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Faridabad since Tuesday, one of CCongress president Sonia Meanwhile, in one of his his close hitmen Amar Dubey Gandhi and family, the Union sharpest attack on Prime (24) was gunned down by the Home Ministry on Wednesday Minister Narendra Modi, for- STF and local police on a constituted an inter-minister- mer Congress chief Rahul deserted stretch at Maudaha in ial probe team to investigate Gandhi on Wednesday said Hamirpur early Wednesday allegations of “money laun- Modi thinks that “the world is morning. dering, foreign contributions like him and that every one has Well-placed UP Police and income tax evasions” by a price or can be intimidated”. sources maintained that Vikas Rajiv Gandhi Foundation The attack from Rahul and Dubey was tracked down to                 !" (RGF), Rajiv Gandhi the Congress came soon after Ballabhgarh area of Faridabad     #        $   %  Charitable Trust (RGCT) and the Centre announced forma- after which separate police    &   '( Indira Memorial Trust. tion of a committee to probe teams had closed in on the Rahul Gandhi hit back say- the funding allegations on Rajiv location and were keeping a ing those who fight for the Gandhi Foundation. close tab. To prevent any to and truth have no price and cannot The Congress alleged that fro communication, the police : Former Station Officer of Chaubepur police station be intimidated. The Congress the Centre’s decision to set up disabled the signals of all Vinay Tiwary and beat-in-charge KK Sharma, who were earli- said its leadership would not be an inter-ministerial panel to mobile towers in the area. On er suspended for their complicity with Friday carnage master- intimidated by “cowardly acts coordinate a probe into three Wednesday evening, the cops mind Vikas Dubey and accused to divulging police movement and a blind witch-hunt” by the Director in the Enforcement 1988 in connection with first Foundation is chaired by Sonia foundations linked to the suspected that Dubey could try details prior to the raid, were formally arrested on Wednesday. “panicked” Government. Last Directorate will head the inter- Prime Minister Jawaharlal Gandhi. The other trustees Gandhi family was biased and to surrender in some television This was confirmed by IG, Zone, Mohit Agarwal while week, the Government direct- ministerial team. “The Nehru’s centenary. The Jawahar include former Prime Minister that the Government treated channel studio after which speaking to local media persons on Wednesday afternoon. ed Priyanka Gandhi to vacate Ministry of Home Affairs has Bhawan was constructed, but it Manmohan Singh, Rahul several entities such as the security in the Film City area an official bungalow at Lodhi set up an inter-ministerial was converted into the office of Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, for- Vivekananda Foundation and of Sector 16 of Noida was  Road in . committee to coordinate inves- Rajiv Gandhi Foundation mer Finance Minister P the RSS as ‘holy cows’. beefed up and intense checking According to highly placed tigations into violation of var- chaired by Sonia Gandhi and Chidambaram, former deputy “Mr Modi believes the started by the Noida Police. Lucknow: Acting on a proposal of Kanpur police brass, the state officials, the Union Urban ious legal provisions of PMLA, family members. The Urban chairman of the erstwhile world is like him. He thinks Additional DG, Prashant government increased the cash reward for Vikas Dubey’s arrest Development Ministry is also Income Tax Act, FCRA, etc, by Development Ministry has Planning Commission Montek every one has a price or can be Kumar ( Law and Order) told from 2.5 to 5 lakh on Wednesday. This is the fourth hike made probing the misuse of land the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, sought L&DO to submit a Singh Ahluwalia, Suman intimidated. He will never media persons in Lucknow on by the authorities since the carnage of eight cops at Bikru vil- allotment by Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust report in this regard, which Dubey, educationist Ashok understand that those who Wednesday that Amar fled lage at Chaubepur police circle on Friday. With this, Dubey Foundation, which is con- and Indira Gandhi Memorial may lead to eviction of RGF Ganguly and industrialist fight for the truth have no price with Vikas Dubey after the attained yet another notorious epithet of having the largest boun- trolled by Sonia, Rahul Gandhi Trust. Special Director of the from the prime location. Sanjiv Goenka. and cannot be intimidated,” shootout and was holed up in ty on his head. Some years back, the government had announced and Priyanka. Enforcement Directorate (ED) The RGF was set up in The Rajiv Gandhi Rahulsaid in a tweet. Atarra village of Hamirpur. 5 lakh for the arrest of notorious dacoit Babuli Kol. The Centre’s decision has will head the committee,” said 1991 with the aim to realise Charitable Trust (RGCT) was Congress spokesperson On Tuesday, his mother, come amid Rahul’s fierce attack the spokesperson. “the vision of the former Prime established in 2002 to “address Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Kashama Dubey was arrested him in Chaubeypur police sta- parents initially refused to against the Modi Government The Rajiv Gandhi Minister (Nehru) of a modern, the development needs of the that the Rajiv Gandhi for aiding and abetting the tion and others in different marry her off to Amar due to over a host of issues, including Foundation is working from a secular, and progressive India; underprivileged of the country, Foundation — one of the three prime accused while his police stations of Kanpur. his notorious antecedents, they the Chinese intrusion and Raisina Road premises which a country that enshrines the especially the rural poor” and foundations to be probed for nephew Atul Dubey was killed The top cop said that Amar later relented after being Covid-19 outbreak. was allotted for the Congress democratic principle of equal- works in and alleged financial misconduct - in an encounter with the police was Vikas Dubey’s Man Friday coaxed by Vikas Dubey. The Home Ministry party to build its headquarters ity and blends progress with Haryana. The trustees of the had “nothing to add” or “fear”. near Chaubeypur last Friday. and got married at Bikru village On Tuesday evening in spokesperson said a Special titled as Jawahar Bhawan in rich cultural traditions”. The RGCT are Sonia Gandhi Continued on Page 4 Amar had five cases against on June 29. While his wife’s Continued on Page 4          $('    )     

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Satellite images from the projections are highly sen- For the findings, the MIT ing in Geneva, Switzerland, regarding the modes of trans- State witnessing a steady numbers in the past eight the bend of the Galwan river as sitive to assumed testing, behav- research team used a multi- he World Health on Tuesday that the agency has mission and also regarding the increase in the number of weeks during the face-offs and it crosses the LAC and flows ioural, and policy responses, country modified SEIR TOrganization (WHO) has discussed and collaborated precautions that need to be coronavirus cases being report- the ugly brawl on June 15 in the into Indian territory, showed and as such they should be (Susceptible, Exposed, admitted that evidences were with many of the scientists who taken,” Alleganzi said. ed on a daily basis. Galwan valley in which 20 the area cleared of Chinese interpreted as indicators of Infectious, Recovered) model, emerging about airborne trans- signed the letter. “The possibility of air- Meanwhile, Jharkhand Indian soldiers were killed. troops and structures. potential risk and not precise a standard mathematical model mission of coronavirus. The “We acknowledge that borne transmission in public Chief Minister Hemant Soren In their last round of nego- The Chinese and Indian predictions of future cases. for infectious diseases used by WHO’s admission came after there is emerging evidence in settings — especially in very has quarantined himself at his tiations, the Commanders had troops had started the with- As per the MIT epidemiologists, to simultane- 239 scientists from 32 countries this field, as in all other fields specific conditions, crowded, Ranchi residence after a cabi- agreed to reduce the addition- drawal at four spots leaving a researchers, India will be the ously estimate the transmission wrote it an open letter. regarding the Covid-19 virus closed, poorly ventilated set- net minister whom he had al troops from the operational buffer zone in between after worst-affected country at the of Covid-19 in 84 countries Dr Benedetta Alleganzi, pandemic and therefore we tings that have been described, met recently tested positive or “depth areas” and go back to Sunday’s talks. end of winter 2021 followed by (4.75 billion people). WHO Technical Lead for believe that we have to be cannot be ruled out,” she said. for Covid-19, an official state- their respective peace time Continued on Page 4 the US (95,000 cases per day), Continued on Page 4 Infection Prevention and open to this evidence and Continued on Page 4 ment said                        schools. Examinations (CISCE) already         West Bengal Chief Minister announced to reduce their syl-           Mamata Banerjee said she was labus for Class X and XII to           “shocked” over CBSE dropping “make up for the loss in    !      secularism, federalism, citi- instructional hours during the   -305" He said UP also had a tie- "#$%&' ! ()*     zenship chapters and appealed current session 2020-21”. up with SIDBI for Rs 1,000            !  for revocation. “Alternative academic cal- ith the aim to give a crore startup fund and there   % !   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India, federalism, citizenship, In an official statement, the For Classes 1 to VIII, the generate employment oppor- the present startup policy, there       and secularism from the CBSE CBSE said, “The heads of National Council of Education tunities for youth and also lift was need for a holistic policy.      .!!/ school syllabus, has triggered schools and teachers may Research and Training UP to the first three positions Thus, after reviewing the poli- 0 ! O      massive criticism from several Apart from these chap- relevance with respect to exist- ensure that the topics that have (NCERT) has already notified of the Government of India’s cies of other states, the UP gov-     $)$   quarters, including Opposition ters, sub-sections, including ing topics,” said a HRD been reduced are also explained an alternative calendar and ranking. This decision was ernment decided to bring  (2       leaders and netizens. “Why do we need Local Ministry official. to the students to the extent learning outcomes. The board taken in the cabinet meeting Startup Policy, 2020,” the  !!  .)   The Central Board of Governments?” and “Growth The deletions were made required to connect different had previously asked NCERT held here on Wednesday. spokesman said.        Secondary Education (CBSE) of Local Government in India”, on the direction of the HRD topics. However, the reduced to suggest topics and themes The government He said UP proposes to       announced that the syllabus for have been removed from the Ministry which asked the CBSE syllabus will not be part of the which are “either repeated or spokesman said that the state attain top rank under Union  '!   (  2020-21 would be reduced by curriculum. to reduce the syllabus for topics for internal assessment overlapped or learning out- had Uttar Pradesh Information government’s ranking policy   O   3! a third because of the “extra- “These topics will not be Classes IX to XII by 30 per cent and year-end Board comes related to it are being Technology and Start-Up therefore it planned to have 100    !  ordinary situation” as the world accessed in themselves but to make up for the academic Examination.” covered under other chapters” Policy 2017 under which 1,800 incubators across the state with 4     ( fights the coronavirus pan- teachers have been asked to loss caused by the pandemic The Council for the Indian when it was looking to reduce startups were in operation in the biggest incubator of India demic. explain to the students of their and the subsequent closure of School Certificate the syllabus. the state. in Lucknow.     !"#$#$

)2      4-Q!%&6 R7    #   #  28988 Lucknow (PNS): Prime administration and also indi- Minister Narendra Modi will vidually. have a virtual interaction with Besides food distribution,   -305" representatives of different out- these outfits were instrumen- fits of who assisted the tal in distributing masks and hief Minister Yogi district administration by pro- sanitisers. and were honoured CAdityanath said that the viding food to the needy dur- as ‘corona warriors’ by the ambitious Har Ghar Jal Project ing lockdown. Varanasi administration. under Jal Jeevan Mission would More than 100 organisa- These organisations serve be implemented in four phas- tions in Varanasi distributed in diverse fields like education, es across Uttar Pradesh by about 20 lakh food packets and social, religious, health, 2022 and the government was two lakh dry ration kits hotels/social clubs and other committed to completing this through food cell of the district professional sectors. project within the stipulated time frame so that people could get clean drinking water.   2 “The state government has given priority to the Har Ghar Syndrome. “The project will be Union Jal Shakti Minister      Jal project which has been implemented in four phases by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said launched in three districts of 2022,” the CM said, adding that that Prime Minister Narendra Bundelkhand on June 30. The work would be carried out by Modi had earlier announced & & work in the remaining four dis- experienced companies in a that Jal Jeevan Mission should tricts of Bundelkhand will start transparent manner through be completed by 2024 but it had   -305" soon,” the chief minister said open tender. been preponed to 2022 so that during his meeting with Union “The Uttar Pradesh gov- people could get clean drink- amajwadi Party alleged that Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra ernment has also set up the Jal ing piped water. Spolitical-criminal nexus in Singh Shekhawat through Shakti department on lines of “Money will not be a prob- Uttar Pradesh had generated a video conferencing on Union government so that Jal lem for this mission. We hope deep sense of insecurity among Wednesday. Jeevan Mission can be taken the UP government will be able the people. He said under Jal Jeevan forward on the lines of Swachh to meet the deadline,” SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Mission, potable water would Bharat Mission. Monthly meet- Shekhawat said. said on Wednesday said that be made available in ings are held to review the UP’s Jal Shakti Minister the criminals protected by the Bundelkhand and Vindhya progress made under the Jal Mahendra Singh and Union Jal NOTICE ruling party, by organising a regions and those areas which Jeevan Mission. This helps us Shakti Secretary Parmeshwaran spate of attacks on police per- were infected with arsenic, flu- to review whether we are work- Aiyyar and senior officers from sonnel, were giving a clear oride, Japanese Encephalitis ing as per the guidelines or UP government also attended I Isarat Jahan spouse of Sharif message to society that no one and Acute Encephalitis not,” Chief Minister said. this meeting. Ahmad vill Bhanuwamau kewal can protect them from their Pur baretha Uchahar District firepower Rae Bareli state Uttar Pradesh Attacking the ruling have changed my name from Bharatiya Janata Party, SP chief )%  #    Israt Jahan to Isarat Jahan Akhilesh Yadav said in a tweet vide affidavit dated . 19.02.2020 on Wednesday, “UP is witness- before Diwani Court Rae Bareli. ing the most macabre period *+  #   where so far no action has been taken against the dreaded crim-   -305" nicians for manning TrueNat machines. NOTICE inals who killed the police In the meeting, Yogi highlighted the impor- personnel, neither against the ith the aim to prevent the spread of coro- tance of Covid Helpdesk and asked officials to May it be known to all men police officer against whom Wnavirus and other communicable diseases, promote it so that more people with symptoms that I Nadeem Khan hereby plethora of evidences are avail- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials could be detected. He asked officials to set up declare that my wife's name is able of his connivance in the to launch a state-wide three-day cleanliness drive more helpdesks and run them effectively. wrongly endorsed as crime.” in rural areas while ensuring social distancing, The chief minister asked officials to main- Shahzeen Khan in the ICSE He said even before the from Friday to Sunday. tain all Covid and non-Covid hospitals with 2020 where as the correct embers of the Bikru incident in “The departments of Urban Development, proper sanitation. name is Shazneen Khan in my Kanpur where eight police- Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and others “District magistrates and chief medical daughter's Zainab Khan cre- men were killed by the Vikas will coordinate the drive. During the drive, anti- officers should supervise their working regular- dentials. Dubey gang, the attack on a larva chemical spray and fogging should be ly and ensure that doctors and nurses take police outpost in and ensured,” Yogi said while chairing the Unlock rounds regularly. They should also ensure 48- double-murder in Sultanpur review meeting at Lok Bhawan here on hour back-up of oxygen in hospitals,” the CM NOTICE had instilled a deep sense of Wednesday. said. fear among the people. “Piped water supply should be maintained Yogi also directed officials to take necessary I Zameer Ahmad spouse of He said one person was for providing potable water and special focus steps to save police and PAC personnel from Sharif Ahmad will Bhanuwamau killed by lathis in Kanpur should be given on cleaning water tanks. infection. “The police force should be more kewal Pur baretha, Uchahar Dehat while one youth was Community toilets should be set up on priori- careful and special focus should be given on pre- District Rae Bareli.state Uttar sprayed with bullets in Rampur ty,” he said. venting them from getting infected,” he said. Pradesh have changed my on Monday evening and the The CM also directed Health department Stressing that awareness campaign on coro- name from Zamir Ahmad to suicide by an executive officer officials to rev up daily Covid tests to 35,000 and navirus prevention was necessary, the CM Zameer Ahmad vide affidavit of a nagar panchayat in Ballia said that RT-PCR and TrueNat machines be used said, “Public address system be used to tell peo- dated. 19.02.2020 before district raised many disturbing along with rapid antigen tests for testing. He also ple about the need to maintain two-metre social Diwani Court Rae Bareli. questions. said that additional teams be set up and trained distancing, use of masks and avoiding moving The SP chief has launched for more sample collection and all equipment out unnecessarily. Officials should be more care- a barrage of attacks against the in labs be kept functional. ful about hotspots as most positive cases are OBITUARY UP government ever since the “TrueNat machines can also be used for test- being reported from there.” killing of eight policemen, ing TB patients and private hospitals should be There are 3,217 hotspots in the state cover- OBITUARY including a deputy superinten- encouraged to procure and use these machines,” ing 8.73 lakh houses and over 50 lakh popula- dent of police, in Kanpur. the CM said after reviewing the strength of tech- tion.           &>!     ) HAVILDAR RAJESH BAHADUR SINGH     15 MAY 1975 - 30 JUN 2020 Lucknow(PNS): The Uttar Pradesh ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL government has set up 16 dedicated cyber CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE   -305" ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO had been asked to widely publicise the police stations to check the growing THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT guidelines issued to avoid celestial light- instances of e-commerce frauds in the STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED ttar Pradesh Cane department has ning losses. “In these guidelines, sugarcane state. Two cyber police stations were FAMILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS OF HAVILDAR RAJESH BAHADUR Uintroduced an app for helping the farmers are advised not to take shelter in already operational in Lucknow and SINGH WHO DIED WHILE SERVING rural people protect themselves from open fields, under trees, hilly areas, rocks Noida and the state has now set up simi- WITH 407 FD HOSP. lightning strike during the monsoon sea- during celestial lightning. They have also lar units in each of the 16 remaining police FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA son. been advised to avoid lying flat on the ranges, thus taking the tally to 18 in the AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS The app, Damini: Lightning Alert ground during lightning in rainy season. state. Mobile App, has been developed by the In this advisory, sugarcane farmers and The state cabinet in February this year Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, departmental employees have also been had approved the proposal to establish OBITUARY Pune. It is for alerting farmers and rural suggested to stay away from ponds, lakes cyber crime police stations at 16 zonal people ahead of the lightning strikes. and other places which are conductor of headquarters, including Bareilly, OBITUARY Cane Commissioner Sanjay R electricity. The farmers have also been Moradabad, Saharanpur, , Aligarh, Bhoosreddy has directed all regional offi- advised to not wash metal utensils during Kanpur, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, cials of the state to motivate sugarcane the time of lightning and also avoid Gorakhpur, Devipatan, Basti, Varanasi, farmers and department employees to bathing,” he said. Azamgarh, Mirzapur and Ayodhya. The download the Damini: Lightning Alert The cane commissioner also said that state government will be spending Rs 111 Mobile App from Google Play Store to pro- during thunderstorms one should not use crore on providing all infrastructure to the tect themselves from lightning during electrical equipment or wired equipment 16 new police stations. SEPOY VIKRAM SINGH monsoon. “This mobile app is available and stay away from waterlogged agriculture According to official sources, the 07 OCT 1994 - 02 JULY 2020 free on Google Play Store. After register- fields. If a person gets stuck in an open space cyber criminals have adopted innovative ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL ing and keeping on the location, this app during lightning and there is no hiding tactics to defraud gullible citizens during CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE displays the possibility of striking lightning place nearby, in such a situation one the current COVID-19 pandemic in the ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT at that place on the mobile well in should keep both hands on ears, bend name of PM Cares fund, social security STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED advance. It enables users to reach safe place slightly downwards and make sure that both schemes, e-commerce, online booking of FAMILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS in time. This app also provides informa- heels of the feet touch each other, he added. goods and services etc. OF SEPOY VIKRAM SINGH WHO DIED tion to the user regarding protections from In the recent past, around 100 people in the The state government has issued an WHILE SERVING WITH OFFR TRG COLLEGE (AMC C&C) lightning,” the cane commissioner said. state have been killed due to lightning, par- advisory to the officials concerned to check FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA He said the Cane department officers ticularly in eastern parts of the state. the growing instances of cyber crimes and AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS it has helped in controlling such frauds to a large extent. 0 #    Apart from the cyber police stations, OBITUARY the UP Police have also constituted spe- Lucknow (PNS): Tragedy struck Agra, when five rag pickers sleeping by the road- cial cyber cells at 149 police stations in 75 OBITUARY side were mowed down to death while two others were critically hurt by a speeding districts to deal with cases of cyber crimes truck on National Highway 2 in Sikandra area late on Tuesday night. and misuse of social media. These cells After preliminary probe, the police said that the truck driver was coming from have been equipped with modern surveil- Kanpur and was headed to Delhi. As he neared the accident site, he probably lost con- lance and investigation gadgets. trol over the vehicle and veered towards the pavement where the victims were sleep- Currently, these cyber cells have 1,717 ing. While five of them were killed on the spot, two others were injured and shifted police inspectors, 1,717 sub-inspectors, to medical college hospital. The truck driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized. 3,458 constables apart from 279 support NAIK RAHUL RAJ The deceased were yet to be identified. In a similar case in Meerut, a sub-inspec- staff, headed by ADG (cyber crime). 24 APR 1995 - 19 JUN 2020 tor and a constable were injured, when a car being driven by a youth crushed them For administrative purposes, the eight ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL after breaking a road barrier put up for vehicle checking in Partapur area late on Tuesday zones in UP — Lucknow, Bareilly, Meerut, CORPS SOLEMNLY PRAY TO THE night. Sub-Inspector Hem Singh Saini and constable Neeraj Rathi were injured and Agra, Kanpur, Prayagraj (), ALMIGHTY TO BESTOW PEACE TO THE DEPARTED SOUL AND GRANT had to be hospitalised. The police arrested the drunk driver, later identified as Amit Varanasi and Gorakhpur — have been fur- STRENGTH TO THE BEREAVED of Delhi. The car was seized and the accused was examined medically to ascertain alco- ther divided into 18 police ranges, each FAMILY TO BEAR THE GREAT LOSS hol level in his blood. A case of hit and run was registered against the accused. headed by an IG or DIG rank officer. OF NAIK RAHUL RAJ WHO DIED WHILE SERVING WITH 184 MH. Meanwhile, an old woman died after the terrace of her house collapsed in Chaubepur The proliferation of internet has hamlet of Nawabganj in Gonda. Gyanmati (60) was sleeping in her house on Tuesday widened the scope of cyber crimes, which FROM: LT GEN NAVDEEP SINGH LAMBA night when the incident happened due to incessant rains, in which she was trapped necessitates the expansion of the state cyber AND ALL RANKS OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS under the rubble and died before locals could rescue her. crime wing.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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  -305" team to ensure that all of the services outlined by the govern- ovid care centres will be ment are made available with Cstarted and private medical special focus on non-commu- ,-   # colleges and hospitals will be nicable diseases and high-risk roped in for more bed facilities pregnancies. The organisation’s due to the steep rise in coron- models will provide all these avirus positive cases in services by combining technol- Lucknow. Chief Medical ogy-based capacity building Officer Narendra Agarwal said tools with technical expertise of they have already got 5,000 specialists placed at tertiary beds in the covid care centres care level to the doctor posted and will arrange for 800 beds at PHC level. In this process, it in private medical colleges and will build capacity of the exist- hospitals. ing work force at PHC,” KGMU The CMO said that the media spokesperson explained. cases coming to the fore have The model will be demon- been primarily the ones tested strated in the catchment area of through contact surveillance. Sarojininagar PHC and will be He said that in the door-to- connected electronically to the door surveillance, three posi- telemedicine hub of KGMU. tive cases have been discovered Meanwhile, District till now. With the rising num- Magistrate Abhishek Prakash ber of cases, four more mem- has issued directions for the bers have been added to the conversion of the Haj House contact surveillance team. A into a covid care centre '     *$                senior official from the CMO because of the increasing office said some of the patients number of asymptomatic cases   -305" state, 1,196 persons tested pos- down details of Covid-19 not cooperating and not in Lucknow. He visited the Haj itive for coronavirus, including symptoms besides preparing a responding to the surveillance House on Wednesday and car- s many as 97 persons test- 81 in Noida, 57 in Kanpur, 25 list of those with co-morbidi- wasted several precious hours. ried out an inspection of the Aed positive for coronavirus in Agra, 165 in Ghaziabad, 26 ties. The 10-day campaign He said they were employing halls, dormitory, separate in the city on Wednesday, in Hapur, 66 in Barabanki, 27 began in the Meerut division on different strategies for getting rooms and corridors. including eight more from the in Fatehpur, 25 in Baghpat, 50 July 2 and other divisions of the information from the patients. He said that with the help ‘Dial 102’ helpline, taking the in Jhansi and 36 in Mirzapur, state on July 5, he said. “There was a patient who of cloth partition, the Haj total number of cases in the dis- taking the toll to 31,443. There Prasad said that the Covid switched off his phone and House will be divided into a trict to 1,800. In the state, 1,196 were 18 deaths in the state, helpdesks set up in the state could not be traced even after Covid care centre with over fresh cases were detected on including one each in Meerut, have proved to be very useful being admitted to the hospital 1,000 beds. He told LMC offi- Wednesday. Lucknow, Gorakhpur, for identifying people with and we had to take the help of cials to make sure that prop- CMO Dr Narendra Muzaffarnagar, Hapur, symptoms. Till now, a net- his colleagues who also tested er cleanliness is carried out Agarwal said others who test- Sambhal, and work of 34,314 helpdesks has positive for coronavirus. For and beds are placed at proper ed positive included seven from Amroha; two each in Jhansi been set up in the state which every 40 cases, there are 4-5                 distance from each other. Alambagh, 13 from Indira and Mathura; and six in has identified 14,647 people people who behave in this He said catering services Nagar; four each from Mandi Kanpur, taking the death toll to with Covid-19 symptoms. Now manner,” he pointed out. helpline, they also had an air- disease, 58 from renal disease, A kiosk hub for referral is should also be employed for Parishad, Thakurganj, 845. Besides, 706 persons ,their samples will be sent for The CMO said the main conditioner running on a cen- 132 from breathlessness, 199 being established at KGMU providing three nutritious Rajajipuram and Gomti Nagar; recovered in the last 24 hours, testing, Prasad added. age group being affected is of tral duct, which can lead to the from fever and 152 from and the patients referred will be meals to the inmates for their two each from Chowk, taking the figure to 20,331. Meanwhile, the office of 40 years and they are impact- spread of coronavirus,” he cough,” he said. provided with all the assistance proper care. For sanitisation of Wazirganj, Vrindavan Yojana, Additional Chief Secretary the Civil Defence Directorate at ing other age groups in close pointed out. He further said Meanwhile, media to get specialised treatment at the Haj House, he directed the Para and Omaxe City; three and Principal Secretary (Health) Jawahar Bhawan will remain contact with them. “The com- that people should avoid going spokesperson of RML Hospital the tertiary care hospitals. Sarojininagar SDM and zonal each from Jail, Headquarters, Amit Mohan Prasad said so far, closed for two days after a coro- mon perception is that youths to crowded places but they are Dr Srikesh said they are estab- “A specialised consultation office of LMC to get the over- Rae Bareli road and RML 845 fatalities have been report- navirus patient was found in are spreading the coronavirus, not doing that. “Even in offices, lishing a Covid control room, and care cannot be provided at head tanks cleaned and Hospital, five from Mahanagar; ed, with 18 deaths in the last 24 the local intelligence unit office but it is not so. It’s the people rosters should be made in such which will be a central control primary health centres and arrangements for drinking be and one each from St Mary’s hours. Testing for Covid-19 on the same floor, a senior offi- in the 40’s who are catching the a way that there should be only room in the non-Covid hospi- many a time, it is difficult for made in the next two days. College of Nursing, Lok touched a new benchmark on cial said. infection and then spreading it 30 per cent attendance at a tal in the main hospital block. patients to move to higher Prakash also inspected the Bandhu Hospital, Shardanagar, Tuesday as 34,085 samples were “Civil Defence Directorate to their near and dear ones, time,” he said. “It will be connected through centres due to inevitable rea- 200 beds arranged at the Haj Aliganj, Harinagar and Cantt tested in a single day. So far, over on fifth floor of Jawahar unwittingly though. People Additional CMO MK all important entries like OPD, sons, resulting in delays in House. The DM expressed railway station. He said that 47 10 lakh samples have been test- Bhawan has been closed for two stepping out for work are the Singh said that on the third day emergency, gynaecology emer- seeking healthcare. Also, once anger at the non-usable items containment zones were ed in UP, he said. working days — July 9 and 10 ones infecting others coming in of the door-to-door surveil- gency, OPD and suspected the patients reach the tertiary in the Haj House and told the increased in the city while 24 Referring to the ongoing (Thursday and Friday) for sani- their contact,” he said. lance, 1,798 teams went out in ward so that the movement of care facility, they require prop- minorities welfare officer to areas ceased to exist as ones. As door-to door screening in all tisation purpose on account of He said call centres — the the field covering 1,14,404 patients is restricted and inter- er guidance to avail services. A see that these objects are many as 851 samples were col- divisions of the state, Prasad a coronavirus patient having latest one being ‘Dial 102’ — houses and 4,80,916 people. communication also becomes private organisation has collab- removed from the premises. lected under contact surveil- said so far the teams involved been found in LIU Lucknow are witnessing the spread of “The teams found 2940 easy in case some investigations orated with KGMU to provide He directed the local police lance and sent to KGMU for in this task have visited over office placed on the same floor,” coronavirus because of the people suffering from diabetes, are required. The passage will consultation to the clients at station incharge to deploy testing while 26 people recov- 84.12 lakh houses and talked to joint director, Civil Defence, close proximity in which peo- 1,580 from hypertension, 67 be restricted to contain the their nearby PHC. The founda- police force outside the Haj ered and were discharged from over 4.29 crore people. These Amitabh Thakur said in a ple sit there. “In the CM’s from cancer, 281 from heart spread of infection,” he said. tion will work with the PHC House. various city hospitals. In the surveillance teams are noting statement on Wednesday. +           % %&'       -305" Seth, who has been keen- shown signs of forgetfulness because people live alone and ed to run in a normal manner,  .!  Lucknow (PNS): The Vibhuti ly following the studies on and comprehension issues. not in countries like India she could not as her lungs Khand police nabbed two enior scientist at Biotech nervous system, said the loss of “There have been reports where people have a strong were not functioning in the   -305" vice centres (CSCs) or Jan fraudsters who produced fake SPark PK Seth said it is essen- the sense of taste and smell is from China and the USA that societal system and they do not same manner,” he pointed out. Suvidha Kendras. These cen- ID cards to purchase iPhones tial to do a follow-up on the a vital indication of having some of the patients did not realise that they are forgetting,” He said it is important to do a he Yogi Adityanath gov- tres used to operate under the from a shop in the locality. The patients who have recovered coronavirus and it shows that recover their sense of taste he added. follow-up to know how Indian Ternment has amended the PPP model and operators were police suspect that the accused from Covid-19 and discharged the virus impacts the brain. He and smell even after complete Seth said there is a need of patients are being impacted UP Pharmaceutical Industry selected on the basis of open had some nefarious design in from hospitals because recent said recent reports coming recovery,” he said. He added a survey in this direction. “Take because it has been reported Policy, 2018 to link the sector tender. their mind and that was the reports coming from the USA from across the country also that regarding the loss of com- the case of an athlete who that there are mutant varieties with the job market. The move “This year too the previous reason they submitted fake and China have shown that the show that people who have prehension, it is more evident recovered from Covid-19, only of the virus acting in different will link the pharmaceutical modalities will be followed. In documents. virus impacts the brain. recovered from Covid-19 have in the western countries to realise that when she want- ways in different countries. industry with the Chief urban areas there will be two Those accused were iden- Minister Apprenticeship CSCs on a population of 10,000 tified as Vishal Shukla of Promotion Scheme (CMAPS). and in rural areas two CSCs Gudamba and Ranjeet Yadav “As this sector is labour will be operated for every gram of Madiaon. Inspector SB # & &&% intensive and needs training panchayat,” the spokesman Shukla said the accused for youth, the government has said, adding that the state gov- reached the showroom in proposed linking of labour ernment would have no finan- Cinepolis mall and asked to   &   training in the pharma indus- cial burden on running these give documents to be able to try with CMAPS,” the govern- centres as the expenses would purchase mobile phones. They ment spokesman said. This be borne by the private opera- presented Aadhaar and PAN   -305" fusely bleeding. Neighbours Thakurganj SHO said the cou- and several other decisions tor. At present the CSCs offer cards bearing their photos, rushed to the scene and ple had no issue from marriage. were taken in the cabinet meet- 254 services linked with 34 but the names were different. man killed his wife by hit- informed the police. A team of Murder of the woman in a ing held here on Wednesday. departments. They were also asked to make Ating on her head with a police reached the house and densely-populated area made In another decision, the In other decisions, the cab- the payment through cheques. small-sized LPG cylinder at Gudiya was rushed to a hospi- the police swing into action cabinet approved a proposal to inet approved Rs 6011,83 crore He said an employee, Ahmad their house in Thakurganj. tal where she was declared early in the morning. The team give additional Rs 1,000 to proposal for extension of Mehdi sensed foul play and Police said the man had some brought dead. combed the area and searched youth for on-job training Harduaganj 1X660 megawatt quizzed the youths at which differences with his wife and The neighbours said the parks and dhabas to trace under the Chief Minister unit and also approved the they became nervous. Mehdi that a manhunt had been Amber fled the scene immedi- the accused, but in vain. The Apprenticeship Promotion revised estimate of Rs 457.92 called the police and a team launched for the accused. The ately after attacking his wife and police team got some respite Scheme in the MSME units. crore for unit 7 of Harduaganj reached the scene and nabbed victim was identified as Gudiya the police reached the scene after they came to know that The Union government Thermal power project of 110 the duo. (40) of Adarshnagar in the late. They suspected that the murder took place over a gives Rs 1,500 as stipend and MW. The cabinet also approved Meanwhile, thieves made locality. She was a native of Gudiya died due to excessive family discord. with UP’s share of Rs 1,000 the the new guidelines for selection off with cash and ornaments Sitapur. bleeding as the police took Meanwhile, a video show- total monthly stipend will be of teachers for state awards. from a house in Madiaon. As per reports, Gudiya had quite some time in rushing her ing a youth sitting atop a car Rs 2,500. Under this scheme, Now, teachers of Sanskrit insti- The incident came to light on differences with her husband, to the hospital. However, doc- and opening fire in the air in Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan tutions will also be considered Wednesday. House owner Amber, for some time and he tors evaded queries on this. Jankipuram locality, sent the (YUVA) hubs are to be set up for the award. The total num- Pradeep Kumar Trivedi of IIM was staying at another place. A police spokesman sought police into a tizzy on to train two lakh youth under ber of awards will be nine and road is presently posted as Amber is a resident of Sitapur to allay the apprehensions say- Wednesday. It was said in the various training programmes one can apply online between manager of a government-run and works as a labourer. On ing the cops reached the scene video that the youths were tak- of the UP Skill Development April 15 and May 15 for the old age home in Kushinagar. Wednesday, Amber reached instantly after being informed ing out a procession towards Mission. A provision of Rs.100 award. For the current acade- Trivedi said he was at his the house around 9 am and and rushed the woman to hos- Atal Crossing in the area. The crore and Rs.50 crore respec- mic year, teachers can apply workplace while his wife had picked up a fight with Gudiya pital. He said the police had video was said to be made on tively has been made for these between July 15 and July 30. gone to their native house in over some issue. As the verbal also informed Gudiya’s parents Tuesday evening and it went schemes. The cabinet also The UP government extended Sitapur on July 6. “On the same spat escalated, Amber lifted a and they were yet to lodge a viral after it was shared in decided to go for selection of the last date for payment of night, the thieves struck the small LPG cylinder and hit it report in this connection. He social media groups. Police new district service providers motor tax by 30 days from the house and decamped with on Gudiya’s head. Amber fled added that the body had been said they were carrying out for running community ser- date of notification. cash and ornaments,” he said. the scene leaving his wife pru- sent for autopsy. The investigation.  !  # $#%# 

  -305" peared in a matter of minutes,” the fied as Sujit. His father Maheshwar the place and succeeded in iden- police said, adding that they said Sujit was suffering from some tifying the body as that of Sanjay 20-year-old boy was feared reached the scene on the informa- disease. Jaiswal of Rathendra Nagar in Adrowned in Indira canal while tion and launched the search Investigating officer Vinay Telibagh. Deceased’s mother told enjoying with his friends in operation. Kumar claimed that Sujit was a mediapersons that Sandeep was Gosainganj on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, a teenager was drug addict and worked as a missing for the last 4-5 days. She As per reports, Krishna Kant of found hanging from a tree near his labourer. He said the incident said two policemen had visited her Sushant Golf City police station house in Thakurganj on came to light around 7 am on house twice inquiring about area, along with his friends, had Wednesday morning. The boy Wednesday and the body was Sanjay and returned after she told gone to a party with his friends to was identified as Sujit (19) of sent for autopsy. them that he was missing. She celebrate the birthday of a friend, Bhuhar locality in the area. As per Meanwhile, the body of a doubted the role of the cops who Ankur Yadav of the same locality. reports, some residents saw the missing youth was recovered from came to her house. The media cell Police said Krishna Kant went to boy hanging from the tree with a a vacant plot behind a school in officials said the body was in a the canal to wash his feet while plastic rope tied around his neck. Telibagh locality under PGI police highly decomposed state and thus partying and fell into it. His The news flew thick and fast and station area on Wednesday night. the injuries could not be detected friends cried for help and some of a huge number of residents As per reports, some resi- during preliminary investigation. them jumped into the canal to pull flocked to the scene. On being dents felt putrid smell emanating A police spokesman said the iden- him out, but in vain. informed, a police team also from the vacant plot and they tity of the youth was identified on “The water current swept reached the place. During inves- started flocking to the scene. A the basis of an Aadhaar card Krishna Kant away and he disap- tigation, the deceased was identi- team of PGI police also reached recovered from his possession.     !"#$#$ +      )0:/);,    Divisional Commissioner Mukesh Meshram presided      over the board meeting of Lucknow City Transport Services Limited at his office on   -305" February. The construction informed of the land status Wednesday. The key decision work picked up at such a pace and asked to take corrective was to increase the income ucknow Development that two more storeys were measures by June 13 to pre- through bus operations. He LAuthority on Wednesday added to the complex in a vent sealing of the buildings, issued directions for increasing sealed five multi-storey build- month’s time during lock- but they sat on the notice. The the number of passengers in ings in Gomti Nagar for vio- down. LDA administration also the buses and said publicity of lating by-laws. The LDA LDA’s anti-encroachment sealed a showroom in Vipul city bus services should be administration also lodged a squad stopped the builders Khand, constructed on a land ensured through radio chan- complaint at the Jawahar from carrying out the con- measuring on 3,200 square nels with details of schedule Bhawan outpost of Hazratganj struction work. An executive feet. Its owner had moved and timings. Meshram said police station against a private engineer said no more unau- high court to seek relief, alleg- that for the charging of e- builder for getting on with thorised construction work ing harassment by LDA offi- buses, charging stations would construction work in a build- would be ensured. cials. In a breather, the court be made at two points and for    +      , -./   ing (Meerabai Marg) which Meanwhile, the LDA had granted her three months’ smart behavior with the pas- )$    /) $  0    P       was sealed. administration sealed two time to change the status of sengers, drivers and conductors !  &   Chief engineer IS Singh three-storeyed buildings con- land and the time deadline would be trained. “The live said the LDA administration structed on residential plots in ended on June 5. locations of all the buses will be dance. The function was also sion held in June, Aishnee dis- had not given permission to Vijay Khand in Gomti Nagar. Similarly, an unfinished displayed and all the routes will attended by school teachers and played profound knowledge of the builder to re-start the They were sealed for violation house in Ranjeet Nagar on have different colours,” he said. a multimedia presentation was computers, reasoning and cre- construction work after it was of building by-laws. Kursi road was also sealed for He added that the locations of made on the history of the col- ativity, grabbing 9.5 points out sealed in the last week of The owners were violation of blue print. buses should be seen on the lege and live-streamed on of 10. WhiteHat is a global mobile app. The Divisional YouTube. Principal Mala online coding platform for Commissioner said efforts Mehra extended the vote of children (6 to 14 years) to )  *    )   should be made for branding of thanks. explore their latent talents and the city bus services. The meet- develop their personality ing was attended by the man-     accordingly.     !    aging director, City Transport Aishnee Soni, a class VIII Services, Municipal student of City Montessori 4   Lucknow (PNS): Terming the ed Priyanka in Hindi on ment in the state. Commissioner Indramani School, Aliganj Campus I, The UP Chapter of PHD suicide by a young woman Wednesday. “Whatever happened in Tripathi and regional transport showed Chamber of Commerce and PCS officer in Ballia on On Monday, PCS officer Kanpur exposed the character, officer. exemplary Industry (PHDCCI) organised Tuesday as ‘sad’, Congress Manimanjari Rai was found nature and direction of state skills in an interactive virtual seminar general secretary Priyanka hanging from the ceiling of government. Those sitting on     WhiteHat Jr for start-ups in association Gandhi Vadra demanded a her room in Ballia. She had the Annexe fifth floor are in the Hoerner College has kick- Fellowship with the Ministry of MSME DI fair probe to ensure justice to left behind a suicide note dock now. The entire state has started its golden jubilee year Programme Kanpur, GoI and IGNOU on the victim’s family. “It is sad- pointing towards undue pres- been reduced to jungle raj. celebrations on its campus in and was Wednesday. The objective was dening to hear about young sure on her at workplace. Data of last three years show Mahanagar Extension. Due to awarded a to deliberate upon the key officer Manimanjari (Rai) of Meanwhile, UP Congress that the CM has been unable the coronavirus pandemic, the scholarship of challenges and issues faced by Ghazipur posted in Ballia. As leaders continued their attack to manage law and order which inaugural event was a low-key Rs 20,000. entrepreneurs in their start-ups per reports, she had raised on the UP government over has been worsening by the day,” affair at the multi-purpose hall. Only 20 students from among and also to discuss the oppor- serious questions over the alleged deteriorating law and the UPCC said in press release. Senior principal, City over 20,000 were shortlisted tunities and solutions for them functioning of administra- order and demanded the res- The Congress release fur- Montessori School, and Aishnee was one of them. to overcome the challenges. tion. In order to ensure that ignation of Chief Minister Yogi ther said that party leader Gomtinagar Campus-II, Manjit She gave credit of her achieve- The interactive webinar was Manimanjari’s family gets jus- Adityanath. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had Batra and principals of Station ment to senior principal Jyoti also aimed at disseminating tice, revealing of all facts and In a statement, the UPCC been constantly raising the Road and Chowk campuses Kashyap, principal Shivani various schemes and rights for a fair investigation are said that criminals in UP had issue of law and order and jun- Vera Hajela and Aditi Sharma, Singh and teachers. At the start-ups and MSMEs available extremely important,” tweet- open protection of the govern- gle raj in the state. respectively, were in atten- WhiteHat Jr Coding demo ses- with the government.

5$7?335$6?-65 had announced a cash reward of 25,000 for his millions of cases concentrated in a few countries esti- arrest. mated to have insufficient responses given perceived “The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has nothing to Back at Bikru village of Chaubepur, a Kanpur risks, primarily India, but also Bangladesh, Pakistan, add, nothing to fear because you have all the ‘yantra police team pumped out water from a well near Vikas and the US. and tantra’ at your disposal and you can ask every Dubey’s house looking for arms and ammunition Despite these elevated numbers, the authors question in every inquiry and we are here to answer which might have been dumped by the fleeing aides noted that no country is remotely close to establish- as law abiding persons,” Singhvi said. of Dubey. But the search failed to yield desired result. ing herd immunity, they said. “But you (the Government) need to be exposed The Chaubepur police also arrested two more “While actual cases are far greater than official fully because you don’t even ask these questions of wanted criminals, Sanjiv Dubey and Jahan Yadav and reports suggest, the majority of people remain sus- many holy cows. You are harassing each Opposition they were being quizzed. ceptible. Waiting for herd immunity is not a viable segment individual and institutional. But your path out of the current pandemic,” Rahmandad said. blue-eyed sanctified holy cows Vivekananda )")3--"3 B"3 Foundation, India Foundation, Friends of BJP and #?3?"?56E7"$2 the RSS don’t get to be asked such questions. Whose "5?6$35?"")O favourite blue-eyed boys and girls are these? Whose )?6656-"5- 6#$656 special arc of protection they have? Please dare to ask them also and share those with the country,” Sources said both the sides will refrain from “However, the evidence needs to be gathered and Singhvi asked. patrolling in the buffer zone and this issue will also interpreted, and we continue to support this.” Former Union Minister Manish Tewari said that figure prominently during the Corps Commander Alleganzi emphasised more research is still needed the BJP Government at the Centre wants to fight his level talks likely early next week. Incidentally, such on Covid-19 transmission. party instead of Covid-19 and China. a buffer zone is there in Chumur in Ladakh near the The WHO’s current guidance states that the Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, he said that LAC for the past few years now, they added. coronavirus is transmitted primarily between peo- ‘illegal, arbitrary and malafide’ action against RGF Stressing the need for continuing dialogue at the ple via these respiratory droplets and contact. and other organisation is an example of BJP’s new military and diplomatic levels to ensure early dis- Airborne transmission is different from droplet trans- ‘low.’ This comes even as de-escalation has begun engagement and de-escalation at the LAC, sources, mission, the WHO states in a scientific brief on its along the LAC and it has been reported the Chinese however, said the Indian Armed forces are keeping website. The WHO has said this is why it is impor- side have reduced their troops along bordering areas a close watch. tant to stay at least one meter away from others and and dismantled structures at Gogra and Hot Springs “They do not want to take any chance and get wash your hands regularly, or clean with an alcohol- as well, Tewari said. caught off guard and as of now all the frontline based hand rub. Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala weapon systems besides highly trained mountain said Indian National Congress and its leadership will warfare troops are deployed in forward areas. The not be intimidated by the cowardly acts and blind local commanders are following the policy of “wait witch-hunt by a panicked Modi Government. and watch,” sources said adding if everything goes “BJP leadership is also scared of the questions well, complete withdrawal will end by September end. being asked on its deep-rooted Chinese connections, The Corps Commanders Lt General Harinder unexplained donations to the PM’s fund by Chinese Singh and Major General Liu Lin have, so far, met Entities and continued promotion of Chinese- three times last month --- on June 6, 22 and 30 -- owned businesses,’” Surjewala said in a Statement. to find mutually agreeable ways to defuse tension on The party also raised questions into the dona- the border. Sources said several more rounds of par- tions and the amounts received by RSS from all leys between the two sides will take place in the com- sources including foreign sources, individuals, enti- ing days to keep up the momentum of withdrawal ties, organisations and Governments. of troops and restore status quo ante prior to May. “Will the investigation include an enquiry into the connection of Rajkumar Naraindas Sabnani alias 2?66?76?)5 Raju Sabnani to ‘OF-BJP’? Will the Modi Government order an enquiry into ?C"#$)3?6 nearly Rs 7,000 crores received in donations through electoral bonds, its recipient political parties, includ- The model tracked community transmission, ing the BJP as also the existence of any quid-pro- excluding the global travel network and instead sep- quo thereof,” asked the party. arately estimating the date of introduction of patient zero for each country. ")-"6%5"5$36C Within each country, the core of the model tracks the population through susceptible, pre-sympto- -"6$67"$6$ matic, infected pre-testing, infected post-testing, and recovered states. Fardiabad, a joint team of Faridabad and kan- “Our model captures transmission dynamics for pur police raided a hotel near Badarpur border. While the disease, as well as how, at the country level, trans- Vikas Dubey managed to give the cops a slip, three mission rates vary in response to risk perception and of his aides identified as Ankur, his father Shrawan weather, testing rates condition infection and death and Prabhat were arreested. The trio had used their data, and fatality rates depend on demographics and identity cards to facilitate Dubey’s stay at the hotel hospitalisation,” they explained. room. The police recoveerd four pistols, including The MIT researchers also said that infections are two looted from cops during the ambush at Bikru 12 times higher and deaths 50 per cent higher than village on Friday last. Based on their inputs, further previously reported. Any change in the WHO’s assessment of risk of raids were carried out at different locations of “While actual cases are far greater than official transmission could affect its current advice on keep- Faridabad and Delhi. reports suggest, the majority of people remain sus- ing one metre (3.3 feet) of physical distancing. Besides, STF sleuths detained Dubey’s brother- ceptible. Waiting for herd immunity is not a viable Governments, which rely on the agency for guidance in-law Gyanendra Prakash Nigam alias Raju Khullar path out of the current pandemic,” Rahmandad said. policy, may also have to adjust public health mea- and his son Adarsh from Budhar town of Shahdol “Every community needs to keep the pandem- sures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. district in Madhya Pradesh. ic under control until a vaccine or treatment is wide- Earlier, a group of 239 scientists from 32 differ- Additional SP of Shahdol, Pratima Mathew said ly available. A slow and half-hearted response only ent countries have published an open letter to the that Khullar and Vikas Dubey were once close friends increases the human costs without offering much of WHO and other health agencies, calling for them and Dubey fell in love with his Sonu (now Richa an upside in terms of economic output,” Rahmandad to update their information on the coronavirus. The Dubey). After Dubey married Raju’s sister, their noted. group of scientists argues that the WHO needs to friendship soured. Khullar told teh cops that he was The researchers also suggested that more rigor- give more weight to the role of the airborne spread not in touch with Dubey, and had been running a ous testing and reductions in contacts in response of Covid-19. business in Budhar for the last 12 years. He left to risk perception will significantly reduce future The claim made by the scientists contradicts pre- Kanpur fearing that his link with Dubey could land cases while laxer response and normalisation of risks vious evidence that suggested that it was transmit- him and his son in legal tangle amd lead to theri can lead to overwhelming breakouts. ted from person to person through droplets from the killing in encounter. They considered projections under three scenar- nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person Meanwhile in Kanpur, the police arrested ios including using the current country-specific test- with the disease coughs, sneezes or speaks. another wanted criminal and Vikas Dubey aide ing rates and response functions moving forward; The scientists’ argue the virus is borne through Shyamu Bajpai after an encounter on Wednesday if enhanced testing -- of 0.1 per cent a day -- is adopt- the air and can infect people when inhaled, whether morning. Bajpai suffered gunshot injury on his leg ed on July 1, and 3 and last but the not the least, if carried aloft by large droplets after a sneeze or much and was admitted to LLR hospital. He was named sensitivity of contact rate to perceived risk is set to smaller droplets that could glide the length of the in the FIR along with Dubey and others for killing 8, leaving testing at current levels. room. eight police officers and personnel and injuring seven The first two scenarios project a very large bur- Presently 1.19 crore coronavirus cases have been others at Bikru village on July 3. The administration den of new cases in the fall 2020, with hundreds of reported across world. Of them, 5.47 lakh have died.     !"#$#$ ,    (# #  /#   

  4 $ --7$ available for corona patients, the number will be doubled if  & ive patients infected with the patient increases. CMO Fthe coronavirus were found Dr GS Bajpai and Nodal in the district on Tuesday Officer Dr Rishi Sahai of 63.73 per cent (on July 7). more than 300 patients L-1. night. However, there was a COVID-19 inspected Beli   4 $ #?5 The most shocking trend (Ghazipur 378 and Azamgarh In the beginning, all the decrease in the number of Hospital and sought informa- which is being seen in Varanasi 311) and two with over 200 patients of Varanasi division patients receiving positives on tion about the preparation. ithin just two weeks the is finding a large number of cases (Ballia 205 and Mirzapur comprising four districts the same day compared to The Tej Bahadur Sapru Wsituation in this belt of patients with no contact histo- 202), three others are inching (Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur other days. All five patients are (Beli) is made L-2 COVID Purvanchal (eastern UP), com- ry. Just during the last 3-4 days, close to cross 200-mark and Chandauli) were admitted residents of the urban area. Hospital. Patients who have prising 10 districts of three a large number of traders and (Chandauli 199, Bhadohi 186 to DDU Hospital, except seri- These positive patients are res- symptoms of coronavirus will divisions, has changed as the housewives were found affect- and Mau 182) while even ous ones who were shifted to idents of Salori Shukla Market, be admitted here. About three fight against coronavirus pan- ed. It just shows the ill-impacts Sonbhadra (73) has seen sharp SSH BHU. Later, when this Preetam Nagar, Triveni Dam, months ago, all the hospi- demic looks derailing from its of free movement in the mar- rise in the cases moving fast to division had seen a sharp rise Malviya Nagar Chowk and talised patients were discharged tracks. During the period on kets. During this period, only touch three-figure mark. in cases, most of the patients Naini. They were admitted to from here. Till now corona one hand, relaxations have a few migrants or outsiders In almost all the districts in except a few were started being COVID-19 Hospital. the corporation, water depart- pumps, seven Tata tipper patients were being admitted to been extended and on the were found corona positive the region, pressure has start- treated at district level hospi- On Wednesday, systemat- ment and fire brigade on the machines, six large jetting L1 Kotwa COVID Hospital other hand, laxity has been but as many as 22 traders were ed being mounted on the tals. Out of 3,022 patients, ic cleaning was also undertak- main routes and link road to machines, four Tata S, 119 and L3 SRN COVID Hospital shown on almost all the fronts detected as patients apart from health sector. In Mau, not only there are 1,863 patients of en in 80 wards of the city prevent infection of coron- spray machines and 90 battery only. Due to increasing as the administration has 17 housewives. This is a shock- suspected but also positive Varanasi division which is purview by the Health depart- avirus. powered machines. patients in these hospitals, it shown more serious towards ing and alarming trend of car- COVID-19 patients have been 61.64 per cent of total patients ment of the Municipal Sanitisation was carried Tej Bahadur Sapru was decided that the infected development than that of tak- rying the coronavirus to the admitted to the isolation wards in this region. Even in Varanasi, Corporation. Cleaning of roads out in the inner streets of all Hospital (Beli) has been oper- patients should be admitted to ing steps to check the spread- houses through shops. made in trains by the Railways. as the beds were almost full in and streets, extraction of silt wards with spray pumps and ational since Tuesday in view of Beli Hospital also. CMS of the ing of COVID-19 pandemic. Two weeks ago, there were In Varanasi, for the last many other L2 and L1 hospitals, the from drains, spraying of anti- battery powered spray the increasing number of hospital, Dr Sushma Srivastava The sharp decline in recovery 1,918 cases in this region by days, the Health department is patients were shifted to larvae and pesticides among machines. Cleaning and sani- infected patients with the coro- said that with the installation of rate proves this alarming trend. June 24 which has increased to facing burdens of increasing Government Ayurveda others were carried out. At the tisation was also done in 30 navirus. Duty of all staff includ- nine ventilators, complete treat- There is no denying the fact 3,022 by July 7. During this load of patients as all the Level- Hospital (attached L1) and same time, sanitisation was slums. The work involves 59 ing doctors has been imposed. ment has been made available that the detection of a large period, the recovery rate has 1 and L-2 hospitals have almost now admitted to DLW done by the jetting machine of sweepers and 41 hand spray Right now only 30 beds will be here. number of positive cases in declined sharply from 70.64 per become full. A couple of days Hospital. In view of continuous recent weeks has caused this cent (1,355) to 63.73 per cent ago, the new patients were increase in the cases, some decline in recovery rate but it (1,926). This decline is due to admitted to 100-bed Diesel schools and colleges may be has also worried the Health sharp increase in the number Locomotive Works (DLW) converted into hospitals in the + . #    department to make arrange- of active patients from 27.26 Hospital which is equal to an L- coming days if the situation ments for the increasing num- per cent (523) to 34.18 per cent I hospital. In the beginning, continues to remain bad. The ber of COVID-19 patients. (1,033), indicating the increas- there were three hospitals of Health department is also plan-   4 $ --7$ counter track circuits provid- sibility of human error in Yard by the Signal and Just two weeks ago (on June ing load on the Health depart- different levels including Sir ning to admit patients with no ed with existing AFTC. Now, verifying the presence or Telecommunications depart- 24), the recovery per cent in ment in almost all the districts Sundarlal Hospital (SSH) in symptoms to some private rayagraj division completed with dual detection, move- absence of the train in the ment, Prayagraj division. This this region was 70.64 per cent because by Tuesday there were Banaras Hindu University nursing homes and hotels apart Pthe major interlocking work ment of running trains will block section. has eliminated the possibilities which has started deteriorating two districts (Varanasi 666 and (BHU) L-3, Pt. Deen Dayal from sending some paid related to the dedicated freight not be affected as in the case To reduce the signal inci- of long standing trains outside continuously during the last Jaunpur 620) with more than Upadhyay District Hospital patients to Heritage Institute of corridor for the operation of of failure of either of track cir- dences due to water logging the station due to conflicting few weeks and now it was 600 patients, two others with (DDU) L-2 and ESIC Hospital Medical Sciences (HIMS). goods trains. It is to be known cuits, the signaling system during monsoon, dual detec- movement of the trains via that the work of a dedicated works normally with another tion work was completed by 3rd & 4th line towards Delhi freight corridor is going on in track circuit. Earlier, it took installing an axle counter for end and North & South line the Mughalsarai-Kanpur sec- much time for attending fail- berthing tracks at Firozabad towards Lucknow end. tion. The Block Hut-K build- ure and its rectification. and Phaphund station. These Along with this, a new '( ")+'(    ing was shifted for completion In order to improve the were the focused items of CCTV control room com- of this task. To construct the punctuality of running trains Senior Divisional Signal and missioned on platform num- East Dedicated Freight and to ensure complete arrival Telecom Engineer ber 1 at Kanpur Central. In the reports were received from Corridor towards the down of trains from the block sec- Coordination, Saurabh CCTV Control Room, four   4 $ #?5 Microbiology department, line, the building has been tion, dual BPAC commis- Srivastava. After completion big LED displays were Banaras Hindu University shifted from the down line to sioned for four block sec- of this work, the operation of installed, so that CCTV s many as 19 new COVID- (BHU), out of which 19 were the up line. Under this work, tions of Prayagraj-Kanpur sec- the trains will not be inter- footage of the station can be A19 patients have been found positive. the new electronic interlocking tion. They are: Bamrauli- rupted during the rainy sea- monitored in a bigger view. found in the district here on As many as 308 samples was successfully commissioned Manouri, Syed Sarawan- son. The above works have Wednesday. With this, the total have been collected during the in the new building with exist- Manoharganj and Manouri- Recently, the work of been commissioned ensuring number of patients has day and sent to the BHU for ing logic. Syed Sarawan. Now, the oper- modification of RRI Kanpur all health protocols and pre- increased to 685. Besides, 20 testing. Till date, 14,507 sam- In Bharthana-Ekdil auto ation of the train in the block was completed after inser- cautions suggested by patients have been discharged ples have been collected and section of Kanpur- sec- section has been made more tion of four new cross overs in Government of India in view from the hospitals and with results of 12,873 have been tion, Multi section digital axle secure by eliminating the pos- the Kanpur Central Station of prevailing COVID-19. this, the number of total received, while 1,634 are await- patients who have been recov- ed. Out of all received reports, ered has increased to 397. The 12,188 were negative and 685 death toll remained at 24. The positive. number of active patients is Meanwhile, the finding of */ %4       264. more cases in this belt of Meanwhile, according to Purvanchal (eastern UP) con- information, Suheldev tinued. In Azamgarh, as many Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP)          + "     as 16 new patients including an   4 $ --7$ MLA from Ajgara Kailash &     incharge of police outpost and Sonkar has also been found a PAC jawan have been found ouvenir of Officers’ Sports Covid-19 and his treatment is positive. Sand Cultural Meet of NCR, going on at AIIMS, . taken at a private hospital. finding his sample as positive, Besides, three new positive 2019-20 and safety bulletin of After receiving the news, the Later, he went to Lucknow on all those who also came into his cases have been detected in NCR ‘Jagrukta’ were unveiled Health department has quaran- July 2 and was treated by a pri- contact in Lucknow were also Ghazipur, increasing the num- by General Manager of North tined his wife, nephew, two vate doctor. Later, he went to quarantined. ber to 384 with 57 active Central Railway Rajiv gunners and driver. He was suf- Delhi on advice of her daugh- According to the Chief patients and four deaths, while Chaudhry. fering from fever for the last ter and his sample was collect- Medical Officer (CMO) Dr 323 have been discharged from Besides, ‘From Mask to two weeks and his sample was ed at AIIMS on July 5. After VB Singh, as many as 147 the hospitals. Makeover- A narrative of jour- ney of North Central Railway towards a new normal since inception of Lockdown’ unveiled by GM NCR and NR 2 # #     Rajiv Chaudhry. Compilation herculean efforts made by However, with relentless and face covers, sanitiser etc., effec- sports and cultural wing of North Central Railway to fight dedicated efforts of close to tive use of technology and NCR were present while AGM COVID-19 ‘From Mask to 60,000 Railway Corona war- innovation against pandemic, Ranjan Yadav, other principal Makeover- A narrative of jour- riors, North Central Railway operation of Shramik and spe- head of departments of NCR # #  ney of North Central Railway has adapted itself to current cial trains, knowledge and skill and Divisional Railway towards a new normal since needs and is serving our great updation through use of online Managers of Prayagraj, Jhansi inception of Lockdown’ was nation with the same fervour tools, other important events and Agra divisions joined   4 $ #?5 March 25 and June 2 in unveiled by General Manager and with our hallmark mobil- organised during lockdown, through video conference. Harahua, Cholapur, Araji Line, North Central & Northern ity. press clippings and collection Speaking on the occasion anjha Sanskriti Manch Chiraigaon, Chiragaon, Railway Rajiv Chaudhry on ‘From Mask to Makeover’ of self-speaking photographs. GM Chaudhry complimented S(SSM), a joint body of sev- Sevapuri and Pindara blocks in Wednesday in hard as well as is compilation of notable initia- On this occasion a the safety department, sports eral social organisations, Varanasi and Kerakat in soft formats. tives and efforts made by North ‘Souvenir” of Officers’ Sports association, officers’ club and demanded immediate unem- Jaunpur district. ‘This kit was As we all know the coun- Central Railway since start of and Cultural Meet of NCR, public relations department ployment allowance, compen- enough for the whole family for try is passing through such an lockdown covering the initial 2019-20 and quarterly safety for bringing out these booklets. sation for difficulties faced by 10 to 12 days,’ he claimed, unprecedented and challenging lockdown phase, sanitisation, bulletin of NCR ‘Jagrukta’ were He further added that we have migrants during their painful adding that after May 14, the phase that no words, no anal- social distancing, hygiene also unveiled by the General to quickly adopt and sustain journey, ration cards and other SSM activists had started pro- ogy, no parallel seem apt efforts at workplace, maintain- Manager. In this event organ- social behaviors according to facilities to thousands of viding ration to the migrants enough to capture the enormi- ing supply of essentials across ised at HQ office NCR, present times and we need to migrants who had faced a lot of coming on foot, bicycles, autos, ty of the current COVID-19 the length and breadth of the Principal Chief Safety Officer take adequate care of self, fam- problems during the lockdown trucks and buses apart from crisis. country through freight and PD Mishra , Principal Chief ily and our precious work- apart from losing their jobs. Varanasi Junction (Cantt.) rail- Since the start of lock- parcel trains, operation and Engineer Sharad Mehta, force through social distancing Talking to the reporters at way station. Besides, during our down on March 23, North maintenance activities on NCR, Principal Chief Commercial and self-discipline measures. Paradkar Bhawan here on relief work we had also realised Central Railway like other major infrastructural works Manager MN Ojha , Secretary He stressed that the virus may Wednesday, convener Father to understand the realities so zonal railways was posed with completed during lockdown, to GM Amit Mishra , DGM(G) remain with us for quite some- Anand, along with Ranju we had conducted a survey on many adversities, new chal- preparedness to fight the virus- Mannu Prakash Dubey and time and we will have to con- Singh, Mahendra Rathore and 7,698 migrant workers of 307 lenges and paradigm shift in Quarantine centres, isolation other functionaries of safety tinue our endeavour against Dr Dhananjay Tripathi, wel- villages of various blocks of the way we used to work. coaches, COVID Hospitals, department, secretaries of COVID-19. comed the announcement of $             &     Varanasi district and found the Prime Minister to provide that the migrants were forced additional ration till November. 13-point charter of demands wage of  600 a year under to return from Gujarat, However, he said it was not including mandatory ration MNREGA Scheme; employ- Maharashtra, Delhi, West clear whether the funds being cards for all migrants under ment as per their skills; unem- Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, !&  transferred to the Jandhan One Nation One Ration Card ployment allowances; health Telangana and even from Abu accounts of the women and (ONOC) Scheme; free and cards under Ayushman Bharat Dhabi and Dubai. He said subsidised domestic gas under adequate ration to migrants till Yojana; financial assistance for ‘48per cent of these workers do   %44   Ujjwala Scheme would contin- March 2021; registration of self-employment and many not want to go back. The gov- ue. them in the labour, employ- others. He said that on the ini- ernment itself has accepted ‘We demand that the gov- ment and other departments tiatives of SSM, ration kits that it can provide employment ALLAHABAD(PNS): The on social media in which she court to grant some time so JUDGEMENT ernment should continue these immediately; 200 days of were distributed to 94,633 peo- only in MNREGA in rural Allahabad High Court has was speaking against Muslims that he may apprise the court RESERVED: A division bench schemes,’ he said, presenting his employment and minimum ple of 13,681 families between areas. asked state government to which is misconduct on part of with the action taken against of the Allahabad High Court apprise it with action taken a government servant and a her. on Wednesday reserved the against Dr Arati Lalchandani, doctor. In a video which went viral judgement on a habeas corpus former principal, GSVM Advocate Kashif Abbas in June this year, allegedly Dr petition, filed by former Chief Medical College Kanpur for her Rizvi appearing for petitioner Arati Lalchandani, principal of Engineer of Noida, Yadav $              alleged remarks against argued, ‘she is principal of a GSVM Medical College in Singh, seeking release from Jammatis and Muslims in a medical college and a senior Kanpur has made controversial the alleged illegal custody of viral video, by the next date of government servant and her comments about the Muslims. CBI.   4 $ #?5 logue with the representatives over 100 social organisations the distribution of about 2 hearing which is fixed as July views may affect doctors In remarks which were The CBI had arrested of the social organisations extended their cooperation to lakh ration kits. 20. and medical professionals caught on camera, Arti Yadav Singh on February 10, rime Minister Narendra through video conferencing at the district administration These social organisations The bench comprising working under her. Making Lalchandani is heard calling the 2020, in connection with an PModi will have a virtual dia- 11 am on Thursday and know through food cell in distribut- also distributed sanitisers and Chief Justice Govind Mathur such communal remarks is a Muslims - being treated in FIR registered against the peti- logue with the representatives the social works done by their ing food packets and ration kits face masks among roadside and Justice SD Singh passed the clear misconduct on her part one of the hospitals for tioner. of social organisations of his organisations during the lock- among the needy persons and vendors, shopkeepers and oth- order in a Public Interest but the state government is COVID-19 - as terrorists who The allegation as per the parliamentary constituency down. The representatives of poor during the lockdown. As ers so as they could prevent Litigation filed by Indian avoiding taking action against deserve to be put in jail and tor- FIR against Yadav Singh is through video conferencing at the social organisations would per information provided by themselves from the highly Muslim for Progress and her.’ tured. that he had awarded contracts 11 am on Thursday to know share their experiences gained the district administration, infectious coronavirus. The Reforms (IMPAR), a New Petitioner society had After the video went viral, in favour of seven persons their social works especially during lockdown while dis- about 20 lakh food packets district administration had also Delhi based research, dialogue requested to take disciplinary Dr Arati was transferred and more than the market preva- during the lockdown. The PM charging their social responsi- were distributed among needy honoured the representatives of and policy forum. action against Dr Arati in attached with the office of lent market rates, and thereby will also address them. bilities. persons and poor in the district these organisations at a pro- In the petition, it was accordance with law. State gov- Director General of Medical had caused big financial loss- The PM will have a dia- It may be noted here that during the lockdown besides gramme as corona warriors. alleged that a video went viral ernment counsel requested the Education, Lucknow. es to the government.    !"#$#$

'(& # # # 0     #      4 $ 05)3? 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  ./0 Officer (City) Alok Mishra to IEO Chief Coordinator YS ensure weekly closure of shops. FGarg on Wednesday said istrict Magistrate Amit DM Bansal said that he had that the DGFT had undertak- DSingh Bansal and SP asked them to challan the own- en an initiative to revamp its Siddharth Shankar Meena paid ers of shops if they were found service delivery mechanism to a surprise visit to Banda city on open on Tuesday. Stressing promote and facilitate foreign the weekly closure day on that surprise visits to the city trade. Tuesday and challaned more would continue, DM said that He said as a step in that than a dozen shopkeepers as he had also spoken to the direction, the first phase of a their shops were found open. office-bearers of Akhil Bhartiya new digital platform of DGFT DM told The Pioneer on Udyog Vyapar Mandal and was scheduled to go live on July Wednesday that he had told them to tell the traders not 13 and it would become acces- received information through to violate Section 188 of the sible through the existing web- reliable sources that shops in $  2   IPC. DM said that they had   $   site. the city were being opened     2   '  assured him that they would The FIEO chief coordina- despite his strict instructions convince the traders to follow tor said in the first phase, the not to do so on Tuesday. DM the guidelines of the district website would cater to the ser- said that he along with SP DM said that later a campaign administration. He said said vices related to the IEC Siddharth Shankar Meena took to check wearing of masks was that if the traders did not issuance, modification, amend- a round of the city and found also run in the city during cooperate with the adminis- ments etc., processes along more than a dozen shops open which more than two dozen tration they would be dealt with a chatbot (a virtual assis- on Tuesday. DM said that he people were challaned for vio- with strictly. Among those pre-   $  /) 2-'  /   2+   $   &      tant) catering to queries of had directed City Magistrate lation of Section 188 IPC. He sent on the occasion were EO users. Surendra Singh to challan their said that he had issued instruc- Nagar Palika Parishad Santosh He said other online mod- owners under Section 188 of tions to City Magistrate Mishra and SHO City Kotwali ules relating to Advance the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Surendra Singh and Circle Dinesh Singh. Authorisation, EPCG, and Exports Obligation discharge +4       that were part of next phase P '()!(*))( would be rolled out subse- quently. Garg said the new platform &   &# # provided access to the services  % %%$ #()Q which would be through a username and password based 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* make arrangements for lighting   4 $ 05)3? were safe in their homes only. of 15 days should be impart- children from situations of system. at Ganga bridge located at Tiwari said it was the duty ed to the police personnel violence, abuse, neglect and He said the first time istrict Magistrate Sushil Chunar. For the school buses the anpur District Magistrate of all those who were into nominated as Bal Kalyan exploitation. logins/user ID may be creat- DKumar Patel asked the DIOS was directed to verify the KBR Tiwari, while chairing child counselling to ensure Police Adhikaris. He said protection was a ed through a registration officials to adopt safety mea- character of the drivers with the the Child Protection Unit they successfully convinced Tiwari expressed annoy- right of every child, especial- process on the new platform. sures to minimise the road help of the police. He made an meeting at the Collectorate on the children at the protection ance over absence of regular ly of children like street chil- He further said that for user ID accidents while chairing the appeal to the people to bring the Wednesday, emphasised the home and sent them home. monitoring of the works car- dren, children with disabili- creation, registered mobile Road Safety Committee meet- victims of road accidents to the need for child counselling He stressed on tri-month- ried out and said regular mon- ties, children of commer- number/email IDs of the IEC ing at the Collectorate meeting $ +     hospital and get a reward of on priority basis so that they ly meetings of Bal Kalyan itoring of Gram Sanrakshan cial sex workers, child labour- holders would be mandato- hall on Tuesday. Discussing - )    2,000 and in such cases the could be convinced to return Samiti and Kishore Nyaya Samiti, Block Sanrakshan ers etc and thus committees rily required. each point related to road safe- )   '   police would not ask any ques- home. Board and review of their Samiti which come under Bal had been set up to work in Garg said the used IDs ty, he asked police officials to tion from the person. The reward He said the Child works. Sanrakshan Yojana be car- their interest. would be authenticated by inspect blackspots on roads and roads and fix the maximum would be given on the recom- Protection Unit was set up He directed the officials ried out and its report be ADM Vivek Kumar OTP/email based authentica- suggest what had to be done. speed accordingly. For stray cat- mendation of the CMO, the keeping in mind the welfare of concerned to prepare work tabled without fail. Srivastava, District Probation tion process. He further told the police to tle the DM directed the EOs of DM added. The meeting was children, both boys and girls, plan and ensure its imple- He said child protection Officer Abhai Kumar and He said users would have point out the accident-prone Nagar Palika and AMA zila pan- conducted by ARTO Ravi Kant and the priority was to ensure mentation. was any measure or initiative other officials took part in the to link their login IDs to their areas. Moreover, authorities chayat to find ways to control Shukla and attended by the they returned home as they He said a special training that addressed or prevented meeting. specific IECs and the process related to roads were directed to them in order to avoid road acci- CMO, ADM, SDM Sadar, CO of linking would be available fix signages and install rumble dents. Executive engineer Public (Sadar) and city magistrate post login through digital sig- strips at such places. He direct- Works Department (PWD) along with other committee nature/Aadhaar based e-sign. ed the police to inspect the main Kanhaiya Jha was directed to members. Garg said the digital sig-  /! nature (DSC)/Aadhaar based e- sign would be required for applying and modifying IEC or     2 ! adding or updating the IEC- =    linked users. He said users may 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* reports received here, during   take necessary actions for transplantation of the paddy procuring/updating their infor- ousehold goods worth Dharmshila (28), wife of mation etc. on the Habout 2 lakh were Chandrabali belonging to 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#* allegation was not made by not attending to the patients. health authorities threatened DSC/Aadhaar. destroyed when a devastating Devrilla, died when lightning   4 $ 05)3? Tablighi Jamaatis, when the Several patients of the them with dire consequences. He said the user profile fire broke out in the house of struck her in Bhabhaura village n a tragic incident a man died media had hyped their action. Neuro Science Centre accused Chief Medical could be then used by the IEC Anil Sonkar in Ghamahapur in under the Jamalpur police sta- Iwhile his nephew sustained atients at a dedicated Covid This time the reason for the the hospital authorities of apa- Superintendent of the hospital, holders to engage with DGFT Ahraura town under the tion The police reached the serious injuries when a car hit Phospital here came out of protest was on the ground that thy and said if they did not have Dr Richa Giri, strongly denied and its services and this would Ahraura police station. spot and completed the legal their motorcycle on which they the wards and staged a protest the patients were neither the medical facilities, food, any protest but said a section of enable the user to electronically According to a report, when formalities. were going near Mahavankhor against the failure of authorities allowed to get their food from senior doctors, beds and med- people were protesting the file their application related to the entire family was asleep the TRIBUTES PAID: The intersection on the Gorakhpur- to provide them dinner and home nor were they provided icines then why were they food quality and were demand- IEC, advance authorisation, fire broke out in the house Sahitya Parishad at a meeting Sonauli highway under the breakfast on time and regular- food from the hospital regularly forcibly picking up people and ing that they be allowed to get EPCG, including amendments some time at night. When its held at Shankari Press located Campierganj police station ly. The protest at LLR Hospital and timely. dumping them in hospitals. their food from their homes. redemption. inmates noticed it during wee in Mahuaria paid tributes to here. According to information, clearly points an accusing fin- The patients alleged that no The incident occurred in She, however, could not iden- hours most of the household journalist-turned-politician Santosh Yadav, resident of ger at the hospital authorities. dinner was served on Tuesday the Neuro Science Centre tify or name any person who goods had been reduced to Mata Prasad Dubey who had Pharenda town under the The patients alleged that the night nor were they served where all the COVID-19 did not like the food quality. 2-3)4 ashes by then. The fire was passed away on Tuesday. A Pharenda police station in senior doctors never visited breakfast on Wednesday. patients came out in protest She claimed that the alle- extinguished by the locals. The two-minute silence was Maharajganj district, was along them and often the junior doc- It may be mentioned here against the failure of the doc- gation of food not being pro- 1'5 house too was damaged in the observed as a mark of respect with his nephew, Arvind Yadav tors took a superficial round of that after the coronavirus test, tors to visit wards and food not vided timely and regularly was incident. The financial condi- to the departed soul. Among (21), a resident of Gopalpur the wards. the positive cases are isolated being provided to them time- absolutely wrong. However,  6  .! tion of the houseowner was not those present were Rameshwar under the Campierganj police The ruckus created by over for treatment but since day one ly. The patients said they never she was not able to justify as to good, Mishra, Amaresh Dixit, Shashi station area, on a motorcycle to 85 COVID-19 patients stands there have been complaints of demanded lavish foods but it why 85 patients came down LIGHTNING DEATH: Bhushan Dubey, Dhyaneshwar Campierganj from Pipiganj at testimony that everything in food not being given regularly should simple and worth eat- from the first floor in protest if KANPUR (PNS): As many as Lightning claimed one more Mishra, Lal Chand Srivastava 5 pm on Tuesday evening. the LLR Hospital is not rosy and timely and its quality being ing and provided timely. only a few were having prob- 17,834 workers employed in life in the district. As per the and Chinta Mani Pandey. Were. In the meantime the car and transparent. very poor. There have also ben They alleged that when lems with the quality of the projects under Mahatma going from Gorakhpur side Ironically, this time this complaints of senior doctors they raised their voice, the hospital food. Gandhi National Rural rammed into their motorcycle Employment Guarantee Act $*$# #-- at the Mahavankhor intersec- (MNREGA) in different blocks tion from behind. On getting of the district have left their 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  '( )#* son near Deoria village. He information the men in khaki jobs causing concern to the intercepted him and on frisk- sent the injured to the Medical officials concerned. amalpur police nabbed a ing him recovered 1.20 kg College on an ambulance but 4  /  O   P However, senior officers Jcriminal and recovered 1.20 ganja along with a country- Santosh Yadav died on the way. said that due to the heavy kg ganja, a countrymade gun made gun and a cartridge from On the other hand, the doctors   4 $ 05)3? reducing the business oppor- onion and potato would which entered the Chakarpur downpour, work at most of the and a cartridge from him. his possesion. The police on duty described his nephew’s tunities in Chakarpur Mandi. remain closed up to July 12 and Mandi premises. places was already lying sus- According to the police, SO arrested the accused identified condition as critical, last reports khil Bharatiya Udyog Akhil Bharatiya Udyog if the government remained He said there was no fee or pended. Besides, they said, Jamalpur police station as Rinku Pal of Meerpur village said. Police had taken the AVyapar Mandal has decid- Vyapar Mandal senior vice adamant they will be forced to ‘mandi shulk’ outside thus most of the migrant workers Ashwini Tiwari was patrolling under Jamalpur police station errant driver into custody and ed to keep the trading in onion president Mukund Mishra said continue this boycott for indef- those into trade of these prod- had returned to their original when he saw a suspicious per- and sent him to jail. impounded the car. and potato closed for three days all the associations had inite period. ucts were suffering losses as work place. — from July 9 to July 12 — demanded that the ‘mandi Organisation’s state presi- their profits were compara- It may be recalled that the whereas the Chakarpur Sabzi shulk’ be scrapped completely dent Gyanesh Mishra said the tively less compared to those government had launched a 1  #  Mandi will close down trade in but despite their repeated Gall Mandi (grain market) who run this trade outside. scheme to provide jobs to max- the two products from July 12 appeals, the district adminis- would also, in a show of soli- He said on account of this imum number of migrant for indefinite period. tration had failed to consider darity, remain closed for four lopsided approach of the dis- workers, besides the previous Both the organisations are their demand. He said left with consecutive days. He said the trict administration, the farm- job card holders, in MNREGA  #  1 strongly protesting against the no other option, the two asso- government had imposed 2 per ers and growers were not enter- projects and by June 25, as ‘mandi shulk’ which they say is ciations had decided to boycott cent ‘mandi shulk’ on edible ing the Chakarpur Mandi but many as 35,705 workers had 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $+ ,-#* coming to their residences. wood apple, tecoma, litchi, causing financial losses and trade and thus the trading in items, especially vegetables, selling it outside. been engaged. Green nurseries had been lime, teak, night jasmine, But the number of workers lantation was done on a developed at various places in guava, amla etc were planted. engaged in different blocks of Plarge-scale during the Van the three divisions of North It may be pointed out here the district reduced by 17,834 Mahotsav which is observed Eastern Railway (NER) — that keeping environmental Q+     on July 7 — around 50 per cent from July 1 to 7 every year. Lucknow, Varanasi and protection in mind there was a of the total strength on June 25. Plantation is considered the Izzatnagar, Chief Public plan to plant as many as 10,000 At present, the workers best method of environmental Relations Officer (CPRO) teak, guava and amla saplings engaged in different MNREGA protection. Trees are precious Pankaj Kumar Singh. In the in different phases on the      R schemes in different blocks of gifts of nature which are used same sequence plantation was vacant railway land in the district are: Bhitargaon by human beings in every Gorakhpur. During the forth- (2,355), Bilhaur (3,386), form. Trees which provided coming Independence Day Chaubepur (970), Ghatampur root, stem, leaf, bark, fruits and (August 15) as many as 3,000   4 $ 05)3? She said the most observ- tally friendly activities that autopsy. (2,214), Kakwan (1,320), flowers are indispensable for plants will be planted on the able and basic gifts of nature people could take part in to According to Station Kalyanpur (848), Patara human life. Apart from playing Durga Mata Mandir Road (the ahila Mahavidyalaya were the four elements which better the planet. Officer Ashish Shukla, (1,647), Sarsaul (1,858), an important role in environ- road to the west side of the Rail MPrincipal Dr BR Agarwal were considered sacred — the Dr Agarwal said trees Rakshatra Sharma (25) of Shivrajpur (1,560) and Vidhnu mental protection and pre- Museum) in Gorakhpur while addressng the closing of earth, air, fire and water. She greatly benefited the people liv- Yashoda Nagar O Block was a (1,813). venting rise in temperature among which teak and the week-long tree plantation said earlier people understood ing around them by having a student of BTech third year. Chief Development Officer and noise pollution, they are mohogany plants will be drive on the college campus on that these were indispensable positive impact on mental His mother, who was ill, Sunil Kumar Singh said the rea- also very useful in increasing prominent. It may be recalled Wednesday said respect of for life, hence, the one who pro- health and well-being, reducing had gone to Prayagraj for treat- son for reduction in number of the underground water level. done by the North Eastern here that on the occasion of nature was respect of god and vided them was worshipped, stress and encouraging outdoor ment and Rakshatra was in the workers was that work in many Railways was very sensitive as Railway administration in Independence Day last year a if one had respect for god then striving to build or restore a exercise. house with his grandmother. ongoing projects was lying sus- far as environmental protection Gorakhpur close to the total of 810 useful saplings one would also value the sense of environmental aware- The college planted hun- On Tuesday night, he hanged pended due to heavy down- was concerned. In almost all Nandanagar sub-way in the had been planted near the importance of nature and pre- ness, a need that had risen in dreds of sapling of Belpatra, himself from the courtyard pour. major inspections of the rail- green nursery of 2,000 square Shiva temple situated on serve it and prevent it from one. guava, blackberry, kaner, grill. Besides, he said, many ways, plantation programme metre area and in the 2,500 Bichhiya Road. Likewise dur- destruction. She said earlier people Peepul, mango, and Tulsi During investigation, it migrant workers engaged in was a must and it was due to square metre area at ing to mark the Independence She said nature was the gift sensed the value of the pure, plants. came to light that Rakshatra projects under MNREGA here this fact that its residential Dharamshala-situated com- Day-2018 a total of 2,400 of god to man and it was the clean air that allowed them to SUICIDE: A mentally was in depression as he had not had returned to their original colonies, offices, training cen- puterised reservation centre saplings were planted in Jail duty of every individual to breathe and their crops and upset BTech student commit- performed well in the exami- place of work. tres etc are full of green plants. campus on Tuesday. Around Road, Atta Chakki Complex preserve it and ensure it was herds to flourish. ted suicide by hanging himself nation. However, efforts were on to Moreover officers and employ- 300 saplings each were plant- and Bichhiya Colony. The not destroyed as nature pro- She said tree plantation in Naubasta police area on The SO said that prima engage more and more work- ees residing in the railway ed at both these sites. During saplings planted so far have tected human beings and kept was recognised as one of the Tuesday night. facie it appeared to be a case of ers in MNREGA projects, he colony planted saplings for the the plantation on Tuesday been growing well due to their them healthy and happy. most engaging, environmen- The body was sent for suicide. added. next generation of the railways saplings of mango, jackfruit, proper care.    !"#$#$ 7 $ 7'5 

   #  Q#  '7 9 P $   )(    <)2( -      $-   R &    56$6-7 The warning follows com- office at the earliest. plaints by social media plat- "Various medical shops    ollowing complaints of ram- form LocalCircles which in a have been telling buyers that    56$6-7 areas of the Government. The sion or attack on his/her digni- Fpant black marketing of letter to the Health Ministry the medicine is in short supply risk of imprisonment for actions ty.” antiviral drug Remdesivir, used said many citizens on its but can be made available if n a contentious move, the or omissions that aren’t neces- Moreover, what is   56$6-7 time. for treatment of Covid-19, the platform have flagged the issue they are ready to pay a IGovernment was mulling sarily fraudulent or the outcome enshrined in the legislation as The judicial magistrate Union Health Ministry has of alleged black marketing of premium. It has also been decriminalisation of “minor of malafide intent is a big hur- our rights cannot be taken away he CBI has taken over the probing the incident had directed the Drug Controller Remdesivir. reported that doctors at many offences” enshrined in the dle in attracting investments. so easily, he asserted adding the Tprobe into alleged custodi- informed the Madras High General of India (DCGI) to "The MRP of Remdesivir private hospitals are directing Rights of Persons with “The ensuing uncertainty in Ministry’s move is a fit case of al deaths of the father-son duo Court that the policemen take immediate steps to ensure marketed by Hetero Healthcare families to procure and get the Disabilities Act, 2016. However legal processes and the time violation of human rights. at Sathankulam police station thrashed the father-son duo that the medicine is sold as per Limited is Rs 5,400 but con- medicine themselves," it said. late at night, the Government taken for resolution in the Wheelchair-bound Meenu in Thoothukudi district of the whole night in the police its maximum retail price. sumers have reported it being Such unscrupulous action shelved the plan. The earlier courts hurts ease of doing busi- Mani who is suffering with Tamil Nadu. station with batons and a table Subsequently, the DCGI sold at a price of anywhere warrants stringent punish- plan was, the Government con- ness. Criminal penalties includ- cerebral Palsy too agreed. “Many The alleged beating by the with bloodstains bore testi- has asked drug controllers in between Rs 15,000 to 60,000," ment. “The Government tends, to improve the ease of ing imprisonment for minor times we are left hurt when police personnel leading to mony to the allegations of tor- states and Union Territories to LocalCircles said. should ensure a mechanism doing business and subse- offences act as deterrents, and someone makes causal remarks the deaths of J Benniks and his ture. prevent black marketing of DCGI Dr VG Somani, in wherein there is no pilferage as quently increase foreign invest- this is perceived as one of the or laughs at our disabilities father RP Jeyaraj on June 20 The magistrate’s findings Remdesivir which is being sold communication to states and well as work on enhancing pro- ment in the country. major reasons impacting busi- when in the queue or eating at and June 23 respectively evoked were based on a statement of as high as upto 80,000 in open UTs, said, "You are requested duction to make it within the The plan had offended the ness sentiment and hindering hotels. these are just a few small nationwide outrage and trig- a woman constable attached to market in some States even as to instruct your enforcement reach of the needy. I think the disability sector which termed investments both from domes- instance where our sentiments gered calls for police reforms. the police station where the several hospitals have reported officials to keep a strict vigil on price is also too high for poor the move as ‘apathetic’, ‘hurtful’ tic and foreign investors.” are easily violated” Amid the public outcry alleged crime took place. its shortage. the matter to prevent the black patients, who have to shell out and an ‘attack on their dignity’ The proposed Section 95A In fact, it was in the wake of over the incident, the State gov- Mentioning Head The DCGI has approved marketing and sale of the drug around  30,000 for the five as well as rights to live a digni- of the Act would effectively such daily discrimination that ernment referred the two cases Constable Revathy''s statement restricted emergency use of Remdesivir injection above five vials,” said Dr Rajinder K fied life. Last month, the Union allow Chief or State the RPWD Act was passed in for a CBI probe with Chief in a four-page report to the Remdesivir injectable formu- Maximum Retail Price Dhamija, head of the Ministry of Social Justice and Commissioners to withdraw Parliament ensuring legal rights Minister K Palaniswami writ- Madurai bench of the Madras lation for the treatment of (MRP)," Somani said, adding Neurology Department at Empowerment wrote to over cases after the approval of the to the PwDs against discrimi- ing a letter to Union Home High Court, the magistrate patients with severe Covid-19 that action taken in the matter Lady Hardinge Medical half-a-dozen NGOs a letter defender, or the aggrieved, nation. As per the Section 89 of Minister Amit Shah requesting said she feared threats if she infection. should be intimated to this Hospital in Delhi. titled “Decriminalisation of explained Dr Satendra Singh, a the Act: “Any person who con- a probe into the cases by the revealed the facts. Minor Offences For Improving Delhi-based disability rights travenes any of the provisions of Central agency. After the alleged torture, Business Sentiment And activist and member of the this Act, or of any rule made After getting a reference Jeyaraj and Benniks were sent Unclogging Court Processes – organisation Doctors with thereunder shall for first con- from the Centre on Monday, to sub-jail under remand )   $       Amendment in RPwD Act, Disabilities. travention be punishable with the CBI entrusted the investi- around 2.30 am on June 20 2016”. Intriguingly, it gave just He said, “Violation is a fine which may extend to ten gation to its Delhi-based where they were kept as pris- 10 days to these NGOs to pro- very subjective term. What thousand rupees and for any Special Crimes Unit (SCU) oner number 3636 and 3635 O$  (  P      <26 vide their feedback. might look to you as a petty vio- subsequent contravention with and dispatched a team to con- respectively. As per the letter, lation, for instance slapping or fine which shall not be less than duct the probe, officials said. In the morning around “Decriminalisation of minor using offensive words might fifty thousand rupees but which As per procedures, the 7.45, Benniks complained of a   56$6-7 Standards (BIS)”, said the BJP to 74%”, he said. offences is one of the thrust leave another person in depres- may extend to five lakh rupees”. CBI on Tuesday evening re- wheezing problem and was leader. In order to further registered the two cases orig- taken to Kovilpatti JP on Wednesday claimed BJP leader’s assertion encourage procurement from inally lodged by the Kovilpatti Government hospital in an Bthat the country under came amidst a flurry of local suppliers, 26 items out of police station under IPC autorickshaw. The doctors Prime Minister Modi is mak- defence buying by the gov- 127 already notified, have $!      Section of custodial death declared at 9 AM that he could ing strides in ‘Make in India’ ernment in the wake of India- now been notified under with suspected offences to be not survive, the FIR alleged. movement in defence and it is China stand-off on the line of clause 3(a) of the Public ! "0O !  * "illegal detention, murder and On June 22, at about 10.20 reflected in the government's Actual Control in eastern Procurement (Preference to destruction of evidence". PM, Jeyaraj complained of approval of Rs 31,130 crore Ladakh and the recent visit of Make in India) Order 2017 The deceased persons ran fever and was taken to the defence procurements from Defence Minster to Russia. and henceforth procuring   56$6-7 announced by the Finance migrants live in slums, infor- a mobile shop at Kovilpatti and Government hospital. Next Indian industry. Rao said “now we are entities shall procure these Minister on May 14, 2020 in mal/ unauthorized colonies they were arrested for alleged morning at about 5.40 am, Addressing a press confer- witnessing ‘Make in India’ items only from local suppli- n a move to provide afford- view of the mass exodus of or peri-urban areas to save violation of prohibitory orders doctors told the authorities ence here, BJP National impact in defence produc- ers, irrespective of purchase Iable housing on rent for migrant workers and the poor rental charges. They spend in place to contain the spread that the treatment failed and General Secretary P tion.” He said Defence value, provided that the local migrants and urban poor, the to back to their home town and lot of time on roads by walk- of Covid-19 by keeping their Jeyaraj too died, according to Muralidhar Rao said India’s Acquisition Council (DAC) suppliers meet the Minimum Union Cabinet on Wednesday villages during the nationwide ing/ cycling to workplaces, shop open beyond permitted the FIR. focus on indigenous manufac- has approved Capital acqui- Local Content (MLC) as pre- approved the development of lockdown. This scheme seeks risking their lives to cut on the turing in the defence space is sition of various platforms & scribed for each item, Rao affordable rental housing com- to fulfill the vision of expenses. “paying off” as the Ministry of equipment worth Rs 38,900 said. plexes (AHRC). The complex- ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’. “ARHCs will create new Defence over the last two years crore. BJP leader said, Cabinet es will be built under the A large part of workforce ecosystem in urban areas mak- unveiled several products DAC is headed by the has approved far reaching Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in manufacturing industries, ing housing available at afford- ()$-P    manufactured in India like the defence minister and aims at reforms in the Space sector (Urban) and it will benefit service providers in hospital- able rent close to the place of HAL Tejas Light Combat quick acquisition of arms and aimed at boosting private sec- over 3.5 lakh urban poor. The ity, health, domestic/com- work. Investment under Aircraft, the composites Sonar equipment required by the tor participation in the entire government estimates Rs 600 mercial establishments, and ARHCs is expected to create dome, a Portable Telemedicine defence forces by cutting range of space activities on crore of expenditure in the construction or other sectors, new job opportunities. ARHCs     System (PDF) for Armed through bureaucratic bottle- June 24, 2020. form of ''technology innovation labourers and students who will cut down unnecessary Forces, Protective Gears, necks. “The decision taken is in grant''. come from rural areas or small travel, congestion and pollu- Penetration-cum-Blast (PCB) “Focus on indigenous line with the long-term vision Under the initiative, exist- towns seeking better oppor- tion. and Thermobaric (TB) ammu- design and development; of the Prime Minister of ing vacant government funded tunities will be the target ben- The Government funded     nition specifically designed for acquisitions from Indian transforming India and mak- housing complexes will be con- eficiary under ARHCs. vacant housing stock will be Arjun tanks. industry worth Rs 31,130 ing the country self-reliant verted to ARHCs. Further, spe- According to the ministry converted into ARHCs for “India has begun export- crore already done for rein- and technologically advanced. cial incentives like use permis- of housing and urban affairs, economically productive use.   56$6-7 ing bulletproof jackets as per forcing India’s defences. The The Cabinet also approved sion, 50 per cent additional coronavirus pandemic has The scheme would create its own standards, which con- DAC also cleared a project to setting up of a new space floor area ratio or floor space resulted in massive reverse a conducive environment for ven as various States have form to international norms, upgrade the army’s fleet of board called Indian National index and tax relief will be migration of workers/ urban Entities to develop AHRCs on Ealready started exploring to over 100 countries, includ- 1,500 BMP-2 infantry combat Space Promotion and offered. The complexes will poor in the country who come their own vacant land which plasma therapy as a way to ing European nations, accord- vehicles. FDI under automat- Authorisation Centre (IN- revert to urban local bodies from rural areas or small will enable new investment treat Covid-19 patients, ing to the Bureau of Indian ic route increased from 49% SPACe). (ULBs) after 25 years to restart towns for seeking better opportunities and promote results from the Indian the next cycle. employment opportunities in entrepreneurship in rental Council of Medical Research’s The scheme was urban areas. Usually, these housing sector,” it said. (ICMR’s) convalescent plasma India on compassionate )    therapy (CPT) trials are still grounds by doctors and is also 7 $ =   29( awaited. a part of the ICMR’s clinical Sources said that the management protocol of    :; results which are expected in Covid-19. In this experimen- ) 4+P    9  a couple of weeks have deliv- tal therapy, blood plasma        ered mixed outcomes— while from a Covid-19 recovered some patients have patient (which is rich in anti-  56$6-7      9    recovered, there have also bodies to fight the virus) is been cases of conditions transfused into another Covid >>;  he Supreme Court worsening. patient. This is likely to boost TWednesday recalled its   56$6-7 as loans to primary agri cred- Enterprises (CGTMSE) The trial is being con- the recipient’s immune ing to Nirav Modi and the enti- March 27 order by which it had it societies, farmer groups, scheme for a loan of up to Rs ducted across 50 sites in the response to the SARS-CoV-2   56$6-7 ties directly/indirectly belong- allowed the sale of BS-IV vehi- mid COVID 19 pandemic, farmer producer organisations 2 crore. The fee for this cov- country, has collected data infection. ing to him,” the agency said. cles for 10 days across the coun- Athe Union Cabinet on (FPOs), agri-entrepreneurs, erage will be paid by the gov- from 350-odd patients. The Two sites in Ahmedabad ugitive businessman Nirav The FEOA Special Court try, except in Delhi-NCR, after Wednesday approved setting start-ups and agri-tech players. ernment. sample size for the trial is 425 (NHL Medical College and BJ FModi's properties worth vide its order December 5, lifting of COVID-19 induced up an agri-infra fund with a In case of FPOs, credit patients. Medical College), which are 330 crore attached by the 2019 declared Nirav Modi a lockdown. corpus of 1lakh crore to pro- “Loans will be disbursed in guarantee may be availed from The therapy involves tak- conducting the ICMR Enforcement Directorate (ED) Fugitive Economic Offender. The apex court said auto- vide financial support to agri- four years starting with sanc- the facility created under the ing antibodies from the blood trials on CPT, have shown stand confiscated to the Central Further, through its order on mobile dealers violated its direc- entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri- tion of 10,000 crore in the cur- FPO promotion scheme of of a person who has recovered positive results, said sources, Government under the June 8 this year, the Special tives and BS-IV vehicles were tech players and farmer groups rent year and  30,000 crore the Department of from COVID-19 and trans- according to a few reports on Fugitive Economic Offenders Court directed ED to attach the sold during the lockdown in last for infrastructure and logistics each in the next three financial Agriculture, Cooperation and fusing those antibodies into the websites. Act following a court order. properties (other than proper- week of March and after March facilities. The agri-infra fund years”, Union Agriculture Farmers Welfare (DACFW). an active coronavirus According to them, fair The confiscated proper- ties mortgaged/hypothecated 31 also. was part of the over 20 lakh Minister Narendra Singh The funds will be provid- patient to help kickstart the amounts of some patients ties worth 329.66 crore and secured to PNB-led con- “Do not take advantage of crore stimulus package Tomar said after the Cabinet ed for setting up of cold stores immune system to fight the have shown recovery under include four flats in iconic sortium) belonging to Nirav this court by playing fraud” a announced in response to the meeting. and chains, warehousing, infection. the trials that are likely to Samudra Mahal in Worli, Modi and his companies. The bench comprising Justices Arun COVID-19 crisis. The Minister said all loans silos, assaying, grading and "The ICMR has initiated conclude in a week or two. Mumbai, one seaside farm court also ordered that after Mishra, S A Nazeer and Indira The new agri-infra fund, under this financing facility packaging units, e-marketing a multi-centre clinical trial, “Initial observations house and land at Alibaugh, a attachment of the assets, these Banerjee, said while hearing the duration of which will be 10 will have interest subvention points linked to e-trading titled 'A Phase II, Open- show a fair amount of patients windmill in Jaisalmer, a flat in properties will stand confis- the matter through video-con- years till 2029, aims to provide of 3 per cent per annum up to platforms and ripening Label, Randomized on recovery mode though London and residential flats in cated to Central Government ferencing. medium-to-long term debt a limit of 2 crore. This sub- chambers, besides PPP pro- Controlled Trial to Assess there have also been cases of UAE besides shares and bank under Section 12(2) and (8) of The top court had on financing facility for investment vention will be available for a jects for crop aggregation the Safety and Efficacy of conditions worsening.“ deposits. the Fugitive Economic March 27 said it was permitting in viable projects for post-har- maximum period of seven sponsored by Convalescent Plasma to Limit States like Delhi has “The ED had filed an appli- Offenders Act, 2018. sale of 10 per cent of unsold BS- vest management infrastruc- years. central/state/local bodies, he COVID-19 Associated already established plasma cation on July 10, 2018 before The court further directed IV vehicles to make up for six ture and community farming Further, credit guarantee added. Complications in Moderate bank while Goa recently the FEO Special Court to the bank consortium to days lost due to the nationwide assets through interest sub- coverage will be available for In a statement, the agri- Disease (PLACID Trial)'," the sought the ICMR nod to use declare Nirav Modi, a Fugitive approach PMLA Special Court lockdown which was imposed vention and financial support. eligible borrowers from this culture ministry said the total apex health research body the therapy to treat the Economic Offender and con- to claim the on March 25. Under this, about Rs 1 financing facility under the outflow as budgetary support had said while launching the disease which has killed over fiscate the properties (valued at mortgaged/hypothecated and The apex court Wednesday lakh crore will be provided by Credit Guarantee Fund Trust from the Government of India study. 20,000 people across the Rs 1,396 crore approximately, secured properties, which were said that Bharat Stage (BS)-IV banks and financial institutions for Micro and Small (GoI) will be 10,736 crore. CPT is being used in States in the country. attached at that time.) belong- attached by ED. vehicles sold after March 31 this year will not be presently regis- tered. The bench observed that )-*       67!  8  sale of BS-IV vehicles had increased in the last week of March, when the nationwide  56$6-7 and final report be filed before this no effort made to apprehend the offenders,” sations from WhatsApp on the night of the lockdown was in force, and court,” said the bench, also comprising said the plea. alleged incident. they were sold online also. he Supreme Court Wednesday direct- Justices Navin Sinha and B R Gavai. It has pointed out to several alleged laps- It has said chat conversation would have Senior advocate Aparajita Ted Rajasthan Police to complete with- The apex court has posted the matter es in the investigation conducted by the been important in ascertaining who the vic- Singh, who is assisting the top in two months its ongoing investigation in for further hearing on September 7. police. It said that on August 13, 2017, the tim was talking to or planning to meet at court as an amicus curiae in the the case of death of a third year student of Singhvi informed the bench about the victim went to a restaurant, around 300 that hour and it would also have been matter, said the court has National Law University, Jodhpur, in August status of probe going on in the case. metres from the varsity campus, with his instrumental in unearthing the events recalled its March 27 order. 2017. Neetu Kumar Nagaich, mother of 21- friends in the evening but he did not return which led to the death. During the hearing, the A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman year-old victim Vikrant Nagaich, has also and his body was found next morning near “The chronology of events raised a rea- bench observed that the auto- said this while hearing through video-con- sought a direction to the CBI to take all the railway track. sonable suspicion that the death of peti- mobile dealers association have ferencing a plea filed by the victim's moth- steps to “solve the mystery of the unnat- It has alleged the police has neither tioner's son was not merely an accident, or not followed its earlier order and er who has sought transfer of the case from ural death”. approached Google or Facebook nor suicide but was something more grave and they have violated the apex Rajasthan Police to the CBI. The apex court had earlier agreed to been conducted “leads to an inescapable retrieved the victim's mobile phone data profound, which demanded immediate court's directives. “Having heard Manish Singhvi, senior hear the plea and sought response from the reasonable apprehension” that it is a result which could have helped in tracing his consideration and investigation,” it said. It said that BS-IV vehicles counsel appearing on behalf of the state, we state and others. of a “probable collusion to shield some high, movement to ascertain the events on the “However, the same was not carried out were sold during the lockdown are of the view that the investigation which While claiming that an FIR was lodged mighty and influential person(s)”. night of August 13, 2017 and led to further by the investigation agency, and the peti- in last week of March and after is ongoing, pursuant to the high court's in the case after a delay of around 10 “Despite lapse of almost three years, no probe. tioner was left dismayed and devastated March 31 also and now their order dated February 24, 2020, must be months, in June 2018, the petitioner has charge-sheet has been filed. The plea has claimed that the police has after the death of her only child,” the plea registration was sought despite completed within a period of two months alleged that the manner in which probe has The investigation is at a stand-still, with also not retrieved the victim's chat conver- said. the fact that order was passed way back in 2018.    !"#$#$ 8 . $ '$#.%*  *(!8     @$ )   !(!8    8 ;/ )0!)"* *##      9 &          # #  "  !   7 #   0 "      !     !    *  &                *          !      G       ! !     2+<(0!4=                    try. Such firms enjoy a huge       !    + advantage over those few Indian           firms who have tried to keep the              flag of manufacturing alive all            these years. These few, despite investing money in R&D and        product development, lose out             due to policy and bureaucratic            approach that promotes traders    over true manufacturers.    !                 In the domestic front, for the                    anton Chinese aggression sake of stability of the market, the (                  and the cowardly, premed- Indian Government requires itated attack on the Indian higher sovereign rating, which is            +    " S   Army that led to the killing needed to maintain or decrease             *     of 20 of our brave soldiers interest rates and debts. Thus, this Ware episodes India can never forget. The time enables more borrowing by the  *7              !    has come for the citizens to unite and for the Government and industries.   -                 ! Government to ensure that a single-minded Rating agencies are meant to pro-          7          resolve is visible to the world. China has a his- vide investors with reliable infor-                    tory of betrayal. It tends to covet the land of mation on the riskiness of vari- other countries and grab it under some pre- ous kinds of debts. However,       >   ? "    *7 S  text or the other. While it has grown its econ- these agencies have been adding                  ! omy in the last 30 years, it has also shrunk in to financial difficulties. After the             7     *7    its status as a nation that can be considered 2008 financial crisis, the US as a responsible member of the global com- revoked the first amendment       !            mittee of nations. Sadly, for an economy and rights of credit rating agencies. If                  a country of its size, China has behaved like India can create a similar policy      8                 a bully with almost every neighbour. It has and advance local credit rating shown willful disregard for established norms agencies, similar to China and         P      Q     . of conduct. Russia, it can compete with   "       *7        China has shown disrespect to India’s sus- China financially. Since the rat-                        tained and mature outreach to settle pend- ings on debts provided to          ? (    4B      ! ing issues with respect to border issues investors will be fair, the econo- between both nations. It has not even my will be boosted.                exchanged maps with respect to the disput- The Prime Minister’s call to *          S       ed boundary in many areas and has used that At a time when the entire ucts. Around 73 per cent of the should be gradually increased — make India aatmanribhar, a pol-       7          to try and intrude into the Indian territory. world is suffering from the dis- telecommunication equipment, starting from 10 per cent from icy which looks to increase local It has also supported and financed Pakistan astrous economic consequences 82 per cent semiconductor, 87 the base year to 40 per cent by manufacturing and consump-      7        45     to act as a terror proxy against India. Chinese of a virus, the People’s Liberation per cent antibiotic and 83 per cent the fourth year. For fully import- tion, can do just that. China, the                 BC66   arms have been utilised by Left-wing extrem- Army (PLA) is triggering hostil- active pharma ingredients are ed products, basic customs duty largest source of FDI in India, is     '("  -                ists through Nepal. Beijing has also created ities with the Indian Army. Given imported from China. should be hiked to 75 per cent the largest hindrance to the suc- a red corridor from Pashupati to Tirupati. the Chinese strategy and intent, Unknowingly, India has been in the base year and further cessful implementation of this    2  *7              Mineral-rich areas, which lie in this corridor, it is time India acts to safeguard promoting Chinese products increased by the fourth year to project. Due to numerous inter-           ? 2       (   have been disturbed for decades, leading to its interests. While several mea- through the facade of “Make in 100 per cent to ensure that all national regulations and India’s                   ? 0     the misutilisation of India’s natural resources. sures are currently under way, I India” where major Chinese such importers utilise the three lack of mass manufacturing abil- The current pandemic is an example. A support the call to reduce Indian companies have set up their years to set up manufacturing ity in proportion to its popula- (             S     ! majority of the migrant labourers are from this dependence on Chinese products shops in India and have become units in India. The machinery tion’s consumption demands, it      2            ? corridor, proving that disturbance has led to and reduce Chinese FDI. At the a hindrance in the development for the production of items is heavily dependent on China for (    2  1          *7 ! high unemployment and economic degrada- behest of the Communist Party of Indian companies. should be kept at 10 per cent in almost all consumer products. tion of the area. of China (CPC) and the PLA, Chinese companies such as the base year and then subse- In its attempt to make the                      ! In short, China has played double games. Chinese firms have outmanoeu- Xinxiang, Shanghai Electric, Sics quently increased every year to Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative         .            On the one hand, it has gained tremendous vred FDI laws to take control of Motocorp Huawei and Alibaba encourage domestic manufac- successful, India needs to reduce                    access to the Indian market and consumers Indian companies. are controlled by the PLA. They turing of the machinery. its dependence on Chinese since we opened up our trade and economy Attempts to reduce Chinese have all set up bases under the Further, it is also important imports and FDI through both                       in the early 90s. On the other, it has tried to FDI have not been successful so shelter of Make in India to con- to clarify the definition of Chinese companies in the main-                    ! unsettle our nation through direct and indi- far. This because Chinese firms trol the Indian economy. Chinese “importer”, “assembler” and land and their SPVs in tax ? -                     rect provocations. Prime Minister Narendra are creating SPVs in Hong Kong, firms have surpassed others in “manufacturer.” The lack of a def- havens. Identifying Chinese con- Modi has invested the highest amount of time Mauritius, Singapore and other becoming leading players in inition allows all importers and trolled SPVs and prohibiting        ? 2     !        in maintaining relations with China. He has tax havens to generate investment mobile phones and other items system integrators to falsely sell them from investing or partic-                  ! visited that country several times and has in India. Bilateral trade between in the Indian market. imported products as “Made in ipating in trade, we need to find           "            repeatedly asserted the need to maintain India and China is around $100 The Atmanirbhar Bharat India.” The ICT and the defence the source of their revenues.                       “friendly” and “good relations.” Indian citizens, billion. Trade is supposed to Abhiyan (self-reliant India) is sectors are areas where despite a I presume the Prime too, want to establish good economic and benefit both nations. However, very significant. India became a huge domestic potential, most Minister’s call for aatmanirbhar     *7                diplomatic relations with China. The two the same is not the case with member of the WTO in 1995, goods are imported. One of the bharat is heading in the right         "           nations share a long history of cultural and Indo-China trade. At the much earlier than China, which reasons why India does not have direction to ensure employ-              8   +   religious relations and affiliations. moment, India has a trade deficit joined the trade body in 2001. a clear definition of who is a ment, save hundreds of billions However, the Chinese State apparatus is of $67 billion with China. This Since then, China has grown “manufacturer” is because of dollars in foreign exchange                     afraid of India’s long-term economic rise, our means we are exporting consid- into a massive economy that importers/assemblers declare the and boost reserve capital accu-        *7             ! democratic tradition and the use of “soft erably fewer goods in compari- rules global exports. It is time for imported equipment (hi-tech) by mulation in the Indian banking          .         ! power” across the world. This myopic view son to China. This is belittling our India to undertake a new jour- just changing the sticker and then system. Transparent and demo- has mistakenly led the Chinese authorities to economy. ney in a post-Corona world. declare it as “manufactured” in cratic investment under “Make         "          conclude that India can be contained and Coupled with the Chinese Unless we develop strong man- India. in India” will give a massive blow                    ! restrained. But they forget the lessons in his- takeover of major Indian export- ufacturing capacities, under- Similarly, assemblers import to the Chinese market. This ini-      /            tory. India has always been a beacon of renais- ing and production houses, trade take higher exports of goods as the goods in semi-knocked down tiative will also create an influx sance, a messiah of peace and accommoda- between the two nations is one well as services, we will not be (SKD) condition and after assem- of Indian products in the South-                    2+<(0! tion for the entire world. China needs to as between two Chinese compa- able to take care of the welfare bling it locally, declare it as East Asian market, thus increas- 4=    " 8 -           ! behave responsibly. It is a sad fact that five nies. Anti-dumping duty and needs of our population. India “manufactured in India.” Such ing our export market and     !   "            major global pandemics since 2002, includ- minimum import price have needs to promote local manufac- importers, system integrators reducing Chinese influence over ing the severe acute respiratory syndrome been placed on 99 Chinese prod- turing of imported items. To and assemblers promote foreign the South-East Asian region.            P   Q        (SARS) infection, avian flu, swine flu and ucts. Despite this, India is heav- encourage the manufacturing of products and have no interest to (The writer is a BJP MP in     .                   COVID-19 have originated from China. ily dependent on Chinese prod- components, customs duty invest in R&D within the coun- the Lok Sabha)          ! 3      S                      7H.  7 I     !   !  3  !! % !   !       !      !        *     (     O                     !      (7       !  !    %    !      5    9 "   &        (B   O                         !(   * (B     (      (    P              891#!3 81- !/-::8" -!# //"3 +      1    K  * K)4 KK- 4   K) ! !                     !          2              +      3  4       and defend its integral territory.      Given the economic weakness,   5656        the COVID-19 challenge, the    "            Sir — Indian cricket buffs and  7 "   H7"I   gaps in military preparation and              millions of fans of MS Dhoni have           !   the costs of any conflict, peace is begun singing the new anthem, a  !  !  !    of course, the most desirable         (     beautiful foot-tapping number,    "#$%&'    * ( option. The Indian establish-            “MS Dhoni number seven...”,            ment rightly made it clear that   (  7               sung energetically by West Indies 7" !  9'   !9   every step of the disengagement all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on his            !       process will be carefully moni-      " (#               birthday. Bravo’s song has already      * !   ( tored and verified. India must   "56 . .    " "56 8  2        gone viral. His song beautifully   7"   !!      ensure complete restoration of                  "  depicts the life story of a small-    !       !    ( status quo ante. town boy who braved all odds to  7"    !!    ) N Sadhasiva Reddy +    1  5656   "       become one of the greatest crick- 7  !!     %  !!  !4         % Bengaluru                    et captains India has seen. The     *          (  ! *                  466           punch lines and the video with L   !         O          (    !       foot-tapping music are really a !      !   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It is naïve to expect that it captaincy, wicket keeping, bat-   There are structural reasons why power, its actions defied rational the China imbroglio shall be      "         .   2   ting and field arrangement. disengagement makes sense for calculation. It has alienated India resolved soon. China wants India 2    ( :.22(;   (       7  $    ! Besides, the support that Dhoni both countries. China was solely and public opinion, throwing to join the league of nations like      +    $          gave to his playmates is also well Sir — This refers to the editori- responsible for transgressing the entire relationship — of which Pakistan and Nepal that are play- known. The song also shows al, “Truce for now” (July 7). across the border. Even the finest China too has been a beneficia- ing second fiddle to it.           ( .           how sports can connect human After escalatory rhetoric and scholars who study China have ry — off gear. Srishti <  ,S     ,   9         beings, especially during trying more importantly aggressive not been able to offer a satisfac- On the other hand, New Via email     (  S            times like these. actions, a process to defuse ten- tory explanation as to why Beijing Delhi doesn’t want conflict. It was M Pradyu sions along the Line of Actual has behaved the way it did. But left with no choice but to respond   <   ! Kannur Control (LAC) has commenced. the fact is, even for a rising aggressively to Chinese incursions 11 /1->-! ?#<".8-<    !"#$#$ 9 . $ '$#.%* #Q( ( $ /  /   4  4       P    .   4  #$! )%$(     $          .    .    .       . 3      !   L    L   !           4          ! #  

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Just as you can feel of 1929: “If I could catch the feeling, I discourse. Silence is a necessary precon- D  H           calls have gone up to 150 a day as people find it )"6( lonely in the company of others, you can would. The feeling of the singing of the dition to contemplation and meditation    0                 ! difficult to deal with isolation and loneliness. Also, 7 feel perfectly content in your own com- real world, as one is driven by loneliness — religious or otherwise. The effort    2+<(0!4= '  S 7 !-  $       the emails received by the foundation have gone )5$62 pany. It’s just that many of us don’t know and silence from the habitable world.” needed to achieve quiet, let alone silence,                up from 80 to 120. 7#653 how to be alone. Woolf was no stranger to quarantine. She usually makes it more rewarding than the       "           Part of the reason that the current crisis is so "-3$65$ However, one should not let being was confined to a sick bed for long peri- ambient noise. It’s why we go to the              frightening is that it sets off a fear of not just being --56( alone during the pandemic get us down. ods but found that even these painful woods, or the sea, or up on hillsides to (             in quarantine but also of being abandoned alto- There’s a positive side to it as well. It is periods yielded harvests of creativity just renew ourselves. It is also why we take gether. This fear is profoundly affecting individ- 65676? in isolation that we are able to do most because she used them not as periods of up meditation, or spend time in quiet        *       67??6      !            ! ual psyche and world views. No visitors. No shared of our sharpest thinking and yield a har- solitary confinement or detention but as places of worship. meals. No one to hold our hands. We’re all cut off B"?65 vest of our best ideas. It is only when you periods of meditations and self-reflection. We all need silence and also stillness                ! from each other, trapped inside the walls of our 35-67"3? view the world from a distance that you This commitment to spending to become our true selves and to discov-         3        own domestic space, the 21st-century version of ?6#C are able see it whole and understand it time alone has been particularly impor- er the divine spark in ourselves even as             2     ! being marooned. better. We are able to achieve an ambi- tant in a hyper-connected world where we remain surrounded by the endless                  Social distancing and sometimes self-quaran- ence that is great for creativity. Loneliness our inner sentiments and thoughts are rush and agitation of modern life. Quiet                tining is the most important protective gear for isn’t the same thing as solitude, nor is it drowned out by the constant chatter or introspection sharpens the mind and          !   7    ! the Coronavirus but that doesn’t make it easy when solitude’s inevitable consequence. It can updates of other people. improves our understanding of an issue,                   we have to do it. One of the inevitable costs will arise just as easily in situations of prox- Many of us confuse alone time an event, or even the emotions swirling    !2+<(0!4=         be social isolation and an increase in our loneli- imity. You can be lonely in a crowd, lone- with “doing nothing” or equate it to phys- around. This requires not just time, space              ness. More people live alone now than at any other ly at a birthday party — at occasions of ical isolation. But solitude is a state or a and solitude but enough silence to allow         7'     time in history. The weird gift of loneliness is that intimacy, closeness, connection. situation — not a place or final destina- the clear tones to steer through the noise. it grounds us in our common humanity. The whole There is difference between loneli- tion. After all, mastering the art of soli- For Thoreau, revolution began at       56B         world is in the same boat. ness and solitude. Solitude purges the tude isn’t about being antisocial but home, one person at a time. “We must S    =I    "      / 3 However frightened we may feel, we have destructive capacity of loneliness and rather knowing and understanding our- first succeed alone, that we may enjoy our -  7 :/3-7;        8   7  never been less alone. It has also heightened the allows us to tap the protective potential selves better in order to connect to oth- success together”, he wrote. 8        JI     CG        consciousness about belonging to one family. It has of sequestration. The words “solitude” ers. Solitude is an opportunity to renew Buddha pointed out that there was    -           !   ! shown that only by taking care of one another — and “loneliness” ought to have similar ourselves and deepen self-knowledge. It an “island of calmness” within each one       7'          as well as the planet on which we all depend — meanings: “Solo” and “alone” do after all. gives us time to explore and know our- of us and we should take refuge in that                 can any of us hope for a better future. It has shown But faced with courage and determina- selves. It is the necessary counterpoint to island and not allow people and events                7'  how helpless we as individuals are despite being tion they do not. Loneliness is a nega- intimacy and allows us to polish the self around us to upset our inner poise. This   !      *      blessed with the best of this world. tive, sad feeling. On the other hand, soli- to make it relevant to the outer world. pandemic has given us solitude and still-               ( Loneliness is a unique condition in which an tude is elevating, blissful. Solitude gives us a chance to regain ness. We can either waste this rare gift individual perceives himself or herself to be social- Loneliness is the nightmare of the our perspective and connect to others in or we can unleash our creativity.             7' ly isolated even when among other people. The social animal. It is a taboo state in our a far richer way. Pearl Buck sums it up (The writer is a well known develop- :       ; deleterious effects of loneliness are, however, not social world. It may not be fully true beautifully, “I love people. I love my fam- ment professional)           "    !" #" $ % &  ##' &(!"( ""!#%&)# !! !"( *E!!#," ! ""% - "- &( !-  . %( !"%! / & "( '

mental to the country. Trade-Related Investment Measures tor and in other sectors, too, if the same in sealed envelopes while submitting import duty selectively on Chinese be routed through Nepal via the The search for alternative suppli- (TRIMs) or the General Agreement on practice is replicated. tenders for any project/service. First the imports. However, India is in a posi- informal channel. These products ers may begin if the Government wish- Trade in Services (GATS), which Set the right perspective for technical bids of various vendors are tion to impose anti-dumping duties on directly compete with Indian goods in es but it would take some time for re- India has committed to, the move is public procurement: Annually, the evaluated as per standard criteria and Chinese goods keeping within the the heartland of northern India, espe- orienting production with them. If not a violation of any WTO commit- Government of India spends nearly 13 then the financial bid of the qualified rule-book of the WTO. It is a known cially in Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Atmanirbhar Bharat is to succeed, ments. per cent of the Gross Domestic vendors are subsequently opened to fact that China follows aggressive Strong action is required on this there is no alternative but to restrict India can also impose uniform Product (GDP) to acquire supplies, find the lowest bid. The contract is pricing policy to export goods, many front. import of cheap Chinese products, a rule across private firms and PSUs: services and capital assets. The large given to the lowest bidder among the a time with tacit financial support from Play with the trade facilitation  2  large part of which is a result of the In the aftermath of the People’s size of Government procurement out- technically qualified vendors. the Government. Among the WTO measures: Since the rules for the same Chinese exchange rate policy and Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) attack on the lays empowers it to implement select In this two-bid system, the pro- member countries, India is an active are not well laid out in the WTO, India ollowing Chinese aggression and dumping of goods with underwritten Indian Army, the Department of national policies using the same as curement agency has a very little role player in respect of imposition of anti- has a lot of leverage to use this chan- the border clashes at the Line of Government subsidy to their Telecommunications (DoT) asked leverage. Government entities can to ensure quality/standard. Of course, dumping duty. However, most pleas nel to discourage Chinese imports. For FActual Control (LAC) the rela- exporters. Furthermore, India needs to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited require contractors to maintain fair one can argue that technical bid eval- are usually negated by the WTO dis- instance, imposing tighter standards tionship between India and China is adopt a balanced approach so that the (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone employment practices, promote pur- uation criteria may be stringent to pute settlement body after examina- may simply discourage Chinese now at a nadir. As a result, the war cry policy passes the World Trade Nigam Limited (MTNL) to rework chase from Micro, Small and Medium ensure quality. However, one invariably tion of evidence submitted by the imports. Frequent scrutiny of Chinese to “boycott Chinese goods” is rever- Organisation’s (WTO’s) dispute settle- their tenders for the forthcoming 4G Enterprises (MSMEs), promote stan- finds that the selection criteria of tech- Indian Government. India really needs imports for complying with various berating across India. Though the ment mechanism and New Delhi business to exclude Chinese equip- dards and innovation. All countries nical bids are more of a check list rather to build its technical capacity in this trading procedures, sending more shout is emanating mostly from the does not lose face there. ment. In the end, the two PSUs can- worldwide have used public procedure than for identifying standard/quality respect. A close interaction between samples of agricultural products for common citizens, the Government, The Department for Promotion of celled the tenders and will now issue as a tool to set their own agenda. This of the bid or to fulfil the desired objec- the Government, industry bodies and checking for sanitary and phytosani- too, has given clear indications in one Industry and Internal Trade of India fresh ones. needs to be a decisive tool if tive. This may not be the way to pro- economists is must for filing evidence tary standards would give the message or two cases that Chinese investments recently revised its policies on Foreign A fiat for a PSU and not impos- Atmanirbhar Bharat is to succeed. mote Atmanirbhar Bharat. to the WTO panel which may have a to the traders/industrialists that and firms are not welcome. Direct Investment (FDI), restricting ing the same set of rules for private However, here India needs to Use anti-dumping duty judi- chance to stand. Chinese imports are not wanted. Indian industries, on the other funds coming from five countries that players (except for imploring private refine her public procurement system. ciously: Given that India and China Discourage import of finished Once they get the signal, they will sure- hand, have given a measured response share a border with India. Since sector mobile operators to reduce their By and large, the Indian Government are both members of the WTO and Chinese goods though Nepal: If ly establish alternative supply lines for that disengagement with China is not investment is neither covered under dependence on Chinese equipment) has adopted the two-bid system, have extended most-favoured-nation India becomes vigilant regarding their required imports. possible in a short span of time and the General Agreement on Tariffs and sets a bad precedent. This discrimina- where vendors are requested to sub- (MFN) status to each other, India is not import of Chinese goods, one can (The writer is Professor, NCAER. supply chain disruption will be detri- Trade (GATT), the agreement on tion will kill PSUs in the telecom sec- mit both technical and financial bids in a position to impose additional expect the Chinese consumer goods to Views expressed are personal)    !"#$#$ 10 %& # &   ;%  2       % 

5B36& ;=? (UIICL) and Oriental capital infusion in these three ance companies to improve ing pressure in the last hour of equities as rising number of ket,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Insurance Company Limited insurance companies in order their financial and solvency trade to close 345.51 points, or COVID-19 cases across the Research at Geojit Financial (OICL) to 5,000 crore each to to maintain the requisite min- position, meet the insurance 0.95 per cent, lower at world stoked concerns over Services. give effect to the capital infu- imum solvency ratio. needs of the economy, absorb 36,329.01. economic recovery. BSE realty, auto, IT, teck,  56$6-7 sion decision. Briefing reporters about changes and enhance the On similar lines, the broad- The number of cases power and consumer durables “Further, the process of merg- the Cabinet meeting, Minister capacity to raise resources er NSE Nifty shed 93.90 points, around the world linked to the indices fell up to 2.05 per cent, he Union Cabinet on er has been ceased so far in of Information and and improve risk manage-  232 or 0.87 per cent, to close at disease has crossed 1.17 crore while metal, FMCG and TWednesday decided to halt view of the current scenario Broadcasting Prakash ment. 10,705.75.Bajaj Finance was and the death toll has topped healthcare finished with gains. the merger process of three and instead, the focus shall be Javadekar said that recapitali- In the Budget 2018-19 quity benchmarks suc- the top laggard in the Sensex 5.43 lakh. In India, the number Broader BSE mid-cap and State-owned general insurance on their profitable growth,” an sation will make the govern- speech, the then Finance Ecumbed to a fag-end selloff pack, tumbling 4.45 per cent, of infections has spiked to 7.42 small-cap indices fell up to 0.43 companies, National Insurance, official statement said. ment-owned insurance com- Minister Arun Jaitley had to close in the red on followed by Asian Paints, Bajaj lakh, with 20,642 fatalities. per cent. Global equities Oriental Insurance and United The 12,450 crore capital panies more stable. announced that the three com- Wednesday as investors pock- Finserv, Maruti, HCL Tech “Markets were volatile as wavered as the relentless rise in India Insurance, for the infusion approved by the “To ensure optimum util- panies would be merged into a eted gains after a five-session and Infosys. On the other virus infections continued to coronavirus cases triggered moment and approved fund Cabinet includes 2,500 crore isation of the capital being single insurance entity. rally amid weak global cues. hand, IndusInd Bank, SBI, mount and uncertainty doubts about the economic infusion of 12,450 crore to provided to these companies provided, the government has However, the process of A depreciating rupee also HUL, Tata Steel and ITC were increased regarding the eco- recovery. improve their financial health. during 2019-20, it said, adding issued guidelines in the form merger could not be complet- weighed on market sentiment, among the gainers, spurting up nomic recovery. Volatility is Bourses in Tokyo and The cabinet headed by 3,475 crore will be released of KPIs (key performance ed due to various reasons, traders said. After opening on to 5.06 per cent.According to expected to continue and Seoul closed lower, while Prime Minister Narendra immediately, while the bal- indicators) aimed at bringing including poor financial health a positive note, the 30-share traders, domestic market fol- investors need to maintain a Shanghai and Hong Kong Modi also decided to increase ance 6,475 crore will be business efficiency and prof- of these companies. BSE Sensex buckled under sell- lowed the volatility in global stock specific view on the mar- notched up gains. the authorised share capital of infused later in one or more itable growth,” the statement In 2017, state-owned com- National Insurance Company tranches. said. panies New India Assurance Limited (NICL) to 7,500 crore The Government in The capital infusion, it Company and General 4 ?@A & &&/  ? and that of United India Budget 2020-21 had made a added, will enable the three Insurance Corporation of India Insurance Company Limited provision of 6,950 crore for public sector general insur- went public.  56$6-7 100 million litres of fossil fuel was sion but also for risk mitigation in the country to obtain saved, as the company could we have to look beyond road Automobile Freight Train he country's largest carmak- avoid over 1 lakh truck trips on mode logistics. Operator (AFTO) license. This Ter Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) the national highways, it added. The automaker started the allows private firms to fabricate on Wednesday said it has trans- During the last fiscal, over initiative with single-deck wag- and operate high speed, high ported over 6.7 lakh cars through 1.78 lakh cars were dispatched ons which have capacity to han- capacity auto-wagon rakes on the   56$6-7 which at one point of time was venture, Singapore Airlines, before the Covid-19 onslaught. the in the past through the rail mode, a 15 per dle 125 cars. It then shifted to Indian Railway's network, it under the Tata umbrella. has declined to join the Air The crippling effect of the six years, witnessing a CAGR of cent increase over previous year, double-decker rakes which have added. Currently, the company he Tata group is the only The other bidders will be India bid due to Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the over 18 per cent. The first dis- the auto major said. a capacity of 265 cars and till date utilizes five loading terminals -- Tbidder in the fray for known in due course as glob- woes. The group is currently aviation sector, has further patch of the company's vehicles Commenting on the impor- over 1.4 lakh cars have been dis- Gurugram, Farukhnagar, national carrier Air India with ally airlines are under severe doing due diligence for the air- plummeted its finances to a by double-decker flexi-deck rakes tance of utilizing railways for patched through these rakes. Kathuwas, Patli, and Detroj and just a month left for the final stress due to the Covid-19 lines. The last date for bidding precarious position.From Tata took place in March 2014. transporting vehicles, MSI MD The company now utilizes 27 13 destination terminals -- bidding date. pandemic and the resultant is August 31 and the govern- Airlines and Air India to The increased focus on using and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said: rakes that can be operated at high Bengaluru, Nagpur, Mumbai, The Tata group, which disruptions on air travel and ment is not in favour of extend- Vistara and AirAsia India, the railways has helped the compa- “Considering the increasing vol- speed of around 95 km/hr with Guwahati, Mundra Port, Indore, already has a footprint in the tourism.The Tata group is like- ing the deadline.Air India has Tata group has been an impor- ny offset nearly 3,000 MT of car- umes, our team felt the need for each rake having a capacity to , Chennai, Hyderabad, airlines business, has shown ly to go ahead with the bid been passing through a critical tant part of the growing avia- bon dioxide emissions, MSI said large scale logistics flow. We accommodate 318 cars.MSI said Ahmedabad, NCR, Siliguri and interest in acquiring Air India, while its joint venture airlines financial condition from much tion sector in India. in a statement. In addition, over realised, that not only for expan- it is the first auto manufacturer Agartala, MSI said.   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10,818.65 10,847.85 10,676.55 10,705.75 -93.9 Script Open High Low LTP CUB 132 136.25 131.3 134.85 KANSAINER 445 447 435 436.3 COCHINSHIP 329.5 329.5 317.05 318.35 JSL 41.1 41.6 39.5 40.45 INDUSINDBK 534 577.5 532 550 23.7 BAJFINANCE 3355 3409 3181 3203.6 BRITANNIA 3679.6 3712.25 3635.75 3687.15 RELAXO 651 656.95 640.55 645.3 FORTIS 122 124.65 122 122.85 SCHNEIDER 86.25 87.5 82.7 83.4 VEDL 108.25 114.25 108 110.5 2.9 INDUSINDBK 533.15 577.8 532.05 552.85 INDIGO 1025.2 1063.95 1025.2 1040.2 RAYMOND 274.5 277.85 268.6 269.65 AJANTPHARM 1412.25 1433.5 1410.3 1422.75 NH 282.95 285 278.45 281.1 JSWSTEEL 191 202 191 195.25 4.4 SBIN 188.55 197.4 188.55 191.95 MUTHOOTFIN 1106 1114.2 1081.1 1085.2 HEXAWARE 335.75 347.65 335.75 338.4 LALPATHLAB 1733 1768.75 1733 1760.85 GPPL 85.05 86.1 80.85 81.6 HINDALCO 152.75 158 152.4 155.4 3.1 MARICO 355 355 347.8 349.2 IDFCFIRSTB 28.45 28.95 27.8 27.9 GODREJPROP 885 898 872 876.8 GMM 4222.05 4248.5 4160.05 4180.15 OFSS 2876.7 2889.6 2830 2848.9 DRREDDY 3,831.00 3,944.70 3,831.00 3,888.15 64.65 RELIANCE 1826 1834.8 1790.1 1797.35 PHILIPCARB 118.4 119 111.25 113.15 RECLTD 108.9 110.55 107.2 107.8 DISHTV 7.87 8.3 7.78 8.1 VMART 1849.45 1988.3 1849.45 1908 SBIN 188.9 197.45 188.4 191.7 3.1 RBLBANK 188.25 197.3 185.05 186.55 NESTLEIND 17000 17148.75 16736.75 16798.9 BALRAMCHIN 133 135.35 129.5 129.8 BIRLACORPN 600 608 589.95 590.55 HINDUNILVR 2,153.60 2,194.00 2,125.00 2,182.00 27.85 IDEA 9.59 9.89 9.11 9.26 FEDERALBNK 56 56.2 54.15 54.4 HEG 848.95 855 812.5 816.2 FDC 254.35 255.9 247 247.65 ITC 194.25 197.95 194.25 196.4 2.15 AXISBANK 448.1 461.3 441 444.15 BPCL 384 387.35 376.3 378.05 SPARC 164.4 169.15 161.05 162.55 HATHWAY 30.05 32.25 30.05 31.1 TATASTEEL 332.8 346.4 332 333.9 3.6 ICICIBANK 378.7 378.95 367.6 368.9 IOC 86.7 88.8 86.05 86.9 VOLTAS 574 578 560 562.65 SOBHA 244.9 244.9 239 239.95 IOC 86.25 88.9 86.05 86.8 0.65 BAJAJFINSV 6660 6677.85 6377 6402.45 INDIACEM 125.3 126.8 123 123.45 SWSOLAR 254 257.65 240.3 257.65 TNPL 122 122 116.05 116.6 ADANIPORTS 350.25 350.25 339.4 340.6 IDBI 47.95 47.95 47.95 47.95 UFLEX 229.05 245.9 229.05 237.75 SUNPHARMA 482.55 488 479.95 481.75 2.5 M&MFIN 206.65 212.75 200.25 201.5 BANDHANBNK 393.9 398.55 375.55 379 DIVISLAB 2177.95 2212.35 2141.25 2164.25 IDFC 20.75 20.8 20.1 20.25 FINCABLES 294.8 311.75 293.3 307.75 HDFCBANK 1,107.00 1,124.90 1,105.00 1,110.30 5.15 SAIL 33 37.6 32.9 35.35 BIOCON 402 410.25 399.95 401.45 GODREJCP 708.75 709.95 694 695.25 PERSISTENT 679.5 732.1 670.75 721.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,882.00 2,899.00 2,811.60 2,857.05 9.9 HINDUNILVR 2156.7 2194.15 2125 2185.3 ITI 132.5 133.95 126.65 128.75 FRETAIL 117.25 119 117.15 117.15 NHPC 20.45 20.6 20.2 20.3 BRITANNIA 3,675.55 3,712.50 3,630.00 3,679.00 0.55 ITC 194.8 197.9 194.4 196.25 AARTIIND 940.05 959.25 936.3 940.35 AMBUJACEM 193.7 196.55 192.85 195.6 CASTROLIND 126 126.85 124 124.7 COALINDIA 132.95 134.45 131.6 132.85 0 HDFCBANK 1105 1124.35 1105 1109.35 MANAPPURAM 164.45 164.95 156 157.6 REPCOHOME 137.45 137.45 127.15 129.1 BAJAJCON 147.65 149 145 145.25 GAIL 103 104.2 101.7 102.45 -0.4 KAJARIACER 404.85 404.85 386.15 391.05 POLYCAB 840 884 835 848.4 MFSL 559.35 559.35 545 547 MINDACORP 71.1 74.5 71.1 72.85 CIPLA 643.45 648 632.5 634 -2.55 L&TFH 72.5 74.75 70.6 70.95 MMTC 18.45 21.65 17.8 21.6 ASHOKA 64.5 66.4 63.8 64.05 JSWENERGY 49 49.1 46.7 47.1 LT 944.95 964.4 938 939.85 -3.75 SRTRANSFIN 735 783.9 729.15 758.2 TORNTPHARM 2347.9 2373 2338.35 2342.35 LAURUSLABS 549 566.75 548.15 554.25 PRSMJOHNSN 54.95 54.95 50 50.3 WIPRO 226.65 227.7 222.5 223.75 -1.15 TATAMOTORS 109.8 110.9 104.4 105.45 HINDPETRO 211.05 215.7 210.75 211.8 LTTS 1345 1392.6 1337 1389.45 AMBER 1499.95 1564 1471.95 1509.35 BPCL 382.4 387.45 376.15 377.5 -2.35 TATASTEEL 332.2 346.2 332.2 334.2 INDIANB 65.1 68.95 64.55 65.95 CENTURYTEX 316.3 319.7 308.65 309.4 BAJAJELEC 396.75 401.35 391.9 394.55 NESTLEIND 16,936.00 17,150.00 16,737.00 16,794.40 -118 BANKBARODA 51 54.1 50.85 52.7 MGL 1037.95 1037.95 1001.1 1007.2 WOCKPHARMA 271.3 275.45 263 263.95 SJVN 22.1 22.65 21.85 22.4 AXISBANK 450 461.4 441 444 -3.35 IBULHSGFIN 233.6 236 225.65 228.3 TATAELXSI 926 934.4 919.4 923.05 SANOFI 7551 7600 7490.3 7515.25 ORIENTELEC 182.5 187 177 178.2 HDFC 1,895.00 1,907.00 1,871.00 1,872.00 -14.75 FINEORG 1918.05 1960 1895.5 1925 WELCORP 81.1 86.85 81.1 85.35 DEEPAKFERT 120 122.9 118.5 119.4 MOTILALOFS* 688 696.7 670 677.55 ONGC 82 82.9 81 81.25 -0.7 JINDALSTEL 157 162.7 155.5 156.5 LTI 2012.55 2070 2011.05 2054.55 TORNTPOWER 335.65 337.6 331.2 332.75 HEIDELBERG 182.5 184 179.15 180.25 TECHM 589.95 593.9 576.1 581.7 -5.15 GULFOILLUB 584 584 568.2 569.25 NIITTECH 1514 1549 1492.45 1539.1 GMRINFRA 21.7 21.7 20.75 20.85 GRAPHITE 190.8 192.5 185 185.65 QUESS 354.05 354.05 338.05 339.1 BHARTIARTL 572 574 559 561.6 -5.55 TCS 2275 2275 2209.8 2217.65 TECHM 590 593.55 576.4 583.85 ICICIPRULI 433.8 438.75 425.7 427.6 GALAXYSURF 1600 1611.15 1584 1587.55 MPHASIS 919.35 924.5 910 921.1 HEROMOTOCO 2,760.00 2,777.95 2,710.00 2,719.00 -30.3 DLF 152.7 154.45 145.6 146.4 BALKRISIND 1307 1310.05 1245 1260 UBL 1036 1079.35 1036 1061.35 PRESTIGE 210.7 211.1 198.2 200.05 KRBL 272.9 272.9 261.5 262.3 KOTAKBANK 1,368.00 1,378.85 1,348.00 1,351.95 -16.3 JSWSTEEL 192.7 202.05 190.95 195.35 BEML 652 658.8 642.6 644.6 GRANULES 208.3 213.75 207.4 209.7 ADANITRANS 260 260 248.4 249.75 TIMKEN 963 992 963 975 UPL 459.85 464 441.25 444.6 -6.35 KOTAKBANK 1368 1378.1 1348.45 1352.3 BERGEPAINT 511.1 517 496.9 498.5 ATUL 4709.05 4800 4592.4 4614.2 GODFRYPHLP 994.95 994.95 970.65 974.1 GEPIL 525.5 528.1 519.1 520.2 HINDCOPPER 35.8 42.7 35.65 39.8 BLISSGVS 101.9 102 98.7 99.95 GMDCLTD 41.3 43.35 41.15 41.8 NTPC 92.85 92.85 90.85 91.2 -1.35 LUPIN 876 889.15 861.7 865.35 NBVENTURES 52.8 53.75 51.85 52.35 GAIL 103.5 104.15 101.85 102.7 INDHOTEL 85.8 86.75 83.35 83.65 DBL 286.35 294.4 284.5 285.9 VSTIND 3220.05 3240.85 3135 3221.85 RELIANCE 1,824.05 1,834.95 1,790.00 1,795.40 -28.05 MARUTI 6225.75 6230 6026.1 6043.5 ZEEL 181 183.35 171.25 172.1 MAHSCOOTER 3105.95 3382 3105.95 3145 RCF 50.75 51.65 49.95 50.15 AEGISLOG 180.9 185 178 178.95 KEC 285 287.1 272.4 274.85 M&M 564 568.25 549 551.2 -8.8 CANBK 105 113.45 104.4 108.9 PFC 86.4 86.6 84.35 84.5 PAGEIND 20674 20792.7 20000 20058.05 CROMPTON 242 243.45 236.45 240 BLUEDART 2052.75 2055 2002 2012.75 SHREECEM 22,900.00 23,050.00 22,345.95 22,452.00 -372.1 LICHSGFIN 278.25 292.35 277.45 281.8 GNFC 162.65 168.7 162 163.45 PNBHOUSING 214.3 223.25 214.3 216.45 IIFL 78 80.75 75.4 77.5 TVTODAY 210.9 218.1 205 207.45 ADANIPORTS 349 349.65 339.3 340.3 -5.65 SRF 3865 4042.25 3864.95 3902.1 MEGH 56.5 59.75 55.6 58.75 EIHOTEL 68.2 70.35 66.25 67.15 THYROCARE 520 530 520 524.05 DCMSHRIRAM 325 326.7 313 317.15 INFRATEL 221.5 224.6 218.5 219 -3.9 LT 946.7 963.8 937.55 941.05 IOB 10.62 11.15 10.4 11.08 VRLLOG 160.75 164 157.15 158.6 ABBOTINDIA 15774 15779 15612.45 15634.7 WABCOINDIA 6904.7 6966.4 6900 6915.45 ULTRACEMCO 3,884.95 3,884.95 3,776.80 3,789.95 -72.05 SUNPHARMA* 480 488 480 484 NBCC 28 28.4 27.05 27.3 STRTECH* 135.8 137.8 133.1 134.75 GUJALKALI 349.95 356 341.75 344.45 ASTERDM 122.5 124.2 122.3 123.25 ICICIBANK 377.9 379 367.55 368.6 -7.45 EICHERMOT 19999.95 20099.7 19293.75 19384 APOLLOTYRE 118 119.5 115 115.95 OIL 99.15 101.5 98.4 100.55 JAMNAAUTO 32.55 33.6 32.2 32.55 WELSPUNIND 35.15 35.85 34.6 34.8 POWERGRID 173 174.65 168.8 169.35 -3.75 BHARTIARTL 572.9 573.6 559.3 561.25 HAVELLS 598 605 580.5 582.1 PIIND 1666 1728.9 1652.6 1661.15 INDIAMART 2214.95 2255 2190.5 2210.4 ERIS 454.65 458 446 446.85 GRASIM 628 631.85 605.3 609.9 -13.75 TATAPOWER 51.35 52.65 50.7 52.15 ALKEM 2337.6 2439.8 2332.25 2428.2 NLCINDIA 46.05 48.25 45.8 46.95 JKLAKSHMI 281 287.3 275.6 281.3 GILLETTE 5080.25 5122.3 5060 5083.3 TCS 2,270.00 2,274.40 2,207.60 2,219.00 -50.9 INFY 786.5 786.5 772.75 774.6 DABUR 482.5 483.95 471 473.15 CESC 640.35 675.65 628.9 667.35 ADANIPOWER 36 36.15 35.6 35.75 FCONSUMER 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 TITAN 1,026.00 1,029.00 987.05 992.1 -24.15 ONGC 82.5 82.85 81 81.55 HSCL 52.7 54.8 52.5 52.75 ADANIGAS 157.65 160.55 154 154.45 ITDC 214.8 225.55 214 217.7 DBCORP 76.5 78.6 76.05 77.7 INFY 784.9 784.9 772.2 774.5 -19.65 ADANIGREEN 414 425.5 393 393 MAHABANK 10.95 12.22 10.95 11.54 ABCAPITAL 66.35 66.9 64.1 64.5 LEMONTREE 26.05 26.05 26.05 26.05 SUNDRMFAST 378.05 383.7 378.05 382.2 EICHERMOT 19,930.65 20,100.00 19,311.35 19,415.00 -515.65 BHEL 42.65 43.1 41 41.2 IRCTC 1400 1413.35 1385.05 1390.55 MRPL 37.8 39.6 37.1 37.35 KEI 359 364.35 355 356.35 APLAPOLLO 1751.1 1763.15 1683.75 1713.7 BAJAJFINSV 6,600.00 6,680.00 6,369.90 6,404.00 -185.6 HINDALCO 152 158 152 155 NAVINFLUOR 1754.85 1775 1720.8 1734.35 GRSE 218.15 227 213.85 215.8 JSLHISAR 71.45 74.8 69.75 72.3 SUZLON 5.07 5.07 5.07 5.07 MARUTI 6,226.75 6,235.00 6,022.60 6,049.80 -176.95 VEDL 107.8 114.2 107.8 110.4 BANKINDIA 49.55 52 49.5 49.9 VBL 694.3 707.05 677.8 679.25 EIDPARRY 264 267.5 257.6 260.6 FLUOROCHEM 355.55 360.3 352.05 353.35 HCLTECH 594.75 594.75 573 574.45 -17.6 TATACONSUM 415 436 414.9 432.3 AMARAJABAT 706.25 713.4 693.25 698.2 FORCEMOT 977.95 977.95 950 951 CRISIL 1732.5 1736.2 1719 1729.2 TATAMOTORS 109.5 110.85 104.2 105.6 -3.45 BAJAJ-AUTO 2861 2897.3 2812.85 2852.5 ENGINERSIN 74.9 74.95 72.35 72.85 HFCL 14.25 14.75 14.2 14.25 MASFIN 708.9 730 675 683.65 ASIANPAINT 1,750.00 1,761.80 1,680.05 1,689.00 -56.75 DRREDDY 3830 3944.8 3830 3886.25 VIPIND 258.25 264 256.3 257.45 JKTYRE 69.6 69.6 66.95 67.2 TAKE 48.5 48.7 47.25 47.6 ZEEL 181 183.3 171.2 172 -8.3 NATIONALUM 33.65 36.85 33.5 35.75 HUDCO 36.95 37.15 35.6 35.75 INOXLEISUR 239.95 241.2 236.75 238.6 CERA 2208 2222 2160.3 2210.9 AFFLE 1749 1764.05 1679.15 1764.05 NIACL 118.35 119.3 115.75 118.15 ASTRAL 979.25 996.5 956.6 963.6 BAJFINANCE 3,351.95 3,408.80 3,180.10 3,197.00 -154.95 UPL 458.9 463.8 441.5 443.9 KTKBANK 44.45 46.75 44.05 45.15 COROMANDEL 755.05 778.35 741 746.25 RALLIS 270.65 270.9 260 261.9 TATAINVEST 772 772 763.3 765.85     HDFC 1885.1 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3     2 #   2* &  # !"          75"5 130,000 in America alone. Constitution of the World eventual withdrawal from this “China has total control Health Organization, of its world body. 5$#) *)*         he Trump administration over the World Health withdrawal from the World The said conditions Thas formally notified the Organization,” President Health Organization, effective include giving a one-year  6.5 Trump said he was halting Washington: The US has tinue to seek reciprocity in our United Nations of its decision Trump said in May. He has also on 6 July 2021,” said Stephane notice, meaning the withdrawal funding to the organisation in announced new visa bans on relationship,” Pompeo tweeted to withdraw the US from the alleged that the Chinese gov- Dujarric, spokesman for the won't go into effect until July 6 hina on Wednesday mid-April and announced his senior Chinese officials involved on Tuesday. World Health Organization, ernment tried to cover-up of UN secretary-general, in a next year, raising the possibil- Cslammed the US decision intention to withdraw from the in restricting access to foreign- Beijing has continued sys- breaking off ties with the glob- the coronavirus pandemic's statement. ity the Trump administration's to withdraw from the WHO as WHO in May after he said it ers to the sensitive region of tematically to obstruct travel to al health body amidst the rag- origins. In April, the US Dujarric said the secre- decision could be reversed by yet another example of “failed to make the requested Tibet and reaffirmed its support the Tibetan Autonomous ing coronavirus pandemic. stopped funding to WHO as tary-general is in the process of a new government after the Washington upholding “uni- and greatly needed reforms.” for “meaningful autonomy” for Region (TAR) and other Tibetan President Donald Trump the Trump administration verifying with the WHO presidential elections in lateralism” and defended the Reacting to the move, Tibetans, opening another point areas by US diplomats and other said he was halting funding to reviewed the ties. A month whether all the conditions for November this year. UN body for coordinating the Chinese Foreign Ministry of friction amid tense relations officials, journalists, and tourists, the organisation in mid-April later, President Donald Trump such withdrawal are met. Joe Biden, who will chal- global response to Covid-19, as spokesman Zhao Lijian said, between Washington and while Chinese officials and other and announced his intention to announced the US was termi- Senator Robert Menendez, lenge Trump in the November it geared up for a visit by the “this is yet another example of Beijing. citizens enjoy far greater access withdraw from the WHO in nating the relationship. the top Democrat on the Senate 3 presidential election, tweet- health agency's experts to US upholding unilateralism, Secretary of State Mike to the United States, he said in May after he said it “failed to The US is the single largest Foreign Relations Committee ed: “On my first day as probe the origin of the coron- withdrawing from treaties and Pompeo said he was taking a statement. make the requested and great- contributor to the WHO, pro- tweeted that Congress has President, I will rejoin the avirus. groupings.” action against an unspecified As such, Pompeo said he is ly needed reforms.” viding over USD 450 million received notification that WHO and restore our leader- The Trump administra- The US has accused the number of Chinese officials, announcing visa restrictions on The US has also accused per annum. China's contribu- President Trump has officially ship on the world stage.” tion has formally notified the WHO of siding with China on including from the ruling Chinese Government and the WHO of siding with China tion to the global health body withdrew the US from the Democratic House Speaker United Nations of its decision the outbreak of the virus, which Communist Party, under a US Chinese Communist Party offi- on the outbreak of the virus, is about USD 40 million, one- WHO. The US has been a party Nancy Pelosi called the move to withdraw the US from the originated in the Chinese city law that calls on China to let cials determined to be “sub- which originated in the tenth of that of the US. to the WHO Constitution since to withdraw from the WHO as World Health Organization of Wuhan late last year, alleg- Americans visit Tibet. stantially involved in the for- Chinese city of Wuhan late last “I can say that on 6 July June 21, 1948. “an act of true senselessness.” (WHO), breaking off ties with ing the health body misled the “Today I announced visa mulation or execution of policies year, alleging the health body 2020, the United States of Its participation was The Trump administra- the global health body despite world resulting in deaths of restrictions on PRC (Peoples related to access for foreigners to misled the world resulting in America notified the secre- accepted by the World Health tion's decision was criticised by the raging coronavirus pan- over half a million people glob- Republic of China) officials Tibetan areas,” pursuant to the deaths of over half a million tary-general, in his capacity as Assembly with certain condi- several Congressmen, who said demic in the country. ally, including over 130,000 in involved in restricting foreign- Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act people globally, including over depositary of the 1946 tions set out by the US for its it “would be a bad policy.” US President Donald America alone. ers' access to Tibet. We will con- of 2018. PTI 5D  !! )    O < +     * ! *     D !        !      = 6    $    !        4      #  --<2-  - * )2D     3  /!* New York: President Donald Trump is wielding 2   !   Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair America's racial tensions as a reelection weapon,         0725$3 ment of Chinese ambassador Washington: Several “There is no apparent legit- Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swift- fiercely denouncing the racial justice movement on 7 "   D  % Hou Yanqui to save him. Congressmen and top educa- imate reason for the adminis- ly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to a near-daily basis with language stoking white 6      !   crucial meeting of the rul- The ruling party is facing tional institutions decried the tration's inflexibility toward treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti- resentment and aiming to drive his supporters to  !     Aing Nepal Communist crisis after Prime Minister Oli policy change that will require international students attending malaria drug that has not been proven effective the polls. 9   3(5(7  Party to decide the political accused Prachanda and other international students who are colleges and universities that against Covid-19. The incendiary discourse is alarming many in      future of beleaguered Prime dissident leaders of hatching in the United States with an F- adopt ‘online-only' policies – the Bolsonaro said he tested positive for the new his own party and running contrary to the advice   ( Minister KP Sharma Oli was conspiracy to remove him from 1 visa to take at least one in-per- Administration seems to just coronavirus on Tuesday after months of down- of some in his inner circle, who believe it risks alien- once again deferred on power aligning with the south- son course or else face the want them to leave,” the two law- playing its severity while deaths mounted ating independent and suburban voters. It's a pat- )  Wednesday till Friday to allow ern neighbour. prospect of being deported. makers said. rapidly inside the country. tern that harks back to cultural divisions Trump    more time for the top leaders The differences between The Trump administration International students con- The president told reporters he underwent similarly exploited in his victorious 2016 campaign. "20    * !  to reach a power-sharing deal the two factions of the NCP - has yet again announced a new tribute billions of dollars to the a lung X-ray on Monday after experiencing “It's not about who is the object of the derision       amid the heightened intra- - one led by Oli and the other policy that will damage the US economy and barring them fever, muscle aches and malaise. or the vitriol. The actual issue is understanding the  G     D party rift and his anti-India led by 'Prachanda' on the issue economy, harm the US institu- from our country will deprive As of Tuesday, his fever had subsided, he appeal to white resentment and white fear,” said   0   remarks. of power-sharing – has recent- tions, and do nothing to improve Americans of badly needed said, and he attributed the improvement to Eddie Glaude, chair of the Department of African    *    As the leaders need more ly intensified after the prime America's safety or security, income. “We cannot allow hydroxychloroquine. He stepped back from the American studies at Princeton University.       ( time for negotiations, the 45- minister unilaterally decided to said Congressman Bennie President Trump to continue journalists and removed his mask at one point “It's all rooted in this panic about the place of     member Standing Committee prorogue the budget session of Thompson, chairman of the destroying jobs and cause need- to show that he looked well. white people in this new America.” Though         meeting scheduled for Parliament. Committee on Homeland less suffering just to satisfy his The 65-year-old right-wing populist who Trump has long aired racially divisive language and *     Wednesday has been post- The Prachanda faction, Security, and Congresswoman anti-immigrant base. We oppose has been known to mingle in crowds without grievances in the public sphere, his willingness to !     poned till Friday morning, said backed by senior leaders and Kathleen Rice, chairwoman of this reckless policy and the last- covering his face confirmed the results while do so from behind the presidential seal — and on  ( Surya Thapa, the Prime former prime ministers the Border Security, Facilitation, ing harm it will cause to uni- wearing a mask and speaking to reporters his Twitter account — has reached a breakneck pace      &; Minister's Press advisor. Madhav Kumar Nepal and and Operations Subcommittee versities and communities across huddled close in front of him in the capital, in recent days as the nation grapples with racial     !  With this, the crucial meet- Jhalanath Khanal, has been in a joint statement. the country,” they said. PTI Brasilia. AP injustice. AP     ( ing has been put off for the demanding Oli's resignation, fourth consecutive time in a bid saying his recent anti-India to provide enough time for the remarks were “neither politi- &         two chairmen of the ruling cally correct nor diplomatical- )* 4 

 $   party, Oli and Pushpa Kamal ly appropriate.”         Dahal 'Prachanda', to sort out Oli and Prachanda have      & )   differences amidst the height- held a series of meetings to iron   ened intra-party rift. out their differences.  <     The political future of 68- On Wednesday, the two Canberra: A New Zealand politician 7  !  !   year-old Oil is expected to be leaders again met at the Prime Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday has resigned after admitting he    decided on Friday during the Minister's official residence threatened to withhold federal money if schools don't leaked the names of coronavirus  -2$ groundbreaking ceremony for Standing Committee meeting, here for talks, the Himalayan reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health patients to news media. the temple was performed recent- amidst the growing involve- Times reported. officials over school reopening guidelines that he says Conservative opposition law- Pakistani court has dismissed ly by Parliamentary Secretary on  ? are impractical and expensive. maker Hamish Walker said Athree identical petitions chal- Human Rights Lal Chand Malhi. Taking to Twitter to voice his frustration, Trump Wednesday he was sorry for his lenging the construction of the The Pakistan Muslim League- wo bitter rivals are heading argued that countries including Germany, Denmark actions and was withdrawing his can- first Hindu temple in the coun- Quaid (PML-Q), a ruling ally of Tinto a razor’s-edge presiden- $  and Norway have reopened schools “with no prob- didacy for the September general try's capital. the Imran Khan government, tial runoff election Sunday in lems.” He also repeated his claim that Democrats want election in a seat he was expected to A single bench of the has opposed the construction of Poland that is seen as an impor- to keep schools closed for political reasons, not because win. Walker sent the details of 18 Islamabad High Court (IHC), the temple, asking its coalition tant test of populism in Europe of any risks associated with the coronavirus. patients to several news outlets on comprising Justice Aamer Farooq, partner to scrap the project as it after a campaign that exacer-  #   “The Dems think it would be bad for them polit- condition he remain anonymous as delivered the judgement late on is “against the spirit of Islam”. bated a conservative-liberal ically if U.S. Schools open before the November the source. Tuesday, making it clear that The petitioners had asked divide in the country. Election,” Trump said, “but is important for the chil- He said he was exposing a “sig- there was no bar on the Institute the court to annul the construc- The tough campaign has  !  dren & families. May cut off funding if not open!” He nificant privacy issue” for the of Hindu Panchayat (IHP), which tion of the temple and allotment seen strains of homophobia did not immediately say what funding he would cut Government because the patient was allotted the land for the con- of a piece of land by the Capital and anti-Semitism, and both off or under what authority he had to make the move. names weren't password secured. struction of the temple, to build Development Authority (CDA) sides have sought backing from Washington (AP): At least a and their families are not barred Trump made the comments a day after launch- But news organisations said he'd it using its own funds. The court for it in Islamabad, pleading that rival political camps in dozen lawmakers have ties to from receiving loans under the ing an all-out effort pressing state and local officials given them the information to refute had on Monday reserved the there was no provision for the Washington. organisations that received fed- PPP, and there is no evidence to reopen the nation's schools and colleges this fall. claims he was racist, after he'd earli- judgement on the matter. same in the master plan of the President Andrzej Duda, a eral coronavirus aid, according they received special treatment. At a White House event on Tuesday, health and er said that active cases were coming As per plans, the Krishna national capital. nationalist and conservative, is to newly released government Loans were granted to education officials argued that keeping students out into the country from India, Pakistan temple is supposed to come up in The court rejected it saying seeking a second term, but he data, highlighting how Democrats and Republicans of school for the fall semester would pose greater health and South Korea. The news organi- a 20,000 sq ft plot in the capital's that it was up to the CDA to faces a tough challenge from lib- Washington insiders were both alike, something President risks than any tied to the coronavirus. AP sations did not publish the names. AP H-9 administrative division. The decide the purpose of land. eral Warsaw Mayor Rafal author and beneficiary of one of Donald Trump’s campaign was Trzaskowski. The first the biggest government pro- quick to highlight when records round in late June eliminated grammes in US history. showed donors to his cam-  6& nine other candidates, leaving Under pressure from paign coffers were among the       ?  =  the two rivals, both 48. Congress and outside groups, earliest beneficiaries. Duda has made his opposi- the Trump administration this Hundreds of millions of     B 7 0   !! tion to LGBT rights a key cam- week disclosed the names of dollars also flowed to political    8>@ paign theme, while Trzaskowski some loan recipients in the consultants, opposition research    signed a tolerance declaration $659 billion Paycheck shops, law firms, advocacy ) # # last year that triggered a backlash Protection Program, launched organizations and trade associ- (    />/.;;  against gay rights in the mostly in April to help smaller busi- ations whose work is based Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan said and conviction. He instead Catholic country. nesses keep Americans around influencing government on Wednesday that Indian preferred to follow up on his  6.587"50"5 ing for the first time the  $$ Duda has called LGBT rights employed during the pandem- and politics. prisoner on death row pending mercy petition,” said presence of an “ideology” more dangerous ic. Connections to lawmakers, While voting, lobbying and Kulbhushan Jadhav has refused Irfan, who was addressing a hina on Wednesday China’s security establish- t least 239 people have been killed than communism, and on and the organizations that work ultimately benefiting from leg- to file an appeal in the press conference along with Copened its first office ment in the former British Aand 3,500 arrested in more than a Monday he formally proposed a to influence them, were quick- islation aren’t illegal, advocates Islamabad High Court against Director General (South Asia & in Hong Kong to imple- colony after it came under week of unrest in Ethiopia that poses the constitutional amendment to ly apparent. say the blurred lines risk erod- his conviction by a military SAARC) Zahid Hafeez ment the controversial the control of Beijing in biggest challenge yet to its Nobel Peace bar same-sex couples from Among businesses that ing public trust in the federal court despite Pakistani author- Chaudhry. national security law, a 1997. Prize-winning prime minister. adopting children. received money was a California pandemic response as Congress ities’ offer to do so, a claim dis- He said the Pakistan gov- move which is expected to The new national In the Oromia region, the toll He and the Law and Justice hotel partially owned by the begins debating yet another missed by India as “farce”. ernment promulgated an ordi- impact the hundreds of security office places main- includes 215 civilians along with nine party have won the backing of husband of House Speaker round of coronavirus relief. Jadhav, the 50-year-old nance on May 20 to let the foreign firms which are land Chinese agents in the police officers and five militia members, older and rural Poles, helped by Nancy Pelosi, as well as a ship- “It certainly looks bad and retired Indian Navy officer, Indian government, Jadhav or concerned over the vague heart of the territory for the regional police commissioner Mustafa cash payments to families and ping business started by smells bad,” said Aaron Scherb, was sentenced to death by a his legal representative to file a language used in the legis- first time. Kedir told the ruling party-affiliated other welfare programs. Transportation Secretary Elaine a spokesperson for Common Pakistani military court on review petition in IHC within lation and its implications. The office is one ele- Walta TV on Wednesday. “These last five years have Chao’s family. Cause, a watchdog group whose charges of “espionage and ter- 60 days. The ordinance would The office for ment of a sweeping new Officials earlier said 10 people were been a good time that we have Chao is married to Senate education arm was also rorism” in April 2017. Weeks expire on July 19. Safeguarding National law which outlaws criti- killed in the capital, Addis Ababa, eight used well,” Duda told supporters Majority Leader Mitch approved for a loan through the later, India approached the ICJ Commenting on Irfan’s Security of the Central cism of China''s govern- of them civilians, amid outrage after a at a rally Monday. McConnell. programme. Members of against Pakistan for denial of remarks, the Ministry of People''s Government in ment, the BBC reported. popular singer was shot dead last “I want to continue this pol- Car dealerships owned by at Congress should not be allowed consular access to Jadhav and External Affairs in New Delhi the Hong Kong Special Hong Kong was, until Monday.Hachalu Hundessa had been a icy — for the family, for the least three Republican House to vote on bills in which they challenging the death sentence. dismissed his claim as “con- Administrative Region the law was passed, only rallying voice in anti-government development of Poland, for the members — Reps. Roger can personally benefit, he said. The Hague-based ICJ ruled tinuation of farce that has (HKSAR) was inaugurated the part of China and not protests that led to Prime Minister Abiy development of all generations of Williams of Texas, Vern As of June 30, the Treasury in July last year that Pakistan been in play for the last four on Wednesday, establish- subject to such policies. Ahmed taking power in 2018. my countrymen.” Buchanan of Florida and Mike Department program had must undertake an “effective years.” Kelly of Pennsylvania — handed out USD 521 billion to review and reconsideration” Noting that Jadhav was received money. industries including manufac- of the conviction and sentence sentenced to execution through 6 &  BC. So, too, did fast-food fran- turing, construction, restau- of Jadhav and also to grant con- a farcical trial, the ministry said chises owned by Rep. Kevin rants and hotels. sular access to India without that he “was coerced to refuse Hern, R-Okla., a law firm Treasury identified just a further delay. to file review in his case”. Tokyo: Pounding rain that already caused and destroying a highway. In the city of mudslide, but their residents were safely owned by the husband of Sen. fraction of the total borrowers On Wednesday, Pakistan’s “Despite our repeated deadly floods in southern Japan was mov- Gero, the rising river was flowing just rescued. As of Wednesday morning, the Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Monday, naming only compa- Additional Attorney General requests, Pakistan continues ing northeast Wednesday, battering large below a bridge. death toll from the heavy rains which the former law firm of Rep. Matt nies that got more than USD Ahmed Irfan said that on June to deny India free and unim- areas of Japan's main island, swelling more Flooding and mudslides blocked parts started over the weekend had risen to 58, Cartwright, D-Pa., which 150,000. Those firms made up 17, 2020, Jadhav was offered to peded access to Jadhav,” the rivers, triggering mudslides and destroy- of a main road connecting Kamikochi and most of them from hardest-hit Kumamoto employs his wife. less than 15% of the nearly 5 file an appeal in the Islamabad MEA said and sought unim- ing houses and roads. At least 58 people Matsumoto, two major tourist destinations prefecture. Money also flowed to a million small companies and High Court for review and peded access to him to discuss died in several days of flooding. in Nagano, stranding hundreds of residents Four others died in Fukuoka, anoth- farming and equipment busi- organizations that received reconsideration of his sentence his remedies. Parts of Nagano and Gifu, including and visitors, though they were believed to er prefecture on Kyushu, Japan's third- ness owned by the family of Rep. assistance. and conviction. Pakistan coerced Jadhav areas known for scenic mountain trails and have safely evacuated. In neighboring largest island. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., and a Many of the lawmakers “Exercising his legal right, to forgo his rights to seek hot springs, were flooded by massive Gifu, hundreds were isolated in the hot At the peak, as many as 3.6 million regional casino company led by connected to loan awards Commander Jadav refused to implementation of judgment of downpours. spring towns of Gero and Ontake. people were advised to evacuate, although the husband of Rep. Susie Lee, emphasized they weren’t part of file a petition for the review and International Court of Justice, Public broadcaster NHK showed a In the scenic mountainous town of it wasn't mandatory and the number who D-Nev. Members of Congress the application process. reconsideration of his sentence it said. swollen river gouging into its embankment Takayama, several houses were hit by a sought shelter was not known. AP    !"#$#$ 2  

      $              2$7     !         !    770 2-   *         4        (  !     !    !!          4  !       ! !(      !    ! ? O 4  ! any would recall Omi from Kai Po Che    !!  (2013) as the one who got involved in reli- gious politics in his town and later mis-   !  M takenly killed his own friend in the riots. However,  *   his emotional breaking down in front of his late      friend’s sister in the end was the audience’s ultimate ! % takeaway from actor Amit Sadh’s highly relatable humanhood in complexity, in being damaged and curiosity intact and gives a thrill up your spine. ( character — a fierce youngster whose anger was in survival. What makes Breathe special is that all There’s a hook in it for the audience to work.” fuelled by instances of personal loss. its characters have that dimension. Sometimes they Looking at his recent past, in Hrithik Roshan-  Well, the actor, who had once shared how he are good, at times bad, and other times, they are starrer Super 30, the actor played a cameo.  ! went out of work for some time after the role, has failing, too. The audience connects with such lives. However, the role turned out to be equally impor-     now come a long way in reaching what he had As actors and as an industry, we have become more tant for the film’s narrative. Well, such minor roles  !  !!  thought of as an actor. From Guddu of Guddu courageous and we’re more inclined to explore and have surely become a thing now — appearing on  Rangeela (2015), Shivaji Nagre of Sarkar 3 (2017), experiment now,” says he. the screen for a short span but bringing some     Raghubir Pratap Singh of Gold (2018) to Amit Barot There have been a plenty murder mysteries impactful and major twists to the plot. Amit is quick of Barot House (2019), he has some critically written and filmed in the past. The genre, specif- to say, “I like how honestly this has been put up to      % acclaimed roles in his portfolio today. And now, the ically, demands something different each time. In me. Especially, the intention behind it, it’s so beau-     L actor is back with the “most intense of all,” Kabir a thriller, there can’t be any repetition or a story- tiful! However, I would like to make a correction    Sawant of Breathe (2018) with its season 2, line that could be easily predicted. It has to be fresh. here that we cannot call it a “minor” role. It was !   % Breathe: Into The Shadows. The psychological Amit agrees. One of the most important things the one which impacted the film. When the direc-   (M thriller is a gripping tale of a parent’s quest to save when you chase a psychological thriller is “who- tor called me for the role, he also explained it to ?     his family. dunit.” He adds, “Kisne kiya, kaise kiya, kyun kiya? me by using the term. ‘Ek minor role hai, karoge?’ Even though Amit’s “Yeh mera case hai, main When the audience starts raising such questions But I told him that it’s not minor. I will do it because   0 0 O O#$ hi solve karunga,” from the teaser might explain in their mind, the film or series works. Season 1 it’s a special film and I will be very glad to be a  % %   how he owns the plot here, how different is this worked because it kept their intrigue alive. In sea- “part” of it. I knew that it would do well as it has Kabir from season 1? The actor is quick to son 2, we have tried upping it even more. I hope a great message. I felt that it would be good on my explain, “Trailers are only 10 to 15 per cent of what this becomes one of the best psychological thrillers part if I could give a bit of myself to it and work O< you are actually going to experience in the series. in India.” with them. It became special.” Kabir Sawant was present in the first part The season 2 revolves around a father For Amit, the span of an actor’s screen pres- and he is here again. It’s a new world and (played by Abhishek Bachchan) ence does not matter. The character is what = a new dimension altogether. We whose daughter has been kid- makes the difference. There could be times when   > have worked harder on Kabir in napped and for three months, an actor is on the screen all the time and even then, this season. We have really he’s left with no clue of her not leave a mark on the audience. “Times have  upped the game, put a lot of whereabouts. Just as he changed today. The critics and the media have start- @ effort in writing and tried begins to lose hope, he ed focussing on minute details. They have started A creating something thrilling receives a package that looking at characters very closely. They don’t see for the audience.” connects him the kid- the screen time anymore because an actor could B Creating Kabir, a cop napper, who demands be present on the screen for three hours or thirty who investigates the series him to do what could minutes too. For India, what matters more is an of murders happening in turn out to be a actor’s performance and not for how long he has the city, surely took a lot of heinous crime — been present. This is also a personal understand- background research. For murder — in ing. As an actor, I don’t look into minor or major. Amit, it’s been four years exchange of his I look at the craft, the story and the reward I later since he is working on the daughter. As one get when I am appreciated for that presence,” says character and it’s all because moves towards he. of “the way it has been the trailer’s end, “People made me doubt myself,” the actor had written” (by director the mother once said. Well, after garnering some decent B Mayank Sharma). He adds, (played by reviews for his works, Amit has certainly come very B “I would also say that I Nithya far now. He says, “Yes, I said it at that time because understand this world a lot Menen) tells when you get rejections, you tend to feel let down. C raw. I know a lot of people her husband But that’s just a part and parcel of life. You can’t com- BP there and have been fasci- that (no plain. Especially, for an actor, you have to simply L nated by them. I have matter how accept. But now that I am working hard on vari- hence tried to take inspi- dark), he is ous things, I am really happy. I am able to connect ration from reality and a person with the audience. People are understanding me and    keep it as authentic and who has my work. It feels great. And I will till date say this.       equally dramatic as I done the Have I arrived? No. Will I ever arrive? No. In fact,      can. When you make a best he recently when I was talking to a friend, he said, ‘Sir series or a film, you want could to ab aapka hogaya (you’re done now). I asked what !   it to be real. And at the save his happened? He said aap aagaye ab (you’ve arrived).    4   same time, you also want family. And I felt, no. Don’t say like that. I haven’t done any-   ! it to be aspirational.” Well, thing yet. He then asked when will I arrive? I said "#$%&'   Looking at the recent talking in five years and realised this is the reality. Five years examples in Bollywood, about this back, I felt I’d do it in the next five years. When I      ( there has been a surge of practically, is was 25, I thought I’ll be able to make it in another L O     *   grey roles. Actors have it viable in real life five years or till the time I turn 30. However, when         stopped putting their — a parent going to any extent to pro- I reached 30, I still felt there’s more to it. I need some ! !  (  character into a box. Is tect his family, even murdering? Amit time more. Abhi toh aage bohot kuch bacha hai. So Kabir also headed the same says, “It’s a very tricky question! I will I now feel I’ll never be able to reach that stage. But  !      way? Amit points out that definitely say that for Indian parents, it has an advantage — I’ll never stop! Well, this is *    ( Kabir isn’t a grey character, this stands true. They will go to a great the process. I just want to get better. I want to cre-      ! *  rather he is a “protector.” extent to protect their family. If it ate a good environment when I work. That’s my !      He adds that he is just an comes on me, even I will protect my dream. And I really mean it!”      intense character who is kids with my life.” Amit believes that Kabir Sawant is one role that focussed on his targets. When we counter question, “Really? chose him rather than he being the selector. He says   * M  ( “And yes, the fact that Murdering too?” He laughs and adds, in a perplexed tone, “I think we will have to ask 7  L      roles have taken a new “My answer was only till Indian parents! Kabir Sawant why he chose me (laughs). The pro-     !  shape in Indian cinema is You’ve added the murdering bit. Well, ducer had called me back then and told me about *  (  right. I think now we have it’s a series, so there has to be a cer- the role saying, ‘Tum yeh karlo bas!’ And touchwood, passed that stage of deter- tain documentation, wavelength and I did it. I am so grateful.”   !   mining the good and the drama. That dialogue is just one thing (The series releases on Amazon Prime Video on  (M bad or the right and the it sticks to. That is how a show or a July 10.) wrong. We are exploring film is dramatised. It does keep that F s we continue to hustle through dif- Aficult times, we have all been glued (   / !*    4   *   to our screens, consuming viral content      7* circulated on various platforms, which in several cases, have also been mislead- 2--0$3O       &  !    !     ! ing and untrue. The rise has been ' %($##)56   unprecedented. Especially, when talking   * !    !*         $ about COVID-19, there has been a lot ctor Anushka Sharma and her broth- -         of fake content making rounds online. !    !    Aer Karnesh Sharma are riding high on 4 (-%   To counter this growing threat of two back to back successes with Pataal Lok misinformation across the internet, and Bulbbul. With strong content, these     7 * ( Mallika Dua is set to explore a new role shows have captured the imagination of $ D &'=9 as a news anchor, Mythika Dutt, host- the audience, resulting in the brother-sis-  !    ing the show, a United Nations-verified ter producer duo garnering heaps of praise       campaign, Fake or Not? Launched on for their clutter-breaking attempt at the Flipkart app, actor, comedian and changing the content landscape of India. !    writer Mallika brings forth her humour “Karnesh and I are relishing how      and satirical comedy as she explores this Clean Slate Filmz has shaped up over the .2  new avatar. She is committed to debunk years. We have given our everything to (  fake news and fight ignorance through nurture the company and we have taken   )  her news segment. gutsy baby steps into changing the con- In an attempt to curb the spread of tent landscape. There is a ton of work to )    misinformation and help people iden- be done to achieve what we set out to do  % tify real from fake, Flipkart Video is and I’m happy that we are contributing D  launching the show, aimed at educating towards giving the audience something    users by debunking fake content, while new to watch and also telling the world ! encouraging them to be mindful of the what good Indian content truly stands for,” news and information they come across. says Anushka.  *   Many questions that are part of the peanut is not a nut? Or that the full format of the show. This is such a great She adds, “Looking back, when I was !  show will address common misconcep- form of ‘SOS’ is not Save Our Souls! initiative to educate people and the twist 25 and started my production venture, I   tions surrounding the COVID-19 pan- Fake or Not? combines many such sur- of comedy makes the show entertain- was sure that Clean Slate Filmz will have 5 ( demic. prising answers. ing, while still driving awareness to a distinct identity. I was sure that we would   % Mythika Dutt, a sincere news “People today are so easily misin- question the source and credibility of shape it through the content we produce anchor and host of Fake or Not?, tack- formed with all the viral content flood- information. The show is definitely the to entertain the audience worldwide. We because all of them have stood out for      les fake news and fights ignorance. ing social media. It has been great tak- need of the hour and I can’t wait to see thought of being careful in breaking away originality. I’m proud seeing the number    % Along with quashing inaccurate news, ing on a new role, playing Mythika how this journey unfolds.” said Mallika. from producing common subjects. I’m of talented people we have managed to        the new quiz show is also busting com- Dutt, to address this. True to the char- Fake or Not? reinforces a commit- glad we stuck to our gut and never com- empower through our production house,”      ( mon myths that people have come to acter, I am determined to fight miscon- ment to bring the most relevant and promised on this mission because we have says the actor. believe as facts, with a fun twist. ceptions as I keep viewers informed innovative content to users in India and so many reasons to celebrate today.” Karnesh says they have been chasing Did you know that the humble through the light-hearted and engaging is now live on Flipkart Video. “I’m proud of our body of work the dream to create the best content. &'  3    !"#$#$     5      &   & #  >&& ?     '  (# 

ffering the much- needed remobilisation Ofor Delhiites, artisans and craftsmen, Delhi Tourism has opened the gates to all three of its Dilli Haats (INA, Janakpuri and Pitampura), Nature Bazaar, the Garden of Five Senses, Azad Hind Gram and GTB Memorial from July 4 in compliance with all the safety measures set by the Government of India and Government of NCT of Delhi. Entry to all the mentioned properties will be free for the first 15 days in order to encourage footfall. The following measures are being taken up at the Delhi Tourism Properties to ensure the safety of visitors and staff alike:  Mandatory wearing of )(A         #A9   / masks by all     )4(9:@/        Social distancing among the         )   #? /)  visitors    )  -7 + )(A /(( Mandatory thermal screen-  /    $  $   /    ing for all %  //      # Daily disinfection of the /)(A/  )4(9:@    )(A/ premises            Hand sanitisation provision     # Sanjay Goel, MD and CEO of DTTDC, stated, “We have always been proud to be a conducive space for Indian heritage and creativity. Our properties have evolved as an integral part of the city, from cultural life of India through and exploration. Soaring offering the ecological and regional cuisines and cultur- stainless-steel birds mounted artistic richness of Garden of al events, Dilli Haats over the on slate-clad pillars welcome Five Senses to offering the vis- years have established them- you into the park. An expan- itors a chance to take home selves as one of the most sive plaza, set on the natural pleasant experiences and loved urban leisure spaces slope of the site, invites you up handmade goods at the Haats among foreign and domestic the spiral walkway. Across, a that belong to, perhaps, the tourists. Combined with troop of elephants, cut in largest living art and craft tra- Nature Bazaar, they are a tes- stone, regaling in a water 7')/          '2?' dition in the world. While timony to the fact that many bath, tempts exploration. The     '     '"/#' people can again relish these traditional craft skills have project was conceptualized       #A7')/ spaces, we urge all visitors to survived and have evolved to answer to the city’s need for            strictly adhere to the safety new parameters of aesthetic leisure space for the public, for     #'        %- measures and protocols the and commercial value. people to socialise and   #&    C8::;$&/  D; set by the government.” The Garden of Five Senses unwind. Such spaces add       8E/      F ,  / Offering a kaleidoscope of is not just a park, it is a space atmosphere and life to a city  /:>    8.   6   # craftspeople and a glimpse of with a variety of activities, and cater to all sections of the the varying traditions in the inviting public interaction society. '   )4(          n view of providing addi- healthcare infrastructure, $ +  Itional healthcare facility Indian Railways decided to RM Medical College Hospital      to the people of Delhi NCR, convert its ICF non-AC sleep- Sand Research Centre (SRM   $   on demand of the State er coaches into quarantine MCHRC), Kattankulathur, has )  * Government, Northern wards. This is deemed as a been selected by Indian Council !   & Railway is providing 503 good and cost-effective inter- for Medical Research (ICMR) as )!&"#%    isolation coaches as Covid im measure to provide med- a clinical trial site of the coun-     Care Centers. Rajiv ical care and isolation facili- try’s first indigenous COVID-19 + )/ Chaudhry, General ty in view of the rising vaccine (BBV152 COVID      Manager Northern and COVID-19 cases. Vaccine). !&F  # North Central Railways, Like other zonal Its among the 12 institutions informed that these isola- Railways, Northern Railway is in India to have been chosen by tion coaches have the facil- diligently working to modify ICMR. ICMR has partnered ity of 8,048 beds and are some of its train coaches into with Bharat Biotech placed at nine different sta- patient isolation wards. The International limited, tions of Delhi area — Railway workshops have con- Hyderabad. Anand Vihar Terminal, Shakurbasti, Delhi verted 540 coaches into quarantine facilities The hospital is also the only monitored at the topmost level President of SRM hospital, Dr P Sarai Rohilla, Safdarjung, Delhi Shahdara, till now. A single coach will be able to accom- medical institution to be select- of the government. The Indian Sathyanarayanan said, “This is a Adarsh Nagar, Delhi Cantt, Badli and modate as many as 16 patients at a time. ed from Tamil Nadu for this pur- Government has envisaged great news for us. I appreciate Dr Tughlakabad. All these stations have good In the modified coaches, an Indian style pose. Dr Satyajith Mohapatra, launching the vaccine for pub- Satyajit Mohapatra and his team infrastructure for maintaining these coach- toilet on one side of the coach has been con- Associate Professor from the lic health use latest by August 15 in making our institution a part es. A total number of 49 patients have admit- verted into a bathroom, while space for para- Department of Pharmacology, after completion of all clinical of this prestigious project. We ted at Shakurbasti Covid Care Center so far medics has been created on the other side. SRM Medical College Hospital trials. This comes at a time will provide him with all the out of which 21 have been discharged, shift- Each compartment has been installed with and Research Centre, has been when the entire world is reeling necessary support to perform ed or transferred till date and 28 are still under additional electric ports for plugging medical chosen as the Principal under the COVID-19 pandem- this exercise towards saving treatment. equipment. Oxygen cylinders have also been Investigator for this clinical ic and there is a dire urgency to mankind. My best wishes to him Features of the isolation coaches: In a provided, windows have been covered with trails. launch the vaccine. and the entire team for the suc- unique bid to create additional quarantine mosquito nets and additional fans have also This is one of the top pri- Praising Dr Satyajith cessful completion of this pro- facilities to bolster the country’s limited been fitted. ority projects which is being Mohapatra’s role in this, ject.”

ooks are a true stress buster. It’s It is noteworthy that NBT has con- Btime we embrace reading as we ducted the same kind of experiment struggle with the COVID-19 pandem- 7   in the quarantine Centre of Ghaziabad. ic. National Book Trust of India, an Positive feedback has encouraged tak- autonomous body under the Ministry can spend time in isolation with infor- been taking various initiatives to in overcoming from the mental frus- ing it further. Reading can provide us of Human Resource Development, is mative and entertaining books. This help the society in coping up with tration during their quarantine peri- with an escape from the stress of dead-         /+$       # embracing this simple act by donat- is in regard with making their stay in mental stress, staying positive and od.” ly pandemic. Simply by opening a $                 ing books in Sardar Patel Quarantine confinement easier and productive. keeping healthy. 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You are the king The crown is yours ore than five lakh ben- informed that after the Cluster ‘B’ includes South You’ll light up the dark Meficiaries of the capital implementation of depart- East, South West, West, Your hard work will spark have availed the facility of the mental SOP, the distribution Central, North West-I, Supplementary Nutrition will be done on fixed week- North, North-East, East People will say, let’em say Food (SNF) of Government days in every fortnight of the respectively.” Heating up in the cold light of the day of NCT of Delhi. The month and the existing sys- Delhi Women and Ignoring the blood with pain Department of Women and tem of giving THR (Take Child Development Living in the fire with flames Child Development (WCD) Home Ration) entitlement of Minister said that all Child has implemented a Standard 13 days for every fortnight Development Project Chasing dreams but never slept Operating Procedure (SOP) will continue as such. 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HSourav Ganguly’s “first “We don’t know yet as we ngland and West Indies priority” and he is hoping that don’t have a decision from ICC Eplayers took a knee in sup- the cricket world will not have regarding the T20 World Cup. port of the Black Lives Matter to endure a 2020 sans the glitzy We keep hearing different things movement before the start of event, despite his concerns from the media but unless it is play in the first Test at around the rising Covid-19 officially told to Board members, Southampton as international cases. you don’t know what’s happen- cricket returned after a four- The T20 league, which was ing,” he said. month absence. scheduled to start on March 29, Ganguly is aware of the Moments before the first stands suspended due to the grim situation in Indian cities ball was bowled at an empty Covid-19 pandemic. with IPL franchises. Rose Bowl, West Indies’ fielding While the former India cap- “If it doesn’t happen in players knelt in the outfield tain said it is important for crick- India because of Covid-19 then while their England counter- et to return to normalcy, any places like Mumbai, Delhi, parts did the same around the decision on the IPL can be Kolkata and Chennai, these field. ?   -2   &         taken only after the ICC decides have big teams in IPL but at this A Black Lives Matter logo    :'  2    &    on the fate of the T20 World point, you can’t put hand to your also was on the collar of the test Cup, scheduled to be played in heart and say cricket will happen shirts worn by players from overs on the rain-affected first Cornwall, said he was “not too Australia in October-November. in these places. both teams for the match played day. disappointed to be bowling “We don’t want the year “Ahmedabad we were keen in a strict isolated environment It meant cricket fans had to first.” 2020 to finish without an IPL. to go there. It’s an amazing sta- and following repeated testing wait a while longer for the After the toss was made, Our first priority is India and dium. I don’t know whether we of players and staff members. return of international cricket Stokes briefly forget about social even if we get 35 to 40 days, we can go there or not. It’s not easy The West Indies squad has since the last action in early distancing when he went to will host it. But we don’t know at the moment to say we are said the movement, which has March. )()(87 shake the hand of where...” Ganguly said on India going to host it in India.” grown since the killing of England’s 1$!*99'* Holder. Holder Today show Inspiration. Only once in the 12-year George Floyd in the United stand-in captain, "*:)D*;0 "/E move his hand New Zealand, Sri Lanka it becomes expensive for every- and currency exchange rate it very keen to host it and got our history of the IPL has the entire States in May, has been a source Ben Stokes, won away and both all- and the UAE have offered to one — franchises and board. becomes expensive. So we are fingers crossed.” tournament been shifted out of of motivation on this tour. the toss and opted to bat under rounders laughed. host the event in case there are “Because of conversion rate monitoring but as I said we are The delay in taking a final India. The kneeling gesture has overcast skies. logistical issues in India with the been made before Premier Filling in for Joe Root, who LINEUPS rapid rise in coronavirus cases. League matches since the was absent because of the birth England: Rory Burns, Dom Organising the league over-        &   # resumption of football in of his second child, Stokes was Sibley, Joe Denly, Zak Crawley, seas is an option but that would England last month. captain for the first time and Ben Stokes (c), Ollie Pope, Jos result in increased costs. 4  BCCI president ing the alarming situation, the The Pakistan Cricket Bard “The Asian Cricket Council There was a minute’s silence made a big call in leaving out Buttler, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer, “I will put it in this order. Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday PCB board had decided to swap confirmed that they have agreed is looking at organising it next in honor of those who died in fast bowler Stuart Broad — a Mark Wood, James Anderson. Firstly, whether we can (have an announced cancellation of the it with Sri Lanka. to host the event in 2022 and Sri year. It is too dangerous to host the coronavirus pandemic and long-time regular in the team. Windies: Kraigg Brathwaite, IPL) within the time frame as Asia Cup T20, scheduled to be “Asia Cup cancel ho chuka Lanka is now expected to host it this year We had swapped the also West Indies great Everton Jofra Archer, Mark Wood John Campbell, Shai Hope, IPL has limited window. held in September, due to the hai, jo September me tha (Asia it next year following the can- event with Sri Lanka this year Weekes, who died last week. and James Anderson made up Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, “Secondly India. If it’s not Covid-19 pandemic. Cup, which was to be held in celation of this year’s edition. because it is one of the least Play was starting after a England’s pace attack along Jermaine Blackwood, Jason possible then we are thinking of Pakistan originally had the September, has been cancelled),” PCB chief Ehsan Mani said affected (in South Asia) from three-hour delay because of with Stokes. Holder (c), Shane Dowrich, going out (abroad). But going hosting rights of the six-team Ganguly told Sports Tak in an the decision was made due to the virus,” the veteran adminis- light rain and a wet outfield. West Indies captain Jason Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, out where...Because if you go out continental event but consider- Instagram Live session. the worsening pandemic. trator said. PTI There can be a maximum of 70 Holder, who left out Rahkeem Shannon Gabriel. P5$(Q)-(($#:)( $)!$  - )  $4*     N % D         Novak Djokovic has Djokovic tested negative 4    The Ryder Cup $(5% )); :#%Q accused critics of subjecting after the second test he took last was postponed until 2021 in him to a “witch-hunt” after his week and, having conceded Wisconsin because of the Covid-   56$6-7 When asked if a bowler gets regional Adria Tour tennis event after the failed tournament that 19 pandemic that raised too annoyed by seeing a player bat ended in a novel coronavirus it came to soon, he reiterated much uncertainty whether the ustralian fast bowler Josh with such ease, the right-arm fiasco and said he was still that he had acted in good faith. loudest event in golf could be AHazlewood believes star Australian pacer said: “Yeah, uncertain whether he would “My intention was pure, I played before spectators. Indian opener Rohit Sharma has absolutely. I mean the batters play at the August 31-September was whole-heartedly committed The announcement on a phenomenal record when it through our time, obviously are 13 US Open. to organising a humanitarian Wednesday was inevitable and comes to white-ball cricket and the frustrating ones to bowl to.” Djokovic, who tested posi- event to help players and tennis had been in the works for weeks his batting style is filled with “Even when someone who tive for Covid-19 after the Adria federations in the (Balkan) as the PGA of America, the pure class and elegance. came quicker like Mitchell Starc Tour’s second leg in Croatia, region,” he said. European Tour and the PGA “He’s got many. I think it’s or Pat Cummins’ bowling to pulled no punches in slamming “We complied with all the Tour tried to adjust with so just with how the ease that he those guys, it doesn’t seem fast his peers and pundits who said laws and regulations. But we’ve many moving parts. plays, specially anything back of and that’s probably the one he was irresponsible to stage the learned our lessons and some The Ryder Cup was sched- a length, anything short, just puts thing that sticks out when you event amid the pandemic. things could have probably been uled for September 25-27 at it away with such ease. It’s just an are bowling to these types of “I can only see criticism late- done in a different way.” Whistling Straits, but will move area in which he gets better, I players,” he added. ly and much of it is malicious,” 7*         (     The first leg in Belgrade held to September 24-26 in 2021. It’s think,” Hazlewood said — while Rohit has so far scored 29 Djokovic told Wednesday’s issue on June 13-14 with no social dis- the second time in the last two speaking about Rohit’s greatest tons, including three double of Serbia’s daily Sportski Zurnal. big name. United States and New York in tancing rules in place drew a sell- decades the Ryder Cup was strength — on Star Sports Cricket hundreds, in 224 ODIs he has “It’s obviously more than “I still haven’t decided particular are not playing into out 4,000 crowd and as many postponed. It was moved off the Connected show. gance. His records, especially in played for the Men in Blue. He just criticism, it’s like an agenda whether I will play in the US the event’s hands,” added fans turned up in Zadar’s Visnjik odd-numbered years in 2001 “He never looks to bludgeon white-ball cricket, is phenome- also has four T20I and six Test and a witch-hunt are on. Open, the upsurge in regis- Djokovic who was back in train- tennis complex with a capacity because of the September 11 ter- the ball, just pure class and ele- nal,” he added. hundreds to his name. Someone has to take the fall, a tered Covid-19 cases in the ing on Tuesday with Troicki. of 9,000 a week later. Agencies rorist attacks. AP 5    (2 .   *  *  O  %& =      56$6-7  )6-6? He quit McLaren and F1 at the end of 2018 to focus on winning ndia’s squash star Joshna Chinappa  6- tier of European football four spot this week if other ernando Alonso will return to motorsport’s triple crown. Ihas broken back into the top-10 of with three games remain- results had gone their way. FFormula One next season with Having already won the the PSA world rankings following the tletico Madrid ing and Celta are seven Earlier, South Korean the Renault team. Monaco Grand Prix, he then won shock retirement of Egyptian world Awill have to points clear of the relega- teenager Lee Kang-in The French manufacturer said the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance number one Raneem El Welily. wait to clinch a tion zone. scored with two minutes to in a statement on Wednesday that race but not the Indianapolis 500. Joshna, who has not played since place in next sea- “It’s a difficult play to move the 38-year-old Alonso will replace Alonso won 32 F1 races and is March due to the Covid-19 pandem- son’s Champions ground to visit, Valencia to within a Daniel Ricciardo, who is joining widely considered one of the most ic, moved up a spot to be in 10th posi- League after being held Celta play good point of the Europa McLaren next year. talented drivers of his era alongside tion. The 33-year-old had entered the to a 1-1 draw at Celta football, where League places in a 2- “Fernando joins Renault for the six-time F1 champion Lewis top-10 for the first time in 2016. Dipika Vigo on Tuesday. they are in the 1 win over Real )          )  =     upcoming seasons,” Renault said. Hamilton. Pallikal is the other Indian female play- Alvaro Morata table isn’t justi- Valladolid. “This decision is both bold and “It's a great source of pride and er who has achieved the feat. scored in the opening fied by their football,” Lee, 19, clinched his meaningful for the future.” with an immense emotion I’m Egypt’s Nouran Gohar is the new minute before Morata told Movistar. side’s first victory since )   > Renault, which struggled in F1 returning to the team that gave world number one following Raneem’s Francisco Beltran “We’re ready now to Albert Celades was sacked last season, did not say how me my chance at the start of my retirement. equalised for the hosts finish our objective of earlier this month and sent  -"5$"5 when substitutes Ruben Loftus- many seasons Alonso has career,” Alonso said. Raneem had held the top spot for the other side of the third place. What we have his outfit up to eighth, just Cheek and Tammy Abraham signed for. 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LAZIO STUMBLE AGAIN hamstring to allow Willian to tee the Emirates after a slow start Maurizio Sarri’s men led B?"276B?$C Earlier, Lazio, who lost 3-0 up Olivier Giroud for his fourth against in-form Arsenal. through goals from Adrien to Milan at the weekend, goal in six games. Pierre-Emerick Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo "B766"5 765 slumped to a second straight Christian Pulisic’s form Aubameyang swept home the early in the second half, but 6"3-$O#6"5 loss, beaten 2-1 at relegation- since the Premier League’s opener for the Gunners as were then blown away by a bril- threatened Lecce. restart has led to comparisons Kasper Schmeichel kept liant Milan display as 763$6"(M Defender Patric added to with Eden Hazard, the man he Leicester in the game with a Ibrahimovic scored and had an — ZLATAN IBRAHIM Lazio’s problems in injury time replaced at Stamford Bridge, and stunning save to deny assist. as he was dismissed for biting the Belgian would have been Alexandre Lacazette. Milan coach Stefano Pioli, Lecce’s Giulio Donati and is proud of Chelsea’s second as the Lacazette also saw a goal who could reportedly be sacked his sixth goal since returning to handed four-match ban. 21-year-old American skipped disallowed for offside after at the end of the season, saw his the San Siro from LA Galaxy in “Our dream must continue, past Joel Ward and hammered the break before the game side boost their hopes of G (   ) $  =    6          January. which is to qualify mathemati- in off the inside of the near post. turned when Eddie Nketiah European qualification by mov- The 38-year-old made it cally for the Champions As so often this season, was shown a straight red card ing above Roma and Napoli into ninth straight title, sitting seven burst into life after the interval, utes into the second half, netting back-to-back games with a goal League,” Lazio coach Simone Lampard’s men failed to capi- after a VAR review for a high fifth. points clear of Lazio with seven when French international for the fifth consecutive game and an assist in the 66th minute, Inzaghi told Sky Sport Italia. talise on their dominance and challenge on James Justin. “I am not remotely thinking matches remaining, but could Adrien Rabiot drove forward and for the 26th time in Serie A teeing up Franck Kessie to score “We hope to achieve it as soon were suddenly on the back foot Leicester made the man about August 3 or the future. I have rendered the race all but and fired a fine left-footed shot this term with a cool finish. with a deflected strike. as possible, but that is our only when Wilfried Zaha thundered advantage count as Vardy am thinking of the next game,” over with a victory. from the edge of the area into But Milan were handed a Incredibly, Milan complet- objective.” a shot high past Kepa pounced to slot home Pioli told DAZN. “There have The loss snapped the Turin the top corner to score his first lifeline out of nowhere on the ed the turnaround with their Lecce ended a six-match Arrizabalaga from long range for Demarai Gray’s cross and been some tough moments, giants’ seven-game winning run Serie A goal. hour mark as Bonucci was third goal in five minutes as losing streak in dramatic fash- Palace’s first goal in four games. regain his two-goal advan- but I love what I do.” in the league. Ronaldo doubled the penalised for handball, and Rafael Leao beat Szczesny at his ion to climb out of the relega- Chelsea looked to have tage over Aubameyang in the Juve remain on track for a The reigning champions advantage less than eight min- Ibrahimovic stepped up to score near post. tion zone. sealed the three points again race for the Golden Boot.