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The courageous bunch, He will be up against reign- direct entry into the Bronze-          which has exceeded all expec- ing world champion Zavur medal playoffs, Malik has made           tations by coming this far, will Uguev of Russia to whom he the repechage round after        "  # play Great Britain on Friday for lost in the 2019 World European champion Irina a Bronze medal. Championship semi-finals. Kurachikina, who beat her in    The Indians fought valiant- “I had no business con- the opening round, made the     ly and gave Argentina a run for  P    !  #$#$%  &' ( )* ceding that much lead against finals.  &  their money by taking the lead Sanayev. 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I came Kasumigaseki Country Club. *      skipper Maria Barrionuevo’s Borgohain (69kg) signed off The Panipat lad Neeraj the undisputed star of the day. against Kazakhstan’s Nurislam with a target here and that is India’s other entrant in the      (18th, 36th minutes) twin with a bronze medal after her Chopra etched his name in his- The son of a farmer from Sanayev, he conceded the lead not complete yet (winning field, Diksha Dagar (76), how-   +  ,   strikes from penalty corners to showdown against reigning tory books in the qualification Haryana’s Nahri village, who is but bounced back like a sea- Gold).” ever, had a rough start in her       secure the hard-fought win. world champion Busenaz round itself when he became competing in his maiden soned professional to march Others in medal con- maiden Olympics as she had       On Thursday, the men’s Surmeneli of Turkey ended in the first javelin thrower to Olympic Games in the 57kg into the finals, becoming only tention are Deepak Punia five bogeys and no birdies to lie      # hockey team will eye a Bronze a crushing 0-5 loss. qualify for the Olympic finals category, first outclassed the second wrestler after dou- (86kg) and Anshu Malik at the tied 56th spot.   ! 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Parliament logjam lies square- obdurate and refuses to accept RVenkaiah Naidu on ACourt is set to hear the employees, Tapan Kumar In a written reply to MP ly with the Centre and urged it the Opposition’s demand for an Wednesday suspended six Pegasus phone tapping case, a Chakraborty and Manav Mahesh Poddar in the Rajya to respect Parliamentary informed debate in both the TMC MPs for the day for car- new list of phone numbers Sharma, who were dismissed Sabha on the current financial democracy by accepting their Houses,” read the statement. rying placards while protesting were out on Wednesday, the day began run- from service by then CJI condition of public sector air- demand for a discussion on the “The Opp parties stand along with other Opposition including the old phone num- ning its stories. Having now Ranjan Gogoi “for tampering line company and the Pegasus controversy and farm- firm and united on their MPs over the Pegasus spying bers in the name of former spoken to him on the record, with an order” in a contempt of Government’s initiative for its ers’ issues. demand for a discussion on issue. those holding placards. As the Supreme Court Judge Arun we can confirm that a court case against Anil Ambani disinvestment, Minister of State Issuing a joint statement, Pegasus issue in both the Soon after the members refused to budge, he Mishra, Registrars of Supreme Rajasthan mobile number for- of the Reliance ADAG group, for Civil Aviation VK Singh 18 leaders from 14 parties said Houses, replied to by the Home assembled for the day, slogan- ordered that those “not obey- Court, and lawyers of the many merly registered in the name of were also on the list. said financial bids for Air India it is unfortunate that the Centre Minister, as this has national shouting TMC and other ing the Chair and raising plac- high-profile accused. Justice Arun Mishra, who Former Attorney General are likely to be received from has “unleashed a misleading security dimensions,” it said. Opposition MPs trooped into ards shall leave the House As per the report pub- retired from the Supreme Mukul Rohatgi’s junior lawyer qualified interested bidders by campaign to malign the com- Earlier, a group of seven the Well of the House, some under rule 255.” lished by The Wire portal, Court in September 2020, was M Thangathurai’s phone num- September 15 this year. bined Opposition” and blaming Opposition parties led by for- holding placards, to demand a He, however, did not name Justice Arun Mishra, who is added to the database in 2019. ber was also on the list of tar- The Minister said the it for the continued disruption mer NDA ally Shiromani Akali discussion on the issue of anyone and said Rajya Sabha currently National Human A confidential source with gets for tapping. Thangathurai major reasons for the losses of Parliament proceedings. Dal submitted a memoran- Israeli-made Pegasus spyware Secretariat will give the list. Rights Commission access to BSNL records said and Rohatgi both expressed include high interest the bur- The joint statement comes dum to President Ram Nath allegedly being used to snoop Later a Parliamentary Bulletin Chairperson, confirmed that that the number in question surprise when informed by den on debt due to bulk pur- a day after the Opposition Kovind urging him to direct on Opposition leaders, identified the six MPs sus- the number was with him dur- was registered in the name of The Wire about the number’s chase of aircraft in the past. leaders met over breakfast host- the Govt to allow a full-fledged Government critics and jour- pended for the day as Dola Sen, ing 2013-2014 and he is not Justice Mishra from September inclusion. “The Government has decided ed by Congress leader Rahul discussion in both the Houses nalists. The Chairman first Md. Nadimul Haque, Abir using the number now. 18, 2010, to September 19, Phone numbers of lawyers to go for strategic disinvest- Gandhi and drove on bicycles on a range of issues they have asked members to go back to Ranjan Biswas, Shanta Chhetri, “The presence on the list of 2018,” the report said. of Christian Michel, Nirav ment due to its fragile finances to Parliament in protest. been protesting ever since the their seats and then threatened Arpita Ghosh and Mausam a number associated with a sit- The Wire further reported Modi, Mehul Choksi also fig- and its continued and accu- “The responsibility for the Monsoon session started. to invoke rule 255 against Noor. ting judge was mentioned on that Justice Mishra said, “The ured in the Pegasus tapping list. mulated losses,” he added. #    $      %&

   everyone is committed to a big- pared any roadmap on by Chief Secretary (CS) and elections? We have made necessary 1034&15" ger purpose. Since I am the Gairsain? based on its recommendations The BJP has always given preparations in all the district pioneer younger one, I had no hesita- Our Government made we would take required mea- prominence to youth in the hospitals, CHCs and PHCs ushkar Singh Dhami became INTERVIEW tion to meet everyone and all Gairsain the summer capital of sures in the interest of the peo- organisation. In our team there and have directed authorities to Pthe youngest Chief Minister are now on the same page. Uttarakhand. The Congress ple of the State. is a very good blend of experi- ensure that all the medicines of Uttarakhand on July 4 replac- party has so far only played ence and youth which I believe are available in all health cen- ing . In the aspects and tries Neighbouring Uttar Pradesh politics on the issue. Yes, we Would the BJP contest the is good for the State. tres before August 10. A total last one month Dhami has to replace tears of children has come up with a draft for have a roadmap for develop- Assembly elections of 2022 in of 1,945 paediatric oxygen impressed many with his matu- with smiles. Under population control bill. Any ment of infrastructure in the seven months of your The State Government has beds, 739 NICU and PICUs rity and has succeeded in taking Mahalakshmi Yojana we have plans for such a policy in Gairsain and we are moving rule or would it focus on taken up a target to vaccinate have been kept reserved for everyone along in the party. In provided kits to mother and Uttarakhand? ahead on it. achievements of the last five 100 per cent of the adult pop- children. Health fairs would be an interaction with newborn on birth of female I am of the opinion that years? ulation till December this organised in every assembly The Pioneer, Dhami expressed children. Similarly we have burgeoning population should The Congress is claiming that I am more focussed on the year but the pace of vaccina- constituency. his opinion on various issues. released relief packages worth be controlled as it is the major it would quash the amend- development of the State than tion is not picking up. How Here are the excerpts. Rs 200 crore for the tourism roadblock in the path of ments made by the BJP the elections. I am a firm will the target be achieved. What is your message to the industry and Rs 205 crore for development. We Government in Uttarakhand believer on ‘Karmanye We have directed the public and how would you Today you have completed health workers. We have start- will take appro- (UP) Zamindari Abolition Vadhikaraste Ma faleshu authorities concerned to ensure deliver the promises made? one month in office as CM of ed the process to fill 22,000 priate steps to and Land Reforms Act Kadachana’ philosophy of that the target of vaccination is The motto of Sabka Saath the State. What are the three vacant posts in the address the in its first cabinet meet- Bhagwat Geeta. If my achieved in time. The pace of Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas most important achievements Government sector. issue. ing. What are your Government is able to deliver vaccination would be expedit- given by PM Modi is our during this period? views on land laws? on development then the peo- ed and we are receiving the Mantra. With everyone’s sup- In the last one month we There were many contenders A demand is The Congress ple would give their blessing to required number of vaccine port we would take have launched many welfare for the post of CM when emanating party is at the root us. As far as elections are con- doses from the Central Uttarakhand to new heights of schemes and taken many steps Tirath Singh Rawat was asked from various of all problems. It cerned we would approach the Government. At present our development. We do not for the benefit of the people. to resign. After the high quarters to does nothing public with our performance in State is in fifth position on vac- believe in mere promises and We have started Mukhyamantri command picked you there make Gairsain but provokes the past five years. cination success in the country. announcement of schemes only Vatsalya Yojana for the children were some signs of discontent the permanent the people. To but in fulfilment of all the who have lost their parents among some Ministers. Are capital of the study land laws You are the youngest CM of What are the plans to effec- promises. We are only making during the pandemic period. things settled now? state. What is we have consti- the State so far. Would the tively tackle the probable announcements which can be This is probably the only Do you see any discontent? your opinion on it? tuted a high-level party give more tickets to third wave of Covid-19 in implemented in a time bound scheme which caters to all Our party is like a family and Has your party pre- committee headed young leaders in the Assembly the State? manner. !" #$  &!# "'  "#(#& ) *+*, 

 *           " '( )*+              ,-!  '3&"1?&43 Bargari Insaaf Morcha, had only. summoned five Congress lead- “It is the duty of the state’s     nder attack for the non- ers to explain as to why the Home and Police Departments Ufulfillment of assurances promises made to end the to punish the guilty for the sac-  '3&"1?&43 made to end the ‘Bargari Insaaf ‘Bargari Morcha’ protests were rilege and the subsequent Morcha’ protests over the 2015 as yet unfulfilled. police firing incidents, which o prevent incidents of crime sacrilege and the subsequent At the time of issuing sum- comes under the direct control Trelated to thefts, snatching police firing incidents, Punjab’s mons, Mand had stated that of the Chief Minister. So, all the and burglary in the markets two Cabinet Ministers and these five Congress leaders details regarding the progress across the state, Haryana Chief three Congress legislators have had “assured us to fulfill all of of these cases can be sought Minister pushed the ball in the Chief our demands, including taking from the Chief Minister,” read on Wednesday directed officers Minister’s court for the action against the persons the letter. of the Police Department to same. responsible for sacrilege inci- Besides, the leaders point- increase security in the markets. “We have written a letter to dents and firing upon innocent ed that even though they had The Chief Minister said Addressing the request of explain our stand. We have Sikhs at Kotkapura and Behbal been acting as a link between this while holding a Janta the delegation of Goswami made it clear that any clarifi- Kalan, apart from the release of the Government and the Darbar at Haryana Niwas here. Samaj, Haryana to include cation or explanation regarding Sikh political prisoners”. Morcha at that time, but “we Addressing the jewellery them under Other Backward the assurances made at that The parallel jathedar was have also learnt that you (refer- business security related prob- Class (OBC) category in the list time should be sought from the “elected” during an unofficial ring to Mand) were also in lems of delegations of of Central Government, he Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Sikhs gathering or ‘Sarbat direct contact with the Chief Swarankar, Jind, Khattar gave directed the concerned officers Singh as we had only conveyed Khalsa’ at Chabba village near Minister through some police  '3&"1?&43 Government’s total support in and retaining significant invest- guidelines to senior police offi- to send a letter to the Central to the protesting religious lead- Amritsar on November 10, and civil officers. Your close the venture, and expressed the ments even during the cers and directed them to pro- Government on this subject. ers at the Morcha what the 2015. During the gathering, associate Baljit Singh Daduwal elcoming the JK Group hope for more investments in COVID-19 pandemic. vide high security to the per- On the demand of delega- Chief Minister had asked us to Jagtar Singh Hawara — behind had several times, in public, Won its maiden foray into the future. He further assured The Group’s unit will ini- sons engaged in jewellery busi- tion of Aarohi Model Schools do,” said Punjab Jails Minister bars for assassinating the for- mentioned that you had direct- Punjab with a planned invest- the Group of complete coop- tially procure raw material, ness. Besides this, he said that regarding regularization and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. mer Chief Minister Beant ly talked with the Chief ment of Rs 150 crore, the Chief eration from the Government which is waste paper, from dif- security should also be pro- salary hike of Aarohi Model Randhawa, along with Singh — was appointed as Minister before ending the Minister Capt Amarinder in setting up their unit and also ferent parts of the country and vided to the jewelers carrying School Staff, the Chief Minister Rural Development and parallel jathedar of Akal Takht Morcha”. Singh on Wednesday handed during commercial operations supply finished goods, which is huge cash consignments so said that the issue of salary Panchayats Department Tripat and Dhian Singh Mand was With the Chief Minister over a letter allotting 17 acres of the project. corrugated packaging paper, to that snatching and theft like hikes would be discussed with Rajinder Singh Bajwa, and announced as the officiating already under pressure, from of land at a cost of around Rs Punjab, due to its pro- industries in Punjab and other incidents can be prevented in the Finance Department. three Congress MLAs — jathedar. outside and also within the 40 crore in the Hi-Tech Valley investor industrial policy and neighbouring states. the markets across the state. On the demand of the Harminder Singh Gill, Kulbir Notably, after the Congress party, to ensure that guilty of at Ludhiana. lucrative incentives, has now It will also provide a fillip Regarding the demand of Librarian Association Haryana, Singh Zira, and Kushaldeep leaders’ assurances, the 192 sacrilege and related police fir- The Group plans to set up emerged as the most preferred to the waste paper industry the delegations to get arms Khattar assured to solve the Singh Kiki Dhillon, was sum- days old Bargari Insaaf Morcha ing incidents be punished, the a corrugated packaging paper investment destination in the ecosystem in the State, helping license, the Chief Minister problems related to libraries. moned by the ‘parallel’ acting was ended on December 9, letter would further put Capt manufacturing unit in the country, the Chief Minister Punjab achieve its sustainabil- directed the concerned officers The Chief Minister also shared Jathedar of Akal Takht Dhian 2018. Amarinder Singh in the dock. Cycle Valley. said. ‘Invest Punjab’, as a one- ity goals. The presence of this of the Home Department to set his views to promote book Singh Mand to appear before The five Congress leaders, Punishing the guilty of This is the second big stop shop, has seamlessly facil- unit in the State will help the one eligibility criteria for arms reading culture. the Akal Takht on August 2. As in a joint letter to Bargari sacrilege and related firing group entering Punjab with itated investments worth Rs local industries in sourcing license so that the higher offi- On this occasion, Haryana the leaders failed to appear, Insaaf Morcha’s “former dicta- incidents was the major poll sizeable investment plans with- 91,000 crore in over 2900 pro- their packaging material from cers in the districts do not face Union of Working Journalists Mand had again summoned tor” Dhian Singh Mand, stated promise of the Congress party in a fortnight. Recently, Aditya ject proposals received by the within the State which will any problem while conducting expressed gratitude to the Chief them on August 11 at Akal that they acted as “link” in 2017 polls, and with the Birla Group had purchased state in the past four years, he enhance their cost competi- a survey report related to arm Minister for providing the ben- Takht, while warning that in between the Morcha and the same yet to be fulfilled, the land and finalised two projects said, adding that of these, near- tiveness. Further, the majority license. He also gave guidelines efits of health insurance on the case they overlook it again, they state’s Chief Minister, and any party leaders have been build- with an investment of Rs 1,500 ly 50 percent had already start- of the production will be con- to create a corruption free pro- lines of government employees would be liable to face religious assurance that they had given ing up pressure against their crore in the State. ed commercial production. He sumed in the State, which will cedure for preparing arms to the accredited punishment. to the Morcha was on the own government and the Chief The Chief Minister assured expressed satisfaction over the help boost the State’s GST rev- licenses. mediapersons. Mand, the main leader of behalf of the Chief Minister Minister. the JK Group of the State State successfully attracting enue. #./  0.#  12*3  4%'   .+/0+"'/   <3*2& since June 13. MLA Jagat Singh Negi said that     1  Giving more details, he 70 percent of the crops of t least 218 people have said that a maximum of 34 peo- farmers in Lahaul were dam- Alost their lives in the last ple have died in Shimla, fol- aged as they were unable to   ! 5)&    <3*2& three weeks while 12 are still lowed by 25 in Kangra, 23 in take their ripe crops to the missing due to heavy rains in Sirmaur, 21 in Chamba, 19 in mandis due to damaged ith Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh during Mandi, 18 in Lahaul-Spiti, 17 in bridges and roads.  Wwitnessing a spike in monsoon, the state’s Jal Shakti Kullu, 16 in Solan, 14 each in Attacking the State Covid-19 cases again, the State Minister Mahender Singh Una and Kinnaur, 12 in Government, the Congress    !  Government on Wednesday Thakur informed the State Bilaspur and five in Hamirpur MLA alleged that the govern- made it mandatory for the Assembly on Wednesday. from June 13 to July 3. ment failed to manage the sit-  "0$1023 tourists to carry Covid-19 vac- The Cabinet Minister while He said that several roads, uation after a cloudburst in cine certificate (single or both replying to a discussion on cli- bridges, PWD property, water Udaipur subdivision of Lahaul- n a big boost to provide doses) or a negative RT-PCR mate change on the third day lines had been fully Spiti district. Several people Ilogistical support to the test report issued not earlier of the ongoing monsoon ses- or partially damaged due to had to spend some days in a frontline troops at the India- than 72 hours. sion, said the state has suffered heavy rain during monsoon in cave as the local China border on Ladakh, the The State on Wednesday a total loss of Rs 451.56 crore the state. Administration could not res- Border Roads Organisation reported 243 fresh positive due to damaged roads, water Earlier participating in the cue them, he claimed. (BRO) has constructed a road Siachen Glacier which is at items. cases while active cases jumped lines and power transmission discussion, Congress’ Kinnaur (Inputs from agencies) at an altitude of more than 17,700 ft. The Khardung La Giving details of the 54-km to 1,508. Four deaths, one each 19,000 feet at Umlingla Pass, Pass in Leh is at an altitude of long road, officials said here on from Mandi, Una, Shimla and the highest road in the world, 17,582 ft. Wednesday the BRO has con- Kangra were reported. higher than the previous record Besides providing access to structed and black-topped the The highest number of 72 important that the field imple- of a road in Bolivia at 18,953 the local population and giving highest motorable road in the cases was reported in Mandi mentation authorities con- feet. The Umlingla Pass is now a boost to tourism, the road world at 19,300 ft at Umlingla followed by 45 cases in cerned shall ensure Covid connected with a blacktop will provide much needed Pass in Eastern Ladakh. Chamba district. An order appropriate behaviour in all road. logistical back up to the troops The road now connects the issued by Himachal Chief crowded places such as shops, The road has been con- guarding the Line of Actual important towns in Chumar Secretary on Wednesday said malls, markets, market com- structed at an altitude higher Control (LAC) in eastern sector of Eastern Ladakh. It will blatant violations of Covid plexes, weekly markets, restau- than the Mount Everest Base Ladakh. Stand-offs are on at prove to be a boon to the local norms have been observed in rants and bars, mandis, bus sta- Camps as the South Base Camp three friction points at the population as it offers an alter- several parts of the State, espe- tions, railway stations, public in Nepal whose altitude is LAC there for the last one and nate direct route connecting cially in public transport and parks, gardens, marriage halls, 17,598 ft, while North Base half years. The road will ensure Chisumle and Demchok from public places. Massive crowds sports complexes as well as at Camp in Tibet is at 16,900 ft. that the troops get unhindered Leh. It will enhance the socio- are also thronging the market- all areas identified as hotspots The road has been construct- supply of weapons, ammuni- economic condition and pro- places, violating norms of social for transmission of Covid, it ed much above the altitude of tion, besides food and other mote tourism in Ladakh. distancing. Therefore, it is said.    R          "0$1023 sance to the deity by 2023 end, sources in the Ram Temple Trust said on Wednesday. he construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya The entire temple complex will, however, be Tis progressing according to the plan, and ready by 2025, they added. Sharing details of the devotees are expected to be allowed to pay obei- grand project, a culmination of the BJP’s decades-long promise of building a temple at the place where Lord Ram is believed to have been born in Ayodhya, they said the main temple will have three floors and five “mandaps”. The length of the temple is 360 feet, width 235 feet and height of each floor will be 20 feet, they said. “The construction work of the tem- ple is progressing according to the plan and it is estimated that by end of 2023, devotees will be able to get the opportunity of Lord Ram’s darshan,” a source said. The development assumes political significance as the next Lok Sabha elec- tions are due in the first half of 2024. If the work goes in accordance with the plan, then the ruling BJP will receive a shot in the arm before hitting the cam- paign trail.

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He grand look is being given to while providing banking ser- The application developed said the people should be Kedarnath as per the vices to the public. by the Uttarakhand State informed that this app can master plan. On Wednesday, bank Disaster Management enable them to get an advance The CM said the works on expedited. CM Dhami was planning employees of CBI planted Authority and the Indian warning of an earthquake. The from the app to warn the peo- the shrine of Shankaracharya The officers informed the to visit Kedarnath Dham for saplings in the memory of Institute of Technology, disaster management depart- ple of an earthquake alert. and construction of bridge on CM that the works in first the last many days but deceased Covid warriors Roorkee will provide advance ment should prepare a short Dhami appreciated the digital Mandakini River should be phase are almost complete and inclement weather prevented Dinesh Prasad Srivastava and warning of earthquake. film on it to maximise its pub- initiative to provide an earth- completed in the first phase. in the second phase projects his visit. Like Dhami did on Ajay Gurung in the presence of Uttarakhand is the first licity, he said. quake warning. The CM said that the works of worth Rs 116 Crore have been Wednesday PM Modi himself field general manager of Delhi State to develop such an appli- This app should be enabled Disaster Management the second phase which have approved. In the second phase had reviewed the Kedarnath zone VK Mahendru and cation. The app will also enable to disseminate earthquake Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, started should be completed on reconstruction of Sangam reconstruction works on many nied the CM during the review regional manager of Dehradun, the authorities to ascertain the warnings even to those people Chief Secretary Sukhbir Singh time. He said coming two to Ghat, a rain shelter at Astha occasions through Drone. while Rudraprayag District Arun Kumar Pathak. Family location of people during an who do not have an Android Sndhu and other officials con- three months are good for Path, water ATM, command Chief Secretary SS Sandhu, Magistrate (DM) Manuj members of the corona war- earthquake. The earthquake phone. Sirens and voice alerts cerned were also present on the construction works in and control room and hospital Additional Secretary Tourism Goyal attended the programme riors were also present during alert app also enables the user should both be used apart occasion. Kedaranth so they should be building are being constructed. Yugal Kishore Pant accompa- virtually. the plantation of saplings.  - %  &   '  '  2     --     1034&15"             n a revelation which speaks Ivolumes about the negli-  1034&15"    17<  gence of the authorities, equip- 1   (BB  1034&15" ment worth lakhs of rupees tudents of the Central Board      were found rusting in open at Sof Secondary Education    (A he Municipal Corporation of the Central drugs warehouse (CBSE) of Dehradun, Roorkee TDehradun (MCD) will focus located in Chandan Nagar and Haridwar passed Class X    on maximising property tax col- here. About 150 refrigerators examinations with flying )C lection this year as the revenue and oxygen cylinders are stored colours.  :(  17< collection of property tax has MCD will be issued notices too in the warehouse. The students of The Tons dropped due to Covid-19. Newly for maximum recovery of Congress leaders Garima Bridge School Saksham 4   3    appointed municipal commis- property tax,” stated Rohela. Dasauni and Deep Vohra Saklani, Muskan Mittal and (BB sioner of Dehradun Abhishek Besides this, improving arrived at the warehouse and Khushi Chauhan achieved 99.6     %  Rohela recently joined the office. sanitation facilities and keeping made video clips which high- per cent, 99.2 per cent and 99 Talking about his work pri- the whole city sanitised espe- light failure of the department per cent respectively. Mayank orities in MCD, Rohela said cially during the monsoon to to safeguard the equipment Kumar from Doon Prithvi Kaushik, Asmi revenue collection through prop- prevent vector-borne diseases probably purchased during the International School scored 95 Naithani and Surbhi Dwivedi erty tax is the main source of is currently a priority too. pandemic period. per cent in Class X. also topped DPS in income of the corporation which On being asked about his Dasauni said the refriger- The students of Doon Roorkee by scoring 99.4 per has dropped drastically in the last strategy to tackle the persistent ators, oxygen cylinders and Public School (DPS) in cent, 99.2 per cent and 98.2 per two years. He said many com- issue of dilapidated buildings, other medical equipment are Dehradun have a 100 per cent cent respectively. mercial property owners have the commissioner said that he rusting in the open during passing percentage this year Moreover, 31 students of said their businesses were affect- has been informed that notices this monsoon period. She said while 18 students scored over DPS of Ranipur in Haridwar ed during Covid due to which were recently issued to the the incident reflects apathetic 95 per cent. Shreyasi scored 100 per cent marks in they failed to deposit taxes. people residing in such build- attitude, gross negligence and Choudhary, Radhika Agrawal various subjects. Two students “We will work towards ings but he will work on this insensitivity of the State and Diya Sharma are the top Shreya Karnaal and Himesh encouraging the taxpayers to matter too. “Efforts will be Government. icines for their near and dear “It shows the attitude of the would be tackled. It appears three students of DPS Kushwaha scored 99.6 per cent deposit the taxes on time with made to improve the work of Dasauni added on the one ones during the pandemic peri- health department towards the that like it happened during the Dehradun who scored 99.6 and scored 100 per cent marks a 20 per cent rebate. The com- MCD and provide all the nec- hand the people of State were od and on the other equipment resources. With this type of second wave the people would per cent, 99.4 per cent and 99.2 in four subjects, Hindi, English, mercial establishments in the essary facilities to the public of struggling hard to get oxygen is left to rust and perish in open attitude one wonders how the be left to fend for themselves in per cent respectively in class X Social Science and city that owe huge amounts to Dehradun,” asserted Rohela. cylinders and life saving med- under incessant rain. third wave of the pandemic the third wave also,” she said. results. Mathematics.     & 1*6&

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In a written reply to the they are violating the princi- States are still reconciling Covid-19, it said. murdered in southwest In its notice addressed to Lok Sabha, Union Minister of ple of natural justice and  "0$1023 cated by the Wednesday data mortalities, the Government States like Maharashtra Delhi’s Nangal. Twitter India’s Resident State for Electronics and urged Twitter to be transpar- available from the Union on Wednesday clarified that and Bihar have already report- For its part, the BJP Grievance Officer, the Information Technology (IT), ent and equitable in applying larmed that upcoming Health Ministry. while some infections could ed ‘backlog deaths’ pushing appealed to the NCPCR to NCPCR said it was acting on Rajeev Chandrasekhar said as the criteria,” he said. Astring of festivals might not go undetected, deaths could the number of total Covid take strict action against a complaint that the photo per Twitter, the labelling of “On May 26, Twitter was turn into Covid super spread- Another key Covid num- not be missed given the robust death toll in the country. Rahul under the POCSO Act “reveals the identity of the certain messages as non-compliant of these Rules er events, the Union Health ber – the active cases – also saw and statute-based death reg- Maharashtra mortality tally and issuance of notice to him girl” by showing her parents. ‘Manipulated Media’ has been because it did not appoint key Ministry on Wednesday a spike of more than 5,000 istration system in India. rose by 29,920 fatalities in for revealing the minor and The NCPCR reminded done as per their “Synthetic functionaries including Chief advised States to impose ade- cases. The morning update During the peak of the under two months, from her family’s identity. Twitter India that under the and Manipulated Media Compliance Officer, Nodal quate local curbs to check provided by the Union Health second wave, the health sys- 95,958 deaths on 28 May to Rahul, who visited the Juvenile Justice Act and the Policy”. “However, no specif- Contact Person and the spread of infection. Ministry stated that, at present, tem across the country was 1,25,878 by 11 July in which parents of the minor Dalit POCSO Act it is illegal to dis- ic details of how this policy Resident Grievance Officer,” The advice comes in the India has 4,10,353 active cases. focused on effective clinical 23,000 of the cases were girl, posted a photo that close the identity of a minor became applicable have been the minister said. backdrop of rising cases on The government data said management of cases requir- “backlog” deaths — in that, showed him comforting the via any form of media, or pub- shared. Government has been Wednesday after usual week- India witnessed 36,668 recov- ing medical help due to which they occurred much before girl’s parents. He wrote: “The lish any information or pho- end lull. eries in the last 24 hours. correct reporting and record- the days they were reported parents’ tears ask for only one tograph that may, in any way, India’s coronavirus cases A look at the cumulative ing of Covid deaths could on. thing: their daughter, the reveal his/her identity. have again crossed the 40,000- numbers showed that have been delayed but it was Also the Union Health country’s daughter, deserves Reacting to Rahul’s post, 01          mark with 42,625 fresh infec- witnessed the sharpest surge in later reconciled by states and Ministry has written all the justice. And I stand with BJP spokesperson Sambit tions in the last 24 hours and the last couple of weeks. There UTs, the Union Health districts to report every Covid them in this fight.” Patra said, “His (Rahul  "0$1023 punishment to the accused for deaths shooting past the 500- was a nearly 30 per cent Ministry said in a statement death. “Revealing the identity of Gandhi) tweet violates sec 23 committing offence of money mark in a single day in the last increase in weekly numbers the girl by tweeting a photo of of POCSO Act & sec 74 of he ED on Wednesday filed laundering and confiscation 24 hours. even as almost 50 per cent of her parents (is) in violation of Juvenile Justice Care & Ta prosecution complaint of the attached assets worth Rs For the past seven days the country’s total daily new The daily positivity rate con- others slated ahead and said the POCSO (Protection of Protection of Children Act (chargesheet under police par- 1.01 crore owned by Madhav except on Monday, India has Covid cases are registered in tinues to remain below 5 per measures should be ensured Children from Sexual that prohibits revealing the lance) against a notorious inter- Das and his family members. been reporting more than the Southern State. cent for 55 continuous days to curb crowds and that peo- Offences) Act... The NCPCR, minor’s identity.” state criminal and also a mem- Das has a criminal record 40,000 cases every day, a cause In other Southern states and currently stands at 2.31 ple strictly follow Covid taking cognisance of this, has “He revealed identity of ber of a banned Naxal outfit, of several cases of bank robbery of concern for the Government such as and Tamil per cent appropriate norms. asked Twitter India to issue a child’s family and is using Madhav Das, wife Urmila Devi and dacoity in Bihar, fearing third Covid wave any- Nadu, Covid numbers have Union Health secretary The Health Ministry data notice to Rahul Gandhi and the issue for his political agen- and his brother-in-law Jharkhand, Odisha and West time soon. seen a slight uptick. However, Rajesh Bhushan .in a letter to says that a total of 62,53,741 remove the post,” the NCPCR, da. I appeal to the NCPCR to Yogendra Das, under money Bengal. The ED had initiated However, more worrying is India’s recovery rate current- the concerned officials from vaccine doses were adminis- the child rights body, tweet- take strict action under the laundering charges. money laundering investiga- the fact that the number of peo- ly stands at 97.37 per cent. the States pointed out about tered in the last 24 hrs. With ed. POCSO Act and a notice must In the prosecution com- tion on the basis of 24 FIRs ple getting cured of the viral The weekly positivity rate various festivals like this, a total of 48,52,86,570 Later, a notice signed by be issued to him. No one is a plaint filed before the Special lodged in various police sta- infection was lower than the remains below 5 per cent and Muharram, Janmashtami, vaccine doses has been NCPCR chairperson Priyank VIP. Rahul Gandhi must be Judge (PMLA), Patna, the tions of Bihar, Jharkhand, number of new cases, as indi- is currently at 2.36 per cent. Ganesh Chaturthi and a few administered in India so far. Kanoongo stated that Rahul answerable to this,” Patra said. agency pleaded for awarding Odisha and West Bengal. '>   . /  ( &'   &    !  1( &( 1  %   !.0$#8 * * &1   0*.* 0 * !      !  P   (

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It is causing myopia, been shut down for the past one short-sightedness between question in the Lok Sabha, headquarters here to Dhandbad. some of the key features that Minister Anurag Thakur said also known as near-sightedness year, in a bid to control the January and August 2020, Railway Minister Ashwini A team of Central Forensic the Centre has laid emphasis on out of 31 States and Union or short-sightedness, among march of coronavirus. Children compared with around 1 in 3 Vaishnaw said as a pilot project, Science Laboratory (CFSL) will keeping in mind the post- will have playschools and the Territories, 28 have started children, researchers have cau- have been particularly badly (37 per cent) of those in the Wi-Fi-based internet facility follow the SIT soon. The agency Covid education scenario as it teachers will be trained accord- the scheme. West Bengal is one tioned. affected, with outdoor activities pre-Covid-19 group over a was provided in the Howrah re-registered the case related to approved the continuation of ingly, Union Education of the States which has not Myopia is a condition in restricted or banned and social- period of three years. Rajdhani Express train through the death of ADJ, Dhanbad, the Samagra Shiksha Scheme Minister Dharmendra Pradhan started the scheme, he point- which the shape of the eye ising severely limited. And after factoring in age, satellite communication tech- Uttam Anand on the request of (SSS) for school education till said after the Cabinet nodded ed out, adding “We are hope- changes, causing light rays to Like Hong Kong, India gender, length of monitoring nology. Jharkhand Government and March 31, 2026. the SSS. ful they will start it soon.” bend (refract) incorrectly, too has among the world’s period, parental short-sight- “This technology was cap- further notification from the The SSS is an integrated As per the scheme, empha- The scheme would con- focusing images in front of, most densely populated cities, edness, and how much time ital intensive with recurring Centre and took over the probe scheme for school education. It sis will be placed on vocation- tinue from April 1, 2021 to instead of on the surface of, the with most residents living in was spent outdoors and on costs in the form of bandwidth into the sensitive case earlier reg- treats school education as a al learning. Classes 6-8 will March 31, 2023 with an outlay retina. high-rises and small apart- close work, the numbers of charges and thus, was not cost istered by the local police vide continuum and is in line with receive its exposure while focus of 1572.86 crore — 971.70 Though there has been a ments with little outdoor space. new cases of short-sightedness effective. Also, the internet FIR No.300/2021 at Police the Sustainable Development on skills will be placed for stu- crore as central share and rise in cases of Myopia for the Some 709 of the children were higher among children in bandwidth availability to pas- Station, Dhanbad. Goal for Education. dents of classes 9-12. Further 601.16 crore as State share, an past few decades, during Covid- were recruited to the study at the Covid-19 group. sengers was inadequate. Hence, The Dhanbad police had The revamped scheme discussions are being held to official statement said. 19 crisis the trend has acceler- the start of the pandemic The estimated 1-year inci- the project was dropped. At registered the case on July 28 favours formalisation of formalise coding, augmented The central share is to be ated. Globally, it’s projected that (December 2019 to January dence of short-sightedness was present, suitable cost effective under Section 302 (murder) playschools and anganwadi in and virtual reality, etc. along funded from ‘Nirbhaya’ Fund. by 2050 half of the world’s pop- 2020) and were monitored for 28 per cent, 27 per cent, and 26 technology for provision of and 34 (common intention) of the school education system. with more modern skills in The scheme was launched on ulation will be myopic. around 8 months; 1084 chil- per cent, respectively, for 6, 7 Wi-Fi based internet services in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) The Government schools too schools. October 2, 2019. In their study published dren had entered the study and 8 year olds in the Covid- trains is not available,” he said. against unknown auto driver. For the first time, the Incidents of rape of minor online in the British Journal of before the start of the pan- 19 group, compared with 17 Former railway minister Centre has also added child girls below the age of twelve Ophthalmology, the researchers demic and had been moni- per cent, 16 per cent, and 15 had said in 2019 safety within the SSS, Pradhan years and women below the have warned eye care profes- tored for around 3 years. per cent, respectively, for 6, 7, that the Centre is planning to %2 %     said, adding States will be given age of sixteen years have shak- sionals, and also policy makers, The children’s visual acu- and 8 year olds in the pre- provide WiFi services in trains aid to make a commission for en the conscience of the entire educators and parents, that col- ity--the ability to see clearly-- Covid-19 group, as per the in the next four to four-and-a- 3 2     protection of child rights. nation. lective efforts are needed to pre- was measured and they filled study. half years.  4 4 #   2  5," *678**   94):+94  "0$1023 received by the BJP is five provided by the party poration which is a gov- times more than what against this donation, the erning body (whose Mayor %#+3   eing the ruling party, the Congress got during the Association for Democratic and deputy Mayor are from BBJP continued to bag the same period and more than Reforms (ADR), a non- BJP) to a political party,” the lion’s share of donations in three times the aggregate of government organization ADR said. The report, pre-  "0$1023 2019-20. It received over 228.035 crore declared by that released the data, said. pared by the ADR focuses 785.77 crore in donations the INC, NCP, CPI, CPM “A casual search on the on donations received by n a major milestone, above 20,000 from 5576 and AITC. internet shows that the the national political par- Ithe sea trials of the donations including elec- Interestingly, BJP aforesaid donor is a ties, above Rs 20,000, dur- first indigenously toral trusts, individuals and declared a donation of Rs Government of ing the financial year 2019- designed and built air- corporate. The opposition 4.80 lakhs from Amravati Maharashtra local body. It 20, as submitted by the craft carrier INS Vikrant Congress was far behind Municipal Corporation. raises questions on the parties to the Election on Wednesday com- with 139.016 crore from No details of address, bank legality of the contribution Commission of India menced. India has now 350 donations. The amount name, PAN etc. have been made by a municipal cor- (ECI). joined the select group of countries including US, Russia, UK and years after its namesake Madhwal said. France having the played a major role in The aircraft carrier expertise to design and the 1971 war. It was is around 262 metres 5  +   (  "0$1023 enhancement of bilateral build the highly com- built at a cost of more long and 62 metres wide. exchanges between air forces plex aircraft carriers. than Rs 23, 000 crores by In June, Defence ignifying strong defence of the two countries. Once it passes the the public sector Cochin Minister  "0$1023 Tomar. However, the Sand strategic ties between “As strategic partners, sea trials, INS Vikrant is Shipyard. reviewed the construc- opposition members con- the two countries, IAF Chief India and Israel enjoy strong, likely to be inducted Once the extensive tion of the aircraft car- ok Sabha proceedings tinued their protest on the R K S Bhadauria on multi-dimensional ties, an into the Navy by the sea trials are over, the rier that will be able to Lwere adjourned five Pegasus snooping row as Wednesday reviewed the important pillar of which is end of next year. The aircraft carrier will be accommodate up to 30 times on Wednesday after well other matters. entire range of bilateral rela- defence cooperation and mil- Navy on Wednesday put through the fighter jets and heli- the passage of two bills Amid the din, Tomar tions with his Israeli coun- itary level exchanges,” IAF described it as a “proud stringent aviation trials copters. without any debate, amid moved the bill, saying the terpart during his ongoing said on Twitter. and historic day” and before induction into The warship will protests by the opposition proposed legislation will visit to Tel Aviv. Both sides will discuss said India has joined a service. have a fleet of Mig-29K over Pegasus snooping benefit coconut farmers in The two countries have enhancement in the depth select group of countries “It is a proud and fighter jets and Ka-31 allegations and other different states. forged close defence ties and scope of having niche capability historic day for India as helicopters. issues. As soon as the Soon thereafter, the since diplomatic relations bilateral exchanges between in this field of ship- the reincarnated Vikrant There are 14 decks House met again at 3.30 bill was passed without were established in the early the two air forces, it men- building. (IAC) sails for her maid- in all, including five in pm, Rajendra Agrawal, debate even as the oppo- 1990s. Israel has now tioned. “Air Chief Mshl RKS INS Vikrant is the en sea trials today in the the superstructure. The who was chairing the pro- sition objected to the hasty emerged as one of the top Bhadauria #CAS arrived in largest and most com- 50th year of her illustri- ship has over 2,300 com- ceedings, took up the approval to the bill. proceedings for the day. and Adjoining Areas Bill, weapon and technology Israel for an official visit on plex warship to be built ous predecessor’s key partments, designed for Coconut Development The bill has already Earlier in the day, the 2021. provider to India. August 3, on an invitation within the country. The role in the victory in the a crew of around 1,700 Board (Amendment) Bill, been approved by the House had given its nod to The Bill was moved by Giving details about the from Maj Gen Amikam 40,000-tonne aircraft 1971 war,” Indian Navy people, including spe- 2021, which was moved by Rajya Sabha. As the oppo- the Commission for Air Environment Minister IAF chief visit, officials said Norkin, Cdr Israel Air Force,” carrier set off on its spokesperson cialised cabins to accom- Agriculture Minister sition uproar continued, Quality Management in for con- he is in Israel to discuss it noted. maiden sea trials, 50 Commander Vivek modate women officers. Narendra Singh Agrawal adjourned the National Capital Region sideration and passage. !" #$  &!# "'  "#(#& ) *+*, 3 % #% 4<*    !      4 =*1&7   ( '  0 &2?&43 from Kanpur. 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Now the time succumbed to the pandemic Wednesday accused the central This society is constantly being has come that Brahmins are not during the last 24 hours. agencies for creating man-made targeted. He was addressing an not even given to the parents. divided. If the votes of other Though the average Test flood in her State and wrote a let- enlightened class seminar at He said that not only in societies are mixed with that of Positivity Rate continued to be ter to Prime Minister Narendra Habib Garden, Maris Road Uttar Pradesh, but wherever Brahmins and Dalits, then the slightly higher at 11.37 per cent, Modi seeking respite from the Aligarh. He also targeted SP BJP is in power, the situation is number reaches 45 to 50 per- the State Government decided Wednesday. Malappuram present situation. along with BJP on the issues of same. After his government cent. In such a situation, the late on Tuesday to do away with remained the epicentre of the The Chief Minister who Shri Ram temple donation, came to power in Uttar Brahmin community can repeat the total lockdowns slapped pandemic with 3691 new also had a telephonic talk with unemployment, crime, devel- Pradesh, the Brahmin com- the situation of 2007. They will during the weekends. patients and was closely fol- the Prime Minister earlier on opment. Satish Mishra has munity is being targeted. Five have full respect if BSP govern- Veena George, Minister of lowed by Thrissur (2,912). the day and told him how faulty have released 2 lakh cusecs of said that he had assured of all been holding an enlightened youths were burnt in ment is formed. In 2007, there Health , the frontline leader of The death toll in Kerala maintenance and erroneous water without informing us… support to Bengal. Banerjee had conference across the State Pratapgarh, who were later were 15 MLC Brahmins in the the fight against the pandem- due to the pandemic touched decisions taken by the central- every year wehave to face this called up Modi after conducting since July 23, the first phase of declared criminals. BSP government, the Legislative ic, told the Legislative Assembly 17, 211 on Wednesday. There ly controlled Damodar Valley problem for no fault of ours and a survey of the flood-hit areas. which has started from Similar tales happened in Council president was also from on Wednesday that shops and are more than 1.76 lakh Covid- Corporation had left flooded lakhs of our people get affected She visited the worst-hit Ayodhya and the second from Rae Bareli, Bundelkhand, this class. 35 others had the sta- commercial establishments of 19 patients undergoing treat- large parts of southern Bengal. and thousands of hectares of land areas in Amta and Banke Bihari. Under the sec- Jhansi. Encounters of many tus of Ministers of State. Five all places barring regions with ment in various hospitals in the Besides Banerjee lodging a get inundated causing losses Udainarainpur in Howrah dis- ond phase, he came to Aligarh people were done like this, thousand public prosecutors high TPR would be alloed to State. verbal complaint with the worth crores.” trict. At least 15 people have from Agra. From here he left while the Supreme Court has belonged to this community, function from 7 am to 9 pm. Physicians in Government Prime Minister she also wrote In her letter to the Prime died, and around three lakh dis- for Bareilly. called the encounter wrong. In whose honorarium was “We have decided to continue Hospitals in Kerala are of the a letter to him about what she Minister she wrote “The entire placed after heavy rain lashed Satish Mishra said that the Ballia, criminals were saved increased ten-fold. He has been with the lock down on view that the correct numbers called “grave man-made flood flood protection system man- parts of south Bengal. purpose of this seminar is to openly under the patronage of kept as the leader in the Lok Sundays. The gathering for all were not being released by the situation” in South Bengal dis- aged through different dams Meanwhile rejecting the remind the enlightened society the MLA. A boy working in Sabha till date. functions would be limited to Health Department as details of tricts adding how the DVC including state barrages both Chief Minister’s allegations that that it should not be afraid, but Apple company was shot dead Satish Mishra, while attack- 20 persons. Restrictions would the kind of tests done on sam- authorities had released on West Bengal and Jharkhand arbitrary decision of the DVC should compete. He said that in Kanpur. A young Brahmin ing the law and order, said that be enforced in places based on ples are being kept as a secret. “unprecedented” volume of side are very old. Due toyears was responsible for the Bengal the BSP is with Brahmins in this boy was killed in Lucknow. according to the National Crime the number of cases tested “While Tamil Nadu water from its dams at Panchet, of siltation and lack of proper floods the Corporation author- contest like it was in 2007. The There were three such cases in Records Bureau, a woman is positive for every 1,000 per- Government discloses the daily Maithon and Tenughat. maintenance the water holding ities said that “Blaming DVC for question asked, why has the the capital. In Kanpur, a report being raped every two hours in sons,” said George. count of RT-PCR tests done on While sources said that the capacity has reduced,” flood is unjustified as the DVC condition of Brahmins in Uttar has been filed against dozens of the state. Regarding develop- The minister also said that the samples, the information DVC had released 5.98 lakh She said “we have been only implements the decision of Pradesh become worse today. Brahmins in the guise of a per- ment, he said that no govern- places of worship which could provided by the Government of cusec of water in last four-five complaining against this practice the committee on water regula- First BJP harassed the people of son. Strong Brahmins are being ment has done more work than accommodate latrget gathering Kerala is not clear about the days Banerjee on Wednesday for years but nothing has been tions. State government's con- Dalit society. There have been harassed. There are hundreds BSP. Bank on the banks of river would be allowed to admit kind of tests,” said the told newsmen that “the DVC done as a result of which the sent is taken before the discharge many incidents of burning, rap- of tales to count. He narrated Saryu in Ayodhya, bank on the not more than 40 persons. Government doctors who had announced leaving of 54,000 State is suffering.” A tweet from of water and DVC issues warn- ing daughters. In Hathras case, the story of Khushi Dubey, a banks of Ganga in Banaras, sew- The department of health spoke on condition of cusecs of water … but they the Prime Minister’s office later ing to district administrations.” the body of the daughter was sixteen-and-a-half-year-old girl erage system at Allahabad. tested 1.97 lakh samples on anonymity. )*"%+ (      -:2&  ;$    !       Hyderabad: The Telangana release the money. the taxpayers' money. It want- Order (GO) sanctioning Rs High Court on Wednesday The court was hearing a ed to know what are the trea- 58,95,63,000 towards contempt         expressed surprise over the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by sury norms and if they allow cases pending in the High Court. State Government sanction- a lecturer against the govern- this financial assistance. More than 250 contempt Patna: A day after Bihar Chief ing 60 crore to fight contempt ment's financial assistance to The High Court served cases are reportedly pending Minister Nitish Kumar  +  *5*>& of Court cases pending against meet the legal expenses to fight notices to secretaries of finance against the bureaucrats. demanded investigation in the State bureaucrats including contempt cases filed predomi- and revenue departments, The PIL has come up for Pegasus snooping case, a JD-U s part of the Chief Secretary Somesh nantly against Chief directors of treasury, CCLA hearing close on the heels of the MP on Tuesday alleged that his ABrihanmumbai Municipal Kumar. Commissioner of Land and to Somesh Kumar in his High Court taking serious view phone was also tapped in the Corporation (BMC)’s ongoing Passing interim orders, a Administration (CCLA), a post personal capacity. of willful disobedience by past. fight against the Covid-19, the division Bench, comprising held by Chief Secretary Somesh The court adjourned the bureaucrats. In some cases, Kaushalendra Kumar, who first-ever next-generation Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Kumar. hearing till October 27. court imposed fine on district represents Nalanda, said that genome sequencing laboratory Justice Vijaysen Reddy direct- The court questioned how The chief secretary had on collectors and sentenced few many leaders and Ministers of in Mumbai was commissioned ed the State Government not to the government would spend June 7 issued a Government others to imprisonment.IANS the NDA Government are at the TN Medical College & claiming that their phones BYL Nair Charitable Hospital were being tapped. here on Wednesday. $ -#. "It is the need of the hour The new laboratory, set 0!   to investigate the Pegasus up at one of the premier med-   '/. phone tapping case thorough- ical institutes in the city in the ly. Our Chief Minister Nitish run up to its centenary that falls       Kumar has also advocated the on September 4, will enable the   !$ same and he is absolutely spot BMC to identify variants of results will be declared in four cater to the health of citizens for on," he said. Sars-Cov-2 that causes Covid- days another century which is com-  '30""& ment to come out with a law by government shall take note of  ' )# However, clarifying that 19. Inaugurating the laborato- mendable. rectifying the defects. the present alarming situation they were "not opposing the The new facility can ry, Maharashtra chief minister Nair Hospital Dean Dr. he Tamil Nadu He said thousands of fam- and pass suitable legislation to  '30""& NDA or the Narendra Modi analyse a large number of sam- Uddhav Thackeray said that the Ramesh Bharmal said that the TGovernment will again ilies in Tamil Nadu were happy regulate and control online Government, he said: "The ples in a short period and also facility would go a long way in genome sequencing laboratory come out with a proper law when the online gaming was gaming through license, keep- amil Nadu Chief Minister investigations in this extreme- identify mutants, something combating the Covid-19. could handle 1,000-cases banning online games like banned last year while the ing in mind the law of the land TM.K. Stalin has urged ly sensitive espionage case will that will be especially useful in “We are currently fighting simultaneously and provide rummy, said Law Minister S. Madras High Court order on as well as the judicial prece- External Affairs Minister S. eventually help the NDA hotspot areas and congested a war with a hidden enemy like the results within the next few Regupathy. Tuesday is disappointing. dents in this regard. Jaishankar to exert pressure on Government in future." cities. the Coronavirus. The new hours. In a statement issued here, With attractive advertise- "This Court is not against the Sri Lankan Government "The phones of many The next-generation genome sequencing laboratory The entire cost of the Reghupathy said public inter- ments the online gaming com- the virtual games, but, the not to attack Indian fishermen Union Ministers were tapped genome sequencing (NGS) is a will enable detection and equipment and the operating est is important, by following panies lure the youth and then anguish of this Court is that in the sea. during the Pegasus incident. method of characterisation of treatment of the Covid-19 virus expenses have been raised due procedures and specifying push them into debt trap. there should be a regulatory Citing the firing by Sri Clarity will come only after pathogens. This technology is or its incarnations, and even through donations by a US- valid reasons, the Government Ramadoss said about 25 body to monitor and regulate Lankan Navy on fishermen at investigations of the cases," he used to determine the order of other contagious diseases company, ATE Chandra will again come out with a law youth committed suicide dur- the legal gaming activities, be Kodiyakkarai, Stalin, in a letter added. nucleotides in entire genomes speedily,” the chief minister Foundation and the TM Nair banning online games like ing the last couple of years as it in the real world or the vir- to Jaishankar, said that a per- The MP's statement makes or targeted regions of RNA or said. Medical College Global rummy. they were unable to pay back tual world," the court had said. manent solution must be it seems that the JD-U wants to DNA, which helps in under- The chief minister said Alumni Association. The Madras High Court on their debts incurred to play the The court also said the gov- arrived at as the attacks are is raise the issue in a bid to cor- standing differences between that it was very critical to have Mumbai Mayor Kishori Tuesday struck down the law online games. ernment take the views of the affecting the livelihood of thou- ner its alliance partner BJP. two strains of the virus, there- a virus testing lab in Mumbai Pednekar, Municipal brought in by the previous He said the previous Tamil stakeholders before passing a sands of Indian fishermen. Contacted for a reaction, by identifying mutants. The to avoid delays in getting the Commissioner I. S. Chahal, AIADMK Government ban- Nadu government had first legislation in this regard. While Indian fishermen Deputy Chief minister Tar specialty of NGS is that a large test report which often led to Public Health Committee ning online gaming in the brought an ordinance banning The court also explained were fishing from a registered Kishore Prasad declined to number of samples can be fatalities in the past. Chairperson Rajul Patel, Dr. state. The law also provided for the online gaming last the modus operandi of online boat near Kodiyakarai on comment, saying that the processed in a short period at Uddhav said that Nair Shashank Joshi and Dr. Sanjay fine and jail term for the vio- November and later made it games. August 1, the Sri Lankan Navy Pegasus issue is related to the high speed. Hospital, which was set up 100 Oak were among those pre- lators. into a proper law this February. "If X and Y want to play a opened fire, injuring Centre and hence, he would Every batch for testing will years ago during the Spanish sent at the inaugural Finding youngsters getting As a matter of fact, it as was game, both of them have to bet Kalaiselvan in his head. He was not speak on it. comprise 384 samples and flu pandemic, was preparing to function. cheated and committing sui- the Madurai Bench of the a sum of Rs 10/- (Say). The being treated at Nagapattinam cide and to protect the innocent Madras High Court in July last winner will get the amount that government hospital while nine citizens, the AIADMK gov- year that had suggested to the he put in place, ie, Rs 10/- and other fishermen in the boat /001!220 ernment brought the law by state government to enact suit- in addition to that, he will get escaped miraculously, he said. "  ? amending the Tamil Nadu able laws to regulate the online an additional sum, say 75 per "Unleashing violence on   Gaming Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu gaming industry. cent that was put in place by the our fishermen without follow- Act III of 1930), Chennai City Quashing the first infor- opponent, being the prize ing international laws and prac-    Police Act, 1888 (Tamil Nadu mation report (FIR) filed by the amount. The balance, ie., 25 per tices is condemnable," Stalin Act III of 1988) and Tamil Kudankulam police against a cent, will be credited to the said, noting India cannot    3    Nadu District Police Act, 1859 school teacher who had account of the particular online remain a mute spectator to this (Tamil Nadu Act XXIV of watched a game of rummy gaming site. The loser will lose outrage by the Sri Lankan  +  *5*>& 1859). played in a farm, the court everything," the court said. Navy and that solution has to '  opened the door of his clinic According to Reghupathy, expressed its concern at the "If a group of persons (say be found out immediately. and called for help. By the time n a conservation awareness the court had said the govern- unregulated growth of online 10) wants to play a game, each He said that the attack has  Q-  people reached the spot, the Iinitiative, TRAFFIC and ment did not specify the rea- gaming industry. one of them have to bet a sum caused great unrest among the doctor had died due to exces- WWF-India have identified 16 sons for banning the online Citing the laws against lot- of Rs 10/- (say). At the end of people living in the coastal areas 5 <"R sive loss of blood. The incident species of owls that are com- gaming when the law was tery and charging of usurious the game, the winner will get of the country and called upon took place in spite of the doc- monly trafficked in the illegal made. interest enacted by the Tamil his amount as well as 100 per the government to act immedi-  > : tor's clinic being near a police wildlife trade in India. PMK founder S. Ramadoss Nadu government the High cent of his bet amount, being ately to protect the lives and picket. The police have arrest- As part of an effort to cre- urged the Tamil Nadu govern- Court hoped that the state the prize money. equipment of Indian fishermen.  25'."-$ ed accused Achchey Lal Verma. ate awareness about the owl Superintendent of Police species and help with their ongress leader Priyanka RP Singh said prima facie it identification, TRAFFIC and CGandhi Vadra on appears that some issues over WWF-India have come out >  R   Wednesday attacked the Yogi said in a tweet in Hindi. money to be transferred in a an informative poster Adityanath Government over It may be mentioned that land deal was the reason for the ‘Imperilled by illegal wildlife the killing of an Ayurvedic doc- a doctor in Sitapur district murder. trade: Owls of India’, which is tor in Sitapur, saying the secu- was hacked to death in broad Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh freely available to download.  25'."-$ Samajwadi Party for over 6.5 that with the help of lies and ployment, women oppression, rity of the common man was in daylight by a person over an Congress under the leader- Of the approximately 250 kilometres. hypocrisy, the BJP had spread danger to democracy due to rig- a poor State and the Uttar alleged property related dis- ship of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra owl species found worldwide amajwadi Party president Similar cycle yatras will ideological pollution and the ging in the panchayat polls and Pradesh Government was not pute. The incident occurred in has now decided to go offensive about 36 are found in India. All SAkhilesh Yadav, after a long also be held in all the tehsils. BJP government was working the COVID-19 deaths due to the doing anything except Mudrasan village in Hargaon against the owl species in India are protect- gap, will ride a bicycle in the Akhilesh Yadav has called only to mislead the people to collapsed health system. indulging in false propaganda. police station area on Tuesday. government in their run-up to ed under the Wildlife State Capital on Thursday, to upon the party workers to make hide its failures. Meanwhile, Yadav will "In Sitapur, UP, a doctor The victim, Munendra Pratap the assembly polls early next (Protection) Act, 1972, making pay tribute to socialist leader the cycle yatra a success, saying The SP chief said that his leave the party office at 10 am was hacked to death by crimi- Verma, was examining a year. poaching, trade, or any other late Janeshwar Mishra, on his that the BJP government in UP party had decided to fight on Thursday on his bicycle, to nals who stormed his clinic," patient at his clinic in The party has worked out form of exploitation a punishable 89th birth anniversary. is about to complete its five against injustice through cycle be flagged off by his wife and she said. "Such incidents are Mudrasan when a man entered a campaign theme for UP polls. offence. They are also listed in The SP president has said years, but in this entire period, yatra. He said the purpose of former MP Dimple Yadav. The creating fear in the minds of the with a sharp-edged sword and Desperate to reclaim the lost Appendix II of CITES, thus the cycle yatra will also be a there has been no development cycle yatra was also to protest Samajwadi Cycle Yatra will people of the State. The secu- started attacking him. ground, the Congress prepares tightly regulating their inter- protest against the anti-people but only destruction every- against keeping Mohammad reach Janeshwar Mishra Park rity system for the common According to the police, the to break the calm. To the national trade. policies of the Bharatiya Janata where. He said that the BJP gov- Azam Khan in jail by implicat- after covering a distance of 6.5 people is in such a poor State attacker, Achchey Lal Verma, Bharatiya ’s claim Despite the legal restric- Party Government. ernment had razed democracy ing him in fake cases, crime and kilometres via Loreto Square, and the Government is not first chopped off the doctor's of ‘Sushashan and Vikas’ in UP, tions, every year, hundreds of More than 2,000 youths will by misusing time and resources. corruption reaching the peak in Kalidas Chauraha, Jiamau, 1090 doing anything except hand and then inflicted sever- Congress plans a mega cam- birds are sacrificed for mystic ride bicycles on the streets of the Yadav said that BJP had UP, galloping inflation, three Chauraha, Jaiprakash Narayan indulging in false propaganda," al wounds on his head and paign titled ‘Kisne Bigada Uttar rituals and practices linked with State Capital along with Akhilesh inflicted a huge damage to the anti-farmer agricultural laws, International Centre, CMS the Congress general secretary neck. 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But the of provisional provincial status 7           / #       whole erstwhile State lies wholly This resulted in violent protests Council was retained as adviso- to Northern Areas by Pakistan and solely with India. by the people. Even the so- ry body for federal functions appears to be an attempt to lend         44     7        The time appears to have called Azad J&K Government with regard to the Northern legal cover to the much-criti-  >?    #        - S      ( come for Pakistan to introspect protested tooth and nail this Areas. Thus legislative powers cised CPEC project which runs         ,       7 S      deeply and reflect on its illegal bifurcation and also instituted on key subjects are vested in the through Gilgit-Baltistan, an           -    -    ,)8/( actions in these illegally occupied a suit in its court. But so great Prime Minister of Pakistan and Indian territory. parts of now Union Territories of was Pakistan’s urge to keep the not in the elected Assembly. India has already strongly 9:           94     9:>     ( J&K and Ladakh. Steeped in abject fruits of aggression and to There were protests against protested against this yet anoth-    + 2? # - %              poverty and backwardness, this extend the borders of Pakistan this order not only in the area, er severe illegality of Pakistan.                  /    illegally occupied area is still con- illegally that it ignored all oppo- but at many places in Pakistan. Last week, the Indian MEA            -           sidered to be the most neglected sition and continued to resort This reform package was seen rejected a reference to CPEC in area in South Asia. Despite violent to illegal means, including tor- as a precursor to attempts by a recent Pakistan-China joint   #              7       protests by people at every stage, ture, to make it a federally Pakistan to make this area as its statement. It said that the CPEC /             7       Pakistan has illegally, forcefully and administered area with nomen- fifth province as also to change lies in Indian territory illegal-                   through underhand means clature as Northern Areas. &=04220?&22/ its demographic composition. ly occupied by Pakistan and      #   <::      - S     # changed frontiers and composition Earlier too, in utter disre- -''57/"?30 This perception was con- that India resolutely opposes it. of these areas beyond recognition. gard for law and territorial firmed when last year Pakistan With regard to reference to J&K 7          !(          After illegally occupying the areas integrity and sovereignty of &40&<=-22-$"? Prime Minister Imran Khan in the joint statement, the                following an aggression on the India, Pakistan had ceded &"&??40<<-"-" announced that the territory will MEA spokesperson said that then princely State, Pakistan estab- Shakasgam track territory in this be given provisional provincial the UTs of J&K and Ladakh are lished an administrative struc- illegally occupied Northern 3030"74"'02/ status. Again in violation of an integral and inalienable part & ture in the occupied area named areas to China when Sino-Pak <&07&.<&" international law and sovereign- of India. as Azad Jammu and Kashmir Frontier agreement was signed ty of India and amid strong Obviously, if Pakistan still Government. Even though with a in 1963. It has also since 0<&>2<301&" protests by people in PoK, chooses to continue with its ille- nominal legislature, the annexed Chitral, Hunza and &1*"<4&0 Pakistan permitted China to run gal actions and material changes Government there continues to be Nagar and other territories in or the China-Pakistan Economic in J&K and Ladakh under its under strict control of Pakistan around Northern Areas includ- <45'540"30 Corridor project which passes illegal occupation, that will Government. ing Punial, Ishkoman and Yasin -''5701&40&# through this Gilgit-Baltistan mean continued violation of During the late 1970s, Pakistan which formed a part of the then territory. Even the UN sovereignty and territorial started to take steps to bifurcate the princely State or were under its $3&"-*"&2 Economic and Social integrity of India. This will subsequently extended occupied suzerainty at the time of its 20?<2&540 Commission for Asia Pacific in lead to more instability in the area in two parts, one it had accession to India. its report in May 2017 stated that region. For overall develop- already named as Azad J&K and Pakistan again changed the 30?-04"*0" the CPEC project could create ment, India desires peace with the other as Northern Areas, com- status of Northern Areas on '-""50<- geo-political tensions with India Pakistan, but Pakistan`s action prising Gilgit-Baltistan, which it May 21, 2018, when it promul- and lead to further instability in could lead to one more war over had deemed to be a separate geo- gated the Gilgit-Baltistan Order >05"104307&. the region. Though reportedly Jammu and Kashmir which graphical entity to be administered replacing its earlier ‘empower- ?-04"*0"O< prepared at the request of the could be far more dangerous. federally by Pakistan. The ment and self-government’ Chinese Government, the (The writer is a journalist, Northern Areas is mostly inhab- order of 2009. Under the new '-"4-2 report also pointed out concerns former IIS officer and produc- ited by Shia Muslims and Pakistan order, all powers exercised by about its social and environ- er. The views expressed are also initiated steps for demo- Gilgit-Baltistan Council were mental safeguards. Provision personal.)   $  SOUNDBITE         * !      07 ' *-> Sir — The brilliant performance put up  !""!! #$!%% !     by Indian women athletes sets them apart   at the Tokyo Olympics. Although India’s               total medal tally is modest, the contribu- #  1   /            '    tions of women athletes is commendable. The silver by Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in   G #" HB     # 0!      weightlifting, a bronze by badminton star         PV Sindhu, a bronze by Lovlina      O 8"$ 35% 93"$1      Borgohain in boxing and the women’s         K*  > % hockey team’s spectacular performance  G O  #       $         #   (       which enabled them to enter the semifi- $O     $             nals, all these show that women athletes                  #        5< # of India have a bright future in interna- 7  @        )                       #7    tional sports events. >   %   #      )    *+$   ( When we think about the social dis- &                           ,        #                        crimination and gender inequality that O  #      )        women face in India, theirs is indeed great    #$     # 0      <  achievement. It must be understood that  '-1 ()     >         %:"$%3%$3%7#1$'"1                             % I  of the 15 Olympic medals that India has K */  $    -     ( won since 2000, women have won seven.    #                         Considering that India ranks 112 out of               #O  $          ( 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap                 /O  Index 2020, women’s achievement is so  #  ?         #0            *            great. Given the fact that women in gen-    *7*2&                 eral and professional women in particu-    #           #     $            ( lar face gender discrimination and prej-     #'    #&1%6%3%6|    #&O      .   )S   udice in India, their achievement is   O.    O   #              ( tremendous when compared with that of are going to evaluate them on how they sation of 10 lakh for the girl’s family. But men. Indian women’s achievement at the coped with the uncertainties posed by the girl cannot come back. The fact of the     $         Tokyo Olympics is certainly an inspira- 7$1 the pandemic. In one way, this is actu- matter is that there is a need to strength- K& .              /S tion for prospective women athletes in the ally a great opportunity for both candi- en law and order in Delhi and the Union                %     ( country and for women in general who dates and companies. Companies will Government must take firm steps in this want to prove their expertise in different look for in the candidates the ability to direction.                     fields. adapt to uncertain conditions. The Delhi Government must appoint    # 0   %               )   Venu GS |Kollam Candidates can stand apart from others top-notch lawyers to ensure that the                       if they prove that they can think and act guilty are punished. The victim’s parents,           differently in such uncertainties. Facing accompanied by hundreds of locals,  #1                   1 -     7  #  2324              $    ( Sir — Candidates at job interviews after pay cuts, job losses and rising costs, many staged a protest near the site of the inci- the lockdown will have an additional people grit their teeth and made the most dent in Old Nangal area, southwest Delhi. 3'%3"#$$1           )         challenge at hand. It could be a fresher of an extremely rough year. This, then, The police, based on the statement of the K7<             O        graduating out of a college or people at is as good as it gets. It is time to create victim’s mother, added rape charges to the more jobs opportunities. FIR. Four people, including the priest of    %   # $           ) different stages of their career seeking a  :E job either for better prospects or as a fall- MR Jayanthi |Mumbai a nearby crematorium, have been arrest-        6 %            ed. 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illiam Faulkner’s observa- (!)9##*  tion that “the past is never  /            ( dead, it is not even the past’         * S %   * O holds for issues that enemies  ofW India exploit to fuel unrest. The   S       O   ( resurgence of the talk surrounding         -A/.#( - A   . ‘Khalistan’ indicates how those interest- #  O      -   2323      % ed in harming India never stop sowing 7             0   seeds of discontent.         %   *      For any strife to continually ‘catch the  -A/.#         "   / fancy’ of the people, it has to appear per-                 # sonal and immediate. Such issues can find easy access in India with many societal,                 ( caste, religious, and sectarian fault lines.               The abundance of youth is a bonus for                those looking to take advantage. The rad-      #           icalisation of youth to be used as cannon  (               fodder is commonplace across strife-dri-    /           ven regions like in Syria where the social unrest originated from college campuses. The JNU protest is another illustration where sloganeering against a fee hike soon transformed into a demonstration of whatever was the ‘flavour of the month protest’ The so-called movement for Khalistan checks all the necessary boxes to be an .3&2<&"$&< ‘ideal’ issue for agencies like Pakistan’s ISI "004& cessful shift in the perspective. The Indians wave off the issue as Minister Narendra Modi’ to desta- to attack India. It is well-documented that 1-*0<'<<50 anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 is not bunkum or pointless wishful think- bilise India. It also made some tac- ISI pumped monetary and arms resources attributed to Congress but the ing of a handful of wavered NRI tical recommendations to “hire and provided a haven for extremists who &"130<--"04 ‘Indian State.’ As a result, the youth, global media picks on that International lobbyists and strate- propagated the demand for a separate State 30&04&?0 Khalistan issue now targets the point of view and furthers it. The gic communication firms and reac- of Khalistan. "1&"40&2<0< Indian government and propagates physical or virtual protests also have tivate Pakistani community living In the last few years, long-standing 3&3&<30 a ‘revolt’ as the only way out. many Pakistan-sponsored implants abroad to change the global narra- issues like left-wing extremism or Islamist 7-0"&2- This status transition is strate- disguised as Sikhs. The cycle is then tive”. terror are being called out or are past their gically designed and it would be completed when such news is ped- The narrative-building efforts       (              sell-by date. The significant churn in the '3&"?030 foolish to think otherwise. It is sim- dled for domestic consumption as to push Khalistan or any exploitable                United States and Australia, and the United $-42130 ilar to the Israel-Palestine issue and the local view that an authoritari- local fault line to the forefront as a             #   -A/.#  Kingdom against Chinese influence in col- =&<04$0'&" the desire of vested parties to repli- an government has suppressed. global agenda cannot be ignored or     9333             lege campuses has shaken things up. The '-5"04#30 cate the model where a narrative The propagators of Khalistan undermined. One is reminded of           #     -A/.# crackdown by Saudi Crown Prince 40&<-"3&$0 would constantly stoke fires of are quick to portray Prime Minister how the US attack on Iraq in 2002 Mohammed Bin Salman in 2017 on Islamist how the Indian state has unleashed Narendra Modi as the all-powerful also resulted from a complex nar-         23333 #      '&""-&.0&22  6               terrorists unleashed significant changes in a flurry of horrors upon the ordi- fascist responsible for the subjuga- rative-building exercise. India’s how Jihadist terror operated across the -=3<->0&" nary citizens of Punjab. The narra- tion of Punjab, even though the stature as a geopolitical player on           #   " globe. Vowing to galvanise an Islamic mil- -04<40'3"? tive-building machinery is also in actions of the current Indian gov- the global stage has only increased                itary coalition that aimed to counter “ter- -=-"0L< place, with socio-cultural events ernment tell a completely different in the recent past. Whether it is Asia -A/.#S                   rorism and extremism,” Mohammed bin *&?"&-"< such as literary jaunts with authors story. In 2018, a Delhi court award- or the Indian Ocean Region, India’s             9:   Salman led a series of high-level meetings and think tanks disseminating ed the first death penalty to two significance is now key to shaping <&4"?5<"        -A/.#  6          of an alliance of Muslim nations against ter- ideas and information to that end. persons in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots the world as it has also emerged as                     ( rorism funding and the day-to-day disrup- 30=-4*-=& One can see how global con- in the cases that were probed and a natural counter balance to China.     6            tion of al-Qaida, the Islamic State, and like- <*720=&'K cepts such as critical race theory, a re-opened by the Special This reality does not suit tradition- minded jihadists. In this atmosphere, glob- 40-year-old idea that believes racial Investigation Team (SIT) set up by al foes such as China and Pakistan        *       -A/.#    30$-4213&< al entities that benefit from strife, such as <3=01=4-* division to be a social construct the Modi government in 2015. In and their new supporters, namely,       B          -A/.# the military-industrial complexes, need to instead of a personal bias, arepro- 1994, the two had gotten away due Turkey and Iran.                    fan new issues to survive. N'-"0"-"&2 mogulated locally. The ongoing to lack of evidence, and their con- Rest assured, any narrative that           /   One of the reasons why Khalistan is a $&4=&40O-30 farmers’ protest is a testimony to the viction became possible only due to thwarts India would be ready to #              red-flag issue unlike ever before is the glob- 5"'-"0"-"&2 same, where a broad idea - farm- the evidence provided by the BJP pick for them. Khalistan was never      C         ( al support that has come its way in the recent ers opposing the three laws - has state government. a domestic issue, but its play has                past, with significant ramifications. In a been rejigged to make it region-spe- The Khalistan issue is a testing only increased, and the sooner the recent Club House chat, a young person of cific - how the state has primarily ground for other pan-India strifes average Indian realises it has the    /       -A/.#        ( Indian origin based in Europe and dedicat- targeted the farmer of Punjab. that can be used against the coun- potential to change the world, the                  ed to the Khalistan cause claimed that the The Khalistan issue is also try. It is in tandem with a 2016 faster we can counter it. The reason         A     -A/.#    movement aimed at the physical separation being pitched as a shared narrative Pakistan Senate recommendation that we cannot take all of this to be  %    -A/.#         of Punjab from the Indian union in less than at a global level, claiming to echo to the then Nawaz Sharif govern- an overstretching of one’s imagina-             D E two generations. The support for the sep- the sentiments of the Sikh commu- ment to play up caste and religion tion is staring us in the form of a                aratist elements of the Khalistan movement, nity, even though the citizens of issues in India to curb India’s glob- simple fact - the world has shifted especially amongst the second-generation Punjab rejected the very idea of a al influence. A 13-member com- from ‘conventional warfare’ to the   (       A   -A/.# "   Punjabi youth based in Canada, the United separate State. The local view is rou- mittee of the Senate, Pakistan’s unconventional. While we might                    Kingdom, and the United States, has tinely, and even vehemently, dis- equivalent to the Rajya Sabha, not comprehend the severity of  -A/.# %           gained momentum as it ostensibly seeks to (The writer is a lawyer missed on public platforms and asked the government to talk about unconventional warfare, it surely is            #  -A/.#   correct a historical wrong. However, the and columnist. The views social media by radicalised ele- ‘Dalits, unhappy Muslims, and at play around the world by those    23           danger has increased manifold due to a suc- expressed are personal.) ments based outside of India. While encourage those opposing Prime interested in it.             -A/.#     (             ( B               /S POINTCOUNTERPOINT    %        -A/.#    (            / /  ( 8      8      ,              (   B     + = +            "      B  ( 8 +8  =    +    L  L                 +8          88 (                        

aldives and India are The MDP believes that the anti- favoured the Chinese, they India to take back their chop- Maldivian law, any agreement ital of the Maldives. having a relationship India campaign run by Azaan engaged in an India-first poli- pers and the defence personnel. has to be tabled in Parliament The Indian motive behind Mcrisis owing to media is a well-funded, tailor-made, cy as well. The Indian refusal to take back and needs parliamentary signing this agreement was the articles and social media posts and intricately choreographed There have been a few the choppers added fuel to the approval. It is only after the growing presence of the attacking the dignity of the political campaign to bring untoward incidents that led to fire. In 2018, Ibrahim Mohamed approval the government can Chinese in the Indian Ocean Indian High Commission ties between the Maldives and the Maldivians harbouringan- Solih came to power and engage in bilateral treaties. But region. This agreement would office in that country. The 6$6 its closest ally, India, to break- ti-India sentiments. The first scrapped agreements that pro- the Solih government, in the satisfy the strategic interests of Indian High commission wrote ing point. incident was when India gifted scribed the use of choppers and name of national security, does both India and the Maldives. a letter to the ministry of exter- The reason for the ‘India two Dhruv Advanced Light he extended the stay of Indian not share any data with But in 2019, when the Solih nal affairs that was shared with out’ campaign was the military power, international relations Helicopters (ALF) in 2010 and personnel stay in the Maldives. Parliament. The idea of keeping government came to power, the Maldivian local media. presence in the Maldives, which between India and Maldives 2015. These helicopters were to Solih’s friendly stance towards everything under wraps in the media suspicion began to grow, Thecommission complained according to the locals, is a took a hit. PPM, led by Abdulla be operated by Indian officers India and its choppers again name of national security angers owing to Solih’s inclination letter about the malicious and threat. The ‘India out’ campaign Yameen Abdul Gayoom, had and to be used for ocean search fuelled anti-India sentiments in the people and fuels protests. towards India about the UTF increasingly personal attacks started in 2020 and spread tilted towards the Chinese. To and rescue operations, airlifting the Maldives. The second incident was project. The Maldivian govern- that may damage the bilateral across social media like a wild- please the Chinese, the Yameen patients across the islands, and The Maldivian government the signing of Sifvaru-Uthuru ment has repeatedly clarified relations between India and the fire. The co-founder of the government indulged in anti- Maritime weather surveillance. believed in keeping terms of Thilafalhu (UTF) harbour pro- that they would not allow any Maldives. Dhiyares media, Shifxan India slogans and policies. They were based in Addu atoll contracts about defence, sover- ject agreement between India military presence on their land, The Maldivian Democratic Ahmed, clarified that they had Researcher Dr. Gulbin and at Hanimaadhoo but the eignty, and national security and the Maldives in 2021, be it Indian, Chinese, or anyone Party (MDP) released a state- only one issue - about the Sultana, an analyst at Manohar pro-China stance of the Yameen secret. Some groups of people under which India will be else. The Maldives has repeat- ment that empathised with (The writer is retired Senior Indian military presence. Parrikar Institute for Defence government let it interpret them interpreted this secrecy as a developing a Maldives National edly asked India not to interfere Indian diplomats and termed Professor, International Trade It is not the first time that Studies and Analysis (IDSA), as proof of the Indian military’s threat to democracy. The Defence Force Coast Guard in its domestic politics. and Member, Vivekananda the attacks as derogatory. The International Foundation, an anti-India campaign had shares the same sentiment growing presence in the domestic players in the Harbour. This project was ini- After the threats to blast the MDP blamedthe whole drama New Delhi. The views expressed reared its ugly head. Back in about the anti-India rhetoric of Maldives. In 2016, when the agi- Maldives opposed agreements tiated under the Yameen gov- Indian high commission in the on a local newspaper, Dhiyares, are personal.) 2013, when the Progressive 2013. But even if the Yameen tation reached its peak, the with India because of this lack ernment. The dockyard is an Maldives, appropriate security and its owner, Ahmed Azaan. Party of Maldives (PPM) was in government had a biased that Yameen government requested of transparency. According to atoll located near Malè, the cap- measures have now been taken. !" #$  &!# "'  "#(#& ) *+*,  17 %#1  # <.'      5   %      C  > 1     %   !1/   5"01"&-"< statement said. need for full, equal and mean- “The members of the ingful participation of women    <>C  he UN Security Council, Security Council condemned in this regard. Tcurrently being presided in the strongest terms the Afghanistan Foreign over by India, has declared that deplorable attack” against the Minister Mohammed Haneef  =5@&4&3+5&0, Iran denied involvement. it does “not support the restora- UN compound on July 30, Atmar said in a tweet that he Late on Tuesday, intruders tion of the Islamic Emirate" in which resulted in the death of spoke with External Affairs he hijackers who captured boarded a Panama-flagged Afghanistan as it expressed an Afghan security forces guard Minister S Jaishankar "to dis- Ta vessel off the coast of the asphalt tanker called Asphalt deep concern over the high lev- and several injured. cuss convening an emergency United Arab Emirates in the Princess sailing off the coast of els of violence in the war-torn Security Council members UN Security Council Session” Gulf of Oman left the targeted Fujairah, authorities said. The country following the Taliban “expressed their deep concern on Afghanistan. ship on Wednesday, the British official news agency of Oman's stepping up its military offen- about the high levels of violence “UN & int'l community navy reported, ending a ship military said it received reports sive. in Afghanistan following the must play a greater role to stop seizure that revived fears of an that the Asphalt Princess had It also condemned in the Taliban's military offensive and the unfolding tragedy in due to escalation in Mideast waters. been hijacked and dispatched “strongest terms" last week's called for an immediate reduc- Taliban violence & atrocities. The incident, described by Royal Air Force maritime patrol “deplorable” attack against the tion of violence," the press Appreciate the lead role of as the British military's United aircraft and naval vessels “to con- )* United Nations in statement said. current UNSC President," Kingdom Maritime Trade tribute to securing internation- Afghanistan's Herat. "They also expressed deep Atmar said. Operations the night before as al waters.”  .&>52 Zabihullah Mujahid in a state- house at the time and his fam- In a Press statement on concern about the number of Following the issuance of a “potential hijack," ended with Possible signs of trouble ment Wednesday claimed ily had been safely evacuated. the “escalating violence in reported serious human rights the Press Statement, Afghan as much mystery as it began. began to emerge that evening bombing attack that tar- responsibility for the attack. It All four attackers were shot Afghanistan” issued by abuses and violations in com- Mission to the UN tweeted While the details of who when six oil tankers off the Ageted Afghanistan's acting came as the insurgent group and killed after five hours of Council President India's munities affected by the ongo- that it welcomes the “strong briefly impounded the asphalt coast of Fujairah announced Defense Minister, Bismillah presses ahead with an offensive fighting, Stanekzai said. Permanent Representative to ing armed conflict across the condemnation" by the tanker and why remain unclear, around the same time via their Khan Mohammadi, killed at that is putting pressure on Stanekzai said the attack the UN Ambassador T S country,” it said. Security Council of all the seizure once again reveals a Automatic Identification least eight people and wound- provincial capitals in the south took place in the posh Sherpur Tirumurti, members of the The Council condemned instances of terrorism and region on edge as Iran and the System trackers that they were ed 20, authorities said on and west of the country. neighborhood, located in a 15-nation Security Council in the strongest terms all deliberate targeted attacks United States seek to broker a “not under command,” accord- Wednesday. The Deputy Mujahid said the attack section of the capital known as reaffirmed that there is no instances of terrorism and against civilians, including on resolution to their standoff ing to MarineTraffic.com. That Minister was not hurt in the was revenge for recent attacks the Green Zone, where securi- military solution to the con- deliberate targeted attacks the UN compound caused by over Tehran's tattered 2015 typically means a vessel has lost attack claimed by Taliban by Afghan national forces in ty is tight. It is home to sever- flict and “declared that they against civilians and “recog- the recent violent Taliban nuclear deal with world powers. power and can no longer steer. insurgents. various provinces that he said al senior government officials. do not support the restoration nised that a sustainable peace offensive. Over the past years, the ris- Satellite-tracking data for The blast went off late caused civilian casualties and Hours after Tuesday of the Islamic Emirate.” can be achieved only through “While continue priori- ing tensions have played out in the Asphalt Princess had Tuesday in a heavily guarded displacement. night''s attack, the Defense "The members of the a comprehensive and inclu- tising the achievement of the waters of the Persian Gulf, showed it gradually heading upscale neighborhood of the Stanekzai said it appeared Ministry released a video in Security Council called on sive Afghan-led, Afghan- peace through negotiations, where just last week a drone toward Iranian waters off the Capital of Kabul. It was followed the guesthouse of acting which Mohammadi said his both the Islamic Republic and owned peace process that the AFG Gov, fulfilling its attack on an oil tanker linked to port of Jask early Wednesday, by a gun battle that also left four Defense Minister Bismillah guards had been wounded in a the Taliban to engage mean- aims at a permanent and mandate, will continue to an Israeli billionaire off the according to MarineTraffic.com. militants dead, authorities said. Khan Mohammadi was target- suicide attack. “I assure my ingfully in an inclusive, comprehensive ceasefire, as defend its citizens against coast of Oman killed two crew Hours later, however, it stopped The casualty toll could rise, ed in the attack but he was not beloved countrymen that such Afghan-led and Afghan- well as an inclusive, just, and atrocities and war crimes members. The West blamed and changed course toward Interior Ministry spokesperson hurt. attacks cannot have any impact owned peace process in order realistic political settlement to committed by the Taliban and Iran for the raid, which marked Oman, just before the British Mirwais Stanekzai said Mohammadi's Jamiat-e- on my willingness to defend my to make urgent progress end the conflict in their associated regional and the first known fatal assault in navy group declared the hijack- Wednesday. Islami party was told the min- countrymen and my country,” towards a political settlement Afghanistan.” intl terrorist groups,” the the yearslong shadow war tar- ers had departed and the vessel Taliban spokesman ister was not in the guest- he said. and a ceasefire,” the press The Council stressed the Mission added. geting vessels in Mideast waters. was now “safe.”  1         +  ?!   E1 %3  2 - >!      %  D                3* O  :   ))  ! !! '  New York: New York Governor  ?0"0& latest weekly report on the increased by more than a Istanbul: Turkey's Foreign Andrew Cuomo has faced pandemic. third. In the last week, the Ministry has called the United Jerusalem: Israel's top defence mounting pressure to resign, here were more than 4 mil- The U.N. health agency highest numbers of coron- States “irresponsible” after the committee will convene a special including from President Joe Tlion new Covid-19 cases said Wednesday infections avirus cases were reported by Biden administration session on the use of "offensive Biden and other onetime reported globally in the last have been increasing for more the U.S., India, Indonesia, announced it would expand cyberarms" in the wake of inter- Democratic allies, after an week, driven mostly by spikes than a month, although the Brazil and Iran. More than 130 efforts to assist at-risk Afghan national backlash over the investigation found he sexual- in the Middle East and worldwide number of deaths countries have now reported citizens with the major caveat alleged misuse of NSO Group's ly harassed nearly a dozen Asia. dropped by about 8%. cases of the easier-to-spread that the adjudication process Pegasus software and further rev- women and worked to retaliate That''s according to the In the Middle East and delta variant, first identified in would take months in a third elations that other Israeli firms against one of his accusers. World Health Organization''s Asia, however, deaths India. country. may have also supplied similar “I think he should resign,” Turkish Foreign Ministry spyware solutions to other coun- Biden told reporters Tuesday, spokesperson Tanju Bilgic said tries, according to a media echoing House Speaker Nancy 3*   Wednesday the U.S. statement report. Pelosi and New York's US 1 <  had suggested Turkey as an The Foreign Affairs and Senators Chuck Schumer and application spot “without con- Defence Committee will con- Kirsten Gillibrand, all   #     sultation.” He said Turkey does vene a closed session to discuss Democrats. not have the capacity to shoul-  02& one rocket exploded in an not just NSO and the string of The leader of the state ## 4  der another migration crisis. open area and another was revelations about its spyware's Assembly, which has the power    “The U.S. may directly hree rockets were fired intercepted by Israel's defense potential targets exposed as to bring impeachment charges, Washington: The United States is helping India transport these people by plane. Tfrom Lebanon into Israeli system, known as the Iron part of the Project Pegasus, but said it was clear Cuomo could and other countries to be able produce the vac-  ?0"0& Turkey will not take over the territory on Wednesday and Dome. also other Israeli offensive no longer remain in office. cines by themselves, President Joe Biden has international responsibilities the army responded with sus- The warnings went off firms that have made headlines Speaker Carl Heastie, a said. he head of the World Health Organisation is of third countries,” Bilgic said tained artillery fire, Israel's near Kiryat Shmona, a com- in recent months, daily Haaretz Democrat, said he would move With a need for several billion doses Tcalling for a moratorium on administering and added Turkey would not military said. There was no munity of about 20,000 peo- reported on Tuesday. to complete an impeachment around the world, the US was committed to booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines as a way to help allow its laws to be abused by immediate information on ple near the Lebanese border. The Pegasus Project is a inquiry "as quickly as possible.” provide half a billion, Biden said during a press ensure that doses are available in countries where other countries. He said the damages or casualties. A Lebanese army official consortium of media outlets Cuomo remained defiant, conference at White House on Tuesday. few people have received their first shots. U.S. announcement would trig- The announcement came said the military had no com- that reported the NSO's saying in a taped response to “We have committed to over a half a bil- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ger a major refugee crisis. after sirens sounded in north- ment pending investigations. Pegasus spyware was linked to the findings that “the facts are lion doses. And we're trying to provide for Ghebreyesus made the appeal mostly to wealth- Turkey is already hosting ern Israel warning of a pos- Other Lebanese security offi- hacks and potential surveil- much different than what has more and provide for the capacity of countries ier countries that have far outpaced the develop- some 3.7 million Syrians who sible rocket attack from cials did not immediately lance. been portrayed" and that he like India to be able to produce the vaccine ing world in numbers of vaccinations. fled the civil war there. Afghans Lebanon. Two rockets land- respond to requests for com- Firms like Candiru and “never touched anyone inap- themselves. And we're helping them do that. WHO officials say the science is unproven have also fled to Turkey to ed inside Israeli territory, the ment from The Associated Quadream have also sold their propriately or made inappro- That's what we're doing now,” he said in about whether giving booster shots to people who escape their country's war and army said, adding that it fired Press. spyware solutions to non- priate sexual advances.” response to a question. have already received two vaccine doses is effec- instability. AP artillery back into Lebanon. However, several wit- democratic regimes, the report In a telephone conversation “And we're trying to…by the way, it's free. tive in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Channel 12 reported that nesses in the border area in said. with Heastie, Cuomo insisted We're not charging anybody anything. And The U.N. Health agency has repeatedly south Lebanon said two rock- "The session of the influ- he wouldn't leave office and we're trying to do as much as we possibly can,” called for rich countries to do more to help ets landed in an Israeli com- ential Foreign Affairs and told the speaker he needed to he added. improve access to vaccines in the developing munity across the border, Defence Committee is appar- work fellow Democrats and In this fight against COVID-19, Biden world. Tedros pointed to a WHO target set followed by multiple artillery ently not listed on their official garner enough votes to stop an asserted, the United States was committed to earlier this year to ensure that 10% of the popu- shells that were fired from agenda and it will be sealed off impeachment, according to a become the “arsenal of vaccines”, the manner lations in countries receive vaccines against the Israel. The Israeli shells land- from the public and its minutes person familiar with the con- in which it was the arsenal of democracy dur- coronavirus. ed in an area between the kept off the record because the versation. ing World War II. “Accordingly, WHO is calling for a morato- Lebanese villages of session will be held by a sub- But Heastie said he could- “We are backing up that commitment. We rium on boosters until at least the end of Marjayoun and Khiam, they committee dedicated to “intel- n't do that, said the person, have contributed more than any other nation September to enable at least 10% of the popula- said, adding it was not clear ligence issues and other special who could not publicly discuss to COVAX as a collective global effort to deliv- tion of every country to be vaccinated,” he said where the rockets were fired issues,” the daily reported. The details of the private conversa- er COVID-19 vaccines across the world. We Wednesday. from. meeting is reportedly set for tion and spoke to The have supported manufacturing efforts abroad To help take the heat out of the pandemic, There have been several August 9, though the commit- Associated Press on condition through our partnerships with Japan, India, WHO has been focusing on getting vaccines to similar incidents in recent tee chair, lawmaker Ram Ben of anonymity. Australia – known as the Quad,” he said. older adults, health care workers and other tar- months. Barak, has denied it. PTI AP Biden said that during his trip to Europe get populations in many countries before boost- in June, he had announced that the US would er shot campaigns are carried out. purchase a ground-breaking 500 million doses Israel, France, Germany and many Middle of Pfizer and donate to nearly a hundred low- Eastern countries have already started adminis- and middle-income countries that don't have tering booster shots, and other nations, including the vaccine. Those doses will start to ship at the United States and Britain, are considering plans the end of this month, he said. to do so in the wake of the emergence of the high- PTI ly transmissible delta variant.   Q    B   %"#( F     < Islamabad:Pakistan''s Foreign ed ties with India and sus- Minister Shah Mahmood pended trade after the Indian Qureshi has written another let- government revoked the special ter to the UN, emphasising that status of Jammu and Kashmir. the onus to create a "conducive India has maintained that environment" for engagement the issue related to Article 370 and result-oriented talks remains of the Indian Constitution was on India and New Delhi must entirely an internal matter of the reverse its actions in Jammu and country. Foreign Minister Kashmir taken on or after Qureshi, in his letter, has August 5, 2019. emphasised that the “onus Qureshi addressed the let- remains on India to create a ter to the UN Security Council conducive environment for and the UN Secretary General engagement and result-orient- on the completion of two years ed dialogue," Pakistan''s Foreign after India abrogated the special Office (FO) said in a statement. status of Jammu and Kashmir "To create such an environ- under Article 370 of the ment, India must reverse all Constitution. unilateral and illegal measures India''s Parliament abro- imposed in Jammu and Kashmir, gated the special status of including those initiated on and Jammu and Kashmir under after 5 August 2019, rescind the Article 370 on August 5, 2019 demographic changes initiated in and bifurcated it into two Union Jammu and Kashmir," the FO territories. Pakistan downgrad- said. PTI !" #$  &!# "'  "#(#& ) *+*, . *8

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Under it, airlines are TMPC began its three-day mark for the first time, as stel- highest slab at 18 per cent, to ?<  provided with a ‘Viability Gap deliberations on Wednesday lar earnings whetted risk   *5*>& help boost consumption and Funding’ to keep fares afford- to finalise the bi-monthly mon- appetite amid supportive glob- reduce evasion. able and accessible. “Till date, etary policy amid expectations al cues. he Indian rupee added Under the Goods and help to make 361 routes and 59 airports that it may opt for status quo Banking and finance stocks Tanother 9 paise to mark Services Tax (GST), a four-rate GST as good and simple (including 5 heliports and 2 on interest rate on account of saw hectic buying after largest its highest level in over five structure that exempts or tax, as simplified tax regime is water aerodromes) have been inflationary concerns. lender SBI reported a 55 per weeks at 74.19 against the US imposes a low rate of tax 5 per the need of hour to reduce lit- operationalised under the Udan Reserve Bank Governor cent jump in standalone net dollar on Wednesday, aided cent on essential items and top igation pertaining to tax mat- scheme,” the Ministry of Civil Shaktikanta Das will unveil profit at  6,504 crore for the by bullish equities and sub- rate of 28 per cent is levied. The ters. “This will also lead to Aviation said in a statement on the resolution of the Monetary June quarter, helped by a dued crude oil prices.Further, other slabs of tax are 12 and 18 removal of hardships and pro- Wednesday. “The scheme is Policy Committee (MPC) on decline in bad loans. gains in Asian peers against per cent. Besides, a 3 per cent vide ease of doing business and envisaged to establish strong Friday. Surging for the third the US dollar too bolstered rate is applied on gold, silver compliance among taxpayers,” aerial connectivity in all States Headed by the RBI straight session, the 30-share rupee sentiment. and processed diamonds. Aggarwal added. and UTs of the country which Governor, the six-member sixth time in a row that the pandemic. BSE Sensex rallied 546.41 PHDCCI President Sanjay Aggarwal further said that hitherto were not connected, MPC also includes three exter- MPC maintained status quo on Moreover, the MPC has points or 1.02 per cent to end surging 4.77 per cent, followed Aggarwal said an ideal GST the government had ratio- laying the foundation of a new nal members. interest rate. continued with the accom- at its new record of 54,369.77, by Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, rate structure would be to have nalised GST rates in the 28 per regional segment in India’s avi- Experts are of the view that M Govinda Rao, chief eco- modative policy stance after bettering the previous session’s SBI, HDFC Bank and Axis two to three slabs of GST rates. cent slab category and taking ation market.” According to the RBI may prefer to wait and nomic advisor of Brickwork changing it from neutral in closing high. It scaled its life- Bank. “We suggest the lowest rate out about 200 items from the the ministry, on Tuesday, the watch for some more time Ratings, said the MPC has June 2019. “We expect the RBI time peak of 54,465.91 during On the other hand, Titan, at 5 per cent, a moderate rate highest slab and putting in first direct flight operations before taking any major action kept key policy rates MPC to hold the repo rate at 4 the session. Nestle India, UltraTech of 12 per cent, by clubbing the either 18 or 12 per cent. between Imphal (Manipur) and on the monetary policy front as unchanged since May 2020, per cent and continue to be Similarly, the broader NSE Cement, Sun Pharma, Maruti category of 12 and 18 per cent, Still products such as air Shillong (Meghalaya) was the central bank’s focus is on after having brought them accommodating to support the Nifty surged 128.05 points or and Bharti Airtel were among and the highest rate of 18 per conditioners, and cements are flagged off under the RCS- managing inflation as well sup- down to a record low of 4 per nascent recovery, in the 0.79 per cent to its all-time the laggards, dropping up to cent for luxury and sin goods charged at 28 per cent GST, he UDAN. “The operationalisa- porting economic growth. cent from 5.15 per cent through upcoming MPC. We also peak of 16,246.85. It touched a 2.14 per cent. only,” he said. said. A nationwide GST, which tion of this route fulfills the The central bank had left two rate cuts (75 bps in March expect it to sound a cautionary lifetime intra-day high of However, the market This rationalisation of rates subsumed 17 local levies like objectives of the Government of the benchmark interest rate 2020 and 40 bps in May 2020), note and emphasise the need to 16,290.20. breadth was negative, with 16 will increase consumption and excise duty, service tax and India to establish strong aerial unchanged at 4 per cent at the to assuage the economic con- closely monitor the situation,” HDFC was the top per- Sensex stocks closing in the red, tax revenue, reduce compli- VAT and 13 cesses, was rolled connectivity in priority areas of June policy meet. It was for the sequences of the Covid-19 Rao said. former in the Sensex pack, while 14 advanced. ances, reduce tax evasion and out on July 1, 2017. NorthEast India.” %" /5         1(1  ?                       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India needs three private play- Speaking at the Q1 earn- ers in the telecom sector, and ings’ call, Airtel CEO Gopal hoped the Government would Vittal said, “I think just from take measures to offer relief to national perspective, it would the industry that is facing “seri- be appropriate ous financial stress”. to see an industry structure The comments assume sig- Aditya Birla Group where three players not just nificance in the backdrop of Chairman Kumar Mangalam survive, but thrive and of Vodafone Idea’s desperate Birla had in June this year course the government player struggle to stay afloat. offered to hand over the group’s is always there.” !" #$  &!# "'  "#(#& ) *+*, 2 O./   0           P L2   9 344     4  4 REMOTE WORKING — BOON OR BANE? >>& & />/>, If you are based in any one of the seafood, unparalleled nightlife, alluring metropolitan cities and can’t wait to get beaches, cosy cafes, affordable stays, it     away from the hustle and bustle, list- is already a favourite amongst worka- ed below are some brilliant recommen- tioners! 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The narrative is very unique and also relatable, ferry ride. says Aahana. “Even though we were travelling exten- The solution — A ‘workation’ Kalimpong: Experience the sively with the play before the pandemic, it took me Experts swear by the mantra of charm of working amidst rolling a long time to understand Sarla. Then in cities like rotating your workspace, so your day hills, picturesque valleys, magnificent Lucknow and Bareilly, I actually met people who were feels more varied. Initially, profes- monasteries and rich diversity of flora like Keshav and Sarla. They would come to meet me sionals tried to mix things up and fauna. after the show and say that this was their story. That depending on the amount of space Escape the monotony of home was such a revelation and as an artiste, I began to feel at their disposal. 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I believe, sioned 40 km of 11 kV Fatoksar, Lamayaru to University students who have lost a par- private university headquar- our visionary leader, the transmission line from Atishe, Fotorse and Saspol ent, who was the bread-winner of the tered in Chennai with mul- founder-chancellor has seed- Lalung to Darchik under area have been established family, due to COVID-19. These 25 stu- tiple campuses across India ed this idea in me from my the rural electrification by POWERGRID and it dents are pur- has appointed Prof Dr C early days and has now hand- scheme PMDP (Prime connects all villages in- suing various Muthamizhchelvan as its 5th ed over the mantle of vice- Minister Development between. Engineering & vice-chancellor. chancellor, SRM IST, to me to Programme). The line is POWERGRID has built a Non-engineer- Dr Muthamizhchelvan lead this prestigious univer- used for the electrification of state-of-the-art 220/66 kV gas- ing pro- is a home-grown talent of sity towards making a strong adjoining villages namely insulated substations (GIS) at grammes. SRM who had started his impact.” Lalung, Silmoo, Batalik, Drass, Kargil, Khalsti and Leh During the career as a lecturer in the He further added, “As a Darchik, Hurdass, Sinikcey connecting the Ladakh region first wave of department of physics and home-grown talent of SRM and Garkon. With the com- to the national grid through the pandemic, has been a part of the insti- my focus (I SEE) on this role missioning of this line, all the 341 km of 220 kV trans- VIT (AP) tution for over 35 years. His will be to: remote villages in Aryan mission line emanating from offered a experience and global expo- Intensify efforts and consis- Valley (in Kargil district) are Srinagar. 220 kV Srinagar- building as a sure would set a new mile- tently improve processes in now connected to the Leh transmission system has quarantine stone for the university in the the changing paradigm of national grid through 220 been transferred to POWER- centre to the ever-changing education teaching and learning. kV Srinagar Leh transmis- GRID as ISTS and POWER- state's health space. The founder-chancel- Scale up the aspiration lev- sion system. Earlier, these GRID is committed to main- department lor on the occasion of wel- els of the students and villages were dependent on tain high system availability and donated 75 lakhs to the Andhra coming the new vice-chan- research community. DG sets for power supply and provide reliable power to Pradesh CM Relief Fund to aid the gov- cellor, sent a strong message Encourage the innovative which was available for a the entire Ladakh region. ernment’s efforts in its fight against the to the internal community on and enterprising minds to limited time only. The reliable power from novel Coronavirus. his trust in fellow members achieve their career goals. In addition to the above, the Grid will drive econom- “VIT (AP) hopes that such students and freedom to grow within thoughts, “SRM IST is a valour and culture. It has than a lakh of students and Envision socially relevant electrification of 20 villages ic development in the region do not face financial difficulties and will and lead. unique breed of a multi- been a land of opportunities researchers. The new age and sustainable goals to in Leh district has also been and bring prosperity to the be able to complete their study on time,” Dr Muthamizhchelvan, stream university which out- for the academic and inno- challenges require a thor- achieve an impactful model completed by POWERGRID remotest villages of Ladakh says Dr S V Kota Reddy, vice-chancel- on assuming office as vice- grew its challenges of the vation community turning to ough understanding of the for the goodness of mankind which involves the commis- besides eliminating genera- lor of VIT (AP). chancellor, shared his century through its agility, the brighter sides for more global learning ecosystem and every life on this planet.” sioning of the project in tion through DG sets. &5(( P(!%  &&5(     ! R      e, here at DDB Mudra Group, are Wclosely involved in an initiative with Give India and Puma to raise funds for Covid relief in India. As professionals, we see this initia- tive as an opportunity to volunteer our time, talent and influence to deal with a humanitarian crisis of epic proportion. Your support can make a huge dif- ference. The initiative is called Team For Humanity, and it represents an oppor- tunity for all of us to come together in the face of a common enemy. orld Environment WWO actively partici- It is also an invitation to the global WDay was observed pated and together they sports community to come together by Chittaranjan planted 101 saplings of (putting rivalry aside) for the fight that Locomotive Works’ different species in vari- matters most at this point in history — (CLW) Women's Welfare ous areas of CLW. humanity vs COVID-19. Organisation. This plantation drive We have brought onboard Indian Based on this year’s was held over a period of and global influencers like Virat Kohli, theme of ‘Ecosystem two days. Namita urged Usain Bolt, Lewis Hamilton, Kareena restoration’, Namita everyone to plant a Kapoor among many others. Kashyup, president of sapling for environmental Fans, teams, leagues, associations, CLW-WWO, Satish protection. This planta- sportspeople, brands, networks, media, Kumar Kashyup, general tion drive was carried out influencers and NGOs in India and manager of CLW, and following social distanc- abroad are joining hands to help in other members of CLW- ing norms. 7>      !5!> &    !> humanity's fight against covid.  -  2 -+%& ‘Cleanliness counts, everywhere’ 3&<3*&&2.3&"       0       6)    @0           @  97    $       *7     7-$04?41 ampus placements at Vellore Microsoft selected 21 students Visa (10 offers), Morgan Stanley(five hire VITians next month. CInstitute of Technology (VIT) for full-time vacancies. PayPal - 13 offers) ZS associates (seven offers) The PG internship placements   -O* commenced on July 15 for the 2022 offers, Udaan - three offers, Dyte - and Appointy (3 offers) to summer which started in VIT in March is graduating batch with VIT sharing six offers, WorkIndia – eight offers, interns. The other PPO results of continuing simultaneously, 118  the first slot with eight super dream D.E. Shaw India Pvt.Ltd - two VIT students who did their summer companies have already completed companies such as Microsoft, Dyte, offers, Morgan Stanley - 10 offers internships with Optum, SKF, their remote hiring process and have Sreekant, chairman and manag- Amazon, PayPal, D.E. Shaw India and Amazon – 13 offers. At present, Kristal, and Adobe are expected selected 912 PG students from M King director of Power Grid Pvt Ltd, Morgan Stanley, Udaan and the highest CTC is offered by Dyte soon. Tech, MTech (Software Corporation of India Ltd, inaugurat- WorkIndia. with  75 lakhs annual salary pack- “Overall, 195 placements in Engineering), MCA and MSc cours- ed the 16th Asset Management VIT adheres to a centralised age to two students from the 2022 super dream companies and intern- es of the 2022 graduating batch. Conference on July 29, at Gurugram placement process and this year too, graduating batch in VIT. ship offers were rolled out to Intel, Qualcomm, NetApp, in presence of board members and the students from all the four cam- Followed by first slot place- VITians by top companies within Nokia, Philips, Titan, PayPal, CVO. Asset management employees puses of VIT, Vellore, Chennai, ments, companies like Wells Fargo, two weeks of the placement season. VMware, Media Tek and Danfoss special cleanliness drive, from all over the country joined the Amaravati (AP) and Bhopal (MP) Texas Instruments, Walmart labs, VIT's placement calendar is packed are some of the prominent recruiters ASwachata Pakhwada, was conference through virtual mode. The participated in all the campus Komprise and Societe Generale are till the end of August”, said Dr who hired interns from VIT this inaugurated at Jammu's objective of this conference was to recruitment processes. The entire in the pipeline for forthcoming slots. Viswanathan. year. Intel and Nokia have hired Department of Hospitality and devise strategies for operations and process for all companies in the first 129 students from the 2022 He added that the other super more than 100 students for intern- Protocol under the guidance maintenance management of the slot, mainly pre-placement talk, graduating batch received pre-place- dream companies like Walmart, ships. and active participation of direc- rapidly increasing transmission sys- online test, technical and HR inter- ment offers (PPO) from companies Nielson, HealthRx, Thorogood, Dr Viswanathan congratulated tor-general of hospitality and tem. A number of presentations and views were conducted online as well during their summer internships. HyperVerge and Razor pay, which all the students who got selected for protocol, Hashmat Ali Khan, ideas were discussed and shared as remotely. Pre-placement offers were made offer more than 10 lakhs per internships and placements and KAS, to bring a fortnight of during the conference by various Chancellor of VIT, Dr G by D.E. Shaw India Pvt. Ltd (one annum as CTC will be conducting wished the other students a great intense focus on the issues and experts. Viswanathan announced the results offer), Fidelity investments (13 their recruitment in the coming placement season. He also thanked practises of Swachata. The first Pakhwada in all the houses and The event was organised adher- of the campus placements by the offers), HPE CTY (eight offers), JP weeks. Other Dream companies, all the companies that have accept- day of the campus cleanliness assets of Hospitality & Protocol ing to all COVID-19 related proto- companies in the first slot this Morgan (60 offers), Natwest (two core engineering companies and IT ed to conduct remote hiring in these drive began from the Circuit viz Circuit House, State Guest cols. week. offers), Wells Fargo (10 offers), service companies are expected to challenging times. House, Canal Road in which all Houses, Tara Niwas Udhampur, the staff of the Department of Director Generals Office, Joint Hospitality and Protocol partic- Director Office and stores of " EC/!/&  ipated. H&P et al as per the government NTPC recognised for its digital initiatives Speaking on the occasion, directions which will witness the director-general motivated the participation of all the officials the staff to set the highest stan- and imbibe in them the spirit of TPC Ltd, India’s implemented a number A  !   dards of cleanliness as the core cleanliness and bring qualitative Nlargest integrated of IT initiatives such as objective of the department since swachata improvement especial- power producer has been PRADIP, virtual office n MoU has been the department daily deals with ly during these challenging times bestowed with the DIGI- platform – M365, vendor Asigned between numerous guests official and of Covid-19. She impressed staff TAL PSU Award in payment portal, CLIMS, Maharatna PSU, Power non-official, from within the to adopt the leanings of the Maharatna Category at PI apps, Suraksha app, Grid Corporation of India U.T as well as all across the event and make certain that the the 8th PSU Award 2021 RTM (Real Time Limited (POWERGRID) nation. He further explained practices are replicated through- by Governance Now. Marketing) app. The and the deputy commis- that this event is part of the 76th out the year. A K Gautam, director largest integrated power sioner of Gurugram on Independence Day celebrations Others who participated in (finance), NTPC Ltd producer is in the process August 4 for the supply and the motive behind these the drive included the deputy received the award from of embracing new tech- and installation of PSA activities under Swachata director of Stores, Ashima Sher, Dr Kiran Bedi, Former Lt nological platforms - Type 2x50 Nm3/hr oxy- Pakhwada is to ensure that every assistant director, Amir Governor of Puducherry, AI/ML, RPA, IOT, gen generation plant with member of the staff realises their Choudhary, Muneeb Umar, assis- during the virtual award AR/VR to make the infra- bottling facility at Tau duty towards keeping their work- tant director(Central), Dr Anand ceremony. structure more robust Devi Lal Stadium, Sector- places, and their surroundings, Thakur Sen, Accounts Officer, In the past three paperless, stands for Pro- leading to a massive and seamless. 38, Gurugram, Haryana clean. He further urged the assistant of housekeeping Bua years, the digitalisation Active and Digital decrease in the company's The digitisation under the CSR initiative of employees to pay attention to the Ditta Sharma, manager of Circuit efforts of NTPC have Initiatives to become carbon footprints. efforts have been a defin- POWERGRID in government through its Gurugram. Vinayak minutest details as they form the House, Puneet Kour and all the helped in creating more Paperless. It has helped in The award is a testi- itive step towards making Northern Region-I. distribution channels to Chauhan (Sr. GM, CSR) bigger picture. officials of the Department of than 20 lakh files in saving close to 61,000 mony to NTPC’s digital- the internal processes The aforementioned rural as well as urban and Vinod P Baxla (Sr The event was organised by Hospitality and Protocol. The PRADIP, which is equiv- trees, a concrete step isation efforts that have robust and unified which oxygen plant has a capac- Gurugram. DGM, HR) from POW- the joint director of Hospitality drive ended with a commitment alent to more than 50 towards a more sustain- led to the digital transfor- is contributing immense- ity of filling approximate- The agreement was ERGRID were also pre- and Protocol, Ansuya Jamwal, to carry out the objectives of the crore paper pages. able ecosystem. NTPC mation of the company. ly towards addressing the ly 250 oxygen cylinders signed by Sanjay Sharma sent along with other KAS who informed that a com- drive with the same zeal and PRADIP, a unique initia- has also held over 2,35,000 In the past few years, ESG parameters for daily, which in turn would (Sr GM of POWERGRID) senior officials during the plete calendar has been charted enthusiasm in all premises for the tive to make NTPC meetings in virtual mode, NTPC has successfully NTPC. be distributed by the state and Yash Garg, IAS, DC, ceremony. out for carrying out the Swachhta whole year. !" #$  &!# "'  "#(#& ) *+*, (&  9

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He will now fight for the fifth Indian wrestler to Shivpal Singh finished 12th final bout by pinning Bronze on Thursday against the win an Olympic medal. in group B qualification and Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev winner of the repechage round KD Jadhav had become 27th overall in men’s javelin but Deepak Punia was left to between Myles Amine and Ali India’s first wrestler and also the throw; failed to advance to fight for Bronze medal after he Shabanau. first individual Olympic medal- final round. lost his semifinal, here on It was always going to be a list when he won a Bronze dur-  8 Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain Wednesday. herculean task for Deepak to ing the 1952 Helsinki Games. lost to Busenaz Surmeneli of Before Dahiya, Sushil >P *0 0&P trouble the American, the 2018 After that, Sushil Kumar Turkey 0-5 in women’s 69kg Kumar was the only Indian to 5C   ( )* world champion and the reign- enhanced wrestling’s profile semifinal. make the Gold medal bout at 4.$"4$ ing Pan-American champion. by winning a Bronze at 2008 Golf: Aditi Ashok at tied the 2012 Olympics in London him thrice to log six points in It was hardly a contest as Beijing Games and bettered the second and Diksha Dagar at where he had settled for a a jiffy. Taylor effected one move after colour of the medal by claim- tied 56th after round 1 in Silver. /5 Suddenly, Dahiya’s lead another to win by technical ing a historic Silver in 2012 at women’s individual stroke The fourth seeded Dahiya @ %4- was gone and he was staring at superiority in the first period London Olympics that made play. trailed 2-9 after Sanayev effect- @ %4- a defeat but his superior stami- itself. him India’s only athlete with Hockey: India lost to ed a few ‘fitley’ (leg lace) but as na and technical prowess was Deepak could make only two individual Olympic medals Argentina 1-2 in women’s the clocked ticked away, Dahiya still at work. The remaining one one move on counter attack but for nine years. semifinal. regrouped and got hold of his minute was enough for him to the American did not give the The feat then has now Wrestling: Ravi Kumar rival with a double leg attack turn the tide and he did it in Indian any chance to convert been matched by shuttler PV beat Oscar Eduardo Tigreros that resulted in a ‘victory by fall’. style. that into points. Sindhu.In the same 2012 (Colombia) in first round, “I had no business conced- He got hold of Sanayev The 22-year-old Deepak Olympics, Yogeshwar Dutt won beat Georgi Valentinov ing that much lead against with a double leg attack and had earlier got past Nigeria’s a Bronze. Vangelov (Bulgaria) in quar- Sanayev. I am not happy with  !:  :! !B-  #$#$ then gripped him tightly with Ekerekeme Agiomor, the Sakshi Malik became the terfinals, beat Nurislam it,” Dahiya told PTI when asked the Kazakhstan wrestler’s back African championship Bronze first Indian woman wrestler to Sanayev (Kazakhstan) in about his inspiring achieve- huge margin. I was assured Gold).” panic, showing tremendous on the mat and finished the medallist by technical superi- win an Olympic medal when semifinal of men’s freestyle ment. inside, but I should not have In the final on Thursday, mental strength and dramati- bout with a mighty ‘pin’. ority and then prevailed 6-3 she took a Bronze in 2016 Rio 57kg. It just shows the kind of conceded lead and made it a Dahiya will face reigning world cally turned the bout in his A dominant Dahiya had over China’s Zushen Lin in the Olympics. Anshu Malik lost to Iryna standards the Indian from close fight. That was pretty bad champion Russian Zavur favour. won both his previous contests quarterfinal. This Tokyo edition could Kurachkina (Belarus) in first Nahri village in Haryana has of me,” he said. Uguev to whom he had lost in After the end of the first on technical superiority en Anshu Malik, on the other well be a watershed Olympics round of women’s freestyle set for himself. “I still have some unfin- the 2019 World Championship period, Dahiya had a 2-1 lead route the final. hand, lost her opening 57kg for Indian wrestling with both 57kg; will play in repechage “I have beaten Sanayev ished business to do. I came semifinals. but Sanayev came prepared Dahiya outclassed bout to European champion Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang round. twice before, so I knew I can with a target here and that is Despite a huge deficit, the and attacked the Indian’s left Colombia’s Tigreros Urbano Irina Kurachikina but since Punia also in contention for a Deepak Punia beat pull it off despite trailing by a not complete yet (winning 23-year-old Dahiya did not leg, got a good grip and turned (13-2) in his opener and then the Belarus wrestler has medal. Ekerekeme Agiomor (Nigeria) in first round, beat Zushen Lin (China) in quar- terfinals, lost to David Morris  1 * ( % * >  Taylor (USA) in semifinals of men’s freestyle 86kg; will play for Bronze medal. Tokyo: Indian boxer Lovlina Tokyo: A brave Indian women’s Prime Minister Narendra Borgohain (69kg) signed off hockey team put up a gritty per- Modi offered consoling words IN ACTION TODAY with a Bronze medal in her formance but it was not enough to the Indian women’s hockey Athletics: K T Irfan, Rahul debut Olympic Games after a to secure a maiden Olympic team, saying the players showed Rohilla and Sandeep Kumar comprehensive 0-5 loss to final berth as it lost 1-2 to world great skill and grit. in men’s 20km race walk reigning world champion No 2 Argentina in a hard- “One of the things we will event. (01:00 pm) Busenaz Surmeneli on fought semifinal on Wednesday. remember #Tokyo2020 for is the Golf: Aditi Ashok and Wednesday, bringing an end India still have a chance to stupendous performance by Diksha Dagar in women’s to the country’s campaign in win the Bronze medal as they our Hockey teams. Today and individual stroke play round the sport here. will take on Great Britain in the through the Games, our 2. (04:00 am) Up against quite literally third-fourth place play-off Women’s Hockey team played Hockey: India vs Germany a bully in the ring, Borgohain match on Friday. with grit and showcased great in men’s Bronze medal was completely out-punched The Indians fought valiant- skill. Proud of the team. Best of match. (07:00 am) by the Gold medal favourite ly and gave Argentina a run for luck for the game ahead and for Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat Turkish boxer, who produced their money by taking the lead future endeavours,” Modi vs Sofia Magdalena Mattsson a thoroughly dominating in the second minute through >  !!) !   *-> tweeted. PTI (Sweden) in women’s performance. a penalty corner conversion by freestyle 53kg. (08:00 am). Borgohain also coped a Gurjit Kaur. >P5 4  00   4  Anshu Malik vs Valeria one point deduction in the !- : !'    *-> But the Las Leonas > '  ' !  17+ Koblova (ROC) in repechage second round for not paying bounced back strongly with round of women’s freestyle attention to the referee’s and body shots. The flamboyant Turkish skipper Maria Barrionuevo’s Tokyo: The Indian women’s in the past but we also have injection was not always per- 57kg. (second bout after instructions despite a couple The third round was boxer didn’t just out-punch (18th, 36th minutes) twin hockey team has learnt to learned to deal with the loss- fect, the trapping was not good 07:30 am start) of cautions. especially punishing for her rival after that but also strikes from penalty corners to bounce back from losses, said es,” Marijne said after the and then you can’t play exact- Ravi Dahiya vs Zavur Uguev “I don’t know what to say. Borgohain, who faced two taunted her with some show- secure the hard-fought win. coach Sjoerd Marijne, adding match. ly the PC you want,” he said. (Russian Olympic I could not execute what I standing eight counts during boating, including dropping The Netherlands will play that the defeat to Argentina in “So it’s okay, what can we “I can’t be angry with the Committee) in men’s had planned. I could have the bout. her guard to dare the Indian. Argentina in the final on Friday. the Olympic semifinal is histo- improve on from this match.” girls or be mad because we freestyle 57kg final. (ninth done better,” Borgohain said Surmeneli was unrelent- Nonetheless, Borgohain The bunch of 18 fearless ry as the side focusses on The Dutchman feels India don’t play these kind of match- bout after 02:45 pm start) after the loss. ing in all three rounds after goes home a history-maker and determined Indian women claiming a historic Bronze. failed to grab their opportuni- es so much. It’s a whole new Deepak Punia in men’s The Indian’s start was being unsettled only slightly as the 23-year-old has had already done the unthink- “We came here to win a ties against Argentina, which experience and you also have freestyle Bronze medal not all that bad as she stood in the opening few seconds become only the third Indian able when they stunned three- medal and still there’s one eventually made the differ- to learn how to play these match. (11th bout after up to the strong challenge but when Borgohain tried to boxer to ensure a podium time champions Australia 1-0 (available). It’s now about ence. “In these matches it is matches. It’s all about taking 02:45 pm start) she came undone after keep her at long range and finish at the showpiece after on Monday to enter the recovery, about the mindset. about taking your opportuni- your opportunities. “The inten- Live on SONY TEN Surmeneli got down to con- struck only counter-attacking Vijender Singh (2008) and Olympic semifinals for the first The good thing is, it’s not ties. Argentina did that better sity we showed in the last & SIX Network necting her vicious hooks straight hits. MC Mary Kom (2012). time. always good that we lost a lot than us. With the PC, the quarter, that was really good.”    )  # !'   ; -  2   " %2Q <  - 224     Tokyo: Indian golfer Aditi  93 Ashok got off to a brilliant start Tokyo: A demoralising semifi- avoid unnecessary tackles in at the Olympic Games, carding nal defeat behind it, the Indian front of their circle. New Delhi: The marquee T20 Tokyo: Medal contender Olympics. Physically we (all) a four-under 67 in the opening men’s hockey team would need Going by rankings, there is World Cup clash between arch- Neeraj Chopra became the train hard, and are ready, but I round for a share of the second an error-free performance from hardly anything to differentiate rivals India and Pakistan in all first Indian javelin thrower to also need to prepare mentally. spot at the Kasumigaseki its defence to secure an Olympic between the two sides as India likelihood will be held on enter the finals of the Olympic “I will need to focus on the Country Club on Wednesday. medal after 41 years when it are currently on third place and October 24, which is a Sunday, Games with a stunning throw throw, and try to repeat this Aditi, who caught the golf- takes on Rio Games Bronze- Germany on fourth. But even though the ICC will be of 86.65m in his opening (performance) with a higher ing world’s attention five years winner Germany in the third- Germany would be a tough nut releasing the official schedule of attempt that put him on top of score,” said the youngster who ago at the Rio Olympics, shared fourth place play-off match on to crack. Having lost 1-3 against the tournament in few days. the qualification round on came into the Olympics with the position with World No 1 Thursday. Australia in the semifinals here, “As of now, Sunday, October Wednesday. the fourth best throw (88.07m) Nelly Korda. The Indian defence will the Germans would be deter- 24 looks the likely option as the The 23-year-old kept this year. She was one shot behind the have to pull up its socks and mined to prove a point. first week’s Qualifying round India’s hopes of an elusive Chopra’s performance on leader, Madalene Sagstrom of avoid repeating the same mis- Having failed to secure the matches starting October 17 will Olympic medal from athletics Saturday will go down as one of Sweden, who shot 66. takes which it made against Gold medal here after two suc- be held in Muscat, Oman,” a alive by earning a direct entry the best performances by an “I think I played better than Belgium if they desire to stand cessive yellow metals in 2008 source privy to developments in into the finals to be held on Indian in the Olympics, as he I expected today because I had had five birdies against one field, Diksha Dagar (76) had a on the podium here. and 2012 Games, the Germans the ICC board said. Saturday as he sent the spear finished ahead of Gold medal a lot of hybrids into the greens, bogey and that on the closing rough start in her maiden The onus is on the likes of had to settle for a Bronze in Rio “So when the main round well past the qualifying favourite and 2017 world cham- so I didn’t really expect to be like hole. Olympics as she had five bogeys Harmanpreet, Rupinder, 2016 and they would be deter- robin fixtures are played, it is mark of 83.50m in his pion Johannes Vetter of 5-under through 17,” Aditi said. She was placed well ahead of and no birdies to lie at the tied Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas mined to at least return with a better to start with an Indo-Pak first attempt. Germany. Aditi may well have had a some big names in women’s golf, 56th spot. and star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh podium finish from here. game which will have the best However, Shivpal Vetter, who had earlier said share of the lead but for a bogey including the formidable The 60-player field will play will have to be on their toes to In the Olympics, both the TRP.” India and Pakistan are Singh, failed to make the that Chopra will find it tough to on the 18th hole. defending champion, Inbee Park 18 holes each day and there will come out triumphant against the sides have faced each other 11 slotted in Group 2 along with the final cut with a below-par beat him in the Olympics, strug- While Sagstrom shot a (69). be no cut, so all players get to might of Germans. times recording four wins each WTC winners New Zealand and best throw of 76.40m, gled in his first two throws bogey free five-under 66, Aditi India’s other entrant in the play 72 holes. PTI The Indians also need to and three games ending in draw. Afghanistan. PTI which he came up in his before crossing the automatic first attempt, to finish a qualification mark with a lowly 12th in the Group 85.64m final throw. -- >   B qualification which fea- The 28-year-old towering  /1  11  < 97 $ 9 tured 16 athletes. German, who came into the Competing in his Olympics after having seven  7 first Olympics, Chopra monster throws of over 90m   "-"?3&* thwart their attempts. took just a few seconds to between April and June, was New Delhi: Table Tennis Shami was finally able to make the final round. He lying at a dangerous seventh Federation of India on ngland were all out for 183 break their threatening stand by topped the Group A position after his first Wednesday decided to issue a Ein their first innings against having Bairstow leg before at the contest as well as the two two throws but show cause notice to star pad- India on the opening day of the stroke of tea. Shami got one to qualifications rounds eventually quali- dler Manika Batra for her refusal first Test here on Wednesday. jag back in and India reviewed and left the javelin arena fied for the final at to take national coach Having reached tea at 138 the umpire’s decision successful- after his first throw. second overall Soumyadeep Roy’s help at the for four, England lost their ly. England scored 77 runs in “I am at my first behind Chopra. Tokyo Olympics. remaining six wickets for just 45 25.2 overs bowled in the after- Olympic Games, and I Pakistan’s Arshad Though Manika’s coach runs in the day’s third and final noon sessions for the loss of two feel very good. In warm- Nadeem, who had Sanmay Paranjape was given session. wickets. up my performance won a Bronze access for training sessions in Skipper Joe Root made 64 India had their tail up early wasn’t so good, but medal when Tokyo, he did not have the off 108 balls, even as the others on in the session when Shami then (in the quali- Chopra accreditation to enter the field of failed miserably to stand up to had Dom Sibley caught at short fying round) my clinched play and a request to upgrade his the Indian pace bowling attack. mid-wicket in the third over first throw had a Gold in the access card was denied. In a For the visitors, Jasprit post lunch. Shami made Sibley good angle, and 2018 Asian show of protest, Manika had Bumrah picked up four wickets fall into a trap set for him with was a perfect Games in refused help from designated for 46 runs, Mohammed Shami a full ball on his pads which the throw,” Chopra Indonesia, team coach Roy during her sin- had 3/28, while Shardul Thakur England opener flicked it said after his topped gles matches. bagged 2/41.  & 7' straight to K L Rahul, leaving the event. Group B “Before she boarded the England scored 77 runs in  -:-%#& hosts at 66 for three. Chopra is, to earn an flight to Tokyo, she very well 25.2 overs bowled in the after- $6.$A.4/26B Bairstow joined Root in the however, under no automatic qual- knew that her personal coach noon session for the loss of two middle and they ended up bat- illusion that the final ification to the did not have field of play access. wickets, after scoring 61 in the >  '!6'  < 4    . !!- )* ting the rest of the session. will be a totally differ- finals with a sec- Therefore, she should not have first session. While the Indian pacers ent contest where the ond round throw acted the way she did. “We will The pitch had enough for spinner picked was Ravindra tion including a county game. the latter to leave England at 138 kept asking questions with the world’s best will go for of 85.16m. issue the notice tomorrow and the pacers in the first hour of Jadeja, who didn’t bowl in the Earlier at tea, Joe Root and for four at tea on day one. ball constantly moving around, podium finish. He qualified Manika will have 10 days to play with the ball swinging and first session. Jonny Bairstow frustrated Indian Like the first session, Indian Root seemed to find answers “It will be a differ- for the finals at respond and based on that we seaming around. Dropping premier spinner bowlers with solid Test match pacers beat the batsmen regular- more often that not. He played ent feeling (in the overall third will decide what action to be With India going in with R Ashwin was a big call as he batting in challenging conditions ly but Root (52 batting off 91 with soft hands and close to his finals), since it is my behind Chopra and taken further,” TTFI secretary four pacers, Shardul Thakur had been well prepared for the before Mohammed Shami broke balls) and Bairstow (29 off 71) body, and was quick to latch on first time in the Vetter. PTI general said. PTI came into the side but the one series opener with his prepara- their 72-run stand by dismissing played with grit and patience to to the loose balls.