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Commanders, while it was our eignty over the Galwan Valley Valley region on Monday death in a violent face-off with Reports said that the India expectation that this would region and alleged that evening and purposely the Chinese troops on Monday patrol team was ambushed unfold smoothly, the Chinese “provocative attacks’ launched launched provocative attacks, evening in the Galwan valley. when it was on a mission near side departed from the con- by the Indian troops resulted in leading to severe clashes and At least a dozen more the Galwan valley to inspect if sensus to respect the LAC in “severe clashes and casualties.” casualties,” Zhang claimed. Indian soldiers are reported to the Chinese had retreated as the Galwan Valley. In its first reaction on An Indian Army officer be injured in the incident. per the understanding reached Monday’s clashes between the and two soldiers were killed Indian Government sources between the two sides during two militaries at the Galwan during a violent clash with and Chinese media claimed several rounds of talks. Valley in Eastern Ladakh, a Chinese troops in the Galwan that the Chinese side also suf- Insisting that there was no statement quoted by the Valley in eastern Ladakh on fered casualties in the Ladakh firing from either side, sources Chinese media quoting the Monday night, in the first such face-off, but they didn’t give any said that Chinese soldiers People’s Liberation Army incident involving fatalities number. attacked the Indian jawans (PLA) Western Theatre after a gap of 45 years and sig- This is the first-ever such with stones, nail-studded rods Command Spokesperson nalling a massive escalation in an incident resulting in death and clubs, and duster knives. Colonel Zhang Shuili said, the five-week border standoff in the last 40 years. Major Defence Minister Rajnath “China always owns sover- in the sensitive region. General rank officers of the two Singh briefed Prime Minister sides are now talking to each Narendra Modi on the situa- other to prevent the issue from tion at the border via video call ❝ escalating. Both India and after a meeting with Chief of ! " ! %& ' China have issued official Defence Staff (CDS) General # ! ! statements accusing each other Bipin Rawat, the three military !"$$ $ "" ! of taking provocative chiefs and External Affairs !"! %&& O" ( ) "#* steps. Minister S Jaishankar. $ " Throughout the day the Giving details of the inci- Indian Army maintained only dent earlier in the day, the ❝ "$ "$! Control (LAC) and demanded Rahul Gandhi urged the three casualties and identified Army said, “During the de- ! $" ! "$$ that Prime Minister Narendra Government to “come clean” them as Colonel B Santosh escalation process underway in !" $ he Congress on Tuesday Modi and Defence Minister about the border conflict Babu, Havildar Palani and the Galwan valley, a violent Tdemanded that the Rajnath Singh take the nation between India and China and sepoy Ojha. face-off took place yesterday Government take the nation into confidence following the not let speculation escalate However, in a late-night night with casualties. ❝ "! !! " "! into confidence and convene an killing of three Indian Army amid the coronavirus health statement, the Indian Army The loss of lives on the Indian (! all-party meeting to brief the personnel during the de-esca- crisis. confirmed “17 Indian jawans side includes an officer and two ""$ ! #& leadership of political parties lation at the LAC with China “The Government’s silence who were critically injured in soldiers.” Senior military offi- ! " !" !" about the ground situation on Monday night. about the border situation with the line of duty at the standoff cials of the two sides #& !" ! related to the China crisis. Through an official state- China is fueling massive spec- location and exposed to sub- are currently meeting at the !"$ While Punjab Chief ment, the grand old party said ulation and uncertainty at a zero temperatures in the high venue to defuse the situation. Minister Captain Amarinder the Government must come time of crisis,” Rahul said. altitude terrain have suc- However, the Chinese said ❝ " ! " " ! Singh called for strong action forward to explain the cir- Amarinder Singh said it cumbed to their injuries, tak- the Indian troops crossed the )* $ #+!! $ , " against China, the Congress cumstances of the latest devel- was time now for the Centre to ing the total that were killed in LAC on Monday night and !" !#" accused the Centre of “main- opment and listed four ques- take some stringent measures action to 20.” deliberately launched provoca- " "! taining silence” on the issue of tions for the Centre to as each sign of weakness makes The Indian Army said tive attacks triggering violent "$$ violent border stand-off with answer. China’s reaction more “bel- Indian and Chinese troops physical conflict resulting in China across the Line of Actual Former Congress chief ligerent”. P adding 1,328 deaths that had deaths to the total Covid-19 the guidelines laid down by the giving us the additional num- from different parts of the &-& been missed out to the total death tally in the State. As a World Health Organization ber of deaths”. State.: Ahmednagar-1, Akola- death tally. consequence, the total number (WHO), Indian Centre for In the reconciliation exer- 14, Amravati-6, Aurangabad- aharashtra saw a massive India’s total death count of deaths in Maharashtra went Medical Research (ICMR) and cise that contributed 1,328 new 33, Buldhana-2, Dhule-2, Mjump in the number of due to Covid mounted to up to a staggering 5,537 on National Centre for Disease fatalities to the total tally, Jalgaon-34, Jalna-4, Latur-3, “The number of Covid-19 deaths from 4,128 to 5,537 on 11,882 on Tuesday and number Tuesday evening. Control (NCDC). Mumbai alone accounted for Nanded-2, Nashik-28, cases at around 3.44 lakh in Tuesday, after the State record- of cases crossed 3.5 lakh as sev- Confirming that the rec- As part of the exercise, we 862 deaths, while 466 addi- Osmanabad-3, Palghar-11, ne month from now India India is just the tip of the ice- ed 81 additional deaths for the eral States reported biggest onciliation has thrown up addi- had on June 11 asked the dis- tional were reported from other Parbhani-1, Pune-85, Raigad=- Omight have around 8 lakh berg, the cases may more than day and the health authorities single day spike. tional 1,328 deaths, State chief trict health authorities to carry parts of the state. 14, Ratnagi5r-1, Sangli-4, Covid-19 cases due to further double to 8 lakh by July 15 due carried out a massive reconcil- Apart from 81 deaths Secretary Ajoy Mehta said, “It out reconciliation of the figures In the reconciliation, fol- Satara-6, Sindhudurg-3, easing of lockdown, experts to easing of lockdown,” said the iation of fatalities in Mumbai recorded on Tuesday, the State is mandatory for us to calcu- of the deaths. We have now got lowing is the break-up of 466 Solapur 51, Thane -141, from the University of forecast by the University of and other parts of the State health authorities added 1,328 late the number of deaths as per the results additional deaths reported Washim and Yavastmal-1. Michigan have warned. Michigan. ! "" Q R ) . 32 new patients were found, now. taking count to 631 while eight Health officials said that total of 18 persons died as cases reported in Jhajjar, taking out of 193, 421 samples, Athe coronavirus death toll total to 149. 180,051 were found negative rime Minister Narendra climbed to 118 in Haryana on As many as 33 Covid-19 for the disease on Tuesday. He PModi on Tuesday held video Tuesday. The number of Covid- positive patients are critically ill added that reports of 5098 increase in fuel prices and interactions with Chief 19 affected patients in the State and have been put on oxygen samples are still awaited by the urged the Government to roll Ministers to find ways to con- increased to 8272 with the support while 18 patients on department. The State has a back the hikes and pass on the tain further spread of coron- State Health Department ventilator, said the Haryana recovery rate of 45.31 per cent, benefit to common people. avirus and affirmed that efforts reporting 550 new patients of health officials. fatality rate at 1.43 per cent uel prices went up for the Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) of last few weeks of unlock-1 the disease on the day. In what is of grave concern while tests per million being Ftenth day in a row on price was also hiked by have made “ green shoots” vis- Meanwhile, on a positive for the authorities and an indi- conducted are 7630. The dou- Tuesday despite the Brent 5,494.5 per kilolitre (kl), or ible in country’s economy. note, 183 patients were dis- cator of worsening condition, bling rate in the State is nine crude prices slipping to multi- 16.3 per cent, to 39,069.87 per This was Modi’s sixth charged from different hospi- a total of 18 patients of the dis- days. year-low in the international kl in the national Capital, video-conference with CMs, Lt tals of the State on the day after ease died on Tuesday which On Tuesday, in Ambala, 21 market, prompting Congress according to a price notifica- Governors and administrators their complete recovery from increased the death toll in the new patients were found, tak- president Sonia Gandhi to tion by State-owned oil mar- of 21 States and Union territo- the disease. State to 110 (including 80 male ing count to 208 while one accuse the Centre of profi- keting companies. This is the ries. The PM held that during The spike in the number of and 38 female). patient each was reported from teering when people are faced second straight increase in the re-opening of the activities novel coronavirus infected Out of 18 Covid-19 deaths Nuh, Panchkula and Jind. Six with such all-round suffering. ATF price this month. Indian experience has been patients in four districts of the on the day, nine reported from cases each were reported in In ten days, the price of Sonia mentioned that with much better than many other State are showing no sign of Gurugram while five from Mahindergarh and Palwal petrol has been increased by a international crude oil prices countries across the globe. for maintaining new safety feedback from CMs on the slowing down. On Tuesday, 205 Faridabad and two from while eight in Panipat. 13 cases cumulative 5.47 per litre, and falling by about 9 per cent over He said death due to norms is far greater now and unlock-1 and asked them to new patients were reported Bhiwani and one each from reported in Karnal, while three diesel by 5.80 per litre. the last week, the Central Covid-19 has been the lowest the principle of “do gaj ki suggest changes needed in from Gurugram district, taking Sonepat, Jind. each in Sirsa and Kurukshetra, The Congress president Government’s action amounts in the country and recovery doori” should be followed with countering Covid-19 with the the total in the district to 3682 With 3748 people cured four in Fatehabad, seven in wrote a letter to Prime Minister to “profiteering off its people” rate has gone up to 50 per cent. all sanctity. hindsight of their experiences while 174 cases surfaced in and discharged from the hos- Bhiwani, 25 in Rohtak, five in Narendra Modi expressing when they are down and The Prime Minister, however, Upset about deaths due to in containing the Faridabad, taking the total in pitals, there are 4406 active Hisar, six in Charkhi Dadri and “deep distress” over the recent out. told Chief Ministers that need the coronavirus, Modi took pandemic. the district to 1579. 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) . special app had also been devastating impact of Covid-19 R cal assistance. Emphasising the need for the poor by six months, and launched for house-to-house on the economy and govern- Even as he thanked the more tests, despite the current expressed the hope that the ppreciating Punjab’s surveillance to detect any pos- ments across the country. 5 !%& $ )&" "$"" Prime Minister and Finance 5,527 tests per million in Centre would take note of his ACovid-19 micro-contain- sible cases and persons with co- During a video conference $ ) ;5" " ) ;2EO" Minister for the release of GST Punjab being higher than the earlier suggestion on providing ment and house-to-house sur- morbidities to catch high-risk with the Prime Minister " $ $ "$ ""$ payment of around 2800 crore all India average of 4088, Capt revenue grants to the States for veillance strategy, Prime patients early. Narendra Modi, who was ) "! *$ "!"" """"$" in early June, Capt Amarinder Amarinder reiterated his three months to meet shortfall Minister Narendra Modi on “Some restrictions have joined by Union Home $ ""= $* said that while he appreciated request to the Prime Minister in revenue and to fund expen- Tuesday asked all other states been imposed over the week- Minister Amit Shah, Defence ."5O" "! " "$$""" that the Central Government to direct the Central diture on Covid-19. to adopt the model, which was ends and holidays, and strict Minister Rajnath Singh, % ,"* ! D3CCC;HCCCC$ was also under financial stress, Government’s institutions in The 15th Finance helping Punjab successfully enforcement of all protocols is Finance Minister Nirmala "! he had to request for release of Chandigarh and Punjab to Commission should also control the spread of the pan- being ensured through fines,” Sitharaman and Health $) O" " " )! ! % , $" the State’s pending share of increase testing capacity. review its report for the current demic to a significant extent. he added. Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, " $$ taxes to tide over the fiscal cri- On the state’s preparedness year as situation has com- The Prime Minister inter- The Prime Minister was Punjab Chief Minister request- ""$! ! " !" sis. to tackle further spread of the pletely changed due to Covid- vened as the Chief Minister conducting a video conference ed that the Centre should work % " 5" ! !" The crisis in Punjab was pandemic, the Chief Minister 19, as proposed earlier, he Capt Amarinder Singh was meeting with the Chief closely with the states to ease "! ) ;2E likely to be acute with around informed the meeting that added. describing the state’s model to Ministers of Punjab and some the distress caused by the pan- +!23!7 $) "" "! " $ 25,000-30,000 crore shortfall 5000 isolation beds were ready Pointing to the Centre’s combat Covid-19 and suggest- other states, as part of his demic and the subsequent lock- "" !"$ $! ) ;2E in revenue collection on vari- in Government Level II and III decision to allow increase in ed that all states should follow scheduled two-day interactions down. . *" !$ " !5" ous counts, he said. facilities, in addition to 10- borrowing limits under FRBM the same strategic approach to to review the Covid-19 situa- “While living with Covid- " 7. &$ Even though Punjab’s con- 15,000 beds in Level I Covid Act from three to five percent, effectively counter the pan- tion and management strate- 19 is the new normal since the tribution to the all-India cases Care Centres for mild which required three of the demic. gies of all the states. He will be lockdown could not continue that when, in early April, he for the Central and State was less than one percent at patients. four conditions to be fulfilled Capt Amarinder informed holding a similar meeting with indefinitely as the cycle of had said that Covid-19 could Governments to work in close present with a mortality rate of These Level I beds can be to avail full two percent addi- the PM that the State the Chief Ministers of the other economy, once broken, takes a go on till September, he had coordination for this. 2.1 per cent and recovery rate scaled to 30,000, if the need tional borrowing, the Chief Government was working on a states on Wednesday. long time to restart, the need of been called an alarmist by Calling for urgent steps to of 75 percent, the curve was ris- arises, he said, adding that for Minister urged the Prime multi-pronged strategy to fight During the meeting, Capt the hour is to take care of both some people. “But with experts mitigate Punjab’s financial ing as a result of inbound trav- tertiary level care, the State Minister to relook some of the the pandemic. “The focus is Amarinder suggested to the lives and livelihoods, as the now warning that the pan- stress, the Chief Minister said elers and the easing of restric- Government had also secured conditionalities, given the sit- currently on micro-contain- Prime Minister to set up a Prime Minister had himself demic could continue even that a detailed memorandum tions and more mixing of peo- the participation of private uation on the ground. ment strategy to isolate small Group, which should include a said in his videoconference in beyond September, it is impor- had already been sent to the ple, the Chief Minister said, hospitals. He pointed out that the mohallas or village wards few Chief Ministers, to discuss April,” the Chief Minister tant to learn to co-exist with it Central Government, listing giving a status update on the The Chief Minister reiter- borrowing was a loan that rather than close down larger and formulate a coordinated pointed out. and cope with it better,” he out the impact of Covid-19 and Covid situation prevailing in ated his request for extension States have to repay and not a areas,” he said, adding that a Centre-State response to the Capt Amarinder recalled stressed, underlining the need also seeking fiscal and non-fis- the State. of free food grains scheme for grant by the Centre. $ ( * "$ % " #& !"#$$" %!'### " -. ) . “If the reports are correct, Sikh families had shifted to the it is undoubtedly a matter of 17 villages in the three districts ) . that in the last three months, ) . With passengers coming to the coronavirus. day after SAD sets up a worry,” said the Chief Minister, of Uttar Pradesh in 1947, at the 954 medical officers have been Chandigarh from other parts of Apanel to take up the mat- adding that any such act was time of the Indo-Pak partition, n a series of arrangements given appointment letters. In even fresh cases of Covid-19 the country testing positive in BAPUDHAM COLONY ter of displacing more than against the federal structure of and had, with their hard work, Ibeing made to prevent the March, 312 doctors were given Sincluding a two years old the last two weeks, the GETS RELAXATION 30,000 Sikh farmers in Uttar India and its Constitutional converted the forest area into spread of Covid-19 infections, letters of appointment. In this male child were reported in Chandigarh Administration In a relief to more than Pradesh, Punjab Chief Minister polity, which gave every Indian arable land. Haryana Chief Minister way, out of 954 medical officers, Chandigarh on Tuesday taking had on last Friday suspended 10000 residents in Bapu Dham Capt Amarinder Singh on the freedom to live in any part “I would write to both Manohar Lal Khattar on 166 specialist doctors and 788 the total number of cases to 364. the inter-state operations of colony (BDC) in Sector 26 Tuesday took cognizance of of the country. Shah and Yogi Aditynath to Tuesday approved the issuance MBBS qualifying doctors will The new cases were reported buses till June 30 and also here, the Chandigarh reports of “attempts” by the As per available accounts, ascertain the truth of the mat- of appointment letters to 642 be made available in the Health from Sector 25 colony, Sector revised its quarantine policy for Administration on Tuesday Uttar Pradesh Government to these families had been settled ter and get to the bottom of it. more medical officers by the Department. Following this, 41, Khuda Alisher village and passengers. decided to remove the perime- displace them by taking over in the districts of Rampur, Any administrative problems Health Department. The select- the shortage of doctors in the Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26 While the long route buses ter control in seven pockets their hard-earned arable land Bijnaur and Lakhimpur for in land ownership of these ed doctors have been asked to department will be overcome here. Among seven cases, five of Chandigarh Transport except a few blocks. The deci- and announced to take up the three generations now, and families could be resolved by join their department within 15 to a large extent, he added. The cases were related to travelers. Undertaking and other state sion came a day after the resi- issue with his UP counterpart had even received proprietor- following the due process of days. unified appointment letter will Till Tuesday evening, the total transport undertakings were dents of BDC came out onto Adityanath Yogi and the Union ship rights from the UP law, without resorting to such Haryana Health and be uploaded on the website of cases stood at 364 while active suspended, the tri-city buses the streets to protest against the Home Minister Amit Shah. Government back in 1980, harsh measures,”said the Chief Family Welfare Minister Anil the department and the select- cases are 56 in the city. are being operated in UT Administration and Capt Amarinder expressed noted Capt Amarinder, ques- Minister. Vij said that the appointment ed candidates can report to the “A 35 years old man from Chandigarh, Mohali and demand lifting up of move- serious concern over some tioning the rationale behind the He said that forcing people letters have been issued to Civil Surgeon as per their wish. Sector 25 colony is tested pos- Panchkula. ment restrictions. media reports suggesting that reported attempts to dislocate out of land, which they had these medical officers on the They will be appointed by the itive,” stated the Chandigarh The perimeter control put the Sikh families were being them and push them out of been tilling for three genera- remaining seats of merit list of civil surgeons according to Health Department’s evening 80 YEAR OLD RECOVERS in place in the month of April sought to be displaced after liv- their homes. tions, was definitely not a solu- March 2020 recruitment. vacant posts and their require- bulletin. “Three residents of An 80 years old female res- to stem the spread of ing in UP for three generations. Reports suggest that these tion. The Health Minister said ments, Vij added. Khuda Alisher village including ident of Bapu Dham colony, Coronavirus has been removed a two years old male child, 55 Sector-26 has been treated, from seven pockets except a years old woman, 74 years old cured and discharged from few blocks and houses in man have been tested positive. PGIMER on Tuesday. Till BDC. *" ! = "$" They are family contacts of an Tuesday evening, there were 18 These pockets were part of already positive Covid-19 case Covid-19 positive patients in the buffer zone in the BDC. ) . already arrested in the case. As per reports, the plant aide of Congress MLA from and 269 (negligent act likely to who had returned from Uttar PGIMER. Out of this, seven Now, only pocket no. 15 with The matter came to light in was making huge money dur- Ghanaur Madan Lal Jalalpur spread infection) of the Indian Pradesh,” the bulletin said. patients are in the intensive care around 2,500 population he Enforcement Directorate mid-May when the Punjab ing the lockdown period by and husband of Zila Parishad Penal Code (IPC), sections of As per the bulletin, two unit at Covid-19 dedicated remains a containment zone in T(ED) has took over the Police had raided a godown selling illicit liquor under the member having affiliation with the Excise Act, and section 5 of female residents aged 22 years NHE, PGIMER. The seven Chandigarh while few blocks investigations into the Ghanaur confiscating a huge haul of ille- guise of popular brands. Congress, and Dipesh Kumar the Disaster Management Act. and 54 years from Sector 41 patients in ICU included three are in buffer zone. BDC, with illegal liquor distillery case, in gal liquor in the Chief Minister In fact, the police, during — a confidant of Congress The distillery, which was here are also tested positive. city residents, three residents a total of 20 pockets is a dense- which names of political lead- Capt Amarinder Singh’s home the raid, had confiscated hun- MLA Hardial Singh Kamboj. being run in a cold store, was They are family contacts of an from Haryana and one from ly populated colony with EWS ers from the state have also sur- district, Patiala, busting the ille- dreds of stickers of various Besides, Harpreet Singh, operating at full capacity since already positive Covid-19 Punjab, a spokesman said. The flats and residences, which are faced. The Directorate officials gal distillery-cum-liquor-bot- whiskey brands, including Royal Bacchi, and Amit Kumar have the lockdown, and selling the patient who had returned from recovery rate of Covid-19 housing a minimum of 6-8 in Patiala met Patiala Senior tling plant in Ghanaur having Stag, that were pasted on the also been named in the FIR (first liquor in Punjab and Haryana Delhi. patients in Chandigarh stood at members per household. The Superintendent of Police (SSP) alleged involvement of Congress bottles filled with illegal liquor information report) registered making significant profits by Another positive case 82 percent on Tuesday while colony has a total population of Mandeep Singh Sidhu to get leaders. manufactured at the godown. under sections 420 (cheating), diluting extra neutral alcohol reported is of a 12 years old boy the country’s recovery rate is around 60000 people. information on the case. It has The action came close on A case was registered 467 (forgery), 471 (using as (ENA), which was available at from Bapu Dham colony. He is around 52 percent. The city has So far, the BDC has report- been learnt that the Directorate the heels of a huge illegal against Khanpur Khurd genuine a forged), 188 (dis- a cheaper price, and then sell- a family contact of an already recorded 364 positive cases ed more than 240 positive officials would meet the accused liquor haul in Khanna in April. sarpanch Amrik Singh — an obeying public official’s order) ing it at exorbitant rates. positive Covid-19 case. while 302 have recovered from cases in the city. '#")##!) / 0123 ) . cent of the total cases report- tested positive in Ludhiana Delhi), Fatehgarh Sahib (one Top three districts — CIAL DIES *! ed in June alone. taking district’s tally to 409. from Chennai), Ropar (one Amritsar, Ludhiana and A senior Railway official, midst apprehensions of Among 66 “new cases”, Among nine cases report- from Delhi), and SBS Nagar Jalandhar — account for 42 who was tested positive for Acommunity spread, anoth- with no travel or contact his- ed from Amritsar, three were (Nawanshahr) (one from percent of the state’s cases and coronavirus recently, died on "#,##- . er death was reported in tory, 12 are the patients of the contacts of already diag- Delhi) also reported fresh cases 58 percent of its deaths. Tuesday after a cardiac arrest. Punjab on Tuesday, besides Influenza-like Illness (ILI), and nosed patients, and six were with travel history. Amritsar has reported 21 Giving information regard- 5 & migrated out of the state, 104 new cases of the novel one is suffering from Severe categorized as ILI. In Among the districts, deaths, Jalandhar 11, and ing the same, Firozpur Additional Chief Secretary coronavirus, including 66 with Acute Respiratory Illness Kapurthala, two prison inmates Amritsar is having the highest Ludhiana 10. Divisional Railway Manager hree more people tested (Health) R D Dhiman said. no travel or contact history. The (SARI), while four of them were among four positive cases. number of cases at 642, fol- With 18 patients, including Rajesh Agarwal said: “Raj Tpositive for coronavirus in Seven people have died due to increasing numbers has taken have reported about the symp- Of the new cases, 12 had lowed by Ludhiana (409), 10 from Mohali, three each Kumar, senior Divisional Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, the infection in the state. the state’s Covid-19 death toll toms on their own. travel history to other states Jalandhar (378), Tarn Taran from Pathankot and Mechanical Engineer (DME), taking the total number of The number of active to 72 and coronavirus count to Jalandhar with 31 and including two from SAS Nagar (169), Gurdaspur (170), Nawanshar, and one each from Carriage and Wagon, Firozpur, such cases in the state to Covid-19 cases in the state 3,371. Ludhiana with 22 fresh cases (Mohali) with travel history to Hoshiarpur (144), Patiala Patiala and Fazilka, recovering an outstanding officer, who was 560. stands at 184, Dhiman said. Maximum 31 cases were together accounted for more Delhi and Mumbai, Pathankot (178), SAS Nagar (179), SBS from the deadly contagion, the at CMC Hospital, Ludhiana, Special Secretary (Health) Kangra district has the reported from Jalandhar dis- than half of Tuesday’s cases. with one out of six having trav- Nagar (120), Sangrur (162), state now has 838 active cases since June 11, 2020, has left us Nipun Jindal said two fresh highest number of active cases trict, of which, the source of Out of Ludhiana’s 22 new el history to Haryana, one Pathankot (151), Faridkot (88), — which is more than thrice for heaven abode after cardiac cases were reported from in the state at 47, followed by infection for 30 cases is cases, 13 are the contacts of from Gurdaspur (Delhi). All Ropar (80), Muktsar (73), the number at the end of May. arrest at about 1 pm.” Kangra district and one from Una (34), Solan (29), Hamirpur unknown—an indication of already diagnosed positive three new cases from Fatehgarh Sahib (78), Moga In all, 2461 patients have been Agarwal said that he was Mandi. (26), Sirmaur (13), Bilaspur community spread, as per cases, three had travel history Hoshiarpur have a record of (71), Bathinda (57), Fazilka won their battle against Covid positive, and his son and A total of 356 people have (12), Chamba (10), Shimla and experts. In June, Punjab has to Delhi, and two were catego- travel history to Delhi, Gujarat (53), Ferozepur (52), Covid-19. wife, who had already arrived recovered from the disease in Mandi (8 each), Kullu and been seeing a steady rise in rized as ILI (influenza-like ill- and Gurgaon. Kapurthala (45), Mansa (34), at Ludhiana from Delhi, were the state, while 11 people have Kinnaur (one each). coronavirus cases with 41 per- ness). 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) . bearers, said that the Centre Sarpanches, Zila Parishad and them about its adverse effects. Party delegation, led by session comprising the elected when his Government had that it had already amended the had recently enacted three new Block Samiti members about “Whenever approval is given in Leader of Opposition Harpal representatives of all political included its provisions in the State APMC Act to enable unjab’s political scene is laws regarding marketing of the adverse effects of these view of COVID-19 threat, Singh Cheema, met Punjab parties to discuss threadbare State Agriculture Produce implementation of the pro- Pheating up over the Central crops and all “tantamount to laws on the farmers. They will Punjab MLAs would also Assembly Speaker Rana KP the anti-Punjab and anti- Markets Act (APMC) by posed Ordinance,” he said. Government’s agricultural locking up agriculture once further brief people in detail march from Punjab Bhawan to Singh on Tuesday to hand over farmer ordinances being amending it in 2017. Sukhbir said that the Chief reforms by passing three ordi- they are implemented”. about the hidden agenda of the the Prime Minister's residence,” a memorandum over the “anti- imposed upon the farmers, He asked the Chief Minister should explain under nances. While the state’s ruling The Centre has planned to BJP and Akali Dal’s studded he added. farmer and anti-state” ordi- and the same should be tele- Minister to tell Punjabis why which logic he was demanding party, Congress, on Tuesday completely destroy the farmers silence on the issue,” he said. nances. casted live. his Government had amended withdrawal of the ordinance decided to launch a statewide by implementing the amended He said that the Union CONVENE SPECIAL “The three ordinances are the APMC Act to allow cre- when he had paved way for mass agitation from June 19 law, he said adding that the Government “conspired” to ASSEMBLY SESSION: AAP nothing but a political gim- WHY MISLEADING FARM- ation of private markets, direct making it a reality by amend- against the amendments in the party would launch state-wide abolish MSP for crops. “If this Punjab’s unit of Aam mickry on the part of the ERS ON FARMING PRO- marketing, electronic agricul- ing the APMC Act and notified Agricultural Marketing Act, campaign to create awareness happens, not only the farmers Aadmi Party has stressed the Union Government in the DUCE AND TRADE ORDI- tural marketing and single uni- the same on August 14, 2017. the state’s principal opposition among the farmers and other but also the arhtiya, trans- need for convening a special name of agricultural reforms,” NANCE: SUKHBIR ASKS fied license for entire State in “As always, Capt party — Aam Aadmi Party sections about the adverse porters and other stakeholders session of Punjab Assembly on the memorandum adding that CM 2017. Amarinder is trying to deceive (AAP) — has demanded to effects of these laws on the in the sector will suffer and the issue of three ordinances the ordinances had come as a SAD president Sukhbir “Not only this, the the farmers of Punjab. His convene a special Assembly entire economy of Punjab. finally, it will prove fatal to the passed by the Union boon for the patronized few Singh Badal on Tuesday asked Congress Government was statement demanding with- session on ordinances passed “The agitation that will interests of the states,” he added. Government recently which, it corporate houses, while it was the Chief Minister Capt party to the passing of the drawal of the Ordinance is by the Union Government. start from Fatehgarh Sahib, Jakhar appealed to party claimed, would hit the agri- indeed a curse for the farming Amarinder Singh not to mis- Farming Produce Trade and nothing but a ploy to inflame Punjab Congress president and would be followed by sim- functionaries to go from village culture sector hard, leaving fraternity across the country. lead Punjabis by indulging in Commerce Ordinance-2020 as sentiments and play politics Sunil Jakhar, while presiding ilar small gatherings at all dis- to village to apprise people of teeming millions of farmers The party demanded that farcical opposition to the it not only participated in the over a sensitive matter which over a meeting of Ministers, trict headquarters to inform the Central Government's fatal and labourers and others in the the Punjab Government should Farming Produce Trade and consultative process but also concerns the welfare of the MPs, MLAs and other office MLAs and DCC officials, policies for farmers and inform state to rue and rant for life. convene a special Assembly Commerce Ordinance-2020 gave feedback to the Centre farmers of the State,” he said. #$%&'$(#*+&%+,&$- %+./0101 6 % & *.

/ 001 * * '), ongress leader Rahul CGandhi on Tuesday attacked the BJP-led Covid-19. Among the working the UK and USA identify the designing measures to protect Government in Gujarat follow- age population (15 to 64 years), risk factors for severe Covid-19, those at increased risk of severe ing reports stating that the State 23 per cent are estimated to including cardiovascular dis- disease. has the highest mortality rate. t least 22 per cent of the have at least one underlying ease, chronic kidney disease, “ This might involve advis- He said the “Gujarat AIndia’s population which is condition. diabetes and chronic respira- ing people with underlying Model” has been exposed with estimated to be suffering with In just six months, nearly tory disease. The new study conditions to adopt social dis- the State recording the highest underlying health conditions 8 million people worldwide provides global, regional and tancing measures appropriate rate of coronavirus deaths in like diabetes and cardiovascu- have been stricken with con- national estimates for the num- to their level of risk, or priori- the country, almost double the While 1,505 people have so lar diseases face the risk of firmed cases of Covid-19, and ber of people with underlying tising them for vaccination in national average. far died due to the coronaviurs severe Covid-19, if infected, a at least 434,000 have died. But health conditions. the future,” Associate Professor The Congress leader, who in the state, 16,664 have cured report published in the Lancet those deaths have not been dis- The authors based their Andrew Clark from the has targeted the Government in of the infection. Global Health journal has said. tributed evenly; among the estimates on disease preva- London School of Hygiene almost daily posts over its han- Gujarat reported 514 new In the world, the figure most vulnerable are people lence data from the Global and Tropical Medicine dling of the virus crisis, had a coronavirus cases on Monday, stands at an estimated 1.7 bil- with underlying health condi- Burden of Diseases, Injuries (LSHTM), UK, said in a state- day earlier quoted scientist taking the count to 24,104, lion people, having at least tions, such as diabetes and and Risk Factors Study (GBD) ment. Albert Einstein to say: "The while the death toll rose to one underlying health condi- diseases that affect the heart 2017, UN population estimates That estimate, published in only thing more dangerous 1,506 with 28 new fatalities, the tion which are under Covid-19 and lungs. for 2020 and the list of under- The Lancet Global Health, than ignorance is arrogance". state health department said. threat, according to the mod- Although the estimates lying health conditions relevant excluded healthy older indi- Gujarat is Prime Minister Gujarat is the fourth worst elling study that used data provide an idea of the number to Covid-19, as defined by viduals without underlying Narendra Modi's home state hit state in India's coronavirus from 188 countries. of people governments should current guidelines. health conditions, a group also and before that he was Chief battle after Maharashtra, Tamil Globally, less than 5 per- prioritise for protective mea- “As countries move out of known to be at risk because of Minister of the State for more Nadu and Delhi but its mor- cent of people aged under 20 sures, not all individuals with lockdown, governments are their age. It also did not take than a decade. tality rate, or the proportion of years, but more than 66 per these conditions would go on ulation (349 million of 7.8 bil- quite modest for many with looking for ways to protect the into account risk factors like In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi Covid-19 patients who have cent of those aged 70 and to develop severe symptoms if lion people) would require underlying conditions. most vulnerable from a virus poverty and obesity, which can quoted mortality rate figures died, is the highest, more than above, have at least one under- infected. hospitalisation if infected, sug- Guidelines published by that is still circulating. We influence a person’s suscepti- from the report from across the double the national average of lying condition that could The authors estimate that gesting that the increased risk the World Health Organisation hope our estimates will provide bility to disease and access to states in the country and said 2.86 per cent. increase their risk of severe 4 per cent of the world’s pop- of severe Covid-19 could be and public health agencies in useful starting points for treatment. the highest fatality rate has "exposed the Gujarat Model". Tweeting a news report on a state in India with the #""# highest mortality rate, Rahul 5)<) " " Gandhi said, "Gujarat: 6.25%, Maharashtra: 3.73%, Rajasthan: NEW DELHi: The Supreme the Covid-19 situation in the The Bench noted that it 23, had directed all states and 2.32%, Punjab: 2.17%, Court on Tuesday said the country is worsening. The does not make sense to send Union Territories to constitute $$##$$!# Puducherry: 1.98%, Jharkhand: Covid-19 situation in the coun- remarks were made by the someone back in an over- a high-level committee to 0.5%, Chhattisgarh: 0.35%. try is getting only worse and it bench while dealing with a crowded jail, when he can be examine giving parole or inter- Gujarat Model exposed." is not getting any better. matter related to the parole of out on parole. The top court im bail to prisoners and under- .4Q 8 indicating serious omission on the candidates, as filed in their With a little over 24,000 A bench headed by Justice a businessman Jagjit Singh granted parole to Chahal till trial for offences entailing up to part of the candidate, and refer affidavits, would be verified by confirmed coronavirus cases, Rohinton Nariman and com- Chahal from Punjab who is the pendency of his appeal in seven-year jail term. The direc- such matters to the relevant Central Board of Direct Taxes Gujarat has India's fourth- prising Justices Navin Sinha accused in the Jagdish Bhola the High Court. tion was issued as a measure to % 4 investigating authorities on (CBDT). highest Covid caseload. and B.R. Gavai observed that drug case. The apex court on March decongest prisons. IANS case-to-case basis. The In a statement, the EC said # # Commission said that it has that filing of false affidavits by been receiving complaints candidates during the nomina- regarding furnishing of false tion process, in terms of false or ! " $$ information in the affidavits of incomplete information, is a key some candidates. The lack of challenge as it undermines the ""<5) ) . he Election Commission legal clarity relating to false affi- rights of voters to be fully T(EC) on Tuesday reviewed davits has led to multiple can- informed about their political New Delhi: Amid the raging debate mental illness. The petitioner has its position on false affidavits by didates, including prominent representatives. “The over the death of Bollywood actor urged the apex court to direct the candidates and decided to take leaders, getting away by filing Commission views the erosion Sushant Singh Rajput, who was Centre, and the IRDA to issue cognisance of complaints indi- false information in their elec- of this fundamental right as an allegedly depressed before his appar- directions to all insurance companies cating serious omission on tion affidavits. affront to the democratic ideals ent suicide on June 14, the Supreme to do so. part of the candidate, and refer “Amongst other issues, the which underpin the system of Court on Tuesday issued notice to the The petitioner argued that the such matters to the relevant Commission discussed the government. Furnishing false Centre and Insurance Regulatory and IRDA was formed with a mission to investigating authorities on matter of taking cognizance of information in election affi- Development Authority (IRDA) on a protect the interests of the policy-hold- case-to-case basis. complaints of false affidavits by davits is a devious design to PIL seeking direction to all insurance ers, but, it seems to have been divert- As per the extant provision, some candidates along with defeat the right of the voter to companies to extend medical insur- ed from its main motive. individuals are filing com- their nominations, which be informed and transparency ance for treatment of mental illness. "Despite having specific provisions plaints relating to false affi- adversely affects the rights of in elections. The Commission A Bench of Justices Rohinton under the law, the IRDA is reluctant davits in the competent court voters as well as impinging on has today decided to robustly Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha and BR in taking immediate action. The bias- under section 125A of the the purity of electoral process,” address this challenge to further Gavai issued the notice. ness of IRDA is in itself discrimination Representation of People Act, it said. ensure free, fair and ethical elec- The PIL, filed by advocate Gaurav against persons with mental illness and 1951. In his/her affidavit, a can- tions in the country,” the state- Kumar Bansal, argues that despite as such is causing immense hardship After the full commission didate discloses (i) criminal ment read. Section 21 of Mental Health Care Act for persons with mental illness. Instead meeting chaired by Chief antecedents; (ii) assets and lia- Earlier, the Commission 2017, specifically stating it, followed by of levying punishment for not com- Election Commissioner Sunil bilities; and (iii) educational had reviewed with Law an IRDA order in August 2018, none plying with MHA 2017, the IRDA is Arora, the EC said that in pur- qualifications. Subsequently, Ministry over 37 electoral of the insurance companies are extend- bypassing its responsibilities," said suit of level-playing field, it will Commission in 2013, decided reforms had been pending in ing medical insurance for treatment of the plea. IANS take cognisance of complaints that the assets and liabilities of February this year. 3 & '( ) 48 $ #8 According to CIABC increased prices had led to ## Director General Vinod Giri: sharp fall in sales and massive "There is sufficient evidence revenue loss to the government. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ointing out that the impo- that such steep price increases "We presented data to the Delhi declined to entertain a plea by Gujarat High Psition of 75 per cent coro- lead to drastic fall in sales and government to prove this after Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) pres- na cess on alcohol has badly hit hence in the Government tax which it decided to withdraw ident Yatin Oza in a contempt notice case and sales, the Confederation of collection, thus defeating the the 75% Cess and replaced it asked him not to level allegations that he was Indian Alcoholic Beverage very purpose of tax with a reasonable 5% increase not getting justice. Companies (CIABC) has urged increase...From the data avail- in VAT. Early signs indicate that The Supreme Court also asked Oza to the Andhra Pradesh able, it appears that these this is leading to higher sales approach the Gujarat High Court, which had Government to reduce the cess apprehensions are indeed true and increase in tax collection in taken cognisance of his alleged remarks against on alcoholic beverages to a in case of Andhra Pradesh Delhi, besides plugging unlaw- the court and its registry and issued a contempt "realistic and sustainable level" also. Post ARET the sale of ful trade in liquor or illicit alco- notice against him. A Bench headed by Chief which will help save the indus- liquor has fallen drastically in hol." Justice of India SA Bobde and comprising try and also lead to more rev- Andhra Pradesh, which means He also said that the bor- Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna told Oza's enues for the State lower total tax collection for the ders of Andhra Pradesh are counsel and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Government. cent decline in the liquor sale government. Further, it is an porous and if the price differ- Singhvi: "We are not actually inclined to hear In its letter to the AP in May. In other words, the established fact that with such ence between the state and it... we feel you should go back to the HC." Government, CIABC, which is state government has collected increase in prices, consumers neighbouring states is too high, During the hearing, the court also the apex body of the Indian revenue 50 percent less in May start down trading to cheaper it is an incentive for anti-social remarked: "Don't make allegations that you are Alcoholic Beverage Industry, due to higher prices. products. That means that not elements to smuggle liquor not getting justice." The suo motu criminal con- has stated that on May 5, 2020 "We humbly request you to only do total sales come down; into the state, or worst, produce tempt notice was issued against Oza for his the state government imposed reduce the ARET on alcoholic the Government’s tax collection illicit and harmful liquor. The alleged "irresponsible, sensational and intem- Additional Retail Excise Tax beverages to a realistic and sus- per bottle sold also falls. So, the Andhra Pradesh government perate allegations of corruption" against the High (ARET) on all types of alco- tainable level. Such a move will loss to the state exchequer is should consider all these points Court and its registry on Facebook. holic beverages "which has lead to higher tax revenues for compounded." and immediately reduce addi- The Chief Justice told Singhvi that the alle- increased consumer prices by the Government besides ben- Giri further said AP gov- tional tax on liquor to a rea- gations against the petitioner was that he was 75% and even up to 100% in efitting all other lawful stake- ernment should take a cue sonable level so that process to maligning the concept of justice and not any certain cases". As per data of holders, i.e., companies, trade, from Delhi government which be a win-win situation for the judge or court. "You reply to the High Court," the State Government excise and consumers," CIABC recently reduced additional tax state government as well as the the apex court observed. IANS department, there was 50 per- added. on liquor from 70% to 5% as industry. O 5 P

asymptomatic pregnant women, coronavirus in hospitals and sus containment measures in the Among symptomatic women, researchers now suggest universal clinics. hospital and in the community," 7.9 per cent tested positive (11 testing of pregnant women as part In India, Covid testing in explained lead author Ilona women) for SARS-CoV-2, the lthough there is low preva- of a multi-pronged approach to pregnant women is already being Telefus Goldfarb from virus that causes Covid-19. Alence of coronavirus in reduce transmission of the novel done as per ICMR guidelines Massachusetts General and Among asymptomatic women, which include all symp- Harvard Medical School. 1.5 per cent tested positive (9 tomatic patients and The team has now provided a women). direct contacts of high report on the prevalence of infec- Across the four hospitals, risk patients and asymp- tions with the virus in women none of the positive asympto- tomatic women resid- admitted to such units in several matic women developed Covid- ing in hotpot, cluster or Boston hospitals. 19 symptoms during their hos- containment area. Universal testing in the labour pitalization, and all 9 newborns "Although our and delivery units began more tested negative for the results indicate a low than 30 days after physical dis- SARS-CoV-2. prevalence of SARS Cov- tancing orders were placed in The researchers noted that 2 in an asymptomatic Massachusetts. universal testing in this specific pregnant population, we Over 18 days of universal patient population is an especial- believe that universal testing in units at the four major ly important public health prior- testing of this population hospitals affiliated with Mass ity given the potential dangers of can provide a window General Brigham Health, 757 Covid-19 for maternal and new- into the community women were tested. Of those born care during and after birth. prevalence of infection. tested, 139 had symptoms possi- "Tracking prevalence prospec- “This will in turn, bly consistent with Covid-19, , tively can inform public health help guide decision- according to the study published interventions and our approach- making about moving in the journal Infection Control es to testing," said co-senior between mitigation ver- & Hospital Epidemiology. author Erica Shenoy. #$%&'$(#*+&%+,&$- %+./0101 (8

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3* &&- The BJP, however, distanced itself Agent for BJP in the last Dy. Mayoral from the matter, saying former deputy election in December.” he wrote in a #;# unaid Azim Mattu, sitting Mayor of mayor Sheikh Imran was behind the separate tweet 89) Tuesday. JSrinagar Municipal Corporation, move to bring the present no confi- This is the second ‘No Confidence area was laid around 12.00 The day also saw 60 persons getting Tuesday lost the crucial floor test in dence motion. Motion’ against @JKPC_ by the BJP in &&- a.m and the first contact erala Government heaved a sigh of discharged from hospitals fully cured of response to a no-confidence motion “Earlier, we had filed no confidence six months! The architects, engineers, was established Krelief as the number of covid-19 covid-19 pandemic. The minister said jointly moved against him by the motion against the Mayor but this time allies and players more or less remained n operation 'All out', the with the hiding terrorists patients in the State showed mild as on Tuesday there were 1,366 patients independent corporators in the house. independent corporators have filed no the same. The strategy - to seemlessly Ijoint teams of security around 1.00 a.m. By 7.00 decrease during the last two days. On undergoing treatment in the State. She However, Mattu blamed both the confidence motion against him led by bring together BJP and NC also forces in Kashmir valley a.m in the morning all Tuesday 79 persons tested positive for also disclosed that 210 persons were BJP and National Conference for join- former Deputy Mayor Shiekh Imran,” remained the same. have so far eliminated 101 three terrorists were the pandemic. No deaths have been hospitalized on Tuesday for suspected ing hands together to show him the exit said BJP’s media in-charge Manzoor Earlier, the National Conference terrorists since January 1, gunned down by the secu- reported from the State during the last coronavirus infection. door. Bhat. Exposing the joint strategy of the vice president and former Chief 2020. rity forces in a neat opera- two days. Kerala has tested 1.57 lakh persons Congress party with 17 corporators BJP and National Conference, Mattu Minister, Omar Abdullah had made it On Tuesday, three ter- tion”. The security forces Out of the 79 who tested positive on for the pandemic as on Tuesday. The abstained along with 11 other inde- wrote a series of tweets after losing the clear that in no case his party would go rorists were neutralised by suffered no collateral dam- Tuesday, 47 were expatriates who State administration has simplified laws pendent candidates during the crucial trust vote. along with the BJP during the voting the joint teams of Shopian age nor any civilian prop- reached the State as part of the Vande regarding the entry of people from other voting. “The vote of ‘No Confidence To begin with, Mattu wrote, “Didn’t process against the Mayor. police, 44 Rashtriya Rifles, erty was damaged during Bharat Mission and 26 were those from States to Kerala. Motion’ against me, and the want to speak about technical realities But after the voting was over, the 178 Bn CRPF in village the operation. the remaining part of the country. Persons who have to visit the State @JKPC_has been passed in the SMC of today’s floor test in SMC and it’s National Conference (NC) expelled Turkwagam of Shopian. In the last 15 days, 24 There were five instances of communi- for emergency have been freed from with 42 votes out of 70,” Mattu said in result but the record needs to be set four of its corporators for defying the Inspector General of terrorists have been neu- ty transmission as the patients tested quarantining if the stay is for seven days, a tweet while blaming the BJP and straight about @JKNC_’s exclusive party whip during the Srinagar Police, Kashmir range, tralised by the security positive failed to explain how they got said a government order. But the visi- National Conference for voting him and facilitatory role in ensuring the suc- Municipal Corporation voting in which Vijar Kumar in a press forces,majority of them the pandemic. tor has to leave the State without fail on out. cess of the BJP-engineered, orchestrated the Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu lost the briefing said, “the opera- were trapped in Shopian Health Minister K K Shylaja said on the eighth day. This relaxation will help Mattu had earlier survived the and backed ‘No Confidence Motion’ no-confidence motion tion was launched on the district. Tuesday that the State has to be cautious those individuals who have to come to floor test in December 2019 winning “The ‘No Confidence Motion’ was “ Four corporators of the NC basis of a specific input Responding to a ques- as more than two lakh expatriates are the State for official work, examination 50 votes in a house of 70. elaborately engineered by the BJP including Neelofar, Danish Bhat, Majid about the presence of ter- tion on elimination of ter- expected to return to Kerala in the com- as well as personal engagements. If the “The seemingly unthinkable seems State General Secretary and other Shulloo and G.N. Sofi were expelled for rorists in the area late rorists in South Kashmir ing weeks. By Tuesday evening Kerala visitors violate the restrictions, they to have happened as @JKNC_and office-bearers. This is evidenced by the defying the party whip to abstain Monday night”. districts, IG Kumar said, had 110 hotspots. Malappuram district would be put under paid quarantine for @BJP4India have come together in caveat and the fact that the gentleman from the voting process in the SMC, “ According to official “Our focus now will be on with 15 patients topped the table on 14 days, said the order. Srinagar,” he said. who proposed it was the Counting said the statement issued by the NC. sources, “the cordon in the north Kashmir”. **+, - -(( 2R' #'@%2%24"# <# the authorities received test we have closed down the strong mob of villagers near incident took place is approx- Bengaluru: Domestic and Among the new cases, 222 reports earlier today,” a senior adjoining tehsildar’s office for Kasa town in Maharashtra’s imately 120 km from Mumbai. international returnees as well are males and 95 females, !& %'#5P ;;%9!" Palghar district police official two days”. Palghar district on suspicion After the incident, thee as infections in contacts of including 19 children below the & ";5"'# said on Tuesday. With Tuesday’s develop- that they were child-lifters. Kasa police had registered three earlier coronavirus patients age of 10. After the receipt of the first ment, the total number of The villagers first hurled FIRs in connection with the contributed to 317 new cases in Covid cases spiked in &-& set of test reports, the district accused in Palghar triple lynch- stones at the van, prompting lynching and assault on police- Karnataka, taking the state's Dakshina Kannada, police authorities have sent ing case has gone up to 12. the driver to stop the vehicle. men. All the accused had been total tally to 7,530, an official Kalaburagi, Ballari, Bengaluru leven of the 23 accused in swab samples of six more Earlier, one of the accused in Later, they pulled three persons arrested a day after the ghast- said on Tuesday. Urban, Dharwad, Udupi, Ethe much-discussed Palghar accused who had been lodged the Palghar triple lynching out of the vehicle and beat ly crime. The new cases were report- Shivamogga, Yadgir, Raichur, triple lynching case lodged in with the infected accused in case had tested positive for them to death in In the first FIR, the police ed from 5 pm on Monday till Uttara Kannada, and Hassan. custody at the Wada police sta- custody at the Wada police sta- Covid on May 1, taking He was Gadhchinchale village on had charged 110 accused with 5 pm on Tuesday, said a health Of the new cases, Dakshina tion have tested positive, tion for testing. incidentally first person to Dabhadi-Khanwel road, with murder under IPC Section official. On a positive note, 322 Kannada contributed 79, fol- prompting the district author- Shocked by the develop- have tested positive for the pan- sticks and rods. 302. The court sent them to patients were discharged. cent. In all, 99 or 93 per cent of lowed by Kalaburagi (63), ities to close down the police ment, the district police author- demic in Wada taluka of The deceased ---identified judicial custody in this case. Of the total cases, 4,456 the returnees have travel his- Ballari (53), Bengaluru Urban station and adjoining taluka ities – along with the health Palghar district. as Chikne Maharaj Subsequently, the Crime patients have been discharged, tory to Maharashtra. (47), Dharwad (8), Udupi and Tehsildar’s office for two days. officials — have set into motion The 12 infected accused are Kalpavrukshagiri (70), Investigation Department 94 have died while 72 are Meanwhile, corona cases Shivamogga (7 each), Yadgir “The 11 infected accused the process of identifying peo- among the 134 persons arrest- Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) and dri- (CID) sleuths of the admitted in the ICUs. The with international travel histo- and Raichur (6 each), Hassan were among the eleven accused ple who were exposed to the ed in connection with the ver Nilesh Telgade (30) were Maharashtra police, who took number of patients in ICUs was ry have been rising consistent- (5), Vijayapura, Mysuru, who had been kept in police infected accused. “As a pre- Palghar triple lynching case. travelling to Surat. Of them one over the investigations into 56 earlier on. ly. As many as 78 such new Gadag, Ramanagara, custody at the Wada police sta- cautionary measure, we have It may be recalled that on was the diver, while two are res- the case, arrested 24 more per- Domestic returnees were cases were reported on Chikkamagaluru and Koppal tion. The confirmation about closed down the Wada police the night of April 16, three per- idents of Kandivli in north sons taking the total number of the biggest contributor to the Tuesday, all returnees from (4 each), Belagavi (3), Bidar (2), their testing positive came after station for two days. Similarly, sons were lynched by a 200- Mumbai. The place where the the accused in the case to 134. new infections -- 107 or 34 per the United Arab Emirates. and Tumkur (1). IANS " " "" "3CCCC 2EH"! " ( "" " $""* &")! Interventions in Keezhadi was closely associated with the ! ) ;2E !G" "!7" ) Excavations” charges that the per- LTTE, the Tamil terrorist organi- sons behind the project are out to sation banned in India. Kanimozhi scientific research paper prove that there existed a separate even approached Madras High Guwahati: With coronavirus infections on the rise, 3DBD &:5-.-@8.+8A opened on June 8 under unlock Aauthored by Dr B S civilization in Keezhadi/South India Court pleading for an order staying ahead of the formulation of new strategies, the 1.0 after remaining shut for 75 Harishankar, internationally known independent of the civilization that the ASI from taking the samples of Assam government has decided to launch the Assam Amaravati: With 193 new evotees would not be days since March 25 due to the archaeologist and member, acade- existed in North India. “It is a wel- Keezhadi to laboratories which are Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP) on Covid-19 cases, Andhra Dallowed into the famous extended lockdown, about mic committee, Indian Institute of come move but they should have under its jurisdiction. Wednesday to randomly test 50,000 samples in 11 Pradesh's cumulative tally Hindu temple atop the 2,000-6,000 devotees, including Advanced Studies, Shimla and done it in a transparent manner. Though the court had obliged days, according to officials here on Tuesday. reached 5,281 by 9 a.m of Chamundi hills in Karnataka's women and children, have which was published in the ideo- While archaeologists like Dr T by issuing an interim stay, it vacat- Assam Principal Secretary (Health and Family Tuesday, said the state nodal Mysuru on Fridays of Hindu been visiting it daily as per the logical weekly ‘Kesari’ has stirred a Satyamurthy, former director, ASI ed the stay when ASI furnished the Welfare) Samir Kumar Sinha said the random test- officer. calendar month ‘Ashada', guidelines,” Shankar said. hornet’s nest in Tamil Nadu and were kept away from the site, the relevant details. But a number of ing under the ATSP would be conducted in four cat- With two more deaths dur- beginning June 22, to prevent The ban will also apply on Kerala. materials they dug out were taken Christian theologists entered the egories of people. ing the period, the Covid-19 crowding amid the Covid- July 13, though a Monday, The archaeologist, through to a laboratory in the USA to find scene and this vitiated the atmos- In his order, which was tagged to the twitter han- toll climbed to 88. One death induced lockdown, a top offi- which marks the birthday of meticulous analysis and documen- their antiquity. Though there are phere. “The NGO headed by Gasper dle of Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, was reported from the Chittoor cial said on Tuesday. the goddess, which is celebrat- tary evidence substantiated by sci- enough facilities in India itself to test Raj who was receiving foreign Sinha said under the ATSP, random testing of peo- district and the other from the “As thousands of devotees ed as Chamundi Varadanthi entific findings has charged that the the materials, they would not give donations was trying to launch a ple and workers involved in truck parking, loading Prakasam district. throng the Chamundeshwari Utsav (fest). Archaeological Survey of India’s the result what they expect. They secessionist movement in Tamil and unloading of goods, including railway goods Over the past few days, the temple atop the hill during the “The temple's priests will excavation at Keezhadi in Tamil want a separate DNA result to Nadu aided by the so called and godowns, would be conducted. state's mortality rate has been auspicious month of Ashada, be allowed to conduct rituals Nadu’s Sivaganga district is with establish a Dravidian race to raise Keezhadi finsings,” said an intelli- Similar random testing would be conducted on improving steadily. On especially on Fridays and the and other activities from Friday ulterior motives and for manufac- separatist agitation,” said Prof gence official tracking the flow of all frontline district officials, including health Tuesday, it declined to 1.31 per weekends, we have decided to to Sunday as on other four days turing history by hook or crook. Harishanker. foreign funds to the NGOs active- workers, police personnel, officials of the transport cent from 1.33 per cent. ban their entry to prevent of a week till Ashada ends on Kanimozhi, MP and daughter of late Dr Satyamurthy said that ly engaged in Keezhadi. department and the district administration, those Andhra Pradesh stands 13th in crowding and avoid getting July 20,” said Shankar. M K Karunanidhi, has been Harishankar has raised important Pattanam, an excavation site in associated with Covid-19 management, hotel staff terms of mortality. The nation- infected by the virus,” Mysuru Admitting that it's the first described as a person trying to reservations against the Keezhadi Kerala too is a site created by a sec- and family members of people released from the al mortality rate during the day Deputy Commissioner time due to the Covid-19 manipulate and meddle with the excavations. “They failed to publish tion of modern historians to subvert institutional quarantine centres. was 2.89 per cent. Abhiram Shankar told IANS induced lockdown that the excavation. at least one in situ picture of the the history of South India, said Earlier, the Health Minister said if a sizable num- Meanwhile, the cumulative here. district administration was “A l l n o r m s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h excavated materials. Whatever has Harishankar and Prof C I Issac, ber of positive cases were found after testing 50,000 tally of active cases climbed to Mysuru, the southern forced to enforce the ban on excavation of a spot have been vio- happened in Keezhadi under the member, Indian Council of samples, several stringent measures, including 2,341 against Monday's 2,231, state's cultural capital and pop- three days of a week till Ashada lated by the self styled archaeologists pretext of archaeological excavation Historical Research (ICHR). “Once total lockdown, would be re-imposed in Guwahati the nodal officer reported. ular tourist spot, is about ends, Shankar said the area who are digging at Keezhadi. The is dubious and need thorough they succeed in establishing that and other vulnerable places. In a sign of relief for the 150km southwest of Bengaluru. around the temple was small whole process was shrouded in probe. We should not allow anyone Pattanam and Keezhadi were con- “The new strategies are being considered to state, the number of active The temple on the city's and the passage to it through mystery and they did not allow even to assemble or manufacture histo- nected through common bondage check the coronavirus spread in Assam,” Sarma said. cases is lower than recoveries. outskirts, however, will be open the hill was narrow to allow so a former director of the ASI to ry by fame means,” Sathyamurthy and linked to Rome, the entire land- Assam has tested 2.20 lakh samples and found During the day, 81 people were for devotees from Monday to many people gather at a examine their findings. What is the told The Pioneer. scape could be manipulated,” Prof 4,319 Covid-19 cases. It has now 2,103 active cases. discharged from hospitals, tak- Thursday, as per the extended time. need for such a secret operation The first persons to reach Issac told this newspaper. While 2,205 patients have recovered, eight people, ing the cumulative tally of lockdown guidelines. Devotees “As per the guidelines to all while the entire excavations carried Keezhadi once the excavators Tamil Nadu Government’s including a 16 years-old girl, died. Assam's neigh- cured people to 2,851. must wear mask, maintain religious places of worship, out in other places of the country announced to the outside world that recent decision to set up a modern bour Mizoram, which has inter-state borders with Meanwhile, 15,911 tests physical distance and not bring large congregations or gather- were open books,” Harishankar they have come across startling museum to display the artifacts Covid-19-hit Tripura and Manipur, on June 8 re- were conducted in the past 24 holy water to sprinkle or offer ings are not allowed to ensure who is credited with two post-doc- proofs were M K Kanimozhi MP from Keezhadi is a major win for imposed lockdown for two more weeks to curb the hours, the nodal officer said. prasadam to the presiding social distancing. Even com- toral researches, asks in his paper. and her long time associate Jegath DMK’s Dravidian Nadu project, coronavirus spread following return of natives from On Monday 15,173 tests had deity. munity feeding is banned,” The paper “Global Gasper Raj , a Catholic priest who said Prof Issac. different parts of the country. IANS been conducted. IANS “Since the temple was re- said Shankar. #$%&'$(#*+&%+,&$- %+./0101 6 0!#0" $ *#$ 0 /+!% "#$ 0 0 1.-"6 33"+, # $# 5 ' ' ' 6 4 ( &(( $* ( ( * * + 0 7$"!" ! $ ! )! *KC" $ 1234 "#+ " ""! ! $ ; $ !!!" ( * $ S 0 5$06 ( * 12 ( + ( % 7 ( ' 11 '), revailing tension in eastern + * Ladakh during the ongoing dis- * ( engagement exploded into a fatal 8 clash on Monday night in the Galwan River Valley but without - anyP exchange of fire though casualties on (( 0 both sides were reported. Expectedly, the + 50+6 9:;; * + Chinese have blamed the Indian soldiers for the incident. The Global Times says # % ( China never announces its casualties. This 12<= $ # brutal scuffle between the two nations / " 0+ breaks the 45-year-old record of a de facto ceasefire and no casualties. This is akin to ( . ( the erstwhile Helsinki agreement during ) + * the Cold War. The site of the fatal clash > indicates the military importance of the Galwan River Valley and the determination ? 0 @ # ( of both sides not to yield. Violent scuffles have the potential to escalate into the use / $0 + $ + of military weapons that will open a second front for India, which we can ill-afford. 5+$+6 $ A > ( ( Military diplomacy has serious limits. Going by the events that have followed, $ , Army Chief Gen MM Naravane’s contention last Saturday that a lot of disengage- / A ment has taken place in Galwan does not # , appear to be an accurate assessment. + ( Rewind to May 5. Two French words encapsulate the incursions and their chang- # + ( ing patterns. Fait accompli: Like the Russian LAC to block India’s legitimate Karakoram Pass, it could gain signal of strength. Although counter the PLA pressure " annexation of Crimea, China’s aggression right of patrolling up to its access to the Siachen glacier restoration of status quo ante points along LAC are needed. - in the South China Sea and its intended but claim line while permitting and join hands with its iron took a year, the show of Holes in the numerous border S failed territorial assertion in Doklam. And the PLA a free run. The brother, Pakistan. It is the real- strength facilitated a Chinese protocols that have encouraged déjà vu: Such incursions have occurred in increased display of territorial isation of this strategic wedge invitation to the then Prime PLA encroachments need plug- / + the past at Depsang Valley (2013) Chumar nationalism — not give up an that India must prevent. Minister Rajiv Gandhi to ging. India should offset its (2014) and Sumdorong Chu Valley (1986). inch of territory — is in sync Maintaining ambiguity on Beijing, breaking the decade- continental handicap by * ( But the present month-long multiple intru- with Chinese President Xi LAC is China’s masterstroke. long political hiatus. exploiting its maritime superi- sions in Galwan, Pangong Tso and Hot Jinping’s “China Dream” and India tried unsuccessfully in China’s escalation is not ority in the Indian Ocean to , S Springs area in Ladakh and Nakula in exhortation of the PLA in bat- 2002 to exchange maps depict- only horizontal but also verti- buzz Chinese vessels con- Sikkim are different. They are well-planned, tle readiness. Overall, it invokes ing each other’s presence and cal. The PLA has shown it can fronting their Malacca dilem- / * " + large-scale, violent and sanctioned at the Sun Tzu’s dictum of winning perception of LAC between the brazenly intrude at a time and ma. highest political level. battles without fighting. then Foreign Secretary Kanwal place of its choosing. That, too, Ironically, the fatal clashes % , B B China enjoys distinct superiority in the There is a larger PLA game Sibal and his counterpart Wang without the use of firearms and are coinciding with the 70th % / * A balance of military power and infrastruc- plan. Miffed by Union Home Yi, currently Foreign Minister cause death and injuries. Of the anniversary of India-China + $ S $ ture in areas of contestation. These coer- Minister Amit Shah’s vow to and Special Representative for five intrusions, one of the relations when both countries cive actions target India’s strategic highway, retake the Aksai Chin in border talks. Similarly, the highest strategic concerns for are combating a calamitous + $ 5+$++6 running parallel to the Line of Control August 2019, following the ambitious decision in 2005, to China is the Galwan valley. In COVID pandemic. The last * " (LAC) from Darbuk-Shyokh-Daulat Beg reading down of Article 370 skip LAC clarification and these columns last week, the fatal incident along the LAC Oldie (DSDBO) near the Karakoram Pass, and making Ladakh a Union forge a political framework for sterling value of Galwan in the was in 1975 in Arunachal which threatens its dominance in Ladakh, Territory, Beijing wants to pro- the resolution of the boundary domination of Shyok river and Pradesh when the PLA * especially the disputed Aksai Chin road vide additional depth to the dis- question, was aborted. In 2014, the highway to DBO was ambushed an Assam Rifles , + C , B % ( linking Xinjiang with Tibet. Reasons for puted Aksai Chin highway. during Xi’s visit to India, Prime explained. Its occupation in patrol, killing 11 soldiers. As =D== << ( change in Beijing’s behaviour? With short supply lines on the Minister Modi urged that both 1961 by 4/8 Gorkhas and its military diplomacy has exposed Compensation for China’s reputational Indian side and improved con- countries accept a common loss in 1962 indicate why the its weakness, it is essential that + E % ( loss due to the mishandling the COVID- nectivity in eastern Ladakh, the LAC but Xi ignored the PLA covets the strategic enclave the 45-day standoff is defused / E # $0 19 pandemic; to pacify its domestic audi- PLA sees this as a long-term request. The SR dialogue has and will not vacate it without through politico-diplomatic * ( ence; display its strength as it did during threat. Its contingency plans become about feel good. a significant trade-off. intervention at the highest the recently concluded National People’s include pushing Indian India’s strategic culture has It may use other tactical level. New Delhi’s bottom line: + + F Congress plenary session; and warning defences west of Shyok river cultivated in military psyche a intrusions as a bargaining chip Restoration of status quo ante ( India that it can create pressure points along and south of Indus river up to reactive strategy except in the for retention of more valued May 5 will be a long and . + the border should it attempt any contain- its 1960 LAC claim line. It wor- 1971 war. So in Kargil, the real estate. The absence of painful process. The centre of . + . * * E ment strategy. ries that the Indian road to infantry was assaulting uphill, India’s will and deterrence is gravity is the Galwan River China’s strategy of territorial creep has Daulat Beg Oldi near the taking avoidable casualties to stark. In the mid-1980s, after Valley. 7 $ * B been perfected over the decades on the Karakoram Pass can pose a dislodge Pakistani intrusions Sumdorongchu, the Indian (The writer, a retired Major + Tibetan border to enlarge disputed areas, threat to the Karakoram and so on. But at Army had prepared contingen- General, was Commander IPKF * ( extend claim lines and construct roads and Highway and the China- Sumdorongchu, though the cies for tit-for-tat operations. South, Sri Lanka and founder fortifications a la Doklam. The People’s Pakistan Economic Corridor second mover, India’s build-up Fortunately, the military bal- member of the Defence Planning * + Liberation Army (PLA) is perennially (CPEC). On the other hand, if was so swift and overwhelming ance was less adverse then Staff, currently the Integrated ( * exploring weaknesses along the disputed China can isolate the that the PLA recognised the than now. 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23 8:'& : " " "$ "9 ( ( 8 "( $ : @ @. + 19 , , (** * S P Q 8 # S ( ( O P ( Q 0 ( ( # 0 5 -70), ( 5. 6 ( ( n June 2, the Trump administration announced a probe into digital ser- . S C vices taxes that have been either . C adopted or are under consideration / S # ( by its trading partners viz, Austria, * ( Brazil,O the Czech Republic, the European Union " J (EU), India, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Turkey and 1D( ( the UK. This refers to the so-called “Section 301 P Q investigation” by the United States Trade 5 6 ( # :D( Representative (USTR) to determine whether levies on electronic commerce discriminate against US technological giants like Apple, Google, Amazon and so on. The probe could lead # ( to the US imposing tariffs on exports from these J ( countries. The reaction of the US and the proposed retaliatory measures are triggered by gen- * uine actions by the aforementioned countries (and * many others) to salvage a grim situation, where- ( by they are losing billions of dollars in taxes due 1D( ( to the manipulative practices of multinational cor- ( porations (MNCs) in the digital space — most of +)99 : 1D( them based in America. +5 (9 ) While some countries (for instance, France )-5+9&.5 and India) have taken measures to make the ( MNCs pay the taxes, structured efforts are being ( 97759. # made under the aegis of the Organisation for + + 55% + ( ( Economic Cooperation and Development ( 5 7 )+ $ B - (OECD) to arrive at a so-called BEPS (base ero- .(--5.59. K sion profit shifting) framework agreement. Over %: )-5+9&.5 135 countries are participating in this project (85 +)9-+.: ing from users located within the Indian market or sale of data collected from the India — and maintains accounts viz. have already signed the multilateral instrument (5+ . territory. Hence, it is none other than the Indian market.” This levy is at two per receipts, expenditure, profit and so on # ( ( on BEPS) that will form the basis for such taxa- + +: 5 Government of India (GOI), which has cent on the sum received or receivable for local operations, the tax department ( tion. ).7+&9. 8 the right to tax these profits. The juris- by an e-commerce operator and is has a smooth sail. But technological L The OECD had released a draft on “taxing 5.( ) diction to tax lies with it. This position payable directly to the Central giants don’t have a PE on Indian soil. digital companies” on October 9, 2019. However, is also endorsed by the OECD under the Government on a quarterly basis. To overcome this hurdle, in 2018, a . progress on this has been stymied by the )9&%:9. BEPS framework agreement. It states: Whereas the tax imposed in 2016 committee set up by the Central Board ) " Coronavirus crisis. The original deadline to com- )9&& 55 9 + “Profits of MNCs should be available for had very limited coverage (revenue of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had mooted the plete the negotiations was this year, which now +9+%.+ taxation in the country where their cus- from online advertisements), the two per concept of digital permanent establish- . # gets shifted to the next year. Meanwhile, it is )9&%:9)+ tomers are, irrespective of any physical cent levy introduced this year covers ment (DPE). The Income-Tax Act pro- ( important to unravel the modus operandi used by .9#+ 5 presence in that market, and that a for- almost every good and service provid- vides for levy of tax on the profit attrib- O technological giants to dodge tax authorities in %5+& mula should be evolved for such taxa- ed or facilitated by the internet giants. uted to the Indian operations of such off- * S S these countries and steps taken by India, a major 998 tion.” But this approach is riddled with ad shore enterprises in the country. ( B source of income for them, to deal with it. 9(.& Coming to the steps taken by India, hocism and arbitrariness. There is no The committee proposed tax at the * How does the Indian Government establish 5.97 in 2016, the Government had introduced basis for having two widely divergent rate of 30-40 per cent, depending on the L F # its jurisdiction to tax them on their operations in .(-5 + the so-called “Google Tax” — also rates depending on the source of revenue user base and revenues (only firms with the country (a bone of contention between the known as Equalisation Levy — with an viz, online advertisements versus all oth- a user base over 2,00,000 would be con- ( MNC’s host country and India)? What could be %.+)9&%: intent to tax the Business to Business ers. Besides, the “all others” category is sidered). As a follow up, in the Finance + S the criteria to bring them under the tax net? How @. 5+. (B2B), e–commerce transactions/digi- open-ended and loosely-worded that Act 2018, the Government proposed that far can India go in building a consensus at the +N(A tal transactions. The tax is levied at six leaves room for discretion. “such offshore firms should be taxed in . C # OECD around its stance? (.:5& per cent on the payment made by a res- What is even worse is that being a India if they have a market presence @. + 129; By nature, operations of MNCs are transna- %9.+ 997 ident firm to foreign e-commerce com- levy on the turnover/gross receipts above a threshold to be defined in terms - 0 . " tional with entities located in several countries 5.( )0)9&& 55 panies for online advertisements on the (instead of profit which is the way it of their customer base and revenue.” But 14D ( involving a high-level of interdependence and 9.(- latter’s platform. should be — as the intent is to tax the this needs an amendment to India’s tax :D # cross-border flows of goods and services between )9& 5 While making a payment, the resi- profits of MNCs), these are akin to indi- treaties with all its trade and investment * :D ( them, as also direct supplies to retailers and con- .%9.+ + dent firm has to deduct tax from the rect tax, which the technological giants partners. The task will be greatly facil- 4D sumers. For firms such as Google, Facebook and + +:. 5+. consideration payable to say, Google, and conveniently recover from Indian users itated once the BEPS framework agree- 1D . ( Amazon among others doing business in digital deposit it to the department. For by correspondingly inflating their ment is put in place. The Government mode, physical boundaries get blurred. They instance, if the consideration is charges. They have been doing so in the should, therefore, work for early finali- 1D C * " structure their investment arms through a maze 10,00,000, then the former has to case of six per cent levy on advertising sation of the agreement. S of subsidiaries held outside India in low-tax juris- withhold six per cent or 60,000 and pay revenue (in the above example, the res- It should vigorously pursue the M dictions such as Singapore, Mauritius, Ireland and the net amount of 9,40,000 (the so- ident firm is billed for 10,60,000) and DPE concept at the OECD and also get # + # among others. called equalisation amount) to the lat- will do the same with respect to two per ready with a criteria for treating a for- 122D ( These technology giants invoice Indian cus- ter. The Google tax of 60,000 is paid to cent levy on goods and services imposed eign company as DPE. The criteria ( tomers via these offshore entities despite having the legislature. Through an amendment this year. should give appropriate weight to three O . significant revenue, users or paying customers in to the Finance Act, 2020, the scope of This defeats the purpose as instead crucial parameters viz, the number of the country even as their Indian entity is crafted equalisation levy was extended to “all of making the technological giants pay users, paying customers or annual rev- @. =DDD(=D1D more like a service company or commission agent sales, gross receipts or turnover of non- up, Indian firms end up paying more. enue. The tax rate on such companies # @. $ =D1< # ( to the parent company located abroad. This helps residents not having a Permanent Besides, the arbitrariness in this treated as DPE should be at par with the them in booking an overwhelming share of rev- Establishment (PE is a fixed place of approach to taxation leaves the country rate applicable to domestic companies. enues in the parent company (registered in a tax business normally located in the terri- open to criticism. What then is the way Meanwhile, the US should desist 5 6 ( haven) while a very small portion of service/com- tory of the source country), who is pro- forward? How does GOI get these for- from its proclaimed actions as India (like mission revenue and income is reported in the viding the online sale of goods or pro- eign firms to pay taxes on the earnings other affected countries) is only trying . S C B entity registered in India. vision of services or both to a person from their operations here? to correct a wrong that is being perpe- The firms may be getting away by not pay- residing in India or a non-resident in In the normal course, for a foreign trated by its technological giants. 5 S R ing tax in the source country (India in this case) specific circumstances, such as the sale firm having a PE from where it conducts (The writer is a New Delhi-based S6 but the fact remains that their profits are com- of advertisement targetted to the Indian transactions — including sales made in policy analyst) $ " $

Minister has failed to check the pan- which he is currently heading. It was governance. He did not chalk out a and holds key Ministries, “I would the discussions. Fourth, the role of coalition partners and his Cabinet demic. According to insiders, the an unnatural one as there is nothing proper COVID-19 strategy, with the like to make a differentiation here. the NCP chief, who was instrumen- colleagues on a regular basis. It is the BJP is not willing to stake claim at common between his party, the result that today Maharashtra reports We are supporting the Government tal in the formation of the Uddhav babus who are said to be running the this point of time. It only wants to Shiv Sena, and the partners, the highest number of COVID-19 in Maharashtra but we are not the Government, is intriguing. Eyebrows show in the State currently. get rid of the Uddhav Government Congress and the NCP. It was an cases and the tally is still growing. key decision-maker in Maharashtra. were raised at his recent meeting Therefore, it is not surprising and rule the State through the opportunistic coalition and the main Uddhav even faced a crisis regard- We are the key decision-maker in amid political instability in the State that Uddhav has not been allowed to Centre. reason for their coming together was ing his election to the legislature and Punjab; we are the key decision- with Governor BS Hoshyari, the first settle down either by his coalition In the 288-member Maharashtra to prevent the BJP from coming to he managed to get elected only after maker in Chhattisgarh, in Rajasthan, since the the latter took charge. partners or the main Opposition, the 14 +,$;,& Assembly, the Maha Vikas Aghadi power in the State. his SOS to Prime Minister Narendra in Puducherry. So, there is a differ- Pawar’s meeting is interesting as BJP. Though Uddhav managed to (MVA) enjoys the support of 170 leg- The second and more important Modi last month. It is not clear why ence between running a it came in the wake of the demand keep the Sena afloat after the death islators, including 56 members from reason is the inexperience of the he did not take the help of experi- Government and supporting a from the State BJP leaders for impo- of its founder Bal Thackeray all these political slugfest is going on in the Shiv Sena, 54 from the Chief Minister in public administra- enced State Congress leaders or the Government.” sition of President’s Rule in years, running a Government is dif- the big State of Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), tion. Maharashtra is a big State and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in tackling Local party leaders complain Maharashtra. This demand has been ferent and this is where he needs to Aeven as the Uddhav 44 from the Congress and some Mumbai is the financial capital of the the pandemic. that Uddhav has not been consult- made by key leaders, including for- strengthen himself. He needs good Thackeray-led coalition smaller parties. The BJP has 105 country. Hence, it needs a capable Third, Uddhav is facing trouble ing them. According to them, dur- mer Chief Ministers Narayan Rane advisors. Other players, too, should Government is trying to face the out- seats and claims the support of 13 man at the helm. But before he could not only from outside but also from ing the formation of the Uddhav and Devendra Fadnavis, both of realise that this is not the time for break of the pandemic. While the other legislators. The boat can be come to grips with the responsibil- within the coalition. For instance, the Government, the Congress got plum whom met the Governor last week. playing toppling games. The first pri- BJP is yet to reconcile with the ascen- rocked any time by encouraging ity thrust upon him and learn the Congress keeps demanding its portfolios, considering its strength Interestingly, both the Raj Bhavan ority should be to tackle the out- dency of the Shiv Sena supremo Bal defection. ropes of the job, Uddhav’s image pound of flesh at every step. This is in the State Assembly. It was also and the Pawar camp described it as break. Politics can wait. After all, Thackeray, it is becoming aggressive Though Chief Minister Uddhav took a beating due to the clear from the comments made by decided that the Legislative Council a courtesy call. Pawar is considered people elect them as their represen- and is aspiring for power. State BJP Thackeray took over in November Coronavirus outbreak. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a seats and corporations would be dis- to be one of the ablest Chief Ministers tatives and they cannot fail to serve leaders are demanding the imposi- last year, he is yet to settle down His inexperience was seen in the media conference recently. The tributed equally among the three and shrewdest political minds in the public interests. tion of President’s Rule in because of various reasons. The way he handled the migrant crisis. Gandhi scion remarked that though parties of the MVA Government. country. But there is barely any evi- (The writer is a senior Maharashtra, claiming that the Chief first is the nature of the coalition, He is still learning the tough task of the Congress was part of the MVA However, things are not going as per dence of Uddhav consulting his journalist) #$%&'$(#*+&%+,&$- %+./0101 ,= #<=44$ ## #

59- anti-Pyongyang leaflets across Korea may also be frustrated Soviet-supported North Korea and sea borders. The Koreas’ neighbors the border. because the sanctions prevent at the end of the World War II Earlier Tuesday, North voiced concerns over Tuesday’s orth Korea blew up an The news agency did not Seoul from breaking away from in 1945. The office was con- Korea’s military threatened to demolition. Japanese Prime Ninter-Korean liaison office detail how the office in the Washington to resume joint sidered a symbol of Moon’s move back into unspecified Minister Shinzo Abe said he building just north of the heav- North Korean border town of economic projects with engagement policy. border areas that have been hopes tensions between the ily armed border with South Kaesong was destroyed. Pyongyang. North Korea had earlier demilitarized under agree- Koreas will not escalate further, Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully South Korea’s government South Korea’s response to threatened to demolish the ments with South Korea and adding that Japan will cooper- choreographed, largely sym- later released military surveil- Tuesday’s demolition was rel- office as it stepped up its fiery “turn the front line into a ate closely with Seoul and bolic display of anger that puts lance video showing clouds of atively strong compared to past rhetoric over what it called fortress.” Washington while analyzing pressure on Washington and smoke rising from the ground provocations. Moon’s govern- Seoul’s failure to stop civilian On Monday, Moon urged the development. Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear as a building collapsed at a ment has faced criticism that it campaigns to drop anti- North Korea to stop raising In China, the North’s major diplomacy. now-shuttered joint industrial didn’t take tough measures Pyongyang leaflets into the animosities and return to talks, diplomatic ally, foreign min- Although the building was park in Kaesong where the liai- when North Korea performed North. South Korea said it saying the two Koreas must not istry spokesman Zhao Lijian empty and the North had pre- son office stood. a series of short-range weapons would take steps to ban the reverse the 2018 inter-Korean said that “we always hope that viously signaled its plans to South Korea issued a tests targeting South Korea leafleting, but North Korea summit deals. the Korean destroy it, the move is still the statement expressing “strong over the past year. argued that the South Korean North Korea has a history Peninsula will maintain peace most provocative act by North regret” over the destruction of Moon, a liberal who cham- response lacked sincerity. of taking highly visual symbolic and stability.” Korea since it entered nuclear the building, warning of a pions greater reconciliation On Saturday night, Kim Yo steps for political gains. It invit- Inter-Korean relations have talks in 2018 after a U.S.-North stern response if North Korea with North Korea, shuttled Jong, the influential sister of ed foreign journalists to watch been strained since the break- Korean standoff had many takes additional steps that between Pyongyang and North Korea’s leader, warned the detonation of its under- down of a second summit fearing war. It will pose a seri- aggravate tensions. Washington to help set up the that Seoul will soon witness “a ground nuclear testing tunnels between Kim and Trump in ous setback to the efforts of lib- The statement, issued fol- first summit between Kim and tragic scene of the useless in 2018 and the demolition of Vietnam in early 2019. The eral South Korean President lowing an emergency National "$ / / # 0#" President Donald Trump in North-South liaison office (in a cooling tower at its main summit fell apart because of Moon Jae-in to engage the Security Council meeting, said / June 2018. North Korea) being complete- nuclear complex in 2008. Both disputes over how much sanc- North. the demolition is “an act that The liaison office has been ly collapsed.” She also said she events were an attempt by the tions relief the North should get North Korea’s official betrays hopes for an improve- ter, Suh Ho, who was Seoul’s reached during North Korean shut since late January because would leave to North Korea’s North to show it was serious in return for Kim’s dismantling Korean Central News Agency ment in South-North Korean top official at the liaison office, leader Kim Jong Un’s three sum- of coronavirus concerns. The military the right to take the about denuclearization amid of his main nuclear complex, said the country destroyed the relations and the establish- called the demolition an mits with Moon in 2018. office, built with South Korean next step of retaliation against rampant outside skepticism which was seen as a limited office in a “terrific explosion” ment of peace on the Korean “unprecedentedly senseless act” Some outside analysts money at a reported cost of South Korea. about its commitment. denuclearization measure. because its “enraged people” Peninsula.” that shocked “not only our peo- believe the North, after failing $8.3 million, was opened in North Korea has threat- “It’s hard to see how such After the Vietnam summit, were determined to “force (the) South Korea’s Defense ple, but the whole world.” to get what it wants in nuclear September 2018 to facilitate ened to dismantle the shuttered behavior will help the Kim inter-Korean relations turned human scum, and those who Ministry said separately that it The North said last week talks, will turn to provocation better communication and Kaesong factory complex com- regime get what it wants from sour again. Kim entered 2020 have sheltered the scum, to pay closely monitors North Korean that it was cutting off all gov- to win outside concessions exchanges between the Koreas. pletely and abandon a 2018 the world, but clearly such vowing to expand his nuclear dearly for their crimes,” appar- military activities and was pre- ernment and military commu- because its economy has like- It was the first such office bilateral tension-reduction images will be used for domes- arsenal, introduce a new strate- ently referring to North Korean pared to strongly counter any nication channels with the South ly worsened because of persis- between the countries since agreement, which observers tic propaganda,” said Leif-Eric gic weapon and overcome the defectors living in South Korea future provocations. The while threatening to abandon tent U.S.-led sanctions and the they were divided into a U.S.- say could allow the North to Easley, a professor at Ewha US-led sanctions that he said who for years have floated South’s vice unification minis- bilateral peace agreements coronavirus pandemic. North backed South Korea and a trigger clashes along the land University in Seoul. “stifles” his country’s economy. -9.%' )&.))#$- # # ! 3 1!5%9#2 #5! 2M%! ""&!P!$!!2%2G/5 ,3 # 5 +9 Jiechi, the Chinese Communist of Hong Kong and increasing 5+%+.5 -. ed in recent weeks. Now, 50% feelings of stress and loneliness , Party’s top foreign affairs offi- Chinese assertiveness in the say that. Americans were already facing 5 ! 3 +95$; ecretary of State Mike cial. South China Sea. 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Melbourne: Australia on Tuesday ERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid- ly one death in the treatment of around $* " lashed out at China and Russia for ew Zealand is no longer free from 19 thERapY) trial which was established eight ventilated patients, or around 25 &$!#+!""* +" spreading “disinformation” during Nthe new coronavirus after health to test a range of potential therapies for patients requiring oxygen alone. " $ $" the coronavirus pandemic and officials say two women who flew from Covid-19, including low-dose dexam- “Dexamethasone is the first drug to " ; asserted that it would continue to London to see a dying parent had test- ethasone — a steroid treatment. be shown to improve survival in Covid- # push for reform of global bodies ed positive. But before they were tested, The RECOVERY trial included over 19. This is an extremely welcome result,” " ! such as the WHO. the women had been given an exemp- 11,500 patients, enrolled from more said Peter Horby, one of the chief inves- "$! $$ Delivering a speech at the tion to leave quarantine on compas- than 175 hospitals in the UK, noted a tigators of the trial from the University $ " $* " Australian National University in sionate grounds and had traveled from statement published by the University of of Oxford in the UK. $! !"= Canberra, Foreign Minister Marise Auckland to Wellington by car. Oxford on Tuesday. “The survival benefit is clear and ! " $ Payne underlined that the Director-General of Health Ashley In the trial, a total of 2,104 patients large in those patients who are sick ! *"$ European Commission last week Bloomfield said that as part of their trav- were randomised to receive dexametha- enough to require oxygen treatment, so ! <+!*" issued a report which revealed that el plan, the women had no contact with sone six milligrammes once per day — dexamethasone should now become ! foreign actors and countries, led by any people or any public facilities on either by mouth or by intravenous injec- standard of care in these patients,” Horby " " ! Russia and China, had carried out their road trip. tion — for ten days, and were compared said. The drug, according to the scientists, " $ " “targeted disinformation cam- Nevertheless, the new cases have with 4,321 patients randomised to usual is inexpensive, on the shelf, and can be "" # paigns” aimed at undermining sparked a round of testing in New care alone. used immediately to save lives +!"$ $! democratic debate and stoking Zealand for anybody who might have Among the patients who received worldwide. " %$ confusion about the pandemic. been close to the women. usual care alone, mortality was highest in “These preliminary results from the " $ , $ The following day, she said, That includes passengers and staff on those who required ventilation (41 per RECOVERY trial are very clear — dex- !!- " Twitter suspended over 32,000 their flights, which arrived via Brisbane cent), intermediate in those patients amethasone reduces the risk of death ! "" " accounts linked to state-run pro- in Australia, other people at the who required oxygen only (25 per cent), among patients with severe respiratory $ "! paganda operations in China, Auckland hotel they initially stayed at in and lowest among those who did not complications,” said Martin Landray, ! "!"" Russia and Turkey, the Sydney quarantine, and a family member they require any respiratory intervention (13 another chief investigator of the trial from $"""# Morning Herald reported. met in Wellington. per cent), the scientists said. the University of Oxford. #$%&'$(#*+&%+,&$- %+./0101 3# $,4# # 9 ( -1 , than 10.28 lakh crore in FY20, FY21, down from 1,99,755 the shape of the economy and with the de-growth that is as the Government expects a crore in the June 2019 quarter,” that the Government will miss expected in the non-agricul- /115 good response to the tax dis- the official said. the budgeted tax numbers tural portion of the economy in # 6=>1 ? pute settlement scheme ‘Vivad The official also said after given the impact of the pan- the first quarter due to the lock- se Vishwas’. refunds, the total net direct tax demic-driven lockdown that down. “Total advance collection collection is only 92,681 crore has crippled the economy. She said that for FY21 as &-& fell a massive 76.05 per cent to so far this fiscal, a decline of 32 “The 31 per cent decline in a whole, net tax revenue is like- ;) 11,714 crore so far in the June per cent from 1,36,941 crore gross direct tax collection and ly to fall short by 3.9 lakh ross direct tax collection quarter from 48,917 crore in in the year-ago period.So far in 32 per cent plunge in net col- crore of the budget estimate. +5 95)% Gdeclined 31 per cent to the corresponding three- the June quarter, the depart- lections is on the expected The expected shortfall, 1,37,825 crore till June 15 of the months in FY20,” an income ment has refunded 45,143 lines. This is pointing towards she said, is based on the antic- 5 current fiscal as advance tax tax official told PTI. According crore. It is 28 per cent lower weak economic activities. ipated compression in con- mop-up plunged 76 per cent to the official, advance corpo- than 62,813 crore that was Corporate tax collection is also sumption and income levels amid the coronavirus pan- rate tax collection plummeted refunded in the corresponding impacted by cut in corporate following the pandemic, the &-& demic, an official said on 79 per cent to 8,286 crore in quarter last fiscal. tax rate in September 2019. gain to the Government from Tuesday. the first quarter of the current The last day to pay “Based on the evolving sit- the hikes in excise duty on ndian equities on Tuesday The Budget for 2020-21 fiscal from 39,405 crore in the advance taxes was June 15 and uation on the economic growth fuels, and adjusting for lower- Ifollowed upbeat global mar- has estimated a 12 per cent June 2019 quarter. The advance assessees falling under the front in FY21, the probability than-budgeted central tax kets to capture the day’s peak increase in gross tax collections personal income tax collection ambit of advance tax payment of touching even last year’s col- devolution to the States. During before losing momentum due at 24.23 lakh crore, from declined 64 per cent to 3,428 are required to pay 15 per cent lection is low,” Devendra the first two months of the June to Indo-China border tensions 21.63 lakh crore in FY20. The crore from 9,512 crore in the of the evaluated tax liability in Kumar Pant, the chief econo- quarter, a nationwide lock- that capped gains on bench- collection was lower in the last year-ago period, the official the first quarter, 25 per cent mist at India Rating said. down was in place to control mark indices. The BSE gauge fiscal due to corporate tax rate added. each in the next two quarters Echoing similar views, the spread of the coronavirus Sensex settled 376.42 points or cuts. This has pulled down and the remaining 35 per cent Aditi Nayar, the chief econo- pandemic and it had also dis- 1.13 per cent higher at The budget target for direct “gross direct tax collection by in the fourth quarter. mist at rating agency Icra, said rupted around 80 per cent of 33,605.22. Intra-day, the index taxes is 13.19 lakh crore, a full 31 per cent to 1,37,825 Economists said the num- the extent of contraction in net the economic activities in the swung about 1,069 points, and which is 28 per cent higher crore in the first quarter of bers are not surprising given direct tax collection is in line country. briefly ventured into the neg- as many scrips in the green. lifeline under which it will buy ative territory in the later part Sectorally, BSE finance, up to $750 billion in corporate of the session reacting to India- bankex, metal, basic materials, bonds. +& " " China standoff news. Likewise, IT and consumer durables The plan is part of a mas- 4% * the NSE barometer too fought indices rallied up to 2.39 per sive financial backstop put in a high volatility before ending cent. While telecom, realty, place by the bank to protect the "!"$ 100.30 points or 1.02 per cent power, utilities and FMCG economy from the worst of the (( "6"& ( up at 9,914. On the Sensex indices ended in the red. In the virus crisis. “The border dis- 4P chart, HDFC Bank was the top broader market, midcap and pute between India and China )4 #' gainer, jumping around 4 per smallcap indices jumped up to resulted in volatility in the &= "" cent, followed by HDFC, ICICI 0.37 per cent. Indian bourses stock markets, on tensions of Bank, Kotak Bank, Infosys and tracked positive global markets further escalation of dispute. . and Highways Minister said Hero MotoCorp. after US Federal Reserve This was in spite of steady addressing a webinar organised On the other hand, Tech launched a massive programme global markets following the &-& hares of Tata Motors on he Government is taking by industry body Assocham. Mahindra, Axis Bank, to support businesses hit by the announcement of the US Fed STuesday fell by nearly 6% Sebi panel on Tuesday sug- Tsteps to revamp the The minister said the IndusInd Bank and ITC were coronavirus lockdown, ana- Reserve’s expanded bond-buy- espite events like Franklin after the company reported a Agested measures to National Highways Authority need of the hour is to devise among the laggards. lysts said.The Fed announced ing programme,” Vinod Nair, DTempleton closing down consolidated net loss of strengthen markets watchdog’s of India (NHAI) and large- bankable projects suitable for Of the Sensex constituents, its Main Street Lending Head of Research at Geojit schemes after COVID-19 out- 9,863.73 crore in the fourth enforcement mechanism and scale reforms are needed fur- the market with acute preci- 15 shares closed in the red and Programme and an emergency Financial Services, said. break, domestic rating agency quarter ended March 2020. improve the system of recovery ther, Union Minister Nitin sion and accuracy citing how Crisil on Tuesday said invest- It tumbled 5.67% to close at of siphoned off money. Gadkari said on Tuesday. NHAI devised 5,000 crore ing in debt mutual funds can 94.75 on the BSE. During the The committee headed by NHAI has been mandat- highway monetisation pro- "! help investors. day, it tanked 8.41% to 92. On former Supreme Court Judge ed the task to develop, maintain jects under TOT (toll-opera- '- The rating agency’s the NSE, stock of the compa- Anil Dave has proposed and manage National tor-transfer) mode which research wing suggested it is ny plunged 5.87% to close at method of quantification of Highways, the arterial roads of could only be bid by foreign " " wise to invest in debt mutual 94.60. In traded volume terms, profit made by the defaulter the country, for inter-state players. +/R = funds and the investments can 108.45 lakh shares of the com- and loss caused to investors. movement of passengers and “It took six months to con- " " " still pay but one needs to know pany were traded on the BSE In addition, the commit- goods. vince them (Authority) to how to invest their savings and 21.54 crore shares on the tee has examined the insol- The total length of come out with small 500 * 9 into it. It can be noted that ear- NSE during the day. Tata vency, recovery and securities National Highways at present crore packages for asset mon- $ < . lier this year, Franklin Motors on Monday reported a laws jurisprudence of India is abut 1.5 lakh km, about 2 per etisation under TOT as 5,000 Templeton shut its debt consolidated net loss of and abroad and suggested suit- cent of the length of all the crore package could only be %24#75!2"7 gained one place to rank 3rd, schemes citing market condi- 9,863.73 cr in the fourth quar- able changes in the Insolvency roads, but they carry about 40 bid by foreign players,” the Netherlands has retained its tions with a commitment to ter ended March 31, 2020, and Bankruptcy Code to per cent of the total traffic. Gadkari said adding “the pro- 4th place and Hong Kong has pay unit holders over time and with the coronavirus-induced ensure that insolvency law is “We are taking steps for ject mode should be market slipped to the fifth place. US ith coronavirus lock- triggered a massive concern lockdown taking a toll on not used as a refuge by default- revamp of NHAI....Major driven and bankable” and not has moved down to 10th place Wdown further precipitat- among the investor communi- British arm Jaguar Land Rover ers, thereby protecting the reforms are needed in the just which are taken in “board- ndia continues to remain (from 3rd last year), while ing downturn in the economy ty.”…things aren’t all bad. as well as its domestic business. interest of investors. Authority,” the Road Transport rooms.” Iranked 43rd on an annual China has also slipped from witnessed even before the Indeed, dive a little deeper World Competitiveness Index 14th to 20th place. Among the COVID-19 crisis, swift recov- and there are streaks of silver compiled by Institute for BRICS nations, India is ranked ery requires the Government to – options among various cate- Management Development second after China, followed by loosen its purse strings as only gories of debt mutual funds with some traditional weak- Russia (50th), Brazil (56th) public spending can trigger that can help ride over the chal- nesses like poor infrastructure and South Africa (59th). India economic revival, Brickwork lenges being posed by the pan- and insufficient education was ranked 41st on the IMD Ratings said. demic’s economic blow,” Crisil investment keeping its ranking World Competitiveness In a report on ‘COVID- said in a note. It said equity low, the international business Ranking, being produced by 19 and Growth Challenges’, it markets are down 21 per cent school said on Tuesday. the business school based in said a sharp downturn was wit- from January 1 onward, and Singapore has retained its Switzerland and Singapore nessed in the economy even also acknowledged that the top position on the 63-nation every year since 1989, but had before the pandemic. debt markets have not been list.Denmark has moved up to slipped to 45th in 2017 before And the coronavirus battle spared either as over 1.94 the second position (from 8th improving to 44th in 2018 and had to be fought by a wound- lakh crore of outflows were last year), Switzerland has then to 43rd in 2019. ed economy. recorded in March. / #

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Among the four broad sub- The nature index is a data- Students have the option to appear in ject areas, SRMIST ranked base of author affiliations and one or both phases. The result will how- 19th in India for Chemistry institutional relationships. The ever consider the students’ perfor- and 28th in Physical Sciences. index tracks contributions to mance in the best of the two phases. Due The Nature Index also ranked research articles published in to COVID-19 students had the option SRMIST 5th in India among 82 high-quality natural sci- to change their test centres till May 3 as Nature and Science journal ence journals, chosen by an earlier announced by NTA. group. Some of the top articles independent group of The JEE Main Paper 1 will be con- by altmetric score in current researchers. ducted in two sessions per day and the window are: ‘The GenomeAsia This index provides candidates will be allotted slots keeping 100k Project enables genetic absolute and fractional counts in mind social distancing and students discoveries across Asia’ which of article publication at the will also be required to adhere to safe- was published in Nature institutional and national level ty measures while taking the exam. The (December 2019) and ‘A bac- and, as such, is an indicator of safety guidelines will be made available teriophage nucleus-like com- global high-quality research to the students in their e-hall tickets partment shields DNA from output and collaboration. which will be issued to the students. For appearing in the JEE (Main) examination there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed " Class XII/ equivalent examination in 2018, 2019 or appearing in 2020 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE he Institute of Company Secretaries of India, after consid- (Main) examination — 2020. papers for understanding the level of believe in your preparation. Don’t get upset if any section is tough. when you take up the actual exam. Tering the prevalent situation due to COVID-19 pandemic, Study plan in the last one month: questions asked. Strategy to attempt the questions You can score in other sections. Tips for the JEE(Main)-final has decided to further postpone its June-2020 Session The last one month should gener- Focus on your weaker areas and in JEE(Main) paper: Don’t guess if you have no idea about exam day & a day before: Examinations of Foundation Programme, Executive Programme, ally be utilised to consolidate one’s improve your concepts. Sometimes the Right Strategy and the concept involved in a question. Think positively and don’t discuss Professional Programme and Post Membership Qualification preparation by focusing on revision at Remember it is the quality of time Time Management play a vital role in Don’t be nervous if you find the paper about your preparation as this may indi- (PMQ) scheduled to be held from July 6 to July 6, 2020. a glance, problem solving and over- spent and not the quantity alone. deciding the rank for an aspirant. So, one tough, since it is the relative perfor- rectly make you nervous even if you are The examinations of the above session will now be held from coming the weaker areas in preparation. Hence, take short breaks of five to ten must be quick enough to adapt to the mance that counts. Hence, put your best well prepared. Don’t talk anything August 18 to August 28, 2020. However, the following points should be minutes after every one or two hours of level of the paper and act promptly. The analytical mind to work, it will take you about JEE (Main) with others. Accordingly the 1st CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) is kept in mind: serious study. Relax completely when following points may however be kept ahead. One day before JEE Main, do not also postponed from July 17, 2020 to August 29, 2020 and the Build your immunity to stay physi- you take a break. in mind when attempting the questions. Key points that will decide your study anything new. last date for registration for CSEET is now July 27, 2020. cally and mentally fit. Practice meditation to develop inner Dos: Rank in JEE Main (Paper-1): Stay calm, confident and trust your- The Company Secretaryship Course, one of the most sought Remain focused and maintain a pos- calm, poise, confidence and power of Attempt easy questions first. How well you have mastered the self. after professional course, with its set pattern and syllabus con- itive attitude while studying. concentration. 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"! #4 8 !"< 99 $"" "O """% "2CC" ormer club captain Steven Gerrard believes FLiverpool should build a statue for current man- &)5+. ager Jurgen Klopp outside Anfield after he ends their league title drought. The Reds are on the verge ep Guardiola fears his of winning their maiden Premier League title and Manchester City play- first top-flight crown in 30 years. Pers are not ready for Gerrard feels Klopp’s name should be taken in 7 the gruelling demands of same breath as that of club legends Bill Shankly, Bob the Premier League restart. Paisley and Kenny Dalglish, who saw great success Guardiola’s reigning during their respective times at helm. champions will host “Knowing Jurgen, he won’t want to be put in " 7 Arsenal on that bracket. I know what he’s like, he’s humble and Wednesday in the # # respectful,” Gerrard was quoted as saying by The .9& Olimpico. second game of 4$ -# Athletic. A win would help the the Premier 3.3 +.3? 31!1 “When you look at the scale of the job he’s done, aurizio Sarri takes on eight-time defending Serie A League’s return to for sure he deserves to be mentioned in the same Mhis former club Napoli champions set the tone when action following the coron- breath as those iconic managers.” in Wednesday’s Italian Cup the title battle resumes next avirus hiatus. Klopp took over Liverpool in 2015 when they final looking for his first week, with Lazio just one City play again on were struggling outside the top-four in England. trophy as Juventus coach point behind in second place. Monday when Burnley He has since overseen a remarkable turnaround that days before Serie A resumes Juventus striker Gonzalo come to the Etihad Stadium saw Liverpool become Champions League winners after a three-month shut- Higuain, who helped Napoli and the pace does not drop and potential Premier League winners. down. to their last Italian Cup tri- until the planned end of the “What you need to take into consideration is Juventus are chas- umph in 2014 and was season in late July. that when Jurgen took over Liverpool they weren’t ing a record-extending Serie A’s top-scorer With Premier League close to being the best team in the country, they 14th Italian Cup against with 36 goals under chiefs determined to play weren’t even in the top four,” Gerrard said. five-time winners Sarri in the 2015-2016 the remaining 92 matches “To come to Liverpool when he did, get to the Napoli in Rome, after season, remains a in less than six weeks and amount of finals that he has, deliver the sixth the Turin giants’ four- doubt for the Turin teams given only a short European Cup and then deliver the first league title year cup-winning streak side with a thigh injury. time to prepare, City man- after 30 year. was ended last season. Cristiano Ronaldo, ager Guardiola is concerned 1 " #1 ?5$ @ $ P ' A “For me, someone like Jurgen should Sarri took over at who missed a penalty in that his stars are not fully fit be rewarded now. It seems like in foot- Juventus one year ago after a Friday’s semi-final second for such a hectic schedule. teams as well, if you ask me points behind leaders ball we often wait until people get season with Chelsea during leg against AC Milan, will “We are ready to play how the team is, I don’t Liverpool, will welcome ,$( older before their which the Premier League start up front for Juventus, one game, but three days know.” back Guardiola’s for- achievements side won the Europa League. while Napoli winger Dries after another and four days Guardiola said the mer assistant Mikel 3 Premier League Masters has issued a plea to are fully Before that the 61-year- Mertens is fresh from break- after another, we are not game against Arsenal Arteta for the first chief executive Richard fans not to gather around recognised. old spent three seasons with ing the club’s all-time scoring ready,” Guardiola told would show him what time since he took Masters has warned fans to stadiums during matches. “But I Napoli, battling Juventus for record with a last-four goal reporters in a video press level of fitness his play- charge of Arsenal in stay away from stadiums “Please stay away and know the the title, before falling out against Inter Milan. conference on Tuesday. ers had. December. once the top-flight returns enjoy the matches at home. owners of with club owner Aurelio De Ronaldo, who has scored “We have to rotate and “What we are “We are delight- behind closed doors on By turning up to the game Liverpool Laurentiis. 25 goals this season, can lift use all the players. You can worried about over the ed he will come back, Wednesday. you are putting things at won’t let Sarri’s return to Napoli’s a 30th career trophy in play a game after three three weeks is the lack of especially if he is happy There are fears some jeopardy,” Masters told BBC. that happen. Stadio San Paolo ended in a Rome. weeks on holiday but we preparation, not like in there. We sent a message supporters will ignore There will be no fans When Jurgen 2-1 league defeat in January. Napoli are sixth in Serie spent two weeks on the Germany or Spain, where about an hour and a half social-distancing rules by allowed into any Premier delivers the But the former Chelsea A, and chasing their first tro- sofa doing nothing much. they worked five or six ago,” Guardiola said. congregating outside the League games this term, league they manager will have another phy since 2014, after a diffi- That is why the players are weeks,” he said. “We know “It was about the wine grounds where their teams but Masters is optimistic should already be chance for just the second cult start to the season with not fully fit. it is not enough but it is we are going to drink after are playing. there could be some even- starting work on a trophy of his 30-year coach- Gennaro Gattuso replacing “The way we are right what it is.” the game if social distance Aware of the scrutiny tually given entry next statue of him,” he ing career at an empty Stadio Ancelotti in December. now, I think other clubs and City, who resume 25 allows.” the league will be under, season. AFP added. 7'(, 9 "!5 :9 That would mean find- be played in Vienna. ing a way to play out the four UEFA’s announcements () placed Levante move 10 s football around Europe remaining last 16, second will have a knock-on effect points clear of safety with Areturns after a long sus- legs before bringing togeth- on when next season can evilla suffered a setback in nine matches to play. pension, UEFA is set to er all the quarter-finalists in start around Europe. Stheir bid to qualify for next Later, Roberto Soldado announce the format for the Portugal’s capital for a series Everything could be derailed season’s Champions League rescued Granada a 2-2 draw at latter stages of the of one-off games to crown by a second wave of coron- group stage as a late own goal Real Betis in a dramatic game Champions League at a key the European champions. avirus infections. by Diego Carlos allowed vis- which saw three meeting on Wednesday. According to reports, the Euro 2020 was meant to iting Levante to grab a 1-1 goals in the final six #! .3 The Champions League final would be on August 23. be in full swing by now, but draw on Monday. minutes. was frozen in mid-March In the current context, postponing the tournament Julen Lopetegui’s side, The away side before the last-16 stage had grouping all teams together by 12 months was one of the who sit third in La Liga, hold looked set to move #P#"Q been completed. in one place and reducing first big decisions taken as the a five-point lead over fifth- within three points UEFA has for some time travel is the wisest solution, crisis intensified. placed Getafe, although most of Sociedad as they & 9-. been working on a way of although it remains to be Staging the European of their closest rivals still have led late on through completing its season in seen how many fans, if any, C’ship in 12 different coun- to play in this round of match- Carlos Fernandez’s 29th- ricket Australia chairman Earl August, which looks feasible could attend. tries, from as far apart as es. minute strike, but Sergio CEddings on Tuesday conceded as leagues restart and the Gdansk in Poland was Baku and Saint Petersburg to Sevilla took lead in the Canales equalised from the that this year’s T20 World Cup European death toll from slated to host the Europa Dublin and Bilbao, already first minute of the second half, spot with five minutes to play, amid the Covid-19 pandemic seems “unrealis- Covid-19 slows. League final but that compe- looked questionable before as former Barcelona player El before Cristian Tello put the tic” as it will be difficult to fly in 16 teams to the With that in mind, the tition also looks set to finish the virus struck. Haddadi teed up Dutch strik- hosts in front. country. Executive Committee meet- in a watered down “Final Now UEFA must poten- er Luuk de Jong to score his Former Spain striker The fate of the event, scheduled to be held ing, to be held by videocon- Eight” format. tially make some big deci- sixth league goal of the season. Soldado had the final say in October and November, is shrouded in uncer- ference, is set to approve the German newspaper Bild Cologne. sions about its format, and Levante managed to cre- though, as the 35-year-old tainty as several countries continue to have in idea of a “Final Eight” in reported last week that the A similar format could president Aleksander Ceferin ate some late pressure and substitute snatched a point in place, strict travel restrictions due to the coro- Lisbon, as widely reported by closing stages would be be brought in for the recently hinted that the num- centre-back Carlos put mix-up with goalkeeper injury time which moved navirus outbreak, which has infected over 8.1 media across Europe in switched to the region women’s Champions League, ber of host cities could be through his own net three Tomas Vaclik. Granada above Villarreal into million people across the globe. recent days. around the western city of the final of which was due to reduced. minutes from time after a The draw helped 12th- eighth. “While it hasn’t been formally called off this year, or postponed, trying to get 16 countries into Australia in the current world, where most coun- "R % #* 64 tries are still going through Covid spiking, I think P1)""$ .!$Q it’s unrealistic, or it’s going to be very, very difficult,” he told reporters. 3 Senior all-rounder Eddings said Cricket Australia had put for- Muhammad Hafeez has hit back at for- 3 Virat Kohli neither has what makes the India captain so the rest,” said Gambhir. ward a number of options to the International mer captain Ramiz Raza for question- Chris Gayle’s “strength”, nor A B effective in the shortest format of According to Gambhir, Kohli Cricket Council. “The ICC are having meetings ing his selection for the upcoming de Villiers’ “ability” but has still the game. “The biggest strength is more consistent than his team- as we speak, it’s a bit of a movable feast at the England tour and for advising him to managed to eke out a successful he’s got is now his fitness and he’s mate and star batsman Rohit moment,” he said. retire from all forms of cricket. T20 career on the back of his turned that into his game as well, Sharma, when it comes to rotat- T20 World Cup chief executive Nick While criticising head coach and supreme fitness levels, feels for- that’s why he has become so suc- ing the strike. Hockley, who on Tuesday took over as inter- chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq for pick- mer India opener Gautam cessful, so you got to give it to the “You see Rohit Sharma, prob- im Cricket Australia chief, said he expected the ing senior players in the pool of 29 play- Gambhir. guy. ably Rohit Sharma doesn’t have ICC to make a decision about the tournament's ers for the England tour, cricketer- Kohli, who has been success- “The most important thing is that quality which Virat Kohli has future next month. “We’ve got a fantastic local turned-commentator Raja has said ful in Tests and ODIs, has also that he runs really well between to rotate the strike,” he said. organising committee who are busy preparing Hafeez should leave international crick- made a mark in T20Is, scoring the wickets, not many people do Rohit Sharma has the ability for every eventuality and the decision that will et gracefully. retired from Test cricket after appear- 2,794 runs from 82 games with an it,” added Gambhir. to hit those big shots, but that’s come,” he said. But the 39-year-old Hafeez said he ing in 55 matches and he is currently average of 50.8. Kohli has also been success- where Virat Kohli is more consis- Eddings said India’s Test tour in would not leave cricket on anyone’s focussing in limited-over cricket. He has “He (Kohli) was always a very ful in the Indian Premier League, tent than Rohit Sharma,” added December-January appeared set to go ahead, advice. played in 218 ODIs and 91 T20Is so far. smart cricketer, but then he having scored 5,412 runs from the former Delhi batsman. with the tourists willing to undergo quaran- “I don’t play cricket on anyone’s say- “I don’t know the fuss and it is turned his entire T20 career into 177 games. “Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers tine to enter Australia. ing, neither will I leave cricket on any- (Ramiz’s) opinion but I say don’t decide a very successful one, just by being “There are very few cricketers don’t have that ability to rotate the “We’ve had a lot of very positive chats with one’s saying. It is my life, my cricket on a player’s career based on just his age. supremely fit,” Gambhir said on in world cricket at this time who strike, especially against spin India, they’re very keen to tour,” he said. “Now career and my choice when to retire,” He is free to express his opinion but my Star Sports show. Gayle, he doesn’t have the ability can rotate of every ball and that bowling, but Virat Kohli has that, it’s a matter of how we get over the hurdles with Hafeez said. decision to play cricket or retire is not “Probably because he does of AB de Villiers,” he observed. is what Virat Kohli does really well that’s why he averages 50,” Covid-19 for them to come into the country.” The former Pakistan captain has dependent on anyone’s advice.” PTI not have the strength of Chris The southpaw was asked and that’s why he’s different from Gambhir signed off.

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