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Union Civil Aviation Canada, Germany, France, unions on Tuesday wrote to the conduct genome sequencing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Netherlands, Belgium, Centre, saying the discussion on 5 per cent of the total on Tuesday said he expected a Denmark and Italy did the will only be on the modalities Covid positive cases detected slight extension of temporary same due to a more infectious of repealing the three legisla- daily to check for new variants. suspension of passenger flights coronavirus variant there. The tions, giving a legal guarantee Experts feel that the between India and the UK presence of the new UK vari- on the MSP, and on two other                response is too late as it will not where a new variant of coron- ant has already been reported issues they proposed earlier this                !" be an easy task to trace the against the new mutant strains,” The new variant of the avirus has been detected. by Denmark, the Netherlands, week for a resumption of the 33,000 flyers from the UK who said Principal Scientific Adviser coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that “I foresee a slight extension Australia, Italy, Sweden, and dialogue. had returned to India during K VijayRaghavan at a presser causes Covid-19 is believed to of temporary suspension of other countries. The Government has invit- Through the letter, the Thursday their proposed trac- the last one month. here. be 71 per cent more transmit- India-UK flights. In the next India, UK have 67 weekly ed the protesting farmers for Morcha also formally accepted tor march against the con- “Many of them must have At the same time, he said, table than the other variants, day or two, we will find out if flights operated by four airlines the sixth round of talks on the Government’s invitation tentious agriculture laws, so come into contact with their there is a need to reduce trans- the Hyderabad-based Centre any additional steps need to be — Air India, Vistara, British Wednesday. for the dialogue. that the rally does not clash relatives and others. The con- mission through physical dis- for Cellular and Molecular taken, or when we can start eas- Airways and Virgin Atlantic. In its letter on Tuesday, the The letter also stated that with their talks with the tact tracing is going to be a dif- tancing, follow all public health Biology (CCMB) said on ing the current temporary sus- Almost 2,000-2,500 passen- Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which withdrawal of the Electricity Government. ficult task,” they said amid measures scrupulously, wear Tuesday when India confirmed pension,” Puri said while gers fly in daily on these flights. represents 40 farm unions, said Amendment Bill 2020 to pro- Thousands of protesting reports that many UK masks, follow hand-washing, six cases of the new strain. addressing a Press conference. Continued on Page 11 the modalities for repealing the tect the interests of farmers farmers, mostly from Punjab returnees in India have either Covid appropriate behaviour, The leading research insti- three contentious laws and a should also be part of the and Haryana, have been camp- switched off their phone num- infection control, amplify test, tute has underlined the impor- UK variant of the coronavirus done by other nations. But the legal guarantee on the mini- agenda for the dialogue. ing at three Delhi border points bers or are not available at their track, isolate efforts.” tance to launch an extensive has already been reported by Government was either apa- mum support price (MSP) The farmers had also writ- — Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri residences. The Ministry has so far genome surveillance of the Denmark, the Netherlands, thetic or negligent towards this must be part of the agenda for ten to the Government on — for the past 31 days, However, the Government carried out genome testing of virus to assess the extent of the Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, important measures which it the talks. December 26 listing the agen- demanding a repeal of three assured that the vaccines under 144 positive Covid samples of spread of the new virus. Spain, Switzerland, Germany, has now decided,” said a doc- The Morcha further said da for talks. farm laws and legal guarantee development would also work which six have been found to “We should also keep an Canada, Japan, Lebanon and tor from a Government hospi- the agenda of the meeting In the letter, the Morcha for minimum support price. against the mutated pathogen be carrying the new variant eye on other variants that Singapore so far. tal who refused to be named. should also include amend- said that in its December 26 On Monday, farmer lead- first reported in the UK. reported in the UK. might emerge independently, “The Government was well The Government said that ments to be made and notified communication to the ers agreed to the government “No need to worry about Three samples in as India houses the second aware of the mutated virus all the persons with the new in the Commission for the Air Government, it had mentioned proposal for holding the next vaccines. Vaccines will work NIMHANS of Bengaluru, 2 in largest population infected with doing the rounds in several variant have been kept in sin- Quality Management in “changes” by mistakes instead round of talks on the new against the variants detected in CCMB, Hyderabad and 1 in this virus, at present,” CCMB countries. It should have start- gle room isolation in designat- National Capital Region and of “withdrawal” of the agricultural laws on December the UK and South Africa. NIV, Pune have been detected Director Dr Rakesh Mishra ed genome testing of the flyers ed healthcare facilities by Adjoining Areas Ordinance, Electricity Amendment Bill. 30, but remained firm on their There is no evidence that cur- out of all the 144 samples test- said as per a news agency. returning from these mutated respective State Governments. 2020 to exclude farmers from Meanwhile, also on agenda of scrapping the laws. rent vaccines will fail to protect ed. 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The cow shed can The UPCC reaction came the so-called ‘Swadeshi’ phone in Maharashtra to Dadri in cials to launch a campaign under own- kitchen, electricity, Ayushman Bharat, Moti Singh and other senior officials. also be constructed under the MGN- soon after the brother of UP asked Lalit Agarwal to advertise Uttar Pradesh, which will be ership scheme, Chief Minister Yogi and Jivan Jyoti schemes. The CM also said that the local REGA,” he said. Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal and promote it in exchange of close to Jewar Airport,” PM Adityanath said that the land on which The CM issued these directions administration should ensure that the Yogi interacted with some of the was booked in a case of fraud a huge sum of money. Modi said. a poor person had made his/her hut while transferring Rs 87 crore as the beneficiaries used the money in build- beneficiaries and told them to construct and forgery. Praising PM Modi’s leader- should be transferred in his/her name first instalment in the accounts of the ing houses and the poor got the bricks, a toilet along with the house. He also The FIR was registered at ship, Yogi said that it was only if the land was undisputed and not in 21,562 beneficiaries of the Chief cement etc. at reasonable prices. enquired from them about the govern- the Hazratganj police station because of the prime minister any reserved category and, if required, Minister Housing Scheme (Rural). He said nodal officers should also ment schemes from which they were in Lucknow against Lalit that the Indian Railways were houses could be built in clusters in “These beneficiaries should also be be appointed for weekly review of the getting benefits and instructed the Agarwal, brother of state min- running on the track of devel- some districts. associated with self-employment pro- construction of houses. district administration to hold a cam- ister Kapil Dev Agarwal. opment. “The prime minister Speaking at a virtual programme grammes (goat, poultry, dairy, etc.) as “The section of the people who are paign and extend the benefits of the Lalit Agarwal and his has dedicated the New held at his official residence here on per the requirement. They should also the beneficiaries of houses are also the schemes to those who were eligible. accomplices had put up Bhaupur-New Khurja section Tuesday CM Yogi also said that a cam- be given the necessary training and also most vulnerable to encephalitis, tuber- The CM interacted with Prema hoardings for the launch of a of the Eastern Dedicated paign should be launched to saturate all be facilitated in getting bank loans and culosis, kala azar and malnutrition- (Ayodhya), Soni (Azamgarh), Sangeeta ‘Swadeshi’ brand mobile Freight Corridor to the nation the beneficiaries of the Prime Minister also be motivated for self-employ- borne diseases. They should also be (Kushinagar), Asha (Jaunpur), Akshay phone across the state by today, which is a matter of hap- Awas Yojana and Chief Minister ment,” he said. given a healthy cow from the cow shel- Bar (Gorakhpur), Anshu (Rae Bareli), putting pictures of Prime piness for the people of the Housing Scheme with the benefits of Those present in the programme ters and Rs 900 per month for the Meera (Sonbhadra) and others. Minister Narendra Modi and state,” he said. Pointing out that the work carrying and transporting 75 per cent of this section of the Pradesh is completely dedicat- the new corridor will reduce (Atmanirbhar). on about 6,000 new lines, gauge goods. corridor passes through UP,” ed to freight trains. costs and the risks of damage It may be mentioned here conversion and doubling pro- “The construction of this the CM added. The average speed of the to the goods will also be very that this section will not only jects was in progress in Uttar freight corridor is very impor- Built at a cost of Rs 5,750 freight trains on this corridor less. This section will open new decongest the existing Kanpur- Pradesh, the CM said that with tant for a landlocked state like crore, the 351-kilometre-long will now increase from 25 vistas for industries, traders and Delhi mainline but also enable the formation of this freight Uttar Pradesh. It is a pleasure New Bhaupur-New Khurja sec- km/hour to 75 km/hour. farmers and will play a major the Indian Railways to run corridor, there would be ease in for the people of the state that tion of the EDFC in Uttar With the increase in speed, role in making India self-reliant faster trains. )%3%3 
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The total length of the state, including 1,102 public DOB-01.11.2010 is registered was reviewed by Chief Secretary Mathura-Jhansi rail line is 274 hospitals and 1,544 private hos- in my service record which is RK Tiwari here on Tuesday. The km and of this 98 km falls in pitals. Lucknow (PNS): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh wrong. Her corrected DOB- is projects include the third rail Uttar Pradesh, 141 in Madhya Under the Jal Jeevan Yadav said when his party would come to power in UP, the 01.11.2009. This should be line between Mathura and Pradesh and 35 km in Rajasthan. Mission project, out of 462 areas government would withdraw all cases registered against read and written in future. Jhansi, health insurance scheme The total cost of the project is with poor water quality 315 have those associated with anti-CAA protests. Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan estimated to be Rs 3, 678 crore been covered under the scheme He said in the 2022 Assembly elections in UP, there   Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna, Jal and the project is targeted to be and work is in progress in the would be a historic change and the SP would emerge as the Jeevan Mission, Har Ghar Jal completed in September 2022. rest of the 138 locations. As powerhouse of the state. “People will come in support of Yojna and disposal of the com- Till date 30 per cent of the phys- many as 15 lakh households the Samajwadi Party just to save democracy,” he said.       plaints in the consumer affairs ical work has been completed. have been given piped water Akhilesh Yadav said his party would make alliance with      department. 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Australia, Ireland etc. These stu- According to reports from Agra, the incident REQUIRED dents have been offered scholar- occurred on Agra-Fatehabad highway, near a ships by more than one foreign uni- petrol pump in Dauki police station area. versity. Prakriti Tandon has been The local police claimed that the truck com- offered a 100% scholarship of US$ ing from Agra crashed with the car coming out of 3,26,000 by Cornell University the petrol pump after hitting a cyclist. (USA) while Tanya Samyak has The cyclist and three persons in the car were been offered admission by killed on the spot. University of Evansville (USA) The deceased were yet to be identified. with a US$ 1,46,000 scholarship. Dense fog was said to be the reason for the acci- Kaustubh Singh has been offered a dent. scholarship of US$ 1,63,200 by scholarship while Eklavya Agarwal Utkarsh Shukla, Avni Sonkar, After the accident, the local people blocked the Drexel University (USA) and got a US$ 1,32,000 scholarship offer Adwant Mishra, Anjali Tiwari, highway and staged a protest after keeping the bod- Anshika Srivastava a scholarship of from Drexel University, USA. Pihu Jain, Utkarsh Singh, Gaurav ies on the road. US$ 1,32,000 by Drexel University. Others students who have received Pal, Syed Ahmad Sabaat, Stephen Later, on assurance of local officers of initiat- Prabal Agarwal has been offered admission offers from various for- Madan, Abhirup Gunakar, Anand ing stern action against the truck driver, the protest admission to Deakin University eign universities include Shyam Krishna Mishra, Satwik Shukla was called off and the bodies were sent for post- (Australia) with a US$ 1,37,600 Agarwal, Aditya Chaturvedi, and Harsh Singh. mortem.                                                                                                                                                                                   !             "            # $ S                      &                       !          

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In due A woman set herself afire ity of beds for severe patients, the UP toll to 8,340. has been very much under has to be launched at malls, unner of a former MLA course of time, both fell apart near Deen Dayal Park in PGI he total number of people he said there was a slight prob- Head of KGMU’s control in UP, with the recov- markets, malls and restaurants Gshot himself inside a and Shanu demanded Rs 2.08 police station area and died on Twho have recovered from lem with ICU beds. Pulmonary department Dr ery rate being very good and where people are not following hotel room in Vipul Khand lakh as his profit share. On Tuesday. Police said they were Covid in the state capital On Tuesday, 194 persons Surya Kant Tripathi said there mortality rate being low. the Covid protocols. under Gomtinagar police sta- December 24, Marshal gave ascertaining the identity of the reached 74,123 on Tuesday. tested positive for coronavirus may be several reasons for the “Timely and strict measures District Magistrate tion on Monday night. He Rs 25,000 to Shanu as also a deceased. As per reports, the The Covid recovery rate of the in Lucknow while the death toll good recovery rate. “It has have been taken for breaking Abhishek Prakash said joint was identified as Rajesh of cheque which was to be woman reached the park on a district has been good at 95.6 rose to 1,111. The fresh cases already been evident that the chain of transmission. enforcement teams have been Jhansi. He had checked into encashed in January. scooty and started sprinkling percent. Lucknow has main- included 23 from Gomtinagar, Indians have a good immuni- However, people are not fol- made for the purpose. “These room number 105 of the However, Shanu alleged- petrol on her. tained a good recovery rate 22 from Indiranagar, 14 from ty because of the rough and lowing Covid protocols. They teams will move around to hotel. Police said Rajesh used ly started playing bullying Before passersby could because a large number of Mahanagar, 12 from tough lifestyle. Our kids play must understand that the bat- enforce social distancing and his licenced rifle to shoot tactics and threatened responded, she set herself afire. people showed less severe Jankipuram, 11 from outside in the soil which helps tle is not over as yet,” he ensure that people mask up. himself. “He put the rifle Marshal, demanding cash. She was rushed to a hospital symptoms, as has been the Alambagh, and 10 each from in building of immunity. added. They will also issue challans to nozzle under his chin and “Marshal ended his life in the where she was declared trend across the globe. Ashiyana, Hazratganj & Besides, the BCG immunisa- Meanwhile, a joint high- those not following Covid pulled the trigger. The bullet rented house when I was in brought dead. A police A senior health official Gudamba. tion programme has also level meeting was held to dis- guidelines,” he said. ripped his head apart,” the Wazirganj on Monday. I tried spokesman said the scooty was said the positivity rate is still Across the state, 1,044 per- helped a lot. It is the first vac- cuss measures to check the The DM also directed all police said. calling him but the calls went registered in the name of hovering around 2.9 percent sons tested positive, including cine given to any child after spread of coronavirus. The the Covid testing labs to follow In another case, a man unanswered. After a while, an Seema Rani of Sitapur. “The this month. “However, as the 41 in Kanpur, 59 in Ghaziabad, birth. Above all, the measures meeting was presided over by safety protocols as stern action ended his life after being unidentified man picked up police have to ascertain if it was cases are coming down across 24 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 45 taken by the state govern- Additional Chief Secretary would be taken against those bullied allegedly by his for- the phone and informed me Seema herself or some of her the district, the positivity rate in Varanasi and 43 in Meerut. ment, including the isolation Manoj Kumar Singh. He said found flouting the guidelines. mer business partner in that Marshal had committed kin,” he said. in areas like Gomtinagar, There were 18 deaths in the policy, have helped. UP is the that with the new year eve The DM said that all the Madiaon. Police registered a suicide,” Huma alleged. She Indiranagar, Chinhat, state, including two each in only state where Ivermectin approaching, the administra- RR teams and surveillance case of abetment to suicide alleged that Marshal ended     Alambagh and Aliganj is Prayagraj & Varanasi, and one was prescribed as it is the tion must remain alert. He said teams had been made active. after the deceased’s wife his life after being bullied by        ! ! "##$%& slightly above average,” he each in Lucknow, Kanpur, cheapest drug besides being people are not observing the He said directions have been named the accused in the Shanu. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Share said. He pointed out that the Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh effective and prophylactic. No safety protocols, including given to all the CHCs to carry FIR. The deceased was iden- Meanwhile, a 40-year- Certificate/s Nos. 24284 for 261 Fully paid up Equity number of patients who are Nagar, Meerut, Gorakhpur, other state has used this as a social distancing, even as the out contact tracing on a war- tified as Marshal of old man was found dead at Shares of Rs.5/- each of this company bearing Distinctive Nos. 3154833 to 3155093 severe at the moment is a lit- Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, prophylactic and the GO was next 15 days are likely to be footing, with special focus on Aziznagar in Madiaon. His his house in Gosainganj on Respectively standing in the name/s of tle less than 700. Rampur, Pratapgarh, Rae issued on August 6,” he crucial. He said enforcement areas having maximum num- wife Huma Parveen of Tuesday. Reports said Ram LATE SUDHA SRIVASTAVA has/have been report- ed to be lost or mislad. Any claim relating to this/ On whether they are facing Bareli, Chandauli, explained. has to be increased. ber of cases. Basmandi in Wazirganj Khelawan was living in the these share certificate/s should be notified within lodged an FIR against Shanu house in Amethi Kasba Fifteen days from the date of publication of this NOTICE to the Registered Office of the Company. of Aziznagar in Madiaon. under the Gosainganj police Otherwise duplicate share Certificate/s in respect Both Marshal and Shanu station all alone. Said to be an of lost share certificate/s will be issued to the above mentioned Owner/s and no claim will be entertained    
  +   5  were living in the same house alcoholic, he fell into a drain thereafter. on rent. outside his house on Monday Place Lucknow Date:- 28-12-2020 According to Huma, night and was found dead on For BF Utilities Limited Marshal and Shanu began a Tuesday. MR. BHALCHANDRA MITKARI  ! "" #"      (Company Secretary)   1-:.#0 Directing officials to spread awareness about COVID-19, irecting officials to main- the CM said that people should    !    Dtain complete vigil in view be motivated and encouraged of the new strain of the novel to follow social distancing and Lucknow (PNS): Clarifying the licensing, pressing need for coronavirus, Chief Minister use masks. He said public apprehensions in new farm laws improving export competitive- Yogi Adityanath stressed on address systems along with director of IISR Dr AD Pathak ness, low investment in storage making proactive measures to other publicity mediums said there are reasons for initiat- and warehouses and dominance break the chain of COVID-19 should be widely used to spread ing reforms in the agriculture of local traders in the market and transmission. awareness about COVID-19. sector. “The rising disparity lack of food processing facilities The CM, who was presid- Those present in the meet- between farm income and non- in agri sector,” he explained. ing over an unlock review ing included Medical farm income is one of the most Citing the benefits of new meeting at his official residence Education Minister Suresh significant reasons for new farm reforms for farmers prin- here on Tuesday, also said that Khanna, State Health Minister reforms in the farm sector. cipal scientist Dr AK Sah for the new strain of coron- that all arrangements at Covid Atul Garg, Chief Secretary RK People working outside agricul- explained that there will be avirus, all testing arrangements hospitals should be maintained Tiwari, Additional Chief ture are progressing much faster availability of single unified mar- should be ensured by upgrad- effectively. He said adequate Secretary (Home) Awanish than those who work in this sec- ket, freedom for farmers to sell ing the laboratories of the state. availability of medicines, med- Kumar Awasthi, Director tor. A cultivator earns about Rs their produce to whoever they Directing officials to ensure ical equipment and oxygen General of Police HC Awasthi, 80,000 per year whereas a non- want and wherever they want, effective contact tracing and backup should be ensured in Additional Chief Secretary agriculture worker earns three end of APMC cartel monopoly, surveillance systems, the CM Covid hospitals and senior fac- (Finance) Sanjiv Mittal, times more. Other reasons legal framework protecting said that contact tracing should ulties should take regular Additional Chief Secretary to demanding immediate inter- farmer rights, reduction in mar- be increased in Lucknow dis- rounds in medical colleges and CM, SP Goyal, Additional vention in terms of new laws are ket fees, taxes etc, and better price trict to control coronavirus hospitals and attend to the Chief Secretary (Medical fragmented and insufficient mar- discovery, development of infra- infection. Instructing officials patients. “It is necessary to be Education) Dr Rajneesh Dube, kets with high market fees and structure close to farm gate, to maintain an effective system careful at every level and a lit- Principal Secretary to CM and charges, inadequate infrastruc- price assurance and boosting of prevention and treatment of tle bit of carelessness can prove Information Sanjay Prasad and ture and credit facilities, informa- linkages with food processing COVID-19 cases, the CM said to be costly,” he said. other senior officials. tion asymmetry, restriction in sector with contract farming.    
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  1-:.#0 They said the police were look- kiln in Gaura village of the area. Meanwhile, two youths ing for one of the shooters who Sujeet tried his best to defend were killed while their compan- olice said on Tuesday they came on their radar during himself and even returned fire, ion suffered injuries in a road Pwere close to working out investigation. but he suffered bullet wounds mishap in Chinhat early morn- the murder case of former Recently, the police had in the stomach and died later. ing on Tuesday. The deceased gram pradhan Sujeet Pandey. released sketches of the two He was the leader of traders’ were identified as Sandeep and Though officers spearheading accused and started a manhunt association in Mohanlalganj Jitendra Kumar while the the probe remained tightlipped for them. The police have also and was popular among his injured as Kuldeep. Reports about details, sources said the announced a cash reward of Rs peers and general public. His said the trio (of Barabanki)were police got a lead about some of 50,000 to anyone who shares wife is the sitting gram prad- on a motorcycle when hit by the conspirators. details about the suspects han. Top leaders, including some unidentified vehicle in “A team visited the jail and whose sketches were made Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma, Tiwariganj. They were rushed collected details of the miscre- public. had visited his house and to RMLIMS where Jitendra ants. A lead about the miscre- Sujeet was gunned down directed the police to expedite and Sandeep were declared ants and conspirators emerged on December 20 evening when the probe into the case and dead while Kuldeep was under as a result,” the sources said. he was on the way to his brick arrest the killers. treatment. $5   R6, $ !#% !  ! (4"7"45 &   & Lucknow (PNS): Head of KGMU’s Respiratory Medicine ties to others,” he said. department Dr Surya Kant was The mask has been made elected national vice-chairman of from the cloth made by Indian Medical Association- women weavers from all 75 Academy of Medical Specialities, districts of the state and ten the premier institution of modern other states of the country so medicine in India with over 4 lakh that it represents the textile physicians as its members. richness of the country. “We The IMA concluded the elec- have folk arts of Madhubani, tions for its executive body on Phulkari, Sambalpuri and December 28 and Dr. Surya Kant Chikankari also woven into the was elected the national vice- mask and the work is still on,” chairman till 2022. He has been he said. Tripathi said he trav- the chairman of IMA-Lucknow in elled across ten states so that 2018, and is currently an honorary he could highlight the fact that professor in the IMA as well. Dr the country was rich in textiles. Surya Kant said that in the next “We are always looking two years, he would facilitate the   1-:.#0 Covid protocol and it holds a for a global market but there training of physicians in the lat- place in the Guinness Book of is a huge scope in India. It is est treatment modalities of major he largest mask (100 World Records. also important to give credit diseases, and promote health Tsquare metre) will be “I was given a lot of sup- to these women weavers and awareness in general population. launched shortly in the state port by the government, espe- come out of the mindset of capital for promotion of Covid cially by Additional Chief looking for foreign affilia- protocols and as a tribute to all Secretary Navneet Sehgal. The tions. These women weavers the women weavers across the mask has been made in joint are always looked upon as state who worked in these dif- collaboration with UP Khadi ‘bechari’, which should not be ficult times to prepare the and Village Industries Board. the case because these crafts masks. This mask is the brain- Sehgal said the mask will and textiles are unique,” he child of fashion designer be launched in the middle of said. Manish Tripathi, who belongs January. “It will help in pro- The mask will be put on to Lucknow and who moting the idea that a mask is a hot air balloon and released approached the state govern- important in these times. It to spread the message. ment for this initiative. Earlier, will also highlight that khadi Tripathi pointed out that they a 72 square metre mask was can be used to make masks began stitching the mask on made in Jeddah to promote and give livelihood opportuni- March 27. ,
 
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Lucknow (PNS): Lucknow was also decided that for other professional diploma University will hold the PG students, the examina- courses would be held in examinations of graduate tions would be held at regular manner in the last students in multiple-choice departmental level in week of January. questions (MCQs) format. MCQ format. LU He said LU would This decision was taken at spokesperson Durgesh felicitating teachers under the examination commit- Srivastava said the exami- various research projects, tee meeting held on nations for BEd, Med, including ACCLAIM, Tuesday under Vice- BPEd, MPEd, BAMS, PROTSAHAN and Chancellor Prof AK Rai. It BUMS, LLM, MVA and UDDEEPAN.     !"#$"$"     3$  %0 %* $,4 )4 4)

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   #=3+3.3  thereby achieving the objective why farmers in Punjab and have doubt that their owner- bout 7,080 people were of self-reliant India. The posi- Haryana are protesting this ship may be snatched and may Ascreened for Covid test on or the majority of the farm- tive side of The Farmers’ Act. When farm produce will not get price of their produce Monday to detect corona infec- Fers, farming is not entrepre- Produce Trade and Commerce be sold outside the premises of at the time of the delivery, he tion of them, the report of 48 neurship; it is a source of liveli- (Promotion and Facilitation) APMC, there would be no views adding, though the gov- people came positive in 24 hood. And 70 per cent of its Act, 2020 is that it allows bar- APMC in the future, and con- ernment is trying to promote hours. 94 people beat corona. rural households still depend rier free trade to farmers and sequently lost of MSP. Large- strong local linkages for One infected died during treat- primarily on agriculture for traders of farm produce which farmers may get the benefit of domestic industries or to par- ment. their livelihood, with 82 per means that farmers and traders freedom of selling farm pro- ticipate in the Global Value According to CMO Dr cent of farmers being small and can now trade farm produce duce inter-state and intrastate Chains (GVCs) wherein link- Prabhakar Rai, 12 people were marginal. Hence, the recent outside the physical premises of but under the new Act govern- ages are globally dispersed discharged from Covid hospi- three Farm Acts, viz., (i) The mandi or Agricultural Produce ment cannot intervene to pro- through The Essential tals on Monday out of 94 Farmers’ Produce Trade and Market Committee (APMC) tect farmers when they would Commodities (Amendment) people who became infection- Commerce (Promotion and yard. Earlier agricultural prod- lose crops due to bad weather, Ordinance, 2020. free. At the same time 82 peo- Facilitation) Act, 2020 (ii) The ucts were sold only in the war, famine, and natural ‘Hence, it is in our interest ple recovered in home isola- Farmers (Empowerment and APMC Yard like warehouses, calamity of grave nature. Their to promote local and global tion. So far 20,474 people Protection) Agreement on cold storage or mandis’, the fear is genuine as most of the linkages for the agriculture have become infection-free in Price Assurance and Farm Economist and Head, farmers are poor and not able sector and allied activities home isolation in the district. Services Act, 2020, and (iii) The Department of Economics, to bear the loss’, he adds. through which farmers may be He said that out of total Essential Commodities Mahatma Gandhi Kashi The Farmers turned into processors and 28,275 infected in the districts, (Amendment) Ordinance, Vidyapeeth (MGKV) Prof (Empowerment and may be able to take the bene- 6,825 patients admitted to 2020 passed by the government Rajesh Pal while talking to the Protection) Agreement on fits of globalisation. The gov- hospitals have been dis- in the Parliament must be seen ‘The Pioneer’. Price Assurance and Farm ernment must address the charged. So far 372 people    #
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Department officials gave this District Magistrate tal in private hospitals, not just the income of farmers and option to store their produce. sponsor can take over the own- seems to be silent’, he views fur- This is a relief, CMO Rai information to Principal Bhanuchandra Goswami said the government. making them self-reliant and And perhaps this is the reason ership of land. And so, farmers ther. added. Secretary Sudhir Garg, the that according to the guideline Principal Secretary Sudhir According to the Nodal nodal officer for Corona on of the government, prepara- Garg directed the officers that Officer for Corona Dr Rishi Monday. It was reported that tions are complete. CMO Dr during the Covid vaccination, Sahai, those infected on 30 doses are expected for the Prabhakar Rai gave informa- the beneficiary would be kept Monday included a doctor first stage vaccination. In order tion about the training of in the waiting room for half an 1/   6 from the SRN Hospital to keep the vaccine safe, employees. Nodal Officer for hour and kept under the Surgery Department, an arrangements have been made Covid Vaccination Dr Rahul supervision of doctors. Under MMU sampling, a ward boy. to place 32 inter liner refrig- Singh gave information on vaccination protocol, a team    #=3+3.3  leaving 433 active cases. The COVID-19 at Sir Sundarlal (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma. All At the same time, the erators (ILRs) in the newly preparation of vaccination and should be constituted to mon- recovery rate is 96.25 per cent, Hospital, Banaras Hindu the 174 tests were found neg- Covid report of three Junior constructed cold chain centre monitoring of health of ben- itor the health of the beneficia- s many as 28 new COVID- while the mortality rate is 1.69 University (SSH BHU), while ative at SSPG Hospital Engineers of Public Works to maintain the cold chain. eficiaries by maintenance of ry after vaccination. A19 patients have been per cent. a male aged 66 from Kabirchaura apart from 151at Department, three advocates, Currently three ILRs have vaccine dose. These teams will provide detected in the district on Chief Medical Officer Madhopur died at Apex District Women’s Hospital, 32 Assistant Manager of Yes Bank been installed and tested. The district's Nodal phone numbers to the benefi- Tuesday, increasing the total (CMO) Dr VB Singh has Hospital. With the addition of at CHC Shivpur, 46 at Civil Lines has come positive. Nodal Officer for Corona Officer for Corona Dr Rishi ciaries. In case of any problem, number to 21,097. The day also informed that in the first two new red zones, the total Vivekanand Hospital At the same time, IFFCO's and Principal Secretary Sudhir Sahai, described progress in the team reached the spot, its saw two more deaths, increas- report of the day, 18 positive number of hotspots has Bhelupur, 137 at LBS Hospital data entry operator, two teach- Garg held a meeting on corona testing and treatment arrangement should also be ing the toll to 357. During the patients were found out of increased to 2,639 including Ramnagar ans 145 at SSH ers, the owner of a private edu- Monday with District of patients. ensured. day, the follow-up negative 2,640 reports received. Till 199 red zones. Two green BHU. Apart from this, all the cational institution have also Magistrate, CMO, Nodal Two more centres have No apprenticeship will be reports included 46 and all of then, the total test reports zones have been converted 56 tests at Varanasi Junction been infected with the deadly Corona, nodal vaccination now been set up in the district excusable during the Covid them have been recovered from received were 5,12,270 and the into the red zones again. There (Cantt) railway station and 38 virus, added Dr Sahai. and other officials regarding for corona vaccination. The 45 vaccination. He also directed home isolation, increasing the results of 2,535 are awaited. are 2,440 green zones with at Manduadih were found PREPARATIONS COM- preparation of corona vaccina- centres were listed two days to increase the scope of testing number to 17,388. As none of Out of them, 4,90,183 were three new ones. negative. Along with this, sam- PLETE FOR COVID VACCI- tion. He obtained point-wise ago. Nodal Officer for Covid to prevent the spread of the patient has been discharged negative, while 21,087 positive. Meanwhile, mass / group ples of 110 from SSH BHU, NATION: Preparations are information regarding cold Vaccination Dr Rahul Singh Corona. from any hospital, the number The total number of samples corona antigen tests continued 125 from Women’s Hospital, remained at 2,919. The total collected was 5,37,301. Earlier, at the static booths and sta- four from Vivekanand and number of patients who have a male aged 65 from tions of the district under the 116 from LBS have been sent been recovered so far is 20,307, Chaubeypur succumbed to direction of District Magistrate for RTPCR investigation. %

 

  


   #311323(3 by some unidentified miscre- ily members. The weeping 2.30 am, S-I Ajit Kumar ants in the Pure Khargarai vil- housemates came home with stopped the young man walk- , 5  nother step has been taken lage of Fatanpur area in Vinod’s body. The case has ing in a suspicious condition Aunder the efficient leader- Pratapgarh district of UP. The been reported to police. with a minor girl in the Civil ship of Yash Pal Singh, General families of the missing teenag- The police took the body Lines and he was shocked.    #=3+3.3  have been paid. In reply, Manager of the Central er got puzzled to see the body into its custody and sent it for When questioned, the young expressing displeasure, Organisation for Railway lying in the bush. postmortem. Police took infor- man told her to be his sister o mark the party’s Chaturvedi directed the offi- Electrification (CORE). In this On receipt of information, mation about the murder from and said that he was going TFoundation Day, the work- cials concerned that the pay- context, the Integrated police reached the spot and Vinod Kumar’s family mem- home with her, but both came ers of the Congress Party took ment process should be com- Facilitation Cell was inaugurat- started the investigation and bers and villagers. Police said under suspicion after investiga- out Congress Sandesh padya- pleted immediately and there ed by General Manager for took the body into its custody that a investigation is being tion and inquiries came to tra in Cantt assembly con- should not be any kind of lax- HRMS, UMID, and e-Suvidha and sent it to the mortuary for done after registering a case on know about different commu- stituency on the second consec- ity in it. pass / PTO following the Covid the postmortem examination. the basis of a written complaint nities. Policemen were stunned utive day on Tuesday and During inspection of ACS protocol for assistance to the According to police the teenag- being given by the family mem- to hear what came out after he pledged to continue their fight at food marketing centre at officers / employees working in er left home for defecation on ber of the deceased. was strictly questioned. He to protect democratic values. Araziline, he was informed by Central Organisation for Monday night and did not ARRESTED: A man, who told the police his name Yusuf The Congressmen gath- the incharge that 10,910 quin- Railway Electrification, return since then. The family was enticing a minor student of Khan aka Aditya Raj son of ered at the statue of Bharat tals have been sold by 258 Prayagraj, members launched a hunt for class ninth living in Jhunsi, was Abdul Karim. He also told the Ratna Pt Madan Mohan farmers so far and payment has With this, the work relat- him till late night but failed to arrested late on Monday night. cops that he is originally from Malviya at Lanka here and also been made to 198 farmers ed to Personnel department trace him. On finding them loitering Kasganj who currently works in took out Congress Sandesh while the payment procedures will get unprecedented contri- Vinod Kumar, son of Brijlal along in the midnight at Civil a glass factory in Lucknow. padyatra which culminated at of rest of farmers is under bution in smooth, easy and fast Yadav, resident of the Pure Lines area, the police intercept- When asked where he was at the statue of Swami process. ACS directed the offi- running. Due to all the facili- Khargarai village of Fatanpur ed the two and questioned going with the teenager on such Vivekanand by covering the %      #  2.  1    !  cers to update tokens and ties being operated electroni- area of the district, came out of them. On getting the informa- a night, he could not give a sat- areas of Lanka, Assi, Bhadaini, ensure purchasing in a trans- cally, the requirement of paper the house on Monday night tion, the Jhunsi police reached isfactory answer. After which Shivala and Vijya trijunction. nation independence and (Agriculture) and District parent manner. He also will be less and we will have to saying the family that he was the spot and then took both of information was given about During the padyatra, they building a modern India. The Nodal Officer Dr Devesh inquired regarding dispatch of cut less trees for paper. Thus, it going to relieve himself. When them to the police station. the case, S-I Manoj Kumar apprised the people of the Congressmen will continue Chaturvedi inspected the purchased paddy to the rice will also protect the environ- he did not return till late night, Where the minor was handed Yadav, who was looking for a party policies and ideologies their fight to protect the demo- paddy purchasing centres in mills. During the inspection, ment. This was said by the the family members were upset. over to her family and the minor, also came and then and also honoured the veteran cratic values and against the the district here on Monday. ADM (Supply), Deputy RMO, General Manager. The relatives started looking for accused was arrested and sent both were taken to Jhunsi party leaders. present anti-farmer and anti- While inspecting the paddy AR (Cooperative) and other Prominent among those him. to jail. The 14-year-old daugh- police station. During interro- The aim behind to take out youth government, he said purchasing centre at PCF Mirza officers of the concerned present on the occasion includ- During the search, Vinod ter of an electric goods dealer gation of the teenager, it was the padyatra on the occasion of adding, when the British Rulers Murad, he held talks with the departments were also pre- ed Arun Kumar, Chief was found lying unconscious in living in Jhunsi is a ninth class found that she had befriended Foundation Day of party is to were making excess on poor, farmers selling paddy through sent. Administrative Officer, Suresh the bush of the Primary School, student in a school located in the accused young man sever- get the party ideology and labourers and farmers, the mobile. He made calls to the Later, at a meeting with Kumar, Principal Chief Signal about 200 metres away from the area. On the evening of al months ago on Facebook. policies reach to common men Congress Party under the lead- farmers Mansharam officers at Circuit House, the and Telecom Engineer, the house. Seeing this, the kin December 26, she went miss- After this, she started talking and apprise the people about ership of Mahatma Gandhi, (Lachhapur) and Tribhuvan ACS reviewed the progress of Ashutosh, Principal Chief burst into tears. Crowds of ing under the mysterious cir- often to him. On the evening the anti-people and anti- Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Singh (Pratappur) and inquired development works. The meet- Engineer, Pramila Singh, people gathered in the village cumstances. The family of December 26, he came from democracy policies of the gov- Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai about the problems faced in ing was also attended by Principal Chief Personnel after hearing the noise. searched a lot, but failed to find Lucknow to meet her. Both met ernment at Centre, the presi- Patel and others fought an paddy sales and payment. The District Magistrate (DM) Officer, Akmal Vadud Chief Vinod had bruises in his her out. Around 11 o’clock in in Jhunsi after which he start- dent of City Congress unforgettable battle against the ACS was informed by the cen- Kaushal Raj Sharma, Chief Store Manager and other offi- throat. In a hurry, the kinsmen the night, they lodged a miss- ed taking her with him. Police Committee (CCC) Raghvendra Britishers and got freedom. tre incharge that so far 5,220 Development Officer (CDO) cers were present. ran to the hospital with him. In ing report at the Jhunsi police said that the youth has been Chaubey informed saying, the ACS INSPECTS PADDY quintal paddy has been pro- Madhusudan Hulgi and other KILLED: In a sensational CHC Gaura, after the doctors station. The police were look- arrested and sent to jail on the party has played an important PURCHASING CENTRES: cured from about 135 farmers officers of various departments incident, a 17-year-old told Vinod to be dead, a pall of ing for her. charge of kidnapping the role right from getting the Additional Chief Secretary and 50 per cent of the farmers were present in the meeting. teenaged was strangled to death gloom prevailed over the fam- On the other hand, around minor.    !"#$"$"         
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/ =:   ment in the city at present. He While speaking at the inaugural Gramodyog, Vinod Chaudhary, said 4216 samples were taken function of the 10-day-long Khadi besides Prem Singh Garg, in the city on Tuesday for test- Gramodyog exhibition at the Dhanendra Pandey, Rama Pandey    #:3.,-+ ing. ground of BLJ Inter College, and Udaybhan Tiwari. Mahuaria, on Monday as the chief WARNED: NPP Chairman rincipal Secretary guest he said the government had Manoj Jaiswal at a meeting held at P(Irrigation and Water 5:    paved the way for promotion of cot- its office warned the agency asso- Resources) Anil Garg, while tage industries based on rural products and now ciated with AMRUT scheme. He said during the carrying out a surprise inspec- it was the duty of people to adopt items which were laying of pipeline, roads were being damaged and tion of Kanha Gaushala at Jana   being produced by such industries. He said rural no proper filling of soil after laying them was Gaon on Tuesday directed the industries were helpful in earning more without causing great inconvenience to people. He officials there to set up a plant leaving home. He appealed to people to avail the directed the working agency to connect water to manufacture phenyl made   facilities provided by the government and be tapes with new pipeline simultaneously to from cow urine and wood involved with rural industries to increase per capi- avoid further inconvenience to the residents. He from cow dung.    #:3.,-+ ta income. MLA Ratnakar Mishra also expressed his said fund should be provided to NPP according to The nodal officer for views on the occasion. MLA Shuchsmita Maurya said the damage. The members and engineers of Nagar Kanpur Nagar said as part of fter the recovery of 30 kg khadi was not merely a cloth but an ideology. The Palika and Jal Nigam were present on the occasion. the Smart City Project, a CNG Acharas in Kanpur Dehat on plant would also be set up. Monday and scanning the call He said the state govern- details of the arrested smug-  +* ,#     ment was concerned about the glers, the STF has come to cow shelters and the facilities know about the presence of six 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* changed. According to the ed till January 30. The 05252 provided to the milch cattle. more drug smugglers who have changed rake structure, a total of Jalandhar City-Darbhanga week- He said to ensure there was entered Uttar Pradesh. They are he railway administration 20 coaches, including two coach- ly puja special has been extend- enough fodder for the milch operating in the state as agents Thas extended the following es of SLR, four of general second ed till January 31. The 05531 cattle, green fodder had been of a Nepalese drug mafia and special trains already being run class, seven of sleeper, five of AC Saharsa-Amritsar weekly puja grown on this 25-acre land for collecting their consignments for the convenience of the pas- third and two of AC second class special has been extended till the cow shelter. from Aas Narain and Aslam of sengers. However, their stop- will be attached. The 02521 January 31. The 05532 Amritsar- Garg said the centre was East Champaran in Bihar. pages and timing of these trains Barauni-Ernakulam weekly puja Saharsa weekly puja special has being provided with 25 quin- ! #  /# 3"   7  #   3* .3#    #   . 3 It may be recalled that the will remain as before. All coach- special has been extended till been extended till February 1. tal of fodder daily and special 4 .  8!  STF had raided a dhaba in es will be of reserved category January 27. The 02522 Ernakulam- The 05211 Darbhanga-Amritsar arrangements had also been Sikandra of Kanpur Dehat on and passengers travelling in Barauni weekly puja special will be puja special has been extended made for enough water supply took a feedback on the number were marketed properly and Garg directed the officials Monday and arrested drug them will have to follow the extended from Ernakulam every till January 29. The 05212 for the cattle. of cows in the shelter homes popularised. to ensure proper care was taken smugglers Khurshid Siddiqui of Covid-19 guidelines, CPRO PK Sunday till January 31. The 05269 Amritsar-Darbhanga weekly He said in order to give and said as per the official He said the products of of the cows and said Motihari (Bihar) and Salim Singh said. The 08181 Tata- Muzaffarpur-Ahmedabad weekly puja special has been extended shelter to more cows, more records, there were 2,844 cows these cow shelters were indige- surprise visits would be Ansari of East Champaran Chhapra puja special will be run puja special has been extended till till January 31. The stoppage of sheds were being set up and there. nous and thus it was the carried out frequently to (Bihar). Besides, two women, every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday January 28. The 05270 this train at Haiaghat station has fodder plants had been grown He said all the shelter moral duty of the people to ensure that the sheds and Soni Khatun and Gudiya and Friday till March 29, 2021. Ahmedabad-Muzaffarpur weekly been withdrawn. As a result the on 25-acre land. homes should ensure that the purchase them from the shel- upkeep of the animals was Khatun of Motihari (Bihar), The 08182 Chhapra-Tata Puja puja special has been extended till 05211 Darbhanga-Amritsar puja The principal secretary products produced by them ter homes. proper. Suresh Chandra of Shivrajpur special will be run every January 30 and its rake compo- special train from January 1 and (Kanpur Nagar), Jitendra of Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday sition has been changed. 05212 Amritsar-Darbhanga week- Mangalpur (Kanpur Dehat) and Sunday till March 31, 2021. According to the changed struc- ly puja special from January 3 will and Sushila, wife of drug sup- The 09601 Udaipur-New ture, a total of 22 coaches, includ- not stop at Haiaghat station. The plier Shailendra of Chaubepur Jalpaiguri weekly puja special ing two of generator- cum-lug- 05529 Saharsa-Anand Vihar %   
 
  (Kanpur Nagar) were also has been extended till January 30. gage van and 20 coaches of Terminus weekly puja special has arrested. The police had recov- The 09602 New Jalpaiguri- geneal second class will be been extended till January 27. The ered 30 kg charas worth around Udaipur weekly puja special has attached in this train. The 05251 05530 Anand Vihar Terminus- Rs.1.50 crore in the interna- been extended till February 1 and Darbhanga-Jalandhar City week- Saharsa weekly puja special has tional market from them. its rake composition has been ly puja special has been extend- been extended till January 28. 
  
 During interrogation, Khurshid and Salim disclosed that six more drug smugglers .+  ,   #  4 5    #:3.,-+ had proceeded from Nepal for Uttar Pradesh with huge cache 8PSS@TQPI9@IU  $' ()#* timing and stoppages. The train Jasidih at 22.27 hrs, Madhupur at he Life Insurance of charas. Deputy will leave Gorakhpur every 22.52 hrs, Chittaranjan at 23.33 TCorporation of India’s Superintendent of Police (STF) he railway administration Wednesday and Saturday at 08.45 hrs, Asansol at 00.16 hrs on sec- north central region sales train- Tej Bahadur Singh said he had Thas extended the run of the hrs, Deoria Sadar at 09.38 hrs, ond day, Durgapur at 00.47 hrs, ing centre at Bareilly was inau- received information about following special trains for the Bhatni at 10.10 hrs, Salempur at Barddhaman at 01.53 hrs, Bundel gurated virtually by Managing supply of huge quantity of convenience of people. Changes 10.30 hrs, Belthara Road at 10.52 at 02.55 hrs, Naihati at 03.20 hrs Director TC Sushil Kumar. drugs to Kanpur, Agra and have been made in the timings hrs, Indara at 12.02 hrs, Rasra at and reach Kolkata at 04.40 hrs. He expressed the hope that other adjoining districts on and stoppage of these trains 12.33 hrs, Ballia at 13.13 hrs, The 05051 Kolkata-Gorakhpur this training centre will churn the occasion of New Year. from January 1, 2021. Their Suraimanpur at 13.48 hrs, puja special (via Narkatiaganj) out best sales officials to pro- coach structure will remain the Chhapra at 15.05 hrs, Hajipur at will be run till March 26 and the mote business of the LIC not same. All coaches will be of 16.35 hrs, Desari at 16.57 hrs, time and stopover of this train only in the NCR (national cap- reserved category and passen- Shahpur Patori at 17.38 hrs, has been changed. As per the ital region) but at the national  4 gers will have to follow the Mohiuddinnagar at 17.54 hrs, changed time from January 1 the level as well. Covid-19 prevention guidelines, Barauni at 19.40 hrs, Jhajha at 05051 Kolkata-Gorakhpur puja Addressing the gathering, &     CPRO PK Singh said. 21.50 hrs, Jasidih at 22.27 hrs, special will leave Kolkata at Regional Manager AK Sharma, 05048 GKP-KOLKATA Madhupur at 22.55 hrs, 14.30 hrs every Friday, Naihati said that the sales representa- ) PUJA SPL: The 05048 Chittaranjan at 23.33 hrs, Asansol at 15.18 hrs, Bandel at 15.45 hrs, tives were an integral and most Gorakhpur-Kolkata puja special on second day at 00.16 hrs, Barddhaman at 16.48 hrs, important part of an organisa- train will be run till March 30 Durgapur at 00.47 hrs, Durgapur at 17.40 hrs, Asansol tion and they performed the  and changes have been in its Barddhaman at 01.53 hrs, Bundel at 18.22 hrs, Chittaranjan at most important role. He said timing and stoppages. As per the at 02.55 hrs, Naihati at 03.20 hrs 18.45 hrs, Madhupur at 19.26 it was first the agent who came    #:3.,-+ changed timing from January 1, and reach Kolkata at 04.40 hrs. hrs, Jasidih at 19.54 hrs, Jhajha in contact with the customer products and his/her attitude the importance of sale repre- fact due to the hard work of the 2021, the puja special train will The 05049 Kolkata-Gorakhpur at 21.10 hrs, Barauni at 23.25 hrs, and his/her ability to convince and ability to convince cus- sentatives, the LIC had decid- agents and thus the LIC had he Uttar Pradesh Metro every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday puja special (via Desari, Ballia, the second day Samastipur at and express in lucid manner tomers was the most important ed to launch a full-fledged and decided to impart quality train- TRail Corporation Ltd and Friday leave Gorakhpur at Mau) will be run till March 31, 00.20 hrs, Muzaffarpur at 01.30 was what motivated the cus- part of the growth of an organ- modern training centre to train ing to the field staff so that LIC (UPMRC) has accomplished 11.30 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 12.22 2021, and changes have been hrs, Chakia at 02.17 hrs, tomer to go in for purchase of isation. He said it was the the field staff before they were was pushed to the topmost most of the piling work of the hrs, Siwan at 13.25 hrs, Chhapra made in its timing and stoppage. Bapudham Motihari at 02.44 new schemes of the organisa- agent who roped in customers given tasks for the LIC. rungs of the success ladder. Kanpur Metro Rail project’s at 14.50 hrs, Hajipur at 15.57 hrs, From January 1 as per changed hrs, Sugauli at 03.03 hrs, tion. He said the agent had and made the organisation Sharma said LIC had 30 Others present included priority corridor from IIT- Muzaffarpur at 16.55 hrs, timing the train will leave Kolkata Bettiah at 03.23 hrs, thorough knowledge of the grow. He said understanding crore customers and this was in Gulshan Kumar. Kanpur to Motijheel. Samastipur at 17.55 hrs, Barauni every Wednesday and Sunday at Narkatiaganj at 04.08 hrs, The priority corridor at 19.30 hrs, Jhajha at 21.50 hrs, 14.30 hrs, Naihati at 15.18 hrs, Bagaha at 05.19 hrs, Siswa will have 2,204 piles out Jasidih at 22.27 hrs Madhupur Bandel at 15.45 hrs, Barddhaman Bazar at 06:30 hrs, Kaptanganj of which 2,174 piles have at 22.52 hrs, Chittaranjan at at 16.48 hrs, Durgapur at 17.40 at 07.05 hrs and reach been constructed and a few 23.33 hrs, Asansol at 00.16 hrs hrs, Asansol at 18.22 hrs, Gorakhpur at 08.10 hrs. 3
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 cross-over piles remain to be on second day, Durgapur at Chittaranjan at 18.45 hrs, GKP-HATIA PUJA SPL: made, 00.47 hrs, Barddhaman at 01.53 Madhupur at 19.26 hrs, Jasidih The 05028 Gorakhpur-Hatia UPMRC Managing hrs, Bandel at 02.55 hrs, Naihati at 19.58 hrs, Jhajha at 21.10 hrs, puja special will be run till    #:3.,-+ Director Kumar Keshav said at 03.20 hrs and reach Kolkata Barauni at 23.35 hrs, March 31 and changes have to cross over all challenges, at 04.40 hrs. The 05047 Kolkata- Mohiuddinnagar on second day been made in its timing and stop- hief Minister Yogi they had finished the piling Gorakhpur puja special will be at 00.10 hrs, Shahpur Patori at pages. As per the changed timing CAdityanath will soon unveil work of the priority corridor. run till April 1 next year and 00.24 hrs, Desari at 00.50 hrs, from January 1 it will leave the six ambitious projects of He said now the remaining changes have been made in its Hajipur at 01.20 hrs, Chhapra Gorakhpur at 07.25 hrs daily, Kanpur Development construction work will be timing and stoppages. As per the at 02.55 hrs, Ballia at 03.55 hrs, Chauri Chaura at 07.57 hrs, Authority (KDA) worth Rs.524 accelerated. changed timing from January 1 Rasra at 04.30 hrs, Indara at Gauri Bazaar at 08.12 hrs, Deoria crore. He said the finishing work next year the 05047 Kolkata- 05.00 hrs, Mau from 05.40 hrs, Sadar at 08.35 hrs, Bhatni Jn at The state administration of Metro station was also Gorakhpur puja special will on Belthra Road at 06.10 hrs, 08.56 hrs, Bhatpar Rani at 09:13 has asked the KDA to send going on and added the every Monday, Tuesday, Salempur at 06.40 hrs, Bhatni at hrs and after stopping at Mairwa, details of these projects for fix- UPMRC had set small targets Thursday and Saturday leave 07.15 hrs, Deoria Sadar at 07.45 Siwan Jn, Duraundha Jn Ekma, ing the date for their inaugu- for various works that were Kolkata at 14.30 hrs, Naihati at hrs and Gorakhpur at 09.10 hrs. Chhapra Jn, Dighwara, Sonpur, ration by the chief minister. being completed with full 15.18 hrs, Bandel at 15.45 hrs, 05052 GKP-KOLKATA Hajipur, Bhagwanpur Goraul, The projects also include dedication day and night and Barddhaman at 16.48 hrs, PUJA SPL: The 05052 Muzaffarpur, Dholi, Khudi Ram the inauguration of the Water the task would be accomplish Durgapur at 17:40 hrs, Asansol Gorakhpur-Kolkata puja spe- Bose Pusa, Samastipur, Harvesting Theme Park at before the deadline. at 18.22 hrs, Chittranjan at 18.45 cial train (via Narkatiaganj) will Dalsingsarai, Bachhwara, Indira Nagar, that is the first- It is to be mentioned that hrs, Madhupur at 19.26 hrs, be run till March 25 and changes Barauni, Hathidah Upper, of-its-kind in the state. on the November 15, 2019, the Jasidih at 19.54 hrs, Jhajha at have been made in its timing Luckeesarai, Kiul, Jamui, Jhajha, After completion of these   2
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  * "  8! 8 construction work of the 9- 21.10 hrs, Barauni at 23.25 hrs, and stoppages. As per the Jasidih, Madhupur, Vidyasagar, projects, finishing touches are km-long priority corridor the second day from Samastipur changed timing from January 1 Chittaranjan on the second day being given by the KDA. projection, solar system, sew- struction of Phoolbagh multi- It has 552 2BHK and 576 between IIT-K and Motijheel at 00.20 hrs, Muzaffarpur at the train will every Thursday at 00.11 hrs, Kumardubi at 01.05 The robot and speaking erage treatment plant and level parking involved expen- 3BHK flats. was inaugurated by 01.30 hrs, Hajipur from 02.25 leave Gorakhpur at 10.10 hrs, hrs, Dhanbad at 02.20 hrs, tree installed at the Water robot. It aims at spreading diture of Rs.70.66 crore for the Rs.45 lakh were spent on Chief Minister Yogi hrs, Chhapra at 04.30 hrs, Siwan Pipraich at 10.35 hrs, Katrasgarh at 02.46 hrs., Harvesting Theme Park have awareness about water har- parking of 1,026 two-wheelers construction of road divider Adityanath. at 05.25 hrs, Deoria Sadar at Kaptanganj at 11.02 hrs, Siswa Chandrapura at 03.24 hrs, Bokaro become functional while the vesting. and four-wheelers. It will help between Jajmau police out- In a short span of over 13 06.20 hrs and reach Gorakhpur Bazar at 11.38 hrs, Bagaha at Steel City at 04.30 hrs, Kotshila at Jajmau Entry Gate is being With an expenditure of in overcoming the problem of post and Siddhnath Temple months, the dedicated and at 07.50 hrs. 12.49 hrs, Narkatiaganj at 13.33 05.03 hrs, Muri at 05.40 hrs, given finishing touches. Rs.12.46 crore, the beautifica- traffic jams in nearby localities, while the project for providing skilled team of UPMRC engi- 05050 GKP-KOLKATA hrs, Bettiah at 14.02 hrs, Sugauli Ranchi at 07.05 hrs and reach The setting up of rainwa- tion of Jajmau Entry Gate was including Phoolbagh, Mall street light from Singhpur neers and contractors have PUJA SPL: The 05050 at 14.21 hrs, Bapudham Motihari Hatia at 07.25 hrs. The 05027 ter harvesting theme park carried out. It involved the Road, etc. Tiraha to Rani Laxmibai accomplished numerous Gorakhpur-Kolkata puja special at 14.41 hrs, Chakia at 15.07 hrs, Hatia-Gorakhpur puja special involved an expenditure of beautification of Ganga ghat, The KDA’s Signature Chowk, Bithoor octroi post, achievements associated with (via Mau, Ballia, Desari) will be Muzaffarpur at 17.30 hrs, will be run till April 1 and Rs.7.51 crore. It is equipped developing green belt, footpath Greens City project was com- involved an expenditure of the civil construction of the run till March 31 next year and Samastipur at 18.20 hrs, Barauni changes have been made in its with talking tree, holographic and landscaping. The con- pleted at a cost of Rs.433 crore. Rs.53 lakh. priority corridor. changes have been made in its at 19.30 hrs, Jhajha at 21.50 hrs, timing and stoppages.        !"#$"$"         !! & #         - (3 respond to the notice”. Sanjay Raut Pravin Raut Family,” 2/ /  wrongful loss to the tune of Rs that the BJP should learn to Unconfirmed reports said that Somaiya tweeted. 4,355 crore to PMC Bank and learn to face political battles   /  Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Varsha had sought time till Along with his second .=/ ;3.; corresponding gain to them- should be “fought face to face” ASena leader Sanjay Raut, on January 5 to appear before the tweet, Somaiya put out a copy selves. Hitting out at the BJP-led instead of using its investigating Tuesday sought and obtained ED. The ED is investigating of company master sheet of 311/;/ '.3.31 NDA for “misusing” its investi- agencies against political rivals,    # violence last week, succumbed four more days’ time to appear alleged financial transactions Siddhant Syscon Pvt Ltd, of +3. 3#. gating agencies against its polit- Raut said: “I have spoken to >3 - to their injuries in the last 24 before the Enforcement between Varsha Raut and which he alleged Varsha Sanjay ical rivals, Raut had said at a Chief Minister Uddhav hours in Kashmir valley. Directorate (ED) in connection Pravin Raut, who is under arrest Raut & Madhuri Pravin Raut (/0//. =3+ 23 news conference here on Thackeray in this regard. The raving bone chilling weath- Official sources said, with the PMC Bank scam, even in the PMC Bank case. were directors. “#SanjayRaut +3- 3. ,+3=. Monday : “Targetting the Shiv Sena will respond to the Ber conditions the joint team Assistant sub-inspector of the as her husband and Sena MP The ED is understood to Sach Bolo. Raut Families are women of a household is an act BJP in its own way. There’s no of security forces were put on Central Reserve Police Force said that being a lawmaker have laid hands on the details Partners. Varsha Sanjay Raut & +3- 02#  -./+ of cowardice. We are not scared need to panic”. the job to neutralise a group of (CRPF) Netrapal Singh, who himself, he respected law and linking transactions between Madhuri Pravin Raut were 3++/  . 2/ of anyone and will respond Alluding to the “blatant holed up terrorists in the got injured in a grenade attack would respond to the notice as the accounts of Varsha and Directors in Siddhant Syscon accordingly. The BJP’s act misuse” of the Central investi- Lawaypora area of Srinagar at Ganderbal on December per the stipulated timeline. Pravin Raut. Meanwhile, former Pvt Ltd #PravinRaut Director in ,  (3.: 3 / reflects its frustration against gating agencies against its polit- late Tuesday evening. 23, died at a hospital here on Talking to media persons MP and BJP leader Kirit HDIL's Subsidiary GuruAshish him, owing to his role in the for- ical rivals, Raut had said: Till the time of filing the Tuesday. here, Raut said: “We have asked Somaiya demanded to know as Construction Co Crores of mation of the Maha Vikas “During the past one year, our report, intense exchange of fir- This has taken the death for about four more days ( to to what is the relation between Rupees transferred from HDIL promoter Rakesh Kumar Aghadi (MVA) government in leaders like Sharad Pawar, ing was going on in the thick- toll of CRPF personnel in the respond to notice)... I have still Varsha Raut and Pravin Raut. #PMCBank to #HDIL to Raut's Wadhawan, his son Sarang the state last year and his refusal Eknath Khadse and Pratap ly populated area. The addi- grenade attack to two as a not seen the notice but will reply “This is the 3rd Summons of Companies,” the BJP leader Wadhawan, Waryam Singh and to yield to pressure to make it Sarnaik got notices from the ED. tional reinforcements were also jawan had succumbed to his to it. Despite our political differ- ED. Sanjay Raut Family not tweeted. It may be recalled that Joy Thomas, the then Chairman unstable”. Now I am being discussed in rushed to the spot to plug the injuries a day after the attack. ences (with the ruling BJP at the appearing before ED Why on September 24 last year and Managing Director of PMC Raut, it may be recalled , connection with the summons exit routes and to contain pub- Army Havildar A K Tomar Centre), we respect the central Sanjay Raut Family running placed Punjab & Maharashtra Bank Ltd, respectively and oth- had played a key role in bring- issued to my wife... All those lic anger in the area following breathed his last at the Army”s agencies. The ED action is away? ED Investigating Crores Cooperative (PMC) Bank Ltd ers on the basis of an FIR reg- ing the Shiv Sena, NCP and who played key roles in the for- sporadic incidents of stone 92 base hospital here on nothing but political vendetta of Rupees Transactions between under regulatory restrictions, istered by the Mumbai Police's Congress, together to form a mation of MVA government last pelting from nearby areas Monday, the officials said. and everybody knows it. I am a PMC Bank, HDIL, Pravin Raut following the detection of the Economic Offences Wing in three-party alliance govern- year are being targeted by the where the gun fight was raging They said Tomar had sus- Rajya Sabha MP and a lawmak- Family & Sanjay Raut Family scam. The ED registered a case September last year. The FIR ment in Maharashtra in BJP-led government through on. The traffic on the Srinagar- tained grievous injuries during er. I will respect the law and will What is Special Relations of of money laundering against was registered for causing November last year. Asserting various agencies”. Baramulla highway was also a gunfight with terrorists in the disrupted after the gunfight Kanigam area of Shopian on broke out. Friday. Two terrorists were The twitter handle of the killed in the operation. $ 1   
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Ramesh Kumar said, via Mobile App. nesses, which suffered huge details shall follow”. belonged to Sisauli village in SShrine Board authorities are traffic. “keeping in view the prevailing In addition, he said, con- losses on account of complete Meanwhile, a CRPF officer Uttar Pradesh”s Meerut district. fully geared up to welcome the The numbers are expected Covid-19 restrictions, elaborate struction work of Durga shutdown due to Covid-19 and an Army jawan, injured in He is survived by his wife and pilgrims on the eve of the New to rise in the run up to the New arrangements have been made bhawan, with a capacity to pandemic”. Rakesh Wazir said, separate incidents of terrorist two children. Year 2021. Year celebrations as a large to ensure strict adherence of the accommodate 1700-1800 pil- “majority of pilgrims visiting The Fresh spell of snowfall number of pilgrims prefer ush- protocol and social distancing grims during one shift is going Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine are at the cave shrine has already ering in the New Year at the on the eve of the New Year”. to be launched and completed returning the same day and become an attraction point cave shrine, located in the Ramesh Kumar said, “We soon. In addition, 50 percent only a small fraction is staying and key motivating factor for Trikuta hills. As of now an are ready to welcome pilgrims work on underground cabling back and looking for hotel pilgrims to pay a visit and offer upper limit of 15,000 pilgrims in the New Year ahead and have has been completed while work accommodations”. special prayers before ushering per day has been fixed by the made elaborate arrangements is in progress on providing Ramji Lal, a tourist from in the New Year 2021. The Union Territory administration to ensure their safety and secu- CCTV surveillance along the Bharatpur area of Rajasthan told Shrine board is also hoping to in the wake of Covid-19 guide- rity”. He said besides offering yatra track. this correspondent in Katra, we record substantial rise in the lines and protocols. them battery car facility, heli- Rakesh Wazir, President of are a group of 103 pilgrims from total offerings with the increase During Covid-19 pandem- copter services and better the Katra Hotel and Restaurant Rajasthan who visited the cave in the footfall of pilgrims. On ic when the pilgrims were not accommodation facilities we association said, recently we had shrine. We wanted to come ear- Sunday the highest number of able to visit the shrine special have ensured adequate medical appealed to the government to lier but due to restrictions we around 13,000 pilgrims were arrangement was made to care facilities remain in place to lift the upper sealing of permit- stayed back. He appreciated registered by the Shrine Board. beam 'live' coverage of Aarti at look after the health needs of ting 15,000 pilgrims per day. the facilities and other logistics Local markets, which the shrine via special mobile any patient during the yatra Rakesh Wazir said, “we have support extended by the Shri remained deserted for about app and arrangements were period. been repeatedly urging the gov- Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine nine months, are already brim- also done to home deliver The Shrine Board CEO ernment to lift the sealing and board authorities to facilitate ming with a lot of activity. packets of 'prasad' at the said, “ambulances have been allow interstate bus services to pilgrimage. Street food vendors are doorsteps of a pilgrim in collab- deployed along the yatra track ply normally so that pilgrims Rakesh Wazir said, “we are doing brisk business while the oration with India post. to tackle any emergency”. from the neighboring states of waiting for the response of the local tour operators, business- Ramesh Kumar, CEO Shri Talking about future pro- Punjab, Himanchal Pradesh, government. They are holding men and hoteliers are also Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine jects which are in the pipeline, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan special festivals to promote keeping their fingers crossed Board said, “We have received Ramesh Kumar said, “ in the can smoothly visit the shrine”. winter sports activities in and looking forward to wel- a very healthy response from year 2021 the Shrine Board is Wazir said, “all over India Kashmir valley and nearby coming a large number of pil- the pilgrims from all over the going to install 7 big screens at the local governments have tourist resort of Patnitop. We grims on the eve of the New country”. We have already different locations to beam lifted restrictions and pilgrim appeal to them to promote Year 2021. delivered more than 15000 visuals of Atka Arti live for the traffic is moving smoothly. The spiritual tourism as well by For the last three days the packets and pilgrims are still benefit of pilgrims. 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The plea, filed by law stu- any arrangement in filing the from a range of partner organ- employment to 8.78 per cent of unexploited destinations have director, besides some officials “It was alleged that the dent Saloni Gautam, claimed and is antithesis to the Article post of president and members isations as well as experts from the population. to be identified and promoted. of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) accused allegedly aided in that inaction of the authorities 21 of the Constitution of in these commissions,” the the private sector, the board It managed to generate That is what we are trying to in an alleged bank fraud case diversion of funds and facili- in filling up the vacant posts India,” said the plea, filed plea claimed. provides a forum for balanced around 275.5 billion dollars in do, encourage people to visit worth 297.80 crore, officials tated in siphoning-off funds by has led to the “violation of the through advocate Om Prakash It said various high courts strategic decision-making, revenue in fiscal 2018 with an places within the country,” said. way of submitting fake and right to speedy disposal of Parihar. It said that in July, the across the country have innovation and partner col- annual growth rate at 9.4 per Patel said. The company which is into forged purchase invoices and cases”. Consumer Protection Act, ordered the state governments laboration, the statement said. cent. He also said that India’s manufacturing of Aluminum LCs. “Petitioner is filing this 2019 came into force, and it to appoint president and mem- GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance The tourism sector expe- health, wellness centres, Ayush Foil Containers, Aluminum “It was also alleged that the PIL....Challenging inaction of changed the pecuniary juris- bers in district and state com- as part of its mission to save rienced a crippling effect with hospitals offering alternative Foil Rolls, Lids and other relat- said company had availed cred- governments in appointing diction for the district, state mission, but no action has lives, reduce poverty and pro- the nationwide lockdown care will draw tourists post the ed products is facing multiple it limits from various banks and president, members and staff and national commissions been taken. tect the world against the threat announced in late March coin- pandemic and they should be CBI cases with outstanding financial institution. Out of before district consumer dis- respectively. “It is also pertinent to note of epidemics, has helped vac- ciding with the peak tourism promoted as post-COVID care dues of 917.61 crore to vari- these Nationalized pute redressal commissions The plea said that pecu- that various consumer com- cinate more than 822 million season kickstarting from early solutions. ous banks as detected by the banks, Indian Overseas and state consumer disputes niary limit for district com- missions do not even have children in the world’s poorest April onwards. The ministry is in talks to CBI so far, they said. Bank Mumbai Branch has dis- redressal commissions across mission has been increased to proper infrastructure to run countries, preventing more Guides, tour operators, tie up such centres with insur- In the case related to the bursed credit facilities to the India, which is causing pen- up to Rs one crore, for state consumer commission in a than 14 million future deaths. vehicle drivers, hotels, restau- ance firms so that tourists can IOB, the agency has tune of 292.20 crore (approx) dency of consumer cases all commission, it has been smooth manner which at the Dr NgoziOkonjo-lweala rants, shops and other facilities avail the insurance before chargesheeted 24 accused per- under consortium arrange- over India and justice is getting increased to up to Rs 10 crores end leads to cause delay in presently serves as Chair of the related directly or indirectly to arriving in India for treat- sons including the Mumbai- ment,” CBI Spokesperson RC delayed due to non-action of and for national commission, delivering justice to the con- GAVI Alliance Board. tourism have taken a hit owing ment. based company, its director, Joshi said. the governments across India it is now over and above Rs 10 sumers,” it added.    !"#$"$"     (   4 +%&"+ ! 5 6    4 ,       6  6 )+('%?0)%$& (     @ ( R  4   ) :  >   ."           ,S      +   ,   :, #     ,          ,1212       ,   S               ;  $   1225 > +            
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The merg- er of the two parties and power- 3        sharing on the basis of votes won )                     was at the root of the “two-and-                   "   a-half years each” agreement +  C   C $          "       between Oli and Prachanda becoming untenable. The      D  >               attempt at gluing fractures fol-      ,      "              !  lowing multiple crises was also           +    ,S      bound to fail. The key actors in Nepal’s          P Q             make-and-mend process are         "      #  :  ,  President BD Bhandari and April/May 2021 are unlikely to midnight. If India is fixed match that India is sup- 2015 republican Constitution   ;       "          ! Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi. be held on time. Oli has indeed behind the friendly porting. The second scenario made no provision for dissolu- For China, it is a no-holds- expanded his Cabinet, accom- persuasion of Oli in dissolving envisions restoration of tion of the House.                       barred effort to maintain unity in modating several of Parliament, it is a victory for Parliament, a coalition Neither Oli nor Prachanda      '      )       !  the NCP which it had helped to Prachanda’s people. the “agencies”, the name by Government formed by want to be seen as splitting   95          '     ,      ! forge and establish primacy in Conspicuous is the lack of sup- which R&AW is called in Prachanda-NCP with support the party. Currently, the deck Nepal over India for the first time port and empathy for Oli’s Nepal. For India, the breakup from the Nepali Congress and is arrayed in favour of      '                   ,   in nearly 200 years. Its ongoing unconstitutional and of the NCP is a triumph for the Janata Samajwadi Party Prachanda retaining the              *  ?      salvage operation includes dis- undemocratic actions with NSA Ajit Doval. Nepal. This combination along party’s name and symbol, the S       "    "         3 C   patch of a four-member Chinese nearly all political parties and In the past, the “agencies” with its variant — Deuba sup- Sun. He has the support of Communist Party (CCP) delega- civil society condemning his have failed also spectacularly: porting Oli in forming the 300 of the 441 Central               "      .    ! tion to Kathmandu over the move, the latter even calling Preventing the Dasehra Government — has been doing Committee members and 100     S            /  ?  S  weekend to patch up the Oli- it ‘Oli-garchy’. alliance of the Left parties in the rounds for a long time. of the 176 lawmakers. While +          ,          Prachanda feud with whatever it On the streets of October 2017 or Nepal’s There is a third outcome which the EC will take a call on the takes. China wants Oli to remain Kathmandu, people are saying Constitution-making coup in the Chinese are pursuing: ownership of the party’s name           0  :         the Prime Minister, with “India has done it”, or that 2015. On both occasions, India Same as the first scenario but and symbol, the Supreme    !               Prachanda and former Prime “There was a phone call from was stumped. Chinese intelli- with the NCP reunited and Court will determine the   "       : @ >         , Minister Madhav Nepal as the Delhi.” Some reports are sug- gence saved the short-lived Prachanda and Madhav Nepal legality and wisdom of termi- party’s co-chairs, no revival of gesting that Oli and/or Foreign Oli-Prachanda coalition as party co-chairs. No one has nating Parliament after 31                       1215 Parliament and elections, when- Minister Pradip Gyawali Government once in 2017 but so far petitioned for a caretak- months, with more than two "     /  ?  S     ,     ever feasible. But the players are would visit New Delhi short- not the second time when er Government for elections years of its term remaining. keeping their options open. ly, the latter mentioned on Prachanda split and joined like the one in 2012 headed by The Doval game plan Global Times, though, has Monday by Nepali the Nepali Congress-led coali- Chief Justice Khilraj Regmi. appears to be to support both reported that China has no pref- Ambassador to India tion. China supported the Left In 1994, Prime Minister sides: Oli to keep Parliament erence for any party; it just Nilambar Acharya. When Alliance in the 2017 elections GP Koirala’s dissolution of the in abeyance and hold elections ?    wants a stable Government. India was the dominant power and the merger of the Alliance House was upheld by the later, and Prachanda to keep India’s anodyne statement that in that country, Nepal’s crises into the NCP. Supreme Court. In 1995, Prime the party divided even if the “we have noted recent political were blamed on New Delhi’s The CCP and the NCP Minister Manmohan Adhikari House is restored. China is ,) 1;1;  QR developments in Nepal; these are “micro-management”. Now enjoy fraternal relations and dissolved his minority betting on both too, but to internal matters for Nepal to China is being accused of the Chinese party’s ideologues Government but the House keep its flock together. Oli’s Q  R  = decide as per its democratic interfering in Nepal’s internal have been teaching the NCP was revived. In 2002, King Finance Minister Bishnu process”, does not mean that it is affairs after Yanqi began her cadres the “Xi Jinping Gyanendra dismissed Prime Poudel came up with this      1212      a bystander. The split has also latest round of interventions. Thought”. China is invested Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba gem: “China should be happy.          destabilised six of the seven Last week’s protest held out- heavily in Nepal — politically, for failure to hold elections, It has two NCPs — one in + NCP provincial governments. side the Chinese Embassy in economically, militarily and calling him “incompetent”. Government and the other            ! While both sides have Kathmandu was an extreme- people to people. They will not The same year, when the trying to restore the old one.” 3            appealed to the Election ly rare event as the media and easily give up their recent pre- Deuba faction split from the Best of both worlds is not a       .'4,0!56       Commission for ownership of public angst is generally eminence in Nepal. NC under GP Koirala to form Happy 2021 for Nepal!             the party’s name and symbol, the reserved against India. Two scenarios are being the NC (Democratic), the sym- (The writer, a retired Major Supreme Court will decide The Nepalese are linking predicted. First, no revival of bol and name of the party was General, was Commander, IPKF              whether the dissolution of the the “phone call” to the flying Parliament and no elections as retained by the Koirala faction. South, Sri Lanka, and founder     O        House was legal and whether its visit to Kathmandu in October scheduled, with Oli carrying Consequent to the lessons member of the Defence Planning         O      revival is possible, and start the by R&AW chief Samant Goel, on as the caretaker Prime from frequent turnover of Staff, currently the Integrated hearings next week. The mid- who had a long conversation Minister indefinitely. Informed Governments (11 Prime Defence Staff. 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Many habeas corpus petitions are which acts as the intermediary. Such a    ; !,  >         AG  The CAA is arguably one of the most con- the ambit of the restrictions within pending before the court and no judg- scheme introduced in India is one that troversial pieces of legislation in the recent past. 8*8% 011 (/ 3 Article 19(2). So, at this point, there ment has been delivered to date. Many is first of its kind in a democracy.          !  0     0    -3+< tester’s right to protest at public spaces. But the court took no notice of it. of Indian democracy. The scheme was   0     ;     .    / countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and ,3+/ (/'#+/ The court has until today not Second were the batch of petitions challenged before the court as early as  . C        #   , Afghanistan due to religious persecution or fear 2/ #-+ heard the CAA petition, whereas the on media restrictions and communi- 2018; however, the top court has not '  H#,'I   +   .  .   C C  of religious persecution. 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However, the Act perpetuates the exclu-  3;/ #' 2/ court has held that public places can- Anuradha Bhasin and Ghulam Nabi the news this year for the way it has                   sion of many who have already sought and con- not be occupied for an indefinite peri- Azad vs. Union of India case this year, functioned in the recent past is trou- tinue to take shelter in this country. >-3+   )      ,      0    23  #+/  ;        9   ;   Reports have shown that State Governments the State must provide an alternative expression through the internet. criticising its style of functioning were in several parts of the country have started con- / ,32/ However, the judgment was not fol- evidence of the fact that the judiciary .   /   .      spot for the same. This, especially when structing detention centres for those who will +#.; 3 the Government was arresting protest- lowed by the J&K Administration and has narrowed its understanding of the  #,'   +     C  *   now become illegal immigrants in the country ,+#/#+ #' ers from several parts of the country. a contempt petition is pending before role it is supposed to play in a democ-  A1!           ! they have considered to be their motherland and ,/#,1/K Even until this day, members from the court for over eight months now. racy. Citizens have either ways taken to    0     )   ) C     ! have contributed to as well. Those who have been '-.3 /.31 the ruling party continue to make state- The challenge to the constitutionality the streets this year and have protest-   . C  . 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This has led to the ruling activists, politicians, free thinkers and challenges and lost opportunities, 2021  '   C D ,     C   .   2/ /N/-=/ 0        #  !         against the CAA across the country. The party gaining more and more ground writers. The stark dichotomy became will be a year of aspirations from the Shaheen Bagh protest in the Capital had electorally while the protest seems to a matter of contention and citizens judiciary. Parties before the courts will J222               acquired international fame because of its seep down to irrelevancy with every went on to criticise the court on every want to see a different image of the                  relentless effort to start a dialogue with the State. passing day. social media platform. Many journal- judiciary: One that is more empathet- .      ,     !  #  + The State, on the other hand, had continuous- Similar is the fate of the petition ists and social activists are under ic, strong, a protector of people’s fun-       .  +        ly termed the protest and the protesters “anti- that is pending before the court against arrest even today and the court has damental rights, authoritative and one                national.” the abrogation of Article 370 that taken little to no notice of it, citing that doesn’t back down before the exec- +     $           In extreme distress, several petitioners took place on August 5, 2019. There some technical ground on which the utive. Citizens would want their caus-        !         approached the court under Article 32 of the were three kinds of pleas before the petitioners have failed to establish es to be heard with more alacrity and )         *C      Constitution of India challenging the constitu- court post the abrogation. First were their case. more concern. In the new year the judi-        S   >     K ,   tionality of the CAA and the NRC. The respon- the habeas corpus petitions against the The last issue that I would like to ciary needs to redefine its role in a           '        dents, in another petition, also approached the detention of several prominent polit- briefly touch upon is the Electoral Bond democracy and it cannot be the one court challenging the right to protest of the pro- ical leaders in the Valley. Scheme. The Finance Bill, 2017, intro- that it has chosen to play in 2020.              testors at Shaheen Bagh. In the Amit Sahni vs. Former Chief Ministers and Union duced electoral bonds, that are inter- (The writer is from the National H          Commissioner of Police case, it was argued that Ministers who have served not just the est-free bearer bonds. It is an instru- Law University, Visakhapatnam. 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on the nation. As per the latest count, conducted by the Asian equality at the workplace. According Even before the pandemic hit the same determination now needs to be became aware of the infection and India had a total of 10,224,797 Development Bank, the economic to the Zinnov-Intel Gender Diversity world, the deteriorating state of the applied to climate change adaption, the safety protocols. This became one COVID cases and 1,48,190 casualties, losses triggered by the pandemic are study only 11 per cent of the Indian environment and the impact of cli- environmental preservation and sus- of the largest public awareness pro- while the number of cases worldwide expected to hit nearly $8 trillion, working women make it to top mate change were putting a huge tainable development. grammes ever conducted in India. A touched 81,767,170 with 1,784,026 which is nearly nine per cent of the leadership positions compared to the strain on the economy. A report pre- More or less, the strategies adopt- similar large-scale public awareness people succumbing to the infection. global GDP. global average of above 20 per cent. pared by the United Nations titled ed to tackle the COVID-19 pandem- programme must be kick-started by The successive waves of infection Among the adverse impacts of This bleak scenario is set to get worse ‘Economic Losses, Poverty and ic should also be applied in handling the Government for the conservation and the lockdown necessitated by the the pandemic, much less debated or as women find it difficult to find jobs Disasters 1998-2018’ pegged the the problem of environmental degra- of the environment. COVID-19 pandemic left India’s talked about is the severe blow to in the current environment. losses suffered by the Indian econo- dation. The very first stage in fight- Third, the Government showed . 7= economy shattered and ruined. women in the workforce. Many of the Needless to say, these extraordi- my due to climate change at $79.5 bil- ing the contagion involved accepting exemplary will by strictly enforcing Unemployment figures drastically women, who lost their jobs or took nary circumstances have sent lion in a period of two decades. This the problem. As the pandemic struck, the rules pertaining to COVID-19 rose from 6.7 per cent in March to time off during the pandemic in Government departments into a underlines the pitiable condition of the affected nations, especially India, prevention and management. It s we approach 2021, we can- 26 per cent in April, which translates India and globally, are now finding tizzy and the overburdened admin- the environment and the toll it is tak- rapidly acknowledged the problem ensured that people adhered to not help looking back at the to nearly 140 million people losing it difficult to return to any gainful istrative machinery has been unable ing on our economy. and set about addressing it. The same COVID protocols and procedures Atrail of death and devastation their jobs in a shockingly short span employment. Adding to their woes to pay attention to other pressing The pandemic has taught us strategy needs to be followed for han- that helped slow the transmission of left behind by the COVID-19 pan- of time. are a host of factors including areas that were already in a critical many painful and expensive lessons dling environmental deterioration the infection. This kind of enforce- demic. The year 2020 was no less Further, during the same period, unavailability of domestic help, the stage before the outbreak. besides revealing the vulnerabilities and exploitation. We need to active- ment, if practised for preserving the than a nightmare as governments business activity fell sharply from 82 burden of household chores, care Environmental deterioration in and the strengths of our nation. ly understand and acknowledge the environment and ensuring climate worldwide grappled with the virus per cent to 44 per cent, followed by work and online schooling of chil- the wake of climate change spurred Amid this suffering, an optimistic depth of the problem that pollution change adaption, will go a long way even as the global economy plum- the largest ever Gross Domestic dren forced to stay at home during by rising greenhouse gas (GHG) India must discover the silver lining and climate change present. in preserving the environment and meted to a new low, leaving millions Product (GDP) contraction of minus the pandemic. emissions was a contentious issue, and chart the future course keeping Second, the COVID-19 out- protecting it. As we enter 2021, one unemployed and at their wits’ end. 24 per cent in the First Quarter (Q1) Other factors, too, have dealt an with feverish debates and delibera- the best interests of the environment break has shown a superlative level can only hope that the Government During the fight against of the Financial Year (FY) 2020-21. unexpected blow to the economy tions happening both on the nation- in mind. The gravity of the pandem- of communication between the will put its might behind fighting cli- COVID-19 in India, environmental In fact, the Indian economy is esti- which suddenly finds itself bereft of al and international forums. ic forced us to evolve the best Government and the common man. mate change and environmental concerns and priorities took a back mated to have suffered a loss of 7- 30 per cent of its dedicated and However, the contagion put an response mechanism that was able to This raised the level of public aware- degradation. seat as the Government put all its 8 trillion during the first 21 days of skilled workforce. This has not only abrupt halt to all this. For a belea- mitigate the spread of the infection ness regarding the pandemic and (The writer is an environmental weight behind fighting the deadly the lockdown. 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    /       <* *  ./0 /12  - (3 ers as savvy investors were        he Government’s proposal seen scouting for value in a Bull Tto make dual front airbags quity benchmark indices Market,” S Ranganathan, Head mandatory will lead to increase ESensex and Nifty scaled of Research at LKP Securities  0   ? in price and vehicle manufac- fresh record highs on Tuesday, said. turers should absorb the major extending their bull run for the On the Sensex chart,  - (3 The local unit finally set- hike in costs to prevent impact fifth straight session on the IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Tech tled at 73.42 against the on sales, the Federation of back of gains in banking and IT Mahindra, HDFC, ICICI Bank, ising for the fourth straight American currency, register- Automobile Dealers stocks. HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, SBI Rsession, the rupee appre- ing a rise of 7 paise over its Associations (FADA) said on existing models. VI emission norms led to a big The BSE gauge Sensex set- and ITC were prominent gain- ciated by 7 paise to close at previous close. Tuesday. “FADA welcomes price increase, and this will also tled with gains of 259.33 points ers. On the other hand, Nestle, 73.42 against the US dollar on On Monday, the rupee In a draft notification, the MoRTH’s intention for man- come with a price increase, he or 0.55 per cent at a new clos- NTPC, PowerGrid, Dr Reddy, Tuesday, amid heavy buying in had settled at 73.49 against the Ministry of Road Transport dating dual front airbags. This added. ing high of 47,613.08. Reliance Industries, ONGC and domestic equities and unabat- US dollar. and Highways (MoRTH) pro- is a much needed safety norm “We hope OEMs (original Starting off on a bullish Mahindra & Mahindra were ed foreign fund inflows. Equity benchmark indices posed to make it mandatory for which India should adopt and equipment manufacturers) note, the 30-share index went among the losers. A weaker greenback in the Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh automakers to provide an be at par with global standards,” should absorb the major cost of on to hit its all-time intraday record at 13,967.60. Sectorally, banking index overseas markets also sup- record highs on Tuesday, airbag for the front passenger, FADA president Vinkesh input due to the second airbag high of 47,714.55 before paring “Financials helped key rallied 1.41 per cent, followed ported the rupee, forex deal- extending their bull run for over and above the existing Gulati said in a statement. as it will impact the sales in some gains. Indices to close the day well by finance (1.06 per cent) and ers said. the fifth straight session on the airbag for the driver of pas- He, however, added that short-term which will be bad Likewise, the NSE barom- into positive territory with the IT (0.65 per cent). At the interbank forex back of gains in banking and senger vehicles. while the Government’s vision for the industry, which is able eter Nifty ended higher by broader markets seeing Of the 19 sectoral indices, market, the domestic unit IT stocks. The Ministry has proposed to make driving safer for its cit- to show growth on MoM 59.40 points or 0.43 per cent at demand for gas stocks. The day 12 ended in the red and seven opened at 73.42 against the US The BSE gauge Sensex April 1, 2021 as the date for izens is appreciated, it will def- (month-on-month) basis, but a fresh closing high of also witnessed upmoves in in the green. Among the top dollar and witnessed an intra- settled with gains of 259.33 implementation of the move initely increase the price of still lags in YoY (year-on-year) 13,932.60. Intraday, the 50- names that are not usually losers, BSE metal, power and day high of 73.34 and a low of points or 0.55 per cent at a for new models, while it has set vehicles. basis after Covid hit us hard,” share Nifty marked its all-time seen frequently amongst gain- energy slid up to 1.32 per cent. 73.44. new closing high of 47,613.08. a deadline of June 1, 2021 for The implementation of BS- Gulati said. &@(#@   )   , 7 

 - (3 The Reserve Bank of India soundness indicators are cials are likely to be impacted the banking sector henceforth unprecedented macroeco- additional provisions was confronting the most testing (RBI), in its report on ‘Trend obscured under the asset qual- in terms of asset quality and hinges around the pace and nomic shock caused by the employed to ease immediate challenge in more than a 100 autioning of imminent and Progress of Banking in ity standstill, it said, banks are future income. shape of economic recovery, the Covid-19 pandemic, the RBI’s concerns emanating from the years. Cstress in the banking sector India 2019-20’, said that the raising capital in preparation of “Going forward, banks will RBI report said, adding, “The actions veered towards pro- pandemic as well as aid the eco- On frauds in the banking after unwinding of the mea- central bank initiated timely the imminent stress. have to adapt and adjust to the challenge is to rewind various viding a stimulus to the econ- nomic revival going forward, it sector, the report said, opera- sures taken to combat the measures to relieve stress on “With the moratorium rapidly evolving economic land- relaxations in a timely manner, omy while ensuring financial said. tional risk has emerged as a impact of Covid-19, the bank balance sheets, corporates coming to an end, the deadline scape due to these challenges reining in loan impairment and stability. RBI said the report is major source of risk. Although Reserve Bank on Tuesday said and households following the for restructuring proposals is and also the entry of niche play- adequate capital infusion for a The troika of policy rate being issued in an environment 98 per cent of frauds in terms banks will need to adapt and outbreak of the coronavirus fast approaching and with the ers and emerging financial tech- healthy banking sector.” cuts and liquidity infusion; in which the Indian economy, of value were related to loans, adjust themselves to meet the pandemic. possible lifting of the asset nologies,” the report said. The report further said regulatory forbearance; and the central bank, and the bank- Their occurrence was spread upcoming challenges. Observing that banking quality standstill, banks’ finan- Improvement in the health of that in the wake of a severe and time-bound resolution with ing and financial system are over several previous years.   BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 13,910.35 13,967.60 13,859.90 13,932.60 59.4 Script Open High Low LTP NCC 60.55 60.9 57.95 59.8 SYMPHONY 1030 1045 1002.85 1017.45 DALBHARAT 1064.65 1080 1037.3 1056.1 VARROC 391.3 402.05 387.8 395.15 INDUSINDBK 875 917.65 873.5 916.5 49.55 IDEA 10.42 10.5 10.15 10.29 IDFCFIRSTB 37.3 37.5 36.2 36.7 LAXMIMACH 4696.1 4719 4568.4 4583.25 DCAL 140.25 142 138 139.7 IOB 10.9 10.9 10.49 10.62 TECHM 948 968.25 943.85 967.8 20.7 ICICIBANK 522.8 530.8 517.75 528.95 IBREALEST 79.7 79.7 75.45 76.7 HINDCOPPER 61.7 63.5 60.7 62.65 EMAMILTD 422.05 427.25 421.1 423.25 SUDARSCHEM 475.3 477.2 472.3 474.75 AXISBANK 620.7 632.4 618.6 630.4 12.75 INDUSINDBK 876.95 918 875 913.6 GRANULES 367 379.3 366 370.25 KPITTECH 133.85 135.6 127 131.75 GMDCLTD 51.3 52.5 50.1 50.95 ZYDUSWELL 1925.5 2000 1925 1962.55 ICICIBANK 522.55 530.8 517.85 530.1 10 TATAMOTORS 188 188.6 181.05 183.4 UNIONBANK 30.75 32.9 30.65 31.9 IFBIND 1106 1218.1 1100 1187.35 AJANTPHARM 1699.95 1699.95 1661 1670.75 MOIL 142.8 142.85 139.9 141.1 HCLTECH 929 945 925.25 936 14.2 SBIN 276.2 279.75 274.7 277.9 CONCOR 396 403 390.35 397.45 RAIN 126.5 131 126.5 128.85 SPARC 185.95 186.7 181.15 182.8 KPRMILL 889.9 889.9 851.6 872.85 HDFC 2,480.00 2,530.00 2,480.00 2,511.00 34.55 CARERATING 516.05 529 514 521.1 SUNTV 493.9 494 480.85 485.8 ICICIPRULI 501.5 505.85 495.85 499.75 ABB 1223 1229.1 1195 1204.55 BAJAJELEC 617.9 618.85 605.15 611.4 HDFCBANK 1,421.05 1,434.75 1,420.00 1,427.95 15.1 RELIANCE 2007.35 2012.8 1982.6 1989.2 BPCL 382.7 385.5 377.75 381.85 PFIZER 5216.85 5221.75 5104 5147.95 TATAMETALI 617 621.2 604.65 607.7 VMART 2555 2595.65 2463.4 2496.55 HDFCBANK 1417.3 1434.3 1417.3 1427.1 ASTRAZEN 4509 4573.95 4482.6 4539 ENGINERSIN 78.5 78.7 77.55 78.25 CEATLTD 1066.5 1088.45 1066.5 1071.55 SPANDANA 756.7 761.2 728.65 740.3 ITC 210.5 213.5 210.1 211.65 2.15 PNB 32.75 34.15 32.75 33.2 PVR 1324 1327.5 1289.25 1299.3 GMM 3799.9 3887 3700 3719.35 JSLHISAR 156.9 157.7 146.4 148.05 ESABINDIA 1900 1911.65 1830 1836.65 GAIL 123.45 124.6 121.9 123.9 1.25 ITC 210.8 213.5 209.5 211.55 SPICEJET 97 97.35 94.25 94.8 OFSS 3240 3252.45 3190 3213.5 RAYMOND 345.1 346.5 336.4 337.45 WELSPUNIND 70.35 70.95 68.25 68.35 SBIN 276.3 279.9 274.7 277.75 2.55 ADANIPORTS 485 489.7 464.45 483 EXIDEIND 187 193.05 184.2 191.5 PETRONET 253.9 253.9 246.15 247.3 J&KBANK 23.75 23.75 22.76 23.06 SHRIRAMCIT 1082 1085 1055 1066.05 INFY 1,235.00 1,254.45 1,235.00 1,249.85 9.55 TATASTEEL 637 639.75 620.7 631.85 IOLCP 718.5 778.3 717.65 769.9 BANKINDIA 50.4 50.75 49.1 49.4 CHALET 186.25 188 178 181.95 3MINDIA 21430.9 21430.9 2115021191.25 BAJAJ-AUTO 3,433.00 3,459.90 3,420.05 3,434.50 19.8 WIPRO 384.75 390.4 383.25 384.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 3418.35 3459 3418.35 3431.3 SUNTECK 352 354.75 340.9 349.4 VBL 919 919 892.75 901.25 NH 450 450 435 441.15 KOTAKBANK 1,983.00 2,017.00 1,983.00 1,998.50 9.6 RBLBANK 230.95 237.4 228.1 232.75 HINDPETRO* 216 216.4 213.5 215.45 BATAINDIA 1608.35 1615.9 1576.9 1583.9 SUMICHEM 295.5 299.95 292.75 293.75 SUPREMEIND 1657.15 1678 1639.3 1671.9 SHREECEM 23,875.00 23,906.75 23,680.00 23,825.00 109.45 BAJFINANCE 5239 5247.5 5167 5197.7 TANLA 730 730 708.95 730 VENKYS 1689.8 1720.7 1673.55 1695.9 JAMNAAUTO 60.7 61.25 58.75 59.5 IRCON 89 89 87 87.45 UPL 454.5 459 445.4 455.4 2 IBULHSGFIN 219.6 220.55 209.7 215.95 LICHSGFIN 369.2 371.55 361.4 363.4 VOLTAS 820 822 809.35 813.9 EIDPARRY 329.55 339.5 322.9 333.65 SHK 125.5 125.55 121.65 122.4 EICHERMOT 2,455.00 2,503.00 2,435.85 2,462.00 10.65 HDFC 2479.9 2529 2478 2520.65 UBL 1166.25 1182 1140.95 1148 RVNL 23.25 23.5 22.65 22.9 AEGISLOG 268.85 268.85 247.6 248.8 TASTYBIT 12570 12608.95 12100 12221.6 SUNPHARMA 589.8 596 583.15 589.5 2.55 INFY 1237 1254.5 1236.55 1250.15 AUROPHARMA 910.15 919.05 897.45 903.55 TORNTPHARM 2795.9 2802.3 2743.9 2760.2 ORIENTREF 246.85 254.5 233.2 240.7 POWERINDIA 1342 1342 1295.3 1301 WIPRO 384 390.5 383.1 384.4 1.5 AXISBANK 620.4 632.5 618.65 630.25 GUJGAS 378.95 387.45 372.25 380.3 BAJAJHLDNG 3091.2 3132 3029.15 3069.2 KNRCON 337.95 337.95 327.5 328.85 TCNSBRANDS 465.9 465.9 440.45 448.05 ASIANPAINT 2,685.00 2,712.45 2,673.00 2,693.00 9.1 SRTRANSFIN 1026.25 1049.5 1021.85 1034.75 MGL 1053.15 1085.4 1050 1082.7 SUVENPHAR 480 480 456 462.05 INDHOTEL 123.1 124.7 121.75 122.5 ORIENTELEC 226.15 232 224.35 228.85 DIVISLAB 3,783.00 3,829.70 3,765.00 3,775.00 9 TATACHEM 483 500.95 479.6 483 IOC 91.8 92.5 90.5 91.2 RALLIS 277 282.5 271.95 280.5 BAYERCROP 5594 5594 5417.5 5469.1 JTEKTINDIA 88.25 92.2 87.15 88.05 TCS 2,920.00 2,952.00 2,920.00 2,935.00 5.6 DRREDDY 5212 5267.55 5146.9 5163.95 ULTRACEMCO 5150.1 5169.95 5082.1 5143.8 SYNGENE 619 619 597.5 599.25 GHCL 202.25 211.7 200.9 207.9 TVSSRICHAK 1852.85 1917.7 1852.85 1870.45 GRASIM 911 922.65 906.2 907.35 0.7 VEDL 163.75 164.3 159.1 160.15 SUZLON 5.95 5.95 5.95 5.95 BHARATFORG 528 532.35 519.55 523.15 HONAUT 37443.05 37610.6 36902.9 36961.7 RESPONIND 190.1 191 186 189.15 ULTRACEMCO 5,160.00 5,172.75 5,081.60 5,141.95 -0.2 HCLTECH 925 945 924.8 936 HAWKINCOOK 5890 5950 5803.05 5865.7 ABCAPITAL 86.75 86.75 83.75 84.2 VRLLOG 205 207.5 200 202.6 WESTLIFE 449.8 449.8 432.5 437.1 HEROMOTOCO 3,096.00 3,106.00 3,061.00 3,078.00 -4.6 CANBK 126.25 128.25 122.95 126.35 QUESS 505 552 492.4 535.95 PIIND 2259 2259 2190.5 2212.65 TTKPRESTIG 6240 6279.9 6173.55 6205.05 PRESTIGE 276 276.1 267.5 268.25 BAJFINANCE 5,225.00 5,247.00 5,167.50 5,195.00 -9.1 BANDHANBNK 406 419.1 406 413.05 BLISSGVS 184 193.8 178.85 188.95 KSCL 519.9 532.8 516.8 530.55 FINCABLES 348.2 350.4 340.4 346.05 MRPL 34.4 34.8 34 34.3 BAJAJFINSV 9,040.10 9,056.10 8,897.45 8,980.00 -15.05 SUNPHARMA 587.1 595.85 583.3 590.5 WOCKPHARMA 495 513.65 490 509.95 CGCL 310 310 299 300.5 VIPIND 353.8 363.15 350.6 357.05 GICRE 141.5 142.5 140 140.3 BHARTIARTL 523 524.95 515.1 520.65 -0.95 ADANIENT 496 499 484.95 488.9 AUBANK 875 875 845 847.95 CUB 184.9 184.9 178.45 180.2 CAPPL 508.65 511.3 504.1 505 VGUARD 189.1 192 187.5 188 FSL 111 115.45 102 103.95 HAL 822 845.5 818 835.95 PERSISTENT 1490 1520 1455.15 1489.4 LUXIND 1697 1722 1646.6 1664 SIS 445.2 447 426.95 443.35 BPCL 384.5 385.6 377.65 381.85 -0.9 HINDALCO 240.55 242 234.2 236 LTTS 2392 2435.2 2333.15 2368.5 DCBBANK 119.9 121 116.45 117.9 RAMCOCEM 793.6 793.6 770.25 778.95 SUNDRMFAST 531.65 537.35 525 530.4 SBILIFE 906.95 908.95 890.3 899.45 -2.2 BHARTIARTL 521.95 525 515.1 520.25 AARTIDRUGS 705.55 717.15 701.85 704.95 IDFC 37.6 38.75 37.5 37.65 DEEPAKFERT 157.25 157.7 153.1 155.55 DCMSHRIRAM 393.7 394.25 385.45 388.15 LT 1,294.95 1,295.05 1,267.70 1,286.20 -3.2 BIOCON 475 475.75 457.35 460.6 BERGEPAINT 743.9 751.75 732.2 742.95 GNFC 230.4 230.75 222.5 227.8 ASHOKA 92.5 93.05 90.15 90.65 INDOCO 294.2 294.9 285.3 291.15 ADANIPORTS 485 489.85 478.2 482.25 -1.3 BANKBARODA 63.05 64.2 62.1 62.35 POWERGRID 191.55 192.7 188.85 189.6 COCHINSHIP 365 372.5 364.1 366.9 KALPATPOWR 309.95 311.5 302.75 307.95 VSTIND 3855 3855 3755.95 3770.9 TATASTEEL 637.85 639.65 621.05 630.6 -2.05 KOTAKBANK 1985 2016.55 1984.95 2000.05 ACC 1639 1639 1606.65 1615.8 WHIRLPOOL 2582.6 2582.6 2500 2509.85 EDELWEISS 72.25 72.85 70.1 70.3 THERMAX 928.7 928.7 901.25 905.95 BRITANNIA 3,614.00 3,623.25 3,575.10 3,590.00 -13.55 LT 1297.8 1297.8 1267.85 1284.65 MANAPPURAM 168.35 168.5 165.55 166.3 NATCOPHARM 957.25 972 952.7 957.8 BBTC 1322 1322 1285.3 1293.3 MASFIN 917 943 917 936.8 IOC 92 92.5 90.4 91.35 -0.35 HINDUNILVR 2391.85 2402.8 2354.45 2383.1 AVANTI 526 544 525 536.65 PGHH 11189 11254.55 10906.211068.55 IFCI 9.21 9.51 8.93 9.39 HINDUNILVR 2,395.00 2,403.00 2,354.20 2,379.00 -9.9 SANOFI 8254.05 8295 8211.95 8242.3 MPHASIS 1565 1646.7 1541.15 1552.4 LEMONTREE 40.8 41.2 39.95 40.7 JSWENERGY 70.15 70.15 68.05 68.4 TITAN 1,554.00 1,556.85 1,528.45 1,537.15 -6.4 TATAPOWER 78 79 76.25 76.55 HAVELLS 912.9 915.45 904.7 908.5 CUMMINSIND 575.5 576.8 565.1 569.2 KANSAINER 570 581 566.25 576.25 MARUTI 7,520.00 7,545.00 7,418.30 7,447.50 -35.5 ADANIPOWER 50.8 51.9 47.65 50.45 SBILIFE 906.95 907.55 890.45 899.2 PHILIPCARB 169.8 171 164.05 166.2 IIFL 113.6 114.95 112.3 112.8 M&M 714.5 717 704 706.9 -4.05 ONGC 94.3 94.7 92 93.15 PFC 116.75 117.75 114.9 116.1 JBCHEPHARM 1047.95 1047.95 1007 1015.35 ONGC 94.2 94.65 92 93.25 -0.55 DABUR 527.9 533.65 524.5 528.8 POLYCAB 1053 1054.8 1029.8 1044.85 JKLAKSHMI 336.25 340.65 332.15 333.35 CIPLA 830.15 835.75 817.5 825.15 -5 TITAN 1559.45 1559.45 1528.25 1540.25 CENTRALBK 14.09 14.18 13.75 13.9 OIL 112 112.6 109 110.2 RELIANCE 2,009.00 2,012.30 1,982.55 1,987.00 -16.3 IGL 487 513.4 487 511.1 AMBER 2438 2438 2353.5 2381.05 CESC 619 619 603 605.35 HDFCLIFE 683 686.35 670.15 673 -5.7 TECHM 947.25 968 944.65 965.75 SWANENERGY 136.75 139.9 135.55 135.8 PNBHOUSING 357 365.25 356.95 361.6 DRREDDY 5,225.00 5,269.00 5,145.60 5,155.00 -46.8 BEML 973 1014.4 956.05 994 ABBOTINDIA 15850 15850 15691.7 15728.4 SKFINDIA 1729.15 1736.45 1696 1727.85 POWERGRID 191.6 192.65 189 189.5 -2.05 STAR 904.8 927.25 900 905.25 COFORGE 2689.6 2729.95 2669.3 2680.4 UJJIVANSFB 40.1 40.5 39.25 39.75 JSWSTEEL 389.65 389.65 378.1 381.1 -5.5 TCS 2928.25 2951.9 2924.2 2930.65 ADANIGREEN 1040.5 1045 1026 1038.2 GSPL 226.8 226.8 216.1 218.4 NTPC 100.5 101.05 97.95 99 -1.45 NTPC 100.5 101 98 98.75 BOMDYEING 76.45 76.6 74.1 74.85 GLAXO 1645 1645 1574.15 1585.8 TATAMOTORS 187.9 188.45 181.1 183.5 -2.85 JSWSTEEL 389.95 389.95 378.4 381.45 TRIDENT 9.75 9.84 9.51 9.71 GODREJIND 444.5 444.5 428 431.05 BAJAJFINSV 9050 9054.3 8900 8977.55 MARICO 409.95 409.95 403 407.35 CREDITACC 795 795 764 782.4 COALINDIA 138.9 139.6 134.6 135.35 -2.3 BEL 115.5 116.15 114.1 114.65 OBEROIRLTY 540 551.15 538.95 546.45 FORTIS 155.4 156.95 152.5 156.5 NESTLEIND 18,620.00 18,700.00 18,175.40 18,270.05 -327.3 M&M 711.6 716.95 704.3 707 BLUEDART 4072.15 4098.95 3937.25 4081.05 PHOENIXLTD 746.8 765 743 758.05 HINDALCO 241.9 242 234.3 234.9 -5 SBICARD 848 858 836.55 840.7 INDIAMART 6289.8 6300 6171.05 6223 TATACOMM 1071.5 1078 1044.5 1069.95 JINDALSTEL 268.45 270.8 257.7 259.35 APLAPOLLO 819.35 830 810 820.2 SONATSOFTW 399.9 406 386.5 389.55     UPL 454.15 458.8 445.15 454.75 TATAMTRDVR 78.5 78.55 75.25 76.35 CARBORUNIV 421 421 398.35 403.45 JAICORPLTD 93.75 93.75 90.25 91.25 ESCORTS 1248 1277 1229.45 1268.85 APOLLOHOSP 2410 2414 2372 2375.45 KAJARIACER 704.8 711.1 686.2 689.9 CHENNPETRO 108.25 108.65 103.6 105.7 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE SAIL 64.75 65.7 63.4 64.5 LTI 3650 3667.7 3586.75 3610.6 MCX 1750 1769 1747 1757.1 NESCO 542 547 536 537.85 NIFTY NEXT 50 32,507.00 32,541.90 32,153.85 32,331.50 -19.55 ASIANPAINT 2685.1 2712.5 2673.8 2696.35 ADANITRANS 442.8 442.8 421.8 429 ECLERX 892.65 927 882.5 909.35 DBL 398 399.5 392.2 394 IGL 490.05 513.5 488.6 513 22.95 MARUTI 7506.05 7543.2 7420 7453.95 MFSL 690.4 697.1 679 680.85 CASTROLIND 122.8 123.2 121.6 121.95 ASTRAL 1615.65 1625.85 1592.6 1603.9 PNB 32.9 34.15 32.8 33.3 0.9 COALINDIA 138.85 139.6 134.6 135.15 CANFINHOME 489 504 485.4 501 BAJAJCON 222.7 223.55 217.25 219.65 SHOPERSTOP 205 205 198.05 201.25 BANDHANBNK 408 419.25 407.45 413.5 7.35 LUPIN 988 992.85 971.45 977.1 JSL 85 85 79.4 80.05 EQUITAS 66.95 67.7 66.1 66.65 TATACOFFEE 107.35 108.05 105.5 105.9 NAUKRI 4,640.00 4,754.95 4,632.00 4,710.00 80.65 DIVISLAB 3799.9 3830 3767.4 3787.6 IDBI 31.9 32.25 31.45 31.5 JINDALSAW 78.95 79.4 75.7 76.25 LAOPALA 244 247 235.95 238.4 GODREJCP 732 744.95 728.5 738.95 11.7 CHOLAFIN 389 392 380.5 382.9 GRASIM 910 922.5 907 909.75 KRBL 245 254.8 245 249.3 BLUESTARCO 789 792.7 780 791.85 CONCOR 394.9 402.95 390.25 397.5 5 DLF 235 236.4 228.65 231.45 GODREJCP 735 744.8 729.1 740.55 JCHAC 2630.05 2630.05 2546 2579.6 CRISIL 1977 1977 1894.9 1899.1 BRIGADE 249.9 249.9 240 243.5 PGHH 11,041.00 11,315.70 10,920.10 11,090.00 120.1 MUTHOOTFIN 1224.8 1232.25 1200.05 1209.45 ICICIGI 1509.8 1516.85 1485 1510.55 MIDHANI 207 207 199.5 200.15 ADVENZYMES 333.7 333.7 323.3 325.8 NLCINDIA 54.9 55.25 54.4 54.9 ICICIGI 1,509.00 1,517.20 1,484.65 1,514.00 16.35 BALMLAWRIE 142.8 146.5 130.1 133.2 GLENMARK 497.3 504.8 491.75 496.45 BALRAMCHIN 171.9 173.3 167.9 169.7 FDC 332.35 334.15 324.85 325.55 POLYMED 522.5 528.45 513.8 523.4 OFSS 3,195.00 3,252.50 3,195.00 3,213.80 31.9 MOTHERSUMI 161.2 161.55 156.15 157.95 DMART 2681.5 2693.4 2645.15 2665.1 JKTYRE 73.8 74.45 73 73.8 JYOTHYLAB 152 152.1 146.9 147.9 ALLCARGO 134.6 135 131.2 132.75 DABUR 527.5 533.8 524.55 528.55 3.5 ALKEM 2920.45 2930.9 2900 2925.35 NAVINFLUOR 2622.4 2639.95 2580 2616.45 GSFC 73.45 76.4 72.75 75.55 IRB 113.55 113.75 109 109.7 ZENSARTECH 239.35 241.35 235.65 237.4 HDFCAMC 2,914.80 2,923.40 2,876.50 2,914.00 19.2 NBVENTURES 63 68.85 63 64.7 BSOFT 251.6 256.3 246.25 251.1 HINDZINC 241 244.9 239.1 239.9 ISEC 456.5 458.55 453 456.9 TATAINVEST 1019 1024.1 996.95 1003.9 ALKEM 2,925.00 2,937.30 2,898.90 2,929.00 12.1 CADILAHC 490.95 490.95 477.25 479 NAUKRI 4653.6 4750 4635 4701.9 NAM-INDIA 304.2 308.25 301.5 303.9 FORCEMOT 1368.85 1380 1352 1359.05 MAHLOG 415 420 415 417.7 ABBOTINDIA 15,777.70 15,899.90 15,600.00 15,750.00 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State’s political landscape said he was siders to do so … Sonar Bangla had already flash floods, glacial lake outbursts spreads and evolves. pained by the decision. “It was inevitable. been visualised by Rabindranath Tagore … (GLOFs), avalanche, pressure, humidity, The Government last week put tem- Hathras, and locks and hardware of 3< .# # ,#1 ,1-.;/ But read the penultimate para of his state- these people are trying to take the credit temperature, snowfall of the Ladakh porary suspension of all flights coming Aligarh district, according to officials. ment saying ‘without directly in politics he for that too.” region. “Ladakh remains vulnerable to from the UK with effect from the midnight The section will also decongest the “I need to meet thousands of people will serve the people of Tamil Nadu’. 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those who put Indian football on an GÉRARD HOULLIER, 73 international stage through his feats, first as a record-breaking goalscorer and then as the most suc- cessful Indian coach. He was part of   the 1962 Asian Games Gold medal- list team and also led India in the 1960 Rome Olympics, in which he scored the equaliser against France to help his side secure a 1-1 draw against the European giants. He was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in 2004. He was also the first Indian The Frenchman put Liverpool   footballer to win the Arjuna Award back on track to domestic and — he won in 1961, the year the European glory as manager from awards were instituted. 1998 to 2004, winning a treble of trophies in 2001 and paving the way CHETAN CHAUHAN, 73 for the long-term recovery of a club he cherished.   ANGELA BUXTON, 85 Two-time Grand Slam champi- on Buxton, who had Jewish heritage and was refused entry to tennis       clubs her entire career, was a dou- bles partner and lifelong friend of Althea Gibson, whose 1956 French        Open title was the first Grand Slam singles triumph by a black American player. 8*8* ,#.//+ ,#+ 5  Buxton won the women's dou- Former India cricketer and bles alongside Gibson at both      
   cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh Roland Garros and Wimbledon in state Government Chetan Chauhan, 1956, the latter of which was the first passes away due to complications All England Club title to be won by DIEGO MARADONA, 60 Gold medallist, helping spark the and multiple organ failure. He was a British-Jewish player. Maradona’s death brought US squad to titles in 2008 and 2012. Sunil Gavaskar’s long-time opening Argentina to a standstill and caused partner, and despit scoring 16 fifty RAJINDER GOEL, 77 a wave of grief in his adopted home PAOLO ROSSI, 64 plu scores in Test cricket, he finished of Naples. He brought joy to the with a zero in the centuries’ column southern Italian city by leading in the format, despite coming close unfashionable Napoli to two Serie on many occasions: he got to 80 A titles and the 1989 UEFA Cup. seven times, on two of those occa- The passing of Maradona, sions getting to 93 and 97. He held who dragged Argentina to glory at a dubious record — most Test runs the 1986 World Cup where he without scoring a century — for scored the ‘Goal of the Century’ many years before being topped by against England — as well as the Shane Warne. infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal, led to three days of national mourning DEAN JONES, 59 Rajinder Goel was born at the in his home country. time when there was no shortage of good spinners in the country but KOBE BRYANT, 41 only one was selected to play for India. And despite not being able to Rossi is a national hero in Italy represent India in the longest for- for firing the Azzurri to World Cup mat of the game, he keep taking triumph in 1982. wickets in the domestic cricket and He finished the tournament as went on to become the record top scorer after scoring six goals, wicket taker in Ranji Trophy (637). including a hat-trick in a 3-2 win A record that still stands. over flamboyant Brazil, both goals against Poland in the semi-finals  $  "* 7  %   *  7 . >+@     5BC:7  % $ # *! RAY CLEMENCE, 72 and the opener in the final win over The Australian World Cup Former England and Liverpool West Germany. 1956 Olympic Games and was the man- the golden generation of Indian football. winner and prominent commenta- goalkeeper Clemence was one of the Pablito only played in Spain after ager of 1975 World Cup winning team. In a celebrated career, Goswami played tor died of a heart attack while in finest stoppers of his generation, returning from a ban for his part in the 50 international matches for the nation- Mumbai to do IPL commentary. He winning three European Cups and betting scandal. CHUNI GOSWAMI, 82 al team from 1956 to 1964, and spent collapsed, was rushed to the hospi- five First Division titles during 14 Bryant was killed in January Legendary Indian footballer his entire career playing for tal and declared dead there. years. alongside his 13-year-old daughter BALBIR SINGH SR, 96 Chuni Goswami, who Mohun Bagan in club in a helicopter crash outside Los Three-time Olympic Gold medal- captained the 1962 football. The iconic TONY LEWIS, 78 Angeles that also took the lives of winning hockey legend Balbir Singh Asian Games Gold- sportsperson, who Lewis was one of the men seven other people. Sr died on May 25 after battling mul- winning team and also played first-class behind the Duckworth-Lewis- LA Lakers icon Bryant was a tiple health issues. His world record finished runner-up cricket for Bengal. Stern method used in weather- five-time NBA champion in a for most goals scored by an individ- at the Asian Cup in affected limited-overs cricket career that began in 1996 straight ual in the men’s hockey final of the 1964, died after suf- PK BANERJEE, 83 matches. He devised the out of a high school. Olympics still remains unbeaten). fering a cardiac arrest. Pradip Kumar method alongside fellow mathe- He was a two-time Olympic Balbir Singh, who captained India at the He was a striker during Banerjee was among matician Frank Duckworth.

 /1(#-+./ ungry for redemption, India 8 ,  -)), B$ recorded a win for the ages Hunder an inspirational Ajinkya Rahane, beating Australia by eight wickets in the second Test to level the four-match series 1-1 &)  R  (    7  )  here on Tuesday. The target of 70 was never a big the game away from us in Adelaide, Ravindra Jadeja. become a thorn in the flesh, tried one but for a team that was bowled but we still have a lot to learn,” Rahane rates his hundred in a to pull Siraj but the extra bounce out for its all-time lowest score of 36 Rahane said. winning cause at Lord's six years did him in as Ravindra Jadeja, field- only 10 days back, one can’t fault Indian teams, since the turn of back as his best effort but for fans, ing at mid-wicket, timed his spot them if that played at the back of the new millennium, have had the innings at Melbourne will jump to perfection ending the their minds. some memorable overseas victories always be way more precious. batsman’s vigil. Shubman Gill (35 not out) but when the backdrop and con- On fourth morning, Rahane, Siraj and Ashwin then mopped and skipper Rahane (27 not text of this Test at the iconic after giving a three-over spell to up the tail setting a total of 70 for out) knocked off the runs in MCG is recorded for posteri- Bumrah on the, understood their batsmen. 15.5 overs to complete the ty, Rahane and his magnificent instantly that the old ball is not The victory was unquestion- victory. bowling unit will find more doing anything and took him off able but again it was Rahane, a for- This was after the quar- than an honourable mention in the attack to keep him fresh for the mer Karate 10th Dan black belt, tet comprising Jasprit Bumrah the pages of history. second new ball. decided to guide Gill, doing his (2/54 in 27 overs), debutant “Really proud of all the It was another great tactical apprentice in Test cricket. Mohammed Siraj (3/37 players, credit to our decision as Bumrah bounced The skipper first played a per- in 21.3 overs), debutants Gill and Siraj. Cummins to end the stand that fect Sunil Gvaskar-like forward Ravichandran The way they showed consumed more than 36 overs. defensive stroke where the ball Ashwin (2/71 in character was amaz- The second new ball did the lands on the feet of the batsmen like 37.1 overs) and ing,” Rahane said. trick as Cameron Green (45 off 146 an obedient cocker spaniel. Ravindra Jadeja The Indian "   # #  #    
#   *       #    # *! balls) and Cummins (22 off 103 The next ball, brought out an (2/28 in 14 teams of yore balls) were dismissed after their imperious pull-shot, showing the overs) showed used to lose to offer as an explanation for why Along with skills, it was the gully in business for Steve Smith. frustrating 57-run stand for the intent which let Gill blossom in that maniacal consis- stomach for a good his side could not capitalise on the mental fortitude that shone through It worked wonderfully well seventh wicket. short period of time. tency over a scrap after humiliat- big absences. as the team didn’t take too much and then he understood pretty Green’s gutsy knock had five It was only fitting that he period of 100 ing defeats but not “Very disappointed, played poor time to bury the ghosts of Adelaide quickly that Siraj, with his hit-the- boundaries as he tried to get fought fire with fire during that overs on the flattest of this one. It stood out cricket, sloppy cricket. Let’s not take and clear the cobwebs in their deck bowling, could work wonders Australia out of the woods during brief knock and it was poetic jus- decks, where extra for the manner of its anything away from India, they minds getting Australia all-out for with the semi-new or old kook- a classical Test match session. tice that he was there till the end. bounce became their comeback in the absence forced us to make mistakes,” he said. 195 and 200 in two innings. aburra when the seam would flat- It was a well-directed bouncer Kohli will be back in whites in go-to weapon. of a genius called Virat In the last three and half days, On the first day, it was about ten. aimed between the batsman's jaw about a month and half when he “The talk was all Kohli and a magician in Rahane, first with his hundred and assessing the moisture on the sur- While batting, he was like that and shoulder and the awkward fend walks out at the Chepauk leading about showing atti- Mohammed Shami. then with solid leadership, showed face and giving Ashwin a go before bandmaster, who knew how to con- was taken by Mayank Agarwal at his band of men but one won’t for- tude, intent and char- Australia captain what Kohli meant when he spoke debutant Siraj in the first hour of the duct his orchestra whether it was second slip. get ‘Captain Rahane’ in a hurry. acter. One hour took Tim Paine had nothing about ‘New India’. match, all the while keeping that leg young Gill or the seasoned Green, who was starting to /*  
  # /( 5  @ ,    #-. 3-.;3.- His wickets have come in 76 tests at an  /.-+#. Wanindu Haranga (59). average of 28.48 and a strike rate of 56.8. South African pacers Lungi im Southee claimed his 300th test Those statistics compare favorably outh Africa took little time in Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Twicket as New Zealand edged clos- with the England pair James Anderson Sclosing out an innings and 45- Mulder and Lutho Sipamla all col- er to a win over Pakistan Tuesday on and Stuart Broad who have 600 and 514 run victory over a depleted Sri lected two wickets each in the the fourth day of the first cricket test. wickets respectively but have played Lanka in the first Test on Tuesday innings. New Zealand set Pakistan 373 to twice as many tests as Southee. as the tourists’ promising start to Sri Lanka’s heavy defeat was win after leading by 192 on the first Anderson averages 26.7, Broad 27.6 and the match and the series was the result of a marked turnaround innings and declaring its second both have strike rates around 56. undone by a string of injuries. in the test after the Sri Lankans innings at 180-5, shortly before tea. Southee's regular new ball partner, Four of the five Sri Lankans to made a strong start, posting 396 At stumps Pakistan was 71-3, still Trent Boult, is also closing on the 300 get hurt during the test still came in the first innings for their best 202 runs behind, with Azhar Ali 34 not wicket mark. He currently has 275 out to bat in a vain effort to save test total in South Africa. out and Fawad Alam 21. The unbroken wickets at an average of 28. their team, but it didn’t matter. But Sri Lanka was depleted by 34-run partnership between Azhar New Zealand began its second South Africa’s fast bowlers the stream of players leaving the and Fawad which occupied 89 minutes innings at the start of play Tuesday after needed just over a session on the field injured: de Silva left on the before stumps helped the tourists bowling out Pakistan for 239 in reply fourth day to finish off Sri Lanka’s /  * # # #  #    
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