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stituencies that went to poll in 5 pm, the Commission said. In tions will decide the electoral Raghopur, from where RJD the phase two of Bihar elec- the corresponding con- fate of RJD leader and leader and chief ministerial ihar witnessed moderate tions on Tuesday recorded stituencies which went to poll Mahagathbandhan’s chief min- candidate of the Opposition Bturnout in the second 53.51 per cent turnout and the in the 2015 Assembly polls, the isterial face Tejashwi Yadav Grand Alliance Tejashwi phase of the Assembly polls on figure was likely to go up as turnout was 55.35 per cent, the and more than 1,450 other Yadav is contesting, has Tuesday, but the rural vs urban voting continued beyond EC said. candidates. recorded 54 per cent polling, divide was clearly visible on schedule in several places, the While rural pockets of Polling began at 7 am, as per the EC data. the polling booths that gave Election Commission said. Bihar, especially those domi- but the time for its conclusion Hasanpur, from where hope and despair to the The combined voter nated by the Yadav and Muslim has been extended by one Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej respective alliance in the State. turnout in the two phases was voters saw impressive turnout, hour till 6 pm to facilitate Pratap Yadav is in the fray, has The 94 Assembly con- recorded at 53.79 per cent till the situation was just the oppo- Covid-19 patients and those recorded an estimated 54.25 site in the State capital Patna, with symptoms of the disease per cent votes till 5 pm. Fifty- which has been a BJP bastion to exercise their franchise dur- one per cent voting was for decades. Patna saw a ing the final hour. The process, recorded in Parsa from where turnout of just 48 per cent however, concluded early in JDU’s Chandrika Roy, the where as Muzaffarpur record- the Maoist-hit areas. father of Tej Pratap’s estranged ed nearly 60 per cent polling. Vaishali district’s wife Aishwarya, is contesting. If the BJP has to worry because of lower turnout in Patna , then the JD (U) has its "# $$%&'( own share of concerns because of the second lowest turnout of ! ) * + commercial avenues across the 51 per cent in Nitish Kumar’s US, with retailers boarding up home district of Nalanda. The )&%$,( mericans were voting in their stores to head off any JD(U) had won five out of Alarge numbers on Tuesday damages as America braced for ! seven seats in the district in Chhattisgarh. in one of the most divisive bit- possible unrest and violence in " # $ % the 2015 Assembly polls. In Madhya Pradesh, A ter presidential elections in a bitter and divisive presiden- West Champaran clocked mid reports of violence at total of 355 candidates, decades in which incumbent tial race. About 600 National queued up before polling sta- 59.69 per cent voting, East Aa few places, Madhya including 12 Ministers, are in Republican Donald Trump is Guard troops have also been tions, in particularly in the key Champaran 57 per cent, Pradesh recorded 66.37 per the fray in these bypolls. The challenged by Democrat Joe designated to help respond to battleground States like Sitamadhi 58 per cent and cent voter turnout in the cru- stakes are high for Chief Biden. Amidst a resurgent protests around the country if Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Seohar 46 per cent. The urban cial bypolls for 28 Assembly Minister Shivraj Singh Covid-19 pandemic, nearly requested. Everyone, of course, The timing of the start of district of Bhagalpur saw a seats. The highest polling per- Chouhan, former CM Kamal 100 million people have is concerned about the election the polling differs from State to turnout of 54 per cent. In rest centage was recorded 83.69 Nath, Jyotiraditya Scindia, already cast their ballots in results and what plays out State, mainly due to the dif- of the districts, the turnout per cent for two seats in and Narendra Singh Tomar in early voting, putting the coun- after. ferent time zones. People most- varied between 54 to 48 per Nagaland, followed by the bypolls. try on course for its highest There is an estimated four ly in the East coast started cent. Telangana 81.44 per cent. Congress veteran Digvijaya turnout in a century. 239 mil- million Indian-American pop- trickling down to the polling Ground reports suggested According to the Election Singh questioned the use of lion people are eligible to vote ulation of which about 2.5 stations as many States opened that youth voters turned up in Commission, the poll percent- Electronic Voting Machines this year. million are potential voters in up the polling stations at large numbers to cast their age was 51.57 per cent in Uttar (EVMs) in India, saying the The mail-in ballots could the November 2020 presiden- around 6 am (4.30 pm IST). votes. Incidentally, Grand Pradesh, 51.3 per cent in device is prone to hacking. take days or weeks to be count- tial elections. Over 1.3 million These States include Virginia, Alliance chief ministerial can- Karnataka, 68.08 per cent in According to the EC, the aver- ed in some states — meaning Indian-Americans are voters in New York, New Jersey, and didate Tejashwi Yadav has Odisha, 81.44 per cent in age voting percentage in the a winner might not be declared key battleground states, includ- Maine. Polling in California been aggressively wooing the Telangana, 62.51 per cent in 2018 Assembly polls in these 28 in the hours after polls close on ing Texas, Michigan, Florida starts at 7 am (8.30 pm IST). youth voters with the promise Jharkhand, 68 per cent in constituencies, most of them in Tuesday. and Pennsylvania. Trump in the wee hours of & ' of 10 lakh Government jobs. Haryana, 57.98 per cent in the Gwalior-Chambal region, Security has been tightened Large lines were seen and Tuesday urged Americans to % # # $ $( The second phase of elec- Gujarat and 71.99 per cent in was 72.93. at the White House and major hundreds of people had vote for him. R - . / ! 0 $ %' ( ner.” claiming victory in both seats, She said, “As bypoll were the electoral outcome is unlike- 1 held at the corona pandemic ly to make any immediate Q R period the district administra- impact to the stability of the 10- tion had made elaborate month old government as the 2 ! arrangements distributing numbers in the 81-member masks among voters who were assembly are stacked in favour he air quality slipped back not wearing masks. However, no of the ruling JMM-Congress- Tinto the “very poor” cate- corona symptoms patients were RJD combine with support of at gory again in Delhi on Tuesday found from any booths.” least 48 legislators of the exist- after recording a marginal he Dumka and Bermo “The entire polling process ing 78 members. The results of improvement. TAssembly bypolls were held went on peacefully and no two bypolls will be declared on However, the share of stub- peacefully with no untoward untoward incident was report- November 10. ble burning in Delhi’s pollution incidents reported from any ed from any part of the Bermo dropped to 10 per cent during parts of the constituencies with - (# ' constituency” said Rajesh the day due to a change in the 62.72 per cent voters exercising . #/ $ Kumar Singh, Chief Electoral wind direction, a Central their franchise defying corona Officer, Bokaro. Government agency said. pandemic fear. Bypolls in 54 While the JMM has fielded polling which started at 7 am In Bermo, too the polling Officials at the India Assembly constituencies across Basant Soren, younger son of started to peak as the day pro- percentage increased as the day Meteorological Department 10 States including Dumka and party patriarch Shibu Soren gressed. At 1 pm the polling per- progressed. “In Bermo the poll (IMD) said the air quality had Bermo were held on Tuesday. from its traditional stronghold centage was 46.96 per cent with percentage at 1 pm was 46.07 improved on Monday with In Dumka the final polling Dumka against former minister the figure going up to 59.10 at per cent, which went up to 56.30 high wind speed aiding dis- percentage stood at 65.27 per and BJP candidate Louis 3 pm. The final poll percentage per cent till 3 pm. The final persion of pollutants. cent, while the polling percent- Marandi, Congress has fielded stood at 65.27 percent.” She said polling percentage at Bermo However, stagnant night- age in Bermo stood at 60.20 per Jaimangal Singh, son of the there was a minor report of stood at 60.20 per cent,” said time conditions led to accu- cent, which is much more than deceased six-term party legis- EVM replacement. She said, Singh. hief Minister Hemant mulation of pollutants. The neighbouring Bihar where 51 lator Rajendra Singh from “No major report of EVM The by-election on two CSoren greeted the voters city recorded an air quality per cent voters exercised their Bermo, inviting the ire of the glitches were reported from seats was necessitated as chief of Bermo and Dumka con- index (AQI) of 332 at 10 am. It franchise in the second phase of opposition that has accused the any polling booths. One EU, one minister Hemant Soren vacat- stituency after peaceful improved to 302 by 4 pm as election. In both the con- ruling allies of nepotism against CU and three VVPat machines ed Dumka constituency after polling on the two seats on wind speed picked up. stituencies 28 candidates are in BJP’s Yogeshwar Mahto ‘Batul’. were replaced during polling. registering victory from two Tuesday. He also extended The 24-hour average AQI fray, with 12 candidates in Dumka Deputy The district administration had seats and retained Barhait. gratitude towards the polling was 293 on Monday which falls Dumka and 16 candidates in Commissioner (DC) Rajeshwari made elaborate arrangements at Bermo fell vacant after veteran staff, officials and security in the “poor” category. It was Bermo. The voting in Dumka B congratulated the polling all polling booths due to the Congress legislator Rajendra personnel for conducting the 364 on Sunday, with stubble was held from 7 am to 5 pm, party staff and security person- corona pandemic. Voters were Prasad Singh died of illness in polls smoothly, while adher- burning contributing to 40 per while in Bermo the polling was nel for the free, fair and peace- allowed entry in the booth after % May. ing to the COVID-19 guide- cent of Delhi’s pollution. held from 7 am to 4 pm. ful election. She said, “The going through the thermal scan- / $ Though both sides are lines. " *!*+, ' 34,

5 4') Meanwhile, the trend of active cases in Jharkhand, while recoveries outnumbering fresh the remaining 40 per cent of he enforcement agencies are 6 cases continued on Tuesday. As cases are spread across 22 dis- Tmaking headlines in many as 397 people were found tricts. Mumbai for going after infected across Jharkhand on The government has so Bollywood actors for possession the day against 490 recoveries, far collected swab samples of and consumption of even small the NHM bulletin highlighted. 34.73 lakh people and tested amount of narcotic substances, ovel Coronavirus claimed Ranchi reported 108 fresh cases 34.61 lakh of them. Of the 35- but in poll-bound Bihar the Nat least five more lives in of infection, while all the odd lakh people tested, quantum of seizure has failed to Jharkhand on Tuesday, taking remaining districts reported 1,02,887 were found infected. grab eyeballs though the amount the total count of casualties in fewer cases than 100. As per figures with NHM, at is baffling. the tribal State to 891, figures The number of active cases least 96,975 people have defeat- The authorities have seized compiled by the health depart- of Covid-19 infection dropped ed the deadly virus in a large quantity of ganja, mari- ed money, over 90 lakh 52.89 crore so far after the ment stated. in Ranchi after the district Jharkhand so far, taking the juana, poppy, tobacco, and Nepalese currency, 19.68 kg implementation of the model The spike in Covid fatali- reported 156 recoveries. recovery rate in Jharkhand up cannabis showing why prohibi- gold and precious ornaments, code of conduct. The seized ties on Tuesday comes after However, the active cases at 94.25 per cent against the tion has become such a big issue 275 kg silver. amount is higher than in the Jharkhand reported one death increased in East Singhbhum as national average of 92 per cent. in Assembly polls this time. In a related development, 2015 Assembly polls and 2019 daily for the past four consec- the district reported 76 fresh On Tuesday, the health Over 7.79 lakh litre liquor, Janata Dal (United) MLA from Lok Sabha polls. Over 19.52 utive days. East Singhbhum cases against 35 recoveries, workers tested swab samples of 4871.99 kg ganja, 108 kg mari- Matihani, Narendra Kumar crore have been recovered dur- and Ranchi, two of the worst government data stated. As 25,813 people and around 1.5 juana (charas), 1.5 kg heroine, 40 Singh, alias Bogo Singh, was ing vehicle checking across the affected districts in Jharkhand, per records with the health per cent of them tested positive kg tobacco, 3,350 kg cannabis arrested late on Monday in State. During the phase I polling, reported two deaths each department, there were 1,632 for Covid-19. The NHM bul- (bhang), 12.50 kg poppy, and Begusarai district for allegedly over 10.78 litre liquor was seized. while one death occurred in % 0&(#1+ active cases in Ranchi and letin highlighted that the 150 gram brown sugar have distributing money to voters’ The Opposition is now relent- West Singhbhum, a bulletin $ & 1,346 in East Singhbhum. growth rate of the virus in been seized by the Election hours before polling began in the lessly attacking Nitish Kumar for released by the National Latest data with the health Jharkhand was 0.26 per cent Commission so far till the vot- second phase of the Assembly the “farce in the name of prohi- Health Mission (NHM) on people have died of the viral in these two districts. The department puts the count of against the national average of ing of second phase of polls in election. bition due to rampant smuggling Tuesday night stated. infection in East Singhbhum so Covid-19 mortality rate in the active cases across Jharkhand at 0.52 per cent. The doubling rate Bihar. According to the chief elec- and the growing use of drugs” As per government data, at far. The figures indicate that state, however, was 0.86 per 5,021. Ranchi and East of the virus in the state was In addition, the EC has also toral officer of Bihar, the enforce- while the JD(U) is extolling its least 178 people have died of nearly 60 per cent of the Covid cent against the national aver- Singhbhum account for near- 223.6 days against the nation- seized 24.84 crore unaccount- ment agencies have seized virtues. Covid-19 in Ranchi, while 335 fatalities in Jharkhand occurred age of 1.50 per cent. ly 60 per cent of the total al doubling rate of 137.7 days. !"#$#$

+ & ! " # / $ . % &&& !& ., , - / 67 1 eight Sleeper Class and seven General Second Class coaches or the convenience of the and will run as per the existing Ftravelling passengers and timings of 18181/18182 to clear extra rush during Tatanagar-Chhapra-Tatanagar Diwali, Chhath and Winter Express. holidays, South Eastern "Trains plying between 67 1 its intent to cater to the needs Railway has announced a spe- Tatanagar and various desti- of its diversified workforce cial Tatanagar-Chhapra train. nations of Bihar and Delhi are ata Steel has launched the across geographies. This pan- 08181 Tatanagar-Chhapra already packed to capacity 3 2 T‘Agile Working Models’ demic has helped us move Special will run from Tatanagar because of the heavy passenger Policy with effect from this away from the traditional every Monday, Tuesday, rush. Trains like Bhubaneswar- nline closing ceremony of month. Under the new work- thinking of productivity being Thursday and Friday from New Delhi Rajdhani are wit- OVigilance Awareness ing model that is effective from contingent upon fixed hours of 05/11/2020 to 30/11/2020. In nessing heavy rush," said an Week, started from October November 1, 2020, even the work within an office environ- the return direction, 08182 official at Tatanagar. 27, at BSL was conducted on officers who are required to be ment and bust many of the Chhapra-Tatanagar Special will Even so, many passengers Tuesday. At the closing cere- based out of a particular loca- myths around remote work- leave Chhapra every are unable to reserve seats and mony, Director-in-charge of tion can now work from home ing,” said Suresh Dutt Tripathi, Wednesday, Thursday, were stuck in serpentine queues BSL, Amarendu Prakash, for unlimited days in a year. vice president, human resource Saturday and Sunday from in front of booking counters. Director-in-charge (Medical Once the pandemic situa- management, Tata Steel. 07/11/2020 to 02/12/2020. The waiting lists on the impor- and Health Services) Dr. AK tion normalises, the Agile The policy will ensure bet- This special train will have tant trains had crossed the 100 Singh, Executive Director Working Models policy will ter work-life balance, will give one AC 2 Tier, two AC 3 Tier, mark, railway sources said. (Materials Management) VK enable officers to move to a more flexibility to choose Pandey, Executive Director location of choice, giving the where one lives as the daily (Operations) Atanu employee the flexibility to oper- work commute shifts out of Bhowmik, Executive Director ate out of any location in the consideration, provides work- (Finance and Accounts) ) DK country. ing opportunities to new par- Saha, Executive Director This policy is yet another ents at their convenience, and while in this bypoll in, Bermo (Projects) KP Tiwari, step for Tata Steel to become ensures continuity of work for assembly recorded a turnout of Executive Executive Director more agile, future ready and to Persons with Disabilities in 60.20 per cent. (Personnel and strengthen its employee value their respective work enabled '&&( ' PM. His house was behind the According to reports in Administration) BS Popli, proposition. It will be piloted environment. shop. 3 7 Bermo constituency, there was General Manager (Vigilance for a year and based on adapt- “Flexible working provides young couple set itself on Smoke was seen coming a lot of enthusiasm in the vot- and ACVO) Ranjan Bharti ability and feedback, the poli- greater freedom to choose loca- Afire in a house located from his house at around 8 pm he bypoll held for the ers since morning and the end and GM VK Bansal were cy will be reviewed after one tions and make essential life near Referral Hospital, Ranka on Monday night. When peo- TBermo Assembly seat in of polling. present. year. decisions such as supporting on Monday night. The wife ple heard the sound of crying Bokaro district on Tuesday During the voting, the vot- Chief General Manager of “This policy is a shift in families, be it ageing parents or died in the incident, while the of Children, neighbours went ended on a peaceful note at 4 ers were seen following the BSL, heads of various depart- mindset from monitoring to spouses with non-transferrable husband was seriously injured inside, they saw that both the pm. rules made regarding COVID- ments, other preferred offi- creating a trust and outcome- jobs. This will help in retaining and was being treated to the husband and wife were burn- “The entire polling process 19. At the booth, arrangements cers, Team of Vigilance based work culture. Flexible and enriching our key talent referral hospital, Ranka. ing. People somehow extin- went on peacefully and no were made for the voters to be Department and winners of working not only portrays an from across the country and Police reached the spot on guished the fire and took them untoward incident was report- queued in a circular enclosure era and all new polling stations various events were also par- organisation’s intent to create a attract workforce for location Tuesday, saying that there was to the nearby referral hospital. ed from any part of the Bermo maintaining social distance. operated in 234 buildings. ticipated in the ceremony workplace for the upcoming agnostic roles,” Suresh Dutt a quarrel between the hus- Doctor's referred to wife RIMS, constituency” said Rajesh Polling workers were seen The entire assembly had online. generations but also solidifies Tripathi added. band and wife over a minor Ranchi where she died on Kumar Singh, DC cum conducting the voting wearing been placed in a cluster while In the beginning of the dispute, after which the inci- Tuesday during treatment, Electoral Officer, Bokaro masks, face shields and hand 51 sectors are divided. There ceremony, Bansal welcomed dent happened. while Santosh Ram's condition The fate of Congress, BJP, globs. Arrangements were also were 100 highly sensitive everyone and General The deceased was identi- remained critical. BSP and 13 other candidates made to check the body tem- booths, 255 sensitive and 113 Manager (Vigilance) and # ' fied as Khushbu Devi (25), wife Ranka Police Station in- has been locked in EVM today. perature of the voters with a general booths, of which the ACVO Ranjan Bharti gave of Santosh Ram. Santosh used charge said, "On a minor dis- A high voter turnout of about thermal scanner. number of disabled voters is information on the programs to run a tea shop near the pute, both of them attempted 62.20% in Bermo, was record- SDM, Bermo Anant Kumar 4887 and the number of voters organized during Vigilance Referral Hospital. Khushboo suicide by setting themselves ed in the by-election. said in the press conference that above the age of 80 years about Awareness Week. used to share work. They also on fire." The wife was admitted The Assembly bypoll was there were 312507 voters in the 2620,added SDM,Bermo In his address, Director- have three small children. to RIMS for better treatment necessitated following the death entire assembly who have exer- The number of model in-charge Amarendu Prakash 3 Dhanbad has over 2600 schools Santosh used to drink wine. where she died during treat- of sitting Bermo Congress MLA cised their vote, out of which booths was 31, while 2,343 appreciated the vigilance both government and private There was often a dispute ment. While the husband is Rajendra Prasad Singh recent- 148017 were female voters and voters had exercised their vot- department on the successful s the number of schools schools including public schools. between the couple about this. undergoing treatment at the ly. The constituency will see a 164194 are male voters. ing by postal ballot and dis- organization of Vigilance Ainvolved in minority stu- Some well established On Monday evening, the hus- referral hospital, his condition new MLA after a gap of four A total of 468 polling sta- abled and elderly voters had Awareness Week and also dents scholarship scam on public schools that have high band and wife went to the is critical. Investigation is months, as Rajendra Prassd tions had been set up in Bermo exercised their vote at the congratulated the winners of Tuesday Dhanbad Deputy fee structure also are involved house, closing the shop at 7:30 underway. Singh had represented Bermo. assembly constituency and the polling station. various competitions organ- Commissioner held discussions in this scam. In some cases a In the 2019 Assembly elec- number of old booths was 356, The total number of can- ised on the theme of Vigilant with the concerned depart- very high number of minori- tions, 65.40 per cent of the elec- but 112 new polling stations didates is 16 and two EVMs India, Prosperous India. mental officials to get details of ty students have been named "!" # torates had cast their votes, had been built in the Corona used for NOTA. He said that vigilance the scan. by these schools as eligible should be embedded in our Though neither of the edu- candidates for scholarship. lifestyle and should also be cation department officials who Dhanbad deputy com- ( ) "%*% reflected in every sphere of participated in the meeting were missioner got details of the life. willing to say anything on record entire process application In the context of the field, reports suggest scam has been and withdrawal of the schol- 6 SP Latehar Prashant he said that we should take detected in 162 schools involv- arship in the name of fake Anand said Bareysarn police any decision after analyzing ing hundreds of fake minority minority students .Sources n FIR has been lodged station is investigating the alle- all aspects keeping in mind students against whom scholar- said, a high level committee Aagainst tourists who gations levelled in the FIR the organisation, society and ships were withdrawn in con- involving senior adminitive alleged to have teased and lodged in this case. country interest. Finally, nivance with middlemen and officers is to be setup for inappropriately touched girl Anand said police are com- Bansal proposed the vote of department of social welfare. holding an inquiry into the tourists at Sugga Falls in PTR mitted to give safety and secu- thanks. It's worth mentioning that scan here in Dhanbad. on Monday, said sources. rity to tourists. Asked that the The girl tourists were unruly tourists tried to force a changing their clothes at a girl tourist to drink wine which watch tower near Sugga Falls caused her immense distress after getting wet in the Falls mental and physical, to which water when these tourists SP Latehar said police would invaded their privacy and unravel everything and book touched the girl tourists most the culprits. vehemently with evil inten- The SP said the accused tions. tourists were said to be foot- ballers while the girls were with their brothers and friends. Deputy Director South division of the Palamau Tiger Reserve Mukesh Kumar said Latehar district police would be approached for police patrol at tourists locations in the tiger reserve.

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( ,.# % % # #.& (. 5' %% % &# ! & +F & tate BJP General Secretary ! + 6 # 3 & & !%%' SAditya Sahu today exuded N5'& #8 %$.% #O & !!# & party victories in two by-elec- 7' 22 ' ' $#' &'& # %& & tions held in Dumka and Bermo % # !$% .' &% %% &'8 %' # E. 7 ( . held on Tuesday. The BJP leader !$&& % #.&# # 2.! 7% & %& $ after polling thanked voters of . 6 8 . % %% &' 7# # & # 2.! 6 & %& the State for taking part in the . $ %' &' # E. !$&& %$& # %#8 $ Dr. Kumar, who has been H4 biggest festival of democracy. He 5' % & '.%& & %' spearheading the team that also thanks the Election & ! ! + # & % ## && manages and treats Covid 7 8 Commission and district & 7'8 6 # patients at Jharkhand’s largest administration for conducting work and its primary focus is to government hospital, said that 3 *8 peaceful and fair elections. cheat people. This alliance is a the severity of symptoms has Sahu said, “In both the coalition formed only to deceive Singh, made the above photo also reduced among patients bypolls, the government was and cheat the people.” viral, in this context Srivastava ore than half of the ded- lately. *8*+D 5 fighting elections on one side Sahu alleged that the ruling complained to the Ministry of . Micated Covid-19 beds at “Earlier, we had more cases while the people on the other party seeing inevitable defeat in Defense and demanded action State’s premier Government- with severe symptoms. Now, 0 5 side. People voted against the bypolls has tried to misused against the BSF personnel for run hospital, Rajendra Institute most of the patients are either State government as they fail to administrative machinery ahead violating Service Code of of Medical Sciences (RIMS), asymptomatic or have mild to 0 fulfill promises, anti-develop- of bypolls. He said, “For Conduct, the third case was filed are vacant after a significant moderate symptoms,” said ment, anti-youth, anti-women, strengthening democracy peo- against Congress candidate from drop in the number of active Kumar. anti-farmer policies of Soren ple have voted against the poli- Bermo for using large number cases of infection in the state Exactly a month ago, on government.” cies of dynastic politics.” State of vehicles on election day. capital, doctors treating Covid October 3, there were 3,325 hospitals too. Bhagwan The BJP leader said that the media in charge Shivpujan The fourth case is from patients at RIMS said on active cases of Covid infection Mahavir Medica Superspecialty anti-democracy face of the gov- Pathak was also present at the Dumka. JMM candidate Basant Tuesday. in Ranchi. Cut to Tuesday, the Hospital, which has 27 dedi- ernment has been exposed in press conference. Soren, after the end of the elec- At least 125 of the 218 number of active cases was put cated Covid beds, had 23 this bye-election. There is great Meanwhile, in another tion campaign, along with a total Covid beds at the hospital at 1,697 by the health depart- patients admitted in the Covid outrage in the public against the development BJP Election of fifty people including securi- he cases related to land of were vacant, said the Co- ment. ward on Tuesday. However, all increasing rape, murder cases Coordinator Sudhir Srivastava ty personnel, was motivating Tmilitary and paramilitary Ordinator of Covid-19 task As per figures compiled by the 10 Covid ICU beds were especially of tribal.” The BJP has filed a complaint to Election them to vote at the Chowk personnel working in other force at RIMS, Dr. Prabhat the health department, Ranchi occupied in the private health- leader also condemned the State Commission in five different intersections, which was not states/remote areas outside Kumar. Of the 22 Intensive accounts for 32 per cent of the care facility. government for lodging a sedi- cases. only a violation of the code of Jharkhand will now be executed Care Unit (ICU) beds for Covid 5,000-odd active cases in “Most of the cases that we tion case against BJP State pres- The BJP has filed case which conduct but also violates the faster in Ranchi district. Deputy # 7 patients, around 16 were occu- Jharkhand. get are referred to us from other ident and MP Deepak Prakash includes murder of a BJP activist Election Commission corona Commissioner Ranchi Chhavi # 7 pied, he added. Meanwhile, Paras Hospital hospitals. But around four to for his political remark. Laxman Mahato with iron rods guidelines. The fifth case was Ranjan has directed the forma- 0&(#1+ “The number of patients at Heavy Engineering five beds are still vacant,” said Targeting the by Congress workers Juber, also related to Dumka, in which tion of a new cell for early exe- $ has drastically reduced in the Corporation (HEC) opened Anil Kumar, the Associate Vice JMM/Congress government, Jameel, Abbas and Muzammil, Basant Soren went on a convoy cution of such cases. This cell will past one week or so,” said its doors for non-Covid President of Medica Hospital. Sahu said that the State govern- which could have lead to com- of twelve vehicles threatening expedite execution of land relat- Kumar. “Around a month ago, patients this week. The hospi- As per latest figures with ment failed to do any develop- munal violence. The second booths and threatening voters ed matters of military and para- disposal of land related matters we could not even provide tal was made a dedicated Covid the health department, as many ment work in 10 months. He case is against BSF personnel on Election Day. Copies of all military personnel such as rev- of the personnel working in the beds to all Covid patients who care centre by the Ranchi dis- as 1697 people were battling the said, “The State government Amrish Singh. A person posted these complaints have been enue receipt, nomination, land army will be reviewed in full by came to us for treatment. There trict administration four virus in Ranchi on Tuesday. cries on lack of funds, but in in the post voted in favour of given to the Chief Election scale etc. the Deputy Commissioner was 100 per cent occupancy, months ago, when Ranchi had The district has so far report- reality it has failed to spend even Congress candidate Kumar Commissioner, New Delhi, In order to enable quick exe- Ranchi every month. The and a long waiting list for fewer Covid beds than patients. ed nearly 26,000 cases of infec- 20 per cent of its budget alloca- Jayamangal, after voting in the Observer, Deputy cution of land related matters of Deputy Commissioner has patients on most of the days,” The demand for Covid tion and over 90 per cent of the tion. The Government has postal ballot went viral, Rinku Commissioner and RO of both the personnel working in the instructed to maintain the reg- he added. beds has reduced in private patients have recovered. failed to do any developmental Singh, a relative of Amrish the districts. army, the Nodal Officer of the ister for the matters brought to cell created will be Lokesh the cell and the necessary action Mishra, Additional District taken for its execution. Magistrate (Law and Order), Deputy Commissioner O .P Ranchi. A separate team will be Chhavi Ranjan said that the formed under the supervision of purpose behind the formation of ADM (Law & Order). this cell is to strengthen the rela- ' ( received information stating November 2. The couple is be answered by a lady con- Complaints in any department tionship between the Civil that on train number 07007 extremely thankful to RPF for stable which will help women related to the Army will be for- Administration and the Military Secunderabad- Darbhanga their assistance. in explaining their problems warded to the ADM Law and Administration. He said that special train, a woman was As a part of the initiative better,” said Neeraj Kumar Order Cell and this cell will take land related matters of military suffering from labour pain in women passengers especially Chief Public Relations Officer, necessary action for speedy exe- personnel engaged in service to coach S-10. those travelling alone are Ranchi Division. cution of the cases. other states outside Jharkhand The members then identified by RPF women The RPF team also col- The cell created for quick will be resolved on priority basis. reached the spot and request- personnel at the originating lects the seats numbers of the ed the lady and her husband station. The passengers are female passengers and further o ensure maximum safe- to get off the train at Ranchi then briefed and counseled shares them with personnel at Tty and security of women and seek medical help but the about the precautions that corresponding stations. At passengers on trains, Railways passenger refused. need to be taken during the the destination, feedback Protection Force (RPF) has The team later received a journey and are advised to from the identified passengers launched the pilot project call from the railway securi- dial 182 or 9102990687 in is collected for corrective ‘Operation Meri Saheli’ on ty control asking them to case of any problem. response. September 29. In a little over provide assistance to the lady. “It is an initiative for the Meri Saheli members also a month since its launch the With the help of station man- safety of lady passengers trav- help women passengers in number 9102990687 has ager Ranchi, the woman was elling by train. So far it has availing auto rickshaw, bus received as many as 18 calls. O . ' rushed to RIMS Hospital in a received very positive services, carrying belongings On November 1, mem- railway ambulance where she responses. Any calls made to of elderly and needy passen- bers of the Meri Saheli team delivered a baby girl on the Meri Saheli number will gers. !"#$#$ )

0 1 > ( 7 -, + 9. ,% : New Delhi: In a major boost tion of the extreme cold 3 & & &I 7 to India’s preparedness to weather clothing will help take on the Chinese on the the Indian Army troops to get Line of Actual Control through the harsh winters in itting out at (LAC), the Indian Army has the Ladakh sector. HPrime Minister received the initial consign- The Indian side has ontinuing his attack on the Narendra Modi and ment of extreme cold weath- deployed two additional divi- CRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)- Bihar Chief Minister er clothing from the USA for sions on the LAC that have Congress-Left alliance which, he Nitish Kumar, for- its troops deployed on the sets for troops deployed in been brought to the sector alleged, wants people not to mer Congress chief China border. entire Ladakh including both from plains and a mountain raise the slogan “Bharat mata ki Rahul Gandhi on “An initial lot of extreme western fronts in Siachen and division which has been jai”, Prime Minister Narendra Tuesday alleged they have Modi, Ambani and Adani cold weather clothing from Eastern Ladakh sector. training for high-altitude Modi on Tuesday again claimed “looted” Bihar, and claimed on Dusshera. The truth (of the American defence forces This year, there was an operations for many years that Bihar had made up its mind that the people have decided to these laws) has come out in have been received and are additional requirement of now. to re-elect the National vote them out of power. Punjab. It has come out in being used by our troops around 30,000 of these sets as India is getting a lot of Democratic Alliance (NDA) Addressing a poll rally in Bihar as well.” there,” government sources close to 90,000 troops are equipment from America and reject the proponents of the reelect the NDA Government,” the Prime Minister asserted Katihar, Rahul criticised the He said demonetisation told ANI here. deployed in the region in including a number of assault “jungle raj. the Prime Minister, who is the “they’ve been rejected by the NDA Government over hurt the poor but benefited the The sources said that the view of the aggression by the rifles for the special forces as Touring the State for the main face of the NDA even state.” demonetisation, migrant crisis, big “chosen” corporate and Indian Army maintains a People’s Liberation Army well as the SiGSauer assault fourth time after the start of the though it is led by Chief Minister Spearheading the NDA GST, handling of the coron- GST has harmed small shop- stock of 60,000 of these (PLA) along the LAC. rifles for the infantry troops. no-holds-barred election cam- Nitish Kumar in Bihar,” Modi attack, Prime Minister has so far avirus pandemic and the three keepers. extreme cold weather clothing The emergency acquisi- Agency paign last month, Prime said while addressing a public held 12 rallies in the state. new farm laws. The Congress leader fur- Minister counted the advantage rally. The BJP is fighting on 121 He said neither Modi nor ther stated that at least 20 per of a “double-engine” “Those who brought jungle seats while its alliance partner Kumar did anything to help cent of the maize produced in Government versus “Jungle- raj into Bihar (RJD)... their and Nitish Kumar’s party JD (U) migrant labourers when they the country comes from Bihar, / : raj” and its “yuvraj” — RJD associates... what do they want? is contesting on 122 seats. were walking thousands of but “do you get the right price? leader Tejashwi Yadav. Do you know? They want that Prime Minister, has, so far kilometres to return to their What did Modi ji and Nitish Modi’s last leg campaign you don’t chant ‘Bharat Mata ki in his rallies did not speak home during the coronavirus ji do to get you the right was on amid voting in 94 of the Jai’. On this auspicious land, against Lok Janshakti Party induced lockdown. price?” "# 1;+ State’s 243 Assembly seats for the where Goddess Chhathi is wor- (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan “The Congress had “Every youth of Bihar second of the three-phased state shipped, is it possible that peo- who has been denouncing arranged buses for the move- knows that Narendra Modi polls, the biggest in India since ple won’t chant for the nation,” Nitish Kumar and even threat- ment of migrant workers. We and Nitishji have together lent means and by making issuance of equity and prefer- the novel coronavirus pandem- he said. ening him with a jail term “if LJP are not in power so we could looted Bihar. They have misrepresentation, got allot- ence shares on high premium ic started. Without taking names, The to be in the power in Bihar”. not do it for millions, but we destroyed Bihar’s small shop- he Enforcement ment of Marki Mangli –II, III pursuant to application and The last phase of the poll in Prime Minister continued, “One LJP is seen to be the B-team helped as many people as we keepers. TDirectorate has attached & IV coal blocks. As much as allocation of coal block and Bihar is on Saturday. group says- ‘Don’t chant- ‘Bharat of the BJP in the contest keep- could,” he said. And now the youth and assets worth 169 crore of 9,21,748 MT of coal was benefited to the extent of Tejashwi has also been hit- Mata ki Jai’, other one says it ing in mind the post-poll cal- Rahul Gandhi also claimed the farmer of Bihar have Topworth Urja Ltd in connec- extracted illegally during the 96.72 crore. ting back at Modi by demand- gives them a headache. Now, culations. the PM and the Bihar CM have decided to vote for Grand tion with a money laundering period 2011-12 to 2014-15 and ing to know why the unem- they’ve come together to seek “Some people have a prob- failed to fulfil promises on Alliance,” he added. case relating to coal block allo- there was illegal gain to the ployment rate is at 46.6 per cent votes from the people of Bihar. lem... they say ‘why does Modi development and job creation. Gandhi is scheduled to cation scam. extent of 52.50 crore by in Bihar despite the double They don’t want you to chant ‘Jai win elections?’... Modi wins elec- “I want to ask all the youth address another rally during The ED had initiated inves- extracting the coal from these engine Government and the Sri Ram’.” tions because he works to resolve who are here that Modi ji had the day. tigation under Prevention of allocated coal blocks namely reason of migration from the The return of the “double- the issues of all the (poor) said he will give two crore jobs Earlier in the day the Money Laundering Act Marki Mangli-II and Marki state. engine” government will help mothers and sisters... That’s why every year, Nitish ji said the Gandhi scion urged people to (PMLA) on the basis of an FIR Mangli-III, the ED said in a The Prime Minister the state progress at a faster pace, they bless Modi... This son has same, but where are the jobs? vote so that a new government registered by the CBI against statement. addressed rallies in Forbesganj Modi said, in an attack on the dedicated his life for the poor,” Why are the youth unem- of their choice can be formed. Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd. Further, there was benefit and Saharsa districts for the opposition’s chief ministerial the Prime Minister said in his ployed today,” he said. The Congress leader was (formerly Shree Virangana to the extent of 20.40 crore on third and final phase of polling candidate Tejashwi Yadav, who poll rally. He also alleged that farm- addressing public meetings at Steels Ltd.) and its Directors account of sale of excess power in Bihar Assembly election often mocks Nitish Kumar over He took a dig at the ers are angry with Modi over Katihar and Kishanganj dis- under Indian Penal Code (IPC) generated out of captive power “Bihar has given a clear the phrase. Congress and said the party “has the three recently enacted agri- tricts of northeast Bihar where Sections relating to criminal plants and sold to the con- message, on the basis of the ini- Repeating his “double reached a stage where they don’t cultural laws. “And that is why the third phase of poll is conspiracy, cheating and nected grid, it further said. tial information we’re getting, yuvraj” jibe at Tejashwi Yadav even have a total of 100 seats in farmers in Punjab burnt the scheduled to be held on forgery among others. The company also gener- that the State has decided to and Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, parliament” effigies of Narendra November 7. The firm, through fraudu- ated the share capital by $ 3( $*" +#,-" '.$,%$ ( &( &( : 3( % 2 ! !3 "% ," ! said. < Covering 112 Aspirational Districts for PDS, ICDS and MDM would mean requirement of nearly 130 Lakh MT of = Fortified Rice, for which FRK supply capacity in the country a convict in any criminal case. needs to go up?to nearly 1.3 Lakh A bench of Justices L MT. ?If the entire PDS (NFSA) Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta rice supply which is of the order and Ajay Rastogi said, “We of about 350 Lakh MT is to be don’’t want to exercise our juris- fortified, then there has to be an diction at this stage but we are uninterrupted supply pipeline of not happy that recommendation FRK from the industry of the made by the government is order of about 3.5 Lakh MT. pending for two years”. At a high level meeting Further, there are nearly he Supreme Court on The bench was hearing a chaired by Union Consumer 28,000 Rice Mills in the country TTuesday expressed unhap- plea of 46-year-old A G he Ministry of Consumer Affairs minister Piyush Goyal, which need to be equipped with piness over the pendency of a Perarivalan who has sought TAffairs has asked the Food the FCI has been asked to come Blending Machines etc. for mix- plea by a convict seeking par- suspension of his life sentence Corporation of India (FCI) to tie up with a comprehensive plan for ing of FRK with?normal rice. don in the Rajiv Gandhi assas- in the case till the CBI-led up with rice mills for increasing procurement and distribution of FCI has been asked to tie up with sination case for over two years Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring supply of fortified rice via ration fortified rice in all the Districts the rice mills in different regions with the Tamil Nadu Governor. Agency (MDMA) probe is com- shops and other welfare of the country under Integrated for necessary investments in The top court asked the pleted. the festival season so that there schemes as 112 aspirational Child Development Services this regard. counsel for petitioner A G During the hearing, the is no surge in cases. “It is districts of 15 states have been (ICDS) and Mid-Day?Meal Rice can be fortified by Perarivalan, who is serving life bench told senior advocate here’s a major fall in week- important to follow the strate- identified for distribution of for- (MDM) Scheme from 2021- adding a micronutrient powder sentence, whether the court can Gopal Shankarnarayanan, rep- Tly new Coronavirus cases, gy of Test - Track - Trace - tified rice. Five states including 2022. It was felt that “there is a to the rice that adheres to the exercise its jurisdiction under resenting Perarivalan, that “the in fact dropping below 40,000 Treat. Let us keep our focus on Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, need to scale up the supply of grains or spraying of the surface Article 142 of the Constitution Governor has to act on the aid on Tuesday. But as there is an this strategy even if our num- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Fortified Rice Kernels(FRK), of ordinary rice grains in sever- to request the Governor to and advice of the council of increase in infections in States bers are coming down,” Chhattisgarh have already start- whose availability currently is at al layers with a vitamin and min- decide his plea of pardon filed ministers. But if the Governor like Manipur, Delhi, Bhushan added. ed the distribution of fortified a meagre quantity of 15,000 eral mix to form a protective under Article 161. Article 161 does not pass order, what the Maharashtra and Kerala, the India’s COVID-19 case- rice in their identified districts. tonnes per annum,” the ministry coating. empowers a Governor to pardon court can do, you tell us”. Centre advised people to go for load mounted to 82,67,623 testing even if they note the with 38,310 fresh infections, slightest of Covid-19 symp- while the death toll reached toms. 1,23,097 after 490 new fatalities ( / #( &#% %" “There are few States were reported, the data updat- where active cases are on a rise ed at 8 am showed. in November as compared to A total of 76,03,121 people " #4" " October. Manipur has now have recuperated from the 3,500 cases from previous infection so far, pushing the 2,000. Cases in Delhi have national recovery rate to 91.96 increased to 33,000 from per cent, while the case fatali- to show that various symp- "% ! %5 % 26,000. In Kerala, cases have ty rate stands at 1.49 per cent. toms related to Covid-19 increased to 86,000 from “More than 11 crore occur in symptom groups. 77,000,” Rajesh Bhushan, COVID-19 tests have been oronavirus infection They identified seven groups thought that hot Union Health Secretary said on conducted so far. The cumula- Cleaves behind significant of symptoms such as “flu-like summer temperatures could Tuesday. tive, weekly and daily positiv- changes in the immune sys- symptoms” (with fever, chills, ontrary to the general reduce its spread. However, during the same ity rate is constantly declining tem even after 10 weeks of fatigue and cough); “com- Cperception, temperature Then later, in India which period, Maharashtra, and stands at 7.4 per cent, 4.4 recovery, researchers have mon cold-like symptoms” and humidity do not play a is now witnessing winter sea- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and per cent and 3.7 per cent said. In their study published (with rhinitis, sneezing, dry significant role in coronavirus son, it was predicted that Uttar Pradesh were the top respectively,” the health secre- in the journal Allergy, they throat and nasal congestion); spread, scientists have said, cold would result into states which registered a tary said. have identified seven groups “joint and muscle pain”,; “eye explaining that whether it’s pike of the Covid-19 cases. decline in the number of V K Paul, head of the of symptoms including “flu- and mucosal inflammation”; hot or cold outside, the However, research led by Covid-19 cases. National Task Force on like symptoms” with fever, “lung problems” (with pneu- transmission of Covid-19 The University of Texas at “We’ve observed a declin- COVID-19, urged people to chills, fatigue and cough, monia and shortness of from one person to the next Austin in their new study ing trend for weekly new cases follow Covid-appropriate “common cold-like symp- breath); “gastrointestinal depends almost entirely on found that temperature and over last 7 weeks. There’s major behaviour and asked them to toms” with rhinitis, sneezing, problems” (including diar- human behaviour. humidity do not play a fall in weekly new cases. Health get themselves tested if they dry throat and nasal conges- rhoea, nausea and headache); They said that taking trips significant role in coronavirus care systems are not unneces- observe any symptom of the tion. The findings could play and “loss of sense of smell and spending time away from spread. sarily burdened with Covid-19 viral disease. a significant role in the treat- and taste and other symp- home were the top two con- “The effect of weather is cases. There’s less pressure on In these times, even the ment of patients and in the toms”. tributing factors to Covid-19 low and other features such as network of hospitals,” Bhushan smallest of symptoms, such as development of a potent vac- “In the latter group we growth, with a relative mobility have more impact said at a press briefing here. cold, cough and sore throat is cine. found that loss of smell and importance of about 34 per than weather,” said Dev He further said that the COVID-19 unless proven oth- The study which was con- taste predominantly affects cent and 26 per cent respec- Niyogi, a professor at UT Covid-19 recovery rate is near erwise. “It might be other flu ducted by a team of MedUni individuals with a ‘young tively. Austin’s Jackson School of 92 per cent and cumulative too, but if we miss even one Vienna scientists led by immune system’, measured The next two important Geosciences and Cockrell positive rate is 7.4 per cent. positive case, that may result in immunologist Winfried F by the number of immune factors were population and School of Engineering who “Cases per million population thousands of cases,” Paul said. Pickl and allergologist Rudolf cells (T lymphocytes) that urban density, with a relative led the research. “In terms of are at 5,991. Covid-19 deaths “I request you to kindly get Valenta (both from the have recently emigrated from importance of about 23% and relative importance, weather are at 89 deaths/million popu- yourself tested if you have any Center for Pathophysiology, the thymus gland. This means 13% respectively. is one of the last parameters.” lation which is lower if com- symptoms of Covid-19. We Infectiology and that we were able to clearly The study is published in Co-authors are Sajad pared globally. Active cases have facilities to carry lakhs of Immunology) involved 109 distinguish systemic (e.g., the International Journal of Jamshidi, a research assistant are around 5,41,000 now,” he tests. People who you came in convalescents and 98 healthy groups 1 and 3) from organ- Environmental Research and at Purdue University, and said. contact in the past 8-10 days individuals in the control specific forms (e.g. groups 6 Public Health. Maryam Baniasad, a doctor- The Ministry also advised they must self-quarantine group. and 7) of primary COVID-19 Earlier, at the onset of the al candidate at Ohio State people to continue following themselves and not expose The researchers were able disease,” says Pickl. coronavirus pandemic, it was University. Covid-19 guidelines during others,” he said. !"#$#$ 0

-,, 67 #" 7 8.# / 3" -9 & % ! " " 2 ! 3% 2#O% .% /+, 8 /92 KOCHI: Monday’s outburst business deals. Department and the bnaming .&$.! by Chief Minister Pinarayi The ED team is likely to of Sivsanakar as an accused is Vijayan against the Centre and ‘raid’ or inspect the residence an attempt to save the chief # .. 2 / &00123 2- s many as 478 more persons probe agencies like the of Bineesh, but what embar- minister himself,” said 01311 Atested coronavirus positive Enforcement Directorate, NIA rasses the CPI(M) is the fact Surendran. The BJP leader ith the arrival of 41/(1$ in Jammu and Kashmir on and CBI brought an unprece- that the latter, who is under charged that one of the con- WEnforcement Directorate 140041 Tuesday, while 578 others recov- dented reaction from the BJP arrest and is in a Bangalore jail, tractors who had been tasked and Income Tax officials to /0(6011 21-year-old woman was admitted to hospital in a critical ered and were discharged from on Tuesday. stays with his father, Kodiyeri with the constriction of resi- Thiruvananthapuram by shifted to one of the penthouse Acondition after she was reportedly abducted and raped in different hospitals in the Union K Surendran, the BJP’s Balakrishnan, the party’s Kerala dential apartments in Thrissur Tuesday evening, grapevine is apartments built by the party J&K's Kulgam district, police said. Territory. Kerala President asked Vijayan strongman. district has gifted five i-phones that the house of Bineesh for senior leaders at Police sources said the woman was abducted and raped by So far, 96,188 coronavirus to cooperate with the investi- Vijayan in his Monday and it has been found that one Kodiyeri, who has been arrest- Thiruvananthapuram. a group of youths in Akhal area of Kulgam where she had gone cases were reported in J&K, of gating agencies which are prob- media briefing had alleged that of the phones was being used ed in connection with financ- But CPI(M) leadership has to attend a marriage ceremony. “The girl was found by locals which 88,718 have recovered. Of ing a series of scams and cor- the Centre’s investigating agen- by a close relation of the chief ing narcotics, may be searched. already initiated discussions who shifted her in an unconscious state to a hospital in Kulgam the new cases, 195 were from ruption charges ranging from cies like ED and CBI were try- minister. “The Vigilance probe Bineesh, son of CPI(M) to opt for an alternative district. Jammu division and 283 from gold smuggling through diplo- ting to subvert the development was ordered by Vijayan to Kerala secretary Kodiyeri arrangement if the ED raids the “She was later shifted to a hospital in Srinagar after attend- Kashmir division. As many as matic channel and LIFE activities of the Kerala derail the CBI probe into the Balakrishnan, has been arrest- residence of Bineesh in ing doctors in Kulgam described her condition as critical,” a 1,502 COVID patients have Mission kickbacks. Government to discredit and massive corruption in this pro- ed by ED and sent to the cus- Thiruvananthapuram. police source said. died in the UT, including 12 who Besides the broadside by tarnish the image of his party. ject,” charged Surendran. tody of the probe agency. The Balakrishnan, ailing for some Sources also said two accused have been arrested so far after succumbed on Tuesday. Of the Surendran, Congress leader Later on Monday, M V The BJP leader further ED has told the Bangalore time now, may be given leave an FIR was lodged in the police station. 5,968 active cases, 1,621 are in Ramesh Chennithala, who is Govindan, a close aide of alleged that the CPI(M) lead- Civil Judge that Bineesh was for the time being and M V Locals blocked the road in the native village of the girl, Jammu division and 4,347 in also the Leader of the Balakrishnan declared that the ers tried to purchase the not cooperating with the probe Govindan, one of his trusted demanding death penalty for the culprits. Kashmir division. Opposition, joined the bout ED would be taught a lesson by integrity and loyalty of the ED and feigning poor health. The lieutenants may be given and asked Vijayan to hand his party. and CBI officials. “There was a digital records seized by the ED charges of the party secretary, over the vigilance department Surendran, who convened unit of the CPI(M) operating in from Anoop Mohammed, one according to insiders in the which he heads as home min- a media meet, charged that the Kochi and Kozhikode of the close aides of Bineesh, CPI(M). ! ister. Vijayan has lost his mental bal- offices of the Customs has brought the ED to Meanwhile the CPI(M) has By evening, a team of ance. “His principal secretary Department and this has been Thiruvananthapuram. launched a synchronised cam- ## Enforcement Directorate offi- has been arraigned as the fifth brought to light. Chief Minister If the ED raids or inspects paign all over the State to cials reached accused in the LIFE Mission knows that the probe officials the residence and business expose the “evil designs” of the 6771 the police for violating existing indulged in anti-national activ- Thiruvananthapuram in con- scam by none other than the would soon reach his establishments of Bineesh, it BJP to discredit and tarnish the Covid-19 guidelines under ity. I want to know the reasons nection with the probe into Vigilance Department of the doorsteps and that is the rea- would be an embarrassment to “good works” done by the Jammu-based social activist Section 188 of the Indian Penal behind his detention but here Bineesh Kodiyeri’s involvement Kerala Government. Vijayan son why he shows signs of his father Balakrishnan. The Pinarayi Vijayan government AAmandeep Singh Boparai, Code (Disobedience to order the police guard at the gate not in drug trafficking and his heads the Vigilance upset,” said Surendran. PNS CPI(M) strongman recently during the last four years. who hogged limelight after he promulgated by a public ser- even allowing me to enter the attempted to hoist a Tricolour in vant). police station. He ill treated me the premises of Peoples A police guard stationed at and pushed me when I attempt- 0 R ! 2 Democratic Party (PDP) in the main gate of the Model ed to go inside the complex”, he ":! "%; &"!!: %"! Jammu on October 24-25, was police station in Gandhi Nagar added. picked up by the police from his prevented his father from enter- At Boparais' home, his wife ! 2 residence in Sanjay Nagar area ing the police station premises also alleged ill treatment at the !# " 3 , . , ! 3 of Jammu early Tuesday morn- as he arrived there to know the hands of the police men. She Aligarh: Aligarh’s brass idols of turnover of more than Rs 600 ing. On record the local police reasons behind detention of his told media persons, “a large Lakshmi-Ganesh will be wor- crore for artistic sculptures (art- Panaji: Functioning of Goa's drawn services to demand sep- healthcare in times of Covid-19 authorities remained tight lipped son. number of policemen forcibly shiped by people across the ware). Hundreds of small and two Covid-19 facilities were arate accommodation,” South pandemic,” the statement added. and shied away from making a Speaking to the media per- entered our house and without country. Idols have been deliv- big businesses here are associ- affected for brief period after Goa District Collector Ajit Roy On Monday, Resident statement. sons outside the police station, even showing us any official ered or delivering even before ated with this industry. Resident Doctors posted there said in a statement here, adding Doctors at the Employee State Till late evening no official Boparai's father alleged, “my son, order or search warrant they Diwali. Thousands of families struck work on Monday after that doctors had resumed work. Insurance Hospital and South statement was released ascribing who had hoisted a tricolor in the forcibly pushed my husband There is a huge demand for depend on this industry. Here their free accommodation priv- Roy said that while the Goa District Hospital struck reasons behind Boparai's deten- office of PDP and also took out inside the police jeep and took idols of gods and goddesses in Laxmi-Ganesh, Radha-Krishna, ilege was revoked, but they have Resident Doctors were on strike, work to protest against the Goa tion by the spokesman of a Tiranga rally on October 25, him away”. Late evening, Maharashtra most affected by Laddu Gopal, Durga, Saraswati, since rejoined duty, the South senior consultants and government's decision to get Jammu & Kashmir police. was forcibly picked up by the Boparai was released by the the pandemic. In September, Lakshmi Vishnu, Hanuman, Goa district authorities said on Directorate of Health Services them to vacate official accom- Even the family of Boparai policemen from my residence police from Gandhi Nagar police October and November 2020, Rama Darbar, Gautam Buddha, Tuesday. doctors attended to Covid-19 modation or pay rent from their including his father, an ex-ser- without disclosing the reasons station. His father and lawyer the estimated idol business is statues, animals and a variety of “Some disruption in services patients. own pockets. viceman, was also not allowed to behind the same”. Boparai's were present outside the police over 200 crores. artistic sculptures based on at Covid hospitals was reported “The Health Department Goa's coronavirus cases total meet him. Official sources main- father said, “my son has not station to receive him along with Aligarh, famous for lock- tribal and rural life are manu- on Tuesday afternoon as and district administration is 43,954, including 2,215 active tained, Boparai was picked up by committed any crime or his supporters. hardware, has an annual factured. PNS Resident Doctors had with- committed to provide best cases and 616 deaths. IANS # . $ &# # "! # 7 % , 7173 a city magistrate’s court, the had registered FIR against the people against the sister Rangoli. information received from any Bandra police issued fresh Kangana and Rangoli after Maharashtra government. “All allegations are based person other than a police & 8 ernment incorporated 16 gram he Mumbai police on summons to Kangana to Metropolitan Magistrate Jaidev “Among the charges upon comment on electronic officer, or upon his own knowl- panchayats of the city into the TTuesday issued fresh sum- appear before the investigators Ghule of Bandra 12th court include Indian Penal Code Sec. media that is twitter and inter- edge that such an offence has he atmosphere intensified Municipal Corporation. mons to Bollywood actress on November 10, while they ordered investigations under 124-A (sedition) and spreading views. been committed any magistrate Tfor the three-phase pan- Then it was announced to Kangana Ranaut and her sister asked her sister Rangoli section 156(3) of CrPC into a communal hatred and false- The accused used social empowered under 190 can chayat elections and the create Madarak Nagar Rangoli Chandel to appear Chandel has to a*ppear them complaint filed against hoods. The police have already media like twitter and thorough order an investigation to into a Aligarh will again have delim- Panchayat. Six panchayats were before them on November 10 on November 11. Kangana and her sister Rangoli recorded the complainant’s investigation is necessary by the complaint. itation for the Pradhan election. also included in this and one in and 11 in connection with a The Bandra police had Chandel by Bollywood casting statement,” Sayyed’s lawyer expert. All offences alleged Apart from trying to create The State Government took Chandaus and Pisawa Nagar FIR registered against them for issued first summons to director and fitness trainer Ravish Zamindar said. and levelled against the accused “hatred” and “communal ten- this decision due to the expan- Panchayats. In this way, 24 pan- allegedly creating “hatred” and Kangana and Rangoli and Munawwarali alias Sahil A. “Perused the complaint, are cognizable. Search and sions” between Hindus and sion of the municipality of chayats have joined the munic- “communal tensions” between asked them to appear before Sayyed. heard the advocate of the com- seizure is necessary in this Muslims, the complainant’s about 24-gram panchayats and ipal bodies. Hindus and Muslims and them on October 26 and 27. Sayyed had among other plainant along with the docu- case, in such circumstances I case is that the accused num- three new panchayats in the This includes Manjurgadi, attempting to trigger disaffec- However, the two sisters things alleged that both ments filed on record. On have found it to be proper to ber 1 (Kangana) – through her district. Ramgarh Panipur and tion among the people had bought time from the Kangana and Rangoli had ad prima facie perusal of com- pass order under Section one of her tweets – had alleged- The details of the delimi- Maheshpur partially. against the Maharashtra police by saying that they tried to create “hatred” and plaint and submission I have 156(3) of CrPC,” the Judge ly tried to lower the image of tation are to be submitted to the Now 878 gram panchayats Government. would not be able to respond “communal tensions” between found a cognizable offence has had ruled. chief minister Uddhav government by the Panchayat are left in the district whose Nearly a week after failed to the summons as they were Hindus and Muslims and that been committed by the Among other things, the Thackeray and the state gov- Raj Department by 11th term ending in 2020. up to turn up for questioning busy with their brother’s wed- Kangana had tried to lower the accused,” Magistrate Ghule had section 156(3) of CrPC read ernment agencies but also cre- November. Work has started at The government has issued in connection with the FIR reg- ding. image of Maharashtra chief noted, while directing the with section 190 empowers to ate disaffection among the the district level. the order of delimitation. If istered against them on the a It may be recalled that on minister Uddhav Thackeray Bandra police to register an Magistrate – upon receiving a common people against the Three-phase panchayat more than one thousand pop- basis of an inquiry ordered by October 17, the Bandra police and created disaffection among FIR against Kangana and her complaint of facts and upon Maharashtra government. elections were held in 2015 in ulation of partially joined pan- which, 902-gram pradhans, chayats is outside the body, 1054 area panchayat members then a new panchayat will be ( 7# & # and 52 district panchayat mem- formed there. The report is to 1!/ 213 bers were voted in the district. be sent to the government by 3 45 ! 363 Nearly 2.5 years later, the gov- 11 November.

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 347 as two 7 9 more patients have succumbed to the infection, t least 137 more people tested Positive for he said. ACOVID-19 in Tripura on Tuesday, pushing West Tripura district, of which state capi- " : Development Authority has government saying that the the tally in the state to 30,989, a health depart- tal Agartala is a part, has accounted for 181 of caused severe loss” to the Kanjur Marg land belongs to ment official said. the 347 COVID-19 deaths, the official said. 2 9 DPIIT and the Government of the State Government,” she India” said. , 7173 “I would request you to Charging that the take necessary steps and to Opposition BJP was out to n a development that threat- direct the collector to withdraw stall the Mumbai Metro-III Iens to trigger a major con- the orders passed in this regard Car Shed project, NCP chief frontation between the Centre in order to protect the interests spokesperson and Minority and Maharashtra Government, of the Government of India,” Affairs Minister Nawab Malik the BJP-led NDA Government Mohapatra stated in his letter said: “Way back in 2002, the has put a spoke into the wheel to the state government. Centre had transferred large of the Mumbai Metro-III car However, the Maharashtra tracts of salt-pan lands to the shed project, by opposing the government is in no mood to Maharashtra government.... Uddhav Thackeray dispensa- back off from its decision to First the BJP said the land tion’s decision to locate the locate the car shed project at belonged to a private owner. metro car shed at Kanjurmarg Kanjurmarg. So much so that Now they are saying that the in north-east Mumbai. the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi land belongs to the Central Nearly three weeks after (MVA) leaders have slammed government. The BJP is mere- the Maharashtra scrapped the the Centre for its efforts to sab- ly creating hurdles for the previous BJP-led Government’s otage the Metro-III car shed Mumbai Metro carshed This is decision to locate Metro phase- project and said that notwith- nothing but the BJP’s conspir- III car shed at Aarey colony at standing the reservations acy to stall the Metro project”.. Goregaon and moved the pro- expressed by the Centre about Hitting out at the Centre ject to Kanjurmarg, the Centre’s locating the project at for desperately trying to stall Department of Promotion of Kanjurmarg, they would go the project, Congress Industry & Internal Trade ahead with the project. Spokesperson Sachin Sawant (DPIIT) has shot off a letter to On his part, Maharashtra said that since 1981, the land the state government opposing Tourism and Environment ownership was with the state the location of car shed project Minister Aditya Thackeray government and accused the at Kanjurmarg would be indirectly expressed his unhap- Prime Minister Narendra “against the interest of the piness over the manner in Modi-led BJP of continuously Government of India”. The which the Centre had tried to creating obstacles for the MVA DPIIT also claimed owner- create hurdles for the Mumbai Government. ship of the 102-acres land Metro-III project by saying NCP MP Supriya Sule there. that the land on which the car charged that the BJP was Lodging a protest with the shed was being built belonged destroying the country’s “coop- state government against the to the Maharashtra govern- erative federal structure” “The move to re-locate the car shed ment. country is now lapsing into an project at Kanjurmarg, DPIIT Mumbai Mayor Kishori undeclared state of Emergency. Secretary Guruprasad Pednekar of the Shiv Sena By opposing the location of the Mohapatra said: “The improp- charged that it was a “conspir- Metro car shed project at er and unilateral action of the acy” against the MVA govern- Kanjurmarg, the ruling BJP at Mumbai Suburban District ment. “An affidavit was filed in the Centre is trying to do Collector and Mumbai Bombay High Court during the injustice to Maharashtra,” she Metropolitan Region tenure of the previous BJP-led said. !"#$#$ 7 <%" <"# !"#$ %&'! !"#$" $& 34$(( "$- , ( 0 ; " : < 2 / ! / 8 & % & & # !' && 77 O% %& & $ 0 8 .0 .&. # $% %#% &' ! !%' &% . 29$( : ; ( ( < $ 8 2 3 ( 2 O ( +2 2 '%-4 2 O 2 # ( he chief of Army Staff, 3 P Q 8 General MM Naravane’s visit to Nepal, starting today, is ! / 7++( 29$ ( being seen as a clear ( @ attemptT by both countries to 8 4 3 A* revive bilateral relations, which are at a new low due to the map and O O B5B( 3 road rows and their repudiation 29$ @ 77 ! / as Kathmandu printed its own 29$ S CB < map, incorporating disputed areas of Kalapani, Lipulekh and 7B7 ( Limpiyadhura. General Naravane’s # 9 :4 ; # ( visit is a part of the unique tradi- !$.( % $ :%$; D, E :D E; tion that began in 1972, when the Army chiefs of both countries $ S $ : $$; $ S E : $E; $ D F :$DF; 2 were ceremonially appointed $ S E :2$E; D chiefs of each other’s armies. It was .DF D$ 29 D$ #!/ D$ G/!8$ Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, D$ 2 the legendary Sam Bahadur, who institutionalised the unique mil- # @ H / itary relation that had both polit- 8 S ( ical and strategic ramifications. 4 3 . “When a soldier says he is not afraid of death, he is either lying hardware provided at friend- under the Surya Kiran series 60 per cent while the remain- the Communist Government is ( or a Gorkha,” Sam would say. No ship prices — 70 per cent aid and military exercises are held ing comes from Indian domi- in place. It has been seeking @ two countries are privileged with and 30 per cent payment, in both the countries. The ciled Gorkhas from parity with India, including 2 ( ( similar bonding as the Gorkhas of which over time has become Indian military has become the Dharamshala to Darjeeling. In joint military training which Nepal, who serve and even die near gratis. According to treaty first responder during crisis or 2015, a Gorkha battalion com- started in 2017. China may @ 29$ protecting India’s territorial arrangements, Nepal acquires calamity in Nepal. In the 1990s, posed entirely of Indian object to the use of Nepali $ integrity and sovereignty. The military equipment from there was a horrible aviation Gorkhas was formed. troops of the Indian Army ( " ( strategic military relations are at abroad only when India is tragedy at the Tribhuvan On an average, India recruits against a friendly Chinese two levels — between the two sov- unable to provide them. But International Airport. The IAF annually 1,500 to 2,000 Nepali People’s Liberation Army. An # 71 H / 7AA 2 # % 56 @ ereign armies and the Indian this is not sacrosanct as the US, rushed in several helicopters to Gorkhas with unending queues echo was heard during " ( ( Army’s Gorkha connect. the UK and east Europe have help trace victims of the acci- of aspirants. Indians have offi- Doklam. ( For India, Nepal is geo-strate- provisioned the Army. dent. Similarly, in 2015, after cered the Gorkhas with With the Nepal Communist gically the most important neigh- The Nepal Army was tested the earthquake, the Indian panache and passion that Party in power, the recruitment / $!/ 29$ bour, dominating avenues to the during the counter-insurgency military’s immediate response British Gorkha veterans now issue keeps popping up. One % S 2 I 3 ( Indo-Gangetic heartland. The campaign against the Maoists, was acknowledged by Nepal envy. These battalions have suspects there would be a (8@J. D security concerns emanate from when it initially failed to meet Army chief, General Gaurav won gallantry awards that out- mini-revolt in the countryside the north of the Himalayas and the challenge. The Indian Army Rana. match other Indian regiments for contemplating a sacrilege as have constituted the core worry. provided tactical advice and The second strand of bilat- and those Indians who doubt heinous as stopping Gorkhas @ ( In 1959, the then Prime Minister military equipment in staving eral relations is the recruitment their loyalty should have their from showing off their valour. $ Jawaharlal Nehru had said that an off the threat which ended in of Gorkhas from Nepal in the heads examined. A proposal that had emanated attack on Nepal and Bhutan will a stalemate. As part of tactical Indian Army, which is a con- The Indian embassy has cre- from the Kathmandu Embassy S # ! / ( be deemed as an attack on India. consultations in September tinuation of the British inher- ated a wealth of facilities for the in 1974, recommending this , ( ( The Chinese have made equiva- 2003, the Bilateral Security itance through the Tripartite 1.25 lakh ex-servicemen (10 infamy, was axed in New Delhi 9 G 8 lent remarks. Cooperation Mechanism was Agreement of 1947, whereby lakh if you add families) in with alacrity for its potential to B+71 P 8 Nepal faces only an internal established, which is supposed Nepalese get into British, Nepal, who are exceptionally rob India of a vital strategic threat as the Maoists posed two to meet twice a year. After King Indian and their own armies. organised, disciplined, lately, asset. The serving Gorkhas 8 # decades ago. The hijack of IC-814 Gyanendra staged the royal The British had insulated the affluent after One Rank One and the ex-servicemen com- ! / Q 2 demonstrated Nepal’s fragile inter- coup in February 2005, military Gorkhas from the rest of the Pension (OROP) and behold- munity together constitute the # nal security system. Fortunately, supplies were suspended, Indian Army by not allowing en to India. A special Gorkha one reliable pro-India con- it has no external threat. resulting in a rift between Indian officers to lead them. At cell in Army Headquarters stituency in Nepal that New % . ( In 1952, King Tribhuvan invit- Army chief General JJ Singh the end of World War II, there monitors their welfare. Pay Delhi can count on, especial- ed India to establish a military and the Foreign Office as were 51 Gorkha battalions and pensions account for the ly when India-Nepal relations D 3 ( training mission, which included General Singh pointed out that which were divided between third-largest remittance after have hit rock-bottom. It is this occupying 22 border posts along blocking the flow of weapons the British and Indian Armies. trade and tourism, and this has Gorkha asset and magic that with Nepal Army but Kalapani and equipment would under- Today, the 43 Gorkha battal- remained unaffected by the General Naravane’s visit will % ! / was not one of them. By 1970, mine Nepal Army’s counter- ions, which are larger than the pandemic or other crises. nurture and preserve besides D 2 under pressure from the insurgency operations. Though entire British infantry, which Nepali politicians with creating an ambience for nor- Communist lobby in the palace, overruled, he defended the has two Gorkha battalions, Leftist leanings, especially malising ties. # 2 the training facilities were with- military ties zealously. make up the largest infantry Maoists, have invariably raised (The writer, a retired Major drawn. In 1965, King Mahendra, The bulk of Nepal Army’s regiment of the Indian Army. the question of stopping General, was Commander IPKF @ 8 ( and in 1990, King Birendra specialised training is held in While initially all were recruit- recruitment in foreign armies, South, Sri Lanka and founder requested India to modernise the India and it bags maximum ed from Nepal, gradually the especially the Indian Army. member of the Defence Planning ( Nepal Army, which is equipped 80 training slots. 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F 7AC This is provided under Section 138 of the 0 34 3 8 ) ( Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The objective 32O ( of all this is to promote the efficiency of bank- D . ing operations and to ensure credibility in +;)* ( transacting business through cheques. The 1881 # Act was amended in 1989 to introduce a one-year 1 0 jail term that was enhanced to two years in 2003. +F; 2 1 # But the offence was made “compoundable”, mean- 8 3 1 C; 5A 55 ing that the criminal proceedings can now be dropped if some compromise is reached between 2 75++ ( the two parties. O1 3 1 ly means an adverse impact on their in 1989 was to add credibility in trans- tinue to dodge the law while a large India, with its huge population, has problems 5 5 livelihoods. For traders selling on cred- acting business through cheques. number of non-wilful defaulters con- # that are unique to it and the overburdening of 3 1 it, there is a genuine problem of hav- Current realities are so very different tinue to suffer harassment in courts. # " ( resources or institutions is one of them. So, it is )8+;; ing no security against customer from 1989 when cheque bounce was Public policy is all about balancing con- ( not surprising then, that a total of 346 lakh court 8 default. Instalment purchase of goods first criminalised. flicting requirements and expecta- S cases were pending in the country on October 7 3 on EMI is supported by post-dated Provision of criminal liability — tions. Creditors would want to have as # 29 this year. Out of this, there were over 251 lakh 3 1 cheques, and no one will accept cheques prosecution and imprisonment — on many solutions as possible and pursue S # criminal and over 95 lakh civil cases, of which +; 0 if their bouncing is decriminalised. strict liability basis, without the need to all those remedies simultaneously. C6 over 199 lakh criminal cases were more than a Trade will be left at the mercy of civil prove malafide intention, is an identi- However, such an approach has a dele- 11 # year old. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed =+;)->8 litigation that takes several years for jus- fied deterrent for attracting new invest- terious effect on business sentiment. It by the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) in 2013 tice to be delivered. Even after the cur- ment. It is in larger public interest to may end up having a chilling effect on S ( had highlighted that out of the pending 270 lakh rent stringent Section 138, more than declog our criminal courts and jails. potential borrowers and consumer court cases, about 40 lakh were cheque bounce 4 20 per cent of all pendency of cases In Kaushalya Devi Massand vs demand. If fear of imprisonment and # ( cases, involving about 1,200 crore. These cases, 5 31 across the country is only pertaining to Roopkishore Khore case, the Supreme litigation charges along with a fine truly ( # estimated to be about 20 per cent of the total case- 7 cheque bounce. Court held that the offence committed had a deterrent effect and resulted in load (2018), are clogging the already overbur- 1 The bankers’ opposition to decrim- under Section 138 of the Negotiable timely payment of cheques, the courts # dened criminal courts. Do we have enough jails 5 1 inalisation can also be understood for Instruments Act cloaks a civil wrong would not have such a big pending ( and judges to convict every offender? Shouldn’t 6 61 cheque bounce against unsecured loans. as a criminal act and the gravity of caseload. And it is this huge backlog of # we have a hierarchy or priority list of offences to 5 5 4 However, there is absolutely no justi- offence under Section 138 of the Act cheque bounce cases that delays the P/ ! @ be targetted by the prosecution and adjudicat- 00 N fication for continuing with this addi- cannot be equated with a crime under trial of more serious crimes and at the # 8Q ing systems? Should the debtors, who have 1O tional protection in case of secured the provisions of the Indian Penal Code same time erodes public faith in the already mortgaged movable and immovable loans. While sanctioning EMI-based or other criminal offences. judicial system. PF J Q ( properties, be further subjected to criminal lia- 5 loans, banks insist on mortgage of In Makwana Mangaldas Tulsidas Hence, decriminalisation of B- bility? 4 immovable property or shares, deben- vs. State of Gujarat and others case, the bounced cheques should be seriously The Government is considering decriminal- 4 0 tures, fixed deposits and so on. Or they Supreme Court recently favoured pursued. Secured creditors have reme- # / )( 2 ising cheque bounce cases and some other “civil 00 3 obtain guarantees from employers for decriminalisation of dishonour of small dies available under the Securitisation ( wrongs.” On June 8, the Finance Ministry sought 34 deduction from the borrowers’ salary. value cheques. The court suggested var- and Reconstruction of Financial Assets 3 stakeholder comments on its proposal to decrim- 1 In such cases, cheque bounce should be ious ways to deal with the situation of and Enforcement of Securities Interest # / % inalise 39 “minor economic offences” created 61 considered for decriminalisation to overflowing cheque bounce cases pend- Act, 2002 and the IBC, 2016. Cases ! @ under 19 Acts, including non-repayment of loans 4 7N begin with. Borrowers — distressed by ing adjudication across the country. The involving secured lenders should be and dishonour of a cheque or automatic electron- the Coronavirus pandemic — have apex court suggested developing a decriminalised except for borrowers / # / / 8 ic debit for “improving the ease of doing busi- been provided some relief by way of mechanism for pre-litigation settlement declared “wilful defaulters” or “fugitive ness and helping unclog the court system and moratorium and deferral of fresh appli- in these cases. economic offenders.” Even in cases % prisons.” However, the decriminalisation propos- cations for insolvency proceedings but The Centre, while decriminalising involving unsecured creditors, the # al has been opposed by the IBA, the the criminal liability under the some defaults, has to balance the inter- criminal cases should be continued Confederation of All-India Traders, the Finance Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as ests of lawyers, the business communi- against repeat offenders and a more D $ / . ( Industry Development Council, the Federation amended in 1989, 2003 and 2018, ty and the welfare of the public at large, lenient view may be taken of first-time ( of Industrial and Commercial Organisation remains. Normally, for criminal liabil- especially those who are not wilful defaults and offenders. There should be : ; and some Bar Councils. ity to be pinned to a person, presence defaulters. In cheque bounce cases, we very clear articulation of legislative The Bar Council of Delhi has highlighted the of mens rea, malafide intention is a need to find a balance so that malafide intent as to its retrospective or prospec- effect of the pandemic on lawyers in the coun- must. However, in cheque bounce intent is punished while other, less seri- tive operation. To eliminate a large pen- try and how every advocate is facing a financial cases, malafide intention may or may ous offences are compounded. As the dency of court cases, retrospective crisis. The Bar Councils of Maharashtra and Goa, not be there and need not be proved. working of the SARFESAI Act (The application based on a differentiating too, have opposed the proposal to decriminalise A strict liability has been created with- Securitisation and Reconstruction of criterion like secured/unsecured cred- Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. out going into a cheque issuer’s inten- Financial Assets and Enforcement of itor and wilful/non-wilful defaulters They contended that the offence of cheque tions as a measure to build trust and Securities Interest Act) and the would be necessary and desirable. bounce should not be termed as a “minor” infrac- credibility in cheque transactions. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) (The writer is former Special tion by the Government in its bid to decriminalise The objective of amending Section have shown, the cases of wilful defaults Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and the same. For lawyers, decriminalisation clear- 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are very few and such offenders con- Industry) 3 !

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uation in the national Capital as it attempt to access authentic material. tions than facts. Now that the Delhi allegations and conspiracy theories As a former police officer and a unfolded. Disconcertingly, there have It has been my experience in over Police has filed several chargesheets, regarding favouritism and biased inves- concerned citizen, I am hopeful and been allegations that Delhi Police acted three decades of policing in Delhi and including a comprehensive 1,800 page tigation to be based on presumptions confident that the rule of law will pre- under political pressure during the riots. some other AGMU-cadre States and one in an important case related to the and hearsay. It appears that those lev- vail and truth will eventually triumph But after an initial delay/dithering, it Union Territories that there is hardly conspiracy behind the riots, a consid- elling such charges were either spread- in the probe in the Delhi riots. acted swiftly and controlled the situa- any political interference in police erable amount of material relating to ing much misinformation or were Delhi Police did a commendable tion. The National Security Advisor and functioning in these jurisdictions, be it this investigation has come into the simply jumping the gun. In fact, in cases job during the initial three months of 7 0 the present Commissioner of Police, in handling of law and order situations, public domain. The investigators have of pre-planned caste or communal riots, the lockdown necessitated by the who was specially brought in from the crime control or investigation of crimes. made extensive use of modern technol- it will be highly undesirable and unfair COVID-19 outbreak and earned Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), The police are usually free to act pro- ogy in collecting evidence and have to arrest an equal number of people immense public goodwill. Police per- .# & 5 && % visited the worst-hit areas of the Capital fessionally in such matters barring been able to get statements of key wit- from both the groups/communities. sonnel served and helped citizens in all # .$ ' $ & 2 *"# for a few days, restored order and individual aberrations. nesses recorded before magistrates. Rather the police investigations, arrests possible ways without even caring for & & $$ & 8 & instilled a sense of security and safety After the inept and biased handling Also, it emerges that the Delhi Police and chargesheets have to be based their own lives or the welfare of their t is a sad fact that 53 people lost their among the public. of the 1984 riots, which badly impact- has filed chargesheets against the strictly on the evidence collected and own families. The lives of 20 police per- .# # ! lives in the riots in north-east Delhi While the embers of the riots ed its image, the Delhi Police, under the accused belonging to both the commu- the facts of the case. sonnel were also lost to COVID. The & %& %! Iin February this year. Nearly 600 were still burning, criticism from var- able leadership of the legendary Ved nities, based on the quantum of evi- The competent court has already police leadership would be well-advised & .$ people were injured and property ious quarters started pouring in regard- Marwah and subsequent illustrious dence adduced during the course of taken cognisance of the matter and the to step up efforts to improve public per- & &'#% # worth several crores was destroyed. ing lack of transparency and impartial- Commissioners of Police, has been act- investigations. relevant courts will hear both the ception and project a people-friendly & '.% &!%&% !.%& Countless families had their sources of ity in the conduct of the police. Several ing professionally and competently. It Recently, the police filed a supple- prosecution and the defence. The evi- image by earning the trust and good- livelihood destroyed and some unfor- articles have appeared in the media car- has handled grave law and order situ- mentary chargesheet against nine peo- dence adduced by the prosecution will of the masses. & .% & & &%& tunate ones lost their sole bread-win- rying allegations of one-sided probes. ations and various communal riots, ple, who were part of a WhatsApp will be subjected to rigorous scrutiny (The writer is former Special $&& %. !&% ners. The Delhi Police, too, had its share Motives are being attributed for both, including widespread unrest after the group called Kattar Hindu Ekta, by and witnesses will be examined and Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police and %&&.& # & # of dead and injured, and I have no arresting or not arresting people. It is implementation of the Mandal adding Sections 153 A and 505 of the cross-examined. 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Washington/New York: make their own decision and he % ( & ? Security has been tightened at respects the decision of each 8 Q! the White House and major store owner. Washington: Claiming that female president. I don’t think commercial avenues across the “I want to talk about Democratic vice presidential so. I don’t think so. You know, US, with retailers boarding up Election Day and the aftermath. candidate Kamala Harris that’s a good reason not to vote 2R # their stores to head off any Everyone’s thinking about this wants to be the first woman for sleepy Joe too, right? You damages as America braced for deeply. Everyone’s concerned,” president of the United States, don’t want to do that,” possible unrest and violence in he said adding that the city President Donald Trump told Trump, a Republican, Washington: Joe Biden is pre- Pittsburgh and exhorted the a bitter and divisive presiden- should be prepared for the fact his supporters that this is one said at a political rally in dicting a victory in crowd to “vote like your lives tial race. that the election results will not “good reason” not to vote for Kenosha in Wisconsin, a Pennsylvania on the eve of the depend on it!” Vital government installa- necessarily be a 100 percent his challenger Joe Biden. key battleground state on the election. Biden delivered a speech tions are on high alert while the clear on Tuesday night or even “This wonderful woman, eve of Tuesday’s presidential Speaking at a drive-in rally focused on the need to expand Secret Service has fortified the on Wednesday. PTI she wants to be your first election. PTI in Pittsburgh, Biden encour- health care, address income White House. A “non-scalable” aged the audience to vote and inequality and racial injus- wall has been temporarily erect- said, “I have a feeling we’re tice. After four events across ed around the sprawling pres- Avenue in Manhattan as well as this point. R ! 2 coming together for a big win Ohio and Pennsylvania idential complex ahead of the across the New York city board- “Everyone, of course, is tomorrow!” The crowd, about Monday, Biden’s voice grew voting on Tuesday. ed up and workers were seen concerned about the election 250 cars gathered in the park- hoarse, but he was still ener- About 600 National Guard drilling plywood onto the results and what plays out after. 2 = 0 7 ing lot of Heinz Field, honked getic, at times pounding the troops have also been desig- stores’ facade late in the night, But I want to emphasise, at this their horns and cheered as he podium for emphasis. nated to help respond to amid fears that Election Day moment, we don’t see a specif- Dubai: Iranian Supreme Leader said in a speech carried live on stormed the embassy, taking spoke. Biden’s campaign insists protests around the country if could bring violence, looting ic challenge. We are ready for all Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on state TV. Khamenei was speak- hostage 52 staff for an eventu- Biden was the headliner at the Democrat has multiple requested. and clashes, similar to the chaos sorts of challenges. A lot of Tuesday the U.S. presidential ing on the anniversary of the al 444 days. There have been no a star-studded pair of rallies paths to victory, but his easi- On election eve, contrac- seen in the summer during preparation has been happen- election’s result will not impact 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy U.S.-Iranian diplomatic rela- Monday night. Before he est route is through tors were seen busy boarding up protests over the death of ing over the last few weeks,” de Tehran’s policy towards in Tehran, which coincided tions since. Iran this year can- spoke in Pittsburgh, running Wisconsin, Michigan and major stores and businesses George Floyd. Blasio said during a press con- Washington. with the birthday of Islam’s celled rallies and other events mate Kamala Harris delivered Pennsylvania. from New York and Boston in New York City Mayor Bill ference. “Our policy towards the Prophet Mohammad. marking the embassy seizure a call to action at a rally in He’ll be campaigning in the north to southern Houston de Blasio said Monday that he Responding to a question United States is clearly set and “The students’ attack on because of concerns over the Philadelphia that was live- Scranton and Philadelphia on to Washington DC and Chicago has spoken with Police on concerns about violence in does not change with the this den of spies was quite spread of the coronavirus which streamed on a large screen at Election Day, and told the in the east to San Francisco in Commissioner Dermot Shea the city on and after election movement of individuals. It appropriate and wise,” has killed about 36,000 people the Pittsburgh rally. John crowd Monday night, “The the West. and there is no specific reports day and stores boarding up, he does not matter to us who Khamenei said, referring to in the country, the worst hit in Legend played in Philadelphia, power is in your hands, Stores along the posh 5th or specific threats of violence at said every store owner has to comes and goes,” Khamenei radical Islamist students who the Middle East. AFP while Lady Gaga performed in Pennsylvania!” 9 - ! 3 / ?@ ( that the French force in the repeated deadly Islamic region, called Barkhane, also extremist attacks, has thou- #$% & confiscated weapons and sands of forces in West Africa Kampala: Ugandan police have ' R equipment from the fighters in to help fight extremist groups arrested Bobi Wine, a popular the operation last Friday, which there. singer and opposition presi- 89 Q R she said “shows once again that Islamic extremist rebels dential hopeful who is bidding ferent religions “should be terrorist groups cannot act were forced from power in to unseat Uganda’s long-time promoted through dialogue, with impunity.” northern Mali after a 2013 leader. A police spokesman did 3 6 rench President understanding, mutual Parly is currently visiting French-led military operation, Wine, whose real name is not immediately respond to FEmmanuel Macron spoke respect and without prejudice Mali’s capital Bamako, where but regrouped in the desert and Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was questions. Authorities fre- hina has annexed over 150 to the Egyptian and to religious icons.” she met with the head of the now launch frequent attacks on dragged from his car by police quently accuse Wine of plan- Chectares of Nepal’s territo- Palestinian leaders after a El-Sissi said he and transitional government. the Malian army and its allies. not long after he was officially ning rallies that could disrupt ry, according to a leading week of anti-French protests France’s leader discussed Paris: France’s Defense After Mali’s president was Meanwhile, Mali has faced nominated as a candidate in public order, which he denies. British daily whose report was around the Muslim world their countries’ “mutual posi- Minister says French military ousted in August by a military months of political upheaval. presidential elections scheduled Critics say President rejected by the Chinese Foreign and three Islamic extremist tions” in fighting extremism forces fighting Islamic extrem- junta, she urged democratic Under international pressure, for next year. Yoweri Museveni, in power Ministry on Tuesday as a “com- attacks on France. and its supporters. ists in West Africa “put away” elections “as quickly as possi- the junta appointed a civilian- The local NBS Television, since 1986, increasingly pletely unfounded rumour”. Macron is seeking to Macron also spoke with more than 50 jihadists in a ble” and said the current lead- led government to lead the reporting from the scene, said depends on the armed forces to Foreign Ministry calm tensions and to Abbas, who offered condo- recent operation in Mali. ership promised to ensure country through an 18-month Wine was put into a police van assert his authority. Museveni spokesman Wang Wenbin’s straighten out misunder- lences and “his support to Defense Minister Florence them. transition period to new elec- amid violent scuffles between was nominated as a candidate remarks came after The standings while also defend- France in this ordeal,” accord- Parly tweeted Monday night France, which has suffered tions. AP police and his supporters. for president on Monday. AP Telegraph quoting Nepalese ing France’s values. The ing to Macron’s office. politicians reported that China French president’s office said The Palestinian presi- has annexed more than 150 Tuesday that Egyptian dent’s office said Abbas hectares of land in five areas President Abdel-Fattah el- stressed “the need for every- $ > near the border, including by Sissi and Palestinian President one to respect religions and diverting the flow of a river to Mahmoud Abbas both offered religious symbols and not P / claim the previously submerged him support. allow anything offensive 8 1 land. Around the Mideast and to Prophet Muhammad and Bangkok: A top leader of “When Parliament opens, Reacting to the news South Asia, demonstrators all prophets and religions Thailand’s pro-democracy and if they do not pass the draft report, Wang said: “I want to have expressed anger in while condemning all those protests insisted Tuesday that amendment of the constitution, Brussels: The European Union be resolved,” EU spokesman Northern Ireland, which is point out that the report is a recent days over caricatures who do so.” the student-led movement will we will close Parliament with is considering stepping up its Daniel Ferrie said. part of Britain, and EU mem- completely unfounded of the Prophet published in Abbas also emphasised not back down from its most our own hands,” he said. legal action against Britain A legal fight on top of the ber Ireland. rumour”. French newspaper Charlie “his rejection of extremism, controversial demand, that the The movement wants over legislation that would negotiations only highlights The border was heavily Hebdo and Macron’s policies violence and terrorism,” while country’s monarchy undergo Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- breach parts of the legally how bruising Britain’s with- militarized during the decades toward freedom of expression Macron expressed his “respect reforms. ocha to step down, the consti- binding Brexit agreement that drawal from the European of sectarian violence in and Islamism. for Islam and the Islamic Lawyer Arnon Nampha tution to be amended to make the EU and the British gov- Union has proven to be. Northern Ireland, and the free Macron’s office said in a world,” according to the offi- also told a crowd outside it more democratic, and the ernment reached late last year. The 27-nation bloc said it movement of people and statement that el-Sissi cial Palestinian news agency Bangkok Remand Prison that monarchy reformed to make its The fight over the gov- could now move to a second goods across it is viewed as expressed his solidarity with WAFA. the movement would hold a activities more transparent and ernment’s proposed bill con- phase in the dispute over the essential to upholding the France and denounced the Macron also explained large demonstration in front of accountable. tinued Tuesday as the two U.K. Internal Market bill fol- 1998 Good Friday peace attacks as well as the protests. France’s positions during a Parliament if a draft constitu- The protesters have been sides were deep in negotiations lowing Britain’s refusal to reply accord. El-Sissi’s office said the weekend interview with tional amendment the pro- holding almost daily rallies on a free trade agreement. A to an Oct. 1 legal request There are hopes that the Egyptian leader told Macron Arabic network Al Jazeera in testers are seeking is not around the country, some trade deal must reached with- seeking an explanation for its legal fight would become obso- during a Monday phone call which he called for mutual approved in its next session, attracting upwards of 10,000 in weeks for it to be in place on actions, EU leaders fear that if lete if both sides agree on a that coexistence between dif- understanding and respect. scheduled for mid-November. people. AP Jan 1, when an 11-month the UK bill becomes law, it trade deal. But despite months Brexit transition period ends. could lead to the reimposition of talks, substantive disagree- “This dispute will have to of a hard land border between ments remain. AP 9> ) ) * 5 the UN, said the Myanmar army is using a penal code set ) n independent human up under colonialist Britain Arights expert working in 1861 to “lock up journal- Warsaw: Poland’s right-wing with the United Nations is ists, students and others for Government is delaying the calling on Myanmar’s gov- exercising their basic right to publication and implementa- ernment and military lead- free expression.” He also tion of a high court ruling that ership to stop persecuting lamented allegations of state tightens the abortion law and supporters of the opposition censorship of some candi- that has triggered almost two ahead of Sunday’s general dates. weeks of nationwide protests. election. Myanmar’s electoral A government official said Thomas Andrews, a for- commission has canceled vot- Tuesday that the leaders are tak- mer US congressman from ing in several parts of the ing time to debate the contest- Maine who is the UN special country facing bouts of ed ruling and find a solution. investigator on Myanmar, unrest. “There is a discussion going called for free and fair elec- on, and it would be good to take tions but expressed concerns some time for dialogue and for about the denial of the vote to finding a new position in this Rohingya Muslims and oth- situation that is difficult and ers based on race, ethnicity or stirs high emotions,” said religion. Michal Dworczyk, the head of Andrews, who as an Prime Minister Mateusz independent “special rap- Morawiecki’s office. AP porteur” does not speak for !"#$#$ 3

+, $-./ 0 % I & & ##& !$ .# % . & $& % & 12-32 * New Delhi: After recording growth during October includ- per cent to USD 5.98 billion in .# %&!..% %!I 0 positive growth in September, ed petroleum products (53.30 October. During April- India's exports declined 5.4 per cent), cashew (21.57 per October, it declined 49.5 per New Delhi: The Finance In May, the government New Delhi: Private sector com- Washington: Gita Gopinath, tion and large-scale invest- per cent to USD 24.82 billion cent), gems and jewellery cent to USD 37.84 billion. Ministry will soon come up with came up with the much talked- panies offering the benefit of chief economist of the ment in medical facilities, dig- in October on account of dip in (21.27 per cent), leather (16.69 After contracting for six a fresh round of economic stim- about Rs 20 lakh crore the new LTC cash voucher International Monetary Fund ital infrastructure and shipments of petroleum prod- per cent), man-made yarn/fab- straight months, India's exports ulus, Economic Affairs Secretary 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' eco- scheme to its employees will (IMF), has urged policymakers environment ucts, gems and jewellery, rics/made-ups (12.82 per cent), rose 5.99 per cent to Tarun Bajaj said on Tuesday. nomic package. Both the not have to undertake any to provide more fiscal stimulus protection. leather, and engineering electronic goods (9.40 per USD 27.58 billion in Addressing the media here, rounds of stimulus so far have additional compliance burden, to boost the recovery from the "These expenditures create goods. cent), coffee (9.25 per cent), September. he said that the Department of received more flak than appre- Finance Secretary Ajay Covid-19 pandemic as the jobs, stimulate private invest- Trade deficit in October marine products (8.09 per Federation of Indian Finance has received sugges- ciation from the industry and Bhushan Pandey said. global economy is in a liquid- ment and lay the foundation for narrowed to USD 8.78 billion cent) and engineering goods Export Organisations (FIEO) tions and discussions are on in experts, as many are of the Companies as per statute ity trap. a stronger and greener recov- as against USD 11.76 billion, as (3.84 per cent). President Sharad Kumar Saraf the ministry regarding the next opinion that they are inade- are required to maintain "For the first time, in 60 per ery," she said. imports also fell 11.56 per cent Sectors which showed pos- said the nominal decline in set of measures amid the pan- quate, more so in terms of records of travel and other cent of the global economy -- Gopinath noted that "the to USD 33.6 billion during the itive growth included rice, oil exports during the month was demic. It will be announced by boosting demand. documents submitted by including 97 per cent of importance of fiscal stimulus month under review. meals, iron ore, oil seeds, car- mainly because of huge con- Finance Minister Nirmala A recent Moody's report employees for availing advanced economies -- central has probably never been "India's merchandise pet, pharmaceuticals, spices, tainer shortage and hike in sea Sitharaman, he said. said that that the second round LTC. banks have pushed policy inter- greater" because the spending exports in October 2020 were cotton and chemicals. freight, which upset exports, Bajaj's statement comes of fiscal stimulus amounts to Under the new scheme, est rates below 1 percent. In multiplier, the pay-off in eco- USD 24.82 billion, as compared During April-October particularly for those who have just over a week after he said just 0.2 per cent of the country's employees will have to submit one-fifth of the world, they are nomic growth from an increase to USD 26.23 billion in 2020, exports declined 19.05 negotiated on CIF (Cost, that the Centre is open for fur- real GDP forecast for the finan- to their companies bills indi- negative," Gopinath wrote in an in public investment, is much October 2019, showing a fall of per cent to USD 150.07 billion, Insurance, Freight) or C&F ther measures to boost the cial year 2021 and in total, the cating expenditure of an op-ed article in the Financial larger in a prolonged liquidity 5.4 per cent," the Commerce while imports fell 36.28 per (Cost and Freight) economy. Last month, the two rounds of stimulus bring amount 3-times of the LTC. Times, adding central banks trap. and Industry Ministry said in cent over the same period last basis.Besides, farmers' agitation Finance Minister had also said the government's direct spend- The companies as in past will have little room to further cut "Monetary policy has and a statement. year to USD 182.29 in some of the hinterland states that the Centre has not closed ing on coronavirus-related fis- maintain the records and only interest rates if another shock will remain central to this Major export commodities billion. also affected exports during the option for another stimu- cal support to just around 1.2 submit them to Income Tax strikes, Xinhua news agency effort, but with the world in a which recorded negative Oil imports dipped 38.52 October, he said. PTI lus package. per cent of GDP. IANS Department if sought for. PTI reported. global liquidity trap it is time "It has led to the for a global synchronised fiscal inescapable conclusion that push to lift up prospects for all," % &#% '% 0! %% .$ #% & & # %% the world is in a global liquid- said the IMF chief FC C)"S %$ ity trap, where monetary poli- economist. % % cy has limited effect. We must In its World Economic '8 %&R ' .# $%8 DD8 % agree on appropriate policies to Outlook report released last '% # .' climb out," Gopinath said on month, the IMF revised up the ! &% ! 1 & # '% )F; Monday, noting fiscal policy 2020 forecast for global econ- $. %& must play a leading role in the omy to a contraction of 4.4 per Mumbai: The rupee pared its New Delhi: Gold prices rose Rs recovery. cent. Despite the upward revi- Mumbai: The Sensex rallied gainer in the Sensex pack, early gains to close almost flat at 55 to Rs 50,735 per 10 gram in Gopinath suggested that sion, the IMF said the ascent 504 points while the Nifty soaring 6.51 per cent, followed New Delhi: The Finance 74.41 on Tuesday due to dollar the national capital on Tuesday, fiscal authorities can actively out of this crisis is likely to be reclaimed the 11,800-level on by SBI, HDFC, PowerGrid, Ministry on Tuesday said that buying by banks and resurging tracking strong global trends, support demand through cash "long, uneven and highly Tuesday, propped up by bank- Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank, there has been no increase in crude oil prices.The rupee according to HDFC transfers to support consump- uncertain". IANS ing and finance counters, as Titan, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank service charges by any public opened sharply higher at 74.34 Securities. global markets marched high- and Axis Bank. sector bank even as Bank of amid heavy buying in local stock In the previous trade, the "#$"%& er on US election day. On the other hand, NTPC, Baroda decided to withdraw markets and raced to hit the day's precious metal had closed at Rs Encouraging Q2 results and Reliance Industries, Nestle changes made with regard to high of 74.25. PTI 50,680 per 10 gram. PTI foreign capital inflows added to India, HCL Tech, Infosys and the number of free cash deposit .%', #& . the buying momentum in the HUL were among the lag- transactions in a bank account domestic markets, traders gards, shedding up to 3.75 per per month. %&!% ! said. cent.Global bourses followed Bank of Baroda had made cer- Rising for the second Wall Street higher as investors tain changes with effect from $%%' #& %!% straight session, the 30-share wagered on fresh US stimulus November 1, 2020, with regard BSE Sensex ended 503.55 immediately after the elec- to the number of free cash '!& # & '% points or 1.27 per cent higher tions.Bourses in Shanghai, deposits and withdrawals per at 40,261.13. Similarly, the Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo month, a Finance Ministry New Delhi: Markets regulator with the regulatory norms, it broader NSE Nifty jumped ended with significant gains. statement said. Sebi on Tuesday streamlined said in a circular. 144.35 points or 1.24 per cent Stock exchanges in Europe The number of free cash framework for processing of The new framework will to 11,813.50. were also trading on a positive deposits and withdrawals, have draft schemes pertaining to be applicable for all the ICICI Bank was the top note in early deals. PTI been reduced. PTI mergers and demergers filed by schemes filed with the stock listed companies with the stock exchanges after November 17, exchanges. 2020. # % &! & ' E.&.! % & The changes are aimed at According to Sebi, stock ensuring that the recognised exchanges will have to provide A & %&% !P & &!% & stock exchanges refer draft the 'no-objection' letter to Sebi ! % & '!&% $#' & # A# & $$ %8 &. & schemes to Sebi only upon on the draft scheme in co-ordi- !& & & &% $&% &% '#8 %.&% being fully convinced that the nation with each '8 7'8 & %$&# # 5 '%& 5# E.%& %&&% & PR 0 listed entity is in compliance other. PTI ! %&&8 &#8 & % & $$&% # & %& %% % !$# 68 % && # New Delhi: The quantum of borrowing to meet states' GST rev- 7'8 8 % % & # # enue shortfall has to be "reasonable" considering its economic :' %% && $!& $& '8 #.&# New Delhi: The Indian gov- impact and the Centre will continue to request the opposition- #&# %$& & %&& $!%%8 .&' 8 & ernment has time till the last ruled states to opt for the proposed borrowing plan, Finance S- ! .#' %. # & $&!% % & .& & $%%' week of December to appeal Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey has said. !&% & & %&& % # & % '#' & against the verdict of an arbi- He said while extending the loan, the Centre would take # & A& $$&%8 &!% '# $%%' tration panel that scrapped authorisation from states that repayment would be made only !!&8 # & #'"##'8 ##& # %&%8 levy of Rs 22,100 crore tax on from the GST compensation cess which is being collected and &8 &&% # !# &%8 $. .!& # #%$ the UK-based telecom firm repayment schedule will be set in such a manner that the col- %%&!% # %.& '!&% Vodafone Group Plc using a lections in cess pool post June 2022 would be enough to repay eena AI, an artificial intelli- retrospective law. the interest arising out of borrowing. New Delhi: Prime Minister Lgence (AI)-powered @ # , &# #& Finance Secretary Ajay So far, 21 states and 3 Union Territories have opted for the Narendra Modi will on employee experience platform, 2! 8 8 ##& &8 7%& Bhushan Pandey, refusing to be borrowing plan proposed by the Centre to meet the Rs 1.83 lakh Thursday chair a virtual glob- on Tuesday announced an $8 .%' # 1 %8 %%.!# & drawn into discussion on for- crore shortfall in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection of al investor roundtable that will million Series A financing led ! Q 7'' &=##& '>8 mer Finance Minister Arun states. PTI provide an opportunity to lead- by Greycroft to expand its go- .%' # 1 $!& $& !&# Jaitley's promise to honour ing global investors and Indian to-market programs and accel- awards in retrospective tax business leaders to engage and erate product development. # #( ?(& cases, said the government is %&&.& %&!& + deliberate with senior policy The round also included a examining all aspects to arrive makers on how to further accel- personal investment from at a decision on whether to %&& #$% #$, erate the growth of interna- Adam Miller (Founder of appeal against the Voda award. F*$ & 1 ) )- tional investments in the coun- Cornerstone OnDemand), "We are still examining try. Alan Patricof (Chairman of various aspects and a decision 6.A$&! $ & The Virtual Global Investor Greycroft) and Jim Moffatt (ex- would be taken in due course," Roundtable (VGIR) is being Chairman/CEO of Delloite Pandey told PTI. New Delhi:Institutional flow of organised by the Ministry of Consulting). In conjunction Asked if there is a time funds in real estate fell 73 per Finance and the National with the funding, Mark limit on the decision to file an cent in January-September at he Government owned Investment and Infrastructure Terbeek, partner at Greycroft, appeal, Pandey said, "All arbi- USD 1.18 billion (around Rs TNational Bank for Fund, the Prime Minister's will be joining Leena AI's board. tration orders if at all have to 8,700 crore) as investors Agriculture and Rural Office (PMO) said in a state- The funding will allow be appealed, have a time limit remained cautious due to the Development (NABARD), the ment. Leena AI to continue its of 90 days. So, we have time to COVID-19 pandemic, according second largest lender to Reliance It is an exclusive dialogue momentum by helping the decide, so will decide." PTI to property consultant JLL India. Commercial Finance Limited between leading global institu- world’s top enterprises to mod- &?% #' $. %& 8 .P & 3 8 =3> However, the institutional (RCF) with over Rs 1,100 crore tional investors, Indian business ernize their legacy internal %&# &. $%% &# & #%.%% &% O+ 04 +;+;A+) investments are likely to rise of secured loan exposure, has leaders and the highest decision helpdesk systems to better their %.&% 7 P. 8 7 # & 3 8 sharply in the current quarter given clean chit to RCF and has makers from the government of employee experience. ''&# $& & $&!AE.& %.& % % & and the total inflow could reach removed its Red Flag. India and financial market reg- Traditional internal helpdesk & ! #$!&% & 5 A), $#! to USD 4.8 billion during the NABARD is a part of the ulators, the statement said. systems take longer for employ- %# && & %& %% %' & ! entire this year. Institutional consortium of lenders and is Union Finance Minister ees to get answers from HR # !&# & #& '& & ' & CAG $ & flow of funds include invest- signatory to an Inter Creditor Nirmala Sitharaman, Union teams. Leena AI leverages arti- & .& % &.' ! %& $&. ments by family offices, foreign Agreement (ICA) executed Minister of State for Finance ficial intelligence to automati- ! +;+; 8 & ! # .& % '# corporate groups, foreign banks between the lenders of RCF Anurag Thakur, RBI Governor cally answer repetitive employ- !!&.! # #' & & $A#A), % $& proprietary books, Pension under the June 7, 2019 circu- Shaktikanta Das and other dig- ee queries in real-time and % % % %.'8 %$ &% ! #%8 %&8 funds, private equity, real estate lar of RBI on resolution of nitaries will also be present on enables HR to better support !&8 & # $&% %&.&. #.%&% %# & etc. PTI stressed assets. the occasion. PTI employees. #!# !% & # ! !$ .& & !' #% !"#$#$ 1

!%& & > ) + ? & '& $&% + 5 & %&& #.%& % & 5 < & %.%%. L * , $$ A#$& #' & %&8 %% 0 &&# $$ 2 ahindra University’s student, Kartikeya Bhardwaj M(Mechanical Engineering Student, Class of 2020), has created a deep learning app, Chakshu Face Attendance, to provide employers/institutions/organisations with touchless recording of attendance attributes. Especially relevant in today’s Covid outbreak, this app provides a safe alternative to touch-based fingerprint attendance systems. The start-up is being incubated at Mahindra e-hub, an incubation centre of Mahindra University under the University’s Centre of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. In big organisations, for attendance, fingerprint or ID scan- ners are the norm. In Covid times, “touchless” technology is the call of the hour since anything that is used by many people may turn out to be conduit for transmission of the virus.In addition, a common issue is that of Buddy Punching, where employees do proxy attendance of their colleagues using their IDs results in huge losses and is an unethical practice that still floats around in offices all over the world. Chakshu.ai has developed Chakshu Face Attendance, a eal estate, tough brimming with tition, those with little or no investment our lives, likewise real estate is also employment generators it is home to Touchless Employee Attendance App that lets an organisation lucrative career option, is not may be very sceptical to carry things undergoing transaction. By studying skilled, capable and experienced pro- Clock attendance through an android device (phone or a tablet), Rgiven the due attention even forward. the minute intricacies of the industry fessionals who are continually updat- using Face Recognition. The Attendance process is Completely against the backdrop of humungous Here one’s wisdom will be instru- and keeping a tab on the lifestyle ed and can make predictions of the touch-Free, and Covid-19 ready. It also eliminates the Buddy growth. The various stigma attached to mental in forming the stepping stone trends, meaningful insights will be gen- future market. Punching problem through SpoofSense: Chakshu’s AI algorithm the profession makes it discouraging of the career. Irrespective of the knowl- erated that will leverage the journey of Looking at the immense potential is trained to detect Spoofing attacks and reject them, thereby mak- for the young graduates to consider it edge and in-depth analysis, the first career in the real estate sector. and scope the industry can offer, for- ing the process secure and trustable. their prospective career. deals are never perfect. Instead of fear- Evolving with time further con- mal education in real estate should be Having the notion that it is tradi- ing the outcome, one should go ahead tributes to the diversification generat- taken seriously by those aspiring to tional and is not backed up with and act because things learnt by own $ ing employment opportunities for make future in this filed. Read books, organised structure, adds on to the mistake contributes to a lifetime lesson. various roles entailing project man- article, stay updated with the top poli- A ! #", ambiguity surfacing the industry. But The interaction will build the con- agement, operational strategizing, cies and trends, take classes, explore the sector is perennially transforming fidence, give exposure of handling real space optimisation, sales and market- as many properties as possible to get to cope up with the market competi- time situation. Remember practical ing, construction, etc. real life feel of the market, in order to ucts to include a broad assess- tion, opening up new doors for job experience is the ultimate outcome of Owing to this shift experiential thrive in the industry. ment platform serving educa- opportunities promoting operational years of theoretical knowledge spaces are gaining popularity amongst Therefore, before coming to a con- urnitin, a leading provider tion, certification, and licensure efficiency and transparency. acquired. Hence, rather than waiting the customers. This has opened up clusion, in depth research of the Tof academic integrity and programs. Together they will The most effective way to get a for the right time or opportunity, be opportunities for the skilled aspirants industry will aid in making a wise deci- assessment solutions, has offer institutions further flex- knack of the industry is to work with shrewd and take things into your brimming with creative ideas to ven- sion. Incorporating the right strategy recently acquired ExamSoft, a ibility when delivering assess- successful people who have in depth hands. ?< - ture in real estate. aligning with the competitive market software-based assessment ments at all educational and knowledge of the sector. Nothing is With proper utilisation of tech- With the rapid change in housing trends can open up plethora of oppor- platform, from Spectrum professional levels. more beneficial that detailed first-hand nology accompanied with strong com- and commercial needs, the prospects tunities to take leverage of. Equity. ExamSoft empowers By joining forces, Turnitin experience acquired from the profes- munication, the industry can realise its of co-working and co-living spaces Myths like real estate being a lega- educational institutions and and ExamSoft become a single sionals. hidden potential. While matching up have seen a promising wave. In 2019, cy business, a sector that has no certification and licensure pro- destination for institutions to The real time tactic to close a deal with the latest market trends, tech- real estate attracted an investment of space for introverts, only brokers grams to protect exam integri- uphold integrity at every stage to developing valuable insights, fund- nology can add a whole new dimen- around 43,780 crore equivalent to US stand the chance of profitability, will ty, streamline assessment in a student’s journey, from ing intricacies, winning consumer sion to the prospect of career. $ 6.26 billion where housing sales be evaded once studied the industry processes, and improve learn- book reports and problem sets confidence, all the functioning can be The confluence of the traditional reached 2.61 units across seven major closely. ing outcomes. to high-stakes exams and pro- nurtured by working closely with skills with the rapidly changing tech- cities. From project engineers to archi- Turnitin has been building fessional licensure. As one those having expertise in the field. nology will fetch numerous booming Delving on the statistics, the tects, facility managers to corporate and broadening its assessment company, they provide expand- Understanding the industry is one channels suitable for considering the industry has great potential for the communication specialists, regional capabilities since its 2018 acqui- ed product offerings that allow part of the process, in the path ahead sector as a serious option for starting emerging startups as residential and managers, designers, real estate offers sition of Gradescope. ExamSoft customers to choose the com- it is important to keep in mind that the business. commercial units together can form wide range of diverse openings. further expands Turnitin’s port- bination of tools and services things are better said than done. As the Where modernisation owing to the integral part of future real-estate. $ "0 A 3 folio of leading academic that best serve their assessment industry is ruled by immense compe- digitisation has smoothly seeped into Contributing as the second highest % integrity and assessment prod- needs. Q! ." !3! 5 / ! .& ! %# % ' $# && .$% ' % & ! ! 9 % 5 2 &#& .!$!& # .#!$!&8 %% 2 217 2 ! 60< <06"0 here’s a question on every busi- mented. year back, no one would have on intellectual & skill collabora- Tness leader’s mind today: When This shift has taken video con- Aever imagined that striving for tions.As per McKinsey's latest report, will things get back to normal? ferencing solutions and remote col- sustenance will turn into survival for titled, "COVID-19: Implications for While we have no clear-cut answers, laboration tools beyond being just existence. Though pessimism is a business", many organisations are top domain experts believe that it ‘productivity enhancement mea- curse to progressive mentality, for a finding new leaders during this ongo- may not be for some years to come. sures’. They are now integral elements long time, year 2020 will be remem- ing pandemic. Their young managers Bill Gates, the tech-mogul-turned of new-age business models. bered as the bane of the millennium. at mid-level are defying the challenges health philanthropist, believes that 'if In today’s fast-changing market The pandemic caused more pain to and problems of this testing time to we do a brilliant job, we could end landscape, there are tremendous unskilled and semi-skilled workers in achieve better than others. These the novel coronavirus pandemic in growth opportunities. This holds for unorganised sectors. In contrast, tal- organisations are intelligently work- 2022'. The Director-General of the of which around half were in the early vendors that differentiate through ents equipped with specialised skills ing upon the employees' motivation WHO, Tedros Adhanom, holds a stages of adoption. better quality and more scalable, and training programmes are least programmes and management prac- similar view. Healthcare veterans The reasons for this shift are manageable, and secure cloud ser- affected by company redundancy tices. believe that herd immunity could be apparent. Social isolation, remote vices (and devices). The end-objec- policies. With better digital infrastructure the key to getting rid of the pandemic working, and physical distancing tive? Ensuring an optimal meeting The tentacles of Coronavirus are and high penetration of communi- but might take at least a year to will remain an integral part of our experience - regardless of where the pervading across the globe and have cation devices, businesses across the achieve, under high exposure. reality for the foreseeable future. users work. deeply shaken the economies. The world are benefitting their employees One way or the other, we are in Businesses have to adapt to this sea- The world around you has impact is so huge that except a few with bespoke learning programmes for the long haul — and some busi- change by accelerating their digital changed and continues to change at sectors, the majority of businesses and training modules. And, unlike nesses are adapting better than oth- transformation — even those which a rapid pace. The true depth of this were forced to curtail operational cost exorbitant conventions and seminars ers to this new normal. have, up until now, been dominant- transformation extends well beyond through furlough and layoffs. In professionals are enjoying Covid- advanced technologies and prac- involving hefty consultation fees of How businesses are adapting to ly offline — or risk becoming irrel- what you can see most visibly with India alone, more than 40 million proof career growth and their tices. industry experts, venue expenses, and COVID-19 with digital transforma- evant. people wearing masks and using san- people have lost their jobs and tens employers are not apprehensive about In fact, adaptation to Industry 4.0 a large amount of logistics, e-learn- tion? Dhiren Lalchand, a Surat- This behoves us to ask a ques- itizers frequently — but it won't take of millions are receiving deducted offering them handsome compensa- is not only quintessential to make ing encompasses myriads of advan- based diamantaire, recently closed a tion: Are we in a new era of digital you much effort to notice it, whether salaries. Though India is a develop- tions and lots of other benefits. them competent but also to make tages. Besides, e-learning training pro- deal of lily-cut diamonds with Arik collaboration? in your home or at your workplace. ing country, the scenario of developed Recently, while delivering a con- them immune against various unfore- grammes are useful in developing in Antwerp. His secret sauce for suc- We might as well be. In several It shouldn’t be surprising, then, countries is also quite bleak. The vocation address, Prime Minister seen threats. This transformation is both hard and soft skills among cess in a locked-down world? A global studies, an overwhelming that the global video conferencing unemployment list of the world's Narendra Modi, strongly emphasis- impossible without the deployment employees. Detailed and interactive strong focus on quality, coupled majority of people have expressed an market is pegged to be worth more largest economy, the USA, got further es on skilling, reskilling, and of reskilled and upskilled workforce. videos by the seasoned trainers can with a robust, cloud-based video con- urge to not go to their respective than 46,000 crore by 2026. The increased with 30 million more job- upskilling and mentioning them as However, employees reluctant to be replayed n number of times by an ferencing solution. offices. This trend is driving an evo- Indian public cloud market, on the less people. Also, the average salary the need of the hour. The current eco- learn fresh skills will have limited roles individual to derive maximum from Both Dhiren and Arik are a part lution in conventional workplace other hand, is expected to reach of Americans dropped by 12 per cent nomic slowdown has once again to play. On the other hand, organi- a course module. Hence, as learning of a larger industry trend driven by models. Several offices are experi- 63,000 crore by FY2025. More as per a recent survey. proved that upskilling is an effective sations which will facilitate and fos- is the part and parcel of growth and the ongoing pandemic. We are wit- menting with alternate working days interestingly, this cloud-driven dig- In contrast to the growing eco- antidote for unemployment and ter learning for their people, will it cannot be stopped so long as busi- nessing a digital exodus of business- while others are operating entirely on ital transformation is only just begin- nomic upheavals, a trend that is quite underemployment. Business leaders emerge as long-run winners. nesses have desires to survive and es on an unparalleled scale. In a a remote basis. New-age concepts ning — and businesses that most palpable in the international job and recruitment experts in India and Today, to counter the ramifica- grow, e-learning will stay as a bulwark recent NASSCOM survey, 60 per cent such as staggered staffing, rotation- readily adapt to the changing para- market is the improved job immunity abroad also believe that organisations tions of COVID-19 on the world against potential threats. of Indian SMBs admitted to using al shifts, and permanent remote digms are the ones that will achieve of employees who are constantly need to make themselves stronger, economy, there is an urgent need to cloud-based business solutions (such working options are being eagerly the maximum success. up-skilling themselves. Still, such competent, and smarter through adopt an open talent economy based $ 3 A "0 ./( as video conferencing tools) — out evaluated, discussed, and imple- $ #( , ( 2 0$O% & +;+; & 30" preservation of the planet December 2, 2020 to the biotechnology field; Panel gramming, design, data etc. The entries received from 100+ for future generations and December 5, 2020. Discussions; Talk Sessions goal of the event was to build the Schools and 20+ Engineering he FORE School of having effective checks and arwin, an International All the biology enthusi- and Virtual Tours to various he India’s first-ever virtual 24 future of education using tech- colleges across the country and TManagement, New Delhi balances in place to protect DConference and India’s asts can register to be a part institutes and labs to make Thour EdTech Hackathon nology.The competition was final participation by over 320 in association with Institute against global warming, pol- Biggest Evolutionary of the revolutionary confer- the attendees understand the competition was organised by open for students of Class IX to teams with 450 plus partici- of Urban Farming and lution, climate change, harm- Movement in Biology is back ence at thedarwin.in. The global innovation culture. leading e-learning platform- XII and engineering students and pants. Sustainability (IUFS), India, ful biological/biochemical with its second edition. An last date for registration is Renowned genetics Fliplearn to challenge the tech- professionals. ‘Hackathon 2020’ The Hackathon saw a high recently organised a seminar substances in pesticides or initiative of Somaiya November 15, 2020. expert, Prof George Church, nology prowess of students and was categoriaed into two cate- degree of competitiveness and in virtual platform on fertilizers. Vidyavihar, the international The conference will Professor of Genetics at Engineers and showcase their gories. Category one included Gagan Gupta of The Millennium “Biosecurity and Agriculture”. Anil Chopra, Director, conference is organised by encompass Research Harvard Medical School, a creativity with an aim to devel- students from class IX to XII, and School, Bhatinda who won the Dr Jitendra K Das, Wingify, shared sustainabili- Bioriidl, an extension of Symposium, a platform for founding member of the op original and innovative solu- Category two included students competition in the first catego- Director, FORE School was ty insights from his long Research Innovation researchers to exhibit their Wyss Institute and the direc- tions in the education domain. and professionals from engi- ry was rewarded with gift vouch- the Session Chair for this career working with mar- Incubation Design research papers; Virtual tor of PersonalGenomes.org, The virtual event took place neering colleges. ers worth 30,000 along with event, who began proceed- quee institutions such as Laboratory (riidl), a not for Workshops, to provide Do-It- will be giving the keynote on October 17 and 18, 2020. All ‘Hackathon 2020’ received a exciting gifts. In the second cat- ings by taking delegates National Dairy Development profit organisation under Yourself biology experiences speech at the conference, admitted teams had 24 hours to great response from school and egory, the winning team was through importance of Board, Mother Dairy, and Somaiya Trust. The virtual and an insight into various among other notable build creative solutions to the engineering students and pro- Guna Shekhar and Aditi Singh of Biosecurity and sustainable his time at Institute of Rural conference will be held from advances and technologies in speakers. problems through coding, professionals from across India with IIIT Gwalior. farming in the context of Management. !"#$#$ 11

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You can get a degree in photography (Bachelor’s or ous domains will help you understand Master’s), or pursue diploma courses, the areas of strength, and help you build the duration of which may vary up expertise in the areas of your his global pandemic is def- the executives said that they were Here are some specification Additionally, policymakers between three months and a year. choice. In the long run, you will be able initely going to leave a long experiencing skill gaps in the how upskilling is must in post- have recommended the inclusion Getting a majors in photography to carve a niche in a particular domain Tlasting impact on our lives, workforce. Whether you are a COVID-19 world. of ‘vocational education’ into the from institutions would help to hone of photography. it has forced us to innovate and fresher or an experienced profes- Upskilling is the need of the curriculum across all states edu- your existing skills and eradicate the Create your Blog/website change the way we work and live. sional, the need for learning addi- Hour: Upskilling, the process of cation boards and educational gaps. The enhancement of knowledge Showcasing your skills is as impor- but it’s the immediate impact tional skills and becoming digi- learning new skills that is being entities, in a bid to equip students will help in shaping your career. tant as doing good work. A portfolio, that’s more devastating and crip- tally-oriented, regardless of the used extensively in the industry, is with skills from the school-stage Back to basics blog , Social account or website can eas- pling. It has forced us to innovate type of industry you work in, is 4 the only way to stay ahead in the itself. On the work front, employ- Enrolling yourself in a course will ily be turned into your marketing and change the way we work and crucial. game in a post-pandemic world. ers are likely to hire candidates help you understand the basics of pho- brochure. Making a portfolio commu- live. According to the Centre for Now, the Coronavirus pandemic who are highly motivated and pos- tography: Framing, rule of thirds, nicates your views, abilities, skills, etc, Upskilling, the process of Monitoring Indian Economy has made upskilling vital. Whether sess multiple skill sets, as the shutter speed and editing. and gives you a professional outlook. learning new skills that is being (CMIE), the unemployment rate ? you are a fresher or an experienced nature of work is destined to Understanding these basics will help When you have your own blog/website, used extensively in the industry, is of India stands at 7.7 per cent, as professional, the need for learning change completely. you take balanced and interesting pho- you can showcase your work to increase the only way to stay ahead in the recorded in early August 2020 additional skills and becoming Become self-reliant through tographs. your chances of getting noticed. game in a post-pandemic world. which has also exacerbated the digitally-oriented, regardless of upskilling: The emerging trends Practice and learn Get the right gear Upskilling has been a pressing global unemployment rate. the type of industry you work in, in technology will require profes- Once you learn the craft, the next Just like doctors are incomplete need for recruiters and organisa- According to Campaign India, is crucial. sionals at all levels and across step is to practice it, and become pro- without their surgical tools, photogra- tions, long before the COVID-19 India ranks third in the list of top Early-skilling on multi-skill industries to develop entrepre- ficient. 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or next series for him. “I am sure he is mature CCI president Sourav enough to do what is best for BGanguly wants injured him,” said the man, who played senior opener Rohit Sharma to 424 international matches for tread cautiously while deciding India. on competing for his IPL team For someone who has Mumbai Indians in the play- played 113 Tests and 311 ODIs, offs as he risks aggravating the Ganguly feels that what looks hamstring tear that led to his good during training might exclusion from the Australia- not hold up in a match situa- bound India squad. tion. Rohit has been out of “...I can tell you that things action since the second leg fix- you do easily at the practice ture against Kings XI Punjab might be a bit of struggle dur- due to a left hamstring tear and ing match situation. The mus- has been left out of the Indian cles react differently to pressure squad for Australia tour start- situations.” ing later this month. However on a positive note, The BCCI president said the BCCI president said that that the board will do every- Ishant Sharma’s recovery from thing possible to get an “asset a side strain is going well and like Rohit” back in the park as he “expects” the senior speed- that’s their job. ster to be available for the Tests “Rohit is injured at the against Australia, starting mid- moment. Otherwise, why December. would we leave out a player like “Yes, we are expecting him. He is the vice-captain of Ishant to be back for the Test the national (limited-overs) matches. He has already start- team,” Ganguly told PTI. ed bowling from shorter run- “We will have to assess ups and short spells. He has him. I don’t know (when he can bowled at NCA. But as there is come back). He hasn’t played so a BCCI protocol for fast far since the time he has got bowlers, Ishant will be playing injured. We want him to recov- the two first-class games in er. It’s the BCCI’s job to get their Australia.” best players on the park. If he Ganguly also backed the recovers, he plays,” said the for- young Rishabh Pant, who has mer captain. been under fire for not playing When asked about the his natural game and scoring at videos put out by Mumbai a strike-rate below 115. Indians where Rohit is seen bat- “Don’t worry. His bat swing ting at the nets, Ganguly struck will come back. He is a young a note of caution for the senior guy and all of us need to guide player. him. He’s got tremendous talent. “Yeah, you don’t want him Rishabh will be fine. He and to get injured again. He has a Wriddhiman Saha are our two hamstring tear and it will get best wicketkeeper-batsmen in ruptured again. It will then get the country.” longer for him to come back. Asked if Pant, who has But yes, there are people work- already been dropped from two ing with him. white-ball squads, will get to “The Mumbai Indians play Test matches given that physio is working with him. Saha is a better keeper and is in The Indian physio (Nitin Patel) good batting form as well, is there. Rohit himself knows Ganguly was non-committal. that he has got a long career “Only one can play, so who- ahead and its not just this IPL ever is in best form will play.” - ?1 2 successive away league win. After the disappointment eicester swept into second of missing out on a place in the Lplace in the Premier League Champions League last term, with an impressive 4-1 victory Leicester have shown they are at Leeds, while Fulham beat capable of mounting another West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to top-four challenge. finally clinch their first win of Even a title push might not the season on Monday. be impossible given they have Brendan Rodgers’ side are already thrashed Manchester just one point behind leaders City 5-2. Liverpool after winning five of “We were technically bril- their first seven games in a top- liant. We had the quality to play flight season for the first time when we had the opportunities. in their history. I thought we were amazing Harvey Barnes and Youri right across the team,” Rodgers Tielemans put Leicester two up said. before half-time at Elland “This team has got an Road. amazing mentality with lots of Stuart Dallas got one back young, hungry players. It’s still for Leeds but Jamie Vardy’s very early and most of our eighth goal of the season and games have been away but a late Tielemans penalty we’ve had brilliant perfor- wrapped up Leicester’s fourth mances.”