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Dharwa dance is mainly he Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Canara faithful. “Repent and believe in to be continued till 40 days as said, “On this day I wish all the It was followes with Chhe He had also broadcasted performed on the occasion of Tbank L V Prabhakar visited Bhopal on Feb 12, 2021. During the Gospel”, or “Remember Jesus spent 40 days fasting in Christians of the Archdiocese Chido Chhedi Chhedi Chidi, Nimadi folk songs on the chan- marriage, in which the men his visit, a Strategic Business Planning Meet was conducted in that you are dust, and to dust the wilderness and to end on to have a meaningful Lenten Ab Chhoti Nee Omar Hai nels. and women dance with differ- which he interacted with all the higher officials of Circle, Regions you shall return” are the words Easter which falls on 4th April season to renew one’s life with Mhari, Ramudi Gamme- The second performance ent hand-postures in a circular and Branches and reviewed their performance during the cur- of priests before using the 2021. During this Lenten sea- true Christian spirit and zeal to Gamay School, Ghoomane Ja was a Bhil tribal dance circle approximately one arm's rent financial year. During the meeting, he has given thrust on ashes The ashes of this day are son there will be Way of the bring social changes. Lenten is Su Re Balam, Why Miche Thigi 'Bhagoria and Dharwa' by distance. Retail lending, MSME, Agriculture and Recovery of dues. Circle made from the branches of Cross on every Wednesday a holy season given by the Holy Lao, Bago-Bago Awre Bhai, Ishwar Gundia and group. Dhol, thali, shehnai, ghun- Head, K J Srikanth, DGM S Shaji, DGM S K Sharma and other date-palms that were used in and Friday in all the catholic Church to reconcile with one- Nacha-gawa re hamu mauj The Bhils are the main groo and kundi instruments are Executives from Circle office, Regional offices and branches were the last year on the day of Palm Christian churches, self, others and God." kara, tari jamsay woh pori and tribes inhabiting the Jhabua, used in it. also present in the meeting. $0                 !! 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The felic- praised the brilliant perfor- including 7 gold, 3 silver and 3 not even appear in the examinations, conducted by NIOS, for class itation event was held at TT mance made by the academy's bronze medals. In this, the X and XII at the three Examination Centers namely Sehore, Ratlam Nagar Stadium on Wednesday. players in the national athlet- players of the academy have and Umaria of Madhya Pradesh, were declared as passed by NIOS. Notably, the medal winners ics competition. given a total of 7 medals includ- It was alleged that the accused committed forgery and manip- of the 36th National Junior Sports Director Pawan Jain ing 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 ulations in the attendance sheets of the examination centers, answer Athletics Competition discussed his achievements bronze to Madhya sheets etc of the students. Further evidences in the form of used Guwahati and the 8th National with the players and encour- Pradesh. answer sheets of learners who appeared in the examination and Open Pedestrian Competition aged them to excel in upcom- Similarly, in the 8th unused answer sheets of absent learners were allegedly destroyed Ranchi were awarded by ing athletics competitions as National Open Pedestrian by the said accused.The CBI had registered the instant case on July Director Sports and Youth well. On this occasion, the Tournament, the academy gave 23, 2018 and after investigation, charge-sheet against two accused   '  ; +# &
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The tractor was driven Kala, Kebab aur Kisse. The The immense talent of transport Indore Sapna Anurag The main accused Anil Contribution (Regulation) Act. According to the police, met accident near Dobra vil- by Neeraj while Sukhchain event was hosted by Sanya young girls and boys of the city Jain today formed different Martin of St. John Evangelical The 11 members are from Swati Jain of Dehradun came to lage where it turned upside used to work as labourer with Acharya, founder of First was a must-watch for the live checking teams which was led Lutheran Churches and ELC in Nagpur, Chhattisgarh and Bhopal to attend marriage of down and injured people were the harvester. Instagram Radio Saniya ka audience. The open mic was by Indore RTO Jitendra Chhindwara, organization after Madhya Pradesh. Apart from Anugrah Jain and during the rushed to a nearby hospital In the night Neeraj along Radio. organised with a purpose to Raghuvanshi. been blacklisted continued to Anil, Nitin Sahay, SK Sukka, event her purse was where one of the injured was with three labourers was pass- The children of 12 to 15 provide an online platform for ARTO Archana Mishra, collect Foreign funding by GT Vishwas, Ashok Chouksey, stolen. declared dead. ing near Dobra village when he years gave spellbinding per- talented people to showcase Arto Nisha Chouhan and forming organization fraudu- DA Prasad, DD Kalco and At the hotel after the victim The deceased was identi- lost control over harvester at a formances. Hunarstaan was their talent before the ARTO Hridesh Yadav and lently after they were blacklist- Shivaji Pokalo. failed to find her purse she fied as Sukhchain Singh of speed breaker injuring the four organised with a purpose to Bhopalites. transport inspector Ravindra ed by Ministry of Home Affairs The 11 members of the approached police and lodged Firozpur while driver Neeraj persons and all of them were provide an online platform for The little children beauti- Singh Thakur checked around in the year 2015 and 2017. Governing Body of the E.L.C. in a complaint stating that while and two other labourers rushed to hospital were talented children to showcase fully presented dance perfor- 130 buses at Dhar road and After been blacklisted by M.P., Chhindwara Institution, she was busy in clicking pho- escaped with injuries. After Sukhchain was declared dead. their talent before the art lovers. mances, few Bollywood tracks Khandwa road the department from taking hatched the conspiracy to sell tographs with bride and groom the preliminary investigation He was trapped after harvester Participants including adding charisma in the online Indore. foreign grants, accused Anil property belonging to the insti- and kept her purse on a chair the body was sent for the post turned turtle. Vaibhab Sharma, Bhoumik open mic. Action on 40 buses were Martin, continued to illegally tution in the name of preparing it was stolen. mortem and case was regis- During the investigation if Sarwal, Tarun and Harshita Sah The musical performance taken and one bus was confis- obtained foreign grants and Power of Attorney in the name The victim claimed that the tered. the driver of the harvester gave wonderful performances by young artists added much cated. A fine of rs 74000 was when complainant Nishikant Anil Martin fraudulently and purse was having three mobile Police have registered a would be found accused of neg- back to back. zest in the open mic. The audi- recovered from the Vishwas lodged complaint sold properties in Sagar, phones, gold and silver jewel- case under section 174 of the ligence leading to the death of There were solo singing ences were seen totally buses. against fraud it was found that Chhindwara and other cities ry, Rs 5000 cash, ATM card and CrPC against the father of the the youth, a case under section musical performances. The engrossed in the melodious The main focus of the the fake organization do not and earned crores of rupees ille- documents. The total loss could deceased. The further investi- 304 A of the IPC would be reg- performers not only presented music performed by the young- RTO checking drive was the exist which was registered at gally. run in lakhs of rupees. gation has been started in the istered, said police. the new filmy tracks but also sters of the city. public transport buses.

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So Igiven by Principal Secretary There will also be a system Auditorium. From Thursday, mances directed and choreo- were detained and when they CChouhan will distribute 10,000 to street vendors in far, more than 14.15 lakh ben- AP Singh regarding arrange- of video conferencing for the two different performances graphed by noted theatre direc- were asked details regarding the loans to rural street vendors on rural areas in the form of eficiaries have been registered ments for Budget Session start- members to be involved in the will be staged under the fest. tors.” vehicle they failed and confessed February 18 to enhance their working capital loans, to through the Kamgar Setu por- ing from February 22, at a proceedings of the Legislative Notably, the event is being The festival will get under- that the vehicle r was stolen. livelihoods. Chouhan will also encourage regular loan repay- tal. Out of these, loan cases of review meeting on Assembly. organized in the memory of a way on Thursday with a dance The nabbed accused were interact with the beneficiaries ment and help small entrepre- more than 1.41 lakh beneficia- Wednesday. Sanitizer and mask have noted choreographer and the- drama 'Kavya Gati-Nadi'. The identified as Jitendra Narharia, of the scheme in a virtual pro- neurs get training in business ries have been approved by the Singh instructed officials of been provided for the mem- atre artist Prabhat Ganguly. dance drama is directed by Tilak Saunle and Amit Soorna. gramme to be held at 12 noon and trades. Under the scheme, banks and more than 1 lakh the Secretariat and Central bers. While entering the The event is being organized by Manju Mani Hathwalne and it In the initial investigation in Minto Hall, Bhopal. there is a provision of reim- cases are ready for Project Administration (CPA) premises for the members, Kirti Ballet and Performing will be performed by police found that accused were For the fourth time under bursement of 14 percent inter- distribution. for the Budget officers, a medical team will be Arts, Bhopal. Pratibhalaya Artist Academy. trying to sell the vehicle but and the Chief Minister Rural Street est subsidy on loans up to Rs Out of these, the loan session. present for the health test near Notably, Dharohar is orga- On next day of the event, were nabbed by the police. Vendor Scheme, loan is being 10,000 per beneficiary by the amount has been distributed to Among the important the Sanchi gate. nized every year in the mem- Alha Udal will be performed Police said that the stolen distributed simultaneously to state government. Also, the more than 60,000 beneficiaries instructions to sanitize the Similarly, this arrangement ory of Prabhat Ganguly and on Friday. bikes were kept at a shanty near the beneficiaries. The state's state government will provide by the Chief Minister Chouhan entire building including the has been kept at the gate of the under the event; the Bhopalites It is directed and choreo- Shankar quarry. Panchayat and Rural credit guarantee in the scheme. in the virtual mass loan distri- assembly hall and to arrange for assembly for officers and watch various ballets and dance graphed by renowned ballet During the investigation Development Minister The eligible beneficiaries of this bution programmes organised the corona test of the members employees. dramas of different genres. director Chandra Madhav police have not found any Mahendra Singh Sisodia and scheme have also been exempt- on September 24, November 12 to prevent Covid-19 infection In this meeting, officers of The event is based on classical Barik. It will be presented by criminal record of the miscre- the Minister of State ed for the purposes of stamp and December 21, 2020. In the were given. the Legislative Branch, NIC dances of India. Kirti Ballet Troupe. ant and told that search for the Ramkhelawan Patel will also be duty. programme to be held for the In the prevailing pandem- and other branches related to While talking about the It is to be noted that all the crime record would be done in present in the programme. Under the scheme, the fourth time on February 18, the ic situation Covid-19, there Health Department, Capital event organizer of the ballet norms of Covid 19 is being fol- the further investigation. In the Chief Minister Rural benefits of the scheme are loan will be disbursed to more will be a ban on entry of ordi- Project Administration, fest, Madhav Barik said, “We lowed at the fest. Audience are The details of recovered Street Vendor Scheme under given to rural migrant workers, than 40,000 vendors simulta- nary citizens in the visitors Security and House were pre- organized a four day festival only allowed with masks and vehicles would be provided to the Panchayat and Rural poor families and women neously. gallery during the session. sent. where we focused on different sanitizers. the respect police stations. The police have started search for other accomplices who have "-. (/( 0 helped the accused in stealing  ( -Q R and disposing the vehicles. Meanwhile Govindpura $      '    police have arrested accused  $-#+ %- Sources revealed armed ative politics and voted for involved in duping an engi- with civic body results, the our development agenda,” he neering student of bike worth       +!0.! elighted by the results, Congress Government is all set said. Rs 1.25 lakh in the name of DPunjab Congress chief to launch a campaign project- “Be it traders, small traders buying the bike on February 13  $-#+ %- now. Similarly, in the wards, “With this landslide ver- Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday ing Capt Amarinder Singh as or youth, they kept one thing near Chetak Bridge area. from 356 in 2015, the Congress dict, the Punjabis have cate- launched “Capt for 2022” cam- the saviour of Punjab. in mind that the future of Police said that the accused ailing the Congress party’s score now has gone up to gorically rejected the divisive paign. Jakhar also expressed his Punjab lies safe in Congress’ Shubdeep Sen of TT Nagar Hspectacular victory in the 1480,” he said. and negative policies of SAD, “The message is loud and paign ‘Captain for 2022’. Only support for Capt Amarinder as hands. People know that duped Roshan Soni of bike. state municipal polls, Punjab “With these results, all BJP, and AAP,” said Jakhar clear. People have given their he can steer the ship of the state the party’s chief ministerial Congress party can further The victim lodged a com- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder these parties have got a fore- while terming the win as a win mandate for Capt Amarinder through these turbulent times candidate for the next assem- take the state on the path of plaint stating that the miscre- Singh on Wednesday said that taste of things to come in the of people of Punjab and party Singh as the government near when Punjab is being discrim- bly elections. growth and development by ant came and in the name of it was as not just a validation of Assembly elections, due just a workers. its term early next year. It is for inated against by the BJP-led Punjab goes to the polls in ensuring an atmosphere of taking trial of the bike, he Government’s development- year from now,” said Capt everyone to see,” said Jakhar. “I Centre,” Jakhar said while talk- early 2022. peace, harmony and brother- took the bike but never oriented policies and pro- Amarinder. CONG SECURED WIN BY would like to launch a cam- ing to the mediapersons. “People have rejected neg- hood,” Jakhar said. returned. grammes but also a total rejec- RESORTING TO STATE- tion of the anti-people actions BJP, AKALIS, AAP WILL SPONSORED REPRESSION: of the major opposition parties AGAIN FACE BIG JOLT IN SAD — SAD, AAP, and BJP. 2022 ELECTIONS: MOHIN- Accusing the Congress Congratulating Punjab DRA party of securing a win in Congress president Sunil Stating that the state’s elec- municipal elections by resort- Jakhar, as well as all MLAs, tors have posed full faith in ing to “State-sponsored repres- members and workers of the Congress Government’s devel- sion”, the Shiromani Akali Dal party, for the sweeping victory opment-oriented policies by (SAD) on Wednesday lauded in the civic polls, the Chief awarding party candidates huge the Akali workers for asserting Minister said that the people of victory coupled with gigantic themselves boldly and ensuring the state had clearly and margins, Punjab Local Bodies SAD emerged as the main unequivocally denounced the Minister and senior Congress opposition to the corrupt and divisive, undemocratic, uncon- leader Brahm Mohindra on incompetent Congress party. stitutional, and regressive agen- Wednesday said that the fate of “Even as SAD had emerged das of the three parties. other parties — including the as principal opposition party in He thanked and congratu- SAD, BJP, and AAP — would Punjab post municipal elec- lated the people for defeating witness the same results in the tions despite going alone for the the negative and vicious forces 2022 state assembly elections. first time, AAP has been com- that are out to ruin Punjab and The Minister said that the pletely eradicated in the state. its future. landslide victory has proved SAD candidates gave a tough “The first major polls to be that the people have expressed fight to the Congress across the held in Punjab since the enact- a positive attitude towards the state with almost all seats wit- ment of the draconian Farm steps and decisions taken by the nessing a direct contest Laws had also underscored Capt Amarinder Singh-led between the Congress and people’s angst with the BJP, State Government in the pub- SAD,” said the party which is responsible for the lic interest. spokesman Daljit Singh anti-farmer legislation with the “With this massive victory, Cheema, adding that SAD’s active support of its former ally, now our responsibilities have “vote share has also increased the SAD, and the collusion of enhanced further. I am assur- in urban areas”. ruling AAP in Delhi,” noted ing, the Punjab Government Cheema said that in direct Capt Amarinder. would continue its urban devel- contrast, AAP had been pushed He said that all these par- opment work on a war footing to the fringes of Punjab politics, ties had shamelessly trampled and would win the assembly as it “has secured the number 3  # #             the farmers’ rights, with the elections in 2022 just like these four position”.          $ 


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The initiative will prove   %The Supreme ulating religious conversions the Chairman of committee on Chardham project Sheikh alias Patla Anas, 25, Asif Ikbal, The foundation stone of six and in turn, they can adapt and to be a major push towards Court Wednesday permitted due to interfaith marriages. linking broadening of the road to the recent flash 23, Adil Sheikh, 27, Abdul Karim, 21, LHPs was laid by Prime adopt them as per their require- technical transformation in an NGO to make Himachal The bench, also comprising floods on Dhauliganga river, which damaged Tapovan and Mosaraf Hossain, 22, all from Minister Narendra Modi on ments in the construction sec- India. Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Justices A S Bopanna and V hydro project and caused loss of lives in Uttarakahnd. Murshidabad District, West Bengal. January 1, 2021, at Indore, tor for a ‘Make in India’ Mishra also launched the as parties to a pending peti- Ramasubramanian, however Attorney General K K Venugopal told the apex These besides, Arif Hussain alias Mota Rajkot, Chennai, Ranchi, approach”, Misra added. first volume of LHP e-newslet- tion challenging the contro- refused to stay the controver- court that he would like to file a response to a letter Anas, 24 of Barpeta, Assam, Kador Kazi. Agartala and Lucknow. LHPs The LHPs comprise about ter which captures the progress versial state laws regulating sial provisions of the laws and of the chairman of a top court appointed high-pow- 33, Habibur Rahaman Sk, 28, and are being built as part of the 1000 houses at each location of the projects at each location. conversions due to inter-faith issued notices to both the state ered committee in which several "allegations" have Mustafizur Rahman, 39 of Birbhum and Global Housing Technology along with allied infrastruc- Twelve such e-newsletters will be marriages. governments on the petitions. been made with regard to broadening of the road Md Dilwar Hossain, 28 of Malda have Challenge-India (GHTC- ture facilities. These LHPs released every month to inform A bench headed by Chief The pleas, filed by advocate and the recent disaster in the state. also been named in the chargesheet India) initiative under the will demonstrate the merits of the students, faculty, stakehold- Justice S A Bobde also allowed Vishal Thakre and others and The High-Powered Committee (HPC) is monitoring under various Sections of the Indian Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- the world-class innovative ers and public about the devel- Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-I- an NGO 'Citizens for Justice the Chardham highway project on the widening of Penal Coe and provisions of the Urban (PMAY-U). construction technologies. opment works. through write- Hind to become a party to the and Peace', have challenged the the roads up to Indo-China border in Uttarakhand. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Launching the module, These projects will demon- ups and photographs. petition on the ground that a Constitutional validity of the Venugopal said that the high powered committee large number of Muslims are Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of chairperson Ravi Chopra has on his own written a being harassed under these Unlawful Religious Conversion letter to the government linking the disaster with laws across the country. Ordinance, 2020 and the the Chardham project.Taking note of his submis- 0  (4   The apex court on January Uttarakhand Freedom of sion, a bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, 6 had agreed to examine con- Religion Act, 2018 which reg- Hemant Gupta and B R Gavai, said "You file troversial new laws of Uttar ulate religious conversions of response to it" and listed the matter for hearing after  #*+*,- ports, including 12 major ones Pradesh and Uttarakhand reg- interfaith marriages. PTI two weeks. PTI that handle approximately 1,400 estowed with a long coastline million tonnes of cargo each year. Bof over 7500 km, India will The coastal economy sustains !./0!    finally soon have its own Blue over 40 lakh fisherfolk and coastal Economy policy outlining the communities. With these vast vision and strategy that the maritime interests, the blue econ- '   - 2 Government plans to adopt to omy occupies a vital potential utilise the plethora of oceanic position in India's economic resources available across the growth. coastal States in the country. “The draft Policy aims to sig- %/3)     The Union Ministry of Earth nificantly enhance the contribu- Sciences has rolled out the draft national growth, said the state- understood as a subset of the tion of the Blue Economy to New Delhi: India is gradually inching been administered today in Karnataka deaths have been reported so far. of the proposed policy inviting ment. national economy comprising an India’s GDP in the next five towards one crore milestone with followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, However, no new case of hospitaliza- suggestions on the plans aiming Among the seven thematic entire ocean resources system and years, improve lives of coastal around 92 lakh beneficiaries being Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. tion and new death have been report- to achieve holistic growth of the areas, which the Ministry has human-made economic infra- communities, preserve our administered Covid -19 vaccine in the The official said that a total of ed in the past 24 hours. coastal region through "manu- recognised to emphasize in order structure in marine, maritime, marine biodiversity and maintain country so far since the launch of the 65,21,785 health care workers have been Meanwhile, India’s total active facturing, emerging industries, to achieve holistic growth, is and onshore coastal zones with- the security of our marine areas nationwide vaccination drive kicked off inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine caseload currently stands at 1.36 lakh trade, technology, services, and "Manufacturing, emerging indus- in the country's legal jurisdiction. and resources. from January 16, this year. Around 37 doses. “More than 61,79,000 health care (1,36,549) as on Wednesday, just 1.25 skill development".. tries, trade, technology, services, The coastal economy sustains “Today, the Blue Economy people have been hospitalized after the workers have been administered the per cent of India’s total positive cases. "The policy document has and skill development". over 40 lakh sherfolk and coastal holds the promise of being the vaccination and 29 deaths have been first dose whereas more than 3,42,000 Eighteen States/UTs have not been disseminated for pubic con- To catalyze the development communities. With these vast next multiplier of economic reported so far. However, none of them have been inoculated with the second reported any COVID19 deaths in the sultation. Stakeholders have been of the Blue Economy, the draft maritime interests, the blue econ- growth and well-being, provided were related to the jab. dose so far while 26,64,972 frontline last 24 hours. These are Uttar Pradesh, invited to submit inputs and report says, it aims to set up omy occupies a vital potential that the strategy places sustain- In a media briefing in New Delhi health workers have been administered Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, J&K , ideas by February 27, 2021," an research and development hubs position in India's economic ability and socio-economic wel- on Wednesday, an Union Health the COVID-19 vaccine jab,” he added. Jharkhand, Puducherry, Himachal official statement said here on in the nine coastal states and pro- growth, said the statement. fare at the centre stage. Therefore, Ministry official said that a total of In terms of first dose coverage, Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Wednesday. mote use of Artificial Intelligence With a coastline of nearly the proposed roadmap for evolv- 91,86,757 beneficiaries have been inoc- Bihar stands at top position with 84.7 Ladakh, Assam, Andaman and Nagar The draft has been prepared (AI) and other new technologies 7,500 kilometres, India has a ing a Blue Economy Policy would ulated with Covid-19 vaccine doses. He per cent coverage followed by Tripura, Islands, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Tripura, in line with the Government’s in marine sectors such as deep- unique maritime position. Nine of be a crucial step towards unlock- said that on Wednesday 1,87,527 ben- Odisha, Lakshadweep and Gujarat. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Vision of New India by 2030. It sea mining, marine logistics and its 29 states are coastal and the ing the potential of economic eficiaries were inoculated. Around 37 people have been hospi- Dadar and Nagar Haveli. highlighted blue economy as one shipping nation's geography includes 1,382 growth and welfare,” said the Maximum number of doses has talized after the vaccination and 29  of the ten core dimensions for India's blue economy is islands. There are nearly 199 report.     !"#$#  +

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   Mumbai: India is brimming “Today, India is brimming the banks of Pangong Tso and Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra domestic demand."I don't want to crit- companies have ventured overseas in with confidence, and the events with confidence. We are seeing south of it. Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Modi on Wednesday said that India is icise anyone, but I want to say had we acquisition of quality oil and gas on the borders and the it on the borders,” he said, with- Addressing the annual Wednesday urged India's startup founders working to meet growing energy focused on this sector much earlier, assets. Government's decision to lib- out explicitly mentioning the Nasscom Technology and to think how to create institutions and not demand, while reducing its energy our middle class would not have Today Indian oil and gas compa- eralise geospatial data are rep- thaw with China after nearly 10 Leadership Forum organised focus on valuations alone. Addressing the import dependence and also diversi- been burdened. nies are present in 27 countries with resentative of the same, Prime months of a standoff. by the IT industry lobby group- Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum fying import sources. In his address Now it is our collectively duty to investment worth about Rs 2.70 lakh Minister Narendra Modi said It can be noted that there was ing, Modi said the decision to here, Modi said that startups should not after launching oil and gas projects in work towards clean and green source crore. on Wednesday. a heavy troop and military liberalise the geospatial data restrict themselves only to valuations on exit Tamil Nadu through video confer- of energy and reduce energy depen- We are developing a gas pipeline Modi said in the past, secu- hardware buildup in the and map making is not just strategies. They should think of creating an encing, he said the country was try- dence," he said. Stating that his gov- network to achieve one nation, one rity considerations were the Himalayan region since last restricted to the area of tech- institution that can outlive this century by ing to ensure this through capacity ernment is sensitive to the concerns of grid. We have plan to spend 7.5 lakh biggest “red light” which pre- summer, after China moved nology, nor should it be seen as creating world class products that will set the building.In 2019-20, India was fourth the middle class, Modi said the coun- crore in creating oil and gas infra- vented the government from troops to newer grounds amid another administrative reform global benchmark of excellence. in world in refining capacity. About try is increasing the focus on ethanol structure over next five years. undertaking the measure to lib- the pandemic. where the government exits a The Prime Minister further said the large 65.2 million tonnes of petroleum to help farmers and consumers, tak- A strong emphasis had been laid eralise map making and access One of the many con- particular field. population of the country is the IT indus- products have been exported and ing steps to become leader in solar on expansion on expansion of city gas to geospatial data. In the frontations turned ugly leading “This decision is illustrative try's biggest strength as people are eager to this number is expected to rise even power, encouraging public transport distribution network by covering 470 remarks, which come amid a to deaths of soldiers in fist- of India's capabilities. India is adopt newer solutions. IT industry's cor- further, he said. to make people's lives productive and districts. The Prime Minister said con- slew of reports suggesting a dis- fights and warning shots were confident that even after this porate social responsibility (CSR) efforts to The Prime Minister noted a embracing alternative source like LED sumer focus scheme like Pahal and engagement between Indian also fired in another instance. decision, we can ensure our develop lateral thinking in rural kids can diverse and talented nation like India bulbs to enable huge savings for mid- PM Ujwala Yojna were helping every and Chinese forces in icy The troops continued to be on security and also give an oppor- prove to be a gamechanger for India, Modi was more dependent on imports for dle class households.He noted that Indian household access gas, and that heights of Eastern Ladakh, vigil braving the hostile winter tunity for the country's young noted. The country is not short of ideas, he its energy requirements. During 2019- more Indian cities have metro cover- 95 per cent of Tamil Nadu's LPG con- Modi said the confidence is a and according to reports, there population to excel at the world said, adding that it needs mentors to help 20, India imported over 85 per cent of age and solar pumps getting more sumers have joined Pahal very big asset. has been a “disengagement” on stage,” Modi said. PTI turn ideas into reality. PTI oil and 53 per cent of gas to meet its popular helping farmers greatly."Our scheme. IANS ,+>
   $ & (  ) *   %%  ?1$- uated into the big league of told reporters. He also said that the recently when the letter he wrote to Malayalam film industry only festival cannot be held without the cultural minister A K Balan asking !   , - alim Kumar, the celebrated film because of his talents. But presence pf Salim Kumar. the latter to regularise the services Sartist who had been honoured Mohammed Majeed Kamaludeen, But the versatile actor told The of Left-leaning casual staff in the   "/"0 order on Jacob when the matter was police custody for five days. with the National Award for the Best chairman, Kerala State Film Pioneer from Paravoor that he has Film Academy was released in the heard here on Tuesday. On their part, the Delhi Police Actor and a number of national and Academy, who is the main organis- not yet received any invitation from Legislative Assembly by Leader of he Bombay High Court on In a related development, the have claimed that Disha, Jacob and State honours was snubbed and er of the Government sponsored the organising committee. “I am the Opposition Ramesh TWednesday granted Mumbai- Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Muluk had created the ‘toolkit’ humiliated by the CPI(M)-led Kerala International Film Festival of Kerala least bothered whether they include Chennithala. Kamaludeen said that based activist Nikita Jacob transit Court had on Tuesday granted a 10- relating to the farmers’ agitation Government, according to film and (IFFK 2021) had other ideas. me or not among the VIPs who light his letter was to ensure film profes- bail for three weeks in the Greta day transit bail to Muluk, an engi- which was shared with Thunberg. theatre artists in the State. “He and other organisers con- the lamp. But a formal invitation sionals with leanings to Sangh Theunberg ‘tool-kit’ case relating to neer from Beed, in the same case. Ms Jacob had told the high Salim Kumar, who had essayed veniently ignored Salim Kumar would have been sufficient for me. Parivar do not enter the precincts of the farmers’ agitation and ruled that In non-bailable warrants against court on Tuesday that there was a hundreds of memorable roles in while preparing the list of invitees They wanted to keep me out because Malayalam film industry. in the event of her arrest, she them, the Delhi Police had on Zoom meeting before Republic films that include the 2010 movie for the Kochi-leg of the IFFK which of political reasons. It is known to Salim Kumar said the would be released on bail on a per- Monday charged Jacob and Muluk, Day, which was attended by Poetic “Abu, the Son of Adam” (for which got going on Wednesday. Due to all and many persons are afraid to Thiruvananthapuram edition of the sonal bond of Rs 25,000 and one who work for a UK-based NGO Justice Foundation founder MO he was honoured with the national Covid-19 related issues, the IFFK is tell it openly,” said Salim Kumar. Film Festival was inaugurated by 76- surety of like amount. Extinction Rebellion, with creating Dhaliwal, and other fellow activists, Award for Best Actor) and Achan being held in two editions. The The incident comes to light year-old Chief Minister Pinarayi While granting relief to Jacob, the toolkit tweeted by Thunberg on including Disha. Urangatha Veedu (The House where Thiruvananthapuram leg was within days of Rajasenan, a reputed Vijayan in the presence of 79-year Justice P. D. Naik of the high court the farmers’ protest. Jacob’s lawyer Mihir Desai had the Father Doesn’t Sleep) the 2005 between February 9 and 14 while the Malayalam movie maker, who has a old Adoor Gopalakrishnan. ruled: “This protection is granted Jacob has been booked under told the court that the "toolkit" was film which earned him the Second Kochi edition is during February 17 string of hots to his credit, charged Politicisation ofMalayalam film for a period of three weeks from IPC Sections 124(A) for sedition, prepared by Extinction Rebellion Best Actor Award for portraying the to 21. that Malayalam film industry has industry has given rise to many lead today to enable the applicant to 153(A) for promoting enmity (XR) India volunteers for present- role of a helpless father of the vic- Kamaludeen denied reports that been hijacked by Love Jihad ele- artists expressing their solidarity approach the competent court for between different groups, and ing the whole picture with a simple tim of a sexually molested girl is alleged Salim Kumar was not invit- ments. with either the Congreess or the BJP. seeking appropriate relief,” 120(B) for criminal conspiracy. breakdown for an international known for his links with the ed for the festival. “Organising In a no holds barred attack on Krishnakumar, the lead TV artist The high court was hearing Another accused activist Disha audience. Desai had also argued that Congress Party. Committee decided to give a chance some quarters, the soft spoken had joined the BJP in presence of Jacob’s plea against a non-bailable Ravi – who was arrested by Delhi Jacob was a young woman, prac- A TV and stage show per- to youngsters and hence we includ- Rajasenan said that move industry party president J P Nadda while arrest warrant issued against her and Police on February 13 for alleged tising law since the past 6 to 7 years former who made spectators laugh ed new generation film personalities in Kerala has been usurped by a Ramesh Pisharady and Dharman another activist Shantanu Muluk, by involvement with an online ‘toolk- and was a responsible environ- and cry with his scintillating per- among those who would light the cabal which has vested interests. Bolghatty declared their support to the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi. it’ relating to Greta Theunberg- mental activist who was moved by formance, Salim Kumar had grad- lamp on the occasion,” Kamaludeen Kamaludeen was in the news the Congress in a recent function. The high court had reserved its farmers’ agitation -- is currently in the plight of the agitating farmers. #-  '4, .6( :       .        6   .""/ was involved in sending two was registered at P/S Mendher     !  .""/ Pakistan terrorists from Dabbi in this regard. (  " her Ali, an active terrorist area of Balakote Sector on So-far 05 OGWs namely n Improvised explosive device (IED) plant- Sfrom Poonch, was arrested 24/25 of Nov. 2020 at the Mushtafa R/O Kandi Galuta,   "/"0 police personnel present. Aed inside a pressure cooker was detected by by the Poonch police from behest of Pakstani handler @ Mohd Yaseen R/O Dabbi The Satara police have, the members of the road opening party of the Jammu airport on Wednesday. Sultan. The two terrorists of JK Balakote, Younis, Irfan and he Maharashtra Police has meanwhile, experts with Indian Army near Manjakote along the Jammu According to a police Gazanavi force were later killed Raskeem have been arrested Tarrested two German knowledge of Ganja cultivation Poonch highway early wednesday morning. spokesman, "Sher Ali is the in an encounter on 13th of who were involved in the ter- nationals from a private bun- from Pune to assist them in the Four days ago, a nursing student,identified main coordinator and facilita- December-2020 in Poshana ror network led by Sher Ali. galow at Wai town in Satara investigations. as Suhail from Pulwama was arrested by the tor of terrorist activities of area of Surankote", the police Sher Ali was also involved district of western Maharashtra The preliminary investiga- Jammu and Kashmir police after an IED weigh- various terrorist groups involv- spokesman added. in drug smuggling along with for allegedly cultivating tions have revealed that both ing 6.5 kgs was recovered from his bag near the ing facilitating infiltration of Sher Ali also smuggled smuggling of arms and ammu- Cannabis (Ganja) at home. Manca and Muller are history- bus stand area in Jammu. Handlers belonging morning, a road opening patrol (ROP) of the terrorists, smuggling of arms arms and ammunition which nitions and 2 Kgs heroine Acting on a tip-off that sheeters who had been arrest- to Al-Badr had tasked him to trigger a blast at army found a suspicious object along the high- and ammunition, narcotics included 3 pistols and 1 IED worth approximately Rs 8 about two foreigners staying at ed in a drugs case by the one of the busy locations in Jammu. way near Manjakote. Soon, traffic was controlled from POJK to Indian Territory besides other ammunition crores in the international mar- bungalow at Nandanvan Park Narcotics Control Bureau Both these recoveries were made close on on the highway and a bomb disposal squad was from Balakote area of Poonch through Balakote sector in ket were also recovered from owned by a local resident and (NCB) in Goa in 2017. the heels of arrest of two top ranking terrorists called in," said Rajouri SSP, Chandan Kohli. district". Mendhar district Poonch. The this terror network which was conducting themselves in a Subsequently, the Bombay of Lashkar-e- Mustafa and The Resistance The suspected material packed in a fruit He has been arrested in receiver of these Arms and meant to be used for terror suspicious manner, the Satara High Court (Goa Bench) had Front in Jammu. packing box was later destroyed through a con- connection with case FIR No. ammunition namely Mushtaq financing. So-far from this raided the place on Tuesday released them on bail on a con- The traffic on the busy road was halted from trolled explosion, he added. Further investiga- 292/2020 P/S Mendhar and is Ahmed (father of Sher Ali) and network 05 Pistols, 13 grenades and found that large quantities dition that they would hence- both the sides and teams of bomb disposal squad tion is going on in the case registered at also involved in many other Raskeem Akhter (sister of Sher and one live IED has been of Ganja being grown inside forth live in Satara district. of the Indian army from a nearby camp were Manjakote police station under relevant sections cases of district Poonch. Ali) were arrested by Poonch recovered. Further investiga- half-a-dozen rooms, on the As per the orders issued by rushed to the spot to detonate the IED. "This of law. "Sitting aboard, Sher Ali Police on 11-9-2020 and FIR tion is in progress. roof and outside. the high court in 2017, the two The police arrested two German nationals had deposit- German nationals – identified ed their passports with the Goa 9      as Sergis Victor Manca (31) Police. "   and Sebastian Stein Muller As a consequence, they (25) – from the bungalow they cannot leave the country till the  "   R - raided.The two arrested case registered by the NCB is German nationals were later pending against them. Amaravati: The third phase of four-phased Panchayat produced before a court, which “As part of our investiga- elections in Andhra Pradesh kicked off on    remanded them in police cus- tions, we have asked the Goa Wednesday with voting commencing at 6.30 a.m. tody till February 20. Police to give us details of the in 18 revenue divisions.    .""/ During the raids, the police passports and visas of the two The revenue divisions in which polls are being seized 29 kgs of home-grown arrested German nationals,” held are Srikakulam, Palakonda, Vizianagaram, on of a famous local eatery located in the Ganja worth around Rs. 3-lakh, Satara’s District Police Paderu, Rampachodavaram, Yetapaka, Shigh security zone of Sonwar was shot all packed in bags. Superintendent Ajaykumar Jangareddygudem, Kukunuru, Machilipatnam, at from a close range by unidentified ter- The police also recovered Bansal said. Gurazala, Kandukur, Gudur, Naidupeta, Adoni, rorists late Wednesday evening in Srinagar. sophisticated artificial light- The Satara police are try- Kurnool, Ananthapur, Rajampet, Kadapa and The daring attack on a civilian took ing equipment, LED lights, ing to ascertain if the two Madanapalle. place barely hours after the 24 member del- laptops, mobiles, etc from the arrested German nationals had As many as 2,639 sarpanch posts are being con- egation of foreign diplomats winded up bungalow. developed a network of ped- tested, along with 19,553 wards. their day long schedule of meetings aimed During the course of the dlers and customers to sell the In Kurnool district, elections started off on a at assessing the ground situation in Jammu raids, one of the German Cannabis grown by them dur- peaceful note and district collector Veerapandian reit- and Kashmir. nationals tried to flee the bun- ing their stay at the bungalow erated that people should exercise their franchise fear- Local police identified the injured vic- galow only to be caught by the lasting more than 18 months. "+ ##    1  ) ) )   $ & 0   ' lessly. tim as Aakash Mehra son of a popular He adviced people to call control room number Krishna Dhaba owner Ramesh Kumar 1800-4255180 in case any forces are trying to influ- Mehta. This is the second major attack on "     5(    - ence the elections. a minority businessman in Srinagar in '  ;     ( *0 Similar to the second phase polls, district offi- recent times. *0- cials made arrangements to complete vote counting Earlier, a jeweller Satpal Nischal from ,"#  faster in major panchayats. Punjab settled in Srinagar for several years  "(- 7 Starting 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, senior officials and was killed in cold blood in the first   #    Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh): With the have been monitoring the election arrangements and week of January 2021.Police sources Panchayat elections barely a few weeks away,  ,/$?#1 the Pasi community that had great admi- polls in the control room set up at the Collectorate. claimed Aakash was shot at from a close New Delhi: All India Council a 50-year-old outgoing village head in ration regard for Maharaja Suheldev. As many as 14 mandals, comprising 245 pan- range.He took the bullets on his chest and for Technical Education and Jaunpur district was shot dead by uniden- ithin hours of the foundation lay- The BJP MP said that the state gov- chayats and 2,516 wards are going to the polls at 2,204 was rushed to a nearby SMHS hospital. Haryana Granth Akademi tified persons. Wing ceremony of the statue of ernment should verify historical docu- polling centres. Terror group Muslim Janbaaz Force would work together to pro- The incident led to demonstrations and Maharaja Suheldev by Prime Minister ments and add Pasi surname to the Kurnool district administration deployed 2,557 Jammu and Kashmir has claimed respon- mote as a medium of technical angry mobs pelted stones and damaged Narendra Modi, a controversy has erupt- memorial and other projects being ded- policemen on poll duty.As many as 219 villages are sibility for the attack on Krishna Dhab in education. A formal agreement vehicles in protest. ed over the legendary warrior king's caste. icated to the king. going for the polls in the district. Srinagar outside UN Office. paving the way to this collabo- According to reports, the incident took BJP MP from Basgaon, Kamlesh Om Prakash Rajbhar, former UP Out of the 2,204 polling stations, the district iden- Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, ration between the two gov- place on Tuesday evening when Raj Kumar Paswan, has written a letter to the minister and president of the Suheldev tified 605 polling stations as troublesome ones and who occasionally visited the eatery in the ernment institutions was signed Yadav, the head of the Makhmelpur village President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), claimed that another 374 as hyper sensitive. past condemned the terrorist attack in his at AICTE Headquarters in New in Sarai Khwaja, was shot by some motor- Minister Narendra Modi and chief min- as per the historical texts, including Polling and vote counting officials number is tweet. Omar tweeted, "Very sorry to hear Delhi in the digital presence of cycle-borne youths when he was going to ister Yogi Adityanath. Mirat-i-Masudi written by Abdur 7,250 in the Rayalaseema district. about the attack on the Krishna Dhaba in Union Education Minister Dr. Jaunpur city. Alleging that some vested interests Rehman Chishti, Suheldev belonged to Zonal officials, shadow teams, striking force Srinagar, these attacks are unacceptable. I Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank Additional Superintendent of Police had suffixed 'Rajbhar' to the name of the 'Bhar' community which is a sub-caste teams, route mobile teams, flying squads, drones and hope the injured person who is himself during the launching ceremo- Sanjay Kumar said the deceased received five Suheldev whereas the warrior king of Rajbhar. web casting are deployed to monitor the elections. associated with the dhaba & is undergoing ny of NEET 2.0. Haryana bullet injuries and was rushed to a hospi- belonged to the Pasi community. He fur- "My party will oppose any move by Police Act 30 and CrPc Section 144 have been treatment in a city hospital makes a com- Granth Akademi(HGA) tal, where doctors declared him brought ther said that the state government the state government to project Suheldev imposed in the district, including banning victory plete & speedy recovery". Deputy Chairman & Director dead. should mention his name as 'Maharaja as a Pasi. We are going to organise meet- rallies, pyrotechnics and other musical celebrations. Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor of Srinagar Dr. Virender Singh Chauhan Following the incident, locals blocked Suheldev Pasi' on the memorial and also ings in Rajbhar-dominated constituencies "Non-locals, newcomers and people not related Municipal Corporation in a tweet said, and AICTE Member Secretary the Jaunpur-Shahganj road at Kokrideeha. on other projects launched by the Prime across the state to make our communi- to the polls are banned from the villages where polls "Deeply anguished to hear about an appar- Prof. Rajiv Kumar signed the The body has been sent for post mortem Minister to mark his contribution. ty aware of his contribution," he said. are occurring," reiterated an official statement. ent attack by terrorists at the Krishna Dhaba agreement and exchanged rel- and additional forces have been deployed in UP minister Anil Rajbhar, mean- BSP leader Ram Achal Rajbhar, on In Anantapur district, elections are happening in Sonwar, Srinagar where a civilian has evant documents. AICTE the area. while, claimed that Maharaja Suheldev the other hand, stated that it was the in 19 mandalams. Out of 379 panchayats, 23 received injuries. Strongly condemn this act Chairman Prof.Anil D. Family members said the killing was belonged to the Rajbhar community Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that had first sarpanches have been elected unanimously, while 936 of cowardice and barbarism. My prayers for Sahashrabuddhe was also pre- related to poll rivalry. while Paswan maintained that the min- highlighted the role of Suheldev in contestants are competing for the remaining 356 the speedy and complete recovery of the sent on this occasion. IANS ister's assertion was igniting anger among upliftment of weaker sections. sarpanch posts. IANS injured civilian".     !"#$#  7

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The main strategy of indus- :$1#:%#:           $5       health of the ecosystem in India has come to a stage farmers’ incomes by 2022 will Soya and palm oil cultivation caused trial farming is oriented for rice or where its carrying capacity has already been "/:0*%*"1A*+ remain a pipe dream,” he says. over 30 per cent deforestation across wheat at huge indirect and direct               $5 ( >%:#/$-            # +56)(78   ( stretched to the limit and it seems to be on the brink Thakur further observes that Asia and 70 per cent in Latin cost but keeps farmers away from of a precipice. While India’s overall food produc- :/:1#:%** India’s yield when compared to America. growing fruits, nuts, vegetables and               tion has grown, declining productivity is evident !,#::1#$# other countries, is the lowest per Ha Industrial monocropping pulses. Intensive industrial mono-           # +   / )  for oilseeds and pulses. 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It may Process that was invented by Fritz into fine spray and the litter on the Yamunanagar is a shining example                  also require external inputs like fertilisers and water Haber and Carl Bosch which pro- ground further protects the soil from of how the produce of agroforestry          along with trees. The result of five years of work duces ammonia for chemical fertilis- the impact of descending water acted as the catalyst to change a $5                ( of the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research ers. This process makes nature’s fer- streams. The roots and residues of small township into a vibrant indus-       #        Institute (IGFRI) Jhansi has revealed a significant tilisation via sunlight, macrobiotic the trees and animal life in all trial complex.                ( reduction in soil nutrient losses and improvement soils and crop rotation very margin- woodlands are converted into Anyone who is conversant with  -                ( in soil fertility. In a recently-published article in a al. Ammonia production now con- humus, which is then absorbed by soil, water and tree should be con-   :                   ( national daily, Atul Thakur revealed how produc- sumes two per cent of the energy the soil underneath, increasing its vinced about the limitation of indus- tive quality and prices are key factors that have com- supply globally and produces 1.5-1.6 porosity and water- holding power. trial agriculture and the potential of                   bined to keep the Indian farmers poor. Based on trillion CO2 emissions per year. 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Besides, it is verified by the tional across India’s length and cent of the deaths. for all deaths due to lack of deaths were recorded around speculation and debates over civil authority, therefore, it is breadth, it suffers from many Further, information on qualified staff and resource the world from the time the alleged under-reporting of highly reliable for decision- challenges. Lack of staff, logis- causes of fatalities is limited constraints, but verbal autop- contagion spread in 2019. ,161, 37.'*,1 COVID-19 deaths in India. making. The CRS provides an tics, irregular training and no and not reliable in most cases. sy may identify COVID-19 India, the second-most $"69( %8 However, no robust evidence annual report on birth and regular supervision are some As per the latest ‘Medical related deaths. Further, CRS populated country in the has been provided by registra- death statistics with baseline highlighted performance bar- Certification of Cause of Death’ staff must be provided with world, faced an unprecedent- tion offices located at crema- characteristics such as age, riers. Apart from this, a delayed report only 21 per cent of fatal- Personal Protective Equipment ed health crisis due to the out- toriums or burial places, hos- gender and place of residence. and incomplete publication of ities are medically certified. and other resources to contin- break. However, the pitals and other registration It is an important data source the annual report has Looking at the CRS’ sys- ue their duty safely and ade- Government took all the steps offices. Therefore, it is counter- for the causes of death statis- decreased the utility of this vital tematic and broader network, quately. necessary to flatten the curve intuitive to assume that hun- tics. data. Hence, CRS data is not complete vital statistics based Places where facilities for and now, over ten months dreds of thousands of deaths Accurate and reliable ly information on casualties the topmost priority among on CRS must be published on online death registration are after the first lockdown was have not been reported in the information on mortality has and causes of death at the dis- policymakers and health offi- time. Also, a monthly report available, must record casual- announced in the country country. many utilities for policymak- trict or block level is essential cers, even though it is taken may provide critical factors for ties on time and share data there seems to be a ray of hope. Further, accurate and con- ers and health officers. for health officers for initiating into consideration. decision-making and initiating with the State headquarters for As many as 1,06,44,858 people tinuous recording of deaths is Complete death statistics are immediate healthcare inter- According to the latest preventive measures at the timely compilation and gener- have recovered from the dis- pertinent for designing imme- pertinent for health experts to ventions. Besides, CRS may Office of the Registrar-General time of a health emergency. ation of a monthly report. ease so far and the national diate health interventions in know the age and gender-spe- provide an accurate baseline and Census Commissioner Timely information on CRS data must be seen as recovery rate stands at 97.33 Gandhi is a development this unprecedented healthcare cific death rate, distribution for assessing excess mortality (ORGI) report for 2020, near- excess of deaths at the local a priority among the authori- per cent. India on Wednesday practitioner, educator and crisis. Hence, the role of the and cause of mortality. due to COVID-19. Data on ly 14 per cent of deaths were administrative level may alert ties and stakeholders for its recorded just 11,610 new writer, while Kumar is a Civil Registration System Plus, CRS is the only data fatalities for the last three or not recorded in 2018. Besides, health officials for adequate complete and timely utilisation COVID-19 cases, taking the Junior Research Fellow at (CRS) in the complete and reli- source that provides death sta- five years could be compared the level of registration of healthcare intervention. by health officers, particular- JNU. The views expressed total tally of infections to are personal. able recording of COVID-19 tistics at the lower administra- with current statistics to mortalities is widely varied Moreover, comparing the ly during a health emergency, 1,09,37,320, according to data related fatalities cannot be tive level. Adequate and time- observe the sudden increase or across the country. Many big- trends and patterns of mortal- such as the current pandemic.     !"#$#   :

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  charged with seriousness. Minister’s flagship scheme The government is ensuring The state government has issued he Tribes India Aadi the participation of 1000s of participation of mining lease hold- instructions to spend the amount TMahotsav came to a suc- tribal artisans, chefs, artists ers for the interests and welfare of the from DMF in this work to solve the cessful close. The closing cer- and cultural troupes from 25 people living in the area affected by problem of health, malnutrition in the emony was presided by states across the country. The mining operations. For this, the affected areas and to make employ- Ramesh Chand Meena, rich tribal culture as evident in provision of the formation of the ment to agriculture works, the results Chairman, TRIFED in the the form of rare tribal handi- District Mineral Institute Trust in the are very encouraging. In Dantewada presence of Krishnadhan Das, crafts, handloom and natural Mineral Act was made in the previ- district, malnutrition has decreased Chairman, Tripura MARK- products, tribal cuisines were ous government. However, many by four per cent over the previous FED and Pravir Krishna, on display in about 200 stalls. shortcomings were being felt in this year. Similarly, only 50 thousand Managing Director, TRIFED. The Aadi Mahotsav succeed- provision by the experts as the par- patients have been treated free of cost The closing programme ed in winning the hearts of the ticipation of public representatives in Dantewada at Haat Bazar Clinic began with the visit of digni- residents of Delhi as witnessed was not being ensured. Moreover, the since June 2019. taries to the stalls of the festi- by the heavy footfall over the participation of local people was also help of DMF. Moreover, it has been ment of at least 10 members of the New sectors have been included val. Following which, they past 15 days and the sales reg- minimal. Apart from this, proper used in improving the health infra- Gram Sabha, residents of the direct- in the works edited by the trust fund  Improvement of Maharani were welcomed and felicitated istered. utilisation of funds was not being structure and providing relief to the ly affected area in the council com- for sustainable livelihood, public Hospital of Jagdalpur by Pravir Krishna, Managing The wares of the tribal done for the welfare of the directly people during Coronavirus crisis. pared to the earlier provision of transport, preserving cultural values Human resources and medical Director, TRIFED and the artisans, be it the fine affected people. In simple words, The changes can be felt in almost all nominating only two sarpanchs. and promoting youth activities. It is supplies were absolutely required for TRIFED team. In his wel- Pattachitra paintings, the love- those in need were not getting ben- the districts of state, however, the Benefit directly to the needy being implemented in Dantewada, the operation of Maharani Hospital, come address, Krishna ly silks from Assam or the efitted from the allotted funds. notable examples are mentioned The state government further Jashpur, Surguja and Kanker districts. the largest government hospital in thanked the dignitaries for exquisite tribal jewellery from Several other similar shortcomings below. makes necessary changes in the pre- Many important efforts are being Bastar division. It was supplied from their visit and the residents of Odisha and the beaded neck- were also observed in the preceding ceding provision to make the made in the field of drinking water, the DMFT item by the district admin- Delhi for making this event a laces from the North-east provision. Representation of public repre- amount received in the trust direct- health and education under the lead- istration there. Today, thousands of grand success. He was confi- have, have been very appreci- In order to overcome these sentatives ensured ly to the needy. As per the amend- ership of the CM, the trust funds are patients are receiving their treat- dent that the heavy footfall and ated. Add to it the earthy, exot- shortcomings and to provide prop- The primary step taken by the ments, 50 per cent of the amount being fully utilised in the state. Solar ment in this hospital. the phenomenal sales regis- ic cuisine of the tribals, rang- er benefits to the affected local peo- government is to ensure representa- received in the trust will be used for energy-based project in drinking tered despite the times we ing from momos from Sikkim, ple in the fields of health, education, tion of public representatives in the the welfare of the directly affected water, health care facilities in govern- Cultural values are being protect- live in, would definitely go a mahua laddoos from environment and sanitation, the trust. For which, the minister in area/persons. This has resulted in ment hospitals, providing education- ed in Dantewada district long way in helping the tribal Chhattisgarh, dhuska and litti state government has made several charge of the district has been economic and social development of al fees/hostel fees in government The district administration is artisans and dwellers over- chokha from Jharkhand to important reforms in the old provi- appointed as ex-officio chairman of the residents. It is to be noted that institutions for higher education to preserving cultural values through come the setback that they thapdi roti of Odisha and sion to provide benefits directly to the governing council. Along with in the previous provision, the entire family members of directly affected Dantewada district DMF item. Under faced during the pandemic chapda chutney of the affected people. this, all the MLAs of the district have district was considered affected and areas in education as well as all this, work is being done to preserve induced-lockdown. Chhattisgarh, all were a part of been appointed as its ex-officio the amount was spent at will and competitive examinations. Provision the priceless culture and heritage of The short ceremony also the festival. INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT members. Previously, according to only a part of the profit reached the has been made for coaching and res- the tribals by rejuvenating Devgudi saw the felicitation of the top Making up for the losses IN ALL DISTRICTS OF the old provision, the collector of the needy. idential training. Sankalp coaching in in 143 gram panchayats of the district three tribal artisans cate- registered due to the lock- CHHATTISGARH THROUGH district used to be the chairman of Jashpur district is an excellent exam- and developing it into a tourist cen- gorised in different groups down, the Aadi Mahotsav has DMF the governing council. Five-year vision document under ple of this. tre. This initiative is proving effective such as textiles, gifts and seen the tribal artisans regis- The Chhattisgarh government incubation Apart from this, storage and pro- in further strengthening the tribal assortments, organic prod- ter approximately 4 crore in has utilised the DMF fund signifi- Increased representation of locals As per the amended provisions, cessing units of agricultural products culture and values. ucts, cane and bamboo, jew- direct sales over the past fort- cantly for development in the state. The other significant change in beneficiaries benefiting from the are being encouraged along with ellery, metal, paintings, pottery night. Moreover, a purchase All sector including education, the provision made by the Bhupesh trust fund will be identified in order food processing, minor forest produce Mungeli district fighting with and tribal cuisine based on order worth 8 crores has health, infrastructure development, Baghel’s government is the increased to prepare a five-year vision docu- and forest processing. Additionally, malnutrition their sales and popularity with been placed by TRIFED; lead- electricity, water, sanitation, etc have participation of local residents of the ment as per the requirement of the organic farming is also being promot- DMF is helping to free Mungeli the audience. The artisans/ ing to a total of approximate- been developed with the help of affected area. It is worth mentioning affected area/residents, for an over- ed and employment opportunities are district from malnutrition. About organisations felicitated were ly 12 crores in business trans- DMF fund in all districts of that in the previous provision, only all development of these areas. This being provided to women. Through 2,400 children of the district are being given a memento. The cere- actions for the tribals partici- Chhattisgarh. The fund is also used those affected by mining were spe- work has already started in the this manure is being prepared for benefited from this scheme. mony came to a close with a pating in this festival. in building Atmanand Government cially not given enough space in the Dantewada, Korba and Bastar dis- agriculture. Cleanliness of drains There are various examples in the cultural programme and din- The Aadi Mahotsav has English-medium schools in various council. 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  ; him in the semi-final as he has 1- 5 record against the Russian Medvedev.   “He’s playing very well and is in good shape. I know he is going to   "*,01/%#* give me a difficult time on the court. I need to recover and do a reece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas nice ice bath.” recovered from two sets Gdown to stun Rafael Nadal WINS HEAT & RUBLEV in the Australian Open quarter- Earlier in all-Russian battle finals on Wednesday, ending the Daniil Medvedev came out on top of Spaniard’s bid for a record 21st a brutal clash against Andrey Rublev Grand Slam title. to move into his first Australian Second seed Nadal was on Open semi-final and inch closer to "3    #   A4  
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9<'   = Medvedev is now riding a 19- returned a different player to win years after Chris O’Neil’s break- thing else.” 2 >)!%.'( match run dating back to 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena through in 1978. The 22-year-old credited a -.8+&&+*.)< November, taking in titles at the as the Australian crumbled. Barty, the 2019 French Open composed temperament for his Paris 1000, the ATP Finals in She will now face Jennifer champion, had made a flying turnaround. London and the ATP Cup with Brady for a place in the final after start to her year, winning the “I was able to be consistent with Russia in the lead-up to the open- the big-serving American staged warm-up Yarra Valley Classic and my mood and be calm in the cru- +  '     "          $  5    " 8  " ing Grand Slam of the year. a comeback three-set victory over had not lost a set before meeting cial moments,” he said. “I’ve been He is into his first semi at fellow countrymate Jessica Pegula Muchova. trying to keep everything to myself tage form until a nerveless Tsitsipas Tsitsipas in the fourth set and he Tsitsipas gained the pivotal break in Melbourne Park as he continues to in a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win. “It’s heartbreaking, of course,” and I’m happy with my attitude I turned the match on its head after finally cracked Nadal’s serve to force the 11th game and then clinched his knock on the door of Grand Slam “I started feeling a bit lost by Barty said. “But the sun will come showed on the court.” snatching the tiebreak in the third a deciding set. memorable victory with a backhand success, having reached the 2019 the end of the first set. She played up tomorrow. You’re either win- Nadal, sweating profusely in set of the fixture. Both players served well under winner down the line. US Open final and the last four in almost like no mistakes,” said ning or you’re learning, and today the muggy conditions, was in vin- The momentum shifted towards pressure in a tense fifth set before That drama had appeared New York in 2020. Muchova, whose best previous is a massive learning curve for me.”     IPL Auction: All eyes on Malan, Maxi & Moeen +1 +    $-*## The auction dynamics, when it comes to Indian play- ,(0  lamboyant Australian Glenn ers, have been very different  '  FMaxwell is expected to be a compared to foreign players favourite, despite his under- due to the limited available  #*+*,- whelming record, along with slots (8) in each squad. England’s spin bowling all- That’s the reason Sunrisers he selectors on Wednesday rounder Moeen Ali during a Hyderabad or a Rajasthan Tretained 17 of the 18 members in condensed IPL players auction Royals won’t mind having an the Indian squad for the final two slated here on Thursday. Umesh on board because of his Tests against England while senior A total of 292 players have experience at the highest level. pacer Umesh Yadav’s inclusion would been enlisted for the shortened Similarly, Kedar and depend on his fitness assessment auctions — 164 of them Indian Harbhajan, with high-end base ahead of the Day/Night game in and 125 overseas. There will prices may go unsold during the Ahmedabad. also be three associate players in first lot. But they are likely to Shardul Thakur is the only play- the auction. picked up in the final hour after Johannesburg: Former South Africa captain Faf du er who has not been kept as he will With 61 slots across eight franchises have settled squads. Plessis on Wednesday announced his retirement from be released to compete in the Vijay franchises up for grabs, Royal Ditto for Steve Smith, Test cricket to focus on the shorter formats with T20 Hazare Trophy. Challengers Bangalore has the among those with the highest being his priority. The anticipation was around maximum, 11 vacancies, to fill base price but having a strike- The 36-year-old made the announcement through senior pacer Mohammed Shami’s fit- with a purse of 35.4 crore while rate which is not the greatest for a statement on his Instagram page. ness and it has been learnt that he is Sunrisers Hyderabad has only a top-order batsman, might not “It has been a year of refinement in the fire for still not 100 percent fit for the rigours three slots available with 10.75 find too many bidders unless us all. Uncertain were the times but they brought of five-day games. crore in its kitty. any franchise is looking for a clarity for me in many aspects. My heart is clear “Umesh Yadav will join the team The highest purse avail- suitable captaincy candidate. and time is right to walk into a new chapter,” du in Ahmedabad and after his fitness able is with Anil Kumble As usual, there would be Plessis posted. assessment will replace Shardul coached Punjab Kings, former- some eye-popping bids for the “It has been an honour to play for my country in Thakur, who will be released for ly Kings XI Punjab, which has uncapped domestic players like all formats of the game but the time has come for me Vijay Hazare Trophy,” BCCI secretary 53.20 crore available for spend- Kerala’s Mohammed to retire from Test cricket.” Jay Shah said in a press release. ing on nine spots. both in the highest bidding the first time in tournament’s off-break bowler on slower Azharuddeen (Junior), Tamil Du Plessis said his focus now shifts to T20 crick- Predictably, left-arm spinner With the IPL back in India category of 2 crore, one name history. tracks. Nadu’s handsome hulk Shah et but ODIs will also remain a part of his plans. Shahbaz Nadeem has been dropped after being held in the UAE last that will surely attract attention Mahendra Singh Dhoni and In case of Malan, Kings XI Rukh Khan, all-rounder R Sonu “The next two years are ICC T20 World Cup years. from stand-by list after his poor year, focus will be on big-hitters is world’s No 1 ranked T20 bats- head coach Stephen Fleming Punjab could walk away with Yadav, Baroda’s Vishnu Solanki Because of this my focus is shifting to this format and show in the first Test. Leg-spinner as well as slow bowlers and man Dawid Malan. have always valued experience him considering their purse and Bengal’s Akash Deep. They I want to play as much of it as possible around the world Rahul Chahar and keeper-batsman Maxwell and Moeen fit the cat- A strike-rate of nearly 150 way more than exuberance of and lack of consistent firepow- could invite mini-bidding wars so that I can be the best player I can possibly be. Kona Srikar Bharat are stand-by play- egory to the T. in 19 T20Is has catapulted youth in their team. er at the top of the order. with their lowest base price “I strongly believe I have a lot to offer to the Proteas ers. However, Maxwell averages Malan into limelight and a few So, with 19.90 crore to The only part that is debat- bracket of 20 lakh. in this format. This does mean that ODI cricket is no Priyank Panchal and Abhimanyu 22 in the tournament, having teams may like to raise their spend and six vacancies to fill, able about Malan is how good Sachin Tendulkar’s son longer in the plans, I am just making T20 cricket pri- Easwaran have also been released to played 82 matches for his 1505 bids for the 33-year-old with a Dhoni will look at some poten- he is when it comes to playing Arjun, a left arm fast bowler ority in the short-term,” he said. play Vijay Hazare Trophy. runs. He last played for Punjab. base price of 1.5 crore. tial big hitters to help him, slow bowlers in Indian condi- who made his senior Mumbai Du Plessis played 69 Tests, scoring 4163 runs The five net bowlers, who were in Moeen, on the other hand, One of the most keenly- Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis tions. team debut this year, is brack- at an average of 40.02 including 10 hundreds and Chennai will also join the team in was seen in action for Royal watched teams going into the in the middle. Among Indian players, the eted in the 20 lakh category 21 fifties. Ahmedabad. They are Ankit Rajpoot, Challengers Bangalore in the auction will be Chennai Super Since the IPL will be held in three notable capped names and the kind of traction that the He stepped down as South Africa’s Test and T20 Avesh Khan, Sandeep Warrier, previous season. Kings after a nightmarish 2020 India, Maxwell despite his are Kedar Jadhav, veteran off- young kid brings along could captain last year after taking over from the charismat- Krishnappa Gowtham and Saurabh While Maxwell and his for- season when they failed to under-achieving stats could be spinner Harbhajn Singh and fast mean that some bidders will be ic AB de Villiers back in 2016. He captained the team Kumar. mer skipper Steve Smith are qualify for the IPL play-offs for picked for his skills as a tight bowler Umesh Yadav. there for him. is 36 Tests, winning 18 of them. PTI

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