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So far, the Keeping up the tempo of tree transplantation policy and Defence Research and tests, scientists some weeks will also install world’s second Development Organisation 1' back successfully tested smog tower of 20 crore at (DRDO) has test fired five dif- $ *23 +4 # Hypersonic Technology Connaught Place. ferent systems of missiles for Demonstrator (HSTDV). The On Friday, Chief Minister operational readiness in the capability has now placed India Arvind Kejriwal approved the past few weeks. Island off the coast of Odisha. sify and engage targets over a ing from 700 metres to 16 km the elite category of nations proposal in a Cabinet meet. These tests come at a time The missile was launched from wide band of frequencies as and can hit targets within a having this capability. The US, Meanwhile, the Supreme when China has deployed its SU-30 MK1 fighter aircraft. programmed. With this, the range of 250 to 300 km. Russia and China are other Court-appointed Environment ' , * long range missiles in the Tibet The RUDRAM hit the radia- country has established indige- Though relative calm pre- countries having these capabil- Pollution (Prevention and - / 0 0 & 1 " ' region forcing India to take tion target with pin-point accu- nous capability to develop long vails at the LAC now, the ities. The HSTDV gives India Control) Authority (EPCA) counter measures. The missile racy, the DRDO said. range air launched anti-radia- Indian security establishment is the flexibility of developing has announced measures under this first-of-its-kind smog the Central Government at shield close to the LAC now The missile is integrated on tion missiles for neutralising not taking any chances and the missile travelling at speed three the very poor to severe category tower and we hope that the Anand Vihar and the second by includes Brahmos supersonic SU-30 MK1 fighter aircraft as enemy radars, communication recent tests are an indication of to four times more than sound. of the Graded Response Action installation work will be com- the Delhi Government at missiles besides Nirbhay and the launch platform, having sites and other Radio its intent to maintain opera- The indigenously designed Plan (GRAP) to be enforced pleted within the next 10 Cannaught Place. The tech- Akash surface to air missiles. capability of varying ranges Frequency (RF) emitting tar- tional readiness. and manufactured Brahmos from October 15. Use of diesel months.” “We are calling it a nology used in the smog-tower As regards the latest test based on launch conditions. It gets, officials said. The past few weeks saw the supersonic cruise missile got a generator sets in Delhi and pilot project for now, and if it installed by the Delhi conducted off Balasore, Odisha, has Inertial Navigation System The missile has a launch DRDO successfully test firing major boost after the success- other NCR towns of is successful, many more smog Government is different from India achieved a major mile- (INS)-Global Positioning speech of up to 2 Mach, twice the 700 km range Shaurya ful test of its extended range Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater towers will be installed across the one used by China. stone by successfully firing an System (GPS) navigation with the speed of sound. The fight- missile. Capable of carrying 200 system. Now, these missiles Noida, Faridabad and Delhi,” the CM said while To monitor pollutants in indigenously designed and Passive Homing Head (PHH) er jets can now fire these mis- to 1,000 kg nuclear payload, it with most of its components Gurugram has been banned. briefing media. CP, Delhi Pollution Control manufactured new generation for the final attack. The missile siles from long distance crip- is the land version of subma- manufactured within the coun- Kejriwal said, “Our smog The first smog-tower in the Committee ( DPCC) and Anti Radiation Missile is a potent weapon for the IAF pling the enemy radar system rine launched K-15 missile. try can hit a target at more than tower will suck the polluted air world was set up in China. Central Pollution Control (RUDRAM). for suppression of enemy air and conduct its mission deep Officials rate Shaurya as 400 km. The other important from above, and release the As per the Government Board’s ( CPCB’s) air monitor The missile was success- defence effectively from large inside enemy zone. The high- one of the top 10 missiles in the test included the supersonic clean air from the bottom. The policy, two smog-towers are device is installed in Mandir fully flight tested onto a radi- stand-off ranges, it stated. ly potent weapon system can be world in its class with its high missile assisted release of tor- Delhi Cabinet has sanctioned being installed in Delhi, out of Marg area. ation target located on Wheeler The PHH can detect, clas- launched from a height rang- performance navigation and pedo that targets submarines. 20 crore for the installation of which one will be installed by Continued on Page 2 '$ # '( # 3 4 5 67 86// /7 667 "9 8 :: 54: 4 374 7 : ! ; & 4 7 /477 8573 4 4 $# (1 4 :4 /5 /3 7 5 $%&$ ' 2 9 : 6 444 4 /766 56 54 "# (!&))) , 6 6 476 $% / 84 :4 . * / 58 46 3 3/ 3/ 54 $%& # ; / 45 734 83 6: %$$% / :4 567 ::/ / 655 # ***%)% ( / 5 363 /5 5 736 points since late March to sup- * 76 5/4 76: 5 85 port growth. RBI Governor Shaktikanta " 7/ :4 5/ 4 7 Das said the economic growth, < 3: 853 4/ 6 844 which slumped to a negative 1 ., -+ =< :7 76 6 33 /7 3: 23.9 per cent in the April-June quarter, will turn positive only #9 :6 4/7 / 38: /: 558 he National Investigation #2#*" in the final January-March TAgency (NIA) on Friday + 67 76/ 34/ /8 3: quarter. “By all indications, named eight persons, including he Reserve Bank of India the deep contractions of Q1 prominent activists Anand T(RBI) left key interest rates 2020-21 (April-June) are Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha, unchanged on Friday but sig- behind us; silver linings are vis- Delhi University Associate nalled more easing ahead to ible in the flattening of the Professor Hany Babu, Sagar $ &' ()** " support an economy that it sees active case load curve across Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor, Jyoti $ $ # + 1"# 0 making food security an contracting 9.5 per cent in the the country,” he said. Jagtap, Stan Swamy and Maoist " # instrument of peace.” In hon- current fiscal. Barring the risk of a second leader Milind Teltumbde, in a he World Food Programme oring the UN food programme, The six-member Monetary wave of infections, the econo- 10,000-page supplementary case so as to spread the ideol- accused include their discreet Twon the Nobel Peace Prize the Nobel peace committee Policy Committee, with three my appeared poised to begin a chargesheet under penal code ogy of Maoism/Naxalism and communications with other on Friday for its efforts to was highlighting the need for newly inducted external mem- recovery, he said, noting food and anti-terror laws into the encourage unlawful activities,” Maoist cadres regarding con- combat hunger in regions fac- global solidarity and multilat- bers, voted unanimously to grain production was set for 2018 violence in Maharashtra’s the NIA said in a statement. spiracy related to the violent ing conflict and hardship and eralism at a time of increasing retain the benchmark repur- record highs and factories and Bhima Koregaon. “Through meticulous, sci- incident of Bhima Koregaon. It at a time when the coronavirus polarisation and go-it-alone chase or repo rate at 4 per cent cities were coming back to life. The federal agency had entific and detailed analysis of also included various docu- pandemic has driven millions It provided assistance to nationalism. The head of the while keeping its policy stance With macro indicators arrested 83-year-old Stan more than 10,000 pages of ments regarding mobilisation more people to the brink of almost 100 million people in 88 organisation said his entire accommodative, implying it pointing to a recovery, “GDP Swamy, a member of CPI communications made by var- against the Constitutionally- starvation. countries last year. “With this team deserved the award. could ease again. growth may break out of con- (Maoist), on Thursday, from ious accused, reliable oral, doc- established Government by the The Rome-based United year’s award, the (committee) “I know I’m not deserving The accommodative stance traction and turn positive by Q4 Ranchi. He was sent to jail till umentary and material evi- Maoist cadres, information Nations agency has long spe- wishes to turn the eyes of the of an award like this, but all the and many liquidity boosting (January-March),” he said. “For October 23 by a special court dence was brought on record. about movement of the security cialised in getting assistance to world to the millions of people men and women around the measures by the Monetary the year 2020-21 as a whole, in Mumbai. NIA’s investigation revealed forces with an intention to some of the world’s most dan- who suffer from or face the world in the World Food Policy Committee (MPC) on therefore, real GDP is expected “During investigation, it that the tentacles of conspira- cause heavy damage to the gerous and precarious places, threat of hunger,” said Berit Programme and our partners Friday left economists divided to decline by 9.5 per cent, with was revealed that senior lead- cy were not only spread state. Discreet codes were used from air-dropping food in Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the who put their lives on the line over the scope of a rate cut this risks tilted to the downside,” he ers of CPI(Maoist), a pro- throughout the country but for secret communication South Sudan and Syria to cre- Norwegian Nobel Committee, every day,” David Beasley told fiscal, with some expecting it in said, adding that if the current scribed terrorist organisation, also extended beyond India,” amongst themselves to ating an emergency delivery announcing the award in Oslo. The Associated Press by phone February while others ruling it momentum of upturn gains were in contact with the organ- the NIA said. avoid detection by security service that kept aid flowing “The World Food from Niger, where he was vis- out citing higher inflation. ground, a faster and stronger isers of Elgar Parishad as well The incriminating docu- forces, it said. even as antivirus restrictions Programme plays a key role in iting Friday. The RBI had slashed rebound is eminently feasible. as the accused arrested in the ments recovered from the Continued on Page 2 grounded commercial flights. multilateral cooperation on Continued on Page 2 the repo rate by 115 basis Continued on Page 2
R ! 1 ., -+ cumbed to his injuries late on The matter was taken to the vil- the land as a sign of ownership. 1 ., -+ Thursday. The main accused lage panchayat which ruled in However, despite the ruling, the ghastly incident of a tem- has been arrested while search favour of the priest last week. accused also started construc- fter a stream of political Aple priest having been is on for four others. The video The priest then placed bales of tion on the plot. Aheavyweights paid their burnt alive by a group of peo- of the incident has gone viral his newly harvested millet on Continued on Page 2 homage to the late Dalit leader ple over a land dispute in on social media. and former Union Minister Rajasthan’s Karauli district, The incident took place at Ram Vilas Paswan here, his around 180 km from Jaipur, Bukna village in Karauli district body was flown to Patna for the came to the fore on Friday. where Vaishnav was the priest last rites to be held on Saturday The accused allegedly of Radha Gopal temple. " at 12.30 pm. threw petrol on the priest The priest had about 15 # $% & Paswan would be accord- named Babulal Vaishnav and bighas of land which belonged " ed a State funeral, and Law and set him on fire on Wednesday to the Radha Krishna temple 1 ., -+ betterment, Union Minister "" IT Minister Ravi Shankar as he had been trying to pre- trust. The said land was given and party spokesperson Prasad would represent the vent them from encroaching to the head priest to till as a he BJP on Friday attacked Prakash Javadekar said while Central Government at the temple land. source of income. The said land Tformer Congress presi- another party spokesperson " ceremony in Patna. A decision According to the Karauli was registered in the revenue dent Rahul Gandhi saying he Rajyavardhan Rathore cited in this regard was taken at a SP, Mridul Kachhawa, the main record as “Mandir Mafi land”, should take cognisance of the how the State tops the list of specially convened meeting of accused, identified as Kailash which is a land given to a priest Rajasthan priest’s murder crime against women. !!" the Union Cabinet this morn- " # Meena, has been arrested, while who is the caretaker of the vil- instead of going on political The scathing BJP attack ' ( )* & ing. The Cabinet condoled the search is on for other accused lage temple to use it as a source tours even as it claimed the on the Congress comes close +,- & demise of the Minister for additional charge of Ministry of Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, — Shankar, Namo, Ram of income. law and order has collapsed in on the heels of Rahul and .$ . Consumer Affairs, Food and Consumer Affairs, Food and RJD leader Tejashwi Lakhan and Kishan. But this land became the the Congress-ruled State. Priyanka Vadra charging the Public Distribution and Public Distribution which was Yadav and other leaders paid The injured 55-year-old source of a dispute. The priest The Congress leader Yogi Adityanath Government observed a two-minute silence held by Paswan. tribute to Paswan, after his priest was taken to the district had the land levelled as he should either ask the with failing to prevent atroc- / in his memory. In Patna, Bihar Chief mortal remains reached at hospital from where doctors wanted to build a plot for him- Rajasthan Government to ities against women in UP. 0 *& #&$ Union Minister Piyush Minister Nitish Kumar, his Patna airport. sent him to SMS Hospital in a self close to the land. This was resign or make efforts for its Continued on Page 2 Goyal has been assigned the deputy Sushil Modi, Union Continued on Page 2 critical condition. He suc- objected by the accused group. ! "#$%#%# 1 0 2 3 4
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tered at Sapotra police station R))) ter to his son Chirag Paswan. In and it had been converted into ! " the letter, he said the veteran ! %%% ))) From Page 1 a murder case after the death From Page 1 Dalit leader had left a lasting From Page 1 Vaishnav complained to of the priest. However, Paswan’s daugh- impact on the country’s politics. “Against all odds, we shall From Page 1 the police that Kailash Meena Following the priest’s $ %$& !"' &( & *&$+ ter from his first wife and her “Dear Chirag, I am deeply strive and revive,” he said. The organisation has long and his family were trying to death, protests broke out across husband staged a protest at the saddened by the sudden demise Das also unveiled a num- been headed by an American, grab the 15 bigha land belong- the State and people of the 1 ., -+ been arrested while three juve- Patna Airport after they were of your father Shri Ram Vilas ber of unconventional mea- and US President Donald ing to the Radha Gopal temple Brahmin community protested niles have been apprehended in not allowed entry inside to Paswan. We have lost a veter- sures to boost liquidity and Trump nominated the former in Bukna village. “On at SMS Hospital where the n 18-year-old youth was connection with the incident. receive the body of the depart- an leader who left a lasting support economic activity Republican governor of South Wednesday morning, he had victim took his last breath. Abeaten to death allegedly A senior police official said ed leader. Paswan’s daughter imprint on politics and public while ensuring the govern- Carolina for the post in 2017. an argument with Meena and Chief Minister Ashok by a group of five men as they that the victim was friends with Asha Devi and her husband service in both Bihar and our ment’s record borrowing pro- WFP staffers in Niger his associates - Shankar, Namo, Gehlot termed the incident objected to his friendship with a girl from his locality but her Anil Sadhu, who is associated nation,” Rahul said in the let- gramme goes through greeted Beasley with cheers Ram Lakhan and Kishan - extremely unfortunate and their sister. Police said that the family was against their friend- with the RJD, protested in front ter. smoothly. and applause as he emerged to over some construction that the condemnable and said the incident took place on ship and did not like them talk- of the car of Deputy Chief A prominent Dalit face in In a video live stream, he address a crowd after the latter was carrying out near a guilty would not be spared. Wednesday evening in north- ing to each other. Minister Sushil Kumar Modi the national politics after the said RBI will “continue with announcement. “Two things,” hill. When he protested, the “The Rajasthan west Delhi's Adarsh Nagar. "On Wednesday evening, when he had come to receive demise of BSP leader Kanshi the accommodative stance he told them. “I can’t accused along with his accom- Government is with the griev- The deceased, Rahul the victim was called at Nanda Paswan’s body. Ram and his now ‘low profile’ of monetary policy as long as believe I’m in Niger when we plices set fire to his bales of ing family. The main accused Rajput, was doing his second- road on the pretext of talking Earlier, President Ram successor Mayawati, Paswan necessary - at least during the got the award, and No. 2, I did- bajra (millet), poured kerosene in the incident has been arrest- year BA from Delhi about his tuition classes but Nath Kovind, Prime Minister could read the pulse of politics current financial year and n’t win it, you won it.” on him and set him on fire,” ed and action is being taken. University's School of Open when he reached at the spot, he Narendra Modi, Union Home like no one and he proved it into the next year - to revive The Nobel Committee said Vaishnav told the police before The guilty will not be spared,” Learning. He also took tuitions was allegedly physically assault- Minister Amit Shah, Defence many a times by always being growth on a durable basis and that the problem of hunger has succumbing to his injuries. he tweeted in Hindi. Such acts for school students. ed by a group four-five persons Minister Rajnath Singh , BJP on the side of the winner. mitigate the impact of again become more acute in The SP said a case of have no place in a civilised soci- Police said that the girl's including the girl's brothers," he president JP Nadda and He moved from UPA coali- COVID-19, while ensuring recent years, not least because attempt to murder was regis- ety, he added. brother and her relative have said. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tion to the National Democratic that inflation remains within the pandemic has added to the were among those who paid Alliance (NDA) in 2014 and the target going forward”. hardship already faced by mil- their tribute to the departed gauged the country’s electoral RBI saw inflation easing lions of people around the 555 < + " &= % leader. Modi, who termed the move correctly when many close to the targeted band of world. “In 2019, 135 million = L( $ = LJP founder’s death as a “per- veterans had failed to guess the 4 per cent, plus or minus 2 people suffered from acute 5+607( $ L( $ & sonal loss”, was seen consoling coming of the ‘Modi-era’ in the per cent, in the fourth-quar- hunger, the highest number in * + - Paswan’s son Chirag and his Indian politics. Though Paswan ter ending March. many years,” it said. “Most of O *%9 $ " < wife and family members had then credited the final Stating that RBI stands the increase was caused by (& O * “Paid tributes to our senior decision to cross-over to the ready to take further mea- war and armed conflict. + 9<+ & "; :8 < + Union Minister Shri Ram Vilas NDA to his son Chirag, he was sures on liquidity, Das The coronavirus pandem- $ & & & = Paswan ji. Paswan ji will always blessed with an uncanny sense announced Rs 1 lakh crore of ic has contributed to a strong % & < # & be remembered as a person of timing. targeted long-term funds with upsurge in the number of vic- * % & < + with gentle behaviour and for Whether the late leader tenors of as much as 3 years tims of hunger in the world.” In B *& ; & * * * $& M % & his work related to public wel- influenced Chirag’s decision to from the central bank to total, WFP estimates that 690 fare. May the grace of God be move out of the NDA in poll- banks for investing only in million people suffer some on him and may his family have bound Bihar cannot be said corporate bonds, aimed at form of hunger in the world ! ))) “It is the responsibility of the was the tree transplantation one tree being cut down, we can the strength to bear this loss,” with surety but in his death easing cash crunch at firms. today. It was the ninth agencies which are responsible policy. transplant the tree additionally, Shah tweeted in Hindi. whether the LJP founder could RBI will buy bonds issued award for the UN or one of its From Page 1 for transplantation, to ensure “With the blessings of God, due to the scientific advance- Congress leader Rahul lay the foundation for his son by State Governments as a agencies. Launching the tree trans- that 80 per cent of the trans- the woodland of Delhi is very ments which allow uprooting Gandhi paid tribute to the late and the party’s political fortunes special case and also extend- Secretary-General Antonio plantation policy under the planted trees survive after a dense, and the trees are quite old the tree from a particular spot, Union Minister recalling his will be known after the results ed till March 31, 2022, its per- Guterres said he was delighted “Yuddh, Pradushan Ke Virudh” year. A dedicated Tree and strong because Delhi is lifting it, and planting it at “illustrious public life” in a let- of the Bihar Assembly polls. mission to banks to hold the award went to “the world’s campaign, which requires a Transplantation Cell and local quite an old city. The Delhi another spot.” more government bonds first responder on the frontlines minimum of 80 per cent of the committees will be formed Government is constantly trying Surprisingly, a minimum without marking to market. of food insecurity. “In a world trees affected by construction or which will include Government to save and preserve the trees. of 80 per cent of trees affected '( ))) links with Inter-Services For exporters hit by the of plenty, it is unconscionable development projects to be officials, citizens, RWAs to mon- But often due to construction by a project, over and above Intelligence (ISI) also came to pandemic, the RBI discon- that hundreds of millions go to transplanted, Kejriwal said the itor the transplanted trees and to and development works, the compensatory afforestation of From Page 1 fore,” it said. tinued the system-based auto- bed each night hungry,” he said. implementation of this policy monitor the transplantation trees are cut down,” said planting of 10 saplings, will be Investigation also revealed “Hany Babu, an Associate matic caution-listing to allow “Millions more are now on the will be in addition to the policy task.” Briefing about the policy, Kejriwal, adding, “Until now, the transplanted. a systematic network of Professor at Delhi University, them to realise export pro- precipice of famine due to the of the compulsory afforestation Kejriwal said one of the key policy was to plant 10 saplings As per the policy, a mini- Maoists operating for supply of was instrumental in organising ceeds. In order to facilitate COVID-19 pandemic.” of 10 saplings. components of this campaign as a compensatory effort, if one mum of 80 per cent of the trans- arms and ammunition having visits of foreign journalists to swift and seamless payments tree was supposed to be cut planted trees should survive close nexus with other banned CPI (Maoist) areas and was in real-time for domestic down. The tree which was cut and ensuring this would be the proscribed organisations with- assigned the present and future businesses and institutions, down was around 400-500 years responsibility of the agencies that in and outside India. “The task of Revolutionary RBI decided to make available old and was a symbol of how will take permission from us. Strategy and tactics adopted by Democratic Front (RDF), a the RTGS (Real Time Gross nature preserved it and nurtured The Delhi Government will Maoists to carry out so-called banned organisation in Andhra Settlement) system round- it for so many years.” form a panel of the agencies that urban revolution with their Pradesh and Telangana. He the-clock on all days from The CM said the newly excel in the task of transplanta- frontal outfits has also been was in contact with banned ter- December. In December last planted 10 saplings are not for tion. “Whichever department revealed during investigation. rorist organisation Kangleipak year, RBI had made available the tree that was cut down. “We wants trees to be transplanted, Beside this, funding activities Communist Party (KCP) of the National Electronic Fund have passed the tree transplan- can approach any agencies out of Maoist cadres and their Manipur and was instrumen- Transfer (NEFT) system on a tation policy. Delhi is the first the panel that is being formed. sympathisers to carry out tal in making efforts for release 24x7x365 basis. State in the country where this The payment of the agencies will Maoist work in rural as well of convicted accused GN policy has been passed. Along be made only if 80 per cent of urban areas came to the fore,” Saibaba on the directions of ture were seized from his pos- with retaining the policy of the trees continue to survive it said. CPI (Maoist) and was raising session, it said. planting 10 saplings in place of after a year,” Kejriwal said. The NIA probe further funds for the same,” the agency The role of various frontal revealed that the eight said. organizations of CPI (Maoist) chargesheeted persons “con- Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh has also emerged during inves- spired” with other accused Gaichor and Jyoti Jagtap, are tigation. persons to further the ideolo- trained cadres of CPI (Maoist) The latest chargesheet was gy of terrorist organisation and members of Kabir Kala filed under various Sections of CPI (Maoist) and abetted vio- Manch, a frontal organisation the Indian Penal Code (IPC), lence, brought hatred and incit- of CPI (Maoist). They attend- 1860 and Unlawful Activities ed disaffection towards the ed meetings for the organisa- (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Government established by tion of the Elgar Parishad pro- Pune Police had earlier filed law and promoted enmity gramme and were instrumen- two charge-sheets in this case between different groups on tal in planning and coordina- on November 15, 2018 and grounds of religion, caste and tion all over Maharashtra. February 21, 2019 against fif- community. The absconding Stan Swamy is a CPI teen accused persons. The NIA accused Milind Teltumbde also (Maoist) cadre and was active- took up the investigation of the organised training camps for ly involved in its activities and case on January 24, 2020. imparting weapons training to was in communication with other accused persons, it said. other cadres of the banned out- Anand Teltumbde played fit. He propagated among an active role with other Maoist cadres that the arrest of urban cadres and received funds from CPI (Maoist) cadres from dif- them for carrying out the activ- ferent parts of the country, par- ities, revealing his “deep ticularly in Maharashtra has involvement” with CPI caused a huge irrevocable dam- (Maoist). age to CPI (Maoist). He “Gautam Navlakha’s active received funds from other role and involvement also came Maoist cadres for the further- up in the secret communica- ance of the activities of CPI tions with CPI (Maoist) cadres. (Maoist). He is convenor of He was assigned the task to PPSC, a frontal organization of unite intellectuals against the CPI (Maoist). The incriminat- Government. He was part of ing documents related to com- some fact-finding committees munications for furthering the and was assigned the task to activities of CPI (Maoist) and recruit cadres for guerrilla propaganda material of the activities of CPI (Maoist). 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smog guns then the demolition Anti Dust Pollution Campaign. norms. It has been made be taken to reduce pollution." 1 ., -+ work will be stopped and a And to strengthen the cam- mandatory to install green During the launch of its penalty will be imposed.” paign, Delhi government has parks at all construction sites. campaign - War against pollu- oncerned over the dust “Violating the directions of also identified 39 sites with Especially when the workers tion, Delhi government had Cpollution caused but the Delhi Government demo- more than 20,000 sq meter come to the construction site clearly said that we will take demolition work, Delhi lition work was going on at the areas; out of this 33 sites have with the material, it has been stringent action if the guide- Environment Minister Gopal FICCI campus,” Environment installed anti-smog guns but 6 instructed to cover and bring lines are not followed. Rai on Friday instructed FICCI Minister noted and said demo- sites have not. the material. The Delhi gov- No relaxation can be given for the installation of anti- lition work can only start after Rai said, "Delhi govern- ernment has released a guide- to anyone in this case. Anti- smog gun help in settling the the installation of anti-smog ment has made detailed norms line for small to large con- smog guns are just a solution, dust and keep air clean at guns. for the construction sites and struction sites. Around 14 the main problem is dust and the site. It may be recalled that to directed all the agencies to teams are monitoring whether therefore water must be sprin- During his visit at the prevent dust pollution in Delhi, follow these norms. Wherever the guidelines issued by the kled. One way of sprinkling demolition sites at Pragati the Government has issued construction work is being government are being followed water is an anti-smog gun, Maidan and FICCI, Rai said, “If detailed guidelines for all con- done, instructions have been at the sites. Our effort now is which sprays water at a distance FICCI does not install anti- struction sites under its the given to follow the given to take all measures which can and it has a system which quickly pulls out the dust, an official said. To prevent dust pollution, * R the government has issued detailed guidelines regarding the sprinkling of water, cover- New Delhi: The national start the spraying of 'Pusa bio- ing the materials, movement of Capital's air pollution levels decomposer' solution in non- vehicles and debris, the official reduced slightly and were Basmati rice fields in the added. 1 - 6 * & 1 recorded in the "moderate" national capital, starting " 1 category on Friday morning. October 11. The city recorded an air The solution, experts say, quality index (AQI) of 198 can turn stubble into manure which falls in the "moderate" in 15 to20 days and therefore, category. The 24-hour average can prevent stubble burning. AQI was 208 on Thursday. Starting October 15, Delhi's air quality had stricter measures to fight air turned poor on Wednesday, pollution will also come into the first time in since June 29, force in Delhi and its neigh- with the Central Pollution bourhood as part of the Control Board (CPCB) record- Graded Response Action Plan, ing a 24-hour average AQI of which was first implemented in 215. The AQI was 230 on June quality in the "moderate" cat- portation contributes the most Delhi-NCR in 2017. 29. egory, SAFAR said. -- 18 to 39 percent -- to Delhi's These measures include An AQI between 0 and 50 On Friday morning, air pollution. Road dust is the increasing bus and metro ser- is considered 'good', 51 and 100 Delhi's minimum temperature second largest source of air pol- vices, hiking parking fees and 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 settled at 19.2 degrees Celsius. lution in the city (18 to 38 per- stopping use of diesel genera- 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', The maximum wind speed cent), followed by industries (2 tor sets when the air quality 301 and 400 'very poor', and was 15 kilometers per hour and to 29 percent), thermal power turns poor. 401 and 500 'severe'. the direction was northwest- plants (3 to 11 percent) and When the situation turns The Ministry of Earth erly. Low temperatures and construction (8 percent). "severe", GRAP recommends Sciences' air quality monitor, stagnant winds help in accu- The Delhi government on closure of brick kilns, stone SAFAR, said the AQI is likely mulation of pollutants near the Monday launched a massive crushers and hot mix plants, to improve to the "moderate" ground, affecting air quality. anti-air pollution campaign. sprinkling of water, frequent category by Saturday. High levels of air pollution Chief Minister Arvind mechanised cleaning of roads A gradual increase was in Delhi is a year-round prob- Kejriwal said he himself will and maximising power gener- observed in farm fires around lem, which can be attributed to review the situation daily. A ation from natural gas. Punjab, Haryana, and neigh- unfavorable meteorological "green" war room was also The measures to be fol- bouring border regions, it said. conditions, farm fires in neigh- inaugurated by Environment lowed in the "emergency" sit- The boundary layer wind bouring regions and local Minister Gopal Rai at the uation include stopping entry direction and speed are favor- sources of pollution. Delhi Secretariat to monitor of trucks in Delhi, ban on con- able for the transport of pol- According to an analysis the steps being taken to deal struction activities and intro- lutants towards Delhi but a by the Council on Energy, with high levels of air pollution duction of the odd-even car shift in the wind direction is Environment and Water, a in winters. rationing scheme. predicted which will keep air Delhi-based think tank, trans- The government will also PTI ) '' * 01 / & & ;
1 ., -+ state government is working 1 ., -+ towards giving some relax- 1 ., -+ am Aadmi Party (AAP) ations to every business sector. wo men were killed after Achief spokesperson The target is to revive the Ttheir truck carrying iron he Delhi Police nabbed the Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday business of every sector as due rods allegedly rammed into a Tkingpin of Kala gang with attacked the BJP-ruled MCDs to the pandemic and lock- furniture factory on Mehraullu- his associate after an exchange for opposing the Government down the business sectors got Badarpur road in southeast of fire near Devla crossing on decision to stop the health highly affected," he said. Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area on Thursday night. Police said the trade license of the hotels and It may be noted that the early hours of Friday. gunfight took place near Devla restaurants. government led by Chief Police said Arif Ali who crossing bus stop in Ambedkar Bhardwaj said that BJP- Minister Arvind Kejriwal is was driving the vehicle and his Nagar area. Two other mem- ruled MCD does not want to working round the clock to helper Mumtaz Ali Badre died bers of the Kala gang were also abolish license raj therefore, it help the business sectors. This in the accident. Police said arrested on Friday. wants to continue to give health week Kejriwal had a meeting that they both hailed from The accused has been iden- trade licenses to restaurant with the restaurant associations Wajihada village in Hapur dis- tified as Karamvir alias Kala owners. "Every restaurant of Delhi where he instructed trict of Uttar Pradesh. (30) and his associates Vikas owner in Delhi has to pay a that from now onwards no According to R P Meena, (21), Jagat Singh and Harvinder. bribe of one to five lakh rupees health trade license will be the Deputy Commissioner of Police said that the accused to an MCD officer for renew- required. Kejriwal also met Police (DCP), Southeast dis- Karamvir, who is also head of al of health trade license. Under the mayors of three municipal trict, the trolla truck carrying Kala Gang, was also carrying a the law made in 2011 all restau- corporations of Delhi and iron rods was coming from reward of Rs one lakh on infor- rants are registered under directed them the above mat- Anand Mayi marg and mation leading to this arrest. FSSAI and they are given five ter. rammed into a furniture fac- Karamvir is also involved in years license, yet MCD is The restaurants are tory on MB road. multiple murders. harassing restaurant owners," required to renew health “The vehicle had departed According to Pramod he said. license certificate every year. from Okhla Industrial Area at Singh Kushwaha, the DCP, The AAP leader also said Earlier the whole process used around 4 am and was going to Special Cell, specific inputs that the BJP is not paying the to happen manually but now it a godown in Palwal, Haryana. were received that the kingpin salaries of the doctors; "The happens online, he said, adding During the accident, both the of Kala crime syndicate AAP government's revenue that in reality, the MCD offi- driver and his helper died but Karamvir along with his close has doubled but in MCDs only cials should come and visit the no one else was reported associate will arrive near the incomes of the councillors restaurant or hotel before giv- injured, said the DCP. Sangam Vihar with sophisti- have increased in last five ing the certificate but in Delhi, “However, during the inci- cated illegal weapons to meet years," he said. the municipal corporations dent, a mini truck known as other members of Kala gang. Bhardwaj said, “During the take bribes from the hotels and chota haathi was also dam- “A trap was laid and the COVID-19 pandemic every restaurants to issue this order. aged,” he said. accused persons were identified in a car. Sensing police pres- ence, the accused persons sped off from the spot. In the ensu- , +" %$ -&' (($($& &! ing chase, accused persons were finally cornered near Devli crossing bus stop, Mehrauli - Badarpur road. Both the sus- % .-( !Q' .$ %!" pects de-boarded the car and started running in different 1 ., -+ amount and has sold/ created third party inter- directions,” said the DCP. est in the said 23 units without any information “The suspects were chal- elhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing and approval of the complainant and defraud- lenged and asked to surrender. D(EOW) has apprehended three men for ed him,” said the Joint CP. But, instead of surrendering allegedly misappropriating the funds of a com- “During investigation, it was revealed that they started indiscriminate fir- pany to the tune of Rs 10 crore. the accused Pramod, Krishan and Anil were the ing at the police party. During The accused have been identified as Pramod directors in the alleged company Indirapuram the exchange of fire, accused Goel, Krishan Chand Bansal and Anil Gupta. Habitat Center Pvt. Ltd. After availing the loan Karamvir suffered gun-shot Police said that the accused are also found pre- of Rs 10 crores, the accused directors did not injury on both his legs while the viously involved in three cases. repay the loan and sold the units mortgaged to other accused Vikas suffered According to Dr O P Mishra, the Joint the complainant company,” said the Joint CP. gun-shot injury on his left leg. Commissioner of Police, EOW, an First “Investigation with regard to bank state- Both the accused persons were Information Report (FIR) was registered in ments also revealed that the amount has been immediately taken to which the complainant Moneywise Financial misappropriated. It also emerged that the units Safdarjung Hospital. One Services Private Limited stated that in year 2016, mortgaged as collateral security have been sold loaded pistol each was recov- alleged company Indrapuram Habitat Centre to other investors after taking full payments from ered from the possession of Pvt. Ltd had availed a term loan of Rs 10 crore them. The accused also offered them assured both the accused,” said DCP. from the complainant company for a period of return on their investment but no assured return “A total of 11 rounds were two years for the completion of its project ‘IHC’ has been paid as promised. In a calculative man- fired in the encounter -- six by at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, UP. ner the accused company not only cheated the police and 5 rounds were fired “The accused also mortgaged 23 units in the complainant company but also cheated the by the accused. During inter- said projects as collateral security. Alleged investors,” said the Joint CP. rogation Karamvir disclosed company had also issued letter of possession in “The accused were formally arrested and that his gang members are advance in the favour of the complainant com- sent to judicial custody. Further investigation waiting for him,” said the pany. Complainant further stated that the of the case is in progress,” the Joint CP further DCP. alleged company has failed to repay the loan added. ! "#$%#%# 2 0# 8 $
1 ., -+ “There was a significant 36.8 per cent and 24.5 per rate of adverse outcomes,” cent of patients had obesity hile old people are wide- said study author Jonathan and morbid obesity, respec- Wly believed to be at a Cunningham from Brigham tively; 18.2 per cent of patients greater risk due to Covid-19 and Women’s Hospital in had diabetes and 16.1 per cent pandemic, new study pub- the US. had hypertension. lished in the journal JAMMA “Even though a 2.7 per The researchers found Internal Medicine shows cent death rate is lower than that patients who presented younger patients too are vul- for older patients, it’s these comorbidities were also nerable to the adverse clinical high for young people who more likely to experience outcomes. typically do well even when adverse outcomes. Following analysis of for other conditions,” Patients with morbid obe- records from 419 hospitals Cunningham added. sity, for example, comprised which included studying the Individuals with cardio- 41 per cent of the hospi- clinical trajectories of 3,222 researchers found that over care, 10 per cent required vascular risk factors were also talised young adults who died hospitalised Covid-19 one-fifth of the patients (21 mechanical ventilation and over-represented among the or required mechanical 1 ., -+ As per the standard oper- ride, along with ensuring patients aged 18-34, per cent) required intensive 2.7 per cent died. young people hospitalised — ventilation, said the study. ating procedures (SOPs) physical distancing in rides hile swimming pools are issued by the Union Health while prior to resumption of The ministry guidelines allowed in the premises; and must take extra precautions. home. huge losses since their closure Wto remain shut, water- Ministry, amusement parks activities, all work areas, pub- advise the use of CCTV in management staff, employees They should preferably not be Two months ago, the on March 15 due to the lock- themed amusement parks and and similar places in contain- lic utility areas and open large numbers to monitor and visitors living in contain- exposed to any front-line work Indian Association of down,” IAAPI president Ajay water rides have been allowed ment zones have been pro- spaces, including rides, muse- crowding at any rides or food ment zones shall not be requiring direct contact with Amusement Parks and Sarin had said. There are near- to reopen provided they have hibited to operate. Only those ums, gardens, food courts, court etc. as entry of visitors allowed entry in amusement the public, according to the Industries (IAAPI) had urged ly 150 such parks in the coun- all health-related safety mea- outside containment zones gift shops, theatres, etc. will inside the park will have to be park and other similar places. guidelines. the Government to allow try, including the famous sures in place such as manda- will be allowed to reopen. have to be sanitised with 1% limited to ensure proper phys- Employees who are at Persons above 65 years of reopening of the amusement Ramoji Film City, which give tory disinfections before com- As per the SoPs, the fre- sodium hypochlorite solution. ical distancing. higher risk, such as, older age, those with comorbidi- parks citing huge revenue loss- direct employment to around mencing the ride, adequate quently-touched surfaces of Thereafter, this needs to be Only asymptomatic per- employees, pregnant employ- ties, pregnant women and es due to closures of the parks. 80,000 people and indirectly and regular water filtration equipment must be disinfect- done on a regular basis, as per sons (managerial staff, ees and employees who have children below the age of 10 “The amusement and provide livelihood to nearly and chlorination. ed before commencing the the guidelines. employees, visitors) will be underlying medical conditions years are advised to stay at water parks are running into three lakh, he had said. &:' / )45;3 ,$( *# , P , 0 $( # O / P 1 ., -+ 20 and 3.5 times higher of 373 km awarded in FY 18-19 dur- 1 ., -+ programme. This will strength- 1 ., -+ make use of wind turbines to attached herewith. Though I’m he Centre on Friday said ing the same period,” NHAI en the DST's initiative to produce not just energy but also sure you won’t understand the Tdespite the challenges said in a statement. o nurture interest of girl stu- increase the number of women ith former Congress chief oxygen and clean drinking complexity of the subject...” posed by the Covid-19 pan- It said the feat was Tdents in Science Technology, in technology fields," the state- WRahul Gandhi on Friday water from thin air. He also attached news demic, 3,951 km of highways achieved despite challenges Engineering, and Mathematics ment said. taking a jibe at Prime Minister Hitting back at Rahul, reports that said wind turbines were constructed in the first six during this fiscal year. posed by the pandemic and for (STEM), the Department of The IBM will work with Narendra Modi over his sug- Union Minister Piyush Goyal create water from thin air and months of the current fiscal The Central road-making the awarded projects, it has Science Technology and IBM Vigyan Prasar, a body under the gestion that wind turbines can said, “Nobody around Rahul another saying wind turbine year. The Nitin Gakdari-led agency, National Highways already completed at least 80- India have announced collabo- DST, to help popularise science be used to generate clean drink- Gandhi has the guts to tell him makes 1,000 litres of clean water Ministry of Road Transport Authority of India (NHAI), 90 percent of the land acqui- rations to scale up 'Vigyan Jyoti' through several strategic initia- ing water, oxygen and energy, that he doesn’t understand. He a day in the desert. BJP’s head of and Highways said it achieved also said it awarded projects sition, utilities shifting besides and 'Engage with Science' ini- tives, including 'Engage With the BJP reacted sharply asking mocks PM Narendra Modi’s social media department Amit a road building rate of 21.60 for building 1,330 km of high- obtaining required forest and tiatives, a statement said on Science'. him to read scientific papers. ideas when the CEO of the Malviya also attacked the km per day despite the pre- ways in April-September, up environment clearances. Friday. This is an interactive plat- “The real danger to India world’s leading company Congress leader. vailing situation. 60 per cent from the year-ago During first half of the The Vigyan Jyoti pro- form that will be built on top of isn’t that our PM doesn’t endorses them.” “There is no cure for igno- “The Ministry of Road period despite the challenges ongoing fiscal year, NHAI gramme was launched by the the India Science Over-The-Top understand. It’s the fact that He also tagged a news rance and entitlement. Entitled Transport and Highways has posed by the COVID-19 pan- awarded a total of 40 projects DST in 2019 to inspire girl stu- platform to encourage and nobody around him has the report with his tweet that says brat Rahul thinks everyone successfully completed con- demic. The projects awarded covering 1,330 km length, it dents to pursue higher educa- inspire high school students to guts to tell him,” he said on wind turbines create water from around the world is as clueless struction of road length of by NHAI were valued at said adding that the capital tion and career in STEM fields. pursue science & technology for Twitter, as he posted a video of thin air. BJP spokesperson as he is... He mocks PM’s ideas 3,951 km during the first six 47,289 crore. cost of these 40 projects is It provides a scholarship, visit to a career. the Prime Minister’s interac- Sambit Patra also attacked him when CEO of world’s leading months of this fiscal year “NHAI has awarded pro- 47,289 crore, which includes nearby scientific institutions, As part of the collaboration, tion with a CEO of a wind in a tweet, saying, “Rahul ji wind energy company terms (April-September). It has jects for a total cumulative cost of civil work, land acqui- science camps, lecturers from IBM will run the day-to-day energy company. tomorrow morning please get them inspirational! Watch the achieved a construction pace length of 1,330 km in the sition, and other pre- con- women scientists and career activities of the programme, The Prime Minister is up at night and read the two sci- last bit of the video he himself of 21.60 km per day despite current financial year. The struction activities. NHAI has counselling. including student workshops, heard suggesting the CEO entific papers that I have has posted...,” he tweeted. COVID-19 difficulties,” the projects awarded so far in set a target of awarding 4,500 It is implemented by seminars, and leverage its exper- ministry said in a statement. It first half of the current finan- km of projects during 2020-21 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in tise to mentor the students. has set an ambitious target of cial year are 1.6 times higher and is likely to exceed the tar- 58 districts, with the participa- The platform will make constructing 11,000 km road of 828 km awarded in FY19- get, it said. tion of about 2,900 students. students interact, participate ? "The partnership with IBM and get involved with the sam- India will strengthen the current pling and active consumption of activities and will be expanded S&T content, including Cloud, to include more schools in the Big Data, etc. Through the 6 <+P future. Women tech experts usage of gamification tools and working at IBM India will inter- Artificial Intelligence /Machine 1 ., -+ death case. Delhi High Court’s September act inspire girl students to plan Learning components. “Attention is drawn to the 17 Order in the actress’ peti- for a career in STEM under the day after the TRP scam provisions of the Programme tion against media organisa- + Aand sparring between the Code as per which no pro- tions on reports against her in TV channels, the Ministry of gramme should contain any- connection with the drugs 1 ., -+ ability and to check the price of onions as there is no demand in Information and Broadcasting thing obscene, defamatory, case. She approached HC the commodity in the domes- the domestic market. This vari- $0 on Friday directed all private deliberate, false and suggestive requesting media to stop lmost a month after putting tic market on September 14. ety has demand in Southeast channels to strictly adhere to innuendos and half-truths. As reporting about her and link- Aa blanket ban on onion According to the Asian countries such as the Programme Code asking per the Code, no programme ing her name to the Rhea exports, the Centre on Friday Directorate General of Foreign Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand that no programme should should criticise, malign or Chakraborty drug case. “Itis made amendment in its export Trade (DGFT)’s notification, and Taiwan. And, generally, 0 '# )3)3 criticise, malign or slander slander any individual in per- hoped that the media houses policy for Bangalore Rose and the onion exports will be Krishnapuram onions are not any individual and certain son or certain groups, seg- and televisions channels would Krishnapuram onions in order allowed only through Chennai used for consumption in India groups. In its advisory, ments of social, public and show restraint in the reporting to allow export of up to 10,000 port till 31 March, 2021 and the due to their size and pungency. Ministry citied Delhi High moral life of the country,” said and abide by the provisions of tonnes up to March 31, 2021. exporters have to get a certifi- The onions are imported by Court Judgment’s Order on the advisory also directing the the Programme Code as also This is despite onion prices still cate from their respective hor- Thailand, Hong Kong, actress Rakul Preet Singh TV channels to adhere to the the various guidelines, both reeling at 60-70 per kg in the ticulture departments of Malaysia, Sri Lanka and desisting TV channels to air provisions of Cable Television statutory and self regulatory, retail markets across India. The Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Singapore. 1 ., -+ R Shah was informed by senior reports maligning her in con- Networks (Regulation ) Act while making any report in Government has, however, not certifying the item and quanti- India exported fresh onions lawyer P S Narasimha, appear- nection with the drugs probe 1995 and Advertsign Codes. relation to the petitioner,” said allowed exports of Nashik vari- ty. worth $328 million and dried he Supreme Court Friday ing for consortium of NLUs, related to Sushant Sign Rajput The advisory quoted the the High Court. ety of onions. Karnataka farmers had onions worth $112.3 million in Trefused to either cancel the that there is a grievance redres- The Government had urged the Centre to allow ship- FY20. Exports of onions shot up Common Law Admission Test sal committee headed by a banned the export of all vari- ment of 10,000 tonnes of 158% to Bangladesh in the (CLAT)-2020 or stay the coun- former Chief Justice of India eties of onions to increase avail- Bangalore Rose variety of April-July period. selling process and asked five which can consider the issues . candidates, who were seeking of the petitioners. quashing of the exam alleging “We are of the view that the = $ technical glitches, to give their petitioners shall submit the grievances within two days to grievances within two days 1 ., -+ ment and transformation of the redressal committee. from today and the grievance society and organisations CLAT is a centralised redressal committee will take a elebrating the birth anniver- towards positivity. national level entrance test for decision on the complaints,” the Csary of Mahatma Gandhi In a webinar on the occa- admissions to 23 National Law bench said in its order. and Lal Bahadur Shastri, the sion, the speakers emphasised Universities (NLUs) in India “We cannot stop the coun- Chief Mentor and curator of the importance of Gandhiji’s and the test was held on selling,” the bench told senior Plus Approach Foundation thoughts in keeping oneself September 28. advocate Gopal (PAF), Dr Ashutosh Karnatak, positive in the difficult circum- A bench comprising Sankaranarayanan, appearing enthused the youth and profes- stances that are being faced cur- Justices Ashok Bhushan and M for the petitioners. sionals an all-around develop- rently worldwide. " / * 3 1 ., -+ miss his “children”. encourage zoo officers and on capacity building of the To recognise his uninter- staff engaged in captive animal staff, there is a need to have a or the last 30 years, rupted service, Union management. veterinarian cadre in the for- FGurunath Narvekar hasn’t Environment Minister Another awardee, Sudha est department. “Presently, taken a break. After all, he has Prakash Javedekar on October Ramen (IFS), Director of veterinarians from Animal his “children” — the animals 5 conferred him with the Arignar Anna Zoological Husbandry are deputed in and birds of the Veermata Prani-Mitra Award 2020 dur- Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu the Zoo. But one must under- Jijabai Bhosale Udyan in ing a virtual event. said that even though October stand that domestic and wild Mumbai — to take care of. Narvekar is among the 4 is recognised as the World animals have different energy Right from tending and feed- four zoo warriors, the three Animal Day and International levels and hence, need to be ing them to dressing their others being Atul Gupta from Zoo Keepers Day, in her opin- handled by the one who has wounds in case of any injury Van Vihar National Park in ion, animals should be valued such expertise,” he said. were his daily routine. Bhopal, Sudha Raman, (IFS) and respected on all days. Mohapatra, who received “They are like my chil- Director of a Chennai Zoo “Animal keepers do that the award in the dren. During the lockdown and Rajesh Mahapatra, biolo- round the year with no breaks. Biologist/Educationist cate- period, I did not go home but gist in a zoo in Odisha, who Having worked with them, I gory, is associated with the stayed in the Zoo itself to have been conferred with the know their love and care,” she releasing of seven gharials in ensure that these innocent prestigious award for their said adding that zoos have Mahanadi for the revival of animals do not have to starve dedication towards ensuring rendered major contribution the species in their natural in case there is no one the well-being of the captive as ex-situ conservation cen- habitat as well as introducing around,” Narvekar told The animals under their care. tres. puzzle feeding to the animals Pioneer on phone. Set to retire The award has been insti- Veterinarian Dr. Atul in the zoo to encourage men- in a couple of months, tuted by the Central Zoo Gupta (48) felt that for better tal stimulation in them and Narvekar said he will badly Authority (CZA) this year to wildlife health, besides focus reduce boredom. ! "#$%#%# 50 2 161 2 ! '+ 1 ., -+ uation on the LAC, terrorism other’s designated military -7997+: ;+.21 international order, under- also said the fact that the four . and evolving scenario in facilities for refuelling and 0-79:;09/092605<9 pinned by the rule of law, foreign ministers were meeting ndia and the US are likely to Afghanistan after the peace replenishment. " 920-/50/7; transparency, freedom of nav- in person, despite the global ' Ihold the third 2+2 Minister deal with the Taliban during Incidentally, Jaishankar and ;++=50/+90-/0+- 920 igation in the international pandemic, is “testimony to the level talks here in late October. the forthcoming parleys, Pompeo held bilateral talks on seas, respect for territorial importance that these consul- US Secretary of State Mike sources said here on Friday. the sideline of Quad meeting in /+.-7+107+-=0/060=- integrity and sovereignty and tations have gained, particu- ;-;"(" ic minority community (read Pompeo and Defence Secretary Pompeo and Esper are Tokyo earlier this week on +:/:+50;;.50;+: peaceful resolution of disputes,” larly in recent times”. He added, Muslims),” said BJP leader Mark Esper will discuss the expected to meet Prime Tuesday. During the conclave -/092"+::0=+9-<;5.- he added. “Our world is significantly dif- hursday’s ado over a saffron Sayantan Basu. entire range of strategic issues Minister Narendra Modi and attended by India, US, Australia 09210-/;6--- Spelling out India’s stand, ferent today than what it was Tmarch to Bengal State sec- The police sources subse- including the current stand-off National Security and Japan foreign ministers, he said it was for advancing the when we last met in New York retariat Nabanna culminated quently said that Balwinder at the Line of Actual Adviser(NSA) Ajit Doval on Pompeo openly criticized tension. Jaishankar, however, security and economic interests in September 2019.” into an alleged “counter-offen- Singh who carrying the gun Control(LAC) in Eastern the sidelines of the ministerial China for coronavirus pan- refrained from naming China. of all countries having legiti- During their bilateral sive” by the Trinamool had a license issued in Jammu Ladakh with their Indian coun- dialogue. Both sides are also demic. The Quad meeting dis- mate and vital interests in the meeting the Quad, India and Congress Government which and was not valid in Bengal. terparts S Jaishankar and likely to sign the Basic He said the Chinese cussed the issue of ensuring a region. “It is a matter of satis- US reaffirmed their commit- on Friday slapped a volley of On Thursday about 25,000 Rajnath Singh. Exchange and Cooperation Communist Party (CCP) had free and open Indo-Pacific in faction that the Indo-Pacific ment to work together for criminal charges against senior agitators marched at the The in-person meeting, Agreement (BECA) for geo- made the crisis “infinitely the face of China’s increasing- concept has gained increasingly peace and stability in the India- BJP leaders holding them guilty Nabanna from four directions likely to take place on October spatial cooperation after they worse” as a result of its “cover- ly aggressive behaviour across wider acceptance,” he said. Pacific region. of violating National Disaster to protest against “corruption, 26-27, comes at a time when agreed to expedite the work of up” and accused the “authori- the region. Addressing the Incidentally, Australia is On his parleys with Management Act, destroying deterioration of law and order, the entire world is battling the the deal earlier this year. tarian” regime of locking up conclave, Jaishankar said the keen to join the yearly Malabar Pompeo, Jaishankar said public property and organizing syndicate raj, police-goon coronavirus pandemic and The signing of BECA could those who raised the alarm. events of this year have demon- series of maritime exercise “Pleased to see the progress of unlawful assembly. nexus and alleged irregularities India engaged in an eyeball to be a significant landmark in With the armies of India strated how “imperative it is for between India, US and Japan in our partnership in so many The BJP promptly hit back in recruitment eyeball confrontation with US-India strategic coopera- and China locked in a stand-off like-minded countries to coor- November end. However, a fields. Will work together for accusing Chief Minister examinations. China for the past five months tion as it allows India to use at the LAC, Jaishankar had said dinate responses to the various decision is yet to be taken. stability and prosperity in the Mamata Banerjee of muzzling Things turned violent even at the LAC. global geospatial maps of the in his address at the Quad, New challenges that the pandemic Moreover, China is resisting Indo- Pacific.” It was learnt that opposition voice and convert- as the protesters who were The first two rounds were US for accuracy of stand-off Delhi is committed to peaceful has brought to the fore”. such a proposal of all the four Jaishankar and Pompeo also ing Bengal into a police state. blockaded atvarious points held in New Delhi and weapons like cruise and ballis- resolution of disputes, rules On the situation in the countries of Quad holding a deliberated on overall ties FIRs were filed against allegedly resorted to throwing Washington in 2018 and 2019 tic missiles. based world order and respect strategically important India- military exercise. including evolving security senior BJP national secretary brickbats and hurling bombs. respectively. This ministerial The foundational agree- for territorial integrity. Pacific region, he said “as Among other key points, scenario around India. Kailash Vijaybargiya, national The BJP however said the level engagement was approved ments like General Security of Making these opening vibrant and pluralistic democ- Jaishankar also underlined the The US Secretary of State vice president Mukul Roy, MPs bombs and bricks were pelted during Prime Minister Military Information remarks at the meeting, he also racies with shared values, our need for “seeking collective said he had productive meeting Locket Chatterjee, Arjun Singh from roof tops by the TMC Narendra Modi’s dialogue with Agreement, Logistics Exchange said the four democratic coun- nations have collectively solutions to global challenges, with Jaishankar adding togeth- and Rakesh Singh under the goons. The police subsequent- President Donald Trump in Memorandum of Agreement, tries favour a free and open affirmed the importance of including global recovery from er “we are advancing US-India NDMA while other leaders ly resorted to lathi-charge and 2018. and Communications India-Pacific region. The Quad maintaining a free, open and the pandemic and reform of relations, combating COVID- like State BJP vice president JP fired tear gas shells to disperse The two sides will discuss Compatibility and Security meeting comes at a time when inclusive Indo-Pacific.” multilateral institutions”. 19 and ensuring a secure and Majumdar, IPS officer-turned the crowd. the bilateral defence and strate- Agreement have already been China is aggressively asserting “We remain committed to Highlighting the growing prosperous Indo-Pacific for saffron leader Bharati Ghosh Even as the police brought gic ties besides the current sit- activated, with both using each itself in this region leading to upholding the rules-based importance of this coalition, he all.” and others were charged with criminal charges against the causing unlawful assembly. BJP leaders Roy promptly The police action was sum- reacted saying “the illegal slap- / marily challenged by the BJP ping of the charges only proves - leadership which not only how this Government is heav- brought out a silent march on ily dependent on the police … !* Friday but also played to the historically speaking a State Healing Outcomes, an inter- ( * % laboratory and workshops for Sikh gallery condemning “dis- which becomes a police state )+ 11"?;)+' nationally known peer 0 their practical classes,” said Dr 8 "-="+ Hoped that Aligarh will turbing” pictures doing the and a government which has to reviewed journal. Gireeshan. also be selected in the final of rounds in the social media --- rely for its survival on the ith 5.24 lakh out of the Dr Krishnaswamy said he Kerala Chief Minister he inclusion of Aligarh in the Indian Smart City Award by showing how a police consta- police has a limited life.” W6.29 lakh Covid-19 was disturbed about news Pinarayi Vijayan gave hints Tthe first phase of the Indian the cooperation and trust of its ble was pulling at the turban of Time had come for the patients in Tamil Nadu turning reports coming from the 1 that schools and colleges may Smart City Award created an people. The Smart Cities Award Balwinder Singh a protester Mamata Banerjee Government out to be in the age group of 13- Government Secretariat about not function at least for the atmosphere of joy in the competition is organized under and an accused who was arrest- to go from power he added say- 60, medical doctors in the re-opening of schools and col- next few months. “It is good to Municipal Corporation. Thirty the Smart Cities Mission, ed on Thursday with a gun. ing “the party’s legal cell would State have sounded caution leges in the State. “The policy sibility to ensure their well- make some sacrifice like keep- smarts cities out of 100 have Ministry of Housing and Urban “It only shows how insen- look into the legal implications while relaxing lockdown rules makers and ministers should being,” said Dr Krishnaswamy. ing the institutions locked till been selected in this competi- Affairs, Government of India. sitive a State Government and of the charges that has been to re-open schools and colleges. note the age group of the pop- “Is there any system in place to we cross the threshold of threat tion. ISAC will recognize and its police can become when slapped on us illegally.” Neighbouring Kerala show ulation most vulnerable to the ensure social distancing, wash- by this pandemic,” said Dr City Commissioner Satya reward cities, projects and inno- they do not even think twice State party president Dilip unprecedented increase in the pandemic. It is difficult to con- ing of hands four times very Rajiv Pillai, Perumbavoor Prakash Patel said that we get vative ideas that are promoting before hurting someone’s reli- Ghosh said “the FIRs that have number of Covid-19 cases trol students in schools and col- hour and make sure that stu- based Ayurvedic physician. this honor and pride by the trust sustainable development in gious sentiments… the Sikh been filed are illegal and would while the number of cases in leges. The government is best dents do not come close?” Attending schools and col- and cooperation of the citizens. urban areas in India. Also gentleman --- a body guard of be quashed any way because a Tamil Nadu has shown a small advised to conduct on-line asked the doctor. leges is not that simple as it is In the first phase of the Indian encouraging inclusive, equi- a party leader --- who was ille- political party has every right decline. “But the percentage of classes in schools and colleges But there are teachers like made out, says Rajesh Smart City Award, four smart table, safe, healthy and sup- gally arrested with a gun which to organize protest movements persons in the 13-60 age group till the Covid-19 pandemic is Dr M G Gireeshan, vice-prin- Narayanan, entrepreneur. “On- cities of Uttar Pradesh have been portive cities. 30 smart cities out had a license repeatedly in a democracy,” asking “what in Tamil Nadu is disturbing. completely subsided,” Dr cipal and assistant professor at line teaching methods are here selected, including Agra, of 100 have been selected in the requested not to touch his tur- kind of democracy is there in We have to be vigilant about Krishnaswamy told The the department of electronics, to stay. Laboratory classes could Varanasi and Saharanpur. He competition. Arun Kumar ban or hair which are sacred for Bengal where a rally by the this category which is vulner- Pioneer. Jai Bharat College, be held in conventional style. said that day and night efforts Gupta, Additional Municipal the Sikh community by the Chief Minister is not stopped able,” said Dr C V He said the safety of stu- Perumbavoor, cynical about But class room sessions may of public representatives, high Commissioner said that selec- policemen would not listen to but a similar rally by the oppo- Krishnaswamy, octogenarian dents should be given prefer- on-line classes . “How is it pos- have to be curtailed at least till officials, municipal officials and tion is a big achievement in the it… would Mamata Banerjee’s sition is not only brutally tack- physician who is the editor of ence over all others. “They are sible to teach science and tech- we reach a safe zone from employees has resulted in this first phase of the Indian Smart police do the same thing to led but also their leaders Journal of the Science of our future and it is our respon- nology students? They need Covid-19,” he said. honor. City Award. some other people of a specif- framed illegally.” ;O &)# '+ ' -* , -. "#2O 0 , KOCHI: There was an attempt in front of wayside eatery to of his life and how he ended up Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief said. on the life of A P Abdullakutty, have his dinner when a group with the Sangh Parivar. Aligarh: An alumnus was shot 705 "-="+ Minister BS Yediyurappa on “Till then, I appeal to the national vice -president of the of people approached him and Abdullakutty has recounted an dead on Thursday evening in a , * Friday appealed to the people parents not to heed to the BJP late Thursday evening at had verbal altercations over incident that took place in the playground at Aligarh Muslim %1 # ) he Faculty of Unani not to pay heed to the specula- speculations regarding the Malappuram. A heavy duty his joining the BJP. K CPI(M) head quarters in Kerala University in the Civil Line ,% G TMedicine, Aligarh Muslim tion about reopening of schools opening of schools and I appeal truck crashed twice against the Surendran, BJP's Kerala presi- in 2009 when Pinarayi Vijayan Police Station area. Shortly # University organized the first amid the coronavirus scare. to the media to spread aware- car in which Abdullakutty was dent demanded a thorough was the party general after this news, the police and ) " international symposium in e- In a statement, Yediyurappa ness about it,” Yediyurappa said travelling. probe into the incident. secretary. the proctorial team of AMU $ %# mode on “Immunomo dula- said there has been debate in in the statement. Though he escaped unhurt, Though the BJP leader P Satheedevi, MP, told reached on the spot and on the tion: An Integrated Approach favour of and against the Earlier, Karnataka Primary the incident has brought back came out of the hotel without Vijayan that the CPI(M) mem- basis of suspicion took the two & )B, 7 in Unani Medicine”. reopening of schools and he has and Secondary Education memories of violent clashes speaking to the group and bers were shocked when the friends present on the spot 9 1< Delivering a talk on also seen the debate on the topic Minister S Suresh Kumar too involving the Sangh Parivar drove away, a Taurus truck BJP members of parliament into custody. Till night, the H, * “Immunology Goes Viral”, Prof in the media about it. Besides, had reiterated that there was no activists and Marxists in was seen following him and had come to the House with police did not receive any com- %1 # ) Nadeem Fazal (Senior political leaders too have hurry to start the schools. Northern Kerala which had crashed against his car twice flex boards featuring the pic- plaint and was engaged in inter- " # 2 I Immunologist, Bio-Medical expressed their views, he “Neither our government claimed the lives of hundreds of causing many dents on the rear. tures of the dead bodies of RSS rogating the friends. Sciences, Chicago State added. nor the Department of workers over the last two When he stopped the car and and BJP workers in Kerala who Shanu Abbas, the 22-year- ,#)% , University, USA) said that “no Before opening the schools, Education is rushing to open decades. got down, the truck sped away. were murdered in gruesome old son of Chand Babu, a resi- ( ",% product has yet been approved meetings will be held regarding schools under any circum- According to Abdullakutty, The incident happens with- manner by the Marxists. “We dent of Zakir Nagar street G ,% G by the FDA regarding COVID- the pros and cons with the stances. The health and safety he was travelling from in days of Abdullakutty releas- were left speechless by these number 2 of Kwarsi, was the " 19 treatment”. He discussed political leaders, experts and of our children is very impor- Thiruvananthapuram to ing the book Deseeya Muslim pictures. Something should be student of 11th standard of # 2 how immunity impacted senior officials to arrive at a tant to us,” Kumar said in a Kannur by road when the inci- (Nationalist Muslim), a collec- done to stop this,” Satheedevi AMU, but he had left the school 9, human health and how it could decision, the Chief Minister Facebook post. PTI dent occurred. He had stopped tion of essays listing the story requested Vijayan. PNS in the middle PNS be enhanced. 464 +2(3 * " '#$ :' , $
#2#*" was allegedly passing on doc- 4*'/ uments, photographs, maps %J; n a significant development, with the longitude-latitude %"##2 “A division bench of Chief Roshni Act in its PIL filed in Ithe Anti-Terrorism Squad markings of the defence-relat- Justice Gita Mittal and Justice 2014, another senior Advocate (ATS) of the Maharashtra ed facilities here, via WhatsApp ore than six years after the Rajesh Bindal Friday allowed Ankur Sharma had also sought Police arrested an employee of and other modes of commu- MComptroller and Auditor a petition that sought transfer CBI probe in the matter. During Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd nication. General of India (CAG ) had of the Rs 25,000 land allotment previous hearing in the case in (HAL) at Ozar near Nashik for While Deven Bharti head- 'unearthed' 25,000 crore scam under the Roshni Act September 2020,Adv Ankur allegedly passing on “secret” ed the operation, the promi- Roshni land scam, the Division from the Anti-Corruption Sharma had submitted before information about Indian Air nent senior police officials par- Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir Bureau (ACB) to the CBI”. the Division bench, “Given the Force's (IAF) fighter aircrafts to ticipated in the operation High Court comprising Chief Referring to the ongoing structural problems and polit- the Pakistani spy agency Inter wereDIG Shri Jayant Justice Gita Mittal and Justice investigations in the case and ical interference crippling the Services Intelligence (ISI). Naiknavre, SP Shri. Rajesh Bindal Friday handed why the need was felt to hand ACB, both of which are reflect- Identifying the arrested Ravindrasingh Pardeshi and over the probe in the land over the probe to the premier ed in its conduct of the last 6 HAL official as one Deepak DCP Dr. Vinaykumar Rathod scam to the Central Bureau of investigating agency, Sheikh years of investigation, the time Shirsat (41), the ATS officials to the Forensic Science by ACP Sunil Yadav, PI Investigation. Shakeel said, “till now the Anti is ripe to bring in an indepen- said here on Friday that Shirsat Laboratory for examination,” 29/:97/055-/2 Mahadev Waghmode, APIs The Division Bench also Corruption Bureau Jammu dent and professional agency worked at the HAL’s Ozar facil- a senior ATS official said. +::;00-+9=0<5-0/ Sandip Ghuge, Pratima declared the 'Roshni Act' (Vigilance) was investigating like CBI for investigation”. ity that houses the Aircraft As per his social media ?)(@/ +::;0--02 Joglekar, Ekshinge and PSI “unconstitutional”. Directions the matter and had registered “The conduct of ACB is Manufacturing Division of the profile, Shirsat is a married 5+9520/0/5-0/ Sanap. were also passed to the CBI to 17 FIRs so far. He said, due to “suspect” and we can’t have sus- state-owned aerospace and man hailing from Jalgaon in +5<20// P-05 Meanwhile, HAL file a status report of the ongo- non- cooperation of the gov- pects investigating the sus- defence company. north Maharashtra. An alum- :0;//0/+.--/ 5;50:/ spokesperson Gopal Sutar Srinagar: As many as 636 ing investigation every 8 weeks ernment agencies involved in pects”, he further submitted, Shirsat was on Friday pro- nus of Government Polytechnic 09.:0;/.597-+9+:/ declined comment, saying: “As more persons tested coron- before the Court. the case, ACB could issue chal- adding “since beneficiaries duced before a competent court Pune, and Gangapur -/0/"+9205+-=0;092 the investigation is on we have avirus positive in Jammu and Soon after submitting its lan in only two cases. He said include Ministers, politicians, which has remanded in police Madhyamik Vidyalaya, he was 2:9;;+6=09 no comments to offer.” Kashmir on Friday, taking the report to the state legislature in in the light of these develop- IAS/KAS officers, the ability of custody for 10 days. working with HAL as a QC Located 200 kms away active cases to 11,144. March 2014, the Principal ments the court deemed it the ACB is crippled from with- Acting on a reliable piece of Inspector. -;5/+=50/+90- from Mumbai, the HAL The Information and Accountant General (Audit) appropriate to divest it of the in”. intelligence, the the Nashik Informed ATS sources said ;0552+./0920;;+6=-2 Aircraft Manufacturing Public Relations Department had described the transfer of investigation simultaneously Meanwhile, in its order the Police, ATS, and Military that the sustained interrogation .925/+50-.=5-+9 Division at Ozar in Nashik dis- said 263 new cases were report- 3,48,160 kanals of land in the handing it over to CBI. Division Bench on Friday said Intelligence had put the sus- of the arrested accused had +:0050-/50P- 22/+90 trict manufactures MiG vari- ed in Jammu division and 373 state at a cost of Rs 76.24 Cr (24 Advocate Sheikh Shakeel that J&K Chief Secretary will pected HAL employee close revealed that he was “in con- 5;/+5950+:+;092 ants MiG-21 M, MiG21 BIS, in Kashmir division. The total percent) against a demand of Rs also claimed, “due to direct ensure uninterrupted investi- watch for the past several days. stant touch” of the ISI and “was :905/ MiG 27 M and Su-30 MKI for corona cases in the Union 317.54 Cr under Roshni Act, as involvement of land sharks gation which will also be direct- He was finally taken into cus- supplying the secret informa- the Indian Air Force. Territory are 82,429. one of the biggest scams of J&K. along with top bureaucrats, ed against those officers in tody by the ATS three days ago. tion about Indian fighter air- The HAL Ozar facility is Of the total, 69,979 patients Originally, the Act was politicians and police officers in whose tenures the encroach- Shirsat has been booked crafts and their sensitive details, The secret operation was the mainstay for Russian-origin have recovered whereas 1,306 aimed at resource mobilization the biggest ever land scam in ments had happened. for an offence under sections 3, along with the information carried out and accomplished aircraft in terms of life exten- succumbed to the dreaded of Rs 25,448 Cr for investment the history of Jammu and The court said all Deputy 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets related to Hindustan under the overall supervision of sion, modifications, site repairs virus, including 15 who died on in power sector. Kashmir the Anti Corruption Commissioners and Divisional Act, 1923. “Three mobile Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), the Maharashtra’s Additional and investigations. It also Friday. Of the active cases, Speaking to The Pioneer, Bureau was not able to com- Commissioners will be held for handsets with five SIM cards aircraft manufacturing Unit at Director General of Police and exports MiG spares to Egypt, 4,989 are from Jammu division Senior Advocate Sheikh Shakeel plete the probe in the matter”. contempt of court if they do not and two memory cards have Ozar, Nashik, the airbase and ATS Chief Deven Bharti. Syria, Vietnam, Malaysia, and 6,155 from Kashmir divi- Ahmad, who had initially filed Challenging the cooperate with the investiga- been seized from the accused the prohibited areas inside the Investigations have Algeria, Poland and sion. 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This opens the win- Aviv with Abu Dhabi, Bahrain pattern to external interferences Though in the Azerbaijan- not seen those changes imple- dow to a neighbouring Turkey and by default, even Riyadh). that over time justifies and legit- Armenia theatre, it may perhaps =>$ + ( mented yet.” He had unambiguous- to establish its quest as the new This intra-Ummah struggle has imises its own misadventures to bite more than what many of its C/ +>$ + $ ly added that the Pakistani estab- “leader” of the Ummah (displac- seen Turkey tactically champi- itself. A key component of that traditional supporters them- * lishment was harbouring ing the Arab Sheikhdoms) and oning Kashmir even as Pakistan’s strategy is what it ostensibly calls selves will tolerate any further, let “agents of chaos.” Typically, Pakistan to perpetuate its historical ani- historical allies like Saudi Arabia “non-State actors.” As early as alone the rest of the world. $S denied the accusations and attrib- mus with Armenians. Turkey and United Arab Emirates have 1947-48, it sent tribal lashkar (The writer, a military veter- 7 ( uted all wrongdoings to what it has under Recep Tayyip Erdogan started showing disinterest in (militia) from Waziristan to an, is a former Lt Governor of # +>$ patently and conveniently called fancies itself as the sole power such pitches. The fight for lead- capture Kashmir even as it Andaman & Nicobar Islands) 4 & # ' (") 0H)1I ( . M 37 " 7 " '. / 1 G < H I 3 . & M 8)9 )/ 6 M HA I ) $ * ! + & , 3 025 +0 .5+=09 0/ +66--+95 99-=05 # KBB< K9$ K$ ;& K$ ; ( # ) ) ) & )) % '")& ( # !+, Sir — The way the Uttar Pradesh Sir — Products made by women -. /0/0(/1 Government and a section of the self-help groups (SHGs) in * ( media is treating the Hathras case " Karnataka could be provided " 2 is reprehensible. It is sad but true with a wider market as com- that an all-out attempt is being merce giant Amazon has !+, made to blame the victim and her $ $ ) expressed interest in enabling , ( ( family for the cruel fate that befell them to sell their products to cus- ( " + them. Canards are being peddled tomers across India. There are to make it appear that the fami- ( < * about 1.5 lakh SHGs in the !+,S 3 4 !+,S ly brought the tragedy upon State, all engaged in the produc- ) /0// ( itself. The attempt to malign the tion of various products. It would family is nothing but a deeper ( give an impetus to the market if descent into inhumanity. The ref- $ * ) these products are enabled to sell * ( erence to the absence of semen H" I" through the e-commerce plat- 4 4 and old healed wounds in the pri- ( O < form. 5 vate parts, made in a vain bid to + = Amit Singh Kushwaha establish that there was no rape Satna ( and protect the accused, hurts our < = 6 * 7 ) ) # sensibilities. And it is clear that < the victim and her family are ( #9. slandered to pervert the course of + Sir — Rather than helping the P Q 4 justice. The ill-concealed align- Hathras gang-rape victim get jus- ment of the administration with tice, some BJP politicians are 2 " ( the upper caste section of the i embezzlement of opium, exter- cious time and resources by the busy assassinating her character. ( society explains the flat denial of nal dealing in narcotic drugs and investigating agencies to delve This paints a grim picture of the caste angle in this case. The Sir — The Bombay High Court psychotropic substances, financ- into a case which had been con- Indian politics, where elected woes of those at the receiving end, recently granted bail to Rhea ing illicit traffic and harbouring structed on speculation, allega- representatives are trying to keep in the present instance the Dalit Chakraborty, who was pro- offenders and/or any other tions and wild imagination. It is the culture of caste dominance % !+, ( family in Hathras, are exacerbat- nounced “guilty” by certain tele- offence involving commercial necessary that the Governments, alive as their sole concern is to ed by the lack of institutional vision channels for driving actor quantity. both the Centre and the State, save their vote banks. , ( integrity and professional ethics Sushant Singh Rajput to suicide, However, numerous ques- show maturity and rise above MN Musaeed %4# ,S on the part of those tasked with siphoning off his money and tions arise from the drama that partisan political considerations Mumbai , + ensuring justice. dealing in narcotic drugs. The surrounded the false murder in dealing with such complaints. G David Milton court observed that Chakraborty case. The most unfortunate Haridasan Rajan $ /, Maruthancode was not guilty of any offence of aspect being the wastage of pre- Kozhikode //5-/+=+95D760,;+6 ! 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3 &.%"/ %!%: ; ( 5 ( . # 2 + ( , * ) ! ;,*)!< 10(1D , 5 2 A ;52A< , 42 #'/ P Q # mall business enterprises are given purchase # preference quota in procurement by " SGovernment and Public Sector Undertakings ( (PSUs), a pooled quota in bank credit and interest # subvention under some Government schemes. ( The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) 2 were categorised, separately from the manufactur- ing and services sector, based on investment in plant, machinery and equipment under the MSME Development Act 2006 (MSMED Act). Many 6 ) MSMEs do not increase their investment for fear of 7 losing their tag and associated benefits. To address # this concern, the definition of MSMEs was changed ( * + from July 1 this year. 4 7 ;*+47< ( @ By bringing an additional criterion of turnover, % * ;@%*< a business entity is now classified as a micro enter- prise if its investment is upto 1 crore and turnover 2 7 , ;27,< % is upto 5 crore. The corresponding figures are 10 crore and 50 crore for small and 50 crore and 250 (+ =B 1# 1( ( crore for medium enterprises. Earlier, the classifi- .2-,* + ( cation was only based on investment, with separate #*-, 1 ,( 2 investment limits for manufacturing and service sec- , =2-"( A tors. The exports turnover will be excluded from $ -A =2-"(1 ( reckoning for the qualifying turnover to encourage *0*2$1 $$ $ 6 ) 7 ( MSMEs to export more without losing their status #9B $ (+ # tag and associated benefits. 9") A working capital distress. The amount is Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), and by how much. The MSME sector ( The 73rd round of the National Sample Survey insignificant in comparison to the total a 3 lakh crore window of collateral-free needs increased formalisation and digital- 2015-16 (NSS) estimated that there were 6.34 crore , =2-"(1$ contribution of MSMEs in the economy loans to MSMEs. Banks could extend an isation to get more commercial credit ( # $-.1-0 , A 4 ( MSMEs (6.30 crore micro, 3.31 lakh small and 5,000 (GDP of about 44.5 lakh crore as con- extra 20 per cent outstanding loan to cred- through digital lending. Under such a sys- medium enterprises) employing 11.10 crore people. * )"2$ #$, ,$ tributed by MSMEs in 2016-17). itworthy MSMEs having non-NPA tem, the sales and payments are record- By January, only 86.11 lakh MSMEs had availed the A$# ; 9 The MSME Minister had informed in accounts with Government guarantee. The ed through digital payments and invoic- facility of online, self certification-based, paperless (+ -=)A May that outstanding payments to four-year tenure loans carry a 12-month ing systems, which give the bankers reli- 4 S ,42#2 registration on the MSME Ministry’s Udyog, =2-"(1"-B MSMEs totalled about 5 lakh crore. Mere moratorium on principal repayment and able data on sales/turnover and help in the ( Aadhaar, Memorandum portal. About 60 per cent "1"(( #9( exclusion of medium enterprises from a cap on interest rates, 9.25 per cent for generation of a better credit history. are in the service sector and 40 per cent in manu- $+2-,* #", access to the Samadhaan portal can’t banks and 14 per cent for Non-Banking Loans can be substituted with customised 7 27, facturing. After the revised classification from July A#*(+$, $ explain the big gap in figures. Probably Financial Companies (NBFCs). The scope credit cards for better transaction level ( " , * # 7 1, many erstwhile large business enterprises have also many SMEs are reluctant to escalate of the ECLGS was later enlarged to controls with links to the Goods and now become medium and medium have become (",, $$(+ their payment delays for fear of reprisals include even non-MSME business entities, Services Tax (GST) system and logistics #2(2"-)1) 1$ 10000 small enterprises and so on. So 99 per cent busi- like denial of future orders or fault-find- retailers and individual borrowers, propri- service providers for control on mortgaged ness enterprises are MSMEs and 99 per cent 1.+0(+ ing in supplies. Or because they are mere- etorships, partnerships, registered firms, inventories. Digital technology can take # @%* $-. ( MSMEs are micro enterprises. What is the signifi- ly outsourcing arms set up by large busi- trusts, limited liability partnerships and care of a lot of ills of the past. Even banks cance and implication of this change? MSMEs com- =$("(1 ness units, unable to bite the hand that interested borrowers under the Pradhan have to look out for high quality borrow- $ plain of payment delays resulting in liquidity prob- #"0* (+ $" feeds it. Hence, there is no reliable data on Mantri Mudra Yojana, who are now eli- ers, so digital lending is a win-win for both *A:, (1- lems. Section 15-24 of the MSMED Act stipulates )"$ A(+ actual distress caused by stalled payments. gible for ECLGS. By September 29, banks bankers and borrowers. The Government a 45-day time limit on payment to Small and Micro =B 1# 1( Bill discounting offers a solution to the had sanctioned loans of about 1.86 lakh has offered a rather hassle-free registra- Enterprises (SMEs). On delayed payment of dues, problem of stalled cash flows to MSMEs. crore to 50 lakh business entities and dis- tion facility. May be there is a case for giv- "--.1=" # ) 7S ( the debtor is liable to pay interest at three times the -#( ,9 ,A There are Trade Receivables Discounting bursed 1,32,246 crore to over 27 lakh ing automatic MSME registration to 5 ) 2 /0/0 ( bank rate notified by the RBI, compounded month- System (TReDS) platforms for MSMEs to entities under the ECLGS. ECLGS beneficiaries and GST-registered ly. Under the Atmanirbhar package, in May the =2-"(0 auction their trade receivables through MSME registration is voluntary. Only vendors. Of course, Aadhaar-based veri- A* ""1) 2 Government ordered all departments and PSUs to online bidding. Multiple financiers buy about 86 lakh MSMEs are registered while fication would be a must because there are clear all pending MSME dues within 45 days of "#1 $(0( their undisputed invoices at a discount. there were 633 lakh MSMEs as per a 2015- reports of splitting of businesses to bring + @ $(.+- E ) 4 acceptance of supplies. In July, departments were While the financier can wait for payment 16 survey estimate. Just like unorganised them within the lower tax threshold. asked to pay penal interest of one per cent per month 21 =$( , clearance, the MSME gets the discount- labour, a majority of the MSMEs are not The Government expects businesses ( ( on delayed payments. The dispensation applied to #$# $ .(+2( ed value of invoices upfront. In 2018, the registered with the Government. Not to become responsible, take care of pub- all MSMEs, including medium enterprises that were =$( 1= MSME Ministry had mandated all CPSUs being on the radar of the Government lic safety, employees, the environment and ( not entitled to legal remedy under the MSMED Act. - A.2-,* and all corporates with a turnover exceed- helps the “informal economy” to dodge pay taxes. The Government would be " ( On May 14, the MSME Ministry’s Samadhaan $-."1, ing 500 crore to be on-board TReDS plat- Government regulations, some of which emboldened to deregulate if self-regula- ( website, an online delayed payment monitoring sys- ,AA)2-((= ( forms. However, many corporates are not are indeed outdated and burdensome. tion by businesses improves. The pace of 4 tem for settlement of disputes by affected SMEs, list- yet registered on these. They want Government help but are wary deregulation is slow only because mis- ed pending claims of 40,720 crore. Of this, 11.6 per By delaying even the acknowledge- of getting registered with it. Many MSMEs deeds of some keep the logic of regulation ( ;FCCFCC0BD/< cent were claims from the Central Government. By ment of their liability to pay, they are don’t register out of ignorance of benefits alive. An attempt should be made from September 30, the outstanding amount on the avoiding giving a handle to MSMEs to or the assessment that the risks of getting both sides to address the mutual concerns # Samadhaan portal had substantially come down to drag defaulting buyers before insolvency entangled with the Government are more on why there is low registration. Maybe 12,598 crore (37,520 cases) despite an increase in courts. The recent changes in the than the benefits of registration. Though there is a case for the Government allow- ( the number of SMEs from July 1 --- State Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) it enables better support, registration ing a limited period of regulatory forbear- # ) ( Governments (2,349 crore/3,546 applications), have limited the scope of small operational leads to anxiety about formalisation and ance and amnesty to erstwhile unregis- ( ( Central PSUs (2,172 crore/2,211 applications), State vendors to trigger insolvency proceedings possible Government overreach. For tered MSMEs. Without registering, relief , , " PSUs (1,573 crore/1,355 applications) and propri- and a pause/stop button is in place on fresh MSMEs, getting relief from the would be slow and difficult to come by. etorship firms (852 crore/6,483 applications). defaults since March 25 for six months, Government without registering is not (The writer is a retired IAAS officer and ; < The amount shown on the Samadhaan portal extendable to one year. The Atmanirbhar possible because the latter is accountable former Special Secretary, Ministry of does not seem to reflect the true picture of the MSME package of May included the Emergency to keep a record of who has been helped Commerce and Industry.) 5 &'! ' # ( # $ )# E +# , - . / 0 01%/ 1 %# 2# ## + /% ##),03+ #%. 450. 0 32 '/ 3 0 ' 301%10 6 0 66%/.%',
some aid organisations and NGOs distress suffered when captive labour- who live on the streets in absolute dis- medication. So mental health assess- or recruitment of people with training, Restrict the periods of stay for sur- have inferred that this trauma is due ers in the kilns were left to fend for tress. ment was largely done only through the alternative of helping survivors vivors in shelter homes to not more to lack of shelter homes for survivors. themselves post the lockdown and they However, communities such as sex observation by people not trained to access therapy from senior and estab- than three-six months. The law and The nationwide lockdown from received little or no support while workers, trafficked people, drug users do so (activists, CWC chairpersons, lished therapists has not emerged. policies should shift the focus to com- March triggered one set of challenges returning home. Meanwhile, the lock- and trans-people, who are particular- judges, or magistrates). The under- That’s because these shelters are run on munity-based rehabilitation approach- — of people without ration and down also led to identification and res- ly vulnerable to psychological distress, standing of trauma was largely asso- a closed door policy, where survivors es. The law should define rehabilitation Aadhaar cards or bank accounts not cue of children and adolescents from have been peripheral in dialogue ciated with violence and withdrawal. are incarcerated and NGOs held and recovery. Disband the current getting rations or cash transfers. Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bengal spaces or policy engagement process- In the last three decades, this under- responsible to keep them in custody. myth that incarcerating survivors in Survivors of trafficking are high among through ingenuous sting operations es. The terms “psychosocial coun- standing has not been challenged So any external mobility requires per- shelters or returning them home with- this group since they often lose their and intel-mining by non profits such selling” and “psychosocial counsellors” despite clinical research showing that mission and is severely disapproved by out any services for their rehabilitation # identities in the process of being sold as Mission Rescue Operation and are commonly used by NGOs and by survivors of human trafficking suffer the judiciary or CWCs, bodies which means reintegration. Provide commu- or even after being rescued. For exam- Mission Mukti Foundation, start-ups governments in policies when it comes dysthymia (a condition of chronic have very little orientation on the nity-based social workers to support head of October 10, that is cel- ple, survivors of trafficking in Bengal, that specialise in investigations on traf- to recovery of survivors of human traf- depression and anxiety disorders) implications of incarceration on men- survivors’ access to health services at ebrated as World Mental Health who were rescued from Delhi, ficking. ficking. This happened in the late 90s, even after having gone through reha- tal health of survivors of trafficking. local hospitals and clinics. ADay, there is a spurt in discus- Maharashtra or Goa, reported that no In the midst of lockdowns, quar- when activists believed that not all sur- bilitation services in shelter homes. As the Ministry of Women and Rescue, institutionalisation and sions on mental well-being across the one had provided them with any antines, stranded migrants, inactive vivors of trafficking are clinically Even today, they are not tested for Child Development has been deter- repatriation may not be feasible for all world. However, the focus is mostly on identity papers when they had been child welfare committees and anti- depressed, or ill and may not require PTSD to check trauma symptoms and mined to bring about legal reforms for survivors of human trafficking. For celebrities, rich people or privileged rescued, put into shelter homes for human trafficking units, the police and clinical services. decide the need for therapeutic and protection of human trafficking vic- example, a person trafficked for students dealing with depression or years and repatriated back home. NGOs managed to return survivors to Recovery was understood to be a recovery services. tims, it would be worthwhile to con- domestic labour ten years ago, who anxiety. No one talks about the men- Vimukthi, a sex workers’ group in their families. set of services that would help a traf- The approach of NGOs hiring sider how to correct the ills of some of since then has escaped the traffickers, tal health of the poor. Underlying this Andhra Pradesh, has been pleading for As usual there were no services to ficked person, often an adolescent or social work graduates, or people who the bad rehabilitation and recovery may still be suffering from the traumat- selective outrage is a rationalisation that the attention of the State Government address the panic, fear, trauma and dis- young adult, find safe spaces in shel- have done diploma courses on basic practices that have proved to be inef- ic impact of trafficking, but may not poverty, failure, violence and hardships for rations and welfare services. It took tress of survivors. This is because ter homes, be offered group coun- counselling, expecting them to be able fective and expensive. The recommen- need to be institutionalised or returned in life may cause depression, anxiety the AP State AIDS Control Society activists and NGOs working on men- selling or individual counselling where to respond to PTSD suffered by peo- dations that have emerged from the back to his/her native village. Mental disorders or other psychological prob- (APSACS) months to verify identities, tal health mostly prioritise working each could be helped to assimilate what ple who have experienced sexual vio- experience of survivors of trafficking health services, both clinical and com- lems. until the Supreme Court ordered the with populations in residential insti- he/she had been through and emerge lence, physical torture, confinement are: Ensure PTSD testing and mental munity-based approaches, need to be Sadly, in a Corona-affected India, State to ensure accessibility to food for tutions and their suffering in poor resilient and work for rehabilitation. If and multiple betrayals in their child- health assessments for all survivors. made available to all vulnerable groups no one has seen how sex workers and sex workers. institutional care, their stigma and the person showed any clinical symp- hood and adolescence, is a severe over- Recovery services must be based on such as sex workers, substance-users survivors of human trafficking have Saans, a group of survivors of exclusion by families and the State. toms, such as violence, self-harm, expectation. While many of these diagnosis. Quell the myth that psycho- and survivors of trafficking. suffered trauma through the lock- labour trafficking in the brick kiln sec- Many of them have also taken up suicide attempts, then the person NGOs may even be aware of this and logical distress can be diagnosed by lay (The writer is a researcher, facili- downs and even after. Quite falsely, tor from Chhattisgarh, reported the working with the homeless mentally ill, could be taken to a psychiatrist for speak about their limitations of salary, people. tator and an activist) ! "#$%#%# 12
) & M 0 P @ , Beijing: China on Friday claimed Mike Pompeo's allegations of a awaiting its approval. that the coronavirus broke out in cover-up by the ruling Communist In May, the annual meeting of the various parts of the world last Party of China (CPC). the World Health Assembly * * ,<8 year but it was the only one to have The coronavirus crisis was (WHA), the Geneva-based / reported and acted first, refuting infinitely made worse by the WHO's decision-making body the widely-held view that the Chinese Communist Party's cover- currently headed by India, passed ."$+1=(1 Washington: Days after return- Conley said, “Today, the pres- feeling good and was looking deadly contagion originated in up, Pompeo had said in Tokyo at a unanimous resolution to probe ing to the White House after ident completed his course of forward to rallies. Wuhan before turning out to be a the QUAD ministerial meeting of the origin of the virus. China also he chair of the Commission on Presidential being treated for Covid-19, therapy for Covid-19 as pre- “I'm feeling good. Really pandemic. the US, India, Australia and Japan backed the resolution. TDebates says it is not reconsidering shifting the US President Donald Trump scribed by his team of physi- good. I mean, perfect. And China, besides denying the on Tuesday. In August, a two-member second debate from virtual back to in-person, has expressed his willingness to cians.” we're ready to go. I'm ready to US allegations that Covid-19 has The Chinese Foreign Ministry team from the WHO, which vis- despite a request from President Donald Trump's hold rallies for the presidential Since returning home, his go except the quarantine situ- emerged from a bio-lab in Wuhan, statement was made as the World ited China, completed the ground- team. elections, with his doctor say- physical exam has remained ation that you have for a little also rejected that it emanated Health Organisation (WHO) was work for the probe into the animal Frank Fahrenkopf told The Associated Press late ing he is “safe” to return to pub- stable and devoid of any indi- while after you get tested or from a wet market in the central gearing up to probe the origin of source and reservoirs of the Covid- Thursday that the nonpartisan group's decision was lic life on Saturday. cations to suggest progression whatever the procedure is. But Chinese city from bats or pan- the deadly coronavirus. 19 which first emerged in Wuhan not going to be reversed. That means the second Trump, 74, and First Lady of illness. Overall he's respond- I'm ready to do -- and I'm look- golins before infecting humans. According to Johns Hopkins in December last year. debate is probably not going to happen at all. Melania tested positive for ed extremely well to treat- ing forward to doing the ral- Chinese Foreign Ministry Coronavirus Resource Center, the On Monday, WHO health The commission decided to make the Oct. 15 Covid-19 last week. The pres- ment, without evidence on lies,” he said. spokesperson Hua Chunying told contagion has infected over 36 mil- emergencies programme executive debate virtual after Trump tested positive for the ident was taken to a military examination of adverse thera- “I would love to do a rally a media briefing that “the coron- lion people and killed more than director Mike Ryan told a special coronavirus. Fahrenkopf says the group wanted to hospital for treatment, which peutic effects, he wrote in the tonight. I wanted to do one last avirus is a new kind of virus as 1 million across the world. The US meeting of the organisation's exec- “protect the health and safety of all involved” and the White House said was memo. night. But I think I'm better to more and more facts emerge as is the worst affected country with utive board that “a list of candi- that the decision was guided by the advice of the taken as a “matter of abun- “Saturday will be day 10 a point that I feel better than I reports reveal, we all know that the over 7.6 million cases and more dates has been submitted to the Cleveland Clinic, its heath partner for the 2020 dance caution”. since Thursday's diagnosis, and did, I jokingly said 20 years epidemic broke out in various than 2,12,000 deaths. China has Chinese authorities for their con- debates. After spending four days, based on the trajectory of ago... I had a case. I got it places in the world at the end of reported 90,736 cases and 4,739 sideration and for the next steps in Trump's doctor, Navy Cdr. Sean Conley, said he came back to the White advanced diagnostics the team knocked out. I think it was last year, while China was the first deaths due to Covid-19. order to deploy that team”. in a letter Thursday evening that Trump would be House on Monday. His doctors has been conducting, I fully Regeneron that was responsi- to report the outbreak, identified The WHO has given to Beijing Hua, while refuting Pompeo's cleared to resume public activities Saturday, 10 days say he has had no fever since anticipate the president's safe ble for it. Because of that, it was thepathogen and shared the a list of global experts to be sent charge of a cover-up, said that a after his diagnosis. last Friday. return to public engagements at sort of like almost a gift from genome sequence with the to China to probe the origin of the high-level group of Chinese sci- Earlier Thursday, Trump balked at the virtual In a memorandum issued that time,” Dr Conley said. heaven because of what I went world.” coronavirus, Hong Kong-based entists first identified the person- event and said he wouldn't participate. Biden's cam- on Thursday night, White In an interview to Fox through, and I felt pretty lousy,” Hua's comments came in South China Morning Post report- to-person transmission due to paign then said Biden would participate in a town House physician Dr Sean News, Trump said that he was Trump said. PTI response to US Secretary of State ed on Thursday. The WHO is coronavirus on January 19. PTI hall hosted by ABC News on Oct. 15 instead.
7 ' < 4(33 $&( $ & *+/, - A )&))"#$ -1,1 said appropriate measures were 3 3F Washington: President Donald Trump ernment email about a former Trump Moscow: Russia moved to stop the diers, adding that the top Azerbaijani being taken to protect everyone 3 is increasingly at odds with Attorney campaign adviser who was a target of worst escalation of fighting in the sep- and Armenian diplomats were invited ore than 1,800 students on campus. +-;+ ( General William Barr over the status of secret FBI surveillance. aratist region of Nagorno-Karabakh in to Moscow for consultations. Mand staff from universities “We expected to see cases ; the Justice Department's investigation With time running out for pre-elec- more than a quarter-century by offer- The Russian Foreign Ministry said across the north-east of rise in light of the increase in & into the origin of the Russia probe, with tion action on the case, Trump is ing to host cease-fire talks on Friday. they confirmed their attendance Friday, England, currently under cases both locally and nation- A the president increasingly critical about increasingly airing his dissatisfaction in Late Thursday, Russian President but there was no immediate comment tougher localised lockdowns, ally and all HE (higher educa- a lack of arrests and Barr frustrated by tweets and television appearances. Barr, Vladimir Putin issued a statement call- from Armenia or Azerbaijan to the tested positive for coronavirus tion) institutions have to man- & Trump's public pronouncements about meanwhile, has privately expressed ing for a break in the fighting between Russian initiative. Azerbaijani officials over the past week. age this on an ongoing basis,” the case, according to people familiar frustration over the public comments, the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces and Nagorno-Karabakh separatist Newcastle University said a spokesperson said. with the matter. according to a person familiar with his that have raged for nearly two weeks authorities said heavy shelling contin- 1,003 students and 12 members “We feel confident that we Trump and his allies had high thinking. over the region. ued overnight. of staff were confirmed to have have appropriate measures in # hopes for the investigation led by It's not dissimilar to a situation ear- The Kremlin said Putin''s initiative Fighting with heavy artillery, war- been infected with coronavirus place to protect us all while we Connecticut U.S. Attorney John lier this year, when Trump complained followed a series of calls with Armenian planes and drones has engulfed in the past week, compared are on campus and to reduce +92+9 ( * = Durham, betting it would expose what publicly that he believed ally Roger Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Nagorno-Karabakh despite numerous with 94 last Friday. At the potential for transmission A they see as wrongdoing when the FBI Stone was getting a raw deal in his pros- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. international calls for a cease-fire. Both Northumbria University, there in our community,” the opened a case into whether the Trump ecution, even as Barr had already The latest outburst of fighting sides have accused each other of tar- were also 619 new cases and spokesperson said. Durham campaign was coordinating with Russia moved to amend a sentencing position between Azerbaijani and Armenian geting residential areas and civilian Durham University confirmed University has asked students to sway the 2016 election. of the prosecutors in the case. forces began September 27 and marked infrastructure. 219 cases in students in the last living in two colleges to remain Trump has also pushed to tie Despite Trump's unhappiness, the biggest escalation of the decades-old On Thursday, a historic cathedral week. on campus for the next week & prominent Obama administration offi- there's no indication Barr's job is at risk conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. in the town of Shusha in Nagorno- Most universities are plan- following the sharp rise in . cials to that effort as part of his cam- in the final weeks of the campaign. The region lies in Azerbaijan but Karabakh came under shelling, a shell ning to switch to online teach- cases and Northumbria paign against Joe Biden, who was serv- Still, the tensions between Trump has been under control of ethnic piercing its dome and damaging the ing for at least three weeks, University said it was “contin- ing as vice president at the time. and the attorney general over the fate Armenian forces backed by Armenia interior. No one was hurt in the attack, except in cases where in-person uing to make extensive efforts” & But a year and a half into the inves- of the probe underscore the extent to since the end of a separatist war in but hours later more shelling wound- lessons are essential. to provide support for its self- tigation, and with less than one month which the president is aggressively try- 1994. ed two Russian journalists inspecting Newcastle University said isolating students with online until Election Day, there has been only ing to use all of the levers of his power The Kremlin said Putin proposed the damage. “the overwhelming majority concierge services or food one criminal case: a former FBI lawyer to gain ground in an election that has calling a cease-fire to exchange pris- The Azerbaijani military denied of cases” were from “social parcels delivered by staff and < who pleaded guilty to altering a gov- been moving away from him. AP oners and collect the bodies of dead sol- targeting the cathedral. AP and residential settings” and the students' union. ! =. % *0 *& > ( ' * ,<8 ' Berlin: A Berlin district has ordered a local Korean group to *") -1" Economy Week innovation Beijing: China has officially upfront payments. ently refuting reports that China remove a statue commemorating women used as sex slaves by awards on Friday. joined the World Health “On October 8, China and plans to distribute the vaccines Japan during World War II, saying Friday it goes beyond what everal thousand Catalan sep- The visit by Spain's heads of Organization's (WHO) COVAX Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to developing countries on its had been approved. Saratists are protesting the state and government comes less alliance to equitably distribute signed an agreement, officially own ahead of developed coun- The issue of sex slaves, euphemistically called “comfort visit of Spanish King Felipe VI than two weeks after Catalonia's Covid-19 vaccines around the joining COVAX,” Chinese tries. WHO announced in women,” has been a major source of friction between South Korea and Prime Minister Pedro regional chief, Quim Torra, was globe, ending speculation that Foreign Ministry spokesper- August that “172 economies are and Japan, and the district's decision came after Japan expressed Sánchez to Barcelona amid con- removed from office by Spain's it wants to supply them on its son Hua Chunying said in a now engaged in discussions to irritation about the statue depicting a woman sitting next to an tinued tensions between the Supreme Court. The court ruled own to developing countries for statement on Friday. potentially participate in empty chair. Stephan von Dassel, mayor of the central Mitte dis- restive region and national him unfit to hold office for hav- its diplomatic agenda. “This is an important step COVAX, a global initiative trict, said permission had been given for the Korean organiza- authorities. ing violated election laws when According to the WHO, China has taken to uphold the aimed at working with vaccine tion to display a “peace statue” for one year, as a broad “state- Police set up roadblocks he refused to remove a banner countries should join the concept of a shared communi- manufacturers to provide coun- ment against sexualized violence against women in armed con- and heavily patrolled the streets from public buildings support- COVID-19 Vaccine Global ty of health for all and to hon- tries worldwide equitable access flicts.” Instead, he said, the statue unveiled in late September around the train station where ing imprisoned Catalan sepa- Access Facility (COVAX our its commitment to turn to safe and effective vaccines, “exclusively addresses the behavior of the Japanese army in World the monarch and prime minis- ratists during an official election Facility) by September 18 but Covid-19 vaccines into a glob- once they are licensed and War II.” “This has led to irritation in Japan on a national and local ter attended the Barcelona New campaign. not later than October 9 with al public good,” she said, appar- approved”. 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1 ., -+ basis and mitigate the impact Punjab National Bank’s of a conventional take-no-risks RBI Governor has rightly men- 4 B of COVID-19, while ensuring MD and CEO S S Mallikarjuna framework,” Barua said. tioned that focus must be on ankers and financial experts that inflation remains within Rao welcomed the Rs 1 lakh Siddhartha Sanyal, Chief reviving the economy. #2#*" maintaining a good level of Bon Friday hailed RBI’s pol- the target going forward. crore targeted long term repo Economist and Head – Accordingly, the accommoda- funds available at cheap rates icy, saying the decision to keep “Today’s policy statement operations and said it will sup- Research, Bandhan Bank said tive stance was as expected. The tock market benchmark from RBI to the industry,” the key repo rate unchanged is by RBI is a perfect exposition port the economic growth. :”Steps such as larger quantum RBI’s assurance on maintaining SSensex rallied 327 points on Vinod Nair, Head of Research 5 an accommodative approach to of doing ‘whatever it takes’ to Friday’s monetary policy of OMOs and OMOs in state comfortable liquidity condi- Friday as financial stocks at Geojit Financial Services manage inflation while keeping revive growth,” SBI chairman was as aggressively accom- government securities should tions will assure the markets, at advanced following the RBI’s said. The RBI in its monetary growth as target, amid the cur- Dinesh Kumar Khara said in a modative as possible without offer cheer for the bond mar- the same time enable the gov- accommodative policy stance policy on Friday announced rent economic conditions. statement. cutting the policy rate, said ket, while on-tap TLTRO and ernment to go ahead with its and steps to boost liquidity to that it will conduct on-tap tar- The Monetary Policy Given the expectation of Abheek Barua, Chief rationalization of risk weigh- borrowing programme the banking sector. geted long-term repo opera- * Committee (MPC) evaluated inflation to stay elevated and a Economist, HDFC Bank. tages of housing loans are smoothly,” said Padmaja Extending its gains for tions (TLTRO) worth Rs 1 domestic and global macro- GDP contraction of 9.5 per “Given the stance, there is meaningful steps in the right Chunduru, MD & CEO, the seventh straight session -- lakh crore to ensure comfort- #2#*" economic and financial condi- cent in 2020-21, RBI has done a significant probability of a direction. We continue to Indian Bank. The policy mea- the longest winning streak in able liquidity condition in the tions and voted unanimously to the right thing by announcing rate cut in February, if not in expect discussion on rate cuts sures recognize the growth almost a year -- the 30-share banking system. As a special he rupee strengthened leave the repo rate unchanged “discretion-based” policy December itself as inflation, as to be back on the table later risk the economy faces and the BSE Sensex rose by 326.82 case, the central bank also Tby 8 paise to close at at 4 per cent, RBI Governor responses rather than being we expect, moderates. Has the during the year as inflation imperativeness of providing points or 0.81 per cent higher announced open market oper- 73.16 against the US dollar Shaktikanta Das said in his pol- “rule based”, he added. RBI gone overboard in its prints start softening.” liquidity for growth, said R K at 40,509.49. ations (OMOs) in state devel- on Friday after the Reserve icy statement for the bi-month- Bank of India’s chief exec- effort to support growth? We The Reserve Bank in its Gurumurthy, Head – Treasury, The broader NSE Nifty opment loans (SDL) in the cur- Bank of India decided to ly monetary policy review. utive A K Das said the retail think not. policy statement said it is ready Lakshmi Vilas Bank. rose by 79.60 points or 0.67 per rent financial year. Rate-sensi- keep benchmark interest It also decided to contin- and small business segments “These are unprecedent to conduct market operations “The decision to hold rates cent to 11,914.20 with banking, tive banking and financial rate unchanged. The RBI ue with the accommodative will also have better prospects times and the Indian economy’s to assuage pressures arising steady would also help to pro- IT and infrastructure stocks ris- stocks ended on a positive kept repo rate unchanged at stance of monetary policy as by measures, such as, rational- revival efforts are hobbled by out of it and dispel any illiq- tect net interest margin (NIM) ing up to 4 per cent. note, with the BSE bankex and 4 per cent but maintained long as necessary – at least dur- isation of risk weight for hous- the lack of adequate fiscal sup- uidity in financial markets. of banks as a majority of the RBI Governor Shaktikanta finance rising up to 2.64 per an accommodative stance, ing the current financial year ing loans, enhancement of reg- port. If monetary policy does “The monetary policy loan book is linked to the repo Das’ comments on expectation cent. Positive announcements implying more rate cuts in and into the next year – to ulatory retail cap and co-lend- have to do the heavy lifting, it announcement is overall pos- or other floating benchmarks,” of GDP turning positive in the with regards to rationalisation the future if the need arises revive growth on a durable ing with NBFCs/HFCs. cannot do it within the confines itive and growth oriented. The Gurumurthy said. January-March quarter of the of risk weights for all new to support the economy hit current financial year fuelled housing loans until March 31, by the COVID-19 crisis. the market rally, traders said. 2022, was a shot for retail At the interbank forex mar- "'/ “Indian indices took a banks and housing finance ket, the rupee opened at +& % ($ $' 2 leap today following the posi- companies, Paras Bothra, 73.21 against the American , 757"& tive announcements of TLTRO President of Equity Research, currency and rose to a day’s "&'.! &! 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"#$%#%# %&)"") # = < # 7 : 074; - =.4=7 7 <!7 0 = .5! " & & < K . M & & & < < ( & M & P & 0( ( M *&- # J 8 3 & & & & O . Q SKY IS NOT THE # LIMIT) & 6 P +' '&' 0:'B ' '&''$ ' 0:'B '5 : $'+$: $:' ' / , , aagaz ke jahaaz bana bana ke aise phekti thi hawa mei jaise woh khud Kudaa rahi hai unn jahaazon ko,” says Banarasi Lal Chawla, father of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman to fly to space, as he vividly recalls how her daughter used to play with toy planes since childhood. On the other end of the phone, I could sense Chawla’s pride and excitement of Kalpana being featured in National Geographic’s show — Mega Icons Season 2, which dives deep into the journey of some of the India’s icons like Ratan Tata, Deepika Padukone, among others to deci- from a small town like Karnal? And how thought of a gift for me. Don’t go to the pher various milestone moments and life does this transition feel of being surround- market to buy any cloth or jewellery for choices that defined their success. ed by big names?” Chawla clears his throat me, instead donate that amount to envi- Kalpana’s episode from the series has as he reads out Kalpana’s response, “I was ronment protection and send the photo of intimate interviews of her parents, which not born for a corner of the universe. The the cheque to me. I will put that in my decode whether it was their conditioning, whole universe is my native land and the album and show people this precious gift.” experiences and hard work or perspective people living on it are my family.” You She was certainly a “god’s child.” that defined her path. Says he, “I am glad aren’t great only from your work, but Chawla feels that not everyone has this that they have explored my daughter’s jour- thoughts too. Certainly! extraordinary nature of being a decision ney as it can inspire millions of youth out We are all aware of the fact that living maker at a young age. He fondly remem- there trying to make a difference. People in space is not easy. During Kalpana’s bers how she chose her name herself. Says should know her teachings.” tenure, the astronauts had to work for 16 he, “Her aunt took her to get enrolled in Even though the world lost her in a hours and rest for the remaining eight a school at Karnal. When the teacher com- crash during the STS-107 Mission on hours. There used to be a wake-up call for pleted all the formalities and asked her February 1, 2003, her story continues to every astronaut and a song was played for name, the aunt said Mantu, which was inspire and even today make many raise each one of them. Kalpana’s song choice, Kalpana’s pet name. We hadn’t named her questions out of curiosity. One of them is started asking questions about its opera- There, two of the teachers convinced her and students from the college grow and Yaar Ko Humne Ja’Baja Dekha by Pakistani officially till then. So three names were simply — how did she decide to become tions from the pilot. Her curiousness made not to take that course as it had no scope make their own path. While returning Sufi singer Abida Parveen, meant that ‘I shortlised — Jyotsna, Kalpana and an astronaut? “Since childhood, stars and them take us for a ride and I can never for- in India. But she was determined and from space, on her last mission, just 28 found my beloved everywhere.’ Her father Sunaina — to name her. Even before we space fascinated Kalpana. She was always get Kalpana’s excitement and expressions adamant on her decision.” minutes before the crash, she had sent a chuckles, “But people there couldn’t could decide a name, she promptly curious about landing up in space one day. when she first sat in it. It occurred to me Kalpana believed in the power of edu- message for the students of Punjab understand the song and contacted us for answered — Kalpana,” which implies She always asked us about the position of that moment that her feet were not made cation. Chawla reminisces how she used Engineering College, which read, “Sapno the cassette. And then, they used to wake imagination. Well, now the world knows stars and ‘why they are up there’ but we for the ground. It was this queer nature that to offer mini scholarships every year se safalta ki taraf jaane ki raah maujood hai, her up with this song!” After a silence of why no other name would have suited her! had no answer to it. Staring consistently kept her hooked to the world of galaxies.” after she settled in America. Says he, aap mein usey khojne ki shakti, drishti aur two to three seconds, he asks, “Would you Then US President George Bush said towards the sky, she sometimes got emo- As Kalpana’s father went on to share “Annually, she contacted her school in uspe chalne ka saahas hona chahiye.” Her like to listen to the song right now?” at her memorial service, “None of our tional too,” recollects Chawla. every minute detail of her journey, I Karnal (Tagore Baal Niketan) and invited father adds proudly that the University has Recalling one incident after another, astronauts travelled a longer path to It all started when four-year-old realised that the process was not only chal- two Science toppers to the US. For 15 days, put up the message in bold letters in its cor- Chawla almost didn’t give me the chance space than Kalpana Chawla. She left Kalpana asked her father, “How do they lenging for her but it was equally difficult the students would stay with her. She ridors. to get rid of my curiosities about Kalpana. India as a student but she would see the fly?” pointing towards an aeroplane in the for her parents to justify her choices. would help them learn and take them to The journey of her life was divided Even before I ask him an anecdote, he is nation of her birth, all of it, from hundreds sky. Kalpana asked if he could arrange a During her graduation days at the Punjab NASA, show around and teach them about equally between India and America. ready with one. Says he, “We were about of miles above!” recalls her father with plane for her to see. Chawla promised to Engineering College, she was the only it. She believed that education can always Kalpana believed that the world is one and to visit Kalpana in America. So her elder pride. take her to the flying club in Karnal, just woman to pursue Aeronautical help people explore their potential.” we are only divided by boundaries but in sister wrote a letter to her asking if she (Kalpana Chawla’s episode of the show a few kilometres away from their home. Engineering. “I didn’t know what this Kalpana certainly had a special place reality, there’s no one greater or smaller. A wants anything from India.” With a sigh, will premiere on National Geographic on He recalls, “As soon as we reached there course was. I took her for the admission in her heart for all her colleges and journalist from the US once asked her, he recalls out Kalpana’s touching reply, “My October 11 at 7 pm. It will also be avail- and she saw a plane, she ran towards it and only because she wanted to do that course. schools. She wanted to see her colleagues “How do you feel here, coming from India sister, my lovely sister, I am glad that you able on Disney+Hotstar VIP.) 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The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned in May itself that we were looking potential- ly at an epidemic of men- tal health conditions in the coming months, caused by acute anxiety and a heightened sense of phys- ical and emotional isola- tion. Indian-Australian choreographer Ashley Lobo who himself has been adapting to a differ- ent creative reality post- COVID-19, believes there is however a way to cope. He says, “Moving the body can almost instantly uplift our mood and energise the body. Movement and dance can play a crucial role in pulling us out of mental and physical ennui and make an enormous difference to our mental health.” To support his point, he cites the American Dance Therapy outward chaos. dance can prove to be a like nobody is watching, Dance, he insists, can master a routine, the surge Association, which sug- Lobo adds, “In the healer. He says, “Mental you are celebrating your even prove cathartic for of confidence you feel will gests the psychotherapeu- post-COVID world, we health challenges are uni- body, your existence, and people who find it hard to flow into other areas of tic use of movement to can all make creative versal and do not discrim- your life. And soon you put their emotions in your life. Most important- improve emotional, cogni- choices like dance and inate. Dance however can will notice how a dance words and need an emo- ly, you will learn how to live tive, physical, and social music to bust stress and prove therapeutic for session leaves you feeling tional outlet. And if you are in the moment rather than integration. Lobo’s tech- boost positivity. It really almost anyone. Dance is more energised and confi- taking an online class, con- worrying about what the nique, Prana Paint has does not matter if you are like Yoga in the respect dent than before. You will necting with others, even future holds. In that sense also been helping his stu- a trained dancer or not, where mindful movement connect with that part of though virtually, can and many others, dance is dents to connect with their everyone has rhythm in can become a meditative yourself which now reduce the sense of isola- truly liberating. I really inner self through breath them, which can become and healing practice. remains unaffected by tion and you get the joy of believe we can all dance and Yoga-inspired move- a doorway to a better state Whether you decide to anxiety and is the source learning a new skill as a our way out of our person- ments, and to find calm of mind.” take online dance classes of all your untapped ener- bonus. al issues into a healthier, and serenity regardless of He talks about how or put on music and dance gy and pure potential.” He adds, “Once you sunnier mental space.” ( gravity defying story, The Right Glenn who was the first American AStuff, a documentary-series, to orbit Earth in his spacecraft shuttles into the realities of one of $ ' % !& $' Friendship 7. Scott Carpenter later the first-ever missions of NASA. At flew on Aurora 7 with Wally Schirra its early stages of being six months 7 , taking up the mission next, on his old in 1959, NASA chose a team for Sigma 7. Gordon Cooper flew on an incredible project that would ! R % B the last Mercury mission where he change the scope of space and spent 34 hours circling Earth in his man’s travel into the depths of the capsule, Faith 7. Deke Slayton was worlds beyond our own. The series part of the Project Mercury astro- showcases the real life story, display- nauts but had to fly on a separate ing America’s journey into space mission in 1975 owing to his poor and how they began a programme health. that created celebrities in a life- changing competition between Making the Project Mercury ambitious astronauts and their fam- mission safer ilies for money, stardom and A rhesus monkey, Sam, and two immortality. chimpanzees, Ham and Enos, flew Here are a few events the story in Mercury capsules to make the is based on: for the mission and they were called The 15-minute flight went into Mercury 7 mission safer. NASA had the ‘Mercury 7’, who were — Alan space and came back down. Ten developed flights prior to the mis- Based on the bestselling book by Shepard, Scott Carpenter, Gordon years later, Shepard also journeyed sion to ensure the basic safety mea- Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, to the moon as the commander of sures were covered so that they The book extensively captured Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton. Apollo 14. could launch a human into space the true stories of the pilots engaged with the mission. This was the first in the Project Mercury Mission. TV adaptation of the 1983 Kauffman, is an inspirational look NASA’s Project Mercury Alan Shepard’s story The Mercury 7 flew separate lesson in learning how to enable Wolfe interviewed test pilots, the eponymous film at the early days of the US Space The mission Project Mercury Played by Jake McDorman in spacecrafts orbiting the universe and flying a astronauts, and their wives to The eight-episode season, an Programme and the iconic story of was a NASA programme that the series, Alan was the first Gus Grissom was the second spacecraft. unearth the stories and the mis- adaptation of the 1983 released America’s first astronauts, the launched the first Americans into American to enter space in 1961. He astronaut after Shepard to fly in (NatGeo’s docu-series streams sions’ challenges. film, The Right Stuff by Philip Mercury 7. space. Seven astronauts were chosen named his spacecraft Freedom 7. Project Mercury followed by John on Disney+ Hotstar Premium.) 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To teach something to Bachchan to essay a Celebrity couples like Lara our kids, we ourselves need pivotal role in its Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi, to learn first, and then only forthcoming film. Saina Nehwal & Parupalli we will be able to pass that Aswini Dutt, Kashyap, and Riteish knowledge to our children. producer and Deshmukh & Genelia I am happy that here, we founder, said, “The D’Souza Deshmukh will can explore a variety of con- late legendary NTR Director Nag Ashwin engage with fans on social tent from science to nature was an admirer of said, “I feel lucky and blessed media with interesting to space to history. It is the Amitabh Bachchan that Bachchan Sir has select- quizzes, chats, watch-lists only do these interesting and that is what we want to perfect platform to engage and had even acted in ed our film among the many and never-before-seen shows and documentary convey. We look at it as a right now.” the Telugu remakes of a choices he has. It is a full- nuggets of trivia. specials provide an oppor- platform, which is a one- Issac John, Digital few of his Bollywood films. length role, which we believe Speaking about the fes- tunity to understand and stop destination for both Head – APAC, Discovery, We have watched the land- will do justice to the legend tival, Lara and Mahesh said, connect with the world, entertainment as well as said, “Learning is a univer- mark film Sholay several that he is.” “Learning is a never-ending they are also a great way to education. We personally sal emotion that enriches times when it ran for over a Co-producers Swapna process and we’re delighted gather together with your believe that learning is a and elevates all of us irre- year at NTR’s Ramakrishna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt have to work on something so kids, family and friends to process that takes place spective of our stage of life. Theatre. After all these years, expressed their boundless universal. 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Riders are fourth with six points from three wins. to his game making him an a much “I think he has come to realise Notwithstanding a couple of reverses, KKR are well-rounded batsman in days to that this is not working and he went gradually emerging as a strong contender for a come. away and worked on improving his third IPL title, with many of their players striking The 23-year old Pant has had fair off-side play,” said Lara. form as the tournament approaches the half-way degree of success for Delhi Capitals Lara said Pant now has the abil- stage. in the ongoing IPL, having scored ity to score runs all round the park. Shubman Gill has already created an impres- 176 runs in six games with a strike- “Now look at the changes he sion as an opener and now KKR have found rate of nearly 140. made. Now, he has the ability to score another option at the top in Rahul Tripathi, who “He (Pant) is a major asset for runs on all parts of the ground. His will enter the game with some confidence after the Delhi Capitals, but today he has scoring charts are looking impres- his swashbuckling innings of 81 against CSK two also vastly improved his game. I am sive, and yes, more worry for the days ago. talking about his batting and the bowlers,” said the elegant former After a string of poor scores that led to him 1 0 + / #)35 improvements he made in that West Indies left-hander. being replaced by Tripathi at the top, Sunil Narine department,” Lara said on Star Sports “He is now very well-balanced seems to be rediscovering his old touch with both $+"%"+ to leave RR at 72 for three. show Cricket Live. and he is looking to score in key bat and ball, and evidence of that was his outing Ashwin then returned to remove Lara said that Pant has realised areas that he is not accustomed to against CSK. ustralian all-rounder Marcus Mahipal Lomror (1), while Stoinis that he was becoming a one-trick scoring — over extra cover, over The experienced Eoin Morgan is a huge pres- Stoinis shone with both bat cleaned up young Yashasvi Jaiswal, pony with shots only on the on-side, point, in front of point. ence in the middle-order which also has Nitish Aand ball as Delhi Capitals who struggled to 34 off 36 after open- something that has changed “That is a vast improvement that Rana, always on the lookout to impress the team regained the top spot in the IPL stand- ing the innings. “On what (when he first came to he has made, which obviously going management with his performances with the bat. ings with a comprehensive 46-run win Rahul Tewatia (38 off 29) hit a few scene) immediately was noticeable to help his all-round batting. I And then there is Andre Russell, who has not over Rajasthan Royals here on Friday. lusty blows but wickets continued to was his propensity to try and get believe, this young lad has a long-long set the tournament ablaze in the manner in which Delhi posted 184 for eight, the tumble on a pitch that was not as good everything to the leg-side. Also, way to go,” concluded Lara. PTI @ # 0 " he is expected to. lowest first innings total at the ground for batting as the earlier games here. , , The biggest cause of concern for KKR is the this season, riding on Shimron Earlier, Jofra Archer (3/24) took Shikhar Dhawan (5) in the second Gopal for successive sixes in the 7th D4 form of their captain Dinesh Karthik, who is yet Hetmyer’s 24-ball 45 and 39 off 30 three wickets and Tewatia (1/20) and over. over but Tyagi and Tewatia stymied to contribute anything substantial with the bat. balls from Stoinis. young pacer Kartik Tyagi (1/35) cap- Skipper Iyer smashed two fours the run flow before Hetmyer smashed 0= ! 0>47 = ?0 ":<! In pace bowling, they have the young duo of Kagiso Rabada (3/35) then picked tured one each as RR restricted to a off pacer Varun Aaron (0/25 in 2 Tye for a six to bring up the 100 in the A B $ & Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi, besides the three wickets, while Stoinis (2/17), below-par total. overs) and then Prithvi Shaw (19 off 13th over. ) $ ; M 9- seasoned world number one Pat Cummins. Ravichandran Ashwin (2/22) snared Playing his first IPL match this 10) deposited him into the stands After Stoinis was dismissed by & While in spin, Narine has Varun two wickets each as Delhi dismissed season, Andrew Tye also took one after Tyagi dropped the opener in the Tewatia in his last over, Hetmyer took L <M Chakravarthy for company, and Rajasthan for 138 in 19.4 overs to wicket but he conceded 50 in his four previous ball. over the mantle and hit Tye for a four ) 45 ;; the player from Tamil Nadu secure their fifth win in six matches. overs. However, Shaw couldn’t stay and six before launching Tyagi for $ . & will be high on confi- Rajasthan were never convincing RR also inflicted two run outs, longer as Archer induced a top-edge successive sixes. )$; . dence after bowl- in the chase and ended up with their removing Shreyas Iyer (22 off 18) and from the batsman and then complet- But the young India pacer had the & & ing out MS Dhoni fourth loss in as many games. Rishabh Pant (5). ed the catch. last laugh as the West Indies batsman 38 in their last match. Jos Buttler (13) fell to a superb Hetmyer smashed five sixes and Jaiswal then run out Iyer with a was holed out at the long-on bound- L * Kings XI Punjab will catch by Shikhar Dhawan and Steve a four to emerge as the top-scorer for brilliant direct throw with Delhi ary. ; %% <M M again rely on their Smith (24) and Sanju Samson (5) Delhi. slumping to 51 for three at the end of In the 18th over, Axar Patel (17 $ #$% & L" trusted opening holed out to Hetmyer at deep square Archer was the pick of the powerplay. off 8) blasted two fours and a six off ) $ ; & )$; pair of captain KL midwicket and long-on respectively bowlers as he dismissed opener Stoinis clobbered spinner Shreyas Tye to rack up 22 runs. < & Rahul and M M Mayank Agarwal. If Chris Gayle !4" . >>4 ;)>@ recovers from his A & #<( - * ! . $&$#& < food poisoning, he will make his * 9- first appearance ( in the ongoing ,2*" warming the bench since the 2018 sea- in the subsequent match against Delhi ' ( ) 9- IPL and that will son. Capitals, they will look for an improved L" be a huge boost for hennai Super Kings will take on While worries remain on the bat- performance against CSK. KXIP. The mis-fir- CRoyal Challengers Bangalore in an ting front, the CSK bowling has got bet- Kohli aside, young Devdutt & M $& ( ing Glenn Maxwell is intriguing mid-table IPL clash here on ter and they did well to restrict KKR Padikkal has looked in good touch, 'L. likely to make way Saturday with both teams battling in the previous game with influential while AB de Villiers has been a key Q for Gayle. inconsistency. all-rounder DJ Bravo returning to his player for RCB over the years. If the big- M Nicholas SATURDAY CSK all- wicket-taking ways. hitting Aaron Finch can provide a rapid . Pooran’s rounder Kedar Karn Sharma, who came in for start at the top, it would serve RCB bet- * < exploits with NIGHT FEVER Jadhav’s selection Piyush Chawla did well to pick up a ter. M the bat is a will be under the couple of wickets while not It is the bowling which positive for KXIP and he scanner after his failure in the defeat to going for too many runs and MATCHES 24 would worry Kohli. Leg- &"#))( will again look to play Kolkata Knight Riders. the skipper will expect him to CHENNAI SUPER KINGS 15 spinner Yuzvendra Chahal his shots freely. The Super Kings sank to a 10-run do the same against a formi- ROYAL CHALLENGERS 08 has, as always, been the Death bowling is a loss on Wednesday, choking inexplic- dable RCB batting unit. leading bowler while ( 4 3 R /48 (! major concern for ably with Jadhav’s approach to batting Yet, Dhoni would prefer $ " "" Washington Sundar has KXIP and they would attracting criticism from all quarters. the pacers — Deepak Chahar, been frugal upfront. 3 4 : / R :55 * need to get it right It remains to be seen if the Super 0 $ + $ 1 Sam Curran and Shardul Thakur — to However, the pacers have not lived ' 4 6 6 R /6/ $ against a strong KKR Kings opt to jettison the 35-year-old $ " D0 provide early breakthroughs and stem up to their reputation, with the likes of batting line-up. given the team’s propensity to give play- the run flow. Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and ) 3 6 / R / $ ers a long rope. skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni him- However, the CSK bowling will be Navdeep Saini leaking runs. 2 3 6 / 633 $ MATCHES 25 Despite Shane Watson finding his self not being at his best. up against a strong RCB batting line- How CSK’s batting does against an KINGS XI PUNJAB 08 range in a 10-wicket win over Kings XI If they do decide to bench Jadhav up led by captain Virat Kohli, who up-and-down RCB bowling attack $ 4 / : 68 ) KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 17 Punjab and Faf du Plessis’s consisten- after his prolonged struggle, they have returned to form with a fine knock and how its batters fare against the & 4 / : 86 ) $ " "" cy at the top, the middle-order contin- the option of recalling Ruturaj Gaikwad against Rajasthan Royals. Super Kings bowlers could decide the ues to remain a concern for CSK with or picking N Jagadeesan, who has been Though the Kohli-led team faltered fate of the game. * ? 4 3 :6 . O (/) '9 East Bengal appoint $ ' A ' & 6 Fowler as head coach - !Q' %&! + 5ft 7in (1.68m) player affection- $"9"2- Messi netted the only & %$- @,(- ately known as El Peque goal of Argentina’s victory 1 ., -+ a BCCI official said on Friday. Kolkata: Former England interna- (“shorty”), as the 28-year-old n their first matches in over Ecuador at the La Veterans Mithali Raj and tional and Liverpool legend Robbie 0 0#014-= was broken again in the fourth Ialmost a year, Argentina Bombonera stadium, while hirty-odd Indian players due Jhulan Goswami, who have Fowler has been appointed the game. and Uruguay won their Suárez opened the scoring Tto take part in the Women’s retired from T20Is, will feature head coach of East Bengal for the 9"$ The Argentine saved a cou- South American World in Uruguay’s 2-1 last- T20 Challenge in the UAE next again in the tournament. next two years, team’s principal ple of set points but dumped Cup qualifying openers minute win over Chile in month have been asked to assem- In all likelihood, all four owner Hari Mohan Bangur said on welve-time champion the third one in the net and the without doing much to Montevideo. Paraguay was ble in Mumbai by October 13 but matches will be played in Sharjah, Friday. Rafael Nadal reached his opener was Nadal’s after 65 impress their fans watching held to a 2-2 draw by Peru quarantine requirements have the venue for 12 IPL games which “We have signed the contract T13th French Open final on minutes on court. Nadal was from home. on Thursday. put a question mark over their also happens to be the smallest last night (Thursday) and Robbie Friday with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) comfortably the stronger, Lionel Messi and Luis The rest of the opening preparedness for the three-team ground among the three IPL Fowler is expected to join the side win over Argentina’s Diego breaking in the third and ninth Suárez each scored from games in South American competition. venues. directly in Goa within a week,” Schwartzman, setting up a games for a two sets lead. the spot, but did little else qualifiers for Qatar 2022 The BCCI has not announced After undergoing quarantine Bangur, who has acquired a major- potential blockbuster title clash With the match and his to energize the empty sta- will be completed on the teams yet but Indian players, Mumbai and UAE, the players will ity stake in East Bengal, confirmed against Novak Djokovic. spirit seemingly drifting away, diums of a region still hard Friday, when Brazil, possi- both international and uncapped have less than a week to acclima- the development. “As of now, we For 34-year-old Nadal, it Schwartzman dropped serve hit by the Covid-19 pan- bly without Neymar, hosts domestic, have been informed tise to the conditions, having not have offered him a two-year contract was a 99th win at Roland Garros again to go 3-1 down in the demic. Bolivia and James about their selection. played the game for more than six which could be extended in due since his 2005 debut and put third. Rodriguez’ Colombia plays After arriving in Mumbai months. The IPL teams arrived in course,” Bangur said. him just one victory away from & 1 But he rallied as Nadal against Venezuela. All 10 from various parts of the country UAE a month in advance. Former India captain equalling Roger Federer’s all- $ ' slipped into passivity and by the teams will be on again on on October 18, the players will “It will be a challenge for sure. Rennedy Singh will be time record of 20 Grand Slam 11th game he was on back on Tuesday. quarantine for more than a week We have been training individu- Fowler’s deputy. Rennedy is titles. “I played a couple of bad serve although he remonstrat- South America will and they will be tested multiple ally but the intensity of a team a former East Bengal cap- He is also into his 28th points in the third set but ed with himself for squander- have four direct berths in times in that period. The players environment cannot be matched. tain also. final at the Majors and Diego is a very tough ing three break points that the next World Cup. Brazil, are likely to depart for UAE on We will quarantine in Mumbai for The owner and has not dropped a set player. He probably would have left him serving for Argentina, Uruguay and October 22, after which they will more than a week and then managing director in the tournament makes more breaks on the set. Colombia, in that order, go undergo a six-day quarantine another week in Dubai. of Shree Cement this year. the tour than others. That was his last start as favorites for those like all players competing in the “There will be three to four Limited, who has “It’s “It was difficult chance as Nadal spots. The fifth-best men’s IPL. days before the event starts. acquired a always until the end but it was stormed through team can earn qual- They will enter the event’s Obviously, it is not going to be majority stake of incredible to a positive match for me.” the tiebreaker. ification through bio-bubble after three negative easy to perform,” said a player. 76 per cent, fur- play here and this Nadal fought off two The an interconti- RT-PCR tests. The tournament The BCCI is zeroing in on the ther revealed that is a very special break points in a marathon 14- Argentine nental playoff, will run from November 4 to 9. foreign players for the competi- the team will be moment,” said Nadal minute opening game. The was left to with Peru and “The players have been tion but they will be mostly from known as SC East after a 10th win in 11 world number two then broke regret his 48 Chile as strong informed and a Whatsapp group the neighbouring Sri Lanka, Bengal as they matches against for 2-0 but Schwartzman unforced errors contenders. has been created. A few U-19 Bangladesh and a few from along with Mohun Schwartzman who had shocked retrieved it immediately. and converting just three of his The qualifying players have also been picked. It England and West Indies, who Bagan make it a him in Rome last month. It was a brief respite for the 12 break points. phase ends in will give them a lot of exposure,” haven’t landed WBBL contracts. 11-team ISL. PTI March 2022.