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  adjacent Pangong region. Jcases begun to dip, five pop- Government has not been able However, a mutually ulated States — Kerala, to strengthen its health infra- 
 acceptable plan to disengage Maharashtra, Punjab, structure as well as inculcate from the Depsang plains could Chhattisgarh and Madhya Covid-norms.” 
  
 take longer, sources said. This Pradesh — have started expe- He also emphasised on region in the past also saw riencing an upsurge in daily focussing on the areas where  stand-offs and intervention at cases. sero-survailance surveys have the higher levels were resorted Daily Covid-19 cases in the been negative. “Those suscep- to defuse tension, they added. country climbed to about tible of the virus should be   Sources said the tension in 14,000 after nearly 22 days given priority while imple- the Depsang Plains was due to taking India’s tally to menting the anti-Covid norms ndia and China on Saturday China blocking Indian patrol 1,09,77,387, while the recover- as well boost health system.” Iemphasised their commit- parties from accessing Patrol ies surged to 1,06,78,048. Speaking at a webinar ment to ensuring peaceful dis- Points (PP) 10, 11, 11A, 12 and Only two States, organised by the International engagement from the stand-off 13. That was due to the reason Maharashtra and Kerala, Centre, Goa, Director General sites in Ladakh at the earliest. that the Indian patrols have to account for 75.87 per cent of of the Council for Scientific and The flashpoints include Hot go beyond a feature called bot- total number of active Covid- Industrial Research Dr Shekhar Springs, Gogra, and Depsang military officials were to meet tleneck area on foot. 19 cases. At the same time, 78 Mande said, “In Kerala and in Valley. 48 hours after the complete pull Given the smooth with- per cent of the new deaths were some parts of Maharashtra the This reiteration came dur- back from Pangong. The meet- drawal of troops from Pangong, reported from just 5 States, the number has been increasing in ing the tenth round of talks ing on Saturday between Lt sources said India was hopeful Union Health Ministry said. the past few days and that between Corps Commanders General PK Menon and Major that pullback could take place Health experts have called    
 
          
       might be a reflection of the fact of the two armies at Moldo bor- General Liu Lin was the first soon from the other friction for dual efforts to address the 
         that people have become com- der meeting point at the Line one since the pull back. points too. emergence of the virus by placent and believe that the of Actual Control (LAC) in Besides taking stock of the On February 11, Defence ramping up vaccinations and Meanwhile, the Ministry sessions, as per the provision- which had variants. worst is behind us. The worst Chushul. The two military offi- situation post the withdrawal at Minister Rajnath Singh implementation of safety pro- said 18 States/UTs have not al report till 8 am on Saturday. It’s not only Maharashtra is not over and unless we fol- cials along with their respective Pangong lake, the two com- announced in Parliament that tocols to curb transmission. reported any Covid-19 deaths These include 63,28,479 health- and Kerala, but in the last low all precautions, we will not delegations also reviewed the manders also discussed ways to India and China reached an “In the past week, in the last 24 hours. These are care workers (first dose), seven days, Chhattisgarh too be able to get over the pan- pullback process from the disengage from Hot Springs, agreement on disengagement Maharashtra has exhibited a Telangana, Haryana, J&K (UT), 8,47,161 healthcare workers has seen a rise in daily active demic so easily.” southern and northern banks Gogra, and Depsang valley, in the North and South banks spike in the number of daily Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, (second dose) and 35,39,564 new cases. In the last 24 hours, Rajeev Jayadevan, scientif- of the Pangong Tso (lake). sources said here. of Pangong lake that mandates new cases, accounting for high- Tripura, Assam, Chandigarh, frontline workers (first dose). 259 daily new cases have been ic adviser and former president Both armies on Thursday They said India will insist both sides to “cease” forward est number of daily new cases Lakshadweep, Manipur, Dr Rahul Bhargava, reported. of the Indian Medical completed the withdrawal of on a faster disengagement deployment of troops in a in the country today. In last 24 Meghalaya, Ladakh (UT), Director-Bone Marrow “Similarly, Punjab has also Association, said the varia- tanks and troops at the process in the remaining areas “phased, coordinated and ver- hours, 6,112 daily new case has Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland, Transplant Programme, Fortis shown a sudden spike in the tions in cases were expected, Pangong friction point. This is like Hot Springs, Gogra, and ifiable” manner. been reported in the State,” the Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman Memorial Research Institute, number of daily new cases given how viruses behave in a seen as the first step in bring- Depsang to bring down tension Under the agreement, he Centre said, adding that infec- and Nicobar Islands, Dadra Gurugram, said Covid inap- reported in last 7 days with 383 large geographical area. ing peace and tranquility at the in the region. said, China will pull back its tions have increased by 37 per and Nagar Haveli and Daman propriate behaviour, air travel daily new cases in last 24 Jayadevan also said what LAC after the ten-month-long Officials were hopeful of troops to the east of Finger 8 cent in Mumbai as the State and Diu. and high density population in hours,” said the Ministry in a India is witnessing could be stand-off. The process started early agreement to mutually areas in the northern bank of capital recorded 823 cases on The Ministry added that a Maharashtra and Kerala are statement. called a “stochastic spread” of in a synchronised manner on pull back troops from Pangong lake while the Indian Friday, the highest single-day total of 1,07,15,204 Covid-19 causing upsurge in the cases. Dr Jugal Kishore, Head of novel coronavirus, where no February 10. Patrolling Point 15 and 17A in personnel will be based at their spike in infections since vaccine doses have been The Government had also lift- Department of Community uniformity in daily outcomes As per the agreement Gogra as normalcy was permanent base at Dhan Singh December. administered through 2,22,313 ed air travel from the countries Medicine from Safdarjung could be determined. between the two sides, the restored to a large extent in the Turn to Page 9   !  R  "  !
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Saturday reiterated his com- Samadhan Diwas was imple- Mamta and the correct D.O.B. is highlighted the achievement of Investors' Summit, projects are being conducted to enhance He said by providing health mitment for taking all the nec- mented in the entire state from 01/07/1984 instend of 01/07/1981. his government during last worth about Rs 3 lakh crore the quality of education while services in remote areas of the essary steps for farmers' welfare. February 1 to 3. about four years. He hoped that have been operationalised." Operation Kayakalp was being state, 26,79,000 patients had Addressing the problems Chaturvedi said, "I have   due to the joint efforts of the He also informed the NITI conducted in the state to trans- been benefited through the of farmers on a priority basis asked the district magistrates of Central and state governments, Aayog that about 50 lakh form 1,35,000 schools by Chief Minister Arogya Health here on Saturday, the chief min- the state to deploy the comput- ' ' %E D$   F  % the country and the state would MSMEs had been created in March 2022. To overcome the Melas organised at rural and ister has directed officials to run er operators working in get a new direction of develop- the last four years and gener- shortage of teachers, the urban primary health centres the 'PM Kisan Samadhan' cam- Agriculture and other depart- 1  % , % ( ' % %C   ment. ated over 1.80 crore employ- recruitment and transfer of every Sunday. paign in every district from ments at the State Seed Godown %C" G% 2-" A .  Lauding the guidance of ment opportunities by provid- about 1,20,000 primary teach- Yogi Adityanath said till March 1 to March 3, 2021. of the Agriculture Department %E 2 H   , > I   Prime Minister Narendra ing funding to the units. ers have been done through a 2017, state medical In this regard, Additional in every development block."  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He said that farmers and their name as per the  circumstances as incomparable lakh youth," he added. development of a world-class roots level, the chief minister of government medical col- who were unable to get the ben- Aadhaar could be corrected and development-oriented and With regards to the agen- international airport at Jewar in said that as many as 259 ser- leges/institutions was in efit of Prime Minister Kisan and updated immediately on the  believed that with the intention da on agriculture, the chief Gautam Buddha Nagar district, vices of 36 departments had progress in 30 more districts. Samman Nidhi due to some pmkisan.gov.in portal.        of an all-inclusive, all-welfare minister said that food produc- Kushinagar airport was also been made online by the state He said AIIMS were estab- problems in their Aadhaar cards To ensure that the farmers     OO  (( ) and self-reliant India, it would tion in Uttar Pradesh in 2016- almost ready for international government. He said ration lished in the districts of should reach the State Seed of the state were getting 100 per !! OO"#  !! $$   be beneficial for the villages, 17 was 558 lakh metric tons flights. Soon, five internation- distribution was being done Gorakhpur and Rae Bareli for Godown of their respective cent benefit from the PM Kisan %  L '( OO"#   ')  * poor farmers and youth, and and it increased to 602 lakh MT al airports in the state will be through E-PoS machines in excellent medical education in development block with their Samman Nidhi, Chaturvedi said + !!   ((+ )  %", -. '   )  --- every section of society. in 2019-20. He said in this ready in Lucknow, Varanasi, ration shops. "This will be sav- the state and in Varanasi dis- bank account details between that the progress of name % /#  ') 0 1  The chief minister financial year, 35.76 lakh MT of Kushinagar, Gautam Buddha ing about Rs 1200 crore every trict, a medical institute was March 1 and 3 and get their data amendment based on invalid  2.+  33$ OO    expressed these views while wheat was procured from 6.63 Nagar and Ayodhya. At present year," he added. being established on the lines corrected. He also directed the Aadhaar correction was dis- ! M!M 1 % L    %% / #  ' ) participating in the sixth meet- lakh farmers through 5,896 seven airports in Lucknow, The chief minister said cit- of AIIMS. He said an Ayush Directorate of Agriculture to played under the login of district 0  1 ++.! 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He said work had Aayog's agenda of 'Making tion of Uttar Pradesh towards under Mukhyamantri Awas fer of funds to the beneficiaries been started on 68 surface India a Global Manufacturing the agenda of improving phys- Yojana so far, providing a roof under the welfare schemes of water-based projects to cover Hub', Yogi Adityanath said ical infrastructure, he said that to the homeless people. the Health, Agriculture, Social the entire areas of Bundelkhand that by successfully imple- road, rail and air connectivity Regarding the power sec- Welfare and other departments and Vindhya with piped drink- menting more than 500 had been the priority of his tor, the chief minister said that by the state government was ing water schemes. He said as reforms under the Business government. Yogi said that UP this sector has had a leading now being done directly in per the resolution of the prime Reform Action Plan, the state had become the premier state role in the development of the their accounts through DBT. minister, the UP government of UP had moved from 12th of the country with five major state. He said bringing unprece- He said the slips of sugarcane was committed to providing position to second in the coun- expressways. He said the work dented improvement in power farmers had been made online 100 percent FHTC by the year try in the Ease of Doing of the metro rail projects in supply, presently 24-hour sup- using technology. 2024. Business Rankings. He said to Kanpur and Agra districts was ply at district headquarters, 21 He said in every village, He said that India had bring dynamism to investment on and metro and light metro hours 30 minutes supply at banking facilities were being already established itself as a promotion, the Invest Mitra transport systems were being tehsil headquarters and 18 easily extended to citizens of global power with the slogan of portal had been set up. considered seriously for hours supply in villages was the remote areas by connecting 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, "As a result of the state's Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, being provided as per roster. BC Sakhi with online banking. Sabka Vishwas ' given by Prime positive policies, so far, propos- Varanasi, Jhansi and Meerut. The chief minister said On the health and nutri- Minister Narendra Modi, keep- als for investment of about Rs "UP is committed to pro- that the agenda of accelerating tion agenda, the chief minister ing in mind the poor, youth, 45,000 crore have been received viding affordable, accessible, human resource development said that there had been a farmers, women, and all sec- for 56 projects during the coro- safe air services to common cit- was taken up by his govern- remarkable improvement in tions.

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 # "! He categorically said that all the students who have hief Minister Yogi registered can attend classes CAdityanath’s ‘Abhyudaya free of cost online. The tests Yojana’, aimed at helping stu- are held for the selection of dents crack competitive students who will be physi- exams, is getting a tremen- cally present in the classes. dous response from youths, “This is done to separate said Divisional serious students from non- Commissioner Ranjan serious ones. When the Kumar, who is the also a exams were carried out for state-level committee mem- the first time for the selection ber and project coordinator. of students, some of the stu- “We have had fresh reg- dents who were in class X istrations by over 4 lakh stu- scored a zero, and hence the dents from across the state endeavour is to see that the and the test will be conduct- students are seriously ed on March 1. The project inclined towards the classes. is the vision of the CM, who It is also possible that those gave directions for it when who are not serious today arrangements had to be can become serious tomor- made for the return of UP row, and therefore, online students from Kota during classes are available for lockdown. The students had them,” he said, adding that it gone there to prepare for var- is a continuous programme. ious competitive exams. The Kumar said it is a unique government took it upon project and a portal has also itself to ensure that the same been created for it. “We are quality of teaching should be putting in a lot of material given to the students so that along with links of digital they do not have to go out of libraries. We have also issued the state for studies,” he said. an academic calendar,” he Kumar said that classes said. have begun all across the “The unique aspect of state and in Lucknow, these classes is that it is a Lucknow University and combination of what experts Sainik School have been cho- are teaching and what offi- sen for the purpose. “In the cials are teaching. The registrations done earlier, experts give details of the 50,000 students were select- subject but the officials will ed from across the state to tell the students way a sub- attend the classes. The sec- ject should be approached, ond component of this pro- and hence the students are ject is that we hold live ses- getting a lot of benefit out of sions of lectures on YouTube it,” the commissioner said. and the students who have Preparations for all kinds registered but are unable to of exams such as UPSC, attend the classes can take PCS, NDA, JEE (Main and part from their homes,” he Advance), NEET and others said, adding that they have will be taken up. The class- received more than 1.75 lakh es are being held at 18 divi- hits for these classes. sions and two classes of 90 “In the inaugural lec- minutes are held every day. ture for the project which I Kumar said they are delivered, I explained to the thinking of many things, students how they could pre- including mock tests over a pare for the UPSC exams period of 7-15 days. “We are with several examples and it taking all suggestions from got 64,000 views. There is a the commissioners from lot of enthusiasm amongst other divisions who are inno- the students who are physi- vating at their levels to make cally present in the classes,” additional changes,” he he pointed out. added. *
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Lucknow (PNS): An unidentified man, aged around 35 years, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ghazipur police station area on Saturday. Police said the man came in contact with the 100KV transformer at Munshipulia (Ring road) and got electrocuted. The police said they were informed by a junior engineer (LESA), Kamta Prasad Verma of Old Munshipulia (sector-14). Verma told the police that an unidentified man entered the transformer enclosure and got electrocuted. He said he was carrying pliers, screw-dri- vers and other tools used by electricians. Meanwhile, a 50-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Saturday. The body was found lying in a canal in Krishna Nagar on Saturday. Police said the man was mentally unstable and died after falling down into the canal. He was identified as Jitendra Verma of Bhola Kheda locality in the area. Some locals spotted the body of a man in the canal in the morning and alerted police. A team of police reached the scene and the deceased was identified as Jitendra Verma by some of the locals. Jitendra’s nephew Anurodh Verma said he was informed by someone that Jitendra was found dead. Quoting Anurodh, the police said Jitendra was suffering from epilepsy and also was men- tally unstable.      +,- +.+,               #*'8 
 Lucknow (PNS): Even as the pracharak of Awadh province, donated Rs 11 lakh for the Samajwadi Party has criti- Kaushal, along with Prashant construction of a grand Ram cised the Sangh Parivar for Bhatia, reached the residence temple in Ayodhya. Ram is the launching a fundraising cam- of Aparna Yadav in Lucknow. centre of India's civilisational    9 paign for the Ram temple, The younger daughter-in-law values and faith.” Aparna Yadav, the daughter- of Mulayam Singh Yadav made On firing on the kar in-law of party patron and for- the donation for the construc- sevaks in Ayodhya, Aparna  # "! napped the girl who was play-  # "! motive behind the suicide. four persons. The deceased mer CM Mulayam Singh tion of Ram temple while her Yadav said, "What was done ing outside her house. The Meanwhile, 10 persons were identified as Ubaid (28), Yadav, has donated Rs 11 lakh supporters also pitched in. earlier and under what cir- group of students lodged a family of the girl did a strenu- he gunner of Samajwadi were killed in three separate his wife Ameena (26), son for the construction of the Aparna Yadav said, "We cumstances it happened is Acase against a paramedical ous search and recovered the TParty's senior leader and mishaps. In Mathura, four peo- Aahil (5) and Chhoti (48). The temple at Ayodhya. have faith and reverence for very sad. I do not want to and management institute in girl. The police said the accused MLC Arvind Pratap Singh ple were killed and three oth- injured were shifted to hospi- On Friday, prant Ram, so I have voluntarily comment on that." Gudamba for allegedly was wanted since the day of the Yadav reportedly committed ers sustained critical injuries in tal. The victims hailed from defrauding them by making incident and was nabbed on suicide by shooting himself in a truck-van collision in the Pakadwada in Moradabad and false claims about the courses. Saturday. Mainpuri on Saturday. He was Raya area, police said on were returning home after In the complaint, the stu- Contrary to police claim, found lying in a pool of blood Saturday. Superintendent of attending a marriage ceremo- dents of Diploma in Medical the family had alleged that the inside his locked room and was Police (Rural) Shrishchandra ny in Manakpur hamlet of the Lab Technician named founder police did a favour to the rushed to the district hospital said that the accident hap- district. The ASP said that a Sulabh Mishra and eight oth- accused and challaned him for where he was pronounced pened at the Mathura-Aligarh case was registered against the ers. They alleged that the man- breach of peace on the day of dead. The reason for the gun- road at around 0230 hours driver of the tanker and efforts agement of the institute, locat- the incident. They claimed ner's extreme step could not be when the van driver dozed off were on to nab him. ed in Shivani Vijhar Colony, that with the help of locals, they ascertained. The body was sent and the vehicle collided with a In another tragic incident had claimed that the students had nabbed the accused when for post-mortem after register- truck. Four people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri, a woman could open their labs any- he was fleeing with the girl. ing a case in this regard. on the spot in the accident, going with her one-month- where in UP and also apply for “We handed over the Further investigations are including two sisters and their old daughter in her lap to pur- government jobs. accused to the police immedi- on in the matter. brother. The SP said all of chase medicines was crushed to The group comprising 35 ately after nabbing him. But the The incident took place in them were headed to Rajasthan death by a speeding vehicle. students said they were asked police had then said he was in Karhal locality of Mainpuri. from Budaun. The deceased Reports said that Rajendra to pay Rs 40,000 each as course a drunken state,” they claimed. The gunner, Neeresh Yadav, a were identified as Simran (20), Gautam, a resident of Gaur fee. “However, at the time of In another case, a man resident of Nagla Nagar in Kajal (14), Rohit (18) and Chaukhadiya in Tambaur filling examination forms for was arrested for luring a girl Dado area of Aligarh, report- Manish (22). The injured locality of Sitapur, along with the year 2021, we were told that into running away from her edly did not reach for duty on included Prabhakar Sharma his wife Susheela Devi, sister we could not open an indepen- house in Gomtinagar Vistar on Saturday morning and also (45), his wife Neelam (41) and Gudiya Devi, cousin Pawan dent lab but have to take fran- Saturday. The police also res- did not respond on the mobile Amarpal (42), who was driving were going on two bicycles to chise of some lab. We also were cued the girl. The accused was phone so a police team reached the van. Jaswantnagar to purchase med- told that we could not apply for identified as Satish Yadav of his quarter and found it locked In Sambhal, four persons icines for his newborn twins. government jobs using this Barabanki. Her parents lodged from inside. They broke open were killed and three critical- When they were returning, a diploma certificate. The a case with police naming the doors only to find Neeresh ly injured when a car and a speeding truck hit the bicycle founder of the institute told us Satish. The police worked on lying in a pool of blood with a tanker collided in Baniyadger of Pawan following which that the features mentioned in case and arrested him. pistol in his hand. locality. According to ASP Alok Susheela Devi with her new- the website had been changed,” Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Police of Jaiswal, a car and a tanker col- born daughter fell on the road the students alleged. Gomtinagar Vistar police on Mainpuri, Avinash Pandey, said lided head-on on Agra- and the vehicle crushed them. The police registered a case Saturday arrested a postman they were trying to confirm the Moradabad highway killing Both died on the spot. in this connection and started who was wanted in a case of a probe. When contacted, embezzlement. The accused Gudamba SHO was not avail- was identified as Ram Vilas of !  &      able for his comments. Chinhat, a native of Rae Bareli. Meanwhile, the Gudamba He was on police radar after a Lucknow (PNS): The state Marketing Corporation farmers and to fulfil the dream police arrested a man who case was lodged against him. government is continuously Navneet Sehgal, who was of doubling farmers’ income by tried to kidnap a one-and-a- The police said Ram Vilas developing Uttar Pradesh addressing a five-day training 2022. “If Amity promotes ser- half-year-old girl child from embezzled about Rs 9 lakh, through many schemes like programme virtually on hands- iculture research and develop- outside her house on January which he took from different ODOP. Varanasi is a hub of silk on sericulture at Amity ment, the government will 16. Earlier, the police had chal- people to deposit it in the post products and if we can cultivate University. support it will sign an MoU laned the accused, identified as office. strawberry in Jhansi, we can The Amity Food and with it,” Sehgal said. Meraj Ali of Sitapur, for breach The police said Ram Vilas surely produce the best quali- Agriculture Foundation, Amity The chief guest on the of peace. did not deposit the money he ty silk here and double farmers’ University, in collaboration occasion was Rama Raman, As per an official commu- took from customers in the income. with Sericulture department of who said that currently they niqué, the family of the girl had post office account and he also These views were UP government, is holding the have 300 metric tonne sericul- lodged a case against the did not make entry of the expressed by Additional Chief programme for empowering ture production and the accused on February 16, alleg- money that he was given in the Secretary and chairman of UP rural women, to uplift socio- demand is 3,000 metric tonne, ing that he attempted to kid- official registers. Handicraft Development and economic status of women and the gap has to be filled.      !" P  Q   % #  /
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3# “It was then that my grand- father gave his house on a 30-  # "! year lease to the then British government is also running government. It was mutually around 5,000 Smart Classes to decided that the building and o achieve the universal goal provide technology-based edu- its gardens would be used and Tof ensuring primary educa- cation for children in council maintained and a floating sum tion for all, the Uttar Pradesh schools. The state government would be given on a monthly government, on the initiative of has also taken concrete steps to basis to the family as rent. Chief Minister Yogi promote Sanskrit education in After India got independence, Adityanath, has taken several the state. The government is the same mansion was given initiatives. An official com- currently imparting Sanskrit another 30-year extension. muniqué released here on education to 88.29 thousand Raja Yuveraj Dutta Singh Saturday said that under the students through 1,151 sec- passed away in April 1984 and government's Operation ondary Sanskrit schools in the the lease expired in 1988,” he Kayakalp, elementary and pri- state. Besides, to avoid disrup- pointed out. mary schools had undergone tion of education and ensure He said that they had to total transformation in the continuation of educational renew the lease of the land on state in the recent past. activities in the state during the which stands the residence of It said the government was ongoing COVID-19 times, the the Lakhimpur Kheri DM. running 2.65 lakh schools to government is running e- “We had misplaced the enhance basic education in schools under its Mission original copy and none of our the state and in the academic Prerna (inspiration) campaign efforts helped in locating the year 2020-21, the government where students are taught lease deed, and so we filed an had facilitated admission of through digital and other RTI application and the 1.85 crore children in schools modes of telecommunication. Lakhimpur Kheri DM was to date under its School Chalo It includes telecasts of edu- directed to provide us the doc- Campaign. Besides, the govern- cational programmes on TV, uments. The DM gave direc- ment is providing books, WhatsApp classes as well as the tions to the sub-registrar of school bags, shoes, socks and YouTube channel of Mission Sitapur where registration of sweaters for boys and girls of Prerna. sale or lease deeds used to take council schools for free to In the academic year 2020- place at that time. The docu- ensure that the children of the 21, WhatsApp virtual classes ment was found and we state are not deprived of basic are also being held to ensure obtained a copy. We want to education for want of money. continuity of teaching and it thank all the officials who As part of its commitment has benefitted 67.73 lakh stu- helped us,” he said. Pradiyuman to providing quality education dents. As many as 29.06 by lakh was accompanied by his broth- for children, the state govern- WhatsApp groups of teachers ers Raja Vishnu Narain Dutta ment has appointed more than and students have been formed Singh and Kunwar Hari Narain 1.20 lakh assistant teachers. The under the programme. Dutta Singh.  %:; 2/ - &- Satwik Shukla, a student of CMS, Kanpur Road, has been offered admission with a schol- arship of US$ 62,000 by Arizona State University for pursuing higher studies. Universities of Arizona, Mississippi, Minnesota, Wisconsin-Madison (US), and Simon Fraser University and University of Manitoba of Canada have also invited him for higher studies. ,  -.+    +  ,  &       +,- +.+, 
  
 
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tion towards it. Those who did nothing in the interest of farmers after the indepen- dence can’t be their well-wish- er, the minister said and blamed, they are only trying to gain their lost ground. He was responding to a question about the Kisan Mahapanchayat attended by the national general secretary of Congress Party Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The opposition is making hue and cry that the new laws will end the existence of man- dis but it is not right, Choubey said adding, contrary to this, the government has made pro- vision of consolidating more '    
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>   midst the questions being already started working to blending. also started understanding the Araised by the opposition on make the petrol from it, Reacting to the on-going very fact that the new laws are the government at Centre for Choubey informed while hav- farmers’ agitation, the minis- in their interest and not in the Prayagraj Magh Mela area here feeling in the mind that work programme, a subsidiary its failure in checking the grad- ing an informal chat with the ter said, the agitation has its against. On the question about  & &    %  on Saturday. will happen assuredly. organisation of the RSS, has ually rising price of petro- mediapersons at BLW after impact at only some places continuous protest of govern- Addressing the people, the Just as it was not clear already started.. Activists from products, the Union Minister of reviewing the COVID-19 vac- and not in the entire nation ment development and welfare arsanghchalak (Chief) of RSS chief stated the need for when the construction of the 84 districts across the country State for Health and Family cination with the officers at and blamed the opposition for schemes by the Congress Party Sthe Hindu nationalist organ- Ganga Aarti. He said that Ram temple would be done, participated in the event. Welfare Ashwani Choubey on Guest House, here. The price misleading the farmers on the and its leader Rahul Gandhi, isation Rashtriya Swayamsevak awareness is needed for the but it was clear in the mind that Ganga Samagra karyakarta Saturday said, the government of petro products is deter- three new farm laws in a well Choubey said, this party and Sangh (RSS) claimed that cleanliness of the Ganga. For this work will continue. Earlier, Sangam also saw the introduc- is working on making petrol mined in the global market but planned strategy. The Central its leaders had always indulged Ganga would remain serene this, Ganga Aarti should be Sarsanghchalak Mohan tion of office-bearers from var- from ethanol blending and the government is seriously Government is determined to in corruption. The minister and flow uninterrupted. Only done to awaken devotion Bhagwat of Rashtriya ious provinces. when the petrol will be started working on reducing the price. double the income of farmers claimed that the BJP will come the devotion should be aroused among the people. He further Swayamsevak Sangh heard the Office-bearers from vari- producing in the country, its The price of petrol will be low by 2022, the minister said to power in West Bengal and among the people for this pur- said that the devotion of peo- details of works from office- ous provinces gave information price will be low because the when the nation starts pro- adding, the government is as the people of this state pose, he added. ple towards Ganga will come bearers from different states in about the work of Ganga government will fix it. ducing it in the country, he ready to make amendments in have decided to end the mis- The Sangh chief expressed through Aarti. Therefore, Aarti the morning session. Former Samagra. They informed about The ethanol blending is said informing, the govern- the laws if anyone draws atten- rule of Mamata Banerjee. these views during the Ganga should be compulsorily per- Union Minister Uma Bharti the villages falling in their Samagra programme being formed in the villages along the also attended the event. area, how many villages are organised in the Vishwa Hindu Ganga. When devotion is The first session of the there along Ganga and their )"     Parishad camp located in awakened, there will also be a second day of Ganga Samagra population.   *    1 


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Q*R iming at promoting the large number. The competition Afarming of organic fruits, will also be held in 148 cate- vegetables and flowers, the gories and the cash prize of   & &    %  Earlier, on January 29, the FIR is that the makers of In other words, the sub- Horticulture and Food 500,  400 and  300 will also 2021, this court had stayed the the web series are guilty of mission is that the web series Processing department is be rewarded to the participants he Allahabad High Court arrest of producers of the web offences under the above sec- is a work of fiction and that organising a two-day exhibition who secure first, second and Thas stayed the arrest of series, Farhan Akhtar and tions by improper and inde- every act which tantamount to of fruits, vegetables and flow- third position respectively. In Karan Anshuman, Gurmeet Ritesh Sidhwani, in pursuance cent portrayal of the town of insult or attempts to insult the ers which was formally inau- the category of wedding pavil- Singh, Puneet Krishna and of the FIR registered against Mirzapur. It had hurt the reli- religious feelings of any class gurated by the Mayor Mridula ion, the cash prize of  5000,  Vineet Krishna, the directors them at Kotwali Dehat police gious, social and regional sen- of citizens would not come Jaiswal at Company Bagh near 3000 and  2000 will be given and writers of web series station in Mirzapur district. timents of the first informant within the purview of Section the district court, here on to the participants who secure ‘Mirzapur’, in connection with While passing the above and is instrumental in advanc- 295-A of IPC unless the said Saturday. first, second and third prize an FIR lodged against them at directions, the court made it ing ill feelings and animosity. act is perpetrated with the The Mayor observed the respectively, he informed Kotwali Dehat police station of clear that the investigation It has been further alleged deliberate and malicious exhibition after inaugurating    0     "         adding the Chal Baijyanti Cup Mirzapur district. shall go on and the petitioners by the first informant that the intention of outraging the reli- and expressed pleasure seeing will also be given away to the While Karan Anshuman shall cooperate in the investi- web series of such kind must gious feelings of that class of the varieties of flowers, veg- participants of each category and Gurmeet Singh are the gation and non-cooperation have been produced by such a citizens. etables and fruits which were in 16 categories which include Jail, Cantonment Board, the whose display will be the best. directors of the first season of on the part of the petitioners big production house after On the other hand, the displayed by the several insti- the seasonal flowers, fruits and registered nurseries, farmers FOUR MORE TEST POS- web series ‘Mirzapur’, Gurmeet may give reasons to the state due deliberations. It has state counsel submitted that tutions and farmers as well. The vegetables. The vertical garden, and horticulturists displayed ITIVE: Four persons have test- Singh is the director of the sec- to file an application seeking impacted the society so much there is specific allegation that exhibition will enhance inter- hanging garden, hanging bas- their products. ed positive for coronavirus ond season of the web series. vacation of the interim order. that his friends have started the web series has hurt the est among the city dwellers that ket, step hanging flower bed In view of the COVID-19 infection in the district, taking Besides, Karan Anshuman The court directed to list calling him ‘Kaaleen Bhaiya’, social and religious feelings of are fond of varieties of flowers, and hockey ball are main pandemic and food safety, the the tally of confirmed cases to and Vineet Krishna are the this case along with the writ who is a main protagonist in the first informant. He also the Mayor said adding, it will attractions of the exhibition. organic vegetables, flowers and 21,982 on Saturday evening. writers of the first season and petition relating to producers the said web series. urged that the web series pro- also generate employment The bouquets of flowers, flower fruits have been displayed in With no COVID-19 death Puneet Krishna is the writer of of the film for the next hear- However, the counsel for motes illicit relationships and opportunities for the farmers. pavilion and varieties of rose the exhibition, the district being reported in the last 24 the second season of Mirzapur. ing. the petitioners argued that incites religious disharmony, The Mayor also appealed to the drew the attention of visitors a Horticulture Officer Sandeep hours, the death toll remains at Hearing the writ petition The FIR was registered even if all allegations in the which is not permissible. farmers to consolidate their lot. The display of Langda Gupta informed adding, the 377. Seven more COVID-19 filed by Karan Anshuman, against the makers of FIR are taken to be correct, no However, while opposing financial condition by taking Mango and Banarasi Paan also display of strawberry, pro- patients have been cured, all in Gurmeet Singh, Puneet ‘Mirzapur’ web series under offence is made out against the the writ petition, the state advantage of facilities being attracted the attention of visi- duced in the district, is inspi- home isolation. So far, 21,567 Krishna and Vineet Krishan, a section 295-A (deliberate and petitioners. There is no alle- counsel was not in a position provided by the government. tors a lot and the people took rational for the farmers. The COVID-19 patients have division bench comprising malicious acts, intended to gation that the web series was to dispute the fact that in The Deputy Director, selfie at selfie point. Besides the exhibition will remain open for recovered in the district. About Justice Pritinker Diwaker and outrage religious feelings of produced with any deliberate the earlier case of co-accused, Horticulture Munna Yadav institutions such as BHU, BLW, the common men on Sunday 18,592 in home isolation and Justice Deepak Verma issued any class by insulting its reli- or malicious intention of out- interim protection has informed that the exhibition is DRM, NER, BHEL, Central between 9 am and 8 pm, Gupta 2,975 in Covid hospitals. notice to the state government gion or religious beliefs) and raging the religious and social already been granted by the and the complainant and other sections of IPC and 67- feelings of the citizens of India court. The court passed this directed them to file their A of Information Technology or to insult the religious and order on February 18 and it respective replies in the mat- Act. social feelings of the people of came to light on February 19 <
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 & & ? )   ple to vote for the right, deserv- for getting votes. They also tionalism and tensions has ing and honest candidates in appealed to the people to fol- often reached the peak during       R   voters’ awareness rally was the upcoming Panchayat elec- low all COVID-19 guidelines the Panchayat elections, it is Ataken out in many villages tions. They also mobilised the by wearing masks and main- necessary to continue such including Kallipur, Benipur people towards Panchayat poll taining social distance apart voters’ awareness campaigns in  & &    %  mysterious disappearance of sure’ on him for marriage Culture, Government of India and Chakrapanpur in Mirza arrangement by distributing from regular washing hands all the villages of Arajiline and the girl. and the accused wanted to get began with thunders of laugh- Murad area here on Saturday leaflets. with soaps. In the street play, Sewapuri blocks. Among those man was arrested by The police team despite rid of her. ter on Saturday when a com- under the ongoing campaign On this occasion, they said they appealed to the people to who were also present were APratapgarh police on the conducting a series of raids at TWO ARRESTED: A edy play Promotion was ‘Hamare Gaon Me Ham Sarkar’ that our villages, government, vote potential candidates in the Anita, Amit, Shyamsunder, charges of kidnapping and the suspected hideouts of joint team of Utrav police staged in the NCZCC audito- under the joint aegis of Lok Parliament, assembly and pan- Panchayat poll, instead of sup- Panchmukhi, Soni, killing a Dalit girl and seized a wanted persons was not able and Special Operation Group rium. The play was written Samiti, Prerna Kala Manch chayat would become strong porting those who will try to Rambachan, Asha, Ajit Kumar, mobile along with two SIM to trace their locations. (SOG) arrested two members by Vinod Rastogi, and and Asha Trust. The artists of only when we should select the woo them through various Ranjit, Sandeep, Ajay Pal, cards from his possession. The On Friday night, a police of an inter-state racket was directed by Abhilash Prerna Kala Manch staged a right candidates and reject means. Govinda, Shashank Dwivedi, arrested man, identified as team managed to arrest the involved in liquor smuggling Narain. street play ‘Raja Nahi Sevak those involved in distributing Convenor of Lok Samiti Vijay Prakash and Pramod Hariom Yadav alias Raj (20), prime accused Hariom Yadav and seized 285 cartons of ille- This comedy play revolves Chahiye’ and appealed to peo- liquor, sarees and other articles Nandlal Master said that as fac- Patel. was a resident of Tardeeh alias Raj, from near a bus gal liquor (IMFL) worth 20 around an office clerk who (Antoo) village. Police have also stand while he was planning lakh and a SUV near adopts uncalled for tricks to been looking for the accused’s to escape from the town and Raheempatti village on impress his boss for elder brother and his wife recovered a mobile and two Prayagraj-Varanasi highway. promotion. He even intro- who were also involved in the sim cards (used in the crime) The consignment of illegal duces his friend’s smart wife as +,-.  -%+ crime. from his possession. liquor was being brought from his better half, and asks his Police said that one During quizzing, the Haryana for smuggling. own wife to act as a maid ser- Ramnath Saroj, a resident of prime accused Hariom con- The arrested persons were vant. The boss gets suspi- VARANASI (PNS): The Vice- Kumar (Hindi), Prof GP Singh post of Deputy Field Officer Discussion Round and in the Khajohari village had on fessed that he with the help of identified as Amit and Vishal cious and the whole plots is Chancellor of Banaras Hindu (Statistics), Prof Akhil Mishra (General Duty) under Cabinet process 69 students were short- January 13 lodged a com- his brother and Bhabhi had Kashyap, both residents of exposed. University (BHU) Prof Rakesh (Commerce), Prof Janardan Secretariat, Government of listed for the next round. He plaint with Kotwali police sta- kidnapped Anjali on January Chandigarh. Those who impressed Bhatnagar has constituted the Yadav (Soil Science), Prof RN India at Institute of also briefed upon the legacy of tion that her daughter 6 last and later killed and Police said SOG got a tip- audience with their acting University Admission Sharma (Education) and Management Studies (IM- 105 years and diversity in edu- identified as Anjali (17) dumped her body near off about the racket involved talent include—Akshat Coordination Board (UACB) Controller of Examinations. BHU). cation that BHU holds. RK had left the house on January Chamraudha river bridge and in smuggling of liquor from Agrawal, Apoorva Gupta, Riya under his own chairmanship. Earlier, the V-C has appointed The session began by seek- Agnihotri, Joint Secretary, 6 to attend school and alleged escaped. Haryana to UP and Bihar Jaiswal, Abhilash Narain, Prof SK Upadhyay Dr Sanjay Kumar Ravi as head ing the blessings of Mahamana Cabinet Secretariat, briefed the that the girl was ‘forced to After the confession of the states and cordoned the high- Ankit Kashyap, Shubham (Department of Statistics) will of the Department of Pt Madan Mohan Malviya. students on nature, perks and elope’ with unidentified per- accused, police later added way road near Raheemapatti Verma, and Gaurav Tripathi. be its vice-chairman, while Veterinary Gynaeocology & Prof HP Mathur, Coordinator, opportunities along with the sons. other sections including when the racketeers were The off-stage aids were— Deputy Registrar (Academic) Obstetrics, Faculty of University Placement responsibilities that the job The police after lodging 302, 201 and 120 B , 34 of planning to smuggle liquor to Shujoy Ghoshal on Lights, will be member secretary. The Veterinary and Animal Coordination Cell welcomed entails. ‘A candidate if selected case under section 363 of IPC IPC and 3(2) 5 of SC\ST act in eastern UP districts and music design by Ajay other members of this 15- Sciences, Institute of the dignitaries and stated that might get the privilege to rep- started probing the incident the FIR regarding the inci- Bihar border. A case has Mukherjee, music operation member UACB are Prof SK Agricultural Sciences with the placement cell received resent our country abroad in and further found the involve- dent. been registered in this con- by Aman Pandey and Ashish Trigun (Zoology), Prof BV immediate effect for a period of over 1,600 applications from the future’, he said. He was ment of three persons includ- Police said that the nection. Yadav, make-up by Sanjay Singh (Economics), Prof three years. various faculties of both main accompanied by SK Prashar ing Hariom Yadav alias Raj, accused, who was in a rela- THEATRE FESTIVAL Chaudhary, direction Rakesh Raman (Economics), CAMPUS RECRUIT- campus and RGSC, of which and MP Raj, Under Secretary, his elder brother Rahul tionship with the girl, had BEGINS: The five-day theatre Abhilash Narain, directorial Prof JP Rai (Law), Prof DK MENT: University Placement about 200 students from Cabinet Secretariat. Dr Umesh Yadav and Deepmala (wife of hatched the conspiracy to festival, organised by Vinod assistance Saurabh Mishra (Law), Prof S Srikrishna Coordination Cell, BHU host- around 35 departments were Singh, TPO was also present in Rahul Yadav), residents of eliminate the girl as she was Rastogi Smriti Sansthan in Shukla, and producer Alok (Biochemistry), Prof Bipin ed the recruitment drive for the shortlisted for the Group the session. 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  & & " $#) Dof police officers in connection with pan- ments for assistance of 5,000 per month for two chayat elections on Friday. On the occasion he years. Gopal Khandelwal, a resident of Patti Ka he drive for administering directed the police officials to take preventive Pura village under Kachhawaan police station, had Tthe second dose of measures, initiate the process for cancellation of through a tweet told the DM as he was unable to  & & " $#) take appropriate punitive and He appealed for better cases regularly and also to COVID-19 vaccine was carried arms license of those with a bad image and get move he was running free classes for poor and had preventive actions so that effec- inter-departmental coordina- ensure that timely and effective out by the district administra- the arms of no source of livelihood. Due to financial con- dditional Director General tive law and order situation tion and effective communi- action was taken in all cases tion at the health centre of the those, who could straints running the classes was proving to be a Aof Police Bhanu Bhaskar, could be ensured during the cation among the administra- involving mafia elements. Indian Institute of Technology, pose a threat to challenge for him. DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar while holding a meeting with panchayat elections. tive, police and all field officers Bhaskar said that all the Kanpur on Friday. the free and fair spoke to him on phone and visited his residence the divisional commissioner, He also stressed on effec- for overall good results in district magistrates and district All the staff members, conduct of elec- on Friday. Interacting with Gopal DM provided district magistrates and other tive utilisation of the village- maintaining proper law and police chiefs must review the including doctors, of the health tions, deposited. help of 5,000 and informed him that the said top officials of the entire zone, level government officers for order. FIRs, FRs, bails, acquittals etc centre were vaccinated by a He directed the assistance had been arranged by Rotary Club directed them to review the law keeping updates of every village He also laid emphasis on of all mafia and history- team sent by the chief medical COs to move in the area and get a feedback from Mirzapur Elite which would continue for two and order situation and take and for effective communica- how to make the Police Lines sheeters and identify hardcore officer. public and do as per the requirements of the situ- years. The amount will be made available to him appropriate steps. tion and information sharing. as important areas for training criminals so that they did not After giving the vaccine ation. He directed to bound down those under on 7th of every month, he added. The DM said He emphasised upon Bhaskar asked the officials and security related activities. take advantages of legal and shot, all the staff members Section 107/16 of CrPC who might create any prob- that apart from the help of Rotary club he will try advanced and meticulous plan- to ensure 100 per cent verifi- He said all the Police Lines administrative loopholes, if were kept under observation lem during election. He directed the COs to keep to make available assistance from the government ning for smooth, free and fair cation of all arms licences and should be maintained in a any. for 30 minutes. No adverse an eye over each suspect of the area and ensure as per the provisions. The spirit of the DM earned conduct of the upcoming pan- to take appropriate steps to good condition with every pos- He also directed them to effect was observed and all the peaceful and fair election at any cost. The meet- praise from every section of the society. chayat elections. ensure their deposit on prior- sible facility like good hospitals, regularly review all acquittals, health workers returned to The ADG directed all the ity and even ensure suspension toilets and barracks etc. final reports, hostile cases their daily routine work. #$%&&   
     district magistrates and district of arms license under appro- He also directed all the dis- where a police officer was a wit- Certificate of appreciation police chiefs to identify all priate preventive steps and as trict magistrates and district ness, case by case so that effec- for carrying out the duty in 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* Nashik Road at 13.25 hrs, Kalyan at 16.20 hrs, anti-social elements and per- punitive steps to curb criminal police chiefs to follow up tive control could be ensured COVID-19 pandemic time was Thane at 16.45 hrs and reach LTT at 17.15 hrs.The sons with criminal history and activities. Gangster and Goonda Act on criminal activities. distributed to the staff mem- he railway administration for the conve- 05017 LTT-Gorakhpur daily special will from bers by the head of the health Tnience of passengers will run the April 13 leave LTT daily at 06.35 hrs, Thane at centre and doctors. 05018/05017 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak 07.00 hrs, Kalyan at 07.20 hrs, Nashik Road at The IIT-K health centre Terminus (LTT) special train as per the changed 10.00 hrs, Lasalgaon at 10.40 hrs, Manmad at 11.15 provided normal services to the rake composition and timing. All coaches will hrs, Chalisgaon at 11.55 hrs, Pachora at 12.35 hrs, campus community during the be of reserved category and passengers will have Jalgaon at 13.10 hrs, Bhusaval at 14.05 hrs, Raver at    
 )   entire pandemic period with- to follow the Covid-19 guidelines, CPRO PK Singh 14.35 hrs, Burhanpur at 14.50 hrs, Khandwa at 16.40 out a break of a single day. said. The 05018 Gorakhpur-LTT daily special hrs, Talvadya at 17.01 hrs, Chhanera at 17.30 hrs,  & & " $#) train will from April 9 leave Gorakhpur daily at 05.45 Khirkiya at 18.28 hrs, Harda at 19.20 hrs, Timarni hrs, Chauri Chaura at 06.22 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 06.48 at 19.36 hrs, Banapura at 20.00 hrs, Itarsi at 20.50 hief Development Officer $   hrs, Bhatni at 07.11 hrs, Salempur at 07.27 hrs, Lar hrs, Sohagpur at 21.40 hrs, Pipariya at 21.55 hrs, CMahendra Kumar, while Road at 07.40 hrs, Belthara Road at 07.56 hrs, Indara Gadarwara at 22.30 hrs, Kareli at 22.55 hrs, chairing a special meeting sum- at 08.21 hrs, Mau Jn at 08.40 hrs, Dullahapur at 09.13 Narsinghpur at 23.10 hrs, Shridham at 23.35 hrs, sec- moned on Saturday to combat     hrs, Zakhania at 09.26 hrs, Sadat at 09.40 hrs, Aunrihar ond day Madan Mahal at 00.10 hrs, Jabalpur at 00.40 effectively the vector-borne at 10.00 hrs, Varanasi City at 10.50 hrs, Varanasi at hrs, Sihora Road at 01.20 hrs, Katni at 02.25 hrs, diseases, directed the officials  & & " $#) 11.20 hrs, Chaukhandi at 11.41 hrs, Sewapuri at 11.49 Maihar at 03.10 hrs, Satna at 03.55 hrs, Manikpur concerned to launch a special hrs, Kapesethi at 11.58 hrs, Parsipur at 12.07 hrs, at 05.30 hrs, Shankargarh at 06.21 hrs, Naini at 07.16 drive to ensure that there was he police have arrested four Bhadohi at 12.17 hrs, Modh at 12.29 hrs, Suriawan hrs, Prayagraj at 08.15 hrs, Prayag at 08.40 hrs, cleanliness and no stagnant Tpersons, including zila pan- at 12.38 hrs, Sarai Kansarai at 12.49 hrs, Janghai at Phaphamau at 08.54 hrs, Sarai Chandi at 09.09 hrs, drain water which could be chayat member Dipu Nishad, 13.20 hrs, Ugrasenpur at 13.41 hrs, Phulpur at 13.51 Phulpur at 09.21 hrs, Ugrasenpur at 09.39 hrs, breeding grounds of mosqui- in connection with the murder hrs, Sarai Chandi at 14.03 hrs, Phaphamau at 15.05 Janghai at 10.08 hrs, Sarai Kansarai at 10.24 hrs, toes. of two friends in Ujiyari Purwa hrs, Prayag at 15.22 hrs, Prayagraj Junction at 16.10 Suriawan at 10.35 hrs, Modh at 10.43 hrs, Bhadohi He directed the health offi- village under Nawabganj police hrs, Naini at 16.31 hrs, Shankargarh at 17.11 hrs, at 10.58 hrs, Parsipur at 11.18 hrs, Kapaseti at 11.55 cials to take out ‘prabhat station late Friday night. Manikpur at 18.25 hrs, Satna at 19.40 hrs, Maihar hrs, Sewapuri at 12.13 hrs, Varanasi at 13.10 hrs, pheris’ to create awareness However, the prime at 20.10hrs, Katni at 21.00 hrs, Sihora Road at 21.45 Varanasi City at 13.28 hrs, Aunrihar at 13.58 hrs, about cleanliness among the accused is still absconding. hrs, Jabalpur at 22.20 hrs, Madan Mahal at 22.30 hrs, Sadat at 14.18 hrs, Jakhania at 14.32 hrs, Dulhapur masses. As per reports, 26-year-old Shridham at 23.10 hrs, Narsinghpur at 23.50 hrs, at 14.45 hrs, Mau at 15.25 hrs, Indara at 15.37 hrs, Addressing the gathering, %.%  1  .#%1    " )+  *   Raj Kumar, a painting con- Kareli at 00.10 hrs on the second day, Gadarwara at Belthra Road at 16.10 hrs, Lar Road at 16.26 hrs, Chief Medical Officer Dr AK tractor and son of farmer 00.50 hrs, Pipariya at 01.20 hrs, Sohagpur at 01.40 Salempur at 16.39 hrs, Bhatni at 17.00 hrs, Deoria Mishra said vector-borne dis- tive of infectious diseases, vec- eration was essential for the malaria, the best way was pre- Jairam Nishad of Ujiyari hrs, Itarsi at 03.50 hrs, Banapura at 04.18 hrs, Timarni Sadar at 17.21 hrs, Chauri Chaura at 17.50 hrs, and eases often posed a major tors were the transmitters of effective control of diseases, vention and the most potent Purwa, had gone to water their at 04.50 hrs, Harda at 05.05 hrs, Khirkiya at 06.10 hrs, reach Gorakhpur at 18.40 hrs. According to the threat to human health and for disease-causing organisms as and disease vectors. was the use of mosquito nets at field along with his Ravi Kumar Chhanera at 06.36 hrs, Talvadya at 07.05 hrs, revised rake composition, 22 coaches, including this proper cleanliness drives they carried pathogens from He said the control of vec- night. of Parmiyapurwa late Friday Khandwa at 07.40 hrs, Burhanpur at 08.30 hrs, Raver two of generator-cum-luggage van, seven of sleep- should be launched and even one host to another. He said tors could be accomplished by He said similarly no night. Both were returning at 08.48 hrs, Bhusaval at 09.35 hrs, Jalgaon at 10.05 er class, two of AC second class, six of AC third people should be made aware vectors of human disease were the application of pesticides, vaccine could protect one home when they were killed hrs, Pachaora at 10.35 hrs, Chalisgaon at 11.10 hrs, class, four of general second class and one of of the disease. typically species of mosquitoes alteration of the vector’s against dengue fever and only with sharp-edged weapons. Manmad at 12.20 hrs, Lasalgaon at 12.40 hrs, pantrycar will be attached in it. He said vector-borne infec- that were able to transmit habitat, or the removal of the avoiding mosquito bites could On the complaint of Shiv tious diseases, such as malaria, viruses, bacteria, or parasites to vector’s food source. He prevent it. Kumar, the brother of deceased %
    (  & dengue fever, yellow fever, humans and other warm- said often the best way to He said every year there Raj Kumar, police had regis- Japanese encephalitis caused a blooded hosts. achieve the control of vectors was a huge toll due to Malaria tered an FIR against Shivam 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* I Vivekanand Mishra for the significant fraction of the glob- Dr Mishra said public was to combine these tactics falciparum and dengue and and his friends Vikas alias base year 2019. Pandey said in al infectious disease burden health relied on citizen partic- into an integrated pest man- quite a number of lives were Vikka, Vishal, Akash alias Akka hief Rajbhasha Officer (CRO) his address that all the work and India was equally affected ipation in order to control vec- agement (IPM) strategy. lost and the Vector Control and others. Cand Principal Chief Mechanical should be done in Rajbhasha by them. tor-borne diseases. He said The CMO said as there was Programme was an effort to Superintendent of Police Engineer (PCME), NER, Arvind Hindi. He congratulated He said from the perspec- their participation and coop- no vaccine available to prevent reduce its impact. Dr Anil Kumar immediately Kumar Pandey, at a function organ- Lucknow Division on receiving launched raids and arrested zila ised in Mechanical Department the Rajbhasha Trophy and panchayat member Dipu auditorium on Friday for com- expressed the hope that NER’s Nishad from his house. On mendable use of Hindi to Lucknow all three divisions will continue Saturday morning, police also division presented the Inter-divi- to strive to take the Hindi to new * arrested Vikas, Akash and sional Rajbhasha Karyakushalta heights. On the occasion Deputy Vishal from their relatives’ Trophy-2019 (Rajbhasha work effi- CRO, Omkar Singh, Rajbhasha house. Station House Officer of ciency Trophy) to its Assistant Personnel Officer- Officer Mo. Arshad Mirza and others were present. Nawabganj, Ramakant  /  Pachauri, said prime accused !    
! * Shivam alias Shubham was still absconding. 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  +*, 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  -. /#* KANPUR (PNS): The US- prominent among them being based leading magazine, Akash Goenka, Sudip Goenka, M Priyanka Niranjan flagged off a P State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Forbes, has accommodated Shubham Gupta, and they Dbus carrying students under ‘Vigyan Umember Dr Neeta Sahu visited the district and Goldiee Masale flavours in its through their hard work, far- (  Ko Jano’ training programme. It will be reviewed schemes related to children. While reviewing February issue. sightedness have pushed the of three days and students will be guid- schemes related to education, health, nutrition mission India’s leading spice com- company to the topmost rungs    ed by retired IIT professor Dr HC Verma. besides POCSO cases she directed the officials concerned pany today has successfully of the success ladder. Fifteen students who were winners of to make a proposal for setting up a creche in the district become one of the most pop- The company has two    ‘Kaun Banega Nanha Kalam’ (KBNK) and send it to the government. She directed the officials ular brands famous for its dozen units spread out in Dada to work with the spirit that flavours and aromas. The com- Nagar and Mandhana and they     the children were future of pany has not only spread all are producing vegetable spices, the nation and imple- over India but across the world incense sticks, green tea, tea, ment government as well. It has now entered not sherbets, noodles, pickles, KANPUR (PNS): EndureAir schemes honestly and only Indian kitchens but papad, sauce, jam and also Systems, a Startup Incubation with dedication. She made kitchens across the globe. The pooja material. The products and Innovation Centre (SIIC) it clear that the govern- company’s punchline ‘Jaha are much in demand not only at the Kanpur campus of the competition will be part of training. DM ment was committed to provide all possible facilities for prop- jaye rishtey banaye’ is the in India but across the world. Indian Institute of Technology appreciated the efforts of DIOS Bhagwat er development of children and ample budget had been allo- mantra which is working won- Goenka said the one was called upon by the NDRF Patel for organising Nanha Kalam com- cated for such works. The meeting was attended by ASP City ders. The space given by Forbes % $   # $    1 $  *   mantra of success was that he (National Disaster Response petition on such a large scale. She also Sanjay Kumar, CMO Dr PD Gupta, probation officer Gireesh to Goldiee is on the basis of its had worked with full honesty Force) to play a critical role in added that they had registered more than Dubey, PO ICDS PK Singh, Diyvangjan welfare officer, flavours, turnover and revenue and transparency. He said on search and rescue operations in 75,000 students this year for the KBNK minority welfare officer, BSA Gautam Prasad, women wel- and above all its popularity. 1980 has become a mighty ness since the last 40 years. The the basis of cooperation and the recent glacier burst in competition. DIOS Bhagwat Patel said this fare officer and others. The member was accorded a warm Goldiee happens to be the first oak. Both managing directors, founders of the company were support of all, the company was Joshimath (Uttarakhand). This training programme will inspire many reception by the team of social worker Chandralochan Sahu. Indian spice company to have Som Goenka and Surendra Basant Lal Goenka and Ram growing ten folds. He said the is the first time ever in India more students to participate in KBNK The welcome meeting organised in her honour was been accommodated in Forbes Kumar Gupta, have been close Chandra Gupta. Now the company had always been in that the startups were called to competition. Besides it will also attract stu- addressed by NPP chairman Manoj Jaiswal, Rajesh Sahu, magazine. friends since 55 years and they younger scions of the family the forefront in corporate social assist the first responders to dents towards science, he added. Akash Gupta, Babu Ram Gupta, Umesh Gupta and others. The company set up in have joined hands for the busi- have taken over the reins, responsibility (CSR) activities. bring their emerging indige- nous technologies which not   $#   !   ) only benefited the rescue oper- ations but also gave valuable 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* Bina at 23.40 hrs, Sagar on sec- (BDTS)-Gorakhpur-BDTS feedback on how to further ond day at 00.50 hrs, Damoh at Humsafar weekly special from 2
 !)1)> adapt the technologies to make he railway administration 01.50 hrs, Katni at 03.20 hrs, BDTS from March 1 every them more useful and user- Twill run the 09489/09490 Maihar at 04.20 hrs, Satna at Monday and from Gorakhpur friendly for disaster manage- Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur 05.15 hrs, Prayagraj Chheoki at from March 2 every Tuesday  & & " $#) of the most common neuro sive behavior. She added that about 10 per cent people had ment. Using their fleet of (Gkp)-Ahmedabad special 08.47 hrs, Varanasi at 12.50 hrs, until further order. The 09091 developmental disorders of ADHD occurred more often in some symptoms of dyslexia, advanced drones, the train from Ahmedabad from Mau at 14.25 hrs, Deoria Sadar at BDTS-Gkp Humsafar weekly ttar Pradesh childhood. She said it was usu- males than in females. She such as slow reading, trouble EndureAir team performed March 2 every Tuesday, 16.15 hrs and reach Gkp at 18.15 special will leave BDTS at 05.10 UCommissioner for ally first diagnosed in child- said there were three types in spelling, or mixing up search operations in the disas- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, hrs. In the return journey 09490 hrs, Borivali at 05.33 hrs, Surat Physically Challenged Dr SK hood and often lasted into that were predominantly inat- words. ter-hit area to look for sur- Saturday and Sunday and from Gkp-Ahmedabad special from at 08.37 hrs, Vadodara at 10.34 Srivastava, while addressing adulthood. tentive or combined. She said adults could have vivors. They also inspected the Gorakhpur from March 3 March 3 on every Wednesday, hrs, Dahod at 12.55 hrs, Ratlam the felicitation function of mas- She said children with Dr Gupta said such chil- this learning disorder as well site to assess the damage done Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, at 14.55 hrs, Nagda at 16.05 hrs, ter trainers, said the UP gov- ADHD had trouble paying dren failed to pay close atten- and while some people were by the flood. The team was also Saturday, Sunday and Monday Sunday and Monday will leave Ujjain at 17.25 hrs, Shujalpur at ernment was totally committed attention, controlling impulsive tion to details or made careless diagnosed early in life others quick to adapt to emerging until further order. All coaches Gorakhpur at 21.30 hrs, Deoria 18.56 hrs, Vidisha at 21.52 hrs, to the welfare of the physical- behaviors (may act without mistakes in schoolwork and did not realise they had dyslex- requirements as and when will be of reserved category. Sadar at 22.30 hrs, Mau at 23.55 Bina at 23.40 hrs, Sagar at 00.50 ly challenged people and thus thinking about what the result had trouble staying focused on ia until they got older. required and could put togeth- CPRO said. Besides the run of hrs, Varanasi at 02.30 hrs, hrs, Damoh at 01.50 hrs, Maihar it had introduced several wel- will be), or be overly active. She tasks or play. She said such kids strug- er a device that could be sent 09089 Gorakhpur-Ahmedabad Prayagraj Chheoki at 05.27 hrs, at 04.20 hrs, Satna at 05.05 hrs, fare schemes for them. said children with ADHD may She said such children also gled more in schools because inside the tunnel and transmit special from Ahmedabad from Satna at 08.20 hrs, Maihar at 08.58 Prayagraj Chheoki at 08.47 hrs, He appealed to the people also struggle with low self- had difficulty following they took longer to read, faced live HD video to the operators, March 1 and 09090 Gorakhpur- hrs, Katni at 10.00 hrs, Damoh at Varanasi at 12.50 hrs, Mau at 14.25 to avail themselves of the facil- esteem, troubled relationships instructions and failed to fin- trouble in processing words all in a short notice of less than Ahmedabad special from 11.40 hrs, Sagar at 12.50 hrs, Bina hrs, Deoria Sadar at 16.15 hrs and ity. He advised them to file and poor performance in ish schoolwork or chores and and also found it hard to spell, an hour. During this rescue Gorakhpur from March 3 will at 14.55 hrs, Vidisha at 15.50 hrs, reach Gorakhpur at 18.15 hrs. The complaints in case of any prob- school. were easily distracted. write and speak clearly. She said operation, the EndureAir team remain cancelled. The 09489 Sant Hirdaram Nagar at 17.20 hrs, 09092 Gkp-BDTS special will lem and said now the com- She said this symptom She said another was it was linked to genes, which worked closely with the NDRF Ahmedabad-Gkp special every Ujjain at 20.00 hrs, Nagda at depart from Gorakhpur at 21.30 plaint could also be filed online. often lessened with age but dyslexia and this learning dis- was why the condition often officials, including DIG Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 21.00 hrs, Ratlam at 22.25 hrs, hrs and after stopping at Deoria He assured quick action on the some people never completely order involved difficulty in ran in families. Mohsen Shahedi, CO PK Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Dahod at 23.54 hrs, Chhayapuri Sadar, Mau Jn, Varanasi, complaints. outgrow their ADHD symp- reading due to problems in Dr Brajbhushan, Tiwari, DC AP Singh and March 2 will leave Ahmedabad at at 01.48 hrs, Anand at 02.36 hrs Prayagraj Chheoki, Satna, Addressing the main ses- toms. identifying speech sounds and Abhishesh Chaturvedi, Rahul Nayyar, Anagh Singh 09.10 hrs, Anand at 10.07 hrs, and reach Ahmedabad at 04.10 Maihar, Katni, Damoh, Sagar, sion, Dr Aradhana Gupta, She said while treatment learning how they related to let- Rooma Chaturvedi and dozens from AGNIi office (AGNIi – Chhayapuri at 11.00 hrs, Dahod hrs. Twenty one coaches will be Bina, Vidisha, Sant Hirdaram while speaking on attention would not cure ADHD, it could ters and words (decoding). of others took part in the ses- Accelerating Growth of New at 12.55 hrs, Ratlam at 14.55 hrs, attached. Nagar, Shujalpur, Ujjain, deficit hyperactivity disorder help a great deal with symp- She said this was also called sion. India’s Innovations) under PM’s Nagda at 15.55 hrs, Ujjain at BDTS-GKP SPL: The Nagda, Ratlam, Dahod, (ADHD) she said it was a toms. She said the primary fea- reading disability as dyslexia A large number of master Science, Technology, and 17.15 hrs, Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway administration will run Vadodara, Surat and Borivali brain disorder that affected tures of ADHD included inat- affected areas of the brain that trainers were presented cer- Innovation Advisory Council at 20.45 hrs, Vidisha at 21.52 hrs, 09091/09092 Bandra Terminus will reach BDTS at 08.30 hrs. how one paid attention and one tention and hyperactive-impul- processes language. She said tificates. (PM-STIAC). 7

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Prakash placed the Proceeds of Crime in the banking system and subsequently the amount was siphoned off/ routed/invested #B C   through the entities of Binay Prakash group owned/controlled by him. Identified assets in form   of immovable properties held in the name of Binay Prakash he Enforcement Directorate group amounting to 3.96 crores Thas filed a prosecution com- and movable properties amount- plaint (chargesheet) against ing to 3.04 crores were provi- Punjab-based Kudos Chemie sionally attached. The Ltd. and its directors for forging Adjudicating Authority under documents to seek loan from a PMLA has already confirmed consortium of banks and divert- attached properties worth 6.88 ing the funds to the tune of crores and properties worth 12 about 350 crore. lakhs are under the process of The agency said it has filed confirmation, it said. Earlier, a the Prosecution Complaint fraudulently. They also diverted allocation of coal block in Prosecution Complaint under against Kudos Chemie Ltd., loan funds to the related concern Jharkhand against Domco Pvt. PMLA was filed before the court Kudos Holdings Pvt Ltd. and its Kudos Holdings Pvt. Ltd. being Ltd. and its directors Binay here on December 13, 2018. directors, Jitendra Singh and a shell company and through Prakash, Rita Prakash and their NOTICE Gurmeet Sodhi before the round-tripping showed the two other firms. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned for Special Court (PMLA), diverted funds as their own cap- The agency initiated inves- and on behalf of LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Chandigarh under the ital and took more loans from the tigation on the basis of a CBI FIR Lucknow, pursuant to circular No.422/ Annexure-E of LIC HFL that the original sale- Prevention of Money banks. Directors of the compa- under IPC sections relating to deed dated 27-07-2013 vide Serial No. 14363, Laundering Act. The ED initiat- ny alsoused company loan funds criminal conspiracy and cheat- registered in the office of Sub-Registrar-l, Lucknow, executed by Mr. Ganga Ram in ed the investigation on the basis for buying properties in individ- ing against Domco Pvt. Ltd. and favour of Mr. Mukesh Kumar Kanojia in of a CBI FIR dated April 7, 2017 ual names. In thiscase, the its promoters/directors and other respect of Plot, part of Khasra No.70 Ka Min. admeasuring 97.583 sq.mts. situated at Village- under the Indian Penal Code immovable properties amount- unknown persons for submitting Natkur, Pargana-Bijnaur, Tehsil-Sarojni Nagar, (IPC) Sections relating to cheat- ing to 343 crore stand attached false information with dishonest District-Lucknow, which have been lost. It is informed to us that the above noted original ing, forgery and criminal con- by ED,”it said. Further investiga- intention to the authorities while sale-deed is mortgage with any person(s), spiracy for bank fraud with the tion, in this case, is in progress, applying for a captive coal block Financial Institution(s), Bank(s) or any other one, may inform immediately to LIC Housing consortium of banks led by it added. and securing allocation of Finance Ltd., Lucknow, or Anoop Kumar Singh Punjab National Bank. “The ED Meanwhile, in a separate “Lalgarh (North)” coal block in Advocate, LIC HFL, Mobile No.9455032691, 9554472272 otherwise the above noted investigation revealed that case, the ED has filed a West Bokaro Coalfield, proposal shall be finalize immediately after the Jitendra Singh and Gurmeet Supplementary Prosecution Jharkhand. The irregular alloca- expiry of 15 days of this publication. Sodhi, directors of Kudos Complaint before the Special tion led to a pecuniary benefit of Chemie Ltd, prepared Court of Bharat Parashar, Special 7 crores to the accused Binay   forged export bills and got Judge (PC Act), New Delhi Prakash who offered to sell the This is to inform all that my mauja them discounted with the banks under PMLA in a case of illegal shares of the company on premi- Shababad , taluka Chauthar ,tehsil and pargana Bhadohi RN 2/1 raqba eight, biswa four & half dhoor of which land mark all around is in east aaraji Valla Yadav, in west brick road, '      in north aaraji Suraj Prasad Halwai and in south aaraji Chandra Prakash from whom this area of land was settled on amout of 207000.00 under #$)   harijan permission 5/6/1996 and was applied on 30/11/1996 at Bhadohi tehsil, record # of same is &-,#   complainant alleged in his their life with dignity and 185 P.S. 139/150, registered copy# is 1549 and the same record was petition before the CCPD enjoy their basic fundamental registered on 29/6/1998. My staff lost n an order aimed at sending which he had moved for jus- rights equally with others. If registered copy while my he was on Ia message to private sector tice. The Employee State private establishments shall the way for photo copy. companies ignoring the rights Insurance (ESI) too rejected be left out of scope of Section Abdul Aziz Ansari S/O Late Munsi of their disabled employees, the his application seeking pen- 20(4) it may amount to creat- Raza, Nai Bazar,Kotwali Bhadohi, Court of Chief Commissioner sion as it contended that his ing hinderance in path of Chauki Nai Bazar. for Persons with Disabilities case does not fall within the achieving aims and objectives (CCPD), under the Union purview of the existing rules. sought to be achieved by In the Office of the Administrator Social Justice and Commissioner for Persons RPwD Act, 2016.” General and Offical Trustee, Empowerment Ministry, has with Disability Upma Therefore, said Srivastava, Uttar Pradesh, ALLAHABAD asked a Ghaziabad-based pri- Srivastava after hearing both this court by exercising its suo Dated Allahabad, the 08 day +   @@: vate firm to restore the job of a the sides on January 12, 2021 motu powers to investigate, Case-No. F03/2021 In the matter of the worker who was terminated observed that the employer of vested in it by virtue of Section goods of D$  1 %%5J  deceased from the service after he met Pattanayak violated employ- 75(b) of RPwD Act, 2016,   KK ;;:L92,  #  ,  0 with a mishap, causing him 60 ment rights of the latter as decides to take cognisance of 2  J, G% , %%F ( per cent locomotor disability. guaranteed under the Rights of the complaint against the Citation under rule 26 of the The case pertains to one Persons with Disabilities Act, employer of the complainant, Administrator General (U.P.) Rules, Tusarkanta Pattanayak, who 2016. i.e.Bio-Med Private Limited 1929 worked with a private firm, “Section 20(4) of the Act and recommends it to cancel Whereas an application has been made BioMed Pvt Ltd, since 2006. lays down that if any employ- the termination letter and re- to this office by M   %%5J  On December 30, 2016, while ee acquires disability during employ him on any such post resident of   KK ;;:L92,  #  ,  0 in the office when he was not course of his employment, he which is suitable for a 2  J, G% , %%F ( feeling well, his company man- shall not be dispensed with his Divyangjan. Further this court of the deceased for the grant of a cer- ager advised him to get med- services; further, such employ- recommends that the employ- tificate under section 29 of the icine from the nearby dispen- ee cannot be even reduced in er shall not reduce the pay Administrator General's Act, 1963 (Act sary and take rest. But as his rank or pay scale. Though, scale of the complainant. 45 of 1983) in respect of the state of %C fate would have it, Pattanayak Section 20(4) lays down man- However, the Court was  1 %%5J who died at. %F   on met with a serious accident on date for government establish- silent on the ESI contention the..23 day of N?2 2018 this citation his way to the dispensary. It ments. Yet, this court, consid- that “after conducting detailed is issued calling upon all persons made him permanently dis- ering the objectives of RPwD investigation it was found that clalming to have any Interest in the estate of the deceased, to come and see abled (locomotor disability at Act 2016, concludes that effect at the time the complainant the proceedings before the grand or cer- 60 per cent). of this provision must also be met with the accident, he was tificate in this office on the 18 day of However, instead of extended to non-government not commuting for employ-  # 2021 at 11:30 am, in the fornoon. empathising with Pattanayak’s establishments.” In her order ment purpose, rather he was By order of the Administator General, condition, his company pres- she further said that “Objective commuting from one place to Uttar Pradesh. sured him to quit the job. In of this Act is to assimilate the another for personal reasons Head Assistant 2019, the company handed Divyangjans into main stream therefore, he could not be Office of the Administrator him a termination letter, the society so that they can spend granted pension. “ General Uttar Paradesh P
                   
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 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recoveries in the state to while cautioning about the pos- precautions were being taken so Speakingto reporters here, oting in the civic polls in women. Of the 11,121 polling on Saturday registered 4,650 9,67,630. Currently, there are sible second wave of Covid-19, that the state does not reach such he said necessary precautions VSix major cities of Gujarat booths, 2,255 are sensitive and new Covid-19 cases and 13 58,606 people are under treat- Karnataka Health Minister K a stage. The Minister also said have to be taken at least till will be held between 7am and 1,188 have been designated as 
0  related deaths taking the total ment in the state. Sudhakar on Saturday said the health departmentis seek- March end by compulsorilyfol- 5pm on Sunday amid tight very sensitive,” a poll official number of those affected in the There are 2,47,780 people according to experts till March ingcooperation from Home and lowing things like wearing security and adherence to said.   state by the deadly virus to under observation in the state end it is crucial. Revenue departments besides masks, maintaining distance, COVID-19 norms, officials Votes will be counted on 10.30 lakh. out of which 8,989 are in iso- Also ruling out any COVID district administrations to con- and all those who have the said. February 23, following which, ike ‘one Chief Minister Pinarayi lation wards of various hospi- curbs like lockdown or curfew trol COVID spread in districts opportunity should get vacci- The municipal corpora- on February 28, polls to 31 dis- Lnation, Vijayan said thestate has test- tals. PTI measures in Karnataka for now, bordering Kerala and nated. “The Union Health tion elections in Ahmedabad, trict and 231 taluka panchay- one ration ed 65,968 samples in the last 24 Maharashtra, states that have Ministry has said vaccinations Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, ats, as well as 81 municipalities card’, the hours and the test positivity seen a spike in cases in recent are likely to be given to common Bhavnagar and Jamnagar are will be held, he added. Government rate was 7.06 per cent. Till now, days. citizens from March....Now being seen as a test for Chief During the campaign, the is working to 1.09 crore samples have been Karnataka has issued new frontline warriorsand health Minister Vijay Rupani as it may BJP played the “development” have ‘one tested by the state. guidelines mandating all those workersshould take vaccines,” he set the tone for the card, while the Congress, which nation, one “Out of the total cases coming from Kerala and said. Assembly polls slated for next has been out of power in these standard’ in order to ensure reported today, 76 reached the Maharashtra to the state to Further stating that there year. Votes will be cast for a local bodies for a long time quality products in the coun- state from outside while 4,253 carry a negative RT-PCR test is no spike in the number of total of 575 seats with each now, cited “lack of amenities” try. Reviewing the work of contracted the disease through report not older than 72 hours. cases in Karnataka and the mor- ward having four corporators, and the recent fuel price hike Bureau of Indian Standards their contacts. “There are laws on one side, tality rate is 1.3 per cent, the and 2,276 candidates, com- to turn the tide. (BIS), Consumer Affairs, The sources of infection of but civic senseis also required in Minister said, “we will have to prising 577 from the BJP, 566 The Aam Aadmi Party has Food and Public Distribution 295 are yet to be traced. Twenty protecting our own health, so stop the possible second wave in from the Congress, 470 from claimed it would be an effective Minister Piyush Goyal on six health workers are also people of the state have to the same way.” AAP, 91 from NCP, 353 from alternative to the BJP and Saturday said, it’s time to among the infected,” Vijayan understand and make necessary “There is a senseabout the other parties and 228 Congress, while Asaduddin embark on Mission one said in a press meet. changes in their conduct by fol- second wave coming in Independents, are in the fray, Owaisi's AIMIM will make its nation one standard and Meanwhile, 5,841 people lowing necessary precautions... Maharashtra and Kerala.It officials informed. local bodies poll debut having make India the leader in set- recuperated from the disease Till March end is an important should not come in our state, we “The total number of vot- fielded 21 candidates in six ting global benchmarks in on Saturday taking the total stage according to the technical have to control it,” he said. PTI ers in the six cities stands at wards in Ahmedabad. setting standards. Goyal said, no one should feel the need to go abroad to get quality certification. Saying lab test-           '      49 @:: 
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1! 9563 3 The Leader of Opposition at Mangalapuram near here on new technologies and desire to intellectual support to lap up the standards it sets for the Ayodhya to be accountable to Speaking to reporters in in the state assembly accused Saturday. use them for bringing positive the new world of opportunities quality of its products and the people of the country, as it Mysuru, he said, it is said that / / :21 
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1! / 6 pathy as partof its propaganda Vijayan presided overthe func- and become a global hub for ligence (AI), Blockchain, Data Currently, the Bureau of Accusing the BJP of play- lected so far, an account should : 1 inthe name of God. tion, where Governor Arif higher learning and technolo- Analytics and other digital Indian Standard (BIS) is the ing with the emotions of peo- be given, all 135 crore people People are giving money Mohammed Khan, who is also gy. transformation courses,” he only national body that ple in the name of god, the for- might not have given, but it is asked, adding that those col- for Sri Rama and his temple, the Chancellor of theKerala Praising the state govern- said. frames standards. It has come mer Chief Minister said he too public money. lecting donations are account- not for BJP, he said adding that University of Digital Sciences, ment for recent initiatives in In his address, the CM out with over 20,000 stan- has faith in god, but for him “I'm not mentioning about able to the people of the coun- “there are Ram Mandirs every- Innovation and higher education including the said the launch of the first dards for various products beliefs are personal issues and any corruption, but an account try. where, also in villages, not Technology(KUDSIT), launch of Sree Narayana Guru Digital University in the coun- and services so far. There are should not be used as a politi- has to be given.. They are He was responding to a only in Ayodhya.. I also have a unveiled the varsity plaque. Open University, the Governor try would open tremendous also about 50-odd agencies cal tool. accountable... If they don't give BJP leaders' statements ques- Ramtemple constructed in my Both the Governor and the said “In any aspect of life, opportunities for that have framed about 400 “.. There is nothingthat an account, doesn't it give rise tioning who Siddaramaiah was village..The public have con- Chief Minister addressed the knowledge brings courage, youngsters. PTI standards in the country. only those who have given the to suspicion about misuse?” he to seek an account, when he has tributed to it.” ,   -2   #3  &>!#/ 3 343:       
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Daman and Diu and he Vijay Rupani wheat and paddy is higher of the 12 people who died in the puter simulation study which According to a notification Lakshadweep will be special TGovernment in Gujarat than annual requirement of styrene gas leak tragedy in confirms the long held belief of the Cabinet Secretariat, chief invitees of governing council. has added 30 lakh beneficia- foodgrains of Gujarat State Visakhapatnam last May, officials that planets need a protective ministers of all states and those The notification said the ries under the food law in the under the NFSA, it was said on Friday. magnetic field to block such of the Union Territories of governing council was recon- recent past and it is in the observed that there is poten- The National Human Rights harmful radiations in order to Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi stituted as there was a need to process of identifying more tial of augmenting procure- Commission had taken suo motu sustain life. and Puducherry are full time do this. people for coverage under this ment. cognisance of media reports about While factors like the Act. The State Government “It was emphasised that the death of several persons and existence of a moderately informed this in a review State Government should tar- over 5,000 others falling sick due warm, moist atmosphere and meeting of the implementa- get procuring to the extent of to leakage of styrene gas in the dis- liquid water determine ,    tion of the National Food annual requirement which trict on May 7, they said. whether a planet can host life, Security Act (NFSA), under would not only benefit local “The NHRC has accepted the the study, published in the which 5 kg of wheat and rice farmers but also save the action taken by the concerned Monthly Notices of the Royal    P  are being provided per person transportation cost which is authorities and the ex gratia of 1 Astronomical Society, noted per month at a highly sub- incurred in bringing food crore each paid to the families of that the ability of planets to atmosphere. planet’s atmosphere away, sidised rate of 2-3 per kg. grains from other States,” the the 12 people who died in the trag- generate magnetic fields In the current study, the eventually eroding it com-  +0  )  Over 80 crore people are cov- statement said, adding that ic incident,” the rights panel said around them is an overlooked scientists simulated two sce- pletely. ered under this Act. the acceptance of locally cul- in a statement. aspect. narios of the Red Planet -- They said the findings Union Food Secretary tivated food grains would “The government of Andhra According to the scien- one considering a young Mars confirm the belief that the   poll campaign in election- Sudhanshu Pandey reviewed also be higher among local Pradesh has informed the tists, Arnab Basak and with its magnetosphere intact, magnetospheres around plan- bound states, were also the NFSA implementation population. Commission that 485 people were Dibyendu Nandi from the and the other with the plan- ets play a crucial role in he BJP on Saturday held reviewed, sources said. and other allied matters with Pandey informed that paid 1 lakh each, who wEre hos- Indian Institutes of Science et without this force field. determining their ability to Tsome key organisational Sunday’s meeting, which the Gujarat Government at automatic grain dispensing pitalised for two-three days. It Education and Research The simulations revealed sustain life. meetings on the eve of the first will also be attended by state Gandhinagar, an official state- machines are being tested in has also informed that criminal (IISER) Kolkata, these mag- that in the young Mars, the Alternatively, planets that physical meeting of its new set unit presidents, assumes signif- ment said. During the meet- five cities on pilot basis that proceedings were initiated against netic fields enveloping plan- magnetosphere may have lose their magnetic field even- of national office-bearers, which icance as it comes amid fierce ing, he said there is possibil- enable beneficiaries to obtain the 12 accused,” the statement ets can act like a protective acted as a shield stopping tually become inhospitable is likely to be addressed by protests by a section of farmers ity of including more benefi- subsidized food grains with- said. umbrella, shielding the the solar wind from coming with loss of their atmosphere, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. in Punjab, Haryana and western ciaries under the NFSA. out having to visit FPS to pro- The leakage of the gas had atmosphere from the super too close to the planet’s the scientists added. BJP president J P Nadda Uttar Pradesh against the three “State Government vide freedom to the benefi- reportedly affected people within fast plasma winds of the Sun. atmosphere thus protecting it. The researchers believe chaired meetings of the party’s new farm laws. informed that 30 lakh bene- ciaries. a radius of about 3 km. On the Earth, they said a Without an intrinsic mag- the study has important national general secretaries and The farmer union leaders ficiaries have been added in The Gujarat Government Many people were reported to geo-dynamo mechanism gen- netosphere, the researchers implications for the search for also general secretaries (Party have been trying to spread their the recent past and they are in expressed its willingness to be lying on roads while some had erates the planet’s protective said the solar wind magnetic habitable exoplanets via ini- leaders deliberated upon the agitation in other parts of the process of identifying more install such machines in complained of difficulty in breath- magnetosphere —an invisible field may have first draped tiatives like NASA’s James agenda of the Sunday’s meeting, country while stepping up their beneficiaries through con- Ahmedabad city on a trial ing and rashes on their bodies, it shield that stops the solar around, and slipped past Webb Space Telescope and and organisational work under- attack on the Modi vergence with other central basis. added wind from eroding away our Mars, carrying bits of the ISRO’s ExoWorlds mission. taken by state units, including Government.      +,- +.+, 9 ; Q!   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He also called support. that “America is back, the The president also partic- and that has a lot to with Joe for cooperation in addressing Biden’s turn on the world transatlantic alliance is back,” ipated Friday in a virtual meet- Biden having become the pres- economic and national securi- stage came as the US officially after four years of a Trump ing of the Group of Seven ident of the United States of ty challenges posed by Russia rejoined the Paris climate administration that flaunted its industrialized nations, where America,” Merkel said. and China and identified agreement, the largest interna- foreign policy through an leaders managed to work “His speech just now, but cyberspace, artificial intelli- tional effort to curb global “America First” lens. Biden’s campaign theme into also his administration’s first gence and biotechnology as warming. Trump announced in Speaking to the annual their closing joint statement, announcements, have con- areas of growing competition. June 2017 that he was pulling Munich Security Conference vowing to “work together to vinced us that this is not just “We must prepare togeth- the US Out of the landmark virtually, Biden ticked through beat Covid-19 and build back talk but action.” er for long-term strategic com- accord, arguing that the pact a daunting to-do list — sal- better.” Biden made his address to petition with China,” Biden would undermine the vaging the Iran nuclear deal, “Welcome back, America,” a global audience as his admin- declared. American economy. meeting economic and securi- said European Council istration this week took steps to His message was girded by Biden announced the U.S. ty challenges posed by China President Charles Michel, effec- reverse key Trump adminis- an underlying argument that Intention of rejoining on the and Russia and repairing the tively summing up the mood of tration policies. democracies — not autocracies first day of his presidency, but damage caused by the coron- the Munich conference. He said that the U.S. Stands — are models of governance he had to wait 30 days for the avirus pandemic — that he said But while such happy talk ready to rejoin talks about that can best meet the chal- move to go into effect. He has would require close coopera- conveyed the palpable sense of reentering the 2015 multilateral lenges of the moment. The said that he will bake consid- tion between the US and its relief among allies at Biden’s Iran nuclear deal abandoned by president urged fellow world erations about climate change Western allies. full-throated commitment to the Trump administration. The leaders to show together into every major domestic and Without mentioning mending frayed US-Europe Biden administration that “democracies can still foreign policy decision his Donald Trump’s name once in relations, plenty has changed announced Thursday its desire deliver.” administration faces. his speech, Biden mixed talk of over the past four years in ways 0 +   &  7/     . 5   to reengage Iran, and it took At the G-7, administration “This is a global existential a reinvigorated democratic creating new challenges. action at the United Nations officials said, Biden focused on crisis,” Biden said. alliance with a rebuke of his China has cemented its Populism has grown through Angela Merkel noted that some gic and economic concerns aimed at restoring policy to what lies ahead for the inter- Biden also encouraged G- predecessor’s approach, a mes- place as a fierce economic much of Europe. And other differences between the U.S. that are not always in sync with what it was before national community as it tries 7 partners to make good on sage warmly received by competitor on the continent as Western countries have, at And Europe remain “compli- Biden on Russia as well. Trump withdrew from the deal to extinguish the public health their pledges to COVAX, an Western allies. the US has reconsidered long- moments, sought to fill the vac- cated.” Europe sees China’s Still, Merkel, who had a in 2018. and economic crises created by initiative by the World Health ‘I know the past few years held national security and eco- uum left as America stepped economic ambitions as less of strained relationship with Biden also spoke out about the coronavirus pandemic. He Organization to improve access have strained and tested the nomic priorities embedded in back from the world stage. an existential threat than the Trump, didn’t hide her prefer- the two-decade war in announced the US will soon to vaccines, even as he reopens transatlantic relationship,” the transatlantic alliance. German Chancellor US does and has its own strate- ence for an American foreign Afghanistan, where he faces a begin releasing $4 billion for an the US Spigot. 5&       3   !  
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Earlier in the week in with China’s recently enacted countries’ economic structures Germany from a nerve agent jail terms ranging from seven judge and the prosecutor, argu- Mandalay’s Yadanabon dock, Some 500 police and sol- Mandalay, security forces Coast Guard law, which may and to use force in defending poisoning that he blames on the to 15 days. ing that they could have a where tear gas and rubber bul- diers descended on the area cracked down on state railway escalate the ongoing territori- China’s maritime claims in dis- Kremlin. Russian authorities Speaking before the ver- much better life in a new lets were used on protesters near Yadanabon dock after workers in a similar fashion al and maritime disputes,” State puted areas, strongly implies have rejected the accusation. dict, Navalny referenced the Russia. earlier in the day. dock workers joined the after they joined the civil dis- Department Spokesperson Ned this law could be used to intim- Navalny, 44, an anti-cor- Bible as well as “Harry Potter” “Just imagine how won- The Irrawaddy news web- national civil disobedience obedience movement. Price told reporters during a idate the maritime neighbours ruption crusader and President and the animated sitcom “Rick derful life would be without site also confirmed the deaths movement, refusing to work Less than an hour after the conference call. of China, Price said. Vladimir Putin’s most vocal and Morty” as he urged constant lying,” he said. on social media. until the military junta that 8 pm curfew started on China is engaged in hotly “We are further concerned critic, appealed the prison sen- Russians to resist pressure from “Imagine how great it Security forces had been seized power in a Feb. 1 coup Wednesday, gunshots were contested territorial disputes in that China may invoke this new tence and asked to be released. the authorities and challenge would be to work as a judge increasing their pressure reinstates the democratically heard as more than two dozen both the South China Sea and law to assert its unlawful mar- The Moscow City Court’s judge the Kremlin to build a fairer when no one would be able to against anti-coup protesters elected government. police officers with shields and the East China Sea. Beijing has itime claims in the South China on Saturday only slightly and more prosperous country. call you and give you directions earlier Saturday, using water Protesters and residents helmets marched past railway built up and militarised many Sea,” he said. reduced his sentence to just “The government’s task is what verdicts to issue.” cannons, tear gas, slingshots were forced to flee the neigh- workers’ housing. Numerous of the islands and reefs it con- The United States reminds over 2 1/2 years in prison, rul- to scare you and then persuade He insisted that he was and rubber bullets against borhood amid the violence, as videos posted on social media trols in the region. China of its obligations under ing that a month-and-half you that you are alone,” he said. unable to report to the author- demonstrators and striking security forces chased after showed muzzle flashes as shots Both areas are stated to be the United Nations Charter to Navalny spent under house “Our Voldemort in his palace ities in line with his probation dock workers in Mandalay. them. There were reports of were heard, and some police rich in minerals, oil and other refrain from the threat or use arrest in early 2015 will be also wants me to feel cut off,” he requirements while he was At least five people were sounds that resembled gunfire. shot slingshots and threw rocks natural resources and are vital of force and to conform its deducted from his sentence. added, in a reference to Putin. convalescing in Germany after injured by rubber bullets and A group of journalists was at the buildings. Marching to global trade. maritime claims to the His arrest and imprison- “To live is to risk it all,” he his poisoning, emphasizing had to be carried away in forced to flee after being hit chants of “left, right, left, right” China claims almost all of International Law of the Sea, as ment have fueled a huge wave continued. “Otherwise, you’re that he returned to Russia ambulances, according to an with tear gas and slingshot could be heard along with the South China Sea. Vietnam, reflected in the 1982 Law of the of protests across Russia. just an inert chunk of randomly immediately after his health Associated Press journalist who projectiles. shouts of “shoot, shoot.” the Philippines, Malaysia, Sea Convention. Authorities responded with assembled molecules drifting allowed. ! (    
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India, hamari Bharat Mata tops when mature individuals. The general perception A case in point is Rakshima (name changed) encourages movies like Chhapaak on the other it comes to rape cases,” wonders Sareen. The was that the perpetrators of horrendous acid who was attacked with acid by a man much older hand still turn their back towards acid attack sur- question arises, why to throw acid and take crim- attacks are young frustrated individuals, but to her for, yes you got it right, rejecting his mar- vivors. We still fight to get our place. Some peo- inality to a level where it not only falls in the para- recently a 50-year-old man was caught after he riage proposal. - , '!! ple even don’t hesitate in saying that we should meters of crimes that leave you trembling in fear, threw acid on a woman in Assam’s Dibrugarh. “I was in my late 20s when that man, who have married that person in the first case. And but also shows disrespect towards a gender that The mute question now is that even the mature used to live somewhere nearby, threw acid on $! !!#- if we would have did, things would have been is compared to Goddess in the country. men are showing the immature side when it my face and body because I rejected his marriage  ')!#& & & better. However, it is not their fault actually. It Many experts feel that frustration with life comes to dealing with rejections by women. proposal. He was not only twice my age, but was is their upbringing and their thoughts is a win- or life matters is also behind the perpetration of The man in his 50s was arrested last week; also a divorcee. He stalked me for a while and !&&  ! dow to their personality. It is because of this such crimes. “These criminals are, generally, the though the intention of the man is not yet out, one day told me that he wants to marry me. In & "?'   mindset that girls fear to walk on the streets people who are rejected or less accepted by the it still falls in a category where women are being fact, it was not a proposal but an order. I hate alone. They tremble when a boy follows them. society. There are cases where the accused per- disfigured or robbed of their natural beauty recalling that day, but unfortunately it has been ! ! &' )0 A shadow behind them even on a busy street son reaches a level of aggression because of these because someone could not tolerate a woman etched in my memory and on my face. Every day, %-&)! ' ! send shivers down their spine. You ask why? rejections, and vents his frustration on the eas- standing up for what is right according to her. I am reminded of how that day has completely Because no one knows what that shadow can do iest of victims. The intensity of the action Figures released by the National Crime Records changed my life,” she says. & )/ 6& to them,” she says without disclosing her iden- depends on the mindset at that moment or the Bureau (NCRB) found that between 2018 and The sad part of Rakshima’s story is that after !!'-!)& tity. availability of the tools of crime to the accused. 2020 there have been nearly 1, 600 victims of acid the incident the man was left without even the Psychologists feel that low conviction rate is This is the reason that every sane person in India attacks in the country. At least one acid attack slightest feeling of guilt. “I can recall the expres- &!#'&),  also behind increasing cases as criminals know favours ban on open sale of acid. I am not say- is perpetrated every day. However, the country sions on his face after the incident. He was sat- that they can get away with the heinous crimes ing that it will put a full stop to the crime, but with the highest number of acid attacks has the isfied that he did what he wanted, that he ruined & &0N & @&% or at least they will get a window where the vic- it will be a step towards curtailing the atrocious lowest number of convictions — less than five an innocent life and that he successfully fed his , 0 @&% tims will drop the cases after tiresome rounds act,” says Sharma. per cent — according to activists who work close- false ego. Within seconds, I fell unconscious and of courts. “I have had the experience of inter- Experts feel that fast track courts should be ly with victims. Women have been at the receiv- woke up only to see my disfigured face. I didn’t -!@ acting with many people with criminal bent of constituted to adjudicating, these matters , ing end of men’s ire, and the trend is not stop- cry or shout. I was numb. I started thinking about  &)O6 &!- mind, and the sheer disrespect to the law comes India’s population is humungous and so are the ping. what it takes for people to become so coward and directly from the delays in such proceedings. number of cases, more fast track courts should No doubt, women are being heard and go so down in life that they don’t shy away from !& ) Though courts cannot be blamed entirely when adjudicate these matters, so that punishments movies like Chhapaak are being made, the ruining lives. I was devastated, but was deter-  &#)%  we see the huge number of cases as against minis- could be imposed and justice should prevail. respect that women deserve is far from their mined to never cry over the cowardness of a man cule number of judges in India. A mechanism “Section 326 A & 326 B should be imposed per reach. Chhapaak was inspired by the story of who has nothing to do in his life. My beauty lies  ),/#$-  has to be put in place; the Government also has the prevailing law, and Indian Penal Code. Also Laxmi Agarwal, who was burnt with acid in inside me,” she tells you. K$!!*  )0 to step up the efforts to arm the courts with ade- there should be awareness workshops conduct- Delhi in 2005 when she was barely 15 years of However, Rakshima is not an exception, quate number of judges,” says Pulkit Sharma, a ed by NGO and on social media, awareness ses- age. She protests banning the sale of acid in India another girl in her early 20s faced the same sit- ?! & !, clinical psychologist. sions should be conducted to cease and control and supporting acid attack survivors. Many other uation. Her dreams shattered along with that acid ) '& & ? & “India the nation of Goddesses, chat poojan, the increasing aggression and frustrated instincts acid attack victims are working for this cause, bottle. “Revenge, the sense of not taking no as Durga Pooja, Maa Saraswati, a nation which in the males, they should be educated to accept to save other girls from such henious, heart ren- an answer for anything and looking down upon chants jai mata di as soon as a voyage or a jour- a rejection, a no. Human values need to be dering incidents. “Question is why and who do women are a few reasons why these horrendous ney commences, a nation which believes that our imbibed in them, they need to be properly we have to save our girls from? We need to save crimes take place. There have been so many Goddesses are most powerful, how ironic is it trained that females are not their property. them from the males who undergo rejection, of debates around the topics, but I want to ask what that the same nation tragically tops the global Human life is precious,” suggests Sareen.      +,- +.+, 32     Q8 ! R $ ,%!#)

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Brady in the Australian Open final      , .    epic, The 23-year-old won her @,& " ' & M ,N “I feel like I have to get comfort- was hailed in Japan, and beyond,   .   three-set fourth Slam from the last eight she’s able on those surfaces,” she said. “I as astronaut Soichi Noguchi wrote US Open contested and is now seen as the  & !6/!)) '& didn’t grow up playing on grass at from space “Naomi Osaka, con- “Osaka got a big step closer to semi-final, dominant force in women’s tennis, !0 @,&)- '&!'! all. gratulations on the victory,” with winning the Gold medal at the described by a view shared by seven-time Slam- “I honestly think I’d have bet- a Gold-medal emoji. Tokyo Olympics,” the Nikkan some as the best winner Mats Wilander, who believes /!)/ ?6 /&)/ ? ter luck on clay, because I think last Japan’s media said it brought Sports daily said of the player, who match of 2020, but Osaka Osaka can win 10 Grand Slams. !#& " %!#& year I didn’t play bad at all.” prospects of a Gold medal at the is a leading face of the Games in triumphed far more comfort- “I’m taking it in sections. For However, when asked where coronavirus-delayed Tokyo her home nation. ably on this occasion. right now, I’m trying to go for five,” , -% ?  '&0 she was most likely to win her first Olympics “a big step closer”. “The Australian victory is a Despite the defeat, Osaka said, when asked about !, -%?!) non-hardcourt Grand Slam, Osaka Major broadcasters flashed barometer for the Gold medal” at Brady will rise to a career- Wilander’s comment.  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Serena is. Maybe she’ll get tions.” having never made it past the third “I just think that’s how the sport Jennifer Brady in straight sets to “During my pre-season I would there, I don’t know.” Osaka has proven to be irre- round on the French Open’s clay or moves forward.” Jwin her fourth Grand Slam title look at the Australian Open trophy sistible on hard courts after now Wimbledon’s grass courts. at the Australian Open on Saturday from the time before and I would and underline her new status as the really feel inspired to try to win dominant force in women’s tennis. another one,” she revealed. 470 0: ( 3+ Osaka, 23, swept past America’s Osaka, who did not play last 0      Brady 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes to win year’s French Open, saved match 5   343 37 her second straight major crown and points against Garbine Muguruza in extend a 21-match winning streak the fourth round and beat her idol $ ,%!#)      1  that stretches back more than a year. Serena Williams in straight sets in The world number three, who the semi-finals. aomi Osaka said she’s living her will rise to second in the rankings, But Osaka, a third-round loser N“dreams” on Saturday after “I think I belong at this level. I becomes only the third player after in Melbourne last year, said she did- defeating Jennifer Brady to win the think winning a Grand Slam is total- Monica Seles and Roger Federer to n’t expect her charmed run to go on Australian Open, adding that she’ll ly achievable. It’s within reach,” said win her first four major finals. forever. celebrate with anime and pizza. Brady after her first Slam decider. By clinching back-to-back “I don’t expect to win all my Having grown up watching “Obviously I was nervous, didn’t majors for the second time, the matches this year,” she said. the Australian Open at “crazy go my way, but at the same time com- reigning US Open champion has “Somebody can give me a medal if hours” in the United States, ing off court, I was like, OK, that feels won half of the Slams she has con- I win all my matches this year, but Osaka said it felt “surreal” to tri- a little bit normal.” tested since her breakthrough 2018 I don’t think it’s possible. umph for the second time at “If you were to ask me maybe a US Open victory against Serena After subduing 22nd seed Melbourne Park. year ago, I wouldn’t think it’s possi- Williams. Brady, a fellow big-hitter, Osaka lift- “I’m really just living my dreams,” ble or it would feel like it’s, like, going After a tight first set, Osaka con- ed her racquet above her head in a she told Channel Nine. to Mars,” she added. trolled the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in muted celebration as the crowd “I’m always shaking a little bit (at Brady has had the best run of her the end). Thank God I had three career since tennis returned from its match points.” coronavirus shutdown, winning her Reinforcing her reputation her- first WTA title and reaching the US .(  6     
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We also have a couple by 317 runs in a rank-turner at Rbandwagon after seven cricket, I will still have enough of practice games before the Chepauk to level the four- years, Cheteshwar Pujara says time before we play the Test series begins in August. match series one-all and all eyes competing in the T20 league England Test series,” Pujara, “There’s plenty of time to are now on the pitch here for won’t hamper his prepara- who has earlier played for play county cricket but it’s the third Test begins from feb- tions for the away Test series Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire always good to be back in ruary 24. against England since he will and Yorkshire, said. IPL.” India do not have a lot of have plenty of County games India will play five Tests Asked whether he dis- experience with the pink-ball, to play before the Test assign- against England later this year. cussed this with CSK, Pujara having played just two games. ment. Pujara has a solid tech- said: “Nothing on that part... “We are not sure how much Unsold for seven seasons, nique but due to his slow bat- But I always wanted to play the ball is going to swing Pujara was finally picked by ting style he is not considered shorter format of the game.” around for this particular Test,” MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super fit for the slam-bang format. “So my focus once this Pujara said in a virtual media Kings at his base price of 50 But he is looking forward to (ongoing) Test series gets over interaction after the first net lakh for this year IPL. make a mark in this format will be on the IPL, and then session. “I’m really glad to be part too. once IPL gets over then I’ll “Early on it might swing a of the IPL. It’s good to be back “Once IPL gets over, there think about county games bit, but maybe going forward as again, and I would like to will be a window where I can and then there is a big series the match progresses, it might thank CSK for taking me,” the play a few county games. That coming up against England in not be a lot of swing but we India Test number three said call I will take once IPL it gets August...” never know with the pink ball it’s very difficult to predict.” Pujara said the pitch looked move could backfire. team and make sure that we good show.” a decent one to him but “a lot Pujara said they’re unsure win this Test,” he added. The India No 3 has not could change with three-four whether to keep a grass cover India had a horror show in been able to convert his starts days left for the Test”. or not. their last pink ball Test, against and was dismissed by English “It’s a different ball game “To be honest it’s very dif- Australia in Adelaide, where leftarm spinner Jack Leach in with the red ball. With the pink ficult to predict whether you they crashed to their lowest- successive Tests at Chepauk. ball, it’s very difficult to judge can keep the grass cover or can ever total of 36 to succumb to But Pujara said he’s confi- ! &  0* or assess anything before the take it off. an eight-wicket defeat. dent about his batting and match begins because some- On the Motera stadium, he reverse as well. I will always “We are in a stage where we Pujara said playing a pink- preparation and a three-figure times you’re expecting some- said: “It’s a new stadium, it’s a remember the Test,” he said don’t have a lot of experience as ball game at home is a differ- mark is just “a matter of time”. thing but it turns out something new pitch. Once we play more recalling his 206 not out against players but we are trying to fig- ent challenge altogether. “I’ve got good starts but   05<  else with a pink ball. games we’ll get to know about England here in November ure out... We’ll see. “It was a different ball- there have been two unfortu- “I would just try to keep the pitch. But it’s a beautiful sta- 2012. “It’s very difficult to say game altogether, we were play- nate dismissals. I’m doing well things very simple as a player, dium we all are enjoying here. India have so far hosted a anything about it because we ing in Australia. The ball was in preparation and confident   Mohammad Shami and and not worry too much about We had a gym session yester- solitary pink ball Test against have played just one day-night swinging around a lot and we about my batting. I’m sure a Ravindra Jadeja were not the pitch,” Pujara said. day. Bangladesh on a green top at game (in India) which was had a bad session, one and half three-figure score will come shan Kishan, Suryakumar included as they they are still “I’ve played so many Test “Personally, I’ve some fond Eden Gardens in November with the SG ball. The domestic hours of poor batting that led soon and it’s just a matter of IYadav and Rahul Tewatia on recovering from injuries they matches but with pink ball I memories of the last time I 2019 as they bulldozed their games (Duleep Trophy), was to the disaster. time,” he said. Saturday earned their maiden suffered on the Australia tour. also don’t have enough experi- played in 2012 which was right neighbours by an innings and with Kookaburra balls. “Here we are playing in our Asked if Hardik can make India call-up for next month’s Pant comes back into the ence. I don’t think experience after my engagement.” 46 runs inside three days. “I feel it’s an important own conditions, the ball is also the eleven, he added: “It’s good five-match T20 series against team following a stellar run in matters a lot when you are play- “In the old stadium, it was But against England who game for us to qualify for the different with the SG ball and to see him back in his rhythm. England as the selectors Tests in Australia and his good ing just one off game in a Test helpful for the spinners. But if boast of a star-studded pace line World Test Championship so the guys have played a Test with He seems in good nick. I’m not rewarded them for their stu- form has continued in the series with the pink ball,” he you bat well, there was value for up in James Anderson, Jofra we would try to focus on the the SG ball so we are pretty con- allowed to say anything at this pendous performances in the home series against England. said. your shots. The ball would Archer, Stuart Broad, such a things what we want to do as a fident that we will put up a stage”. IPL. Bhuvneshwar returns to the Wicket-keeper batsman side having recovered from a Rishabh Pant, all-rounder Axar hamstring injury he suffered in Patel and pacer Bhuvneswar the IPL. Kumar also returned to a fresh- Axar, who last played a looking squad. T20 in February 2018, is also   *   '   The selectors named a 19- back having performed consis- man squad for the series start- tently in the IPL. His selection ing March 12 in Ahmedabad comes after he took a five-  !) Elite Group A game as they hammered 12 fours and a six, Chasing 247 in the stipu- with an aim to try out new wicket haul in his maiden Test kicked off their Vijay Hazare and found an able ally in skip- lated 50 overs, Uttar Pradesh faces such as Kishan, Yadav and is a like-for-like replace- kipper Ishan Kishan Trophy campaign on a win- per Krunal, as they stitched a had a slow start and were and Tewatia in a World Cup ment for Jadeja. Ssmashed a blistering 173 off ning note here on Saturday. crucial 138-run stand for the 150/4 in 32 overs, but then, the year. Mystery spinner Varun just 94 balls to lead Jharkhand Invited to bat at the third wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders left- All three had a stellar IPL Chakravarthy, who missed the to a massive 324-run victory Kholdvad Gymkhana ground, Baroda lost Solanki and hander took charge of the though Yadav has formed the Australia series due to an over Madhya Pradesh in an Baroda bundled out Goa for Krunal in quick succession, proceedings, hitting seven backbone of Mumbai Indians’ injury, has also been named in Elite Group B game of the 263 and then chased the tar- but Ninad Rathwa (10 not boundaries and one six in his batting over the years. the team. Vijay Hazare Trophy, here on get with nine balls to spare as out) and Abhimanyusingh 61-ball knock. Questions were raised Left-arm pacer T Saturday. they rode on Solanki's 108 off Rajput (6 not out) took them Rain halted play at 45.2 when Suryakumar Yadav did Natarajan has expectedly Invited to bat, Jharkhand 132 balls and half centuries home in 48.3 overs. overs with UP placed at 215/4, not make the team for the retained his place following an posted a mammoth 422 for from skipper Krunal Pandya Brief Scores: which was nine runs more series in Australia but his long impressive debut series in nine, shaped by Kishan’s whirl- (71 off 77 balls) and opener Goa 263 all out (Snehal than the par score of 207, at wait has finally ended. Australia. wind knock, and then bundled Smit Patel (58 off 64 balls). Kauthankar 81; K D Eknath the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kishan too had a good IPL Both Kishan and Pant have out the opposition for a mea- For Goa, Snehal 43; Atit Sheth 3/50; Krunal UP’s opening duo of and has been in red hot form been named as wicketkeepers, gre 98 in 18.4 overs, with Kauthankar top scored with a Pandya 3/62) lost to Baroda Abhishek Goswami (54 off 67 in white ball cricket. He got the so it remains to be seen if K L pacer Varun Aaron (6/37) 100-ball 81, hammering six 264/5 (Vishnu Solanki 108, balls) and Karan Sharma (40 call-up on a day when he Rahul will continue to keep the doing the bulk of the damage. fours and two sixes after they Krunal Pandya 71; Amit off 74 balls) initially struggled smashed 173 off 93 balls for wickets. The 22-year-old left-hand- lost openers Ishaan Gadekar Verma 2-39, Amulya to get going against the Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare T20I squad: Virat Kohli ed Kishan single-handedly (7) and Aditya Kaushik (7) Pandrekar 1-35) by five wick- Karnataka new ball bowlers, Trophy. (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice- tore apart the MP attack, strik- early. ets. Abhimanyu Mithun and Tewatia, who plays for captain), KL Rahul, Shikhar ing 19 fours and 11 sixes in his Baroda bowlers led by At C K Pithwala Ground: Prasidh Krishna, managing Rajasthan Royals and Haryana, Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, knock. pacer Atit Sheth (3/50) and Hyderabad 349/5 (Tilak only nine runs in the first five had smashed West Indian Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik After Jharkhand lost open- left-arm spinner Krunal Verma 156 not out, Tanmay overs. Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wick- er Utkarsh Singh (6) early, Pandya (3/62) kept making in- Agarwal 86; R A Dey 2/45, A The pair put on a century in an over in the IPL last year et-keeper), Ishan Kishan Kishan conjured up a 113-run roads even as Kauthankar did S Sarkar 1/42) beat Tripura 236 stand but they lost three wick- to pull off a stunning win for (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra second-wicket stand with not get a steady partner. (Milind Kumar 67, Bikram ets for nine runs as the defend- his team. Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, Kumar Kushagra (26) to lay Skipper Amit Verma (24), Kumar Das 65; C V Milind ing champions looked to seize Left-arm wrist spinner Axar Patel, Washington the foundation for a big score. wicket-keeper KD Eknath 5/43, B Sandeep 2/37) by 113 the momentum, But Rinku Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, T Kishan, who opened the (43), Suyash Prabhudessai runs. turned it around with his brisk and Manish Pandey have been Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar innings, continued playing his (39), Darshan Misal (20) and At Lalbhai Contractor half-century. dropped from the side while Kumar, Deepak Chahar, shots before being caught by Lakshay Garg (23) could not Stadium: Chhattisgarh 231 all Put in, a depleted pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been Navdeep Saini and Shardul Shubham Sharma off Gaurav convert their starts into big out (Shashank Chandrakar 92, Karnataka, who were missing rested. Thakur. Yadav. scores. Ashutosh Singh 47; Arzan the services of K L Rahul, Kishan reached his indi- Sheth and Krunal, were Nagwaswalla 6/54, Chintan Mayank Agarwal, Manish vidual 50 in 42 balls, 100 in 74 Anukul Roy smashed seven Kishan 173, Anukul Roy 72; well complimented by pacer Gaja 2/50) lost to Gujarat Pandey and K Gowtham, also balls and 150 in 86 balls. sixes and three fours in his 39- Virat Singh 68; Gourav Yadav Lukman Meriwala (2/43), who 232/7 (Dhruv 38, B H Merai got off to a slow start. Courtesy Kishan’s hero- ball 72 and ensured that his 4/73, Shubham Sharma 1/44) was recently picked up by 38; Veer Pratap Singh 2/38) by The promising Devdutt 7     ics, Jharkhand posted the team went past the 400-run beat Madhya Pradesh 98 all Delhi Capitals and all-rounder three wickets. Padikkal (52 from 84 balls; highest total by an Indian mark. out (Abhishek Bhandari 42; Babashafi Pathan (1/43). 7x4) laid the foundation before domestic side. Aaron wreaked havoc to Venkatesh Iyer 23; Varun Baroda lost opener Kedar &&$ & No. 6 Aniruddha Joshi’s blaz- Virat Singh (68 off 49 leave Madya Pradesh tottering Aaron 6/37, Bal Krishna 2/8) Devdhar (0) early, but Smit Rinku Singh smashed an ing 48-ball 68 (4x4, 6x4) ;4<=:7  balls; 5x4, 3x6) and Sumit at 21 for five. by 324 runs. Patel and Solanki rallied the unbeaten 62 as Uttar Pradesh propped up their total. Kumar (52 off 58 balls, 5x4) It was just a matter of time innings with their 95-run stunned defending champi- In the second match at also played their parts to per- as they were eventually bun- %& "%*  stand for the second wicket to ons Karnataka by nine runs via Alur, Railways thrashed Bihar fection as all the MP bowlers dled out for 98 as their all top- Vishnu Solanki's stroke- bring them back into the con- the VJD Method in their rain- by 10 wickets with openers   had an off day in the field. order batsmen faltered. filled century and bowlers' test. truncated Vijay Hazare Trophy Mrunal Devdhar (105 not out) However, there was more Brief Scores: splendid show set up Baroda's Solanki took on the Goa Group C opener here on and Pratham taking 29 overs XIP is now Punjab Kings and its co-owner Ness Wadia action in store as all-rounder Jharkhand 422/9 (Ishan five wicket win over Goa in an bowlers with utmost ease and Saturday. to cruise to a 190-run target. 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The clear segregation between home mitting to sustainability and have placed sus- was shared on Twitter, where a self-discipline for attaining effective results. and work has today blurred, integration, of an tainability on top of their agenda. The serious- user pointed out use of disposable Thus, the design of the workplace is such that ‘enforced’ kind is in place which is different ness of climate threat and the growing aware- plasticV bottles in the Board meeting of the supports the basic and core idea in a more from the voluntary work from home which ness around environmental issues is making company. This promptly led Mr. Mahindra to accommodating and comprehensive manner. companies used to give. Thus, in this process organisations commit to reducing their contri- take ownership and banish plastic bottles from When employees find the conviction among of transformation and management of bution to pollution and depletion of natural meetings and replace them with environment their leaders, they tend to behave in the man- unprecedented situation, HR is gaining resources. friendly alternatives. ner that supports green and sustainable way of smoothly greater importance. Indian organisations have become a part of This simple narrative points out how the working in an interrelated and interlinked way. the Carbon Disclosure Project thereby commit- organisers of the meeting had not thought A Green workplace is an eco-friendly and     ting to reduce emission of carbon but recent about the environmental implications of their focused organisation and leans towards the  reports show that CDP has pulled up 20 Indian actions (using plastic bottles in the meeting), adoption of business practices that are justifi- Although, work from home (WFH) was organisations for their weak sustainability dis- when the company is actively promoting envi- able in nature, energy efficient, and well suited always advocated by HR fraternity (as it gives closures. A recent CDP India Annual Report ronment and sustainability, and this may be to the complex as well as the ever-changing the opportunity for work life integration), the also discloses that Indian companies are not true for employees across organisations as well, world of business. It advocates the model based actual decision to allow the employees to work much concerned about deforestation and do not who are neither aware nor committed to the on 3Rs — reduce, reuse, recycle. It is not only from home was a difficult one. The principal make a realistic assessment of the impact of environmental cause. Hence, employee green building and green infrastructure, rather risk to firms when allowing employees to work their business on deforestation. This indicates involvement becomes important for organisa- it has a much broader scope. It encompasses from home is a potential inability to monitor the lack of seriousness to take environmental tions on its sustainability journey. green competencies, green attitude, and green those employees to the same degree as would impact of business into consideration. Smart organisations know how to ensure behaviour, which is combined synergistically to be possible if he or she worked in a traditional This is where the role of leadership becomes core values of their organisation. This can hap- help the organisation become green or sustain- office setting. highly significant. Integrating sustainability and pen either by persuading their employees or by able. Values are the essential characteristic that During Covid-19, the situations are differ- environmental issues into the strategy of busi- giving them a clear message. Organisations both employees and organisations uphold and ent. Everyone is worried about health and well- ness can only be accomplished at the highest that have made greening a priority for them- operate at multiple levels (societal, organisa- being related aspects. Supply chains are dis- level of the organisation. We need the business selves expect environment-centric behaviour tional and personal), thus playing a fundamen- rupted. Daily and essential works are taking leaders to step up and work towards becoming from their people and this has resulted in judi- tal role in shaping the organisation’s culture more time as no support is available at home. more sustainable. There are examples of leaders cious utilisation of resources. In addition, con- with regard to a shift towards greater sustain- More than that, all the family members are who have taken sustainability to be the most sistent assessment of environmental impact ability. available all the time at the same place with important driver of their business. Yvon while taking business decisions, recycling and kids not going outside is an extra burden of Chouinard of Patagonia is a shining example of repurposing of resources and adoption of sus-      &)!!/ managing and engaging them with lots of sustainable leadership. He not only made sus- tainable forms of different resources are some   ) $  patience. Along with that the individual differ- tainability a part of his business but also worked other important parameters. A lot of changes were witnessed post pan- $ ?!&  & ence of managing stress and uncertainties also with his vendors to make their businesses sus- demic in the very year of 2020. Globally, work play an important role when we talk about tainable. His contribution to the environment        from office (if not completely zero) definitely !,&! working effectively in this uncertain times. extended to producing documentaries meant to   went on the downward slide. At the same time,  !#) ' ' Working from home or working at home sensitise people on environmental issues. Sustainability, greening the corporation, thanks to availability of internet and online #&  %  &-  during the Covid-19 pandemic has given rise Late Y.C. Deveshwar, former Chairman of environment management are gradually working option availability, work was not com- !)'   & !6 ! to realities which are reframing the very fabric ITC Ltd. in an interview had stated that sustain- becoming a part of the corporate vocabulary. pletely shut. Although, work from office was of our social, occupational, and emotional ability was a key to gain competitive advantage. The way the natural resources are extracted very less, we could experiment with new work- )! !,$   lives. Not surprisingly, the nature of WFH has The current CEO and MD of ITC, Sanjiv Puri and consumed from earth, it is going to be ing models in most of the industries and com-  & !  &  changed in recent years. The cost to employees has committed to stretch goals to improve its very difficult to replenish them timely. It is panies of all sizes. Though we were not meet- )#)&  ' of corresponding with employers and co-work- sustainability performance by 2030 by replacing often discussed in various forums that for gen- ing face-to-face, we were still connected. The & ,$!)&  !/ ers quickly and effectively from a distance has 50% of the company’s energy consumption with erating the resources we spend in one year; pandemic accelerated the adoption of technol- fallen dramatically. renewable sources. earth takes around 1.5 years for the re-genera- ogy and digital way of working tremendously. !,, && '&! In addition, the positive aspect can be seen These examples demonstrate the leader’s tion. Hence, it can be assumed that there will a Now, with the vaccine discussions, new #&  %  &-  that resource utilisation has gone down dramat- vision and commitment to sustainability are requirement of the capacity of almost two experiments are being made. These include  ?$  ically. Due to WFH and less commute required, imperative to promote sustainability in organi- Earths by 2030 to keep pace with the present mixing remote and office work with safety pro- there seem chances that less people need to sations. The leader’s beliefs about environmental natural resource consumption, and the require- tocols, remote management, making tough #&  %  &-! travel daily to attend their office. The proposed conservation and a vision centered around sus- ment will be of three planets by 2050. decisions like giving furlough to some workers &!$!/& ) ' hybrid model, where WFH and online learning tainability can motivate employees to take up Experts have always warned people about and growing the roles of others, engagement, will be a part, lesser vehicles will be needed on the environmental cause. The leader can the impacts of climate change, global warming learning, monitoring and evaluating so that the the road. That will definitely impact positively become a catalyst in enhancing awareness on and the recent onset of a pandemic (Covid-19) business of the organisation can happen as in terms of less polluted air and sound. Due to sustainability by making it a part of the corpo- can completely rewire people’s brains. All these usual. digital way of working, prevalence of electronic rate vocabulary and integrating sustainability as environmental changes will have far reaching Global industry analyst Josh aptly men- mail, video conferencing software, and mobile a value in the organisation’s culture. impact on humanity and life force on the plan- tioned at Perspectives 2020, “For us in HR, it is communication through ubiquitous cellular et. They would be designed in such a way that really time to be the heroic leaders of the communications networks, the usage of electric-  they work on People-Planet-Profit (PPP) response.” Thus, the HR is experimenting and ity, paper will go down. 
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People think that difficult for the mind to remain clean. Dharma and religion are synonymous but this is erroneous. Dharma is universal, eternal and a guide to rightful conduct.  That is why righteousness is the core of the idea of Dharma. The next principle of religion is Righteousness is the basis of rightful conduct and religion ‘Mercy’. How to be merciful within this is a means to understand the nature of rightful conduct. society? Again every religion of the Offering prayers in a place of worship is only a part of world teaches us that we must be mer- Dharma. However, Dharma is much more. The Taittreya ciful and show mercy to all. It is sac- Upanishad brings out the essence of Dharma very succinct- rifice, it is Austerity. The non-violence ly in the Shikshavalli section. When the pupils complete their must be based on ‘faith in God’. Faith learning in the gurukul, the Guru delivers the final lesson, can move mountains, We must have called Dikshant, like the convocation of present times. The faith. crux of this final lesson lies in these two terms — Satyam vada, Dharmam char. That is adhere to the truth and fol-   low the path of righteousness or Dharma. These two terms The fourth principle of religion is are also the essence of Dharma. It lies in action. Action that truthfulness. What is the truth? The is rightful, action that is ethical. But the issue is how to eval- answer lies in simply not telling lies in uate this action. How to determine the rightfulness. This is our daily affairs. We should be hon- the question that is most difficult to answer. Individuals have est and straight forward in all our deal- their own interpretation of Dharma and every one believes ings in this world That is called that he or she has followed the path of Dharma in the action he world is full of uncertain- Mahabharata war which occurred Buddhist, a Christian it is not so Morality. Lord Krishna says in taken. This is the reason why people tend to justify their ties and the fact is that one more than 5,000 years ago between important. The question is how we are Bhagavad Gita that the definition of actions. It is an ego defense mechanism that leads to justi- can never change the con- Kaurvas and Pandavas. The war was developing our love for God through truth is to know that all living beings fication. It is ego that is the reason for this mechanism called dition of this universe. based on certain principles or rules the process of following these four are part of me and they are in me and rationalisation. Logic or reasoning is always resorted to in However, we can make which were agreed upon by both the %-/!! '& principles of religion? By following they are mine. The truth is that we are order to justify one’s action. So even Hiranyakashyap or arrangementsT to change ourselves in sides. There was no terrorism involved these four principles we can realise our part of God. That everything is the Ravana or Duryodhana all had their reasons for their bla- order to adjust with the environment in that Great War. Only men fought in /!#)$)  $ eternal relationship with the Supreme property of God. Unless we know the tantly wrong deeds. Here, it is important to understand that and learn to live harmoniously. We the war. Women, children and old peo-  )   creator and then we can look harmo- truth, unless we understand the truth usually people do not commit a wrong act if they believe that must as far as possible create an envi- ple did not participate in the battle. niously in any condition that the how can we be truthful. it is wrong. Their ego makes them believe that their actions ronment which is conducive to peace, The armies fought with equal strength !#)&)  environment has placed before us and By understanding and pursuing are just. The ego puts a veil on their reason and makes them prosperity and happiness among the and with pride and honour with a firm ) & ! $ & remain peaceful and contribute to the Truth, we can see how everything follow unreason. The Indian philosophy calls this Avidya. people. Therefore, great Saints the conviction that whoever wins will get wellbeing of the society. within our environment is perfect. This does not allow them to see the truth and examine their world over have propagated the need the kingdom of Hastinapur to rule and &#$), How everything is the loving grace of actions in right perspective. Even the most heinous acts do for self-realisation among the people. whoever dies shall go to heaven. As ) &!)0!!"   God. Not simple to intellectual under- not give a feeling of remorse or guilt as it is believed to be The question that haunts our compared to this battle, terrorism, Let us consider the first principle standing, but we can experience from right and excuses are found. The answer lies in removing mind is how to bring about peace in which has surfaced today, does not  ),! !#-  of ‘Austerity’ which means to be will- the core of our heart the God’s expres- the veil of ego or Avidya and this can only happen by real- this world? Some people argue that we spare people even women, children - ! & ! ing to accept inconvenience for the sion of love in every condition of life. isation. Realisation leads to objective evaluation of one’s can do so through religion. However, and the old. This is the bitter truth that purification of one’s heart and in the This is the real peace. This is not intan- actions. This comes by awakening the conscience and look- it is not so. In fact, most of the vio- we are facing today. & && service of God and in the service of gible, it is not something impossible. ing within. The conscience is the guide to Dharma and is lence which occurs in this world, Terrorism knows no religion. ? )!,&  humanity. It is as close as your own soul. We are in every human. Only it is in different stages of awakening. today, has surfaced in the form of ‘ter- Terrorists, today, blow up airplanes; Austerity means to be willing to running in every other direction to Thus, some are more awake than others and can achieve real- rorism’ which has sprung up from the plant bombs in buses and public $ %/!)# accept inconvenience, sacrifice and find pleasure and peace. We simply isation easily. The purpose of Dharma is to show the right- issues of religion. The terrorists transport vehicles, in cinema houses ),  even pain, for the purpose of purify- have to redirect our priorities in life eous path and this requires constant guidance from the con- wrongly surmise that by resorting to or shopping Malls — all this in the ing our consciousness and to reject towards our soul and towards our ser- science. Due to differences in levels of awakening, people terrorism they can save their religion. name of religion although the violence $ /#  things which are unfavorable for the vice of the god. By associating with differ in their ability to attain realisation and discriminate However, this is far from the truth. No has nothing to do with the religion. purification of our heart, whether we saintly persons, by hearing the truth, between the right and the wrong. But it is to be understood religion preaches violence but only Srimad Bhagavatam describes that !&) %#&&!& like it or not. Human life is meant for we will learn how to practice these four that every human being has the potential for this realisation propagates peace in the universe. religion is based on four principles. % '!/& sacrifice. principles of religion, austerity, clean- and experience the awakening. 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The total 12.8, He is cajoles, “Fix your mind in savings may not amount to much but as reliance on technology to work has led to Me only; engage your intelligence in actions speak louder than words they go considerable savings in commuting time Me.” In the verse 11.34, God instructs on to show that the leader believes in sus- and costs. Though this situation was Arjuna to do His bidding when He tainability and acts on it at a personal forced upon us, it demonstrated that this states, “You fight; kill; do not get dis- level. sustainable form of work is definitely a turbed; you will conquer.” Then, in the viable alternative. Organisations should verse 18.62, He goes direct when He   Q     now change their mindset of — “if I don’t states, “In all respects take shelter of    see you, you are not working” and make Him, meaning Himself,” And in the Employees can play an important role work from home (WFH) a practice. It is verse 18.66, He leaves us no choice in promoting sustainability at the work- not only going to cut on the costs of when He states, “Take My shelter only.” place. It is seen that individuals may be operations but would have a very positive He couldn’t be more direct, leaving no very conscious of sustainability and waste effect on the environment in the long ambiguity. management at home but this behaviour run. Complete surrender is required for does not always translate into environ- Organisations such as SalesForce, the proper functioning of the system. ment-friendly behaviour at the place of BitPay and Square are looking at the per- Can any company survive for long if ventional sense and do what God course, and God, being omniscient, work. At homes we have electricity ty among employees by organising sus- manent work from home as long term its employees do not obey the employ- expects us to do is extremely difficult, always knows perfectly. God protects; meters which help in monitoring con- tainability events, suggestion schemes options. It may not be possible for all the er? What does the employer do when because it goes against the deeply gets devotees out of trouble. God sup- sumption but in an office employees to and projects to help the employees see organisations to do so, but practicing they don’t obey? He fires them for the ingrained natures of us souls. Still, it ports; maintains and provides all the not receive individualized bills for energy their contribution beyond the technical WFH to the extent possible in going to sake of the health of the company. can be done and millions are able to needed resources for a satisfactory exis- and paper consumption thereby diffusing domain. increase employee well-being as well as Similarly, God or His system would not do. However, the number of people tence. God helps in many other ways responsibility towards resource usage. As the general awareness on sustain- environmental wellbeing. Organisation tolerate indiscipline for long; the who are just good and are not God’s as well like He warns His devotes; gives The idea is to make all the employees ability is increasing, we find that sustain- can also have innovative ways of making divine authorities will punish by devotees is much larger. them mental strength; gives them understand the environmental implica- ability is becoming an important contrib- employees commit to sustainability by demoting the offenders to lower Obviously, benefits accruing to intelligence — the ability to make the tions of their work behaviour and impro- utor to the employer brand and talent is having a personal/departmental sustain- species. devotees will be much greater. These right decisions; the strength to toler- vise ways to reduce/ reuse/ recycle naturally choosing organisations that ability action plans in which employees There are innumerable examples benefits are duly delivered, otherwise ate; the ability to transcend the diffi- resources. The collective impact of sus- value sustainability. Some employees may would plan their sustainability activities of taking shelter of higher authorities who will choose this difficult path. Of cult to deal with ‘maya’ — the illuso- tainable behaviour can reap rich divi- have a natural propensity towards envi- voluntarily. Institutionalising sustainabili- in our daily lives. Then, why not do the course there are various degrees of ry energy of the Lord; and helps them dends for organisations in the form of ronmental issues. Organisations can ty can help get employee ownership for same in case of the Almighty, who is being good and the extent one is linked overcome ‘tomoguna’ — the dark savings and reduction in environmental appoint them as sustainability champions sustainability. The idea is to making sus- everything vis-à-vis this creation? with God, and their rewards are also mode. God empowers His devotes to footprints. Organisations are now trying in their organisations. They can act as tainability integral to daily work behav- Fortunately for us, many do. The likewise graded. do extraordinary feats, which benefit to collaborate with NGOs and other envi- role models and also provide momentum iour rather than making it into an event whole system, that is, this creation can- Briefly, good people are mostly the creation/mankind. God forgives; he ronment management organisations to to the sustainability movement inside the which is celebrated in the form of envi- not function unless there are good peo- rewarded in these ways. Their good gives peace — the only source who can. sensitise employees on sustainability mat- organisation. The champions can help ronmental day or week and forgotten as ple and, more specifically, devotees of ‘karmas’ entitle them to many mater- He forgives, i.e. releases from sins and, ters. There are instances in which create sustainability converts that is soon as it is over. God. They are the bedrocks of the sys- ial benefits like sufficient resources, ultimately, liberates when a particular employees have initiated waste manage- employees who adopt sustainability by tem. And such persons benefit welcome attention and the most soul has attained a certain degree of ment, car-pooling and recycling of understanding its importance. Soni Agrawal and Roma Puri recently immensely by doing what the Lord or important support of the system. As far enlightenment. Is God wrong in insist- resources on their own and this has Sustainability is also being called a published Green HRM: A Climate the system expects them to do. The as benefits to God’s devotes, these are ing that we take shelter in Him? inspired peers to follow in their footsteps. super strategy for promoting employee Conscious Route to Triple Bottom with Lord realises that the small soul is very very wide in scope. God guides because +        Organisations can encourage sustainabili- engagement. Organisations can get SAGE Publications India limited. To be both good in the con- this is crucial to stay on the right   @  *  
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