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CBI probe. hugged Priyanka soon after she In a clear indication that The UP Government had reached the place. the administration was feeling little option but to order the CBI Priyanka, who had sought & the heat of public and media probe since the police faced the resignation of Adityanath ' outrage, the Government first massive criticism for the way it on the issue, after meeting the allowed the media to enter the handled the entire case, starting mother of the rape victim said & ( Hathras village to meet the from September 14 when the the State CM should under- family members of the victim. girl was assaulted and on the stand his responsibility. Then the DGP and Additional fateful night when she was cre- “The family needs protec- Chief Secretary of Uttar mated without the presence of tion,” Priyanka said after a Pradesh visited the family her family members, who were one-on-one chat with the vic- members and tried to provide locked inside their house. tim’s mother when the Gandhis them solace and give them the After the Government were inside the house of the M assurance that the Government decided to place under sus- victim. * M will address their concerns. pension the Superintendent of “The family couldn’t see This was the first visit by Police and four other cops and their daughter for the one last M high-ranking officials of the the family members alleged time. UP CM Yogi Adityanath - ' . /01 1! M & Government and police since that the members of the Special should understand his respon- ' 2 , ) the alleged gangrape that took Investigation Team tried to sibility. Till the time justice is Q & , place on September 14. buy their silence, the delivered, we’ll continue this The visit of Rahul and MPs Adhir Ranjan men —some in riot gear and Then came the biggest Government had no option but fight,” Priyanka said, adding Priyanka and senior Congress Chowdhury, Shashi Tharoor wielding lathis — were climbdown of all — Congress to order a CBI probe to defuse that the family wants a judicial leaders came after a dramatic for the 200 km drive via deployed at the toll plaza along ! leader Rahul Gandhi and the crisis. enquiry into the incident. standoff with the cops at the Yamuna e-way. the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) Priyanka Gandhi were allowed Meanwhile, a day after he Rahul before starting his Delhi-UP border. Rahul “Nothing in the world can Flyover with definite instruc- to enter UP after the State was prevented by the Uttar journey on Saturday morning Gandhi set off from Delhi at stop me from going to Hathras tions — do not allow Congress Government deployed thou- Pradesh administration from took to Twitter to announce around 2.30 pm in a silver to meet this unhappy family to leaders to cross the border. sands of policemen to stop visiting Hathras, Rahul Gandhi that no power on this earth can Toyota Innova that Priyanka share their pain,” Rahul said However, Rahul and them from visiting Hathras. On stop him from visiting Hathras was driving. Their convoy con- before leaving, while Priyanka Priyanka Gandhi were allowed Friday BJP leader Uma Bharati and meet the family of the rape sisted of around 30 Congress said “If not this time, then we to leave for Hathras from Delhi ' had slammed the Yogi victim whose body was cre- MPs, including AICC general will try again”. along with three other leaders. Government for not allowing mated secretly. secretary KC Venugopal, party A large number of police- Turn to Page 6 the media or political leaders ! " from visiting Hathras. P $ The day ended with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordering a CBI probe into the % " and want the case to be inves- the brother of the victim said undergo a narco test,” the sis- & ' ( ❝ D S tigated by a retired judge of the on Saturday. ter-in-law and brother of the ( Supreme Court, that too under The family members were victim said. 1 the supervision of the SC. talking to the media after the Earlier Uttar Pradesh ) ") $ ) They also expressed dis- district authorities lifted a ban Additional Chief Secretary, . : pleasure over the enquiry made after two days on Saturday. Home Awanish Awasthi met- ! 9. ith growing political by the Special Investigation They alleged that the State ing the victim’s kin at their ❝ $ influence and attempts to Team (SIT) so far and refused police were hand-in-gloves house. “It is an extremely sad $ " W ;< &. 9 push the issue into a caste con- to undergo narco analysis or with the accused and hence had incident. We met everyone in , flict, the family members of the polygraph test. raised the issue of CBI probe the family. We spoke to them & ) , *$ $ Hathras victim have evinced no “We want a probe by the and narco test. and assured them that the interest in the investigation Supreme Court as the CBI “We have not said anything strictest action would be taken $ being transferred to the Central probe could be influenced false before the police and against all those found guilty,” - Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through political pressures,” media so why should we Awasthi told reporters. & # . ( / M & & & P Q. * & trategically important Ladakh will Snow be linked to the mainland 1'& round the year with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the all- '2 weather Atal Tunnel on Saturday. M The tunnel will give a major M % R boost to the operational readiness of 3 ! 4 5 the troops through logistical back-up, & 6 besides making essential items avail- Q & able to the local population. Dedicating the crucial connec- tivity to the nation, Modi also criti- Q cised the main Opposition party Congress, without naming it, for ! neglecting defence and strategic % team of doctors from AIIMS has interests of the country. & P L L Aruled out murder or foul play in Turn to Page 6 ( , )2 Q the death of actor Sushant Singh - * & Rajput, terming it “a case of hanging and death by suicide.” The team was headed by the institute’s forensic chief Q Dr Sudhir Gupta. In its medico-legal opinion to the CBI, the six-member team ruled out Q claims of “poisoning and strangling”, acclaimed “Kai Po Che’’ seven years 7& with Dr Gupta saying the panel did not back, was found dead in his apartment find any trace of poison and drugs in in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on Already extended through the Garib ! " $ the viscera. June 14 under mysterious circum- & * Kalyan and Aatma Nirbhar packages " %&O “It is a case of hanging and death stances. announced by government earlier”. () * $ ! 6 by suicide. We have submitted our con- The CBI had taken over the probe + ( ,- In an affidavit filed by Union clusive report to the Central Bureau of from Bihar Police into the alleged abet- Finance Ministry, it said that the relief ,* . Investigation (CBI),” Dr Gupta, who is ment to suicide case filed by the to all borrowers in respect of com- Q3 ! 5 8 also the chairman of the forensic actor’s father KK Singh in Patna against pounding of interest during the period - . 8 ( & medical board, is reported to have told Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty n a relief to individual borrowers and of moratorium would be admissible to /- .0&11 a news agency. and her family members. Imedium and small industries, the the categories specified irrespective of )$& 4 & There was no injury on the body On September 28, the CBI had cat- Centre has agreed in the Supreme Court whether the borrowers had availed the 2 344 546 - other than that of hanging. Also, there egorically said that it has not reached to waive compound interest (interest on moratorium or not. $ , was no mark of struggle and scuffle. any conclusion in Rajput’s death case interest) charged on loans of up to 2 “The Government has decided that * * The ligature mark on the neck was and that all aspects were under inves- crore for a six-month moratorium peri- the relief on waiver of compound inter- - “consistent” with hanging, he said. tigation. od announced due to the Covid-19 pan- est during the six-month moratorium & - The doctors’ panel did not find any “The Central Bureau of demic. period shall be limited to the most vul- 7 56 " ' trace of poison and drugs in the vis- Investigation is conducting profes- It said the Government will seek due nerable category of borrowers. This " & cera,” Dr Gupta told the news agency sional investigation related to death of authorisation from Parliament for mak- category of borrowers, in whose case, the but refused to divulge any further Shri Sushant Singh Rajput in which all ing appropriate grants in this regard and compounding of interest will be waived, $ " details stating the case is sub-judice. aspects are being looked at and no “the endeavour shall be over and above would be MSME loans and personal O Film star Rajput, 34, who made his aspect has been ruled out as of date. the support of 3.7 lakh crore to MSMEs, loans of up to 2 crore,” it said. 8 , debut in Bollywood in the much Investigation is continuing.” 70,000 crore for home loans, etc. Turn to Page 6 + ,- ././ 4 # #
9:8; “Similarly, the cases of abduc- rity agencies along with the dent of police have been entrusted tion of women have also come Lucknow police for the protection with the responsibility of monitor- he Uttar Pradesh government down considerably. In fact, crime of women in the state. ing the complaints received in the Tclaimed to have taken several against women has shown a steady The spokesman said that the boxes. measures for providing a safe decline ever since the Yogi govern- Yogi government also deployed In another landmark endeavour atmosphere to women and check- ment has come into power,” he Anti-Romeo Squad across the state towards women’s safety, the state ing crime against them through said. with the deployment of women government has entrusted the police speedy trials and also by launching There has been a 27.32 per cent policemen in plain uniforms, a with the responsibility of escorting a crackdown on eve-teasers. decrease in incidents of rapes in UP-112 App for security of women women to home through PRV 112 The government said that it was 2020 as compared to 2019. at night and also set up women help mobile van facility. This facility, a ensuring that the accused as well as The government has taken up desks along with pink booths at var- unique one, is quite helpful in convicts in crime against women, prosecution in an effective manner ious cross-roads. eliminating any potential danger to including rape, were put to task in while providing strong evidence in In a major step, the state gov- women’s safety at night. a speedy manner and this was evi- the court. It has resulted in fast con- ernment, to strengthen the safety of The accused in woman abduc- dent from five death penalties and viction as 193 criminals have so far girls, set up a confidential complaint tion and dowry death cases have life imprisonment to 193 such been sentenced to life imprisonment box in all schools across the state to also been dealt with a heavy hand, accused during the Yogi Adityanath under POCSO Act. catch eve-teasers. The objective by way of strong prosecution. regime. The Nirbhaya Fund was set up behind this new system is to According to the statistics pro- The government spokesman by the Central government to strengthen the female voices that vided by the Uttar Pradesh Police, said on Saturday that justice had ensure the safety of women in eight hesitate to come forward and lodge there has been a decline of 10.01 per been fast-tracked during the Yogi cities of the country, including complaints. cent in dowry cases in 2020 since Adityanath regime and it resulted in Lucknow. Under the Nirbhaya The government has given the last four years. Also, there has sharp decline of 42.24 per cent in Fund, the Yogi government integrat- instructions to police stations to reg- been a decrease of 38.46 per cent in rape cases in 2020 as compared to ed and strengthened the Women ularly investigate these complaint the incidence of kidnapping since the cases in 2016. Power Line -1090 and other secu- boxes. Circle officer and superinten- 2016. ; 9."
Lucknow (PNS): Even as the Social Welfare Minister which are an insult to ‘Dalit ki Hathras issue out of proportion Yogi Adityanath government is Ramapati Shastri has accused beti’. She is a four-time former and there was “no incident of at the receiving end over the the opposition parties of adopt- chief minister and she must rape and it was an insignificant Hathras incident, Bharatiya ing an irresponsible stance over realise the gravity and sensitiv- issue”. He said the post-mortem Janata Party’s Dalit leader and the issue. ity of the incident.” report and forensic science lab- “The Hathras incident is Shastri said that Chief oratory had also confirmed that merely a cover. The opposition Minister Yogi Adityanath not there was no rape. parties are conspiring caste riots only promptly announced an aid Responding to a barrage of in the state and they do not want of Rs 25 lakh to the victim’s fam- criticism of the Yogi Adityanath the truth to come out after ily, he also constituted a Special government by the opposition investigation by the police and Investigation Team. parties, the minister said, “The the SIT. The audio tapes and He said the government opposition parties are political- comments on the social media had also taken action on the pre- ly bankrupt and they are devoid and past incidents are ample evi- liminary report of the SIT and of issues so they periodically dence that the opposition par- suspended the superintendent of keep raising trivial issues and are ties are hatching a conspiracy to police of Hathras and four other not doing anything in public foment trouble in the state over policemen. interest.” the incident in Hathras.” He said the government He said the chief minister Ramapati Shastri said here on had also ordered narco and had already constituted a Special Saturday. polygraphy tests of the accused. Investigation Team and the mat- Targeting Bahujan Samaj Meanwhile, another minis- ter was under investigation and Party president Mayawati, the ter of the Yogi Adityanath gov- soon all the facts relating to the NOTICE minister said, “Mayawati is issu- ernment, Ajit Singh Pal, said the issue would be in public ing irresponsible statements opposition was blowing the domain. I have changed my name from Ashutosh Jaiswal to Ayush Jaiswal in all future purpose. 3" Ayush Jaiswal S/o Vinod Kr. Jaiswal R/o H.N. 49-A Katri Safipur, Chandra Nagar, Kanpur Lucknow (PNS): Uttar Pradesh NOTICE Congress Committee president Ajay Kumar Lallu was put under 9:8; house arrest in Lucknow ahead I have declared that my son of the scheduled visit of senior ith an aim to benefit more name is AYAN YADAV. His UID leader Rahul Gandhi to Hathras Wand more patients, Chief NO 7418460 but on High on Saturday, the party said. Minister Yogi Adityanath has school record his name is According to UPCC admin- directed officials to operate vir- AYAN so I want to change his name from AYAN to AYAN istrative head Siddhath Priya tual ICU of Level-3 Covid hos- YADAV. Narendra Kumar Srivastava, police personnel were pitals from SGPGI and of Level- Yadav Harra Ki Chungi, stationed outside Lallu’s house 2 Covid hospitals from KGMU. Balrampur Azamgarh. and he was not being allowed to The chief minister was pre- venture outside. siding over a high level Unlock “UPCC president Ajay review meeting at his residence NOTICE Kumar Lallu has been placed here on Saturday. under house arrest at his resi- He also directed officials to dence in the state capital,” keep an eye on Varanasi, I Santosh Kumar Singh 16/1, Srivastava claimed. Prayagraj, Gorakhpur and Indiranagar, Lucknow decleare The step was taken to pre- Meerut and to further enhance should be available in adequate that in my son's 10th class vent Lallu from joining Rahul medical facilities in these dis- quantities in Covid hospitals marksheet, my name is Gandhi and Congress general tricts. with proper back-up. Santosh and my wife's name is secretary Priyanka Gandhi He said that additional chief He also said that special Manju, which is not correct cor- Vadra who were scheduled to secretaries of Health and attention should be paid on rect name is Santosh Kumar visit Hathras again on Saturday Medical Education departments cleanliness in hospitals and Singh and Manju Singh both afternoon, the UPCC leader should be in regular communi- bio-medical wastes should be name are same person. added. cation with the distract magis- disposed of as per norms. A tweet by Uttar Pradesh trates, chief medical officers and The chief minister said that Congress said, “Our state pres- the chiefs of district doctors should take rounds at ident Shri Ajay Kumar Lalluji, hospitals/medical colleges of regular intervals in Covid hos- our district heads and more the districts with lower recov- pitals and it should be ensured than 500 workers have been ery rates and ensure availabili- that ambulance services were placed under house arrest. Yogiji ty of all required facilities. operational. !"# $ don’t stop those who fight for Directing officials to Meanwhile, with 3,665 ! %& # justice.” increase Covid testing, the chief fresh cases of COVID-19 on "# ' ( minister said that it was also Saturday, the total cases in 0 0 important to increase contact Uttar Pradesh increased to () *+, *-) ,%+# tracing. He also directed offi- 4,10,626. .% / ! ' 01 Samajwadi Party president cials to regularly hold training The recovery rate in the .% 2 34 +54 .% 01 Akhilesh Yadav said there was programmes for paramedics. state has gone up to 86.89 per + & 34 % 6 78 ground swell of resentment The chief minister said that cent and during the past 14 9: 68 ! 8 &;0' among the people over the medicine and medical oxygen days. Hathras gang-rape incident. He said even though the WANTED government had taken action against some police officers of Hathras district, the people were not satisfied and they viewed the government action as a cover-up exercise. Akhilesh Yadav is presently in Britain and is arriving in Delhi on Sunday and he is like- ly to head straight to Bhulagarhi village in Hathras from the Delhi airport. In a statement issued by the Samajwadi Party here on Saturday, Yadav chief said, “Justice demands that FIR be lodged against the guilty police officers so that the truth may come out.” He said the family members of the victim and the villagers wanted to know under what pressure the district administra- tion decided to cremate the vic- tim at 3 am in the village against the ancient traditions of the country.
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9:8; four weeks back and currently we CT scan of patients done and have just over 6,000 cases,” he arrangements needed to be made 9:;74 he positivity rate in Lucknow said. Regarding the death audits of so that patients could get them- Thas come down to 5.29 per cent Covid deaths in the district, the selves tested at nominal rates. in the last six days while 5,376 per- official said they have found that Meanwhile, patients suffering $ <= sons have recovered and 3,234 patients should be shifted to hos- from rare disorders who tested pos- tested positive. Elaborating on the pitals in time. “If patients come in itive for coronavirus have recovered Lucknow (PNS): As many as ed four from Lucknow. Professor containment progress, a senior late and the oxygen saturation at SGPGI. Dr Tanmay Ghatak 478 persons tested positive for Virendra Goswami from the district administration official level goes down, it will result in from SGPGI said they had a patient coronavirus in Lucknow on Applied Economics department pointed out that 549 tested positive complications, followed by death. suffering from myasthenia gravis, Saturday while 674 recovered, of Lucknow University also died on September 27 while 1,039 dis- We are reviewing this part. There in which there is a problem in taking the total number of recov- of Covid-19 on Saturday. He was charged; 550 tested positive and 924 are some referral hospitals which nerves and muscles do not work. eries to 47,620. Lucknow has 52. LU spokesperson Durgesh discharged on September 28, 532 are doing well and we will strength- “However, the patient recovered witnessed 724 deaths while Srivastava said a condolence meet tested positive and 788 discharged en other units,” he said. from Covid-19 although it was a bit there are 6,043 active cases in the was held for the departed soul. on September 29, 487 tested posi- Health officials inspected challenging to handle him in the district. “He had been suffering from tive and 958 discharged on Aliganj CHC because there were ICU set-up,” he said. A senior official at the CMO Covid-19 for the past ten days and September 30, 596 tested positive 131 cases from the area on Friday. On Saturday, Divisional office said the patients included was being treated at SGPGI. He and 949 discharged on October 1, On Saturday, District Magistrate Commissioner Ranjan Kumar 38 from Indiranagar, 36 from died of multiple organ failure,” and 520 tested positive and 718 dis- Abhishek Prakash and CMO Dr attended a seminar organised at Era Gomtinagar, 32 from Rae Bareli Srivastava said. charged on October 2. The total Sanjay Bhatnagar carried out an Medical College. He said the state road, 30 from Madiaon, 22 each Meanwhile, 3,665 persons number of tests conducted so far is inspection of KGMU and held a government has directed all med- from Aliganj & Jankipuram, 21 tested positive across the state, 6,64,211. meeting with senior doctors and ical colleges to hold seminars on from Chowk, 20 from Gudamba, including 236 in Prayagraj, 205 in There has been a 30 per cent HoDs. The DM was informed that medical ethics on the first and third 17 from Talkatora, 15 from Gorakhpur, 175 in Ghaziabad, dip in active number of Covid cases most of the referral patients were Saturday to create sensitivity Hazratganj, 13 from Mahanagar, 126 in Varanasi and 106 in in Lucknow in the past four weeks. coming from RML Institute of amongst health workers, 12 from Vikasnagar, 11 from Meerut. There were 61 deaths A senior official at the CMO office Medical Sciences and Lok Bandhu doctors and nurses towards Bazaarkhala, and 10 each from across the state, including four said there has been a drop by 3000- Hospital to KGMU. He was patients. He also inspected the Ashiyana, Thakurganj & Chinhat. each in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, 3500 cases in the past one month. informed that they were facing a lot Integrated Control Room set up for Seven Covid patients died in Meerut & Amroha and three “There were 9,000-plus active cases of problems regarding getting the patient care. the city and the deceased includ- each in Prayagraj & Fatehpur. 9 3 ! . $ ( " .4&3 9:8; Bareli. Rai said that details of whether the ?;7@ enior scientist at Birbal Sahni patient was symptomatic, asympto- 9:8; She said she is a widow and cash and ornaments. They 9:8; SInstitute of Paleo Sciences (BSIP) matic or dead were obtained from the has a son who lives with his offered me tea at their house 45 Niraj Rai said they were carrying out CMO offices of respective districts. woman accused her fiancé, maternal grandparents. The and later dumped me at the nder the directions from Chief research under which they have carried He said the aim of the exercise was Ahis two brothers and their victim met her lover in a birth- road in Sarojininagar. I was UMinister Yogi Adityanath, virtual out sequencing of 300 samples to to understand what are the immuno- brother-in-law of rape. She day party seven months back. feeling pain in my back and ICU services have been started by know the host interaction with coron- logical genes responsible for patient’s also alleged that they dumped “He kept serenading me and abdomen. I called my fiancé to KGMU. Development of these ser- avirus. He said they have also carried condition. “We are trying to find out her on a road in Sarojininagar. then lured me into submission. find out what happened and he vices will be a great help in management supervise the services for two hours in out sequencing of 1,000 coronavirus what are the benefits which we have in She said father of the prime He promised to marry me showed me a video in which I of Covid patients. UP government is the evening on daily basis. He will also samples to study the mutant varieties. our immunological genes which are accused was posted at a police after which we started to live was filmed in a compromising taking several scientific and technical ensure the smooth running of man- In case of the sequencing of 300 sam- giving us a different level of protection. station in the city while anoth- like a couple. But he had his state. They threatened to make steps to curb Covid-19 and we are with power deployed for Covid care support ples, it is being studied in three cate- We need to understand the host and we er relative is presently serving eyes on my house, registered in the video viral if I forced him them in this mission,” KGMU Vice- network in the PHI building. With this gories — asymptomatic, symptomatic extracted the human RNA from the in UP Police. the name of my former hus- for marriage,” she alleged. Chancellor Dr Bipin Puri said. doctors, Covid incharges of different and deceased. “We want to see the dif- coronavirus sample itself,” he said. In her complaint, the com- band. He forced me to register She said the father of his With the virtual ICU services hospitals can directly connect with ference between all the three categories Talking about 1,000 samples which plainant, who is a native of the house in his name and fiancé is a retired policeman focused upon treatment facility for KGMU experts via an online platform and also the host mechanism in terms they have studied separately for the Kanpur, said she called Women started distancing from me,” while his brother-in-law would Covid patients in the state, 58 Level-2 and take suggestion on treatment of what kind of host immunity is there mutant variety, he said it was to pri- Power Line-1090 and also went she said. introduce himself as a public medical institutions of UP will be protocol. They can also discuss med- and how this immunity correlates with marily study the manner in which the to Sarojininagar police station, She said she warned him of relation officer of an SP. Police directly benefited. Pro-VC, KGMU, ication of difficult cases in the ICU. It this type of foreign strain,” he said. He virus was changing. He said that all the but her case was not even after police action and he agreed to said they were conducting a GP Singh will lead this project. will help in speedy recovery of the added that they are getting the samples work had been completed and the 18 days. She said she petitioned settle the issue. “I was asked to probe into the allegations and Head of the department of patients and also in saving lives,” from seven different districts, includ- research was in for peer review which her case to senior officers on visit his house on September an FIR was yet to be registered Respiratory Medicine Dr Suryakant will KGMU spokesperson said. ing Barabanki, Ayodhya, Sitapur, would take over one month to Saturday. 15. I was carrying Rs 90,000 in in this connection. Lakhimpur Kheri, Amethi and Rae complete. 6 $ 9:8; would then employ their aides The police found Muniya’s role to conduct theft in the houses. suspicious during investigation. he Saadatganj police arrest- In a theft at the house of a prop- The police raided her house and Ted three women and two of erty dealer, the needle of suspi- recovered the stolen ornaments 9:8; Puja have been issued by UP govern- their aides on the charges of theft cion turned towards the women which the house owner and his ment late. Durga Puja will commence at a property dealer’s house and they were nabbed. family identified. ormer DGP and chairman of after nearly a fortnight. where one of them worked as a In another success, a domes- Meanwhile, an autorick- FProbasi Bengali Samaj Anand Lal “We used to apply for puja per- domestic help. Those arrested tic help was arrested for com- shaw driver was accused of Banerjee on Saturday urged the state missions through authorities con- were identified as Anju Mishra mitting theft at the house of her stealing the purse of a woman government to issue instructions to cerned, that is district administration, (50) and Poonam Gupta (49) of employer in Vikasnagar on passenger in Chowk on Friday. departments concerned for a notifica- Nagar Nigam, Electricity department Saadatganj, Upasna Shukla (22) Saturday. The woman, identified However, as she raised an alarm, tion on permission process for Durga etc at least a month prior to the cele- of Sitapur and their aides as as Muniya of Shekhupura local- several passersby converged on Puja and to expedite it on priority. brations. However, in the wake of Salman (25) of Saadatganj and ity, committed the theft when the scene and nabbed the He said the state government was delayed guidelines, not a single puja Amir (27) of Thakurganj. The her employer Chandan accused. Reports said Deepika requested to issue permission to all puja committee could complete this pre- police recovered Rs 33.17 lakh Srivastava of Secretariat Colony Awasthi of Chowk was going to committees latest by October 10. “It will liminary task,” he pointed out. in cash and ornaments worth and his family were out of the purchase medicines from a shop be great if all the puja committees, He said all the puja committees lakhs of rupees. city for some work. In the com- on Shahmina road. She alleged which had organised Durga Puja last were facing acute fund crisis as donors A spokesman said the police plaint, Chandan had stated that that the autorickshaw driver year, are permitted instantly so that could not be contacted on account of worked out the case within a few Muniya won their trust while stole her purse and sped off. preparations can be started now. uncertainty. “As a result, this year’s puja hours after the case was regis- working at their house and they Commuters chased the autorick- Guidelines to organise this year’s Durga will be a low-key affair,” he added. tered on Friday. It surfaced that left asking her to take care of the shaw driver, who was later iden- the accused used to work as house. tified as Bhanu Sharma of maids at different houses and When they returned, they Saadatganj. He said he stole the used it as an opportunity to con- came to know that theft had purse out of greed. A case was duct recce of the houses. 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9:8; village, he cancelled his pro- gramme. nion minister and Talking to reporters here URepublican Party of India on Saturday after meeting chief Ramdas Athawale, while Governor Anandiben Patel maintaining that atrocities on and Chief Minister Yogi Dalit in Hathras was a serious Adityanath, the Union minis- issue, supported Yogi ter said that political parties Adityanath on the action taken should not do politics over so far in the Hathras incident. Dalit atrocities. However, he demanded On the attack by Mayawati, that the district magistrate of Athawale said that she was Hathras along with sub-divi- doing politics. He said that sev- sional magistrate should also eral atrocities had been com- be taken to task as not just mitted on Dalits during her police but they too were regime also so she had no responsible for the entire con- moral right to raise such issues. troversy. However, on the question The Union minister also of why Congress leader Rahul admitted that the authorities Gandhi did not go to were wrong in cremating the Rajasthan where also a rape girl’s body after midnight with- took place, he Union minister out the consent of the family. said that the Congress leaders Athawale, the Republican were more interested in doing Party of India chief who cele- politics in UP. “The accused brated his party’s foundation found guilty should be given day on Saturday, said that he capital punishment and at the wanted to go to Hathras on same time, Dalits should also Friday but as there was no per- get better treatment in society,” mission to politician to visit the he said. 4 + ,- ././ ):/'9-;)1 - % ! now 12,065, leaving 1,649 two males aged 80 and 45 Mirzapur, 21 in Chandauli, 17 active patients. The recovery from Phoolpur (Pindra), in Ghazipur, nine in Bhadohi orona figures in the district he district has inched close rate has improved slightly to Pahadia, Sarnath and Mirza and six in Jaunpur. The total Ccontinued to come down Tto 14K-mark as 147 new 86.54 per cent and the mortal- Murad respectively suc- number of patients has for 11 consecutive days, but on COVID-19 patients have been ity rate has remained at 1.62 per cumbed to COVID-19 at Sir increased to 45,812. Out of Friday it spiked and the num- detected on Saturday, increas- cent. Sundarlal Hospital (SSH), these, maximum number of ber of infected rose to 231 as ing the total number of cases to Meanwhile, the Chief Banaras Hindu University cases (26,062) was in Varanasi compared to a day earlier 13,941. Besides, the district Medical Officer (CMO) Dr VB (BHU). With the addition of division followed by whereas the number of people also saw three more deaths, Singh has also has informed 18 new red zones, the total Azamgarh (12,650) and who got infection free was far increasing the toll to 227. that in the first report of the number of hotspots has Vindhyachal (7,105). The best more than 359. Of them, 42 During the day, the follow-up day by 11 am, 80 positive increased to 2,079 including mortality rate was of people were discharged from negative reports included 190 patients were detected out of 323 red zones. There are 1,756 Vindhyachal (1.05%) while hospitals and 317 people com- patients. All of 190 patients 2,847 received reports. Till green zones with 10 new ones. the same was 1.36% in pleted home isolation. With were recovered from home then, the total test reports Earlier, in this belt of Azamgarh and 1.43% in this, three people also died. Dr isolation, increasing the num- received were 2,17,593 and the Purvanchal (eastern UP) com- Varanasi while the best recov- Rishi Sahai, the Nodal Officer ber to 9,376 as none of the results of 1,610 are awaited. prising 10 districts of three ery rate was in Azamgarh for Corona confirmed this. patients has been discharged Out of them, 2,03,719 were divisions, as many as 433 new division (89.17%), followed CMO Dr GS Bajpai said from the hospitals. With this, negative, while 13,874 positive. cases were found on Friday by Varanasi (88.82%) and that after finding 231 newly the number of cured patients The total number of samples with maximum 200 COVID- Vindhyachal (88.19%). The infected, the number of coro- from the hospitals has collected was 2,33,621. Earlier, 19 in Varanasi, 55 in overall recovery rate in the na patients in the district has remained at 2,689. The total four persons including two Azamgarh,46 in Sonbhadra,32 region was 88.83%, while mor- increased to 19,730. Out of this, number of cured patients is females aged 79 and 44 and in Ballia,25 in Mau, 22 in tality rate 1.35%. 16,765 people have become infection-free while 269 people have died so far. The number of active cases is 2,696. There 5 1 2 6 6 are 278 people admitted to dif- % ferent hospitals and 2,418 peo- ple are in home isolation. on different dates. All three Phulpur, constables of CRPF test on September 22 due to ill The trio, who died from died on Friday. have been found to be infect- health. She came positive. Since %" corona on Friday, were resi- On Friday, many people ed. then, she was in home isolation dents of the city. Of them, one including the Commandant of The negligence on the part at his home. On September 25, middle-aged person while two CISF, Assistant Commandant, of the Health department once the medical team also visited - % ! Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi are elderly. An 80-year-old and wife of former City North again came to light. A female her home. She said that on and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to woman is among the elderly. MLA Anugraha Narayan Singh officer posted in the AG office September 30, without testing, nion Minister for Women visit Hathras as ‘just politics’, All three were undergoing have been found infected. This was not tested again for coro- her name was shown in the U& Child Development and saying that the people of the treatment at Swaroop Rani was confirmed by Dr Rishi na, yet she was declared posi- positive list. On Thursday, the Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani, country understood it very Nehru Hospital. An elder was Sahai, the Nodal Officer for tive. After this, the Rapid medical team reached her terming the Hathras incident much. ‘They should go to also cremated after his death. Corona. He said that apart Response Team was sent and home and asked her to stay in with a Dalit woman as ‘very Rajasthan and take the initia- Dr Rishi Sahai said that among from this, doctors of Koraon instructed her to isolate again. home isolation from an painful’, expressed her confi- tive to bring justice to the vic- the dead, the first 79-year-old CHC, nurses of railway hospi- Not only this, the lady officer October date. Not only this, she dence in Chief Minister Yogi tim’s family, but they are trying resident of Mutthiganj, the tal, two advocates of High was also asked to bring the kit. was also asked to get the kit Adityanath that the state gov- to come to Hathras again and second 52-year-old Court, review officers, two The woman officer objected to again. Nodal Officer Dr Rishi ernment would do justice to again for the sake of votes,’ she Georgetown resident and the auditors of CDA pension, two this and gave the information Sahai said that if this happened the victim’s family. ‘I do not said, adding that Rahul Gandhi third 80-year-old woman from constables, teachers of Phulwati to the concerned authorities. then it was wrong. Where the interfere in the matters of any has always strived for politics Roshanbag. All three were Inter College in Bamrauli, pri- The woman officer said mess occurred is being ascer- state due to constitutional but Prime Minister Narendra admitted to the SRN Hospital mary school teachers in that she underwent a corona tained, Dr Sahai added. decorum, but I’ve spoken to Modi has been successful in Yogi Adityanath on the Hathras politics. incident. The CM has formed Later, talking to the farm- the SIT and action has been ers at Indian Institute of taken against the police and Vegetable Research (IIVR), other officers on the basis of the Adalpura (Shahanshahpur), initial report on Friday. ‘Let the 4 , ) Smriti said that for the first SIT report come,’ she said, . , time in the history of 70 years, expressing confidence that after the PM has given freedom to the report Yogi would take the farmers. ‘The opposition plasma donation camp was strict action against those who parties had done blasphemous Aorganised in the Blood have interfered or those who and indecent act by opposing Bank department of Military have conspired for the victim this law,’ she said, discussing Hospital Allahabad on to get justice. with the farmers about the Saturday. The function was During her visit to the new law. ‘Now the farmers of inaugurated by Major General Commissioner’s office here on the country can now sell their IM Lamba, General Officer Friday, Smriti faced protests products to any person or Commanding East UP and from Samajwadi Party (SP) organisation in any state or part MP Sub Area. The camp was and Congress workers. While of the country. Those buying jointly planned by Brigadier she was talking to the reporters, the crops of the farmers will Sundeep Bhandari, VSM, the SP Mahila Morcha workers have to pay within three days Commandant, Military protested there in their bid to and the farmers themselves Hospital Allahabad along with go inside and meet the minis- will determine the selling prices Dr Vatsala Misra, HoD ter. Seeing this, BJP MLA of their crops.’ Pathology Department and Dr Saurabh Srivastava came out to Union Minister further Ravi Rani Mishra, HoD, convince them but the protests said that the new law would Department of Transfusion continued. Then Smriti herself , , ) . , break the shackles of middle- Medicine, MLN Medical came out and took some work- men, informing that more than College Prayagraj. ers inside to talk to them. 90,000 crore have been sent COVID-19 Pandemic this Later, while returning Congress her protest during Nirbhaya tors and later, the police to accounts of 10 crore farmers year has been a real public workers surrounded her car sit- rape incident when Congress- removed the agitators to ensure under Kisan Samman Nidhi health emergency. Screening of ting in front of it. They want- led government was in power. smooth passage for her car. and a budget of 30,000 crore cases and treatment protocol ed to hand over bangles to Smriti opened the car window Smriti during her press have been allocated for Matsya has been a challenge with new Smriti as she had done during and talked to Congress protes- conference termed the bid of Sampada Yojana. viral disease. Plasma therapy is Indian Army has been able to infection, stringent and strict Covid infection at bay. So far, being tried at many centres thwart the aggression with Covid protocols are being fol- only 197 personnel have been with good outcomes. steely resolve. lowed in these areas. As it has tested Corona positive out of The blood donation camp In this scenario, it is been noticed that all defences’ which 186 have recovered and was a successful collaboration incumbent on Indian Army to areas are sealed and only one only one death has occurred. between the Armed Forces keep its troops ready for any entry and exit point is kept This is testimony to adherence and the Government Medical conflict with China. The troops open. to strict measures. - % ! victim. College Prayagraj where a total from the UP and MP are These entry points are well In these trying times it is When the scores of farm- of six fully recovered COVID- reporting to East UP and MP guarded and movement of the duty and responsibility of nnoyed with the increasing ers staged a protest in the city 19 serving Armed Forces per- Sub Area , where they are people is allowed for essential all citizens of Prayagraj to Abrutality with the girls in on September 14 last against sonnel donated their plasma to undergoing mandatory quar- work only. All personnel are abide by the Covid protocols various parts of the state, the the contentious three farm save life of seriously ill antine of 14 days and are pre- screened with thermometers, and do not enter the defence Bahujan Kranti Morcha (BKM) bills, the police lodged a fake COVID-19 patients. Major pared for deployment in the vehicles and personnel are premises unless it is very essen- on Saturday staged a dharna at case against some of them, they General IM Lamba motivated forward areas of Ladakh. The sanitised and proper record is tial. Shastri Ghat here demanding charged and demanded the the donors with his kind words troops reporting back from being maintained of all move- It is the responsibility of all death sentence to the accused. government to withdraw the and appreciated the hospital in leave are kept at various places ments. Wearing of mask is citizens to contribute in keep- The activists of BKM gath- case. their effort to fight against in New Cantt and other Sub mandatory for movement out- ing their Armed Forces ered at a aforesaid place and sat Meanwhile, the activists of Covid pandemic. Area controlled areas like OD side homes and offices. premises clean and infection- on dharna to raise their protest 28 , . , Sardar Sena tried going to the Amidst this COVID-19 Fort, COD Cheoki etc. Unnecessary movement of free by not venturing and lit- against the gradually increasing parliamentary office of the pandemic India is faced with To keep the troops and personnel inside the camp is tering in these areas. This incidents with the girls in var- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chinese aggression at the other army personnel and their also restricted to prevent any would ensure that our soldiers ious districts of state. After the girl was lynched to death after ther. in Ravindrapuri, the police glaciated heights of Ladakh families residing in New Cantt, spread of infection. remain healthy and fit to brutality with a 19-year old girl the rape in Bhadohi three days The criminal incidents are stopped them on the way at region. The standoff is going Old Cantt, OD Fort and COD All these strict measures defend our nation from any in Hathras, the rape case with ago and the minor rape victim on rise in the state and the Ravindrapuri turn and did not on since five months and Choeki safe from Corona virus have helped in keeping the adversary. minor girls came to fore in of Azamgarh is still battling for criminals are roaming freely, allow them to go ahead. The Azamgarh, Balrampur, life at a hospital in Varanasi, they blamed adding, there is no police cremated the body of Bulandshahar and Bhadohi they alleged blaming the gov- law and order in the state, they Hathras girl and did not allow districts during last one week, ernment, it has virtually failed said demanding the death sen- her family members to be pre- the agitated activists said in checking incidents against tence to accused of rape cases. sent during the last rites, they 4 adding, the rape victim in girls. The state has witnessed They also demanded the gov- blamed and demanded stern Balrampur breathed last while sharp increase in brutality and ernment an ex-gratia of 1 action against the erring cops. being taken to hospital. inhuman acts with girls for the crore and government job to RS Patel and many others were She alleged that the criminal family of the victim. gone for an evening walk in the Apart from this, a minor last few days, they blamed fur- one family member of Hathras present on the occasion. withdrew the money from her Gokhale had alleged that Company Garden on Friday he gang of online fraudsters account in the name of updat- subjecting the family of the vic- evening. After investigation, Twas busted by the cyber ing the KYC. The police of the tim to a narco-analysis test goes the police registered the case police. In the case, Rupesh cyber police station registered against all principles of natur- under relevant sections and Singh son of Brijjanandan, res- a case and investigated the al justice as they’re neither sent the arrested accused to jail. ", 4%# ident of Ashana village under gang. Then the team of accused in the case nor have On the other hand, the viral the Sono police station of Jamui incharge inspector cyber sta- been charged with any offence. video of the incident remained district of Bihar, has been tion Rajiv Tiwari, sub-inspec- On Thursday, the Lucknow the subject of discussion on - % ! agriculture and non-agriculture arrested. Meanwhile, Rajesh tors Amit Chaurasia, Anuj Bench of the High Court took Saturday in which the victim is works under the drive on easy Kumar, Rupesh Kumar and Tiwari and Kuldeep Singh went suo moto cognisance of the also seen teaching a lesson to unjab National Bank terms & conditions and adds, Bhuna Majhi from Bihar Jamui to Bihar and somehow man- case while summoning all the the accused. The incident took P(PNB), Varanasi Division the loan to women groups, spe- are absconding. The cops are aged to nab Rupesh there. concerned authorities and the place a day earlier in the launched ‘Gram Sampark cial concessions to farmers conducting raids in search for Inspector of the cyber victim’s family, to present their Company Garden. A drunk Abhiyan’ to facilitate the vil- and entrepreneurs and loan for them. The inquiry revealed police station said that the versions of the incident, on youth had done an obscene act lagers and farmers with the small industries on easy terms that the entire network works money drawn from the account October 12. He said that the with a woman who came for a bank’s various schemes. The & conditions will also be pro- in many areas including Jam of the victim, Saluja was insert- decision to conduct the fami- walk here. On being informed, drive will continue till this vided under Atmnirbhar Tara, Deoghar, Sahebganj, Teen ed into the account of the ly’s narco-analysis test is an the police reached the spot and month-end. Bharat Abhiyan. Pahar in Jamui Wazharkhand, wanted accused. Soon they all interference by the state admin- took him into custody. During The PNB has launched a The bank will also provide Bihar. will be apprehended, the istration with the proceedings interrogation, he stated his nationwide financial inclusion debit card, Bhim & Aadhar Ganesh Mandal of Jamui is Inspector added. of High Court by ordering a name as Mayank Gupta a res- and literacy initiative ‘Gram Merchant facilities under Gram the mastermind of the online LETTER TO CJ : Activist narco analysis test on the vic- ident of Manauri. He also told Sampark Abhiyan’ to com- Sampark Abhiyan to promote fraudster. He joins the young Saket Gokhale has filed a letter tim’s family. the police that he came to the memorate the 151th birth digital banking apart from the men in his gang. After this, he addressing Chief Justice of the On October 2, 2020, the city to deposit money in the anniversary of Mahatma facilities of various schemes pays commission and takes Allahabad High Court seeking UP Government issued a press fertiliser company, after which Gandhi. And, in this order, the %2 7 . 5 such as social security scheme, work from them. IG KP Singh stay on the Uttar Pradesh note stating that ‘narco-analy- he went to the Company Varanasi Division of bank PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, said that laptops and other Government’s decision to con- sis polygraph tests’ would be Garden in the evening. launched the drive on the occa- tributes to Mahatma Gandhi ture and non-agriculture PM Surakasha Bima Yojana, facilities are provided to cyber duct a narco-analysis test of the conducted on everyone Police on Friday filed a sion of Jayanti of Mahatma and Lal Bahadur Shastri on the works. Atal Pension Yojana, Sukanya criminals in the forest. Training victim’s family in the Hathras involved in the case. complaint against the accused Gandhi here. Jayanti of both great personal- Vashisth while addressing Samridhi Yojana, etc, he said is also provided to them. gang rape case. ONE HELD FOR RAPE on the written complaint made Launching the drive, the ities. Vashisth handed-over the the gathering said, the branch- further. Chief Manager Praveen A few days ago, medical Gokhale contends that this ATTEMPT: The Colonelganj by the woman for attempting to zonal head Rajendra Kumar loan certificates to a few farm- es of bank will provide agri- Kumar, officers, employees and counselor Harsh Taluja, resi- decision of the state govern- police sent the accused to jail rape and other charges. After Vashisth and divisional head ers and villagers which the culture card, loan facility for customers of bank were main- dent of Ashok Nagar, filed a ment is not only unlawful but who was caught in an attempt this, he was arrested and sent HS Kanwar paid their rich bank approved for the agricul- dairy and fisheries besides ly present on the occasion. case in the cyber police station. is also an attempt to coerce the to rape a woman who had to jail. + ,- ././ 5
8 & 8PSS@TQPI9@IU /. 0#* Mirzapur on his motorcycle. As it got late Nandini fell asleep on the way, taking advantage of it Pramod adari police worked out a murder case with- and Anjali strangled her and dumped her body on 8 .9% Pin nine hours. Officiating SP Sanjay Kumar the railway track. Anjali went home alone and her said on Friday that Dilip Singh, a resident of father informed the police. During interrogation s many as 151 new coron- Bharuhiya village, had on Thursday filed a case Anjali confessed her crime which helped the police Aavirus positive cases have regarding his two daughters, Anjali (15) and in arresting Pramod Bind and in recovering the been detected in Kanpur Nagar. Nandini (11) going missing. He said that Anjali body. Police registered a case, completed the legal Chief Medical Officer Dr was recovered the same night but Nandini was formalities and sent the two accused to jail. Anil K Mishra said 151 more missing. On Friday Nandini’s body was found on DRIVE LAUNCHED: Mines officer PK people had tested positive in railway track near Dhaura village railway cross- Singh said to curb illegal mining and overloading the city between Friday evening ing. When Anjali was interrogated she confessed the department had launched a drive with the and Saturday evening, taking her involvement in the murder of her sister. She help of police recently. He said during the two- the ally of confirmed cases to said that had an affair with Pramod Bind and as day-long drive the enforcement team seized 11 25,630. Nandini was proving to be a hurdle in it she hatched vehicles. The vehicles had been handed over to He said six COVID-19 a conspiracy for eliminating her. On Thursday the police stations at Ahraura, Adalhaat, Chunar deaths were reported till Anjali went to market with her sister on the pre- and Padari the officer added. The vehicles would Saturday evening, taking the text of getting the bicycle repaired where she had be released only after realising a fine of 3.76 death toll to 678. already called her lover. He took both of them to lakh at the approval of the DM, he said. The CMO with 241 coro- navirus infected people recov- 1 O ering in the last 24 hours, 21,897 COVID-19 patients had 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* alyst in sensitising not only railwaymen but also been cured in the city so far rail passengers and people directly/indirectly con- and at present 3,055 active n the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Friday nected with rail service towards cleanliness. cases were undergoing treat- Ounder the aegis of EnHM of NER and under Separate days had been set for different pro- ment in Covid hospitals or in the direction of PCME and ENHM chief Arvind grammes during the Swachhta Pakhwada organ- home isolation. Kumar Pandey and under the supervision of ised in NER so that intensive cleanliness and Dr Mishra said 5,506 sam- deputy CME/ENHM at Gorakhpur Junction an monitoring could be ensured. In this fortnight ples were collected and sent for exhibition on equipment for cleanliness and in the divisions and headquarters, apart from testing in the city. materials besides stuff for protection from cleaning programmes items like sanitiser, face coronavirus was organised and a ‘nukkad natak’ mask, hand gloves, soap etc were distributed (street play) was staged by members and artistes among the santiation workers and railway pas- of the NER Bharat Scouts and sengers. Message related to sani- ! (- (' - , Guides on cleanliness and pre- tation in the context of Covid, vention of corona pandemic. announcement from station, slo- AGM Amit Kumar Agarwal, who gan on cleanliness were put on KANPUR (PNS): Kanpur was the chief guest, and other NER website and the propaganda Divisional Commissioner Raj departmental heads garlanded of the related message was done % Shekhar, while launching the Gandhi’s picture. The AGM and through print media. In addition ‘One Month-One Lakh Masks’ other principal heads of depart- a seminar on the topic related to distribution campaign on ments wrote their views on clean- prevention of Covid-19 was also Saturday said the fight against liness banner. The principal chief organised. A ‘no plastic’ campaign COVID-19 could be carried heads of department, senior rail- was launched to prevent it in the out effectively by social dis- way officers, sanitation workers, railway per- railways and people were made aware of its ill tancing and for this masks sonnel and passengers were present. Social dis- effects. During this fortnight competitions were were essential. tancing and other norms of Covid-19 were fol- held on various cleanliness-related topics. During He said to contain the lowed during the programme, CPRO PK Singh this period clean colony, office competition, online spread of COVID-19, it was said. While reviewing the works of Swachhta essay writing and slogan and a quiz on environ- essential the each and every Pakhwada through video conferencing on its last ment were organised and winners were given person, from the upper to the day GM LC Trivedi said that cleaning of places like prizes. Besides pure food and clean water was 8 .9% well. Tiwari enquired from the focus would be on keeping chil- lower strata of society, wore drainage and sewer should be done in a mecha- made available to passengers. The programmes Tiwari then visited the hospital management about dren safe from COVID-19 and masks to prevent the spread of nised form and drains should be covered. GM organised during the fortnight were reviewed after istrict Magistrate Alok ICU and interacted with the their stock of medicines and following the Covid protocol in the disease. appreciated the EnHM section for works done dur- meeting on the last day of the fortnight and an effec- DTiwari, while carrying out patients undergoing treatment medical oxygen. He gave the right earnest. He said the UP govern- ing the fortnight. AGM AK Agarwal said that they tive action plan was considered to assimilate the a surprise inspection of Rama there. He also interacted with instructions to all the hospitals He said tentatively it was ment was making every effort had gathered to mark Gandhi’s birth anniversary core spirit of this programme into the worksing Medical College on Saturday, the doctors on duty and took and private nursing homes to being decided that the schools to bring down the COVID-19 who after coming to India from South Africa, style of railway. During the cleanliness exhibition ordered strict action against the a feedback of the patients, ensure they maintain a stock of would be reopened between death rate in Kanpur and check travelled all over the country in third class by rail works done under Swachhta Pakhwada were dis- static magistrates who were especially those critical. He medical oxygen. October 9 and 12 and colleges the spread of coronavirus and and laid special emphasis on cleanliness. He said played. Deputy CME /ENHM AK Pandey while found missing at the time of his made a video call to ensure that Tiwari asked the district by October 15. He said the he mask distribution campaign that Gandhi served the country throughout his conducting the programme said that we should visit. the hospitalisation and medical officials to ensure that there onus rested on the schools to was one step in the direction. life, led the people and played a major role in get- promote cleanliness keeping its basic spirit in mind. He cautioned the medical care was perfect or not. He cau- was no hoarding or black- enforce social distancing. He The divisional commis- ting freedom. A cleanliness fortnight is organised A ‘nukkad natak’ was staged by following college administration to tioned the doctors to ensure marketing of essential medi- said all students could not be sioner said under the drive, not from September 16 to 30 every year. Agarwal said social distancing guideliness. It was conduct- ensure there was no stagnant that patients were extended cines and medical oxygen. He accommodated in classes and only masks would be distrib- that Swachhta Pakhwada was working as a cat- ed by Ashok Maharishi and Radheshyam. water and the premises was quality medical care as the also directed the officials to for this a strategy would be for- uted free of cost but the receiv- clean and free of dirt, especially priority was to save life, bring keep a regularly monitor pri- mulated. He said students who er will be apprised of the :"(.: in view of dengue spreading in down death rate and control vate pathologies. wanted to attend the school importance of mask and how the city. the spread of COVID-19. The district magistrate said would have to submit in writ- it saved a person from falling 8PSS@TQPI9@IU -',2)3 and other garments were dis- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU 1 2 1 . The district magistrate said The district magistrate said in view of the steps for reopen- ing their parents’ consent to a victim to the deadly coron- tributed by the NCL CSR team the medical college authorities that there was both qualitative ing schools and colleges, it send them to school. avirus. he 151st birth anniversary at Birkunia, Baiga Tola. A new GM NTPC Unchahar need to ensure spray of anti- and quantitative improvement had been decided that separate It may be mentioned here Tof Mahatma Gandhi was issue of NCL’s monthly maga- CBholanath Mishra and larva regularly so that COVID- in the functioning of the hos- meetings would be held and that parents are not satisfied celebrated at NCL and various zine ‘NCL Panorama’ was also other dignitaries paid homage 19 cases may not be further pital compared to the past government guidelines would with the online classes and are plants of NTPC on Friday. At released by the CMD along to the Father of the Nation complicated due to dengue as inspections. be issued to them. He said the want reopening of schools. NCL CMD Prabhat Kumar with other directors. At NTPC Mahatama Gandhi and former Sinha, while remembering Vindhyachal maintaining PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on Gandhi highlighted his role in Covid-19 guidelines, a ‘shanti their birth anniversaries on building an independent, path’ was held at VEWA Club. Friday. Bholanath said that 8 .9% strong and self-reliant India. He ED (Vindhyachal) Munish Gandhi gave the message of also paid tributes to former Jauhari, CGM (O&M) RK Rout cleanliness and non-violence. he Panki police busted a Prime Minister Lal Bahadur and others paid floral tributes to A cleaniness drive was also Tgang of interstate drug ped- Shastri and remembered his Gandhi and Shastri. Ravindra dlers with the arrest of three ideals, simple lifestyle and ded- Kumar Mishra presented bha- persons carrying 50 kg ganja ication to nation jans. Uttam (hemp, Cannabis sativa) in building. Lal, GM(HR) 8 .9% two cars near Bhatia Tiraha late Director proposed the Friday night. (Personnel) vote of thanks. undreds of Congressmen The drug peddlers were Bimlendu Meanwhile, Hstaged a silent protest- involved in bringing ganja Kumar, Director under the lead- organised maintaining social cum-fast near the Gandhi stat- from Naxalites of Chhattisgarh (Finance) Ram ership of com- distancing and santitation ue at Phool Bagh on Saturday, and Odisha for supply in cities Narayan Dubey, mandant Jai workers were honoured. The e- demanding dismissal of the of different states. Officers’ Prakash Azad, magazine of NTPC Unchahar Uttar Pradesh government for Talking to media persons, Association rep- five-km-long was also released by the CGM its failure to check crime, rapes, Panki Station House Officer resentative Fit India Bholanath and team Unchahar. kidnappings and murders. Atul Kumar Singh said on a tip- Sarvesh Singh, Padmashree Freedom Run was taken out by Later saplings were planted by The Congressmen strong- off that three interstate drug recipient social workers D. CISF personnel. At NTPC employees and others. Several ly condemned the autocratic smugglers were carrying ganja Rajnikant and D. Janak, GMs Rihand Jayanti celebrations were programmes were organised style of functioning of the in two cars having registration and other officers were present held following social distancing through virtual means too to Bharatiya Janata Party-led gov- numbers of Jhansi and through video conferencing. at Gandhi Park in Sangam audi- mark the day. CGM SK Singh, ernments in the state and at Chandigarh and they would On the occasion CMD inaugu- torium complex. Executive GM (Maintenance) SK Jha, GM, Centre. pass Bhatia Tiraha, he along rated the renovated bus stand Director (ED) Balaji Iyengar Keshav Kumar, GM (FGD), Holding placards and with a team reached the spot and vegetable market at Morwa and other officers paid tributes Deeptendu Mandal, AGM (HR) posters that demanded safety of and laid a trap. He said when under CSR programme. He to Gandhi. During the ceremo- Vandana Chaturvedi, DGM women, especially girls, in UP, the two cars were passing also laid the foundation stone of ny a total of 600 mosquito nets (HR) Ajay Singh, general secre- the Congressmen, who sport- Bhatia Tiraha, they were Mahatma Gandhi Udyan in the were provided to the village tary NOAU Pushpraj Patel along ed black armbands and tied stopped and on searching residential complex of NCL heads of Sirsoti, Bijpur and with senior officials of NTPC bands on their faces, played them, 25 kg ganja each from headquarters apart from inau- Dodhar under CSR programme. Unchahar were present. Ram dhun during the protest. recovered from each car. gurating the Khadi and Yogendra Kumar of the CHP Later, addressing press per- The occupants of the car, Handloom Training Centre in department conducted the pro- % $ son, City Congress president - 11 4 , identified as Naresh Nayak Semuar. Sinha also gave NCL gramme. The function was also Har Prakash Agnihotri said and Ravi Kumar of Arhawa awards for excellence in clean- attended by CGM (O&M) AC 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $' ()#* from the day the BJP came to of central trade unions took out Katra, Auraiya and Yogesh liness to Nigahi, Jayant and Sahu and other senior officers power, it was ruling in a auto- a candle march on Friday Nayak of Gariyaband Block- B projects. Khadi sarees and union representatives. n the conclusion of the ‘Fit cratic manner and trying to evening in protest against the (Chhattisgarh), were arrested. OIndia Freedom Run’ cam- crush the voice of the opposi- alleged gang-rape of a 19-year- The police are now launch- : $ paign being run nationwide tion. old Dalit girl of Hathras and ing raids to nab other members from August 15 to October 2 Agnihotri said rapes were her death in a Delhi hospital. of the gang. QITU + ,-. Housekeeping Management by the Government of India in continuing uncontrolled in UP The procession culminat- (EnHM) Dushyant Singh con- order to keep the citizens and had become the order of ed at the statue of Shaheed o mark the 151st birth ducted the function while the vote healthy and fit a run under the the day, more because the Chandra Shekhar Azad at Gol Tanniversary of Mahatma of thanks was proposed by SK auspices of the North Eastern rapists had political patronage. Chauraha. Gandhi, North Eastern Railway Singh. Earlier after garlanding Railway Sports Association He said the police had become Addressing the gathering, (NER) Divisional Railway the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi (NERSA) was organised on a tool in the hands of the gov- the trade union leaders con- Manager at Manduadih Friday. It was led by NERSA ernment and was being used to demned the poor security (DRM), Varanasi station and pay- general secretary and Chief silence the voice of the victims arrangements for women in the division, VK ing his tributes, Public Relations Officer and honest people. state. They demanded that the Panjiar, hon- DRM adminis- (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh. The City Congress presi- Union and state governments KANPUR (PNS): In a sensa- oured winners of tered a pledge to Railway officials, employees dent said whoever raised a pass a Bill to enact laws and set tional incident, the dismem- cleanliness fort- officers and and players enthusiastically par- voice of protest was being 7 5 - 4 ' up fast track court for the bered parts of a minor Dalit night for their employees to ticipated in the run. It was silenced brutally. He said such 5 " quick justice to such victims. girl’s body were recovered from best perfor- keep residences coordinated by Assistant Sports a government did not have the All India Federation of a field in Gaholia village under mance. Siwan and workplaces Officer Chandra Vijay Singh. right to remain in power and Provident Fund Employees Rura police station of Kanpur station was hon- clean and stop On the occasion NERSA gen- sought its dismissal. the rulers to work for the peo- tration, appealing to him to dis- adviser Rajesh Shukla said the Dehat on Saturday morning. oured as best in A & A1 catego- using single-use plastic items. eral secretary and CPRO Pankaj Agnihotri said the ple of the country and protect miss the Yogi Adityanath gov- Hathras incident had upset The girl was missing for the ry stations while Manduadih sta- Additional Divisional Railway Kumar Singh said it is very Congress strongly condemned the girls and women and ernment. Prominent the countrymen after the past eight days. The kin iden- tion in B category, Sivaganga Manager (ADRM) (Infra) Praveen important to maintain physical the police action against former ensure their safety but there Congressmen who took part in Nirbhaya and Hyderabad rape tified the victim from her Express in best organised trains, Kumar, ADRM (Operations) SPS and mental health in the cir- president of the party, Rahul had been a steep hike in rape the protest-cum-fast included incidents. clothes and other belongings. Manduadih Coaching Depot Yadav and many other senior offi- cumstances arising due to Gandhi, and general secretary and murders cases in the pre- Sohail Ansari, SD Mishra, Iqbal Prominent trade union Senior police officers along (MCD) in best organised offices cers were present. Later Panjiar Covid-19 pandemic. Keeping Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the sent BJP rule in UP as crimi- Ahmed, Ashok Dhanvik, leaders who took part in the with a force reached the spot and Mau in best organised railway flagged off Rotract plastic recycler this fact in mind this campaign directives of the chief minister. nals had been given a free hand. Kamal Shukla ‘Baby’, Ikhlaq protest included Kshastriya and carried out investigation. residential colonies. He present- van which will collect plastic was organised by the He said it was a matter of The Congressmen lighted Ahmed, Gulab Kori, Mamta Azad, Rani, PS Bajpai, Ram The body parts were sent for ed a citation to Assistant wastes from station for recycling. Government of India so that shame that the men in khaki candles at the Gandhi statue to Tiwari, Sarita Sengar and Prakash Rai, Kuldeep Saxena, autopsy. The police have taken Divisional Medical Officer Prior to it president of Rotary Uday people could serve the country had sided with criminals and pay homage to the Hathras Shabnam Adil. Mohd Nazir, SAM Zaidi, RP two suspects into custody. The (ADMO) Dr Ashish Kumar Sansthan Sachin Mishra and other by remaining healthy and fit. rapists and were protecting rape victim. They later hand- Kannaujia, Asit Kumar Singh, kin of the victim alleged that Gupta and MCD officer SK Singh volunteers participated in cleanli- During this period social dis- them by terrorising those who ed over a memorandum 0 Dinesh Singh Bhole, Uma five persons of the village had for their contribution in fight ness drive. Scouts and Guides also tancing was maintained and were raising a voice of protest. addressed to the President of Kant, Om Prakash, Shashi Kant kidnapped the girl and then against Covid-19. took out prabhat pheries at var- other standards of safety too He said it was the duty of India to the district adminis- Meanwhile, the joint forum Sharma and Devendra Singh. killed her after raping the girl. DME/Environment and ious stations of the division. were followed. + ,- ././ */<&'9--=(%-!'" ): >:<(=%("'%(9=
191 nessed 430, 481, 394 and 424 charged from various hospi- each in Kolhapur and Gondia, 212,462. Pune increased from 5904 to deaths respectively on tals after full recovery since 6 in Solapur, 5 in Palghar, 4 Meanwhile, the mortality 5931. fter it recorded daily fatal- Tuesday, Wednesday, the second week of March this each in Jalgaon and Wardha, rate in the state stood at 2.64 Thane district remained Aity tallies ranging from Thursday and Friday. year went up to 11,34,555. The 3 in Aurangabad, 2 each in per cent. The number of on the third spot --after Pune 394 to 481 for the four con- With fresh 278 deaths, recovery rate in the state rose Nandurbar, Jalna, Nanded and “active cases” in the state and Mumbai – with 1,92,385 secutive days, the number of the Covid-19 toll in from 78.91 to 79.3 per cent. Chandrapur and one death dropped marginally from total cases, while the pan- Covid 19-triggered deaths in Maharashtra rose from 37,480 Of the 278 fresh deaths, each in Ahmednagar, Thursday’s figure of 2,60,876 demic toll rose from 4938 to Maharashtra dropped to 278 to 37,758. Similarly, with Mumbai and Satara account- Sindhudug, Beed and to 2,58,108. 4973. Out of 70,35,296 sam- on Saturday, while 14,348 14348 new infected cases, the ed for a maximum of 46 Washim. Pune district, infected ples sent to laboratories, people tested positive for total infections in the state deaths each, while there were With 46 deaths, the cases continued to be the 14,30,861 have tested positive Coronavirus in various parts jumped from 14,16,513 to 35 deaths in Thane, 27 each in Covid-19 toll in Mumbai went worst-affected city-district in (20.34 per cent) for COVID- of the state. 14,30,861. Pune and Nagpur, 16 in up from 9,014 to 9,060 while Maharashtra, crossed 3 lakh 19 until Saturday. The drop in the number On a day when 16,835 Sangli, 14 in Nashik and 11 the number of infected cases infection mark, as the total Currently, 22,03,966 peo- of deaths came as a big relief people were discharged from deaths in Latur. rose by 2,402 to trigger a number of cases touched a ple are in home quarantine to the state health authorities, various hospitals in the state, In the lower range, there jump in the total number of final figure of 3,00,623, while while 28,414 people are in since Maharashtra had wit- the number of people dis- were 8 deaths in Raigad, 7 infections from 210,060 to the total number of deaths in institutional quarantine. 12 ,& 0 Guwahati: A moderate quake The tremor, which lasted 4 measuring 3.9 on the Richter for several seconds, forced scale hit Assam's Kamrup dis- panic-stricken people to run trict on Saturday night, causing out of their homes. panic among people, officials Northeastern states, espe- Bengaluru: With a view to note released by the SWR stat- 2! said. cially Mizoram, frequently wit- overcoming the critical infra- ed. According to the state dis- ness mild to moderate earth- structural deficiency hamper- South Western Railway, 9%9% 1 "She alleged in her police aster management officials, no quakes. Seismologists consid- ing train operations at an opti- Mysuru Division Divisional complaint that she came in loss of life or property has been er the mountainous northeast mal level, South Western Railway Manager, Aparna Garg 36-year-old woman has contact with the Haryana reported as yet. region as the sixth major earth- Railway, Mysuru Division has asserted that the introduction area - 6,000 mm since the Aalleged that she was repeat- police head constable who was As per the data of the quake-prone belt in the world. introduced an upgraded sig- of the new safety protocol will commencement of work - edly raped and threatened by a identified as Sudhir, a resident National Centre for In 1950, an earthquake nalling project in the Ghat pave the way for safer and more compounded the already deli- Gurugram police head consta- of Rohtak, in 2017. A few days Seismology, the quake occurred measuring 8.7 on the Richter section for enhanced safety. efficient train operations in Ghat section," the note further cate situation," the official said. ble. after their friendship Sudhir at 21.06 p.m. on Saturday and scale had altered the course of A SWR official disclosed the Ghat section where the read. According to the official, The woman has lodged a took her to a hotel in Sector-39 was at a depth of 10 km with the mighty Brahmaputra river, that this work was executed at demand for new passenger "The MSDAC is a cutting- difficulty in moving skilled complaint with the Delhi Police and raped her." epicentre in 51 km west of which passes by the congested a cost of Rs 4.4 crore, which services is being made persis- edge technology designed for manpower for specialised work against the head constable. Thereafter, the head con- Guwahati city. Guwahati city. was borne by Hassan- tently. train detection with added in the Ghat section, non-exis- A zero FIR in this regard stable raped her several times Mangalore Rail Development According to the note, safety features. The mainte- tent road connectivity to trans- has been filed at the Dwarka on multiple occasions and Company Limited. nearly 35 per cent enhanced nance costs are comparatively port cables, location boxes, police station and has been sent threatened her with dire con- "The Multi-Section Digital capacity would help in intro- lower with a high degree of reli- MSDAC equipment, fear of to Gurugram Police. Gurugram sequences if she disclosed the Axle Counter (MSDAC) tech- ducing additional passenger ability so much essential for landslides at the time of trench- Police has registered a case matter to anyone, the woman nology commissioned between services and also the operation seamless train operations in ing for laying cables, lengthy under section 376 and 506 of stated in her police complaint. Yedakumari and Kadagaravalli of freight trains will be more Ghat section," an official stat- tunnels, steel girder bridges, the IPC at the Sadar police sta- Sudhir, who is currently stations on the Sakaleshpur- efficient as detentions are ed. rocky topography, dependence tion, the police said on Sunday. posted at the city police station Subramanya Road Ghat brought down. "The new tech- He further added that this on DG sets for power, etc were According to the police, the in Gurugram, said that the alle- Section on October 1 in record nology greatly reduces the was a daunting task in the face some of the biggest challenges victim hails from Uttam Nagar gations made by the woman are time will significantly enhance maintenance of track circuits in of the Covid-19 pandemic. surmounted during the execu- in Delhi. She works in a private false and that he is ready for any the sectional line capacity," a the inhospitable terrain of the "Unprecedented rainfall in the tion of the work. bank in Delhi. investigation. : 7*$ : 666 From Page 1 norms, permission has been members for the first time in The Congress workers and granted for five people, includ- three days. During these day- leaders also alleged that police- ing Rahul Gandhi and long interaction, family mem- From Page 1 by the Centre in response to a affidavit said that waiving com- men had hit them with batons Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,” he bers kept telling about the The loans were categorised batch of pleas in the apex pound interest would result in during skirmish while they said. attempt by the administra- into eight categories by the court raising issues pertaining very substantial and significant were trying to cross over to the The Government had pre- tion and the SIT to buy and Government, including MSME to validity of RBI’s March 27 financial burden and it is UP side from Delhi to proceed viously insisted that large gath- browbeat them. The victim’s (Micro, Small and Medium circular which allowed lending impossible for the banks to for Hathras. erings - such as those of the mother disclosed that the Enterprises), education, hous- institutions to grant moratori- bear the burden without pass- Alok Singh, the Noida Congress delegation - were not members of the SIT said that ing, consumer durable, credit um on payment of instalments ing on the financial impact to Police Commissioner said that allowed in line with Covid they should be happy that card dues, auto, personal, and of term loans falling due the depositors or affecting their following the Covid-19 out- management guidelines. These they were being given a house consumption. between March 1, 2020 and net worth adversely, which break the authorities have orders prohibit people from and such huge compensation. It further said that any May 31 this year due to the would not be in the larger imposed Section 144 of CrPC travelling in groups of more “After all if her daughter had individual/entity whose loan pandemic. Later, the period of national economic interest. in Noida and Greater Noida. than five. died of corona, she would amount is more than Rs 2 crore moratorium was extended till It said that the only solu- “Considering the social The day also saw media- have got nothing,” they report- will not be eligible for waiver of August 31. tion under the circumstances is distancing and other related persons talking to family edly told her. the compounding of interest. It Earlier, in the matter, the that “the Government bears the said in view of the cumulative Centre had told the top court burden resulting from waiver of circumstances, after careful that waiver of interest on compound interest and this consideration and weighing all deferred EMIs during morato- court would be satisfied that possible options, the govern- rium period would be against government bearing this bur- ment has decided to continue “the basic canons of finance” den would naturally have an the tradition of hand holding of and unfair to those who repaid impact on several other press- small borrowers. loans as per schedule. ing commitments being faced The affidavit has been filed The Centre in the fresh by the nation”.
From Page 1 of cutting down travel time by month window in summers as He claimed the defence four or five hours,” the Prime all the approach passes like interests were compromised Minister added. Rohtang and Zojila in Kashmir under its rule. He was accompanied by get blocked due to snow from The Prime Minister cited Defence Minister Rajnath October onwards. a number of projects, from the Singh, Chief of Defence Staff The other unique features of tunnel to the air strip at Daulat (CDS) General Bipin Rawat the Tunnel include state-of-the- Beg Oldi in Ladakh, and and Army Chief General MM art electromechanical system claimed they had been either Naravane, as well as Himachal including semi transverse ven- delayed or forgotten. Chief Minister Jairam Thakur. tilation system, SCADA con- He questioned the “com- Described as the longest trolled firefighting, illumina- pulsion” or “pressure” that highway construction of its tion, and monitoring system, might have been beyond the kind in the world (above entry barriers at both portals, delays. 10,000 feet), the 9.02 km-long telephone connections at every “There was no political Atal Tunnel is built to “ultra- 150 meters for emergency com- will. I can talk about dozens of modern specifications” at an munication. projects that are important altitude of 3,000 metres The other features are fire from the strategic point of (10,000 feet) in the Pir Panjal hydrant mechanisms at every 60 view, but for years they were range of Himalayas. meters, auto incident detection neglected,” he said, adding, It is a horse shoe-shaped, system with CCTV cameras at “Nothing is more important to single-tube, double lane tun- every 250 meters, Air quality us than protecting the coun- nel with a roadway of eight monitoring at every 1 km, evac- try... the nation has seen an era metres and has an overhead uation lighting or exit signs at when defence interests were clearance of 5.525 metres, the every 25 meters, Broadcasting compromised.” Prime Minister’s Office said in system throughout the tunnel, The nine-km long tunnel a statement. fire-rated Dampers at every 50 in Rohtang constructed by The tunnel has been meters and also has cameras at the Border Roads designed for traffic density of every 60 meters. Organisation (BRO) connects 3,000 cars and 1,500 trucks Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti per day, each of which can valley and reduces travel time travel at a maximum speed of to Leh (in the Union Territory 80 kmph. The south portal of Ladakh) by up to five hours (SP) of the tunnel is located at and more than 45 km. a distance of 25 km from Describing the moment as Manali and at an altitude of a “historic day” and one that 3,060 metres. The north por- heralded the realisation of tal (NP) is located near the former Prime Minister Atal Teling village in the Lahaul Bihari Vajpayee’s dream - the Valley at an altitude of 3,071 tunnel has been named after metres. him - Modi said the tunnel The decision to construct would strengthen India’s bor- a strategic tunnel below the der infrastructure. Rohtang Pass in Himachal “The Atal tunnel will give Pradesh was taken on June 3, new strength to India’s border 2000, when Atal Bihari infrastructure. It is an exam- Vajpayee was Prime Minister. ple of world-class border con- The foundation stone for the nectivity. There have been access road to the South demands to improve border Portal was laid on May 26, infrastructure but, for a long 2002. The Union Cabinet time, such projects either decided in 2019 to name the couldn’t get out of the plan- Rohtang Tunnel as Atal ning stage or got stuck mid- Tunnel to honour the contri- way,” the Prime Minister said bution made by the former in his inauguration speech. Prime Minister. “This tunnel is not only Explaining the signifi- important to Himachal, but cance of the tunnel in terms also because it facilitates a con- of defence preparedness, offi- nection to Ladakh. People cials said earlier, the Army who live in the mountains used to start its winter stock- would know the significance ing for Ladakh in the four + ,- ././ 7 4 +# % 1 , 1 he Army has honoured its T20 personnel, including the commanding officer who were successful, sources said the killed in a bloody brawl with 1 state-of-the-art missile per- the Chinese troops in the E !;%/; ! 0 formed a manoeuvre in the Galwan Valley, Ladakh, on closing stages of its flight and June 15, by building a memo- n yet another step to hit the impact point in the Bay rial there. The defence ministry Ienhance the military capa- of Bengal with precision and has also started the process of bilities amid unabated tension accuracy. inscribing the names of the at the Line of Actual During the test flight, the martyrs at the National War Control(LAC)in Ladakh, sci- missile was tracked by various memorial here. entists on Saturday success- telemetry stations and radars The memorial in Ladakh is fully test-fired its indigenous- and performed well, he said. located at Post 120 in eastern ly developed nuclear capable Officials rate Shaurya as Ladakh and inaugurated earli- hypersonic missile Shaurya one of the top 10 missiles in er this week, sources said here with a strike range of around the world in its class with its on Saturday. The memorial 800 km from a test range in high performance navigation highlights the heroics of the Odisha. and guidance systems, effi- ‘Gallants of Galwan’ under This breakthrough comes cient propulsion systems, operation ‘Snow Leopard’ and as India has already deployed variant of India’s K-15 missile, blasted off from a can- sophisticated control tech- the way they evicted the its Brahmos supersonic cruise has a strike range of 700 km ister strapped to the ground nologies and canisterised Chinese People’s Liberation missile besides Nirbhay and to 1.000 km and is capable of launcher from launch complex launch. Army (PLA) troops from the Akash missiles at strategic carrying payloads of 200 kg to 4 of the Integrated Test Range The missile can be area while inflicting “heavy locations close to the LAC. 1,000 kg, sources said here on (ITR) in the APJ Abdul Kalam launched from silos and can- casualties” on them in “hand- 35 Chinese including their the site and another round of eral area in ‘Y nala’ (a junc- The preventive move came Saturday. The K-15 missile is Island around 12.10 pm and isters mounted on a truck to-hand combat.” Post 120 lies commanding officer also bloody brawl commenced. tion) and stop them from after China positioned its fired from a submarine under- covered the desired range, and fixed on the ground, they along the Shyok-Daulat Beg died. The clash increased the ten- moving further to Patrolling strategic missiles in the Tibet water. Both the missiles are sources said. said adding that it can be eas- Oldi (DBO) road. The names The clash took place on sion at the Line of Actual Point 14. region in the last few weeks designed by the Defence It is 10 metres long, 74 cm ily moved around. A truck of all the 20 Indian Army per- June 15 when the Indian Control(LAC) and the stand “The column successful- besides enhancing its troop Research and Development in diameter and weighs 6.2 itself can become a launching sonnel including Commanding patrol asked the Chinese to offs continue till date. India ly evicted the PLA OP from Y strength and fighter jet fleet in Organisation(DRDO). tonnes. Its two stages use solid platform. Moreover, these mis- Officer Colonel B Santosh Babu vacate the area around termed the clashes as “a pre- Nala and reached PP14 where the volatile region. The surface-to-surface propellants. siles are difficult to be tracked of Bihar Regiment were Patrolling Point 14 as agreed meditated and planned action a fierce skirmish broke out Shaurya, which is the land tactical missile Shaurya was Describing the trial as by enemy satellites. inscribed at the unit-level upon the military level talks by China”. between the IA (Indian memorial. some days ago. However, the Giving a brief account of Army) and PLA troops. Col B list of 20 personnel in the Delhi. During a visit to fighting the Chinese troops. Army Chief Gen M M Though China has, so far, Chinese ambushed the Indian Operation “Snow Leopard”, Santosh Babu led from the memorial included three naib Lukung forward post in east- In his address to the sol- Naravane has already award- not disclosed the number of team with superior number of the Army mentioned in a front and his troops fought subedars, three havildars and ern Ladakh on July 17, diers, the defence minister ed ‘Commendation Cards’ to its troops killed in the brawl troops. A free for all ensued plaque at the memorial that gallantly in hand-to-hand 12 sepoys. Defence Minister Rajnath said the Indian soldiers killed five soldiers of the unit for in which they used nail-stud- in which Colonel Babu was Colonel Babu led the ‘Quick combat, causing heavy casu- The defence ministry has Singh personally conveyed in the Galwan Valley clash not their bravery in dealing with ded batons and other crude killed. Reaction Force’ of 16 Bihar alties to the PLA. In the ensu- also started the process to his appreciation and compli- only showed exemplary Chinese troops during the weapons to assault the Realising the seriousness Regiment and attached troops ing fight twenty ‘Gallants of inscribe the names of Colonel ments to the troops from the courage in safeguarding the Galwan Valley clashes as well Indians. Reports from west- of the situation, other Indian tasked to evict a group of Galwan’ achieved martyr- Babu and other soldiers at the Bihar regiment for displaying border but also protected the as confronting them in ern media suggest more than units posted nearby rushed to Chinese troops from the gen- dom,” the Army wrote. The National War Memorial in exemplary grit and courage in pride of 130 crore Indians. Pangong Tso in May. -2) 7 2 7! ,- ),- ' *=' . polls in Bihar, LJP is yet not on board on the seat-sharing issue with the NDA allies and JD MP Manoj Jha has PIL has been filed in the against it, they said. ok Janshakti Party (LJP) on “may go it alone” in the State Rmoved the the Supreme ASupreme Court seeking Based on source infor- LSaturday postponed its elections. Court challenging the consti- “gender and religion neutral” he CBI on Saturday mation, a CBI team nabbed Parliamentary Board meeting LJP has sought as high as tutional validity of the newly uniform grounds of mainte- Tarrested its recently the private person involved in called to decide on its ties with 42 seats as against 23 to 27 odd enacted three agriculture laws, nance and alimony for all cit- retired officer, who was the case and also recovered the National Democratic seats offered by the BJP. saying they are “discriminato- izens keeping with the spirit of involved in fodder scam the bribe amount which was Alliance(NDA) in Bihar and LJP top leadership had ry and manifestly arbitrary” the Constitution and interna- probe in Bihar and also inves- delivered to the retired officer, seat sharing as the condition of called a meeting of its Board to and will expose marginal farm- tional conventions. tigated other high profile they said. Union Minister Ram Vilas take a final call o n “ announc- ers to exploitation by big cor- The plea filed by BJP cases, for allegedly receiving The CBI has registered a Paswan, hospitalised here, is ing its decision to field its can- porates. leader and advocate Ashwini 25 lakh as alleged bribe case of alleged criminal con- said to have deteriorated. didates in 143 seats against the Parliament has recently Kumar Upadhyay seeks direc- from a firm, Usha Martin, to spiracy and cheating under The LJP President Chirag JDU.” passed the three Bills — the tions to the Union home and settle a case against it probed the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Paswan who is also son of Ram In case of the LJP going Farmers’ (Empowerment and law ministries to take appro- by him. and relevant provisions of Vilas Paswan left the meeting alone, BJP will not be contest- Protection) Agreement of corporates monopolising the the RJD leader said in the plea. priate steps to remove the pre- The agency nabbed for- the Prevention of Corruption to rush to the hospital to be ing seats where LJP fields its Price Assurance and Farm agriculture sector.” The price determination vailing anomalies in the mer CBI officer NMP Sinha Act against promoters of Usha with his ailing father. candidates, sources said adding Services Act, 2020, the The plea said the laws mechanism under new laws is grounds of maintenance and along with a private person Martin, the company and While the nomination “ informal friendly alliance Farmers’ Produce Trade and have been passed by only through the agreements alimony and make them uni- who had allegedly delivered then Jharkhand Government process has commenced for will continue with the BJP”, Commerce (Promotion and Parliament “in breach of the between the corporate entities form for all citizens without the bribe money to him. The mines director ID Paswan, the first phase of Assembly sources said. Facilitation) Act, 2020 and the Parliamentary Rules and con- and farmers and do not stip- discrimination on the basis of money was also recovered by they said. Essential Commodities vention and the impugned ulate that the price should not religion, race, cast, sex or place the agency, officials said. It is alleged that the (Amendment) Act 2020. acts are unconstitutional on be below the minimum selling of birth. The CBI on Saturday also accused company was : $ These have came into effect the ground that it is discrim- price (MSP) and does not The petition, filed through conducted searches at eight favoured in the grant of ore from September 27 after inatory and manifestly arbi- even guarantee the price given advocate Ashwani Kumar locations in multiple cities, mining lease in Ghatkuri GH President Ram Nath Kovind trary and further violates the by the Agriculture Produce Dubey, said that despite the including the retired officer’s village in Singhbhum West gave his assent. Basic Structure of the Market Committee (APMC), eloquent provisions in the residence in Faridabad. district in 2005 over five other with the Form 12-D. If elector Jha, a Rajya Sabha mem- Constitution.” it said. Constitution, the central gov- Other places searched applicants. opts for postal ballot then the ber of the Rashtriya Janata Dal These laws encourage Instead of the ensuring ernment has totally failed to include offices of Usha Martin The State Government he Election Commission BLO will collect the filled-in (RJD), has filed the plea in the “corporatisation” of Indian MSP, the laws intend to cor- provide even gender-neutral, in Ranchi, besides other loca- had favoured Usha Martin in T(EC) on Saturday came out Form 12-D from the house of top court through lawyer agriculture which is the life- poratise peasant agriculture religion-neutral uniform tions in Delhi and Ghaziabad. its recommendation to the with a procedure for senior cit- the elector within five days of Fauzia Shakil. line of the poor farmers and and erode the existing legal grounds of maintenance and Sinha, posted in the Centre for the izens above 80 years of age to the notification and deposit it Besides Jha, Congress Lok key to the survival of the safeguards that prevent direct alimony for all citizens. Economic Offences Wing allotment of the mine as the avail of postal ballot facility for with the returning officer Sabha member from Kerala nation’s agriculture sector, it invasion of rural agriculture Maintenance and alimony (EOW) of the CBI, was han- company had allegedly Bihar elections. forthwith. TN Prathapan and Dravida said. market by the monopoly cor- is the only source of livelihood dling a case of alleged promised that it would use the As per the procedure, only Sector Officer shall super- Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) “The impugned Acts pri- porate forces, it said. hence discrimination on the cheating against mining com- ore in its steel plant in booth level officers (BLO) will vise it under the overall super- Rajya Sabha member from marily intends to sacrifice the The laws enable the spon- basis of religion, race, caste, sex pany Usha Martin regarding Ghamaria in the State. visit the houses of the con- vision of RO. Tamil Nadu Tiruchi Siva had interest of the farmers and sors to deprive the market or place of birth is a direct a lease given to it for an iron The undertaking by the cerned electors, and deliver These procedures were moved the top court against leave them at the mercy of the committees of their market fee attack on the right to life, lib- ore mine in Jharkhand in company led the State Form- 12-D form to the con- finalized by the poll body after the farm laws. sponsors without any proper on transaction within the erty and dignity, guaranteed 2005. Government to recommend it cerned electors. If an elector is receiving feedback from Jha, in his plea, said, “The dispute resolution mecha- specified Market Yards under under Article 21 of the Sinha retired in August as a special case for captive not available, he/she will share Civil Societies and Media on impugned legislations corpo- nism. The Acts provide for the State Mandi Laws, the plea Constitution, it said. this year and was said to be consumption. his/her contact details and the postal ballot facility for 80 ratise agriculture and ushers ‘farming agreements’ between said. “Even after 73 years of the OSD to the then Special The CBI has alleged that revisit to collect it within five years and above. in an unregulated and the farmers (of whom 85% are “The farmers currently Independence and 70 years of Director of CBI, Rakesh the company later back- days of the notification. The Commission has asked exploitative regime. marginal farmers owning up have the freedom to sell their India becoming a socialist sec- Asthana, officials said. tracked from the undertaking The postal ballot will be chief electoral officers of all A farmer would not have to 2 acres) and the Corporate farm produce to anyone any- ular democratic republic, laws It is alleged that the taking advantage of the fact applicable for only persons states and union territories to the knowledge to negotiate the entities,” it said. where. The freedom however relating to maintenance and arrested former officials was that the special reason for the with disability and for voters follow these instructions to best terms with a private com- It is noteworthy that the is not real but is bereft of any alimony are not only complex in touch with the grant of the mining lease was above 80 years. facilitate all activities pany. This leads to unequal farmers by way of these legis- safety or guarantees, to protect and cumbersome but also representative of the compa- not specifically mentioned in The elector may or may not concerning postal ballot option bargaining position in nego- lations are pitted against the them against the superior bar- against the constitutional ny and had demanded a bribe the Cabinet note in this opt for postal ballot in the at the doorstep of the electors tiating the farm agreement corporates with dispropor- gaining force of the buyers,” mandate of being equal, ratio- of 25 lakh to settle the case connection. acknowledgement attached throughout India. with corporates would lead to tionate bargaining powers, the plea said. nal and just,” it said. 4, O,,1-.1* P - /< ! P ' 19 , '.
The phase 3 trial of according to various reports. Sputnik V, developed by “Russia has a good histo- yderabad-based drug Gamaleya National Research ry as far as manufacturing Hmanufacturer, Dr Reddy’s Centre of Epidemiology and vaccines is concerned; they Laboratories, has sought Microbiology and the Russian make good vaccines so we approval from the Drugs Direct Investment Fund presume this vaccine is good. Controller General of India (RDIF), is underway in Russia “They have published the (DGCI) to conduct the phase since September 1 on around first study of 76 patients in the 3 human clinical trials of 40,000 subjects. medical journal The Lancet Sputnik V, the Russian vaccine The trial would be multi- which is showing good effec- to treat Covid-19. centre, observer-blind, ran- tiveness and good antibody The top drug regulator domised controlled study. The immunity generation,” Dr will carry out a technical eval- RDIF had earlier said that Balram Bhargava, DG of the uation of the application upon regulatory approval in Indian Council of Medical before giving the nod. pharmaceuticalmajor for clin- which was approved by the India, it shall supply 100 mil- Research (ICMR), had said Russia’s sovereign wealth ical trials and distribution of Russian Government in lion doses of the vaccine to the when RDIF and Dr Reddy’s involvement of a medical pro- al effort to stem the spread of fund has inked a pact with the its experimental vaccine, August. Indian pharma company, had agreed to collaborate. fessional, in less than 10 min- the pandemic, therefore, is esearchers in the US have utes. the development of tests that department of medical engi- Those pores create a large pled with antibodies, immune test with real-world patients plan to mail them to high-risk Rdeveloped a new test This will help identify the can rapidly identify infections neering. amount of surface area on the system molecules that are sen- rather than laboratory samples individuals for at-home ‘SARS-CoV-2 RapidPlex’ with asymptomatic patients, do not in people who are not yet Gao’s sensors are made of sensor, which makes it sensi- sitive to specific proteins, like must be performed, Gao cau- testing. And in the future, this a low-cost sensor that may show any signs of infection but symptomatic. graphene, a sheet-like form of tive enough to detect, with those on the surface of a Covid tions, to definitively deter- platform could be modified for enable the at-home diagnosis of are carrier of the virus, said the The research was con- carbon. A plastic sheet etched high accuracy, compounds that virus, for example. mine its accuracy. other types of a Covid infection through rapid researchers citing importance of ducted in the lab of Wei Gao, with a laser generates a 3D are only present in very small Though preliminary “Our ultimate aim really is infectious disease testing at analysis of small volumes of the test. assistant professor in the graphene structure with tiny amounts. In this sensor, the results indicate that the sensor home use,” he said. home.” saliva or blood, without the A crucial part of the glob- Andrew and Peggy Cherng pores. graphene structures are cou- is highly accurate, a larger-scale “In the following year, we + ,- ././ 8
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8;8 ( India into darkness …BJP is the force atrocities on the Dalits, minorities, should go to Rajasthan and take of darkness and our goal as the oppo- scheduled tribes and poor.” the initiative to bring justice to the amata Banerjee too jumped sition party is to bring India back Hitting back at the BJP for call- victim's family there, but they are Minto the Hathras hubbub hold- from darkness to light.” ing her person who thrived by trying to come to Hathras again ing the BJP Government responsible The suffering perpetrated on minority appeasement she said “they tomorrow you will see India slipping - % ! and again for the sake of votes.” for the mess and calling the saffron the victim’s family was only a grim attack me saying ‘she is serving the into a famine like situation where Elaborating on the incident in outfit the “biggest epidemic of the reminder of how it has been during minorities’ but the truth is I am there will be huge food stoppage..” uring a visit to Varanasi on Hathras she said, “I do not inter- time” which had not only eaten into t he BJP rule “be it Delhi riots, or always for the oppressed… I turn a Today crores of people had lost DSaturday, Union Minister for fere in the affairs of any state the vitals of Indian democratic fab- killings in Haryana, Assam and else- minority when they are oppressed, I their jobs and “migrant workers are Women and Child Development because of constitutional decorum. ric but also devoured the entire where,” Banerjee said adding “I can turn a Dalit when they are attacked, crying, small-scale industries are in Smriti Zubin Irani described the But I have spoken to Yogi socio-economic equilibrium of the only say that this Government is not I turn an adivasi when their rights are shambles, people are going to bed incident in Hathras as painful. Adityanath on the Hathras case. country. democratic Government. There is no taken away. So today I am essential- hungry and this Government is busy “Chief Minister Yogi will do jus- The Chief Minister has formed the At the end of a massive “pro- democracy … no democracy … no ly a Dalit who wants to stand by the setting its own communal agenda to tice in this matter. But Congress SIT. Action has already been taken dalit” and “pro-oppressed” rally in democracy in India. The Hathras family.” win elections. This is why I call upon leaders Rahul Gandhi and against the SP and others on the Kolkata in support of the Hathras Government here is of the dictators Clubbing the immediate context everyone to raise their voices Priyanka going to Hathras is just preliminary report yesterday. Let gang-rape victim’s family Banerjee by the dictators and for the dictators.” opposition and the media from ven- with the general policy of the central demanding the ouster of BJP from playing politics.” the SIT report come. After that said “though I am here my heart goes Banerjee’s procession coincided turing into the village … and now I Government Banerjee said “this is India once and for all.” Irani says she is confident that Yogi Adityanath will take stern out for the kin of the Dalit girl who with another lengthy march orga- here that in addition to threatening one Government which has eaten Hitting the saffron party with its the Uttar Pradesh CM will carry action against those who have was raped and murdered … The nized by the Left and Congress the family of the victim they are away everything. They have eaten own weapon Banerjee questioned the out justice in this case. “I have also interfered with the investigation or whole incident post death of the vic- youth wing in Kolkata demanding browbeating the media too. away the democracy, they have eaten reason behind the UP Government’s spoken on the phone with the those who have conspired to deny tim shows how her family is being justice for the Hathras victim. Saying that ahead of the elections away the Railways, airports, BSNL, decision to minimize Durga Pujas in Chief Minister on this matter.” justice to the victim.” blockaded away by the administra- Flaying the saffron leadership for the BJP becomes “champion of the Coal India, they are devouring the that State even as she said “today they Taking a dig at Congress The Union Minister further tion and how the opposition, media rushing to Bengal at the slightest of Dalit cause … often creating situa- farmers’ interests through the farms allege that Mamata Banerjee has leader Rahul Gandhi, he said, said, Rahul Gandhi has always and everyone is being threatened pretext she said “whenever there is tions for photo op by dining at their bill, they are eating into the common stopped Durga Puja, Laxmi Puja, “His attempted journey to strived to do politics, but Prime against raising their voices ... it also a stray incident in Bengal all their shanties on cooked foods served man’s kitchen by taking potato, rice, Saraswati Puja … but I want to ask Hathras is just playing politics. Minister Narendra Modi has been shows how BJP is gradually taking leaders rush in but here in UP the from outside,” she said “when the oil etc from the list of essential com- why has the Yogi Government People of the country and the successful in the realm of nation- not only Uttar Pradesh but also Yogi Government stopped the entire election goes the same people heap modities … the effect will be that stopped the Durga Puja in UP.” state understand this. They al policies. ! O 2 & 119 The Army jawan, had recently in Jammu during a protest demon- joined his first posting after com- stration. She claimed, “ my son n a day when dead bodies of pleting his training. He belonged to worked hard to fulfil his dream of Othree Rajouri based labourers, 2 JAKLI regiment of the Indian serving the Indian army. He was 1 % - ( killed in Amshipora encounter in army. very happy, he never talked about Shopian on July 18, were exhumed On Saturday, after his mortal any inconvenience. How can I trust ndhra Pradesh has registered 6,224 new and handed over to the next of kin remains were handed over to the them”. ACovid positive cases, increasing the State's in Baramulla by the Jammu & family, hundreds of close relatives I suspect there is some foul play tally to 7.13 lakh, even as 7,798 more recoveries Kashmir police authorities, anoth- accompanied by the family of the behind his mysterious death. “Order outnumbered infections on Saturday. er family of a young soldier in deceased soldier disrupted traffic on an impartial inquiry to ascertain the West Godavari district logged the highest Jammu has demanded an impartial the Jammu Pathankot National circumstances under which my son number of cases on Saturday, 890, raising the dis- inquiry behind the mysterious cir- Highway near Satwari demanding died while on duty”, an aggrieved trict's tally to 69,280 cases, just 700 shy of the cumstances under which their son impartial inquiry. mother demanded. School mates 70,000-mark. was found dead with gunshot The parents of the deceased and who had attended NCC camp with Among other places, Chittoor accounted for injuries in North Kashmir town of other family members questioned Rakshit claimed, “if he can under- 827 infections, followed by East Godavari (824), Uri in Baramulla district. the official version claiming their go rigorous training without facing Prakasam (619), Nellore (558) Guntur and According to the police, “an son allegedly committed suicide any hardship then what went wrong Kadapa (491 each), Krishna (392) and Anantapur Army man identitifed as Rakshit with his service weapon. in his unit. “We need to know. Even (282). Choudhary, committed suicide by “My son talked to me on the his mortal remains were not sent With the new additions, Prakasam's tally shooting himself with his service phone barely one hour before the home wrapped in a tricolor”. “Only crossed 50,000 to reach 50,319 while East rifle late Thursday night in the incident took place. He cannot an impartial inquiry can deliver jus- Godavari is just 40 infections shy of the 1 lakh- border town of north Kashmir’s commit suicide”, the mother of a 22 tice to the family”, they mark. Meanwhile, 41 more patients succumbed (7 , ) Baramulla district”. year old army jawan told reporters emphasised. to the virus, swelling the statewide toll to 5,941. 3 %-2 (!( 6?8 6 191 0 4# 4!54## the BJP had also tried to “desta- 191 tody till October 6. Kshitij, who was arrested “I say that in this manner I am Rhea Chakraborty, her broth- 54 #6446 bilise” the MVA government in Earlier, in a written sub- on September 26, stated in his being mentally, emotionally er Showik Chakraborty, Abbas he ruling Congress and &8&& the state. n a day when a Special mission made before the special written submission:: “That sub- and psychologically harassed Lakhani, Karan Arora, Zaid TNCP in Maharashtra said 0 !48#$: “The ruling BJP also tried Ocourt remanded him to court, Kshitij said: “ It can be sequent to the 27th of and abused by the (NCB) into Vilatra, Abdul Basit Parihar, on Saturday that the BJP’s to defame Maharashtra. Even judicial custody till October 6, seen from the remand applica- September 2020, I have been making false statements,” Samuel Miranda, Dipesh “conspiracy” to defame :6 # 5 !8 the then DGP of Bihar Police former executive of Karan tion and my statement that the repeatedly harassed and Prasad claimed. Sawant, Kaizan Ebrahim, Anuj Mumbai police and also ;<!:4!%& & = Gupteshwar Pandey played a Johar’s Dharma Productions NCB is bent upon falsely impli- coerced into falsely implicating On its part, the NCB stat- Keswani, Ankush Arneja, Maharashtra as a state had M8#48 &#N% & key role in the conspiracy… Kshitij Ravi Prasad on Saturday cating Karan Johar or some top Dino Morea, Arjun Rampal ed in its remand application Karamjeet Singh Anand, been “exposed” in matters relat- P#6!#: 46!&=8 Thousands of fake social media alleged that he had been repeat- officers of Dharma produc- and Ranbir Kapoor in the pre- that Kshitij was in touch with Sanket Pat+el, Sandeep Gupta, ing to the forensic report of the 0$8% :! 6& accounts were opened edly “harassed and coerced” tions”. sent proceedings despite me several drug suppliers and Aftab Ansari, Dwyane All India Institute of Medical overnight to defame the into falsely implicating actors Kshitij told the court that repeatedly stating that I do not traders from whom he used to Fernandes, Suryadeep Sciences (AIIMS) which had 0 4# 4# Maharashtra government and Dino Morea, Arjun Rampal the NCB sleuths, while record- the said persons and have no procure the drugs and his judi- Malhotra, Chris Costa and stated actor Sushant Singh Mumbai Police,” Sawant and Ranbir Kapoor in the case, ing his statement, had been con- knowledge of such allegations”. cial custody was needed to Rahil Vishram. Rajput committed suicide. that Sushant Singh Rajput com- said. despite he not being ready to sistently “threatening and coerc- Maintaining that that since unravel whom he was deliver- The NCB has among other On a day when news mitted suicide. The Mumbai In a separate statement, make any insinuations against ing me” to make statements he refused to oblige, the NCB ing the contraband in things told the court that reports quoted the AIIMS’ police stand vindicated. They State NCP Spokesperson the three actors. against Karan Johar and other sleuths had allegedly prepared Bollywood. Kshijit was indirectly connect- forensic report on the actor as were investigating the Sushant Mahesh Tapase rooted for After his NCB custody was senior senior officers of Dharma the statements as per their Kshitij was 20th person to ed with Anuj Keshwani – one having ruled out “murder” and death in a most honest manner criminal action against all those ended, Kshitij was produced Productions, and “that in the wishes and forced him to sign have been arrested in connec- of persons arrested earlier by saying it was a “suicide”, the and the probe was going on a who were part of the “conspir- before the Special NDPS Court event I do not, they would them, and even threatened to tion with the Sushant death- the NCB. The NCB has seized Congress and NCP slammed in a right direction. The acy” hatched by the BJP to Special Judge J. B. Gurav falsely implicate my wife and implicate his wife and family in related drug case. The others “commercial quantities of nar- the BJP for “vilifying” the Supreme Court had said so. defame the Mumbai police remanded him in judicial cus- other family members”. the case, Kshitij told the court: arrested comprised: actress cotics”. Mumbai police who were Now that the AIIMS report is and Maharashtra. investigating the Sushant death out, the BJP’s conspiracy stands Tapase said that among case in a honest manner and exposed”. those who made defamatory also defaming Maharashtra Sawant demanded that the statements were Pandey, who A through a well-planned “con- MVA government set up a has now joined politics, and spiracy”. Special Investigation Team called for action against all “Now that the AIIMS (SIT) to probe and identify the those involved in the plot. report has ruled out murder, “masterminds” behind the Meanwhile, Maharashtra the BJP stands exposed,” the BJP’s conspiracy to defame the Home Minister Anil two constituents of the ruling Mumbai police and Deshmukh of the NCP also MVA said. Maharashtra as a state. demanded that the CBI come Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Shailaja. In a statement her, Charging that the ruling out with its report on the Saturday reported 7,834 more coron- Across the state, 2,51,286 persons Maharashtra State Congress BJP at the Centre had hatched much-delayed investigations @BBB avirus cases, taking its active cases to are under observation at various places, general secretary Sachin a “big conspiracy” to use the in the Sushant death case. “We 80,818 even as the assembly of more including 31,068 in hospitals. Kerala Sawant said: “Now that the Sushant death issue to “hide” its will not comment till anything than five persons was banned till has 724 hotspots. Earlier in the day, forensic report an AIIMS team failures on the governance comes to us formally. However, *% During the last 24 hours, 49,084 tests October 31 in the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said led by Dr Sudhir Gupta, chair- front and build a plank for the the people must know whether were conducted. With this the On Saturday ,54,563 samples were that the government had no other man of the AIIMS Forensic forthcoming Bihar Assembly it was a suicide or murder,” the he daily Covid-19 count in cumulative numbers have gone up to tested, of which 7,834 were positive. On option but to enforce strict Covid-19 Medical Board has confirmed polls, Sawant also alleged that minister said. TTelangana dropped below 2,000 on 31,53,626. Friday, 63,175 samples was tested, of norms and hence assembly of more Saturday while the recovery rate crossed Seventeen government-run labora- which 9,258 were positive. than 5 persons has been banned from 85 per cent. tories, 44 private laboratories and 1,076 Health Minister KK Shailaja said a Saturday till October 31. : $$ $ The state reported 1,718 new cases, Rapid Antigen test centres are con- total of 1,39,620 people have been cured “If people are allowed to go into N taking the tally to 1,97,327. This is the ducting the tests. so far in Kerala. shops, then use of gloves is a must. It first time in several weeks that the cases According to a media bulletin from “The day saw 4,476 more patients will be the responsibility of the shop $$ 4 have dropped below 2,000 on weekdays. the office of the director of public getting cured. Thiruvananthapuram owners to ensure that Covid protocols Every weekend the state reports less health and family welfare, out of 49,084 district recorded a high of 1,049 new are followed. If not, strict action will be than 2,000 cases due to fewer tests. samples tested during the last 24 hours, cases. As many as 22 more deaths took taken; fines will go up if masks are not : O More recoveries were recorded than 21,597 were primary and 5,890 were sec- the state's death toll to 813,” said worn,” said Vijayan. IANS % the new positive cases during the last 24 ondary. Aligarh: Corona pandemic has hours. As many as 2,002 recovered Samples tested per million popula- ow smuggler gang that was severely affected human life. from the infection, taking the total num- tion ratio improved further to 84,729. Cnamed in cow slaughtering The crisis is not yet over. With 2 % ber of recoveries so far to 1,67,846. The daily testing target for the state is 0@= ' 7A8B in Bulandshaher border last the coming cold climate, trou- The state's recovery rate improved 5,600 per day as per the World Health week, once again came to the ble will also increase. n the robbery case of Sundar to 85.05 per cent against the national Organisation (WHO) benchmark of area with the intention of cow Pollution due to stubble IJewellers on Khair bypass in average of 83.8 per cent. 140 per million per day. slaughter but this time an burning can also be fatal for the Banna Devi area of the city, Eight more succumbed to the virus Out of 1,97,327 total positive cases - @C81 ' encounter took place and the humans if this year also burns. police have recovered 4 lakh during the last 24 hours, pushing the so far, 70 per cent (1,38,129) were gang leader was injured and In such a situation, the gov- worth of gold from the rented death toll to 1,153. The fatality rate asymptomatic while the remaining 30 caught. ernment needs to wake up house of robbers in Ghaziabad. stands at 0.58 per cent against the per cent (59,198) were symptomatic. Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir on A prize of 25 thousand now because Corona virus is In this way, Noida and Aligarh national average of 1.6 per cent. The data also shows that 64.13 per Saturday reported 975 new Covid-19 was on his head. During the more dangerous for respirato- police have recovered a total of Officials said the percentage of cent of those tested positive are in the cases, taking the Union Territory's encounter, his five other com- ry patients. 9 lakh in the robbery of 35 death due to Covid-19 was 44.96 while age group of 21-50 years while 22.76 are coronavirus tally to 78,228, while 19 panions escaped. The injured There is also a need to lakhs. the remaining 55.04 had co-morbidities. above 51 years of age. Those below 20 deaths in the past 24 hours took the miscreant was sent to the dis- keep an eye on those units of On Friday, the remand peri- The state now has 28,328 active cases years are 13.13 per cent. UT's Covid death toll to 1,231. trict hospital. talanagri which have been od of the robbers was fin- including 23,224, who are in home/insti- Officials said 64.28 per cent of A statement issued by the According to the events, releasing smoke in the atmos- ished, and they were sent to jail tutional isolation. those tested positive were male while the Information and Public Relations cow was slaughtered in the phere. The kind of pollution after their appearance in the Of the fresh cases, 285 were record- remaining 38.72 per cent were Department said that of the 975 cases night of September 25 on the caused by nickel plants in the court. ed in Greater Hyderabad. For the sixth female. reported on Friday, 591 were from Pahsu border of Bulandshahr city makes it difficult to On 11th September, jewel- day in a week, the daily count dropped Officials said only 25 per cent of the Jammu division and 384 from Kashmir since then, the police was breathe. The good thing is that er Sundar Verma had given a to below 300 in the state capital. beds in government-run Covid hospi- division. searching them. due to Corona, these industries complaint about the robbery of Rangareddy district recorded second tals are occupied. A total of 62 govern- Of the total 78,228 Covid-19 cases The police had received the are running less these days. jewelry worth 35 lakhs in broad highest number of cases at 129 followed ment hospitals have 8,868 beds, of in Jammu and Kashmir, 61,351 persons information that this gang hails As soon as October daylight. by Medchal Malkajgiri (115), which 6,703 are vacant. have recovered completely. from Meerut and knocks, the weather patterns Aligarh Police came into Karimnagar (105), Nalgonda (103), A total of 231 private hospitals The number of active cases in the Bulandshaher and are cur- also start to change, this can be action and the identities of all Khammam (79), Siddipet (76) and treating Covid patients have 9,267 beds, UT stands at 15,646, of which 8,885 are rently roaming in the area in a difficult for the respiratory three were also revealed based Suryapet (60). of which 6,328 are vacant. from Jammu division and 6,761 from Kashmir division. IANS Swift Dzire car. patients too. PNS on CCTV. + ,- ././ 9 $ " Kabul: A suicide truck bomb attack on Saturday killed at Baku: Heavy fighting between least 13 people in eastern Armenia and Azerbaijan con- Washington: President Donald Trump, who showed “mild Afghanistan, government offi- tinued Saturday in their conflict Trump, who was flown to a symptoms” of COVID-19, was cials said. over the separatist territory of military hospital for treatment flown to Walter Reed Military Interior Ministry Nagorno-Karabakh, while of COVID-19, is in “excep- Medical Centre in Bethesda, a spokesman Tariq Arian says Azerbaijan’s president criti- tionally good spirits” and has Maryland suburb of that at least 38 people were cised the international media- been “fever free” for the last 24 Washington DC, on Friday. wounded in the blast in tors who have tried for decades hours, his doctors said on Trump walked from his resi- Nangarhar province’s to resolve the dispute. Saturday. dence to take Marine One at Ghanikhail district, when it hit Fighting that started Col. Sean N Dooley said the South Lawns of the White near a mosque as locals were September 27 is the worst to that President Trump is not on House to travel to Walter Reed gathering for the afternoon afflict Nagorno-Karabakh and oxygen and is not having dif- hospital. prayers. surrounding areas since the ficulty breathing or walking Trump, 74, and his wife Provincial governor ' ' ' (% ( 1994 end of a war that left the around. First Lady Melania Trump, 50, spokesman Attaullah Khogyani 8 ( , region in Azerbaijan under the “He is in exceptionally tested positive for COVID-19 says that several armed men control of ethnic Armenian good spirits,” he said on Friday. after the explosion wanted to affiliates and Taliban are active government and Taliban are local forces backed by Armenia. while updating on the presi- “Going well, I think! enter the provincial district in the area. Both groups have opening intra-Afghan negoti- Shushan Stepanian, a dent’s health. “We are moni- Thank you to all. LOVE!!!” buildings but the Afghan forces carried out attacks against the ations in the Middle Eastern spokeswoman for the ! toring him very closely for Trump tweeted on Saturday killed them before reaching the Afghan government, national State of Qatar to end the coun- Armenian Defence Ministry, 1 % 18 '(, ' ( any evidence of complications morning. facility. security and defense personnel, try’s decades-long long war, fol- told The Associated Press that 6, from either the coronavirus While the president was No one immediately and civilians. lowing a US-Taliban peace “intensive fighting is taking illness or the therapies that we taken to the military hospital, claimed responsibility for the The attack happens as rep- deal signed February 29 in place along the entire front within Azerbaijan during the before fighting can stop. are prescribing to make him the first lady stayed back at the attack but both Islamic State resentatives of both the Afghan Doha. AP line,” and claimed that Soviet era. It claimed indepen- In the interview with al- better,” CNN quoted him as White House. Armenian forces had shot dence from Azerbaijan in 1991, Jazeera, a transcript of which saying. Conley earlier said the down three planes. about three months before the was distributed Saturday by the Dooley said the president’s president was “fatigued but in ' R Azerbaijan’s defence min- Soviet Union’s collapse. presidential press office, Aliyev cardiac, kidney and liver func- good spirits”. 4 istry did not respond to the Full-scale war that broke criticized the so-called Minsk tions were all normal this He said medical specialists claim of planes being shot out in 1992 killed an estimat- Group of the Organisation for morning. have recommended # down, but said Armenian ed 30,000 people. By the time Security and Cooperation in Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Remdesivir therapy to treat forces had shelled civilian ter- it ended in 1994, Armenian Europe, which has tried to Conley said the president had the president’s COVID-19 ritory within Azerbaijan, forces not only held Nagorno- mediate a resolution of the a “mild cough and some nasal infection. including the city of Terter. Karabakh itself but substantial Nagorno-Karabakh dispute. congestion, fatigue” on “I am happy to report that + ? Nagorno-Karabakh offi- areas outside the territory’s One of the reasons behind Thursday, “all of which are the president is doing well,” cials have said more than 150 formal borders. the current fighting is that resolving and improving.” Conley said in a health bulletin '9-;)1 servicemen on their side have Several United Nations “the mediators do not insist or “The first week of COVID on Friday night, the first after Kathmandu: Nepal Prime London: There is growing been killed so far. Security Council resolutions exert pressure to start imple- and in particular the days the president was moved to the Minister KP Sharma Oli’s chief hope that a vaccine against Azerbaijani authorities have called for withdrawal menting the resolutions of the seven to 10 are the most criti- military hospital as a precau- advisor and his other two aides coronavirus may be given the haven’t given details on their from those areas, which the United Nations Security cal in determining the likely tionary measure. “He is not have contracted coronavirus green light by health regula- military casualties but said 19 Armenian forces have disre- Council,” he said. course of this illness. At this requiring any supplemental that has claimed 528 lives and tors by the end of this year to civilians have been killed and garded. Azerbaijani President “We have no time to wait time the team and I are oxygen, but in consultation infected over 84,500 people in be rolled out for a vaccination 55 more wounded. Ilham Aliyev said in a television another 30 years. The conflict extremely happy with the with specialists we have elect- the country. programme in six months’ Nagorno-Karabakh was a interview that the forces must must be resolved now.” Aliyev progress the President has ed to initiate Remdesivir ther- During the tests conduct- time or even less, according to designated autonomous region withdraw from those areas said. AP made,” Conley said. apy,” he said. PTI ed on Friday, Oli’s chief advi- a UK media report. sor Bishnu Rimal, press advi- The vaccine candidate sor Surya Thapa, and foreign under trial by University of affairs advisor Rajan Bhattarai Oxford scientists in collabo- ,( tested positive for COVID-19. ration with pharmaceutical The key advisors con- giant AstraZeneca is the fur- firmed the development thest in the process of trials Juba: Sudan’s transitional power after a popular uprising 2011 following decades of civil of Blue Nile, South Kordofan Aziz al-Hilu, was involved in through their social media and, according to a report in authorities and a rebel alliance led the military to overthrow war. The head of Sudan’s sov- and West Kordofan, according the talks but has yet to reach a accounts. ‘The Times’, it could be given signed on Saturday a peace deal President Omar al-Bashir in ereign council, Gen. Abdel- to a draft obtained by The deal with the government. Posting on Twitter and the required clearances by given to all over 65s, followed initialed in August that aims to April 2019. Fattah Burhan and his deputy Associated Press. Rebel forces Al-Hilu has called for a sec- Facebook, they requested all Christmas in December. by younger adults at higher put an end to the country’s Sudanese civilian leaders Gen. Mohammed Hamadan would be integrated into ular state with no role for reli- those who came in their con- The newspaper quoted risk, which could include decades-long civil wars, in a hope the deal will allow them Dagalo, also attended the cer- Sudan’s armed forces. gion in lawmaking, the dis- tact to be cautions. UK government sources those from ethnic minorities televised ceremony marking to revive the country’s battered emony. Dagalo, the commander The Sudan Revolutionary banding of al-Bashir’s militias Nepal’s COVID–19 tally involved in the making and as well as those with serious the agreement. economy by slashing military of paramilitary Rapid Support Front, centered in the western and the revamping of the coun- jumped to 84,570 on Saturday distribution of vaccines as health issues based on their “The next biggest chal- spending, which takes up much Forces, signed the agreement Darfur region, South Kordofan try’s military. The group has as 2,120 new coronavirus cases saying that a full vaccine roll- higher risk from the deadly lenge is to work with all local of the national budget. along with rebel leaders. and Blue Nile, is part of the pro- said if its demands are not met, were detected in the country. out programme for adults virus. People over 50 will be and international partners to Saturday’s official signing in Also attending the cere- democracy movement that led it would call for self-determi- A total of 2,044 people could take six months or less next in line, with younger preach the agreement and its Juba sealed the peace deal mony were several foreign offi- to the uprising against al-Bashir, nation in areas it controls in the have been discharged from after approval. adults at the back of the benefits,” Prime Minister reached in late August between cials including the U.S. Special but the rebels didn’t fully sup- Blue Nile and South Kordofan different health facilities after “We are looking at closer queue. The UK government Abdalla Hamdok tweeted on the Sudanese government and Envoy for Sudan Donald Booth, port the military-civilian provinces. their full recovery from the to six months and it is likely has ordered 100 million doses Friday upon his arrival at Juba, the Sudan Revolutionary Front, African Union chairman power-sharing deal. That deal Al-Hilu attended Saturday’s infection. to be far shorter than that,” a of the Oxford vaccine once it the capital of South Sudan. a coalition of several armed Moussa Faki, and Egyptian includes a six-month deadline ceremony and met with The total number of recov- government source said. is ready for roll-out and the Reaching a negotiated set- groups. Prime Minister Mustafa for achieving peace, which ran Hamdok and Kiir to discuss the eries has reached 62,740 in the Under a protocol devel- doses are being manufactured tlement with rebels in Sudan’s The summit was attended Madbouly, along with other out in February. ongoing talks between his country. With the death of oped by the UK’s Joint before it has been shown to be far-flung provinces has been a by South Sudan President Salva African and Arab officials. Sudan’s largest single rebel movement and the govern- eight more COVID-19 patients, Committee on Vaccination successful in order to save crucial goal for the transition- Kiir, whose own country gained The deal would grant self- group, the Sudan Liberation ment, according to Hamdok’s Nepal’s number of fatalities and Immunisation, any time once it clears all the reg- al government, which assumed independence from Sudan in rule for the southern provinces Movement-North led by Abdel- office. AP has gone up to 528. 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announced by the RBI provides and completed by, say, class would be more than 50 that if banks were to bear this loans of up to Rs 2 crore. that loans accounts which slip November 9. Even if the per cent. burden, then it would neces- The Centre also provided he Centre has informed into NPA between invocation account slips into NPA on Reiterating that waiver of sarily wipe out a substantial and clarification on the concern in Tthe Supreme Court that and implementation may be October 10, it could be stan- interest on all loans is not a major part of their net worth, connection with downgrading accounts becoming non-per- upgraded as standard on the dard on November 9," the affi- practical, the Centre said: "If rendering most of the banks of credit rating. forming due to bank’s or any date of implementation itself," davit explained. the government were to con- unviable and raising a very seri- The affidavit cited circulars other delay need not suffer the an affidavit submitted by the The Centre told the sider waiving interest on all ous question mark over their issued by Securities and label of Non-Performing Assets government said. Supreme Court that more than loans and advances to all class- survival. Exchange Board of India (NPAs). For example, if a borrow- 50 per cent borrowers have not es and categories of borrowers But, keeping in interest of (SEBI) on March 30 and The Centre said concerns er had defaulted on February availed of the moratorium, and corresponding to the six- people facing hardships amid August 31. The Centre said it have also been expressed 10, such borrower would be eli- if waiving interest on all loans month period for which the the Covid-19 pandemic, the would engage with SEBI for a regarding possible downgra- gible for invoking restructuring and advances is considered sought waiver of interest on to give the exact percentage of moratorium was made avail- Centre said it will go with the humane and holistic view in dation of loan accounts from as the account was less than 30 then it would have to forego in interest during the moratori- borrowers who have not able under the relevant RBI cir- tradition of "hand-holding resolving the issues. standard to NPAs and conse- days overdue on March excess of Rs 6 lakh crore. um. availed of the moratorium and cular, the estimated amount is small borrowers", and decided The Supreme Court will quent impact on ratings. 1."Invocation of restructuring The response from the The affidavit said that have deposited their instal- more than Rs 6 lakh crore." to grant waiver of compound- hear the case next on October "The resolution framework is now done on, say, October 9 Centre came on petitions that though it may not be possible ments, approximately such The Centre emphasised ed interest for borrowers of 5. 00 0 ? @:* < , 0(<<< C@ =< J6,H3K J?45,H53 ( growth of 40.06 per cent. the preliminary data showed. Commodities that regis- Gold imports dipped by 191 fter contracting for six tered positive growth in exports 52.85 per cent during ,) 8;8 ( anonymity. ing process has been annulled Amonths in a row, the coun- in September include iron ore September this year. fter touching a lifetime He said, "The four mines for the rest of the mines that try’s exports grew by 5.27 per (109.52 per cent), rice (92.44 Since March, the exports Ahigh in the previous week, o steel company has shown were offered four times in the received either one bid or noth- cent year-on-year to USD 27.4 per cent), oil meals (43.9 per were recording negative growth the country’s foreign exchange NInterest in bidding for four past for captive use but no steel ing," another official said. billion in September, and the cent), carpet (42.89 per cent), due to COVID-19 pandemic reserves declined by USD 3.017 coking coal blocks of 38 mines makers had shown interest In the auction process, trade deficit narrowed to a pharmaceuticals (24.36 per and sluggish global demand. billion to USD 542.021 billion tate-owned SAIL on Friday put on auction for commercial earlier. In this round, steel eight of 11 blocks in Madhya three-month low of USD 2.91 cent), Meat, dairy and poultry Commenting on the num- in the week ended September Ssaid it has supplied over mining as they have concern companies have not submitted Pradesh received bids, while billion, according to the com- products (19.96 per cent), bers, Federation of Indian 25, RBI data showed on Friday. 9,000 tonnes of steel for the all- about fuel quality and high cap- bids." companies have shown their merce ministry data released Cotton yarn/fabrics/madeups, Export Organisations (FIEO) In the week ended weather Atal Tunnel which ital cost, officials said on Friday. The two coking coal mines interest in six of nine coal on Friday. handloom products (14.82 per President Sharad Kumar Saraf September 18, the reserves had reduces the distance between Of the four blocks with that received bids are mines in Jharkhand. Imports declined by 19.6 cent), Tobacco (11.09 per cent), said that the monthly exports increased by USD 3.378 billion Manali and Leh by 46 kms and coking coal, a key raw materi- Brahamadiha in Jharkhand Firms submitted bids for per cent to USD 30.31 billion Spices (10.07 per cent), petro- have grown for the first time to a record USD 545.038 bil- travel time by four to five al for manufacturing of the and Urtan in Madhya Pradesh, five of Odisha’s nine blocks put in September. leum products (4.17 per cent), during 2020-21, showing signs lion. During the reporting hours. metal, two received bids from he claimed. on for sale, while two of seven The trade deficit in Engineering goods (3.73 per of revival as a gradual lifting of week, the decline in the forex Atal Tunnel is the longest companies which do not make The government has in mines in Chhattisgarh attract- September 2019 stood at USD cent), chemicals (2.87 per cent), lockdown have further kitty was mainly due to a fall in highway tunnel in the world. steel, they said. total put up for auction 38 coal ed bidders. Maharashtra wit- 11.67 billion. In June, the coun- and coffee (0.79 per cent). improved the business senti- foreign currency assets (FCAs), The 9.02 "Steel companies did not blocks for commercial min- nessed interest of companies try had recorded a trade sur- The ministry said that in ments. "Anti-China sentiments a major component of the km long tunnel connects show interest in bidding for the ing. for its two mines put on for plus of USD 0.79 billion. September 2020, oil imports fell across the globe has also been overall reserves. Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley, coking coal blocks as the qual- As many as 42 companies auction. Outbound shipments in 35.92 per cent to USD USD one of the reasons for the FCAs decreased by USD ensuring connectivity through- ity of the fuel from these mines have submitted 76 bids for 23 In June, Prime Minister September last year were USD 5.82 billion. During April- improved performance in 1.523 billion to USD 499.941 out the year. The valley was ear- is not very good and capital coal mines in the auction Narendra Modi launched the 26.02 billion. September 2020-21, it con- exports. As business activities billion, the central bank data lier cut off for about six months expenditure for mining is high. process. The coal ministry had auction process for 41 coal Exports during April- tracted 51.14 per cent to USD and economic sentiments are showed. Expressed in dollar every year due to heavy snow- "Availability of capex (cap- said two or more bids were blocks for commercial mining, September this fiscal dipped by 31.85 billion. Non-oil imports inching towards normalcy terms, the foreign currency fall. ital expenditure) funds is also received for 19 coal mines. a move that opens India’s coal 21.43 per cent to USD 125.06 in September too fell 14.41 per globally, exporters have start- assets include the effect of Prime Minister Narendra limited during the COVID-19 "The government will go sector for private players, and billion, the preliminary data cent to USD 24.48 billion. The ed receiving a lot of enquiries appreciation or depreciation of Modi will inaugurate the tun- pandemic. Import is a viable ahead with the 19 coal blocks termed it a major step in the showed. Imports during the imports during the first half of and orders from across the non-US units like the euro, nel on Saturday along with option," an official of a steel for which two or more bids direction of the country period stood at USD 148.69 bil- the current fiscal declined 36.12 globe helping many sectors," he pound and yen held in the for- Defence Minister Rajnath company said on condition of were submitted. The auction- achieving self-reliance. lion, recording a negative per cent to USD 116.83 billion, said in a statement. eign exchange reserves. Singh. + ,- ././ 10 '&=(=(!= $ . ,%-& " A !& #% $ % " & & ! 565C)D t is not very often that Indian cinema is able to make a murder-mystery that is gripping and keeps you on tenterhooks till the very end. INishabdham directed by Hemant Madhukar set in the US, gives the viewers a great start and takes you back to 1972 with a dual murder which remains unsolved and the house is deemed haunted and shut for 46 years till it is sold and the doors open with another murder. In 1972, the police may have given up and the people declared it the work of a ghost, in 2019, that is not the case. And so Nishabdham spins the story of a billionaire, in the era of filthy rich men, two orphan girls, one of them extremely talented and catches the eye of the billionaire. Definitely a fairy tale. Unfortunately, the billionaire ends up dead and so do a whole slew of women from across the country. Obviously, the two have to be connected. That is where the film starts to lose its character and the 125 minutes of run time make it a bit tedious. We do know it can’t be the hand of a ghost since 50 per cent of the plot is revealed mid-ways. After that is it just one wanting to know the answer to the question why. Though if one was paying attention, one would get the answer to the why much earlier. This is what ails this movie. A murder- mystery thriller is supposed to keep the viewer guessing till the very end so that then the murdered 3(3%&&, is finally unveiled, there is a gasp. Movies like Khamosh and Drishyam - E managed to do this beautifully. But not all is lost here. Anushka Shetty A % $& ! F # and R Mahadevan give a good performance. Also, while the movie ! 565C)D is in Telugu, the English subtitles make it possible for the non-Telugu speaking people to follow this movie. t is high time that we should move on from making films on engineers. Over all, Nishabdham is a movie that starts off rather well only The way Bollywood is going, it appears that there is no other programme to disappoint as it ends. Ito pursue. And when you do, you end up at the bottom of the chart. So L,,' much so that one ends up resorting to thieving. 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He knows about to be expelled from the school are sent to save it from permanent closure. Siddiqui’s character Ayyan Mani, that to achieve this, he must make But if one can manage to get past this strange notion, one can sit back and lmost all of us lie about who works as a personal assistant sure that his son gets a huge enjoy this film since all is lost in Bahut Hua Samman. something or the other — in a research institute. kickstart in life. The film does give us gyan about what democracy means and capitalism Aeither to get out of a tight While Siddiqui’s outward To play these two roles, is the ill of the society. Sanjay Mishra who plays Baba who has not left the campus situation or because we feel that persona doesn’t make it possible Siddiqui has reiterated what a grounds for over 25 years looking for a revolution to prevent capitalism sunk the other person is not receptive for him to fit the mould of the great performer he is onscreen. its teeth deep into the society is amazing to watch. One can say that he single or open to listen to the truth. But Bollywood hero but his sheer His expressions, his body language handedly carries the film forward. He is funny and keeps you entertained. what happens when someone’s brilliance as an actor makes it and dialogue delivery keep you Raghav Juyal and Abhishek Chauhan shine bright. Ram Kapoor. A thinner entire life becomes a lie? We possible for him to explore engrossed in a story that is simple version of him, as an assassin does manage to look menacing enough. know that the truth has to come different characters while playing and yet hard-hitting. All through, the film manages to keep one engrossed with funny dialogues out sometime. And that is the time the lead protagonist. Mishra, through Ayyan takes and dig at the political scene in the country. Be a comrade, not a sheep is the when it rocks our world and Ayyan, in the office is us on a journey that has wit and mantra here. everything around us comes submissive but outside, he has satire. A movie that makes for a Over all, the film is interesting and entertaining even if the beginning starts crumbling down. learnt to fight the society and the great watch. on shaky ground and takes 20 minutes to be where it should have started from. Directed by Sudhir Mishra, injustice that comes his way L,,' L,,' # # R S $$ ) , , ! 34 $$ "19! !1
;19891 %" What was your reaction when you from scratch. I had to be different and yet were offered the role of Maharaja be accepted. Due to my previous roles, I s much as we want to Krishnadevaraya? was used to speaking in a certain manner know about the man This show is special to me. I grew up but the team had other ideas and had to Abehind the enchanting reading Tenali Ram comics. I knew correct myself to break the mold. Bigg Boss’ voice, we also would about the character of Tenali Ram and How was the relationship with the co- have wondered about the man Raja Krishnadevaraya. For those who stars? who designs this much sought- don’t know much about Tenali Ram and The three people that my character after house with the same the relationship he had with Raja interacts with are Tenali Rama; he is a excitement, if not more. The Krishnadevaraya, it is the southern- very down to earth person. He is very man who brings the house to counterpart of Akbar-Birbal stories that hard working. His Hindi is really good. life while adhering to the we grew up listening to or reading about. I finally get to meet someone whose Hindi unique themes of every season. I was excited when this role came my way. is as good as mine. Then there is Meet Omung Kumar, a When you grow up reading about a Priyanka Singh as Tirumalamba, my film director and production character and years later, one ends up second on-screen wife. She is a fantastic designer, who has been playing one of the pivotal roles, I was on actor. Third is Pankaj Berry as designing the BB house all cloud nine. Tathacharya. He is a senior actor and one these years. Did you have any apprehensions if the gets to learn so much from him. He also Ask Kumar what it takes to viewers would accept you in this role? has so much energy on the sets, it rubs design the house and he is Once you have played Lord Shiv, you off. quick to answer — lots of everything else is below that. It also means Was it tough to get your first break? thinking and days of hard that people will accept you in any role that It was not so difficult. Unfortunately, work. you play be it Vishnu, Krishna or any king on TV, people don’t see if you can act or “While we were designing for that matter. The most difficult not. The first thing that they see if you the theme for this year, the character to play is Lord Shiva and for look the part or not. Initially, I was a very disaster that has gripped the people to accept you playing that bad actor. All I could do is deliver my world made us apprehensive role because to play this God is dialogues since I could memorise them about everything. That’s when tough. He is a person who doesn't well. I didn’t know much about how to get it hit us, that it is the future that wear regular clothes, he has a the expressions correct. But slowly, when we talk about in films or serpent wrapped around his neck I started working, I asked some people dramas — no one on the roads and he has long hair even though how they had honed their skills. They told and so on. And that the future he is clean-shaven. If one can pull me that they were from the theatre. So, I is here. We shared the ideas this off, everything else is a breeze. joined the theatre. I worked on my skills with the creatives and they And for Raja Krishnadevaraya, I get after I became an actor. loved it. That’s how the theme to wear such beautiful costumes, if I You have played leads and done for this year — Futuristic — got had my way, I would take them home. negative roles. Is there a character you finalised. Then the creatives How is the role of Raja loved playing? helped us in realising what are Krishnadevaraya different from what It has to be Chanakya in we longing for in the current you have done in the past? Chandragupta Maurya (2018-19) on time and without a second I have been part of many comic Sony Entertainment Television. This role thought it is visiting a mall or To redo and revamp the craziness on the walls or where Seeing this expression on their shows. The only other role that I have is very close to my heart. The first thing going to a spa or movie theatre. house every year, Kumar says, ever possible. We need to give face is the most exciting thing done is Police Factor on Sony SAB. that Siddharth Kumar Tewary asked That’s how we put this all is like challenging yourself. contestants something to talk for me,” Kumar tells you. My role was a modern take on Raja me was if I would go bald. For an together,” Kumar, who has “Redesigning the place is about,” Kumar says and tells His least favourite part is to Krishnadevaraya — everyone actor it is a big decision to be for directed films like Mary Kom, difficult. One has to change the you that it usually requires decorate and design the around me is goofy whereas I am one-and-a-half years. I immediately Sarbjit and Bhoomi, tells you. complete orientation. And around 60 days to complete the storeroom. “The reason being the serious kind. Here also, as agreed. I wanted to play this Everything in the house is that’s where the excitement designing. because it is the most messy the Raja, I am a serious character so much that I would given a futuristic look. Take for lies. In all these years, whenever Out of all, the most exciting place in the house. The person. For comic relief there have fought Tewary for this role. example the movie theatre that the first episode goes on air, part of designing the house for contestants just throw in their is Tenali Rama, tathacharya I lived this role and gave it my has been like a spaceship. messages pour in from both Kumar is to see people’s faces clothes and suitcases and what played by Pankaj Berry and my sweat and blood literally since I “The whole house is family and friends telling us after the process is done. “We not in the area. younger wife. People relate to fell down 40 feet during the designed like a web. There are that the house is better than usually prop up the house two I feel very irritated when I my character more because they shoot. Then there is the role of curved walls at most of the ever. And that’s what we, Vanita days prior to the grand finale. see the area messed up on TV. feel I am the regular person and Mahadev and Ravana in Devon places, the dining area, the (wife) and I, want to hear. Even That day no one from the So much so that I start not someone doing buffoonery. It Ke Dev... Mahadev. Another most common place for if for once if anybody said that creatives or from the channel is messaging the creatives and tell is tough to keep a poker face when role – a negative one – was that bitching, has been given the this year the design isn’t good allowed inside the house. This them that Bigg Boss should yell everyone around you is doing of Thakur Tejawat in Rang look of a cafeteria. So there are enough, we’ll fail that very adds to the excitement because at these contestants for keeping stupid things. Rasiya on Colors TV. four separate tables instead of moment. we have the full liberty to the area so untidy. It just really Did you have to prep for the What next? the usual long one. The four Our efforts is to redo the design the house in our way, bothers me a lot,” he says. role? Films, I can’t plan. If they tables can be joined to make design and house in a way that the channel and the whole Not to mention the feeling Yes, I had to. I had to get the come my way, I will take them one. Also the hall where it looks fresh and lively. And to team supports us. And after that Vanita and Kumar have language correct. My Hindi is up like Dishoom happened after contestants interact with make sure this happens, we everything is done like the whenever the contestants good because I have done so I got a call from Rohit Dhawan’s Salman Khan on weekends is have to imagine ourselves as bedsheets, the pillows and the damage the property. many mythological shows. But office. I thought the role would be very near to the bedroom area contestants each and every crockery is set, we have our “It is so annoying. Bigg I had to get the body language small but that was not the case. My this time. So from the hall itself, time and then design dinner at the dining table. Boss is like our baby. We have and the mannerisms of Raja role as Inspector Saeed was pretty people can see the activities accordingly. We put ourselves That feeling cannot be always worked on it the way we Krishnadevaraya right. The big. After that I got a lot of offers but happening in the bedroom into their shoes and think expressed in words. It is a would take care of our house. creative team was very I don’t want to be part of big films and during Weekend Ka Vaar. And which corner will be the most sense of satisfaction after a job So whenever a contestant particular about how a king do small roles. this time we have given lots of important one for us. This is done. And when the finale breaks anything Vanita gets should behave, talk and Would you say that professionally sitting areas,” he explains. The way we can do justice to our episode has to be shot and the angry and she shouts: ‘Isne walk. I had to work on this. satisfied? colours too has been chosen job. Also along with the cast and crew enters the house, mera table toda, aise kaise tod The character was on a I can’t say I am satisfied and I can’t wisely — metallic and acrylic contestants, the house also their jaws drop in awe and they sakte hain samaan ko’. We b o t h sabbatical, people had say I am unhappy. I see myself colours are used everywhere to becomes the hero of the show, always ask how can I do this are extremely possessive about forgotten how Manav Gohil doing so much more in the near do justice with the theme. hence we put out all the transformation in two days. the house,” Kumar says. played the role I had to start future. + ,- ././ 11
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six-month long Coronavirus-forced vacation is coming to an end for many children. Unlock 5 is here and with a brand new set of guidelines. Although theA Coronavirus curve is nowhere near flatten- ing, almost everything has been opening up to give a boost to the drooping economy. Under the fresh set of guidelines, the schools and colleges are allowed to reopen in a phased manner from October 15, 2020. However, attendance wouldn’t be mandatory and that online education will still be the preferred mode of education. The idea, however is receiving mixed response. While many think that it is high time for students to start attending schools and colleges, since education has already suffered a lot, some are still of the opinion that sending children to schools is not that great of an idea. “The fact that physical classrooms are the best is undebatable. But having said that, keeping in mind the raging fury of Coronavirus, it doesn’t seem to be a good option to send our children to schools. We would prefer our child to learn online and make the best use of technology in the cur- rent time,” Seema, a mother of two daughters, tells you. Alka Kapur, Principal, Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, agrees with the par- ents and tells you that children’s safety comes first. “Safety comes first. Also when we take the feedback from the parents they are reluctant to send their children to school. As it is in Delhi, the curve doesn’t seem to flatten anytime soon. In fact, there has been an exponential rise in cases in the past few days and it is like every other person is infected with the virus. Even if a school like ours which has ensured maximum security and safe- ty inside the premises, can’t ensure anything once the child steps out of the campus. Children will be commuting to and from the school and things are crazy outside, so no one could take that make the students understand the concepts bet- Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, tells memorable. It must be ensured that the students responsibility. As a school, we would be abiding ter and get their queries answered then and there,” you that the universities are well prepared to wel- ‘feel safe’ and ‘are safe’ when they are back to cam- by the Government’s order, but we don’t think that Kapur says. come students after the break. pus,” Raman says. there will be much footfall in the school,” Kapur Ritesh Rawal, Founder, Dudes & Dolls — The “The universities and colleges are ensuring all He lists out some measures that can help. tells you. Cosmic School and Adhyay School, says that to precaution on campus. Higher education institutes “First, rapid test for COVID. All students who She adds that one can’t expect much from chil- open schools, it is important to evaluate the readi- for PhD and engineering students who are pur- return to campus must be asked to get themselves dren once they are out in the open. “Children are ness of all the stakeholders, which are the parents, suing science and technology stream requires lab- tested for COVID-19 and this must be done two children. The biggest concern raised by few par- administration, the teaching staff, and the school oratory and experimental works, therefore all such days before they return to campus. This will ents is that it has been months since their chil- management and the center point of the school, institutes have to follow the strict standards of pro- ensure that all students who return to the cam- dren are cooped up in their houses. And now if which are the students. tection norms including masks, gloves, six feet dis- pus are not asymptomatic,” he explains. by the will of their parents they are allowed to go “All the stakeholders are of the opinion that tance between students and teachers and proper Second, quarantine first. All the residential to school, they may take advantage of the situa- schools should be open but without compromis- sanitisation facility. Having said that, asking stu- institutions must insist on compulsory quarantine tion and the norms can go for a toss. There are ing on the health and safety of the students. So dents to attend compulsory classes is not a good for 15 days on arrival at campus. This needs good chances they may take the situation lightly. schools will automatically be ready to welcome idea. Even, as per the guidelines also, the physi- planning, as the available infrastructure must be Though inside the school we are following prop- back children whenever the students are at no cal classrooms are opening up, the online or dis- put to use in an intelligent fashion which can help er measures because our concern is not just the risk,” Rawal says. tance learning will continue and would rather be quarantine the students. Meticulous planning and students but the safety of the staff also. We may He adds that the current situation demands “the preferred mode of teaching,” he says. scheduling of the student’s arrival in batches can try to implement the guidelines very rigidly but a lot of self-discipline and self-control on the part Looking at the arrangement done by the make this happen. it may not happen with all the schools because of of children. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), for students Third, sanitisation of class room and hostels. lack of infrastructure and funds,” Kapur says. “While colleges have students who are a lot who wish to rejoin the institutes, the written con- “All premises must be sanitised regularly and the Not only online classes, but online exams more independent than the school going (: <;% sent of parents is mandatory. “Further, the min- date of sanitisation must be displayed to all. This is also a thing. However, Kapur feels that children and may take care of themselves :;! 9 -%! ( ! istry has asked the education institute to not will bring trust of being safe among students who there is no way that the essence of exams and others while they are on the campus, !(;1 8(L.% : enforce the compulsory attendance rules and the return to the campus. Cleanliness and hygiene can be retained online. the task lies with students studying in decision of a student attending physical classes must be given very high-level priority and “The reason is that parents take pride early classes. Such students may not be ! 1!!<;%!(9(!, must depend entirely on parental consent,” he process changes must be made for meticulous in marks rather than in the process. They able to follow all the precautions at all -%*; !(;( ! explains. implementation,” he says. need to understand that they have to be there times and even if they do the risk of get- He tells you that online can’t be the way for- Fourth, option to attend the session online. with their children during the exam and ting infected remains. Hence, going to !: % ; :(% ward and that for all the students who wish to Classes which are conducted in the classroom make sure that their child doesn’t cheat. It is school during this time is not advis- %;(L( ;;8%9! rejoin the college, the universities will provide flex- must also be available online in two-way synchro- their responsibility, but I don’t know how able, however colleges can be ibility to students through hybrid education. nous mode. This could be done using online live many of them will take it seriously. The opened up for important :: <;; “Online can’t be the way forward. But it will go streaming. This will help in ensuring that the schools are doing their best, but cer- activities with proper pro- <;% 1( :9;9!< 9( along as a hybrid mode. What we strongly classrooms are not crowded and also will help stu- tainly the quality and the essence tocols in place,” Rawal <% 1.1( ( ;, believe is that to manage space hybrid will be the dents who are abroad — who can’t return to cam- of exams will be lost online,” she tells you. way forward for sometime.We at JKLU, have cre- pus — not to miss out on the academic sessions. says. Rawal adds that both (% %!;1% : ated bio bubble for airspace. The universities along Fifth, all facilities must ensure social distanc- The brick and mortar class- physical and online edu- 9 !( (: with other things can also create secure space in ing and safety. All processes including use of mess es, she says, is the best mode of cation is important as residential campuses, with flexibility in class tim- facility, tuck shop, the photocopying facility, recre- education. “While online class- they both have their <;;(;1 8( ings and multiple slots to access facilities,” Raina ation facility, etc must ensure social distancing. es are equally important in unique space and objec- L.% :;<%(9% tells you. Use of masks and hand sanitisers and checking today’s time, the brick and tive. “While physical Now that the institutes are all set to reopen, of temperatures before entering and leaving mortar classes remains the classrooms setup provide :8(;: 1.9!! < Dr Ramakrishnan Raman, Director, SIBM Pune, classroom and hostels must be made mandatory. best. In a 45 minutes or an a lot of opportunities to 11;% tells you that the challenge ahead for colleges is The same process must be followed at the canteen hour’s online session, it is develop a children’s over- K%% 1 8% ! % 1 to make education seamless. “The challenge ahead and mess. Automatic thermal scanners can be not possible for teachers all personality, online for colleges and universities is to make the expe- installed to keep a check on those who have high to take attendance, do education can provide an %:(;%"! 1".9 rience seamless for students. Everyone is new to body temperature. meditation and eye extremely good supple- this scenario and hence there are no text book “In short, meticulous planning and continu- exercise and teach 40 mentary support. A blend rules which can be followed for a meticulous fault ous monitoring of processes with investment in or 45 students. Also a (5 (! A! L of both utilised correctly is free implementation. There are some generic manpower and technology would be necessary for face-to-face interac- - ,, the best option,” he says. guidelines that can be followed to make the expe- ensuring safety of students when they are back on tion with the teachers Dr RL Raina, Vice rience of ‘returning back to campus’ safe and the campus,” Raina tells you. 2
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It was hot, especially after !%O <" $ missed in the fifth over noon game of the season. fielding for 20 overs it was difficult to $ $ ,L " 9 duced some of his trademark with Chahal taking a “It’s a funny game, an bat.” " 2 shots later on to accelerate. low catch in his follow- amazing game and I was Yuzvendra Chahal, who was "M , aptain Virat Kohli roared The RCB needed 31 runs through. telling Jos that I love this adjudged man-of-the-match for his back to form with an after Padikkal’s dismissal and The Royals were game and hate it too. It’s 3/24 to restrict RR to 154/6, said he was "+=!!="'!(%'!!3"(""!' unbeaten 72 and stitched another in-form batman AB de 31/3 and they reached something you need to able to flight the ball more as the ground " $ .9 " L C M" $ :: O a 99-run stand with Devdutt Villiers (12 not out) ensured that 70/3 at halfway mark understand (bad form) but was big. Padikkal (63) to power Royal his side reached the target with with Robin Uthappa (17) when the team is doing well, “When you come into bowl and get $ ,( 36 $ Challengers Bangalore to a com- five balls to spare. and Lomror stitching a you get more time to apply a wicket in the first over, it makes you " $ fortable eight-wicket win over Having failed to score big in 39-run stand for the fourth yourself,” Kohli said after confident. They take less chances and $ Rajasthan Royals in an IPL his earlier three innings (14, 1, wicket. But Uthappa failed the match. then I just vary the pace. I think ,( $ $ match here on Saturday. 3), Kohli took time to settle again with Chahal getting “Very important two Sanju’s wicket was the most special one. , :: :9 ) This was after wrist spinner down and scored mostly in him caught at long off. points. The kind of game Royals captain Steven Smith rued !$ ,L* / Yuzvendra Chahal snared three ones and twos initially. Chahal ended we had last time, it’s very that his side did not score enough runs 0"M!$ " . wickets in an impressive bowl- Padikkal continued his good Lomror’s innings in the important to back that after electing to bat. %) . ,L$ , ing show that helped them form having scored 56, 1, 54 in 17th over as the batsman up.” “We could have done a lot better. "M $ restrict RR to 154 for 6. his three earlier innings. He sliced up a widish delivery He praised the 20- It was a good wicket but we couldn’t get L M , Kohli’s knock came off 53 reached to his fifty in 34 balls. to Padikkal at long off. year-old Devdutt a partnership together. Jofra bowled " balls with seven fours and two He was the dominant batsman Rahul Tewatia (24 not Padikkal, who yet again exceptionally, our leggies bowled well,” , sixes. It was RCB’s third win in in RCB’s opening stand of 25 out), looking for yet came good, scoring his he said. Q-',G(0'!!&(= '3((=-0=++R four matches. runs with Finch who was out in another explosive third fifty in four “Our top 3 should be doing the job Padikkal yet again produced the third over with a score of 8. innings after the one matches. a lot more. The last two games it’s cost !% . $ L M 8 $ $ an impressive innings before he Earlier, Chahal returned against Kings XI “There wasn’t us. We bat quite deep, but our top 3 . $ :!8,( 3A $ was dismissed by Jofra Archer in with figures of 3/24 from his four Punjab, hit two sixes much to reveal (to need to bat longer and get ourselves into ." the 16th over, after hitting six overs to restrict RR to 154 for 6. in the last over after Devdutt) and I told the innings.” R O , fours and one six. 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" " " Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday. bowling a splendid penulti- Kagiso Rabada (1/51 in 4 belonged to Shaw, who blazed Patrick Cummins (0/49 "8& " To add to SRH’s worry, doubts remained over lead mate over in Delhi Capitals’ overs), who dismissed the his way to 66 off 41 balls with in 4 overs) was taken to task " $ $ $ seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s participation in the match. 18-run victory over Kolkata dangerous Andre Russell four boundaries and as many by Shaw in the Powerplay as ,L Bhuvneshwar picked up an injury on Friday night and Knight Riders in a thrilling (13) cheaply, was taken to sixes, Iyer dominated the he repeatedly cleared the in- $ ,M& was unable to complete his final over in the game against IPL match here on Saturday. task by Eoin Morgan (44 remaining part of the innings field. Mavi opening the bowl- 3H , Chennai Super Kings. He walked off the field with the help Iyer’s (88 no off 38 balls) from 18 balls) and Rahul with his silken smooth batting ing also got the hammering as of the team physio. magnificent power-hitting Tripathi (36 off 16 balls) in as he scythed the opposition he lost his length early on, In the event the experienced seamer misses out, table- after Prithvi Shaw’s opening the 18th over that got attack with seven fours and bowling either too full or too toppers Mumbai will fancy their chances more at the act propelled Delhi Capitals to KKR 23 runs. half a dozen sixes. short to the DC openers. Sharjah Cricket Stadium, whose boundaries are much an impressive 228 for four With 31 to get from A few of Iyer’s sixes land- Such was Shaw’s form 5 ( 7 ,, 5 * shorter than Dubai and Abu Dhabi and have been a par- after being put into bat first by 12 balls, Nortje bowled a ed either in the top tier or got that even Shikhar Dhawan (26 ' ,$# 4 6 3 H,A?4 ) adise for power-hitters. Dinesh Karthik. superb 19th over getting lost in the car park adjoining off 16 balls) was overshad- The defending champions, having humbled a strong If Iyer and Shaw weren’t rid of Morgan and only the stadium, such was the tim- owed despite some decent hits , 8 4 5 5 N3,HA4 * Kings XI Punjab in their last game, are unlikely to make not enough, Rishabh Pant giving five runs in the ing rather than brute force that in a 56-run opening stand. A .$ 6 5 3 NH,4G6 * any changes to the winning combination. (38 off 17 balls) dusted off his process. the DC skipper used. However, the man who Skipper Rohit Sharma is in sublime form and he can rustiness with a quickfire With 26 needed off Containment was never entralled one and all was Iyer * HH, 6 5 3 NH,33K * pummel any attack into submission on his day. Rohit has knock. the last over, Marcus possible on such a track with with some monstrous hits. B *,- 4 5 5 H,HG4 * scored 170 runs from four games this season. The target was difficult Stoinis (1/46 in 4 overs) Capitals batsmen hitting as The two spinners Varun While the poor form of Quinton but not impossible but Delhi proved his utility as a many as 14 sixes and 18 Chakravarthy (1/49 in 4 overs) ) ,, 4 5 5 H,63K * De Kock is worrisome, the prolific ! #, produced the best effort by a 210 for 8. bowler by removing Tripathi boundaries in the entire and Sunil Narine (0/26 in 2 C HJ5 4 3 6 NH,?53 , Suryakumar Yadav would be more ' )!-! *. pace bowling unit on a placid Harshal Patel, as Ishant with a slower yorker after innings. overs) were simply sent into than keen to convert his starts. ' /-!)!- *0 track with KKR finishing at Sharma’s replacement, did being smashed by the bats- After two good games, the orbit. ( $*H 4 3 6 H,K3A , The biggest positive for the , ? 5 55 defending champions is that their middle-order has finally delivered with Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard launching into oppo- sition attacks with their big-hitting prowess. Young Kishan has been the find for MI, after his blis- tering yet responsible knock against Royal Challengers 9 and the habit of leaving way Bangalore. too much for the climax, Given the abilities and power of Hardik and it hard by a start that least proved to be their bane in the Pollard, both can rip apart the SRH bowling Hdefines them, Chennai three consecutive defeats. especially at Sharjah, where even the outside Super Kings would be desper- They have it in them to 9 his playing XI but could not edges fly into the stands. ate to find answers to their turn it around but everything arrest the slide. He acknowledged Mumbai are unlikely to make any changes predicament when they — fielding, bowling and bat- aptain Mahendra Singh that they need to find solutions. to their bowling combination, with all their take on Kings XI ting — has to come together. CDhoni admitted that his “Long time back once we lost bowlers putting up a splendid show against Punjab in Dubai on When the result go a beleaguered Chennai Super Kings three in a row. We need to get a Kings XI Punjab. Sunday. team’s way, many of the frail- team needs to “get a lot of things lot of things right. It is the profes- Apart from the pacers, spinners Rahul So used to be on ties gets hidden but even the right” to effect a turnaround in the sionalism. We need to take our Chahar and Krunal Pandya have played their top of their game in smallest of things get exposed ongoing Indian Premier League. catches, not bowl no-balls. Those parts to perfection and will be more than the previous edi- when the opposite happens. Chasing 166 for victory are the controllables and may be keen to contain the SRH batters. tions, sitting at the CSK will need one of their against Sunrisers Hyderabad on we are getting too relaxed,” he SRH will also take a lot of confidence bottom of the points top-order batsmen to put runs Friday, CSK fell short by by seven said. from their seven-run win over CSK, where table now with three on the board and run-rate in runs, with skipper Dhoni staying “We have been a bit too all their youngsters delivered after the big losses in four match- the middle overs need to be unbeaten on 47 off 36 balls. relaxed at times. After the 16th guns failed to fire. es is an unknown taken care of, too. If that hap- “I was not able to over, we had two good The team management would be territory for the pens, it will allow Dhoni to middle a lot of deliveries. ! "# overs but overall we hoping that skipper David Warner, Mahendra Singh find his feet. Was trying to hit it too $% &'(!) *+ could have been slight- Jonny Bairstow and Manish Pandey are Dhoni-led side. Dhoni has batted under hard. When the wicket is ! '$% #" ly better. among the runs again. Nothing has worked tremendous pressure in the slightly at the slower “Nobody wants to Kane Williamson also is a certainty in the for them despite having the initial games and the huge side, it is better to time , ? 5 55 drop catches but at this playing XI, given his ability to take the innings resources. expectations make his and his it. Looking at outfield it level, we need to draw a deep and hold one end up. They even made three team’s failure look worse. By was subconsciously coming to us line and say these catches that If the seniors fire, that will reduce the changes to their playing the time he goes after the -,8 ' , ! ) , 2--) to hit the ball hard,” Dhoni said. need to be taken, especially when pressure on young guns Abhishek Sharma, XI for Friday’s game attack, the asking rate would This was his side’s third defeat the team hasn’t been doing that Priyam Garg and Abdul Samad. against Sunrisers soar to unprecedented levels. results have not exactly gone Mohammed Shami, gives con- in four matches. outstandingly well,” he said, refer- But if Bhuvneshwar misses out, that Hyderabad but neither If the team can manage in their favour. fidence of stopping the rival Asked about his struggle ring to the spilled chances when would mean more pressure on yorker special- comeback of Ambati enough runs in the middle Skipper KL Rahul and batsmen. towards the end, Dhoni said, “I SRH’s Abhishek Sharma was bat- ist T Natarajan, left-arm pacer Khaleel Rayudu nor the pres- overs, it will give some cush- Mayank Agarwal have been in This is exactly what CSK tried to get as much as time as ting. Ahmed and star spinner Rashid Khan. In that ence of Dwayne Bravo ion to Dhoni and other capa- top form. must look to exploit. They possible. It is quite dry out here. "Catches like these can ham- case, they will have to choose from their other could lift the gloom. ble batsmen down the order. But despite scoring in need to get Punjab’s top-order So, the throat gets dry and you per your knockout stage games. It pacers — Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma or A misfiring top- But the job would be eas- excess of 200 twice, the Punjab early. start to cough. When you have is very important to be at your Siddharth Kaul — but none can match up order, save Faf du Plessis, ier said than done since they side lost those matches Overall, CSK have better legal signs, you can take some best. There are plenty of positives Bhuvneshwar’s skills and experience. combined with inadequate are up against a side which has because of their limited bowl- resources but they must utilise time off.” in this game but we will try to run-flow in the middle overs been batting well, though ing resources. None, expect them to the hilt. Dhoni made three changes to come back strong.” + ,- ././
D -%.;; - !8 * ominic Calvert-Lewin scored his ninth goal Dof the season and James Rodriguez netted twice as Everton beat Brighton to make it four Premier League wins from four for the D!8 * impressive table-topping Toffees. However, it was another PF1* game that will prompt ques- tions about the quality of 2 G- - goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for both club and country. All was going well for the home side after Calvert- Lewin rose highest to head in at the back post to cap anoth- er excellent week that saw him score his second hat-trick of the season and earn a first call-up to the senior England squad. But in the closing stages of a first half in which he had barely been tested, England keeper Pickford dropped a tame bouncing ball at the feet of Neal Maupay, who then slotted the ball in on the turn. The heavy rain during the match was undoubtedly a contributing factor but the poor error comes not long after the shocking mistake he made in the Carabao Cup win at Fleetwood. Thankfully for the home side, they were in added time but they taken this weekend by 8 4 * floodgates with a thunderous with the England striker des- able to reclaim the lead have now lost three of Leicester and Liverpool, who 7 =1BB* strike at the far post five perate to get on the score- before the break when their first four games. both play on Sunday. %(!%"'!(%%=+=( minutes into the second-half sheet. Rodriguez picked out fellow They can argue they before his cross teed up Kurt “If Tammy wanted to take Colombian Yerry Mina, who deserved to take some- League Cup exit to a much- Zouma to double Chelsea’s it because he wants a goal or headed in following a corner. thing from the defeats by Chelsea’s heavy invest- changed Tottenham in the lead. whatever it was then he can And it was Rodriguez Chelsea and Manchester ment in the transfer market past week. What should have been a get put in his place a little bit,” who put the game beyond United, but they can have began to bear fruit as they For the first time routine win for the hosts did Lampard said. Albion, firstly sliding in to no complaints about this. thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0. Lampard was able to field five not go without controversy as “I appreciate his eager- finish off Alex Iwobi’s chipped Aside from Pickford’s Frank Lampard has asked of his new signings as Jorginho then slotted home ness because his performance cross at the back post then form, the only other negative for patience after Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy and Ben two penalties after Tammy deserved a goal but the rules finding space in the same area for Carlo Ancelotti’s side was £220 million splurge in the Chilwell made their Premier Abraham and Havertz had are you don’t jump up ahead to tap home Abdoulaye losing forward Richarlison market ($285 million), but League debuts with Thiago been felled inside the area. of the list at any moment. Doucoure's pass. to injury in the first half. the pressure was on the Blues Silva, Kai Havertz and Timo However, for the second In 10pm kick-off, Leeds Brighton were able to Everton lead the divi- to respond after a disappoint- Werner also starting. spot-kick, captain Cesar United hold Manchester City claim a consolation through sion, having taken 12 points ing 3-3 draw at newly-pro- Chilwell had the biggest Azpilicueta had to intervene for 1-1 draw at Ellan Road. a superb Yves Bissouma strike from 12, but could be over- moted West Brom and a impact as he opened the to take the ball off Abraham )D D -
' &) aris Saint-Germain will host D ;%(19 Munich in the German Super time with only Mueller to PManchester United in the Cup. beat. opening round of Champions orussia Dortmund’s Giovanni It took Dortmund half an Instead he chose to lay it League group games on he Indian women’s team in all likelihood BReyna and Erling Haaland hour to get started and it off for Passlack for an easy October 20, it was confirmed Twill resume its bilateral engagements with combined perfectly to help crush scored with its first chance when tap-in. on Friday as UEFA revealed all a tour of Sri Lanka, which the BCCI is try- Freiburg 4-0 on Saturday as it Haaland slotted in after Reyna Dortmund has six points from fixtures for the competition. ing to schedule after the women’s IPL from bounced back in style from a dis- had combined well with Marco its three league games, with The return clash at Old November 4-9 in the UAE. appointing week. Reus in the 31st minute. Eintracht Frankfurt top on seven Trafford will be on include Chelsea playing A senior BCCI official confirmed that the Reyna, the 17-year-old Dortmund missed several after its 2-1 win over Hoffenheim. December 2, with the host to Europa League women’s team could tour the island nation American, served up three assists more chances to score before the Champions League club sides also facing RB winners Sevilla on October right after the WIPL (Challengers series) but in the absence of the side’s top break but Can quickly made Borussia Moenchengladbach Leipzig and Istanbul 20 and Manchester City a big bone of contention could be the 14-day provider Jadon Sancho, sidelined amends, drilling in a powerful scored its first victory of the season, Basaksehir in Group H. beginning their latest bid mandatory quarantine in Sri Lanka. with an infection. header in the 47th from a Reyna winning 3-1 win at Cologne with Meanwhile Premier to win the competition “There is a bright a chance that India will Norwegian forward Haaland corner. newly-selected Germany interna- League champions and 2019 for the first time at home to be travelling to Sri Lanka after women’s IPL scored two of those goals either side The 20-year-old Haaland then tional Jonas Hofmann setting up Champions League winners Porto the following night. for a three-match ODI and three match T20 of Emre Can’s 47th minute head- time. latched onto a flawless Reyna the first two goals. Liverpool will start their Group Reigning champions series,” a senior BCCI source told PTI. er, to take his tally to 17 goals from It was the first win in three through ball to beat the Freiburg Champion Bayern Munich, D campaign away to Ajax in Bayern Munich have a tough “Obviously, quarantine duration is an 18 Bundesliga games this year. games for the Ruhr valley club after keeper Florian Mueller once more which also lost last week, is on three Amsterdam on October 21. start to their defence of the tro- issue as we saw that Bangladesh men’s team’s Haaland then set up Felix last week’s shock loss to Augsburg in the 66th, and he could have and takes on Hertha Berlin on Other highlights of the phy as they play Atletico tour was postponed. However we are very Passlack for its fourth in stoppage and Wednesday’s defeat to Bayern bagged a hat-trick in stoppage Sunday. opening round of matches Madrid in Bavaria. hopeful that our women’s team will be play- ing Lanka,” the official added. It is expected that just like the men’s team D 1 % will directly fly to Australia from Dubai, the * * "%4 women cricketers are also expected to leave tletico Madrid drew 0-0 at for Sri Lanka after completing their WIPL Ahome to Villarreal on engagement which concludes on November Saturday in La Liga for a sec- provisionally lead the standings . % ! when Mbappé cut in 9. ond consecutive goalless draw with eight points from five between two defenders Women’s team ODI skipper Mithali Raj which further punctured the games, while Atletico, who eymar scored his first before teeing the ball up for welcomed the move, happy that her team will euphoria from their excellent started the campaign two weeks Ngoals of the season to Neymar to shoot in off the be back in India jersey. start to the campaign. later, have taken five from help Paris Saint-Germain underside of the crossbar. “It’s really exciting that in all probabili- Luis Suarez had a quiet first three. make up some lost ground The Brazilian got his ty, Indian women’s team would start their home start after his star perfor- Atletico went into the game in the French league with a second goal from close dis- international engagements even before the mance from the bench in last looking for a response after 6-1 rout of visiting Angers. tance in the 47th, and men’s team. The ‘WIPL’ will be a nice prepa- week’s 6-1 win over Granada being cancelled out by Huesca PSG moved up to sec- Angers defender Ismael ration for the tour. I would like to thank BCCI and Atletico only really started in Wednesday’s goalless draw ond in the sixth round after Traoré pulled one back in for their efforts which shows that they care to create some danger when the but again struggled to break winning four games straight. the 52nd as the home side for women’s cricket,” the ODI skipper told Uruguayan came off and was down their opponents, and The defending champion relaxed. PTI. replaced by Diego Costa. Oblak was critical with his started with two defeats. PSG defender Presnel She conceded that girls will be rusty ini- Costa twice came side. Kylian Mbappé, who Kimpembe was forced to tially due to the break but it won’t be long close to snatching a late Villarreal played the “We were too static in the also scored, had the first big clear from Stephane before they are all back in match mode. winner but failed to con- better football for most of first half and the more space we chance at Parc des Princes in Bahoken shortly afterward. “Look, all the girls for the past one month nect with dangerous the game and could have found the better we played but the fifth minute saved by the But Julian Draxler’s goal have been practising in their respective cities crosses from Yannick taken the lead in either we need to play like that from quick reacting Angers goal- the seventh minute. The was his first goal for PSG in the 57th removed any but initially there could be some rustiness Carrasco, while Villarreal could half through right back Mario the start. We should have got keeper Paul Bernardoni. Italian defender lifted the since his summer switch notion of suspense, substi- which is understandable as you regroup. also have found a late goal in an Gaspar, who was thwarted on down the wings more and But the home side did ball over an opponent with from Roma. tute Idrissa Gueye made it 5- “As you converge together as a team, you end-to-end finish, as forward both occasions by excellent played more crosses,” said the not have to wait long for the his fist touch, then lobbed it Neymar was next to test 1 in the 71st, and Mbappé take a few days to get your bearings. I am con- Gerard Moreno volleyed nar- saves from keeper Jan Oblak. goalkeeper. breakthrough, a fine goal over another defender inside the keeper, but Bernardoni wrapped up the scoring in fident that it won't take long,” Mithali added. rowly wide. Unai Emery’s Villarreal from Alessandro Florenzi in the far post with his next. It wasn’t beaten until the 36th, the 84th.
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We haven’t seen you much To choose acting is making a choice of how ference even though the story is the same. interesting characters. If I was of a different on TV or films. What is keep- you will live the rest of your life. How you Duvidha is a classic and Paheli, at best a car- age and was to play another role, I would ing you busy these days? think? Who will you be? What will you do icature of a great story. The so-called have played it. But I love the fact that I had I have been doing TV series with your life? It is not a career for me in women-oriented films are too one-sided and the lead in this with a powerful and a very over the years but unfortunately, that sense. If it was a career choice, there are candy flossed a little. They always leave nuanced lead role. The story pans out well. none of it has been particularly were many when I was young. To go in the scope for a happy ending. Maybe it works The director was good and the cast he was memorable. Recently, I have done line which was not offering you money, at for the new generation which has not seen putting together was good as well. two web series which have grabbed that time I was doing theatre, name, fame the earlier films. Was it tough to play the role and prep eyeballs. I did a film called Kasaai or glory but just the sense of knowing who Would you say that the industry has involved? which is still doing festival rounds. you are and feeling sure that is what you given you your due? One has to always prepare for the role. How did you get into want to do for the rest of your life that is what The industry is not one thing. People It is a period play but there is no such thing acting? acting, theatre, offers me. think that the industry is made up of as a period character. One has to play a role I believe my How would you sum up your journey Bollywood stars only. But if you look at the in a period play with the nuances of what entering into thus far? amount of cinema that exists from Mani the people thought of at a certain point in acting is truly I don’t know if I should sum it up. But Kaul to Kumar Shahani to Govind Nihalani, history, what their value systems were and a part of the every time I look back, I see that nothing we are all industry, just different parts of it. at the same time make it a solid character spirit. was planned. Even with Agnipankh, it was What is your role in Agnipankh? with flesh and blood which you can live and not something that I went looking for. I got I play Baisaab; the central character in breathe with the audience understanding the a call and was asked if I would do the role, the play. They call her the matriarch but she same. There is a lot of preparation but not I said yes. This has been the case with is actually a matriarch in a patriarchal soci- necessarily something that people can see the music video that came my way ety. She is handling everything that her hus- from the outside. One has to read the script and every film as well. All the roles band should have done — the family estate many times and see what stirs inside you. Talktime that have come my way are a gift and various other family businesses. She also It is not as if one got a great script and you from the universe. has the responsibility of looking after her tell yourself I will do great things with it. MITA VASHISHT Would you agree that children. But when it comes to the rela- What next? She is known for her wide range of roles in TV Bollywood has moved away tionship with her husband, she is essential- Given the present pandemic, I am liv- shows like Swabhimaan and Kahani Ghar Ghar from the hero and finally the ly a child. She is still vulnerable to him as a ing the same by embracing the uncertain- Ki to film roles with top notch directors with woman is becoming the person. It is an interesting portrait of a ty. I am sure I can get back to theatre but different cinema styles. The actor speaks with hero? woman who is the matriarch but is a child- with a changed setting like in a park where Shalini Saksena about her role in her latest When people say that this is woman when it comes to matters of love and people can sit under social distancing project on Zee Theatre, Agnipankh, how she a heroine-oriented movie, I romance. guidelines. I have just finished shooting would say that it has already Is this what attracted you to the role? Season 2 for Criminal Justice. There are plans ended up in acting and whether women been done in a much better way, There were many things. For one, it is to shoot for Your Honor Season 2 early next get bypassed for roles after a much more grace and much more the woman as a central character, we are a beautiful written play. It is not as if there year. Then there was The Kapil Sharma Show certain age directorial nuances in the past. I feel making them caricaturish. If one has seen is one great character and the others are pup- that I was part of a few weeks back. It that in the name of making a movie with Duvidha and Paheli, one would see the dif- pets. Holistically, it is a great play with very was fun.
( 35 P Q , Q " $ : L ! ! " $ , What is your role in Bahut Hua Samman? ! ! 8! $ I play Fundoo, a mechanical engineering student from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He is good at studies. He and his friend Bony (played by Raghav Juyal) are left without a job. This is when their super senior comes in the pictures who shows them a way out of this problem, which both Bony and Fundoo tread on. This decision of them leads to an event and that leads to an after- math and they both are left on a different path altogether. What attracted you towards the role? First of all, it was not that I had a choice. The role wasn’t offered &'9=, to me, I had auditioned for it. Having said that, the cast was one of the reason that I was attracted towards this project. Then the director, Ashish Shukla and the writer of course. I had the fortune of working with Ashish before so I knew his approach towards a project. The treatment that he has given to this film is unique and is highly enjoyable. Both the writers are from Varanasi and are also a student of BHU, so I was sure that the script would be authen- tic and have small nuances that people from the university would relate to. These were the two primary reasons. Another thing is that %(+= this is a feature film and I wanted to do something that would chal- %(+= lenge me as an actor and this was the right choice. Also I haven’t done a lot of work yet so I want to make sure that whatever I do recent estimate by the Union the school's Capstone project which attached to the hoverboard with sim- our version of electric wheelchair in is different from my previous work. Labour Ministry’s National is an annual conference that helps stu- ple mechanics in a way that it becomes half the current market cost while Is there a lesson that you took back home from the sets? ASample Survey puts the num- dents identify problems plaguing the an electrically assisted wheelchair,” ensuring an equivalent level of com- Yes, of course. When you are working with someone like Sanjay ber of people with locomotor dis- society and come up with ideas and Mago explains. fort for the end user. We are now Mishra or Ram Kapoor or Nidhi, Bhupesh and Raghav, there is so abilities in India at a staggering 16 mil- products to address them. The hoverboard is designed to be working towards making it foldable much to learn from each of them. And not only the actors, there lion and a significant number are “For the team, was struck and a high-quality model that is extreme- and reduce its weight further without is so much to take back home from the directors and the crew. I elderly and wheelchair-dependent. deeply saddened us was the state of ly durable and can be used on roads increasing the costs which would always tend to keep my eyes and ears open when I am on the sets. While there are wheelchairs for them the people bound to wheelchairs. and mud tracks as well. It has a bat- turn this into an ideal product for During the sunset, there were a lot of things that I learnt. The char- to get by, most wheelchair-bound peo- They have to drive the wheelchairs tery that can run for up to 12 hours everyone who needs it,” Yogi says. acters of Sanjay Mishra, Raghav and I are written in a way that they ple will tell you that to manoeuvre it manually and it is physically tiring once fully charged. The hoverboard The team has tested the are together most of the time. So we three spent our time togeth- is a task given that they are heavy. since many of them cannot afford an has a top speed of 10-15km/h which Hoverchair for up to 100 kg weight er even off-camera. We lived at an ashram for 30 days. We used to In order to make it easier for the electric wheelchair. One day when we can be further calibrated. and it has worked well. “Based on our talk about a lot of things. Sanjay Mishra used to cook every day physically-challenged and senior cit- saw one of our teammates using the During the testing of the proto- estimation we think it can easily for us. I have received a lot of life lessons too from him, some as izens independent a group of Class XI hoverboard, we started exploring type, many wheelchair-bound senior handle another 20 kg, Gaind tells you. simple as how to cook a nice mutton curry too. In a gist, the sets students of Shiv Nadar School- ways to combine a regular wheelchair citizens found the Hoverchair to be The team faced quite a few chal- were more like a film school for me. Gurugram (a not-for-profit initiative with a hover-board to turn it into a light and easy to get by. A physically- lenges. They had to work on multiple How did acting happen? of the Shiv Nadar Foundation) have low-cost electric wheelchair which can challenged man was thrilled that prototypes to arrive at the mechanical I grew up on Bollywood. Acting was something that I always developed a special product — be made available to everyone at the soon there will be a better option set-up which should feel like that it is looked forward to doing. There were a lot of other things that did Hoverchair to make the lives of phys- lowest cost possible,” Jubbal recounts. available for them which is cost-effec- one connected system between the have my interest but films like a priority. I started doing theatre ically-challenged seniors easier. It is an Ramamurthy tells you that it was tive. For now, the Hoverchair costs chair and the hoverboard. “Our current when I was in college. Then I took professional training in the- innovative wheelchair that users can not easy to build the Hoverchair 25,000 which is roughly half the mar- challenge is that we need a way to atre and that’s when I realised that acting was my true calling. It easily manoeuvre themselves and has structure. But they did it after putting ket cost for the electric wheelchair. reduce the chair's weight without was always on my cards but it took me sometime to realise that novel features like speed-regulation the design on paper. It is built using However, the team is looking at ways increasing cost or losing strength and and do something about it. and even music. metal, has a wide and comfortable to bring down the cost even more and we are evaluating possible ways to do Were there any apprehension before trying your hand at act- The team comprising Jasmehar cushioned seat with backrest along make it affordable even for middle that. The COVID 19 has also been a ing? Jubbal, Tanya Singh Yogi, Krsna with a seatbelt for safety and precau- class low middle-class people to be major challenge in taking up our pro- I didn’t have any apprehensions. Sometimes you know you are Gaind, Prithvi Ramamurthy and tion. The control levers are also able to buy it. “We have done our best ject ahead,” Gain says. born for something but you are just not 100 per cent sure about Arshia Mago spent months on the metallic. It has rubber wheels on the to keep the cost low and are trying to The team is now looking to pitch that. I always knew that acting is where my passion lies but for the project to make customised, congenial front and rotatable metal footrests. To 3 bring the price even lower. The elec- their product to existing automobile longest time I didn’t realise it. Once I started exploring more about and cost-effective. One is told that the ensure quality, we had contacted a tric wheelchairs in the market are companies to figure out possible align- the field and got right feedback for what and how I do it, I became Hoverchair will be a boon to a con- hoverboard manufacturer and with expensive. We wanted to bring a ment. “Our intent is to make it even more confident. sequential number of seniors and, by his help, we were able to build a frame wheelchair that is easy to get by and more cost-effective, so that is sustain- How was the experience doing TVF Cubicles? making them independent, restore using the manufacturing unit of low on cost. The biggest advantage is able for the chosen target audience,” TVF Cubicles is actually my second project, first was Undekhi their lost dignity. The idea was part of Mahindra stiller. The frame was then affordability. We were able to design Ramamurthy says. but it released recently. Like I have said, I haven’t done much work but I have been fortunate to have done good work. My takeways from each and every project has been huge in terms of learning. The environment there was extreme- ly good. I was very strict while I was working X@@FG`I6UU@S but on the sets of Cubicles, I started having fun while working. 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Whereas when Radish is a great source of anthocyanins, you think just weight loss, then you know a type of antioxidant that is great for our what happens right? You lose some and then heart and displays anti-cance and anto- gain that back and more! So no good comes inflamatory properties. In fact, the folic acid, out of it. vitamin C and anthocyanins in radish make This is where superfoods come in. The it a very effective cancer-fighting food. truth is that we are in general overfed, but our diet is completely inadequate. Superfoods help fill that gap. Even though Eating radishes regularly keeps choles- there is no agreed definition and very often terol levels in check, and the potassium in it it is simply used as a marketing term, and keeps blood pressure low. antioxidants in the eat them with your regular meals, or roast misused, but still, it is not that difficult to diet is actually great news them with garlic and add to pastas, sand- identify the actual superfoods. They must for our skin too, as they help wiches and salads. meet certain conditions. Radish is fabulous for winter months as the skin to stay young and also Try this salad: In a salad bowl, combine So what are superfoods? These foods it naturally decreases the congestion of the reduce the appearance of blem- sliced radishes and cucumbers, and chopped deliver concentrated — extra-large doses of respiratory system, cuts the irritation of the ishes and scars. green onions. To make the dressing, whisk vitamins and minerals — nutrients and nose, throat and windpipe, and decongests together equal parts yoghurt, sour cream, antioxidant that are good for you. Now every the lungs — symptoms that accompany fre- chopped garlic, a little bit of olive oil, and salt food has some goodness inherent in it, but quent colds, infections, allergies and other The best news though is that and pepper to taste in a mixing bowl. Add the some foods deliver them en masse, in loads. causes common during these months. radish leaves are a natural diuretic — dressing to the salad; mix well, chill and They are so nutrient dense, that they are So, a mooli parantha or a radish salad, perfect for those who suffer from water enjoy. almost like a medication, a supplement. But when in season, is undoubtedly a no-brainer retention and feel bloated all the time. The Also never throw the leaves — of course far better. Once you have identified to keep winter ailments in check. vitamin B6 in them even helps dissolve kid- cook them with some radish (or carrot) them, the next step is the draw the best out ney stones and improves liver function. pieces in mustard oil with just salt, asafoetida, of them. This book is an attempt to help you carom seeds, ginger and green chillies. You do that easily. Sharing an excerpt from the Why radish leaves, you ask? That’s can also add them to salads, sandwiches and chapter: because the leaves are even more nutrient- These leaves also demonstrate strong lax- dals. You can even make a side dish by just dense than the radish. They deliver lots of ative properties as they stimulate peristaltic wilting them and adding some butter and iron, which helps cut fatigue, prevent motion and prevent a number of gastroin- lemon juice, or mix them up with potatoes When my mother is staying with us, the anaemia and boost the haemoglobin level. testinal problems. Thus, they naturally help and onions and make a nice soup. menu automatically changes for the better. They are a good source of vitamin C (as ease constipation and a bloated stomach, and Or try a radish green pesto (my Suddenly, all the healthy, forgotten dishes much as six times more per serving than the !9.%<;;! -% keep our gut smiling by improving its nutri- favourite): Mix some radish leaves with fresh- start getting cooked. 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ver the past two months, the team at Sustain Labs has been pouring over the finan- cial reports of over 200 com- panies in India so as to find OIndia’s most sustainable companies. In doing so we found that 43.8% companies have reported losses in Q1 of FY 2020- 21 — the first quarter of the current financial year corresponds to the period of the meteoric spread of the Coronavirus from 2,280 cases on April 1 to 2,20,546 cases on June 30 in India. In fact sever- al Indian companies who were profitable in Q4 2019-20 have now reported loss- es in Q1 2020-21. While the pandemic has evidently rubbed off on the economy, the result- ing financial losses incurred by compa- nies then pushed down their CSR spend- ing. The amendment notified in the Companies Act, 2013 requires companies with a net worth of INR 5 billion or more, or an annual turnover of INR 10 billion or more, or net profit of INR 50 million or more, to spend 2 percent of their aver- age net profits of three years on CSR. This means that CSR might be least effective at a time now when private sec- tor contribution to society is needed the most. This is an example of why corpo- rates need to contribute to society, in ways that go beyond CSR. One way to do so is via building robust public private partnerships in India. For this, there is first a dire need to build state capacity to be able to struc- ture such viable partnerships. There is a dearth of technical skills to do so. Further, culture of simply seeking CSR funds from companies is so embedded in the system that often there is hardly any effort made by the government to part- ner with the private sector in a way that is mutually conducive for both parties. Apathy to the private sector also lends itself to the way government, soci- in value to that of the property they tem- difficult a route when it is easier to coerce port of the private sector and the govern- So far CSR contributions are per- ety, and private sector are not able to suc- porarily hand over for the centres, for the private hotels to give up their banquet ment for implementation, and so are sim- ceived by the government and the pub- cessfully work together. For example dur- subsequent project developed by the halls for the purpose. I am sure there are (%V9 %! ply perceived as commercial vendors by lic as the primary means for corporations ing the early stages of the spread of the builder. several more ways to structure partner- those holding public office. to contribute to the benefit of society. If pandemic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Such a public private partnership ships between the government and the 11!<<;%((; In my experience, even when a pri- CSR is complimented by the government, Corporation forcibly took over a 22 would incentivise the builder to give up private sector, but for which a pre-req- (( vate sector company and a research private sector, and society, working storey building in DB Realty’s One his property now to the government free uisite is a desire of all parties to work on institution has come together to offer a together in partnership mode all year Mahalaxmi project to quarantine high- of cost, and also incentivise him to kick- mutually beneficial and respectful terms. ;-%1((; state government the funds as well as a round in ways that are mutually benefi- risk people who came in contact with start economic activity sooner by devel- Further, both the government and the viable innovative solution that has already cial to all parties, then we can hope for COVID-19 patients under the provisions oping his next project. This policy pro- private sector needs to learn to work bet- 1.1( been tried and tested elsewhere to pro- the private sector contribution to soci- of Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. posal was part of a plan I had drafted to ter in partnership with universities in vide COVID recovery facilities to ety to be more sustainable. There were more instances of assets transform vacant buildings in to tempo- India. Many innovations for resource effi- .%;- ;- ( - patients, it is likely to fall on deaf ears. The writer is CEO of Sustain Labs being forcefully taken from the private rary COVID hospitals, and submitted to ciency and smart ways of structuring - ( ! It requires immense effort to get the gov- and Adjunct Professor at SciencesPo sector for the government’s COVID the Prime Minister’s Office, clearly to no public private partnerships come from a ernment to implement a proven innov- Paris. She is also a columnist and relief work. This coercion was unneces- avail. vastly under utilised set of people who <9*<9 ative idea even when it is fully funded. author of the 2019 bestseller Indian sary if a policy had been established by Later, a member of the local govern- are on the cusp of practice and research. It is baffling how difficult it is to help the Instincts — essays on freedom and the government to offer credit TDR equal ment in Delhi told me that this was too These innovations indeed need the sup- government. equality in India
here is no circumventing the the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, fact that this year has been states can provide a list of wild ani- Tquite taxing upon the human mals to the Centre requesting it to experience of being alive — a pan- declare them vermin for selective demic, natural disasters, worsening slaughter — meaning there is no geopolitical feuds and mass unem- consensus even, on what is classi- ployment do not a pleasant year fied as vermin. Nilgai and wild make, by any means. While it is boars are considered vermin in understandable to be caught up in Bihar and even some parts of all of this; perhaps we should also Rajasthan, and in 2016 Rhesus be cognizant of the fact that this Macaques were given vermin status year has been incredibly strenuous in Himachal Pradesh, for the third upon the natural world, too — and time. Not only does this highlight the animals that live in it. the degree arbitration — for Indeed, it has only been $ $ N O Macaques exist in Rajasthan in around seven months since the healthy populations too, and are deadly Australian fires, the largest N O" ! O " almost marketed as a part of some of their kind — killed over half a cities’ (Jaipur, Jodhpur) intrinsic billion animals, and caused histori- " - % 1%;(% charm; but it also gives way to a cal damage in their wake. It may window of sustained cruelty that is feel like eternities ago that the blaz- hard to ever close again. ing pyres blackened out the skies in exceedingly inhumane ways The issue of vermin animals and brightened headlines; but the across the world — mass culling, versus farmer’s produce CAN be reality is that fires follow a simple, live burials (such as rabbits in solved through policy change and almost rudimentary path of Australia) and of course, food traps investment in innovative and destruction, one that can be under- are some of the more widely prac- humane methods, of which there stood. The human arbitrations ticed ways. In India, The exist many — sterilisation pro- involved in perpetuating a cultural Prevention of Cruelty to Animals grams, visual markers to drive system of violence towards animals Act applies to all animals; but there away crop invasion (think scare- however, is anything but simple; is a catch — the vermin exception crows but with tact and science and it is only fitting that it is to animals protected under the behind it) and so forth. If we aren’t addressed on World Animal Day, Indian Wildlife Act allows for a even willing to start the discourse celebrated around the world annu- glaring oversight that feeds this of scientific and financial invest- ally on 4th October. cycle of violence. To be clear, these ment towards ways of optimally At the heart of this culture lies animals do cause tangible and managing wildlife, then we contin- a clear issue — that of what ani- material damage to businesses, ue to fuel this almost primal mals are classified as vermin or especially farmers; but just because instinct to harm other living beings not, which subsequently decides they are deemed as economically in horrifying ways, driven by eco- the level of legal violence that is not useless doesn’t mean they deserve nomic motives. only normalised, but also deeply to be exterminated in abhorrent As long as people are legally affects the cultural perception of ways. free to kill animals under the arbi- said animal. We are all aware of the While not a perfect compari- trary umbrella of ‘pests’ and ‘ver- horrifying death of Saumya, the son by any means (for a multitude min’, countless animals will die elephant; and while the anger and of factors don’t translate directly), horrific deaths like Saumya’s on a backlash is welcome; the aspect of but think of us humans for a daily basis, and will continue to do the story that goes under discussed moment — do we view fellow peo- so in the distant future. Perhaps is that the explosive fruit was des- ple in society that are unable to these deaths won’t go ‘viral’ — tined for another animal — and contribute economically in such a indeed, thousands don’t, but death the sympathy comes from the acci- reductionist view? Do we value life descends upon these creatures the dent, as well as the favourable per- only if it manages to materially same. And unlike in the case of the ception of elephants. Had that provide us with something? And all-consuming, simple fire, there explosive snared pineapple made — forget value — do we set out to exists no rhyme, no reason and no its way to a wild boar’s mouth, it destroy economically ‘unfeasible’ way to extinguish human whimsy. would be not be a story — for such lives because of this very drive? The writer is the Executive methods of ‘dealing’ with vermin The truth is that the issue Director of the Federation of Indian are ‘acceptable’ and occur every deserves deep examination which Animal Protection Organisations day. must be followed by reform. As (FIAPO), India’s apex animal pro- Vermin animals are dealt with things stand, under Section 62 of tection organisations uvitiut 6 9@B@B J %
n December 2012 and early parties are not committed to I2013, when Nirbhaya’s gan- hitting at the root cause of the grape and murder galvanised a societal malady if their efforts nationwide protest and forced are not politically beneficial. the slumbering political class When politics feeds on such for action, the nation exuded terrible crimes, the rot in the confidence that the promised criminal justice system has a stringent legislation will instil long life. Every now and then, fear in the minds of potential India witnesses paroxysms of sexual predators. Seven years public outrage against sexual # # != later, however, the National assault cases, but the protest dies Crime Records Bureau data — down after some time as new & &:4 # year 2019 saw 32,033 cases of events hog public attention. If &! 56#:! 6# rape, about 34 per cent jump the pressure is mounted, we see from 2012 — on sexual assault “instant justice” as seen on &!4 5! cases and the recent Hathras November 6, 2019 in : ! 6# and Balrampur rapes have Hyderabad when all rape-mur- dashed that hope. It has now der accused were shot dead in &8 6# 4 dawned on the masses that an encounter with the police. #:6!= =+ more battles lie ahead in the That was a tragic incident for war against the rape culture. democratic India as many #:6 5#" Although, violence against cheered the encounter deaths 4=!4+#!6 women is as old as human civil- and saw it as an epitome of a isation, and has existed in all parallel justice delivery system # ! %$ &#! societies, albeit with varied for the fallen daughters of India. 6#&8 6# degrees, it is a blot on our mod- For this systemic rot, the &#& &&#=!4 ern democratic system whose blame goes to the political founding fathers tried to infuse establishment and political par- #$6 :4 # scientific temper in the people. ties who make officials scape- Also, there is characteristic dis- goats when no solution is tinction in the sexual assault immediately visible. However, cases in the urban and rural set- at the same time, it must be up. While rapes in urban areas realised that legislation against are mostly sexual crimes against sexual assaults is not a silver women, in rural areas where bullet. Laws don’t shape the there in no constant influx of social system and the caste- population, rape is used as a based hierarchy in rural India. weapon to perpetuate the inhu- Laws which are divorced from man hierarchy of class and with impunity. public outrage against widely case), then both she and the surrounding the tragic incident. discrimination. Though vic- the social demands and desires caste, and sometimes religion. However, tragically only a publicised ghastly rapes is gen- boy should be punished”. However, courtesy the media, tims in both Hathras and will always be in conflict with A case in point is the 2016 Jat few rape cases get wider atten- uine, most politicians weigh Protest against rape is an the truth, suppressed till now by Balrampur are Dalit women, the social set-up. quota agitation, when the afflu- tion from the political class. pros and cons before even pay- expedient platform for political the district administration, has the rapist-murders’ identities Caste is in the DNA of ent agrarian community mem- Although no information is ing lip service. Their hypocrisy parties, particularly those in the already come to the fore. are different in the two cases. India and parties doing caste ,&%884%%! bers dragged Dalit women out hidden from the public in the is an open secret. Either they Opposition, and is also an It is interesting to analyse The Hathras accused are men politics do everything to exploit of their houses and raped them. age of diverse media platforms, shed crocodile tears or out- agent of change of a govern- why certain political parties from upper caste, a politically caste dynamics in every aspect Dalits are vulnerable to all sexual assaults don’t get the rightly blame the victims of ment as was seen in 2013 when have been hell-bent on reach- divided community not con- of life, especially in villages. caste-based discrimination at same level of response from the rape. We have some infamous Nirbhaya’s case proved to be the ing the village to meet the fam- sidered the solid vote bank by Therefore, any social tension the hands of OBC and the public, the media and political quotes on rape: Then last nail in the Congress’ coffin ily members of the Hathras vic- the political Opposition; but that builds on the caste dynam- upper caste communities in parties. It is a systemic malady. Samajwadi Party supremo in Delhi. The brutal Hathras tim, while a similar ghastly Balarampur accused are men ics yields dividends for such impoverished rural India. There is a certain amount of Mulayam Singh Yadav said, incident has the same potential, rape-murder in Balrampur has from another religion, which parties. Moreover, Dalit women’s finan- skepticism about the commit- “Boys will be boys, they com- and, therefore, there is a com- not evoked similar reactions are their traditional vote bank. cial and social vulnerability ment of the political class mit mistakes” and his party pulsive urge for political from those parties. In fact, all This dreadful revelation is an (The writer is Associate further instigates caste preda- towards making the environ- leader Abu Azmi said, “If a tourism to Hathras. Their pur- protests don’t give political eye-opener for the uninitiated Editor & News Editor, The tors to assault them sexually ment safe for women. While, woman is caught (in a rape ported aim is to lay bare secrets dividends, and therefore the to the fact that most political Pioneer)
he renewed conflict these two bordering republics. should be transferred to Tbetween Azerbaijan and In fact by 1988, the NKAR Azerbaijan”. Further Aliyev Armenia, the two former Soviet Legislature passed a historic contends that if Armenian republics, heralds a new era of resolution to join Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol tension in the Caucasus region. knowing full well that the Pashinyan claims that This war is an absolute viola- region is physically located “Karabakh is Armenia and tion of the ceasefire agree- within Azerbaijan. Those were that we should negotiate with ment signed by the Presidents the days, the world was about the so-called puppet regime of of Azerbaijan and Armenia in to witness the imminent fall of Nagorno-Karabakh, he is try- October 2017 under the aus- an order created by Lenin way ing to break the format of pices of the Minsk Group in back in 1917. And it all came negotiations that existed for 20 Geneva. The Minsk Group is a with full chaos, confusion and years”. If this is the background, mediation group created by the reversal of the global power cal- undoubtedly, Armenia’s claim Organization for Security and culus. As tensions rose on both over the NKAR is highly con- 4&48& Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sides of the border in Armenia tested. But Yerevan has entire- 6!= 6 # !55& to settle conflict by exploring all and Azerbaijan, Sumgait ly different claim on the dis- 5 !% 8 5 possible avenues in this two pogrom (1988), Baku pogrom puted enclave that leaves no neighbouring nations. It is (1990) and Khojaly Massacre place for Baku to claim and %6$#!= widely believed that the current (1992) took place, sending fight for ever. But Pashinyan ! 8!= hostilities point towards a total shock waves across the world. clearly stated that when fierce breakdown of the mediation On December 31, 1991, the military fights are on, there is 45 ! 4 #$4F efforts, increased militarisa- USSR was formally on the way no question of negotiation or &$## "! tion by both the parties and to dissolution, and the talks. It is good that he is finally, a failure of the interna- autonomous region declared vying for a compromise instead D46 4! tional organisations to offer a independence from Azerbaijan of a military solution. But he 6!= 6 #5 plausible framework for settle- on January 6, 1992, inviting wanted an immediate end of ment of the dispute. immediate trouble from both aggression on the part of # The root of the war Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan towards both between these two countries is first war that took place NKAR and Armenia. He then a self-declared region called between Azerbaijan and says, “We all perceive this as an “Nagorno-Karabakh”, which is Armenia from 1988-94 saw the existential threat to our nation, claimed as part of their sover- death of more than 30,000 we basically perceive it as a war eign territories. Nagorno or people and the displacement of that was declared to the Nagorno-Karabakh is the mod- an estimated one million peo- Armenian people and our peo- ern name of an area located in ple. The NKAR has been tra- ple are now simply forced to the Southern Caucasus region. ditionally inhabited by ethnic use the right for self-defence.” The word “Karabakh” comes Christian Armenians and This demonstrates where the from the Turkish and Persian Muslim Turks. The biggest war is heading to. Even the which means “Black Garden”. It irony is that though Armenia Azerbaijan President has dates back to Georgian and fully backs the NKAR, it has vowed to fight on until Persian sources from the 13th never ever officially recognised Armenian forces leave the dis- 8%,,)8) and 14th centuries. It refers to the status of the region. is an integral part of it. in case of a full-blown war, Treaty Organizations. But this ing, deescalate tensions and puted territory. an Armenian principality called On the ground, what is However, Armenia does not France will play a decisive role. does not extend to the current resume talks between Considering the ground as Artsakh or Khatchenby the happening is the death of hun- accept it. The allegations of It must be noted here that hun- combat zone of the NKAR Azerbaijan and Armenia with- realities, the war seems to be modern chroniclers. dreds of soldiers and civilians occupation leveled against dreds of thousands of French which is globally recognised as out delay. Earlier the leaders dragging for a longer period. This conflict dates back to on both sides. The rival armies Armenia are thought to be a people are of Armenian a part of Azerbaijan. Further, from both the nations brushed How France plays its part will nearly a century of recent polit- are accusing each other of massive media campaign by descent. On the other hand, Russia supplies weapons to off peace talks and accused certainly make a huge differ- ical developments in the erst- shelling across the Line of Azerbaijan to malign its glob- Turkish President Recep Tayyip both the countries and also the each other of blocking negoti- ence in the current scenario. It’s while USSR. In the 1920s, the Control, separating forces in al image. Erdogan is fully ready to help co-chair of the Minsk Group. ations at the moment. time for Yerevan and Baku to then Soviet Government under the contested Nagorno- There is every possibility Azerbaijan recover the enclave. For now, Moscow has called for Azerbaijan President Ilham look for pragmatic solutions Lenin established the Nagorno- Karabakh region. Interestingly, that this Nagorno-Karabakh In fact, Turkey is an ally of a ceasefire, but unlike the pre- Aliyev has made it clear that instead of counting which Karabakh Autonomous Region the enclave is officially a part of tinderbox might lead to a larg- Azerbaijan and closed its bor- vious clashes that took place Baku is committed to negoti- world power is on their side. (NKAR) within Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan, but governed by er war, involving major powers der with Armenia in 1993 in between these two former ating a resolution but Armenia Both need to understand that The NKAR consisted of 95 per ethnic Armenians so far. such as Turkey, France and solidarity with the NKAR, republics, Putin regime is yet to is obstructing the entire they can’t change their borders cent ethnic Armenian popula- What Azerbaijan people Russia. Meanwhile French when the first set of conflicts call for a high-level meeting process. As Armenia publicly unless in case of a natural dis- tion. Under the Soviet feel is that Armenia is simply President Emmanuel Macron broke out between the two between the high profile politi- declares Nagorno Karabakh as aster or an all out war to change Bolshevik regime, the sim- obstructing peace in the region. warned Turkey of sending war- nations from 1988-1994. co-military leaders of the war- its integral part, how could the status of the NKAR. Beyond mering tension between Thus, many of them are urging like signals to Armenia. In fact, Russia’s role is very ring nations. there be a discussion on the the Minsk Group initiatives, the Azerbaijan and Armenia were Armenia to vacate their land as Macron is promising more complex in the conflict. It plays The UNSC urgent meet on issue, Aliyev complaints. He UN must work out a frame- kept under check by the pow- early as possible. In addition to support to Armenia. In the diverse, but at times takes con- Nagorno-Karabakh this week has also reminded the inter- work under which both the erful Russian Army. But the the Nagorno area, it is believed beginning of this week, he tradictory positions. has strongly condemned the national community that as per warring parties and the NKAR gradual collapse of the that Armenia has so far occu- aired his view: “I say to Interestingly, Moscow offers use of force. The members of the principles brokered by the representatives could meet. Communist regime of the pied seven more cities of Armenia and to the Armenia with security guaran- the UNSC have backed Minsk Group, “territories USSR in the 1990s led to the Azerbaijan. 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