cmyk cmyk cmyk different parts of Dhubri. different illegal activities in in involvement their for persons 10 about rested ar- hours 24 past the in have police HospitalThe and College Medical Silchar in detected case read: Assam: Black fungus custody on Saturday.Also judicial to remanded and Act Betting and Games Assam the of provisions the under booked were accused gamblers.The from the possession of the 3,000 Rs to amounting cash and cards playing seized also racket.They the busted they which during night Friday on Kharupetia of 3 no ward operation at the municipal an conducted police The in district. Darrang Assam's Kharupetia from gamblers seven rested a gambling racket and ar- Darrang police has busted Guwahati, June5: 87.02% was rate recovery the and ported 421 cases in Friday re- Metro Friday.Kamrup on 3.68% was rate ity more 54 deathsThe overallpositiv- and cases positive new 4,548 of tal to- a reported day, Assam Fri- On tweeted. Mahanta 86.97%," Rate Recovery 3.26%); Kamrup (M) 276; Death = 44; done test (3781 cases out of 1,15,968 Percentage; Positivity all Today's Total 3781:Over- - 05/6/2021 of "Summary Mahanta. minister health Assam by shared data at 86.97%, according to the ery rate on Saturday stood 24 hours.The state's recov- from the disease in the last recovered also people of ported 276 cases. Hundreds re- alone Metro Kamrup Of the new positive cases, Mahanta. Saturday,stated on 3.26% at stood Assam of percentage positivity cases. The overall Covid19 were confirmed out of 3,781 evening said the new cases Saturday on tweet a in minister Keshab Mahanata health Assam news, the last 24 hours. Conforming the in cases positive new Covid19 deaths and 3,781 more 44 reported has Guwahati, June5: reer," he remarked. ca- their in important are the marks of HS and HSLC students, many "For sue. ams cannot resolve the is- also claimed cancellation of ex- said.Pegu ister dents," the education min- stu- the way to favourable a in exams the conduct to able be would we that indicated ready mal situation. We have al- abnor- an is improves."It situation COVID-19 the to conduct the exams once cation department is ready normal' situation. The edu- state is yet to reach a 'near proves in the state.He said im- scenario COVID-19 modified modes when the in held be would boards state the under nations ary (HS) 2nd year exami- (HSLC) and higher second- certificate leaving school high said Pegu Ranoj Dr minister education Guwahati, June5: Covid19 deaths racket busted IN BRIEF N HSLC, HS Gambling 44 more exams EWS Assam Assam The Covaxin FirstDose,CitesShortSupply by the opposition about opposition the by allegations to responding while Sidhu Singh Balbir minister health Punjab after comes velopment tals at higher prices.The de- hospi- private to vaccines allegedly selling COVID-19 and Shiromani Akali Dal for Centre the from criticism available stock amid severe tals to return the remaining structed theprivatehospi- in- government Punjab Chandigarh, June5: na- the that said conservation.Officials of standard high maintaining for body have received accreditation from a national in Assam Kaziranga National Park (KNP) Guwahati, June5: decision to upgrade Raimona reserve forest sion, he informed about state government’s ideals of cleanliness. Speaking on the occa- following Mahatma Gandhi’s wards environment protection to- contribute to society the lings. He urged all sections of sap- rudraksh 11 planted and Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati at programme day ment environ- the attended today ister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma : Guwahati, June5 Raimona reserveforestinBTRupgradedtoNationalPark:CM enquires abouthishealth CM plantsrudrakshsaplings Senapati’s health condi- health Senapati’s Dr.Kumar of Seuj stock took and GMCH ited vis- today Sarma Biswa Himanta Dr. Minister Guwahati, June5: Senapati inGMCHand Attackers ofdoctorsandmedical After Centre's criticism,Punjab on WorldEnvironmentDay staffs wouldnotbespared:CM Four Assam tiger reserves tiger Four Assam including Kazirangaget return COVIDvaccinestock requests privatehospitalsto CM visitsDr. Seuj Distributes garbageclearingautotipperstoNGOs, national accreditation government wouldsuggest... An anti-Netanyahucoalition Vol. No. VI Chief Min- All four tiger reserves Chief The Assam Stops Administering profit, assured that he will he that assured profit, for government state the sold to private hospitals by COVID-19 vaccines being attacked medical officerwhowas the Senapati, Dr. bers. mem- family other and with thedoctor’s mother interacted also He tion. IssueNo.111 Contd...Page6 recommended by the accreditation. Only seven proposals were CATSgot have 1 Phase under of Assam reserves tiger four the phase."All second phase, while 24 more will be first covered in the the in country the across reserves tiger 27 in (NTCA) Authority servation was conducted by the National Tiger Con- assessment CATS the that said ernment official statement issued by the state gov- KNP.Anthe besides Reserves Tiger ang Or- and Nameri Manas, to accreditation Tiger Standards (CATS) has accorded the tional committee on Conservation Assured make Dehing Patkai a national park apart from ongoing process to a to BTR in block forest Kochugaon under RNI-ASSENG/2014/58385|GUWAHATI Vikas state, the of Vaccination for office Nodal the with them.Minister Sidhu along to available doses cine vac- all return to structed in- been have hospitals private that stated urday quiry,Sat- on minister the in- an initiate definitely for vaccines more of procurement the Biswa Sarma went to New Delhi to discuss Himanta Minister dose.""Chief second the lakh more(shotsof) be available within the week. We need 1.50 stock. Another 50,000 doses of Covaxin will Covishield and 20,000 Covaxin doses in our lakh 3.2 have "We said, Mahanta Keshab today,Guwahati in Minister Health Assam ing the media of the decision at a press meet dose of Covaxin due to short supply. Inform- first the administering stop to decided has Guwahati, June5: World Environment Day observedinN.F. Railway way Shri Anshul Gupta led other Manager, Northeast Frontier Rail- General city. Guwahati to cent drive at the Amingaon area adja- day started with a tree plantation The generations. future our for world we live in more sustainable throughout the nation to make the spreading counterparts their with participated also Railway Officials of the Northeast Frontier Northeast Frontier Railway today. in manner befitting a in served ob- was Day-2021 Environment Guwahati, June5: Contd...Page6 Contd...Page 6 Contd...Page6 N.F. RailwayiscommittedtowardsaGreener Environment 04 The Assam government Covaxin toadminister The WorldThe states. "Till and brought relief to various far so journey their pleted com- have Expresses gen a in statement.A total of 368 Oxy- said (NFR) way the Northeast Frontier Rail- country," the across states various to tankers 1503 than more in LMO of MT delivered more than 25,629 "So far, Indian Railways has country. the across states various to Oxygen(LMO) Medical Liquid livering ney of bringing relief by de- jour- its continuing is ways Rail- Indian solutions, new finding and hurdles all ing Overcom- India. across ery of 25,000 MT of LMO deliv- milestone the crossed have Expresses Oxygen while in 4 tankers from Jharkhand uid medical oxygen (LMO) liq- of MT 80 with Express has received its fifth Oxygen Guwahati, June5: the basis of the COVID-19 positivity that the restrictions will be relaxed on stated government Uddhav Thackeray-led The night. Friday on onwards the government announced Monday 7, June from lifted be will lockdown restrictions in Maharashtra Mumbai, June5: earnestly treat they and people responsible very also the President of China. These are both the Prime Minister of India and of attitude the know I but countries a lot of issues between neighbouring always are there but relations China India- to related issues some are there that know do I process."Yes, the in interfere should power" "extra-regional no that important their issues. Putin told PTI that it was solving of capable are and leaders "responsible" are Jinping Xi dent Presi- Chinese and Modi Narendra Minister Prime both that serted dent VladimirPutinonSaturdayas- New Delhi,June5: PM Modi,XiJinping'responsible' leaders, formed infamilysweetshop Elif Elmas:NorthMacedonia'sdiamond June 7:Here's what'sallowed,not Fifth Oxygen Express arrives in Assam with can solvebilateralissues: Vladimir Putin SNA SUNDAY 80 MT of oxygen Contd...Page6 Mumbai prepares for unlockfrom Contd...Page6 Sarma today chaired a Minister Chief doses.Meanwhile, of age vaccination has been stopped due to a short- Assam, in centres many at However, said. give at least 70,000 doses daily," the minister doses everyday till date. We are targeting to Cachar."We are administering 50,000 vaccine Nagaon, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and located, is Guwahati city main and Dispur tricts are Kamrup Metro, where state capital more aggressively in six districts. These dis- conducted be will drives vaccination said minister added.The Mahanta Mr Assam," Assam JUNE06,2021|PAGES 8 The COVID-19 The Russian Presi- Russian n an Mmt Bnre on Banerjee Mamata Saturday.Addressing apressmeet, TMC aunt and India general secretary by party supremo Banerjee was appointed as the party's all Kolkata, June5: Abhishek appointedas TMC's Mamata Banerjee'snephew, Contd...Page6 National GeneralSecretary TMC MP Abhishek MP TMC PRICERS.7.00 saplings at Raj Bhavan appealed to everybody to also occasion this on He World Environment Day. the celebrating in state the led and Bhavan Raj in drive plantation a out carried Mukhi Jagdish Prof. Governor Assam Environment Day today, chronizing with the World Guwahati, June5: Raj Bhavan Assam celebrates World Environment Day Governor plants wing president - a post youth the made been has Ghosh Sayoni secretary, while actor-turned-TMC leader general national the as Bakshi Subrata replacing be will day.Abhishek the following two crucial meetings earlier in eral secretary of the TMC," Chatterjee said, gen- India all the as Banerjee Abhishek chief Mamata Banerjee has nominated MP party approval."Our its given duly has post in the party, and the core committee one just hold to allowed be will person working committee has decided that one leader Partha Chatterjee also said that the Syn- 2 of unlockdown, ing. While five districts will see Level unlock- witness will which districts declared that in Level 1, there are 18 come into effect from Monday. It was shared a five-level plan which will be (CMO) office Minister's Chief The rate and availability of oxygen beds. Northeast of divisions five the all in taken plantation drive were also under- casion. Similarinitiativesoftree oc- the on Manager General the tier Railway was also released by Fron- Northeast the by dertaken ment-friendly activities being un- environ- various about mation drive. A booklet containing infor- ticipated in this special plantation par- also Organization struction tier Railway’s Open line and Con- nior officials of the Northeast Fron- officials in planting saplings. 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cmyk cmyk cmyk STATE SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 2 Raimona Assam's new national park with rich flora and fauna Guwahati, June 5: Raimona na- a notification declaring Raimona as 90 degrees southwards till it meets park forms the westernmost buffer tional park has been added to national park on Saturday. The the fire line Ride-3. "Historically, to the Manas Tiger Reserve (TR) Assam's five existing national Raimona national park that falls the area was a part of the migratory which is one of the nine such re- parks. An announcement to this under Kokrajhar district of BTC is route of the faunal species from serves in India first declared by effect was made by Assam Chief a part of contiguous forest patch Himalayan Mountain, Indo-Ma- Project Tiger in 1973. The area is Minister, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma with an area of 422 square km cov- layan and Indo-Chinese realms to- also the integral part of Manas Bio- on the occasion of World Environ- ering the northern part of the noti- wards west and Peninsular Indian sphere Reserve (BR) and Chirang- ment Day at Gandhi Mandap in fied Ripu Reserve Forest (area of realm species to the east, " said a Ripu Elephant Reserve (ER). The Guwahati on Saturday. Dr Sarma 508.62 square km), which forms the forest official. The new national Manas national park is located in said with the new addition, Assam westernmost buffer to Manas Ti- park shares contiguous forest the heart of the TR cum ER which has six national parks and that pro- ger Reserve in the southern foot- patches of Phipsoo Wildlife Sanc- is also a natural World Heritage cess is underway to convert hills of Eastern Himalaya tuary and Jigme Singye Wangchuk Site. "The new national park will Three childs saplings planted in Dhakuakhana on the occasion of World Environment Day Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary Biodiversity Hotspot. The bound- National Park in Bhutan (total area open up huge opportunities of into a national park. Minister for ary of Raimona national park, of 1,999 square km) creating a ecotourism for the fringe villagers, PEC demands unconditional Environment and Forest,.Parimal which forms with the Sonkosh transboundary conservation land- who currently are partially or totally Suklabaidya who attended the func- River on the west along the inter- scape of more than 2,400 square km. dependent on forest resources for release of all scribes in Myanmar tion along with Minister for GDD, state boundary of West Bengal and "Such secured transboundary eco- their livelihood. A highly viable Geneva/Guwahati, June 05 : As the impris- and also physically assaulting the media Ashok Singhal, said the announce- Assam from Indo-Bhutan border up logical landscape will ensure long tourism circuit through the onment of scribes and other democratic ac- workers in different occasions. Even foreign ment made by the Chief Minister to fire line Ride-6 southwards term conservation of endemic spe- Raimona national park and the con- tivists under arbitrary laws becomes a new journalists too are not spared as Danny has turned out to be a red letter day (BP30) and Saralbhanga River on cies like Golden Langur tiguous protected areas of Bhutan normal in Myanmar (formerly known as Fenster, who edits Frontier Myanmar maga- for the state and welcome news for the east, runs northwards till it Trachypithecus geei - the mascot will attract national and interna- Burma), the Switzerland based media rights zine, was picked up by the security agen- wildlife lovers, nature lovers and touches the Indo-Bhutan interna- of BTC - and endangered species tional tourists, who will not only body Press Emblem Campaign (https:// cies recently while he was about to board a conservationists. He said process tional boundary on the north and like Asian Elephant Elephas maxi- enjoy the wildlife and outstanding pressemblem.ch/) urges the military regime flight to his home in USA. Mizzima chief is also underway to upgrade remaining part of Ripu RF on the mus, Royal Bengal Tiger Panthera scenic beauty but also the diverse in NayPieTaw to release all media workers editor Soe Myint informed PEC south & Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary to south. The southern boundary runs tigris and varied other flora and fau- and colourful social landscapes unreservedly. The military junta led by gen- southeast Asia representative Nava a national park. The Environment eastwards along the fire line Ride-6 nal species it supports," said the and their rich culture and tradition, eral Min Aung Hlaing is presently trying Thakuria that Mr Zaw became the sixth and Forest department brought out up to Pekua River where it runs at forest official. The new national quipped the official. its best to control the public outrages since Mizzima staff to be detained by the militar- the south-east Asian nation faced the coup ies. Five of Mizzima members including its World Environment World Environment Day on 1 February throwing the elected gov- co-founder Thin Thin Aung are currently in ernment virtually led by Nobel laureate Daw jail facing three years of imprisonment. They Day observed Celebrated at Biswanath College Aung San Suu Kyi out of legitimate power. are sentenced under section 505(a) of the The civil disobedient movement, called by penal code, which makes it a crime to pub- Biswanath Chariali, 5 June: Biswanath NLD chief Suu Kyi, has already lost over lish any alleged rumour or misinformation College celebrated World Environment Day 840 demonstrators to the brutalities of se- with intent to cause alarm among the public with a series of programmes. The newly curity personnel. At least 85 journalists or incite them to commit a crime against the prepared 'Herbal Garden' of Biswanath Col- were arrested in the last four months where government. “We always believe and pur- lege was formally inaugurated by Promod over 50 scribes are still behind the bars as sue that journalism can not be a crime. The Borthakur,MLA of Biswanath constituency they faced a newly revised law on spread- media fraternity in Myanmar must get the in presence of Kokil Hazarika, President of ing wrong information. Lately two report- freedom to work fearless,” asserted PEC Governing Body and Dr Chinta Mani ers namely Ko Aung Kyaw (associated with general secretary Blaise Lempen adding Sharma, Principal of the college. A massive Democratic Voice of Burma) and Ko Zaw Zaw that three more journalists engaged with Dibrugarh , June 05 : The Dibrugarh Range of Dibrugarh plantation programme was undertaken un- (working for Mizzima media group) were DVB were sentenced to seven months of division have observed the World Environment Day, 2021 der the aegis of Environment and Climate imprisoned by a military court for two years imprisonment by a Thai court as they es- at Rameswar H.S School, Barbaruah in presence of Pallav Cell of the college supported by Assam because of their coverages on public caped from Myanmar to enter Thailand re- Gopal Jha. Deputy Commissioner, Dibrugarh, Pradipta Science Technology and Environment unrests. The military generals targeted the cently. Lempen also requested the Thai gov- Baruah, DFO, Dibrugarh, Saidul Alam. DFO. Dibrugarh SF Council where teachers, employees and Sharma,faculties from Commerce depart- news industries with cancelling their li- ernment not to extradite them to Myanmar Division, Pranjal Sarma Baruah, Circle Officer, West Rev- office bearers of Students' Union planted ment with Gamocha, Seleng,Xarai etc for cences, slowing down the internet services hurriedly and release the scribes. enue Circle, Dibrugarh, Golap Bania, ACF (HQ), Dibrugarh, more than hundred saplings of valuable being elected MLA for second term from Anil Nath, Principal, Rameswar H.S School, Manoj Baruah, trees. A meeting was organized by Envi- prestigious Biswanath Constituency. A dis- District Level Orientation on Augmen- Officer in- Charge, Barbaruah P.S and local public. All total 60 ronment and Climate Cell under the chair- trict level prize money online essay com- nos seedlings of different species were planted today with manship of Kokil Hazarika. The session was petition on ' Ecosystem restoration is the tation of Covid-19 Vaccination Held fencing inside the campus of the said school. In addition. compered by Dr Biswajit Sarmah and paramount task to save the earth' besides Hall of Tourist Lodge 1500 nos seedlings were distributed today among the public Promod Borthakur was felicitated by Dr a state level webinar on ' Role of Biochar in Barangang on 4th June of Dibrugarh town to create the awareness about the theme Chinta Mani Sharma, Principal, Mrs. Leena soil health management, climate change last. The DMO, DRCHO of the day, which is *"Ecosystem Restoration by planting Hazarika, president of teachers' unit, Tapan mitigation and Crop productivity' was or- and DSO IDSP spoke in trees". Beside this, as a part of massive plantation drive w.e.f Bora, president of non teaching staff, Mr ganized. Dr Chinta Mani Sharma, Principal detail on vaccination 23/05/2021 to 05/06/2021 as per the Direction of Hon'ble For- Abhishek Bhuyan and Mr Nayan Nirban welcomed Prof.Abani Kumar Bhagawati, a schedule, location of cen- est Minister of Assam, the staff of Range HQ, Jokai Beat, Kakoti, President and Secretary respec- renowned academician and Dr Bikram tres and distribution of Medella Beat and Telpani Beat have planted as much as 1960 tively of Students'Union besides Mr Borkataki who served as inaugurator and manpowers in various nos. seedlings at various places of Dibrugarh so far. Arabinda Das and Ms. Ranjana resource person respectively. centres to speed up the Aalo 05 June: In a bid to speed up the vaccination process inthe district. All 'Swachhata doesn’t end with sweeping': On occasion of World Covid-19 vaccination in entire district MO incharges, Supervisors from ICDS, of Shi-Yomi district , District Level Ori- BCM,BDM of all blocks and ASHAS Dr. A Kashyap in the World Environ- Environment Day entation Programme on augmentation of Mechuka were given detail briefings ment Day programme of DIET, Kamrup Forest personnel plants several hundreds of of Covid-19 was held at the Conference on the ovassion. Mirza, June 5: An webinar on Decentral- was followed with question answer session trees at Bamuni Pahar in Kandoli PPF NAGAON, June 5: Forest personnel from Nagaon Forest Divi- ized Waste Management and Organic Farm- by the participants. Along with a one-day sion, on occasion of World Environment Day today conducted World Environment Day ing along with poster writing, photography webinar, other programmes viz., poster writ- a massive tree plantation drive at Bamuni Pahar in Kandoli PPF to competition and plantation drive was orga- ing, photography competition and planta- protect eco friendly system - flora and fauna for survival of bio observed at Doulguri nized by DIET, Kamrup, Mirza on the occa- tion drive were also held which was partici- diversities in the region. During the drive, several hundred of sion of World Environment Day. The speaker pated in full capacity by all the trainees and saplings of various local trees were planted. Local Barhampur SIPAJHAR, June 05 : Along and cultures to conserve secretary, Jnan Udoy of the webinar, Dr. Amarjyoti Kashyap laid lecturers of DIET, Kamrup. The programme MLA Jitu Goswami, in presence of Additional Principal Chief with the rest of the world the the natural atmosphere. Puthibharal, Bhargab Jyoti stress on decentralized waste management was organized under the chairmanship of Dr. Conservator of Forest, W Surya Narayan, inaugurated the drive World Environment Day is The Doulguri Jnan Udoy Hazarika, Assistant secre- and proper segregation at the household Pankaja Baruah, Principal, DIET, Kamrup, at the PPF. Superintendent of Police, Anand Mishra, DFO, also observed at Doulguri in Puthibharal has organised tary, Jnan Udoy level. The use of plastic materials should be who inaugurated the session along with the Nagaon Forest Division, Bosantham B, DFO, Nagaon Wildlife Darrang district in collabora- the tree plantation Puthibharal, Bhaba Jyoti restricted and instead local made organic launch of SAP 2021-22 activities to be imple- Division, Arun Vignesh and other officials from both forest divi- tion with the Ranger, Kurua, programme as part of the Saharia, secretary, Doulguri articles needs to be promoted which was mented by the DIET. She also mentioned in sions participated in the plantation drive. Significantly, the mys- Range of Forest Department programme of the celebra- Vishnu Temple Manage- stressed in the webinar. Only sweeping her inaugural speech about taking up vari- terious lightning claimed a total of 18 wild elephants on May 12 of Government of Assam. tion of the day within the ment Committee, Dulu Moni doesn’t imply swachhata rather it transfers ous activities related to Swachhata and last at the same Bamuni Pahar of Kandoli PPF where the forest Addressing the discussion campus of the Doulguri Kalita and Khargeswari wastes from one place to another. Rather Waste Management in the campus. She department today conducted the massive plantation drive. Simi- larly, on occasion of World Environment Day, the local MLA of organised on the occasion Jnan Udoy Puthibharal, Kalita, Assistant teacher, these wastes should be scientifically pro- appealed for active community participa- on the topic "Relevance of Doulguri Vishnu Temple, Jatiya Bidyalaya, Assam, Nagaon Sadar constituency, Rupak Sarma also participated in a cessed, recycled and must be converted into tion in and around the institute. Dr. Jhumpa massive plantation drive in the town and planted several hun- trees to protect human life " Kali Temple and Doulguri Hazarikapara and Doulguri resources as recycled items, vermi-compost Dey, lecturer, DIET was the coordinator of Munindra Narayan Deka, Lower Primary School. Primary School dred saplings of various kinds of trees near at Motiram Bora etc., which can be applied itself for agricul- the programme. Bhupen Das, Daisy Gogoi, Girls' School, Monalisa Hotel, Nagaon Kechaali, Nagaon Ranjer, Kurua Ranje high- Mathura Mohan Deka, respectively,Minu Deka, tural purposes. It will help in maintaining the Mitali Mahanta, Kamal Kr. Mahanta, Dr. Laokhuwa road and other places in the town. Meanwhile, Nagaon lighted the importance of Retired employee of the leading women social activ- ecological balance and contribute to the re- Shiromoni Bhuyan, Prasanta Saikia, the Lions Club also conducted a massive tree plantation drive in the trees in present natural situ- Forest Department of the ist and Nareswar Kalita, duction in pollution level. Burning of waste faculties of the Institute contributed for town as well as in its own orchard at the club campus. President ation. Furthermore in his Government of Assam, member Jnan Udoy must be avoided at any means which was organizing different competitions success- of the Club Pralay Shaha, Biswajit Mahanta, Gurusharan Singh, thought provoking speech he Bhabendra Saharia, Advi- Puthibharal were partici- stressed by Dr. Kashyap, president of fully among the trainees. The programme Pranab Das, Hemanta Bordoloi initiated the drive today on also discussed on the scien- sor, Jnan Udoy pated in the entire ENVIRON in the one-day virtual programme ended with vote of thanks by Pallavi occasion of World Environment Day, a release added. tific outlook of the religions Puthibharal, Bubul Kalita, programme actively. of World Environment Day. The programme Bhattacharya. FICCI FLO Northeast Observes World Environment Day Or FICCI FLO ZPM Provides Relief to Northeast Plants Thousands of Giloy Saplings to Mark World Envi- Drug Rehabilitation Centre ronment Day Creating Northeast's first Giloy Village Aalo 05 June : In a noble gesture, Shri Genya commodities included rice, dal, masks, po- Guwahati, June 5: FICCI FLO North- sands of Giloy saplings in nal vine having its wide range us- east Chairperson Ms Suruchi Ori ZPM 5A Ubu has provided essential tatoes, salts and this donation came in a east Chapter has observed World Nazirakhat village in Sonapur dis- age in ayurvedic treatments. It helps Agarwal invited subject matter ex- food items to the inmates and workers of time crisis time and come as noble trend to Environment Day with different trict of Assam in association with in treating diabetes, building immu- pert Ms Anu Ganapathy from Ban- Mothers’ vision Drug deaddiction and give support to NGO which is managing the back-to-nature activities today. FLO Social Forestry Department of Gov- nity and facilitating weight loss. galore to guide participants on how Rehabilitation Centre at Hiker Gumin. The centre through Self Help basis. Northeast has distributed thou- ernment of Assam. Giloy is a medici- These Giloy saplings will help in to start and maintain their own gar- making the village greener and in dens. Ms. Ganapathy also taught beautification of the village too. The with examples on how every gar- plant can be a source of income for dener can create their own compost the villagers as Giloy is in high de- from kitchen wastes and help reduce mand for its medicinal value. This their carbon footprint on this planet. was also a part of FLO Northeast's The programme was supported by motto - Engage and Empower to OxyZone. FICCI FLO is the women uplift our villages. FLO Northeast wing of the Federation of Indian has also planted 500 flower and fruit Chamber of Commerce & Industry saplings in Boko in association with (FICCI), which is the apex body of Social Forestry Department of Govt. industry and commerce in India. FLO of Assam. The fruit saplings were has its headquarters in New Delhi. mainly of indigenous varieties which As an All India Organisation for would grow easily in this climate. women, FLO has 17 Chapters pan On the occasion of W.E.D. the civil administration of Nazira took a plantation An online workshop on kitchen gar- India and represents close to 8,000 programme at Nazira Crematory on last 5th Juene. Opening the programme Civil SDO of den, balcony garden and home women entrepreneurs, profession- Sabyasashi Kashyap said that we should try to maintain the ecological blance to save our composting was also organised by als and corporate executives. The society and without nourishing so called plantation is meaningless.Elecion officer of FLO Northeast to mark this year's Northeast Chapter of FICCI FLO was Nazira Sujata Gogoi,EAC Pratim Gogoi,Rubi Kumari,Tanmoy Chetia, SDIPRO of Nazira World Environment Day. FLO North- formed in the year 2007. Barnali Dutta etc were also present in the plantation programme alongwith others. 3 SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL School trips to UK from EU could halve as Brexit hits cultural exchanges Paris, June 05 : French and German educational trip organisers bringing as many as 750,000 school pupils to the UK every year have warned that tougher post-Brexit entry requirements are likely to cut the number of young Europeans visiting Britain by half."We've already seen a big fall-off in interest," said Edward Hisbergues, the sales manager of a leading French operator, PG Trips. "My business was 90% UK, 10% Ireland; now it's all about Ireland. Schools are inquiring about visits to the Netherlands or Malta."The British government has rejected requests from organisers to exempt children taking part in short organised educational trips from new passport travellers" scheme that allowed non-EU consider allowing under-18s travelling as and visa measures due to come into students, usually from immigrant families, part of organised trips lasting less than effect on 1 October, saying they are to travel as part of an organised group two weeks to enter the UK with ID cards, needed to strengthen Britain's without needing a UK visa.Schools in and urged it to maintain the "list of borders.The organisers said many France, Germany, Spain, Italy and other travellers" for school groups.The thousands of UK host families, EU countries often allow trips only if every minister for future borders and language schools, hotels and other pupil in the class can take part, meaning immigration, Kevin Foster, has rejected businesses around the country, and groups with even one non-EU pupil will their requests, saying in replies to especially in cities such as Canterbury "no longer consider Britain as a viable multiple individuals and organisations that specialise in the educational option" because of the cost and that the government was "committed to market, risked suffering a significant administrative hassle of securing a UK strengthening the security of our economic impact.They also said the visa, the organisers said.Between 5% and border".From 1 October, most European new border restrictions could inflict 10% of German children on school trips Economic Area nationals "will require a broader and longer-term damage to to the UK would need to apply for a visa passport like everyone else", Foster said, Britain's relations with Europe.School costing £95 under the new rules, the adding that the "list of travellers" scheme trips "foster intercultural companies said, while half of French trips would end on the same date and "all understanding and reduce prejudice", would be at risk for the same reason.In pupils, no matter their nationality, will wrote the German federation of leading letters sent to Boris Johnson and the need a passport - and visa if required - to school trip organisers, whose members Home Office, the organisers noted that visit the UK on an organised school run 7,000 trips a year to the UK school trips generate much-needed trip".Continuing the scheme would run representing more than 1.5m overnight income for many UK host families, as well counter to plans for a "position where stays."They forge lifelong connections as for museums, theatres and attractions everyone obtains an individual with the UK, increase tolerance for such as Stonehenge, the London Eye permission in advance of travel from the people, cultures and different ways of and the Brighton Pavilion, usually Home Office", he said, with those living and thinking, and help the outside the busy holiday season."In permissions used to "keep those who acquisition of language skills in the many British towns, student visitors are may pose a threat away from our border internationally most important a vital part of the local economy," the and facilitate the passage of legitimate language."Hisbergues said school German federation wrote. France's 10,000 travellers".Foster added that the trips abroad "really open eyes. They school trips a year represent a direct government had "provided almost a can inspire kids and change the course annual input into the UK economy of year's notice for these changes to allow of young lives."Ingo Dobbert, the £100m, French organisers said. Dobbert people to plan ahead and obtain a deputy chair of the German federation, said he felt the British government was passport, and visa if they need to, before said German children risk "being "not thinking of the long-term impact of they travel".Dobbert said his federation excluded from the valuable experience this".Susan Jones of LinguaStay, a UK had "the strong impression" that the their predecessors had of travelling to homestay accommodation provider, said British government "has very little and living in the UK".The French and her firm welcomed 10,000 continental understanding of the problems we'll German organisers said the UK schoolchildren a year into Chester, with have equipping children with passports government's decision to no longer accept 300 regular host families and six and organising visas for non-German EU national ID cards for entry into Britain employees."So many people, with so citizens".He said the new measures from 1 October would deter less well-off much to lose," she said. "The short-stay would "cause the costs of a journey families, since the cost of a passport could educational travel market will die. And to the UK to explode, and have a increase a trip's price by 10% to 20% per these are schoolchildren, travelling with considerable influence on our child, depending on age.They are their teachers - not a security decision to travel to the UK. It will particularly concerned about the abolition threat."Both the French and German force us to choose alternative English- of collective passports - the "list of organisers asked the government to speaking destinations." Facebook to suspend Trump's account for two years six months to make the final call. The board said that Facebook's "indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension" for Trump was "not appropriate", criticism that Clegg wrote the company "absolutely accept[s]".The new policy allows for escalating penalties of suspensions for one month, six months, one year, and two years.The former president has been suspended since January, following the deadly Capitol attack that saw a mob of Trump supporters storm Congress in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The company suspended Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts over posts in which he appeared to praise the Washington, June 05 : determine that there is still a serious risk to actions of the rioters, saying that his Facebook is suspending public safety, we will extend the restriction actions posed too great a risk to remain on Donald Trump's account for for a set period of time and continue to re- the platform.Following the Capitol riot, two years, the company has evaluate until that risk has receded."He Trump was suspended from several major announced in a highly added that once the suspension was lifted, tech platforms, including Twitter, YouTube anticipated decision that "a strict set of rapidly escalating sanctions" and Snapchat. Twitter has since made its follows months of debate would be triggered if Trump violated ban permanent.The former president called over the former president's Facebook policies.Friday's decision comes Facebook's decision "an insult to the future on social just weeks after input from the Facebook record-setting 75m people, plus many media."Given the gravity of oversight board - an independent advisory others, who voted for us in the 2020 Rigged the circumstances that led committee of academics, media figures and Presidential Election," in a statement. to Mr Trump's suspension, former politicians - who recommended in "They shouldn't be allowed to get away we believe his actions early May that Trump's account not be with this censoring and silencing, and constituted a severe reinstated.However the oversight board ultimately, we will win." Trump received violation of our rules which punted the ultimate decision on Trump's fate fewer than 75m votes in the 2020 election, merit the highest penalty back to Facebook itself, giving the company which he lost. available under the new enforcement protocols. We are suspending his accounts for two years, effective from the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year," Nick Clegg, Facebook's vice- president of global affairs, said in a statement on Friday.At the end of the suspension period, Facebook said, it would work with experts to assess

the risk to public safety Janasanyog/D/807/21 posed by reinstating Trump's account. "We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions on peaceful assembly and other markers of civil Photo taken on April 5, 2021 shows elephants in Omaruru, Namibia unrest," Clegg wrote. "If we 4 SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 EDITORIAL THE ASSAM RISING VOL. NO. VI, ISSUE NO. 111 SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 An anti-Netanyahu coalition government The climate crisis would suggest Israelis are ready for change The IMF has highlighted the economic benefits of global vaccines, which would be huge. But there is another power- one of the most bitter, divisive issues should it come to pass, brings nothing ful reason for a worldwide campaign.Vaccinating the world in Israel today: the role of the judiciary. good. Such a conclusion is unneces- will be crucial if countries are going to act together to con- Shaked served as justice minister from sarily defeatist. The new government front the climate crisis, which will require many of the same 2015 to 2019, a role in which she fought would still offer some "firsts" and things as delivering vaccines: resources, innovation, ingenu- valiantly to constrain judicial activism, "maybes" regarding policy change.The ity and a true partnership between rich and developing coun- increase partisan control over the su- symbolism of Israel establishing a gov- tries. The Cop26 climate conference in November will be an preme court (including judicial appoint- ernment for the first time with the votes opportune moment for building this partnership. But to do ments) by the Knesset and the execu- of a party representing Palestinian citi- so, rich countries need to deliver on their early promises to tive, and undermine the court's author- zens of Israel - as an "outside" sup- deliver global vaccines.As it stands today, vaccine access is ity in general. Michaeli and the Labor porter, or even within the coalition - deeply unequal. The US is starting to vaccinate children, even party have promised to do just the op- cannot be overstated. The move to- as health workers and elderly people are waiting for shots in posite: the left wing in Israel views the wards Arab representation in Israel's most of the world. At the end of April, less than 2% of the supreme court and the judiciary as criti- executive branch is painfully incremen- population of Africa had been vaccinated, while 40% of the cal restraints on government excesses, tal and inexcusably late, and liberal spir- population of the US and 20% of the population of Europe and defenders of human rights and lib- its are not fully lifted by a conservative had received at least one dose. India, one of the largest vac- eral values (an inaccurate Islamist homophobic party breaking cine manufacturers in the world, has fully vaccinated 3% of characterisation when it comes to the this ground. But it is progress its population, and is still in the middle of a nightmarish sec- court's role in occupation policies). nonetheless.It would also be the first ond wave that has forced the country to stop exports of all Michaeli's left flank is concerned about time in 20 years that little leftwing vaccines.It was clear for some time that this was where things ! Dahlia Scheindlin the rightwing tilt of the new govern- Meretz joins a governing coalition and were heading. Despite all the talk of solidarity at the begin- ment already, with the conservative holds ministerial portfolios. Not partici- ning of the pandemic, rich countries built sufficient capacity s Israel inches closer to ending may yet derail the new government in Gideon Saar slated to become minister pating in the government is a notable to produce only enough vaccines for themselves and then two years of political stalemate the coming week before it is sworn of justice.If members of the new gov- trait among those parties of whom vot- proceeded to corner the world's supplies. By March, high- A and 12 consecutive years of in.Even if the new government survives ernment hold irreconcilable views on ers complain "but they really haven't income countries accounting for 16% of the world's popula- Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership, pres- gestation, it might not be viable. "Rain- the judiciary, the Israeli-Palestinian done anything lately". Conversely, part tion had bought up 50% of vaccine doses. As of this month, sure on rightwing parties preparing to bow coalition" would be an optimistic conflict and the occupation could tear of Netanyahu's staying power has been only 80m of the 2bn vaccines promised to the world's poorest join a "change" coalition from pro- description; the "change" government the alliance apart. Bennett was a promi- the snowball effect of consolidating through the ACT accelerator, a partnership including the UN- Netanyahu rightwingers, has reached would be a tangled knot of staunch nent West Bank annexationist already power. Voters cannot imagine anyone backed Covax scheme, have been delivered. The reason? A a crescendo. Like other rightwingers in nationalist, centre and leftwing parties, in 2013, years ahead of Netanyahu, else governing, hence the oft-heard re- combination of insufficient donor funds and competition for the "change" bloc, Naftali Bennett and dependent on an Arab Islamist party while Labor and the further-left Meretz frain "There's no one else but him". A vaccine doses from the richest countries, who can afford to Ayelet Shaked, leaders of the hardline for a voting majority. Can such a party are stalwart two-state supporters. new government would demonstrate pay high prices if needed, and who are planning to stockpile Yamina party, have been called traitors fraught alliance live up to its promise Yair Lapid, leader of Yesh Atid, tips to- that there is. If the rotation for prime millions of extra doses for the future. The Bill and Melinda and collaborators and received death of change?So much stands to go wrong. wards two states (and centrist Israelis minister goes as planned, from Bennett Gates foundation estimates that rich countries will have up to threats throughout the last month for In a country with a major democratic are firmly in the two-state camp). Either to Lapid, citizens will see that there are a billion extra doses on hand by the end of this year.These their planned defection from deficit, Bennett is currently slated to the government could collapse over even two someone elses. That's inequities were mirrored by what happened with economic Netanyahu's camp.As so often in Is- become prime minister, though he re- policy regarding the Palestinians, or healthy for democracy.A coalition built policy. While rich countries borrowed massively and spent raeli politics, there is an American par- ceived just 6.2% of the vote, as a re- remain paralysed. But Israeli political of mostly secular parties, even from more than 20% of GDP to help their populations ride out the allel: Bennett and Shaked's predicament ward for leaving Netanyahu's camp. paralysis means deepening occupation the political right, could theoretically crisis, poor countries could afford to spend only 2% of GDP. recalls the unforgettable moment the The largest party in the coalition, Yesh in practice - including creeping annex- advance greater separation of religion An estimated 100 million more people are now living in ex- US senator Lindsey Graham, days after Atid, won 17 parliamentary seats and ation, slow settlement spread and the and state in Israel, something the ma- treme poverty compared to the start of the pandemic. Devel- the 6 January Capitol riots, was ha- holds the mandate to form the govern- decay of diplomacy between the two jority of Israelis support but is usu- oping countries contemplating lockdown are caught in a rangued by Trump-cult followers, un- ment, but may never actually lead the sides. If another war breaks out (the ally held hostage to ultra-orthodox double bind between economic disaster (in India, for example, hinged by Graham's denunciation of country if the structure collapses be- IDF has already warned of renewed coalition members.Not least, should the first lockdown cost the country almost a quarter of its their leader. But it didn't take long for fore the aspirational rotation for the fighting with Hamas), Ra'am, the Arab Netanyahu finally go down, it will be GDP) and overflowing morgues and mortuaries.The cata- Graham to revert to his pre-January, prime ministerial position.Future coali- party whose four votes are critical for largely because his megalomaniac per- strophic moral failure on the part of rich countries to help pro-Trump affinity. Will Yamina do the tion crises are already visible at the for- the future government, may suspend sonality and divisive invective poorer nations can only reinforce the strong suspicion in much same? At the time of writing, the new mation stage. On Monday, Shaked de- its support, just as it suspended coali- galvanised opponents of all political of the developing world that, despite talk of global coopera- coalition does not yet exist; in part be- manded to sit on Israel's judicial ap- tion negotiations during the recent stripes against him. The words "friend- tion and shared fortunes, when push comes to shove it's ev- cause of Shaked's demands in the ne- pointment committee, a spot already escalation.For these reasons, among ship" and "unity" are on every key eryone for themselves. This could be devastating for global gotiation process to help advance her promised to the leader of the leftwing other ideological incongruities, voices politician's lips these days. In the efforts against the climate crisis. The success of Cop26 de- rightwing agenda. Moreover, any num- Labor party, Merav Michaeli.What on the margins of the left and the right bleak landscape of Israeli politics, pends in part upon larger developing countries such as ber of tactics Netanyahu is devising sounds like a technicality touches on are grumbling that a new government, even irony is welcome. Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan committing to sacrifices that will only pay off if coun- tries such as the US, UK, Germany, France and Canada can be Never deferential, open to all-how the relied upon to stick to their own commitments.By agreeing to cut CO2 emissions, these developing countries will poten- tially curtail their own growth and perhaps even have to give up equipment that protects them from an already changing Good Food Guide democratised dining climate in the short term, such as cheap, polluting air condi- Box Tree in Ilkley and the Red Lion in tioners. This sacrifice will only pay off if rich countries re- Burnsall, to which my parents would spond by cutting their own emissions so that worst-case sce- sometimes take us. Without the Good narios can be avoided. Without everyone doing their part, Food Guide, I would never have found we're effectively rearranging the deckchairs on a sinking ship. ! Martin Kettle my own way in later years to places In the aftermath of Covid-19, these countries may wonder like the Drunken Duck near Ambleside, what guarantee they have that when the next disaster strikes the Carved Angel in Dartmouth, The - and domestic pressures mount - rich countries won't aban- Ubiquitous Chip in Glasgow, the Wal- don their commitments. Trust, therefore, is key.Even if rich nut Tree in Gwent or Harry's Shack, a countries made binding commitments to domestic climate n the wider scheme of things, and amid so much devastation from wonderful fish restaurant by the beach policies at Cop26, this would be unlikely to get developing at Portstewart on the Antrim coast. countries to sign a demanding agenda. There is a strong and I Covid, it may seem frivolous to get Even Jay Rayner admits: "They will entirely justified perception that the world's poor are being indignant about the closure of a vener- able national publication. Times and always find some places that I've not asked to make sacrifices to atone for rich countries' past sins heard of and will want to try."The Good of careless growth. The fact that these countries have now priorities change, after all. Tastes and markets alter. Each year, long before Food Guide has changed in countless shown they care little about the wellbeing of poorer nations ways down the years. But its essence obviously does not help.Developing countries will, quite rea- Covid, many other publications have died too.Yet the passing of the Good and ethos are the same in 2021 as they sonably, demand to be compensated for the more onerous were in 1951. What has changed - choices that Cop26 demands of them. Research by colleagues Food Guide, which was quietly an- nounced last week by its current owner, mon People.Postgate's many other was no advertising - a tradition that hugely - is the number and standard in our MIT lab J-PAL, which runs the King Climate Action of restaurants and the other ways that Initiative, demonstrates that this kind of conditional compen- Waitrose, was a cruel and avoidable writings included biographies of Rob- was maintained to the end.The Good death with wider resonance for British ert Emmet and John Wilkes. He was an Food Guide was not uniquely respon- customers judge where to eat. Home sation works: in Uganda, paying landowners to not cut down delivery has created a revolution of its trees has curbed deforestation and reduced carbon emissions life and social history. The annual guide editor of the Tribune newspaper be- sible for the transformation of diet, to this country's best places to eat was fore Aneurin Bevan replaced him. He cooking and restaurants that so own, as have crowdsourced at a cost of less than $1 per tonne. Researchers are studying reviews.Nevertheless, if good food is dozens of other policy innovations that could work across in good commercial health as its 70th also wrote Bolshevik Theory, which HG marked Britain over the past half cen- anniversary approached. As restau- Wells personally recommended to tury. There were many other factors important - and it is - then the Good the world - from emissions trading to incentives to reducing Food Guide ought still to be an essen- crop burning.These schemes only work if developing coun- rants rebuild, if they can, after the pan- Lenin, who in turn sent Postgate a involved - cookery writers, greater af- demic, the guide's public service role signed photograph which he kept for fluence, foreign holidays, immigration tial aid to finding those special places tries trust they will be paid compensation. Such promises have that modern life, not just modern been made: advanced economies have formally agreed to raise would have been more important than the rest of his life.Postgate was not and more efficient supply chains all ever.Waitrose seems to have shut down just a socialist. He also believed that among them. But the guide's role was middle-class life, is constantly search- $100bn per year for the Green Climate Fund to address the ing for. None of the other guides pressing mitigation and adaptation needs of developing coun- the guide after the heavy losses sus- good food and drink were the rights crucial, too. Its success, according to matches it for reliability, values and, tries. But at the moment, both developing countries and their tained by its parent company, the John of all. So appalled was he at the state the social historian David Kynaston, above all, the geographical and culi- citizens are questioning whether they can trust them to stick Lewis Partnership, in the pandemic. of British food in the post-1945 period was "a pioneering case of consumer nary range that derive from its con- to their part of the bargain.How do we rebuild trust quickly? These have led to the closure of stores, that he planned a Society for the Pre- power".In part, this is because it was Investing now to vaccinate the world is a chance to repair the thousands of redundancies and, for the vention of Cruelty to Food, which never obsequious towards the domi- sumer-driven approach.To read the damage done in the past year. The IMF price tag of $50bn is a first time in John Lewis's history, the morphed into the Good Food Club. nance of French cooking in the grand- editor Elizabeth Carter's introduction rounding error compared to what the US and Europe have suspension of the share-of-profits an- Around the same time he published est British restaurants or towards the to the 2020 edition is especially poi- already spent on Covid relief. Of course, money won't be nual bonus paid to all its workforce.In The Plain Man's Guide to Wine. capital city. As the food historian Pen gnant this week. Why buy a printed enough: vaccines will need to be produced, stored and deliv- such circumstances, the axing of a Postgate regarded food, the Vogler points out in her book Scoff, a guidebook like this, asked Carter, when ered. Pharmaceutical companies will, somehow, need to be guide whose readership was inevita- Observer's restaurant critic Jay Rayner recent study of food and class in this the digital media were now stuffed with persuaded to share their profits drawn from intellectual prop- bly likely to be more affluent and says, "as something that was as im- country, the very first edition featured recommendations? "To put it simply," erty; supply chains for all the ingredients to make the vac- middle class than many of the portant as any other aspect of our cul- vegetarian, Chinese, Spanish, Greek she answered, "the Guide's long-es- cines need to be streamlined to avoid bottlenecks. Then, a workforce may have seemed like shar- tural life, like the arts, fashion and and Italian restaurants as well as tablished, dependable voice is needed tremendous effort in developing countries will be required to ing out the pain. In killing the Good sport".Postgate was not alone in this. French. This cosmopolitan approach more than ever. With such a wealth of efficiently administer the shots.There is some faint indication Food Guide, however, Waitrose has The Good Food Guide was created in grew ever stronger with the years.Nor information available, you need advice that the world is heading in the right direction: the G20 coun- put an abrupt end to one of Britain's the same postwar period as the NHS, was it in thrall to the most expensive you can trust." And that was before tries just acknowledged "the importance of addressing the most successful grassroots socialist the Arts Council and, later, the Open restaurants. There was always a place Covid.As Britain emerges, if it does, ACT-Accelerator funding gap, in order to help it fulfil its man- projects, and one of the very few with University. Although it was what we for the posh hotels and, later, for the from the pandemic this summer, many date". Covax was recently able to sign an agreement to buy a genuine claim to have helped spark might now call a "big society" project, celebrity chefs such as Heston restaurants will open, succeed, fail 200m doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The US and the a lasting social revolution.The Good created at the grassroots by middle- Blumenthal. But they sat cheek by jowl and close. It will be an extremely tur- EU have agreed to donate relatively small numbers of unused Food Guide was the creation of the class consumers, it embodied the same with all kinds of other eateries, from bulent period for an ever-changing jabs (80m and 100m, respectively). The Biden administration radical historian and journalist postwar ethic that saw universal ac- curry houses and early gastro pubs to industry. The Good Food Guide is signalled it would be open to a waiver of patents on Covid-19 Raymond Postgate. Postgate was a cess to the best as an essential part of a fish and chip shop like the one at the needed in such times, both for the pro- vaccines, which will undoubtedly put some fire under the middle-class anti-first world war activ- a good society.In 1951, Postgate ed- end of our road when I was a boy in viders and the consumers. Waitrose pharmaceutical companies to find partners and produce more. ist and a founding member of the Com- ited the first guide. From the start it Leeds. In the 1960s, the guide pro- should rethink its decision. If it does And the heads of the World Trade Organization, World Bank, munist party in 1920. He married the was a cooperative and inclusive en- voked headlines by including an en- not, then others must step forward to IMF and World Health Organization have jointly endorsed daughter of the pacifist Labour party terprise - a complete contrast to the try on the Leicester Forest East ser- rescue and renew the nimbleness, the IMF plan.But this is all too little and too slow. Succeeding leader George Lansbury, and he was Michelin Guides with their top-down vice area on the newly built M1.Nor quirkiness, independence, high stan- in this vaccination effort is our chance to show that the talk of the brother-in-law of the political theo- dards and, above all, the commitment a common community and a shared destiny is more than just edicts. For many years, it always con- was it dominated by London. Growing rist GDH Cole, with whom he wrote a to the people's welfare that drove words. To prove that it is there, let's start with vaccines. tained blank pages and forms for us- up in Yorkshire, I would read its rec- once famous social history, The Com- ers to submit their own reviews. There ommendations of places such as the Postgate to create it in the first place. BUSINESS SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 5 Q4 GDP data due today: Economy faces resilience test; GMAC Announces Enhancements to the GMATTM Online Exam FY22 estimate cuts show don't take recovery for granted and acceptance of the Aadhar card Mumbai, June 05 : Economists say the strength of the rebound, while needs big pushIt was pent-up de- the country may reopen by June, the relaxation of restrictions across the willingness of consumers to mand for everything from mobile consumers are unlikely to spend as a valid ID proof states will determine the strength of spend - as they did last year when phones to cars that spurred con- freely, given the economic uncertain- Candidates to get the same flexibility and control at home as the test center the rebound, while the willingness lockdown curbs were lifted - will also sumption in Asia's third-largest ties and with unemployment at its India, June 05 : \The Graduate Manage- accepted Candidates in India willnow of consumers to spend -- as they did be key.Moreover, with an eye on economy when it reopened last year highest level in a year. Households ment Admission CouncilTM have the choice to validate their identity last year when lockdown curbs were would rather save than spend, said (GMACTM), the administrator and using their Aadhaar Card OR passport lifted -- will also be key.It was pent- QuantEco Research economist owner of the Graduate Management during the GMAT™ online exam regis- up demand for everything from mo- Yuvika Singhal, who downgraded her Admission TestTM (GMATTM),has in- tration process as long as the Card is bile phones to cars that spurred con- full-year growth forecast by 150 ba- troduced enhancements to the GMAT current and valid.For the test center ver- sumption in Asia's third-largest sis points to 10%.The biggest hit online exam last month.Now candidates sion of the GMAT exam, the passport economy when it reopened last year from the second wave of Covid in- have more choice and flexibility to bring remains as the only acceptable ID. The after one of the strictest lockdowns fections has been to demand, with their best on test day, and confidently Aadhaar, is only available as an alter- that lasted more than two a loss of mobility, discretionary meet their business school goals. The nate ID for the online version of the months.The Indian economy's resil- spending and employment, the Re- enhanced online experience further GMAT exam. Mr. Gaurav Srivastava, Re- ience will be tested by its ability to serve Bank of India said earlier this aligns with the test center exam with the gional Director - South Asia, GMACTM overcome a devastating outbreak of month. The central bank, which will following features added: Analytical said," In order to provide more flexibility Covid-19, although no one's yet review interest rates later this week, * Writing Assessment (AWA). Demon- and easier access to candidates for the doubting its potential to pull off the has kept monetary policy loose and strate writing and critical thinking skills Enhanced GMAT online exam, we have world's fastest pace of growth injected liquidity into the system with the addition of the Analytical Writ- introduced the Aadhaar, as an accept- among major economies this year. to support growth."Even as India's ing Assessment (AWA) section. Se- able form of ID. Through this new fea- The economy is on track to grow second Covid-19 wave starts to re- * lect exam section order. Candidates can ture several thousands of Indian candi- 10% in the year that began April 1, cede, the underlying economic toll choose which section order to take the dates living in remote areas will find it according to the median of 12 esti- now appears larger than we ex- exam in. Two 8-minute optional breaks. easier to use their Aadhaar ID and ap- mates compiled by Bloomberg News. growth, the government has bud- after one of the strictest lockdowns pected," Barclays economist Rahul * Candidates will have the option to take pear from virtually anywhere for the That's after several economists geted an impressive 26.2% hike in that lasted more than two months. Bajoria said. "Furthermore, the advantage of two breaks to prepare online exam." About GMACTM The downgraded their forecasts in recent capital expenditure, which has high GDP data due later Monday (Jan- slow pace of vaccinations and roll- themselves for the next section of the Graduate Management Admission Coun- weeks to factor in local curbs on ac- multiplier effect, for FY22. Of course, Mar 2021) will probably show gross ing lockdowns are also likely to exam. View unofficial score immediately. cil™ (GMAC™) is a mission-driven as- tivity, including in India's political the Budget math may go haywire domestic product grew 0.9% in the weigh on India's recovery."If the * Unofficial scores will be displayed on sociation of leading graduate business and commercial hubs.But the down- again due to the second pandemic three months ended March, making country is hit by a third wave of the screen after exam completion so they schools worldwide. Founded in 1953, grades are a message to not take the wave.Interest payments: Centre's it the second straight quarter of ex- infections, as some experts warn, can plan their next steps.. Schedule GMAC creates solutions and experi- economy's recovery for granted. soaring debt may curb productive pansion since India exited a rare the economic costs could rise fur- * GMAT™ online exam appointments up ences that enable business schools and Economists say the relaxation of re- spendingEconomic travails: Nascent recession.Even as virus cases have ther, dragging down growth to 7.7%, to 6 months in advance. Candidates will candidates to better discover, evaluate, strictions across states will determine recovery disrupted; consumption started receding and some parts of Bajoria said. be presented with GMAT™ online exam and connect with each other. Smartphone brand POCO registers appointments on a rolling 6-month ba- GMACTM provides world-class re- Samsung Adds Smart Healthcare sis., Candidates can learn more about the search, industry conferences, recruiting 300% growth in India in Q1 2021 enhanced GMAT™ online exam at tools, and assessments for the graduate Centres in Government Hospitals Mumbai, June 05 : Smartphone brand POCO India on Monday mba.com/gmatonline Joy Jones, Chief management education industry, as well said it has registered a massive 300 per cent growth in the first Product Officer and General Manager as tools, resources, events, and services as Part of its CSR Initiatives,Digital X-Ray Machines quarter (Q1 2021), becoming the fastest growing brand in the Assessments said, "We believe that test that help guide candidates through their Aid Quicker Covid-19 Diagnosis country.The brand is now among the top 3 online smartphone takers should have the ability to choose higher education journey. Owned and India, June 05 : Samsung India has added now have our healthcare equipment in 142 players in the country in just 10 months."Our rise to the top 3 in how they test to bring their best on exam administered by GMAC, the Graduate new Samsung Smart Healthcare centres at government hospitals across India. We the online smartphone space in just 10 months was a testimony day. Our ongoing enhancements to Management Admission Test™ Government hospitals across the country, salute the Covid Warriors who have been of the love and trust we have received from our fans and con- GMAT online exam help to ensure the (GMAT™) exam is the most widely as part of its citizenship initiative, helping working tirelessly over the last year to help sumers. This trust has helped us achieve yet another milestone options are consistent regardless of used graduate business school as- Covid Warriors perform faster Covid-19 people. Our Digital X-ray machines have by achieving the highest growth among the top 10 smartphone where a candidate prefers to test. We're sessment; GMACTM also owns and diagnosis. The new hospitals where been able to help them offer faster Covid- brands in the first quarter of 2021," said Anuj Sharma, Country focused on providing the flexibility and administers the NMAT by GMAC™ Samsung Smart Healthcare centres are lo- 19 diagnosis at this time of need,"Partha Director, POCO India.Last year, POCO X2 became the best- support to address long-term needs of (NMAT™) exam and the Executive cated are in cities such as Mumbai, New Ghosh, Vice President, Corporate Citizen- selling smartphone on Flipkart under the price segment of Rs schools and test takers. As we continue Assessment (EA). BusinessBecause Delhi, Lucknow,Bangalore, Bhopal, ship, Samsung India, said. Patients from 15,000-Rs 20,000 in March within one month of its launch and to adjust to uncertainties of the new and The MBA Tour are subsidiaries of Ahmedabad, Indore, Keylong, Akola, economically and socially weaker sections POCO X3 was featured as one of the best phones under 20K norm, our online exams become a vital GMACTM, a global organization with Jamnagar, Shimla and Palakkad, among oth- of society have benefitted from the segment.POCO continued to cement its online position, driven standard option, providing test takers offices in China, India, the United King- ers. This addition takes the number of hos- Samsung Smart Healthcare program. Doc- by affordable models like POCO C3 and M3.Launched in Feb- with the confidence to test in a test cen- dom, and the United States. To learn more pitals in the country covered under this tors, technicians and radiologists are also ruary this year, POCO M3 sold 500,000 units within 45 days of ter or online to meet business school about our work, please visit citizenship program to 142. In the last year trained to handle state-of-the-art diagnos- the launch, the company informed. application needs." Aadhaar Card now www.gmac.com alone, Samsung ramped up the program to tic equipment and software. As part of its add 56 new Samsung Smart Healthcare cen- citizenship initiatives, Samsung has tres in hospitals across 19 states, contrib- pledged USD 5 million (INR 37 crores) as Kerala retains top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG uting to Covid management. This included its contribution to India's fight against the 15 Smart Healthcare centres in the last two current surge of Covid-19, providing do- India Index 2020-21, Bihar worst performer months. Samsung Smart Healthcare cen- nations to central and state governments, tres are equipped with modern Digital X- and boosting the healthcare sector with climb 67%, cross pre-pandemic bal goals.The index, developed in col- ray and Digital Ultrasound machines made essential medical equipment for hospitals. levelKerala retained its rank as the laboration with the United Nations in by Samsung. Samsung's innovative Digi- Of this, Samsung has donated USD 3 mil- top state with a score of 75. Both India, measures the progress at the tal X-ray machines are being utilized for lion to the Centre as well as to the states of Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu national and sub-national level in the faster Covid-19 diagnosis at these govern- Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and is pro- took the second spot with a score of country's journey towards meeting the ment hospitals. Feedback from hospitals viding USD 2 million worth of medical sup- 74. Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam were global goals and targets and has been indicate that these Digital X-ray machines, plies, including 100 Oxygen Concentrators, the worst performing states in this successful as an advocacy tool to which are portable, are extensively being 3,000 Oxygen Cylinders and one million year's India index.The third rendition propagate the messages of used for in-room diagnosis of patients. The LDS syringes to the states of Uttar of India's SDG Index was launched sustainability, resilience, and partner- Digital X-ray machines have also helped Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. LDS or Low Dead by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv ships, as well.From covering 13 goals, government hospitals improve efficiency Space syringes minimize the amount of Kumar on Thursday. "Our effort of 39 targets, and 62 indicators in the first and increase diagnostic capacities, as the drug left in the device after injection, op- monitoring SDGs through the SDG edition in 2018-19 to 17 goals, 54 tar- output from these machines can be moni- timizing vaccine usage. Existing products India Index and Dashboard contin- gets and 100 indicators in the second; tored by doctors directly on a computer have a large amount of the vaccine remain- Mumbai, June 05 : The third rendi- nomic and environmental param- ues to be widely noticed and ap- this third edition of the index covers screen, doing away with physical X-ray ing in the syringe after use. The technol- tion of India's SDG Index was eters. Rural jobs scheme: Curious gap plauded around the world. It remains 17 goals, 70 targets, and 115 indica- films. The output provided to doctors is of ogy has demonstrated up to 20% greater launched by Niti Aayog Vice Chair- between 'offers' & works picked a rare data-driven initiative to rank tors. The SDGs, constituted through a very high quality, helping them make efficiency and if existing syringes were to man Rajiv Kumar on Thursday. upSaraf also stressed that though the our states and union territories by an unprecedented consultative pro- quicker and better diagnosis. "Samsung deliver one million doses, LDS syringes Kerala has retained the top rank in government has announced a slew computing a composite index on the cess, have 17 goals and 169 related Smart Healthcare program supports the could deliver 1.2 million doses with the Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020- of measures to support exports, the SDGs," Kumar said.First launched in targets to be achieved by 2030.The government's efforts to benefit communi- same amount of vaccine. Samsung has 21, while Bihar has been adjudged as need of the hour is to soon notify the December 2018, the index has become SDGs are an ambitious commitment ties with limited access to quality helped the manufacturer of these syringes the worst performer, as per a report refund rates under the RoDTEP the primary tool for monitoring by world leaders which set out a uni- healthcare. With these new centres, we increase production capacity. released on Thursday.The Index for scheme to remove uncertainty, progress on the SDGs in the country versal and an unprecedented agenda Sustainable Development Goals thereby helping exporters forge new and has simultaneously fostered com- which embraces economic, environ- (SDGs) evaluates progress of states contracts with foreigner buyers with petition among the states and union mental and social aspects of the SBI cash withdrawal with and union territories on social, eco- ease.Turnaround? Exports in May territories by ranking them on the glo- wellbeing of societies. cheque and form rules for self SBI should be able to build a book of Rs 2,000 and third party changed! crore through expanded ECLGS: Dinesh Khara set quality came as a surprise in Q4New SBI Mumbai, June 05 : Earlier in the scope of the Rs 3 lakh crore ECLGS the rate of interest will stand at on May 5 had allowed lenders to cash withdrawal limits day, Finance Ministry had enlarged to cover loans up to Rs 2 crore for 8.5% at SBI, Khara said. Apart from carry out a fresh round of restruc- with cheque and with- the scope of the Rs 3 lakh crore setting up on-site oxygen genera- it, borrowers can avail loans of Rs turing of retail and MSME ac- drawal form at non- ECLGS to cover loans up to Rs 2 tion plants at healthcare facilities 25,000 to Rs 5 lakh for Covid-19 counts. The resolution process home branchCash with- crore for setting up on-site oxygen and brought in the ailing civil avia- treatment with a tenure of five will be invoked in 30 days and the drawal limit for self (us- generation plants at healthcare fa- tion sector under its ambit.Bharti years.IBA chairman Rajkiran Rai G last day for invocation is Septem- ing withdrawal form ac- cilities and brought in the ailing Airtel, SBI, Coal India, Aurobindo said the products have been ber 30, 2021. Thereafter, the reso- companied by savings civil aviation sector under its Pharma, Glenmark Pharma, BoB standardised with approvals from lution plan will be implemented bank account pass- ambit.IBA chairman Rajkiran Rai G stocks in focusBharti Airtel, SBI, all public sector banks' boards last within 90 days, or latest by De- book): Rs 25,000For said the products have been Coal India, Aurobindo Pharma, week.He also said that customers cember 31, 2021. The moratorium cash withdrawal by a standardised with approvals from Glenmark Pharma, BoB stocks in opting for restructuring will have period on loans will be a maximum third party using all public sector banks' boards last focussupreme courtBanks move to apply for recast on the website of two years, starting soon after Mumbai, June 05 : SBI cash withdrawal cheque, KYC of the third party will be week.IBA chairman Rajkiran Rai G Supreme Court against RTI disclo- or manually at a bank branch. RBI invocation. rules 2021: In a bid to support its cus- required,, the bank said.As per the new said the products have been sure, seek direction to RBIKhara tomers during the Covid-19 pandemic, rule, if you want to withdraw money at a standardised with approvals from said that public sector banks have the State Bank of India has increased non-home branch of SBI by using with all public sector banks' boards last come up with three sets of prod- the non-home cash withdrawal limits withdrawal form, you will have to carry week.The largest lender State ucts to build a 'Covid book' under through cheque and withdrawal form. the Saving Bank passbook along. This Bank of India's (SBI) chairman Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) li- "To support our customers in this pan- way you can withdraw up to Rs Dinesh Kumar Khara on Sunday quidity scheme and the ECLGS. demic, SBI has increased the non-home 25,000.If you are sending someone with said that as per preliminary as- The relief measures include a cash withdrawal limits through cheque a cheque to withdraw money from your sessment, the bank should be able healthcare business loan for set- and withdrawal form," SBI informed cus- account, the bank will demand KYC of to build a book of Rs 2,000 crore ting up oxygen plants, healthcare tomers in a tweet on Saturday (May 29, the person carrying the cheque before through expanded emergency facilities and unsecured personal 2021).The new limits would be valid till handing over the cash.State Bank of In- credit line guarantee scheme loans for Covid-19 treatment.The 30th September, SBI said. Also, no cash dia is the largest commercial bank in (ECLGS). Khara made this com- rate of interest for business loans payments to third parties through with- India in terms of assets, deposits, ment at a joint press conference of given for setting up oxygen plant drawal forms will be allowed to SBI cus- branches, customers, and employees. SBI and Indian Bank's Association under ECLGS will be capped at tomers, the bank added.Vijay SBI is also the largest mortgage lender (IBA) to launch standardised 7.5%, and the repayment can be MallyaVijay Mallya loses UK appeal for in the country. SBI has a deposit base Covid loan products by public sec- done in five years. The banks have more funds to cover Indian legal of over Rs. 35 lakh crore and advances tor banks.Earlier in the day, Fi- not specified rates for other feesState Bank of India rating - Buy: As- of more than Rs. 26 lakh crore. nance Ministry had enlarged the healthcare facility loans. However, 6 SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 REGION Contd. From Page 1 Governor plants saplings at Raj PM Modi, Xi Jinping Border Monigong Circle gets satisfaction that United Nations since 1972, used the World Environment Day to one another with utmost respect and I believe that they will always arrive at encourage awareness among all stakeholders and the public in general to champion a solution to any issue that they might face..," the Russian President told PMGKY Food Grains under PMGKY the cause of environment and garner political patronage coupled with public action PTI during a virtual interaction.The Russian president's remarks on Moscow's Aalo, 05 June : All food for the sustainability and protection of our environment”. The Governor also said, view on Quad is a veiled reference to China's allegation that the grouping grains for the month of “To protect our planet from global warming, we need to plant more saplings and aim's to contain Beijing's influence in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.On May and June to all motivate our young generation, the students’ community by setting example before the four-nation grouping of India, the US, Japan and Australia, he said that AAY and PHH ration them. Our beautiful planet has sustained us and fulfilled our need in different ways. no partnership should be aimed at making friends against anyone. He clarifiied card holders of It is time for us now to work as a community and act responsibly to protect our that though it was not up to Moscow to assess how any nation should Monigong Circle Shi- environment from further degeneration.” Going along with the theme set for the participate in an initiative and to what extent they should build their rela- Yomi district sharingl celebration of the World Environment Day which is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’, the tions with other countries.Notably, it has been more than a year since the border with china jointly Governor also requested everybody to celebrate the day in introspection and taking military standoff between China and India which broke out at the Galwan by Shri Sadung Gyadu pledge to protect the environment and contribute in every possible way to safe- Valley in eastern Ladakh on May 5, 2020 during which both sides suffered EAC and Er. Minli Tato guard the essence of the ecosystem. The Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry fatalities for the first time in 45 years.Despite several rounds of negotiations on 4th June last. The dis- and officers and staff of Raj Bhavan took active part in the plantation programme between the two neighbours, limited progress was made in the border dis- tribution amid rain and which was done adhering to COVID appropriate behaviour. pute. Though, it achieved disengagement at the Pangong Lake area but road disruption qwing to other friction points remained deadlocked. rain for the last one week here. The circle is having 122 and 713 ration card Assam Stops Administering holders are AAY and PHH and 42.70 and 125.60 quintals allotments were made. review meeting of the Health Department and took stock of the Covid-19 situation Mumbai prepares for unlock from The distribution has to be speeded up anticipating more damages in the coming in the state. During the meeting, he directed the department not to allow home there are 10 districts in Level 3 and two in Level 4. The rest will be in Level moths and food scarcity needs of the people of the border areas. quarantine for patients with comorbidities, irrespective of the age group they are in, 5.Meanwhile, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation informed that Mumbai is and refer them to institutional quarantine. Along with Health Min @keshab_mahanta in level 3 areas.1. Local trains, which are the lifeblood of highly packed Mumbai 'It's our bounden duty to protect took stock of #COVID19 management in the state. In view of the decline in positivity city, would, however, not be available to everyone. Only medical and essential rate and death rate, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the situation will improve services are permitted to go by train. Buses in Mumbai will be allowed to run at eco system for our own survival', substantially over the next few weeks.The meeting discussed Covid treatment costs full capacity, but passengers will not be permitted to travel standing up to avoid says Minister Suklabaidya in private hospitals and the state government capped the maximum rates private overcrowding.2. BMC said in an order on Saturday that restaurants, salons, Guwahati, June 5: "We have evolved from nature and is our only sustenance, healthcare units can charge for treatment in wards and ICUs.The Chief Minister also spas, wellness centres will open in Mumbai from Monday, with 50 per cent working capacity.3. No air conditioning will be used in salons, spas and gyms, giving us oxygen to survive. It's our bounden duty to protect the eco system reviewed the status of paediatric ICUs which are being set up at various government - flora and fauna for our own survival," said Minister for Environment and hospitals and the functioning of oxygen plants in the state. He directed authorities said the municipal body's 'Breaking the Chain' order.4. The BMC clarified that Forest, Parimal Suklabaidya on the occasion of World Environment Day. Inau- to ramp up the vaccination exercise in the state. local trains will continue to remain out of bounds for Mumbaikars for some time. Only medical and essential services will be allowed to avail the services.5. Shops, gurating a Nature Learning Sub Centre at Nellie in Morigaon district on Satur- Fifth Oxygen Express arrives establishments dealing with essential items will be open till 4 pm on all days. And day, Minister Suklabaidya said wanton destruction of forest and killing of shops with non-essential items will be open till 4 pm on weekdays.6. Malls, wildlife taking place across the globe must be brought to a grinding halt as 'our the time of this release, 7 loaded Oxygen Expresses on run with more than 482 MT future and that of the coming generations hinges on the environment'. The of LMO in 30 tankers," the NFR stated. "Assam received its fifth Oxygen Express theatres (multiplex as well as single screen) will be closed in Mumbai, under Level 3 rules.7. Restaurants will be open in 50% capacity for dining till 4 pm only Nature Learning Sub Centre houses galleries from rare endangered species to with 80 MT LMO in 4 tankers from Jharkhand," the NFR said in its statement.More Himalayan diversity and from evolution of existence to Himalayan mountain than 3000 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) offloaded in the state of Karnataka by on weekdays. Afterward, only parcel and take away/home deliveries will be allowed.8. Public places, open grounds for walking and cycling will be open from ranges to forest types. Three more Nature Learning Centres will come up Oxygen Expresses.The Oxygen Expresses started their deliveries 42 days back on soon. Lamenting the fact that greed and avarice coupled with materialistic April 24 in Maharashtra with a load of 126 MT.It is Indian Railways endeavour to 5 am to 9 am on every day.9. Private offices will all be allowed to open till 4 pm on working days, except some. Office attendance (including government offices) desire have left little time for us to ponder about nature, the life supporting eco deliver as much LMO as possible in the shortest time possible to the requesting system, Suklabaidya said, "It's time to restore the eco system and to give states.Oxygen relief by Oxygen Expresses reached out to 15 states namely will be kept at 50%.10. Fifty people will be allowed to gather for marriages, and 20 for funerals.11. For constructions, only onsite labourers must leave by 4 pm.12. nature what we have derived from it. Otherwise, our very existence will be at Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, stake." The Minister said at a time when one is gasping for oxygen cylinders Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand Sports activities will be allowed from 5 am to 9 am or 6 pm to 9 am. However, only outdoor activity will be allowed.13. For shooting activities, they have to be and concentrators during the COVID pandemic times, the crying need of the and Assam, it said.Till the time of filing this report, 614 MT of Oxygen has been hour is to protect the trees and plants that provide oxygen to us 24x7. He said offloaded in Maharashtra, nearly 3797 MT in Uttar Pradesh, 656 MT in Madhya conducted in a bubble, and no movement will be allowed outside post 5 pm.14. Gatherings - social, cultural, and related to entertainment - will be held at 50% the Environment and Forest department have planted more than 10 crore sap- Pradesh, 5790 MT in Delhi, 2212 MT in Haryana, 98 MT in Rajasthan, 3097 MT in lings, seized around 2,500 vehicles for carrying illegal forest materials and Karnataka, 320 MT in Uttarakhand, 2787 MT in Tamil Nadu, 2602 MT in Andhra capacity and till 4 pm on weekdays.15. Meetings, elections, gathering of local bodies, cooperative bodies will be held at 50% capacity.16. Agricultural activi- more than 3,000 bend saw machines and arrested around 250 persons in the Pradesh, 225 MT in Punjab, 513 MT in Kerala, 2474 MT in Telangana, 38 MT in past three years. The Minister urged the people to educate those who are Jharkhand and 400 MT in Assam.Till now, Oxygen Expresses offloaded LMO in ties will be held till 4 pm on all days.17. E-commerce, items as well as services, will be carried out in a regular capacity.18. Inter-district travel for passengers either wrecking destruction of flora and fauna and to work unitedly to protect them around 39 cities/towns in 15 states across the country namely Lucknow, Varanasi, for posterity. "Environmental degradation must be halted for the human race Kanpur, Bareilly, Gorakhpur & Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Sagar, Jabalpur, Katni & Bhopal by private means will be held in a regular capacity, except if moving to or passing through with any stoppage in level 5, wherein passenger E-pass is a must.19. For to survive," he added. PCCF cum Head of Forest Force, AM Singh, PCCF in Madhya Pradesh, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Mumbai & Solapur in Maharashtra and Wetlands, Ramjana Gupta Juhari and Additional PCCF, Paban Kumar also Hyderabad in Telangana.Faridabad & Gurugram in Haryana, Tuglakabad, Delhi Cantt manufacturing activities of export-oriented units, including MSMEs that need to fulfill their export obligation, will be held at a regular capacity.20. For manufac- spoke on the significance of the day. Deputy Commissioner, Morigaon, Seema & Okhla in Delhi, Kota & Kanakpara in Rajasthan, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Dehradun Rekha Bhuyan and Chairman, Pollution Control Board, Surya Narayan were in Uttarakhand, Nellore, Guntur, Tadipatri & Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.The turing units across sectors, which are not covered under essential, will function with 50% staff. Movement with be carried out under transport bubble.Mumbai also present. Suklabaidya released a coffee table book on Kaziranga: The other town and cities include Ernakulam in Kerala, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Tuticorin, Magical Wilderness. He also planted saplings along with senior forest officials Coimbatore & Madurai in Tamil Nadu, Bhatinda & Phillaur in Punjab, Kamrup Metro Mayor Kishori Pednekar said the final decision on lifting the curbs will be taken by district administration. "Districts of Maharashtra have been put under 5 in front of the Nature Learning Sub Centre. The minister went on a nature trail in Assam and Ranchi in Jharkhand.Indian Railways has mapped different routes adjoining the Nature Learning Sub Centre and also took to cycling in the ver- with oxygen supply locations and keeps itself ready with any emerging need of the levels as per positivity rate and bed occupancy. Mumbai is under level 3, so local trains will continue to operate for essential services workers. The final decision dant forest of western range of Dharamtul under Nagaon Forest Division to states. States provide tankers to the Indian Railways for bringing LMO, it added. spread the message of a clean and green environment for a healthy living. CM plants rudraksh saplings on lifting the curbs will be taken by district administration," she told national park. This would be sixth national park in the state and would be great step CM visits Dr. Seuj Senapati Two more people die of towards protection and preservation of rich bio-diversity in the area, he said. Dr. by a mob while on duty at Udali Covid Care Centre in Hojai, is undergoing Sarma also informed that Science & Technology Department of state govern- treatment at GMCH. Later talking to the newsmen, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma COVID 19 in Nagaon dist ment would be rechristened as Department of Science, Technology and Climate said that the state government stands strongly by the side of Dr. Senapati NAGAON, June 5: COVID 19 claimed the lives of two more people in the Change from today to bring climate protection into focus of government planning and all the doctors who are serving the society dedicatedly in the time of district today, taking the total death toll in the district to 70. Besides, more 262 and action. Lauding the Forest and Environment Department for its relentless efforts pandemic. He informed that Dr. Senapati would be allowed to serve in any fresh COVID 19 cases were detected today, taking the total cumulative active which resulted in the reforestation of 10 thousand hectares of land in the state, the government health institution of his choice after he resumes duty. Doctors, COVID cases in the district to 4206 while 149 people who were undergoing Chief Minister elaborated on various activities undertaken by the department to paramedics and all medical workers have set an example of dedication and treatment in hospital as well as home isolation after being affected by the increase forest cover. He also said that the 28 bio-diversity parks named ‘Sahitya commitment through their tireless service in the fight against Covid19 and virus, have been recovered from the infection of the virus today, sources Manishi Upaban’ are being set up in 28 districts. Moreover, he said that Guwahati they must be shown the respect they deserve, he asserted. Condemning the added. Sources claimed that among those who tested positive today, 121 Development Department (GDD) has been directed to bring various memorabilia of act of violence committed against Dr. Senapati, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma patients were immediately admitted to Nagaon COVID hospital as well as Mahatma Gandhi and showcase them at Gandhi Mandap to make the young genera- warned that strict action would be taken as per law against perpetrators and other COVID Care Centres set up at various places in the district while the rest tion aware about the life and teachings of the father of the nation. Forest and attackers of doctors and medical staffs would not be spared. GDD Minister were put in home isolation. Rapid Antigen Test was conducted on 5737 people Environment Minister Parimal Suklabaidya, GDD Minister Ashok Singhal and Later, Ashok Singhal, Principal GMCH Dr. Achyut Baishya and other senior doc- while RT-PCR test was conducted on 212 swab samples, sources further added. the Chief Minister also took part in programme organised by Guwahati Municipal tors were present on the occasion. Meanwhile Chief Manager to Ashirwad Pipos Private Limited, Bangalore Corporation (GMC) at its garage campus at Basistha in the city and distributed 12 (Karnataka), Dipak Malhotra donated 25 oxygen concentrators for COVID garbage clearing auto tippers to NGOs engaged in garbage collection in the GMC World Environment Day victims in rural areas. Noted businessman of the town, Shayad Khan, on be- wards in the city. He informed that 100 such auto tippers would be distributed in the Frontier Railway where respective Divisional Railway Managers led others in half of the company formally handed over all those oxygen concentrators to first phase and hoped that these tippers would greatly augment the garbage dis- planting saplings. Later on, a virtual meeting was also held at the Northeast Nagaon Sadar MLA Rupak Sarma on Thursday. Expressing his gratitude to posal system while helping in keeping Guwahati clean. He also elaborated on the Frontier Railway HQ office which was addressed by the General Manager and the businessman, MLA Sarma said that all these oxygen concentrators would plans to effectively manage artificial floods this year in the city. participated by senior officials from HQ and divisions. In the meeting, interac- be distributed among the gram panchayats under Nagaon Sadar constituency tive discussion was also held on various initiatives that have been taken by for free service to the COVID victims in the rural areas. Mamata Banerjee's nephew Northeast Frontier Railway towards making the environment greener. It may earlier held by the MP.Chatterjee further stated that no discussion was held on be mentioned here that Indian Railways guided by a holistic vision of becom- GU Celebrates World turncoats, who had quit the TMC to join the BJP ahead of the assembly polls, ing an environment-friendly, efficient, cost-effective, punctual, and modern and were now willing to return to the party fold. carrier of passengers as well as freight in order to serve the growing needs of New India; is working in mission mode to become the largest Green Railways Environment Day Four Assam tiger reserves in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” Guwahati, June 05 : World Environment Day was celebrated by Gauhati Uni- national committee at a meeting held in New Delhi on Wednesday. Besides the before 2030. To maximize the use of alternative forms of energy, the Indian versity on 5th June, 2021 along with rest of the world. As a part of programme four tiger reserves of Assam, Kanha, Panna (both in Madhya Pradesh) and the railway is putting heavy thrust on solar energy generation and electrification a webinar was organised by GU NSS Cell to mark the occasion on this year's Sundarbans Tiger Reserves (West Bengal) have been awarded CAT accredita- of tracks. Northeast Frontier Railway has also taken various notable environ- theme "Ecosystem Restoration". Inaugurating the webinar Prof. Pratap Jyoti tion," the statement said.It further said the NTCA sets a benchmark for manag- ment-friendly initiatives which include, Effluent treatment plants, disposal of Handique, Vice - Chancellor, G.U in his speech called for ecosystem restoration ing conservation sites through a set of minimum standards based on 17 param- solid wastes, waste to energy plants, rainwater harvesting, water re-cycling and emphasised on this year's slogan "Reimagine, Recreate & Restore". Prof. eters ranging from social, cultural and biological significance to infrastructure, measures, introduction of Head On Generation (HOG) system, plastic bottle Handique also emphasised on planned and selective planation programmes so equipment etc.It has given a score of 81.25 per cent to KNP & TR, 78.49 per cent crusher machines at stations, 100% LED lighting, Quick Watering system to that saplings that we grow every year are well maintained and also appealed for to Manas, 71.21 per cent to Nameri and 74.01 per cent to the Orang tiger avoid wastage of drinking water to mention a few. As a result of various conservation of biodiversity. Attending the programme as Chief Guest Sri Ranjit reserve.Assam Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said that initiatives, 24 major stations within the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Rail- Kumar Dass, Hon'ble Minister P&RD, P.H.E., Food & Civil Supplies & Con- the CAT accreditation accorded to the four tiger reserves of the state is a wel- way received the ISO: 14001 certifications. Consumption of fossil fuel for sumer Affairs, Govt. of Assam conveyed his wishes to all participants on this come development and good news for conservationists and animal lovers."The running trains has been reduced by 27%. Water Audit was done in 28 major occasion. Sri Dass in his speech described the great saint Shrimanta Sankardeva CATS certificate would go a long way in further strengthening and improving stations to identify ways to reduce wastage and consumption of water re- as a great environmentalist in this world and quoted how Guru Sankardeva in management interventions as far as conservation of big cats in Assam is con- sulted in saving of water. Numerous other steps are also being undertaken to his sermons had given the message of co-existence of mankind with the ecosys- cerned," Suklabaidya said. make the railway a sustainable mode of transportation by overall contribution tem and had asked his followers to respect all the forms of living beings includ- towards a greener environment. It is being ensured that all future projects ing insects, creatures and other unmovable things on the earth. Sri Dass also After Centre's criticism, Punjab undertaken by the Northeast Frontier Railway are environment friendly. appreciated the GU NSS Cell for their commendable work in serving the cause Garg held a press conference and said, "Total 42,000 doses of COVID vaccine of conserving of the environment and also for their selfless community ser- have been allotted to private hospitals and only 600 doses inoculated. We vice during covid 19 pandemic.Prof. Utpal Bora, Head, Centre for the Environ- have instructed private hospitals to return all vaccine doses available to them, Plantation drive in North ment & Professor, IIT, Guwahati attended the programme as Resource Person. and the doses they have used has to be returned once they got supplies from Prof. Bora delivered his key note address on the theme "Ecosystem Restoration". manufacturers. We will refund the amount deposited by the private Lakhimpur He explained how unsustainable growth of economy has damaged the ecosystem hospitals."The Punjab government also issued a withdrawal order yesterday North Lakhimpur, June 5: On the occasion of World Environment Day, and emphasised on global ecosystem restoration by balancing economy and which said, "The order of providing one-time limited vaccine doses to 18-44 Lakhimpur district multi-lingual poets meet organised a plantation drive in ecosystem through changes in our life style. Earlier welcoming to the guest and years age group population through private hospital has not been taken in the various places of North Lakhimpur town today. Abiding by the Covid-appro- participants Dr. H.K. Nath, Registrar, G.U. Nath in his speech reiterated his commit- right spirit is hereby withdrawn."SAD President S Sukhbir Singh Badal will priate behaviour, the poets' organization planted different types of saplings at ment towards the environment and said that responsibility lies with the young hold a two-hour dharna at the residence of Punjab Health Minister Balbir the premises of Maa Kali temple situated at the Horizon colony, Subansiri generation to carry forward restoration of ecosystem. The programme was coordi- Singh Sidhu on June 7 to demand his resignation and a CBI inquiry into the Sevashram, North Lakhimpur town high school and many other public places nated and moderated by Dr. Ranjan Kr. Kakati, Director, Students' Welfare& unethical and illegal sale of the COVID vaccine, informed party leader Daljit in North Lakhimpur town. The saplings were planted by social worker Programme Coordinator, GU NSS Cell. Dr Kakati thanked all the guest and partici- Singh Cheema, We demand the resignation of Punjab Health Minister regard- Purnananda Borah and Educationists Dr. Dilip Kumar Jha, Golapi Borah and pants for attending the webinar and gave the mottu"Think Green, Plant More and ing this matter of which he wasn`t aware of. We also demand an inquiry of this Dandi Tamuli Phukan. Lakhimpur district multi-lingual poets meet president Use Eco friendly material and save the Earth". Sri Dipak Kumar, Regional Director, matter. Our senior leadership along with Sukhbir Singh Badal will hold protest Mohan Kumar Das, general secretary Rupjyoti Dutta, magazine secretary NSS, NER, Guwahati also attended the webinar along with about 250 persons com- for 2 hours at his house in Mohali and will demand his resignation and if he Labanya Ranu Phukan, advisors Sajad Hazarika and Mufti Abdul Hasib, well- prising GU faculties, NSS Programme Officers and volunteers. Also, earlier during doesn`t resign then we will request the Governor to dismiss him, it is the wishers Nandalal Basfor and Pyarelal Sharma, besides other officials of the the day Dr R.K. Kakati &along with NSS volunteers and programme officers planted biggest scam of Punjab," the leader said. organization took part in the event. saplings in their respective places as a step towards Ecosystem restoration. SPORTS PLUS SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2021 7 Álvaro Morata and Spain booed The need for speed: Mark Wood by home crowd after friendly deserves his moment of supremacy draw with Portugal London, June 05 : Álvaro London, June 05 : Speed has tall and injury plagued. He doesn't properly and go to the gym now. found a better rhythm. He isn't, Morata was suddenly away always been a fascination in sport, have a red-ball contract. He ended They have year-round care and touch Wood, getting injured any and the noise level rose, a from the first Olympic event, the the first day with figures of 0-49. training. Horizons have shifted. more.And whisper it, but England chance to win this game, a Stadion - essentially an oiled-up But he also bowled a ball at 97mph Jimmy Anderson is bowling 87mph have a man who can bowl 94ph for shot at redemption. Instead, naked foot race - to the sense of in that spell. And right now Wood aged 38. Stuart Broad will still be long spells, who swings it just there was a reaction that could wellbeing to be found in rewatching is the fastest bowler in the world. playing in the year 2037. And Mark enough, who has heart, stamina and do him even more damage YouTube films of Jeff Thompson He might be the fastest England Wood is, by the same logic, the that vicious bouncer. Since his than what went before. Clean slingshotting a cricket ball into the has ever produced.It is necessary fastest bowler England has ever breakthrough spell at St Lucia in through, the Juventus striker chests of sad, stiff-collared to justify this claim. Every speed produced.Does this matter? Wood 2019 Wood has 73 international smashed his effort off the bar. Englishmen.There is something gun has a margin for error. The IPL himself will say it doesn't, that all wickets at 24 across red and white It was the best of three or four here that stands outside the nuts gun, for example, appears to be a he wants is to help the team win. ball forms. The quickest man in the chances he had in an improved and bolts of scorecards and paid stooge and cheerleader, the This is both unarguably true, and world is also England's best all- second half from Spain. None victories. In his novel End Zone format bowler right now.And he were taken, however, and from the stands Gerard Moreno could have started as central Don DeLillo called human speed deserves this flicker of ultimacy, of the Wanda Metropolitano, a small group striker. The places of some others were, "the last excitement left, the one whatever happens now, whatever of supporters began to chant "Morata, how however, and some initial questions were thing we haven't used up". has gone before. Forget the Ashes. bad you are!"The end of the game a few resolved with the lineups, if not by what Although, DeLillo probably wasn't Never mind some some mooted moments later, with the score 0-0 between followed. Unai Simón was in goal and basing this on the prospect of eight Jofra team-up in the next life at the Spain and Portugal, was met with whistles. Marcos Llorente converted to right-back, wicketless overs with a spongy ball Gabba, two lockdowns from The reaction was extreme and far from helpful while Aymeric Laporte got his first game on a desiccated pitch in Galle.Fast now.This is, above all, a kind of after a match which had been neither since getting a Spanish passport.For bowling is one of the stranger romance, a cricketer who started off sparkling nor awful for Spain.It had not Portugal, Diogo Jota, Renato Sanches and embodiments of the speed rush. aged four playing Ashes series in delivered any really definitive conclusions João Félix were in a line behind Cristiano The basic idea is weird: propelling the garden with his dad, whose first either. It left doubts, and, let it be said, a Ronaldo. Bruno Fernandes began on the a ball as fast as possible, while also coach at Ashington CC would take bitter taste, even if those voicing their bench and João Félix made way at half-time operating within the physical limits the colts after working a night shift, discontent were few. You waited all this time having made no impact.Almost more of the straight arm, from which the and before playing a men's game in to return to a stadium, all this time to see the significant than the footballers at that stage, whole complex ballet of wrist-flick the afternoon.Wood batted and national team off to the Euros, and you do and certainly later, was the return of the fans. and knee-brace flows bowled little inswingers until he that?Morata certainly may have felt hurt by A crowd of 14,743 made it to the backwards.Speed is also oddly radar equivalent of that also an obvious fib. First, because grew and discovered this gift aged it, and by the opportunities he did not take, Metropolitano, though Luis Enrique could pointless. There is no metric that commentator who just shouts he's a functioning human being 16 ("like finding out you have a but he was defended by his coach, Luis have been forgiven for thinking some of them covers it, no mark in the book. To "Wow!" after every ball.Still, (fastest bowler in the world? Come superpower"). He remains an Enrique."It annoys me that the fans have a should have stayed at home when they bowl faster in England is often to though. According to a recent on!). But also because it is impossibly likeable, jittery, funny, go at my players," he said afterwards. "After whistled him before the game and chanted at make yourself less effective, to pass Wisden list Mitchell Starc is the impossible to reach this point everyday sporting hero.To become all the work Morata had done, he's able to its conclusion. The Spain coach had left the up the natural edge of the only current bowler with a higher without a degree of cold hard the fastest bowler in the world aged run 40m at the end, trick the goalkeeper and injured Sergio Ramos out of the squad, and conditions.In the morning session logged speed. Starc is a dream, all obsession.A ball moving at 97mph 31, after and not before the usual just have the bad luck that the shot goes a not chosen anyone from Real Madrid for the at Lord's on Wednesday Mark wasp-waisted flex and twang, takes 0.46 seconds to travel from history of pain and doomed fraction high and hits the bar. I think that's first time in the history of the selección.That Wood bowled three hissing, perfect shoulders, perfect action. the bowler's hand to the stumps. prospects, is a startling outcome, something to applaud enthusiastically. But said, many applauded too and there was a cartwheeling bouncers to Devon But he's not been bowling 99mph To get to that point at Lord's it took and a triumph of character as much I must be the person who knows the least joy in hearing that forgotten roar, the waves Conway. The first hit Conway on with the red ball for a bit. Jofra Wood 12 years of professional as talent. Sport is, in the end, about about football."The place of Spain's only that follow the play, appreciative applause the shoulder. The second hit him Archer has touched the high 96s. cricket, three ankle operations, moments. Wood has earned his. pure No 9 was rarely in doubt, although with every intervention. on the chest. Wood was touching Wood tends to be a tiny bit quicker countless injections and months of 95mph on the speed gun.Next over when they're matched together. rehab, doubt, pain, failure, changes he bowled another one. This time Look back further and no England of action.Wood considered giving Tottenham call off move for Antonio Conway was ready, had gauged the bowler in the age of the gun has it all up in 2016. He suffered from slowness of the pitch, locked in the matched that 97mph. And beyond anxiety, had a panic attack on a correct reaction times. He swivel- that you're looking, with all due flight, heard the voices telling him Conte after talks with coach break down pulled thrillingly to the midwicket respect, at men in high-waisted to settle, to reinvent himself as a who worked with Conte for three of fence. The pressure was gone, flannels called things like "The medium pacer, to take the heat out those years, won 19 trophies at Conway set, the hand overplayed. Demon"; or pre-modern outliers - of his body, his life.He did Juventus.Levy has previously employed Speed slips through your fingers. Willis, Snow, Malcolm - whose something else instead. Often fast Paul Mitchell, Franco Baldini, Damien It comes back to taunt you. Why obvious speed must be set against bowlers shorten their run up as Comolli, Frank Arnesen and David Pleat chase it?The reason, of course, is the fact everyone else was basically they hit 30, seeking the in the role of sporting director or similar, that there is another kind of glory a pipe-smoking medium pacer in a consolations of control. Wood did while Steve Hitchen is currently one of here. Wood is 31 years old, 5ft 10in sleeveless sweater.Cricketers eat the opposite. He got quicker. He the leads on recruitment.Earlier on Friday, as doubts began to grow over whether Conte believed in what was Elif Elmas: North being proposed by Spurs, the broadcaster DAZN released an interview with him. In it, Conte confirmed Macedonia's diamond he was ready to work outside of his native Italy again but also stressed that he wanted to remain competitive."I formed in family sweet shop would like to have more experiences abroad," Conte said. "I think that I am North Macedonia, June 05: At the aged seven in the neighbourhood happened.In 2017 Elmas's profile London, June 05 : Tottenham have balance sheet. He had wanted backing not someone who is happy with just a turn of this century Macedonia club Fenerbahçe Tefejuz. was raised even further when he called off their move to appoint Antonio for new signings and a greater chance comfortable situation. I always chose the entered a newly turbulent era. A Coincidentally, 11 years later he travelled to the Under-21 European Conte as their new manager a little over to build on his title win. The collapse of most difficult situation instead."As a small country in the heart of the would sign for the Turkish giants Championships in Poland - the 24 hours after believing they were close the prospective Conte deal will further player, I won everything it was possible Balkans, it had been a target of Fenerbahçe. But before that he greatest achievement by the to a deal. The London club are primed to increase the pressure on Levy after a to win, but I also lost a great deal," Conte various outside interests began to learn his trade at a football national team at any level up to that hire Fabio Paratici in the role of sporting disastrous season, one in which the team added. "When you lose, it leaves within throughout history, and now the school run by Jovce Dzipunov, one point. The head coach, Bobi director as the chairman, Daniel Levy, slumped from a promising position in you the desire not to experience that war in Kosovo, its northern of North Macedonia's most famous Milevski, built a talented team drives a return to a two-tier management December.Mourinho was sacked six again, so you do everything to transmit neighbour, spread into the north of players.Igor Angelovski, now the including players such as Enis structure.But they have now gone cold days before the Carabao Cup final loss that to your players when you are a Macedonia. As tensions grew head coach of the national team, was Bardhi, Boban Nikolov, Visar Musliu on Conte, the former Chelsea manager, to Manchester City and Levy drew coach. It all comes from your scars and between Macedonians and managing FC Rabotnicki at the time. and Darko Velkovski - all of whom who has just left Internazionale after universal condemnation with his rush wanting to avoid getting more."Levy has Albanians, few people in the Angelovski approached Elmas's are important members of the senior guiding them to the Serie A title, after to join the ultimately doomed European looked at several candidates for the country would have had time to family and it was agreed the then 12- side that will play at Euro 2020. Aged growing concerned over his demands Super League. The Kane situation has manager's role, including Ajax's Eric Ten think about football, and few would year-old would play for Rabotnicki's 17, Elmas was the youngest player and whether he would commit to provided yet more discomfort. He wants Hag, who remains a contender despite have guessed that those years of youth teams. Fast-forward three by far in Macedonia's squad that blooding young players.Managerial to leave after concluding that he cannot his club having triggered a one-year travelled to the Under-21 carousel mirrors the desperate crisis win trophies at his boyhood club and, if extension to his deal. He has also tournament in Poland and he played enveloping Europe's elite clubsConte "Mr Tottenham" no longer believes in explored the possibility of bringing back in all three matches as they lost to had appeared an unlikely target to them, it is self-evidently hugely Pochettino - who joined Paris Saint- Spain and Portugal and drew 2-2 replace José Mourinho, one that did not damaging.The Paratici negotiations Germain in January - amid suggestions with Serbia.Before he even left for fit entirely with the profile of manager have been separate to those with Conte that the Argentinian is unhappy in the Poland, Elmas was approached by that Levy had publicly stated that he and, provided final talks unfold as French capital.PSG have indicated that Turkey's head coach, Fatih Terim, wanted, although talks had progressed expected, the man who worked for 11 they are not willing to let Pochettino who asked the young player to quickly this week.The big question years as the sporting director at leave either way; the manager has a declare for that country instead. related to how much money Conte would Juventus will still join Spurs. Paratici, further two years on his contract. Elmas turned down Terim's offer and demand to oversee a reshaping of the that decision seemed to be justified squad, which has come to feel overdue James Roby urges St Helens to ignore soon after the Under-21 tournament and, assuming it was a large amount, when Angelovski called him up to where Levy might find it - given that Challenge Cup famine and focus on Hull the senior squad for a World Cup Spurs have been hit hard by the qualifier against Spain in London, June 05 : The St Helens We all want to win the Challenge Cup, pandemic. Levy could raise a big sum captain, James Roby, has called on his but I don't want to start making an Skopje.Following Elmas's displays by selling Harry Kane, the team's war would see the birth of the years and the ability of the 15-year- in Poland, clubs of the calibre of side to ignore their Challenge Cup issue of the record. It's done now, it's talisman who has indicated he wants to drought and focus solely on Saturday's in the past."The Saints face Hull in the nation's first football "diamond", Elif old Elmas attracted the attention of Manchester City, Borussia leave, but the chairman is against that Elmas.In one of the most dangerous Heerenveen in the Netherlands, and Dortmund and Fenerbahçe had semi-final with Hull, as the reigning first semi-final on Saturday, before idea.It is unclear whether Spurs would Super League champions look to take Castleford take on Warrington in the parts of the capital city, Skopje, in a preliminary contract was agreed entered the race to sign him. return to the negotiating table if Conte the multi-ethnic municipality of Cair for Elmas's signature when he turned Fenerbahçe won it, with Rabotnicki another step closer to a first cup second half of a men's double-header were to relax his demands but that felt success in 13 years this weekend.Roby, at Leigh Sports Village. Before that, the in which Macedonians, Albanians, 18."There was some strange kind of paid €300,000 in compensation. Pero unlikely on Friday night, leaving Levy Turks and Roma lived side-by-side, magic in him," Angelovski says. "An Antic, the first Macedonian the last Saints player still in the side Women's Challenge Cup final between to consider his next move. Levy sacked from the last time they won the St Helens and York takes place, Elmas was born on 24 September unbelievable energy, an X-factor at basketballer to play in the NBA and Mourinho on 19 April - Spurs finished 1999 to a family of Turkish descent. such young age that attracted then with Fenerbahçe, helped broker Challenge Cup in 2008, admits it has broadcast on UK TV for the first the season under the inexperienced been too long a wait for a club of their time.Steve Price leaves Warrington at His father, Xhevat, ran a sweet shop. everyone. An excellent reading of the the deal, with Elmas signing a five- interim manager, Ryan Mason - and the stature. However, the 35-year-old the end of the season and will be Now, 20 years later, Elmas has game, a master of assists and a year contract. Elmas means search for a permanent replacement has believes any obsessing over that replaced by his opposite number on become the figurehead of a North phenomenal finish."Elmas's "diamond" in Turkish and been marked by frustration.Levy has record this weekend could contribute Saturday afternoon, the current Macedonia team that has united the development accelerated under Fenerbahçe had their precious said that he wants the new manager to to their undoing."It's been a long time Castleford incumbent, Daryl Powell. country as never before.Through Angelovski's tutelage. Aged only 16 signing.Carlo Ancelotti asked to "embrace our desire to see young between drinks for a club of those unpredictable years Elif grew years and six days, in September 2015, speak directly with Elif. After this players flourish from our academy this size," he said. "We're up with a love of football allied to a Elmas made his debut for Rabotnicki's conversation he said: 'I am going alongside experienced talent." It is associated with success, and desire to help his father with the first team in the domestic top flight. to Napoli.'Fast-forward another two known that he has broadly looked for a we're aware of that pressure family business. Not many people A remarkable breakthrough season years, and Elmas and his family faced figure in the mould of Mauricio as a squad. We know that, but know that Elif can make the most followed, featuring 33 appearances another difficult decision on the Pochettino, the manager before the main thing is to beautiful traditional Macedonian with six goals and seven assists. next move. His burgeoning Mourinho, who worked wonders on a concentrate on the job at hand cakes. Had he not become a Elmas's gem-like quality was reputation had seen a queue of relatively small budget and developed a on Saturday, and that's footballer, he almost certainly would becoming increasingly apparent and clubs form, all keen for his signature, clutch of young players.Conte had left beating Hull FC. We have to have continued the family tradition his footballing destiny was now including Juventus, Inter last week because he was unhappy get that out of the way before in the sweet shop, but football changing. As it turned out, the move Internazionale, Napoli and Tottenham at their plan to sell about €80m worth of worrying about anything else. won.He started playing football to the Netherlands never as well as Manchester City. players this summer to plug holes in their k k y y m

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c STOPPAGE 8 c Never stopped me dreaming : how French Open draw opens Euro 96 illuminated our world up as Serena Williams expectation.The song became asso- such as Jon Savage and John Harris beats Danielle Collins ciated with the national flag, but asked whether Britpop had contrib- London, June 5 : Serena Williams is slam. Despite breaking into the top 15 again it was different. This wasn't the uted to Brexit.Meanwhile, British art now the only top ten player left in the three years ago, Sabalenka is still yet union flag with its jingoistic conno- became a movement its own right, bottom half of the women's Roland to pass the fourth round of a grand slam, tations, it was the St George's flag. championed by advertising guru Garros draw, a scenario that in almost a stage she has only reached twice. "What I notice most when I see foot- Charles Saatchi. Sensation, the ex- all other years would mark her as a clear Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova remained age of Wembley at Euro 96 is the hibition of works by the Young Brit- title favourite, no questions asked. At 39 calm during moments of pressure from flags and the joy," Baddiel says to- ish Artists, crowned him as a vision- years old, five years removed from her Aryna Sabalenka to progress in three day. "And then I am assailed by a ary collector and the likes of Tracey last successful clay season and as she sets."As we say, I'm not the youngest depressing sense that those two Emin and Damien Hirst as serious tries to scrape off three-month old cob- right now," said Pavlyuchenkova. things wouldn't go together in the artists. Two years after the Euros, webs in time, answers are needed. With "Usually the youngest players, they same way now. This was a specific Hirst had a hit record as a part of the her 6-3, 6-4 third-round win over should feel sort of like fitter and fresher. moment; a particular window. The trio Fat Les (alongside Blur's Alex Danielle Collins on Friday, some were I'm still here in the second week, still flags were being waved along with James and actor Keith Allen) with indeed provided.The match itself was playing good tennis. That shows me the singing of Three Lions and it cre- Vindaloo - the unofficial theme song high quality from all parts of the court that I was playing good tennis 10 years ated a very unusual thing - a non- to the 1998 World Cup. Again, foot- and it pitted Williams against one of the ago and still now, and probably I feel aggressive, non-triumphalist patrio- ball, art, branding and commerce tism. If you waved a St George flag were united.The mid-90s was an as- to Three Lions, it didn't feel like you tonishingly creative era. Two de- were waving a symbol of national- cades on, the same names are domi- ism and racism. It was a soft, sad type nant in music and art. Britain is in a of pride being expressed, not a van- period of cultural stasis.In the 1990s, quishing, overcoming one."Now we football emerged from its decade of are at war again, but today we are shame. The 1980s was marked by engaged in civil war, fighting each disaster after disaster: the Bradford other over our polarised beliefs - fire of May 1985 killed 56 specta- Brexit, migration, wokeness. "Every tors, the Heysel tragedy only a couple action seems to operate as a node of weeks later killed 39, and somewhere in the culture wars," Hillsborough in 1989 killed 96. Foot- Baddiel says. "Too many people ball had come to be seen as a killing would simply see waving the flag as field. Margaret Thatcher believed the London, June 5 : Aquarter of a cen- of them all, the World Cup, but nei- associated with a triumphant English sport was a stain on her beloved na- tury on and history repeats itself. ther resonated quite like 96. It was a nationalism that has resurfaced, and tion; that it represented the very worst England are hosting the Euros, play- coming together of all kinds of things has had large political consequences, of British - feckless working-class ing Scotland in the group stage, and - style, hope, politics, culture, com- since 1996."The expression "culture youths who just wanted to fight.Her football's coming home again. In merce, sunshine, under the great wars" was unknown in 1996, but government tried to introduce iden- 1996, it came home for the first time. brolly of international football. culture was at the heart of everything. tity cards and considered banning It was the first major tournament Twenty-five years on, might it just For the first time since the 1960s it away fans, it fenced football fans in England had hosted since the World happen again?It all started with the felt that our culture was booming. Art like animals, to horrific effect at Cup victory of 1966. England fans song. On 26 May 1996 Three Lions and music didn't just happen to be Hillsborough. Football became a also hoped it was coming home in entered the charts at No 1. There British, it was proudly trademarked pariah; not a subject fit for polite the larger sense - that the country was were still two weeks to go till the as such. Oasis and Blur fought for society. After Heysel, English clubs going to win the European champi- tournament began. David Baddiel supremacy in the charts, with music were banned from Europe, domes- onship and end 30 years of hurt. But and Frank Skinner, two comedians that was distinctively homespun. tic gates fell drastically, nobody despite the best efforts of a team fired who hosted the football magazine Blur created vignettes of traditional wanted to be associated with foot- more fascinating players. Florida-born like I play even better and smarter. by the maverick brilliance of Paul show Fantasy Football League, British life in songs such as Country ball except the diehard fans.But by Collins is an excellent athlete and her That's obviously of course a positive Gascoigne, England lost in the semi- joined forces with The Lightning House and Park Life, while Oasis 1996, its image had turned full circle. two-handed backhand is a stunning shot. thing for me."In the fourth round, final. On penalties, of course. To Seeds to record Three Lions. The quoted our own history back at us Football was now regarded as part Throughout the encounter, she lasered Pavlyuchenkova will face the No 15 Germany, of course. Plus ça change, band's leader Ian Broudie had a with Wonderwall (named after of our rich cultural package - a great it from every part of the court. She is seed Victoria Azarenka, who dis- plus c'est la même chose.For En- knack of building choruses ("Three George Harrison's first solo album) British export. (A year later, new also loud and combative, known for mantled Madison Keys, seeded No 23, gland football fans of a certain age, Lions on a shirt/Jules Rimet still and Don't Look Back in Anger (ref- prime minister Tony Blair officially shaking stadiums with the force of her 6-2, 6-2 to reach this stage of Roland Euro 96 was a golden age - or golden gleaming/Thirty years of hurt/Never erencing John Osborne's classic united sport and culture by creating cheers.Williams had expressed her ad- Garros for the first time since her ca- k k y three weeks. For those like me, not stopped me dreaming") on top of kitchen sink drama). Music even the Department for Culture, Media miration for Collins before the match reer best semi-final finish in 2013. y m quite old enough to remember the choruses ("It's coming home/It's managed, temporarily, to take the and Sport.) We were four years into which, put simply, meant she was ready. Azarenka is rightfully under the radar m c World Cup victory of '66 in real time, coming/Football's coming home") to bile our of the union flag. In 1996, the Premier League, and TV money She came out of the blocks serving, re- following a slew of physical issues af- c but old enough to remember all the create rousing anthems. And this was Noel Gallagher played a Union Jack was transforming a sport and a turning and moving at her highest level ter reaching last year's US Open final. false dawns and muted dusks, that one of his best. But it was different guitar at Manchester City's Maine lifestyle that even the politicians since the Australian Open. She lost just However, she is healthy, moving bet- summer was special. It wasn't sim- from most football tournament Road. A year later Geri Halliwell bought into.There is a wonderful one point on her first serve in the set ter on clay than for much of her career ply the achievement - after all, En- songs. Three Lions wasn't swagger- wore a Union Jack minidress at, you news clip from October 1995 of Blair while putting constant pressure on and could well play herself into title- gland reached semi-finals in 1990 ing, it was melancholy. It was a song guessed it, the Brit Awards. Two de- and Kevin Keegan at a leisure cen- Collins' own service games and then she contending form.In the men's draw, and 2018 at the biggest tournament to be sung more in hope than cades later cultural commentators tre in Brighton. took the first break by showing her speed Daniil Medvedev had never won a by chasing down a decent drop shot match at Roland Garros before this from Collins.What was most impressive week and he has spent much of his time Yana Sizikova arrested at French from Williams was how she recovered in the clay season expressing just how after losing rhythm on her second serve much clay court tennis disgusts and errors crept into her game. If she him.And yet, he defeated Rome semi- Open in match-fixing investigation was not feeling her game, a third set finalist Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to could have followed against an oppo- reach the fourth round at Roland Garros Moscow, June 5 : The Russian ten- sage session after her match and her women's doubles match alongside love. According to the Russian news nent more than capable of beating her. for the first time in his career. He says nis player Yana Sizikova has been hotel room was searched before her Madison Brengle of the United wire Tass, Sizikova's lawyer has Instead, she won five games in a row to the conditions and the Roland Garros arrested in Paris by French police arrest.The arrest relates to last year's States, which they lost 7-6 (8), 6-4 announced that she denies the reach the fourth round."Today in par- courts allow him to move and play as as part of a match-fixing investiga- tournament when bookmakers is- to the Romanian duo of Andreea charges against her and is unsure ticular, this whole week thus far, I just he plays on hard courts. He is happy. tion. Sizikova, a 26-year-old sued alerts for abnormal betting pat- Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig.During whether she would be allowed to needed a win," she said. "I needed to Medvedev will face the No 22 seed doubles specialist, was taken into terns during Sizikova's first-round that encounter, hundreds of thou- leave France after being released win tough matches. I needed to win Cristian Garin next, an extremely diffi- custody on Thursday night in rela- sands of euros from custody. Sizikova could face up sets. I needed to win being down. I cult match against a player who defeated tion to an investigation dating back were reportedly to five years in prison and a •500,000 needed to find me, know who I him on clay this year, but suddenly he is to October for sports corruption and wagered on a break fine if she is found guilty of sports am."Earlier in the day the third seed a contender in the open bottom half of organised gang fraud.Sizikova lost of serve at 2-2 in corruption.Sizikova is currently and highest ranked player remaining in the men's draw.The favourite to reach 6-1, 6-1 in her French Open first- set two. Sizikova world-ranked 101st in doubles and the draw, Aryna Sabalenka, was de- the final from the bottom half, however, round doubles match earlier on was culpable for 765th in singles. She has earned a feated 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 by Anastasia continues to thrive. After winning just Thursday while partnering her com- three of the points total of $206,617 (£146,310) prize Pavlyuchenkova. She had the best clay- five points on John Isner's serve in a patriot Ekaterina Alexandrova conceded during money over her 11-year career and court season of her life, including a title complicated first set, Stefanos Tsitsipas against Australian pair Ajla her service game, until she improved her ranking in re- at the Madrid Open and a final in produced three focused, high-quality Tomljanovic and Storm Sanders. including two cent years, she had spent much of her Stuttgart, but once again she was un- sets to reach the fourth round with a 5- According to Le Parisien, Sizikova double faults as she career competing at lower level tour- able to bring similar energy to a grand 7, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-1 win. was arrested while leaving a mas- lost her serve to naments on the ITF circuit. k k Printed and Published by Raj Kumar Das on behalf of Sankar Gohain, Printed at Pee Gee India Ltd, MIE, Kalapahar, Guwahati, Assam-781016 and Published at GMC Market, Chandmari, Guwahati-781003, Assam, Tel.: 0361-2669995 (Ph), 2669996 (Fax) +91 9435545852 (M), y y Email- [email protected] (All disputes subject to jurisdiction of Guwahati Courts only) • Chief Editor- P. 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