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rime Minister Narendra +,-,./0 PModi on Saturday affirmed that his Government’s propos- hile agitating farmers’ al to suspend implementation Wunions boycotted talks of the farm laws for 18 months with the Supreme Court- Uttar Pradesh gave their frank agricultural economists Ashok still stands as negotiations with appointed committee, as many views and detailed suggestions Gulati and Dr Pramod Joshi, agitating farmers to resolve as 17 farmers’ organisations on the farm laws. and Shethkari Sangathana pres- the deadlock continue. from 11 States and Union According to the commit- ident Anil Ghanwat. Another In the all-party meet that Territories participated in the tee, the farmers’ unions par- member BS Mann had recused he chaired before the presen- deliberations over the farm ticipated in the deliberations, from the committee following tation of the Union Finance laws and the minimum support given suggestions in details the pressure of farmers unions Budget on Monday, the Prime price. These groups are not the and expressed their viewpoints in Punjab. Minister reiterated Agriculture part of the ongoing protests by over the three laws. The third The Supreme Court had on Minister Narendra Singh 41 unions at Delhi borders. round of deliberations with January 12 set up the commit- Tomar’s comment that “he is a This was the second round of farmers’ organisations will be tee to give a report to the court phone call away for the talks.” deliberations between farm- held on February 3. The com- on the farm laws following con- Even as the Government ers’ organisations and the com- mittee has also invited com- sultations with all stakeholders. has offered to put the new laws mittee members. ments, views and suggestions The Supreme Court had also in abeyance for 18 months, a The organisations from from the public and all stake- stayed the implementation of dominant section of protesting Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, holders engaged in the agri- three farm laws. farmers and Opposition parties Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, culture activities including The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha are adamant on their repeal. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, dairying and fisheries on the continues to protest at Delhi’s The nine rounds of talks Odisha, Tamil Nadu, three laws by February 20. borders — Tikri, Singhu, and have failed to provide a break- Telangana, Uttarakhand and The committee comprises Ghazipur. through in the ongoing 56-days farmers’ protest on the outskirts ) ! of Delhi. " #$ !" The Budget Session may R ! have heated discussion on farm The PM said GoI’s stand is infiltrated the farmers’ move- laws, military face-off with same as it was on January 22 - ment. #$ China on the Line of Actual the proposal by the Agriculture Joshi said the Prime Control in Ladakh and eco- Minister still stands,” the Minister reaffirmed the impor- " % & nomic situation post-Covid-19. Parliamentary Minister said tance of smooth functioning of On the “unfortunate vio- after the meeting. Parliament and comprehen- +102 farmers’ protest, the Bharatiya lence” in the national Capital “He (the Prime Minister) sive debates on the floor of the +,-,./0 services in Singhu, Ghazipur, registered till now in farmer’s Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) on on January 26, Modi was quot- reiterated what (Agriculture House. Tikri borders and their adjoin- rally matter and 84 persons eeved over developments at Friday re-launched its stir over ed by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra Singh) He added that “frequent armers protesting at the ing areas from 11 pm of 29 have been arrested,” said police. Pthe Ghazipur border site of the new farm laws, just a day Minister Pralhad Joshi that Tomarji said — that he (the disruptions mean smaller par- Fthree sites on Delhi borders January to 11 pm of 31 January after it had announced “law will take its own course”. Agriculture Minister) is a ties suffer as they can’t express held a day-long fast, between 9 to “maintain public safety and withdrawing its protest in As the Government held phone call away for talks,” themselves adequately.” am and 5 pm, as they observed averting public Noida. out the offer, a number of Joshi added. Modi said that it is for the “Sadbhavna Divas” to mark the emergency” amid the farmers’ BKU (Lok Shakti) chief Opposition parties demanded The meeting took place a bigger parties to ensure death anniversary of Mahatma protest. Thakur Sheoraj Singh Bhati more discussion on the laws. day after 20 Opposition parties Parliament functions smooth- Gandhi. Meanwhile, a second called on the union’s support- Joshi also said the underlined their support of ly, there are no disruptions and Meanwhile, hundreds of notice has been issued by the ers, who were camping at the Government is ready for dis- the protesting farmers — by thus, the smaller parties are farmers stayed put at the Special Investigation Team Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida, to cussions on a range of issues boycotting the President’s able to voice their views in Ghazipur Border on Saturday (SIT) of the Crime Branch to now reach Ghazipur border, that the Opposition wants. He address to a joint sitting of Parliament. morning, as more supporters nine farmer leaders, including where BKU members are stay- said discussion will be taken up Parliament — and included a He highlighted the role poured in at the protest site on Rakesh Tikait. Delhi Police ing put. in the second half of the Budget discussion on the Republic India can play to further glob- the Delhi-Meerut Expressway carried out raids in Punjab’s In a video message, Singh Session. Day violence and, in particular, al good in a many sectors and in Ghaziabad following which Jalandhar on Friday to arrest also appealed to BKU (Lok “During the all-party meet, the incident at the Red Fort. referred to the skills and Delhi Police shut down NH-24 Jugraj Singh and Navpreet Shakti) supporters in western PM Narendra Modi assured Opposition parties con- prowess of “our people, which highway and all roads leading Singh who hoisted the Nishan Uttar Pradesh to reach the that GoI (Government of demned the violence but also can be a force to Ghazipur border. Sahib flag at Red Fort on farmers’ mahapanchayat that India) is approaching the farm- demanded an investigation into multiplier to global prosperity,” Union Home Ministry January 26. ) was convened in ers’ issue with an open mind. how “outside elements” had said Joshi. temporarily suspended internet Meanwhile, 38 cases were , ! " #$ Muzaffarnagar.
-!! .' 4/152. of Sagar. The Chief Minister were on stage in the pro- the accounts of all the farmers said that Rs 400 crore will be gramme. in both schemes in a year. hief Minister Shivraj Singh deposited in February and Chouhan said that Prime He said that despite finan- CChouhan has said that the March in accounts of farmers. Minister Narendra Modi had cial stringency in the Corona Yagya of development has start- On this occasion, Chief started the Pradhan Mantri period, 85,000 crore was ! ed again in Madhya Pradesh. Minister performed bhoomi- Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana deposited the accounts of farm- " # Many plans have been made for pujan and dedicated works of and started work of depositing ers and other beneficiaries the development of the State, 430 crore. 6,000 each to farmers under different schemes. more will be made if needed. Public Works, Cottage and accounts. Chouhan said that farmers We will create a prosperous and Gramodyog Minister Gopal The then government did should not worry. The govern- $% developed Madhya Pradesh. Bhargav, Urban Development not send the list of farmers to ment will repay the burden of & " Today we held a meeting for and Housing Minister the Centre. Soon after coming interest on their heads during " the development of Sagar. Not Bhupendra Singh, Revenue to power we sent a list of 78 the loan waiver. ( only Sagar, development and Transport Minister Govind lakh farmers to the government Sambal Yojana is strength O of the entire state will be Singh Rajput, Agriculture and it was decided that addi- of the poor, Chief Minister " ensured. Minister Kamal Patel, Animal tional 4,000 should be added Chouhan said that Sambal " *%"# Chief Minister Chouhan Husbandry Minister to the accounts of the farmers Yojana is the strength of the was addressing a state-level Premsingh Patel, MP Raj in two installments. poor. The previous govern- programme organised for the Bahadur Singh, former MP The government has not ment discontinued it.We $% & transfer of benefits worth 400 Laxminarayan Yadav, Sagar made any discrimination in restarted it. crore by single click to 20 lakh MLA Shailendra Jain, deposting money in farmers Chouhan said that the gov- ! "" # " farmers of the state under the Narayavali MLA Pradeep Laria, accounts. Whether the farmer ernment will pay the medical- 4 67!68 87 P Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Bina MLA Mahesh Rai and has half-acre land or one acre, engineering fees of students 0 9:!6;;;6 ! " #$
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&*R 4/152. - ,2: 1 police operations to maintain law Besides law and order and and order and counter insur- counter-insurgency duties, the movie showcasing the val- gency. It came into existence as CRPF has played an increas- 4/152. Aour of CRPF officers “A the Crown Representative's Police ingly large role in India's gen- Commitment To Peace” was on 27 July 1939. After Indian eral elections. With 246 battal- iscreants wearing PPE kit 4/152. +,*/,,B,+! screened at Shaurya Smarak Independence, it became the ions and various other estab- Mtargeted a house at Data here on Saturday. Central Reserve Police Force on lishments, the CRPF is con- Colony and escaped with gold emembering Mahatma *11/2+0&0&,*& The movie is made by Film enactment of the CRPF Act on sidered India's largest para- and silver jewellery and RGandhi, a cultural event Division of India and is direct- 28 December 1949. military force and has a sanc- 60,000 cash on Friday; Koh- “Peer Parayi Jaane Na Re” was 5,*@1*$,&@0 ed by Akhilesh Gurha. The The mission of the Central tioned strength of more than e-Fiza police have started held to mark the conclusion of &2+ ,,4,@1*, Central Reserve Police Force Reserve Police Force is to 300,000 personnel as of 2019. investigation. Lokrang every year. Under the (CRPF) is India's largest enable the government to In performing these tasks Police said that the victim event, Roohani Sisters per- /,4/152.0,& Central Armed Police Force. maintain Rule of Law, Public with utmost regard for human Mohammad Amir and his fam- formed Sufi sangeet before the It functions under the Order and Internal Security dignity and freedom of the citi- ily were asleep and when they Bhopalites on Saturday. authority of the Ministry of effectively and efficiently, to zens of India, the force shall found valuables were found Roohani Sisters have cre- sufi songs. Home Affairs (MHA) of the Preserve National Integrity and endeavor to achieve excellence in burgled police were informed. ated a niche among all Sufi Sisters is most versatile in Government of India. The Promote Social Harmony and management of internal securi- A complaint was lodged by singers, with their unusual his singing and this has been CRPF's primary role lies in assist- Development by upholding ty and national calamities by plac- the victim with the Koh-e-Fiza ability to present this genre of time and again proven by thier ing the State/Union Territories in supremacy of the Constitution. ing Service and Loyalty above self. police and in his complaint, he gation the police have regis- bers were asleep and they came music in its truest form. Thier various singing styles. However, stated that he and his family tered against unidentified mis- to know about the burglary voice and style of singing is due to thier immense love for were asleep in the night on creants and have started further when the miscreants managed indeed suited to Sufi renditions. Sufism, he has dedicated thier Friday and when they woke up investigation. to escape. They performed thier var- life to Sufism and to let it grow the cash and jewellery were Police said that the CCTV Three persons are seen ious compositions to mark a and live in the hearts of people burgled. footage revealed that the mis- entering an under construction tuneful conclusion. The art forever. The victim claimed that creants came wearing PPE kit house in the neighbour and and music lovers of the city lis- The five-day event was gold and silver jewellery and and escaped with cash and jew- were wearing PPE kits which tened to the performance with observed with a lot of fervour 60000 cash were burgled. The ellery. The domestic help and was done to hide their identi- rapt attention and enjoyed to by the citizens and artists from victim has claimed that the security guard would be ty. The three are involved in the the fullest. As Roohani Sisters various countries were invited total loss in the burglary is quizzed in the further investi- burglary and would be inves- was giving a mesmerizing per- to showcase their art and cul- around 1 lakh. gation. tigated. The victim is a busi- formance, the adherent shopa- ture on the platform where art Based on the complaint The burglary was com- nessman and lives with his holics of the city enjoyed shop- appreciators enjoyed their per- after the preliminary investi- mitted when the family mem- family at Data Colony. ping along with the melodious formances enthusiastically. ' -#/. % 4 4/152. Inspector Ramayan Yadav, HCM Nathuram Samudre and 4/152. +,*/,+0,+201+& he Director General of HCM Premkumari Dubey. ' ! !! $ !' ,B,.15$,+5*1 *2$!20&, TPolice, Vivek Johri and Assistant Inspector !!! ! , ! " self employment and other senior officers, on General of Police Welfare Aentrepreneurship develop- +0B,*&0C2.1+ -0//,+201+2. Saturday, bade farewell to 6 Branch Vikas Pathak shared ment training was held at 0+&0,1@,+*,5*,+,*&/052+ employees who retired and and briefed on the tenure of Chhatarpur on Saturday. took voluntary retirement from retired employees. The officers Under the United Nations &$2..4&0+,&&,B,.15$,+!0& various branches of State Police present at the farewell cere- Development Program, Headquarters in January. mony appreciated the hard AISECT University along with 0$52*0+ &,.@,$5.1C$,+2+ DGP Johri presented flow- work and dedication of all the the National Institute of ,+*,5*,+,*&/05*20+0+ 1/, ers and mementos and wished retired employees. Entrepreneurship and Small them a healthy and happy life. Business Development, is C1+ &,*& Retired employees were also imparting self-employment given orders for their various and entrepreneurship training training on entrepreneurship vide this self-employment relat- claim payments. to the youngsters. after which they will also be ed training in other districts of Additional Director This training is being given certificates. the state soon. Apart from General of Police Adarsh imparted through the region- Sectarth Chaturvedi, direc- this, he informed that AISECT Katiyar, Anvesh Mangalam, al office of Chhatarpur in Isect. tor of AISECT, said that is trying to promote self- Yogesh Chaudhary, Inspector In this, the subject matter AISECT has been working in employment through its vari- General of Police Vivek Sharma experts of National Institute of the field of entrepreneurship ous institutions. and other officers, staff and Entrepreneurship and Small and self-employment for a long So far more than 15000 family of retired employees Business Development are time. In this series, an innov- entrepreneurs have been pro- were present in the farewell cer- imparting training to the par- ative initiative for training duced by AISECT. Prime emony held at the State Police ticipants through online medi- youth has been taken in col- Minister Narendra Modi has Headquarters. um. laboration with National called for making India self- Employees who retired About 250 participants Institute of Entrepreneurship reliant. This self-employment were Inspector Prabhudayal have been trained so far. Out of and Small Business training will help in Ahirwar, Inspector Swadesh this, 75 participants will be pro- Development. fulfilling the dream of self- Tiwari, Sub Inspector vided with five days intensive Efforts will be made to pro- reliant India. Ramsharan Singh, Sub # !!
4/152. /,&20*0 2. 1$0 *2 ,C0&-*0,+4C*0&/0&/ he city theatre artists gave 4,CN*22/0O2+0&0*, ,4C+00&/4,C#/,5.2C Ta spellbinding performance -2&&5.,+0.C5,*@1*$,4C/,2*0&&1@ in Mumbai with staging Khoya Hua Admi. 2*$C1 0/,2*, *15!4/152.#.2 ,-0/ The satirical play portrayed 1 /0+ $&0 4C&2$2*$,/02+$1B0+ .C*0 &4C what happens when a person overlooks his priorities and *0&/0&//0&5.2C-2&$ /,+?1C,4C/,/,2*, gets lost in the materialistic world was centre target of a 4@@&1@/, 0C Hindi play. The satirical comic tragedy fast moving life has made audi- finds himself confined to lone- play, director Nitish Dubey is written by Rishish Dubey ence laugh and cry at the same liness and undesired situations said, “In today’s world a com- ‘Raahi’ and is directed by Nitish time. A comic tragedy play to which he cannot find any mon man runs behind money Dubey. The play was splendidly based on the condition of a solution. and fame and in this race he performed by the artists of common man who is lost in Khoya Hua Aadmi was a forgets about his actual being. Karmyogi Theatre Group, this material world. A story of realistic drama well supported To earn this fake fame he gets Bhopal. Laced with touching the play surrounds the rela- by beautiful music. The zest of away from his roots. music by Samar Mehdi and tionship crisis between hus- the play lied in the perfor- He forgets the prestigious moving lyrics by Rishish this band and wife. mance of the actors. The artists and priceless relationships that play was much enjoyed by the Here the protagonist of of Karmyogi gave a sponta- build his personal life. So we theatre buffs of the city. the play overlooks his person- neous performance which was have tried to show the tragic The drama showcased the al life and ignores his wife watched with rapt attention by and the trauma of the common state of the man's mental and because of which he faces the theatre buffs of the city. man that he faces in this com- emotional situation in today's much problems. At the end he While talking about the petitive world.” ;<= =,%#% , 1
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28-year-old man died after Ahe fell under suspicious cir- cumstances from the terrace of his house at Anand Nagar under Piplani police station area late in the night on Friday. According to the police, the deceased Deepak Raikwar fell from the terrace of his building. The deceased was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died during treatment. The incident took place when the deceased was at his police found that Deepak was at bus stand and on the receipt terrace. In the initial investi- taken to hospital in an injured a police team and took man to gation police were not able to state where he died during hospital where he was declared found that the deceased fell treatment but no one dead. The man was in the age accidentally or he was pushed provided reason behind the group of 40 years and no visi- by someone. The reason of the incident. ble injury marks were found death would be investigated Meanwhile, panic prevailed over his body. said police. at bus stand in Gautam Nagar The body was sent to the The body was sent for the area after a 40-year-old man post mortem after the prelim- post mortem. Police have reg- was found dead on Friday; inary investigation. The police istered a case under section 174 Gautam Nagar police have have registered a case under of CrPC and have started fur- started investigation. section 174 of the CrPC and ther investigation. Police were informed after have started further investiga- During the investigation a man was found unconscious tion. " +,- ./.,
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Moradabad: Ten persons were killed Hasan's son Ghulam Mohammad (30); Mumbai:The Mumbai Press M5!# " :> !7 Gurbir Singh said. and 13 grievously injured in a collision Ashak Hussain's son Club on Saturday demanded !; ! ;? * !8;"#9 “Worse still is the attempt between a truck and a mini-bus on the Rizwan (35), a resident of Mohalla immediate withdrawal of mul- !8 @!(#8" ( 89"#;"; of the Police to stick sedition Moradabad-Agra highway in Uttar Kayasthan, Kundarki; Mahesh's son tiple FIRs against six journal- " ' ! 9#!89 charges on the journalists using Pradesh on Saturday. The injured have Jitendra, a resident of Govind Nagar, ists and publishers, including 8 !#"8;!7 8!8 archaic laws. It shows the grow- been admitted to the government Katghar Police Station; Sadan's son Rajdeep Sardesai and Mrinal 9!#8:8 "9"8 ! ! ing intolerance of the Union hospital and district hospital in Rizwan (20), resident of Kundarki; Pande, for “their coverage and *!8! ! 8!7 #(89 government against those who Kundarki, the police said. Budhasen's son Karan Singh (40), res- comments” made in connec- ") :8 /N89 "* do not toe the line of the rul- The accident occurred near Nanpur ident of Safilpur village; Ramcharan's tion with farmers’ protest rally ing establishment,” Singh said. village on the Moradabad-Agra high- son Ashok (30), Pipli resident; Umesh's in the national capital on Union government to stop “The Mumbai Press Club way. Of the 13 injured persons, some are son Vishal (24), resident of Supani and January 26. using coercive and threatening sees the filing of these FIRs as said to be critical. Lakhan Singh's son Rajveer Singh (42), Apart from Rajeep Sardesai practices, like filing of cases part of a dangerous trend in the Additional Superintendent of Police Kundarki. and Mrinal Pande, the other under the UAPA Act, pressing country against the Fourth (ASP) Ashok Singh said, “A private bus Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath journalists and publishers charges of sedition, etc against Estate which seeks to demo- on the Moradabad-Agra highway was has mourned the deaths of the ten peo- against whom multiple FIRs newspapers and journalists. nize, and then neutralize, those carrying passengers from Kundarki to ple. He expressed his condolences to the were filed were: Vinod Jose, “The events that took place who cover events and issues Moradabad. As soon as the bus bereaved families and prayed for peace Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath and around the farmers rally on that are not in sync with the approached the Nanpur culvert, a can- to the departed souls. Anant Nath. Republic Day were chaotic and government’s policies,” he said, ter which came from the front hit the The Chief Minister announced Condemning the filing of information was not easily citing the instance of Kerala bus. As a result, the canter overturned reached the were witnessed on the highway. financial assistance of Rs two lakh each multiple FIRs against six jour- available.…In these circum- Union of Working Journalists while the front side of the bus was dam- site. The deceased have been identified to the kin of the deceased and treatment nalists and publishers, the stances, to pin blame on the (KUWJ) office bearer Siddique aged. At this time, a third vehicle also The bodies of the victims were as Rafiuddin's son Kamruddin (36), res- to the injured persons. Mumbai Press Club rooted for journalists for being responsi- Kappan’s arrest by the UP hit the bus.” extricated from the damaged vehicles ident of Dhakia Jumma village, Yogi Adityanath also announced Rs the immediate withdrawal of ble for the violence and dis- Police under the stringent After receiving information about and sent to the Moradabad mortuary. Kundarki; Babban's son Feroz (35), res- 50,000 to each of the injured in the acci- these FIRs against the 6 jour- ruption, is reprehensible,” Unlawful Activities the accident, Moradabad police officials Following the accident, long traffic jams ident of Kali Masjid, Kundarki; Mehendi dent. IANS nalists, and called upon the Mumbai Press Club President (Prevention) Act (UAPA). PNS + @ "$ .. eral secretary, TANSTIA. availed by the MSME units ponents needed for their man- /,++20 The representation sub- from Banks and Non-Banking ufacturing from them mitted by TANSTIA to the Financial Companies should be MSMEs. he small and tiny industries Finance Minister requests cer- capped at eight per cent. The association’s demand Tin Tamil Nadu, reeling tain concessions in taxes and The women entrepreneurs list include framing of rules Thiruvananthapuram: With under heavy crisis due to a host offering some additional tax who come forward to set up that offer an easy exit policy to 6,282 new Covid cases on of issues, have come out with benefits to the small and tiny units should be given tax incen- the entrepreneurs who find it Saturday, it seems there is no Srinagar: On a specific informa- an action plan to revive the sec- industries sector which S tives so that more women difficult to sustain the units set respite from the pandemic in tion provided by New Delhi- tor through a series of measures Anburuajan, president, would come forward which in up by them. “A promoter who Kerala which had once flattened based Wild Life Crime Control to revive and reenergise the |TANSTIA describes as inborn turn would lead to generation finds the unit unviable and the curve during its initial stages, Bureau, a team of J&K Police, units. issues. of more jobs, said the memo- unsustainable should have the wining accolades across the globe CRPF and officials of the forest Tamil Nadu Small and “We give special consider- randum. The TANSTIA and freedom to wind it up without with international media also department raided the Shirpora Tiny Industries Association ation to infants in the families other organisations represent- any delay,” said Anburajan. praising the Kerala government area in south Kashmir's Anantnag (TANSTIA), an umbrella which face health issues. This ing medium and small indus- This has been a long standing and Health Minister K.K. district and recovered a large organisation representing six special consideration is offered tries have been pleading with demand by the MSME units Shailaja. quantity of contraband wildlife lakh units that employ more to bring such children back to the Centre for reasonable con- but opposed by the militant Exactly one year after the first products, including eight leopard than a crore workers, has asked normalcy,” said Anburajan. cessions for the revival of the trade unions and politicians in Covid positive case in the coun- skin, four musk deer pods and 38 the Union Finance Minister The list of demands by sector. the country. try was identified in Kerala's bear gall bladders, officials said on Nirmala Sitaraman to offer TANSTIA include a separate The TANSTIA has sub- The entrepreneurs have Thrissur, the state government is Saturday. some relief which the former income tax slab for the micro mitted a memorandum that has also demanded that all units groping in the dark over the One person identified as Gul hopes would not only save the and small enterprises. As on listed 22 other demands also whose annual turnover is less increase in cases even though the Mohammad Ganai, a resident of workers but create more jobs. date all industries are charged include the setting up of a sep- than Rs two crore be liberated health minister has been putting up a brave ious hospitals in the state, the highest number Shirpora Anantnag, has been “Policies like demonetisa- 25 per cent tax. But we would arate MSME Board which from the shackles of GST. face. of Covid patients under treatment in the coun- arrested in connection with the tion, GST and natural disasters like the government to bring would offer solutions to the “We offer a vibrant and The number of recoveries has touched try while 18 deaths were reported on Saturday, case. The police have filed a case like Chennai floods, landslides down the tax rate for micro grievances faced by the sector profitable MSME sector, if the 7,032 giving a glimmer of hope for health taking the total death toll to 3,722. and seized all the recovered and Covid-19 have broken the units to 15 per cent and the on a day-to-day basis, low pre- union government expresses its workers. 2,17,434 people are under observation in banned items. Further investiga- backbone of these small and small sector to 20 per cent, said mium insurance exclusively to readiness to implement the The state has tested 59,759 samples on various areas of the state. Of this 2,05,926 peo- tions are on. tiny units. If the Government the 23 point charter of the sector, legislation of a pol- demands. We reiterates that it Saturday, a far cry from the 1,00,000 daily sam- ple are under home/institutional quarantine The police said that a large is willing to offer the sector demands submitted by the sec- icy which makes it mandatory is going to be a win-win situa- ples which the state has been testing since long. while 11,508 are under observation at various quantity of contraband wildlife some relief measures, it is tor to the Finance Minister. It for all Multi National tion for all stakeholders if these Test positivity rate on Saturday was 10.51 per hospitals in the state.There are four new items have also been recovered going to be a win-win situation has pleaded that the maxi- Corporations (MNCs) to pro- demands find positive cent. hotspots in the state. The total hotspots in the from Jammu as part of the same for all,” said S Vasudevan, gen- mum interest rates on loans cure 50 per cent of the com- response, “ said Vasudevan.’ 71,469 people are under treatment at var- state now stand at 396. IANS operation. IANS "# $ 345! 6 .78 ! "# ! $"%& "'!( " Jammu:Lieutenant Governor Security Forces (SSF) at Raj Bhavan Agartala: In a shocking incident, in Dhalai district in the wee acy” ahead of the elections to the Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the here. " $ " # ") & a leader of the ruling Bharatiya hours of Saturday and shot the Tripura Tribal Areas Jammu and Kashmir Police is “The Jammu and Kashmir Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura, tribal leader who died on the Autonomous District Council, a among the best in the country and Police is among the best police Gorakhpur:A seven-year-old girl was alleged- realised that she had gone missing and launched Kripa Ranjan Chakma, was spot. politically important constitu- stressed the need for the union ter- organisations in the country. The ly abducted from outside her house, raped and a search for her when they found her lying gunned down on Saturday by A large contingent of secu- tional body. ritory's security forces to adopt the force being awarded one of the left bleeding in a field of her village under Nibua bleeding in a field some distance away from unidentified gunmen, the police rity forces led by senior officers “It is very shocking that latest technologies for discharging highest numbers of gallantry Naurangiya police station area of Kushinagar their home, the ASP said. The girl was taken said, adding that a combing has launched a search operation Kripa Ranjan Chakma has been their duties. medals in the last few years itself district. The incident occurred on late Friday to a nearby hospital from where she was referred operation has been launched to in the tribal dominated area to killed. He was a very pro-active He said the entire nation has speaks about the courage and evening when the girl was sitting along with her to the Gorakhpur Medical College after the first nab the assailants. nab the attackers. A local suspect and dedicated person who acknowledged the courage of per- bravery of our personnel,” he said. family members who went inside for the din- aid, the ASP said. On the complaint of girl's The police said that two to has been detained in connection worked for the welfare and sonnel of Jammu and Kashmir's He laid special emphasis on the ner as the girl stayed outside, Kushinagar's father, the police lodged a case of rape and three assailants with arms with the incident. development of the tribals,” BJP forces. need for adoption of the latest tech- Additional Superintendent of Police A P Singh abduction against unidentified persons on attacked the house of the 35- The BJP has termed the spokesman Nabendu Sinha was speaking at a lun- nologies by security personnel for said on Saturday. Saturday, he said, addng the culprits will soon year-old BJP leader in Manikpur incident as a “political conspir- Bhattacharjee said. IANS cheon organised by the Special discharging their duties. PTI After having their dinner, the girl's family be identified and nabbed. PTI 0%, , # 0 ! " $" 3 *$% " !+' 76: " 1 O !P % *#! "5J ,#2=* " 2! ' !
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The Reserve Bank tise the Central Government big challenge in India is the woven products. of India (RBI) is exploring the over the rising unemployment absence of decent work in the Under the banner of Tharu option of issuing a digital ver- across the country. organised sector for the gener- Hath Karga Gharelu Udyog – sion of the rupee, which could The campaign will be taken ation of youth. a Self Help Group (SHG) of serve as the Central Bank across the country by the grand As whatever the these tribal women from Digital Currency (CBDC). old party’s students’ wing Government is presenting in Lakhimpur Khiri district in The Bill, ‘The tors. The Reserve Bank of India currency. National Students Union of front of the public is not the Uttar Pradesh have recorded a Cryptocurrency and (RBI) is also exploring the The Government’s deci- India (NSUI). Congress has truth, there is an indispensable significant increase in revenues Regulation of Official Digital option of issuing a digital ver- sion to introduce The been raking up the unemploy- need to look into the fallen from sale of cotton carpets and Currency Bill, 2021’ is to be sion of the rupee, which could Cryptocurrency and ment issue continuously and characteristics of youth handmade wares made of tabled in the Lok Sabha Session serve as the Central Bank Regulation of Official Digital has claimed as per government employment,” he said. locally available Munj grass as per the papers placed before Digital Currency. Currency Bill, 2021 comes a statistics the unemployment At the launch, NSUI also such as baskets for chapati, the Parliament bulletins. The proposed bill will pro- week after the RBI said it had rate in the country is at the highlighted that in 2014, the planters, fruit baskets, jew- “To create a facilitative vide the Reserve Bank of India begun exploring the possibili- highest in 45 years. BJP had promised to generate ellery containers, table mat, framework for creation of the- (RBI) with the necessary legal ty of issuing and developing a NSUI national President more than two crore paper weight, coasters, etc. official digital currency to be powers to develop a central digital currency or digital Neeraj Kundan said that the employment opportunities In 2019-20, they recorded issued by the Reserve Bank of bank-backed digital currency Rupee. main motive behind this cam- every year and now, this sums a sale of Rs 2.08 lakhs with a net India. The Bill also seeks to (CBDC), according to This is a reversal of the paign is to point out the reali- up to 12 crores and failed to profit of 80,000. However, this prohibit all private cryptocur- Parliament Bulletin on the new RBI’s position. Back in ty to a government that has no provide the same. was not possible till a few rencies in India, however, it Bills to be placed before Lok December 2019, RBI Governor interest in giving jobs to the “They betrayed the youth years ago when these women allows for certain exceptions to Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Shaktikanta Das said that it was youth. of the nation. According to the were struggling with the tradi- promote the underlying tech- The Government wants to very early to speak on CBDCs. “We would be collecting report of the National Sample tional looms which due to nology of crytptocurrency and promote the use of blockchain “Some discussions are going five lakh degrees of unem- Survey Office, the rate of excess moisture caused by its uses, said the purpose of the across various use-cases, this on. Technology has yet not fully ployed students. By this, abun- unemployment rose to 6.1 per flooding of the area during Bill in the papers placed before bill is expected India’s entry the evolved. It is still in very incip- dant evidence will be provided cent in 2017-18, which was 2.2 monsoons affected their output - # ; 5 the bulletins. global race of digital currencies ient stage of discussions and the to the Government which will per cent in 2011-12,” the NSUI and quality. !< 7 For the past six-seven or CBDCs while at the same RBI we have examined it inter- bring out the chief added. Timely technological inter- 5 < years, including India many time banning “private” crypto- nally,” Das said. Indian crypto reality of the Central Congress said that the vention and funding support countries were looking for the currencies like Bitcoin and founders are taken aback by Government for hiding the party, besides raising the ongo- from the Science for Equity, weaving complex designs. Mangalpurva, introduction of the digital cur- Ethereum among others. this news, but still hope that the actual data of unemployed ing farmers’ protest and falling Empowerment and Wooden shuttles used tra- Chandanchowki, Balera, rencies, when Bitcoin like cryp- Recently China also banned Government will work with the people from the youth of this economy in the Parliament, will Development (SEED) Division ditionally were replaced with Bendari and Dhusia in the to currencies started flooding private operators in this field by industry to ensure that there is country,” Kundan said address- also raise the growing resent- of the Central Department of fiberglass shuttles, which are Lakhimpur Khiri district in UP in the World and their trades regularising the government some legality to their opera- ing the media at Congress ment within youths due to no Science & Technology (DST) lighter and more efficient. among 42 villages inside the became proffered in many sec- operation on digital or crypto tions going forward. headquarters. jobs in the country. under the Union Science and Two pulley based designs - tiger reserve. Technology Ministry has come Garrari system and Rope roller They had been tradition- as a boon for the SHG, scaling system were designed to avoid ally engaged in these handi- up the production and ensure disruption of work continuity craft work which has now ( ) ") ' *+ quality. while adjusting the thread been channelised commer- The World Wide Fund roller and durrie roller of the cially, augmenting their liveli- (WWF) implemented the tech- loom for getting a blank thread hood. +,-,./0 Deputy Director. bribe in four instalments of nology, reducing the inconve- panel to weave, said an official Though Carona induced The complainant, an 50,000 each. nience caused to the women from the Ministry. lockdown adversely impacted he CBI on Saturday arrest- employee of a private firm has “The CBI laid a trap and and also increased the effi- Arti Rana, President of the income, things have start- Ted a Deputy Director of alleged that his firm provides caught the accused red-handed ciency of operations with qual- the Tharu Hath Karga Gharelu ed looking up again with mer- Employees’ State Insurance security services to different while demanding and accepting ity production through a num- Udyog at Gabroula village, chandise worth of Rs 42,000 Corporation (ESIC) for private institutions. It was fur- a bribe of 50,000 (as part of ber of ways. said “We used to work in a already sold from November demanding and accepting a ther alleged that the com- total bribe of 2 lakh). Searches It has also set up a centre makeshift structure earlier and 2020 to January 2021. Arti (42) bribe of 50,000 from the com- plainant came to know in the were conducted at the premis- for production in terms of were never able to work dur- said that TRIFED, a depart- plainant. month of December 2020 that es of accused in Chandigarh, technological interventions, ing the rains. ment of the Union Tribal The arrest came after the a Notice has been issued to the Mohali and Jammu which led modification, and improvisa- Now with the production Affairs Ministry is their regu- CBI laid a trap against Darbara firm by ESIC, Regional Office, to recovery of cash of about 7 tion. centre in place, the number of lar buyer. Singh, Deputy Director (In- Shastri Nagar, Jammu. Knowing lakh and documents related to WWF provided financial working days and our pro- For its part, the charge Regional Director), this, the complainant and the properties,” the CBI said in a aid, implementing the tech- ductivity has increased.” Government has recognised ESIC Regional Office, Jammu owner, both visited the office of statement. nology, fixing the base of the As earnings had been their work. The SHG was felic- for demanding and accepting a ESIC to meet the said Deputy The accused is being pro- looms. It also added a second good, strength of the group has itated by Prime Minister bribe of Rs 50,000 from the Director. During the meeting, duced before the Court of set of pedals in them, making swollen from a meagre ten to Narendra Modi in 2016 and complainant in the matter. the accused official of the ESIC er and ESIC would impose a of 2 lakh, he can reduce the Special Judge for CBI Cases, them operable by two weavers, present 2,600 women, major- was awarded the Rani A case was registered on a allegedly told the complainant penalty of 23,90,850 on them penalty amount. After negoti- Jammu for further action, it thereby reducing the produc- ity of them hailing from near- Laxmibai Veerta Purankar of complaint against the arrested that their papers were not prop- if they would pay him a bribe ation, it was told to pay the added. tion time of the durries and by villages such as Goubrolla, the State Government. > ? '0# ! !."' !!
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Narasimha Reddy has recused tion by governments in Chaturvedi, who is work- himself from hearing this appointing the president, mem- ing as the Chief Conservator matter and transferred this @A 0 bers and staff in the district and Shankaranarayan and lawyer to the Centre, states and Union of Forest at Haldwani, case to another court -- court state consumer disputes redres- Aaditya Narain as amicus curi- territories to fill up the vacant Uttarakhand, had in February number 2,” he added. sal commissions and the lack of ae to assist it in the matter. posts of presidents and mem- last year filed a case before the In March 2019, the CAT adequate infrastructure to run “We expect them to obtain bers in the consumer com- tribunal’s Nainital bench, chal- chief had recused himself these fora. the requisite material, analyse missions, saying the “inac- lenging the Centre’s 360- from hearing Chaturvedi’s O$ A bench of justices Sanjay the same and facilitate the tion” in making the appoint- degree appraisal system for three other petitions citing Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh data to be placed before us and ments is causing pendency of officers of the level of joint some “unfortunate develop- Roy said the issue raised in the thus, consider it appropriate to cases and has led to violation secretary and above and the ments” and other reasons. ! ! P plea is important but the peti- issue notices to all the respon- of the right to a speedy disposal recruitment of private sector The Uttarakhand High tioner, a law student, has filed dents before us, who would be of cases. specialists to government Court had last month issued a “very sketchy petition” and it able to show as to how many The petition, while alleg- posts through lateral entry. notices to the Centre, the +,-,./0 check on their well-being, said Stating that India may have does not show proper ground posts are occupied, how many ing that directions passed by “Post the matter before CAT chairman and the Union Sasakawa, who was awarded intensified its vigil against leprosy work. are vacant and what is the various high courts regarding court number 2 on February Public Service Commission ndia needs to take special the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2019 but its efforts to trace cases in the “We have given a thought nature of infrastructure which filling up of vacancies in dis- 1,” a bench comprising CAT (UPSC), among others, seek- Imeasures to ensure econom- for his fight against leprosy, hinterland, particularly people in to the matter and consider it has been made available as trict and state consumer com- Chairman L Narasimha ing their responses on ic security for people with lep- especially in India. the mountain areas, are not suf- too important an issue to be consumer rights are important missions have been “ignored” Reddy and Member Chaturvedi’s plea. rosy as situations like the ongo- “People affected by leprosy ficient, Sasakawa has rhetorical- thrown out because of the lax- rights and non-manning of by the authorities concerned, (Administration) Mohd Chaturvedi, a 2002-batch ing Covid-19 pandemic have in India and many other coun- ly stressed that the government ity in collection of material and posts and inadequate infra- has said there is a lack of prop- Jamshed said in its order Indian Forest Service (IFS) jolted the ostracised communi- tries are often economically vul- should bring leprosy-affected placing the same before us structure would deprive citi- er infrastructure to run these dated January 22. officer of the Uttarakhand ty, making them rely merely on nerable. Many are increasingly in people into the mainstream and and thus, consider it appropri- zens of a redressal of the griev- commissions smoothly. The CAT chief had last cadre, in his plea, mentioned handouts to survive, WHO need after having lost their get them treated. ate that the same should be ances,” the bench said in its It has also sought a direc- month allowed a petition by excerpts of an August 2017 goodwill ambassador against source of income because of “It is important to do more converted into a suo motu order passed earlier this week. tion to the authorities con- the Centre seeking transfer of report by a parliamentary the disease Yohei Sasakawa has lockdowns or restrictions on to raise social awareness so that proceeding to enquire into the The apex court has posted cerned to provide proper infra- Chaturvedi’s case from the tri- committee that found flaws in said. movement associated with the everyone, whether they live in issue placed before us,” the the matter for hearing on structure and staff to the con- bunal’s Nainital bench to the 360-degree appraisal sys- Like always, people with spread of coronavirus. India hard-to-reach areas or are not bench said. February 22. sumer commissions and file a Delhi, saying “the matters of tem, also known as the multi- leprosy have been ignored dur- needs to take special measures to part of mainstream society, have The top court appointed The plea filed before the detailed report regarding this this nature have their own source feedback system, for ing these trying times and not deal with this,” Sasakawa told access to diagnosis and proper senior advocate Gopal top court has sought directions before the top court. impact on the very function- civil servants. many have come forward to PTI. treatment,” he said. 203 <"" " ,! ! ! ! !
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Observing that the industry body expects the by a supply-side push from introduction and passage of Regulatory and Development hief Economic Adviser K 11 per cent growth rate, that is there are business cycles in the ndustry body PHD budget to reduce compliances reforms and easing of regula- several economic bills that aim Authority (Amendment) Bill, CV Subramanian on anticipated. Private sector economy and there are peaks IChamber on Saturday said for Micro, Small, and Medium tions, push to infrastructural at carrying the reform agenda 2021 that proposes to amend Saturday said the country moves in when they see and troughs, he said, when the it looks forward to a growth- Enterprises (MSMEs) vis-a-vis investments, boost to the of the government. PFRDA Act allowing for sep- would witness revival of ‘ani- opportunities,” Subramanian economy is doing really well, oriented budget for FY22 ease of doing business at the manufacturing sector through Among the bills lined up aration of NPS Trust from mal spirits’ of private enter- said when asked about the private sector is also doing which ensures demand gen- ground level. productivity-linked incentive for consideration during the PFRDA while also strengthen- prises with the economy stag- revival of ‘animal spirits’ in pri- very well and it’s time for the eration. According to Sanjay He also cited the need for schemes, recovery of pent-up Budget session of Parliament ing the institution. ing a ‘V-shaped’ 11 per cent vate investment. government to step back and Aggarwal, President, PHD the budget to lower the tax demand for services sector, include legislation’s covering The government will also growth in the next fiscal year The expression ‘animal consolidate its fiscal position. Chamber of Commerce and regime to increase personal increase in discretionary con- delicensing of country’s elec- introduce the National Bank beginning April. spirits’ was coined by cele- “But when the economy is Industry, “Going ahead we disposable income which sumption subsequent to roll- tricity distribution sector, for Financing Infrastructure The Economic Survey brated economist John not doing well, it’s in a trough, look forward to a vibrant would be instrumental in out of the vaccine and pick up amendments to Competition and Development (NaBFID) 2020-21 presented in Maynard Keynes to refer to the private sector therefore is growth-oriented budget which rejuvenating the economic in credit, given adequate liq- Commission of India and Bill, 2021 to set up a new Parliament on Friday expects investors’ confidence in taking not doing very well, the void ensures a great support to growth trajectory in the com- uidity and low interest rates. PFRDA legislations, creation of Development Financial the growth rate to rebound action in terms of investment. that is left on consumption, demand creation in the econ- ing times. Union Finance Minister new development financial Institution (DFI) as a provider, sharply from an estimated Subramanian, the lead investment etc, the govern- omy with lower interest rates Earlier, on last Friday, the Nirmala Sitharaman would institution, ban on private enabler and catalyst for infra- record contraction of 7.7 per author of the Economic ment moves in and fills that for consumers and business- Economic Survey 2020-21 present Budget 2021-22 in cryptocurrencies. structure financing and as the cent in the current financial Survey, also made a case for void,” he told PTI in an inter- es.” suggested that economic Parliament on Monday. These would be besides the principal financial institution year on account of the impact strong counter-cyclical mea- view. Finance Bill 2021-22 that and development bank for would form part of bulk of building and sustaining a sup- Regulation of Official Digital The Bill also seeks to pro- uses. reforms in the sector allowing islation would be introduction member from law background budget proposals made by portive ecosystem across the Currency Bill, 2021 that will hibit all private cryptocurren- The government will also for better regulations that of the much delayed Electricity in every Commission, Finance Minister Nirmala life-cycle of infrastructure pro- create a facilitative framework cies in India, however, it allows introduce the Mines and attract investment and removed (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that strengthening of APTEL, Sitharaman on February jects. for creation of the official dig- for certain exceptions to pro- Minerals (Development and cumbersome processes and proposes to de-license the dis- penalty for non compliance of 1.Among the economic legis- Another bill would be ital currency to be issued by the mote the underlying technolo- Regulation) Amendment Bill, clearances. tribution business and bring in RPO, prescribing Rights and lations is the CCI Amendment Cryptocurrency and Reserve Bank of India. gy of cryptocurrency and its 2021 that would carry forward Yet another economic leg- competition, appointment of Duties of Consumers. . 1 ' 012# ! ,"2 2 ! #"!( ! +,-,./0 of Indian refined gold in all (!3 & 2 ( BSE gold contracts will encour- 999 :; + he BSE has become the age greater involvement by ' 2 Tcountry’s first exchange to domestic market players and < &/0$.2 be completed in a time-bound complete deliveries of Gold widen the array of acceptable +,-,./0 and product price is the reason manner. mini contracts under BSE-BIS gold for delivery of Bullion.” &/ for the increase in retail price ublic sector Satluj Jal Vidyut He said the projects being India Good Delivery Standard The exchange executed ause on price hike of petrol of petrol and diesel. PNigam Ltd (SJVNL) on developed by SJVNL in Nepal on its commodity derivatives delivery of Gold mini to the Pand diesel continued on it is interesting to note that Saturday said it was awarded would result in overall devel- platform on January 29, 2021. tune of more than Rs 49 lakhs pti n Mumbai 13 per cent growth in domes- Saturday for the third day in a even though crude has been another mega hydropower pro- opment and boost mutual eco- Even though the BSE had in the Gold mini ‘Options in tic advances, while the the net row after rising consecutively hovering just over $55 a barrel ject in Nepal through interna- nomic growth in India and launched India’s first ‘options in Goods’ framework at the CICI Bank on Saturday interest margin came at 3.67 on Tuesday and Wednesday for some time now, OMCs tional bidding, including Nepal. goods’ contracts on gold mini exchange designated vault in Ireported a 17.73 per cent per cent as against 3.57 per increasing pump prices for have gone in for both a pause Chinese companies. Earlier, SJVNL was award- and silver kg based on spot Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The jump in its December quarter cent in the preceding both auto fuels by 60 paisa per in price of auto fuels as well SJVNL Chairman and ed the construction of 900 prices in June 2020, these con- refined gold delivered on the consolidated net profit to Rs September quarter and 3.77 litre in Delhi. increase in its retail prices on Managing Director Nand Lal MW Arun III hydroelectric tracts were delivered using ser- exchange platform was pro- 5,498.15 crore, helped by a per cent in the year-ago peri- With price on hold, petrol consecutive days. Sharma said that the Nepalese project and 217 km long 400 ial-numbered gold bars duced by Parker Precious jump in core income but od. continued to be available at Informed sources said that government has allotted 679 kV associated transmission approved by the London Metals LLP. experienced a surge in bad The non-interest income new record high of Rs 86.30 a oil companies may be building MW Lower Arun Hydro system. Bullion Market Association In addition to these refiner- assets from its retail loans. excluding the treasury income litre in Delhi while diesel was buffer on retail price of petrol Electric Project located in the With addition of the Lower (LBMA). The Gold mini ies, M D Overseas Pvt. Ltd., On a standalone basis, the came at Rs 3,921 crore as at Rs 76.48 per litre. and diesel to prevent any sharp Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur Arun Hydro Electric Project, ‘options in goods’ contracts Augmont Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. second largest private sector against 4,043 crore. Across the country as well price increase of government districts. SJVNL’s portfolio now stands at delivered on Saturday were and Sovereign Metals ltd. are lender by assets showed a The reported gross non- the fuel prices remained at decided to further raise excise It will generate 3,561 mil- 8,960.5 MW. delivered based on BSE-BIS also empanelled by BSE to 19.12 per cent rise in the post- performing assets ratio was at Wednesday’s level. In Mumbai, duty on the two products to lion units per annum. SJVNL’s present installed India Good Delivery Standards deliver serial-numbered gold tax profit to Rs 4,939.59 crore 4.38 per cent. petrol is priced at Rs 92.86 a mobilise addition al revenue. The Investment Board of capacity is 2,016.51 MW and in alignment with “Make in bars on the exchange plat- for the reporting quarter, up But would have been 5.42 litre while in Chennai its is at Crude price have remained Nepal at its meeting on January aims to be 5,000 MW compa- India” and “Atmanirbhar form.The BSE’s ‘options in from Rs 4,146.46 crore in the per cent if not for the Rs 88.82/l and in Kolkata Rs firm for last few weeks in wake 29, chaired by Prime Minister ny by 2023 and 12,000 MW Bharat” initiatives. goods’ contracts have proved October-December 2019 Supreme Court order asking 87.69/l. Diesel on the other of unilateral prod uction cuts K.P.Oli, awarded the project to company by 2030, a company’s Commenting on this mile- extremely beneficial and cost period. banks not to classify non-pay- hand is at Rs 83.30 a litre in announced by Saudi Arabia the SJVNL. statement said. stone, Sameer Patil, Chief efficient for jewellers, bullion Its core net interest ing loan accounts as NPAs Mumbai, Rs 81.71 in Chennai and a pick up in consumption Expressing deepest grati- The company also has a Business Officer, BSE, said, dealers and other physical mar- income grew 16 per cent to Rs after the end of the loan and Rs 80.08 in Kolkata. in all major economies tude to the Prime Minister, presence in the field of energy “The deliveries and acceptance ket participants. 9,912 crore, on the back of a repayment moratorium. Though firm global crude globally. Sharma said the project would transmission. * ! ! 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Pakyong route and Delhi- levels of Rs 2,000 per tonne Along with a surge in ore Dehradun route, said the between June to December, pricing, steel prices have also airline’s press release. 2020. increased by almost 50 per cent All 20 new flights would Sources said that a pro- in the last few months. Bench be started in February, it stat- posal to increase export duty mark Hot-rolled coil prices ed. on iron ore is being actively have increased by 46 per cent Jaipur would be connect- considered by the finance min- to Rs 52,000 per tonne in ed through 16 new flights to istry that may consider November as compared to Rs various cities such as announcing the changed levy 37,400 per tonne in July this Dehradun and Surat, it said. in Budget 2021-22. year. Rebar TMT, which is Shilpa Bhatia, Chief A 30 per cent export duty used in the housing and con- Commercial Officer, SpiceJet is levied currently on iron ore struction sectors, had touched said, “There can’t be a better having Fe (iron) content above Rs 50,000 a tonne. time to launch multiple flights 58 per cent. Sources said this With demand for steel to connect this picturesque may be increased 5-10 per picking up as infrastructure and historical city with other cent or more to prevent its activity picks up pace in the major cities owing to the per- export to markets that are will- country, higher prices have fect weather conditions for ing to pay more to hoard the become a big deterrent to travel and tourism.” ore for future use and maximise investments.
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S Secretary of State Tony peace process, support for daughters of Islamic State More than 80 per cent are lectively repatriated nearly 1,000 The US Court of Appeals UBlinken has spoken over regional stability, and the extremists who once controlled women and children, many children and their family mem- for the District of Columbia phone with Pakistan’s Foreign potential to expand our trade large swathes of Iraq and Syria. who fled there after Islamic State bers.” Circuit’s stay of a lower court Minister Shah Mahmood and commercial ties, Price Vladimir Voronkov told an militants lost their last Syrian Voronkov said the experi- ruling allows President Joe Qureshi and discussed the said. informal meeting of the U.N. stronghold in 2019. There are a ences of the returnees are being Biden’s administration to accountability of convicted ter- The Pakistan Foreign Security Council on Friday that number of other camps in the compiled “and what we see resume expulsions begun by rorists responsible for the bru- Office said in a statement that “the horrific situation of the northeast as well. thus far is that fears of security former President Donald tal murder of American jour- the two leaders discussed children in Al Hol (camp) is one Voronkov said there are risks have been unfounded.” Trump under a public health ed more than 180,000 expul- some babies with their parents, nalist Daniel Pearl, according to “recent developments in the of the most pressing issues in the children from 60 countries in The executive director of the policy citing the Covid-19 pan- sions in just the last three were detained in hotels in bor- the State Department. Daniel Pearl case” and Qureshi world today.” The 27,000 chil- the camps who are the respon- U.N. Counterterrorism Center demic. months of 2020. der states before being placed Pearl, the 38-year-old “underscored that it was dren “remain stranded, aban- sibility of their member states, stressed that children “must be The appeals court issued a Immigration agencies have on deportation flights before South Asia bureau chief for The important and in the mutual doned to their fate,” vulnerable not of Syria or the groups that treated primarily as victims” and stay that had been requested by continued expelling most bor- another judge barred that prac- Wall Street Journal, was interest that justice is served to be preyed on by Islamic control the camps. Kurdish youngsters under the age of 14 the Trump administration in der crossers — adults as well as tice. abducted and beheaded while through legal means.” State enforcers, “and at risk of fighters are guarding Al-Hol should not be detained or pros- November shortly after a fed- parents and children together The US Department of he was in Pakistan investigat- Qureshi congratulated radicalisation within the camp,” and other camps as well as thou- ecuted. PTI eral judge barred the practice. — in Biden’s first days. The Homeland Security did not ing a story in 2002 on the links Secretary Blinken on assuming All three judges on the Democrat has signaled he will immediately comment, nor did between the country’s power- his office, underscoring panel that issued Friday’s order roll back other Trump admin- the US Department of Justice. ful spy agency ISI and al- Pakistan’s commitment to forg- 7 were nominated by Trump, istration policies restricting American Civil Liberties Qaeda. ing a comprehensive partner- ! who enacted newly restrictive immigration, but his advisers Union lawyer Lee Gelernt State Department ship with the United States 8 measures on immigration have also said they are con- called the appeals court’s ruling Spokesperson Ned Price said based on the convergence of throughout his presidency. The cerned about allowing all a “temporary setback.” “We on Friday that Blinken rein- interests on a whole range of " 9 judges are Gregory Katsas, migrants to cross the border will continue to litigate this case forced America’s concern over issues, it said. Neomi Rao and Justin Walker. immediately. It’s unclear on behalf of these vulnerable Pakistan Supreme Court’s rul- Qureshi told Blinken that Moscow: Russian police have The next demonstration in Berlin: Germany says drug- Trump’s Republican whether Biden will implement unaccompanied children, who ing acquitting Pearl’s killers. peace in Afghanistan through issued a strong warning against Moscow is planned for makers will deliver at least 5 administration instituted expulsions of unaccompanied are in need of protection and “Blinken and Qureshi dis- a negotiated political settlement participating in protests Lubyanka Square. The Federal million doses of coronavirus expulsions early in the pan- children now. legally entitled to apply for asy- cussed how to ensure account- was one of the fundamental planned for Sunday to call for Security Service, which Navalny vaccines to the country in the demic, saying it had to restrict At least 8,800 children were lum,” Gelernt said in a state- ability for convicted terrorist convergences between the two the release of jailed opposition claims arrange to have him poi- next three weeks. border crossings to prevent known to have been expelled ment. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh countries. leader Alexei Navalny, the soned with a Soviet-era nerve The Health Ministry says the spread of the virus, though prior to the federal court order. “But we hope the Biden and others responsible for the He said it was essential to Kremlin’s most prominent foe. agent on behalf of the Kremlin, on Twitter that Germany has public health officials later said They included children as administration will not make kidnapping and murder of have a reduction in violence The warning comes amid is headquartered in the square. already received 3.5 million they were told to issue an young as 9 who were denied ongoing litigation necessary American journalist Daniel leading to the ceasefire and to detentions of Navalny associates The Russian government doses in the past five weeks and order allowing the expulsions the chance to request asylum or by rescinding this illegal poli- Pearl,” Price said in a readout work towards securing an and opposition journalists and has denied a role in the 44-year- administered 2.2 million shots. by former Vice President Mike other protections under US cy created by the Trump of the call. inclusive political solution in a police plan to restrict move- old’s poisoning. Health Minister Jens Pence. Border agents conduct- Law. Many children, including administration.” AP In addition, Blinken and Afghanistan. ment in the center of Moscow The city police department Spahn says the new figures for on Sunday. Navalny was arrest- said much of central Moscow deliveries from Pfizer, ed on January 17 after flying from Red Square to Lubyanka Moderna and AstraZeneca back to Russia from Germany, would have pedestrian restric- were “good news after a diffi- ! <"D$ where he had spent five months tions and that seven subway sta- cult start.” Germany has given recovering from nerve-agent tions in the vicinity would be the first shot to about 2.2% of poisoning. closed on Sunday. its 83 million population. " His detention sparked Restaurants in the area also Nearly half a million people nationwide protests one week are to be closed, and the icon- had received both shots by Washington/New Delhi: The 6-ft tall, 650-pound hours of morning of January ago in about 100 cities; nearly ic GUM department store on Saturday. It’s recommended Unknown miscreants have (294 kg) bronze statue of 27, the police said. 4,000 people were reported Red Square said it would open the second shot be given 21 to vandalised, broken and ripped Gandhi, in the Central Park of The statue is being arrested. only in the evening. AP 28 days after the first. AP from the base a statue of the City of Davis in Northern removed and will be stored in Washington: As the Biden he’s injured.” For U.S. Mahatma Gandhi in a park in California, appeared to have a safe place until it can be eval- administration considers Diplomats, Frerichs’ captivity is the US state of California, been sawed off at the ankles uated, said Davis City coun- whether it should pull remain- a piece of a much larger geopo- evoking a strong response and half its face was severed cilman Lucas Frerichs. ing US Troops out of litical puzzle that aims to bal- from India which sought a and missing, local Davis Investigators are still Afghanistan in the coming ance bringing troops home, thorough investigation and Enterprise daily reported. unsure of when exactly the months, some fear for the fate after a two-decade conflict, appropriate action against The vandalised statue of statue was torn down or what of an American who could be with ensuring regional peace those responsible for the Mahatma Gandhi was found the motive may have been, The left behind: an abducted con- and stability. “despicable act.” by a park employee in the early Sacramento Bee reported. PTI tractor believed held by a Biden administration offi- Taliban-linked militant group. cials have made clear that they On the one-year anniver- are reviewing a February 2020 sary of Mark Frerichs’ abduc- peace deal between the United tion, family members and other States and the Taliban, con- supporters are urging the Biden cerned by whether the Taliban administration not to withdraw are meeting its commitment to additional troops without the reduce violence in Afghanistan. Navy veteran being released The Trump administra- from captivity. Frerichs was tion, which had made the abducted one year ago Sunday release of hostages and while working in the country detainees a priority, ended on engineering projects. U.S. without having brought home Officials believe he is in the Frerichs, who is from Lombard, custody of the Haqqani net- Illinois. He is one of several work, though the Taliban have Americans the Biden adminis- not publicly acknowledged tration is inheriting responsi- holding him. bility for, including journalist “We are confident that he’s Austin Tice, who went missing still alive and well,” his sister, in Syria in 2012, as well as US Charlene Cakora, said in an Marine Trevor Reed and interview with The Associated Michigan corporate executive Press. “We don’t have any Paul Whelan, both of whom are thinking that he’s dead or that imprisoned in Russia. AP P & .
/2 2 have denied that and said the relocations will continue. angladesh’s Government Bangladesh has said Bsent a fourth group of that ultimately it is up to Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar to take the refugees an island in the Bay of Bengal back and has called on the on Saturday, ignoring calls international community to from human rights groups for put pressure on Myanmar’s a halt to the move. Government to ensure their The 1,466 Rohingya who safe return. had been living in the sprawl- More than 1 million ing refugee camps of Cox’s Rohingya have fled waves of Bazar were sent Saturday to violent persecution in their Bhasan Char, an island specif- native Myanmar and are cur- ically developed to accommo- rently living in overcrowded, date 100,000 of the 1 million squalid refugee camps in Cox's Rohingya who have fled from Bazar district. neighbouring Myanmar. That “My people and relatives follows 1,776 refugees who came here earlier. They said it made the trip on Friday. is better here. So, we came,” The relocations began in Aman Ullah, a Rohingya December and have been crit- refugee, said Saturday after his icised by human rights groups, arrival on Bhasan Char. who say many of the refugees Another said he came vol- are being forced to move untarily. “We were asked to against their will. come. And we came here at our Prime Minister Sheikh own will,” said Mohammed Hasina and her government Nuruddin. " +,- ./., (!4 &=*&.93=*>?> # , !"0 ! 2/$,242 $ P !! E& D,''$ !; formidable Tamil Nadu Ateam with oodles of expe- rience in its rank and file will have a head-start over an unheralded Baroda which shrugged off the off-field con- troversies to set up a promising grand finale of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament on Sunday. The Tamil Nadu side with right blend of youth and expe- rience under Dinesh Karthik, has hardly looked in any sort of trouble since their group stage encounters with dominating victories while chasing. Baroda, under their battle- hardened stand-in captain Shahrukh will be eager to semi-final and will be keen to Kedar Devdhar, had won some impress talent scouts in what add to his tally. one-sided matches but also a will effectively be his last The Baroda team manage- cliff-hanger against Haryana in chance before the IPL auctions ment will be more than happy the quarter-final where Vishnu next month. that Kartik Kakade has roared Solanki hit a last-ball heli- Lanky left-arm spinner R back to form and that gives the copter shot to win the match. Sai Kishore (8 wkts so far) will middle order a strong look. Baroda’s performance is have to play a big role on They can continue to open with more praiseworthy after their Sunday along with leggie M Ninad Rathva, so that he can premier batsman Deepak Ashwin and Aparajith, who has put pressure on Tamil Nadu Hooda stormed out after his been more than useful with his bowlers, with Smit Patel com- differences with skipper Krunal off-breaks. ing down the order. Pandya, who also had to leave Medium-pacers Also, Babashafi Pathan, after his father's death. Mohammed Mohammed and will be another important cog Tamil Nadu was also in a R Sonu Yadav have played in their wheel, with both the +,-,./0 Sourav Ganguly and secretary feedback on the domestic sea- tary's view, Dhumal said that “Rather than having one spot of bother in the quarter- their parts but Tamil Nadu bat and ball Shah were keen to have the son 2020-21,” Shah wrote a let- the decision to cancel Ranji tournament, we thought to final against Himachal Pradesh think-tank might be tempted to Baroda’s impressive pace he BCCI will not be con- blue riband tournament that ter to state units, which is in Trophy this season was taken have events in different cate- but some big-hitting by drop a misfiring Aswin Crist, duo of Atit Sheth and Lukman ducting its premier first- pays the maximum match fee possession of PTI. after taking every stakeholder gories,” said Dhumal, adding Shahrukh Khan and a com- who came in for Sandeep Meriwala, will try to make Tclass domestic tourna- (Rs 1.5 lakh per game approx) It is understood that BCCI into confidence. that players will be duly com- posed knock by Baba Aparajith Warrier and bring G early inroads. Meriwala picked ment Ranji Trophy for the for the players, it is understood will probably follow the same “We took feedback from pensated for not playing Ranji saw them through. Periyasamy into the playing XI up three wickets in the semi- first time in 87 years as the par- that a two-month long bio- groupings and bio-bubble for the players, selection commit- Trophy this season. Veteran K B Arun Karthik For Baroda, a title triumph final but conceded some runs ent body opted for the Vijay bubble even for a truncated the Hazare Trophy that will tee, state associations. It was Shah in his letter also then played a beautiful knock will mean their third national towards the end, something he Hazare Trophy as per the wish- two-phased Ranji Trophy in start next month. felt that 2020 is already gone spoke about how difficult it of 89 against Rajasthan to take trophy in shortest format. would be keen to change. es of majority of the state times of the COVID-19 pan- The BCCI during its AGM and rather than having two was to plan out the domestic his state to the final. And for that to happen, However, the duo would be units. demic wasn’t feasible. had decided that players will be Ranji events in the same calen- calendar for the season in the Opener N Jagadeesan (350 burly opener Devdhar, the up against a formidable TN The BCCI will also host “I am extremely happy to compensated in case there is a dar year, it is better to go for post COVID world. runs) tops the run-scorers list highest run-getter for the team batting line up, and hence the the U-19 National One Day inform you that we are going truncated season and with white-ball cricket,” Dhumal “As you are aware, we have while his opening partner C with 333 runs. Will have to challenge would be much tournament for the Vinoo to conduct the Senior Women’s players missing out on Ranji said. lost a lot of time and conse- Hari Nishaanth's form has score big again. more. Mankad Trophy and the One Day tournament simulta- Trophy match fees, treasurer “That way we could have quently, it has been difficult to tapered off after a bright start. Apart from Devdhar, The role of the spin trio of Women’s national 50-over neously with the Vijay Hazare Arun Dhumal clarified that the something for junior cricket plan the cricket calendar on Skipper Karthik hasn’t Baroda will relay on one-down left-arm spinners Bhargav tournament as per a letter sent Trophy and follow it up with premier domestic cricketers and women considering the account of the precautions played a big knock but has been Solanki, who pulled off a last Bhatt, Ninad Rathva and offie by BCCI secretary Jay Shah to Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under- of the country will be taken importance of of Women’s that are necessary for the safe a stabilising influence in the over heist against Haryana in Kartik Kakade, will also be vital the state units. 19. This has been decided care of financially. World Cup and U-19 World conduct of the games,” Shah middle-order during tricky the quarter final. He, however, in the middle overs and in While BCCI president after having received your Agreeing with his secre- Cup next year. wrote. run-chases. failed to make an impact on the deciding the match’s fate. !& !'- #5 &!)6% ! ,''$ !
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England white-ball team, will return EJos Buttler on Saturday said the While his complete focus in on Dhumal said on Saturday. & !2 " !4 They began practice on Saturday even home after the first Test and will later top players of world cricket won’t upcoming series, he may not feature Dhumal, who is also on the IPL Governing as the rest of the team is in quarantine come back to India to join Eoin feature in every series going ahead in the last two matches and may Council, told PTI that the board is confident that and will begin its practice from February Morgan's side for the five-match T20I as they focus on their mental well- come back for the white ball leg, as it would be able to host the 2021 edition of the 2. and three-match ODI series. That will being in a world scarred by the Bairstow is set to join the team lucrative league at home unlike the previous edi- “He [Archer] is certainly an X-fac- be followed by the Indian Premier COVID-19 pandemic. before the third Test. tion, which was held in the UAE due to the pan- /,++20 tor player. Fantastic to have Jofra back League (IPL). Playing the game while living in “It’s certainly a challenge but demic. in the side. He will be excited for the big Asked if it will be taxing to a bio-bubble has forced Buttler to people around the world are going He also spoke on getting the crowds back to remier all-rounder Ben Stokes, pacer Jofra series in India,” said Buttler during a vir- be playing too much of white- only focus on his “short-term goals” through tough situations. The pan- stadiums partially, the BCCI's move to not go PArcher and reserve opener Rory Burns on tual interaction with the media on ball cricket, Buttler said the at the moment. demic has had people whose world ahead with Ranji Trophy this season, India's tri- Saturday had their first training session at the Saturday. series against India is “You want your strongest team has been turned upside down and we umph in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination for Chepauk after successfully completing six days “I think we have a few guys who can important as it will bring out every time, but unfortunately, are very fortunate to play cricket and players and women's cricket. of hard quarantine, while other members of the do quite amazing things with the ball together players and pre- that doesn’t seem possible at the do our job that we love,” Buttler said. “We are working on having the IPL in India squad cleared their second COVID-19 test. obviously. James Anderson and Stuart pare the team for the 2021 moment,” Buttler said during a “Having said that you do find it and we are hopeful that we would be able to The trio were not a part of the Sri Lanka Broad are two of the best seam bowlers T20 World Cup, which is virtual media conference. challenging having to stay away organise it. We are not even thinking of a back Test series with Stokes and Archer being rest- to have ever played the game. Jofra obvi- scheduled to be played in His comments made it clear from your families, being in quaran- up also at this point in time, we are wanting to ed for workload management purpose while ously is a huge X-factor. Ben Stokes is India in October. where the team stands on tine and locked up in hotels. ECB has do it here. Burns skipped the previous tour due to the truly a pretty good X-factor player,” he “I think for Jonny Bairstow being rest- been forward thinking in rotating “India is probably safer than UAE at this birth of his first child. said. us and the T20 ed for the first two Tests players for this series. point. Hopefully, the situation remains stable and The trio had reached India earlier than Buttler backed the England and team looking of the upcom- “At times, it’s frustrating as you keep improving and we will have it here,” said their colleagues and having already cleared Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) policy of ahead to ing four- want to have best players on the Dhumal. their three RT-PCR tests could hit the nets on rotating players for the India series, say- the T20 match series show all the time but it’s not possi- The UAE is experiencing a spike in COVID- Saturday. ing that England have a hectic sched- against ble with the amount of time that one 19 cases while there has been a sharp decline in “The first group of players - Archer, ule and living in the bubble can be hard. India. spends in a bio bubble. You can’t India. Burns and Stokes - will practice each morn- “We are very fortunate to play Buttler sup- expect people to keep doing that,” he The seven-day average caseload in the UAE ing for the next three days. They are limited cricket and do the job we love. Having World ported the England said during the conference organised has gone up to 3743, up from 770 when the IPL to a two-hour session,” England’s media man- said that we find it challenging to be Cup, we and Wales Cricket by ECB for Indian journalists. 2020 began on September 19. India, much big- ager Danny Reuben informed. spending time away from are going ger in size and population, were recording “The entire England touring party received our family. Being in quar- with our blue- team going into that had that time together, so it is impor- 90000 cases a day in September, but the numbers their second PCR COVID-19 test yesterday. All antine and locked up in print of the 50-over tournament. Guys were playing tant for us to play together as a group have now come down to below 15000. results returned negative results,” he added. hotels can be tough. World Cup (which together for a long period of and get familiar with roles. To play After the boards of both countries signed a The full England squad is scheduled to Thought ECB has been England time and I think that was a huge together as a side against a brilliant team Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during start its training from February 2 ahead of the forward-looking for us as won), plus for us going into that like India in the conditions we face in last year’s IPL, the Arab nation was seen as a back- series opener against India, starting February an England group, so to where we tournament,” he said. the world cup is the perfect preparation up option to host the world’s premier T20 event 5 here. rotate players,” added Buttler. had a very settled “The T20 side, we haven’t for that tournament,” added Buttler. this season too. #3 . 0 7 P ! /
$,.41*+, intensity and mood swings,” the ever. I don’t go to any of the bowlers' but some have turned more and +,- $ & ,./0 SMH reported. meetings. That’s what the bowlers’ more to assistant coach Andrew ustralia head coach Justin “...Some senior players are frus- coach is meant to be doing,” he said. McDonald for support because ALanger’s intense “micro-man- trated at the atmosphere in the team “I don’t do any of that. I never, they increasingly don’t know where other Indian batsman in the CCI secre- agement” coaching style has appar- being brought down by the coach’s ever, ever speak to any of the bowlers they stand with the boss,” it read. top-10, hanging on to the eighth Btary Jay Shah ently not gone down well with a lot shifting emotions and what they see about any of that sort of stuff. And “During the Brisbane Test spot. was unanimous- of players even as the former open- as too much micro-management. the learnings of the last few months Langer ordered a player not to per- Pujara moved up one place ly elected as the er termed the insinuations as some- They say that has extended to bowlers are I should start looking at that sist with a habit of jamming a toast- to sixth, while wicketkeeper- President of the thing that “couldn’t be further from being bombarded with statistics and more." ed sandwich in his pocket to eat on batsman Rishabh Pant and star Asian Cricket truth”. instructions about where to bowl at Langer still has 18 months left the field.” opener Rohit Sharma remained Council (ACC) The fissures in the Australian lunch breaks including during the in his contract and the 50-year-old “...The coach’s headmaster-like static on the 13th and 18th spots on Saturday. camp have come out in the open after fourth and final Test against former left-handed opening manner and difficulty coping with respectively. The 32-year- an under-strength India came back India at the Gabba," the partner of Matthew Hayden pressure was in the summer increas- New Zealand captain Kane old replaces from behind to hammer Australia 2- report further read. said he has no problems ingly incompatible with a team Williamson (919) continued to Bangladesh 1 in their own den. Langer, with his workload. consisting largely of experienced lead the batting charts, with the Cricket Board (BCB) chief Najmul Hasan According to a report in the however, refut- “There are stresses to players in their late 20s or 30s.” Australian duo of Steve Smith Papon. ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ quoting ed the claims the job. It’s a big job,” he But Langer defended the deci- (891) and Marnus Labuschagne BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal multiple sources close to the that his relationship said. sion, saying such a habit was unac- (878) rounding up the top shared the news on Twitter. Australian set-up, some players are with players had soared. The report further states ceptable from a national cricketer as three while England skipper Joe “Congratulations @JayShah on taking apparently not happy with Langer’s “Couldn’t be further many Australian current the team was in pursuit of a Test Root (823) retained the fifth over as President of Asian Cricket Council. I’m management style because of his from the truth,” adding team players now have match victory over a side like India. spot. sure ACC will achieve greater heights under intensity and mood swings. that “leadership isn’t a pop- developed an affinity “You’re walking on against 420 Among the bowlers, veter- your leadership and the cricketers of the entire The report suggested that Langer ularity contest.” for assistant coach India, we're trying to win a Test an spinner Ravichandran Asian region will benefit. My best wishes for is no longer able to cope up with “If players just want some- Andrew McDonald, match and one of our players walks irat Kohli remained the Ashwin (760) and pace ace a successful tenure,” Dhumal wrote. demands of being a three-format one to tickle their stomachs who they feel is on with a toasted sandwich in his Vhighest-placed Indian bats- Jasprit Bumrah (757) retained ACC is responsible for organising the Asia coach. all the time then I’m not more approach- hand,” Langer said. man at fourth position even as their eighth and ninth spots Cup tournaments. “Dressing-room sources say that doing my job. able. “I spoke to (the player) about it Cheteshwar Pujara rose a rung respectively. The 2020 edition of the Asia Cup was over a gruelling summer, Langer’s “It’s actually the “Players at length yesterday. I said, 'How do to sixth in the latest ICC Test Pat Cummins (908) contin- postponed to June this year because of the management style wore thin with opposite of what hap- believe Langer you reckon it looks, mate?’ Is that rankings issued on Saturday. ues to lead the chart followed by COVID-19 pandemic. some players, who on top of having pens. I never talk means well and not something I should say?” he said Apart from Kohli (862) England pacer Stuart Broad Pakistan was to originally host the tour- to live in a bubble for months on end about statistics respect his lega- without divulging the name of the and Pujara (760), Test vice-cap- (839) and New Zealand's Neil nament but the tournament is now expected say they have become drained by his to the bowlers, cy in the sport player. tain Ajinkya Rahane (748) is the Wagner (835). to be held in either Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. & 2-+-
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e moved with ject. However some of the major quarantine facilities for Covid-19 baby, bedding and consequences of the 14-day rule patients, we ensured that every all our bags from were family separation and income building be vetted for proper ven- the balmy beaches loss, which also led to at-risk fam- tilation. As Covid-19 is a respira- of Goa to Dubai ily members choosing to not quar- tory disease the importance of thisW week. The plan for the movers antine at all. For such reasons good ventilation was paramount. was meticulously chalked out to recently, in countries such as France In fact, good ventilation is avoid any human contact. Our quarantine for at-risk individuals also crucial to stop the spread of family of three drove to the airport has been reduced to 7 days and in the virus. By the end of 2020, it was to avoid a taxi. Even our toddler Germany for 10 days, rather than found that the virus could remain sported his navy blue PPE kit until the 14 day period. Increasingly an airborne for longer times and the moment we reached our desti- at-risk family member quaran- travel further distances than orig- nation, which for the next few tines for 5 days, then does the RT- inally thought. It was found that months was deliberately chosen to PCR test on the 6th day, self isolates the spread of Covid-19 may there- be located in a socially distanced far for another 2 days, does a second fore occur via airborne particles in flung suburb of Dubai. Our reloca- RT-PCR test on the 9th day. If both indoor environments even beyond tion — clearly adapted to the pre- RT-PCR tests are found to be neg- the 2m range encouraged by initial sent times — had been pushed by ative when results are out on the social distancing recommenda- a year because of the pandemic too, 10th day then the family member tions. As the science of this con- and it was one that we finally exe- ends the quarantine period. tinues to evolve and we can not be cuted when circumstances could Distance from people not sure how long and far the virus can not wait any longer. spaces: A few governments have be airborne, it has been advised to With the pandemic stretching started to give their citizens more prefer the outdoors to indoors. into its second year, many families autonomy about socialising, with a Many families have resorted to will need to take similar tough deci- shift from closing down shops, bars, enjoy outings in the outdoors. sions about mobility. These would public benches to encouraging citi- Indeed for families in 2021, the likely be plans that were put on hold zens to meet fewer people no matter basics are likely to remain the since March 2020 — family reloca- where. For example Canada already same — avoiding meeting with tions, a member of the family trav- advises to think “fewer faces, small- non-family members, wearing eling out station for work, family er groups, shorter time together and masks before stepping out of home, outings. It has not been easy on fam- bigger spaces”. Japan too advocates to avid hand-washing and sanitising ilies to stay shut for a year. While avoid “the three Cs”: Crowding, any items being brought in. decisions for offices and schools to Close-contact settings and Confined However, there is likely to be more re-open (or not) have gained plen- spaces. Increasingly family outings mobility given shorter quarantine ty of attention, there is precious lit- will take place in public spaces that periods and increased focus on tle information if and how should are vacant or with scant people. staying within the family even in the family — the single most impor- Parks, gardens, beaches are safe public spaces and choosing well tant societal unit — open up. down the global economy, partic- for the next lap of the marathon. need to quarantine themselves for when vacant while when crowded ventilated places for outings. As for In the first year of the pandem- ularly affecting the poor. Below are some changes that we are 0+7=7 !@2$0.0,& a minimum of 14 days. Millions of they are fraught with danger of relocating countries, I can say ic, much of the discussions were Even if 2021 will be the year of likely to see this year as families are families stood up to the challenge catching the virus. Increasingly fam- from experience that let that plan around rules to stay away from the the vaccine, it will take a while for ‘opening up’ cautiously. 2+225 to separate and give care to a fam- ilies are getting the hang of it. Instead wait a year more if possible! Covid-19 virus by socially dis- humanity to be vaccinated. At least Shorter quarantine period of ily member quarantined within a of convoluted rules about who can see tancing and shutting down institu- until the end of 2021 we still have at-risk family members: ‘At-risk’ 4,,*1.0B0+ separate room of their homes. My whom, and where and how, families The writer is CEO of Sustain tions. 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sychological safety in the gy to use for anonymous and of the way things are conducted workplace is felt when man- genuine employee feedback. It is between peers. By embracing Pagers and peers do not a good strategy that can help conflict, the leaders and man- penalize a person or think they managers understand where the agers get a chance to deepen their are not good enough, just because team stands in level of engage- understanding of people, express of a mistake made by them. In an ment and passion for their work empathy and figure out necessary environment that is considered and workplace. The data collected interventions by actively listening psychologically safe, people don’t from the employee feedback can to them. This approach leads to mock others or appear as show- be quickly analysed to get valu- an acceptable and executable stoppers, creating hurdles for the able insights. However, most win-win outcome. ones asking for help, feedback or team members believe that Reinforcing positive behav- information, to slow them down. employee feedback is only an iours highlights achievements In a safe culture, asking questions annual formality, which will not more than failures by avoiding without a fear of retribution is lead to any action taken by the premature blaming and criticism. acceptable and welcomed, which company. Hence, managers Often managers are not able to leads to confident teams that can should take the initiative to orga- view problematic behaviours take risks for a better future of nize regular pulse checks that can objectively. They tend to focus the company. reveal the reasons, if any, for more on the drama in the situa- In today’s world, driven by cracks in engagement for the tion rather than the facts and technology and uncertainty, a employees. It can help the man- issues that need solutions. Not major part of organizations’ suc- agers pinpoint pain-issues and too long ago, managers used to cess depends a psychologically place including regular feedback, develop an action plan for ask employees to leave their per- safe atmosphere, ensured by the development of effective rela- improvement. sonal problems at home. managerial personnel. It is tions, setting a proper incentive Establishing a culture of trust However, today in the age of the important for managers to create structure and development of a between the teams and various millennials, the managers a culture of psychological safety supportive work environment. managerial levels stems from the encourage the teams to share for their teams. Without these elements, the ability to practice mutual respect personal challenges and also help When beginning to develop teams tend to lack the attitude for by not always blaming others for them figure out ways to combat and manage large teams, the lead- high performance and collabora- things going wrong but also them. Today, managers are quite ers must be able to foster open tion. A positive mental and emo- introspecting about one’s own receptive and want their execu- communication and conversa- tional state psyche is conducive to actions. It is a common under- tives to share aspects of their tions that can promote mutual developing trust and a sense of standing that people working personal lives, if that can make engagement and enhance levels of belonging in the organization. with each other have a need for them more effective at work. cognitive safety in the organiza- The role of managers at this junc- social acceptance and inclusion as Imagine a situation where a man- tion at large. ture is to inspire the teams to be much as respect for their compe- ager is having a team meeting In the absence of the culture resilient and motivated. tence and validation of their abili- and the details of the data to be of questioning and cognitive While CXOs and venture ties. The managers and subordi- discussed have been shared resilience, employees tend to con- founders develop the strategy and nates should be able to ask and beforehand. If the data shows the sider peer and managerial pres- direction of the company, the give open feedback in a non- business of the manager’s divi- sure to be more than a transac- groundwork has to be done by defensive manner, enabling posi- sion is declining, he and the team tional issue at work. They start the skip and subordinate man- tive reinforcement to reaffirm are quite vulnerable. So rather viewing these situations as a agers. Team members look up to what is going well and take pre- than defending the reasons for threat to their position at the their immediate and skip man- ventive measures to avoid any the business to have declined and company. In turn the team starts agers rather than the CXOs for future negative impact, which can pulling away a motivated team, to focus on the negative conse- psychological and cognitive secu- be overcome by transparent feed- it’s better for the managers to quences of not obeying their rity. When the teams feel that back. A model of openness is accept being vulnerable, expose managers. This results in lack of their managers have made the important across all tiers of the their weakness and share the creative thought, as the employ- workplace psychologically safe, it organization in order to build challenge to recover the business ees are fearful of developing leads to better collaboration and trustworthy relationships at the and in-turn the team’s reputation. thinking practices of innovation performance. Such a culture is workplace. Being vulnerable in the work- and bringing new ideas on the not just good for business but The next element to demon- place can lead to more trust, table. also good for the employee’s strate authenticity, vulnerability transparency and respect. As the team starts to grow in health and morale. not make the team members feel trust withing teams, managers must establish forums where and credibility at the workplace is number, it is important to devel- engaged or comfortable. In such can proactively address the issues teams can feel comfortable to talk to embrace conflict. Every differ- An excerpt from Managing op a culture that looks beyond conditions, the team members that trigger fear in the employees about difficult situations, without ence of opinion does not have to Large Teams: Overcoming Skip competence of the team mem- Managers must be open may not voice out concerns and can pave the way for a more worrying about any conse- carry a negative undertone. Any Level Frictions and Executive bers. The managers need to buck- minded to acknowledge there are and/or share new thoughts. By trust-oriented and collaborative quences. conflict between teams and man- Isolation by Rishi Kapal, published le up and put robust practices in some tasks or situations that may understanding the way to build work environment. Managers Managers must put technolo- agers must be accepted as a part by SAGE Publications India uvitiut ++ R :
he present Covid-19 pan- to 20 per cent in urban areas. Tdemic is a global and Students from socio-eco- unprecedented human cata- nomically marginalised com- ;(##8 !* $% strophe affecting every sphere of munities such as STs, SCs and ;# ":"@!# life, including economic, social, poorer sections of the society )";? ! 8*"P political, and most important- suffered the most due to the ly education. The rapid trans- present crisis because they >#!9# !"#* mission has upended the daily have disproportionally low ";:8 !7 life very quickly and in a way access and ability to use the dig- ( "8") never seen before. In India, ital devices. Hence, these !>:8 '5;"8 with the announcement of lock- already deprived sections have down, educational institutions been eventually lagging behind 78*":!#>#;"#!( have been closed. This sudden and adding themselves to the 7( (#* >"# 8;* and unprecedented lockdown existing socio-economic divide " "8*8( # !8 has posed many parallel chal- in India. 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According to tional burden of households’ *( ! ## !(#; an estimate of the United chores given the existing prob- ;!8 #"8* Nations Educational Scientific lems of higher son preference ;">") and Cultural Organization in Indian society and their (UNESCO 2020), 320 million higher school’s dropout rate. learners enrolled in primary, This has connection with secondary or tertiary education increased child labour, child are affected owing to disruption marriage, early pregnancies of unplanned lockdown. and a plethora of other devel- As per estimates using the opmental issues. These have most recently released National adverse life-long and intergen- Sample Survey (NSS, 2017-18, erational impacts on educa- 75th round) data on social tional attainment, health and consumption on education, nutritional outcome. about 72 per cent students are Apart from other environ- living in rural area and only 60 mental and contextual factors per cent are attending like access to improved water Government schools. However, and sanitation, regular and <52";55<0 a greater degree of “digital nutritious food in adequate divide” in terms of availability, quantity is prerequisites for accessibility and usability harmonious development of among the households is preva- children. Children with better lent in India. Only 9 per cent nutritional outcome perform of the households have access better in educational achieve- to both computer (i.e. devices, ment and other non-cognitive given rise to food insecurity world, feeding approximately that has affected the children as Government’s $250 billion outcome in future. In the time such as laptop, desktop com- activities. According to most across the globe. The World 100 million children and most well as the pregnant and lac- “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package”. of present crisis, direct inter- puter, notebook, tablet, palm- recently released (on December Food Programme (WFP, 2020) of them are from marginalised tating mothers. Some States implement home ventions, social protection, and top or a similar handheld 12, 2020) National Family projected that the number of communities attending The current Covid-19 cri- delivery of meals/dry ration to universalisation of food safety device) and internet. Health Survey (NFHS-5), people facing food insecurity Government schools up to sis is a major setback in India’s students but there remains programmes, i.e. PDS in India Further, this is acute in the 2019-20 factsheet for 22 States will be doubled globally due to Class VIII. Thus, school closure progress toward the achieve- much more scope for such are urgently needed. For a disaggregated level such as and UTs, the under-five child Covid-19 by the end of 2020. poses additional shocks to the ment of Sustainable initiatives. Strengthening the long-term sustainable solution across the Indian States, malnutrition has increased in Unfortunately, Global Hunger families and their children Development Goals (SDGs), digital infrastructure via pro- to malnutrition problem, apart between rural-urban popula- majority of the States during Index (GHI) 2020 ranked India having already affected with i.e. universal and equitable edu- visioning of digital devices from other contextual factors 0#0''G;0 #= tion, among different socio- the period 2015-16 to 2019-20. 94 out of 107 countries which food insufficiency and nutri- cation, good health and well- (mobile, tablet, computer, etc.) we need to recognise the agri- religious and economic classes. The Comprehensive National come under serious hunger tional deficiency. Apart from being; and zero-hunger. We for the needy-learners and culture and nutrition linkages This is 4 per cent in Bihar, 3.8 Nutrition Survey (CNNS, situation. India’s position is eliminating hunger, the MDM can find a more precarious making internet and broad- and should promote diversified per cent in Odisha, 3 per cent 2016-18) provides informa- below Pakistan, Nepal, scheme also addresses other future disparity in child health band or Wi-Fi services as uni- local food and nutrition sensi- in Jharkhand, and 4 per cent in tion exclusively on nutritional Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. health related issues of and nutrition and knowledge- versal public goods while syn- tive agriculture production Madhya Pradesh. They are at status of school-age children. The unplanned lockdown micronutrient deficiency and gap among haves and have-nots. ergising panchayats and har- with proper procurement and the bottom while Delhi (35%), Using CNNS-2020 we esti- and the closure of schools have deworming which has signifi- Children from disadvantaged nessing the capabilities of the distribution policy. Goa (25%), Kerala, Nagaland mated that 23 per cent and 22 led to non-continuation of reg- cant positive effect on school sections are left in limbo in mul- community could be other and Mizoram (21% each) are per cent school-age (5-10 years) ular feeding to the school- enrolment, attendance, learn- tiple ways due to their resource options to narrow down the (Pratap C Mohanty the best performer in terms of children are thin and stunted, children through the Mid-Day ing outcome, retention, and constrained capabilities. socio-economic and digital teaches at Dept of Humanities household’s access to comput- respectively. Meal (MDM) scheme. This gender and social equity. It was expected but unfor- divide in India. Any negli- and Social Sciences, IIT er and internet. Only 4 per cent Covid-19 has disrupted scheme is the largest school The lockdown has also hit tunately no special attention gence in this regard would Roorkee, and Mukesh Kumar is rural households have access to the food availability and social feeding and supplementary the umbrella Integrated Child has been given to address these have serious consequences on a senior PhD Fellow at the digital infrastructure compared protection system and has nutrition programme in the Development Services scheme disruptions from the Central children’s education and health same department)
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he period between the two world ly skilled professionals. Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Modi Twars witnessed the emergence of Besides, India has been produc- has become the first Indian who has new nation states in Europe and Asia. ing a large number of educated pro- been conferred with Saudi Arabia’s The main concern of these countries fessionals and skilled workers who highest civilian honour. On the was to get political independence. have been substantially contributing other hand, as strong friends of Saudi India after Independence re-estab- to the development of Saudi Arabia. Arabia, External Affairs Minister S lished its strong social, economic, To pursue the Vision 2030 — to Jaishankar, National Security Adviser 8*" "(* religious and emotional connec- develop a diverse economic area to Ajit Doval, along with the Minority tions with Saudi Arabia. facilitate more investment and busi- Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas "#)" *8! India-Saudi bilateral relations ness — Prime Minister Narendra Naqvi, were present at the Saudi became stronger and cordial when Modi during his visit in 2016 reiter- National Day Celebration in Delhi in !8!8 :>!# King Saud visited India in 1955 and ated India’s intentions to work another example of manifestation of "8*>!# !7 agreed to shape their relationship together with Saudi Arabia. the strong India-Saudi ties and based on the mutual coexistence and Saudi Arabia is expected to be an shows the growing closeness between ;!::!* )( cooperation. Since then, there have important market for Indian goods, India and Saudi Arabia. been several visits by higher author- particularly precious stones, agri- Both Saudi Arabia and India are " !!8:( (" ities and officials over the period of cultural and pharmaceutical prod- undergoing unprecedented trans- ;! 8;/ years that continue to boost bilater- ucts, etc. formations internally whether it be al relations to a greater height. India-Saudi economic ties show Saudi’s Vision 2030 programme ;!!>#" !8"8* Economic policy of liberalisation and tremendous growth over the period which aims to global investment privatisation in India and quest of of time. According to Ministry of powerhouse, Neom City Project, a # >; Saudi for the crude oil market are the External Affairs, Government of revolution in urban living vision, or prime reasons that bind them togeth- India, bilateral trade during 2019-20 India’s move towards achieving its er for catering their mutual require- was worth of $33.07 billion. India’s vision of five trillion economies ments. The Indian Government is imports from Saudi Arabia reached with its flagship initiatives of “Make keenly interested to attract foreign $26.84 billion and exports to Saudi in India, Start-Up India, Smart Cities investments in India as its intention Arabia were worth $ 6.24 billion and “Digital India” etc, thereby they reflects in the policies of the Indian which accounted an increase of are creating countless opportunities Government in relaxation of doing 12.18 per cent over last fiscal year. for their counterparts. Further, India “ease of business” and in FDI poli- According to Ministry of Investment has an enthralling entertainment cies in India. However, the gulf of Saudi Arabia, there are 476 regis- industry; in the present scenario the countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, tered Indian companies. It clearly rise of entertainment industry in the could be an attractive strategic part- indicates the perpetuity of India- Kingdom will surely attract Indian ner in developing Indian Saudi bilateral relations. Both coun- markets providing ample job and economy by investing in different tries have strengthened not only its business opportunities. India-Saudi economic sectors. economic ties but culturally also they relations, however, is based not only 0"$)022F 0< $ On the other hand, for Saudi have come closer. The Indian on the import and export of com- point of view, India has been and Muslims have cultural and emotional modities but also on mutual coexis- would be the future market for oil, ties with Saudi Arabia. Islamic relics " ' " ! ! ) BC BC%A )! tence, cooperation and respect. With etc. As per the trend and views of and monuments that Indian Muslims the diversified future and strong economists, the Indian economy aspire to visit are boosting its tourism per the study, Indians are relatively been appreciated by the Saudi ing the fact that the bulk of initial determination to work together, would rise over the next couple of sector. Presence of more than 2.5 the most preferred community Government. Keeping in view the affected Covid patients were Indian both Saudi and India will amaze the decades which will generate the million Indians in Saudi Arabia among the expatriates not only for contribution of expat Indians, irre- expat workers. world with the positive transforma- demands for oil and according to the which is considered the largest expa- their expertise in their respective spective of their religions, the Saudi India-Saudi mutual respect can tions heading towards the elongated Ministry of Petroleum and Natural triate community in the Kingdom is fields but also for a sense of disci- Government treats every Indian be gauged from the fact that King mutual friendship and ties to the Gas, it is expected to rise by 130 per the living ambassadors for cultural pline, law abiding behaviour and expats equally like its own citizen. Abdullah was invited as Chief Guest highest pinnacle. cent by 2040. Saudi Arabia, on the exchange. peace-loving nature. 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