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However, inevitable in the next 6-8 weeks $P$ '*(43()2+ ./0(*301 August 2019 and were detained Minister, the Union Home I have asked my party’s Political if people do not adhere to for several months, have Minister and some of the senior Affairs Committee (PAC) for a Covid-appropriate behaviour. $ # ',(),(,-, ./3'(--21 reportedly received an invita- Cabinet Ministers are sched- meeting to discuss the same.” # However, the AIIMS must strictly follow Covid- ing behaviour being followed, tion to join the parleys at the uled to attend the meeting. Chief spokesman of the # #$ Director was not in favour of “a appropriate behaviour such as all ideal conditions for the '-(3-(+*4 ./*(3*21 highest level. Reports also revealed the party Syed Suhail Bukhari in a & $ national-level lockdown, saying wearing of masks and social coronavirus to spread like a fire. Cautiously responding to Centre was preparing ground recorded message confirmed, ( that it “cannot be a solution” as distancing,” he said. Advising “As we have started unlock- # 3-(2'(3+* ./3201 the first such dialogue offer, for the said meeting for a long “PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti ( ) *+ it adversely affected the econ- the authorities that the moment ing, there is again a lack of some of the Kashmir-based time and had discussed the had received a call from the # omy which is still reeling under the positivity rate goes beyond Covid-appropriate behaviour. leaders claimed that at present contours of the political process Centre to attend the all party’s restrictions imposed in the 5 per cent, area-specific lock- We don’t seem to have learnt there was no clear-cut agenda with some of the like-minded meet in New Delhi next week”. past few months during various down and containment mea- from what happened between for talks with New Delhi. leaders in advance before invit- He said the party chief had phases of lockdown. sures should be implemented. the first and the second wave. “Once we will receive a formal ing them for the talks. convened a meeting of the “Until a sizeable number of His caution comes amid Again crowds are building up... invitation along with the agen- Responding to the offer of Political Affairs Committee of , * people are vaccinated, everyone easing of lockdown restric- people are gathering. It will take ! da of the talks then only we can talks by the Centre several to take a final call on whether tions in various parts of the some time for the number of take a call to join the parleys,” Kashmir-based leaders claimed to attend the same or not. country with people moving cases to start rising at the New Delhi: In an attempt to he said. they have so far received only Meanwhile, hours after out on streets and roads in national level. Third wave is counter bigoted disinforma- The J&K units of the BJP a verbal invite and were still Mehbooba received an invita- hoards ignoring all Covid inevitable and it could hit the tion against Covid19 vaccina- and the Congress are also like- looking forward to a formal tion from the Centre for talks "#$ appropriate norms. There have country within the next six to tion, the Minority Affairs ly to be part of these discus- invitation to join the parleys in with State’s regional political been photographs and videos eight weeks,” Dr Guleria said. Ministry will lauch “jaan hai to sions, which are being seen as New Delhi. parties, her uncle and senior on various media showing “It all depends on how we go jahan hai” awareness campaign part of efforts to strengthen National Conference pres- leader of the party, Sartaj crowds thronging the markets ahead in terms of Covid-appro- on June 21 in the rural areas normal political processes in ident Dr Farooq Abdullah on Madni, was on Saturday and public places with no priate behaviour and prevent- with the help of Muslim, Sikh, the Union Territory. Saturday said they will sit and released from six-month-long masks or casually tied on ing crowds,” he added. Jain, Christian, Parsi and The much-awaited meet- discuss the strategy to be fol- detention. mouth with no social distanc- Continued on Page 9 Budhist community leaders. ing is being convened to bring lowed if they get the formal Continued on Page 9 !
"-./-01 " # rom spreading its tentacles Fto gaining ground in just a # few weeks, Delta variant of Covid-19, first detected in strain if it is not contained. ! India, has now made deep So far, over 44 per cent of inroads into the UK, Germany the US population (146 million ! and the US besides a few other people) are fully vaccinated. developed countries. The US Government has a $ $ "-./-01 These countries had goal of vaccinating at least 70 recently claimed to “curb” the per cent of its adult population n the run up to the US original virus. They are now with at least one dose by July 4. Itroops withdrawal from again on the edge as the Delta But with several studies show- Afghanistan, Pakistan’s covert variant cases have started spi- ing that a second dose of vac- agency — the Inter-Services ralling, keeping the authorities cine effectively shutting the Intelligence (ISI) — is report- on their toes. door on the variant, public ed to be helping the Taliban to “The Delta variant is well health officials are urging peo- forge an alliance with terror them in further onslaught. on its way to becoming the ple not to delay the second groups Jaish-e-Mohammad The Taliban has reported- dominant variant globally shot. and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba for a ly developed an understanding because of its increased trans- According to health violent takeover of provinces in with the JeM and LeT for such missibility,” Soumya experts, the variant is 50 per the war-torn country. attacks in Helmand and Swaminathan, Chief Scientist cent more transmissible than The Taliban, along with the Kandahar provinces. While the of World Health Organisation the original strain, engenders Pakistani terror groups, is cap- LeT is assisting the Taliban in (WHO), said recently. Just last four times more hospitalisation ( ) * + turing weapons stores of the US Helmand, the JeM is operating month, the WHO had termed risk, and can evade the first Army and opening its offices in in Kandahar. the Delta variant as a “variant dose of vaccine. Government infrastructure like Recently, the LeT con- of concern”. The UK too is grappling )1$"/#$ 1 Sector 25 cremation ground in was fondly called, died on Minister Manpreet Singh school and hospital buildings ducted a mine blast in The US too has classified with the vicious Delta variant. Chandigarh on Saturday. Friday night due to COVID-19 Badal, Haryana’’s Sports reconstructed by India. Helmand in which three per- the Delta variant of the coron- According to reports, for the egendary “Flying Sikh” Milkha, who was 91, was related complications. Minister Sandeep Singh were The Pakistan Army is sons were killed and the avirus as a “variant of concern” first time in four months, the LMilkha Singh, who died at bid a tearful adieu in the pres- His son and ace golfer Jeev among the other dignitaries trained in operating the Pakistani terror group had saying that it now accounts for UK recorded 11,007 Covid-19 the PGIMER late on Friday ence of his family members and Milkha Singh lit the funeral who attended the last rites. American weapons, and the claimed responsibility for the 10 per cent of Covid-19 infec- cases in 24 hours, driven main- night after a month-long bat- several dignitaries, including pyre. Punjab Governor and Prof Jagat Ram, Director of Taliban has found the role of attack which was later also tions in America, fearing that ly by the Delta variant. tle with Covid, was cremated Union Sports Minister Kiren Chandigarh Administrator V P PGIMER where Milkha was JeM and LeT handy in both endorsed by the Taliban. it may become the dominant Continued on Page 9 with full State honours at the Rijiju. “The Flying Sikh’’, as he Singh Badnore, Punjab Finance admitted, was also present. capturing such stores and using Continued on Page 9 $% % % & #, R
$ Dhyan Chand. simple man, a sparse eater A statue of Dhyan Chand who enjoyed “just a small drink "./%. t was the same stage where stands outside the stadium. of whiskey” in evening. Ithe first Asian Games were But the place also deserves one “How, of all people, did I Chief Minister. He also served held, called Irwin in honour of Milkha, who died get this virus into me?” Milkha # in key positions in the PMO Amphitheatre before it became last Friday night aged 91, leav- is said to have asked after Modi became Prime known as the National ing the track and field sport in Gurbachan. If it was a mystery Minister in 2014. Stadium. Taking over the baton a state of shock. to Gurbachan, it was one also There was speculation that as the third runner in the 4 x Hurdler Gurbachan Singh to the rest of the country. '(!#) % Sharma might replace one of 400 metres relay of the first Randhawa, one of the Milkha’s Posted at Secunderabad the two Deputy Chief Ministers Indo-Pak athletic meet, an contemporaries, who is after being rejected by Army *"( +( assisting Yogi Adityanath in the event which was the idea of remembered as a finalist in the recruiters on three occasions, Government. At present Dr India’s first Prime Minister 1964 Tokyo Olympics, is in a Milkha told this writer his 0!)2"3. Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to state of disbelief. When last instructor there recommended Prasad Maurya are two Deputy get people to forget the bitter- Randhawa spoke with Milkha, a princely allowance of 1 a day he speculation over the Chief Ministers in the ness caused by the country’s the latter had just ended his from the regimental funds to Tpolitical future of former Government. partition, a young Sikh runner routine jog at Chandigarh. meet his milk bill because he IAS officer Arvind Kumar year and was elected as MLC “With Sharma being made overtook his Pakistani rival, “I can’t believe Milkha is dead,” would beat all others at cross- Sharma ended on Saturday the next day. Since then spec- vice-president his immediate looked back challengingly as he said Gurbachan. country runs. “Ik rupaiya taan when Uttar Pradesh BJP pres- ulation was rife that he would elevation to Cabinet is ruled flew past to give India a win- Appointed as deputy direc- bahut hunda si” (One rupee ident Swatantra Dev Singh be accommodated in the Yogi out as BJP’s constitution calls ning lead before passing on the tor in Punjab Government’s was then a lot of money), appointed him as party’s UP Cabinet and be given an for one man one post. But it baton to the fourth and last sports department by then Milkha explained. unit vice-president. important post. does not mean he can never be runner. Chief Minister Partap Singh That he trained hard is Sharma, an MLC, is con- A Gujarat cadre officer made minister. Then, he will A new sprinting star had Kairon, in recognition of his known to all who dropped in sidered close to Prime Minister hailing from Uttar Pradesh, have to resign from the party emerged that day on the icon- ! "# $%&$ numerous achievements on at the National Stadium in Narendra Modi and had left the Sharma had long been one of post,” said Sanjay Dixit, BJP ic track, now an artificial grass '## ! ) the track which are history, those days. civil service to join politics. He the trusted bureaucrats of Modi leader. hockey pitch named after * + , - Milkha is remembered as a Continued on Page 9 joined the BJP in January this since his tenure as Gujarat Continued on Page 9 " +,- +,+. '( 6768 O/P 1 1 0+/,$- 0!)2"3. not only includes young BSP work- 0!)2"3. roles in the fight against seasonal fever, vec- ers but also the student community tor and water-borne diseases. More than he Bahujan Samaj Party has preparing for competitive examina- 0!)2"3. iming to prevent water-borne and vec- 4 lakh members associated with these com- Tengaged a new force of youth to tions, writers, teachers and journal- Ator-borne diseases during and after the mittees have been engaged in making peo- woo voters and swing the numbers ists. Some of these youth have lakhs ttar Pradesh on Friday monsoons, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ple aware by visiting them at their homes. in favour of the party in the UP of followers on social media plat- Ucrossed the milestone of directed officials to launch ‘Dastak’ cam- In 3,011 Primary Health Centres Assembly polls in 2022. forms as well. conducting over 5.50 crore paign from July 1. The campaign is a part (PHCs) and 855 Community Health “While the new outfit is not Manorama Sumit Anand is not Covid tests, the highest in the of a comprehensive Social and Behaviour Centres (CHCs) in the state, adequate commandeered by any well-known a member of the BSP but has been country even as active cases in Change Communication (SBCC) strategy arrangements have been made for treat- BSP leader, they are a bunch of spreading the ideology of the party the state dropped below 5,000. embraced by the Yogi government. ment of these diseases. A total of 592 urban youngsters from various walks of the through the social media platform Uttar Pradesh also crossed Emphasising on prevention before PHCs have also been asked to remain alert society who want to carry forward across the country. A resident of the 2.50 crore-mark in vaccina- treatment, Yogi told the Health depart- to provide treatment round the clock to the values of the BSP. These youth Mathura, Manorama has 84,000 fol- tion. Uttar Pradesh conducted ment officials to coordinate with other patients. Fever clinics have also been set might not be BSP workers but a lowers on Twitter. as many as 2,73,426 tests in the departments and make necessary arrange- up at CHCs and PHCs to make sure majority of them have engaged in Similarly, a teacher by profession last 24 hours, of which nearly On June 18, UP recorded (TPR) stands at 0.1 per cent in ments to prevent the spread of patients could be treated on an immedi- campaigns to make ‘Behen Ji’ Shilpa Ambedkar has 84,000 follow- 1,25,140 were done through less than 300 fresh Covid cases UP, the lowest in the country. Encephalitis, Malaria, Chikungunya, and ate basis. (Mayawati) the next chief minister of ers while Hina Gautam is followed RT-PCR. The total number of for the second consecutive day UP is conducting an other diseases. Besides, ASHA workers, Anganwadi Uttar Pradesh,” a senior BSP leader by 38,000 people on social media. tests conducted in UP reached since the second surge. A total aggressive vaccination pro- State-level training of health workers workers, ANMs and village heads have said in Lucknow on Saturday. Also, author from Jalaun, Mahi around 5,50,00,515 . of 294 new cases were record- gramme and 2,50,83,802 doses has been started and health care facilities been entrusted with the responsibility to Some slogans raised by the Ambedkar has 81,000 followers on At present, the active cases ed in the last 24 hours. Other have been administered so far. have been strengthened in every village. All apprising rural populace about various young activists which were getting Twitter. Lucknow’s Amita Ambedkar have declined to 4,957 in the than Lucknow, all 74 districts In the last 24 hours, 4,60,358 Block Development Officers, District water-borne and vector-borne diseases. popular traction on social media is not much on Twitter but has mil- state. Earlier, there were less have less than 200 active cases. doses were administered in Panchayat Raj Officers, District School Stating that any kind of carelessness could include, ‘Wohi Hamara Sathi Hoga, lions of followers on Facebook. than 5,000 active cases on Around 592 patients defeated the state. Inspectors, Chief Medical Officers and offi- spiral into a scary situation, the CM said, Jis Jhande Pe Hathi Hoga,’ There are hundreds of such young- March 24. Daily cases in COVID-19 even as the recov- In Lucknow, 27 fresh cases cers of all departments have been asked to “Special efforts should be made to improve (Whichever flag carries an elephant sters with mammoth following and Maharashtra and Kerala are ery rate in the state is 98.3 per of COVID-19 were detected extend their support to Dastak campaign. surveillance. Along with the Health depart- will be our companion), ‘Bache who are continuously working for the two to three times more than cent. A total of 3,350 patients while 28 patients recovered The state government has formed ment, Rural development and Child Hain Ab Kuch Din Shesh, Behen Ji BSP. the total active cases in Uttar are currently in home isolation. and 13 died on Saturday. The about 73000 monitoring committees Development departments should also Sambhalengi Uttar Pradesh’, (Only a Apart from this, numerous Pradesh. The test positivity rate active cases came down to 370. across UP which have been playing vital stay alert.” few days are left and now Behen Ji youngsters are also engaged in will take care of Uttar Pradesh) and strengthening BSP through YouTube ‘Jan Jan Ki Hai Yahi Pukar, Maya channels and websites. YouTube ". Behen Ji Abki Baar’ (This is the call channels like Ambedkarite People’s 1 $97:$ of the people, this time it will be Voice, BHIM TV, and The Think Maya Behen). The unique thing have millions of subscribers. Websites 0 about the online campaigns is that like bahujanbolega.com, bahu- % BSP workers and its chief became jansanghtan.in also have a good 0!)2"3. ommended for confiscation of active on social media not so long ago readership. This can be termed as a property for those who buy but managed to create a huge follow- paradigm shift for the BSP in the cur- AUCTION NOTICE iming to check crime against such property, treat them as 0!)2"3. 30. Distributions dates for the next two ing. For many years, the BSP chief rent scenario as the outfit believed Awomen in public places, the accused and mete out punish- months will be declared by the govern- was not very active on social media and drew strength from its support )1 I 2I # 7 Uttar Pradesh government is ment, by amending Sections he Uttar Pradesh government will ment in the coming days. and she joined Twitter only in base through meetings and cadre F/IG I I# &,# considering to amend criminal 411 to 413 of the IPC. It main- Tstart free ration distribution to 14.71 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has October 2018. conventions. It seems the party has law and ensure strict punish- tained that the state legislature crore beneficiaries of economically instructed officials to make all arrange- As of now, this young brigade is started moving in the right direction &'0 * $ ment for chain-snatchers. was competent to amend the backward sections from Sunday. In one ments regarding the distribution of free connecting people at a fast pace using social media platforms which 0 1 311 (J$&> The UP Law Commission IPC and it could implement the of the biggest foodgrain distribution ration across the state and the process through Twitter, Facebook and have emerged as a not-so-expensive >K$) & # has submitted a report to the amended law by passing the endeavours, the Yogi government will would be supervised by nodal officers WhatsApp and the target audience yet powerful tools of communication. /=> B # @ " state government recommend- Criminal Law Amendment Bill provide 5 kg food grains for June, July while adhering to Covid safety 1 ing up to 14-year imprison- in the Assembly. and August free of cost. This will be in protocols. ment for chain-snatchers, a high- According to the Law addition to the ration being distributed Notably, there are around 1.30 crore 9@G I I/)F!,// ly-placed source said in Commission, there has been a under PMGKY. units of beneficiaries under the Lucknow on Saturday. steady rise in cases of chain As per the Central government Antyodaya Anna Yojna and 13,41,77, Maintaining that strict steps snatching and pointed out that instructions, distribution from PMGKY 983 units under Eligible Household NOTICE were needed for ensuring the there were 827 cases of chain- will also continue till Diwali which will card holders. As per the department of safety of women, the Law snatching registered in 2015, enable beneficiaries to get 10 kg of free Food and Supply, ration distribution will Lost Allotment Letter of prop- Commission report recom- 1025 in 2016, 1098 in 2017, 1425 food grains in a month. The CM’s ini- be done through e-POS machines after erty issued by UPAVP House mended imprisonment of 3 to 14 in 2018 and 1233 in 2019 across tiative aimed at reducing the woes of the Aadhaar card authentication. Those no- Sector-10-B-670 Vrindavan years and fine for such criminals. the state. Criminals from Delhi economically marginalized citizens, who who will not be able to get free ration Yojana, Raebareli Road, The Commission said that were carrying out such incidents were unable to arrange for ration and through Aadhar identification will be Lucknow (U.P.) in the name of there is no separate provision for in Moradabad, Bulandshahr, food due to the ongoing pandemic. given through mobile OTP verification. Brijesh Kumar Varun S/o such offense in the law, so there Aligarh and Meerut of UP. In a massive exercise, the govern- To maintain social distancing, only five Taulan Prasad Varun R/o-408, should be provisions for punish- Besides, chain snatching cases ment will distribute 3 kg of wheat and beneficiaries will be allowed at each shop Sanjay Nagar, Aishbagh, ment in chain snatching cases by were the highest in Ghaziabad, 2 kg of rice to ration cardholders of at one time and online tokens will be Lucknow (U.P.) It has been lost adding the word ‘snatching’ with Kanpur, Varanasi, Bahraich, Antyodaya and eligible households at arranged for the convenience and safe- and if anyone finds it will be theft in Section 410 of the Indian Lakhimpur Kheri, Fatehgarh, 80,000 fair price shops across the state. ty of beneficiaries, who will be asked to treated as none and void. Penal Code (IPC). Jhansi, Mathura, Mainpuri, Starting from June 20, foodgrain distri- sanitise their hands before using the e- Mobile- 9453591109 The Commission also rec- Aligarh and Bareilly. bution will begin and continue till June PoS machine. AUCTION NOTICE ; % !" # $%$#&'0 0!)2"3. )*(, &) .,& / &$) have been divided into four 0 1 , 2 1#2 3#2 #2 4#2 5# groups - 0-1 years, 1-5 years, 2 $%$)"! )&6789: fter controlling the second 5-12-years and those aged $/) 0 1 , 2 9/ &,;,<# $ /) 0 1 , 2 2# &=> > , Acorona wave and ramping between 12 and 18 years. $!/ #$/) 0 1 , 2#&=> > up healthcare facilities, Chief With the monsoons lashing , "';# $ /) 0 1 , 21# &=> > , "# $ /) 0 Minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow (PNS): Early arrival of the monsoons in northern the state, the Yogi government 1 , 2 $2 #&=> >,; directed officials to make all India has triggered heavy rains in the hills and plains and has asked officials to ensure reg- &678 & @8/8A:9 )" # necessary preparations for con- Ganges was in spate after the release of 3.75 lakh cusec water ular sanitation and fogging to /=> B 3 # @ 8), #>DD !" EE;&F>&'0 trolling floods in catchment from Haridwar on Saturday morning. Besides, 1.30 lakh cusec curb the threat of seasonal and 9: F/ > ) !% $ areas which are prone to inun- water was released from the Bijnore Ganga barrage which was vector-borne diseases including "@G /)F!,//#&'0H dation. Aiming to reduce the likely to increase the water level of Ganga further by evening Dengue, Chikungunya, impact of floods, especially in and was likely to maroon villages located in the river valley Malaria, Encephalitis. These vulnerable districts, preemp- in western UP. The district administrations and police force drives will be run by Municipal WANTED tive measures have been taken have been put on alert in riverside villages of respective dis- Corporations, Municipalities by the Yogi government, which tricts and villagers have been instructed to evacuate to safer and Nagar Panchayats. include better management of places. On the other hand, due to incessant rains in the catch- Besides, instructions have dams. ment areas of all the rivers flowing through the threat of floods been given to intensify spray- Addressing a high-level have started looming especially in the eastern districts or ing of anti-larva solution and meeting in Lucknow on Purvanchal. Widespread rains were reported from across the Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) in Saturday, the chief minister state in the past 24 hours and the weathermen predicted more all districts. IRS is the process said, “Permissible assistance rains in the next 48 hours in Purvanchal and western UP. of spraying the inside of should be provided to the dwellings aiming to kill mos- people affected by the disaster material and dry ration in an extensive campaign of door- quitoes for prevention of vec- within 24 hours. District these districts. The quality of to-door screening to identify tor-borne diseases. Also, gam- Magistrates and police chiefs packets containing dry ration children with symptoms like busia fish have been put in should visit sensitive districts should be good.” fever, cough in rural areas and ponds in most districts of the and make necessary arrange- Besides, the CM tasked provide them with medicine state to eliminate mosquito ments for distribution of relief Nigrani Samitis with starting kits from June 26. The children larvae. 0 ( % % , 0!)2"3. % 1 ormer Congress leader Jitin Lucknow (PNS): The RSS will WANTED FPrasada, who has recently hold a 5-day long brainstorm- joined the BJP, on Saturday ing session in Chitrakoot from reached Lucknow and met July 9. The session is being Chief Minister Yogi considered politically signifi- Adityanath and other party cant in view of the UP leaders. Prasad, whose family Assembly elections due early has a hold on Shahjahanpur next year. The top leadership and Lakhimpur Kheri region of the RSS will attend the ses- of the state, was accorded a sion. The session will be warm welcome at the state attended by the entire RSS party headquarters. brass, including chief Mohan After meeting the CM, Bhagwat, general secretary Jitin Prassda said, “Under the Dattatreya Hosabale, able guidance of Yogi Manmohan Vaidya, Dr Adityanath, I will work to Krishna Gopal, Suresh reach out to the people and Bhaiyyaji Joshi and Arun ensure that they get the bene- Kumar. fits of all the government According to sources, the schemes.” He said BJP is the meeting will particularly see only national party in the ! / 2 discussions for the Uttar country working for the all- Pradesh polls alongside the round development of the chance for him to join the BJP. “Jitin Prasad is a noble and elections in four other states, country and welfare of people. “I will never forget the love honest politician. His entry including Uttarakhand, Goa Earlier, at a press confer- and respect I got from the BJP,” will strengthen the party.” He and Manipur. The meeting ence along with state president he said. said that Prasada would be will also be joined by senior Swatantra Dev Singh, Prasada Welcoming Jitin Prasad, given a respectable post in the national level pracharaks said it was a big political Swantantra Dev Singh said, party. virtually. ! " # $ S & !
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" " 0!)2"3. tute would have PG courses in in Physics and Kautilya in Lucknow (PNS): The King pharmacy mainstream like Political Science. # $ George’s Medical University ucknow University will Masters in Pharmaceutical, He said that under the 0!)2"3. rubbished the allegations of ill- Lestablish Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, New Education Policy, along treatment meted out to a body Pharmaceutical Sciences soon Pharmacology etc. He also with global education, we he Health department’s aim brought for autopsy as also the and an official nod in this said that these highly qualified need to also look towards Tis to administer at least the charges of demand for money. regard has been given by the pharmacists would get history and culture and pro- first Covid vaccine dose by July KGMU media spokesper- Pharmacy Council of India. employment in the state drug mote them and keeping this in to all Lucknow residents who son Dr Sudhir Singh said the The institute will have industry, drug medical device mind the university has given are eligible to get the jab. allegations which are viral on two self-financed courses, testing laboratories and phar- these directions to all the District Immunisation Officer social media are baseless. He including Bachelors in maceutical and research departments that they should Dr MK Singh said the idea is categorically pointed out that Pharmacy with 100 seats and opportunities,” Srivastava said. include lessons on these to weaken the third Covid no KGMU employee disre- Diploma in Pharmacy Meanwhile, under the experts in the 4-year gradua- wave. spected the deceased or sought with 60 seats. New Education Policy, the tion course which will be He said a micro-plan is money from the kin for autop- LU spokesperson Durgesh LU vice-chancellor has given implemented from the new being made in detail to carry sy. “The exchange of money Srivastava said after the clear- a suggestion to the faculty session. out the exercise under the clus- was taking place between the ance from PCI, it is expected members to make arrange- He further pointed out ter approach. The officer said relatives of the deceased and that in the next academic ments for the teaching work that LU has taken the lead in they have vaccinated over 12.20 those who make arrangements year (2021-22), the institute related to ancient Indian terms of implementation of lakh people in the district so for the last rites. This is being would be open for admissions. experts associated with the the New Education Policy. far. “The population of the dis- projected as the money being He said that in this con- subject. The VC said that the univer- trict is approximately 54 lakh taken by KGMU employees for text, Indian Pharmaceutical The vice-chancellor said sity has not only implement- and 55 per cent are above 18 the post-mortem, which is Association (UP branch) sec- that in every subject, one can ed it in the PG courses in the years of age who have to be vac- completely false,” he said. retary RA Gupta has written find the experts of ancient choice-based credit system cinated. We have covered Rohit Tewari, the son of the a special letter to LU Vice- India whose contributions but also introduced value almost half the targeted popu- deceased, also confirmed that Chancellor Prof AK Rai to have helped the subjects reach added courses. lation,” he pointed out. - 311 )/ 41 2 there was no ill-treatment congratulate him on this step such great heights at this He said that efforts are Dr Singh said that in the meted out to the body and no and decision to create train point of time. He cited the being made now to implement cluster coverage of the vaccina- tion and mobilisation work, district. carrying out contact tracing of money was taken from the pharmaceutical manpower. example of Aryabhatt in NEP in undergraduate tions in the month of July, all wherein they will visit houses Dr Singh said that under people testing positive for coro- family for autopsy. He hopes that the new insti- Mathematics, Bhakarcharya courses. eight blocks of the rural areas and give ‘bulawa parchis’ to the the pilot project, three blocks navirus infection. “We are also have been taken, including residents asking them to report have been chosen on MK road, calling people to remind them Mall, Malihabad, Gosainganj for the vaccination at a partic- Mohanlalganj and Gosainganj of the second doses,” he said. ;*145 and Kakori, along with urban ular booth on a certain date,” he in which the mobilisation work Pandey said they are look- 5% slums. “Static booths will keep said. has already been done and the ing into the complaints coming running for the vaccination He said that after the vaccination will be carried out to the pandemic control com- exercise even when we begin mobilisation work is carried on June 21. “The pilot project mittee. “Most of the time, the % % the drive under the cluster out for three days in one clus- is necessary to give momentum complaints are about hospitals approach. Eight to ten villages ter, the vaccination teams will to the entire exercise. We are not providing good treatment 0!)2"3. dentally got locked and he suffocat- will be used for making a clus- become operational on the trying to vaccinate all the peo- or overcharging. When we ed to death inside. The incident ter and these will be close to fourth and fifth day. “The vac- ple before the much feared receive such complaints, we 52-year-old farmer allegedly died took place in Barari village of one another. In each cluster, cination centres will be set up third wave strikes,” he added. make a panel and based on Aby suicide at his home in a vil- Mathura. gram pradhans, ASHA & depending on the population Meanwhile, Chief whatever reports we get, we lage in Banda as he was upset over When his family started looking #$ Aanganwadi workers, lekhpals, and each team will be given a Development Officer Ashwani proceed further,” he said. He stray animals eating away his crops, for him, the boy was discovered lying Excellia School on Saturday paid tributes to tehsildaars, kotedars, BDOs target of 150-200 vaccinations,” Pandey said that at the said all the complaints have district officials said on Saturday. unconscious inside the car and was Milkha Singh. Director Asheesh Pathak, Shalini and SDMs will make a micro- he said, adding that there is Integrated Control and been resolved except for three, SDM of Atrara tehsil Saurabh rushed to a hospital where he was Pathak, principal Sonia Vardhan, general man- plan and carry out the motiva- meticulous planning for the Command Centre, they are reports of which are awaited. Shukla said even though Lalak Singh declared dead. ager Shekhar Varshney and advisor Praveen of Nandana village had taken a loan In another incident, three people, Pandey paid tributes to the sporting legend who of Rs 1 lakh from a bank, there was including a couple and their son, passed away on Friday night. Milkha Singh no pressure on him for repayment. were killed when their motorcycle hit graced the school’s annual exhibition before the 3% < + Quoting farmer’s nephew Lavlesh, a police jeep on Etah-Shikohabad outbreak of the pandemic. Shukla said Lalak Singh had sown road near Fafto village late Friday ‘moong’ in his field but stray cows night. The jeep of Rijor police over- # # : : R and calves ate away his crop. It turned and three cops were injured. Representatives of 2,748 Class XII students probably made the farmer worried The condition of two was stated to be and parents of City Montessori School addressed and he ended his life, the official said. critical. an online press conference and appealed to Prime ,% 1 The body was sent for autopsy. SSP Uday Shankar Singh and ASP Minister Narendra Modi to conduct the exams. Meanwhile, a minor boy died of OP Singh reached the spot and also Eklavya Agarwal, Shruti Shukla, Sneha Arora and 0!)2"3. “He asked for money to gullible people by promising suffocation after he accidentally got went to the hospital to enquire about Ekagra Gupta expressed concern over their future purchase cigarettes and went them 30-40 per cent returns locked inside a car. As per reports, the health of the injured policemen. due to the cancellation of exams and said they man gave triple talaq to his out of the house. On reaching against investment and amassed the 8-year-old boy, Krishna, took his The couple, identified as Amit and are not satisfied with the proposed 30-30-40 for- Awife to “punish” her for the gate, he divorced me,” she huge wealth. As he collected Rs father’s phone to play games and Manisha, and their son Divyansh mula of assessment as it would not do justice to opposing his extra-marital said.“My son had gone along 9 crore, the police had no clue went to sit inside his car which acci- died on the way to hospital. the students who have worked hard. affair, in Jankipuram police with my brother when Ali about the fraud and he station area. As per reports, the divorced me. They later went to and his aides did a moonlight woman came to know about his office in Hazratganj where flit in 2017. her husband Syed Ahmed Ali’s Ali’s colleague, who is an On investors’ complaints, affair with another woman. employee leader, picked up a the police swung into action The accused is employed as an fight with them. A case was and registered a case in this office clerk at UP Rajya Setu lodged at the police station,” she 0!)2"3. connection. However, the Nigam and his love interest is said. probe failed to get enough his colleague. She said Ali had disap- finance company director steam and in due course of She made several efforts to peared with the woman in the Awho had defrauded sever- time, Rukhsar went into a hid- save her relationship and also past as well. She added that Ali al investors of Rs 9 crore and ing. Sources said he influenced complained to Ali’s seniors had regular talks with his love was cashing in on the ill-gotten the investigation owing to his who appeared to side with her interest. “On June 16, he had a money while being an abscond- rapport with the police. In the and expressed willingness to talk with the woman and after ing fell in police dragnet on meantime, the investors did not visit her home. Due to her pur- that he divorced me,” she said, Saturday. The accused was let the guard down and exert- suance, Ali’s love interest was requesting police to help her. identified as Rukhsar Ahmed of ed pressure on the police. Also, transferred to some other wing The police registered a case Omega City in Chinhat. As per senior officers hauled up the of the department. Irked over in this connection and also police, Rukhsar opened a trad- police for the delay and this, Ali stopped going to his slapped sanctions of IPC on the ing company in Lekhraj local- Rukhsar's arrest came as an office. The woman said Ali gave accused for thrashing and ity several years back. He float- outcome. The accused is a triple talaq to her on June 16. threatening. ed lucrative schemes to trap native of Ambedkar Nagar. )>' + 1 Lucknow (PNS): Vice- Chancellor of KGMU Dr Bipin 0!)2"3. life at her house in a police team on Saturday. Puri said they have been Mohanlalganj on Friday night. During interrogation, the recognised as the regional wo impostors posing as Gudia of Gopal Kheda locali- police came to know that they centre of excellence in UP for Tpolicemen duped a woman ty was under depression since were also involved in a murder- Covid prevention, treatment teacher of her ornaments in her daughter died a month ous assault in the past. The and control. He said KGMU is Talkatora in full public view on back. Her husband said Gudia accused were identified as conducting a series of educa- Saturday afternoon. The was found hanging from the Aditya Kumar Dubey, Sooraj tional webinars, ‘COVID-19 woman, identified as Nikhat ceiling with a piece of cloth tied Singh and Manas Srivastava. Educational Update Series’, in Anjum of Rajajipuram (sector- around her neck. Police sent They were arrested near Raj collaboration with ECHO 11) was near a shop selling the body for autopsy and start- Bhawan. India and AIIMS, New Delhi. puri-sabzi when she was target- ed further investigation. She is The arrests came during A webinar was organised ed. The accused introduced survived by husband Anil the investigation of a case of on Saturday on ‘Operating themselves as policemen and Raidas, who is a farmer. purse-snatching in which they healthcare facilities during told her that their boss was Meanwhile, a 32-year-old had struck a woman, identified pandemic and beyond’ by Dr slapping fines on those moving man was killed in a road as Suman Dubey of Viram Rakesh Verma, CEO of on roads wearing ornaments. mishap in Gosainganj on Khand-5 on June 18. Suman AeonMed Health and They said the restrictions were Saturday morning. Reports Dubey was targeted when she Hospitals. He is a veteran due to a loot incident. said that Ganesh of Gosainganj was giving the fare to an auto- from Army Medical Corps of The woman came in their was travelling in tempo which rickshaw driver. The police the Indian Army and an alum- awe and put off her ornaments was hit by a speeding loader at team scanned the CCTV nus of AFMC, Pune, and (a pair of earrings and a gold Malauli culvert around 6 am. footage to lay their hands on AIIMS, New Delhi. He is an chain) to keep them in her bag Ganesh suffered grievous the accused. established healthcare quality when one of them snatched the injuries and was rushed to During investigation, they and management specialist same. “He wrapped the orna- hospital where he was declared told the police that they had and has been principal asses- ments around a piece of paper brought dead. His cousin attacked a man, Diwakar Singh sor with NABH for over a and returned it to me. I Bharat said Ganesh died on the of Vinit Khand, in a park in the decade. checked the sachet after mov- spot. He demanded action area on March 23 as the victim Another lecture was ing away from that place and against the errant driver. opposed their raucousness dur- organised on ‘Antibiotics and found small stones in it,” she ing a drinking session. Diwakar misuse in COVID-19’ by Dr said. was attacked with sticks, knives Sangeeta Sharma, who is a Meanwhile, upset over the Three accused involved in and iron roads and had suf- professor at the Institute of death of her one-year-old an incident of purse-snatching fered injuries which caused Human Behaviour and Allied daughter, a woman ended her in Gomtinagar were arrested by serious danger to his life. Sciences. # " "" Lucknow (PNS): On the occa- Section, NSS, NCC 20 UP for holistic development. Meanwhile, PhD was sion of International Yoga Day, Girls Battalion, 67 UP “Yoga asanas and pranaya- awarded to Pawan Singh, Babasaheb Bhimrao Battalion, NCC. The pro- ma are importance to keep the research scholar from the Ambedkar University gramme will be underway body and mind healthy. The department of Physics, School Lucknow is organising a from June 19 to 21. physical and mental condition of Physical and Decision remote yoga practice pro- On the first day of the pro- of every person is different and Science. He defended his viva gramme, ‘Stay with Yoga, Stay gram, a yoga session was con- so are the yoga asanas. Every voce examination and the title at Home’ (Sakutumb Yoga). ducted by Dr Rajshree. Yoga asana has its correct procedure of the thesis was ‘Study of This online programme is asanas were demonstrated by and at the same time it is also Electro-Optics of Anisotropic being organised by BBAU’s instructor Mansi Joshi, who necessary to know the correct Molecules for Photonics Yoga department, Sports said that yoga is the only way posture,” she said. Applications. 4 " +,- +,+. % * D? + % & B$ $"$ pleted by January next year apart from 14 projects worth Rs / hief Minister Yogi 314.17 crore where tender and CAdityanath praised the dis- other procedures were in trict for doing well during the progress. B$ $"$ (1) of Gangsters Act, the ADG second wave of novel coron- During his stay in the city, office informed, adding that Rs avirus pandemic while review- Yogi also inspected the n a crackdown on the prop- 18,256, the monthly rent of the ing the development work at Rudraksh Convention Centre Ierties of mafia and criminals, branch and ATM of Union Circuit House here on Friday built in the shape of a Shivlinga the Mau police on Saturday Bank of India (UBI) and the evening. at a cost of Rs 186 crore. The confiscated the properties branch of UP Cooperative “It is a privilege to work in foundation stone of Rudraksh, worth more than Rs 1.83 crore Federation is situated in this Kashi,” he told the officers, ask- a symbol of India-Japan friend- of Suresh Singh and Divyanshu building,, would be deposited ing them to solve the problems ship over the years, was laid in Rai under Section 14 (1) of in the government treasury. of the people by working with 2015 by Prime Minister Gangsters Act Earlier, the Mau police had full devotion and dedication. Narendra Modi and Japanese Both Singh and Rai are said seized vehicles of various mod- The chief minister asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be associated with the gang els and a brick kiln of Suresh the district administration to during their visit to Varanasi. of jailed gangster-turned-MLA Singh, worth Rs 4,79,95000. maintain a dialogue with the It has been developed as a Mukhtar Ansari. With this, the district police public representatives on a major centre of cultural and With the aim to break the have seized his movable and weekly basis and take their modern interaction. financial backbone of mafia immovable properties worth Rs cooperation in implementing Around 9:15 pm, Yogi and criminals, particularly 6,62,68,600. projects of the municipal cor- reached Kashi Vishwanath those committing organised The Mau district has iden- poration apart from ensuring Temple and after worshiping, crimes, the police have tified Suresh Singh, resident of proper cleanliness in the new he saw the ongoing construc- launched a crackdown on their Bhiti under Kotwali police sta- villages attached to the corpo- tion works of Shri Kashi properties and in this order, the tion of Mau, as one of the aides ration. Vishwanath Dham. He said Mau police seized a two-storey of Mukhtar Ansari and mafia Praising the local authori- that the grandeur of this cor- building in Bhiti locality of (D-34 Gang). ties, Yogi said, “The adminis- 5 - 6 ridor had come to the fore. Sadar tehsil of the district. In addition, the Mau police tration, Health department, UP Ministers of State There are also shops and offices also seized movable property voluntary organisations and growth, now it was time to full availability of money as well would be delivered from June chief minister said at present (Independent Charge) Dr in the building. The cost of the worth Rs 48,250 and one public representatives have accelerate the pace of the econ- as resources. 24 and in this direction, nigrani 136 major projects worth Rs Neelkanth Tiwari and Ravindra land and the constructed por- motorcycle of another associ- done a good job together dur- omy. “Do physical verification “At present more than four samitis (monitoring commit- 8,238.77 crore were underway Jaiswal, senior Bharatiya Janata tion of the building is Rs ate of Mukhtar Ansari and ing the coronavirus pandemic.” of work and fix accountability,” lakh vaccine doses are being tees) were doing a good job. in Varanasi and out of them, 39 Party leader Sunil Ojha, Mayor 1,82,73,600, the office of member of D-60 gang, However, cautioning the he asked the officers. given daily in the state and Reviewing the crime situ- projects worth Rs 726.54 crore Mridula Jaiswal, MLAs Additional Director General of Divyanshu Rai, a resident of officers, he said, “Coronavirus “As Varanasi is identified from June 21, more than six ation, Yogi said that extensive had already been completed Saurabh Srivastava, Surendra Police in Varanasi informed in Kachikala under Kopaganj. has weakened but it is yet not with Varuna and Assi, so both lakh doses and from July, 10- action had been taken against either in May last or would be Narayan Singh, MLC Ashok a press release. The action was taken under over and there is need to be these rivers should be protect- 12 lakh doses will be given to the mafia in Varanasi circle as completed this month. Besides, Dhawan, ADG (Zone) Brij The land was purchased by Section 14 (1) of Gangsters Act, alert to provide treatment for ed by doing proper channelisa- the people per day,” he said, and property worth Rs 410 crore he said, 14 projects worth Bhushan, Commissioner of Suresh Singh in the name of his the ADG office said, adding, black fungus, malaria, dengue tion work along with ensuring asked the Health department was either confiscated or Rs.1,424.42 crore would be Police A Satish Ganesh, wife Usha Singh and sister in- the property was purchased by etc during the rainy season that no drain wastes fall neither officers to make a plan to demolished apart from taking completed by next month, 62 Divisional Commissioner law Premlata Singh with the the mafia with the money apart from acting cautiously to in river Ganga nor in Varuna increase vaccination arrange- action against 393 liquor mafia projects worth Rs 3879.49 crore Deepak Agrawal, District money earned illegally, the earned illegally. deal with the possible third and Assi,” Yogi said, adding that ments thrice. and confiscating their proper- would be completed between Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma ADG office added. So, the Mau District on wave of the pandemic.” Kashi had got a new identity He said in view of a possi- ty worth Rs 22 crore. August and December and and other senior officers of var- The action to seize the Saturday seized movable and The chief minister said as due to Prime Minister ble third wave, medicine kits Reviewing the progress of seven projects worth Rs ious departments were pre- land with constructed portion immovable properties of both the pandemic had affected the Narendra Modi and there was for children were ready and the development projects, the 1,894.15 crore would be com- sent in the review meeting. was taken under the Section 14 mafia worth Rs 1,83,21,850. 2 % " "1 Varanasi (PNS): As many as 333 34 gram pradhans of gram panchayats on Saturday took oath of post and secrecy virtually. With this, all the #5 elected gram pradhans of eight $00$1$=$/ development blocks of the district have taken oath except one -- of Dafi o evidence has been found in the gram panchayat. Now, the elected Ninvestigation of the alleged gang- B$ $"$ The vaccination drive con- gram pradhans will hold an open rape case in the operation theater of tinued on Saturday at 143 vac- meeting on Sunday to discuss and Swarooprani Nehru (SRN) Hospital in fter the downward trend cination centres On Thursday, draft the action plan for the devel- Prayagraj. The police have closed the case Aduring the last few days, 4,420 people were vaccinated, opment of villages. as the forensic report did not confirm the Varanasi recorded an increase including 3,271 people in the There are 694 gram sabhas in the rape. in COVID-19 cases as 17 peo- 18- 44 years age group and eight blocks of the district and out The closure report has been filed on ple tested positive for novel 1,149 aged 45 years and above. of them, 360 gram pradhans had the basis of evidence and facts in the case. coronavirus infection during taken oath of the post and secrecy in Due to this step of the police, other the past 24 hours taking the 3- a brief programme held on May 25. employees, including the accused doctor, tally of confirmed cases to ## The gram pradhans of 334 gram sab- breathed a sigh of relief. The district mag- 82,160, as per the figures Fourteen people tested has could not take oath because the istrate, district police chief and principal released by the Health depart- positive for coronavirus infec- gram panchayats could not be con- of SRN Hospital shared with media per- ment on Saturday evening. tion in Prayagraj while 15 stituted due to shortage of required sons the details of investigation, statements Two more people suc- COVID-19 patients defeated members. To constitute a gram pan- and other facts of the case on Saturday. cumbed to COVID-19 during the virus. chayat, there is a need for two-third SSP Sarvshresht Tripathi said that the last 24 hours, taking the According to District members. because of unavoidable reasons. maximum seats were declared the The by-election was conducted physical and circumstantial evidence, death toll to 773. Surveillance Officer Dr. AK The gram pradhans of the It may be mentioned here that same day and on the next day of the on five seats of gram pradhan and besides scientific and technical evidence As many as 13 COVID-19 Tiwari, said that 7,001 samples remaining 333 gram panchayats the elections of 694 gram pradhans, remaining seats. one seat of zila panchayat because of were collected after the gang-rape case was patients recovered during the were tested for coronavirus took oath of post and secrecy in a 1,007 members of kshetra panchay- On May 25 last, the elected the death of the winning candidates registered. He said the statements of the past 24 hours -- 11 in home iso- infection on Friday and only 14 brief swear-in ceremony held virtu- at and 40 members of zila panchay- gram pradhans and members of after the polling and before the accused and the people around were lation and two in hospitals. reports positive. He said 15 ally on Saturday morning at block at were held on April 19 in the sec- kshetra panchayats had taken oath counting on June 12 and the result recorded but no evidence of gang-rape was With this, 81,200 COVID-19 people recovered from offices. The block development offi- ond phase of the panchayat polls. of post and secrecy except the gram was declared on June 14 last. found. He said the report of the victim's patients have been cured in the COVID-19 -- two in hospitals cers of the respective blocks admin- The election for the members of pradhans of those gram panchayats The election of zila panchayat vaginal swab sent to the forensic lab did district – 74,931 in home iso- and 13 in home isolation. He istered the oath online. gram panchayats was also conduct- which could not be constituted chairperson is scheduled to be con- not confirm rape and after examining all lation and 6,269 in Covid hos- said no infected died during the The gram pradhan of Dafi gram ed the same day. The counting was because of the shortage of members ducted on July 3 and its result will the evidence and facts related to the case, pitals. past 24 hours. panchayat could not take oath held on May 2 last and the results of in the gram panchayats. also be declared the same day. a closure report had been filed. %4$( ?&/ ( B , 2 % B$ $"$ seen in river Ganga, a commit- life, increasing misery to the Central Water Commission ( tee was constituted by the dis- residents in the city areas. (CWC), the river Ganga was $00$1$=$/ fter the recent algal growth trict magistrate, which in its However, the good rain rising in Varanasi as well as in Ain the river Ganga, now report held the Vindhyachal since the arrival of monsoon downstream Ghazipur and angster chart will now be huge quantities of green algae (Mirzapur) sewage treatment has brought happiness on the Ballia. However, it was steady Gprepared only by a DySP are also being seen in river plant (STP) responsible for it as faces of paddy growers as many at upstream Phaphamau and $00$1$=$/ level officer, observed the $00$1$=$/ Varuna, indicating the deteri- it was found discharging excess of them have already started Mirzapur. The water level of Allahabad High Court. orating water quality of the water into the river without the sowing process for prepar- river Gomti has also started ris- ttar Pradesh Deputy Chief The high court has ordered reen vegetables have river. treatment. Now the emergence ing nurseries. ing at Jaunpur, and this has UMinister Keshav Prasad to make rules in the 35-year- Gbeen ruined in the field Just a day ago, during his of green algae in river Varuna The city, which was lashed alarmed residents of several vil- Maurya said in Prayagraj on old Gangster Act in Uttar due to rain. This has reduced visit, Chief Minister Yogi indicates that the entire sewer with heavy rain two days ago, lages in Daab area surrounded Saturday that the attack on doc- Pradesh. Apart from crimi- the arrival of vegetables in Adityanath had instructed the wastes are not being shifted to received good rain as by 8 am by rivers Ganga and Gomti tors and paramedical staff was nals with crime history, people certified by the SSP. the market. Rates have gone officers to protect not only the the STPs set up in the city areas there was 65.6 mm rainfall. about 20 km from near their unforgivable and it could not have expressed displeasure over Justice Rahul Chaturvedi up due to less arrival of vegeta- river Ganga but also Assi and in the recent time. Due to the continuous rain, confluence at Kaithi. be justified under any circum- the imposition of the Gangsters has ordered that now only a bles. Varuna rivers. Meanwhile, incessant rains water level of various rivers However, at present both stances. Act arbitrarily. CO level officer will prepare the As vegetables arrived in less In the beginning of the right from midnight hours including Ganga has started the rivers are flowing far below Appreciating the ethics The Allahabad High Court gangster chart in the district, quantity due to water-logging month, when algal growth was continued to paralyse normal rising. As per the local office of their warning levels. programme of Motilal Nehru directed the government to and the officer will be the in Mundera Mandi due to Medical College, the deputy remove the loopholes in the nodal officer for this work, and incessant rains, the wholesale chief minister said that the ser- Gangsters Act in Uttar Pradesh will be responsible. rates shot up and the retail vice spirit of the doctors dur- by December 31, 2021. In UP, While hearing the bail plea price also increased. *?'+ $ ing the COVID-19 period was no rules have been formulated of Nishant and others, the Due to continuous rains, commendable. in the old law of 1986 under the court issued the order after green vegetables are getting ( < Speaking at a programme Gangster Act. Even today the finding a difference in the spoiled in the fields itself. Due 1> organised in the medical col- report is put out by the inspec- gangster chart. The UP govern- to this, the arrival of vegetables lege, the deputy chief minister tor. But the high court has ment will have to make rules by in the market has already Varanasi (PNS): Dr Satyaprakash Pal, assistant pro- said that the lessons taught here ordered that the Uttar Pradesh December 31, 2021 under the reduced by about one-third. B$ $"$ In this building, BSc fessor at Hindi department of Banaras Hindu University by the senior doctors to the government should appoint an 1986 Act. Also, as per the Due to this, the price of (Agriculture), MSc (Agroforestry), (BHU), has been honoured with Shabd Shilpi Samman juniors to behave well with the officer of the rank of deputy order of the high court, a brinjal increased from Rs 17-18 anaras Hindu University Vice MSc (Soil and Water Conservation), for the year 2020 by Uttar Pradesh Bhasha Sansthan, patients and their family mem- superintendent of police across nodal officer will have to be to Rs 22-23 per kg. The BChancellor Prof VK Shukla agribusiness management, food Lucknow. This award is given to a successful creation- bers would prove to be a mile- the state who would prepare a appointed to prepare the gang- price of nenua, ladyfinger and inaugurated the newly-constructed processing management and class- ist and language worker every year for confirming lit- stone. gangster chart, which would be ster chart. bitter gourd also increased Lecture Complex-2 at the Rajiv es under Deen Dayal Upadhyay erary exchange, harmony, prosperity and coordination The deputy chief minister from Rs 4-5 each to Rs 15-16 Gandhi South Campus (RGSC) at Skill Development Centre for cours- in the field of language in UP. Dr Satyaprakash Pal hails said the entire society needed per kg. Barkachha (Mirzapur) on Saturday es like tourism etc will be run. from Shankarpur village in Mehnagar tehsil of the doctors in this difficult time 6 , Pumpkin has also become amidst the chanting of Vedic The vice chancellor also visit- Azamgarh district. He did his masters and PhD from as they kept on treating people costlier from Rs 2-3 per kg to mantras and havan. ed the under-construction teachers’ BHU and has been serving in the Hindi Department without caring about their ! # Rs 10 per kg. Professor in-charge of RGSC residential complex, in which 84 3- since 2020. He had previously taught at the Rajiv lives. The price of tomatoes has Prof Ramadevi Nimannapally, BHK flats are being built. Many of Gandhi University of Arunachal Pradesh. During his He said the black shadow Allahabad (PNS): A woman has filed a complaint to Chief also gone up to Rs 12 to 15 per Finance Officer Abhay Thakur, these flats have been completed. four years stay there, he had connected important vice of coronavirus was not over yet Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking action against a police con- kg. Similarly, the prices of senior university professors and Prof Shukla, during his visit to chancellors, professors and others along with digni- and therefore any laxity could stable who she alleged was sending objectionable pictures and parwal, chaura, bitter gourd officials of the university works south campus, also took stock of the taries from all over the country in the field of languages cost a lot. videos to her. The complainant is the mother of a minor rape bottle gourd have also department and Central Public rain water harvesting. Recently, and scripts with the university of the North-East. For Deputy Chief Minister victim. According to her, she had to visit the court in connec- increased. Works Department (CPWD) were while visiting the faculty of veteri- this, Dr Pal was honoured by the university. Keshav Prasad Maurya also tion with the above rape case and a police constable of Uttaraon Satish Kushwaha, presi- also present. nary and animal sciences, which Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Prof held a public hearing at the police station of Handia area also happened to be there. He ini- dent of Mundera Vegetable This lecture complex has 18 received recognition from the Saket Kushwaha, while congratulating him, said Dr Pal Circuit House on Saturday. tially synthesised with her and started briefing her about the case and Fruit Trade Board, said that classrooms on three floors. It also Government of India a few days had made an unprecedented contribution in all fields Apart from listening to the whenever she could not visit the court. green vegetables in the fields has two smart classrooms, eight ago, Prof Shukla called for taking of academic and non-academic activities. He was also problems of the people, he However, after some time the constable started sending objec- had been damaged by rain, due labs, a seminar room with a capac- the faculty to new heights. The vice greeted by the vice chancellors of Mahatma Gandhi directed the officers of the tionable photographs to her, which she ignored, but when he start- to which the arrival in the mar- ity to seat 400 people, teachers' com- chancellor also presided over a International University (Wardha) and Veer Bahadur department concerned not to ed porn videos, the woman objected to it. The constable then ket is becoming very less as a mon room and their chambers. meeting of the RGSC Advisory Singh Purvanchal University (Jaunpur), Prof Rajneesh cover up the issues unnecessar- started threatening her and kept on sending videos. The same result of which the prices had The construction of this lecture Committee and discussed with the Shukla and Prof Nirmala S Maurya respectively in their ily. smartphone is used by her daughter to attend online classes, so shot up. complex cost of about Rs 19 crore. officials the development of the messages. Dean of the Faculty of Arts, BHU, Prof Vijay He said any issue should be she preferred not to ignore it any further, and filed a complaint He said the prices were It started in 2018 and was complet- campus and the subjects related to Bahadur Singh and many others also congratulated resolved immediately. with the chief minister. expected to rise further. ed in 2020. the studies here. him. " +,- +,+. 5
<0 3 !% / 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '( )#* said no compromise with the it adopting safety measures. = ( % quality was acceptable as the In the meeting the ASP istrict Magistrate Parveen scheme was to benefit 700 made it clear that the cash DKumar Laxkar on Friday families of seven villages. should be carried in the cash B 2$"Mumbai. owner. Jay Vajpeyi cases. In line with this decision, the TRAGIC INCIDENT: In a Bhadauria’s counsel Dr Nutan Thakur said presently deployed 173 seater tragic incident, Manjesh (12) that Jay Vajpeyi was a prime accused of the infa- Boeing-737 will be replaced by Q- son of Munnilal Kol was on the mous Bikru case and criminal cases of forged sec- 400 planes from July 1. The new air- way when due to flow of water retariat pass, forged passport and forged arms craft can accommodate 78 to 90 per- he slipped from the causeway licence were registered against him. sons only. in Banva village under Lalganj According to the counsel, Jay Vajpeyi has The authorities concerned of the police station on Friday. The many criminal cases against him even earlier. He airline have decided to scale down Jha said that besides the change in am from Kanpur's Chakeri airport locals rushed to his rescue but along with many police and administrative offi- their resources and chart smaller air- aircraft, the timings of both the ser- and reach Mumbai by 11:30 am. The to no avail. After some time his cers have been indicted in many previous craft to initiate Mumbai flights from vices will also be altered. He said that second flight will take off from body was found in the bushes enquiry reports, but so far no action has been Kanpur's Chakeri airport. This is permission had been awarded to put Kanpur at 12 noon and land in about 200 metres away. taken against these officers. seen as a strategic move in view of the new schedule into effect from Mumbai by 2 pm. Similarly, the first / ) 2 OATH-TAKING CERE- Hence the PIL prayed for complete legal the falling passenger count. Instead July 1. A similar change of smaller flight from Kanpur to Delhi will take MONY: The oath-taking cere- action as per the findings of these previous of running half-filled aircraft, small- planes and varied timings has been off at 11:40 am and reach the IGI mony of Raipur village pradhan reports. er carriages will be deployed in pro- authorised for services from Chakeri around 12:50 pm while the other ser- under Chhanbey block was It also prayed for summoning the SIT report portion to the decreasing number of to the national capital, Delhi, he vice will depart at 1:20 pm from Mission He directed the con- (EE) Tubewell Division held virtually at Sarroi village in the Bikru case and directing the authorities passengers from Kanpur airport. added. Kanpur to reach Delhi at 2:30 pm, struction agency to expedite Sandeep Katheria and other on Friday. Panchayat secre- to take action as per its recommendations. Airport Director Bhrigu Kant The first flight will depart at 9:30 he disclosed. the work so that it could be officials concerned. tary Shailendra Kumar admin- completed within the deadline MEETING: Additional istered the oath to the pradhan of December this year. The DM Superintendent of Police (City) Santosh Tiwari and proposed got infuriated on seeing the Sanjay Kumar has warned the the vote of thanks on the occa- '77 cracks and inferior finishing in agencies associated with cash sion. boundary wall. He warned the management to adopt securi- ARRESTED: The Lalganj engineer to improve the work ty norms or relse remain pre- police arrested an accused in a 2$"Gorakhpur or the convenience of the train will be restored from Special train will arrive at Fpassengers the restoration of June 26 until further advice. Nagpur station at 06.25 hrs on N# 11% , O following unreserved special The 05358 Nepalganj Road – Wednesday and will leave at trains will be done by the rail- Bahraich special train will be 06.30 hrs. way administration. All coach- restored from June 26 until fur- % 0> * es in these trains will be of ther notice. unreserved class and passen- GORAKHPUR- On the occasion of seventh 2$"
%&' 53 , / R &' #8 Srinagar: J&K on Saturday reported 521 new Covid cases, — said, “Some people are talk- how long the corona crisis will Sena, NCP and Congress, said: torial published in its official MVA government, it was in the who get the support of 145 leg- even as recoveries continue to %!%=$ ing about the State Assembly last in the State. We should “ My grandfather and my father mouth-piece “Saamana” had third position. islators (in the 288-member outnumber the infections in the polls on their own strength. We realise that in the post-Covid late Balasabeb used to say that taken exception to the “Maharashtra Congress Assembly), will form the next Union Territory. aking an indirect jibe at the should understand what 19 period, we will have bigger we can not do anything if we do Congress’ announcement of chief Nana Patole has government and the CM will Health officials said that TMaharashtra Congress for going it alone means. We problems on hand. In other not have self confidence. They going it alone in the State announced that his party be decided by them. His state- out of the 521 fresh infections, its announcement about con- should not talk about going it words, we will have to contend would say that if we have con- Assembly polls. The Sena had would fight the next Assembly ment is also valid. 175 are in Jammu and 346 testing the 2024 State alone for the sake of elections. with a major financial crisis. All fidence we can survive in any said that the 2024 polls were elections on its own and install Parliamentary democracy is in Kashmir divisions. Assembly polls on its own The party or people concerned of us are thinking as to what part of the world. It was the still far away, and had sought to a chief minister of the all about majority figures. Meanwhile, 1,197 patients strength, Chief Minister talk about our strength on all will happen to us. Already confidence that my father had know if there were any plans to Congress. He has also said Those who succeed in it, will be were discharged from hospitals Uddhav Thackeray said here on issues. If you do not have self people have lost jobs in a big resulted in the birth of the Shiv have mid-term polls. that if the party allows, he him- able to occupy the throne,” it after recovery. Saturday that if any party with- confidence in yourselves, we way. This is the time when we Sena. At that time “Since all the major polit- self would be the next chief said. Out of the four deaths, two in the ruling Maha Vikas cannot help it”. should rise above politics and Maharashtrians used to be ical parties have started talking ministerial face. Hence, it is “There is nothing wrong in are in Jammu and two in Aghadi (MVA) at this critical Taking an indirect pot shot come together and work. That looked down upon by others. about going solo, the Sena and clear that until Patole installs a harbouring political ambitions, Kashmir division. The total toll juncture talked about going it at Maharashtra Congress pres- being the case, if some people But for the formation of the the NCP will have to contest Congress chief minister in but numbers are required for climbed to 4,238. alone in the Assembly polls, the ident Nana Patole who has talk about going it alone in the Shiv Sena, Maharashtrians the next polls together in the Maharashtra in 2024, he won’t their fulfilment. Ahead of the Two confirmed cases of people would slap the politi- gone to town saying that his polls, then people will slap would continue to be ridiculed interest of Maharashtra,” the sit quiet,” the Sena editorial had last Assembly elections, BJP black fungus were also report- cal parties with footwear. party would contest the forth- such people with footwear” in their own state”. editorial had said. said. leader Devendra Fadnavis had ed on Saturday. So far, 24 such Speaking at the Shiv Sena’s coming local body and Stare Uddhav, who heads the Uddhav’s indirect criticism The Sena had said that “However, Deputy Chief said he would return to power. cases have been reported in 55 foundation day, Uddhav — Assembly separately, Uddhav ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi of the Congress came two days although the Congress was an Minister (and NCP leader) But he could not do so,” the edi- J&K. who is also the Sena president said, “We do not know as to (MVA) comprising the Shiv after the Shiv Sena—in an edi- important constituent of the Ajit Pawar has said that those torial had said. IANS 'R , 4 ' 1 .= # 1 1 ' platforms with the hashtag you must tell why all adults Kolkata: A shocking incident rushed to the spot and arrest- Sources in the police said 4! and then submit a form at should take the vaccine,” has come to light at Kaliachak ed Asif. Later, in the presence the gate of the godown was www.vaccinatekarnataka.in. Shivakumar said. in West Bengals Malda district, of a magistrate, the floor of the close to the entrance and there Bengaluru: Intensifying its “Nobody persuades adults All the participants in the where a 19-year-old youth godown was dug and the four was no gate that could open efforts to gain public traction like children do. When chil- campaign will get a “Covid allegedly killed his parents, bodies were recovered from inside and so he had dug a tun- in its fight against Covid, the dren tell parents to get vacci- Heroes” certificate. “Students sister and grandmother and there. The bodies have been nel to bring the bodies inside Karnataka unit of the Congress nated, they won’t say no. That from all parts of Karnataka are kept the bodies buried in the sent to the Malda Medical the godown. Ram Nath Kovind, National party is now wooing children. is why we have launched this free to participate in this com- godown of the house for the College for post-mortem. “The tunnel was made so 2302$ $ Human Rights Chairman Karnataka Pradesh Congress campaign to spread awareness petition and they can share last four months. “The accused has admitted that the local people didn’t get Justice Arun Mishra and president DK Shivakumar on in society about Covid vacci- their videos with us through The police recovered the that he had killed all the four to know anything,” a senior merging from his meeting two Union Ministers. Saturday launched the nation,” said Shivakumar. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter bodies on Saturday and are persons in February end. He police officer said. Ewith Union Home Minister Asking all concerned to “Vaccinate Karnataka” cam- To prevent damage from and YouTube using the hashtag questioning the accused teen, confessed that he had mixed The police have also come Amit Shah, Bengal Governor maintain peace in the State paign, a social media video the anticipated 3rd wave, at #VaccinateKarnataka so that who has been identified as drugs in their drinks and made to know that the teen hardly Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday the Governor said “I appeal contest for children to make least 80% of people above the we can view and examine Asif Mohammed, and his elder them unconscious. After that, stepped out of his house, and once again raised the to everyone to ensure that videos that urge adults to get age of 18 need to get vaccinat- them,” Shivakumar said, adding brother Arif to seek details he pushed them into a well to none -- not even the maid ser- issue of post poll violence say- there is peace in West vaccinated. ed. Shivakumar called upon the that this competition aims to about the motive behind the confirm their death. The bod- vant -- was allowed inside the ing how the State was wit- Bengal. The first-of-its-kind com- students to prompt parents inject the positive message of murder. ies were then pulled out of the house. The teen used to order nessing the worst kind of vio- The worst post-poll vio- petition invites 95 lakh students and others to get vaccinated getting vaccinated in the soci- The incident came to light well, taken to the godown food online. lence post polls since the lence in the state continues from all schools across and curb the further spread of ety. after Arif, who stayed away where they were buried one However, the police admit- Independence. unabated. I have been mak- Karnataka to make a social Covid. Shivakumar said that there from his home, lodged a com- after another. The police are ted there are still some grey Dhankhar who had been ing an appeal to the gov- media video about Covid vac- “The children of Karnataka is no fee or a complicated reg- plaint with the Kaliachak police also interrogating Arif because areas in the case. According to camping in Delhi for the past ernment and to everyone cination. The 100 best videos are very creative. I want them istration process as the prima- station on Saturday morning, we don’t want to leave anything senior police officers, it seems several days met Shah for the that this is an occasion for all shall be given an Android to find creative ways of spread- ry objective of this campaign is alleging that his brother had to chance,” said Alok Rajoria, unlikely for a 19-year-old to kill second time in a week. of us to believe in democra- tablet each, a party release ing a positive message for tak- to motivate children to use killed four members of his Superintendent of Malda four persons and bury them Earlier he met President cy, the constitution and rule stated. ing the vaccine. Use song, their time creatively during family and buried the bodies Police. singlehandedly, and it is possi- of law. To participate in the con- dance, poetry, drama, art, the lockdown, inspire others to under the floor of the godown The police have also recov- ble that there was some accom- Appealing “to the test, children have to post a 2- humour, or anything you like, get vaccinated and create a safe located adjacent to the house. ered Rs one lakh in cash from plice in the case. bureaucracy and the police minute video on social media to create a video. In the video, Karnataka. IANS The police immediately the house. IANS in particular,” he said “They must confine to the code of conduct and the regula- tions,” complaining how the people who would not con- < )<%) 2 firm to the ideas of the rul- ing outfit were “killed, $ ## Vijayan who alleged in the the murder of Vaadikkal benefit of doubt and was I was leading an agitation tion of the public by raising attacked, tortured and their )1-""$ course of the interaction that Ramakrishnan, a RSS activist acquitted,” said Sudhakaran. against the management of a unnecessary issues,” said properties looted.” Sudhakaran had hatched a and also in the murder of a per- But was more to follow as beedi company for its decision Satheeshan while leaders like Office of the Superintending He said how many peo- he political discourse conspiracy to kidnap his chil- son by name Babu. the Congress leader accused to terminate the services of Oommen Chandi and Engineer Electricity Transmission Circle 132 KV ple are forced to cough up Tbetween the CPI(M) and dren some years ago. “It was the Following Vijayan’s charge Vijayan in the murder of Babu, some workers. Vijayan with a Ramesh Chennithala S/S Andhau Ghazipur. E- money for even carrying on the Congress, the two principal timely information provided by that Sudhakaran was a politi- a personal bodyguard of the group of armed Marxist lead- bemoaned the fall in the stan- Tender Notice 1. VERY SHORT TERM E- petty businesses from their players in Kerala reached the a close associate of Sudhakaran cal criminal and close associ- CPI(M) leader. ers attacked me and I had a dards of political discourse, TENDER NO: 34 ETC(GZP)/2021-22- Online e-Bids are invited for the Work of own houses. lowest ebb by Saturday as Chief that saved my children,” alleged ate of the Sangh Parivar, the “Though Babu was a close providential escape,” alleged giving credence to reports Plantation of Trees Under ETD-Ballia. E- Dhankhar had no lost Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Vijayan who even termed the KPCC chief chose Saturday to associate of Vijayan, they fell Gopi. that all was not well within the tender uploaded up to 19/06/2021 with Bengal Chief Minister Kerala Pradesh Congress new KPCC chief as a mafia retaliate. The day saw apart and the murder was the The Congress leaders Congress itself. htpp://etender.up.nic.in. Time period: 01 Month, E.M.D. cost Rs. 2,000.00 Last Date Mamata Banerjee who led Committee president K don. Sudhakaran holding a press fall out of the parting of ways,” including Leader of the V Muraleedharan, BJP of tender: 25/06/2021 at 16: Hrs. 2. VERY her party Trinamool Sudhakaran threw all laws of Vijayan’s ire against meet at Kochi and spilling said Sudhakaran. Opposition V D Satheesan leader and minister of State SHORT TERM E-TENDER NO: 35 Congress to a landslide vic- civility to the winds and called Sudhakaran was the fall out of more beans. “Vijayan was the Sudhakaran presented a joined issue with Vijayan later for parliamentary issues tried ETC(GZP)/2021-22- Online e-Bids are invit- ed for the Work of Plantation of Trees Under tory in the recently held each other names in public. an interview the latter had person who murdered former beedi worker Kandoth in the day. “The State is wit- to chip in with his assessment ETD-Ghazipur. E-tender uploaded up to assembly elections. The It began on Friday during given to a vernacular weekly in Ramakrishnan. Since no wit- Gopi who was a victim of an nessing an unprecedented ille- by describing the CPI(M) and 19/06/2021 htpp://etender.up.nic.in. Time TMC won 213 seats while the daily media briefing on which he had said that the for- nesses came forward to testify armed assault led by Vijayan. gal tree felling scam. Vijayan Congress leaders as political period: 01 Month, E.M.D. cost Rs. 2,000.00 Last Date of tender: 25/06/2021 at 16: Hrs. the BJP got 77 seats. Covid-19 status in the State by mer was the prime accused in against him, he was given the “During the emergency days, is trying to divert the atten- criminals. 3. VERY SHORT TERM E-TENDER NO: 36 ETC(GZP)/2021-22- Online e-Bids are invited for the Work of Plantation of Trees Under ETD-Mau. E-tender uploaded up to , 19/06/2021 htpp://etender.up.nic.in. Time *"(( period: 01 Month, E.M.D. cost Rs. 2,000.00 Last Date of tender: 25/06/2021 at 16: Hrs. 4. E-TENDER NO: 37 ETC(GZP)/2021-22- Online e-Bids are invited for the Work of 9#135# Annual Operation & Maintenance of 132KV % SAS Based S/S Bansdih Under ETD-Ballia. E-tender uploaded up to 21/06/2021 htpp://etender.up.nic.in. Time period: 12 deaths recorded day after the state rose from 59,54,508 Month, E.M.D. cost Rs. 22,000.00 Last %!%=$ day. to 59,63,420. Date of tender: 27/07/2021 at 16: Hrs. 5. On Saturday, the state As 10,317 patients were . * ' E-TENDER NO: 38 ETC(GZP)/2021-22- Online e-Bids are invited for the Work of he Covid-19 infections recorded 682 deaths—com- discharged from the hospitals Annual Maintenance of 400KV Sarnath- Tdropped to 8,912 in prising 255 fatalities and 425 across the state after full Azamgarh S/C line Ghazipur Under ETD- Maharashtra on Saturday, “old and unaccounted deaths” recovery, the total number of promptly dissociated itself from Ghazipur. E-tender uploaded up to %$%$ $B3. 21/06/2021 htpp://etender.up.nic.in. Time while the daily deaths con- which have been added to the people discharged from the Burla’s statements saying the period: 12 month, E.M.D. cost Rs. tinued to be cause of concern state Covid-19 toll as part of hospitals since the second 3 1.$ $00 State party did not subscribe to 13,000.00 Last Date of tender: 27/07/2021 as the fatalities climbed to the ongoing reconciliation week of March last year such views, Trinamool at 16: Hrs. *Total, Quality of work, tender specification and other terms & condition 682. process. increased from 56,99,983 to /BB-;3 )- Congress leadership saw in is as per tender document available on the A day after the State With 682 deaths reported 57,10356. Burla’s statement a hidden e-tender portal, Undersigned reserves the logged 9738 infections and on Friday, the Covid-19 toll The recovery rate in the agenda to carve out an “exquis- right to cancel any all the e-Bids without assigning any reason. *Corrigendum. 642 pandemic deaths, the in the state jumped from state dropped from 95.73 per ite saffron zone” for the party. Addendum, Extension if any shall be infections came down further 1,16,674 to 1,17,356. cent to 95.76 peer cent. 2302$ $ BJP has better organizational uploaded only on the above website. to 8912, while there was no With 8912 fresh infec- The total “active cases” in stronghold in North Bengal Bidders are advised to visit the website reg- ularly for updated information from time to let up in the substantial tions, the total infections in the state dropped from n a development in which the which the party wants to pro- time. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER 1,34,747 to 1,32.595. 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"-./-01 parents is pivotal in the 5*R % growth and learning of chil- ith schools witnessing a dren,” Nishank tweeted. Wprolonged closure due These guidelines are "-./-01 to the Covid-19 pandemic, the meant not only for parents but Union Education Ministry on also for caregivers, other fam- day after its strong stance Saturday released guidelines ily members, grandparents, Aagainst Twitter, the parlia- for parents and caregivers on community members and mentary Standing Committee how to provide support to older siblings engaged in on Information Technology, children and facilitate their promoting the welfare of chil- headed by Congress MP Shashi home-based learning. dren. Tharoor, on Saturday, turned The guidelines empha- The activities suggested in down Facebook’s request for sised the need for parents to the guidelines are in accor- coming for a virtual meeting create a safe, engaging and dance with the various stages instead of physical representa- positive learning environment of school education under tion citing the company’s Covid for children, have realistic National Education Policy policies. The committee, in of the Covid pandemic. similar issues and two of their expectations from them, take 2020, the statement by the fact, proposed vaccinating the With the FB officials mak- senior officials also appeared care of their health and ensure ministry said. social media giant’s officials ing a bid to appear online, all before the committee physical- a healthy diet, and also have Age-appropriate art activ- who will come for the meeting the members of the standing ly. Both the officials of Twitter fun, a statement from the ities have been categorized on with the panel. committee made it clear that no told the committee that they ministry said. basis of 5+3+3+4 system such The dates for the said meeting can be held online and “give priority to the rules of Union Education Minister as Foundation Stage (age 3 to meeting has not been finalised the Facebook officials must be their company” following Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 8years); Preparatory Stage yet. present physically. which they were told that the said the Guidelines for parent (age 8 to 11 years); Middle The parliamentary stand- “Taking cognizance of law of the land was supreme participation in home-based Stage (age 11 to 14 years); and ing committee has also decid- Facebook’s reply, now the chair- and which had to be followed. learning during school closure secondary stage: From ed that all other social media man of the committee, sought The committee has taken and beyond have been draft- Adolescent to Adult (age 14- and web platforms like the list of Facebook officials cognizance of the fact that ed “for parents and caregivers 18 years). YouTube, Google, etc. must whom the company wants to social media platforms are to provide information on The activities are simple children’s learning by moni- The guidelines also advise cial needs which may be send their representations phys- send before the committee. being run remotely from out- the ‘why’ ‘what’ and how-to of and suggestive, which can be toring and addressing their schools to involve parents by explored by parents. A separate ically before the panel. The chairman said the com- side the country and the rules participation in supporting adapted and adopted to local learning gaps.” providing information and chapter has been included in In its response to the com- mittee will provide COVID made by the government are children during school clo- needs and contexts. The Collaboration of parents ideas on helping students with the guidelines for supporting mittee, Facebook said its offi- vaccination to such officials and also being ignored. The com- sure, irrespective of literacy guidelines appreciate the role with teachers in documenting homework and other curricu- parents with low or no literacy. cers could not appear before the will also give enough time to mittee is also particularly con- levels”. of art as a therapy for children and reflecting on the progress lum-related activities, decisions, Schools, teachers and volun- committee as the company]s come before the committee,” cerned about the misuse of “I strongly feel that a under stress or trauma, the of children in their learning is planning and involving them in teers may take suggestive steps rules prohibit officials to attend sources said. social media platforms regard- home is the first school and statement said. important for both teachers school decisions, it said. to provide support to parents any meeting in person during On Friday, the committee ing the propagation of rumours parents are the first teachers. “They (guidelines) also and parents, the statement by Resources have been made who are not quite literate, the the period of the second wave had called Twitter officials on as well as women’s safety. In this pandemic, the role of lay significance on improving the Education Ministry said. available for children with spe- statement said. 7 ! ?E0 R3 ! ( “The target is 2022. It is The Punjab chief minister absolutely on target. I men- said that he was proud of the tioned earlier. Except for one Congress leader]s hard work or two aircraft, minor delays and his abiding commitment because of COVID related to serve the people of the issues, but, in fact, some deliv- country. eries have been ahead of time. His Rajasthan counterpart So, broadly, we are absolutely Gehlot said: “Rahul ji is gen- on target on the Rafale induc-
uinely concerned about the tion plan,” he said. welfare of the poor and down- In 2016, India had signed trodden. I wish he succeeds in an inter-governmental agree- his endeavours,” ment with France to procure Baghel said that it is not 36 Rafale jets at a cost 59,000 easy to stand before the oppos- crore. Defence Minister ing tide and Rahul is doing so Rajnath Singh had in February and setting an example by said the country would have standing above politics of the entire fleet of the fighter "-./-01 (Rajasthan) and Bhupesh compromise. Rahul respond- aircraft by April 2022. ( Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and ed to some of the wishes on "-./-01 tion points erupted after the course, follow it up with de- Addressing the cadets, the ormer Congress president Shivraj Singh Chouhan Twitter. first stand-off in the first week escalation,” he said. IAF chief referred to unprece- )
FRahul Gandhi on Saturday (Madhya Pradesh) wished him While Delhi Congress ndia is constantly monitoring of May last year at the Pangong “However, in parallel, the dented and rapidly evolving turned 51, but he did not cel- on Twitter. observed the day as “Sewa Ithe situation at the Line of Tso(lake) there. ground realities are being security challenges and ebrate his birthday in view of “Wishing my beloved Diwas” and distributed face Actual Control(LAC)and the India and China have so monitored closely. Whatever is reminded the young officers the Covid pandemic. brother Rahul Gandhi on his masks, medicine kits and armed forces are ready to meet far held 11 rounds of military the reality across, in terms of that they were entering the However, wishes poured in birthday and I join others in cooked meals free of cost to the any challenge, IAF Chief RKS level and seven rounds of current leftover locations, IAF at a juncture when a rapid New Delhi: With the number from leaders cutting across praising his selfless, untiring poor in the national capital, the Bhadauria said on Saturday. He diplomatic level talks since deployments, any changes, infusion of technologies and of new Covid cases dropping party lines and Congress work- work to establish an egalitari- National Students Union of also said all the 36 Rafale fight- May last year to resolve the that is being monitored close- combat capabilities was dri- significantly in the last few days ers. an India in every aspect. His India (NSUI), the Congress] er jets will be inducted into the dispute at the LAC. The armies ly and whatever actions are ving a monumental transfor- and several states announcing Lok Sabha Speaker Om commitment to the ethos of the students] wing, organised a IAF by 2022. of China and India had dis- required on our part, we are mation in the Air Force. unlock measures, the Indian Birla took to Twitter to wish the Congress party has been exem- free vaccination camp to mark Reiterating the country’s engaged from the southern taking,” Bhadauria said. He He also highlighted the Railways is helping to bring Wayanad MP good health and plary,” Stalin said on Twitter. the occasion and the Youth stand on resolving the issues and northern banks of the made these observations after change in operational method- workers to their respective happiness. Union Minister National Confrence leader Congress distributed free through dialogue with China Pangong lake in February. reviewing the Combined ologies and functioning with workplaces from different parts Nitin Gadkari too tweeted Omar Abdullah wished Rahul ration to the needy in Delhi. regarding the stand-offs at the The Air Force chief said Graduation Parade (CGP) at development and opera- of the country, ferrying over 32 birthday greetings to Rahul good health and many years Some state Congress com- LAC in Eastern Ladakh, he said talks are on between the two the Air Force Academy, tionalisation of major automa- lakh people in the last seven saying he be blessed with good ahead in the service of the mittees observed the day by the first attempt is to carry out sides and the first attempt is to Dundigal, Hyderabad. tion and networking projects. days. health and long life. nation, while former prime distributing ration and other disengagement at the “balance continue with the parleys and As regards the ongoing He exhorted them to hit the A Railway Ministry Chief ministers M K Stalin minister and JD(S) president H essentials at no cost to the poor friction points.” carry out the disengagement at induction of the Rafale fight- ground running and prove spokesperson said that from (Tamil Nadu), Arvind Kejriwal D Devegowda tweeted, “I wish and the needy. Wishing their He was obviously referring the “balance friction points.” er jets into service, he said the their mettle once they reach June 11 to June 17, the nation- (Delhi), Hemant Soren him well, and sincerely pray leader, the Congress said on to ongoing face-offs for the last “The first attempt is to process will be completed by the field in order to exploit the al transporter ferried approxi- (Jharkhand), Conrad Sangma that his view of the world and Twitter, “We wish Shri Rahul one year at the Hot Springs, continue with the talks and do 2022. At present, 14 jets have state of art aircraft, weapons, mately 32.56 lakh passengers, (Meghalaya), Amarinder Singh his compassion defeats the Gandhi health and happiness Gogra and the Depsang valley the disengagement at the bal- arrived at the Ambala air- sensors and technologies to including migrant workers and (Punjab), Ashok Gehlot narrowness that surrounds us.” on his birthday.” in Eastern Ladakh. These fric- ance friction points. And, of base. their fullest. other passengers travelling by long distance trains, with an average occupancy of 110.2 per cent from areas like Eastern 8 8 Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha to various destinations, including Delhi, Mumbai, TACKLING SICKLE Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad, and CELL DISEASE Chennai, among others. 9- : The official said that to Sickle cell anemia can- facilitate the movement of the not be cured but can be migrant workers from Bihar, "-./-01 nental proportions. The number treated. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh of languages is more than what Marriage counseling and Odisha to Metros like technology for real-time Europe has to deal with,” will help in arresting the Mumbai, Delhi, Atranslation of vernacular Sawhney said. spread of the disease. Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Indian languages is in the works. He said that India has been Screening all age Chennai, the Railways is oper- The Ministry of Electronics and able to take away check posts groups is essential from ating mail and express specials, Information Technology with the help of common tax newborn to the old holiday specials and summer (MeitY) is working on the tech- system in a similar way language When screening ante- special trains. nology to enable exchange of barrier can be ended with help natal women for sickle cell The official said that all communications between two of new technologies. “It might principal director, Hematology, diseases, husbands may also these trains are being operated persons not speaking the same take us 5-7 years but technolo- "-./-01 Fortis Memorial Research be screened to ensure the as fully reserved trains, keep- language. gies that are coming in give us Institute in Gurugram. child will not be at risk. If a ing in view the Covid protocols. This ambitious language an opportunity to aim at this n the occasion of World Geographically, there is a foetus is found to have sickle He said that as on June 18, translation project, with a time- kind of ambitious level. We OSickle Cell Day on Saturday, Sickle cell belt in India com- cell disease legal medical "-./-01 lockdown rustications are lifted, 983 mail, express and holiday line of 5-7 years, is being devel- have to grow content on the health experts noted that while prising some tribal communities termination of pregnancy the five-fold strategy of Covid specials, which is 56 per cent of oped using artificial intelligence internet in each of our lan- early testing of the genetic dis- in Madhya Pradesh, may be advised. he Union Home Ministry appropriate behavior, Test, the pre-Covid levels, are being and modern technologies to guages,” Sawhney said. ease can help lower complica- Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rehabilitation of sickle Ton Saturday issued advi- Track, Treat and Vaccination operated by the Indian end the language barrier in the He announced that NIXI tions, vulnerable groups often Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu cell patients needs attention sories to all States and Union must be carefully implemented Railways. country. will provide a personalised email face limited access to quality care and Odisha. with compensation and suit- Territories to register FIRs in a calibrated way to prevent In addition, about 1,309 “We have started working with 10 GB space to every user for the inherited disorder that In India, an estimated three able employment opportuni- against attacks on health work- further surge of Covid cases. summer special trains have on a very ambitious national lan- of the website with .in extension. affects hemoglobin. per cent of the tribal population ties provided. ers and implement a five-fold The States were also direct- also been operated to facilitate guage translation mission. See This email will be available on “More awareness and imple- suffers from sickle cell anemia strategy to prevent the resur- ed to implement regular mon- the movement of people the magic of new technology. demand. Sawhney said the mentation of new therapies like and another 23 per cent carries gence of Covid -19 pandemic in itoring of Covid-19 appropriate wanting to return to their For centuries we have lived Indian economy is slowly mov- genetic therapy and Bone and transmits the sickle cell gene and appropriate intervention the coming months. behviour maintenance. workplaces, he added. with the reality that a person ing towards a digital economy Marrow Transplant is needed to to their children. measures, he said as per a In a detailed advisory, “To reiterate, Covid appro- The official pointed out who knows only Bengali cannot with IT and electronics getting reduce these disparities,” they Nearly all tribal communi- report. Union Home Secretary Ajay priate behavior includes manda- that these summer special communicate with a person deeper in each and every sector. said. ties living in forested terrains The only cure for SCD is Bhalla wrote to Chief Secretaries tory use of masks, hand hygiene, trains provide who knows only Malayalam. The MeitY secretary said “Sickle cell disease (SCD), across the country, have cases of getting a bone marrow trans- to direct district administrations social distancing and also prop- connectivity primarily from This will change,” MeitY digital services have expanded in which is the most prevalent sickle cell anemia. plant (BMT), which is a proce- to also invoke the stringent er ventilation of closed spaces. states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney every nook and corner of the inherited blood disorder, is K Vijayakumar, director, dure to replace damaged or provisions of the Epidemic However, easing of restrictions West Bengal, Odisha and said while speaking at a NIXI country with common service widespread amongst many trib- education, Nilgiris Adivasi destroyed bone marrow with Diseases (Amendment) Act in some Assam to major cities like event. The event was held on the centres that provide govern- al population groups in India. Welfare Association, who has healthy bone marrow stem cells. 2020 against the miscreants States have led to resumption of Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, occasion of National Internet ment services to citizens in 2.51 There are around 13 lakh peo- been working with tribals in Stem cells are easily taken from who attack doctors and health crowding of people in markets Chennai, Pune, Exchange of India (NIXI) com- lakh village panchayats, while ple affected by the disease every Tamin Nadu said that, “For bet- the donor and planted in the workers in the FIR. etc without adherence to the Bengaluru etc. pleting 18 years. active internet user base has year in India. While there are ter outreach and impact, the recipient. The advisory directed that norms of Covid appropriate He also said that from Sawhney explained with an grown from 23.3 crore in 2014 several cost-effective interven- need of the hour is to establish After the BMT procedure, the deployment of quick behavior. June 19 to June 28, approxi- example that with this technol- to 79.5 crore active internet tions which have successfully cut a specialty hospital with mod- the patient can lead a healthy response teams, help lines must It is, therefore essential to mately 29.15 lakh passengers, ogy people speaking only users. “Digital payments have down morbidity and mortality ern equipment to screen and and normal life, explained Dr be implemented at all areas to ensure that complacency does including migrant workers and Bengali will be able to commu- grown exponentially. There are from SCD in developed nations, treat sickle cell patients. Nita Radha Associate Professor prevent attacks against doctors, not set in, and there is no let-up others, have nicate with those who speak 25.5 billion real time transac- the access to care for SCD in the This hospital should also be and HOD, Department of health professionals and insti- in adhering to Covid appropri- booked tickets in long-dis- only Malayalam. “India is not tions happening on an annual tribal regions in India is limit- equipped to provide community Pediatric Hematology- tutions. In an another advisory, ate behaviour, while opening up tance mail/express trains. just a country but has conti- basis,” Sawhney said. ed,” said Dr Rahul Bhargava, outreach, genetic counseling Oncology at SSPHPGTI, Noida. the Home Secretary said that activities,” said the advisory. IANS " +, - +,+.
R5;22>/( ; % ( R : A7:B&05 ! "-./-01 also been stated that this is also ment said. the highest figure of deposits in The ministry also ascribed "-./-01 he Union Finance Ministry the last 13 years. various other reasons for ;<! Ton Saturday said that "Reports allude to the fact increase in deposits and not ndia’s FY22 GDP is expected increase in deposits of Indians that the figures reported are possibly on account of the Ito grow by 8.7 per cent said in Swiss Banks could be on official figures reported by increase of deposits in the %!%=$ Motilal Oswal Financial account of increase in business banks to Swiss National Bank Swiss banks out of undeclared Services (MOFSL) in a report. of Swiss bank branches locat- (SNB) and do not indicate the incomes of Indian residents. It ndia’s foreign exchange "Due to the ferocious sec- ed in India and raised Inter- quantum of much debated said that that increase in Ireserves rose by $3.074 bil- ond Covid wave, we have bank transactions, rather than alleged black money held by deposits may be on account if lion during the week ended revised down our real GDP due to an increase in alleged Indians in Switzerland. Further, increase in deposits owing to June 11. growth forecasts. Compared black money held by Indians in these statistics do not include the business of Swiss Bank According to the Reserve with our Mar’21 forecast of 30 Switzerland. the money that Indians, NRIs branches located in India or Bank of India’s (RBI) weekly per cent YoY, we now expect It, however said that Swiss or others might have in Swiss Increase in Inter- bank trans- statistical supplement, the real GDP growth of 21 per cent Authorities have been request- banks in the names of third- actions between Swiss and reserves increased to $608.081 YoY in 1QFY22, with some ed to provide the relevant facts country entities," the Ministry Indian Banks. Also, it could be billion from $605.008 billion downward revision in 2QFY22 along with their view on pos- statement said. due to capital increase for a reported for the week ended as well," sible reasons for increase or The statement added that subsidiary of a Swiss Company June 4. "However, as Covid cases decrease in deposits so that the customer deposits have in India or increase in the lia- India’s forex reserves com- lion. have dropped sharply in Jun’21, upwards its FY23 forecasts to the GDP deflator - linked more facts could be presented in cor- actually fallen from the end of bilities connected with the out- prise foreign currency assets Similarly, the value of the some pent-up demand may be 5.4 per cent now from an ear- with WPI over CPI - has been rect perspective. 2019 in a Swiss Banks. The standing derivative financial (FCAs), gold reserves, special country’s gold reserves rose by visible in 2HFY22 and lier 4 per cent. revised up to 6.5 per cent or 4.5 Certain reports suggested funds held through fiduciaries instruments. drawing rights (SDRs), and $496 million to $38.101 billion. 1HFY23." "Although we have revised per cent for FY22 or FY23." that that funds of Indians in has also more than halved The government has issued the country’s reserve position However, the SDR value Consequently, MOFSL we down our real growth forecasts, Resultantly, it said that Swiss Banks have risen to over from end of 2019. The biggest clarifications in wake of wide- with the International slipped by $1 million at $1.512 now project real GDP growth it is interesting to note that our nominal GDP growth is now 20,700 crore (CHF 2.55 bil- increase is in "Other amounts ly held position that it has Monetary Fund (IMF). billion. of 8.7 per cent in FY22, down nominal GDP growth forecast projected at 15.6 per cent for lion) at the end of 2020 from due from customers". These are curbed generation of black On a weekly basis, FCAs, But, the country’s reserve from 11.1 per cent expected has actually been raised mod- FY22 vis-a-vis 15.1 per cent 6,625 crore (CHF 899 million) in form of bonds, securities and money in the economy or the largest component of the position with the IMF inched earlier. erately for FY22 and FY23." earlier and 10 per cent for at the end of 2019, reversing a various other financial instru- unaccounted funds of Indians forex reserves, edged higher by higher by $11 million to $5.011 Nonetheless, it revised "This is primarily because FY23. 2 year declining trend. It has ments, the finance min state- stashed abroad. $2.567 billion to $563.457 bil- billion. $ % )6 """ .)!# 5 "#"# "$ $% "-./-01 = > ? "-./-01 ' ( uel retailers spared con- Fsumers of any further n a year ( 2020-21) marred increase in prices by keeping Iby Covid-19 pandemic, "-./-01 ! 6 <6!!& > retail prices of petrol and diesel Khadi and Village Industries unchanged on Saturday. Commission (KVIC) record- he Government has no & < &" ! 8 Accordingly, petrol con- ed the highest ever turnover in Tintention to delay fixing ? ?? 6 6 !< tinues to cost 96.93 per litre its history clocking 95, 741.74 minimum wages and national and diesel 87.69 per litre in crore, as compared to 88,887 floor wages, the labour > 8 " Delhi. Across the country as crore in 2019-20. This trans- Ministry said on Saturday. AA6B6 ! 66 well the petrol and diesel prices lated into an increase of 7.71%. The clarification comes remained static on Saturday but KVIC’s record perfor- amid reports that forming an B >!& " !< its actual retail prices varied mance in 2020-21 assumes expert group on the issue with !&C &" B&!"" 8 depending on the level of local great significance as production three-year term is an attempt to levies in respective states. activities remained suspended delay fixing minimum wages B! & In the city of Mumbai, )1$"/#$ 1 The exports programme for more than three months and national floor wages. where petrol prices crossed has played a key role in help- during the nationwide lock- in Khadi and Village Industry 2019-20, the production in vil- Earlier this month, the mendations to the Government 100 mark for the first time mazon India on Saturday ing thousands of exporters down announced on March 25 sectors in 2020-21 has regis- lage industry sector increased ministry announced that the as early as possible," the min- ever on May 29. Asaid it sees a great demand from across India sustain and last year. During this period, all tered a whopping growth of to 70,329.67 crore in 2020-21. Centre has constituted an istry said. The tenure of the The fuel price reached new from global customers for grow their business while serv- Khadi production units and 101% while the gross sales Similarly, in FY 2020-21, expert group under the chair- expert group has been kept as high of 103.08 per litre on items like hosiery, sports goods ing people globally during the sales outlets too remained during this period increased by the sales of village industry manship of renowned econo- three years so that even after Friday. and other products, manufac- last 18 months of the pandem- closed that severely affected the 128.66%. products stood at 92,214.03 mist Ajit Mishra to provide fixing minimum wages and It remained at the same tured in Punjab and Haryana. ic, said Abhijit Kamra, production and sales. A host of initiatives like crore as compared to technical inputs and recom- national floor wages, the gov- level on Saturday. Diesel is The company further said Director- Global Trade at KVI Chairman VK saxena launch of Khadi e-portal, 84,675.29 crore in 2019-20. mendations on fixing these ernment may seek technical also priced at 95.14 a litre in its flagship e-commerce Amazon India. “We see a said that despite adverse con- Khadi masks, Khadi footwear, The production and sales wages. The tenure of the expert inputs/advice from the group the city, the highest among exports programme ‘Global great demand for products like ditions, , KVIC rose to Prime Khadi Prakritik Paint, Khadi in the Khadi sector, however, group is three years. on related subjects, as and metros. Selling’ lowers the entry barri- apparel, hosiery, sports goods Minister’s clarion calls for hand sanitizers, etc., setting up declined by a small margin as "It has come to the notice when required, it further said. Petrol price has reached er for micro, small and medi- and others from global cus- “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and of a record number of new spinning and weaving activities that certain section of the Press The first meeting of the very close to hitting the centu- um enterprises to expand their tomers and for products man- “Vocal for Local”. PMEGP units, new SFURTI across the country took a major and some of the stakeholders group was held on June 14, 2021 ry mark all across the country business and launch their ufactured across Punjab, The innovative marketing clusters, government’s push to hit during the pandemic. have opined this as an attempt and the second is scheduled for extending the scope of historic brands globally from anywhere Haryana and Chandigarh. ideas of MSME Minister Nitin “Swadeshi” and KVIC’s historic The overall production in to delay the fixation of June 29, it added. high prices that had already in the country. "We truly believe that with Gadkari diversified KVIC’s agreements with Paramilitary the Khadi sector in 2020-21 Minimum Wages and National Minimum wage is different made the fuel rate cross the With over 70,000 exporters the right set of tools and tech- product range, scaled up local forces for supply of provisions was recorded at 1904.49 crore Floor Wages by the govern- for different categories of work- 100 per litre mark in certain from different parts of the nology offered by Amazon production and paved the way increased the turnover of vil- as compared to 2292.44 crore ment. "This is clarified that the ers. National floor wage refers to cities and towns of country, the programme has Global Selling, exporters in for Khadi’s successive growth, lage industry sector during the in 2019-20, while the overall government does not have any the minimum level of wage that Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, emerged as an opportunity for the region can create con- he said. pandemic. Khadi sales stood at 3527.71 such intention and the Expert is applicable to all categories of Rajasthan, Telangana and businesses to grow, Amazon sumer facing global brands Compared to the year Compared to the produc- crore as compared to 4211.26 Group will submit its recom- workers across the country. Andhra Pradesh. India said in a statement. from right here,” he said. 2015-16, the overall production tion of 65,393.40 crore in crore in the previous year. P "; ",@/ ) " " *+, %; AA 1 O "-./-01 "-./-01 In 2021, women account for 15 per cent of executive 1 ) tate-owned UCO omen comprise 41 per level roles in supply chain, SBank on Saturday said Wcent of the supply chain down from 17 per cent in its board will meet next workforce globally in 2021, up 2020. $ ## Dam’s Full Reservoir Level is week to consider raising from 39 per cent last year, "Contrary to other indus- .$1"# 3" )1-""$ 172 ft. The contention of Kerala up to 500 crore as tier- according to a new survey. tries, supply chain’s mission- was that if the water level was II capital. However, 54 per cent of survey criticality during the COVID- he International he memorandum listing raised from the existing level of The board of direc- respondents said that retaining 19 pandemic has meant that TMonetary Fund (IMF) has T25 demands submitted by 134 ft, it would lead to a major tors will consider the pro- mid-career women is an many sectors did not reduce proposed to set up an inter- Chief Minister Muthuvel disaster putting a population of posal for raising tier-II increasing challenge. their workforce, but rather national carbon price floor to Karunanidhi Stalin to Prime more than three million spread capital of up to 500 crore at its sions and loss reserves, hybrid "Lack of career opportuni- continued to hire and even help limit global warming Minister Narendra Modi on across the districts of Idukki, meeting scheduled to be held capital instruments, subordi- ties is the top reason that mid- ‘The Women in Supply Chain faced talent shortages, espe- and achieve the transition Thursday have evoked the first Kottayam and Ernakulam at on June 23, 2021, the lender nated debt and investment career women left a supply Survey 2021’ by Gartner. cially in the product supply toward low carbon growth wave of strong reaction from the mercy of nature. said in a regulatory filing. reserve account. chain organisation or provider. Every leadership level saw chains," said Dana Stiffler, vice over this decade. neighbouring Kerala. “I am sure the Centre Tier-II capital of a bank consists The loss absorption capac- The second-most selected an increase in representation, president analyst with the "Gradually increasing price Stalin in his first visit to the would not heed to the demand of undisclosed reserves, reval- ity of tier-II capital is lower option was development except the executive level where Gartner Supply Chain practice. on carbon encourages innova- national capital after assuming made by Tamil Nadu chief uation reserves, general provi- than tier-I capital. opportunities," according to there has been a slight decline. tion and transition to renew- charge as the Chief Minister of minister Stalin. The lives of able energy, clean mobility, Tamil Nadu had come with a more than three million people and low carbon technologies," “shopping list” which includes are at stake. The dam has out- " <) IMF Managing Director demands like raising the water lived its utility and it is time we ( Kristalina Georgieva said on level of the controversial thought about a new dam,” said Friday. Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala to P C George, seven-time mem- 5G# "Limiting global warming 152 ft and denying Karnataka ber of the Kerala Legislative to 1.5 to 2 degrees will require the right to build Mekedattu Assembly who is also a farm- ) 8 9: emissions to be cut by a quar- Dam across Cauvery River. ing leader from the State’s High < .( ter to a half by 2030, and this He has also asked the Ranges. He said that the is unlikely to happen without Centre to retrieve the Mullaperiyar Dam does not ( %!%=$ a higher yield on a lower tick- measures equivalent to a glob- Katchatheevu islet ceded by have the strength to hold even et size loan." al carbon price of around $75 India to Sri Lanka in 1975 dur- the 142 ft water in ts reservoir he proposed capital infu- On May 21, 2021, PNBHF per ton by the end of this ing the tenure of Indira Gandhi and referred to the 2018 deluge Hyderabad: The Telangana instructed all departments Tsion in PNB Housing announced a capital infusion "-./-01 decade," she said, noting that as Prime Minister. Another which caused widespread dam- Government has decided to to withdraw all the restric- Finance Limited (PNBHF) plan of Rs 40 billion through a the current global average demand made by the Chief ages to life and property in the totally lift the lockdown in tions, there is no clarity yet would strengthen the compa- preferential issue of equity and TPC has been recognised emissions price is only $3 per Minister is the abolition of State. the State. on allowing inter-state bus ny’s equity buffers to absorb warrants which would increase Nas a ‘Great Place to Work’ ton. National Eligibility cum What makes the issue At its meeting held on services. any asset-side stress, said India its net worth by almost 50 per for the 15th year in a row by the Noting that there has been Entrance Test (NEET) for stu- politically sensitive would be Saturday, the State Cabinet Over the past few days, Ratings and Research (Ind- cent to over Rs 120 billion. Great Place to Work Institute. progress, with over 60 nation- dents from Tamil Nadu and the approach of CPI(M) discussed the matter and corona cases have been Ra). "The proposed infusion is NTPC is the only PSU to al and subnational carbon pric- also the dropping of the towards the Tamil Nadu’s decided on total removal of steadily declining in the state. According to the ratings significantly higher than earli- consistently feature in India’s ing schemes around the world, Centre’s move to introduce all- demand. the lockdown which was Apart from this, the vaccina- agency, it will also provide the er planned." Top 50 Best Workplaces. This Georgieva said "we have long India examination for other “The exemption demand- imposed to control the spread tion program has gained pace company with the capital need- Accordingly, it would be year NTPC ranked 38th, up way to go", reports Xinhua graduate and post graduate ed by the Tamil Nadu gov- of Covid in the state. in the rural areas, leading to ed to grow the franchisee. led by the Carlyle group which from 47th position last year. It news agency. courses. ernment from NEET as well With the latest instal- increased protection for larg- "PNBHF had seen height- holds 32.2 per cent in PNBHF. also won its first-ever recogni- Georgieva said IMF staff is Any demand by Tamil as other all India engineering ment of lockdown set to end er cross-sections of the pop- ened delinquencies and a "Post the transaction, the tion of India’s Best Employers publishing a proposal on Friday Nadu over the Mullaperiyar examinations are out of ques- on Saturday, the Cabinet had ulation. decline in asset under man- Carlyle group would be the sin- among Nation-Builders 2021. that sets out how an interna- Dam is sure to create chaos in tion. There cannot be two been convened for an emer- On June 8, the Telangana agement in the last two years gle-largest shareholder of Figuring consistently in tional carbon price floor can neighboring Kerala. The 126- laws in the country on an gency meeting to decide the government had decided to due to a challenging operating PNBHF." GPTW’s Best Workplaces List help achieve the goal of accel- year-old reservoir is a bone of important issue like this. The future course of action. The extend the lockdown for environment amid the Covid- "The other players infusing year on year is testimony of erating the transition to low contention between the two admission to under graduate cabinet discussed the report another 10 days but had 19 pandemic," Ind-Ra said in a equity would be General company’s people, practices carbon growth over the course southern States since 1947 and post graduate courses in prepared by the health increased daily relaxation report. Atlantic Singapore and Alpha and approach, NTPC said in a of this decade. when India became an inde- engineering and medical col- department, which noted that time by four hours, from 6 "The company has already investments. Salisbury statement. She highlighted three cru- pendent country from the colo- leges should be uniform with corona cases and posi- a.m. to 5 p.m. increased the provision cover Investments, family investment The Great Place to Work cial elements of such a price nial masters. throughout the country,” K tivity rate declining signifi- The lockdown, which was for standard as well as stage 3 vehicle of Aditya Puri, former (GPTW) Institute commended floor: it would focus on a The Supreme Court has Ram Kumar, senior lawyer cantly, the pandemic is in to end on June 9, had been assets. It also plans to increase CEO & MD of HDFC Bank, is NTPC’s employees for being small number of large emitters, allowed Tamil Nadu to raise the and Constitutional expert, control in the state. extended for 10 days from its focus on the affordable also stated to invest in the cap- the torchbearers of a high trust such as some or all G20 coun- water level to 142 ft though the told The Pioneer. While the cabinet has June 10. 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/!=$ million, said Jamal Orf, the to have initial results and affected reformists and those head of Iran’s Interior Ministry turnout figures Saturday morn- backing Rouhani, whose ran’s hard-line judiciary chief election headquarters. The ing at the earliest. administration both reached Iwon the country’s presiden- race’s fourth candidate, “My vote will not change the 2015 nuclear deal with tial election in a landslide vic- Amirhossein Ghazizadeh anything in this election, the world powers and saw it disin- tory Saturday, propelling the Hashemi, had around 1 million number of people who are tegrate three years later with supreme leader’s protege into votes, Orf said. voting for Raisi is huge and then-President Donald Trump’s Tehran’s highest civilian posi- Hemmati offered his con- Hemmati does not have the unilateral withdrawal of tion in a vote that appeared to gratulations on Instagram to necessary skills for this,” said America from the accord. see the lowest turnout in the Raisi early Saturday. Hediyeh, a 25-year-old woman Voter apathy also has been Islamic Republic’s history. “I hope your administra- who gave only her first name fed by the devastated state of Initial results showed tion provides causes for pride while hurrying to a taxi in the economy and subdued Ebrahim Raisi won 17.8 million for the Islamic Republic of Haft-e Tir Square after avoid- campaigning amid months of votes in the contest, dwarfing Iran, improves the economy ing the polls. “I have no can- surging coronavirus cases. Poll those of the race’s sole moder- and life with comfort and wel- didate here.” workers wore gloves and ate candidate. However, Raisi fare for the great nation of Iran,” Iranian state television masks, and some wiped down dominated the election only he wrote. On Twitter, Rezaei sought to downplay the turnout, ballot boxes with disinfectants. after a panel under the watch praised Khamenei and the pointing to the Gulf Arab If elected, Raisi would be of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Iranian people for taking part sheikhdoms surrounding it ruled the first serving Iranian presi- Ali Khamenei disqualified his in the vote. by hereditary leaders, and the dent sanctioned by the U.S. strongest competition. “God willing, the decisive lower participation in Western Government even before enter- His candidacy, and the sense election of my esteemed broth- democracies. After a day of ing office over his involve- the election served more as a er, Ayatollah Dr. Seyyed amplifying officials’ attempts to ment in the mass execution of coronation for him, sparked Ebrahim Raisi, promises the get out the vote, state TV broad- political prisoners in 1988, as widespread apathy among eligi- establishment of a strong and cast scenes of jam-packed voting well as his time as the head of ble voters in the Islamic Republic, popular government to solve booths in several provinces Iran’s internationally criticized which has held up turnout as a the country’s problems,” Rezaei overnight, seeking to portray a judiciary — one of the world’s sign of support for the theocra- wrote. last-minute rush to the polls. top executioners. cy since its 1979 Islamic The quick concessions, But since the 1979 revolu- It also would put hard-lin- Revolution. Some, including for- while not unusual in Iran’s 1 1 9 8 tion overthrew the shah, Iran’s ers firmly in control across the mer hard-line President previous elections, signaled <1 8 3 - theocracy has cited voter government as negotiations in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called what semiofficial news agencies turnout as a sign of its legiti- Vienna continue to try to save for a boycott. inside Iran had been hinting at lower than in Iran’s last presi- napped in a courtyard. At try — as opposed to the long, “crowding” at several polling macy, beginning with its first a tattered deal meant to limit In initial results, former for hours: That the carefully dential election in 2017. At one another, officials watched snaking lines of past elections. places nationwide. Paper bal- referendum that won 98.2% Iran’s nuclear program at a time Revolutionary Guard com- controlled vote had been a polling place inside a mosque videos on their mobile phones Balloting came to a close at lots, stuffed into large plastic support that simply asked when Tehran is enriching ura- mander Mohsen Rezaei won blowout win for Raisi amid the in central Tehran, a Shiite cler- as state television blared beside 2.A.M. Saturday, after the gov- boxes, were to be counted by whether or not people wanted nium at its highest levels ever, 3.3 million votes and moderate boycott calls. As night fell ic played soccer with a young them, offering only tight shots ernment extended voting to hand through the night, and an Islamic Republic. though it still remains short of Abdolnasser Hemmati got 2.4 Friday, turnout appeared far boy as most of its workers of locations around the coun- accommodate what it called authorities said they expected The disqualifications weapons-grade levels. #?4#/05(R 4. 4.#1; % - % = '.># =-,"# founded by Mao in 1921, He said, “It is necessary for ready at all times to sacrifice my remained the ruling party since them to strengthen their aware- all for the party and people and head of China’s ruling the People’s Republic of China ness of the need to maintain never betray the party.” % ACommunist Party’s cente- (PRC) was founded in 1949. political integrity, think in big- The exhibition themed nary celebrations, President Xi The centenary celebrations will picture terms, follow the lead- “staying true to the founding .$1"# 3" Jinping, who has emerged as its be held on July 1 and the party ership core, and keep in align- mission,” was opened on Friday !" -/"$ 3" 8 & "!6 ! leader on par with its founder has planned many events, ment with the central party at the newly-inaugurated he White House has made Mao Zedong, has publicly including a military parade. leadership,” state-run Xinhua Museum of the CPC in Beijing Tclear that President Joe ndia has abstained on a UN " !A 8 administered loyalty pledge to The party is celebrating its news agency reported. ahead of the CPC centenary. In Biden was opposed to letting IGeneral Assembly resolu- senior party leaders calling centenary year amid growing Xi is originally set to retire his speech, Xi said the party the federal gasoline tax rise at tion on Myanmar, saying its 33) B! & " them to follow the “leadership global hostility towards China like his predecessors after his members should remain con- the rate of inflation to help pay views have not been reflect- ! > O "P( core” and strive for the coun- over COVID-19 origin, allega- second term in 2023, but fident in the path, theory, sys- for an infrastructure package ed in the draft resolution try’s modernisation and nation- tions of human rights violations expected to continue for life as tem and culture of socialism that a bipartisan group of 21 and a “consultative and con- 6&" ! > O !P al rejuvenation. in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the top legislature National with Chinese characteristics, as senators is trying to craft. structive” approach involving Since Xi took over power Tibet. People’s Congress (NPC) well as always closely follow the The gas tax increase was Myanmar’s neighbouring 6! > in December 2012, he has been Xi, 67, who succeeded his amended the Constitution in CPC Central Committee in part of an early package that countries is important as the 8 20 ! 8 & officially declared as the “core predecessor Hu Jintao in 2018, removing two five-year terms of their thinking, polit- called for USD 579 billion in international community leader” of the Communist December 2012, quickly con- term limits, paving the way for ical orientation and actions. new spending on roads, strives for the peaceful reso- B! & " Party of China (CPC). solidated his position heading his lifelong tenure in power. “The party’s history is the bridges, rail and public transit. them of supporting a hike in lution of the issue. Standing ahead of the 25- the party, the powerful military He also administered the most vivid and convincing It’s unclear if it will make the gas prices. The UNGA adopted a " >( member Politburo of the party, and the presidency was con- pledge, which said, “It is my textbook,” Xi stressed. final cut and the White House Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, resolution on Myanmar on B6 > 8 which included No.2 leader ferred the “core” leader title will join the Communist Party Efforts should be made to seems intent on making sure it the Democratic chairman of Friday that called “upon the Premier Li Keqiang, during a doing away with the collective of China, uphold the party pro- educate and guide Party mem- doesn’t. the Senate Finance Committee, Myanmar armed forces to "" visit to an exhibition at the leadership. gramme, observe the party’s bers and officials to stay true to “The President has been said that indexing the gas tax respect the people’s will as newly-inaugurated museum of In his speech at the exhi- Constitution, fulfill my party the original aspiration and clear throughout these negoti- to inflation was a nonstarter for freely expressed by results of the CPC in Beijing on Friday, bition, Xi called on the mem- member duties, carry out party founding mission of the party, ations: He is adamantly him. the general election of would like to reiterate that a Xi administered the pledge bers of the CPC to draw decisions, strictly observe party Xi noted. opposed to raising taxes on “It’s another hit on working November 8, 2020, to end the consultative and construc- which was telecast by the state- strength from the party’s his- discipline, guard party secrets, More than 2,600 pictures people making less than USD people,” Wyden said. state of emergency, to respect tive approach involving the run television channels. tory and strive for China’s be loyal to the party , work and 3,500 artefacts about the 400,000 a year,” White House Sen. Sherrod Brown, D- all human rights of people of neighbouring countries and With over 90 million mem- modernisation and national hard, fight for Communism party’s history are on display at spokesman Andrew Bates said Ohio, said a gas tax hike is a Myanmar and to allow the the region, remains impor- bers, the CPC, which was rejuvenation. throughout my life and to be the exhibition. on Friday. “Republican thing.” sustained democratic transi- tant as the international com- “After the extraordinarily “Democrats want to fund tion of Myanmar, including munity strives for the peace- hard times that ordinary this by taxing people (earning) the opening of the democra- ful resolution of the issue”. # Americans endured in 2020 — USD 400,000,” Brown said. tically elected parliament, “The fact that there is % job losses, shrinking incomes, The White House is and by working towards lack of support from all squeezed budgets — he is sim- expecting to hear from the sen- bringing all national institu- neighbouring countries as ply not going to allow Congress ators crafting the infrastructure tions, including the armed well as several countries in to raise taxes on those who suf- package on Monday. It is scaled forces, under a fully inclusive the region itself should, hope- !> fered the most.” back from Biden’s proposal, but civilian government that is fully, serve as an eye-opener Kabul: Afghanistan is racing to The federal gas tax stands Democrats are preparing to representative of the people’s to those who choose to pur- New Orleans: Tropical Storm Saturday, well after the storm’s were issued from the ramp up supplies of oxygen as at 18.4 cents a gallon and has move other parts of Biden’s will”. sue a hasty course of action,” Claudette dumped heavy rain center of circulation had come Mississippi coast to the western a deadly third surge of Covid- not increased since 1993. It agenda in separate legislation The resolution was India said, adding that it across the US Gulf Coast from ashore southwest of New Florida panhandle. Residents of 19 worsens, a senior health offi- helps pay for highways and that they could pass using a tool adopted with 119 countries does not believe that the Louisiana to Florida as it Orleans. It was north of the city Pace, Florida, called 911 to cial told The Associated Press on mass transit programs around that requires only a simple voting “yes”, Belarus voting tabling of this resolution for chugged inland Saturday, trig- three hours later, with maxi- report a possible twister that Saturday. the country. Congress has tra- majority for approval. “no” and India along with 35 adoption at this juncture, is gering flash floods and torna- mum sustained winds of 45 tore the roofs off two homes The Government is ditionally relied on the user-pay The bipartisan plan offers other countries abstaining, “conducive to aiding our joint do warnings along its soggy mph (72 kph) as the storm and damaged at least three oth- installing oxygen supply plants principle to pay for road and about USD 579 billion in new including China and Russia. efforts towards strengthening course across the Southeast. plodded to the northeast at 12 ers. “Nobody’s hurt,” said Sarah in 10 provinces where up to 65 bridge work, but is increasing- spending, including USD 110 In its explanation of vote, democratic process in The National Hurricane mph (19 kph). The heaviest Whitfield, spokeswoman for per cent of those tested in some ly relying on general funds to billion on roads and highways, India said “we find that our Myanmar”. Center declared Claudette rains were far from the center, Santa Rosa County, where the areas are Covid positive, health accomplish that task. USD 66 billion on passenger views have not been reflect- “We are therefore con- organized enough to qualify as near the Mississippi-Alabama Florida homes were damaged. ministry spokesman Ghulam Lawmakers from both parties and freight rail and USD 48 bil- ed in the draft being consid- strained to abstain,” India a named storm at 4 am on state line. Tornado warnings “We’re just thankful Dastigir Nazari said. AP are wary of attack ads accusing lion on public transit. ered for adoption today. We said. : < = $" ( ! ? /.$B-"7.--2; released on Saturday afternoon. ants boost the need for new, effective shots. The irony of the evolving situation in the has been made president of Yuva Morcha, On the other hand, J&K Apni Party chief Russia too is facing a huge surge in the provinces of Afghanistan where the Taliban Geeta Shakya , a Rajya Sabha MP (Auraiya) )3B/0$: >)3" "!- Altaf Bukhari said the solution to J&K’s prob- number of coronavirus cases attributed to the is rampaging is that the cadres of LeT and has been made Mahila Morcha president , According to him, the virus can make a lems lies in New Delhi. Delta variant. As per Moscow Mayor Sergei JeM will be trained in the buildings for Kameshwar Singh (Gorakhpur) will be the comeback within two months, earlier than “We openly state that we have a rela- Sobyanin, the highly-transmissible variant schools, hospitals and administrative blocks new Kisan Morcha president , Narendra the trend noticed in India so far, if the tionship with Delhi. Solutions to J&K’s was detected in 89.3 per cent of all Covid built by India, he said. Kashyap, former MP (Ghaziabad) has been unlocking process is not measured. problems lie at New Delhi not Islamabad, patients in the Russian capital. Counter-terrorism experts said the US made Backward Morcha president and =- ! “If Covid-appropriate behaviour is New York or London. Delhi’s invitation to Despite being credited to launch the Army is known to leave behind war stores Kaushal Kishore ,MP from Lucknow has not followed, the third wave can happen J&K’s political parties is a welcome devel- world’s first vaccine, “Sputnik V”, last year, that include sophisticated weapons and been made Scheduled Caste Morcha pres- he European Union’s for- in six to eight weeks. We need to work opment. My question to all the political par- Russia has so far vaccinated just 9.9 per cent munitions while leaving a war zone. ident . Teign policy chief Saturday aggressively to prevent another large wave ties is they called us King’s party, now who of its population, mainly because of the poor “Since the Pakistan Army is trained in Sanjay Gond (Gorakhpur) has been berated Lebanese politicians for till vaccination kicks in,” Guleria said is king’s party?,” Bukhari said in an obvious takers as well as people’s negligence in fol- using those weapons, these equipment will made Scheduled Tribe Morcha president and delays in forming a new amidst the backdrop of poor vaccination reference to NC and PDP. lowing Covid-19 norms. now be exploited by the Taliban and its Kunwar Basit Ali (Meerut) has been nomi- Cabinet, warning the union coverage. Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad German, Indonesia and Singapore are Pakistani associate groups like JeM and LeT nated president of the State Minority Morcha. could impose sanctions on So far, India has fully vaccinated only Lone and CPI(M) leader Mohd Yousaf some other countries which are keeping a for further consolidating their position in those behind the political stale- about 5 per cent of its estimated 950 million Tarigami are also expected to receive an invite vigil on Delta variants and started a more Afghanistan and dislodging the security para- #3 *;3 %02=00 mate in the crisis-hit country. eligible population, leaving many millions to join the parleys. aggressive contact tracing, testing and quar- phernalia of the elected Government there,” Josep Borrell made his vulnerable to infections and deaths. antine campaign to keep the infection at bay. an expert said. ; 3% -#%-" 4%021$ comments at the presidential The AIIMS chief also stressed on the !-! 3<-# $<<0- palace near the capital Beirut need for stricter surveillance and area-spe- 1-0<"# $0=$" /-< -1><-)-" -O In fact, he was sometimes taken back, after meeting with President cific lockdowns in case of a significant surge . 1/-0 $B$ $" slung on the shoulders of fellow athletes, to Michel Aoun. It was the first in cases. 1 -$ $)$-< $0 ;3 #- -. 10- ,-% %$"- 0-/;3 ;0- his place in the barracks near the National meeting in a two-day visit to “There needs to be an aggressive sur- 33B- $2-$; "!<=,< Stadium, so drained of energy he would be. Lebanon. veillance strategy in Covid hotspots and lock- Authorities said that the fresh surge has But then there no short cuts for champion Borrell’s comments came downs in case of any significant surge. The pushed the figure above 10,000 for the first “In Helmand province, the LeT has so In fact, as per the party statute vice-pres- athletes. amid reports in Lebanese moment a significant surge in cases is noted time since late February. far attacked dispensaries, hospitals, admin- ident is just an ornamental post where senior Training was a religion for Milkha. media that France and the EU in a particular area and the positivity rate In fact, the highly contagious Delta vari- istrative buildings and 16 schools built by leaders are accommodated. At present Pankaj When the National Stadium was taken up are putting together proposals goes beyond 5 per cent, area-specific lock- ant has thrown a spanner on the UK India. The Taliban has captured at least two Singh, son of Union Defence Minister activities other than athletics, Milkha could for possible travel bans and down and containment measures should be Government’s plan of lifting of remaining administrative blocks and has taken hostage Rajnath Singh and Vijay Bahadur Pathak are be seen jogging on the side of the road freezes on assets of some politi- implemented,” he said. social and economic restrictions until July 19. of the captured hospital’s staff for treating the vice-presidents of the party. between India Gate and Tilak Bridge. cians. Several countries, including Russia and injured jehadis,” a senior official in the secu- The executive power in the party wrests Milkha’s rivalry with Pakistani sprint- Borrell said Lebanese ,H20-$/- $.$ Indonesia, are now reporting a surge in rity establishment said. with the secretary. er Abdul Khaliq is the stuff of story books. politicians should quickly form Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant rais- The Taliban has also issued a statement The party also appointed Archana But it was friendly rivalry. Abdul, a a new government, implement "B -"/$ 2$=3! ing apprehension if the available vaccines will claiming any education acquired through Mishra (Lucknow) and Amit Balmiki Pakistani POW after the 1971 conflict, reforms and reach a deal with $02$#-"/$ be able to tackle the new form of mutated infrastructure built by kafirs is not accept- (Bulandshahr) as State secretaries. The party expressed a wish to meet Milkha. Did the the International Monetary virus. able in Islam, implying that more such attacks also announced State presidents of various meeting actually take place? Your guess is Fund to start getting the tiny Officials said Madni, who was under pre- Raising concerns, Swaminathan too against schools are likely in the coming frontal organistions of the party. as good as mine. country out of its paralyzing ventive detention at MLA hostel here, was pointed out that highly transmissible vari- weeks, the official said. Pranshudutt Dwivedi (Farrukhabad) (K Datta is a veteran sports journalist) economic and financial crisis. " +,- +,+. > 10
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If you don’t understand this, you will not be able to survive here and want to quit. This =%.? = industry is all about the journey, there is no L BI ! ! ) destination. Today, you may be successful, $=I&$$ ' ( ! < ( tomorrow a failure. Life has been great since I ) understood this lesson. ( How do you choose your projects? ( N O O( ( M There are three factors. First, the character ( " being offered has to be strong in the show; this N O is extremely important for me at least for now. It M , , L ( may change as I grow as an actor. Second, I don’t ( " 4L. O want to land up working all 30-31 days which is N" ( ( ( common with daily soaps. I want a healthy work- % O 2 N B ( life balance. Three, we are all here for the money, Komolika was a huge hit; people loved to hate her. O . " % 3 O that is a factor as well. So, there is no formula that a particular role will ( *? 1 " A role that you loved doing. work. I feel that if an actor is enjoying playing the ( ) < N) icking and choosing things is a human trait. Be it your favourite pair of shoes, or shirts or even COVID vac- cines. Yes, you read that right. PWith more and more options available in the market, choosing a vaccine has become a task for many. There were some people who 8 preferred Covishield over Covaxin, while others were waiting for Sputnik V. To add to the list of choic- es, Serum Institute 8 of India is all set to bring Novavax, which apparently offers more than 90 per cent efficacy, in the country by September, reportedly. 8 8 And given the current situa- tion, when a US university, report- 8 edly, had asked the students who got vaccinated with Covaxin and Sputnik V : to revaccinate themselves, choosing the best of the lot may seem as the right option to many. “For the more obvious reasons that < these vaccines are not giving prevention from the disease rather making the dis- ease pattern less severe, we have to choose one with a little better studies. rent vaccines show reduced efficacy Following the advisories are mandato- against the variants namely the Delta, ry for people traveling to foreign coun- and the South African variant. So, tries, hence they may select their shot boosters against the newer variants may accordingly, but for people staying in be needed. Some researchers are also India Covaxin is equally good or even looking to mix vaccines for a better slightly better than Covishield in all the immune response,” she explains. studies conducted so far,” Dr Rachit Dua tells you that booster doses are Srivastava, Consultant, General needed to increase the amount of anti- Medicine, Apollo TeleHealth, says. bodies against the infection. In the case The situation is particularly chal- of COVID-19, we have studies suggest- lenging for students from India. It is ing declining antibodies and rare cases becoming increasingly hard to secure an of reinfection too. “Yet, we need some appointment for a vaccine that will be extensive research on the development, accepted by American campuses. the longevity and the efficiency of the Covaxin is not yet approved by the antibodies produced by the vaccines to WHO. Students who got Covaxin are consider the use of booster dose,” she concerned about the uncertainty of its says. approval. On the other hand, Dr Deepak “The safety and effectiveness of Verma, Internal Medicine, Columbia receiving two different COVID-19 vac- Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad, says that cines have not been proved yet, but some booster doses are needed in all COVID- researchers feel that it may work. The 19 vaccines that are available right now American universities are about to start in India and it is nothing but simply a their autumn semester and Covishield second dose. is the only WHO approved vaccine avail- “Even abroad, except for Johnson able in India at this time. The and Johnson, all the COVID-19 vaccines Government has done right in reducing need a second dose, i.e. a booster dose. the interval for this category of popula- This is because COVID-19 is a novel tion to 28 days. Rolling out the WHO virus and the booster dose increases its approved vaccines like Novavax, Pfizer efficacy against the virus,” he explains. and Moderna in India can make the sit- uation easy for students travelling abroad $ ; but this could take time,” Dr Namita Time and again, experts are empha- Jaggi, Chairperson — Lab services and sising that the virus is relatively new and Infection control & Chief — Education it will take us some time to understand & Research, Artemis Hospitals, it completely. Such has been the case Gurugram, tells you. with COVID vaccines. There are people However, if you are not among the who wonder if they test positive after the people who are travelling abroad, doc- first dose of vaccine, do they have to tors say being fussy about vaccines is not restart the vaccination process. The a wise thing to do. answer is no. “Not taking the vaccine—whichev- “No, there is no need to restart the er one may be available in India—is not vaccination process again. A COVID-19 a smart move. Almost all existing vac- infection helps the body mount certain cines drastically reduce the odds of hos- protective antibodies naturally and it will pitalisation or death due to COVID-19. boost protection and antibody count. Take whichever vaccine you can when People who recover from COVID-19 it’s your turn. This is currently the World have been found to have all four of these Health Organisation’s guideline, too, components. Specificity about how long which urges people to take whichever this natural immunity will last is not vaccine is available in their countries. clear but various studies show for at least Globally, doctors believe that barring three months,” Jaggi tells you. some side effects, a vaccine is better than In a study published in The New no vaccine,” Jaggi opines. England Journal of Medicine, researchers Don’t compare 95 per cent efficacy in Iceland studied 1,107 people who had of one vaccine with 67 per cent of anoth- recovered from COVID-19 and tested er. This only means the percentage of ferred vaccine is never an option , use the vaccines approved for Indian pop- answer their queries, experts say that it’s positive for the antibodies. Over a four- people who may not get COVID. All vac- the vaccines that we have and reduce the ulation. The number of deaths report- time we accept the reality and learn to month period, they found that those cines are 100 per cent effective in pre- chances of having severe infection. “We "3 $2"# 1-B$))"- ed following COVID-19 vaccination in live with it until herd immunity is COVID-19 antibodies did not decline. venting COVID hospitalisations and all should understand these vaccines are .1)1-B- 3"-%$>=- the country is only 0.0002 per cent of achieved. A study published in the journal death. With that being said, there is no not the last doses that we are going to 23.5 crore doses administered which is As for the boosters, Jaggi says, giv- Immunity found that people who recov- doubt that vaccines with higher effica- take. It’s just the beginning of it, we have $B$0$=0-""/$"3 $ within the expected death rates in a pop- ing smaller doses in multiple shots er from even mild cases of COVID-19 cy like the m-RNA vaccines and to keep taking these vaccines for a long %$ %3B- $0%3 $00 ulation. It is also important and perti- (boosters) is often better than a large produce antibodies for at least five to Novavax will however be better. period. Obviously, at a later stage, we will -: "#B$))"- nent to note that the mortality rates for dose of vaccine in a single shot. seven months and could last much Dr Sharwari Dabhade Dua, get all other privileged vaccines in India / $ )$00> -/!)- 1- those testing positive for COVID-19 dis- “This is because our immune system longer. 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But person must increase the gap between Dua says. “This incident should not create fear anyway?,” a distressed man asks. whether we will need it for the next year two doses and take the second dose of Srivastava emphasise on the fact that in the minds of people and there should He is not an exception, there are or not, will again depend on the way the vaccine after three months, as stipulat- in the current scenario waiting for a pre- be no apprehension about the safety of many who have the same question. To pandemic behaves. Moreover, the cur- ed by the Government of India. " +,- +,+. = 1 1 6 0 P Southampton: The Indian cricket team on Saturday wore black armbands on the second Q day of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand as a mark of respect to ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh, who passed away after a month-long battle due to Covid-19 related complica- tions. ( Top Indian players, includ- ing skipper Virat Kohli and RR coach Ravi Shastri, had already posted their condolence mes- sages on Twitter and the entire Indian team on the day wore the arm band as a mark of respect for the departed soul. /E This is one of the rare occasions when Indian crick- et team wore black armbands 3! 1$%< 3" ? 6 ) 1 -3 8 / " + - for a legend of Olympic sports. P 1 8 4 % / ' + P @ irat Kohli led India’s overs could be bowled on )./ 0123 helmet but the blow from resolute batting effort Saturday including only 9.1 in "'44"!. Wagner did not seem to both- Williamson did just that. = 30 (8.;; $88$22< .!!$))8(<$Q..<. Vagainst a high quality the final session. The opening #1 (01 $.4 301) er him much. India decided to stick to New Zealand attack in testing day was washed out. Soon after, the gritty bats- the playing eleven they ebutants Sneh Rana and " 6 & AA "! conditions before bad light As expected, Kohli was to add 51 runs in the after- man was trapped in front by announced two days ago DTaniya Bhatia shared an EGR % #(N$!O -"# EGG* brought an anti-climatic end ready for the challenge posed noon with the loss of another left-armer Boult, who despite change in conditions unbeaten 104-run stand for to day two of the World Test by an all seam attack on an Cheteshwar Pujara (8 off 54). swung it back enough sharply while New Zealand went in the ninth wicket to secure a *D+N6EM**6O 0 )(N-"#O "/ . *+D7 Championship final here on overcast day. He played late Compared to the morning to beat the batsman. with a four-prong pace attack memorable draw for India in *5+N+7M7?O B N"/O -"# = EGE* Saturday. and close to his body, was session, New Zealand’s all In the 41st over bowled by at the expense of a specialist the one-off women’s Test *5?N++M5RO ,,N$!O -"# ) EG*5 Rohit Sharma (34 off 68) happy to leave balls outside the pace attack showed much Boult, Kohli wasn’t amused spinner with all-rounder de against England here on and Shubman Gill (28 off 64), off stump and cashed in on the more discipline. when the umpire decided to Grandhomme being the fifth Saturday. *5GN**?M?6O - =( N-"#O $! $ *+7D 7+ opening for the first time in slightest of scoring opportuni- With the Dukes ball mov- seek third umpire’s help for a seam bowling option. If Deepti Sharma pro- England, showed remarkable ties. ing around, Kohli paid due caught behind appeal even Rohit and Gill came into duced a dogged resistance application against the moving His only boundary, a sub- respect to the bowlers includ- though New Zealand did not the middle with a clear game- with a 168-ball 54 in the top- The two teams eventually But the visitors lost four ball to share a 62-run stand lime cover drive off Neil ing Colin de Grandhomme, go for the DRS. plan. order, Rana top-scored with an decided to shake hands after quick wickets for 28 runs to before Kohli (44 not out off Wagner, came before lunch but who bowled three successive In the morning, Rohit and Jamieson was the one who unbeaten 80 off 154 balls and 121.2 overs. stare down the barrel at one 124) came into his own with kept the scoreboard ticking maidens to the India skipper. Gill staved off the initial swing provided the much needed frustrated the England bowlers Forced to follow on after stage before Rana and Pandey a steely knock to take India to with twos and threes. With all the fast bowlers threat posed by the opposition breakthrough by having Rohit with two crucial partnerships being dismissed for 231 in batted for almost 17 overs to 146 for three at stumps on a Kohli’s deputy Rahane did making the ball talk, Kohli was pace attack before New caught at third slip with down the order with Shikha their first innings, India stem the rot as India took tea start-stop second day. not start convincingly but his patience personified but was Zealand fought back by Southee taking a terrific catch. Pandey and Bhatia (44 not out resumed the final day at 83 for at 243 for 8 with 40 overs still The skipper got good sup- feet movement and shot selec- quick to pick up runs when removing the openers towards Wagner sent Gill back in off 88) respectively. one but lost talented Shafali remaining in the match. port from Ajinkya Rahane (29 tion got better as his innings bowled into the pads. the end of the session. his very first over with the one The 27-year-old, who had Verma (63) early. After the break, Rana con- not out off 79) in the final ses- progressed. Three of his four Pujara at the other end Cool and overcast condi- angling away and straight into taken four wickets in the first Sharma then joined hands tinued in the same vein as she sion where bad light stopped boundaries came post tea. took 36 balls to open his tions at the Hampshire Bowl the hands of B J Watling, who innings with her off spin, had with Punam Raut (39) and smashed 13 fours in her 154- play twice before umpires India, who had reached 69 account. Like Gill earlier in the on day two made it a no-brain- had a brilliant day behind the made a national comeback added 72 runs to take India to ball innings to take India’s lead called it a day. A total of 64.4 for two at lunch, was only able day, Pujara too was hit on the er to bowl first and Kane stumps. with this game. 171 for three at lunch. across the 150-mark. 2 : + 5" P7/ % " 2 0-)$ -00- 0% ious to translate pole into a win New Delhi: The BCCI seems to have ":'4"!. after a shredded tyre robbed !%7 8" 9!8# ensured the participation of the ax Verstappen claimed pole #1 (01 4 4 2 him of almost certain victory in Caribbean players in the remainder of Mon Saturday for the French Baku last time out. the IPL as the organisers of the CPL Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes “So far it’s been a really positive weekend, "-./-01 el to Tokyo from their respective have revised their schedule to avoid alongside the Red Bull driver on the front row on a track that is normally difficult for us. To locations. a clash of dates with the Indian T20 to lay the foundations for another gripping get pole position was really nice. he Indian athletes and offi- However, a major chunk of tourney. instalment in this season’s delicately-poised “Great day for us but we have to finish it Tcials travelling for the Tokyo the Indian contingent will leave The IPL was suspended mid-sea- title battle. off tomorrow and get 25 points — which we Olympics have been asked by for the Games from India and son last month after the coronavirus Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes lost in Baku. Great promise from our side.” the Japanese Government to the regulations will affect their breached its bio-bubble and is sched- starts on the second row with Verstappen’s After struggling to keep tabs with his Red undergo daily Covid-19 tests for training. uled to restart in the UAE from teammate Sergio Perez. Bull rival in practice Hamilton was relieved a week prior to their departure The IOA questioned the September 19. Verstappen leads Hamilton by just four to narrow the gap between them to 0.258s. and not interact with anyone need for the regulations given According to a report in points in the Formula One word “We’ll keep pushing, keep fighting and from another country for three that athletes from India will be ESPNcricinfo, the Caribbean Premier championship ahead of the seventh giving it everything. Their long-run pace days on arrival, strictures that fully vaccinated and will be League (CPL) will now be played in race of the season at the Circuit Paul is a tenth or two quicker than us, but the have left the IOA fuming. undergoing daily tests for a St Kitts and Nevis between August 26 Ricard on Sunday. car’s in a much different place now,” said Stricter regulations have week before their departure. and September 15, four days before Hamilton won from pole the the seven-time world champion. been put in place for all travellers “Where and when will the the IPL’s resumption. last two races staged at Le Castellet “We’re going to fight for a — including athletes, coaches athletes practice as The CPL was originally scheduled in 2018 and 2019, but Verstappen had chance into turn one and there and support staff — who have five days before their competi- days, as everyone has food in the practice/training areas are never to start on August 28 and conclude on approached qualifying as the man to could be some interesting strat- resided in 11 countries, includ- tion begins. Games Village food hall where empty and athletes and officials September 19. beat after dominating the final two egy tomorrow, and I think ing India, where different vari- IOA president Narinder all athletes and officals of other of other NOCs are present all the The development would please practice sessions. there could be some rain ants of Covid-19 have been Batra and secretary general NOCs are present all the time. time. “While we respect any the BCCI, especially when participa- Verstappen, claiming his tomorrow, so a chance to see identified, within 14 days of their Rajeev Mehta, in a joint state- “If Food Packets are being country’s decision to keep their tion of the Australian players in the first pole since the season- a rain master,” he added. arrival in Tokyo. ment, questioned the new reg- delivered outside the rooms of country safe and secure, the ath- IPL is under doubt. opener in Bahrain, is anx- ‘The unfair and discrimina- ulations. the athletes then who will plan letes going out of India will be “Both IPL and CPL are important tory’ rules have drawn sharp “Athletes are allowed to their body requirements like double caccinated, have RT- to CWI, to our cricketers and to fans,” criticism from the Indian arrive in the Games Village proteins, food preferences etc PCR tests done everyday for last Ricky Skerritt, the Cricket West Indies Olympic Association, which has only 5 days before their event. and will it not affect the perfor- 7 days before leaving... president said. written to the games organising Now 3 days will be wasted, this mance of athletes, who will not “...Then why make the ath- “CWI’s role was to facilitate committee requesting it to is the time the athletes need to not get their preferred diet, just letes suffer at a time when they arrangements for a non-overlapping ensure that mechanisms to pre- be moving towards their mode 5 days before the Olympics.” need to peak, once again high- and smooth transition from one vent Covid-19 do not have any to peak. Highly unfair for Indian Several athletes like ly unfair for Indian athletes tournament to the next. Cricket ‘adverse and detrimental impact’ Athletes,” the joint statement weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who have worked hard for 5 administrators must collaborate if on performance of athletes. read. “Where and when will the wrestler Vinesh Phogat and years to be discriminated against cricket is to survive the risks and costs Athletes have been asked to athletes have their breakfast, Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra just 5 days before the Olympics,” of COVID-19.” check into the Games Village lunch, dinner etc during these 3 are training abroad and will trav- the IOA statement read. >* Q+ C daughters. people waiting outside to escape the communal riots had initially refused to go to Before his retirement, the )1$"/#$ 1 Famously known as ‘The catch a glimpse of him after and came to Delhi to stay Pakistan but was persuaded legendary athlete became a Flying Sikh’, Milkha Singh the release of blockbuster with his sister initially. by then Prime Minister four-time Asian Games he track, to me, was had contracted the deadly biopic on his life Bhaag After three failed Jawaharlal Nehru to face his Gold-medallist and the 1958 “Tlike an open book, in virus last month and his first Milkha Bhaag. attempts, he was finally demons. Commonwealth Games which I could read the mean- response to the media after “He (Milkha) fought hard recruited in the India Army Milkha’s pinnacle of glory champion. ing and purpose of life. I testing positive was “I am 91... but God has his ways and it in 1951 and it was when he came when he participated in Milkha was briefly revered it like I would the I will come out of it in flying was perhaps true love and was introduced to the sports the 400-meters race at the imprisoned at Tihar jail, for sanctum sanctorum in a tem- colours and beat this virus in companionship that both our and his journey to become a 1960’s Olympic Games. travelling on a train without ple, where the deity resided no time. I have been keeping mother Nirmal ji and now legendary athlete began. Finishing the 400m final in a ticket and was bailed out by and before whom I would indoors except for morning Dad have passed away in a Milkha made it to Indian 45.6 seconds, he had fin- his sister, who sold her jew- humbly prostrate myself as a jogging and exercise. I am in matter of five days,” a state- camp in 1956 and booked a ished at fourth spot, missing ellery to obtain his release. devotee... Running had thus high spirits.” ment from the family on berth for the Melbourne a Bronze medal by just 0.1 The news of his death become my God, my religion Perhaps, this is how the Friday said. Olympics, beginning his 400 seconds. brought an outpouring of and my beloved.” legend of the Flying Sikh will Milkha Singh, who m stint. Even though he could mourning and remembrance This famous quote from reverberate for generations to missed an Olympic medal by It was his victory at the not bring home an Olympic in the country. From The Race of My Life, an auto- come. a whisker in 1960, had set a Commonwealth games in medal, Singh had become President to Prime Minister, biography of legendary ath- Singh, who settled with new dawn in the country 1958 that catapulted him to the only Indian to have bro- Governors to Chief lete Milkha Singh aptly sums his wife in Chandigarh in the with a national record in fame. Milkha won India’s first ken an Olympics track record Ministers, sporting personal- up his dedication and passion 1960s was among the most 400m race that remained individual Gold medal at in 1960 and the event which ities to actors, all took to for running that made him prominent personalities of untouched for almost 38 these games, a record that made the nation glued to social media platforms to one of the greatest athletes of the city. The couple worked years. Despite finishing stayed with him for over five their radio sets later inspired mourn the death of a sport- all time. together in the Punjab Sports fourth at the Olympic event, decades. many to take up sprinting to ing superstar. The ace sprinter, who Department till 1980s and Singh became a sporting icon With a motto “Don’t stop become the next Milkha For many, the running was born in 1932 in undivid- were a regular at the with many aspirants taking till you drop” during his Singh. legend Milkha Singh remains ed India, survived some hard- Chandigarh Golf Course to up sprinting to follow their training, Milkha soon “The one medal I had the best ever to grace the fought battles on both per- watch their son play there. In dreams although only few became Asia’s best and yearned for throughout my sport and he has left behind sonal and professional fronts fact, Milkha Singh was him- Indians came close to match received several accolades career had just slipped a legacy and influence that before his body lost the fight self a golf aficionado and his calibre in the past sever- during his career as an ath- through my fingers because will see him live forever. against Covid-19 on Friday used to play with many al decades. lete. of one small error of judge- The Flying Sikh, whose after a month-long struggle. prominent personalities His was a rags-to-riches His visit to Pakistan in ment,” Singh had written in inspiring story began from His wife, Nirmal Kaur (85), including politicians at CGC. story that began in the pre- 1960 remains another turn- his autobiography recalling the ashes of a violent parti- former India women’s volley- After the news of the partition era and is tinged ing point in his life when the how he had lost steam short tion, wanted people to derive ball captain had died due to death of the legendary athlete, with incidents of horror and Pakistan President General of the finishing line. inspiration from the famous Covid-19 just five days ago. many politicians and other struggle. The most heart- Ayub Khan anointed Milkha From a bloody partition quote “Destroy your entire Married for 58 years, personalities from the region wrenching part of his life the ‘Flying Sikh’ after he out- to a lost childhood, hard existence if you want to reach Chandigarh’s evergreen cou- reached his residence in story was when he saw his ran Pakistani Abdul Khaliq won victories to an unforget- the zenith. Cos a seed has to ple are survived by their son, Sector 8 here to pay their trib- parents being killed during before the Rome Olympics. table heartbreak at Olympics, become one with the dust to renowned professional golfer ute. The same residence had the 1947 partition. ! "# $%&$ '## ! 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Serge Gnabry through another own-goal soon good showing at Euro 2020 to was offside and Thomas Müller after. Havertz failed to connect make up for their first-round handled the ball. with a cross from Müller but exit at the 2018 World Cup in Ronaldo was the first to Kimmich sent the ball back in 6 ! Russia. strike for real. Bernardo Silva and it rebounded into the net off Both Portugal and Germany sent a ball over Havertz for the unfortunate Guerreiro. now have three points in Group Diogo Jota, who took the ball on Havertz finally got his goal 03"/3" win their final match against F, one behind current World his chest and crossed for early in the second half when Croatia. Cup champion France. Ronaldo’s easy tap in. Müller set him up for an easy ngland missed a chance to Ponderous England’s lack Hungary has one point and Clearly shaken, a more cau- finish. Gosens then headed in Ebook their place in the last of cutting edge was a major will next play Germany on tious Germany resumed where the fourth at the back post from 16 at Euro 2020 as Scotland issue for Southgate, who * ? * 1 1 ? - Wednesday in Munich. France it left off, albeit a little more care- Kimmich’s cross. kept their own hopes alive with responded to Harry Kane’s a well deserved 0-0 draw on second successive lacklustre %!")1 Friday. effort by hauling off his captain Gareth Southgate’s side after 75 minutes. ermany finally clicked would have been guaranteed to There had been questions into gear at the Euro ? 3 % 5 advance from Group D with a raised about Kane after he GChampionship, with a win over their old rivals at failed to make an impact in little help from defending cham- Wembley. England’s 1-0 win against pion Portugal. =!/$<- Nagy’s crossfield ball and played But lethargic England Croatia on Sunday. The Portuguese became the a one-two with Roland Sallai, managed just one shot on tar- Kane admitted he was not first team to score two own-goals ntoine Griezmann salvaged outpacing Benjamin Pavard get and Scotland’s combative undroppable this week and in one game at the continental Aa 1-1 draw for France and holding off Raphaël display could easily have Southgate has a difficult deci- tournament, giving the Germans against Hungary in Budapest as Varane to side-foot beyond earned all three points. sion to make over the a 4-2 victory on Saturday and the world champions missed Lloris at his near post. Despite a flop that saw Tottenham striker, who fin- ending fears of another group- the chance to clinch a place in Deschamps introduce them booed off at full-time, ished as the Premier League’s stage exit. the Euro 2021 last 16 on Ousmane Dembélé for Adrien England have four points and top scorer this term but has Cristiano Ronaldo put Saturday. Rabiot on the hour nearly will be certain of qualifying if suddenly lost his touch. Portugal in the lead in the 15th Hungary threatened to brought an immediate equalis- they avoid defeat by the Czech With an average age of 25 minute against the run of play. blow Group F wide open when er as the Barcelona forward rat- Republic in their last group years and 31 days, England’s It was his first goal against Attila Fiola gave the hosts a tled the post. game on Tuesday. starting lineup was their Germany and his third at Euro shock lead in first-half stoppage France pulled level when a “It was a frustrating night. youngest ever in a major tour- 2020. It also extended his all- time after catching out the long kick upfield by Lloris We know we can play better. nament match and as one of time tournament record to 12 France defence. sailed over the head of Nagy, We’ve got to give Scotland the few senior players, Kane goals. But Griezmann, the with Mbappé latching onto it credit. They defended valiant- hardly led by example. But defenders Rúben Dias Golden Boot winner at Euro ahead of Hungary’s Paris-born ly and played well,” Southgate Meeting in a major tour- and Raphaël Guerreiro put 2016, equalised on 66 minutes Loïc Négo. said. nament for the first time since Germany ahead before half- as an unconvincing France His ball across goal was “We didn’t do enough to England’s win at Euro 96, this time by scoring into their own avoided a first competitive deflected into Griezmann’s path win the game. We have a was a redemptive performance net. defeat since June 2019. by Willi Orban, allowing the young team and some of them for Scotland, whose fans sere- Kai Havertz and Robin Didier Deschamps’ side forward to slam in his seventh won’t have experienced a night naded their team at full-time. Gosens then scored two more top the group with four points, European Championship goal. under this intensity and pres- “We played well. We were for Germany early in the second one above reigning champions Gulacsi produced a fine sure.” unfairly criticised after the half — becoming the first play- Portugal and Germany. 9 ? * - - save to turn away a fierce shot Scotland, in their first game on Monday. I have a ers within the squad to score at Hungary earned their first from Mbappé as France major tournament since the good group of players and they a Euro Championship. point but remain at the bottom Germany, still hoping to qual- 60,000 at the Puskas Arena, the had warned of over confidence pressed for a victory that 1998 World Cup, looked far showed that tonight,” Scotland Diogo Jota got one back for by the end of the day. ify for the knockout phase for only Euro 2021 venue without against a team expected to fin- would have sent them more composed than in their boss Steve Clarke said. Portugal in the 67th after France stay in Budapest for a second straight tournament. capacity restrictions due to ish bottom of the group, and Les through to the knockout opening 2-0 loss to the Czech “I’m delighted for the play- Ronaldo acrobatically saved a their final game against Contending with stifling Covid-19, France controlled Bleus were punished for a brief phase. Instead, they must Republic. ers. You wouldn’t have known free kick from going out. Portugal, while Hungary trav- temperatures in excess of 30 0C much of the first half. lapse just before half-time. wait until Wednesday’s clash They remain in with a which team was the favourite, The German supporters el to Munich to take on and a crowd approaching France captain Hugo Lloris Fiola collected Adam with Portugal. chance of going through if they which is a credit to us.” * ! Copenhagen: Christian Eriksen saved,” Maehle said. and Belgium in its first two surprised the Denmark team “We knew that Christian games at Euro 2020 but still has with a visit in the middle of a was OK but it’s completely dif- a chance to advance from Group =$2! training session and then gave ferent to see him in real life.” B with a win over Russia on them all a hug, his teammates Denmark lost to Finland Monday at Parken Stadium. t least someone on the said on Saturday. ASwitzerland team has a rea- Eriksen was discharged son to celebrate. from a Copenhagen hospital on Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Friday and immediately went to went home after Wednesday’s 3- see his teammates at their Euro 0 loss to Italy for the birth of his - P * 8 1 : - 2020 base camp outside the second child, and then rejoined capital. the team on Friday. Now for the Midfielder Christian more difficult task of turning Norgaard and defender Joakim around a failing European - 1 : Maehle said it came as a big sur- Championship campaign. prise. “I didn’t know he was With both teams in a must- coming, so we stopped the win situation, Switzerland’s game training session when he against Turkey on Sunday might be enough. much, either, netting only one - arrived,” Norgaard said. just turn into a festival of attack- Turkey on the other side has goal in their two matches. Since “He seemed to be in good ing football. A draw is of no use lost both of its opening games the loss to Italy, many have = $0$ cross to the back post where spirits, and it gave a good ener- to either as they try to advance without scoring a goal, and turned on coach Vladimir Rodriguez rose above his mark- gy to the team. We were allowed to the round of 16. coach Senol Günes has apolo- Petkovic for what they see as uido Rodriguez scored the er to head home off the far post. to give him a hug, and it was And the bigger the margin gized to fans. A spot in the last negative tactics and a lack of cre- Gonly goal of the game as Uruguay gradually great to see him walk around of victory, the better. 16 is still possible, but it would ativity. Argentina edged past fierce stemmed the tide and started to with his son. It was a good day A win would give require a big win over the Swiss Petkovic has been in charge local rivals Uruguay in a disap- get a foothold in the game, only in many ways. It was what we Switzerland four points in to turn around a minus five goal since 2014 and he had never lost pointing Copa America clash on to see Argentina counter at needed.” Group A and a good chance of difference and for results else- a group game at a major tour- Friday (Saturday morning IST). pace before Muslera parried a The 29-year-old Eriksen qualifying as one of the four best where to go Turkey’s way. nament before being beaten by The victory sent Argentina fierce Nahuel Molina drive at his suffered cardiac arrest during third-place teams — or even Just like against Wales on Italy. Before the group stage, joint top of Group A with Chile near post. Denmark’s first game against overhauling second-place Wales. Wednesday, the match on Switzerland had been hoping to on four points while Uruguay Despite enjoying the lion’s Finland last Saturday and had to However, a goal difference Sunday will feel like a Turkey end its run of three consecutive remain pointless. share of possession, Uruguay be resuscitated with a defibrilla- 4 / of minus three is dragging the home game with traveling fans exits in the round of 16 at These two sides played the were unable to test Argentina tor. “It was emotional because CG 2 , / P 2 Swiss down. Depending on and many locals in Azerbaijan major tournaments. Now even first ever International football goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. the last time we saw him he was 4 G 1 results in other groups, a one- backing the team. reaching that stage would be an match outside the United A slew of early substitutions lying there on the field being @4 goal win over Turkey might not The Swiss haven’t scored achievement. Kingdom and have played each in the second half disrupted the other more times than any other flow of the game and chances local rivals. were at a premium. They’ve won the Copa 29 Despite boasting Luis 2>?% 0 times between them but famil- Suarez and Edinson Cavani up iarity can breed caution and for front, Uruguay struggled to cre- much of the encounter they can- ate any chances of note. !=L- knockout stage after wins over Russia and celed each other out. Denmark. Six time Balon d’Or winner ENGLISH TOUCH den Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne will De Bruyne wasn’t risked in the 3-0 vic- Lionel Messi had the first real Earlier, English-born Ben Emake their first starts at the European tory over Russia while he recovered from chance, cutting in from the Brereton was the unlikely hero Championship in Belgium’s final group fracturing his cheek and eye socket while right onto his favored left foot to as Chile beat Bolivia 1-0. match against Finland, coach Roberto playing for Manchester City in the force a full stretch save from The 22-year-old Blackburn Martinez said. Champions League final on May 29. goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, forward was born in Stoke-on- Axel Witsel will also play from the start He came off the bench to set up a goal who was relieved to see Lautaro Trent to an English father and in the game in St Petersburg in Monday as and then score himself in the 2-1 win over Martinez unable to turn in the Chilean mother, and only made Martinez looks to give three of his most Denmark on Thursday. rebound. his national team debut on important and experienced players some Hazard has had an injury-affected Moments later, Cristian Monday when he came off the extra game time after their recent injury season with Real Madrid while Witsel has Romero rose highest in the area bench in Chile’s 1-1 draw with problems. just returned to full fitness after rupturing to meet a Rodrigo De Paul Argentina. “Eden, Kevin and Axel will start against his Achilles tendon in January. They both C 8 cross but Muslera made a com- But Brereton, who has Finland because we need to see how (fit) came on as substitutes against Denmark. "D,DE fortable save. The pressure was played his entire career in the they are and how long they can play,” Wingers Nacer Chadli and Thorgan : , "F relentless in the early stages English Championship, was in Martinez said. Hazard have ‘minor injuries,’ said Martinez, 1 8 4 P "D,$" and Argentina took a deserved the right place at the right time “And it’s an opportunity for us to stretch who is also weighing up whether to start $%%# 9 < lead on 13 minutes as Messi got to finish off a rapier counter- their match fitness to the maximum level.” striker Romelu Lukaku for a third straight C , 4 P to the byline and stood up a attack and hand Chile victory. Belgium has already qualified for the 4 < 9 - + - game. "",F" - - " +,- +,+. 8 =4 How did you come on board for the series, Family Motley. After many years of struggle and hard work, I Man? got my first project Mary Kom. Luckily, I was part of a movie A Gentleman direct- ed by this awesome duo Raj-DK sir. Post that one When you got Mary Kom, did you have any appre- evening DK sir called me n narrated Major Sameer’s hensions? character. I told him that I would love to play it. Both When you get a chance to perform as a lead oppo- DARSHAN these directors are great and I love how they work site international super star Priyanka Chopra and your together so beautifully. They are a lethal combination film is being produced by a living legend Sanjay Leela KUMAR of heart and mind — Raj sir is the heart and DK sir Bhansali and directed by multitalented director Omung is the mind of every project. That’s why they cre- Kumar you just feel blessed and thank the Almighty for ate such unique projects. giving such an opportunity. Your heart fills with grat- + .1-">3!#- $)1$")- itude. 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I feel truly blessed. % " 6 ! % 53F=(7 '$7 G id you know that World Music popularity of the song. Therefore, it is mance,” Abhishek says. Day or Fête de la musique necessary to cater to a younger audi- However, he is not open to devi- Dbegan its journey back in 1982 ence because, in the end, everyone ating, reducing the standard just so the by Jack Lang, Minister of Culture of should relate to the songs they listen younger generation can appreciate it France, as well as by Maurice Fleuret to,” Kaur says. more. However, he does tell you that in celebration of the Summer Solstice Rohit Kaul, Head, HCL Concerts there are certain points and areas where that occurs on June 21. Today, four tells you that some of the one can appreciate. “The entire process decades down the line the festival is cel- changes that have of music should be seen as a sound. ebrated in 120 countries. taken place since While it is tough for people to under- The purpose is simple. To pro- these concerts stand ragas and taals, it is easy to mote: Amateur and professional musi- started have been understand melody. I am open to cians to perform in the streets, under from the audi- singing in films. I am open to explor- the slogan make music, a homophone ences’ side. ing music but it doesn’t mean that I will of Fête de la musique and making all “There have change the traditional values. I will not O- 83 genres of music accessible to the pub- have two-three change the value just because I want lic. In India, due to the diversity, music changes that have more people to come and listen to this has numerous genres which include been seen in the last music. Even though change is the only classical music, folk, Bollywood, rock, seven to eight years. constant, I will retain the essence of 4113 and pop. Indian music has a history First, there has been a classical music. Not everyone who spanning several millennia that began mix in the audience, till comes to the concerts comes with the as an integral part of socio-religious life. the time we were doing purpose to analyse it. Some come to Music was passed down in an oral physical concerts, the num- listen to music. Music has the abili- 1 ? tradition — from the guru to the ber of young people was 30- ty to calm the mind,” Abhishek says. shishya. Over time, music evolved to 40 per cent. Second, the For him, music is life. “It has been what we hear now. According to Asees demand for artists has there for me, it is a friend, it has guid- $2= # Kaur, who has sung songs like Malang evolved. The young audi- ed me; it is what is a source of bread and is at present running a challenge ence has been asking for young and butter; so many people have lost ! E 5A38# on Roposo app, a short video platform, artists although there is still demand their jobs. For me, music is what is tells you that the biggest change she for maestros,” Kaul says. music. It keeping me alive,” he tells you. ! # F have observed is the audience’s incli- The artists too have evolved their may have started from VSP Gayatri Sivani, who received nation towards non-commercial music. art. “The artists are experimenting; not listening to fusion and gradually mov- training under violinist Narmada =(7'$7 “The last two lockdowns showed that the senior artists are not. In fact, ing to pure form of classical. This is Gopalakrishnan, tells you that her that the audience is open to a new inde- this is one thing that has been seen good since it is adding to the eco-sys- musical journey began with vocal pendent artist releasing their songs and across all artists — the need for exper- tem of classical music; at the same time, singing but later, she switched to vio- What is the new album Mental about? appreciated it. We have also seen a rise imentation. The nature of experimen- pure classical is something that has sus- lin. It is the title of my new album which has just released and in short format platforms. These have tation has changed as well. It is no 6 * tained itself for centuries and will con- “I started learning this instrument has already crossed two million views on YouTube. People are helped new talents to find themselves longer about let’s add a guitar or drums tinue to do so,” Kaul says. at age seven. Switching was not a prob- loving it because it has crazy vibes. The song means a lot to me a platform with a larger audience. We and make a fusion. The younger Abhishek, a young aspiring lem since my mother was there with because it is my first party number and this song has been sung have also seen how new talents have artists are thinking about what new Carnatic musician who has been giv- me and back then I had not taken by Dev Negi, directed by Rajiv Ruiaji and choreographed by emerged in one year through these concept they can present to the audi- ing performances since a very young music seriously,” Sivani says. Arvind Thakur featuring me and Preeti Goswami. apps. These platforms have encouraged ence. Today, it is concept-driven fusion age, tells you that his journey began She opines that fusion works pro- How did you end up doing it? budding artists to shine and rise,” Kaur rather than instrument-driven fusion,” when he picked it up from his moth- vided it is something that is personal There were two reasons for saying yes. First, Rajiv sir, because says. Kaul explains. er. “Music was a constant in our and the musician knows the intricacies we were planning for a long time that we have to work togeth- She tells you that the changes that Over the years, what has been home; we went to concerts and I liked of classical. Even though I have not er but dates were not matching, then COVID happened. Second, music has seen lately, are for the bet- observed is that all forms of music have - ) it and got hooked to Carnatic music.I done any fusion, till now, if I get an the icing on the cake was Dev Negi. Apart from that when I met ter. “I have seen music directors now their set of dedicated audiences. When have always been interested in all kinds opportunity I would love to explore it. the producer, I liked his idea. approach talents through these plat- a maestro is performing, it will be a of music; my favourite singer is Arijit But this a not something that I would How did your acting journey begin? forms. Therefore, these platforms packed house and there will be some Singh, I listen to Bollywood and west- like to do permanently,” Sivani says. While growing up I was confused about getting into crick- become a direct connection between youngsters. There is no threat to clas- ern music. My skill lies in classical. I She tells you that technology is et or acting and the moment I entered college I realised that act- the artist and the music industry. For sical music. learnt music from my guru AS Murali going to play an important role in the ing is something that excited me more. My maternal grandfa- music to thrive, the younger genera- “But what is happening is experi- and it has been nine years. I have learnt coming years in music. Many new ther was a director at the National School of Drama and I shared tion’s choice of music is vital since they mentation, what is also happening is so much from him. Even though I instruments have been added to my thoughts with him. He realised I am serious and asked me are part of the larger audience. Their that a lot of fringe audiences are get- teach music to young children, I have Carnatic music which is good,” to follow five steps: Learn acting; join a theatre to brush up skills interest and likability determine the ting converted to listening to classical -1 a long way to go with my own perfor- Sivani says. and perform in front of an audience, get into commercial ads, assist well-known directors and finally, he told me that when I go for an audition, I would get something. What is your role in Aa Bhi Ja O Piya? I play Kaushal. He is a simple boy from the village and goes to the city to continue his studies. He wants to implement all the things he has learnt in the village. There is lots of drama, 3 ; O/!"/$><3"-- ( action and good songs. I loved playing this character. This was the first time I was playing a boy from the village, it was quite !& 8!" < "" <& C" ! "B!6" !&" $ == ) challenging. I had to learn a lot of things from my character N. O ; because of the transparency and simplicity he has for things. (P$ =/ O < A fond memory from your childhood days with actors like ( Smita Patil, Raj and Nadira Babbar and Paresh Rawal? $ ( I vaguely remember things. During Diwali, Holi or any other = ; O ) ; J festival I remember Raj Babbarji and others coming to meet nana- / $ ji. I remember the aura Rajji and the other actors had. When $!8> ? ? ; these people entered a room, everyone wanted to listen to them, ( that persona attracts me. It inspired me to become an actor. B ) How did you end being an assistant director for Krrish 3? > Hrithik Roshan’s cousin, Ishan Roshan, was my batchmate J and friend in Kishore Namit Kapoor acting institute. When pre- 2 production of Krrish 3 started, Ishan knew I would love to be a < . O J H part of it. I went to meet Rakesh Roshanji; he understood my 12 ;1 ( craziness for cinema and welcomed me onboard. ; $ Is there a role that you loved doing? 0 ) I would say Neil in Yaariyan, is special. I to play different $ ( $ ; O shades here. . Then there is Dev Malik from Muzzafar Nagar; ; O/ # 3 the lawyer from Varanasi Junction or the simple guy from O . /= Heropanti, all have been close to my heart. = ) < # What are your upcoming projects? O !& & &! A $ < !< ?? ; I $ # There is Teer Shane, my first comedy film with Mukesh ( 2 " ! I / $ Khannaji, Rakesh Bediji, Tiku Sultania, Zarina Wahabji. Israni *5 saheb and Vijay Sherji are also there. There are also two web series ( B 1 ,EEEGE* — Dilli Wala Dil, I play a Delhi boy and Inzaam, I play a cop. 0P ' 0%(0 0 % % %( ' () % ' ( 4 )% ( % (P0 % 0 0 %( L% 0 : < A& 6 A&B B ?" 8 6A & & B !& " A! &<6 " &? ( 8B8 B ? " ! A ! 8 " !? 8 !& " 6 13=1$"1$0$" SELF-ESTEEM: OUR CORE STRENGTH ever before have we faced such a Self-esteem is a particular way of experi- cope and manage in stressful situations. No doubt, children miss their friends; their disruptive world. It is not sur- encing the self. And if that self is at war Children rely on their parents for support, interactions are an important source of self- prising, therefore to discover because of outside pressure then life is full of both physical and emotional. Therefore, when esteem. Parents can help children meet up with that so much upheaval can suffering. parents are available fully, mentally and physi- friends online through games or video chat adversely impact how we feel As we grow up, with a certain level of edu- cally, the child feels secure. apps. But maintain a time limit. aboutN ourselves. The pandemic and lock- cation and parental guidance, we assume that With the pandemic lockdowns, school clo- Although these seem like insignificant down has left many jobless or with an inse- we will be well-adjusted individuals capable of sures, and social distancing, many children are activities, this approach may create a healthier cure future, plus difficult home dynamics, all achieving goals and facing problems with ease. deprived of the everyday experiences that nor- self-esteem in the growing child. of which result in battered egos and low self- But that is not always the case. Often, when we mally build their sense of worth as a unique esteem. Many struggle to find the self-moti- face certain obstacles in life, we realise a lot individual. Self-esteem is a critical element of vation to pick up the pieces of their life and about our weaknesses and inner strengths. Self- children’s mental health. Children with higher Children benefit from watching adults who rebuild. For most people it has become a esteem is how we operate in the face of chal- self-esteem tend to have happier lives, better fail but learn from their mistakes and keep on wellbeing issue. lenges. It is not how others deal with us, but the relationships, and fewer symptoms of anxiety trying. Children are born curious and sponta- It’s this struggle with the change in lifestyle way we deal with ourselves and the world. and depression. However, routine needs to be neously want to practice new skills, encourage that has resulted in increasing sense of loneli- maintained, any disruption can affect mental them to keep trying. Avoid criticising their ness. Some are looking to social media for vali- and emotional health. mistakes or failed attempts. Let them figure it dation or reassurance and this can have the Recent studies show that the lockdown and Recent research indicates that the increase out for themselves. Children tend to feel moti- opposite effect on self-esteem. I don’t wish to restrictions has had a significant impact on the in social isolation and loneliness is linked to vated when they achieve a challenging game or say that social media is all bad, one can also be education, well-being, and mental health of mental health problems, such as depression skill. It helps them test their own abilities. And comforted by using these sites, especially if you children. and anxiety, self-harm, and suicidal behaviours. when they feel increasingly confident in their use the platforms to keep in touch with long Children are vulnerable to the behaviours Children who are confined at home with their learning process, their self-esteem rises. distance friends and relatives, or be in touch of the adults around them. And the messages parents due to Covid-19 may feel more stressed Amidst school closures, children may with an extended social circle during the lock- children hear become internalised in their and anxious. attend online classes, or maybe they are not down. But, even during those testing times, inner talk. As a result, self-esteem issues start To create a foundation for children’s self- getting any education at all. In these cases, a being on social media shapes the minds of mil- from a very young age. Once an unhealthy esteem during the pandemic, parents can still large burden is placed on the parents to keep lions of people. belief is formed, the child internalises this way do something about it. up their children’s eagerness to learn. But stuck Emotional turbulence is hardly visible. of thinking into adulthood. It has become even According to studies in child psychology, at home, how can parents nurture children’s When a person is suffering internally, no one more important to care for the mental well- children’s self-esteem is built on two pillars: interest and joy in learning? Some ways is to can see the struggle and the pain. The troubled being of the child during the lockdown. Appreciation and aptitude. Children feel good have a schedule like they have in school. individual may feel useless and unworthy. Parenting is difficult and takes a great toll about themselves when they feel loved and sup- Parents can encourage children to find a topic Nothing is more important than the judg- on families when everyone is confined at home. ported by significant others (appreciation) and in science, geography, history that fascinates ment we pass on ourselves: how we esteem The “new normal” means that the way we when they master new skills to achieve their them. Then they are provided with the ourselves touches the very core of our exis- interact with each other has changed. Just step- goals (aptitude). resources they need to learn more about it. tence. Self-esteem is considered the most rele- ping out of the house can make one anxious. If -0; - --%$ They can use free educational resources such as vant to live a fulfilling life, it essentially refers a child is already prone to anxiety, the social ) )$0-0-%-" 3; National Geographic Kids’ YouTube channel; to the way we view our selves — good or bad. distancing aspect can seem like a form of rejec- )10/ -"O%-" $0 Parents can build safe and supportive rela- create art projects also shared online; and help Self-esteem is not a luxury but a vitally impor- tion. To top it off, masks can contribute to anx- 1-$0 1 )10/ -". 1 tionships with their children, like maintaining a children build structures with Legos, blocks, or tant psychological strength. iety in different ways. Masks hide half the face, comfortable home atmosphere. Children can even household items. If you have healthy self-esteem, your beliefs making it difficult to read social cues, like 1#1- -0; - --% sense tension in a household, and being home In these activities, it is critical for children about yourself will often be positive, you feel smiles or frowns. And when we want to find -"/ 31$B-1$<<- all day can aggravate the situation. Ideally, to experience a sense of learning and growth. good about yourself, and see yourself as deserv- ways to relax, breathing deeply is commonly 0B-=- - maintaining a routine as though kids are going Even small steps on the road toward self- ing the respect of others. You may experience suggested. How to breathe deeply under a -0$ 3"1<$"/ to school, can maintain a sense of security. improvement should be celebrated. When chil- difficult times in your life, but you will general- mask? That said, masks are critical to protect- Daily routines give children a sense of stability dren know they are improving themselves, they ly be able to face them with resilience, without ing against Covid-19, and most kids have ;-.- >%< 3%3; and predictability. Consistent rules help bring feel proud and eagerly seek out more activities having too much of a long-term negative adapted well to wearing them. $":- >$"/ structure to children’s lives and combat the to hone their skills. impact on you. While parents have to find ways to be proac- /-< -3" 13.-B- sense of disruption and chaos surrounding so And finally, it may be most helpful to If you have low self-esteem, your beliefs tive and patient, plus keep a cheerful environ- many of us. remember that children do better when their about yourself will often be negative, and you ment, it can create a strain. Therefore, parents 3! "-"--/ 3=- Another way is that parents can show parents are doing well. Under stressful condi- put little value on your opinions and ideas. You should first reevaluate whether their own emo- %$" $"-/$"> interest in their children’s activities by asking tions, it is more important than ever that we will tend to focus on your weaknesses or mis- tional and psychological needs are met. / !< 3")$"$;;-) questions about their day, and what they enjoy make time for our own tried-and-true mental takes, and may find it hard to recognise the We all have heard of the airplane safety tip %-" $0$"/ doing. Encouraging them to journal their wellness strategies, be it paying attention to positive things about yourself. You may also to always put on one’s own oxygen mask before thoughts and ideas is another way the child nutrition, meditation, turning cell phones off in blame yourself for any difficulties or failures helping a child: the same applies with emotion- -%3 3"$01-$0 1 can release some of their pent-up feelings. A the bedroom, reaching out to a friend or if that you have. al balance, according to psychologists. When family activity, like board games or kitchen need be, connecting with a mental health pro- A particularly interesting catchphrase was parents mindfully manage their anxiety and work, anything that creates a comfortable rou- fessional. described by Nathaniel Branden author of The stress, through activities like exercise, good tine, can improve and maintain the emotional Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. He described self- sleep, and relaxation, this enables them to cope and mental health of the child. Spending time The writer is a Life Coach and an author. esteem as ‘immunity of consciousness.’ Now and to respond calmly with their children. By is key so that the child feels comforted and She has recently published her book, Reboot, more than ever it seems relevant in these trying behaving in this manner, this also teaches chil- safe, and able to share his or her fears about Reflect, Revive: Self-esteem in a Selfie World, times. dren, who learn by example, that they too can the pandemic. with SAGE Publications India .1- -)$".-#3 3;"/ #3/;.-)$""3 -- 1%"3! 3."1-$ $"/"-B- >0B"#=-"# yvixiari K.$%BB-2$"$"/$ < $%3/<$ 1$2 $ he Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the focus to health. Health was never an individual duty or a part of our Tdaily chores. It was something to be worried about only if a disease or injury struck. Preventive health was sel- dom focused on. Only exceptions were the childhood immu- nization programmes. Covid-19 has taught how important internal resilience is. And this internal resilience is a result of psychosomatic factors which are dependent on our emo- tional stability. Emotional quotient has been given due importance in management literature but medical literature still gives limited focus to the subject. Though of late there !* 1"#3 is greater realisation about the importance of emotional well- being on physical health. The overemphasis on invasive ther- apy and intensive intervention of the modern medicine sys- istractions, afflictions, hin- job. She was the life of the parties she like me. I hate myself… I am every- Our ignorance multiplies when get tem was the reason why emotion was not given due impor- drances and obstacles of attended and would often regale a cap- thing but divine. wrapped in our worldly desires. We tance. This was evident even in the approach towards coro- the mind — are some of tive audience with stories of how she Avidya is the basic failure to recog- become attached to not only our na pandemic. Tweaking of treatments were done with nag- the words that explain overcame the odds to become as suc- nise that you are the Atman and are desires but also our aversions. Both are ging regularity creating a global kerfuffle and trial and error klesha and are the reason cessful as she had. However, a year later, connected with every atom that exists; obstacles on the path of enlightenment prevailed. But fear, stress and anxiety took a considerable Dfor most of the suffering. her company’s fortunes spiralled down- and the identification of the self with because they bind us the our ego. The toll. Emotions and health are the two sides of the same coin We are born with kleshas as these wards. Many employees lost their the ego and all things temporal is a root goal of yoga is freedom from these and in the Indian traditional system swabhav was consid- are a part of our conditioning of past jobs. She was one of them. Her perfect of why you are unable to identify with things. ered an important determinant. Swabhav or nature denotes lives. Our karmas are often influenced world fell apart at the seams. the divinity within. the emotional type of a personality that plays a role in treat- by these kleshas. They act as speed- Priya was left without the things Avidya is a fundamental blindness ment of diseases. With more knowledge on psychosomat- breakers in attaining clarity of mind. that she had based her identity on — about our true nature. It is the inabil- Avidya is a deep rooted condition ic aspects of health, let us examine common emotions and Kleshas cloud our intellect and obstruct her job and her success. She felt like a ity to experience a deep connection strengthened by life-times of false their effect. Continuous negative emotions have always lead the evolution of our minds. The kleshas complete failure. Her sense of self with others and to our true self. We see identification but it is a condition that to serious ailments. Even ancient philosophical schools indi- of attraction, aversion, ego, ignorance worth was in tatters. The fractured this deep seated ignorance play out in can change with intent and practice. cate the importance of swabhav in health. Some common and fear, are reactions of the mind to sense of self and the crisis of identity .1-".-$ - !)2 every aspect of our life — in our though Hence, dismantling it is a multi layered negative emotions are anger, fear, anxiety, curiosity, stress, almost every situation. Attractions filled her with self doubt. What Priya processes, our prejudices, our fears, our process. Yoga prescribes a multi- envy and hyper reactivity. While occasional outbursts do and aversions induce us to react pos- was suffering from is a fundamental "#"3 $")-.- needs, our insecurities and our desires. pronged approach for dismantling its not impact significantly, continuous experience may lead itively or negatively to most stimuli. misunderstanding of her real self — a /-" ;>3! -0B- That probably explains why we different aspects — Devotion for con- to serious health issues. Swabhav makes one prone to these Sometimes these lead to guilt, which Klesha known as Avidya! . 13! <1>)$0 seek reassurance and approval from necting to the higher self, Selfless action reactions, which trigger the mind that activates the makes us feel inferior and far removed Often described as the obstacle of others to amplify our self worth; and for detachment from outcomes and endocrine system. This increases or decreases the flow of from divinity. the mind, Avidya is the sanskrit word =3/-3 . 13! why transitory things like wealth, meditation for stilling the mind. certain hormones in the blood stream. In anger, for instance, The Patanjali Yoga Sutras lists five for the absence of knowledge and wis- ;0-- "# 13!#1 looks, luxury and success gives us joy Another key to dealing with and it is commonplace to experience that churning in the stom- such kleshas: dom. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras describe K;3 #- "# 1- and a sense of worth. Making your dismantling deeply ingrained habits ach which is due to excessive secretion of the hydrochlo- Avidya (Misperception) Avidya as the act of mistaking the self esteem contingent upon others is and emotions is to view yourself from ric acid resulting from hormonal reaction. While occasion- Asmita (Egoism) impermanent for the eternal, the $) -/--")-3; like digging a pit that you cannot the perspective of an observer as al bouts of anger is perfectly normal, if anger becomes swab- Raga (Attachment/Indulgence) impure for the pure, sorrow for hap- .13.- -$00>$ - crawl out of. opposed to a doer. Through practice hav it is dangerous. Peptic ulcers many a times are result Dwesa (Aversion) piness, and the not-Self for the true Self. K$"/ 1$ --")- Even though you are aware that and intent, you will notice a shift in of excessive and continuous acid secretion in the stomach. Abhinivesha (Fear/Insecurity) This deep rooted misperception of our you alone are responsible for your your consciousness that will, given Fear, anxiety, curiosity and stress are emotions that affect The primary klesha is avidya or real nature, keeps us disconnected from =! -//--<- inner state, knowing the truth on the time, change your patterns of thought perception, thinking and behaviour in a big way, leading belief in a delusionary reality or mis- the sacred source and stuck in a state $"//--<- !"/- level of intellect doesn’t translate in and perception. to a number of mental and physical complications. Envy is conception. Avidya is our individual of self-inflicted suffering. %!0 <0-B-0 to a shift in feelings and behavior. For Any moment that causes us to an irrational attitude towards someone that leads to circle of maya. Crossing the boundary Within all human beings lies the there to be a relevant shift, the question our pre-conceived and pre- hatred, anger, violence and frustration. Continuously nurs- of maya leads to vidya or enlighten- core spiritual essence known as the understanding needs to percolate conditioned notions about reality has ing anger for somebody harms the envious more than the ment. Avidya is ignorance and delu- Atman. When we identify with the down to a visceral level. Only then the potential to lift our veil. When the envied. These negative emotions are more of perceived reac- sion. Naturally, this gives us a jaun- Atman, we experience deep content- will avidya transform into vidya or source of your happiness shifts from tions that harm the perceiver in a three step process. They diced view of reality. It brings the level ment that is unshakable. Human expe- true knowledge. material things, validation from others affect the thought process then the internal biochemical reac- of our pure consciousness down to a rience buries this sacred source under When we are stuck in ignorance, and other external triggers to the inner tions and subsequently lead to a diseased body when they level of body consciousness where the a dense fog of conditioning leading us we identify ourselves with our physi- you being the source of happiness, the persist for long. For healthy body a healthy mind is the first triggers are the senses and the victim towards ignorance and the false iden- cal bodies, or with our fleeting thoughts fog of avidya will start to lift, slowly but requisite. Our body is an organic machine that is a collec- our mind. tification with the ego. — forgetting the sacred essence of who surely, plugging you in to the super con- tion of interdependent parts. Health is a holistic concept and Let us understand this with the I am Priya. I am a Tamilian. I am we really are — and that essence is sciousness — that is eternal and true. whole is always more than the sum of its parts. help of example: Priya was a manager a manager. I am successful. I am pret- buried deeper and deeper under mul- 9 in a multi-national firm. She loved her ty. I am a failure. I am ugly. People dis- tiple veils. 1 1 , 9 1 ,@, * ( ( / $)1$ >$B"3/2!%$ 3,1$ $, 2!%$ =1"3 e are living in a stress-driven era ur bodies are made up of eight and with the ongoing novel elements (Bhagavad Gita 7.4), WCoronavirus pandemic, every Oout of which four are gross and other thing is surrounded by negativity. three are subtle. The gross elements are: Whether it is a news channel or social earth, water, fire/energy and air. The media, there is not a single space that subtle elements are: mind, intelligence, seems positive. In such a scenario, even the self-sense/ego. The eighth element is positive people turn pessimists and lose ether or space. Our bodies are materi- spirit. Though, these are tough times and al machines (18.61), and they are parts getting depressed or tense is normal, but of the material nature. The material remember that if our spirits are high and nature gives us bodies as per our kar- strengthened, then we can face any unfore- mas; they are results of the karmas done seen situation with elan. The best way to over previous lives. And our bodies are keep ourselves full of hope and ward off not independent machines; they are negativity during this time is to follow the controlled by the material nature. steps below: Diseases, though not desired by us, appear according to our karmaphalas. Repeat Positive Affirmations: Death also comes as destined. Though Affirmations are a few words or phrases we can do plenty to keep our bodies fit, that are repeated to fulfill a desire. It is said the control always remains with the stays awake as required, avoids lots of is activities, i.e. what we do and how that our mind responds to signals and material nature. suffering. (6.17) The Lord has special- much. Both should be proper. The last starts accepting what we think. This means Let us go into some details of the ly mentioned eating, recreation, activ- activity mentioned in the verse is sleep- that if we repeat or think about good functioning of our bodies. People get ities and sleep. Let me start with eating. ing. This is where many go horribly things, then ultimately our intellect will well functioning bodies, i.e. without seri- What determines what we eat? Either wrong; they feel that the quantum of respond to it. ous genetic defects, if they have been due to weakness for taste or ignorance sleep can be decided irrespective of the good in their past lives. Divine forces about what we should be eating, most needs of the body. The human machine Chanting Om: One of the easiest and are generous to us if our desires are of us harms our material bodies, which work best when properly rested, i.e. slept effective ways of warding off negative aligned with the material nature. God are material machines, as pointed out the required number of hours. thoughts is to chant ‘Om’ whenever you uses us as His nimitta or instruments earlier. Unfortunately, some of us are One must not forget the mind and feel anxious or stressed out. Just remember the bad news? Relax and add salt to the fill the atmosphere with alacrity and can for what pleases Him, which is to pro- more careful about what we put in our the intelligence. Both are crucial for the to look for a peaceful place and devote water while cleaning. It is said that salt give you some moments of peace. Burn mote dharma by preaching God’s mes- vehicles than what we put into our efficient functioning of the body. The your entire focus to chanting. cleanses the negative aura and brings posi- sage while performing worship and let the sages. Rather God is most pleased by mouths. And our material bodies are mind is forever desiring/thinking of tivity, focus, and prosperity to the family. fragrance changes the mood. sincere preachers. (18.68-69) Arjuna constituted by what we put in. Not sur- something. The intelligence should be Lemons for Positivity: Though we can’t was given all kinds of favours by Lord prisingly, we suffer many diseases, used to rein in the mind. Unfortunately, control what’s going on outside but can Let the Music Play: Music is a therapy Shut the social media: One of the main Krishna, because he agreed to act as which could have been avoided. Those, our intelligence is mostly not aligned manage the things at our home. Lemons and can help you in your direst need. Put reasons for the restlessness and instability Lord’s instrument. (18.73) This should who eat foods in, goodness enjoy good with the realities of life, because we are the best solution to keep negativity at your headphones on and just rejuvenate of emotions is social media. When you get motivate us to use our bodies the best health for most of their lives extending ignore to look up our scriptures, which bay and these are easily available in every- for some time. away from negativity, it won’t haunt you. way possible, maybe in God’s service. to the old age. provide the higher information of what one’s home. Just keep 2-3 lemons in a glass So, the best trick to stay strong and don’t In order to be able to do all of the Like eating, recreation is also dharma is, who God is, what is mater- bottle filled with water in your bedroom or Recite Hanuman Chalisa: Reciting lose your mind in these tough times is get- above, we must maintain our bodies important for us, but the choice has to ial nature’s role in our lives is, etc. The your living room to attract positivity. It is Hanuman Chalisa will calm your mind ting away from social media. nicely. How do we do that? Lord be intelligent. When we confuse recre- whole existence is one unitary whole said that lemons and water absorb any and gives your strength. It will help you in Follow these simple remedies and keep Krishna has guided in The Gita, “ One ation to be watching programmers and we are all parts of the same. negative vibe and helps in healing. overcoming nightmares. your spirits high. The time is crucial but whose eating and recreation are appro- made in the lower modes, we hurt our- Existence in isolation is a non-starter. together we have to fight this together. priate; of one who strives appropriate- selves, i.e. we bring suffering to our- 4 1 Salt for Strengthening: Done with all Light Some Sage: Burning of sage can H 6 ly in activities; of one who sleeps and selves. The third factor to watch out for @31 , % " uvitiut 5A4> A4A+ R , ? hy are thousands march- lation of human rights espe- backed trade from investment Wing against the right- cially in Hong Kong, Xinjiang to lending. Therefore, China’s wing Government of Prime and Tibet. overseas engagements like the Minister Viktor Orban in With all these grandstand- one in Hungary hint at the Hungary? The principal reason ing, Xi thanked Orban for country’s growing economic behind the massive demon- safeguarding the overall China- clout hidden behind a long strations is a proposed Fudan Europe ties. debt-trap. University (Shanghai) campus, At the moment, Orban’s Currently, Washington has a Chinese university, at the staunch rival and Budapest come out of its trajectory of heart of Budapest. Besides, Mayor Gregely Karacsony has self-sabotage with Donald there is a genuine fear that the renamed surrounding streets of Trump gone and Joe Biden capital city of Hungary is fast the proposed Fudan University looking up to widely engaging slipping into the debt trap of after the victims of alleged with the international com- China with its murky devel- human rights abuses by China munity. He has already indi- opment projects. in recent times. cated that he will not be soft on Beijing’s lending and As per the plan of the China. His administration has investment ventures have mayor, one street will be stated in recent times that mostly led to a “quiet debt trap” renamed after the Dalai Lama, China is the “biggest geopolit- in most of the countries so far. the spiritual leader who has ical test” for the US. Also, 8 B&& A&! " " China’s opaque overseas poli- been in political exile since Biden’s just concluded meetings cies and hidden agenda are an 1958 in India and whom with the G-7 leaders and the A " & 66 open secret. Beijing consider as a dangerous NATO allies make it clear that ! BC ! Beijing’s bosses are trying separatist in all its official pol- America will strengthen its to master the economic state- icy documents. Another road partnership with Pacific and & G" ?!B& B craft and translating it into a will be named as “Uighur Atlantic nations to contain BC"6 >( 6BC !< massive power play in various Martyrs Road”. This Uighur China and Russia. And this will parts of the world. China Muslims are those minority be helpful for preventing China & "A& B observers advocate that by ethnic groups that are victims from encircling many parts of expanding its economic might of China’s genocide in its west- the world, including Hungary, 8" 8!& & (for example Belt and Road ernmost province of Xinjiang. from building its future Empire A!6B "7 Initiative), Chinese “life-time” A third street will be named as accompanied by absolute President Xi Jinping and his “Free Hong Kong Road”, a aggression and opaque eco- H >G" B! !?B power brokers are probably in Chinese island outside the nomic statecraft. A "! a mad rush to buy global good- 9 M 1 N M N 4 9 ! ; "#"$ - mainland that used to be gov- It’s the high time the will and influence in many erned by the historic Basic Hungarian Opposition put a &E>&! > >& pockets of the world. expenditure of the campus. isterial stint, first being 1998- rule by decree for an indefinite the cost of their lives. Law as agreed to between full stop to Beijing’s weaponi- Fudan University is plan- Further, the Hungarian 2002, just for four years. An period, supposedly to contain Many of Orban’s support- Beijing and London on the sation of trade relations with its & H" "?A !? ning to open an overseas cam- Government would engage a Oxford alumnus, Orban was the Wuhan-borne Covid-19 ers call this entire affair a mis- wake of its handing over to the country. But the Opposition !< " >> & A! & pus in Budapest offering mas- number of China-based con- once famous as a democracy pandemic. Critics feel that information cacophony from former on July 1, 1997. groups and their sympathisers ter’s programme in liberal arts, struction companies to com- activist in his youth. Clearly, Orban’s Enabling Act demol- the country’s frustrated But unfortunately, today who are now making the >? " & medicine, business and engi- plete the project by 2024. one of his greatest contribu- ishes the few remaining cre- Opposition. But it is not so the Xi regime has twisted the Fudan University issue a rally- &!A neering for about 6,000 stu- Also, an opinion poll pub- tions to post-Soviet Hungary dentials of democratic account- because this deal is sympto- basic tenets of the original ing point should not go soft dents with 500 faculty mem- lished in the beginning of this was no other than the estab- ability in Hungary. This Act has matic of wider concerns to do agreement and set aside the once it dies down. bers. month by the liberal lishment of the Fidesz, with emboldened him to move for with transparency and cor- unique system of “one country, The current protests in The Hungarian Republikon Institute, a think other students. And this word an absolute concentration of ruption that is embedded with two systems” principle on the Budapest are all about an attack Government signed a strategic tank, says 66 per cent of the “Fidesz” refers to “Alliance of power over the flow of infor- the current government of basis of which the island terri- on Orban’s democratic back- contract with Fudan University Hungarians say absolute no to Young Democrats”. mation about the pandemic Hungary. tory should have been gov- sliding, lack of transparency on April 27 this year to accom- the campus and hardly 27 per Ironically, today Fidesz is and its management system in Only with the coming of erned till 2047. and his authoritarian policies. plish this venture in three cent are in favour of it. no longer regarded as a demo- Hungary. Orban to power in 2010, the While a fourth street will But Beijing’s economic expan- years. This controversial pro- This venture will be the cratic party in Hungary. Orban, Looking at a forthcoming policy makers in Budapest got be renamed after a jailed sion and ever-growing greed ject is pushing Prime Minister first such Chinese campus in the founder himself, has start- parliamentary election and a new opportunity to initiate its Chinese Catholic bishop. This are just a symptom of a bigger Victor Orban’s dealing with any European Union nation so ed deviating from the path of high underinvestment in the famous “Eastern Opening” to seems to be a befitting reply to power game in Eastern Europe. Beijing into a national spotlight far and the first foreign outpost democracy and embracing the country’s public health system cultivate firmer relations with how Orban is planning to push Orban, a post-Soviet right ahead of parliamentary elec- of the Shanghai-based univer- ethos of “illiberal democracy”. in the last decade, he desper- both China and Russia. Even in his country into China’s debt- activist, who demanded the tions in the country in 2022. sity. The Orban Government Probably, 2020 was one year in ately needed to control the recent times, Orban attracted trap diplomacy. withdrawal of imperialist In early April, a Hungarian defends the deal, saying the which he initiated many steps Covid-19 narrative across the the ire of the other EU coun- At this point, it is worth- troops from its soil in 1989, investigative journalism outlet Fudan campus will enhance the to dismantle the foundations of country. Else, the enraged tries by inching closer to illib- while to understand what is must flash back what he and his -)9-I - ) - known as Direkt36 reported higher education standard in the rule of law, judiciary and Opposition will hound him for eral regime of Vladimir Putin. China’s model of internation- Fidesz once stood for. that the pre-tax construction this East European nation. finally, democratic institutions ignoring basic services to His primary motive behind al development. The western costs of the Fudan Campus are Orban has been the Prime of the country. Freedom of Hungarians. Unlike any this new policy framework model of international devel- (Dr Makhan Saikia has estimated at $1.8 billion. Minister of Hungary since speech and freedom of press European country, this new law was to simply attract invest- opment is associated with gov- taught political science and Unfortunately, this cost is more 2010. But he is better known were severely compromised in empowers Orban to punish a ments, to introduce economic ernments, multi-lateral lenders international relations for over than the entire expenditure of for his authoritarian streak the last year and the Covid-19, person up to five years in opportunities and to forge rela- and non-governmental organ- a decade in institutions of the education system of the that he has been demonstrat- the global pandemic, gave him prison if he is found to spread tions with anti-democratic isations in rich countries offer- national and international Hungarian Government in ing for the last more than a the right opportunity to herald false information about the forces in the very aftermath of ing development assistance to repute after specialisation in 2019. Leaked documents reveal decade. Also, he has been func- a regime of terror to Hungary. virus. the global financial downturn. poor nations. However, for globalisation and governance that the Orban Government tioning as the President of the This March, the Orban’s Thus, a real sword is hang- Not only this, but Budapest also China, development is not all from Tata Institute of Social would take a hefty loan of Fidesz, a national conservative Government passed a special ing over both the journalists angered more allies in the about aid. Its international Sciences, Mumbai. He is the around $1.5 billion from a party since 1993, except a act, what the critics justifiably and doctors alike at a time democratic pantheon by pre- development narratives and chief editor of the Journal of Chinese bank to cover the break between 2000 and 2003. called as “Enabling Act” that when they are trying to grap- venting critical statements from policy paradigms encompass a Global Studies, an internation- large part of the establishment This is his second prime min- allows the Prime Minister to ple with the deadly disease at the EU on China’s blatant vio- wide range of often state- al research journal) : ! 7 0> & G" <?!" n January 2011, in the Tahrir that we are currently grappling voting rights, a demand that nificant testimony to feminist and the very nature of dicta- ISquare in Egypt, an impor- with. She described herself as was met by the government in understanding from the glob- torship in Egypt, she was put in !!C tant event in the history of con- a feminist with a strong empha- 1956. al south. One of her early jail for some time and suffered A&! temporary social movements sis on a feminist perspective of Dr Nawal el-Saadawi’s works, Al-Mar’ah wa’l-Jins all kinds of pressure and attacks was unfolding. Nawal el- both life and work. She also activism followed the above (Woman and Sex) was at several junctures. She was &! B! B A 6 Saadawi was there to partici- described herself as a socialist; traditions of feminist move- extremely significant because also an ardent critic of the reli- ?A6 8B8 pate in the movement against the usual comment that she ments with newer emphases she opened up a large terrain gious right in Egypt. The the Mubarak dictatorship makes is that “I stand for and agendas. She took the of discussions on subjects Egyptian state on the one hand & !? G" "" " demanding democratic transi- structural transformation”. She leadership in establishing the which required attention from and the right-wing religious & !? G" tion. She stood with the has contributed immensely to feminist organisation Arab a woman’s point of view. Her elements on the other hand younger generation in their making Arab women’s writing Women’s Solidarity Association experience in women’s activism made it difficult for her to do " 6< B!6 struggle. She was surrounded popular across the world. (AWSA) in 1982. Nawal el- and feminism in the Arab her feminist work. But she "B"" by students and young women Egypt has a significant his- Saadawi tried to situate world and her experience as a fought them and survived. and they hailed her as a guid- tory of women’s writing, a new Egyptian feminism in the doctor and her childhood trau- I am witness to the pre- ?B8 ?!& ing force. Nawal el-Saadawi wave of which was started in broader realm of the Arab ma of undergoing female gen- carious nature of her life in "" ? B ? &7 was a quintessential political the 1960s with the publication feminism. The Arab world and ital mutation (FGM), all con- Egypt in the 1990s. I had fixed being who traversed the path of of Latifa al-Zayyat’s famous wider global south became the tributed to her comment to an interview with Nawal el- 6 "B8 !&C( resistance against dictatorship novel The Open Door. Nawal canvas for her activities and write on “uncomfortable” Saadawi in early 1993 during ?B8 !< 8 < ? " and against the ills of contem- el-Saadawi ignited new enthu- thinking. Dr Saadawi’s famous issues. Such writings con- my stay in Cairo, researching "B""! " 8 porary capitalism. She left this siasm in the field of women’s book The Hidden Face of Eve tributed to giving courage to on Egyptian feminism. But world on March 21, 2021, at the writing through her novels provided a broad conceptual many women activists and when the date of meeting was & !&6 & age of 89. like Woman at Point Zero, template in which Arab writers to come up and speak near, I came to learn from the B & ! "" " Her name is one that has which narrated the life story of with the life stories of ordinary century that a new thinking women’s issues and Arab about the unspeakable of those newspaper that there is a death lived with me in my adult life Firdaus, a sex worker jailed for people in Egypt but also criti- about women’s modern edu- women’s identity itself could be times. She gave voices to many threat to Dr Saadawi. She had 8 B8 ! 6 and I was lucky enough to murder. cally exposed the economic, cation was emerging. Women discussed in a much more sys- people who could not articulate to flee from her Cairo apart- ! & teach about her contributions By telling Firdaus’s story, social and cultural effects of the leaders like Aisha al- tematic manner. Until such their suffering and she provid- ment to the United States. She in my classes in various uni- Nawal el-Saadawi was able to neo-liberal transformation of Taymurriya stressed on work, much of the feminist dis- ed the language to many fem- started teaching at Duke versities. Her influence on the generate discussions on issues Egypt from the days of Anwar women’s rights to education. cussions in the Arab world inists to put forward their con- University in the US. Thus I issues concerning the Arab such as sex work, a topic that al-Sadat’s “open door policy” of Early 20th century saw the were centred on issues within cerns in a politically conscious missed my interview with her world has been an important couldn’t be a matter of public economic liberalisation. emergence of significant fem- each national boundary. manner. Her novels and auto- in Cairo. She came back to part of our own understanding deliberation until then. Because Nawal el-Saadawi belonged inist activism and the founding Discussions on Arab biographical writings showed Egypt in 1996. In 2011, she was of the region from a bottom-up of the power of her writing, to a long tradition of Egyptian of Egyptian Feminist Union women’s issues in a connected us the beauty and the travails there in Tahrir Square partic- approach. We are remembering taboo themes that kept feminist movements and (EFU) in 1923 under the lead- manner across the Arab world of Egyptian rural life as well as ipating in the Arab uprising. I her as one who stood in the women’s suffering under the activism led by Aisha al- ership of Huda Sha’arawi. were envisaged by Nawal el- the pains of growing up in the am sure that her legacy will forefront of the feminist move- carpet got some prominence in Taymuriyya in the 19th centu- Major feminist demands were Saadawi so that they could take transformational context of inspire coming generations to ments of the global south. She women’s writing in the Arab ry or Huda Sha’arawi and Dr educational and legal reforms pride in their collective histo- Egyptian economy and politics. fight for justice. has been a feminist activist and world, Egypt in particular. She Doria Shafiq in the 20th cen- in favour of women. In the ry of struggle and act strategi- Whether it was Sadat’s regime organiser, a physician and a also led the way for other fem- tury. It was in the context of 1940s and 1950s, feminist cally in a combined manner. or Mubarak’s regime, Dr Nawal (Professor AK psychiatrist, a public intellec- inist writers, creative writers in modernist reforms of organisations like Bint al-Nil The Hidden Face of Eve el-Saadawi has always stood in Ramakrishnan teaches at the tual, a human rights defender, particular, to expand their Muhammad Ali and the emer- were formed under the lead- became a classic work not only opposition to them. She resist- Centre for West Asian Studies, -) 88--)8 9I-I a world-famous novelist and domains of interest. 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Cyou can change your habits, atti- premise on which our destiny stands, philosophic perception, a being’s life is Remember, mind is a very powerful tudes and mental orientation. Once you and which stretches on to even next structured in three layers — Causal, instrument, which can reflect upon itself, succeed in changing them, destiny auto- birth. Astral, and Gross. and explore one’s own nature — desire matically changes,” he replied. The para- To, overcome the above vulnerability, Causal body carries the imprints of trends, habits & attitudes, likes & dis- dox, however, is that for a large majority human beings also enjoy another exclu- the past, which sets the terms of how we likes, prejudices and obsessions as well as of Indians, sense of ‘fatalism’ seems to be sive privilege — the faculty of discrimi- are expected to come up in life. These indwelling potential. All that is needed is so deeply ingrained in the psyche, that nate intelligence. They can guide their imprints are picked up by the astral body, to take charge of oneself. Identify, they refuse to even explore the obvious actions by choice and discrimination. which translates them into action acknowledge, address one’s infirmities truth. Pandits rely on superstition and The discriminatory ability empowers us through the gross body platform playing and then redefine the thought process quote shady texts to exploit human vul- to evaluate the choices available, make from the front. All mind functions, through fresh educative inputs. In the nerability for their vested interests. The right judgment, and pick up right lead. including our memory, remains the pre- process, you may get over all precondi- paradox, however, is that seldom are But this particular faculty does not play rogative of astral body. As one meets the tioning of mind. Following which, your people conscious about exploring their out involuntarily. It has to be consciously end of life, it is just our gross body that mind power will be available in full true nature with the intent to make nec- invoked on every occasion before taking disintegrates. The causal and astral bod- strength, which may know no limits. essary amend in their approach to life. any call, which remains the prerogative ies, that are just energy fields, are not With your expanded vision and It is interesting to note that the of ahamkara (Ego). lost. Carrying all memory imprints they improved sense of reasons and judgment, course of destiny applies only to human The irony, however, is that our ego- move on to higher dimension, to reincar- you may and see things in the right per- beings. Other species such as plants and tistical mind gets carried away by seem- nate afresh with a new gross body plat- spective due. You will be able to discrim- animals are bound by their basic nature. ing realities. They, thus, are tempted to form. The newly born has in store all inate between ‘what you want’ and ‘what They follow a predefined natural cycle take things on their face value. More memory imprints picked up during the is right’ and pick up the right lead. Your and don’t have the scope of exception. often than not, caught up in the usual past birth, in the form of thought-seeds. inter-personal relations will improve, and Human beings on the contrary enjoy the flow of life, our egotistical mind doesn’t As and when they get congenial ground therefore, you may be able to relate well exclusive prerogative of making choices. care to invoke discriminatory faculty for they come into play. So, it is again mind with all and sundry. Evidently then, life But no sooner is option available, the due diligence. Guided by their instinctive through which destiny indications play may turn into a beautiful experience. probability of its use and misuse judgment, they jump into action without out. becomes equal. 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