature. “It’s a good time to rest yet to be announced formally. League, to be held from However for Cricket Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, coronavirus besides 170 deaths. and have even more time to prepare (for It is expected that BCCI presi- September 19 in the United it also has a few points in its favour. Adelaide has emerged as a fron- As far as the other the Olympics).” dent Sourav Ganguly and Arab Emirates. “The ICC website states that trunner to host the December Australian states are concerned, Tai Tzu had earlier hinted that she secretary Jay Shah along It is expected those who have booked match tick- 26-30 marquee fixture. New South Wales comes a dis- 3  33 World No 2 shuttler Tai might call time on her career after the end with CA’s Earl Eddings that Cricket ets for Australia World T20 event In this regard, CA chairman tant second with close to 4000 Tzu-ying has said she didn’t have any of 2020 season. But with the badminton and Nick Hockley will Australia will like should wait till further announce- Earl Eddings has called for an positive cases. South Australia, problems with Tokyo Olympics getting calendar destroyed due to coronavirus reach a consensus on the to host the T20 ment. The reason being CA wants urgent convening of the nation- whose capital is Adelaide, has so postponed as according to her, she now pandemic, all such retirement talks have hosting of 2021 and 2022 World Cup in to host the event next year,” he said. al cricket cabinet next week to far reported 457 confirmed has more time to prepare and end her been put to rest for the time being. editions. October 2021 as it It is also learnt that there is a discuss ways for smooth conduct cases with 445 of them recov- drought at the showpiece event. “I will play until the end of next sea- “The the main agen- had already started good chance that the eight-team of the series and avoid losing a ered. Tokyo 2020 was initially set to be son before I revisit the decision. As of now da of the meeting is preparations and Women’s ODI World Cup in New staggering 300 million CA had earlier said that the hosted in July this year but due to coro- I want to finish next season’s schedule,” scheduling of ICC tour- wouldn’t like to Zealand in February-March 2021 Australian dollars. existing schedule is subject to navirus pandemic, it will now take place the former World No 1 said. IANS naments including the wait for two years will go ahead as per schedule. The situation in Victoria is change.      ! "#$%$%